This is a masterpiece of hip-hop. This song is so beautiful, and I will never forget seeing them perform on Chappelle's Show when I was younger. Hearing the studio version is different in that it sounds so much more sincere.
One of the best albums ever made. Dilla. Kanye at his best (imo). And Common somehow is always simple, complex, profound, and wise. All at the same time.
i listen to this album probably once a week still, for some reason I only heard this studio version like a month ago after listening to this album for maybe 8 years? lol I always had the Chappelle version
It's cool how Common represents one viewpoint and Kanye another contrasting it. But both paint the backdrop of an urban struggle, the hallmark of conscious rap at its finest
I be somewhat frustrated when I blast this song in my dorm room, and my roommates friends barge in saying stuff like "Bre, what the f*ck are you listening to?" I understand that everyone's music taste will differ, but how could one not vibe to this?!
I wouldn't care nothing about any roomates.This was classic and the Kanye that made those dope soul beats before he completely lost his mind in Hollywood.
My buddy showed me this song when I was stoned late at night around a campfire. Life was simple back then. Chicagoland was cold, the fire was warm. They were good times. This song has soul.
No one will probably see this. But as a teenager i went to the Graduation tour (Manchester UK, MEN area). Estelle played American Boy (before it was a hit) as the first support and got booed, one of the worst performances ive ever seen and ive been to huge festivals seen hundreds of artists, out of tune no presence skipped lines. Common followed to an understandable pissed off crowd. He absolutely killed it. He came out to a disheartened crowd and completely lifted a 21,000 person arena. Absolutely phonemanal performance, i knew a couple of tracks but the whole stadium was absolutely buzzing and i bet most didnt know Common. I will never forget how he turned 20k Brits with his artistry and performance. Kanye killed it and it was right after his mother died. That was when Graduation came out and to this day that was one of the greatest concerts ive ever attended. He came out to 20k+ pissed off English fans and completely turned the energy, an almost impossible feat. Respect a legend in artistry
We don’t give Dave chapelle enough credit for this part of hip hop but he blessed these artist an us got putting the young boys who wasn’t even suppose to be watching your show lol good looks for putting me on 🤟🏾
So Soulful Kanye...Common Sense is a lyrical genius with that spoken word flow! Pure inspiration. Peep that BASELINE y’all! Boom Bap diced up with Soul!
remember this song moving me from california to upstate ny when i was 15 years old. didn’t know anything and wanted to do everything. i remember hearing it again when i was 23 addicted to narcotics selling medication and starving. and now i listen to it again and i’m 27, with a career husband and child. car and lights that turn on when i want them to. and it is- will always be the song that gives me hope. easy work hard life; hard work easy life. 🤙🏽
I consider this one of the greatest albums of all time. Up there with Darkside of the moon, superfly, illmatic, the doors the doors, Nevermind, among many others
I’m a 12 year old girl, u would expect me to listen to Megan thee stallion or cardi b and Olivia rodrigo, but this type of music makes me happy and it just feels good to listen to this stuff. I showed my friend this she told me that it’s not that good- likeeee this song goes hard! U can like what u want, but man! I wished I lived longer. Respect to this type of music🤟
I was in 7th grade when I heard this song for the first time on the chappelle show, I fell in love with it instantly, I wouldn’t hear the song again for 10 years until I was able to google the lyrics “I walk in the crib got 2 kids and my baby momma late” The Food by Common ft. Kanye west Was the first google result
Damn this is my first time hearing the Studio version. No disrespect but to me the Chappelle's Show version will alway be MY version !! Classic track right here.
this is the studio version of the song, while the one on the album is a live version from Chapelle's show... this was on an original advance which also had a different version of "They Say" with a verse by Consequence instead of Kanye
+J. Ekberg I always hated that. Be was the 1st album of Common's I checked out. I rocked with that album & Finding Forever tough but always hated the audio quality dip on "The Food (live)" which was one of my favorite tracks. Even though I was introduced to it by the Chappelle performance. It was a bitch finding the studio version back then too.
Do y’all like the studio version more than the live version that’s on Spotify? Honestly I prefer the live, their energy and the beat cut outs make it super dynamic What a tune
bro i think i like the live more, cant be sure yet. I didnt know there was a studio version for the longest time, so maybe i need to get used to it lol
This always brings me back to Chappelle show 2004!! Like a time machine!!! When Kanye was still a Producer Genius. I ONLY listen to pre 2004 kanye .lol
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Chapelle introduced me to Common , Talib and Tribe Called Quest. Salute
He put me on to yasin bey
I miss the Dave Chappelle show I'm watching it rn
I used to love that mos def car freestyle. Black Star and the GZA performance
I was already into them, but being on Chappelle made me love them even more!
Amen.
i remember when i was a kid watching this on Dave chapelle
PrettyBoy Flizzy same bro
same glad i watched it because i got introduced to awesome stuff like this
PrettyBoy Flizzy haha just finished watching that episode!! you know I had to go on UA-cam and bump it!!
PrettyBoy Flizzy hell yea bro on da box tv ha
PrettyBoy Flizzy ayye that's where first herd this song
We all vibed to this on the Chappelle show 😂 I was actually so young that this was my real intro to Kanye
Mine too
I was already in high school when he dropped but that’s dope for you. WATTBA
Mine too dawg
This beat is pure soul. I love piano
Kanye is underrated
One of Kanye’s best beats. This should be played at Sunday service
The sentiment of doing bad things because it bears heavy on you to be the man is detrimentally sad and relatable to my earlier years
18 years old, just moved out west....$100 to my name....watching this on stolen cable....moved my soul from then.... till now....till forever
my nigga
Good luck over in the west
Who uses cable still?
Hope you good
How's life??
Common is so underrated. It's crazy. He killed this whole album. Definitely top 5.
Word bond on life he In my top 10 black thought 💭- Pac - pun - big L - Nas - MOs def - face - meth -
aurelius rule I like that list
@@FckPeace2 nas- inspecta dek- treach- big L- Biggie
Not sure if im alone on this but i prefer the live version of this song
@@FckPeace2 No Biggie?
Piano riff is hard!!!!
Also the bassline in the background 🔥
kanye a genuis
2024 still here banging this shit 💪🏽💯
This is a masterpiece of hip-hop. This song is so beautiful, and I will never forget seeing them perform on Chappelle's Show when I was younger. Hearing the studio version is different in that it sounds so much more sincere.
I'm not well read on Kanye material, but this is pretty much THE ONLY song of his that I could say that I like.
@@196cupcakewild
he had to do what he did cause he did...@@196cupcake
@@196cupcake bet you jock ride songs you didn't even know kanye did while you shit talkin... L
This is legendary hiphop sound man Kanye was inspired af those choruses were so damn fly and Common was such a classy rapper. This shit poetry.
One of the best albums ever made. Dilla. Kanye at his best (imo). And Common somehow is always simple, complex, profound, and wise. All at the same time.
Matt Childress thats a common way for us to hear common even in commons, because the emotions he evokes are well... common.
If people were to tell the real truth about music, they would say this. It's up the with the likes of Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
This is also one of my favorite hip hop albums
Yesss!!
i listen to this album probably once a week still, for some reason I only heard this studio version like a month ago after listening to this album for maybe 8 years? lol I always had the Chappelle version
I listen this song when I was 5 years old in September 2004 & now I’m 24 years old
Uh your math is off
@@jakelang806 ok
It's cool how Common represents one viewpoint and Kanye another contrasting it. But both paint the backdrop of an urban struggle, the hallmark of conscious rap at its finest
🙌
One of the most underrated common songs
Yeah, everybody remembers this track being on Chappelle, but fo real tho, that whole "Be" album was so dope.
CLASSIC!!!!!!!!
Yo, the intro track. Amazing
Old Kanye is a genius
The brighter the candle the faster it burns.
Make no mistake, jesus is king finna be lit
Brent Campbell go look at young pharoah kanye west that's the new agenda it ain't let 🗣✊🏿
Brent Campbell LIT *
Kanye*
The live version on Chapelle show was epic af
They don't make music like this anymore. This track right here is Legendary
Most of the gems are not known by the masses…this is another legendary hit that shaped culture and my college experience….
“Though paper can’t change a man’s aura…it can feed a man’s daughter” 🔥
I be somewhat frustrated when I blast this song in my dorm room, and my roommates friends barge in saying stuff like "Bre, what the f*ck are you listening to?"
I understand that everyone's music taste will differ, but how could one not vibe to this?!
I wouldn't care nothing about any roomates.This was classic and the Kanye that made those dope soul beats before he completely lost his mind in Hollywood.
Just be happy you’re the one with taste
You’re roommates have terrible taste.
AaronRagland TV true
Werent they curious of the dope song and wanted to know the name of the track?
My buddy showed me this song when I was stoned late at night around a campfire. Life was simple back then. Chicagoland was cold, the fire was warm. They were good times. This song has soul.
No one will probably see this. But as a teenager i went to the Graduation tour (Manchester UK, MEN area). Estelle played American Boy (before it was a hit) as the first support and got booed, one of the worst performances ive ever seen and ive been to huge festivals seen hundreds of artists, out of tune no presence skipped lines. Common followed to an understandable pissed off crowd. He absolutely killed it. He came out to a disheartened crowd and completely lifted a 21,000 person arena. Absolutely phonemanal performance, i knew a couple of tracks but the whole stadium was absolutely buzzing and i bet most didnt know Common. I will never forget how he turned 20k Brits with his artistry and performance. Kanye killed it and it was right after his mother died. That was when Graduation came out and to this day that was one of the greatest concerts ive ever attended. He came out to 20k+ pissed off English fans and completely turned the energy, an almost impossible feat. Respect a legend in artistry
Great memory
Common ,agreed always the most underrated
This is an important piece of American Art
Kanye’s chorus. Damn.
Chapelle show brought me here
187MaddDogg vid on my page unless they removed it
Just saw Chappelle's Show marathon with this song in an episode and it brought me here
Same here. Chapelle show is the reason I jam this song
This song forever changed my life and work ethic at 20 years old.
Kanye been making amazing melodies since 2004 🔥
Since earlier than that, he produced several songs on Jay-Z’s The Blueprint from 2001
Lol 2004? You BUGGGIN!! Obviously never heard Beanie Sigel "The Reason" before lol
😂
He’s been making beats since the late 90’s
Since the mid 90s breh lol
This album introduced me to hip hop when it came out in 2005. Thank you Common!
So glad rap/hip hop is dead, you can only do the same thing 10000000 times and not be considered insane.
Who listen in 2019 🔥
Ill still be here in 2030.
no one
first CD i ever bought from a store.
2020
2020 Riots
"Call my man cousin like like I'm kin to him. He's tryna stay straight, the streets is bending him."
I always thought he said "the streets has been in em"
@@mikeyboy420bro thats what I thought too
Read this right as this part came up lol. Common, A Chi Town Legend
We don’t give Dave chapelle enough credit for this part of hip hop but he blessed these artist an us got putting the young boys who wasn’t even suppose to be watching your show lol good looks for putting me on 🤟🏾
I love the bass in this song man , so soulful
Just wanted to add a comment to let people know, yes people are STILL listening and affected by this REAL music!
That performance in the kitchen on the dave chappelle show was one of my favorites ever
So Soulful Kanye...Common Sense is a lyrical genius with that spoken word flow! Pure inspiration.
Peep that BASELINE y’all!
Boom Bap diced up with Soul!
Combining hip-hop and piano is beautiful! Been a fan of Common since before he loved H.E.R. If, you know, you know.
One of the greatest rap albums period
Had to come here after I heard this on the Chappelle Show on Netflix.
😆😆😆😆😆💯💯💯💯💯💯
Forgot about this one
Yooooo im glad someone still watching the chappelle show!!
Slow motion betta than no motion
boycott the chappelle show
@@landolandolandolandolando boycott your comments
Classic Hip-Hop !!! This beat is so soulful !! And the lyrics are dope !!
gotta admit this dude's albums shaped a lot of my sensibilities
This whole album is the 💣
On the block, white is selling like Eminem!
If only hip hop was still pushing this kind of music
These two were a dangerous combo back in the day. Nowadays Kanye fell victim to the Kardashian curse.
This kanye needs to come back
i miss the old kanye, straight from the go kanye, chop up the soul kanye, set on his goals kanye,
@@hekutokku I hate the new Kanye, the bad mood kanye, the always rude kanye, spaz in the news kanye
@@ef8851 i miss the sweet kanye, chop up the beats kanye,
i gotta say at that time i'd like to meet kanye
This Kanye is long gone brother.
remember this song moving me from california to upstate ny when i was 15 years old. didn’t know anything and wanted to do everything. i remember hearing it again when i was 23 addicted to narcotics selling medication and starving. and now i listen to it again and i’m 27, with a career husband and child. car and lights that turn on when i want them to. and it is- will always be the song that gives me hope. easy work hard life; hard work easy life. 🤙🏽
Who's listening in 2020? This shit is so fire 🔥🔥
stop
like SoCal
mr. cuddles you saying stop but why are you here ? This video ain’t recommended you definitely searched this up
@@JhonnyBravadoMusic bro im saying stop to this type of comments not the video
whos here in this year? comments
I consider this one of the greatest albums of all time. Up there with Darkside of the moon, superfly, illmatic, the doors the doors, Nevermind, among many others
That's quite a list.
Song is so fire , Ye talkin that soul talk
That keyboard riff in the background sounds soooo good!
people just listen to this. but they aint HEARIN it. this is the beautiful truth.
This is straight up black music.
Derek Nesbitt nah I went through some shit when in high school...sold weed to get my single mom cared for Cuz she worked at a fast food restaurant
Derek Nesbitt this is music for the struggle and the oppressed. The struggle knows no color
The black struggle.
Eli Foxworth amen
nope, this is straight up HIP HOP
uuummmmm.....this album should be required listening for all music students.
One of my favorite songs ever
Thank you Dave, thank you Common, thank you Kanye🤝
This version should've been on the album.
Common made such uplifting music.
made by Kanye tho
I’m a 12 year old girl, u would expect me to listen to Megan thee stallion or cardi b and Olivia rodrigo, but this type of music makes me happy and it just feels good to listen to this stuff. I showed my friend this she told me that it’s not that good- likeeee this song goes hard! U can like what u want, but man! I wished I lived longer. Respect to this type of music🤟
About time I found a version that's not live at the chappelle show.
Love this Whole Album.
I was in 7th grade when I heard this song for the first time on the chappelle show, I fell in love with it instantly, I wouldn’t hear the song again for 10 years until I was able to google the lyrics
“I walk in the crib got 2 kids and my baby momma late”
The Food by Common ft. Kanye west
Was the first google result
Damn this is my first time hearing the Studio version. No disrespect but to me the Chappelle's Show version will alway be MY version !! Classic track right here.
Same the live chappelle version is even on the album
Literally just asked my brother which version as a Vs because I’ve been hearing the live every day I had to switch Up abs
They didn’t release this on any album?
COMMON THA GOAT 💯 ☑️
The chapelle show version is probably one of the best live hip hop performances of all time , took an already great song and shot it so much higher
This is a classic, fuck what anybody say.,..
2020 n um still eating💯💯💯
Most definitely the best performance/song I saw on the Chappelle show
I love that bass in the background
2020, still watching my Dave Chapelle Season 2 Dvds..had to Pull this Up.
Such a classic joint.
Ayeeeeeee love the beat n two of my favorite people
Common
N kayeezzzy
This is my jam. The beat is so relaxing.
Wish this was on Spotify, love the live version but also this one
I wish this version of the song was on Be instead of his performance from Chappelles Show. The 3rd verse is my favorite
A year ago i went to the CHI, first thing i did was bump this song !
man. this is gold
Back when Kanye stuck more to pure Hip Hop/Rap Roots
forget kanye on this track, Common Rhymes were extremely difficult for a person to do
mr. cuddles there’s no Be album without Kanye
@@whatup53 hes talking about the production
That piano tho!!! $hit make me wanna go get lessons
2019 still listening again & again memory lane
“One the block, white is selling like Emenim!”
My jam 🎧
Kanye was Lucifer the minister of music during this era, UNTOUCHABLE
this is the studio version of the song, while the one on the album is a live version from Chapelle's show... this was on an original advance which also had a different version of "They Say" with a verse by Consequence instead of Kanye
+J. Ekberg I always hated that. Be was the 1st album of Common's I checked out. I rocked with that album & Finding Forever tough but always hated the audio quality dip on "The Food (live)" which was one of my favorite tracks. Even though I was introduced to it by the Chappelle performance. It was a bitch finding the studio version back then too.
Every time I play this song, it takes me back to 8th grade.
2020??
Been bumping since release. Damn I miss real artists
Just heard this for the first time watching The Capelle show re-runs with my pops. This shit is fire lol
Just did the exact same thing after that episode and came here lol
Nick Reed the capelle show really bruh?😂😂😂😂😂😂
This that food. I keep coming back for seconds of this poetry on a beat
I'm back for another plate lol
I need more songs that give this kind of vibe
Do y’all like the studio version more than the live version that’s on Spotify? Honestly I prefer the live, their energy and the beat cut outs make it super dynamic
What a tune
bro i think i like the live more, cant be sure yet. I didnt know there was a studio version for the longest time, so maybe i need to get used to it lol
This is my 1st time hearing this version! The live version is better.
Man Chappell show 😢... miss them days
This always brings me back to Chappelle show 2004!! Like a time machine!!! When Kanye was still a Producer Genius. I ONLY listen to pre 2004 kanye .lol
2020 still......✊🏾
✊💯✅
Stop
This is how i found out about Kanye, Common, and Talib. These 3 were and still are a force to be reckoned with
BE is one of the most timeless albums ever made
Its been a decade now since I first clicked on this video, holy shit.
Still 2021 🎤
Kanye was the shit before his mama died. He just started losing his mind after that.
Tru
when this song came out that's when the economy was bad
This came out in 2005, the economy is much worse now.
2004 was worse than 2008?
You must be doing well
He's a teeny bopper lol
Around 2008 or 2009 thats when it was fucked up
450 a gallon
Slow mo better then no no no no🔥 2019 who here?
2019 Im Here :D