I'm addicted to this version of the song. I revisit this video at least once every month. Live instrumentation is a must for artists in my opinion, it just achieves so much more than the regular in-studio sound.
American Gangster doesn’t get the same recognition as reasonable doubt, blueprint or black album but it’s low key arguably his best album. Underrated classic.
@cortezarmstrong True, we all have our day. It's the nature of the industry. It's a beast! MJ, CB, Prince incorporated James Brown style. Like I said alls fair in love and hip-hop. I don't live their day to day lives. I'm just going to be a fan! 🎶
This is probably my favorite Hova track..idgaf, for me its a metaphor portrayal of the similar effects a powerful love and a powerful drug have on an individual. Pure genius. Also, although its dope to play whenever its especially wavy to do so in the fall & winter, trust me.
1:49 - 1:53 As an aspiring performer, I LOVE seeing those moments when the whole band is rocking out to a smooth ass groove. I can't wait for that to be me with my band!
How could you deny me So vehemently Now your body is shaking Trying to free it of me And your soul is in control Trying to lead it from me And your heart no longer Pledge allegiance to me Damn: I'm missing the days when you needed me!!
The word play in this song is sick! Hes a genious at what he does. Rap needs him he sets the bar so high. And....the two dudes in the back on the horns are the same guys in Maxwell's band. The must be very talented.
My HOV EPIPHANY 😉 came when I saw "Fade To Black" ...something happened to me and I haven't been the same🤷🏾♀️🤦🏽♂️..and then when I saw him in person 🤯🤯😰😭💙💙💙💙 I'm not him so I don't know to describe it...suffice it to say...I know how you felt 😉😂😂stay BLESSED and ENCOURAGED 🙏🏾🙏🏾
*I keep trying to remind you* *To keep telling yourself* *Now your conscience* *Is interfering, like* *"Better yourself!"* *Like you better get help* *BUT WHEN THAT MMEDICINE'S FELT* 💋
This Is My Favorite Hip-Hop Song - Rolendy Pierre Louis - I Know - Shawn Corey Carter JAY-Z Feat Pharrell Williams [Produced By Pharrell Williams] [Year: 2007] [Album: American Gangster]
I think when we look back at the years 2006-2016 we're gonna see that it wasnt Kingdom Come or BP3 that didnt solidfy Jay Z as the Boss of rap... it was American Gangster. He still has a lot left in him too!
To me the song is about 3 things depending on how you look at it. 1: drugs to an addict 2: a man to a woman 3: a woman to a man thats just my point of view
Really!!?😳 WOW!!! I always wished I could have been present at this shiw!! So iconic and to be in that type of intimate venue with HOV!!!?🤯😱 would have been #fangoals😍😍
And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) Uh, she wants that old thing back (uh, uh, uh) She want those heroin tracks, she likes me She fiends for me nightly, she leans for me Morning, she rush for my touch, this is about lust Cold sweats occur when I'm not with her My presence is a must, must, must Bonita Applebum, I gotta put you on If I didn't when we cuttin', the feeling would be too strong In any form, I'm giving you sweet dreams That Sugar Hill, she call me her sweet thing That Black Rain will take away your pain Just for one night, baby, take me in vein Now that feelin' got you trippin' You don't wanna feel no different This here lust has got you itchin' Nose wide open and its' drippin' (eh, eh, eh, eh) I know what you like, I am your prescription I'm your physician, I'm your addiction And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) I am so dope Like Louboutins with the red bottoms You gotta have 'em, you glad you got 'em Like every color Giuseppe's, your guilty pleasure is me It's so much fun, you shun therapy Although it never be, the feeling is fleeting Shopping's like coppin', you constantly need it I'm never around, you constantly seek it You'll never be down, I know where your peak is Nine and a half weeks is better than twelve steps I keep tryin' to remind you to keep tellin' yourself Now your conscience is interfering, like "Better yourself" Like you better get help But when that medicine's felt We're back together Don't ever leave me Don't ever let 'em tell you that you'll never need me My China White, 'til we D.O.A Its Montego forever, baby, lets get away And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) How could you leave me? I thought that you needed me When the world got too much and you pleaded with me Who helped you immediately? How speedy of me How could you deny me so vehemently? Now your body is shakin', tryna free it of me And your soul is in control, tryna lead it from me And your heart no longer pledge allegiance to me Damn, I'm missing the days when you needed the D And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov)
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This song is about any addiction. Drug, relationships, food, sex...whatever. That's why I love it.
Your words man ❤
TV and smartphone screens
I'm addicted to this version of the song. I revisit this video at least once every month. Live instrumentation is a must for artists in my opinion, it just achieves so much more than the regular in-studio sound.
Finessed Analyzer me too
@@shenyrusscarborough7366 me three.
On god ima at work right now at 1:39 a.m and I had to hear this version to wake me up fr👌
Same. Live bands take rap music to another level
Yesss!!
American Gangster doesn’t get the same recognition as reasonable doubt, blueprint or black album but it’s low key arguably his best album. Underrated classic.
Lyrically it might be
That’s what I have been saying !!
I like this album the most!
I concur. I deem it “ Reasonable Doubt Part 2.”
I do like it but the production the black album and blueprint is insane
The musical arrangement on this is immaculate. Not to mention this is one of his most poetic songs ever.
When you can make a whole song into a metaphor, ur a genius
One of his best albums in my humble opinion
I was 12 going on 13 when I first seen this I’m now I’m 27 😩 still in love with this version
Me too fam
This is a beautiful genius production by the Pharrell and the Neptunes!!!!
this sounds even better with live band
Agreed.
So true So true.
jay is a genius. a business man and a lyrical criminal!
💯
@cortezarmstrong alls fair in love and hip hop/rap!! ✌
@cortezarmstrong True, we all have our day. It's the nature of the industry. It's a beast! MJ, CB, Prince incorporated James Brown style. Like I said alls fair in love and hip-hop.
I don't live their day to day lives. I'm just going to be a fan! 🎶
@cortezarmstrong ok. I'm a fan!
I like dat 😊
This is probably my favorite Hova track..idgaf, for me its a metaphor portrayal of the similar effects a powerful love and a powerful drug have on an individual. Pure genius. Also, although its dope to play whenever its especially wavy to do so in the fall & winter, trust me.
AngryMonkeyKing play this song at night while riding in the car
100%
Heavy on playing it in the fall and winter nights
Geah mane
Facts bro it’s give a fall on the verge of winter vibe
He is so dope... I swear I fell in love with his music after seeing Story teller
Hi mccull hun if lilove your bigh HD
It happened for me when I 1st saw “Fade To Black “ 👊🏾😉💕💕💕💕it’s been a wrap ever since 🐐🐐🐐
Pharrell & Jay Z best combo
nine years later, i still come back to this and its still super fresh. those horns man!
1:49 - 1:53
As an aspiring performer, I LOVE seeing those moments when the whole band is rocking out to a smooth ass groove. I can't wait for that to be me with my band!
HOVA da GOD this is my fave HOV track and I have many. It’s just something about this track that rocks my soul
Happy birthday to my dad who passed away 3 years ago and to my GOAT HOV
The live version is better than the album version. Love this!
2023 baby and still listening to this dope music.
How could you
Leave me
I thought that
You needed me
When the world
Got too much and
You pleaded with me
Who helped you
Immediately
How speedy of me..
How could you deny me so vehemently.
This track is fuckin' beautiful. This live version just tops it all off.
How could you deny me
So vehemently
Now your body is shaking
Trying to free it of me
And your soul is in control
Trying to lead it from me
And your heart no longer
Pledge allegiance to me
Damn: I'm missing the days
when you needed me!!
The word play in this song is sick! Hes a genious at what he does. Rap needs him he sets the bar so high.
And....the two dudes in the back on the horns are the same guys in Maxwell's band. The must be very talented.
My HOV EPIPHANY 😉 came when I saw "Fade To Black" ...something happened to me and I haven't been the same🤷🏾♀️🤦🏽♂️..and then when I saw him in person 🤯🤯😰😭💙💙💙💙 I'm not him so I don't know to describe it...suffice it to say...I know how you felt 😉😂😂stay BLESSED and ENCOURAGED 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Live band . was a perfect combination Jay Z this was one of my favorite Albums ..
2019 amd this song is still an addiction. Lol
I Love This Song♥️🥰
Didn't realise Jay could break it down for the neo jazz/funk heads out there...smmmoooooootttthhhhh lol
This will forever be one of my favorites.💕
Dope performance. Love the melodies.
This sounds even better live...
The live version is so on point.
I like the American Gangsters storytellers live better than the Mtv unplugged Lp. This should of been a live album
thought I was the only one
This is my favorite Jay-Z song….. intellectually climatic 🚬
Yes it is a movie for real
Those trumpets was giving me life 😍
i was n new york wen his album was released, i watchd this live on mtv wen i was in manhatten , this was in brooklyn, i love jay z
one of my favorites off the album
2018....Still better than any rap song today!
U can see how Pharrel's input is so unique, and that's just mentioning the chorus vocals
Morning: She rush
For my touch
"This is about lust"
Cold sweats occur
When I'm not with her
My presence is
a must- must- must-
Bonita Applebum..
YOU GOT TO PUT ME ON...
If I didn't when we cuttin the feelin a be too strong.
In any form I'm giving you sweet dreams
that sugarhill she call me her sweet thang.
*I keep trying to remind you*
*To keep telling yourself*
*Now your conscience*
*Is interfering, like*
*"Better yourself!"*
*Like you better get help*
*BUT WHEN THAT MMEDICINE'S FELT* 💋
American Gangster is Jay’s top 4 albums!! Jay was somewhere else with this album
Flow on point and the lyrics so passionate
Royster is cold killing on the drums. It looks like Ommas Keith on keys.
This song give me chills to this day❤
there is no way anyone can tell me this guy isn't the greatest ever !!! crazy intellect and sick rhymes...!!!
That analogy baby😊
Fav rapper❤️💯🌟
Damn almost forgot about this song...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love this song omg
Watch this all the time 💯🔥🔥🔥
Hov pretty much described my career as a black Army officer in my 20s (2006-2016) in 0:00-1:20
The live version of this song sounds better than the original version of this song.
American Gangster is one of his best albums.
Needed to see This. This Song Is Amazing In So many ways, Its Amazing How Music Never Ages
The best version
Superlike. Nobody does it like Jay
This song will always remind me of the year 2008 i was always playing it out loud to good times
The way it fades out at end is immaculate
Why can't they come out with a Blu ray DVD if this
The best rapper ever
I LOVE JAY Z ON THIS!
I can't get enough of this
You can study this song the use of personification is amazing jayz is one of the best lyricist
Blessed to have discovered his greatness man
This Is My Favorite Hip-Hop Song - Rolendy Pierre Louis - I Know - Shawn Corey Carter JAY-Z Feat Pharrell Williams [Produced By Pharrell Williams] [Year: 2007] [Album: American Gangster]
I LOVE HIM
This shit was a Master piece
This version is soul lounge live heaven.
i love his lyrics...........
I think when we look back at the years 2006-2016 we're gonna see that it wasnt Kingdom Come or BP3 that didnt solidfy Jay Z as the Boss of rap... it was American Gangster. He still has a lot left in him too!
To me the song is about 3 things depending on how you look at it. 1: drugs to an addict 2: a man to a woman 3: a woman to a man thats just my point of view
I’ve been clean for years but this song is so accurate it’s actually triggering, especially the last verse
2019 dec we still locked in
This is genius....poetry.
I LOVE THIS SONG AND JAY Z R.O.C. HOVA CHAIN LOVE LOVE THIS ONE!
Great performance hands down 💯💯
like every color gasseppis your guilty pleasure is me, you to have them, im glad you got it
Prince was in this audience.
Really!!?😳 WOW!!! I always wished I could have been present at this shiw!! So iconic and to be in that type of intimate venue with HOV!!!?🤯😱 would have been #fangoals😍😍
*I know what you like,*
*I am your prescription*
*I'm your physician,*
*I'm your addiction*
*And I know..*
Goat cocaine rap song.
One of the best live versions of a song ever
Amazing!!!
I played this everyday sophomore year of college at Winston Salem State ✊🏿
EVENTUALLY TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING WILL DEPLETE YOU...
+OnePlusOneEquals3 you sound like a robot
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(I know what you like)
Everything you love
(Baby, you like)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
Uh, she wants that old thing back (uh, uh, uh)
She want those heroin tracks, she likes me
She fiends for me nightly, she leans for me
Morning, she rush for my touch, this is about lust
Cold sweats occur when I'm not with her
My presence is a must, must, must
Bonita Applebum, I gotta put you on
If I didn't when we cuttin', the feeling would be too strong
In any form, I'm giving you sweet dreams
That Sugar Hill, she call me her sweet thing
That Black Rain will take away your pain
Just for one night, baby, take me in vein
Now that feelin' got you trippin'
You don't wanna feel no different
This here lust has got you itchin'
Nose wide open and its' drippin' (eh, eh, eh, eh)
I know what you like, I am your prescription
I'm your physician, I'm your addiction
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(I know what you like)
Everything you love
(Baby, you like)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you like, Hov)
I am so dope
Like Louboutins with the red bottoms
You gotta have 'em, you glad you got 'em
Like every color Giuseppe's, your guilty pleasure is me
It's so much fun, you shun therapy
Although it never be, the feeling is fleeting
Shopping's like coppin', you constantly need it
I'm never around, you constantly seek it
You'll never be down, I know where your peak is
Nine and a half weeks is better than twelve steps
I keep tryin' to remind you to keep tellin' yourself
Now your conscience is interfering, like "Better yourself"
Like you better get help
But when that medicine's felt
We're back together
Don't ever leave me
Don't ever let 'em tell you that you'll never need me
My China White, 'til we D.O.A
Its Montego forever, baby, lets get away
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(I know what you like)
Everything you love
(Baby, you like)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
How could you leave me?
I thought that you needed me
When the world got too much and you pleaded with me
Who helped you immediately?
How speedy of me
How could you deny me so vehemently?
Now your body is shakin', tryna free it of me
And your soul is in control, tryna lead it from me
And your heart no longer pledge allegiance to me
Damn, I'm missing the days when you needed the D
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(I know what you like)
Everything you love
(Baby, you like)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love)
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
And I know, and I know
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
(Baby, you like, Hov)
(Baby, you love, Hov)
Who helped you immediately, how "speedy" of me. Damn every line is filled with greatness... lyrical genius
So glad I found THIS!! THANK YOU!!!
Dammm Jay if only you could do concert wit dis joint ... Turn Upppppppp
After all this time.... this is a way better version 🙏🏾 thanks for posting
Still bumping in August 2020 🔥
2019??
This is my fav version.
Don't like jay z but this track...and her getting ready in the mornings to this! 💔
I really like this song!!
Something about the extra horns adds spice
Sweet dreams
I put American Gangster next to Life and Times vol 1 and Reasonable Doubt as his top 3 albums.
JayoJay I always forget about that one. AG versus The BA, that's a difficult choice because both cover various eras of his life
2020 still a banger
This ishh soo hardd
Not a HUGE jay fan..but the live band KILLED this shit
Hov is funny! lol
where can I download this? the live version is incredible...and the recorded version was dope...sheesh!