Black Sheep - Flavor Of The Month

[@Luna-kb3sr]

I’m 43. I can’t remember where I put my keys, placed my phone, or what I walked into the kitchen for but I remember these lyrics from damn near three decades ago 🧐😂

[@mistervines1520]

Yooooooooooo! That is some realness. Just turned 42 today and have all the same symptoms but can spit lyrics from when I was 11 flawlessly.

[@craigmocello3794]

Yes! I'm 45, woke up with these lyrics in my head and had to come jam it out

[@teishabullock2993]

Same! 43 and know all still know these lyrics !!

[@reidbtable]

1991 ....Hampton U. This is OUR era. The Golden age.

[@XavierCoolDude]

Age and memory-ditto

[@danielmarquis5258]

I EXTREMELY miss this era of Hip Hop. This Music will forever be cool to me.

[@SOUTHEASTLA562]

I wish I owned a time machine!

[@Bachaayargabar]

AGREED

[@Shambles99]

90's Baby

[@ZJhontu1]

Still fly in 2022. I still got this CD. Fellas from just up the road in Fayette Nam. Damn long time ago. Better world. Sooooo much less hate. Thought we had all won and moved on.

[@reapjackal5831]

Look up punk tactics

[@MySuperman78]

These brothas were far ahead of their time in the game! Dres should be on the top list of any trade as one of the best lyricists of all time! The beats by Mista Lawnge were all original and organic. Pure artful legends here.

[@PhilRockwell]

Facts bro

[@michaelfreeman124]

This inspired Raekwon - ice cream. Period.

[@chrisgrundy4536]

The ep he recentlyndid with stu bangas is dope theres a couple real bangers on it.

[@jaykaye7025]

I love this beat

[@omararcher7105]

Definitely facts! 💯

[@reelfly]

I miss this real hip hop.

[@kurtadams3021]

me too

[@sneakerpimps_]

this deserves millions of views.... 2023 still sound fresh and full of hip hop spirit ...

[@Bporte]

one clip on tiktok and it will happen

[@reggiewilliamsel8406]

The beat is like a time machine that taking you back to 1991.

[@blkcoverboy1049]

This that era when I was literally GLUED to the tv watching hip hop videos. Memories of my youth

[@941flawdalowdown6]

so underrated

[@Discipline2-q6g]

I remember dancing to this back in 91 when I was 7 years old. Magical time period. The 90s was the joint, plus 91 kicked everything off. Jordan won his first title, hip hop was dope, fashion was incredible ❤. Commercials were great , tv shows........tv shows were the bomb, man. And the variety of stuff to get into.....wrestling was awesome. Miss those days.😊

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Lol on the wrestling. Agreed lol. Back when it was family entertainment and not a raunchy sleaze Fest.

[@TommyWitDaTone]

Remember hearing this on the Saints Row 1 soundtrack way back in 2006. Recently replayed that game for the first time in years and heard this song come on, immediately hit me with the nostalgia. Can't believe how long ago that was

[@Balnazzardi]

Funny thing that, Im playing original Saints Row for the very first time right now 😂 it was one of those games I simply overlooked back then as "not for me/ looks like stupid GTA clone"

[@SuperSickNerd]

I probably played with you on xboxlive at like age 11 or so lol 😂. I believe it was just online Vs saints row 2 that had co op. My mom got so mad when my dad bought me this game at age 11. 2006 ? A game before halo 3 which I was aloud to play.

[@kbw.rvwhntr]

Takin me back to the fall of 91'. Classic hip hop will live forever!

[@sauldatmyztikal1rucusgoode644]

To me, Dres was and still is one of the best lyricist that the game will ever see!

[@josie7573]

That and one of the most underrated

[@platinum_knowledge]

His solo joints were real good but never got the marketing he deserved

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@platinum_knowledge was dres half Spanish he had such a unique look?.

[@fdation]

I agree.

[@bishopbobby6597]

Nahh nah that's a reach

[@newera5238]

Dres always had a unique rap style! I'm surprised I don't hear more people talk about him.

[@borgona362]

word..

[@kingzransom9713]

Because unfortunately , he didn’t make enough songs

[@IRON5]

Takes me back to my high school days. I miss the golden age of hip hop and r&b...

[@martinjones1294]

Epic track from my youth! Still holds its own today.

[@tjcola7703]

"had to wait a while but the while has been waited" pure genius lyrics here

[@borgona362]

i thought it was just me.... but every time i hear that part , i piss of laughter..

[@Landser]

Riding around in Stillwater with this tune on is like love.

[@KG-th3cr]

Jeeez this track is so perfect.

[@sadieesourced1724]

Truth

[@GDub96]

The whole song is a Hip-Hop quotable.

[@scotlanrogers5327]

People don't overstand how he just snapped on the 1st verse

[@Pharohjonez23]

Yea that first verse was some shit

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

"So yes I guess I must confess you can get down to serious business with this..." The finest moment in rap delivery history.

[@gregsplat8]

Every time i hear this song it makes me miss playing saints row

[@lxCRON1Cxl]

Yup good times

[@rononeal9013]

Damage I Rembert when did droped

[@AceofTunes]

Were you dropped on your head?

[@calebtruth1941]

+ColTrane Crowley me too

[@killrememberloveandbasketb3937]

+Ron Oneal you need to quit with the fake names

[@Etcher]

Dres - one of my all time favourite emcees. When you look at Native Tongues as a whole he is and was the standout emcee. And I include Q-Tip in that.

[@tonymucho]

Hmmm better than those De La boys? Really?

[@jllivingston7064]

Hard to believe that this song is 25 yrs old. Still sounds fresh to this day as it did back then. If they played this song on the radio ten times straight, wouldn't bother me one bit.

[@borgona362]

even "this" Generation likes the jam..

[@KidKoffin]

@@borgona362 Yup. We love that shit lol

[@martelprayer416]

@@borgona362 Man I can't describe it to you... Those were the days! The music, the baddies, the nightclub scene around the world at that time - priceless!

[@hdeideufvg1223]

Still goes as hard in 2021 as it did back then!

[@PeediSigel]

I honestly enjoy this more than "The Choice is Yours"

[@NYPISCESGIRL]

PeediSigel Me too.

[@TheTRURUDBOI]

+PeediSigel Yo, I feel blessed to enjoy em both the same.

[@kurtadams3021]

Totally agree. both are hip hop classics

[@1977Kingsolomon]

Maybe it's the fact that TCIY was played incessantly at the clubs...

[@hennylo68]

I always did also.

[@quincyking9804]

Black sheep was so dope and very underrated. A wolf in 🐑🐑 clothing was underrated. Nothing today can compare to the hip-hop from this era.

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Hands down. My fave hip hop album of all time. Best rap delivery and lyricism of all time.

[@hepburnscott5618]

So damn true

[@Dannot101]

Trip down memory lane ! Must 've listened to this album at least 1000 times in high school...Rap with a message, great lyrics, funny, and all that without saying "fuck" or " bitch"

[@sarahjane4105]

apart from "u mean im not" surely?

[@KPApothecary]

You must have forgotten, "for those who slept."

[@matthewwhite6514]

lol I think you missed a few tracks on this album. There are three extremely raunchy tracks on this album. Definitely a great album though.

[@chuckhunter77]

You know who else doesn't curse in his raps? Will Smith. And look what happened to that guy. Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck fuckity fuck, bitch.

[@broccolihart1]

Same here my man......

[@TheLordGoat]

Genius use of sampling, perhaps one of the best beats created.

[@PenitentOne8]

hahaha i was thinking the exact same thing this song can go so hard with the right lyrics.

[@chozenknight260]

What was the original song this beat came from?

[@PenitentOne8]

chozen knight​ i think this is the original song to the beat but its just so out of place and what they talk about. Im sure if someone else sampled this it would of gone way harder. 

[@finisher3x]

"Bubble Gum Machine" by The Senate ... made in 1967 www.whosampled.com/sample/2427/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Bubble-Gum-Machine-I-Wonder/ And the drum beat came from "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrel . . . made in 1974 www.whosampled.com/sample/15036/Black-Sheep-Flavor-of-the-Month-Joe-Farrell-Upon-This-Rock/

[@chozenknight260]

finisher3x Thanx! That was a sweet as mix.

[@GDub96]

Dres was ahead of his time. Lyrics for days on this track... RIP Hip Hop....

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Amen to that. It's so nice to find people that have the intelligence and the feel to recognize this.

[@Nate01_]

Today's generation can't compete with this!!🔥🔥🔥

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Nevah. Because they don't understand jazz.

[@frikshun_]

Not a curse word in the entire song. 🙌🏽 Dres

[@chrispiccione8156]

Tony L Brown Yes but if listen to whole album they have a song thats only lyrics is fuck u. It's actually very good

[@matthewcollins5157]

I am so glad this was my music as a teenager and young man! I know I’ll sound like a crusty old man but there is just no comparison between the trash today and this beautiful art! Music as it should be! And hip hop at its true essence!

[@silververnallbells191]

Check out *Fox Teeth* by *C.GEANE* -She writes/produces everything by herself + she isn't ratchet.

[@tonystephens6469]

"Flavor in my socks...to the curly-locks....Black Sheep rollin hard and knockin peons out the box!!!

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Yasss

[@supremelytechnical8028]

Slept on Classic. 🙏🏿 Classy, Elegant, Jazzy, & Artistic, but still Hip-Hop. 🎨 🎙🎶

[@distanct]

Dres is a Top 10 emcee. Impressive. Especially when you consider he earned his place in Hip Hop from essentially a single album.

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Yes, I find him to be number one in my books. He's the most musical of all the MCs. The syncopation, every little lilt in his voice. The pitches that he chooses on certain syllables, he's completely unmatched. I find jazz and classical musicians pick up on the brilliant subtleties in his delivery that go unnoticed by the general public.

[@ajtowin]

Every time I think about it Black Sheep really one of the first East coast artists to usher in that new 90s sound, rt

[@2bDestined]

One of the fliest jams EVER!

[@gdiggedy9]

Didn't hear it when I was younger, but I can definitely hear the influence Slick Rick had on Dres' style.

[@herbertlyles190]

Good old days love it different style of rap kool smooth players, happy fun at same time great combo

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

The best. Unmatched.

[@JusticeDavid]

The tempo & the rhyme pattern, the pocket of the flow...amazing!

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Unmatched in history.

[@enchantresse23]

I brought myself here because I’m a true hip hop head✨

[@shannon7779]

WORD!!!!!

[@Stanlayy-em4fk]

I'm old

[@Billkwando]

This. I got here under my own steam, multiple times.

[@Jay-iu4st]

Me too. 😃👍

[@turboak]

A timeless classic that will forever hold a place in my lifes playlist

[@tcmb3434]

Dres had a lot of swagger back then

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

So classy, polished, elegant.

[@DatOneGuy901]

this reminds me of times when i was little riding around in the car with my older brother listening to this cassette tape its one of my earliest hip hop memories

[@greatscott1175]

2023 and this is still head and shoulders above most of today's hip hop, in both creativity and flow. I get that great artists won't always be remembered for their worth. But these guys should be. Always nice to turn this up.

[@Sarasapien]

My favorite era of hip hop :) I guess because jazz is my favorite genre, which the 90s did a wicked crafty job of incorporating it in their songs.

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Exactly what I'm always telling the younger generation. In order to appreciate the genius of late 80s and early 90s hip-hop, you've got to have some jazz education in your spirit

[@VicVaselino1]

This is the best track Black Sheep has ever made.

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Absolutely

[@E-Jizza]

Black Sheep is crazy creative. Dres is one of the nicest MCs ever

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Facts

[@Dannot101]

An Alfa Romeo Spider instead of a Bentley in a rap video. That says it all, these guys had taste !

[@boofdfast]

Amen, I love Alfa Romeos... I love the power in my 91(funny, when this song came out, lol) 164 Sportivo... very fast at 165mph top end. lol

[@JasonnnHD]

Real talk

[@illitrait]

+Dannot101 ...the video was shot long before hip-hop lost its direction. More recent tracks and videos only give oxygen to a certain trope - a clear case of "he who pays the piper calls the tune".

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

boofdfast And a sensible budget

[@laurieso678]

RIGHT!!!

[@bim-ska-la-bim4433]

What a great period of this music...it is missed.

[@shawnsmith6573]

Hip hop in its purest form.

[@richardseals5944]

Swag at it's finest!

[@scharlystrada]

Super black sheep

[@jamjam850]

my favorite flows of the 90s. so smooth. no one beats black sheep in flow

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Absolutely. Hands down. Everyone says that he's in the top 10 but in my books he's absolutely number one way above and beyond anyone else. Ever. In history. Completely unmatched.

[@samushunter0048]

Back in the day when rappers dressed up in videos.

[@stephenclayton1716]

Dres is one of the best lyricist out there, and that beat is off the chain. This was one of my favorite tunes

[@eldub422]

Best era of real hip hop

[@cornpit77]

"Cause I got a cone now, want a lick?" still got me cracking after nearly 30 years. My girlfriend is always annoyed by these and tries to prevent me from listening to some Black Sheep songs when we are in the car with our kids :-P

[@Patonic313]

tHEIR STYLE IS SO SMOOTH...LOVE IT!

[@user-xd2et6nh8s]

This was my playas anthem for 2 years. smooth and the lyrics on point

[@2003pblakey]

Love these brothers. you dont hear music like this anymore. thanks for posting!

[@ericgcastile]

One Of The Coolest Song And Video Ever Made IMHO!

[@ljallen100]

I was only 11 when this came out, I copped it that year and loved it ever since! Damn I had good taste for a little kid lol

[@ewiemama]

Same!!!! I think I was 12 or 13

[@parkavenue4347]

6

[@omegajrz1269]

The 90s were to hip hop what the 60s were to rock: a fucking epic revolution

[@Gekibot]

I lived this era of hip hop. It was amazing. I appreciate you younger folks coming here while you're crate digging on YT. We appreciate u! Bong, Bong

[@Jay-iu4st]

😃👍

[@lamename5379]

Maff Hoffa interview brought me here. Classic Hip Hip

[@edmundo534]

takes me back to different dimension.

[@musarico5260]

😞😞

[@listentocky1]

Takes me to stilwater

[@McRemmyBaby]

@@listentocky1 lmao

[@theman2017inc]

Originally heard/ saw this in early 1991 on YO MTV RAPS when MTV was a great music channel Black Sheep were underrated and should have been bigger

[@truthhurtz8517]

Bring back the 90s !!!

[@randymiller6665]

In my humble opinion... Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is STILL THE GREATEST PURE HIP-HOP ALBUM EVER MADE! It's unfortunate that Black Sheep never had longevity in the hip-hop game because they could've been truly special in the music history and more importantly, in black history

[@bubz75]

B🙏🏾SS LINE 🔥

[@hepburnscott5618]

These two had such great chemistry which added to their incredible flow. Plus a really badass rhythm section, and top notch lyrics, damn!!!

[@killyourtelevision999]

"Flavor of the Month" is the true gem of this album. Musically and lyrically way ahead of "The Choice is Yours."

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

I used to think so as well. But then a recent deep dive into the choice is yours make me see it on par with flavor. The last verse of the choice is yours..... the timing, the lyrics, the vocabulary, give it a revisit. That last verse is pretty unmatched.

[@fefe26fefe26]

It's 2024 and this is still my jam. NOLA 💜💚💛 Love

[@MrBlactye]

I am still in awe after some many years. This song still is on point.

[@jjtonks5005]

I love that this video was made waaay before this tiktok bs... imagine running up in someone's flock and being like, 'yo I am the Black Sheep' and the shepherd is just jamming in the background, uncredited. ❣❣❣

[@clove1471]

ANOTHER CERTIFIED🔥🔥🔥🔥ASS CLASSIC BANGER

[@kristinaparker5597]

This song HERE!!!! I used to love this joint!! This era of Hip Hop is unmatched and I'm so glad I was there for it in realtime.

[@kaianirodriguez38]

When hip-hop was hip-hop

[@EFreezy716]

Classic hip-hop album.

[@righttoexplain]

One of my favourite hip hop albums of all time, and it was bloody funny too. My brother bought this for me.

[@espialga7183]

SIZZURP "Hurry up and get a scoop before it's gone!"

[@misstinahamilton5714]

Feeling nostalgic AF right about now 😭😭

[@kagemaru259]

I seriously haven’t heard this song or seen this video in over 30 years. Used to come on the Jukebox back in the day.

[@amenamem]

Ahhh...the last of the Golden Age of hip-hop! How I long for the return of such talent.

[@kurtadams3021]

Classic hip hop

[@xxxzanmotoxxx]

crazy how a old school song can pop in your head and someone somewhere can have the same flash back to come here and look it up to listen to it....crazy...but cool

[@hanumanvaya]

Peace to all the forty-something year olds listening and remembering the *old days*.

[@hollywoodloft6768]

I had this bass line in my head for hours and couldn’t remember what song it was. Thank God I finally found it!

[@mastervader218]

this has so much funk and soul!

[@ronaldeatman6603]

Had to wait a while But the while has been waited Never gave up hope in myself, nor debated Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked Cause I got a cone now, want a lick? Til this very day that is such a dope way to end a verse. And the double meaning was crazy.

[@UFCxRAMPAGExPFC]

What double meaning?

[@ronaldeatman6603]

@@UFCxRAMPAGExPFC Hope I am not over explaining, but here it goes.... The entire song is an Double Entendre on it's own. The title of the song itself is called *"Flavor of the Month"* which is a known term or euphemism that means to be adored or favored for a short period of time....like a *One-Hit-Wonder* or a partner you have sex with that one time but had no interest in them afterwords. The subject matter consist of Dres trying to make a come up in an environment that constantly dismisses him due to superficial reasons. His talent and craft was undermined, but he persevered none the less, and now he is at the level he worked hard to get to. So the song is simply about striving for success while maintaining your identity. Bar: *Had to wait a while but the while has been waited* But now (or at least at the time) that the spot light is finally on him, his style and talent is being discredited as a short period of great popularity ie *Flavor of the Month* Bar: *Never gave up hope in myself, nor debated* If you dissect the idea he follows this theme all through out the song. The analogy he uses with different flavors of Ice Cream is to paint a visual picture to capture different styles that are seen as consumable, *Marketable* to the mainstream public. sugarcoated. So if you notice, at the intro when Mr. Long lists these different flavors and turns to Dres and asks, "Which flavor are you?" Dres simply replies by not telling Mr. Long his flavor at all, but instead breaks down why he is so different from the rest of the flock. Hence the name of the group *Black Sheep* which is another term that is a metaphor to explain how they stand out from the rest of the sheep.....but anyway. The visuals (The video itself) also has a lot of sexual innuendos that mirrored some of the subject matter on the album. Now that Dres has his *cone,* which is a symbol of his success and even manhood to a certain degree. He taunts his haters and disagreeable critics by asking in a condescending way "Wanna lick?" Basically saying "Fuck all you that doubted me in the first place" Bar: *Didn't shed a tear when I wasn't picked cause I got a cone now, want a lick?*

[@UFCxRAMPAGExPFC]

@@ronaldeatman6603 Oh, I see. The song is deeper than I thought. Thank you for your in-depth response.

[@preciouspearl487]

@@ronaldeatman6603 you broke that ish all the way down...

[@misstinahamilton5714]

@@ronaldeatman6603 You should seriously pursue a career where your intellect and strong cognition can be rewarded . If you havent already

[@rodney1b]

feels good to be from this era

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Sure does

[@SouthSideRalph1]

FLAVOR FOR THE YEAR 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@1Surinamer]

Man those girls..when i was 20 and still till now...almost 50 😍

[@AZTHYSELF]

Drink champs brought me here..... Salute

[@tarapickett2629]

Many memories... Club balistyx..8901 sunset Blvd.. Hollywood... WESTSIDE

[@filmgreatmasterpeace8223]

My joint right here!!!!

[@michael7v6]

Dres top 10 All time.

[@lsamoa]

That album totally blew my mind when it came out. Samples were dead original: psychedelic rock, dogs(??)... Funny witty smart lyrics and sick beats... Soooo funky. Still one of my favourite albums of all time.

[@Butch3115]

I met these kats in San Francisco in 91 and they were the nicest guys ever! I miss them!