The Unbelievable Beats That Saved Jay-Z From RUIN

[@krapciu]

I love it how you both talk about history of the genre and reconstruct those iconic beats

[@NavieD]

Thank you my crab

[@kxngyana6134]

Yeah... Nice

[@NavieD]

Edit: I meant to say "one of the" in the first sentence Also, sorry for the late upload! I had no internet. Hope you enjoy :)

[@danielalfaro3118]

I did not see this! I appreciate the note because normally you are so accurate! I had been asking myself why you would not include E-40 or if Too Short had retired ! Lol great videos man!

[@newjersey8238]

Jayz had the most successful rap career

[@jeremyking9094]

Regrets is my favorite song on the album. The storytelling is magnificent.

[@YaNice117]

One of his most underrated songs of all time.

[@alexanderbello6616]

Love that track

[@ebubezack]

Should be second to “Feeling it”

[@arisdulgerian2053]

My favorite track from Reasonable Doubt is “Bring it On.”

[@retroesso]

We need a ski and Jay album bring it full circle

[@dkproducer]

agreed

[@DiceB]

That would be amazing

[@PromosMakeCents]

That would really be magic omg

[@lukhanyobacaza893]

This alongside Digging The Greats are goated channels.

[@artisans8521]

Definitely

[@keejay12]

I'm a major fan of Ski Beatz. I think he produced Currensy whole Pilot Talk 2 album and every beat was dumb 🔥🔥🔥 It shows how people don't see your vision at first but you keep going. Illmatic didn't get love at first and now it's a landmark album in hip hop history. Good video Nav

[@keejay12]

I heard Ski filtered that sample because that was his only way of creating a bassline for that beat at the time. He said it on a beat breakdown video. I was like wow real producers are resourceful lol

[@keejay12]

Man I gotta listen to this album now after this video is over lol. Politics As Usual and Regrets are my favorite beats on this whole album. Love that vibe

[@NavieD]

I wonder if such thing is possible nowadays. If something can slowly build a cult following

[@keejay12]

@@NavieD it's too hard now because of labels catering to Tik Tok. New generation of listeners too fickle imo

[@dkproducer]

Hi Keejay, I'm actually going to dispute the last part of what you've said here. You can actually find message boards in the early days of the internet where people talk about Illmatic for the first time and are blown away. You may not have been around then (and I wasn't listening to rap then) but people in my circle tell me that you had to be around to hear the hype that Nas generated from his feature on the Main Source's "Live at the BBQ".

[@kaospat4173]

RD is maybe my favorite album ever ....the beats he picked where perfect for his style and I think the sound of that album is iconic to this day...my favorite song varies from day to day...the sign of a great Album...so I love Politics as usual, DPll , D'Evils, Can I live is probably my favorite most of the time, Coming of Age is also sweet and finally Bring it on

[@TekkLuthor]

This album is how my mind thinks. That's the soundtrack

[@cartierjoe]

Reasonable Doubt was kinda corny, and he forced it to sale

[@darebel1377]

Brooklyn's Finest is str8 fire.🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for the breakdown.🔥

[@keejay12]

Also Brooklyn's Finest being a 5 bar loop is interesting. I never realized that lol. That gives me a new idea for making beats in the future

[@dkproducer]

also, people weren't sampling vocal samples that often back then like they are now

[@ACarter87]

That’s why rap is a detriment to the music world and a stain on music right now Y’all have been doing this for 40+ years and still only know 4/4 time signatures and stealing other peoples instrumentation in favor of Cheeto covered lackadaisical finger presses on buttons…

[@arthurcaetano3403]

Funny how I just listened to Reasonable Doubt and you posted the video

[@NavieD]

It was meant to be Arthur

[@alessandrotrifiro564]

Brooo so much content and quality❤

[@highclassplayersclub]

One of the best albums ever made

[@NavieD]

Agreed

[@seancagney8897]

Hands down, agreed.

[@Shadow79XXX]

Undoubtably

[@Jail512]

How it came out in 96 you how much better albums dropped in 96

[@highclassplayersclub]

@@Jail512 I said “one of the best” not “it’s the best” plus… it’s my opinion

[@AnoPfunzo]

I didn't know Karim Benzema knew so much about the history of Hip Hop.

[@jamiedeanjansen]

Thank you Navi D😊😊😊

[@drmarctagon]

0:05 Incorrect. LL Cool J's hip hop career began in the 80s and it's still going.

[@richtrapattonibeats]

I remember doing beats in reason back in 09 i think and trend was to layer the sample and cut the high end on one layer and use that as bass. I thought that would never change 😂

[@NumunuBeats]

What makes you say that Jay Z had “the longest career in hip hop history?” Off the top of my head Masta Ace’s career has been longer.

[@dkproducer]

Fat Joe would be there too

[@j2323j]

Ice cube KRS one 1️⃣

[@seancagney8897]

And the guy Jay sampled for Dead Presidents as well...... Nas was out a few years earlier, fact.

[@cidanarch]

And Nas too

[@moisesfigueroa6390]

LL cool j

[@jameshendersoniii9053]

favorite track on this is Feelin it feat Mecca! So relaxing!

[@mostly_indifferent]

regrets gotta be my fave lush feel introspective bars Jay at his best

[@NavieD]

Good track for sure

[@dkproducer]

Peter Panic did that beat! one of the few "unknown" producers that Jay-Z has worked with.

[@Jemineyeofficial]

We have similar taste in hip hop, Can I live is another favorite of mine on Reasonable Doubt

[@MiguelGonzalez-nx6gn]

Love your channel brotha 🤜🏿🤛🏽🔥🔥🔥

[@Prod.Xerxes]

Been waiting for this all day i was getting worried 😂

[@mjstray7961]

Fr, had me nervous for a minute

[@NavieD]

My internet cut out. I am sorry sir

[@Prod.Xerxes]

@@NavieD no worries gang that's real life

[@RoddyRodbb]

Happy birthday Hov 🙌🏾

[@MortanAMrk]

It is fascinating how often Jay-Z wanted to retire, also no way jay- has the longest career when guys like krs one and e40 exist

[@RingsideRebel785]

Jay might have had the longest run on top tho.

[@thewondersofmusic8265]

They haven’t been active or relevant in at least twenty years

[@j2323j]

@@thewondersofmusic8265 KRS is always dropping new music and it’s good

[@danielalfaro3118]

E-40 is still going strong.

[@_SayitAintSo]

nobody is hyping up a KRS One album in 2023, at least a vast majority isn't@@j2323j

[@crackavillian]

You need to know you're going to be a silver fox.. you gotta come home my man it will be beautiful. Love your videos they make this so much more acceptable..

[@realfloxks__0637]

Allen Toussaint Southern Nights Was Released In 1975

[@STEDEL82]

You still wouldn't be able to say that because 'Reasonable Doubt' is a certified classic, not an album with one hit.

[@Jail512]

It’s wasn’t in 96

[@williedakid263]

nah iit wasnt ...and thats only cus they aint get hhim also ppl down south aint have to much access to it @@Jail512

[@brandonmuse5532]

I love "Dead Presidents" !!!!! Amazing beat and song.

[@papigangatv7002]

The channel I didn’t know I needed. New sub!

[@TarellHudson]

Reasonable Doubt and American Gangsta are Hov’s greatest unsung masterpieces.

[@bobbydee30g]

yup

[@iUploadTracks]

American Gangster don’t get it’s just due enough 🔥

[@mc365mc]

Reasonable Doubt is not unsung. It's one of the greatest rap albums (top 10 - 20) of all time. It only suffers from anti ny bias. The arguments you'll here are only NY people were listening to it and If Biggie and Pac didn't die there would be no Jay Z. Those people fail to realize, it was an independent record, they only put 50 thousand copies in the store the first week. So it was hard to get outside of his primary core market. But once "Ain't No Ninja" it ignited the streets. The album sold 43k units the first week, after a year it almost was gold. After 4 more years it was platinum. Remember this was the CD's in store era. So people continued to actually buy the album for years once the discovered it.

[@dannydust8356]

love this video ... i am curious about why the 'better beatmaker' course didn't cover more boom bap and boom bap elements. I think most of your followers and subscribers are boom bap oriented, and the course was focused on trap. I liked that course but there were definitely some things missing that could have been added, just wanted to give a quick feedback

[@fp8901]

LL Cool J was relevant from 1984 to 2006, and is still doing it today hip-hop wise with the Rock the Bells shows and the Hip-Hop at 50 Grammys event.

[@patstreater]

Wow this is how I make beats in FL. People always told me it was old school and the hard way it just felt natural to me.

[@ststephane]

There are so many ways to make beats on FL, and each way might help you make different beats with the same sample

[@ptahnerufeyikemi689]

❤all blessings et merci Navie🙏🏿

[@chosenonebeats]

I think you meant to label it 1 album wonder but salute for the dope content 🫡

[@StevenEdward0]

Dead presidents is crazy. One of my favorites the ambience of that instrumental mesmerizing

[@lezmez-qk2bb]

Can you make a video called the unbelievable beats Eminem rejected next?

[@ilyayuden5718]

Pls make video about Schoolboy Q Blank Face LP beats. Something about dahi, soundwave or Tyler. *Fun fact Tyler produces crazy beat for Q "Big body"

[@KBE-Life_]

He was rapping on videos back in the 80s....I consider him an 80s artist

[@Lifeisripe]

Masterful video the world needed this

[@tylowe78]

I like Dead Presidents beat. I like the swing in it and Cant knock the hustle.

[@elbertellis6340]

Can I Live That slightly Issac Hayes sample makes this song amazing.

[@CarlDoesMusic]

I interviewed Ski. Cool dude for real. You left out his best flip btw… “Feelin It” 👈

[@soheilbeatz]

Nice 🔥💯 Please make a video like this about "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous" album from Big L.

[@Dubbudha]

"22 two's" is another great song on this album.

[@Xilent1]

I don't understand how Can't knock the Hustle was made. That little snippet couldn't have been it, but it was the song no doubt. What am I not understanding? LOL Great video for sure. I suck at bass lines though. Its crazy how they figured out all this back then with no internet. Too much money and time on top of talent. When you're talented and broke especially back then you almost had no chance. Being a drug dealer helped him out to get these guys who also sold drugs to get the equipment cause it wasn't cheap. Except for the moms house beat. CLASSIC

[@vau_st]

dead presidents is such a banger. I can see how Nas influenced it.

[@nateooo101]

Nas has the longest career not Jay

[@seancagney8897]

Nas doesn't as mentioned with Too Short and E-40 along with Ice Cube etc., but you are right Nas started in 91 with Live at the BBQ and his debut was 94! Jay came two years later! Facts.

[@yuhbtw]

@@seancagney8897And Nas is still going

[@duc3r_prod]

Even tho this is Nice to know... Nowadays that how se must roll, i talk for myself of corse but everyone must feel the same, having a team working towards the same

[@lubbers825]

Navie where is 92-95 RZA, specifically Ironman !!!

[@devgirl7208]

i think its great how Nas's influence is explicitly stated by Ski-Beats

[@fozzieforryan1528]

great vid

[@thelurkinglegend6354]

Great vid keep it up

[@DFB-TV]

Great work, as always! But to change the subject for a second 😅, how do you take care of the plant on your left? Mine lost the red in the leaves, and eventually died. And also, have you stuck with the stock stylus on the USB-LP? I’m getting insane distortion on the high end and I’m thinking the stylus could be replaced, but have no idea what to go for. 👐

[@jahstheone]

Jay and Big already knew each other from beeing together in school.

[@NavieD]

As per Clark Kent in his interview, Jay literally said himself he didn't know Notorious at the time. Even though they went to the same school, I don't think they knew each other.

[@chosenonebeats]

They knew of each other but wasn’t hanging out together in school

[@MALKAANIGUSSE]

I love you Navie D Can you make a video on Yeezus?

[@ragoflex]

Great video

[@yoseflopez2446]

Hey Navi is it better to use Serrato than use the sampler in Native Instruments mk3 groove box? It looks easier with Serrato

[@yoseflopez2446]

Also can you do a video how to better sample on Serrato cuz I’m looking to purchase it. Any specific version of Serrato to get if better than NI software

[@nateooo101]

Can you do it was written beats break down

[@kharrington5268]

LL Cool J has been around since 1984 and Snoop Dogg came out in 93 before Hov and is still going so how you figure he has the longest career in hip hop?

[@ravinegi995]

I need this

[@poppapiltch5601]

Longest rap career in history? Hip hop genre? Make gate keeping in hip hop great again, these new yt'ers don't know the knowledge

[@INJEMBI]

Iconic album, all tracks deserved a break down

[@wordupcornflake]

how does jayz have the longest career in hip hop?

[@DrippyKiwi-mg5jj]

He released his first song along side Jaz-O as High Potent in 1986, which was called "H.P. Gets Busy".

[@wordupcornflake]

@DrippyKiwi-mg5jj and

[@1013VS]

Jay z - fake it till you make it

[@EscosRevenge]

Hate the title of this video but I understand it how 🥂🔥

[@bernenskybeat]

Yo Navie D

[@NavieD]

Hello

[@blaqdiemenz]

BTW jayz knew big from high school.. fav track is bring it on... jaz o verse was the best verse on that album

[@johnykilroy5521]

It's videos like this that add to the share false legend

[@awezometomm]

Oooohhh yeee, Clark Kent’s not wearing glasses he’s just flying in the production

[@FalloutskyyBeats]

You can already tell Reasonable Doubt is a classic by the amount of behind the beat / beat breakdown story by the producers and engineers of the album. One of my fav hip hop album of all time for sure! Fav track Dead Presidents, Feelin it, can i live

[@bartsimpson5849]

The album is trash 🗑 Jay-Z was commercial clown rap in the 90s. People really listened to Mobb Deep Dmx the lox etc.

[@synsyre4549]

yooo the dead presidents thing with the filter is a fire idea. imma use it and he cant get mad since he stole tribes drums lol

[@derek198317]

22 2’s

[@mxtthewtxylor]

Hol up didn't ye play Brooklyn's finest on the documentary for blackstar I'm confused he didn't make that beat

[@scarecrowzw]

Has the longest rap career? Off the bat, you are wrong! Your video proves it when Ski Beats mentions Nas having dropped Illmatic

[@Success1981-]

He was out before 1996. When he was with Jaz-O.

[@jrobbin24]

Navie D Rules!

[@jeanbeasley4736]

MAINSTREAM KING STOP THE MADNESS

[@DaLumpy1]

Nas has been doing it longer, sir, just to name one right off the top of my head

[@-Always_Right-]

The longest rap career in Hip Hop history is not factual lol

[@JonathanIsrael708]

Can someone explain why 80s isnt sampled often? I couldn't understand his explanation.

[@inigo9000]

Because it’s mostly disco and music made with synths with drums programmed on a drumcomputer. 80’s is known to be one of if not the worst area of music

[@SwishMajor]

I Bet Corny Works Beats will take this video idea

[@markosclark]

Heir to the throne was not the original name for reasonable doubt. It was actually the original sub-title to his second album. I remember reading it in the source mag years ago on the upcoming release list. The title came after biggie’s death basically saying he was picking up the mantle and bringing the crown back to Brooklyn.

[@blakefranklin882]

I remember those in the source. They had alot of titles that didn't come out

[@Live4beatss]

Youre a genius 😅

[@88ntil]

He only said his first and last to apply pressure it wasn’t really going to be his first and last and it worked

[@isaacjohnklein]

KRS-One is still active today and has been releasing material since 1987. That's 35 years vs Jay-Z's 21 years. Jay-Z does not have the longest career in hip-hop.

[@amazing50000]

Jay was on a track with Jaz-O when he was only 16 in 1986 that got some airplay here in New York, around the same time "The South Bronx" came out by KRS & Boogie Down Production in 1986. Look up Jay Z 1986, it's on KZbin.

[@isaacjohnklein]

@@amazing50000 what’s your point? Aceyalone had records out as early as 1985. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIG4iJpvqauAqNEsi=CxS8TmY2sX0ildnp) - what we’re talking about here is the year of their official album debuts.

[@amazing50000]

@@isaacjohnkleinYou said material. You did not say just albums. Stop trying to move the goal post. You were wrong, that was the point.

[@isaacjohnklein]

@@amazing50000 you’re resting your argument on semantics. The OP in the video clearly states that he believed Jay-Z to have the longest running DISCOGRAPHY in Hip-Hop.

[@amazing50000]

@@isaacjohnklein Listen dude, kick rocks.

[@010les]

its truly crazy how noone wanted to give him a change Jayz is one off or might be the best rapper ever

[@tlamelokgosimalebe3119]

Nah not the best 😂😂😂come on

[@Ikas031]

Thought Snoop would have the longest career in rap history.

[@j2323j]

Ice cube 🧊

[@lliioonnheart9874]

He doesnt have the longest rap career in hip hop history. H3 came out in 1996. Theres been rappers still active who came out before him.... eg Nas, jadakiss etc

[@danielalfaro3118]

Great video as always Sir. But the first thing you say is Jay Z had the longest rap career of all time? When J came out he looked like Too Short who came out in ‘84: E-40 is still rapping too and he came out in ‘88. So does the Bay not count or what?

[@j2323j]

To me it does fam But I feel the same Way they give all the love to 50 cent Eminem and jay z

[@sincerecartertm]

Now that’s hot 🥵 u the best navie.. 🎉

[@drdark7806]

Can I live is #1 for me

[@MrJohnturnerjr]

wasn't feelin it for camp lo?

[@NW7386]

Longest career in Hip Hop history? Busta Rhymes? Nas? DJ Premiere?

[@seancagney8897]

Ice Cube came out in 88..... There is more that came out far before Jay and still continue today (Nas 91 with Live at the BBQ and Illmatic in 94) so that is far from the truth with longest career. Successful for certain he is up there! But not the longest rap career.

[@ejx.33]

Hmm not to trying to be that guy but I think cube got the longest, from 84 to now

[@swugaddies3420]

Can I live shoulda DEFF been mentioned

[@scass7411]

Jay has the longest career in rap history? LL would like a word sir.

[@Itz0zy]

isnt nas's career longer?

[@mc365mc]

Longer than what this video highlighted but Jay was making records with Jaz O in 1989, albeit he was a side kick as in Jaz O feat Jay Z.