Kanye West - Two Words ft. Mos Def, Freeway, The Boys Choir Of Harlem

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Music video by Kanye West performing Two Words. (C) 2003 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC

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  • @ClassixsBeats
    @ClassixsBeats 10 років тому +8461

    One of the most underrated Hip Hop tracks of all time. Incredible.

    • @anesthesia05
      @anesthesia05 9 років тому +29

      Classixs Beats This is fire!

    • @bloontsyfloontsy1725
      @bloontsyfloontsy1725 9 років тому +201

      I know that this comment was 4 months ago, but I also think so many of The College Dropout's songs are underrated too. Majority of Kanye's songs are underrated because everyone pays attention to his mainstream songs...

    • @Freyyyr
      @Freyyyr 9 років тому

      +John 4 Reason Totally agree. And question, why do you have this picture of Tokyo as your cover photo, i have seen so many people on youtube with the same image, just WHY?

    • @bloontsyfloontsy1725
      @bloontsyfloontsy1725 9 років тому +2

      ClemB I honestly have no clue haha..I never thought about changing it and I guess it's just the default cover photo.

    • @Freyyyr
      @Freyyyr 9 років тому

      ok thx!

  • @riceball_4478
    @riceball_4478 3 роки тому +5029

    This documentary is going to be one hell of a life.

    • @alifreshrayy
      @alifreshrayy 3 роки тому +106

      Frist time hearing this Kanye ... and its 🔥

    • @o.__felixxx
      @o.__felixxx 3 роки тому +175

      @@alifreshrayy his first album is all killer no filler check it out man

    • @alifreshrayy
      @alifreshrayy 3 роки тому +1

      @@o.__felixxx kl

    • @urbannuance5151
      @urbannuance5151 3 роки тому +41

      So I see we all came back to hear the song after the documentary snippet.

    • @hardlyworking_
      @hardlyworking_ 3 роки тому +9

      @@alifreshrayy holy shit lol how have you not heard kanye till now

  • @francookies8032
    @francookies8032 3 роки тому +1203

    Who’s here after Kanye’s Netflix series ? Damn this man worked so hard he deserves all the success he gained during his life, good job Ye!!!

    • @tiagobrito454
      @tiagobrito454 3 роки тому +6

      ME!

    • @lucr.7325
      @lucr.7325 3 роки тому +51

      the scene where he raps his verse from this acapella is cold af

    • @kimmyw010
      @kimmyw010 3 роки тому

      Me!

    • @olliesmith4997
      @olliesmith4997 3 роки тому +8

      @@lucr.7325 yo that shit gave me goosebumps !!!!!!!

    • @annaxx1323
      @annaxx1323 3 роки тому +1

      im so looking forward for the next episode. kanye deserves his success fr,his music is just next level

  • @krinque
    @krinque Рік тому +299

    Top 10 Kanye songs. I’m surprised people barely talk about it

    • @wanderingwobb6300
      @wanderingwobb6300 Рік тому +9

      Facts. It's easily in my top 10 and it's definitely the most underrated Ye track.

    • @gigimw2
      @gigimw2 8 місяців тому

      1000%

    • @h0r1z0nz7
      @h0r1z0nz7 7 місяців тому

      best song ? ?

    • @thesm_2
      @thesm_2 6 місяців тому

      Only problem is you can say that about every song on tcd

    • @krinque
      @krinque 6 місяців тому

      @@thesm_2 right? The college dropout is just legendary

  • @VitruvianVictor
    @VitruvianVictor 9 років тому +5088

    Kanyes most underrated song

    • @mrmartywaring
      @mrmartywaring 8 років тому +28

      Agreed!!!

    • @diobrando5896
      @diobrando5896 8 років тому +82

      Victor Gonzalez under rated as fuck. meaningful lyrics and and sick beat.

    • @na3na3shyt
      @na3na3shyt 8 років тому +13

      what else would you consider? i think "good night" ,but what album songs/ non-singles?

    • @bluepearl5699
      @bluepearl5699 8 років тому +2

      Victor Gonzalez yeah..

    • @na3na3shyt
      @na3na3shyt 8 років тому +21

      "barry bonds" because of the open for the drummers and "we major" at least the last decade

  • @BlazeVonWolfsburg
    @BlazeVonWolfsburg 3 роки тому +682

    That Kanye documentary makes you realize how much Kanye low key had the rap game on lock back in the early 2000’s. Till this day there’s still songs that I knew for yearsss that I discovered Kanye produced. The man really is the greatest of all time in hip hop and a musical genius

    • @massiveboyentertainment4048
      @massiveboyentertainment4048 2 роки тому +2

      he hasn't stopped just made it the music business not just the rap game.

    • @CNote2004
      @CNote2004 Рік тому +22

      The crazy part is, niggas actually thought he was wack….they all choking on them words now!!

    • @massiveboyentertainment4048
      @massiveboyentertainment4048 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/-jXXoacT1gI/v-deo.html

    • @Dellymakaveli
      @Dellymakaveli Рік тому +3

      Kanye is HIM

    • @nathanakpe4897
      @nathanakpe4897 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@CNote2004no really currently they are laughing

  • @christianrosales4612
    @christianrosales4612 8 років тому +2205

    MOS DEF ONE OF THE GREATEST TO TOUCH THE MIC

    • @anas-po3zi
      @anas-po3zi 8 років тому +6

      1 more album before hes done

    • @christianrosales4612
      @christianrosales4612 8 років тому +68

      ***** Kanye one of the best to touch the MPC

    • @GuhbsBeats
      @GuhbsBeats 8 років тому +2

      Christian Rosales he made a lot of this on an asr 10 and motif :)

    • @crazymonkey1953
      @crazymonkey1953 8 років тому +13

      Christian Rosales yup, Mos Def is one of the greatest to ever touch the mic lol.

    • @giuseppezanotti5318
      @giuseppezanotti5318 8 років тому +2

      +Jesse Rintoul he got deported to Africa & changed his name

  • @katesboi1
    @katesboi1 8 років тому +3193

    so nobody gonna mention how Mos Def murdered this?

    • @Pabloplays98
      @Pabloplays98 8 років тому +109

      He murdered that verse

    • @katesboi1
      @katesboi1 8 років тому +17

      +Dean Taylor thank u Dean

    • @inkedProdigy
      @inkedProdigy 8 років тому +233

      It took me too long to realize that he rapped 'two word' phrases his whole verse. Fuckin incredible

    • @mbogopeter
      @mbogopeter 8 років тому +73

      Man, the track is over after Mos Def, IMO.

    • @tayrodamonsta3265
      @tayrodamonsta3265 8 років тому +28

      +Peter Mbogo hn kanye brought more too

  • @flapllap
    @flapllap Рік тому +55

    One of the most overlooked songs in the entire Kanye career. I know there are a lot of crazy bangers but i feel like this song doesnt get all the recognition it deserve

  • @tswagg504
    @tswagg504 11 років тому +1688

    This is one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums ever made....straight up. It's perfect.

    • @amaniolugba
      @amaniolugba 11 років тому +33

      word.

    • @MrDanielfff777
      @MrDanielfff777 10 років тому +87

      Not just hip hop! All genres.

    • @tyronenewsom3047
      @tyronenewsom3047 7 років тому +8

      Frank Russell yessir!

    • @mikaera934
      @mikaera934 7 років тому +16

      idk I never really felt school spirit, but the rest is Kanye at his finest.

    • @petrichor2889
      @petrichor2889 7 років тому +5

      It's like a 7/10, maximum.
      You must have very sheltered experiences with music.

  • @dwadefan4lyfe2
    @dwadefan4lyfe2 8 років тому +1554

    Two words. Mos Def

  • @sohanshetty4202
    @sohanshetty4202 2 роки тому +258

    if u randomly came to listen this
    then u gonna know
    how underatted this stuff is

    • @mymustynut5813
      @mymustynut5813 2 роки тому +8

      I wouldn’t say underrated this album got him a grammmy 😭

    • @massiveboyentertainment4048
      @massiveboyentertainment4048 2 роки тому +1

      @@mymustynut5813 I see where you coming from MyMusty but wouldn't you agree Grammy's mean nathan cuz they will just as quickly give one to a baboon and a buffoon as much as they will a solid or great work? I get what you're saying it's got industry acknowledgement but I do think this piece is not often spoken of and it's an outstanding composition, lyrical content and talent roster.

    • @Eggzy-b7f
      @Eggzy-b7f 2 роки тому

      Most of Kanyes YT stuff is poop if i'm honest

    • @charlesanderson9825
      @charlesanderson9825 Рік тому

      Yasiin bey killed this

  • @SouthCentralChannel
    @SouthCentralChannel 10 років тому +1881

    my favorite Kanye record

    • @devin9410
      @devin9410 9 років тому +28

      +Sremm Music whats funny about liking college dropout the most. That's my favorite Kanye album and one of my favorite albums period.

    • @MeteoBlitz
      @MeteoBlitz 6 років тому +1

      one of my favorites, deep and crazily innovative

    • @hsn7018
      @hsn7018 4 роки тому +4

      @@devin9410 yeah it's my second favorite
      MBDTF is my favorite

    • @orenthal7894
      @orenthal7894 3 роки тому +1

      @@hsn7018 whats the third

    • @hsn7018
      @hsn7018 3 роки тому +3

      @@orenthal7894 ah it's between lr or the life of Pablo
      Cause the life of Pablo grows on me so much

  • @lordlemond1350
    @lordlemond1350 3 роки тому +192

    This beat is so Roc-a-fella. I think Kanye single handedly make early 2000's hip hop worth listening to.

  • @nomsashosha462
    @nomsashosha462 3 роки тому +99

    Watched the documentary and it brought me back... "Two words, K.West"

  • @6LUEE
    @6LUEE 8 років тому +645

    one of the best instrumentals.

  • @gogoflex
    @gogoflex 17 днів тому +11

    Two Words: The Goat.

  • @valentinbonnarde9345
    @valentinbonnarde9345 3 роки тому +99

    I love how Kanye swings his lines. Gives it rythmic complexity and just swings

  • @MikeG-pb3xp
    @MikeG-pb3xp 9 років тому +290

    Is it just me, or do you love when Mos Def and Kanye collaborate? Like 'Goodnight' from Graduation.

    • @morganfreeman2102
      @morganfreeman2102 6 років тому +10

      ISLAMATRON ????? Kanye killed this track lyrically too

    • @Impertinent1
      @Impertinent1 6 років тому +16

      There’s no song called goodnight on Graduation.

    • @rankedjuju5619
      @rankedjuju5619 5 років тому +8

      what is this .for real yes there id

    • @drgfromnyc
      @drgfromnyc 5 років тому +17

      what is this .for real There is now. It was added to Graduation as a bonus track.

    • @PatAllenConti
      @PatAllenConti 3 роки тому

      @@Impertinent1 Yes there is check the tracklist on Genius bud 💀

  • @TheturtlesageWill
    @TheturtlesageWill 11 місяців тому +14

    I met all my best friends over Kanye music on the bus. I’ll always be on his side. He might be different now but I understand the way life takes it’s toll on us all and shifts our thinkings but I remember who he was before his moms death

  • @spire735
    @spire735 3 місяці тому +12

    Still one of Kanye’s best verses and best music videos

  • @DaffWings
    @DaffWings 9 років тому +243

    Jesus, Mos Def's verse was crazy

  • @leaderofnow
    @leaderofnow 8 років тому +454

    Screamin' "Jesus save me"
    You know how the game be
    I can't let 'em change me
    Cause on judgment day, you gon' blame me
    Look, God, it's the same me

    • @justinpettit3432
      @justinpettit3432 5 років тому +42

      I basically know now we've been racially profiled cuffed up and hosed down pimped up and hoed down plus I got a whole city to hold down from the bottom so the top is the only place to go now/

    • @McRingil
      @McRingil 5 років тому +25

      People saying he's insincere or crazy just didn't know him earlier, he's consistent in his belief

    • @a.malachi8061
      @a.malachi8061 3 роки тому +9

      @@McRingil Right!!! He still perform his first single from this album. “Jesus Walk”

    • @sketchybehavi0r
      @sketchybehavi0r 3 роки тому +6

      @@a.malachi8061 "Through The Wire" was his first single.

    • @elsegsto6896
      @elsegsto6896 11 місяців тому

      That line is on another level!!! 🔥

  • @kcscarpetcleaners8465
    @kcscarpetcleaners8465 Рік тому +11

    Kanye changed rap forever w this shit

  • @porfiriosampaio6483
    @porfiriosampaio6483 9 років тому +171

    When 3 genius of music get together...
    This is not music..
    This is art..

    • @sameenshakya5188
      @sameenshakya5188 9 років тому +21

      Music is art. It is actually the quickest emotion inducing art. Poetry is the highest art but it takes much of your focus into truly understanding and appreciating it. Now when music, good music, and rap, a modern derivation of poetry, combine, it's not just art- it's great art.

    • @porfiriosampaio6483
      @porfiriosampaio6483 9 років тому +3

      Free way is free

    • @mau.v.
      @mau.v. 9 років тому +1

      Freeway ain't shit lmao

  • @ekremrizvani
    @ekremrizvani 9 років тому +270

    I feel like this song is underrated as hell

    • @ArKaneAcrumProductions
      @ArKaneAcrumProductions 5 років тому +1

      It is

    • @randomraspberry8525
      @randomraspberry8525 4 роки тому +2

      Sounds like it could be on mbdtf and not be out of place

    • @MexiCooki
      @MexiCooki 4 роки тому +6

      @@randomraspberry8525 I don't see it tbh

    • @randomraspberry8525
      @randomraspberry8525 4 роки тому +1

      @@MexiCooki the beat sounds like the style of some of the sonfs

    • @andrew1667
      @andrew1667 2 роки тому

      @@randomraspberry8525 nah, this sounds a lot more raw than anything on mbdtf

  • @krstone0
    @krstone0 3 роки тому +71

    After watching the doc, I finally understand why Ye is the way he is. The relationship with his mother was beautiful, it was his everything. It hurts my soul to think she passed so early.

  • @TheRealBeatMaster
    @TheRealBeatMaster 7 років тому +1968

    when I listen to this beat I'm not even mad Kanye calls himself a god

    • @havenosmellleavenoname382
      @havenosmellleavenoname382 7 років тому +17

      TheRealBeatMaster. Im still a little fucked up about that, but even in the bible jesus axes about being equals like the tree of knowledge and sheit.
      Pass me a piece of that plant that makes you breath fire right quick. Lol

    • @JohnZamp1312
      @JohnZamp1312 7 років тому +135

      "I am a God
      Even though I'm a man of God
      My whole life in the hand of God
      So y'all better quit playin' with God"
      It sounds like it's possible there could be more to the concept of the song than what the literal meaning of the title and particular excerpts seem.

    • @michaelthompson6860
      @michaelthompson6860 6 років тому +2

      I am.

    • @alexjarmes7226
      @alexjarmes7226 6 років тому +102

      Ivan Williams You’re right, there is more to that song. I Am a God is wrapped in multiple layers of irony.
      Kanye calls himself a god, but he keeps telling other people to do things and they don’t even listen. Would a GOD have to wait for croissants? Of course they wouldn’t.
      That’s why Kanye collapses into screaming his lungs off by the end of the track. He realizes that he’s trapped by the nature of his elevated status as a ‘God’. Which is why on the next song, New Slaves, he tries to relate to the everyday black man, before failing and going on to the depressed state of that album for the next few tracks.
      Yeezus is so damn underrated, that album has such a well-executed Narrative.

    • @Makaya9s
      @Makaya9s 6 років тому +2

      @@alexjarmes7226 nah man he lost his damn mind being a trump supporter and standing up for a violent criminal because i quote in another dimension or universe kanye is him. spouting bs like how slavery was a choice and shit. he needs an actual psychologist and get his head fixed.

  • @gotf
    @gotf 10 років тому +529

    Mos Def's verse was ridiculous

  • @GowanSloan
    @GowanSloan 3 роки тому +56

    Anyone else here after seeing Ye and Mos Def rock this on ep1 of jeen-yuhs?

    • @fytbkey
      @fytbkey 3 роки тому

      no cappppp

    • @mr12aT
      @mr12aT 2 роки тому

      It’s proof all hard work does is drive people mad; and make us unhappy.

    • @Jonathan-ze6oo
      @Jonathan-ze6oo 2 роки тому

      Yessss !! That Hunger he got when rapping two words on Netflix documentary was out of this World! Hungry for recognition, recognition he finally got!! 🙌💥💥💥

  • @Lizard1582
    @Lizard1582 8 років тому +1360

    Kanye's the best hip hop artist of the century thus far.

    • @jesussaldana4558
      @jesussaldana4558 8 років тому +6

      this century one but not the best, last century, not at all

    • @Lizard1582
      @Lizard1582 8 років тому +72

      Jesus Saldana Whoah, it's like last century went through 7x more years than this century already.

    • @deinszukovskis6215
      @deinszukovskis6215 8 років тому +5

      +Lizard hahhahah what the actual fuck

    • @GuhbsBeats
      @GuhbsBeats 8 років тому +6

      LIZARD Δ hip hop hasn't even been alive a century, this is a pretty foolish comment.

    • @Lizard1582
      @Lizard1582 8 років тому +32

      Kryptonlte century as in the 00s.

  • @lockandreload
    @lockandreload 9 років тому +240

    That violin outro is just amazing.

    • @NathanCasey
      @NathanCasey 9 років тому +17

      +Dwide Schrude Miri Ben-Ari

    • @tyronenewsom3047
      @tyronenewsom3047 9 років тому +5

      +Nathan Casey I can't remember what performance it was, but I remember seeing Kanye perform with her live on TV once, she's done some AMAZING things with rappers. GREATNESS!

  • @baselineleaner1064
    @baselineleaner1064 3 роки тому +45

    Netflix about to teach these young'uns what a real Kanye classic looks like.

  • @wataloopus
    @wataloopus 10 років тому +215

    Holy shit dude, the nostalgia from seeing this video.... Kanye is definitely one of the top 10 artists of all time. Any genre

    • @reymachete8878
      @reymachete8878 3 роки тому

      Yo bro was this a single back in the day or was it part of a album

    • @gurshanbrar8023
      @gurshanbrar8023 3 роки тому +1

      @@reymachete8878 It was part of the album

    • @troyjuice3994
      @troyjuice3994 3 роки тому

      DONDA INCOMING

    • @gangstamack8397
      @gangstamack8397 3 роки тому +3

      @@reymachete8878 it was a promotional single off the album but the video wasn't release, he did preform this at shows

    • @oli.y
      @oli.y 3 роки тому +1

      Couldn't agree more! Just came back here after watching his Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs.

  • @Nattefrost1488
    @Nattefrost1488 10 років тому +418

    I'm a metal musician and very rarely listen to rap/hip-hop.. but this song is one of the best I've heard. Sick beat.

    • @iamthenight8683
      @iamthenight8683 7 років тому +57

      You metalheads will always be a guest to our genre

    • @simplenough
      @simplenough 3 роки тому +8

      @@iamthenight8683 seriously, since the days of Run-DMC and Beastie Boys

    • @davidsamuels777
      @davidsamuels777 3 роки тому +2

      Nah the culture of Hiphop doesn't condone metal/satanism. Jesus is Lord ' John 3:16

    • @younggodicarus
      @younggodicarus 3 роки тому +34

      @@davidsamuels777 metal isn’t satanism lmaooo

    • @sahulianhooligan7046
      @sahulianhooligan7046 2 роки тому +1

      @@davidsamuels777 Hip hop condones pedophilia (Afrika Bambaata). And no bible verse says anything against sex with minors either.

  • @veguin_
    @veguin_ 3 роки тому +6

    a lot of Common influence in this early Kanye, amazing track

  • @tonyisengard8285
    @tonyisengard8285 4 роки тому +129

    Kanye is untouchable because he can back all his bs up with these absolute classics

  • @vickymalek2646
    @vickymalek2646 8 років тому +217

    kanye is real artist

    • @Vercingetorix.Rising
      @Vercingetorix.Rising 8 років тому +3

      Vicky Malek WAS*

    • @vickymalek2646
      @vickymalek2646 8 років тому +39

      IS* :)

    • @dreamchaser3887
      @dreamchaser3887 8 років тому +11

      he's more creative than ever so get the fuck out of here @L2TheFace Bars

    • @drfunk1986
      @drfunk1986 8 років тому +6

      telling someone to get the fuck out with "negativity" while using a negative sexual slur. Hypocrite much?

  • @abemade
    @abemade 4 роки тому +22

    this song is
    under appreciated
    underrated
    overlooked
    forgotten by some
    but for some of us we shall never forget!

  • @victoriawatson17
    @victoriawatson17 7 років тому +24

    Proof that college dropout is one of the best albums - across all genres - of all time.

  • @Dodeca12
    @Dodeca12 11 років тому +1811

    For all of you saying "this is the GOOD Kanye" I feel I need to educate you. Kanye has been the same dude since day one. The man has been shaking hip hop at its core since his entry to the game.
    Kanye has been raunchy on every album, touched on religion on every album, (from Jesus Walks, which I'm sure you all were comfortable with despite his explicit content on the record to I Am A God) been singing on every album (from Spaceship and Hey Mama to Blood on the Leaves), sampled amazing music on every album (from Shaka Khan to Daft Punk) and always expressed his heart in his art and words (from George Bush to Taylor to shit you're reading on HipHopDX right now)
    If you're not feeling Ye's shit that's cool a lot of people don't but the sellout comments are just silly and prove that you're either not a true fan of Yeezy or too blinded by your own preferences to understand what a sellout even is. A sellout is not someone who stops making the music you like, a sellout is someone who makes the music you like because you like it and knows his music and shows will "sell out" to the masses.
    Kanye says fuck radio and now he's a sellout. Rap fans, I tell ya.

    • @brendankerr4456
      @brendankerr4456 11 років тому +76

      finally someone gets it

    • @Manny-kt6cb
      @Manny-kt6cb 11 років тому +41

      Truth

    • @BIGDRIP2
      @BIGDRIP2 11 років тому +9

      then why is he acting like a moron on radio shows?

    • @Dodeca12
      @Dodeca12 11 років тому +91

      His behavior is a different conversation from his music. I won't defend his behavior I certainly think it could stand some improvement, my statement was simply in reply to those calling him "sellout."

    • @letsjustohh
      @letsjustohh 10 років тому +6

      this.

  • @thatz.wright
    @thatz.wright 3 роки тому +16

    So glad Ye brought attention to this. Underrated beyond belief.

  • @Head_Turnah
    @Head_Turnah 8 років тому +485

    When they performed this on Chappelle's Show. 🔥🔥🔥

    • @memeb8337
      @memeb8337 8 років тому +2

      OMG!!! YEEESSS!

    • @rafaelmiramontes7953
      @rafaelmiramontes7953 8 років тому

      Maya Laku ouuuu!!! I second that, salute.

    • @Atribecalledwr3k
      @Atribecalledwr3k 8 років тому +52

      Chappelle was breakin serious records on his show. I remeber being 11-12 listening to Common's records, Kanye & Mos, Jill Scott, All kinds of great music. That show was cultural & comedically so far ahead of its time.

    • @365trills
      @365trills 8 років тому +1

      Maya Laku that was fuckin epic

    • @jiggybah1304
      @jiggybah1304 7 років тому +5

      Maya Laku Bro thats exactly how I remembered this song when they were all together...!💯

  • @astheskylarksings
    @astheskylarksings 8 років тому +228

    I want to be friends with Kanye West. Look at his genius. You're misunderstood, Ye. And those misunderstandings are driving you down a dark path.

    • @vladflaucher469
      @vladflaucher469 8 років тому +28

      He's right about Trump tho but he has enemies amongst his friends

    • @drfunk1986
      @drfunk1986 8 років тому +1

      go hang with him once. Guarantee you he's not misunderstood, he's just a hypocrite like every celeb.

    • @astheskylarksings
      @astheskylarksings 8 років тому +15

      drfunk1986 you don't understand genius

    • @jbb4105
      @jbb4105 8 років тому +3

      hes not misunderstood, hes the greatest troll of all time

    • @a.malachi8061
      @a.malachi8061 3 роки тому

      Now this kid Billionaire Genius owns over 4000 acres of land. 👑❤️🙏🏾

  • @BitcoinOnlyCentral
    @BitcoinOnlyCentral 3 роки тому +112

    Goosebumps THIS IS HIP HOP AT THE PUREST FORM I AM BLESSED TO BE A WITNESS AND FAN OF THIS ART... EVERYBODY MOVE!

  • @tyronenewsom3047
    @tyronenewsom3047 7 років тому +19

    Forget one of the most underrated songs ever. This is one of the best rap songs ever, full stop.

  • @blackguyjohn
    @blackguyjohn 2 роки тому +21

    I'm after the documentary and this man's journey was worth sharing because he worked hard & stayed true despite being turned down many times. He deserves all the success!.You're a treasure.

  • @PrecursorLegend
    @PrecursorLegend 3 роки тому +44

    3:27 to the end bends the fabric of time and space. Holy shit. What an unbelievable minute of sound. Make sure you listen to the album track version with a good pair of headphones and turn your volume all the way up.

    • @mrromero1297
      @mrromero1297 Рік тому +8

      Probably one of the best endings I’ve ever heard to a hip hop song EVER.

  • @thabsmk7840
    @thabsmk7840 9 років тому +35

    "Only real music is gonna last, all the other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrow..."

  • @mbogopeter
    @mbogopeter 8 років тому +72

    HIPHOP IN IT'S PURE FORM!

  • @josealejandromartinezferna9462
    @josealejandromartinezferna9462 3 роки тому +204

    I've recently started to listen Kanye's songs, and this one is definitely one of the best of his first album and top 10 of his career.

    • @CHHighKick
      @CHHighKick 3 роки тому +17

      I suggest you check out Spaceship and Never Let me Down as well, Kanye used to be one of the most socially conscious emcees in the game, he has some true classic songs amongst his first 4 albums.

    • @siddhantsubba8425
      @siddhantsubba8425 3 роки тому +18

      Last call is top 3 on the album

    • @awngrd
      @awngrd 3 роки тому

      @@siddhantsubba8425 W

    • @mikelewicki1557
      @mikelewicki1557 3 роки тому +6

      First 4 albums? Dont act like MBDTF (power, devil in a new dress, gorgeous, all of the lights… uh the entire album) isn’t a classic. Same goes for every other Kanye album for that matter

    • @RodJeez
      @RodJeez 2 роки тому +1

      Did they not have Kanye in Mexico?

  • @bigoneflow
    @bigoneflow 11 років тому +49

    One of the greatest hip hop songs.

  • @abdullahalatani433
    @abdullahalatani433 9 років тому +21

    "Ayo, two words, Chi town, South side, world wide
    Cuz I rep that, till I, fuckin die
    One neck, two chains, one waist, two gats" Kanye West

  • @Kcpvvy15
    @Kcpvvy15 11 місяців тому +3

    most underrated kanye track by far and it’s easily a 10/10

  • @SwedoBeats
    @SwedoBeats 8 років тому +29

    not only is it an amazing song but the way this video was edited looks so damn cool with the 70s movie intro style

  • @beckgrayson4254
    @beckgrayson4254 7 років тому +42

    bro its been 14 fucking years since this dropped. I don't care the shit he's doing now, but I'm personally glad I can say I literally grew up on the work of this musical genius. He may of fell off the past couple of years, but his first 5 albums solidify his legendary status

  • @AlexAnimates444
    @AlexAnimates444 Місяць тому +2

    BRO THIS SONG SOUNDS LIKE IF YOU WERE FIGHTING FINAL BOSS OF YOUR LIFE 🔥🔥🔥
    (also goes kinda hard at 2x speed)

  • @adhamhussein4509
    @adhamhussein4509 9 років тому +454

    Kanye hasn't changed. If you can't recognize the quality in his new music, you're not a true Kanye fan.

    • @MissChambers
      @MissChambers 9 років тому +44

      Tbh he doesn't really have anything to prove anymore as a producer or a rapper

    • @melokix
      @melokix 9 років тому +8

      +ShadowFlood producer? Yes. Rapper. Eh

    • @Mrforever34
      @Mrforever34 9 років тому +1

      I been saying this

    • @abdallahhussein6356
      @abdallahhussein6356 9 років тому +9

      +Melo Kix The lyricism and rapping skill in all of his albums are monumental, he has indeed proved to everyone he is a top tier rapper.

    • @melokix
      @melokix 9 років тому

      +Abdallah Hussein yeezus was adequate for me nothing monumental like this or some of his earlier stuff. Don't get me wrong I still love the album but i guess it was just a little different from all his other work that throws me off I guess

  • @benasbacanskas3524
    @benasbacanskas3524 11 років тому +120

    Yeezus,
    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,
    808s & Heartbreak,
    Graduation,
    Late Registration,
    The College Dropout.
    Each Kanye's album is great.

    • @boyzet2k
      @boyzet2k 10 років тому +5

      yeezus was not the bast but had good sond my favorite new slaves

    • @laronr19
      @laronr19 7 років тому +5

      Life of pablo

    • @picadie8971
      @picadie8971 7 років тому +1

      move the first two and we can talk

    • @athithanandavathanan3990
      @athithanandavathanan3990 7 років тому +19

      what's wrong with MBDTF. Literally a masterpiece.

    • @moonkxssxd
      @moonkxssxd 7 років тому +13

      Yeezus was ahead of its time. As is a lot of music Kanye puts out. Fans only ever understand after they've sat on it a while.

  • @thomaswalsh2545
    @thomaswalsh2545 5 місяців тому +4

    Kanye was a true visionary, and we weren't really ready. I know that now. This is Ridley Scott level brilliance on the track and concept

    • @htt0thatkid2
      @htt0thatkid2 5 місяців тому

      say what you want but really the most hated artist now is Six Mellod mad talented tho

  • @BrianSostek
    @BrianSostek 4 роки тому +6

    I hate when people say Kanye is just a producer rapper. His lyrics in this are legendary and mos def too. The Grammy nominated line is crazy and all the phrases are two words that describe him. Genius

  • @DarknetDude
    @DarknetDude 11 місяців тому +4

    They don’t make em like this anymore.
    Damn.

  • @katorogojeta6496
    @katorogojeta6496 3 роки тому +19

    This song seals a deal to be forever remembered as classic

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 4 місяці тому +5

    To me this is when Yeezy made his breakthrough, this song is brilliant. i remember hearing it on Dave Chappelle and i said this dude is going to be huge.

  • @ainojeohio7513
    @ainojeohio7513 3 роки тому +5

    The concept behind this song is incredible.. using two words to make sentences and killing this shit... This should be a Grammy song

  • @trigex415
    @trigex415 7 місяців тому +6

    This is what happens when everyone on the group project gives full effort.

  • @kingcain8296
    @kingcain8296 3 роки тому +13

    One of Kanye's Top 10 Tracks of all times.

  • @icefight
    @icefight 3 роки тому +11

    i still can’t believe people will look at me and say i love Kanye and then i’ll pull this song out and they’ve never heard of it...

  • @MrBradlers
    @MrBradlers 2 місяці тому +2

    Simple, easy and yet somehow unique rhyme scheme over an incredible amalgamation of samples infused with unbridled talent. Yet still merely an underrated masterpiece.

  • @SubterraneanChick
    @SubterraneanChick 8 років тому +19

    Goddamn. Classic Kanye I miss. I remember when this mixtape came out and I ordered it online for $5 from NYC because it was not available in my state. I miss those days.

    • @patsmith8514
      @patsmith8514 8 років тому

      TheCoffeeAddictedWriter what mixtape is this from?

    • @alanraven6803
      @alanraven6803 8 років тому

      The Get Well Soon tape

  • @byrone9737
    @byrone9737 3 роки тому +7

    I love kanye as much as kanye loves kanye

  • @maddmakksmusic
    @maddmakksmusic 2 роки тому +2

    back after the documentary. I forgot how much he killed this. salute to Ye. He really saw the vision and lived it

  • @vikasyadav3170
    @vikasyadav3170 2 роки тому +9

    The documentary gave such great insights about this album of a generation 🐐

  • @MARCIOPROTEK
    @MARCIOPROTEK 10 років тому +19

    what are you all talking about? he hasn't lost it. every album he changes his style and that's what makes him so great. if he continued making College Dropout style albums to this day it would just get boring. you gotta keep changing it up.

  • @ch_rlieshere
    @ch_rlieshere 10 місяців тому +3

    most underrated ye song oat

  • @mylesminott4255
    @mylesminott4255 3 роки тому +17

    This is one of the best songs ever. Facts.

  • @oli.y
    @oli.y 3 роки тому +23

    Only legends been here before Jeen-Yuhs

  • @tn1329
    @tn1329 2 роки тому +6

    My favorite album, from the begining I knew this man has a bright future. Gotta love Ye.

  • @TRYGOOFEY
    @TRYGOOFEY 8 років тому +113

    There should be way more than a million views on this video.

  • @213byron
    @213byron 3 роки тому +24

    Whenever someone says Drake is better than Kanye I show them this song

  • @akuaduck
    @akuaduck Рік тому +2

    This whole song and music video has a unique and exciting feeling, like a good old thing you find after a while and continue to love

  • @cokang2727
    @cokang2727 3 роки тому +5

    the energy off this is crazy, so this the old kanye

  • @mothership5573
    @mothership5573 3 роки тому +8

    the production is still ahead of its time

  • @phoneroma
    @phoneroma 4 роки тому +28

    2020 in wake of the protests I needed to regain strength

  • @stuartblittley3531
    @stuartblittley3531 7 місяців тому +3

    literally the hardest song ever made

  • @Mikestrypess
    @Mikestrypess 3 роки тому +18

    Back after the documentary announcement this is gonna be epic

  • @ThePanshow10
    @ThePanshow10 3 роки тому +5

    Shut out to the people that been on this song since it was out and not because of Netflix.

  • @famerica5968
    @famerica5968 8 років тому +30

    kanye a lyrical god mos def definitely a legend

    • @tyronenewsom3047
      @tyronenewsom3047 7 років тому +1

      Famerica both apply to Kanye and Yasiin Bey

  • @SRDVT24
    @SRDVT24 2 роки тому +4

    This is one of Kanye's best songs and niggas don't know.

  • @onemorescout
    @onemorescout 3 роки тому +7

    Lowkey all of this footage of 2000s Chicago is really nostalgic

  • @Kaydaii
    @Kaydaii 3 роки тому +3

    Mos def killed it

  • @saintarj4552
    @saintarj4552 3 роки тому +4

    the fact that this track is nearly 20 years old has me fucked up

  • @SM-xr6ev
    @SM-xr6ev 3 роки тому +4

    Kanye and Mos Def murdered this

  • @368carameldelux
    @368carameldelux 7 років тому +7

    This is the Kanye that I fell in love with. This song is so lit and profound!! You've got Mos Def, Philadelphia Freeway, and some funky violins at the end. What!!! 🔥🔥🔥

    • @MadManDan
      @MadManDan 7 років тому

      368carameldelux this shit too real

    • @dannybuchanan3661
      @dannybuchanan3661 7 років тому +1

      This is a genuinely perfect rap song imo. The beat is impressive as hell, every verse holds it's own. Personally I listen to it and feel like Mos Def out-raps the others but they all are on their A-game and goddamn you can't deny Kanye's talent on that beat. People can hate him or not, the song is a goddamn work of art.

  • @saaketh83
    @saaketh83 3 роки тому +5

    The intro strings will always give me chills.... and mos + ye is forever a killer combo

  • @snibag
    @snibag 3 роки тому +106

    here after trailer of "jeen-yuhs"

  • @b145701s
    @b145701s 10 років тому +93

    I LOVE kanyes first 3 albums, they are so incredibly good.

  • @anthonyslcoelho
    @anthonyslcoelho 3 роки тому +5

    This song is sonic gold.

  • @lesliefiadoyor4823
    @lesliefiadoyor4823 Рік тому +2

    ...two words: love this....

  • @renanrattis5776
    @renanrattis5776 2 роки тому +3

    this aged like fine wine