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  • 43 people had their monitors upside down when they were listening to this

  • I found some good HipHop - search: Welly Mentals

  • Yeeee Boyy :X:X: STAR! STAR ! STAR ! STAR ! :X:X THE ROOTS :X!

  • 43 people don't know what real music is...

  • It always upsets that bands like The Roots or Atmosphere are consigned to the underground when its a million times better than anything in the mainstream!

  • VEVO Logic: Claim all rights to Music videos...Censor them.

  • I like how The Roots sampled Sly and the Family Stone's "Everybody Is A Star" to make this one of the most uplifting and positive rap songs since "Keep Ya Head." I love it!

  • <3 respect <3

  • man the roots go beyond hip hop! they music and all they videos are more like Truth Hop! I luv it 100% real content

  • how does this song not have at least 4 million views? its a classic made by a legendary group.

  • Im glad the roots showed love to houston. we the most slept on city in hip hop

    We aint apart of this new era of rap

    R.I.P. Robert Earl Davis**

  • We are all smart about genre's and all shit, and look what all changed in 10 years. In 100 years we can say if it will even still exist that it was something :D

  • i cant determine if this video inspires me or break my heart... so epic.

  • Love this song because it's inspirational. I'm a star, your a star, even the bums that disliked this video. We all are stars.

  • lol @ the fucking idiot who thinks hip hop died in 2006. hip hop isn't dead. you just gotta break through the surface of mainstream bullshit. there are a lot of decent mc's nowadays. they just aren't on radio. or winning awards. the mainstream shit is trash today. i wilm grant that much. but beneath the surface there are hidden gems & undiscovered geniuses.

  • FUCK YOU VEVO!!

    

  • real music.

  • GOOSEBUMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    and i usually never use more than two exclamation marks.

  • theres this beautiful music...but then on the left is advertised for Waka Flocka...its a shame

  • Diz Song Is Wet

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  • Everyone...

    

  • Why does this video has 805 000 views and Justin bieber 600 000 000 ???!!!!!!??!!

  • que cansionnnnnnnnnnn mierdaaaa que vaina tan buena¡¡¡¡

  • one of the best videos they have done

  • They should've had common on this track

  • Give me a break pac and biggie were not the best nor did hip die with them. Wat about mos def,talib kweli,boot camp click,royce da 5'9" older stuff,gza,rza, Gang Starr, terminalogy, a tribe called quest,phaorohe monch

  • Hip hop will never die- you just have to purchase, request, promote, and support artists like this and not the coonery and buffoonery they choose to flood the mainstream with. Since music is an industry like any other at this point- the motive is profit- and the masses purchase bullshit. Some artists capable of creating good music put out ignorant shit as well to stay "relevant." It is what it is. We need to promote and request good music. the supply will grow with our demand.

  • @TajhSutton

    there is a golden age of hip hop going on in the underground...its never been more diverse creative or smart..all cultures and countries are adding to it...if anyone wants a list for hip hop send me a message i will give you a hip hop list that will blow your mind

  • @redwolf481 I'd love that! Always looking for real hip hop!

  • @TajhSutton That's what I'm doing, I just wonder about the people calling the style dead, but everything they're doing is visiting old song's videos and hating about a random hip-pop artist, that is so paradox...

  • this shit is so deep

  • Still love this song after all these years. Positive message

  • This video makes me cry its so beautiful!

  • This is ban is so positive, THIS IS REAL HIP HOP FOLKS.

  • Im a UpComing 20 yr old UnderGround Artist trying to keep #GoodMusic and Hip Hop alive!

    Check out my Page and Sub if you can !

    Thanks, Peace, Love

    -Rhyme Scheme Reem

  • That's a man being responsible @ 3:00

  • Hip-Hop fall off in 2006. After that all you had was bs.

  • @MobHeataEnt: Nope I disagree hip hop music died many years ago in the mid 1990's. Hip Hop died when Tupac and Biggie died. Enough said. I love the roots because it's a combination of both hip hop and soul music.

  • @r25rjr That's unfair to say since there was still a lot of real emcees in the mainstream after the deaths of Pac and Big. Wu Tang, Nas, MOP, Mobb Deep, Dr. Dre, Too Short, etc. If that ain't real to you than what is.

  • I love the break dancing scenes @2:00

  • When it comes to the roots, they do not get enough recognition for me.... Do you people really listen to the things they say????.... Seriously, If u could even muster a negative comment then that say's a lot about u.... You obviously do not know what real Hip Hop sounds like. What defines Hip Hop now a days needs to be buried alive and never to be heard of again.... Music like this, could change lives and influence.... I am absolutely in love with creativity, and the roots HAVE IT! Go Philly!

  • FUCK YOU LLOYD, starin at me with that rape face...>_<

  • My nigga AJ in the vid.

  • pretentious shit music

  • @Gregory5741 Pretentious how?

  • @Gregory5741

    How is this pretentious? You obviously have no idea what you're talking about, so go back to your shitty Drake and Lil Wayne records and fuck off.

  • @TMccord Dear, only thing you don't know is that I listen to a lot of stuff on beatjunkie82's channel. Personally, I just think the roots is one of the most pretentious rapgroups that I know of, for example, if I look at this clip, I get really anoyed by al those people in it the roots asume to represent but if I listen too the lyrics, I am not at all impressed. Sad to hear I had to fuck off. You litteraly walk into fire for this group while there soo much better shit out there. Peace

  • er'y body get down!

  • awesome!! we are the stars....

  • You people are obsessed with wayne. True he is nothing on Black Thought but who is? No one is comparing the two so leave it the fuck alone.

  • fuck vevo

  • wow!! i remember this damn my fav song dude!!!

  • @psychodellicFaubio yeah that s right and i know what u mean....but i still dont understand it;)

  • Mad clowns fighting about pro black shit and white kids shutting up, youre keyboards arent worn out yet? Damn, just disable all comments cuz this shits outta control on every video. Silky Johnson dont even hate this much.

  • this is the definition of hip hop just smooth relaxing music

  • this is music...this is art....so how can someone dislike this????

  • @rappersbestfriend you just answered your own question. music is art, and virtually everybody has an opinion on it, and with so many people in the world would you really think it possible for everyone to like the same thing? i mean cammon, people hatin on Obama! ;)

  • reminds me of getting high in highschool and listening to this while riding the bus home.

  • whats the song call when the roots are cartoons

  • Who want to dance? You can always watch me dancing on my channel.

  • 0:57 He got that ambition, baby look in his eyes

     This week he's moppin' floors, next week it's the fries

  • Душевно и четко !

  • oho shyyt i didnt know dey had a vid 4 dis track!!!

    one o my favourites from d Tipping Point

  • /watch?v=rssoq0_GvGY&feature=c­hannel_video_title

    K-Mac & Steazy-D are gonna make there way to the top!

  • Its good to see they put Houston in the video

    We dont get no reconition in the rap game for the culture we introduced to the world

    We aint just all about drank and screw music

    WE THE BIGGEST GODDAM CITY IN THE SOUTH!!!!

  • @dtruitt281 IM FROM THE ROCK MY N--- BUT I FEEL U... THE ATL GET MORE RECOGNITION THAN YALL AND MEMPHIS GET MORE THAN US BUT S--- IT'S LIKE CREW LUV BRO. IF ONE COME UP WE ALL COME UP! REP4 THE DURTY NO MATTER WHERE U RESIDE...

  • yeah this is what hip-hop is suppose to be period

  • NICE

  • Hip Hop Is Not Pop Like Kylie Minogue

    Bring It Down To Earth-they don't understand

  • dis nigga workin fast food in fresh foams!

  • It's been a long time since I saw B-Boys in a hip hop music video. :D

  • " Fuck against the clock, We damn near outta time" - Black Thought...

  • maui hawaii reppin nuff luv for The Roots

  • THis is a fucking awesome song.. EPIC!!!

  • Much respect to the young man at the end with the daughter, and others like him. Humble men with priorities, who know nothing is too demeaning when you need to feed your family.

  • Cause handsome, intelligent, tough - I'm all the above

  • everybody is a star....

  • type in "ceej in for the kill" man this dude is sickk!!!!

  • follow @ruthlessyoung on Twitter

    suscribe to my channel

    thnx 4 supportin real muzik!!!

  • Yeah, I was being a dick. But people like that are killing hip hop. The ones who just think the bull shit on the radio is the ONLY hip hop. It's hurting the good new hip hop, and just helping the bull shit.

  • @QuasiCMSxProductions You on point like a muthafucka. That shit they play on the radio is junk for kids.

  • Hip hop nowadays has got meaning, you are just looking in the wrong places. Turn off your tv and radio and find your own music. So long as there are issues in the world, there will be a relative Hiphop to match.

  • JUST FOR EDIFICATION, THE SPIRIT NEVER DIES, ONLY THE FLESH....

  • roots and john legend and lupe fiasco would make the best album of the decade together

  • yeah france love reap hip hop like this ! fuck off all the rap text meaningless... we have the same problem in France ! don't listen shit like booba la fouine things like this !

    but NTM , Assassin , Iam , Hocus Pocus are real and are making music with a meaning like this

    respect from france

  • @benjirennai WORD? THEN I GOTTA GO TO FRANCE. NEW YORK IS BRINGING IT BACK TOO, YOU'LL SEE PEACE AND LOVE.

  • :17

  • I see a lot of nations but the First... (Correct me if I'm wrong) Sadly nuff'.

    I love the Roots thou'... Peace and love from France to all ya viewers

  • 2:14 , i think somebody just farted lol.

    nice track though!

  • Dude u stupid 4 commenting on something dat was posted A MONTH AGO

  • favorite roots album. sorry, cant help it.

  • Screw you vevo

  • It's funny...I been all over the country,and everyone lives their life in a different way, to make it in this world.But we all want the same thing....Respect and Love.:-)

    That's what this video signifies! Love this video...Long live The Roots.One of the most underrated Hip Hop bands of all time!:-)

    Can't stand Vevo though....UUUUUUUGGGGHH!!!

  • One of my favourite hip hop groups. These brothers always have great consistent music.

  • Perfect

  • @ MdAnna1987 they don't know real music. lol!

  • Yeah, i am awesome! thx roots

  • Black Thought, never sell out please.

  • fuck VEVO!!!!!

  • To many people with star tattoos these days

  • @RapPwnage Probably because people like them and also look up to them..

  • Wow, the girl at 3:33 is amazing

    Guess she goes well with the music :)

  • the most all-around TALENT in the game today....real rap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • what really upsets me the most is that all these stupid soulja boy-lil-wayne etc. videos (sorry i had to mention their names) are working if you wanna watch them from europe, but as soon as you want to click on good music: "sorry this video is not available in your country" WAY TO GO VEVO! FUCK YOU and all cooperating labels!

  • How can 31 people not like this - thats crazy! :-s

  • fucking tired of listening to rappers rapping about "bitches" and "hoes" and "pimping". The Roots have a meaning, bringing rap back to decency.

  • @hollyshitboy dont listen to them then. there's plenty of acts out there that don't rap about those things. Its 2011, not 2004.

  • @hollyshitboy  I know!!!! This shit here is where hip hop as a consciousness should be--live music...name an instrument...and it's in this song!! The lyrics are DOPE!!!

  • @hollyshitboy Listen to Wu tang they rap about bitches and still sound raw lol.

  • @hollyshitboy word.

  • everybody is a star, anybody of us is a star

  • da BEST

  • Will the hot girl at 3:33 call me? Kthanks lol

  • Li'l Wayne could learn a lot by watching this sh*t.

    Nevermind , no he couldn't. Dumb moth*rf**er.

  • @bluntphil If you're a cracker stfu please...

  • @AceKing2012 You should stfu. You obviously don't know what real music is. Roots all day <3

  • @ThinkWithDreamsx3 Stfu devil. I am real music. The Roots are pro black. So they would not agree with you slandering their brother Lil Wayne in the hateful way that you do....

  • @AceKing2012 I actually didn't say anything hateful about Lil Wayne, Dumbass. I just agreed. But, if you haven't figured it out yet, Lil wayne sucks. All he mostly talks about is getting "Bitches" and shit.

  • @ThinkWithDreamsx3 I suggest you listen to Carter 1 and Carter 2 before you make a cliched hate speech about Wayne...

  • @AceKing2012 No Thanks. I don't like wasting my time.

  • @ThinkWithDreamsx3 Then you are hating with no reason...Hater. Even if it is Wayne.

  • @bluntphil I got ya back on that 1, LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

  • Peace to the Roots and...Thank You..

  • Peace to the Roots... And Thank You

  • one LoVe

  • now this is real rap.

  • everyone is unique and a star!

  • After watching that add I hereby solemly swear i wont buy Elvive Colour protect regardless of its scientificaly proven formula that prolongs colour fading.... advertisments :(

  • Sly would be proud

  • fucking VEVO, whoever created this shit i wish u slow and painful death!!!

    Thank you!

  • i hate how the video and the radio edit of the song cuts off before the song breaks down into a beautiful, mellow slow jam. that's my favorite part of the song and it always gets cut out. X /

  • BLACK THOUGHT...

    The best!!!

  • right now rap is eating itself with that fool lil wayne,and soulja boy

    fiddy gets IT he cant rap bout how many people he has shot cuz he lives in a mansion

    so true rap superstars like the Roots will survive...

    GOOD LOOKING OUT BROS AND SISTAS

  • Be a free star again... Los pelos de punta vvovv

  • Love the vibe of this song!

  • "don't wanna do the rubin studdard and come off less threaten" Where are all the emcee's at? Stand up.

  • youtube would sale theyre souls...

  • what possesses someone to dislike this song?

  • @WORDTrue2010 Probably those types who are mad it's not the original

  • How is this song called originally ? I seem to recognize it. Anyway, no group like The Roots. An extincting sort.

  • thats me at micky d's!!!! workin