Gang Starr - Who's Gonna Take The Weight?

Music video by Gang Starr performing Who's Gonna Take The Weight?. © 1990 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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[@blackula305]

Who's still listening to this masterpiece in May 2024?

[@5am.robert5]

scratching is sick

[@yosheesuperflightsquinado1549]

June.

[@davidwoods32]

Me my brother ❤❤❤

[@carlton2913]

Still on this master peace

[@quentinparker7404]

This is from the "Step In The Arena" album. Pure classic!

[@CannibalOX99]

"I was raised like a Muslim, praying to the east, nature of my life relates rhymes I release" One of the sickest opening lines I've heard.

[@writenamehere0000]

and stupidest

[@nathaniel4121]

One line blacks are tricked into a blood thirsty religion from racist Arabs.

[@paleamigo8575]

All that knowledge put into rap and hip hop lyrics for the black community, how many actually applied the info?

[@matteuzs]

@@MEGADEEZOO what's up with MC SOLAR? i know they did a track together on jazzmatazz

[@kimberleygreenlees8949]

My absolute favourite opening line!!!

[@RomeoFulton-m3z]

A Complete Masterpiece I'm 65

[@RomeoFulton-m3z]

Player 2 Player Pimp 2 Pimp this song is the Best

[@RomeoFulton-m3z]

Your welcome Family

[@данилДавыдов-к5ж]

Врешь собачий сын

[@kovy274hart]

Not one curse word. Straight knowledge and sick flow.

[@TheHistorianKing]

Their was one curse word at 0:55 but I get you though. Hehe. Straight knowledge (conscious) hip hop. You're truly missed.

[@mr.wigglemunch3856]

Why isn't tis comment having K's of likes? crazy!

[@TonyRich_504]

The curse word was sensored

[@凍結數據]

Rakim is the king of no cursing as Guru does swear here. 😂

[@curtis75black]

@@凍結數據 yes he does !!

[@P-DAPS]

RIP Guru, one of the illest voices in hip hop history

[@demetrisqwashington8814]

11:11. No Doubt. Salute. Love ❤️

[@Michigans_Natural_Living]

FACTS!!!!!

[@kevincastillo1288]

My favorite rapper...RIP GURU

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Mostly the Voice

[@SPXCGXD]

100% correct!

[@CainaanDC]

Thank You Guru and DJ Premier .

[@chillebony8863]

APPRECIATE THE ERA OF HIP HOP CULTURE. WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE REAL HOP CULTURE AND THE GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC THAT WAS CONCIOUS.

[@owen7185]

yeah we need to say these words. They helped me understand real hip hop, they are so far above others it ain't funny

[@hellbent6344]

@@owen7185 - above the clouds , I thought you knew ?

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

R.I.P

[@dwaynedillon719]

​@@hellbent6344 Guru (Teacher) GangStar And Inspecta Deck Wu Tang Clan Legendary Epic Iconic Monumental Classic 💯🔥🏆

[@BoglinGomez]

A starter jacket, jetta, 2 fosgate 12's , gang starr, a 40 , blunt, & cruising Manhattan ❤❤ 90's ruled

[@retired55.]

Bmw wheels.

[@ultrainferno.]

The golden age of hip hop

[@raleighburner1589]

Word ...no questions

[@aerialhorizonrc7827]

Today new school rappers just mumble and jumble with no substance.

[@chrismontorio2601]

@@aerialhorizonrc7827.

[@cedriumallison9589]

U ain't nvr lied!!! Plus Guru 2 get enuff props he deserves 🙏🏾 put then hip hop hall of fame 💯 and premiere on the turntables 😱 best of the best✊🏾

[@ultrainferno.]

@@cedriumallison9589 Guru as a lyricist is so underrated, the man can rap his ass off. Him and dj premier were a deadly combination.

[@Michael-f3k2i]

The young generation are sleep on the realest rap. Lyrical Vet!!!! And one of the best on the turntable!!!! Recognize!!!!!

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

The older generations need to show the younger generations

[@dannybx78]

Gang Starr has taken the weight since day one. Salute.

[@dwaynedillon719]

Beautifully Said Indeed Totally ❤️ 🏆💎 Salute 💎🏆🙏🔥🙏💯❤️

[@marselmusic]

Guru was always Wise, here he's 28-29 years old, but he's dropping truth bombs

[@ej4999]

For real. “Imagine if each one is teaching one”. This dude wasn’t just spitting garbage lyrics. He was dropping knowledge.

[@antoniosmitha.k.alordrayde3878]

Rest in peace God bless

[@vanhalen4life1]

29 is old enough

[@Bear-ow9gy]

cannot afford to be confined to a cell brainwaves swell turning a desert to a well

[@mightylara2372]

30 years later and this song can be released tomorrow and be relevant.

[@dwaynedillon719]

NO DOUBT 🙏💎🙏💯💯🔥💖🏆💎👋😇💯❤️

[@UserTube1234]

GURU NUFF SAID

[@echoview]

"Land is power; gimme 40 acres." Today's today's youth has no idea what this means, sadly.

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

Today’s youth can’t afford it

[@frankzappa951]

King of the monotone. Rest in power king.

[@nosmile47]

"So you wanna know the meaning of the Gang Starr, Guru with the mic and Premier is the anchor"

[@PeekaBooo24]

I remember having this CD “Step To the Arena”. EVERY TRACK, even the skits, was SLAMMING!! R.I.P. Guru

[@kevinrobinson4848]

This song is special to me. I think it should have millions of views. One of the sickest rap songs ever made.

[@brave7033]

This track has been listened over and over worldwide bro! Right here in France everybody I know used to bump this sh...every day all day!! 2023 I still have goosebumps when I hear it! This is history this is classical this is part of our lives in our hearts til we die that's how deep it gets ✊🏽💪🏽

[@I-SelfLordAndMaster]

The truth nos hard to swallow for our oppressors they can’t handle the whole weight

[@scowlistic]

views mean jack, real ones have the vinyl, tape, CD, and never stop playing it for people.

[@FoxF0]

I might be late to the party But thanks to GTA4 for bringing me here

[@flatbars7734]

“I use my rhymes like a Glock automatic Any means necessary Im goin all out” 🔥🔥

[@thomasmachine6489]

Man Hip Hop will never be so awesome like in the late 80s to the mid 90s Peace from Ruhr District Working Class Germany

[@thomasmachine6489]

Premieres skills on the decks are unmatched RIP Guru, great MC, gone to soon

[@patjonas0]

Respect thomas from the black country working class district uk

[@mcdan2696]

Guru was a Prophet! Listen to this track!

[@RamonErazo-p7z]

Guru and Premier were the musical rice and beans of my upbringing

[@rharuckus]

This is seriously one of the greatest songs ever made.🔥

[@Plexpara]

"Spirituality supports reality"

[@jbb8090]

Two of the most undisputed rappers and dj's of all time! ❤ RIP Guru 🙏🏾

[@Theyhateme100]

You can hear Public Enemy's influence in this masterpiece. Classic's Crate.

[@phillipjoseph8768]

Yeah now that you mentioned it

[@stephenheath8465]

THE GRUNT SAMPLE

[@PeekaBooo24]

At that period, Hip-Hop was still in the Black Consciousness era. But Gangsta rap has already started to take over with NWA, Geto Boys, etc. and was about to blow tf up.

[@Theyhateme100]

@G B Yes, it's a backhanded compliment to the culture and craft.

[@oneshoe7146]

Yes, most definitely can their influence yet it’s just so uniquely Guru. God bless his dear heart 💖💖💖

[@Outta12]

"Find your direction through introspection" Guru. We need those lyrics back!

[@Joebarsonly]

Rest in peace Guru!

[@AllLoveBeautySupply]

This was the song that literally made me fall in love with Hiphop in 1990!

[@USANation01]

GTA 4 had the best hip hop music anyone come here from GTA 4

[@bobbymiddleton5153]

I wake up to this song everyday I’m in Egypt 🇪🇬

[@shabazz120]

Lyrics, delivery, beat, cuts & scratches, and video are all dope!

[@blackhero2k]

These rappers were ahead of their time!!!

[@polosnowbeach8194]

POWER SEASON 3 EPISODE 8🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JaySwervinn]

Came right here

[@killamanjaro4606]

Beautiful written Quranic verse many people just don't know

[@MatlasX]

Hey kiddies, this is DJ Premier making the turntables sing...

[@paulapioan29]

Loving the Maceo Parker sample, I saw Guru twice in Manchester, UK when I was a student. Saw Maceo too. Loads of Jazz musicians came through the city when I was there, McCoy Tyner, Roy Ayers, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd - he signed a Red Garland LP he played on for me at a Jazzmatazz gig. I used to play drums in a Jazz club where local rappers would join in with Jazz musicians. The 90s were good times for live music. RIP Keith Elam. Respect to DJ Premier. Peace from south Wales.

[@BeatFinderGee]

I saw them at the International, good times.

[@ContrastWithSepiaPrince]

"You can't handle the whole weight." LL Cool J

[@dagroovebros4560]

Song is Epic: Guru's rhymes, concepts and delivery, Primo beat full of tension when rhyming and then the change in the hook. And final scratches: pure magic, pure soul, one milestone in Scratch history.

[@sidneybutlerjr.2720]

HELL YEAH!! I LISTEN TO GANG STARR EVERYDAY. The youth need to just hear what he is saying. ( HOW MANY WILL TAKE THE WEIGHT IN THIS ERA FOR A HOMIE,,,,I BELEIVE NOT ONE )

[@williamcapone5457]

i couldn't have say it better! salute

[@retired55.]

Dam rap professor you broke that down like guru write.

[@purvistanner2254]

Real Hip Hop 🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@tonyfrankd9367]

Guru is on of the goats!!!!

[@brianscott3128]

Long live GURU!!!!! 96kid here

[@DJDaddyAbraham]

This is one of my "holy trinity" songs that made me want to learn how to scratch , along with "sons of third bass" and Terminator X's "Buck whylin", a dying American art medium

[@jrhas7214]

Good selection

[@dubswirl3082]

When I first heard this beat at 14 years old, I thought I was witnessing the most hardest beat known to man.. this shit was just so different from everything else

[@OfficialMNIB]

- Family & Loyalty has introduced new-er Hip Hop heads to the legacy of another legend - ✔ ☑ ✅

[@dirty2895]

OfficialMNIB true

[@unicron8244]

Wu Tang❗️

[@matthewverfuerth151]

As a white guy and something tells me to listen to this track right now. I say to self “Need some black power in my life” 😂. I mean it’s not like that but it gives me strength in adversity and sometimes I feel like a targeted minority and I’m thankful for Guru and Prem do some much to uplift people and give them great advice. RIP Gangstarr 💜

[@wellsongoodson9140]

Guru looking so young. Him and Primo singlehandedly got me into hip hop.

[@gerb7821]

Guru's vocals are special they don't drop they stay up and flow

[@beadfordharris-9459]

One of the smartest MCs in hip-hop/rap history 💯

[@muskokaboiljefe9458]

I’m almost 40 I’m still listening to this classic song

[@dwaynedillon719]

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees For Sure 👋😇💯❤️💎🏆 Spread The Word Around The World 💯🔥❤️ For The Culture ❤️💎 For Hip Hop Royalty ❤️💎 Hip Hop Royalty Forever ❤️💎

[@RamonErazo-p7z]

The way primo manipulated the track was SURGICAL 😢❤💯

[@g_rilla_verse]

This song is more relevant now. Guru was way ahead of the times. P. has that futuristic sound in '90! Incredible visionaries. RIP Guru

[@dariannealy577]

Guru on the mic and premier is this anchor, swiftly, as we embark on a journey, I had to get an attorney

[@nondelusional]

One of the true pillars of hip-hop,✌🏾

[@abrahamabraham9292]

icecube

[@charlesstevens5556]

He was the truth

[@Martin_salcedo]

This will always be fire 🔥

[@Violetrain316]

That James Brown bass line sample hit different.🔥🔥

[@shabazz120]

2021 going into 2022...Timeless classic. Still relevant. Still dope!

[@graycarbon9468]

So relevant right now in late 22', every so called woke hipster should be made to listen to every line in this.

[@ShabazztheGreaterTaker]

@@graycarbon9468 No doubt!

[@ShabazztheGreaterTaker]

2022 going into 2023, still dope and still relevant.

[@chevaughn1993]

Indeed

[@vincentwilliams5271]

That beat is ILL!!!

[@pablovfp]

One of the best hits of GTA IV

[@larrytan73]

He's talking to us!

[@Cra2zedGob7lin996]

" let me tell you something I've been through so much that I'm such a maniac but still i act out of faith " Me Literally RIGHT NOW!!

[@chevaughn1993]

That’s the line right there

[@medellin7145]

For those listening to this, congrats. Your parents raised you well.

[@JoyfulRacoon-ie1mh]

Rip to you my man, no one will ever understand just how much this group changed hip hop culture, I didn’t really like them cause they had that New York boom bap style,thought it was stupid, but being young , white and from the west coast I liked big daddy ,kool g rap, kool moe Dee, Roxanne Shante, biz markie, then my friend Gave me the album “enter the stage”, who’s gonna take the weight “, was so original, my metal head friends just looked at me like I had mental issues, but I knew this was real hip hop and what he was talking about. East New York has been a huge impact on music . Sean price is another example of what that place produced

[@dshabba1290]

The Youth should listen and be inspired by this Holy group !! Peace !

[@robertbailey2171]

The HOLY GRAIL...of Hip Hop

[@ilikepotato2741]

I’ve already started

[@stanavery8729]

only real people feel this music ,yute or old

[@medusafanatic]

That gear, they sporting look fresh as hell 🙂

[@psgamer3741]

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free

[@davidweyland1253]

God Bless! You can't handle...the whole weight. Who's gonna take the whole weight? Heavy! Put that negativity down! Right now!!!

[@phenomenalone7134]

Heard this on a ECW wrestling tape ad And years later... GTA 4

[@kidkenobiofficial]

One of the greatest hip hop tracks of all-time. Still so much power 30+ years later. 🔥🔥🔥

[@Johnny-zz1zv]

Still dope 2019.. thanks guru for your messages

[@Cortesan2u]

Still dropping knowledge RIP Gangstarr

[@rwarren4637]

Still bumping this in 2024!!✊🏿

[@godtruthforeveramen8525]

I can't believe you're gone Keith, my goodness !!!!!! I just don't understand it !!!!!!!! I just can't comprehend it !!!!!!!! It rips me apart man. I grew up with them man. This is crazy. I'll never understand God's ways.

[@Longenecker1776]

Back when Rap actually had tangible and kinetic value to society. All you had to do was listen.

[@denzibluesolinfinitymusicw6535]

This will forever 🔥 Rest In Power Keith Elam Aka Guru!!!

[@gabrielmanasseshernandez5733]

I remember when this came out. GangStarr straight interrupted the program with a message from the emergency broadcast system.

[@brianrobinson5275]

The Best Era of Hip Hop........ R.I.P Guru💯

[@2ruebarb]

Guru was a bad boy and dj premier is one of the greatest producers eva!!

[@tonysmith5878]

CUTS, RHYMES AND BEATS.

[@gaiusbaltar7122]

This beat is sick!

[@sweptazteca1]

Gangstarr aka guru will live forever !quick story I was working in a electronic store in Passaic nj and he came in at closing time and I sold him a charger for his phone and I recognized him and told him that I was fan but he didn’t believe me and I sang the lyrics for this song and he got happy that a Mexican kid hears his music and he gave me some cds that never got releaseas

[@SyedAli-xm1yq]

Man I miss true hip hop..

[@tonysmith5878]

THE MIC AND TWO TURNTABLES.... CLASSIC WEAPONS.... WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT?

[@matthewpfeiffer7358]

RIP Guru, you were one of the best yet!

[@CavalcanteLucas19]

Fire af, thanks GTA IV

[@undergroundguy606]

Omg. This sounds so good in November 2023 and beyond. A true master piece

[@chillebony8863]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH GOAT .RIP 🙏 KING GURU. THANK YOU DJ PRIMIER. GOAT DJ.

[@Gherkin4321]

Repping this in the UK 🇬🇧

[@sbjr5504]

This song is criminally slept on

[@chillebony8863]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVERYDAY. GOLDEN OF HIP HOP ERA .CONCIOUS. RIP GURU. WE APPRECIATE DJ PRIMER ICON. RESPECT.

[@TheIkaraCult]

DJ Premier and the Guru The best of the best

[@disruptor109]

This track blew my mind when it first hit my ears

[@MikeMason-wk9gh]

When brothers knew the mission was critical for self preservation.

[@AlkalineDietHealth]

DJ Premier, fan of your work since 1994. Met you in 1998ish in London. You need to take the whole weight of Jesus Christ's Gospel, before it's too late, friend.

[@UkDubstar]

I remember this. We were young, impressionable guys and this track elevated our thinking. We knew we needed this. Fantastic. PE. Poor Righteous Teachers. Gangstarr. Black Moon. UMCs. Mc Lyte. Latifah.KRS1. Rakim. Kool Keith with Ultra-Magnetic. Incredibly rich time for REAL hip-hop music. I love it. Love it. Hip Hop is life.

[@kevinscott59]

Damn. Just scroll down the comments section to get a taste of how many people this group touched on a global scale. Amazing.

[@petierican6079]

Gangstarr guru R.I.P. dj premier the dynamic duo

[@VikCalo]

This dude is a heavy influence on me growing up. Bro helped me discover Islam. Knowledge of self. Etc.

[@dwaynedillon719]

Beautiful ❤️ Awesome 💯❤️ Enlightened Comment ❤️