I had no business walking around singing this as a child. Hits so different as an adult.

@bamaboitube8572

Жыл бұрын

Unless you were actually going through it

@tellmeaboutit9975

10 ай бұрын

As a Samantha too, I know girl, I know!

@Yukon_83

10 ай бұрын

I never listened to all the way through .as a kid . 😢 Now I know why ...😢😢😢 As an adult 😢😢😢

@serronserron1320

10 ай бұрын

The hustle of a 10 year old is tough

@TerryStewart724

8 ай бұрын

​@@willn8664this wasn't around in 90's so I can't imagine.

It’s wild how we all sung this song with our chests as children but now as adults we realize the severity. 🥺

@marshunnaclark5829

2 жыл бұрын

Girl... and the girl's story is just heartbreaking.

@rachelmm05

Жыл бұрын

Yea it's sad I'm about to be in tears 😢😢

@swaggadollent.chicago2052

Жыл бұрын

Devastating 😢

@LaurelMiller-gs9xo

Жыл бұрын

I got off my k bus singing this and take a puff pass it to me now that was in 2003-2004

@jmaldonado143

Жыл бұрын

Yes I dropped a few tears listening just now.

2024 anybody here?

@mrfocigaz

27 күн бұрын

no

@davidjones9822

26 күн бұрын

2025

@mamabearscave-5772

25 күн бұрын

Yup

@deresedames3614

23 күн бұрын

Yes sir

@bryantmckinney5176

23 күн бұрын

Here

I think this song implanted an early seed of empathy and I have never forgotten it

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

AMEN ❤❤❤❤

@RoarofdalioN

3 ай бұрын

The only thing that stuck with me was the “you trying to tell me your girlfriend couldn’t just go out and get a regular job?”

@OzzyVRrealone

3 ай бұрын

Ditto

@sayitloudblcknproud

3 ай бұрын

Amen!

@prestonmatthews725

Ай бұрын

True.

This song is extremely profound. We all like to judge others but we have no clue what is it like to be in someone else's situation.

@themsfamily8380

Жыл бұрын

That's a fact that's y i don't judge nobody...you jus never know

@Precious903

Жыл бұрын

2023 still here for thisssssssss ❤

@RapFanatic4ever

Жыл бұрын

Never judge a book by it's cover. You never know what's going on when you scratch the surface

@only1_granielle

Жыл бұрын

On God Herself. 🫂

@Angie_bae

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!❤

日本語コメントを見た外国人｢この曲日本人にも人気で嬉しい限りやで｣ 真相を知ってしまった外国人｢なんだこれは…たまげたなぁ…｣

This song taught me more about practicing safe sex, treating my girlfriends right, and some of the tragic truths about things that are happening to innocent kids out there everyday. It managed to teach me some MATURE lessons when I was, what? 12 years old when this song came out. If you're reading this and out there suffering or just dealing with some harsh times in life, I LOVE YOU.

@ambm_4

Жыл бұрын

🫶

@ItsJustBigME.

9 ай бұрын

Love you too mud5377❤

@staceyD.M

8 ай бұрын

Needed to see this ❤ love you xx

@Kimpayge2605

8 ай бұрын

Yess well said ! Love you too Mud5377

@paigeproctor4346

8 ай бұрын

That's really sweet ❤❤❤Good for you 😊

Every day I woke up hoping to die... I remember feeling this so hard as a single mom of 5 who finally escaped her abuser. By god, I got up on my feet and let go over every excuse. Thank God theyre grown, healthy and thriving. Glory to God.

@cammynull9749

Жыл бұрын

Good job mamma!!!

@goody2shoes560

Жыл бұрын

Blessings

@VillaDan

Жыл бұрын

That's all your doing and no one else's, you should be praising yourself not God

@JenAmazed42

Жыл бұрын

@@VillaDan praising myself of acceptance of praise from others is not always the easiest thing for a survivor. I know who I am and what I'm made of. I am proud of the choices I made to get myself and my children up out of that situation. But I give glory to God because without HIM, none of it would have been possible. I don't believe in coincidence and too many times, I witnessed the impossible, on my journey out of hell on earth. I will always give God the glory HE deserves. I appreciate your recognition of my efforts but I'd never tell you what to believe or not believe. That's up to you.

@House.Of.Pain.

Жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🏾

This song is so deep, never knew a childhood song that we use to bop to could be a reality today for some

@Aristocratic13

4 жыл бұрын

stace J yeah I definitely did not understand it as a kid lol

@twinkletwinklelittlebat

4 жыл бұрын

During that childhood, some of us lived word by word this song

@lilvizyena

4 жыл бұрын

@@twinkletwinklelittlebat thank you I was gon say the same thing smh

@twinkletwinklelittlebat

4 жыл бұрын

@@lilvizyena people hear the words but will never understand the feeling. Hopefully never will that is.

@rachelsims8588

2 жыл бұрын

WS an adult who had a 2 year old son and just split from his biological contributer was working at a strip club in the Bible belt. Got kicked out of church for waiting tables so the next Monday tried out for dancing

City High was ahead of its time ❤

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

Yea they was❤❤❤❤❤😊

@lashanfurlow389

Ай бұрын

Fr ❤

@RapFanatic4ever

17 күн бұрын

Yeah they were

It's incredible how this song flew under the radar given its heavy subject matter and its message of trying to get out of rock bottom even if the odds are heavily stacked against you. Profound, inspirational and grossly underappreciated

@michaelj4256

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if music with a message was promoted today.. I guess some slip through the cracks, but back then we had quite a few songs that made you think.

@ashleynagy3617

10 ай бұрын

Listen to runaway love by Ludacris and Mary j blige

@user-xk5hx5sh8l

6 ай бұрын

Flew under the radar? I was there when this song was the biggest thing out. You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing this. And as much as I love this song...they lyrics are kinda ass. Here you have a girl who's life is complete shit and she's doing everything she can to make them ends meet, and they're like "Oh well, my mama didn't do that," like shut the fuck up dog. Who cares how she gets it...she doing what she gotta do

@wutdadill

5 ай бұрын

Under the rug?? This song was everywhere when it came out 20 something years ago.

@patches710

5 ай бұрын

There's honestly so many amazing songs like this that exist that people just dismiss because "rap". My favorite artist is logic because he constantly sings about the struggles of poverty, how he made it out and how he wishes he could help out all those he has seen struggle in the past.

I was struggling with my own personal hell, which is addiction when this song was popular. I would turn it up SO loud & promise myself that I would get my shit together. I am sober now, almost a year & a half!!!

@prestonmatthews725

Ай бұрын

Well done buddy. Keep it up fam. Addiction isn’t easy. I see it a lot with my clients. Wishing you all the best. Surround yourself with a good support system and never let hope die. 🫂

@AK-jw7rx

Ай бұрын

Congrats. That's great 👍

@RapFanatic4ever

17 күн бұрын

Congrats I’m happy for you

I got out of prison in 2001. I remember this song as if it was playing on the radio today. Been out 18 years! All thanks and praises to God! ❤

@ashleeradzik

4 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! Congrats!

@kymberlynnethompson9306

4 жыл бұрын

🙏💛🙏💙🙏

@jamesparker238

4 жыл бұрын

Amen praise God give yourself credit for hard work 👍

@derekmills5534

4 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️

@DakhilB

4 жыл бұрын

ALLAH'S BLESSINGS...

You know as a kid this song didnt hit as hard as it does now that I'm grown with two sons I would do ANYTHING for them ♡

@thomasmartin6299

4 жыл бұрын

Fam my square ass was singing this and dancing as a kid. Literally one of the realest song out

@poppaluv

4 жыл бұрын

I got $50!

@oliviablackburn1113

4 жыл бұрын

Yes same!!! I hear this song in a whole other way now. I feel bad that I used to judge women who stripped and etc.

@lancethespear4349

4 жыл бұрын

@@poppaluv Hahaha ha right fucking send it. 😂😂😂

@CallmeBatty3

4 жыл бұрын

@@poppaluv woa you know $40 is standard, stop driving the market up mannnnn

My mum sang this song to me, As a child I knew what was going on. Gotta feed the kids right? and I’ll always love and respect you for that. I never went hungry and I would never choose another. I miss you, Mum. R. I .p Rought ignorant pigs.😂❤

@kelli-jaynefinn7040

3 ай бұрын

If you know Kelli it’s actually her partner, Aaron commenting, and didn’t realise sorry lin for the confusion 😂

@alextrujimx

3 ай бұрын

Its hard I got you

syamuさんが愛した曲👽♥

@taya949

10 ай бұрын

ﾊｯｽﾙﾏｰﾆｰ ﾒﾆﾒﾆﾏﾆﾏﾆ

Fun Fact: They actually did this song in 1999 for the Life soundtrack, but gave it a proper release a year later. So, imo, this is a 90s song.

@vme1111

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. This is definitely a 90s song. A lot of people just didn’t hear it until 2 years later

@DrEvil-sd9nu

4 жыл бұрын

This song came out in 2001 not 2000

@vme1111

4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Evil no you’re wrong. The song was made in 1999. It didn’t officially release on their album until 2001. It’s literally in the movie Life which came out in 1999

@angelataylor7799

3 жыл бұрын

so did dr. dre steal the middle part for the next episode? or did they steal it from him?

@vme1111

3 жыл бұрын

Angela Taylor Dr. Dre sampled it from David McCallum’s “The Edge” which I’m sure you can find here on KZread. No beats in Hip Hop are original per say. They’re all sampled from various works of composers. From there, City High included it. But this song was definitely made in 1999

This song hits different as an adult.

@rashardb203

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@Ghost-wz7tc

2 жыл бұрын

@M3l203 Younger kids don't understand the lyrics as well as adults do.

@elizabethrobson6937

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@ravennichols5481

2 жыл бұрын

Fucking straight up

@edgarallanyo616

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

When this song came out, I was a single mother in my early 20s, dancing for a living. I never went farther than dancing, and my son was never hungry. This song still brings me tears every time I hear it. It's so real. The judgement I faced for dancing, when that's all I did :( The worry that your baby will suffer. The fleeing from familial SA. All too relatable.

@classys-chassis6433

3 ай бұрын

You know it's a sad weird world when the dude in Denver eating soup with no kids comment gets more likes than yours of relating to this song in one way or another.. I'm not tryna start somethin but I just find that odd 🫤 but hey atleast you did what u had too to take care of you & yours 🤷‍♂️

@eklectiktoni

3 ай бұрын

Sis, I hope things are better for you now.

@TiffanyDavis-bv6qt

2 ай бұрын

I love song it was my sister favourite song god bless her soul

@Bigpbroz

2 ай бұрын

Honey you're not alone. My mom will be gone 5 years in June. She danced her whole life up into her early 40s. She got us this home that I'm in now. She kept us 4 kids fed, clothed, raised in church, raised with chores/in the country life and respectful. NEVER be ashamed. Much love to you ❤️

@antonyjharper31

Ай бұрын

No shame in doing what you need to do woman! Hope you are doing better now!

June 2024 who still listening???? come on what would you do?

@punkminkis

Ай бұрын

I just listened to Next Episode, and it reminded me of this song. Had to introduce my coworker to this

@prestonmatthews725

Ай бұрын

I didn’t realize that he was apart of Sister Act. The reunion brought me here but City High was my band. The more you know.

@yvettebaldati-rice477

Ай бұрын

Real struggles

@Mariesworld01

Ай бұрын

Keep listening

@amandamillican8731

27 күн бұрын

Survive is the only answer

Why can't we make music like this anymore

@deedee7692

2 жыл бұрын

Make songs about having sex for money ? They definitely still make music like this lmao

@TonySlick69

2 жыл бұрын

Because this shit is corny

@pinetree320

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonySlick69 who?

@jacobfinkle

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonySlick69 it isnt corny because some people genuinely relate+; this was the normal music when this was made

@rebellion8930

2 жыл бұрын

Cuz no one has an identity any more. Social media and internet destroyed originality. That's why everything from our past gets reused and rebranded.

2020 who still listen 👂 to this music 🎶 never get old

@deadeyes-x42games10

4 жыл бұрын

I just found this and it's amazing

@Dorothyblessed

4 жыл бұрын

I always play this song wen I was little didn’t understand it until I got older

@CommanderHarataIdaku

4 жыл бұрын

Right! I heard it when I was little too, but knew what majority of it meant, cause I grew up the same way. My mom did everything she had to do. Worked as a podiatrist, and lab assistant, as well as another job. She raised up all six of us.

@annieparks7455

4 жыл бұрын

I am I love it

@trevorleeleroy-lawson841

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we still rocking with- "CITY HIGH" HAPPY NEW YEAR! 😊 WHAT STATE WAS THIS MUSIC VIDEO RECORDED?

Deadlift workout music right here 💖 *a u t h e n t I c v i e w s* 💖 dun took City High oFf 2 da big leagues and for dat I will always be super grate

Ryan Toby appeared on The View as part of a Sister Act 2 Reunion with Whoopi, which bought me here.

@justjohnnay

Ай бұрын

Same. I never knew this was him!!

@ChrisAndrewsHeavenAngel

Ай бұрын

Valentino 411. This song " What Would You Do" song was from the 1999 film " Life" soundtrack by R&B group " City High" with singer and actor Ryan Toby from the " Sister Act" films. Sister Act 3 is greenlit.

@W.S.O.D

Ай бұрын

Me too

@merrytunes8697

Ай бұрын

@@justjohnnaysame. Loved both and never made the connection. ❤

'In and out of lockdown, I ain't got a job now'. Takes on a new meaning in these troubled times.

@juliepham5863

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I’m in and out of lockdown

@Mashedbeatz

3 жыл бұрын

Then it switches to so jus chill till to the next episode . Which is now

@fullacharms

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@skankhunt-wy9wy

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly the worst thing 2020 did was give you losers a reason to reword this comment on ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING you watch

@mgore90

3 жыл бұрын

@@skankhunt-wy9wy The irony is palpable; I almost choked on it.

"Everyday I woke up hoping to die".. I felt that

@rgbaker2550

4 жыл бұрын

i felt that way

@iza595

3 жыл бұрын

Your life is worth living!❤️

@2six2bullycrew59

3 жыл бұрын

I pray whatever you going through you get through it with your chin held high 🙏

@ashleyapple7243

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@rorypory

3 жыл бұрын

Have u heard of joy division

This song is a great example of the greatness of music in The '90s. It's a classic.

@mattsmith3835

Жыл бұрын

This song came out in 2001

@btetschner

Жыл бұрын

@@mattsmith3835 It was recorded in 1999.

@trindellbrown

Жыл бұрын

2001

@btetschner

Жыл бұрын

@@trindellbrown It was recorded in 1999.

@michael7054

7 ай бұрын

​@@btetschnerIt was a hit in 2001.

Who’s here April 2024

@ryanredmond87

2 ай бұрын

Yep

@gregnavarre8497

2 ай бұрын

Still slaps 👋

@rickblair5469

2 ай бұрын

I'm here because I just heard a country song stolen the lyrics

@Kai89437

2 ай бұрын

Me too

@user-hs5is2ew7x

2 ай бұрын

Here

Back in 2001, I held onto this to get me through the toughest year of my life. Found myself in a position that I shouldn't have to be in. So the words "Stop making tired excuses", made me wanna do better for myself. Want a better life and be more stable. To get away from the abusive relationship I was in. A couple of days 9/11 happened. I lost my best friend. He was a fire fighter. His last words to me : You know I love you. And I am proud of you for standing on your own. I gotta go, we just got a 5 call alarm. Save me plate, I will call you later." That call was the first tower hit. And the last time I ever heard his voice.

@Tmillea

5 жыл бұрын

That story brought a tear to a grown mans eye.

@sambanelly4219

4 жыл бұрын

DAMN. I'M SO SORRY 😭😭😭

@melissagillihan6709

4 жыл бұрын

So sorry 😪💔

@hollyeverhart5496

4 жыл бұрын

Damn ur story brought tears to my eyes .

@alexandrarussell9320

4 жыл бұрын

That is so so sweet

I remember the look on my moms face when she heard me singing the chorus when I was like 6 lol

@annadiamond7787

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@BS-dn6ov

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao same here🤣

@paullink3186

3 жыл бұрын

oh dear lmao

@619alison619

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that made me laugh 😂

@justicelyric

3 жыл бұрын

sad! why was you even allowed to watch BET or MTV videos at that age?!

It’s hard to listen to this song in 2023. I remember being a kid listening to this and singing along, and crying a bit as i listened to this it made me think of my mom and her addiction, how my father and her split and left me and my two brothers alone with her. I hated her for choosing drugs, but I see her perspective and how she tried to do anything she could to supply us with food, and sometimes it didn’t happen. She was hurt and in pain and used as a way of escape. She was and still is my mom and I do love her. Much love and respect for all the struggling moms out there.

@Noise_floorxx

5 ай бұрын

Damn..

Why do I put myself through this?! 😂 I know I'm old enough to understand it now and it makes me tear up every time. But it's so good!!😂

I was 11 when this dropped lol I remember the whole school bus scream singing this out loud on our way to school.. AND I MEAN THE WHOLE BUS😂 #MEMORIES

@tahp6988

4 жыл бұрын

weird lyrics for 11 year olds to be singing

@ShadiaBieber

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf lmao 😂

@siesiechampion

4 жыл бұрын

Kids today singing crazier shit 💀

@krishie347

4 жыл бұрын

Sis sammmmmeeee didn’t even know what we was singing about

@RyanKarolak

4 жыл бұрын

My sister and I really liked listening to this song. We were about that age then. Our parents hated it though and always would change the channel. lmao

Listening to this as a 36 year old man is way different than a 16 year old. These lyrics are great, and a lot of people are living like this. Keep your head up you'll get through this!!

If you were born in the 80s, you’re blessed.

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

AMEN 😂❤❤❤😊❤Thank you GOD lwas AMEN

@caren234

25 күн бұрын

Amen ❤

@RapFanatic4ever

18 күн бұрын

1979

@It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin

18 күн бұрын

@@RapFanatic4ever that counts 🫡.

This was just a bop to me as a kid. Hearing it as an adult has me in a whole new feeling... This really is life for some people.

This has to be one of the happiest sounding songs with sad lyrics i've ever heard!

@shaemccoy7445

7 жыл бұрын

James Michael Harding clearly you've never heard hey ya by Andre 3000.. saddest lyrics ever

@crumblyfluff

7 жыл бұрын

You want to listen to Bullet by hollywood undead

@stephaniemcclure1021

7 жыл бұрын

Crumbly Man my thoughts exactly!

@weroramos7713

6 жыл бұрын

electric avenue

@adalineneville5158

6 жыл бұрын

Stephanie McClure quay d d grayand squawk I oya

This group and Lyfe Jennings really had us trying to figure it out as teens. We need more songs that will make the youth think again.

@zone5breezy

2 ай бұрын

Gosh I thought those artists were so much further apart in the time they came out

I lived this..I was in survivor MODE..started dancing at the young age of 15😢.. Went through more shit mentally than I ever was prepared for . TODAY I help young woman to leave that Life ❤

@thereallofigirl

6 ай бұрын

I’m glad you’re doing better now ❤❤

If there was KZread back in the year 1999, we all know this video would have close to 1 billion views lmao. This was a huge hit back in the day.

Shout out to single Moms holding it TF down

@reign8552

3 жыл бұрын

Jelani Price. Thx

@reign8552

3 жыл бұрын

Damn I didn't even realize what I've been doing... I just do it! If I can do this any woman can 💪🏽

@dezdandy3417

3 жыл бұрын

@King Delevingne how you get on a song talking abt single moms and you tryna shame this women for having sex. Get out of here square ass

@reign8552

3 жыл бұрын

Dez Dandy thank you!!!

@reign8552

3 жыл бұрын

King Delevingne I'm actually quite proud of myself....where is the hate coming from?

I'm 38 years old, and I have been singing this song before I was a teenager.

@gmaxsfoodfitness3035

5 ай бұрын

This song didn't exist when you were 12 (like 1997 or 1998 I assume). It's from the early 2000's. In fact City High wasn't even a group before you were a teenager. You were at least 15 when this song came out in 2001. I remember my friend had their album when I was in 7th or 8th grade and let me listen to it so even I was probably like 13 when I heard this and I'm younger than you.

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

Me too😊😅😂❤

The lyrics to this song are very deep

Bastille wouldn't have had a song to cover if City High didn't write it first. Respect all the music.

@kiere55

9 жыл бұрын

Right. It's not about what's better. That's subjective anyway. Just acknowledge the originators and respect the art.

Amber Ruffin just gave me a rundown of this song. its the only reason i listened to it. She, Amber, is so good as a comedian. I wish her Emmys and joy and safety.

@MsZephyra

3 жыл бұрын

She reminded me of it - I'm glad she did! Love her!

@shaungarrett5291

3 жыл бұрын

Tegrrl, you beat me to it. I just discovered the show. If you habe not seen Amber Ruffin on Drunk History, you're welcome.

This is why don't judge single moms 💯

They don't make music like this no more

@user-qv9vl2mi6y

6 ай бұрын

FR or life Jennings SEX song is also really good

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

Exactly and it's sad they don't make Music like this anymore ❤thank you GOD for it all❤❤❤❤😊

This hits different as an adult tragic we didn’t get more of city high for real

@evandestiche

2 жыл бұрын

For real. I wish they kept making music after their debut album. I loved that album was an elementary school kid, haha.

I was jamming to this song when I was younger but damn, I had no clue what this song was about

@mercedegartrell414

9 жыл бұрын

I'm with you...

@BarFightFiasco

9 жыл бұрын

Lol yupppp!!! I just realized this also hahaha

@lavis88

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Low The "sleep with a man for a little bit of money" wasn't a clue?

@mercedegartrell414

9 жыл бұрын

I was young jamming to the beat and it was catchy so "No"

@TteamEdwarD16

9 жыл бұрын

Me too!! It's pretty sad :/

Someone needs this song in 2024 👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

I honestly just thought about this song and started singing it in my head then out loud....if you really listen to the lyrics it's powerful and still to this day you wonder what these woman or even young girls out on the streets have been through in their life. It's sad

I don't have a kid, or even a girlfriend. I'm just a guy eating soup in Denver, yet somehow I relate to this.

@otchere1305

8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@nathzabrison6698

8 жыл бұрын

I'm In Denver Too 😁

@jenniferdervin4478

8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@carinavargas1543

8 жыл бұрын

me too

@myhneezacher3084

8 жыл бұрын

hahaha

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Just heard this song in a reel and had to come watch the video! Man this takes me back... haven't even thought of this song in like 17 years, lol. Still great!

This song really was such a bop but it truly changed my perspective on life. Don’t make excuses. If you choose the right way God will provide. It looks bleak but God is a God of miracles. Keep your head up single mothers.

Amber was right, being a single mother, working 40+ hours to make ends meet or stripping to support your family, nobody has the right to judge. But this is still an amazing song

@shaungarrett5291

3 жыл бұрын

These were great times, but Amber brought me here also. (Good times music wise)

@curtiswilliamsjr.m.div.9600

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Love the harmony but the lyrics are so self-righteous. Men are enjoying strippers in the video but get to judge the stripper! Horrible double standard.

@mr.moodle8836

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the song but never 100% paid attention to the lyrics, so realizing that the song was in _favor_ of this dickhead narrator berating a stripper for doing the thing he _literally paid her to do_ made me lose my fucking mind lol

@Joeybsmooth

3 жыл бұрын

@@curtiswilliamsjr.m.div.9600 but she addressed that in the song. For you this is just a good time,but for me this what I call life. This line is saying you are enjoying yourself and I am trying to live.

@curtiswilliamsjr.m.div.9600

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Joeybsmooth the self-righteousness was not addressed by that line. Calling the stripper a hoe and not agreeing that being there made the men hoes is not addressing anything, it's literally just exhibiting a double standard.

Only people who ever heard of this song is literally 21 and older, Good lord i miss the early 2000's and the late 90's. My parents would always tell me not to grow up so fast and i was going to miss my childhood and i took their words for granted I finally understand now, wish I could restart my life over like a video game.

They dropped this banger and dipped real quick.

@AK-jw7rx

Ай бұрын

They had that other hit song, "5" 5' with brown eyes, smile like the sunrise " I forget the name of it. They dipped bc the girl was involved with both of the men (not at the same time)

This Gives me memories of the 2000 era

This is still one of the realist songs ever. This and Everlast- what it's like. Two of the realist songs everyone needs to hear. ❤️💯

@IBeLady

Жыл бұрын

I copied & pasted that Everlast song into the search and listened to it for the 1st time because of your comment. I have to admit that it is a very real song indeed! Every line of it is "real life reality" type talk. Peace and light to you. :-)

The line "girl I know if my mother would do it baby you can do it" gives me chills.

This song is real, cause it’s about desperate times calling for desperate measures. People doing that today, as of 2023!.

I like the message of this song. View yourself as a survivor abd not a victim and jump start your success story.

we need more of this in the music world these days

@libraaaa_chick3297

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!! But it’s nothing real out now like back in the days I miss it so much

Back when music STILL told a story... Damn I miss days like these

@AudioInklined

6 жыл бұрын

Kai. A. I feel you, I do. But we still have writers and those artists putting poetry to music. Sometimes, they just don't catch a shine because the industry is what it is right now. But their season will come again

@kptheog2082

6 жыл бұрын

Kai. A. Right

@joeangelvaldez2883

6 жыл бұрын

Kai. A. FACTS!

@kirbyrosetta5377

6 жыл бұрын

Facts!!!

@thelowlybard

6 жыл бұрын

There's tons of artists today telling stories through music, you just have to look for it.

This song hits different now that I'm a momma. I would do anything for my daughter. 10 toes down beside her

One of the realest songs made

One of the greatest songs of all-time. Big up's to all those single mom's out there doing what they have to do to give their kids a future. Thank you.

@rachaelgibson2330

Жыл бұрын

✋ Single mom, with twin daughters 👩‍👧‍👧👩‍❤️‍👩 15yrs old now..🥹 oh my how time flies! 🫰🫶😉#singlemomsclub ❤️

You guys should see the look at the looks on my family's faces and strangers' faces when they hear me feeling myself singing this like I have lived this life. This song is more than a song, it's a story.

This song kept me in tears.

@CHELSEABuckhannon

4 ай бұрын

Me t✌ ❤😊

Knowing wat I know now gets me going as the struggle I go thru u got to make life wat and grow as life progives

The chorus. Everyone can recite it. So deep and real. They should have wont that grammy

@jessicakes5355

Жыл бұрын

They really should have!

I was 13 when I heard this song. So catchy and good. Never hit me the true meaning of it until I became a mother. Heartbreaking. Beautiful message. Pure art

syamuさんこんなゴリゴリのヒップホップ聴いてたんやねぇ

Hits different when you actually have your own children after hearing it as a youngster x

2024 and I still know every word

@Kris-gq1ct

11 күн бұрын

Yoooo same! Haha

"one of those random songs that you vaguely remember from your childhood but can never recall who sang the song"

This chorus is always randomly popping up in my head for years now. Lol

@bubblegumprincess

7 жыл бұрын

me too... lolllll

@fancykat6171

7 жыл бұрын

same here...and every time it pops up i would come on you tube

@ilovemarvel3978

7 жыл бұрын

Britney Lester ikr but for me it kept popping up in my head during my exam. oh dear god that was stressful

@Illmatic662

7 жыл бұрын

It's cause you got someone at home on the bedroom floor and he's hungry.

@jennifercarver83

6 жыл бұрын

same here!!! Lol...

This is not my life - but it sure does supply a powerful message. However it’s also extremely well put together when delivering that message. The change of pace midway through just works so well.

I can’t believe this song has been out for so long I still jam to it

I remember listening to this when i was a kid, didn't make any sense then, hell i didnt even think about that there was any meaning to it. But now 13 years later, i understand it, and it really is deep no matter who sings it.

@CheekyKiwi

10 жыл бұрын

That really is true. Wise words, my friend :)

Amber Ruffin brought me back here. I hope City High still getting their royalties. Maybe Ryan Toby will be in Sister Act 3! ❤️

You know you knoo Every single verse... word for word since you were a kid 😂

I'm so thankful for my mom, she helped me to keep from going through this situation. She loved this song.

I remember this song, they used to play this on 106.1 KMEL like all day long hahaha! Most random video ever in my sidebar. One of the singers ended up on that show Intervention if I remember right.

@mskeenac21

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was Robbie the first dude singing!

@vasharol

10 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here Splatter

@andersonpc2010

2 жыл бұрын

You must be West of Mississippi. Anything East of that starts with a W and anything West starts with K

I MISS THE STORY-TELLING SONGS, U WILL NEVER HEAR POSITIVE/UPLIFTING SONGS ON THE RADIO THESE DAYZ😔 THE INDUSTRY IS A MFKN FREAK SHOW NOWADAYZ FILLED WITH ALLLLL OF THE CIRCUS CLOWNS😑😔 #CITYHIGH 4 EVA #ICONIC🔥

@Dani-cf2jj

5 жыл бұрын

Vanity Belle dumbing down is real bro

@avacadiz4474

5 жыл бұрын

Slick Rick is the king of storytelling

@mako3271

5 жыл бұрын

Circus clowns: The most accurate names for today's rappers.

@jadebasulto6125

5 жыл бұрын

Positive and uplifting.... yeah thats how i feel when i hear this song

@kalekiatruss7682

4 жыл бұрын

To all the mom out thery keep yo head up

I miss these times when music told stories even if at that time we didn't understood quite frankly yet. Looking back they hit different

Listened to this as a kid and got the basic message back then but listening to it again, the lyrics are so much darker than I remember.

This was me, my first sons new beginning of life. This song got me through them days. I was an orphan who barley new how to achieve anything, the only way at the time I knew was too make $ they way I knew. This song told me I had options for me and my son I just had too find them. Today, I have a degree and 3 sons. I will never forget what I came from what my first born went through "picture perfect" laying on the bed room floor. Thank you for speaking into the life of a women's struggle.

@AK-jw7rx

Ай бұрын

💪. Congrats Mama good for you

This is the first song that I ever memorized word for word when I was only 8. It's crazy how fast time flies. It's been 16 years since then. It feels like I'm getting old y'all lol, but this definitely makes me feel young again.

@heyjosh6035

6 жыл бұрын

TheKnowledgeSeeker happy birthday

@heyjosh6035

6 жыл бұрын

Or belated birthday

@IMMASICKKKFUCK

6 жыл бұрын

my nigga i see that quran in your pic, yo muslim ass cant listen to muslim thats haram, get yo ass out of here cuz 😂😂💔

@jaylenespicer5348

6 жыл бұрын

TheKnowledgeSeeker true talk I'm a single mother of 6 and everything I do is for them no matter what or how its done numba one #mykids....

@heathercoleman-yy3ol

6 жыл бұрын

TheKnowledgeSeeker. when starting to like this tried to find on single

This was real music, actually had important messages, meant something and if the listener understood it helped them because it made 2 very important points 1. Just because you think you know someone doesn't mean you have any idea what they go through in their personal lives because everyone goes through something and most hide it from the rest of the world. 2. Use your struggles and pain to make you stronger and better because if you let it ruin your life and keep you down then anyone who caused the issues won and your goal should be to not allow them that satisfaction. There is a 3rd to for parents and that is to not let your past or your future negatively impact your children instead do everything you can to give them a better life than you had and will have.

Im a mother of 2 now - always thought this was a party song when I was younger - miss having this meaningful kind of songs - nowadays its all about booty and independence -😢

I was 12 yrs old when I first listen to this song. & I loved this so much & always lip synced this song whenever I hear it on the radio (fake lyrics, because English isn't my language & I've never watched the song) the radio hosts always used to say this song is so meaningful but I didn't understand why. time went & I start to forget this song. so now, at the age of 30 few weeks ago I randomly found a clip of this song from a 2001 song collection video. my memory just went back to the past & I start to search the lyrics of this song right away. now I'm like damn! this song really IS meaningful & it's heart-breaking as well.

I love how people argue over different types of music, but it also pisses me off. If anyone had any knowledge about music, they would be able to appreciate all genres. Both versions are good for different reasons. If only people started using their heads to appreciate the music they listen to, rather than just follow one artist and claim that they are the best in the world

@lpollock01

9 жыл бұрын

I like Bastille, but I prefer this. It seems like they have more emotion.

@joshmudge3508

9 жыл бұрын

thats what i mean pretty much. its the people who insist that one is far better than the other

@jenniferinglish1059

9 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who don't even know who Bastille is? How about just listening to the music and enjoy it instead of spreading hate and bitching all the time. Why is that so hard to do. Just about every single video on KZread there are people bitching about it for this reason or another. What happened to just enjoying the music?

@dondunfiato7983

9 жыл бұрын

Original is best, plain and simple. Don't make your own version few years down the track like what bastille did. Let the song be.

@joshmudge3508

9 жыл бұрын

jennifer greene true dat

This was the song just had to hear it remember I can do anything ❤

this is one of the best songs....still stands up...

It's such a shame their careers were so short lived. They're fantastic

@Gaizertv

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Garza what happen to them? i used to love this song like really this was my favorite song for a long long time

@ryangarza5513

8 жыл бұрын

Gaizertv Apperently the girl had an affair with her bandmates or something like that, I don't really know all the details.

@Gaizertv

8 жыл бұрын

Ryan Garza thank u bro :D

@AnimeLover-po2nu

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Garza the one she broke up with first was on an intervention show that I saw today. he became an alcoholic after she left him and married their band mate

@satiny1968

7 жыл бұрын

i seen that also he didnt take the break up easy. he kept listening to the song.

Me: "forgets song" Also me: "searches crying over bedroom floor song"

@marleywyatt3858

5 жыл бұрын

I searched lying on the floor with no food 🤣 found it though

@rylankinney4573

5 жыл бұрын

Omg yes

@jajamadam3604

5 жыл бұрын

My search was boy crying cause he hungry

@cryssyface

4 жыл бұрын

HAhahah mine was "sleep with a man for a little bit of money"

@lilyturner3330

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

I had to raised 3 on my own and had to put myself through school and make something out of my life to give them all they deserved without selling myself or my soul. Life throws you lemons, make some lemonade

We forgot about the message in this generation