Rap Critic: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2018
  • Rap Critic steps aside this week for a vintage episode of The Hip-Hop Analyst, reviewing The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.
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  • @RapCritic
    @RapCritic  6 лет назад +132

    Check out my patreon to see episodes early and make song/album requests! www.patreon.com/rapcritic

    • @trevoncowen9198
      @trevoncowen9198 6 лет назад +8

      Rap Critic I like how u kept character the whole time

    • @EyEsOnLy1125
      @EyEsOnLy1125 6 лет назад +2

      But you said it was one rapper but two guys rapped on here the guy in back was another guy

    • @ShaShaAnimatedHaitian
      @ShaShaAnimatedHaitian 6 лет назад +3

      I think the line where they said the brother stole the tv, because they were watching it too much was a way to deal with the fact that he probably was stealing to sell it for financial reasons or drugs. They probably cannot handle the fact that their relative stole from them.

    • @MrSpvdes
      @MrSpvdes 6 лет назад +2

      Yo you looked like *Questlove* in that video ! s\o to you my man !

    • @nathanalbright
      @nathanalbright 6 лет назад +3

      Nice joke about the internet when you came up to that crazy word: sacroiliac? Impressive.

  • @OwenGTA
    @OwenGTA 6 лет назад +446

    This is what Rap Critic's dad looked like when he was young

  • @nighthorizon7411
    @nighthorizon7411 6 лет назад +616

    Damn you look a lot like that Rap Critic dude.

    • @AmaranthOriginal
      @AmaranthOriginal 6 лет назад +59

      Don't be stupid. They look *nothing* alike!

    • @jemilabubbles9384
      @jemilabubbles9384 6 лет назад +10

      Nahhhh

    • @JennaLeigh
      @JennaLeigh 6 лет назад +19

      cooldog2168 thank you! This whole time I've been thinking to myself, "this guy looks like someone.... but I can't put my finger on who!" Thank you! It was driving me crazy!!

    • @laffingfox7049
      @laffingfox7049 6 лет назад +14

      Heard they were distant cousins

    • @parth480
      @parth480 6 лет назад +8

      I heard that he is rc DIRECT ancestor, man who knows.

  • @error6327
    @error6327 6 лет назад +521

    This is pretty creative. I love how you stuck with it the whole way through and didn't just cut it as a one off joke. Hope the hip-hop anaylst makes a comeback.

    • @EvdogMusic
      @EvdogMusic 6 лет назад +9

      Error I was worried he'd just drop character partway through as well. Glad he didn't :)

    • @jammanastic
      @jammanastic 6 лет назад +8

      I hope he does too and the "for my first record review" quote indicates he will come back

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 Год назад

      Dedication to characters is everything
      I hope the Hip Hop Analyst does a joint with Harvey Finevoice

  • @yehoshuasmith5608
    @yehoshuasmith5608 6 лет назад +177

    Looks like rap critic found some old footage of his predecessor... still holds up.

  • @MischiefMemoirs
    @MischiefMemoirs 6 лет назад +427

    Love how you stayed in character

  • @DON_LASSO
    @DON_LASSO 6 лет назад +256

    This song is shockingly still relatable today even 30 years later

    • @mychaeljones7526
      @mychaeljones7526 6 лет назад +13

      Thats how good music was and still is today. Dont wack hip hop just because of sub genre a it's still good because of sub genre B and more.

    • @leonzaduncan2438
      @leonzaduncan2438 6 лет назад +11

      Joshua Lasso almost 40 years later

    • @missnotsocool96
      @missnotsocool96 6 лет назад +27

      Not really shocking when you consider that the problems brought up in the song hasn't been changed or fully dealt with in today's society.

    • @29Texan
      @29Texan 6 лет назад +6

      Nothing "shocking" about it, to be honest...

    • @469ka37
      @469ka37 6 лет назад +16

      Yeah, it proves people obviously didn't get "The Message"

  • @JadeCryptOfWonders
    @JadeCryptOfWonders 6 лет назад +117

    And that day, Rap Critic finally invented a wacky side-character to rival Cinema Snob's 80s Dan.

    • @culwin
      @culwin 6 лет назад +7

      I think 80s Dan and The Hip-Hop Analyst would get along great. 90's Kid not so much.

    • @ultrainstinctegogogeta2816
      @ultrainstinctegogogeta2816 6 лет назад +1

      Anthony Fantano's Cal*

  • @laffingfox7049
    @laffingfox7049 6 лет назад +238

    Please turn the Hip Hop Analyst into a recurring character/mini series

    • @thealjohnsonshow2188
      @thealjohnsonshow2188 6 лет назад +6

      Laffing Fox I agree

    • @frederikbuttenschn7562
      @frederikbuttenschn7562 6 лет назад +6

      Yeah, there are a lot of old gems that still hold up today, and the character is pretty funny too. Hopefully he will see this, 'cause this was a solid-ass episode.

    • @jgreen3751
      @jgreen3751 6 лет назад +1

      Only old songs though

  • @stuartkeating6508
    @stuartkeating6508 6 лет назад +469

    After Hip-Hop Analyst, can you introduce Black Music Commentator or Urban Judge?

  • @willtheboredguy3556
    @willtheboredguy3556 6 лет назад +117

    I like this aesthetic

  • @isaiahtheplayah4088
    @isaiahtheplayah4088 6 лет назад +31

    Only the Rap Critic can get away with reviewing a song 36 years after it came out

  • @tylershaina1890
    @tylershaina1890 6 лет назад +214

    This has to be one of my favorite Rap Critic reviews we have got in a WHILE. I'm glad we still got this level of passion, creativity, and now we have it with this level of production! Well done Rap Critic. This might be my personal favorite video of yours, and I hope it becomes your biggest yet

  • @PumpkinSwag
    @PumpkinSwag 6 лет назад +500

    This video begs the question: how are the Rap Critic and the Hip-Hop Analyst related?

    • @kenterminateddq5311
      @kenterminateddq5311 6 лет назад +73

      How are RC and The Ghost of Issac Hayes related?

    • @TheDarkMessiah
      @TheDarkMessiah 6 лет назад +68

      Damn it, now we need to start a wikia to aggregate all of that RC lore -.-

    • @wetlikewash8055
      @wetlikewash8055 6 лет назад +4

      Worst Commenter On RUclips so it not just me...
      weirrrrd

    • @TheDarkMessiah
      @TheDarkMessiah 6 лет назад +16

      Patrons get early access to vids, so I guess it's simpler to have the video unlisted while RC shares it on Patreon(then sharing it publicly days later) rather than posting it on another site JUST for patrons.

    • @declantarro1901
      @declantarro1901 6 лет назад +1

      Mutual friends

  • @codyssmith73
    @codyssmith73 6 лет назад +285

    The Hip Hop Analyst, eh? I kinda dig it..... what's next, the R&B Judge?

  • @DarkOne-sk7yc
    @DarkOne-sk7yc 6 лет назад +70

    My public access just got amazing

  • @D12Disease
    @D12Disease 6 лет назад +37

    I like the early 80's style of this episode. I always like it when you switch up the format and presentation in your videos.

  • @5sieben2.15
    @5sieben2.15 6 лет назад +42

    Did you know? I recently found out for myself Rap Critic is a classically trained Opera Singer and has the loveliest Bass/(Bariton). Pretty much all i know about Rap Music is through him ❤

    • @maevedoyle2634
      @maevedoyle2634 6 лет назад +1

      5sieben2. Me too!

    • @mrpostman98765
      @mrpostman98765 6 лет назад +1

      Does he have any recordings of him singing? Gotta see this myself

    • @goldyd144
      @goldyd144 6 лет назад +1

      H1S1L ruclips.net/video/Wh_aSoSRiHA/видео.html

  • @charlie7466
    @charlie7466 6 лет назад +26

    The New York accent killed me

  • @WesleyRocco
    @WesleyRocco 6 лет назад +28

    Very creative way to review a classic track, respect!!

  • @TheloniousDrake7
    @TheloniousDrake7 6 лет назад +48

    Looks like someone watched the "evolution of hip hop" series on Netflix

    • @flaxxi3
      @flaxxi3 6 лет назад +7

      Mark Sullivan yeah because the rap critic surely had no clue about hip hop's beginning before that netflix documentary

    • @TheloniousDrake7
      @TheloniousDrake7 6 лет назад +3

      MF SHROOM lol. You right. But he hits up a LOT of specifics they did in the series.

  • @DrVonBoogie
    @DrVonBoogie 6 лет назад +32

    YO! What if the Rap Critic and the Hip-Hop Analyst are the same person? I mean, you never see them together If so, just how old IS the Rap Critic?

  • @TheFlashMoore
    @TheFlashMoore 6 лет назад +9

    Dude, I honestly wish you all the best with your Patreon artist promos. This can change the industry if it catches on.

  • @DoppelgangerShockwave
    @DoppelgangerShockwave 6 лет назад +14

    Man, that was the shit! Keep making these kinds of videos, Rap Critic! Shine a light on those old, old, incredibly old school hip hop jams, man! :)

  • @razzdarkstar
    @razzdarkstar 6 лет назад +6

    This picture was straight fresh! I'd kill to see another dig like this!

  • @barrelroll90001
    @barrelroll90001 6 лет назад +64

    Man I wish the Internet would be invented so I could make some sort of "comment" on this cats video :(

    • @ronnysingh4152
      @ronnysingh4152 5 лет назад +1

      barrelroll90001 and I wish I could reply to comments and be a part of a thing called a “thread”. :(

    • @ronnysingh4152
      @ronnysingh4152 5 лет назад +1

      +Ranbir Singh It would be cool if you could reply to yourself.

    • @ronnysingh4152
      @ronnysingh4152 5 лет назад

      No it wouldn’t Dogg! It would just look sad and lonely.

    • @ronnysingh4152
      @ronnysingh4152 5 лет назад

      +Ranbir Singh It would be fun to just troll though homie

    • @ronnysingh4152
      @ronnysingh4152 5 лет назад

      What if people don’t like it? Like how am I supposed to know?

  • @ravedubin4655
    @ravedubin4655 6 лет назад +46

    The sacroiliac joint or SI joint (SIJ) is the joint between the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis, which are connected by strong ligaments. In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and is supported in turn by an ilium on each side.

    • @Clide0_0
      @Clide0_0 6 лет назад +2

      Marsell Dufarge wow, thanks.

    • @sammyauroraloves
      @sammyauroraloves 6 лет назад +6

      Still, RC makes a good point, that being that before the Internet, no one without a dictionary or access to a library would have been able to find out what it was.

    • @torotteson
      @torotteson 6 лет назад +1

      I believe you mean HHA

    • @siblinganon66
      @siblinganon66 5 лет назад

      @@sammyauroraloves
      When in doubt assume it's a dick joke.

  • @slimischillin7753
    @slimischillin7753 6 лет назад +16

    Aight, much love. You showed love and threw some jabs in there but it was love in the end. I thought you was about to try to hate.

  • @Thirty3mad
    @Thirty3mad 6 лет назад +12

    People should request more old school Hip Hop!

  • @changamiredombo3101
    @changamiredombo3101 6 лет назад +13

    Cmon bro. You know you'd be rockin a dashiki with the kuffi in those days!!!

  • @firstnamelastname489
    @firstnamelastname489 6 лет назад +5

    Ah, this song. It's like fine wine. The moral of the story is still relevant and the production anf rapping is still dope to this day. It really aged well.

  • @LukaDinamo
    @LukaDinamo 6 лет назад +27

    Defiantly one of the funnest reviews you have done, I loved the old school aesthetic. I can really see the work put into the episode :)

    • @DanielClear2
      @DanielClear2 6 лет назад +5

      Luka Mladin That's not how you use "defiantly". Use "definitely" there.

  • @joemomma3648
    @joemomma3648 6 лет назад +3

    Thanks Hip-hop Analyst! I always double feature your reviews with Midnight Screenings '78

  • @Michaelgabriel95
    @Michaelgabriel95 6 лет назад +7

    Best episode I've seen. You should do more like this

  • @rubencabral1838
    @rubencabral1838 6 лет назад +12

    I thought I clicked onto a rap critic review. Oh the deception😭

  • @Eltrio2
    @Eltrio2 6 лет назад +7

    The sacroiliac joint or SI joint (SIJ) is the joint between the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis, which are connected by strong ligaments. In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and is supported in turn by an ilium on each side.
    In laymans terms it's the part of your spine that's connected to your pelvis. Tail bones and all that.

    • @arw1985
      @arw1985 6 лет назад

      Thanks because that long definition wasn't doing it for me
      :D

    • @Hb2N
      @Hb2N 5 лет назад

      Word is bond.

  • @shogunblade
    @shogunblade 6 лет назад +1

    The last lines in the song send chills up by spine every time I hear it. I can't speak to much about Rap music (that's what I'm subscribed to Rap Critic for) but this is been one of my favorites for awhile now. Great video for a great song

    • @comecog
      @comecog 6 лет назад

      Same here about the last verse "A child is born with no state of mind. Just blew me away.

  • @fatimagic1365
    @fatimagic1365 6 лет назад +1

    "is that what they're doing over at studio 54?" lol omg this is my new favorite rap critic video. well done. :)

  • @skyhouston2001
    @skyhouston2001 6 лет назад +12

    Love the fro, man!

  • @marklinnhoefer7335
    @marklinnhoefer7335 6 лет назад

    Hell yes, so glad you got around to it! Amazing episode and The Hip-Hop Analyst should totally become a recurring character!

  • @Maru4992
    @Maru4992 6 лет назад

    This format was amazing! This would be a great reoccurring segment!

  • @anahidfenner9943
    @anahidfenner9943 6 лет назад

    This was fun, always happy to see a new episode!

  • @sovrinn16
    @sovrinn16 6 лет назад

    This was AMAZING! Would love to see this become a semi-regular series reviewing 80's hip hop.

  • @benderB9
    @benderB9 6 лет назад

    Love the Twist in you usual format. I hope that you will bring this new character back from time to time or create more

  • @danman1950
    @danman1950 6 лет назад

    Man, so good to finally see the Older Rap Critic episodes getting archived. I can't believe they took this show off MTV.

  • @vocalcalibration8033
    @vocalcalibration8033 6 лет назад +9

    Hey rap critic... you ever play JetSetRadio... I think you might like it.

    • @Jetskiduncan
      @Jetskiduncan 6 лет назад

      VocalCalibration One of the greatest games of all time.

  • @caron1873
    @caron1873 6 лет назад +8

    do a 90s conscious rap version of the rap critic! and review a Tupac song

  • @biggoomba2237
    @biggoomba2237 6 лет назад +2

    This video was worth the wait. Very creative and entertaining!

  • @MichaelBerthelsen
    @MichaelBerthelsen 6 лет назад

    Man, I'm a huge fan of your nephew's work! Awesome to see you getting some time up on the screen too! You two should do a colab some time! Man, can you imagine it? People will go crazy for the Rap Critic and Hip-Hop Analyst in the SAME VIDEO! It'll be amazing!

  • @journeypoe697
    @journeypoe697 6 лет назад +1

    The line "this teacher's a jerk he must think I'm a fool" is also in "the best day" by atmosphere

  • @jameelfuller493
    @jameelfuller493 6 лет назад +16

    Yo you should do videos like that a bit more that was hilarious

  • @Crazelord91
    @Crazelord91 6 лет назад +1

    Can you please make this a series! This is my favorite video of yours so far! (And I've been watching since the TGWTG days lol)

  • @blissface
    @blissface 6 лет назад +1

    Can we please get more of Hip-Hop Analyst? This video was the bees knees. 🙌🏾

  • @markez4730
    @markez4730 6 лет назад +16

    Is it me or does he look 20 years younger with that get up? 🤔

    • @RainbowThoth
      @RainbowThoth 6 лет назад +3

      MarkEz DEZ Isn't he like 25?

    • @markez4730
      @markez4730 6 лет назад +3

      Fredrik Kåreholt wait... he’s not 50??

    • @Christian-ml8lg
      @Christian-ml8lg 6 лет назад +2

      MarkEz DEZ lmao nigga wut.

    • @cher_melancholy
      @cher_melancholy 6 лет назад +2

      MarkEz DEZ Right? It looks really good on him.

  • @MadArtisanLabs
    @MadArtisanLabs 6 лет назад

    I think you almost had too much fun with this. I hope we get more Hip-Hop Analyst bits in the future.

  • @denzellcoleman925
    @denzellcoleman925 6 лет назад +1

    I laughed so hard when you said, "how they allowing this on the radio

  • @bakedspade
    @bakedspade 6 лет назад +2

    Just echoing all the other comments, this was class.

  • @Ysckemia
    @Ysckemia 4 года назад

    i've been waiting for this review for a loooooong time. a big thanks to the person who requested it. ♥
    (and of course a huge thanks to Sir Hip-Hop Analyst fro doing it ♥♥♥)

  • @markuzthe0ne
    @markuzthe0ne 6 лет назад +1

    I have this theory that Rap Critic's dad or grandfather was around during this era, which is why he has the Hip Hop Analyst character down so well. Cause his dad or grandfather talked like that all the time.

  • @isaiahbright7546
    @isaiahbright7546 6 лет назад

    We need more themed episodes like this as characters please. This was so good.

  • @rosablackwell64
    @rosablackwell64 6 лет назад

    LOVE the throwback vibe of this! More please :)

  • @caesarorzell600
    @caesarorzell600 6 лет назад +2

    This is AWESOME! More, please! ❤

  • @Bakbak321
    @Bakbak321 6 лет назад +1

    The guy who wrote this song (Ed Fletcher aka Duke Bootee) actually teaches at my school Savannah State University

  • @CasaiAgicap
    @CasaiAgicap 6 лет назад

    The last verse of The Message is, arguably, one of the greatest verses in musical history. This song is and will always be one of my all-time favorite songs, even with the goofier lines..

  • @SciFiFan2012
    @SciFiFan2012 6 лет назад

    Amazing! Stayed in character too. Hope to see more like this!

  • @OutofTheLyingsDen
    @OutofTheLyingsDen 6 лет назад

    This was really entertaining and creative. Hope you do more reviews in a style similar to this.

  • @fslayer1290
    @fslayer1290 6 лет назад

    I grew up in the Bronx in the 80s and this was so DOPE! Yo, Analyst! Keep droppin' that knowledge!

  • @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.
    @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 6 лет назад +7

    This is amazing

  • @Prutswerk
    @Prutswerk 5 лет назад +1

    Grandmaster Flash and his crew is gonna be big one day, I'm telling you.

  • @robertcardenas1420
    @robertcardenas1420 6 лет назад

    This character is great! The fact you kept it up through the whole review, cracks me up!

  • @omegammx2
    @omegammx2 6 лет назад

    The fact that it was set in the 80's but the video had the MTV2 logo had me Rollin' Boyeee!

  • @ylgotbars4531
    @ylgotbars4531 6 лет назад

    Greatness! Lol...def loved the depth of the concept and the library joint was a dope play on time. Good ish sir.

  • @SirDuggler
    @SirDuggler 6 лет назад

    I love your work, but this is the best review you've ever done. Hope to see more of this sorta thing every once and a while in the future. (Kinda reminds me of the game "Jet Set Radio.")

  • @SkunkySpinda
    @SkunkySpinda 6 лет назад

    Love it whenever you do those sweet rap and Metal cross overs! your the main reson i even understand rap at all

  • @kingdewoot
    @kingdewoot 6 лет назад +4

    finally another normal episode song review

  • @Awakeandalive1
    @Awakeandalive1 6 лет назад +4

    In b4 RC huffs about early 1980s use of a certain word...
    Also, this song reminds me of how my neighborhood in Harlem used to be. Say what you want about gentrification, but at least my block doesn't look like a scene from "Escape From New York" anymore.

  • @Necrodancer1312
    @Necrodancer1312 6 лет назад

    I like this format a lot. I hope it comes back for retro reviews in the future.

  • @shaggytheshaman
    @shaggytheshaman 6 лет назад

    Dooope. Very clever! Love it. ^-^ Thanks for keeping up the good work!!

  • @Darkulametal19
    @Darkulametal19 6 лет назад

    Man this Hip Hop analyst is ten times cooler than the other guy of the channel, hope we see a comeback

  • @parkerfoley5628
    @parkerfoley5628 6 лет назад +1

    Great review! Loved the creativity.

  • @mcpoopenfarten
    @mcpoopenfarten 5 лет назад

    This is hands down my favourite Rap Critic episode

  • @DataBroth
    @DataBroth 3 года назад

    I love this every time I come across it

  • @ndlmous
    @ndlmous 3 года назад

    This has got to be one of my favorite episodes, you should do more characters like this when you review older music

  • @noriringtail7428
    @noriringtail7428 6 лет назад +1

    Yes?? More of this please???

  • @basillyhoe
    @basillyhoe 6 лет назад

    damn, can’t believe u kept that 80’s persona throughout the whole vid haha

  • @viktorberzinsky4781
    @viktorberzinsky4781 6 лет назад

    Wow. That was both an excellent review and a pretty neat performance piece.

  • @loon3426
    @loon3426 6 лет назад +1

    as a hip hop head that intro was everything 🤣🤣

  • @l1lf1r32
    @l1lf1r32 6 лет назад +4

    I love this. Keep doing this.

  • @FactumImFactio
    @FactumImFactio 6 лет назад

    That was awesome! I wonder if there's a chance of stepping into the potential future and reviewing a modern song of today.

  • @belindarosegold
    @belindarosegold 6 лет назад

    So here for Hip-Hop Analyst. 🙌🙌

  • @StormWildSpace
    @StormWildSpace 6 лет назад +1

    Actually; Featuring alternating lead vocals by Melle Mel and Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher.

  • @Alterak
    @Alterak 6 лет назад

    I was listening to this song yesterday, now rap critic's video about it came out! Judging by the age of this song, that was a cool coincidence!

  • @1MJfollower
    @1MJfollower 6 лет назад

    Yes! Do more of these!

  • @BB-kz6sd
    @BB-kz6sd 6 лет назад

    Really like this! Even though it's funny, it actually gives you a good idea of the context around the song that makes it great.

  • @laterferaligatr2947
    @laterferaligatr2947 6 лет назад +1

    I'd love to see you talk about "Self Destruction" with KRS-One and a buncha other rappers. I love that song

  • @tcjonesedits9074
    @tcjonesedits9074 6 лет назад +1

    I would love another one from the hip hop analyst.

  • @kaiokendo
    @kaiokendo 6 лет назад

    3:57 The sacroiliac joint or SI joint (SIJ) is the joint between the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis, which are connected by strong ligaments. In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and is supported in turn by an ilium on each side.

  • @nritsch
    @nritsch 6 лет назад +4

    "like people trying to be listenin' to Christian music and singing on a hip hop record?"
    NF had the number one album in the country a couple months ago, and currently has the number 2 video on RUclips's trending.

    • @RenaldyCalixte
      @RenaldyCalixte 5 лет назад +2

      Its sarcasm dude

    • @sorryifoldcomment8596
      @sorryifoldcomment8596 4 года назад

      So...? That's a NEW thing...
      You're obviously a fan, but do you really think dude would be popular decades ago??
      He wouldn't be. But now, it's a thing. RC is acknowledging how things have changed. 🤦
      It didn't use to be like that. Decades ago. Which is when this video is taking place. You're talking about how well he's doing on the internet... despite RC even reminding you the internet was not invented yet.
      I don't think this comment understands the entire premise of the video but I don't see how it's possible.
      2 years late lol but my head is hurtin

  • @PeteFritz64
    @PeteFritz64 6 лет назад +1

    RC pulls off the afro and gold chains pretty well tbh

  • @dantrice78
    @dantrice78 6 лет назад

    Wonderful, thanks from the bottom of my heart