"i'm diggin' in the crates wit the candles lit, lookin' for a record to describe my anger so i can sample it..condense my feelings into 16 bars, and try to sugar coat my quotes so they won't seem raw." straight up dope on a rope.
Wow, its 2020 I'm living in London now and I still come back to this. Reminds me of when I lived in California in 2008, I was fresh out of high school and I use to bump this on repeat commuting and going to community college. I thought shit was bad back then and this would help me more then Blu would ever know. Looking back now at those days and realize how good everything was. I miss when everything was new and we were all just learning.
I feel the same man. I used to listen to this all the time during school days. Now I’m long graduated and trying to get by in the world. And damn thinking back it definitely wasn’t as bad as I sometimes thought.
@@anthonytruman I peeped this comment back when you said it btw but never responded, appreciate it - they are playing a festival called Rhymefest on April 15th and I really wish I could go but my brother in law gets married that weekend. Peace fam.
i’ve loved this song since high school. “building walls around the ignorance defending what’s wrong instead of fighting for freedom, that’s why i only write what i believe in”
"she idolize a life style but dont want any of it going down." sickest line. dont you just love real hip hop and the chill you get when you hear a dope track.
I remember requesting this song on the radio one day , They told me they didn't have any of him. But asked me if I wanted some Gucci Man...I hung up the damn phone.
The year is 2007. My uncle Joe showed me this song cause my grandma would pick me up after pre school since my parents worked. I was 5 years old. He was like 15. One of those first moments I knew my life was going to be hip hop. Never seen or knew anything like it ❤️
if you write music, you will appreciate this dude... dopest shit i heard ina minute, this is why music is timeless cuz he verbalizes what so many still think every day
So...just started listening to this guy like 20min ago...can't stop, not one bad song. Not only aren't they bad...they're all sick. Yo spread this guy around man like real shit tell your friends to look him up, this music's too good not to be heard....
Man been listening to this for like a good 2 years now, the official version the studio album, didnt know it had a music. Feel like I just found a piece of unappreciated Hip Hop history, Thank you Blu
thank God for blu i was just tellin myself to give up rappin cuzz the state its in and nobody wanna hear me keep it real been a blu fan for a minute never heard this song and juss so happened to help me out thats why i love music
i Think the reason Blu keeps changing producers is cuz he doesn't want his songs to have a similar sound. I've herd him say he doesen't want any of his songs to sound anything like the last. Blu is a true artist with huge range of musical talent. It will be exciting to watch him grow as an artist. hes a breath of fresh air for hiphop music. Blu Will Be HUGE!
Blu is just too good, like if I drift off while listening to him, and then zone back, i just get hit hella hard by his flow. His flow is quite solid, yet it sounds so smooth.
I wonder where all these people are now. Do they have wives/husbands and kids? Imagine showing them this video of this hidden gem they were in! If any of the people in the video still come to this let us know how you're doing!! This was the first Blu song I ever came across during my high school days in South Central. I always thought I related more with Blu out of all the other rappers I listened to because he was from Inglewood and I was from Baldwin Hills (a.k.a. The Jungles) which were literally next to each other. I hope to one day meet Blu and tell him how much he's inspired me as a lyricist at such a young age. If you're reading this Blu thank you, and thank you too Exile for the perfect beats to match Blu's style of raw bars over smooth jazz beats 💯
Awesome comment, I'd love to know to hear the people in the video tell the story of shooting this music video - this video is like a time capsule back to that era.
"Straining so far from the art, you start to wonder if they ever was a fan of it!" Lmao, damn right man. Gotta understand though, some love music more than money, and vice-versa dawg.
this the first time i've heard of this guy..i just got the new XXL mag and on the cover are some rapper that are up and coming and i want to check this blu guy..this song is sick i see him goin somewhere i hip hop
"It's a full out war, and i dont know who to listen to i thought rap was a postive gap i could get into. nowadays you got to bust a cap if they dissing you or be labeled a bitch cause you didnt shoot" Man i sweae Blu's bars never cese to amaze me Exile doesnt look like the type of person that be making crazy beat the way he does lol 2:21 - 2:25
so much bullshit and negativity on the radio and people just go along with it. like sex makes a life and cash makes respect. blu speaks truth, im listening
damn i'm sad that i've slept on this dude so long...he raps about what i used to rap about back in the late 90's....refreshing to hear this finally gettin out.....sort of.
Blu is probably one of the most slept on and under appreciated emcees of all time.
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"i'm diggin' in the crates wit the candles lit, lookin' for a record to describe my anger so i can sample it..condense my feelings into 16 bars, and try to sugar coat my quotes so they won't seem raw."
straight up dope on a rope.
"stranded so far from the art, i start to wonder if they ever was a fan of it" i love that
Wow, its 2020 I'm living in London now and I still come back to this. Reminds me of when I lived in California in 2008, I was fresh out of high school and I use to bump this on repeat commuting and going to community college. I thought shit was bad back then and this would help me more then Blu would ever know. Looking back now at those days and realize how good everything was. I miss when everything was new and we were all just learning.
I feel the same man. I used to listen to this all the time during school days.
Now I’m long graduated and trying to get by in the world. And damn thinking back it definitely wasn’t as bad as I sometimes thought.
@@nocoastljared598 blu and exile are releasing a new album soon they released 2 songs off of it already if you didn't know
@@anthonytruman I peeped this comment back when you said it btw but never responded, appreciate it - they are playing a festival called Rhymefest on April 15th and I really wish I could go but my brother in law gets married that weekend. Peace fam.
So much more to learn. You were just starting out in life from highschool to college. It's a path. It's a long path. Shits sweet.
i’ve loved this song since high school. “building walls around the ignorance defending what’s wrong instead of fighting for freedom, that’s why i only write what i believe in”
So based you know about Blu, also shoutout to you for dissing sneako
And nothin' less
"she idolize a life style but dont want any of it going down."
sickest line.
dont you just love real hip hop
and the chill you get when you hear a dope track.
"she dont want me trickin around, she idolize the life style but dont want none of it going down"
that was one of the truest lines i've heard
Been listening to this everyday to help me get through everything. You're my boy blu.
Who still here bumping this in 2021?
I was searching for this video forever. So hard to find his songs by just searching “blu” into RUclips. One of the realest to ever do it.
so far underground will always keep a gem like blu safe
I remember requesting this song on the radio one day , They told me they didn't have any of him. But asked me if I wanted some Gucci Man...I hung up the damn phone.
Damn this is a decade old already! Still relevant and still sounds fresh. Classic Blu
"Stranded so far from the art you start to wonder if they ever was a fan of it"...Dope
The year is 2007. My uncle Joe showed me this song cause my grandma would pick me up after pre school since my parents worked. I was 5 years old. He was like 15. One of those first moments I knew my life was going to be hip hop. Never seen or knew anything like it ❤️
if you write music, you will appreciate this dude... dopest shit i heard ina minute, this is why music is timeless cuz he verbalizes what so many still think every day
Blu ripped this entire song! Not one whack verse.
Mad true, but honestly it's hard to find a whack Blu verse anywhere😂
I had to come back here, after miles album, just to remind myself how I got to listen to Blu
2021 blu one of the best mcs of all time
AAaahhh, a breath of fresh air / HIP HOP is not dead, its right here. Keep up the good work Blu. TRU
Still can't get over how sick Blu is. Best flow in the game right now and I stand behind that
So...just started listening to this guy like 20min ago...can't stop, not one bad song. Not only aren't they bad...they're all sick. Yo spread this guy around man like real shit tell your friends to look him up, this music's too good not to be heard....
Man been listening to this for like a good 2 years now, the official version the studio album, didnt know it had a music. Feel like I just found a piece of unappreciated Hip Hop history, Thank you Blu
Classic song. eternal lyrics. this dude truly steps back from it all and tells it how it is. dope.
so classic maaaan i love it
thank God for blu i was just tellin myself to give up rappin cuzz the state its in and nobody wanna hear me keep it real been a blu fan for a minute never heard this song and juss so happened to help me out thats why i love music
damn this is from 06, been bumpin this for awhile. blu is the real thing cali all day!
Blu's best track, has that west coast feel written all over it.
15 years ago!! I remember sharing this on Facebook like it was yesterday
Blu's lyrcal ability is uncanny and his message is just what people need to hear.
i Think the reason Blu keeps changing producers is cuz he doesn't want his songs to have a similar sound. I've herd him say he doesen't want any of his songs to sound anything like the last. Blu is a true artist with huge range of musical talent. It will be exciting to watch him grow as an artist. hes a breath of fresh air for hiphop music. Blu Will Be HUGE!
Classssssic! The beat is dope! Blu keeping it real once again!
I will never get tired of this jam!
This Is what Hiphop is Blu bringing that fire music back.
cant stop listening to this. somebody get this on the radio.
This song is more relevant today then ever before
ILLLLLLLLL!!!!!....Blu brings that good music.
Speaks truth.
Always slept on
never gets old
One of my favourite Blu tracks. Nice tribute to Queen Latifah who came out with a track in 1993 with the same name.
hard af
this will never get old
man this is in my top favorite songs ever. Im 22. i love how casual it is.
Blu is just too good, like if I drift off while listening to him, and then zone back, i just get hit hella hard by his flow. His flow is quite solid, yet it sounds so smooth.
Dopeness track, respect from Brazil. ❤️
Wow amazing, will keep an eye on this guy, great lyrics, sweet beat.
So true!!! So much truth in this song, this young brotha spit knowledge!!!!
has over 300 plays on my itunes
honestly that would probably make that album from the first minute to the last minute completely perfect..
Great song still to this day...
I wonder where all these people are now. Do they have wives/husbands and kids? Imagine showing them this video of this hidden gem they were in! If any of the people in the video still come to this let us know how you're doing!!
This was the first Blu song I ever came across during my high school days in South Central. I always thought I related more with Blu out of all the other rappers I listened to because he was from Inglewood and I was from Baldwin Hills (a.k.a. The Jungles) which were literally next to each other. I hope to one day meet Blu and tell him how much he's inspired me as a lyricist at such a young age. If you're reading this Blu thank you, and thank you too Exile for the perfect beats to match Blu's style of raw bars over smooth jazz beats 💯
Awesome comment, I'd love to know to hear the people in the video tell the story of shooting this music video - this video is like a time capsule back to that era.
I never heard of dude.
Drinks Champs brought me here. Blu is dope. 🔥
Everything I've ever thought about hip hop and its lifestyle today this guy just rapped in perfect prose. Ill beat, crazy flow, blu is the man.
wow i remember when this vid only had 2000 views like a year ago, good to see more people are now aware of Blu.
Before the heavens,brought me here!classik tune
damn he edited queen latifahs -just another day
truly amazing this cat never ceases to amaze me
Unique but contemporary, love love love
nice old track I never heard. thanks :)
Such a dope track. Been hoping to see a solo album come outta him soon. I wouldn't need any other christmas presents
1 of the best albums ive heard in a while
Blu is DOPE! Let him say what he wants, he is the future of HipHop! This guy will be in the charts soon... Will he cope with the commercial crossover?
"Straining so far from the art,
you start to wonder if they ever was a fan of it!" Lmao, damn right man. Gotta understand though, some love music more than money, and vice-versa dawg.
miguel at 2:33, wow he's on the stardom now.
And Blu keeps it underground but is a GOAT.
Doc Jota QCBLOG damm
Blu is TOOO dope mad underrated
dang blu back in the day soo good
Classic track for sure
Listening to the lyrics was just sick.. Lol slick ass ending verse to top off everything spoken. Hip-Hop in the flesh people!
Still great TO THIS DAY
"stranded so far from the art, you start to wonder if they ever were a fan of it"
this the first time i've heard of this guy..i just got the new XXL mag and on the cover are some rapper that are up and coming and i want to check this blu guy..this song is sick i see him goin somewhere i hip hop
blu did this song is wat people need big ups
160k views and this man hasn't blown up?
That's what maked me still believe in newschool.
Respect
Blu is good at what he does but you can tell he will get better in the future... below the heavens is a sick album
love this song.
this dude puts so much soul into his music no homo, hes hella dope
Man this video is straight soCal LoL
I gotta make it over there. Im about to go get this mans album rigth now. Peace
Still bumping this till this day 🔥
Just Another Day or In Rememberance of Me for Blu's best song...... I say In Rememberance of Me!!!!! 1
Yeaaa im feelin this beeeat son... thats my mello jazzy hip hop style that i looove.
"It's a full out war, and i dont know who to listen to i thought rap was a postive gap i could get into. nowadays you got to bust a cap if they dissing you or be labeled a bitch cause you didnt shoot"
Man i sweae Blu's bars never cese to amaze me
Exile doesnt look like the type of person that be making crazy beat the way he does lol 2:21 - 2:25
whoa this is nice..video is dope too
This joint is nice!!!!!!!!!!
Wow how tf i been sleeping on this wish i woulda found this in 2006
Miguel sighting at 2:33 😊
I LUV THIS SONG
appreciate it man
just insane dope...blu is the man...
damn what a classic song..
so much bullshit and negativity on the radio and people just go along with it.
like sex makes a life and cash makes respect.
blu speaks truth, im listening
it's all good man! Said wht i said in passing and done wit it. Don't sweat it. Still doesn't change the fact that Blu is cool.
damn i'm sad that i've slept on this dude so long...he raps about what i used to rap about back in the late 90's....refreshing to hear this finally gettin out.....sort of.
Building walls around the ignorance, defending what's wrong, that's why I only write what I believe in
The great Jim Hall - Alone Together sample.
Good looking on this Post!!
ooo this is nice!
I´m gonna see him live next week he´s so skilled unimaginable that he aint famous
these lyrics >>>>>>>>
Great song.