audio two TOP BILLIN (LIVE)
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- čas přidán 17. 12. 2007
- Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for their first hit, the classic "Top Billin'". They are also the older brothers of female hip-hop star MC Lyte.
The duo's debut single, "Make It Funky," was released in 1987, but it was the b-side "Top Billin'" that hit, making not only the group instant stars but a deep cultural impact on hip hop. The beat by Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and Milk Dee's lyrics would be sampled and referenced time and time again, even by the group themselves: both their full-length debut, 1988's What More Can I Say? and it's 1990 follow-up, I Don't Care: The Album, were titled after lines from the song. However the duo would never recapture their initial success. The singles for their second album, "I Get the Papes" and "On the Road Again", were only moderate hits. It was a time of rapid change in the hip hop market; gangsta rap was rising in popularity, and Audio Two found themselves unsuccessfully struggling to maintain recording contracts and a fanbase. A third album, First Dead Indian, due for release in 1992, was canceled before it was released even though it had an assigned catalog number.
Audio Two did, however, pave the way for their younger sister MC Lyte, who would launch her career with the hit single "I Cram To Understand You (Sam)," which went to #1 on the Billboard Hip-Hop chart in 1989. Lyte's 1998 album Seven & Seven would feature a remake of "Top Billin'"-with the original instrumental-this time a duet between her and her older brother.
In 1994, Milk released a solo EP titled Never Dated on Rick Rubin's American Recordings. While the EP was notable for its single "Spam," a duet with the Beastie Boys' Adrock with drum programming by Mike D, aside from the devoted Beastie Boys fanbase the album generated little interest. Milk would eventually rediscover success by producing singer Eamon, who recorded the Spring 2004 hit "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)." In 2007, Milk Dee recorded a verse for a remix to I Get Money by 50 Cent, thanking all the music artists that have sampled Top Billin' and earnt him royalties. - Hudba
god damnit. this kind of stuff makes me so sad. hip hop will never be this great again..
know your history son! this is from 87'. My copy is rinsed, the vinyl has been played to death.Brooklyn's theme song baby!
UNREAL!!!!!!! One of the hardest beats EVER CREATED!
Man, How could you cats forget the Audi 5000's, Benz 190's? Lotto sneaks, Sergio Tachini sweatsuits, and The OshKosh jumpsuits! Benetton, yo! LOL CLASS of '88 up in this piece!
I WISH I WAS THERE! MADD HYPE!
damn New York!!! yall LIVE as hell.
yeah this is the definition of a hip hop beat
the whole crowd rocking!!! love that shit
so much harder live.
i love this fucking song it never gets old
YeSSS...I Remember!!! I Remember!!!...hell yeah..wonderful...too siiiicckk!! live ass crowd..
dammm I love the crowd
This is str8 hiphop
dont get much better than this shit
alot of artist sampled from this song
80s hustla music....I remember hearing this blasting from Jettas and Maximas...back in theday...dudes had hightops, Coca Cola rugbys, stonewashed jeans, and Adidas Ewings, Converse Weapons, or Jordans with the swooshes on them.
a classic without a DOUBT...I use to put this record on back in the late 80's the crowd would go bananas...would love to see this performance at a b.e.t classic!!!
best old school song!
GO BROOKLYN!
it's like DJ Premier once said "Underground will live forever baby, we just like roaches, never diein, always livin', and all i know let's get back to the program!
man thats a good concerts
yo giz and sister light came thru on this one!!!!
the song is a classic
real hip hop
early 90's... lyte performs cha cha cha after this
i would have fainted if i went . to bad i was in the womb -__-
SICKKKKKKK WHE NRAP WAS NICEEEE
100% truth
major respect 2 u i feel the same way and i'm 16
damn.. way too hype
I think most of us teenagers today can only be pushed as far back as the early 90s.
A little back into the 80s and were going crazy. I cant listen stuff from RUN-DMC and MC Shan.
real rap. not the garbage people have out there now
Everybody did that at shool, man, you took me back.
fuck man, I wish I was older during those years.. I'm 21 right now and I gotta go back and listen to the classic shit for the first time instead of reminiscing on what it ws like back then. Love this joint though!
yo i so didnt know that they were mc lyte's brothers luv it!!!!
fucking LEGENDS!!!!!! but they get no credit these days.
buckwheat333: Now that's what's up. That's good that you're not just relying on the commercial garbage that's pushed down our throats on the airwaves. But you still got a good 10 - 15 years of music that you're missing. Yes, this Hip Hop music thing goes BACK, WAY BACK. You can dig for DECADES back and still be coming up with good music, and several classic joints. It's that DEEP.
i was playin GTA 4 den i herd dis shit bumpin i was like damn lemme look up da soundtrack now im Here!!!!!!
EMarWill-Topa My Hed Numa 2
so basically what year did they perform it live in the video? probably 1987, but i'm not sure
nearly every song on aftermath contains a line of that song
Ahh - so these are MCLyte's older brothers (thanks for the informative write-up, Streeaka :)). You know, when I heard this song a couple of years ago having no idea that these were Lyte's brothers - I thought to myself, "He (or she) sounds like MCLyte." Now I know there is a biological reason for this, lol.
and these are m.c. lyte's bros..
me 10.
the only reason weezy n them are getting so much credit is their marketing.
so much undiscovered talent out there.
What show is this performance from?
they are smart they just dumb it down
I know you hear it!!! I should lock the comments now
90's.
I love Milk and Giz but milk sounds like MC Lyte
Like fuckin 5 cent rippin the crap out of the money line
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Lol
ya weezy n shit
Falsetto Rap
This classic has been butchered so many times over the years.