It’s so fucking powerful how Kanye spends four of his five minutes making us connect with HIM, getting into HIS frame of mind and HIS struggles with the relationship until the very end. Then everything he’s said is ripped away and we see things from the outside in - it’s such an emotionally jarring experience, connecting with Kanye for most of the poem and then needing to re-evaluate everything when we get the other side of the story. I’ve been watching this performance for years and it still manages to hit me every time
***** Some people are artist at conversation. Art is in the eye of the beholder, if I think it is, it is to me, if you think it's not, it's not to you. Art is not what you say it is, it's in the eye of the beholder.
Steven Blake You're actually thinking of beauty and only connecting the two because it seems fit to your reality. I love rap I just refuse to listen to romantic phrases like that. Not all rap is art a lot of it is shit so his general statement "rap is art" is incorrect. Got it?
i think his voice when singing the first bit of the chorus is unbelieveable.. this song is brilliant.. i love kanye's vision for the future.. keep it up
No one did, he writes his own stuff.He's made alot of poems ,but after awhile he makes them songs.Kanye is one of the realist Artists out there.One of many favorite quotes From him is"If u don't have a dream there is no point in living".He inspired me to lose weight.I lost 40 pounds and I thank Him For that.A true poet of rap
This is what it looks like when we as mothers tell our children that they can be anything they want to be. We breed confidence and self belief...Kanye is a product of that!.
You hit that spot on. His mom encouraged Kanye. But she also told him, reach for the stars, but stay grounded. Kanye is a testament to life's fulfillment of a dream. It's up to you, to make it happen the way you want it.
I heard Bittersweet with the tune (it also features John Mayer), it kicks ass. It's obviously emotional, and goes right up there with Family Business, Through the Wire and Hey Momma.
@@auto._ I recently went through all my posts and saw some of the old ones I did. It's funny having someone post 16 years later on it. Good ol' 2007, it was a good year for me.
MoustacheCashStash I'm sayin tho! I keep seeing people talk about how he isn't "modest" anymore. Kanye's been full of himself from the beginning and for good fucking reason.
James Harvey obviously ive listened to new slaves..... But wait........ Did you just praise new slaves because it is "angry?" LOOOOL anyways, new slaves is apart of an album entitled yeezus, that right there just proves kanye sold out kiddo, he literally thinks hes a god and has a higher power now. Im a kanye fan, but im more late registration kanye, i dont fuck with his new shit.
If 'selling out' means, as I think it does, to compromise one's artistic integrity for financial gain, then Kanye has never sold out. He's made a lot of money, sure, but he's never compromised his vision as an artist. Everything he does is a totally pure projection of who he is and he won't let any corporation dictate the type of music he makes. Hence, he could never be called a sellout.
i love when a MC says his lyrics with out a beat. because honestly people pay to much attention to the beat now days. like dmx says on his def jam poetry, (FUCK A BEAT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE WORDS IN THE DAMN SONG) lyrics are how its suppose to be. love ya kanye keep it real.
Hip Hop is BLACK MUSIC/CULTURE. It was no "Collaboration" between Black/Brown or anyone else. The world just loves to emulate our culture but act like they hate us.
RealLiveBLANKS it was started by blacks not Latinos. Sure Latinos have participated but don't get it twisted it was exclusively started by black people and black Americans only.
Hip hop is poetry. If it's not the topic you like listen to another poet. That bittersweet part was the real poem & that shit is real life. I'm goin thru that with my girl now & listening to this live always helps me. The song is good but the energy he put into THIS performance was impeccable. Ur entitled to your opinion but fact is this IS poetry.
Gotta love mos def. That ecstatic album is a breath of fresh air. I'm really speaking to the people who aren't thinking objectively saying kanye is wack. They can't seperate their taylor swift emotions from the obvious facts that he brings more to music and the arts tha most
I don't know if this was shot before or after the album version with John Mayer but I think both versions sound badass. I really like that little poem he did before "Bittersweet," that Ralph Lauren line was funny as hell!
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My left ear enjoyed the shit out of this
Memenguaa' 😂😂😂😂
fuckin dead
Lol yo read this and was like oh shit left ear only lol
I thought my AirPod died 😂
I thought mine was broken
"I make black history every day, I dont need a month"
*monf 😂🤣
Inserts the dude in the back ..rooting lol
@@darkmoongoddess4791 mumf
Nah he said "ye day" don't need a month. This next level shit
Ye day*
his belief in himself is another level, i love him
that's why he's where's he's at now, his belief in himself is very powerful. we all obtain the same God given capabilities
Are we all agreeing still?
Tobbette Genz yes
Because he sold his soul to the devil.
@@israelp348 prove it
"Ralph Lauren was boring until I wore em"
Before**
True that
It’s so fucking powerful how Kanye spends four of his five minutes making us connect with HIM, getting into HIS frame of mind and HIS struggles with the relationship until the very end. Then everything he’s said is ripped away and we see things from the outside in - it’s such an emotionally jarring experience, connecting with Kanye for most of the poem and then needing to re-evaluate everything when we get the other side of the story. I’ve been watching this performance for years and it still manages to hit me every time
Maybe im late but this is actually a song called bittersweet poetry
Yes there is a song called that it's a bonus track on graduation@@gelkezo3039
I am Chinese and there are no language barriers that separate me from liking kanye. Music and art are world languages.
who care about the language and country with the music
+Mr.PurPle me
Kanye lived in China when he was a kid
sex
I’m 18 years late to this video but I love Kanye to this day and am happy he’s still around
“hennessy will be the death of me” no way he knew what was coming
??
@@javaughnlemonius1418 he was drunk on henny during the 2009 vmas
Nono, yoohoo's were his downfall.
If Kanye said this at a show, you would've called it a rant......Dont lie
THANK YOU. Nobody will take him seriously because they see him as an arrogant angry black man and will never look past that.
Due Diligence LMFAOOO bruh, this shit was beautiful. it had suspense, twists, and turns like some kinda Nolan film. #bless
I love the way you tell the truth...
and if you put a brand new beat on top of it, it's a hit.. (; ua-cam.com/video/c-2KHxPsBEQ/v-deo.html
This is how you connect rap and art.
rap is art
Brock Cloke Bullshit statement. Just because it's an expression of self. In that case talking is art.
***** Some people are artist at conversation. Art is in the eye of the beholder, if I think it is, it is to me, if you think it's not, it's not to you. Art is not what you say it is, it's in the eye of the beholder.
Steven Blake You're actually thinking of beauty and only connecting the two because it seems fit to your reality. I love rap I just refuse to listen to romantic phrases like that. Not all rap is art a lot of it is shit so his general statement "rap is art" is incorrect. Got it?
That's just like, you're opinion man.
2024 now, 18 years later I still revisit this. ❤
they need to bring back Def Poetry and let Kendrick Lamar and J Cole spit something
Jason Clyburn I’ve never agreed more with a UA-cam comment
Just Kendrick lol
That mf part !!!
@@kat-- YOU are the problem .
@@HeavenlyBuckets calm down lmfao
i think his voice when singing the first bit of the chorus is unbelieveable.. this song is brilliant.. i love kanye's vision for the future.. keep it up
how u feel he never released this?
@@carlosbeanos1058if he answers you I'll eat my own shoe
It's only been 15 years
@@carlosbeanos1058 Dude, he did: ua-cam.com/video/D5Gdu74lA80/v-deo.html
15 years later I’m 15 years old 😂
@@carlosbeanos1058he did release it only in Japan
No one did, he writes his own stuff.He's made alot of poems ,but after awhile he makes them songs.Kanye is one of the realist Artists out there.One of many favorite quotes From him is"If u don't have a dream there is no point in living".He inspired me to lose weight.I lost 40 pounds and I thank Him For that.A true poet of rap
Idk about that but he is a gost
Rap = Poetry
Rap means rhythm and poetry b
yeah old rap, not 2015 rap lol
This doesn't apply to kanye's new music or any new rap mainstream music
+weird To Pimp a Butterfly?
Sergio Gonzalez lol
If your here right now in 2022 or further and watching this , you are a legend !!!! This is unmatched and he was way ahead of everyone and time .
This is what it looks like when we as mothers tell our children that they can be anything they want to be. We breed confidence and self belief...Kanye is a product of that!.
You hit that spot on. His mom encouraged Kanye. But she also told him, reach for the stars, but stay grounded. Kanye is a testament to life's fulfillment of a dream. It's up to you, to make it happen the way you want it.
Ooh how I wish my mother would! My grandmother is my Donda
@@maricehuff7903 yeah until he said crazy things 😭😭😭
@@gelkezo3039 but why do many say its crazy if it's his reality. Reality is one's belief of truth.
Amazing powerful truth thanks
Will never keep on coming back to this masterpiece.
Kanye is a living Legend. The guy is so talented, love all his music
W
how’d you like Yeezus😭
"I never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you" had me rolling the way he said it LOL
I heard Bittersweet with the tune (it also features John Mayer), it kicks ass. It's obviously emotional, and goes right up there with Family Business, Through the Wire and Hey Momma.
U posted this 16 years ago so you never gonna see this but Keyisha Cole is also in there as background vocals or somewhere on the hook I think
@@auto._ I recently went through all my posts and saw some of the old ones I did. It's funny having someone post 16 years later on it.
Good ol' 2007, it was a good year for me.
@@Spiqaro damn im just surprised you still have the password to your account
@@auto._ lol
@@Spiqaroone of the fews guys who check their yt notifi u a legend😭
man he tore that poem up. Every word he spoke i felt it in my soul!
They can never make me hate youuuuuuu
He literally combined Rap, poetry and a melancholic melody. Talent👌
It's insane how awesome Kanye is
You still alive ?
WOAH THIS COMMENT NEARLY ABLE TO DRINK DAMN
@@someoneontheinternet4518this made me laugh for some reason lol
damn
The real Kanye please come back =[
That's how I know you not a Kanye fan
It’s really the same dude
It’s the same person, just broken and with more visibility
there is a strip of bacon on his jacket
Wow didn’t expect you here
@@shihabmoral2350 this was 9 years ago
2022. He predicted his whole life. Just different characters than he expected.
i miss this kanye
kanyes always been like this
+King Kyle DelaSoul no
kanye west old mss powerful best ever real rap lyricist poet album classic
The best Kanye
i miss this Kanye
It's the exact same Kanye. The only thing that's changed is he's in a bigger stage.
2022 now.... 16 years have passed to me this is one of the greatest song/poetry Kanye has made. One of my favorite songs ever.
Bittersweet poetry is so fucking damn good
My Left Ear enjoyed this....
i don't wanna love it but i kinda totally do
well this was before he came out with all the douchbag stuff back then he kept it all in
Brian lath How you mean before? Ye hasn't changed lol. There was never a period where my man Ye was humble and quiet. He always knew he was the GOAT.
MoustacheCashStash Lmao exactly.
MoustacheCashStash I'm sayin tho! I keep seeing people talk about how he isn't "modest" anymore. Kanye's been full of himself from the beginning and for good fucking reason.
I miss the old Kanye
+imsteezy1 Straight from the 'Go kanye
+Orla Donovan chop up the soul kanye
+ScorchFist set on his goals kanye
+kingraj333 I hate the new Kanye
the bad mood Kanye
KANYE WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER IS HAPPEING TO YOU RN. BRING YOUR OLD SELF BACK!
Hits harder now
I fuk’d up and I know it G!!! I guess it’s bittersweet poetry 😢
I'm so surprised I was on the verge of tears during those last few lines.
Haha, he knows how to put emotion into everything.
my right ear enjoyed this
Anytime Kanye is shown in a negative light tin the media I come back to this.....
I LOVE KANYE! This is so AWESOME!!!! Watched it repeatedly & you can feel the emotion pouring through the screen
Damn, this is gonna be one of them videos we watch when, ya know, the inevitable happens.
Charles aka I.O. Indeed
Shut up shut up shut up shut up can't hear u
Unfornately
Y'all need to hear "footnotes for kanye"
My left ear really enjoyed this
frrrr
Whose here in 2023?! 🥰 Def Poetry was a PINOCLE part of my childhood🙌🏾🔥
OMG...that would be one of the GREATEST poems ever to be recited in the HISTORY of ALL poetry known to mankind.
bro spoke facts
@@aynayn4127 17 years later my man still speaking facts
Behind every word is Kanye's intense passion. He is truly great and has the right to be as confident as he wants.
I remember when this episode first aired. I loved Ye back here. This makes me cry 😢 I miss the Real Ye so much.
If Kanye "sold out" then explain Yeezus
How do you explain Yeezus?
Kanye wouldn't even dare to compare himself to Jesus, or make songs like "power" if he haven't sold out.
CRYSTAL JAS You clearly haven't listened to the lyrics of New Slaves. It's the most brilliant, angry, anti-corporate music he's every produced.
James Harvey obviously ive listened to new slaves..... But wait........ Did you just praise new slaves because it is "angry?" LOOOOL anyways, new slaves is apart of an album entitled yeezus, that right there just proves kanye sold out kiddo, he literally thinks hes a god and has a higher power now. Im a kanye fan, but im more late registration kanye, i dont fuck with his new shit.
If 'selling out' means, as I think it does, to compromise one's artistic integrity for financial gain, then Kanye has never sold out. He's made a lot of money, sure, but he's never compromised his vision as an artist. Everything he does is a totally pure projection of who he is and he won't let any corporation dictate the type of music he makes. Hence, he could never be called a sellout.
i love when a MC says his lyrics with out a beat. because honestly people pay to much attention to the beat now days. like dmx says on his def jam poetry, (FUCK A BEAT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE WORDS IN THE DAMN SONG) lyrics are how its suppose to be. love ya kanye keep it real.
I love you Kanye
Kanye is officially my second favorite poet after Tupac.... I've been listening to him sense I was in 5th grade both poets reallly shaped me
Yooooo bittersweet poetry, thats my favorite one of his songs. I wish it was released on stuff.
This is always gonna be one of my favorites! Not just because I can relate...but because of the lyrical genius of it.
i still love Kanye in 2018
Hip Hop is BLACK MUSIC/CULTURE. It was no "Collaboration" between Black/Brown or anyone else. The world just loves to emulate our culture but act like they hate us.
breezwonder no collaboration between black/brown ? You need to go read up on hip hop and where it started.
Yup!
RealLiveBLANKS it was started by blacks not Latinos. Sure Latinos have participated but don't get it twisted it was exclusively started by black people and black Americans only.
Kanye you smart.
Check out Jasmine Mans "Footnotes for Kanye" after watching this!
Hip hop is poetry. If it's not the topic you like listen to another poet. That bittersweet part was the real poem & that shit is real life. I'm goin thru that with my girl now & listening to this live always helps me. The song is good but the energy he put into THIS performance was impeccable. Ur entitled to your opinion but fact is this IS poetry.
16 years ago is crazy
This used to be my favorite video and hearing it now still hits 🐐
this was VERY REAL
true raw poetry that gets to you--no flowery and frilly edges, just straight up talk.
shows the prowess of Kanye.
Wtf lmao is that a peice of bacon on his shirt XD
Kemi Smith it’s a ribbon
Kemi Smith 😂
Love me some kanye. The old kanye
same kanye, never change.
one of my favorite songs from kanye
i miss the old kanye the spoken word kanye
*God talk to me now, this is an EMERGENCY* 💕💕
15 years later. Net 6.6 Billion... He knew from the onset he will reach the goals he set out for himself
my left ear loved this
Holy rest in peace ears. Sound only on the right and a beeping on the right. Fuck me.
Damn he had that hair cut before 08
omg i love this song the whole cd jammed
I can't get enough of this
We miss you Kanye.
"ok, so we'll get to the real poem now, I just wanted to stunt real quick" :]
how could you dislike this. its pure poetry !!
I have so much respect for that man! Legend.
The end really touched me.. Cus I can relate.
"I fucked up and I know it G
I guess it's bitter sweet poetry"
The first part is from a verse on Rhymefest's album "Blue Collar"
I love how he made a song out of this!!
His SMOOTHNESS iz just overwhelming me..!!!!!
"i never hit a girl but i'd shake the shit outta you!" Kanye is and will always be a beast
The poems became, "Brand New" by Rhymefest Featuring Kanye West and "Bittersweet" featuring John Mayor.
My favorite rapper for life, since i was 8 years old !!
Kanye is an amazing R&B artist with talent.
When I say I miss the old Kanye, I mean this video specifically.
Ye is the realist
THESE PEOPLE ARE SO LUCKY TO HEAR A LEGEND IN THE MAKING AND THEY BARLEY EVEN KNEW IT
2020 and still feelin it
did u watch the documentary
"Ralph Lauren was *boring* before I Wore EM.." 🤣😂😭
Surgeon General: *We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says*
Goosebumps.
Still a crazy poetic flow after all these years! 🗽
Why is he such a mad genius? :D
Gotta love mos def. That ecstatic album is a breath of fresh air. I'm really speaking to the people who aren't thinking objectively saying kanye is wack. They can't seperate their taylor swift emotions from the obvious facts that he brings more to music and the arts tha most
One of my favorites
Quarantine with Kanye West ANYONE?? 🎧
It ain't Ralph though it ain't on Ralph level
whats the name of ur clothing line we DON KNOWW
I don't know if this was shot before or after the album version with John Mayer but I think both versions sound badass. I really like that little poem he did before "Bittersweet," that Ralph Lauren line was funny as hell!
He is amazing
I love this song...