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Origins of Hip Hop

"like, this verse has to be The best versethat I've ever written." - ♪ used to be shyer,...

"like, this verse has to be The best verse
that I've ever written." - ♪ used to be shyer, now I'm a ruff ryder ♪ ♪ big [...] play me close ♪ ♪ when they used to ride by her ♪ ♪ snatchin' up your figures, frontin', know you dig us ♪ ♪ haters screamin, "who that bih?" ♪ - Mind your business! - ♪ my dogs gon' ♪ I was in harlem in a car, And the "ruff ryders' anthem" came on, And it was like, "yo, that's me.
Like, I am on the radio." It is one of the best feelings in the world Because that's all you want. That's all you dreamed of

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"like, this verse has to be
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The best verse that I've ever written."
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- ♪ used to be shyer, now I'm a ruff ryder ♪
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♪ big [...] play me close ♪
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♪ when they used to ride by her ♪
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♪ snatchin' up your figures, frontin', know you dig us ♪
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♪ haters screamin, "who that bih?" ♪
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- Mind your business! - ♪ my dogs gon' ♪
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I was in harlem in a car,
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And the "ruff ryders' anthem" came on,
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And it was like,
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"yo, that's me. Like, I am on the radio."
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It is one of the best feelings in the world
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Because that's all you want.
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That's all you dreamed of.
Duration
31 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:35
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, music
Production
A+E Global Media

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Movie Summary

Origins of Hip Hop delves into the inspiring origin story of one of Hip Hop's biggest stars as collaborators, friends, family, and the artists themselves take viewers to where their stories began and trace their path to success.
S01 • E07 - I was underage at the time, and so I took my contract home - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
- I was underage at the time, and so I took my contract home
S01 • E02 You know, I did whatever I could at the time - Origins of Hip Hop 00:38
You know, I did whatever I could at the time
S01 • E01 Everybody's telling me, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:20
Everybody's telling me,
S01 • E03 - Me and ja, we go to la. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:11
- Me and ja, we go to la.
S01 • E07 Do not sign it." - Origins of Hip Hop 00:14
Do not sign it."
S01 • E05 ♪ psk makin' that green, green ♪ - Origins of Hip Hop 00:20
♪ psk makin' that green, green ♪
S01 • E06 And then when I came home, just--I came home, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:12
And then when I came home, just--I came home,
S01 • E03 - The second album, we got a house out in hollywood hills. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:35
- The second album, we got a house out in hollywood hills.
S01 • E08 - I said, "[bleep] that." - Origins of Hip Hop 00:10
- I said, "[bleep] that."
S01 • E01 If I ain't step my lyrics up, I was gone. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:06
If I ain't step my lyrics up, I was gone.
S01 • E07 - All I know is, you have to have a lawyer - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
- All I know is, you have to have a lawyer
S01 • E06 And I think he just stuck around - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
And I think he just stuck around
S01 • E01 Make some [bleep] noise on a [bleep], get cash! - Origins of Hip Hop 00:05
Make some [bleep] noise on a [bleep], get cash!
S01 • E04 And when it came out, it blew up so quick. - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
And when it came out, it blew up so quick.
S01 • E08 - And so they did a show - Origins of Hip Hop 00:09
- And so they did a show
S01 • E01 Narrator: Joe's second album, "jealous one's envy," - Origins of Hip Hop 00:22
Narrator: Joe's second album, "jealous one'...
S01 • E06 To me, that was a sign as well, like, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:08
To me, that was a sign as well, like,
S01 • E07 That's what I know, because if you come in, - Origins of Hip Hop 00:07
That's what I know, because if you come in,
S01 • E05 When it was time to do "6:00 'n the morning," - Origins of Hip Hop 00:05
When it was time to do "6:00 'n the morning,"
S01 • E05 ♪ 6:00 'n the morning' police at my door ♪ - Origins of Hip Hop 00:20
♪ 6:00 'n the morning' police at my door ♪