Jazzy Jay - (This) Def Jam 1985

[@JohnathanRobinzine-xn4lw]

Iwas born in Chicago 1985 and im moved in cicero House 1987 and With mexicans and Hispanic people are my new people and my new neighbors are very nice and im live late 1980.s and im when to middle school early 1990.s and im moved in berywn 1995 and the year 2024

[@habilamarcus7539]

OMG!!! This Nov 2023, this is the real thing!!! Bringing back Memories of the good old days.

[@theoldschooloriginal]

DEF JAM is T LA ROCK, L.L. COOL J, BEASTIE BOYS, NIKKI D, PUBLIC ENEMY, SLICK RICK, EPMD, ORIGINAL CONCEPT, DAYV D, DJ HURRICANE, THIRD BASS and many more. This was DEF JAM created by Rick Rubin and the first official cut from DEF JAM Records was It's Yours featuring Jazzy Jay & T La Rock released in the summer of 1984 under Party Time Records and L.L Cool J released two LP titled singles I Need A Beat and Dangerous in the fall of 1984 before the album Radio was debuted in 1985. CLASSIC HIP HOP!

[@jayelbee1111]

Absolutely, but don't forget L.L. Cool J. 12" single, "Rock The Bells" (original version) was released before his debut album.👍

[@theoldschooloriginal]

@@jayelbee1111 I know that the L.L. Cool J 12" LP Single Rock The Bells was released in 1985 on vinyl. This was the (original version) that used the sounds of cowbells while stealing the same beat from MC Shan.

[@czwrefsteven]

Don’t forget Jimmy Spicer Beat The Clock & Hollis Crews It’s The Beat!! Also classics!!!

[@theoldschooloriginal]

@@czwrefsteven No doubt.

[@negroantonio28]

@@czwrefsteven also beastie boys - beastie groove & mca (rip) & burzootie - drum machine🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@marks3620]

As a 12 year old this blew me away was the tune we use the break and pop to in lunch break at secondary school when we moved the chairs and got the ghetto blaster on. What a classic!

[@bradnobl]

Crate Classic! Jay never got his due! Lets just say you had to be there.

[@BUDBLOOOD]

I bought this. I was doin Graffiti in these days. Still am. World wide. Tdt

[@maccagrabme]

When I first heard these records back in the 80s I heard those sampled stabs and cuts and thought they were decades old yet they were less than a decade old but old funk sounded ancient back then for some reason.

[@TheGrifys]

we were lucky,,,except that we are both in our 40's...... my son loves 80's and early 90's hip hop.... I can play music and not have to worry about m.....f....er I do not even bother with todays hip hop.. respect from UK

[@georgefoster]

My boy had this record. We played it all the time

[@Wally-H]

This was a huge hit on the London, UK hip hop scene. I think it was number one on the Groove Records chart for about ten weeks. Massive tune and still sounds fresh

[@a0b0]

true that. i used to buy echoes magazine back in 1984 to see what electro-funk was charting in the groove records electro charts. glory days. shame i had to sell my entire electro collection back in 2003 when things took a turn for the bad for me.

[@maccagrabme]

@@a0b0 Luckily I kept all of mine and early hiphop, mainly purchased from Groove Records. Remember walking in there almost every week and being blown away by these tracks. I wouldn't do that for any hiphop coming out nowadays.

[@a0b0]

@@maccagrabme i did make a couple of visits to groove records, once in 1984 and again in july 1985. on the first occasion " granny groove " served me. they were slightly cheaper than manchester's spin inn records. there was even a radio 4 programme on granny groove back in the late 80s.

[@negroantonio28]

@@a0b0 yeah I understand , shit happens but you was there and got the memories that's what matters 👍🏿

[@TimGoldieAbjectBloc]

Well said brother

[@MultiMackle]

I never got tired of this.

[@cesali4191]

....First heard this joint in my jr.high school talent show in 85.......2 guys were poppin and breakin with a lit light bulb-while the stage lights went dimmed.......looked awesome for its day.........

[@Scotty-P]

This really is final days of Hip Hop stuff. Brilliant, and bitter-sweet!

[@VBaskin2010]

Actually 1984 was the beginning of what everyone calls "The Golden Age Of Hip-Hop".

[@Scotty-P]

@@VBaskin2010 The true Golden Age is up to and including 1984! I was saying that already in 1988! Before some people started referring to the 'New School' as the "golden age".

[@maccagrabme]

When Hiphop was DEF

[@resonate3987]

This tune has transported me back to the days of Mike Allen on a Friday night! Doing his Allen's army countdown. R.I.P. Mr Allen. Your contribution to UK HipHop will NEVER be forgotten!

[@jjjos]

Resonate I was there pause button ready for Mike Allen, that’s where I 1st got into electro

[@negroantonio28]

For me it was tim Westwood on his Zulu Beats show on lwr radio.. he was one of the first to play this in the UK

[@hugovea]

Same as that homie!

[@Ashfaq1999]

Definitely, best days of hip hop & electro.

[@NefVEVO]

back in the good Def Jam times...

[@ericdaniel2638]

Another great Hip Hop single I have in my MASSIVE Music Collection!!!!!!! SO DEF, SO DEF, SO DEF, IT'S A DEF JAM!

[@MrDJCrazyDiamond]

this is the shit. got this record when i started djing 10 years ago as a hand me down along with Whodini Escape and some other classics. needless to say, my life was changed and i knew what REAL OLD SCHOOL was.

[@patironwork17abell5]

Finally got on the internet and wow man found that cut love that thing he'd heard it in 37 years !!

[@a0b0]

still sounds awesome in 2017

[@thema1998]

cal kal It does.

[@cylkbrunson]

We would walk through the hallways between our classes and rock this..on about 5 on the volume level because we didn’t want security confiscating our shit for having it so loud😂. Def Jam (the Label) was KING back then!!

[@DuaneMiles-r7y]

Classic ole school hip hop from jazzy Jay

[@nicomedy2010]

happy 65 russell ;-)

[@d.j.finest5598]

Hearing this makes me want to TOP ROCK & BREAK!!!😎😎😎

[@jayrock8564]

Rick Rubin and Russell Simon was the best producer's, money making,and they had the best and most fresh MCs and DJs in the history of Hip Hop industry,my personal opinion the had the best recording enterprise in New York,💯🔥

[@VBaskin2010]

Ahem! And Jazzy Jay!!

[@ces9808]

DYNAMITE SOUL!!!!!!!

[@jusJune]

With Jazzy Jay, Dee jaying..Git on the floor..ur about to dance ur ass off..SALUTE..ORIGINAL..LEGEND OF HIP HOP..DJ JAZZY JAY..

[@akailee105]

jazzy is one of the true masters !

[@dannymcneive]

love the 'wham, bam thank you mam' bit.

[@MrDJCrazyDiamond]

honestly, God Bless you for uploading this video, it was making me reminisce listening to this record when I first started DJing. Really amazing Rick Rubin track.

[@NWKBricks1]

Thanks for uploading this classic.

[@kjv456]

The happy feet was out when was banging, leather bombers , Graffiti kango cazels, and fat laces chilling in my B Boy stands

[@soln4suhreborn]

First heard this one on vacation in St. Louis in the summer of 1985 recording the Saturday Night Master Mix on KMJM "Majic 108" on a Certron 90min cassette (remember those?)

[@justincarr8178]

I have this LP (it's dead common you can buy it on line on Discogs for about £2.99,so that is in no way a boast) but I had the vast majority of all these tracks when they came out ,and I think that years before Puffy ,Def Jam with the likes of Chuck Stanley,Tashan ,Alyson Williams did a lot to bridge the gap between Hip Hop and R&B/Soul ,I know the likes of S.O.S Band,Change,The Controllers etc used big beats on their tracks to work on the dance floorloor but the Def Jam Soul tracks fuckin bumped,the 808s were large and the whole tracks of Tashan ,or Miss Williams banged like HipHop beats.Thats my theory.If you want to own a time capsule of dope Hip Hop ,R&B and ace Go Go (the Junkyard Bands 12"s are not cheap these days)on vinyl,then this L.P is perfect coz it's so cheap (the postage will be more expensive than the actual record)this is an ace place to start, buy 2 and learn to do tricks (all the Junkyard and Original Concept tracks ,and L.Ls I am Bad are perfect for Hip Hop DJ tricks).Plus look into the history of the Junkyard Band and see who were the biggest ,real life gangsters involved in the music scene of the mid to late 80s,they came from D.C, look into it.

[@blainelee8021]

Grandmixer DST said it best real hip hop my man.

[@jasonchatto]

UK loved this tune. Massive

[@SuperT713]

My Lincoln U joint....S.U.B. parties.....Junior year ....East coast memories!

[@shaokahn367]

bboy training session up rock top rock foot work 💪💪💪

[@bbejr]

Awww Maan!!!! at the Jam in the summer time in the Boogie Down

[@tr4gik11]

Listening to this on 2020 🖐

[@PLANETCAMDEN]

trip down memory lane....

[@jamesburno8698]

love Ole school, true school

[@manwithnonamemystic4566]

Beauty on 12” platter.......🍦🍩🍻Yummy

[@TheFightJournalBoxing]

This is that cut right here.

[@virginiaguiney1644]

Only girl in my Crew back in the day. YEAH, this was the shit !!!!

[@cityjamer9028]

MY JAM !!

[@manwithnonamemystic4566]

SO.SO.DEF IN 2019 May👊🏾✌️🎤🎼

[@benji.B-side]

Classic!!

[@BennHaze]

NOW! That's what I call Def Jam.

[@theoldschooloriginal]

Dj Colo EPMD - Strictly Business - Sleeping Bag Records/Fresh Records (1988) EPMD - Unfinished Business - Sleeping Bag/Fresh Records (1989) EPMD - Business As Usual - Def Jam Recordings (1990) EPMD - Business Never Personal - Def Jam Recordings (1992) EPMD's first two albums was produced from Sleeping Bag/Fresh Records and the record label went completely under in 1992. During that period of time EPMD's third and fourth albums was produced by Def Jam Recordings.

[@UNITEWAD]

Old School Classic.

[@RobertoGinsburg]

Rick Rubin was used the E-Mu Drumulator drum machine on his first hip hop releases.

[@Petitloup1]

well said that was DEFJAM

[@patmackie3499]

Quality tune.... 1luv 😎....

[@ianvictorjeeves4762]

I hate it when people talk about hip hop classics and talk about ninetys hip hop there would be no east cost west coust with out beats like this the real beginning of hip hop

[@albshore8]

The Sure Shot Beat

[@kwazakendricks3572]

classic 4 everr

[@PaulChapman1bz]

Yes. Carry on.

[@JohnathanRobinzine-xn4lw]

I was old-school 1980.s in Chicago 1980.s

[@DuaneMiles-r7y]

This when Def Jam put out 12 inch LP back in dayz

[@TimGoldieAbjectBloc]

I'll never forget this atomic bomb hitting my country bumpkin brains. It's still unutterably perfect.... BLESS YOU JAZZY JAY AND RICK RUBIN! - VANZ -

[@bedlumproductions3826]

Perfection.

[@wowmedialtd]

how many of you bought the first def jam sampler, complete with the logo patch....then asked your mum to sew it on. I did.

[@JuneJUS]

love ole skool

[@BreakMastaJam]

fresh !!!

[@shamarone]

hell yeah, def jam recordings with the early maroon label. what y'all know about that...!? :)

[@ianjeeves6067]

This is hip hop why isn't any body doing hip hop any more , its time to move backwards

[@hardicolorz]

hip hop !!!

[@mookeychase0907]

This my joint right here but Jazzy had another joint before this, not It's yours I think the label was orange cant remember.Yo back in the day DJs cut records all the time it was nuffin the DJ was the most important person man, big up to the DJ.

[@czwrefsteven]

mookeychase0907 he had a single off the Beat Street soundtrack on the Atlantic label before this called Son Of Beat Street. The Atlantic label had some orange to it at that time so I’m guessing that’s the joint you’re talking about.✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@troywoodruff8477]

love it man,,,,,no wait,,i fokn love it mon,,lol,,,great music! :))

[@bucannontaulilo-makaea4863]

DJ JAZZ

[@anthropological]

FUNKY FRESH!

[@JazzyKennedi]

RICK AND RUSSELL HAD TO GO UPTOWN AND RECRUIT BAM AND JAZZY JAY FOR THIS PIONEERING CULT CLASSIC!!

[@VBaskin2010]

IT WAS NOT A CULT CLASSIC JEFF, THIS WAS A ICONIC CLASSIC TO SHOW EVERYONE IN THE MUSIC WORLD ON WHAT THEY COME TO EXPECT FROM DEF JAM RECORDINGS!

[@Gunnercv]

Dope

[@cityjamer9028]

Fresh ;D

[@saucedripping6038]

Sandro agus I feel u F*ck that disco shit today

[@sandroagus6418]

REAL HIP HOP !!!FUCK THE BULLSHIT OF TODAY!!!

[@ChrisNova777]

+sandro agus one day kids will learn the real history

[@13bpprx3]

+sandro agus i agea this is the shit

[@thema1998]

Chris Nova777 I'm 18 (19 next month) and I've been learning the history.

[@WARNSKI]

@run666 preach brotha!!

[@sekou777]

#timeless

[@soul_sejtino2096]

nice

[@dynastymartialartsca]

Amazing Produced by Rick Rubin

[@VBaskin2010]

And scratch by DJ Jazzy Jay!

[@johnvito67]

dope

[@CarlosGatox]

2021!!

[@RobertoGinsburg]

*Oberheim DX Drum Machine* by Rick Rubin

[@TheGrifys]

let them have the money....popular music for the masses. Back in the 80/90's my Dad would not let me play that shit on his turntable.... Imagine imy surprise in early 2000's he bought a P Diddy CD. He would not go and buy any Audio Two,,,would he ??

[@Lovethyself27]

1985...

[@TheGrifys]

dear ronnie When Def Jam was Def Jam, rappers were not saying mother f@@@@@@@ The shit now is never going to be as good as it was....my grandad told me that. We all like to go on and on about how much we know about old skool hip hop, but this does not make us any younger,,, Fuck I need a shit..

[@realmczappa]

"You think you can outrhyme me? Yeah, boy I bet/Cuz I ain't met a muthafucka who can do that yet" ---LL Cool J, "I'm Bad", Def Jam Records

[@czwrefsteven]

MC Zappa That was like his second album & not the early stuff from 84 & 85. Plus that was the only curse he did on the Bad album except for a spoken word part that E Love did on Get Down. You’re splitting hairs brother.🙄🙄🙄

[@sminny78]

killa

[@hugovea]

D. O. P. E.

[@kennethgriffith5559]

I have a new foud sect for you tube. Every funky ass 12" album I dj'd with is on you tube DAM!

[@blazethemicny]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤

[@mcteeosupreme]

@cheetie72 i feel you my dude. check out da mad poets ft teeosupreme for that old skool feel ya heard!

[@mookeychase0907]

Yo this is the joint does anybody remember the joint JJ had out back in summer of '84 before "It's Yours" dropped? It was on a orange label it was instrumental JJ was scratching horns and the song had cymbals I cant remember the name. I asked Jay at the "tools of war" in the summer he said he would get back at me when he came back from Europe can anybody help me?

[@czwrefsteven]

mookeychase0907 It was called Son Of Beat Street on the Atlantic Label & can also be found on the Beat Street Soundtrack.✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@prof3ssor178]

Def Jam

[@axl2224]

★SHOW DEF★

[@willwillis904]

THIS SHIT IS SO ILL

[@Jay-y8x1l]

gwan jay

[@dicochix1066]

This

[@mookeychase0907]

Jay was a beast before niggas knew that… .

[@brummiecrf250l5]

Very similar to fearless four f4000

[@oholm09]

it was made dmx drum machine

[@mookeychase0907]

@NYOLSKOOL Im tellin you...