The Roots - The Day (feat. Blu, Phonte & Patty Crash)

[PAArchitecture]

this is good they are really good

[kenmasters1000]

WOW- I truly miss great music. The sad thing is that our youth are not expose this amazing sound.

[Destinita92]

too dope :)

[kaeilien]

"I need a change of scenery like a montage" thats hot!



[nniuqed]

1:26 to 1:51 Deep....so deep...black thought is a beast.

[1ncenfutureking]

damn. blu over erything. if he was the least bit interested in commercial success or fame, he would fcking slay everybody. then again, maybe he wouldn't be him if he wanted that. he is what people want to see in j. cole and kendrick.

[Mystikal22693]

Blu and Kendrick need to make a song

[raoulhery]

eminem is great but he stole too many grammys! First Mos Def's Ecstatic then How iget over

[Mystikal22693]

@raoulhery I think Q-Tip should've won that year. The grammys is bullshit don't pay attention to it. Lupe got robbed for best rap album (Food and Liquor) back in '07 by Ludacris' Release Therapy. There's no way Release Therapy was better than Food And Liquor.

[keroncoward1]

@Mystikal22693 True Release Therapy was bullshit. I remember downloading that album for free and deleting it the same day in regret.

[pennzST]

Blu is amazing yo...phonte always leave me speachless

[nniuqed]

I just found me a new track to smoke to.....

[thinklikenick]

Wake up to this song. Love it.

[druha10304]

The Roots are The Coons available at 12"35 am east coast time.

[matthewleavey]

@druha10304 Racism's played out man. Grow up and accept your place amongst the billions.

[kinteharrison]

@matthewleavey Sad but an ugly truth. "knowing is half the battle"

[EpicSkier556]

Patty Crash <3 <3 <3 <3

[number1234ification]

personally, i think Erykah would have made an excellent chorus =)

[Nomis2779]

This is what real hip hop is man! This is not only good hip hop but a good fucking song period!!! The rappers bring it, they aren't talking about no bullshit and the chorus is perfect! I love this shit right here. 

[imalsoknownas]

patty crash, i am in love with you...

[mikebzpromo]

6 PEOPLE JUST DIDNT HAVE A GOOD DAY! CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL :)

[SilentBombr]

I was about to say the best thing about Black Thought is that he doesn't rap about sex all the time until I heard his verse for this song haha

[mont140]

im starting to think the people who run youtube have an automatic dislike button because how can you dislike this !!!!!!!!!!?

[keenan871]

@mont140 some people are night owls.

[kinstube]

MUSIC TO LIVE TO !!!!

[KayNastyy510]

Every day is like a blank canvas

Carving my initials in the planet like I brand it

Hand picked to live this life we take for granted

like a child with an upright bass, we can't stand it

Smiling through the trouble we face, tryna manage

my way without pumping my brakes and staying stagnant

Cause I can sit on my ass or just imagine

the madness I did on my path and paint the canvas

This is Hip-Hop.

[fbgm956]

I there a instrumental for this?



[zakzero123]

Wow.... thats all i can really say about my opinion of this song.

[Hulito1979]

Anything that Blu and Phonte get their hands on is sure to be a classic. As long as groups like The Roots and Foreign Exchange continue to bless us with their talent life is good.

[BIGG209]

true music, this helps me get through the days

[bassthumper]

incredible 

[akn0ledge]

Ima start living today

[D0Simms]

BALLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[mannyp36]

Patty Crash killed the chorus

[boardingtj]

I was listening to this song on Pandora and I was like "Oh the guy from The Roots sounds like Blu" Then I came here and it says Featuring BLU! HA HA HA!

[grannie04]

@boardingtj Gotta love when that happens :-)

[RoB2126]

5 peoples' day never came

[LaJunta505dotCOM]

Im embarrassed for the 5 people that disliked! Even more so for the song because it was wasted on 5 idiots.

[yothatscool]

5 people have different music interests, and I respect that because I'm not 12.

[JonJury]

@yothatscool 5 people don't know well-written lyrics when they see/hear them. This would be good in any genre.

[kinstube]

THIS FEELS, GLORIOUS !!!

[thebassguy9083]

So you can stop and refresh the rules

Breathe in, breathe out, let it heal all your exit wounds

Something inside said that's the move

and made it today, I'll restart fresh and new

[imPulse1919]

this is dope... im glad artists are still puttin their best into their material! we all deserve the best music from our favorite artists! want dope music from a new artist? check my channel! the skill is there! i promise!! thanks for supporting real hip hop

Blu had the dopest verse. The Roots are classic too. classic song.

[REEFERnBREW]

this should have won album of the year instead of that recovery bullshit

[droop1993]

the roots are the only mainstream group that i know of bringin that real hip hop fuck the wacks :)

[bricksquad1017qq]

the roots are unreal, questo is a legend

[truhousman]

there are three people who walk (maybe crawl) this Earth who really SUCK!!!

[onebulletent]

Pure - All that's needed to be said

[AeonWorldz]

Blu is something eles The Roots took him under their wings

[seoulboi]

@AeonWorldz lol no they didnt, blu's been very good by himself from start.

[AeonWorldz]

@seoulboi i know lmao he`s one of my favorite XXL freshmen rappers :P

[seoulboi]

@AeonWorldz ;)

[ynot420x]

The Roots should be Conans band

[damonave]

This band of lyricist and musicians continue to amaze me with the sound and blending of that sound with rap. Such a great song but overall this CD is great! as is the case with their prior CDs IMHO.

[ArbyWanKenobi]

New addiction.

[mikeshousky]

I think I am going to have to start watching Blu closely

[dhwand]

This is my joint right here GOOD MUSIC ALL DAY BABY !

[dubmont8]

There's a reason Blu and Phonte are on this album twice...... RealRecognizeReal.

[sunniebaybee]

today is gonna be the day,

[lasthoughts]

one of the best songs from the album.

[geoffpeterstrio]

great!!

[eatrisebefit]

I LOVE THIS !!!

[ohTheeIrony]

beat in background kinda sounds like 'no scrubs' by TLC.

nice track. i love you blu <3

[LincMclaren]

This song is Too smoth!... thank you

[chaskey10]

i love her voice in tihs

[imPulse1919]

what up? ima 15 yr. old artist who needs 400 SUBSCRIBERS! Check my channel for DOPE music! #RealHipHop

[Couscous1985]

i realy love the parts where Patty Crash is singing, she`s got such a niche voice, just wow, i realy want to her more omg like this one <3

[CHillF2D]

This deserves a repeat button.

[eachneverydaynosleep]

LOve BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUU

[OwlBoyJR]

OMG what a lyrically PERFECT track. Blu and Phonte = perfect features on this track. Patty Cash MURDERED the hook...what a perfect track. The Roots never fail to amuse me. LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW!!!

[OwlBoyJR]

but now its like in the last lap of the car chase

and i finally understand my right to choose

my preacher man told me it could always be worse

even a 3 legged dog still got 3 good legs lose

FIRE!!!

[rgarcia09]

simply amazin' !!!!

[eachneverydaynosleep]

Easily best song on the album shit need more views what a shame

[eachneverydaynosleep]

Fucking dope as song Blu and Thought killed it

[Dnice9737]

Fuck the Grammy's!!!!!! Y'all won in my book

[GreyHoodProductions]

AARON RODGERS !!! superbowl XLV pregame show. they played this!!! Great !!!

[tdwalk06]

This is my new morning joint...Big Ups to Phonte for reppin NC...919 to the 336

[PrototypeBoss]

Super bowl!! Aaron Rodgers! I love this song, soul food.

[RevolutionRapter5000]

I heard this on FOX's Superbowl Pre-Game Show

[geo1020]

Heard teh chorus on the superbowl...I was like...nicee

[ttridd]

@geo1020 Same! Love it :)

Steelers for the win btw!

[geo1020]

@ttridd I know right...but no green bay :)

[BreezyLova]

The line that gets me AMP'D: "Before i rise and shine like a neon sign, i need the girl of my dreams to give me einstein and burn the marijaun- like buju banton is my only bona fide break from these confines."

wooo Black Thought is the man !

[SuperJamrock123]

for music lovers Crustation- Purple (J Dilla), Stephen Marley - Hey Baby, damian marley and nas distant relatives album, Nujabes, nomak

[rugbySKM]

@SuperJamrock123 mate, youve got it downpat man, thats real music.  Nujabes= awesome

[SuperJamrock123]

@rugbySKM zeen.... its better to listen to a bit of sense than a 100 shouts of nothing. the world right now is like the matrix lol blue pill or red pill??! glad you chose the red.

bless.

[jose4891]

This album and "Revolutions Per Minute" by Kweli & HiTek are ever so clearly the best hip hop albums of the past year, but you KNOW Eminem's "Recovery" (which is good, not great) is going to clean up all of the Grammy's. Not that a true hip hop head gives a damn about an award, but it wouldn't it be nice to see the the best albums actually get recognized for once. 

[nyse41685]

I NEED THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS TO GIVE ME EINSTEIN

[LWebb1000]

This is real beautiful music!!

[SuperJamrock123]

for all you hip hop heads!!! check out this guy blu! sick dude. also fashawn, ab soul, kendrick lamar..... dela albums is a must listen (dela ft blu).

share the music. peace.

[chrismaddenbitch]

@SuperJamrock123 Long Life by Dela feat. Talib Kweli is haunting

[SuperJamrock123]

@chrismaddenbitch thats good music.... true music. check out Dela - The plan (Ft Dynas, Lucian) , Ab-Soul Turn Me Up ft Kendrick Lamar

its time real artist get some recognition.

[nukki1]

@SuperJamrock123

that dela series is ill to the fullest!

[SuperJamrock123]

@nukki1 i was on the ablums for weeks.... crazy music. share the music with your friends maybe we all can take back hip hop.... tired of the radio and im from jamaica lucky i have reggae and dance hall.

[wh0am3ye]

Straight from the soul shit.

[narutonerd4life]

Is it wrong that I keep playing Blu's Part before I finish the Song ?

[Zacee135]

I play this song every morning.

[ShroomSamich]

sick song, truly amazing, and im a metalhead...

[thatladfromsheffield]

if this is the last song I ever hear, I'll die slightly happier.

[Stunninville]

Patty Crash is my BaBYgIRL. . .

[Bulldog22031]

It's amazing how fresh, current, and monumental The Roots have remained over the years.

[CashMuhney]

Yes Blu is the shit best part

The Roots bad ass too

Fuck why so little plays dumb fkn people that rather listen to other garbage and i wont say who

[4NrAGS]

okk Blu, Thought, and Phonte . . if you threw this record in the dirt for 30,000 years and dug it up it'd still be crisp and fresh and on point this real HipHop and this shit is infinite.

[LinkinInfernus]

What does Black Thought burn the marijuan' like? Gooji bon ton? Sorry, I'm extremely white.

[BlackJackNapier]

@LinkinInfernus Buju Banton

[keenan871]

@LinkinInfernus thats not a white question...hard to hear. you dont know everything in the world. ask and dont be judged.

[fdkiani]

@LinkinInfernus buju banton...the regaee singer

[luvlee83]

When I wake up.....damn this shit is MY SHIT, lol

[Drickization]

2 people know absolutely nothing about music.

[keenan871]

@Drickization does knowledge relate to preference?

[KittyKittyKia]

@Drickization Way more than 2 people lol they are just the brave idiots

[papataka]

@Drickization 505 people know absolutely everything there is to know about music

[LutzakVideos]

@Drickization its probablt not their type of music, asshole

[SeanMcG95]

@LutzakVideos erm, if they cant appreciate this, they 'probablt' listen to soulja boy or some bullshit

[LutzakVideos]

@SeanMcG95 or they have different music tastes.

[Drickization]

2 people know absolutely nothing about music.

[productsackmusic]

The HOTTEST BLU spits magma

[Konscious415]

Why would two people dislike this? You got Blu, The Roots, and Phonte....whats there to dislike?

[Nasfifa09]

Every day is like a blank canvas

Carving my initials in the planet like I brand it

Hand picked to live this life we take for granted

Like a child with an upright bass, we can’t stand it

Smiling through the trouble we face, tryna manage

My way without pumping my brakes and staying stagnant

Cause I can sit on my ass or just imagine

The madness I did on my path and paint the canvas

- BLU...much love to this REAL HIP HOP!!!!

[productsackmusic]

@Nasfifa09 BLU is sick... Real Hip hop for sure... Black Thought is sick also ..,Phonte is ill also..

[ShadowNinja215]

@Nasfifa09 He said, "I could sit on my ass and imagine the madness or get on my path and paint the canvas."

[rateb08]

@Nasfifa09 anybody that knows blu knows real hip hop 

[grannie04]

@Nasfifa09 My favorite part of that verse...thanks love

[btopishere]

Patty Crash has a youtube channel called pattycrash

She's super chill

[wabman]

Does blu rap the 1st verse?

[UnlimitedProdiction1]

@wabman

yes

[rateb08]

does anyone know who starts at 1:30?

[silentboxer1989]

@rateb08 Patty Crash

[UggghhhSon]

@silentboxer1989 that aint patty crash you fuckin idiot thats black thought, who do you think patty crash is? gasp=O! cmon take a guess you can do it! whos the only chick thats fuckin singing the hook!

[AlphaAccount]

@rateb08 Black Thought starts rapping the 2nd verse at 1:30.

[LyRiCallyBl3Ss3D]

This song makes me feel like I'm falling in love with hip hop for the first time.

[387babycakes]

truely this that work

[MarkPheonix]

Blu X Phonte X Black Thought

Wow

[luckylefty3113]

I love the Roots! This song is such a great song! :)

[nalatheegreat]

this song is one of my favorites. this whole album is effing amazing! the roots are the shit!

[jeroro70]

now thats real music.. none of that lil wayne bull' i abused the replay button, coz thats real rap ...

[1derekpearman]

I swear the roots has the best beats, real instruments are so much better

[effik3]

"Even the three-legged dog still got three good legs to lose"

aint that the truth!

[xHipHopIsAlivex]

Blu n Phonte with the Roots?! oOo yeeahhh that's quite a combo

[MrGren15]

beautiful

[WurlWideHustla]

this song is da truth...im so happy that some musicans still have knowledge of what true hip hop is & should be!

[ineyashaolynsoul]

@WurlWideHustla you're right, that makes most rap packaging

:)

[stickyyy1]

"Even the three-legged dog still got three good legs to lose

So you can stop and refresh the rules

Breathe in, breathe out, let it heal all your exit wounds"

those lines just stuck in my head..and it's the last verse..the whole verse was mesmerizing..pulling me into it..getting me into it..but those lines where just glued to my head for the whole day....Phonte got that magnetizing flow pulling you in like magnet

[prospectboy]

@stickyyy1 I agree 100%

[gondryboy]

Three of my favorites on one track

[25Rsantos]

I'm in love with this song n the lyrics DOPE!

[AneigmaInside]

Wow been listening to blu for a minute, never thought I'd see him on a roots track, I might have to snatch up their discography.

[1974bky]

this is music people man i love this sound it makes get goose bumps

[emrage]

It's going to be one of those songs I'm going to play to death and get bored in a month..such a good beat

[Infinitecypha420]

who the fuck hit dislike

[wittmannger]

The whole album is great and Im glad that Blu got a place with such legends.

[disDoC53]

this makes me want to wake up and piss excellence

[1trl2]

The best track off the album. A good vibe with the beat. Phonte's verse really hit me. This album is probably the roots best album since" things fall apart"

[hitman6191]

one of the best track on the album.......plz support this album

[ChynaBlack07]

Man Phonte rips this joint to peices, I see ya boy!!!! The Roots- Little Brother calabo needs to get done in the near future!

[RLX67]

phonte is niice..thats drake favorite rappers for all those drake lover listen to drake get over it freestyle he said it himself

[Kwabz1947]

@RLX67 Im mad mad mad phonte fan but drake is seriously letting him down

[winipimp]

Loving the roots new album.

[bishopwarrior83]

Hands down, this is the best album of 2010 so far!!!

[bamhammer]

3rd verse is Phonte! Probably my favorite verse of the song and I thought it was Black Thought at first listen...

[RelishDevil]

Blu has been my nigga for years now. Thank god he's getting some recognition, you all need to check out Below The Heavens, real talk.

[AneigmaInside]

@RelishDevil hell yeah dude here knows whats good.

[bowlhed]

The Bruno Mars advert on this video can fuck right off

[kingmarco4]

i wanna make love to the chick singin the chorus. haha

[TheLiquidiscourage]

what does patty cash say at the end of this song? "...And you play roulette"?

[tariqamazin]

love dis !!

[MDK3680]

This song is just amazing. The roots equal musical beauty. From the instrument, the artist, arrangement of sounds, the lyrics from the lyricists. They have had the most solid impact on my life from a musical stand point.