i remember when this dropped, i was like, man track after track was banging. started putting my people on to herb mcgruff. this stayed in my deck and 23 years later, still have the album in my case.
And for ur Shaq comment, most almost all them werent allowed and simply never had surnames...when they became free they adopted surnames and simply adopted common names like Irish names oneal oleary etc to help not stick out or simply out of preference
They didnt have surnames to surrender my friend they simply were called so and so and to distinguish yourself from those with the same name they'd say either ex: John of (town they were from) or John of (fathers name) so if ur.dads name was Neal itd be Shaq of Neal and eventually it morphed into Shaw O'Neal cus were Americans and we talk lazy and brutalize the English language haha
@Piratenazibear Same reason Shaq's last name is Irish. Because Europeans enslaved blacks and made them abandom their name and their family. 99% of black Americans have European last names.
2024 here!! I’m 45 and still knock this album to this day. Very underrated NY hip hop album. My shit right here!
This whole album was fire and completely slept on..... so unfournate
'98 had too much heat coming out
Its a classic, it was never slept on imo.
i remember when this dropped, i was like, man track after track was banging. started putting my people on to herb mcgruff. this stayed in my deck and 23 years later, still have the album in my case.
@@availxe8639it's definitely slept
nice!
One of my favorite rappers ever. So underrated.
Harlem world 💯💯💯💯🎤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Harlem Kidz get biz
Very dope song from an underrated lyricist. I love Mcgruff
Superb
Fire 🔥 tune
Herb letting them ladies know the flex
And stepping with to them with real vibe
Copped this back in the day. Slept on gem
Best thug love song of all time! Lol slept on
Agreed!
Super lyrical song!
Old school ❤
2021 listen this every day.
I'm great full to be alive to hear such a sublime incredible lyrical dude sh....t
Who else smokin a sesh to this right now
this is true hiphop to its fullest!
Dope dope
Classic
beautiful track
On my Playlist classic album in my period so many bangers plus dope production
@Kristopher Deundra Smith wisdom body
@kristopherdeundrasmith8533not at all
that deal I used to chill in the tunnel before it closed dez 139 dangerzone cats stayed up in that joint before famous NYC live
Tarik Jackson 140th
Nice Check Out Big L (R.I.P.) -MVP Cookin Soul Remix
And for ur Shaq comment, most almost all them werent allowed and simply never had surnames...when they became free they adopted surnames and simply adopted common names like Irish names oneal oleary etc to help not stick out or simply out of preference
2019???God blesss.
I'm a gruff fanatic
THE BEST SONG EVER IMA MIX THIS WITH ALICIA AND HAVE ANOTHER HIT
And we were indent. Servants here in the US until almost the 19th century
@Piratenazibear lived in Ireland my whole life and never met somebody called McGruff
Same hahaha
I have a poster of the destined to be album cover also I have the CD.
Phyre
who the fucks thumbs down this video
🔥🔥🔥
Big sean used this sample too
Hot
They didnt have surnames to surrender my friend they simply were called so and so and to distinguish yourself from those with the same name they'd say either ex: John of (town they were from) or John of (fathers name) so if ur.dads name was Neal itd be Shaq of Neal and eventually it morphed into Shaw O'Neal cus were Americans and we talk lazy and brutalize the English language haha
alicia keys sampled this beat on "unbreakable"
The song was originally done by Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations
@kay19833 thanks
me born in 92
izzy cruz 94
izzy cruz keep it alive dude
91
93
me in 91
I use to play this until the tape popped
@Piratenazibear Same reason Shaq's last name is Irish. Because Europeans enslaved blacks and made them abandom their name and their family. 99% of black Americans have European last names.
The Irish never enslaved anyone we were enslaved by the British monarchy for century's we are the blacks of Europe 💯💯
real rap can be about mackin ladies too if its done with style
his last name is actually brown
cuz hes the crime dog, and its not his real name....
@19caplin82 lol
The Irish rarely owned slaves
McGruff the crime dog
don't start flaging Arabs n whites ain't tight specialized in tombstone and funerals Cajun haha