not every rap song lends itself to be performed with live instruments but this joint is lit with live instruments its the roots band giving their all and john legend as back vocals you will never go wrong with such a live set up
Absofuckinglutely!! That's something that I REALLY hope continues to happen more often within the genre. Also, I love how a lot of the cats making beats these days are starting to branch out and expand their musical palettes by picking up and learning how to play instruments and implementing that into their creative process.
Playing the main hook with trumpets, and the horn section, drummers, Strings, John legend... Blimey that driving heart beat hearing that, pretty impressive x
I honestly love all Kanye, but im not too crazy to admit that his first three records were truly a magical moment in hip hop history, and jesus walks will more than likely go down in history as his best, followed close behind with Through the Wire
This is such a passionate song and he delivers it so well. Amazing performance by everyone. I only used to believe in the Jesus character but listening to this, makes me want to have this song at my funeral.
I miss this Kanye. This was him long before he got Kardashianed. He's so talented, but I think he changed drastically after his mother died. They had been through so much together and she sacrificed everything she had to help him succeed. And then, right when he was hitting his peak, she was taken away from him. Either people don't know or don't care about this fact.
since he lost his mother the pressure to reinvent himself got to him but you also have to understand that how expresses himself is only the perception he wants to get out for the same he can be tottaly different than what we see from him trough different media channels
11/12/17... Absolutely outstanding! J Legend, QUEST LOVE on drums ... what more could ja want? The USA show trailer for Damnation brought here to "Memory Lane." 200-fn-4??? Really? Damn! We all old now!
This was the defining moment when Kanye became a favorite for me. Before I was saturated with Stronger and stuff like that. But when I saw this, and saw him walk like he's about to kill it onstage, I knew he was something to pay attention to.
Everyone’s talking about Kanye, Common, John Legend, and Quest performing together, but don’t overlook A-Trak, back when he was Kanye’s DJ, being up there with them. He definitely deserves to get his name included for everything he’s been involved with since this was filmed.
James Pharris. Exactly. I really like this song and it´s message and the amazing Brooklyn Block Party with statements like "Power to the People". But these days are gone. I have my doubts that young artists like Grace Vanderwaal can change the game.
Do you even understand the point of Yeezus? If you look at interviews of him even before College Dropout he was cocky as hell and in your face about his great ideas
+G Gonzalez I think they mean the style of his music. This was more hip hop it was pure. Of course every artist is going to evolve but theirs a difference between evolving and completely changing your style for a new fan base. Trust me I know some of his fan base are fake hip hop heads don't even know the roots.
THIS IS HISTORY AND IT IS SO GOOD THAT DAVE CHAPPEL AND KANYA WEST DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HOW GREAT THIS IS AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU IF YOU DONT GET HOOKED ON THIS
When Kanye was something we've never seen before. Before John Legend was huge. Before Common was huge. Before DJ Atrak was huge. Even a young J. Cole is in the crowd!
i remember playing in this same street that day, it started raining and we decided to go home..still can't believe I missed this to this day. This is a version of NY that we'll never get back
watching this almost makes me cry because this is true UNITY OF THE PEOPLE and the sad thing is you look at the before of what being comfortable can have for you at "peace" and then what now the after of gaining too much can have you at. Riches can't gain happiness!!! I miss the old life of my what use to be my favorite performers!
I remember how incredible he was when I was a kid. One the best performances ever as far rappers go. This nigga was really a hero to generation of kids my age.
Did not like this song or Kanye till I took some shrooms and watched Bock Party and this performance made me cry. Truly lighting in a bottle with the Marching Band. TH-cam does not do it full justice you need to hear this in a theater and feel the sound in your whole body.
This song form this movie really changed how I think about marching bands. I don't know if Cleveland just had more soul, but I find them very hip and fun to watch. How cool of D.C. to spontaneously invite them.
I love this dynamic duo. When I was young (hehe) I had fun just like this. When I was 10 they put a mic in my hands too, and I entertained thousands. So for those that wonder what my attractions is to these "boys"; don't have you mind in the gutter. I love them because they aren't laying on the couch chastising their "ole" lady about going to school. Man, I hate that commercial. We will (my daughters and I) will always love you guys. Peace & Love.
damn rap music sounds so more epic with live instruments
Ikr
nah, depends on the band. A lot of times it sounds shitty.
not every rap song lends itself to be performed with live instruments but this joint is lit with live instruments
its the roots band giving their all and john legend as back vocals you will never go wrong with such a live set up
Absofuckinglutely!! That's something that I REALLY hope continues to happen more often within the genre. Also, I love how a lot of the cats making beats these days are starting to branch out and expand their musical palettes by picking up and learning how to play instruments and implementing that into their creative process.
Yes!!!!
Wow I was standing right next to Him in this shot. This was one the best days of my life.
Where? Humans generally cannot see God, so I doubt it's true.
Glowbeamshine lmaoooo
Wonder if kanye west is promoting a anti christ?? I bet
Really? Very nice!
Blessed for the experience
This is in my opinion kanyes greatest song
+Brandon Taylor Kanyes only song
+RudolfTheBrave That you have listened?
stolen from rhymefest,
nikosofidemporas No. Literally only song.
RudolfTheBrave Won't try to argue.I won't start a conversation with an ignorant guy.So,whatever you think bro.
2:59 This lady grooving is my new spirit animal
I think mine's the dude with the water bottle 1:01
@@doobusaboon bro feeling it💯
The Roots(?), Common, John Legend, Kanye, and the People!!! Amazing!!!
and A-Trak!
While J.Cole In The Crowd!
+ Questlove
❤11
I love Dave Chappelle's Block Party. I think it's epic. I think it's a gem, an instant classic...
Is that really what you think?
@john waller Yeah, why not?
My old neighborhood. I watch this every time I get homesick.
lol
Amen
He put himself out there like a true revolutionary. He needs our support in order to find his way through the valley of the shadow of death.
The real kanye died, the night he said george bush doesn't like black people ...
U know the new 1 ain't him...
So damn true
I support him every inch of the way. My Bipolar brother. My fellow freedom fighter.
indeed!
Yessir
One of Kanye’s best performances 🔥
Man, I wish I still had my copy of Dave Chappelle's Block Party on DVD. He's so dope for coordinating this event for the neighborhood.
Saw this in the theaters on opening day. Straight chills down my spine on this scene. Powerful.
Same. It was def an experience I never had in a movie theatre before…or since.
It was a beautiful time ... We need this again
I got chills when John Legend first starting singing!
This should be in our history books
This song gives me goosebumps. Tremendous and beautiful. ❤
Roots, Kanye in his gold years and J.Legend, mate...this is dope! And forgot common!
Gerard S. And Dave Chapelles comedy gold
You can’t denied.. this song is amazing!!
This version is way better !!!
Quest love on the drums nailed !!!
Amazing performances.
I love kanye he still gives me chills
KANYE dance is priceless
Amazing performance by Kanye, John, Common and everyone in the band!
Playing the main hook with trumpets, and the horn section, drummers, Strings, John legend... Blimey that driving heart beat hearing that, pretty impressive x
Marching band looks so damn epic coming thru BK.
I honestly love all Kanye, but im not too crazy to admit that his first three records were truly a magical moment in hip hop history, and jesus walks will more than likely go down in history as his best, followed close behind with Through the Wire
Best version of this song ever.
This is such a passionate song and he delivers it so well. Amazing performance by everyone. I only used to believe in the Jesus character but listening to this, makes me want to have this song at my funeral.
name a rapper producer with this flow!!!!!!!! aint nobody!
Kanye at his best.. its easy to forget how dope he once was. Even his dancing is kind of on point. The lady in blue at 3.00 is really feelin it..
To be young, gifted, and black… and mentally healthy and sane. 😢💔✌🏾
Kim K undefeated
The first 5 lines of this song are immortal
I miss this Kanye. This was him long before he got Kardashianed. He's so talented, but I think he changed drastically after his mother died. They had been through so much together and she sacrificed everything she had to help him succeed. And then, right when he was hitting his peak, she was taken away from him. Either people don't know or don't care about this fact.
Yeah but his best album was MBDTF so.
I MISS THE OLD KANYE
Motormouth Kelly youre 100% right
Kanye still dope tf you mean lmao
since he lost his mother the pressure to reinvent himself got to him but you also have to understand that how expresses himself is only the perception he wants to get out for the same he can be tottaly different than what we see from him trough different media channels
Why doesn't John Legend sing like this anymore!!!! his voice was so raw
damn, kanye, common, ?, john legend, all in one concert
quest love, talib kweli was there too
chrisconfire Mos Def, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, The Fugees, Dead Prez, Black Thought, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott where there too.
and lauryn hill
Dont forget the roots ... The roots was in the cut too, Ques love on the drums too
All in bedstuy brooklyn
There complete Brookyln block party was amazing
He’s music give me chills in 2019 🙌
11/12/17... Absolutely outstanding! J Legend, QUEST LOVE on drums ... what more could ja want? The USA show trailer for Damnation brought here to "Memory Lane." 200-fn-4??? Really? Damn! We all old now!
Legendary peformance !!!
This was the defining moment when Kanye became a favorite for me. Before I was saturated with Stronger and stuff like that. But when I saw this, and saw him walk like he's about to kill it onstage, I knew he was something to pay attention to.
John n kanye both of them are perfect blend of different type of music.
Everyone’s talking about Kanye, Common, John Legend, and Quest performing together, but don’t overlook A-Trak, back when he was Kanye’s DJ, being up there with them. He definitely deserves to get his name included for everything he’s been involved with since this was filmed.
He was very good during Kanye’s Coachella performance. One of my favorite shows especially for his mixing on Good Life.
the live orchestra makes it even more perfect than it really is
Low budget and young people in emerging economies will love the imagery.
James Pharris. Exactly. I really like this song and it´s message and the amazing Brooklyn Block Party with statements like "Power to the People". But these days are gone. I have my doubts that young artists like Grace Vanderwaal can change the game.
That blazer is so tough....
This put a huge smile on my face.
I'll always be a fan. music is like life. life changes and shifts along the journey. this is a badass show. dope.
Everybody was at this event! I never even heard of this, so glad I watched! So many talented brothers and sisters all in one place.
This ye was a beautiful human
I remember this song used to make my Aunt Bev glow whenever it played. RIP Aunt Bev!
I love this song and it's meaning
this the real kanye that i miss
He hasnt changed
Do you even understand the point of Yeezus? If you look at interviews of him even before College Dropout he was cocky as hell and in your face about his great ideas
+stacey jones Oh yeah mean the kanye that had rhymefest write for him?
+G Gonzalez I think they mean the style of his music. This was more hip hop it was pure. Of course every artist is going to evolve but theirs a difference between evolving and completely changing your style for a new fan base. Trust me I know some of his fan base are fake hip hop heads don't even know the roots.
stacey jones he still the same, dumbass
THIS IS HISTORY AND IT IS SO GOOD THAT DAVE CHAPPEL AND KANYA WEST DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HOW GREAT THIS IS AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU IF YOU DONT GET HOOKED ON THIS
Wish he would smile more love his smile in this lol suits him well
Like this version. Never heard til today of October 2017
Kanye we miss you.
get well bro
This movie is epic!
Toujours aussi bon a revoir !!! merci Dave ;)
There are many musical geniuses around that don't threaten
Others.
And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky.
This was a block up from me but I was too young at the time to appreciate it smh I was like 9
Kelita still epic to be so close
Pure talent right there.
When Kanye was something we've never seen before. Before John Legend was huge. Before Common was huge. Before DJ Atrak was huge. Even a young J. Cole is in the crowd!
Just a righteous song...just awesome! The whole block party is beautiful
This song and THIS collaborated version of this song is LE GA CY!
RESPECT!
i remember playing in this same street that day, it started raining and we decided to go home..still can't believe I missed this to this day. This is a version of NY that we'll never get back
I miss this Ye
watching this almost makes me cry because this is true UNITY OF THE PEOPLE and the sad thing is you look at the before of what being comfortable can have for you at "peace" and then what now the after of gaining too much can have you at. Riches can't gain happiness!!! I miss the old life of my what use to be my favorite performers!
I absolutely love this song.
Omg this is amazing live! With real instruments! Won't he come back😥😥
Christ is king. ❤❤❤
Jesus Walks!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember how incredible he was when I was a kid. One the best performances ever as far rappers go. This nigga was really a hero to generation of kids my age.
He had marching band and always Jesus walks.... People are still doubting this man
Aaaahhhhhh, I needed to hear and see this ❤✊🏾🤗
I miss THIS Kanye.
The medicated Kanye, his mama made him take his meds.
How can anybody thumb that down? That was dope. Even after so many years later...still dope.
Damn. Best performance, best song Kanye!
Kanye & Dave Chappelle & Michele Gondry 😍😍😍
Rewatching in quarantine and we don't have this man anymore, just a shell of himself
Gets me amped up every time!
Kane first cd was my favourite. Very soulful.
I'm not a big rap fan and I love this movie.
So much talent!!!
Jesus walks with everyone!
You can if he can rid himself of the mk ultra Kardashian coven
Did not like this song or Kanye till I took some shrooms and watched Bock Party and this performance made me cry. Truly lighting in a bottle with the Marching Band. TH-cam does not do it full justice you need to hear this in a theater and feel the sound in your whole body.
The power they have to spread the Gospel!
This song form this movie really changed how I think about marching bands. I don't know if Cleveland just had more soul, but I find them very hip and fun to watch. How cool of D.C. to spontaneously invite them.
I love this dynamic duo. When I was young (hehe) I had fun just like this. When I was 10 they put a mic in my hands too, and I entertained thousands. So for those that wonder what my attractions is to these "boys"; don't have you mind in the gutter. I love them because they aren't laying on the couch chastising their "ole" lady about going to school. Man, I hate that commercial. We will (my daughters and I) will always love you guys. Peace & Love.
he was sooo good! Too bad we lost him :(
shut up
We did not lost him... He found himself and people are mad... That he's doing it without them
Love this video...so uplifting!!!!!
who else noticed Questlove from "The roots" there?
This is iconic!
I bet none of yall knew j. cole was there in the crowd when he was younger I think he was a st johns at the time im not sure but he was there
Kanye couldn't resist doing the Puffy dance. It juss felt so right...
This is so grooving!!!
Dave needs to do another block party.
them girls thick:)
absolutely stunning performance
beautifully photogrpahed!
That beautiful smile of the woman in blue at minute 3 tells me today is going to be awesome !!!
I LOVE CENTRAL STATE MARCHING BAND!!!
Yeah this song is dope! I’m very surprised it doesn’t have tons more views!
this is incredible
The best artist in the world!
I love the drumline part. They should just have a drumline one! I can't find one on here. Grr.
Still rockin' the waterbottle in the back.