look, if you think this beat sucks then you don't understand the beauty of musicianship. the roots took a really simple beat and were able to work it into a really sick live rendition. and this is one of their more watered down beats. if you can't wrap your simplistic brain around music that isn't solely boring sample based and hyper electronic, don't criticize it.
and if it was good enough for eminem to want to rap over, then it's obviously damn good
... It's the Grammys. Everyone is in a suit and dress and the majority of the crowd is probably over 40. I think that may explain the crowd sitting down.
If you listen to ?uestlove's bass drum in the verse the end of eminem's phrases they're often a flam. (Not very tight)
Plus his accent placing is so white here... he's gotten better, but Black Thought (as the most obvious example) and really dank MC's have not only intricate, but TIGHT flows.
Em, Proof and The Roots. This is the real hip hop right here. You know what's funny, this has under 200,000 views.
R.I.P. Proof. I hope em gets used to performing without drugs and drops at least one album that reeks of his old style (like before slim when Em was Infinite) I'm sure he will.
shit, Roots could have killed this shit 1000000x more. I mean they did, but the sound just wasnt amped right. That beat knocks & Roots could have set fire to that shit but the music should have gone way up on the chorus & the keys should have dominated
THe people who hooked the sound up fucked up. Go figure...
Anyway, thats what they get for not letting Thought on stage. Fuck the grammys. The Roots are a whole organism, you cant keep out BlackThought and think you gonna get a full performance
@IndivisiblePrinciple agree with your point, but the people who did the final mix for this video fucked up, not The "people who hooked up the sound". It actually sounds like it's recorded pretty well, the balance is just way off. Could be a front of house mix or something.
I love this because eminem is singing HIMSELF. and you can tell HE is the one who is singing. There is like no background recording like he normaly does. But this is the real him(L) MY GOD i love him.
i wouldnt even perform for these fkin robots thats why the oscars are so gay, everything has to be so fkin serious....i mean for fuck sake theres a fkin legend on the stage!!!
@Saspurs326 - Yes, well it's unacceptable. They were not even nodding their static heads to this OSCAR WINNING tune - then to add insult to injury - only 20% of the audience gave a standing ovation. Bloody robots.
Eminem is usually quite good live. NOT that this wasn't good, it was great, but it could've been better without the audible gasping. What's the point in having two hype men if they're practically doing nothing? I mean, what the fuck was that?
yes the roots have instrumental talents but their albums are just as ridiculous! they are a popular cover band cuz they can put together great music! ....check out this group "INRG" i been listening to...another awesome group in the making if u ask me!
The Roots are the hardest working group in show biz.
Theyre either recording or touring nearly every damn day of the year.
Oh yea, and now theyre a house band for a TV show 5 nights a week?? and still do concerts on the weekend and are working on the new album... AND if youve seen them live as I have a few times you know theyre never anything less then 110% energy
and Black Thought is one of the deadliest MCs of our time
I know he must of been gasping for air backstage after this performance, even though he wasnt moving much, he was spitting out everything he had in him.
Eminem is great, however, either he went crazy and/or pop because he was in the spotlight. Now he just makes horseshit. THE ROOTS HAVE ALWAYS MADE 100% art, bottomline.
OH MY GOD.
ARETHA FRANKLIN.
canttophomade 1 month ago
he's out of his head
eamosdabest 1 month ago
Eminem was high
superphoenixII 1 month ago
He sounds like he can barely breathe.
RHCPFreaklolNEW 1 month ago
rip proof
Thonhaugen 2 months ago
I only came here to hear The Roots.
blaquenoise 2 months ago 13
He sounded without energy or power. Black Thought would've done this better live.
eugenerichard 2 months ago
@eugenerichard same could be said about most popular chart MC's these days, Black would destroy them
EdEmKay 1 month ago
The roots are amazing. But the crowd what the hell
Yourgameingaddiction 3 months ago
anybody else notice the name of the person who posted this video??
skilletoif4 3 months ago in playlist eminem freestyle
lmfao 1:12 the only person bumping their head
LusiulOinotna 4 months ago
Yo THE ROOTS where on nick Jr. And my little cuz's were singing to it hella cool
WCDIEM 4 months ago
rip JMJ, rip Proof.
turkelafandiyev 5 months ago
Crowd is sick
sarangan12 5 months ago in playlist eminem freestyle 2
just old people in the crowd
tuliomonti2005 5 months ago
i dont think the crowd understood what just happened
sirdrumalot9 6 months ago
bad ass
dahcchad1983 6 months ago
PROOF IS A FUCKIN GOD!
NoonishSouljer 6 months ago 2
@NoonishSouljer no eminem is god, and PROOF is jesus!!
TheBlackdunutborges 6 months ago
@TheBlackdunutborges
nope! did u ever read em's book the way i am proof tought him everything
matteomolinare 3 months ago
Oh hey when did Eminem get here?
Sandisk8gb 6 months ago
FUCKING GOD MARSHALL!!!
TheSaKiN21 6 months ago
philly in this bitch wit detroits greatest emcee besides elzhi
YungRell121 6 months ago
Fuck this channel..killuminati lol
TheConorAKAconor 7 months ago
Roots went in hard!!!
lovemetender1000 7 months ago
the best rapper is white and the president is black. how fucked up is that?
ebgrisi 7 months ago
@ebgrisi
love it
beeceebee1 7 months ago
@beeceebee1 yeah me too \o/
ebgrisi 7 months ago
@ebgrisi I'd say racism is more fucked tbh with you geezar!
blades92 7 months ago
@blades92 well i just glad thats changing
ebgrisi 7 months ago
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hard crowd ayy? ;/
miniyell 7 months ago
hard crowd ayy? :/
miniyell 7 months ago
This has to be one of the most bad ass things on youtube.
MaxwellDrodofsky 8 months ago
Anyone notice the fucking uploaders name is ILLUMINNATTI?!?!?!
yuyunarutoballz27 8 months ago
i would take my mic and go outside, where the real audience is. obv bieber fans sitting inside..
Fuursie 8 months ago
Crowd= crickets! Apparently they don't what great music is!!!!!
kaylasaysmusicislife 8 months ago
was the guy on stage with eminem black thought??
salasrcp90 8 months ago
The Roots are so much better than Eminem
Cioppa182 9 months ago 3
This song is dope! And it's gonna be in 50 years from now.
aligator661 9 months ago
Horible Beat you can"t rap to that
99boyz 9 months ago
@99boyz
look, if you think this beat sucks then you don't understand the beauty of musicianship. the roots took a really simple beat and were able to work it into a really sick live rendition. and this is one of their more watered down beats. if you can't wrap your simplistic brain around music that isn't solely boring sample based and hyper electronic, don't criticize it.
and if it was good enough for eminem to want to rap over, then it's obviously damn good
preliv3s 8 months ago 5
This is awesome. Been waiting to see something like this for a while
DaneCookIsntDatFunny 9 months ago
stop saying the crowd sucks, they were obviously speachless
hobodeath 9 months ago 9
back to the good times of eminem, even if he was on drugs this is way better then what he's making now.
NachtLabMusic 10 months ago
Yea that crowd sucks. What does it take to get you people makin some noise?
cthuluforever 10 months ago
this was definitely live! I have doubts for the 2010 grammys...
Cathounette1974 10 months ago
Dave Chappelle: Jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes, Spaguetti spaguetti spaguetti!!!!!!!
xdeadwaterx 10 months ago
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NOW THIS IS THE REAL SLIM SHADY
jjfire0527 10 months ago
... It's the Grammys. Everyone is in a suit and dress and the majority of the crowd is probably over 40. I think that may explain the crowd sitting down.
ryrypaulz 10 months ago
Ya`ll knw what..???FUCK THE DEAD CROWD..!!!!!
Ciyanem 11 months ago
jesus crist what a poor crowd... all those quite red faces fucking hell..it ruined such a great performance..
enow0049 11 months ago
so sick
DaveFeinComedy 11 months ago
Philly and Detroit, STAND UP
bluntphil 11 months ago
Wooowww, every hip hop should be played with a band. Much more cool
tuliomonti2005 11 months ago
good coverage man. nice.
treysongzwiffey24 1 year ago
The roots ! Oldschool right now !!!
jeromemania 1 year ago
This what hip hop artists need to do, use a live band man!
elburro12345 1 year ago 50
@elburro12345 it would MAJORLY help
JBtheProducer 4 months ago
wow, have not seen this yet...
great performance, but the poor crowd ruins it all
IceDevil06 1 year ago
wow dead crowed=/
Ricky24NBA2011 1 year ago
ayoooo ganjaaaa:X:X:X:X
deac91 1 year ago
The Rooooootssssssssss Black Thought
mcnarek 1 year ago 7
If you listen to ?uestlove's bass drum in the verse the end of eminem's phrases they're often a flam. (Not very tight)
Plus his accent placing is so white here... he's gotten better, but Black Thought (as the most obvious example) and really dank MC's have not only intricate, but TIGHT flows.
bassroyalty 1 year ago
The Roots are such a good band, they can make even Eminem sound good!
MantisToboggan23 1 year ago
@MantisToboggan23
eminem makes always good songs ,, the roots make eminem even sound better
greetsfrombelgium 1 year ago
this is epic :P ♥
SHADY8884 1 year ago
he's wayyyy better live now than a few years ago
1ruroken 1 year ago
@1ruroken totally held his own with b;ack thought and black dante on cypher
stacerobin1 1 year ago
@stacerobin1 What?
1ruroken 1 year ago
diz concert is deifferent from eminem he sounds no to exicted... like he was sad
ruperto92 1 year ago
They may have been conservative, but had Spears or Aguleira (in that hemisphere) been up there, the whole place would've been in pandemonium.
outlawstarr417 1 year ago
Em, Proof and The Roots. This is the real hip hop right here. You know what's funny, this has under 200,000 views.
R.I.P. Proof. I hope em gets used to performing without drugs and drops at least one album that reeks of his old style (like before slim when Em was Infinite) I'm sure he will.
GaitRock 1 year ago
PROOF
minimikee 1 year ago
wat can i say...AMAIZING PERFORMANCE!
justar516 1 year ago
This has to be the best version of this song out there. The live band with impeccable spitting by em are unstoppable.
KurtVachon 1 year ago
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Wow is that crowd shitty as fuck
rllaxpimp00 1 year ago
Wow is that crowd shitty as fuck
rllaxpimp00 1 year ago 47
@rllaxpimp00 i know right id be like "w00t GO EMINEM!!!!!!!!! id go crazy ")
210Dinero 1 year ago
@210Dinero heard dat :)
feddo62 1 year ago
@rllaxpimp00 ITS DA GRAMMYS DATS Y
KINGATL11 7 months ago
@rllaxpimp00 they are quiet because they are all in shock. i know i would be!
dahcchad1983 6 months ago
love the real song
aliarif111 1 year ago
love the real song
aliarif111 1 year ago
shit, Roots could have killed this shit 1000000x more. I mean they did, but the sound just wasnt amped right. That beat knocks & Roots could have set fire to that shit but the music should have gone way up on the chorus & the keys should have dominated
THe people who hooked the sound up fucked up. Go figure...
Anyway, thats what they get for not letting Thought on stage. Fuck the grammys. The Roots are a whole organism, you cant keep out BlackThought and think you gonna get a full performance
IndivisiblePrinciple 1 year ago
@IndivisiblePrinciple agree with your point, but the people who did the final mix for this video fucked up, not The "people who hooked up the sound". It actually sounds like it's recorded pretty well, the balance is just way off. Could be a front of house mix or something.
speekless 1 year ago
Wish black thought would of got a verse in would've killed it
90mv 1 year ago 5
R.I.P Big Proof...
beaumillar 1 year ago
Great, just great!
robinhofan1 1 year ago
Where's Black Thought ....
lasthoughts 1 year ago 5
this is pure awe
KOBEMAGUIRE 1 year ago
Eminem vocal + Roots instrumental = Awesome Song
turboss13 1 year ago 2
The legendary roots crew!!
awolf007 1 year ago
rip proof, you were a fucking legend
mrjonpotocki 1 year ago
the roots are too much for that poor asshole.
gigantomaquia 1 year ago
r i p proof
biggeorge1979xxx 1 year ago
5 stars
bigdeady1 1 year ago
i love this one compared to the orginal one
conspiracychris 1 year ago
this crowd is too silent
can they not see that there are legendary musicians on stage
hosssssss122 1 year ago 3
2:20-2:40 he needed air so badly....
solskim11 1 year ago
@solskim11 lol yeah he died at the ending at 2:39 but he still managed to pull it out
Blackhawk5656 1 year ago
2:20-2:40 he needed air so badly...
solskim11 1 year ago
the thing about preforming at the grammy's is..the audience just sit, and that's killing.
This preformance deserves a crowd who's going crazy and make this colab a magical experience.
Anubis4Hidden 1 year ago
Poets of the Fall - Carnival of rust
MrBassTa 1 year ago
check out the sed the mc and j cole battle
sedrickthemc 1 year ago
u only get 1 shot !!!
shnugz786 1 year ago
I love this because eminem is singing HIMSELF. and you can tell HE is the one who is singing. There is like no background recording like he normaly does. But this is the real him(L) MY GOD i love him.
TPink182 1 year ago
how could the audience NOT respond? white people are so repressed.
vitaminELT 1 year ago
Relax. The crowd was older and conservative. No one forced him to perform. You don't perform for approval, you perform cause it's what you love.
cosmojude 1 year ago 2
roots are amaizing band and eminem great mc v.good combination but need better crowd :D
darkoaerodrom 1 year ago
really good man !
TheStanSen 1 year ago
notice it was mostly the guys that stood up to show respect for em lol
xXrerunitXx 1 year ago
wtf this crowd is pure shit!!
fontelamatias 1 year ago
I hate that thing EMinem does with his hands like he's scratching a record LOL
Anyway one of the best that ever did it. But sorry not THE best...sorry Internet Stans.
darcskies777 1 year ago
eminem, hes a rapper for him self.
OHPHabbo 1 year ago
wats up wit da crowd??
Jayweezee96 1 year ago
"Detroit, what?!" R.I.P. BIG PROOF... DAMN I MISS HIM...
paclives692002 1 year ago
i wouldnt even perform for these fkin robots thats why the oscars are so gay, everything has to be so fkin serious....i mean for fuck sake theres a fkin legend on the stage!!!
GoochySpooge 1 year ago
i think he ran out of breath at the end of the second verse but this is really an amazing live performance
DragonHunterG 1 year ago
If I were Em, I'd throw shit at the crowd
blindgirlsdigme 1 year ago 5
questlove sense of rhythm is amazing!! he sounds like a fuckin drum machine!! the roots wouldnt be the same without him.
AND WTF IS GOIN ON WITH THAT CROWD?!?!
snowdjagha 1 year ago 5
@snowdjagha i think its just because he was at the grammys but they could have shown some energy
denverman619 1 year ago
He is the best.....
MegaGodzilla101 1 year ago 6
eminem is awesome but the crowd is so dead
Poseidonrulez 1 year ago 9
r.i.p proof
quincyfly 1 year ago 5
EMINEM COULD KILL ANY BEAT
BBagwell350 1 year ago 63
@BBagwell350 Fail.
mariankisiel 1 year ago
crowd is so boring i would be the only one there screaming my head off rofl
conspiracychris 1 year ago 6
The FUCKING ROOTS CREW!!!!!!!!!
awolf007 2 years ago 8
cool P man eminem
damienj1 2 years ago 2
Eminem is the Best Lyricist in the game....RIP PROOF
Roblow0219 2 years ago 6
Interesting.... Black Thought doesn't need a hype man. He should be spittin this verse instead.... It'd be way better. Go Roots!
marimba94 2 years ago 5
Check out my vids!!!! I just uploaded five new songs with tons of dope rhymes!!!!
JFrickle 2 years ago
standing ovation :D, but where is black thought
tracksta 2 years ago 2
i cant believe people are saying the roots are 'anonymous'
learn your hip hop history
ahlvinf 2 years ago 6
What are the audience glued to their seats? Why are they static like they are dead?
ecouriercouk 2 years ago 4
they do that for most rappers i noticed
Saspurs326 1 year ago
@Saspurs326 - Yes, well it's unacceptable. They were not even nodding their static heads to this OSCAR WINNING tune - then to add insult to injury - only 20% of the audience gave a standing ovation. Bloody robots.
ecouriercouk 1 year ago 8
yes?
m061688 2 years ago
is the guitarist ben kenney?
wunshiin 2 years ago
yes
techbonus 1 year ago 4
?uestlove, such a powerfull drummer!
litoazmitia 2 years ago 55
shady sounds like he ran a mile before he started singing this....
LJITLOML 2 years ago
Say what you want about EM, the boy can flow. The Roots what can I say, they are always pushing the envelope.
DarkHalo08 2 years ago 3
Eminem is usually quite good live. NOT that this wasn't good, it was great, but it could've been better without the audible gasping. What's the point in having two hype men if they're practically doing nothing? I mean, what the fuck was that?
TiKnights 2 years ago
crowds dead xD
tak0242424 2 years ago 3
Nice combo!
lurifaxable 2 years ago 5
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roots anonymous fucking idiot :)))
a2thek47 2 years ago
The roots are anonymous? Fool! They is legend!!
hotwheelz20072 2 years ago 5
he was running out of breath on this performance.check out all those white guys rising 4rm they sits to clap,lol
rawkid30i 2 years ago
he never out of breath
shadodaful 2 years ago
he *gasp* couldn't go *gasp* more than a couple *gasp* lines without *gasp* gasping. the roots was flawless, however
adamjlesandrini 2 years ago
where is the crowd
shadodaful 2 years ago
lol He was getting out of breath easier in this version.
piepermatthew 2 years ago
Thats great Eminem and an anonymous back up band. I didn't see the point of having the roots.
zxcv73 2 years ago
Watch Proof at 3:42, he's so emerged in the beat!
Classic song, great performance.
DTR89 2 years ago
yes the roots have instrumental talents but their albums are just as ridiculous! they are a popular cover band cuz they can put together great music! ....check out this group "INRG" i been listening to...another awesome group in the making if u ask me!
jazzefingers 2 years ago
The Roots are so underrated. I mean they play their instrumentals and have lyrics as hell (search for black thought)
splifferdelthathug 2 years ago 5
?uestlove 4 president
ilsio 2 years ago
I grew up listening to this song since I was 6, this is a classic. May no one ever forget it.
Habachi44 2 years ago 6
this song is only 7 years old, why are your parents letting a kid listen to eminem?
adamjlesandrini 2 years ago 3
Perfect!! This Is A Real Rapper He Raps About Real Shit And No Auto Tune
ClownDK 2 years ago 5
And there's people who say rap doesn't have instruments
VPrimeTimeV 2 years ago 3
bad guitar :-/
prosimtanehovormi 2 years ago
roots are a great live band
dustinroe 2 years ago
u on pills or something funktabulous ? nothing happens at 3:02 !
cwjames101 2 years ago
at 3:02 all the way to the end. dayem! sick lyrics. and the roots go nuts! one of the best on stage collabs for me!
funktabulous 2 years ago
if u had one shoot one oportunity to seize everything you've ever wanted in one moment, would u capture it? or just lets slip
ERNESERNES 2 years ago
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He doesn't think hes black lmao, he just acts black. He grew up w. niggers, so he acts likem, but hes one of the best rappers because hes white.
translucentorb 2 years ago
Best song ever MARSHALL!!
tzs3889 2 years ago
black, white? wtf, we're all the same! i'm white and hate razists, does that meen I act like a black?
and if I am black, does that made me worse person?
FFFFFFFuck u
hawkassCorleone 2 years ago 6
yeah I totally agree! you go girl!
translucentorb 2 years ago
spgurl47 2 years ago 5
The Roots are the hardest working group in show biz.
Theyre either recording or touring nearly every damn day of the year.
Oh yea, and now theyre a house band for a TV show 5 nights a week?? and still do concerts on the weekend and are working on the new album... AND if youve seen them live as I have a few times you know theyre never anything less then 110% energy
and Black Thought is one of the deadliest MCs of our time
frankcastle139 2 years ago 4
This is what I call a REAL LIVE PERFORMANCE.
I know he must of been gasping for air backstage after this performance, even though he wasnt moving much, he was spitting out everything he had in him.
kidmoney2007 2 years ago 55
well said..
EstaLivio 2 years ago
Eminem is great, however, either he went crazy and/or pop because he was in the spotlight. Now he just makes horseshit. THE ROOTS HAVE ALWAYS MADE 100% art, bottomline.
ravensfan4evr 2 years ago
go die
ggifilose 2 years ago 3
EMINEM IS THE KING OF RAP... nuff said
froassassin 2 years ago 5
king of rap for sure!
king of hip-hop, that's another story
ShinCefca 2 years ago 7
and the roots are awesome enough to let eminem bask in their glory.. questlove for life..
devanshu123 2 years ago 7
rip proof
SiriusNoTypo 2 years ago 2