Jay-Z on the Wire - A Week Ago

[DeathandGrim2]

Perfect

[FenzBeezy]

whats the instrumental of the viddy?

[48MrJeffrey]

It was hard to see Avon and Stringer (mostly Stringer) turn on each other.

[veminvested]

does anyone know where i can watch the wire from start to finsh.. free.. startting from season one

[yyGODyy]

This is one of the best rap song ever written. This and:

Niggas Bleed.

Aquemini

Me and My Girlfriend

killa hills 10304

people add some...

[givemeblowjob69]

sick video

[reppntime]

Much respect my dude you should do another video with scenes of The Wire with Jay-z's song "Fallin"!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daveibukun]

@reppntime yep, that would be perfect for Avon Barksdale or Stringer.

[reppntime]

@daveibukun Hell yeah why not throw in Marlo with that one bruh!

[pherstah]

it was all good just a decade ago...

[MrB0Obs]

you should definaltey say you got a spoiler or two in this video, i had not seen that d got layed up like that i didnt want to find out until i watched the episode

[dougywu420]

dont trust turtle lo0okin niggaz

[andyby]

I want to see the Barksdale crew in the state they were in in s1, with Slim Charles around.

[ernyernest]

here above "Gangsta Billshit" pretty cool word

[robb11298]

nicely done.

[joecamel73]

dumb niggas...cant you learn how to make some kind of sense when you dumb fucks type. fucking niggers

[izzowtf]

bille traffic tha reall t.o gutta ..chek out da video bille traffic how u want ittt

[benjaminbankstv1]

good job!

[syltis1994]

3:29

sweet timing bro

[herbyshaw]

Way too real!!!

[bignumoney]

already

[TooManyOfThem]

wich song is it?

[BKIGBKOOTYKELLZ]

i think disz isz sadd speciallyy wenn theyy showedd wallacee deadd andd all thee partt off d deadd andd the partt wenn wallacee wasz sleep andd wenn hee wasz talkin66 too thee policee andd wenn d wasz talkin66 too thee policee alsoo wenn chrisz andd marlo bkan6ed fist wenn chrisz wasz 6ettin66 out da car . i lovee thee wiree

[jeromemilton]

REAL GOOD !!!

[ChiMoneyXL]

Nice editing. I bet this took forever.

[ichater]

Love this video ! The song doesn't relate to the show 100% but the general theme of betrayal is in the clip, song and show so well done! Stringer killing Avons Nephew and they both ratted out each other in the end which to me was heartbreaking.

[avonbarksdalejr]

i love this song & i love da wire. so great combo

[lovehoes09]

i gotta fav this!!!

[chibangin007]

fuck gay-z! lame ass nigga

[whb786]

@chibangin007 You must be a Lil Wayne fan

[Lookaloop]

WHERE THE FUCK IS WALLACE, STRING!?!

[ISBChampion1]

stringers a snitch bitch

[Voxtrot7]

So's Avon

[ISBChampion1]

Avon didn't go to no Po-lice man

[Voxtrot7]

That's true, but even worse, he sold his friend out to get killed (gave him up to Brother Mouzone).

[ghost2101]

you shoulda showed stringer gettin shot by omar.............

[TheNSMadeMan]

I hate Marlo with a fuckin passion. If he was real I'd love the opportunity to kill him. The Barksdales were somewhat civilized.

[giro333]

yeah marlo was a bitch

[giro333]

man great video , i like that.

the wire is the best serie ever make

[westie420uk]

4:04 bull shit! About to rebuild the getto with the crack money! Is that before or after you buy a new car, bling & all that shit?

[LOEBama]

Very Well Done!  You get the Prezidential Seal of Approval for this one!!

[crenshawmike74]

DAMN SONG MATCH THE HELL OUT OF VIDEO

[coreysvidz]

or can you do a wire crossover using the song "take a walk" by masta ace?

[coreysvidz]

dont know if youll ever make another one of these,but,what about a wire crossover using the song "when it rains it pours" from 50?

[fixuplooksharp66]

one of jay's best over the best tv show ever! 10/10

[nodice21]

Great Video man....The Wire rules!

[PeteyB267]

Stringer was the boss!

[AlphaDog147]

One of the best youtube clips

[airkanada]

thanks for posting this song, i cant help but thing of string and avon when i now hear this song...def one of the best youtube videos

[aceloco78]

Pretty good creation

[Jonez41st]

this is a great video. thank you!

[muman212]

funny what...sevn days can change

[BeastTheSkitzo]

this is the perfect song for this especially with the whole thing with Stringer & Avon turnin on each other not bein like "brothers" no more

[LivingForce]

Yup, and what's funny this was off of Jigga's most commercial album. I like Vol. 2, but that's just me.

[BeastTheSkitzo]

this was a great record off a great album idc if it was commercial or not vol. 2 is in my top 3 Hov albums

[LivingForce]

Vol 2 had alot of nice joints on there:

Coming of Age

Paper Chase

If I should Die

It's Alright

Resevoir Dogs

Jigga What Jigga Who

Alot of it flew over people's heads due to "Can I Get A..." for the Rush Hour Soundtrack, but that albums still goes tough...glad I'm not alone in that aspect.

[pat442389]

@LivingForce yeah vol 2 and 3 are really underrated i could put them in and let the whole CD play. i liked hard knock life and can i get a, but i loved if i should die, jigga what and some of the songs i dont even kno the name of. vol 3 had the best intro and outro, had underrated songs with juvenile, the one with mariah carey signing the hook is really good then add in the commercial songs

[eatmyplanet]

@BeastTheSkitzo

Um.... isn't everything from Jay Z commercial? The man is a walking Advertisement.

[lubui2583]

@eatmyplanet lol i guess so. he has put out more then enough classics for us though

[lubui2583]

@LivingForce nah that dynasty album was straight up commercial. u right bout this one too though

[deekeeley83]

@BeastTheSkitzo I think the show was cleaver how it alluded to their sexual relationship.

[deloco18]

Good shit, man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RubenStunner]

3:26 matches like its really goin on lol

[LivingForce]

That's what I was going for when editing the clips, it was perfect....

[xeryms]

shit is perfect man ! well done do some more maybe the story of marlo's crew or school kids wit another jay z bangin beat .

well done :)

[LivingForce]

"Meet the Parents "is what is going on in my head for the next crossover....

[muman212]

Nicely done.

[adowa3k]

Yeah, sometimes it even looks like the characters are saying the words to the song. It looks like Bodie's saying, "This is my dad." But he's saying, "James been dead." Man, I miss The Wire.

[airkanada]

you know, you could do a video using clips from the wire to the song "sky's the limit" by notorious b.i.g. as well

[LivingForce]

There are many Biggie songs that fit the Wire perfectly (Notorious Thugs or What's Beef?). Life After Death or Ready To Die have aged very well ....Born Again not so much imo...Don't even get me started on that Duet noise...

[dangerproducer]

How about "Back in the Day" - especially when Cheese does the speech "Ain't no back in the day nigger! Ain't no nostalgia to this shit here! Just the street, and the game, and what happened here today!" I love that...

[LivingForce]

I've been tinkering with "Meet The Parents" by Jay and some other classic movies from the 90s and I'll leave it at that...

[airkanada]

good stuff

[LivingForce]

Thanks.

[itsallreal]

Brilliant vid, props!

[LivingForce]

Thank you.

[lilslim79]

that part where jay-z says "this is my dad" and they showed bodie say in the wire "you know my dad" (something like that)...it was right on cue

excellent clips that match the lyrics

[Krowsnose]

na I remember that clip, he says "James been dead" referring to his brother. I've never heard bodie mention his dad, doubt he knew him.

[oneeye9426]

exactly

[lilslim79]

flawless

[Flocko1]

Nice Track , Nice Video, Nice Show!

5 Stars!!!

[1pipe13]

DO NEW JACK CITY!! OR IN TOO DEEP!!

[LivingForce]

Sorry for the late response....I'm thinking Menace II Society, or Boyz in the Hood maybe...

[snipet19]

Barksdale Crew 4ever!

[bdoyle23]

excellent video. the clips and the song compliment each other perfectly.

[Monkies57]

The subtlety of The Wire was completely wasted on the people who posted here. The Wire shows the hypocrisy of loyalty between criminals and the fucking seedy pointless violence that completely ruined a city. You guys are reminiscing about which of the Gangsters you like best!? Watch back to the points when; Marlo shoots an unarmed girl and the child is killed in the bath by a stray bullet. This video glamourises all that 'Gangsta Billshit'

[royggbiv]

The subtlety is definitely wasted on those who are picking their favorite gangsters. And sadly, I'd predict that represents a pretty significant ratio of the show's viewers.

But if you take it to another level, it's all a cultural commentary: the show never actually chooses sides, and posits that hood culture is a function of society rather than the bane of society. And as the show is wrought with realism, it is not surprising to see life imitating art... i.e., choose your favorite gangster.

[ctekin23]

Salient point.

The same is true of the Sopranos. I was a big fan, but noticed a lot of the fans of the show idolized the characters when they should have been recognizing the darkness, evil, and hypocrisy that they personified.

[bdoyle23]

i respect your educated opinion. However this video is not about glamorizing gangsta bullshit. This video is about taking two great complimentary pieces. A song from Jay-Z and carefully selected clips from the Wire.

Its actually a very well done video. The video clips document the struggles and dynamics between Avon and Stringer. The music enhances the video because the lyrics are about two friends who become divided because one person had a change of heart and snitched on the other.

[bdoyle23]

And the Wire does not show the hypocrisy of loyalty between criminals or indicate that the violence is pointless. I think the show tries to illustrate as best it can a certain set of problems that only a certain number of people face. And do it as objectively as possible. People must respect the complexity of the issues presented because they are very much real.

i will attempt to sum it up, it may be impossible but here goes, : Drugs+Poverty+AmericanPolitics = a never ending problem

[Monkies57]

I agree, The Wire is completely evenhanded. The issue I have is that the lyrics to the video basicly say that this stupid 'not snitching' mentality is everything, that's a twisted moral code if you deal crack for a living. The lyrics might as well say say; fuck the community and the consequences, look after your own. I agree the video is well mixed, I suspect Jay -Z watches the wire...

[itsallreal]

I know there's deep social undercurrents to it but at the end of the day it's still a story, a work of fiction. Don't berate people for having a favorite character...

[gardarden]

@Monkies57 u gotta understand its sad but thats how most young niggas think



[TheBigEase]

@Monkies57 The Wire humanises the characters, which is why most people can't help but take a liking to the characters. It shows them as real people, instead of demonising caricatures. IMO this is why the show was so popular. It goes as close to reality as a TV show can get. It treats the subject matter and the characters with respect, allowing the audience to be drawn deeper into the story than a cops/robbers, good/bad plot. It's proper story telling.

[ChappersLaNoCry]

@TheBigEase Branching off from your comment, I think a lot of people also forget the cop aspect of it. They hate on the ghetto shit all the time but the show shows the reality of what most police forces are like & the shit someone who wants to do their job has to go through.

[MrB0Obs]

@Monkies57 come at the king, you best not miss

[ak47523]

@Monkies57 Yeah like how most hate on Season 2 because it was not gangster enough, yet that season shows who really runs the city underworld....The "Greek" and his organization.

[givemeblowjob69]

@Monkies57 What about clay davis and the people up top? They were all innocent huh? If you going to mention the gangster mention the gangsters from the "law" side too

[6Metal6Slug6]

@Monkies57

No The Wire shows the hypocrisy of the a bunch of piece of shit pigs who obey the arbitrary chain of command paradigm which is the reason for the pointless violence that ruins cities. If the government and police departments import the drugs and get away with it, but when black people do it they are a scourge and a plague on our "fair cities". Fuck cities. I don't think the Stringer/Barksdales are to blame since they're emulating successful Italians, Jews, other assorted parasites

[arshort2]

@Monkies57 To be fair to Marlo that unarmed girl was going to set him up to be shot.

[meacetann]

hahaha, this is genious!! Im lovin it, the wire is my show and this is my song!!

[melninio]

BUBS RLZ!!

[Tenebre]

This totally pins the Barksdale bust on D'angelo snitchin'! D'angelo had nothing to do with that shit!

[centerfield3235]

super creative on putting this together, your vision makes this song and movie go together like bread and butter.

[LivingForce]

Thank you and everyone for enjoying, hands down The Wire is one of the best shows on TV....

[musclesman505]

awsome...by the way snoop pearson and chris were the best characters...what a show

[specialded]

slim charles was the best character on this show

[skaterguy421]

great video, Avon was dumb soon as he got back out of jail he starts wildin out Stringer had them at a all time high without all of Avon's go to men like Wee-bay and byrd Stunk-em Wee-Bay was the coldest mutherfucker on the show Ice water rans thur that players veins but I did love the the Marlo Crew besides snoop she always got on my nerves buy ol mike took care of that at the end one of the best parts was at the end when you see Chris walk thur the yard and stand by Wee-bay STRAIGHT GANGSTA

[metsfanmurph]

Wow that was really well done. Song goes perfectly with the storyline.

[shashou124]

I like the video

[LivingForce]

Thanks for all the feedback !

[cashawnt125]

This joint is a banga...

[WhosTheKilla]

Best show on TV..best rapper alive.

[CheezyDoDo973]

Great video'

this some real hood shit

Hova the god

[ykopyt1]

R.I.P. Russell "Stringer" Bell

[snoop80812]

R.I.P. Stringer, D'Angelo, Wallace, and Bodie. All amazing characters!

[727Superstar]

@snoop80812 wallace and D was snitches fuck them niggas

[snipet19]

Barksdale Crew Forever!!!

[bmore808]

awesome job livingforce! jay-z is my favorite rapper and this song is amazing. i'm so impressed with this post, cuz avon and stringer were the ultimate team and this song fits their relationship perfectly. BRAVO!!!

[fruityblack]

I wish someone would do something like this with Rakim's videos.

[mizz77anna]

Best seies ever and you captured it so good Great job

[LivingForce]

Thanks people.

[LoopyMonkeyLover]

dope video!!!! You did a great job on this!!

[josiahscurlock]

Very good choice of song. Love The Wire.

[mylascott]

i respect the job you did with the video ...... i watch the wire so i know ever part of what you just showed and jay is my favorite artist so ...... im good

[613Hustla]

nice video man.JayZ has a song for anything :p

[MSUL0VE]

fuckin bitches start snitching

[MSUL0VE]

shit is true i hit em out off my keys

[Analkalle]

nice sample