Haven't listened to this gem in like 15 years.

“Who can rock a rhyme like this?” Only Shinoda and LP can.

Whenever Mike sings " Who can rock a rhyme like this?" , I hear crowds singing "LIKE THIS"

Underrated song that lots of fans don't know about

2:12 gives me chills every time, love Chester's vocals in this

It's intriguing how many good songs Linkin Park scrapped to make the masterpiece that is *HYBRID THEORY*

After all these years I still haven't found someone who can rock a rhyme like this

Now THIS is REAL HIP-HOP!!

Can't believe I still remember the lyrics to this word for word....it all just came rushing back!

Even the songs that didnt made it into the "official" Hybrid Theory album are 10000+ times better than todays music.

SERIOUSLY?!?? WE GET CAROUSEL, AND ONE, DEDICATED, SLIP, BLUE, PART OF ME, AAAANNNDD STEP UP?!?!!

Linkin Park is more than a band, it's the pinnacle of music and art. I can not imagine a world without their talent. Love you Chester

In my 17 years of being alive, and 15 of listening to Linkin Park, I’ve never heard of this song but I’m glad I have now cause this is awesome

Anyone else wondering how Joe reacted when he first heard the lyric "and a DJ in the group just for credibility"?

'Step Up' sounds amazing!! I love the min 2:11 when Chester comes with a clean vocals and do it like ambiental. Mike's vocals rapping style sounds soooo dope!!!! All the instrumental and beats are sick too!!! Love it!

This song is dedicated to all those lil' crap rappers of today

Can you imagine the level of music they were composing at that time. They didn’t have anything or anyone to copy or so called Inspire. They are just real gems 💎

Happy 45th Birthday Chester ❤️🥺

And people say Shinoda ain't a rapper. 😑

" I heard that some of you are getting help with your rhymes You're not an MC if someone else writes your lines Rapping over rock doesn't make you a pioneer Cause rock and hip-hop have collaborated for years "

This song is kind of definition of hybrid theory and LP itself

This is pure Shinoda magic !

HT and Meteora are two of the greatest albums ever released.

mike is on fireeee... havent heard of this for years man. nostalgia..

"Using the waves of sound the true master paralyzes his opponents, leaving him vulnerable to attack" Hahaha what a badass, love it :D

Instrumental is gold. Many artist, producer nowaday, why they cant create things like this?

I remember chanting the chorus of the song for my high school football game. However, I replaced the word “rhyme” with “game”, thus saying, “Who can rock the game like this?” since it’s a sports event. This song influenced me a lot for this not only because of Shinoda, but to have a true meaning of perseverance.

MIKE SHINODA IS THE BEST IN THE GAME! his raps to me is what rap is supposed to be not about bitches and drugs but lyrical mayhem and flow

20 years old still kicks ass

Two rap gods Mike Shinoda And Eminem

Love this tune. Will never forget what an influence this band had on me as a kid. I used to print off their pictures and lyrics after downloading just a couple of songs from audiogalaxy, then immediately went to record shops here constantly asking if the album was out yet, and nobody had bloody heard of them (yet!). They got me through some tough times; I'll always be grateful for these lads. RIP Chester.

Once I thought Eminem is the best rapper, but then I started listening to Linkin Park

WHO CAN ROCK A RHYME LIKE THIS?!

Linkin Park is forever in our hearts as their work and Chester himself is an eternal memory

Боже, я забыла, насколько эта песня бомбезная🔥

This sounds either mysterious/dark, what a gem

This song is like a hidden gem preserved for hard core LP fans and its unpopularity makes it more likeable.

I only know this song because of rock am ring 2004 :)

Shinoda's gone on record saying that this song was specifically referring to Kid Rock. He's not wrong.

Damn that mix and mastering is so good now... :)

One of my favourite tracks ever! Right there with Not Alone, My December and Part of me

Chester’s vocals…god they’re so ethereal

WHO CAN ROCK A RHYME LIKE THIS? *Screaming animal noises*

this is definitely the seeds of Fort Minor & Post Traumatic

LP: 17.6M subscribers Step Up: 365k listens Dawg we're missing 17.3M

Alright, who else screenshot the LP logos and turned it into their wallpaper? 😅✋

I cannot comprehend that this song is nearly 25 years old. Linkin Park was so ahead of their time.

Finally I can legally listen to this song

Nice, very nice rap. But look at the instrumentals!! MISTEEEERRR HAAAAAAAAHHNNNNNN

Mike dismantled every artist today back in the late 90's, yo 🔥

Ох, вспоминала редкие треки лп и занесло сюда) слушала последний раз в 6 классе)и каждую нотку прям помню)так тепло

A true master paralyzes his opponent, leaving them vulnerable to attack

Ahh yes, linkin park and spongebob, what a masterpiece

Old but still hitting hard.

Songs like this made my childhood happy and helps me push through present days

Every member of Linkin Park is important. Love them all 🖤

proud to say i discovered them as Hybrid theory during napster days... man i'm old.

This song slaps🔥🔥Mike's verse got me goosebumps Even he raps better than nowadays rappers

This one should be a hit!

"You're not MC if someone else is writing your lines" Exactly.

Rip for Chester Bennington 🙏🔥

2:33 what the narrator said is true facts about the audio weapon system. LP music isnt just for entertainment. They telling/sending us the message. About the wave which may carefully attack our brain n cell system without our notice.

I knew this from the LP Underground 1.0 I first heard LP at the radio it was Somewhere I Belong. Man, Chester's voice was the 'call' of my life.

The fact I only first listened to this song this year is crazy. Only heard it because I was watching some of Mike’s post traumatic tour.

"you're not an mc if someone else write your rhymes"

LP still holds a very special place in my mind/soul more so than any other band period

If I ever met Mike, I will ask him right away, WHO CAN ROCK A RHYME LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!! hahhaha!

The fact that none of the bands mike was overtly dissing in this song ever clapped back kind of proved his point that they weren't really hip hop

2020: this year will be a fucking hell Linkin Park: Hold my demos

Official Lyrics if wanted (I've seen a few comments about wanting a lyric comment): ] Watch as the room rocks, mentally moonwalk Mixed Media slang bangin' in your boombox Verbal violence, lyrical stylist In a time when rock hip-hop rhymes are childish You can't tempt me with rhymes that are empty Rappin' to a beat doesn't make you an MC With your lack of skill and facility, you're killin' me And a DJ in the group just for credibility I heard that some of you are gettin' help with your rhymes You're not an MC if someone else writes your lines Rappin' over rock doesn't make you a pioneer 'Cause rock and hip-hop have collaborated for years But now, they're getting randomly mixed and matched up All after a fast buck, and all the tracks suck So how does it stack up? None of it's real You wanna be an MC? You've gotta study the skill Who can rock a rhyme like this? Bring it to you every time like this? Who can rock a rhyme like this? Step, step up! Step, step up!

That tribute to the carousel EP Art in the background says so much about the bands story before hybrid theory and how they maintained the B Side vibe even after going big.

I've been listening to this for the past 20 years, and it's never aged. One the best LP songs to not end up on a studio album.

LP ❤

I just discovered this song yesterday and I’m obsessed

This song is so brilliantly written, no wonder not many people understand this song. Mike, you're a genius and it never ceases to amaze me, even after listening for more than a decade. GOAT.

Finally, officially released!

Linkin park = nostalgia MTV

Some legendary rappers didn’t write their own lyrics like Eazy E. But it’s obviously much more impressive if you do

I discovered High Voltage, Dedicated, and Step Up while I was drowning and suffocating in the racist, anti-black, colorist space of Singapura where I was sexually abused at age 9 and continued to be traumatized until dehumanization by age 12. I have never been an LPU member, these songs were shared with me by kind friends on the Linkin Park Message Board. I have remained in my dehumanized state since 2000, through 2005 when I migrated to Canada, and until my independently implemented re-humanization & (re)education in 2022. I went through complete ostracization & total isolation to arrive at my significant victory. All I had with me as my guides were the Buddhadhamma & nature. All I had to nourish me was a single drop of love. I take all of your suffering, past, present & future. I give to you all of my joy & happiness. 💙💛❤🤍🧡

just wanted to say thank you for all you have helped me with. I'm a Disabled Vet and was going in the wrong direction til I came across the old LP songs I use to get down to so much. They helped put music back into my life and allowed me to make the best of my newest song "Leaking" on here which is dedicated to Chester and Cornell(lyric video). I would love it if any of you could give it a listen. It would mean a lot. Thank you again for all you've done for me and everyone else.

"Get smacked with Verbal back flips" 😭 man this guy is a monster😆

Lo que admiro de mike y de linkin park es que no tienen miedo a arriesgarse al cambio y a usar sonidos raros como los que usaron en esta canción.

This is the most complete version of Rap and Rock out there.

I can finally listen this song on spotify i cant be more happy THANKU FOR EVERYTHING

Mike Shinoda é um Rapper talentoso, houve uma época que eu sabia essa música de co.

Oh damn, I sitting here singing along and I still remember the words to this

Check-in : 15 Sep 2023. I'm still rocking this 🤘

Whichever member of the band is dumping the archives onto KZfaq, you’re a hero among men.

I don't remember what I had for dinner last night, but I remember the lyrics to this song.

Who knew that transitioning from listening to the Hamilton soundtrack to Linkin park would be a smooth transition

so underrated song

The synth sounds in the verses sound like something straight out of Wall-E haha. I like it.

The quality is insane

The most sharpness performance of Mike I loved, that bars, that's skills, DAMN! 👌

LP is the epitome of rap-rock….. songwriting, mixing, mastering…. I mean the complete product is damn near perfect

It's 2020, Who can still rock a rhyme like this?

Amo esta canción ❤️

Best Era

That "but not on a mic (Mike), leave that to the experienced" is a metaphorically, lyrically genius line. It's a two-faced line though

The intro is my ringtone haha