What really hit me the most is the passing of his mother.. I feel like he never truly beard nor released that pain. He kept neglecting it by working hard and staying consistent with his music.
Masterpiece. 90% of the crowd didn’t even realize they were in the presence of such a perfect concoction of musical geniuses. This is timeless art right here. And it sucks but I don’t think we’ll ever get anything close to this again.
Huh? Who’s mental health? If you talking about Kanye he’s still way smarter than most. He doesn’t subscribe to the mainstream nonsense/narrative. To you that means his mental health has been compromised in some way? That’s an insane thought if so.
After the Netflix documentary, I think I fell in love with this guy's personality tbh. He is driven, resilient, and very hard-working. He has a good soul. I loved the scenes with his beautiful mummy. God bless her!
I’m telling you this man can sit with the Mercury’s, the Bowie’s, the MJ’s the Beatles etc.. No rapper had more impact on global culture than Kanye West.
@@Kureiji-jy3cb into borrrnana Not saying that Kanye isn't in the same vein but i don't think we've ever seen any hip-hop artist in the same league as Em. (both culturally and sales wise) Plus whenever people think of rap, they usually think of/or listen to him. And while i get that Kanye is universally loved, i feel like he can be a bit too cocky for people's tastes also.
I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was 15 and just got home from JV bball practice. I put on MTV and this video came on. It had just been released. First single. Idk what it was, it was just DIFFERENT and it struck a chord. I still listen to it all the time and it takes me back. The best music does that, right? Then I bought College Dropout, still one of my favorite albums of all time. I literally wore that CD out! I really miss old Kanye West. He was real.
People are saying that they miss his old music but truth is, if he didn't reinvent himself with each album no one would be as half as interested as they are about his music today.BUT I must admit that this song is a masterpiece and could not be compared to any songs on Yeezus :)
@@martindagoat3909 'Only One' is a beautiful and touching ode to family. 'Black Skinhead' is straight fire. 'Hold My Liquor' is really ambitious in its effort to meld rock, house and rap into a single coherent aesthetic, and does so in a confident and skilled way. Must I go on? Yeezus is top-tier.
The reason Kanye is so loved is cause he was our everyman...not a thug, drug dealer or hustler. He was one of us with mega passion. Anyone with drive and willing to risk it all for a dream is Kanye. This is the reason why he is so inspirational and why he influenced artist such as Drake. You don't have to fit into a stereotypical category to be a hiphop artist or anything...you just need drive and unlimited fuel to create your own lane.
I have never heard a song give off the heart, soul and energy that Kanye gives off on Through The Wire. The man is a Jedi, one of the greatest artists of all time.
It’s easy to see this in 2022-23 & discredit its importance but remember this was the early 00s and NO ONE was making hip-hop like this. Rapping, style or production. He was on another level
Kanye West is LEGENDARY. Those who haven't followed his works and achievements since the very start wouldn't know how big he is. One of the most underated artists of all time.
Santos ortiz no one says that kanye can't spit, we just acknowledge that when he says he says he's a genius it's referring to himself as a producer and DEFINITELY NOT as an mc. Don't get me wrong he can rap, but he's not even top 20 no matter how you see it
I really don't know why this is my first time saying this out loud, but I am 35, and for my generation, Kanye West is hands down the best performer, easily.
I hate when people say “I miss the Kanye” or “I wish Kanye was still like this.” Don’t wish for the past, just be happy you were the experience it. Kanye is my idol now just like he was back then. We all do dumb things. You gotta love this man. Genius!
Always come back to this video . Love Kanye and of course legendary Miri Ben ari , my inspiration , and she stay killing it on the violin . Makes me smile ear to ear watching this 🔥🔥
Now i admit when this album first came out i bootlegged it but i realized how real his music is and straightened up and bought Late Registration and Graduation. Later on to buy College Dropout again, just cause its that good!!!! XD
I remember listening to this song on the radio when I was 7 and I treated this song like a regular song not knowing how amazing this is but now I get the chills when I listen to it
After watching the documentary, I can truly understand and respect him so much more. A true genius. Grateful to live in his era.
Been enjoying this video since 08!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
💯💯 changed my whole view on Ye
Aren't we all? This man was my teenagehood, and continues to be a major staple of my life today. I love him so much. I forever will.
What really hit me the most is the passing of his mother.. I feel like he never truly beard nor released that pain. He kept neglecting it by working hard and staying consistent with his music.
Masterpiece. 90% of the crowd didn’t even realize they were in the presence of such a perfect concoction of musical geniuses. This is timeless art right here. And it sucks but I don’t think we’ll ever get anything close to this again.
this shit low-key brings me to tears man
Anthony Marques me too bro
Anthony Marques high key
Me toooo!!! Touches my heart so deep real music
Same here, bro. This joint is classic FIRE!
Me too man!
John Legend's intro still touches my soul.
Mine too
Same
Even though he messes up the lyrics
@@benjaminpeters6729 that’s the samples lyrics
right through the wall bro
That intro by John is straight legendary! Makes the song so much more epic!!
Yup
Goddamn that violin player killin it
Watch her at the Apollo
Is she the same violinist from the Overnight Celebrity video?
@@rte3384 yep, Miri Ben ari
2:28 😲🔥
@@spacetimerunner I’m surprised that I didn’t see her in the Kanye Netflix doc.
still love kanye no matter what happens, he is the greatest ever
no matter what happens 💀
@@ski6102 yes
i pref kanye up until twisted fantasy, from then on its a song by song basis for me
people change.. Its fine to be a fan of his earlier work and not support him as he is nowdays!
Fr
No matter what his mental health took away from him, you can never take away his legendary impact on hip hop and music.
Huh? Who’s mental health? If you talking about Kanye he’s still way smarter than most. He doesn’t subscribe to the mainstream nonsense/narrative. To you that means his mental health has been compromised in some way? That’s an insane thought if so.
After the Netflix documentary, I think I fell in love with this guy's personality tbh. He is driven, resilient, and very hard-working. He has a good soul. I loved the scenes with his beautiful mummy. God bless her!
what u think about his soul now
@@nabeel.zuberi mental illness does not make someone evil : )
@@lannyfce4786 thats how white school shooters are described
@@nabeel.zuberistill like him
@@tristanp5605 you’re not invited to the bar mitzvah
man this dude is a beast! i bet his next album just will just blow everyone's record away!!!
You bet it did
@@sage8935 11 years ago, 11 hrs ago… it indeed did
He’s a Legend now. He did it.
You were right aas well!
You were right bruh
i miss the dropout bear :(
+j galaviz yeah it's sorta like he just dropped out the scene. I'm here all week
lil kut throat He Lives thru US
chuckie killed it
its back
When did it leave?
10 YEARS LATER STILL LISTENING TO IT LIKE IT´S BEEN DROPPED OUT TODAY !
(Y)
Elham still nigga 🤩🎻🙌🏽
And still
And still do it
Still
I’m telling you this man can sit with the Mercury’s, the Bowie’s, the MJ’s the Beatles etc.. No rapper had more impact on global culture than Kanye West.
Eminem?
@@moonflower6607 he can make orange rhyme with banana
@@Kureiji-jy3cb into borrrnana
Not saying that Kanye isn't in the same vein but i don't think we've ever seen any hip-hop artist in the same league as Em. (both culturally and sales wise)
Plus whenever people think of rap, they usually think of/or listen to him. And while i get that Kanye is universally loved, i feel like he can be a bit too cocky for people's tastes also.
@@moonflower6607 Agreed. But Kanye really did have a huge impact too
2PAC ?
“ College Dropout” my all time favorite album.
I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was 15 and just got home from JV bball practice. I put on MTV and this video came on. It had just been released. First single. Idk what it was, it was just DIFFERENT and it struck a chord. I still listen to it all the time and it takes me back. The best music does that, right? Then I bought College Dropout, still one of my favorite albums of all time. I literally wore that CD out! I really miss old Kanye West. He was real.
brother this comment made me so happy
@@juliansolomon4106 Same for me ...nostalgia is going craazy rn. Wow. Times have truly changed in an intense way.
College dropout top 3 hip hop albums of all time!
@@juliansolomon4106 old and new Kanye is Real AF
old Kanye was so different. Polo shirts while rapping. He was one of the first in the 2005-ish era to not try to be cool/hard
15 years since the release of one of the best debut albums of all time. Keep killing the game Ye
People are saying that they miss his old music but truth is, if he didn't reinvent himself with each album no one would be as half as interested as they are about his music today.BUT I must admit that this song is a masterpiece and could not be compared to any songs on Yeezus :)
@@martindagoat3909 'Only One' is a beautiful and touching ode to family. 'Black Skinhead' is straight fire. 'Hold My Liquor' is really ambitious in its effort to meld rock, house and rap into a single coherent aesthetic, and does so in a confident and skilled way. Must I go on? Yeezus is top-tier.
MC Blue Matter wouldn’t say it couldn’t be compared but rather timeless. Yeezy got hits..
Bound 2?
Hold my liquor?
😂 to the second comint
Yeezus sucks
What a nice respectful young rapper he would never ruin his career
Laughing so hard
Shut up
Look at what the satanic jews have done to this man
@@trevorharmon1 bruh what
Wtf nah I think his good 😆
When people actually jammed to the song instead of filming with their phone
good old times :(
Because of the inconvenience of carrying a bulky camera. You can literally see a guy in the front row, dead centre, with a camera.
Eddy Tang some people can multitask record and still enjoy the show plus they be telling people take their phone out well except travis scott
"phone bad!"
Phone cameras were like 1MP and weren't used the way they are now. Not that I disagree with you, though
This is the closest to studio version I've ever seen from a live performance this is flawless.
Rhiannon live by Fleetwood Mac. You won’t go wrong
Anything with Snoop sounds just as real as studio
I mean not really his mouth literally wired shut in the studio version
2004 was definitely the perfect year for Kanye West to make his debut as a rapper.
@@pashanamir6151 well yeah but I think he meant more in the sound and production, and iirc there's a studio version he made after his jaw healed
john legend killed the hook
His fashion here is perfect
Sofus Brunsgaard Konner 8A Munkebjergskolen Ralph Lauren
Blokniper classic look. I might have to pull out my OG red and blue striped Ralph soon! And I need a new backpack!
The reason Kanye is so loved is cause he was our everyman...not a thug, drug dealer or hustler. He was one of us with mega passion. Anyone with drive and willing to risk it all for a dream is Kanye. This is the reason why he is so inspirational and why he influenced artist such as Drake. You don't have to fit into a stereotypical category to be a hiphop artist or anything...you just need drive and unlimited fuel to create your own lane.
I have never heard a song give off the heart, soul and energy that Kanye gives off on Through The Wire. The man is a Jedi, one of the greatest artists of all time.
I miss the old Kanye 😔
Nobody gonna talk about dropout bear in the background DJing
Ye stayed rockin with that violin player back in the day
This guy is going to be huge I can just tell...
lol wut
+TeH_inSane_P alright.. sure
+TeH_inSane_P ok
100lolwuts I found you again wtf 😂
+joshua rogers k
seriously tho thats cool lol
I don't think ppl understand how legendary this performance is.
Did Jeen-yuhs bring anyone else here?
It’s easy to see this in 2022-23 & discredit its importance but remember this was the early 00s and NO ONE was making hip-hop like this. Rapping, style or production. He was on another level
damn this was posted before graduation even came out
John Legend low key looked like young Kobe in this.
he is mo Williams
+Jacob Wills yup
:'(
RIP Kobe 😔
RIP to the goat
Kanye West is LEGENDARY. Those who haven't followed his works and achievements since the very start wouldn't know how big he is. One of the most underated artists of all time.
You speaking facts bro, your comment holds true after a decade
He’s still so far ahead of his time to this day!
Thankful we have the documentary Jeen- Yuh now
underrated? he's acclaimed by critics and public universally
@@dorattoproject4656 that comment was posted 11 years ago
Its December 4th. Im jamming with guilt….
I was like 4 when this song came out😳 Kanye has BEEN the man!!
syd16packchicken z, could
syd16packchicken I was only a couple months old
Lmfao I was 7. His debut album was the first hip hop album I ever bought hahaha 2004 was a good year
Dam I was 14 you miss a lot of cool song !!
It was the best Kanye!!
i miss the old kanye
Kanye is still good but this era was when he and hip hop was at it's prime!
Finally someone who can respect Kanye's old music without putting down his newer stuff. I agree, this was my favorite era
Yea 03 and 04 was probably the last good years left of hip hop before strictly going underground
YB90Gaming what you smoking cuh? Kanye was fire back then yeah, but this was one of the weakest eras in hip hop
i used to put on a dating profile that i listen to hip hop circa 1990-2004 lol
I had to listen to College Dropout with a portable CD player.
I miss this Kanye. RIP.
Pov: You just watched this after the Netflix documentary of Kanye, legend.
That's jay z in that teddy bear lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bro 🤣🤣🤣
😂
What?! 😂🤣🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂you just made my day
Man miri Ben ari killed this . Forever my inspiration 🙌🏽
What she didn't belong there
@@bikkersdelight7445 ????
@@bikkersdelight7445 huh 😐
YES SIR SHE'S BUSTING IT PERFECT BLEND CLASSIC UNIQUE ALL OF IT👀
Those lyrics, that testimony! Has me in a daze. They make such great music together... MORE, MORE, MORE!!!
For sure!😆
I can not get over John Legends intro, amazing
Please bring this guy back 😢 miss the old Mr west
After seeing the docu, this video feels different. What a talent.
the girl with the violin freestyling that shit
jeen-yuhs is such an amazing doc
Hit different after the documentary
Who’s cutting onions during that Legend opening ?
14 years later and still amazing. Iconic really.
This chorus I've heard a million times by John Legend just melted my heart. Im gonna send this to my ex I miss. John took the words out my mouth. 💕
They couldn't spare Ye a locker for his backpack? Shiet
HAHAHA
It was part of his image at the time. Like Chance's hat for example.
finallynb no shit
Stfu gtfoh
Never heard of backpack rappers?? It's a sub culture of hip hop.
Best Performance Ever Seen In My Opinion... Changed My Life...
Mellow Mike LMAOOOOOOOOO
Michael Jackson
That intro touched my soul 🥺
I was 16 when pac got shot and i was a hardcore fan since 94. Now I get to see Kanye. Kanye and pac are there only authentic geniuses
That's the same girl that played the violin in the music video for Overnight Celebrity by Twista ft Kanye West
Nice catch lmao, you're completely right
Also did The Violin for Kanye on his Album "The College Dropout"
Joshua Orrillo her name is Miri Ben Ari. She's a Grammy award winning violinist and has worked with Akon styles p scar face to djs in the EDM scene
Miri Ben ari. So underrated
The REAL kanye!!!!
we missed this old kanye west
Bring him back, his songs right now from 2016 is worst
@@OneEternalAsh nah tlop is his best album
More like: the pre-Kanye Kanye.
@@kh0357 Lies.
RIP Donda West And Thank You
Thank you for giving respect to donda
This Kanye!!!
i love how kanye feels so comfortable on stage
I wish I was old enough to have seen this in person
Can everyone just accept that Kanye can still spit and is the same still. He is just trying different things
I just want one mixtape of this kanye...no one can express themself like him
Exactyl
Santos ortiz this is false
Santos ortiz no one says that kanye can't spit, we just acknowledge that when he says he says he's a genius it's referring to himself as a producer and DEFINITELY NOT as an mc. Don't get me wrong he can rap, but he's not even top 20 no matter how you see it
He’s not, I’m very sorry
If you’re here you have great music taste
his catalog is one in a lifetime honestly
Best Version EVER He needs to do this again with John Legend
that's why he's the goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttttttttt
No hip hop artist reinvented themselves with each album like Ye did
I really don't know why this is my first time saying this out loud, but I am 35, and for my generation, Kanye West is hands down the best performer, easily.
I’ll be 35 this year and I gotta agree
@@SaggyJ 23 here been loving this ever since being a kid
Seeing this come to life in the documentary was amazing. True genius!
These people got to see Kanye at his beginning. They got to witness the goat 🐐.
A time when we were all young and discovering ourselves 😊
nice. this guy has some great tracks. and john legend and miri ben-ari just complete the performance, loved the intro.
Hey you still active?
gives me chills
John Legend on the piano, Miro Ben-Ari on the violin, and Kanye West on the mic live on stage. How can you beat that?
3:50 Miri Ben-Ari's little violin solo always gets me
stupid dj
I miss the old Kanye
John Legend should have sung the hook on the studio version as well. Amazing
For some reason I agree
Facts
His voice is so beautiful
No way. This beat is iconic with Chaka Khan
No
My childhood was a good one
I miss those Kanye, Common, and Legend team up tracks.. throw twista in there too 🙌🏽🔥🔥
Miri Ben Ari has me in love every damn time..
I guess this rules out any throwback collab with miri
I hate when people say “I miss the Kanye” or “I wish Kanye was still like this.” Don’t wish for the past, just be happy you were the experience it. Kanye is my idol now just like he was back then. We all do dumb things. You gotta love this man. Genius!
Omnia Mutantur
man, this song makes you feel good EVERY time it jumps off.
You still rocking with this song?
@@redknockz454 why, YES! 🤣
@@LupeJustinian how’d you like Donda just wondering
@@alexandersoroko mid to me. Some standouts but nothing that really captures the imagination 🤷
Always come back to this video . Love Kanye and of course legendary Miri Ben ari , my inspiration , and she stay killing it on the violin . Makes me smile ear to ear watching this 🔥🔥
One of my favorite songs... what a great performance of these 3 John, Ari and Kanye
hello 12 years ago
@@CameraNostalgiaClub Hello 9 months later
Just came back to this just because. Havent watched the doc yet but I AM!! This hits so different omg ❤❤❤😩
I love Kanye's old music :)
The focus between the artist and the audience was on a different level pre-cellphones
This is exponentially lovely. Thank tou
Miss this kanye
Now i admit when this album first came out i bootlegged it but i realized how real his music is and straightened up and bought Late Registration and Graduation. Later on to buy College Dropout again, just cause its that good!!!! XD
Yo this kid looks like he had a lot of potential hope he makes it one day
No inner ears brah is mad genius
A Genius inspiration ! Thank you Mr West
I remember listening to this song on the radio when I was 7 and I treated this song like a regular song not knowing how amazing this is but now I get the chills when I listen to it
The world wasn’t ready
They are Legend
thats a good combination right there...they are all really good...
I love john legned's intro to this. hes so good. and this trio is deadly together
Hello after 12 years how is it going