Run The Jewels - Thursday In The Danger Room (feat. Kamasi Washington) | From The RTJ3 Album

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  • @marcusplenty1153
    @marcusplenty1153 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2324

    Dont let this banger of a beat distract you from how sad these lyrics are.

    • @dee-jay-gee-bee7659
      @dee-jay-gee-bee7659 8 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Just done exactly that. I'd played a fair bit of RtJ around this album's release but must've missed this one. Lauren Laverne just played it on BBC 6 Music and of course the beat hooked me in, thinking this has to be RtJ before she back-announced it. I had to come straight here to play it again and add it to my liked vids playlist, but it wasn't until I read these sad tales in the comments that I realised there was depth behind the music; I've always been a beats-first,lyrics-later type of man. So then I play it again, pay attention and think of my good mate's cancerous decline & funeral just two & a half months ago, and my head is nodding whilst shivers run down my spine...
      In memory of Sean Cooper...x

    • @someguymatt
      @someguymatt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bless you sir

    • @SlothhhKinggg
      @SlothhhKinggg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know I was like damn

    • @lonerstoner7607
      @lonerstoner7607 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deep and relatable

    • @Efbeeiii
      @Efbeeiii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      For fucking real.

  • @lelandhansen257
    @lelandhansen257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1233

    im currently dieing from cancer , im over come with empathy for my loved ones cause i see the hurt they feel losing me. hold tight the one that are dear. dope song.

    • @mskdmncrmsn
      @mskdmncrmsn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Leland Hansen stay strong in your final few brother, condolences

    • @smegmalasagna
      @smegmalasagna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      condolences

    • @cosby8499
      @cosby8499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Leland Hansen Ur dying and u decide to say this shit just for attention? Smh

    • @jackrock121
      @jackrock121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@cosby8499 Mind fucking off?

    • @justinpeoples8599
      @justinpeoples8599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      alkaline water machine that costs 5 grand. and chaga mushroom, reshi mushroom and monatomic gold.

  • @Henry8VIII8
    @Henry8VIII8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My mom died Jan 1 2020, while I was living in Atlanta. My last words to her were over the phone as I told her I was coming to see her, and I could only hear her breathing heavily. I spent the drive to Charleston listening to this song on repeat, just trying to hold it in long enough to make back. This song will always hold a special place in my heart.

    • @supremebuffalo6322
      @supremebuffalo6322 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Rough shit fam. My turn one day.
      i dread it

  • @transformersloverjon
    @transformersloverjon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +758

    Heaviest song on this album.

    • @WeeWeeJumbo
      @WeeWeeJumbo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Either this one or Report To The Shareholders

    • @spigglyspiggles9229
      @spigglyspiggles9229 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      thieves for me as my uncle deals with scitfrinia and is bipolar

    • @jpbastyr
      @jpbastyr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      schizophrenia? keep your head up man

    • @Caffeinated-DaVinci
      @Caffeinated-DaVinci 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Definitely. 2100 a VERY close second for me, but there's no denying how hard this song hits me every single time.

    • @murmaiderman
      @murmaiderman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      word

  • @RoTheNerd
    @RoTheNerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    Much respect to crew of Rogue Company that chose this dope ass track.

    • @NotUnymous
      @NotUnymous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes. I'm always just an inch away from stoping the search fpr a new match only to enjoy this beat just a little longer. No lie

    • @Slimerson93
      @Slimerson93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@NotUnymous ooh i always do it

    • @MaskOfLimbo
      @MaskOfLimbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When I found a match and a RTJ song played, I almost couldn't believe it.
      THen, after finishing said match, I was welcomed by another one.
      Rogue Company got a new player, man.

    • @MubeDSO
      @MubeDSO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MaskOfLimbo damn dude they just changed the menu track with the new season 😅

    • @tojatak6222
      @tojatak6222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MubeDSO i noticed this game wtih this song and played for 1 hour then seecond day im loggin in and they have changed it , that was a moment when i stopeed playing this game ;p

  • @boofdad8720
    @boofdad8720 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1367

    I'm turning up and crying at the same time

    • @amalija11
      @amalija11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      same here my sibling

    • @Philosoraptors22
      @Philosoraptors22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      This track has me straight sobbing yet this comment made me laugh my ass off.
      RIP to my homies Kevin and John, and RIP to the homies of everyone that reads and feels this.

    • @oldaccount2653
      @oldaccount2653 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I lost my sibling, too. But they didn't die, they betrayed my family...

    • @1stulees
      @1stulees 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      They're here in my mind. Until I die.

    • @raynyday9359
      @raynyday9359 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bradley Sherman U-Usagi San!!

  • @unomduscucapu7710
    @unomduscucapu7710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    A man ain't real if he doesn't admit he cries every once in a while

    • @t41xz
      @t41xz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hei, am gasit un roman, in aceasta sectie de comentarii a unei melodii de calitate. :)

    • @FlavurbyK
      @FlavurbyK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts

    • @mysterymcfly3107
      @mysterymcfly3107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@t41xz, could someone translate this please?

    • @vlad4evar
      @vlad4evar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mysterymcfly3107 Hey, I'm Romanian, too, he just said "Hey, I found a Romanian, in this comment section for a quality song"

    • @mysterymcfly3107
      @mysterymcfly3107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vlad4evar, thanks!

  • @edgarroberts8740
    @edgarroberts8740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Can we take a minute to appreciate, among all the amazing things about this song, just how brave El-P's verse is? That line about wishing Tao was gone so he wouldn't have to see him suffer anymore, the way he ends it straight up telling Tao he loves him. El-P was putting a lot of really dark, difficult emotions out there for the world to see. The vulnerability he shows on this track is just so powerful.
    Remember fellas: there's nothing more manly than telling the ones closest to you how much they matter to you.

    • @DavidWhitt-ym7bk
      @DavidWhitt-ym7bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Watched one of my best friend fade slow to cancer. And... it's just accurate. It rips my heart out every time. But some times I need it. To remember.

  • @madamaonyx8844
    @madamaonyx8844 7 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    "How do you feel 'bout yourself when you know that sometimes you had wished they were gone? Not because you didn't love 'em but just because you felt too weak to be strong"
    Ouch.

  • @educationed-llama
    @educationed-llama 7 ปีที่แล้ว +817

    Right for a right, wrong for a wrong
    This is clearly not life's design
    Figure out quickly that nothing gets answered
    When you ask the universe why
    Life is a journey, to live is to worry
    To love is to lose your damn mind
    But living's a blessing so I am not stressing
    'Cause some of my friends ain't survived
    That's the release, but in much bigger pieces, I'm living on limited time
    Like how do you look in the eyes of a friend and not cry when you know that they're dying?
    How do you feel 'bout yourself when you know that sometimes you had wished they were gone?
    Not because you didn't love 'em but just because you felt too weak to be strong
    You couldn't bear to see someone who prided themselves on the strength to feel weak
    You prove to your randomness, hold it for ransom, that life will not fade in your dreams
    You see that they're fighting and know that they're losing but still you make jokes and you laugh
    'Cause you know despite all the sadness that you better get the good times while they last
    Now every new word that they speak you are already feeling like it's in the past
    And when they all gone you just try to move on 'cause the memory's hurting too bad
    Grown up so much and I wonder who you'd've become if you stuck for a while
    Just know that I love you, good friend, ain't forget you, and when I remember I smile
    [Killer Mike & El-P:]
    And I guess I'd say I'll see you soon
    But the truth is that I see you now
    Still talk to you like you're around
    And I guess I say you left too soon
    But the truth is that you never left
    'Cause I never let myself forget
    [Killer Mike:]
    An eye for an eye, and a tooth for the tooth
    Will leave us all mumbling and blind
    So we stumble blind through depths of the dark
    Looking for something divine
    Life is a journey, to live is to suffer
    And I have been suffering through mine
    But living's a blessing so I ain't no stressing
    'Cause some of my n_ggas ain't 'round
    He got no drama but his baby mama is still on my line and she cryin'
    I searched for the words to give her some comfort for her soul and spirit and mind
    I tell her that it'll be fine
    But deep down I know that I'm lying
    The family came took rings and his chains
    The bank took the house and the rights
    The only thing left was his child, and she had a smile in his eyes
    So much to the soul, when the grandmama kept her, she'd look at her sometime and cry
    The very next day she cried
    And day after day she cried
    Then called baby mama and told her "I'm sorry, can't keep her no more, I have tried"
    No killer was captured, but I know he listening
    So I'd like to tell you in song
    The streets was a jungle, I pray that you made it, I hope that you righted your wrongs
    I hope that you learn, I hope that you changed so your mama won't know this pain
    So my homie's name will mean something more than a n_gga got killed for a chain
    [Killer Mike & El-P:]
    And I guess I'd say I'll see you soon
    But the truth is that I see you now
    Still talk to you like you're around
    And I guess I say you left too soon
    But the truth is that you never left
    'Cause I never let myself forget

    • @jesseb7311
      @jesseb7311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thank you

    • @floppa2462
      @floppa2462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      this is saddening

    • @danielstarkey3767
      @danielstarkey3767 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I dont usually cry this early in the morning

    • @cthulhujankinx5652
      @cthulhujankinx5652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      C H I L L S

    • @jinhype9475
      @jinhype9475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      To me it sounded like he said”the cruelty of randomness” but I probably just heard wrong. Thanks for the lyrics man.

  • @everawed4487
    @everawed4487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    To Hell with being gangsta, the wisdom and forgiveness in this song...
    :O

    • @DavidWhitt-ym7bk
      @DavidWhitt-ym7bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You've never heard this level of forgiveness and honesty in a song. Regardless of genre. Sheer brilliance.

  • @ronaldmcsatan
    @ronaldmcsatan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    My brother has a couple years left on this Earth. Cancer is ravaging his body. Through all the tests and chemo he stays positive. But now he has chosen to live life and say fuck chemo and all the drugs pumping through his body. Goddamn this shit is hitting me hard right now.
    Edit: brother passed on 4/16/21 I'm gonna miss you everyday bro.

    • @dac314
      @dac314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My condolences. Keep his memories close.

    • @spicychipotle790
      @spicychipotle790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rest in peace man, hope you doin alright

    • @mattniggli9661
      @mattniggli9661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Body works off of frequency. Ancient healing playing a specific frequency has been proven to kill cancer cells. A good stereo system and the proper mghz can do the trick.
      Look up sound frequency to fill cancer cells. I would trust it over the pharmaceutical industry

    • @mattniggli9661
      @mattniggli9661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry for your loss

    • @joerausch5756
      @joerausch5756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rest in power king!

  • @Druggid
    @Druggid ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think about my dad every time I listen to El-P's verse. Really grateful for this one.

  • @KatameOni
    @KatameOni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Sister OD’d on Oct. 5th at the far too early age of 24. She didn’t know her place in the world but still loved her family. She walked out the night before to go eat out. Cops found her dead only a few hours later in the morning.
    This song has helped me cope. All you can really do is remind your loved ones what they mean to you, and try to live the best life you can for the dead.
    Rest easy.

    • @JezaJames
      @JezaJames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dear Katae, I am sorry for your pain. I hope you are doing ok some 11 months later. I got pain too, so I feel ya. May the universe turn in your favor. Bring you some good things. Peace.

    • @DavidWhitt-ym7bk
      @DavidWhitt-ym7bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Condolences. Here for the same reason. Shit helps me cope.

  • @bradh3212
    @bradh3212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    I lost my step dad last month to a long drawn out battle with cancer. He came into my life when I was 19, and into heavy drinking and drugs. His influence and love got me clean and 3 years later he's gone. That all being said, This song really hit me. El P said exactly how I feel beautifully. So amazing.

    • @whome3940
      @whome3940 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Condolemces man. Stay strong and carry on the right path, that's the best way for you to honour him. Merry Christmas!

    • @derpnessism
      @derpnessism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Brad Hanks that honestly is a shitty predicament man. That isn't something that's easy to go through. I've been going thru my own patch of shit luck for the last few years with my family. Right when it seems like it's getting better, it gets worse. Maybe u know what I mean. It's real shitty. I'm only 18 and at the end of the day, I feel like I'm 40 years old with too much shit on my plate. I hope ur situation gets better dude. Stay on the good path. Keep his influence strong in ur heart.

    • @yourjunes
      @yourjunes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too man. Two years we took my dad to chemo, 6 days a week sometimes. Sorry to hear about your loss. It's been three months for me and I can say it's getting easier. Just keep him in your thoughts and hold onto those good memories, they mean everything now.

    • @greenpigking6974
      @greenpigking6974 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brad Hanks best friend got cancer in middle school and for some reason I couldn't bring myself to visit him. I'll see him again soon but there is a chance he's gonna get it again either as a young adult or a teenager.

    • @justdarkjazz4020
      @justdarkjazz4020 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one is really gone. Not as long as they live in our hearts. Stay strong. Honor them. And most importantly remember your good times with them.

  • @christiantrotter3591
    @christiantrotter3591 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Just lost my brother in January, we loved listening to this album and this song helps me process it a bit more when I listen

  • @haydennelson2115
    @haydennelson2115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    For every Legend Has It, RTJ has a Thursday in the Danger Room, and its absolutely incredible. I watched my mom battle cancer and liver failure for two years that must've been agonizing for her, and this song captures that feeling of helplessness and desperation for hope so masterfully. I've cried and will continue to cry to this song.

    • @shanecorcoran2542
      @shanecorcoran2542 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this song destroys Legend Has It, idc this one has so much more meaning for me

  • @ogul84
    @ogul84 8 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    This might be one of the best beats of the decade. Thats not a hyperbole, I really think this might be..

    • @ogul84
      @ogul84 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      you have a good ear my friend if you picked up all that :)

    • @HasselLasko
      @HasselLasko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Yusuf Adam cant tell if youre being sarcastic or not

  • @TheOmen04
    @TheOmen04 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I listen to this track regularly. It opens up that wound that never quite heals. I still dont know how tf my best friend could die at 23 from cancer. RIP brother

    • @Ollieisskaxxx
      @Ollieisskaxxx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fred Green there is a reason this song is my number 1 most played songs on my phone.

  • @jabarinaaw8609
    @jabarinaaw8609 7 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    This song is so fire and so heartbreaking all at the same time. Lost a Brother-Cousin to gun violence in 1999 and a very close friend to a stroke in 2016 and BOTH verses hit me like a brick. I groove and cry to this song each time.

  • @nightmoves17
    @nightmoves17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I did in fact come here from Rogue Company, but I'm not leaving. I'll stay here and shed tears with y'all, my brothas that are grieving. I heard this beat in the menu and had to give it a listen. I was glad but now I'm sad thinkin bout all the peeps I'm missin.

  • @n30sp4rk
    @n30sp4rk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is the best song about grief. No bullshit, truth. It hurts always

  • @all-knowingsharerofultimat3151
    @all-knowingsharerofultimat3151 8 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Who ever makes your music is a GOD.

    • @Niceri98
      @Niceri98 8 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Im pretty sure its El-P man...He's fucking amazing

    • @ventarfield7115
      @ventarfield7115 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Yes you are sure. All El-Producto all the time

    • @Beunibster
      @Beunibster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      It's really not fair the he is the best MC, lyricist AND producer in the game.

    • @andrewevans3424
      @andrewevans3424 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Beunibster I think Mike out raps El a little bit but together they are forces of nature

    • @jamalcalypse
      @jamalcalypse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Beunibster "best lyricist" No. Great producer, good MC, only a decent lyricist. If you think he's "best in the game" you haven't looked deep enough in the game.

  • @mathewtatler3820
    @mathewtatler3820 7 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    lost my father this summer to cancer. he was the strongest man i ever knew. So many lines in EL-Ps verse ring so true to how i feel. he was my best friend. thank you.

    • @jacebeleren3591
      @jacebeleren3591 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mathew Tatler I'm truly sorry for your loss.

    • @KS-fz7hh
      @KS-fz7hh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@henrikivila2697 Cancer is due to genetic mutations, ain't no one safe from that but keep telling yourself.

    • @andrewpandrew7786
      @andrewpandrew7786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mathew Tatler lost my dad two days ago to heart failure. I feel your pain.

    • @someonefromsomewhere1009
      @someonefromsomewhere1009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Syllable Skill I really want to know what the deleted comment said now

    • @matthewwillis2215
      @matthewwillis2215 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't imagine this happening to my father, what you said touched me and we even have the same name. May your father rest in power.

  • @DanielGent98
    @DanielGent98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man, I have cried to this song so many times and It's easily my favourite RTJ song.

  • @fcon8507
    @fcon8507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Put my dog down 3 months ago. Had him for 12 years. It really sucked, but I mostly shrugged it off and said "fuck it, that's life." Then today at work this song came on in one of my playlists. Once it rolled to the chorus it felt like I was punched in the chest and I almost had to turn the song off before I lost my shit. Takes a damn good song to make someone feel something like that, and I can see through the comments that a lot of other people were hit the same way I was. RTJ - cheers for making an incredible and meaningful piece of music here.

    • @plexgogo3516
      @plexgogo3516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This comment is so sad

  • @TheAphexTim
    @TheAphexTim 8 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    "That's the release, but in much bigger pieces, I'm living on limited time
    Like how do you look in the eyes of a friend and not cry when you know that they're dying?
    How do you feel 'bout yourself when you know that sometimes you had wished they were gone?
    Not because you didn't love 'em but just because you felt too weak to be strong
    You couldn't bear to see someone who prided themselves on the strength to feel weak
    The cruelty of randomness, hold it for ransom, that life will not fade in your dreams
    You see that they're fighting and know that they're losing but still you make jokes and you laugh
    'Cause you know despite all the sadness that you better get the good times while they last
    Now every new word that they speak you are already feeling like it’s in the past
    And when they all gone you just try to move on 'cause the memory's hurting too bad"
    This hit home real hard....

    • @robebanks9009
      @robebanks9009 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Death's a release but a much bigger beast is living on limited time*

    • @monicamanaila4051
      @monicamanaila4051 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess it's the most true to the ones who lost people to cancer

  • @Jack-cd9pm
    @Jack-cd9pm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    601 days since you left us, Chris. I remember listening to this song every day after your death, and listening to this again has brought back some feelings I thought I buried. The thought that it has almost been 2 years hurts me more than I can describe. I guess it's late nights like these that bring the sadness out.

  • @isaiahburns9926
    @isaiahburns9926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    This song got me missing a friend who never even died

    • @BrotherBob5464
      @BrotherBob5464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      honestly kinda true tho

    • @ndschau
      @ndschau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Get the good times while the last.

  • @deathsentence1914
    @deathsentence1914 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Still talk to you like you're around" aint that the truth 🖤

  • @pibeley2014
    @pibeley2014 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Best beat in the entire album. It's beyond fire what a memorable christmas !

    • @onedeadpixel10
      @onedeadpixel10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pibeley this is the most purely El-P beat in all of RTJ's discography imo

  • @iLano79
    @iLano79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thank you for blessing us with this masterpiece Mike and El. So powerful yet humbling. Don't take your loved ones for granted people.

    • @JezaJames
      @JezaJames 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True that.

  • @walterzamalis4846
    @walterzamalis4846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written

  • @dylanschuler5253
    @dylanschuler5253 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Just cried so hard. What a song and a great gift for Christmas.

  • @zanderrose
    @zanderrose 8 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    I lost my uncle last month. This song is a lot for me to handle right now but I think it's good. Music really helps me deal with this kind of shit.

    • @DeathTrapProductions
      @DeathTrapProductions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my grandma 3 years ago. I still talk to her like she's around. Don't be afraid to talk about it with your friends and family.

    • @kingofpain11111
      @kingofpain11111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Zander R sorry for your loss, brother.

    • @blakefish80
      @blakefish80 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sending you love and strength brother

    • @Patricknotstarr
      @Patricknotstarr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stay strong as fuck bro

    • @VendingMachine
      @VendingMachine 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love how music can foster communities to support this shit. Amazing.

  • @scoobywithadoobie7255
    @scoobywithadoobie7255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song's lyrics makes me wanna cry but the beat makes me wanna smile. I feel the pain of loss everyday... (its lyrics were stuck in my head and sure enough I cried. I hope Rtj never breaks up. Such amazing lyrics and beats.)

  • @XxXSpawnx
    @XxXSpawnx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My brother ended his life a month back.. It’s hard not to cry to listen to this beauty of a banger
    I love RTJ, thanks for being the REAL SHIT

  • @Vendice
    @Vendice 8 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Im out here banging my head while tears run down my face

  • @jrdumbut
    @jrdumbut 8 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    shit got to me. had a friend pass outa nowhere last week.

    • @moistbox
      @moistbox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      condolences, friend.

    • @ScaryPencil
      @ScaryPencil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      This really hit home with my dad taking his life a couple years ago

    • @derpnessism
      @derpnessism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hypo Jack same. My grandpa shot himself on 10/13/16. He was more of a father than my actual dad. Unlucky day I guess. It brings u at peace inside tho if u look at the positive message rtj is sending. I'm not a religious guy, but this song makes me realize that he is still there right by me. Pretty cool if u ask me. It's amazing what music can do for so many people

    • @ScaryPencil
      @ScaryPencil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      derpnessism my dad took his days 6 days after on the 14th of october, must have been a really negative time..

    • @boni510
      @boni510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Moms passed away the nite before Mother's Day. This song is amazing.

  • @Jakerocksteady
    @Jakerocksteady 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lost a good friend to cancer two weeks ago. El-P's verse hits hard. He's absolutely right, every word.

  • @TaleOfNobody
    @TaleOfNobody 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    saw rtj earlier this year in LA, was rolling on MDMA when they performed this track. ain't afraid to admit I was bawling like a goddamn child by the time they finished the song. i had lost a good friend of mine to suicide a few months before that. I still get emotional every time I hear this track.
    RIP John

  • @PolishSlinky
    @PolishSlinky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Killer mike's verse is exceptional on this

  • @amritparida1786
    @amritparida1786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Holy shit this might be my favorite Run the Jewels song period.

    • @qwe9283
      @qwe9283 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Their songs are banger

  • @Heidegaff
    @Heidegaff ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn RTJ can go from "I will kill everything that looks at me funny" to an emotional lyric

  • @nosambawhcs3664
    @nosambawhcs3664 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I lost my dad in May of this year, watched him fade away over the span of a few years. This song touched my fucking soul the first time I heard it. Bout half the time I listen to that first verse, I end up sobbing. Those are words of someone who's been there. Mike's verse is just as tragic and emotional. Hes underrated as a storyteller.

    • @ndschau
      @ndschau 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I was stunned when I read through the lyrics and tried listening to it for the first time. I could barely get through it. Didn’t expect myself to start sobbing. The way they capture the feeling of grief and regret is hard to describe.

  • @jhy8191
    @jhy8191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A childhood friend of mine died of brain cancer 6 years ago. I was best friends with his sister for a long time. They introduced me to hip hop amongst other things. I thought of him the first time I heard this song. RIP.

  • @theradiomachete2364
    @theradiomachete2364 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    this song is haunting me. Each word, it all resonates deep within. odd to say, but whatever happened to inspire this song, must have been very similar to what happened to me. Never shown any fucking weakness, and then a brother of all, just.. nevermind. Great song, keep it up RTJ

    • @frankclifton9191
      @frankclifton9191 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think all humans can relate to these words

  • @abzdeman3
    @abzdeman3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Never heard of this till Rogue company. That's crazy

  • @eliashriki2775
    @eliashriki2775 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So apparently There's this ancient tale, about a couple of divine music notes and beats, left by the gods, made for humans.
    The legend says that listening to these music can make you experience a true ascension.
    I have a feeling those guys found it

  • @Mixim_wixiW
    @Mixim_wixiW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandpa died two weeks ago.
    Held his funeral last week.
    Put my music to shuffle.
    Today is Thursday.
    This was the first song.

  • @rhorlen
    @rhorlen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A certified banger and a reminder that it's OK to not be OK

  • @Slimerson93
    @Slimerson93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rogue Company put me on to RTJ and i aint afraid to admit it been listening to EVERYTHING ever since

  • @row4854
    @row4854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I lost my dad when I was 10 my best friend last Thanksgiving who we wanted to become the next RTJ and anytime this song plays it brings tears to my eyes and I listen to it everyday in remembrance of them. R.I.P Much love to Killer Mike and El-P

  • @curiosityl.6261
    @curiosityl.6261 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hard to find any music that means more to me than these guys. They just have so much passion and fire for what they do, it's contagious. Love these guys so much. But seriously who has more character than these two?

  • @grandkrundal
    @grandkrundal ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:28 probably the one of the most powerful lines in music history

  • @Darkerloaf
    @Darkerloaf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song has made me cry so many times in the right way.

  • @InstiGator805
    @InstiGator805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm here from Rouge Company. But can you blame me? Its on the main menu & this shit slaps. It makes me regret finding a match. One of those songs that makes you feel high.

  • @chubbyjubjub3593
    @chubbyjubjub3593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the most heart-felt, heart-wrenching pieces of music I've ever heard. It reminds me of my dead homeboy. And the truth is that he never left. Because I never let myself forget. Mike and LP, I love yall for this joint. If yall can keep going, then I can too.

  • @JoaquimNelson
    @JoaquimNelson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is like infinite loop playing and healing the soul...

  • @michaelkeith3029
    @michaelkeith3029 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My best friend died two years ago. I've known him since I was 4 years old I'm 30 now. This song reminds me of hin

  • @kaustubhtandon8131
    @kaustubhtandon8131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This duo and this song ❤️❤️❤️
    Criminally underrated

  • @HussyHarryet
    @HussyHarryet ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Currently mourning one of my best friends. Oh my god I miss him so much.

  • @WhiskerSisters
    @WhiskerSisters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We lost our 13yo son to cancer recently, this song breaks my heart but it perfectly captures how we felt the last 2 months on hospice. Trying to joke with our baby while we were all painfully aware he was dying.

  • @Skorpio96
    @Skorpio96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't listen to this song without crying man , I love RTJ

  • @OWXMUSIC
    @OWXMUSIC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The most slept on song on the whole album. Lyrically, both these verses are fucking amazing.

  • @OWXMUSIC
    @OWXMUSIC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How everything about this song is so freaking dope; the lyrical content, the flow of the lyrics, the track, and how meaningful this damn song is. RTJ!!!!!

  • @Diplomastronaut
    @Diplomastronaut 8 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I swear these beats are orgasmic. Expecting that flannel on Fantangos channel.

    • @ghostmom1
      @ghostmom1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rip 8/10

    • @javiers5599
      @javiers5599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Leanna T. That ain’t a bad score

  • @TaterTotXDXD
    @TaterTotXDXD ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "The streets was a jungle, I pray that you made it, I hope that you righted your wrong. I hope that you learned, I hope that you changed so your Mama won't know this pain." Such profound emotional maturity and a true show of empathy.

    • @nithinsuku
      @nithinsuku 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      tears me up every time.

  • @FoxItAll
    @FoxItAll 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    those who dislike this are those who can't handle the fire.

  • @philippedrolet4853
    @philippedrolet4853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    extremely powerful lyrics, powerful in compassion and understanding. RTJ rules

  • @vezu2023
    @vezu2023 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Epic Kamasi is in this, Yaaaaaas

  • @bernardososa3126
    @bernardososa3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been listening to this song for 4 years, and it definitely hits different when you go through a dear friend's death.
    RIP mate. I wish I would've been there for you.

  • @yourjunes
    @yourjunes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fuck this hits home. Love Mike and El. My dad died like two months ago and I can relate to this very much. Nothing in this world is harder than looking your loved one in the eye when they know they're about to die. Cherish your loved ones and spend time with them now. My dad was 59 and I'm not even 30 yet, you don't know what's gonna happen.

    • @davydoomz
      @davydoomz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fancy Food Fight im sorry for you loss. I lost my grandmother this past December to cancer. Shit hits home for me too

  • @inund8
    @inund8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had only heard the instrumental from this song for the longest time, and I always really liked it. It wasn't until couple months after my best friend died that I heard it with lyrics. Never been hit so hard by a song. See you now buddy.

  • @mushroomsamba82
    @mushroomsamba82 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    rip camu

  • @thebambashoosh
    @thebambashoosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't begin to describe how incredible this song is.

  • @Shuggie5
    @Shuggie5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This track is a goddamn masterpiece. Listened to it 100 times and still get chills with every listen.

  • @KeiBee24
    @KeiBee24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This has made my christmas complete. thanks Jewel Runners

  • @mickey4125
    @mickey4125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not only some of the most deep and meaningful lyrics of the last decade, but that beat is also fucking immaculate!

  • @reculture
    @reculture 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That hook gets me every time

  • @shirtstillithurts2814
    @shirtstillithurts2814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for writing this song. It's honestly very therapeutic to hear these words.

  • @JoshuaKaluba
    @JoshuaKaluba 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man this song got me feeling emotional as hell, goddamn

  • @glorifiedrhymes8338
    @glorifiedrhymes8338 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My pops is going through cancer treatment right now. That first verse from El-P really hits….

  • @ILoveHandles
    @ILoveHandles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song's got me all fucked up. I haven't seen much in the way of hard times and loss compared to other folks, but I still think about a really close friend I lost not long after high school who was like a brother to me, and this track has it all rushing back like it had happened yesterday. Shout out to Killer Mike and El-P for keeping it more real than most rappers dare to.

  • @MaDDsHoTT
    @MaDDsHoTT ปีที่แล้ว

    My father passed this year from pancreatic cancer Feb. 21st and i was going through RTJ's discography and starting @1:00 onward hit me hard but in the best way possible. I was not expecting those lyrics. Thank you.

  • @captapraelium1591
    @captapraelium1591 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Rest in peace Camu Tao

    • @velocityJE
      @velocityJE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that's exactly who el-p is talking about. such a loss

  • @CoJam96
    @CoJam96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely my favourite song by RTJ, love a ton of their songs but the lyrics in this one make it stand out so much more than all the others.

  • @ArinGokdemir
    @ArinGokdemir 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This song makes me unbelievably sad but somehow leaves me with a sense of joy that brings me back to good times.

  • @jvbistan
    @jvbistan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most underrated song off of RTJ 3. Love the lyrics, and as always, El-P's production is amazing. Hits you so hard.

  • @csilva1069
    @csilva1069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Perdi um amigo em 98 para a violência e em 99 minha amiga foi assassinada. Foram tempos tristes. Essa música me lembrou os dois. Não esqueço deles.

  • @TheMrGebler
    @TheMrGebler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Imagine my surprise, after binging through "the Epic", that RTJ, one of my absolute favorites, teamed up with Kamasai Washington... Love that art recognize art.

  • @highspacefox
    @highspacefox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    • @DCTRZoom
      @DCTRZoom 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah, 2016 was such a bad year for numerous reasons but this is certainly one of the few good things that came out of it.

    • @mathewburton1734
      @mathewburton1734 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gorillaz we got the power

    • @dashelbengs3454
      @dashelbengs3454 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +mathew burton what?

    • @cameroniranpour
      @cameroniranpour 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's to another great year in 2018 too.

  • @noahbodie3278
    @noahbodie3278 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Father God blessed this master piece. Totally embraced all of this in all ways. Thank you Mike.

  • @VisualDreamLab
    @VisualDreamLab 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So grateful to have heard this track.

  • @cd7964
    @cd7964 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    definitely my favorite song at the moment. There are so many different levels of depth you can discover in this song. both in the lyrics, and even just the instrumental, I find more meaning every time i listen.

  • @ronin667
    @ronin667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Now every new word that they speak
    You are already feeling like it’s in the past"
    This is exactly what slowly losing someone to a disease feels like 😔

  • @mikeaucott9367
    @mikeaucott9367 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU SO MUCH RTJ!!! SENDING JOY, GRATITUDE, BLESSINGS, WARM WISHES
    AND MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, NEW SOUTH
    WALES AND QUEENSLAND - AUSTRALIA!!! WE JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR
    BRINGING BACK THE TRUE ART FORM AND DOING IT AGAIN - LOVE LOVE LOVE.

  • @jasonhardin3339
    @jasonhardin3339 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Y'all that shit. I felt all alone. Chalked my boy about these releases. Gorilla Glue on the way. Merry Christmas fellas. Y'all made my Christmas.

  • @deadan5
    @deadan5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The lyrics is heart shattering, this is an amazing beautiful song!

  • @HolbrookStark
    @HolbrookStark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song used to usually make me cry. Now it usually makes me feel inspired as fuck.