yea i will agree if Kanye goes back to his normal rapping style [breathe in breathe out, through the wire, etc.]. i think they're the only real hip-hoppers. kanye, talib, lupe, jay z, mos def, and some other cats that arent fake rappers.
well... i dont listen to all that obscure music that much, but i'll check em out. they're probably on the level of kanye and talib. i kno j dilla and jaylib are good.
This is just me, but Kanye, Jay-Z, and Lupe are pretty awful. KRS1 is ill nasty, props to panda on that one. RA the rugged man, AOTP, Jedi mind tricks, THAT'S what real hip hop os.
I'd like to know exactly what makes them so whack. You're probably one of the many people who heard Flashing Lights, and don't even know what its about. And Common definitely doesn't sound the same on every track. John Legend is from Philly I believe. Also, don't even get me started on how Common, Kanye, and Lupe only represent a speck of what "Chi-Town" music is..
Oh snap really????? DERRRRRR no shit cockfag. i corrected myself. It IS new york but what i was trying to say, if you can fucking read, was that he represents chi-town. know the whole story.
this man is worth my money, every CD, ill download his music then go buy his album just cause i need to listen to it and at the same time, his music deserves every penny
I was actually in a Houston County Juvenile "Detention Center" for 3 years, then I had to spend 1 year in a H-Town County Penitentary. It wasn't fun at all.
Shit dude you're right, that IS Chicago! Now I feel stupid! Disregard my last comment people, I need to re-phrase, It's all about the south Chicago! My bad guys.
not no Blood killer man dont be bringing that hate on the internet the world is corrupt enough as it is if it started on the street let it die on the street...
i remember blastin this all day out the window in 6th grade lol im madd young lol...but this is real music not talentless noise makin like lil wayne and them.1
i understand what ur sayin about we all say lil wayne suck but if u were still in high school and have to hear these people talk about music like they kno anything....i mean look at 10 random myspace pages 8 out of 10 will have something that says music is my life but then they have a flo rida or tpain song on their profile....to me thats not music because theirs no purpose behind it...thats jus my opinion
All music has a purpose....I have yet to find a purpose for classical music like Beethoven, but I am sure its there. Music is life and no matter what genre' or type it is, even vulgar and obscene music, lets us know we are alive and not alone in such a lonely world.
He is underrated, this man is one of the most dopest lyricalists and still mainstream rappers with their south crunk beats getting probs for their work..fuck that!
Just put "laffy taffy people" in a room full of stupid persons who want to listen to the same old shit every ten seconds!
This man Talib kweli should get more respect in the scene. I ain't saying he's the best but he's one of the best!
Go fuck yourself with your 50 cent raps! Silly fuck swearing on the internet and calling people names! Go dig your grandmother and fuck her in her boney ass! And besides that I ain't american, BITCH!
you aren't even worth commenting on largeballs, but I will anyways. don't even start on Americans, trust me no nationality is better than the other, they all are messed up. how the hell dare you tell him to graduate, like you know him, all you see is a black man and he is rapping OHP, that must mean he cant accomplish anything. you make me sick...I sincerely hope someone does you a favor and pushes you off that bridge in the background.
never have i heard him spit that he was the best man....what does it matter that he's american or not, like any other country has a more diverse muscial background than we do, matter of fact, if your not american and your making fun of american's i bet some of your people from whatever culture your from are here. and you don't know the brotha, you have no idea whether he graduated or not.
First of all why would u even bring lil wayne into a conversation involvin Kweli....thats like comparin Kobe to Shaq they totally diff Wayne is a commercial rapper and Kweli is a conscious rapper Lil wayne lyrically does suck but im not gonna hate because he makes shit that people now a days likes....i personally think his music is garbage and isnt hip hop but more of a mix between rap and pop RAP is diff than HIP HOP thats wat people forget he can be the best rapper alive but best emcee never
He is in my top 3 favorite mc =D,but i don` think he is the best rapper alive.Sure he can entertain you if you like the quiet but powerful type of rap,but at some point it get`s boring.
I agree with most of y'all...But Wayne being decent? That's a freakin joke. Wayne's garbage...That mofo steal rap lines from Jay-Z, Biggie, Aliya and other stars.
And no lyrics, rhymes aren't all that good...And they don't make sense.
Listen to "I'm Me" why's that foo rapping about K-Fed for? He comparing himself? I guess but K-Fed's just a wanna be rapper. Wayne's a strait up fool for doing that.
Yeah but think about Wayne comparatively to his time - he sucks compared to the mainstream rappers of 3 or 4 years ago - but the game always changes. Unfortunately, it's getting worse. Kweli along with Kanye are my favorite rap artists. 50 Cent has always made good songs, and his skill is gradually making him seem like an artist to me.
Wayne makes sense. I guess your too stupid to understand him. He's not even that complex and you couldnt understand the K-Fed line?! You're fucking retarded seriously. He was calling the RAP GAME a crazy bitch like Britney Spears but he's married to it like Kevin Federlin. I ain't no dick rider but Wayne haters are so close minded and ignorant it makes me sick. GTFO here. Stupid fuck...
uhmmmmm wayne raps about the same thing so his lyrical content is not deep or complex. I would love to see wayne up his vocab adn rap about shit that matters. And the K-Fed line? Dude that shit was weak.
Dude he raps about money, cars, and girls. That matters to alot of people. Just because he isnt "socially conscious" doesnt automatically mean he sucks. He has more clever and funny punch lines than Nas and Talib Kweli combined. His metaphors are impressive and he has decent tracks. He aint the best, but he don't suck. Personally I don't think he deserves all the hype he's got but he's allowed some respect.
Uh...Nas aint a punchline rapper to begin wit. Wanye punches are corny as hell. He garbage...Talib on another level. Only thing Wanye needs respect for is bein a household name and suckin so bad but then again 50 pulled it off...
i agree wit you on a level, but to call a brotha garbage, he deserves more respect than that, personally i think lil wayne is not a top artist in lyrical sense, and should be catagorized somewhere in the middle....but i have mad respect for him because of the status that he obtained, even though he doesn't really deserve all of it, to be so popular that people in other countries spits your tracks....that's pretty sweet ... and a rapper none-the-less
rock, hip hop, emo(lol).....call it wat u want. if ya lyk da music then its ur choice...personaly i lyk kanye, N.E.R.D, common nd artist lyk dat but i just dont name it.i just LYK them.....not sayin dat i dont lyk da classics lyk wu-tang or evn a lil bit of jay-z tho :D
omfg... dude... READ before u make stupid comments..
I said "without Kanye they wouldnt be making music NOW.. at this moment." they both havent made a big track for a couple years, then Kanye started working with them, and they were back again...
Thank You for sonning that kid...u almost forgot the fortified live shit though lol...fuckin kids today have no concept of hip hop and I'm only 24...we are the last generation of cats who appreciate what this whole hip hop thing is supposed to stand for...Kayne West pssshhhh!....Damn!
16 yrs. old and I hate the mainstream Weezy and Rick Ross Bullshit. Talib, MF DOOM, Nas, Lupe, Mos, Common, Wale, Wax, Atmosphere, Blu & Exile, Eternia, well you get the point. But for the most part you're right, the kids my age are the No. 1 buyers of music and they buy bad rap music they hear on MTV along with Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift. Rap is pop music now and people don't listen to real hip-hop like they should.
WORDDD,n props to you, 16y.o. but your mind hasnt bin brainwashed lol! i think we need a new genre for the mainstream stuff, your right, it is pop (more or less), i hate having to differentiate btwn REAL hip hop and weezy,souljaboy,etc, when i say hip hop i want the REAL part to be assumed! we gota call the other stuff Hip-POP or sumtin lol.
Yeah and then there's the decent rappers who would be in the bad hip hop category because they're brainwashed from record labels and MTV. Weezy has some, minimal, but some talent. He's got good flow, he makes sense, and he uses good imagery and decent metaphors at the same time. I'll defend Weezy anyday. I'll never defend Soulja Boy unless someone claims he's not easy to make fun of. Talib is the sickest rapper in the game right now.
I agree on Atmosphere and Aesop Rock, but after "Lollipop" and "Millie" I'm fucking done with trying to get into Wayne. Forever, I didn't see why everyone was all over him, I kept trying to like his shit but I just couldn't. It just never had a lasting effect on me the way that real hip-hop does
Listen to "Dr. Carter" and "Tie My Hands" at least. Probably the two best tracks on the album, and they showcase Lil Wayne at his best (in a straightforward sense--I like "A Milli" for its intentional weirdness). "Mr. Carter" and "Shoot Me Down" are also pretty good, and Jay-Z kills the former. I never liked Lil Wayne, but he impressed me. He's improving for sure. And I think Aesop is as overrated as Lil Wayne. He can rap, but he definitely could stand to be a BIT more straightforward.
The irony is, of course, that Kanye produced this track.
Let's be nice to Kanye. He's basically the ONLY new mainstream rapper making top-notch music at this point. Three great records is nothing to overlook.
Talib, Common, Kanye, Nas, Jay Z, The Roots, Pharoahe Monch, Hi Tek, and Mos Def are the only true hip hop artists left. (Sorry if I left out anyone, I can't think of anyone else at the moment lol)
KRS One too, almost forgot about him, and I'm not a big fan of Chamilionaire, I don't think he puts as much thought into his music as the afore mentioned people do.
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omfg... LOL?
without Kanye, Common and Talib wouldnt be making music. if u havent noticed, Kanye has been a producer for a long time. including for Talib and Common
Rap and hip hop can be as pure and moving as any music genre but it is currently connected to the image of the gangsta rapper.
Gangsta rappers arose as kind of a hero figure to the ghetto community. But there is nothing heroic about the gangsta figure anymore. The image promotes ignorance, macho sexist behavior, and excess. Its kind of like how 80s metal got associated with the image of the hair band. I think hip hop and rap really needs to evolve past the gangsta image.
its just sad that guys like talib and mos def get ignored and pushed under the shadow created by these whack as fuck mainstream dudes like wayne boosie and gucci mane. shit is so sad.
i felt u on everything u said except boosie... u prolly on heard boosie on the radio.. listen to his mixtapes n shit.. boosie go hard as hell.. n hes realer than 90 percent of rappers... but these dudes are hip hop.. ppl dont kno the difference n on hip hop stations they play rap... thats y
personally,.. its beauty and brutality cos the music is beautiful but what is describes in the lyrics is not so pleasant similar to what we do just to I.E. - "get by".... u know what i'm saying.
this is one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion.. I really wish Hip hop can return to this and I wish Kanye would make beats like this again......
did anybody notice kanye in a couple of shots in the video?? I always find it interestin
hummmm tune!
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this song always gives me chills when i listen to it!
PebblesTheVixen 2 years ago
Just converted this to a Ringtone on Tube2Tone
pby2c 2 years ago
one of the illest in the game
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one word... perfect
werdnatsew11 3 years ago 2
yea i will agree if Kanye goes back to his normal rapping style [breathe in breathe out, through the wire, etc.]. i think they're the only real hip-hoppers. kanye, talib, lupe, jay z, mos def, and some other cats that arent fake rappers.
Rahooligan92 3 years ago 3
like peanut butter wolf's label? madlib, MF DOOM, j dilla, MED, Lord Qaus and so forth
amrcnerrorist7 3 years ago
well... i dont listen to all that obscure music that much, but i'll check em out. they're probably on the level of kanye and talib. i kno j dilla and jaylib are good.
Rahooligan92 3 years ago
this nigga SPITS fire
the only mutha fuker that can outspit kweli IS KRAYZIE bone
blequeman 3 years ago
This is just me, but Kanye, Jay-Z, and Lupe are pretty awful. KRS1 is ill nasty, props to panda on that one. RA the rugged man, AOTP, Jedi mind tricks, THAT'S what real hip hop os.
Switchflip207 3 years ago
u cant say Lupe is awful...thats just ignorant
blunts40sbitches 2 years ago 6
ur right but you might want to switch names before you say that
BigR0904 2 years ago
lmao.....yo i had that name for years now.....ur right i should, im a changed man now
blunts40sbitches 2 years ago
+ Army of the Pharaohs and Snowgoons
iberollin 2 years ago
i love this man music
KEN305DADE 3 years ago 2
I'd like to know exactly what makes them so whack. You're probably one of the many people who heard Flashing Lights, and don't even know what its about. And Common definitely doesn't sound the same on every track. John Legend is from Philly I believe. Also, don't even get me started on how Common, Kanye, and Lupe only represent a speck of what "Chi-Town" music is..
GROVESTREETGUY 3 years ago
He gets his props!!!
It would be like Rome biggin Jesus up. For the "mainstream" to blow this up... it would be a trick to it.
For the people by the people!
ezduzit08 3 years ago
I want everyone to remember this formula: Rap - Lies= HIP HOP!!!! Talib Kweli is a beast! :) I wish he got the props he deserves.
MichaelGonzalez1980 3 years ago 3
Oh snap really????? DERRRRRR no shit cockfag. i corrected myself. It IS new york but what i was trying to say, if you can fucking read, was that he represents chi-town. know the whole story.
Philosopher954 3 years ago
This dude is sikk!!!
elprobear 3 years ago
this is the only kweli shit i like. cant really get in to him or mos def or common
crisisrap08 3 years ago
"new york music" is people like jay z, diddy and all those types.
Philosopher954 3 years ago
Great Song!!!!!!
mikedjmix 3 years ago
so fucking good, every lyric is like nectar for the soul
Ben22090 3 years ago
this man is worth my money, every CD, ill download his music then go buy his album just cause i need to listen to it and at the same time, his music deserves every penny
crucial416 3 years ago
I'm going to download this full album, burn it on CDs, then sell it to all my friends.
Oneeightseven325 3 years ago
have fun in jail oneeightseven
unc159753 3 years ago
I was actually in a Houston County Juvenile "Detention Center" for 3 years, then I had to spend 1 year in a H-Town County Penitentary. It wasn't fun at all.
Oneeightseven325 3 years ago
this came out a year out!! like before july 07!
tornprophecy 3 years ago
WOW! I love this song....and this man. A true artist....
DeeJ2275 3 years ago
I Luv it so much! One of my favorite songs!!!
hamocon2 3 years ago
i luv this song
bryershere 3 years ago
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It's all about the south. Fuck New York. Good song though.
Oneeightseven325 3 years ago
lol this is not new york dickhead, its Chi-town.
Philosopher954 3 years ago
Shit dude you're right, that IS Chicago! Now I feel stupid! Disregard my last comment people, I need to re-phrase, It's all about the south Chicago! My bad guys.
Oneeightseven325 3 years ago
lol my bad for the dickhead comment but its cool dude...i still say chi-music is better though...lupe, kanye, common, john legend....beastly.
Philosopher954 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure that's NYC. Did you see the chrysler building and the Empire State and the Brooklyn Bridge?
redsox4liam 3 years ago
Oh yeah i know that but what i meant to say was that even though talib was born in NY, he represents chi-town when it comes to his music.
Philosopher954 3 years ago
oh yeah word. They do have some nice stuff comin outta chicago now.
redsox4liam 3 years ago
this guy has sick videos
great songs too
desbiens14 3 years ago
Epic song. Epic guy. TK is pretty awesome. Quality is definitely still my favorite record.
wgccpht 3 years ago
i remember this song. reminds me of 8th grade back in nyc the bronx!
LuckyCocos 3 years ago
He looks like Freeway in this video :P
But ILL track with an ILL Video!!
BK Reppin all day!!!
jbentley8383 3 years ago
ya don't even know the meaning of bk
akajohn14 3 years ago
BROOKLYN
not no Blood killer man dont be bringing that hate on the internet the world is corrupt enough as it is if it started on the street let it die on the street...
vance1 3 years ago 3
It'll never die. Sir.
Oneeightseven325 3 years ago
i heard this song on next sunday i think its good
gangstra1 3 years ago
i remember blastin this all day out the window in 6th grade lol im madd young lol...but this is real music not talentless noise makin like lil wayne and them.1
QueensBLis 3 years ago 3
i agree. but all you kids write the same thing "lil wayne sux lil wayne dat lil wayne dat" just shut up
t0mmmmmy 3 years ago
i understand what ur sayin about we all say lil wayne suck but if u were still in high school and have to hear these people talk about music like they kno anything....i mean look at 10 random myspace pages 8 out of 10 will have something that says music is my life but then they have a flo rida or tpain song on their profile....to me thats not music because theirs no purpose behind it...thats jus my opinion
QueensBLis 3 years ago 2
i agree biatch
t0mmmmmy 3 years ago
All music has a purpose....I have yet to find a purpose for classical music like Beethoven, but I am sure its there. Music is life and no matter what genre' or type it is, even vulgar and obscene music, lets us know we are alive and not alone in such a lonely world.
Dreamwalker2000 3 years ago
well spoken, i agree !!!!
vanctycanuck 3 years ago
ya need ta stop hatin that boy'll is representiiiing
wire2money 3 years ago
dis trak sound betta in first sunday wen its fast
paki4life2k8 3 years ago
Another artist that makes me love hip-hop! All I can say is amazing talent!
chrisbva81 3 years ago 8
Wish this shit was on Getting up hopefully it will be on the sequel
KanameTousen 3 years ago
sounds like a kanye production =D
Flargsh 3 years ago
he did
bigzzzdog 3 years ago
very underrated....we need more MC's like him in the industry....
celestialBCF 3 years ago 6
Real Hip Hop is rare in this times
donclaer 3 years ago 5
Keep coming from the heART Talib!
SunSurfer777 3 years ago 5
what're u talkin about talib aint under rated everyone knows hes the dopest, atleast everybody who listen to good music
socrstreets 3 years ago 3
He is underrated, this man is one of the most dopest lyricalists and still mainstream rappers with their south crunk beats getting probs for their work..fuck that!
Just put "laffy taffy people" in a room full of stupid persons who want to listen to the same old shit every ten seconds!
This man Talib kweli should get more respect in the scene. I ain't saying he's the best but he's one of the best!
Respect
tylernrg 3 years ago 5
word
EnemysFriend 3 years ago 3
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u think ur a music genius..ur just an american fuked up fat and fukin thinks hes the best in the world...geius go gradurate
largeballs001 3 years ago
Go fuck yourself with your 50 cent raps! Silly fuck swearing on the internet and calling people names! Go dig your grandmother and fuck her in her boney ass! And besides that I ain't american, BITCH!
tylernrg 3 years ago
you aren't even worth commenting on largeballs, but I will anyways. don't even start on Americans, trust me no nationality is better than the other, they all are messed up. how the hell dare you tell him to graduate, like you know him, all you see is a black man and he is rapping OHP, that must mean he cant accomplish anything. you make me sick...I sincerely hope someone does you a favor and pushes you off that bridge in the background.
yugigreen 3 years ago
never have i heard him spit that he was the best man....what does it matter that he's american or not, like any other country has a more diverse muscial background than we do, matter of fact, if your not american and your making fun of american's i bet some of your people from whatever culture your from are here. and you don't know the brotha, you have no idea whether he graduated or not.
wonko76 3 years ago
Classic shit. Most underrated hiphop artist.
irokbirdz24 3 years ago 13
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this is what it is. he is all over on this track
like he cant focus.
jessica31800 3 years ago
First of all why would u even bring lil wayne into a conversation involvin Kweli....thats like comparin Kobe to Shaq they totally diff Wayne is a commercial rapper and Kweli is a conscious rapper Lil wayne lyrically does suck but im not gonna hate because he makes shit that people now a days likes....i personally think his music is garbage and isnt hip hop but more of a mix between rap and pop RAP is diff than HIP HOP thats wat people forget he can be the best rapper alive but best emcee never
QueensBLis 3 years ago 4
Amen!
;).
bzup9mm 3 years ago 2
amen
Panceome 3 years ago
I`d like to see a track by Krs-one ft Immortal technique.Their flows have a resemblance.
bzup9mm 3 years ago 2
i really thought this was the clean version for JUST TO GET 'HIGH'.....but I love this song...........
XanderKnight26 3 years ago
anyone know when Lupend begins?
bzup9mm 3 years ago
Talib Kweli Papoose Immortal Technique Nas Kanye Mos Def Common Lupe Fiasco kno real rap
SCARBZ1REP 3 years ago 3
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man kanye fuken fake
totti10 3 years ago
He is just trying to make money man,remember (C.R.E.A.M).
And when he wants to,he can be a pretty-good lyricist.(heard em say).Though,he is cocky as fuck!
bzup9mm 3 years ago
don't forget asheru and unspoken heard...
wonko76 3 years ago
great song... love this song to death
mannieovw 3 years ago
amazing lyricist.
kellyhersi 3 years ago
The Best Rapper Alive is Immortal Technique by far.He represents every aspect of hip hop.Hes a mix of concious,and gangsta and revolutionary
heyou16 3 years ago
Woo!immortal tech!
He is in my top 3 favorite mc =D,but i don` think he is the best rapper alive.Sure he can entertain you if you like the quiet but powerful type of rap,but at some point it get`s boring.
bzup9mm 3 years ago
I agree with most of y'all...But Wayne being decent? That's a freakin joke. Wayne's garbage...That mofo steal rap lines from Jay-Z, Biggie, Aliya and other stars.
And no lyrics, rhymes aren't all that good...And they don't make sense.
Listen to "I'm Me" why's that foo rapping about K-Fed for? He comparing himself? I guess but K-Fed's just a wanna be rapper. Wayne's a strait up fool for doing that.
teng2003 3 years ago 2
I agree with you but you gotta admit,(im me and best rapper alive) have great beats to play hoops.
bzup9mm 3 years ago
Yeah but think about Wayne comparatively to his time - he sucks compared to the mainstream rappers of 3 or 4 years ago - but the game always changes. Unfortunately, it's getting worse. Kweli along with Kanye are my favorite rap artists. 50 Cent has always made good songs, and his skill is gradually making him seem like an artist to me.
sikJL13 3 years ago
Wayne makes sense. I guess your too stupid to understand him. He's not even that complex and you couldnt understand the K-Fed line?! You're fucking retarded seriously. He was calling the RAP GAME a crazy bitch like Britney Spears but he's married to it like Kevin Federlin. I ain't no dick rider but Wayne haters are so close minded and ignorant it makes me sick. GTFO here. Stupid fuck...
JX1234567891 3 years ago
Dick riders are even dumber,remember that.
bzup9mm 3 years ago
uhmmmmm wayne raps about the same thing so his lyrical content is not deep or complex. I would love to see wayne up his vocab adn rap about shit that matters. And the K-Fed line? Dude that shit was weak.
Phantompooface 3 years ago 2
Dude he raps about money, cars, and girls. That matters to alot of people. Just because he isnt "socially conscious" doesnt automatically mean he sucks. He has more clever and funny punch lines than Nas and Talib Kweli combined. His metaphors are impressive and he has decent tracks. He aint the best, but he don't suck. Personally I don't think he deserves all the hype he's got but he's allowed some respect.
JX1234567891 3 years ago
Uh...Nas aint a punchline rapper to begin wit. Wanye punches are corny as hell. He garbage...Talib on another level. Only thing Wanye needs respect for is bein a household name and suckin so bad but then again 50 pulled it off...
Da1Enigma 3 years ago 5
True,very true.
I`ve only heard very few punchlines from nas,i know that *got yourself a gun* and One mic have like 1 or 2.
bzup9mm 3 years ago
i agree wit you on a level, but to call a brotha garbage, he deserves more respect than that, personally i think lil wayne is not a top artist in lyrical sense, and should be catagorized somewhere in the middle....but i have mad respect for him because of the status that he obtained, even though he doesn't really deserve all of it, to be so popular that people in other countries spits your tracks....that's pretty sweet ... and a rapper none-the-less
wonko76 3 years ago
Love it!
MoiChocolade 3 years ago
OMgg DhISz MAhh ShIt I 4GOt All AbOUt DhIs 1.!
BUhh I StiLL LOve DiS SONqq.!
xrenrenx06 3 years ago
rock, hip hop, emo(lol).....call it wat u want. if ya lyk da music then its ur choice...personaly i lyk kanye, N.E.R.D, common nd artist lyk dat but i just dont name it.i just LYK them.....not sayin dat i dont lyk da classics lyk wu-tang or evn a lil bit of jay-z tho :D
11kAiiO11 3 years ago
This song gets better every time I hear it... Talib Kweli is just amazing!
Aeviepoo 3 years ago 2
omfg... dude... READ before u make stupid comments..
I said "without Kanye they wouldnt be making music NOW.. at this moment." they both havent made a big track for a couple years, then Kanye started working with them, and they were back again...
pls.. READ before u start talking sh*t
Buizerd88 3 years ago
W0W I.q Y00hh GOt kRUNkk.!
Y00hh NOW PPl DEES DAyS AinT DhAt SMARt.
DhEyy JUS WAnNA TALk ShIt ON DhA COMp.
2 LUk HARd.
DUhh.
l0l.
xrenrenx06 3 years ago
Yea the version on the Chapelle show was waaayy better. Oh well still a song about the struggle. Rise Up!
djfroggyfresh 3 years ago
what is the tilte of song, where talib is sining "they came and they fall, 4 the rest of our life will miss you..."?? thx 4 help
kermitttt 3 years ago
I've always loved this song..But just found out that Ye produced it. Kanye is HOT!!!
RoVir28 3 years ago 2
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this version sucks fat dick , liked chappele version better they cut the end out early
" everybody fighitng for a peice of the pie tryin to eat and gt high " was my favorite line.
harry69pothead 3 years ago
Thank You for sonning that kid...u almost forgot the fortified live shit though lol...fuckin kids today have no concept of hip hop and I'm only 24...we are the last generation of cats who appreciate what this whole hip hop thing is supposed to stand for...Kayne West pssshhhh!....Damn!
two2centz 3 years ago
most these newer gens listening to is waack, but hey lol gud news u noe bboys appreciate real hip hop yee young cats too! :D
jaesung 3 years ago
16 yrs. old and I hate the mainstream Weezy and Rick Ross Bullshit. Talib, MF DOOM, Nas, Lupe, Mos, Common, Wale, Wax, Atmosphere, Blu & Exile, Eternia, well you get the point. But for the most part you're right, the kids my age are the No. 1 buyers of music and they buy bad rap music they hear on MTV along with Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift. Rap is pop music now and people don't listen to real hip-hop like they should.
ripmeast21 3 years ago 2
WORDDD,n props to you, 16y.o. but your mind hasnt bin brainwashed lol! i think we need a new genre for the mainstream stuff, your right, it is pop (more or less), i hate having to differentiate btwn REAL hip hop and weezy,souljaboy,etc, when i say hip hop i want the REAL part to be assumed! we gota call the other stuff Hip-POP or sumtin lol.
jaesung 3 years ago 2
Yeah and then there's the decent rappers who would be in the bad hip hop category because they're brainwashed from record labels and MTV. Weezy has some, minimal, but some talent. He's got good flow, he makes sense, and he uses good imagery and decent metaphors at the same time. I'll defend Weezy anyday. I'll never defend Soulja Boy unless someone claims he's not easy to make fun of. Talib is the sickest rapper in the game right now.
sikJL13 3 years ago
Yeah yeah speak the truth. Wayne is actually kind of decent. Atmosphere is the shit. Aesop Rock will tear apart anybody and everybody on MTV.
sikJL13 3 years ago
I agree on Atmosphere and Aesop Rock, but after "Lollipop" and "Millie" I'm fucking done with trying to get into Wayne. Forever, I didn't see why everyone was all over him, I kept trying to like his shit but I just couldn't. It just never had a lasting effect on me the way that real hip-hop does
ripmeast21 3 years ago
Listen to "Dr. Carter" and "Tie My Hands" at least. Probably the two best tracks on the album, and they showcase Lil Wayne at his best (in a straightforward sense--I like "A Milli" for its intentional weirdness). "Mr. Carter" and "Shoot Me Down" are also pretty good, and Jay-Z kills the former. I never liked Lil Wayne, but he impressed me. He's improving for sure. And I think Aesop is as overrated as Lil Wayne. He can rap, but he definitely could stand to be a BIT more straightforward.
Chaostamer 3 years ago
Rap has always been pop type music
Talib is Hip hop
if you got on billboard charts it says hip hop/rap meaning it`s not the same but falls under 1 category(even though rap went astray)
Rick Ross is aight but he a cop so i don`t believe nothing he says hence i won`t pay attention to his ass
RealDefentertainment 3 years ago
The irony is, of course, that Kanye produced this track.
Let's be nice to Kanye. He's basically the ONLY new mainstream rapper making top-notch music at this point. Three great records is nothing to overlook.
Chaostamer 3 years ago 3
Lupe fiasco?
bzup9mm 3 years ago
Love this video sooooooo much. I was 13 when it came out. Thank you for uploading it.
ThaNewBreed 3 years ago
Kanye West is off the chain man.
tymerz75 3 years ago
maslo przestan
owner12 3 years ago
2:40-3:00 is amazing!!! this song saved my life
thenickonater 3 years ago
one word sums up this vid:
BEASTNESS
Philosopher954 3 years ago
this is the best
jasmeengurl1 3 years ago
This album was solid !
aceclubb 3 years ago
2007
killerneji 3 years ago
im in love with this song
itachi0706 3 years ago
this woulda been such an awesome track for GTA 4.
malleymyster 3 years ago 2
it woulda been if da main character was black
bigzzzdog 3 years ago
This music is awesome. One of the best songs i've ever heard
ryannfld 3 years ago 5
what year that song?
crx144 3 years ago
2002.
mardgn81 3 years ago
OMG IM IN LUVE... WITH THE SONG!!
RiPHendrix5796 3 years ago 6
amaizing song.
problem212 3 years ago
muito bom,muitobbom,muitobbom,muito bom,do karalho.
BENZIRUDEBOY 3 years ago
this songs bumpin
ihustle4life 3 years ago
Talib, Common, Kanye, Nas, Jay Z, The Roots, Pharoahe Monch, Hi Tek, and Mos Def are the only true hip hop artists left. (Sorry if I left out anyone, I can't think of anyone else at the moment lol)
airmcnair4mvp 3 years ago
Lupe Fiasco, Papoose, Chamilionaire, Z-ro etc
Epimpin101 3 years ago
immortal technique.
otherwise I'm with you on the rest
geehugo 3 years ago
KRS One too, almost forgot about him, and I'm not a big fan of Chamilionaire, I don't think he puts as much thought into his music as the afore mentioned people do.
airmcnair4mvp 3 years ago 2
blu
KRENIN76 3 years ago
common, talib, are good but i dont like kanye he sounds too mainstream and thinks he too good
iiquinnquinnii 3 years ago
yea he does sound a bit too mainstream at times but at least its not finger snappin music
airmcnair4mvp 3 years ago
TALIB MAINSTREAM?! WHAT THE HELL?! NAW YOU WRONG ABOUT THAT. HE IS FAR FROM MAINSTREAM. ESPACIALY THIS SONG. RU LISTENING TO THE LYRICS?
We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homes
We smell the musk at the dusk in the crack of the dawn
We go through "Epidodes II," like "Attack of the Clones"
Work 'til we break our back and you hear the crack of the bone
To get by.. just to get by
THIS SONG HAS A MESSAGE LISTEN.
mdsp1201 3 years ago 2
I was talkin bout Kanye man, calm down lol No need to type in caps lol
airmcnair4mvp 3 years ago
caps? I'm not yellin at you yo. Just sayin. Calm down
mdsp1201 3 years ago
Ps. That caps mess is played
mdsp1201 3 years ago
Wutever man
airmcnair4mvp 3 years ago
dont actually understand the message. explain ?
1love4zaion 3 years ago
1love4zaion...
The explanation I can give you to this song is this...
We all do things just to get by...
Weither their legal,illegal, work until we feel like dying,work till we cant work no longer. We all do things just to get by in this life...
We all have our own reasoning for things but we all do things just to get by.
Hope that was a ok explanation to your question.
JDaHispanic724 3 years ago
thx that was deep man !!
1love4zaion 3 years ago
no problem man...
Glad I could help.
check out my music an lemme know what ya think.
JDaHispanic724 3 years ago
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omfg... LOL?
without Kanye, Common and Talib wouldnt be making music. if u havent noticed, Kanye has been a producer for a long time. including for Talib and Common
Buizerd88 3 years ago
Common has been rapping since the late eighties.
PedrosProductions 3 years ago
ya mam was in it too!!!! ahahahahahaahhahaah lol
spudster999 3 years ago
Love this song!!!!
jordanC9115487 3 years ago
dis is my shii!
Kayla743 3 years ago
where u gon run to
all on that day!
brooklynboi89 3 years ago
sick !!
1love4zaion 3 years ago
amen to that.
CptChaos47 3 years ago 2
daaam. this is what I cal fo' real rap
spunkalicous96 3 years ago 2
Great combo, great song. One Love
Chuzchup 3 years ago
Rap and hip hop can be as pure and moving as any music genre but it is currently connected to the image of the gangsta rapper.
Gangsta rappers arose as kind of a hero figure to the ghetto community. But there is nothing heroic about the gangsta figure anymore. The image promotes ignorance, macho sexist behavior, and excess. Its kind of like how 80s metal got associated with the image of the hair band. I think hip hop and rap really needs to evolve past the gangsta image.
ToasterPig 3 years ago 6
where can i find the embedded version?????????
forcesnfitteds 3 years ago
its just sad that guys like talib and mos def get ignored and pushed under the shadow created by these whack as fuck mainstream dudes like wayne boosie and gucci mane. shit is so sad.
r2daaj12 3 years ago 6
i felt u on everything u said except boosie... u prolly on heard boosie on the radio.. listen to his mixtapes n shit.. boosie go hard as hell.. n hes realer than 90 percent of rappers... but these dudes are hip hop.. ppl dont kno the difference n on hip hop stations they play rap... thats y
forcesnfitteds 3 years ago
that second verse was pure fire
bigzzzdog 3 years ago 4
These are the songs that should be exposed to Main-Stream.
More people are starting to reliaze that...
"It isnt cool to be stupid"...
Save HIP-HOP....
Before we lose it.
JDaHispanic724 3 years ago 5
personally,.. its beauty and brutality cos the music is beautiful but what is describes in the lyrics is not so pleasant similar to what we do just to I.E. - "get by".... u know what i'm saying.
noodles112123 3 years ago 3
Man what i love about this song is ..........its from the HEART, its the truth and its words of wisdom ....GREAT SONG
Sldp11 3 years ago
love it!
Clarakonovic 3 years ago
rocko was smart for using this chorus in dis morning
tevra42 3 years ago
good point tevra42 about rocko
TomWarrior 3 years ago
this is one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion.. I really wish Hip hop can return to this and I wish Kanye would make beats like this again......
did anybody notice kanye in a couple of shots in the video?? I always find it interestin