Jay-Z - Where I'm From?

[essdotverma007]

Typical 'Dislike' comment on the waaaaaaay! 33 People do not know where they are from. Awwww yeah. Once of my favorite Jay Songs.Beat is strait gutter!

[MrChoicemanage]

THE PRODUCTION IS OFF  THE METER !!!!!!!!! THAT BEAT MAKE U WANT TO GET TO~IT !!!!1

[hip2thabone]

CLASSIC!

[kingraw]

fuck,.....man....dis was my shit....wha happen to music i know it evolves but dam com on.,,,,where are we now.

[88druman]

I don't even fuck with Jay like that but this shit was gutta, along with a lot of his old shit.

[primorskiq]

bulgarian beat?gj

[uplift20]

I love seeing this shit. Back then i never would have thought he'd be where he is now!!!!

[3asyEntertainment]

i personally think jay-z is the G.O.A.T his music if timeless... This song still knocks like it just came out and so does 95% of his music

[Piffinqton]

@3asyEntertainment FUCK OUTTA HERE HE LOST HIS TALENT A LONGGGGGGG TIME AGO, HE JUST GOT A BUNCH OF DICK SUCKERS NOW.

[Piffinqton]

@Piffinqton GREATEST OF ALL TIME, YOU'RE BUGGIN

[Themilkman666]

The word was everything so everything you said you do... you did it. That's a direct diss at Jaz. Like Jay-Z thinks he's hot shit because he back stabed the only people in marcy that protected him and taught him how to rap.

"When did I meet bubble lip shaun? Oh that was later on"-Jaz THE JAZ

[itsonlyhalftime666X]

@Themilkman666 your just clueless thats all, first off...that line wasn't towards jaz-o at all..why? bcuz him and jaz-o were still fucking with each other during lifetime vol 1 which this song took place in 97'...and their last song together was in 99', so wtf are talking about...if that was a direct diss to jaz, why would jaz still be with jay another 3years later ??? smh..btw any grown man calling another man bubble lip is a faggot in my opinion !

[AsTimeDilates]

That's true...Nas sold out right around the time DMX was going hard which really killed his career...Jay only recently got nice again...The two rappers that are really killing it now are Banks and Joell Ortiz

[mileslong59]

FUCK ALL YALL, JAY IS THE UNDISPUTED (LIVING) KING OF RAP AND HIP HOP!!!! *ONLY 2ND TO TUPAC*

[Daunte562]

jay z is a cold muthafucka

[gorillabread214]

ITS EASY TO HOW HE GOT THE CROWN IN HIS PRIME LOVE FROM DALLAS TX

[CarpeDiemTomorrow]

One of the hardest beats of all time

[blacktigerwu]

@CarpeDiemTomorrow This was originally a Biz Markie beat

[freewaykingscrews]

Y'ALL NEED TO EAT A FAT DICK NAS IS THE ONE WHO GAVE SEAN CARTER HIS WACK ASS FLOW AHAH!

[MultiSenil]

ffffffffff no comment please,and listen....a real hip hop is in the place......

[coffecop4]

So Is Jay and B.I.G.. I'd take Big way before nas -__-

[RapRules2000]

Whos the best MC Biggie Jay z or Nas......NAS!!!!

[gangster7980]

@RapRules2000 Seriously Dude? Nas? That nigga's been ghost since "It was written"

[RapRules2000]

@gangster7980 lol are you dumb? Nas is a legend!

[marcRGK]

@gangster7980 your obvs clued up aren't you Nas is king

[coffecop4]

@marcRGK Smh! Nas is a legend! but don't go further than that

[HipHopMaintainer]

@RobtheWildcat have you ever heard of ART?

[MsSshiver]

this right here is my shit. i been rockin wit dude for soooooooo long like niggas in Cali don't understand why i love dude so much

[xJenna99]

he use to b so much better holy fuck, hes still good

but his old shit was so good

[saintninian]

Real G's watch their shit in 240p, namsayin son?

[BenevolentFiend]

The Fall

[TyWMayer]

it doesn't matter if they sold out or not... they are making money!!! and thats all that matters in this life.

[ednoroirika]

Yall are some idiots!

[mrpep1976]

this projects look like vacation - Chicago projects was hard compared to prertty boy shit.

[Bankallday]

@mrpep1976 You win...Congratulations, your hood is more shitty, ghetto and fucked up.

[mrpep1976]

@Bankallday

Im honored to be from Chicago!! I have no shame of it!!

[Bankallday]

@Bankallday Why you comparing hoods though...Lame

[TheGangstahRap]

you know its the good kind of rap when the world trade center is in the music video btw : rip victims of 9/11

[BornFuture]

The best MC's are from brooklyn.

[DarthScorpio11]

R.I.P 90s

R.I.P world trade centers 

[zack4rap]

Haha he performed this in H Town no one knew it haha

[crackage12567]

How many of those niggas you think Jay still holding down?

[mstarajiahtyes]

@crackage12567 Only Ty Ty

[Bankallday]

@crackage12567 Men should be able to stand on they own two feet. What does a 41 year old man look like giving his whole hood a piggy back ride.

Jay has given so many artists the platform to prove themselves and if they don't blow you blame it on Jay. Cool but he is only one man. He was born by himself so he doesn't owe anyone shit

[LosAngelesCity]

The best rap videos are when rappers don't have to act.

[fireantone]

Hood shit

[leehan92]

he dropped this beat in LA last night in watch the throne concert...and NOONE knew the lyrics lmao

[godofthisshit]

@leehan92

Yet everybody pretend like they been listening to Jay since Reasonable Doubt. They should know this if that's the case since it was on a faster selling album.

[uddartt]

2pacs art of work that was made from 91-to 96 shits on mostly of artists work that takes years to get to the same lever. Jay-z sold out, he was a beast back then. But he a taste for money, and now he is screwed. And Nas is above Jay-z. Check out Nas guest appearances, it shits on Jay.

[IkerUnzalu]

Jay Z sucks now

[SacredSocietyAP]

Go HAM not Spam..stop hatin' on Hova

[TheFashionaddict90]

jay z is the king sitting on his throne.

[adil115]

Jay Z sold out, Nas didn't. Its pretty self explanatory, no argument needed.

[whatthehellvideos]

@adil115 no moron they both did the same thing after there critically acclaimed but unsuccesfull debuts they commercialized the sound on a few tracks on there second album and became more well known.....SMH at these kids who dont know shit

[ApolloYoung2011]

@adil115 Hov aint sell out shit, you wildin, he still spit real shit, music just sound different

[JaySmiffy]

@adil115 Oochie Wallie? its funny how quick people are to forget that Nas was HEAVILY criticized for selling out

[BroDovakhiin]

@adil115 "I went from the favorite to the most hated but would you rather be underpaid or overrated? Moral victories is for minor league coaches" - Jay Z

[adil115]

@BroDovakhiin

It is acceptable to put money before morals, clearly your logic is impeccable.

[BroDovakhiin]

@adil115 Moral victory not as in morals over money but because moral victory in college sports in when a team is already loosing by alot but still plays and sticks to fundamentals. You couldn't do this in pro leagues where you get paid, as if you kept loosing by alot you would get kicked out of the league. Jay Z is saying hes in the majors

[BroDovakhiin]

@adil115 Would you rather be Jay Z or Nas? Nas is no doubt the better rapper. Jay z has a net worth of 500 million, paid over 1.5 million worth of college tuition to kids in inner city schools who were to poor to afford it. You tell me who is really better

[adil115]

@BroDovakhiin I listen to Nas 2 hours a day, he is a genius compared to Jay. lets be serious compared to 500mill 1.5 is publicity . especially when you working for wrong agenda under elites. while Nas spittin it real, Immortal Technique, Mos Def , could merk any of these people.... so don't rate money as talent and intelligence. i bet p diddy is high on your list too. oh and lil wayne. :P .

[BroDovakhiin]

@adil115 Nas raps about how Africa is war torn and is struggling tragedy while Jay Z actually goes to Africa and helps build schools and provide clean water for the people. This is better then some childish games about who the better rapper is.

[skyler8perkins]

@adil115 or Jay-z fought, nas sat. the ins and outs of power are over my head.

[TheDubc14]

@adil115 so since drake sold out hes better than jcole?

[carringtontaylor88]

@adil115 Knowledge and wealth will change any man

[RobtheWildcat]

they both got rich, both moved on, why hate on Jay or judge him, I know this is to smart for most of you clowns but I will say it anyway- Why is it that only people who come from bad circumstances are in danger of selling out......bill gates kids not eligible to be sell outs but the kids of brooklyn and queens bridge are. Fuck you and your way of thinking and dont take this personal cuz its about a system not about you

[scosco781]

@RobtheWildcat

well spoken homie!

[Bankallday]

@adil115 How exactly did Jigga sell out? Elaborate

[SHAKECUNT1]

He gave nas some props i respect that alot

[uddartt]

2pac is the undisputed king, thought people knew that

[SacredSocietyAP]

@uddartt No, not everyone in the world knew that Pac was your favorite rapper.

[uddartt]

@SacredSocietyAP His art of work and acknowledgement from other rappers explains it.

[aaronschainm]

replace biggie with pac

[SSlimTim]

Stop the Jay-Z vs Nas shit. Can't go wrong with either of'em!

[dakidiss1ck]

"I from where niggas pull your CARD, and argue all day about

Who's the best MC's, Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas"

[TheMrkk111]

When it Comes To Rhyming Jay & X Aint The NiGGas To Fuck With!!

[DrumlordExclusives]

you have to hear this kid supa spit son kills this instrumental on his freestyle 2 (supadupaextramegaultra on facebook)

[twofivesc]

HE RECKED CHARLOTTE NORTH CACK IN 2000 OUTSIDE AND YES THE UPPERSTATE OF SOUTH CACK WAS IN THE HOUSE WITH A SOLD OUT HOODS CROWD SO MUCH SMOKE!

[getout416]

True nas fell off big time so did DMX i dont know how da fuc jay-z past them...nas was runnin tingz when he came out wit stillmatic in 01 i guess jay-z illuminati shit made him get bigger lol

[JAHZILLABEATS]

FRESH.. Classic flow still

[djderlee]

saw him perform this last night in Pittsburgh

[lilzander84]

@djderlee me too bro.

[crawfordcade]

@djderlee 1 of the best concerts ever, just wish we could of got cameras in

[UGAUndergroundAnthem]

SEE YOU CANT FAKE THA MILLIONS !

[ahmedgunner15]

im not a fan of jay i can see money changed him look at Nas hes still the same he is the GOAT

[nhlluver19]

@ahmedgunner15 nas hasnt made a good album since 1994..

[Themilkman666]

@nhlluver19 Wow... so, so, so wrong. Jay-Z hasn't made anything good since 97 anyway.

Nas came out with hip hop is dead in 2002 and God' Son in 2002. Sure 94 was illmatic his best CD but those three CD's are better then ANYTHING jay-z has done.

Whatup Jay-Z bots trying to make me look dumb. State some facts before running those dick sucking lips.

[nhlluver19]

@Themilkman666 i dont rlly like those albums if anything stillmatic is his other best but since 2001 jay has been the better rapper, he may not be as real as he was but hes still making better music than any rappers out there. Nas was better back in the day but not anymore

[Themilkman666]

@nhlluver19 Pfffft. Nas won, espically with the beef.

[BOBByBISHIP]

@Themilkman666 nas had 2 hot songs in 15 years Eather and one mic. Ether is the best diss song ever but jayz killed him with super ugly. nas whole carrer is a disappointment

[BOBByBISHIP]

@Themilkman666 Nas is lazy and he has not grown musicllyin 15 years we all forgot about nas until Jayz called him out. and im from south side jamaica quees 40 projects. after Ether it was all down hill for nas.

[Themilkman666]

@BOBByBISHIP Pfft you know nothing besides for mainstream rap AND your ignorance is your fault.

The shit Nas has just had a verse in is better then Jz's new shit. 99 problems is the only good shit he came out with in the 2000's. Nas had Stillmatic and Godson. He's doing tracks with Rakim and KRS one. Meanwhile Jay-Z is a loner bitch, with his bummy crew. Ever notice that JZ only made it to the top after he got everyone else killed? aint a coincidence

[BOBByBISHIP]

@Themilkman666 thats crazy if he killed everyone why is nas still alive? oh my bad...he killed him with super ugly......I bought Nas first 3 tapes the day they came out so unless u his Brother Jungle you cant tell me nothing about nasty nas I bought all of Erick B and RAKIM and I was the biggest BDP fan untill KRS got corny..that album is gonna be corny just like Buck shot and KRS album

[Themilkman666]

@BOBByBISHIP Look it up. Their is a lot of proof that Jay-z is connected to the murder of Tupac. However, he did it like a snake. Where was Jay-Z's songs about reppin the east coast over the west coast during the feud? Oh it doesn't existbecause he is a bitch

Nas post 2000 is better then Jay-Z post 2000 regardless

[2KILLAVILLE]

@nhlluver19 u crazy better go listen too It was Written, Stillmatic, Lost Tapes, God's Son, Hip- Hop is dead & UNTITLED

[ahmedgunner15]

when he was good

[cvd13ent]

HARDEST JAY Z JOINT EVER STREETS IS WATCHING HOVA

[PradaPolo]

Classic Hoe !!

[MK78SON]

Jay got the fuk off on this trak!

[destgames]

is jay mad tht diddy used this beat 4 his song??

[murph277v]

@Themilkman666 jay did sell drugs

[kadafi67]

Legendary

[calisunshinered]

<3 THIS MY SHIT. I LOVE OLD SKOOL JAY ;)

[Arsinekk]

@calisunshinered Dont get too excited most of his shit was radio jiggy pop bullshit even when he first came out. Jay was no where to be found when that east west shit happened. Listening to him try to sound hard makes me laugh.

[traphop12]

i miss this jigga

BEN FAME

[Themilkman666]

@IIIJayMassIII Notice he says where THEY do everything. I feel like this song is being told by someone looking down at the ghetto from an apartment in a project. Someone who is trying to escape the ghetto but can't because it's impossible. "It's nothing nice" is a great line in this because even though Jay-Z wasn't a gangbanger his life certainly terrible. But his mom worked her ass off for him, and Jay-Z hoped around from group to group, stealing flows. He's a backstaber andIdontrespsect that

[Aardvarked88]

@Themilkman666 You're totally wrong, good effort though.

[Themilkman666]

@IIIJayMassIII A lot of people claim Jay-Z never sold drugs... look it up. Jay-Z rhymes about getting money (He has A LOT) geting bitches (Beyonce is fucking fine) and being from the ghetto (Which he was). However, he didn't really start branching out to people on the streets until his twentys. He started rolling with Jaz, at this point Jaz already had a gold record and Jay-Z was nobody, Jaz took him under his wing, gave him a flow, and then Jay-Z fucked Jaz over and left/cut him out. Snake.

[aBDKstan]

@Themilkman666 That's not true. It's not like as soon as Jay started selling albums, he ditched Jaz. They didn't fall out until Blueprint 2. Which came out years after he blew up.

[flynt01]

@Themilkman666 Trying to pass yourself off as a Hip Hop head...Jay-Z not in the top 10? You're a clown. You probably don't even know who 'Supreme' is...

[Themilkman666]

@flynt01 Pfft you probably don't have KRS on yours or Rakim. Fool

[Themilkman666]

@immalaptopgangster Why? He had a couple hits in the 90's and that's it.

[Themilkman666]

@immalaptopgangster Rakim is the G-O-D and Nas is godson that's all I know

[Themilkman666]

eh hes not top 10 all time no matter how much he thinks he is

[5thletterNC910]

One of Jay's illest joints...

[mrsinnlisa]

u cant talk about it if u aint live it. now thats the hardest line !!!

[wharris527]

you can't put your vest away and say you'll wear it tomorrow cuz the day after we'll be saying damn I was just wit him yesterday

hardest line ever

[greenmatrix151023387]

classic classic classic

[angysarmy]

BROOOOKLYYN STYLEE !!!

[mistanderson]

This when JayZ got out of that Shiny Suit Era Diddy had and when back to some realness

[JamJarV15]

they argue all day about whos the best emcees biggie, jay-z and nas!

[chingyskrilla]

HOW REAL IS THIS COUGH UP A LUNG IAM GROOVE CITY SON

[Lodeot]

1337 likes ! yeah

[fetti28]

Those new rappers better review Jay-z's old shit. Before the come up missin'

[masternumber1gmail]

@fetti28 LML at you stop it b its just music lol

[fetti28]

@masternumber1gmail hey son the fact you listenin' to this tells me you know Jay is ill. Missin' as in career over, Wayne, Game, or who ever can't fuck w/ Jay.

[damagedone56]

rap from the 90's how i miss u

[dakidfresh08092011]

Jay, you, the man.

[dakidfresh08092011]

UNCLE OTIS!!!!!!! I Missed YOU!!!!!!!

[dakidfresh08092011]

La Mada.

[dakidfresh08092011]

Ay, Rap Game, Crack Game.

[dakidfresh08092011]

DALE CITYS FINEST ONE. CALLIGARY. DAYTONA.

[dakidfresh08092011]

I caught B's weave in the crowd on time at one of her shows an it bit me. EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

[dakidfresh08092011]

Man that nigga Jay is a repeat. Theres no such thing as the rap game Why??????? they're all computers. All made from home. It aint real.Kulumanati WHO?????

[dakidfresh08092011]

lol. Calligary Style.

[dakidfresh08092011]

I heard B's weave was from small white Ugunda children.

[dakidfresh08092011]

Cough a lung where im from, Calligary Son..!

[dakidfresh08092011]

An i HEARD B WAS WhITE!! DAYTONA.

[dakidfresh08092011]

Marcy, aint got.. NOO!!! street cred.LOL. I ureD to pUsh Jay-Z's stomach. An poke Dam.That NIGGA LoXy..gotTTheeeee soooofteeest haaaanddddsssss..LOL. G. Jea. Daytona.

[IIIJayMassIII]

@dakidfresh08092011 do people ever tell you they have no idea what your saying or even talking about? like all the time

[cashis999]

1:11

Look at his face

[kjaymac0]

just watched streets is watchin last night.. niggas askin themselves "whats streets is watchin?"

[seriodude]

how real is.....this

[CaliforniaAngelsBOYY]

Well some people dont undersstand,they wont see this jay-z again..He was young and he was rapping how life was when he was young,fresh off the blocc..He pushin 40+..why would he rap about shit that happend 20 years ago,raps changing accept it..lol i aint gonna accept it tho

[Epimpin101]

@CaliforniaAngelsBOYY I think rap is done now, it's time to reinvent, come up with a new kind-of music... like a new form of funk or something like that. We will always have the classics, but it's time to reinvent imo.

[CaliforniaAngelsBOYY]

@Epimpin101 yeah underground rap today still sounds oldschool,like kendrick lamar,jay rock,nipsey hussle..u kno..but yeah a new g-funk will be fresh..start back up in long beach

[ahmedgunner15]

@CaliforniaAngelsBOYY i agree with ya but his subject matter is wack these days he should pay attention to that i guess when u get the money u dont care about the lyrics

[HustlazGame]

FUCK JAY-Z. its probably is worst song ever. he fucking failed this song

[TheAleXxflow]

@HustlazGame and i'm sure that with your logic soulja boy is a better rapper

[IIIJayMassIII]

@HustlazGame get your ugly lil wayne fan ass outta here, stick with you a milli, while jay gets a billi. fag lol

[Devan413]

Isnt this ''Angels By Diddy ?

[raoulhery]

whos the best MC, biggie, jayz and nas?

[houstontillery]

@raoulhery  Grand Puba .

[el84oro]

@raoulhery biggie....jay z second, ill put em before nas i think...but if this was back when this song came out, nas before jay definitely......despite being a biggie fan, 2pac definitely in that top ten...and for some he is tops..to each his own

[JaySmiffy]

@el84oro I thought this song proved that Jay was better than Biggie and Nas?

[cookdacrook62]

da best of hov

[case001100]

Im tired of the illuminati shit you can't watch 1 listen to 1 great rapper's video without reading the shit. It's really old and tired nw.

[athedynasty]

I'm not even mad about what Jay-Z has become. Quite honestly, I'd be bothered if a 40-year old multi-millionaire was talking about the same ish he was talking about when he was in his early 20's. I just thank the Good Lord that Jay-Z was THIS Jay-Z at one point in time, and gave us classic material that we can play in our cassette/CD players till we breathe our last breaths.

[kaye10]

@athedynasty

Funny thing is that he still got it...American Gangster was a classic..was just 4 yrs ago...and tehn listen to his guest verses in J Coles "Mr Nice Watch"...dude just dumbs down his lyrics sometimes cos the mood of rap has changed...he can spit anything at anytime...rap royalty...G.O.A.T!

[Zabivelli]

the best mc?

nas: who's the best mc? 2pac, biggie and Nas

[thamaineone]

@Zabivelli Who's the worst and gayest mc?Nas.