LL Cool J, DMX, Red Man, Method Man on Apollo

[@pinkacademy5232]

DMX opened his mouth and everyone started losing it

[@DubBeats]

Gio He wasn’t even big yet but they still gave mad love that awesome....

[@ximicro5400]

@your majesty mrmac215he had to show his arm, but still didnt top DMX lol

[@p-illasando1049]

Dmx's was born to rap, the passion, the energy, the grit, the eruption in his voice, the pain 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 R.I.Paradise DMX 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@duryl]

Rip DMX

[@ShawnCman]

For the young heads who may read this in the future...This was the making of the LEGEND of DMX...RIP 👑

[@Psych541]

Who else kept rewinding Xs part..rest in power King

[@jb22885]

😂😂😂😂 me

[@actafadul]

Guilty as charged

[@trillwallace4717]

The crowd just went wild when DMX said his verse🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏

[@coreysession2916]

Salute Salute Salute Salute 💪 X 4ever

[@antmuch9]

Strong..

[@shawnperico7221]

DMX saved New York after Biggie died..he brought the streets back when all niggas talked about was popping bottles

[@ayyo19]

X was and will always be special. He was one of a kind. 🙅🏻‍♂️

[@Geeteeayeeee]

On God 💯 the best part and Method

[@kisamgrg924]

Dmx's stage presence is so great it makes people disappear on their own song

[@gregchapman6190]

Good way to put it ,that's exactly what happens

[@ghanasoul]

Like i said, with DMX in this, i do NOT see anyone else. This was LL’s song with special guests. However, u can’t hide talent. DMX stole the show hands down.

[@gregchapman6190]

@@ghanasoul yup ,I remember he would always go last on songs ,and his verses and his delivery was like a shot of adrenaline man ,and it would give u chills ,that's how hard he was man

[@SummerJ200]

💯💯😂😂😂

[@misslucky5474]

​ @ghanasoul Yeah, this is the PERFECT song for X's voice...strong, gritty, growl. DMX is a shining star for sure. However, LL is a shining star too... has been for a long time and he is my favorite recording artist and entertainer. So far, I haven't come across anybody YET, that has made me change my mind, but I will not dim the light of someone else, that is clearly talented, either. Why do you think they dressed DMX the way he's dressed, in comparison to the others? That's just ONE part of it, by the way.

[@ested23]

DMX's energy was crazy.....the crowds reaction was wow!

[@sekaidaniels7655]

Been on the coast so long forgot about Apollo do it still come on use to watch it up in Chicago late nights.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Crowds are not like this today especially in NYC. It's dead

[@issaadam867]

Best rap performer in the world gotta be D

[@13irthMark]

Super facts.

[@13irthMark]

Hardest performance

[@matthewvaladez8209]

DMX didn’t even have an album out yet. That’s how you know he was already real

[@jamesrage1717]

Facts

[@australium7374]

I didn’t even realize that this catapulted him. His debut was insane

[@adamgordon2572]

He didn’t have a album out but he’s been around from since like 1989 and had tracks “ Born loser “ which came out in 92, and “ Make a move “ 94. 95 he was on Mic Geronimo’s “ Time to build “ with Jay-z and Ja rule.

[@WhiteSauceher]

@@adamgordon2572 damn he was around when pac was still alive and making hits

[@adamgordon2572]

@@WhiteSauceher : Yessir 💯

[@timkruse9912]

DMX was THAT nigga, even among those legends his energy was another level!!! raw asf, even the fans got more hyped when X came on!!!! RIP LEGEND!!!

[@adamgordon2572]

Real talk, you could kinda tell LL wanted that reaction but it wasn’t quite so. X was on another level and a problem 🔥🔥 R.I.P. 👑 DARKMAN X ✊🏾✊🏾

[@Retrotvoveranalyzing]

1:27

[@DJvNastyTX]

That growl DMX did when he was approaching 🔥💪

[@ingodwetrust7648]

Damn ma no disrespect but you are drop dead gorgeous ❤️..But yes X was the best!

[@blacksuburban2410]

And he met every single word of that growl!

[@charlita25]

Back when rappers had passion.

[@akeemshakur]

Emcees no rappers.

[@pitlife247]

charlita25 we still do come check my music

[@kennethbonney7638]

Notice how much more energetic the crowd was without holding their cell phones pointed at the stage,like today's concert's🤦🏾‍♂️ shows we're definitely greater back then.

[@kennethbonney7638]

@Reginald Lovely Hey Bro!!! I was stationed out of Norfolk V.A. on the Carrier Enterprise, that concert sounds like it was 🔥💯. L.L. has always been famous for great stage performance and he has super list of hits, peace to you man✌🏾

[@TRUTHHURTS1.]

Well She Queen 💃🏽.. (✌🏿❤️on 4/12/20)

[@ghanasoul]

No offense to everyone else onstage, but DMX’s part is the part i keep repeating over and over again. THIS was the hip hop i remembered from Junior High to college in the late 80s and 90s. Bring back the ‘90s, bring back the golden age of hip hop. Most of all bring back DMX. 😌

[@ryanvelez6762]

❤️😞

[@truthhurts79]

Well muthafkn said 🤜💥🤛

[@adamgordon2572]

Same here fam 🔥🔥 R.I.P. DARKMAN X ✊🏾

[@josephjackson7955]

Absolutely correct 👍

[@iyahannahhenriques3168]

Yasssss. 90s hip hop is and will ALWAYS be the best!

[@danceromel]

LL is my boy, but DMX STRAIGHT KILLED IT!

[@FlintBoi4Life]

danceromel Yes he did bruh, D went in!!

[@guayando77]

danceromel yes he did but still Canibus Out shined all of them with his Verse. My Opinion

[@danceromel]

Yeah, that's why he was booted from performing with them, huh?

[@mac-js1pc]

danceromel he was booted because the beef had begun. The beef began immediately. Canibus said his verse, LL laid his verse after he heard Can verse, and it was on. Canibus recorded "2nd Round KO" afterwards and the beef was official. "4,3,2,1" was a hit so now Can couldn't perform live with LL and them.

[@danceromel]

I know the whole story dude. LL made a comeback song, "Can I Bus!" LL...one of the greatest battle rappers of all time! Even Jay-Z knew better than to go toe to toe with uncle L!

[@TheReign2]

When DMX stepped out............chills. One word came to mind......POWER! Everyone felt it.

[@rogerrice5325]

Word Chills 🤜🏾🤜🏾

[@KiambuX]

A rare breed indeed. Rest in power 📿🤲🏿.

[@bryandungee1029]

Exactly ... my thing be, how many people/excs/label people heard him and said he wasn't good enough??? How did they not see the talent

[@neverhungryagain2187]

@@bryandungee1029😮

[@candicej88]

DMX just gave me chills when he started rapping

[@trillwallace]

I like the fact he started growling before he said his verse🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@geraldmabry4744]

I got the chills just looking at you, wow

[@javantedavis1999]

Oms i got the chills‼️‼️

[@benzeno216]

Same... RIP X 2022

[@zekiaherfe4234]

@@trillwallace the most iconic bark of all time

[@StopSelfDoubting]

Omg, look how the crowd reacted the second DMX opened his mouth. His energy was so powerful. Man this hurts so bad 😞😞😞

[@shermanburnsjr.1116]

It's Like A Fuckin' Close Relative That Died,Sad!!!!

[@dedenisesarfo]

My God... When DMX's part came on the crowds energy was so wild

[@esco706]

+denise sarfo X was on his prime there!

[@tabooSajiva]

cuz he the best

[@wandahwisdom5646]

+denise sarfo He's fire! Dope fire signs have that effect! #DMX

[@InfiniteUmbra]

denise sarfo - Was about to type the same thing. All due respect to all the legends there, especially LL but damn they went crazy as hell when X started spitting his bars. His energy gets you hyped as hell.

[@torianmcneill3794]

R I P DMX 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I wish death never existed

[@horrorfilmscholar]

Imagine, back then X was the least known of the 4 but got the reaction from the crowd like he was the legendary god Emcee. Unmatchable energy and soul. #hiphop

[@marcceaserlino739]

Stay out the Dark cause if i catch u when the sun is down run it clown.....X..💯💯💯💯

[@gowmitch069]

Believe what I say when I tell you, don't let me put you somewhere no one can smell you

[@jmy2399]

When in doubt, however skull go, it gon' be dat See dat, that shit'll finish you, dog, beli dat

[@sanyatesGRIA]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥the Dog was a problem on live performances

[@lilmariosantana7735]

“Come Up Off Dat I’m Gon Run It Down Run It Now However It’s Gon Go It’s Gon Be Dat You See Dat That Shit Will Finish You Dog Believe Dat”

[@adamgordon2572]

When X spat his verse the crowd went bananas 🔥🔥 he was truly one of a kind, a ICON, LEGEND, G.O.A.T. There will never be another like him. R.I.P. Earl “ DARKMAN X “ Simmons ✊🏾✊🏾

[@louielongbread4237]

Because of this night is why DMX is always considered a Hall of Famer at such an early age

[@snoop11080]

lol dmx didn't even have a song out yet and the crowd still went crazy

[@rodney1b]

+Snoopy Williams cause he was new to the scene

[@jreel]

+DJ Rod B Nah that's his energy. No way you can sit and listen to the X spit and not feel it. That's raw emotion and he had a charimsa so many rappers lacked. DMX last well known performance that was televised was at the Hip Hop Awards. Crowd went berserk when they saw him even though he hadn't made a hit song in years. I compare him to Pac because both weren't too lyrical but just had this outstanding presence as rappers.

[@rodney1b]

***** well that too

[@mansandem]

+Snoopy Williams I think the movie *Belly* was out at that time tho....

[@illnigma]

Dude from Everest College™ no Belly Was not out. belly was recorded in 1998. this is 1997!

[@mikes4354]

This is why I’m so hard on hip hop today . 1. The energy 2. The lyrics Mmmmmaaaannnnnn.. I have no words. This still gives me chills ..

[@510t-mac]

Folks I’m with you !!! Real talk! It’s like 4 cats on stage and they don’t sound the same wooow hip-hop was great now? Well you know

[@YoungNationalistVibe]

you can tell when DMX started rapping they realized the realest nigga in the game just entered haha, an the energy all at once was insane and they couldn't evan hold it in they new he was a legend from day 1

[@Ingy678]

Can we all just enjoy the fact that besides this being a classic, no half naked girls, no fancy cars, no flashing money and 100% testosterone. R.I.P D although legends never die.

[@iyahannahhenriques3168]

Well said!!!!

[@angelawilliams6913]

Exactly they were rapping real music no crazy mess

[@bruh.3598]

But did u forget theirs hella cuss words and inappropriate words in the song?

[@kaylad4486]

How about men just date each other?

[@BrookeMichaela1]

They were definitely in the videos though

[@MrsRoRo2fine]

Method Man and Red Man love to see them two together

[@Black____]

One of the hardest stage performances ever by DMX. RIP X

[@thembelaningesman4255]

I literaly got Chills and Goose Bumps when DMX started spitting... THAT SHIT WAS CRAZYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[@armyone90]

The birth of a legend.... DMX

[@MrCbwTV]

I miss the old New York.

[@diallotipac9951]

old music

[@MrCbwTV]

+Diallo tipac the music came from a vibe on the streets.

[@diallotipac9951]

+MrCbwTV yes man I really love hip hop you know but I never been in America

[@kendalljones5211]

NY stand up I miss real hip hop LL GOAT check throwback performance out now DMX was on 🔥 fire

[@gmail4636]

Damn me too!!!😢😢

[@biggjuntao3090]

1:25 I’m gonna miss that growl, best ad lib in Hip shop History! WE LOVE YOU X!💔🙏🏾

[@docdre2729]

DMX is in my top 5

[@BigWilt2000]

+Andre Higgins LL Cool J is in my top 1

[@matthewmann8969]

Mine too.

[@yusufabdullah5008]

+TheChronicDocumentary DreGame LMAO. LL COOL J TOP 1 MY ASS

[@diarrasmanuel882]

no doubt

[@MingDaMerciless24]

He's my number 3 all time exactly.... Got him tatted on me and all.... I dont fuck around, my top5 listed is solodified in concrete, or ink rather

[@slaphappy5008]

“Ski mask for him baby” the energy he brought to that crown man. 🐐 status.

[@andrei.ungureanu]

That moment when you realize that X didn't had an album at this point! Just look at the crowd when he starts! God, he is a legend!

[@therealflamelit]

not even sure he had a single at this point lol

[@andrei.ungureanu]

Anf then... boom... 2 platinum albums in one year!

[@australium7374]

@@andrei.ungureanu and 4 by the end of the millennium

[@TO-vw3sy]

Jesus, DMX moved people for real. They felt him like no other. Not a dam cell phone in the crowd, how amazing.

[@farrellcityking1]

X’s energy on a track is unmatched. Not many years later, Jay-Z would go on tour with DMX and find out that following X is damn near impossible if you’re not ready for all that residual energy. As Jay himself has stated, X’s stage presence is the reason Jay stepped up his stage show. DMX in his prime= damn near untouchable.

[@eazyclean5319]

Dmx was the closer on Jay's tour for this exact reason

[@farrellcityking1]

@@eazyclean5319No.. he wasn’t. He went on right before Jay. Jay had to find out this brutal lesson in real time. A true learning experience.

[@eazyclean5319]

@farrellcityking1 yes and then after that dmx was co headliner Jay improved his stage show after that tour he didn't do it immediately

[@shakur3259]

Now thats what u call a crowd!

[@ogbasedcwizzy4325]

Renaud Villacis And X from Yonkers as well miss the old NYC!

[@abdulwaheed5367]

@@ogbasedcwizzy4325 DMX is from Baltimore not ❌Yonkers New York

[@ogbasedcwizzy4325]

Abdul Waheed Muhammad Nigga what?

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Not anymore

[@dboslice]

This crowd would not accept that mumble rap shit whatsoever. Apollo would boo your ass in a minute if you're shit is wack💯

[@farrellcityking1]

The moment X growled you know shit was over for everybody else.

[@ashurajones1914]

When DMX went up the crowd went crazy , thats that real energy . RIP DMX 🙏🏽

[@rmcfadde1]

Ruff Riders, The Wu, Def Jam, def squad....well respresented 💯💯💯

[@fredrey2242]

dmx fucking killed that shit

[@kimshinault4832]

I wish we all go back to those great days

[@survivingthepettys6670]

DMX took over, I would've went nuts too when he started rapping.

[@seanstrick5998]

That crowd was losing their minds with all of those legends on the stage at once!

[@graribelc]

I remember this DMX had themost crowd responed. He had the illest verse on this.

[@tomboydru9692]

I keep repeating X's part over and over. Fam's stage presence is impeccable 🔥. The way he was in the back the whole time pacing like a wild pit then he growled right before coming up like he knew they were about to unleash him. Then when they did the damn crowd went bananas and it was worth the waittt!!!! He did not disappoint.

[@joecalhoun6476]

He actually had the best lyrics even without the energy but his energy just sealed the deal! Luv X SIP!

[@heritage1236]

Dmx is on my top list always has been .. Fire power that guy

[@heritage1236]

Watched it again .. GOAT

[@adamgordon2572]

Facts 🔥🔥 R.I.P. DARKMAN X ✊🏾

[@houstonpromotion]

Dmx has the best voice ,he was born to rap, I can just imagine how many rappers will go undiscovered with great talent

[@trentyates418]

This joint made X an early legend. The way he started rapping on stage. That's what you call an MC. What happened to hip hop performances like this?

[@mistahmst]

LL is one of the best live performers in hip-hop, but DMX really stole the show here.

[@jasonmitchell3208]

My mother worked there for many years as an usher, and she used to take me to work with her and let me run around all over the place. Especially backstage. I met many artists as a young'n. Das- efx; lil kim; Gerald Levert ect; My mom took me & a couple of my friends to this show for my birthday(Mase & lil cease was the Headliner) and let me tell you the energy in the place was like nothing I've ever seen. Especially when Meth & DMX started spittin. Meth threw his schott Leather in the croud and the shortys went crazy! Everybody was goin crazy! It was something about LL tho, it was almost like he had a glow to him (Mase too). I remember it like it was yesterday.I love being a 80's baby, cause when it came to hip-hop we were privileged...Good times. P.s. Check out the mase & lil cease vid if you can find it. 1love

[@9reyno]

Its on here I watched it great performance you are blessed to be able to see some of those performances live music is not what it used to be I miss the 90's early 2000s music

[@thamostgangsta12]

I can see why cause x is a new york native.

[@jalenquest31]

I'm so jealous of you 😢

[@therealflamelit]

They was all NY natives tho except redman who from Jerz..DmX Meth LL

[@koolhandduke4087]

DMX was born to do this shit.

[@carlcrews4973]

WHEN NY WAS NY!!!!

[@djbikemanhendricks9316]

FACTS!!!!!

[@Enigmatic945]

Everybody was fire 🔥 but ✖️ was a different level.

[@alonzohicks9331]

Fact!!

[@JDHampton103]

R.I.P. DMX. We lost a real one.

[@raymondkennedy8513]

Man...I remember when I first saw this video...I was like ‘WHO THE F- IS THE DUDE THAT SAID *STAY OUT THE DARK*’? I knew he was gonna be a star from that moment.

[@devilstheater5059]

Here after DMX transitioned! Wow! The building explodes when his turn comes up!

[@worthy7834]

DMX start SPITTIN, Apollo crowd erupted something crazy!

[@blacbutaflyy2]

DMX 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yeamane22]

X GON GIVE IT TO YA!!!!!!! Man look at the emotion on LL’s face man this was hip hop, UNITY

[@ozanert1086]

I swear i instantly had goose bumps when DMX´s part came.. he was hungry as hell to kill anything and anyone on the mic. legend

[@DblockK.Ford720]

Me too

[@AliMohammed-lj2ci]

Dmx for real I cry 😢 right now, always you are number one ☝️.

[@godfreygama8508]

DMX had the most energy in this song

[@maghenshaw8717]

He'll be remembered in my mind just like THIS!!

[@ogparkerraysa-y3ll0baby13]

🎯💯❌🙏😇

[@junoleo99]

DMX...personal fav....before addiction took over...always respect.... All 4 killed it...great post...

[@Gracie4012_]

X's growl before he goes off 🙌🏾 I remember hearing in a documentary once how X was the type of rapper that was a voice of the people. One who could speak on behalf of the average man. The crowd's energy in this video proves that. 😊

[@Habufffff]

u just knew back then b4 DMX had a single out u just knew he was gonna be one of the greatests ever

[@chucknorriss5452]

Sickest multi-colab song in the history of rap/hip hop hands down.

[@credicle]

RIP X :( The realest to ever do it.

[@treydavisiii9039]

Would never be another Dmx rest well Hip hop is really changing #RestInpeaceDmx #RestinpeaceBlackRob #RestinpeaceShockG 😔😔😔😔😔😔🕊🕊🕊

[@kung-fukennyfamily]

Who's else watching this after DMX death announced, Man his verse is on repeat this collab is iconic 🔥.

[@johnnydrama8709]

Look how the crowd reacted to the dog. This legendary shit. X the realest

[@pjmills4866]

I wish HipHop was Like This Again. X Energy Was Epic

[@05justus]

Everybody on that stage bowed down to DMX that day. He shifted the energy in that whole building

[@novisoprano1420]

They all was good bro but X was the best then Redman.

[@androstack]

DMX ON FIRE ... been listening to this all DAY

[@kjo2130]

X gave me chills man... legend!

[@chucknorriss5452]

Back when rappers had their own personalities and styles. Put them together on a track and let them flex their indevidual skills. And in the end we can pick and chooses who's verse was the best... But in the end they all made it a banger.. And if u took their verse out, it wouldn't be the same. True MC's right there. True rap/hip hop right there!

[@jodino6953]

Canibus would’ve “smoked” all of them if LL’s coward ass only put him on in this Apollo performance...

[@spicy1ize]

LL look like Damn 😂 I gotta Follow X 😎...He was rethinking his Life , before he started Rapping ..

[@___cvrlo9947]

Everyone Bring Up The Woodstock Performance So Much, You Tend To Forget About Gems Like This 💎 Peace To The Dark Man ♾🌹

[@bxdale83]

This is straight up nostalgia for real! I was 14 years old then. This was when DMX buzz was bubbling....a few months before Get At Me Dog.

[@shamc3767]

This is the DMX show. PERIOD

[@chriskelley4530]

my boy x killed it

[@Solo_01]

Classic straight hip hop! All 4 with different styles and and flow styles. All spitting hot bars! I miss it!

DMX killing it here...

[@WO2411]

Man this shit so legendary 💎 Edit: My first time seeing this was 2 months ago now X gone 💔 Long Live a Rap Icon DMX💎🌌

[@keliishaine]

I still get goose bumps once X starts spitting…….G’damn!!!!!!!!

[@kwasimseven]

LET'S GO X..... RIP KING. REAL RAP ENERGY. YOU WILL BE MISSED IN THE PHYSICAL.💯

[@blockceda7193]

One of my favorite performances by DMX brought me here. Pray for X. There will never be another one.

[@1977scoe]

Not 1 cellphone in the crowd. Damn, HIP HOP was the shit back then

[@StayAlert_StayAlive]

Roscoe Morris Facts, can't get shit like this now. Nobody enjoys the moment.

[@starkylove7805]

Because there were none js

[@DubBeats]

@@starkylove7805 Facts we didn’t need no cell phone…

[@richardmccormick859]

Instant classic with a young DMX

[@phillymamba2791]

DMX. Killed it. Mad energy

[@hiphop6045]

DMX 🔥

[@nashidm6086]

This was back when rappers where like super heroes to us!!!

[@vivienebrockington6342]

I only watched it for dmx🔥🔥🔥

[@msjones4you16]

Cellphones killed the live crowd

[@letitburnforever2122]

so true! I was just thinking that. but it's not todays rappers these days can rock the house like this anyways

[@S.P.E.A.R.]

So True, it was the word of mouth from the people who went to the concerts that made the legends so fukkin great my brothas.

[@qaskew1]

Big Facts!!!!

[@blackfalconsungodzz3786]

Yup I agree

[@travishall4740]

Niggas would've lost they mind if canibus pulled a David Ruffin and came out in the middle of this

[@MichaelLee-kf2ye]

LL got that crowd screaming just like he use 2 in the 80's ...stage presence of a veteran.

[@bxdale83]

Nah he didn't hit his prime yet, this was the song that got him noticed and gave him that buzz leading to "get at me dog"

[@DaDuTchMan2357]

I watched this for years, Always came back for DMX hyping the crowd. RIP X! You're music has touched us all, thank you. 🙏🙏🙏

[@rogerrice5325]

This is Real Hip Hop 🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾

[@Onyxoko]

Crowd went CRAZY for X!!!❣️❣️❣️❣️😩❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@torianmcneill3794]

He switched his style

[@curtis75black]

He was the newest !! Everyone loved his shit.

[@mojomiles8773]

When the last time you seen a crowd energy like that man I miss that classic 90s Hip hop

[@theprolificnetwork4670]

That audience blew up when X spit!

[@davideoliveiracostasilva1920]

Eternal and Timeless DMX!!Much luv from Brazil We luv you!!!!!