Queen Latifah - Latifah's Had it Up to Here (Official Music Video)

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    [Intro]
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    The Queen is hyped up
    Ay yo Manda
    What's up La?
    Yo, people have been trying to get fierce on me
    I think it's time I tell them about themselves
    Yo, just give it to them Safari Style
    Well, well, well
    It's the L A the T I the F A H, you'll see why
    Q U double E N. Is the reason I must be myself
    What else? Well fame hasn't got me
    Souped up selling out, sloppy or poppy
    There so much to live for, therefore
    Here's more from a woman
    All women keep the rumors to yourself
    The over blown home grown not known
    Fools who never shown proof let alone own
    A lot of props or a hip hip pop chart
    Notch on your clock is my spot
    Now who got the Mott’s?
    Why you little played out
    Aa-choo!
    I'm allergic to wack crews
    The La, the ti, the fah
    The queen is up
    Throwing salt that you never seen before
    How dare those who talk we can't have them
    Some make me wanna go out with the bat and a magnum
    But a wise, civilized and growing higher
    Judgments from the Queen punishment is the fire
    I'M here to make these fools out of liars
    You must learn step and respect the sire, face the fire
    Latifah had it up to here the frauds felling fear, fear
    The sound is playing like a Q-tip digging your ear ear
    Mama Zula stands for positivity, knowledge and grace
    I never run my piece Damn! I'll take it to your face
    Open why you hoping none stutter stop 'em
    Maybe choke (choke)
    Because it's very hard to breathe while La got you in a yolk
    I'll cut your throat, I'll cut it short
    No one ever getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chprus]
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to 'em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Give it to 'em Queen (I got it)
    Give it to em Queen, yeah, yeah, yeah
    The Queen L A T I F A H in command
    Some of these commercial entertainers
    Are commercially a pain to my mind and my behind
    Try to dis Dana, bumping me off
    Because the Queen has reached a certain plateau
    All I do is boo and say "Is that so?"
    Talk is cheap and if talk got any cheaper
    They'd be selling Nike tongues instead of sneakers
    Kay sa rah sa rah, blazay blah, etcetera
    This is a scene from the Queen La, La
    Lovely and lyrically loose, but lady like
    Im too slick to slip up or get tricked by the shady type
    Chomps y'all talk and still wonder how loose I got
    When Im in town I give the boosters booster shots
    Breaks breaks, face face, never never, waste waste
    Your mind on a rhyme
    That will get thrown in your fronting face
    I'll cut your throat, I'll cut it short
    No one ever getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chorus]
    Royal and loyal
    Face the fire boy
    You wouldn't get the time of the day
    So make way, hey, silence I say
    Lay low and have a cold one
    Cause the whipping I'm dishing is an old one
    I through some soul into my morning bowl then I rolled
    I took your gold and stopped your singled
    Cause it never ever sold
    Matter of fact it never even got the time to sprout
    So you could never give me body or come in my house
    The flavor unit is doing it back again this year
    How many flavors of the flavor can you love to hear
    Feel the force of my holocaust I'm staring at ya
    Put in a bid on who will fall I'm sure to match ya
    Snatch ya stature
    Your broken looks more like a fracture
    Catch that rapper
    Latifah will be back to crush ya
    Go buy a heart
    Cause from the start I told ya no one getting near
    Latifah's had it up to here
    [Chprus]
    Give it to 'em Queen, who got it?
    Give it to 'em Queen Latifah
    Give it to 'em Queen, who got it?
    Give it to 'em Queen, the flavor unit
    Give it to 'em Queen, I got it
    Give it to 'em Queen, Latifah
    Give it to 'em Queen, DJ A D
    Give it to 'em Queen, ease off
    Give it to 'em Queen
    [Outro]
    L A, L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    Give it to 'em Queen
    L A T I F A H in command
    L A T I F A H in command
    #QueenLatifah #tommyboyrecords #HipHop50
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  • @CynthiaEaster-cq9ri
    @CynthiaEaster-cq9ri Před 2 měsíci +40

    No cursing, entertaining without degradation. Long live the Queen.

    • @MrLionelg33
      @MrLionelg33 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I used to tape this video on the VCR back then on video music box.

  • @tammietate3311
    @tammietate3311 Před 3 lety +577

    Filmed outside of the high school where her mom was an art teacher in Irvington, N J. I know this because that's my old high school, Mrs. Owens was my homeroom teacher and they were my neighbors in Newark, NJ! I'm so, so proud of you, Dana! Keep giving it to 'em, Queen!!

    • @clarencemaney
      @clarencemaney Před 2 lety +13

      Irvington High

    • @joannabmarketing
      @joannabmarketing Před 2 lety +7

      Wow nice!

    • @gustavoenriquetorres8492
      @gustavoenriquetorres8492 Před 2 lety +17

      I remember this ill rhyme from 1993 when I used to live in Jamaica Queens, now I'm listening to it like if it was yesterday. One love my African Queen from Bogota,Colombia. We love you.

    • @joannabmarketing
      @joannabmarketing Před 2 lety +8

      @@gustavoenriquetorres8492 wow Columbia loving Queen Latifah! 😀🇨🇴

    • @lordoctune1126
      @lordoctune1126 Před 2 lety +1

      YOOOOGURT

  • @Keezie27
    @Keezie27 Před 3 lety +390

    Latifah killed this. One of my fave rap songs.

    • @ceobosshogg
      @ceobosshogg Před rokem +3

      💯❌💯

    • @ShaniTrahan-es8jw
      @ShaniTrahan-es8jw Před 3 měsíci +1

      She sure did sing that song Latifah I love you! 😘❤💕

    • @Reverend-Race-Horsey
      @Reverend-Race-Horsey Před 2 měsíci +2

      She always that Smooth Jazz on her tracks...you can just bob your head to it. Smooth Funk, Jazz, Groove and Soft Hip Hop/Rap

    • @Keezie27
      @Keezie27 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Reverend-Race-Horsey Very true

  • @maggiejimenez45mj
    @maggiejimenez45mj Před 5 lety +775

    This generation doesn't even know.

  • @backthefuckupoffme9767
    @backthefuckupoffme9767 Před 5 lety +246

    Hard to believe this was 1991. It was so ahead of its time.

    • @aarmstrong110
      @aarmstrong110 Před 4 lety +9

      Yup & I was there to experience it live in concert at MSG in NY 1991 😎👍🏾

    • @officiallistengreatmuzik
      @officiallistengreatmuzik Před 4 lety +6

      I was just born that year lol

    • @aarmstrong110
      @aarmstrong110 Před 4 lety +4

      @@officiallistengreatmuzik Man u missed it, Queen Latifah was rockin it!!! 🎤👊🏾

    • @trinaj9749
      @trinaj9749 Před 3 lety +2

      @@officiallistengreatmuzik I was born in 1993. We definitely missed out.

    • @roshansprague7758
      @roshansprague7758 Před 2 lety +1

      @@trinaj9749 Young in

  • @biggbatt
    @biggbatt Před 5 lety +977

    Dont put her in a category of top female rappers put her in the category of top rappers Period.

  • @Me-ub2nj
    @Me-ub2nj Před rokem +29

    Latifah, Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa were and still are the baddest MCs but Latifah KILLED this song! Glad I was around when rap was good. Different generation nowadays.

  • @jayejohnson5072
    @jayejohnson5072 Před 2 lety +248

    No gimmick, not showing skin, just true lyrics..THE QUEEN

    • @nr30199
      @nr30199 Před 2 lety +4

      💯

    • @susanbodiford9105
      @susanbodiford9105 Před rokem +3

      WORD!!

    • @tagon70
      @tagon70 Před rokem +6

      I was just thinking that..still attractive fully dressed..

    • @CEOkiller
      @CEOkiller Před 9 měsíci +2

      Talent, pride and self respect. A good role model.

    • @FBi_.
      @FBi_. Před 9 měsíci +1

      These are real female mc’s

  • @user-tk7rl6hw6c
    @user-tk7rl6hw6c Před 2 lety +103

    Bro. I was born in 1990 & today I just found all these cd’s of Latifah in my mama storage . Latifah is a FUCKING PROBLEM ! I didn’t know she was THIS GOOD… SHEESH 🔥🔥😳😳😳

    • @monaluv718
      @monaluv718 Před rokem +14

      Listen Latifah was that rapper back in the day and better than most now❤

    • @lt6664
      @lt6664 Před 6 měsíci +1

    • @gdupkwin9676
      @gdupkwin9676 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Treach wrote this for her she still is a g.o.a.t female

    • @goodbrothersteve
      @goodbrothersteve Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@gdupkwin9676where's the proof?

    • @lorileekomer5767
      @lorileekomer5767 Před 2 měsíci

      And she does not throw her clevage into the mix. Just raw emotion.

  • @Kwaku211
    @Kwaku211 Před 5 lety +359

    Always luv the piano loop on this beat...it made it stand out

    • @altaariq
      @altaariq Před 5 lety +23

      And that bassline. Seen her perform this with a live band back in 1991 in Jackson, MS

    • @cocoatea56
      @cocoatea56 Před 5 lety +16

      Naughty By Nature used that too.

    • @senecanicholson1090
      @senecanicholson1090 Před 4 lety +6

      @Kwaku 11. One of the most beautiful instrumentals in history.

    • @stanleywilliams1605
      @stanleywilliams1605 Před 4 lety +8

      Treach produced this. He even co-wrote. You can hear Treach in some of the things Latifah says.

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 Před 5 lety +441

    She has come such a _long_ way. And she _STILL_ looks the same, going on 50!!!

  • @rayhanes1347
    @rayhanes1347 Před 5 lety +364

    You had to come with bars back then. Was no other choice.

    • @lezlethal
      @lezlethal Před 4 lety +20

      I been telling people this. If you were wack, your own crew would clown you until you quit rapping. It wasn't allowed.

    • @marcustrice3246
      @marcustrice3246 Před 4 lety +12

      Nowadays even the least less talented rappers and singers male and female are getting signed all over. Really sad 😢 and pathetic😒

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 Před 3 lety +3

      Yup that's right

    • @zap_sigma1
      @zap_sigma1 Před 3 lety +5

      And biting was NOT tolerated. None of this Cardi B rubbish. If you bit someone else's style, you were astricized and blacklisted as a rapper. And please, don't even get me started on Drake.

    • @fountainsworld3447
      @fountainsworld3447 Před 3 lety

      Sometimes it doesn't have to rhyme though. It depends on the type of rap

  • @tejewitcher687
    @tejewitcher687 Před 4 lety +120

    She truly is the Queen! She made a commitment to never cuss in her rap songs, and stuck to it. She had serious bars, and there is no female rapper today that can even hold a candle to her! this was my all time favorite song by her! She was the best!

    • @rvegas81
      @rvegas81 Před rokem +5

      I agree! True talent!

    • @kevinthomas7853
      @kevinthomas7853 Před rokem +2

      Absolutely!!!!

    • @allen123636
      @allen123636 Před 10 měsíci +2

      But she did cuss in some of her songs though so im confused

    • @bosshog8277
      @bosshog8277 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@allen123636I think at the beginning she wasn’t but later she cussed but it def wasn’t as much as what we here now. She’s always had the ability to come hard and body a song without it though. She’s mos def a beast and the Queen

    • @user-hg7cn4mk9q
      @user-hg7cn4mk9q Před 3 měsíci +1

      Sound like trench

  • @coolbreeze3769
    @coolbreeze3769 Před 4 lety +151

    Love the scratching at the end. A major ingredient that's missing in today's hip hop 😔.

    • @MrMcgale22
      @MrMcgale22 Před 3 lety +1

      Why tahj mowry?

    • @damonadams3853
      @damonadams3853 Před 2 lety +2

      REAL TALK FAM SALUTE!!![999]

    • @knache3870
      @knache3870 Před 2 lety +3

      Real tlk!!

    • @oscarholley891
      @oscarholley891 Před 2 lety +3

      You are sooo right they got DJ s, that make hundreds of thousands of dollars with no scratches and the ability to catch beats they use pre proggamed sets and our music is not played and we ourselves forget our bad ass iconic talented musicians and artist funk , soul, and r& b and blues are not renewed by us

    • @TrinTheGoddess
      @TrinTheGoddess Před 2 lety +1

      Yes!

  • @phresh84able
    @phresh84able Před rokem +7

    Ppl sleep on how dope she really was tho 🔥🔥

  • @chaseteter
    @chaseteter Před 11 měsíci +32

    This gives me the chills. Beat and verses so hard. She transcended the gender and sexuality stereotypes with ability and is legendary for that.

  • @bigdeelow1
    @bigdeelow1 Před 11 měsíci +9

    I forgot about this jam.......that bassline is slamin!!!

  • @derrellhunter9608
    @derrellhunter9608 Před 2 lety +124

    Queen Latifah still looks beautiful to this day she definitely deserved that BET Lifetime Award

  • @defnessrealtalk4016
    @defnessrealtalk4016 Před 2 lety +37

    30 years gone by and these lyrics STILL smokin 🔥

    • @msladylibra8373
      @msladylibra8373 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I come back to this often I'm in the same age group of Queen Latifah, LL Cool J so I 'very grown up in Hip Hop with them because I've supported Hip Hop in "79" in my catholic school shirt gear 😢😂 with a classmate waiting on the bus and this car stopped near us blaring The Sugar Hill Gang "Rapper's Delight" we both fell in ❤ with Hip Hop then and will 4ever be a fan of the genre Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop keep rockin 🎶

  • @strauqq1
    @strauqq1 Před rokem +14

    Real music by a real rapper. This go hard.

  • @monaluv718
    @monaluv718 Před rokem +21

    This song is still fire 🔥. Who’s listening in 2023

  • @PinotLiefio
    @PinotLiefio Před rokem +14

    One of the greatest tracks ever

  • @fredyllanos8972
    @fredyllanos8972 Před 2 lety +60

    She’s one of the artists where her name is literally the most fitting. A lot of musicians hype themselves up with fancy titles, but she truly is “The Queen”. I met her once outside of McDonald’s on 51st & Broadway, in NYC. Must’ve been around ‘99 or 2000 & she was walking around with about 4 or 5 friends. First thing outta my mouth was “oh shit, Queen Latifah”? She laughed & said in her smooth voice “hey baby, how you doing? Hope you’re having a good night”. She was cool as hell, even being a star at that point. She said hi to anyone that recognized her, shook hands, took pics, all while just trying to enjoy a walk in the city.

  • @VictorTorres-vn6wj
    @VictorTorres-vn6wj Před 5 lety +234

    One of my all time favorite Queen L's tracks ... Fierce flow without any profanity - HEY modern day 'wrappers', I dare you to try it (OH, no mumbling allowed)

  • @gradysullivan1248
    @gradysullivan1248 Před 5 lety +256

    That's what u call Spitting Bars! True Hip Hop ,no curse words or booty shaking! The True Queen

  • @jasonsterling4129
    @jasonsterling4129 Před 3 lety +47

    Congratulations Queen on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award last! Well deserved!

  • @nicolewatson2032
    @nicolewatson2032 Před 2 lety +31

    Queen Latifah was very gracious. A large portion of this video was shot in front of Irvington High School and she allowed the students to comprise the audience and signed autographs.

  • @AleiaThatonegiel2012
    @AleiaThatonegiel2012 Před rokem +23

    I played this for my 6 year old daughter. Now, she wants to hear it every day before school❤😊

  • @monicasimone1173
    @monicasimone1173 Před 3 lety +18

    That's that Jersey! Queen, Treach and Vinny created this classic.

  • @nr30199
    @nr30199 Před 5 lety +195

    THIS WAS MY SHIT!!!!!! Miss La on the mic!!! But to see this and where she is now is amazing. GIVE IT TO EM QUEEN!!!

    • @gmcneoplan84
      @gmcneoplan84 Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, she killing it on Star as Carlotta Brown.

    • @nicolehunter5927
      @nicolehunter5927 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes mine too. In my EAR ... HEADPHONES ..

  • @christophermiller7532
    @christophermiller7532 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Treach was a beast writing this. Queen killed it but this is whole flavor is Treach.

  • @misstinahamilton5714
    @misstinahamilton5714 Před 2 lety +11

    Im confused as to why this doesnt have more views. Are you kidding me? This is a legit hip hop classic- the beat the lyrics and our good sis Queen Latifah . Smdh

  • @rayhanes1347
    @rayhanes1347 Před 5 lety +267

    Late 80s and 90s were heaven on Earth.

  • @beedubb7755
    @beedubb7755 Před 4 lety +51

    She's " got it" and she's always had it. And she's still beautiful!

    • @roshelltannen9698
      @roshelltannen9698 Před 11 měsíci +2

      And she rocks everything she does. Queen would've been great at anything she did. I'm glad she decided to be an entertainer.

  • @anopeninvitationwithsheila4348

    The QUEEN still goes hard in 2023🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @gmcneoplan84
    @gmcneoplan84 Před 5 lety +150

    I LOVE Queen Latifah. A powerful talent and a STRONG Black woman. They don't make rappers like they used to. Been a fan of the Queen since I was a kid back in the 90s.

  • @cariocabassa
    @cariocabassa Před rokem +38

    Some dope material from the Queen!!!

  • @cynique46
    @cynique46 Před 3 lety +16

    This new generation could never

  • @Itskelendriab
    @Itskelendriab Před 11 měsíci +13

    I grew up with Latifah’s music but didn’t really appreciate her art until later in life. Now I have mad respect. Give it to em Queen

  • @quaysmith8424
    @quaysmith8424 Před rokem +5

    Exactly why LATIFAH wears the crown 👑 ❤

  • @m.g.3842
    @m.g.3842 Před 5 lety +252

    How did rap go from this to the mess called rap today. Thank God for 80s and 90s Hiphop. This still sounds clever, hard, intellectual, sharp and classy all bundled into one- Thank you Queen for this classic🙌🏾

    • @saifhasan4481
      @saifhasan4481 Před 5 lety +14

      Messed up rappers like Cardi b Nicky Minaj Fetty Wap Iggy Azalea rubbish. Queen Latifa is the legend. Old school hip hop forever

    • @errolthomas9426
      @errolthomas9426 Před 4 lety +1

      @I.N. Turrner Very truthfully said

    • @saud29
      @saud29 Před 4 lety +21

      See this song represents when WE were making our own music and putting forth positive lyrics. Then the Caucasians got involved and started telling us what our music should sound like, and what will sell. So some artists took the money and perpetuated "bitches and thugs". But the royalty, (MC Lyte, Latifah, Heavy D, Public Enemy, KRS-One, etc) remained true.

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 Před 3 lety

      I ask myself that everyday that is insane.

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul Před 3 lety

      Wrong
      U
      Thank God 4
      The Real Hip Hop Culture
      Of
      The 1970's
      The
      Birth Of Hip Hip

  • @andrejackson1199
    @andrejackson1199 Před 5 lety +76

    Rap city and yo MTV raps days I miss these days

  • @latinangel0726
    @latinangel0726 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I’ll never forget in 1991 my father drove me to nobody beats the wiz to buy me this cassette. I waited all week so I can play this repeatedly! Good times!

  • @millenniummind424
    @millenniummind424 Před 2 lety +8

    They call her Queen for a reason

  • @chandrab4039
    @chandrab4039 Před 5 lety +71

    I save this video just to show my daughter what rap was like from a now and then point if view.!!!! Considering she and my niece all ready love the old school R&B I know they will love this. The beat alone make reminisce!!!

    • @tharris19
      @tharris19 Před 5 lety +6

      Chandra Bullard I know that’s right! We got to teach these young bloods about what real hip hop was

  • @ashkeygii9449
    @ashkeygii9449 Před 5 lety +84

    Probably my top five fav Latifah joints

  • @mercedesbenzs600bash
    @mercedesbenzs600bash Před 2 lety +9

    Simply put,THE GOAT....NEW JERSEYS FINEST....

  • @h8shunlou
    @h8shunlou Před 3 měsíci +4

    Without hyperbole...Queen Latifah was the gold standard for top tier feminine rap.

  • @daverich931
    @daverich931 Před 2 lety +17

    Song is Fire and her word play is really crazy you just gotta listen to her flow...crazy

    • @icemanb4539
      @icemanb4539 Před rokem

      TREACH? Strong influence. it written all over her kitty.

  • @chesterdouglas6654
    @chesterdouglas6654 Před 4 lety +51

    She owns the mike and the stage. Such charisma! Love her.

  • @DaPhilthyDog
    @DaPhilthyDog Před 4 lety +66

    When Hp Hop was pure and worth listening to...miss this era!!!

  • @karonbarwick541
    @karonbarwick541 Před 5 lety +77

    Props to the Flavor Unit and the Native Tongues.

  • @dashawnmoore1999
    @dashawnmoore1999 Před rokem +13

    This is before Missy Elliot, before the Lady of Rage Afro Puffs, she was a true original

  • @rogerstreet6328
    @rogerstreet6328 Před 5 lety +67

    Give it to'em QUEEN!!!!

  • @nycpolo5554
    @nycpolo5554 Před 5 lety +164

    real hip hop

    • @verionagreen5257
      @verionagreen5257 Před 5 lety +1

      2019 From the Bronx

    • @TheRealtruthMLM
      @TheRealtruthMLM Před 4 lety

      These days are over unfortunately thank god for youtube and spotify

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul Před 3 lety +1

      @@verionagreen5257
      The Boogie Down Bronx
      True
      Birth
      Of
      The Hip Hop Culture

  • @big_mike_nyc
    @big_mike_nyc Před 5 lety +131

    One of my FAV jams for the Queen!! I LOVE HER and her music!!!!

  • @megansmith3193
    @megansmith3193 Před 5 lety +60

    NOW THIS WHAT YOU CALL REAL RAP MUSIC!!!!

  • @kevinthomas7853
    @kevinthomas7853 Před rokem +11

    This is the the greatest female rapper ever!!!!!! I love her!!

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 Před 7 měsíci +5

    I’m always impressed at the skills shown on this joint! All hail the Queen!

  • @richardbrown9742
    @richardbrown9742 Před 3 lety +2

    The bass player on this was SERIOUS!

  • @tshimologomodisane1803
    @tshimologomodisane1803 Před 2 lety +7

    The Queen is hyped up 💯

  • @isaac8657
    @isaac8657 Před 5 lety +96

    Damn a classic

  • @akingwithwords2144
    @akingwithwords2144 Před 2 lety +4

    The amount of skill that was on display on this joint!

  • @reginaldgreen1666
    @reginaldgreen1666 Před 3 lety +18

    When HIP HOP WAS BEAUTIFUL.. A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENERGY.. WORD UP!!!

  • @Jump7Off
    @Jump7Off Před 3 lety +11

    Her and Mc Lyte are two of the best female MC's ever.

    • @QueenAnitaSoul
      @QueenAnitaSoul Před 3 lety

      No they're not
      I take it you don't know much about hip hop culture you better do your research it was other MC's
      that came out way before
      MC Lyte and Queen Latifah
      Who was on the mic to battling men back
      In
      The days
      and
      I'm going back to
      The 70s
      Zulu Queen Lisa Lee
      was
      The original Queen before Latifah

  • @jllivingston2629
    @jllivingston2629 Před 4 lety +14

    Happy 50th birthday to the one and only Queen LA-LA! 🎂🎂

  • @brianwilson3161
    @brianwilson3161 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I can imagine how crazy it was to hear this live

  • @gquespr88
    @gquespr88 Před 4 lety +36

    This beat still goes hard in 2020🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash Před 2 lety +3

      CLASSICS will ALWAYS HIT HARD....

    • @tammietate3311
      @tammietate3311 Před rokem +1

      I'll never forget her mom telling me how shocked she was when Dana emerged to rap. It was such a cute story. Rest in love Ms. Rita. Long live THE Queen, Latifah!

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash Před rokem

      @Santrez B Fo sho..

  • @jessicawilliams1176
    @jessicawilliams1176 Před rokem +9

    Instantly loved it! This is definitely one of my favorites by Queen Latifah. Happy 53rd Birthday to one of the greatest MC’s of all time, Queen Latifah! 03/18/2023 ❤❤🥳🎉🎊

  • @lxolxo7
    @lxolxo7 Před 5 lety +48

    CLASSIC!!! Still goes hard in 2019! Mad love for all y'all female MCs!!!

  • @MonkeyBarz179
    @MonkeyBarz179 Před 5 lety +9

    This has Naughty By Nature written all over it.

  • @bigharp0949
    @bigharp0949 Před 3 lety +3

    NoKarltonBanks brought me here! 😂😭✊🏾🖤🖤🖤

  • @brittanycarroll8096
    @brittanycarroll8096 Před 5 lety +51

    I was 5 years old when this came out my parents played this song all the time and I still love it! The Queen!

  • @antoniogambardella785
    @antoniogambardella785 Před 3 lety +4

    the original hip-hop rap

  • @wrightcommunications8235
    @wrightcommunications8235 Před 5 lety +51

    I hear Treach and Naughty influence on this!!

    • @snizzies
      @snizzies Před 5 lety +8

      Yeah the production sounds similar to that sound on Naughty's first album with that electric piano...like Yoke The Joker and Ghetto Bastard. O.P.P too although that was mainly based around the "ABC" sample.

    • @eternalyfeful
      @eternalyfeful Před 4 lety +14

      Kay Gee produced the beat, Treach wrote the rhymes.

    • @DSScorpion13
      @DSScorpion13 Před 3 lety +3

      Mind detect mind! I was thinking the same to myself mid video like... damn I hear Treach in her rappin' this!

    • @informed-info
      @informed-info Před 3 lety +9

      Yeah Treach definitely penned that. That 1st verse was dead give away lol. Treach is one of the best lyricists in hip hop history with that word play but underrated

    • @juliedavis7445
      @juliedavis7445 Před 2 lety

      @@informed-info VERY underrated

  • @tracysteele993
    @tracysteele993 Před 3 lety +11

    Classic record much luv for the queen 👸

  • @TrinTheGoddess
    @TrinTheGoddess Před 2 lety +14

    I LOVE THIS SONG! Ahh takes me back! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @shinbakihanma2749
    @shinbakihanma2749 Před 5 lety +23

    This is a straight classic😆

  • @illwill718
    @illwill718 Před 5 lety +37

    I miss this era... Latifah was so dope. Anytime you saw her she personified power and demanded respect! Now we have....smh

  • @roshansprague7758
    @roshansprague7758 Před 2 lety +6

    Hard to believe this song by queen latifah is thirty years old wow I was a kid

  • @dmcmix1340
    @dmcmix1340 Před 3 lety +3

    NotKarltonBanks brought me back here! Get it, Queen 👑. One of the best in the game. Take me back to ‘91 please!

  • @ingodwetrust7648
    @ingodwetrust7648 Před 4 lety +29

    Back when women rap came with a real message #RealHipHop

  • @Magnificent-qr4rn
    @Magnificent-qr4rn Před 2 lety +7

    The Legendary Queen... Dropping Bars.....FACTS 💯❤

  • @michaeldance7561
    @michaeldance7561 Před 5 lety +32

    Still love this joint, the queen forever!

  • @PharaohLawLess1
    @PharaohLawLess1 Před rokem +7

    She went off on this. She’s the greatest mainstream female lyracist

  • @Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach

    One of the hardest songs let alone from a female rapper. I grew up on this song. Latifah used to run the female rap scene for years.

  • @taijohnson9139
    @taijohnson9139 Před 4 lety +7

    This video was filmed on my old block when I lived in Irvington #jersey stand tf up

  • @karellt2355
    @karellt2355 Před 3 lety +7

    U can hear Treachs writing. This my fav Queen jam!! 😊💝

  • @DivineWine1
    @DivineWine1 Před 3 měsíci +5

    One of my favorite songs from her. This song I hold dear to my heart. I am from the Bronx, New York. I was in high school and she just was so powerful to me. Positive, Strong, and Beautiful!!!!!!😇🙏❤️👍🤗

  • @justusdivine
    @justusdivine Před 2 lety +11

    Her flow and this beat is everything...still in 2021.

  • @terryburnet9590
    @terryburnet9590 Před 2 lety +5

    How the hell did we go from stuff like this to W.A.P. is beyond me

  • @iantucker2310
    @iantucker2310 Před 3 lety +8

    I really miss when rap chicks were lyrical and didn’t rely on their bodies

  • @brandonwood6459
    @brandonwood6459 Před 4 lety +11

    One of the all time greatest flow on this track. Straight murder the beat.

  • @carbonintellectuals8346
    @carbonintellectuals8346 Před 3 lety +3

    Real Rap 🙌🏾👸🏾

  • @darrellhogan6202
    @darrellhogan6202 Před rokem +1

    Before The Equalizer, House Party 2, Set it off & talk show this is where it all started. HAIL TO THE QUEEN!!!❤❤

  • @jermainerazor84
    @jermainerazor84 Před 5 lety +30

    Str8 bars from the Queen!

  • @marcusadams2347
    @marcusadams2347 Před 3 lety +8

    One her most underrated songs ever!!!

  • @derrillelkerson3488
    @derrillelkerson3488 Před 5 lety +133

    MC Lyte and the Queen two of the baddest female rappers besides queen bee of all time

    • @jasonrichardson7242
      @jasonrichardson7242 Před 5 lety +5

      Dont forget Heather B

    • @d.wil2x
      @d.wil2x Před 4 lety

      Derrill Elkerson
      Lauryn Hill would wash both of them

    • @staciejones4059
      @staciejones4059 Před 4 lety

      Fact

    • @tubefan10
      @tubefan10 Před 4 lety +3

      @@d.wil2x Lauryn Hill would be Empress of the Universe by now but she couldn't hang with the fame & life pressure's. She crashed & burned, and even after she got out of prison & started touring again, she couldn't keep herself out of trouble & drama, and kept staining her brand. It's such a loss not just for her but everyone.

    • @d.wil2x
      @d.wil2x Před 4 lety +2

      tubefan10
      Idc what she’s done.. she’s never harmed me. My point was that she would rap circles around most of these new female artists & even some males lol 💯

  • @MOBROOKS
    @MOBROOKS Před rokem +6

    I remember waking up on a Saturday morning and watching this on Rap City.
    This song was stuck in my hear for the rest of the day.
    Wow!
    Great memories.

  • @ARTGEEZY
    @ARTGEEZY Před 5 lety +47

    All hail the Queen ! Will still tear up anybody in 2019 ! Bow down!