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De La Soul - "Stakes Is High" video
Posted on September 14, 2006 10:16 AM
Happy Thursday to you Vans-wearin motherfucks out thurr.
In 1996, as we neared the pinnacle of rap jigginess, the hip-hop community (whatever that means) was dickslapped with a much-needed dose of what we now like to call "real talk" that only De La Soul could have provided. (whew!) "Stakes Is High," [watch it now] the title track of said dickslap, names no mames but pulls no punches. They even got Maury down for the cause.
"Gun Control means using both hands in my land." I'm still haunted by that.
DJ Sop Sound... you are NOT the father!
It's a damn shame that 10 years later Maury Povich and his program are now a symbol of all things deplorable and ignorant in Black American culture. At least back then he was doin boot camp and shit. Now that show is the one-stop paternity suit program. I guess this was when homie still meant well... or wanted shit to appear as such.
I like videos with laundromat shots. I can't call it. There's something so very human about washing clothes. You see a nigga doing laundry, you're reminded that (s)he is puts her/his drawers on one leg at a time like you do. You also get to see that they use Gain like you do... unless you're from where I'm from and had to fuck with that dollar box of Trend and the Nice 'N Fluffy fabric softener that always found a way to clump and stick to your gear.
The cameos were cool. Of course, gotta have Native Tongues family ATCQ in the jawn. I like how Jerry Stackhouse is in this video doing what he does best... getting inexplicably horsed on defense. That looks about right. I don't think he could even defend a 40-something year-old Posdnous.
Plug 2 on the mechanical bull is quite a spectacle. Obviously intentionally so, but damn... still strange to look at. They should have a size limit on them things. That's a lot of man that could fall on a tiny isthmus of a neck. That's why I ain't never been on one of them things. If I caught a Christopher Reeve, you'd see Ron Mexico go Super-Saiyan 4. I'd be Ronald S. Thompson in the snap of a finger... or a neck... or whatever.
As dope as this shit was (song/video/album), I wish they'd made a video for "Da Bizness" with Common. That jawn hard as hell, holmes.
Take some time to reflect on what this song is about. These dudes say what I've been tellin you for well over a year... they're just relatively nice about it. I guess that approach is cool from time to time... or something like that.
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^dawg you actually get a kick for typin dat, jeez people these days, ne way back on TOPIC, should be a nice video
De La Soul
One of the Best groups to ever do it.
Classic De La.
Good lookin out Ronnie!!!
This is real music a real video by a real hip hop group. I wish we would see mo shit like this.
this is that good feel in music from the great era of the mid 90's
Yeah you right man...That gun control line is one of the sickest lines I heard on a rap song
I remember bumping that and "The Bizness" with Common....Mann..if only I can go back to those days of Hip Hop...doubt those days are ever coming back
Yeah I remember when this came out and then the Cella Dwellas had a video real similar to this one and I was hatin', like how you you gonna blatanly bite De La's video and shit.
But man this takes me back to Old School Rap City w/ Joe Clair & Big Lez when it was 2 hours and you actually saw new videos everyday, not new videos by new artists, but new and original videos that you might only catch once a week and would be Jonsin' for next go around, like GZA's 4th Chamber/Shadowboxing video, just like this one here...Classic shit.
Honestly, Hip Hop has opened my eyes to the truth about life. Fo real, have y'all noticed that the most negative elements have become the most commercially successful, eg pushing drugs, promiscuity, criminal activity, etc. I agree fully with the Holy BIBLE, we r definitely living the last days, expect the antichrist any time soon ...lol. Real positive music is not appreciated, anyways some of us know the truth and that's all that really matters, DE LA SOUL 4 life!!!!!
Honestly, Hip Hop has opened my eyes to the truth about life. Fo real, have y'all noticed that the most negative elements have become the most commercially successful, eg pushing drugs, promiscuity, criminal activity, etc. I agree fully with the Holy BIBLE, we r definitely living the last days, expect the antichrist any time soon ...lol. Real positive music is not appreciated, anyways some of us know the truth and that's all that really matters, DE LA SOUL 4 life!!!!!
Honestly, Hip Hop has opened my eyes to the truth about life. Fo real, have y'all noticed that the most negative elements have become the most commercially successful, eg pushing drugs, promiscuity, criminal activity, etc. I agree fully with the Holy BIBLE, we r definitely living the last days, expect the antichrist any time soon ...lol. Real positive music is not appreciated, anyways some of us know the truth and that's all that really matters, DE LA SOUL 4 life!!!!!
Honestly, Hip Hop has opened my eyes to the truth about life. Fo real, have y'all noticed that the most negative elements have become the most commercially successful, eg pushing drugs, promiscuity, criminal activity, etc. I agree fully with the Holy BIBLE, we r definitely living the last days, expect the antichrist any time soon ...lol. Real positive music is not appreciated, anyways some of us know the truth and that's all that really matters, DE LA SOUL 4 life!!!!!
Honestly, Hip Hop has opened my eyes to the truth about life. Fo real, have y'all noticed that the most negative elements have become the most commercially successful, eg pushing drugs, promiscuity, criminal activity, etc. I agree fully with the Holy BIBLE, we r definitely living the last days, expect the antichrist any time soon ...lol. Real positive music is not appreciated, anyways some of us know the truth and that's all that really matters, DE LA SOUL 4 life!!!!!
This reminds me of the good ol' days.
Downing St. Ides 40's. Hennessy and Alize. Twistin up with the original White Owls. Rockin the (I know some might trip), Tommy Hilfiger, Polo, and Nautica gear with matching Wallabees. Video taping the videos from the good ol' Rap City. Reading Source, Murderdog, and Rap Pages.
In that era it seemed to me every coast was holding their own. To me it wasn't that East vs. South shit niggas trying to create now.
Bone Thugs held the Mid-west.
Wu-Tang, B.I.G, The Fugees, Boot Camp and various others held the East.
Pac and Deathrow had everybody checkin out west.
The Dungeon Family, Rap-A-Lot, and Suave House held down the Dirty South
I could go on, like Pac said....."It Ain't Nothing Like The Old School."
this site would so much better w/o the Talkin Videos blog. the vids are cool but we could leave our comments and opinions. thats all i do anyway, and skip right past that ron mexico trash!
I remember later that year when Tupac was killed,i couldn't help but think of that line "These niggas no longer talk shit,yo these niggas live it"
It ain't organized!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah dat Cella Dwellas joint did look like Stakes is High but dat joint was hot it was called Perfect Match Both groups are hip hop though
this is that good feel in music from the great era of the mid 90's
Posted by: b at September 14, 2006 12:36 PM
Ditto! In the history of hip hop, I think that the year this video drop is the best ever. Itsoweezzee is another great joint. Damn bring back 1996!! You had great music from everywhere. West Coast (Bow Down), South (Atliens, Geto Boys Reunion), East (De La, Nas, Jay, Fugees) & Mid West(Bone, Crucial Conflict)I've never rapped, but I feel what KRS & all other hip hop purists feel. It is sad what passes for hip hop these days. Lets keep the classics alive though.
Oh yeah Pac held the West down too with that All Eyez On Me
I WANT 96 MUSIC BACK........i just want REAL ARTISTS....music sucks becasue of the STUDIO GANGSTA'S...in 96 you had niggas talkin bout the drug game...I.E. BIGGIE and others but they were just more real and creative they werent on change of heart then turned gangsta I WANT THE REALNESS OF THE MID 90'S I KNEW WHO THE ARTISTS WERE...BUT I WANT 2006 BEATS...de la soul is top 5 greatest groups ever with outkast leadin the way....we as consumers need to weed out the wackness and support people like lupe fiasco but at the same time ludacris and T.I. are nice....BUT SNAP AND HYPHY ARE FEEL GOOD MUSIC FOR THE CLUBS I REMEMBER PEOPLE DANCIN TO KWAME AND THE GAY POKODOTS IT IS WAT IT IS THAT MUSIC ISNT KILLIN HIPHOP ITS THE FAKE THUGS KILLIN IT THE GIMICKS........
THE WHOLE STAKES IS HIGH CD IS A CLASSIC IN MY OPINION
Co-sign everything REAL TALK just dropped.
And Cella Dwellas was tight, but I was just talking about the video concept. And y'all niggaz forgot about the Dogg Pound, Do or Die & the muthafuckin' Boot Camp Click in the headz running '96. OGC had just dropped The Storm and Smif & Wess(Cocoa B'z) dropped their follow-up as well as the whole BCC album, which still gets knocked to this day...watch for the Ocheedoke.
And the Stakes are Higher than Ever.
da la soul now that is true hip hop rite their,
todays standard hip-hop listener couldnt handle the intelligence that these dudes were spittin. i know im only 20, but I respect these dudes hustle, I mean how many groups in the rap game have been in for almost 2 decades...cant name many
@ REAL TALK
That has to be post of the day.
The thing is that the studio gangsters that you speak of are wannabe's who are supported by wannabe consumers. All the garbage in Hip Hop today is art reflecting life in the sense that the attitude of being trendy and looking the part are more important than actually knowing what you're talking about in society as well as music.
As long as people can underacheive and respond to constructive criticism with "you hatin" the bar will never be raised again. As long as democracy in this country continues to evolve into formulating a concensus of opinion instead of a meeting of differing opinions, the music that reflects our society will continue to be filled with clones.
A TRUE HIP HOP CLASSIC, NUFF SAID!
BEST DA LA SOUL ALBUM IS THE DA LA SOUL IS DEAD ALBUM. AND THEIR 3RD ONE..DA LA TRIBLE CALLED QUEST THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF RAPPERS THAT YOU DONT GOTTA WORRY ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE . THEY RAP THATS WHAT THEY DO. I WANNA SE TRIBE,DA LA, AND COMMON SENCE MAKE AN ALBUM TOGETHER..
@DIESEL
@LOWEDOWN
IM HAPPY TO SEE SOME INTELLIGENT BROTHERS UNDERSTAND WAT I WAS TRYIN TO SAY.....ALSO DIESEL U MAKE AN AMAZIN POINT.....EACH ONE TEACH ONE LIKE CHUCK D SAID......ITS FUNNY I FIND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE THINK LIKE US YET I CANT FIND ONE RAPPER THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO APPEAL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GET THIS POINT ACROSS.....DONT GET ME WRONG THERE ARE SOME GREAT RAPPERS WITH A MESSAGE BUT THEY HAVENT GOT THE EARS OF THE MAJORITY.....ITS CRAZY CUZ SOME OF THESE RAPPERS WHO WERE SO CALLED HUSTLERS DONT UNDERSTAND OR THEY FORGET MALCOM X WAS A HUSTLER WHO PICKED UP A BOOK AND STARTED TO READ AND SEE THE RIGHTEOUS WAY AND LOOK AT THE POWER HE HAD AND THEN HE GOES TO MECCA AND SEE'S THERE ARE A FEW GOOD WHITE FOLKS THEY KILL HIM(MY BAD I GET ERKED)
PEACE
AND IF IT WERENT FOR LAFFY TAFFY I COULDNT WATCH SHORTY'S SHAKE IT AT THE CLUB.....IF U WANNA SEE THEM BE WALLFLOWERS GO LISTEN TO MOBY U FUCKIN RETARDS
As long as people can underacheive and respond to constructive criticism with "you hatin" the bar will never be raised again. - The Diesel.
There it is gentlemen. That's it. That's what we trained for.
I miss Big Legs...I mean Big Lez
RIP JD. This album was so dope, it brought tears to my eyes.
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