Classified - "Inspiration" [Official Video]

[PEN15Parade]

Never knew much about this guy, but I appreciate his perspective a lot. I was shocked to see MTV promote one of his songs, considering the awful world of rap these days. To be honest though, I think Classified drew some inspiration from Eminem's "Stan"... Very similar. Eminem is still the best story telling/lyrically inclined artist out there at the moment, but fortunately classified isn't trying to be anyone but himself and I respect that.

[chaosinorderrr]

Inspiring.

[MnichMari]

god i wanna hear this beat again and again !

[ranchdip49er]

i think this song should have atleast a million views

[MrUrsinhoNick]

one of the ILLEST beats ive heard and heaps deep message. hip hop.

[x3z8]

Great song, inspiring words.

(Which I guess is the point.)

[DJRocks20]

damn thats sad....

[1hebestthereiz1]

Damn just heard this song today, and just.....WOW.

[randomhatemail]

fuck all the bullshit VVV^^^^^ I love this shit!

[MsFargone]

@realhiphop888: cats like this dude aren't unknown. even the big ups in the music industry probably have heard this cat and either offered him a deal and got turned down or, they don't think his content is profitable on their level. people know about cats like this, you just don't see it on TV.

[eag123456]

Suuuuper siiiick

[JakeyBaby14]

story telln at its best.. kinda sad though RIP phil

[BLOKINSMUNTS]

Not making a comparison but I don't think there is anyone who can convey a message to you lyrically like classified and eminem

[Expensivediscount]

What's Class' email,anyway?

[sRhxCaNNaBLiSSxsRh]

this is as real as it gets. true music that touches one emotionally. dont lose that quality, it means a lot to many people

[Ajwc199]

R.I.P. Phil.

[madsthehated]

need beats get at me madsthehated deadroyalty.records@yahoo.com

[SeyahNayr]

found out about this dude way back in the day on NAPSTER! been jamming 10 years strong

[MajorTriadz]

WICKED UPLOAD.

REAL FRESH UK GROUP RIGHT HERE

[zakrayner]

420 likes.. the way it should be. RIP Phil

[west13veryclean]

This is the one song on my ipod i never skip.... on shuffle i go through one hundred songs, then this song hits and let it play.... over and over again

[lewissutton1212]

PHIL your cousin LOVES YOU! :'(

[kristenmonteith]

@lewissutton1212 thoughts and prayers are with you. We all miss him :(

[lewissutton1212]

this song made my GF cry. just that good

[2rockis2live]

class retweeted me on twitter. What other rapper does that. His beats are hard and I love his music. Thank you class.

[2rockis2live]

Classified retweeted me on twitter. What other rapper does that?

[cavinshort]

4 pepole have no hearts r.i.p phil

[cavinshort]

better than eminem canada all the way

[stolien2]

im happy rap inspires people this song makes me feel good to be the person i am today Class thank you:)

RIP Phil

[stolien2]

im happy rap inspires people this song makes me feel good to be the person i am today Class thank you:)

[SiYanara]

This isn't no Eminem clone, Hes another kind of beast.

[AAAwesomenesss]

now THIS is rap. i've always hated rap, but i know now that i've just heard the wrong kind. <3

[PointlessRants2]

This is real music, straight from the heart. It really breaks be up every time I hear it.

Rest in peace

Phillip LaCroix

[tmacc]

nice beat

[120pure021]

eminem did this to but the guy killed his wife n him self going over a bridge :P

[palniagara]

@120pure021 that is not true he fell asleep at the wheel he was not married he was only 24 from his mom

[120pure021]

@palniagara wtf are u talkin about, Eminem made a song about this guy that seen him and eminem ignored him and shit so he drove off a bridge with his girl and they both died im not saying that this guy copyed Eminem im just sayin he made a song like that so dont reply to me if you dont know wtf im sayin next time ok? dumb ass

[TheDocDrock]

@120pure021 OK, i will break it off like this. HOW THE FUCK do you mix reality up with a song about some crazed eminem fan? For one eminem's song is just words on a page put to a track. But what Classified did was put truth to reality. Now I know i will get bitched about this, however it needs to be said. STAY OFF THE CRACK!!!! If you could use your brain for something other than a useless muscle maybe, just maybe.

[ameegezz]

AYO. did Phil ever have any songs he put on youtube??!... SOMONE HIT ME BACK if you know where to go to check it...

[palniagara]

@ameegezz if you go on you tube and put Phil Lacroix slideshow you will see pictures of him and he is singing the song you will hear his friend put that there it is awesome i cry everytime a beautiful tribute to a great son we miss him so

[OhCrapItsKATIE]

Chaz sent mee hearr

[rizewithfallen14]

fuckin mint

[lsjnfwnc2]

RIP. <3

[zeroc3001]

dam thats real

[ForsakenGod23]

Est-ce que Phil Lacroix était un canadien-français ?

Was Phil Lacroix a french canadian ?

Do someone know the story of that guy , i'm interested in knowing the background of that song ..

[palniagara]

@ForsakenGod23 oui il parlait tres bien francais il a une couple de chanson en fancais

[rpierce3411]

anyone know what microphone he's using?

[MrKlagen]

@rpierce3411

Class is using a Neumann U87 as far as i can see, the guy who plays phil im not sure what hes using, could be an audio technica 2020 but im not really sure :)

Great track, thumbs up from denmark. I feel for his mother and family.

[rpierce3411]

@MrKlagen yeah, now that you said that, it does look like the at 2020 or one of those models..but thanks a lot man, i appreciate it :)

[MyGeoProject]

STOP WATCHING VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM..

[beitz99]

To the 4 dislikes , your heartless .

[iKreature]

Jimmy McKinnley, grew up a couple houses up from him, play somebasketball. then he taught me a few times, never thought id find him in a Class video.

[shaunalee16]

McKinnley !! 

[mdons14]

is class wearin a concrete guerilla shirt at the end??

[DarklightWeh]

this song's called inspiration this new beat's so dope, all anyone can think of is 100% hope. inspiration is something u can't find in people, but in their souls it's either that or u see a big black hole, darkness is rising and with that, i say goodbye to bad timing. life is full of more than this, like love, pain, truth and injustice. thumbs up if u like.

[neby21]

Classified inspired me, not only on the music way, he made me a better person...cant believe how person who lives miles aways could touch me with him songs.. oh gosh i really love when i say " wao" thats a magic feeling. thaks classified. and RIP phil, thanks classified a spanish person will remember you.

[laloxortiz]

Random Question but does putting drink carriers on the wall actually help sound proofing?

[reckless204]

@laloxortiz no they don't, they just kill the reverbation when you do that, trust me I tried it lol.

[kristenmonteith]

RIP Phil we miss you.

[MrRenahgade]

@kristenmonteith do you even kno whim ?

[kristenmonteith]

@MrRenahgade Yes, I knew him. do you??

[GoosebayStreetPoetry]

@kristenmonteith do you know him ?

[kristenmonteith]

@GoosebayStreetPoetry I did, yes....

[BadCompanyFTW]

R.I.P Phil

[KidCrazyAlsoAmazing]

dopest beat i swear class keep coming with these bangers and props on the tribute deep meaningful stuff

[realhiphop888]

how come there r so many lil waynes and gucci manes and 50 cent fuckers that make all the hip hop headlines but legit decent rappers like class r much less known

[Roney408]

@realhiphop888 Thank MTV for that.

[AzmaMusic]

@realhiphop888 because music isn't about fun anymore, it turned into a business and they just wanna make money instead of real music, 50 and all of them make catchy songs thats why they sell. classified and all the underground artists make real music they isn't catchy

[Branrt]

@AzmaMusic hell his music is catchy. but its not like the same 3 words repeated over and over *cough*50cent*cough*

[sanders910]

@Branrt i agree until the 50 cent thing, the onyl song by 50 i dont like is in da club

but otherwise class is amazing. hes by far the best rapper, his shit means something

[xHitMarkers]

@realhiphop888 because hip hop is in the north now .

[TripSixxKing]

@realhiphop888

Saddly cause he is from Canada but dont worry he is still the best out there.

[RealityIsFatality]

@realhiphop888 Because they're sellouts

[BIGBWA]

@realhiphop888 because we live in a system of "free enterprise"/capitalism which is a modern-day slave-state. because real shit like this cant have a price put on it,but when u make a candyass beat and rap about rims or lemonade and ice cream colours you can market it to dumb motherfuckers throughout the hoods of the world or just ignorant ppl who dont respect hiphop music but just dance to it.because these are the very people who keep the system going and the system keeps them going. uneducated

[TheSimpleKiwi]

@BIGBWA could not have been said better.

[zaryleti]

@realhiphop888 Because people like catchy beats and talk about money. Real people like people that talk real shit.

[beatsbythearchitect]

@realhiphop888 because this isnt what the masses want

[GimpPigment]

@realhiphop888 plenty of no good unfortunate reasons. Like for example; this song is much too deep for the average pathetic hip-hop-pop-warped human. Therefore big labels don't invest in these artists.  No radio will play their jam because it doesn't appeal to the masses. They'd rather stick to what sells; this empty party hyped up life. Oh and by the way Eminem is a good example of an exception. He walks the line between entertainer and artist beautifully.

[randomhatemail]

@GimpPigment hahaha woah bro! ill show a hip hop pop warped person this song, and they will dig it. big labels dont invest not because it doesnt appeal the masss, but because it has not yet been appealed to the masss.

[GimpPigment]

@randomhatemail

well lets wait for the day when more mature music is the primary appeal.

[ariq45ariq]

Fuck where can I get classfied beats?

[ChuckC1ty]

Good music.. gives you the chills.

[josayrocks1]

@ChuckC1ty im getting them right noww -.- lol

[bvknarula]

jay z at 1:56?

[rpatles]

mr mackinnley (phil) was my math teacher for a few months last year

[randomhatemail]

@rpatles uh.... nah

[soren5556]

I don't get how someone can thumbs down this but w.e, Great song and it really is inspiring to hear. RIP to Phil

[ScottEdwardRobitaile]

the three people who disliked this video are asholes

R.I.P. Phil, my heart goes out to his family

[danelmer11]

yo , as a beat maker and artist, this song is the hottest thing i've heard in a long, long time. thanks man.

[0HisStory0]

thats some real love Class! i bet no one else would've done this.

RIP Phil,and all the best for his family !

[kingsleykinglin]

Such a tune 

[MyHipHopTunes]

This song's beautiful. Hip Hop owes you one!

[RuthlessGamers]

this kind of music is the reason why music is so fucking great

[EddieUV777]

Great song.

[ale050505]

Nice track, stories like this make me think that a got a lot of chance and that we have to love the life because she can stop anytime

R.I.P.

[pokergod76]

You give hope where hope is needed! killer song.

[Fizmox]

I'm sorry but I'm gettin goosebumps everytime I heared this track and the video is great too

RIP from the Netherlands

[UltraEnigmaRaps67]

R.I.P phil and good lack to Phil's mother btw this is a awesome track ;)

[TheWatsonGreen]

how do you dislike this?

[supdawg18]

this is a crazy track the beat the lyrics just everything and to palniagra my condolences for ur son phil

[geeiwonder]

this is what real rap is all about. inspiration. keep on inspiring class.

[Dtaras619]

great job class and im sorry to hear about phil canada forever and happy canadas day guys

[pjbuddy123]

funny fact, the guy who is in the video writting a song and posting coffee trays on his wall use to be a teacher at miramichi valley high school he was a substitue for me when i was in grade 11, his name was mr mckinly, and just to let you know im not talking about the singer

[omgchadomg]

RIP PHIL

[swifer616]

R.I.P Phil. must've had a great taste in rap :)

[dvaifilmsdotcom]

come to wakestock again!

[bodhijones]

Pins & Needles, beautiful piece of music!

[bodhijones]

Pins & Needles, beautiful piece of art work!

[DjSwayne]

amazing song class, the chills are still with me man, every time i listen to one of your tracks i'm inspired to go write something.

R.I.P Phil

[danksta316]

who gave this a thumbs down? wow..

[YoungStuna16]

Class is the real deal, you get all those lame ass rappers out there just making pointless bullshit songs but this songs bout a random dude class barely knew. Shows how much he cares bout his fans unlike other rappers out there.

Reppin Canada well.

RIP Phil.

[mriromaproductions]

this song is very inspirational reppin canada well class! check out my page people!

[auronsquall]

easily the heaviest track on this whole record, great stuff from classified.

[SkateCanada11]

DOOOPE video! Class is fosho an inspiration!!!!!

[ndurpain07]

thanks, best album to date, you are inspiration.

[gangstar950]

wow thats was amazing



[MiramichiTwolves]

mr mckinley?! :D

[MiramichiTwolves]

mr mckinley?! :D

[NastyBear22]

Great video, one of Class's best ever!!!! I work with the actors dad, Lorne Mckinley. Good people and a great choice for the videos lead actor.

[sk8coolfred]

he is so so so AWESOME !

[jaxsonsmami]

wow really amazing, gave me chills

[flyingrobotfilms]

Great Tribute Class!!!

[britishbornthug]

sick tune!!!

[palniagara]

thanks class for this video it is a great tribute to my son he was a wonderful boy who loved rap music and your music he would be so happy that this song is for him thanks again Phil's mom

[yzerman1919]

@palniagara  R.I.P Phil

[NevaehBeatez]

@palniagara R.I.P. Phil.

[yewtubethis]

@palniagara

Thumbs up x100

[myniakal333]

@palniagara rest in peace phil <3

[ameegezz]

@palniagara did he ever put any songs out on the internet?

[UndisputedArock]

I found the new Eminem.

Classified is awesome!

[CantFaze]

classified your'e the shit man just keep producing . ive seen you on stage a few times budddyy

[TABUSINTACBOY]

Haven't seen him sine he was subbing my chem class and tech support class haha, the actor I mean. MVHS

[TCreights]

My boy and phil and I believe another guy were gonna do a track to this beat. I didnt know phil. But I give mad respect to Classified for doing this video. Show really what kinda person you are.

[Whatevery1Nose]

well done!

[Ti137]

WOW !

[SkylerDanes]

Beautiful

[musicjuma]

the guy in this vid teaches at my school :).. loooove this song

[robroythefirstmm]

This is some real shit cause its the truth.

[sreid1988]

mint song

[covertempire]

R.I.P. Phil LaCroix.

[donfaraldo]

Very classy Classified. Dope as always.

[Ersovideo]

Nice track I really love it! Lyrics and beat are awesome!

[urquhart77]

the guy who plays Phil grew up two houses down from me... and was a substitute teacher at my high school..

[dono234]

@urquhart77, MVHS!

[BREAU44]

man that guy in the video teaches at my school, thats fucked up

[ChaseGuindon]

this song sends chills down my spine its so unbelievable!

[osta420]

love ya Phil,..we miss you .........thanks Class

[waterboardsporter]

Ah I loved this song on the album! and Still love it! It really gives inspiration!

Keep it up class!

[MathewJoki]

Great song! Killer video!

[ConcreteGuerillaTV]

Thank you may dude...much respect fam...

[tlc232323]

WOAHHHH DUDE!!!!! Lmao That's my teacher man !!!!!! INSANE! Love this song!!!! Keep tha awsome work up Class!!!!!

[impala574]

Class! this song is so beautiful. You're more than a rapper, you're an entertainer, a poet a story teller and MAN! we luv your stories. RIP M.PHIL LACROIX

[MikeGrahamUNB]

Son, this track is ill!

[chadeyboy]

atta boy chickin balls

[PeterJacksonTV]

gotta give it up when respect is do , your a real person class , and a good dude . much respect family .

[RedFoxRick]

200page notebooks are gangster. I have many of them myself

[HiDDeNePiC]

That's real shit right there. Loved this song on his album.

[uNeeKMusic7]

RIP Phil

Class, ur an inspiration.

[OOJAYSPARXXOO]

Wow...this is deep...love it Class!! I knew u was gon pop off from the 1st day i heard those 2 tracks u layed on our CD compilation (The Summit-Rap Politicks) R.I.P. Phil

[drumsnake]

This song gave me chills the first time I heard it on the album, and the vid gives me those same chills.

Keeping it classy all the way Class. Canadian Hip Hop!

[DCgirl18]

yess fuckin ill! Classified does it again!!

[shaqthatwontbitebac]

class, come back to sudbury bro....

[kaylastarshipx]

That guy taught me! ;D

[ScotchxBlock]

R.I.P. Phil LaCroix.

Class, your amazing.

Keep up the great work.