Eyedea & Abilities - Scribble Jam 2004

DJ Abilities twitter: / djabilities
For Eyedea merchandise/music/information/stories go to: www.micheallarsen.com
To see posts on all of Eyedea's work and life and involvement with other people check out his and abilites facebook which is run by Eyedea's mother Kathy Averill then go to: / eyedeaandabilities

[@RyanGiggsOBE]

You can't spell legendary without an E & A

[@jamm1n420]

This man was a lyrical genius and will forever be missed, Rest In Paradise mikey

[@str8neverstr8ened60]

One of the best times of my life being here at scribble 2004. This was the set I'd been waiting for after making the 4 hour drive from Detroit. R.EyE.P

[@ambivertical]

Youre blessed. This wont ever happen again

[@SD-jd8hl]

For some reason, as the years pass, they get even more incredible - even if we've all watched this a million times.

[@nedimkolecic295]

Biggest loss for humanity

[@mrtrackharrasser]

@@nedimkolecic295 bit of an overstatement dont you think xd

[@syntheseyez3577]

@@mrtrackharrasser no

[@LikwitSwords]

Dj abilities snapped

[@InternetHandle123]

+Alec R. what you mean

[@ThatsCoolJoshua]

i've always liked watchin Eyedea geek out while Abilities cuts it up in this performance. haha such awesome goofy faces

[@jeremiahthomas523]

just randomly pulled this up too funny seeing you here hahahahaha

[@wizard3dee]

I saw this LIVE In '04. Grateful. RIP

[@salazam]

You want a cookie?

[@str8neverstr8ened60]

Me tooooooo 💚 I can actually see myself and my friends in the video of Adeem's performance when he has the crowd walk in a huge circle and he leads the crowd at the front.

[@theGHPwner]

Abilities is god-tier

[@ericvigo4623]

never seen a artist give so much love and time to they DJ. E-N-A from my town Minneapolis some of the best unknown midwest artist are at Red Sea and First Ave.

[@sdkt411]

St paul

[@nocoastljared598]

Yea he a st Paul boi but definitely always put on for the cities

[@peturthor8023]

Eyedea lives forever in our ideas and in oliver hearts! His gifted minds with all his talent and contribution towards humanity! Abilities is a living legend that seems to tend to fall into the shadows, but even shadows have shadows, Dj Abilities is the one of the true DJ legends, dead or alive.

[@ktownperp]

The Jimi Hendrix of scratching and the Curt Cobain of hip hop🙏🏼

[@dacrimsonhunter2270]

I always felt like Eyedea was the Jim Morrison of Hip-Hop

[@salazam]

I always felt you're both morons.

[@keithgraham8588]

the problem is that a lot of Kurts lyrics were rushed and purposely made no sense. He even admits this in a couple of interviews. Eyedeas lyrics are light years beyond kurts honestly. The main reason why Nirvana got so big is because of the way Kurt put songs together. People look too far into Kurts lyrics.

[@ello7034]

Keith Graham Nah eyedea clearly had some inspiration from Nirvana. I do agree he was a better writer but both kurt and eyedea gave subtle/subliminal hints that they were both dealing with struggle.

[@Eagles4life221]

jahshta Dj Qbert is the Jimi Hendrix of Hip-Hop

[@nocoastljared598]

Every single Cypher, battle, show, whatever it was that Eyedea did he put his all into it. I try to put that kind of spirit in everything I do in life. A nation may die, civilizations rise and fall, but an eyedea lives on.

[@deanerhr1]

11:44 holy shit Dj Abilities killed that shit. And it goes without to mention Eyedea did, as always.

[@josephmikep]

sooo much energy, so much influence over the crowd, a true MC R.EYE.P

[@RemarkMcLennan]

This is the BEST DJ / RAPPER routine I've seen since The Fresh Prince said "A quick one Jeffry a quick one!" Fantastic skills Eyedea & Abilities had... Light Years ahead of everyone nowadays for sure! Incredible Cosmic Hip Hop business. Thanks for uploading this, it's made my day. Respect to the innovators of this shit we call HIP HOP.

[@Myceliumification]

Lightyears ahead of everyone. Period

[@TheMinneapolisMan]

holy fuck that freestyle was awesome

[@FurredTurgeson]

7:06 "Whats up with this section here? Are we whack or what? Put your fucking hand in the sky.. Aw shit. We must be weak" hahahaha you gotta love it man

[@dmn4]

number one in my book

[@salazam]

Your book only has 2 pages... hmm.

[@kufarire]

RIP EYEDEA BEEN ROCKN WITH THE DUDE SINCE BLAZE BATTLE WHEN HE DEFEATED SHELLS AND KRS-1 WAS THE HOST ONE OF THEE BEST

[@nemosthebandit]

He was so intense this mortal form could not contain his essence. He peaked so early that the scene itself couldn’t place him.

[@JohnnyVent]

These are the sounds of Abilities mind... Fucking amazing

[@datbetic5714]

I'm gonna build a time machine just so I can go back in time and live this phenomenon that is Eyedea and Abilities. R.EYE.P

[@TDefHipHop]

Eyedea be BUGGING out on stage lmao

[@mrtrackharrasser]

Thats what heroin does for you i guess......

[@seabassgilligan9396]

Lol that is not what heroin does

[@misterbean3695]

Sebastian J I was just saying that the ‘geekin’ shit made it look like he was coke. Poorly worded comment.

[@WyattCayer]

Great beats do that to me too. Then again, I do have tourettes lol. But definitely no heroin bruh.

[@adrienmontes2676]

Dopest freestyle ever basically

[@brianhansen6189]

Adrien Montes top 2 freestyles I’ve seen & I’m old

[@jaggersavage2614]

Every time mikey hit the stage it set a new benchmark for best freestyle ever

[@posajnejkwahb]

"I'm a firecracker I inspire rappers to retire faster" that was off the dome. Match that with Abilities lightning fast fader hand and you got the most talented duo of all time

[@garnerharp]

Two of a kind became one of a kind. nothing like E&A.

[@dailygrindism]

I would have loved to see both of these guys perform.

[@IFeelWeak]

at 12:00 he does turntables over eddie hazel's maggot brain…the feels

[@iluvrocknrap]

thanks if it wasn't for these uploads I would never get to hear and see E&A live

[@BrenReichmannMusic]

that beat playing underneath his scratching at 4:15 is dope. oh and i know it didnt start there, it just clicked in my brain at that point.

[@RunePANDAZ]

that's freaking insane, abilities using a freaking wah pedal!!

[@soundxhunter1962]

10:08. God mode and only a preview of it

[@chizushuynh1]

Damn....... i feel younger just watching this (again and again and again………………) 🙏Eyedea🙏

[@TRINAnn]

Thank you Patrick.

[@beefeater605]

Abilities a special talent. His presence at scribble jam strong throughout the battles and performances.

[@mrbeatz718]

Such an ill live show they both had! Eyedea absolutely BODIED the mic on this one! So sad that he's gone.

[@absurdinlife6657]

love you Eyedea forever!!!!

[@cra602]

abilities snapped again

[@TheFatNasty1]

"I'm the dopest motherfucker that God ever gave a throat"? God damn.

[@carneasada1899]

Who still listening to this in 2021 cuse this still 🔥

[@ragemachine420]

you are truly legendary spartan for all these awesome uploads

[@PeachyRosesxc]

If i were there i'd be going fucking wild that crowd is a drag.

[@fizzypop8937]

DJ Abilities the Jimmy Hendrix of the turntables.

[@JohnSmith-qz1qh]

'I'm the dopest mother fucker that god ever gave a throat'. Dayum. RIP Mikey

[@InfideL-mf4zq]

I love the props eyedea gave abilities

[@THExViCExSHOW]

Damn man... They were like the double dragon.... Apart, They were beyond great, But together, They were god's.... Perfection on both sides... Skills, And mad skills at that... Rip Eyedea.

[@ianmacpherson8939]

Real fucking hip hop.

[@samomitch]

Probably the greatest lyricist I’ve ever heard

[@SaucyNight]

e and a. hot damn. eyedea is pure genius lyrical content and amazing flow, and this video shows abilities being a master of the turntables. damn they r sick

[@ThatsCoolJoshua]

Throws the oldschool "Impeach The President" drumloop in about 7 mins in for that freestyle. So sick.

[@casper956illest]

I used own this Scribble Jam dvd. This was the only reason I bought this. Dopest live show ever!!

[@baker2735]

that freestyle is just incredible!

[@filthyreece47]

7:05 "we wack or what"

[@hiphopanonymous24]

Abilities fuckin killin it! Got damn!

[@dublplus3332]

Was lucky enough to catch their show in Germany some decade plus ago. Small venue, small crowd, but a magical intimate party. Eyedea moshing with us as he performed. Some of my friends ended up hitting the bars after the show with them. I wish I stuck around to hang with them.

[@urcousinfromboston9052]

legendary shit...that intro is unreal, thanks for this!! RIP Mikey, thanks for blessing us with ur skill

[@Godofhel1]

Wow, DJ Abilities is awesome!

[@keenknoble5691]

I was today years old when I understood why dj abilities is dj abilities! As if I

[@The1OnlyJebus]

never really seen with Abilities just killing it like this!! Bobbing my head to the sweet beats!! R.EYE.P

[@AFilmByCosmic]

keep coming back to this video and it blows my fucken mind everytime.

[@mrdirexion]

zero dislikes... perfect score

[@MichaelLeroi]

You had to say it didn't you....lol

[@SpinninBackfisted]

Missing you still mikey

[@bobbyblunts420]

The 17 people who disliked this are all the mcs eyedea bodied

[@MART0Ss]

11:18 This is called spitting, literally

[@GDPlover]

1 : 30 am here in Cali just got off work fresh out the shower just ate a shroom chocolate listening to this🔥 gonna be a good morning

[@Theguymakingfunofyou]

Dj abilities and eyedea... untouchable

[@atgto1]

He GOES MADMODE!

[@lukemich12]

R.EYE.P Love ya ✌

[@robcraig503]

Music is missing out. It died the day he did. Forever miss you Mike

[@vicomelgoza9053]

RIP EYEDEA, YOU WILL TRULLY BE MISSED

[@casper956illest]

This is dopeness!

[@Dointerstatus]

One of the greatest things to ever occur on planet Earth, wish I wasn’t 5 when this was happening so I could’ve been there.

[@zakkdavis1704]

This is hiphop ..theyre both impeccable ..rest in peace mikey

[@j.j4900]

I fucking love the way he flows rip eyedea I never new you but your an inspiration

[@MrZamberto15]

All those people in the crowd dont know how blessed they were that day

[@captnquazar2153]

I'll never get to see eyedea perform live in my lifetime.

[@obsidianmelodies9449]

12:50 SNAPBACK TO REALITY

[@dersanchez4900]

I love Max's little dance at 1:31... idk I just think its cute. I fucking love this set though, they kiiiilled it!

[@filthyreece47]

heard Carnage and Abilities might be doing some stuff in the future... will be crazy if it does happen

[@jaggersavage2614]

Abilities is insane. R. Eye. P. Mikey

[@Artifacts187]

Im the Dopest that God Ever Gave a Throat.........RIP......

[@MrBonemaster22]

nothing he does as "freestyle" is written. if u write the shit down it can be considered a song. alot of people claim its still freestyle if u write down but then whats the difference between writing a song and writing a freestyle? maybe im too white to understand.. off the dome is real freestyle n is hard to do thats why eyedeas da best at

[@cushseth4276]

sukmi ballsac written freestyles are written punchlines pretty much... what connects the punchlines is usually off the dome

[@RyanGiggsOBE]

such a talented rapper with a hugely talented DJ E&A was meant to be. legends in hiphop

[@keenknoble5691]

Pissed off fresh

[@ztm1984]

Eyedea in his prime!

[@z9944x]

10:08 Off the top = Off the top !

[@lucaswessels8926]

R.Eye.P

[@Gocha18]

HOW THE HELL HE KEEPS NEEDLE STABLE WITH POWER SCRATCHES LIKE THAT? :O dafuc! holly skillsz!

[@METTI1986LA]

use the needle (for example shure n447) at about 3 grams and the anti skating to zero

[@riteyedea]

Was at the e & a show in phx 2004. Abilities ripped it there too smh....

[@brettmfm]

around 4:20 pretty much the end of any conversation GG. I love it.

[@skfox2121]

Say word... the single greatest M.C ever... no joke, sorry aesop slug n sage. U too brother ali much love!

[@bforeman0410]

I'm in the crowd!

[@RyanGiggsOBE]

thats what i love about Eyedea, if that was any other rapper everyone would say its written. But with Eyedea, you can never be to sure.

[@AssaultKalashnikov]

chemistry

[@TheCondorjc]

"Uhhhh...Max, it's my turn now...You can stop scratching now...Goddamnit."

[@minervamadden3901]

0:43 look at the guy in the white hoodie trying to get on beat lol

[@WyattCayer]

I wish I wasn't 5 when this happened so I could see it live in HQ.

[@j.a.d7602]

R.I.P. HIP HOP

[@casper956illest]

Better than what they call hip hop now days "Russ!" They should put this shit on 1080. For Real!!

[@tyler1234321]

Abilities basically has Bumblebees voicebox.