Rakim & Nas - The Gods ft. Big Daddy Kane, Black Thought, Mos Def (Music Video) 2024

[@newyork.finest]

New Video: Rakim, Method Man, Redman, LL Cool J & More 🔥 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYbEgZ6nbbpgmtk

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

omg real rap. what is happening?

[@CeDubble]

Black Thought is the culmination of everyone on this song combined with every dope lyricist you can think of and a few you can only imagine. That's Black Thought 😐

[@coldcorner9902]

@@Darkness-ie2yl nothing, this is a fan made remix, newyork.finest why tf u promote this as 2024 song lmfao, are you doing that on purpose because it gets more comments from some people thinking "real rap is back" lol i can't stand these dumb people

[@coldcorner9902]

@@Darkness-ie2yl what is happening? well what should be happening is that you people should learn about old songs and just really dive in the history of music so alot of you dummies wouldn't be like "OMG REAL RAP IS BACK!!!!!!!!" that shit is so cringe

[@coldcorner9902]

@newyork.finest why you keep these people dumb af? you could upload a song from early 2000s or 90s and somebody would think it's new lmfao

[@nizznecta2773]

Rip guru 🙏🏾 he would be perfect for this joint right hear

[@cortezcharles3605]

You just sent Chills over me with that TRUTH!

[@gregjonestv1]

Facts

[@futurenow522]

Indeed

[@alexo1226]

For real man ... 💥😬💥

[@ZTallant90]

Serious. The Voice.

[@mitchpink2534]

Mos Def man. Good to see him back.

[@MamaTreNiner]

Indeed!!! ✨️💯🏆🔥🔥🔥

[@jacksonjames6071]

Mos definitely

[@hegemonycricket2182]

He's not really "back"...i mean its not like that was a new verse on a new song. All these verses are grabbed from existing songs and put together on a beat, very well i might add. Its a dream collab, not a real collab.

[@amdi8966]

@@hegemonycricket2182most of the morons don’t know that 😂

[@jobbings1]

I mean he doesn't even got by Mos these days!!

[@murderwitahashtag840]

Not OLD SCHOOL!! its TRUE SCHOOL!! amd dat always remains!

[@empressdre]

Yes God!! ✌🏾🙏🏾 indeed!

[@AprilLeon]

Yessss 💯

[@michaeldeane7368]

TRUTH Will Never DIE. PEACE.

[@calabar92]

💯

[@apollyon1]

That’s a great distinction.

[@willyjakkz]

I'm a say it again. The people have spoken! The old school is now the new, there's a resurgence! 🔥🔥🔥

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

Lol this is trash

[@ElJibaro718]

Your comment? Definitely trash. ​@@LITMOVIESCENES

[@demetrius067]

I agree. The culture definitely has become garbage now, so this is a breath of fresh air. #realhiphop

[@waltersalas1791]

WORD! This song took me back to late 80's and early 90's when RAP was DOPE!!

[@rethabilenxumalo9742]

🙌🏽

[@retrocolorbeats2024]

Guys, I want to say that hip-hop is alive as long as the gods of hip-hop are alive! This is incredible! For those who are for the old school, give it a thumbs up!

[@londrahunter8554]

Absolutely son. Word up. That was hardcore and no guns doing the talking. Their hardcore as a man shines and thrusts through their lyrics.

[@nakia9669]

BIG FACT

[@geeharris5150]

Mo's def.....show these kids how serious this is.....spoken words of Faith or Fear.....I choose Faith....

[@Nopenotbrian]

Rakim and Big Daddy Kane. The original Jay and Nas

[@suebeefly08]

@@Nopenotbrian That part! Here’s ya flowers 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@RN083012]

No disrespect, but Jay don't even fit in this category of EMCees... Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Mos Def, Nas are all pioneers who laid that foundational ground work, long before Jay even was a thought. Especially Daddy and Rakim in the 80's. Jay can't touch none of them. Nas shut Jay down years ago with Ether.

[@medusasunshine4705]

​@@RN083012💯☑️ Thank u. An no disrespect

[@lawrencemoore3863]

Yep and they are all my favorite rappers

[@RAJOHN-ke7mc]

Jay cannot freestyle. He isn't apart of the greatest

[@anthemmakersmusic]

Old School is destroying the New School clap back!

[@thedurtyversion]

that is a fact. straight mcees

[@MagnatusPrimis]

New School? How many times did you hear that term? I heard from 94. Everything below was Old School.

[@michaeldeane9014]

This goes Back to TEACHING In POETRY A Unique Gift. PEASE.

[@CoreySmiley-b7y]

Preach !!!!

[@GregO0oo]

💯✅

[@SingaporeKen]

Brought me to tears. The skills, the art, the memories. True hiphop is taking the stage back....

[@ttdanimations1231]

this song isn’t real lmao

[@SingaporeKen]

@@ttdanimations1231 We all know but still drown in nostalgia

[@possessedslig]

It never left. Billy Woods, Griselda, Czarface.

[@mrnosleepinhouston2132]

True hip hop lives inside of all of US that will never let it Die ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@PrimordialChaos9]

Rakim and Kane on the same track! Doesn't get any better than that. Legendary shit!

[@dirkdaring21]

The Pantheon.

[@Tariq0826]

It's not real song though😭

[@iraford5788]

If only it was a real track.

[@jean-micheldurand6989]

True!

[@illatraxzz103]

Right because you know ra dropped that follow the leader at bdk! And I love bdk but he can't run with the god!

[@dwaynewillis5670]

Black Thought, on point. These are HipHop Graats. True MCs....Nas, a class act on the chorus. Rakim and Big Daddy, two of my top 5, Classic Old School

[@karlthomastheoriginal]

Big Daddy Kane and Rakim in my top 5 also.

[@africanbella28]

You forgot about Mos Def, another amazing emcee!!!

[@tommydub1281]

R and Kane are top 2

[@karlthomastheoriginal]

@tommydub1281 I can agree with that. Lyrically gifted MCs and the style and delivery are key components for me and they have that. Some get caught up in flash and hype and who's trending.

[@sunsson999]

5 of the illest spittas to touch a mic salute to real masters of the ceremony

[@dennycraig8483]

Young playas, are you listening, still sounds fire in 2024👏🏾✊🏾👏🏾

[@suebeefly08]

@@dennycraig8483 Nah, they still wearing dresses and mumbling 🤦🏾‍♀️❤️

[@i_9_power_allah321]

​@@suebeefly08with green locks ,😂😂😂

[@brettwallis1]

Amen 🙏 ❤

[@brettwallis1]

❤🇨🇺

[@summerallthetime2616]

@@suebeefly08Lol keep sleeping on the new underground mcs. It’s so weird to me people brag about not enjoying something

[@pashanoble9359]

We need a Rakim and Kane album. Make that happen for the love of Hip Hop.

[@terryhall7071]

Facts

[@shawnnyc100able]

Should have been done that 20 plus years ago

[@xxmoniquexx1966]

That would be Dope!!!

[@danmontgomery5218]

And then a Black Thought and Nas one

[@tudorandrei7272]

We have young cats now that are keeping hip hop alive. Check out Coast Contra

[@marylander3798]

Black Thought is underrated. He should be in the top 5 conversation

[@schezosr.c2133]

He is and he is

[@bigboschannel]

I don't know about top 5 but he killed this one!

[@slimthebarber]

He’d be underrated to say he’s just top 5

[@tste7856]

Unfortunately they only talk about the popular dues

[@PreacherJenkins]

​@@bigboschannel top 3

[@sweetlou1973]

NEW YORK STAND UP!

[@tyronewilliams2007]

New York stand up, Cali stand up. Everyone from Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, The Eastsidaz, DJ Quick, MC Ei8ht, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Rakim, Black Thought are all giving us the real Rap that has been missing for the past 20 years. These dudes made me revamp my whole playlist in the last year. My ears are dancing again. 💯

[@brianclark803]

SOUND OFF!!!

[@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wm]

Ask someone from Chicago who grew up on New York hip hop, I'm glad the real MCS are back

[@neutronstar34]

We don't stand up for fake songs

[@neutronstar34]

​@@ChiraqMaybach-ii9wmThis is a fake song

[@lprince96]

Millennial here. I grew up listening to old school rap along with stuff from the 2000's and 2010's. Today's music is trash now, but this here is something I needed.

[@Alex-lk9ds]

This is how I remember how rap music is supposed to be! These guys still going strong.

[@jeromegreen2842]

Wtfys 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@medusasunshine4705]

Exactly 💯

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

Rakim is my favorite rapper of all time. Ever since he came out.

[@athleticchipnyc]

Best ever

[@geeharris5150]

For real....Em, studied him to no end....

[@ThyagoXingu82]

This is real hip-hop

[@nicholaskoranteng811]

Facts.

[@jaythomas3224]

BARZ

[@ttdanimations1231]

ironic because this track is most definitely fake

[@ninilastar6359]

I love how the video incorporated the 5 elements of hip hop: the emcees, the dj, break dancing, graffiti, & most importantly, knowledge of the movement. Don't forget it's a movement.

[@Highmepdx]

A lot of that is from the Classic (Nas, Rakim, KRS) video.

[@smokeyrobinson7768]

The fifth element is beatboxing

[@ninilastar6359]

@smokeyrobinson7768 I don't disagree that's part of it, but my list is not wrong either.

[@Highmepdx]

@@ninilastar6359 why the fuck does YT think I want to be alerted to you 2 pissing on each others shoes about inconsequential shit.

[@jduggan478]

​@@ninilastar6359your list is most definitely correct. It's not beatboxing, but Lyricism!!

[@kingjuan30]

This is a breath of fresh air . This is our culture, let's protect it and project it .

[@africanbella28]

Well said👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@paulydee7655]

Facts 💯

[@endigosun]

Fa sho... 🎯

[@brentduanefoster]

Attention young heads: START OVER and start here. Class is now in session.

[@lewesleyacklin1408]

Fo sho they need to pay attention to their dad's if they wanna be real men not Sissy's😎

[@MuhammadAli-Lateef]

WORD!!!

[@truthspirit4433]

Black... Bored... Chalk... Outlines... Less Sons... Cum... Test Me. "Bloods w/ Flow vs. Crips w/ Drip" Lucky to have an IV, after they Dump, a clip just 4 Kicks. Too Many Emergent MC's dreams, ended "within", forget an Emergency. Mom's never thought to say "Leave the Room" with urgency. Shot... his load Right, then Pops Left, but not a Legacy. I Guess a 9 months wait was too long for the "EX - ta - see"(Ecstacy) If we bear a striking resemblance, Why is there no semblance in my life? One Day You'll get JUSTICE, and I'm being Nice. "Freeze A$$hole !!!" JUST - ICE 🧊 ⚖️ Scales and the Weight of your Actions.

[@truthspirit4433]

Black... Bored... Chalk... Outlines... Less Sons... Cum... Test Me. "Bloods w/ Flow vs. Crips w/ Drip" Lucky to have an IV, after they Dump, a clip just 4 Kicks. Too Many Emergent MC's dreams, ended "within", forget an Emergency. Mom's never thought to say "Leave the Room" with urgency. Shot... his load Right, then Pops Left, but not a Legacy. I Guess a 9 months wait was too long for the "EX - ta - see"(Ecstacy) If we bear a striking resemblance, Why is there no semblance in my life? One Day You'll get JUSTICE, and I'm being Nice. "Freeze A$$hole !!!" JUST - ICE 🧊 ⚖️ Scales and the Weight of your Actions.

[@GentlemanLife-Beyotch]

Mos Def ladies and gentlemen 🎩

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

"The mighty Mos!" - Dave Chappelle

[@TheRick770]

​@@UFOsAreRealArea51When Mos picked on Dave Chappelle he got swole and never went back. Don't think anyone ever noticed.

[@hectoramador132]

I'm so proud to be from NY and be from the throwback Era. WE taking Hip Hop back.

[@klaudioalfino598]

Old school the best forever ❤👌🏾👊🏾🙏🏾

[@AVIANCEMILAN]

Not old school! Real HIP HOP.

[@kabadyah]

THIS is REAL hip hop! not that crap i be hearing now a days!

[@INVERSE-nv6kz]

Yus 🎉❤

[@DavideFontana-n1s]

Tmm .black master

[@jeromegreen2842]

On God 🙏🏼🔥🔥🔥

[@elsanto8879]

Now this is what I grew up on! Definitely a throwback sound! Rakim is the GOAT!

[@ontariobarclay]

When legends come together to reintroduce the movement 🔥🔥🔥

[@practicalwerewolf]

Well, hiphop's 50th anniversary has birthed some of the dopest jams from the Golden Era catz that none of us saw coming. Thank you gods for reminding the kids today what organic legit hiphop sounds like.

[@sholaebofin6090]

When Philly's finest unites with New York's finest 🔥🔥🔥

[@Gnu58431]

100

[@nicholasurso1328]

Facts

[@richardurdaneta530]

All day 1974 bklyn NYC ❣️💪

[@damienjohnson8982]

Black Thought WENT IN💪🏿💪🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🖤🖤🖤

[@The_Scouts_Code]

where is his verse from?

[@GrimeDiesel]

@@The_Scouts_Codenew song with madlib

[@tiz6549]

Don't sleep on Black Thought!!

[@TheVery1stTime]

You say sleep on Him HE probably the best one on the verse not as in this particular verse but at Rapping

[@paulwheeler6888]

Neva eva. Man's the best to do it

[@tiz6549]

I know the talk around town that EM is the GOAT! Now he can rap but the GOAT that's a stretch if you ask me!!!

[@SiegeTheViking]

@@tiz6549Em is the goat because of his skills which are unmatched…..that being said i like 50 , KRS , Aesop Rock and a quite a few others for listening….but flow and cadence and word bending are unmatched ….lets keep it real

[@michaelhedgemond603]

Facts

[@kerwinhobbs5065]

Ok....Now this is My Brand of Hip-Hop 👊🏽✊🏽

[@jeromegreen2842]

Riggghhht 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@Cbrown9052]

Black Thought represent!

[@hawkeye8645]

About time y’all unleashed, the hitters the first time I bobbed my head to rap in years. I shed a tear.

[@TheBlkac1]

That's what real HipHop will do✊🏿🎙

[@crome1115]

YO!!! The OGs bringing it back stronk!!! im here for it! yeaaaaaaahhhh booooooyyy!!!!!

[@tyronewilliams2007]

Real Rap is back, East Coast and West Coast bringing back the the 🔥. 🔥 🔥

[@user-ys8fm9in4n]

Big Daddy Kane is so slept on.

[@mrxx2101]

Black Thought the master of hip hop

[@tayclift5322]

No doubt, he killed it on this one.

[@The_Scouts_Code]

where is his verse from?

[@novicacubranovic7945]

​@@The_Scouts_Code2.18min

[@donaldhart5390]

PREEEEEEEMO!!! 🐐

[@raymondbillups2002]

Black Thought flow and style is one of the best ever!

[@resp0nse_beats]

5 of the best OGs in the game! 👑

[@Alma-999]

New York's Finest Indeed! 🔥🔥🔥 This is The Real right here!!❤

[@tongrimes627]

Black thoughts from Philly

[@Alma-999]

Much Love from NYC 💕

[@Q.I.X-Music]

5 goats

[@jermainecarson968]

Thank GOD REAL HIP HOP IS BACK these mumble rapping fool all sound the same. Thanks RAKIM THE GOD we have been waiting for y'all for a long time

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

Rakim! You are my all-time favorite!!! You hold co partners though. LL Cool J and Tupac!!! 💯🫡😎😁💪🏿

[@makeithap]

Crystal clear lyrics and thought provoking concepts....NUFF SAID !!!!!!

[@JDCline1982]

This is fire

[@JosephRibot]

Soo MFin, HARD!! Want more of this!!!!

[@Blogspierre]

Too hype.

[@Tuskegeeflyboi]

Somebody told me they smell DOPE IN THE AIR!!! Must be the changing of the seasons in HIP HOP, the masters are back.

[@donparker7673]

Nice work 👏

[@mikenoface]

Like a cold glass of water, a breath of fresh air... I love RAP music. Hip Hop Don't Stop!

[@DanielCuba-dx6ji]

This is 🔥

[@TheAnkhGod]

Yeah, this is it right here. I'm glad we all still here to see this version of Hip-Hop come back. It's crazy how proud of us I am.

[@CookingWithTammy.]

Thanks God for the GREATS stepping back into the forefront!!! No regrets about being from NY cause this is what real Hip Hop is about.🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@ANTIINJECTIONS]

Whoa!! Keep putting out hits like this...and real rap will be unstoppable!

[@KAUTIONMUZIC]

I need to be on this. They did their thing.

[@damonsmith7661]

Rap is life, the older you get the more have to talk about!

[@georgelocke6445]

Ayyyyoooo these dues are the main reason why I love NY!!! Its crazy to see all of them on one jam. Black thought is a monster. And the rest of them are flat out rap God's.

[@farodyne]

GOD DAMN this remix of old bars rocks hard. With all these kings on a track you just can't fail! ❤ Peace and love!

[@michaeldeane7368]

The Message in TRUTH Will never Die.

[@AprilLeon]

Damn this brought me all the way back. Proud to be a New Yorker. Grew up listening to these dudes this what real rap/hip hop was made from. Legends

[@JamesAnderson-e2x]

The Old School Hip Hop is taking back the throne. The Gods are returning 🔥🔥🔥

[@danieladdison2481]

PEACE TO THE GOD'S

[@MattMartelli]

Hell yeah! More of this!

[@jamaalhorton2343]

Rakim so fucking unbelievable this verse is almost 30 years old and it’s still amazing to use with Big Daddy Kane, Black Thought, Nas!

[@jamaalhorton2343]

Black Thought !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

[@charlesdixonjunior9637]

This fire rite here,ALLDAY LONG,DAYAMMMMMM.👍🙂.

[@jostnovak4334]

Look..Big Love and respect to West, South, North Rap.. But New York, o man New York rappers and New York boom Bapp is Something special. Luv From Europe Peace

[@ericwilliamson9699]

That was so dope. Thank you

[@daytimeemmyaward9102]

Love this!!! So good to see Rakim, Nas and Big Daddy Kane again! I actually saw Big Daddy Kane at the White Party a few years ago and he was AMAZING!!!!! I always loved Rakim's voice. So good to hear this track and see them all looking great!

[@shariffbrown4444]

Need to hear this

[@fernvill27]

Rakim spit that verse on when i'm flowing.

[@columbusohio72]

Yea this aint new

[@jfc4798]

It's not an official song. It's old acapellas on a different beat

[@amdi8966]

You’re almost smart 😂

[@LaineyLessons]

These the ones I grew up with. ❤

[@professionalsalonsolutions8608]

Now this is real hip-hop. Dope track. Dope people. Dope beats and rhythms! Klassic. Hope the entire album sounds like this!

[@idlehand34]

This is not a real song. Someone pieced existing verses together. As dope as it is it’s not a real collab..

[@Saundra-w9u]

My generation of rap 🌹👏🖤🤎✊

[@ResulOkur]

Rakim. 4. Life! Rakim is a real War MC!!!❤❤❤!!! Peace and Selam from Turkiye/Turkey and Germany. ❤️🇹🇷🇩🇪🇺🇲🤲🙏☝️🤘👍🇺🇲🇩🇪❤️

[@africanbella28]

This song definitely put a smile on my face!!! These artists truly represent the essence of hip hop culture 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@freighttrain7209]

All these verses are from older songs. Still a really cool mix. 👍

[@jmaxcee]

SIGH lol

[@michaeldeane7368]

TRUTH NEVER DIES TRUTH LAST FOREVER. PEACE.

[@georgetravers4586]

I thought so. One can tell it's a cut and paste job from various videos. The voices aren't synched with the lip movement and the production does not sound like Primo. Still nice to hear some of my favorites in one place.

[@omalone1169]

​where the songs from

[@omalone1169]

​@@michaeldeane7368 I need black thought verse

[@celestinefc]

This cut represents to the extreme!... Rakim is THE REAL DEAL! Stand back, fellas...

[@romerofeatherston7466]

Damn slim this joint goes in all the OGs on 1 song 2024!!!

[@edwardfreeman3922]

I'm sooo loving this rise of the Foundation of Real Hip Hop! Gets no better then this!! Peace Gods!!

[@GeeLove]

This shit got me all kinds of happy. And no fuckin’ skinny jeans.

[@jfc4798]

Enjoy the music. Getting angry over other men's clothes is a bit strange.

[@1archengdes111]

Yes..some real hip hop ruthless and on point without any cursing left and right, just plain raw talent. The real OG's talents of real positive hip-hop are back at it, showing UNITY, all those fake new rappers are gonna have to learn real hip-hop now. Rakim the GOAT.

[@johnedstewartp]

Real Rap… the essence of Hip -Hop New York definitely stood up With its Best living Legends !!!! All praise do

[@richki.24]

Big Daddy ...always luved this guy

[@romanrobinson2902]

Rakim and kanes skills have gotten so much better 87 88 skills still holding it down i hear ya mos def

[@reggiemunch]

Kane skills has ,Ra been a day1 beast.

[@emj1794]

Nah bro...they always went hard. I grew up listening to them

[@senditwhenever1]

Rakim & black thought kilt it 💯

[@FknGvna]

At this point... Black Thought the Greatest Lyricist Ever

[@YOUR-BODY-MMY-CHOICE]

I’d say Canibus or Del Tha Funkee Homosapien but I respect your opinion.

[@bigcbe]

Black thought has been Good for some time. Take another listen to "things fall apart"

[@oneirism8226]

​@@bigcbe🤌 We Knew From The Start - That Things Fall Apart🎶

[@ninjasrose1653]

He’s up there for sure. I think Ka is the best lyricist ever!

[@stevenmonte7397]

AMEN! Not one weak bar ever. Hands down - untouchable!

[@dizlahdullah]

Truth is it's called old school but it ain't old enough if it destroys the new 💯 also we all living in the same time line it's just the real meaning is always gonna stand out

[@jamesfann4891]

This is the hottest joint on You Tube right now!! Real lyrics Real MCs Real Hip Hop!! This needs 1 million downloads!!

[@michaelchaleff4986]

Just dope af, LOX legends still keeping real hip hop thriving. That was awesome 🔥 🔥

[@wizao6596]

This is a definable tune. The legends holding their own the best they know how. Dj P did justice to the beat. Gangstarr 4 eva

[@RichardkPriore]

❤❤❤❤

[@zeke4881]

🩺breathing life back into the game💡

[@robertjordan525]

Black Thought went crazy!!! Rocking with kid since Proceed 3. Real Hip Hop heads know...

[@KaseyMcCreadie-jj5qp]

I like how this is going we keep pushing some of that positive vibes to you all on the east coast you all I keep unlocking my gifts I'm sending ❤❤

[@HIPHOP.HEAD.4.LIF3]

This line up it’s fucking amazing

[@antoniopedro5795]

The Masters of hiphop.

[@KennyLauderdale]

Beat is crazyyyy