"Don't' be a slave to no computer". Prophetic words. Now we are all slaves to computers in any shape or form.
@jshannon7779 жыл бұрын
Yup he said that over 20 years ago and look at us slaves to Cumputer instagram face book tweeter
@____KB9 жыл бұрын
jamie shannon 30 years
@totalcontrol1549 жыл бұрын
Ian Chiforober Amen to that brother!!
@LLOOYYYDD9 жыл бұрын
Ian Chiforober LOL Here I am sitting in my office working away, MD of a large company, responsible for a large P&L and I watch this and suddenly I'm a 15year old kid and I can recite this word-for-word. Life's funny :)
@GOFLuvr7 жыл бұрын
I love this song, but I have no remorse!
@caseywalker17149 жыл бұрын
He said "don't be a slave to no computer" come on fam that's real rap and he was giving history lessons
@looseSpark9 жыл бұрын
+Casey Walker ..and future lessons!
@TrillBill8 жыл бұрын
+Casey Walker Future lesson too!
@caseywalker17148 жыл бұрын
***** He was ahead of his time... Top 10 slept on verse for sure. #classic
@TrillBill8 жыл бұрын
***** Everything he said was true
@blondierrr7925 жыл бұрын
They have computers taking simple jobs like cashiers at the market..SELF CHECKOUT
@butters_147 Жыл бұрын
Positive hip hop that doesn't sound lame. This is the soundtrack of my youth. 🤙
@abdulhouser10 ай бұрын
Same here!
@deewop26328 ай бұрын
Word up. You know it like a poet Homeboy
@Leegreen0028 ай бұрын
As a gen z dude I would rather listen to this s*** all day and then drill music LOL
@ec8724488 ай бұрын
Well it’s wack!
@darrylpilgrim91754 ай бұрын
Yes
@kaybee9909 Жыл бұрын
MELLE IS DEFINITELY UNDER RATED AS A RAPPER. He Gotta be one of the GOATs
@abrahamsmith42485 ай бұрын
He is the real goat 🐐😊
@winstonwolfe57334 ай бұрын
He is.
@gamacichi3 ай бұрын
There's a reason he's called GrandMaster Melle Mel. Back in the 80's that was a title you earned, and he made it abundantly clear everytime he picked up a microphone.
@nelsonsantiago15119 жыл бұрын
I'm 40yrs old and my eyes still well up about Ramo.
@beeboy69679 жыл бұрын
+nelson santiago Hey nelson, I'm 46 next week & still miss Ramo, seemed like yesterday when I would go the video store & rent this out every second Saturday ( well before DVD'S & copying video cassette's ) of course I have this CLASSIC on DVD......OL SKOOL HIP HOP BABY, peace amigo, greetings from Australia !
@reeelBKFLATBUSHnyc9 жыл бұрын
+Beeboy69 & Nelson Santiago...RAP MUSIC AND HIP HOP IN ALL HAS COME A VERY LONG WAY... THIS IS OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSION THAT CAN NEVER BE DUPLICATED TO THIS TRUEST FORM... MELLE MEL'S RAP PART USED TO SCARE ME..HOWEVER, MEL'S PART IS SOOOO TRUE AND IS MANIFESTING BEFORE OUR EYES.. I, AS WELL AS YOURSELVES, HAVE SEEN HIP HOP'S EVOLUTIONS, UPS AND DOWNS AND UPS.. ITS INFLUENCE ON ALMOST EVERY CULTURE REGARDLESS HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD TRIES TO SHUT OUT RAP AND HIP HOP CULTURE.. ALL THREE OF US HAVE SEEN HIP HOP BLOSSOM FROM ITS PARK AND BLOCK PARTY JAMS TO THE VINYL SPINNING AT CLUBS, TO THE BIG STAGES ACROSS THE WORLD. THE HIP HOP CULTURE GREW SO BIG THAT CORPORATIONS COULD NO LONGER IGNORE IT.. I STILL LOVE RAP, THE HIP HOP CULTURE AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH IT. THERE ARE THOSE THAT STILL WISH THE CULTURE NEVER GREW UP SO FAST... PEACE....
@beeboy69679 жыл бұрын
+reeelup007BKNY reeelup007BKNY Well said & written brother......this is why I LOVE HIP HOP & why Melle Mel is in my opinion the greatest MC !Hip Hop doesn't care what colour you are & where your from.....if your down, your down ! It has taught me many things in life from how to respect your fellow man to educate yourself & your people & self knowledge ( past, present & future ) & of course to have a great time.....Peace, love, unity & having fun yeah ! If you use this tool in life ( HIP HOP & IT"S 5 ELEMENTS ) the world is your oyster & nothing can stop you ! Peace to you and HIP HOP lovers worldwide !
@oxonedrivevibes93498 жыл бұрын
+Beeboy69 He lived on my floor in 1777 Grand Concourse in the early 80's. Used to treat us neighborhood kids cool. He kept a weight bench in his living room me and my crew used to mess with. Real solid cat. Ths Bronx was insane back then.
@hulksmash56568 жыл бұрын
my dad showed me this when I was 3 years old and I'm 19 and I still remembered those beats
@InmortalWarlordGaming8 жыл бұрын
man mel melle verses was ahead of its time
@denmill75668 жыл бұрын
Way Ahead!
@Stonesmithable8 жыл бұрын
Straight Up Clairvoyant like Nastradamus!!!
@mzyeni8 жыл бұрын
listen to lyrics....way ahead., "don't be a slave to no computer"
@RafaelLopez-kw9if7 жыл бұрын
Lynnette Michelle
@jshannon7777 жыл бұрын
Lynnette Michelle and here we are slaves to computers and cell phones
@mainmotto10 жыл бұрын
That dude was tupac on steroids!!!!!!! The realest ever!!!! Ah hell nah! “and don't be a slave to no computer"???? He saw the future! Look at us??? Gob bless you all that felt this song :))
@sergiofernandez168410 жыл бұрын
I hear u man old school was better than this stupid centuray i mean every song has to do with sex,drugs,and killing people
@ThePhotogalleria10 жыл бұрын
Sergio Fernandez If you had a time machine, would you go back to 80's? I just might.
@paulamaria5610 жыл бұрын
Beast
@kckassidysmom10 жыл бұрын
mainmotto this was my favorite part of this movie how prophetic was he? He was really dropping knowledge but them niggas probably thought he was crazy back then. Now 30 years later look at the state of hip hop & the black community as a whole. Smfh a damn disgrace.
@mainmotto10 жыл бұрын
KHADIJAH CARTER I knoooooow!!!! Lol girl all I listen to now a days is old school r&b, throw back hip hop, 90s country, old school pop, and when the holidays roll around Christmas music! Lol I'm listening to the jets right now “Crush on you" :) I'm in another timeline
@skillz95494 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel had the message back then.. Told us don't be a slave to the computers.. Guess what we didn't listen
@russell9868Ай бұрын
This video returns to my algorithm every year or so. Like pc's are our fn b@%&#/ . So true. They draw us in and then the kids get addicted that much deeper. Prophetic back the is so right
@santyvergara36864 жыл бұрын
The BEST break dance film of history....
@OWN12S9 жыл бұрын
I'm almost 45 and the beginning of this track still gives me chills!!!
@kenniajohnson68677 жыл бұрын
OWN12S ,❤❤❤❤
@shaleknight62246 жыл бұрын
I'm 50ish, white & I love love love the message from the MESSENGER
@justinestes64004 жыл бұрын
@Kenneth J There's a rap name... Grandmaster Hot Flash!!!!
@lccast7772 жыл бұрын
I'm 46 and agree 💯
@yoimosan2 жыл бұрын
I'm 25 and glad to be alive to see this for the first time
@TrillBill8 жыл бұрын
"Egomaniacs control the Self-Righteous" Just let that seek in...This was when Hip Hop was in it's purest form
@colinwichman10848 жыл бұрын
Remarkable how, over 30 years later, no MC has ever matched Melle Mel's last verse on this track
@tricitiesair8 жыл бұрын
It is powerful and still relevant.
@ricardosabinourias8 жыл бұрын
keftwere
@uniquetq47167 жыл бұрын
Colin Wichman it is almost bringing tears to my eyes. I feel chills down my spine. Words can't even comprehend how I feel listening to this masterpiece. How can something be this great. Wow ur statement couldn't be stated any better truly remarkable masterpiece
@justinkepner64347 жыл бұрын
Colin Wichman It's the greatest verse in hip hop.
@TyG2k97 жыл бұрын
Turquoise Trotter it brings tears to my eyes every time. The combination of Ramo's death, the love the crowd had for him, Ramo's dad finally realizing that his son had talent, Melle Mel's powerful lyrics, and Ramo's gf in the front row listening intently soaking it all in.
@JesusChrist-dc1hr4 жыл бұрын
I would pay top dollar to be in the crowd experiencing this live
@JM-sr5ct2 жыл бұрын
💪🏼🙌
@jourdan5852 жыл бұрын
I would pat at least $1,000 to be there and im only 29
@taxigruppeberlindiestimmed65262 жыл бұрын
The Beginn of Hip Hop
@автоигорёкместный2 жыл бұрын
8000 dollars i pay to be there
@hangten1904 Жыл бұрын
@@автоигорёкместный Here's how the place looked like in the 80s without any music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2e6qI2Cq92Jb7M
@GoTPLATANOS7 жыл бұрын
He was so ahead of his time that his last verse alone bodies most rapper's careers!!!
@Deetroiter4 жыл бұрын
He ripped the mic HARD
@bastionbooger2 жыл бұрын
That was the 80s 😍
@davidblake92872 жыл бұрын
The words to this song continue to break down our reality until this day. Many decades later.
@deewop2632 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I’ve been saying that for years he was 22 when he wrote this 19 when he wrote the message
@thorocomments Жыл бұрын
Right
@antediluvian9910 жыл бұрын
This shit is bananas, I just watched Melle Mel cover all the world problems in one super long verse.
@ronniebabb7352 жыл бұрын
Any age I was around to witness this man's greatness! He speaks the truth in the 80 and now in future as well.
@ronniebabb7352 жыл бұрын
I remember when this movie first came out we were getting our allowance and have our parents taking us to the movies and dropping us off. At the end of this movies it gave us chills cause we lived in this era.
@thecoach11 Жыл бұрын
Ahead of his time don’t be a slave to the computer and look where we are now 😂😂😂😂 wow
@Katwoman4318 Жыл бұрын
I’m on the #1 train listening to Melle.🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🍀🎵🎶🎵🎶💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
@tonicaughn6529 Жыл бұрын
He was prophesying !!! Everything that he years ago is true . Don't no president really cares about us . Put everything in our neighborhood from drugs , guns , liquor stores on every corner and now migrants which they don't put in their own neighborhoods but teach every race to hate us .Then they find out they need us . Wake up everybody !!!!!!!!❤️🙌🙏💯
@jayelbee111110 жыл бұрын
"Like it or not, I am the greatest emcee in all creation." Melle Mel, 1988
@trichomebeast11305 жыл бұрын
Im purty sure it was befor 87 nwa came out on 85 this has gotta be older im guessing
@utthamprakash49765 жыл бұрын
@@trichomebeast1130 he's probably talking about the quote, Not the song
@jayelbee11112 жыл бұрын
@@utthamprakash4976 Melle Mel quoted this on the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album "On The Strength"
@dont.be.evil.11 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel the realest MC that ever lived!
@lukasspriceless25554 жыл бұрын
100%
@MichaelSamuelV2 жыл бұрын
this man really just summed up human misery in almost 5 mins
@johnpaulharrison78164 жыл бұрын
Beat Street, the king of the beat You see him rockin' that beat from across the street And huh-huh, Beat Street is a lesson, too Because ah, you can't let the streets beat you Uh! Well, a picture can express a thousand words To describe all the beauty of life you give And if the world was yours to do over I know you'd paint a better place to live Where the colors would swirl And the boys and girls can grow in peace and harmony And where murals stand on walls so grand As far as the eyes are able to see, ha I never knew art till I saw your face And there'll never be one to take your place 'Cause each and every time you touch a spraypaint can Michaelangelo's soul controls your hands Then serenades of blue and red And the beauty of the rainbow fills your head Crescendo colors playin' tunes Man why oh why you'd have to die so soon? Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Where the good die young is all thy must Cause as life must live death must die And the tears shall fall from the living eye Huh, teardrops fall for the state of mind Of the beautiful lady that you left behind In love and alone, but now you're dead And she still can't get you out of her head, huh More tears fall for all you've done Tried to be a good father to your only son But now who's gonna make sure that he's fed Put a shirt on his back and a roof over head? Tell me who's gonna dream the impossible dream Of the beautiful cities and the island's ? When your works of art brought into being All that the ghetto stopped you from seeing Bums on the sidewalk, garbage in the street Abandoned buildings, bricks of concrete The ladies on the corner are sellin that body And everybody wants a part in that party I'm hangin' out tough rockin' late at night Runnin' wild in the town of the neon lights You either play some ball or stand in the hall Huh, you gotta make somethin' out of nothin' at all I'm sittin' in the classroom learnin' the rules And it says you can't do graffiti in school That can't be wrong in the hallowed hall So my notebook turned into a big wall The heart of a lion and the courage of three And the mind of a man much wiser than me You're the soul of the brother who won't come back Who died in my arms on the railroad track Cause I'm caught in a rat race lookin' for my own space It gotta be a better place for you and me There's pie in the sky and a eye for a eye Some people gotta die just to be free You search for justice and what do you find? You find just us on the unemployment line You find just us sweatin' from dawn to dusk There's no justice, it's, huh, just us Still life urban masterpiece Your trademark was written on trains and walls A million dollar gift only God released Huh, and yet you got killed for nothin' at all So after this there'll be no more hard time No more bad times and no more pain No more chump change, none of that bull Just movies, museums and the hall of fame So all you hip-hops, get on up And let's take it to the top where we belong Cause the age of the Beat Street wave is here Everybody let's sing along, now come on And say hooo (Hooo) Say hooo (Hooo) And to let me know I'm rockin the microphone Everybody say Ramon (Ramon) Ramon (Ramon) Rrrrhaa! A newspaper burns in the sand And the headlines say 'Man Destroys Man' Extra extra, read all the bad news On the war for peace that everybody would lose The rise and fall, the last great empire The sound of the whole world caught on fire The ruthless struggle, the desperate gamble The game that left the whole world in shambles The cheats, the lies, the alibies And the foolish attempts to conquer the sky Lost in space, and what is it worth? Huh, the President just forgot about Earth Spendin' multi-billions and maybe even trillions The cost of weapons ran in the zillions There's gold in the street and there's diamond under feet And the children in Africa don't even eat Flies on their faces, they're livin' like mice And their houses even make the ghetto look nice Huh, the water tastes funny, it's forever too sunny And they work all month and don't make no money A fight for power, a nuclear shower A people shout out in the darkest hour Sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word Christians killed Muslims and Germans killed Jews And everybody's bodies are used and abused Huh, minds are poisoned and souls are polluted Superiority complex is deep rooted Leeches and lices, and people got prices Egomaniacs control the self-righteous Nothin' is sacred and nothin' is pure So the revelation of death is our cure Peoples in terror, the leaders made a error And now they can't even look in the mirror Cause we gotta suffer while things get rougher And that's the reason why we got to get tougher So learn from the past and work for the future And don't be a slave to no computer Cause the children of Man inherit the land And the future of the world is in your hands So just throw your hands in the air And wave em like you just don't care And if you believe that you're the future Scream it out and say oh yeah (Oh yeah) Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Rrrrhaa!!!!!
@dominicciusa50252 жыл бұрын
Gospel fr
@TheAb3902 жыл бұрын
Wrong version, you forgot 1,2,3,4 Just let me know what you came here for, and just clap your hands everybody, and let me know that I’m not alone, and if you knew my man when he was alive scream it out and say Ramon… “RAMON” Ramo… “RAMO” I’m talking about ASHES TO ASHES AND DUST TO DUST WHERE THE GOOD DIE YOUNG IT’S ALL THY MUST AND THAT LIFE MUST LIVE AND DEATH MUST DIE AND THE TEARDROP FALLS FROM THE LIVING EYE, Tell me who’s going to dream the impossible dream, of the beautiful city’s and the islands seem, that your works of art, brought into being, all that the ghetto stopped you from seeing. Still life’s urban Masterpiece, your trademark was written on trains and walls, a million dollar gift only God will leave, huh, and still you got killed, for nothing at all. MELLE: Decau, Ostwich, Hiroshima, a Vietnam, Leningrad, Iwo-Jim’s, Okinawa, Korea, The Phillipines, Devestation death catch the killing machine.
@aikrichter5403 Жыл бұрын
@@TheAb390 tiny correction, melle calls out Dachau, Auschwitz,Hiroshima.... a bit more known
@GigaTodd Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@geoffreybataringaya2602 Жыл бұрын
Powerful lyrics
@PressCtrlA8 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most important songs ever made, regardless of music genre. Grandmaster Melle Mel was simply masterful. He expressed himself passionately and without profane and vulgar language too.
@markus54096 жыл бұрын
This one and "The Message".
@1371gabriela6 жыл бұрын
markus I'll check it out! thanks
@1371gabriela6 жыл бұрын
PressCtrlA , thanks for pointing out no vulgar language..so right
@rasungod72575 жыл бұрын
You dont have to be vulgar to be a dope MC, you just have have lyrical skills.
@bob11545 жыл бұрын
I did not see any weapons used in the movie either.
@lour589 жыл бұрын
Words STILL on point 30 yeARS LATER.
@markstebbins22168 жыл бұрын
+Luis rivera REAL TALK !!!!!!!
@Ghostdog1988 жыл бұрын
You ain't lying my brother
@InmortalWarlordGaming8 жыл бұрын
definitely
@shaleknight62246 жыл бұрын
Amen brother
@MrRyan-wu4jx3 ай бұрын
World powers don’t spend as much resources on space anymore, that’s probably the only part that’s actually changed.
@davelopp208810 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel spitting harder back then than most rappers out today....
@Bongz1990 Жыл бұрын
About thaaaat....
@ryanreliford47383 ай бұрын
@@Bongz1990 this comment didn't age well at all. 😂
@clintonwalley694 Жыл бұрын
One of fav movies of all time
@mikedelgado9535 Жыл бұрын
This should have 100million views but the world is lost.
@1LaneOnly8 жыл бұрын
I feel Old, but at least I'm Blessed Old School HipHop will Never be Beaten
@polobubblevest11 жыл бұрын
melles verse is arguably the greatest in hip hop history
@RobDarkhalf4 жыл бұрын
It's all him, the actor is miming ;)
@ernieramos27924 жыл бұрын
I dont think Wyld Stallions sings the song that brings the world together..it was supposed to be this one!!
@aldoray75414 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@christosmamalis29724 жыл бұрын
there is no argument to that
@sonnystate56744 жыл бұрын
Awwwwee. U Guys....
@AspiringSanta8 жыл бұрын
Man no matter how many times I come back Melle Mel was a true genius the lyrics the delivery...
@fantasyproduct10428 жыл бұрын
true dat
@GABRIELADAWSON8 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah back when Hip-Hop artists were INTELLIGENT.
@kevinkatula23797 жыл бұрын
Krp79 79 lmaooo
@flexbori2 жыл бұрын
He did it from the heart
@jasonlewis10364 жыл бұрын
“Foolish attempt to conquer the skies” “ ego maniac control sub righteous “ “Sound of the world caught on fire” “The leaders made an error and they can’t even look in the mirror” .....man this is poetry at its deepest level
@jamesloftin241 Жыл бұрын
We're living in this now
@k.o.3373 Жыл бұрын
So tru. Prophetic
@leroyfosteriii9401 Жыл бұрын
😭😭😭😭👑🤌
@suave_d6 жыл бұрын
It is a crying shame that Grandmaster Melle Mel does not get mentioned in more top 10 MC discussions. You will NEVER convince me that there are 10 MCs better than Melle Mel - NEVER.
@oshe13 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is to Rakim as Rakim is to Nas
@andrewagyeman33383 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is number 1 in Kool moe Dee's 50 greatest mcs
@olgierdolo55102 жыл бұрын
The first Hip Hop star and one of the pioneers, along with Grandmaster Caz
@smizz59892 жыл бұрын
@@olgierdolo5510 the first hip hop star was Kurtis blow
@maturationsol5775 Жыл бұрын
Billboard magazine's top ten list doesn't include the master of rap. Makes the list invalid
@nuwavegurl10 жыл бұрын
"Cause we gotta suffer, when things get rougher, and that's the reason why we got to get tougher". You better preach Melle Mel!
@theCheesemonger8 жыл бұрын
"Nothin is sacred and nothin is pure So the revelation of death is our cure"
@DamonCahlil10 жыл бұрын
You can't get real hip hop like this man! When the shit was real and artists actually had something to say and could paint a picture with their words. I mean yeah, have fun, enjoy yourself, but all in all have somethin to actually speak about. That's what they did. You can't help but to feel every word he's saying. Remember when I watched Beatstreet when I was a kid and this popped up... favorite part of the whole movie. Crazy how this song is like 20+ years old and still relevant to today's problems. This here my friends is what I like to call, real music.
@MrLambo_444 жыл бұрын
Shit over 30 years ago
@ronniebabb7352 жыл бұрын
That is no lie my friend, I lived in this Era and went through it all!
@anishawashington89702 жыл бұрын
I just watch beat street on Tubi…and pull soundtrack. Real MC
@chacikgevorkjan7177 Жыл бұрын
the best art is made when the artist is hungry
@iambrickcity4 жыл бұрын
Still the best verse in Hiphop history
@sonnysatar59162 жыл бұрын
This masterpiece will always stand the test of time
@msgentertainment2478 Жыл бұрын
Yes. Unless he releases a diss track that is so bad it erases how great he was lol
@jmacalangi Жыл бұрын
Even now? I didn't even know Melle Mel existed. Generations will receive him as a joke. Lol. Test of time.
@jmacalangi Жыл бұрын
@@msgentertainment2478 Lol you beat me to this comment by 5 mins.
@cindym.90298 жыл бұрын
THIS AMAZING SONG NEEDS TO BE CRANKED UP TO THE HIGHEST VOLUME AND PLAYED FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO HEAR BECAUSE IT STILL RINGS TRUE SINCE IT'S RELEASE ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO!!! WE ARE REPEATING HISTORY, BECAUSE WE NEVER LEARNED FROM IT!!! THEY WANT US DIVIDED, AND KILLING EACH OTHER SO THEY CAN CONQUER US AND TAKE WHAT LITTLE RIGHTS WE HAVE...THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT RACE, COLOR, AND/OR CREED, IT IS ABOUT POWER, GREED, AND CONTROL BY THE SO-CALLED UNTOUCHABLE ELITES!!! STAND UP FOR SOMETHING, OR YOU WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING!!! GOD BLESS US ALL!!!
@williamburgis32078 жыл бұрын
yes man
@mgiddens10008 жыл бұрын
Digg
@iloccos8 жыл бұрын
I agree.. miss those days.
@josephobono53257 жыл бұрын
very much true
@plant12345677 жыл бұрын
And, and, dont forget that Bush did 9/11 !!! The MSM is telling you he didn't, but he did.
@ronniebaxter21209 жыл бұрын
i was in this movie i was the graffiti artist and the break dancer i was 15 when they made this movie good old days
@chrisstevens85139 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Baxter No I was in this movie I was the graffiti artist and break dancer....
@shaleknight62246 жыл бұрын
OK CHILDREN ROFLMFAO :) :)
@piratestyleadventures71856 жыл бұрын
Thank you all for your remarkable gifts! To know it, you had to have lived it! We lived it! Thanx big dogs!
@mikeskinner75956 жыл бұрын
me too.. that's me....
@jasonjones48575 жыл бұрын
I was that nerdy white kid that didn't dance so well
@heyitsablackguy955310 жыл бұрын
Mellie Mel killed it.
@lamontmelrose7640Ай бұрын
Melle Mel was on fire when I was a kid!! He spoke the truth - that's how hip hop started though, real talk.
@jamesfrees57514 жыл бұрын
Beat Street is by far the Best Hip Hop movie ever made... Respect It!!
@willemoranje Жыл бұрын
Krush Groove is also good
@markstebbins22168 жыл бұрын
TIME TO BRING THIS ALL BACK!!!!
@TheAb3902 жыл бұрын
AND YOU CAN by watching Kyle Reese Hotwire a stolen car in The Terminator 1984! It’s going to ALL COME BACK TO YOU when THIS SONG starts playing on the radio. It’s the original Terminator movie with the it’s future prediction wrapped up in a nutshell
@darrensolomon79412 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥This was my favorite movie as a teenager. But as a grown man and ex MC Mellie Mels verse was , is and will ALWAYS be hip hops GREATEST verse!!! It gets no realer than that!!!!💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Tashaten2 жыл бұрын
Got me in tears theses old school rappers were genius!!!
@jeffreycousar1297 Жыл бұрын
set the bar so high
@dondada4374 жыл бұрын
I was 12 in 1984 in Humboldt, TN and was writing all his lyrics down in my notebook. Now, I'm 48, reliving it on KZbin. Hip Hop rulez!!
@portauthority888 Жыл бұрын
I did the same when I was 12. Listened to the tape.. Wrote, play, stop, copy write again until I got the whole song..
@Preelegend209 Жыл бұрын
Why were you 12 in Humboldt 😩😂
@juanchuquichambi4505 Жыл бұрын
a mis 58 años aun sigo dsfrutando esta musica 25-05-2023
@MrLambo_444 жыл бұрын
I watched this movie when I was a kid I’m now 43 years old and I have been an avid follower of hip-hop my whole life. This is my first time really listening to his verse. I’m blown away by how much knowledge Melly Mel was droppin.
@virginiaguiney16449 жыл бұрын
It doesn't get much better than the Grandmaster. Excellent rap. I miss the great 80's.Only B-Girl in my Crew.XX
@randymorelify10 жыл бұрын
He killed dis shit!!! Damn. Love it
@ecarson429 жыл бұрын
melle mel the best rapper of all time
@suave_d3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He's #1 on my list, and that will NEVER change. I'm taking it to my grave.
@tobiaskurtkornath68422 ай бұрын
Das sind die STARS meiner Jugend Beat Street was fürn endgeiler Film ❤
@RuneNorwegianFlashWillem6 ай бұрын
I met this band in Norway back in 1984. They had a show on my disco dance place called Circus.. I even met Grand Master Melle Mel in person. I talked with him.
@firestick76498 жыл бұрын
even though I was born in 2004 I love Grandmaster flash and melle mel
@mamiSogorgeous8 жыл бұрын
Still love this at 29 years old
@1985SJW4 жыл бұрын
The ending to this i had to hold back the tears. Even writing this is making my eyes water I've not watched it for years.
@gregrambo606 Жыл бұрын
"Bums on the sidewalk, garbage in the street, abandoned buildings bricks and concrete." How can anybody say Melle Mel is not the GOAT rapper?
@titanx81673 жыл бұрын
Rappers nowadays dont have no chance against Melle Mels rhymes, you can understand every word woth no cussing. He was the God Father of Rap!
@daedalus-prime3 жыл бұрын
Almost 40 years old but still sounds so fresh & inspiring!
@vadikturgenev51752 жыл бұрын
This should be taught in schools now, great music with a great message!
@lawrencepauldoumtsis35798 жыл бұрын
Best Ever! 30 years on! Still feels like yesterday!
@pascalvalorazonefunkgroove4 ай бұрын
the words are so true even in 2024 respect Mell mel scorpio🤘
@GawdsChild3 жыл бұрын
My Mom introduced this movie to me at the age of 12. I wish I would’ve appreciated it the way that I do now. Such a power l film. Melle was ahead of his time! That’s hip hop! ♥️
@cedricclark1461 Жыл бұрын
My Mom did the same for me. At the time I liked Breakin better I was 13 then but know I realize how Beat Street was reflective of the true struggle.
@cybertron58658 жыл бұрын
Im a New Zealander and this song and movie was so huge and is timeless even now. Unbelievable song. A master piece.
@maoka04787 жыл бұрын
These is real rap I grew up with these music
@Lakiesha335 жыл бұрын
Me too
@GoodSneakers4 жыл бұрын
Amazing how it stands the test of time. They knew we’d never learn anything from our mistakes. Melle Mel and the other guys were simply prophetic. Man, his rhythmic feel and percussive rapping is just to die for!
@kalikrepubandfilms133 жыл бұрын
"And if the world was yours to do over, I know you'll paint a better place to live!" I get chills every time I hear that verse. The depth he went to describe his graffiti talent. Melle Mel is the goat hands down!!!
@gregoryharriott31178 ай бұрын
This song is still one of the best what happened to rap music
@watermyplants60894 ай бұрын
it got better
@gideondavid79808 жыл бұрын
He spoke the truth!! Way back when!!!
@tori00838 жыл бұрын
Who else gets hype when they listen to this? The best lyricist....song is so prophetic!
@iconpoet12 жыл бұрын
This was 30 years ago and he warned us about what's happening today. Melle Mel was prophetic
@terrybatterton30784 ай бұрын
I came here to reminisce,good times when life was enjoyable/simpler Happier ❤
@bernardtyler52610 ай бұрын
Melle Mell was off the chart. F you don't know, u lost. Salute Hip Hop!! Classic
@musicafavorita35473 жыл бұрын
..unforgettable times.
@BrandonHawk218 жыл бұрын
2:49 needs to be apllied to all human kind..ahead of his time and underrated
@ryanturner99795 жыл бұрын
In under 5 minutes this man destroyed every wanna be rapper from the 90s 2000s even these wackass mumble rappers. 100%👍
@brettbest1922 жыл бұрын
WORD
@shannongreen15202 жыл бұрын
Truth in its purest sense 🔥🔥🔥
@Bloodsport1 Жыл бұрын
including the GEn z Great Eminem
@michaelanthony3050 Жыл бұрын
@@Bloodsport1I only came here for that and I must say.... I disagree 😅😅
@jaycbattle Жыл бұрын
Honestly …. compared to black thought, Royce 5’9”, Eminem, Rakim, Aesop rock, Kendrick, JID, j Cole, should I continue?…. It’s mid grade and the rhyme schemes aren’t complicated at all … you might like this type of rapping better, I can dig it … it was a simpler time … but bars don’t have to be complicated to be impactful Either …. Mel rips it …. For an 80s rapper ;)
@shawnfranklin95812 жыл бұрын
This knocked me over in 84 when I saw it!
@zachary5237 Жыл бұрын
one of the best performances ever.
@theborder111 жыл бұрын
If you listen to the lyrics, Melle Mel was ahead of his time, especially when he says don't be a slave to a computer.
@bilalasfour63222 жыл бұрын
At first I thought this was silly, then I paid attention to the lyrics and realised how amazing and relevant these words are even to this day. As a race, we've learnt nothing,
@Tashaten2 жыл бұрын
Got my in tears! These old school rappers are genius!!!
@brettbest1922 жыл бұрын
@@Tashaten me too
@bennewt Жыл бұрын
exactly!!
@druidofthefang Жыл бұрын
Why isn't he talked about more? I feel like hes one of the most recognized mcs but nobody knows about him. He has the best style and voice in my opinion of all rappers.
@terrybatterton30784 ай бұрын
Mint tune first time I’ve really listened to the lyrics,wow so apt today
@Thisdudehere-e6n6 ай бұрын
Melly Mel rapped one of the prophetic raps ever. It still applies to this day. Nothing changed at all.
@nuwavegurl10 жыл бұрын
"Don't' be a slave to no computer". I'm watching this awesome clip on a computer. Go figure!
@teresa86505 жыл бұрын
Since the internet the whole world's sold out to the computer!
@MrOuija-rr8kq3 жыл бұрын
I’m watching this video on my microwave
@tuahenterprise6 жыл бұрын
I can listen this 1 million times. The true hip hop rules! Grandmaster Melle Me is real. I hope a remake. I'm 49 and still loves this song until today.
@jelizzle9 жыл бұрын
The cheats the lies the alibi's .... and the foolish attemps to conquer the sky! Tell emm Melle mel!!!
@faronhenry1564 жыл бұрын
I am crying 😢 😭 🤧 I was so young but understood everything NYC was so different then
@luisdavila5419 Жыл бұрын
If you from NY,C you'll get good memories with this hit.
@iStayLahffing19 Жыл бұрын
“Don’t be a slave to no computer”. This man was way ahead of his time.
@dwightkobatake898 жыл бұрын
Poetic words... Should be a presidents speech.
@TravisRidley110 жыл бұрын
How timeless is this message? It's perhaps even more applicable in 2015 than when it was created.
@Psalmsing124 ай бұрын
Grandmaster Melle Mel’s verse is top tier. I have to run it back a couple times everytime i look at this video.
@Circa1692 Жыл бұрын
Watched this film when I was a kid. I feel.OLD!!!!
@neonvandal877011 жыл бұрын
Quality lyrics that make you feel inspired to do something for yourself - Glad i grew in those days - Feel really bad for kids today..
@generule8811 жыл бұрын
dammn Grandmaster Melle Mel had some real shit in his verse pree nice
@JC3LyricalLegacy77 ай бұрын
Greatest song in Hip Hop history 💯
@StickysituationTV7 жыл бұрын
My childhood, reminds me of Christmas 🎄 I’m 28 now grew up watching this movie wit my brother....
@hlj0133 ай бұрын
If you really know hip hop, Mel is easily top 5 to ever do it. He was so far ahead of his own age and the time. He just happened to pioneer hop hop before it became mainstream. Give him his flowers, people 🎉
@RealSorbran11 жыл бұрын
its crazy how i hang with Grandmasters son everyday, he looks so much like him.
@СлавикЗгонников-б8т5 жыл бұрын
Из года в год смотрю это видео и так приятно становится, очень красивое исполнение!Новой школе до этого далеко.Время идёт, совсем другой формат в данный момент.Но классику Никогда не стоит забывать.
@tommymc97919 жыл бұрын
legendary song,legendary film
@bryanp8606Ай бұрын
46 now and haven’t heard this in a very long time, decades. Crazy I’m just realizing this is perhaps the greatest verse in hip hop history from Melle Mel…
@grahamsherlock2617 жыл бұрын
Started listening in 1984... Still listening to his raps in 2017... anyone else?