Everyone over 28 KNOWS Al B was a STUDIO SINGER and it was what it was back then. What made his songs hits was Teddy Riley's production & the way Al B delivered in those songs.
He could NOT sing for shit when he started, so true! But he got better quickly... heard him sing his part on "The Secret Garden" a couple years later, and he blew it out the water! He did improve greatly. His more recent material bears witness to this.
You mean it was bad and terrible mostly terribly bad. LOL This comes from a guy who liked Al B Sure back in the 80's and 90's. I liked his music but never knew he could not sing.
I'm looking at some comments and wondering if we were all watching the same video. Lol When I think of someone who "can't sing", I think of William Hung. Al B. went a little flat on a few of the high-notes here, but other than that he sounded fine. I think the problem was that his voice was maybe a bit generic compared to other male singers of the era. Still a great performer with great songs. And he had and still has a cold-ass falsetto!
I respectfully disagree. He sounds horrible and moves awkwardly. It is like he has no respect for his craft. Even back then in my teens I thought he looked ridiculous. I remember his appearance on the Apollo where he wore those tight high waisted mom jeans showing off his chubby girl body and thought, "Whoa. This just might be the end of civilization." Then I listened to the Sign of The Times, Terrence Trent Darby, and Appetite for Destruction albums and realized there was hope.
dont get me wrong the song is the shit but on the real he couldnt sing at all, but he looks so fucking good that u over look the fact that he cant sing!!!
This was me & my boo Tony jam.Couldn't tell 13 year old us nothing 😂Shout-out to Timmy Gatling ❤️ Fun fact: this is one of only two Al B Sure songs that have clear lyrics 😁
My mom let me buy my first Slick Rick tape for my 12th/ 13th ? birthday. I put it on in the car and she nearly had stroke when "Indian Girl" came on! LOL (Needless to say this was before record labels were required to put the Explicit Lyrics logo on the covers).
That was the thing about Al. we wasnt particularly a good live singer, many artist arent resorting to lipsync made specifically for shows, certainly alota rappers cant freestyle off the top. BUT!!! Al really did put out alota really great tracks when you listen to em now. Most artist of the time only had at best two good tracks on an entire album.
Hey I;m glad Riles production was the bomb....I got laid to the Tape not the actual voice....Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwww....dag Al .....whoah.....whoaaaah...WTF kinda ad lib is that.LMAO
I chuckled a little at first. The performance is not that bad. He is singing live and dancing and a little rapping too. Plus he is staying in key. The hoo ahh I could have done without
it was well known in the industry he couldn't sing for shit. back then they had an auto tune type device in the studio to make vocals stay in tune and sound better. artists like Janet and Paula Abdul used it too. he must have took vocal lessons because he sounded a lot better in the 90's
PhuckHue2 this is mind blowing.. Im niw just finding out he is known for not being a great singer..I never really payed attention to his music to now..dont get me wrong I still like his songs I just didnt know people regarded him as not a great singer..
Man.... thanks for the throw back but ole boy couldn't sing worth shyt!!! But the women loved him tho!!!! Man I was like 15-16 when this came out.. good grief!!!
no it is not. that is all slick rick. the way its record is to make it sound as of slick rick is having a convo with himself. alot of his first album is tracked that like. also he says "...that i'll be naked"
1:34 : he wants to say :'Slick help me outta here ..' What must this Dude have been thinking about this unsure performance of B Sure..go Al B. , go Al B..go Al B. ... Wuuoohhaa! Whenever you hab a bad day and you where in not success ..Look here and you are feeling better I bet
Everyone over 28 KNOWS Al B was a STUDIO SINGER and it was what it was back then. What made his songs hits was Teddy Riley's production & the way Al B delivered in those songs.
& Kyle West
He wrote and produced his song too
you mean Kyle West
@@illsim both yes
Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling did If I'm not your lover. Kyle West wrote most all of Al B.Sure! Hits
Slick Rick was dressed fresh as fuuukkkkk here
I remember Al. B Sure & Slick Rick preforming on Oprah back in 1988.
He could NOT sing for shit when he started, so true! But he got better quickly... heard him sing his part on "The Secret Garden" a couple years later, and he blew it out the water! He did improve greatly. His more recent material bears witness to this.
Rick did his part. And Al did his part too as far as presence. He showed up and the ladies loved it. lol
I remember this video I had this on tape with Bobby Brown and the boys serious throwback
I remember crying when i saw this and thinking why does Al sound so bad.
he couldn't sing!
yup..
No he couldn't
WOW.
this was good and terrible but terribly good 😁
Grandiose Small Things . . . naaah, it was ALL juss terrible!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You mean it was bad and terrible mostly terribly bad. LOL This comes from a guy who liked Al B Sure back in the 80's and 90's. I liked his music but never knew he could not sing.
Love this!! Love u Al B😍💋
The beginning of this video is uncalled for. :-x
Al B. Sure! can do no wrong in my world! Lol! He can sing...
he was so fine
I cannot stop laughing....
Slick rick the ruler. no one better.
I'm looking at some comments and wondering if we were all watching the same video. Lol When I think of someone who "can't sing", I think of William Hung. Al B. went a little flat on a few of the high-notes here, but other than that he sounded fine. I think the problem was that his voice was maybe a bit generic compared to other male singers of the era. Still a great performer with great songs. And he had and still has a cold-ass falsetto!
I respectfully disagree. He sounds horrible and moves awkwardly.
It is like he has no respect for his craft.
Even back then in my teens I thought he looked ridiculous. I remember his appearance on the Apollo where he wore those tight high waisted mom jeans showing off his chubby girl body and thought, "Whoa. This just might be the end of civilization."
Then I listened to the Sign of The Times, Terrence Trent Darby, and Appetite for Destruction albums and realized there was hope.
Show Al B some love y'all. Be nice
I remember this episode on Oprah. I think it was 1989. I recorded it on my vhs. Slick Rick was the flyest! 🔥
Yep! It was 1989. I was there!
Lol ne too recorded on my VHS
His son looks just like him.
13 yrs commenting...looks just like him but Al is his dad dmh
al b sure was my "justin beiber" growing up. omg i loved him so much.
Rick is the GOAT
I didn't know he couldn't sing live wow. Album still was the shit. But the singing DAMN
I never noticed it back then but AL had some female tendancies. Loved his music though it would bang in the ride.
On his worst day He sounds better than any auto tone artist today. that's for damn sure!!
No the hell he doesn't!! In fact he needed auto tune more than anybody!!!
@@FredJ2091 receipts????
@@kareemsupremet.v.5189 his voice (or better yet,his lack of one)IS the receipt!!
@@FredJ2091 You are outta there, he can sing great are you deaf
Riiiight
dont get me wrong the song is the shit but on the real he couldnt sing at all, but he looks so fucking good that u over look the fact that he cant sing!!!
damn, didn't know al couldn't sing.
How?
👑I Remember Seeing This Live On The Oprah Winfrey Show Back In '89*I Was Super Happy For Rick👑
This was me & my boo Tony jam.Couldn't tell 13 year old us nothing 😂Shout-out to Timmy Gatling ❤️ Fun fact: this is one of only two Al B Sure songs that have clear lyrics 😁
Oooowwwaaaahhh!!!!!
Isaiah Tolbert lol
omg! i remember this
My mom let me buy my first Slick Rick tape for my 12th/ 13th ? birthday. I put it on in the car and she nearly had stroke when "Indian Girl" came on! LOL (Needless to say this was before record labels were required to put the Explicit Lyrics logo on the covers).
Lol I remember my first time hearing it too
LMAO me too i used to love that song
That was the thing about Al. we wasnt particularly a good live singer, many artist arent resorting to lipsync made specifically for shows, certainly alota rappers cant freestyle off the top. BUT!!! Al really did put out alota really great tracks when you listen to em now. Most artist of the time only had at best two good tracks on an entire album.
WHOO AGHHH,,,lol if im not yo lover Whoo AGHHH....lmfao
LMAOO crying
🤣🤣🤣
MEMORIES😊😊😊
Al b sure couldn’t dance to save his life 😂
JordanForeverGoat 🐐 . . . Or sing! 😭
@@MrParis215 😂😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😅😆😆
Damn sure couldn't sing either...
Haaa I've always said that too.🤣
I love Al B but dang 2 left feet.
Lol everybody beat me to the punch for the singing....he definitely benefitted on the light skin wave of the 90s
Y’all know him as Joe the Policeman from the What’s Going Down episode of That’s my Mama
I have this on vhs..The Boys & Bobby Brown were also on the show
This was off of Oprah Show a long time ago..I remember this show when they drop the Remix.
Hahahaha. Here in late 2019 playing some old school music.
aaaaaaaaaaghhhhh al b sure is so funny when he sing i dont care who you iz
Why does Al B. Sure sound like he is imitating Rick as he raps with Rick?
He was 😩
Love that song
I remember this. This was Oprah's show.
Yep!
he can sing.just not right there he must had a bad right.some times they have bad days.
Al did the Bobby Brown @1:47. Sing/talk...Can you tell me" am I being used"? for those that was around you know what I'm talking about.
WOW, a TRUE throwback!!!
loved ABS! on this!!!!
Thanks for posting.
Al B definitely wanted it!😄
lmffffaooooooooo, somebody should've told his ass the recording studio effects don't work live!, nonetheless his albums were classic
WOW!!! Those are some 'different' dance moves. Guess we know how he enticed Kim Porter.
Al B sounds Good
I can say he did sound just like slick rick, but we must remember that is al b sure falsetto he needed more practice
Thanks for the shameless plug. OY...
WOW!!! I remember this! I think this was 4th of July in the mid 80's on the Oprah Winfrey show! lol
Albert Pope... right... l remember also, this performance was on Oprah Winfrey show..
This was on the Oprah Winfrey show.
whooooaa whoooaa!....what was that all about? lol
Hey I;m glad Riles production was the bomb....I got laid to the Tape not the actual voice....Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwww....dag Al .....whoah.....whoaaaah...WTF kinda ad lib is that.LMAO
Donnomercy lmfao😂😂😂😂
I chuckled a little at first. The performance is not that bad. He is singing live and dancing and a little rapping too. Plus he is staying in key. The hoo ahh I could have done without
He definitely wasn’t in key boo & that pitch was horrible
Um, ok. Lol Still good looking. Very cute and a good dancer. I LOVE this song. :) lol
Why does he keep bending over in front of Slick Rick..... I know he's been to jail but goodness
😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😆😆
Sheron Byrd He didn’t go to jail. He got arrested and got out the same night because he was innocent!
I was saying the same thing and hoping he did not FART by mistake!!!! 😆 😆 😆
Please stop lmao
Al b gay
Thank you for posting this!! I have on a VHS somewhere!!
0:30 Start Time!!!
Thx your the real mvp if this vide😘😘😘
@@charmamillion gay
Guys he was only like 18 give him a break....how many of u at 18 could do that well with all the cameras and the hoopla...
Who’s listening to this thanksgiving season 2023?
ThankS! for posting
I remember watching this episode of Oprah
I am laughing
it was well known in the industry he couldn't sing for shit. back then they had an auto tune type device in the studio to make vocals stay in tune and sound better. artists like Janet and Paula Abdul used it too. he must have took vocal lessons because he sounded a lot better in the 90's
PhuckHue2 this is mind blowing.. Im niw just finding out he is known for not being a great singer..I never really payed attention to his music to now..dont get me wrong I still like his songs I just didnt know people regarded him as not a great singer..
brockf5. . .same here! I NVR knew he cldnt sing (or dance) and I grew up in that era!
HE SOUNDS HORRIBLE....HE BETTER BE GLAD HES FINE OTHER THAN THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN BOOED OFF THE STAGE
Man.... thanks for the throw back but ole boy couldn't sing worth shyt!!! But the women loved him tho!!!! Man I was like 15-16 when this came out.. good grief!!!
Yeah I remember this episode did have The Boys on it
no it is not. that is all slick rick. the way its record is to make it sound as of slick rick is having a convo with himself. alot of his first album is tracked that like. also he says "...that i'll be naked"
the audience look like they were thrown out of the 70's
@4:01 for those who came instagram this was the part i was talmbout😅😅
Man they was supposed to have the 2 backround dancers in the back with the hightop fades...It would only be right for this song
He did great people stop complaining
When Rick still had his accent...
Al can't compete with studio effects but not too bad.
agreed 100%. he sound pretty bad. furthermore why did he half of slick ricks rap. and him dancin like a woman kills me
its him doing half the raps on the LP too why do you think it says i might just let u see the al b naked would slick say that?
wiltisdabest I have been wondering about that since I was 10.
1:34 : he wants to say :'Slick help me outta here ..' What must this Dude have been thinking about this unsure performance of B Sure..go Al B. , go Al B..go Al B. ... Wuuoohhaa!
Whenever you hab a bad day and you where in not success ..Look here and you are feeling better I bet
This was the beginning of the end for light skin dudes, never before, never again
Sounds like someone's never heard of Ginuwine, Drake & Chris Brown. Lol.
Hell no! That's a straight Disrespect to Bobby....Beiber has a teen girl following, but everybody listened to Bobby
The Emperor has no clothes!!!
when he roll his his hips @ 1:42 let me see what u do ! lol
@gl0bal74 LOL a good ass beat can work over any horrible voice. I noticed in another video i seen "secret garden" Al was the only one lipsinging
LMAO!!!!!! SMH! That boy had no business singing live!!!!
Yo Girlfriends Crush I read that and cracked up! Don’t do him like that. I love him 😂
@@jennmoe254 LOL!! I rock with him too! But not live!
He was Not So Sure on this one here, lol.
😀
Kyle West not Teddy Riley
whats that webbie song
Lmaorotf Lawd have mercy
o my he sounds terrible!
@gl0bal74 word
Does anyone happen to know where to find the rest of the show. I'm sure the boyz were on this.
@richiedemus814 LOL i was just about to ask what show this was because the crowd wasn't too hype and i was wondering why it was middle age women.
What year was this?
Al voice really sucked live wow. He kept going wuuuuww, yeeaaa 🤣🤣
Bra frfr 🤣🤣🤣
This was the 1980's Drake. Real Talk. He was real corny!
Rob Black Not
I can sing as good as he can xD
Not a good single off the album, but al did his thing
@MultiArisai did u mean 2:24?? He should just sing the song lol
Thank God he wasn’t asked to sing the National Anthem. Still my dude though lol.
@gl0bal74 OMG,tell me about it...