I was a child soldier in west Africa, LIBERIA. From age 7 to 13. The worse 7yrs of my life. Still dealing with the monster they created, but MY GOD WINS.... E V E R Y TIME! THIS SONG is soooo deep! Thank you, Curtis 50cent Jackson! Thank you, for sharing this particular song with the world! It's a song for the record books!!!
This song hits me because people will try to push you until you snap just to call you a monster. Self-control or snap, it's always a choice to make. Know what you can handle and what you can't. 🙏my one-on-ones with God keep me sane nowadays. Lord knows there is a part of me that used to teach people to respect forcefully. It ain't worth losing my peace and joy within myself even for a moment.
This song is not only for when they put a target on your back or reject you. It is also for all the underdogs who are trying to pave their way and for the ones who are closely linked... Strength, Energy, Motivation, Empowerment, ...
[Jacob Banks:] They made a monster out of me They put a shot in my back They did me to the count of three They set the hounds on my tracks They made a demon out of me Then they put a cross through my flesh They put a search out for me Cause I got some blood on my hands But they would see me when I'm coming I'll be laughing, why you running? Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no They made a story out of me They laugh and joke about my name They put a bounty out on me They all excited by my shame But they would see me when I'm coming I'll be laughing, why you running? Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no [Avelino:] Yeah Remember when you wanted to forget me? You'd let me Rest in pieces and let the rest piece me together Yeah, we ain't never had spirit in the flesh These people These people let me loose, bet they wish they would've kept me now I'm verbal, feet out Told my sponsor I don't write bars, I get freestyle And if your hand never held me down, don't fucking reach out All's fair in love and war but I love a war How you picking on the chosen one? Cause when it rains bows, it ain't colourful I'm a be the last man standing, yeah, the only one [Jacob Banks:] Blacked out, moving through the jungle Got me feeling like my name is Rambo Let's rumble We can do it any way you want to Blacked out, moving through the jungle Got me feeling like a Rambo Let's rumble We can do it any way you want to But they would see me when I'm coming I'll be laughing, why you running? Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no
THIS SONG HITS DEFFERENT AFTER BEING BETRAYED AND UNDERESTIMATED by your friends, your lover nor anyone who's been NOT HAVING YOUR BACK WHILST YOU WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR THEM TRUST ME....
Jacob Banks is wayyyyy too underrated for his voice and lyricism and his ability to dance between r&b electronic and hip hop music is a skill of it's own that we seldom see anymore. Hope this guy is getting the checks he feels he deserves
This song always does something to me, especially now with everything that's going on in the world . Love your music so much thank you for putting your soul in all you music. Much Love!!!
I LOVE HIS VOICE BECAUSE IT'S SO CALM, STRONG, AND IT'S LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM AND KNOW IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!! BECAUSE THEY MADE A MONSTER OUT OF HIM
This song says just what I feel, I have always been in the dark and never allowed to shine and enjoy the light, I was never good enough, these 2 ladies did an amazing job of the tune I love their voices together
Found him in at the end of equalizer 2 and in power and Ghost book 2 see in video with Denzel equalizer 2 . HIS voice is undeniably one of a kind. You go JB. Jacob Banks
Born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham in England at the age of 13. Not short of talent, the Brit dabbled in all forms of the creative arts and began singing, playing guitar, and writing songs at the age of 20. A music lover first and foremost, Banks got his start at open mic nights and quickly garnered a following for his commanding vocal presence and daringly intimate songwriting. His music features richly textured beats, with its 808s and synth play, African inspired grooves and a soulful disposition that culminates in an unstoppable new sound. Banks debuted with his EP The Monologue, earning feverish acclaim that saw him supporting artists such as Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith and Alicia Keys on tour around the U.K. Now, at work on his Interscope Records debut (the follow-up to self-released EP The Paradox), Banks hopes to reenergize soul music for a new generation hoping to be their solace in hard times and a battery pack on a slow Monday morning.
Man, you should atleast google first, before the attack.. and mr Eazi rep Ghana steady, flag and all, does not mean, one of his parents MUST be Ghanian.. anyway, no long thing, he is WEST AFRICA so he is as much Ghanian as he is Nigerian.. fair enough?..lol
I hope by now most of you guys have listened to some of his other songs. This man's music is beyond words. I have not heard one of his songs that doesn't move you deep deep down in the pit of your soul.
Hey Jacob. You help me alot with your music. If I'm ever struggling with my emotions, I turn your music on and it helps me find some balance. So thankyou !
There’s a feeling I’ve had for like a year and been wishing to find a song that expressed it in some form. Known this song for years and never looked up the lyrics. This is the song I’ve been looking for.
Bruv, i've gotta say: I've been here since day 1 , literally, and i can't tell you enough how much this song has given me a reason to keep going. Jacob, if you ever read this mate, i thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I found this song 5 years ago because of power and I had to come back. I have it on iTunes on repeat some days. I can’t believe from 5 years ago and now how much more deeper this song relates to me right now.
Totally underrated.... ❤ Love it❤ I have been in Equalizer 3 today evening with my partner and this song was playing during the credits at the end. It fits perfect to the movie. THX
The most underrated artist going! Songs are amazing, voice is out of this world! A shame talentless people get recognised and the amazing ones don’t, keep up the good music.
What's briliant about this song is that it's like an allegory for the Black Experience of the past half a millenia. It's so profoundly deep i have no words
Power brought me here.
yep book 2?
Definitely!!! They played this song in previous episodes as well.
I just watched it! Im ready for this season Mary is something fierce.
Same here
Same I just finished watching power book 2
I was a child soldier in west Africa, LIBERIA. From age 7 to 13. The worse 7yrs of my life. Still dealing with the monster they created, but MY GOD WINS.... E V E R Y TIME! THIS SONG is soooo deep! Thank you, Curtis 50cent Jackson! Thank you, for sharing this particular song with the world! It's a song for the record books!!!
Wait wait… 😢🙊 uhm do you mind talking about your experience? I would like to be able to speak with you directly, if you are comfortable doing so.
Wishing you all the best and knowing you are gonna make ut through.
Yes God is so good.
oh wow bless u
i hope your still doing well brother
I will forever associate this song with Power....🏆🏆🏆🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lol this is why i am here
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
me too💥💥
Me TOO!!!
its so st.patricky😂
*THE POWER OF THIS SONG...*
Yesss 🙌🏽‼️🔥
I was liking everyone's comments on this .. yours is the only one I wrote a response to. 💯
Brilliant!!!
Ppl just DONT UNDERSTAND!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
so much pun in this comment 😂🔥
Power brought me here!!!!!! Adding this one to my playlist!
Me too
Mee 3
Listen to his song “ Mercy” 🥰
Me 4
Facts there’s a playlist for it on Spotify
This guy's songs are so older than him. His voice gives me chills. Very underrated artist.
👌👌😊😊You must check out his life path number..
I am your new fan. What is the name of the song played at the end of power book 2 episode 9
fr
💣💣💣
Same 🤌🏽🔥🔥😭 I found this song on power & Shazamed it
Nigeria put your hands up 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬. We keep representing
Omo we dey ooooo
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
You from Kansas
❤
This song hits me because people will try to push you until you snap just to call you a monster. Self-control or snap, it's always a choice to make. Know what you can handle and what you can't. 🙏my one-on-ones with God keep me sane nowadays. Lord knows there is a part of me that used to teach people to respect forcefully. It ain't worth losing my peace and joy within myself even for a moment.
Explained exceptionally well
Facts this in my soul
FACTS
i haven't heard a voice like his in ages. I'm in between screaming, crying, excitement, exhaustion, pure joy and disbelief. wow, what a talent!
I know right I was in love instantly
Listen to his other songs. Meaningful lyrics.
Michael kiwanuka, if you dont know him check him out, also Gary Clark Jnr
Marcel Redplanet me toooooooo uk x
Rite
Whose still listening in 2024...power house this song🙌🏽
The soundtrack of power was by far one of the greatest I’ve ever seen
Yes, the credits of Equalizer3 brought me here
Me 😊
@@mahasinabdullah9872llo😊llo
Equalizer 3 brought me here.... 😎 and I'm glad it did....
This song is not only for when they put a target on your back or reject you. It is also for all the underdogs who are trying to pave their way and for the ones who are closely linked... Strength, Energy, Motivation, Empowerment, ...
Most definitely
This is the coolest mix of African/British/American music ever.
Agreed!
It has no British influence.
Pure African and Black American influence
@@otogun3324 Yeah, no British influence whatsoever... Except the language it's sung in.
@@nicholasgodleman9305 "British" is not the language he speaks dumb ass.
This is honestly the only song that could take place of the original theme song of power
Factsss
Facts there’s a playlist for it on Spotify
Casper Ghost interesting I swear I might have to get on board of the Spotify train
Carl Proby yea bro it’s free
I gotta agree with you on this one bro 🤝🏼
This song is one Equalizer 3 and omg I'm loving everything about that movie and I can't wait to watch again
Ghost: "I'm gonna be the biggest godamn drug dealer in New York"
Tariq: *Usain Bolting throughout the whole campus*
YESSSSS!
Fuck tariq ghost was the king
A campus for a few months vs 5 boroughs of NYC for 15 years?.....Ok
@@sl4074 well tiriq is just like his father but I still hate him for killing ghost or is he dead We will find out
😂😂😂😂😂
Power always putting me on to some underrated 🔥 tracks
but those tracks are awesome right?
Fr
Facts need those other names
@@dantelove4606 there's one called out the mud by Kaleb Mitchel. Some goodstuff right there
Facts
I feel this inn my body!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Power though me here
If u black, it's because it has a ancestral warrior spirit! Key word...WARRIOR🗿✊🏾🇿🇦👊🏾
Your music fire by the way
Lol me to
Where exactly
The Equalizer 3 introduced me to it ❤❤❤❤
Power
Five years ago???? 2021 Power brought me here. I heard it Shazam’d it iTuned it and now TH-camd it. Pure goosebumps 🔥🔥🔥
Same
@@milliegoins season 4 episode 1 is when it first was shown on power btw .
Facts!
OMG...Where have Jacob Banks been all my life?? Obsessed now.
Rite😍😍
Me toooooo,😙😚😚😚☺️☺️🙂
POWER brought me Here!! Free Ghost !!
01ac1994 same here
Make that 2
Same tho lol Free Ghost
Same
RIP Ghost 😫😣
Power brought me here....guy has a soulful voice!
The equalizer 3 bought me here. I never knew this great tune existed. My wife loves it too. Excellent part of the equalizer 3 soundtrack.
This my man he is great I haven't seen Equalizer 3 as of yet
@@shaneishamurray6827: U won't be disappointed!.
[Jacob Banks:]
They made a monster out of me
They put a shot in my back
They did me to the count of three
They set the hounds on my tracks
They made a demon out of me
Then they put a cross through my flesh
They put a search out for me
Cause I got some blood on my hands
But they would see me when I'm coming
I'll be laughing, why you running?
Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming
I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no
They made a story out of me
They laugh and joke about my name
They put a bounty out on me
They all excited by my shame
But they would see me when I'm coming
I'll be laughing, why you running?
Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming
I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no
[Avelino:]
Yeah
Remember when you wanted to forget me?
You'd let me
Rest in pieces and let the rest piece me together
Yeah, we ain't never had spirit in the flesh
These people
These people let me loose, bet they wish they would've kept me now
I'm verbal, feet out
Told my sponsor I don't write bars, I get freestyle
And if your hand never held me down, don't fucking reach out
All's fair in love and war but I love a war
How you picking on the chosen one?
Cause when it rains bows, it ain't colourful
I'm a be the last man standing, yeah, the only one
[Jacob Banks:]
Blacked out, moving through the jungle
Got me feeling like my name is Rambo
Let's rumble
We can do it any way you want to
Blacked out, moving through the jungle
Got me feeling like a Rambo
Let's rumble
We can do it any way you want to
But they would see me when I'm coming
I'll be laughing, why you running?
Oh, you won't see me when I'm coming
I'll be that monster you've been wanting, oh no
jshaianne26 um. kinda.
@@akeenan6294 Kinda what?
He said Oh? I thought he said hoe u won't see me when I'm comin
@@bugg2032 🤣😭🤣😭
@@Bih1stOfAll I'm so serious I been singin this the wrong way the whole time yo 😁
The slight Nigerian dance moves ...love it! This man and this voice! He's definitely a monster! 💗
🔥🔥🔥
Rewatching Power and this song just kicked off season 4. Powerful!!!!! Perfect for power then and all the powers now.
This song is at the end of the 3rd Equalizer, and it fits so perfectly I thought it had been written for it. Just beautiful ... soulful, sad, truth.
Yeah, Robert McCall was certainly the "Monster" for the Mafia.
How can a song run though your veins like this?! I feel everything this man is saying. ❤️
I write music and I know whatchu talking bout. Every time I listen to this I get chills deep in my veins.
Promise you 🤌🏽🔥🔥🔥
So true sister, I’m traveling in different spaces in time. I can’t stop listening.
Respect to the man holding the tv through that whole verse.
heavy ass tv
Right. My thoughts exactly
Hahahahhaha
😂
Lol
THIS SONG HITS DEFFERENT AFTER BEING BETRAYED AND UNDERESTIMATED by your friends, your lover nor anyone who's been NOT HAVING YOUR BACK WHILST YOU WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR THEM TRUST ME....
Facts 💯 you said a word my Sister 💯👍
I feel it 100% that's my life story protect my fam and get nothing in return no1 has my back but me and i got everyone's back
Which is why it's my Theme Song for life. Shalom Sista 👑
Big FACTS.
ABSOLUTELY!!!!IT'S BRINGING ME TO TEARS IT'S SO POWERFUL!!!!!
Equalizer 3 brought me here! Love this song!
Equalizer 3 lead me to this masterpiece 🙏🏾
Power
His voice is power.Power!
"I'll be the monster you've been wanting" such a beautiful line
🔥🔥🔥🤌🏽😭🙌🏽
You took the words out of my mouth!! And I will be the monster that you wanted. I can relate to that one line.
Can’t believe this is an old song, 2023 and equalizer 3 brought me down here
This man is brilliantly talented. The world should know his name.
I can't wait to see him in concert! What an honor and privilege it will be.
💯 4 real 4 real!
WHO’S STILL LISTENING IN 2020? ❤️
right here
It’s a hit
Still here
Legendary song
Jacob Banks is wayyyyy too underrated for his voice and lyricism and his ability to dance between r&b electronic and hip hop music is a skill of it's own that we seldom see anymore. Hope this guy is getting the checks he feels he deserves
This song always does something to me, especially now with everything that's going on in the world . Love your music so much thank you for putting your soul in all you music. Much Love!!!
Heard this on equalizer 3 and immediately I fell inlove with this song. I would listen this all day 💯
Power had this first‼️
Power Book II brought me here! This song GOES!!
Facts there’s a playlist for it on Spotify
It was also on the original power. Season 4 episode 1
This would fit perfect in the Black Panther Credits for the movie!!!!!
yeesss it would
Just about any black fighter(Anthony Johnson and Joshua,Muhammad Ali,Mike Tyson,Sugar Ray Robinson etc.)
Killmonger's theme song?
Exactly what I was thinking!!!
@@kiwikudos9191 yes
I'm 4 years late but I'm glad to join the party
IrethN you and I both. I mean what a talent wow just wow!!!
Better late than never... 😉
Me too 😂
Ketching up here
Facts!!! This song defntly made me a fan of his music
i just watched Equalizer 3 and this song was at the end of the movie ❤❤ Another great Movie by my man Denzel W 😊 and nice song
I LOVE HIS VOICE BECAUSE IT'S SO CALM, STRONG, AND IT'S LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM AND KNOW IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!! BECAUSE THEY MADE A MONSTER OUT OF HIM
This song sends chills in my body STILL. This was the PERFECT song describing Ghost and now his son Tariq aka the next Ghost!
This is one of the most incredible songs I have ever heard. It cut into my soul.
Gene Cuvier all of his music speaks volumes. Amazing artist
MINE TO
You feel like some how you wrote the lyrics together from what you've been through your self
I feel it as i can relate to it personally!
The Good King
Never Stands
Alone.
We Are,
One!
This song made the power episode better
Swrs
Quantico tv series brought me here. I like the beat and his voice, perfect blend!
Yeah me too , quantico brought me here ! Great song !
Very underated vocalist, his music is definitely worldly, anyone can feel the emotion he puts into every lyric...
This song says just what I feel, I have always been in the dark and never allowed to shine and enjoy the light, I was never good enough, these 2 ladies did an amazing job of the tune I love their voices together
The power in his voice💥 WOW
I love it
Found him in at the end of equalizer 2 and in power and Ghost book 2 see in video with Denzel equalizer 2 . HIS voice is undeniably one of a kind. You go JB. Jacob Banks
Thank you Power, for such a dope episode and for introducing me to Jacob. His energy is awesome. His voice is supernatural. Love it!
This song been in power a lot 🔥🔥
he is Nigerian, why are they always so talented
As a Nigerian, this comment made me proud.. Thanks...!!!
sageer kwarra he's not he's from Ghana.
Born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham in England at the age of 13. Not short of talent, the Brit dabbled in all forms of the creative arts and began singing, playing guitar, and writing songs at the age of 20. A music lover first and foremost, Banks got his start at open mic nights and quickly garnered a following for his commanding vocal presence and daringly intimate songwriting. His music features richly textured beats, with its 808s and synth play, African inspired grooves and a soulful disposition that culminates in an unstoppable new sound. Banks debuted with his EP The Monologue, earning feverish acclaim that saw him supporting artists such as Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith and Alicia Keys on tour around the U.K. Now, at work on his Interscope Records debut (the follow-up to self-released EP The Paradox), Banks hopes to reenergize soul music for a new generation hoping to be their solace in hard times and a battery pack on a slow Monday morning.
GreySide my bad I have seen him with the Ghanaian flag several times one of his parents must be from Ghana then
Man, you should atleast google first, before the attack.. and mr Eazi rep Ghana steady, flag and all, does not mean, one of his parents MUST be Ghanian.. anyway, no long thing, he is WEST AFRICA so he is as much Ghanian as he is Nigerian.. fair enough?..lol
Favorite song right now. Speaks volumes on how I feel about myself and my people.
It definitely should be our international anthem for revolution.
Barron Handy facts
Quint-major @no
Cheers. I'm glad I'm not alone in this.
COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF
If you're a Nigerian and you noticed the shoki move, gather here 🔥 True son of the soil!
Equalizer 3 was such a good movie
I hope by now most of you guys have listened to some of his other songs. This man's music is beyond words. I have not heard one of his songs that doesn't move you deep deep down in the pit of your soul.
Power who else miss Ghost 😭
Me 😢
Me😢😢
Me 😮💨
Everybody does
Hey Jacob. You help me alot with your music. If I'm ever struggling with my emotions, I turn your music on and it helps me find some balance. So thankyou !
This song is epic whew!! His voice is timeless!!!!!!
Yes! I came replaying this 😅🔥🔥🔥
how come i'm just now finding this dude in 2019?
private private chainsmoking is the best, shows his real voice. Loving this dude am i right?
First time i heard this song was in season 4 of Power
I found him in 2017 still late
I just found him also.
I personally found him from power sessions 3 and i thank Shazam app
For the last few days have been on this song. I really feel it and get the meaning. I'm from kenya🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
sawa you
We mzee
Power brought me here , love the song
true
Same
me 2
So what your saying is that power brought you here ?
same here
Discovered this song because of Equalize 3 now I can't get enough
Jacob Banks got some moves :D
+Chantelle Asante Exactly, sexy move lol #shoki
+Chantelle Asante 1:05. it's all in that shoulder.
I literally have fallen in love with this man. I love everything about him and his voice soothes my soul...
Your voice; so rare, powerful and soulful and your vocals are insane!
Jesus remembers and he lives through us all! You never know if you are next to be used for Gods GLORY!
Equalizer 3 brought me here! Not sure why this song never made it on my radar.
Power Book ll: Ghost bought me here
Me too!!
This track is tooooooo hard, POWER BOOK 2 BOUGHT ME HERE ASWELL
it was in power before as well
Y'all ain't watch season 1?
Yes I forgotten it was in Power before
Equalizer 3 brought me here...superb movie...
Power
Equalizer 3
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’m just Blown away, Very few Artist hit me like this. This Godd is at the top of my list as of today. #1
End credit song to equaliser 3, very apt 👌🏼
Love this song! Definitely my hype song, when someone done wrong to me or my family
Wawu...6 yrs ago😳, and I'm just coming here. Thanks to POWER ❤. This song hits different 💥
Power (Ghost) finale coming up this week and I’m ready to hear this !!!
There’s a feeling I’ve had for like a year and been wishing to find a song that expressed it in some form. Known this song for years and never looked up the lyrics. This is the song I’ve been looking for.
Ending song to Equalizer 3. Thank you! ❤️
Equalizer 3 brought me here. LOVE THIS SONG!
Bruv, i've gotta say: I've been here since day 1 , literally, and i can't tell you enough how much this song has given me a reason to keep going. Jacob, if you ever read this mate, i thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This one artist I know with all at once , amazing voice and the intelligence of the texts . 🇿🇦❤️ amazing work brother Jacob
I found this song 5 years ago because of power and I had to come back. I have it on iTunes on repeat some days. I can’t believe from 5 years ago and now how much more deeper this song relates to me right now.
This is a war cry right before battle. This song is fire 🔥🔥🔥
I wish I knew about it, before. You’re right.
this song has a meaning
Can we talk about that coat for a moment? Damn!!! ❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah dred.....I was thinking the same all the way through the video. Dope stuff right there. Swag!
And how he just moves ...
By far my favorite song of Jacob Banks!! The message is so deep. This song is 🔥!!
Power brought me here,you're definitely on the map now Jacob🥰love everything about this song....the lyrics,the beat,the video😍super dope💪🏾❤🗣✊🏾
Great song.... Nigeria has such a strong diaspora
Clearly there's an able God out there,he created Jacob Banks and blessed him with such a powerful and soulful voice to bless us all....🙌
2024 ending and still listening ✌🏾
This dude's voice is so satisfying, and his singing is sick on top of it.
Totally underrated.... ❤
Love it❤ I have been in Equalizer 3 today evening with my partner and this song was playing during the credits at the end. It fits perfect to the movie. THX
The most underrated artist going! Songs are amazing, voice is out of this world! A shame talentless people get recognised and the amazing ones don’t, keep up the good music.
What's briliant about this song is that it's like an allegory for the Black Experience of the past half a millenia.
It's so profoundly deep i have no words
His voice is so strong,I have to hear this song every day.
I have always loved this song and I repeatedly come to it whenever I hear it in a movie or TV show this time it was for equalizer 3