The Roots - You Got Me ft. Erykah Badu

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  • Опубліковано 6 жов 2009
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    Music video by The Roots performing You Got Me. (C) 1999 Geffen Records
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 14 тис.

  • @johhwalker3
    @johhwalker3 5 років тому +20854

    I use to perform this privately to my wife. I lost her to breast cancer this year. Baby i still got you. And will always miss you.

    • @nigelbrowne1408
      @nigelbrowne1408 4 роки тому +615

      Sorry for your loss jay dub!
      RIP to your queen.

    • @jennypotts2008
      @jennypotts2008 4 роки тому +161

      Jay Dub 🙏🏽

    • @harryhullings2953
      @harryhullings2953 4 роки тому +202

      Jay Dub god bless you my brotha till you can be with her again

    • @geIoeschterBenutzer
      @geIoeschterBenutzer 4 роки тому +155

      😔💜 sorry to read this
      ... keep your Head up, she is in your Heart forever

    • @johhwalker3
      @johhwalker3 4 роки тому +79

      @@geIoeschterBenutzer thank you

  • @lx8675
    @lx8675 2 місяці тому +940

    who here in 2024

  • @Sierra007
    @Sierra007 3 місяці тому +202

    Jill's writing, Eve's rapping and Erica's vocals are top tier 🫰🏽

  • @AAGEnzee
    @AAGEnzee 16 днів тому +8

    Questlove's little snare breakdown at the end still lives rent free in my head. One of the sickest beats ever.

  • @VisionPoet
    @VisionPoet 4 роки тому +3418

    The Roots on the beat. Black Thought and Eve with the bars. Jill Scott with the pen. Badu with the vocals. This. Is. ROYAL!

    • @CookieMonster-db5xq
      @CookieMonster-db5xq 4 роки тому +27

      Takes me Back...............

    • @ill_r3al-366
      @ill_r3al-366 4 роки тому +160

      Think Scott Storch help with The Roots on the beat

    • @mooseone
      @mooseone 4 роки тому +27

      @@ill_r3al-366 yup, early one from his long ass list of hits. 2nd? What They Do and You've Got Me 👍

    • @moegatz1955
      @moegatz1955 4 роки тому +40

      VisionPoet yes Eve killed this shit

    • @brianburtis7262
      @brianburtis7262 4 роки тому +29

      JILL SCOTT.......

  • @baltimorejae7397
    @baltimorejae7397 3 роки тому +3191

    One of the greatest hip hop songs ever made

  • @Umbrella_TV
    @Umbrella_TV 3 місяці тому +64

    This *WORLD* needs more New Music from The Roots & Erykah Badu!!!💯💯

    • @Sushbearious
      @Sushbearious 21 день тому

      And the world needs to embrace their underground protégés and disciples!

  • @johnshaft4626
    @johnshaft4626 10 місяців тому +103

    90's hip-hop was clearly the peak of creativity and skill. This song is a perfect example of what the genre can be. We gotta demand artists get back to this. Until then, we still have these classics.

    • @julianmilton928
      @julianmilton928 9 місяців тому +1

      4 real xx

    • @LeileeBaker805
      @LeileeBaker805 5 місяців тому

      🎵💜

    • @kaankahraman9513
      @kaankahraman9513 4 місяці тому +3

      beat by Scott Storch (still dre, lean back, candy shop, baby boy)

    • @retired55.
      @retired55. Місяць тому

      Can't happen we gone meaning this generation still respected there peers and had morality we cared.

  • @joeyclemenza7339
    @joeyclemenza7339 2 роки тому +2020

    Over 20 years later.... it's still such a beautiful song... and probably the greatest hip-hop ballad of all time...

  • @brandonvinson9426
    @brandonvinson9426 Рік тому +1101

    It saddens me that I was around 14 or 15 when this song came out an I didn't understand its full beauty. Now I'm 38. It hits different. MASTERPIECE

    • @jewel3684h
      @jewel3684h Рік тому +24

      I loved this song since it came out and I'm 38 now and a mother of seven

    • @authurduckett83
      @authurduckett83 Рік тому +6

      Forsho

    • @Novastar314
      @Novastar314 Рік тому +3

      Me too

    • @ThaRealBummyDavis
      @ThaRealBummyDavis Рік тому +17

      So happy we got to grow up when I did. Imagine growing up to the bs on the radio now 😅

    • @johnschultz6846
      @johnschultz6846 Рік тому

      I don’t know how instant classic

  • @Phawks-Phire
    @Phawks-Phire 9 місяців тому +130

    Something about them drums kicking in at 3:35 that gets me every time. ❤

  • @grogg4372
    @grogg4372 Рік тому +172

    Erykah's singing is absolutely awe-inspiring... Absolutely incredible beauty, so much pure gentle, feminine, even motherly energy. I adore her, she is an inspiration.

    • @IrisG77
      @IrisG77 11 місяців тому +4

      She is an inspiration

    • @palapadadouwa807
      @palapadadouwa807 10 місяців тому +3

      Black Thought is huge too here ,
      Word up 🍃🪶🪶🪶😘😘😘

    • @321doucheface
      @321doucheface 7 місяців тому

      Jill Scott wrote it and her version is better.
      ua-cam.com/video/ff5UFjzFRd8/v-deo.html

    • @onsokumaru4663
      @onsokumaru4663 6 днів тому +2

      Jill Scott was the original vocalist, but she got replaced with Badu since Jill wasn't well-known at the time and the producers wanted someone who was high profile.

    • @grogg4372
      @grogg4372 6 днів тому +1

      @@onsokumaru4663 that's interesting, I'll be sure to listen to this version! Thanks.

  • @johnjones2015
    @johnjones2015 2 роки тому +1052

    That drumbeat is cold! On point, just taking the song to the next level. Badu's voice is jazzier than a saxophone.

    • @rldasilva6510
      @rldasilva6510 2 роки тому

      Check out Esthero Breath From Another 2:12 ua-cam.com/video/mFdGr5nh5tI/v-deo.html Almost exactly the same as the Roots riff but ONE YEAR EARLIER - 1998!

    • @MsBluberryyumyum
      @MsBluberryyumyum Рік тому +9

      Haha yuss!! 🔥 love thiss ❤

    • @jcdezmen
      @jcdezmen Рік тому +7

      FACTS!!!

    • @Myster1970
      @Myster1970 Рік тому +23

      Badu killed it on the studio album and Jill Scott killed it on the Live album version. Not often do you get 2 classics from 1 song. Questlove's drum & bass beat is insane!!!

    • @ryandiggs750
      @ryandiggs750 Рік тому +12

      @3:32 Is my favorite drumbeat, that went hard at the end of this video

  • @aubreynorton4470
    @aubreynorton4470 2 роки тому +1976

    This is hip hop at its finest. A classical masterpiece. Still banging in 2022 and beyond.

  • @richardkittrell3133
    @richardkittrell3133 Місяць тому +109

    Who's here forever??

  • @aehsek731
    @aehsek731 Рік тому +176

    Its 2023 and at 42, I'm still 100%in love woth this song and many others in the same genre. Huge S/O to #Roots #EricaBadu and #Eve

  • @tyoung2757
    @tyoung2757 5 років тому +3751

    If you bumping this in 2019. You so dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌❤

    • @thomasmiles4744
      @thomasmiles4744 5 років тому +42

      Good music nerver die

    • @af8071
      @af8071 5 років тому +8

      💙💙

    • @thomasmiles4744
      @thomasmiles4744 5 років тому +4

      @@af8071 💪💪👍👍

    • @quitalong4728
      @quitalong4728 5 років тому +6

      Good Music!!!!💣💣💣💣🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

    • @thomasmiles4744
      @thomasmiles4744 5 років тому +7

      @@quitalong4728 yes and yes love this song good music nerver die

  • @nicole4779
    @nicole4779 4 роки тому +704

    Eve's verse just added gasoline to a song that's already fire

    • @jerrydoss5855
      @jerrydoss5855 3 роки тому +4

      It really did though!!!

    • @velveteye74
      @velveteye74 3 роки тому +4

      That was Jill Scott. 🙂

    • @pinklady4772
      @pinklady4772 3 роки тому +1

      @@velveteye74 now that you say that. It makes better sense.

    • @Trinisongbird1227
      @Trinisongbird1227 3 роки тому +16

      @@velveteye74 definitely Eve lol

    • @ceenicole9417
      @ceenicole9417 3 роки тому +21

      @@jerrydoss5855 the verse from the girlfriends perspective was eve. Jill Scott’s vocals were supposed to be used for the hook but they used Erykah instead

  • @henrytoler7327
    @henrytoler7327 Рік тому +19

    Erica Badu's vocals are absolutely intoxicating.

  • @razijibon5418
    @razijibon5418 7 місяців тому +26

    Can’t stop my tears😢😢. Going through tough time. Messed up big time with my wife. In my 40 thinking how I messed it up. Reading all the comments I believe still have hope. Hope that always keeps us going. Yes, after 23 years this song is still one of the best RnB ballad. Erykah is the Queen.

    • @Kolaaaa23
      @Kolaaaa23 5 місяців тому +3

      idk your situation but it pains me to hear your sadness, just said a prayer for you friend, you might need more than a prayer but for what’s it’s worth a strangers god is looking out for your good fortune ❤🙏 have faith and hope my friend this world has lots of unseen good in it, sometimes we just focus too much on the bad. May some good come of this my friend

    • @sharonlunzmann4024
      @sharonlunzmann4024 Місяць тому

      We women love our men. Sincere apologies and proving a change go a long way. Keep hope. Pray. Ask God's help. If it's His will He will help you fix it

  • @marlostanly6650
    @marlostanly6650 3 роки тому +880

    We just lost MalikB, y'all.
    My sincere condolences to his friends and family

  • @goat9283
    @goat9283 4 роки тому +2123

    If you’re here in 2020 well I’m happy you have an excellent taste in music

  • @user-qi7yi2wk7h
    @user-qi7yi2wk7h Рік тому +23

    God is great all the time and thank you for your blessings in my life honestly

  • @TrueWalker88
    @TrueWalker88 11 днів тому +2

    When I look at Erykah Badu, I wonder how some people got to be so beautiful and talented all in one person.

  • @mjshakur6278
    @mjshakur6278 Рік тому +717

    I'm 40 now and still struggling with life.. this song is a mind escape for me

  • @nhlanhlazwane9465
    @nhlanhlazwane9465 4 роки тому +635

    Jimmy Fallon made a good choice by having the Roots as his crew on the Tonight Show!

    • @Jblah
      @Jblah 4 роки тому +71

      Theyre the reason i know who jimmy fallon is lol

    • @lapoupee88
      @lapoupee88 4 роки тому +5

      Nhlanhla Zwane yessss

    • @pavlegrebenarevic382
      @pavlegrebenarevic382 4 роки тому

      j blah Jimmy Fallon is 10 times more famous lol

    • @LupeTheCool1986
      @LupeTheCool1986 4 роки тому +32

      @@pavlegrebenarevic382 Nah that aint true, JImmy is only known in America but The Roots are World wide....even my parents know who The Roots are and i´m from germany

    • @kitsontuli2713
      @kitsontuli2713 4 роки тому +8

      @@pavlegrebenarevic382 In America, but the Roots are far more famous abroad

  • @nasassafrasslaugh
    @nasassafrasslaugh 15 днів тому +4

    I have loved this song forever only to realize the video was shot by my house, I'm literally crying now!! ❤😢❤

  • @ghostwot6633
    @ghostwot6633 Місяць тому +14

    Mainoo our starboy🔥

  • @quinnmurph2750
    @quinnmurph2750 4 роки тому +1531

    Am I the only one who can't wait until the end of the song when the beat suddenly slides into drum-and-bass?

    • @2Future4U
      @2Future4U 3 роки тому +75

      I think there was lot of overseas influence on Questlove at this time; I believe he was living in London back then..as a fan of both hiphop and electronic music; this blew my mind when I first heard..very highly underrated track and one of the very few hiphop tracks that actually has real drum and bass vibes on it

    • @TheYellowduckyduck
      @TheYellowduckyduck 3 роки тому +6

      shut up

    • @alannewhitt1.17.77
      @alannewhitt1.17.77 3 роки тому +9

      I'm tryina tell ya!!!!!! The intriquesy of it!!!!

    • @calebnorthcutt556
      @calebnorthcutt556 3 роки тому +3

      Fuck yes.

    • @JUGO1979
      @JUGO1979 3 роки тому +16

      Favorite part!

  • @fishingwithrick3991
    @fishingwithrick3991 4 роки тому +553

    Erykah Badu is the epitome of a beautiful Black woman in this video.

    • @cur127
      @cur127 4 роки тому +10

      Jill Scott is the same. BESTEST friends!
      Vanessa

    • @fishingwithrick3991
      @fishingwithrick3991 4 роки тому +2

      @@cur127 True! I love her too! I love watching her dance in the live version of this song that she performed with the Roots. Check it out, it's on here.

    • @CookieMonster-db5xq
      @CookieMonster-db5xq 4 роки тому +4

      she is an awesome singer and rapper amazing

    • @jasonsimmons5395
      @jasonsimmons5395 4 роки тому +3

      PREACH!!

    • @fartypebbles
      @fartypebbles 4 роки тому +3

      Why can't she just be a beautiful woman?

  • @user-gj9fs3yj2w
    @user-gj9fs3yj2w Місяць тому +3

    From Moscow Russia my childhood)) when everyone listen russian music, this song was in my heart)) respect!!!! And 2 pac Also

  • @ReginaldJDavenport
    @ReginaldJDavenport Місяць тому +3

    Yo, I had no clue what I was listening to as a child. This is pure genius.

  • @iamaninvestor2086
    @iamaninvestor2086 4 роки тому +3284

    Who else need this kind of energy 2020?

  • @nicobjb
    @nicobjb 8 років тому +1622

    THE RAP is clear n clean.

    • @otf2152
      @otf2152 8 років тому +18

      word

    • @nicobjb
      @nicobjb 8 років тому +21

      just like every thing in life. attention to detail,pride in your work. we need to apply that, to how we view people. check your color at the door, your DNA comes from a black man. TRUTH! Peace out!

    • @mayschannel3786
      @mayschannel3786 8 років тому +2

      yes

    • @firstnamelastname4427
      @firstnamelastname4427 8 років тому +18

      Eve's part is my favorite but Black Thought did his thing as well.

    • @jasoncarper4531
      @jasoncarper4531 7 років тому

      I always thought that was badu

  • @angiewalters415
    @angiewalters415 2 місяці тому +5

    The collaborations on this song is amazing black thought, Jill scott, Eve and erykah. I’m blessed to live through this era of music

    • @operator9653
      @operator9653 Місяць тому

      ua-cam.com/video/BGbunwHMFgM/v-deo.html

  • @noelcruz2891
    @noelcruz2891 Рік тому +25

    As a casual guitarist & drummer, I always notice the groove, the beat initially. Lyrics come second or last. 20 years later, that still holds true. Yes, the lyrics are on point, but the seemingly simple beat, bassline & guitar melody do more than anchor the song. ❤

  • @v-kingzbeats7221
    @v-kingzbeats7221 Рік тому +1035

    23 years later and this song still gives me chills !

    • @denizcolak9676
      @denizcolak9676 Рік тому +6

      13 years bro

    • @v-kingzbeats7221
      @v-kingzbeats7221 Рік тому +29

      @@denizcolak9676 What ? The song is released in 1999 man, I remember how hot was the video, don't watch when was uploaded here, in 1999 y. there was no UA-cam !

    • @TheOracle4444
      @TheOracle4444 Рік тому +11

      ​@@v-kingzbeats7221 😂 right. UA-cam wasn't thought about when this came out.

    • @antmanworld
      @antmanworld Рік тому +3

      Facts 💯

    • @MikaHakkinen83
      @MikaHakkinen83 Рік тому +6

      @@denizcolak9676 lol. this kind of shit wasn't made in 2009

  • @baileybeatsproduction001
    @baileybeatsproduction001 4 роки тому +2583

    When rappers actually told stories. Who else miss those days?

  • @DixieBird123
    @DixieBird123 3 місяці тому +11

    2024...still blazing this dope track

  • @adedamolalafenwa9302
    @adedamolalafenwa9302 11 місяців тому +9

    How could a song sound so perfect? This song is nothing but a CLASSIC by all known standards. IT REALLY GOT ME.

  • @adriandeveraaa
    @adriandeveraaa 9 років тому +114

    We need to go back to this please! I really miss these kinds of songs as a kid. I love that 90s feel and I absolutely love the nostalgic feel but the realization that we've moved on where the subject matter is now primarily focused on money, bitches and drugs is absolutely disgusting.

    • @MisfitAnarchy
      @MisfitAnarchy 9 років тому +7

      Straight up

    • @OrangeNinjaTurtle123
      @OrangeNinjaTurtle123 9 років тому +6

      yeah not many rappers rap about what they feel so there's soul and emotion.

    • @shadowmixx
      @shadowmixx 9 років тому +10

      True,...true.
      I'm still all about the 'realism' of meaningful lyrics. I miss joints like this.
      Long live 90s 'real' Hip Hop.
      Peace

    • @hiyukenmusic
      @hiyukenmusic 9 років тому +4

      What was will never again be now and whole...to be now...one can only grab parts and breath life into it in the present...ergo download fruityloops , grab a notepad and get to it..

    • @bellevie6149
      @bellevie6149 9 років тому +5

      The world is in such an uproar because songs like this have been removed from public radio. Your spirit can't survive off the BS that's played for daily consumption.

  • @Timothy2706
    @Timothy2706 4 роки тому +270

    How lucky i am to have known an era where hip hop was The Roots, Mos Def, Dead Prez,....

  • @elizasboba456
    @elizasboba456 20 днів тому +3

    Erykah is GORGEOUS. Especially in this video 😍

  • @erikig
    @erikig 2 місяці тому +2

    Philly had such a diverse set of talents

  • @alikajimenez8334
    @alikajimenez8334 4 роки тому +669

    A scott storch classic beat. Pure gold

    • @hugos.deleon3469
      @hugos.deleon3469 4 роки тому +5

      hell yeh

    • @wokeil
      @wokeil 4 роки тому +31

      you saw the video too.

    • @nmor30
      @nmor30 4 роки тому +25

      Storch was/is a beast. A musical genius. A savant.

    • @GirlNamedNino
      @GirlNamedNino 4 роки тому +2

      timeless fire

    • @alginyes
      @alginyes 4 роки тому +23

      The piano man never produces alone! You conveniently left out The Grand Wizzards (production team for the roots) as producer credits are proven.

  • @amandamorgan8349
    @amandamorgan8349 3 роки тому +554

    Eryka is so freaking pretty omg

    • @lydialilybellevalley2297
      @lydialilybellevalley2297 3 роки тому +1

      These singress/singer ressemble STEFFI CELMA 😉 particularly with a handkerchief on head in ze movie case départ

    • @ivx8345
      @ivx8345 3 роки тому +8

      A great singer, yes. Pretty - hell no.

    • @09robinhood
      @09robinhood 3 роки тому +12

      @@lydialilybellevalley2297 She's very beautiful that's why so many men in the industry have fallen for her and Lauryn Hill too they both have that same vibe and beautiful voice.

    • @LightingRevenant
      @LightingRevenant 3 роки тому +37

      @@ivx8345 Well maybe not for you, but for us she is absolutely gorgeous.

    • @DLL8252
      @DLL8252 3 роки тому +6

      😍😍😍😍💯💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾Black Goddess😍😍😍😍💯💯💯💯💯

  • @retired55.
    @retired55. Місяць тому +5

    Who never left.

  • @michaelbutler2053
    @michaelbutler2053 2 місяці тому +10

    Music like this just does not exist anymore

    • @wolf44875
      @wolf44875 2 місяці тому +1

      at all

    • @BigWolfBlazer
      @BigWolfBlazer 2 місяці тому +2

      Thy do u just gotta find rappers that still rap like this

    • @leonjacobs3426
      @leonjacobs3426 Місяць тому

      Check out sarocs 2019 album

  • @tommysamudio7720
    @tommysamudio7720 2 роки тому +537

    Eve absolutely kills this song with her verse. It’s perfect for this song and instrumental One of the top 3 best female rappers of all time “no doubt”

    • @bobbymobay
      @bobbymobay 2 роки тому +23

      Yo Son, I ain't realize that was my girl from Y.O.....EVE!!!! Fer shure!!!!

    • @officerrodfarva8149
      @officerrodfarva8149 2 роки тому +35

      I just learned that was Eve on AMC, she never got credit or a dime of this track.

    • @imnared4784
      @imnared4784 2 роки тому +17

      I didn't know this was Eve

    • @DocKaosBeats
      @DocKaosBeats Рік тому +20

      @@imnared4784 Yeah not sure why they don't credit her in the title of the song

    • @rabbithole7258
      @rabbithole7258 Рік тому +11

      It’s Badu you fools

  • @jsv412
    @jsv412 Рік тому +213

    This era of hip-hop is a golden gem. So many talented human beings putting there soul and gift out there for us to hear. Much love to the world of consciousness hiphop

    • @jamardns77
      @jamardns77 8 місяців тому +4

      Man we're blessed to have witnessed it before it passed

    • @sifisonzimande1173
      @sifisonzimande1173 3 місяці тому

      I so wish this hip hop to come back me and my friends we usually say when these tracks we call them " soulful hip hop"

  • @punishedhek7495
    @punishedhek7495 6 місяців тому +9

    we will never get music like this, the new generation has ruined hip hop and the soul of it, its a shame

  • @ErvCGotti81
    @ErvCGotti81 7 місяців тому +10

    Makes you wonder what happened to music after listening to this???

    • @misterg2201
      @misterg2201 Місяць тому

      We need to go back to this era of music

  • @chiefbeef444
    @chiefbeef444 8 років тому +165

    Black Thought && The Roots. One of the best groups to ever do it no doubt

    • @chiefbeef444
      @chiefbeef444 8 років тому

      I really gotta delve deeper into the old school

    • @fotisstylos6983
      @fotisstylos6983 8 років тому

      .......nevo got the list ...no worry about..:P

    • @lebogangmabala8766
      @lebogangmabala8766 8 років тому +8

      Haha, Isn't it just "The Roots"? I know he's the only one that raps, but...

    • @mguieb1988
      @mguieb1988 8 років тому +4

      +Lebogang Mabala ha! That was exactly what I thought too! I mean the drumline is always amazing in every song they've made

    • @NewtTehGuy
      @NewtTehGuy 7 років тому

      +Lebogang Mabala Malik B raps too

  • @timothyfitzgerald5459
    @timothyfitzgerald5459 3 роки тому +486

    It took me 21 years to truly appreciate this masterpiece

    • @missharris5521
      @missharris5521 3 роки тому +7

      Me too!

    • @amberwhite8357
      @amberwhite8357 3 роки тому +4

      😳😳😳

    • @mucho1966
      @mucho1966 3 роки тому +12

      Me TOO. I liked it back then, but I was Wu'd OUT, Mobbed DEEP, Nas'ed, Rooted UP, OutkastED, SnoopED and Dre'ed and everything hipped-hopped.

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 3 роки тому +3

      hmmm are they the same band ? i only can see the fair dude and quest love

    • @Ayo.Ajisafe
      @Ayo.Ajisafe 2 роки тому +9

      Better late than never homie. Pull up a seat.

  • @GaelleColas59
    @GaelleColas59 Рік тому +30

    A classic masterpiece.

  • @sharleneedwards201
    @sharleneedwards201 11 місяців тому +4

    I lost my husband and son’s dad 11 y/o sudden heart attack. He was always on the road, didn’t always do the right things but I love him and stayed waiting and faithful he feels this song from me to him today love you Oneal❤

  • @seanharris140
    @seanharris140 6 років тому +167

    Black Thought is so underrated. Even his name is deep; Black...... Thought.

  • @steezeironpaw1916
    @steezeironpaw1916 7 років тому +273

    why is no one talking about how beautiful the drums are?! particularly the switch up near the end. Questlove!!!

    • @josecorrea175
      @josecorrea175 6 років тому +2

      Omg I was thinking the same thing

    • @charlescoded4094
      @charlescoded4094 6 років тому +2

      Scott Stoch did a magnificent job on that joint

    • @mikesmith651
      @mikesmith651 6 років тому

      Steez E . You speaking facts

    • @aktolman
      @aktolman 6 років тому +1

      On their album cover they said they put that in because they were living in London... and obviously enjoying the DnB scene at the time. Its awesome...

    • @gregreid5517
      @gregreid5517 6 років тому

      Steez E beautiful!!!!

  • @Balancingcodes
    @Balancingcodes 2 місяці тому +1

    I’m still captivated by the baseline, the writing, the singing, the beautiful black people, the video concept, I literally mean EVERYTHING about this!!! A complete masterpiece!!! I’m still here on a monthly basis! ❤💯🎈🎊

  • @slime129
    @slime129 7 місяців тому +8

    Undeniable classic one of the best hip hop records ever

  • @oscarwilde399
    @oscarwilde399 8 років тому +2893

    This song is 18 years old in 2017???? It could have come out yesterday and it would have been hot.

    • @jackgillespie3431
      @jackgillespie3431 7 років тому +99

      Music like this wouldn't come out now

    • @huni26
      @huni26 7 років тому +5

      who is the chick rapping tho?

    • @luppy1
      @luppy1 7 років тому +26

      Eve.

    • @huni26
      @huni26 7 років тому +3

      Living Luppy
      oh snaaaaap. I never knew that

    • @luppy1
      @luppy1 7 років тому +12

      IKR? That was one of her first big exposures before she blew up. She was called Eve of Destruction back then.

  • @KazMoneyMusic
    @KazMoneyMusic 2 роки тому +627

    That section at the end when the drum pattern switches up has always been one of my favorite moments in hip hop...so simple and effective, makes you listen to the entire track to get there.

    • @shogune
      @shogune 2 роки тому +8

      So beautiful indeed

    • @kuwumiefn6943
      @kuwumiefn6943 2 роки тому +10

      It becomes a drill type beat lmao

    • @waffleocalypse
      @waffleocalypse 2 роки тому +15

      That section really adds intensity and gives me chills.

    • @teodenchgarcia6427
      @teodenchgarcia6427 2 роки тому +56

      @@kuwumiefn6943 nah its a jungle type rhythm, pretty sure Questlove (the drummer) went to London and got inspired by jungle which he heard while he was in UK. Jungle is a rave subgenre in the UK thats characterised by the really fast breakbeats. So cool to see the mixing of genres like that, the end hits different...

    • @aGwEENapple
      @aGwEENapple 2 роки тому +8

      The end of the video fits it. Very sad. With the fear and panic. But beautiful music and video.

  • @tabathaogost4982
    @tabathaogost4982 3 місяці тому +1

    Black Thought starts rappin and he's the finest man alive, every time

  • @JUGO1979
    @JUGO1979 6 місяців тому +5

    The entire song is a timeless masterpiece. Of course. The bass and drum break at the end is PERFECTION!

  • @crlazymintx3766
    @crlazymintx3766 4 роки тому +663

    Who boppin this in 2020? ♥️

  • @refiloemdakane
    @refiloemdakane 3 роки тому +793

    Y'all shown no love for Eve on this track. She deserves more recognition she is a talented rapper

    • @blackmale78
      @blackmale78 3 роки тому +105

      Alot of people still don't even know that's her rapping....

    • @Golf2foto
      @Golf2foto 3 роки тому +49

      I never noticed it was her 😮

    • @bigheartbigcaps2977
      @bigheartbigcaps2977 3 роки тому +31

      THATS EVE'S VOICE🎙🎶
      I'LL GIVE PROPS TO RUFF RYDER EVE 👏👏👏👍

    • @09robinhood
      @09robinhood 3 роки тому +24

      @@bigheartbigcaps2977 you can tell her voice and her style.
      She's another beautiful one she caught her a billionaire.

    • @TheGreenlove87
      @TheGreenlove87 3 роки тому +29

      Why is Eve not listed???

  • @robertdice9774
    @robertdice9774 5 місяців тому +9

    Lost my wife to kidney disease i feel so empty so i have music to fill it.

    • @sharond3772
      @sharond3772 13 днів тому

      I'm sorry keep going ❤❤❤❤

  • @AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb
    @AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb 11 місяців тому +20

    One of the greatest songs ever definitely a masterpiece 🔥🔥😇😇😇😇😇😇

  • @TheDxbrown
    @TheDxbrown 4 роки тому +190

    Erykah Badu is INSANELY BEAUTIFUL in this video!

  • @CodeWhispererX
    @CodeWhispererX 7 років тому +140

    A representation of when Hip Hop was TRUE!!!

  • @asyataylor7240
    @asyataylor7240 Рік тому +5

    This song is so beautiful it makes me cry s/o to Jilly from Philly as well

  • @borisrudzki2593
    @borisrudzki2593 2 місяці тому +2

    What a masterpiece. A modern Classic.

  • @appetite4chic878
    @appetite4chic878 4 роки тому +230

    Damn I felt instant nostalgia when I heard this song. I wish music in 2020 felt this good 😔

    • @mpctv.musicproductioncultu1982
      @mpctv.musicproductioncultu1982 4 роки тому +2

      IT ENDS CRAZY! ! ! 🔥💯

    • @appetite4chic878
      @appetite4chic878 4 роки тому +1

      MPC TV. Music,Production & Culture Television! The authentic drum solo by Quest Love 👌🏾🔥😍

    • @mpctv.musicproductioncultu1982
      @mpctv.musicproductioncultu1982 4 роки тому +2

      I think im more amazed by this track now than when it came out!!!
      Cause good music is timeless & seems 2 just keep getting better!💯

  • @jaym3064
    @jaym3064 2 роки тому +190

    Just love Erykah’s voice!

  • @chenanahbest5390
    @chenanahbest5390 День тому

    This song Carries so much value love the collab ERYKAH BADU & The ROOTS still in here June 2024 still Banging

  • @phillencialott9647
    @phillencialott9647 День тому

    I am absolutely grateful for the era I came up in because the music is absolutely amazing and still ride til this day .. this song has an absolute place in my all time favs .. what a time to be alive

  • @TheBrelala
    @TheBrelala 3 роки тому +357

    2021 love this song if your here you have good taste in music to 💯

    • @incrediblec872
      @incrediblec872 3 роки тому +2

      💯💯💯💯💯🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @chilldaonly1841
      @chilldaonly1841 3 роки тому +2

      Frfr 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @barbarawilson9183
      @barbarawilson9183 3 роки тому +3

      I don't even know what made me look this up real music 💪💯💯💯💯💯

    • @J3MONEY.
      @J3MONEY. 3 роки тому +3

      🗣Thanks you too 🙌🏾💃🏽🌹 🎶

    • @TheBrelala
      @TheBrelala 3 роки тому +2

      @@barbarawilson9183 this song is a while vibe I randomly find myself looking up good music this new music bs no meaning

  • @DARTHXE0N
    @DARTHXE0N 8 років тому +196

    my broken heart brought me here, trying to find light in the dark

    • @curiosa2507
      @curiosa2507 8 років тому +10

      +Fernando Mendoza same here... :/

    • @Echolyris212
      @Echolyris212 8 років тому +5

      she/he (not judging) didn't know good taste. if you're broken heart brought you here...damn... you are a person of good taste

    • @pinkfloydfan92
      @pinkfloydfan92 8 років тому +2

      Praying for you. I've dealt with a broken heart before...

    • @TheGreenerItGets
      @TheGreenerItGets 8 років тому +10

      +Fernando Mendoza Hope you're doing better.

    • @sgm123
      @sgm123 7 років тому +3

      R u doing better now homie?

  • @bobnewhouse99
    @bobnewhouse99 11 місяців тому +4

    Honestly this is probably the best song I’ve ever heard. Thought is a genius and badu flows so nicely off him. I get chills every time this comes on and I bought this album the day it dropped.

  • @shazzarkallie
    @shazzarkallie 2 роки тому +327

    "You Got Me" was a Grammy winning song with a groundbreaking video. Before post 2000 apocalypse movies like "28 Days Later" made people disappear with special effects and city streets empty of life, the video director did it with a city devoid of life with Black Thought being the last man alive as he leaves his apartment to find his woman. The powerful twist at the end has Black Thought lay down to join his woman in death, but to find out he's the only one dead as a gunshot victim and everyone dead were actually alive.

  • @adublbeatz8656
    @adublbeatz8656 8 років тому +563

    I still don't think he get enough credit for his flow...

    • @tennesseedax9808
      @tennesseedax9808 8 років тому +10

      yeah that boy raw.

    • @MrRockyVega
      @MrRockyVega 7 років тому +14

      he really don't. Black Thought is that dude frfr

    • @RudyPalos
      @RudyPalos 7 років тому +16

      I agree! Just saw them live a few hours ago, he didn't miss a syllable. I really think he could end up as one of the GOATS. The longevity of his band helps, sure. But his development throughout their (immense) catalog is unmatched.

    • @sighterlokz1
      @sighterlokz1 7 років тому +19

      I still like this shit as in 2016

    • @dee27206
      @dee27206 7 років тому +23

      Rudy He is a GOAT already

  • @stonevirgo
    @stonevirgo 10 місяців тому +3

    I listen to this for Eve and Erykah Badu...These women validate the track...

  • @nathanneiding9501
    @nathanneiding9501 Рік тому +3

    I like how he actually played the drums on this track, musicians make this with their mind.. I’ll always love this song..

  • @FishiestFillet
    @FishiestFillet 4 роки тому +210

    WE STILL LOVE THIS SONG IN 2020!

  • @officerrodfarva8149
    @officerrodfarva8149 2 роки тому +302

    It's crazy how a song you haven't thought about in close to 10 years can just pop in your head, & on 1st listen you remember every word...
    Long Live Real Hip Hop

    • @DM-fe2bc
      @DM-fe2bc Рік тому +5

      This is EXACTLY what happened to me this morning.

    • @charlottethompson9385
      @charlottethompson9385 Рік тому +2

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @melissabriggs3343
      @melissabriggs3343 Рік тому +3

      Exactly I woke up with this playing in my head out of nowhere

    • @officerrodfarva8149
      @officerrodfarva8149 Рік тому +1

      @@melissabriggs3343
      Cause you're a real one

    • @mxrkll3015
      @mxrkll3015 9 місяців тому +1

      Not just a song to you it’s a poem it’s art it’s a voice. You wont ever forget that OG I aspire to acquire the same feeling

  • @amyaubuchon2199
    @amyaubuchon2199 Рік тому +10

    Still love this song! The Roots 🥰

  • @Breeder333
    @Breeder333 Рік тому +3

    The baddest gal to ever come into my life set me this song and the flame she ignited doesn’t go out. Life caught us off in different ways, she working on herself and caught up in the grind. A very special moment and a song that transcends the vernacular. I used to never believe in Ghosts but a ghost is now what I believed in.

  • @shaverim_
    @shaverim_ 3 роки тому +376

    This is my favorite song of all time. It never gets old. The storytelling is on point, then Jill's chorus interpreted by Erykah's gorgeous voice, THIS IS IT. RIP Malik B.

    • @swallace9958
      @swallace9958 3 роки тому +5

      I saw an episode of Tales based on this song but I'm not getting what it's about. Can you explain?

    • @scottdavidson412
      @scottdavidson412 3 роки тому

      That's is it, Jjust like your comment on this song. You got it right .
      How are you doing?

    • @cliftonmobile7996
      @cliftonmobile7996 3 роки тому +1

      Who is Malik B is that the one rapping

    • @HoneyBee1980
      @HoneyBee1980 3 роки тому +5

      @@cliftonmobile7996 No he’s the founder and original member of the Roots

    • @cliftonmobile7996
      @cliftonmobile7996 3 роки тому +1

      @@HoneyBee1980 o ok thx😁 boo boo

  • @bleuloyal9927
    @bleuloyal9927 8 років тому +81

    EryKah Badu is absolutely gorgeous!!!

    • @martricehenderson6840
      @martricehenderson6840 8 років тому +9

      Aqreed . those eyes are beautiful .

    • @Echolyris212
      @Echolyris212 8 років тому +1

      her face, her style. her and sade . omg beauties.

    • @alrokwell6107
      @alrokwell6107 8 років тому

      Jill Scott wrote the hook.. Label wasnt feelin her so they gotta thin jill scott

    • @bleuloyal9927
      @bleuloyal9927 8 років тому +6

      +Al Rokwell no i diagree with the last part..its true jill scott did write the hook and the label didnt want her to sing it..but erykah is not a skinny jill scott shes erykah badu and jill scott is jill scott both beautiful songtress but not the same so show respect

    • @alrokwell6107
      @alrokwell6107 8 років тому +1

      I was being facetious. I rock wit both of them and def respect both

  • @louisianacookingwithkay
    @louisianacookingwithkay 4 дні тому

    2024 and I'm STILL here. 🎉
    This is definitely a NOSTALGIC, TIMELESS, CLASSIC! 😩🤞🏾💞🤞🏾
    Bruhhhh, I miss this era SOOO MUCH, and I was just a kid. BUT, ☝🏾 this shyt spoke to my spirit. ONLY a FEW artist are making music nowadays that 'WILL' stand the test of time. This crap is fickle, and their "fans" are as well. How UNFORTUNATE... 😔
    Who wrote the treatment for this video. He's walking around the whole city, and he's the ONLY one woke. I feel that way sometimes when I'm at work, around my famiy, etc...
    This

  • @PacoSmith
    @PacoSmith 12 днів тому +1

    This song never gets old. It is timeless!

  • @winkie1234
    @winkie1234 7 років тому +90

    This shit still goes so fucking hard...TIMELESS ! HIP HOP !

  • @jaydarl2
    @jaydarl2 8 років тому +1169

    The "neo-soul" sound from around 1995-2002 will be remembered as possibly the last era of good black music.

  • @knightrider693
    @knightrider693 3 дні тому

    One of the greatest colabs and hiphop songs of all-time. Classic

  • @leonjacobs3426
    @leonjacobs3426 Місяць тому +1

    Black thought is a legend living

  • @KrissnJohnson101
    @KrissnJohnson101 6 років тому +317

    I bought this cd when I was 16, I'm 35 now and it's still amazing.

    • @bluebabyzou
      @bluebabyzou 5 років тому +1

      Same !!!

    • @jay-zflashingmoney7131
      @jay-zflashingmoney7131 5 років тому +1

      Timeless music always sounds new

    • @beckyclark5047
      @beckyclark5047 5 років тому +5

      Me too!! My 1st love turned me on to the roots and I was hooked. I'm 35 to be 36 on May 24.

    • @anthonymann7411
      @anthonymann7411 5 років тому

      No doubt

    • @Russum1
      @Russum1 5 років тому +7

      See , I was 35 when I bought this, now I'm 16

  • @MrLoveLounge
    @MrLoveLounge 7 років тому +2329

    Still bumping this in 2017

    • @elyayers5993
      @elyayers5993 7 років тому +6

      Xiro but it's still...nvm

    • @MrLoveLounge
      @MrLoveLounge 7 років тому +5

      i know i know

    • @pprgtv
      @pprgtv 7 років тому +3

      Xiro 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

    • @stellalongo6485
      @stellalongo6485 7 років тому +4

      Xiro

    • @red6625
      @red6625 7 років тому +3

      Xiro still.. from Romenia too! în 2017

  • @ghettouchill
    @ghettouchill 2 місяці тому +1

    «Хотел судьбу красивую, как в клипе Roots с Эрика Баду»
    Спасибо, Окс. Спасибо, что направил меня на этот замечательный трек и этот замечательный клип.

  • @manoleozins2
    @manoleozins2 5 місяців тому +7

    Timeless classic.

  • @jaylin4eva
    @jaylin4eva 4 роки тому +136

    The end = chills for years!!!!! This video is underrated.