The Prunes ft. Freestyle - Rockin' The Mic [ original - HQ ]

the original version from "The Blow Up Factor, Vol. 4", here for your ears
no one had this one in high quality, might as well put it up for all the rudies out there, enjoy!

[@sonnyboyd10]

After 1000 years I finally listen to the original version

[@AfroRyan]

I love that this is basically a dis track against 99% of the hip hop/rap industry.

[@liv9596]

loved this song since i was like four, i stayed playing jsrf

[@fat-hat]

been searching this for an eternity.

[@HKT-4300]

How the hell did this song make it past the Esrb and into JSRF LMAO

[@vDeadbolt]

ESRB does not play the entire game. They play a demo, and rate base off that. They probably left the song out since you don't hear it till a later part of the game

[@bumimub]

it has ‘strong lyrics’ as the main content descriptor, so I don’t think the ESRB failed to notice they probably just didn’t think it warranted a mature rating

[@vDeadbolt]

@@bumimub nah, he dropped a n bomb. That warrants a mature rating lmao. ESRB plays a portion of the game and rates it off that. They clearly never played the sewer level, otherwise they would have told the devs to censor it out to keep the teen rating.

[@bumimub]

@@vDeadbolt well I can’t find anything that says the n word causes that, could you give me some examples? I’d imagine it’s similar to movie ratings, where you can say it multiple times and still retain a pg-13 rating if there isn’t really anything else in the way of adult content and the people using it are black (ex: king richard, came out earlier this past year) this really isn’t important, I’m just interested in ratings for whatever reason lmao

[@vDeadbolt]

@@bumimub strong lyrics only applies when songs mention stuff like drugs, sex, etc. It doesn't protect against profanity. Strong Language does. Like I said,.they would force the devs to remove it to keep the t rating. Hence why GTA SA got an AO rating when the hot coffee mod was making headlines. Rockstar had to remove the mission themselves to maintain that M rating. If it didn't make headlines, it would have gotten through ESRB and they wouldn't have noticed. Hence why ESRB hasn't done anything, since they only play a portion of the game. The song comes up in the later portion of the game. Also the rating system is different for movies and games.

[@kidwithproblems8773]

I love both but this is a bit superior because the beat isn’t the focus in this one. The lyrics is the main focus and the lyrics is incredible, talking about the issues of modern hip hop. The Latch Bros was pretty funky but for me I focus more on the beat more than the lyrics.

[@noisetank0994]

I agree, though I prefer the latch brothers remix for how diverse its rhythm can be. Though the lyrics in this is easier to listen then latch bros

[@kidwithproblems8773]

@@noisetank0994 extremely late reply sorry, but I agree with you how diverse The Latch Brothers remix is. The used of echos, distortions, sirens, and interesting rhythm and beat makes it a fine addition to the game soundtrack adding more of that dystopian futuristic vibe that is Jet Set Radio Future.

[@xoric713]

I agree, but I think the reason is because the latch brothers were 2 of the beastie boys doing remix’s as a side project, and while the beastie boys are great, their lyrics were like 6/10, it was their production and use of sampling that was top tier and still holds up. 10/10 production. So it makes sense that the latch bros remix is a much more production based track, and it doesn’t suffer for it persay, just shifts the focus

[@octomoon34]

I think the latch bros remix was a little but then the scratching part came in and there both amazing

[@BusyBodyB]

Still one of the coldest flows my ears have ever heard

[@Mariesun]

I honestly love the original so much more than The Latch Brothers' remix. It's a good remix but I feel it just doesn't elaborate on how fluid the vocals of the original were

[@TheSteakStyles]

This dudes flow is insane

[@remainprofane7732]

I’ll be honest, I think I prefer the original over the remix after finally hearing it. The chorus is way tighter without the echo imho, it keeps the pacing of the song consistent

[@Lothriq]

Thanks for this upload mane.

[@CamSeanoaTolls26]

I love both so much

[@izzygrey2981]

I used to own this record. This record used to be the only way to hear this and its a great record.

[@xoric713]

Took me like 20 years to realize I knew a remix not the original

[@Mustare]

That bass is amazing

[@MorganEarlJones]

indirectly rhyming Venetian with Phoenician, nice

[@clownpaint20]

The fact that he named the cage and Eminem beef is crazy

[@s-idney]

It's a double entendre, a reference to the beat and the movie Face Off staring Nicholas Cage

[@clownpaint20]

@@s-idney dude!!!! That makes it even more epic

[@vicentebenavides8891]

That section at the end when the dj is just cuttin it up !!!!!

[@MorganEarlJones]

severse rhycology keep you thinking that you as hot as me is he threatening to say uplifting things to me, or....?

[@andrewmejia7589]

I was wondering if you could also upload the song Enemy of the Crate since it’s another Prunes song that also has Freestyle in it.

[@gangstertechnology]

hell yeah, comin' up in a bit

[@Fr0gBeans]

I honestly prefer all of the originals to the latch bros remixes. This is pretty chill

[@BusyBodyB]

I been looking for a photo of this guy for years does anyone know

[@sirrivet9557]

His name is freestyle, just search for freestyle of the arsonists (A rap group he was in) and youll find a photo of him. hes the bald guy

[@user-fo1ow1jq3b]

When was this track released?

[@NMH2DesperateStruggle]

Late comment, I know but I'm pretty sure 2000.

[@ugesu2694]

Fuckkkkkkkj mannnnnnthis shit goood.....

[@mrluigi641]

People are acting like they couldn’t look this up years ago for the original version

[@connorhall8952]

damn remix so much better