The Bomb Squad - Top 10 Beats

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  • čas přidán 12. 04. 2022
  • Here at BeatGrade we decided to do our own Top Ten series of great producers. This feature is the legendary crew The Bomb Squad. They have produced some of the Best beats and and classic albums of all time. The Bomb Squad dominated the late 80s Hip Hop scene, are pioneers and are a highly respected production team comprised of Hank and Keith Shockley, Eric “Vietnam” Sadler, and Gary G-Wiz. They are best known for their work with hip-hop supergroup Public Enemy-they are the force behind some of the group’s best known hits, such as “Fight the Power” and “Bring the Noise.” They have also worked with Slick Rick, LL Cool J, 3rd Base, Big Daddy Kane, and Ice Cube.
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  • @djdren
    @djdren Před 2 lety +88

    ice cube's debut album produced by The Bomb squad is still remain his finest album ..

    • @jamescloyd1890
      @jamescloyd1890 Před 2 lety +4

      Big Facts

    • @RasMix1
      @RasMix1 Před rokem +6

      its the best public enemy album too.

    • @thefiqster
      @thefiqster Před rokem +10

      Amerikkkas most wanted. Absolute classic. When the west went to the east ! No doubt, one of my favorite albums !

    • @garyhotulke8806
      @garyhotulke8806 Před 9 měsíci +3

      you are not lying ,right from the first track ,im ready to fight lol

    • @kevinmorgan263
      @kevinmorgan263 Před měsícem

      Sir jinx outta l.a produced on that album as well.

  • @Idontlikethatshit.
    @Idontlikethatshit. Před 2 lety +81

    They made some monumental tracks..I remember when Rebel Without A Pause came out..We lost our minds

    • @DuckAlertBeats
      @DuckAlertBeats Před 2 lety +3

      Can confirm this.

    • @dawolf856
      @dawolf856 Před rokem +2

      I know I did !

    • @Seanljohnsonsr235
      @Seanljohnsonsr235 Před rokem +2

      Straight sick

    • @thefiqster
      @thefiqster Před 2 měsíci

      I remember the first time I heard the track . Homey in his jeep with woofers picked me up from the airport after the summer with my pops. I was god smacked. Next level shit.

  • @raph2k01
    @raph2k01 Před rokem +31

    Man thanks to danny brown & peggy for presenting me this, the production on this is unreal. How the hell were people actually doing shit like this in the 80s, unreal.

    • @buklau8782
      @buklau8782 Před rokem +4

      That's exactly how I got here too. Now I'm addicted to Nation of Millions.

  • @doep
    @doep Před 2 lety +53

    The Bomb Squad is the MOST legendary production team in Hip Hop history. I don't know what else to say...

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 Před 2 lety +1

      Incredible joints.

    • @ShaoKahnsCousin
      @ShaoKahnsCousin Před 10 měsíci +1

      Nuff said lol so innovative, the musical equivalent of those people who build epic statues out of scrap metal.

    • @garyparker7348
      @garyparker7348 Před 27 dny +1

      There needs to be some kind of serious documentary on them producing Nation of Millions...

  • @xXxXx-----xXxXx
    @xXxXx-----xXxXx Před 2 lety +15

    It takes a nation of millions to hold us back got the craziest beats ever

  • @prof3ssor178
    @prof3ssor178 Před 2 lety +87

    Extremely underrated production team!

    • @KingKongovOtec
      @KingKongovOtec Před 2 lety +5

      Revolutionary, people just dont understand.

    • @KingKongovOtec
      @KingKongovOtec Před 2 lety +3

      @Goopy Le Grande Exactly, in my opinion & experience, you must grow up to appreciate their talent. The whole PE is for the inteligent people mainly. Now, when i understand every word & know the history and struggles, it's different story. Peace to you brother.

    • @jonnyboy4508
      @jonnyboy4508 Před 2 lety +5

      I don't know about underrated, It takes a nation is rated as one of the best music albums of all time by journalists.

    • @wordlifejohn1122
      @wordlifejohn1122 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jonnyboy4508 maybe the album is, hut the production team is definitely underrated.

    • @goldiesob
      @goldiesob Před 2 lety

      Don’t Believe The Hype Should had been on the list instead of You Can’t Fade Me . Also I did not know they produce Don’t Be Afraid,but now that I listen to You Can’t Trust It they have similar drum sound and pattern.

  • @lilmaxAlarcxn
    @lilmaxAlarcxn Před rokem +5

    why's it sound so fresh in 2023 though! ??

  • @DrematikRZN
    @DrematikRZN Před 2 lety +29

    They flipped that Issac Hayes sample for "Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos" from pure funk to somethin soooo menacing!!! 💪🏾💯🔥🔥🔥

    • @lorenzo4309
      @lorenzo4309 Před rokem +6

      One of the best samples remix by far

  • @BCEMusicGroupTV8000
    @BCEMusicGroupTV8000 Před 2 lety +23

    Bomb Squad is INSANE!!! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @samjones4327
    @samjones4327 Před 2 lety +32

    They were the blue print for Hip Hop production excellence for artists and producers that came after them point blank. Bomb Squad forever B💪

  • @khingofswordz43
    @khingofswordz43 Před rokem +14

    The Bomb Squad was the only hip hop producers that can put together the flyest songs using 12 different samples in one song....its Phenomenal ! Ask Public Enemy, Ice Cube, 3rd Bass, Aaron Hall, Da Lench Mob, Young Black Teenagers, Terminator X (Valley Of The Jeep Beats) & Son Of Berzerk !....💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

    • @Auntkekebaby
      @Auntkekebaby Před rokem +2

      🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 👆 Yes!!!

    • @khingofswordz43
      @khingofswordz43 Před rokem

      @@Auntkekebaby 💯🤓🤓🤓🤓 I still love H.E.R.....What in talking about is Hip Hop.....

  • @MYTMIC
    @MYTMIC Před 9 měsíci +8

    1. The entire Fear of a Black Planet Album

  • @shawnsteed4140
    @shawnsteed4140 Před 2 lety +38

    Damn it's crazy, I would've never thought they did "Don't Be Afraid" from the movie "Juice" featuring Aaron Hall🤯

    • @DrematikRZN
      @DrematikRZN Před 2 lety +2

      Bro... 😲🤯 and then u listen to those hard ass drums and it starts to make some sense! 💯

    • @shawnsteed4140
      @shawnsteed4140 Před 2 lety

      @@DrematikRZN Yep, that's so true 😁

    • @gilbertmillerjr367
      @gilbertmillerjr367 Před rokem

      One of my all time FAVES!!!!

    • @williampscott3539
      @williampscott3539 Před rokem +2

      Both Aaron and The Bomb Squad are from our hometown of Roosevelt Long Island

    • @jaybee2714
      @jaybee2714 Před rokem +3

      The drums on don't be afraid are the same on can't truss it

  • @ryancarona4199
    @ryancarona4199 Před 4 měsíci +3

    rebel with out a pause is a iconic hip hop beat

  • @demetriharlan5887
    @demetriharlan5887 Před rokem +4

    This took me back to when Hip-Hop was original.....and know one had the same name.

  • @WichalRangai
    @WichalRangai Před 2 lety +15

    rebel w/o a pause gets me sooooo fkn hyped i luv it 4:17

    • @tonyjohnson5047
      @tonyjohnson5047 Před 2 lety +1

      Right me too lol

    • @grim770
      @grim770 Před 2 lety +1

      I used to be like 4 years old going crazy to that shit 😂

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 Před 2 lety +1

      Saw them in the UK at rock city nottingham. Never forget.

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 Před 2 lety +1

      I used to remember all the lyrics.

  • @56original
    @56original Před 2 lety +15

    That steppin' to the am & night of the living baseheads beats are legendary.. Check that ALL these beats are legendary!

  • @kendu1327
    @kendu1327 Před 2 měsíci +1

    1987! Public Enemy number#1 drops, the beat was sooo hard , eery , hypnotizing , funky and unorthodox! Bomb Squad change the beat game FOREVER!!!!! SALUTE

  • @fantasyguru26
    @fantasyguru26 Před 2 lety +8

    Props for including 'Don't Be Afraid' by Aaron Hall. People seem to forget that they also did some production on the R&B tip. Bel Biv DeVoe's first album. Vanessa Williams 'The Right Stuff'.

  • @blackdragon6
    @blackdragon6 Před 2 lety +9

    Damn, didn't know they did that Aaron Hall joint. Shit still bangs, so does Black Steel.

  • @twofish68
    @twofish68 Před 2 lety +18

    The Bomb Squad are a top tier production team as there are beats that are not even on this great list that are stellar as well...Thanks for posting!

  • @Seanljohnsonsr235
    @Seanljohnsonsr235 Před rokem +5

    THEY WERE THE REAL TRACK MASTERS

  • @messiahblackgod
    @messiahblackgod Před 2 lety +31

    My top 5 Bomb Squad joints
    1. BROTHAS GONNA WORK IT OUT.
    2. BUCK WILDIN'.
    3. TERRORDOME.
    4. MY UZI WEIGHS A TON.
    5. BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN.

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 Před 2 lety +1

      NUFF SAID.

    • @akaspon1
      @akaspon1 Před rokem +1

      Not sure how Terrordome and Burn Hollywood Burn didn't make this list!!

  • @MrSimZOldSchoolRev
    @MrSimZOldSchoolRev Před 2 lety +16

    What can I say about The Bomb Squad - No One could touch them ( in my eyes ) in the late 80's and early 90's, only Marly Marl was on their level, all other producers tried to copy and was inspired by them - Even Dr Dre.. The sounds was so Funky, Wild and Rebellious - Love it forever. Peace and Love to Public Enemy / The Bomb Squad.

    • @jdeniro1844
      @jdeniro1844 Před 2 lety +2

      Ced Gee= ULTRA MAGNETIC M.Cs

    • @edbaiza7757
      @edbaiza7757 Před 2 lety

      Eric B producing him and Rakims albums. Hes definitely an underated producer!!

    • @willyho2g
      @willyho2g Před rokem +2

      @@edbaiza7757 rakim produced most of those albums

    • @akaspon1
      @akaspon1 Před rokem +2

      Just said this in another comment. You can hear their influence blatantly on all Dre's early production, even when Dre got into the synths and funk sampling, the style of production was HEAVY Bomb Squad! They also made some insane Cube beats that should have made this list too!

    • @ALexander-ue3kj
      @ALexander-ue3kj Před rokem

      1988 - 1992 was their peak years

  • @CHAMPDOGZ
    @CHAMPDOGZ Před 2 lety +3

    Man this is a great reminder they had some BANGERS

  • @kka4life
    @kka4life Před 2 lety +13

    So underrated

  • @haitianspaceprogram735
    @haitianspaceprogram735 Před 2 lety +10

    That 3rd bass on there tho🔥

  • @92alpha13
    @92alpha13 Před 2 lety +21

    Much love to the Shocklee Bros!!!

    • @jdbankshot
      @jdbankshot Před 2 lety +5

      & eric sadler.

    • @arthurswanson3285
      @arthurswanson3285 Před rokem +1

      They, and public enemy, never recovered from losing Eric Sadler. They lost him in 1990 and that was the last year PE was a dominant group in hip hop.

    • @earthcitizen3939
      @earthcitizen3939 Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah, Eric Sadler was a part of it too. He should in fairness be mentioned when that group of producers gets discussed.

  • @nader91
    @nader91 Před 11 měsíci +2

    all them beats are timeless

  • @criminalminded-
    @criminalminded- Před 2 měsíci +1

    I always imagined Kane killing that Steppin To The A.M beat!!

  • @itzdm0r3
    @itzdm0r3 Před rokem +8

    This is my favorite production team, all of their beats go hard!

  • @amnesh
    @amnesh Před měsícem

    This is production on another level. The beats with Chuck D and Flav's vocals took hip hop to the masses before the masses were even ready!!!! The way they cut the sample in Rebel and used that snare to drive the track is still unbelievable, insane!!!!

  • @dajhedi
    @dajhedi Před 2 lety +5

    I know it’s only 10 but ‘ it was the moment I feared ‘ is one of my favorite bond squad beats.

  • @cbrown940
    @cbrown940 Před 2 lety +20

    Might be the most slept on of all time. Their Power beats forced hiphop forward into the Golden era. Incomparable.

  • @Auntkekebaby
    @Auntkekebaby Před rokem +2

    The sound of dystopian, city chaos. Legends! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @DuckAlertBeats
    @DuckAlertBeats Před 2 lety +9

    You need a top 50 for these legends!

  • @noble78b
    @noble78b Před rokem +2

    I'm from the south, I remember the first time I heard Can't Trust It, it was during Def Comedy Jam. When the beat dropped, me and my cousin looked at each other with the stank face and then laughed. That was incredible. I will never forget that moment.

  • @gregorygriffin6341
    @gregorygriffin6341 Před 2 lety +9

    DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! This is the list I've been PRAYING for!! Let's get busy FORREAL!!! As for the list, RWAP should have been #1 IMO. That is their signature beat right there.

  • @savinay4812
    @savinay4812 Před 2 lety +21

    Should’ve been a way better list than this one. Only one beat from the Ice Cube and Bomb Squad era is crazy

    • @oxygen90s
      @oxygen90s Před 2 lety +5

      I feel u, but there are actually two on the list.

    • @edbaiza7757
      @edbaiza7757 Před 2 lety +3

      Whos the Mack and The Ni@#a Ya Love To Hate is my Favorites and overlooked Bomb Squad production!!!

  • @thehorsesmouf
    @thehorsesmouf Před 2 lety +7

    Eric Sadler is the truth......

  • @columbusohio72
    @columbusohio72 Před 2 lety +2

    Damn had no idea they did the 3rd bass, guy and ice cube and nwa joints. Damn these boys versatile!!!

  • @thegroove2000
    @thegroove2000 Před 2 lety +2

    LEGENDARY.

  • @mont-doggBeats
    @mont-doggBeats Před rokem +2

    The Bomb Squad = Kings of the Emu Sp-1200

  • @c55411
    @c55411 Před rokem +1

    Never knew they did Don’t Be Afraid. One of my favorites

  • @antwaanhemisphere7956
    @antwaanhemisphere7956 Před 2 lety +3

    Big ups to beat grade for the content provided ✅

  • @rq9496
    @rq9496 Před rokem +2

    The best hip hop sample producers of all time.. 🔥

  • @Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach

    Ladies and gentlemen Dr. Dre’s secret role models ! He pretty much remade their entire catalog challenge me in the comments and I’ll prove it ! Dre has never publicly went out of his way to acknowledge how inspired he has been by The Bomb Squad !

    • @arthurswanson3285
      @arthurswanson3285 Před rokem

      If you read old magazine articles from back then, he admits he was heavily influenced by the bomb squad, specifically Eric Sadler. You can hear the blatant influence in straight outta Compton & 100 miles and runnin.

  • @SoFlo30569
    @SoFlo30569 Před 2 lety +9

    There is no way that Rebel Without A Pause is #5!!!

    • @jonnyboy4508
      @jonnyboy4508 Před 2 lety +4

      This must have been put together by people who weren't listing to hop hop before Rebel came out. When it was put on the radio, it destroyed everything else and for that reason deserves the no.1 spot. I remember playing the recording from pirate radio I made on loop for days and days.

  • @fuzzytimes187
    @fuzzytimes187 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Didn't know they did that Aaron Hall joint

  • @gilbertmillerjr367
    @gilbertmillerjr367 Před rokem +1

    DONT BE AFRAID🔥🔥🔥 my dad used to bang this in his Astro van it has two 15s….

  • @SunkaTanka
    @SunkaTanka Před 2 lety +1

    Fight the power is so fucking dope, LEGENDARY!

  • @kincamell2
    @kincamell2 Před 2 lety +3

    Yes.
    Ps I just bought Slick Rick first album last week and I saw the bomb squad and jmj listed on a few production credits.

  • @anthonysalcedo3740
    @anthonysalcedo3740 Před rokem +1

    The first super producers!

  • @mrtone3952
    @mrtone3952 Před rokem

    One of the first beats that got break dancing started 💪🏾

  • @heruapocalypse2021
    @heruapocalypse2021 Před 2 lety +3

    Hank and Keith Shocklee Carl Ridenhour aka Chuck D and Eric Vietnam Saddler.

  • @antoniogambardella785
    @antoniogambardella785 Před 2 lety +2

    this is rap classic 👌🙏✌☝️🔝👊🔥💣👏

  • @teebed-stuy3819
    @teebed-stuy3819 Před 2 lety +14

    Night Of The Living Baseheads is in my opinion the baddest Hip-Hop beat ever.

  • @akkbeats
    @akkbeats Před rokem +1

    "don't be afraid" and "can't trust it" have very similar samples.

  • @uptriverside157
    @uptriverside157 Před 11 dny

    Didn't know they did dont be afraid 🔥 Rebel without a pause my fav but its hard to choose.

  • @dynamic9016
    @dynamic9016 Před 2 lety +1

    Dope..

  • @kendu1327
    @kendu1327 Před 2 lety +3

    A lot of people don't know Can't trust it by Public Enemy and Aaron hall Don't be afraid is the same beat.....

  • @INTHEMIX74
    @INTHEMIX74 Před 7 měsíci +1

    brothers gonna work it out should of been there

  • @markcoles5241
    @markcoles5241 Před rokem +2

    My favorite production team!!! How bout LL COOL J's "NITRO" and "IT GET'S NO ROUGHER". True Mathematics "FOR THE MONEY"

  • @456kingdom
    @456kingdom Před rokem +1

    Rebel Without a Pause is #1.....Game Over!!!!!

  • @tonyjohnson5047
    @tonyjohnson5047 Před 2 lety +2

    Damn that don’t be afraid baeeeby got me lol

  • @kevinforeman4485
    @kevinforeman4485 Před 2 lety +1

    #7 thank you for my new ring tone.

  • @damatolgreen5329
    @damatolgreen5329 Před rokem

    Big up the bomb squad black Steel in the hour of chaos. Song still gives me the chills

  • @DeluxeOmaha
    @DeluxeOmaha Před rokem +4

    America's most wanted was a game changer. HE Leveled up the whole game. He made Dr. Dre and NWA look old and frumpy. And the jacking fir beats demolished what was left of the NWA, ICE Cube beef. He destroyed his old crew they never put out anything close to the relevance to ICE Cubes following albums.

  • @c.delanepolo6530
    @c.delanepolo6530 Před 2 lety +4

    Tha 💣 bomb....

  • @SchizoSkillz
    @SchizoSkillz Před rokem

    This collection is missing Doug E Fresh's "On The Strength" That beat still gets me open!

  • @divinedamon921
    @divinedamon921 Před rokem

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @delanoking5630
    @delanoking5630 Před 2 lety +2

    Public Enemy number 1! Welcome to the Terrordome could have easily been number 1…..

  • @twofish68
    @twofish68 Před 2 lety +2

    Know the Ledge - Eric B & Rakim, Keep on Risin - Doug E Fresh, BBD I Thought it was Me - Bell Biv Devoe, Who's the Mack - Ice Cube, For the Lover in You - True Mathematics, Get the Fuck Outta Dodge - Public Enemy, and Change the Style - Son of Bazerk

    • @kalstonii
      @kalstonii Před rokem +1

      They made know the ledge?? And its not on this list?????

  • @PrinceSonCheeba
    @PrinceSonCheeba Před 2 lety +4

    I don’t think the Bomb Squad did “Can’t Truss It”. By that time Imperial Minds was doing PE’s production. I could be wrong

    • @30907bng
      @30907bng Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah it was the Imperial Grand Ministers of Funk.

    • @mont-doggBeats
      @mont-doggBeats Před rokem +2

      They still produced on that album and other P.E. Albums. Chuck D is a member of the bomb squad under the name Carl Ryder ..that’s his bomb squad alias

    • @earthcitizen3939
      @earthcitizen3939 Před 7 měsíci

      Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk
      According to the official PE book (Don't Rhyme For the Sake of Riddlin') that was just a name, it was a credit thing it seems to me.

  • @undagroundvangerzmusic
    @undagroundvangerzmusic Před 2 lety +2

    The 10th bumped by P Diddy..... ✌️😎✌️💯

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot Před 2 lety

    👍👍👍

  • @J53320
    @J53320 Před 3 měsíci

    🤫So that's where the "3 in the Morning" beat came from by UGK

  • @Ihuffglue91
    @Ihuffglue91 Před 6 měsíci

    Sobb Story, The Moment I Feared and Louder Than A Bomb should have been on this list

  • @undagroundvangerzmusic
    @undagroundvangerzmusic Před 2 lety +1

    The 7th is LOUD... PE FOR EVA..
    ✌️😎✌️💯

  • @noble78b
    @noble78b Před rokem

    Fight the Power is Goated.

  • @lilmaxAlarcxn
    @lilmaxAlarcxn Před rokem +1

    OH SHT

  • @williampscott3539
    @williampscott3539 Před rokem

    Pictured Keith Shocklee, Mitchell Gibson and Krandel Newton The Original Spectrum City at the Roosevelt Youth Center Roosevelt New York our hometown

  • @DJohn316
    @DJohn316 Před rokem

    Don’t Be Afraid is a New Jack Swing Classic.

  • @hexxFemme
    @hexxFemme Před rokem

    shoutout long island. bomb squad underrated af

  • @jrumm1206
    @jrumm1206 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Where's the BellBivDevoe beats?

  • @jaren2159
    @jaren2159 Před rokem

    ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

  • @ssbabymoses4758
    @ssbabymoses4758 Před rokem

    🏁

  • @mauricecarter585
    @mauricecarter585 Před 2 měsíci

    Public Enemy #1 10 noway should be ìn top 5

  • @marlonious7650
    @marlonious7650 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Amerikkkas Most & Takes a Nation are tattooed on my brain.

  • @munganduchivubwe
    @munganduchivubwe Před 2 lety +1

    Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttt

  • @bvonsvideos
    @bvonsvideos Před rokem +1

    Uhh ... Poison didn't make the list?

  • @n8ivballer248
    @n8ivballer248 Před měsícem

    rebel without a pause imo is prob their best beat, the bass bumps if yall got subs

  • @rm8344
    @rm8344 Před 2 lety +1

    Nah Bomb Squad got a mean catalog

  • @a2cyearofdogg232
    @a2cyearofdogg232 Před 2 lety

    where are they now ?

  • @harryperraultiii704
    @harryperraultiii704 Před rokem +3

    I would have put Amerikkka's most wanted on there

    • @lzr9272
      @lzr9272 Před rokem +1

      Same just heard it again and it hits hard with the car speakers

  • @SunkaTanka
    @SunkaTanka Před 2 lety

    Anybody know what the woman is saying after the guy says, “let me hear you say it?”

  • @yomommastupid
    @yomommastupid Před rokem +1

    this should only be played extremely loud...screw my neighbors with their reggaeton

  • @timgrisham9051
    @timgrisham9051 Před 2 lety +3

    No Welcome to the Terrordome, come on man

  • @gilbertmillerjr367
    @gilbertmillerjr367 Před rokem

    Fight the power is just emmense ENERGY!!!! CHUCK D WAS PERFECT!!!!

  • @pablopumarestaminiau7512

    Only one track from Fear of a Black Planet? Come on now