Ice Cube is a true poet and great storyteller along with Tupac. The album Death Certificate is a masterpiece. Great reaction!

The sample is from the Isley Brothers. The song is called (Footsteps in the dark).

The line "Mama cooked the breakfast with no hog" was part of the good day because he had recently converted to Islam just before this album. If you listen to the song with the context that it is a dream about what a "Good Day" would be, then you see the end where he "wakes up" to his reality.

Asia, how have you never heard this? This entire album is a classic

Wife here..I was fortunate enough to witness the birth of RAP....Truly.., opened my eyes to some facts..., Honestly ..,one of my most memorable lines from Classic RAP.."Didn't have to use my AK..Today was a good day "...Love the intelligent insight from you two as always...!!!

This is a sample of the Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the Dark". They were sampled by a slew of artists in the 80s and 90s.

Oh yeah, The great OShea Jackson aka Ice Cube. Talk about a lot of good songs from him over a Long career. From NWA to films. Luv it guys!!

Well, at the end of it, it was the next day, 2-33.09 A.M. (7:24), which sadly, was just a regular day in South Central LA.

I would say that every 80s and 90s hip hop song used a sample. That was a foundation of hip hop. Could probably say the same for the majority of 2000s hip hop. Slowly over the last twenty years producers started making their own beats from scratch more and more. But the first 30 years or so it was primarily samples of old soul, r&b and funk songs.

Loved this jam. Someone decided to try to figure out which day this was they say Jan 20 1992

CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “Today Was a Good Day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics: Nov 11 1988 114-103 Nov 30 1988 110-106 Apr 4 1989 115-97 Apr 23 1989 121-117 Jan 17 1990 100-90 Feb 28 1990 112-107 Mar 25 1990 116-94 Apr 17 1990 102-101 Jan 18 1991 105-96 Mar 24 1991 113-96 Apr 21 1991 103-100 Jan 20 1992 116-110 CLUE 4: Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog: Nov 30 1988 Apr 4 1989 Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992 CLUE 5: “Got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night” beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were available to public: Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992 CLUE 6: Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz In The Hood” that was released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen.. The ONLY day where: Yo MTV Raps was on air It was a clear and smogless day Beepers were commercially sold Lakers beat the SuperSonics and Ice Cube had no events to attend was… JANUARY 20 1992: National Good Day Day

The other day I messed around and get a triple double, and I was freaking brothers like MJ !! This song is awesome !!

😁👍 this song never gets old.

BJ, I'm glad you're introducing more Hip Hop to Asia

Ice cube biggest selling single EVER!

This album (The Predator) was a masterpiece.

man I love this song, I feel this one in my soul, a nostalgic thing I think. I would also like to see "the ghetto" by 2 short.

For this Gen Xer, it was all Hip Hop and Grunge!! All we needed

And it was a good day 🔥🖤

I love this song, I play it all the time when I’m driving. ❤️❤️❤️

u two are beautiful! love watching ur reactions! 🙂🖤 Push It - Salt&Pepa It Takes Two- Rob Base & Dj EZ Rock Humpty Dance - Digital Underground Now that We Found Love - Heavy D & the Boyz This is How We Do it - Montell Jordan I will Remember You & Angel - Sarah McLachlan Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band Take my Breath away- Berlin Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Anything Motown - Temptations, 4 Tops, The Supremes Smokey Robinson (Tears of a Clown) Don't Wanna Miss A Thing & Sweet Emotion & Cryin - Aerosmith (anything Aerosmith lol) Tom's Diner- Suzanne Vega Get Here- Oleta Adams & yes, even disco! Disco Inferno- The Trammps & Super Freak - Rick James & Funky Town - Lipps Inc I could do this all day! 😀 I just found u two so have no idea if you've done any of these or if any of these are considered "controversial" in 2022 but they always make me happie! (I have extremely eclectic music taste lol)

Grandmaster flash- The message I didn’t see it on the playlist. (One of the most significant songs in rap history),

Back when Rap was Really Rap.. That ending I had forgotten.. its still funny.. Greatness

Man, y'all making me feel old. This song was a part of my High School soundtrack (c/o 95). Then again, West Coast Rap was popular in my school in San Diego.

Asia's face when cube said pulled out the jimmy and killed the punani 😂😂😂😂

You guys should do a collection of 90s hip hop songs that people don't realize are samples from the Isley Brothers like the Notorious BIG's "Big Poppa" or Bone Thugs' "Tha Crossroads"

Were waiting for yall reaction at the end 😂 90s hip hop & gangsta rap videos were so creative and realistic they were awesome to watch today the vids seem low budget and have nothing on the 90s.I remember NWA saying they called it street or reality rap and that the media labelled it "gangsta" rap 🙄 possibly due to Cubes line in "Straight Outta Compton" song "From the gang called N🥷az Wit Attitudes"

This was sampled from the isley brothers song "footsteps in the dark". Which would have been a great thing to play and react to on your R&B stream.

Ice Cube is an amazing story teller

You guys gotta watch part 2 to this. Check yo self. Went from a good day to well.... you'll see

The majority of Hip-Hop and Rap beats especially in the 80s, 90s and 2000s used samples from older R&B joints.

Miss the Supersonics!

When I was younger, I was the only one of my friends who listened to Hip Hop. Would love to see you guys react to some earlier hip hop artists from my time, Eric B & Rakim, Just-Ice, Boogie Down Productions etc. 😍

Great reaction, happy you guys are exploring hip hop more!

A Classic(When I little!)🤗🤣🏀🎶💃

The Isley Brothers "Footsteps In The Dark"! The Isley's are a legendary group who could do it all! Their catalog is packed with masterpieces! They were formed in the 50's. Ronald, O'Kelley and Rudolph were the nucleus until younger brothers Ernie (guitar), Marvin (bass), and brothers-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards) joined the group in '69 and with their writing abilities, formed the sound that would produce monster hits from 1970 thru 1984! The Isley's are the truth and you should explore their catalog!

Ice Cube is great live! If you ever get a chance to see him, take it.

Back when music was good 🎶

The line that really drives home the struggle these gentlemen went through just trying to survive is, "Nobody I know got killed in South Central LA". He's not saying nobody was killed, just that they weren't familiar names, and that just tears me up. I can't even imagine waiting to hear the names of people killed and hearing someone you know, someone you may have just seen, is gone now. Mad respect for those West Coast boys, man, and everyone growing up facing that struggle. Bless you.

Ice Cube sampled The Isley Brothers's "Footsteps in the Dark" You should hear that song too!

Love *Asia's* reaction when he says pulled off the jammy & killed the punani put that butt to sleep. Because this is the radio clean version this song is actually much more graphic... lol

The name of the song this was sample from was (Footsteps in the Dartk) by the Isley Brothers

Bad ass song I haven't heard for a while now. Thx.

I remember i bought this cassette single when i was a kid. Lol This song was major. For real. Huge. *Reminds me i also got the Ghetto Boys single 6 ft deep. Also huge. Came out around same time.

Still on my hip hop playlist to this day. Awesome song

An all time classic. Just something to sit back & chill to. I remember me & my cousins rapping along to this back in the day. I STILL do. :) Anyway, awesome reaction, guys!

Isley's baby! Classic from ice cube. Now you can see why he was so perfect for the movie "Fridays" Yeah😍 more Isley's please 💕

"CHROME AND PAINT" "LET IT REIGN" "WHY WE THUGS" 'HELLO" "BACKYARD BOOGIE" (WITH MACK 10)

The sample came from the Isley Brothers, ‘Between the Sheets’ If you ain’t heard that jam, your missing out- It’s definitely a baby making jam

CLASS OF 95 ALL THE WAY LIVE. the 90s here in L.A was straight savage when only the strong survived.

this is in my top 5 of all songs

Check yoself is the continuation to this video incase you’re wondering. Check it out. Both classic songs are from his album the predator In 1992 right after L.A. riots in Mid-late April

The track is The Isley Brothers Footsteps in the dark.

The continuation of this video is “check yo self”

Reminds me of summer high school days

the poetry, irony, sarcasm, storytelling and the sample in this song are IMPECCABLE!

Did yall notice "Please Stay Off My Friggin Grass" Stanley from Friday movie @ 3:10 😂 also rapper WC @ 4:40 yall should check out Snoops cousin Daz Dillinger feat Val Young-In California(HD) Daz has some dope beats he did the beat for Pac & Snoops "2 Of Amerikkkas Most Wanted" also did some work on Pacs All Eyes On Me album among others

I grew up in the 80’s 90’s Southern California . Gangsters everywhere even in the suburbs . Raps like this make me feel nostalgic

You guys are awesome. How about - ice t- colors… another classic .

Need the uncut version like our Cd's were

It's so crazy to me that and don't get me wrong I enjoy it. Its so crazy to see people react to old songs that I grew up on and songs that I listened to on a daily basis when they came out. It nice to see that these songs are new to people that have started to react to them or even hear these songs for the first time.

5:25 Asia's face says at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

There is a post on the Internet where the guy pinpointed the exact day Cube was talking about. Brilliant Internetting. All-time song and video.

A while back some guy took the weather conditions, sports scores, crime stats, etc. and came up with a specific day. I forget exactly, but it was around Jan 20th, give or take

January 20, 1992... THATS the day! 😎

Idk if anyone answered yet, but the song sampled Footsteps In The Dark by The Isley Brothers

Lmao And he just calmly walks into the house

The Isley Brothers's 'Footsteps in the Dark

This album is an a Movie, track's follow story, end of clip is begining of next one.

You know this song is old when he said the Lakers beat the SuperSonics.

January 20 1992 is the day this song is referring to

I love that you guys mix in hip hop here and there. Not that many reactors are doing that 😎

im just catching your reactions, but that song was sampled from the my era, the Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the Dark"

In da original version, his voice sounds more real n fantastic than Video's Version

Beautiful 🤩!!! Keep it up! Ps, theirs a pt 2 to this video! It’s called check yo self before u wreck yo self!

that was great! also great reaction guys

Sampled from the amazingly Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark!! 👏🏽💯 you guys should definitely check out the song as well

The samples from "Footsteps in the Dark" by Isley Brothers

One of my favorites of all time. Hip hop category....😍😍

the "to be continued" part at the end of video leads into his next single "Check yo self".....

He sampled the song Footsteps in The Dark by the Isley Brothers

wen cube said, " i been tryna dig since tha 12th grade" and that nigga laffed- i felt that laff my nigg.!!! lmao

Of the course the unedited version is little better!

Great video! Greetings form Brazil.

This is a great classic rap from ice cube

the 'to be continued at the end connected to his next video 'Check yo self' featuring Das Effects

The sample is between the sheets but Ice Cube own that beat now.

He rapped about the struggles being black in his hood but everyday he enjoyed his days even though when cops were next to him he kept cool. He's rapping about what goes in his day

Automatic thumb up. True BJ on the sample. Footsteps in the dark. I see your flag for the Mavericks.

This bout to be legendary

Lil Rob ~ "Summer Nights" is a VIBE....!!!

i was born in 83 so this music is what i grew up to. FIRE

You should check out A Gangsta's Fairytale of AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted album. May 1990 the summer before my senior year of HS. Listened to this album the entire summer.

The clean version?? Madness!

It's called Footsteps in the dark I just be dancing to this in my friends are like I know that song and I'm like no you don't

Please take a look at a brilliant mashup - K.K. Good Day (KK Slider vs Ice Cube)

It would be nice if you could turn the volume up, let the viewers hear it too! It's a simple request!

Chubb Rock treat'em right.. good old school hip hop

Great.

If y'all can react to the Temptations called "1990" and " America", which is so fitting for our today's troubled times. They are two magnificent songs .