Atmosphere (Slug) and Eyedea Live Concert at UCLA 2001 (Freestyle and Hits)

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  • Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
  • I've had this on mini DV for 17 years. Considering the lack of great footage of Eyedea and his unfortunate passing I wanted to share this with other fans looking for more. This for me was capturing magic. I was just a fan of both Slug and Eyedea and happened to be in the right place at the right time with a video camera in hand to capture it.
    I hope you enjoy.

Комментарии • 336

  • @davidesquer7776
    @davidesquer7776 3 года назад +136

    Bro imagine just like walking thru campus hearing these two geniuses speak thru speakers my gawddddd

  • @hipsonsogbo
    @hipsonsogbo 3 года назад +184

    One of best things to get uploaded to youtube, don't let this get lost

    • @FirstLast-yq9wl
      @FirstLast-yq9wl 2 года назад +9

      Word! This footage is gold!

    • @sumwonkool
      @sumwonkool 2 года назад +4

      Absolute legendary shit right here. Ppl have no idea how great these two become in the history of underground hip hop

    • @jasonrodman9015
      @jasonrodman9015 Год назад +1

      Amen.

    • @skindeeplove
      @skindeeplove Год назад +3

      Y’all better download this video and save it to something

    • @EricaGarfinkel
      @EricaGarfinkel 5 месяцев назад +1

      It won't not so long as ppl keep it alive

  • @carenama6346
    @carenama6346 Год назад +53

    People watching this today would automatically assume you recorded this on a phone, but this was almost a decade prior to smartphones which makes this video a rare gem to find. Really appreciate this, thanks for uploading!

  • @frankiebelmont7773
    @frankiebelmont7773 3 года назад +55

    The way Eyedea and slug had chemistry on stage was crazy. Would be great if they would do this to this day. R.eye.p

  • @mr.martyr8573
    @mr.martyr8573 11 месяцев назад +11

    Man…Eyedea really was a fucking genius.

  • @rthor4068
    @rthor4068 2 года назад +19

    RIP Eyedea 🫡
    He was light years ahead of his time. His mind was on another level.

  • @dbhammel
    @dbhammel Год назад +29

    The Woman With Tattooed Hands 9:00
    The Abusing of the Rib 20:15
    Scapegoat 25:44
    God's Bathroom Floor 36:45

  • @MrEinSteiger
    @MrEinSteiger 4 года назад +34

    Damn, everyone who saw this is gifted.

    • @WagonBurner1868
      @WagonBurner1868 3 года назад +5

      i am sure less than half really knew what was going on

  • @codywichman213
    @codywichman213 3 года назад +43

    they feed off each others vibes. This is so hard. Ive never heard two artists that are so into each others music. To think i was looking for Gods bathroom floor LIVE..and i found this gem.

    • @twistedladder3506
      @twistedladder3506 2 года назад +5

      Listen to flicker by atmosphere

    • @OmarHernandez-iu2zc
      @OmarHernandez-iu2zc 2 года назад +1

      @@twistedladder3506 ohh mannne that song hits my heart... Made me tear up

  • @jesusbocanegra2061
    @jesusbocanegra2061 3 года назад +13

    i was there OMG thank you , still have my sad clown bad dub 2 signed , i was 14... thank you

  • @donnietaylor3488
    @donnietaylor3488 10 месяцев назад +5

    Rest in peace Mikey your legacy will never fade thank you and I'll see you when it rains

  • @TexasTrip
    @TexasTrip 3 года назад +26

    No phones and all attention on the two talents controlling the atmosphere. Their chemistry was unreal here. This is special footage.

  • @josephrostkowski674
    @josephrostkowski674 3 года назад +28

    You are the best camera ever in 2001 look at the footage or you're a f****** time traveler that loves the underground

  • @about_a_girl_3704
    @about_a_girl_3704 4 года назад +41

    Both of these dudes helped me get through a crazy time in my life. I’m here all the way in 2020 thankful ❤️

    • @GRAYgauss
      @GRAYgauss 3 года назад +5

      They're both still helping me. An eyedea never dies. Wish I could have met the person behind that mask, but I thank him for his legacy. In my opinion, Eyedea was the most significant mind hip hop lost. I have not been personally affected more by someone I never actually met.

    • @chuckb8877
      @chuckb8877 3 года назад +4

      @@GRAYgauss same here and everytime abilities comes to town I always show my respect and go to the show

    • @nickwindholz7912
      @nickwindholz7912 2 года назад +1

      Same hear brother! Glad we're still here so much thanks for hearing them!

    • @maxemerson6955
      @maxemerson6955 Год назад

      @@GRAYgauss p №
      Ll

  • @seandon3k
    @seandon3k 4 года назад +25

    Eyedea and Slug shared a brain I swear

  • @demgamingbros
    @demgamingbros 5 лет назад +66

    They both preform gods bathroom floor jesus christ that's something else.

    • @DJMAERZ
      @DJMAERZ 5 лет назад +11

      That was the norm, then we lost Eyedea. Murs has done it as well, I saw Brother Ali and Slug do it live and that was AMAZING!!

    • @SonsoftheCosmos
      @SonsoftheCosmos 4 года назад +2

      they perform it together in this vid too @ ~4:37 ruclips.net/video/Lie_eKaNASQ/видео.html

    • @demgamingbros
      @demgamingbros 3 года назад

      @Wesson Briggs Google it and it deadass says 73% success rate hahah

  • @taaaaaaaaaaaaaam
    @taaaaaaaaaaaaaam 3 года назад +20

    Might be my favourite performance from either of these two.

    • @juliaayriss6850
      @juliaayriss6850 Год назад +1

      Seeing both of them so young & dare I say eager...is just the best. R.i.P. eyedea

  • @DaveyJ2Day
    @DaveyJ2Day 3 года назад +8

    Someone who loved these guys & truly knew how talented they were booked a small afternoon concert in the commons area on the UCLA campus on this fall day in 2001. This is so special! You can totally tell that slug & eyedea were the only true professors on campus that day.

  • @bryanabalos6596
    @bryanabalos6596 3 года назад +22

    God's bathroom floor gave me the chills. what a glorious moment you captured thank you for sharing. I'm shook

  • @sokatsuislap
    @sokatsuislap 3 года назад +5

    Shame on RUclips for not recommending this to me sooner.

  • @NA-cw4qo
    @NA-cw4qo 2 года назад +6

    This video/performance lives in my head rent free.

  • @marshallmarvin1369
    @marshallmarvin1369 10 месяцев назад +3

    Hidden and frozen in time forever

  • @grizzghost2085
    @grizzghost2085 Год назад +3

    This is gold. Back when they were each others hype man.

  • @mercythemessenger6983
    @mercythemessenger6983 Месяц назад

    R.I.P. Eyedea. His flow was nuts.

  • @CMPClives
    @CMPClives 4 года назад +33

    The Best Thing To Ever Happen In The History of Hip Hop . Miss U bro watching this holdin back tearz

    • @charlesl3638
      @charlesl3638 3 года назад +12

      There are other greats and people who deserve the credit of really pioneering hip hop to a certain direction but eyedea and slug and without doubt two of the best things to ever happen in the history of hip hop .

    • @krispyquam5713
      @krispyquam5713 3 года назад

      Factsp

  • @lawrenceshdow
    @lawrenceshdow 5 лет назад +53

    Thanks for the upload, amazing moment to capture... I honestly got a little upset watching this...

    • @seabassgilligan9396
      @seabassgilligan9396 5 лет назад +3

      Why, what’s up?

    • @lawrenceshdow
      @lawrenceshdow 5 лет назад +24

      @@seabassgilligan9396 that feeling about eyedea passing away always hits me when I hear his music. Plus; I grew up with rhymesayers music. There won't ever be a moment like this one again; it reminds me of so many amazing small RS shows; sort of a bitter sweet type feeling about it.

    • @seabassgilligan9396
      @seabassgilligan9396 5 лет назад +4

      Indeed man, hit me really hard way back to. Always will be apart of me. I don’t want to take away from what you said above, so here’s this-
      
And this goes to those
Whose love is so strong
You can shut your eyes and see them when you listen to they songs.

    • @christopher5825
      @christopher5825 3 года назад +4

      sounds kinda terrible, but damn, eyedea seriously could have been huge if it wasnt for the opioides. watching interviews of him all strung out is terribly sad, this guy had huge star power.

    • @lawrenceshdow
      @lawrenceshdow 3 года назад +9

      @@christopher5825 you hear "flicker" by atmosphere? That song kills me man... Damn. Eyede will always be missed.

  • @Jaryism
    @Jaryism 3 года назад +4

    Amazing, I miss those days... this was real hip hop back then

  • @ChefBurns1
    @ChefBurns1 5 лет назад +23

    why doesnt this have more views!!!

  • @adamhignell8577
    @adamhignell8577 Месяц назад

    To add, the performance was METICULOUSLY planned and executed... people often talk about this era of hip-hop being somehow lesser than the Golden Eras (which were great), but if you know, you know... for me, it was the greatest ever time for rap music.

  • @KnuckChinn
    @KnuckChinn 3 года назад +4

    One of the most underrated RUclips live performances of all time. No joke.

  • @adamhignell8577
    @adamhignell8577 Месяц назад

    Thanks for sharing this!!! RIP Eyedea, what a talent, gone way too soon. Never got to see him live. Thank you so much for uploading this

  • @Johnmessina
    @Johnmessina 4 года назад +10

    Skip to 5:15 - it's why you came. Watch it through, then go back and start from the beginning.

  • @dupagecountyhardcore
    @dupagecountyhardcore 5 лет назад +26

    Great video. Classic era for both these guys. Fortunate enough to have seen Atmosphere and Eyedea but of course missed the tour they did together. Great footage, thanks for posting.

  • @thomaskaaz1
    @thomaskaaz1 4 года назад +23

    This is beautiful footage. what a great PA system. Thanks for sharing, ben!

  • @CarlosRivera-wq3nw
    @CarlosRivera-wq3nw 4 года назад +26

    Thank you, brought back memories, you captured the back of my head most of show! I remember going to Costa Mesa for their show during that tour as well as the in store performance at the Basement. Thank you!

  • @FirstLast-yq9wl
    @FirstLast-yq9wl 2 года назад +3

    I’d give my left but to travel back in time be there live!

    • @FirstLast-yq9wl
      @FirstLast-yq9wl Год назад

      Checking in 28/12/22

    • @danghuynh9052
      @danghuynh9052 11 месяцев назад

      damn, lost account. just found old one@@FirstLast-yq9wl

  • @Jewlions
    @Jewlions 5 лет назад +15

    This is a fucking GEM. Thank you for the upload

    • @benschaffer8547
      @benschaffer8547  5 лет назад +10

      Glad you liked! I felt it was worth transferring off of mini DV and putting online for others.

  • @phillipcabral5206
    @phillipcabral5206 3 месяца назад +2

    Stay gold eydea

  • @prinpak6
    @prinpak6 Год назад +4

    Most impressive feat is how Slug has kept the exact same facial hair for his entire adult life

  • @dandrechesterfield5411
    @dandrechesterfield5411 10 месяцев назад +1

    I got to see him this year in tulsa. He freestyled for like 20 mins. I was 14 and my mom picked me up before the show was over. I was so bummed. Slug partied so hard back then. He was lit for the gig

  • @MSTRFKRT
    @MSTRFKRT 4 года назад +4

    Eyedea aswell oh my, the poetry. I'm going to start listening to your songs religiously

  • @nirvanaguitar
    @nirvanaguitar Год назад +4

    God's bathroom floor. To think that Slug wrote it yet Eyedea lived it.

  • @miguel1755
    @miguel1755 2 года назад +4

    Damn, this is dope. Wasn’t old enough to see Eyedea. I got to see slug twice at the novo in LA. He preformed Gods bathroom floor. Man I can’t believe I’m seeing it preformed in a 2001 vid.

  • @Chakrasstrong
    @Chakrasstrong 11 месяцев назад +2

    Slug is such a great performer.

  • @thesaykopat
    @thesaykopat 3 года назад +7

    Reminds me of why I loved Hip Hop in the first place... thanks for this great moment!

  • @GRAYgauss
    @GRAYgauss 3 года назад +6

    He says just kidding, but he was actually the Big Shot.

  • @captc2578
    @captc2578 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for putting this up!

  • @OvertKll
    @OvertKll Год назад +5

    What a gem! Thanks for the upload!!! Time Capsule

  • @spelt5664
    @spelt5664 3 месяца назад +1

    goddamn man, this is so sick! Much love for sharing

  • @MorallyDerogatoryCA
    @MorallyDerogatoryCA 2 года назад +4

    5:19 - “Big Shots” has a smooth yet upbeat intro. Forever dope...

  • @thomassmith5946
    @thomassmith5946 28 дней назад

    Absolutely genius I wish the crowd new

  • @awallization
    @awallization 2 года назад +7

    Wow, thanks for sharing! Such a great set. For me, God's Bathroom Floor is the gem. Seeing Slug & Eyedea with such youth and passion alone makes it, but that song grabs me. Always has, but they're in particularly good form here.
    I too have some older (1999 - 2002) footage from them in Santa Cruz and SF, CA, from some graffiti battles that I'd love to share, but just need to transfer the analog footage to digi.

    • @snkelol
      @snkelol 2 года назад +1

      when you do pretty pretty please put it on youtube i miss micheal so much

    • @leeroyjenkins922
      @leeroyjenkins922 2 года назад

      Please bless us , would love to see the footage

  • @kevinmadden2907
    @kevinmadden2907 Год назад +2

    Just caught Atmosphere for the second time the other night. This was the first time. Insane that you got this set on video, it's like stepping into a time machine.

  • @belfastj.o.e.4060
    @belfastj.o.e.4060 Год назад +1

    This is timeless

  • @nickwindholz7912
    @nickwindholz7912 2 года назад +3

    Nobody hype... I'd be going nuts enjoying this.. I'm jumping all around

  • @samketchup9415
    @samketchup9415 5 лет назад +13

    thank you so much for the upload

  • @llamatoots7699
    @llamatoots7699 2 года назад +2

    what a treat this would have been unreal to see!

  • @enmaumino
    @enmaumino Год назад +2

    this gotta be one of those videos where someone time traveled to get this amazing footage!

  • @nickwindholz7912
    @nickwindholz7912 2 года назад +4

    Talking about saving mother earth 🌎 in early 2000's

  • @hiphopslug
    @hiphopslug 6 месяцев назад +2

    man I wish I could experience this

  • @Angeluhhbabii24
    @Angeluhhbabii24 4 года назад +5

    YOU are the real MVP for sharing this with us. Thank you.

  • @EricaGarfinkel
    @EricaGarfinkel 5 месяцев назад

    I have no words

  • @NA-cw4qo
    @NA-cw4qo 2 дня назад

    Setlist:
    0:00 - Powdered Water Too (2) (E&A)
    0:45 - Birth of a Fish (E&A)
    4:00 - Void (External Theory) (E&A)
    5:19 - Big Shots (E&A)
    9:01 - The Woman With the Tattooed Hands
    11:51 - Heart
    12:45 - Pushing Buttons (E&A)
    13:37 - (unknown)
    14:34 - Life Sucks Die
    16:04 - Blindly Firing (E&A)
    16:58 - Guns and Cigarettes
    19:12 - (unknown)
    20:15 - The Abusing of the Rib
    24:32 - Eyedea does stand-up
    25:44 - Scapegoat
    27:32 - Freestyle 1
    34:21 - Freestyle 2
    36:46 - God’s Bathroom Floor
    Anyone know the other two songs?

  • @Letchee
    @Letchee 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for that! Beautiful

  • @michelleb8569
    @michelleb8569 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @bretpittenger8624
    @bretpittenger8624 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you

  • @vicomelgoza9053
    @vicomelgoza9053 3 года назад +1

    it's a trip my freshman year was in 2007 at ucla and i discovered homeboy after his death in 2012. and im still listening to this picasso forgotten

  • @gaming6feetunder925
    @gaming6feetunder925 4 года назад +7

    For 2001, good print

    • @mosttriumphantvideos
      @mosttriumphantvideos 4 года назад +1

      Gaming 6FeetUnder yeah and excellent audio. Right geometry from the speakers

  • @NuTTyJUSTIN
    @NuTTyJUSTIN 5 лет назад +24

    27:32 rip to BIG L and EYEDEA

    • @shadowwarrior2996
      @shadowwarrior2996 3 года назад +1

      Thank you, Big L, couldnt remember the original beat

    • @TexasTrip
      @TexasTrip 3 года назад +1

      @@shadowwarrior2996 Big L - Ebonics

  • @jdubb201
    @jdubb201 3 года назад +4

    Saw them that year in Seattle. Dope

  • @adamboulton4028
    @adamboulton4028 5 лет назад +4

    Yes!!!

  • @mandolinplayer13
    @mandolinplayer13 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for posting this

  • @powderedwaterpudding
    @powderedwaterpudding 5 лет назад +6

    Great quality, thank you

  • @MrTerrorMG
    @MrTerrorMG 3 месяца назад

    This is freaking amazing!

  • @ChristopherbergII
    @ChristopherbergII 4 года назад +2

    Thanks Ben

  • @shelltoe_soul
    @shelltoe_soul 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for recording and uploading / digitizing this footage. Legendary.

  • @christopher5825
    @christopher5825 3 года назад +5

    how terribly sad to see these 2 rocking the stage together like this. if it werent for the opioides, i think eyedea had massive star power. just look at him perform with slug. these dudes could have been what eminem became around this time. imagine had they all worked together!

    • @lawrenceshdow
      @lawrenceshdow 3 года назад +11

      I don't think they could ever be like eminem.. Eyedea was only interested in staying independent. And slug felt the same way. Who knows how big eyedea could have been; but he started to step away to focus on different genres; wasn't all about hip hop to him.
      And slug.. I think slug pretty much showed what Indy hip hop can do. 6 albums released into billboards top 40. That's incredible for an independent act. To this day atmosphere does crazy things. There new vids don't hit a million views but they sell out 10,000 people at places like Red Rocks. The new Felt album dropped; maybe 10k RUclips hits... Stays #1 on iTunes for a week. That Shit is bonkers.
      RSE needs to push that RUclips platform harder.

    • @meseone920
      @meseone920 3 года назад +7

      I was fortunate to personally know Mikey as we grew up together, lived a mile apart, went to the same schools and hung with the same people. Music was an extension of the perfectionist he was. He was this good because he dedicated his life to it and strives to be better then anyone he crossed. It wasn’t a disrespect to those he was better then as he would be the first person to extend a hand to share knowledge or make someone better. He never bought a thing flashy with his money and in turn invested in property, studio and the ability to help others. He never wanted the attention or fame, he only wanted to prove he could be the best. He did this with learning to skate board in elementary school, break dancing in junior high and battling/creating music in high school... he would literally lock himself in his basement for years straight crafting the art of whatever it was he was working on. That basement went from skate park to break dance floor to music/recording studio. Phil from los nativos (another great dude I have the pleasure of knowing) was in the music scene early in the headshot days and Mikey was like I can do this and finally slug and them gave him 2 minutes on a headshots session and Sean was like who is this kid as he was 15yrs old with about 12-18 months true time under his belt crafting actual music. I miss him everyday and always remember the times in class, breaking together and conversations we had to the concerts all of it. The time I saved him from a crowd of people trying to get autographs/pictures and surrounding him, I pulled up and saw it and knew it was overwhelming and I called his name he saw me and headed my way and I opened the door, he hoped in and we drove off with no more then a good conversation with a thanks at the end like friends should do.

    • @christopher5825
      @christopher5825 3 года назад +1

      @@meseone920 seriously awesome stuff man. Appreciate you sharing!

    • @damnskippymusic
      @damnskippymusic 3 года назад

      @@meseone920 Thank you for sharing this man❤️

  • @germankid866
    @germankid866 3 года назад +2

    absolut genial!
    woman with the tattooed hands got me onto this yeeeeeears ago! thanks for sharing!

  • @joewatson4610
    @joewatson4610 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the upload. Some of the songs I don't recognize can't find anywhere else

  • @315talbot
    @315talbot 3 года назад +1

    Wow.... I thought I was going to log on and watch the same live Eyedea videos today and was blown away to find this. Thanks so much for uploading!!

  • @vegahortega7951
    @vegahortega7951 3 года назад +1

    Eyedea is a beast man ..deserves more credit 🔥🔥🔥🔥 rip champ.

  • @Luminous-iLLusions
    @Luminous-iLLusions 2 года назад

    I have watched this like 8 times in the past 2 days it is soooooo good. They are both on fire here! R.eye.P.

  • @damontaylor06
    @damontaylor06 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing this. This era was a moment in time that will always stay with me.

  • @Jocotunes
    @Jocotunes 4 года назад +4

    Great upload. Especially when the Big L Ebonics instrumental came on 😂

  • @AccidentallyHappy
    @AccidentallyHappy 3 года назад +2

    Who the fuck would dislike this? This is amazing I love both slug and eyedea. Your favorite rappers favorite rappers

  • @risingsun3907
    @risingsun3907 2 года назад +1

    Gold!

  • @juliaayriss6850
    @juliaayriss6850 Год назад +1

    Watching Eyedea doing "birth of a fish" is so awesome and so sad. He was one of a kind.

  • @ssentak1715
    @ssentak1715 3 года назад +1

    I love this !! I was in high school my last year when eyedea passed, I remember going late cause my brother and I wanted to listen to eyedea that morning

  • @rtw.andrew
    @rtw.andrew 2 года назад +1

    I am so glad to have found this. Beautiful footage. Treasure the fact that you were there.

  • @michaelb24
    @michaelb24 4 года назад +3

    Legends.

  • @PureSkill900
    @PureSkill900 4 года назад +3

    Oh my god thank you for uploading this my friend

  • @dfrntfrm400
    @dfrntfrm400 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you for posting this!

  • @GRAYgauss
    @GRAYgauss 3 года назад +1

    I got to feel a bit like I had the blessing of seeing eyedea...Every video of him is gold to me. Thanks. I had goosebumps the whole time.

  • @Yokai.Wakukhan
    @Yokai.Wakukhan Год назад +1

    Thankful you G, had this footage, is tight.

  • @timlybarger9585
    @timlybarger9585 10 месяцев назад

    I have been a fan of all THREE of these guys for such a long time. The comments are all talking about the chemistry of the two which is amazing but DJ Abilities on the ones and twos behind Slug and Eyedea !!! I wish I found this video earlier thank you for sharing . This is such a treat . So many people don’t know how good Hip Hop shows were around this time . Very few shows today are as good as this !!! Thank you again.

  • @georgipipikov1659
    @georgipipikov1659 Год назад +1

    This is legendary, thank you!!!

  • @sandels1337
    @sandels1337 4 месяца назад

    the best thing to ever happen in the history of hip hop

  • @mosttriumphantvideos
    @mosttriumphantvideos 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for uploading this. Just shared. Haven’t heard this side of them from those years, solid

  • @5t0n3d-G4m3r
    @5t0n3d-G4m3r 3 года назад +2

    remember when most music made you try to listen and think?............. glad aesop and slug are still kickin it lyrical

  • @chizushuynh1
    @chizushuynh1 3 года назад +1

    These footages are gold!!!
    Edit- thanks for uploading, much appreciated 🙏