John Legend & The Roots - "Hard Times" (Live In Studio Performance)

[TheTurkgamer]

uhe should do a jam session with aloe blacc

[LinChannel]

yeah... kiss me baby!

[aand]

just love real drums!

too bad the sound is shyte on youtube...

[jfoley715]

REAL Hip-Hop and R&B

[Constowe]

everyone search baldy and burke and listen to their songs, soo good!

[MissShannonsings]

@JHipHopLee  I second that 100%

[maximerjb]

Now we need 18 condoms and a time machine..Let's go !

[yomammalockin]

@maximerjb make that 23 cuz im in

[wazfrmoz]

@maximerjb shut the fuckup

[maximerjb]

@wazfrmoz hahaha you are in that 18 for sure

[wazfrmoz]

@maximerjb go ahead, never really wanted to be born in the first place....i'm a sad sad man;...lol

[maximerjb]

@wazfrmoz lol Hard time bro , hard time..

[JHipHopLee]

Imagine how out of place lil wayne would be in that room

[maximerjb]

@JHipHopLee lmao

[bearinwolfsfur]

is questlove ever outta the pocket? just too good

[fxrendon88]

I've been listening to The Roots since 99' and these guys never cease to amaze me. Tightest group since the James Brown Band.

[TheLukieBoi1]

Questlove is my idol !

[WaoWhh]

this shit is music, baby

[beefwelshington]

The one white guy is the bassist.

[huxhardy]

awesome! incredible!

[nstedman007]

baby huey originally killed this track.. much harder. but not knocking on this one. i like the roots.

[vnecksandheadwear]

wheres the snare mic.....

[bostonironworker1]

zero credit to baby huey___fukking lame__"yea_no one will notice lets pass it off as ours"

[Moviewxpert]

@bostonironworker1 if you click on that annotation at 2:36, they state that it was his. They didn't say it was theirs, they just didn't say it was his in this video. Calm down

[bostonironworker1]

@Moviewxpert just look at yer screen name__nuff said___suck it

[Moviewxpert]

@bostonironworker1 I think your mad cause I made you look stupid so you decided to go off topic lol. It's ok though, people make mistakes. Only morons decide to keep on making mistakes. Don't make another one.

[bostonironworker1]

@Moviewxpert i will skullfuck you and shit in yer mothers mouth

[Moviewxpert]

@bostonironworker1 I laugh at how pathetic your life is.

[bostonironworker1]

@Moviewxpert you listen to justin beiber and are a self proclaimed movie expert__and im pathetic?go police some more youtube comments you fukking pedophile

[Moviewxpert]

@bostonironworker1 your not good at trolling. End of conversation.

[bostonironworker1]

@Moviewxpert unchain the kids in yer basement

[jody808]

i just peeped the original version of this song from Baby Huey, they did it justice, this is truly giving it back

[theriver17]

shit is soooooooooooooooooooo smoothhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!! just WOWWWWWWWWWWWW

[tlatkc]

John Legend please read this comment. You and the roots are a match made in heaven start a full time group. The name of this group will be: Legendary Roots. Do it.

[fxrendon88]

@tlatkc Awesome idea, but the Roots sometimes go by "The Legendary Roots Crew". *No Troll* lol

[danielnagasava]

MUITO BOM !!!!!!!!!!!!

[RayoOFFSky]

woow amazing i love the roots : D

[SMASHDIRTY]

THIS IS THE REAL MUSIC!!

[Keukeu45]

they all better dressed than me when I try my best :(

[NAM19661967]

HELLLLLL YESSSS MOMMA

[shadjal]

Does anyone have chords for this song?

Baby Huey version also?

[BeatBay]

@shadjal yes, its amin7th/#5/add9, cmaj11th/#5-7 and gminoradd34645679896785686585

[wetpaperfolds]

this is what music should sound like.........

[olive33]

15 people like Britney spears

[simsemuhz]

REAL. MUSIC. straight up brilliant. nuff said.



[ShookOnes92]

dont get much better than this

[wjanellepercussion]

fuck yes

this is awesome

[moneymakerisawonderf]

this is the real music

[bairdey84]

this shit is FRESH

[Rage7167]

Y este es un TE MA ZO!!

[geokaymojo]

questlove in the fucking pocket

[G0ldenRati0]

The best video i have seen on you tube this year full-stop. "Amazing"

[rovillalo]

2:08

killing!



[foreginwhip]

Listen to the roots on SHroomz omg its even more amaizing

[Ork619]

WOW.

[DoYouKnowJimmy]

theres still hope for american music

WE CANT LET THE ARTS GO TO WASTE

WAKE UP OUR YOUTH!!!

[cosmojairzinho14]

@DoYouKnowJimmy absolutely right brother

[COSLIVE1]

great song guys,,,,bravo

[RDELAPLAZA]

Terrible mixing job.. the battery guy did it. ....

it is a battery solo

with accompaniment of some background music and voice.. uggh

maybe a already deaf "sound" engineer, mixed it

to many hours working with too loud sound

clear case of acoustic trauma..

please send him to school

who knows what happened...

I'll wait for another mix, to see if it gets better.

[bboytrigger123]

@RDELAPLAZA the hell are you talking about? The mix is great. Change your headphones or your speakers man.

[siansanderson]

The John Legend obsession is reawoken.. What a dream!

[motunrolarulz]

@siansanderson Haha, me too :D

[adamsoul]

John legend respect !!!!

[andybc94]

man... i just wish i were anyone of those musicians! such a magical moment

[yusmereza]

gonna say it again.

real music. period.

[Mardyfella]

@musiclover77able Yeah. I realised after I'd posted. I always just assumed that Curtis' was the original because he wrote it, but no. Baby Huey is the original. And the original is the best! R.I.P. James Ramey & Curtis

[Mardyfella]

Baby Huey! One of my favourite funk records. Great cover of Curtis' original.

[philz600]

does anybody know where i can get the notes for the bass?

thx.

[l33tmad]

@philz600 your ear

[mjj9090]

Funk! ;) P.S. (Post Script) I know what you first read that as... XD

[skupernation]

why does everyone call the roots hip hop?

[maccavel187]

@skupernation Um, because they are hip hop? Listen to any of their albums besides Wake Up and you'll see they're a straight up hip hop band. The greatest too.

[Skeletine]

I'll bet John Legend does a whole album one take.

[isiwalu9]

Verry good sonngg

[xxperrasxx]

Man I love collaborations!

[joyrydaa]

This is what happens when real musicians gather in the studio!

[akn0ledge]

OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!

[SneakerBeezy]

John Legend, truly an inspiration!

[justinedejong]

13 people are having hard times...

This is amazing!

[24alexjay]

such flipping amazing album... now my favorite, close to Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

[Mat2001uk]

This is not a bad cover, but really not a patch on the Curtis Mayfield original. Sorry guys.

[KLKLKLKL10]

@Mat2001uk

i dont think curtis mayfield's version is the original, his was released in 1975. Baby Huey sang the original which was released in 1971

[brandonrosas]

@KLKLKLKL10 @Mat2001uk you are correct. Baby Huey has the original version. But CM's version was definitely no pushover.

[DCI74]

@Mat2001uk - This entire CD was not designed to be core covers but modern interpretations of the original songs, big difference. 

[Audizio29]

Uma das uniões mais perfeitas que já existiu...mostra as tendências, como no inicio da Motown Records, mas com um pouco mais de swing...

Uma maravilha para os ouvidos que curtem a este estilo.

[BASSHEAD89030]

this is an awsome cover baby huey would be proud

[banturizmo]

I'm here cause of fight night champion (Y)

[hanj31]

This is the shit right here!

[mulisha52]

cant believe this video only has 496k hits. this is some awesome music!!! 

[megajames3000]

andre 3000 is a great musician. he is an artist

[netsov1]

Unique!!!

[HuwReesMusic]

Great tune - bugs me that his stabs are slightly late at the beginning!

[heckdogg]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[ch3Ge]

best musicians ever!!!

[boibad12]

they won 3 grammies last night.

[BryanTheShark09]

only thing else they need is Jon Mayer

[Black1625]

@BryanTheShark09 the only thing preventing john meyer from being there are his "slightly" racist jokes. Great great musician though

[clapp761]

@BryanTheShark09 i have to respectfully disagree with that. i would rather see the roots and legend with joHn mayer.

[megajames3000]

@clapp761 i believe john mayer would be much better if he was in a band with musicians of an equal caliber. i'd be all over it. the blues he'd bring would be great

[YeolEumSon]

Ein großartiger Musiker!!!! 

In der Heutigen Narzisstischen Zeit geht es nur noch darum zu provozieren wozu?

das gibt doch noch nicht einmal das mindeste an Wert das es zurück gibt. Es ist so sinnlos. Doch diese Musik lässt all das vergessen und die Hoffnung an Musik aufrecht zu halten. Selbst in dieser Zeit.

Ich denke an Sommer an den kühlen Wind,... Freunde die mir wichtig sind und daran all meine Ziele zu erreichen wenn ich diese Lebende Musik höre.

Ich könnte einfach nur abrocken.

[hambuurch]

@YeolEumSon

Ich gebe dir voll recht !

[JayBoogie950]

omg i cant stop watching this video. Hottest performance everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­r

[saimo10]

john legend is one of my favourite artist!bye from Italy!

[ramzyk3]

soo good, and love the drummer. such a badass

[ramzyk3]

soo good, and love the drummer. such a badass

[sportsfever420]

these vids don't have nearly enough views.. I hope you guys keep doing what you're doing!

[ppetracco]

Also, I dig how in the album it starts with a longer drum phrase (a whole bar instead of two beats) and the little flute sound goes plays the tonic instead of the fifth.

[ppetracco]

Sorry, I can't help it:

Gawd, that bass iss ugly!

[Tshoku]

This is MUSIC @ it`s BEST !

[sicilymafia]

real instruments = real music

[NuDvide03]

idk if anyone else can hear it but that bass is sick

[isiwalu9]

Amazing song <3 <3 love it :))

[MASKANDPLAY]

?uestlove ftw!!

[musicJUNKIE191]

what size is his bass drum in this video?

[amylu2905984]

While these new version do not surpass the original ( Baby Huey), they do bring a modern flavor with excellent recording quality. I also think they reached the perfect blend of hip hop and soul music!

[ax3lpeppers]

:o questlove is gettin fat

[liransinvani]

the real deal

[Tshoku]

watch?v=LqWeraDFTQk 

thx for the opportunity Mr. Legend, greetings to the Roots

[hermannvoyou]

I cant stop listening to this song, greetings from germany, one love

[andia80]

@hermannvoyou endlich auch ein deutscher der john legend verrückt ist? :D

[senph]

@andia80

hey du hast mich vergessen :D

[MrPhillykat]

The roots are the best hip hop band!!! with john legend they just sound great together.. the roots shoul have won album of the year..

[stacerobin1]

Black Thought reminds me of Ice Man from Top Gun lmao. Stone cold, soooo smooth :)

[MichaelAlvaradoMusic]

John is exactly his last name...a LEGEND.

[Dunya1995]

UNDERRATED !!!! -.-

very very very good singer !!!!!

[Dre36]

Fuk you mean "you dont like this"!?!??

[hb15577]

I dont usually go around saying the original is better, this is really good but the original is crazy look it up Baby Huey hard times it will blow you away.

[chrizoic]

Amazing radio isn't on this supreme collab - they want to play the crap out of bs like Roscoe and Travis Porter and not play the real! WAKE UP!

[MrJamesonStyles]

Jazzy shit. I love it, I really do. We need more of this. Roots, Black keys... I'm forgetting others, but there are really good groups right now making good music, and thank god for it! I'm glad talent hasn't disappeared completely.

[StackOber]

black thought is fucking ill.. this is a dope cover R.I.P Baby Huey

[juiceical]

Love this classic and hey, for all you Wu-Tang listeners. Rza does an ill sample of the joint on Ghoatface BUCK 50.. Supreme Clientele.

[RikoIsHere]

This is the shit might i say!

[MrIlikebigdick]

this is good but you're still a douche, john.

[detlevhannes79]

8 people have no idea about music^^

[Leerouille]

watch?v=rYCKkmM0Tu8 full version is just here... :-) (to people who's wondering why Black Thought sings for only 20 seconds...)

[1922pennylover]

@ThaWeatherman91 your right i shoudlnt say the best hes definatley up there in my list it's black though blu mos def kweli, common,etc. but on the weird tip then i could put buck 65 or mf doom theres different types of rap so yes ur right

[AlexDIIM]

This is a really nice mix of genres... The rithm is damn catchy!

[mooseone]

i'd love to see this live =x

[GeneralMitu]

Van Damme is kicking ass.

[johnnyBuz72]

RIP Baby Huey :(

[inputstyleandsoul]

Awesome, just copped this album and it blew my mind!

[CIKOTILLO]

@inputstyleandsoul where ???

[ciberherrante]

oooh yeahh IMPRESIONANTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!,est­a  música es mi droga!PERFECT!WOW xDD

[annar5454]

7 people must hate music.

[sonyalock]

Really nice. The band and voice with rap masters. This is Timeless......

[gzicrew]

dope shit

[1922pennylover]

john legend is not in the roots this is a collaberation album meaning two seperate artists collaberate there is a still a large amount of hip hop inspiration in the whole album please shut up bou anything negative toward black thought he is lyrically the best rapper

[ThaWeatherman91]

@1922pennylover He's one of the best but other then that I one hundred percent agree with you. No one emcee can stake the claim of being the best. Hip hop is too wide reaching, just as poetry, for someone to encompass all of it masterfully. Black Thought couldn't rock the horrorcore scene like Necro but I'd be damn if Necro could rock some politically and socially conscious tip.

[Chickee]

Anyone who talks shit about Black Thought is just Jealous they are not him.

[mathewsip]

John Legend is a great musician, and I'm sure The Roots are more than happy to have him. From everything I've seen from Legend, he's a pretty humble guy, so I'm sure there are no ego problems with BT. This crew is highly underrated. They should be representing hip-hop to the masses. Not Wayne n dopey Drake.

[teriyakibowl12345]

@mathewsip too bad corporate media doesnt give a shit and the masses are too dumb to think for themselves.

[awsheet1121]

@mathewsip I think about this every time I listen to The Roots. Couldn't have said it better. As a drummer I always listen to ?uestlove's patterns and admire them. Pretty creative stuff and he's so tight with his playing. Big inspiration.

[PrimeTimeJokesta]

@mathewsip you said it, I couldn't agree more.

[JayBoogie950]

@mathewsip Nah bro I would hate to see them become mainstream (if that were even possible) They cant become what wayne and drake are because they're on such a higher level than them. Everyone knows the roots man, this is what they do and adding John Legend to their band can possibly bring a music prosperity to what we have now.

[ifrit26]

I wonder if Black Thought has felt like, left out or anything since John Legend started coming around. They're both great but they're definately moving from hip-hop to soul while John Legend is in.

[rakim467]

Damnnnnnnnn who cares....with your comments about a rapper fitting in and not being a vocalist and the drum playing etc...Its a dope song that a lot of people have viewed so just stop trying to be music critics.

All these artists no doubt are wealthy from their talent etc and I am 100% sure Black Thought and John Legend dont need your career planning skills to help them ...Just my opinion though!

[TheZachGraham]

1337 likes perfectly describes this song. mega leet

[TheZachGraham]

1337 comments..proving how LEET this song.

[Baboontroop]

I grew up in the 80's and I loved hip hop, but towards the end of that decade and into the 90's even I started getting sick of people throwing a rapper onto any and every song out there.

I know Black Thought is part of The Roots, but this is just one fo those cases we could have done without a rap on a song. You can't tell me after being around all those musicians for so long, he can't play an instrument. They could have set up a keyboard and had him play chords or something.

[DWillyification]

@Baboontroop Dude, seriously? I kind of know what you mean about throwing rappers into random songs, but this does not qualify. Black Thought not playing an instrument or fitting into this? I hope you are kidding me. Vocalists (whether singers or rappers) are their own instrument. So, basically what I am saying is he is playing his instrument, so you should rethink this ignorant statement.

[Baboontroop]

@DWillyification The whole point of my comment was to express a view point in the absence of any disrespect to anyone including Black Thought.

But now that you bring it up, it's the silliest thing in the world when I hear people call rappers "vocalists". Vocalists are singers just like Queen Latifah or L Boogie from the Fugees are rappers who also have the ability to sing, they thus are vocalists as well as rappers.

It's the whole custodial engineer not a janitor thing.

[toofakebond]

@MrSamlbld -- you obviously dont play the drums because quest love is one of the best drummers out there. He chooses to stay in the pocket and keep the groove. Good drumming isn't about the rolls and fills and just going crazy on the drums. He's an excellent drummer and played this song wonderfully.

[sodero81]

Excelente disco 

[PutInBayless]

wow didn't see the comment by MrSamlbl before i commentented!!! get real dude, I play drums , and quest love is one of the few people that makes me wish I sounded like them

[PutInBayless]

This song is awesome!!! Their drummer is always on point, and Legend can sing like no other.... Black Thought is underrated as hell

[dame072]

@mrsamlbld you very wrong about quest love. i cant believe u said that. you dont no bout quest love??? seriously??

[shinanigan09]

carter is the best but this guys good

[mistameena72]

yup mrsamlbld you have to be kidding. i can't believe anyone in the entire world would hate on questlove

[MrSamlbld]

i like the entire group, every single one of them are great musicians except the drummer, he sucks!!!!! no depth, no dinamics, no soul, just playin to keep a beat. it makes the whole band sound awefull!! id loveee to see carter beauford from dave matthews band play with john legend and the roots, wow thatd be incredible!!!

[rolandg183]

@MrSamlbld are you being sarcastic? i hope so.

[adamantkester]

@MrSamlbld are you serious.... Questlove is his name and he is an insane drummer. The beat on this is so tight he has like a metronome built into his brain. He can go crazy on drums if he wants, but hes usually staying in the pocket and grooving. Staying in a pocket is a lot harder than most people think.

[devenking]

@MrSamlbld -- Carter Beauford? Are you serious about that style of drumming for this groove??? I'm assuming you're being sarcastic...

[TheLucius14]

@MrSamlbld :

Sorry,I´m producing Music professionally for over 20 Years and you have no fuckin Idea what you´re talkin´bout,man!

The best musicians are the ones who knew when just to play the Beat or to shut up,not the selfcentered, "look what i can do"-suckers, who will destroy every song with egocentric behaviour...

The Song comes first, not the musician .. and sayin that Questlove has no depth,no dynamics and no soul is like sayin Glen Beck or Sarah Palin are peaceful and Intelligent People!

[fiftysteps]

MUSIC....this is MUSIC!!!

[kingofrnb]

Trey Songz is alright but in the 90s, R. Kelly would have stomped him out. Today's artists couldn't hold a candle to 90s R&B. John would have been alright in that era though. His voice is soulful. He's a true musician/artist.