Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work (live) - Arsenio Hall Show 1989

Kool Moe Dee, Arsenio Hall

[@mikenovak5960]

Dead-ass crowd did not realize the level of quality they were privileged to witness at the time.

[@tangela0725]

Isn't that the truth!!! Kool Moe Dee is a legend!!!

[@NittyGritty85]

The majority of so called hip hop fans didn't like intelligent rap and the other people hated hip hop...and this was at hip hop's peak in the late 80's.25 years later we have no hip hop and no intelligence

[@DanielRodriguez-ld2lj]

That crowd was dead, this was some exciting shit.

[@mtwadamelaijogo1110]

A true MC. One of raps immortals

[@ericortega1745]

​@@mtwadamelaijogo1110. Exactly. He helped LL Cool j get even more famous. Because I didn't know Jack the ripper was a diss to Kool Moe dee 😂

[@MrAliquippawill1]

Quite simply, and without debate........Kool Moe Dee was one of the very finest MC's the world of Hip-Hop has produced. Intelligent, articulate, charismatic; Moe possessed all the qualifications it required to be considered the very best at his profession. God bless Arsenio Hall for creating a venue for all African American entertainers to receive the national exposure that perhaps they would have NEVER received otherwise.....and their talents so richly deserved.

[@Wondertroy1TV]

That was live -- breath control-- A true emcee

[@aaroneaton1027]

Moe dee was one of the greatest MC out there

[@doubleddbeat3418]

Still is.

[@ez12like]

Those dancers were on point!!! They went to work

[@tangela0725]

They sure did!!!

[@tall3431]

Kool Moe Dee is the most overlooked MCs of the '80s. All timer without a doubt.

[@zxcccccc1]

He's been rocking since the 70's

[@KungfuJoeProductions]

Damn, he spittin pure fire 🔥

[@smc1774]

I can't believe how fast time flies, This was 1989. It's 2018 and I'm still listing.👍👍👍👍

[@MrCySy]

I remember buying this cd and couldn't stop playing it.

[@newcountryguy]

He sounds just like his recording....that is a rare thing these days....most artists are enhanced a bit. That's cool that he is authentic. I like his music.

[@Militantreturns]

Its moe Dee

[@cbr600rrturbo]

I was thinking the same thing, hes awesome

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

Well. He’s speaking not singing. What do you expect. 😂 😂

[@newcountryguy]

@@dickiegreenleaf750 it is possible to not sound like your recording even when speaking

[@LADYDIVAful]

He was lip syncing!

[@Shockwave-cl9bi]

I remember watching this! Kool KILLED IT!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@theinsightfulvisionary0197]

He sure did!!!

[@tommymann69]

Kool moe dee is still the best out there in 2021

[@cbr600rrturbo]

We're lucky got to see the golden age

[@IceMusicIceMusic]

Flawless Performance!!!

[@TSquared2001]

And that song still goes hard

[@YhwhKhaiMostHigh]

That outfit rocks hard....

[@zxcccccc1]

Probably tailored right in Harlem.

[@scottschneider4789]

Omg...one of my favorite rap songs ever and it is like the original track to a T. What a talent to rap this song. So fast, so filled with words and not one slip up. Well done KMD!

[@ARBJ85]

Kool Moe Dee was definitely a top notch M.C.

[@alyjulmim8447]

I was 21 during this performance. Also the year my dad passed away. Glad he got to see me graduate and made something of myself. I started my new job and every morning I had to go to work...

[@wendelinw.deloach5084]

Wow I miss this rap.

[@cbr600rrturbo]

Lol truth

[@bobcummings8228]

#IGOTOWORK! I can still dance my butt off to this at 56!

[@jdrayton7224]

I doubt that

[@crewtheaftermath4105]

Love this since EVER! I was 18 when this song dropped. Ever single rapper today really has a thing to learn. Moe DEE gave complete sentences and Full thought concepts. Not like nowadays half sentence and fractured concepts. MOE DEE ! bring it back!

[@creciabonner1733]

Daaamn! sure miss those days and those dances!!! Brought back memories when me and my brother would play these songs at home and tear the floor up lol. Lame ass crowd tho. SMDH!

[@TenderRoni143]

Crecia Bonner real shit, I don’t know how anyone could sit through this song! I still try to do my old routine when I hear this, lol!

[@leonardcarter198]

One of the best lyrical rappers of all time

[@wendelinw.deloach5084]

Love the dancers

[@tommymann69]

I DJ in several club I boom.this song hard . I make the room boom with kool.moe music. I go to work

[@anotherpointofview222]

Thank you for doing the Work.

[@nautica2508]

An era long forgotten :(

[@Maegymini1317]

Now that was real dancing back then. Kool Moe Dee was 🔥🔥. At the high school dances the floor would be packed whenever his songs would play. He was always handsome and STILL is! Good to know all is well with him. 💖

[@daniellesevic6986]

Ahhh the 80's there's nothing like it😎💯

[@MrBeautiful2908]

Kool Moe Dee is the pioneer of flow

[@chrisbuck1695]

Man 1989 was a great year in so many ways!

[@jbizzle1966]

One of the most underrated MCs

[@daviddumoor8450]

Martini and Rossi . That's so Kool!

[@CincinnatiTisa]

I remember this song like it was yesterday.

[@valerieboynton53]

KOOL MOE DEE - I GO TO WORK ( LIVE ) ARSENIO HALL SHOW FARROCKAWAY , N.Y. QUEENS , BOROUGH LOVE KOOL MOE DEE ACED IT IN THE HOLE🎱 IN THE CORNER POCKET WITH I GO TO WORK. I LOVE 💘 YOU KOOL MOE DEE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTION TO ' RAP ' MUSIC HIP HOP MUSIC HIP HOP CULTURE RHYMES DOPE! SHOWMANSHIP LIT ! THANK YOU ARSENIO HALL HAPPY NEW YEAR 2 O 1 9 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

[@myblkvwbug2]

perfect song today for .. "i go to vote!" (smiles)

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

YOU CAN TAKE ME BACK TO DEES DAYS ANYTIME.

[@ebluefunnyaf]

So dope

[@user-uu3pp3kj1k]

The BLUE PRINT of battle rap never out of breath. Kool Mohondas Dee 🎤

[@user-vv8ck8ld5r]

CLASSIC HIP HOP AT IT'S FINEST 😊😊😊😊🎉

[@hhvazquez]

June 2018 - KMD is still the GOAT

[@hubbsllc]

I know a lot of rappers cover their mouths with their microphone so you can't tell they aren't really rapping live - but you can see KMD's lips hitting the verse whenever you can see them clearly. I cannot tell if we're hearing his live voice the whole time or not here but even the studio version is an A game.

[@ronaldvaughn7087]

This Guy Was & Still Is The Greatest & Most Gifted Rapper Ever In The Game, Jay-Z, LL Cool Jay & The Others Don't Even Come Close To The Extraordinary Rapper GOAT Talents OF: ( KOOL-MOE-DEE ): Case Closed 😯😧

[@anthonymann5260]

HIP HOP---THIS IS WHAT IT USED TO BE. This is what I grew up on.

[@PhillipSiddiq]

Thanks for posting this!👏👏👏👏

[@byungheejoo]

What a lame crowd. He killed it, and there were like 5 people standing.

[@UniversalVibesTV]

Tru dat

[@kyanhall5161]

They all liked it tho

[@kilttravis8061]

@@Arjay82 I was raised in Mulino, Oregon during the Arsenio years. It was hard to relate to friends. White people aren’t bad people.

[@lordgodspeed1539]

One of the greatest lyrical performers of all times

[@Robotron2084psn]

Hit up the record store the next day.

[@daveswimm1827]

KMD, brings me back to the night I watched this on Arsenio! This song and Wild, Wild , West have been on my playlist ever since. I’m 58 now. And Caucasian, lol

[@rodsapyta7059]

HE is REAL MUSIC!! OG, OLD SCHOOL NEVER be like this again..

[@AJBerry-ox3oe]

He was rockin a fez on Arsenio!

[@heruapocalypse2021]

He was Reppin The Knowledge,Wisdom and Understanding.

[@joemachol.3968]

This is how you entertain a crowd.❤

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

I miss the old music.

[@bkfabs]

Lyrical poet! GOAT!

[@anraymcneil751]

A dog who really goes to WORK! It’s ARSENIOOOOOO HALL!💪🏾❤️❤️💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@Ffeoli1039]

Dawg killed it!

[@13outsidecenter13]

Two turntables and a microphone

[@doubleddbeat3418]

Put all those mumvle rappers to shame. Thats how you rap....

[@LavLab]

Epic! 👽👍

[@rodolfoquinones6583]

Let's Go to work.

[@ewfthompson]

I saw this live...first time I had heard this song. Moe Dee was greatness. And the comment below is right--he regularly put a beat down on LL.

[@jrluciano75]

“Renovate, build another one...I go to work!”

[@nastarwarrior]

he's the best I would love to see him battle lil wayne and make lil wayne cry

[@anewbginN]

He "go to work"!!!!

[@Zulu345]

Straight 🔥🔥

[@shawnsteed4140]

Kool Moe Dee was so underrated as a MC🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@irishseano]

renovate build another one

[@step2it7]

He did that, very seldom do you hear an artist who sounds that good live!!!!

[@dwight4800]

❤🔥😃yes!!!

[@sonikku956]

Man he looks comfy in that fit.

[@user-fk2qz9pn6f]

この曲を当時、日本のテレビプログラムの MTV japanという放送してまして ゲストの坂本龍一が紹介してて凄いハマりました 未だにハマっています 日本語で、ごめんなさい(´・ω・｀)

[@TUCKERFLIPZ]

2022?

[@montinacarson2350]

Moe know he be dancing in that 25 pound coat ❤❤

[@mattdaddyful]

nice

[@cecechristian3791]

peace out

[@therockakaada6109]

Amazing

[@dogdam2002]

New Jack swing !!!!

[@BZFilmz]

It was dope how artist did not lip sync on Arsenio Hall...had to have skills and breathe control.

[@daviddumoor8450]

1:51 do blak men still dance?

[@KingMellow11]

That's YOUR opinion.You're entitled to that.

[@robertkraft2172]

...-"One of the Be s t Scratchers EVERY. THANKS. BOBZGT🏁🐾🇺🇸🏆

[@henrythreehenry920]

do not forget don cornelas of soul train he was the orginal

[@user-pe5hh1bq8x]

I go to Bed👍🏿

[@chefbee70]

I WAS 19,,,, ITS GOOD WOW AKEEM WAS 1 NOW HE IS 26 PORSHIA WAS 2 SHE MUST BE 28,,, WOW CLOETHIA WAS IT THAT BAD,,,,,, SELFISH,,

[@henrythreehenry920]

do not forget don cornelas he was the orginal in show casing black performers

[@D-unfadeable]

🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@BAMFK]

he reminds me the inspectah deck very much

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

You mean The God Inspectah Deck reminds you of Moe Dee!!

[@ranonacirino5171]

discipline you know kumo Dee was holding his own when he was doing his chores and everything they would have came down to the major so he ducked out understand fishing and got to be the one to talk show I'll send you a hall and do you around walking you to that concert at a concert that can make you walk on 2.2 billion what you want the bill you you just disappeared and dropped out of the race that was cold

[@chefbee70]

WOW I WAS 18 TIME IS A BITCH NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS NOW 40YRS LATER LIVING IN LOS ANGELES ITS HOME MISS MIAMI, THE BEACH GOOD TIMES, LIB CITY 62TERR, WOW THE DINNER HOUSE ON 15 AVE,, GOOD TURKEY WINGS, OX TAILS CORN,, ALL FOR 3.50 REALLY EAT GOOD HOUSE FOOD

[@alyjulmim8447]

Right next to Pork n Beans Projects.

[@ninosimone]

lmao

[@joselper]

That's funny...

[@m_recordz]

That DJ is doing nothing.

[@d1inonly]

Moe Dee was dope...But him dancing was BWHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Only Kane and MC Search killed it dancing.

[@kenbranaugh8251]

The 80s really did suck I'm sorry. Whatever. Arsenio But I wish I was black

[@joselper]

Apparently I used Moe Dee's pipe cause this shit is wack!

[@hashim2401rmg]

Jose Peralta. This is real hip hop

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

I saw this live. KMD ripped this performance up.

[@alianshampoprisioners7056]

I long for the times when the world hallucinated with New York... Knowledge is the lost pillar of hip-hop.