Amazing Eyedea Freestyle In-Store w/ Slug & One Be Lo - Seattle, WA. 2002

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  • Eyedea (Michael Larsen) Incredible freestyle during an in-store promo with Slug from Atmosphere, & One Be Lo (One Man Army back then). February 24, 2002 . Seattle, Washington. This was the day of the Brainstorm 2 battle finals, which One Be Lo hosted and Eyedea was a judge...

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  • @michaeldangelo27
    @michaeldangelo27 9 лет назад +178

    "i don't even need to enter battles, i just sit and freestyle
    and talk about what's goin on in my head
    and it better than any type of competitive thing they can come up with.
    because when i grab the mic i show them a gift."

  • @KhariShootYourShot92
    @KhariShootYourShot92 7 лет назад +213

    Nothing like closing your eyes during your freestyle, and watching your mind create a story.

    • @gonfreecs-uu7id
      @gonfreecs-uu7id 4 года назад +3

      Never tried that before. Thanks !

    • @KhariShootYourShot92
      @KhariShootYourShot92 4 года назад

      @@gonfreecs-uu7id Gon you can do it! Matter of fact, I was just thinking of freestyling on the harmonic intro, do you posts freestyles on here?

    • @staysmuth
      @staysmuth 3 года назад

      @@gonfreecs-uu7id when I practice to youtube Beats I always go chorus verse chorus verse verse
      If the chorus is trash I don’t care I’ll repeat it like it’s the bomb and it allows me to structure my ideas like layers
      if you make that the norm you will be leaps & bounds above anyone else

    • @MasterBiggz420_ttv
      @MasterBiggz420_ttv 3 года назад

      Real shit

    • @KhariShootYourShot92
      @KhariShootYourShot92 3 года назад

      I’m about to a live freestyle show literally in about 5 hours

  • @vincentemerzian29
    @vincentemerzian29 5 лет назад +43

    i can recite this entire freestlye been watching it since i was 14, always good to come back to this as my 22 year old self

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад

      ruclips.net/video/qSORArsp268/видео.html on the same channel, I bet good money you ain’t seen it, I scoured the internet for every Eyedea freestyle and song. On dudes channel there’s one other freestyle

    • @GVNZXLEZ
      @GVNZXLEZ 2 года назад

      You and me both my g!! Idk if you make music but check me playa !

    • @bobopatchnosuke229
      @bobopatchnosuke229 2 года назад

      @@GVNZXLEZ Can you post the lyrics for this verse since you know it

    • @justincase1853
      @justincase1853 Год назад

      I’m two/three years older than you but following the exact same timeline in terms of Eyedea, started listening at 17 and love him to this day. Maybe there’s a zeitgeist to it, a spirit about it. Warms my heart to know that my favorite niche idols continue to inspire and live in the hearts of others

    • @godspeed9216
      @godspeed9216 Год назад

      Same here

  • @urcousinfromboston9052
    @urcousinfromboston9052 Год назад +7

    when times were simpler , music was better, and legends were here :(

  • @VaseLu
    @VaseLu 9 лет назад +195

    Best freestyle MC I've heard. It's not just what he says but how he says it, he always uses multiple flows, vocal tones, and rides the beat as good as a song, if not better. And then you have the crazy content: short stories, random but cool as fuck connections between ideas, awesome rhyming etc.

    • @dannyg1812
      @dannyg1812 5 лет назад +3

      This is my number 1 freestyle. In every aspect.

    • @EduardoSanchez-rc7bg
      @EduardoSanchez-rc7bg 5 лет назад +4

      a man of exquisite taste. blu profile picture and listening to eyedea. my man...

    • @VaseLu
      @VaseLu 5 лет назад +1

      @@EduardoSanchez-rc7bg haha, appreciate that fam! big ups to you as well!

    • @currychips
      @currychips 4 года назад +1

      Amen brother

    • @prodKossi
      @prodKossi 2 года назад +3

      @@dannyg1812 Check out Harry Mack too man

  • @dontmugurself
    @dontmugurself 8 лет назад +48

    "I rape, weakness... and turn it into dopeness. I'm focused, cuz I hate weak shit... Peep it. Openin' up my eyes now, realizin' that everyone's sittin around while I'm grippin' the sound. Now I feel weird...peace!"
    That is just fantastic. Nuff said. Completely off the top. Goes with a weird transition and makes it work. And then turns it into something self-referential and conscious at the end by addressing his current actions, emotions, thoughts and surroundings. Those couple bars are the epitome of a true rapper.

  • @BOWS3R
    @BOWS3R 8 лет назад +75

    The best of all time, no question.

    • @michaelplascencia7014
      @michaelplascencia7014 7 лет назад +3

      jamesskeezy yes one of the best freestyles that's for sure. Have listened to most of his content and wishin he was around to give us more

    • @bobopatchnosuke229
      @bobopatchnosuke229 2 года назад

      Charron, Eyedea second place

    • @alanbrady420
      @alanbrady420 Год назад +1

      Harry Mack is levels ahead of eyedea 🐐🐐🐐 new goat in town and he’s the best dead or alive off top rapper, and it’ll be a long time before anyone can surpass him if that’s even possible lol

    • @Jesterian
      @Jesterian Год назад +1

      @@alanbrady420 yeah Eyedea wins his era. Harry Mack probably wins this one. MC Juice is definitely the best to cover both

    • @LorFire
      @LorFire 10 месяцев назад

      @@alanbrady420Eyedea was levels ahead of Harry Mack LMAOOO tf u mean?

  • @Jopsey
    @Jopsey 7 лет назад +28

    Best off the top freestyle I've heard to this day. RIP Eyedea... No one could do it like you did

  • @j.dubyou
    @j.dubyou 8 лет назад +89

    Now THIS is an actual freestyle.. See that's that shit I hate is watchin videos that say rappers are "freestyling," when, in all actuality, you can just tell that they're just spittin somethin they've written before.. granted, that does take a high level of skill to hear an instrumental and quickly reach down into your memory banks to find something that'll work over the beat, BUT.. you can tell when Eyedea freestyles that he's actually FREESTYLING off the top, unscripted.. and THAT takes way more skill..
    R.I.P., Eyedea..

    • @3kgetmoney294
      @3kgetmoney294 8 лет назад +3

      wtf he freestyles just as easy as you say your abcs

    • @brandonboydstun6501
      @brandonboydstun6501 6 лет назад

      What happened to him, he seems good :/

    • @kyleeaton2717
      @kyleeaton2717 6 лет назад +1

      He died, sucks because he was one of the greatest to ever do it. Sadistik made a tribute song to him, it's called Micheal.

    • @reiplush8769
      @reiplush8769 5 лет назад

      Brandon Boydston, he like many of the great musicians and artists of modern music died from an overdose. Wikipedia states that it was opiate based but declines to specify which specific opioid of the very large grouping labeled "opiates" that it was. Ive heard it was heroin but that might just be because I know alot of junkies

    • @Myceliumification
      @Myceliumification 5 лет назад +1

      kyle eaton Atmosphere has a song about him too, it’s called Flicker

  • @michaelconti7431
    @michaelconti7431 4 года назад +8

    Never take this down please .. Always come back to this amazed even after the 146th time Rip Michael you were truly amazing

  • @grainbeltdrinker
    @grainbeltdrinker 7 лет назад +59

    About a minute into this, he goes straight into a trance. Like Jordan with his tongue out zone. Honored to have seen him and abilities back in the Sixth Sense days and through the early 2000s.

    • @slickdude6925
      @slickdude6925 6 лет назад

      Paul Hartzheim you're a lucky lucky man

  • @rbalducci8888
    @rbalducci8888  12 лет назад +8

    I've listened to this hundreds of times.... never seems to get old.

  • @jonatello2036
    @jonatello2036 3 года назад +5

    I stop by this video every once in a while for the last few years 🔥🔥

  • @TheRapVault
    @TheRapVault 10 лет назад +51

    Fun fact: Windex has not changed their bottle appearance since this taping

  • @strawberrycoughdrops7650
    @strawberrycoughdrops7650 7 лет назад +20

    I'm glad I got into eyedea at a young age

  • @johnauner5139
    @johnauner5139 10 лет назад +91

    Imagine having to follow that up.

    • @amberdavis7199
      @amberdavis7199 6 лет назад

      Avery Cecil followed by laughs and good warm feelings💗

    • @capitalg5460
      @capitalg5460 3 года назад +1

      The guy behind him was OneBeLo. An absolute legend. He would probably have to spit a written or he would look like garbage.

  • @BrandonBuckingham
    @BrandonBuckingham 7 лет назад +5

    always come back to this. unreal, raw talent, tapping into the creative infinite.

    • @mar15115
      @mar15115 6 месяцев назад +1

      damnnn didnt expect you here

  • @thatguy-mp3vz
    @thatguy-mp3vz 7 лет назад +685

    ppl who think Eminem is the greatest have no Eyedea

    • @Investigamer
      @Investigamer 7 лет назад +41

      Em's actually really good too, but I agree Eyedea would have probly shredded him in a freestyle. I wish we could have seen that battle

    • @frankymoreno1287
      @frankymoreno1287 7 лет назад +20

      i heard they battled and that theres a video somewhere but apparently eyedea tour him a new one

    • @johnnydoughboy1985
      @johnnydoughboy1985 6 лет назад +6

      InternetKraken Greg facts eyedea ate those who ate em so it never went down

    • @maxadius1
      @maxadius1 5 лет назад +1

      Ex em fab got it.. it's an

    • @maxadius1
      @maxadius1 5 лет назад +1

      Omg you exist....pfoooof

  • @MiiMagus93
    @MiiMagus93 10 лет назад +29

    this guy can seriously spit some bars on that next level real shit

  • @SleepyTaylor
    @SleepyTaylor 3 года назад +7

    I did not expect this just to be one whole Eyedea freestyle, what a legend. RIP Eyedea.

  • @ChefBurns1
    @ChefBurns1 5 лет назад +6

    I just wish everyone could listen to this. Such an amazing dude

  • @poorks
    @poorks 6 лет назад +11

    still listening to you eyedea, 2018. Missed, missed talent

  • @dragon53777
    @dragon53777 9 лет назад +23

    He was one of a kind. Eyedeas never die though.

  • @OracleTheRonin
    @OracleTheRonin 2 года назад +7

    this is the greatest freestyle recorded

  • @chizushuynh1
    @chizushuynh1 3 года назад +3

    Love watching old footages of Eyedea and Slug.......... takes me away from reality and forget all the pains and shit that comes with life.......... the live performance at a university is also a real good one that I keep coming back to

  • @slickdude6925
    @slickdude6925 6 лет назад +5

    I always come back here. Fuuuuuck we lost this great man R.EYE.P

  • @MrChaiguy
    @MrChaiguy 5 лет назад +7

    Listening to him transition from one track to the next along with the mix is just, sick. No one before or since has had those skills.

    • @WachoASMR
      @WachoASMR 10 месяцев назад

      i just read this at the same time as he transitioned seamlessly to another track

  • @BR4D2THEBONE
    @BR4D2THEBONE 9 лет назад +372

    This dude could show up to a concert and not even have asong picked out and put on a better show then any rapper. He is a TRUE freestylist. Unscripted. Sucks he is no longer here.

    • @keshane1013
      @keshane1013 9 лет назад +2

      Hell no

    • @dolphinking1417
      @dolphinking1417 9 лет назад +16

      keshane1013 what?

    • @rapmetaldemon09
      @rapmetaldemon09 9 лет назад +9

      Yes he definitely could.

    • @BillylekidTv
      @BillylekidTv 9 лет назад +7

      Bradly Miller Yeah he should still be there and deserv an eternal Life lol
      He he is so Amazing I miss him so much :(

    • @dragon53777
      @dragon53777 9 лет назад +7

      Bradly Miller Yeah sadly he was the same age as me....or still would be if he was alive. And he was born near me. He is missed.

  • @lydellb
    @lydellb 11 лет назад +3

    Thank GOD somebody recorded this.

  • @cameraguy456
    @cameraguy456 10 лет назад +17

    wish he was still alive..such an inspiration...

  • @Jaryism
    @Jaryism 7 лет назад +114

    I love Sway, but even when I see people do "5 Fingers of Death" and ppl freaking out when a rapper can ACTUALLY just spit for a good 2 minutes at like 1/3 the speed of Eyedea here is a joke... Eyedea basically did 5 Fingers of Death like 4 times over just for shits and giggles here... THIS is true talent

    • @51AM_
      @51AM_ 6 лет назад +8

      JARY look up slug and eyedea on the wake up show

    • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      @0oidiedinatimemachineo024 6 лет назад

      i agree with what you are saying but speed has nothing to do with it.. not everyone has to do the fast flow. its actually kinda harder to rap slow (and make it sound good) then it is to rap fast.

    • @Jaryism
      @Jaryism 3 года назад +1

      @@51AM_ watched it many times, but yeah it's dope

    • @quietlike
      @quietlike 2 года назад

      harry mack.. GOAT of off the top

    • @hongkongsloth
      @hongkongsloth Год назад

      I just found this what does all of this mean?

  • @_SHADOWMAN4EVER
    @_SHADOWMAN4EVER 6 лет назад +12

    EYEDEA JUST CAPTURES THE WHOLE ESSENCE OF TRUE EMCEEING
    I MISS JUST HANGING OUT AND FREE STYLING ABOUT ANYTHING
    DIDNT EVEN MATTER IF I SLIPPED UP AS LONG AS I KEPT RAPPING

  • @Eagles4life221
    @Eagles4life221 6 лет назад +29

    4:25 “Whore’s smile like hmm...I like the way you be tellin’ and usin’ that voice/I’m Bruisin’ you boys, abusin’ the choice/these rappers on the microphone confusin’ their noise with dopeness.
    Holy shit, that mult-syllabic rhyme scheme was crazy. It was off the top too!

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +3

      He had like 6 or 7 crazy multisyllabic rhyme schemes in this freestyle, the rest was good too but like 7 insane crazy rhyme schemes. Hard enough to do with a pen for most of these rappers, legendary flow off the dome

    • @s.b.2921
      @s.b.2921 4 года назад

      Reading comments, get to yours right as Eyedea does. Dope.

    • @scladoffle2472
      @scladoffle2472 3 года назад

      He is obviously nuts, but I've noticed a significant amount of his bars are different ways of saying 'when i grab the mic i show how bad everyone else is'. Even him and Slug on the wake up show was a 10/10 performance, but it's all I could notice for most of his freestyling, just lots of variations of 'i'm the best, people think they're better but they're not' type statements, so it makes me think it's not quite as 'off the dome' everyone's making out.

  • @nuzh1981
    @nuzh1981 7 лет назад +25

    damn this ish crazy..man I grew up like 5 blocks down the street from eyedea,,,went to the same public schools,,dude was always funny as hell and very whitty...back in them days his last name was averill..damn sorry he is gone..rip mikey

    • @Vextos
      @Vextos 7 лет назад +1

      Damn, that's sick. Do you have any memorable moments with him?

    • @nuzh1981
      @nuzh1981 7 лет назад +16

      Vextos yea I remember dude very well...I remember him being funny as funk cappin on kids,,I mean u know how kids are in elementary and junior high...I mean let's be honest everyone has experienced how cruel we can be,,I recal Mike being super funny and nobody being able to cap on him..I remember distinctly every one trying to cap on his gap teeth and him looking like is that all u got and then str8 murkin them with the funniest ish u ever heard..oh shit I remember this true story kinda off topic but oh well,when I was like in 5th or 6th grade I had a bulls starter trench coat on and Mike,Tony and I were walking back from this rec center after playing b ball,,I got approached by this old ads drunk dude trying to Jack my coat and he socked me in the eye,i'm like thinking there is 3 of us and 1 of him and as I fall down I look back and Mike and Tony are running the other way..lol...that's funny as hell now that I'm older..

    • @Vextos
      @Vextos 7 лет назад +4

      Richard Bevins Lmao that's awesome man, from all the stories I've heard about Mike, it sounds like he was a cool as dude. Thanks for sharing.

    • @addled_catalyst
      @addled_catalyst 7 лет назад +4

      Richard Bevins are you saying...you were friends...with eyedea ....

    • @Ry-dn5xd
      @Ry-dn5xd 7 лет назад +2

      Was Mike good at basketball? Ive always wondered how good he was at sports lol

  • @belak1551
    @belak1551 Год назад +4

    He did this in front of One B low from Binary star. Who is a legends in his own right.

  • @xenakron
    @xenakron 12 лет назад +4

    This is easily one of the best recorded freestyles of all time... and the crazy thing is that was just a daily thing for Eyedea to spit this stuff. I miss him but know he lives on by inspiring others... damn.

  • @Respect2theFallen
    @Respect2theFallen 6 лет назад +10

    Damn That's so ill I Highly Respect One Be Lo and Eyedea and I never even knew this video existed or that they met eachother. That's dope.

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +1

      Respect2theFallen I found Lo through this video I was like 15 when I watched every single Eyedea video I could find even the under 30 view ones which still under 50 I found this saw the name One Be Lo and was hungry for another dude with insane innovative conscious lyricism and I stumbled upon back on the scene sonogram. Wonder if there’s any other dudes in this video like that

    • @kylef8703
      @kylef8703 5 лет назад +1

      Respect2theFallen binary star is fucking dope .

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +1

      Yo ruclips.net/video/qSORArsp268/видео.html this is another store freestyle that has like no views slug and Eyedea rhyme, if you go into dudes channel you’ll find another Eyedea freestyle and One Be Lo freestyling. They must have done this a few times by the way the rest of this one is on a dvd you can buy on eyedeas Facebook page

  • @TheOregonducksbaby1
    @TheOregonducksbaby1 9 лет назад +4

    One of the greatest things I've ever witnessed..that was all off top. RIP Eyedea

  • @Alnilam8888
    @Alnilam8888 3 года назад +1

    Im so thankful for the amount of videos we have of Mikey freestyling/battling. R.EYE.P 😪

  • @vipxtrmn8r
    @vipxtrmn8r 2 года назад +1

    Watched this more times than I can count. An actual real freestyle. Amazing and I miss him... Eyedea, RIP.

  • @user-kk5iw2mm9i
    @user-kk5iw2mm9i 10 лет назад +18

    Damn OneBeLo was with Eyedea and Slug I wish they worked together

    • @ulov7728
      @ulov7728 5 лет назад +3

      I. Trying to find the rest of this video...

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +2

      UloV 7 Yeah I wish, if you order merch off One Be lo’s bandcamp you can send a personal message that he’ll see. Was thinking of doing it as I want the 1BLo sweater and asking if he had the rest of the vid

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +2

      Plus he has more albums that you can only buy, Spotify doesn’t have all of his shit. Gonna do that aswell wish sonogram was on vinyl only waterworld

  • @alexbennett5526
    @alexbennett5526 7 лет назад +12

    yo this man is vicious at freestyling

  • @loganchavez4773
    @loganchavez4773 Год назад +1

    Wish he didn't go out like he did still shed a tear every time I hear sadistiks song. Long live underground true love to music hip hop

  • @laserpig
    @laserpig 12 лет назад +1

    There is a man who was just plugged in to something else. The clearest possible example of pure inspiration.

  • @Eziokilla9595
    @Eziokilla9595 10 лет назад +8

    Even One.Be.Lo was like, "Damn!"

    • @osw7241
      @osw7241 9 лет назад +1

      Eziokilla9595 And he was picking the mic next to Eyedea kinda hard beat that free! xD

  • @echad6259
    @echad6259 8 лет назад +12

    thumbs up just cuz I miss the guy

  • @khobsupsk
    @khobsupsk 13 лет назад +2

    I was there!! That was the first time I ever heard of Eyedea! RiP!

  • @Patrick-de8qg
    @Patrick-de8qg 4 года назад +4

    1:47 is crazy. He said "I'm going to your tenement and breaking down you and your neighbor". That's next level shit for being completely improvised

    • @denyhimself_
      @denyhimself_ 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/kfnX_C6SlB4/видео.html

  • @jeremeeeut6815
    @jeremeeeut6815 5 лет назад +3

    Still bump this every single day. #2019

  • @xhibitmusic
    @xhibitmusic 3 года назад +6

    Man, Eyedea would have been proud of our boy Harry Mack! ❤️

  • @Eradinus
    @Eradinus 13 лет назад +1

    Dammit i can watch this 10 times a day and still get AMAZED by this inhuman freestyle what a monster...eyedea #1

  • @1nfinite972
    @1nfinite972 13 лет назад +1

    man is a true artist, NO ONE in hiphop can freestyle like this

  • @treedogg
    @treedogg 6 лет назад +3

    Fucking insane, you can see when is brain really warms up. Just insane. And at 20 years old? What...

  • @beautylys7942
    @beautylys7942 8 лет назад +4

    R.i.p to one of the best, no label telling him what to do and say. Nothing but his mind, if you ask me top 5 dead or alive i say eyedea, aesop rock, el-p, immortal tech, and eyedea again

    • @spiderthatsinyourbed5735
      @spiderthatsinyourbed5735 8 лет назад +1

      no slug?

    • @beautylys7942
      @beautylys7942 8 лет назад +2

      slugs great too

    • @more12312
      @more12312 7 лет назад

      K-Rino and beast 1333

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад

      In this video black dude with the du rag, one of the illest ever. If you like rhymesayers you’ll probably like one be lo /binary star. Just listen to the first ten to fifteen seconds of any one be lo song you find if you actually look him up. Crazy nice

  • @RuinedPk3rs
    @RuinedPk3rs 5 лет назад

    I still watch this all the time, 9 years later. Eyedea's off the top flow is still unmatched.

  • @13READISDEAD
    @13READISDEAD 4 года назад +1

    I tear up watching this,Absolutely beautiful.

  • @kevinmadden5517
    @kevinmadden5517 9 лет назад +14

    Michael was 20 here. R EYE P

  • @LegendarySpartan117
    @LegendarySpartan117 9 лет назад +7

    nevermind you can find more of the video on the "then and now" dvd with one be lo and slugs freestyle being sold on eyedea's facebook

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 5 лет назад +1

      LegendarySpartan117 thanks. ruclips.net/video/qSORArsp268/видео.html check this other one with him one be lo and slug, rare as fuck, you put me onto Eyedea so hopefully you never seen it, I scoured the internet looking for this guys music. There’s two Eyedea freestyles on that channel less than 300 views slug and one be lo freestyle aswell.

  • @dudewhyfi
    @dudewhyfi 12 лет назад

    seriously one of the best freestylers ever, there needs to be a cd of just his freestyles

  • @johnmolefe3380
    @johnmolefe3380 5 лет назад

    2018 Dec 11 since 2012. Back to regenerate true freestyle rap. Eyedea was just amazing. Rip bro

  • @jsnike57
    @jsnike57 8 лет назад +18

    Now I feel weird, peace

  • @msalanam8276
    @msalanam8276 6 лет назад +3

    Eyedea is so amazing!

  • @VanPebble
    @VanPebble 11 лет назад

    this is probably the best freestyles I've ever heard period.

  • @Eziokilla9595
    @Eziokilla9595 12 лет назад +1

    I agree. Its very rare to see a battle MC who can get that deep, and still balance it out with punchlines.

  • @yaboiaintcoy6201
    @yaboiaintcoy6201 4 года назад +3

    "Too much marketing and not enough artistry"..... What ??..... Speechless

  • @89tilinfinity29
    @89tilinfinity29 5 лет назад +4

    the very first NPR tiny desk concert lol

  • @giorgimeskhi3624
    @giorgimeskhi3624 8 лет назад

    The best when it comes to spittin off the dome. Such a talent, R EYE P

    • @nickgraveland5860
      @nickgraveland5860 8 лет назад +2

      I would've loved to see him trash today's "rappers"

  • @shitsonitscody
    @shitsonitscody 4 года назад +1

    Busts one of the greatest off the tops ever, opens his eyes to see a crowd. “Now I feel weird, peace!” Haha the best to ever do it right there

  • @Furthericity
    @Furthericity 8 лет назад +13

    You are missed.

  • @carolgardella2606
    @carolgardella2606 8 лет назад +6

    sorry your gone...much loved

  • @FreeDevelope
    @FreeDevelope 13 лет назад +1

    love this freestyle. in fact, i love all of eyedeas freestyles. if you havent seen the one on the wake up show, one of my personal favorites. this man was, is, will be a legend. forever.

    • @tac6044
      @tac6044 Год назад

      I am contacting you from 12 years into the future.

  • @joeywantstoplay
    @joeywantstoplay 3 года назад +2

    Greatest of all time, no question about it.........he was too insightful & aware for this hell realm. the tragedy is that he was isolated & burdened so much he had to escape, he should have been a national treasure......we didnt deserve his genius or his heart. he was a gift, that most ignore & never are aware enough to appreciate. I miss Eyedea.....Wish we could have seen him grow past 27 & develop like the real legend he is. this is what happens when we overlook angels & prophets chasing ill-U-zions & profits. We ignorant HUE-mans seem to never learn.

  • @collateraldabbage3280
    @collateraldabbage3280 6 лет назад +11

    I still can't watch this without shedding a tear, and half the views on this video are probably mine lol. Gahhh wtf

    • @amberdavis7199
      @amberdavis7199 6 лет назад

      Collateral Dabbage where tha dabs at??? Im jus asking for a friend....you kno I don't DAB😞

  • @jigger222
    @jigger222 8 лет назад +78

    No MC will ever come close.

  • @matthewbrenneman5139
    @matthewbrenneman5139 Год назад +1

    No one could freestyle like Mikey! R.I.P. ❤

  • @shanes5671
    @shanes5671 2 года назад +1

    Incredible and beautiful ✨

  • @WallyPDoyle111
    @WallyPDoyle111 6 лет назад +8

    Was anyone else at this? I can't remember the name of that fucking record store. Right by the Sit & Spin where they performed that night. This was my B-Day weekend and a 3 day MC battle in Seattle.

  • @bruceyboysvideos
    @bruceyboysvideos 9 лет назад +10

    Started off slow but saved all his microphone powers for the middle on. Rip eye

    • @bobopatchnosuke229
      @bobopatchnosuke229 2 года назад

      I don't agree. My favourite portion is the first instrumental half.

  • @freeflowrhythm
    @freeflowrhythm 12 лет назад +1

    Eyedea Saved My Life Many Times.
    Peace & One Love
    ♂Envision♀

  • @RyanGiggsOBE
    @RyanGiggsOBE 12 лет назад +1

    i heard an awesome story about mikey from his website.
    his mum wanted him to go to college, but he wanted to tour with slug, but his mum said do 1 class, he chose philosophy, after the first day he asked the teacher if he could tour and do the work. the teacher said no saying you cant pass without the lessons. So eyedea took the final test there and then and passed, saying he is smarted than the teacher, he then walked off. what a lad

  • @jrodagormykid9063
    @jrodagormykid9063 5 лет назад +3

    Eyedea up in heaven freestyle battling with God

  • @bobopatchnosuke229
    @bobopatchnosuke229 2 года назад +3

    Charron, Eyedea, The greatest freestylers of all time.

  • @dominoefxxx
    @dominoefxxx 11 лет назад

    Words that come to my mind... Doesn't matter. I can watch this video over, and over, and over... And no matter what i say in this comment, it could never explain how amazing this is. We were are all just witnesses to lyrical homicide. Never forgotten Eyedea.

  • @mdr1817
    @mdr1817 12 лет назад

    probably the best hip hop ive ever seen. written or unwritten. DOPE!

  • @ethanopdyke847
    @ethanopdyke847 2 года назад +4

    What is the first beat? What a chill track.

  • @nope2190
    @nope2190 2 года назад +5

    Does anyone know this sample/ beat?

  • @Nirvanarules45
    @Nirvanarules45 11 лет назад

    this will never get old to me, ts like he just goes to whole other place eyedeas always the dopest in the room !

  • @wushish
    @wushish 12 лет назад

    The amazing thing about Eyedea is he went from one of the best freestyle/battlers to a recording artist who made beautiful poetic and introspective music.

  • @spiderthatsinyourbed5735
    @spiderthatsinyourbed5735 8 лет назад +10

    Damn I miss eyedea he would have gotten big.

    • @thisisDeus
      @thisisDeus 8 лет назад +20

      +Anthony Lopez he had the opportunities and he turned them down. he had his core following, i dont think he wanted the monster that is mainstream media

    • @ancientfireo.g1974
      @ancientfireo.g1974 7 лет назад +3

      Deus I think getting so big now, not meaning mainstream, but more along if he were alive and still spitting at record stores like this one only a handful of ppl saw this live in 2002, if that were today....he is dope

  • @RedNosePitbullMT45
    @RedNosePitbullMT45 10 лет назад +6

    eyedea r i p you were better than everybody

  • @HieiDaHellSpawn94
    @HieiDaHellSpawn94 2 года назад +2

    this freestyle is 20 years old today

  • @OracleTheRonin
    @OracleTheRonin 3 года назад +2

    2:21 if that was off the dome that was fucking god level to have that many internals while he maintains the standard rhyme at the same time

  • @Akirsch16
    @Akirsch16 5 лет назад +5

    1:03 "that's why I'm bout to swoon, with the unit emcees is confused like a.......who?"
    "nothin on the slug line"
    almost like Eyedea was expecting slug to finish the last word in this rhyme, when he said "who". But slug didn't say anything or catch the rhyme in time. Which prompted Eyedea to say "nothin on the slug line".
    Anyone have any idea what word word Eyedea was trying to rhyme ?

    • @peacepeace01
      @peacepeace01 5 лет назад +1

      I thought he said that's another slug line

    • @Akirsch16
      @Akirsch16 3 года назад +1

      @@peacepeace01 i think you're right. Came back to this and figured it out. The Slug line is from Multiples. "That leaves the average emcee confused like a eunuch"

  • @hellsgate700
    @hellsgate700 8 лет назад +15

    he needs to freestyle with his eyes closed more often

    • @willvandenk8150
      @willvandenk8150 8 лет назад +28

      +Bill Roger In that case he'll be free styling forever

  • @johnmolefe3380
    @johnmolefe3380 2 года назад +1

    2022 we still banging

  • @cartermo13
    @cartermo13 6 месяцев назад

    Nothing will ever come close to this and people won’t even see it

  • @couchpoet1
    @couchpoet1 8 лет назад +10

    I think Kanye put 27 thumbs down, cause know one in Their right mind would do that?

    • @linuxd
      @linuxd 7 лет назад +1

      those who don't know how to listen would put this down.

  • @222JJJKKK1
    @222JJJKKK1 8 лет назад +5

    lol he dissed slug when he said these rappers breath stank and its smellin on the mic

  • @ApolloWords
    @ApolloWords 13 лет назад +1

    "i used to eat mushrooms and think that i was climbing on the moon" haha dope

  • @DoritosAndPizza
    @DoritosAndPizza 12 лет назад

    It doesn't matter what I come on RUclips for, I always end up here.