1991 The O'Jays vs The Hard Way on Townsend Television

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12 жыл бұрын

Song battle by The O'Jays vs The Hard Way by Billy Valentine from The Valentine Brothers, Howard Hewette from The Shalamar & Howard Johnson from Niteflyte.
Billy Valentine took the singing part of Eddie, and Howard Johnson did Choir boy on the movie "The Five Heartbeats"

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@tyroneyork2159 8 жыл бұрын

they both FUCKIN KILLED IT , THIS IS REAL R & B

@Caroinaboy803 6 жыл бұрын

I’ll take this over the musical tv shows of today.

@DJMELLOWBWAX 9 жыл бұрын

Funky!!!!!!! Much props to Robert Townsend, he is truly a real class act, i miss his work, i wish he would write and produce for TV again! Oh "Stairway to Heaven" stole the competition

@bernicejackson42 10 жыл бұрын

I love this show. Robert Townsend needs to bring it back.

@DJMELLOWBWAX 9 жыл бұрын

I second that

@TRELL3132 4 жыл бұрын

Not enough groups out there

@haileyparker2086 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite show don't make how they used 2

@flex5752 4 жыл бұрын

3ClapsandaRicFlair yeah they are tf they still have 90’s R&B groups that could still battle shit out if they really want to

@tuskegee7294 11 жыл бұрын

This is REAL singing!!!

@donaldnelson976 6 жыл бұрын

Howard Johnson killed ooh.baby.baby... wooow

@Blessed-tn1wd 8 ай бұрын

He definitely did.

@skinnyman1434 5 жыл бұрын

That was fun. They could have kept that battle going 2, 3 4 more rounds. Brothers were straight up SANGIN'.

@jake3xbanger386 2 жыл бұрын

I knew it was a versus before versus I knew i wasn't bugging

@devonbradley4626 4 жыл бұрын

That nigga dropped to his knees lmao boy the old school shit right there y’all youngsters don’t know about this

@aydicee 11 жыл бұрын

OH EM GEE. I have this on VHS and watched it a few weeks ago. I can not tell u how happy I am to find this part on YT

@likesmusic11 4 жыл бұрын

Did they forget that is Eddie Levert, father of Gerald Levert holding that mic?!?! Classic!

@missdee8075 4 жыл бұрын

I wish thy would have kept this going now a day

@aldinepersha2168 10 жыл бұрын

Wow this took me way back i can't decide they where all great love them all what great memories to share they are true legends....

@joyful4598 7 жыл бұрын

wow the groups are so amazing really classic hits❤

@marystott2346 10 ай бұрын

I love this show and it hard to to make a choice.

@DL-dj9mn 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what you call a VS The original versus

@Blessed-tn1wd 8 ай бұрын

Yesss!!! 😊

@weotalks2810 Жыл бұрын

Everyone ON STAGE WAS ELITE SINGER

@knighttrainbakkwoodz8867 6 жыл бұрын

5:14 Ol boy went 5heartbeats on em

@Luckime313 5 жыл бұрын

KNIGHT TRAIN BAKKWOODZ lol

@knighttrainbakkwoodz8867 5 жыл бұрын

Shay The xtra that was the best part

@2468allan 8 жыл бұрын

The O'Jays win, but good music all around!

@reg2685 11 ай бұрын

Imagine if they actually remade these songs 😮

@zenorudd8837 3 жыл бұрын

See versus didn’t start in 2020 Robert Townsend started the verses in 1991

@weotalks2810 Жыл бұрын

Now this is a REAL "VERUS""

@WWAHP 7 жыл бұрын

Billy Valentine = the singing voice of Eddie King Jr.

@weotalks2810 5 жыл бұрын

Billy VALENTINE IS A BAD MAN.WOW

@EdViewsworld 5 жыл бұрын

Young dude from the ojays killed it so hard

@MrCarltonjsmith 5 жыл бұрын

Wonder what happened to him. Eric Nolan Grant..another bad ass..has been holding it down forever.

@omegapwhite9018 3 жыл бұрын

Carlton Jumel Smith That’s Nathaniel Best. He replaced Sammy Strain briefly before Eric joined the group.

@reformer6666 3 жыл бұрын

@@omegapwhite9018 ok. I thought that didn't look like Eric.

@reformer6666 3 жыл бұрын

@@omegapwhite9018 So, did Eric leave the group for a while? Seems like he joined them over 30 years ago.

@omegapwhite9018 3 жыл бұрын

@@reformer6666 No, he joined the group in 1995 and as far as I know has never left.

@brendarobinson1656 9 жыл бұрын

O'Jays all the way!!

@Blessed-tn1wd 8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤ they all went off 😊

@yecart5691 2 жыл бұрын

This what Verzuz is supposed to be.

@oneilmackey1155 2 жыл бұрын

Hey this was fantastic!!!! I could watch them.go back and forth all day! 🎤🎤🎤 vs 🎙🎙🎙👍🏾

@Blessed-tn1wd 8 ай бұрын

Me too! 😊

@lindaturner4173 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt about it we know the O’Jays won this contest.

@mxsade88 6 жыл бұрын

1:33 ❤❤❤

@Nimonjeua-Ndiangang Жыл бұрын

Wow this is crazy I had no idea this actually happened between 2 legendary groups

@sandracarter4207 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, the O'Jays blew them boys out the water's, 😂😂😂💋💋💋

@DL-dj9mn 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite videos on KZfaq

@bossmail89 Жыл бұрын

Howard Johnson SHUT ALL THAT DOWN

@henriettaparks586 4 жыл бұрын

THIS IS GOOD!!! HOWARD WAS THE WEAKEST LINK IN MY OPINION!!! THE OTHER 2 ON HIS TEAM WAS DYNAMITE!!!!! OJAYS ALWAYS WIN WITH ME!!!!!

@JamesAnthonyTheDesigner-my6cm 10 күн бұрын

One of my favorite clips on KZfaq

@imqueenly 3 жыл бұрын

Classic!!!!!!

@RisaRisaCultJam 11 жыл бұрын

Woo! #RealMusic! :)

@shiningbluenebula 4 жыл бұрын

The Ojays are untouchable end of discussion.

@DL-dj9mn 3 жыл бұрын

Eddie was about to kick his but

@donnabush7551 Жыл бұрын

The O'Jays were robbed on the 1st round, all I saw were O'Jays cards

@Blessed-tn1wd 8 ай бұрын

Yes! I was confused about that too.

@nbenjamin21 3 жыл бұрын

Lol the original verzuz

@robmatlock7675 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the episode with the Stylistics

@Major2219 Жыл бұрын

SwizzBeatz and Timbaland needs to get them on the bigger #Verzuz platform 🔥💯🎵🎓🎤🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🖤🩶

@VIEREMIX 12 жыл бұрын

"The Hard Way" - did the 3 of them put this trio together just for the show or is there a album out there by them? Never saw this episode, thanks so much for posting this

@WWAHP 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, they did.

@ojohnson47 Жыл бұрын

There was no tie. The Ojays won all the rounds save one maybe?

@dontae1971 8 жыл бұрын

OJays all day . yes sir

@lorinoble9272 6 жыл бұрын

the o jays eddie levert fans music

@kikigam7113 2 жыл бұрын

Love the ojays but the hard way won for me b/c of the last 2 rounds

@joycebarnes7119 4 жыл бұрын

The O'jays yes

@carlfoster1508 3 жыл бұрын

The best singer up there is Billy Valentine aka Eddie King Jr

@holidaystephens4677 5 күн бұрын

Young dude from The O'Jays killed distant lover. Sorry Howard he got you.

@MrCarltonjsmith 5 жыл бұрын

That ending? "Stairway To Heaven"? Only goes to prove a particular truth that we all hold to be self evident....don't fuck with Edie Levert. He'll seal your fate.

@percetiawest5720 Жыл бұрын

O’Jays 4 Ever

@jinglejuggs69 2 жыл бұрын

Ain't no tie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never saw one sign "3 the Hard Way" after the first round?????????????????

@travolal9413 4 жыл бұрын

That ojays dude sounds like keith sweat

@holidaystephens4677 5 күн бұрын

Keith sweat is the man, but Young dude sounds much much much much much better than Keith sweat he's got an awesome voice, he won that battle between him and Howard. Robert gave it to Howard because they're friends.