Gangstarr is like the purest form of Hip Hop. The definition of Hip Hop. The most soulful Hip Hop. Ion care how old this gets. I will forever enjoy listening to this more than anything coming from today's souless era.
Agreed. Gang Starr Foundation was and always will be my favorite Hip Hop Group due to their innovation. In my view the late 80’s to mid-90’s was the golden age of Hip Hop of which Gang Starr was at the forefront. RIP Guru.
This is a perfect example of lyricism; making the lyrics match the music. Notice how even though all three verses aren’t the same length they all have the same flow patterns bar for bar.
Man you talking about memories. This era of rap is so missed. So much fun. Gang Starr put out some great music. Next release was Step In The Arena. Another classic.
I bet when they created this song, they never expected that it would end up being one of the greatest songs in hip-hop history....when I first heard this song as a child, I KNEW this culture was gonna dominate music one day....how could ANYONE deny such a simplistic yet innovative sound....hip-hop is older than people actually give credit for, it goes back to "bebop" days, and historically even tribal cadences spoken by shamans....its an amazing art form and Gang Starr definitely showed how genuine their contribution to the sound of hip-hop would change everything!!
When I first saw this brother in this video as a teen, I never imagined that he would be taken away from us. Him and many others of his time were super heroes, RIP Guru
Back then I didn't understand the full significance and genius of hip hop, all I knew was that I loved it. Today. I understand that like Jazz that preceded it, it is an ingenious artform created by an ingenious people.
Yeah it was maybe the third time I finally paid attention to the video back in early '89 cuz my father came in the room and was bopping a bit to it. He said "they using a classic record." ✊🏾😎
late 80’s classic hip hop i remember watching yo mtv raps and this video came on and as soon as the bass line dropped and premier started scratching big daddy kane’s “word to the motherland” i knew this was a jewel, i went out and bought the cassette tape single and played it until the tape popped and then ran out and bought the whole album, gang starr was different....
I was completely obsessed with this song when it first came out! I played this 12" vinyl so many times for such a long time over and over, I probably went through six or seven needles just because of this 12" vinyl alone! This track "MANIFEST" will FOREVER be my TOP #1 GangStarr track ever!!!
LISTEN; when this Track dropped on YO! MTV RAPS!! I heard it; never heard of GANGSTARR; I RAN TO MY TRUCK, went to The WIZ & copped this on 45 & a Cassette. GOD REST YOUR SOUL, GURU!! DJ PREMO; you’re still NUMBER ONE!! I was blasting this in my EarPods & my Fiancée said for me to save that energy for when she’s gets off her Conference Call!!!😁😁✊🏿🤘🏿
Omg look at the OldSchool Yo MTV Raps Logo lol yes Sir I remember it like it was yesterday 1989'' i was in the 6th grade always came straight home from school to watch Yo MTV Raps i was 13 then now im 45!!!
I used to luv Yo! Mtv raps back in day. Back in the UK ... just loved it so much! Feel blessed now to have had these tunes in my life then. Grabbing it on video lol. Tapes all long gone sadly
This intro of a jazz classic for 60 seconds is just fabulous, not to mention Guru kicking straight knowledge!!! R.I.P to GURU ( GIFTED, UNLIMITED, RHYMES, UNIVERSAL).
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1989. Hip-Hop. African medallions. Nuff said!
Can we just take a moment and appreciate the dancers from the hip- hop groups.
Early 90’s Afrocentric moods
Dope. There should be more breaking and dancing in rap music videos
The first cut I ever heard from them. Hooked ever since. Gang Starr for Life!
Exactly what happened when I heard this cut and saw this video. The formula showed its staying power album after album.
It’s sad that music like this gets no radio play
Moment of truth got me into em
Same here
Do yourself a favor and cop the No More Mr. Nice Guy album. Been stuck since hearing Knowledge.✌🏾
RIP GURU 🙏 never forgotten
Yes!!! RIP GURU
Gangstarr is like the purest form of Hip Hop. The definition of Hip Hop. The most soulful Hip Hop. Ion care how old this gets. I will forever enjoy listening to this more than anything coming from today's souless era.
Yes 🙌
Agreed. Gang Starr Foundation was and always will be my favorite Hip Hop Group due to their innovation. In my view the late 80’s to mid-90’s was the golden age of Hip Hop of which Gang Starr was at the forefront. RIP Guru.
You listening to Coast Contra yet G?
worrd.
@poetic19beats I think I did hear some things. I actually could dig them a little.
One of the most underrated MC's ever!
Guru is my favorite emcee ever.
So Dope as a New Yorker, I went to Cali in 89 and took this song with me very proudly
This the first song I heard ❤
Good days. Wish I could go back.
Same here
Night in Tunisia melody…genius!
This is a perfect example of lyricism; making the lyrics match the music. Notice how even though all three verses aren’t the same length they all have the same flow patterns bar for bar.
Couldn't have said any better
There will never be another Guru
Man you talking about memories. This era of rap is so missed. So much fun. Gang Starr put out some great music. Next release was Step In The Arena. Another classic.
Gangstarr is fuckin incredible!!!
Salute to DJ Primo
Salute to Guru (Rest peacefully)
Salute to Dizzy Gillespie (Rest peacefully )
💯💯💯
2024 still dope real Hip Hop ❤❤❤❤❤
That beat is amazing.
Man! I miss sampling.
Guru and premo are absolute bad asses
Malcolm X would have approved this message.
I have been rockin with Gangstar since 92, Peace out!
This is so dope! Guru was such a shining star
G.O.A.T.
RIP Guru
2021??? Anyone still bumping this besides me??
Me
Yes 🙌🏽
Yep!
I already got it on my playlist 😊
2024 still rockin´...R.I.P. GURU
This is a joint that you knew where you where when you first heard it !! 33 years ago and it still goes hard
100%
I bet when they created this song, they never expected that it would end up being one of the greatest songs in hip-hop history....when I first heard this song as a child, I KNEW this culture was gonna dominate music one day....how could ANYONE deny such a simplistic yet innovative sound....hip-hop is older than people actually give credit for, it goes back to "bebop" days, and historically even tribal cadences spoken by shamans....its an amazing art form and Gang Starr definitely showed how genuine their contribution to the sound of hip-hop would change everything!!
Thank God for people that manifest in music in this era gang Starr the perfect example of the manifestation of hip Hop rest in peace guru
When I first saw this brother in this video as a teen, I never imagined that he would be taken away from us. Him and many others of his time were super heroes, RIP Guru
I use to record MTV Raps on my VHS back in da day and this vedio made me a fan of Gang Star 🌟 R.I.P. my brother 🧡
Back then I didn't understand the full significance and genius of hip hop, all I knew was that I loved it. Today. I understand that like Jazz that preceded it, it is an ingenious artform created by an ingenious people.
6/6/89, 31 years ago, Guru & D.J Premier (Gang Starr) came out with their debut LP,
“No More Mr. Nice Guy”
That Dizzy Gillespie A Night In Tunesia sample is so amazing throughout !!!!
Yeah it was maybe the third time I finally paid attention to the video back in early '89 cuz my father came in the room and was bopping a bit to it. He said "they using a classic record." ✊🏾😎
Facts! 🎼🎵🎶
🔥RIP Guru🎙️
This video made me a lifetime fan...
late 80’s classic hip hop
i remember watching yo mtv raps
and this video came on and as soon as the bass line dropped and
premier started scratching
big daddy kane’s “word to the motherland” i knew this was a jewel, i went out and bought
the cassette tape single and played
it until the tape popped and then ran out and bought the whole album, gang starr was different....
AWOL One has a song called Manifested Words, it’s about how hearing this song for the first time changed his whole outlook on life
Underrrated...guru deserved much more notoriety and respect.2
It's 2022 and this is better than anything out right now.
Rip guru.....
Preach Brother.
RIP, GURU!!!
I was completely obsessed with this song when it first came out! I played this 12" vinyl so many times for such a long time over and over, I probably went through six or seven needles just because of this 12" vinyl alone!
This track "MANIFEST" will FOREVER be my TOP #1 GangStarr track ever!!!
It a whole gang of stars now days don’t fall for the hard shhh
My generation.The Golden Age of Rap
What todays youth are missing from todays ''hiphop'' are scratches and cuts like the legendary premo does.
And education
Continue to RIP, Guru. GangStarr forever!!
As time passes Gang Starr is rising and rising in the ranks of the greatest.
When i was young this was my favorite song,me and my cousin use to do the dance the dudes was doing at the beginning
R.I.P. GURU. Loved this Jam!!!
LISTEN; when this Track dropped on YO! MTV RAPS!! I heard it; never heard of GANGSTARR; I RAN TO MY TRUCK, went to The WIZ & copped this on 45 & a Cassette. GOD REST YOUR SOUL, GURU!! DJ PREMO; you’re still NUMBER ONE!! I was blasting this in my EarPods & my Fiancée said for me to save that energy for when she’s gets off her Conference Call!!!😁😁✊🏿🤘🏿
This was Gang Starr breakout hit! The rest was history
Always loved this video and song Brother Guru reminded me so much of Brother Malcolm X✊🏿🎶
GANGSTARR’S FIRST ALBUM
NO MORE MR NICE GUY 1989
RIP GURU Absolutely Incredible!!!!
Dopeness. Consciousnesses was, is, and will always be a threat to the system.
Omg look at the OldSchool Yo MTV Raps Logo lol yes Sir I remember it like it was yesterday 1989'' i was in the 6th grade always came straight home from school to watch Yo MTV Raps i was 13 then now im 45!!!
Gang Starr is the epitome of real hip hop. This is one of my favorite joints, RIP Guru. 🕊
I used to luv Yo! Mtv raps back in day. Back in the UK ... just loved it so much! Feel blessed now to have had these tunes in my life then. Grabbing it on video lol. Tapes all long gone sadly
Still bumping in 2022
True life 2023 and beyond
KEITHY E. (GURU) REST IN POWER!👑
This song just hit different
premo looks soo young here .... love this...thanks a lot for uploading it ..greetz from Czech republic :)
Preemo was Scratching like no other, became a Fan instantly. Guru looking like Malcom X....
GURU RIP GANGSTARR FOR LIFE
All the rap videos back in the day had dudes with fades that knew how to dance.
It still holds up
Miss my childhood
Late 80’s KNOWLEDGE OF SELF PEACE
Classic GURU, Hip Hop misses this Man. Great Rapper.
Intro gets my head bobbin all the time
Always love this his first hit reminded me of Honorable El Haj Malik El Shabazz
Easily my favorite Gang Starr song, remix 89 even better. The sounds of the chains and African bongos remain timeless af in my 🦱🧠🦾
Perfection!
6-24-2022, and this shit is still DOPE.
34 years later and it's STILL 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Truth be told.....I was in front of the living room TV trying to learn those dances!! Lol
S.I.P. Guru
Classic, this real Hip Hop have you have you getting goosebumps ‼️☝️
Great times REAL HIP-HOP !
Damn RIGHT......
Guru RIP
HIP HOP ROYALTY
Remember when hip hop had dancers,making the video HYPE!!
R.I.P Guru
Happy 55th Birthday to DJ Premiere 2021!!!!
Hip hop pure
This takes me back. I remember hosts Ed Lover and Dr Dre(not NWA Dre). And then go watch Rap City after Yo. Yeah, I'm aging myself
Rakim, Guru, 2 best Rappers All time. No question.
Classic!
Banging this in 2022!
Been listening to Gang Starr since the late 80s and the years have only served to make their tunes sound better!
A Night in Tunisia.. gets no better than the Great Dizzy. One episode Bill Cosby played the intro of Dizzy on his show. Love my era
PEACE TO GANG STAR RIP GURU MY DAYS. REAL HIP HOP HEAD. MY SALAMS. BRO PEACE TO GURU.
HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY GURU
GANGSTARR
2023 and I'm still rocking this song!... Got my daughter into it she 22!
True life facts ,My daughter too .
This popped into my head just now!
The only good thing about radio these days is that it forces you to search for good music elsewhere !
WORD!!! AND ALSO THANK THE LORD UP ABOVE FOR SATTELITE RADIO!!!
This intro of a jazz classic for 60 seconds is just fabulous, not to mention Guru kicking straight knowledge!!! R.I.P to GURU ( GIFTED, UNLIMITED, RHYMES, UNIVERSAL).
First song and went crazy the lyrics were so clean
3:07 Special Ed sampled that perfectly
Masterpiece!
This was the very 1st jam I heard from them. Immediately these kats became my new fav back in the day!!
How does this not have millions of views?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LEGENDARY GURU!!!
RIP Guru, haha...Premo is a baby here!
GURU's message is definitely relevant today! God Bless Your Life!
RIP 🙏 MALCOLM X RIP GURU 🙏
Pure good vibes still a banger in 24 a game changer for ever in hip hop 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I first saw this on Video Music Box. This probably my favorite Gangstar track
Been some years since ive heard this. Love the message.... the beat and the video
Rest Well Guru Luv Always Peace God ✌🏾 This Is So Amazing From The Lengedary DJ Premier Miss This Era So Much❤🔥💯🙏🏿💪🏿👌🏿✊🏿