The Early Years of Hip-Hop (feat. Questlove & Method Man) - Drunk History

Questlove and Colton Dunn tell the stories of hip-hop icons DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Sylvia Robinson, Grandmaster Caz and the Sugarhill Gang.
About Drunk History:
Based on the popular web series, Drunk History is the liquored-up narration of our nation's history. Host Derek Waters, along with an ever-changing cast of actors and comedians, travels across the country to present the rich tales that every city in this land has to offer. Booze helps bring out the truth. It's just that sometimes the truth is a little incoherent.
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[@keithmckellar9913]

so a Black mom yelling at her son is what started scratching, with the amount of times my mom yelled at me i can believe it lol

[@brohan914]

Lol black women coming through in the clutch, as usual!

[@wealldead]

Lmao don’t take drunk history as real history

[@Zoodie234]

Ppl watch a video and thinks "Wow this must be real"

[@jerseydevils9686]

We all Dead The irony is thats about the only part that is real history.

[@jerseydevils9686]

Zoodie Theodore himself recounts it the same way

[@ChickFixUSA]

I've never seen a drunk history with two dudes who can handle their liquor as well as Questlove and Colton. They didn't even spill their drinks. Kudos to you my friends.

[@christophertracy7492]

Pros. 🤣

[@ChickFixUSA]

@@jmc4791 well it does seem sometimes that the narrated part is a lot more lucid than the cutaways to the couch part. As of they went back and redid the voice over later to make it more clear. But sometimes those folks seem pretty legit drunk off their asses. Especially in earlier episodes.

[@christopherayettey4390]

Is the intoxication bit real?.. or a bit of acting involved

[@ChickFixUSA]

@@christopherayettey4390 I think maybe it depends on which person is doing the narrating.

[@ChickFixUSA]

@@christopherayettey4390 my guess is that they film it twice: once while they are sober (or at least relatively sober), and then again when they're trashed, and then cut them together. Often you'll see the narrator slurring their words, slinging their drinks, or even falling on the floor... and then they cut back to the actual story and suddenly they're lucid again.

[@Terry-wo1xh]

I’m laughing at ice cube son playing a Jamaican with a cowboy hat on 😂😂😂

[@RealDealy]

Thats how he dressed

[@yameenallworld8692]

Jamaicans were influenced by country music heavily because they could only get Texas radio stations Wayback in the day.

[@RealDealy]

@@yameenallworld8692 I don’t know about that. I know they used to get Florida radio stations which is why they started toasting, they were emulating American radio personalities I also know they loved watching westerns which is why they would call their gangs “posses”. I would bet that is where the love of county music came from as well

[@garveybirhan3297]

@@RealDealy wrong

[@natty.roots.423]

@@yameenallworld8692 Miami, Cuban, New Orleans radio station's also.

[@ctsean]

I would take a music history college course if Questlove taught it.

[@ncg89]

He actually came to speak at my college once!

[@slimbeaux-slice8339]

9th Wonder taught at my college.

[@zenriley2351]

Most definitely. I enjoy listening to and watching The Roots

[@Toywins]

He's been a prof, and so had the Rza from Wu Tang clan!

[@LuluAthil]

Didn't Questlove have something on Masterclass?

[@blingkong5036]

Kool Herc played by Ice Cube Jr...we've come a long way

[@TheBigmobe]

that is understated comment

[@InIversal]

The circle of life, my guy...

[@albenmurcia4716]

I believe his name is crushed iced

[@tmorelli1982]

He looks so much as like his old man at that age it's unreal

[@cosmoscoach4698]

Real talk. And they said it was just a "fad"...

[@tezzingtonsir28]

Thank you black America for creating hiphop. Literally saved my life!! Thank you Hiphop!!

[@reginaldbrownmusic8356]

ANYTIME !!! WAIT..4 THE NEXT EPISODE !

[@mackavelly]

you have an immensely brittle spirit if music saved your life

[@oneshoe7146]

@Tezzington Sir AMEN 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💖🇺🇸💖

[@JK360noscope]

@@mackavelly "bet you won't do it again"

[@snowangel7635]

@@mackavelly someone has little brain

[@roseking8555]

1:53. Ice cube JR doing the smooth criminal Michael Jackson lean!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@stringer2295]

“I just invented scratching” 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrajraz]

“whatchu know about ta’s and ti ti ta’s?” lmaooo

[@BucklingSwashes]

Guys, we need Hulu or Netflix to pick this up IMMEDIATELY. Save Drunk History!

[@BucklingSwashes]

@Tony Fetuccini It was canceled by Comedy Central. I commented because I'm hoping Hulu or someone else will keep it going.

[@SadBoy-og7ei]

You can just go watch The Get Down on NETFLIX

[@judahwilliams9491]

@@SadBoy-og7ei that got cancelled too

[@meemeejg8552]

Agreed

[@sugarcaneplain2097]

🤣😂 I must say scratching is one of the greatest accidental creation along with potato chips and tacos lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@feleciaclemons5074]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Alvinobeat27]

I hate myself for ruining the joke but tacos are like ancient old and cool Herc was just doing what Jamaican DJ's were doing since the 60's 😅

[@nadiaddis1145]

And also Corn Flakes!!

[@gibsonraymonda]

Didn’t really become ubiquitous till after Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” in ‘83 though.

[@nohabloemojislosiento4930]

One of the great pleasures in life is randomly seeing Jaleel White appear in TV shows.

[@jhezzy]

He's so talented!

[@kingsaintides7227]

Yeah man

[@SiyabongaAfrica]

He also plays Bass Reeves in a Drunk History skit. If you haven't seen it, it's really good.

[@jaleelbailey4190]

Had a heart attack when I saw a name as uncommon and mine

[@clicheguevara5282]

Grandmaster Urkel finna spit these bars for Laura and drop the mic.

[@diegoblanco5199]

Grand Master K listening to his rhymes in rappers delight: "did I do that?"

[@DABIGDAWG001]

That ta-tI-ti-ta took me all the way back to music class in school! 🤣🤣

[@francoisobasi1310]

I moved to the Bronx as a child in 1976. Glad to say I was a witness to the growth of Hip Hop. Those were the days.

[@aaronflowers8881]

What was it like?!

[@francoisobasi1310]

@Aaron Flowers Amazing. Everyone was trying to Rap, parties everywhere. Break dancing , Roller Skating. Block parties.

[@aaronflowers8881]

@@francoisobasi1310 Sounds like fun.

[@edub9930]

​@@francoisobasi1310damn wish i was there. Mustve been some crazy a** times

[@francoisobasi1310]

@edub9930 Of course I didn't know at the time it was the beginning of all this, but there was so much going on. Music, dance, clothes. The culture was crazy. Wish I could go back in time with a GoPro.

[@darkcontinentschild2962]

Drunk History, plus I saw Method Man in the thumbnail... It’s quite simple.

[@B_Chasnika]

You single?

[@christopherayettey4390]

@@B_Chasnika damn homie lol

[@aychbhomas6608]

Same

[@AudioGAWD]

Exactly!!!

[@AudioGAWD]

@@christopherayettey4390 When you see your shot ..

[@alancampos5990]

As a true lover of Hip Hop, this hit me hard on some emotional level. This has to become a little series just about Hip Hop. The story telling is great, we just need to touch upon the rest of the pillars of this great art. This history needs to be preserved for future generations. And I do ask for any other lovers of Hip Hop, take a trip to New York after some research, and really take in where this music originated from. The melting pot of what this art is with the combination of other genres is what made Hip Hop. I’ll never take for granted how all this makes me feel. Much love🙏

[@kaizenkltr]

her face like she hearing the most beautiful bars of all time lol

[@ryansizemore5064]

9:30 Best acting ever.

[@vonsuthoff]

Loved it!!! I was laughing like cRaZy!!! Spot on!

[@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1]

The Grand Wizzard Theodore story part with his mom is my favorite part, legendary like a real history listen

[@fanoftheclassics5720]

"Thanks Sylvia Robinson for mainstream hip hop"

[@batteriesnotincluded4715]

Along with cheating & robbing your artists.🙄 --Thaaaaaanx Robinson Family!

[@peacheskong2245]

This was so cool. I wonder what happened to her after the suing part tho

[@larrytan73]

@@batteriesnotincluded4715 THE BEST COMMENTS ! DEEP! THE REAL TRUTH

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@peacheskong2245 She put out more groups and made money, singer Angie Stone comes from her female rap group Sequence

[@karma92sims14]

Sylvia Robison is a treasure ab should be appreciated an respected.

[@milesrazek6025]

i can't believe "break dancing" never clicked until now

[@justinbartee7997]

Clicked for me when I read this comment. 🤣

[@Kinobambino]

YOU MADE IT CLICK 4 ME!!!!

[@Kinobambino]

18 years of my life I never kneeeew

[@jalenashley3909]

OHHHHHHHHH🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Redmenace96]

I'm with you! Seen it, been there, but I just said, "dancing" and never put 2 + 2 together.

[@elbonnybar]

the fact that Questlove is the one giving us the story makes it more hilarious.

[@caveatlector1591]

Arsinoe: "yo, I know I'm 11 but peep this" Theodore: "I'm 12 yrs old but if it kills me..." SAME energy.

[@neomanthatisemosenki3845]

caveat lector: undarrated comment 🔥

[@Kinobambino]

Who

[@braidedgirl757]

Facts

[@lucasreeserlarkin8996]

caveat lector: 🌲👀🌲

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Joe aka: Flash went to Samuel Gompers Technical High School and if I remember he was majoring in electronics, which is why he knew what he was doing

[@Redmenace96]

Drunk History = embellishment. He knew what he was doing.

[@larsspargur97]

I didn’t hear anything about him majoring in school for it but Flash said himself that he was always taking apart electronics he had around the house and bringing in abandoned car radios and stuff to take them apart and learn how they work.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@larsspargur97 I grew up with Joe, that's why I knew he went to Gompers along with my brother and that's a vocational school for electronics, or working in the electrical field He used to live in Throgg's Neck before moving to the South Bronx

[@skippylearn]

to bad Brother Flash didn't have the foresight to paten it!!

[@aisha02a]

omg the kid NAILED that mumble at 4:40 HAHAHA

[@GoodJuju420]

DJ Kool Herc’s father owned a great sound system in Jamaica. Dub from Jamaica and the great sound engineers don’t get enough credit in how much they influenced hip hop

[@GoodJuju420]

@RealTalk his name was Keith Campbell. I didn’t say he did per se, I’m saying reggae dub and the sound engineers influenced hip-hop more than what’s given credit for usually. The sampling, bass lines, and MC’ing in particular.

[@GoodJuju420]

@RealTalk I forgot about that. I appreciate the clarification and re-education brother.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

I LOVE THIS! Born and raised in The Bronx, it's so weird how you are literally part of the the invisible cast in all this unfolding history but not even know the specific details because it was just 'life'-- going to jams and partying with people who were at the time our performing peers, but now are true and legitimate icons. AMAZING!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

This is my favorite drunk history of all time. So great on many levels.

[@smeqwack7337]

is really interesting how both hip-hop and house music both have very similar beginnings. both started with soul/disco breakdowns, and they both started in the hoods of america, just in diffrent cities

[@sisilessthan3]

remember when questlove called lin manuel while he was doing his hamilton drunk history? he was so excited now hes doing one too!

[@ZOWO3000]

41 yo I never touched a turntable or my dad’s record player. But the cassette changed my life

[@thinkquickly6279]

Sylvia was the first nasty girl of her time. Her record was called pillow talk. That's why the big rappers wouldn't hook up with her. They weren't into a women exploitation back then. She ripped those boys off, it was ugly. Her son Joey got a brand new Cadillac. I was in his driveway a week after he got it. My guitarist "Tate" took me to the house. Hank was still working at McDonald's on main drag in Englewood,NJ. Palisades Avenue. The studio was blocks away. My band had recorded in that studio and thanks to "Sir Roland Hanna", famus jazz pianist we were able to get on Master back. Great to be alive back then new music new electronic devices coming. Good Sh*t , Blood Sweat n Tears.

[@aisongpool]

At first read I thought you were T.K Kirkland. lol

[@thinkquickly6279]

@@aisongpoolLol, I wish. Never got that famous. Know of him, never meet him.

[@michaelphillips2526]

Was that where rudy van gelder made all that magic?

[@thinkquickly6279]

@@michaelphillips2526No, not at this studio. Small tyme. Rapper's Delight done on 8-track reel-to-reel . They just moved up to new 16-track when I got there. Mix of Ampeg and MCI Equip. Bad carma, corruption. When the s*** hit the fan the studio collapsed. Then a developer bought six square blocks and bulldozed everything.

[@thinkquickly6279]

I knew Dizzy Gillespie and his Protege Jon Faddis , I'm pretty sure Dizzy workd with Van gelder. I always wanted to meet Phil Spector before he nutted up. Never met Clive Davis so I don't know what happened between him and Whitney.

[@maggiereeves840]

I was born 1981 but I love the 70s. My sister and mom witnessed that part of life. I wish I would have been alive in those days.

[@tosborne2012]

Yo….. I thought Colton was Uncle Phil “REINCARNATED” for 3 seconds 😱

[@adondoddamon]

I'm glad, they acknowledged it's Jamaican origin.

[@adondoddamon]

@Jemal Rankin Do you know where the sound system came from?

[@Kinobambino]

@Jemal Rankin lol

[@jerseydevils9686]

conway walcolm I’ll leave the “Hip Hop origins” debate alone bcus anyone who knows what they’re talking about knows Jamaica has nothing to do with the roots.... But are you seriously trying to say sound system equipment comes from Jamaica? Lol. Even though Jamaican DeeJays used to come to the states for equipment? You do know there was a Juke Joint/“sound system” culture in the south right? And if caribbeans are the reason they existed in NYC Dj culture, whats the reason for it existing in the midwest with no caribbeans around?

[@adondoddamon]

@@jerseydevils9686 This statement doesn't sound right to me it's as if your saying I couldn't invent something because I didn't make the equipment. As if your saying I couldn't invent a new supercomputer because circuit boards weren't made in Spain. 😑 Plus these sound systems were hand made by carpenters and sound engineers and put in the streets to play music. Obviously Kool Herc soaked this up and then added his own spin to it. Do you think he would've brought this to NY if he hadn't witnessed it in JA first?

[@jerseydevils9686]

conway walcolm My point is that the equipment/concept wasnt invented in Jamaica so idk how you think a culture of big speakers/amps blasting music was at any point exclusive to Jamaica. And im telling you it was being done in parts of the states where there were no caribbeans or knowledge of JA sound systems Yes many built them from scratch and many bought ready made equipment. Youre stating Herc “soaked it up” with certainty when its just conjecture. You dont know that. He was a kid when he left JA and has said so himself his set was based more on Disco Dj sets...Djs before him who werent Jamaican and played the same genres he did.

[@quintina4799]

I'm 52. I love hip hop. Tears flow when I hear these stories..

[@jerrygraves6531]

It's a lie told by tethers like yourself 😅

[@vladfisun7412]

celebrating 50! congratulations, y'all!

[@raulherrera7523]

Ron Funches as Kool Herc is awesome

[@johnwerner69]

I literally just checked the comments to see if that was Ron

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

King Shark is a shark

[@JahRandom]

Man...young O'shea killed it as Herc. But hey, what else would one expect from such a talented young man!!?

[@same3125]

Questlove, Method Man, Colton & Ice Cube Jr in one vid. This is amazing

[@gowmitch069]

And Miles brown

[@punkyagogo]

Jaleel White too

[@maz8891]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! I wish Comedy Central would give them another season. Super cool and informative sketches. Too bad to see them go.

[@roarkkeepitunderaminutejef8773]

My mom bought that album around the same time we are going to The Rocky Horror Picture Show up and quite a diverse family. Everything everyday all the time awesome awesome job thank you Drunk History you're awesome

[@MCSoutbreak]

a mate of mine saw this and he is from America and was upset. He’s black and said and I quote “so rap isn’t even black American its by some dude born in Jamaica…that was supposed to be our thing”

[@tylerhackner9731]

Can’t wait til they get to the Golden Age of Hip Hop

[@tempest6840]

Biggie Smalls

[@johnwerner69]

Well that really depends on what you think the golden age was or is

[@camokazi1313]

Looooong gone.

[@christopherayettey4390]

What's the golden age?

[@shizukagozen777]

Is that a Berserk reference ? 😮

[@micmac1121]

Love this story and I love that Doug Wimbish, bass player for "Living Colour" dropped the bass lines for the original Sugar Hill Gang. One of the world's best bass players! He turned down The Rolling Stones to play what he wanted to play as an artist. Stories from this crew span out like spider web tentacles of talent

[@bern9642]

More people need to talk about hip hop's contribution to DJing, dance music (including house music) & the way all modern music is made.

[@colormebrownskined4131]

10:04 was that Jaleel White? Man, they have everybody on here.

[@marioboyd557]

Yes💪🏿

[@colormebrownskined4131]

mario boyd ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@vonsuthoff]

*I was there in 1979...* I was a 21 year old white kid, wanna be drummer. I'd been approached out of the blue by a South Mississippi radio station owner who said I had a great voice and asked if I wanted to be a DJ on his new station. It initially terrified me to speak in front of a mic and thousands of people... but I loved all kinds of music. The station owner, an older white guy, wanted to play music that would appeal to "all" young people, which meant black and white. His concept was a mix of R&B and rock. A few weeks later, I talked myself into giving it a try and I went back to him with an idea... I'd just heard the Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight: song and I proposed we get in front of what I thought would be a "major thing," this rap/hip hop music! And wow, he actually let me start filtering it in as new artists came along. Wish I had a nickle for everyone who said it wouldn't last! But I knew different. I saw it as opening up the music industry to the common people! Hey, you didn't have to be a singer... you didn't have to be a musician... you just had to be able to rhyme and talk in rhythm!!! It didn't take long for this little radio station to go number one (#1) in a rather big Coast market! We shot past the country music and the rock stations with blazing speed and we were soon running full page newspaper ads with what was our... "Freaks of Nature" morning show broadcasting from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans! I was known as Reckless Ric (Freak #1) and my partner Hott Rodd Todd (Freak #2)... Oh God, to be at the front end of this explosion of sound was exciting! And even better to prove all the other big 100kw ("big stick") radio stations wrong!!! We moved up in power shortly there after and remained #1 for years. My partner and I went on to make hundreds of personal appearances with our duel turntables, mixer and a cRaZy loud amp'ed "wall of sound" speaker system. And of course we were cuttin', scratchin', mixin' and beat matchin' MC's... second to none, I might add!!! The rest is history as they say. My current goal is to become the first 65 year old with a #1 rap/hip hop hit! Master P, Jay Z, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Ice T are the oldest, but they are all in their 50's with Ice T being the oldest at 59. So, can I do it... Well, just don't bet against me.

[@lavell2721]

I'm supporting you keep pushing 💯💯💯

[@vonsuthoff]

@@lavell2721 ... Thanks for the encouragement Lavell!

[@bonGxkaVe]

Wait, so the first recorded rap song had a ghost writer? So that means ghost writers was involve in hip hop since day one.

[@kadive25nyc]

Yup but not into MCing came around

[@kevthepoet]

Yes, but you still can't put Drake in a top ten list, no copping pleas. Big Bank Hank ain't on no list either.

[@tics1279]

But the problem is Caz didn't give him those rhymes, he stole them.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Was not the first recorded Rap song, maybe the first to go international but not the first on wax. Don't take too much stock in the media's version of History cuz it's just that His Story!!!

[@bonGxkaVe]

@@kevthepoet naw I don't approve of ghost writing or biting, just never dive into hip hop history all like that, first time hearing one of sugarhill gang was spitting out of someone else notebook.

[@blackmoon9793]

Fun fact: Derek's girlfriend is Questlove's assistant. I love it when DH keeps it in the family 🧡

[@g..._anthony27]

🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@redriver6541]

This is the ish.... I'm so damn glad I was around to see this music form take off..... It had me hooked from the first time I heard it....to this day.

[@modifiedcontent]

We need a Sylvia Robinson biopic, from Love Is Strange up to The Message

[@SentaAerger]

that kid who plays theodore is ridiculously good

[@karenbrown4524]

Nothing makes me laugh like *Drunk History.*

[@sugarcaneplain2097]

I've been in love with this show for years ✊🏾🦄✨

[@angiee5446]

I remember being at Atlanta Nights and just watching Frank Ski scratch, it was such artistry and amazing. Watching the transitions he performed with flawless ease was amazing.

[@AnthologyOfDave]

I'm just a dude from Alabama but I've meet Kool Herc, GM Flash, and Africa Bambaataa. And Questlove. So, I can die happy.

[@everbornnjackson]

I thank everyone involved in this. EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

[@bunkerarchie6881]

Is that O’Shea jackson jr.

[@aaronvivar52]

I think so

[@mAr1b3lAn0vA]

Yes it is

[@Logojones1]

Yes it was! Im sure I saw Jaleel White (Steve Urkel ) too

[@bluu_ice6554]

Nah that's lil baby

[@onie4024]

Yup...pretty decent.

[@barbaralivingston8593]

Theodore is a legend.

[@justingarrett2239]

Lol I love the cast in this video!

[@IamNOTaExpert]

Thus a new word was born to describe whack MCs who steal another artist style and lyrics "Bittin". Much respect for the accuracy of this video "WORD" ✊🏿

[@sgtbrownty]

Man the albums that I've scratched up while discovering scratching 🥺🎧🎛🎤💿

[@braidedgirl757]

This was everything I need in my life...Drunk History is a National Treasure

[@samyg2020]

Yo am I drunk too or am I really seeing young Uncle Phil tell me the story of Rappers Delight?!

[@africanchild4525]

True. When I saw that guy for the first time I had to google him to make sure he was uncle Phill's son but sadly he wasn't bit that guy could lie to anyone he is uncle Phill's son and people could accept it without questioning. haha

[@jhezzy]

Regarding QuestLove, genius having him participate as narrator. Regarding Colton, nothing makes me happier than a happy drunk! Great episode!

[@mfasiscrackbeats3543]

he said, ‘ta ta ti ti ta’..,😳🤯😑🤘🏾you’ve gotta know about recordings to understand that. and THAT’S history.

[@prototypesha]

Can you explain it please?

[@th3r0d]

Questlove such a big dude, and Colton just smashed that Ja-mo. Great episode, so glad this took off

[@johnvaladez133]

Wow love how they contributed to each other and made it happen. This episode is dope. Keep me coming.

[@mayena]

0:24-2:01 Clive Campbell/'Kool Herc' immigrated from Kingston, Jamaica in 1965 to Sedgwick Houses, Morris Heights (New York, NY) with his whole family not on his own. One of the earlier pioneers of rapping, with many claim, was Jacko Robinson (8/3/1918-15/7/2000) and the gospel singers, popularity from the 1940s-1950s, The Jubalaires.

[@TopHour]

As a kid at that

[@mayena]

@@TopHour Kool Herc was only 12 when he immigrated.

[@allisonbraswell1541]

Definitely got misty eyed during the quest love segment. Hip hops origins are so monumental. I remember making it a point to memorize Rapper's Delight when I was like 6 bc my uncle was stuck back in time lol

[@johnhernandez9396]

Thanx... as a teenager during this time for the memories,concerts and countless people who shared the hip-hop beat!

[@alwaysv]

We need more of these hip hop episodes. The random cameos was sweet! The 2 teddy bear hosts:) loved this!!!!

[@v01c3]

This needs to be a spin-off for sure

[@YoshiXO]

METHOD MAN 🥵🔥

[@xXFoolishValoRazorXx]

I see method man I click. I see Colton Dunn I keep watching

[@ronnieferguson9337]

Drunk history is EVERYTHING! This one is right up there with the one with Paget Brewster and Tiffany Haddish, and that’s my favorite episode!

[@mettlehed76]

Both educational, and entertaining story-telling. Love the "Batman" (1988) 'Wait'll they getta load of Me' (uttered by The Joker of course) reference. Bam!

[@chriskigen]

Ice cube jr is the best part of this.

[@ndabenhleshazi6539]

This type of storytelling should be a series or movies

[@cherwalker9887]

Best drunk history Ever!

[@blackheartblasian]

Drunk history, stays with the HEAT 🔥

[@mjsz7428]

Mumble fan be like: tf they talkin abt???

[@kabubagachugu7729]

😂😂I choked on my blunt man

[@kristopherevans6283]

HAHAHA!

[@CJBenjamin3000]

They used to write words on paper and make them rhyme? And, have it make sense?!?! This is crazy! 😂😂😂

[@cici7333]

This is such a cool Drunk History episode/s. It's so informative and entertaining. I love it!

[@americanamusica13]

“Yes yes y’all..to the beat y’all!” Always gets me when that lady in “80 blocks from tiffanies” gets on the mic and says that.

[@julesking1303]

Watching him finish that bottle of Jameson made me feel valid 😭

[@user-ss4kx6gm4m]

Happy 50th Hip-Hop!!!

[@Whatinthefdoyouwant]

My mind is literally blown and the idea of someone taking a sound and turning it into a different wave and sound. Is like math works but learning your own style hits me

[@bryanplumstead9005]

This was awesome! Thank you Questlove

[@topnotchagencyja9051]

This one was awesome😂

[@somekid7]

This was cool, but they gotta talk about bboying/breakdancing and tagging/graffiti cause they only covered 2 out of the 4 pillars of hip-hop. We gotta hear Questlove talk about the story of Afrika Bambaataa and how hip-hop was meant to uplift the youth and gradually get em outta gang culture. Even up here in Minnesota in the early 2000s we had a lot of Asian gangbangers (mostly Hmong kids of refugees from the Vietnam war who were stuck in the ghetto) but bboying got a lot of them away from that lifestyle. Same happened with the Asians in California. That's why Asians dominated that show America's Best Dance Crew. Filipinos in Cali had crazy gangs like Sathanas in the 90s, but then we got The Jabbawockeez.

[@okaytony1540]

Unfortunately there's more to the Afrika Bambaataa story than that...

[@fedoramcclaren4294]

@@okaytony1540 I'm glad you said it, because...

[@oddanderson9131]

Yeah didn’t he do some terrible things

[@renneverscared1186]

@@oddanderson9131 he sexually abused a minor

[@65Zim]

Grandmaster flash wasn’t just tinkering he was a certified Electrician

[@shemarbrown2523]

Big ups to Kool Herc🙌💯🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@davieduckett]

RIP Good hip hop music

[@georginarichardson6570]

This was so good. Imma miss Drunk History.

[@texasgirl75]

MANNNN!!! When he said...'TA TA TI TI TA....REST...' with that little clap I laughed so hard. :)

[@darmakarma102]

my fav. ep. - I also remember singing this on the bus home from basketball practice/games in junior high.

[@DanielGarofoli]

Good to see, Steve Urcle is doing well... Who spotted Jaleel?

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

This episode needed more QuestLove with more booze in him :)

[@guesswhat-chickenbutt]

BadXO!! 😻

[@beezus55]

"Just play the 16 measures over and over"... You know cats was like What?! Love it ✊🏾

[@sglant]

So great! Loved this one.