For those interested: 'Crabbuckit' refers to the 'Crab in the bucket'-syndrome, a phenomenon where when a group of crabs is trapped in a bucket, they will pull any crab who's trying to escape down, thus ensuring collective elimination. Also Nelly Furtado is seen playing a guitar at 1:14 and Red1 from Rascalz at the bar beside k-os at 2:45. And yes, k-os is written with a lower case k, to look less agressive. The more you know... :)
I've loved this song since forever, and never knew this until now! I just heard a reference to the Crab bucket phenomenon and it clicked... came here to listen, and you confirmed for me :)
@oodlesofnoodles9437 kos is a douche. He came to our campus for a concert. He started every song with the intro of crabs, then went off playing a different song. By the 6th time he did this, people started chatting Crabs! CRABS!!! Kos goes on to say "you know what Niagara Falls?! Go F--k yourselves!!!....no no I shouldn't of said that..."
I’m in the back of my mom’s topaz car on a hot day with the window’s rolled down and I can hear this playing in the background on the radio, it’s weird, it’s the simplest memories I cherish the most. If you see this one day K-os, thank you for the wonderful memory.
I remember just being in the backseat of my moms green car, not really paying attention to the radio, but then this song comes on and I lock in with it right away, windows down and big open blue skies. Such a great song
I will never forget when i was a kid on Canada day in Regina Saskatchewan you had a performance that night and you went back to your tour bus and you actually let me come on the bus and you signed my shoe thats a memory i will never forget man thank you!
Haven't seen this video in years - I had no idea where it was originally but now I'm seeing it's my current neighbourhood with Trinity Bellwoods park, The Drake hotel, Queen West, etc. So cool!
"Fascinating creature, the crab. Got that hard exterior, but he ain't really dangerous... 'cept to another crab. Dumb as all hell. Can't even walk straight. Matter of fact, the only thing a crab is good for is holding back other crabs. A crab don't wanna see another crab make it. Crab is like,' if I'm gonna die, we all gonna die'. I admire that. We all gotta die sometimes, might as well help each other get there." - Lord Rufus Crabmiser
CJusticeHappen21 Rufus Crabmiser? Is that the guy's name from that episode of The Boondocks who says that? If so im impressed, i didnt catch that when i saw the episode.
They got K-Os to explain his many rhyme techniques inside the books he was interviewed for - *HOW TO RAP* and *HOW TO RAP 2* One of his quotes in them is: "Writing lyrics to be sung is different from writing rap lyrics - there’s a cadence difference, and some things don’t sound right. Like “onomatopoeia,” that word, no matter how many times you sing it, it’s just not a really sexy word to sing, but if you say it in a rap, you get to fit it somewhere. A word like that is a wicked rap word because it’s got so much movement."
why is it that this only has 225k views? i dont understand.. this song is definitely a huuge throwback, i remember listening to it on the radio non stop
I was stuck on the classic rock carousel for so long, I thought that music had died. Between CBC Radio 2 and RUclips, it is like I found musical heaven. Love this song.
Kev, you and I shared some late night adventures over Amato's Pizza on Q West at least a couple of times. We just kinda sat on the bench outside together, ate our za in peace and quietly recognized one another as we came and went our separate ways. One particularly drunk night we even shared a spliff. Mid two thousands I believe in TO. I lived at 42 Gladstone, in a loft above the booze can. Good times sir. Cheers Michael.
I think living in/around Toronto makes it easier to understand the message of the song, at least at first listen. After all, anyone from the area knows that there's only one reason someone would be "walkin' down Younge Street on a Friday."
tried to find this song for like a week and when i heard it on the radio i tried to listen to the lyrics and ended up searching "she put the crabs in the bucket" and it led me to this video! so glad i found it though
Me too! after hearing on the radio many times i finally pulled up my phone, went to the memos and typed down "its time to get down cos im moving up... grab the bucket(lol)" and searched it when i get home lol!
k-os should not be classified, hes unique, hes his own style, but if i had to say, hes old school with lyrisism an his own twist..truly talented..an i jus got back into listening to him
i was at ikea at the age of 6 listening to this when I finished my dollar waffle and thinking this was one of the best songs out there. Still love it till this day
17 years ago today in the year 2006 A new era for "Michael Barb" began to take shape. At the time this song was playing as the era unfolded and the rest is history. Happy Anniversary Michael Barb...here's to 17 more long prosperous years at the top. "Trying to get down but I'm moving up, check out the crabs in the bucket.'
Love this song and album! Purchased it when it came out . Then I put him on shelf for years. Just revisited last year, after reminiscing . Still a Goodie
I remember working in a breakfast joint in Vancouver and Kheaven and his K-OS possie used to frequent the place!! I remember how I felt but just played it coo-cool lol. They were nice enough!!
For those interested:
'Crabbuckit' refers to the 'Crab in the bucket'-syndrome, a phenomenon where when a group of crabs is trapped in a bucket, they will pull any crab who's trying to escape down, thus ensuring collective elimination.
Also Nelly Furtado is seen playing a guitar at 1:14 and Red1 from Rascalz at the bar beside k-os at 2:45.
And yes, k-os is written with a lower case k, to look less agressive.
The more you know... :)
No is not. Its a vril reference. Donald marshall explains it
@@juanma1882 That's right....only Canadian crabs act that way.
@@juanma1882 provide the link because absolutely nowhere on the internet agrees with you after multiple Google searches.
Refers to anyplace in the world where someone's trying to better themselves...but their family, friends, people keep pulling them back down.
I've loved this song since forever, and never knew this until now! I just heard a reference to the Crab bucket phenomenon and it clicked... came here to listen, and you confirmed for me :)
We all know you weren't recommended this song you searched it up after all this time
Holla!
Loved this song when I was a kid!!!!
And how tf do you truly know that and why tf does it really matter
Who tf pissed in your cheerios
I have a sick graffiti pick of this in Toronto on my or Sony digital camera
I did indeed 😂
Canadian musical hero! This song was EVERYWHERE back in the day... so nostalgic and it still holds up, legendary to say the very LEAST!
❤
This makes me feel old as fuck
@@DHGWHISKEY117😂
i remember listening to this song when i was younger but i couldn't find it until today on my local radio station
The Good Lovelies did a nice cover of this song. Three part harmony, and during the breakdown the upright bass does a cool descending/ascending thing.
one of Torontos realest artist. hands down!
he now live in Vancouver
So true! Man I wish more Rap artists were like this.
Another great one is Classified and Shad. K-OS is amazing. What a songwriter and a genius.
@@anikadhaliwal2898 really???
@@energydoesntlie yea
From whitby
One of the best Canadian musicians of all time. Ubiquitous and influential for such a long time.
Dream Warriors... Neil Young.. Tragically Hip... among my favs :)
One of the Best artists east of the metaverse
Didn't know that!
@oodlesofnoodles9437 kos is a douche. He came to our campus for a concert. He started every song with the intro of crabs, then went off playing a different song. By the 6th time he did this, people started chatting Crabs! CRABS!!! Kos goes on to say "you know what Niagara Falls?! Go F--k yourselves!!!....no no I shouldn't of said that..."
LOL a ya riiiiiight
chilld hood memories rite here
Yep
Ikr
Omg yessssss
Ten Thieves ikr
Right not rite*
Great Canadian artist! Deserves way more credit❤
It just got stuck in my head again, like 20 years later LoL
Agree
first part, true. second part, nah. he was basically the biggest asshole in the industry.
Agreed
This song gives me so much nostalgia from my childhood
Same i just finally found it and hot dayum i feel so happy ^u^
Me too!!
Kappakappakappakappakappa
+Aitkey Wish I could say that, but I was 31 when this song came out. Don't get old, kids.
2024-I still listen to this album all the time. Especially in the summertime. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
This guy was an icon ahead of his time 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
I’m in the back of my mom’s topaz car on a hot day with the window’s rolled down and I can hear this playing in the background on the radio, it’s weird, it’s the simplest memories I cherish the most. If you see this one day K-os, thank you for the wonderful memory.
Its crazy what songs can remind you of. I can remember my mom driving down the 401 blasting this in her little beater honda when i was like four lol.
I remember just being in the backseat of my moms green car, not really paying attention to the radio, but then this song comes on and I lock in with it right away, windows down and big open blue skies. Such a great song
Same exact. Thanks k-os
Same ty kos the lyrical genius
I will never forget when i was a kid on Canada day in Regina Saskatchewan you had a performance that night and you went back to your tour bus and you actually let me come on the bus and you signed my shoe thats a memory i will never forget man thank you!
This is a timeless Canadian 💎.....that brings this groove funk to another dimension ✨️🪄🎶♥️
Underrated ass song right here
K-OS's first 2 albums are some of the best Albums ive heard. One of the most underrated artist.
Im from Louisana and ik he's Canadian but the background instrumentals are so NOLA it's bad ass can't believe I've never heard of him before
Pretty sure it’s NOLA inspired
Cajuns are originally from nb ns Canada
@@richardstewart7324 very true sir!
@@richardstewart7324 yup. a lot of underground railroad went over to Halifax
@@richardstewart7324 The Acadians .. .
brought to you from every radio station from vancouver to st. johns
reporting in from Ontario! :-)
Haven't seen this video in years - I had no idea where it was originally but now I'm seeing it's my current neighbourhood with Trinity Bellwoods park, The Drake hotel, Queen West, etc. So cool!
OMG! this is filmed in Toronto! I see Trinity Bellwoods!
"Walking down Yonge Street on a Friday..."
It's a local song!
This whole album still holds up. Amazing songs
THIS is what Canadian hip-hop is.
A real pioneer. He was singing and rapping before anyone thought it was cool in the genre
2:45 "tragically hip, ahead by a century" love that
I thought this song was more popular
No they just play it a shit-ton in Canada.
+Ethan Murray (Nilbog) well it should be more popular
+Yung Yume yep
Yung Yume, true.
Me too!
This whole album is amazing 👏
I remember opening this CD on Xmas morning. k os still the shit to this day.
"Fascinating creature, the crab. Got that hard exterior, but he ain't really dangerous... 'cept to another crab. Dumb as all hell. Can't even walk straight. Matter of fact, the only thing a crab is good for is holding back other crabs. A crab don't wanna see another crab make it. Crab is like,' if I'm gonna die, we all gonna die'. I admire that. We all gotta die sometimes, might as well help each other get there."
- Lord Rufus Crabmiser
I laughed really hard and respected that profound comment
Indeed Good Sir o_O-
Profound comment that. Words to live by.
CJusticeHappen21 Rufus Crabmiser? Is that the guy's name from that episode of The Boondocks who says that? If so im impressed, i didnt catch that when i saw the episode.
Devpokes Oh shit I just realised
that it was from the boondocks.
tragically hip reference will always make me smile.
hahah
They got K-Os to explain his many rhyme techniques inside the books he was interviewed for - *HOW TO RAP* and *HOW TO RAP 2*
One of his quotes in them is:
"Writing lyrics to be sung is different from writing rap lyrics -
there’s a cadence difference, and some things don’t
sound right. Like “onomatopoeia,” that word, no matter
how many times you sing it, it’s just not a really sexy word to
sing, but if you say it in a rap, you get to fit it somewhere. A
word like that is a wicked rap word because it’s got so much
movement."
and onomatopoeia has 4 vowels in a row nonetheless!
why is it that this only has 225k views? i dont understand.. this song is definitely a huuge throwback, i remember listening to it on the radio non stop
Certified banger, all these years later.
Ouch my mind can remember bad stuff,it was around 2005 i only saw this on a popular tv program in SA
I was stuck on the classic rock carousel for so long, I thought that music had died. Between CBC Radio 2 and RUclips, it is like I found musical heaven. Love this song.
Ironically both this comment and the song are now classic!
I love how its is mixed with jazz and hiphop
I forgot how much I loved this song!! It’s so catchy & smooth ❤
how does this not have a million hit yet
almost there :)
actually it does :)
When you try to better yourself, but the negative people in your life drag you back because if they can't have “it” neither should you.
I miss this dude💓timeless artist
Remember getting my first iPod and my dad chose all the songs. Childhood memories👌🏻
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh
sydney wilson your dad needs to give you your life back
U dad needs to give u the amount of time it took back
Samee
This bass line is perfection
This song never gets old respect from Buffalo New York
Kev, you and I shared some late night adventures over Amato's Pizza on Q West at least a couple of times. We just kinda sat on the bench outside together, ate our za in peace and quietly recognized one another as we came and went our separate ways. One particularly drunk night we even shared a spliff. Mid two thousands I believe in TO. I lived at 42 Gladstone, in a loft above the booze can. Good times sir. Cheers Michael.
Such a killer beat, K-OS is chaos! 🦀🪣
No one knows this but this song saved my life. Hallelujah 🙌🙌🙌
Pretty surprised this didn't reach over a million. Only at 884,906 now. Dammit people.
I think living in/around Toronto makes it easier to understand the message of the song, at least at first listen. After all, anyone from the area knows that there's only one reason someone would be "walkin' down Younge Street on a Friday."
kevin is gold!!!!❤
Brother showed me this years ago. Now this is one of songs I just keep coming back to
tried to find this song for like a week and when i heard it on the radio i tried to listen to the lyrics and ended up searching "she put the crabs in the bucket" and it led me to this video! so glad i found it though
Me too! after hearing on the radio many times i finally pulled up my phone, went to the memos and typed down "its time to get down cos im moving up... grab the bucket(lol)" and searched it when i get home lol!
k-os should not be classified, hes unique, hes his own style, but if i had to say, hes old school with lyrisism an his own twist..truly talented..an i jus got back into listening to him
The Crabs in the Bucket Mentality ain't no fiction.
My all time fav song EVER
all of a sudden i want to listen to ahead by a century by tragically hip. good canadian artists. rip gord
Man, still bumping this to this day. K-OS is unmatched.
i was at ikea at the age of 6 listening to this when I finished my dollar waffle and thinking this was one of the best songs out there. Still love it till this day
This is the song that got me into K-os way back in the day as 90s hip hop head it felt so fresh and still does! Big love from the England 🎉
No time to get down cause I’m moving up.... dude was preaching being high value 15 years ago...
This whole album is amazing
A smooth original hip-hop/hipster cat you gotta love k-os. CANADA STAND UP!
hes not a hipster
Disco fan97 no kidding talk about insulting the poor guy
I prefer AC/DC
@@fieryfox1527 I like both.
great beat !
Lol i love recognizing parts of Toronto in his videos. K-os you're the bomb!
This guys walk is awesome. :D
17 years ago today in the year 2006 A new era for "Michael Barb" began to take shape. At the time this song was playing as the era unfolded and the rest is history. Happy Anniversary Michael Barb...here's to 17 more long prosperous years at the top. "Trying to get down but I'm moving up, check out the crabs in the bucket.'
KOS is playin in my city in march. Hope he does bboy stance.
How does this have so little views so underrated
Still a banger!
He definately had one thing right, he was ahead by a century
the last verse was amazing. love this song.
Sadly this will probably stay under appreciated forever. Maybe one day it’ll blow up though
soooo smooth and catchy one of my favorite early 2000's songs
Referencing "ahead by a century" makes this song even more tragically hip than it is.
Cool song. I love it❤
I miss kos what happened such an underrated artist
He's still touring
love the beat and the sax in this!
this is when Muchmusic was good
oh holy shit is your comment ever accurate
Yup. When "feel good music" was cool.
that was towards the end of Muchmusic, after 2005 all music channels went sour.
Agree so friggen hard
Ehh Randy the time is now; im still groovin!
I've been looking for this FOREVER!
Listen to "Hit the road jack" before or after this kinda interesting.
Holy crap there like the same song!
Love this song and album! Purchased it when it came out . Then I put him on shelf for years. Just revisited last year, after reminiscing . Still a Goodie
Toronto Baby :D
that was Whitby i think lol
its downtown toronto lol?
ever waaalked on queen street before?
I can't believe this song hasn't been sent into space yet. Such a classic.
If only people could understand that music like this, is what makes the world go round
tragically hip, ahead by a century
still in love w/ this man's entire style. nostalgia is amazing
conveys the torontonian spirit perfectly
Yasss
This song plays in my head whenever I walk down Yonge St.
I remember working in a breakfast joint in Vancouver and Kheaven and his K-OS possie used to frequent the place!! I remember how I felt but just played it coo-cool lol. They were nice enough!!
1:06 that is called a vrill
shit
goddamn
+freedom reign do some research on them, you'll be surprised
@marco #DonaldMarshall! 🖖
At times this remedy pops off in my head…. Thank you for that 🖤🧡
Canadian throwback
I used 2 B obsessed w/ his music when I was like 8, now I still like it. :)
YOU'RE HERE TOO?!?!
SailorMew ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+SailorMew Your icon is beautiful
*Who's still listening* 😀 2021
Here in 2022
2024*
Love this song
This song is actually quite deep. Love the cameo from Nelly Furtado in the video.
Like the tragically hip reference at 2:45. k-os and the tragically hip: two amazing underrated Canadian artists.
VRIL`
fr
yep
what an awesome track. bless yall for givin it
Doing this song for CBC's contest!!
So is my school... I have met the competition...
0:35 It's so fun to hear a name drop of a place that's near where you grew up 😊
Took me forever to find this
Same. Like 'Crabbuckit' wtf even??
its in the chorus?
Yaseen Baker reference to crabs getting pulled down by other crabs when your pulling one up
so good just jamming to this back in the day
Been a while since I heard this song....
Dang I haven’t heard this song in 7 years man
great song. thanks for the tunes...
Vril @ 1:06