Jay-Z - Dead Presidents [HQ/Explicit]

[Slicedice4]

The fact that rap isn't like this anymore literally makes me wanna cry sometimes.

[9085331]

Ucxeoiplq

[RightBlindEye]

Check my channel for my remix of dead presidents, thanks for the time an chance to have my message heardw

[H1pHopLover]

When he was doing some dope track not like today ... when the motivation was to just produce music not to make a lot of money like today ...

[esteban0321]

(cont') He is just another 'sharpton'. (uncle)'Tom' gets the bad rep' but those that stole your soul got it for a rhyme and your were happy to give it cause you thought you were getting the world in hoes and they look like pimps that sold your chance to be a person to the "man" cause you're like a whore with a drug habit; easy to sell easy to part with.

[WestCoastCyco]

@esteban0321 you don't get pussy do you

[esteban0321]

this is a brilliant nigga but what does he leave to the niggaz? nothing. he exploits the black shame and makes himself rich and leave another generation of black boys thinking that drugs and violence are the way out of the ghetto when the reality is all they are doing is becoming more statistics further removed from being a threat to his empire and further from wealth.

[PTyscho]

rush and zeone outlines in the background... bump that shit.

[Westernavekid18]

Yooo dat whole table scene wuz classic as fuck!..Az,Biggie,cease,dame,et­c..I wuz niggas wud recreate videos like dis..smh

[ImtooFuturistic]

I got listen to dis song on Presidents Day

[1moneyboi]

JAY IS THE BEST FUCK YALL HATERS

[kfernakios]

i added this on my favorites and now whenever youtube plays my favorites , every 2-3 videos it shows this instead of any other video!! for example while youtube plays eminem's beautiful it shows dead presidents xD. try this and tell me if it happens to you too

[mjkerper]

nas would of smoked this track

[immmmmaustin]

if nas had actually showed up for this video...

[Jeezymusic]

Back in the day when Jay-z did good music

[crispyxiv]

NAS GO WAY HARDER!

[bumcheeks101]

Blood still turns cold when i see the towers in the video

[ESDAx810xTBM]

Jay-z Went In So Tuff On This !

[njgmovies07]

was looking for this one, thx

[Aerosol95]

AZ!!!!!!!

[1moneyboi]

been tellin em since middle school . Jay'z is the best rapper alive

[edgarcamilovargas]

Titan..

[superfly1820]

buy the album.

[wolfman78952]

This is beautiful quality. THANKYOU for the upload.

[Qu0Stat]

If you also listen to this in 2012 :)

[Jeezymusic]

AZ at 3:58 !

[worthlessburger7]

Anyone know where I can download this song for my iPod? this is my favorite Jay-Z song & they don't have the single on iTunes=/

[Jeezymusic]

@worthlessburger7 Go to vidtomp3.com, enter the Link of this Vid, Download it, Add it to iTunes and click on sync ;)

[CallwinOEF]

@worthlessburger7 take this advice and PLUS that buy Dead Presidents II, the text is almost better than in this one

[worthlessburger7]

@CallwinOEF I already got Dead Presidents II, I got Reasonable Doubt, great CD

[Jeezymusic]

When Jay-Z did good music!!

[STRYKERtheSICK]

Representing infinity with presidency

[Sandokandu13]

3:50 = " WHO SHOT YA "???????????????

[SuburbanKiwi2]

he copied nas

[IronReef77]

Untouchable track. Niggas sayin J cole killed this better. Smh,J cole nice dont get me wrong but he just ain touchin Classic Jay. Idk Jay z stories just seem realer to me,J cole be too involved with the females. That's just my opinion.

[amzo77]

4:03 was that Jadakiss?

[edeguzman89]

Dude brought the East back, y'all better believe that.  Jadakiss.

[codywindham0123]

@edeguzman8s

speaking on biggie not jay lol

[edeguzman89]

1996



[scottn79]

Jay Z in 1996 "I want money like Cosby"

Bill Cosby in 2012 "I want money like Jay Z"

[SuperGulfstream650]

@scottn79 The net worth of both is about the same FYI.

[1984nroby]

@scottn79 oh please believe cosby still loaded

[scottn79]

Really? 5 dislikes? Smh

[FTLsFINEST]

Jay was spittin Game right here..

[LifeFilms1]

youtube/lifefilms1

[AcctNo4]

Don't what he (Jay Z) is talking about.Perhaps I can only relate to 2pac- I grew up with that guy, only to live to outlive him.

[koolmoe1971]

@AcctNo4 You know thats who he talking about bro. The eastcoat n****s called that the LA COSTA NOSTRA FLOW. Talkin at the enemy subliminally. Pac did it too in the beginning. Especially on "We aint hard to find", "No more Pain", "Ambitionz as a Ridah" and "Holla at Me"!

[shakiil]

1:28 illuminati truck

[MrBlaq19]

@shakiil retard

[shakiil]

@MrBlaq19 no, taking yt comments seriously is retarded

[Sandokandu13]

4:19 Or is the other tower?

[Spuddigga]

CLASSIC

[MrJamell21]

Jay-Z, B.I.G, and AZ at the round table. the real commission!!! Legends.

[jhevere12]

lmao the brother at 4:07 was on some kind of probation? they had to blur out his face

[CasparWilson]

SO much better than the totally ruined album version. Why he did that, I'll never know.

[szpeti16]

props to the mighty SKI BEATZ

[nickjohnsonsmustache]

Reasonable Doubt was one of the greatest

[Justin29x]

0:50-0:56 new york city skyline with twin towers

[RaineR3313]

4.05  pharell?

[AMDBulldozer89]

that noise in the background PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH.

[296jayce]

Playin monopoly wit real money, and biggie, plus gud lookin girls, lexus's and crystal, all because of nas lol

[Roland0314]

@296jayce He made songs with biggie before this.

[Optikaliluznz]

AND he sampled NAS...

[AMDBulldozer89]

@Optikaliluznz Nas released his version AFTER Jay Z lol

[sweetg2211]

@AMDBulldozer89 A great song, but he def sampled nas...

[tylerqbarrow]

This is hip hop at it's best but as nas said now hip hop is dead

[ukstevey]

what a beat this was

[desl2111]

Did he say Mac Miller?!?

[Megatrousers]

@desl2111

He did. Hov is actually a time traveler.

[ThePrinceMakaveli]

back in the day when music videos didn't have the retarded weird shit they have today.

[MissHardyOfficial]

take me back to 96..... but keep me where i am at 19 years young. 'cause like. I missed out on a lot. Lots ahead of me, and im right where i belong, but I feel like I should have been a teenager the day this song came out. memory lane is fuckin nuts you listen to really old music from years ago & it mindfucks people like me who live in the moment.

[koolmoe1971]

@MissHardyOfficial them fools put they money together totake out PAC! They feared that man SOOO much!

[MissHardyOfficial]

@koolmoe1971 ye i heard about that. if the government was afraid of pac then the competition was def afraid of pac lol

[ishotstuggi]

alltime classic, great lyrics, superb beat , what more?!

[sayzu]

what kind of single is this ??

[rythemandthebeat]

@sayzu classic.

[sayzu]

@rythemandthebeat haha yeahh i know the song, but i never heared this version, was just wonderin ;)

[DjJayOfficial]

good rapper? yes

greatest ever? NO.

[rythemandthebeat]

@DjJayOfficial

Hovah greatest alive? debatable

Nas greatest alive? debatable

[JRRacing85]

Takes me back to Better Times. A Stronger Economy, Better Music and the Iconic WTC. 

[rythemandthebeat]

2:51 Mac Millers.

[ahmedgunner15]

music vids was way better back then

[69mexicanthug]

at 3:45,they say!!,pac,were u at!, westside california,im taking all of it! then biggy says! (who shoot ya) wen he roles his last dice!

[djwizard2010]

@69mexicanthug r u deaf???

[69mexicanthug]

The game is the best! he made this video famouse!on 300 bars!

[Lilreeces10]

@69mexicanthug WTF????...IDK about that but I do know he killed all of them G-UNIT Niggas LOL Its crazy how he's begging 50 to get back in though SMH

[69mexicanthug]

@Lilreeces10 game dont want 50..i wish game made a whole song with this beat.it would be a classic!

[LAcurt310]

Biggie Smalls at 3:16

[MoShroom77]

@LAcurt310 well done on your excellent observation skills

[MrSuspiciousPerson]

4:08 Dave Chapelle

[Lilreeces10]

@MrSuspiciousPerson Lmao

[wlpo23456]

this is that classic shit fuckin timeless

[KlaipedaPortCity]

Вечная

[sikokovii]

Noice beaat!

[Jayhustler]

when b.i.g shot the dice he whispered "who shot ya"...........food for thought

[NewEraKidd0323]

"Dead frEeYO Presidents to represent me" I wanna hear "Dead FUCKIN Presidents to represent me"

[countryshmountry]

WAAAY before Rhjanna. Love it.

[mrking456ALEC]

Damn I'm getting head right now ass we speak

[VoreTechz1985]

Monopoly is gangsta bitches!

[xGERxNM]

Is it just me or does jay look so cool bald haha

[Pointguard8]

the 2 people who disliked this song must be soulja boy fans..... gtfo you posers!! one of the best songs ever! 2ns best rapper ever next to Tupac!

[DillestJAMZ]

ONE OF MY FAV VIDEOS....SO FAV THAT I WANT TO GET THAT GS!

[artoorew]

@DillestJAMZ same, that GS is mint

[hurtadoinked0921]

when biggie tosses the dice...."who shot ya" 3:53

[JasonFlo92]

@hurtadoinked0921 wtf i never booked that haha im high as fuck

[mrznwalker]

@hurtadoinked0921 LOL NAH HOW BOUT WHEN THEY FIRST BEGAN PLAYIN MONOPOLY AND KAREEM BIGGS BURKE GOES @3:49 "OH WHERE I LAND AT, "CALIFORNIA"? ITS ALOT OF MONEY THERE....IMA TAKE ALL OF IT"!!! THOSE CATS WAS THROWIN LIL SUBLIMINAL SHOTS AT DEATH ROW TOO

[koolmoe1971]

@mrznwalker In other words, 2PAC!!!!

[koolmoe1971]

@hurtadoinked0921 The whoe plot was aimed at Pac. Just listen to the lyrics and their conversation.

[acg452r]

with the world trade centers in the background... Jay Z the king!

[midnightclublalady]

My shit not a fan of jay but this my shit

[Tr0llinghard]

@SteveyO100 This video was made for the edited version. Yakev just took away the audo and replaced it with the explicit version, thats why some of the words dont match up with his mouth

[ihceyno]

The final scene with Jay, Biggie and AZ is just classic...

[AlbumsnotSingles]

@ihceyno you hit it right on the head man. Just a beautiful moment.

[CeeCee6188]

JAY NEEDED SOME LOTION LOL!

[MsGemini528]

The beat fits J, but I have to say other artists have taken this beat and killed it.

[soberjazzkid]

15 years later = multi billionaire with a classic song

[ProgrammingNewbie]

this song is dope man....make a million standing, sitting in one place

[itzJeeKew]

I Remember When I First Heard This Track.. This Inspired The Hell Outta Me.. lls

[GodELIJAH777x]

what the fuck

[SoDamnBreeZy]

Damn, anyone else see biggie?

[itzJeeKew]

@SoDamnBreeZy Playing Monopoly? Yeah.. lls Him And Jay Was Real Tight...

[gavincorrea]

@SoDamnBreeZy yeah man.."California..lotta money out there" Biggie: "Who shot ya!"

[Adriangrosvenor]

Are you guys retarded are something? 85% of artist lip sync when they are making their videos. Do you think they sing for every single shot that they take ?

[Aerosol95]

NAS!!! he has a gangsta ass voice that's why ppl sample his shit lol

[chickenadobo27]

U know this NIgga, Jay z, Shawn Carter

[MrPacoStarr]

@ 2:48 he says "Mac Millers" lol

[luckydogcatg]

@MrPacoStarr everybody shud dislike this.

[MoneyR8]

Niggaz going broke tryin' to keep up with me

[the212soul]

he mentioned the mercedes sl #NICE

[the212soul]

LEXUS!

[sfknns]

Jay-z had a great flow on his 90s material!

[4lifeEDM]

@akaBrilliant26

Right!!! he knew whats up "big got what he deserved"

[4lifeEDM]

@JeanIDIOMATIC yes great song.. But not the best rapper ever... Thats 2pac

[moeegodaz]

Yess I finally found this song. Rap bak den is Soo better den rap now.

[GTD9002]

Ahh Man Jus Imagine If Nas Really did The Song with Him At The Time NY Finest

[JeanIDIOMATIC]

Best Song Ever

By the Best Rapper Ever

[steveOLU99]

who shot ya 3:52 looool

[ophib88]

hol on...so jay and dame snitched to the police to get the nigga with the braids banged up? lol i dont get this video..he talkin G shit but it look like he ratted on ol' boy at the end

[TheBigj1192]

@ophib88 They prob'ly knew they was bein' followed by the UC's. So they had the dude in the braids take the fall for it.

[ophib88]

@TheBigj1192 lol o ok preciate homie..shit had me confused

[TheBigj1192]

@ophib88 yea bro. If you take another look at 1:12, he flipped open the visor w/ the TV screen (which I a'int even knew they had back in '96) and saw the UC van.

[jagnew74]

LMAO @ 3:48 " Whats that california.... it's alof of money there.... I'ma take all of it"

[Niggyomama]

People still talking nas vs jay-z

um...move the fuck on.

[ProgrammingNewbie]

@Niggyomama i know right....those two are not even in the same leaguge....

[TheKwhite110]

Cole world

[Primaloneforever]

Jya-z copied Nas flow and style...and then Nas dumbass switched up his flow and style...and Jay z kept it...and blew up and made millions

one of the greatest mysteries in hiphop is why did nas switch from that nasty illmatic style?

[MIZZYMARC]

@Primaloneforever Cuz people wnna progress..and move on in life..even if they're doing good..its good to do some other shit..

[woahitsmeful]

fuck jay z, nas all the way my nigga

[akaBrilliant26]

@johnj243 whatever cuzzo. Jay is the greatest con man in history. He was a nice mc to begin with, but he hijacked everyones style, lyrics etc. Ajd benefitted from people dying. Biggie, pac etc. I give him credit for being ready with a game plan but he is a frickin con man and he fooled your stupid ass. I mean damm he wanted to be nas so bad he fucked baby momma, who was not with nas at the time, so he could find out his secrets, sampled his voice etc. Chick did it cause she was mad nas left her.

[hunter017]

Nas would've killed this beat

[youngbrolly6]

@hunter017 call yall the woulda kids, never there when it jump off but always talking bout what y'all would of did

[akaBrilliant26]

Why does biggie say who shot ya when he rolls the dice and them everyone laughs. Its like he was admitting he had something to do with tupac getting shot.

[TehGame4lyf]

@akaBrilliant26

You're an idiot

[akaBrilliant26]

@Atypical82 Nas wasn't in the video, in my opinion, cuzz he didn't approve if Jay using his voice in the sample. Of course, when an MC samples another MC's voice it is a tribute of respect to that MC. But nas didn't see it that way. He knew Jay was trying to hijack his style and mystique and use it for himself. Which ultimately jay was successful at doing. It would have been nonsensical for nas to sit at the table with Jay posing as some leader, when nas saw himself as the leader.

[johnj2423]

@akaBrilliant26 no he wasnt in it for a number of reasons and your reason isnt one of them nas made it a hot line he made it a hot song

[Atypical82]

the dopest part is at the end when all the big dogs are gambling...only one missing was nas, my guess is cuz he's not from brooklyn

[akaBrilliant26]

@mr718 you shut the fk up, lol. You the moron for not understanding what I am saying. Jay USED nas' voice for wtyle and swag cuzz he didn't have it himself. Get it? U IDIOT!!!! He copied nas' blueprint to develop a style. It is telling that Nas was not in the video, but nas' boy, AZ was. Nas didn't want to cosign for Jay cuzz he was a biter. Anyway, jay is w nice MC, but recognize where and how he developed his style. Jay is a copycat MC, no question!

[KpR333]

@Akabrilliant26 best way to put it fuck pple who try and get known by using a good beat.jay z fuckin sucks

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[TheMr718]

One of Jay Z masterpiece's...

[akaBrilliant26]

Jay-z started his first sing with Nas' voice. That says it all. Jay frickin hijacked Nas' mystique to try and boost his own status and the end it actuslly worked. Jay is a frickin copycat wannabe.

[TheMr718]

@akaBrilliant26 shut da fuk up moron...

[415Underdog]

Thx for the up

[INSANEFREAK1]

thank you for the explicit n hq version of this vid