Channel Live ft. KRS-One - Mad-Izm

[@DJJOOLZDE]

Big up to all the 90's teenagers who are still bumpin' real hip-hop today and keepin' it alive. The older we get, the harder it seems to become.

[@lethalassassin1754]

Didn’t start listening to real hip hop until about 2 years ago. Can’t go back and I’m on a different plane of existence to everyone i know haha. Seriously it’s sad being a white boy who knows more black music than anyone in my nearby towns. They bump stupid shit like Dababy and think it’s good 😂.

[@LucianBlack]

Word is bond

[@chrisstoecker7189]

We gotta to teach the children...that's how classics like this will never die!!! I lost my shit the first time I heard this in 94. And that man wasn't lyin when he said he'll be rocking the microphone til he's 60. The Blast Master gonna be a senior citizen destroying whatever MCs are left

[@TheSstretch68]

TRUTH!!!!

[@GuillermoFervenza]

Bless!!!

[@Julius.Council3]

Almost 30 years old and this song still better than most rap songs today.

[@ericjordan6059]

Better than 99.9% of songs today.

[@ejdenny49]

I'm 46...was prime when this came out...lol...just told my almost 15 year old son..."there's NO rap touching this today!!!...NONE!!" 2022 & forever!! #madizm

[@dmanigo77]

Facts! 😎🔥🎵

[@georgiosliontis4219]

Of course!

[@dbodooley]

Than most?? I’d say better than ALL

[@sty723]

The 90s was the GREATEST era ever!!!! Glad that I’m stuck in it.

[@phatboi8duece]

@ Kareem Moye same here

[@christianmorales1336]

Nothing like this era...

[@bkojeman]

ikr broski 💪🏽💪🏽💯💯💯🔥🔥

[@777uptown2]

Heck yeeeeah!

[@thomslick3636]

@@phatboi8duece q1q1q

[@GabeCast18]

After 29 years listening to this gem, in 2023 still harder than everything else out there..

[@abstuct1015]

They can’t understand why we hooked on real fkn HIP HOP 🔥🔥

[@lordagod]

💯

[@traceyscott909]

Yeah, this was Channel Live's moment.

[@iamshyni69]

35? You mean 29...

[@dosedj]

True story bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@whoizmdot]

KRS wasn't joking when he said he'd be rapping in his 60s. He's still putting out music! ✊🏿

[@nakitapalmer656]

IKR!!! STILL SOUNDING BETTER THAN 90% OF THE RAPPERS OUT NOW!!

[@ayandazulu8014]

He’s trash now

[@space_dogg]

His latest album is good, too. Usually i don't listen to 90s rappers putting out new music because they sound washed up. But krs one's 2022 album is slamming. I think it works that good, because krs-one's style fits an older person. A style that lives of his youthful energy will always sound washed up when created by a 40-50+ guy. But krs style has no age limit

[@maskew43]

Right right...poet and prophet!!!

[@binodagodfather4947]

They don't make songs like this no more this real hip hop one of the best songs all time facts🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brentrogers97]

New generation will NEVER no how dope the 90s was💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@frankiemaddalena1597]

That’s why we need to show them

[@americanjoe7679]

Krs one is one of the greatest of all time...hands down

[@thomasprisco8246]

Agree!!

[@ramzdalastpharoah]

Was he is losingit , very few around 50 still got it , bUT KRIS IS 53

[@harrypool71]

Arguably the best

[@bountyk60]

Facts!

[@michealroebuck683]

No doubt, he's #1 in my hip hop book,WORD!.

[@douglasrowlett4991]

2024 still jammin! Glad I grew up in the 80s&90s.😂

[@robersonjoshua3422]

Facts for real, tho

[@Tye-r2b]

I'm not the future is always sick and the moment is worth more than anything but yeah still great times weren't they🎉

[@Umazabal]

Word

[@dmar82]

I know there's no such thing as a time machine but everytime I hear mad izm my mind rewinds back to late 94 - early 95. I'm coming back home from middle school, turning on the TV watching the Box and this video comes on and I'm blasting the TV loud as fxxk! Fun fact, KRS turns 60 next year and he still rippin the 🎤

[@gamingoutworldspeed8391]

Ripping the microphone till I'm mf 60

[@Rizzlyricist]

I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.

[@power_man1]

WHAT?!!! 😂

[@elihuel7015]

one of the illest tracks in hip hop. the instumental is mean by itself.

[@prestonjohnson6564]

Hell yes that beat still bang hard

[@profyle766]

Banged this straight into 2020!!!

[@AdamZigmond]

I've got the instrumental for my phone's ring tone

[@johnstursky1886]

@@AdamZigmond me too lol

[@tenalalston9013]

It damn sure is...both wayz

[@bobbysattler1947]

45 years old and still listening

[@heribertocandelaria2140]

That makes 2 of us 🥃🥃

[@Christiano_el_Huetto]

42 years old and still listening too 👍

[@shawnsmith2540]

I was 14 in 94.

[@reefykatu2749]

Krs1 shoulda been on the juicy tour im 84 baby been listerning since doggystyle dropped

[@DaRealBigRif]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npixkGtuo8-GqsU

[@CEELOW3000]

KRS said he'd be "still rip'd the microphone till he was 60" He aint quite 60 but dang he spoke that into existence!!!!

[@carlpacitti4922]

CHIZZO P truth !

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

Yep

[@ccarter956]

Facts !!

[@etotheipi42]

Street Light is ill as shit and that is 2019.

[@seankennedy8506]

One of the best to ever to do it!

[@monk8935]

I was born 1999. To this day my playlist include strictly 90's rap, the genre is huge and I'm always discovering "new" artists featuring some of my favorite artists. The energy 90's era music brought is unmatched by any modern artist. Music grows, but 90's will always reign supreme.

[@DaRealBigRif]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npixkGtuo8-GqsU

[@oscarholley891]

@ monk .2 bad you wasn't around in the late 70s and 80s then you would have the 70s, 80s, and 90s plus the non gangster hip hop was better more creative and more diverse with the artists and the songs like kwame for instance hip hop was far far far far far far more diverse and creative what about black hippie hip hop like de la soul and black conciousness like public enemy and battles like Kool Moe Dee and LL and boogie down productions and juice crew etc etc

[@togonumber]

supreme..............

[@MC_E_Music]

Agree I was born in 1996 and I agree with this a hundred percent

[@zelloking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2jRd6Chip2KrLc For your collection

[@chrisgonzalez6150]

If you weren't born during this era but happen to be here your taste in music just refined.

[@jabbadabbajew6035]

This tune still sounds fresh and it’s nearly 30.

[@jaybucks2222]

This is pure unadulterated hip hop at its finest.

[@xtrextrex]

Since I was born in 91& this year 2023 is celebrating 50 years of hip hop I’m doing my homework I never heard this song until now. 🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏾

[@lunchmoneydnb]

Keep digging young man. Gems 💎 💎 💎

[@EWRand-qh4pe]

Study Hard!!! So Hidden Gems out there!!!

[@xtrextrex]

@@EWRand-qh4peI’ve found so much HEAT!!! 🤯

[@xtrextrex]

@@lunchmoneydnb💪🏾 still going too

[@raworganixapothecary]

thats cuz when we were kidd we had to actually buy a cd to hear this kind of music, or know someone who was hip to it and played it for us… i discovered soooo many dope 90s hip hop artists like 10-20 yrs after they were popular because of this… ps i was born in 1990 😊90s hip hop was the golden age, 80s-90s

[@ratehhuti1861]

Them 90s always bumping dope music

[@mr07623445678]

Every second of this is a Masterpiece, the Lyrical Dexterity is a Higher Level Masterclass in Lyricism. Power, Power, Power 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

[@prof3ssor178]

And the production is that New York Boom Bap! Strings.. classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶🎼

[@oscarholley891]

As you said " every second of this is a master piece"

[@cporteus968]

Masterpiece in my book!

[@marckhachfe1238]

I cant decide what i enjoy the most, the actual music or the lyrics and flows. Impeccable writing.

[@warsofparadigm]

"COUNTER CLOCKWISE, I RISE LIKE THE SUN. NOW I FEEL THE HEAT FROM THE RAYS/RAISE OF THE GUN." What a brilliant display of metaphorical, analogous, word-craft that redefines the dynamics of thinking on infinite levels. The strength of this art back then was so much more powerful than the dilapidated state it has fallen in today. All respect due to our scholars who represented the "Generation X" class with rebellious honor. PEACE!

[@j-dub8558]

Wow , your comment is well said. KRS-ONE = TEACHER

[@sofrshsocln4]

and seeing it in text the raise of the gun 😱

[@togonumber]

" dilapidated state " of hip hop today ......well said.

[@serengetistudio]

Poetically stated brilliance...🎶🔥👉🏾

[@fransarajlija2072]

How can you listen to trap music when u have songs like this. Oldschool 4 life

[@DeadHandX]

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is a masterpiece!

[@DUCATI725]

Straight chills to this day, glad I’m from the 90’s era🔥👏🏽

[@hermanhitt5055]

KRS 1 ...Still One Of The Most Relevant MC' S Of Hip Hop To This DAY. 🤜🏾💪🏾✌🏾

[@reefykatu2749]

Spamm crooks corner wana see him drop jems on crooked i

[@abimelekharlemyahudah4thtribe]

Facts 💯

[@threescompany2162]

One of the greatest to ever touch the mic. 💯

[@DateMike22]

Channel Live was so freaking underrated and they had that KRS-One approval. They had so many bangers - Mad-Izm, Reprogram, Sex for the Sport. I wish they had more longevity. I'm so proud to be an 80s baby raised in the 90s - my favorite era of music!!!

[@traviswright1920]

THIS JOINT USED TO KNOCK IN THE WHIP BACK THEN AND TODAY IT STILL DOES. THIS IS ONE OF THE DOPEST TRACKS OF ALL TIME. KRS-ONE RIPPED THIS TRACK APART.

[@as-iz7183]

Such a sick beat! Bass line hitting hard

[@woodssylvain1629]

THAT BASS IS BEASTLY

[@dial3ctric327]

KRS hoarding the boards here paid off!

[@dannycarr9662]

2023 visiting 1994 and like bruh, please bring this 🔥 back in rotation.

[@ksbcis]

This only got 600K views? This should easily be in the 10s of Millions....this is one of the golden eras of rap!

[@TheSalazarNetwork]

AMEN!!!

[@reefykatu2749]

Im trying to get this played on knox hill reaction channel

[@madizm05]

15 mill easy.

[@caimbus]

It's hard for underground hip hop to get those kinds of views...My wife is white and 50 years old and never heard of KRS ONE before. It's just the nature of the underground

[@Lee_obschevy]

There was only one golden era….

[@badeboom]

One of my favourite beats, like ever.

[@Ricardo034]

And that nicely humming bassline 👌

[@menik6575]

It's got a very ominous tone, also the boom-bap never fails me.

[@matthewdimatteo5729]

I remember hearing this from my older sister in like 95 and being engraved by that beat and then trying to find this song years later before KZbin..and finally I heard it in bmores 92q station in 2002 and for a friend to limewire it on a CD for me..lol the struggle

[@thomslick3636]

Qq+⁰q

[@profyle766]

The amount of times this goes on Replay is unimaginable 🔥🔥😎👊🏾

[@VocalTranceUK]

One of the greatest hip hop tunes ever! The 90's will never be repeated.

[@keirwalker304]

The episode starts as I walk down the block.....KRS ONE

[@martinfoy8700]

First generation of blunt smokers. I’m 45 years old and I’m rocking this hard right now in the car bumping it tough like it’s 94 all over again. Truly the golden era of hip-hop need I say more. Peace and blessings if you’re still living

[@mi76ke]

Hell yeah Martin, I am also 45 years old growing up on hiphop at the age of 12.

[@joaopedroaguieiras4032]

90's and early 00's...tha Golden era of hip hop and rap no doubt. We never gone see somthing like that ever...sory my inglish im from Portugal.props🇵🇹

[@derekwood4051]

New York please take rap back!

[@rbname7318]

Derek Wood north east. The tri-states

[@andrelindsey4663]

NY take hip hop back where it belongs.

[@atumre4705]

I'm building a time machine. Jump on board!

[@durran2920]

I would say "East Coast"

[@mizzo_beeto]

@PremoMeztiso u ain't never lied

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

this proves "real quality never goes out of style"

[@elostatik]

Reporting live from 2020! WE STILL BUMPIN THIS IN THE FUTURE

[@profyle766]

New year 2020 now..banged this straight into the new year!!!

[@TheSalazarNetwork]

AMEN!

[@from9539]

Ill forever be stuck in this era. And i love it

[@grahamtalisman]

This song is all about spark weed & dissing wack MCs.. 3 artist, they all got 2 verses each.. you could argue that this is the greatest hip hop song of all time & you’ll be right. They were all in their bag. Straight up fire. Too much skill. The last verse was epic. My fav part is “I spark the izm, my expectism is lyricism my flow will take you over like I was hypnotism.” & “Wake up in the mornin got me yearnin for herb Which loosens up the nouns, metaphors, and verbs And adjectives” KRS has always been known for not spreading negativity, if he’s not teaching he’s having fun with beats. They were having fun with this one. I played this song for 2months straight. Goated

[@gbrazor]

the way the scratching blended with the beat is so amazing

[@Lux_Sol]

For sure. Especially when that crazy ass sample kicks in at the end of the hook. Always gives me chills.

[@sofrshsocln4]

think it was primo?

[@williamcapone5457]

@@sofrshsocln4 Buckwild

[@e-sidemikesblackdadjewelsc4539]

These cats weren't high on the rap food chain back then. KRS always helps on a track, no matter whose track it is. That being said..... THESE DUDES WOULD EAT TODAY'S RAPPERS FOR LUNCH!!!

[@ajamocampbell9143]

They were not high on the food chain but it does proves the wide rage of quality or rap we had the pool of rappers we had we plenty and the quality was very high

[@abrahampalmer8761]

Big time

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

One of the best Rap Tracks ever. Greetings from Germany

[@hakan3217]

Ich bin in den 90ern hängengeblieben. Gruß.

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

@@hakan3217 nicht die schlechteste Zeit um Abzuhängen

[@robinprince4323]

Peace and Love from Azania in 2022! Still unmatched. Timeless. And Universal

[@JEHON-MEGA4536]

"Don't make me rip out my clothes like Bill Bixby" is one of the hardest lines EVER!!! Straight up!!!

[@JEHON-MEGA4536]

If I have to explain to you who Bill Bixby is, you'll never get it!

[@dwayneking6249]

vintage rap. Nobody can touch it.

[@RayJuzBeinRay]

This beat should be played on all freestyles

[@christopherhoblak1679]

Ray Ray Yes!

[@houdkhan9154]

i agree and i type this as i listen for the first time

[@houdkhan9154]

all these shitty rappers need to be put up against the lyrical ability of these true MCs

[@UnKnown-nq5hj]

Absolutely

[@trosharrahchapman2558]

I know right!!!

[@rongeojohns7906]

The Nostalgia is mad real with this Track I Love It!!!

[@i_bomb_atomikly9692]

This is the REAL. Nothing today can even touch this. I feel sorry for people that don’t even know..

[@liontari90s17]

"My flow will take you over like I was hypnotism" too good🔥

[@hamiter2045]

"Wake up in the morning got the yearning for herb, which loosens up the nouns metaphors and verbs" SO MANY DOPE BARS. Ain't no favorites.

[@FREEDOMIST617]

Homeboy rockin the NJ Nets Kenny Anderson jersey! Love this shit. So lucky to grow up in the 1990's......

[@tonycondegnimustafa435]

That was a butta 1 2 combo the Nets had back then...Anderson and DC was 🔥

[@kedarolumide73]

late to your comment but I got the ed o'bannon nets jersey

[@dougc8809]

Chills when I hear this....real hip hop, top jams of all time!, suckas now can't compare!

[@blaineested3567]

Verzuz...brought me back here again. This WILL NEVER GET OLD! #CLASSIC BEAT IS 🔥🔥🔥

[@prof3ssor178]

I love it! Verzuz definitely helps

[@jayfab4689]

Fire

[@rolandwashington1338]

The music..the fashion...the songs ..the 90s was ALL GREAT...TAKE ME BACK!!

[@CaptainVideo75]

Rippin the microphone til I’m muthafuckin 60 He’s almost there

[@smileydj2636]

Charles Gilmore indeed.

[@smileydj2636]

Also check out the new KRS one tape.

[@JohnSmith-ne6js]

And true 2 his word

[@KtotheG]

Back when he said that, I believed him.

[@hip2thabone_da_sticky1]

He ain't lying! He is nearly there in age.

[@apimpreformed]

when this came out boy i was hype .. those drums

[@nowayduude5948]

whos still bumping in 2019??

[@troygensemer4453]

Stay bump in nigga shit is still a jem these young boys out here need to have this song and a few others on they play list and listen this shit fire

[@julzbrooke9383]

me new snowflake music is shit 90s forever

[@nedimlokvancic9968]

💪💪💪💪Me

[@wertyle2]

what a joint from one of the kings of original hip hop....channel live perfect blend with krs1 and the beats and rhymes

[@MrHandsomelyHomeless]

@Jason Baxter LOL

[@L.o.v.e.l.e.s.s]

I first heard this in 94 , and it’s 2023, and I still fucking love it, The lyrical flow is immense, and KRS , no words needed

[@profyle766]

MAADIZIMZ till infinity!!

[@DanielRamirez-qq3tj]

I’ll never get tired of this REAL hip hop. Unlike todays weak music. This will never get old.

[@southjerseysfinest]

all time great hop song... 4 the real hip hop headz!! shout out to NY,Philly & NJ for playing this track non stop when it came out.

[@Naz958]

Say Spark Mad Izm to someone in their teens and they'll think you said some new shyt...lol. These catz made me step my lyric game up when they came out!!! Spark the izm...my expertism is lyricism...my flow will take you over like I was hypnotism...classic!!!

[@nabihnabs465]

KRS-ONE killed it

[@mrtruthhurts2307]

As usual

[@omarjustinsmith2257]

:)

[@KtotheG]

"Switch me, mix me, somebody get me. Don't let me rip out my clothes like Bill Bixby. Rippin' the microphone till I'm motherfuckin' 60. Smoking the indo by the window, it's sticky." Smh... song was over after that. And to think, all of his verses were off the dome and done in one take. Smh..

[@wanassmoke]

Spark the izm My expertise Is lyricism My flow will take you over Like this was hypnotizm... That dude killed everyone on this track hands down

[@KtotheG]

@@wanassmoke His last verse was doper, "step up and test the skills, you can get my testicles." He did kill it, but KRS went off and I think he sealed the deal with that Bill Bixby line.

[@DoubleBogeyBaker]

2023 and it’s still a banger. I think I was 10 when it came out.

[@mr.e7084]

Some beats are just next level... praises to the true hip hop gods ... throwback old/real school certified ✊🏾🌹❤️

[@yankeestone8161]

One of the most 🔥🔥🔥 beats back in da days and even by today’s standards

[@tjsh]

Saw KRS-One live in the UK a few weeks ago - amazing - incredible energy - the room went insane, infused by the real hip hop vibes I guess!! I recall the DJ played this Channel Live joint when Kris was off stage - made me remember yeeaah this was one of those absolute classic 90s "neck snappers" - probably ranking up there with some of the dopest KRS collaborations/productions - with Just Ice...maybe??

[@Mikegee63]

I love how KRS drop his line after the dude says " How you gonna know the real shit when your styles counterfeit". When KRS comes in with " Your styles counterfeit cause your a motherfucking phony". That transition from one rapper's line to the next is so seamless.

[@paxsopranodynasty7555]

And so underrated. That kinda shit is missing from rap today........Krs One , Nas , Pac , Biggie , Ice Cube in his prime , Buckshot , Kurupt , Andre Benjamin , Scarface , Busta , Tribe Called Quest , Wu- Tang just to name a few.....

[@sofrshsocln4]

BRUH. and when I first heard it as a teen I BWAHAHA'd on the inside bc it was a classic "yeah,you u know who u are" KRS battle MC line that still smacks you with an open hand to this day

[@WolvarineSolidX]

I miss coming home and cutting on the TV to see RapCity and this comes on. The volume goes up to max immediately!!!!

[@millane1313]

😭😭😭 No matter what, one of the greatest track in history🔥🔥🥹

[@profyle766]

MAADIZIMZ till infinity!!

[@Son1UPTu]

Heat..... I thought hip hop would be like this forever ...I took it for granted wish I would have took more of it in !

[@isaiahwinbrone]

This is a hip-hop classic from the '90s

[@jaylopez03]

One of the best 90s classic ism

[@profyle766]

MAADIZIMZ till infinity!!

[@reachshishir]

Rap in the 90s was pure poetry with amazing beats

[@SuperBROKEN81]

Who's here in 2024?

[@kiamau]

Yeh

[@selease]

Whuuh? You know it!

[@marvinjohnson1977]

Right now!! Florida!!

[@dudientertainment5507]

Yo

[@datrutoneyak]

Always and forever. Real hip hop

[@patticageakapattibearsweet501]

That kick drum tho, AND everything else about this cut!

[@dancunancientkidmolelekoa9509]

Krs One always on point ...Channel Live killed it...

[@boombappin8609]

Listen to this atleast once a day. Shits the definition of NY boom bap.

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

Man this is so hardcore, flawless. I was born in 95 so I’m trying to go back to the 90s music, and boy am I entranced or what. Todays stuff is garbage compared to what these guys had.

[@kirimidennis6047]

They all teared up this joint in different ways!

[@ksbolden7690]

You can never kill real hip hop. That shit time travels...cause the substance heavy dig it .

[@92kartelzbak]

i play this shit non stop in my car 2024 bring back real hip hop

[@AeroTeknik2cents]

This was immediately a classic when it came out!

[@KrazyDave1978]

if true lyrical content in hip Hop culture could come back to the game, it would be what it used to be. True rhyme execution and having something to say is something you don't see today.

[@443534414]

They kill it with the dopeness and can’t leave out dj.

[@jamali1620]

Lyrics are sharp! So happy I grew up in this era. No doubt.

[@godthoth2609]

I could listen to over and over again I just keep coming back to it

[@EastNewYork718]

The best weed track ever recorded.🥴😵‍💫👌it still makes me bop my head crazy.

[@sergioabril7660]

This beat and them lyrics hit me really hard to this day... I'm glad I've lived enough time to enjoy it.

[@gilbertmeijerhoven595]

The 90's gave us the purest of hiphop art.....I am happy that I grew up in that era.....

[@cheshorcatbeats1273]

Kris gonna rock the mic til he's 80!

[@ripjanetstrimel3312]

Big thanks to Vic aka RELM IYA rip who introduced this song to me krs one is one of my favorite song killer !!! I miss them days man Kensington Philly back in the 90s

[@fc93961]

I found this song for recommendations from spotify, and daamn, is so freaking good. Pure gold

[@vegetacarrasquillo8271]

Damn krs one killed this beat

[@Dantearmstrong007]

We use to put this on replay and blaze mad blunts back to back to this

[@Josephhoward28]

Spark it on the miiiiic

[@davecurtis6930]

Damn,me too,and afterwards played autechre or aphex twin shit,cause I love beats!peace to all u Old school fools!

[@KINGBLACK973NJ]

I was 8 when they shot this video and it feels weired just knowing i possibly was running around somewhere when they shot this video 0:34 is N.19th st and Eaton place around this time i probably was at Oval Park across the street on the old Big swings those thats old enough and from the area remember those big swings we use to stand on ....😊

[@kinanismail7638]

50 years old and still pumping this with my reefer

[@SeymourKitty]

Krs kept his word. He mostly will still be dropping fire raps when he's 60.

[@joshuadurham1257]

Yo! Who listening to 2024 up in here!

[@davidortega7540]

This joint Neva leaves my rotation

[@DoritosResidue]

I was 14 when this came out. This is one of the hardest hip hop cuts that blessed that era. I miss this shit!