Jay-Z - I Know (Live Performance) -American Gangster-

[thebestpartisyou]

I would have killed to be there...

[OGdee21]

Classic

[Wavvyness0663]

vh1 really missed out by not turning jay-z storyteller into a CD, DVD and/or Blue ray. i would have bought it, no questions asked.....

[Anez520]

Nice and jazzy



[KoreanGoddess1]

ah ah ahh ah 

[KoreanGoddess1]

this is my JAMMMMM!!! only people who kno the true meanin of this song have literally felt paradise!!! THAT SUGAR HIL she call me her sweet thing its deff me i

[jawjaboy87]

Pharell is that nigga

[mo934]

if only i could find a girlfriend as beautiful as this song...

[XRZmegaboy690]

I like this song

[SEYTHENAME101]

$EY YE$ (Jay- Z I know)

Dat ol thang was never me, but I can be that pure shit they had in the 60's.

Have ya temperature at high degreez, baby you wit me? girl just be my Whitney.

Blow 50 G'z, just to be wit me.

Take trips to the keys, mile high club up in the sky feel this key to the city.

ZOOM>

[stussymishka]

she wants that old thing backkk...best part of this

[ron2mbc]

The horns Kills this Ish

[EazyBest]

I would luv to do a version of this song, but he did it so much justice I think I will leave it be....On another note check my music let me know what you think...Sub if you will

[emaceman35]

This is one of the coolest Muthafuckas I've ever seen in my life. You lyin to yourself if you say you don't admire his SWAG. Seriously DOPE.

Can't wait for Watch the Throne!

[jamesnewbold66]

U betta have jay z 4 lil kim

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

YeS !

[WillsSportsScience]

3 waka flocka fans dont like REAL music!!!

[rihaat]

Pharell went off on this.

[Rashido93]

Bass is outta this world.

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

Ok GiRL, BOUNCE !

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

Yes !

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

BOUNCE 4 ME !

[raoulhery]

3 people dont know

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

I KNoW !

BABy !

[HEYPRETTYGIRLLL]

4 suRe, BABy !

.. AiiX !

XD.

[TVNoah]

Live music is the best

[decymberhaze]

Everytime i hear this song it gets me super wet..... i love sean carter, i would do WHATEVER HE LIKES!!!!!

[theMidNiteXpress]

JAY Z + NEPTUNES + JUST BLAZE > JAY-Z KANYE TIMBALAND

[alejoperez90]

where I can get this mp3??????

[EdiBlazE]

I put my Bonita Applebum on this and well....lets just say she rocked ma world for a few hours

[BIGPREZY]

JZ will go down as the best and Greatest GROWN UP Rapper Ever... If you look at the "Back in the day" Hip Hop stars Who comes close.? And today who is smoother ? Who demonstrates more class and intelligence? Most of the top stars today use way too much violence, profanity and sex with simple hooks to maintain their groove. JZ flows effortlessly with cool urban style and something U do not witnessed in most rappers...."Grace "

[kedordu]

@BIGPREZY

i really began to like jay after black album . i loved american gangster and bp3 mine 3 songs . jay shouldnt be doing fillers if there are 9 great songs put em out and cut all the fillers out .

[BIGPREZY]

JZ will go down as the best and Greatest GROWN UP Rapper Ever... If you look at the "Back in the day" Hip Hop stars Who comes close.? And today who is smoother ? Who demonstrates more class and intelligence? Most of the top stars today use way too much violence, profanity and sex with simple hooks to maintain their groove. JZ flows effortlessly with cool urban style and something U do not witness in most rappers...."Grace "

[aaaronhhhanchey]

Love.

[MrDauda84]

increible puesta en escena jay .z king

[NotoriousNYNJ]

Jay Z might not be the greatest rapper as far as technique... BUT... U cant deny this man is different from the rest... Something about his music... Its like he becomes one with his beats... Its hard to explain...

[NotoriousNYNJ]

Jay gon be doin this for the next 20 to 25 years... Forget about #1 hits... These are the songs that make Jay Z JAY Z!!!

[FiemLiebtJannik]

Toll..x3

[lisalovescurtis]

doooooooooope

[YG662]

you couldnt say jay z isnt the greatest...you just couldnt....

[wattsr81]

This is one of the greatest live songs of all time.......Does anyone know the name of this band?

[muumula]

He my favorite all time

[Dancer52295]

i live in dc jay z been out here he know how we do it out here with the gogo bands we like our show live any time you come here its always live show here jayz is one of the best he is good @ what he do.

[1lifestyle]

where can i get this on mp3

[wattsr81]

Yeah.......I want that band for my wedding reception......live music doesnt get much better than that.

[MrPhuckjew]

All youz muthafuckas vocabulary be atrocious yo!

[aaronalimfa]

i did this track, its on the channel....

[Sinnerxxs4385]

@RockyRakete It's the best!

[TheRockyRakete]

@Sinnerxxs4385

It is ok, but not the best i guess...he made way better ones imo. But tastes are different

[TheRockyRakete]

definately not one of the best songs from him, but at least thanks to the band you could listen to it though

[TeewhYThreeD]

@TheRockyRakete

Guess your not liking the song structure and the complexity of rapping in second person narrative....

[kingbIIIr]

@Rashido93 Tony Royster Jr. (Jigga's drummer)

[MrHottmulla]

a dont like Jay but a haved liked this performance and ofcourse the song

[F4D09]

Jay Z Is My Favourite Rapper By QUITE The Margin 11 Precious And Treasured Albums AND I LIKE VERY MUCH ! =]

[23dashit]

uh' damn 3 ppl missed the like button

[ThaFantastik1]

the runs that the horns do are similar to ones on Maxwell's - will you forgive me. Go listen.

[Stackz777]

jay-z iz da best

he iz my favorite rapper n den song waz ill

[23dashit]

@Stackz777 he's my favorite rapper too and im just 15

[Stackz777]

@23dashit im 15 2

[Stackz777]

Jay-z is da best diz iz my favorite song

[shayboogie1231]

HIS SINGERS WERE ON POINT . REAL SOULFUL.

[GIRLSWAGG]

i just looked at my tv&& saw this boy does this bring back memories<3 real music! :D

[DiscoFunktikonikyte]

Only rapper who can flow over laid back club music.....I feel like i should be sippin' a martini listenin' to this =o.

[bronxbabi100]

I am so dope! Like Louboutin's with the red bottoms. His double entendre's are soooo sick! I love the whole album. I don't think it really got the recognition it deserved.

[4weava]

best rapper ever? lets see, 11 cold albums and american gangster is the most underrated of em all.....yes, the best

[Preppster83]

Beautiful.

[CyclopsTG]

Well thats the thing about live performances, you wouldnt come out and watch if it sounded just like the CD, I worked with a live band a couple of times, its the best feeling in the world. Would hire one if I had money like that..........=(

[macadon]

Live band performances are way better then the studio versions, Rappers... No correction MC's need to put out live band albums as well.

[Josecalderon1241]

dis is one of dem songs dat give me chillz

[NappyYBOYY]

it just so laid back way better than da album verison

[kipchoge23]

I'm giveing this 5 stars becuse this version is dopper then the album version I think if the whole album was done like this it would have been 10 times better ya dig . ain't nothen wrong wit that' that's my bitch !

[drummer4life86]

is there anywhere you can get all these tracks live i 've been watching all his american gangsta shit live and i want it on cd

[ogzzlle]

The band and arrangement on this joint is straight fiya!!!

[raoulhery]

is this on DVD?? there are only few songs!!

[tossnturn23]

i really like this version. i have it for a long time now. this the chill mode.

[Santix850617]

2:44 i love this part, so slow! besides the band performace is better than the album version

[sample22k]

this song is so relaxing puts me in a great mood wen i lsaten 2 it

[syndicate312]

the band made the performance that much better so much so that it make the the album version look like shit

[LLD009]

He say "LOUBOUTIN" with the red bottoms...

[TripleCedeno]

ive been listenin tuh this song constantly for 2 days i love this song yo

[armely08]

i love how it sounds live great this my fav song

[KINGTONHIC]

HOT DAMN! THEM HORNS IS MEAN

[jercrat]

WAY BETTER THEN THE ALBUM VERSION

[maxthrillzproduction]

@jercrat yes it is

[lisalovescurtis]

@jercrat ur so right!!!!!

[indomitablefacts]

I am so dope!!! like lui vittons with red bottoms u got hav dem u glad u got dem lol jigga

[Padwork1]

"did you hear that guitar cryin at 2:52!"

crazy

[capulay]

thats a synth boy, like it anyway.

[Santix850617]

excelent song, songs so great

[Bigskinny1080]

i love this song, and the Neptunes! but this is strait crack live tho! geez!

[1234acbe]

Who was the arranger for the band

[w3thebest]

Tony Russel, the bass player, is the music director if that helps

[egdapo]

where can i find this information?

[w3thebest]

Well i found that out cause I met him

[egdapo]

u met tony russell or jay-z? do u have any info as to why jay's live/stage stuff like this one &

"I know" always take a different melody/tune 4rm the original beat. I mean its rili sick, but who came up wit d idea, how did they iron it out. i think that'd b rili interesting to kno

[w3thebest]

I met Tony and I think the figured that out as a band, but mostly everything is similar except the horn progression and the guitar riffs on certain parts. you know?

[xoxgary]

Mayn,u gotta thank pharrele and the neptunes,i must say other then allure they produced this shit with 150% greatnesss,Pharrele came up with this shit,the hook and the beat!

[tossnturn23]

very good. i like this better. thats just my opinion. smooth and shit. real good.

[93rocnation]

dat shit jhahemz10 posted is a virus

dont fukin go to it, u faggot

[raoulhery]

amazing!!! BP3 really sucks!! american gangster is the real classic

[ninehundredhiphop]

@raoulhery i feel you on BP3 a little but songs like Already Home, Empire, Thank You keep it from being totally wack.Jay should have picked different beats cuz those timbaland tracks was shitty.

[93rocnation]

i cant decide wich i like better, proly ag tho

[k04sk]

2:50 that guitar in the back is sick! such a dope performance live bands always pwn

[southernbredchick]

The original song ain't touchin this performance!!! Live music ALWAYS sounds better.

[iceberg527]

Jay-Z in on another planet! Rapping with live band shows that he's at the top of his game, LIVE...not a studio artist. Nice SWAG, and if I could find this "Unplugged" CD I would buy it!

[LordWillin86]

orginal song is so nimble this version is so hot :F

[Fugitive101]

The horns in this are just CRAZY!!!!! I need the mp3. Anybody got it?

[Vernantius]

Where can i download this version or buy it

[fulmetalking]

u love HOV!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Magikano]

this is one of the smoothest songs jay-z has ever made

[fulmetalking]

ever!

[fulmetalking]

fuck the original..this is wayyyyyy much better, so true. so awesome. who is the band too/.???? the base is sweet!

[shadzlicious]

the band is sikkkk

[w3thebest]

No that is not

[xoxgary]

Oh Ok,I Thought So,Because The Whole Album Was Performed Using LIve Bands And Music,And Diddy n Kanye Were The Executive Producers,

[w3thebest]

they produced it but they arent on the same band

[SlicSwagga]

yea this track is good

[jizzymillz]

the instrumental on live sounds better then tha original

[MrBamaboy89]

This makes me not want to listen to the studio version because of the live instrumentation!!! I love it!!!!

[lilmzpate]

da band made dis song sound way much better than da original version

[MrJadensDad]

@lilmzpate ...AGREED!! Live bands ar the ish!!

[AKADizzyDre]

@lilmzpate yea

[FREEK4U1989]

@lilmzpate I said the same thing...i heard this version before i seen the video. I almost didn't like the original, but then i thought...hey, it's still my ShIt!!. LOL

[StefanitzaF]

@lilmzpate thumbs up !

[datboysha40]

Pharrell is a frickin' genius! Man this dude masters some original shyt! This is Classic Hip Hop!

[testathomas]

The way Jay-z flows on this track is ridiculous. Props to the band as they are the nuts. Gotta love pharrell's production and his sweet chord changes.

[dn4cer13]

CLASSIC SHIT!!!

[nmemassive]

Big ups to the Neptunes for making this beat for Jay-Z. Pharell is a beast when it comes to making beats. He makes top notch beats. They are not simple beats at all. They are complex & at the same time, they are bangas! Everyone, feel free to check out my EXCLUSIVE piano cover of this song. I am the FIRST & ONLY person on Youtube so far to attempt a piano cover of this song & I made sure that I made it flawless. Everyone, check it out. Its FIRE!!!

[MoMoNextjen10]

At, 2:50 That vibe just makes it awsome !

[jossnow]

Damn the rapper on here, although Jay Z is great. But how about the band!!!! Those musicians were great on here!!!! 275892376935768943 thumbs up!!!!!!!

[jetdatboy]

the best live rapper

[kiaj73]

it took a while to understand jay's way of rapping its true poetry i love em now great work liteary

[ThePittdog]

that bass grove  is hittin

[NotoriousNYNJ]

"she wants that old thing back"

lol. get em jay! o yea... fuck game!

[quelleboi]

this shit sounds perfect...big ups to the neptunes....

[ninehundredhiphop]

.this is why jayz is one of the best MC's ever.try and get one of these new wack niggas to spit some truly creative lyrics,let alone over a live band.i dont believe jay is the best but haters need to fall back.

[V8Fiero2M8]

You see a girl act not like herself when she's around you? Does she blush? Does she accidently bump into you just too many times too often? Turn up your radio all the way up, turn the bass up, and play this when she comes around again and point right at her so she can see you while this is playing!

[raoulhery]

the beef with the game, will force jigga to release a classic Blueprint3

[mindset]

I hope so, even though none of Jay's Cd's are really wack.. he's weakest Cd is better than some of these other rappers best

[CHiP201205]

tony russell didnt he used to play with John P. Kee? The Tony Royster Jr. and Jay on stage together.... What!!!!!! Too cold!!

[SPARTANBURG864]

hot chords

[holmclausen87]

Word, bigtime!

[reekosuperproducer]

pharrell is a beast of a producer, he makes grown music for this dude called jayZ

[kyout9088]

HEY

[LesburnOne]

I really like this song but one of my favorite parts is that chinese sounding thing.. thats not in this one =/

[iammandymoore]

he looks like a monkey/gorrilla but hes talented

[BALLINIZOVA]

ya momma

[wavyrockstar]

lmfao..funny thing is your mom and him are twins!

[mjames4040]

that is racist

[aznxkigga]

so unnecessary

[tristanaoc]

you know i gotta admit this. i'm one of those people who wonders why people put Jay-Z on this pedestal like he's the greatest ever, then he drops jewels like this. I mean if you don't feel this song something is wrong with you. I mean this mofo kept one metaphor for the whole song, maybe 2 other people out right now could that

[DrunKao]

I was thinking the same thing when I was listening to his live American Dreamin' performance. I mean forget rap. If you can't appreciate that maybe you just don't like music period.

[PauLLinhOoOo]

Jay The King

[kfap69]

*walking around calling him ole

[kfap69]

to all the rappers walking around jay-z ole.... i dare you to even attempt to try and do a track of this calibre.. this is roll a joint on the yacht music.. even if u don't have one.

[9k5]

wow the band is sick>>> tony russell on bass and toni royster on drums...

[CurtisMc14]

yyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeaaaa boy tony russell Chi-Town stand up and the greatest drummer alive Tony Royster Jr.

[amnjordan23]

what it is...pharrell is great at what he does...the beat is sick...but the engineer mad the beat so heavy...it doesn't flow with the song...in this version...you hear everything equally...nods to the band...great job guys

[vanpersie08]

jay z is the dogs diddies

[Brew3928]

yes! They swagged the beat just enough!

[raoulhery]

there is something more enjoyable in this version

[winstonbowmanv]

the performance beat is way better than the cd version beat

[cecilpjhrrs]

They are Supras i Think....

and yea I wish Pharell wulda did this beat

[BMac2307]

he did.

[divinespeech12]

what kinda shoes is jay-z rocking man?? those are hot!

anyone knows??

[yunggrizzo]

jay-z is one of the best but ta tell the truth he sucks at performing no lie

[ninehundredhiphop]

this one of the best hip hop performances ever.very smooth.most other niggas just loud and boring.plus very few hip hop acts use live bands.this shit here is good music all around

[rihannafentyfan4life]

this song is addictive!

[Daizy10231023]

I know!

I know!

I know!

Lol the live version is rediculously amazing. The American Gangster CD made me love him alot more!

[LTO1119]

yeah i agree