Whodini - Friends (Official Lyric Video)

[@canadianfloormasters]

Man they don't make them like this anymore, I remember when rap had a message a meaning that you could understand with a beat that stayed with you. Sadly the music world is a different place. If you grew up to these jams I'm sure you miss them because they don't play what I love anymore.

[@laramorris2304]

I understand rap music this song showed a lot of emotions I hope u realize who your real friends are 💯

[@ArethaMorris-t5y]

How mine of us have a true friend ride or die friend

[@johnryder557]

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RAP SONGS EVER WRITTEN!!!Including ONE LOVE!!!😊

[@user-Angelh13]

Yup agreed also nwa f the police is a masterpiece of rapping because it has a message and justice

[@Ronnie-us4ds]

Friends ate the chairman fat and him be frèd its this bill can I have you him brother and love you forever n ever nephew Kevin and I love ya just as if u r in this womb I blind love is haha sorry but your daddy Dwayne aha loved this start ìt was from that toolatent ìs ñew wasted dèan nowonded rigĥytĥereònpodiumvioĺet yòur beautiful and friendly here and ke v in now infinity eternally USA

[@keithb372]

Tekashi69 has some hits.

[@goosyloose4115]

​@@user-Angelh13 "mk ultra" joints tend to do that to society lol

[@SheriffOutlaw]

R.I.P John "Ecstasy" Fletcher! Gone but never forgotten. We love and miss you and thank you for the awesome music and stories your songs told

[@positivevibez73]

That brothers voice was unique

[@NajmooAl]

😊

[@josephrocco5684]

Unique voice no doubt and great song writing.

[@StevenC32]

I can't believe how good this song still sounds 40 years later. I remember listening to this in the early 80s. But good music like this is timeless.

[@miltonsouza5630]

4444r

[@coletrickle1775]

That beat is kickin'. I love old school shit.

[@byronhunter3991]

Facts

[@otccreations]

One of the greatest Classic Hip Hop tracks of all time! Peace to the Old School Heads!!!

[@john.wick1]

Funk. This was much closer to Funk than Hip Hop

[@StMichael7]

K. McIntyre Lol!! This doesn’t sound anything like funk music. This is classic hip hop but they called it freestyle

[@indianajones443]

@@john.wick1 electric guitar throwing u off.. but sounds nothing like funk to me... this is pure HIP HOP!!

[@john.wick1]

@@indianajones443 @Bae Bae's Kid You can tell yourself this 100 more times if you like, and 100 more times you'd be wrong.... I was there when this song came out, this IS my generation. I have PERSONALLY - WITH MY OWN EYES, seen the old MTv interviews with Whodini, from way back when MTv actually covered Music 24 hrs / day.... and nothing else. In those interviews, Whodini themselves stated that their music was influenced by Funk music of the 70's. The Hip Hop from those days began with the Puerto Ricans, then developed into the subculture of new age Hip Hop which we know today..... TODAY. - Not the same as the Hip Hop from that era. But all this aside, some elementary level reading comprehension skills would have suited you with great benefits to have acquired prior to replying to my comment. You see, I didn't say that this WAS funk music, I said it SOUNDED like funk music. So, the next time you set out on a mission to try and make yourself seem so dam intelligent, perhaps you should ask your 2nd Grade Teacher to help you to read & review the comment which you are about to rebuttal... may help prevent you from looking like a moron disguised as an idiot.

[@john.wick1]

@@StMichael7 You can tell yourself this 150 more times if you like, and 150 more times you'd be dead wrong.... You see, I was there when this song came out, this IS my generation. I have PERSONALLY - WITH MY OWN EYES, seen the old MTv interviews with Whodini, from way back when MTv actually covered Music 24 hrs / day... and nothing else. In those interviews, Whodini themselves stated that their music was influenced by Funk music of the 70's. The Hip Hop from those days began with the Puerto Ricans, then developed into the subculture of new age Hip Hop which we know today..... TODAY. - Not the same as the Hip Hop from that era. But all this aside, some elementary level reading comprehension skills would have suited you with great benefits to have acquired prior to replying to my comment. You see, I didn't say that this WAS funk music, I said it SOUNDED like funk music. So, the next time you set out on a mission to try and make yourself seem so dam intelligent, perhaps you should ask your 2nd Grade Teacher to help you to read & review the comment which you are about to rebuttal... may help prevent you from looking like a moron disguised as an idiot. Have a good night!

[@nande2004]

My best years !!!! Songs speaks volumes 🎶 ❤

[@Kasandra4]

That's the real music! The truth! The facts! 💯

[@gold7633]

Dopest Beat in the History of Hip Hop💯

[@jsbmx2039]

Everybody uses this. Such an icon beat

[@zzzzoom6387]

YES

[@everjones9312]

This one and I got 5 on it

[@gold7633]

@@everjones9312 Dope Beat but the Luniz got that hook from Club Nouveau💯. Whodini came with an Original Hood Beat with no Curse Words Too. - Appreciate your feedback tho🙌🏼

[@anthonyrowland9072]

@@gold7633 larry smith was a beat genius. he did those two classic whodini albums and the first two run-dmc albums.

[@sjhall8761]

I’m too young for this music but my parents got me hooked on this song!!!!!

[@konmute]

Same

[@MrSamhain17]

Then you're not too young

[@cryssluvv3187]

@@konmute jillj0i

[@Fernando0Vasques]

CAN'T go wrong by having listened to them...

[@stephanielyons6194]

Your parents are 😎 cool

[@jeromenorman1773]

LYRICS RING TRUE LIKE ALOT OF THE FIRST RAP SONGS RESPECTFULLY

[@EeCano-o7r]

Makes me remember my youth . damn time flies. still bumpin though. My grandkids get a kick when I bump this . they think I'm nuts.😅

[@jjxxgru5107]

This song was my dads jam…. I remember growing up listening to this all the time…I will forever miss my dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dawnjones9327]

Whodini is one of my Favorite Hip Hop Groups from the early 80's!!! Their Beats were Dope!!! RIP Ecstasy, One of the Greatest voices in HH!!!! The were Trailblazers!!! Look em up, If u are a real Hip Hop Head!! Learn your Hip Hop History!!!!!

[@bookiebrown7012e]

Most definitely I'm 39 now

[@shadyganley8877]

Yeeeeeeee ahight din baleedat forill hommy yahmean

[@mariamail0303]

This is one of the old hits you never get out of your head. Good old hip hop with nices beats.

[@EM-et4jq]

Nas if I ruled the world

[@Nope-sq6dv]

@@EM-et4jq: imagine that

[@joaquinvilla9281]

One of the greatest hip hop this song never get old

[@astroblasterrr]

kendrick lamar - wacced out murals brought me back again - haven't heard anyone else making this connection

[@chicandy16]

Same. I heard the lawtwinz mention it now I'm here

[@astroblasterrr]

@@chicandy16 thanks I'll check this out

[@chicandy16]

@astroblasterrr you're welcome. They mentioned it on their reaction to wacced out murals

[@RoyScardina]

I am a old DJ from back in the 80s I always love this song and played it all the time thank you for posting if you’re

[@truereality6186]

🎚🗣📢 WE ARE REMINISCING BACK WHEN URBAN CULTURE MUSIC HAD A VERY REALISTIC POETIC MEANING AND IT WAS MADE SO BEAUTIFULLY THAT IT STILL CONTINUE'S TO CAPTIVATE OUR EMOTION'S, THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING MUSICAL MASTERPIECE.

[@luizarrudaluizarruda9229]

Muito saudades show de bola essa música

[@josehiltonaraujo3057]

❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤ só saudade

[@mur3525]

Oh maaann....does this bring back memories from as a kid in the 80s❤️👍🔥I miss the breakdancing to this at Valverde elementary talent shows, ha🤘☺️

[@juanitathomas8925]

OMG ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@jorgegonzalez-co7sh]

A true timeless classic. Every generation until the end of time can feel this song

[@xombieboyxero]

I haven't heard this song since the 80s, and it randomly popped into my head tonight. I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SONG

[@ItzJakefromstatefarm]

Great song to vibe out too, you have great taste 👌 ✅️

[@robertanthonyrocha]

I love how this song describes the meanings of friendship and how the different scenarios of life will sort out the true FRIENDS Also love how this timeless jam reminds me of how blessed we were growing up and in an era with real homies in San Joaquin, California 👊🏽💪🏽☝🏽

[@ShawnGattis]

Thank you. They still don't know the meaning of friend. 🎵🎤❤️

[@VIRGOLEGACY]

This beat was ahead of its time love it!!!

[@shawn1819]

Alot of Whodini's beats were.

[@twisted1800]

I still remember the lyrics to this song, you will never hear such classic old school songs like this these days. old school still rocks for me at age 56, the 80s and 90s were the best times to be alive!

[@bookiebrown7012e]

90 where the shit I was born in 82 but I live it new Orleans Louisiana my heart n soul but the world is a ghetto amen

[@kathleenmarsden9609]

i grew up with this great dance music !!!! he was great!!!!!

[@whitlowjohnonly1_2]

They were...

[@michellespencer6186]

Grew up with 2.

[@zimberlistwilliams8027]

Should be played on repeat on radio.

[@jjxxgru5107]

Song can never get old

[@lotusb2492]

BACK WHEN MSIC WAS MUSIC 🎶

[@Sophia-em8fp]

STILL BUMPING IN 2022. THEY DEFINITELY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

Exactly homie, shit like his has been going since the dawn of man, take heed.

[@theyloveliyah3286]

Lmao literally

[@lemarkussimmons8113]

Real music fr

[@edsonromualdo607]

ESTE SOM NUNCA VAI PARAR DE SER TOCADO & DANÇADO, NO MUNDO INTEIRO

[@RRHKing]

Thanks to Corona Beer and Snoop for gettin this jam back in our ears. This will be the groove of the summer

[@hullbarrett]

Yea, I remember this from 8th grade (in the year of 1984!) and I always loved it. It's too bad that any searches for "Friends" will not end up here... ;(

[@charleswilliams8248]

A hip hop classic with substance! Yep Yeah!

[@indianajones443]

Winter, spring and fall!!..lol

[@phillipjones7743]

Yes, I have it on LP..lol I was so cool in 1985 rocking this beat as a senior in High School.

[@jp03-03]

decent commercial

[@BhRiS_KaY47]

One of the most classic hip hop beats 🔥

[@boogskicks]

He was sure stating big facts

[@monie2514]

Rest in peace ecstasy June 15th 2021 this is the all-time classic 😎📺📽️💯‼️🥰💎🎊👌🏼🍾

[@Cafelee12]

I love how we can all relate to the lyrics of a song that came out almost 41 years ago

[@Mr88M4]

One Of the baddest Rap Dou to Do It!!!!Period!!! Listen to these words youngstas!! Shyt reverberets today

[@andrericardo7642]

Amizade é coisa séria : Se na época da música os amigos só queriam aproveitar ... imagina hoje!! Amigos de verdade são poucos assim como a música ..Sonzeira 🎶 🎶 top

[@michellespencer6186]

Lot of morals of this song.

[@bigdeal6336]

Back in this day Hip Hop was a lifestyle and in it rap was the music graffiti was the art breaking and popping was the way to dance and the DJ sent the temple for it all

[@dontstalkmyaccount3096]

There's an official lyric video now?!! I'm so happy to live to see this day

[@giovannigommba5938]

41 years ago, 1984 CLASSIC......i was leaving is Brownsville BROOKLYN....275 BLAKE AVE. 5th FLR.when this classic came out......BEST DAYS EVER......

[@candidconversations1255]

Yes… I love music with a message!!

[@anyiahdavis5672]

I loved hip hop songs.

[@tigesimuel2193]

🤔🤔

[@twinturbobmw535xi7]

Crazy how all these years later in 2023, this song still applies and its timeless.

[@jvieira3807]

Yessssss!!! OMG this brings me so back!!!!! I'm jammin' over here!

[@1117AJ]

This is a timeless song, the words are as true today as it was when this record was made.

[@BlackNAVYAmericanVET]

Between this song & Jody Watley Friends--- classic Knowledge GenX rules !

[@SCOODAMcGOODA]

Always knew the hook, but never really listened to the verse. Lord have mercy! The third verse is super heavy!

[@skyaxon8215]

ahead of it’s time fr

[@kelen1420]

The beat though 👌🔥

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

My most favorite of alot old-school is the beats and the lyrics are very serious and relatable as well hardcore 🤘

[@nikkigoolsby5391]

I love this song

[@cliffpadilla5871]

R.I.P. to Melvin Gilliam. 3/22/67 - 11/6/2022. Thank you for being my friend for the past twenty plus years. We've been through lots of ups and downs, but we got through them together. Thank you for letting me be the witness your courthouse wedding. I sincerely appreciate it. I love you and miss.

[@dianahollidayholliday8864]

I love, Love, LOVE this song and this group. I miss hearing them and strangely, we never really hear anything about them. A lot of other not so great groups are still in the "news" but not these icons and it always makes me curious... What is up with you all? Much love & respect, always!

[@averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139]

Industry, not quality! For real music lovers - the bummer of our times: the music INDUSTRY.

[@jjjos]

Stone cold classic nothin more to say, saw them back in fresh ‘86 one for the old skool b boyz

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

I wasn't born yet to go to any of these oldschool jams, I was born in 92, I always imagined how dope it was to experience this live, I want to go to the next freestyle festival next year to get a little taste can't wait 😊🤙

[@jjjos]

@@frankiejamespinedo7391 good for you mate, we call this old Skool, but when these tracks came out we should remember they weren’t old skool, hence the slang term of the day ‘fresh’, this was cutting edge, along with many other pioneers of hip hop, grand master flash etc, these tracks were hard to find before the internet, only select shows and pirate radio, rap was a brand new genre, but music always evolves, I particularly appreciate the production on this, it was a transitional rap track from pure electro, later hip hop used a lot more sampling (Eric B etc), then around ‘92 when you were born the whole west coast g-rap (Dre snoop etc) took off, but the early 80s rap was just unheard of at the time, unknown, and was strictly east coast New York, peace But (rip) the likes of Mac Miller and juice wrld still evolved hip hop, but these 80s tracks were pure original, all hip hop was built on this foundation, and so many years later still sounds ‘fresh’, and there was a whole culture, subway art (graffiti), breakdancing, we shouldn’t forget all that, without these pioneers we wouldn’t have Juice Wrld or Mac Miller (rip)

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

@@jjjos I know they weren't called old school when they came out. And freestyle wasn't unheard of in the west coast alot of people digged it, my family as well as others jammed these since they came out and listened to them well into the 2000's and till this day.

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

Keep rocking Whodini 🤙 Rest in Peace Ecstasy 🤘🕊️

[@crissyw.3534]

I remember the best party I've ever been to was playing a mix with this song. We were all poor but we emptied the front rooms out of furniture and just danced for hours.

[@twintigers84]

Uff, that was music back then and now. Love it. 🎶🎙🎶👍🫂🎤

[@nameless7550]

This song is relevancy now matter when heard. Love it!!!

[@mrmojorisin7334]

Good stuff !!! 👍😉🗽✌

[@iljackb]

Damn, I never really appreciated this song back in the day. This is truly some sick sh*t, love the instrumentals

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

I grew up with these as a kid in the 90's and I've been listening to old-school and freestyle now more than ever, and keeps me on my toes, Whodini is tight!

[@chuckeynewkirk199]

Boom!

[@davidwatkins1]

They never sampled anyone's music. True legends

[@taylordaniels1938]

They was out in the 80s TF was they supposed to sample 70’s music?

[@birbz7]

​@@taylordaniels1938 why not? In 1979 Sugarhill Gang sampled other songs for Rapper's Delight.

[@erikmonroe8087]

Naz & Lauryn Hill sampled both this song & Kurtis Blow's jam "If I Ruled The World" for their song "If I Ruled The World"

[@2muchbhp]

Don’t forget 2Pacs let’s be friends version as well

[@AmyElizabethFrith]

Love this song .

[@RaeSmith-c2r]

Song is still relevant all these years and nothing has changed. Thank you Whodini 🤠❤RIP Ecstasy

[@nevahall1822]

@THANK GOD FOR ALL THE ENTERTAINERS AROUND THE WORLD.

[@erenhall5467]

I’m 52 and still remember every word. I miss true rap before it became garbage. But there’s a few out there still carrying the torch. Like Tom Macdonald. Merkules. And of course Eminem

[@dvon1097]

how dare you compare that goof McDonald to Whodini and other classics

[@GhostSamaritan]

So you only listen to white rappers? Bruh

[@hypotenuse7949]

Cringe Tom Macdonald fan

[@flame_aztec_papas2484]

based Tom McDonald fan

[@rebeccaabel4589]

Very true lyrics

[@wordstrizzpoet3386]

Will Always be a 🔥🔥🔥 Song

[@shadyganley8877]

Dope fresh and fly

[@timothyholloway5649]

Right on that is REAL.

[@jaimenbrunson1652]

Strong meaning

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

Definitely impactful

[@reginaldomendesferreira2128]

here in Brazil I played a lot at the dances I love this music

[@rickytalton1914]

All the elements of hip-hop Real music here

[@katiacarneiro1709]

Essa música...essa batida...é demais.....👏👏👏👏❤🇧🇷

[@ak_ada8396]

🍺😏🌴✨ Just here for a nostalgic visit..

[@bmacon6920]

This is still a True Hit and it's so REAL.

[@teefrankenstein4340]

Classic!!

[@ayeitsdayday1471]

im only 18 almost 19 &and love this type of music

[@gamedesigners891]

Lots of history of music like this.

[@jonyferreira2369]

Show saudades deste tempo ❤❤

[@opensecret629]

Music is timeless along with the lyrics.

[@hamansutra]

LEGENDARY

[@tyrion4623]

Alot of new hiphop artist claim to be hiphop when they havent even herd of these classic tracks. And no.... being too young is not an excuse educate your self and learn the roots.

[@frankiejamespinedo7391]

I agree, I'm 28, I grew up with these jams, and I don't know why they still call this new shit hip hop, I know what hip hop is and that's not even close. They don't even write their own lyrics anymore. SMH

[@MrStClair247]

@@frankiejamespinedo7391 Coming from a brother from Harlem. Born in 1970 and of course grew up when hip-hop was invented... It means alot to me that you feel so , young man !

[@D4MEEE]

i feel as if you don't know a select couple of real Hip-Hop songs then you can't claim that you like or listen to Hip-Hop

[@victoriacorona9077]

I freakin love this song

[@marlinfrench4812]

Jamming this in 2023👌🏾💪🏾

[@yorintrabul]

This track taught me more as a fourteen-year old about conscientiousness than skool ever did. In a way it prepared me for the persistent muddled blundering called life that someday will presumably lead to the exaltation of adulthood. Abangane!

[@williamrandler5615]

I'm here 👋 June 27th 2024 ❤ this Song 👌🤔😎🔥👍 True Friend's are something that you should not take for granted. 👌

[@barrygreen3829]

I used to love this song 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 👍🏿

[@shadyganley8877]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh

[@kennethwilliams1580]

Classic..... friends!

[@Stoteles1]

R.I.P John "Ecstasy" Fletcher 💖

[@skip2mylu-stories]

Jason Johnson just used this song during an interview on TV so I had to check it out 👍🏼

[@freebirdallen]

Always loved to hear L'Trimm songs played on the radio.

[@kareemsupremet.v.5189]

This video is long overdue thanks for posting

[@bridgettinge6233]

😊this is a very true song like he said if u have money or just take over on u that isn't a friend a friend is supposed to stick together don't wait until u don't have anything then they don't need u and more and even when u get sick where is your friends now that isn't right that's not a friend u leave your friend when you're best friend is on there sick bed that's not a friend now that's a 👍 song people tell the truth singers 💘 this song GOD BLESS❤

[@traarias6223]

Anyone here in 2024🎉😊🙌🏼

[@emilyrandall9968]

Hello from NJ I'm here 10/13/24

[@melissaarispe1551]

Yes tx oct15,2024

[@dizzlenuts]

No no one

[@thelostpawn]

Yes, my 4yr old loves this song

[@supe3724]

@@thelostpawn😂 that’s funny. It’s a good song.

[@danielfernandez6569]

Classic song mi amigos mis friends these are my friends