Slick Rick - Hey Young World (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

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  • @rah_fox420
    @rah_fox420 11 месяцев назад +632

    Thank you Slick Rick.
    Still raising my children to this in 2024.
    Righteous art is forever.

  • @shanettacane7101
    @shanettacane7101 Месяц назад +97

    This song was way ahead of its time.

    • @rickymon1000
      @rickymon1000 Месяц назад +8

      I agree and disagree at the same time. I was growing up during this time and it helped us too. Turns out it's just a timeless classic

    • @LoveIsAllWeneed666
      @LoveIsAllWeneed666 20 дней назад +3

      It's timeless!

    • @aceboogie8529
      @aceboogie8529 15 дней назад +3

      I concur. It came out at a time when there was a lot of "conscious" hip hop.
      Its simply timeless...thats why it still sounds so lovely in 2024...

  • @wisecounselofhope4359
    @wisecounselofhope4359 Год назад +73

    It made sense because there was no cuss words.and no women was disrespected I just listen to the words ..old school DJ

  • @CedricG-mo3py
    @CedricG-mo3py Месяц назад +30

    I used to repeatedly push the rewind button on my cassette player when I first bought this cassette back in 1989. I’m 53 now and it’s in my playlist. Timeless.💯

    • @eugenehardimon3547
      @eugenehardimon3547 27 дней назад +3

      Me too! The only positive thing back then. 😆

    • @nicks4523
      @nicks4523 11 дней назад +2

      Look at the lyrics positive, not like the garbage they’re pushing now. Please wake up!

  • @kyrajoy4335
    @kyrajoy4335 Год назад +699

    My Dad used to play this song almost everyday my entire life. He passed in 2021, this was his favorite song❤️

    • @melanielaura111
      @melanielaura111 Год назад +25

      Very sorry for your loss.

    • @paulnelson7324
      @paulnelson7324 Год назад +26

      Your dad had great taste in music. I use to play this track and bedtime story until the tape broke.

    • @Chayla417
      @Chayla417 Год назад +14

      I'm sorry for your loss, peace be with you in your life.

    • @aarongriffin5294
      @aarongriffin5294 Год назад +6

      My condolences

    • @TheRaider2006
      @TheRaider2006 Год назад +5

      My condolences

  • @KhiDDNaZx
    @KhiDDNaZx 6 лет назад +785

    I love how he raps. He literally raps like he’s having a conversation. I absolutely love his flow.

  • @miguelpelaez82
    @miguelpelaez82 5 лет назад +443

    NO WORDS CAN EXPLAIN THIS MAN. HES A FRUCKING LEGEND.

    • @Mannyboi-hj2gs
      @Mannyboi-hj2gs 4 года назад +4

      Fact

    • @bobbyanderson8647
      @bobbyanderson8647 4 года назад +5

      Yes

    • @taurusthefool
      @taurusthefool 4 года назад +4

      The greatest story teller of all time

    • @elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893
      @elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893 4 года назад +1

      Slick Rick Should've Add Too $hort On This Song That Would Be Unstoppable

    • @coreybrown103
      @coreybrown103 4 года назад

      Slick Rick been told the world funny how what you hear on this song from so long ago make complete sense today dont ever think rap/hip hop cant teach

  • @kingofoblivion1822
    @kingofoblivion1822 14 дней назад +11

    Rick tried his best to inspire the youth

  • @miraclesblessings5044
    @miraclesblessings5044 Год назад +166

    My big sister used to listen to Slick Rick...she said that he was her first crush. She just made her Heavenly transition. Jaimie... this is for you. Her birthday is next month so you know that Slick Rick will be playing as loud as the volume will go!!!!! Rest In Heavenly Peace my beautiful angel. I miss you already............"you'll see the wonder and the joy life brings..."

    • @rodneydye6788
      @rodneydye6788 Год назад +8

      So sorry for your lost family member
      This song here helps me thru the grief of my uncle who passed away when this song came out he had a chance to here it and allowed me and my cousin to continue playing rap songs that he thought made since
      Peace be with you

    • @miraclesblessings5044
      @miraclesblessings5044 Год назад +7

      @@rodneydye6788 thank you so much.... I just lost her Tuesday May 2. I was looking for something else and this song popped up and when I played it I cried but I also felt better. So sorry for your loss as well.

    • @Iknowyoumadnow
      @Iknowyoumadnow Год назад +1

      People be so damn desperate for likes, TF you want us to do

    • @divinelove249
      @divinelove249 Год назад +5

      @@Iknowyoumadnowsmdh

    • @charleswatson3706
      @charleswatson3706 11 месяцев назад +4

      They are always with us....they just have received their WINGS 🪽

  • @melvonjohnson5711
    @melvonjohnson5711 Год назад +322

    This song is almost 40 years old and the "YOUNG WORLD" of today still doesn't get it..

    • @tracyluter4916
      @tracyluter4916 10 месяцев назад +9

      Ain't that the truth

    • @duvalt87
      @duvalt87 9 месяцев назад +7

      They don't understand things and don't think about consequences

    • @IAMCHANNELLA
      @IAMCHANNELLA 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@duvalt87They don’t care. 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @duvalt87
      @duvalt87 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@IAMCHANNELLA IK

    • @notsureiL
      @notsureiL 8 месяцев назад +9

      Jesus times fly. 1988.

  • @Overlord277
    @Overlord277 9 месяцев назад +120

    Never listened to 80s rap. But this stuff is way better than what we have today.

    • @jeanettejohnson7315
      @jeanettejohnson7315 3 месяца назад +8

      You've missed a whole generation of great music 🤣

    • @shedparker
      @shedparker Месяц назад +4

      This song most certainly inspired Nas’ “If I Ruled the World.”

  • @TheGardenGumbo
    @TheGardenGumbo 8 месяцев назад +80

    Thanks Slick for being ahead of your time!! Still watching in 2024

    • @marcellassmith1090
      @marcellassmith1090 5 месяцев назад +2

      👍🏼

    • @maurette1994
      @maurette1994 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@TheGardenGumbo Famm , I ' m A 70 ' s Baby . Slick Rick was definitely N my Archive .💯

    • @solodolo522
      @solodolo522 4 месяца назад

      @@TheGardenGumbo yessss👌👌👌👌👌👌

  • @icantbelieveitsnotbutter8851
    @icantbelieveitsnotbutter8851 8 лет назад +1166

    The older you get the more u like and appreciate these type of music.

    • @invulnerabledr
      @invulnerabledr 7 лет назад +16

      Golden era of rap

    • @theathompson5755
      @theathompson5755 6 лет назад +12

      I was in high school when this song came out..... Those were the best times of my life music was hot "Without Pornographic" lyrics!

    • @TIMELESSBEATS
      @TIMELESSBEATS 6 лет назад

      www.TimelessBeats.com

    • @kirarefoe2437
      @kirarefoe2437 6 лет назад +2

      True 💯💯

    • @josecalcagno7259
      @josecalcagno7259 6 лет назад +23

      I'm 23 and just now starting to truly appreciate this. When I was in high school I thought this was lame.. I was too busy doing stupid shit thinking it was cool or funny. Now this type of music resonates with me and just makes me laugh at how blinded I was by the music I was listening to and the people I was hanging with.
      Peace and love to everyone! ✌❤

  • @MrKhaleel1973
    @MrKhaleel1973 2 года назад +691

    This song saved my life. I was running wild in the late 80's until 93. Now I speak a second language and working on my PHD. To be honest this song still makes me cry especially when I look at this generation.

    • @joannehines7806
      @joannehines7806 2 года назад +28

      Congratulations Khaleel! Thank God you got the message!!

    • @abeware8783
      @abeware8783 2 года назад +13

      Great job 👍

    • @she_boppin
      @she_boppin 2 года назад +9

      🙏😢😢💪

    • @garywhite7759
      @garywhite7759 2 года назад +13

      Well stay on your grind do give up

    • @sandrapacquette6804
      @sandrapacquette6804 Год назад +9

      I hope that many of our youths will heed the same

  • @bishxpt.o5925
    @bishxpt.o5925 5 лет назад +661

    One of the realest songs I’ve ever heard.

  • @pedrolopez-he1dt
    @pedrolopez-he1dt 4 месяца назад +29

    One of the best rappers ever.

  • @kenrivers9757
    @kenrivers9757 4 года назад +387

    I was the young world, now im 44 and this taught me. I listened and made a great life..thanks mr rick....

  • @fredrickjenkins8093
    @fredrickjenkins8093 5 лет назад +2352

    My oldest brother introduced me to this song. Now I listen in his memory. Rest on Big Bro..

    • @ceceh1896
      @ceceh1896 4 года назад +41

      My sister put me on, I will be 40 this year. It never gets old

    • @evettehaywood4637
      @evettehaywood4637 4 года назад +24

      @FREDERICK JENKINS"MAY YOU FIND COMFORT WHEN YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC"1,APRIL,2020🌷

    • @RG73567
      @RG73567 4 года назад +39

      R.I.P. to your bro, he put you on to a classic.

    • @DuckAlertBeats
      @DuckAlertBeats 4 года назад +11

      Sad to hear man 😢 nice to see support from fellow hip hoppers. Your bro knew a good tune when he heard it, no doubt. Peace.

    • @hezzy24
      @hezzy24 4 года назад +11

      god bless king RIP your big bro

  • @LebronJames-h6i
    @LebronJames-h6i Год назад +288

    One of the greatest songs and messages ever written.

    • @assmane999
      @assmane999 Год назад +8

      This is such a great track and such an important and timeless message

    • @betallyoungattractive644
      @betallyoungattractive644 Год назад +5

      fr

    • @micahgriffin358
      @micahgriffin358 Год назад +3

      Super facts!

    • @syeconer
      @syeconer 7 месяцев назад

      Homie said go get a suit for a job...These kids today know nothing about that,oops my bad I raised my 2 daughters on how to go to a job interview!!!!

    • @turbotone5058
      @turbotone5058 16 дней назад

      Word 💯

  • @godssonraymond8877
    @godssonraymond8877 Год назад +137

    This song touched me as a kid so hard ❤ it made me wanna be a good boy for my mama 😊

  • @darowemcmillon2724
    @darowemcmillon2724 5 лет назад +386

    "A man never loses a a fight in Gods sight" Absolutely love this song.

    • @josephstewart2979
      @josephstewart2979 5 лет назад +2

      Darowe McMillon I'm feeling this one yeah it's all cool truth or fact

    • @jonikerionwu
      @jonikerionwu 4 года назад +2

      @Yerbis Shmerpa . Particles of the Sun. Let the light shine.

    • @tarheelphenom
      @tarheelphenom 4 года назад

      @Yerbis Shmerpa Or vice versa. It goes both ways.

    • @joeycruz5929
      @joeycruz5929 4 года назад

      @Yerbis Shmerpa Well that's not what Slick meant. If someone believes in God just leave it that, a$$hat.

  • @monidani506
    @monidani506 3 года назад +88

    A man never loses a fight in God's sight, cause righteous laws are over you and this is the message that the Ruler Rick threw and its true!! 🎵🎵🔥🔥🔥

    • @kaidenrue6472
      @kaidenrue6472 Год назад +8

      We likes to party 💚🎶🎉

    • @RoxineCrew
      @RoxineCrew Год назад +1

      🎤

    • @andrewcook444
      @andrewcook444 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes! best part of the whole song! That “men don’t steal hey most don’t borrow and if you smile crack today your kids will smile crack tomorrow” all are very powerful lines

    • @andrewcook444
      @andrewcook444 10 месяцев назад +1

      Ps also it’s over due** not over you’

    • @dolapooladejo4970
      @dolapooladejo4970 9 месяцев назад

  • @lisacannaday7184
    @lisacannaday7184 6 лет назад +2708

    I'm almost in tears listening to this. What happened to us uplifting the kids through music? Today you hear.. pop pills, drink lean, smoke weed, shoot, kill, fight etc.

    • @nichellestewart1374
      @nichellestewart1374 6 лет назад +130

      Divide and Conquer!

    • @reubensingh1430
      @reubensingh1430 6 лет назад +15

      Ikr

    • @jackmeoff2025
      @jackmeoff2025 6 лет назад +40

      TheTruthHurts first off....we parents are the role models...second...a lil rick the ruler wont hurt ur kids either🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😁

    • @jackjenkins7143
      @jackjenkins7143 6 лет назад +57

      I smoke weed. But I have my shit together though.

    • @ebonyeyed08ti
      @ebonyeyed08ti 5 лет назад +21

      Don't forget they encourage sex too

  • @melvonjohnson5711
    @melvonjohnson5711 Год назад +133

    Its a damn shame that they don't make music like this anymore-This is when hip-hop artist made positive songs and informed their audience about what's going on in the world. I can't picture any today mainstream artist making a song like this in this day and age.

    • @noconsentgiven
      @noconsentgiven Год назад +11

      The shame is they do, but this type of music gets no love cause it doesnt fit the agenda.

    • @vietnamd0820
      @vietnamd0820 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@stewart950
      So true 😂

    • @vietnamd0820
      @vietnamd0820 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@noconsentgiven
      Don’t J Cole and Kendrick Lamar make at least some thoughtful songs?

    • @desiredrapfilms
      @desiredrapfilms 10 месяцев назад

      Compare this to chief Keef I don’t like 😂

    • @kyrie9312
      @kyrie9312 8 месяцев назад

      Me neither, unless it's Nas

  • @alalove7186
    @alalove7186 Год назад +137

    One of the greatest rappers of all time 😊

    • @HaileyMarieGrande
      @HaileyMarieGrande Год назад +2

      For sure!

    • @TheBmwa
      @TheBmwa Год назад +2

      FACTZZZ

    • @GregCampbell-y6s
      @GregCampbell-y6s 10 месяцев назад +1

      Top five rappers from New York

    • @aarontate8656
      @aarontate8656 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@GregCampbell-y6s It's crazy because he's from the UK

    • @MetalizedButt
      @MetalizedButt 8 месяцев назад

      @@GregCampbell-y6swhy does he have a british accent?

  • @cindybarnes8433
    @cindybarnes8433 6 лет назад +277

    "believe it or not the lord still shines on you and me"

  • @jaydelldell4657
    @jaydelldell4657 4 года назад +150

    He started hip hop swagger, give him his roses especially in Louisiana

  • @jermainemajor5107
    @jermainemajor5107 Год назад +67

    The most inspiring rap song ever. This song is still relevant today and will always be. SLICK RICK THE RULER!!!!!

  • @strangelady4039
    @strangelady4039 6 лет назад +1786

    Back when it was cool to be smart and show love

    • @jumahamis227
      @jumahamis227 6 лет назад +10

      Strange Lady what about these days 😀😀

    • @Mugen123456789
      @Mugen123456789 6 лет назад +86

      Sad thing is it wasnt even cool back then Rick just had the heart to spread this message anyway, the kids desperately needed it

    • @sekhemasaru5718
      @sekhemasaru5718 6 лет назад +15

      So everyone acting dumb and showing hate should be ignored.....not payed attention to.....its contagious.

    • @t.n.3819
      @t.n.3819 6 лет назад +42

      That never stopped being cool, don't let toxic pop culture and the media distort your perception. It's easy to succumb to all that bullshit, but it's all an illusion.

    • @sekhemasaru5718
      @sekhemasaru5718 6 лет назад +8

      @@t.n.3819 ABSOLUTELY!

  • @DeLaSales83
    @DeLaSales83 5 лет назад +1357

    I have been listening to this song for over 30 years and it never gets old. Classic!

  • @NnmP-z1o
    @NnmP-z1o 6 лет назад +558

    " Society is a weak excuse for a man. "
    Slick Rick 1965 - 3916

  • @boom-ting3700
    @boom-ting3700 2 месяца назад +9

    The heart, the aesthetic, the vibe, the colors, the fashion, the dancing, the lyrics... Yo 📏

  • @lav1973aug
    @lav1973aug 9 лет назад +839

    I was 15 years old when i heard this song, today i am 43 years old. and it is still RELEVANT & FRESH.

    • @Bigreid92
      @Bigreid92 9 лет назад +9

      Same here and it's still in my music rotation!

    • @kitacurrie7331
      @kitacurrie7331 8 лет назад +1

      I love this

    • @Synthebarber
      @Synthebarber 8 лет назад +16

      I'm 12 and i hate music today its not even music its just a bunch of people saying anything and getting paid for it and not helping anything not making the world a better place not in any way you might think I'm to young but i know whats going on in the world and i wish i was born in a different time period just saying.

    • @jayscribe7547
      @jayscribe7547 8 лет назад +9

      Everything he is taking about will always be relevant in our community and our country: teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, domestic violence, aimlessness

    • @harrypagetflashman1
      @harrypagetflashman1 8 лет назад +5

      same here except I was 12 or 13 and now I'm 40 lol...peace to Ricky Walters the ruler...

  • @keithwarfield9904
    @keithwarfield9904 6 лет назад +544

    Truth. I play this for my son's, at the beginning of each school year.

  • @KLartrandM
    @KLartrandM Год назад +37

    I had a neighbor who drove a navy blue 79 cadillac deville on trues an vogues. His system would bump this hard for about a year on his way home from work. You could literally hear him coming 10 blocks away. It was like waiting for the ice cream man. I loved every minute of it.
    Its crazy because i just realized what he was doing. He was trying to send us kids a message. He was the 1st young man with a wife an kids that i had ever seen buy a home. At 1st we thought he was a drug dealer but he worked for GM.
    Cool dude, love the message

    • @erickawhisenton3898
      @erickawhisenton3898 5 месяцев назад +2

      Wow, thanks for painting the picture ! I felt that as if he was my neighbor! Hats of to him , working man with a family!

    • @Brwnbunn
      @Brwnbunn 4 месяца назад

      @@erickawhisenton3898YES!

  • @katherinekarrington696
    @katherinekarrington696 Год назад +103

    It would be nice if Rap music still had messages like these today; I know these songs motivated me even still.

    • @skinzlive7769
      @skinzlive7769 9 месяцев назад

      @@stewart950Motivation for the SWs

  • @BabyCakes218
    @BabyCakes218 4 года назад +475

    slick Rick the original black British hiphop artist from the Bronx👌😁

    • @lexxdiamondz
      @lexxdiamondz 4 года назад +16

      Why even mention a wack rapper... smh

    • @2uldgang892
      @2uldgang892 4 года назад +21

      bro im 14 and 21 savage is the worst shit ive heard

    • @birb106
      @birb106 4 года назад +3

      Frog, yeah new rap is crap

    • @birb106
      @birb106 4 года назад +4

      Accept people like j cole and Kendrick Lamar

    • @LilC1deep
      @LilC1deep 4 года назад +4

      @@birb106 j cole for real. I'm not a fan of Kendrick Lamar but he is quite talented, way better than a lot of that mumble trash or whatever they play now days

  • @MsRayDG
    @MsRayDG 4 года назад +332

    1:32 the way he blushed at his mom made me smile ... 2020 heal the world

    • @dreadmunkey2128
      @dreadmunkey2128 4 года назад +18

      real genuine, familial moment, love this song and its message

    • @AK-fj8yo
      @AK-fj8yo 4 года назад +4

      💕

    • @Mr_Damion_Scott
      @Mr_Damion_Scott 4 года назад +1

      💪

    • @ericb.-3132
      @ericb.-3132 3 года назад +11

      yeah u could tell she was proud of him.....

    • @ianking163
      @ianking163 3 года назад +5

      Wish I could look at my mom like that again. RIP Mama❤

  • @smartass2st
    @smartass2st Год назад +378

    2023 and this song was stuck in my head out of nowhere.. Slick Rick = amazing.

  • @caesonpotter
    @caesonpotter 2 месяца назад +12

    One of the Greatest to ever do it. Style, Authentication, Aura and Originality. DA RULER!!!!

  • @abdulshaddai727
    @abdulshaddai727 4 года назад +975

    No twerking, no violence, no worship of drugs or money .. just beautiful, timeless! This and They Reminisce Over You are 2 of the best hip hop songs ever!!

    • @videoaboutmusicita6182
      @videoaboutmusicita6182 3 года назад +5

      What about Notorious Big?

    • @redpillagenda1515
      @redpillagenda1515 3 года назад +13

      The overstimulated society today.
      How can you get people to pay attention other then those extremes?
      Its an Industrial Problem.

    • @skouttvfe499
      @skouttvfe499 3 года назад +2

      @@redpillagenda1515 L

    • @lordmegatron4789
      @lordmegatron4789 3 года назад +7

      @@redpillagenda1515 nah i agree we are over stimulated

    • @juuu666
      @juuu666 3 года назад +1

      @@videoaboutmusicita6182 did you not read what is said in the first comment

  • @nobody3888
    @nobody3888 8 лет назад +998

    Slick rick is such a classic legend

  • @justme.53
    @justme.53 5 лет назад +522

    Hey young world
    Listen to the positive lyrics
    In 2020

    • @serenathompson101
      @serenathompson101 4 года назад +3

      Nida Jay 4 real i play this music around tha home front for a reason

    • @ru8775
      @ru8775 4 года назад +5

      yup , one of the nicest songs , and its still true in 2020

    • @jamiesimms7084
      @jamiesimms7084 4 года назад +2

      Real tings

    • @justme.53
      @justme.53 4 года назад

      @@ru8775 so true

    • @ricardolofton1190
      @ricardolofton1190 4 года назад +1

      True indeed

  • @ChatrianBooker
    @ChatrianBooker 27 дней назад +7

    Classic and still relevant today ❤❤

  • @_devolve
    @_devolve 2 года назад +94

    Easily one of the best hip-hop songs of all time.

  • @haliciayarbrough5871
    @haliciayarbrough5871 5 лет назад +126

    I LOVE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO POSTED ON THIS THREAD😭! Every message I read is so powerful. Blessings and Good Fortune to each and every one of you!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @glyn5385
      @glyn5385 4 года назад +1

      God Bless You Halicia

    • @torreylee7385
      @torreylee7385 4 года назад

      Thank you. Have a blessed one.

    • @briannk3720
      @briannk3720 4 года назад

      God bless you all

    • @briannk3720
      @briannk3720 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/YOHTRzz_Hho/видео.html

  • @jasondean9430
    @jasondean9430 5 лет назад +182

    A man never looses a fight in God sight!

  • @selomegirma7151
    @selomegirma7151 2 месяца назад +8

    Favorite hip hop song…Slick The Ruler!🎁

  • @ddawk1019
    @ddawk1019 8 лет назад +298

    Staying out of trouble when it comes in sight
    And a man never loses a fight in God's sight
    Cause righteous laws are overdue
    And this is a message that the Ruler Rick threw
    And it's true...... Str8 facts!!!!!!!!!!

    • @borninfinitycharles239
      @borninfinitycharles239 8 лет назад +2

      I promise I wanted to post this exact same except from this song when I heard it yesterday after so many years...thank you for showing me that I was on point...great minds think alike...feel free to hmu on FB @ Born Charles...Peace GOD Born Infinity

    • @ddawk1019
      @ddawk1019 8 лет назад

      Indeed!!!!! Peace and blessings God.

    • @terrismith1346
      @terrismith1346 8 лет назад +2

      Now that's Real talk I love ❤ that song Slick Rick Hey Young Love ❤. July 2016

    • @terrismith1346
      @terrismith1346 8 лет назад +2

      +Terri Smith ment to say HEY YOUNG WORLD

    • @XTRABIG
      @XTRABIG 8 лет назад +3

      BOOM

  • @southeastd.c5636
    @southeastd.c5636 5 лет назад +136

    This song was ahead of its time,just fast-forward to today’s world

    • @Luna-kb3sr
      @Luna-kb3sr 4 года назад +6

      No it wasn't. It transcends time. That's different.

    • @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380
      @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380 4 года назад

      @@Luna-kb3sr what?

    • @Creap0fluigi
      @Creap0fluigi 4 года назад +4

      @@mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380 it will always be a relevant song no matter how much time will pass, is what he says

    • @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380
      @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380 4 года назад

      @@Creap0fluigi I see, thank you.

    • @zoo05zoo
      @zoo05zoo 4 года назад +2

      It was very relevant for its era. You have to understand that in the late 80's, crime was actually much higher than it is today and it was the height of the crack cocaine era.

  • @yuppppppl
    @yuppppppl 6 лет назад +585

    My pop's died in 88 I was nine and every time I heard this song I thought about my pop's.

  • @robertandrecrawford7243
    @robertandrecrawford7243 2 месяца назад +11

    This song just made me cry 😢😢😢 just thinking about life 😂😂😂

  • @662chillin
    @662chillin 6 лет назад +798

    When people say that Biggie was the GOAT because of his storytelling, they seem to forget that Rick The Ruler was doing it almost a decade before Biggie doing it with singles like this and Children's Story

  • @setondriveable
    @setondriveable 6 лет назад +39

    And a man never loses a fight in God's sight. Tell em Rick. God is the greatest

  • @louisbroadway4392
    @louisbroadway4392 6 лет назад +139

    Not everybody can be positive AND cool AND JAM all at the same damn time... Rick did that Shit!

    • @newberg7854
      @newberg7854 5 лет назад +3

      Well said

    • @jakeevussistrunk5699
      @jakeevussistrunk5699 5 лет назад +1

      Point well taken this classic has a positive message

    • @Jrue61
      @Jrue61 5 лет назад +4

      Yea. I've always loved how Rick could kick a good message and not come off as corny.

    • @tyroneburriss9018
      @tyroneburriss9018 5 лет назад

      I agree

  • @glenngrant9388
    @glenngrant9388 Год назад +45

    50 YEARS OF HIP HOP MUSIC LETS GO 8/2023

  • @thisanitthat
    @thisanitthat 2 года назад +300

    It amazing how Rick was saying all this in " 1988" and it's continuous until today 2022....
    THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL " TIMELESS" MUSIC 👆🏽

  • @undre1977
    @undre1977 3 года назад +140

    This has to be one of the greatest songs ever!!! Across all genres!!!

  • @MikeyH1996
    @MikeyH1996 7 лет назад +102

    "A man never looses a fight in God's sight" This is better than gospel music.

  • @oceanlover2426
    @oceanlover2426 Год назад +21

    We respect, appreciate and love you, Slick Rick! 💯🙏🏾💛

    • @mjcowgill7906
      @mjcowgill7906 Год назад

      This takes me way back q and I still love you!!!!!!!!

  • @jencolter1785
    @jencolter1785 6 лет назад +105

    One of THE DOPEST tracks! Best era of my life...smh.

    • @lanardlegare
      @lanardlegare 5 лет назад +3

      Its sad we may never get days like this anymore, smh!!!

    • @newberg7854
      @newberg7854 5 лет назад +2

      Nah we won't but just be thankful we witnessed it at its finest

    • @brentjames6410
      @brentjames6410 5 лет назад +1

      Rick the ruler

    • @williambethel6999
      @williambethel6999 5 лет назад

      Yes
      People prayers rise up

    • @pauldouthit403
      @pauldouthit403 5 лет назад

      Jen Colter , yes...1988....beginning of crack era. Winston Salem, North Carolina

  • @gregcampbell3052
    @gregcampbell3052 2 года назад +54

    Slick Rick the ruler is one of the greatest rappers of all time

  • @samiawilliams151
    @samiawilliams151 5 лет назад +61

    This is Hip Hop gold.

  • @jimmybrown2040
    @jimmybrown2040 19 дней назад +4

    walk straight kid master your high....✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽

  • @jetted_out
    @jetted_out 6 лет назад +516

    30 years anniversary and still hit the soul like its 1988

  • @JERMAINE650
    @JERMAINE650 8 лет назад +240

    Slick rick, one of the greatest ever

  • @eazy3954
    @eazy3954 3 года назад +334

    One of the realest songs i heard i’m 19 years old and this song gave me life

    • @rigger49er
      @rigger49er 3 года назад +5

      Fire young homie!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽

    • @dannigirl9711
      @dannigirl9711 3 года назад +2

      Exactly

    • @dannigirl9711
      @dannigirl9711 3 года назад +1

      Just was listening to scenario my buddy

    • @itz_ryan01
      @itz_ryan01 3 года назад +4

      I’m 19’to and bought the album last week 👋

    • @rigger49er
      @rigger49er 3 года назад +2

      @@itz_ryan01 your a 🐐

  • @ornentertainment4755
    @ornentertainment4755 8 дней назад +2

    This timeless Classic helped me through my childhood 🫡🥇💪🏾👊🏾🎤🖤🙏🏾💯

  • @mainsource9804
    @mainsource9804 6 лет назад +43

    "Hey kid walk straight master your High".. new generation need to fullly grasp that line..

  • @redsbrown2000
    @redsbrown2000 2 года назад +113

    His delivery in this song is a masterpiece

  • @moneygangrepp4
    @moneygangrepp4 3 года назад +192

    He really had us on some royalty type of shit back in the days. Uplifting messages way back then! True legend!!!! Best days of my life!

  • @jaysharp789
    @jaysharp789 Месяц назад +2

    The first truly skilled hip hop artist

  • @tressagault423
    @tressagault423 4 года назад +3933

    Show of hands, who are still listening in 2020

  • @MrNeal1981
    @MrNeal1981 10 лет назад +72

    I still think Slick Rick was ahead of his time lyrically

  • @ajamocampbell9143
    @ajamocampbell9143 3 года назад +93

    Ladies and gentlemen Slick Rick is the master of storytelling his lyrics are way on another level

  • @carltonjohnsonesl
    @carltonjohnsonesl Год назад +20

    This makes me tear up every time. Hip hop is truly the most beautiful form of art

  • @franiefran3598
    @franiefran3598 8 лет назад +34

    A real message. This is when rap had meaning

  • @christopherebigwu
    @christopherebigwu 8 лет назад +83

    its always good to see my fellow sisters fully clothed in music videos back in the days

  • @anitrablake9541
    @anitrablake9541 5 лет назад +151

    2019 and this song is still revelant

  • @tylorsawyerpace7561
    @tylorsawyerpace7561 Год назад +8

    Slick Rick was Def ahead of his time especially where hes from ijs 💯♥️

  • @jocelynleagustowski9073
    @jocelynleagustowski9073 4 года назад +168

    This is solid advice - makes me tear up - i know a young man That really needs to heed this message about what’s real - so important is integrity and character - u have those and you have all you need to carry you through the rest of your days here ....

  • @nonchalantguy7008
    @nonchalantguy7008 6 лет назад +131

    I can't believe this was released in the 80s. I thought this was mid 90s from the sound and flow. This guy was ahead of his time.

    • @whiderboss
      @whiderboss 5 лет назад +1

      I thought so too

    • @asscurt
      @asscurt 5 лет назад +2

      They all learned through Rakim

    • @ryder6877
      @ryder6877 5 лет назад

      it was 88 so

    • @danielappleby1423
      @danielappleby1423 5 лет назад

      I'm so fortunate to be in that generation. This is right before the wool got completely thrown over our music. It's so clear to me how we are being so absolutely manipulated for self destruction. It's intentional and systematic. They want you to blame yourself and others like you keep you too busy to see the hands pulling the strings.

  • @youtubemaniac4357
    @youtubemaniac4357 3 года назад +312

    Slick Rick is one of the most talented rappers ever
    I love this guy's music 🎶
    He's mixing and mastering is amazing 😉
    He's so deep

  • @daytongipe1394
    @daytongipe1394 11 месяцев назад +5

    The vibe to this song is just amazing, the lyrical power Slick Rick had and the way he chose to hit the mic was rare. The best storyteller of all time, Who’s listening in 2024?

    • @WandaWilliams-d3z
      @WandaWilliams-d3z 7 месяцев назад +1

      Im listening, and I’m 60 and listen to this song often, but the youngins just don’t have a clue.

  • @scottdawg609
    @scottdawg609 6 лет назад +111

    Yes lawdd.... classic! I'm 41 and I remember this jam

    • @melissaw1070
      @melissaw1070 5 лет назад +1

      Respect O.G

    • @GeeMoney843
      @GeeMoney843 5 лет назад

      I'm 45. This song still goes hard. Classics never die

  • @yumyumbumblebee
    @yumyumbumblebee 3 года назад +233

    This is one of the best sounding hip hop tracks ever..
    Listen with legit headphones & hear the richness of the production..🎧

  • @slackindj
    @slackindj 2 года назад +182

    Still jamming to this at 34 it’s just too good the lesson and lyricism is just impeccable. This is hip hop. Period.

  • @1KINGLOVE1
    @1KINGLOVE1 4 дня назад +3

    Relevant even today

  • @tarheelphenom
    @tarheelphenom 5 лет назад +1122

    "Don't admire thieves cause they don't admire you."

    • @crudecube
      @crudecube 4 года назад +43

      drashan35 “Their time’s limited, hard rocks too”

    • @breezetha27
      @breezetha27 4 года назад +22

      CrudeCube "So listen be strong, and scream woopie do"

    • @lisaclark6831
      @lisaclark6831 4 года назад +3

      Facts 💯😷😢

    • @rockymountain5815
      @rockymountain5815 4 года назад +3

      Chinedu Opara me too, a thief broke into my car.

    • @EddEF-qd1bg
      @EddEF-qd1bg 4 года назад +3

      REPEAT THAT MESSAGE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @RealTalk309
    @RealTalk309 6 лет назад +47

    Every kid needs to hear and appreciate this song. Essential to the young mind.

  • @oneluv72
    @oneluv72 2 года назад +61

    When hip-hop music was music!! Thank you kindly the legendary Slick Rick!! 🙏🏽👏🏾🎧

  • @darcellelavalley5230
    @darcellelavalley5230 Год назад +5

    I have sent this song to my son because the beautiful message, hey young world, this world is yours ❤

  • @clementine3218
    @clementine3218 6 лет назад +24

    Back when hip hop had dope, uplifting messages. We allowed corporations and greed to destroy this beautiful genre of music.

  • @beam_team8459
    @beam_team8459 6 лет назад +136

    This one of the greatest songs ever

  • @duvalt87
    @duvalt87 Год назад +21

    The youth need to listen to this song

  • @KurtisMarin
    @KurtisMarin Месяц назад +2

    In my video music box zone right now jamming respectfully✊🏾🔥💯

  • @RashardCole
    @RashardCole 2 года назад +73

    Believe it or Not the Lord still shines on u, he guides u & he watched u as u grew, plus past the age of little child that’s true” 💙🤞🏽#1Love #classic I remember rapping that part at 5yrs old.. I’m 37 now & it still hits me the same 🙏🏾

    • @DiamondRubyJewel
      @DiamondRubyJewel Год назад

      *YOU WERE A SPECIAL CHILD TO PICK UP ON THAT LINE. I SEE IT AS JESUS ALWAYS HAD HIS EYES AND HANDS ON YOU. ENJOY MY PUBLIC PLAYLISTS 🎶🎵🔥AND MOVIES*

  • @ro3snowman
    @ro3snowman 8 лет назад +161

    It's a shame we will never hear songs with a message in it like this today. The late 80s early 90s was a good era for hip hop and R&B

    • @windowslogo3577
      @windowslogo3577 8 лет назад +9

      You will never find that message these days if you only listen to songs that have at least a million views...

    • @tyronemcbride5044
      @tyronemcbride5044 8 лет назад

      ro3snowman you are so right!

    • @prestonstanley6562
      @prestonstanley6562 7 лет назад +8

      there are a lot of songs like this now that are probably better you just choose to let the bad music dictate your opinion when there is lots of good music

    • @willcgodsson
      @willcgodsson 7 лет назад +3

      This is good but if you want to listen to some more positive fresh music listen to rappers Bizzle KJ-52 NF R- Swift Lecrae Willie Mr. G reality call gossypol gangsters PRO Good must c

    • @jamesthewolverinehowlett8732
      @jamesthewolverinehowlett8732 7 лет назад +1

      ro3snowman
      Listen to Joyner Lucas, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem. They have great messages

  • @reggie5272
    @reggie5272 6 лет назад +130

    2019 still sounds good best era late 80's and 90's hip hop music

  • @duckylives4073
    @duckylives4073 7 месяцев назад +348

    Who’s vibing to this classic in 2024?