N.W.A. - Express Yourself (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2024
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    Official Music Video for Express Yourself performed by N.W.A.
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Комментарии • 16 тыс.

  • @marandawoods9615
    @marandawoods9615 2 года назад +1989

    The era of NWA was untouchable. One of my favorite rap groups of all time!

    • @user-vi9ql1nc9m
      @user-vi9ql1nc9m 2 года назад +22

      Sadly i wasn't alive at that time 😥 but mi can still listen to their music from back then

    • @olgafigueroa2909
      @olgafigueroa2909 2 года назад +6

      I just found coast contra. Highly recommended.

    • @tigbeast5257
      @tigbeast5257 2 года назад +4

      The best

    • @Ykwhat75
      @Ykwhat75 2 года назад +12

      Mid 80s - mid 90s best era for hip hop

    • @kauaquirino3180
      @kauaquirino3180 Год назад

      Listen "RACIONAIS SOBREVIVENDO NO INFERNO"

  • @djbrownsville
    @djbrownsville 7 лет назад +16746

    only song NWA did with no curse words...and they killed it.

  • @fatsackcat7251
    @fatsackcat7251 8 лет назад +3752

    n.w.a aren't assholes their just honest, and everyone loves them for that

  • @Paleto-A1
    @Paleto-A1 Год назад +824

    this is the friendliest n.w.a song ive ever heard

    • @crystalfoureightsixtwo
      @crystalfoureightsixtwo 9 месяцев назад +43

      it's almost got kinda de la soul vibes

    • @zachpayne5306
      @zachpayne5306 9 месяцев назад +6

      lol

    • @julia2k8
      @julia2k8 8 месяцев назад +10

      Fr lol 🤣🤣

    • @erickcontreras113
      @erickcontreras113 7 месяцев назад +22

      @@julia2k8nwa something 2 dance 2 is their other friendly nwa song ever but yeah this song is still great express yourself that is

    • @N8TIVE2008
      @N8TIVE2008 4 месяца назад +6

      Dre was from the world class wrecking crew that’s why

  • @kobemartinez9562
    @kobemartinez9562 2 года назад +2216

    "It's crazy to see people be what society wants them to be, but not me!" One of my favorite lines in all of music right there

    • @Terri.M.L
      @Terri.M.L 2 года назад +25

      I was looking through the comments and the same time I saw this one is when he said it haha coincidence 😩

    • @darthnemesis9387
      @darthnemesis9387 2 года назад +9

      @@Terri.M.L wtf same here😲

    • @p4trik278
      @p4trik278 2 года назад +3

      ✌✌

    • @emailyclake1706
      @emailyclake1706 2 года назад +9

      Society doesn't want them to be like anything. They want to be like it. They use there free as they please with there life's like anyone. It's everyone's personal choice and free will to do as they please

    • @lotus___freedom
      @lotus___freedom 2 года назад +2

      Same!

  • @mochilover96
    @mochilover96 5 лет назад +6784

    Dre: "I don't smoke weed or cess"
    Also Dre: *makes album called "The Chronic"*

    • @shahfuddinshukor1994
      @shahfuddinshukor1994 5 лет назад +734

      Because he met snoop dogg

    • @brayzgame8037
      @brayzgame8037 5 лет назад +109

      Take street drugs, aka "pharmacology and illicit drugs" class....you'll get it. I believe it's an elective in most schools

    • @halo091
      @halo091 5 лет назад +334

      He was never A real street gangster. Eazy e was right. Dre was a showman.

    • @ЖидкийСтул-л8т
      @ЖидкийСтул-л8т 5 лет назад +58

      @@halo091 Showwoman

    • @JwaStar1
      @JwaStar1 5 лет назад +68

      D.O.C. wrote Dre's verse it's his complete style.

  • @Cityslickerr_
    @Cityslickerr_ 5 лет назад +3542

    Insane that Ice Cube wrote so much for NWA, gotta be one of the best song writers ever

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 4 года назад +82

      the d.o.c wrote more.

    • @evelynphore7635
      @evelynphore7635 4 года назад +107

      @@m4sh666 Still better than what we have nowadays, most of the song writers steal lyrics these days and the song isn't even good.

    • @jay-vi4pw
      @jay-vi4pw 4 года назад +30

      Top 10 of the 90's No doubt.

    • @AnTunZee
      @AnTunZee 4 года назад +101

      L1am21 ice cube wrote around 80 percent of “straight outta Compton” that album was a game changer

    • @parko3327
      @parko3327 4 года назад +4

      @@m4sh666 LOL. Thanks for the insite "M4sh" - Cant be further than wrong bigfella

  • @malikbey2073
    @malikbey2073 Год назад +145

    Dat beat will forever be a classic

    • @FeR-kt1jt
      @FeR-kt1jt Год назад +9

      One of the coldest samples ever! This is my favorite NWA song, this beat is just too cold

    • @yihannajohnson3711
      @yihannajohnson3711 10 месяцев назад +5

      Yes

  • @LPJack02
    @LPJack02 3 года назад +1113

    RIP Eazy-E (September 7, 1964 - March 26, 1995), aged 30
    You will be remembered as a legend.

  • @datigboman4671
    @datigboman4671 4 года назад +1063

    Dr Dre is actually an underrated rapper. He really expressed himself and rapped his heart out here. Arguably the best NWA song and probably the best ever from Dr Dre. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

    • @blackbabyjesus9
      @blackbabyjesus9 4 года назад +159

      Love Dre but Ice Cube wrote the song

    • @datigboman4671
      @datigboman4671 4 года назад +15

      Black Baby Jesus did not know that. I think the best person was allowed to interpret the rap and that was Dr Dre.

    • @readyrose3558
      @readyrose3558 4 года назад +26

      He didn't write anything

    • @mu7mmad037
      @mu7mmad037 4 года назад +43

      dre is a producer he produce mixing and do beats sometimes he raps when someone write him a verse

    • @alexmillenbach443
      @alexmillenbach443 3 года назад +9

      Maybe as a rapper but can create the best ones and give them the most lovely beats ever

  • @The8bitdin0
    @The8bitdin0 4 года назад +367

    This is my favorite NWA song. Idk why, it just makes me so happy.

    • @therealautisticdj
      @therealautisticdj 2 года назад +31

      It is a happy song, tbh. Express yourself :)

    • @Ben-rz9cf
      @Ben-rz9cf 2 года назад +18

      yeah its the one thats just encouraging you to be you, don't chase the fame or the money pop charts just be true to yourself and make art

    • @kelvyquayo
      @kelvyquayo 2 года назад +8

      The HORNS riff is DOPE. Rolling bass-line. Positive lyrics with truth. When I first heard this was blown away…. Now hearing it again it’s my favorite song again

    • @ajtowin
      @ajtowin 2 года назад

      My favorite Dre song as well, I knew about NWA before this but this remix was wild af in 89, 🔥 was 18 that year it came out

    • @sampablo7776
      @sampablo7776 2 года назад

      The beginning?

  • @Gabe.497
    @Gabe.497 Год назад +124

    The original song and the vocals for the express for yourself part was made by sung by Charles Wright. Eazy-E's uncle.

    • @MrDo0bie
      @MrDo0bie 5 месяцев назад +5

      Word

    • @SequoiaMoonSpeaks
      @SequoiaMoonSpeaks 2 месяца назад +2

      Thank you for that 👍🏾💜

    • @noitnova
      @noitnova 2 месяца назад +4

      And was produced by Eazy's father.

  • @sonnycrockett6992
    @sonnycrockett6992 3 года назад +2339

    This song was removed in Remastered version of GTA: SA, just a friendly reminder.
    Another friendly reminder: This song was released in 1988, and that's 33 years.

    • @afootballplayer848
      @afootballplayer848 3 года назад +61

      They still have gangsta gangsta

    • @KIPPZY
      @KIPPZY 3 года назад +135

      The remastered version is ass anyways.

    • @abecadlo66
      @abecadlo66 3 года назад +26

      Why was it removed?

    • @sonnycrockett6992
      @sonnycrockett6992 3 года назад +53

      @@abecadlo66 Problems with license

    • @epicviolence123
      @epicviolence123 3 года назад +32

      @@afootballplayer848 Gangsta Gangsta is in GTA 5

  • @tylerjohnson9795
    @tylerjohnson9795 8 лет назад +584

    Damn Dre killed this.

    • @TheYunghawk
      @TheYunghawk 8 лет назад +98

      Tyler Johnson thanks to Cubes pen

    • @kappakappa4507
      @kappakappa4507 7 лет назад

      vondrae hawkins whatever dog

    • @maxj02
      @maxj02 7 лет назад +41

      So we gonna act like Ice Cube and Ren didn't write Eazy shit

    • @ryanseacrest8700
      @ryanseacrest8700 7 лет назад +5

      Rap Albums ice cube wrote Until 1989 then Mc ren wrote some from 1987-1991,N by Nature wrote Temp Instane,Dresta and Dirty Red wrote for E during 1993-95

    • @VaLeNTiNoaRMaNi
      @VaLeNTiNoaRMaNi 7 лет назад

      Ryan Seacrest
      Loisvuitton
      Loisvuitton

  • @jamaladem6142
    @jamaladem6142 4 года назад +542

    I wish we had more songs like this in this era.

  • @masterfulmusic_
    @masterfulmusic_ 7 месяцев назад +138

    Wos still here in 2024🔥🔥 RIP Eazy-E 😇😇

  • @pathwalker2867
    @pathwalker2867 4 года назад +1284

    Song: "Express yourself"
    Vevo: "Yeah sure, except this, and that, and that."

    • @DJ_MARIANO
      @DJ_MARIANO 3 года назад +8

      @Santiago Carmona facts this comment is underrated

    • @5ive35squad
      @5ive35squad 3 года назад +2

      uNderAtEd

    • @DJ_MARIANO
      @DJ_MARIANO 3 года назад +5

      still typing that shit like it’s 2018 bro get a life

    • @5ive35squad
      @5ive35squad 3 года назад +2

      @Santiago Carmona im over 13, i was just making fun because thereres always a idiot saying "underated/copied"

    • @5ive35squad
      @5ive35squad 3 года назад +5

      @Santiago Carmona LOL imagine not cussing having girls, a lot of hood friends,playing and watching violent content, being yourself before 18

  • @Shortlady82
    @Shortlady82 9 лет назад +1820

    I remember when this song came out! I used to break out doing the running man while watching this on yo mtv raps lol!!!

  • @dontgetmarried
    @dontgetmarried Год назад +393

    This is the only song you can show your grandma from NWA's entire catalog lmao
    "These nice, young men look scary but their message is positive!"

  • @bollywoodmusicnetwork2501
    @bollywoodmusicnetwork2501 Год назад +40

    Golden Era of hip-hop 🔥🔥💯
    RIP legends ❤❤

  • @TomastheTank-Marcus
    @TomastheTank-Marcus 3 года назад +303

    Only song from NWA that has no swears and they killed it this shows how songs don’t need swears to be good

    • @joshdaboss2365
      @joshdaboss2365 2 года назад +6

      I ain’t tha 1, if it ain’t ruff

    • @М.К-э6ы
      @М.К-э6ы Год назад +4

      Thanks for copying one of the top comments. 😢

    • @WillieSilly020
      @WillieSilly020 11 месяцев назад

      real@@m42037

    • @Nexusk0o
      @Nexusk0o 10 месяцев назад

      you didnt coment it why thank to u lmao
      @@М.К-э6ы

    • @crack_snorting_cat
      @crack_snorting_cat 10 месяцев назад +1

      They did make a clean version of straight outta compton but it's not as good

  • @rururandu
    @rururandu 4 года назад +3303

    Dre: i don't smoke weed or cess
    Also dre: SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY

  • @redskeleton762
    @redskeleton762 2 года назад +62

    I wish rap would still be this dope. N.W.A holds a special place in hip hop

  • @shortyrockeroner4137
    @shortyrockeroner4137 Год назад +32

    This song was revolutionary.

  • @MrCTruck
    @MrCTruck 2 года назад +102

    This song really showed off NWAs lyrical prowess

  • @paulbaker9434
    @paulbaker9434 2 года назад +172

    Been a fan of these guys for 30 years,2022 and NWA are still relevant to this day in America.these boys had balls

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 4 года назад +184

    REMEMBERING
    ERIC "EAZY E" WRIGHT
    (SEPTEMBER 7 1964 - MARCH 26 1995)

    • @Jm-ek8th
      @Jm-ek8th 3 года назад +5

      He was acc born in 1964 not 63

    • @melodysanger103
      @melodysanger103 3 года назад +4

      @@Jm-ek8th thanx

    • @Jm-ek8th
      @Jm-ek8th 3 года назад +3

      @Ronel Pader yeah

    • @kb.1005
      @kb.1005 3 года назад +1

      @Ronel Pader what do you mean “if he is still alive”.

    • @ethanhensley9355
      @ethanhensley9355 3 года назад +1

      Coming up on his death day.. Rest eazy

  • @joe_theis
    @joe_theis Год назад +13

    Still one of the greatest songs ever made... F&*king TUNE!!! Geniuses at the very top of their game...

  • @Brigand231
    @Brigand231 3 года назад +66

    Some messages are timeless. These days it's not just being black but also about anybody who disagrees or demonstrates individual thought that they try to silence and persecute.
    The lyrics here are not only on point but very well-written.

    • @JayJackson1981
      @JayJackson1981 2 года назад +3

      Cube really showed his ass on the second verse. He put the pen to the pad for sho

  • @buddhikaj4011
    @buddhikaj4011 8 лет назад +192

    these golden days of hiphop..will never come back again...

    • @nickolasberardi9267
      @nickolasberardi9267 8 лет назад

      thats what you think ;)

    • @nickolasberardi9267
      @nickolasberardi9267 8 лет назад +1

      oh i agree 100 percent new school is fucking stupid but i mean you gotta have hope sometimes whats the point of saying oh its gonna suck just fuck it might as well make the most of it

    • @ioanbogdan2000
      @ioanbogdan2000 8 лет назад

      ...

    • @patrickkarlsson5541
      @patrickkarlsson5541 8 лет назад

      +jack deez Agreed

    • @patrickkarlsson5541
      @patrickkarlsson5541 8 лет назад

      +jack deez Plus these shitty singerkids.. Jacob Sartorius and you know...

  • @Jack-oh3om
    @Jack-oh3om 3 года назад +437

    First time hearing this today, this may be one of the greatest samples I have ever heard in my life

    • @ducttape82
      @ducttape82 2 года назад +27

      The singer / songwriter of the original song they sampled (Charles Wright) was actually Eazy-E’s uncle.

    • @monqueawhite5782
      @monqueawhite5782 2 года назад +9

      This was my first time hearing it today Nov 10 2022.

    • @FeR-kt1jt
      @FeR-kt1jt 2 года назад +8

      @@monqueawhite5782 congrats. One of the best beats you’ll ever hear. Imo this is their best song

    • @Maximus5775
      @Maximus5775 2 года назад +3

      Shit this might be my favourite song now

    • @JayJackson1981
      @JayJackson1981 2 года назад +7

      @@monqueawhite5782
      Wow, the song came out in 1988 and was a HUGE hit and you're just now hearing it?

  • @jimmyboulai5109
    @jimmyboulai5109 Год назад +20

    We’ll never get Rap like this ever again! Best Era….

  • @bassinblue
    @bassinblue 8 лет назад +161

    The guy who made this music video is a genius.

    • @busterstig7830
      @busterstig7830 8 лет назад +2

      David Harrison apart from they had eazy take ice cubes lyrics lol

    • @ilovekyrieirving2611
      @ilovekyrieirving2611 8 лет назад

      David Harrison i love ur profile pic

    • @khalyleedwards7735
      @khalyleedwards7735 8 лет назад +3

      David Harrison Ice Cube is the real genius for writing this song

    • @jeanlescano7013
      @jeanlescano7013 8 лет назад

      David Harrison fuck yes man

    • @rockysmith371
      @rockysmith371 7 лет назад +5

      Khalyle Edwards ice cube was a talented writer

  • @ddjsoyenby
    @ddjsoyenby 3 года назад +220

    this song is one of the best rap songs ever made and they did it without even using swear words.

  • @Mrbudderful
    @Mrbudderful 4 года назад +668

    For those of you commenting on the lyrics “I don’t smoke weed or cess”..Ice Cube wrote this song and indeed did not smoke weed yet during this period.

    • @13.79
      @13.79 4 года назад +5

      I don't think he ever smoked weed

    • @myprofilepicsucks8668
      @myprofilepicsucks8668 4 года назад +37

      13. He smoked weed during when he was in NWA and if you watched Friday you'll see Ice Cube smoking weed

    • @mu7mmad037
      @mu7mmad037 4 года назад +9

      Dre never writes his verses it either D.O.C who writes most of dre songs or ice cube when he was in nwa or Jay-Z who wrote still dre

    • @InchonDM
      @InchonDM 4 года назад +22

      Yep, and Dre _also_ didn't smoke weed at this point! That, uh, wouldn't last, as we all know.

    • @mu7mmad037
      @mu7mmad037 4 года назад +5

      InchonDM no dre actually smoke

  • @hkisembo
    @hkisembo 6 дней назад +5

    2024 November who is here, these songs inspired some of us outta the ghettos.,in Uganda

  • @SOuTHeRNrAGe96
    @SOuTHeRNrAGe96 9 лет назад +217

    Dre just dissed smoking weed because he said he was above it. Damn. Times have changed!

    • @ABC-mh5ix
      @ABC-mh5ix 9 лет назад +42

      Lol he sure did. Now everybody just promotes it.

    • @Pissoff56
      @Pissoff56 9 лет назад +2

      +Tristan Griffin (SOuTHeRNrAGe96) nothing wrong with smoking weed tho

    • @lucasnorth3764
      @lucasnorth3764 9 лет назад +11

      +Tristan Griffin (SOuTHeRNrAGe96) Except no one's ever seen him smoke weed. Search for pictures of Snoop Dogg smoking weed and you'll find hundreds, but search for Dre and none. Probably just raps about it to be more mainstream.

    • @T14JM
      @T14JM 9 лет назад +4

      +Lucas North He has two albums named Chronic, if you don't think he smokes weed you're wrong. After Dre left Ruthless he changed his style.

    • @HydroHusky
      @HydroHusky 9 лет назад

      +Tristan Griffin (SOuTHeRNrAGe96) Dr Dre - Kush lol

  • @ΑργύρηςΛινάρδος
    @ΑργύρηςΛινάρδος 3 года назад +43

    this is one of the best songs of N.W.A . Plus it's a song with a special message to every individual.

  • @queenkiki4253
    @queenkiki4253 9 лет назад +87

    The hardest rap group of all time can't wait til the movie comes out

    • @juanmadera6189
      @juanmadera6189 9 лет назад +5

      What about Wu-tang clan? Smh :(

    • @TheMerryPrangster
      @TheMerryPrangster 9 лет назад +3

      Jah... Wu-tang kept it real back in the day :)

    • @Smeet9
      @Smeet9 9 лет назад

      Queen Kiki public enemy???

    • @kumis91
      @kumis91 9 лет назад

      theyy all kept it real

  • @bobbyricigliano2799
    @bobbyricigliano2799 Год назад +25

    It would be hard to overstate the massive crossover popularity of N.W.A. during this era. Everyone was into this music, whether they were rap fans or not. Any serious retrospective of the music and culture of the late 80's - early 90's would include this. Phenomenal stuff, the soundtrack of my youth.

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад +1

      Same with BB, late 80s and 90s MJ 🐐

  • @allweather8733
    @allweather8733 3 года назад +77

    Some music is absolutely timeless. Not listened to this since I was in school and it still sounds brand new.

  • @gtabro1337
    @gtabro1337 3 года назад +836

    If this song doesn't put you in a good mood I'm afraid you have no feelings.

    • @temperancepearson4352
      @temperancepearson4352 2 года назад +9

      hey hope ur okay, it’s such a bop

    • @gtabro1337
      @gtabro1337 2 года назад +9

      @@temperancepearson4352 Thanks man, I'm good, and this song always makes thing even better

    • @1ellc4t18
      @1ellc4t18 2 года назад +1

      Thanks

    • @capybara9521
      @capybara9521 2 года назад +2

      Nice gatekeeping

    • @LydiaMoMydia
      @LydiaMoMydia Год назад +5

      @@capybara9521how? this song could make anyone feel better

  • @wyattwebster4939
    @wyattwebster4939 3 года назад +80

    best rap group ever

    • @bhka6423
      @bhka6423 3 года назад

      Bone Thugs, NWA, Wu-Tang and G-Unit are my favorite Rap groups

    • @CDB-iu2ts
      @CDB-iu2ts 3 года назад

      @@bhka6423 tribe?

    • @bhka6423
      @bhka6423 3 года назад

      @@CDB-iu2ts Also based

    • @TomastheTank-Marcus
      @TomastheTank-Marcus 3 года назад

      This is sooo true

  • @jonathan18.10.
    @jonathan18.10. 10 месяцев назад +18

    Rest in Peace Eric Wright Eazy-E 🙏🏼🕊❤️💫

  • @Chugacomedy
    @Chugacomedy 3 года назад +967

    This song is best to me every time 😍💕 🔥love from Arusha Tanzania 🇹🇿

  • @p.m.c..2.615
    @p.m.c..2.615 2 года назад +96

    Still one of THE greatest tunes of all time . Timeless . Flawless . Classic .
    Rappers now days can only dream of producing a tune like this . 🙏Legends 🙏

    • @IsGrouse
      @IsGrouse 2 года назад +3

      have you heard siko mode?

    • @ArabianWhiteRose
      @ArabianWhiteRose 2 года назад

      @@IsGrouse that shit ain't no way near this type of music, get your shit together

    • @businessgoosep936
      @businessgoosep936 2 года назад +2

      @@IsGrouse lol

    • @businessgoosep936
      @businessgoosep936 2 года назад +2

      @@IsGrouse you tripping

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад +3

      Ya but Gen Zs and millennials won't listen to our rap they're close minded, well most I see some young brothers & sisters (of all colors) on here

  • @komickaze85
    @komickaze85 4 года назад +36

    This is my favorite song from this group. Great beat, great lyrics, great sampling.

  • @MikeRen1995
    @MikeRen1995 3 месяца назад +9

    It’s crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me… RUTHLESS 💪🏾💯

  • @areviewsmovies8573
    @areviewsmovies8573 8 лет назад +121

    I miss this kind of hip hop, a lot of hip hop today gives the genre a bad name, this will always be great

    • @KOKINGWAYNE
      @KOKINGWAYNE 8 лет назад +2

      +A Reviews Yes indeed! #lovethe90's

    • @areviewsmovies8573
      @areviewsmovies8573 8 лет назад

      Wayne Alexander This was 80s but me too

    • @danerorman
      @danerorman 8 лет назад +5

      Young Thug > Tupac

    • @Andrew-xl3gr
      @Andrew-xl3gr 8 лет назад +3

      +A Reviews Listen to B4.DA.$$ and Pinata, very reminiscent of the 80s and 90s. Very good albums.

    • @TorontoHighGuy
      @TorontoHighGuy 8 лет назад

      annelise giraud Yah i know i'm just trolling ;)

  • @breadworksboston7052
    @breadworksboston7052 4 года назад +14

    "It's amazing, to see people be, what society wants them to be, but not me"... Great Line!!

  • @CultWhatever
    @CultWhatever 4 года назад +1433

    Why was the sign censored? All it said was “I Have A Dream”. I hate VEVO so much

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 4 года назад +266

      @Lose Lose american's copyrighting phrases and words is disgusting. cancer charity's sueing each other for using the colour pink.

    • @sureac
      @sureac 4 года назад +5

      tg WV didn’t know you were the reincarnation of him... just saying you don’t know if he was alive he could like them, it’s not for you to say what the man liked or not? Isn’t that why people fought for rights so people have the right to like things without people judging

    • @jay-vi4pw
      @jay-vi4pw 4 года назад +11

      @Jesus Christ "I have a dream" is trademarked and a direct quote from MLK. If anybody wanted to put that in thier video I'm pretty sure they had to ask MLK's family members first.

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 4 года назад +19

      @@jay-vi4pw doubt he was ever the 1st person to ever say it. and its weird that you can blur the writing of it but you can say it in your songs as much as you like. freedom of speech not freedom of writing i guess.

    • @FishAreFriendsNotFood
      @FishAreFriendsNotFood 4 года назад +38

      Ironically on a song called express yourself

  • @rfritz
    @rfritz 2 месяца назад +5

    EXPRESS YOURSELF, CUZ I'M FROM GROVE STREET!🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🟢🟢🟢

  • @dirkgroovy7207
    @dirkgroovy7207 9 лет назад +3026

    This is the song that the new fans still don't know

    • @zak-ur6yy
      @zak-ur6yy 9 лет назад +112

      +Raul Ortiz they don't they likely just listen to fuck the police and straight outta compton and think will smith wrote this

    • @LLE2001
      @LLE2001 9 лет назад +29

      isn't this song in the movie

    • @zak-ur6yy
      @zak-ur6yy 9 лет назад +26

      no one mention anything about the movie

    • @zak-ur6yy
      @zak-ur6yy 9 лет назад +11

      although seemingly not everyone knows how to spell
      and the point we were making is that it's likely that people wouldn't know this song.
      we were saying it's unlikely that children wouldn't know that NWA made this since there's such a dissonancwe between this and the rest of their songs

    • @Cluelessch
      @Cluelessch 9 лет назад +4

      +zak 1208 I'm 15 I knew

  • @kinghiggins5021
    @kinghiggins5021 4 года назад +52

    One of my favorite hip hop Groups of all time The song is still Relevant to this day

    • @user-vi9ql1nc9m
      @user-vi9ql1nc9m 2 года назад +1

      In my opinion this is my favorite group, the number 1. For now it has always been.

    • @scottkelly4131
      @scottkelly4131 2 года назад +1

      Where's EAZY....

  • @kingmaverick4849
    @kingmaverick4849 4 года назад +3393

    *0%sex*
    *0%drugs*
    *0%violence*
    *0%swearing*
    *100% rap*

    • @itx_Erick16
      @itx_Erick16 4 года назад +180

      100% Rap
      100% Street

    • @ImmortalChaos
      @ImmortalChaos 4 года назад +178

      100% Classic
      100% Expressing Oneself

    • @newtclovers
      @newtclovers 4 года назад +149

      if you think this shit is 0% sex or drugs you should probably listen to the rest of NWA and their solo stuff lol

    • @kingmaverick4849
      @kingmaverick4849 4 года назад +56

      @@newtclovers but the fact is that nwa don't show off like the rappers today they have money when they rapping nwa don't do that they wear what they normally wear during the day

    • @TheDanielradio
      @TheDanielradio 4 года назад +37

      "I'm expressing with my full capabilities and now I live in correctional facilities"
      the violence is def. mentioned in this song.

  • @ShoeNice22videos
    @ShoeNice22videos Год назад +7

    Love this song

  • @BenAri18
    @BenAri18 4 года назад +920

    90% comments: dre : i dont smoke weed", makes album called chronic
    10% comments: no curse words, happiest rap song

    • @coolsoul2191
      @coolsoul2191 4 года назад +6

      Glad to see someone still watching this in 2020

    • @coolsoul2191
      @coolsoul2191 4 года назад

      Glad to see someone still watching this in 2020

    • @thetrashycan
      @thetrashycan 4 года назад +5

      they don't understand what radio songs are

    • @itwontcomeout5678
      @itwontcomeout5678 4 года назад

      Glad to see someone still watching this in 2020

    • @itwontcomeout5678
      @itwontcomeout5678 4 года назад

      Glad to see someone else still watching this in 2020

  • @Kazuhira64
    @Kazuhira64 4 года назад +1460

    _"Express yourself, cuz im from grove street"_
    -Carl Johnson 2004

    • @svityy
      @svityy 4 года назад +54

      you mean 1992?

    • @weddingtable3501
      @weddingtable3501 3 года назад +20

      No he means 2004. San andreas isn't real life

    • @svityy
      @svityy 3 года назад +61

      I know it isn't real life but the game takes place in 1992 so it makes more sence to say 1992

    • @OhyeahMrKrabz
      @OhyeahMrKrabz 3 года назад +7

      1992 actually

    • @OhyeahMrKrabz
      @OhyeahMrKrabz 3 года назад +15

      @@weddingtable3501 But in the game the year is 1992

  • @0o0shady0o0
    @0o0shady0o0 9 лет назад +618

    I want to thank GTA San Andreas for teaching me about kick ass old school hip hop songs. without it i would have no idea about this one, and many others. (i was born in 97)

  • @joaovictorsantannabernardo425
    @joaovictorsantannabernardo425 2 года назад +3

    When i was young i didn't understand some of the words that he was saying, but now...I just get hyped when he picks the microphone. This music is a patrymony and it should be never forgotten, express yourselves young men.

  • @EternalChampion1988
    @EternalChampion1988 10 лет назад +26

    This was by far the only rap song that brought everyone together.

  • @ericjohnson3332
    @ericjohnson3332 3 года назад +107

    Dre saying he doesn't smoke weed is the best part

  • @AmBROSGames
    @AmBROSGames 3 года назад +39

    This was the first NWA song I heard in Tony Hawk and so began my journey to loving Hip Hop for the rest of my life.

  • @yuvithedope
    @yuvithedope Год назад +13

    No one can beat the world's most dangerous group N.W.A

    • @NormalYoutuber12
      @NormalYoutuber12 Год назад

      Eminem: Why be a Group, When you can be a God

    • @E40570
      @E40570 5 месяцев назад

      Cube did

  • @Unknown_____12332
    @Unknown_____12332 4 года назад +2738

    Imagine having a clean song yet it being the most censored one ever

  • @MCCiabattaGrande
    @MCCiabattaGrande 7 лет назад +13

    Every word MC Ren spits is fire 🔥

  • @ghezaielmalek5990
    @ghezaielmalek5990 3 года назад +20

    THE GREATEST RAP GROUP EVER. RIP ERIC.

  • @danielcurry4011
    @danielcurry4011 11 месяцев назад +5

    Easily one of my all time favorite songs,NWA my all time favorite group music.

  • @joshuadurham1257
    @joshuadurham1257 3 года назад +11

    NWA and westcoast los Angeles CA gangsta rap history all time. Westside 4 life!!!!! NWA wins the game. Westside winning numbers!!!!

  • @ltsecondincomand
    @ltsecondincomand 3 года назад +97

    How the hell is this not in the remaster.

    • @MrRobloMan
      @MrRobloMan 3 года назад +33

      Removing NWA from GTA SA is the biggest sin

    • @thelildude805
      @thelildude805 3 года назад +1

      @@MrRobloMan it wasn't in the pc version either 😓

    • @vakapiko8069
      @vakapiko8069 3 года назад

      @@thelildude805 No...

    • @thelildude805
      @thelildude805 3 года назад +2

      @@vakapiko8069 in the steam updated version, it's not in the game

    • @vakapiko8069
      @vakapiko8069 3 года назад +1

      @@thelildude805 Man, no...

  • @brendanbrendan6721
    @brendanbrendan6721 2 года назад +13

    LOVE IT!!!! 1 of my ALL time favourites....NWA is the mob ...pure classic

  • @thatsmetalking345
    @thatsmetalking345 3 месяца назад +13

    The best rap songs, in my opinion, are the ones that have no swearing in them... Fuck yeah.

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 3 месяца назад +1

      It takes some real skill to not rely on those crutches

  • @bristolcity012
    @bristolcity012 3 года назад +104

    Still a brilliant song that the younger generation can enjoy from when rap was rap back in the day 😃

    • @fifa9505
      @fifa9505 Год назад +2

      I am 13 yo and i listen

    • @cr1nge689
      @cr1nge689 Год назад +2

      I would argue modern rap is overhated, there are thousands of amazing albums and hundreds of amazing artists

  • @JakeStarstorm
    @JakeStarstorm 7 лет назад +137

    Such a fucking shame this clip was so heavily censored.
    The excellent moment at the start where the guys jump through the 'I HAVE A DREAM' MLK quote is completely ruined.

    • @dallasgraybeard59
      @dallasgraybeard59 7 лет назад +1

      JakeStarstorm what did it say

    • @aberhamlaguna415
      @aberhamlaguna415 7 лет назад +7

      I have a dream

    • @TheGameCube64Guy
      @TheGameCube64Guy 7 лет назад +4

      As well as the "Los Angeles Raiders" wordmark they have on their hats are censored as well...

    • @aberhamlaguna415
      @aberhamlaguna415 7 лет назад +2

      hers why if you listen to the lyrics they censored everything because they said that radios band thair type of music because it was violent so they made this song saying bad things about radio stashions but in a friendly way

    • @user-wb9go5hj7g
      @user-wb9go5hj7g 7 лет назад +1

      Song: "Express yourself"
      Video: "Censor yourself"

  • @fideltorres6380
    @fideltorres6380 2 года назад +10

    This is why NWA is the best rap group ever.... they could do it all...%100 dope👍🏽😎🎙️🎵

  • @davidcampbell4174
    @davidcampbell4174 Месяц назад +1

    Dre is an underrated rapper. He just paled next all the other rap talent in N.W.A. Cube is a lyrical beast, Dre’s beats were always fire. What a group.

  • @victorallencook7107
    @victorallencook7107 4 года назад +12

    The best NWA jam in my opinion

  • @johnnypaes
    @johnnypaes 2 года назад +12

    1:09 This part give chills! 👊🏿 Ice Cube killed it!

  • @raymondsierra5538
    @raymondsierra5538 5 лет назад +112

    NWA is the greatest group ever rip Eazy godfather of gangsta rap

    • @nbaking9674
      @nbaking9674 5 лет назад +2

      Definitely agree!

    • @heneedssomemilke7248
      @heneedssomemilke7248 5 лет назад +1

      Sorry but i dont i think biggie is better

    • @floringamez9373
      @floringamez9373 5 лет назад +2

      I listen to Eazy-E and NWA 24/7
      Rip Eazy-E
      Die 69,lil(what ever his name is)and all the rest of mumble rappers

    • @killshotff2123
      @killshotff2123 4 года назад +1

      actually it is ice t who's the real founder of gangsta rap

    • @bapu8459
      @bapu8459 4 года назад

      he needs some milke depends really but biggie does have the deeper and mor thought out lyrics but I mean Eazy’s songs are just straight bangers

  • @Arasoratzzz
    @Arasoratzzz 2 месяца назад +5

    EXPRESS YOURSELF🗣️🔥🔥

  • @Vizion0513
    @Vizion0513 8 лет назад +36

    Don't go looking for the good shit, stay here and listen to this good shit.

  • @adamtimmo875
    @adamtimmo875 5 лет назад +717

    Poor Dre, having to live with the fact that this sample was also used in the Emoji Movie trailer😢

    • @northover5023
      @northover5023 4 года назад +4

      and wicks advert

    • @tomo366
      @tomo366 4 года назад +31

      Whole songs a sample bat

    • @christiangomez320
      @christiangomez320 4 года назад +9

      It was used for a coffee commercial too. I can't remember which one

    • @konan3968
      @konan3968 4 года назад +26

      There are hundreds of thousands of kids alive now that assume the beat originates from the emoji movie

    • @wisforwumbo3555
      @wisforwumbo3555 4 года назад +14

      konan that’s why we made the corona virus

  • @xthirdgenhacker7177
    @xthirdgenhacker7177 10 лет назад +22

    old skool rap , still best music, sining about the true!

  • @Itsnoahscott
    @Itsnoahscott Год назад +3

    The nicest NWA song.

  • @limbo2587
    @limbo2587 4 года назад +38

    Now this is what I called a positive vibes.

  • @fandebrucelee
    @fandebrucelee 10 лет назад +25

    Now this is real rap

  • @Misile91
    @Misile91 3 года назад +114

    The happiest gangsta rap that I could play in front of my parents

  • @angelarte8103
    @angelarte8103 3 месяца назад +5

    Good memories growing up in the 80’s 😎💨💨

  • @lukeskywalker1840
    @lukeskywalker1840 4 года назад +31

    I remember when this came out. Never gets old.

  • @anthony1901
    @anthony1901 4 года назад +19

    RIP KOBE BRYANT! King of Los Angeles

  • @Y3NOKI
    @Y3NOKI 4 года назад +14

    This is the most happy gangster rap i ever heard from N.W.A

    • @harijsmiezitis2646
      @harijsmiezitis2646 4 года назад +6

      "gangster rap" 😂 its called "gangsta rap" damn im white but you the ultimate white

    • @maristar22realboii
      @maristar22realboii 4 года назад +3

      @@harijsmiezitis2646 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @wirrldwideundawirrld
    @wirrldwideundawirrld 11 месяцев назад +2

    I'm greatful to RUclips for letting me relive my childhood through these videos 💯🎯🌹 #thankyou

  • @Jesusnugget
    @Jesusnugget 7 лет назад +45

    I like how the hats are blurred out and the song's called "Express Yourself". rip

  • @therealmatheusmatters7652
    @therealmatheusmatters7652 Год назад +33

    Parabéns manos, você acabou de achar um comentário em português nesse som lendário, e se você está escutando isto em 2023 você é mais que uma lenda amigo ♥️🙏🔥

  • @supersoakerer8502
    @supersoakerer8502 6 лет назад +351

    RIP EazyE

  • @xaviercocheteau2408
    @xaviercocheteau2408 Год назад +9

    Respect a nwa de la part de la France !!! Que du pur son de ouf !!

  • @TopMusic-gw4ti
    @TopMusic-gw4ti 6 лет назад +21

    Rest in peace Easy-E best Hip-Hop

  • @sambandviks5365
    @sambandviks5365 2 года назад +11

    Gotta say I love this, wish more songs were like this today. This song motivates me for the entire day 💯

  • @mjolden
    @mjolden 9 лет назад +235

    4:25 "Welcome to Death Row"

    • @mjolden
      @mjolden 9 лет назад +48

      maingangsta Death Row probably wasn't thought of yet, but it's crazy how foreshadowing that is.

    • @Magnus1718
      @Magnus1718 9 лет назад +9

      I was thinking the same thing. If you haven't already seen the movie check it out "it's really great "

    • @mjolden
      @mjolden 9 лет назад +1

      abm718 I heard it was. I was supposed to go the day of the release but I had to pay rent lol. I'll probably go this coming weekend.

    • @vh9network
      @vh9network 9 лет назад

      +Matthew Olden
      Like we always do about this time

    • @mjolden
      @mjolden 9 лет назад +1

      vh9network (High Pitched) I don't love Eazy, I don't Love Jerry, I don't love Ruthless Records! Frankly, I don't love nothing that got to do with them!

  • @emilyguzman1902
    @emilyguzman1902 3 месяца назад +1

    Always listening to this real rap no one can compete with this kinda of real rap I’ve been listening to this since the it came out an I still do I’ll never get played out..Ice Cube too will never get played out. West coast rap the real gangster rap no disrespect with the East coast the good as well.