Group Home - Livin' Proof (DJ Premier Produced) [Explicit]

From 1995 Album: "Livin' Proof" Produced by DJ Premier...
Group Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker. They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil' Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr's 1992 classic Daily Operation on the song "I'm the Man". Both members appeared on Gang Starr's critically acclaimed 1994 effort Hard to Earn, on the tracks "Speak Ya Clout" and "Words from the Nutcracker". In 1995, the group released its debut album, Livin' Proof. The album was very well received, mainly due to DJ Premier's advanced production work, described by Allmusic as "rhythmic masterpieces". A second album A Tear for the Ghetto was released in 1999, this time with only one track produced by DJ Premier.
Lyrics:
My life story strictly business never blew my chance
Moms kicked me out the house when I was flippin "I'm the Man"
Put the boys on the street, make them walk this beat
Teach them how to eat, and to seek for peace
Son I stamped this name Livin' Proof cause I mean what I say
Bring the fake to reality and make them pay
Yo these ghetto rhyme stories got em scared to death
I'm tryin to get the f*** out, see what the world's about
Check it nineteen-eighty-six is when I reached my peak
Take my brothers outta state and tried to make some ends meet
First destinate your sector then it's just like that
Makin moves with my brothers and there's no turnin back
We got thirty-six grams on the scale right now
Gettin ready with my brothers time to break the s*** down
I'm not about killin my people but you know how it go
Work with me not against me and we'll make mad dough
Wear my co-defendant out when I break down with rap
Hold me back and give me love and now I'm givin it back
A unique sound from the streets and it's just so sweet
My Livin' Proof life story, let me break it in piece
Yo I rock on the block with the real hip-hop
As you start to clock, and jock
Yo, I'm comin off with mad rage
Eighteen, and hittin the real stage
But don't worry bout me, cause I'm makin it
And if I can't have it, then I'm takin it
That's how it is, cause I'm livin trife
Where's my knife, take a chance witcha life
Rappers decapitate, and disintegrate
You I will mutilate, when I penetrate
Go for the one when I say raid
A hit man for hire and I want to get paid
Cause bullets are sprayed and anybody is laid
More money is made and that's the family trade
See I make moves and tell what's the truth
That's why I'm here, to be livin proof
I'm lost, must pay the cost to be the boss
With force, rather get my point across
I'm goin off on the mic insane, out of sight
When I take flight (like who kid?) Like Mike
And you see, I be rollin like a battlecat
And I'm ready to rip on my combat
Beef I'm not havin that yo, I pull my trigger back
And all you p*** niggaz know where my heart is at
I like to stay down low but yo I flip at times
Like when I'm kickin lines, or bustin out nines
It's like that, s*** I jumped off the roof
Pysch, cause I wouldn't be livin' proof
The moral of the story - what the f***'s goin on?
NYCeez won't see two thousand if these niggaz keep frontin
I used to hustle on the block, now I rock for papes
Watch out, the world turn, and I will come back
Relieven stress off my brain I got the la-la for that
Breakin down all subjects, and then all facts
Lettin lose everyday, but still, keepin it fat
Bust it niggaz keep on frontin in this game aight?
Scared to death ass rappers don't get no props
Scared to come to the ghetto talk about bustin shots
See I can walk around the ghetto stand in peace and at ease
Get my ghetto crowd open yo you know what I mean
Indeed, see what I see and then you know what I mean
Gettin ready for the future so don't f*** with me
My livin' proof life story niggaz I kill it with ease

[@omar011002]

One of the Best Hiphop Beats Ever.

[@madvlad7347]

Many of Primos are.

[@ElectricDriveAfrica]

For Real

[@rodangles382]

This The One

[@fireinzerogravityrecords]

Yeah Preemo's beats are born in a fire storm!

[@monoblock2514]

EVER!!!

[@TheSuperhuman622]

Dj premier is literally a fucking legend

[@InnerCityX]

You been following so wussup? I'm so grateful he's putting his legendary, I mean HISTORIC stories out there for anyone to listen to. So fucking cool.

[@Denada1350]

yup!

[@Denada1350]

all these years later and these beats got near senior citizens jumping out of their seats lol.

[@piciak]

nothing speaks more to his talent as taking these two rapping dummies and dropping one of the dopest albums of the nineties.

[@ChrisWilliams-bf8ye]

Gangstars dj.

[@laurenwest3028]

I bought this album in 96. I'm 44 now and I'm still bumpin it.. .I'll never stop listening to east coast legends!

[@nikitaallgood2105]

Born 95 White boy from Finland. Bumpin all 80's 90's hiphop.

[@ivanmendoza2643]

It ages like fine wine literally I'm 35 but I grew up on this anything newer is garbage

[@malcolmbenjamin28]

I'm 41 and I got this album at I wanna say......I ended up getting the cd!!😂😂I was in my early teens tho

[@jilly_beats]

word up 💯

[@weareingame]

🙌

[@aidanfox8219]

DJ Premier made one of the coldest beats of all time.

[@derongeorge1969]

Yessir!

[@dayvtvaune3407]

facts: made many of the coldest ever made

[@MentalPistol]

Never again did Premier produce the type of beats that are on this album. Its like he had a "feel" that was only for Group Home.

[@Scrappy909]

Amen. Ive had this beat stuck in my head since the early 90s

[@ljb1640]

To think someone isn’t bobbin their head to this and giving it a thumbs down...

[@Zbychu93]

Not everyone is into rap. Just like I'm not into rock.

[@dervolldrosten6320]

Must be real snitchnine or Lil pump fans

[@edski8536]

@@Zbychu93 or classical, or pop, or jazz, or metal thrash, the choices are limitless....

[@richardedwards1546]

@@Zbychu93 then don't listen to it. Pretty simple, as you should understand....simple.

[@brettfrimmer6567]

Must got shit in their ears.

[@madant22]

Back in a time when even the lesser known rappers was super nice. The 90’s is the best era for lyrics definitely.

[@luciousbattlecat2618]

Oh yeah

[@recession81]

@@jaimejackson9503 This released in 1995

[@blaqdiemenz]

Nah they wasn't nice on the mic.. The beats was what made this

[@madant22]

@@blaqdiemenz the beat is what makes these rappers music sell today. it definatly not off of lyrics.

[@madant22]

Some of those beats was not liked by mainstream back in the days but its highly appreciated now.

[@Rizzlyricist]

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

[@catchwreck98]

Everything DJ Premier touches turns to gold

[@LAZLOUFORIA1379]

Agreed

[@SamarIqbal1-2-1]

Facts! 👊🏾

[@deepcast6086]

Diamond 💎 😁

[@gregliberatore8766]

Truth

[@javi_vercetti]

You goddamn right.

[@djcb505]

Straight underground!... Premier’s beats never die!

[@InnerCityX]

Never. They continue to educate those who are curious enough. Fucking legend.

[@YUSSEB8E]

Premo bodied this album beyond recognition

[@box5bastard277]

Props my equal glad I ain't the only one to recognize it yell

[@ElectricDriveAfrica]

One of the best all round solid album productions

[@losodinero]

His best production work!

[@Enta_Da_Sage]

This may sound like blasphemy but I might have listened to this album more than any single Gangstarr album. MOP, EPMD, Black Moon, Mobb Deep and Group Home showed me how dope two MCs could be. Premiers beats on the Living Proof album are insane, Plus some appearances of GURU and Jeru The Damaja! Definetly one of the legendary albums of that Era.

[@youngmo77]

Fam, don't get me started. Not a single song got skipped... Maybe the Guru feature, as it was very basic. Other than that , absolute classic. Had it on tape back in the days...

[@bmoreparanormal2123]

DJ Premier Is one of the best producer's of all time

[@globalmajority1310]

✊🏾💥💥💥FACTS👑💯💪🏾

[@Brandsel2330]

The Best

[@fantasyguru26]

Easily the GOAT in my opinion.

[@middlefinger90]

He is for sure but Dilla is better

[@calebjerome6120]

💯

[@drewxcortezsperez705]

That’s the type of jam you can put on a loop for hours and let everyone spit to it. Soon as it started I was lit.

[@madvlad7347]

Hell yeah hell yeah.

[@JoseGarcia-wf1sk]

💯Fact

[@LAZLOUFORIA1379]

It has the effect of the first listen every time its real art it's timeless!!!

[@blakeowen8594]

"Spitters Anthem "

[@mike_t_007]

Yessir!

[@msandoval8027]

90s hip hop is the best!!!!

[@musamuhammad2676]

Without a shadow of a doubt

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

That's why I invented it!

[@Spaghettineck]

One of the greatest rap songs of all time

[@ArtVandely85]

I agree with that i remember when it came out

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

After the 90s era, there's really nothing else left to see.

[@DavidBrown-73]

Man makes me so sad I miss the 90's so much

[@Ondude389]

I'd agree but I grew up with the 2005 era shit. After that I'd agree there is nothing left to see.

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

@@Ondude389 word!!!

[@myriadplanes]

Damn u aint heard damu the fudgemunk Vignettes 2017 then bro.. real hip hop alive and well

[@user-ki1vd3ti8j]

@@myriadplanes No,it's not! We are talking about mainstream hip hop. That's dead!

[@landismithCOJ]

Premier is a beast on those boards.

[@fireinzerogravityrecords]

Yeah Preemo's beats are the aftermath of a one megaton nuclear explosion!

[@puppetmaster8551]

Premier is the undisputed goat

[@barryjohnson409]

🗽✌🎹🎧🎤

[@maram.6044]

Word, he always brings the heat

[@scorpioonthelow7783]

Without Primo this song is average at best. But thats just me.

[@viewzfromthesestreets7123]

God can i please go back to this time and stay there. Before everything was corrupted.

[@derongeorge1969]

WOOOOOOOORD!!

[@timmytube12]

Back in the mid 90's rap was hard the clothes was baggy and hard the liquor , weed , crack was cut hard and the beatz was hard I ❤ and miss my teen years in the (1990's) rhis ear in rap especially in the year (1995) when Hip Hop was thugggest I was 15 then in High School in these day rap & the style was baggy , gritty , grimey , then I lived it I miss it.❤❤

[@unclerock1303]

Word son!

[@FoundationalAmericanBadass]

Group Home's entire album was dope as hell... 🔥🔥🔥

[@grapelund]

Better than primos own Gangstarr albums. He really snapped on this!!

[@nicksandz3209]

So Dôpe it went tripple wood, if it wasn't for Premo Dope production the album would probably have went quadroople copper!!!!

[@Levelc]

@@nicksandz3209you’re going to hurt some feelings with that. Melachi the Nutcracker was terrible, though.

[@NicholasSmall]

Facts. I don't know what these knuckle heads out here talk about this is whack. They just don't know real rap music

[@oshbumm]

Still one of the hardest beats ever🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RellyOhBoy]

Northface, Guess Jeans, Fresh Tims, $3 skully, Dime Sac, Dutch Master, Walkman and im out the door...

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

Exactly!

[@davidluciano1106]

Word is bond.

[@mrkeitt]

Facts 🔥💪🏽😤

[@Hborn]

Newark in the house

[@brawlnation5194]

Carhart black hoodie XXL completes da cipher

[@The19X]

Classic East N.Y. shit Right here, Out of the GangStarr camp it's "Group Home" Yah Boi !!! Keith Rip Bro ...

[@rubski-ds9yc]

All day everyday E.N.Y van siclen and Jamaica Ave

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

@@rubski-ds9yc”When Tha East Is In The House Oh MY GAWD; GAWD”

[@JERZEYSKOLJA]

One of the most underrated albums of all time

[@aidanfox8219]

Wrong

[@GMaugis1]

this one hits so hard to this day ... instant classic

[@busterlouie6176]

Lil Dap 🔥

[@MRBLITZTV]

Absolute Classic!!!! R.I.P. GURU & HEADQCOURTERZ!!!

[@dobrystyle]

Dirty, raw, stright from the streets... this is real Hip-Hop.

[@KtotheG]

This beat is so hood.

[@nathaniellowry3861]

The most iconic beat in hip hop. Pure crack! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@uproxx]

Preeeem

[@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion]

Ironically, Fat Joe once had a track called cook crack or something akin to that with this beat around 2004, heard it on a mixtape back then

[@DeadHandX]

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

[@hyppenkosi4065]

Timeless music

[@javi_vercetti]

💪🏽

[@blakeowen8594]

This joint is mandatory...

[@fatesteyneit2990]

what was the song in the intro (tv) ?

[@jarodbzh]

Les vraies reconnaissent les vraies

[@nomanssky8837]

Water is wet. Sky is blue. When i listen DJ Premier, my neighbors so do.

[@InfectedChris]

Yo, I used to chill with these dudes back in my hometown. Used to play some of their stuff on a radio show I did with my bro.

[@terrenceabate1116]

wonder whatever happened to them, man i miss the golden era of hip hop

[@Vortex_one]

@@terrenceabate1116 Yea I wonder too. Do they get regular jobs? Or stay in the music industry..

[@edski8536]

@@Vortex_one 9 to 5 jobs or the streets.....

[@MrElephantBeach]

@@terrenceabate1116 Lil Dap has been around here and there over the years but I can't say I've heard anything non-Group Home from Melachi.

[@nel9318]

“Work with me not against me and we’ll make mad dough.” 🔥

[@robertallen8459]

💯💯💯

[@Scrappy909]

That lines stuck out to me also

[@loveone4292]

Real Hip-Hop!!! This album has a huge influence for lot of people

[@zonda818]

Golden form of Hip-hop.

[@LTLyrics.]

Aye some 90's music, exactly what I needed today.

[@scinnyc]

You should *peep me out* then...I *specialize* in making *90s-style hip hop...!🎤🎧🎶💿🔥*

[@andrecoleman1856]

Dance bruv!

[@melaniehuggins1117]

pppoppp

[@richardedwards1546]

@@scinnyc hahaha. No you don't.

[@scinnyc]

@Bebopman Current I only have 4 funk songs. I have some boom bap and east coast sample beats as well.

[@encylopediaorange]

He got one of those voices that don't sound like nobody else...= FIRE !

[@sakshamgambhire207]

THIS TRACK DESERVES MORE...💯🕊️

[@disco3466]

DJ Premiere is the greatest hip hop producer of all time.

[@MikeB1521]

Hands down 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ashyknuckles410]

Miss these kind of beats

[@ashtonmarrero7932]

the flow, the beat, the theme, classic of all time - the best!

[@examrock962]

Def in top 5 premiere beats in my book

[@mikeneidlinger8857]

I love listening to beats like this over and over and then writing some stuff.

[@henrysmith7168]

" Bring the fake to reality and " MAKE THEM PAY".... CLASSIC. Both of their album's was cold as hell. With Lil Dap, and Nutcracker vocals over D.J Premier's production they couldn't miss. Say " WORD".

[@robmotoooi290]

Hot 97..Funkmaster flex on Saturday night NYC..Yo... track was lit ...

[@boombap7747]

Classic Preemo beats, Boom bap never die...

[@georgejsalomskasiii3048]

Maaaaaan nobody these days can even touch this beat.. CLASSIC!! I remember chillin at the schoolyard listening to this.

[@ariaz7778]

One of the sickest beats of All time 🤘🤘🤘

[@panama8009]

Straight Brooklyn Sound!

[@juanrosas3684]

Hip hop90'💪👌

[@Johnny8109]

Arguably one of the beat hiphop tracks ever created❤

[@madimakes]

sometimes the simplest things are the strongest. this track is living proof.

[@image_comics9224]

Whoever gave this a thumbs down has no clue what hiphop is......

[@fli-city810ramsey2]

Image_Comics92 They Probably A Fan Of The Migos Or Any Other Mumble Rapper

[@image_comics9224]

Haha🤣

[@tyronecoleman3438]

They must be 5 yrs old and don't understand what hip hop was to us

[@monoblock2514]

Werd sun

[@Toy_Matrix]

Word!

[@thabangvalentinemohale4146]

90s Hip Hop always felt like watching a movie 🎉❤💯🔥🤗

[@griffizler]

Premo never misses, and this one is crazy 🔥🔥🔥 simple, but got that sinister bass and bounce 🤯

[@lukie2txmes775]

Lil Dap and The Nutcracker...ill 90s

[@CagrAtesbesta]

Still great, still bangin' this. One love from Turkey.

[@vinblake3676]

I was a like 14-15 when this was released, and it still slaps as hard as it did back then... One of the best beats ever made.

[@Eriverson]

I was 14 Years old too, watch this on Yo MTV Raps! Peace from Poland 😊

[@mcm-inc]

DJ Premier is the Goat

[@Nate01_]

VOLUME ALL THE WAY UP REAL HIP HOP 🔥🔥🔥

[@johnmark2442]

That bass shook rooms & took you,embraced you and delivered you to hip-hop paradise.

[@T.Channel]

This track got me into Hip hop.

[@c-da-kinghishighness2115]

I bump this everyday. Rock wit da real hip hop. Young ones back then even knew that you got to be bout letting mc's hear what you saying. If not you ain't saying Sh*t! 💎

[@darrenbrown1187]

One of the hardest beats ever produced 🫡💯

[@brettfrimmer6567]

Premier kills it. He crosses over. He gets heads boppin from the hood to suburbia. Best to ever do it.

[@marcfloyd3365]

The golden era of Hip Hop

[@wallaceschmitten4941]

This has to be in the top 10 of beats all-time. This one is a timeless classic. Group Home were so underrated

[@robertfreeman3310]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, good old days!!!

[@cbsharpe0824]

Beat is still fire 🔥🔥. Never gets old.

[@shaunamarie1053]

Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough!🐾

[@UnhousedHowie]

So glad I was in highschool when real hiphop ruled!! Great times!!

[@jakethebased7195]

That first verse was insane 😭🔥

[@robertallen8459]

😮😮😮

[@Lucius-sy3xb]

Music we grew up with.. That's that.

[@cohyncutler7768]

been bumping this since i was 16, now 21, never gets old, long live the gangstarr foundation♾️❤️ rip guru mad love from up norf🇨🇦

[@jamesdickson4962]

Hey bro I have been banging this since I was 14 group home are so underrated fr I am from Scotland Edinburgh I am turning 21 this year I will never get bored of this love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 !!!!

[@darryna1a81]

Awesome to read. Been bumping this shit since 1995 and I’m 44 now. Real Hip Hop. Straight fire. Lyrics that go for the jugular and beats that shatter your Fukin eardrums. Premo is god.

[@jasdeol1889]

Nice, been bumping it since 16 and I am 43 now….

[@rodangles382]

Best beat ever created!!!!

[@f.s2012]

one of the most underrated rap songs

[@vulkanikorigin7188]

WHAT A CLASSIC…90’s HAD EVERYTHING LOL

[@wandererkenshin7557]

Living Proof is a classic hip hop record amazing production by DJ Premier.💣💣💯💯💥💥

[@elnumerico8444]

Dj Premiere is the Muhamad Ali of producers from Golden era of Hip-Hop... If you don't believe me just sit back and listen!

[@timothyfowlkes2214]

Big up! to the Gangstarr Foundation...!!!!

[@dueloner4820]

I have listened to this album countless times.. And I never realized Premo produced this..

[@leroyoliver9162]

57 n still breaking my neck to dis LIVING PROOF never to ole for dis shhh🤫

[@zaa-flips-it]

There is nothing like east coast hip-hop! Absolutely nothing

[@YEMEN519]

When the rap was a source of self healing 😎

[@mw6343]

Whoa! Now that's a BAR! :)

[@blakeowen8594]

Yup.. That why we're here

[@bobrew461]

there were still some beefs going on; kool moe dee vs. big daddy kane. roxanne vs. real roxanne. but...no one got hurt!

[@krazyville]

Learnt a lot from hip hop

[@Cronsenbeatz]

This beat gets better and better over the years 🔥🔥🔥

[@ayylmao27]

The scratch of Inspectah deck is unmatched !!

[@JosephTaylor-gm6jo]

This group should of blew up? Group Home was a hard azz group wit' mad flow! They were nice! D.J. Premier, this was a classic! Listen to that knock? Straight 8! Goddamm! Nuff Said!

[@MP-wb5yd]

Back then when hip-hop was real

[@amirritchie1600]

I remember my brother who is 11 years older then me use to pick me up from school and he use to playing this in the car good ol days

[@SoulstarG]

Grabbed this 12 inch vinyl yesterday. Reminds me of middle school. The vendor was like "I don't know this tune." I'm like "bruh, how old are you?" Dude says he was born in 1998. Well that explained it 🤦🏾‍♀️ I encouraged young blood to look up the track, 'cause it's pure gold.

[@ThirtyThreeHipHop]

Premier off loaded so many dope tracks on group home alot of MCs was tight like "you gave them that sh*t" lol. Premier had far superior MCs around him, but the truth is, he considered them the home team, so they got the pick of the litter after Guru! Watch Thirty-Three Hip Hop on KZbin!

[@realnagger6718]

One of my top 10 HipHop songs EVER!

[@carlosandrescruzramirez3812]

Desde Colombia 🇨🇴🇨🇴 escuchando este clásico 💪🏽

[@alexanderflores5687]

Las mejores bro😎❤️

[@dominikbrodziak836]

Premier is a Legend,and those cuts from Cream makes it my back going cold 😂

[@halfmanhalfamazing9812]

The Gawd Premiere dropping legendary fire rip Guru 💫, Shout to Group Home. Played the tape until it popped

[@dwaintrent2296]

This beat is timeless!! Respect Premier GOAT status!!

[@razerjfury4924]

New York rappers have so much style and flow both words belong to them

[@ronthatus]

Still remember cruising thru Underground Atlanta bumping this when it first came out and everyone were bobbin their heads to the beat

[@indrataylor3149]

Real love aerospec to the real old school hip hop rap out there I miss it so much🙏🏿😭🎵🎶💖🙏🏿🎤🐐🎵🎶✊🏿🙏🏿💖💖💖🐐🐐🐐

[@scinnyc]

Well if you miss *real hip hop* with that *creative 90s sound* then ✔ out my tracks...I *specialize* in making *old school-style* hip hop...!!!👍🏾🎤🎧📀🎶🔥

[@Zbychu93]

What's up with them gay emojis tho?

[@Raulski78]

Supastar and this joint had me on fire in the 90's in the winter blackberry brandy and some yeyo..uufff them good oĺ dayz...😂😂

[@stefanbogdanovic590]

Anyone after So Wassup? 2021 let's do it!

[@Mordisrael]

🔥🔥bring back the 🔥🔥1990's still listening to this hot SH1t 2024