The Roots - You Got Me (Live)

[rspier909]

is that really blackthought singing? his looked was really really different in the 90s

[RHCPFreaklolNEW]

@rspier909 Yeah, that's him.

[therealCraigMire]

Sickest shit ever!

[GAJUGSP]

Perfect.

[ameneses27]

Who's the girl with that sexy voice?

[owheela]

24 people listen to waka flocka

[Josekpl]

she has to be Don Cheadle's sister

[whateverman666]

@Josekpl Ok, that was damned funny :)

[GeorgeGilbertAllan]

Don't feed the troll below me any more than I just did.

[skprice3]

You what you have to love about the Roots, every time you hear them perform a song (especially this one) its always a new experience, even if the song is 10 years old.

[Sweetiethemane222]

This song has been out for how long now an I only heard on the radio once.

[shagreezz3]

@Sweetiethemane222 Thats what im saying this whole time im thinking it just came out, but i see it says 1999 lol thats crazy and yea who the hell is that girl lmaoooo she did ok but Badu would have killed it i came just to see her sing that hook live lml and this nobody chick is on here lol

[Sweetiethemane222]

@shagreezz3 Ikr I just heard a couple weeks ago and I bought it on Zune and it said 1994

[shagreezz3]

@Sweetiethemane222 damn even worse lol

[laqueena07]

I wish she could have had a SOLO on 3:52....

[M14SINAL0A]

Much respect

[WhooDatIz]

smdh & lol @ ppl thinking thats jill scott or erykah badu.

[IndependentlyPR]

People. clearly that's not ERYKAH BADU OR JILL SCOTT. .

[MzzzComplicated]

wow that isnt even Erykah Badu..lmao smh

[carbonspace]

cold wrecked it! Thanks for posting this.

[Amezz55]

the drummer is a pro 

[wick2107]

No kirk guitar :(

[brandonrosas]

@wick2107 kirk wasn't in the band when this performance was done

[wick2107]

@brandonrosas explains things

[McPsi]

who is she? veryy good

[prinia]

is that QuestLove on drums.?? The girl is awesome too

[OnkelMickwald]

@prinia ?uestlove is always on the drums :) Where else should he be?

[prinia]

Guy Sebastian - with these guys?? OMG!!! would just have to be there!

[Cindyisgee18]

sick

[Bacardi151pure]

Gorgeous song...

[skoops91]

what ?!? is that jill scott...skinny?? god damn

[ericsaywhaat]

@skoops91 actually, that's not jill. I'm not really sure who this girl is... *shrugs*

[BlingBling276]

@ericsaywhaat I'm pretty sure it's Erykah Badu.

[ericsaywhaat]

@BlingBling276 nah, definitely not erykah either

[alexanderkenniethbam]

@BlingBling276 you've probably never seen erykah badu in your life

[ruinawish]

@alexanderkenniethbam lol, I was going to reply something similar. Looks nothing like Badu!

[Nahin79]

@skoops91 That's not Jill Scott. That's the first singer who sang for Black eyed Peas!

[obeydita]

@skoops91 Her name is Chezere and she toured with The Roots during their European Things Fall Apart tour. It seems like there was some kind of glitch with her mic, because you can't hear her properly which is a total shame!

[dhhs91]

Pure talent. Unmatchable.

[Jestervivivi]

Nearly Godlike... n imagine this one + Erykah... think it had killed me

[EasyBrandeasy]

my gosh..

gorgeous version..

killed me

[bells72]

oooh....

that's our girl Chezere doing the vocals...

flash back and good memories..

from philadelphia to west london.

[JGsLife]

best live version on youtube, that really got me

[spacedog1973]

as always a masterclass

[DaveAsafu]

?uestloves pocket is outrageous

[tumc1]

the wasalu's mos deff' and the type....good music for ever`!!! an am the ambassdroh' dat...good lookin' out eric

[ibiera789]

machri

[essyayen]

omg thats not jill scott you stupid idiots

also,

one of the best hip hop songs ever

[skimap7]

sickkk

[gioshmedina]

erykah brought more soul to the hook than jill (is that really jill scott? wow, she look soooo different)

...or maybe her mic lvl is just waaaaay too low....

[gioshmedina]

erykah brought more soul to the hook than jill (is that really jill scott? wow, she look soooo different)

[gottalovebreathin]

these are real musical artists, not jay Z, not tu-pac, not fat joe or ja rule they are entertainment

[memz13]

@gottalovebreathin

Yo man Pac was real !!!! besides him your right !

[TheGravitationist]

@memz13

That IS Jill Scott in this video.

[memz13]

@TheGravitationist

Really ???? Wow she changed ! I much preffer how she rocked it on the Come Alive Album !!

[zeusroyal]

lo mejorrrrrrrrr

[emanzdaone]

Love this song and that was as clean a set as your ever gonna get from any band. Nice.

[affsfasaffas]

the live chorus suckss... the one thats not live version so much better

[MisterTrep]

this could be nicest snare ever recorded.

[smeerios]

?uestlove.... sooo clean!

[timsdudeandguy]

saw them 4th of july in philadelphia. me and my friend were dressed as ben franklin and george washington. the roots were definitely a highlight of the weekend!!!!!

[tandersn9]

tiiiight groove at 2:47

[maddenjc19]

this girl sounds good, but Ms. Badu kills it... And Questlove has to be mentioned with the best drummers around, regardless of music genre.

[endofsomething]

@maddenjc19 Yeah, I reckon the same thing. Very few drummers have Questlove's innate sense of rhythm and musical know-how. He never overplays because he never needs to. Peace. 

[steve196982]

best live group ever.

[MiSSeMySa]

WITHOUT WORDS...

[giantkiller56]

Man, that snare makes me proud to be a drummer. Keyboards, be damned.

[Amezz55]

real music

[MisterTrep]

somebody told me that this planet was small

[Rogg567]

This is so good! The flow of the whole band is so smooth.

[szabey]

respect

[Somegamer]

Black messed up the lines lol Hub was doing the action and all and he just fluffed it.

[MarsLakeProof]

Amazing, so much better live, the freedom and warmth of his voice don't come out in the studio version.

[IIIburialsbass1]

that snare sounds sexy as hell....

[deathsave]

This performance is sooo smooth!

[Bozkicksyourface]

She OWNS this tune.

[gghhxyz999]

what snare drum is ?uestlove using?

[slivovich]

@gghhxyz999 Pearl Forum snare drum

[aunicornist]

lol, the crowd looks like they've never heard hip hop before

[Adjei88]

for some reason i thought common did this

[Kedcooks]

I did a cover of this song not to long ago wit a full band. Check out my vids and tell me what you think

[tchikaba]

I love the live version, thanks for sharing

[217zenki]

Damn this is nice.

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

Who's the Sister singing she doing her thang very beautiful voice

[birthmcgirt]

Black is the shit!

[jfgrossman]

woooo yay!

-j and k

[bjj101]

classic

[Markos26zz]

ciekawe wykonanie

[yidan82]

I saw them this summer in concert, it was unreal! The sad thing was most of the people really did even appreciate the show they put on! Best live performance I seen followed close by foreign exchange

[fancygremlin]

yea people these day's are not for the best rap...just for "the best rapper alive"

[VictorLooser]

Black Thought ROCKZ!!!!!!!

love it

[MasterJammer]

i have the jools holland dvd this is from

its not the same without erykah badu

[birthmcgirt]

Jil Scott actually wrote this song and killed the live version on the "ROOTS COME ALIVE" cd.

[ThaFlyestMoor72]

@birthmcgirt Yeah I loved that CD especially when Black Thought told the band yo yall sound dead when they performed Silent Treatment. A classic LP

[jusmuzikofficial]

I love THE ROOTS!!! EVERYONE LISTEN, GO SEE THEM LIVE. ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS YOU EVER WILL SEE

[stacerobin1]

Hub whats up!

[jazzefingers]

agreed....the best hip hop band today! ...they have broken so many barriers and genres while still keepin real hip hop alive!...check the group "INRG", another damn good sound!

[COBUVA]

This is how hip hop should be!

[bkim7690]

Is that Rahzel?

[DMVsDrummer]

i wish somebody would shoot a grenade into the crowd....SOO ungrateful to what they are experiencing ..

my favorite song of the roots... PERIOD,

...the regular version was much more live..

..like at the point, towards the end of this ,

when they kick it up on the drums,

into a kinda, messy backbeat on the backlinee.

....damn ,...this is back when hip-hop felt right

[dariodidle]

@DMVsDrummer

That upsets me what you said, because you haven't been to a concert have you? Going to a big concert is different than going to one concert like this one because it is more respect for others to hear the music and they are also trying to record the music too. When you hear the crowd it interupts the recording.

[truthslap]

the roots is the greatest thing to ever happen to hiphop. its tragic how underrated they are

[adamax9]

which MC is this?

[ericsaywhaat]

@adamax9 Black Thought

[adamax9]

@ericsaywhaat cheers bro. i thought so but the glasses through me off a bit haha. was that his style in the late nineties?

[ericsaywhaat]

@adamax9 yeah he used to wear those glasses and he had dreadlocks, from what I remember he kinda changed that around the time phrenology came out

[adamax9]

@ericsaywhaat Cheers for your expertise!

[vancitysoulful]

@ericsaywhaat black thoughts the man!

[TheWesOne]

i will send u some when i have em back!!! ;)

[TheWesOne]

CAN I HAVE MY HIP HOP BACK!!!!!

[jrckr1]

@TheWesOne sure only if I can have some

[fnkdrmr86]

i think hes one of the best drummers out there in any style of music.......hes dosnt overplay thats why i like him.....he sits right in the pocket!

[litoazmitia]

?uestlove is a drum master, man, he's beat has as much groove as 100 of those moddern drumers.

[fnkdrmr86]

i wish i knew what kind of snare ?uest is using that thing cracks!!

[bdhenderson]

love the roots. i love shorty with the dreads.

[rufmarine]

She did her thing, none the less.

[twiistaaa]

jill scott>erykah>this chick

[fastrnb]

anybody have the performance of "The Next Movement" from this same show?

[EastcoastAsian24]

WAOHHHHHHHH!!!!! the end of that break down is tight as hell!!!!!!!!! one

[MrYamnaka]

again again and again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[McPsi]

she is Erykah Badu ?

video error ::(

[Sileni]

lol

[dayzbehard]

Can listen to this over and over again

[Petesestina]

respect spelling.

[afroboy389]

I love the roots. They are so unique. I respect any rap group that has the talent to play beats on instruments.

[Wangtime1]

Black Thought should do a Solo CD his band is one of the reasons why he hasn't made more Money in the Rap game. Collectively they have made music that can't be compared to but at the end of the day how many ways can you Split the Pie!

[leddedzephed]

I actually heard that he is planning on coming out with one. I heard it might be very similar to Gnarls Barkeley. But you never know, shit happens, plans change. And I don't think you're right about the band not being why he doesn't make alot of money. In fact, the best artists and groups are about the music, not the money. That's why they never spit the bitches & hoes bullshit.

[Wangtime1]

Gnarles Barkeley? I hope not cause I dont think Blackthought can sing. Yeah your right about the Roots never spittin about hoes and bitches. But when it comes to the music Black Thought has also stated how it is about the money on tracks like " What they Do". He chooses to "grind out" his Rap career instead of going bigger like a Nas or Jay Z. Its for the better in a way cause true fans follow you no matter what your CD sells.

[JoeBrownDrums]

complete props to your whole comment.

but just to comment on the solo album. . its gonna be a bit tough now beacause they are the resident band for Jimmy fallens late night show.

just a comment haha :)

This recording is so dope but missing Erykah but still they make up for it with the break down at like 3:00. :)

[leddedzephed]

Yeah The Roots are the only good part about that show haha.

[bdhmsg]

Jill Scott is not on the original song. Erykah Badu is the original singer on the hook.

[TiNoO007]

yeahh Erykah is the original singer but Jill wrote the song . .and is way better at singing than Erykah on my opinion. . .she has more soul.

[vasalike]

no that is not Erykah Badu.

[jazzefingers]

the music is too spiritual!! one of the best live bands out, real hip hop! search "INRG" they got some live sounds just like roots!

[Kreeftkaa]

Where is Jill Scot ? Really love this song it's the reason i started listening to this music. The audience is really weak...

[Chokonadian]

this is truely hip hop, the roots are legend, hopefully this style of hip hop comes back

[AnnaMaeBullock]

Who is that trying to stand in Jill shoes?

[neopandorex2]

kamals playin an actual mark 1 !!!

[technologyms]

sick sick

[eSeLKah]

6/5 stars

underrated though

[ratatouille78]

Fantastic song, great band, but what a shit audience !

[videokid1285]

this is real hip hop. one of the best underated grups otut there. great song

[GregPol89]

know anydoby something 'bout this snare?

[MisterTrep]

beautyfull snare, isn it?

[auang]

Gr8

[letshakehands]

sick

[susilululala]

best version ever!!!!!!

[grkmalaka23]

i love this.

[joi124]

lol 1999's Black Thought Still Killin it!

[splifster123]

i wish i could beleive this

[jagz888]

they are sooooo Under rated, great live performance. 5 stars

[Dfuq1]

I dig this but dude should have let the lady sing Erykah's parts!

[ChrissDutch]

?uestlove a musical god

[bengucilali]

ERYKAH SHOULD BE THERE!

[Usylys]

wow jill's heaps slim now! love this song

[Yatsik99]

лучший live song который слышал

[lykopis]

great band

[RedHotandFleaFan]

Where is this?

[LousiJI]

Its on Jools Holland show... Ive got the DVD its great!!!

[cjasonwitit]

Beautiful song...Beautiful live...

Perfect song...

[bravoatacama]

the best show in live... the best song live

[ikowhowiam]

whats the drumers name

[triehleludtke]

?uestlove

[BRADSZ99]

QUESTLOVE

[xXxANGsxXx]

The Roots... damn, they got such a nice flow!!

[shugarhh]

waaaaooooo.... this is what i call MMMMMUUUUUSSSSSIIIIIIICCCCCCC

[useAsecond2think]

these guys do raggae too, don't they?

[frostysnowman2k9]

questlove is such an awesome musician.

[blindpilot69]

i heard this tune when i was bout 9 one of my fav 1

[tgwa90]

Is this Kanye West?

[byLivio]

Really dude,,,dont be a lazy mofo and go do some research.

[kubsun]

who was the lady that performs with em at the montreaux jazz fest on 2005???

[jc815]

erykah badu

[jordmodaemo]

Amazing.