G RAP went off but "I been there at the party" "the 🎤 had my prints" "AND on it was a body" and "battling me is hazardous to your health so put a quarter in your azz bc you played yourself" KANE rules this track lol.
@ we splittin hairs but them bars are def flame 🔥 No disrespect to BDK but for me on this joint it’s G-RAP Making veterans run for medicine and I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison! Much respect to 2 of the all time greats! Happy New Year folks!
Yep and all his stuff still sounds good to me. Sorry great to me + still sounds better than any rapper from these knuckleheads they run out on stage today
G Rap was perfectly within his time. This is the innovation of the Golden Age of hip hop, that period from 85-90 that the game will NEVER EVER see again. The era these youngins have no appreciation yet the worst of this era would destroy the so called.best.of today. G Rap was right on time because NOBODY rhymed like him before or since.
When G Rap said "Cause I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison", I was about 15. That metaphor was sick, and I then knew hip hop was a New York City phenomenon. Crazy verse
I grew up listening to all the old school rappers, Like Cool C, Ice T, Poor Righteous Teachers, Eric B and Rakim, NWA, CMW, BWP, Kwame, Sir Mix A Lot, Public Enemy, Fat Boys, Terminator X, Three Times Dope, Red headed kingpins, Big Daddy Kane, Too Short, Slick Rick and many more!
Back in the day they cut g rap verse on radio n video thats why ppl thought kane verse was better but if u listen close g rap bars is hard as hell g rap n my opion has a slight edge
The greatest hip hop (squad) collaboration song in history, in my humble opinion. Along with one of the greatest hip hop producers of all times.. Still sounds FRESH today.
"Like a bottle of juice, rhymes are being poured, down your ear, crisp and clear as I prepare to wear and tear and smear then I'm outta here!" The imagery is AMAZING!
Listen closely, so your attention's undivided Many in the past have tried to do what I did Just the way I came off, man I'm gonna come off Stronger and longer, even with the drum off I keep on goin' and flowin' just like a river I got a whole lot to give so I'm-a give a Little at a time, new trails are blazin' Action is in effect, and always stays in Yeah, just like a shot from a cannon I am the man in charge and I've been plannin' A jam strong enough that it can life your soul I'm the originator, and my rhymes are made of gold Once you hear the capital "a" rap, it'll stay With you for awhile, it won't go away Unless you force it, because it stays with you, my friend And if you toss it away, I'm-a hit ya again I project my voice so it's right in the crowd There's a sign at the door: no bitin' allowed And if you didn't read it I suggest you do so Or you'll be stranded, just like caruso Sleep if ya want to, go 'head, get some shut-eye A man broke his jaw tryin' to say what I Say on the microphone, you shoulda left it alone Just for the record, let it be known That my ego's only partially grown And never will I ever condone biting in any form, yo I'm only warm That verse was the calm, now here's the storm Next up (yo, I believe that's me) Craig g, light up the mic for the symphony This jam is dedicated to all un-optimistics That though I wasn't coming out with some exquisite rhymes But that's alright, 'cause now I'm back To kill all the rumors and straighten the facts of me Not rockin' rhymes like I always used to But you jumped on hte tip when you heard me and the juice crew You said, "mmm mmm mmm, ain't that somethin? Yo craig, I head you in that jam, and it's pumpin' I apologize, oh yeah, and uh, can I have your autograph for me and my grandma?" That's how I'm livin': all surprise mode Don't even sleep, try not to keep your eyes closed 'cause if you do, when you awaken, your so-called spot will be taken I'll take you over like a greedy executive, 'cause on the mic my prospective is To be the best in all rap events, and since I have a call, I call experience Next up(yo, I believe that's me) Cool g rap, light up the mic for the symphony Yo, marley gives the slice, I get nice And my voice is twice as horrifying as Vincent Price Goes deep, till you fell in a spell of a sleep And while I'm countin' the money, you count sheep When g rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like And make the people unite I grip up hips and zip up lips, step on reps, you flip and want to sip on my tip Take a deep breath, because you don't have another left Comin' back like I'm avengin' my brother's deat Makin' veterans run for medicine 'cause I put out more lights in a fight than con edison Rip the damn cage like I'm on a rampage And if you want rage, I'm-a make front page Read the headlines, suckers, today's the deadline Your head is way past bedtime Can't kill though, solo, 'cause you're still all soft like a pillow My rap is rougher than brillo So fear me, don't dare dare me And don't compare me to him when you hear me Talk about a battle but you ain't yet ready for war Your metaphor sucks more than a whore You can't replace me, ice me or ace me, bass me, face me, slice me or race me Bite me or taste me I'll show you that I got force My rap burns your mouth like hot sauce Run for water while I break your tape recorder Server-to-sucker: the order is manslaughter Another rapper, g rap wrecks, he's rated x, to mean the boy is sex, next The amplifier gets used and abused, pumps so loud, we might blow a fuse This is anger, madness, ready to hang 'er Rapper or singer I'm puttin' up my middle finger Next up (i believe that's me) Big daddy kane, get on the mic for the symphony Settin' it off, lettin' it off, beginnin' Rough to the endin', you never been in To move the groove with the smooth rap lord Like a bottle of juice, rhymes are being poured Down your ear, crisp and clear As I prepare to wear, tear and smear then I'm outta here With a mark left that you can all cling 'cause rockin' a party? yo, it's a small thing I rip many places on regular basis, and broken down mics were the only traces That I'd been there and there at the party The mic had my prints, and on it was a body So take caution, I'm not horsin' around in a throwdown, clown I'm takin' yours son So just acknowledge the way that I kick it 'cause if rap was a house, you'd be evicted And dismissed from the microphone, chokin' on a bone, 'cause daddy's home And battlin' me is hazardous to health So put a quarter in your ass, 'cause ya played yourself Like a game in the arcade, you need a far aid I'm walkin' the path that allah made I'll attend and then begin to send a speech to reach and teach So just say when So I can let lyrics blast like a bullet My mouth is the gun on suckers I pull it The trigger, ya figure, my pockets gettin' bigger 'cause when it comes to money, yo, grant's my nigga! You've got the groove, mcs, freeze, stand still, nobody move It's a sabotage, as I take charge, don't barge, 'cause gotdamn, I'm livin' large Like a giant, you're nothin' but a midget, a small digit You ain't hit it, forget it, quit it I reign superior, always takin' care o'ya No-frill rappers, you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate As the great will dominate straight to the state Of reignin', gainin, so put kane in, that category, period, end of story
@@MT-fx4gj I was a senior in high school when this came out. The song always was and always will be dope. And the video was one the illest on video music box.
Thanks for getting the lyrics correct. I appreciate the quality of the bars and the word play. Saw g rap at laces on Hillside ave. In Long Island in 88 biz too. It was a great time for hip hop.
*Thanks for posting the lyrics. The Original Full-Version is what I remember hearing in Jersey when I was 11. In the late 1980's, this was mind-blowing to me and my cousins. It still hits hard.*
Bruh! don't compare kane to g rap. I like kane. No half steppin is one of the best songs in history! Across all genres. But g rap killed this. The lyrics, and that grimy, gritty delivery. Boi bad!!!!!
Still get chills every time I hear this song.. Masta Ace sign said "NO BITING ALLOWED" thankfully Marley didn't read it cuz this Otis Redding sample is 🔥FIRE🔥
Truly everyone was great on this track, awesome line up, but it's a reason why they had Kane close it out, no question, one of the greatest mc's to hold a Mic....for real for real
Yo, Marley gives the slice, I get nice, and my voice is twice as horrifying as Vincent Price goes deep, till you fell in a spell of a sleep, and while I'm countin' the money, you count sheep. When G Rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like, and make the people unite. I grip up hips and zip up lips, step on reps, you flip and wanna sip on my tip. Take a deep breath, because you don't have another left. Comin' back like I'm avengin' my brother's deat. Makin' veterans run for medicine, cuz I put out more lights in a fight than ConEdison. Rip the damn cage like I'm on a rampage. And if you want rage, I'm-a make front page. Read the headlines, suckers, todays the deadline, your head is way past bedtime. Can't kill though. Solo. Cuz you're still all...soft like a pillow. My rap is rougher than Brillo. So fear me, don't dare dare me, and don't compare me to him when you hear me. Talk about a battle but you ain't yet ready for war. Your metaphor sucks more than a whore. You can't replace me, ice me or ace me, bass me, face me, slice me or race me, bite me or taste me -- I'll show you that I got force. My rap burns your mouth like hot sauce. Run for water while I break your tape recorder. Server-to-sucker: the order is manslaughter. Another rapper, G Rap wrecks, he's rated X, to mean the boy is sex. Next... the amplifier gets used and abused. Pumps so loud, we might blow a fuse. This is anger, madness, ready to hang 'er. Rapper or singer: I'm puttin' up my middle finger. #bars
+DisownKaos This is a legendary verse, but G Rap has so many incredible verses that it's tough to pick his best. Men at Work ( first or any verse), Kool is Back, his verse on the realest, his verse on the original version of Raw with Kane, you can go on for years G Rap destroys everything he touches.
to me, this is possibly one of the greatest old school hip hop jams ever. Big Daddy Kane, Rakim......to me, they were both ahead of their time and possibly the greatest hip hop artists of all time (lyrically speaking). but I have to say..... as the years go by and I listen to "The Symphony" over and over again, I have to agree......Kool G Rap's verse, possibly one of the greatest verses of all time.
Oh man. This was the sh#t. Grew up in the 80s. When rap was real. Wish I could go back. Miss it so much. Basement parties. ..a 🍺 and sum good green...life was so so good😊
Hall of fame type rap. All of them but I'd give G Rap the title but I'm biased because I always been a big fan. I read a comment from a brother on G Rap who said he rappin like his life depended on it. The funniest but realest description on a rapper I've read so far
This is the Rap Posse song by which all other Posse/collabs was measured by. This is by far the Greatest Rap Posse Record in Hip Hop History. Kool G. Rap & Big Daddy Kane absolutely MURDERED this track. After 24 years I still shake my head in disbelief when I hear this.
I’m more pissed off that this, being one of my favorites is no longer available to stream or buy on digital! This is on the Everest of old school hip hop for me!
Kool G and Kane were going for it UC they put Kool G last on the second sympathy he stepped up real Hip Hop I grew up on that real rap 80s into the 90$$S
This is real hip hop!!!!!!!! Kane and g rap killed it I could never get tired of hearing this song pure classic you tell me any new rappers can compare to this classic yo
@@lyrics2challenged no its not im speakin on hip hop dont get it twisted. we all 40 plus, if its gun in ur mouth talk still u wasted ur whole wife homie and i pray for u.
@@grellimichael you legit said BDK lost if they were. That's a lie right there sir. That was the gun in your mouth talk. To each their own but I'm taking BDK every time (probably even KRS over bdk or Kool G if I'm being real).
@@lyrics2challenged Kool G murdered this track, big daddy couldnt hang with Kool G nor could Kris. Rakim is one, Kool G is two and Redman is three. No gun needed. Just a pen and a pad its hip hop. "Smooth Operator Operating Correctly"
Masta Ace was already sounding like the 90's during the late 80's so that goes further than just splatting words that rhyme together. Masta Ace took this for me. His clear sound and grasp with giants like G rap, and kane stands out for an early listener like myself. I never noticed it as a kid due to the fact that Kane and G rap stood with seniority. I cant hand the victory to someone that doesnt sound clear. I still love Kane's verse though.
G Rap and Kane easily had the best verses on this no question, everyone wanted to know who G Rap was after this verse, it was before he dropped his debut your point is invalid.
Technically, this was the juice crew featuring Kane....and we see why...."settin it off, lettin it off--BEGINNING!"...the rest is HISstory #longLivetheKane
Others have sold more records and had more mass appeal but line for line verse for verse G Rap sits atop my list for the GOAT. Dude was just on a higher plateau!
Kane got busy on this he had some wild lines and mic presence!! But this guy kool genius of rap is in another league!!! G rap is easily in my top 5 for setting the bar for lyrics!!
Just listen to Kool G Raps song called "its a demo" it was released in 86 same year Rakim dropped paid in full but to me it's a demo is on another level than paid in full G Rap doesn't get the credit he deserves tbh he deserves a lot more no other rapper has created there own sub genre in hip hop like he did plus he created multi syllable rhymes schemes I mean come on man what else does he need
I remember when Its a Demo came out, even had it on a chuck chillout mixtape for a long time. G Rap is in my top 5 of all time, but unfortunately he debuted the same year as Rakim, and KRS ONE. (BDP) Hip Hop heads have always given G Rap his credit, and he deserves it.
@ Wolveringe........Kool G's lisp and raspy voice adds to the greatness of his flow. I don't think it hurt him in the slightest. But I do think his and Big Daddy Kane's parts were the best in this song.
Hey Millennials, this what you call REAL Hiphop.
🫡
True
Young Millennials know about this song!
you mean Gen Z 1988 gang here! 🤙🏼💯
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Kool G Rap became a legend after this one...he OWNED this song😎
ABSOLUTELY
G RAP went off but "I been there at the party" "the 🎤 had my prints" "AND on it was a body" and "battling me is hazardous to your health so put a quarter in your azz bc you played yourself" KANE rules this track lol.
@ we splittin hairs but them bars are def flame 🔥
No disrespect to BDK but for me on this joint it’s G-RAP
Making veterans run for medicine and I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison!
Much respect to 2 of the all time greats!
Happy New Year folks!
@MarylandManson29 two greats for sure! Happy new year! 2025 we still bumping from 88 💯
Ace stunned'em, Craig G knocked'em out, Kool G Rap killed it and Big Daddy Kane buried it. Legendary track.
That was clever!💯
Well stated
Surprised G Rap and Kane didn't get 25 to life after this song!!!!
NBK Academy
Grap took it
Because there's no Justice for this beat
Insanity,they annihilated this song
They did..they got charged for murda..
Masta ace got 15 to 30
Marley marl got charged with the rico act for organization of a murder rapp
G-Rapp all day
Kool G Rap , is one of the most lyrically inclined Mc's of the 80s!!!!! Also he paved the way for the Hard-core hip-hop as well.
Facts
True 😁
BELIEVE that 💯💯
He bodied this
Shoulda had the R on this
They ALL murdered this track, that's what makes it so great
Agreed but I do like GRap bars were sick. I love kool g rap + the lisp Forget about it
Yep Yep
Word...
fax no one lacked in their verses
That's rite!😊
I have no business bumping this at 27! This my jawn! 💪🏽
Calm down youngin
G Rap was way ahead of his time! His word play on the Symphony was nothing short of lyrical genius - Kool G incinerated this track
He and Marley were so on point with this
G-Rap ahead of his time.
True facts. If it wasn't for G Rap we wouldn't of had Big Pun and many others that was influenced by him
Yep and all his stuff still sounds good to me. Sorry great to me + still sounds better than any rapper from these knuckleheads they run out on stage today
G Rap was perfectly within his time. This is the innovation of the Golden Age of hip hop, that period from 85-90 that the game will NEVER EVER see again. The era these youngins have no appreciation yet the worst of this era would destroy the so called.best.of today. G Rap was right on time because NOBODY rhymed like him before or since.
No Doubt
Truth !
If you're here in 2021-2022 you are a certified G!
'24
Kool G murdered this over and over!!! Genius!!!
Went crazy….
Masta Ace and Craig G’s verses alOne were nicer than 90% of what is out there right now!!
90? I have it at 97.9%
Shit and what's yet to come all fact
@Clout Lord completely different eras, no comparisons
And they weren't even the best verses on this track.
Greatest posse cut of ALL-TIME, yo!
No doubt , but Head Bangers w EPMD, DAS EFX, K SOLO and Redman tho!
I agree !!
Indeed
Nope “watch for the hook” Dungeon Family take your feelings and nostalgia out of the equation
@@asiatic2623 Can't forget Native Tongues Buddy and Masta Ace's Saturday Night Live ☝️🤨!
When G Rap said "Cause I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison", I was about 15. That metaphor was sick, and I then knew hip hop was a New York City phenomenon. Crazy verse
I was in my mid 20s. It was sick then and still is.
Still one of the great metaphors
that joint gets me amped to this day! wish G Rap had the marketing these rascals nowadays have... G Rap was fire then and still is now!
We must be the same age!
I grew up listening to all the old school rappers, Like Cool C, Ice T, Poor Righteous Teachers, Eric B and Rakim, NWA, CMW, BWP, Kwame, Sir Mix A Lot, Public Enemy, Fat Boys, Terminator X, Three Times Dope, Red headed kingpins, Big Daddy Kane, Too Short, Slick Rick and many more!
G Raps verse is f'ing ridiculous!!!! Could literally keep replaying his verse till infinity!!!!
Facts!!!
Legend
This is real hip hop
THIS IS HIP HOP YOUNGSTERS!
@YAP THAT"ABSOLUTELY".9,JUN,2019.
FACTS 💯💯
%100
yap that Facts..😆👍👍
Not jibbering
Every year I go back and forth Kane's verse was better, no G Raps is better. I think I will never know.
Back in the day they cut g rap verse on radio n video thats why ppl thought kane verse was better but if u listen close g rap bars is hard as hell g rap n my opion has a slight edge
Facts
Kane.was better.
@@raywilliams4030 Kanes verse was longer. Gave him a better chance to say more shit.. But damn, yeah... Kane killed it
Big daddy Kane for the win! They always save the best for last! 😏
This is hip hop history right here!!!!!!!!
Gab N Sam “What Goes around” is the best bear. Brand Nubian
Right TRUE HIP HOP..
Gab N Sam 🤣😂👍
I remember when this song dropped. My block was 🔥
@Gab N Sam , definitely 17 Sept,2018 .
When Kool G Rap emerged among giants.
"That I can make lyrics blast like a bullet, my mouth is a gun, on suckas I pull it" Damn Kane 🔥🔥🔥
Kool G Rap's verse has never been matched. I agree; the best verse in Hip Hop history
The greatest hip hop (squad) collaboration song in history, in my humble opinion. Along with one of the greatest hip hop producers of all times.. Still sounds FRESH today.
Live at the BBQ, HeadBanger, You, Me & Her....there are too many possie bangers. Peace
This effort is definitive proof hip hop isn't just music, it's an artwork. G. Rap and Kane's skills are priceless.
"my rap burns your mouth like hot sauce...." Kool G. Rap was ahead of his time smh #Wow
"Like a bottle of juice, rhymes are being poured, down your ear, crisp and clear as I prepare to wear and tear and smear then I'm outta here!"
The imagery is AMAZING!
leave a mark left that they can all claim cuz rocking a party it's a small thang!
Put a quarter in your ass cuz you played yourself
Hahaha
🤯
This is hip hop. A beat, a sample and some of the most fire lyrics to ever be put on wax. Period!!!
Next up... Well I believe that's me! From Uncle L to NWA my Ears were on TILT! PROUD of The Fact that I grew up in this Pioneer Generation. WORD!
Me too thank you youtube
Yep Bob said it best “Things are not the way they used to be now”
Makin' veterans run for medicine as I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison - Kool G Rap
Burgh Boy killed it
Burgh Boy Kane killed it
So I can let lyrics blast like a bullet. My mouth is a gun on suckers I pull it!
Burgh Boy Why I'm just learning? Thank you for that 1st sentence!😘
That line is ridiculous!!! Mere words cant describe coming up with that shit!!!
Greatest Rap Song All Time!!!!
Dope free style😎
Big daddy is my favorite rapper of all time but Kool g kills it on this
Share the same sentiment
kool g killed it, Kane was good as well
Kool G Rap is so lyrical
The Best on This Track.,,He's Right Under Rakim,.
@Akuma and still can beat the best of them
was born
was u born when this came across
nah.half man half amazing.
One of the greatest crews of all time!!
Listen closely, so your attention's undivided
Many in the past have tried to do what I did
Just the way I came off, man I'm gonna come off
Stronger and longer, even with the drum off
I keep on goin' and flowin' just like a river
I got a whole lot to give so I'm-a give a
Little at a time, new trails are blazin'
Action is in effect, and always stays in
Yeah, just like a shot from a cannon
I am the man in charge and I've been plannin'
A jam strong enough that it can life your soul
I'm the originator, and my rhymes are made of gold
Once you hear the capital "a" rap, it'll stay
With you for awhile, it won't go away
Unless you force it, because it stays with you, my friend
And if you toss it away, I'm-a hit ya again
I project my voice so it's right in the crowd
There's a sign at the door: no bitin' allowed
And if you didn't read it I suggest you do so
Or you'll be stranded, just like caruso
Sleep if ya want to, go 'head, get some shut-eye
A man broke his jaw tryin' to say what I
Say on the microphone, you shoulda left it alone
Just for the record, let it be known
That my ego's only partially grown
And never will I ever condone biting in any form, yo I'm only warm
That verse was the calm, now here's the storm
Next up (yo, I believe that's me)
Craig g, light up the mic for the symphony
This jam is dedicated to all un-optimistics
That though I wasn't coming out with some exquisite rhymes
But that's alright, 'cause now I'm back
To kill all the rumors and straighten the facts of me
Not rockin' rhymes like I always used to
But you jumped on hte tip when you heard me and the juice crew
You said, "mmm mmm mmm, ain't that somethin?
Yo craig, I head you in that jam, and it's pumpin'
I apologize, oh yeah, and uh, can I have your autograph for me and my grandma?"
That's how I'm livin': all surprise mode
Don't even sleep, try not to keep your eyes closed
'cause if you do, when you awaken, your so-called spot will be taken
I'll take you over like a greedy executive, 'cause on the mic my prospective is
To be the best in all rap events, and since I have a call, I call experience
Next up(yo, I believe that's me)
Cool g rap, light up the mic for the symphony
Yo, marley gives the slice, I get nice
And my voice is twice as horrifying as Vincent Price
Goes deep, till you fell in a spell of a sleep
And while I'm countin' the money, you count sheep
When g rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like
And make the people unite
I grip up hips and zip up lips, step on reps, you flip and want to sip on my tip
Take a deep breath, because you don't have another left
Comin' back like I'm avengin' my brother's deat
Makin' veterans run for medicine
'cause I put out more lights in a fight than con edison
Rip the damn cage like I'm on a rampage
And if you want rage, I'm-a make front page
Read the headlines, suckers, today's the deadline
Your head is way past bedtime
Can't kill though, solo, 'cause you're still all soft like a pillow
My rap is rougher than brillo
So fear me, don't dare dare me
And don't compare me to him when you hear me
Talk about a battle but you ain't yet ready for war
Your metaphor sucks more than a whore
You can't replace me, ice me or ace me, bass me, face me, slice me or race me
Bite me or taste me I'll show you that I got force
My rap burns your mouth like hot sauce
Run for water while I break your tape recorder
Server-to-sucker: the order is manslaughter
Another rapper, g rap wrecks, he's rated x, to mean the boy is sex, next
The amplifier gets used and abused, pumps so loud, we might blow a fuse
This is anger, madness, ready to hang 'er
Rapper or singer I'm puttin' up my middle finger
Next up (i believe that's me)
Big daddy kane, get on the mic for the symphony
Settin' it off, lettin' it off, beginnin'
Rough to the endin', you never been in
To move the groove with the smooth rap lord
Like a bottle of juice, rhymes are being poured
Down your ear, crisp and clear
As I prepare to wear, tear and smear then I'm outta here
With a mark left that you can all cling
'cause rockin' a party? yo, it's a small thing
I rip many places on regular basis, and broken down mics were the only traces
That I'd been there and there at the party
The mic had my prints, and on it was a body
So take caution, I'm not horsin' around in a throwdown, clown
I'm takin' yours son
So just acknowledge the way that I kick it
'cause if rap was a house, you'd be evicted
And dismissed from the microphone, chokin' on a bone, 'cause daddy's home
And battlin' me is hazardous to health
So put a quarter in your ass, 'cause ya played yourself
Like a game in the arcade, you need a far aid
I'm walkin' the path that allah made
I'll attend and then begin to send a speech to reach and teach
So just say when
So I can let lyrics blast like a bullet
My mouth is the gun on suckers I pull it
The trigger, ya figure, my pockets gettin' bigger
'cause when it comes to money, yo, grant's my nigga!
You've got the groove, mcs, freeze, stand still, nobody move
It's a sabotage, as I take charge, don't barge, 'cause gotdamn, I'm livin' large
Like a giant, you're nothin' but a midget, a small digit
You ain't hit it, forget it, quit it
I reign superior, always takin' care o'ya
No-frill rappers, you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate
As the great will dominate straight to the state
Of reignin', gainin, so put kane in, that category, period, end of story
Love this and it's still a understandable banger and I'm 57.
@@MT-fx4gj I was a senior in high school when this came out. The song always was and always will be dope. And the video was one the illest on video music box.
Thanks for getting the lyrics correct. I appreciate the quality of the bars and the word play. Saw g rap at laces on Hillside ave. In Long Island in 88 biz too. It was a great time for hip hop.
*Thanks for posting the lyrics. The Original Full-Version is what I remember hearing in Jersey when I was 11. In the late 1980's, this was mind-blowing to me and my cousins. It still hits hard.*
What are you doing today ❤❤❤
This song brings back some serious memories
💯💯💯
Serious high school parties in basements
For Real : Life was sweet
OH YES BROOKLYN NEW YORK ALLLL DAYYY
30 yrs later and "put a quarter in your ass cause you played yourself" is still one of the dopest lines in hip hop.
One of the greatest hip hop songs of all time!
Ain't no nothing to argue ? KOOL G RAP bodied this.
Lol...u crazy Kane killed this track
You're both right. Lyrically- G Rap. Flow- Kane
No doubt fam real talk
Bruh! don't compare kane to g rap. I like kane. No half steppin is one of the best songs in history! Across all genres. But g rap killed this. The lyrics, and that grimy, gritty delivery. Boi bad!!!!!
G Rap murdered it and Kane was his CoDee
Still get chills every time I hear this song.. Masta Ace sign said "NO BITING ALLOWED" thankfully Marley didn't read it cuz this Otis Redding sample is 🔥FIRE🔥
Not forgotten in 2019
Long live RAP😳😁😄
Truly everyone was great on this track, awesome line up, but it's a reason why they had Kane close it out, no question, one of the greatest mc's to hold a Mic....for real for real
tim ballard they had G Rap close the the symphony pt 2 for a reason too, he killed this.
yep 2nd best on this track no doubt
tim ballard e
Yep that’s Phaxxx
Long live the Kane.
Like a bottle of juice rhymes are being poured down ya ear crisp and clear. Damn, aye yo this shyt right here...........whoooo in my rick flair voice.
Yo, Marley gives the slice, I get nice,
and my voice is twice as horrifying as Vincent Price
goes deep, till you fell in a spell of a sleep,
and while I'm countin' the money, you count sheep.
When G Rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like,
and make the people unite.
I grip up hips and zip up lips, step on reps, you flip and wanna sip on my tip.
Take a deep breath, because you don't have another left.
Comin' back like I'm avengin' my brother's deat.
Makin' veterans run for medicine,
cuz I put out more lights in a fight than ConEdison.
Rip the damn cage like I'm on a rampage.
And if you want rage, I'm-a make front page.
Read the headlines, suckers, todays the deadline,
your head is way past bedtime.
Can't kill though. Solo. Cuz you're still all...soft like a pillow.
My rap is rougher than Brillo.
So fear me, don't dare dare me,
and don't compare me to him when you hear me.
Talk about a battle but you ain't yet ready for war.
Your metaphor sucks more than a whore.
You can't replace me, ice me or ace me, bass me, face me, slice me or race me,
bite me or taste me -- I'll show you that I got force.
My rap burns your mouth like hot sauce.
Run for water while I break your tape recorder.
Server-to-sucker: the order is manslaughter.
Another rapper, G Rap wrecks, he's rated X, to mean the boy is sex. Next...
the amplifier gets used and abused. Pumps so loud, we might blow a fuse.
This is anger, madness, ready to hang 'er.
Rapper or singer: I'm puttin' up my middle finger.
#bars
+DJ Smash
Thank you putting your time in putting a verse that will be in the Hiphop Bible/Koran.
It truly is one of the best verses i have ever heard.
Iv'e recently been listen to all his albums and this is his best verse fosho!
best verse in rap history
+DisownKaos This is a legendary verse, but G Rap has so many incredible verses that it's tough to pick his best. Men at Work ( first or any verse), Kool is Back, his verse on the realest, his verse on the original version of Raw with Kane, you can go on for years G Rap destroys everything he touches.
to me, this is possibly one of the greatest old school hip hop jams ever. Big Daddy Kane, Rakim......to me, they were both ahead of their time and possibly the greatest hip hop artists of all time (lyrically speaking). but I have to say..... as the years go by and I listen to "The Symphony" over and over again, I have to agree......Kool G Rap's verse, possibly one of the greatest verses of all time.
Oh man. This was the sh#t. Grew up in the 80s. When rap was real. Wish I could go back. Miss it so much. Basement parties. ..a 🍺 and sum good green...life was so so good😊
The Symphony > Than any current hip-hop song
OMG...Big Daddy Kane lyricist to the fullest! He's the best of that era beside Rakim and KRS-1 hands down!
Big Daddy was Jigga idol for real 2 Brooklyn-born boys just a lil history
Master Ace always had the smoothest cadence in his raps!
Just looked up this song again and see I posted a comment 11 years ago!! It's still as badass as when it was released!!
kool g rap killed it
sauce dripping yes.
sauce dripping facts
Biz Markie shoulda started it!
killt
For sure!
Kool G and big daddy Kane killed it!!
They alllllll murdered it!
They was battling….
Masta Ace took this one folks......He just started the song like no one could........salute to all of them.....they ALL should be recognized
G Rap destroyed this and Kane easily had the 2nd best verse.
naww. Kool g Rap did
Jay 'Ontario Nobody can open like Masta Ace did, how do you get an audience to keep listening,? murder them with an intro🔥
Stronger and longer even with the drum off
Hall of fame type rap. All of them but I'd give G Rap the title but I'm biased because I always been a big fan. I read a comment from a brother on G Rap who said he rappin like his life depended on it. The funniest but realest description on a rapper I've read so far
George Bank10... The standard of rap. With the official crew!!!
G rap and Kane got me scratching my damn head😆
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾
Your scratching your head because you realize how dope these dudes were....straight classic😎🏆
This is the Rap Posse song by which all other Posse/collabs was measured by. This is by far the Greatest Rap Posse Record in Hip Hop History.
Kool G. Rap & Big Daddy Kane absolutely MURDERED this track. After 24 years I still shake my head in disbelief when I hear this.
Once you here the capital A,
Rappin will Stay,
with you for a while, it won't go Away!
This shyt is still fire
2019 STRONG 💪
I love this song
Yo I swear big daddy kane and kool G was battling at the end
Possible, Big Daddy Kane had disagreements with practically every walking man.
What do you think "And don't compare me to HIM when you hear me" was for? Kane.
They was battling each other. Their verses sound like they was freestyling. Off the dome shit!
Jermaine Brown - possibly!! Kane didn’t show up for the video shoot. Maybe it was cuz of G Rap.
ΨEddie JojoΨ they was
I’m more pissed off that this, being one of my favorites is no longer available to stream or buy on digital! This is on the Everest of old school hip hop for me!
Kool G is your favorite rappers, favorite rapper.
Kool G and Kane were going for it UC they put Kool G last on the second sympathy he stepped up real Hip Hop I grew up on that real rap 80s into the 90$$S
This is the 1st best collaboration of the 80's.
Greatest crew track of all time
Kool G and Kane went off. They all did they thang, but both of them was always my favs on this. This track is classic!
Kels3618 Keljo ... Shante would’ve killed this track. Marley shouldn’t have left her out! Juice Crew!
Kool G Rap is a beast. He has a very heavy lisp but yet still always wrecks the mic.
This is real hip hop!!!!!!!! Kane and g rap killed it I could never get tired of hearing this song pure classic you tell me any new rappers can compare to this classic yo
Kane verse gives me chills..#Top5mcs
I’m 32 and I still bump this like it came out Yesterday...I wanna re incarnate this record with the Blessing oh Marley
One of the greatest collaborations in hip hop without question
HIP HOP CLASSIC
Archives with out a doubt
After Kool G Rap verse I just keep rewinding
Ronald Johnson word
I didn't realize till right now Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap is battling each other on the same record
maybe. if they were big daddy lost. as he wouldve if he battled the God emcee
@@grellimichael crazy. "Gun in ya mouth talk" you doing right there.
@@lyrics2challenged no its not im speakin on hip hop dont get it twisted. we all 40 plus, if its gun in ur mouth talk still u wasted ur whole wife homie and i pray for u.
@@grellimichael you legit said BDK lost if they were. That's a lie right there sir. That was the gun in your mouth talk. To each their own but I'm taking BDK every time (probably even KRS over bdk or Kool G if I'm being real).
@@lyrics2challenged Kool G murdered this track, big daddy couldnt hang with Kool G nor could Kris. Rakim is one, Kool G is two and Redman is three. No gun needed. Just a pen and a pad its hip hop. "Smooth Operator Operating Correctly"
It was SO awesome to be young when this was new...... It was taking over the world of music..... And still owns it.
Masta Ace was already sounding like the 90's during the late 80's so that goes further than just splatting words that rhyme together. Masta Ace took this for me. His clear sound and grasp with giants like G rap, and kane stands out for an early listener like myself. I never noticed it as a kid due to the fact that Kane and G rap stood with seniority. I cant hand the victory to someone that doesnt sound clear. I still love Kane's verse though.
G Rap and Kane easily had the best verses on this no question, everyone wanted to know who G Rap was after this verse, it was before he dropped his debut your point is invalid.
+J York G Rap is one of the greatest to ever touch a mic, any credible hip hop fan understands this.
And you'd be wrong
G Rap, Kane, and Rakim are the illest ever. Not up for debate.
JR NYC shit I understand everything G Rap spitting. Dope voice
The GREATEST posse cut EVER.... HANDS DOWN!
Technically, this was the juice crew featuring Kane....and we see why...."settin it off, lettin it off--BEGINNING!"...the rest is HISstory #longLivetheKane
Kool G Rap killed that ish, and so did Big Daddy Kane. That’s how you do it!
Big daddy Kane sounded like he free styled on this one.
Geeeeez.. They wasn't battling each other but they was killing it... Kool G Rap fired on this track
KOOL G RAP GOT THIS ONE DELIVERY AND WORD PLAY
Kane was so raw on this track. All of em' took this rap genre to the next level
Listen closely, true old school hip hop. Youngsters need listen
Kane smoked this beat!
he wrote all the lyrics
Yea Kane never wrote one lyric for G Rap
@@Prettyboyu that nigga tripping
@@bignadier 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Met kane Rochester ny main st armory
G rap and kane was battling for the world to see again and I think G rap got him this time and probably last time too
The GREATEST posse song EVER.
True
I've been sayin this for almost 30yrs!!!!
IDK "The Grand Finale" on DOC's album was ill as fuck too
Christopher Williams only compared 2 the scenario
Three six mafias posse song in choices is a strong second for sure... That shit rides
And while I'm counting the money you count Sheep! Kool G Rap! 😎👑🏆🎤💰🍾🔥💯
STILL BANG N IN 2024
Others have sold more records and had more mass appeal but line for line verse for verse G Rap sits atop my list for the GOAT. Dude was just on a higher plateau!
This was that joint
One of the greatest rap songs ever recorded. Top 10 all time. Ridiculous!!!
One of the best hip hop songs ever made..Plus kool G kills it best verse in rap
This was real rap music. I remember pumping this threw my 6x9 speakers in my 79' corolla as I leave high school
Memba those Sherwoods bumpers and benzis....... ooooooooohhhhhh!!!!!
With some house speakers hooked up in da hooptie lmao
I had the same car... same 🔊
G said the rap burns his mouth like HOT SAUCE!!!
no he didn't my rap burns YOUR mouth like hot sauce.
Kane got busy on this he had some wild lines and mic presence!! But this guy kool genius of rap is in another league!!! G rap is easily in my top 5 for setting the bar for lyrics!!
This use to be on repeat good times 🤘🏾
Takes me back to Saturday morning watching Dr. Dre and Ed Lover #greatmemories #goldeneraofhiphop #realhiphop
Just listen to Kool G Raps song called "its a demo" it was released in 86 same year Rakim dropped paid in full but to me it's a demo is on another level than paid in full G Rap doesn't get the credit he deserves tbh he deserves a lot more no other rapper has created there own sub genre in hip hop like he did plus he created multi syllable rhymes schemes I mean come on man what else does he need
Kool G Rap G Rap is a monstah!
I remember when Its a Demo came out, even had it on a chuck chillout mixtape for a long time. G Rap is in my top 5 of all time, but unfortunately he debuted the same year as Rakim, and KRS ONE. (BDP) Hip Hop heads have always given G Rap his credit, and he deserves it.
Biggie smalls method man and loads more had lisp tbh it makes them sound better
@ Wolveringe........Kool G's lisp and raspy voice adds to the greatness of his flow. I don't think it hurt him in the slightest. But I do think his and Big Daddy Kane's parts were the best in this song.
The pioneer of that mafioso flow...
One of the greatest collaborations ever. Kane killed it.