I have always felt that both Guru and N'Dea are two of the most UNDERATED artists in their genres. Brand New Heavies should have blown up much bigger than they did. And Guru is still in my top 5 hip-hop artists of all time, right next to Pete Rock, The Tribe and Nas.
BNH was up there with Incognito, Jamiroquai, Corduroy and James Taylor Quartet in the early to mid 90's, when we think on the jazz-funk/retro side of acid jazz. The thing was that, to be honest, BNH was mostly at their peak with N'Dea. BNH originally was the three other guys, and N'Dea came along with time. Their two albums with her were amazing, but otherwise they didn't go much further in terms of success and media. Most acid jazz bands had some hits over the years, but mostly only Jamiroquai had the big label behind them. Incognito, IMO comes in second in terms of fame, but first place in terms of consistency over the decades. Other have been quite consistent too, in their respective niches, some of them to this day.
@@Rafagafanhotobra Tooooooo many dope amazing music groups on the shelves of record stores in the 1990s! Many times I had no idea what to buy with the little money I had so i left empty handed to think it over in the mall food court! LOL!
I love this song. When I first heard it, it was on in Living Color at the end of the show. Guru was flowin. He is definitely missed in the rap game. RIP Keith Elam aka Guru.
Guru was street but also definitely smooth; him and Ms. Davenport had dope chemistry on this track. rest in power Guru and peace to the Brand New Heavies. ‘93 was another dope year for hip hop, salute.
I was 15 when this was out-Summer 93. White guy who loved hip hop and rnb My life at time was basically girls, friends and sports. That summer my family had a beach house in NJ shore and my two best friends stayed with us. My friends went to beach early and as I was getting ready to go,I was watching MTV Jams and this came on for the first time. I had already loved Gangstarr from years before and this was incredible. It was a different direction for him besides a few Gangstarr joints (Love sick). Anyway, when I got to the beach, I told my friends that I had just saw a new dope video from Guru solo album. One of those friends has been long gone-he passed in 2000 from drug overdose. It’s songs like these that remind me how great hip hop was back then but also the memories that are often tied to them. Rip Guru-you will always be hip hop royalty. And RIP to my once best friend Jay Wheels
I definitely remember this classic from summer ‘93…I had it on a cassette tape. I was 10, almost 11 at the time and was living in VA where I grew up…memories!!
I remember hearing this on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when Will and Carlton had a party in their new apartment and Will was playing Monopoly with Michael Rapaport
True story: Guru visited me in my dreams about a year ago and he didn't really say much but the setting was some type of business meeting w/what appeared to be Bad Boy Records and Guru basically let me know that no matter what I do in music.. stay true to myself and neve disregard the essence from which music comes from as far as hip hop is concerned.. then he walked off and I woke up 🙏🏾 #RestInPowerGuru 🕯
Funny when i bought the tape originally as a teenager I thought this was trash....as my palette grew where im at age 40...this has become a work of art to me
Indeed a work of art but shocked you felt that way even then when it first came out. This was the joint especially when just starting to vibe with a girl in JHS days that would turn into your "girlfriend".
Man GURU was dope RIP... Love this song😎I saw Lina open up for Guru on the Jazzmatazz Tour in Europe and she sang this song with him,What a Beauty She is and they were Off the chain That night- The show was Lit!!!Ofcourse N'dea is Lovely as always in this Video💙#goodtimez..
Didn't know she was the singer from brand new heavies, now that i see the video i realize, what a great group is that, and Jazzmatazz is the best, what a great connection there.
Classic Hip Hop! R.I.P. Guru. Letting my 6 year old hear this track reminds me of how great your music was & still is. I pray your spirit is at peace with the Creator of all life. One love to his family, friends & of course the true Hip Hop fans out here in 2022.
Funny when i bought the tape originally as a teenager I thought this was trash....as my palette grew where im at age 40...this has become a work of art to me
I've just watched a repeat of Top of the Pops from 9/9/93 in which the "Breakers" featured ~10 secs of the chorus of this vid. Earlier in the show they had graphics for numbers 40 down to 11 over the video for DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room and I exclaimed "Ooh, Guru!" when I spotted it as a New Entry...to then not have any Guru in the brief clip they played! I bet we don't get to hear it in full in the following episodes either. N’Dea Davenport's name wouldn't've meant anything to me at the time either as The Brand New Heavies' big hits with her, off their third album, Brother Sister, Dream On Dreamer & Midnight at the Oasis weren't until the following year. Thanks to Wiki, I'm now aware that their previous album (pre-N'Dea*), Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, from 1992 is littered with quality hip-hop collabs, including Gang Starr on It's Gettin' Hectic and really ought to be on my list. I was only fourteen when that 9/9/93 show was originally aired and though I was heavily into hip-hop then, Guru & Gang Starr didn't find their way to me until Moment of Truth, but when the major music programme of those proto-internet days was skipping gold so blithely, it's easy to see how. EDIT: *One Wiki page (or it might've been a Twitter comment) had me thinking she wasn't involved for their first two albums and though their debut in 1990 had Jay Ella Ruth on vocals for three tracks, the US release in 91 had N'Dea on five and the international rerelease in 92 had her on seven (replacing Jay on all her tracks on both releases).
When a real singer and a real rapper come together, magic happens. She is not just technically gifted but she has her own tone, a depth and a sweetness; Guru’s voice is truly one of the most memorable in hip hop, that slight rasp; the way he rides a beat is just so immaculate. So clean, so precise.
[N'Dea] I wanna trust you baby I wanna trust you baby Wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you) Wanna trust you babe (trust me) Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. [Guru] Baby why don'tcha, honey why won'tcha Accept the fact that it's not just the knack That I care, so please let me share Special moments, moments so rare Check it out, if I could give you the world, you know I'd do it Everything at your feet - ain't nothin to it But it's hard sweetheart, and it's rough out here But I doubt there, is anybody else for me [N'Dea] Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. [Guru] Mmm the things I feel, they are for real I'm past the point of dwellin, on the sex appeal Mad chicks sweat me, but I desire your womanness Dude sweats you, but I'm the best Listen, we could build a future together No doll and I would never soup you ever, never I'm buggin out, over the thought of you leavin Tried to step to you, but now you're retreatin [N'Dea] Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. I do believe you do care To tell you the truth, I am scared Some freaky people out there You know? Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. [Guru] I sent you flowers and, I sat for hours and Contemplated, the state of our affairs and I find there Is no way out I'm in a love lock The funny thing about it I don't wanna even stop, so [N'Dea] Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. [Guru] So now you know the flavor It's not about the stuff I gave ya And my behavior is based on strong Feelings I have, of you and me, it's like a bond A treasure, not to be corny but word I wanna give you all the joy that you deserve I know we argue, sometimes I start to annoy you But we should never ever, try to destroy two Hearts joined, intertwined with a passion Give me a chance love, that's all I'm askin And furthermore, you can be sure that I'll do Every little thing you need, yes it's true I'm not desperate, but I'm the one for you [N'Dea] Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. Trust me, I love you Trust me, I need you Trust me, I want you Trust me.. Love is so risky y'know I want you to do and show Me all of you openly Honestly.. I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you) I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you) Wanna trust you babe (trust me) I wanna trust you baby I wanna trust you baby I wanna trust you baby..
Tooooooo many dope amazing music groups on the shelves of record stores in the 1990s! Many times I had no idea what to buy with the little money I had so i left empty handed to think it over in the mall food court! LOL!
I just discovered this track. First time listening, Second time listening. I end with the same results it’s dope! I loved the 90s Hip Hop! R.I.P. Guru!
Yeah bro hip hop was different back then. The artist were creative and had tremendous talent. The music was incredible although if you asked anybody growing up then, we just figured that it was the music of the time, not realizing that we were living in the golden era of hip hop and rnb in the 90s
This brings back memories. Summer 1993 at the age of 13... Makes me wanna shed tears.....REAL HIP HOP!!
Yo I was 20 and it does me the same way. Hip Hop can live pure without drugs sex and violence! We got to get it back!
+Me You -Yeah me too man. I miss this style of Hip-Hop. Also I was 13 in the summer of 1993.
I too was 13 in the summer in 93. Summertime in the hood was so much fun.
I was 8 gives me memories of my cousins from jersey coming down south to VA summer of 93 this joint was bangin
graduated high school 93 beautiful summer in Detroit
I have always felt that both Guru and N'Dea are two of the most UNDERATED artists in their genres. Brand New Heavies should have blown up much bigger than they did. And Guru is still in my top 5 hip-hop artists of all time, right next to Pete Rock, The Tribe and Nas.
BNH was up there with Incognito, Jamiroquai, Corduroy and James Taylor Quartet in the early to mid 90's, when we think on the jazz-funk/retro side of acid jazz.
The thing was that, to be honest, BNH was mostly at their peak with N'Dea. BNH originally was the three other guys, and N'Dea came along with time. Their two albums with her were amazing, but otherwise they didn't go much further in terms of success and media. Most acid jazz bands had some hits over the years, but mostly only Jamiroquai had the big label behind them. Incognito, IMO comes in second in terms of fame, but first place in terms of consistency over the decades. Other have been quite consistent too, in their respective niches, some of them to this day.
Ha! I came on here to say almost the same thing. N'Dea's one of my favourite vocalists, but she's about number 800 in consideration by the media.
@@Rafagafanhotobra Tooooooo many dope amazing music groups on the shelves of record stores in the 1990s! Many times I had no idea what to buy with the little money I had so i left empty handed to think it over in the mall food court! LOL!
guru is hip hop
Here because _Jazzmatazz_ turns 30 today. A timeless album that still holds up 30 years later. #RIPGuru
when hip hop/r&b was still great!
Gifted. Universally. Rhythms. Unlimited. = Guru..Check That.
I love this song. When I first heard it, it was on in Living Color at the end of the show. Guru was flowin. He is definitely missed in the rap game. RIP Keith Elam aka Guru.
That was prob my first time too! Definitely appreciated how much real music In Living Color promoted!
Pure classic , masterpiece by GURU
RIP Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal.
Did I get wrong ?
^ i agree (Keith Elam is not forgotten!)
Guru was street but also definitely smooth; him and Ms. Davenport had dope chemistry on this track. rest in power Guru and peace to the Brand New Heavies. ‘93 was another dope year for hip hop, salute.
This made me remember how much I loved this song . RIP Guru
Agreed. Its funny how you can subconsciously crave a tune
Love her voice...Great with the Brand New Heavies, excellent debut solo album.
She is really talented.
Timeless! One of the greatest artists of all time. Thank you Guru and N’Dea
N'Dea was so fly lol
REST IN POWER GURU GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
This song along with the video is so cool and smooth. I'm having a nostalgia panic attack right now.
One of my fav Guru classics! Shout out to N'Dea for adding to its greatness!
Classic......rip to Guru!
Nyc vibes!!!🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🚖🚖🚖🚖🚖🌉🌉🌉🌉🌉#ripguru🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I was 15 when this was out-Summer 93. White guy who loved hip hop and rnb My life at time was basically girls, friends and sports. That summer my family had a beach house in NJ shore and my two best friends stayed with us. My friends went to beach early and as I was getting ready to go,I was watching MTV Jams and this came on for the first time. I had already loved Gangstarr from years before and this was incredible. It was a different direction for him besides a few Gangstarr joints (Love sick). Anyway, when I got to the beach, I told my friends that I had just saw a new dope video from Guru solo album. One of those friends has been long gone-he passed in 2000 from drug overdose. It’s songs like these that remind me how great hip hop was back then but also the memories that are often tied to them. Rip Guru-you will always be hip hop royalty. And RIP to my once best friend Jay Wheels
I definitely remember this classic from summer ‘93…I had it on a cassette tape. I was 10, almost 11 at the time and was living in VA where I grew up…memories!!
A real sleeper hit. RIP Guru
I remember hearing this on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when Will and Carlton had a party in their new apartment and Will was playing Monopoly with Michael Rapaport
What a moment in time! RIP Guru 🙏🏾
'90s hip-hop at its finest!!
True story: Guru visited me in my dreams about a year ago and he didn't really say much but the setting was some type of business meeting w/what appeared to be Bad Boy Records and Guru basically let me know that no matter what I do in music.. stay true to myself and neve disregard the essence from which music comes from as far as hip hop is concerned.. then he walked off and I woke up 🙏🏾 #RestInPowerGuru 🕯
Man, how did we go from this to the cesspool of music of 2022 ?!!
I’m still asking myself this today 1-30-2023 😂
Exactly
A smooth piece of hip hop.
Literally just thought about this song today and how much I loved it in my teenaged years‼️🏆🏆👉🏽👨🏽🦲👩🏽🗣️🎵🎶💪🏽
This song was big but people act like it wasn't, probably not as much as Mass Appeal but still.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LEGENDARY GURU!!!!!
Funny when i bought the tape originally as a teenager I thought this was trash....as my palette grew where im at age 40...this has become a work of art to me
Indeed a work of art but shocked you felt that way even then when it first came out. This was the joint especially when just starting to vibe with a girl in JHS days that would turn into your "girlfriend".
@@johanmassy5290 see i wasnt mature with my macking at that point like you were...im catching up in my 40s
Guru released his debut solo album, Jazzmatazz, Volume 1, 28 years ago today (May, 18th. 1993).
Peace & Love!
A little late but goodbye sir. Guru a True gent and a true innovator...
R.I.P to a legend!
I was at Coney Island hearing this song 🎵 memories
I remember watching every video that came on Rap City good or bad i just was a music junkie back then
one of the greatest mcs to ever do it period one of my favorites
True classic from 1993 and the man the Guru, rest in power 🙏🏿🙏🏿
Classic 93’ baby!!
My personal favorite guru song & video
Man GURU was dope RIP... Love this song😎I saw Lina open up for Guru on the Jazzmatazz Tour in Europe and she sang this song with him,What a Beauty She is and they were Off the chain That night- The show was Lit!!!Ofcourse N'dea is Lovely as always in this Video💙#goodtimez..
i cant believe hes dead
Can we say classic !! Love ndea Davenport rip guru 🕊️🕊️💕 also I really want the long black dress she had on in this video
Rest in Power, Guru!!!❤️🔥💖✊️
Didn't know she was the singer from brand new heavies, now that i see the video i realize, what a great group is that, and Jazzmatazz is the best, what a great connection there.
R.i.p guru one of the greatest lyricist
this was my ish,classic!
This shit is so dope
Still got flavor even today. R.I.P. Guru and much love to N'Dea.
I hummed this out of the blue at work ...brings back good memories( the innocent 9yr old then lol)
The Guru Wery legend respect 💣🔥👊🙏✌🎤🎼🎙
2021.....still sounding good !
When rap was real
For sure 👍
Man I was 14 when this joint came out. Rest in Peace G.U.R.U.
Classic Hip Hop! R.I.P. Guru. Letting my 6 year old hear this track reminds me of how great your music was & still is. I pray your spirit is at peace with the Creator of all life. One love to his family, friends & of course the true Hip Hop fans out here in 2022.
This reminds me of my mom and her friend back in the 90s. I loved this song so
much.
Mrs. Davenport is a dope vocalist!
10th grade..my oh my how I miss these days of hip hop
this song is so sweet.
Reminds me of the good ol' days. I wish time machines actually existed. Really miss those days!!!
Mad fresh track
R.I.P GuRu when I first heard this song I had to hit soundhoud I Love this Kinda Music Era
I Love the 1990s 33 - 42 yrs. old the Club Last Dance Decade.
I still hear this in my mind till this day
I feel like this whole album was severely slept on when it first came out.
Funny when i bought the tape originally as a teenager I thought this was trash....as my palette grew where im at age 40...this has become a work of art to me
The whole album is underrated
I've just watched a repeat of Top of the Pops from 9/9/93 in which the "Breakers" featured ~10 secs of the chorus of this vid. Earlier in the show they had graphics for numbers 40 down to 11 over the video for DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room and I exclaimed "Ooh, Guru!" when I spotted it as a New Entry...to then not have any Guru in the brief clip they played! I bet we don't get to hear it in full in the following episodes either.
N’Dea Davenport's name wouldn't've meant anything to me at the time either as The Brand New Heavies' big hits with her, off their third album, Brother Sister, Dream On Dreamer & Midnight at the Oasis weren't until the following year. Thanks to Wiki, I'm now aware that their previous album (pre-N'Dea*), Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, from 1992 is littered with quality hip-hop collabs, including Gang Starr on It's Gettin' Hectic and really ought to be on my list.
I was only fourteen when that 9/9/93 show was originally aired and though I was heavily into hip-hop then, Guru & Gang Starr didn't find their way to me until Moment of Truth, but when the major music programme of those proto-internet days was skipping gold so blithely, it's easy to see how.
EDIT: *One Wiki page (or it might've been a Twitter comment) had me thinking she wasn't involved for their first two albums and though their debut in 1990 had Jay Ella Ruth on vocals for three tracks, the US release in 91 had N'Dea on five and the international rerelease in 92 had her on seven (replacing Jay on all her tracks on both releases).
CLASSIC!
When a real singer and a real rapper come together, magic happens. She is not just technically gifted but she has her own tone, a depth and a sweetness; Guru’s voice is truly one of the most memorable in hip hop, that slight rasp; the way he rides a beat is just so immaculate. So clean, so precise.
Classic GuRu…forever in my playlist
RIP Brother
Beautiful Music
RIP Guru.
S/O to Guru, awesome jam 👏🏾🔥
S/O to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for helping me discover this long lost classic 🔥
Almost 30 years Ago and it's a Classic.
I LOVE THIS SONG! R.I.P GURU!
Came here to because I remembered this dope song...then remembered that he passed 😢
hip hop has a caring soul!
I miss Keith Elam.
May his family continue to be prosperous and may God bless them with long and healthy lives!
[N'Dea]
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby
Wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
Wanna trust you babe (trust me)
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
Baby why don'tcha, honey why won'tcha
Accept the fact that it's not just the knack
That I care, so please let me share
Special moments, moments so rare
Check it out, if I could give you the world, you know I'd do it
Everything at your feet - ain't nothin to it
But it's hard sweetheart, and it's rough out here
But I doubt there, is anybody else for me
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
Mmm the things I feel, they are for real
I'm past the point of dwellin, on the sex appeal
Mad chicks sweat me, but I desire your womanness
Dude sweats you, but I'm the best
Listen, we could build a future together
No doll and I would never soup you ever, never
I'm buggin out, over the thought of you leavin
Tried to step to you, but now you're retreatin
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
I do believe you do care
To tell you the truth, I am scared
Some freaky people out there
You know?
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
I sent you flowers and, I sat for hours and
Contemplated, the state of our affairs and I find there
Is no way out I'm in a love lock
The funny thing about it I don't wanna even stop, so
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
So now you know the flavor
It's not about the stuff I gave ya
And my behavior is based on strong
Feelings I have, of you and me, it's like a bond
A treasure, not to be corny but word
I wanna give you all the joy that you deserve
I know we argue, sometimes I start to annoy you
But we should never ever, try to destroy two
Hearts joined, intertwined with a passion
Give me a chance love, that's all I'm askin
And furthermore, you can be sure that I'll do
Every little thing you need, yes it's true
I'm not desperate, but I'm the one for you
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Love is so risky y'know
I want you to do and show
Me all of you openly
Honestly..
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
Wanna trust you babe (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby..
Tooooooo many dope amazing music groups on the shelves of record stores in the 1990s! Many times I had no idea what to buy with the little money I had so i left empty handed to think it over in the mall food court! LOL!
Love and peace forever guru
2019????
? Can todays so-called hip hop touch this when it comes to beats,lyrics and overall production be honest okay.Me I say no way
I 1000000% agree with you. the lyrics are plain these days. they not lyrcial at all no more.
Oh hell naw this has only 72k that is a joke this is a lifetime banger
This song was a hit back in the day people be faking lol
I just discovered this track. First time listening, Second time listening. I end with the same results it’s dope! I loved the 90s Hip Hop!
R.I.P. Guru!
This is skating in the 90s music to me son on that old 411vm
Takes me back to the 90s
Keith Elam aka Guru (R.I.P ) le vrais hiphop dans toutes sa splendeur
Underrated
The best - R.I.P
She said no to Madonna just to be a solo artist!
What an amazing voice.
N'dea!
One of the best vocalists of my generation.
People be fronting like Guru have some hits like this. This song was always on the radio back in the day!
Shit fucks me up looking at these 90s videos (I'm 20) hip hop was so different back then
Unfortunately you missed out on the golden age !!! What a time to be a teen (I’m 43 now but was 14 back in 93)
Yeah bro hip hop was different back then. The artist were creative and had tremendous talent. The music was incredible although if you asked anybody growing up then, we just figured that it was the music of the time, not realizing that we were living in the golden era of hip hop and rnb in the 90s
I just peeped this use the same sample as Code of the Streets! One of my favs🎉
RIP GURU
Good song...
crazy realness of old school!!
RIP Guru 😔😔😔😔😔😔
Yeah Guru no doubt, but how beautiful is N’Dea’s voice?!
Anyone still listening in 2020?
Nostalgia 🔥🎼
When Soul train was still Poppin...miss this shit!!!