Queen Latifah - Latifah's Had it Up to Here (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 14 сен 2018
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    [Intro]
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    Ay yo Manda
    What's up La?
    Yo, people have been trying to get fierce on me
    I think it's time I tell them about themselves
    Yo, just give it to them Safari Style
    Well, well, well
    It's the L A the T I the F A H, you'll see why
    Q U double E N. Is the reason I must be myself
    What else? Well fame hasn't got me
    Souped up selling out, sloppy or poppy
    There so much to live for, therefore
    Here's more from a woman
    All women keep the rumors to yourself
    The over blown home grown not known
    Fools who never shown proof let alone own
    A lot of props or a hip hip pop chart
    Notch on your clock is my spot
    Now who got the Mott’s?
    Why you little played out
    Aa-choo!
    I'm allergic to wack crews
    The La, the ti, the fah
    The queen is up
    Throwing salt that you never seen before
    How dare those who talk we can't have them
    Some make me wanna go out with the bat and a magnum
    But a wise, civilized and growing higher
    Judgments from the Queen punishment is the fire
    I'M here to make these fools out of liars
    You must learn step and respect the sire, face the fire
    Latifah had it up to here the frauds felling fear, fear
    The sound is playing like a Q-tip digging your ear ear
    Mama Zula stands for positivity, knowledge and grace
    I never run my piece Damn! I'll take it to your face
    Open why you hoping none stutter stop 'em
    Maybe choke (choke)
    Because it's very hard to breathe while La got you in a yolk
    I'll cut your throat, I'll cut it short
    No one ever getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chprus]
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    The Queen L A T I F A H in command
    Some of these commercial entertainers
    Are commercially a pain to my mind and my behind
    Try to dis Dana, bumping me off
    Because the Queen has reached a certain plateau
    All I do is boo and say "Is that so?"
    Talk is cheap and if talk got any cheaper
    They'd be selling Nike tongues instead of sneakers
    Kay sa rah sa rah, blazay blah, etcetera
    This is a scene from the Queen La, La
    Lovely and lyrically loose, but lady like
    Im too slick to slip up or get tricked by the shady type
    Chomps y'all talk and still wonder how loose I got
    When Im in town I give the boosters booster shots
    Breaks breaks, face face, never never, waste waste
    Your mind on a rhyme
    That will get thrown in your fronting face
    I'll cut your throat, I'll cut it short
    No one ever getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chorus]
    Royal and loyal
    Face the fire boy
    You wouldn't get the time of the day
    So make way, hey, silence I say
    Lay low and have a cold one
    Cause the whipping I'm dishing is an old one
    I through some soul into my morning bowl then I rolled
    I took your gold and stopped your singled
    Cause it never ever sold
    Matter of fact it never even got the time to sprout
    So you could never give me body or come in my house
    The flavor unit is doing it back again this year
    How many flavors of the flavor can you love to hear
    Feel the force of my holocaust I'm staring at ya
    Put in a bid on who will fall I'm sure to match ya
    Snatch ya stature
    Your broken looks more like a fracture
    Catch that rapper
    Latifah will be back to crush ya
    Go buy a heart
    Cause from the start I told ya no one getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chprus]
    Give it to 'em Queen, who got it?
    Give it to 'em Queen Latifah
    Give it to 'em Queen, who got it?
    Give it to 'em Queen, the flavor unit
    Give it to 'em Queen, I got it
    Give it to 'em Queen, Latifah
    Give it to 'em Queen, DJ A D
    Give it to 'em Queen, ease off
    Give it to 'em Queen
    [Outro]
    L A, L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    L A T I F A H in command
    #QueenLatifah #tommyboyrecords #HipHop50
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  • @maggiejimenez45mj
    @maggiejimenez45mj 5 лет назад +765

    This generation doesn't even know.

    •  4 года назад +9

      😏😎No they don't.

    • @newjerseylove1373
      @newjerseylove1373 4 года назад +18

      ...CLUELESS

    • @shondagrice2947
      @shondagrice2947 4 года назад +11

      Maggie Jimenez exactly

    • @paulgabbard6582
      @paulgabbard6582 4 года назад +4

      Rap music it's out 3rd bass in 1991 😃

    • @cellmate1
      @cellmate1 4 года назад +7

      Maggie Jimenez
      They have no idea!!!!

  • @CynthiaEaster-cq9ri
    @CynthiaEaster-cq9ri Месяц назад +31

    No cursing, entertaining without degradation. Long live the Queen.

    • @MrLionelg33
      @MrLionelg33 Месяц назад

      I used to tape this video on the VCR back then on video music box.

  • @biggbatt
    @biggbatt 5 лет назад +975

    Dont put her in a category of top female rappers put her in the category of top rappers Period.

  • @tammietate3311
    @tammietate3311 3 года назад +573

    Filmed outside of the high school where her mom was an art teacher in Irvington, N J. I know this because that's my old high school, Mrs. Owens was my homeroom teacher and they were my neighbors in Newark, NJ! I'm so, so proud of you, Dana! Keep giving it to 'em, Queen!!

    • @clarencemaney
      @clarencemaney 2 года назад +13

      Irvington High

    • @joannabmarketing
      @joannabmarketing 2 года назад +7

      Wow nice!

    • @gustavoenriquetorres8492
      @gustavoenriquetorres8492 2 года назад +17

      I remember this ill rhyme from 1993 when I used to live in Jamaica Queens, now I'm listening to it like if it was yesterday. One love my African Queen from Bogota,Colombia. We love you.

    • @joannabmarketing
      @joannabmarketing 2 года назад +8

      @@gustavoenriquetorres8492 wow Columbia loving Queen Latifah! 😀🇨🇴

    • @lordoctune1126
      @lordoctune1126 2 года назад +1

      YOOOOGURT

  • @Keezie27
    @Keezie27 3 года назад +386

    Latifah killed this. One of my fave rap songs.

    • @ceobosshogg
      @ceobosshogg Год назад +3

      💯❌💯

    • @ShaniTrahan-es8jw
      @ShaniTrahan-es8jw 2 месяца назад +1

      She sure did sing that song Latifah I love you! 😘❤💕

    • @Reverend-Race-Horsey
      @Reverend-Race-Horsey 2 месяца назад +2

      She always that Smooth Jazz on her tracks...you can just bob your head to it. Smooth Funk, Jazz, Groove and Soft Hip Hop/Rap

    • @Keezie27
      @Keezie27 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Reverend-Race-Horsey Very true

  • @backthefuckupoffme9767
    @backthefuckupoffme9767 5 лет назад +245

    Hard to believe this was 1991. It was so ahead of its time.

    • @aarmstrong110
      @aarmstrong110 4 года назад +9

      Yup & I was there to experience it live in concert at MSG in NY 1991 😎👍🏾

    • @officiallistengreatmuzik
      @officiallistengreatmuzik 4 года назад +6

      I was just born that year lol

    • @aarmstrong110
      @aarmstrong110 4 года назад +4

      @@officiallistengreatmuzik Man u missed it, Queen Latifah was rockin it!!! 🎤👊🏾

    • @trinaj9749
      @trinaj9749 3 года назад +2

      @@officiallistengreatmuzik I was born in 1993. We definitely missed out.

    • @roshansprague7758
      @roshansprague7758 2 года назад +1

      @@trinaj9749 Young in

  • @jayejohnson5072
    @jayejohnson5072 2 года назад +247

    No gimmick, not showing skin, just true lyrics..THE QUEEN

    • @nr30199
      @nr30199 2 года назад +4

      💯

    • @susanbodiford9105
      @susanbodiford9105 Год назад +3

      WORD!!

    • @tagon70
      @tagon70 Год назад +6

      I was just thinking that..still attractive fully dressed..

    • @CEOkiller
      @CEOkiller 8 месяцев назад +2

      Talent, pride and self respect. A good role model.

    • @FBi_.
      @FBi_. 8 месяцев назад +1

      These are real female mc’s

  • @user-tk7rl6hw6c
    @user-tk7rl6hw6c 2 года назад +103

    Bro. I was born in 1990 & today I just found all these cd’s of Latifah in my mama storage . Latifah is a FUCKING PROBLEM ! I didn’t know she was THIS GOOD… SHEESH 🔥🔥😳😳😳

    • @monaluv718
      @monaluv718 Год назад +14

      Listen Latifah was that rapper back in the day and better than most now❤

    • @lt6664
      @lt6664 5 месяцев назад +1

    • @gdupkwin9676
      @gdupkwin9676 4 месяца назад +1

      Treach wrote this for her she still is a g.o.a.t female

    • @goodbrothersteve
      @goodbrothersteve 4 месяца назад

      ​@@gdupkwin9676where's the proof?

    • @lorileekomer5767
      @lorileekomer5767 Месяц назад

      And she does not throw her clevage into the mix. Just raw emotion.

  • @rayhanes1347
    @rayhanes1347 5 лет назад +364

    You had to come with bars back then. Was no other choice.

    • @lezlethal
      @lezlethal 4 года назад +20

      I been telling people this. If you were wack, your own crew would clown you until you quit rapping. It wasn't allowed.

    • @marcustrice3246
      @marcustrice3246 4 года назад +12

      Nowadays even the least less talented rappers and singers male and female are getting signed all over. Really sad 😢 and pathetic😒

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 3 года назад +3

      Yup that's right

    • @zap_sigma1
      @zap_sigma1 3 года назад +5

      And biting was NOT tolerated. None of this Cardi B rubbish. If you bit someone else's style, you were astricized and blacklisted as a rapper. And please, don't even get me started on Drake.

    • @fountainsworld3447
      @fountainsworld3447 3 года назад

      Sometimes it doesn't have to rhyme though. It depends on the type of rap

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 5 лет назад +442

    She has come such a _long_ way. And she _STILL_ looks the same, going on 50!!!

    • @rbear4574
      @rbear4574 5 лет назад +18

      No matter her age she will always look good She the Queen in my book.

    • @yoshikitakaya7871
      @yoshikitakaya7871 4 года назад +11

      Black DON'T crack 💯 not just a phrase 💯

    • @errolthomas9426
      @errolthomas9426 4 года назад +11

      She's gonna be 50 this coming March 18, 2020

    • @beedubb7755
      @beedubb7755 4 года назад +2

      And still as beautiful as ever!

    • @defnessrealtalk4016
      @defnessrealtalk4016 2 года назад +1

      Still fine as H 🔥

  • @derrellhunter9608
    @derrellhunter9608 2 года назад +124

    Queen Latifah still looks beautiful to this day she definitely deserved that BET Lifetime Award

  • @Me-ub2nj
    @Me-ub2nj 11 месяцев назад +25

    Latifah, Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa were and still are the baddest MCs but Latifah KILLED this song! Glad I was around when rap was good. Different generation nowadays.

  • @tejewitcher687
    @tejewitcher687 3 года назад +120

    She truly is the Queen! She made a commitment to never cuss in her rap songs, and stuck to it. She had serious bars, and there is no female rapper today that can even hold a candle to her! this was my all time favorite song by her! She was the best!

    • @rvegas81
      @rvegas81 Год назад +5

      I agree! True talent!

    • @kevinthomas7853
      @kevinthomas7853 11 месяцев назад +2

      Absolutely!!!!

    • @allen123636
      @allen123636 10 месяцев назад +2

      But she did cuss in some of her songs though so im confused

    • @bosshog8277
      @bosshog8277 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@allen123636I think at the beginning she wasn’t but later she cussed but it def wasn’t as much as what we here now. She’s always had the ability to come hard and body a song without it though. She’s mos def a beast and the Queen

    • @user-hg7cn4mk9q
      @user-hg7cn4mk9q 2 месяца назад +1

      Sound like trench

  • @Kwaku211
    @Kwaku211 5 лет назад +359

    Always luv the piano loop on this beat...it made it stand out

    • @altaariq
      @altaariq 5 лет назад +23

      And that bassline. Seen her perform this with a live band back in 1991 in Jackson, MS

    • @cocoatea56
      @cocoatea56 5 лет назад +16

      Naughty By Nature used that too.

    • @senecanicholson1090
      @senecanicholson1090 4 года назад +6

      @Kwaku 11. One of the most beautiful instrumentals in history.

    • @stanleywilliams1605
      @stanleywilliams1605 4 года назад +8

      Treach produced this. He even co-wrote. You can hear Treach in some of the things Latifah says.

  • @coolbreeze3769
    @coolbreeze3769 4 года назад +151

    Love the scratching at the end. A major ingredient that's missing in today's hip hop 😔.

    • @MrMcgale22
      @MrMcgale22 3 года назад +1

      Why tahj mowry?

    • @damonadams3853
      @damonadams3853 2 года назад +2

      REAL TALK FAM SALUTE!!![999]

    • @knache3870
      @knache3870 2 года назад +3

      Real tlk!!

    • @oscarholley891
      @oscarholley891 2 года назад +3

      You are sooo right they got DJ s, that make hundreds of thousands of dollars with no scratches and the ability to catch beats they use pre proggamed sets and our music is not played and we ourselves forget our bad ass iconic talented musicians and artist funk , soul, and r& b and blues are not renewed by us

    • @TrinTheGoddess
      @TrinTheGoddess 2 года назад +1

      Yes!

  • @monaluv718
    @monaluv718 Год назад +14

    This song is still fire 🔥. Who’s listening in 2023

  • @bigdeelow1
    @bigdeelow1 10 месяцев назад +8

    I forgot about this jam.......that bassline is slamin!!!

  • @cynique46
    @cynique46 2 года назад +15

    This new generation could never

  • @dashawnmoore1999
    @dashawnmoore1999 Год назад +12

    This is before Missy Elliot, before the Lady of Rage Afro Puffs, she was a true original

  • @gradysullivan1248
    @gradysullivan1248 5 лет назад +256

    That's what u call Spitting Bars! True Hip Hop ,no curse words or booty shaking! The True Queen

  • @h8shunlou
    @h8shunlou 3 месяца назад +4

    Without hyperbole...Queen Latifah was the gold standard for top tier feminine rap.

  • @chaseteter
    @chaseteter 10 месяцев назад +32

    This gives me the chills. Beat and verses so hard. She transcended the gender and sexuality stereotypes with ability and is legendary for that.

  • @anopeninvitationwithsheila4348
    @anopeninvitationwithsheila4348 Год назад +19

    The QUEEN still goes hard in 2023🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @rayhanes1347
    @rayhanes1347 5 лет назад +267

    Late 80s and 90s were heaven on Earth.

  • @PinotLiefio
    @PinotLiefio Год назад +14

    One of the greatest tracks ever

  • @nicolewatson2032
    @nicolewatson2032 2 года назад +31

    Queen Latifah was very gracious. A large portion of this video was shot in front of Irvington High School and she allowed the students to comprise the audience and signed autographs.

  • @strauqq1
    @strauqq1 Год назад +14

    Real music by a real rapper. This go hard.

  • @AleiaThatonegiel2012
    @AleiaThatonegiel2012 Год назад +23

    I played this for my 6 year old daughter. Now, she wants to hear it every day before school❤😊

  • @defnessrealtalk4016
    @defnessrealtalk4016 2 года назад +37

    30 years gone by and these lyrics STILL smokin 🔥

    • @msladylibra8373
      @msladylibra8373 10 месяцев назад +2

      I come back to this often I'm in the same age group of Queen Latifah, LL Cool J so I 'very grown up in Hip Hop with them because I've supported Hip Hop in "79" in my catholic school shirt gear 😢😂 with a classmate waiting on the bus and this car stopped near us blaring The Sugar Hill Gang "Rapper's Delight" we both fell in ❤ with Hip Hop then and will 4ever be a fan of the genre Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop keep rockin 🎶

  • @monicasimone1173
    @monicasimone1173 3 года назад +17

    That's that Jersey! Queen, Treach and Vinny created this classic.

  • @fredyllanos8972
    @fredyllanos8972 Год назад +60

    She’s one of the artists where her name is literally the most fitting. A lot of musicians hype themselves up with fancy titles, but she truly is “The Queen”. I met her once outside of McDonald’s on 51st & Broadway, in NYC. Must’ve been around ‘99 or 2000 & she was walking around with about 4 or 5 friends. First thing outta my mouth was “oh shit, Queen Latifah”? She laughed & said in her smooth voice “hey baby, how you doing? Hope you’re having a good night”. She was cool as hell, even being a star at that point. She said hi to anyone that recognized her, shook hands, took pics, all while just trying to enjoy a walk in the city.

  • @andrejackson1199
    @andrejackson1199 5 лет назад +76

    Rap city and yo MTV raps days I miss these days

  • @nr30199
    @nr30199 5 лет назад +195

    THIS WAS MY SHIT!!!!!! Miss La on the mic!!! But to see this and where she is now is amazing. GIVE IT TO EM QUEEN!!!

    • @gmcneoplan84
      @gmcneoplan84 5 лет назад +1

      Yep, she killing it on Star as Carlotta Brown.

    • @nicolehunter5927
      @nicolehunter5927 4 года назад +1

      Yes mine too. In my EAR ... HEADPHONES ..

  • @kevinthomas7853
    @kevinthomas7853 11 месяцев назад +11

    This is the the greatest female rapper ever!!!!!! I love her!!

  • @jasonsterling4129
    @jasonsterling4129 3 года назад +47

    Congratulations Queen on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award last! Well deserved!

  • @quaysmith8424
    @quaysmith8424 Год назад +5

    Exactly why LATIFAH wears the crown 👑 ❤

  • @beedubb7755
    @beedubb7755 4 года назад +51

    She's " got it" and she's always had it. And she's still beautiful!

    • @roshelltannen9698
      @roshelltannen9698 10 месяцев назад +2

      And she rocks everything she does. Queen would've been great at anything she did. I'm glad she decided to be an entertainer.

  • @VictorTorres-vn6wj
    @VictorTorres-vn6wj 5 лет назад +234

    One of my all time favorite Queen L's tracks ... Fierce flow without any profanity - HEY modern day 'wrappers', I dare you to try it (OH, no mumbling allowed)

    • @saifhasan4481
      @saifhasan4481 5 лет назад +9

      Yes mumble rappers no mumbling aloud. Also Cardi b Nicky Minaj Fetty Wap rubbish are utter garbage.
      Queen Latifa forever.
      Old school hip hop forever

    • @aaronwilliams8150
      @aaronwilliams8150 4 года назад +1

      Bingo!!

    • @aaronwilliams8150
      @aaronwilliams8150 4 года назад +1

      Not just no mumble, but no trap beat

    • @evrydayppl6296
      @evrydayppl6296 4 года назад +1

      Oh yeah! Beside her lyrics the music is hittin

    • @Official_Kings_Versus
      @Official_Kings_Versus 4 года назад +1

      And also NO auto-tune

  • @cariocabassa
    @cariocabassa Год назад +38

    Some dope material from the Queen!!!

  • @m.g.3842
    @m.g.3842 5 лет назад +252

    How did rap go from this to the mess called rap today. Thank God for 80s and 90s Hiphop. This still sounds clever, hard, intellectual, sharp and classy all bundled into one- Thank you Queen for this classic🙌🏾

    • @saifhasan4481
      @saifhasan4481 4 года назад +14

      Messed up rappers like Cardi b Nicky Minaj Fetty Wap Iggy Azalea rubbish. Queen Latifa is the legend. Old school hip hop forever

    • @errolthomas9426
      @errolthomas9426 4 года назад +1

      @I.N. Turrner Very truthfully said

    • @saud29
      @saud29 4 года назад +21

      See this song represents when WE were making our own music and putting forth positive lyrics. Then the Caucasians got involved and started telling us what our music should sound like, and what will sell. So some artists took the money and perpetuated "bitches and thugs". But the royalty, (MC Lyte, Latifah, Heavy D, Public Enemy, KRS-One, etc) remained true.

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 3 года назад

      I ask myself that everyday that is insane.

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul 3 года назад

      Wrong
      U
      Thank God 4
      The Real Hip Hop Culture
      Of
      The 1970's
      The
      Birth Of Hip Hip

  • @DarkNemesis2311
    @DarkNemesis2311 10 месяцев назад +13

    I grew up with Latifah’s music but didn’t really appreciate her art until later in life. Now I have mad respect. Give it to em Queen

  • @ashkeygii9449
    @ashkeygii9449 5 лет назад +84

    Probably my top five fav Latifah joints

  • @gmcneoplan84
    @gmcneoplan84 5 лет назад +150

    I LOVE Queen Latifah. A powerful talent and a STRONG Black woman. They don't make rappers like they used to. Been a fan of the Queen since I was a kid back in the 90s.

  • @misstinahamilton5714
    @misstinahamilton5714 2 года назад +11

    Im confused as to why this doesnt have more views. Are you kidding me? This is a legit hip hop classic- the beat the lyrics and our good sis Queen Latifah . Smdh

  • @mercedesbenzs600bash
    @mercedesbenzs600bash 2 года назад +9

    Simply put,THE GOAT....NEW JERSEYS FINEST....

  • @DaPhilthyDog
    @DaPhilthyDog 4 года назад +66

    When Hp Hop was pure and worth listening to...miss this era!!!

  • @nycpolo5554
    @nycpolo5554 5 лет назад +164

    real hip hop

    • @verionagreen5257
      @verionagreen5257 5 лет назад +1

      2019 From the Bronx

    • @TheRealtruthMLM
      @TheRealtruthMLM 4 года назад

      These days are over unfortunately thank god for youtube and spotify

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul 3 года назад +1

      @@verionagreen5257
      The Boogie Down Bronx
      True
      Birth
      Of
      The Hip Hop Culture

  • @daverich931
    @daverich931 Год назад +17

    Song is Fire and her word play is really crazy you just gotta listen to her flow...crazy

    • @icemanb4539
      @icemanb4539 11 месяцев назад

      TREACH? Strong influence. it written all over her kitty.

  • @megansmith3193
    @megansmith3193 5 лет назад +60

    NOW THIS WHAT YOU CALL REAL RAP MUSIC!!!!

  • @karonbarwick541
    @karonbarwick541 5 лет назад +76

    Props to the Flavor Unit and the Native Tongues.

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 6 месяцев назад +5

    I’m always impressed at the skills shown on this joint! All hail the Queen!

  • @chandrab4039
    @chandrab4039 5 лет назад +71

    I save this video just to show my daughter what rap was like from a now and then point if view.!!!! Considering she and my niece all ready love the old school R&B I know they will love this. The beat alone make reminisce!!!

    • @tharris19
      @tharris19 5 лет назад +6

      Chandra Bullard I know that’s right! We got to teach these young bloods about what real hip hop was

  • @chesterdouglas6654
    @chesterdouglas6654 4 года назад +51

    She owns the mike and the stage. Such charisma! Love her.

  • @Jump7Off
    @Jump7Off 3 года назад +11

    Her and Mc Lyte are two of the best female MC's ever.

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul 3 года назад

      No they're not
      I take it you don't know much about hip hop culture you better do your research it was other MC's
      that came out way before
      MC Lyte and Queen Latifah
      Who was on the mic to battling men back
      In
      The days
      and
      I'm going back to
      The 70s
      Zulu Queen Lisa Lee
      was
      The original Queen before Latifah

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 2 года назад +4

    The amount of skill that was on display on this joint!

  • @MonkeyBarz179
    @MonkeyBarz179 5 лет назад +9

    This has Naughty By Nature written all over it.

  • @rogerstreet6328
    @rogerstreet6328 5 лет назад +67

    Give it to'em QUEEN!!!!

  • @tshimologomodisane1803
    @tshimologomodisane1803 2 года назад +7

    The Queen is hyped up 💯

  • @isaac8657
    @isaac8657 5 лет назад +96

    Damn a classic

  • @gquespr88
    @gquespr88 4 года назад +36

    This beat still goes hard in 2020🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash 2 года назад +3

      CLASSICS will ALWAYS HIT HARD....

    • @tammietate3311
      @tammietate3311 Год назад +1

      I'll never forget her mom telling me how shocked she was when Dana emerged to rap. It was such a cute story. Rest in love Ms. Rita. Long live THE Queen, Latifah!

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash Год назад

      @Santrez B Fo sho..

  • @big_mike_nyc
    @big_mike_nyc 5 лет назад +130

    One of my FAV jams for the Queen!! I LOVE HER and her music!!!!

  • @iantucker2310
    @iantucker2310 2 года назад +7

    I really miss when rap chicks were lyrical and didn’t rely on their bodies

  • @reginaldgreen1666
    @reginaldgreen1666 3 года назад +18

    When HIP HOP WAS BEAUTIFUL.. A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENERGY.. WORD UP!!!

  • @illwill718
    @illwill718 5 лет назад +37

    I miss this era... Latifah was so dope. Anytime you saw her she personified power and demanded respect! Now we have....smh

  • @jllivingston2629
    @jllivingston2629 4 года назад +14

    Happy 50th birthday to the one and only Queen LA-LA! 🎂🎂

  • @roshansprague7758
    @roshansprague7758 2 года назад +6

    Hard to believe this song by queen latifah is thirty years old wow I was a kid

  • @ingodwetrust7648
    @ingodwetrust7648 4 года назад +29

    Back when women rap came with a real message #RealHipHop

  • @brianwilson3161
    @brianwilson3161 10 месяцев назад +2

    I can imagine how crazy it was to hear this live

  • @wrightcommunications8235
    @wrightcommunications8235 5 лет назад +51

    I hear Treach and Naughty influence on this!!

    • @snizzies
      @snizzies 5 лет назад +8

      Yeah the production sounds similar to that sound on Naughty's first album with that electric piano...like Yoke The Joker and Ghetto Bastard. O.P.P too although that was mainly based around the "ABC" sample.

    • @eternalyfeful
      @eternalyfeful 4 года назад +14

      Kay Gee produced the beat, Treach wrote the rhymes.

    • @DSScorpion13
      @DSScorpion13 3 года назад +3

      Mind detect mind! I was thinking the same to myself mid video like... damn I hear Treach in her rappin' this!

    • @informed-info
      @informed-info 3 года назад +9

      Yeah Treach definitely penned that. That 1st verse was dead give away lol. Treach is one of the best lyricists in hip hop history with that word play but underrated

    • @juliedavis7445
      @juliedavis7445 2 года назад

      @@informed-info VERY underrated

  • @antoniogambardella785
    @antoniogambardella785 3 года назад +4

    the original hip-hop rap

  • @PharaohLawLess1
    @PharaohLawLess1 Год назад +7

    She went off on this. She’s the greatest mainstream female lyracist

  • @brittanycarroll8096
    @brittanycarroll8096 5 лет назад +51

    I was 5 years old when this came out my parents played this song all the time and I still love it! The Queen!

  • @jessicawilliams1176
    @jessicawilliams1176 Год назад +9

    Instantly loved it! This is definitely one of my favorites by Queen Latifah. Happy 53rd Birthday to one of the greatest MC’s of all time, Queen Latifah! 03/18/2023 ❤❤🥳🎉🎊

  • @taijohnson9139
    @taijohnson9139 3 года назад +7

    This video was filmed on my old block when I lived in Irvington #jersey stand tf up

  • @shinbakihanma2749
    @shinbakihanma2749 5 лет назад +23

    This is a straight classic😆

  • @antoniochristian8890
    @antoniochristian8890 3 года назад +5

    Show these young females out here how to respect themselves Queen

  • @derrillelkerson3488
    @derrillelkerson3488 5 лет назад +133

    MC Lyte and the Queen two of the baddest female rappers besides queen bee of all time

    • @jasonrichardson7242
      @jasonrichardson7242 5 лет назад +5

      Dont forget Heather B

    • @d.wil2x
      @d.wil2x 4 года назад

      Derrill Elkerson
      Lauryn Hill would wash both of them

    • @staciejones4059
      @staciejones4059 4 года назад

      Fact

    • @tubefan10
      @tubefan10 4 года назад +3

      @@d.wil2x Lauryn Hill would be Empress of the Universe by now but she couldn't hang with the fame & life pressure's. She crashed & burned, and even after she got out of prison & started touring again, she couldn't keep herself out of trouble & drama, and kept staining her brand. It's such a loss not just for her but everyone.

    • @d.wil2x
      @d.wil2x 4 года назад +2

      tubefan10
      Idc what she’s done.. she’s never harmed me. My point was that she would rap circles around most of these new female artists & even some males lol 💯

  • @justusdivine
    @justusdivine 2 года назад +11

    Her flow and this beat is everything...still in 2021.

  • @michaeldance7561
    @michaeldance7561 5 лет назад +32

    Still love this joint, the queen forever!

  • @marcusadams2347
    @marcusadams2347 3 года назад +8

    One her most underrated songs ever!!!

  • @terryburnet9590
    @terryburnet9590 2 года назад +5

    How the hell did we go from stuff like this to W.A.P. is beyond me

  • @tracysteele993
    @tracysteele993 3 года назад +11

    Classic record much luv for the queen 👸

  • @lxolxo7
    @lxolxo7 5 лет назад +48

    CLASSIC!!! Still goes hard in 2019! Mad love for all y'all female MCs!!!

    • @selenabrown8123
      @selenabrown8123 4 года назад +1

      Jon Q miss all my girl MCs 😭 come back !!!

  • @TrinTheGoddess
    @TrinTheGoddess 2 года назад +14

    I LOVE THIS SONG! Ahh takes me back! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Lifewithervadeley
    @Lifewithervadeley 3 года назад +5

    Who’s here in 2021 ?? She was so raw . Bop for the summer

  • @Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach
    @Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach 5 лет назад +15

    One of the hardest songs let alone from a female rapper. I grew up on this song. Latifah used to run the female rap scene for years.

  • @darrellhogan6202
    @darrellhogan6202 Год назад +1

    Before The Equalizer, House Party 2, Set it off & talk show this is where it all started. HAIL TO THE QUEEN!!!❤❤

  • @monicawism
    @monicawism 2 года назад +9

    When I wasn't embarrassed to claim my love for hip hop.

  • @brandonwood6459
    @brandonwood6459 4 года назад +11

    One of the all time greatest flow on this track. Straight murder the beat.

  • @cashbrown8629
    @cashbrown8629 2 года назад +5

    Still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @DMVvsEverybody
    @DMVvsEverybody 2 года назад +5

    So used to seeing Latifa in movies and tv, I forgot that she could spit!💪🏾

  • @aimorygraham1126
    @aimorygraham1126 Год назад +3

    One of the best and my favorite female queen 👑

  • @Magnificent-qr4rn
    @Magnificent-qr4rn 2 года назад +7

    The Legendary Queen... Dropping Bars.....FACTS 💯❤

  • @jermainerazor84
    @jermainerazor84 5 лет назад +30

    Str8 bars from the Queen!

  • @karellt2355
    @karellt2355 3 года назад +7

    U can hear Treachs writing. This my fav Queen jam!! 😊💝

  • @carbonintellectuals8346
    @carbonintellectuals8346 3 года назад +3

    Real Rap 🙌🏾👸🏾

  • @DivineWine1
    @DivineWine1 2 месяца назад +5

    One of my favorite songs from her. This song I hold dear to my heart. I am from the Bronx, New York. I was in high school and she just was so powerful to me. Positive, Strong, and Beautiful!!!!!!😇🙏❤️👍🤗

  • @dmcmix1340
    @dmcmix1340 3 года назад +3

    NotKarltonBanks brought me back here! Get it, Queen 👑. One of the best in the game. Take me back to ‘91 please!

  • @davidrosemale3573
    @davidrosemale3573 10 месяцев назад +3

    She is the Queen extraordinare, always staying Real as ever and she is loved by all fans.

  • @MOBROOKS
    @MOBROOKS Год назад +6

    I remember waking up on a Saturday morning and watching this on Rap City.
    This song was stuck in my hear for the rest of the day.
    Wow!
    Great memories.