Jay-Z Can I Live

[ChozKetchum]

"We don't lease, we buy the whole car.. As YOU should." HOV and his will to give us financial advice. Good man. =)

[peperelli1]

I AM Illluminati

[homeside19]

illuminati

[fas99paced]

Pusha T did this song justice on that Fear of God mixtape...whew! Original is still the best though...

[fas99paced]

67 ppl asked if they could live--and Jay said no. Sucks for them...

[CLIETWILBURN]

67 people didn't . . . . . well I don't know I just felt left out from never leaving a comment like this. lol

[Jcolefan658]

People only dislike this song because they are nobodies who cant tell what great music is

[MrSSBBbeast]

The second verse was made up in 20 mins. because Nas was running late. The verse was still sick

[theRastmann]

Jay, you are one of the bedst.. what more can i say?

[bernabemido]

Legendary track from a legend LP, back when Jay had his feet on the ground

[msigetscrazy]

i wrote a poem from this song

[yossariancr]

Anyone else heard the 'Bonus Materials' 3 song disc with this song and two others played by an incredibly sick live band?

[TheZuluDude]

Props if u're still listening 2 this in 2012!!!!

[msbrklyynn]

My baby's anthem!

[ShezadK]

Reasonable Doubt was is definitely Jay's best album. And this is definitely one of his best songs.

ROC all day, every day.

[12345catdog]

Wow omg have u seen the pics that just leaked of jay and beounce lil babby girl blue ivy wow shes so cute a must c type young lo keep rollen a must c!

[HappyHustlen]

is this beat from someone else

[Iluvpoonddd]

This song is so hard to memorize! It's not like today's typical song where the hook is played at the beginning. He spits an entire verse before the "Can I Live" hook even comes in. H.O.V.A.

[mclovin435190]

@Iluvpoonddd thats really not that special. i mean this is a great song but thats really not that un common at all

[omarion9911]

@biged0527

Add to that da hat, and the 80s machine gun. Scareface EPIC!!

[matt23243423]

great shit man love this album, and i got a question whats with all the pusha t dick riders hes a fucking nobody he sucks too lol

[BOONGZ1]

@matt23243423 pusha's allgood

[Cljay11]

65 people Live Dormant, 2881 Live Enormousness 

[vipernb47]

greatest song jay ever made

[brrylsen]

pusha was definitely the best candidate to do this beat, amazing.

[mike0912162440]

if the whole cash money young money members brainstorm together, they can not come up with this kinda lyrics 

[mclovin435190]

@mike0912162440 idk they could come up with a lot of jay's great lines just by looking at Biggie's lyrics first

[kellytv777]

love it

[jacuzziuzicoochi4]

timeless music



[kyo717]

This is his best song!

[goodguyj]

Nas, Jay and big

[sadcommunity]

i cant understand when people say illmatic is better than Rdoubt with all my love for nas

[mclovin435190]

@sadcommunity i cant understand why other people cant understand that there are many different opinions in the world

[enjaykix]

Havent heard every Jay-Z song but I must say this is without a doubt his best song in my opinion. I dont think any other song topped this

[kinglegend12234]

@enjaykix If you have not listen to D'evils, lucky me, You must love me, What more can I say and My 1st song check them out just as good as this .. But yeah this maybe hes best

[BabyBubblesz314]

Everyone who disliked this must've been a Wayne fan

[GkKidD]

Anyone who still thinks jayz is the illuminati is a fool. cut the bullshit...ALL THESE MUTHA FUCKAS IN THE GAME ARE DOWN WITH THE ILLUMINATI! Tired of niggas makin it seem like jay z is the only 1. granted even if he is, he still put out HISTORIC music. If u not feelin this track, or Reasonable doubt in general, either ur not from the streets, or u just dont appreciate good music. PERIOD

[dakidfresh08092011]

HaHAA!

[mikew470]

rap dont get this real any more

[ItIgotta]

Trolivetv

[nzsheepie]

I love this track son.

'96 Jigga >>> '01 Mathers

[MarcusBPolk]

@nzsheepie jay z is better than eminem but eminem was definitely better earlier in his career

[NewVintageRap]

things get tedioussssssss, so i keep one eye open like CBSSSSSSSSS. you see me stressed right!?????? CAN I LIVE!!!!!!!! ill shit god

[dabeatboxer83]

Best track on reasonable doubt

[dakidfresh08092011]

I know where the pearls be at.

[dakidfresh08092011]

COME AN GET MEEEEEEE!!!!!

[dakidfresh08092011]

CAN I LIVE!!!!!

[1844life]

jay-z hasn't wrote a song in over ten years. Then they say writers are the only great rappers lol. G.O.A.T

[theyADOREher]

timeless music !

[GodsentTruth]

hell yeah, needed that 1 rite there. Truth

[southsidequeensnyc]

lived it

[BR914]

Im so curious to know who the intro of this song was addressed to.

[BurnerStudio]

/watch?v=qJhCRi8d2z8

[NBA1529]

This is my shit... not the greatest but he's up there.

[biged0527]

This song makes me think of hustler in a suit walking down a dark alley in the rain. I know it's random, but if a rap song can paint a picture in your head, then it's REAL ART!

[techatechtonic]

@biged0527 lol ur right

[r3aLwEEdSm0k3r]

@biged0527 i've always imagined that dark alley with smoke coming out the sewers too...

[MrJester331]

I know this game got valleys and peaks, expectation for dips, for precipitation we stack chips, hardly....

[JeRRiiEz]

jay-z mad rapper, just dont like what his about

[mrdbrown100]

@JeRRiiEz by not likin what hes about i hope u aint one of them illuminati believers cuz if so,u aint a fan

[HoodCoderMan]

@JeRRiiEz You don't know what the hell you're talking about. Fuck outta here.

[NeverStarveInc]

@wpscz yea he is. We gotta pick em up

[ko2be4bryant]

i've listened to this song ATLEAST once a day for the past 10 years and i still learn sumthing new from it till today

[wpscz]

I've rather die enormous than live dormant that's how we on it ...

Jay-z dropping gems

[Sicknice4]

Who can dislike such a great song? Fucking poserrs! JAY Z FOR THE GODZ!

[swpete80]

Man can you feel it? This man was telling us that it was his time. R.O.C at it's finest. Real respect Real.

[areohessay]

oldiessss but goodiesss

[benjamm1nn]

one of jay's best tracks...quotables from beginning to end

[Lashay33]

LOVE this ish...

[DMallett93]

Ashanti- Rain on Me



[ROBONE991]

This is Jay at his best. He hasnt made anything close to reasonable doubt since The blueprint.

[EddyG713]

@ROBONE991: American Gangster?

[ROBONE991]

@EddyG713 American Gangster is good, but no where near Reasonable Doubt.

[djz]

how bout you dumb mothafuckaz stop beefin over stupid shit and do what you came here to do, LISTEN. are ya'll so stupid... the fucking conspiracy shit is all a fucking lie to get you to stupid fucking things. how do you dumb fucks know that it isn't the government feeding you fools dis shit ? the minute the hype stops man, the bullshit will go away. you idiots are fucking crazy no wonder nobody listens to you

anyway, track is dope, wish everything still sounded like dis raw nasty shit

[Jyoung144]

jayz isnt in the illuminati but when you promote sex drugs n guns you have to realize exactly who ur pleasing. god or satan? and every rapper calls themselves kings becuz they fans idolize them as gods... so in a way they r the anti-christs cuz theres more than one. but at the end of the day the media is just devils puppets hiding the truth. sadly.. jayz nasty lyricist tho

[MRaceking22]

check out...

AK - can i live freestyle

[MRftap]

nuthin like old jay.... classic!

[jayjones6718]

GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL FUCKIN TIME

[NBA1529]

@jayjones6718 ahahahahahaha good one

[volunteernation16]

@jayjones6718 he's good but c'mon you're being silly

[YoUnGSpaCeLY92]

@volunteernation16 So Him And 49 other ppl are being silly??

[volunteernation16]

@YoUnGSpaCeLY92 yeah

[MrTupacmontana]

@jayjones6718 wouldnt go that far

[vickidickishmicki]

@MrTupacmontana i can tell ur opinion just by reading ur username :P

[TheDolla310]

@jayjones6718 

[The12Jacob]

@jayjones6718 NOPE

[jspears19]

This guy....ridiculous

[jonkash21]

And we can have a pleasant time sipping margeritas chea chea chea!!!!

[BruceAlmightyMuzic]

I always get a HIGH off of 3:19 to 3:48 sheesh!

[fangedcow12345]

this resembles any good piece of art - the more you listen to it, the better it gets. And every time you listen to it, you discover another shade of meaning... Jay at his best

[chicubfan36]

jay z is a fag. if you want east coast mafioso rap listen to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz. Jay Z will never be a cuban linx nigga no matter how hard his bitch ass pretends

[chicubfan36]

@chicubfan36 and P.S., JAY Z, get off Big L's nuts he wants his style back

[Bankallday]

@chicubfan36 L's dead and what's the point of coming onto a Jigga video if you think "jay z is a fag"?

[slimthugga1]

@chicubfan36 im pretty sure Big L doesnt want his style back.....

[redtsar1990]

The beat sends a chill down down my spine everytime I listen to ii and then you add Jay's flow brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrr. R.I.P. Soul Legend Isaac Hayes 1942-2008

[xswitchblade1]

1,621,265 people should build a community that knows what hip-hop really is.

[yankees1stalltheway]

this beat is fire

[LILDAME34]

tihs is far his best...

[viislandgoddess]

GOLDIE SPARKLES.COM

[viislandgoddess]

TWITTER@GOLDIE SPARKLES

[viislandgoddess]

GOLDIE SPARKLES.COM

[TheRedZun]

While I'm watching every Nigga watching me closely. . . .

[piccolo933]

OMG JAY-Z YOU ARE THE GREATEST

I HEARD REASONABLE DOUBT THE FIRST TIME

NOW I KNOW WHY PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU ARE THE GREATEST

[ImSoAlpha]

1 line from this song destroys other niggas entire careers.

 presidential suites, my residential for the weekend, confidentially speakin in code cus i sense you peakin

FIRE

[critic152]

Best lyrical rapper of all time. JAY is the only savior of hip hop!!

[ThatIncredibleJordan]

The greatest of all time...of all time!

[Grimey714]

cheeaa

[rhdsir2]

dead presidents, not menace 2 society

[GCRasta911]

One Of The Greatest Songs Ive Ever Heard From Jigga. Classic!!!

[TheCaptainChronic420]

im feelin a cali style vibe since the beat is off menace 2 society. if im not mistaken that is Cali shit

[ramabull007]

iluminati " keep one eye open like C-B-S" are you shitting me !!!

[Koreyizbeantown]

@ramabull007 Every line that Jay-Z says is a reference to the Illuminati like stfu with that. When he says "It get's tedious, so I keep one eye open like CBS. He's not talking about the "Illuminati, he's talking about how the streets gets so he has to sleep with one eye open...That's all he means by that.

[LuqmanNaq]

@Koreyizbeantown They're just paranoid dudes with poor critical thinking skills.

[Abatwo11]

@Koreyizbeantown that's the beauty of rap, We're not 100% sure of the full meaning behind his lyrics

[MobKnowledge]

@Koreyizbeantown Yes! Someone who makes sense! Conspiracy theorists, especially the ones who think Jay and anyone who works with him are all fifth degree members of the Secret Illuminati Freemason Society of Satan's Anti-Christ Sith Lords (or SIFSSACSL as they're also known) are a bunch of fucking whackjobs.

[ticolico805]

@Koreyizbeantown alright first of all your wrong, you dont know shit. this is the line he says "I stepped it up another level, meditated like a buddhist Recruited lieutenants with ludicrous, dreams of gettin C.R.E.A.M let's do this, it gets tedious So I keep one eye open like, C-B-S!!!! First of all he never talks bout the streets and if you didnt know C.R.E.A.M stands for Cash Rules Everything Around Me.. and he just says getting cream gets tedious so he keeps one eye open

[MrMoparownage]

@ramabull007aww shut yo punk ass up thats not wat that means

[redsox258]

I just LOVE this song. idk why but this is like my fav song by him

[almekiehl131]

PLAY THE R!GHT CARD 13 ON DECK FLY!NG ACE'S ACE OF SPADE JOKER

ALL HIGH CALL IT ALL TRUST YOUR MOVE STREET LOV!NG ME OR IS IT THE

FRUIT SENT OF WHAT IM CONECTED TO LL !VA

[MrMrcocky101]

classic



[1krazy1kitten1]

hith rhythm ith the same ass me..

[wa6515]

you can rly hear summa G Raps style in his flow in this joint

[ThugCeo23]

Hov at his best

[boondocks125]

This is hands down his best album.

[showtime516]

THIS IS A CLASSIC. THE WHOLE ALBUM

[TheStickUpKid187]

AHHHH when i hear this song, i picture myself in New York city in a nice Bentley or phantom wearing a cashmere suit, smoking a cuban cigar and counting the 50 grand i made from a drug deal with Colombians. Yes this song resembles the East Coast mafiosi theme in the mid-90's.

[showtime516]

@TheStickUpKid187 I FEEL YOU

[KevinTheVillian]

@TheStickUpKid187 I picture kind of the same thing but Like 3 different hustles going down at one time one international one new york Mafioso style and One like Cali Slums Compton style drug deal. That would be a dope video

[pagola]

@TheStickUpKid187 thats why you fell off...trying to be italians and your black lmao...i feel ya tho

[TheStickUpKid187]

@pagola I never said I wanted to be italian, the song resembles being in the organized crime business and you don't have to be italian to do so. A lot of east coast rappers in that time had a lot of references in songs and their albums influenced from the organized crime in New york city.

[SBIMEZM86]

@TheStickUpKid187

"My pain wish it was quick to see:

From sellin 'caine 'til brains was fried to a fricaisse..."

[gronetlv7]

@TheStickUpKid187 Hell yeah! but Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is the best mafioso rap album, Reasonable Doubt comes second.

[aresenal802]

@TheStickUpKid187 Perfect description - I imagine the same thing

[MrXxZeldaxX17]

@mrairjosh Oh hell no, em is one of my fav rappers ever cause he so hilarious but our new generation of little kids think he is best ever when most of them havent even heard em's old stuff and they havent heard of the older hip hop legends like rakim, big daddy kane, etc, i aint hatin on em, love the dude, but im just saying there has been better

[1derekpearman]

Sick album cover

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[dpayO2]

It's amazing how incredible this album was whilst his others were just incredibly shit.

[TuckMoney757]

CAN I LIVE?

[rocarlos24]

Classic!!

[sedcdf]

Reasonable Doubt was a intolerable material. He's still very overrated to me. 

[iMixMaSteR1]

@sedcdf keep it pushin hater

[Knowie0782]

@sedcdf u cant be serious fam...

[sedcdf]

@Knowie0782 I had typo there. I meant to say this is only good album to listen to.

[CAM8689]

stuff like this shows Jay already put his work in even if his new stuff isn't all that great....

[nhwhiteboy12]

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[ThaSubzstance]

The best song of the best hip hop album of all time. and yes jay flopped after it i know this. Politics as usual is my other favorite.

[TheViviid]

@ThaSubzstance Jay flopped?? U trippin boy

[epidemick92]

@ThaSubzstance jay-z didnt flop

he just changed after the black album

[Nasstan125]

@ThaSubzstance It's almost sad when you listen to then and then the blueprint 3....

[ReidDollaz420]

anyone who disikes ths song has no idea what good music sounds like just sayin

[skyler8perkins]

@Mikematic77 Music tastes and preferences are determined partially by the varying tempo of our heart beats... can i live?

[Batistaisbest]

Chris Williams - Interlude (Me and You) search it nod to it share it.Dude is dope.put that on everything.Thumbs up so ppl KNOW this dude is raw and im not just talkin

[NiqueDaRookie]

Damn niggas need to shut the fuck up and just listen to the music. No one gives a damn about your top 5 dead or alive.

[Kennedyinsider1]

Sick as fuck

[princeofthizz]

can i live?

[MixtapeLeaks]

Pusha T ripped this beat

[johnlansing14]

Probably one of the best albums ever made besides Ilmatic

[MrM3ss1]

masturbation to the ears

[AlikKhatsiev]

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh...