Whodini - Magic's Wand

Music video by Whodini performing Magic's Wand. (C) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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[@hassanhamilton1363]

R.I.P Mr. Magic and Ecstasy 🙏🏾🎤

[@dawnjones977]

Yes. Missed

[@canopeaz]

Mr. Magic died? I didn't know that

[@cadetwright6496]

​@@blueskyy43 that sucks I too didn't know but hey perks of being born in 03 is that I still have access to find grooves like this and many others.

[@arranboon1]

That synthline literally defines the '80s for me. I wasn't there but.. thankyou to Vice City for ensuring I grew up to be an '80s kid, even if I was a little too late to the party.

[@tobietera]

It was played by Thomas Dolby, a new wave artist best known for his hit "She Blinded Me With Science".

[@charlesn898]

@@tobietera That's Professor Thomas Dolby.

[@tobietera]

@@charlesn898 - I mean, yeah, Dolby was made a Professor of the Arts in 2014 but he's not known as Professor Dolby. You're not thinking that he's the mad professor in the video for She Blinded Me With Science are you? As that is British scientist Magnus Pike.

[@DefaultTheseus]

We all were a little late but never unwelcomed.

[@sirknighter2794]

Haha it’s great isn’t it lol 😂

[@raysimms8103]

Im 57 and back in the day this was IT

[@IfYouInsist]

Still is, OG.

[@FIXTREME]

It's just a bunch of guys dancing at J.C Penny, but I'll be damned if it isn't one of the best raps of all time💎

[@koldestever1551]

The "dancing at J.C. Penny" did it for me! 😂😂 Thank you...this comment made my day!

[@jenniferfields7113]

We always dance in front of K Mart

[@leonjacobs2631]

So 80s

[@bridgetj3008]

And maybe one of the best KZbin comments :)

[@andrelucas8386]

I agree with that

[@mariofan191101]

Theres something so magical about early 80s rap/hip hop, its all just so happy. No singing about crime or drugs or women, no its just a bunch of guys spinning around on their backs seeing who can do it better then the other

[@031limit031]

Grand Master Flash's "The Message"?

[@fred8886]

Yes and black and white dancing in the same video without any external obligations.

[@adamwilliams4670]

R.I.P exstacy , you was a pioneer man. The foundation!!!

[@Zedman3333]

What a golden time for rap...so good.

[@assiabenslimane2589]

And men and women looked fit and just pure swagger

[@BrickCityBella]

​@assiabenslimane2589 I agree. Not nearly as many over weight people back then.

[@d1771yd]

“ it was big fun while it lasted “ loved the early eighties- pre crack world

[@JayLangly]

Played this on V-103 in Atlanta back in the day! Heavy rotation!

[@JeppeSeverin]

R.I.P. Mr. Magic.

[@UncleSam884]

😭

[@rickyweston8153]

This song takes me back to the good days when life was simple!

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Hip Hop Classics plays this all the time . Super underrated classic . Didn'r even know a video was out

[@Genethagenius]

I remember watching this as a kid in New York! Proud to see how far Hip-Hop has come since then!

[@geoffkeight5347]

Produced by Thomas Dolby with samples of his track "Puppet Theatre" . Great fun.

[@djscratchin1345]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3cdK2dhstgqNU

[@tobietera]

It doesn't sample it.

[@marccr1313]

My God, how did the world become such a sadder place? Really miss this world 😭😭🇧🇷

[@steverowlands338]

Ditto!!!!! Tragic how things have become.... Stay safe 👊😎 big love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@timmturner]

You must have forgotten the constant threat of nuclear war, are you sure you were alive back then?

[@stuartgoswell1193]

​@@timmturner I guess coz we were kids we didn't think about nuclear war too much. Well... I did, but it didn't bother like it did the adults. 😁

[@timmturner]

@@stuartgoswell1193the bomb drills in school were fear mongering at it's best

[@Farid.Benbernou]

i still get the vinyl of this hit my brother bought it in 1982 !! And i remember when we were little we made a little band with my brother and my sister trying to play this song with invisible instrument, so mythic !! We were listening to this everyday in the morning on a vinyl player !! i feel sad of grewing and being so far from the 80's... But... Good old days never die...:)

[@djscratchin1345]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3cdK2dhstgqNU

[@andyrp4945]

Ich habe die Vinyl auch noch 12" Maxi, das ist ein unvergängliches Vergnügen und immer wieder Top der Song ! :-)

[@tobietera]

@@djscratchin1345 - That is fucking terrible. The vocal is horribly out of sync with the backing. It sounds horrible

[@franciscoprazzio225prazzio]

The perfect 80s party song.

[@angushoffs1380]

And what if I said I assassinated President Kimball.

[@franciscoprazzio225prazzio]

@@angushoffs1380 i killed him on my last fallout new vegas game.

[@angushoffs1380]

@@franciscoprazzio225prazzio Okay then. To each their own.

[@doctorworm3735]

If you drop into jam on revenge when they get to the chanting at the end, and cosmo will come on right talking as they fade out. Wikki wikki wikki wikki

[@paulschlote166]

No Guns, swimwear or swearing, just good fun rap like we had back then. I'm glad to be 50 (almost)

[@therealzdeal5630]

Paul Schlote so true man how rap has changed

[@coffeechris6477]

I wish you another 50 bro

[@khafrejay3384]

Do you curse?

[@khafrejay3384]

Cause if you do, why would you want our art not to be able to embody our anger. Not sure Black anger needs to be pacified.

[@tobietera]

There's room for both kinds of rap. There has been cursing, guns and girls in hip hop since the mid 80's.

[@DurhamGooner]

This gets me every time, that bass.

[@troysvisualarts]

Back in the day when rap was fun, there was variation in the rapper's voice and the music is so funky and great to breakdance to, this song defines the kind of rap/hip-hop I like, great song!!! :) This kind of rap needs to come back bring the fun back in to rap as well as the great synth funk music with it and breakdancers along the lines of The Rocksteady Crew!

[@BindaasTomal]

It's such a wholesome music video.

[@jimr9499]

Damn... unbelievable that this joint is about to be 40...

[@chazwalker7156]

When I get my wand I'm off to re-live the 80's < simply the best... if you know, you know!! Whilst listening, I just mixed this gem (in my head) with 'The Crown' 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃

[@user-vn1zb9ov8d]

Thomas Dolby brought me here. Hard to believe I know, but it's true - amazing stuff!

[@Zapzzable100]

Vice City's Wildstyle FM revealed this song to me😍😍😍

[@tovarasu8556]

=))

[@lavelhare3723]

Me too

[@angushoffs1380]

Gta Vice City memories. Cruising through Little Haiti in a Voodoo at 11:30, jamming to this beat.

[@druidofthefang]

"they're just mad cause they aren't invited" love the message of this song

[@tyronecampbell7529]

Pure party music. If this doesn't get you off the wall, nothing will.

[@joshuaedwards4536]

If ever there was a time machine, I'd go straight back to the 80s, what an unforgettable era that was.....

[@qpark1415]

Crack, aids, gangbangin n Reagan administration..yea u can keep it

[@VictoriaLevy-rc6bx]

I'd like to go back to the eighties and stay there. I love this group so much. RIP Mr. Magic and Ecstacy. God bless you always ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@martinfrye6527]

I think this, came out in 1982, if I'm correct. I love this song. My sophomore year of high-school. What memories.

[@ajs41]

Yes, late 1982.

[@emanuel-sonic9552]

Así es, 1982

[@dannyhernandez6825]

I love these times I'll always remember this type of music forever

[@marccr1313]

Me too man, I miss this 😢

[@darylfields]

Gotta love the 80's

[@robertmoore2924]

One of the first Rap/Hip Hop videos from one of the Greatest Rap Groups of All Time.RIP Ecstasy.

[@gannon3578]

Yaaassss 👌

[@wolfieno5471]

My dad used to be a DJ in the 80s and played this song. He is so cool! Hehe

[@djscratchin1345]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3cdK2dhstgqNU

[@hatemalameddine3596]

Love the fashion in this clip

[@terrygiddings3510]

And not a gun in sight Hip Hop at its best

[@coffeechris6477]

These are 80s black guys not 90s black guys 😂😂😂

[@tobietera]

BDP literally sat with an array of guns and weapons on the front cover of Criminal Minded in 86. Public Enemy rapped about "My Uzi Weighs A Ton" and KRS-One held an Uzi on the cover of By All Means Necessary both in '87. All three of these were Incredibly important, conscious, politically charged hip hop albums from the 80's. Guns don't automatically make it worse or....I don't even know what you're suggesting.

[@jahsoniclark9844]

the message came out same year and mentions guns , foo’

[@DOOMESDAYS]

im 30 years old and i love this shit and my 90s and 00s and early 2010s fuck that bull shit that playing now

[@doublebreasted1422]

@@tobietera please tell these goofy MF's!!

[@kehindeoyegunle8920]

This was the first song 🎵 I ever learnt to bodywork to. Great memories. Thanks 4 posting this classic 👌.

[@T3SHizzle]

REAL HIP-HOP!!!

[@andreimedrea6499]

Man now this is the real true rap not like the mumble rappers of today

[@jahsoniclark9844]

yes!

[@Rod.Mora.G.]

I was born in 1982 thanks for this!!!! Thanks Rap!!!

[@kevinskad4life799]

rap attack man not a heart attack yeah love this old 1982 tune

[@antoniogambardella785]

the real hip-hop rap 🔥💣

[@saca4908]

Great song and greater rap history lesson

[@tonyorob]

Ahhh...Those were the days!

[@RandyDrayton]

Now who can rock a video like this in a random office lobby?? The simplicity's giving me a rap attack lol

[@davidlees9096]

To me this is the best rap Trak ever

[@sebastianquiroz8735]

Vice City :')

[@Maximuss_Dawkson]

Vice city my favorite :')

[@tobietera]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sov361]

Yup Wildstyle pirate radio 📻

[@erenbona]

Yeah man

[@dragonshiryu9972]

Essa linha de baixo é contagiante!

[@nigelcarren]

3:35 After all these years I have only just noticed the dancing 'Mindy' in the 🌈 top and corduroy slacks! Awesome... Nanoo Nanoo! 🏆👍🇬🇧

[@dothebartman9156]

1:42 All 4 of them are gorgeous

[@herbertlyles190]

My favorite group love it happy music good old days

[@TechNet2013]

RIP John Fletcher 😭🙏🏾

[@user-us1mu6ri3x]

pioneer of rap

[@100domathon]

John Fletcher "Ectasy" was just 18 in this music video!

[@omalone1169]

Who's that

[@JayNubi]

WoW

[@willyjakkz]

Thank you Whodini! This is the song that introduced me to rap!!!

[@carlosscriptana7517]

When you thought it was a bad connection or MPEG glitch.. Nope! Early '80s video editing... So far ahead of its time.

[@meonly8071]

Peaceful journey see you on the other side 🙏😢🙏

[@mhhago25]

"They would jam every weekend at the neighborhood centah!" Such amazing delivery, such funky music, extremely underrated group.

[@frankthedappa]

Excellent!!!! Been waiting a few years for someone to upload a good quality version of this. Thanks.

[@m_ahmd07]

Thanks for entertaining us while driving in 🔥Gta Vice City 🔥

[@luckylove5021]

This was the early 80s, and they were rapping about the origins of Hip Hop. I use to hear Mr. Magic on the radio when i was 11 back then.

[@kareemsupremet.v.5189]

This was the first properly directed and produced rap video. I thought Magic's wand was before the message

[@jeffrey5165]

What about Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five’s “The Message?” Though gritty, that video was a large size budget and it came out in the summer of 82”. “Magics Wand” video came out at the end of 1982 (in 82”, only BET and USA’s Niteflite played this video since NY Hot Tracks came out the following year, and MTV didn’t play black American musicians at this time, especially rap and funk).

[@user-tb6uh9lq3n]

I just introduced my 10 month old grandson to Whoudini. This video stopped his crying, he really enjoyed it!! The kid has good taste!!

[@V333R]

this is funky fresh cant believe they got it in hd better quality go jalil and Ecstasy this was before grand master dee joined the crew rip mr magic sir juice

[@VBaskin2010]

This was the music video that started it all!

[@foxcoxtv]

Nice music and video..@brianne in USA

[@chrisbeaven6521]

I did know this until the other day but Thomas Dolby had produced this classic track back in the early 80's and was also the keyboard player on Belinda Carlisle's first hit, 'Heaven is a place on earth'.

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Didn't know that either but now I hear the _She Blinded Me With Science_ similarity!

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@NostalgiCrazy me too now .

[@RamonSzyslak]

Thanks GTA

[@servicedelta.balanzaselect9778]

Temazo de los años 80. Linda epoca.

[@MB-THX1138]

My all time favourite music video. R.I.P Ecstasy

[@juanitathomas8925]

I'm So thankful for Video back then✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@KingzofSwing]

They where one of the best love this joint

[@ricardotorres4150]

I’m so damn that they repost this video I remember back in the fall of 1982 when this song came out and I use to go to the Disco Fever in the Bronx NY and DJ Junebug use to spin the hell out this record and you can’t forget about Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack on 107.5 WBLS with Marley Marl the good old days growing up in NYC R.I.P. to John Rivas aka Mr.Magic and John Fletcher aka Ecstasy.

[@sophielecuru5661]

Meilleure époque en terme de musique 👌

[@poolmannocal6299]

When rap was fun

[@philipmatthews9968]

Classic in the 80s classic now

[@snieves4]

This song right here!

[@lordgrace227]

I remember seeing this video on Night Flight on USA network

[@stinga9336]

Do you know how dope this was in 82🤯🤯🤯

[@MelodyOo]

Either you were blessed to be alive in the 80's and hopefully you continue another 50+ years from now. or you discovered this from Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Either way we are all in this together. apreciating this amazing tune made in 82 keep it alive no point in gatekeeping

[@pablo.romero]

RIP John Fletcher aka Ecstasy....Dead at 56...too young.

[@Molotovjack]

Classic. And produced by Thomas Dolby, no less.

[@BobsBand]

Really??

[@Sphat90]

@@BobsBand yup, he also used the music for this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j16cmZutaqySlZY

[@omalone1169]

@@Sphat90 prove it

[@hakanandreasson3997]

SOUL!!!🥰🥰🥰👑

[@andreawintex]

R.I.P. John Fletcher... ❤❤❤

[@fabricevaast-kf3ez]

Super souvenir funky waouh gigantesque indétrônable magnifique fantastique formidable incontournable planétaire inoubliable

[@herbertjackson7225]

almost 40 years old damn

[@Johan926]

Vice city nostalgic

[@franknittitherapalmanac1385]

I remember when Mr Magic dropped this on the radio. Aslo i think a dj on 92ktu was a video host on tv.

[@jdpassy001]

Tears of joy when I heard this song in 2023 ❤

[@davidlees9096]

BRILLIANT

[@Sugarhilljah]

Amazing

[@reytan2172]

I just love this song

[@michelmessias3122]

Clássic sound 😎✌️✌️🔥🔥🔥

[@dimassique]

really?? only 4k views?that group deserves the way more attention

[@vdbrichy1966]

yes very sad

[@jazzman5115]

Well, it's ten times that now.

[@ROBBARROW1974]

RIP ECSTACY

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Seriously, this has more groove to it than the shit they call "rap" nowdays where's just about bitches, hoes, money and bling bling and pretending gangster is a desirable career choice. Ugh. Nah, man. Old School Rap all the way!

[@gailgarza8033]

NEVER goes out of style. Please come to CHICAGO!!!!! WE NEEEEEEEED YOU!!!!! This BULLSHIT NOWADAYS BORES THE HELL OUT OF ME!

[@ajs41]

I've spent 3 days of my life in Chicago about 5 years ago. I'm from the UK. Love this sort of music.

[@dafunkester]

Rap it up, what an album.

[@romeoechofoxtrot18]

This beat is sick as fuck ✌️🔥🔥🔥

[@daug]

RIP. Ectasy!