Being creative and not being scared on taking risks making hit records that also have that classic feel to them and on top of that..having a real message is what makes kanye west a genius. Not many artist in music history have 10 classic albums 7 of his own and 3 as a producer for the rappers albums below.. Jay z - the blueprint Common - Be Pusha T - Daytona kanye has 84 platinum songs out of 184 songs 75 Grammy nominations.. the 4th most ever kanye won 24 Grammy's in total. Classics 🎖 Mainstream success 🎖 Critically acclaimed 🎖 All huge achievements it's super rare and kanye has influenced pretty much everyone we listen to. You can hate the man but you can't deny his one of a kind legendary career.
Let me paint the scene: it’s 2004, you’re a junior in high school, just copped your first ride- it’s a 97 impala, spent a whole paycheck to tint it out, now flying down I-75 with the windows cracked, a snap back backwards and a jersey on your back, you trying to post up downtown where the rest of the guys and chicks hang out on the weekends so you can open your trunks, smoke some blunts and battle rap… times were different bro. We never gonna get those days back. 💯
This was a great kanye era. The delivery was new, refreshing even. He said what we thought about that social concept about being addicted to material gians
WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY AND SEEING HIM PITCH THIS TO ROCKEFELLAR RECORDS AND EVERYONE IGNORE HIM LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS. THIS MAN REALLY MANIFESTED HIS DREAMS. UNREAL.
The whole pitch at rockerfeller was fake. They shot that over and over and over until the staff was bored and they used the footage from the worst reaction
Syleena Johnson's voice makes me so happy and emotional at the same time. There's something to it that just jabs at my heart. So unique. It reminds me of Lauryn Hill's.
It doesn’t matter how successful he became his story is still tragic; His mom, the only person that truly believed in him since day one is the only person that never got to witness his greatness, she only saw the start.
@@ari96a and maybe she knew already he was gonna be bigger than that now that I think about it, she was the person that believed in him the most after all
No offence alot of ppl have lost their mothers, and they are still amazing people, it's definitely the fame, dude says out of pocket things to stay relevant @@andreaword706
The death of his mother and then how everyone who said they had his back and was down for him turned their backs on him.... He snapped. I can't help but wonder what Diddy did to him...
Rae Sremmurd All of those albums are better except for SSLP. Eminem's trash. The College Dropout is in my top 40 albums while the others are ranked higher and SSLP wouldn't make my top 100
Iconic to watch after school on 106 & Park back in the 2000s!! His lyrics hit so damn good when you’re grown now and doing things you never thought you’d push yourself to do to get through life the way you deserve. Cheers to everyone who heard this as a kid and still listening to as a full ass adult lol
@@Funkgafr Bro is going to call this song a classic but bro has to look at when the video came out to know what year it came out, and it aint even that year
I still miss this Kanye so much. College dropout is still one of his best albums in my book. This was the first song I heard from him back then. This song is deeper than people think.
Yeah feminism is a lie i am slovenian and was always SOOO grateful to be a woman because we are cherished, admired and very powerful... and this song yeah america needs atm hope it doesnt get dissapeared....goes against the grain at your place😂
Different shots were shot to create the Illusion of him whenever you see his reflection … he or someone else also had to mimic what was happening in the reflection shots to make it seem as if he was actually looking in a mirror …. it was done great here … The bathroom shit if you look closely you can tell it was two different shots because his has and body moment are like a fees seconds delayed from each other
My name is Malik Charles...just tryna get some support for my music..i write songs about love, pain, and life..check it out.. ua-cam.com/video/JXZgl62f0dA/v-deo.html
I'll never forget the first time I watched this video. I was 13 years old summer after 7th grade in 2007 and I had only been listening hip hop for about a year and a half and I didn't really know who Kanye was. They played All Falls Down followed by the premiere of Can't Tell Me Nothing on 106 and Park music video countdown on BET. I had never seen or heard an artist like Kanye in my life. So much passion and soul in the way he rapped and told his story, he became my favorite artist instantly and 16 years later of listening to him I still feel just as strongly about his music.
"Syleena you're just like a safe belt, you saved my life" hits different for me as a grown man in 2023 learning how she got on the song and really appreciating the soulfulness of her voice.❤💯
Also while he was making this album he got in a car crash the safety belt saved his life just he had to get a metal plate in his jaw you se it when he went through the X-ray
@@johnnyclark1008 he also says she saved his life because he asked her last second to cover a lauryn hill song to create the vocals for the song because he couldnt clear the sample
Kanye was so ahead of his time that his old hits are still so in and timeless. It’s good to see people discovering his history in music throughout his documentary. Kanye is a Genius and he truly has a talent In creating good music.
Not necessarily- It's All about the individual. I have seen the poorest of the poor being ass- holes. So again- It's what's on the inside of a person( the Heart and Soul). Being Rich or Poor doesn't determine the character of a person. What's Truly on the inside will eventually come out.
The fact that he did a whole video dedicated to pre 9/11 where we could actually walk and chill with our loved ones at their gate until their flight took off will never go unnoticed with me. This man def knew how to get mfs in their feels
I feel in love with Kanye with this song.. I remember watching this music video every morning while getting ready for school … back in the day when MTV played music videos 🙄
This song has to be one of the greatest songs EVER meaning wise! The lyrics alone are powerful! And Sylenna just added the icing on the cake! Always loved her!! 80's baby right her! Edit: Wow thanks for all the likes! ☺️😁
Kanye never changed up😭😭 His commentary on classism (which this song is based on) lives through his fashion now. They tried to change him but he's fighting. Even the "slavery is a choice" comment made everyone change on him, but he wasn't lying because he was putting the ball in our court.
@@sthapebarksdale7771 nah Kanye ain't the same man back in this day he would've given the shirt off his back for his people now he charges them for shirts I get he's way more of a business man now then he was at this time but still man he's not the same and it's not even the Trump stuff because every one is entitled to their own beliefs it's just how left field he went you can't listen to College Dropout then listen to anything he's put out since MBDTF it's not the same he's preaching slavery but charging kids in the hood 500 bucks for a pair of shoes it's crazy
+Danny L he made that brand on purpose to see how people actually buy it even tho it looks like trash just cause its name you don't gotta hate it just don't buy it
Missing 1998-2009. Everyone seemed like they were soo happy man. It was a decade of ps2 games, going to block buster on a friday night and renting your favorite movie/ video game, partys were fun everyone didnt just fight or twerk the whole time, 106 and park, tv stations showed good shows, smoking weed didnt make you look cool, family reunions with good music, baggy clothes, everyone just got along. 2010s was a terrible decade and it has me wishing I could go back to 1998 and do it all over again.
Watching his documentary really is a eye opener, seeing him believe so much in himself when others doubted him is truly inspiring.
YURRRRR SHIT crazy shit makes me feel like fighting for something. Kanye West is a fucking genius.
Just finished it myself. What a great documentary. I cannot wait for the next two episodes.
Exactly
He gave us everything he had in him and it’s like we shunned him almost, look what he turned to and he gets ALL the attention. Who’s really to blame?
@Courtney Hartwell it’s not over there 2 more episodes coming up
Can we appreciate how when he goes into the bathroom the acoustics change to give him an echo
best part
You said it
The little details matters. Kanye the genuis
Missed it. Thx ol' chap
Hey John
Who is here? 2024
Me!
And me
try 2025
This song forever a banger💯
@@ghostgauntlet2746 bet
It’s crazy how this song is 20 years old and it’s still better than most of the music now
Being creative and not being scared on taking risks making hit records that also have that classic feel to them and on top of that..having a real message is what makes kanye west a genius. Not many artist in music history have 10 classic albums 7 of his own and 3 as a producer for the rappers albums below..
Jay z - the blueprint
Common - Be
Pusha T - Daytona
kanye has 84 platinum songs out of 184 songs
75 Grammy nominations.. the 4th most ever kanye won 24 Grammy's in total.
Classics 🎖
Mainstream success 🎖
Critically acclaimed 🎖
All huge achievements it's super rare and kanye has influenced pretty much everyone we listen to. You can hate the man but you can't deny his one of a kind legendary career.
New doesn't necessarily mean better 💯, the same way age doesn't mean maturity 🙏🏾 & common sense is not common 😅.
@@saqib7965You can say that again 👏🏾💯🙏🏾!!
@@saqib7965the greatest and smartest people in the world have always been deemed/ labelled as crazy😔.
It’s not even 15 years yet
No cap but this is honestly one of his best songs
This and Diamonds
Right
Get’em High best song by this ni**a
BIG facts
David Medina why you saying no cap like that’s a real thing to say??
Syleena Johnson killed the hook on this song! Girl you can sang!!
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z no it’s not.... it literally says featuring Syleena...
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z No shithead Lauryn hill made the lyrics originally but it’s syleena singing it so basically it’s a cover
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z Damn you’re slow as fuck
Original has Lauren Hill. But I don’t think she cleared the sample so she got replaced.
She’s the airport attendant at 1:24
The way he came through that X-ray machine rapping, that was ice cold right there 💯
I like that it was a depiction of what he said in Through The Wire.
I love how when he’s in the bathroom there’s that little echo. Just shows you how much effort was put into his music even 13 years ago
Omg what a genius catch i was just thinking of such thing why am at this song atm and yesss...when will the pendulum swing again😂
This song was released in 2004, so 19 years ago
20 years ago.. this was 2004 kid
20 years ago fam
If that impresses you listen to songs from the 60s-90s. So many artist just ahead of their time.
I'm so jealous of people who witnessed this Kanye era.
Unmatched in rap history.
bro is the same shit fr me , I discovery now this album
Let me paint the scene: it’s 2004, you’re a junior in high school, just copped your first ride- it’s a 97 impala, spent a whole paycheck to tint it out, now flying down I-75 with the windows cracked, a snap back backwards and a jersey on your back, you trying to post up downtown where the rest of the guys and chicks hang out on the weekends so you can open your trunks, smoke some blunts and battle rap… times were different bro. We never gonna get those days back. 💯
bro he just dropped donda
tf you talking about
@@cjloiro bro Donda is not the same shit , 2005 at 2010 is kanye best period
This was a great kanye era. The delivery was new, refreshing even. He said what we thought about that social concept about being addicted to material gians
WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY AND SEEING HIM PITCH THIS TO ROCKEFELLAR RECORDS AND EVERYONE IGNORE HIM LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS. THIS MAN REALLY MANIFESTED HIS DREAMS. UNREAL.
He didn't manifest he worked hard every step of the way. He was active in reaching his goals not giving up.
That’s why he doesn’t want the industry to control him because he knew how he came up.
@@entractiveTV Facts!
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
The whole pitch at rockerfeller was fake. They shot that over and over and over until the staff was bored and they used the footage from the worst reaction
We need this Kanye back
Syleena Johnson's voice makes me so happy and emotional at the same time. There's something to it that just jabs at my heart. So unique. It reminds me of Lauryn Hill's.
Yea she sang lauryn hills mystery of inequity in this
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Agree!! The only reason I listen now
Couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis
Greatest line ever
The prettiest people do the ugliest thing
surely it's "drug dealers buy jordans crack kids buy crack and a white man get paid off of all of that."
*****
he did worst with his kid.... North fuckn West
Lexus, not Alexis
Artsyblack It's a play on words... "couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis ( a Lexus)"
When people say they "miss the old Kanye" they mean that original trilogy of albums. Straight classics
The old Kanye 2003-2013, his golden years.
straight from the go Kanye
That version of Kanye is long, long gone.
@@Bingo_the_Pug Music has changed, so he has followed the trend
@@gamerland5007 it's not just music, the dude is a crazy anti Semitic pos now, it's a shame he fell so hard
Song so pure no crazy adlibs, or voice affects and reverb just pureness this shit is timeless.
I get what you mean, just raw. There is reverb on her voice though. Subtle but there
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Most underrated Kanye song
This was literally ranked his num 1 song what do you mean underrated
This is the Kanye West that I grew up with on the reals.
his finest moment
Same i miss the old kanye, kim kardashian ruined him.
@@kals5431 no the music Industrie did
When he still made good music.
Yo
It doesn’t matter how successful he became his story is still tragic; His mom, the only person that truly believed in him since day one is the only person that never got to witness his greatness, she only saw the start.
This comment man. Definitely played a big part in the spiral
@@ari96a and maybe she knew already he was gonna be bigger than that now that I think about it, she was the person that believed in him the most after all
She raised him. She witnessed him.
she witnessed his greateness already tho,he was hottest rapper in the game when she passed
Some people are just with us to help us court our destiny. His mother's mother's work was done, and she did well.
Stacey running makes the whole video LIT. 😂😍
Before the fame Kanye was one of the greats
I feel like the death of his mother took him over the edge.
No offence alot of ppl have lost their mothers, and they are still amazing people, it's definitely the fame, dude says out of pocket things to stay relevant @@andreaword706
The death of his mother and then how everyone who said they had his back and was down for him turned their backs on him.... He snapped. I can't help but wonder what Diddy did to him...
At this time kanye was just fighting for air to be at the top...no one really knew he was chitowns jesus.
I like how watching this music video literally lets you be Kanye lol.
Lemme go get the vr
Right. Stupid kid messed up my shirt
@@kaebea2043 I spent $400 on that, apparently. Damn.
@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce apparently
Benis, I feel the same way!!!❤️🙏🤗
I feel like I'm eating cereal watching MTV before school.
GrapeDrank25 CMC was the shit too
Damn bro why'd you have to say that lol
GrapeDrank25 You could afford cable? Bourgeois!
This comment made me tear up
GrapeDrank25 times really have changed the music industry aint real no more
Everyone talks about music but the clip is way ahead of its time, like come on bathroom and X-ray scene is iconic! 💯
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Stacey Dash? She was 43 when this was filmed. 43!
The College Dropout is easily one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time
Music albums also
Run The Jews I'm fucking dying of laughter at your name xD
WildfireWiffler44 illmatic, liquid swords, sslp, internal affairs. nah but really good
Rae Sremmurd All of those albums are better except for SSLP. Eminem's trash. The College Dropout is in my top 40 albums while the others are ranked higher and SSLP wouldn't make my top 100
WildfireWiffler44 im sorry i love kanye but this album isnt on sslp level, lyrically
What a genius, even after all the things that has happened to him, nobody can deny he is a living legend that we should all appreciate.
He a jeen-yuhs
jeenyuhs
greatest artist of all time idc
@@lmao9526 it's the fact that he succeeded in something else than music makes him so much more special
Time after time, woman after woman, I come back to this song.
Iconic to watch after school on 106 & Park back in the 2000s!! His lyrics hit so damn good when you’re grown now and doing things you never thought you’d push yourself to do to get through life the way you deserve. Cheers to everyone who heard this as a kid and still listening to as a full ass adult lol
RIP to 106 & Park. This was the first Kayne song I ever listened to; he’s a true icon 👌
@@Texas_tiffanyнеправильно имя пишешь
Stop asking who’s listening we never stop listening
Syleena's voice on this is is ICONIC .
Who? That's Lauren hill
Lol...ikr 🔥🔥🔥
Jasmine Coz nope
@@adhfmz7 yes. they sampled lauryn hill tho
@@MsJasminecox The sample was a Lauryn Hill song, but it was rerecorded by Syleena Johnson
Miss this kanye, so inspiring, confident and brave
nothing has changed
nothing has changed
@@shroast6990don’t think he’s inspiring now
@@shroast6990 a lot has fucking changed
He still that person don't let them flip what y'all think about that man they trying to cover our eyes don't let them
I wish this was the only song on earth
Even 13 years later still a classic
19 years, it came out February 2004
@@kcopara1 not on youtube
@@Funkgafr Bro is going to call this song a classic but bro has to look at when the video came out to know what year it came out, and it aint even that year
@@SYMFSI10Y Still a classic man
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I'm glad I had this era of Kanye
He’s still great
College dropout the best album 2003
@@ronaldoramirez2663 100 % agree
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Vicma
“They Made Us Hate Our Self & Love There Wealth “ Stay Woke .
Exactly 😏
This is the one frfr
their
🔥🙌🏾 bro really was before his time
@@kaywills yeah
We miss the old Kanye ❤
2024 still listening 🤎 a classic 🔥
This is Kanye....the soulful unapologetically black man...damn I miss this dude 🤦🏾♂️
I thought Kanye was conscious 😆
@@naturallyme4984 He is all that and then some, unfortunately he is a part of the industry and they spin the narrative most times
He’s still unapologetic 🤣
Had to include the fact that he’s black, because Black Lives Matter!
He’s still unapologetically black, just that the media misinterprets this man almost all the time.
Unpopular opinion: This is the best Kanye song ever
Faxx
best hip hop song ever
No
@@klop123rt why are u even here ?
I don’t care if it’s unpopular! I completely agree
I still miss this Kanye so much. College dropout is still one of his best albums in my book. This was the first song I heard from him back then. This song is deeper than people think.
whos gon tell him
This the college dropout
Yeah feminism is a lie i am slovenian and was always SOOO grateful to be a woman because we are cherished, admired and very powerful... and this song yeah america needs atm hope it doesnt get dissapeared....goes against the grain at your place😂
It's 2024 and this is still a masterpiece.
“The prettiest people do this ugliest things”
"For the road to riches and diamond rings"
We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us
We just tryna buy back our 40 acres.
“And for that paper, look how low we’ll stoop”
"Even if you in a Benz"
Where do you want the chorus?
Kanye: yes
underrated comment.
Damn. Just realize that lol
Overrated comment format.
@@xiTom1876 can't wait
Syleena and lauryn killed this hook.
The real Kanye, humble and truthful.
One of my favorite Kanye joints! This song is truly timeless 🙏🏾
This Kanye had so much soul in his music.
He still does
@@chrisaugustin9181 lol
@@chrisaugustin9181 naw bruh
yall so slow, kanye still speaking abt social issues
@@KevsUploads yeah. Talking about it is different than being about it. The soul missing but the intentions are there still so I feel you.
Can we all just appreciate how well they executed this seamless first person perspective experience?
@Ashley Alison Who?
I know right! Like how did they shoot when he was facing the car window (No camera in sight) amazing work
Different shots were shot to create the Illusion of him whenever you see his reflection … he or someone else also had to mimic what was happening in the reflection shots to make it seem as if he was actually looking in a mirror ….
it was done great here …
The bathroom shit if you look closely you can tell it was two different shots because his has and body moment are like a fees seconds delayed from each other
The fact this was made in 2004 is just insane to me. They put in more effort in this one music video than they do in some modern movies.
Yea especially for 2009. Crazy!
Kayne is not canceled. He's a genius.
Not Kayne, this is a Kanye
Who here thinks this guy is still one of the best?
anyone else just binge watching kanyes old songs
heath goodel Still doing IT. Lol I miss the old Kanye West
*ALL kanye's songs. Yep.
heath goodel
Same
heath goodel how do you know?
None of Ye music will ever go out of style. Truth never dies
He’s crazy now tho
Smh
Always gonna to hit frfr this song even more
100
@@nickd320 you might be for thinking so
one of the best songs of all time
This Song Never gets old. Who's here in 2024? 🎉 youtube.com/@gabriellasfunhouse?si=5BhJoI53ay4Wpu7G
me
me
@@calebrosario3810 Ye till i die!
Me😊❤
ye
One of his best.
Goblin
It really is one of his best right.
GreenGoblinHD I got into a B03 lobby wit you @SaltGuy33
My name is Malik Charles...just tryna get some support for my music..i write songs about love, pain, and life..check it out.. ua-cam.com/video/JXZgl62f0dA/v-deo.html
Poopity scoop
MAN I TELL YOU ONE DAY WE ARE GOING TO MISS THIS MAN... LONG LIVE MR.WEST
I just said we need 2 protect this guy fr 💙💙💙❣ his message is so powerful
Long live Mr. West
@@felinefokus I'm with you bro may the stars aline for him
Well, I miss him now b/c his soul is gone.
@Kyle The Motherfucking Manager Exactly. That is what my husband said and I really believe that is it!
Stacey Dash was soooo dam fine 🔥🔥🔥
I'll never forget the first time I watched this video. I was 13 years old summer after 7th grade in 2007 and I had only been listening hip hop for about a year and a half and I didn't really know who Kanye was. They played All Falls Down followed by the premiere of Can't Tell Me Nothing on 106 and Park music video countdown on BET. I had never seen or heard an artist like Kanye in my life. So much passion and soul in the way he rapped and told his story, he became my favorite artist instantly and 16 years later of listening to him I still feel just as strongly about his music.
Damn a thew months before i was born
Absolutely the best song he made 2nd to champion!
Kanye was here for us so I'm gonna be there for him until he gets better.
Yeah
frfr
Literally what I just said. Through the wire.
He's fine you dweebs
@@blaynemcmahon7315 don’t be mean 🥺
Stacey Dash was never the same after getting left at the airport
What happened
lmao
@Charlene MBARGA she went to Whiteland city lol😆🤣
Lost her damn mind too. Just like kanye.
Lmfao.....
People think life’s how it looks in the video but he’s really talkin bout how life really is,it’s not all sunshine and rainbows
Kanye is so much better when he is actually humble
"Syleena you're just like a safe belt, you saved my life" hits different for me as a grown man in 2023 learning how she got on the song and really appreciating the soulfulness of her voice.❤💯
The reason I'm bumping this right now lol. Shes such a beautiful soul.
Also here because of that. But man, looking back and listening to this song makes you realize 99% of music today is trash compared to this.
Also while he was making this album he got in a car crash the safety belt saved his life just he had to get a metal plate in his jaw you se it when he went through the X-ray
@@johnnyclark1008 he also says she saved his life because he asked her last second to cover a lauryn hill song to create the vocals for the song because he couldnt clear the sample
@@unknownspark9522 i know he said she’s just like the safe belt saved my life
Kanye was so ahead of his time that his old hits are still so in and timeless. It’s good to see people discovering his history in music throughout his documentary. Kanye is a Genius and he truly has a talent In creating good music.
its truly crazy how fucking timeless all of his music is. i hope in twenty years i hear kids bumping old kanye and it still sounds just as right
Thank you
It's crazy seeing how the world turned on him. Still the greatest, fuck the haters
@@jeffjeffries8924 Hmm
Back when the were both black 😢😅
We would be devastated if Kanye was gone, so let's appreciate this genius.
One of the best music videos of the 2000’s
"The people highest up got the lowest self esteem"
Realest shit said🙌🙌
Not accurate at all
Not necessarily- It's All about the individual. I have seen the poorest of the poor being ass- holes. So again- It's what's on the inside of a person( the Heart and Soul). Being Rich or Poor doesn't determine the character of a person. What's Truly on the inside will eventually come out.
The prettiest people do the ugliest things
Pity your overlords
The fact that he did a whole video dedicated to pre 9/11 where we could actually walk and chill with our loved ones at their gate until their flight took off will never go unnoticed with me. This man def knew how to get mfs in their feels
pretty sure this was after 9/11
@@bumbum3023 yea it was ‘03
@@lynxarimusic ty for the confirmation
@@bumbum3023 exactly my point. 9/11 took away the ability for non-ticketers to chill at the gate and watch loved ones on flights take off
@@ariellea7558 i wonder where u live, cuz in florida we’re allowed yo walk to the gate with whoever ur dropping off
Who else miss the early 2000😢❤️……..
This was the first song I loved of his and after watching the doco... glad it was! I love all Ye's music. Ultimate vibe.
Who else here 2023 😂
The prettiest people do the ugliest things, for the road to riches and diamond rings. 🙏🏼
THAT'S MY LINE!! lol
J P mine too haha
Like Kim K 🤭
Woah not for everyone tho...
Oh how Kanye has changed.....😯
Old Kanye West > current Kanye West
I'd like your comment but my phone won't let me so you just get me telling you I agree
its the same person....thats like saying the you from 2003 is better than you from 2010
People change
devious141 people change
***** no.
I feel in love with Kanye with this song.. I remember watching this music video every morning while getting ready for school … back in the day when MTV played music videos 🙄
This is the Kanye I loved. Arguably one of his best tracks. Five star lyrical content.
Hits even more after watching his documentary
And we barely thru the 1 episode
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@@josechavez2827 B
He really the goat not gonna lie
Please give this song a shot ua-cam.com/video/ZmFJi0pelIc/v-deo.html
This song has to be one of the greatest songs EVER meaning wise! The lyrics alone are powerful! And Sylenna just added the icing on the cake! Always loved her!! 80's baby right her!
Edit: Wow thanks for all the likes! ☺️😁
Realest words ever spoken concerning the blithed state of BLACK people....we've sold out!!!!
The lyrics are chilling. As someone that doesn't know about racisim in usa it really makes you understand
Kanye never changed up😭😭
His commentary on classism (which this song is based on) lives through his fashion now.
They tried to change him but he's fighting. Even the "slavery is a choice" comment made everyone change on him, but he wasn't lying because he was putting the ball in our court.
@@sthapebarksdale7771 nah Kanye ain't the same man back in this day he would've given the shirt off his back for his people now he charges them for shirts I get he's way more of a business man now then he was at this time but still man he's not the same and it's not even the Trump stuff because every one is entitled to their own beliefs it's just how left field he went you can't listen to College Dropout then listen to anything he's put out since MBDTF it's not the same he's preaching slavery but charging kids in the hood 500 bucks for a pair of shoes it's crazy
A great amount of his songs have meaning. Kanye is a poet.
one of the best songs ever made
❤Kanye can u come back to this type 'music... We miss this kanye
Watching the documentary and thinking how the hell did these record execs not hear that this song was a generational classic!
Exactly 😂
Haters
Because at that time it was really all about Jay z and that type of rap Kanye was just too ahead of his time but he was on time at the same
He was before his time. Look at when this song finally came out. 2009 and he showed them in 2002
@@GraceLove33 the video released in 2004 or 5. Still ahead of its time but not that much lol
"Were all self conscious, I'm just the first to admit it."
Damnnn the realness in that line
Back in 2004, no less.
Yep
bro... if kanye watched this video in 2024 he would tear up cause that ending
This song is super great. love the lyrics and Kanye’s rapping!❤
"Even if you in a benz you still a nigga, in a coupe" - The depth that man possesses when focused lyrically
^^^!!! Thats to people who think racism doesn't exist when you're rich or famous
17 years ago this legend dropped this...arguably one of his best songs.
Arguably?
@@joshgrinnall7305 that’s what they said
Nice Profile pic
And Stacey still hot
What is his best track?
This is forever a jam! So many memories. Kanye ❤🙌🏾🎶🙏🏾
I miss this Kanye 😢 all I can do is keep listening to his
Old music
I love how the voices get more echoy in the bathroom, such a simple yet awesome touch
We'll buy alot of clothes when we dont really need em, things we buy to cover up whats inside cuz they made us hate our selves and love they wealth.💯💯
Goat
👌
Who's copping those new $699 yeezys!?!?! It'll go great with my $120 plain white tshirt. God I miss old Kanye...
+Danny L he made that brand on purpose to see how people actually buy it even tho it looks like trash just cause its name you don't gotta hate it just don't buy it
+Daniel Chun who is the GOAT? Lauryn Hill, the AMAZING person who wrote this song? Or the one who read the lyrics?
This is what people mean when they say they miss the old kanye
You Cant Say The Old Kanye Hes Still Saying The Same Things You Gotta Listen Hes Been A Genius 🗣💯
"The prettiest people, do the ugliest things, for the road to riches and diamond rings... "
Story of people's lives......
Savage Life that ain’t my life doe and I’m pretty as hell hehe
Hehe :)
Hehe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Savage Life Church!!!!!!
Story of Stacey Dash's life.
Pretty girl saying a lot of ugly shit for money.
Missing 1998-2009. Everyone seemed like they were soo happy man. It was a decade of ps2 games, going to block buster on a friday night and renting your favorite movie/ video game, partys were fun everyone didnt just fight or twerk the whole time, 106 and park, tv stations showed good shows, smoking weed didnt make you look cool, family reunions with good music, baggy clothes, everyone just got along. 2010s was a terrible decade and it has me wishing I could go back to 1998 and do it all over again.
10 years from now everyone will talk about how good the 2010's were
Aushim Das Ehhhh, not really.
The Thiccest Widowmaker I remember people complaining in the 90's that today's music is terrible, and how they'd rather prefer 70's music
Aushim Das 2010s was a terrible decade look who’s on the radio a whole bunch of mumbling rappers that say the same thing
Juiceboy It’s not even that really. Just all around it’s a really hateful decade.
This is such an awesome video. The 30 seconds of Kanye rapping in the mirror with the audio effects to match is really amazing.
No ads... love it, reminds me of old times
"we can by our way out of jail but we cant buy freedom"
Coming back here after seeing Netflix documentary this song is still fire 2022🔥
Why they was hating on greatness
It was rough watching that clip of him performing in the offices and nobody’s paying attention
@@kevinburton2905 painful seeing him ignored then playing it off like he was checking the wall and pictures lined up
@@kevinburton2905 crazy people say he's an egomaniac look at what he had to do to get recognized he needed to be confident in order to succeed
@@Sam-nk5nl I think he did that and thought "mines gonna be on here"
The audio quality of the bathroom scene is mind blowing. 😮❤
Best accidental click I’ve ever had
I know right
Kanye first 2 albums need to be in the natural history museum
And the third one
@@amjayfilms2442 and the fourth one
@@ntawil6394 and the fifth one
@@PT4403 and the sixth
Hell no.. he is kinda good.... but overrated
lyrics hit different as a grown man.
Facts!
True
@@markyrwd9692 good thing i’m not a grown ass man
@@jojothekaloskid2816 You will be soon enough. Time flies for everyone.
To bad he's acting like a child these days
Sooo beautiful 1 of favorites ever ❤and Stacey is soooooo beautiful ❤
Everything about this video and song is perfect. Even the common cameo