Big L made Jay look like a child on this. The biggest "what if" in hiphop history.

Big L was that dude. His punchlines were other worldly and his charisma was different. Top 3 dead or alive for me.🙏🏾🎤

My man nailed it… Big L was ahead of his time… he said it perfectly with the bar “I’m so ahead of my time my parents haven’t met yet”

Man L is arguably one of the hardest lyricist to ever walk the planet. Between his life getting cut short and not being commercial he doesn't get his just due... UNTIL you listen to his word play. It's undeniable! NOBODY during that time could get with him.

Big L is a lyrical BEAST....Definitely do more Big L and Big Pun. You won't be disappointed.

Big L “Casualties Of a Dice Game”, “All Black”, “Ebonics”, “98’ Freestyle” “Deadly Combination ft 2Pac”, “The Enemy ft Fat Joe”, “The Heist” just to name a few #CLASSICS #RIPBigL👑🖤 #PunchLineGOD

2Pac didn't make Nas scared, Big L did

Show respect to NY homies. That's where hip hop started. Your podcast is a by-product of NY artists starting something new back in the day.

This came out in 95 big l lyrics still sounding fresh almost 30yrs later

I always say Big L is the best rapper no one has ever heard of. All of his freestyles are worth checking out, dude has BARS for days

Big L’s album “Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous” is one of the most underrated rap albums around!

Big L was the greatest. My buddy's cousin in New York use to send us cassette tapes of him in Chicago so we could listen to him.

so many from your generation never heard of L.. dude was a true lyricist and didn't get his shine because he wasn't commercial and cause Sony F'ed him.. he was also apart of the renowned group DITC (Diggin in the Crates) with Fat Joe, Lord Finesse, Buckwild, Diamond D, OC, AG) ... you guys need to do more L songs.. he's prolly one of the most reacted to rappers on youtube

8:30 Big L and JayZ did this freestyle back in 1995 on "The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito" radio show. Y'all are right, this was way ahead of its time. Not many were coming with the flow switches and bar after bar of internal and external rhymes back in the mid 90s...just a masterclass of MCing. Oh, and just to save everyone some math; Big L was 21 when he did this freestyle. Crazy.

Still wish I lived in a alternate universe where Big L never died. He would've been considered one THE greats.

Big L was one of THE GREATEST EVER. Harlem Legend. Jay-Z is great, but L shines super bright here. RIP

Just love that bar 'I'm so ahead off my time, my parents haven't met yet'.

7:12 "I'm so ahead of my time my parents haven't met yet" - Big L

Big Ls voice and delivery were absolutely perfect. Him and Biggie just naturally gifted.

"raise hell till it's heaven" one of my favorite bars ever

big L got bars for daysssss n his delivery was nasty. u guys gotta do more of him.

Stone cold classic radio performance. Used to listen to this on repeat in my youth. Fire

It sucks to see where hip hop was going and to see where it is now. It’s depressing sometimes

Damn, I'm 33, been listening to Big L since I was like 9 years old. I still remember freestyling to all his beats in the cypher back in high school. Dude is a LEGEND!

Losing Big L hurt the game alot, we lost a monster right before he was about to blow up

In such a short amount of time Big L made himself a legend. He had such charisma when he was spitting. Jay-Z is infamous for the way he records his tracks. He lets the best play for 15-20 mins and hums to it and puts it together in his head. He doesn't write anything down. He records in one shot and then rerecords it to refine it but pretty much the same song with a few adjustments. Rick Rubin just described it on the Joe Rogan Podcast and spoke on how Eminem does it along with a couple others. Some BTS stuff.

NY definitely has produced all of the best rappers of all time. Check the resume

Please do “PUT IT ON” by BIG L!! Big L is one of the GOATS that never gets spoken on. His flow was so unmatched for the time

Big L rest in peace, first person I listened to when I grew to appreciate hip hop

Big L. Aka L Corleone. He will always be in my top 5. He was the king of punchlines, way ahead of his time.

Back in the early 90s new York definitely had the best rappers. I love when you guys do the early 90s rappers. Listening to you guys hear them for the first time is great!

Big L is in my top 5 all time. 1 of the best to ever do it ... DO "Put it On". SICK 1ST VERSE! He was way ahead of his time. RIP

Delivery flawless... rhyme scheme perfect... goat status.

Yeah this was in 95'. Big L's patterns, rhyme schemes and punchlines were so far ahead of his time. I used to listen to L all the time, his first album was a classic. He has so many classics.

Big L has a small but amazing catalog of bars. You need to check him out.

Big L is one of the greatest lyricist of all time.

Shit brings tears. Live, and Enjoy life young men! Before you know, you’ll be watching the next generation geeking over the shit you grew up on and remember like it was yesterday. Respect.

I love the shared "first time hearing Big L" expression on everyones face! 😄 Always the 'did he just say what I think he said' and 'how have I not heard this dude before' ?? thoughts going on Great reaction guys, need more L on here!

"I'm so ahead of time, my parents haven't met yet" is still one of the craziest bars ever spit.

Man I was a kid listening to this, I’m 34 now and this joint still gives me chills. Sigh god bless the 90s. Great stuff guys.

Ayyyy you guys did it!! Been asking for this in the comments a lot. Much love🙏🏽

Big L 98 freestyle is one of the last thing he did before he died, shit was way ahead of its time

Yall need to react to more Big L, you guys will be impressed by the tremendous punchlines he delivers!

with love to you from Russia I love to watch you thank you for releasing videos you are cool guys I listen only to Western music myself I like it

Big L was insane

You need to do big L - Put It on

Big L is the most underrated rapper ever. Listen to ‘98 Freestyle part 1 & 2, guaranteed to blow your mind.

love jays verse he is so smooth with it !

Finally you guys react to L... been waiting for this.. you should react to his Big L - Danger Zone (the lyrics version.. cause there's way too many barz ppl miss out on)

Big L had a group called Children of the Corn with him, CamRon, Mase, McGruff…they were all from Harlem. He was also part of DITC with Fat Joe, Diamond D, OC, Showbiz and AG, Lord Finesse… He was ahead of his time indeed.

This was his classic 95 freestyle. Def check out his 98 one too.

I appreciate y’all reaction to this and a lot of the early stuff y’all do, it’s authentic and real. And it taught me as an older Hiphop head to appreciate the rappers of today. Jay definitely got outshined on this, but I think he used this a fuel to become larger than he ever intended to be.

I remember this back in 1995 big L won this freestyle hands down

Big L clearly overshadowed Jay Z right here, there's no doubt about it.

"So ahead of my time my parents havent met yet" One of the greatest punches ever written in hip hop history

YES! I’m soo glad you guys are dipping into BIG L’s music! Big L got BARS! Big Pun got some fire too

I like this song it's a bop for me i definitely love old school rap even new school rap as well.🔥

We want more Big L reactions

I am pumped for this, I hope you boys enjoyed too 👍🏼

I couldn't tell you how many times this freestyle blasted through my speakers over the last years. This is legendary. React to Gang Starr - Battle. You gon like that one. Much love fam

Big L Ebonics 🔥 🔥 🔥 Easily a top 5 IMO

This is what I tell all the young bloods when they say I'm just an angry old head when I put down current day hip-hop music/artists. Imagine growing up in an era where we had Nas, Jay Z, 2Pac, Biggie, Cube, Snoop, Dr. Dre, Mac Dre, LL, Too $hort, Eazy, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, etc etc etc all pretty much *at the same time* Yeah we was spoiled. Our standards are all fucked. Shit I started listening to "lesser" dudes of that era like Murs, Big Noyd, AZ, Rappin 4 tay, Cormega, to name a few later in life; and these dudes were fire, but competing against legends, so they was outshined, and overlooked. Any of those dudes would murder today.

OMG I was waiting for this so bad!

NY has by far the best rappers ever not even close with any city. It's where rap was invented.

Yall also gotta do more Wu Tang... they were insanely ahead of their time especially after there first album

More Big L Platinum plus ft Big Daddy kane Devil's son 98 freestyle The enemy ft fat joe Deadly combination ft 2pac

Big l was ahead of his time gone too soon rest in peace

Your channel is sick..your playing my mix cds from 1999 2000 skating around town with the discman

There are few things that make me happier than a younger generation discovering artists that didn't get the recognition they deserved. Big L was before my time by a decade or so, but seeing an even younger generation, a pretty popular channel, revitalize one of the best freestyles in history, made me quite content.

"I'm destined for 8 digits" man is worth 10 digits...exceeding even his own goal!

How did some cool guys like you go this long in life without hearing Big L????? One of my all time favs

Appreciate you for taking my suggestion on this video. I talk to my son about lyrics my son is your age I know you all would appreciate it that’s why I dropped a link in there can’t wait to see your reaction. Keep up the great work salute 🫡

I'm 54 and Big L was a true lyricist. He died when he was ready to blow-up big time.

BIG PUN, DMX, CANIBUS, MOS DEF = Round table freestyle/cypher👌

Hell yeah homie, u guys really do look at ur comments cuz I been requesting u guys listen to Big L for a min now but big ups to u dudes 💯 keep getting bigger and bigger ,best reaction channel out💯🔥🔥Big L was best to ever do it

Great to see your reactions to one of my favorite freestyles.

Big L was definitely ahead of his time. Big Pun too. Check out Royce 5'9 - I'm The King 🔥 I remember when I heard that in 98, he debuted it live on hot 97, and I was hooked on his music ever since! He's another one that's in my top 5. That song is underrated and would still be dope if it came out tomorrow too 🔥🔥🔥 fire! FACTS!

Jay z pump it up freestyle fire 🔥🔥

The real ones know that Big L was ahead of his time. One of the hardest flowers ever. As I'm watching this i'm like yeah, see .... once that head bobbin starts, you know its fire! Another great video ...

Love seeing people see this for the first time, takes me back to the first time I heard it, unforgettable! was a fan instantly, the rest is history 🤣

Big L was one of the best rappers from my generation. He was from Harlem and was in a group with Cam'ron, Ma$e and McGruff called Children of the Corn.

Get on more Big L he was unreal. Not many have heard of him but hes sick in my top 3 for sure.

Deadly combination and put it on and mvp

Love this freestyle 🙌

Punchline king!!!! Thank you guys!

Now yall getting to the good stuff!🔥🔥🔥 Listening to this you really hear what ppl say about Jay Z that he copies everyone he's around. He is rapping just like Big L while being around him in those days. Biggie, Jay Z, Big L and Charlie Baltimore a female rapper from Philly were supposed to form the group 'The Commission'. That's the reference Jay Z made in Pusha T's song 'Neck & Wrist' where he said if BIG was alive yall would've got 'The Commission'. The 'L' in Big L stands for LAMONT. His name was Lamont Hill.

YEEEESSSS PLEASE REACT TO MORE OF BIG L

“I’m so ahead of my time my parents ain’t met yet” gaaaaaahleeeeee🔥🔥

Big L - 98 Freestyle (both parts) (Favorite) Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & dangerous Big L - Danger Zone Big L - All Black Big L - Let 'Em Have it L Big L - Casualties of a dice game (storytelling song) Big L - Devils son Big L - The heist (storytelling song) Big L - Blackout Show Freestyle 1997 Big L - MVP Big L - Furious anger (with Shyheim) Big L - Put it on Big L - Flamboyant Big L - The big picture (album intro) Big L - Street struck Big L - Fed up with the bullshit Big L - Tony Touch Looking forward to some Big L reactions, im hyped!

Big L so unknown and one my top 10. He gets his prop in a lot other dudes raps but people don't go peep his discography. He was nice nice

"big l ft children of the corn. hell up in harlem" is a gold joint

New York invented Rap. Gotta show respect cannon

Good shit fellas! Imagine where Big L would be after seeing how Jay Z evolved since this... Other Big L tunes to consider are "The Heist" for his story telling skills and "All Black", a personal favorite for the bars and the beat. Also, from Jay Z consider listening to "Where I'm From" (the full 7 minute version) - sick beat and bars too.

In case y'all missed this. Jay-Z was completely off top of his head there. Yet he could hang with Big L written verses. Respect to both of em! They killed it back then!!

Mans from London UK and know about BIG L RIP🙌🏻

On some real NYC rap talk.... there would be no Jay without Big L. Jay was still finding his style here. He had the street slang but still came off as a bit of a Herb to a lot of people. Took him a while to grow into his own Jigga style, which is a combination of other rappers he wanted to be like such as Jaz-O, Biggie, Big L, and Nas.

Fuck yeah , I’ve been waiting for a BIG L reaction. My favourite rapper

Joint brings back so many memories...

IF BIG L WOULD HAVE LIVED-AINT NO TELLING HOW POPULAR HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN.BIG L MADE YOU REWIND THE TAPE JUST BECAUSE U HAD TO MAKE SURE U HEARD THE CRAZY DOPE LYRICS HE WAS SAYING.HE IS MISSED-R.I.P. BIG L.THIS IS WHY AS A PERSON WHO GREW UP IN THAT LAST CENTURY HEARING THESE AMAZING RHYMES,WE WANT YOUR GENERATION TO CARRY ON THE LYRCISIM THAT WAS JUST AMAZING BACK THEN.

My favorite part about this freestyle is hearing Jay legit stressing bc he’s finally confronted a better lyrical performer than him. He’s straight up waffling on that last verse lol.