The Roots - Break You Off: Original Version

[blondiemoo]

yeah you will be enjoying it until you're 84, WHAT a jam... god i love the roots x

[XchokemeloveX]

im only 14 but man this song is smoothe.

[mix3dbeauty]

ooh i love dis song... used to have this shit on repeat when i went to sleep lol pissed my bestfriend off

[flubrin2007]

2:32 rats in her bed...lol ... great video

[papernigga]

BEY!!!

[MaracasValleyGirl]

the guy in the video just needs to call me.

[sweetmocha008]

Is that the girl from the Price is Right?

[PhillyHaughtonPrintz]

yez

[iheartjhana]

Yeah that is the girl from Price is Right, her name is Lanisha Cole

[sweetmocha008]

I thought so... it's good to see a sister that can be diverse with her career.

[sirLEVITSKY]

Man I just fucking love this song

[D4chick09]

I love dis video, i use to stay plyn song lol.. did he kill da girl an da guy? i alwyz got lost on iit.. an Musiq is soo sexii in dis video an lanisha is a pretty guhhh..

[11940ful]

WE NEED A REFORM in the music industry!!!!

[yusufhansia1]

They added Musiq, but D'Angelo was the original artist singing on this track

[NJNupe1911]

damn really? i'd like to hear that version.

[blakemanndabeast]

classic shit!!!

[Jameelamanap]

I love this...after so many years...

[unclejohnny54]

thank you jahim

[brewcitybandit414]

this shyt old but still a classic 2 bang in ur whip wit the lil shorty next 2 u'

[bdhenderson]

you ain't never lie

[Alece123]

love this song man

[rosey214]

isn't that musiq?

[circaeternity]

@rosey214 :OF COURSE,you fool.........who else COULD it f**kin BE>>>>

[Jonzer1983]

calm down it was just a question

[goonerLIFE1]

lol exactly .

[rosey214]

heheh i know!

[poeticchic]

crime of passion.

[dldowell1122]

That has to be Motel 6 Recognize those cheap rooms anywhere.

[SourGrasshopper]

hey man they recently renovated haha

[76discodolly]

Who is the guy playing her boyfriend who ends up arrested at the end of the video? He is too sexy!!!

[bisinit]

the guy is Hassan Johnson from the wire... and the girl is Lanisha Col

[76discodolly]

He is tooooo damn sexy! There is no way on this earth I would've cheated on him. I would be on him night and day. LOL

[76discodolly]

The actress in this video is very pretty, who is she? The one who is cheating with the guy.

[chicago77]

I LOVE Lanisha Cole!!!

[luvcg]

there was a mouse in the bed. ew...

[dahotness408]

the camera was goin thru the mattress. it was goin thru the floor. i thought it was the mattress at first too

[luvcg]

no its in the bed between the bed springs.

[PYT923]

I love this song.....2002 a good year

[optimashprime83]

wee-bey from the wire that is. love the wire, love the roots.

[Kingsta2000]

Damn....The girl in the video is fine.

[babythuglocc74]

this by the roots ft Musiq Soul Child

[djacobspierre]

What song is playing at 3.20? Its sort of like an istrumental beat.

[son3produxions]

classic half etape

[snowdjagha]

oooooh!! this shit is straight classic!!!!

[SuhKadikk]

damn cheaters.

[theYTmob]

dope ass video & song!

[tdottchickk]

did he kill her or what happened?

[beeazy3]

wait what happend in this video i dont get it

[Panchadelic]

TA CUATICA!

[khaled74]

thats webey from the wire!

[jrwilsonUA]

Great song. The bass at 0:10 sounds ridiculous in my car!

[alexander45550]

The best band ever

[ThePresidentIsBlack]

Nobody fucking with The Roots.

Lanisha Cole, OMG!

[PympHarD]

killed both over some puxxy niggaz are so emotional,thats why if you see someone cheating just leave and move on,only insecure niggaz and bitches will kill someone cause they spouse or husband cheated on them.

[jazzefingers]

one of the best hip hop bands in the game!! love the tune....check this group "INRG" i found...some very refreshing and live jazzy sounds mixed with hiphop

[ZombiesAreSexy]

I'd Hit That

[verbaldoodle]

Love it!!!!! But it is The Roots...how could anyone not?!?

[transpire23]

This song is the shit and that car I think is a '68 Lincoln Continental with the suicide doors.

[DrMaxit]

This song is horrible, but what car is that?

[ghist420]

ur taste is horrible

[skells85]

Another hot one.

Dude new she had a man, and still pursued.

Now they both turn up daisie.

[mrtibbs24]

you fuck wee bays missues expect the worse

[dodge1991]

this philly right here yall! represent

[kontekoekerd]

Who?

Me?

:) Cheer up.

[krnaj09]

Loove this track!!!!!!!

[thren914]

Classic. I love this. <3

[Nickl245]

bassline on this is immense

[KilikaDrums]

is that weebay at the 3:50 mark?

[micljnes]

I hear ya BYD, but in essence all people are from the source, and contrary to poular conceptions there are more than 52 shades of black.

But i love this roots video, and all I would add is a large pot of cream ha ha. PEACE

[writerchik26]

definitely cuz u came along and hit me with the futuristic....xoxo lol

[blunts40sbitches]

is it cuz hes superficial, or is he too submissive, or did i come along and hit you with the futuristic?

[hunnibunz8127]

lubbn this vid 1 of my faves......

[devineso]

Song has a great chorus, it's catchy.

[luluhus]

yo...this vid is old as fuck these new comments arent valid really cuz times changed a bit

[beyourselfdummy]

YES, we need more BLACK love! It's about damn time they had a beautiful DARK SKIN BLACK WOMAN in a video where she isn't shaking her ass looking like a tramp. I live for this video! We need more BLACK videos like this. BLACK LOVE, is so beautiful! :)

[pinkpuma1213]

whooo is that woman??

[mdl0004]

Her name is Lanisha Cole...she was also in the "frontin'" video with Pharrel & Jay-z and "My First love" from Avant...Yes, she is world class fine.

[KarenKardashian]

Song & video is crazy!

[11940ful]

black tought is soooooo hot! i would have sex with him anytime anyday! Hot DAMN!!!!!!!!

[obie1on1]

this is one of my fav songs. black is beautiful

[edliyah]

looooooveeeee,looooveeee it !

[mpm505]

The Roots do it right. Keep that rhythm section alive with real drums and bass.

[GOODDEAL25]

The way he rap is so natural...so simple...the girl is very pretty

[GOODDEAL25]

I looked for this song for years...i am so loving this NOW:-)

[4RGBLOCK]

the guy getting arrested at the end is from the wire,

[dagodpops]

whats with the rats in the mattress. both of the females fine then a mu fucka.

[dlwashington12]

omg that roots lead guy is so damn sexy. I mean like really.

[hiphopsince1980]

WHUT THE HELL WAS THAT CRAZY ass beat at 3:20-3:30??!!

[duskyhued476]

Sad but great video..

[EritreanKing95]

This video iz greazzy buuu it makzz me cryy :P

[hopeforyou02]

this video is sooooo sexxxxy!!!! ;0)

[felizzy3989]

One of the best songs evahh

[11940ful]

Black tought is soooooooo fine and sexy! The darker,the better. I want to be his wife! lol

[mechanicalbrother]

this song is the bomb...

[uncgssexyred]

i love this damn song!!!

[kurpted1]

you know how we do we be clubbijn we be internet thugggin rip mj

[003bone]

The guy from roots sound a bit like nas

[BIGRAPCo]

buen tema

[mukombe]

OPP!!!! get your ass caped fool!

[pudela]

black thought and musiq ... SOOO FRESH AND GOOD.

[FuckinMadafucka]

one of ma favorite song

[rabidninja]

this is good but kool keiths 'break you off' song is 100 times better

[blunts40sbitches]

WEEBEY!

[biggzman]

i was just about to say that ....looool

[jazzefingers]

this is real hip hop!! gotta feel this song once it plays! ....i found this group "INRG" that is bringin back some real hip hop souinds like this...search em out

[ChiBoogie2]

What sneakers did thought have on @ 2:12 , he's always rockin fly sneakers.

[craigHish]

those are from the Ice Cream line by pharrel!

[ChiBoogie2]

Black thought is so fine, i preferred him with the dreads though. The Roots are ill, even better live!

[amehwah]

she's a barker beauty on the price is right

[QuaQua4600]

The roots iz dope bro no bullsht

[lyspnlyssa88]

this video is sad

[ryanr20091]

ill song some real shit the roots are one of my favs and musiq is too

[ryanr20091]

i see black take his bitch from him he was slacking

[yserrant]

haha Musiq was like "Oh dont trip...I'm finna get some ass this too son." lol

And lemme tell you...the album version of this shit!? JESUS.

[theprettydan]

rihanna have long hair?

[yA5MiNE420]

to IridescentVelocity... o0o0o nothing =X

[yA5MiNE420]

i wouldn't kill em... but i'd make sure either could walk, see, hear or speak.. but stay alive.. more torture.

[jazzefingers]

i can listen to these guys all day!!! search "INRG" they comin up with a sound similar to roots...they gonna be big im sure!

[cocolicious2]

whats the other guys name?? Not musiq the dark chocolate one???

[rennnsymbol]

Black Thought

[bayareaestie]

"Is it cause he superficial, or is he too submissive or did I come along and hit you with the futuristic?" Damn, he broke that shit down!

[IridescentVelocity]

didn't he though!

[classyjewel]

This song is so seductive

[jEronimo867]

peace and word

[funkboy3232]

Thats my shit

[isiqueen0]

this song is soooooooooo sick it puts in such a mood

[cshawyer87]

what a tune <3

[oxsgirl81]

sexy song..sexy lyrics..sexy singer

[yA5MiNE420]

yeah i think he did kill both.. lol reminds me of something

[BigUG23]

would any of you do the same if you caught your bitch with a next dude?

[naijaboyz911]

yeh,probably

[IridescentVelocity]

of what--i'm scared to ask -lol

[ShaiMyst]

is it just me or does the lead get killed a tad too often in music videos

[donkoneverythang1986]

i noticed that too. i hadnt seen some of these for a long time and now that im older and more mature i see that pattern

[126461]

i was just thinkin that.. lol

[bibliophreak]

"You want it gripped up flipped and thrown"  Now that's some bad lyrics. I love The Root!!!.

[shirlibiscuits]

loving these sick videos, lol

[GCMO418]

les affaire soules

[yA5MiNE420]

so did her man kill the guy on the side or kill her??? i'm so confused

[ShaiMyst]

probably killed both

[flyjamaicanz]

Love this joint

[Sentraman4]

they got rid of the best part of the song....

[RockyRiver88]

so good!

timeless indead...

why can't music be this good anymore?

[silent278]

Timeless

[devious623]

good song rite here

[SweetestFatale]

Black Thought could come break me off, he was sexy in this video...how did THAT happen lol

[Wangtime1]

ILL break you off if you want! J/k you probably have a Psycho Bf like the woman in this Video lol ! Roots #1 One

[StephsDaBest1]

back in the day you know we were just turning 20 then wow just began college too them days

[blunts40sbitches]

WEEBEY

[GoldenJoker]

i cant believe this video hasnt got more views, this song is so good

[Tasbah]

She isn't worth it just leat the B#($ go, there are plenty of real women out there!

[jalen1988]

this is up there with the best sex songs; and the funny thing is its by the roots

[kashirwin]

^^^ Funny thing is, you don't know THE ROOTS! lol

[jalen1988]

actually i grew up with their music; bitch

[branohaar]

this track is timeless...and i cant imagine anyone else singing with them but Musiq...they should have more songs together...

[prezzz1]

niesamowity kawałek

[LeVi1583]

when i first heard this i was sleep and it woke me up, ever since i loved it, i used to wait up late for it come on B.E.T.

[caramelchick4u28052]

i love this song..

[Wishes6336]

i obviously like this song a lot!

[reg1167]

nope it's the other way around. Roots had there out years ago. Everything is just recycled in hip,hop, and Rand B music today no creativity just use some old stuff to make me a hit and get paid.....we let the man do it 2 us again

[frankygdrizzle]

it's u

[CaleHawkins]

you mean Jeremih's Birthday Sex lyrics are reminiscent of this song? Break You Off came 7 years ago haha.

[jamminmurken]

the 7 minute version of this song is much better

[5smooth5]

damn, I love em, so passionate and talented !

[apetheape9]

there on my fav show now late night with jimmy fallon and there so funny in the skits and there a great band

[NoGodHereOnlyMuzik]

Ladies, I'm comin to break U off. Yeah yeeaahhh, yeeeaaahhhh.

[jocoluigicezar]

THIS RAP IS GOOD