Joell Ortiz - "Ups And Downs"

[ItsProfessuhX]

i play this shit everyday bigs ups to joell

[azucarcruz]

lol watching the playoffs on a fuzzy t v screen

[SuperRapper1]

Dem slaughter house niggas got drunk and disliked da video.... Latinos up nigga

[bigdickdrewforu69]

-kevin lopez aka dipshit mcgee

[PUNAHELE808MC]

This Shit Needs More Views!

[kevinadolfolopez]

still my favorite all time video... - kevin lopez

[hustla878]

seriously, 210,00 views.....

[Brunodotcoza]

Cant believe there are dislikes for this dope shit right here!!!!!!!!Haters!!....J. Ortiz u the shit!!!

[jkssrox]

very nice UNCLE!

[youngsimmsmuzik]

F4F!?... @aubreybnaubrey

[heavybarz]

This guys makes me go WHOA!!!

[LivingBetterTV]

CHECK OUT MY MUSIC AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!

[bigstephmac11]

lol I swear this song is like my fucking life I mean my life right now aint that fucked up because I am in school now but from being looked at as a baller type hustling nigga 2 a struggling college student trying 2 keep it 2gether shit life is crazy i guess Joel u the shit my nigga

[OriginalVis1]

any1 know what album/mixtape is on? I GOTTA cop!!!

[oc1omaen]

That's the same sample OC used on his Smoke & Mirrors album.  But I like it.

[nortiz1999]

Joell Ortiz to Drop New Album on November 30

[Callogiero]

16 people didn,t have a good day

[rickjames21]

I been fucking with Ortiz since before Dre..... He been my dude for bars and rhyme structure.... He understands word play

[19cjw88]

my future was so bright in pitch black i wore shades.....decent line that!

[SuperRatedr1]

this dude is one of the only ones in todays fucked up hiphop game that gives me the feeling like when i listen to biggie ,pac and big pun i love joell orti real hiphop this dude knows how hiphop supposeto sound .

[RussianDimal]

I C U Like Me cos there is no one like me!!!!

[bizzyraprules]

Ups comes to Downs and Downs come to Ups ..shiiit but what happens when from down you go downer ? 

[77musica]

Only NEw YOrkers now about duck sauce.

[whenicomeup]

This artis has mic skills from the old way,and his style is fresh&str8dope for the masses.I always dig this mc's flows.

[8543derrick]

Blood that nigga straight flame. KEEP IT POPP'N DOG. 

[CheeezMaster]

Holland reporting in. FIRE.

[kalstonii]

the truth is Im always listenin to artists nobody has ever heard of...I guess thas why Ima b one of those people nobody's ever heard of...

[wilthefinisher]

Real shit, lol.>>>>>>>> One, from Newark

[TheCabs27]

dis dude is ill!!

[rodenrren2]

who´s the girl singing?



[JoellOrtiz323]

spread joells music this music should be better known

[JUNDABUGG]

this dude is hip hop. when you want to listen to real hip hop music joell ortiz is what you want to hear in are era. it's sad how if you not rapping like i got benz and gucci on with big icy chains poppin bottle, you cant blow up in the music game. explain that jimmy lovin

[ColumbiaEChem]

with the ups come the downs... but we're back up again star!

[burnzism]

this dude is spittin honest shit.

[trinidad318]

Fuck dre that bitch

[frankwhite1ne]

had my hands ont he mustartd tryna ketchup

[SCGtv91]

wa cd waz dis on plz?

[boozaaa]

Joell's Shake Freestyle on my page. Check it out.

[Luciousaries]

Wow, growing up in the Project in the otha blding Joel, I neva knew how you had skills.. but um yeah when I see you Imma let you know how you made me see a diffferent side to the Rap Game.. cuz I in fact don't care to much For it... From Mariah blding 330 next to you 417 hehehehehe

[Fotoshooting1]

Cool "robbery" / Sound Video

[smokedzank]

ima white dude from Tdot n nuff rappers tryna make it down here but its too gangsta for these ppl but this is sum next shit joell keep it real if u check this keep doin it man i feel da same ways sumtimes u jus gota chill n listen to sumbody who feels jus like u before u do suttin dumb

[ChRiiZ]

yea shits hottt...

[BarryShane1Monstrok]

im 22 white male from south west va,,,,and I relate to alot of this dude says....Poverty...being on the bottom rung,,,,goes beyond race..country blah blah ....real is real...

[TheVisionary84]

I'm a 25 year old Irish cat from NYC, living in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens... All kinda crazy ghettos from Crown Heights to Newark NJ to The South Bronx... I relate to this shit too. Man I been on top too, I wasn't even old enough to get into clubs and the bouncers were all my friends, chillin in the VIP with bottles... I know about being out on my last limb, sleeping on the subway, hungry, public assistance shut ya shit down!!!! Sick and can't get a doctor homie!!! Shit is real!

[BarryShane1Monstrok]

but you got a computer

[TheVisionary84]

Yeah I got a few things now, you think I had a computer while I was homeless? Or are you saying that because I now have a computer I built myself that none of that shit ever happened? I don't understand. If so why is that a bad thing, aren't you supposed to work hard? Even if you slave away in a kitchen and have to work days and nights just to pay rent and bills? Besides, lets just say someone was doing something on the side for money, (not saying I am) u could get a computer in one sale.

[BarryShane1Monstrok]

Im just saying youve done somthing right. I mean it in a good way

[TheVisionary84]

Oh no doubt, I appreciate that. So used to youtube being about people bitching at you over everything you say. I actually built a recording studio. Well, I mean it ain't much but it's effective. There was a time I was doing well for myself. Recession fucking us up.

[BarryShane1Monstrok]

Im a musician myself...on my channel i got some crappy videos of my first band. im from small town Va. I live now in blacksburg at Virginia Tech..Im outta place in the cities.

[TheVisionary84]

werd? I'll check em out... Yeah, I feel out of place in small towns but I love the peace. In the Bronx it's this massive concrete jungle, all you hear is loud music, shouting, sirens, fights and gunshots. I'm gonna put some of my photography up soon, it shows what the hood really looks like... inside certain projects and on the street. Virginia Tech? You don't know any of the victims do you?

[BarryShane1Monstrok]

I didnt know any of the poor souls that got shot,.,. but when shit hits soo close to home,., anyone of them coulda been a cousin or friend or friend of a friend.,., just senseless bullshit.

[TheVisionary84]

Yeah... I lost another friend last night myself, I feel for any of the families who had been so happy to know their kids were growing, going to college, bright future ahead of them. Gone! A mother carried someone 9 months and raised them they entire life, for what?! All over nothing?! Sorry man... shit is to real. I hope things are going well on your end. I check your videos... pretty cool. You still in that band?

[biggstaffesc123]

@TheVisionary84

i got shot when i was 12.......thats crazyer than any of ur shit

[TheVisionary84]

@biggstaffesc123 I didn't realize this was a contest. You don't know me or how crazy my shit is.

[biggstaffesc123]

@TheVisionary84

you just said ur whole story on youtube

[TheVisionary84]

@biggstaffesc123 THAT'S JUST ONE STORY!!! Not taking nothing away from you, getting shot at 12 is real crazy shit, just saying... This is only a few words... My story could be a whole book. More to it then youtube shit. Everyone has crazy stories, some deeper then others. Was it a stray or deliberate? I'm lucky, been shot at a bunch of times never hit. So many other people I saw weren't so lucky. Be glad your alive. Peace.

[TheVisionary84]

So whats your hometown in Virginia like? Community related shit. Are you from the city or rural area?

[truthkilla]

I'm Puerto RIcan born and raised in NYC I can relate to about 90% of what Joel Ortiz raps about. When I say the shit he says is the truth is because it was for me.

[mfzambrano]

This is one of his best songs...up there with "Never Sleep." Love you Joell!

[prospekt]

I wonder how many people on here who say stuff like "dis shit is da real truth" actually have any idea what its like to for a real gangster in the ghettos of the USA. Most likely they're white kids in the suburbs trying to sound legit. I can't say I can relate to what he's saying, but I can definitely appreciate the earnestness of Oriz's raps and his down-to earth, no-bullshit approach. I really hope he makes it.

[devindadude420]

or black kids tryin to be "legit" or hispanics tryin to be " legit" how the fuck you know kid /// everything aint black and white....this is real shit no matter where you from you can relate...

[prospekt]

That's what I mean, I don't know, and I never said I did. I said "I wonder". And then "most likely". True though, anyone can take his words out of Ortiz's context and relate them to their own lives, and that's why he's a good lyricist. I still wonder though how many people can literally relate to his stories though.

[AOC230]

from canada so i cant speak about gettos in general, but we have a rapper up here called K'naan sick as fuck this cat is!!! he has a song called what 's hardcore as hes from samalia, and the shit he stats makes the USA ghettos look like childs play compared... IT"S ALL ABOUT SELF IMPROVEMENTS my friends. these mc's aint branging about poverty, just speaking about where they came from

[kushsmokah]

@AOC230 I grew up in a 10 000 dollar trailer with 25 year mortgage on it and we ain't never paid the shit off. No one from where I grew up had money for food let alone rent. Canada has its share of poverty stricken areas. Maybe you where justnever exposed to some of the underbelly.

[TheVisionary84]

Doesn't he live in New York? Yeah I have the album, Dusty Foot Philosopher... Trust me I know, I had family coming from Kosovo as refugees. Honestly don't even know for sure if they still alive. They got sent back years ago but trust me I know all about war and genocide from the stories I hear, horrific shit... Millions were killed. People sleep with Aka's if you can even sleep... I hope things are getting better for people there and in Somalia but it's hard to imagine.

[zeefem]

@prospekt

everbody struggles, both white and black, ppl from the burbs and ppl from the ghetto. you shouldnt be so judgemental cuz you cant tell anything from ones comment. you dont know whos typing or what life hes living. this the type of music that only attracts one type of people in my opinion so na i dont rly think theres too many fakes on here "trynna sound legit"

respect to joell ortiz

[stickupcity1]

@zeefem couldn't of said it better bro...everybody got problems

[xoxoJOHNxoxo]

Great record, Joell Ortiz!!

[hustler01]

its the girl from the group S.P.O.O.K.S

[Shoesmanumba1]

I'm from Russia, people ,and in Russia Joell ortiz listen too!! He really stike ya rhymes! Real shit

[detoxuncut]

real shit. hott spitt.

[broox1456]

yo my man spit dat real life shit niggaz gotta respeck. BK!

[justkrazy1011]

joell ortiz and dj premier should work together on an album project...

there are sales guaranteed

[DaTrEALmAN]

Joell is a true MC not a rapper

[reggiemillerthree]

Joell isn't the future of hip hop..He is HIP HOP!!!!!

[CAZPERsayz]

@reggiemillerthree

MUCH RESPECT TO THIS HIP HOP ARTIST......but

damn you lost ma niggah same goes for the bitches who gave you thumbs up

dont you know that underground is real hip hop,...not niggas like drake lil wayne and all the rest of them so called hip hop artist that depend on their beats, real hip hop artist dont depend on their beats because even on acapella they're ILL....know that underground IS REAL HIP HOP, remember that -CAZ n.y. astoria

[Kulfur]

@CAZPERsayz

chyeah yeah niggah thats for realz

[kytastone]

@CAZPERsayz i feel hip hop isnt jus the underground shit u listen to... hip hop is the shit u relate 2... not who every1 says is the best cuz any1 has an argument that sum1 is the best tel me their is 1 rapper as good as eminem or young jeezy or the game in underground hip hop

[oORagDollOo]

@reggiemillerthree u couldnt be more rite my friend

[187Smokey]

who produced this ?

[kinetiktheenergyman]

I think Statik Selektah produced it.

[illbootya]

lil sissy wayne came out the closet finally . stop promoting homorappers, now and days these rapper use that fucking gay assed sounding mic to cover up the fact that their lyrics are garbage. the best rapper now out in 2009 july is,,, JOELL ORTIZ hes the truth im telling you listen to any songs first 20 seconds and you will be convinced what real talent is..

[ChrisShaw567]

this guy is amazing he is hands down the most talented artist ive heard so far and ive been listening to hip hip for 3 years and ive only heard 3 songs of his so far im defenintly soing to buy one of his albums next time i find a music store with some decent CDs

[wallyera]

Slaughterhouse album.. August 11th.. Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce da 5'9'', Joe Budden.. Definitely worth looking into..

[skymunro]

3 years??? how old are you?? damn i feel old...my first rap albums were Cypress Hill "Black Sunday" "36 chambers", kurious "a constipated monkey" Onyx "Back the fuck up" and a Grand Puba tape...all bootleg...all from 1993..

[blucamaro]

id hit that girlie SILLY.

so fine.

[casethemanest]

iz he srious? this pussy is hillarious

[brenmann57]

this guy iz forreal

[kurybingai]

Real Rap music.

greetings from europe!!!

[greg42687]

Everything was sunny now the rain wont go away, Im a nickel bag cess in a room full of haze.... I Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[q2spray]

truth Da game GRRRR!l;kfksksjh'gdgldx

[KINGPIN617]

god damm.

[devindadude420]

real shit

[biggstaffesc123]

DOPE SHIT

why aint he on MTV or itunes

[TherrorTazz]

it's called hiphop ..

he raps because he like's it not for the $

unlike the bitches who kill hiphop lil wayne souljaboy and those other fuckers like them

[Shoujoboy51]

Rappers don't kill hip hop the fans do.

Also Hip hop is a culture not a Genre.

So they are in fact killing rap which is one of the 4 parts of Hip Hop right next to Djing, Bboying and Graffiti.

[TherrorTazz]

how fans kill it ?

i just sayd that he raps because he like's it and commercial rappers do it for the money :S

[Shoujoboy51]

Because the fans eat up songs like lollipop.

You have to realize guys who want lyrics like Joell Ortiz brings are in the Minority.

Also he doesn't do rap just because he "likes" it.

He's doing to make money, so he can get out of the projects.

You can't fault someone for leaving to live good.

[buttacup76]

he doesnt like rhyming he loves it!!!!! he's living the american dream he's doing something he loves to do for free and found out a way to get paid for it!!!!!!! you gotta love that

[buttacup76]

you are a b-boy if you live the lifestyle there are 4 elements of hip hop emceeing deejaying graffiti and breakdancing you got to live it to learn it to know it!!!!! actually they're trying to add skateboarding as a element of hip hop

[Shoujoboy51]

Lol I I know all the elements but he isn't doing it for "free".

This is to eat! This is to get out of the projects!

It's money motivated but he still expresses himself.

That's the thing this is his Job. Not just something he does as a hobby on the side.

He's said it in his music, he wants to do big things and have nice money.

[GTproYNT]

skateboardin is an element to hip hop...as well as beatbox

[AnawatSnivib]

Peace... There are 5 elements. The one that always seems forgotten is KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge is the foundation. Nothing can stand without knowledge.

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

HE IS ON ITUNES.

[SIRRAH7productions]

This shit is 2 Hot!

[OGFISTSOFBUDDA]

bangger

[GREGHINES]

Realest dude in HipHop right now.

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

this whole song isa fireeeeeee. nothing is wrong with it

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

i was pissed off. i tried to buy this joint from itunes. but they didn';t have it on there. they had his other songs.

[chapinaso]

Joell the GREAT ONE

Big up your chest LATINOS this guy is the new shitnizzz

[KJtheMC]

niiice track. didnt feel the hook. too generic

[CatchWreck]

who is shorty singin on the hook?? it almost seem like Ming from the Spooks.

[Tres617]

I dont know but that shit is hot though

[jizzy2sexi]

It is ming from the spooks

[hiphopjunkie06]

real shit

[fab5jaz]

who the fuck said hip hop aint dead.if it would of been 10 years ago joell would of been signed cause of course he is top 5 or maybe top 3.its not hip hop no more its flip flop.

[mchan12]

is there any more real rappers like joell ortiz and immortal tech??

[TorontoRaptorsDaBest]

Big Lue CHECK HIM OUT BEST LYRICAL RAPPER IN THA GAME

[mchan12]

thanks

[SaphiOxX]

Saigon man!!!!

check out True story, Color Purple, Desperado, Pain in my life,...

[mchan12]

thanks man there gr8 i is really getting into the real hip hip lately if u got any more give me a shout thanks again

[KMK895]

royce, budden, crooked i

[goldeneagles2011]

krs still keep it real.  papoose too.

[kalilkash973]

sad..ill artists like ortiz dont get the same burn as half these wack cats....this joint is pure piff..with a real message

[boricua616]

Man Joell is straight fire! He can drop a 125 grams freestyle or make a concept song on life, I love the versatility. It's a shame he cant find a label to do the right thing with his talent, reminds me of what happened to Royce da 5'9".

This nigga gets 5 stars for this.

[ckDEEWEEZYck]

Joell Ortiz is in a group with Royce..... And Crooked I and Joe Budden.

[twinturbog]

the Group is Called Slaughterhouse....its a beast..

[Mindstate88]

Im feelin this but wats up wit the chick on the chorus??? I aint feelin her voice on this...

[SaphiOxX]

She aight to me

any1 know who she is? Is she the gurl that used to be in spooks?

[westbart]

don't know but her name is Ming

[benji11123456]

big pun came back as this nigga

[mitchlittlezfan7]

i know rite. but i like him better

[boricua616]

Yea I feel you on that but Joell says himself dont compare him to Pun out of respect to Pun even though it's a great honor. What I like about Joell Ortiz is that he spits crack but he stays humble, something you dont see out of most emcees these days. Then again I wouldnt call Maino or Soulja Boy an emcee.

[kraneranx]

Banging track something I've been missing for some time. Tru essence of hiphop, aaaahhh I can breathe again.

[richierch18]

this is the realeast shit ive heard in a while. dam, its about time. do your thing jo!!!!

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

this shit is fireeeeeeeeeee

[hawk12399]

180th rating 5*****

[stickupcity]

some real shit

[RawDLuxx]

yo what album is this on? this might be the illest ortiz joint i heard

[dorianp90]

ortiz....fire!

[AlbanianEagle11]

she got a sexy voiceeeeee

[tripbeam4]

to tru

[pjet78]

u said it, this here is sum real shit

[izzy1085]

the realist rapper and da best in the game.somebody need to blow him up..........

[izzy1085]

one of the coldest rapper in da world.dude,get crazy lyrics.hold up u.s.a.the rebirth of big pun is back takin over the new bitch shit rapper called they self m.c

[Raptors2OO9]

Dre's an asshole he didn't even give him a chance

[JBautistaO]

It Wasn't Dre's Fault Man! Joell Wanted Out Cuz They (Interscope)Told Him 2 Wait Till Dre Came Out With Detox And He Just Told Him That He Didn't Wanna Wait I Think He Has The Video Where They Interviewed Him And He Talked About It!!

[mistahmistah]

yeh its on youtube 'joell ortiz opens up'

[brooks718]

to be fair to dre...runnin' aftermath is not one of his strong suits. eve (pushed back), (busta drops but with lukewarm reception)...there hasn't been a true aftermath success. em had built a buzz and had the built in hook as a 'white' rapper...50 is not with aftermath technically (he's with shady records).

dre does beats (he doesn't write, he doesn't promote, etc.) and he is a perfectionist when it comes to beats...so it takes forever to get product out of him (hence detox still percolating).

[mistahmistah]

fuckin word! lol

[MakahaKillah]

dope

[jahza75]

yes joel is just as nice as rakim..mc 4 mc..just listen to this nigga..a lotta niggas aint wanna rap no mo after this cat spits..its the intelligence in the words stupid

[jorgeblaze]

aww man!

this is wat gets me tight. ppl wit crazyy skills like joelle dont get half the credit he needs

[Peekay1]

Who wouldn't walk away from Aftermath? They release 1 album every 5 years. They make quality music but as an artist, you can't stay out of the game that long. Good move for Joell, still has Dre beats that will actually get released.

[ThatNikkaLaw]

oh and he walked away from aftermath primarily due to promotion, he wasnt gettin any, dont blaim em, he did what he had too, he left cuz he wants NOW

[ThatNikkaLaw]

if tha words joell and shitty are associated in tha same statement ur clearly mentally retarded... YAWAAA

[NightLinks]

I like this song!

Nice Job!

[TheAnimalsBlog]

yo joel is mad shitty u do dont wut the fuck your tlkn bout

[msryder1]

the lil wayne, T.I. bullshit days are over, thank god for joell, yes yes yall.

[Jule1016]

Man Joell goin' kill when he get the light.....I heard KanYe tryna sign him 2 G.O.O.D. music but it might be fake....hope it isnt cuz thats a crazy team

KANYE, COMMON, AND JOELL!?!?!?!?!

SIKK

[crumphil]

this nigga dont need aftermath and dre

straight up dude got next

[getyapaper]

the beat is amazing. cam´ron used it also on "swagga talk" with hell rell and forty cal. but it sounds a lil bit different.

[linesfinest]

if you cant relate to the shit he be on you from outer space or some shit

[banderas2504]

Can´t wait for his album to drop. that´s real hip hop

[FranchiseLove]

good looks

[TMO25]

What I like of this rap cat he talks about real daily life shit. We all know what he is talking about. I think this separates him from other rappers

T.

[leaveitplease]

how the hell did joell get dropped from aftermath???....this guy is a what hip hop is all about, he got it all...except dre's beats!!!

[metavoice]

Not dropped.  He asked to be released. Aftermath is swamped.

what??? who in their right mind gonna walk away from aftermath...after less than a year!! he was bombed out my friend!! just listen to the lyrics ...it even shows the contract release forms at the end of the vid!! peace!