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  • What is the Nina Simone sample?

  • my favorite hip-hop song of all-time..every verse was good & i remember arguing who had da better verse, Kanye or Jay? Kanye had dope lines but da way Jay spit was just amazing too. Classic hip-hop record :)

  • Dope sample, dope beat

    Kanye, Jay z Mos Def & Kweli (...and Busta) makin' history

    = Can't get enough of it

  • Whoa.

    

  • Shit just got real.

  • Kanye on the beat & the verse... n both are dope as fuck... nigga's a genius... this shit >>>> watch the throne

  • @FINbball What happened to the kanye i knew and loved?

  • better than any song on Watch the throne

  • "It's something bout the way that Nina Simone Piano flow, It's like a Michelangelo painted a picture of Maya Angelo, and gave it to a sick poet for the antidote, if music gets you choked up, this is the tree and a rope" - Kanye West

    SICK!!!

  • six people never got by

  • fuck jayz..only guy on here that sucked...never raps about anything just talks about himself always same shit im officially done w his shit

  • @StatenIzzy1

    Youz probably one of the 6 dumbasses that disliked

  • @The139lenox i didnt dislike it you fucking idiot..anything talib kweli and mos def are on is immediately turned into gold...they are on a complete different level lyrically than jayz and kanye..jay had some good songs in the 90s dont get me wrong..but most of his recent shit is booooooorrrrrrringggg

  • @StatenIzzy1 Yeah that's right...you just dont know shit about rap.. You can't just say that Jay-z sucks. haha go suck on lil wayne's balls

  • @The139lenox suck on lil waynes balls??i just told you that i only listen to talib kweli and mos def you fucking idiot...they would never dream of doing a song with wayne...but your boy jayz had countless encounters with that fag so stop defending him you fucking fagget...OWNED

  • Good Morning Vietnammmmmmmmmmmmm

  • tears in bad weather

  • good lookin out!

  • best remix ever

  • seriously how this vid hav only 170k views?? it came out in 04???!!!

  • damn jay's flow in this song was insane, damn.

  • dude, this is one of best tracks of all time. No competition except maybe held down by de la.

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  • @Mohukgsdfgs those are some of the best lyrics in the song man

  • @skind9119 but its lies

    know from experience atleast, the decievers are never the ones to get killed

  • @Mohukgsdfgs wtf you on about?

  • Quality. That's exactly what this is. Pure Quality.

  • talib kweli is the sh*t!!! Some real hip hop

  • This song is classic!!! Does anybody know the mixtape that Kanye West made that had this song on it and other songs he made before he released his debut album?

  • @09YungTalent freshmen adjustment, he had three of those mixtapes.

  • honestly? i think kanye's part ist by far the best on this remix.

    funny and really good written.

  • A little Nas needed to be added

  • awesome

  • Hov murks this.

  • WE ARE NOT MAKING SONGS NO MORE, WE'RE MAKING HISTORY

  • How do you have THIS many ppl on a song and they ALL rip it?....O yea...You put a bunch of true NY HIP HOP artist on it and a Chi nigga with crazy creativity

  • this is fire

  • this is my shit!!

  • who the fuck would take the time to dislike that? first of all its a sick ass jam. secondly, what other type of music has such epic colaborations? and finaly, even if you think that sounds like crap can't you just apreciate the message and the lyracism of it? HATERS NEED TO THINK.

  • @therealdavewhalen Allah forbid someone has a different opinion than you! They must be wrong! For the record, this is one of my favorite hip hop songs of the decade, but get some perspective.

  • 2002 was a good year of hip hop son word..

  • @JayLyricist55 LOL Funny how internet hip hop heads hated it in 2002

  • young money disliked this.....

  • @kie11mc No disrespect, but are you white?

  • PEACE TO THE GOD Busta

  • Kanye is the greatest Artist. Did the rap and produced the track

  • if you thumbs downed this song...SHOOT YOURSELF....IN THE FACE!

  • Justin Bieber just shit himself.

    Real men, Real music..........

  • jay murdered this as usual .

  • And your folks think Hov' just wrote stuff to rhyme

    Nah, I'm a poster for what happened seein your moms

    Doin five dollars worth to work just to get a dime

    So pardon my disposition

    Why should I listen to a system that never listened to me?

    Picture me working McDonald's

    I'd rather pull a mac on you

    Sorry Ms. Jackson but I'm packin

  • Just to get by

    Nigga I sold coke, nigga I pushed lah

    Carried a fo'five

    Claimed I was ready to die

    Promised never to cry

    Held it all inside

    .....

    Nigga either I load up these nines

    Or blow up with rhymes

  • Where is Mos Def in this

  • @ACDC392333  he has the first verse

  • @ACDC392333 he's the first one to spit.

    are you on crack or something? lol

  • now thats a collaberation!

  • if this dont hit your soul.......you aint got one.

  • @garctown Perfect comment :)

  • They use to tell me toughen up put some bass in your voice.

    They use to tell me lighten up put some Mase in your voice.

  • 1) This tonyisserious is possibly the most ignorant dude when it comes to hip-hop/rap ever. He's probably just trolling so people shouldn't read into what he says too much.

    2) This is my favorite remix of all time. Everyone on top of their game for this one

  • This is easily my favorite collaboration of all time. Everyone at the top of their game on this one.

  • This song gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it, no idea why

  • jay z is wack as fuck in this song

  • @DownWithTheEmpire -your wack as fuck

  • dope song indeed. reminds me of the good old days when i was still a kid:)

  • This is when Kanye was still legit.

  • this is a classic in my book ... notta but hip hop star power on the track... love this shit

  • This a classic yall

  • kanye west killed everyone on this track. he went off.

  • @afrikan08

    are you retarded? kanye west is the most untalented artist ever. the only reason hes even on this is cause he throw a fit n got his lyrics cut in they wouldnt even let him in the same studio. no body like that false ass niggah.

  • @Mtrillzz retarded? kanye west is talented as fuck. he made this beat he didn't need to throw a fit. nobody likes kanye? your weird as fuck he has millions of fans. with kanye there would be no h to the izzo or get by or any other songs he produced.

  • @afrikan08 wow u r fucking retarded kid, talib kweli made this fucking beat dude, this is a remix on HIS song, and kanye is only hot because of the ignorant masses just want wats new they dont know shit about talent or real lyrics, he might have a fan base but it wont last, trust me his shits just the flavor of the week.

  • @Mtrillzz first of all I'm not a kid I'm 19. 2nd of all kanye made this go look it up you jackass.no talent? flavor of the week? he's been in this game since "03" and he's been producing since "99". how is he new? kanye is fucking intelligent you just don't open your ears to all hip hop. did you hear what he said in this song? he just destroyed everyone on the track.

  • @Mtrillzz fuck you, kanye made the beat. shut the fuck up and let people who know what they are talking about discuss hip-hop.

  • @Mtrillzz If you're going to insult people then it would help if you actually knew what you are talking about. Talib Kweli is a rapper, not a producer. Meaning he doesn't make beats. Kanye made this beat. Talib Kweli is Kanye's mentor in rapping. He let Kanye tour with him when no one else would, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind Kanye in the studio. Also, Kanye's going on 10 years in the game (Through the Wire premiered in '03), so he has already lasted longer than any "flavors of the week".

  • @camking88 Hes coming back on features man, all his new songs got mainstream production but some of the features hes doing recent are getting better man, give it time kweli and him will back in the studio in no time

  • @draklia Oh I know. He and Talib have a new song called "Chain Heavy". Unfortunately it didn't make MBDTF, but it is a hot song. I wasn't implying Kanye and Talib was beefing, I was responding to someone who said Talib was reluctant to work with Kanye. Kanye has said numerous times that Talib Kweli made him the rapper he is today.

  • @Mtrillzz Well considering he's been going multi-platinum since 2004 I DOUBT he's just a "flavor of the month" at this point. Second, Kanye is BlackStar, Wu-Tang, Ice-T NaS & AZ approved. Do you really question they're integrity? Kanye has gone on tour with Kweli, Jay-Z, and Common before. Third, Kanye did produce this beat. I know this because I have this CD and in the CD booklet where is lists the credits it says: "'Get By' Produced by: Kanye West."'

  • classic!

  • Jay Z? Kanye West?

    Why does it sound like this song thinks its anything but pop?

    Disliked.

    What the fuck is a pop artist doing on a hip hop song?

  • @tonyisserious what are you talking about lol

  • @AFCA09100 Kanye West is pop music, why is collaborating with hip hop artists?

    I don't see Busta Rhymes and Justin Timberlake doing collabs?

    I don't see Rakim and Lady Gaga doing collabs?

    Kanye West is allowed to because hes a male attention whore?

    Theres no other reason.

  • @tonyisserious busta rhymes did collabs mariah carey and janet jackson. kanye west made this beat he has the right to be on it. and he is a hip hop artist with one pop album thats it. so stop hating smh!

  • @tonyisserious Raekwon collaborated with Justin bieber.. Ludacris to, busta rhymes collaborated with dj tiesto recently, and with kat deluna (pop), eminem collaborated with rihanna, skylar grey.. a lot of rappers collab with pop artists.. I get your point, to me kanye is also more pop lately, like his old albums better..

  • @AFCA09100 Raekwon collaborated with Justin Bieber? haha

    Well, I see your point.

    I was more so trying to speak to how some artists either think they are a genre of music they are not, or how they attempt to try and be a genre they are not, and fail at that.

    He has songs I enjoy, though I can't say he isn't hip hop, I know he is the artist of many pop songs.

  • @tonyisserious lol yes, a song called ´runaway love official remix´, also featured kanye west.. the beat is wu/tang style, but then you hear justin bieber on it ... But I understand what you mean.. songs like all of the lights, runaway aren´t hiphop songs to me either.. In my opinion he is both, he is a pop-mainstream artist, but also has some great rapsongs.. I mean, I think in this song his verse is really great, and he has lot of hiphop songs.. but also a lot of pop songs, I agree.

  • @tonyisserious Yea but there's nothing wrong with being diverse. Hip hop fans more so than any other fans of other genres think too much inside the box. It's like they don't believe in anyone experimenting and thinking outside the box. They're way too limiting in what they believe their favorite artists should and should not do and that's a shame. Imagine if Ray Charles didn't try country just cuz his fans thought it was a bad idea.

  • @Antrizzle2009 I never said there was anything wrong with being diverse. A certain kind of fan has a certain thought process? You just removed all doubt that you are an incompetent moron. And I'am not a fan of hip hop, I'am a fan of rap, there is a huge difference.

    Who gives a fuck about ray charles.

    I'm talking about someone who actually has to tell his audience what genre he is. I don't like people who don't act like themselves. Kanye west is pop, why can't he just accept who he is?

  • @tonyisserious Now you're gonna try and school me on the difference between hip hop and rap. I've only been listening to this stuff for 20 damn years but whatever. Kanye West is whatever he wants to be, that's my whole point. Thank goodness for the rest of us that he doesn't let people like you limit him, or else we wouldn't have some of the great music he's put out. At any rate I was giving you an example with the Ray Charles thing, but clearly you're too dense to understand the analogy.

  • @Antrizzle2009 No Kanye West isn't what he wants to be. If he was, he would say "I'm pop, and hip hop" like Justin Timberlake, no one questions what he is. He is exactly like Kanye, he is a pop artist that is featured in hip hop songs.

    How am I limiting him? Idiot.

    Great music hes put out? Ya man, almost as good as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, but not quite...

    I understood the analogy, but you've have to be a piece of shit to compare a master to a Justin Bieber wanna be.

  • @tonyisserious You're comparing Kanye West to Justin Bieber and I'm the idiot? Okay, whatever you say buddy. The sad part is you obviously came to this song to listen to it so you heard Kanye rip his verse and you still say that dumb shit. Oh well, moving along now.

  • @Antrizzle2009 They are both pop, if you don't see that then you are the idiot.

    You know how I came about this song?

    False, I click on videos on the right side, checking out whatever.

    Assumptions, absolutely hilarious.

  • @Antrizzle2009-ya dig

  • @tonyisserious-are u really tryin to compare kanye a man who was still rappin wit his jaw wired shut to a dumb kid and a bitch who can barley walk more or less sing not to mention ita a totally dif genre u fucking idoit....just save urself wit more comments and stop listin to music

  • @kelleywickersham Kanye West has never rapped in his life, he sings, hes hip hop, and pop. 50 cent sang with his mouth wired shut too, does that mean hes better?

    You are just a kanye west fanboy, don't get offended, hes great, just not a rapper, haha. I'd love to see him freestyle against, say ghostface

  • @tonyisserious I guess he didn't rap on College Dropout, Late Registration, or Graduation. Nevermind the fact that all 3 albums have been critically acclaimed. I mean its one thing if you say that shit about his last two albums, but even Kanye haters acknowledge how good is first 3 albums are.

  • @Antrizzle2009 How could a hip hop artist rap? I don't understand.

    I don't hate on anyone, who am I hating on?

    Kanye West is a fantastic pop artist, and its too bad he is no longer a hip hop artist, because he did wonders for the hip hop scene, but I have no idea what you are talking about rap music for, he couldn't freestyle if someone put a gun to his head.

  • @tonyisserious OK one minute you're saying he's pop, then you're saying he's hip hop which is it? And I've actually heard him freestyle and there are videos of him on here doing freestyle ciphers. That's a really good one of him, the Game, and Charles Hamilton where he's completely coming off the dome.

  • @Antrizzle2009 He released a hip hop album, and is a pop artist.

    So I guess a pop star?

  • @tonyisserious ok well by that rationale, any mainstream hip hop artist is alost a pop artist. Jay-Z is a pop artist. Right?

  • @Antrizzle2009 No idiot. Any artists that has released a pop album is a pop artist.

    I don't listen to shitty music, so I don't know what Jay-Z is, but you listen to Kanye so I'm sure you know all about Jay-z

    A better example would be justin timberlake, he can spit better rhymes.

  • @tonyisserious wow....and on that note I'm done with this.

  • @tonyisserious

    I don't understand you stupidity.

    First you say Kanye West is good then you say he sucks

    And just because he released ONE poppy album he's a pop artist?

  • @tonyisserious Kanye West shits on 50 cent. Kanye's a better producer, and a better rapper. The only thing 50 cent is good at is selling out and making a lot of money, but that's why Kanye West has Jay Z. 50 Cent and Kanye West went head-to-head, Kanye West sold 1,000,000 albums the first week v.s. 50 cents 600,000. 50 cent said if Kanye out-sold him he would stop making solo albums, but he bitched out and made them anyways.

  • @soccerfc123

    Uh, how about this, every music artist you named in that paragraph, is terrible.

    Each one of them mainstream, so you know what? No one cares.

    If you want to hear some decent music, don't sit around watching MTV waiting for people to tell you what to listen to, go and find what you want to listen to.

  • @tonyisserious The problem with people like you, is you think mainstream is synonymous with terrible music. I'll admit, most of the time it is. But when it comes to Kanye West, he's mainstream because he's made mainstream songs like "Golddigger" and "Stronger," but if you look at his albums, they are great music that don't get any radio play. So maybe you have to stop repeating what you hear others says and find music YOU like to listen to, but I know what I like, which is why Im on a Kanye vid.

  • @soccerfc123 Never said it was.

    Thats the problem with people like you, they are so stupid, they don't even read what they are replying to. It doesn't just suggest you are an idiot, it confirms it for me.

    I repeat what others say? I've never met anyone who doesn't like Kanye West.

    More assuming you know what your talking about.

    No he is mainstream because of his first hip hop album. No they don't get radio play now, but they did stupid.

    What makes you think I don't have music I listen to?

  • @soccerfc123 You are so stupid.

    Not as single thing you said there, was even remotely true. Not only that, but you didn't even bring up any facts or evidence. A vast majority of Kanye's songs have had radio play. Sorry, one album doesn't stop someone from becoming mainstream. And I love how you pretend like you know me, yea dude why don't you just tell me what I listen to, and what I think about music?

    Idiot.

    Don't put words in my mouth, and I'm on this page because of Busta

  • @kelleywickersham It ain't even worth it. I tried reasoning with this guy. Haters are gonna hate that's all it is. Any true hip hop fan that's heard Kanye at his best knows the deal.

  • @Antrizzle2009 Ya man, that is exactly what I'm saying haha.

    Its hilarious how you say you tried reasoning with me when you agree with me.

    Hes one of the best hip hop artists of all time.

    Hes also a really good pop artist, people seem to dig him.

    but he couldn't rap if it was necessary for his survival.

  • @Antrizzle2009 Yea, he's just as bad as Eminem.

    Which is a joke, no wonder he fits so well in the mainstream market.

  • @RealMusic U can stay mad cuz wayne and nicki are good rappers. it just so happens that the rappers in this song are GREAT rappers. near legendary.

  • @jzek4 Yessir

  • @jzek4 you dont have a clue...

  • This Remix is a good representation of True School Hip Hop

    ------------>>>>> It is What It is ----------->>>> We don't have to put any Mace in our voices however most rappers nowadays u rge to sing songy B.S. 

  • Nas/Jay arguements are among the most pathetic out there. It's amazing the ignorance people will show when they THINK they are proving a point, when if fact they are just showing their youth and immaturity. If you think either Jay or Nas isn't one of the top 6 or 7 in history... you need to research more.

  • @jose4891 Cosign!

  • For more REAL hip hop... listen to ReBelMaT

    TALIB & MOS would approve - If you're baked.. check this out!!

    youtube.com/watch?v=NfLHD3u4Tt­8

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  • 345 to 3? Thats a huge ratio of people who have common sense to those who lack it. Lol.

  • @Steveng1989 Jigga way better than nas...nas changed his whole style to try and be more like biggie and did what the industry wanted him to do biggest sell out in hip hop history until these cats that are out now came out

  • @NujabesRIP lol wtf are you talking about jay-z did exactly what you accuse nas of doing since his first album Nas always had teh same slow flow.. jay-z on the other hand use to rap quick as hell and comes out with new songs with rhiana and shit.. don't get me wrong i think he's amazing but what you said about nas was pure bull shit

  • @NujabesRIP How the hell was he a sell your fucking stupid

  • @NujabesRIP nas is nothing like biggie and rappers change their styles all the time

    nas never sold out still spittin real shit

  • @NujabesRIP you are so wrong...just don't Talk you make your self seem dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @NujabesRIP is gay

  • is this official?

  • @Steveng1989 yo calm down.

  • 3 people cant get by

  • PURE F**KING HIP-HOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I wish I was spittin' back then so I could've got on this joint, everytime I hear Jigga's line "Nah I'm a poster for what happened seeing your moms doing 5 dollars of work just to get a time" it's like catchin' the holy ghost man.

    REAL HIP-HOP FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE KWELI, MOS, JIGGA, KANYE N BUSTA BUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

  • @BlindLegsGAZA for real!

  • its a shame if you think you listen to hiphop and have never heard this....

  • Can't get enough! Didi you lot peep on Busat verse he mention studying ya' lessons ???? 5% nation all day!!! Much bless to the Gods and Earths!

  • only talib can outdo himself on his own track

  • Nah, I'm a poster for what happened seein your moms

    Doin five dollars worth to work just to get a dime

    JAY IS A FUCKING BEAST

  • Lord willin' I ain't killed nobody, but I have a feeling this "YEAR" I'm gonna make a killin' or not a shillin'.

  • man this is so real

  • Lil' Wayne disliked this....

  • @myrelort comon now not even niggas got they own swag in hiphop niggas need to respect it and dont let weezy fool yall he coild still rap dont make him go back to his carter 3 swag hell kill most of these niggas realtalk

  • @myrelort comon now not even niggas got they own swag in hiphop niggas need to respect it and dont let weezy fool yall he could still rap dont make him go back to his carter 3 swag hell kill most of these niggas realtalk but these still the best rappers and hiphop hiphop needs togo back to this

  • @myrelort

    *Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Birdman disliked this.....

  • @myrelort LOLOLOL!

  • @myrelort LMAO

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  • ms hill disliked it!

  • Wow, 1 mudafuka hit da wrong damn button B-)

  • is this not a remix of a beat from timbaland? or a sample..

  • @thedubtrip

    young buck this is a sample from NINA SIMONE's SINNER MAN....

  • @irchristie Timbaland used this sample to ;)

  • priceless,

  • wow

  • this stuff still out there....its just not as readily available

  • wow one dislike how dumb

  • One of the Best remixes ever made in modern rap/hiphop.

  • Busta killin it! go read the lyrics if u need to cuz his verse is fire!

  • so classic...finds it's way into a bunch of my playlists

  • WE NEED MORE REAL RAPPERS LIKE THIS. THIS IS WHERE GANGSTA COMES FROM. all we have now is young money, waka flocka faggot, gucci mane(at times), soulja boy and probably the biggest fags of all times NEW BOYZ. wut the fuck r they doing. THEY GANGSTA BUT WEARIN TIGHT ASS JEANS. i can trade all of that for 2pac biggie and eazy-e

  • I'm of fan of this stuff too. Love when music has meaning. But people who complain about todays big music, youre wasting your breathe :/ Sorry but, if your opinion matter'd then Soulja boi and everyone you hate wouldnt be doign so geat right now

  • THIS GOTTA BE ONE OF THE BEST HI-HOP SONGS TO BE EVER MADE!!!!

  • man mos def is not very good. am i wrong?

  • @jsk2131 fucking OF COURSE you are! this verse isn't spectacular but listen to something like his verse in hurricane by the roots or what's beef and try saying that shit

  • @jsk2131

    yes, you are.

  • too much fucking talent

  • FUCK A MAP LETS PUT THIS BITCH ON A ALMANAC!!!

  • great song. busta is a weak link though.

  • Boner achieved

  • @CoolGuy95ya lol

  • "if music gets you choked up, this is the tree and the rope" One of Kanye's best lines. This song is hip hop classic

  • this is one of the greatest hooks ever! so damn soulful

  • Untill recently i thought of kanye as justa bit better than wayne but ive been hearing a lot of his unpopular shit and wow hes good

  • @mainvideos2009 omg, kanye is amazing, people never heard of his real shit thats why their so quick too judge. mainstream shit is, well mainstream shit, people who have no taste and just want a catchy beat and tune to bang their heads to, kanye is actually one of the best rappers ever.

  • luv dis song.

  • wow!! how could anybody say that kanye couldnt rhyme?? damn, this is amazing, he changes the flow so often in this one, sick!!

    on this one: 1. kanye 2. mos 3. talib 4. jay-z 5. busta

    all in all: 1.mos 2. talib 3. jay-z 4. kanye 5. busta

  • BEASTSTYLE MY FRIENDS I LOVE IT :D! litle bit old but i dont fkcing care!!