This song is damn near perfect. And it is SO original too. Not many beats out there where the boom box hits at the same time as the high hat. That is REALLY fresh and hard to make sound good. This dude is legit.
@@jackiebooker1532 yup. Also check out WC of west side connection. His first rap duo was called Low Profile with DJ Alladin. A song called PAY YA DUES. Sampled this same track heavy
Funny story: first time I saw him was @ stones throw concert. My bro and I went and made friends with some of the audience members. When all of a sudden a dude with long straight hair and sun glasses goes behind the decks. Nobody knew who he was so we all starting make fun of him calling him “perm” we all thought he was gonna be wack. Boy were we wrong! Literally every song he played was better than the other. His whole set was amazing. He rocked the crowd. By the end of the night we were all yelling “perm we love you!! You rock, perm!!” That night my bro and I learned that his stage name was Dam Funk. The rest is history.
Help me..I want to know the lyrics.I'm Japanese but I love this song for a long time.This one is CA classic.Dam-Funk is REAL.I want to know more.Thank you.
Verse 00:28 Let me start this groove by spitting some true game to you 00:33 Cause if you trying to stay fly you know you got to show and prove yeah 00:38 Don't matter what you do don't ever turn your back on your friends y'all 00:43 Cause you know they'll be with you till the very end (*he sings it so it rhymes wit y'all) 00:47 Cause it ain't no game when it comes to paying homage to your rules 00:52 Don't ever forget where you came from that ain't what you do no ( *but he sings it "nawwlll" so it rhymes) 00:56 So don't act all funny style when you make your first buck 01:01 Cause you know you always got to show some love and always give it up Chorus 01:08 You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all 01:12 Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back 01:17 You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all 01:22 Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back Verse 01:26 I just ran through my old hood the other day 01:28 I wanted to know if the homies wanted to try to play 01:33 But little did I know they been peeping my every move 01:38 I didn't have one worry because I been keeping that funk so true 01:43 So here's a lesson to you no matter what you do come from the heart 01:47 No matter what you do you got to keep it true from the start 01:52 And no matter how may busters wanna try to hate on you 01:56 I suggest you stay up and stay strong and always stay cool Chorus 20:01 But ch you know You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back no You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all Cause you never know when you gonna got to go back 02:36 Come on yeah Break it down down down down 02:51 Pasadena C.B.T. connection y'all doing it 02:56 Just bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce 03:12 Rest in peace to Roger Troutman yo
Dour Festival 2012 !!! What a performance ! Like back in the days ! Tnx for bringing the 80's back !!! I will stay keepin your music alive !!! Keep it comin ! Much respect !
dam funk is a cool dude. Yeah, he sings a little funny, but he does it from the heart, cause that's the music that he wants to do, uncompromised by label pressure. I was sleeping on the funk for a while,but he brought me back :)
Honestly, his “funny singing” sounds more like some early 90’s Robbie Brown-type stuff, not actually “bad”. But since that is clearly what he is trying to emulate here with the classic Dre-style beats that works just fine.
Ohhhhhhh damn! Been searching for this song for around 3 months with absolutely no idea who it was by or what it was called. Just found this shit without even trying to. Feels better than unblocking your ears.
Had to take a trip to the west coast today. He is so damn serious on this song lol! This is one of my favorite songs to listen to when I just need to smile. 😁
@@shanemcquillan2333 Sometimes Shazam be on that bullshit. They can give wrong song names and not enough of the song plays to identify it. I hate when that happens...
As for Dam's vocal delivery, he's already stated on numerous occasions that it was a rush job before heading off to Japan the following morning. It was just something that he wrote on the spot to add to the already released 'instrumental' version included on his debut album. This version is only a 12" single version (which features MC Eiht, which explains his quote: "Pasadena CPT connection y'all"). Just ride to the groove for God's sake! He's slappin' with this one. Period.
TIL: Someone I went to hs with, has a musical career. Fun fact: those fellas on the porch? Also folks we went to school with; good to see he's still friends with them. Recognized Jeff and Chris. First song of his I heard, but glad to see he didn't forget the 'Dena roots. Song def speaks truth; I'm still friends with many of my 'Dena friends, even though it's been a few decades since we all graduated.
this that shit i am loving this shit mad love to dam funk reppin that six two six thats right gee keep that funk coming i hope to see u perform sometime west coast g funk
yo bigg dog to you remember a track called skip to my lew that came out in the early 80s i was living in the bay area and i could never find it. Its a rare funk joint I heard on KSTN plz help, Love all your music keep the mothership alive
I luv Dam Funk...Ever since I heard the 'Burn Rubber' remix, I knew he had the flavour I've been missin'... Real positive vibes & no materialistic bullsh*t has earned this guy a lot of respect worldwide. My only criticism is that the vocals on this track need some work (producers will know what I mean by that). Nonetheless Dam-Funk shits on 99% of commercial radio junk. Peace & Luv!.....
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This song is damn near perfect. And it is SO original too. Not many beats out there where the boom box hits at the same time as the high hat. That is REALLY fresh and hard to make sound good. This dude is legit.
Luis Alis that kick, bass and crash is actually a sample from Zapp and Roger more bounce to the ounce
Aha! They did sound faintly familiar! Thanks Jackie!
allahu akbar!
@@jackiebooker1532 yup. Also check out WC of west side connection. His first rap duo was called Low Profile with DJ Alladin. A song called PAY YA DUES. Sampled this same track heavy
More bounce been sampled to.death since the 80s rip Roger troutman
This is one of the greatest songs ever created in any genre.
100%
Is it??
@@futiousstyles3315 yes it is 🤨😂
Should have been a GTA hit.
For real
It on rn
@@uijuuujuu8198 its on gta now ye
I got news for you !
i think hes from the future how did he know
baby sleek killed this beat
This guy looks so genuinely nice.. kinda feel like hanging out with him, making music, sitting on the porch, Friday style..
he is actually really mean in real life. just kidding youre probably right
Yeah he punched my grandma
Funny story: first time I saw him was @ stones throw concert. My bro and I went and made friends with some of the audience members. When all of a sudden a dude with long straight hair and sun glasses goes behind the decks. Nobody knew who he was so we all starting make fun of him calling him “perm” we all thought he was gonna be wack. Boy were we wrong! Literally every song he played was better than the other. His whole set was amazing. He rocked the crowd. By the end of the night we were all yelling “perm we love you!! You rock, perm!!” That night my bro and I learned that his stage name was Dam Funk. The rest is history.
True artist!! Loving this stuff since it was released, its 10 years now! Thanks Dam.
Help me..I want to know the lyrics.I'm Japanese but I love this song for a long time.This one is CA classic.Dam-Funk is REAL.I want to know more.Thank you.
Do you still want to learn the lyrics in English ?
Verse
00:28 Let me start this groove by spitting some true game to you
00:33 Cause if you trying to stay fly you know you got to show and prove yeah
00:38 Don't matter what you do don't ever turn your back on your friends y'all
00:43 Cause you know they'll be with you till the very end (*he sings it so it rhymes wit y'all)
00:47 Cause it ain't no game when it comes to paying homage to your rules
00:52 Don't ever forget where you came from that ain't what you do no ( *but he sings it "nawwlll" so it rhymes)
00:56 So don't act all funny style when you make your first buck
01:01 Cause you know you always got to show some love and always give it up
Chorus
01:08 You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all
01:12 Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back
01:17 You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all
01:22 Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back
Verse
01:26 I just ran through my old hood the other day
01:28 I wanted to know if the homies wanted to try to play
01:33 But little did I know they been peeping my every move
01:38 I didn't have one worry because I been keeping that funk so true
01:43 So here's a lesson to you no matter what you do come from the heart
01:47 No matter what you do you got to keep it true from the start
01:52 And no matter how may busters wanna try to hate on you
01:56 I suggest you stay up and stay strong and always stay cool
Chorus
20:01 But ch you know
You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all
Cause you never know when you gonna need to go back no
You got to keep your hood pass intact y'all
Cause you never know when you gonna got to go back
02:36 Come on yeah
Break it down down down down
02:51 Pasadena C.B.T. connection y'all doing it
02:56 Just bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce
03:12 Rest in peace to Roger Troutman yo
Omg.... what a surprise!!!!!
I appreciate your help...!!! Finally I understand this lyric!!!!😭😭 Thank you so so much!!!
This song is still shining!!!
Snoop showed me the ways of dam funk and a cant get enough !!!
Dour Festival 2012 !!! What a performance ! Like back in the days ! Tnx for bringing the 80's back !!! I will stay keepin your music alive !!! Keep it comin ! Much respect !
dam funk is a cool dude. Yeah, he sings a little funny, but he does it from the heart, cause that's the music that he wants to do, uncompromised by label pressure.
I was sleeping on the funk for a while,but he brought me back :)
Honestly, his “funny singing” sounds more like some early 90’s Robbie Brown-type stuff, not actually “bad”. But since that is clearly what he is trying to emulate here with the classic Dre-style beats that works just fine.
@@TheBType this is not dr dres style. It was alive and well way before the 90s.
Reminds me kinda Bowie style singing
Yeah dude it’s reminiscent of soul and funk and blues, the emotion and vibes strongly outrank note perfection
Truly Dam-Funk's masterpiece.
Ohhhhhhh damn! Been searching for this song for around 3 months with absolutely no idea who it was by or what it was called. Just found this shit without even trying to. Feels better than unblocking your ears.
Dam-Funk is a real one. Met him on the dancefloor in LA - proper gentleman.
no bling bling, just a real song in a real life . thank you .peace
Much Love , keep makin funk joints
Respect from Romania
Had to take a trip to the west coast today. He is so damn serious on this song lol! This is one of my favorite songs to listen to when I just need to smile. 😁
How is his music?
I haven't really heard much from him, but THIS is my shit lol.
Pass It On R&B right (lol)?
Lol!
Funk!
I FINALLY FOUND IT! This beat plays at the end of BREALTV videos.
I was looking for it too!
Next time you wanna know (you can Shazam it) 😉
@@shanemcquillan2333 Sometimes Shazam be on that bullshit. They can give wrong song names and not enough of the song plays to identify it. I hate when that happens...
I thought it was just me I tried to Shazam it, but you gotta do it right! I finally found it thoe
Steve Arrington Influence here On Point!
D-F, keepin' the FUNK alive!!!
Makes me wanna come back to L.A. too. Them parties look off the chain!
I went here because this was the song Baby Sleek from Wolf’Lo was dancing to during the elimination battle in Street Woman Fighter 2. So good.
also this is definitely the first time since california love that my hometown of pasadena's gotten a shout out in a g'd up song. orange grove! hah.
Still on repeat 10 years later #salute
Dena (Navarro/Washington)...My hood pass still intact....Great song!! Keep it going DamFunk
Comment on peut mettre "j'aime pas !!! ???"
Trop fort musicalement , beau flash back , une tuerie !!!
Merci
This Old Skool beat will never die, it will just AMPLIFY!!!
R.I.P Roger Troutman
Who is that
@@kylewalker9007 GODFATHER of Funk and OG HIPHOP SAMPLED
As for Dam's vocal delivery, he's already stated on numerous occasions that it was a rush job before heading off to Japan the following morning. It was just something that he wrote on the spot to add to the already released 'instrumental' version included on his debut album. This version is only a 12" single version (which features MC Eiht, which explains his quote: "Pasadena CPT connection y'all"). Just ride to the groove for God's sake! He's slappin' with this one. Period.
But most would agree the vocal is a bit embarrassing, could live without it and just make it instrumental.
GTA V brought me here I’m glad to find this gem!
Same bro
Mad performance in Tokyo tonight! So sick!
I'm just hearing about now from 954 keep making the Funk 💯🕺🏾
TIL: Someone I went to hs with, has a musical career. Fun fact: those fellas on the porch? Also folks we went to school with; good to see he's still friends with them. Recognized Jeff and Chris. First song of his I heard, but glad to see he didn't forget the 'Dena roots. Song def speaks truth; I'm still friends with many of my 'Dena friends, even though it's been a few decades since we all graduated.
Good to see 'Dena artists get love
damn homie this hard af , much love from d 818 san fernandooo
in 2018 yo´ hood pass still intact! Great track Dam Funk! Rust in Peace Roger Troutman!
the fonk is alive and well in 16.
Dam needs to link up with Dre and help him finish Detox. This is my favorite artist right now.
+DJGATSBY187 dre & dam would be the dream combo
No matter what you do you got to keep it true from the start. 100%
ayyyyyyyy!!!! lil homie was hitting that Re-Run hard @2:21
This is so OG!! I love the MC Eiht version too!
This takes me back to 90's feel undeniably dam
I'M ADDICTED TO THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stonesthrow is the best label ever!!!!!!!!!
Dam Funk the real deal ... real singer and real musician!
Pasadena in the house! I used to live in Altadena/ Raymond Ave This shit is tight...
I keep coming back to this song.
First time listener nothing but respect, mo power
Can't get enough of this... Belgium
I hope everyone who thinks this thing has existential value continues to listen and having kids with siblings.
Bumping this in my middle class suburb. Different enviroment but gotta keep the pass inact.
😂
This song is on gta, wish it had the vocals aswell cos this is awesome.
This a west side Idaho classic we adopted forsure slappers
Saw him at rifflandia. Amazing show. Never heard of him until that performance and he killed it
He's like prince if he was raised by gang bangers but then again prince might have too I dunno all I know is the funk is alive
this is smooth! from the music to the whole productions, i like ::)
bringing back that straight up g funk!
Crazyy Fonkyy!! Much love From Cambodia to LA
@Shadeprint you're completely right. toeachizown is a timeless album. you'd never guess it was released in 2009.
"Rest In Peace to Roger Troutman y'all!..."
this that shit i am loving this shit mad love to dam funk reppin that six two six thats right gee keep that funk coming i hope to see u perform sometime west coast g funk
One of the best songs iv heard
Fabulous..Love it..thank you tomi Jenkins from Cameo for making us disover Dam-Funk..
WORLDWIDE PASS INTACT
Pasadena for life! Dam Funk is that heat. Gotta check out Carbon on Monday's for that true funk.
This right here is how life is meant to be lived.
Dam Funk is probably the coolest guy on the planet!
Stones Throw and Bowling. Now that's a match.
he's collaborating with snoop right now. shit is FIRE my dude
I SEE YOU DOING YOUR THANG!!!! KEEP FUNKN FAMMM. HOLLA BACK ATCHA BOY....- Keith Clizark
Godfather of Gfunk!!!
BIG RESPECT BOMBASS MUSIC- MUCH LUV FROM JAPAN
Saw you tear it up last night in Denver, love always big bro. Peace to the god, keep the funk alive!
dam funk really feeling himself in this video
I work at champs and listen to this everyday ☹️️
Timothy Murillo my first job was at Champs, 1994. Griffeys, Deions...what a time to have been alive
Tim Othy I work at Champs and this plays everyday too! Smh 😂😂😂
Tim Othy I work at Champs and this plays everyday too! Smh 😂😂😂
everytime i play this i feel like i play this first time, damn dam funk!
Seen him at fun fun fest in 2013 in Austin West West y'all loving this shit
Damn! This is 🔥! 2019 let’s go!!! Gotta renew my hood pass 💯
you know what... music aside, I support this guy. I like what he's about. keep it positive in '12, 13, on and on
This is my favorite joint on ps move everybody dance 🤙🤙
Props to dam creating an original masterpiece and not just sampling something
Dam-Funk changed my life
THIS IS SLAPPIN!!! FRFR!!!
The hardest p funk jam ever shout out to the. West Coast
yo bigg dog to you remember a track called skip to my lew that came out in the early 80s i was living in the bay area and i could never find it. Its a rare funk joint I heard on KSTN plz help, Love all your music keep the mothership alive
Nice to see the love for Pasadena!
I Wish this version was also on the cd.
Truest player in da game right now.
In rotation !!!no funk when you here it....
Fam nem was bussin maayn fa reel!!
I luv Dam Funk...Ever since I heard the 'Burn Rubber' remix, I knew he had the flavour I've been missin'...
Real positive vibes & no materialistic bullsh*t has earned this guy a lot of respect worldwide.
My only criticism is that the vocals on this track need some work (producers will know what I mean by that).
Nonetheless Dam-Funk shits on 99% of commercial radio junk.
Peace & Luv!.....
Don't never for get where you came from
G Funk Era, forever!!!!!!!!!!!
4 real, this is the best track i've heard since a loog time ! Thank you Dam Funk ! Funk you too !
Right there in the Funkmosphere!!!!
abundance of the beat and gymnastic lyrics
I love on fair oaks and Washington lol he live right around the corner damn i wanna callabbbb
THE DR GREENTHUB SHOW BROUGHT ME HERE LOL EEPPP
PARTY123
funky!!! when are you coming back to MIAMI playa?
This is sooooo good.
2020 Hood pass still solid.
Makes me want to move to California. 😎🌴