One of the best beats indeed! Sooo addictive! and that alarm type of sound that comes on when Chuck is rappin' is insane! Then u got that "planet rock" robot voice . The James Brown grunts, the Terminator X scratches Lol! ✊🏼😎✌🏼
That intro never gets old!! Every time I hear it… I get amped and excited… and then i rewind it again 😂😂😂.. and then that beat drops… 1989 da number… another summer….
I found the instrumental version of this YEARS ago when limewire was working. I saved it on my iPod along with many others and someone stole it out of my room. This beat is extremely rare, you're right lol. Thanks for finding it... :-)
Thanks for the upload.Love Chuck and flav's vocals, but hearing this was thrilling! To hear all of those samples put together and made into a song that has stood the test of time...unbelievable!
Man!.............. I got goose bumps when the hook came in. I feel like I just went back in time to the verry moment chuck Hurd this beat. I can see him write fight the power
(First Verse:) 1989---the number....another summer Get down! Sound of the funky drummer! Music hittin ya heart cuz I know ya got soul Brothas and sistas, hey! Listen if ya missing ya'll Swingin while I'm singin Givin whatcha gettin Know what I'm knowin While them black bands sweatin And them rhythm rhymes rollin Gotta give us what we want---uh! Gotta give us what we need---hey! Our freedom of speech Is freedom or death We gotta fight the powers that be! Lemme hear ya say FIGHT THE POWER!!! (repeat 7x) WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!! (Second Verse:) As the rhythm's designed to bounce What counts is that the rhyme's Designed to fill ya mind Now that you realize the pride's arrived We gotta pump the stuff to make us tough From the heart---it's a start A work of art---to revolutionize Make a change---nothing's strange People, people we are the same No we're not the same Cuz we don't know the game What we need is awareness We can't get careless You say what is this? My beloved---let's get down to business Mental self-defensive fitness Yo bum rush the show We gotta go for what we know Hey---to make everybody see In order to fight the powers that be Lemme hear ya say FIGHT THE POWER!!!! (repeat 7x) WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!! (Terminator X interlude) FIGHT THE POWER!!! (repeat 5x) WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!! (Third Verse:) Elvis was a hero to most But he never meant sh** to me Ya see---straight out racist that sucker was Simple and plain---motherf*** him and John Wayne Cuz I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready---I'm hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps Sample a look back You look and find nothing but rednecks for 400 years If you check---"Don't Worry Be Happy" was a number one jam Damn if I say it---you can slap me right here Get it---let's get this party started right Right on What we gotta say----yeah Power to the people----no delay To make everybody see In order to fight the powers that be
wow, that is amazing, though what doesn't come up is the great Saxophone solo, which I guess, was muted out, or something. Still, I love this, and one of the greatest.
longsan3 I guess. Although I wish I was born in like 1974, so I could see the last bit of the 70s, be a kid in the 80s and a teenager/young adult in the 90s.
+CaapriceTube I was born in 74. As little kids at the end of the 70's our parents dressed us up as the village people and watched us dance to disco. By the time i was 9 breakdancing was the thing . junior high was Beastie Boys, RUN-DMC ,Kool Moe Dee , LL Cool J. by high school in the early 90's it seemed like every new hip hop act brought their own innovation to the game. we bought our music on cassette and we made mixtapes from our cassettes on our ghetto blasters. It was a good time.
Sean Donnelly Can imagine. Being born in 1974 mustve been great, you got to see the last bit of the 70s, grow up in the 80s, and still young in the 90s...even into the early 2000s too. Hats off to you, wish Iwas born earlier, but hey I'll take 1989 over being born in this generation or late-90s.
The story of Life is this...STATIC! One hand is always fighting the other hand. The left hand is kicking much ass. I mean it looks like right hand, Love is finished. But hold on. Stop the presses! The right hand is coming back. Yeah, he's got the left hand on the ropes now. That's right! Oh, it's a devastating right and Hate is hurt. He's down. Left hand Hate KO'd by Love.
"2 slices." "NO SERVICE TILL YOU TURN THAT SHIT OFF!" "..2 slices." "Turn it off!" "MR. RADIO RAHEEM I CANT EVEN HEAR MYSELF THINK, YOU ARE DISTURBING ME, YOU ARE DISTURBING MY CUSTOMERS!"
I have the Motown 12” promo but it doesn’t have the instrumental though. In fact the Def Jam reissue in 2005 doesn’t have it either. So the term Ultra Rare certainly applies here. So dope. What a classic.
AWESOME POST!!!!!!!! No bullshit, I was sitting around this afternoon, and cravin' for a jam. Immediately "Fight the Power" popped into my mind. But then I thought, I don't want any lyrics, does an instrumental exist? Well, thanks again to RUclips! I've been bumpin' this all day!!! BIG UPS for postin'!!! Is this on wax anywhere???
Yo, listen up, in the streets where it's rough, Where the hustlers hustle, and the dealers puff, Born in the belly of the beast, where it's real, Grew up fast, learned to steal and deal. A product of the block, where the shots ring out, Where survival's the game, and doubt's the only route, From the concrete jungle, where the weak get devoured, To the top of the game, where the strong got power. Raised in the era of crack and crime, Where the only way out was to climb and climb, A street soldier, with a heart of stone, In a world where the truth is never shown. Every word he spits, like a bullet from a gun, Every rhyme, every line, weighs a ton, No mercy in his flow, just raw grit, In the land of the lost, he's the ultimate hit. From the corners to the clubs, he's a kingpin, With a crew so tight, they always win, Innovating the game, with a style so fresh, In the heart of the struggle, he's the best of the best. So listen close, to the words he speak, In the language of the streets, where the strong seek, A voice for the voiceless, a hero in the night, In the world of gangster rap, he's the beacon of light.
MC Zappa I guess your right on that part, but they also made Blacks stand up against the pos corrupted police and racism. They also made blacks unite together. You have to balance the bad they did with the good.
Chuck D: Elvis Was A Hero To Most But He Never Meant Shit To Me Cause He Straight Out Racist The Sucka Was Simple And Plain!!!! Flavor Flav: MOTHERFUCK HIM AND JOHN WAYNE!!!!
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One of the best beats in hip hop history
🔥❤️🔥Yes indeed…So Powerful✊🏾
💯
R.I.P Radio Raheem
Yes 💪🏿❤️👑
On god
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💯💯
The sampling on this song as well as all bomb squad music are plain masterpieces.
Richard Cardone Yea that is a classic👍
I dont get how they flipped the main sample
Bomb Squad are 1 of the best if not the best group of producers!
this is just one of the best beats.
EVER!!!!
A Classic
One of the best beats indeed!
Sooo addictive!
and that alarm type of sound that comes on when Chuck is rappin' is insane!
Then u got that "planet rock" robot voice .
The James Brown grunts,
the Terminator X scratches Lol!
✊🏼😎✌🏼
@@Beto-pn6rl IKR! so addictive i've had it on repeat for one solid hour after my Sunday Old school hiphop jam session.
That intro never gets old!! Every time I hear it… I get amped and excited… and then i rewind it again 😂😂😂.. and then that beat drops… 1989 da number… another summer….
Yeah! This is a very Epic/Revolutionary Song!!!
Will never forget the summer of '89 every time I hear this fist✊🏾
This song is perfect for the times we're in this is a wake up message!!!!!!
I gave you a thumbs up.
@@BACON-l3t 👊
Check out the "Fight The Power" miniseries on PBS
@@reggiethecommenter9137 already on it 👊
This beat will forever stand the test of time 💯
I found the instrumental version of this YEARS ago when limewire was working. I saved it on my iPod along with many others and someone stole it out of my room. This beat is extremely rare, you're right lol. Thanks for finding it... :-)
lol yooooo he said "when lime wire was working". took me out
Fight the Power
I use to rock this Jam from my bed room in Marcy Projects now I Pump it up while Driving through the Hood in Houston 👍🏾💯🙏🏿
This is dope. I can all the James Brown & Bobby Bird beats & guitar riffs....oh yeah this is deeply immersed in the Funk.
Yeahhh or Mystikal!!!
exactly. mystikal to rap on it !!!
One of the greatest!
Thanks for the upload.Love Chuck and flav's vocals, but hearing this was thrilling! To hear all of those samples put together and made into a song that has stood the test of time...unbelievable!
The Bomb Squad’s best arrangement, along with “Night of the Living Baseheads”.
It's great to hear this and break it all down as an audio engineer n music lover. Thanks for posting!!✌🙂
Man!.............. I got goose bumps when the hook came in. I feel like I just went back in time to the verry moment chuck Hurd this beat. I can see him write fight the power
I love the James Brown/Sly Stone samples in this track!!!
Exactly...
There was nothing like this before, there will never be anything like it again.
Excellent quality the best version I’ve ever heard thank you
Inspiration, spike lee thank you for helping people to re realize the power of what they have to say . Stand up against injustice!
Best ringtone ever!
Good idea!
exactly why im here
West Leigh Bluitt I need your sweet love
I added this to my momy phone, she is nearly sixty but never too old to fight the power!
I always thought this beat/Production was Epic!!!
Lol!The other day I was playing this loud af at the house, and Caught my lil' 5 year old nephew
doin some type of robot dance to this😂
Lawd have Mercy!! Much obliged Mr. Shocklee!!! Sooo underrated!!!
Got to go hard on this. This beat is ultimately rare
Never realized how insaneeee this beat is!! The Bomb Squad strikes again!!
massive beat. epic tune.
Got goosebumps.Amazing.
Smh Comin' str8 from an era in Hip Hop that was fun, enlightening and ultimately powerful.
Who's listening to this in 2020? This should be the anthem for the current protest worldwide
fuck your protest commie
Man listen to how dense this tune really is genius. " sound of the funky drummer ".
frank alfar Music hittin us hard...
(First Verse:)
1989---the number....another summer
Get down! Sound of the funky drummer!
Music hittin ya heart cuz I know ya got soul
Brothas and sistas, hey!
Listen if ya missing ya'll
Swingin while I'm singin
Givin whatcha gettin
Know what I'm knowin
While them black bands sweatin
And them rhythm rhymes rollin
Gotta give us what we want---uh!
Gotta give us what we need---hey!
Our freedom of speech
Is freedom or death
We gotta fight the powers that be!
Lemme hear ya say
FIGHT THE POWER!!! (repeat 7x)
WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!!
(Second Verse:)
As the rhythm's designed to bounce
What counts is that the rhyme's
Designed to fill ya mind
Now that you realize the pride's arrived
We gotta pump the stuff to make us tough
From the heart---it's a start
A work of art---to revolutionize
Make a change---nothing's strange
People, people we are the same
No we're not the same
Cuz we don't know the game
What we need is awareness
We can't get careless
You say what is this?
My beloved---let's get down to business
Mental self-defensive fitness
Yo bum rush the show
We gotta go for what we know
Hey---to make everybody see
In order to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear ya say
FIGHT THE POWER!!!! (repeat 7x)
WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!!
(Terminator X interlude)
FIGHT THE POWER!!! (repeat 5x)
WE GOTTA FIGHT THE POWERS THAT BE!!!
(Third Verse:)
Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant sh** to me
Ya see---straight out racist that sucker was
Simple and plain---motherf*** him and John Wayne
Cuz I'm Black and I'm proud
I'm ready---I'm hyped plus I'm amped
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps
Sample a look back
You look and find nothing but rednecks for 400 years
If you check---"Don't Worry Be Happy" was a number one jam
Damn if I say it---you can slap me right here
Get it---let's get this party started right
Right on
What we gotta say----yeah
Power to the people----no delay
To make everybody see
In order to fight the powers that be
Chelle Lee thank you...
THANK YOU FOR FINDING THIS. BLACKMAN RAP. NOT TODAY.
this beat is pretty rare indeed but it was on a vidio game called def jam vendetta
Thanks for sharing this
You are my hero, I was needing this for background music
ah man, perfect! amazing find. thanks for sharing! :-D
The sampling on this song as well as all bomb squad music are plain masterpieces.
Black Power 👑🦁💯✊🏾🔥
🤎✊🏽
wow, that is amazing, though what doesn't come up is the great Saxophone solo, which I guess, was muted out, or something. Still, I love this, and one of the greatest.
1989!!!!! year I was born, powerful and historical song.
Think this was voted best hip hop song ever by VH1.
A good year to enter the world
+CaapriceTube It's definitely in my top 5 list!
longsan3 I guess. Although I wish I was born in like 1974, so I could see the last bit of the 70s, be a kid in the 80s and a teenager/young adult in the 90s.
+CaapriceTube I was born in 74. As little kids at the end of the 70's our parents dressed us up as the village people and watched us dance to disco. By the time i was 9 breakdancing was the thing . junior high was Beastie Boys, RUN-DMC ,Kool Moe Dee , LL Cool J. by high school in the early 90's it seemed like every new hip hop act brought their own innovation to the game. we bought our music on cassette and we made mixtapes from our cassettes on our ghetto blasters. It was a good time.
Sean Donnelly Can imagine. Being born in 1974 mustve been great, you got to see the last bit of the 70s, grow up in the 80s, and still young in the 90s...even into the early 2000s too. Hats off to you, wish Iwas born earlier, but hey I'll take 1989 over being born in this generation or late-90s.
Radio Raheem
Rest In Power! ✊
Love it. Beautiful. Beautiful ❤️.
Public Enemy sampled this entire back rhythm rift from a section of James Brown's song ESCAPISM. They can't out- funk The God Father!
Best quality on yt, well done mane
Oh WOW. This iiiiiisssss rare. Great find man. Good work.
Pure Fire public enemy FOREVER
Def Jam Vendetta
Yes sir!
GTA Los Santos / Casinos
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
"All right y'all, who wants to see me BREAK THIS KID UP, right now?"
17 years before Def Jam Vendetta.
Miss da 80's.
All I can think of are the Brothers I grew to know and Love who provided the vibe to close out that decade! The SOUNDTRACK OF MY 1st Days in RADIO!❤
its the background music to my life in my head
Better quality than the actual songs posted recently
ohhhhhhhhh man been lookin for this forEVER
#1 HIP HOP TRACK OF ALL TIME! BOYYYEEEE
ah man, perfect! amazing find. thanks for sharing! :-D
2 SLICES!!
Terminator X is sick!
what they did in Brooklyn, needs to come to Newark, Nj bring the noise,I would to see it again.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH u ARE THE FUCKING MAN!!! I BEEN LOOKIN FOR THIS FOR YEARS DUDE!!! THANX!!!
still blastin' through Radio Raheem's speakers
"BRBRBRBRBRBRB CHK CHK CHK!!" then one of the best beats ever
WOW BRO.....Amazing find!!! Mad Respect!!!
How I start my mornings off....nice!
Beat like tunder -Big up mate
Great find! Didn't really hear the Guy sample in the vocal version.
This fighting music
Thanks for sharing this
“..................Can’t we even get our own music?”
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
The story of Life is this...STATIC!
One hand is always fighting the other hand. The left hand is kicking much ass. I mean it looks like right hand, Love is finished. But hold on. Stop the presses! The right hand is coming back. Yeah, he's got the left hand on the ropes now. That's right! Oh, it's a devastating right and Hate is hurt. He's down. Left hand Hate KO'd by Love.
"2 slices."
"NO SERVICE TILL YOU TURN THAT SHIT OFF!"
"..2 slices."
"Turn it off!"
"MR. RADIO RAHEEM I CANT EVEN HEAR MYSELF THINK, YOU ARE DISTURBING ME, YOU ARE DISTURBING MY CUSTOMERS!"
LOL !😎🤣
This beat goes hardd!!!
PUBLISHED ON MY BIRTHDAY!!! and i remember going to see DO THE RIGHT THING in brooklyn on my birthday in 1989. THIS IS MY SHIT RIGHT HERE!
Super funky!
Respect...
Much Gratitude.
I have the Motown 12” promo but it doesn’t have the instrumental though. In fact the Def Jam reissue in 2005 doesn’t have it either. So the term Ultra Rare certainly applies here. So dope. What a classic.
what they did in Brooklyn, needs to come to Newark, Nj bring the noise,I would to see it again.
Thank you!
One of the best rap of the world.
People, people, we've got to get over
Before we go under, yeaaaah Lord - Funky President (People It's Bad)
IMMORTAL.
AWESOME POST!!!!!!!! No bullshit, I was sitting around this afternoon, and cravin' for a jam. Immediately "Fight the Power" popped into my mind. But then I thought, I don't want any lyrics, does an instrumental exist? Well, thanks again to RUclips! I've been bumpin' this all day!!! BIG UPS for postin'!!! Is this on wax anywhere???
Dying to know where you got this!
Must have been straight from Hank Shocklee!
I love the James Brown/Sly Stone samples in this track!!!
Doooooppppe!!!!!! From France and Indian Ocean
o yeah my favotrite rappers back in the day i still love them
Terminator X is sick!
Yo, listen up, in the streets where it's rough,
Where the hustlers hustle, and the dealers puff,
Born in the belly of the beast, where it's real,
Grew up fast, learned to steal and deal.
A product of the block, where the shots ring out,
Where survival's the game, and doubt's the only route,
From the concrete jungle, where the weak get devoured,
To the top of the game, where the strong got power.
Raised in the era of crack and crime,
Where the only way out was to climb and climb,
A street soldier, with a heart of stone,
In a world where the truth is never shown.
Every word he spits, like a bullet from a gun,
Every rhyme, every line, weighs a ton,
No mercy in his flow, just raw grit,
In the land of the lost, he's the ultimate hit.
From the corners to the clubs, he's a kingpin,
With a crew so tight, they always win,
Innovating the game, with a style so fresh,
In the heart of the struggle, he's the best of the best.
So listen close, to the words he speak,
In the language of the streets, where the strong seek,
A voice for the voiceless, a hero in the night,
In the world of gangster rap, he's the beacon of light.
Public Enemy and N.W.A helped progress the black race💪💯💯
Parish Drumgoole the first one I can definitely agree with the second one not so much
MC Zappa what’re you talking about? NWA helped the blacks so much
NoOneImportant they made dope music, but overall they perpetuated the stereotypes of all black men being dangerous gangstas....
MC Zappa I guess your right on that part, but they also made Blacks stand up against the pos corrupted police and racism. They also made blacks unite together. You have to balance the bad they did with the good.
NoOneImportant good point!
I was the Kassel Kid back in '84. Floyd
the old school is the best :)
You're goddamn right
0:01 intro title card opening paying homage to Russell simmons def comedy jam.
When the single came out in 1989 the instrumental was on the flip side I remember my friends and I rapping off of it ....we were horrible
Chuck D: Elvis Was A Hero To Most But He Never Meant Shit To Me Cause He Straight Out Racist The Sucka Was Simple And Plain!!!!
Flavor Flav: MOTHERFUCK HIM AND JOHN WAYNE!!!!
@@Dee_Nice89 TAKING OUT YOU SUCKAS AND YOU DONT KNOW HOW I DID IT!!!! LOL
Bomb squad was in a zone during this time...incredible!
I used to be getting my ass beat on Def Jam Vendetta to this 🤣
Keith Shocklee, word! Let's go!!
Soooo Classic!
fascinating beat
best rap song and video EVER!😉
The Bombsquad indeed - magnifico co
Very nice
Brilliant!!