Kanye West - Diamonds of Sierra Leone

[nkflier45]

best beat ever....

[andres65080]

hey can u stop hating on kanye? so wat id he is self centered. if i was him iwould be 2

[alex9990lal]

we? i know he says it but how is 'we' self contered? sooo wouldnt it be me, i, my insted.. i ws just wondering

[forgetpolitics]

He quoted himself in the first few seconds of this video

[nkflier45]

lmfao

[151acf]

you no wat  stuff you lot listen to his lyrics think about them in your head they tll a story do u know how hard it is to write lyrics like that i know cos i write grime and it is hard t to do this give him a break man =]

[numberonefamguyfan]

kanye used to be good.... he used to.....

[samuel62195]

kanyes one of the best rappers. i dont know why almost all of you hate him.

[sacramentoninja]

@samuel62195

He was one of the best, but now he comes out with all this auto-tune T-Pain shit.

[majorbabe69]

the song is called "diamonds from Sierra Leone"

[TheLyndonTree]

@majorbabe69 No it isn't, that was a spin off on Blood Diamond

[BallerTheKidd]

no matter your view on Kanye you have to agree he was better back then than he is now... well tats just me lolz

[NVevan]

sick beat too bad the lyrics suck

[pigmeofat]

Es la mera verga este tipo!

[Zachu89]

EVAH EVAH

[ribbledude]

Does anyone else realize Kanye is just rhyming about himself? He coulda killed this song, but most of his songs are just him rapping about himself hella off topic

[elsammich]

Just like the majority of his songs. Awesome producer, subpar rapper.

[BLUTUBER99]

i dont think he's subpar at akk

[BLUTUBER99]

i meant "all" lol

[peaceofatown]

@ribbledude still more real dan lil wayne lol fuk mainstream

[LokestOG]

LoL Kanye's lyrics have nothing to do with the violence and struggle of the Africans for blood diamonds. Get real and stop trying to translate a shitty artists lyrics to something they're not.

[BAEZFOLYFE]

the songs messed up but you gotta give ups to the beat

[floatonitpro]

i think that opening statement is salesmenship for the song cause there has been a movement for awhile now at this point to end the illegal trade even though the sanctions put down do little to stop it and sierra leone isnt the only part of africa in which they come out of

[FRANKS92]

Why don't the rappers from Hollywood wearing big diamonds help their people get out of the misery there in? It's because their afraid and all they care about is the mighty dollar.

[MrCooljimmy]

!!!!DIS BEAT IS FIRE!!!!!

[nixxxonx]

your fat friend her name is MINI VAN!

[rimu5]

I won't blame the Europeans for the one reason that most of these African civil wars are started by Africans, before nations try and gain benefit from it. Wasn't that the case with the blood diamonds? Rebel groups controlled the mines and sell diamonds for weapons.

[JustWatchingAnime]

Still...do you see the african people wearing the diamonds? Who do you think they give them to for that money? And it's not just Europe.

[rimu5]

So should we blame the diamond dealer for profiting from it? Should we chastise him for his indifference. After all he's just profiting from African killing each other. In the end it's the African who'll kill, not the diamond dealer. Even if the killer didn't have the weapon, he'd pick up a rock.

[daddybeav]

Fool. This is the same argument as people saying that it's Africans who enslaved Africans - should we have blamed the slave merchant for profiting from it? High time to take responsibilities for our actions.

The song is pretty shit though.

[rimu5]

I'm a bit confused about the talk of european history as I reckon wasn't this based upon the 9 year sierra Leone civil war? If I'm wrong then my bad

[NoRwAy331]

the guy at the starts sounds verry creepy.

[CityOfStarrs]

The Movie Blood Diamond It Was A Bloody Time It was A BloodBath There Lupe Fiasco And Kanye West Both Made Songs About That Time And I Think That's Pretty Cool

[kendusince1978]

if you studied about european countries going to Africa to 'colonize' certain areas... then realize that their ties were never broken... slave trade to modern day apartheid (which really hasn't ended)...

[kendusince1978]

you believe colonization of Africa ended in your history books...? they kept everything of importance...!

[HGHONDO]

Diamonds are not even a RARE stone. Debeers controlls 90% of the market and sits on STOCKPILES to keep the prices high.

[lambshanks08]

cause they bought up conflict diamonds in the 90s from Angola, but that was technically before they were dubbed "conflict diamonds" so they can claim they never bought "blood diamonds".

[AmericanDroid]

money is the reason that money people die each day in diamonds mines or down to the basics

[AmericanWinter]

Europeans know nothing except the exploitation of others.

[hunrb27]

This is my favorite Kanye song.

[Shirviu]

"In 1999 that the UN deployed a mission to Sierra Leone to deal with the problem of Sierra Leone Conflcit Diamonds. Since then, sanctions have been put in place so as to curb such illegal activities. The Kimberly Process Certification Scheme requires a paper trail that certifies the origin of rough diamonds. This aims to cut off the flow of diamonds from countries like Sierra Leone. "

[k1ngpolo]

lol. this is off blood diamond aye?

[Deyunnii]

this scraes the shit out of me

[kendusince1978]

boogiemonsters still exist 'under the bed'...

[b1gman101]

yes they do

[Nannetti69]

This is my niggger

[5p33dk1nG]

scary vid its soo dark

[Isiah61]

He only change it to be like this(the video) after hearing Lupe kill this beat.

[shakeem44]

this shitt is fuxxin official

[bdubuc33]

Best kanye song ever, could listen all day

[coolmonkeygirl]

i love this vid. and the message it sends out.Kanye i hope you listen 2 your fans and go baq to the old Legendary hits you used to make you know the ones that had a reason to them but look if not then hey i liked 808's but i perfer to listen to the older song such as Jesus Walks and Champion shiid like that cuz its ot you trtying to be sum fake rapper iight im out ~Hasta Luego~ lAdii LaTiiNa

[alkolaqi83]

yeah i agree kanye is good rapper i liked his old style better than 808s but i liked heartless, love lockdown but u can't compare those to the rest

[chloefaalson95]

awsome

[ladymae1225]

luv this song and everything about it (like what it does)

[annamedpanna]

finally

[livedanceshop92]

dont worry guys im sure he's going back 2 rap after this whole "808's & Heartbeak" album. at least i HOPE he is cuz i can't take any more of that autotune stuff...

[llazaroni]

the beers

[kakashiisawesome4321]

we learned this in class and i didnt kno what was happening in Seirra Leone and really dont want diamonds now

[laurazmile34]

youre the best man!!and this song is in my top 5 ..keep going that way!..love you..

[lesika08]

AWESOME!!

[Livreder]

it's clearly why he went from this genueiss music to the piece of crap his playing today.. He won no grammy back then .. Cos' not everone was feeling his music .. now he plays pop and takes more credit from MTV and all that shitty pop world .. but it's his choise so if uyou are a fan so respect it .. or else just lesting to his old music and ignore the crap he maks today :) one of the best song ever made .. shame you didn' keep up this style Kanye .. out/

[ArtofAsylum]

i agree with you..except for the "crap" he's making today.. you're right he should've won the grammy before, but the album he created now was just an outlet of his depression. did he not make it in hiphop music, that i dont know. but as a fan and a critique, he's new album is also genuine with its lyrics tho short and the intrumentals..dont really get annoyed with his "pop-art" voice.. expect the kanye you want to hear on the next album. ~peace

[potatomonkeyrap]

yeah he was much better as a rapper than using a vocoder on every song but i understand tryin something different especially cause of the depression.

[mytube20011]

why did Kanye have to fuck up his musik with that

autotone singing shit

[albertshchakin]

mersedes benz SL!!!!

[hereisthankappan]

which car is that ? anybody know ?

[crazytimberwolf]

this is a serious deal not need to make fun of it go watch the movie then say that again silcrosse

[xKaOthiCx]

simply the best song i've ever heard from kanye

[marshmallowmurderer]

jjayboo23 you stupid african american wannabe

[seanyfarrell]

love that movie blood diamond

[jjayboo23]

this is not the soundtrack dumbass

[seanyfarrell]

THE SONG REMINDS ME OF IT OK??

[jjayboo23]

reminds ur ass..

[seanyfarrell]

what?

[jjayboo23]

i said ur ass hav diamond inside..faggot..hahaha..its dat from sierra leone?..

[seanyfarrell]

ha??? u have problems

[Silcrosse]

jjayboo23. Your a fucking babaling moron that makes no sense. "ur ass have diamond inside...faggot...hahaha". How is that even offensive? I wish I had diamonds coming out my ass. Then I would be fucking loaded. Think before you type. Ok, Thanks, Bye.

[WICKEDELTA]

Damn man! That's hella deep. If that don't touch your heart then you're a cold-blooded greedy and dare I say heartless and hopeless person who ought to be slapped upside the head!

[vendentta119]

i love diamonds and its true when you wear a real diamond its forever and ever you never take it off!

[iamdwyanecardiff]

do u believe dat wen u wear a diamond ring, den u'll be blooded 2 death??

[Eidzei7]

4 ewa

[MAnGaThaBOy]

she is sayin diamonds are forever

[Yenick33]

Czech RAP-ublic

[cclovesyoutoob]

This song derives most of it's catchiness from the Shirley Bassey original. He's just shouting over a good song.

[skinny8895]

maybe so but this song is sending a message

[WrestlingKingTV]

AWESOME

[talinevogue]

i always thought he said " diamonds are forever"

[dolphiscool]

lol, i thoought too that she is singing "Diamonds are forever" ... hehe..

[IraqAfghanistanwar]

What about diamonds thats wearing us rapers.shit on on you.You are wearing diamonds on you that came from sierra leone

[RubenScouse]

my geog teacher puts this song on evry lesson coz wer doin bout blood dimonds n wa a better way to lern than through lyrics and the film :D love this song

[xoxoxandra96]

ahh i love this song i have it memorized

[FortJB7]

this song's the besst..!!! btw is that the actual music video..?

[CptDreadlord5]

yeh its the video

[ag300907]

I just went to a talk given by Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone. He said that now that the war is technically over that it is important for people to start buying diamonds from his country again to help re-establish the economy.

[superextremeness]

kanye west is dope

and so is this song

[hhhcena4ever]

good song;)

[415358692]

This song is epic!

[lauramoserAKAirock]

omg i love this song any haters don't comment..

[silversnowsnake]

If I'm not mistaken,there's Jay Z's verse in it.I feel something is needed.

[Stonery1337]

that's in the remix (: .

i got the cd so i know *flex* q:

[KuroOokamiUchihaSage]

kanye haz his moments

[NAMIBIAFONSECA]

I love Sierra Leone ;D ♥

[HungieBaxxor]

right here stands a man

With the power to make a diamond with his bare hands...

[dau0muie0la0totzi]

i love that guldwing merc

[Tino252]

SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR SONggggggggggggggggggggggggggg­gggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

[pumics]

I love this song!

[pumics]

I LOVE PRAGUE!:)I love KanYe!

[MonicaBauch]

I live in Czech republic and our Prague is so nice, its right! and this song too!=)))

[agripinilla]

prague rulz, and Diamonds of Sierra Leone from Kanye too :))

[faz4lov]

why cant anybody spell racist. lmao. this song may be abit controversial, but its still a good song. regardless. peace.

[O1U1C1H]

The song's good...although the lyrics don't focus on diamonds much...

and what happens in Sierra Leone is really worth condeming...

[imamazingimthereason]

this songs tight (:

[dominikb12]

Besides, Kanye and 50 cent and such probably own 1 year production of blood diamonds from South africa... and then saying it is wrong.. that is wrong.. and every comment I give or we watch his video he earns money to buy new one... contradictions all along :)

[dominikb12]

I am from Croatia we had a war here recently, edobosnia knows probably, i am not rasist but city in this video is Prague a 1000 years old, and video has no respect for it, second, everybody who buys diamonds in this video is white, this is why it is rasistic, and i can bet Kanye has at least one blood diamond as he calls them on one of his fingers... mercedes Gullwing is also white product, german product, so this videos is full of contradiction, if you can understand.i am not rasistic just real

[giggles1566]

we dont give a fuck if it is rasist fuck all white people big up Kanye love the song

[cheappop]

You're retarded. Enjoy Kanye's dick in your mouth.

[ohbehavebaby]

this song aint racist, you are ,(

[marakuchys]

shut up, fucking rasist shit

[Psycnosis]

this video is just a reminder that it DOES matter where your diamonds comes from when you buy them!

[emilstrandberglarsen]

Kanye west is one of the best rappers out there, great lyrics, great voice, great artist !

[MatteehCwalk]

or then not.. there is no best rapper.. it's what u like.. :)

[pedi007]

There is so much messages in this song

[Dantimir]

DNA ma tuto istu pesnicku v Diamanty navzdy :]

[Mio4graphic]

kamo DNA je cisty buzik aj s tym jeho rapom o obrusenom skle co rozjebal na skolaku... pa <3

[barys]

prague forever :D

[thedushaneldivino]

KW 4ever!!!

[MastaEiOBMP]

Yea, I like Czech Republic, it is fine country, but I dont know where is it located. I am from Bangladesh. Enjoy this video, really fine :)

[Feellii]

yea CZECH REPUBLIC ;) xD ( iam from czech republic ) :wub:

[crashyourself]

Late registration is one of best hip-hop album, and Kanye West, no doubt, one of the most original and creative rappers alive

[marakuchys]

100% true

[norwegiangangsta]

slavery exist!!

viva la revolution.. stop the slavery and the corrupt goverment

[blackpanthers23]

one of the best hip hop videos ive ever seen next to dough boy fresh by 3 6 mafia

[4564545643543]

muchas verdades

[linjashm]

an example of what happens when one gives too much value to that which is purely material... Africa is being raped!

[No0bery]

I've been on the bridge and at the clock tower, should have known that kanye had been there earlier, would have made the tripp even cooler ^^

[yanmon]

lloove it

[KrystofC]

PRAGUE 4EVER ! ! !

[WoodTreeFb]

really good

[madman2crazy]

A good song to make people remember that life could be worse if they were born in a third world state.

[lillylovsmusic]

you mean third world country..

[Lord5151]

Actually, you have the right point, but they have changed the term now.

The right term is "Global South"

[Lord5151]

Born in the global south**

[sekirica9]

what happend with those children eyes

[VremuriMaiBune]

That means : what is life for you? Precious lifes for "precious" rocks ,no... Beliefs ,for new days! "Diamonds" for the new age!

[madman2crazy]

Ce ai vrut sa spui prin asta???

[dantesxz]

diamonds are foreverrrrrrrrrrr

[blackadder36]

great song great video....

[werycherylady]

Prague 4eveR Kanye 4eveR

[Jarrka]

Yeeeesss .... Prague....:0*

[jeanotho]

we need to learn more about lyrics ! thanks

[madman2crazy]

why???