I play this song all the time, and that part always impacts me, but the pause here & A cappella part made me cry just reflecting over this crazy year and how too many George Floyds there have already been :-(
@@falcon8752 lol it's not twitter it's the users, "truely the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy and replaced it with apathy" people will post a tweet in 2 seconds but god forbid you try to get them to change their life to better other people, cause apparently when it comes to action the only ones they're willing to take involve 144 characters on a tweet instead of getting out into society and realizing HOW what you do affects everyone else.
@@ZaneofAustin Heh, people wouldn't dare say hello to strangers in the street, they'd take the greeting for an attack. Of course they won't do anything meaningful if they can't do basic manners
Imagine thinking thats all a person has done bc thats the extent by which you know them, have you bothered to ask what they have endured, accomplished or sacrificed in their lifetime or do you assume everyone is a vapid, privileged keyboard commander ? Thats a bummer for real.
"And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy But truly the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy Replaced it with apathy, I wish I could magically Fast forward the future so then you can face it And see how fucked up it'll be, I promise I'm honest They coming for you the day after they comin' for me I'm readin' Chomsky, I read Bukowski, I'm layin' low for a week I said somethin' on behalf of my people and I popped up in Wikileaks Thank God that I'm covered, the devil come smothered And you know the evil don't sleep Dick Gregory told me a couple of secrets before he laid down in his grave All of us serve the same masters, all of us nothin' but slaves Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state."
You know that feeling when all of this emotion floods over you, and you get real cold for a second, and then you take a deep breath and your eyes water a little? I get that feeling while listening to so many RTJ songs.
"First of all they cheatin, cause one of ems white and the other ones black, so if you dont like em youre automatically racist" LMFAO that closing line
@@classiestbogan when you say shit like that... and vote for fake black people... you are basically saying there is nothing unique about the experience of African American peoples in this country. That the struggles of such people haven’t given them a unique perspective on a lot of things. You are saying all that matters is they have a little melanin in their skin.... that’s good enough to make you happy. I’m a conservative....libertarian. I’d vote for an actual African American president... raised in America by African American parents ... and a solid connection to the civil rights era and movement. You people need an MLK in office... or a Malcolm X... but you keep slobbering all over commies that are either not of any African descent whatsoever and lie about it... or half Kenyan Marxist grifters raised by commie whites.
I am so envious that english is not my main language so i can fully digest every word without having to process it...still hit me real deep. Take care of your sisters and brothers america! Love empathy and unity...with a mask!
powerful, on point, those hazmat suits yo, that pause tho, givin me chills like I was walking in the snow, givin me thrills like I was running the jewels!
RTJ has constantly put out amazing music. Even though they kill it every time with the lyrics and production they also constantly Drop jewels. They are one of the best groups
I fucking LOVE this! I am making my daughters in their 20's watch this. RTJ/RATM speaking truth and changing the world. I wish I could have a career in activism. I am a humanitarian through and through. Killer Mike or EL-P, if you red this by some chance I thank you and if you could please tell Zack de la Rocha he is my hero. Favorite human being on the planet. See you cats in Detroit in the near future ✊🏼😎🤘🏼
Wooooo that's great.. what the f**k it's amazing!!! I love the fact that somebody is still making some God damn classic rap without autotune and all that trap sh*t.. thanks homies!!!
God damn! Preach it Killer Mike! When they dropped the beat for the moment of silence, I got chills. And the verse brought me to tears! It hits different in spoken word.
This entire performance was the thing that got me energized to get involved with the Georgia primaries. Please put up all the songs. This is the best hip hop performance I've seen in years.
Please release Holy Calamavote in it's entirely again someday! The whole album, with just enough Eric Andre interludes to get me ready for the next set without fully allowing heartrate droppage, was... perfection. Signed, Nova Scotia, Canada's RTJ-themed sandcastle building champion.
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That pause at "I can't breathe" sent chills down my spine man.
I play this song all the time, and that part always impacts me, but the pause here & A cappella part made me cry just reflecting over this crazy year and how too many George Floyds there have already been :-(
Every time
Yo that was cold as ice.
love these guys for that
@@defconned8803 Well, we didn't need to scroll down far in the comments to find an asshole- you made it too easy for the rest of us.
@@andyabbott5472 so he's an asshole for speaking the truth? Noted.
"The most you give is a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy"... That pause. That flow. Killer Mike is a legend. RTJ forever
^^
Twitter never did anything right. You can't fix injustice with hashtags and we need people to stop believing that...
@@falcon8752 lol it's not twitter it's the users, "truely the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy and replaced it with apathy" people will post a tweet in 2 seconds but god forbid you try to get them to change their life to better other people, cause apparently when it comes to action the only ones they're willing to take involve 144 characters on a tweet instead of getting out into society and realizing HOW what you do affects everyone else.
@@ZaneofAustin Heh, people wouldn't dare say hello to strangers in the street, they'd take the greeting for an attack. Of course they won't do anything meaningful if they can't do basic manners
Imagine thinking thats all a person has done bc thats the extent by which you know them, have you bothered to ask what they have endured, accomplished or sacrificed in their lifetime or do you assume everyone is a vapid, privileged keyboard commander ? Thats a bummer for real.
El-P's production is on a whole other level than everyone else in the game
hell yeah
El-P is unmatched in this category. He is Shao Kahn at the end of Mortal Kombat.
Always been that way for like 20 years
Sub-pop of CLIPPING?
Been cold since Co flow
The volume drops, the lights stall, and Mike gives one of the strongest verses ever.
That pause and moment of silence gave me chills! RTJ all day! Respect.
Viva mexico
Hahah pause for one criminal and drug addict huh?
Killer mikes bars after the pause are so skilled! Fuck yeah
He's got a fucking sick flow, awesome stuff.
chills. like i was walking in the snow. lol
That's why he's called Kill a Mic fucksake do we really gotta explain that?
@@ede5302 no
@@frankismyname then why act surprised when he does just that?
Walks in snow
Speaks only fire
"Even when I say nothing it's a beautiful use of negative space"
true fan
"And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV
The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy
But truly the travesty, you've been robbed of your empathy
Replaced it with apathy, I wish I could magically
Fast forward the future so then you can face it
And see how fucked up it'll be, I promise I'm honest
They coming for you the day after they comin' for me
I'm readin' Chomsky, I read Bukowski, I'm layin' low for a week
I said somethin' on behalf of my people and I popped up in Wikileaks
Thank God that I'm covered, the devil come smothered
And you know the evil don't sleep
Dick Gregory told me a couple of secrets before he laid down in his grave
All of us serve the same masters, all of us nothin' but slaves
Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state."
Killer Mike kills it every time. The man just spits deep lines.
You know that feeling when all of this emotion floods over you, and you get real cold for a second, and then you take a deep breath and your eyes water a little? I get that feeling while listening to so many RTJ songs.
I'm not really a rap guy but I think I just found my gateway. Holy hell this is good.
This the duo I'm making sure gets passed down to the next generation
Everyone talks about the "pause" after the "I can't breathe" but no one talks about the stuff he says after. THAT is the real truth.
"First of all they cheatin, cause one of ems white and the other ones black, so if you dont like em youre automatically racist" LMFAO that closing line
I’ve just kind of assumed that was an actual quote from Diamond and Silk.
She isn’t even black
@@MrProfchaos71 So?
@@classiestbogan when you say shit like that... and vote for fake black people... you are basically saying there is nothing unique about the experience of African American peoples in this country. That the struggles of such people haven’t given them a unique perspective on a lot of things. You are saying all that matters is they have a little melanin in their skin.... that’s good enough to make you happy.
I’m a conservative....libertarian. I’d vote for an actual African American president... raised in America by African American parents ... and a solid connection to the civil rights era and movement.
You people need an MLK in office... or a Malcolm X... but you keep slobbering all over commies that are either not of any African descent whatsoever and lie about it... or half Kenyan Marxist grifters raised by commie whites.
@@MrProfchaos71 White Australian here but ok..
🤜 👈 RTJ!! 👉 🤛
When they hold their breath..... it's such a powerful statement 😥
RTJ is that duo imma be telling my kids about the same way old-heads talk about run dmc or bones n thugz
We're the old-heads now
I am one of those old heads and I’m talking about RTJ too!! Freaking advanced beats and lyrics that say something?!?!?!????
BRO THIS HAS GOTTA GO ON SPOTIFY PLEAAASEEEEEE
I am so envious that english is not my main language so i can fully digest every word without having to process it...still hit me real deep.
Take care of your sisters and brothers america!
Love empathy and unity...with a mask!
This whole show was amazing
where can a homie watch that full show now?
@@DEVIL555666 shit idk I taped the thing. Try some third party video site like dailymotion or the hub
@CineOfficial nah not yet
@@newpancakeman pretty sure i saw it on adult swim, probs got taken down not sure
It was on adult swim but they took it down for some reason
Mike's verse in this track is THE VERSE of 2020.
Held my breath when i saw this live... powerful performance
Killer Mike is so good live. Insane breath control, always in the pocket, smooth and raw. Wow.
Fucking hell this is so powerful.
And the scenography is absolutely amazing, like the pause after "I can't breathe"
I Stan fentanyl Floyd
@@defconned8803 ??????****??&%$$??
Live performance is the true litmus test for great hip hop artists. RTJ PASSES WITH FLYING COLORS.
The transition from the a capella part to the playback starts playing again is fantastic!
What a strong Song!
In my opinion, this is one of the best performances EVER in music. Why this video only has 300 K and not 300 M views is beyond me.
Killer Mike makes me happy to be an ATLien
powerful, on point, those hazmat suits yo, that pause tho, givin me chills like I was walking in the snow, givin me thrills like I was running the jewels!
🤔
That pause was by far the most powerful pause since the tragedy. It was silent yet it spoke a million words
3 years later still relevant ❤
🎉❤🎉
That moment of silence hit me hard. I shed a tear for the fallen.
That pause. Much respect.
Best song on the album.🙏
Goddamn, powerful performance of a powerful track by a powerful group
That moment of silence was...powerful
This performance is fucking genius, so powerful, impactful and also artful. Talented and still a Damn banger. RTJ, man....
RTJ has constantly put out amazing music. Even though they kill it every time with the lyrics and production they also constantly Drop jewels. They are one of the best groups
Solid point on empathy. I'm going to put effort into that.
These guys make me feel like I did when I was a teenager. Excited about music! RTJ is the best group going today!
Thanks for the reupload. Whole concert was absolutely nuts but this brought tears
Wow wow wow...... Knowledge is Power... You be dropping knowledge ... Goose bumps on everything you do! 🙏
I fucking LOVE this! I am making my daughters in their 20's watch this. RTJ/RATM speaking truth and changing the world. I wish I could have a career in activism. I am a humanitarian through and through. Killer Mike or EL-P, if you red this by some chance I thank you and if you could please tell Zack de la Rocha he is my hero. Favorite human being on the planet. See you cats in Detroit in the near future ✊🏼😎🤘🏼
keep up the good fight
RTJ just ascended. Noone else can compare anymore.
Wooooo that's great.. what the f**k it's amazing!!! I love the fact that somebody is still making some God damn classic rap without autotune and all that trap sh*t.. thanks homies!!!
Unimaginably perfect timing, and Killer Mike not going out of breath while double-timing is exceptional
This is one of the best musics of the album, this performance is AMAZING
God damn! Preach it Killer Mike! When they dropped the beat for the moment of silence, I got chills. And the verse brought me to tears! It hits different in spoken word.
Put the whole show back on youtube, please!
This is the one I come back to in 15 years to tell them about.
This entire performance was the thing that got me energized to get involved with the Georgia primaries. Please put up all the songs. This is the best hip hop performance I've seen in years.
Discovering RTJ is like discovering whatever the next best thing is. Idk man, they're so good it's unfathomable. 💗👉🏾🤛🏾✞
Love you bro's . This track will go down in history. Legendary message .
Much love from the UK x
This is their best album. Excellent video. When that silence hits...
The performance is amazing and the production is on-point. I need to see this light show fill an arena.
This shit actually brought tears to my eyes...
So dope
Please release Holy Calamavote in it's entirely again someday!
The whole album, with just enough Eric Andre interludes to get me ready for the next set without fully allowing heartrate droppage, was... perfection.
Signed,
Nova Scotia, Canada's RTJ-themed sandcastle building champion.
This is without a doubt RTJ’s best track
Nah that's Thursday in the danger room
Thank you for posting this video. I must have watched the holy calamavote about 9000 times, I was heartbroken when it was removed. RTJ /> O-
Epic!
Watching this in 2023, Rest In Peace Gangsta Boo. One of the best Female Rappers to pick up a Microphone
Even better than the album version, so glad to see the uploaded. Absolute chills, I legit cried the first time I saw it
That production and sound quality is sooo good. This performance is cold af
Probably the most important song in the last 20 years
New fan here. That pause gave me chills.
glad you guys finally uploaded this tremendous performance. Loved it ever since I watched it like 🔥🙏
one of my favs songs so far of 2021, such a mad hook
Man this was absolutely incredible ..chills at that pause ..wow thanku so much love and god bless x
One of my favorite songs of all time!
Daaaaamn! That pause n acapellia!!!
that moment of silence got me :/
This thee best version of walking in the snow. Period.
Droppin tears through that pause...then the beat drops. Damn good.
boo killed it
Random dude: " A perfect live performance doesn't exist"
RTJ: "Here... Hold my weed"
This whole concert is amazing from a production and performance value
@@aheroux23 Do you know who Greggory is, the one they are refering to in this song? I like to know what the streets say.
@@caleblust4780 Dick Gregory
@@caleblust4780 yes, Dick Gregory, comedian and political activist
Have you seen them doing Angel Duster with TV on the Radio? That's like perfection, doubled. This is on a similar level to that too
Thank you for uploading. This is the way the song should be heard.
2:15. Chilling...
amazing performance this is a must watch for everyone
No small part of the best song of 2020. RIP Gangsta Boo ☹️
Gangsta Boo !!!! It's so good to see her on a RTJ song , the song is pure fire
Anyone else refuse to breathe til the track comes back..?
daaaaaamn that pause is so full of emotion, jaw dropped
2020's most accruate rap! Love the new version with the white moment of silence
I keep coming back to this to watch/listen every week. It's so good!
Damn haven't heard run the jewels in a minute. So glad this popped up in my recommended!🤙
They might be the coldest Rap duo since Run DMC came on the scene
But run dmc aint a duo
Keep coming back to this song. Mike's lyric's are so real.
Earth's greatest song.
Still get goosebumps every time I hear this song.
Im not a big Rap/hip hop person, but damn, RTJ is killing it nonstop. Im a fan for life!
it must be snowing...
because i've got fucking chills
Absolutely *AMAZING*.
chills
Imagine making music like this and then just walking around like you’re a normal person.
I don't have to bootleg this shit anymore! Thank you so much ❤️
Amazing performance of course.
I'd say fire, but ya know, feels a little ironic for this one.
It's icy cold.
1 year today
never forget his name
Most modern mainstream hip hop artists and groups are trash...but RTJ is fucking masterful.
These better all be reuploaded. I was so cut when I discovered youtube no longer had the entire performance. This is too dope not to exist
RTJ...Excellent performance!