Mad Vibes - Riches To Rags

[@callen.6371]

Who is here 2024 ??

[@neighborhoodturnt]

24 tin infinity!!

[@sirrenakern7888]

Waddup

[@miamorselena367]

❤

[@Hidden683]

🤝

[@methembesikhulu6621]

🫡

[@elraboso]

I'm in love with this kind of music, seriously

[@andybrar3599]

elraboso yrp

[@tomasj4343]

Yeah buddy

[@Zapzap3132jarek]

Same

[@tobiasjeppesen9528]

and we'll never break up. The love between this music and me will always hold up.

[@inoxpong6973]

Same here

[@sobeee68]

Love this sound more each year.

[@brandonyouknowitsmechill3317]

WHO STILL BUMPING THIS 25 YEARS LATER 🔥

[@Darkest_matter]

FUCK I FEEL OLD... and i was born after this song came out...

[@jamalabdalrashid3516]

I do. Not old. Still alive. Clika. Shadow Blasta Family 🔥

[@jamalabdalrashid3516]

Immortality never gets old

[@davidmcgeady6778]

Me

[@mayronlopez348]

2030 here. Cuz this futuristic.

[@OE509]

Just sit back, close your eyes, and nod to this

[@beatsbysteezbag2382]

OE Beats thanks for showing me these guys bro shits flame

[@rare1974]

do you know the lyrics or where i can get it?

[@rare1974]

tried doing lyrics my self but here it is my mums was always selling dr g s, So i was able to roam and at the age of music:.12 i got into the dr I_I g scene, I'ma drop out of high school at the age of music:.15 then the age of music:.18 bless you both with the beautiful birth, but this birth had to be fed without a neglect and without a education you cant get no respect, searching for a appointment but wasn't nothing but a disappointment so you went off and got your own appointment on the streets you accumulated green for your seed and inherited material

[@cryptanious4749]

dope song! so tried doin lyrics myself too and.. quote: "cause recognition to godbodys on inner city streets that fell they hit the curb hard massively elevated to the top but started at the bottom maintain position well and even caught stardom became a victim to a substance that u pushed on block now ur life is off the hook and u mo hard rock she grew up without any godies(?) at home ur mums is always out dr_gs and u was able to roam at the age of thirteen u entered the dr_gscene and then dropped out of highschool at the age of fifteen at the age of eighteen plan that u seeding ur earth(?) al|ah blessed u both with a beautiful birth..." correct me if im wrong.. :)

[@rare1974]

Nice, i think you got it better then me you prob did and i don't know if you're wrong i tried to find the lyrics everywhere but i just cant find it. But you did it really good i could like hear the words properly from what you typed like it was more clear ya feel me?

[@AL-19-94]

Nothing is better than the original Old school hip hop ritual The street poetry verbals deep instrumentally Peace to the old schoolers for contributing knowledge in the game Ever since they're retirements shit's ain't the same🎤🎤🎤🎤😔😞😤😡

[@journeybeyondthesea]

MC Gnostic facts!

[@pyrocrewnl8899]

@@journeybeyondthesea old skool

[@pyrocrewnl8899]

Old skool not old school

[@bigdesj]

Up to us to change that

[@AL-19-94]

@@journeybeyondthesea shit’s garbage these days

[@lcfranco97]

the first verse is one of the hardest I have ever heard. respect from brazil!!

[@pasthuman]

1 hundred percent!

[@lostreews5237]

RESPECT THIS DOPE FROM GREECE! I miss 2000s

[@Thanos_Tag]

eyyy

[@turururu9774]

dwse dikene moy mad vibez kavla

[@futuretrunks6927]

I am Turkish, love and peace to Greece, you have good old-school rap as well

[@tauroscity2012]

Ogdon sto repeat mono reee

[@ryukaganzeroful]

If anyone else is wondering, the speech in the beginning was from Gil Scott-Heron in a poem he wrote called We Beg Your Pardon

[@mdncthetruth2556]

Cool man

[@nikapantsulaia8627]

2020 still here

[@sebajun8601]

Still alive.

[@jali1]

Hola amigo

[@AL-19-94]

Till infinity

[@Pieruh]

2021

[@lorddrip2304]

2021

[@kanalratte969]

sometime im sad coz i grew up in the right time but the wrong country, so i wasnt able to listen to this divine sounds as i was young. but now i am listening to this and i remember my carefree times and its like it was yesterday. :) thx for this upload

[@AziaticAmericas]

The fact it reached you is the point of Hip Hop, Thank You 🙏 - NYC

[@vintage_sole4065]

Love from Bed Stuy Brooklyn 💙🙏🏻

[@BFpro156]

This is real hip hop. Morden mainstream hip hop lost its contacts with the culture, the realness, the roots. I listen to this underground artists who didnt get big money from this, i feel a passion, a devotion to hip hop, a mystic vibe, i dont get from almost any of these artists who got millionaires. This is what hip hops about

[@isaacfoster1377]

Making music for the soul not for the green ( depending on what kind)

[@samsneed7172]

100%

[@xkxngx8936]

Please dont be that type of hip hop head…YES this song is a godsend YES this is better than about 80% of the current music but your limiting yourself if your saying this is raps peak or that this type of vibe is non existent in todays music. Cmon now

[@bonystickmanking1250]

@@xkxngx8936 hip hop has lost a lot of it's soul

[@cebido53]

@@xkxngx8936 He's right with everything though. If you ask most modern rappers why they got into Rap nowadays, they'll tell you they do it to get rich. It's just not the same. The culture doesnt exist anymore

[@burle999]

2024 still here

[@w33dguy]

still here

[@bgodssoldier1]

Here

[@C3CR2001]

Here

[@quareme_9443]

I’m back listening

[@journeybeyondthesea]

This is my favorite song rn. It’s so beautiful and real. A lot of people in the hood can relate. Though I truly wonder what happened to this guy. I can’t find anything about him on the internet and I hope he’s okay. May Allah bless him. Ameen 😭🙌🏾❤️

[@richardwere4487]

This is as good as Big Squig's song Keep It Going...mad crazy

[@griotnews7346]

who are you looking for?

[@griotnews7346]

who are you looking for? I can help

[@champpit1]

@@richardwere4487 indeed! CLASSIC SONG!

[@Razah.]

@@griotnews7346 she looking for the artist who is rapping in the song, she hoping he is okay

[@benjamintam6408]

Dude, I can play this song all day. The lyrics, the beat and man, that piano riff.

[@bigdawwg9162]

Ima leave this here so when I’m older I’ll come back to this n see how much I’ve grown n learn since then

[@Voltrical]

same 1/4/2023 11:18 AM

[@shineeloverr]

me too 18/1/23 8:13pm

[@proob9853]

A year has passed, and I hope you and the comments above me are doing well. 09/07/2024 05:18 AM

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

“God bless, I know your days filled with enough stress”

[@airkouk]

This is how I look back on my teenage years and somehow a tear rolls down my face and in 2021 we will be present to reminisce about our childhood and the golden 90's. Yo, yo. Peace.

[@JustPlainAwful]

One of the absolute best songs I’ve ever heard, pure soul and energy❤

[@MikeForceMagnetic]

Thank you for the love

[@lucam.3809]

Thats what im talkin about,real hip hop how people today can live without it? Listenin to all this crap goin on radios worldwide everyday,thanx to this great underground rap uploader I can get to know all these great songs,dont stop what u doin

[@rosen1970]

Luca M. Word up!

[@journeybeyondthesea]

Luca M. Exactly! It’s so sad how real music is basically gone. Kendrick is the closest we can get now

[@uhis1686]

ay man that's why u don't listen to the radio. dig in the crates! or on the internet, new dudes comin up always

[@Nobodimportan]

I still remember the first time I heard this on new years eve 1999, still takes me back to that night

[@authorjameswright]

My city! This joint and these bros are certified 🫡💯

[@amoschiwara6160]

Respect all the way from Zimbabwe!

[@shp609]

I can listen to the finest hip hop without commercial breaks... normally impossible in 2024. ❤

[@HostileProd]

i did a remix Beat on this classic it's on my channel 👌🏻 enjoy

[@emilybemily711]

2023 still vibing

[@tobit4007]

this song is just magical smh even thoe i wasn’t born in the 90s I feel like I grew up during that time because of this song

[@cyrusbosire3437]

play young zee, electric chair

[@minalove6582]

I love hip hop for real. What a gift, the storytelling is impeccable when done by a true lyricist.

[@tobiramasenju6290]

God bless I know your days are filled with much stress 🙏🏾

[@surveillance1]

What a fucking dope flow !

[@antonganich.]

2024 🤙

[@MikeForceMagnetic]

Yo my boy just sent me this ... wow I’m amazed at the love for this record I produced and wrote it along with my brother ... we went through a lot turmoil in the streets and every lyric is true all facts

[@kevinjohn5765]

U trippin bruv!!!

[@aj187redrum]

Yo bro could you send me the full lyrics of the song? i would love to translate it to spanish so more people could understand about real hip hop! Much props for this track tho

[@Paz-jv3rj]

Masterpiece my good sir

[@HouseOfDues]

🔥🔥🔥Bro, I remember when you guys first dropped this. I had the Vinyl🙏🏽💪🏽

[@MusaMindset]

Mike thank you for producing this, it’s amazing. If you have any unreleased music from the MVs I would appreciate it if you released it.

[@saulorafael5084]

Essa vibe fria do hip-hop de nova york dos anos 90 é muito reconfortante, muito foda

[@catchwreck98]

Just had to rewind this track several times...too good

[@genericwhitemale1114]

Lyrics: Man promoted for the job he did on the streets of the H2O where the pushers sell the drugs that the government allows into their country and then they do time. Get caught with a nigga bag brother man get caught with a nigga bag says the lady on your way to get yo hair fixed. You'll do Big Ben, Big Ben is time. Yo This recognition to God Bodies on inner city streets that fell and hit the curb hard massively. Elevated to the top but started at the bottom Maintained position while an even core starvin Became a victim to a substance that you pushed on block Now your life is off the hook and you mo hot rocks You grew up without any guidence at home Ya moms is always so drunk so you were able to roam At the age of 13 you entered the drug scene And then dropped outta high school at the age of 15 At the age of 18 planting your seed in ya earth Allah blessed you both with a beautiful birth But this birth had to be fair without a neglect And without an education you can't get no respect Searchin for employment nothin but disappointment So you went for nothin and got your own employment On the streets you accumalating green for your seed And inherited material for nessecity needs Blew the spot had workers at a normal shore block From north main to south main The h2o was mad hot You even shorted brothers for their tatts and their crops Even words you said prices was high on the stock But on the L you was puffin up fools and fell into relm later on it would be easy to tell The truth no doubt it was all going down the hill Empire you had grew was on its way to the ground Cause of a night you introduced ya mouth piece to the pipe And took your life into a relm where it was hard to see light yo From riches to rags From dime pieces to crabs from Puffin lot smokin to coppin crack on the ave This change of life be a reflection of a physical that fell and the man owed to the depths of hell Once a playa but now you stand all played out The latest dope crackhead dealer the rumors be about God bless I know your days are filled with enough stress But on your journey never ceases to hold down your backs I'm writin rhymes for the ghetto dwellers buildin the cellers Fat concepts as steps for the story tellers Preparin rhymes narcrotic on the block mad hot Watch your back black or get back to the plot What you thought it couldn't happen ya better rise up Fore the undertaker be sizin ya up But really it doesn't matter when ya from son You could be a big dick nigga still get done See ya round my way Niggas act mad trife Playin Russian Roulette with the next mans life Games a situation similar to Vietnam Not a day goes by where the night seems calm I used to lay in my rest with a bag of boodabless Gettin set, not a times occuppy with stress Shit is a mess I used to run games but niggas that change like the weather Now I sit strange brothers love faka than pleatha But I still got love for my niggas no doubt no doubt Even though I can't figure out these actions out So watch the love son watch the love (bruh) for you and ya crew Be rest and above Now my man wanna front big town on the regula Out in public place talkin on the cellula You gotta dip let us put ya whip on the jewels flyin in now she took you on a trip The same elsewhere but you couldn't see clear Now the next man's pushin up from the rear He got ya jewels He got ya dip pushed in ya whip but You couldn't see nothin So you got stripped of material things mad cash You kept the stash and was blottin on the table where Ya ass will crash or be ass out A no name heard with no clout You're a pussy for the loot Yes we'll see what it's about Yo From riches to rags From dime pieces to crabs from Puffin lot smokin to coppin crack on the ave This change of life be a reflection of a physical that fell and the man owed to the depths of hell Once a playa but now you stand all played out The latest dope crackhead dealer the rumors be about God bless I know your days are filled with enough stress But on your journey never ceases to hold down your backs Man promoted for the job he did on the streets of the H2O where the pushers sell the drugs that the government allows into their country and then they do time. Get caught with a nigga bag brother man get caught with a nigga bag says the lady on your way to get yo hair fixed. You'll do Big Ben, Big Ben is time. Please correct me if I need it. It took me an hour to do this.

[@chris88cvgt1]

I was also trying to figure out the lyrics as well. My interpretation of the first three parts was about 90 percent the same as yours. Good job!

[@griotnews7346]

Mike force?

[@ned272]

*so you went for 'delf' and got ya own employment*

[@MikeForceMagnetic]

I appreciate this love you guys wow we did this records years ago

[@MikeForceMagnetic]

GRIOT NEWS 7 that’s me my brotha

[@vicentefelice2394]

For anyone looking for the sample, it is The Isley Brothers - Love Put Me On The Corner

[@DonnieDarko1]

👊

[@xkxngx8936]

This song been stuck in my head for a week now🔥🔥🔥

[@LovelyjubleyUK]

Thank you KZbin algorithm for putting me on to some new bangers tonight you’ve served me well 💯 🙏

[@MP-qd3vi]

i grew up on 90s rap and this morning i heard this dope track for the first time!! powerful bars!!

[@anachoritis]

I feel blessed hearing this

[@urbi187]

me 2, so dope... so real..

[@DonnieDarko1]

🙏❤👊

[@lancedurocher6302]

From when music had better days, I miss it

[@SouthCali96]

Good combination on flowing so smoothly with the beat a lot like lord finesse

[@bakagaming6455]

I was listening to this beautiful track all the time, accidentally listened to this while being stoned asf and i actually shed a tear

[@SebastianDeOcana-v3b]

Who is here in 2023?

[@curtisbelcher7352]

How about 2024 💯

[@sonja6065]

​@@curtisbelcher7352me

[@PANF_19]

Me bro i am 15 years old and this is the only type of music to escape from reality. I also do graffiti with this music

[@fpineros9189]

2024

[@Mihammedmihammed]

2024

[@gugugaga2251]

This should be on spotify

[@Yasin-ru3tv]

Timeless masterpiece

[@gunshotZ712]

Brooo I’ve been looking for this song for so long and I FINALY decided to check KZbin, this needs to be on Spotify

[@runaspowers6636]

Lyrics of this song are so real!

[@Underground247]

still hard! Love from the UK.

[@chrisfarlee6496]

This song always reminds me of my brother

[@TDNMAFT.]

Some songs I try to bring up in reels but you know it’s OG wen you can’t find it at all on any platform but the one where you can hear it in full 😅

[@MaxRaldin]

Beautiful beat.

[@floordoctor]

Never should have got rid of this record. Been waiting on a repress somewhere for ages now. Giddy Up.

[@griotnews7346]

I have origanal vinyls

[@l-17]

@@griotnews7346 do you still have? Whats your relation to mad vibes? Love

[@ghost66999]

2023 still killin'☝

[@Skateandcreate9]

i keep thinking of that ODB "who da fuck wanna be a mc, if you cant get paid to be a mc". never heard these dudes before but man...seem like another diamond in the ruff that the rest dont give a damn about. i know people who would rather search for trash than quality just so they can get a lil self esteem pick-me up. fucking disgrace. THESE are the people that deserve our respect, admiration, and attention.

[@ugnemikla2897]

👏👏👏 perfectly said

[@MN-pt8er]

Paris in love with that 🙏💪🏿 force et robustesse les amateurs de good vibes

[@devmiles]

This track is so hard!

[@Djunturica]

I keep coming back to this for years now, AMAZING track, thank you Mad Vibes!

[@mateuszjackowski-v1x]

22/08/2023 my bruddas are on point hat to hat ..

[@Chkhitoooo]

I don't know why I haven't known about this before :| What a GEM💠

[@DGDime]

This is one of my latest finds, wow 25 years too late ;) this may be one of the most o.g rap songs in the world. Respect!!!!!

[@jolafrite260]

later better than never ;)

[@Tranquilsoul]

this is amazing

[@75013biatchh]

classique thks ninja peace from france

[@mateoblanquer6943]

🇫🇷❤️

[@aidanmurphy8069]

Reminds me of the wire. Reminds me of struggle, in a dying city. Reminds me of rain when u had no good shoes and those puddles would make ur feet wet forever. Makes me sad

[@henriquewierzynski5233]

This is on Spotify! Search for "Riches to Rags - Chill".

[@esplanade92]

Do you have a link ? Can’t search for it

[@maxdemarcos6826]

for you and your crew be resting above

[@tomeupuig8220]

The mad vibes art of músic hip hop to 1990 greatt!! From Mallorca

[@alexfavela8509]

Who’s here in 2022? Found a “90s underground hip hop- rare tracks” playlist which included this song. I love this kind of music. Wish it was on iTunes.

[@elyakuto3291]

2023 n still fire

[@Loooo99]

I thank god that you exist bro! Thank you for your work❤💯

[@vitami1]

On repeat every fckn time, salute from Greece

[@vaioskoutis7998]

etsiiiiii kai ego ta idia ma G

[@harveynicholson8018]

You listen to this and truly realise how far the rap and hip hop game has fallen 😢

[@ianclinthorne9968]

It is fucking tragic man

[@pasthuman]

​@@ianclinthorne9968Indeed!

[@HaefOne]

Best upload ever.. I love it and hear it every day. =)

[@davidnocias2668]

big up from Mozambique, this is dope......fo real ,,,,one love

[@jkuub]

First dude reminds me of Phife, cool flow

[@TheHumanBallsack]

KUUB Very Phife like

[@DextrorsalHD]

Bruh OG why u such a goon . Every track I search up you uploaded it. Fucking Mad Respects For real.

[@MrDoorChime]

One of the best. Always hold it down your best

[@Venom44]

Still here in 2024

[@darex1226]

Lyrics: [Intro: Gil Scott-Heron] Being promoted for the job he did on the streets of [the H2O] where the pushers sell the drugs that the government allows in the country, and then they do time Get caught with a nickel bag, brotherman. Get caught with a nickel bag, sisterlady on your way to get your hair fixed You'll do Big Ben, and Big Ben is time.” [Verse 1] Yo, this recognition to God bodies on inner-city streets That fell and hit the curb hard massively Elevated to the top but started at the bottom Maintain position well and even caught stardom Became a victim to a substance that you pushed on the block Now your life is off the hook and you mo hot rocks You grew up without any guidance at home Your moms was always out drunk so you was able to roam At the age of 13 you entered the drug scene And then dropped out of high school at the age of 15 At the age of 18, planted the seed in your Earth Allah blessed you both with a beautiful birth But this birth had to be fed without a neglect And without an education you can’t get no respect Searching for employment was nothing but disappointment So you went for nothing and get your own employment On the streets you accumulated grief in your seed And inherited material for necessity needs Blew the spot, had workers out on almost all blocks From North Main to South Main, the H20 was mad hot You even shorted brothers for their cheddar and their crops And even worse you said prices was high on the stock But on the L you was puffin' enough woolies then fell Into a realm when later on it would be easy to tell The truth, no doubt, it was all going down The empire you had built was on its way to the ground 'Cause overnight you introduced your mouthpiece to the pipe And took your life into a realm where it was hard to see light, yo [Chrorus] From riches to rags, from dime pieces to crabs From puffing lot smoking to copping crack on the ave This change in life be a reflection of a physical that fell In the manhole to the depths of hell Once a player, but now you stand all played out The latest dope crackhead dealer the rumors be about God bless, I know your days are filled with ’nough stress But on your journey never cease to hold it down your best [Verse 2] I'm writin' rhymes for the ghetto-dwellers, buildin' and sellers Phat concepts and steps for the storytellers Preparing rhymes like product on the block, mad hot Watch you back black or get bagged in the plot What you thought it couldn't happen? Better wise up 'fore the undertaker be at ya sizin' you up It really doesn't matter where you’re from son You could be a big dick nigga still get done See around my way niggas act mad trife Playin’ Russian roulette with the next man's life Games and situations similar to Vietnam Not a day goes by when the night seems calm I used to lay at my rest with a bag of Buddha bless gettin’ set Now the times occupied with stress, shit is a mess I used to run games but niggas done changed, like the weather Now shit's strange 'cause the love's faker than pleather But I still got love for my niggas no doubt Even though I can’t figure these actions out So watch the love son, watch the love For you and your crew B, restin' above (no doubt) Now my man wanna front, big time on the regular Out in public places talkin' on the cellular You gotta tip, better sport your whip While the [?] now she took you on a trip to St. Elsewhere 'Cause you couldn't see clear Now the next man's pushin' up from the rear He got your jewels, he got your dip, pushin' your whip But you couldn't see nothin' so you got stripped Of material things, mad cash, she kept the stash And was plottin' on the day your ass would crash And be ass out, a no-name herb with no clout Yo the pussy for the loot that's what she was about [Chrorus] From riches to rags, from dime pieces to crabs From puffing lot smoking to copping crack on the ave This change in life be a reflection of a physical that fell In the manhole to the depths of hell Once a player, but now you stand all played out The latest dope crackhead dealer the rumors be about God bless, I know your days are filled with 'nough stress But on your journey never cease to hold it down your best [Outro: Gil Scott-Heron] Being promoted for the job he did on the streets of [the H2O] where the pushers sell the drugs that the government allows in the country, and then they do time Get caught with a nickel bag, brotherman. Get caught with a nickel bag, sisterlady on your way to get your hair fixed You'll do Big Ben, and Big Ben is time.”

[@tune1r]

Good jams

[@CJKazooie]

Who was the Virgin that disliked this?

[@JJ-pe5om]

Sheesh 8 years ago

[@loyaltyuncrythro6788]

@@JJ-pe5om yuh yuh

[@johndocht1118]

Your dad

[@damian5825]

many virgins by now

[@kingdelconnect]

2021 and still rocking and bobbing my head. Let's goooo

[@jasmineaguilar5738]

Nice song badass old school Nice to listening to this music And living in New Jersey New York.

[@maxdietrich7560]

without 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 nothing will ever get you high

[@0liverr94]

max dietrich you can eat the buds I used to and know other people who do. I have been wanting to quit smoking so much, and cook with it. Eating weed is bad for your stomach I heard though if you're eating the straight buds and picking off of it. To be honest I would rather Eat weed than eat certain types of plants and vegetables.

[@williambison9772]

you know you can snort coke right lol!!!!!

[@nightofthunder5509]

@@0liverr94 Canna butter and vaping are what you need

[@raptorcharlie115]

2021 and still going strong 🔥🔥🔥

[@raptorcharlie115]

2022 baby!!! let's go!

[@raptorcharlie115]

2023!! Still bumping it 🔥

[@riverx3066]

Such a good song

[@mirkakuttnerova1151]

Respect from Slovakia too good rap i love it

[@kireal]

the second track on this 12" is also very dope!!

[@SquirrelOne23]

Dope track too

[@HipHopEmperorSalute]

Rapper Nature from Queensbridge has a song called I don't give a fuck with this beat classic

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

Damn 💎

[@MrVitorGomess]

Love it!

[@JustinGasso-cb9id]

straight fire

[@isaiasdesambo5918]

The art of making a good music

[@hellojam7965]

90s are a different era for every music head knowing we had greatest hits ever in the last 40 years coming from the 80s and 90s mostly.

[@bunnyman2966]

New music is pure shit mostly

[@rohannelluvelil]

that fat kick and that mother loving snare tho and real bars , this is hip hop .

[@bmxingiskingftw]

Just come across this on a random KZbin playlist, awesome track.

[@DonnieDarko1]

Does me in, every single time I come to re visit. Seems like nothing has changed.

[@ghana21]

REAL HIP HOP IN IT'S PUREST FORM!!

[@Sneider2mil4___]

🔥🔥🇵🇪

[@ElThugQuitian]

Dope