Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top - EXTENDED MIX

It's been a while!
Up to now I have only uploaded tracks that didn't appear anywhere else on YT.
For No. 16 of my favourite all time Soul records I've chosen a track that is on here a lot - but I have always thought it needed to be longer! - couldn't quite get it up to 10 mins but not that far short!
Enjoy!

[@RON5513]

MY COUSIN IS A BAD MAN THIS IS A CLASSIC AND WILL LIVE ON FOREVER AND BEEN SAMPLED BY MANY ARTISTS.

[@mz.didithedaughterofzion]

INDEED...THIS IS A CHI-CITY STEPPERS CLASSIC! 💚💚💚

[@ahshay7770]

Your cousin is a Legend this song definitely inspires me in a whole lot of ways may he rest in power 🤴👑

[@nealsmith739]

Wow Keni was your Cousin?!! You must be really proud of him!! Its great to be related to a legend!!

[@nealsmith739]

Sorry - Keni is your cousin!!

[@suzybeebuzz3924]

MJB was one sampler for sure

[@chiquitalove9944]

IT'S IT'S JULY 2024 AND I AM STILL RISING TO THE TOP !!! HOT SUMMER AND HOT JAM !!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelahall4298]

Gotta keep risin to the top givin it all we got don't let nobody stop us.... BLM 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@MrFasikaH]

Back when music was music, not all this noise of today.

[@Thefunksoulbro]

Old school is the best school brother 😎

[@hermiebussie]

I agree with you.

[@stancollins7735]

Tru dat, true dat!!! Straight up fact!

[@bigemont]

What instrument do you play ?

[@calebproductions5970]

Cruising in a 1980 cutlass supreme.white leather seats.yeah, it happened......

[@derichardy3013]

Makes you wanna jump in your car late night and just cruise your city

[@07FreshMaker]

Deric Hardy shit yeah!!!!

[@sanjsub1800]

Lol... exactly what I thought bro

[@ikura87]

Totally agree! Especially if it's a Porsche 911 from 70s or early 80s or a BMW E21 3-Series or a E24 6-Series!

[@ikura87]

Or a Mercedes-Benz SL R107

[@joeymck5]

Yes indeed bro.

[@vanmorrison2346]

They dont make this kind of music anymore.

[@damienchance2622]

No they don't...blame today's generations

[@goldstandard3375]

They can't even keep their pants up nowadays lol

[@joycelockett7032]

It's 2023 and I'm still jamming to this song! Love Keni Burke's music!!

[@user-DeDub]

WHERE DID THIS MUSIC GO, DAM SHAME TODAY'S RNB, GONE

[@angelojosegobbatoneto5540]

Wonderful version, this song accompanied me for decades on the roads at night. Today, at 63 years old, I still feel my soul touched

[@donaldbryant8679]

So mote it be Sir

[@susangrimsley5427]

Still sends a great message today...June 2020

[@jennifermoton8292]

This is a bad jam and so underrated.

[@brianlloyd6327]

Have we somehow evolved as a race that we don't, or can't write music like this anymore?

[@pamelabostick1293]

No, Our Music 🎶🎼🎶 Had Meaning, Experience, Love and Pain! Now this Shit, Excuse My Language Has No Depth, Broken English, No Heart or Education, Just Lost Uninspired and They ain't Looking for Love, Marriage is a Chess Game! Where is the Pain in a Songs? Voice Makeovers is Not Singing! I'm Just Done with this New Crap! Y'all Can Have It! I'll Stay Right Here With My KIND❤

[@horacestallworth9584]

The power that be, don't want you to listen to this. They want you listening to kill someone or call a woman a dog. Back in the day, you bought an album, and you could listen to both sides and find hits, not this one and done bull.

[@bigemont]

Perhaps ?.......................what song have you written ?

[@Jazzyja-b5f]

2024 We gotta Keep Rising To Tha TOP

[@jazzsoul1695]

This is my stuff! This guy, Rick James, Superfly, Marvin Gaye, Klymaxx! You can burn off all your fat exercising to these songs. No gym.

[@pimckallagat]

loved this song in the '80's and love it just as much now.

[@denicemitchelle2354]

Gday luv Here everyday so inspirational Goes hand in hand with his family's hit Ooh child Don't let anyone stop you From rising to the top Kudos exactly what I needed to hear

[@dethiadungan9031]

Yes your cousin is a BAAADDD MAN, I STARTED MY NIGHT FLYTE SHOW WITH THIS SONG, THE ALBUM WAS FIRE❤❤❤😮 ALWAYS KENI!!

[@b.j.h.1706]

The very definition of a handsome man with a handsome voice.

[@K.greenbanks]

I needed this 👍🏾💥💥💥💥💥🎚

[@taichi29]

Take me back to NYC in the 80’s.

[@getitinontheroad]

True Queens NY song anyone rolling in the 80's knows this!

[@CakeDiva17]

Take me back to New Brunswick N.J

[@antoniocannon9177]

My father use to play this when I was young im 34 now always a classic R.I.P Dad!!

[@stephen88hox]

RIP

[@peterathwal9402]

your dad got good taste

[@WCDP558]

This is still very popular in the Detroit ballroom dance community

[@tonyterry916]

wonderful and timeless!!

[@diannewalker7024]

This song never gets old,2024 and I am still rocking it,rising to the top ❤

[@daoudjkhaliq4560]

I feel sorry for the youth of today bekawz, they have NO GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN OR DANCE TO! Where are the 2day's R & B Singers, Groups & Bands? How is it that what passess for hip hop now had come so far and away from what came B4 it? Hip Hop of former times was conscious, fun & also danceable, no hip hop music from these new jack groups like that exist 2day. #WENEEDAREALGOODMUSICREVIVAL!

[@bunnyboy9408]

Who's with me 2020

[@chrisannesmith9259]

Me!

[@coraterrell1362]

Yes baby yes...get it. Dancing to the best music. To my love I will always love you... This song is the bomb.

[@dethiadungan9031]

This was ALWAYS played on my radio show, KENI didnt reach the level he deserved ❤❤ feels good listening to u in 2023

[@wandawizard5605]

This is why we all love these old songs, as there is nothing around these days to compare with them. We love the memories associated with these old classics. The days of my youth really were better, I just didn’t know it then.

[@ThaBrooklynHurricane]

🙌 Nailed it, Ms. Wanda ❤️

[@jtrain9094]

Facts 👍🏽

[@peterathwal9402]

check out some bobby womack you will not be disappointed

[@aahmonddelite690]

🙌🏾🫶🏾🙌🏾

[@clivehann5928]

Every time I listen ...eargasm

[@daoudjkhaliq4560]

It's a shame..There are no artists/songs etc. in the present day that can compare with music/songs like this.

[@tomthecat268]

Facts

[@damienchance2622]

Facts

[@renaissanceman165]

Listen to Keni when he shared lead on the song "Ooh Chile" as a teenager with his family group, The Five Stairsteps. A little bit of music trivia. He and his brothers also renamed themselves the Invisible Man's Band, and released their 1980 hit "All Night Thing". Check it out! Ciao!!!

[@sharonjackson129]

You know it's a jam when you still bumping in 2022

[@thenoseknows9391]

Still groovin in 2023 where y'all at 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵 😄😄

[@stephensnetwork]

when i am depressed or in a mood.... when in doubt...KENI BURKE thank you

[@ronaldandersonsr7991]

Yes. Let keep rising to the top and dont look back. Stay positive

[@eharrisist]

Okay Chicago steppers where ya at...

[@NYDJBMIX]

True Smooth Old School Grooves ..

[@lakeeshahollis9522]

The Mary Jane Girls ”All night long” beat was sampled off this song and writing by Rick James too 🎉😮❤😊

[@beamofwindsor4115]

Mmm... Now THAT'S smoooth!

[@rhammond1963]

We ate this song up at the disco fever in the Bronx back in the 80s.

[@miriamdavis2791]

Thank you Thank you Thank you for sharing one of Keni B's most beautiful creations. Truly elevates and uplifts ❤💃🏽❤💃🏽❤💃🏽

[@pimckallagat]

they just don't make songs like this anymore-so beautiful, I could listen to this all day long-deelish

[@mygodisawesome2012]

✊🏾 ALL DAY!😉

[@joannehines7806]

Sending love to all the lovers out there on Valentine's Day!! Peace, love & soul, My People, & stay up!

[@laditeetee1703]

New York City Classy. Period.

[@candiafoster813]

Has to be fifty cent bought me here in 2021

[@tonys_figs]

Who's here in 2020??

[@timjohnson3478]

THIS IS MUSIC TO ELEVATE ALL CREEDS, RACE, RELGIONS HOPE WE ALL KEEP RISING TO THE TOP

[@Pauljljl]

soul mates x

[@mygodisawesome2012]

Absolutely positively

[@bigmel5469]

Big Faxxxx

[@annychest718]

Yeh..positive vibes is where it's at❗

[@ThaBrooklynHurricane]

@@mygodisawesome2012 ain't

[@Sharynbeez]

This is just sooooo elevating I can’t stop moving 🥰🥰🥰🥰👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@MsSchelle87]

This is one of the songs that will be played at my engagement party and my wedding reception. We are not going to allow anyone to destroy what we have.

[@andrealester3565]

Not even yourself 😃🔥🎯💯

[@peterathwal9402]

check out the album the best

[@TheWiccangal]

@@andrealester3565I z❤

[@slimbell5195]

Absolutely beautiful, beautiful classic....keep rising...

[@Decgyrrl]

East Harlem in the house. Still luvin this jam🎧🎤♀🎶🎵💖💖

[@samuelberry9307]

A Super-Duper Classic.

[@mz.didithedaughterofzion]

WHO ELSE IS LISTENING AND STEPPIN' WITH ME IN JUNE 2021??? CHI-CITY GO TO WORK...STEP ON!!! A CLASSSIC...GON' KENI!🙏🏽👑 THIS BASS LINE IS SICK! AAAAAAAAYYYYYYY...💃🏾🕺🏿💃🏾🕺🏿💃🏾🕺🏿 BORN IN '69...REAL MUSIC ERA!💯💯💯 CHICAGO'S OWN...KENI BURKE👑👑👑

[@craigstephenson219]

Ultra Smooth perfect for a çruise down Sunset!!

[@jessejohnson6799]

Oh that bass enough said

[@robertparker2907]

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE TOP WITH OUT THIS SONG A MEMBER OF TOP HITS OF ALL TIME.

[@mikeythomas1681]

Totally classic song.....loving this real soulful instrumental..........

[@DaddySpyce]

The 3 stair steps were fantastic. Clarence Burke, Sr (deceased) was a great and gifted writer, composer, singer and played a guitar "like ringing a bell." RIP

[@Bigvin123]

5 stair steps.

[@sistah9541]

DaddySpyce I grew up with the Five Stairsteps. We all went to high school together.

[@kimkim8281]

5

[@aahmonddelite690]

❤The ❤Five❤Stairsteps....❤

[@MEW875]

OLD CLASSIC WITH MUCH PASSION!!!

[@DjMikeiam]

In the world of music there are no Classic's... We Just know Timeless music!

[@LEGSUDESIRE]

Skaters Lament...Those who really skated know what I mean...Bassline just funky

[@e.dgoliday3699]

Loving this!!! takes me back

[@jasonh1225]

This will always remind me of uptown nyc mixed tapes off 125 street

[@EdgeO419]

those 3 dollar tapes are a throwback

[@abimelekharlemyahudah4thtribe]

one of my all time favorites. Harlem in the building

[@denisemitchell8477]

Abiymelek Yahudah 136 Lenox

[@Eternity9000]

just repeat,repeat,repeat,repeat......rising,rising,rising..... believing !

[@lifepower22]

A member of the wonderful Five Stairsteps family, still sounding good.

[@darlenelangston6235]

I Just realized this is Keni Burke from the five stairsteps (Ooh Child).

[@WWEENETWORK]

Those who leverage your efforts on their way up will one day look up. Keep Rising to the Top! Give It All You Got!

[@scottt884]

Soothes the mind 🔥 bright early 1970 baby here

[@clintonbeck9054]

Love this extended version.

[@cyrilroberts3093]

This tune is a funk dancers delight at night, when all is right with the world!!!!

[@hullontyus7552]

MAN THIS WAS THE JAM BACK IN THE DAY..

[@mz.didithedaughterofzion]

IT STILL IS...AAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! 💃🏾🕺🏿💃🏾🕺🏿

[@elyseprince7579]

Nice to here again. The golden days - back in the olden days.

[@locktight54]

Great jam! Brings back so many memories. Had to go out to the garage and jam this in my Corvette! I’m rocking this tomorrow (Friday) 👊🏽🤩

[@jessejohnson6799]

I forgot and the drums

[@tomthecat268]

Eleven clowns hit the dislike button. 😡😡

[@veronicagray9051]

Classic…🎶🎶🎶💖💖💖

[@tyronedavis1767]

Great sound!! Love the bass sound great jam

[@BlackButterflydaGem]

I concur 😊

[@rickyflora2544]

This is one smooth jam here,if you don't have a cool walk. After listening to this you will my brothers.

[@rebeccabrockett6799]

This was always the one!

[@craigstephenson219]

Give it all you got!

[@francishodge5189]

I have loved this brilliant Soul 80s underrated classic by Keni Burke Rising to the top 42 yrs on timeless

[@antoniocognato5023]

Yup. I was a kid when this came out. I'm gonna be 49.in june . 😔. Where did time go?

[@worldhealthrn]

Not underrated, those who know know. Those who don't just miss out.

[@denisemitchell8477]

Gday luv Oh okay The Five Stairsteps Oh ok Keni Burke My jam going through rough times Listen every morning

[@tomthecat268]

This is ultra classic. 💯😎👍🏾

[@alisonannallyallen1437]

Mary I blige took this beat haha

[@annychest718]

Makes me wanna two step to the left..to the right.. Right on❗

[@SunPing32]

You know this is poppin`!

[@dorothysherrod1588]

Still the jam🎵🎶🎵🎵🎤🎤🥰🥰

[@thomasp3865]

Doug E Fresh did a good job with this track too. This original is dope though.

[@joaoalves-canaloficial5305]

Brasil 2021 mais alguém escutando e dançando este super clássico?

[@rmichellejackson865]

Yes Indeed this Song Makes Me Move to the Grove Of them Days Then and Now. God Have Mercy. 6062. SO GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT. LETS GO...LOVE LIVE LIFE.

[@theodoracarter2515]

One of my favorites ❤️

[@geeblaccbkgunnsmoke7149]

This is the Queens New York national anthem.. but in this day and time June 2020 this should be the “WORLDS” national anthem..

[@jeffreyshine6703]

We saw Keni at STEPAGANZA N 2019 he got down Chicago's own !!!

[@mz.didithedaughterofzion]

THAT CITY...MY CITY...CHI-CITY! WE DO IT LIKE NO OTHER!💯 STEP ON CHICAGO...💃🏾🕺🏿💃🏾🕺🏿

[@PJ-jw2bl]

Currently on repeat till whenever 🎧🔊🔊🔊

[@eriqeasy9273]

A yo dis dat sh$t from when life was real thanx for this post🙏😎

[@noniway8013]

Sweeeeeeet!

[@brendanichols2579]

Give it all you got

[@williammason475]

Ain't no half stepping

[@ginamaynard7491]

Keno Burke where are you now and what are you doing. Wow when I was a kid I was crazy about the 5 stairsteps❤️ you guys . I would go anywhere you were performing.. I remember taking picture with y'all on a boat ride.

[@carolyn2290]

This one is for you, Marcia ❤! Thank you for schooling us about what was really going down musically❤.

[@Decgyrrl]

KZbin, STOP INTERRUPTING PPLS MUSIC! R U THAT HARDUP FOR $$?!😡

[@07FreshMaker]

Theme song to my soul 🤙🏼❤️🙏🏼