WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY AND SEEING HIM PITCH THIS TO ROCKEFELLAR RECORDS AND EVERYONE IGNORE HIM LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS. THIS MAN REALLY MANIFESTED HIS DREAMS. UNREAL.
The whole pitch at rockerfeller was fake. They shot that over and over and over until the staff was bored and they used the footage from the worst reaction
Being creative and not being scared on taking risks making hit records that also have that classic feel to them and on top of that..having a real message is what makes kanye west a genius. Not many artist in music history have 10 classic albums 7 of his own and 3 as a producer for the rappers albums below.. Jay z - the blueprint Common - Be Pusha T - Daytona kanye has 84 platinum songs out of 184 songs 75 Grammy nominations.. the 4th most ever kanye won 24 Grammy's in total. Classics 🎖 Mainstream success 🎖 Critically acclaimed 🎖 All huge achievements it's super rare and kanye has influenced pretty much everyone we listen to. You can hate the man but you can't deny his one of a kind legendary career.
Let me paint the scene: it’s 2004, you’re a junior in high school, just copped your first ride- it’s a 97 impala, spent a whole paycheck to tint it out, now flying down I-75 with the windows cracked, a snap back backwards and a jersey on your back, you trying to post up downtown where the rest of the guys and chicks hang out on the weekends so you can open your trunks, smoke some blunts and battle rap… times were different bro. We never gonna get those days back. 💯
This was a great kanye era. The delivery was new, refreshing even. He said what we thought about that social concept about being addicted to material gians
It doesn’t matter how successful he became his story is still tragic; His mom, the only person that truly believed in him since day one is the only person that never got to witness his greatness, she only saw the start.
@@ari55a and maybe she knew already he was gonna be bigger than that now that I think about it, she was the person that believed in him the most after all
My father says that when you see the vision of what is in front of you, it’s already done when you believe you can do it. She saw what her son was capable and knew already what entailed after that. I know she was so proud of him.
Rae Sremmurd All of those albums are better except for SSLP. Eminem's trash. The College Dropout is in my top 40 albums while the others are ranked higher and SSLP wouldn't make my top 100
"Syleena you're just like a safe belt, you saved my life" hits different for me as a grown man in 2023 learning how she got on the song and really appreciating the soulfulness of her voice.❤💯
Also while he was making this album he got in a car crash the safety belt saved his life just he had to get a metal plate in his jaw you se it when he went through the X-ray
@@johnnyclark1008 he also says she saved his life because he asked her last second to cover a lauryn hill song to create the vocals for the song because he couldnt clear the sample
I think people hate his character, not his songs. It’s sad cause it’s been proven he’s bipolar but people would hate him regardless cause he supports trump. It’s like when people found out r Kelly was peeing on a little girls, now every one of his songs are suddenly trash. Once people start hating someone they can’t admit to anything that person created is or was good, it’s very odd to me because personally I can separate creations from the creator.
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The fact that he did a whole video dedicated to pre 9/11 where we could actually walk and chill with our loved ones at their gate until their flight took off will never go unnoticed with me. This man def knew how to get mfs in their feels
Different shots were shot to create the Illusion of him whenever you see his reflection … he or someone else also had to mimic what was happening in the reflection shots to make it seem as if he was actually looking in a mirror …. it was done great here … The bathroom shit if you look closely you can tell it was two different shots because his has and body moment are like a fees seconds delayed from each other
Kanye was so ahead of his time that his old hits are still so in and timeless. It’s good to see people discovering his history in music throughout his documentary. Kanye is a Genius and he truly has a talent In creating good music.
Kanye’s dentist Thomas Connelly get ye hooked on laughing gas and his giving him enough to keep him in a barley conscious state he is exploiting Kanye for money and is getting 50 k out him each month and even moved in next to Kanye for easy access the laughing gas causes brain damage and Kanye has probably already suffered permanent brain damage use #saveye and spread the word to help save Kanye
This song has to be one of the greatest songs EVER meaning wise! The lyrics alone are powerful! And Sylenna just added the icing on the cake! Always loved her!! 80's baby right her! Edit: Wow thanks for all the likes! ☺️😁
Kanye never changed up😭😭 His commentary on classism (which this song is based on) lives through his fashion now. They tried to change him but he's fighting. Even the "slavery is a choice" comment made everyone change on him, but he wasn't lying because he was putting the ball in our court.
@@sthapebarksdale7771 nah Kanye ain't the same man back in this day he would've given the shirt off his back for his people now he charges them for shirts I get he's way more of a business man now then he was at this time but still man he's not the same and it's not even the Trump stuff because every one is entitled to their own beliefs it's just how left field he went you can't listen to College Dropout then listen to anything he's put out since MBDTF it's not the same he's preaching slavery but charging kids in the hood 500 bucks for a pair of shoes it's crazy
His story was so inspiring, he REALLY believed in his self, and would not take no for a answer, said he would think of what he was going to say when he win a Grammy he manifest that shit, and his beautiful mother was sooo supportive, she was his biggest fan, she even knew the words to his songs, before he got big...was always smiling and nice to his friends, Lord bless her, seeing this made me want to cry ,May Ms. West rest easy Lord 🙏
Missing 1998-2009. Everyone seemed like they were soo happy man. It was a decade of ps2 games, going to block buster on a friday night and renting your favorite movie/ video game, partys were fun everyone didnt just fight or twerk the whole time, 106 and park, tv stations showed good shows, smoking weed didnt make you look cool, family reunions with good music, baggy clothes, everyone just got along. 2010s was a terrible decade and it has me wishing I could go back to 1998 and do it all over again.
@@dondemarco9092 People grow up? He wears Make America Great Again to stir the pot. He's done some pretty shitty music as well. Let's not forget that memorable performance on SNL with Lil Pump. Really expanding.
Rob Santos Like I said, he has more money, so his voting interests change. Besides, a lot of militant people and hippies usually start voting conservative by their 40s. He supported Trump bc Trump defends freedom of speech more than his counterparts do. Ye was the “Bush doesn’t care about black people” guy, so he values his free speech. As for the poor performance with lil Pump, it conveys a desire to expand his platform. I can’t stand Pump, but the guy has a lot of support from Gen Z, and if Ye wants to remain influential to Gen Z, he’s gotta work with who has their ear.
@rigged ref Exactly. Nah. The last Eminem album was not geared towards Gen Z and it was great. People recognize a great record. You don't have to sell yourself out and make terrible music to reach a demography. And your voting interests should not change based on your salary if you have any kind of backbone. Even if you do vote conservative, that doesn't mean you have to wear the hat when african americans are suffering.
Syleena Johnson's voice makes me so happy and emotional at the same time. There's something to it that just jabs at my heart. So unique. It reminds me of Lauryn Hill's.
The song was written and produced by West and features singer Syleena Johnson. The hip hop song contains an interpolation of "Mystery of Iniquity" by Lauryn Hill from her live album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0; Hill is credited as a composer.
Hope North West listen to this as she gets older, its a lot of truths in this song. She will never know how deep and heartfelt her dad was. His music in the 2000's had self reflection and realness and values, something that the women in her family needs.
Angel Chedikah That’s a great message but as long as North West is the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West it won’t matter if she falls down because she’s just going to get picked right back up by her wealthy parents 😂😂😂
@@resmarted Kanye has changed a lot though he's not this guy anymore, his authenticity has been thoroughly compromised and I dont think it was when he got with Kim but it was after his mom died, shit really impacted him for the worse
"The people highest up got the lowest self-esteem The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings" One of the truest lines in this entire song. That, and the one about crack heads buying crack. Who would ever hate this song?
it's almost like the producers who wrote this song for him went to marketing school or something, and somehow knew that using a relatable subject (such as low self esteem) would trick the average consumer (you) into being unable to hate this song because "oh my god it's so true and I can relate!" it's almost like they know how to advertise, as if it's like their job or something! weird!
Kanye west was the producer okay and he was the one who wrote it. He is a rapper it's his job to write the verses. Even if you don't like him give the man some credit.
Yall don't understand the tears I had to hold back listening to this. This bring me back to when I was a kid and life was so simple. Imagine going from an innocent kid to becoming an adult and seeing how dark the world really is.
Not necessarily- It's All about the individual. I have seen the poorest of the poor being ass- holes. So again- It's what's on the inside of a person( the Heart and Soul). Being Rich or Poor doesn't determine the character of a person. What's Truly on the inside will eventually come out.
808s? Was awful? What u on man I think the Kardashians got Kanye on some MK Ultra shit. Explains his post-illuminati-speech trip to the hospital Michael Jackson was brought to before he died - and why his hair was dyed blonde after. ...and why he hasn't been the Kanye we love for a while... RIP Yeezus
+Danny L he made that brand on purpose to see how people actually buy it even tho it looks like trash just cause its name you don't gotta hate it just don't buy it
I cant imagine Ye as a “normal dude”. Even back in these days, when I look at his face it just feels like he already knew where he was goin. Smart guy and one of the most focused minds of my generation, for sure. This man never stopped his grind until he reached the point he always said he would, much respect. Great role model.
Stacey Dash is literally one of the most beautiful women to ever live. This song, this video is just perfect. and im SO GLAD lauryn hill didnt clear the sample because Syleena absolutely BODIED IT
@@againstthepods4316 that material wealth is not the path to true happiness - a common theme in a lot of songs, across many eras. Keep it up with the 'gotcha' comments honey :)
@@againstthepods4316 the message is we always look up to those who have what we want and don't realize that they have some of the same issues as us so don't focus and the material things because you can loose that but you cant lose the ability to connect and love those around at least that's my interpretation
Just imagine how they ignored all this greatness and they almost robbed us from this greatness. Glad Kanye was able to get his music out to the world. Nothing but classics and this was the best time to be alive.
It took me living through 2020 to truly appreciate Syleena’s vocals on this song. Her voice sound like the last thread your life is hanging on to and the last bit of will in your being to keep fighting another day
“We'll buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need em Things we buy to cover up what's inside Cause they make us hate ourself and love they wealth” Wow.
Watching his documentary really is a eye opener, seeing him believe so much in himself when others doubted him is truly inspiring.
YURRRRR SHIT crazy shit makes me feel like fighting for something. Kanye West is a fucking genius.
Just finished it myself. What a great documentary. I cannot wait for the next two episodes.
Exactly
He gave us everything he had in him and it’s like we shunned him almost, look what he turned to and he gets ALL the attention. Who’s really to blame?
@Courtney Hartwell it’s not over there 2 more episodes coming up
Can we appreciate how when he goes into the bathroom the acoustics change to give him an echo
best part
You said it
The little details matters. Kanye the genuis
Missed it. Thx ol' chap
Hey John
WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY AND SEEING HIM PITCH THIS TO ROCKEFELLAR RECORDS AND EVERYONE IGNORE HIM LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS. THIS MAN REALLY MANIFESTED HIS DREAMS. UNREAL.
He didn't manifest he worked hard every step of the way. He was active in reaching his goals not giving up.
That’s why he doesn’t want the industry to control him because he knew how he came up.
@@entractiveTV Facts!
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
The whole pitch at rockerfeller was fake. They shot that over and over and over until the staff was bored and they used the footage from the worst reaction
It’s crazy how this song is 20 years old and it’s still better than most of the music now
Being creative and not being scared on taking risks making hit records that also have that classic feel to them and on top of that..having a real message is what makes kanye west a genius. Not many artist in music history have 10 classic albums 7 of his own and 3 as a producer for the rappers albums below..
Jay z - the blueprint
Common - Be
Pusha T - Daytona
kanye has 84 platinum songs out of 184 songs
75 Grammy nominations.. the 4th most ever kanye won 24 Grammy's in total.
Classics 🎖
Mainstream success 🎖
Critically acclaimed 🎖
All huge achievements it's super rare and kanye has influenced pretty much everyone we listen to. You can hate the man but you can't deny his one of a kind legendary career.
New doesn't necessarily mean better 💯, the same way age doesn't mean maturity 🙏🏾 & common sense is not common 😅.
@@saqib7965You can say that again 👏🏾💯🙏🏾!!
@@saqib7965the greatest and smartest people in the world have always been deemed/ labelled as crazy😔.
It’s not even 15 years yet
No cap but this is honestly one of his best songs
This and Diamonds
Right
Get’em High best song by this ni**a
BIG facts
David Medina why you saying no cap like that’s a real thing to say??
I'm so jealous of people who witnessed this Kanye era.
Unmatched in rap history.
bro is the same shit fr me , I discovery now this album
Let me paint the scene: it’s 2004, you’re a junior in high school, just copped your first ride- it’s a 97 impala, spent a whole paycheck to tint it out, now flying down I-75 with the windows cracked, a snap back backwards and a jersey on your back, you trying to post up downtown where the rest of the guys and chicks hang out on the weekends so you can open your trunks, smoke some blunts and battle rap… times were different bro. We never gonna get those days back. 💯
bro he just dropped donda
tf you talking about
@@cjloiro bro Donda is not the same shit , 2005 at 2010 is kanye best period
This was a great kanye era. The delivery was new, refreshing even. He said what we thought about that social concept about being addicted to material gians
Syleena Johnson killed the hook on this song! Girl you can sang!!
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z no it’s not.... it literally says featuring Syleena...
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z No shithead Lauryn hill made the lyrics originally but it’s syleena singing it so basically it’s a cover
@@user-uw3fw8gy1z Damn you’re slow as fuck
Original has Lauren Hill. But I don’t think she cleared the sample so she got replaced.
She’s the airport attendant at 1:24
Stacey running makes the whole video LIT. 😂😍
She was unreal here
you missed a chance to say "Stacey dashing"
@@draco4255😂😂😂👍🏾
Too fixated on watching that thang shake from side to side. 😉
When people say they "miss the old Kanye" they mean that original trilogy of albums. Straight classics
The old Kanye 2003-2013, his golden years.
straight from the go Kanye
That version of Kanye is long, long gone.
@@Bingo_the_Pug Music has changed, so he has followed the trend
@@gamerland5007 it's not just music, the dude is a crazy anti Semitic pos now, it's a shame he fell so hard
This is the Kanye West that I grew up with on the reals.
his finest moment
Same i miss the old kanye, kim kardashian ruined him.
@@kals5431 no the music Industrie did
When he still made good music.
Yo
It doesn’t matter how successful he became his story is still tragic; His mom, the only person that truly believed in him since day one is the only person that never got to witness his greatness, she only saw the start.
This comment man. Definitely played a big part in the spiral
@@ari55a and maybe she knew already he was gonna be bigger than that now that I think about it, she was the person that believed in him the most after all
She raised him. She witnessed him.
she witnessed his greateness already tho,he was hottest rapper in the game when she passed
My father says that when you see the vision of what is in front of you, it’s already done when you believe you can do it. She saw what her son was capable and knew already what entailed after that. I know she was so proud of him.
The way he came through that X-ray machine rapping, that was ice cold right there 💯
I like that it was a depiction of what he said in Through The Wire.
@@MyAccountForCommenting you can even see the metal in his jaw
@@MyAccountForCommenting Exactamundo bro!
Beautiful detail and many people don't know about his jaw
While spitting how much he hats the opps 💯
Couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis
Greatest line ever
The prettiest people do the ugliest thing
surely it's "drug dealers buy jordans crack kids buy crack and a white man get paid off of all of that."
*****
he did worst with his kid.... North fuckn West
Lexus, not Alexis
Artsyblack It's a play on words... "couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis ( a Lexus)"
What a genius, even after all the things that has happened to him, nobody can deny he is a living legend that we should all appreciate.
He a jeen-yuhs
jeenyuhs
greatest artist of all time idc
@@lmao9526 it's the fact that he succeeded in something else than music makes him so much more special
Time after time, woman after woman, I come back to this song.
The College Dropout is easily one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time
Music albums also
Run The Jews I'm fucking dying of laughter at your name xD
WildfireWiffler44 illmatic, liquid swords, sslp, internal affairs. nah but really good
Rae Sremmurd All of those albums are better except for SSLP. Eminem's trash. The College Dropout is in my top 40 albums while the others are ranked higher and SSLP wouldn't make my top 100
WildfireWiffler44 im sorry i love kanye but this album isnt on sslp level, lyrically
September, 2024 Check?
Gangs all here
here
Here
🙏🏿 blessing it
Syleena's voice on this is is ICONIC .
Who? That's Lauren hill
Lol...ikr 🔥🔥🔥
Jasmine Coz nope
@@adhfmz7 yes. they sampled lauryn hill tho
@@MsJasminecox The sample was a Lauryn Hill song, but it was rerecorded by Syleena Johnson
"Syleena you're just like a safe belt, you saved my life" hits different for me as a grown man in 2023 learning how she got on the song and really appreciating the soulfulness of her voice.❤💯
The reason I'm bumping this right now lol. Shes such a beautiful soul.
Also here because of that. But man, looking back and listening to this song makes you realize 99% of music today is trash compared to this.
Also while he was making this album he got in a car crash the safety belt saved his life just he had to get a metal plate in his jaw you se it when he went through the X-ray
@@johnnyclark1008 he also says she saved his life because he asked her last second to cover a lauryn hill song to create the vocals for the song because he couldnt clear the sample
@@unknownspark9522 i know he said she’s just like the safe belt saved my life
I love how the voices get more echoy in the bathroom, such a simple yet awesome touch
Facts !!!!
I was here July 13th 2024 and I think I’m still coming back soon. You can’t buy freedom, Ye was so ahead of his time.
pringce six GOMUNKUL 6 = FUTURE
Miss this kanye, so inspiring, confident and brave
nothing has changed
nothing has changed
@@shroast6990don’t think he’s inspiring now
@@shroast6990 a lot has fucking changed
He still that person don't let them flip what y'all think about that man they trying to cover our eyes don't let them
I like how watching this music video literally lets you be Kanye lol.
Lemme go get the vr
Right. Stupid kid messed up my shirt
@@kaebea2043 I spent $400 on that, apparently. Damn.
@@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce apparently
Benis, I feel the same way!!!❤️🙏🤗
I'm glad I had this era of Kanye
He’s still great
College dropout the best album 2003
@@ronaldoramirez2663 100 % agree
Ko
Vicma
Man Kanye is a lyrical genius for real people be hating cause they can’t comprehend
who tf still listen this? all youth on gomunkul 6 now
@@LennonZA3388Hater
@@francheskavega7251it’s a bot
I think people hate his character, not his songs. It’s sad cause it’s been proven he’s bipolar but people would hate him regardless cause he supports trump. It’s like when people found out r Kelly was peeing on a little girls, now every one of his songs are suddenly trash. Once people start hating someone they can’t admit to anything that person created is or was good, it’s very odd to me because personally I can separate creations from the creator.
I feel like I'm eating cereal watching MTV before school.
GrapeDrank25 CMC was the shit too
Damn bro why'd you have to say that lol
GrapeDrank25 You could afford cable? Bourgeois!
This comment made me tear up
GrapeDrank25 times really have changed the music industry aint real no more
One of his best.
Goblin
It really is one of his best right.
GreenGoblinHD I got into a B03 lobby wit you @SaltGuy33
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Poopity scoop
"Even if you in a benz you still a nigga, in a coupe" - The depth that man possesses when focused lyrically
^^^!!! Thats to people who think racism doesn't exist when you're rich or famous
Right how he lose focus like that
We all self conscious I'm just the first to admit it. I felt that 💯
idk u live under the rock if u didn’t hear dabout prince six gomunkul 6
The fact that he did a whole video dedicated to pre 9/11 where we could actually walk and chill with our loved ones at their gate until their flight took off will never go unnoticed with me. This man def knew how to get mfs in their feels
pretty sure this was after 9/11
@@bumbum3023 yea it was ‘03
@@lorieummusic ty for the confirmation
@@bumbum3023 exactly my point. 9/11 took away the ability for non-ticketers to chill at the gate and watch loved ones on flights take off
@@ariellea7558 i wonder where u live, cuz in florida we’re allowed yo walk to the gate with whoever ur dropping off
Where do you want the chorus?
Kanye: yes
underrated comment.
Damn. Just realize that lol
Overrated comment format.
@@xiTom1876 can't wait
Syleena and lauryn killed this hook.
Can we all just appreciate how well they executed this seamless first person perspective experience?
@Ashley Alison Who?
I know right! Like how did they shoot when he was facing the car window (No camera in sight) amazing work
Different shots were shot to create the Illusion of him whenever you see his reflection … he or someone else also had to mimic what was happening in the reflection shots to make it seem as if he was actually looking in a mirror ….
it was done great here …
The bathroom shit if you look closely you can tell it was two different shots because his has and body moment are like a fees seconds delayed from each other
The fact this was made in 2004 is just insane to me. They put in more effort in this one music video than they do in some modern movies.
Yea especially for 2009. Crazy!
Everyone talks about music but the clip is way ahead of its time, like come on bathroom and X-ray scene is iconic! 💯
Also the way the perspective changes as if it’s a selfie before a selfie
@@vitagotsoulYeah and also everything that gives reflections showed Kanye without any cameras in his head! Impressive attention on details! 👏
Kanye was so ahead of his time that his old hits are still so in and timeless. It’s good to see people discovering his history in music throughout his documentary. Kanye is a Genius and he truly has a talent In creating good music.
its truly crazy how fucking timeless all of his music is. i hope in twenty years i hear kids bumping old kanye and it still sounds just as right
Thank you
It's crazy seeing how the world turned on him. Still the greatest, fuck the haters
@@jeffjeffries8924 Hmm
Back when the were both black 😢😅
“They Made Us Hate Our Self & Love There Wealth “ Stay Woke .
Exactly 😏
This is the one frfr
their
🔥🙌🏾 bro really was before his time
@@kaywills yeah
That hook is everything ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿😩💯 When it all falls down , Syleena killed that shit
Periodtt! Queen preach!!
💯🔥
Written by Lauryn Hill ❤️
Yes god she did‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️
We need this Kanye back
Absolutely, like BIG BACK
we dont need hating white ppl victim kanye back we good off that
For real bro
I miss the old kanye
Straight from the go kanye
Kanye’s dentist Thomas Connelly get ye hooked on laughing gas and his giving him enough to keep him in a barley conscious state he is exploiting Kanye for money and is getting 50 k out him each month and even moved in next to Kanye for easy access the laughing gas causes brain damage and Kanye has probably already suffered permanent brain damage use #saveye and spread the word to help save Kanye
This Kanye had so much soul in his music.
He still does
@@chrisaugustin9181 lol
@@chrisaugustin9181 naw bruh
yall so slow, kanye still speaking abt social issues
@@KevsUploads yeah. Talking about it is different than being about it. The soul missing but the intentions are there still so I feel you.
This is Kanye....the soulful unapologetically black man...damn I miss this dude 🤦🏾♂️
I thought Kanye was conscious 😆
@@naturallyme4984 He is all that and then some, unfortunately he is a part of the industry and they spin the narrative most times
He’s still unapologetic 🤣
Had to include the fact that he’s black, because Black Lives Matter!
He’s still unapologetically black, just that the media misinterprets this man almost all the time.
None of Ye music will ever go out of style. Truth never dies
He’s crazy now tho
Smh
Always gonna to hit frfr this song even more
100
@@nickd320 you might be for thinking so
I needed to listen to this to clean my ears after hearing Vultures 2
i miss you Kanye
all these rappers = past. Future = gomunkmul6
MAN I TELL YOU ONE DAY WE ARE GOING TO MISS THIS MAN... LONG LIVE MR.WEST
I just said we need 2 protect this guy fr 💙💙💙❣ his message is so powerful
Long live Mr. West
@@felinefokus I'm with you bro may the stars aline for him
Well, I miss him now b/c his soul is gone.
@Kyle The Motherfucking Manager Exactly. That is what my husband said and I really believe that is it!
I love how when he’s in the bathroom there’s that little echo. Just shows you how much effort was put into his music even 13 years ago
Omg what a genius catch i was just thinking of such thing why am at this song atm and yesss...when will the pendulum swing again😂
This song was released in 2004, so 19 years ago
20 years ago.. this was 2004 kid
20 years ago fam
If that impresses you listen to songs from the 60s-90s. So many artist just ahead of their time.
17 years ago this legend dropped this...arguably one of his best songs.
Arguably?
@@joshgrinnall7305 that’s what they said
Nice Profile pic
And Stacey still hot
What is his best track?
We will never forget this legendary song 🔥🔥🔥
prince six gomunkul6 might be smnall now but soon he will be the biggest
This song has to be one of the greatest songs EVER meaning wise! The lyrics alone are powerful! And Sylenna just added the icing on the cake! Always loved her!! 80's baby right her!
Edit: Wow thanks for all the likes! ☺️😁
Realest words ever spoken concerning the blithed state of BLACK people....we've sold out!!!!
The lyrics are chilling. As someone that doesn't know about racisim in usa it really makes you understand
Kanye never changed up😭😭
His commentary on classism (which this song is based on) lives through his fashion now.
They tried to change him but he's fighting. Even the "slavery is a choice" comment made everyone change on him, but he wasn't lying because he was putting the ball in our court.
@@sthapebarksdale7771 nah Kanye ain't the same man back in this day he would've given the shirt off his back for his people now he charges them for shirts I get he's way more of a business man now then he was at this time but still man he's not the same and it's not even the Trump stuff because every one is entitled to their own beliefs it's just how left field he went you can't listen to College Dropout then listen to anything he's put out since MBDTF it's not the same he's preaching slavery but charging kids in the hood 500 bucks for a pair of shoes it's crazy
A great amount of his songs have meaning. Kanye is a poet.
Kanye was here for us so I'm gonna be there for him until he gets better.
Yeah
frfr
Literally what I just said. Through the wire.
He's fine you dweebs
@@blaynemcmahon7315 don’t be mean 🥺
Coming back here after seeing Netflix documentary this song is still fire 2022🔥
Why they was hating on greatness
It was rough watching that clip of him performing in the offices and nobody’s paying attention
@@kevinburton2905 painful seeing him ignored then playing it off like he was checking the wall and pictures lined up
@@kevinburton2905 crazy people say he's an egomaniac look at what he had to do to get recognized he needed to be confident in order to succeed
@@Sam-nk5nl I think he did that and thought "mines gonna be on here"
Still revisiting this video in 2024. Incredible MASTERPIECE of both song AND music video.
lol trust me only future is GOMUNKUdL 6
this is so creative and beyond its time it's crazy. especially the lyrics.
Please give this song a shot th-cam.com/video/ZmFJi0pelIc/w-d-xo.html
You can def tell when the next video would come up on MTV.
anyone else just binge watching kanyes old songs
heath goodel Still doing IT. Lol I miss the old Kanye West
*ALL kanye's songs. Yep.
heath goodel
Same
heath goodel how do you know?
We need this Kanye back
yeh yeh i agree he’s real ogd and shit but comparing talents he’s so weak beyond prince six gomunkul 6
His story was so inspiring, he REALLY believed in his self, and would not take no for a answer, said he would think of what he was going to say when he win a Grammy he manifest that shit, and his beautiful mother was sooo supportive, she was his biggest fan, she even knew the words to his songs, before he got big...was always smiling and nice to his friends, Lord bless her, seeing this made me want to cry ,May Ms. West rest easy Lord 🙏
I feel like that's the reason why kanye acts the way he does now.. he lost the only person who loved him for him.
@@jenniferorozco2528 right
His story.. what about coodi. He is the man
C👇🏽
He didn’t manifest anything, he worked hard to get to where he is
Missing 1998-2009. Everyone seemed like they were soo happy man. It was a decade of ps2 games, going to block buster on a friday night and renting your favorite movie/ video game, partys were fun everyone didnt just fight or twerk the whole time, 106 and park, tv stations showed good shows, smoking weed didnt make you look cool, family reunions with good music, baggy clothes, everyone just got along. 2010s was a terrible decade and it has me wishing I could go back to 1998 and do it all over again.
10 years from now everyone will talk about how good the 2010's were
Aushim Das Ehhhh, not really.
The Thiccest Widowmaker I remember people complaining in the 90's that today's music is terrible, and how they'd rather prefer 70's music
Aushim Das 2010s was a terrible decade look who’s on the radio a whole bunch of mumbling rappers that say the same thing
Juiceboy It’s not even that really. Just all around it’s a really hateful decade.
"Were all self conscious, I'm just the first to admit it."
Damnnn the realness in that line
Back in 2004, no less.
Yep
One of my favorite Kanye joints! This song is truly timeless 🙏🏾
Damnn,he was spitting so much truth back then! !
Kanye was the dude that was always telling it straight
Kavin Karunathilaka and still is
Still is
Kanye first 2 albums need to be in the natural history museum
And the third one
@@amjayfilms2442 and the fourth one
@@ntawil6394 and the fifth one
@@PT4403 and the sixth
Hell no.. he is kinda good.... but overrated
I miss this Kanye so much. He brought so much joy to my life with three albums.
Same... #bringoldkanyeback 😔
Ye is still the same guy, just more money, larger and more diverse fan base and more interested in expanding his empire. People grow up.
@@dondemarco9092 People grow up? He wears Make America Great Again to stir the pot. He's done some pretty shitty music as well. Let's not forget that memorable performance on SNL with Lil Pump. Really expanding.
Rob Santos Like I said, he has more money, so his voting interests change. Besides, a lot of militant people and hippies usually start voting conservative by their 40s. He supported Trump bc Trump defends freedom of speech more than his counterparts do. Ye was the “Bush doesn’t care about black people” guy, so he values his free speech. As for the poor performance with lil Pump, it conveys a desire to expand his platform. I can’t stand Pump, but the guy has a lot of support from Gen Z, and if Ye wants to remain influential to Gen Z, he’s gotta work with who has their ear.
@rigged ref Exactly. Nah. The last Eminem album was not geared towards Gen Z and it was great. People recognize a great record. You don't have to sell yourself out and make terrible music to reach a demography. And your voting interests should not change based on your salary if you have any kind of backbone. Even if you do vote conservative, that doesn't mean you have to wear the hat when african americans are suffering.
my fav song of all time I miss this old Kayne
i know u his fan but my idol prince SIXMYFACE much bettder
I love Syleena!!!!! Her voice is EVERYTHING!
AND she's the travel agent at the desk.
Wow
Song so pure no crazy adlibs, or voice affects and reverb just pureness this shit is timeless.
I get what you mean, just raw. There is reverb on her voice though. Subtle but there
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Syleena Johnson's voice makes me so happy and emotional at the same time. There's something to it that just jabs at my heart. So unique. It reminds me of Lauryn Hill's.
Yea she sang lauryn hills mystery of inequity in this
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Agree!! The only reason I listen now
The song was written and produced by West and features singer Syleena Johnson. The hip hop song contains an interpolation of "Mystery of Iniquity" by Lauryn Hill from her live album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0; Hill is credited as a composer.
Lauryn was originally asked to sing it, actually.
We miss the old Kanye ❤
Fun Fact: The counter worker handing Stacey Dash her ticket @1:29 is the singer on the hook, for those who didn't know.
Yes, Syleena Johnson.
Yup! All true!!
Yes, Syleena Johnson
😅 I thought that was Gabrielle Union..🤣😂
Also in 3:32 it’s common 😍
“The prettiest people do this ugliest things”
"For the road to riches and diamond rings"
We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us
We just tryna buy back our 40 acres.
“And for that paper, look how low we’ll stoop”
"Even if you in a Benz"
Hope North West listen to this as she gets older, its a lot of truths in this song. She will never know how deep and heartfelt her dad was. His music in the 2000's had self reflection and realness and values, something that the women in her family needs.
Angel Chedikah he still is...,
Lidia Mening Mhm you're joking right? He isn't the same.
Angel Chedikah That’s a great message but as long as North West is the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West it won’t matter if she falls down because she’s just going to get picked right back up by her wealthy parents 😂😂😂
* NylahBaby * very much the same. Yeezus carries the same exact message. Listen before trying to make an opinion
You really think the first songs He gon put on is poop de scoop? Smh people hating so much
Who is here? 2024
Me!
And me
try 2025
This song forever a banger💯
@@ghostgauntlet2746 bet
I miss this Kanye. He was so authentic.
He still is, you just dont like who he's deciding to be now.
@@resmarted Exactly.
@@resmarted funny how people switch up
@@resmarted Kanye has changed a lot though he's not this guy anymore, his authenticity has been thoroughly compromised and I dont think it was when he got with Kim but it was after his mom died, shit really impacted him for the worse
@@brokewitwealth7078 facts I miss when he was just was a regular person
Hits even more after watching his documentary
And we barely thru the 1 episode
A
@@josechavez2827 B
He really the goat not gonna lie
Please give this song a shot th-cam.com/video/ZmFJi0pelIc/w-d-xo.html
Imagine, we almost never got this song. Now imagine this, imagine all the classic songs we didn't hear because someone gave up.
KEEP PUSHING.
Dead ass that’s wild crazy
Thank you for the reminder!
I needed this!!!
This 🔥🔥
Thank you… motivation
A genius. For everything else going on in his life. I choose prayer.
lyrics hit different as a grown man.
Facts!
True
@@markyrwd9692 good thing i’m not a grown ass man
@@jojothekaloskid2816 You will be soon enough. Time flies for everyone.
To bad he's acting like a child these days
The old kanye is what we want back .....
SPuangi Official there is no "old kanye" every album is different
+probablynot not really. His first couple had soul in them, guest he lost his soul when he sold it
no one gives a fuck. Stop commenting that shit like he gone change
"The people highest up got the lowest self-esteem
The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings"
One of the truest lines in this entire song. That, and the one about crack heads buying crack. Who would ever hate this song?
It's almost like he knew what he would turn into!
it's almost like the producers who wrote this song for him went to marketing school or something, and somehow knew that using a relatable subject (such as low self esteem) would trick the average consumer (you) into being unable to hate this song because "oh my god it's so true and I can relate!" it's almost like they know how to advertise, as if it's like their job or something! weird!
Shes Close Good lord, can you go be bitter somewhere else?
Kanye west was the producer okay and he was the one who wrote it. He is a rapper it's his job to write the verses. Even if you don't like him give the man some credit.
Shes Close College Dropout was written and composed almost in its entirety by Kanye so...
Yall don't understand the tears I had to hold back listening to this. This bring me back to when I was a kid and life was so simple. Imagine going from an innocent kid to becoming an adult and seeing how dark the world really is.
"The people highest up got the lowest self esteem"
Realest shit said🙌🙌
Not accurate at all
Not necessarily- It's All about the individual. I have seen the poorest of the poor being ass- holes. So again- It's what's on the inside of a person( the Heart and Soul). Being Rich or Poor doesn't determine the character of a person. What's Truly on the inside will eventually come out.
The prettiest people do the ugliest things
Pity your overlords
This the Kanye we need rn
Its still the same kanye
FACTZZZZ
People evolve, stop idolizing the past.
@@erwinlorenzana1529 nah
@Logical Xyro Literally makes no sense but ok. And I don't.
The old Kanye west will never come back. Ever since his moms died he hasn't been the same. It really changed him and his life
King Dami It's a damn shame. I feel like half of him died with her. God always has to take the best early for some reason.
ok
King Dami true
King Dami naw his the same one.
808s? Was awful? What u on man
I think the Kardashians got Kanye on some MK Ultra shit. Explains his post-illuminati-speech trip to the hospital Michael Jackson was brought to before he died - and why his hair was dyed blonde after.
...and why he hasn't been the Kanye we love for a while... RIP Yeezus
Quite simply one of the finest woman ever created! Unbelievable
you really came here to listen this old crap?? Better listen gomunkul 6 he is trending now
We'll buy alot of clothes when we dont really need em, things we buy to cover up whats inside cuz they made us hate our selves and love they wealth.💯💯
Goat
👌
Who's copping those new $699 yeezys!?!?! It'll go great with my $120 plain white tshirt. God I miss old Kanye...
+Danny L he made that brand on purpose to see how people actually buy it even tho it looks like trash just cause its name you don't gotta hate it just don't buy it
+Daniel Chun who is the GOAT? Lauryn Hill, the AMAZING person who wrote this song? Or the one who read the lyrics?
I cant imagine Ye as a “normal dude”. Even back in these days, when I look at his face it just feels like he already knew where he was goin.
Smart guy and one of the most focused minds of my generation, for sure. This man never stopped his grind until he reached the point he always said he would, much respect. Great role model.
I miss this Kanye 😢 "we buy our way outta jail but we can't buy freedom" 🥶
Stacey Dash is literally one of the most beautiful women to ever live. This song, this video is just perfect. and im SO GLAD lauryn hill didnt clear the sample because Syleena absolutely BODIED IT
A rapper with a deep concept of life,uncanny flow, and crazy word play makes him one of the best EVER.
despite everything he has done, I still think Kanye is the most influential rap artist of all time
What did he do
@@joeglinn7151 have you been living under a rock?
@@JohnDaDong93 🤣🤣
Tupac if he was still alive
fosure, he's one of the most influential, up there with Kendrick, Tupac, Nas and others.
"The prettiest people, do the ugliest things, for the road to riches and diamond rings... "
Story of people's lives......
Savage Life that ain’t my life doe and I’m pretty as hell hehe
Hehe :)
Hehe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Savage Life Church!!!!!!
Story of Stacey Dash's life.
Pretty girl saying a lot of ugly shit for money.
This, through the wire, and heard em say will forever be heartfelt classics
Space ship was another one hits your soul also.
BIG FACTS!
How about Diamonds? 😩
@@derekd1025 nostalgic as well, especially with the different versions
I just noticed when he is in the x ray you can see the bolts from his jaw surgery
Cause they made us hate ourselves and love their wealth....deep
Realest rap line ever imo
What happened to kanye?
This brings back better memories of how music can help you through a messed up childhood
as the 500th like i strongly agree
1 of Kanye’s many first masterpieces 💪🏾
then it was spaceship
The message behind this song is legendary and makes history for sure
whats the message honey?
@@againstthepods4316 You Must Not Listen To Lyrics
@@againstthepods4316 that material wealth is not the path to true happiness - a common theme in a lot of songs, across many eras. Keep it up with the 'gotcha' comments honey :)
@@blamefame266 you don’t need to be rude sweetie it was a real question honey
@@againstthepods4316 the message is we always look up to those who have what we want and don't realize that they have some of the same issues as us so don't focus and the material things because you can loose that but you cant lose the ability to connect and love those around at least that's my interpretation
Just imagine how they ignored all this greatness and they almost robbed us from this greatness. Glad Kanye was able to get his music out to the world. Nothing but classics and this was the best time to be alive.
It's kinda of funny how white people don't feel the lyrics as blacks, but be bobbing their heads when kanye is talking about them.
Please give this song a shot th-cam.com/video/ZmFJi0pelIc/w-d-xo.html
Was it great...... might be over using the word, dude.
No better years to be young than from 1991 to 2007 imo
It took me living through 2020 to truly appreciate Syleena’s vocals on this song. Her voice sound like the last thread your life is hanging on to and the last bit of will in your being to keep fighting another day
GLAZING AT ANOTHER LEVEL
Just to be lien you aint up for this
I play this like it just came out he speaks so much truth in this song
who tf still listen this? all youtrh on gomunkul 6 now
Old Kanye West > current Kanye West
I'd like your comment but my phone won't let me so you just get me telling you I agree
its the same person....thats like saying the you from 2003 is better than you from 2010
People change
devious141 people change
***** no.
“We'll buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need em
Things we buy to cover up what's inside
Cause they make us hate ourself and love they wealth”
Wow.
But I aint even gonna act holier than thou
I went to Jakob with 25 thou
One of the "realest" songs , Kanye has ever made.
@@guyincognito8440shut up
Your goofy
@@guyincognito8440 So negative for what
@@0o0o725 He's goofy for having an opinion?
@@Plutoswrlddlike calling someone goofy is so negative
The real Kanye, humble and truthful.
One of his greatest hits of all time. I listen to this almost everyday. This song could never get old to me
he sounds like he is on mic with music playing in the background
thank god im not the only one
Jfc you need to get out more
@@cjnv48 what’s that suppose to mean?
@@shariyahswrld5229 there's an entire world of music out there. This is a good song but every day? Cmon
"We tryna buy back our 40 acres." Man Kanye is an inspiration.
heavy hitter line - 40 acres and a mule if anyone is reading about slavery in 'merica
Truth is we’re not. The majority of ppl in the black community have this consumer mindset. Buying shit well over their income only to stay stagnant.
@@doulayebangoura8318 the line means what you said.
It's a shame he married Kim Kardishan and sold out.
@@doulayebangoura8318 and Kanye is here to sell you some