Lil Pump, Jeezy, Migos & How Ad-Libs Took Over Hip-Hop | Genius News

[@adrianmaria7651]

Chief Sosa wit the “Bang Bang”

[@chiefflow3838]

Bikram Bal aw hell naw

[@NiteDriv3r]

Love Sosa!

[@c_-pb3ue]

most of these rappers are 70% rap and 30% adlibs. playboi carti is 90% adlibs and 10% rap

[@ryanl6037]

playboi carti is a walking ad-lib

[@ilmejhonhaley]

“What wat wat wat “

[@1huerta]

ayyitsryan and a walking lick

[@creepa_8991]

"bee"

[@mzanellis9720]

ayyitsryan lol

[@boknows8376]

The only nigga who whole songs be ad libs

[@JLeon40]

*take off walks in:* "Cookie!"

[@neymarjrjaffrayj.jacksonde2734]

JLeon40 MOMMA

[@S0APiUm]

JLeon40 food

[@KSATSpotting]

T-TAKEOFF

[@boxmanpedro]

Beeeeeeeg yoshiiii

[@wtobsavedme2335]

Offset

[@Nick-uk5bg]

Ski mask- “Waterrrrrrrr”

[@adriel.4887]

Ayyyyyyyyyye

[@RECOMI_Iyaitaka]

Lil pump : brtt skrt esketit ouh xxxtentacion : ey ey yah ha umh Ski mask : aha waterr yuh 21 savage : oh god oh yah

[@NiteDriv3r]

Ugly God Water water water!

[@yareyaredaze588]

waterrr

[@sisadingiswayo5596]

21 savages “21” is iconic but the huncho of all ad-lips is X’s “Ayyyyy”

[@kazi_19]

Straight up

[@oreo813]

Sisa Dingiswayo nah

[@NiteDriv3r]

X said ayy a lot but Soo do all rappers !

[@getyourbandsup4860]

Stole it from chief keef like every new rapper did

[@robintetris]

the best adlib is westside gunn 'boom boom boom boom boom'

[@Cbas619]

"ITS LIT, ARITE" "21, 21"

[@291WW]

Yea uh what ok aye

[@adriel.4887]

both joined and went "STRAIGHT UP".

[@KevinHoochieDaddy]

On God

[@kingl5523]

Thugger, sosa, uzi, and migos got the best ad libs

[@DanielLopez-qb4em]

Tanzeel Carti

[@oreo813]

travis

[@doflash9210]

Daniel Lopez carti is an ad lib

[@papaicebreakerii8180]

KAKASHI HATAKE but ya gotta respect Migos sayin cookie every damn song as an ad-Lib

[@trashman3571]

What about ski and x?

[@anthonyramos2807]

Chief Keef made a lot of great Ad-libs used till this day pay respects

[@mannygarcia963]

Chief is the founder of ad-libs of this generation. Playboi Carti is a whole adlibs king rn lol

[@bruno.6610]

Nah Jeezy is

[@ikhwanhakimi2473]

@nabil chowdhury yes he made but I think playboi got bettee ad libs

[@faisalriza1727]

woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof

[@reallyhimongod]

Base god made chief keef you fool so it was BASE GOD not Keef

[@jaimedrum]

Manny Garcia he literally shaped modern rap

[@tidianeba5664]

Chief keef really took adlibs tona whoooole nother level i remember thats the first thing that hit me when drill music popped up.. even before migos & atl rappers

[@emmb6646]

True

[@thegoat6189]

People still saying “BANG BANG”

[@michaelrlyon8100]

Don't sleep on young jeezy brother,

[@jaiharvey520]

A SNITCH NIGGA THATS THAT SHIT I DONT LIKE YUH DONT LIKE YUH DONT LIKE YUH

[@sewnixltdofficial7687]

My top favorite adlibs 1, straight up 2, it's lit 3, pop it pop it 4, yeah 5, yeah! yeah! 6, brrr brrrr! 7. Ooooooooh yeeeeah

[@tiborszabo9616]

COOKIE!

[@whohimis1029]

21 21

[@Jazxtsy]

bee!

[@ugurguneri6469]

Bang bang

[@MikeDFG]

Lil B Martha Stewart Iconic

[@starzbang8267]

Facts #TYBG

[@ilmejhonhaley]

Tybg

[@wyattcorbin1629]

It's not as iconic as Starbucks.

[@elansings]

If you don’t know, now you know brotha

[@VarmLeverdreng]

please fuck my bitch basedgod

[@CommonSenseless1993]

I don't have a problem with ad-libs but this new generation of rappers use it as a crutch. Ad-libs should enhance the verse not BE the verse.

[@emmb6646]

Fckng Truth

[@boistired6825]

BigBad Bryant thank you.

[@patrickmartin2689]

I just left a similar message...🤔🤔🤔

[@tarasidhu1426]

Oof yesss I agree!!!! Like now a days all songs have amazing beats and cool ad libs, but if you break down the song to its core (lyrics) it’s pretty much trash. I still listen to that music cause the beats are fire but there’s no talent there 😂🙄

[@shahii.7034]

Ski Mask is what you say. Uses the ad-libs to “enchance” the verse

[@HailCaesxrBeats]

STRAIGHT UP! LA FLAME! 🔥Travis has some of the hardest ad-libs

[@TuP4pi707]

STRAIGHT UPPPPP

[@mattroscoe5436]

ITS LIT

[@a.r.aproductions1569]

Oh my God!

[@YessirMikeDeanYessir]

ALRIGHT! YAH YAH!

[@starzbang8267]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@a.ffirmative]

2018: Ski mask: Waterrr 2019: Ski mask: Carbonated waterrrr

[@julesr973]

The problem is that a lot of rappers think that ad-libs are more important Than the text

[@theTrueKlan]

Projet J text isnt important to music.

[@James-op3vx]

James Miller ????? Rap is all about lyrics

[@julesr973]

wtf, rap is the only music where you can say everything you want so how the text couldn't be important, it's just why rap was created, to speak up and tell something

[@matthewhovda5989]

No part of music is more important. All that matters is that it fuckin SLAPS

[@culverp1138]

Exactly. Ad-libs have become the focal point of the song now which gets old really fast.

[@laidbacklifestyle389]

Michael Jackson I think one of the greatest ad-lib influences in music histroy

[@muffinzezyproductions116]

hehehehhehehe

[@vercetti_03]

Facts

[@4sup47]

Micheal Jackson and chief keef had the best ad-libs

[@melsoro7311]

Trent hbk "OW!"

[@pekh1859]

HEE HEE BANG BANG

[@10.percent]

Hue!

[@takodachamberlain]

Lil Jon isn’t even a rapper, he’s just an ad-liber

[@maxeffortliftz1086]

Martha Stewart 😂😂😂

[@bresnursery4769]

Leonardo when I heard I that I was like WTF?????....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MsXenyy1]

Lmaoooo

[@wiltchamberlain5168]

😂😂😂😂👌👍

[@jalisakey5098]

Sorry but that "Martha Stewart" got me rollingggg

[@ray-may]

jalisa key on me

[@spartanretro]

Ikr such a random name he threw in

[@SenorGnar]

Jacques always brings the most knowledge on Genius videos. Pretty solid overview, good work, man

[@DonCutty]

Ad libs are cool but these days if you take out the ad libs and it's a bunch of dead space on the track

[@xavblais9248]

yeah cause there needs to be places for ad libs?

[@DonCutty]

Yall are missing the point. I'm not saying ad libs don't serve a purpose. I'm saying that in this current gen of rap, ad libs make up 75% of some of the songs.

[@Own-Nothing-And-Be-Happy]

@@DonCutty yup that's why basically anyone can be a rapper these days it doesn't require skills, Lil Pump is a good example

[@ofimportance5458]

@@Own-Nothing-And-Be-Happy Lil Pump isn't even relevant

[@ThehatedPOOPTATO]

Old head ass dudes lmao, don't know what they're talking about.

[@l.b.437]

this is such a good piece of media - super explanatory and entertaining, taking a topic many people don't think about and exploring it in-depth. can definitely see all the work that went into this, congrats!

[@muhammadandreasmuriaperwir8944]

Old : more lyrics, more rhyme, less ad-lib New : few lyrics, little bit rhyme, full ad-libs.

[@jonathongilliam1436]

How can u have a adlib video without *DDDEEEEXXXTTTTEEEERRRRR*

[@Airraca]

Great video! Interesting to see the evolution of ad-libs! Never knew everything was so structured.

[@chiefbeef4683]

Chief Keef is the GOAT of ad-libs!

[@juanorozco4090]

he is the one who puts new rap now everybody sounds the same & Sosa is the biggest influential of ad libs, mumble & trap music

[@thegigadykid1]

@@juanorozco4090 biggest influence of this generation

[@bruno.6610]

Nahhh Jeezy is

[@Tonio4x]

Can'tThinkOfAName we all forgot about him 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Tonio4x]

nabil chowdhury im talkin bout jeezy

[@teeahrahahnet]

The throwbacks really gave me life this Friday afternoon lol

[@demetav3507]

Ad Libs. 80% of Die Lit album by Playboi Carti

[@MasadhaGaming]

"Arff! Arff! Skrrt! Yuh!" 14 year olds: Ooh, that's deep.

[@ggallintedtalk]

MasadhaGaming You’re as bad as those 14 year olds ..

[@mohamedhesham5691]

@@ggallintedtalk He IS the 14 year old

[@larry6483]

FAMOUS DEX

[@perryzion333]

AFRICANDRUG LORD oh man god damn

[@royalkina]

perry zion oh what?fo real

[@anxsxhx325]

A WUH DEXTERRR

[@beatsinmyhead9919]

A W H A T A D E X T E R

[@raphxel3276]

AFRICANDRUG LORD he use it good tho

[@jesusamaro3801]

Oh man goddamn-dexter Its lit,straight up-travis 21,21,21-21 savage Aye!-x Water!-ski mask What?-carti Favorite ad libs👌🏾💯

[@mobyhuge6334]

Tbh biggest thing in production that's taking over hip hop is 808s like in many songs there's no kicks whatsoever

[@diegoledezma4045]

They got kicks layered on top of the 808s

[@mattroscoe5436]

Ik I don’t like it the kicks are either nonexistent or very weak

[@mobyhuge6334]

Matt Roscoe that's so true

[@mobyhuge6334]

Diego Ledezma i get what u mean but im talking about hw some producers don't put kicks in at all like in esketit there's only 808s met gala same thing and in all girls are the same as well

[@mattroscoe5436]

Roshaan Iqbal honestly tho met gala works good w that but I agree it sometimes ruins the song

[@jackanderson6966]

Uzi’s ad-lib in Bad and Boujee is my favorite part of the song

[@etown1002]

A throw to the old school is cool but Young Jeezy made the ad-libs a focal point of the song more so than the actual verse.

[@moritzr.6333]

Lil B, gucci mane and chief sosa are the fathers of modern rap

[@emmb6646]

And Lil Wayne

[@user-ef8up4bz3k]

Murda Clan. All those motherfuckers were literally directly influenced by wayne never the other way around. And I don't even keep wayne in my top 10...

[@gabew3333]

You mean Thugger, Gucci mane and sosa

[@TheMrsix13]

Fuck mumble crap

[@wiltchamberlain5168]

You FORGOT "YOUNG JEEZY"💯

[@sani5077]

Y'all didn't mention Famous Dex?!

[@prodfendy]

OH WHAT! IM DEXTERRR!!!

[@ayepeeuh6427]

Oooohhhmmmaaaaann goooddaaammnn

[@ghannis]

DAMN was waiting for you to mention lil b, he the one who opened the way for the soundcloud/ad-lip rappers today!

[@Antmoore1997]

To me, Young Jeezy was the first rapper whose ad libs were hotter than the bars...

[@himothy9871]

Anthony Moore yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@riqosteel]

Jayson J. Lesaine thatsssssss righttttttttt

[@FuherJoeBeezy]

Gucci Mane low-key invented ad-libs first nigga to say skrrt

[@michaelrlyon8100]

Real Talk

[@anthonycelestin3559]

Young Jeezy had the most impact with the adlibs, hes the reason Migos adlib so much. I used to imitate the "Yeah......" voice wit dat raspy voice

[@joelchoi5495]

Migos- the king of ad libs- cookie, mama, ye, hey, uhh. Ski mask- waterrr. 21 savage- 21, 21,21. Dababy- yeah yeah. Gucci mane- woo, yeahhhh.

[@joh4ze736]

Playboi carti and Famous Dex are the Kings of ad lips nowadays

[@Lucid_Lxwlife]

Jeezy’s adlibs still reign supreme.

[@adrianmaria7651]

Playboi Carti is the King of Adlibs

[@TweakHardGeekHard]

They put Sybyr in there LMAO

[@fmbraceforever2944]

EVIL DIAMOND shit was amazing 😅

[@l3www]

Underground legend

[@m40pill]

ayy ayy ayy ayy

[@SmxkeGxd]

EVIL DIAMOND so amazing

[@yungbrxdge]

SYRINGE LMAO

[@debodatta7398]

If this vid don't mention Chief Keef it's unfinished.

[@debodatta7398]

Now that i've watched it I see he is on it so this video is correct and factual

[@jordan12118]

Travis Scott is the king of adlibs and he can't even make the thumbnail smh

[@CptJumper]

Jordan Davis IT'S LIT!!! STRAIGHT UP!!!

[@tomoxii6496]

LAFLAME

[@emmb6646]

Uh Uh Sosa Is The King

[@dannyoffabean]

Carti > Travis

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

YAH YAH!!! SKRRRRRRT!!! WHOOOO!!!!I

[@Will-hc4xv]

Thank god. Mainstream media finally giving Chief Keef some credit. Father to this new generation.

[@MikeDFG]

This is America

[@heelstevenmaggle5615]

America>Everywhere else

[@bloodnessx]

Mike White dont let it slippin nah

[@CorruptedYouth]

Mike White kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3XcoJWDq7JrjLs LIL PUMP SNORTING COKE IN LA WTF 💯😨😵

[@PRT2Music]

No, this is patrick.

[@boistired6825]

Full Burst look what I’m a whipping now!

[@Brosenbrose]

To me, ad libs became a dominant part of the music when I heard Jeezy's "Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh" all over every track on Thug Motivation 101. That shit had me hooked.

[@mayah5579]

I forgot about half these songs.. this vid brung back so many memories

[@gagan7119]

appreciate the research here, Genius

[@Hoops_head]

Travis: it’s lit Schoolboy q: yawk Those my faves

[@ヨキ将軍]

Adlibs shows the creativity, also tells the audience that who they’re listening to when it’s feature heavy song, like, guwoop, thugger, and other stuff.

[@Rachelsawthat]

James Brown, OG!

[@ferragamofalcon]

Y’all chose the perfect songs I’m literally shedding tears

[@MrVenomDon]

Why is Big Sean not on this? Can't forget boy, I do it, swerve swerve

[@vishwajeetbabbar7622]

1:52 Dat is ART!!🔥🔥💯

[@thealienbros5431]

chief keef made most these adlibs tbh lol

[@etherealentity7675]

TheAlienBros you young kid

[@maxreaper25]

Genius video editing team is tremendous

[@StayNubsty]

1:42 longest yeah boy ever???

[@amzain-zr2vm]

1:42 yyeeeaaeh boooeeyyyy

[@TheSilentBattle]

Eminem’s adlibs weren’t only hilarious, original and iconic, they also added to the story he was telling

[@Ace_etereo]

Maynard Breslow Eminem’s adlibs were crazy

[@Mark-jw2vz]

dam all those songs from 2005 and 2012 really just made me miss my child hood. Im 16 but i grew up with my sisters listening to all the music and it just made me sad to think that music now days are never gonna give you that feeling from years from now

[@abelm3629]

Chief Keef and Migos

[@aliwestbrooks2005]

4:25 pure CLASSIC

[@boratsagdiyev874]

I think Big Sean is one of the coldest when it comes to adlibs

[@OnTopOfHizGame]

LakbayTV HD yea boy 😂

[@terrarjohnson2697]

All these throw backs moe🤟🏾🔥

[@XxGunsling3rMODExX]

Migos have perfected the art of adlibs FACTS!!!

[@Treyleelee]

I love this type of videos

[@bbananakill9892]

nobody: travis scott's ad libs:STRAIGHT UP

[@brittlia_]

Freaky Tah just had that energy!!! He was the best at the adlibs in my opinion

[@Podge]

Playboi Carti has the best adlibs. Don't @ Me

[@brennancrocker9388]

Podge literally all he has is Adlibs lol

[@arturoherrera4579]

Ever heard A$AP Fergs?

[@gabrielwan1187]

Ski Masks, Famous Dex, Desiigner, Asap Ferg, and Gucci Mane

[@thelivevideos2429]

Podge it’s lil uzi vert

[@roddur1000]

Too bad half of em are stolen from chief keef

[@GabrielDucharme]

More of these!!

[@nad1r190]

The fact that MadeinTYO isn’t even considered is sickening

[@Yo-xc1un]

Nadir315 right bruh

[@ANT_THEMOVEMENT]

That man dumpster juice

[@ItsSnapp]

Any video with Jacques is straight fire tbh

[@lostdawnempty]

Carti can litterally adlib over a pierre bourne beat and be like "beeh!" and it still sounds fire

[@ProducedByNRM]

Playboi Carti’s “bee” is legendary

[@StillAwesome21]

Ad-libs over everything.

[@jimmycooks69]

yadiiiigg

[@starzbang8267]

Hype music

[@sergios2060]

Ad libs over actual lyrics and bars? Ad libs ruin music for me. When it becomes the main focus of the song. But to each their own, right?🙃

[@starzbang8267]

Sergio S music is just like NIKE, different styles and types. Some are runners, basketball and streetwear which is cool bc it's a variety of different things and music isn't any different. You can practically create the type of music you like. Tho this isn't music related what I'm about to say but "Don't YUCK somebody else's YUM" . . BE COOL BRO ✌✌🤘🤙

[@Bustaperizm]

Sergio S To each dey own, rah!

[@fleurlarochepoesy]

ohweewee! great vid, THX!

[@coachcolin]

The short answer: Young Jeezy

[@BrandonOfJapan]

Lil toenail has the best ad libs, that lil jon "YEAH" kills me.

[@mileswittig8744]

Shoutout Madeintyo for "skrr skrr"

[@findlayhamilton-jones3863]

1:42 my longest ever yeah boi

[@christopherr.1155]

Weird Dexter wasn't in it, with the "Ohh-yeah-ohh-what, Ohh yeah I do, In dexter, what..."

[@n8ball347]

Oh man gah damn

[@Kaiveran]

Dex-starr

[@Barti-SK]

A lot of Korean hip hop groups such as DJ DOC's album in 1997 had ad-libs included in many of their tracks. So I think foreign hip hop movements such as the korean hip hop movement pioneered a lot of elements seen in hip hop today.

[@illyrianprodigy3518]

Jeezy and Rick Ross have the best ad libs

[@mbrown2724]

I did a presentation on the importance of adlibs in rap music my junior year of high school in my ib english class! i enjoyed that project a lot haha

[@peasnug4508]

0:55 is that lil uzi

[@wavy4788]

Pop smoke and fivio foreign and Lil tjay that got some of the best ad lips in my opinion

[@andyalfuego5801]

“Huh”

[@Allon-rv2jp]

Andy Alfuego "way"

[@duloogo]

Rich Read about it

[@andyalfuego5801]

“Wah”

[@jnall5904]

Andy Alfuego "HA!"

[@shamsunder9597]

"HA"

[@bangtherapy8321]

Ad libs are dope! Great vid on a underrated subject.

[@tristanvalies7874]

What about the Michael Jackson ad-libs? Errbody knows them

[@etherealentity7675]

Tristan Valies this dude that made this is jamming trash rap not real hip hop like pac

[@mychaeljones7526]

Ethereal Entity James Brown is trash rap?

[@yxshmusic]

Bro Travis just comes in the video for 0.3 seconds and I can't be sadder ;-;

[@Johndoe-gd4tb]

Jeezy's "J.E.E.Z.Y. " is still by FAR the best Trap track that was ever made.....

[@bigdraco3152]

Tybg 🙏🏾💯

[@thatoneguykaboom7329]

How do you just leave Dexter out of this

[@boolet6763]

ah woah ?

[@lukav5193]

Danny Brown first used the feature ad libs with Schoolboy Q on Pneumonia. He also has the dopest ad libs in the game