- (React) We've tested Gen-Z on their knowledge of '90s Hip Hop,
but we're gonna see now if you know 2000s Hip Hop.
- Let's go!
- This doesn't seem very fair! (laughs)
- I wanna thank you, I wanna thank my momma!
- This doesn't... (laughs)
- For always having it on in the car!
- Ah, it's great to meet you, buddy. (both laugh)
Represent, Gen-Z, baby!
- I'm excited!
- I Believe I Can Fly goes hard though. (laughs)
- Angel Vs. Dani, let's see who wins.
- Bwah!
- ♪ She take my money ♪
- ♪ Money ♪ - Oh!
- ♪ And I'm in need ♪
- ♪ Yeah, she's a ♪ What?
- I didn't know Jamie Foxx did that! - (React) Mm-hmm.
- That was really him? - Oh, she's a gold digger!
- ♪ Way over time ♪ - Ugh.
- Was it Jamie and Kanye?
(table thumping)
- ♪ Mmm ♪ - ♪ She give me money ♪
- ♪ I ain't sayin' she a gold digger ♪ - ♪ When I'm in need ♪
- ♪ But she ain't messin' ♪ ♪ With no broke person ♪
(both laugh)
Yeah!
- ♪ But she ain't messin' ♪ ♪ With no broke ♪
- Oh my God! - ♪ I'm in need ♪
- The girls are so cute. - ♪ Go 'head, get down ♪
- ♪ Go 'head girl ♪ ♪ Go 'head, get down ♪
- ♪ Go 'head ♪ - ♪ Hey, hey ♪
- ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
- Oh! - That is my shit, I don't care!
I don't care, that song bang!
- (React) So who is the main artist in this song?
- Jamie. - Kanye West.
- Oh. - Featuring Jamie Foxx, right?
Yeah, it's okay.
- Jamie Foxx. - Jamie Foxx.
- (both) Kanye West.
- (React) How has he evolved over time?
- He's gone insane.
- It seems like he's just getting worse and worse.
- I didn't know as a kid that that was Jamie Foxx singing.
Like, I thought it was a sample. - Yeah.
- And I think Jamie Foxx is doing a sample,
but he's singing it himself. - (React) Yeah!
- ♪ She take my money ♪ - What?
- ♪ When I'm in need ♪
- ♪ Passion ♪ - Ooh!
- ♪ Instant ♪
- Is this SWV?
No? (buzzer)
- I've heard this song. - I've heard it before too.
- (React) Okay.
- ♪ Heartbeat ♪
- Oh my gosh. Who, wait, what does it start with?
- (React) No?
- (whispers) No.
- (React) (laughs) What do you think about the music video?
- The vibe of the music video, and her hair,
the high ponytail. - (React) Mm-hmm.
- Why was that ever a style? (laughs)
- I'm gonna start doing the dance.
- Oh!
- ♪ More than a lover ♪ ♪ More than a woman ♪
- (React) Have you heard this song before?
- Please do not keep those clips in.
- I don't think I've heard this song.
- This is so early 2000s.
- I like the dancing.
- ♪ I'll be more than a lover ♪ - Okay!
- Get up! (React laughs)
Not until we got to the chorus was I like oh, I've heard this,
but I couldn't tell you the artist.
Like, my brain was, and I know that's not who it is,
but my brain is like that's gotta be one of the Destiny's Child,
like, it's not Kelly Rowland, but it's what I wanna say.
And it's not her, but it's like,
it just feels...
- (React) Mm-hmm. - Great.
- Yeah, it's More Than A Woman,
Aaliyah. - (React) There you go!
- Yep.
- Would not have known the artist though.
- Yep, More Than A Woman, Aaliyah, I knew it.
- She looks like somebody, but I don't wanna say her name.
It starts with an A.
- What letter? - I thought that was Aaliyah.
(React laughs) - 'Cause then I'm gonna look stupid.
- (React) Don't be so nervous. - Is it Whitney Houston?
- (React) It's Aaliyah. - Yes!
- Who's Aaliyah? - Ugh, oh!
- (React) You don't know Aaliyah?
- No. - Ooh, she died so young.
Beautiful, beautiful, but... - (React) Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, I knew the song, I don't know the artist very well.
- That's just a part of the black culture, that's it.
I don't blame him.
- ♪ Rollin', they hatin' ♪ - Ooh!
- ♪ They tryna catch me ♪ - ♪ Ridin' dirty ♪
♪ Ridin' dirty ♪ - ♪ Bow ♪
This is what you do with your shoulders.
- ♪ Catch me ridin' dirty ♪
♪ Tryna catch me ♪ ♪ Ridin' dirty ♪
♪ Tryna catch me ridin' dirty ♪ - ♪ What, what ♪
- Oh yeah. - What, oh, he's so sexy.
- The hat, half on. - Oh my God, he's fine.
(React laughs)
- ♪ Ridin' dirty ♪
- ♪ Tryna catch me ridin' dirty ♪ - ♪ Tryna catch me ridin' ♪
- The grills though! - (React) I know, right?
- I haven't heard that song in so long.
- Yeah.
- (laughs) I have not! - That's an old ass song.
- Ridin' Dirty, come on. - Yeah.
- Ridin' Dirty. - Yep.
- I'm trying to remember the name of the artist,
and I can't, but for some reason, my brain wants to be like
it's got Boys in the title, and I...
- (React) It's not Boys, but this is Chamillionaire.
- That's a, I love that name. That's a really...
(laughs) I love that name.
- Chamillionaire is a real hard name.
That's cool, yeah. - I like that name.
- (React) Mm-hmm.
- That's Chamillionaire? - (React) Mm-hmm.
- Wow, what other songs does he have, or is that the one?
- (React) That's like his bigger one.
- Yeah, yeah. - (React) Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- ♪ Ridin' dirty ♪
- ♪ Tryna catch me ♪ - ♪ See me ridin' dirty ♪
- Yeah! - ♪ Gonna see ridin' dirty ♪
- Oh, I know this song! I don't know her though.
♪ Without ya baby ♪
- (React) And that's what we wanna find out. (laughs)
- Wait, what does her name start with?
- ♪ I'll be waiting up ♪ ♪ Until you get home ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I can't sleep ♪
- ♪ Without you, baby ♪ Oh!
- ♪ Anybody who's ever loved ya ♪ ♪ Know just what I feel ♪
♪ Too hard to feel ♪
- What's that? - My mom gonna beat my ass.
- (React) What is that? - Oh, what is that?
- (React) That, that...
- ♪ If you just can't ♪ ♪ Be without your baby ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ (vocalizes) ♪
♪ Oh ♪
(React laughs)
- What's up, Joe? Welcome! (laughs)
- Y'all gotta stop playing with her!
- You did get the close ups. - I'm getting a little teary,
'cause that, it hit home. (sniffs)
(React laughs)
- (React) So initials, MJB.
- Oh, Mary J. Blige! - Mary J. Blige!
- (React) There you go. (laughs)
- I know who that is. I haven't listened to her song.
- Can't Live Without You by Mary J. Blige.
- You know who that is? - No!
- No!? You don't know who that is?
That is Mary J. Blige!
- Be Without You! Mary J. Blige!
Right? Yep!
(Jaxon laughs)
I got that one!
- I liked it, I liked it a little.
I think that's probably my favorite R&B one I've heard so far.
- Wow! - (React) Ooh!
- Ooh! Yes!
Rest in peace! - ♪ First we gonna rock ♪
- ♪ Then we gonna roll ♪ - ♪ Dah nah nah nah ♪
- ♪ Go, let it go ♪
- ♪ X gon' give it to ya ♪ - ♪ He gon' give it to ya ♪
- ♪ X gon' give it to ya ♪
- He knows this, and I don't. - I like how all 2000s R&Bs
are like them in a car. - (React) In the car.
- ♪ Go, let it go ♪ ♪ X gon' give it to ya ♪
- Ah! - ♪ He gon' give it to ya ♪
- Yeah!
- ♪ Gon' give it to ya ♪ ♪ He gon' give it to ya ♪
- ♪ Ain't never gave nothing to me ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ But every time I turn around ♪
- Ooh, I'm with it! - I'm with it!
- Dude, that video's insane! I've never seen that!
- (React) Who's the artist?
- It's got three letters to the name,
and he told you one of 'em.
- TAX. (buzzer)
- MAX? (buzzer)
- Um, ZYX. (buzzer)
- What, I don't know!
- (React) DMX.
- DMX, no, I was gonna say BMX.
Oh, ooh, don't kill me. Don't revoke my black...
Please!
- He said X gon' give it to ya. - (React) Mm, yeah.
- By DMX. - (React) Yes!
- A DM on X, his name is DMX.
That is DMX, X gon' give it to ya.
- Oh, that's a really good one! - Yeah.
- Why was I thinking Threads? I was like what?
- Oh! (laughs)
- Kanye West. - ♪ Knocked me down ♪
- ♪ When you smile ♪
- Wait, 'cause I know the part, but it's not this part.
♪ And you knocked me down ♪ ♪ Knocked me down ♪
- ♪ Sometimes love comes around ♪ - Come on!
- It's actually, I like this song though.
- ♪ And it knocks you down ♪ ♪ Just get back up ♪
♪ When it knocks you down ♪
- Oh wait, I do know this, wait, yeah!
- ♪ Knocks you down ♪ - Oh, this is so 2000s.
Look at those outfits! - ♪ Sometimes love comes ♪
- Kanye West just, no, oh no, that was, wait!
- ♪ Just get back up ♪
- What is this bed choreography?
It's a mess.
- I didn't even know that song.
- Um, what's her name? - (React) What's her name?
- What does it start with? - (React) K.
- Keyshia Cole. - Kelly.
- (React) It is not Keyshia Cole. - Kelly Rowland.
- Kelly...
- (React) It's not Kelly. (laughs)
- I might be getting her confused,
but there's someone who sings Promiscuous
and someone who sings...
- Oh Nelly. - American Boy.
- Nelly... - (React) Nelly Furtado?
- Nelly, no, it's not Nelly Furtado. - (React) Sings Promiscuous.
- Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
- (React) You're thinking of Estelle.
- I don't know!
- (React) Last name Hilson. - Yeah, I don't know.
- Kathryn. - (React) Keri Hilson.
- Keri. - I would've never guessed a Keri.
- Keri with a K? - (React) K-E-R-I, Keri.
- Ah, like Kerri Colby. (both laugh)
- Oh! Boom boom, come on!
- Ah! - He looks so different in this.
- ♪ What, what, what ♪ - ♪ Smokin' that Cheech and Chong ♪
♪ What's wrong ♪ - Ooh, Cheech and Chong!
- I'm trying to think of his name, I know exactly who he is.
(Noah laughs)
- ♪ One sure shot way ♪ ♪ To get 'em outta them pants ♪
- You know what to do! - ♪ Take note to the brand new dance ♪
♪ Like this ♪
- ♪ When I move, you move ♪ ♪ Just like that ♪
♪ When I move, you move ♪ - ♪ Just like that ♪
- ♪ When I move, you move ♪ - ♪ Just like that ♪
- Yeah, two step! Lean with it, rock with it, come on!
- ♪ When I move, you move ♪ - ♪ Just like that ♪
- He's so, he's such an OG,
how is his name not coming to my mind right now?
- (React) So you know who he is? - What's his name?
- That's what I'm trying to think! - Oh, so you don't know?
- I do, I do!
- Ludacris!
- (React) You are moving the table! - Ludacris!
- Luda!
(React laughs) - Super cool.
Man, Luda, what happened? He fell off in like 2008.
- (React) He's doing like... - He's in the Fast and Furious.
- (React) Yeah, he's doing Fast and Furious.
- Oh yeah, he's a straight up actor, you're right!
- Yeah!
- Yeah, but okay, you're right, you're right.
- Luda! - Ludacris!
Luda! - (React) Thank you!
- ♪ Ludacris going in on the verse ♪ ♪ 'Cause I never been defeated ♪
♪ And I won't stop now ♪ - Ah!
- I love her!
- ♪ Beaming all the way ♪
- Don't know the artist, don't know the song,
but this is awesome. This is...
- ♪ Is it the way ♪
♪ You love ♪
- Woo!
- ♪ Me, baby ♪
- She sounds important, like, it should be your grandma doing,
on Sundays, cleaning to.
- ♪ You love ♪
- I'm wrong, I thought that was...
- (React) Hold on, who... - Yeah, I don't know this one.
- (React) That's okay.
- Yeah! - ♪ Yeah ♪
- Ah, ah! - (React) You know her!
- I love that. - Alright, you guys got me!
You guys got me on that one. Y'all had me on one, on one!
- (React) Thank you, thank you. - I know the face though.
- No. - I don't know her,
but I really liked this one.
- Yeah. - I love her voice.
- That right there is that common thing about her.
I know, I've heard songs... - (React) This is Jill Scott.
- Jill Scott, wow. - (React) Mm-hmm.
- Man, she seems a little older, but like, is that...
Was that her first album? Like the first songs to get big?
- (React) If you like that, then you will like her music.
- That was so amazing.
Oh!
- Nelly! Big Nelly!
(React laughs)
Ooh, he so fine! Ooh, ugh!
He still look good to this day. - (React) Mm-hmm.
- I don't think I know it. (laughs)
- ♪ Stompin' in my Air Force Ones ♪
- Hey! - ♪ In my Air Force Ones ♪
(laughs)
- ♪ High-top strap ♪ ♪ With the gum bottom ♪
- Yeah, this is a deep one.
- Come on!
- ♪ I leave 'em strapped and laced ♪ ♪ And come up out 'em ♪
- Chris Brown was always rocking that in his videos,
that with the baggy, yeah.
- I know this song, and I only know it because,
like, my brother, he was like, he came home one day with new shoes,
and she started referencing this song, and I was like huh?
And then he was like sit down, and showed it to me,
and I was like fire. - (React) Yep. (laughs)
- Yeah. - They were talking about...
- (both) Air Force Ones! - Yeah.
- By Nelly. - Bah, Air Force Ones by Nelly!
- It wasn't anything crazy. - It's not a banger, but it's cool.
- You know, I know Nelly, but I don't know the song.
- Yeah, I know Nelly, but I don't know the song.
- (React) The people with him are called the St. Lunatics.
- St. Lunatics! That sounds familiar.
I've seen that on, like, a jersey.
- I never understood the fascination of like, guy shoes.
- (React) Guy shoes, yeah.
- Yeah, I'm like heels, yeah. Like those are shoes.
- Dang.
♪ Wait a minute ♪ ♪ The way you move that ♪
♪ Girl, you done got my heart ♪
- I had to be like who is this? He looks so young!
- I know this, I don't know the name of this song, but I...
- ♪ I'm a player, yeah, it's true ♪ ♪ But I change the game for you ♪
- Ooh, come on, speed dating!
- ♪ Can I be for real ♪
- ♪ This is how I feel ♪ ♪ I'm in need of love ♪
(React laughs)
- ♪ So let's dip up out of here ♪
- (React) Get it girl.
- I had the first part, 'cause I knew the song.
- (React) There you go! (laughs)
- ♪ And I just wanna chill ♪
- ♪ So let's dip up out of here ♪ ♪ Let's dip up out of here ♪
♪ Ha, ha-ha ♪ ♪ Ha ha ♪
- Oh, it's spicy! It's spicy!
- Woah! - ♪ I want you ♪
- Was that him?
- ♪ Ha, ha ♪
- ♪ Ha-ha ♪ ♪ Ha, ha ♪
- ♪ I know this ♪ ♪ Much is true ♪
- Bro, you 'about... ♪ Get it shawty, get it ♪
Okay, the song is You by Lloyd.
- (React) Featuring? - Lil Wayne.
- I love Lloyd, I listen to Lloyd probably every week.
- (React) Really? - Mm-hmm.
I love Lloyd. Lloyd's a...
But my favorite song, like,
if we ever have like a dancing R&B, let me know.
- It's not him, Usher.
That's not Usher at all. - (React) It is not Usher, mm-mm.
- But like, I'm hearing it, and it's like,
that's the sound of Usher, that's not Usher,
but that is the sound. - (React) Mm-hmm.
That was the sound back then.
That's Lloyd. - Lloyd.
- ♪ Thoughts that's in my head ♪ ♪ I'm tripping ♪
♪ I'm a player, yeah, it's true ♪ ♪ But I'll change the game for you ♪
- ♪ Catch me at your local party ♪ - Oh!
- ♪ Yes I crank it every day ♪ - Soulja Boy!
- ♪ Haters getting mad 'cause ♪
- ♪ I got me some bathing apes ♪
- Woo! - ♪ Soulja Boy off in this hoe ♪
- ♪ Watch me crank it ♪ ♪ Watch me roll ♪
- ♪ Watch me crank that ♪ ♪ Soulja Boy ♪
♪ Then Superman that ♪
- ♪ Now watch me, you ♪ - ♪ Superman ♪
- ♪ Crank that Soulja Boy ♪ - ♪ Now watch me, you ♪
- ♪ Crank that Soulja Boy ♪ - Now watch me, you ♪
- ♪ Crank that Soulja Boy ♪ - ♪ Now watch me, you ♪
- ♪ Crank that Soulja Boy ♪ - ♪ Now what ♪
- ♪ Soulja Boy up in this hoe ♪
- ♪ Watch me crank ♪ ♪ Now watch me roll ♪
- ♪ Watch me crank that Soulja Boy ♪ ♪ Then Superman that hoe ♪
- ♪ Now watch me, you ♪ - ♪ Crank that Soulja Boy ♪
- Okay!
- Crank That, Soulja Boy. Feel it.
Crank That, Soulja Boy!
- Oh my God!
- Hoo! - I don't know it.
(React laughs) That's tough.
- Oh, Soulja Boy Tell'em. - Oh!
- ♪ The dance floor silly ♪ ♪ The ladies ♪
Sorry.
- That is a classic! Are you kidding me?
- Man. - I'm so glad you ended off on that.
I'm so glad you ended off that!
- I'm so happy you ended off on that, for sure.
- (React) End of this episode, what did you guys think?
- I loved it. (React laughs)
- I had a very...
- I'm so disappointed in myself though.
- It's like I'm in a lesson, like a lecture.
- Like thank you. - New person, thank you.
- Thank you every artist in the '90s, 2000s,
like, influencing what is now modern culture.
Everything about R&B is American Culture,
same with Hip Hop, and we thank all those creative artists for that.
Thank you.
- Thank you guys for watching this episode!
- (React) I was waiting for you! - Sorry, bye.
- And that's enough for us tonight. - Sorry!
- Make sure you subscribe. (laughs)
- ♪ Soulja Boy up in it, oh ♪ ♪ Watch me crank it, watch me roll ♪
♪ Watch me crank that Soulja Boy ♪ - ♪ Then Superman that hoe ♪
- ♪ And watch me, you ♪ ♪ Crank that ♪
- ♪ Now watch me , you ♪ - ♪ Crank That Soulja Boy ♪
- ♪ Then Superman that hoe ♪ ♪ Now watch me, you ♪
♪ Now watch me, you ♪