Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone

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  • @Prophet-hv6ut
    @Prophet-hv6ut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6413

    This masterpiece was SO ahead of its time. Sonically, lyrically, cinematically, cosmically.

    • @dMi_mi
      @dMi_mi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      forever Thankful 2 Kanye 4 creating this masterpiece 🙏🏼❤️

    • @portal721
      @portal721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Cosmically? Like outer space?

    • @portal721
      @portal721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Prophet-hv6ut oh. Yeah true

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It is ahead of is time cause the first part of the song is a james bond theme lol

    • @Prophet-hv6ut
      @Prophet-hv6ut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 imagine if he sampled Skyfall

  • @wjones94
    @wjones94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19328

    is anyone else journeying through old kanye music? legend hands down

  • @firmanang540
    @firmanang540 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7558

    kanye west: the only person who quoted himself for himself

    • @doshobg
      @doshobg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Firman Ang so many arrogance from this fool.......even wanted to run for president

    • @patrickorlandogray5136
      @patrickorlandogray5136 9 ปีที่แล้ว +599

      cuz his life is dope and he does dope shit

    • @doshobg
      @doshobg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Patrick Gray get your shit straight. his shit is bullshit not dope shit.

    • @doshobg
      @doshobg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aaron Patterson in that case, excuse my ignorance

    • @LN-jb6ky
      @LN-jb6ky 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Firman Ang Lil B does it all the time

  • @djdimasik
    @djdimasik 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1130

    It's 2024 and I can't get enough of Kanye sounds of the good ol days

    • @Nurse_Stewart
      @Nurse_Stewart 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Only Legends Will Let This Song Live On👑🫰🏿

    • @24jlbj
      @24jlbj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      word

    • @TeejR18
      @TeejR18 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Love the remix as well

    • @desireesimmons7594
      @desireesimmons7594 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤❤

    • @teakey
      @teakey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      through the wire -any and all time.

  • @KeithAdam
    @KeithAdam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8309

    Forever a classic. Anyone else listening in 2022?

  • @godfrey6700
    @godfrey6700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4470

    "If you're a Kanye West fan, you're a fan of yourself, you believe in yourself. "

    • @dinisibiya7493
      @dinisibiya7493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Amen

    • @517zedo
      @517zedo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      idk about all that chief

    • @shreepach7706
      @shreepach7706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That means Im kanye 😳

    • @ogkendrick6392
      @ogkendrick6392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I’m a fan but I lost myself. Especially since my grandma got very sick this week I’m looking for strength in his Songs. To be able to get through this

    • @ros_berth
      @ros_berth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@ogkendrick6392 I hope you get better man

  • @13purplegorilla1
    @13purplegorilla1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1406

    This is one of his hardest beats and some of his best bars.

    • @hopetaylorco5298
      @hopetaylorco5298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Hands down - 100% 🙌

    • @ros_berth
      @ros_berth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The remix is great as well

    • @yahallobenjamin2354
      @yahallobenjamin2354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DocFear Where did you get that information? Producer credits read: Devo Springsteen, Jon Brion & Kanye West

    • @wisdomisgangster3113
      @wisdomisgangster3113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yahallobenjamin2354 kaneye produced it the others coproduced you should learn how a split sheet works

    • @yahallobenjamin2354
      @yahallobenjamin2354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wisdomisgangster3113 The credits read Devo Springsteen, Jon Brion & Kanye West.
      Where did you get any extra information about the contribution towards the production?
      "The song's production was handled by West, Brion, and Devo Springsteen, all of whom co-wrote it apart from Brion."

  • @sorryyourenotawinner2506
    @sorryyourenotawinner2506 ปีที่แล้ว +931

    This is not music. This is ART!!

    • @devvo1z
      @devvo1z 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Music is art lol

    • @RolandBullock-ej8wl
      @RolandBullock-ej8wl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Preachhhhh

    • @blondeepartygirl
      @blondeepartygirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      MASTERPEICE!!!

    • @ariesgirl6745
      @ariesgirl6745 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@devvo1zfr😂

    • @EDTHEWEATHERMAN
      @EDTHEWEATHERMAN 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Origin
      Old English demon, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; subsequently reinforced by Old French demon ; in demon1 (sense 1) also from Latin daemonium ‘evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn .

  • @skigh45
    @skigh45 6 ปีที่แล้ว +712

    the coldest beat kanye has ever produced.
    sill gives me goosebumps.

    • @terrenceransom912
      @terrenceransom912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      skigh45, I Totally Agree With You Whole Heartedly!!!!!!! MY BROTHER👌🏾👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾☝️🏾👏🏾✌️🏾💯📚

    • @ephraimskinner
      @ephraimskinner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with you my man!

    • @joaorufinovilaca7466
      @joaorufinovilaca7466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      skigh45 wasn’t him that produced it actually

    • @jeffro88hh1
      @jeffro88hh1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Real rap

    • @Jonny0W
      @Jonny0W 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "I drop my new shit and it sounds like a best-of" -- Completely true, this is one of his greatest ever

  • @edwinelmagico8808
    @edwinelmagico8808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2910

    When kanye said he was a musical genius. Mfer wasnt lying.
    This sample is ridiculous.

    • @servantofgod9679
      @servantofgod9679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      We are all born with sin, and the punishment of sin is death, but because of how much GOD loved us, HE sent HIS SON JESUS CHRIST to live the perfect sinless life so HE could become the sacrifice for our sins to die for US, and to take all of out sins and to finally cleanse us of that burden setting us free from hell, eternal suffering. All you have to do to accept this free gift is to accept JESUS CHRSIT as your LORD AND SAVIOR, and to repent (turn away from your sins) and to turn to GOD. GOD loves you, and someday I pray you realize that GOD BLESS

    • @SIZLL
      @SIZLL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      He is still a musical genius

    • @goodburger1114
      @goodburger1114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@SIZLL ntf he aint

    • @joelcardoso4821
      @joelcardoso4821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@goodburger1114 how

    • @alexchen7529
      @alexchen7529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@servantofgod9679 are you Kanye lol

  • @CHIEFBAIBUREH1
    @CHIEFBAIBUREH1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2810

    As a Sierra Leonean, this is a masterpiece. This song is amazing and the message Kanye is sending is very deep. Love the Krio intro🇸🇱

    • @Cycload
      @Cycload 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      🇸🇱

    • @fatimaturay8769
      @fatimaturay8769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      🙌🏾🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱

    • @busracagrgan779
      @busracagrgan779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I'm curious about the intro, is it from anywhere (like a documentary) or was it just recorded for this music video?

    • @xavierrodrigues4958
      @xavierrodrigues4958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊❤🙏✊🙏✊

    • @xavierrodrigues4958
      @xavierrodrigues4958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fatimaturay8769 🙏✊🙏✊❤

  • @LishCouture
    @LishCouture 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    Still watching in 2024. Visuals just as dope as the song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @rudyfromhouston8811
    @rudyfromhouston8811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2948

    There's rappers
    There's producers
    There's artists
    Then there's Kanye West
    Say what you will about him as a person or his character but musically and artistically there ain't nobody coming close

    • @seant2692
      @seant2692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Facts

    • @juliosantillan1468
      @juliosantillan1468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      KK is the one to blame.

    • @Blueluise
      @Blueluise 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Within temptation...

    • @arisanagno0024
      @arisanagno0024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well there are but an amazing rapper and producer for sure

    • @tomaswildanger5238
      @tomaswildanger5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Julio Fortunately, he finally gets divorced!!!

  • @felix33199
    @felix33199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1833

    I'm proud to be a Sierra Leonean. Thank you Kanye for recognizing my country. We have the best diamonds in the whole world. That is why we fought for 11 years due to greedy politician and western influence.

    • @ashlesser8931
      @ashlesser8931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      This is talking about blood diamonds from Sierra Leon. That’s not a good that...

    • @radiaait8696
      @radiaait8696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm writing my dissertation about Sierra leone , I need some information

    • @crimmerz2000
      @crimmerz2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ashlesser8931 yh thats what i was thinking...

    • @kevinchijioke
      @kevinchijioke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Not a good experience, a blessing turn violence

    • @Gotham_Media
      @Gotham_Media 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💜

  • @ShangoHeruGinen1791
    @ShangoHeruGinen1791 ปีที่แล้ว +1966

    No matter what Kanye is dealing with, no one can dispute the contribution Kanye made to Hip Hop and music in general.

    • @annaverano5843
      @annaverano5843 ปีที่แล้ว

      And exposing the corruption , greed and exploitation of the very poor so the very rich can live in luxury and show off blood diamonds in their fancy magazines, social media and at their fancy get togethers. I don't know why people worship celebrities and put them on a pedestal and a crazy amount of money all because they can carry a tune , have a beautiful face and body and can memorize their lines for a acting role .they then believe only their political views matter and since they are always trying to be the most loved and popular wanting to maintain their old fans while getting new fans they will side with any group or sale their souls and morals to continue making money. They experiment in unnatural things and are know throughout history to exploit the children and make money in sex and drug trafficking and are constantly pushing the envelopes of controversies and going against society norms , pushing unhealthy lifestyles and addictions by making bad things look glamorous they even glamorize crime . And modern day slavery because it seems every celebrity, reality star , rapper, singer and athlete all have their clothing lines , makeup lines , skincare lines, shoe lines, handbag lines or jewelry lines they all profit off of by exploiting the poor in some third world country where they work for cheap in a factory that is basically nothing more then modern day slavery. All those celebrities are silent about that because it put money in their coiffure but will virtue signal the hell out of social injustice of americas past and rage against a certain political party. Now they are angry at kanye and are trying to cancel him and destroy him financially not giving a care that the man has 4 children to support . Which goes to show that those rich people don't give a care about anyone they treat the poor in the same way creating laws and knowing that the poor will struggle to pay fines so they just cancel their drivers license making it hard for them to keep their jobs and knowing that person will fail and eventually be dependent upon the government making it difficult for a man to provide for his own family is just pure evil imo .this greediness and corruption is going to be Americas downfall

    • @canaldocoas8682
      @canaldocoas8682 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      fax

    • @Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3
      @Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Indisputable facts.

    • @187Gameplan
      @187Gameplan ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He's been going through some of the problems throughout every album, such a shame people can't see it until they know more.
      Back in the chi those folks ain't from Motown

    • @3rdworld-witch527
      @3rdworld-witch527 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      forever, forever ever, ever, ever, ever

  • @Roman-bf4bk
    @Roman-bf4bk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +240

    I genuinely believe this is the single greatest song ever even 14 years later

    • @vettyyt2995
      @vettyyt2995 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      agreed

    • @coolgato1
      @coolgato1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      It was actually released about 19 years ago but TH-cam wasn’t popular yet so this song wasn’t on TH-cam

    • @Another_AR
      @Another_AR 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      and it's one of my favorite kanye's best

    • @truthtelleranon
      @truthtelleranon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Incredible somg

    • @davonwx
      @davonwx 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I approve my friend it is the beat to this is just insane 🔥😈

  • @davidstone326
    @davidstone326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +983

    His most underrated song ever... This song isn't about just diamonds, it's about blood diamonds. How we as a society are so willing to look the other way at even children's death's and enslavement as long as we bling and flaunt our wealth. Look no further than Hollywood every award ceremony to count the blood diamonds or every hip hop artist promoting jewelry which was hand dug out of the ground by slaves.

    • @jod.8475
      @jod.8475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      I think it goes deeper. He’s also talking about signing with the record label. It’s ROC their symbol is literally a diamond. He’s metaphorically saying that once you sign you’re in for life. In the video, they put the ring on and a spirit crawls in. Yet he’s finding refuge in a church. It’s deep trust me

    • @sstrykert
      @sstrykert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Let's not forget DeBeers(sp)& others creating an advertising campaign depicting diamonds as scarce. If people stop believing their tvs, a diamond means a lot less.

    • @conscious2164
      @conscious2164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jod.8475 excellent breakdown.how did you find out about the meaning of this song?

    • @conscious2164
      @conscious2164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jod.8475 excellent breakdown.how did you find out about the meaning of this song?

    • @jod.8475
      @jod.8475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@conscious2164 I love Kanye honestly. If you listen to his songs there’s always a deeper meaning. He’s in a spiritual warfare. Trust me Kanye is a genius and his gift is God given 🙏🏾

  • @Measuredingrahams
    @Measuredingrahams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +910

    Late registration could’ve been played in the 90s 200s and today and it still would be one of the best albums ever

    • @Tekkerman
      @Tekkerman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      It would definitely be good in the 200s

    • @boektcity
      @boektcity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      college dropout too tbh

    • @sahirxander2243
      @sahirxander2243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      i’d say it comfortably, it’s timeless

    • @melulekiandile9593
      @melulekiandile9593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Timeless music

    • @brown-eyedcheese5440
      @brown-eyedcheese5440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Cavemen bumping this shit

  • @gogodaniellee
    @gogodaniellee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    Man Kanye was really ahead of his time

    • @sparda9060
      @sparda9060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah.... before he lost his mind. This album was and still is his Magnus Opus

    • @2w0nGranTurismo
      @2w0nGranTurismo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      sparda9060 never lost his mind

    • @DNGx3
      @DNGx3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      sparda9060 you haven’t really been paying attention to the words of his old songs if you think he lost his mind today. He’s really the same person

    • @C-S.
      @C-S. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@DNGx3 Right! In a world full of insane people and theories, he's the one that's crazy lol we're living in a crazy world. To me he's normal!

    • @REALLRAPMUSIC
      @REALLRAPMUSIC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Old kanye was heaven

  • @Natrae
    @Natrae 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Even after a decade and a half it’s still a masterpiece and a classic.

  • @dbbernor
    @dbbernor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I believe Kanye is a truly intelligent and gifted man. He obviously trolls the media/Hollywood as a whole and I feel like he does it so well that people don't realize it. He reveals a lot about the corruption and problems within our world, you just have to pay attention.

    • @samwade4380
      @samwade4380 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Donald Trump Too right bro

    • @TrippyTriper
      @TrippyTriper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A lot of the stunts he does are to gain more views, more attention, increasing popularity, and I don't even think it's about wealth anymore, he wants to be the brightest star in the sky.

  • @WildfireWiffler44
    @WildfireWiffler44 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2581

    Kanye is truly one of the most creative and talented hip hop artists of all time. This shit is beyond incredible

    • @drsea15
      @drsea15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True say wildfire

    • @WildfireWiffler44
      @WildfireWiffler44 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I actually used to hate Kanye, but then I gave his music a second chance

    • @drsea15
      @drsea15 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      WildfireWiffler44 me too but I used to take it for granted that his music would be shit and then I heard all of the lights which was the shit

    • @Thudas22
      @Thudas22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "WAS" past tense!

    • @johncurrence4228
      @johncurrence4228 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Thudas22 *Is

  • @thamigqada4265
    @thamigqada4265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1993

    Stop asking us who's still listening, we never stop listening.

    • @vaesvlogs8503
      @vaesvlogs8503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ever

    • @vicioussh4yyt8
      @vicioussh4yyt8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ever ever

    • @lionelmaxwell6484
      @lionelmaxwell6484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Straight facts!

    • @Experimentblack
      @Experimentblack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%

    • @samynaar3068
      @samynaar3068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well my friend, i stopped to listen to him when kim comes in his life ,and his music became a Kardashian show

  • @MATTERSGAMES
    @MATTERSGAMES 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +192

    “Take your diamonds and throw em up like you bulimic
    Yeah the beat cold but the flow is anemic”
    One of the best lines

    • @TheTrueManShow_
      @TheTrueManShow_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Literally get chills

    • @yogijaya2897
      @yogijaya2897 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I DID IT.
      4REAL

    • @BrandonElps
      @BrandonElps 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hell naw that's the worst bar in the song

    • @rileyhazelman332
      @rileyhazelman332 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@BrandonElpsit's not you just don't understand it. bulimia is an eating disorder and he's saying "throw up your diamonds" because of the eating disorder and if the beat is cold and the flow is anemic it's sick because anemia is a sickness

    • @YuzurihaFan
      @YuzurihaFan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@BrandonElps ur not different

  • @kh7688
    @kh7688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +681

    This is one of the best uses of a sample I've ever heard. Considering Kanye is the king of samples, that's saying something. An absolute, undeniable classic.

    • @Mzwambedu
      @Mzwambedu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did he sample. Would love to checkout original

    • @heman8413
      @heman8413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Mzwambedu shirley bassey diamonds

    • @chrisg1556
      @chrisg1556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      True. Lots of people (particularly the younger generation) have no idea this song is a sample. Diamonds are Forever is still one of my favorite James Bond openings.

    • @kh7688
      @kh7688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Chris G Mine too.

    • @dennisgordon7767
      @dennisgordon7767 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was about to say this. As someone who has listened to him for 20 years now when the drums hit today i said wow now thats one hell of a beat

  • @DrBeauHightower
    @DrBeauHightower 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1430

    Musical legend

  • @sab4747
    @sab4747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    Been up listening to Kanye's hits. Listen, we can judge this man's character and personality but this man will go down in history as a musical legend. From Jesus Walks to Can't Tell Me Nothing, Power, Mercy, Fade, Runaway, Coldest Winter, All of The Lights, Stronger, Famous.. and more... this man is a great!

    • @fabri5355
      @fabri5355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He’s arguably the best artist of this century

    • @hommeboy
      @hommeboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      yodo baggins listen to his discography and let’s hear your opinion

    • @theanonymoushelpline7248
      @theanonymoushelpline7248 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fabrizziobc Absolutely!

    • @10RBREEZY
      @10RBREEZY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      To be Honest after he dies he probably will be lost in the archives just like the other celebrities from 50-100 years ago. especially since theres going to be a saturation in the media. This is what im witnessing with even Micheal Jackson. just peep what im saying.

    • @soccerrules4017
      @soccerrules4017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dream Chaser you are kinda right sadly

  • @jameelandrews8386
    @jameelandrews8386 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +147

    Who's here in 2024

    • @GreatGryphon
      @GreatGryphon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not me

    • @dizzzzzzler
      @dizzzzzzler 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Never left. Been at DEFCON 3 🫡

    • @Vendetta05-dq4lp
      @Vendetta05-dq4lp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Vendetta here😮

    • @hamdyx
      @hamdyx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My fav one

    • @akaezeifeanyi3227
      @akaezeifeanyi3227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Am here

  • @MrChiCity3
    @MrChiCity3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2073

    People wont appreciate this man till he's gone. This is Pure Art!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @harrydesforges7802
      @harrydesforges7802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I have always appreciated Kanye West and forever will.

    • @joshthe5
      @joshthe5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mr chi city mannneeee

    • @team5-t59-7
      @team5-t59-7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Some artists read these comments and they help us with our soul, kanye saved my life and in some odd way I saved his

    • @noniechonieful
      @noniechonieful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too! He came out when I was a senior in highschool I’ve loved him ever since. Genius!

    • @maxdohrmann9616
      @maxdohrmann9616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@noniechonieful bruh kanye aint gay 🤣 fools

  • @anbs1682
    @anbs1682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    This song shows a level thought and sophistication that a lot of artists can’t think of reaching.

    • @justinkemps9620
      @justinkemps9620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You got that right!

    • @ashleymukarali4852
      @ashleymukarali4852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lithium batteries form DRC oil from Libya chocolate from west Africa cheap labor from Asia slavery never end

  • @MrNelson94
    @MrNelson94 8 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    This is genius level rap, the beat, the strings, the verses, the hook and the sample this is rap at its best with all things considered.

    • @iamtrillfiger9384
      @iamtrillfiger9384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      & To Top It Off The Amazing Video

    • @jimmachine
      @jimmachine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      southsidenelly true this is dope

    • @Aerochalklate
      @Aerochalklate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      now something happened to him... mk ultra programming

    • @johnedabz
      @johnedabz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not sampled tho

    • @rustyshackleford706
      @rustyshackleford706 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnedabz it is

  • @oddgaming5116
    @oddgaming5116 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    So sad this generation will never experience music excellence to all that lived through this era you are blessed

  • @garrettdenny3643
    @garrettdenny3643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    This song could’ve dropped today and would still be ahead it’s time

    • @maggidiy
      @maggidiy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This is the comment I was looking for.

    • @ЭлитаКисаме
      @ЭлитаКисаме 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Точняк

    • @DanielCastillo-sd5pu
      @DanielCastillo-sd5pu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Timeless

    • @brc9739
      @brc9739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I couldn't believe this shit was from 13 years ago

    • @Lilmiket1000
      @Lilmiket1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a fan of him anymore but I can definitely agree with this! I actually believe this song is more appropriate for today than when it dropped. This song even would have brough in a ton of non fans.

  • @1Ksheffi
    @1Ksheffi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Old School Kanye, this guy is unmatched

  • @themasteredself7449
    @themasteredself7449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    I’m 26 years old. I’ve listened to hundreds of artist by now and none of them make me feel a typa way like Kanye. Pure genius creation. His music makes me feel overwhelmed and suffocated at times because I can’t take it all in at the same time.
    Extremely grateful to have experienced this once in a life time artist like him.

    • @Tapez
      @Tapez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Pink Floyd?

    • @mjfoxx37
      @mjfoxx37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🧢 🧢🧢

    • @alphalax7747
      @alphalax7747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Tapez no

    • @alphalax7747
      @alphalax7747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mjfoxx37 no

    • @tylersherratt4466
      @tylersherratt4466 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tapez I would say he’s more Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • @lucafini8768
    @lucafini8768 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    2024, still haven't had goosebumps as hard as i had on this song. The part when the beat increases, with the priest line, still hasn't failed once on giving me goosebumps lol.

  • @1JUVI1
    @1JUVI1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    The way the beat progresses from the beginning to end. It’s just magical

  • @idakarim6048
    @idakarim6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1027

    Anyone is watching his documentary on Netflix and went back to listen to his first few albums now, remembering how he truly created masterpieces like this song? Me!

    • @tiktokerr..
      @tiktokerr.. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I didn't know 😳

    • @mikhailmyers9760
      @mikhailmyers9760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      yess...it hit different after the documentary...all new respect for him honestly...is what it is, i bought in to what hes selling with that doc....man is a jeen-yus in his own right

    • @carolnogueira-messer6589
      @carolnogueira-messer6589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Damn….he’s so unbelievably talented

    • @GeneralRomeo340
      @GeneralRomeo340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Was surprised they didn’t mention this song

    • @neo242
      @neo242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He still creates masterpieces to this day, really the greatest

  • @ariues
    @ariues 10 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    one of the most underrated singles in rap history. Kanye West should be known for this

    • @lukaomg2
      @lukaomg2 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It's a pretty well known song.

    • @florinzel8171
      @florinzel8171 10 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      And it did win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.

    • @they2lable
      @they2lable 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yet he's known for being a huge ass now...

    • @jarrethcutestory
      @jarrethcutestory 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's heavily lent on the sampling here too.

    • @morrisphillips4406
      @morrisphillips4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How he got from the original James Bond/Shirley Bassey number to his version with that baseline.... brilliant.

  • @MedJallohlastborn
    @MedJallohlastborn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Kanye you’re forever legend, 2024 am listening from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

    • @rimalot1043
      @rimalot1043 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How are you doing? How are things with illegal diamonds?

  • @johnv7968
    @johnv7968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1073

    Haven't heard this song in years. Holy shit this song is fire.

    • @wyguy1212
      @wyguy1212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      has to be the greatest Ye verse of his career

    • @thahomiejosh9203
      @thahomiejosh9203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Wyatt Ohse so damn timeless that’s why Late Registration is my favorite ye album

    • @laurap8394
      @laurap8394 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jav v listen to the original by the amazing Shirley Bassey... pretty amazing too.

    • @Uroboroslover
      @Uroboroslover 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jav v yes

    • @archiesutherland6127
      @archiesutherland6127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Kai, all of Kanyes music is good no matter the album imo

  • @craighale1322
    @craighale1322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1272

    I love when rappers actually have something interesting to say. Props to Kanye in the 2nd verse.

    • @sopranohighnote4673
      @sopranohighnote4673 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Craig Hale rawkale

    • @Aerochalklate
      @Aerochalklate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yes... kanye has become a slave to serve the NWO

    • @Aerochalklate
      @Aerochalklate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big brother

    • @randylltarlly7021
      @randylltarlly7021 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      listen to his new album before you start talkin shit

    • @afhaag6
      @afhaag6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you've gotta listen to the remix (the one with Jay )my man

  • @Pupppeteer
    @Pupppeteer ปีที่แล้ว +404

    The way this track just constantly picks up but at 3:09 it finds its stride then at 3:28 it just gets infinitely better. Kanye really is a once in a generation musician.

    • @paystation4pro15
      @paystation4pro15 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah the best cold but the flow is anemic 😮‍💨

    • @Ositum963
      @Ositum963 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh Yeah. I never noticed that.

    • @originalgodallah
      @originalgodallah ปีที่แล้ว

      Yessss

    • @jessesrx7
      @jessesrx7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Spitting some of the hardest bars over a fire beat in the shadow of a beautiful Jesus statue , not many can do it 🔥

    • @bongadube5451
      @bongadube5451 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @BoltGodd
    @BoltGodd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    The way it builds up to an epic crescendo, it never fails to give me chills. And if you were to tell me this is the greatest hip hop ever made, I wouldn’t argue against it.

  • @rashadstarling6985
    @rashadstarling6985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    “Take your diamonds and throw up like you bulimic, yea the beat cold but the flow is anemic “ that line is so 🔥🔥

    • @stannisbarracuda5693
      @stannisbarracuda5693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Only today i realized what he said jesus its so hard

    • @seanchananda6685
      @seanchananda6685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stannisbarracuda5693 bro i just figured it out 😂🔥

    • @prodbylaitinen
      @prodbylaitinen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Throwing up your diamonds could also relate to putting up your hands and showing the roc-a-fella sign which happens to be a diamond.

    • @leegrogan2409
      @leegrogan2409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Creative!!!

  • @preyeyinkore7238
    @preyeyinkore7238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1634

    I have a weakness. Once people attack Kanye, I go back and listen to all his work on the tube. Can't tell me nothing, Kanye remains a legend!
    Edit : Never gotten this much likes! Thank you 🇳🇬🙏🏾

    • @mikemeyers7328
      @mikemeyers7328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      More like a coping mechanism

    • @cameronsimmons8743
      @cameronsimmons8743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Legend with a mental illness .

    • @lupefiasco653
      @lupefiasco653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lupe Fiasco diamonds are forever takes a shit on this.

    • @littlefreestylers
      @littlefreestylers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lupefiasco653
      Nah nr. Yall just love to hype him up for some reason

    • @littlefreestylers
      @littlefreestylers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lupefiasco653 like c'mon now, dudes most popular song is a RIP off of some folk group

  • @kairhys
    @kairhys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    One of the greatest Ye records. No cap

    • @mitchellmack435
      @mitchellmack435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed

    • @masterofdisguise9564
      @masterofdisguise9564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pretty much all of Ye’s records are his best lol. He’s got a pretty strong discography pre-2019

    • @servantofgod9679
      @servantofgod9679 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We are all born with sin, and the punishment of sin is death, but because of how much GOD loved us, HE sent HIS SON JESUS CHRIST to live the perfect sinless life so HE could become the sacrifice for our sins to die for US, and to take all of out sins and to finally cleanse us of that burden setting us free from hell, eternal suffering. All you have to do to accept this free gift is to accept JESUS CHRSIT as your LORD AND SAVIOR, and to repent (turn away from your sins) and to turn to GOD. GOD loves you, and someday I pray you realize that GOD BLESS

    • @adrianaguilaralcaraz4548
      @adrianaguilaralcaraz4548 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@servantofgod9679 you just believe in your specific religion because you were thought to....

    • @masterofdisguise9564
      @masterofdisguise9564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adrianaguilaralcaraz4548 not worth arguing for. Just ignore him and he’ll stop commenting.

  • @ogadrivercomedy2158
    @ogadrivercomedy2158 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The music videos that were churned out in the early 2000s were golden

  • @iangreezy
    @iangreezy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    You know he a legend when he quotes himself on the beginning of the video

    • @servantofgod9679
      @servantofgod9679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We are all born with sin, and the punishment of sin is death, but because of how much GOD loved us, HE sent HIS SON JESUS CHRIST to live the perfect sinless life so HE could become the sacrifice for our sins to die for US, and to take all of out sins and to finally cleanse us of that burden setting us free from hell, eternal suffering. All you have to do to accept this free gift is to accept JESUS CHRSIT as your LORD AND SAVIOR, and to repent (turn away from your sins) and to turn to GOD. GOD loves you, and someday I pray you realize that GOD BLESS

    • @souleymanediawara7714
      @souleymanediawara7714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      nobody love kanye like kanye love kanye

    • @3headedsnake388
      @3headedsnake388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@servantofgod9679 Thanks for spreading the Gospel with no shame

    • @ML-zu1sb
      @ML-zu1sb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Industry destroy him like Dmt

    • @sandomingue
      @sandomingue 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@servantofgod9679 AMEN❤️

  • @stephensodzi1957
    @stephensodzi1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    I can't believe I'm only hearing so many of kanye's old songs now. I didn't realise how great he is😖

    • @lyteyearz5810
      @lyteyearz5810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Welcome aboard! 🤗

    • @Iforgotaboutdattho
      @Iforgotaboutdattho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Better late than never! Enjoy the ride

    • @robreeto
      @robreeto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You should have been there!

    • @SupaHans04
      @SupaHans04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you're new to Kanye early work, I would suggest to listen or watch "Late Orchestration", really gives you a new perspective of Kanye's music, that concert was recorded with a live orchestra at Abbey Road Studio and his dj which ends up being a very unique and quite original hip hop master piece.

    • @thisvenerableone_8165
      @thisvenerableone_8165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly

  • @TroyAshley
    @TroyAshley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1597

    Kanye in his prime was truly one of the best ever

    • @jeisooreya
      @jeisooreya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +322

      Still prime , goats never fall

    • @samcoady-shiels661
      @samcoady-shiels661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      More prime to come... calling it early. Kanye’s divorce album will win a Grammy for best country album 2022

    • @rgeronimo9523
      @rgeronimo9523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      besides jesus is king, Kanye was ALWAYS in his prime. Legend

    • @mundicox8951
      @mundicox8951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@rgeronimo9523 I dismissed that album for quite some time but recently I got around to finally listening to it, and it's actually super good! His rapping and production are still as crisp as ever.

    • @epic4747
      @epic4747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Every album has been better than the last, (we dont talk about JIK here).

  • @SamArt6607
    @SamArt6607 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Absolutly zero people are talking about the message of this song

  • @Quakeinc14
    @Quakeinc14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Every year this song gets more special. It's aged like fine wine. Pure classic. Kanye is a GOAT there's not debating it. Hit after hit record. Pure artistic and creative vision far superior than any other hip hop artist.

    • @Robert-bm3pb
      @Robert-bm3pb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ya the level of creativity with his song is on a whole other level not to mention how he was able to sample the original song by Shirley Bassey

    • @eiccoaching8642
      @eiccoaching8642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Revemupman I hope Kanye is ok.

    • @drewdunn1823
      @drewdunn1823 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Revemupman he changed it..not speaking about grandiosity and guns..like my favourite UK rapper Roots Manuva..

  • @Bostick360
    @Bostick360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    Absolute genius,,,, the production of this epic beat cemented Kanye's legendary status as one of the best to ever do it.

    • @terrenceransom912
      @terrenceransom912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bostick360, I Totally Agree With You Whole Heartedly!!!!!!! MY BROTHER👌🏾👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾💪🏾☝️🏾👏🏾✌️🏾💯📚

    • @Re-bl5sr
      @Re-bl5sr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well said brother.

    • @abellambessa1216
      @abellambessa1216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bostick360 his discography of excellence is sooo extensive that even downright classics like this get looked over. Anyone else this would catapult their career. For him, just another notch in the belt. 🐐

  • @FinnE334
    @FinnE334 8 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    This song right here is incredible. No artist these days could ever make a song like this. Kanye truly is one of the greatest artists of all time

    • @michaelfavela8273
      @michaelfavela8273 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Was

    • @Arostotle
      @Arostotle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Chuck I wouldn't rate Kanye above Michael Jackson

    • @basketballleaguephiladelph9387
      @basketballleaguephiladelph9387 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Big Chuck I'm not a big kanye fan but your point stands in my mind. Great song, great slant on the contradictions of our world and black culture, great beat, and a song that means something plus chares the spotlight with Jayz for his part

    • @gretabarbiero218
      @gretabarbiero218 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agree

    • @eddierogers1184
      @eddierogers1184 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      facts

  • @anthonyespinoza1052
    @anthonyespinoza1052 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Kanye is a true artist. A genius. A mental patient. A father. A God fearing man wrestling with the fight of good and bad in one's soul

    • @Straightjacket154
      @Straightjacket154 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A genius? Have you seen the transcripts?

    • @anantsinghdhaliwal4595
      @anantsinghdhaliwal4595 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Straightjacket154 what transcriptsZ?

    • @Straightjacket154
      @Straightjacket154 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@anantsinghdhaliwal4595
      People are to quick to label people genius. I want to see the school transcripts for proof of his genius.
      Does he make incredible music, yes. He is definitely not Einstein. To me and the American dictionary genius is someone with incredible knowledge and intelligence. Have you listened to the things he says.

    • @anantsinghdhaliwal4595
      @anantsinghdhaliwal4595 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Straightjacket154 you are an utter fool if think that genius and intelligence is limited to sciences or academics alone. You can be intelligent at art too, which kanye is. His sampling skills are out of this world, so is his production and use of features. He might be the best rapper, but he is versatile and his lyrics are deep especially the first 5 albums.
      That quantifies him as a genius

    • @Straightjacket154
      @Straightjacket154 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@anantsinghdhaliwal4595 if you don’t know what transcripts are you have very low intelligence, which explains why you think Kanye is a “genius”.

  • @naiemdavis3075
    @naiemdavis3075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Hands down the tightest flow ever. The pockets he find in the beat. How he switches flow patterns 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @BloodFromSpain
      @BloodFromSpain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Exactly....its on a level beyond genius.

    • @paulvasquez7897
      @paulvasquez7897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ye Already knew what he was doing with this song ... He said
      ““Take your diamonds and throw em up like you’re bulimic .. yeah the beats cold but the flows anaemic””

    • @georgefaux2154
      @georgefaux2154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Paul Vasquez goosebumps man

    • @jarvasedundy1
      @jarvasedundy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah the multisyllabic rhyme scheme in this song was🔥

    • @georgefaux2154
      @georgefaux2154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jarvase O'Brian dundy second verse 🤯

  • @lyndonjohnson630
    @lyndonjohnson630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    As a Sierra Leonean, this song is still relevant .

    • @chad-zu2xy
      @chad-zu2xy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Damn that's sad to hear

    • @_mossy_8520
      @_mossy_8520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sorry man

    • @alexmrema4066
      @alexmrema4066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sorry from your fellow African 🙏🏿. I am from Tanzania

    • @bernardhawk3258
      @bernardhawk3258 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering what the status was concerning the blood diamonds. Has there been any improvement?

    • @FlowerTower
      @FlowerTower 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This song came out when I was about 9 or 10 and to this day I don't buy or wear diamonds. When my ex and I got serious I told him that if he ever proposed to me, I would say no if he bought me a diamond ring.

  • @broskiezISMYGAMERTAG
    @broskiezISMYGAMERTAG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    This song is so cinematic, straight out of a James Bond car chase scene

    • @garrettphillipson6696
      @garrettphillipson6696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Well the sample comes from a James Bond theme lol

    • @jeroenvandervelde3833
      @jeroenvandervelde3833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was just thinking, this could be the theme of a James Bond movie xD

    • @jeroenvandervelde3833
      @jeroenvandervelde3833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@devonf.3803 Ohw well that makes a lot of sense haha

    • @viktortraktor3829
      @viktortraktor3829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A CHASE SCENE???

    • @AncaSPotter
      @AncaSPotter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is, both shot in Prague.

  • @BillyClark-we9ph
    @BillyClark-we9ph 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Kanye is definitely in a league of his own. One of A kind and definitely one of the best of the 2000's

  • @jackbabyofficial
    @jackbabyofficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    Who's still watching in 2019😍 salute from sierra leone

    • @Orchidblue1010
      @Orchidblue1010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still watching, lol! Greetings! Originally from Brooklyn, NY, living in Charlotte, NC.

    • @randomalien1163
      @randomalien1163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      From USA with love... Sierra Leone 😘😘😘

    • @patrickgrimsley
      @patrickgrimsley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bless your souls

    • @jackbabyofficial
      @jackbabyofficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Orchidblue1010 love bro

    • @jackbabyofficial
      @jackbabyofficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomalien1163 much love bro..from Sierra Leone

  • @IsisSummerRain
    @IsisSummerRain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1032

    I don’t know why people get mad when he says he is the best artist of all time? The statement is true

    • @goatx3215
      @goatx3215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      In my opinion he’s greatest rapper of all time 🐐🐐🐐

    • @TokurErdem
      @TokurErdem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      racists

    • @aniket5825
      @aniket5825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      MJ is greatest artist of all time.

    • @owenbaill6203
      @owenbaill6203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      KIRAN VERMA MJ is more influential but Kanye’s music sheer genius

    • @TokurErdem
      @TokurErdem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@owenbaill6203 how is MJ more influential lmfao

  • @thabolephoto4753
    @thabolephoto4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    If there's one thing that is certain, it's that Kanye is a musical genius! He has birthed so many styles, whilst consistently evolving in each and every project he's given us. Let's give Kanye flowers whilst he's still alive

  • @Earscoop
    @Earscoop วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    TH-cam removing ad revenue from kanyes music is the best thing eva

  • @MosesBarrymore
    @MosesBarrymore 8 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    One of the most genius rap songs ever created....

    • @UponDemise666
      @UponDemise666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Moses Barrymore if by genius you mean a down-syndrome chipmunk who's OVERRATED then I agree 100%

    • @rolodexpropaganda
      @rolodexpropaganda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nick Sickmore you everywhere hating

    • @UponDemise666
      @UponDemise666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mark A I most definitely am NOT everywhere 'hating'. I happen to have a deep-seeded loathing for Kanye Pest & all his buster ass songs (which he DOESN'T compose the beats, music, or production value). He's an IMPOSTER!

    • @f-liiiz
      @f-liiiz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nick Sickmore He does compose his beats, he even started off as a producer in the first place. Just look at what other artists say after working with him, he’s heavily involve in the production of all of his music

  • @laidbackjack3166
    @laidbackjack3166 6 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    "Take your diamonds and throw em up like you're bulimic, yeah the beat's cold but the flows anaemic'
    Superb.

  • @niamhmurray7864
    @niamhmurray7864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    I love it when celebrities use their power to share global issues

  • @yacineray1696
    @yacineray1696 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This guy was a genius musician

  • @turay6995
    @turay6995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    For all my Sierra Leoneans 🇸🇱❤️

    • @yeannorv7068
      @yeannorv7068 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      E sef tek we diamond dem jus research u go see

    • @dope8620w
      @dope8620w 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/7omqt2YRVe4/w-d-xo.html

  • @Quantum3691
    @Quantum3691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1166

    *Kanye has left an indelible mark on music history forever. ♾️ Eternally*

    • @KurtMidas1510
      @KurtMidas1510 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's his beat Song. And it's a Cover. Dude is sticking in 2010 for ever

    • @draxk306
      @draxk306 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@KurtMidas1510goofball

    • @Lizard1582
      @Lizard1582 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@KurtMidas1510 - someone who's never heard a full Kanye album.

    • @yungold313
      @yungold313 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      another kind of

    • @T.Denise
      @T.Denise ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@draxk306 how you listen to this song and still feel a need to call someone a clown?

  • @AnthonyRossetti
    @AnthonyRossetti 8 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I will always be a fan of Kanye, because he knows how good he is and is unapologetic about it. We've been taught that we can't acknowledge how good we are at certain things or we are being big headed and not humble. Lol fuck all that if you're great let them know.

    • @mallorya.3997
      @mallorya.3997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Reasons why people don't like Cam Newton. He was unapologetic. Love your comment!!

    • @diablo198hot
      @diablo198hot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Anthony Rossetti I'm pretty sure u have issues with your self esteem...

    • @NoSurrender786
      @NoSurrender786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      like floyd money mayweather

    • @eilidhtait6250
      @eilidhtait6250 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah It sounds like you have self esteem issues and this is your vent.... Which is fine.. but I'd suggest against it...

  • @eracingproseriesnetwork
    @eracingproseriesnetwork 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "I ask if you talk about classics do my name get brought up". The answer is yes. This song

  • @buzztone6250
    @buzztone6250 6 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Love Kanyes early stuff, so fresh so sharp, all while delivering a message of how messed up humans can be.

  • @lbc02gaming99
    @lbc02gaming99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    Just listening to all his music can’t stop going back this dude ain’t crazy. Same message years later!!

    • @hudsonvalicity5166
      @hudsonvalicity5166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Some geniuses are considered crazy. Google the association of geniuses and being crazy. I first heard this from my mother about her friends husband. He was a genius but very crazy, beat my mom’s friend all the time and ultimately ended up killing himself in front of her. When I first heard that I was like how can someone be a genius and crazy until I looked it up. That’s why it’s good to always research what somebody says.

    • @Jared_Hangluah
      @Jared_Hangluah ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He was telling the truth and revealing so many things to the world that's why the crazy rich and very powerful people who are pulling the strings painted Kanye as crazy and made the world consider him crazy and a fool from back then all this time.
      Now, somehow people start to see and realise what Kanye was talking about and he still kept on staying relevant somehow. Kanye is a genius.

    • @423lsr
      @423lsr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hudsonvalicity5166 ... and not always on Google too 💅 but absolutely yes! The line between genius & insanity is thin AF... An undulating pattern to it, if any; not necessarily linear ✨️💫

    • @williamalexiperezveas650
      @williamalexiperezveas650 ปีที่แล้ว

      Es verdad bro

    • @canaldocoas8682
      @canaldocoas8682 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hudsonvalicity5166 reall

  • @erebosthegod5019
    @erebosthegod5019 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My father been said I need Jesus so he took me to church and let the water wash over my Caesar....pure fire

  • @candicesoto8213
    @candicesoto8213 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i dont gve a fuck how crazy he go. kanye will always be one of the greatest of all for me

  • @Danleesixoneonetwofive
    @Danleesixoneonetwofive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    A work of a musical, lyrical genius

    • @yofacemnbbbvvcc1784
      @yofacemnbbbvvcc1784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Kanye is right

    • @cowfat8547
      @cowfat8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@yofacemnbbbvvcc1784 as always

    • @007REALBOND
      @007REALBOND 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would definitely agree...

    • @007REALBOND
      @007REALBOND 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For those that have an ear to hear, let them hear.

    • @yofacemnbbbvvcc1784
      @yofacemnbbbvvcc1784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cowfat8547 frfr

  • @KungaMatata
    @KungaMatata 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2853

    Anyone else on a Kanye marathon??

  • @J.0.E.
    @J.0.E. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    This song is so underrated on TH-cam.

    • @mandybaende4199
      @mandybaende4199 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mr_Chukes I agree

    • @mikepryor5837
      @mikepryor5837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mr_Chukes
      T*R*U*E*

    • @slattistcool
      @slattistcool 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Lucky Sport I mean not every rapper talks about money drugs etc there are many rappers who don't do that you just have to look at the right places

    • @johndeneau7667
      @johndeneau7667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It came out before TH-cam was big now you have a bunch of kiddies that only listen to their music on TH-cam generating billions of views.

    • @cantu7214
      @cantu7214 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johndeneau7667 yeah if TH-cam was a thing back then, this would have so many more views

  • @georgecortes853
    @georgecortes853 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hard-core metal head kid over here.. but when this song came out i think everyone knew this was just different....the taller you are the harder you fall Kanye

  • @arizonaron1461
    @arizonaron1461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    The second verse is arguably one of the most lyrical verses ever.

    • @shadebarranco3781
      @shadebarranco3781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Arizona Ron this is so true people will actually kill for diamonds its sad

    • @paulvasquez7897
      @paulvasquez7897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Only playa got robbed and kept all his jewelry

    • @funtimefreddie9637
      @funtimefreddie9637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@shadebarranco3781 It's got nothing to do with the diamonds.

    • @brandonreed3670
      @brandonreed3670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One of Kanye's most lyrical verses, at least.

    • @georgefaux2154
      @georgefaux2154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I always argue with my friends that this versions better and the second verse from ye is why my friends overrate that hov verse too much

  • @ChingelBopDingelFlop
    @ChingelBopDingelFlop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    Kanye be quoting Kanye. Damn son.

    • @Bleek17Six
      @Bleek17Six 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hard !!!

    • @Epzenify
      @Epzenify 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      kanye is a professional quote maker

    • @Bleek17Six
      @Bleek17Six 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts

    • @MrsLillifa
      @MrsLillifa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ching Pow Wing Wow Not your buisness

    • @vivacehome1
      @vivacehome1 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ching Pow Wing Wow OO7 Shine like a Diamond

  • @Random-ni3uj
    @Random-ni3uj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2161

    This sounds like a futuristic James Bond theme. Speaking of James Bond,
    R.I.P Sean Connery
    The first and best agent 007

    • @stevengu3196
      @stevengu3196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm gonna use it in my short film. The unmixed version sounds better

    • @spencerfletcher6933
      @spencerfletcher6933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Why would this be a futuristic Bond song when Diamonds are forever is already a Bond song.

    • @stevengu3196
      @stevengu3196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@spencerfletcher6933 EVEN BETTER

    • @YONCE8701
      @YONCE8701 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHAT?? NO!🥺

    • @HypnoticHollywood
      @HypnoticHollywood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@spencerfletcher6933 It's not the same as the Bond movie version.

  • @MrLongDoYT
    @MrLongDoYT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    one of the best kanye songs ong

  • @romier6267
    @romier6267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    " I was sick about awards couldnt nobody cure me, only player that got robbed an kept all his jewelry " THATS A BAR this man is different. YEEZY FOREVER

    • @Comuzzy
      @Comuzzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated bar, one of his bests

    • @thecouch5404
      @thecouch5404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snapped the fuck out

    • @thecouch5404
      @thecouch5404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Comuzzy I was so young like this nigga can't be this hard man 😭

  • @HorizonLine01
    @HorizonLine01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    This is probably one of kanye's best songs and one of his most creative and innovative, if he can do these kind of songs these days with the man's experience over the years then he can fully solidify his place as one of the best artists of our lifetime

    • @mar0060
      @mar0060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

    • @raajaa559
      @raajaa559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He solidifed himself as one of the best artists of our lifetime a long while ago lmfao be fr

    • @chrisg1556
      @chrisg1556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its hard to consider it one of his most creative or innovative tracks when its a sample from the 1971 james bond film. Its still a solid track though.

    • @cowfat8547
      @cowfat8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@chrisg1556 but isn't turning one thing into something completely different but better creative and innovative?

    • @rainman3164
      @rainman3164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chrisg1556 Samples from this era are better than the shitty mixes that have come out the past six years or so. Actual hot beats are few and far between these days. This shit is white hot.

  • @shechan3855
    @shechan3855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    It's crazy because although this song is a bop its speaking on a real issue that people didn't really discuss. I never knew about Sierra Leone until I was in highschool and read a memoir about a child soilder who eventually came to America. I don't care what anyone says about kanye he's so involved with people and giving voices to the voiceless and i can do nothing but respect that.

    • @gypsieladie
      @gypsieladie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Umm...NOWHERE in this song does Kanye talk about that. Let's give the man his credit, the song is amazing, but look at the lyrics. It literally is yet another song about how great he is. From start to finish. And he's not wrong. If there is a deeper level or wordplay I'm missing, let a sista know. Cuz it has completely flown over my head. Lol

    • @shechan3855
      @shechan3855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@gypsieladie go look up the lyrics

    • @Smyle001
      @Smyle001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gypsieladie listen to the remix with jay z, he speaks more about the issue

    • @jamesbedukodjograham5508
      @jamesbedukodjograham5508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gypsieladie Yeah the song is misleading because it is all about himself and his empire.

    • @ayodeledavid3034
      @ayodeledavid3034 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamesbedukodjograham5508no the song was originally about the roc nation crew and their greatness then qtip was talking about the labour problem in Sierra Leone while they were recording the song that’s why the imagery is in the video

  • @xxpope91
    @xxpope91 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Lyrics so impeccable 😢

  • @esequielalvarado
    @esequielalvarado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    My 5th grade teacher let us rap this song when we where reading about “The Tales of a Boy Soldier” I can’t believe how cool he was till I got older. He was really teaching us about what was happening. We learned a lot of things that weren’t in the curriculum

  • @ChescoYT
    @ChescoYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    *Kanye's music is truly is fine wine, gets better with age!*

  • @idrissbenjamin2505
    @idrissbenjamin2505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    I'm from Sierra Leone and I'm proud of you Kanye.

  • @sambanelly25
    @sambanelly25 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This song is so deep on so many levels 🙌🏿 Didn't understand it as a kid when it came out but growing up and studying what the blood diamonds have done to Sierra Leone, like guys this song is so so so poetic and so deep. I love this album 🙌🏿

  • @tpbisdivine
    @tpbisdivine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Kanye really bodied this track. The flow the bars and punchlines everything about this was fire!

  • @228allday
    @228allday 8 ปีที่แล้ว +826

    Nothing will compare to this Kanye he was on his shit but everything changed when his moms passed away

    • @VinnyFrank
      @VinnyFrank 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      u mean when ''his'' mom passed away

    • @Taxidermistification
      @Taxidermistification 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahaha

    • @j04370859
      @j04370859 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was fantastic though.

    • @daltonsilverman1974
      @daltonsilverman1974 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      No after his mom died he still made some great songs

    • @dro258
      @dro258 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      then after that he went on to sell his soul

  • @AshleyE84
    @AshleyE84 10 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Ever since this song came out in 2005, I can't help but say "forever-ever, forever-ever..." whenever someone says "forever." Thanks Kanye.

    • @DAVIDDNORWOOD
      @DAVIDDNORWOOD 10 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Thanks *andre 3000

    • @AshleyE84
      @AshleyE84 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DAVIDDNORWOOD True

    • @DAVIDDNORWOOD
      @DAVIDDNORWOOD 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @eonsian
      @eonsian 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DAVIDDNORWOOD i knew I heard it from somewhere

    • @feiticeirafatale561
      @feiticeirafatale561 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe that is sampled from James Bond movie. I checked it out, yes it is.

  • @LostIn_void
    @LostIn_void หลายเดือนก่อน +335

    Who’s here in 2024?

    • @RawVeganJenNYC
      @RawVeganJenNYC หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      👋🏽💃🏾

    • @danielfuentiz3098
      @danielfuentiz3098 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Diamonds are forever bro

    • @iamcarnage1335
      @iamcarnage1335 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vive.

    • @alibasar9154
      @alibasar9154 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Form sunrise to sunset

    • @28hotrods
      @28hotrods หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was there in 2005 too…

  • @jamaldyfan5908
    @jamaldyfan5908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    As a Sierra Leonean🇸🇱
    I felt the intro vibez for sure
    Diamonds are forever❤

    • @godtfotplk7895
      @godtfotplk7895 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Listen, the remix with jayz it's even better

  • @Duckinsmokes
    @Duckinsmokes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "Couldn't afford a Ford escort" now he's the richest black man in American history. God bless

    • @traviscarter1023
      @traviscarter1023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      False go do your history the riches black man is from Africa this is not the riches black man in the history of the black nation.

    • @trillshox2281
      @trillshox2281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@traviscarter1023 he said in American History

    • @traviscarter1023
      @traviscarter1023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trillshox2281 Still False.

    • @cartistan
      @cartistan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@traviscarter1023 how

    • @cartistan
      @cartistan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@traviscarter1023 if it's false tell us who is

  • @hhygijg4609
    @hhygijg4609 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    His samples always give me goosebumps

  • @logicsir5257
    @logicsir5257 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That second verse is one of my favorite Kanye West verses !