J.Rawls feat. Eric Roberson - Pleasure before pain

[polarentllc2]

Thank you all for your comments. find out about what new music i am doing - hit me on twitter @j_rawls

[hasbrouckpark]

Haunting.....I love this song!

[msdavis13]

What!? I can't believe my ears haven't been adorned with such a fluid symphony! New song to be loved on deck.

[CommandoCook77]

I guess one person must've accidentally hit the "thumbs down" button.

[LemitriDawkins]

@CommandoCook77 that's what I was thinking. that HAS to be it

[almoney3841]

dam i love this song please let me know were i can find this album.

[CcLm081t]

@almoney3841 Amazon has it

[JUANS3F]

yo this brother's rekeds r so expensive... r imports most of them!!! genius music...

[OjBlack100]

Beautiful,getting tolisten to tracks or rather realmusic with depth,instrumental flow like this always gives me hope that real real music is still alive,we who truly love music should continue to support artists like Erro & producers like J Rawls..thanks for the upload triggah123

[kenyon4us]

I'm loving J.Rawls right. This has the rightful status of classic.

[Indyvid1]

@kenyon4us did you know Rawls recently dropped an album called The Hip Hop Affect, pretty dope if you're into Jazz-Hop (Hip Hop infused with Jazz) just thought i'd let you know

[jisez]

i think the same....if da dope shiiid wuz on da radio ...same shiid would happen to our good music...mainstream means ....finish ur fkn album till day X or we cut u out...u all know da results...so it is whuud it is...

[little1intheuk]

1 person is mad that it wasn't ja rule

[dtsjr1227]

@little1intheuk Hahaaaaa thats a good one!!

[mimikat11]

@zoey2kool

Are you in 6th, 7th or 8th grade?

I might see you sometimes, just don't know it.

[mimikat11]

Rawls is my Teacher. [: Or at least was Last year.

For a long time I didn't know he even produced music. Now it's honorable that I never get on someones bad side. Now I wonder, why he doesn't quit teaching, and move into music. A question, that'll probably never be answered.

[Prinzess26]

I've been loving this song forever, despite the meaning.. and I cant believe I never noticed it was Eric Roberson singing... despite having this song on 3 ipods, my work computer, downloaded to my car... wow

[superwomanjones]

Whooooooo :)

[MsDAwId82]

@djhitek11509 - TRUE!

[Yzabella27]

Magnificent ! I love it !!!

[AfrikanGod1]

great collab righ here

[DAGUTTA100]

this reminds you of that early Slum VIllage shit potna, dat cool out grown man friday night , gettin ready to hit da clubs, A.T.L. ass shit!

[emeraldmorrell]

Why is Eric Roberson slept on? -Sigh-

[tabsyb]

I got a copy of this free with another CD i got from a UK online vendor. Loved this track since the first listen years ago. Nothing mainstream or recent i can think of beats it. Singing along now.

[Solful38]

Adriana Evans' albums "Walking With The Night"

& "El Camino" now available in the US on itunes

& Amazon!!!!!!!

[YAYAREA37]

LOVEE THISS SONG

[Nubienne333]

This song is sooo deep. It describes my emotional state right now. WOW.

[peaches143us]

love this song i listen 2 it sooooooo many times,,, its the story of my crazy relationship

[Division1985]

The lyrics hit home..

[subzeroscorpain]

i know him in real life he works at sherwood middle skool

[mimikat11]

YES! He does. He runs Gateway to technology. I have him right now.

[EscoToTheMax]

why isnt this on the radio?? cause their not talking about sex, drugs, or violence?? this is real shit

[jizzlejaze]

Exactly.. He's coming to Copenhagen here on wednesday.. It's a must see...

We need more real music like this on the radio instead of that shitty pop..

[lilianeapa]

amuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu muuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttt­ttoooooooooo esse som

[chupamiverga1]

Lovin' this real music...truly refreshing. J. Rawls say it wit a nigga!!!  And my man Eric, that's a talent brother.

[maverickphd]

shout of to Jersey and Ohio on this TIIIGHT collabo...ErRo def is doin his thing on the lyrics, and J-Rawls, of course, is killin it on the production.

"...was good when we started, then things got retarted"...hands down, one of the tightest lines ever, how true.

it gets no better that this right here...good shit ErRo and J-Rawls

[jamutka3]

Great track

[chupamiverga1]

I only have one thing to say...

TRUTH!!! Recognize that real shit!!! Stand up, and give where it's due!!!

[QueenVenusLove]

Yup , He got right concept of pleasure before pain, Cuz yo to get through life the secret is to always Cry before you smile.

[SkaaJones]

Like a cool breeze on a hot day everytime i hear this...... very refreshing!!

Hip-hop Eternalist.

[tabsyb]

I got this track with a promo CD sent with a yesterdays new quintet album in the UK. I used to listen to this track all the time - everything about it works. So soulful, funky...so good to hear it again.

[yimbou91150]

Never get Old ! The shit is on POINT ! SOUL-fuLL

[DCI74]

pure soul right here!

[dyonnegalata]

Love!!!!1

[sleeponthis]

its usually "it is always hard before it gets easy". So i think its PAIN before pleasure

[razorSE15]

Damm!! This tunes tiiight! "The lone Cats", doing it proper, ya get mi?!

[Division1985]

If it wasn't for public radio stations like KCRW (out here in LA) I never would've heard of J-Rawls' material. There's more to R&B than Beyonce, Ne-Yo, the same damn Old School joints and Gospel (not all black folks like Gospel..Sheesh!). Thank goodness for the new MTV/BET known as YouTube.

[2008cleopatra]

I love this song. The words are wonderful and the music is just ........ ahhhhhhhhhh.

[trnfinger]

that's so true, can't stop the tape while listining .. & feeling it. Soulful!

[chinita41]

awesome :)))

[stevaneee]

"let the past be the past then,lets enjoy what we havin`" :)))

[ThaiZo]

This is music, period.

[highschoolman000]

To jest prawdziwy utwór. Tego powinno się słuchać, koniec idiotycznych melodii i pustych tekstów, ponieważ dzięki Bogu na świecie znajdują się prawdziwi artyści tacy jak J. Rawls. Tego utwory nie można obojętnie przesłuchać, tak się nie da. To zostaje w nas ...

[nelson6004]

only people who know what real music is should listen to this so its good its not mainstream

[hansucker]

maestro!

[YoungKai96]

Ahhh Eric Roberson, Legend!!!

[djhitek1509]

It's hard to know that the most people never listen to such great music.

They only hear shit like Souljah Boy or Flo-Rida.

The world is not fair........

[jawpoqb]

im sorry djhitek i meant to put a thumbs up on the rating. i agree with you, good music is put on the back burner due to money instead of request,also we have to blame viacom (owners of mtv,bet and affiilates)for how most music is seen & represented.

[Ize187]

The World Is Fair When It Comes To Music. If You Really Appreciate Music You Will Find Real Hip Hop And Soul. As Long As We Continue To Support Eachother And Create Awareness Of This Real Music. We Dont Need T.V. Peace

[rediwhen]

LOL! 2 TRUE.

[crutse]

@djhitek1509 If you search you can find...

there are things one can't find even if he looks for them, so be happy people got the possibility to find good music,if they really want to.

but i get your point and you're right in a way

[vdawggissexxy]

@djhitek1509 i kno.. i miss back when... when music was beautiful and original. not what its about now.. money, and well... money

[AfrikanGod1]

@djhitek1509 the world is fair , thats why u can listen this on the internet instead to see soulja boy on tv

[DSKrecords]

@djhitek1509 No.. but hot damn we're lucky aren't we ; )

[BeigeQueen]

This is hot. J Rawls..... Keep up the good work. I'm so proud of you!!!

[mutsembi]

this song is deep yo 4 real.

[russo87]

fucking song....one of the best songs ever!!!

[DB5tothehive]

I love this shit here! I heard it on his website but I didn't know what album it belonged to.

[TYISCLOSER]

absolute classic!!!