In all my years of band from middle school to now I have never witnessed a percussion section evolve and stay consistently relevant year after year after year. Norfolk State puts out professional percussionists. Kudos to Mr B the Percussion Coordinators and Staff for pushing the bar even higher. BEHOLD ✊🏾💚💛💚❤️❤️❤️

Much respect from Sudden Impact. Yall never disappoint.

Seeing this after being an MD fan through KZfaq videos for 17 years now THIS really brings tears to my eyes. The evolution of this section during even the last 7 to 8 years has been HUGE! No matter what, MDF$ sticks to the tradition of excellence and to see you all FINALLY invited to PASIC puts the cherry on top!! I am proud of you all!! The media team has stepped it up this year and did a great job on the presentation of this video and all of the others this season! Continue to be great!!

Yessirrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Best Collegiate Line in the MFD U. S. of A. !!!!!!!!!!!

They sound Amazing...Excellent look into the Squad. Everything was just crazy and clean.

You guys are the TRUTH! Proud Alum here💚💛

Wow! Just WOW!!! All I have to say is... Let The Heavens Resound... BEHOLD 💚 💛 OUTSTANDING job MDF$! OUTSTANDING!

GO MDFS! REPRESENT OUR HBCUs! Proud day! 💎💎💎🌟🌟🌟🌟 Jahleel Eli Composer of "X-Factor" "Drumline" Movie Cadence (2002) as performed by The Morris Brown College Drumline Former Percussion Instructor: Morris Brown College (Atlanta, GA. 1999-2000) Former Percussion Instructor: STAX Music Academy (Memphis, TN. 2002-2004)

Love the history lesson of MD. When they transitioned to tonals it was a mostly freshman section that had to learn pretty much all new parts. Kudos to my rookie bros.

Much love MDFS, Great job! Syd #WT

The best to ever do it!!!!!!

Best African American corp style percussion section ever💯🔥

You not beating MDFS in nothing!!! Point blank period.

#MDFS 🥁🥁🥁🥁Performance out of this world 🌎 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰#RFATT 🥁

They were and are AWESOME!!💥👏👏

Yesuhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOMENESS!!!! I'm so proud of the MDFS!!! Must be the Money🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Calypso!

Man!! They were on Point!

MDF$ I USE TO ATTEND HEAD START PROGRAM AT NSU WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD IM 43 NOW BEEN FOLLOWING THIS BAND EVERY SINCE ITS NO OTHER BAND ON THIS PLANET CAN HANG WITH THE PERCUSSION SECTION THERE BEATS AND SOUND IS TRADITION

Awesome Yall You Guys Took This To Another Level... And I Loved ...2019 Man 2023 WOW Keep Up The Good Work Man ( Fo Sho) !!!

The best to ever do it! Money team!💰💰💰#MDFS

That was great I Proud of them

You make us so proud! BEHOLD 🔰 🔰 🔰

I'm proud of my brother! Keep doing your thing! He has been a blessing to Norfolk State! 30 years of hard work .💪🏾

yesirrrrrrr yall did yall thing !!!!

Precision is not of this world!.

Greatness!

MD vs anybody

The best in the world..hands down

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BUSINESS IS BOOMIN !

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Great stuf !! ,,love the cool beats!!

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Congratulations MDFS...NSU🎉🎉🎉 Behold the Green and Gold🎉🎉

Ow ow! Love them!

Not really into traditional drumlines I’m a corp style snare drummer but god damn y’all are clean asf.

Being a 🎉OG-MDFS. Who would have thought the transition to excellence. Im so proud.

Awesome 🔥💯💚💛

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Congratulations to Norfolk State and Million Dollar Funk Squad for putting on an amazing exhibition performance. I'm so glad that this drum line is getting the exposure that they deserve. As with any practice, there is always room for improvement. I play trombone but I am a huge fan of percussion. I am very familiar with the million dollar funk squad so I had very high expectations prior to watching this performance. This performance left me wanting more. This drum line performs at an higher level when in battle mode compared to exhibition mode. Had a another drum line been standing in front of them, we would've witnessed another version of the MDF$, in my opinion. I felt they were on cruise control for lack of better terms. Let A&T's Cold Steel, or V State Drum Phi, or Hampton's Sticky Situation been standing in front of them, then we would've seen the REAL MDF$.. Overall good show, I would give it an honest B.. this wasnt their full potential .. they was on egg shells.. the drums look good but they have higher quality drums in their arsenal, but the all white drums they played on about 12 years ago are the best sounding in my opinion. The material was great but I've heard better rhythmic expressions performed in band tunes like Love is the greatest story (new jack swing) and the original behold, the school's fanfare.. i love the retrogression that this drum line demonstrates.. they make music go forward and backwards simultaneously

Absolutely superb. Simply outstanding.

Super dope!!! Proud of y'all!!! #BEHOLD

Major love 🙏🏾 God bless y’all

Well done! TGFR👇🏿

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27.55 is so funky😮‍💨

16:56

i did not know NSU brought back their leg tenors!!!!! Glad to see them back after all these years :)

Master Liga ❤❤❤

1. HBCU drumlines don't try to fit too many notes in per measure. This leaves room for their cadences to "breath" and what makes them funky. 2. MD Funk Squad's has the freshest cymbals I've seen in 30 years. 3. This drumline sounds great, but the visuals are just as stunning. 4. I think the cadence at 18:40 originated from the Rat Patrol at Tennessee State University, but they call it German Boy or Drummer Boy. Southern also plays the same cadence. It might have been originally written by Johnny Lee Lane, but I'm not sure.

Those green hoops/rims on the basses look amazing 😭😭 My kids have the exact same drums (dynasty sparkle green that fades to black) and i had no idea green hoops was even an option, now I'm punching air 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Would’ve been dope if them and cs planned a battle since they were only 2 minutes away from each other 😭

Anyone notice the ceiling?

Respect! Can you find out the title at 17:00 minutes and get the grades?

This is why I love Million Dollar Funk Squad!! Seeing my friends from High School on this line, I’m so proud of you guys!! #VASTANDUP #757ALLDAY 🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽