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  • :)

  • Even when she didn't rehearse, she still kills it ;)

  • when was this?

  • chris dave is a beast more people on this need to give the other musicians their credit. beyonce is great to tho

  • I'll never get tired of watching this. Music is her soul and it shows!

  • Shy ,Sexy, Amazing,KING BEYONCE

  • I can't believe I'm doing this? WTF is THAT supposed to mean? You can't believe you're jamming with musicians? Oh that's right. Everything she made...at least back then was made by some guy pushing buttons. Did she ever write a song with a piano player even? I wonder. If you never had a hand in making the music, that's sad.

  • @brianofbluemethod she said that b/c it was completely spontaneous; she was there to chill & they called her up so she went up and went with it which is against her nature (I assume). She is known for meticulously planning any performance she does...that's just the way she is...that doesn't make her a horrible musician and it sure as hell doesn't mean she isn't involved in the creation process of her music.

  • wow! so raw and Stripped! so good! <3

  • BEYONCE FAKING ! 

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  • I don't like when I can predict where a singer is going vocally (runs, riffs, etc.) Beyonce is very predictable w/ her adlibs. Unlike a Kim Burrell or Stokley. But then again, They're musicians too. They have that added elemenet. Stokley can mimick various instruments with his voice. It's second nature to him. Beyonce can sing and I can go to any black church and hear her.

  • @FearLessPower Ah, but can you go to any black church and find a performer/entertainer as dynamic as her?

  • Beautiful. Just, beautiful.

  • Truth be told she didnt sound all that.. But ask her to do it today!!! #Stokleywho??

  • she sounds pretty terrible to me

    

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  • Damn, this is too short  : -)

  • What a wonderful woman.

  • this is such an amazing video. The band is soo tight its crazy!!! then Beyonce kills it at the end with such a great build up and then how the bring it back down at the end!!! i can't find words to describe the amazingness of it.

  • sorry but all u ppl sayin beyonce got owned must be outta ur minds!

  • I love my B!!

  • I´m sure she can sing. She´s just not used to improvising.

  • @Cosbibi Agreed, well i know she can sing, just at her level of sucsess- showz are almost 100% staged AND they're for very large numbered audiences , therefore this was most likely waaayy out of her element, i think she did wondefully tho still :DDD

  • Stokley is the man...Beyonce got owned..lol

  • Jazmine Sullivan enough said!!!

  • she kept looking away at somebody but overall i love it =)

  • is anyone playing bass? or is that bass on the rhodes?

  • Come on Beyonce you stay much more time with the fellas....

  • I saw Sasha Fierce come alive a little but....Ledisi woulda MURDERED this!!!!!

  • thumbs up if you really wanna meet her! :)

  • when was it??

  • Her blouse is so adorable. she looks so cute! LOL SLAYED!

  • I love how Sasha decided to take over that session...

  • @ANewEarth07 hahaha naw I think that was Bey

  • I love beyonce but Ledisi and stokley good lord that would be crazy.

  • @twania36 , Stokley, Ledisi , Mos Def and Bilal Oliver performed last year in Texas together. I heard it was crazy dope! In fact, in one of Stokley's sets Ledisi joined him on stage for a scat impromptu.... Crazy!

  • I want... some more

  • Interview. /watch?v=L4UZPYcdl_0

  • rachelle ferrell!!!! unsung beast of a vocalist...would kill mariah whitney jaz fantasia tamia coco faith etc and B..dont get me wrong b nice but chelle is a monster!!

  • @badjr29 i agree 100% rachelle can scat in a freaking 5th octave i've yet to see someobdy do that and im a true beyonce fan but ledisi and rachelle got them actually rachelle ferell is the greatest vocalist in the world nobody can touch her in my opnion not even the queen of soul

  • @DOMINIW5 and soooooooooooo underated!!!!!!!!!! but a true vocal monster

  • @badjr29

    Yes she is(chelle is a monster!!). And BTW, she is an influence on the woman that is on this stage.

  • Beyonce is the best vocalist besides Barbra Streisand, not singer but VOCALIST!!!!

    There's a difference.

  • Cool.. but i can't lie, i WISH it had been Jill Scott instead haha

  • OMG! I can't believe the chills going down my spine :|

  • The two most killing vocalists in the game are Brandy and Jazmine Sullivan. Hands down!!!

  • @ocbfdog Chile, What have you been smocking?? Beyonce can out sing them easily in the Rain with her worse sore throat! Brandy, Jazmine Sullivan, MJB, Monica, Alicia Etc FANTASIA sings better than All of them! Beyonce Best Vocalist ever. Vocal Trinity: Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce. Get with it.

  • I just come back from a live of robert glasper experiment in paris. It was good as fuck, rob g. and Chris dada just kill this. and Thanks for the J Dilla Tribute at the end. RIP J DILLA.

  • Well I'm gone put it like this, all legends who have ever spoke on beyonce had nothing but good and positive things to say about her voice and abilities..and real singers know and recognize real singers so in my eyes she is the TRUTH vocally and in all aspects as an artist! So for all those saying she is not talented, you are hard of hearing or ignorant to good music/vocals!

  • smh! i wish some of yall youngsters new what a real vocalist sounded like.......someone along the lines of minnie riperton whos vocal range was crazy!!!! she could imitate different instruments.....she study and strengthen her voice........but yall keep believing lol

  • @vonnii1013 thats what im sayin!! lol

  • @vonnii1013 Beyonce >>> Legends...

  • Magic happens.

  • the b*tch cant sing lol smh @ those folks who really think she is a vocalist like patti or aretha......shoot even minnie........christina is overlooked and under rated that girl has skills beyonce gets by on the songs she writes for herself!!!! she cant really sing point blank! sorry and i know im going to get called a hater but wtfever...........

  • @vonnii1013 '_' are you serious ? How many live Beyonce vocals have you actually heard?

    Also Christina is overrated and has poor technique, hence the growling and cracks.

  • @iRepRainbows......christina can sing........there is no cracking and growling.......see i grew up on the legends and beyonce is not there.......if she was to train her voice she will get there.....but to each is own...........

  • @vonnii1013 "growing up on the legends" doesn't make you musically advanced. Beyonce's vocals are well trained. Again I encourage you to watch more of her live performances.

  • @vonnii1013 Are you being serious? Christina is known for "singing" beyond her range and sounding like a banshee in heat. "see i grew up on the legends"- And you're point is?

  • @vonnii1013 GIRL BYE!! u sick out ya head beyonce is a great singer and vocalist..and FYI christina SUCKS!!!! wtf u thought???

  • @jasmine343b lol @ girl bye.......yall are funny

  • @vonnii1013 yea we funny....GIRL BYE!!! 

  • @jasmine343b Haters will hate!

  • @Larae718 yea..aint that the truth...

  • she sounds great here, but her voice has got for more soul and depth now. She would destroy it if someone asked her to do that today! :) We love you beyonce!

  • @Trammelbach WRONG. OUT OF HER ELEMENT. BETCHU SHE DIDNT COME BACK

  • @puffsforkoko what? didn`t understand a thing you are trying to say... 

  • @Trammelbach She would kill that shit if someone asked her 2 do it now, plus she was nervous and off guard

  • stokley is the only kat in know that can get with BILAL

  • she rocked that jawn and she wasnt even singing...now thats a true "STAR"..i mean they just put her on da spot!! man i freakin luv her!!

  • i think 16 people missed to like button, WTF people hate on Beyonce i will never no. GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST/PERFORMER OF ALL TIME!! PERIOD.

  • Beyonce just made her self look bad. but other than this video, she's dope.

  • She actually does really good, considering that she had to mix scat singing with her usual "taseful rifting" style :-)

  • love it.

  • Beyonce is such a bad chick. She just got up there with no warm up and no warning. She's definitely one of the greatest singers ever.

  • wow she really is amazing!!!! <3 love her!

  • she can't hang

  • My brother Errol was at this show....he was speechless

  • This is a smokin' performance! I love that it is unplaned, gritty, just so real. Beyonce rocked it. Amazing!

  • Man, Chris Dave is amazing, look at his left hand at 0:22, how does he do that? :0

  • @prankas i was thinkin the same thing..

  • damn, she got soooooouuull.

    so cute and shy! I like that side of bey. Makes her seem more real.

  • is all good!

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  • she started feeling it at the end!

  • When are you non artist gonna learn? Think that its easy to get up on stage and improvise? Try it!

  • she gave me shivers and goosebumps man she is amazing the best singer i have ever heard in my whole lifee ! x you go queen B

  • People need to shut up Beyonce is a soul singer. Why is she not a soul singer but U think Justin Timberwolf and Robin Thickhead R? Joss Stone & Christina Aguilera!? U people have no clue what soul is. The new soulsters mainstream-wise R; Jill Scott, India, Angie Stone, Beyonce, Meelah of 702, Mary J, Brandy, Kelly Price, Fantasia, Chrisette, Lauryn, Anthony Hamilton 2 name a few. Soul has nothing 2 do w/ Pop vs R&B, Jazz because gospel would win. It has to due with Voice, feeling and ethnicity.

  • @SuperJadeDragon There is substance to some of what you said. However, Christina Aguilera is a better singer than Beyonce in every aspect.of the word.

  • @ceetee21 The only difference is that Beyonce doesn't go out of her range and strains her voice like Christina. Beyonce knows her voice better than Christina. Most of the time when Beyonce sings she doesn't even try just imagine if she put her all in it. I don't think we have seen the best of Beyonce yet. Christina also likes to overdue classic songs which most people hate especially the original artist.

  • proves how manufactured people like Beyonce really are, write her the words and music, tell her what to sing, rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, just don't ask her to improvise.

  • for this kind of suttle hip hop bass sound that chris has on his kid should i go for the powersonic head or the powerstroke 3?

  • FemaleVocalLover1975 is a retard

  • Thanks for the love....

  • 2:50 beYOnCe GOT COMFY I SEE LOL LOVE BEY

  • omg!!!!!!!this is crazy! is there more?

  • omg on the slick when she really got comfortable she dida fool..i agree with the person below me..still dont get it wrong on how soulful she is cause us talented females from the south can really push it out when we wanna n she does!!

  • I think you guys are being to hard on Beyonce. Of course she's not a souful singer, but she's good at what she's does. Clearly she was nervous that shows she's still humble which is a good thing. She knows her limitations which is a good thing also. So yall raise up a lil bit.

  • Lovin' some Stokely Wiliams. Brotha is talented. All the way around.

  • She did very well considering. Not to mention this was back in 2003, 7 years ago when she was just starting out as a solo artist, today i'm sure she'd kill it with no hesitation as she's grown vocally by miles since then.

  • yes i agree!!!!!

  • she couldn't keep up, face the facts. i do believe she was capable to sang but commerce has suck her dry...

  • for a pro. she sure looks lost and confused ....has no idea of flow ....just whales....

  • Actually AS a pro who is thrown into a music genre and song that she isn't quite familiar with, she ad-libbed and handled herself pretty darn well.

  • please this genre is not that different from the her own garbage.....she looks like a deer caught in headlights confused disoriantated, shamefull!!! As a pro this is an emberassment ! I guess Sasha wasn't present that night....what a mess she is!

  • It's much different from the light, fluffy pop she does. Not at all an embarrassment. I guess if you don't like the chick, you WANT that to be the case. But it's clear that Bey, once again, shut it down.

    Oh and just so you know, "disoriantated" is not a word. And if it were, you STILL spelled it wrong. LOL. What a mess YOU are!

  • girl me spelling a word wrong DOES NOT MAKE BEYONCE MORE TALENTED! sorry nothing can this woman is a gimmick!

  • You're right. In fact you're pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things. You making up a word just points to the utter foolishness of your intellect.

    And gimmick? Boo, gimmicks don't win 16 friggin grammys. Try again.

  • Shut what down???????sorry I didnt see that! LOL...

  • @girlwithmouth And she STILL managed to kill it. Clearly you don't seem to know what you're talking about, so you should just sit down.

  • its no use arguing with retards..

    girl bye!

  • @girlwithmouth You're right, I won't even bother :)

  • SHEEP listen to some GOOD music some real music and then get back to me in a couple years when you smarten up to tell me im right ...i hope youre not a musician yourself

  • Like others said, this is NOT her lane. This is not just singing a song accepella like Keyshia failed at doing(now THAT was terrible), this is getting up and doing what Stokely does on a regular basis as opposed someone who is used to performing on big venues rather than small intimate venues. People don't realize how hard it is to perform out of their comfort zone. Bey did great with that in mind.

  • Not to mention, from the 2:48-3:28 is why she has fans. Note, she only took ONE break in 40 seconds while melismatic phrasing(on the spot BTW). You might not like how she phrased or her tone, but that ALONE is impressive and again, it is not even her lane and she has improved from this moment.

    And one last thing: What's real music? For example, there are classical music fans who think that Jazz sucks. Are they right?

  • Beyonce does look shy or uncomfortable. I've never seen her perform. I don't know much of her music. But I do know she doesn't use her voice like this on her radio hits. It doesn't sound this authentic on the radio because I think so much of radio play is OVER produced!

    I don't know how percussionists do it! I'm not a musician, maybe that's why I'm impressed and so interested in what they do!

  • @rhondie4ever Beyonce is AMAZING live! I recommend you "The Beyonce Experience Live" DVD and "I Am...Yours" Live in Las Vegas. If you're interested, they're really good, even if you don't know much of her music. And I agree with you, Beyonce never releases songs that showcase her vocal talent, it's a shame, she is underrated vocally.

  • @smthcmnl oh please everything you just said is pure BS!

  • @girlwithmouth And your opinion is null and void. NEXT!

  • please do not listen and watch the DVD , thats time youll never get back !

  • I say all this to say that smthcmnl is right for recommending the I Am Yours DVD and the Beyonce Experience because even though most of it is rehearshed. Not like this, they showcase what they bring to the table. Not to mention, the I Am...Yours DVD is a bit more intimate than what she is used to though still not like this video. I hope you enjoy it.

  • She was probably uncomfortable because believe it or not, when an artist is used to performing in big venues, for them to perform in a smaller, intimate venue is different for them. Plus, it was on the spot, and not asked to sing a song but do what Stokley was doing and it was in her Hometown too. That's a lot of pressure. LOL!!! Note at beginning, Stokley helping her get her nerves out by saying certain things to her.

  • Real Music. Real Soul!!

  • @coinmagic you're crazy

  • chris dave is killin!!! stokely and beyonce are killin on vocals seriously!!

  • who's on bass?

  • 1 word.. wow.

  • Here is Bey scatting on the I Am DVD: She has DEFINITELY improved in this area as you will hear: watch?v=f9Gk0S4WRxA

  • Improv is not one of strongest points, but whatever, she can sing :). She rules the world!

  • I feel the same way,but i thought she did well as well..She even looked nervous..quite shocking..

  • Daddy KILLIN it as usual ...sometimes all I can do is shake my head and go shed some more ...

  • Beyonce.

    Doupin' it.

  • work Bey

  • aaah she looks a litlle shy

    how sweet she sings beautiful

  • cuz she in a room with jazz giants... she comes from the pop world, even though she went to the same high school.

  • she looked soo shy and uncomfortable but she slowly eased herself into it.

    Its just lack of practicen coming out of her musical comfort zone.

    NO harm done we know she can sing.

  • NOT HER STYLE

  • I know but it sounds better for her u used to that wild hip swinging girl i know cause thats all she knew with the voice she got its sweet enough for the Soulful music world u cant tell me she didnt sounded sweet on here...

  • Sorry but B's improv is wack...... the band is dope as fuck though

  • She tried it but she resorted to doing some lazy runs and a growl as her finale.

  • YES BEy..show these people that you are a SANGER!!!!!!!

  • beeeeeeeeeeee the best! i adore her...... lol

  • a-maz-ing.

  • WOW

  • hotness. I wonder who was on bass.

  • I LIKE!!!!

  • i'd love some footage of Bilal from that night if you have some!!!!

  • Chris Dave is now playing for Maxwell band and he's killin it!!!

  • Yeah, I saw him and I think this is a GOOD look for Maxwell who is having one hell of a comeback btw.

  • beyonceeeee kilt it even back thenn go gurlllllllllllllll

  • wat do u mean bakk then this was last year

  • posted last year, but thats not from 08, Ali n Stokley don't have all that hair anymore

  • Yeah, this is from 04.

  • YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!

  • shid her bak then is still 100 times better then the ppl out now!!!!!!!!!

  • She sounds amazing love this so much

  • Beyonce is one of the greatest singers in history. She's amazing in every way.

  • Beyonce is just great.

  • Nah stokley killed it

  • Thats Chris Dave all day..

  • thats not chris dave man

  • that i chris. only chris n stoke can play outofpocket drums like that. IN R&B...

  • That was good for back then! But If Beyonce came back and did it again! It would be over! Shes a beast now!!!! Just like on the Beyonce Experince Tour she was mimicking saxophones and trumpets! and on her I Am.. Tour she just slays vocally!!!

  • Hey Bey Get Girl!

  • This is HOT!!

  • sasha fierce had to step in cause beyonce was too damn shy lol....she killed the ending

  • That was nice and very unexpected!!

  • Love her so much... But she did ok. Lets be honest this is not the bee we know

  • same thoughts here! but i cant help but love her she's just too cute up there freestylin'

  • yeah i agree...i love beyonce but this wasn't the best

  • well i mean how do you expect it to be her best when she wasn't even expecting to do anything??? this was all freestyle and singing however she felt no practice or anything...she did good for it to just be adlibbing and freestyling.

  • wow i wish beyonce did more of this!

  • I agree!

  • Wow @ first she was so shy then she juss opened up and killed it!

  • band saved her. it's amazing watching her open up.