3:18 : If you notice, as the song transitions to a bit about Kanye's "beautiful death", his "so excited" turns into "suicide". Once you've heard it you can't unhear it.
this was a very low point of Kanye’s life and thought about killing himself. A strong theory is that if mbdtf flopped, that he would kill himself. A point that supports this is obviously the line in the song, but also a leaked song that was made around the time that many thought was his audio suicide note. The song is called “never see me again” I highly recommend checking out the whole thing around it because it’s very interesting and really Erie that we may have lost one of the greatest of our generation
jesus this song is just so fucking insane. its so goddamn lush. you can listen to this 1000 times and still find new things in the beat, instrumentation, lyrics... god.
The transition to “so excited” to “suicide” is so genius that I’m very surprised that Kanye managed to do that. And when King Crimson busted in the song out of nowhere, I was really happy. Overall, really good song!
"My childlike creativity, purity, and honesty is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts. Reality is catching up with me taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody." How have I not caught these bars all this time? Good thing I decided to major in Barology.
If you look at the situation ye was in prior and during the making of this album, mentally and physically, this song and this album is the best comeback I've seen in hip hop, just goes to show he can prove people wrong.
The line "Jumping out the Window" hits different when you know what he was going through and if he proceeded to do it we would've never got this beautiful masterpiece of an album. Thank you Kanye for inspiring me to keep on living and many others even when times seem to never light up.
And the transition from so excited to suicide. Dude literally had the hate of the world weighed on his shoulders, said fuck it and bounced back by creating an amazing album that is still treasured and will be for decades to come. If that isn’t inspirational I don’t know what is.
As someone who suffers from bipolar myself I can't help thinking that this song is a perfect representation of mania/hypomania. Now, I don't want to downplay the societal issues brought up in this song or other interpretations of it. Rather point out another layer of this masterpiece. As far as I know Ye wasn't aware of his diagnosis when he created Power, yet the accuracy with which he describes his state of mind is astonishing. Reckless driving, hypersexuality, feeling invincible, grandiose delusions, constant buss in your head, feeling overwhelmed, being talkative and argumentative... The signs are there. If anything it's a testament to Ye's honesty and incredible ability to capture his emotions in a musical format. That's a true talent!
Yeah bro being significantly insightful doesn't make you bipolar. And I've seen mania/hypomania it's definitely not in lyrics and empty words in a song...
Anyone else get chills when they hear “you got the power to let power go?” Makes you realise this whole song is Kanye looking in the mirror at himself.
I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault My childlike creativity, purity and honesty Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts Reality is catchin' up with me Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for custody With these responsibilities that they entrusted me As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece Thinkin', no one man should have all that power Damn.
I'm pretty sure in the future colleges will analyse and teach about Kanye's samples and discography as a whole. Let's appreciate his genius while he is still around us.
*LYRICS* I'm living' in that 21st century Doing something mean to it Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it I guess every superhero need his theme music No one man should have all that power The clock's ticking', I just count the hours Stop tripping', I'm tripping' off the power (21st century schizoid man) The system broken, the school's closed, the prisons open We ain't got nothing' to lose, ma' fucka', we rolling Huh? Ma'fucka', we rollin' With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands In this white man's world, we the ones chosen So goodnight, cruel world, I see you in the mornin' Huh? I'll see you in the mornin' This is way too much, I need a moment No one man should have all that power The clock's tickin', I just count the hours Stop trippin' I'm trippin' off the power 'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours And then they say (hey) and then they say And then they say (hey) and then they say And then they say (hey) and then they say (21st century schizoid man) Fuck SNL and the whole cast Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass More specifically, they can kiss my asshole I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goldies in Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic He knows, he so, fuckin' gifted I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault My childlike creativity, purity and honesty Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts Reality is catchin' up with me Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for custody With these responsibilities that they entrusted me As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece Thinkin', no one man should have all that power The clock's tickin', I just count the hours Stop trippin', I'm trippin' off the powder 'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours And then they say (hey) and then they say And then they say (hey) and then they say And then they say (hey) and then they say (21st century schizoid man) Colin Powells, Austin Powers Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation They say, I was the abomination of Obama's nation Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation At the end of day, goddammit I'm killin' this shit I know damn well y'all feelin' this shit I don't need your pussy, bitch I'm on my own dick I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with? How 'Ye doin? I'm survivin' I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin' Where the bad bitches, huh? Where ya hidin'? I got the power, make yo' life so exciting (so exciting) Now this will be a beautiful death Jumping out the window Letting everything go Letting everything go Now this will be a beautiful death Jumping out the window Letting everything go Letting everything go Now this will be a beautiful death Jumping out the window Letting everything go Letting everything go You got the power to let power go? (21st century schizoid man)
@@eebrohim7001 oh I thought it would be deeper than that. That's what I was thinking when you pointed it out but I didn't think people would rave for thaf
Me and my semi blind cousin were playing it, i usually carry and was a bit irritated because we had it on hard difficulty, and we were swapping control by deaths beating campaign. And on that penthouse mission, i stood side by the helichooper door until the intro of the song came on and i jumped out on the first verse; dive bombing fast and straight into the penthouse swimming pool and cause all hell. was badass.
im living in that 21st century hits different because 100yrs from now ppl are gonna hear what production at its best in a hip pop song ever sounds like.
Really contemplating this song is an interesting thing to do. There's so much thought and effort put into every part of it, into the music, the beats the samples and the references he makes included with his own deciphering and meanings of the words. It's an actual message with meaning and it's up to you to take an interperation from it. Rather you think it's just fun to listen to or has a deep meaning, it's all quite really made for all ears to enjoy and this would honestly be my favourite song of his for this reason. Edit: Can't really say this about mumble rappers who's 'deepest thoughts' are "I'm sad and I drink lean all day, eehheehehehhhwahhhh" Call him cocky, but he really is a lyrical genius. There's actual meaning in his lyrics and energy in his voice.
precisely man. his music speaks to the people who only really like a catchy beat/production, but it also speaks to the people who really look into the lyrics and broader significance of the song. this is true art - enjoyable by all humans.
An artistic masterpiece of an album that tells a story about the beauty and dangers of fame and love presented in amazing ways with extremely realistic musical elements with pianos and orchestral sounds, and amazing usage of sampling small elements of some know/unknown 1960’s, 1970’s & early 1980’s old school songs to make something completely original. Also extraordinary mature subject matter used very well lyrically throughout the album. Whether you like Kanye or not this thing is thing is a masterpiece that won’t be forgotten.
The part when "'so exciting" goes to "suicide" is a perfect representation of a bipolar. As someone who's living with bipolar as well that shits sums it up so well. One moment your life is so exciting and the other you're suicidal.
2 pac was a great rapper but Ye is a pure and raw artist and he has taken this art beyond music... beyond his shortcomings and faults... everything he does has a concept
This song makes me want to jump out of a helicopter and landing on the top of a penthouse crashing a party that was housed by a gang called morningstar and then take the place for myself and my gang
man you can’t tell me this is a message for 2022. he’s literally speaking his moment on history he’s making right in front of us 🙌🏾 “every superhero needs his theme music” prayers to ye
i think king crimsons 21st century schizoid man represents him running for president, as he does now seem like a schizoid. *king crimson is the person he sampled from at **0:33*
Every motherfucker on this planet gonna acknowledge his greatness after he gone, but slander him when he is with us. Shits disheartening to see. A living legend existing in our lifetime, and people keep hating him, for being himself.
I've always felt like Kanye, in the sense I have so many ideas but just keep fighting myself and I feel the world clocking by and I hate seeing that everyone else is trying to run from reality while I'm ready to jump the penthouse and take over and do my best to make the world better. Cause no one man can hold power without becoming his own monster
This song feels nostalgic. It reminds me when ppl are cheering for the morning summer special Olympus, High school/College football game night or ppl getting lit for spirit events 😌
Kanye west is just a man who’s did his research and has had the means to find the truth to things concealed from the general public id be mad stepping out of the door in this country everyday
People forget he lost the only person that kept him in check.. His mother. Look back, all the craziness started when his mother died. He seems to have fully healed now.
Skipper He made it to be the perfect album musically, in contrast to his other albums where the main focus is to express himself in some way. He has more of a connection to the ones where he feels like he expresses himself more.
When at 4:21, with the instrumental going so wild, I got the image of Ye in a spaceship who's driving through a portal to another dimension (like the scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey), it's so awesome
@@YeviCoulson what? No king crimson is just named after the band. i said no because its cringey. 21st century schizoid man has nothing to do with jojo.
A song like this, that is so amazing, clever, well produced, and not just that, but also legitimately powerful, makes the recent developments surrounding Kanye's current actions all the more disheartening. Kanye is a legitimately talented musician, but despite that I think it's safe to say that he's hit a new low and it makes me worry about the future of his music and his life as a whole.
Lol, my dude, I'm Jɛɯish, and I find this to be a retroactive self-dɨss track, because the ɢɑy Fish is hyping himself up, and yet included a sample of a voice other then his describing him accurately: "21st Century Sçħɨzoid Man".
@@musaraa Lol, my dude, I'm Jɛɯish, and I find this to be a retroactive self-dɨss track, because the ɢɑy Fish is hyping himself up, and yet included a sample of a voice other then his describing him accurately: "21st Century Sçħɨzoid Man".
@@tomv2063 I'm sorry bro .... I was there when MBDTF dropped... The production and sound was unheard of at that time ... ..... This album was a nuclear weapon when it hit stores and itunes ..... Kanye has yet to impress me like he did on this masterpiece.... He went to Pluto with this album 💪💥💥
This abulm is arguably top 3 if not number 1 hip hop abulm of all time. What I love about kanye's music is that he makes timeless music. U can literally take any abulm and place it in amy time in hip hop and it's a contender for AOTY. U can also take 1 song of your choosing off any abulm he's made.make a 12 song abulm and it can be abulm of the year. At any time in hip hop. What other artist can you do that with their whole body of work?
I used to think the "beautiful death" was about suicide too. So much of how we relate to death is on a physical plane. Death is transition and transformation as well. A "beautiful death" is "letting everything go" that's no longer serving your higher purpose. It's leaving behind that which hinders you.
When I heard that sr3 was getting remastered, I decided I would get my old disc and put it in my Xbox one (since it was backwards compatible) and gosh dang, the nostalgia hits you like that plane was nearly gonna ram you
3:18 : If you notice, as the song transitions to a bit about Kanye's "beautiful death", his "so excited" turns into "suicide". Once you've heard it you can't unhear it.
this was a very low point of Kanye’s life and thought about killing himself. A strong theory is that if mbdtf flopped, that he would kill himself. A point that supports this is obviously the line in the song, but also a leaked song that was made around the time that many thought was his audio suicide note. The song is called “never see me again” I highly recommend checking out the whole thing around it because it’s very interesting and really Erie that we may have lost one of the greatest of our generation
@@InstantInsightsYT The song that was leaked sampled another Japanese artist who unfortunately killed herself.
@@hamza12363 they also killed themselves by jumping out a window. Which is also said in this song.
@@hamza12363 who was the japanese artist?
@@sohammahajan1297 Yukiko Okada
jesus this song is just so fucking insane. its so goddamn lush. you can listen to this 1000 times and still find new things in the beat, instrumentation, lyrics... god.
Truly a music genius.
The ultimate song to walk down the street thinking you’re a badass
GOD with A Capital G to U
@@brumav9779 Exactly lol.
Apparently it took Kanye 5000 hours to make this song
The transition to “so excited” to “suicide” is so genius that I’m very surprised that Kanye managed to do that. And when King Crimson busted in the song out of nowhere, I was really happy. Overall, really good song!
He was actually contemplating suicide when he made this song
@@stanleyi3706 that’s also what never see me again is
The beat on never see me again was sampled from a girl who killed herself by jumping off a 7 story building
You can look it up their is tons of video's about it.
@@masonmyers1198 and he mentions wanting jump out of a window in this song. They both go hand in hand. Great song.
"My childlike creativity, purity, and honesty is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts.
Reality is catching up with me taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody."
How have I not caught these bars all this time? Good thing I decided to major in Barology.
Kanye’s very underrated as a lyricist
@@kingkunta2977 Obama Hamburger Sussy Balls.
@@kingkunta2977 lol Yeezus lyrics is just pure mediocre, but the beats and samples are fire.
With these responsibilities that they entrust in me as I look down at my diamond encrusted piece!
Yes. This stands out to me now at 23, when I’m finally fighting for my inner child.
If you look at the situation ye was in prior and during the making of this album, mentally and physically, this song and this album is the best comeback I've seen in hip hop, just goes to show he can prove people wrong.
Hopefully he’ll be able to make an even bigger comeback this year
@@coopthepoop1444 Safe to say he did
@@DanBruhMoment amen
As someone who is generally a rock fan I can say that this album is probably the biggest comeback in music history
nothing comes close
The line "Jumping out the Window" hits different when you know what he was going through and if he proceeded to do it we would've never got this beautiful masterpiece of an album.
Thank you Kanye for inspiring me to keep on living and many others even when times seem to never light up.
And the transition from so excited to suicide.
Dude literally had the hate of the world weighed on his shoulders, said fuck it and bounced back by creating an amazing album that is still treasured and will be for decades to come.
If that isn’t inspirational I don’t know what is.
even deeper when you realise the ties with Futari Dake by Yukiko Okada that this whole album has
You've got The Power to let the power GO!
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it deffently ant kayne he got black hair not hair like snow or head like snow eather
if yall read the profecys you would cleary see kayne has black hair and not like white as snow like my hair
"Clocks ticking, I just count the hours" hits different in quarantine.
I READ THIS AS THE LINE WAS SAID 😮
@@Galletita284 pog
Doomsday clock
Oh boy the whole thing hitting different
@@Galletita284 i did the same thing lol
I’m here just to appreciate the fact that Kanye used King Crimson
Same
It’s my first time listening to this song and I heard them and my face went from :) to :0
How did he got the idea to sample King Crimson?
same
Same. Thanks to a coworker. Not a Kanye fan or of the genre in general, but this is not bad.
As someone who suffers from bipolar myself I can't help thinking that this song is a perfect representation of mania/hypomania.
Now, I don't want to downplay the societal issues brought up in this song or other interpretations of it. Rather point out another layer of this masterpiece.
As far as I know Ye wasn't aware of his diagnosis when he created Power, yet the accuracy with which he describes his state of mind is astonishing. Reckless driving, hypersexuality, feeling invincible, grandiose delusions, constant buss in your head, feeling overwhelmed, being talkative and argumentative... The signs are there.
If anything it's a testament to Ye's honesty and incredible ability to capture his emotions in a musical format.
That's a true talent!
badussy.
Yeah bro being significantly insightful doesn't make you bipolar. And I've seen mania/hypomania it's definitely not in lyrics and empty words in a song...
Am I bipolar🙂 , I also have Such things
@@abhigyan2990 amogus
@@istarteverysentencewithbro didn’t ask
This song gave SR3 so much more cultural significance, it's amazing.
Makes me wanna play it again.
@@marcuspoblets There's a remaster so its there
Lmao what cultural significane
@@keenai5652 The remaster's just not on the same level imo, especially on pc atm
@@AkshayDidIt almost done with the platinum on PS5 and it’s the most broken game I’ve played in a while. It crashes so much it’s ridiculous.
3:20 That synth melody is beautiful
Faxx
He say so excited
Suicide
Listen closely
Mike Dean GOATed
I wish an extended version of it existed
Mike Dean ate it up
This is one of the best songs ever made
Facts
It is 💯
that is a bold statement
Absolutely ❤
Agreed
“Please stand for our national anthem”
This the anthem now
STAND THE FCK UP AMERICA!!!!! ITS TIME TO UNITE AS HUMANS AGAINST THE SYSTEM!!
UNITE AS ONE WE CANT LOSE!!!
Or, ya know, be scolded?
@@joed1033 while u lean back in your chair listening to hype music
Yes
Anyone else get chills when they hear “you got the power to let power go?” Makes you realise this whole song is Kanye looking in the mirror at himself.
it could also be pointed at the public. if they don't have the power to let power go, then why should they be criticising ye.
"The only power that I have, is the power to let it go" -Ryze
This song just builds more swag the deeper it goes.
I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Reality is catchin' up with me
Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for custody
With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece
Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
Damn.
That's that part of the song that always hit real for me.
REAL FR 🔥
My favorite part hands down 🔥
This song makes me want to take over a penthouse..
*this song makes me want to jump from a helicopter into a penthouse.
@@reyeseddie73 hence taking over a penthouse
this song makes me wanna shoot a bunch of gang members in red and black on a penthouse that I take over
@@ZedTheMasterOfShadows BANISH THE SHADOWS
I can't believe you guys are still here.
I'm pretty sure in the future colleges will analyse and teach about Kanye's samples and discography as a whole. Let's appreciate his genius while he is still around us.
i sure hope they do.
Yes, because Higher Learning won't be limited to colleges as they are currently instituted.
This song's almost 10 years old damn.
T I M E L E S S, 💯, 2020
College Dropout is 16 years old bro. Ye just makes timeless music
@@RobinXlone crazy the transition from CD to Dark Fantasy was only 6 years WTF
Aged like fine wine
And it's still so fresh
STOP SCROLLING AND GET BUSY CRAFTING YOUR DREAM. GET YOUR *POWER*
Yes sir. Thank you
Yep On The Amen🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👑👑👑
This got me back on track. I'm supposed to be drawing damn it, I gotta get good! Thanks
But i need my theme music tho......
I will start my cartel selling columbian cheese thank you, now homeland security will be knocking on your door
Kanye is not only a lyrical & musical genius, he's a futuristic one
I’m a very conflicted man.
One thing is certain, I ain’t ever gonna cease listening to these BANGERS
Seperating art from artist and all that shit.
@@dubbadoop1812 yup
It's funny, the same group he claimed controlled the world is the one that destroyed his career so quickly
@@marcoaraiza9381 i’ve grown to fully accept that ye is right. The initial shock wore off.
@@w7lves on some stuff yes. He also very admittedly said and did some stupid things.
But he’s a generational artist, nobody can deny that.
This is my all-time favorite Kanye jam.
“No one man should have all of that power”
- Yeezy
god bless y’all
*LYRICS*
I'm living' in that 21st century
Doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
I guess every superhero need his theme music
No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking', I just count the hours
Stop tripping', I'm tripping' off the power
(21st century schizoid man)
The system broken, the school's closed, the prisons open
We ain't got nothing' to lose, ma' fucka', we rolling
Huh? Ma'fucka', we rollin'
With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands
In this white man's world, we the ones chosen
So goodnight, cruel world, I see you in the mornin'
Huh? I'll see you in the mornin'
This is way too much, I need a moment
No one man should have all that power
The clock's tickin', I just count the hours
Stop trippin' I'm trippin' off the power
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
And then they say (hey) and then they say
And then they say (hey) and then they say
And then they say (hey) and then they say (21st century schizoid man)
Fuck SNL and the whole cast
Tell 'em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole ass
More specifically, they can kiss my asshole
I'm an asshole? You niggas got jokes
You short-minded niggas thoughts is Napoleon
My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goldies in
Now I embody every characteristic of the egotistic
He knows, he so, fuckin' gifted
I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts
Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault
My childlike creativity, purity and honesty
Is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts
Reality is catchin' up with me
Takin' my inner child, I'm fighting for custody
With these responsibilities that they entrusted me
As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece
Thinkin', no one man should have all that power
The clock's tickin', I just count the hours
Stop trippin', I'm trippin' off the powder
'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours
And then they say (hey) and then they say
And then they say (hey) and then they say
And then they say (hey) and then they say (21st century schizoid man)
Colin Powells, Austin Powers
Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
They say, I was the abomination of Obama's nation
Well that's a pretty bad way to start the conversation
At the end of day, goddammit I'm killin' this shit
I know damn well y'all feelin' this shit
I don't need your pussy, bitch I'm on my own dick
I ain't gotta power trip, who you goin' home with?
How 'Ye doin? I'm survivin'
I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin'
Where the bad bitches, huh? Where ya hidin'?
I got the power, make yo' life so exciting (so exciting)
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window
Letting everything go
Letting everything go
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window
Letting everything go
Letting everything go
Now this will be a beautiful death
Jumping out the window
Letting everything go
Letting everything go
You got the power to let power go?
(21st century schizoid man)
Thank you
thanks alot
Thanks so much
The lyrics are so good it's actually insane. He really is a genius
@@vixxp2856 Genius will always be crazy in a world full of insanity.
This song just make you feel powerful. Like the ultimate confidence.
3:20, that instrumental and the vocals and all the other moments that happen onwards from here r heavenly asf
the construction of the beat is pure genius!
the baroque interlude leaded by the synth is something precious.
amazing work!
3:19 - so exciting
3:22 - suicide
That's a hell of a message
BROOOOO
So what's the deep message behind it? Genually curioud
@@AJ-fv9ll Kanye is bipolar, shows how his emotions can go from one extreme to another in a second
@@eebrohim7001 oh I thought it would be deeper than that. That's what I was thinking when you pointed it out but I didn't think people would rave for thaf
the vibe of crashing a party while this masterpiece kicking in the background is just umatched.
Who else felt badass when this played in SR3?
goog ol days
@@Aidenpeckham11 good fkin old days. Glad i knew SR3
Me and my semi blind cousin were playing it, i usually carry and was a bit irritated because we had it on hard difficulty, and we were swapping control by deaths beating campaign. And on that penthouse mission, i stood side by the helichooper door until the intro of the song came on and i jumped out on the first verse; dive bombing fast and straight into the penthouse swimming pool and cause all hell. was badass.
You feel like a badass playing this while on any game!
Not even kidding, I played this while tearing apart a deathclaw in fallout 4
im living in that 21st century hits different because 100yrs from now ppl are gonna hear what production at its best in a hip pop song ever sounds like.
Never heard the full version in my life and wow just makes me love this song better
Saints Row The Third was an amazing game... Good ol' memories!
the best game
true
Nah man da music was good tho
@@fIeshwater L
@@AliBazz play fortnite leave us be
"you got the power to let power go?" That is the weirdest yet best flex i have ever heard.
Drake makes catchy music kanye gives you goosebumps with his music
Damn, guess I won’t see this song on any commercial dealing with sports, movies, or gaming anymore
We will always have saints row 3 🥳🥰 (disc versions haha)
And it won't be played at any sporting events.
I'm very late in appreciating Kanye's music but goddamn do I regret holding off on listening to one of his albums until this year.
Same
Same as well
Same
A lot of sames
I'll say it to them
Same!
He is bad
If only they released the full music video of this...it would be life changing. The short clip gives us a glimpse of the marvel behind this song. 👏😎🇰🇪
Really contemplating this song is an interesting thing to do. There's so much thought and effort put into every part of it, into the music, the beats the samples and the references he makes included with his own deciphering and meanings of the words. It's an actual message with meaning and it's up to you to take an interperation from it. Rather you think it's just fun to listen to or has a deep meaning, it's all quite really made for all ears to enjoy and this would honestly be my favourite song of his for this reason.
Edit: Can't really say this about mumble rappers who's 'deepest thoughts' are "I'm sad and I drink lean all day, eehheehehehhhwahhhh" Call him cocky, but he really is a lyrical genius. There's actual meaning in his lyrics and energy in his voice.
precisely man. his music speaks to the people who only really like a catchy beat/production, but it also speaks to the people who really look into the lyrics and broader significance of the song. this is true art - enjoyable by all humans.
You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain
this verse aged very well
You have no idea how refreshing it is to go through a TH-cam comment section and not see a 'Listening in 2020' comment.
just realised. never saw one yet
It's because it's never going to be old
Who else is listening to this in 2020?
Moses Rudende not until you commented.
You just ruined it... 😂
An artistic masterpiece of an album that tells a story about the beauty and dangers of fame and love presented in amazing ways with extremely realistic musical elements with pianos and orchestral sounds, and amazing usage of sampling small elements of some know/unknown 1960’s, 1970’s & early 1980’s old school songs to make something completely original. Also extraordinary mature subject matter used very well lyrically throughout the album. Whether you like Kanye or not this thing is thing is a masterpiece that won’t be forgotten.
The part when "'so exciting" goes to "suicide" is a perfect representation of a bipolar. As someone who's living with bipolar as well that shits sums it up so well. One moment your life is so exciting and the other you're suicidal.
Good catch, I hope you live a long prosperous life as happy as you can be!
@@Poundz978 thank u fam u too 🙏🏼
@@Poundz978Oh wow a big fan of your content! Surprised to see you here.
And to the og commenter, I hope you're doing good man ❤
2 pac was a great rapper but Ye is a pure and raw artist and he has taken this art beyond music... beyond his shortcomings and faults... everything he does has a concept
the tunes intensifying in the end is a masterpiece
This song was prophetic
When he said "austin powers", I felt that
This song makes me want to jump out of a helicopter and landing on the top of a penthouse crashing a party that was housed by a gang called morningstar and then take the place for myself and my gang
And also beat up a lieutenant Then defuse a bomb !
Git it how you live, playboy!
jajsjsjjsajjajasj
For Johnny!!!
Hmm sounds familar
"You got the power to let power go ?" (Damn🥶)
King Crimson
Ah yes, A man of culture. 21st century schizoid man!
Golden experience requiem
Mind if i attain heaven
*OH MY GOD !!!!*
Kanye is just a boy with a dream.
Ppl dont realize how deep this fn album is. Its brilliant
This is widely considered one of the best hip-hop albums ever, what are you on about
man you can’t tell me this is a message for 2022. he’s literally speaking his moment on history he’s making right in front of us 🙌🏾 “every superhero needs his theme music” prayers to ye
Kanye as he runs for president: POWER
💯
i think king crimsons 21st century schizoid man represents him running for president, as he does now seem like a schizoid. *king crimson is the person he sampled from at **0:33*
@@gutsumwun a group, not a singular person.
I usually dont listen to Kanye, but damn this good.
Same
its only good cuz they sampled king crimson
@@patrick6082 no, the sampled part isn’t even 1/10th of the song
@@obama_man9933 literally a 2 second sample
@@patrick6082 he sampled like 3 or 4 songs in this fym
Dis shit hit different now, no one ☝🏾 man should have all this power 🫣🤫ye 💪🏾👑 yea you got it 😢
"No one man should have all that power."
Every motherfucker on this planet gonna acknowledge his greatness after he gone, but slander him when he is with us. Shits disheartening to see. A living legend existing in our lifetime, and people keep hating him, for being himself.
I've always felt like Kanye, in the sense I have so many ideas but just keep fighting myself and I feel the world clocking by and I hate seeing that everyone else is trying to run from reality while I'm ready to jump the penthouse and take over and do my best to make the world better.
Cause no one man can hold power without becoming his own monster
songs always give me chills, so fucking lit
Me too
This song feels nostalgic. It reminds me when ppl are cheering for the morning summer special Olympus, High school/College football game night or ppl getting lit for spirit events 😌
3:44 This part is so beautiful and anesthetic. Reminds me of flying a Saints VTOL in the sunset almost touching the waters of Steelport.
If only kept that vibe
Or taking over a penthouse
3:44 now I know everyone hit one of those slow mo dives in Saints Row the third when that bit drop 🔥
Tim Rettke y'already know
“Reality’s catching up to me, taking my inner child I’m fighting for custody” sheesh 🔥
Kanye west is just a man who’s did his research and has had the means to find the truth to things concealed from the general public id be mad stepping out of the door in this country everyday
You got the power to let power go?
This man is pretty woke. He just needs to stop letting people confuse him.
Woke Individual What people?
@@giantcrayfish2866 I think he's good now
People forget he lost the only person that kept him in check.. His mother.
Look back, all the craziness started when his mother died.
He seems to have fully healed now.
the real power is self-control. i think kanye refers to that with this phrase and it makes perfect sense.
@@BaranoffIsaac Of course they do. Being woke is a call for attention on the same level as some edgy emo bastard
Who else is here because kanye thinks this song is one of his weakest lead singles of his career? And came to make sure how fire this song is.
Yeah, I remember a while back Kanye said that he didn’t like MBDTF that much
Skipper He made it to be the perfect album musically, in contrast to his other albums where the main focus is to express himself in some way. He has more of a connection to the ones where he feels like he expresses himself more.
Just saw that now and came to remind myself how fire it was
WOW! This is my FAV song & album by Kanye.
DICAWD!
They will be talking about YE a 100 years from now 🤴🏾
400
Ye has always had the ability to make great artwork
When at 4:21, with the instrumental going so wild, I got the image of Ye in a spaceship who's driving through a portal to another dimension (like the scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey), it's so awesome
this song deserves to be played at 100% volume
Kanye really gave some timeless classics to Hip-Hop: this, Heartless, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Ns In Paris.
Tell them the man in black sent you ⚡
It's hilarious black Adam couldn't wait he blast everything
Insane lyrics, great sample from king crimson and obviously insane production and beats
LIGHT 6
His taste hasnt evolved in the past 10 years im honestly baffled 🤣
Fantano moment
Stand Name: King Crimson
Stand Master: KANYE WEST
Lmao this is definitely king crimson requim
Stop that. Not here.
@@kubokubo6347 sussy
King Crimson Requiem: Power
@@YeviCoulson what? No king crimson is just named after the band.
i said no because its cringey. 21st century schizoid man has nothing to do with jojo.
A song like this, that is so amazing, clever, well produced, and not just that, but also legitimately powerful, makes the recent developments surrounding Kanye's current actions all the more disheartening. Kanye is a legitimately talented musician, but despite that I think it's safe to say that he's hit a new low and it makes me worry about the future of his music and his life as a whole.
Lol, my dude, I'm Jɛɯish, and I find this to be a retroactive self-dɨss track, because the ɢɑy Fish is hyping himself up, and yet included a sample of a voice other then his describing him accurately: "21st Century Sçħɨzoid Man".
I have a feeling for the ending of this song, I can’t explain but the beat, it’s just awesome
“In this white man’s world we’re the ones chosen”. Man y’all better stop hating on Kanye💯
I like kanye but he has said a lot of questionable things tho. But his music is fire 🔥
yeah no one cares
Quadingly yet.... look where you are.
Lmao he's insane, not because of that, he said he's half dragon, which is... extremely insane
@@jackrocks8350 LOL that dragon energy huh
2:55 - 3:20 is just bliss 🔥
lil tik tok FUCKIN FACTS
Man this song was the Superman, like theme music for The Black superhero coming move!!!!👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👑👑👑👑 King Theme song
fuck i might have to vote for this guy now.
Greatest album ever made.
“No one man should have all that power” -2pac
this is like ordering a bouquet of Doritos at Johnny Garcia’s house
-Gexst
"airplane what for" -bubsy
Do not mention that myth of a rapper with one of the goats in Kanye.
-Homelander
No one ((people)) should have all that POWER and I agree.
K, edgy kid
But there is one that has all the power🤔
Bro think he hitler
@@musaraa Lol, my dude, I'm Jɛɯish, and I find this to be a retroactive self-dɨss track, because the ɢɑy Fish is hyping himself up, and yet included a sample of a voice other then his describing him accurately: "21st Century Sçħɨzoid Man".
@@LangThoughts i don’t think u understand this song and why r u speaking hieroglyphics
Didn’t think I would hear King Crimson in a Kanye song lol.
Kanye is truly a man of culture!
Kanye's last Classic album!!!! He had something to prove with this LP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Not true, his last classic album was TLOP. Ye could too but it was too short
@@tomv2063 meh ...7/10 ..
@@tomv2063 I'm sorry bro .... I was there when MBDTF dropped... The production and sound was unheard of at that time ... ..... This album was a nuclear weapon when it hit stores and itunes ..... Kanye has yet to impress me like he did on this masterpiece.... He went to Pluto with this album 💪💥💥
This abulm is arguably top 3 if not number 1 hip hop abulm of all time. What I love about kanye's music is that he makes timeless music. U can literally take any abulm and place it in amy time in hip hop and it's a contender for AOTY.
U can also take 1 song of your choosing off any abulm he's made.make a 12 song abulm and it can be abulm of the year. At any time in hip hop. What other artist can you do that with their whole body of work?
playing saints row and hearing this immediately made u better. miss the xbox 360 days
This Is the first album I bought and I have no regrets.
I used to think the "beautiful death" was about suicide too. So much of how we relate to death is on a physical plane. Death is transition and transformation as well. A "beautiful death" is "letting everything go" that's no longer serving your higher purpose. It's leaving behind that which hinders you.
This song makes me want to siege an entire military base by myself
SR3?
@@mars_plays8507 totally lol
When I heard that sr3 was getting remastered, I decided I would get my old disc and put it in my Xbox one (since it was backwards compatible) and gosh dang, the nostalgia hits you like that plane was nearly gonna ram you
studies show that listening to this while playing any video game instantly makes you play 100x better
This is the bohemian rhapsody of rap.
Haha
bit much
Gangstas paradise
This song is a work of art.
I think this MAY be my favorite kanye song... I mean no other song makes me feel this amazing
Saint pablo
@@franciiscoc96 yeah 2 months later I agree
I ain't replay Saints Row 3 seven times to forget this bop goddammit
Amazing game
I’m here loving Kanye before he is Gone and everyone is fake
Kanye West always has legendary songs
2023 still bangs
This song makes my spirit vibrate.