Smooth B on Tracy Chapman Taking All the Publishing for 'Sometimes I Rhyme Slow' (Part 5)

[@novalove4790]

"no static got an automatic, too much of anything makes you an addict..." I loved that song.

[@thunderscorpion770]

Teasing, skeezin, also pleasin/ don't asks why I got my own reasons/

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@Nova Love, thanks Queen for all of the love and support. Make sure that you get my new single called, "before."

[@malcolmskinner3117]

Nova Love I say that all the time," no static, got an automatic."

[@oxygen90s]

Oooohhhh Lawddddd Nova Love!!! 😍

[@thickaliciousqtpie6741]

Yasss!

[@undertheaffluence280]

NIce & Smooth - one of the most criminally underrated groups

[@mannysmallsabovegeniuspage5092]

Facts!!!

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks for the love and support. make sure you get my new single called, "before."

[@johndavis9321]

The Legendary Smooth B all respect to u fam u a legend in the game

[@undertheaffluence280]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 looking forward to more content on your channel. Please consider doing a series on where you break down stories behind some of your music past & present

[@BigSi-xw6wv]

Das Efx wiped em out but I loved their era. That was sufficient to the legend of the early 90's.

[@drawingw7sdom650]

This guy is a legend weather you guys know it or not.

[@tlig]

* whether

[@playacuz5001]

Respect

[@marcell3825]

Facts💯

[@shawnsmith2540]

I'm 40.... An OG for real.

[@wjacin]

FACTS. I'm 41 years old I grew up in Harlem and this man is a legend.

[@char_d.0908]

He's good at interviews. Omg, he has so much energy 💯😂

[@char_d.0908]

@Bronze Cartier 😂😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jamesanderson3913]

He one of the dudes you vibe with at the bar and yall talking like he a family member.

[@Chance007]

I bet u would let him smash first night.

[@jamesanderson3913]

@@Chance007 Original post was 53 mins ago. In less than 1 hour you come in here with some bull$hit! Not other ppl at all just your a$$. Disrespectful and lower jaw hinge replacement worthy!!

[@Chance007]

@@jamesanderson3913 calm down sir

[@twocents6951]

Shout out to Prince for letting Nice & Smooth live because he turned down many people who wanted to sample him.

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

fact king. thanks for all of the love and support @Two Cents

[@twocents6951]

The Legendary Smooth B No problem. Long time supporter. I still got the CD’s in my collection.

[@MaurandisDaRadusFilms]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 salute to u King...Much love.

[@jeferothstein2451]

What song of his did they sample?

[@TheBlackUnfold]

@@jeferothstein2451 starfish and coffee

[@crisisice]

"Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" is one of the songs that made me fall in love with Hip Hop. I has my mom buy the cassette of that album.

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@Crisis Ice, thanks fam for all of the love and support

[@crisisice]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 no problem, OG!!!

[@SonofGod75]

When their songs use to come on in the club back in the days, the whole spot would go crazy!

[@jamesanderson3913]

Oooh we! I mean Muhammad Ali..

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@Shillz Da Realz Podcast, thanks for all of the love and support, KING

[@SonofGod75]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 Super salute OG! Ya'll were the soundtrack for NY streets and Lo-Lifes during that era. I know gangsters that start crying when they hear Nice & Smooth records because it brings back to many good memories. We were in them clubs every night! The Car Wash, Cafe Wah, Octagon, Red Zone, The Muse! I remember seeing ya'll perform about 3 times in one week! No matter how many times we seen ya'll perform we would act like it was the first time, because all the shows would be different. Ya'll were putting that work in for real! I also remember the first time meeting you through Special Ed for that show in Providence Rhode Island. I don't know if you remember. It was with Ice Tea, Smooth The Hustler and His Brother Trigger. That night was a movie too!

[@robbybrown9838]

Tracy Chapman: Sometimes I ROB slow sometimes I ROB quick...!!

[@theagbaman]

Hahaha!! She was about her money! No hate!

[@maurencegibson]

@@theagbaman she didn't want that ......so she hit em up. That's hate.

[@dogsandyoga1743]

I mean, she literally wrote the music...

[@maurencegibson]

@@dogsandyoga1743 So. .....the instrumental? .....she could've been generous and did like everyone else and did 50%. They had respect but she didn't care. The fact that nobody els sampled her music tells you what it is.

[@maurencegibson]

@Damien Jones they DID .....didn't you hear him?

[@AlexLopez-cf3he]

He sings in Spanish better than me! 👏👏👏👏

[@shesuschrist4472]

Word

[@THEDOPEDYDOPESHOW]

@YES WE CAN who the Fuck are you??? Let me guess some old angry ass nonrelevent dude got nothing better to do than talk shit online! Sounds about right don't it 😂😂😂

[@THEDOPEDYDOPESHOW]

@YES WE CAN Apparently not at the moment! 😂😂😂

[@AlexLopez-cf3he]

@@THEDOPEDYDOPESHOW 😂💀💀

[@THEDOPEDYDOPESHOW]

@YES WE CAN 😂😂😂

[@kingdeevyoung7594]

I'm from kalifornia , but hip hop junkies was all that in my era

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

Peace King. Thanks for all of the love and support. I've been living in Los Angeles for over 10 years now in the Valley :). make sure you pick up my new single called, "before."

[@d-skee13]

One of my top Hip Hop Groups. Nice and Smooth

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks for all of the love and support. I am a solo artist now so please check out my flaming new single called, "before."

[@andrewilliams3116]

THE LEGENDARY SMOOTH B IS DEFINITELY ONE OF HIP HOP ROYALTY, TO DATE!!!! AND HE RAPS BETTER IN SPANISH THAN MOST INDIVIDUALS RAPS IN ENGLISH. UNQUESTIONABLY WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME AND GOING DOWN IN THE HIP HOP HALL OF FAME

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks king

[@phillyphiltheking]

Smooth B is STILL that dude!

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks for all of the love and support

[@genourbanrain]

2:00 is the shit!! How can you not love Smooth B. This interview series gave me a feeling as Smooth told the stories, you took us back. Thanks Vlad.

[@kyrascoe]

The spanish version was on the Maxi-single. Showing my age with that statement. Lol. The instrumental was on there too...

[@dtbredhalf5823]

And the video was 🔥🔥

[@retlaw190]

haha yes sir had it too!

[@KingPhilip_ULP]

Yep... I thought it was on the maxi single

[@veedrob]

I had that single!

[@ScarlettFevers]

Ky Rascoe showing my age too... maxi singles lol.

[@antfrancis9941]

Tracy Chapman got fed up of wasting time in the unemployment line, sitting around waiting for promotion.😁

[@comadrejasarpias7632]

Tracy is gonna rise up And get her share Tracy is gonna rise up And take what's hers... 100%

[@antfrancis9941]

@@comadrejasarpias7632 when you know, you know.😁

[@chandlerscaringia5260]

Nice and Smooth was legit working for Tracy Chapman

[@MikeEdwards-kj4dh]

Ok clown

[@jaust1n]

“I guess that’s why they call it the blues” in Spanish sounds damn good

[@HanSoloBolo]

My dude hit that note in spanish lol he sounded pretty good tho 🇲🇽

[@brogaming950]

He use to write for Bobby Brown

[@barrybud9608]

I need this guy's energy 😎

[@a-love-supremist]

He comes from a time when you had to have your own unique personality. That's why they had Yo MTV Raps trading cards. Most of these guys had superhero appeal. Nowadays these sorry muthafuckas have boring names like Travis Scott... sounds like a 3rd baseman for the Brewers.

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

my energy is always with my true and living hardcore supporters @Oratile Kgaogelo

[@barrybud9608]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 salute King, you've now blessed me with that energy 🎯. You're a true legend 😎. Been enjoying the interview clips💯. Also saw the one on No Jumper

[@rightknowledgeman]

Met Smooth B and Greg Nice in Manhattan,90 or 91,two of the coolest brothers, period. 😎

[@bigdbo4978]

He killed that Spanish freestyle ☠☠☠🔥🔥🔥

[@Opaque28]

Smooth B has always been my dude...good to see u sharing ur stories god

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

peace god

[@rodneychassagne7243]

This group made me a hip hop junkie!

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

Thanks for all of the love and support. make sure you get my new single called, "BEFORE."

[@rodneychassagne7243]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 no problem man. You have dope stories, you should create a podcast or just do more interviews! Thanks for blessing my childhood and God bless!

[@LenFnc]

Tracy is trying not to be forgotten. Her lifeline is still music and when the samples start being bigger than you, a lot of times ppl don't wanna hear the original; just the sample. Plus she has a high sense of artistic integrity. That's the price of owning your own. Much respect to the god that is Tracy Chapman.

[@fuckyourreply.8110]

Who is tracy chapman?

[@tlig]

Maybe she just doesn't like what these rappers say in their music? I know guys like Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones have had rappers change their lyrics on songs that sampled their music, refusing the clear it otherwise.

[@drubert1981]

@John Peaches you're kidding, right? She's def a legend.

[@timeli6021]

She's awesome what a talent!

[@Goonie02]

I agree Tracy is a treasure. She didn't sell out an she kept to her roots. You gonna sample fast car than you gonna have to pay.

[@mogunloye]

Smooth B is always on point salute King!! Lets support this King Fam buy that new album!!

[@bxboro4662]

“Sometimes I rhyme slow/sometimes I rhyme quick/I was on 125 & St Nick/

[@thunderscorpion770]

Waiting on a cab/ standing in the rain/

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks for all of the love and support @Bx Boro

[@londonontariocanada]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 huge track

[@bxboro4662]

The Legendary Smooth B legendary 💪🏾

[@mikapooh3329]

Harlem Stand Up! 💜😁

[@AMask2005]

Glad he seems like a good guy, he only sang this song because its you Glad.

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

peace king. Actually I sing my song wherever I go because I love it. Thanks for all of the love and support my brother. Salute... @Rich Blackman

[@landismithCOJ]

"He say, She Say/I heard it through the grapevine"

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thanks for all of the love and support @ Landi Smith

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@FRED SMARTSTONE thanks for all of the love and support, family

[@darcanjel7]

"Im going to make it real funky for you" was my favorite song from them. "Ayo, Dizzy Gillespie plays the sax! Me, myself I like to max...".

[@tompratt5916]

Dizzy played trumpet

[@TaraGeorge711]

Remember Tupac said that line on Juice? Memories ❤️

[@mrstephandowning]

🎼Had a dog by the name bo yellow ..

[@dogsandyoga1743]

@@tompratt5916 He also played Sax. But we know him for trumpet.

[@Idontlikethatshit.]

"Redbone booties I'm out to wax"

[@mannymanuel1618]

He got talent still u can tell

[@naturesown1807]

You gotta interview Camp Lo.

[@michaelwilliams145]

💯💯💯💯

[@morg4620]

Fact.

[@novalove4790]

Yessssss! "You need to come inside and check lo relax yourself and let the sugar lo flow" I love them 💯

[@a.m.m.4592]

@@novalove4790 It's raining Alize I'm floating through the Holland Tunnel swervin! Those Brothas were the coolest ever.

[@KardiFan2000]

They just put out an album with Pete Rock the other day. Legends!

[@jomarcoliverman4971]

I remember I had a homeboy in school that swore he was smooth b lol he used to sing funny versions of all the hip hop songs he had a song called your dime gonna trick on me where he redid my minds playing tricks by geto boys lol was hilarious rip tony tee miss you bro 🧖🏾‍♂️🧖🏾‍♂️

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

thaks to you and your homeboy for all of the love and support. pick up my new single called, "before"

[@kyrascoe]

You can't be mad if someone doesn't want you using their music/sounds/sample. That's their intellectual property and right. The good and bad of sampling.

[@ericabrown5833]

Oh my goodness this is the first post that I've seen on this subject that makes sense.

[@FleeGunnaRiich]

Doubt he was mad. All he said was she could have did 50/50 with them. It was only the beat that was sampled they switched up things and used their own lyrics so it ain’t like they totally ripped off her song.

[@zealousjay1993]

She still foul for doing that

[@cornellwhite2124]

​@@zealousjay1993She said gimme the loot

[@Olyphantman]

@@zealousjay1993not foul at all, they’re lucky she even let them clear it.. Sting took all the publishing from Missing You P Diddy. When rappers sample R&B songs and rock songs for their singles, if the original song was a hit then the original. Compser usually asks for 79-90% of the pub. Tracy ain’t foul it’s business.

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

SMOOTH B ... the Nate Dogg B4 Nate Dogg... ALWAYS BRINGIN' the Harmony..

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

@Simon Pheenix Dam .. Well Marley shelved his cold chillin' 1st solo album, but u right just off Biz's work

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

@Simon Pheenix Swan played some of the unreleased tracks from the album on (doggiediamonds I think) and they would blow today.. can't believe I 4got bout him

[@dtbredhalf5823]

His new song is dope

[@PoundTown595]

i wonder if he still has the red Sterling...the one that the seats recline.

[@khyronbrashadstreet]

Facts

[@mackinshizzaveli4202]

That was Greg Nice who loved it when the ladies treated him fine

[@khalifamustapha6419]

It’s parked at Tavern on the Green... where he has a glass of wine

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@jon dough, I passed the red Sterling to my son :). thanks for all the love and support. make sure to get my new single called, "before."

[@tre2776]

I partly credit my love for words and really digging into the books during English class to Smooth B. Way ahead of his time and his rhymes challenged me. Salute!

[@emsoar3]

SMOOTH B is dat guy. Could listen to him for hours.

[@NeishaNineStarz]

He has such nice energy.

[@solefoodbrand1699]

I can’t believe this interview was 3 years ago.

[@velleione]

I literally love Nice & smooth I still Rock some of their music like it was done within the last 5 years ⭐📻⭐

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

I literally love you back. thanks for all of the love and support

[@delerocky]

I always thought the guys in Nice & Smooth could sing and he just proved that he could right here. Multi-talented!

[@airmaxwell]

It might be dope if Nice & Smooth does an album with Bobby Brown 👍

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

that's unlikely. Nevertheless, thanks for all of the love and support. I am a solo artist now, so please pick up my new flaming single called, "before."

[@ndaedzonduvheni8716]

Shout out Glad for bringing this legendary here

[@seanheffron8444]

One of my favorite groups ever! Smooth B is so underated. one of best raps on" Sometimes I rhyme slow"

[@zealousjay1993]

I never knew there were a Spanish version I gotta here it 💯💯💯

[@marcusperry9794]

Very underrated group. Saw them live in 2012, Greg Nice jumped off the stage and started dancing with females in the audience.

[@christopherlimar5567]

Funky for you is my jam

[@theDavidChannel1]

1:15 Vlad: "No one had made a Spanish version of a rap song before." 1989: Mellow Man Ace releases the hit single 'Mentirosa'

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@drawing knowledge thanks for all of your love and support, king. Peace and blessing

[@sketcharmstrong8491]

Definitely one of the unsung heroes of early 90's Def Jam...great song great times.

[@nathanosterhaus]

She should get all the publishing. Like Ice Cube said, Jackin' For Beats. That was straight jackin'!

[@vincentwilson3938]

Smooth B been that dude. Hip hop legend. Love this guy

[@DanMarinodolphins]

My guy said: in·ter·po·la·tion 🤷‍♂️ I had to Google that thang 🤓 & it is actually a word. Smooth B. vocab game is strong 💪

[@ZebulonHedeqyah-f3j]

"We sample beats, you sue and try to fight us?/man, you'd still be home with arthritis/ if we didn't revive and bring back alive/old beats that we appreciated, you wouldn't survive/you'd be another memory to us/ashes to ashes and dust to dust..." (Big Daddy Kane- Young, Gifted & Black)

[@yosefelisimeon6217]

That’s crazy I didn’t even know they did the spanglish and I heard that song he was singing in bachata form that’s crazy legend for real smooth

[@jacobahtone220]

he is using the Elton John flow, that's why they call it the blues, when he was singing in Spanish.

[@mutazah]

Don't forget DWYCK! I'm sure Vlad will mention it in the next installment.

[@mahoganyintl]

Classic

[@thunderscorpion770]

Pure 🔥🔥

[@thelegendarysmoothb5751]

@T Rex, thanks family for all of the love and support

[@mutazah]

@@thelegendarysmoothb5751 Anytime my brutha, anytime.

[@columbusohio72]

He did already

[@gmoney9729]

Yo!!! Bring back the dynamic rap duos!! It is needed!!💯❤

[@904Anonymous]

Tracy had every right to take it. That's her creative juice you're borrowing. They had a choice not to use the sample lol

[@janschild]

Yep, business is business

[@frankwhite7109]

My favorite group of all time...

[@madizm05]

Smooth can actually sing !!!

[@30k415]

This man is dope!!!

[@motivationtheory6999]

Funky for you! Thx to my cuzzo Troy for showing me this video from video music box dj ralph McDaniels... 32 yrs from the Bronx still love old skool hip hop!!!!!

[@ikelove4480]

I had the tape with the "SPANISH FLY MIX" ON HE BACK..SHIT WAS ILLMATIC!!

[@andrewstephenson8055]

The 1st rap song in spanish was by Mean Machine called " Disco Dream" 1981 Sugarhill Records!

[@robertbutler2360]

Nice & Smooth... UNDERRATED.

[@Brando-Chicago]

Prince did a 50/50 with nice and smooth ...Wow!!

[@damienbrown1561]

I love smooth b passion, its effectious, respect to this brother

[@dlt9784]

"I got a funky funky rhyme with a funky style" Hip hop junkies. That shit used to hit so hard when it came on back in the day

[@Antertainment531]

Now that I think of it, when it was brought up, I remember them doing a Prince sample. On the song, "No Delayin," you can hear the entire loop to Prince's "Starfish & Coffee!" Dopeness!!

[@Brando-Chicago]

FYI....nice and smooth sampled ...prince starfish and coffee from sign of times album

[@donaldsawyer2618]

One of my favorite rap groups

[@Papa2Tone]

Best video I've seen in a while

[@Nash0303]

Good for Tracy! She is amazing and not rated enough to be honest

[@jtyryk]

Nah, the first album was a classic!!!!

[@jamesanderson3913]

Old Yella!

[@jamalevans1574]

They both were

[@jtyryk]

True dat! True dat!!!

[@ylisn6483]

Factz

[@marxman300]

Jewel of the nile was solid aswell.although it got overshadowed by other albums of 94.old to the new was my joint 😎

[@cwillie1492]

Damn I was in high school in Queens when that album drop. Dope album

[@irathomas9420]

INTERPRETATION...GOD!!! PEACE 2 SMOOTH B...NOTORIOUS

[@YaBoiJern757]

Smoove B✊🏾

[@Itsgeestatus]

Smooth Is Mad Cool😎 (I'm Starting 2 Gravitate 2wards Him Already😌)

[@Itsgeestatus]

I Like How He Flipped His Whole Lango N Interpreted Into Using A Spanish Flow!!!!

[@r.rivera3507]

When I first heard the Spanish version was super high, and it was on the radio 📻 in the car. I thought I was trippin.

[@tr8086]

😆

[@regmays]

loving this...great job

[@tanyag1200]

Been wondering what's new with Smooth B. Been seeing a little more of Greg Nice lately. Smooth B wearing that hat. Nice & Smooth is one of many fav group. Singing Must Decide How To Flow Nice & Smooth Are Good to Gooo...👍🏼 That intro, then they go in, & that beat. Still 🔥🔥🔥🔥 in 2020 still 🎧 in 2020. Be Safe Everyone🌏😷

[@tomaxxamot4906]

"And even when she crashed my whip I didn't flip, my man Slick Nick said Smooth you starting to slip"

[@daystar73]

"Damn near..." Smooth B a fool!🤣

[@reimourrpower9357]

Smooth B, my rhymes get better with time / should get an endorsement for creating fresh lines... --- "Funky for You", Nice & smooth 1988 . The legend!

[@Roy_Al_Blak202]

Crazy ... love that song

[@kjbugz15]

That sample was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bks591]

My nigga Smooth B been that guy for a loong rime... Nice and Smooth was played when the party was at it peak and cats was sweatin and dancing hard as hel! Best times in life! And Before is a banger 30 years later... Salute Smooth B

[@wflive21]

Smooth B is one of a kind

[@johng9675]

one of the top songs of all time, prove me wrong

[@1stfamilyfilms]

Is it considered an "interview" when the person asking the questions talks more than the person they're interviewing?

[@Djrhayne]

I like the lunchroom table remix of hip hop junkies. That was the best version glad

[@tswagg504]

Them 80s and 90s rappers used to get robbed for their biggest hits...these songs were so big they became a part of American culture...they should be living off royalties like Sir Mix a Lot

[@tl6752]

Talented brother right here!

[@clyde9903]

Best story teller ever, he should make a movie 🎥 👌

[@shannawaller]

She's cold blooded. Smh she wouldn't even allow Nicki and Nas to release that song they sampled of hers. And that was a great song!

[@LvxBillz]

My guy bought the energy 💯

[@JheriCurlJankins]

Someone should ask Tracy Chapman did John Cougar Mellencamp go after her because, if you listen real close, the guitar riff on her song sounds an awful lot like it "borrowed" from the riff on John's song "Jack & Diane".

[@johngray5084]

I always heard something in fast cars I couldn't never put it together but now I seen your comment it does sound awfully close 🧐

[@svh01]

I gotta keep 100. Nice & Smooth wasn't lyrist in my eyes BUT, they made some hot party jams and some classic bangers. When I think of Nice & Smooth all I can think of is having a good time. That's what makes them legends.

[@tallsmile28]

Shout out Smooth B