This is a real true song about his life. About Dame, Bey and his nephew that died.

@blackcapone187

19 күн бұрын

The fact that I’m watching this video on a cloudy and rainy day makes it even better

A Jay classic that's heavily underrated..."Time dont go back it go forward....Can't run from the pain run toward it"

@mercedezz

8 ай бұрын

Some things can't be explained, what caused it? Such a beautiful soul, so pure, shit! 🙏🏽❤️💯🔥

@TheBradleyBliss

6 ай бұрын

IMO this whole album is underrated. It's one of my favorites but too often ranked too low on his discography

@VinceBond-ky2zt

5 ай бұрын

@@TheBradleyBlissranked too low cos it’s measured against his own previous albums

@ernestmakume8278

2 ай бұрын

From South Africa I would love to say Amen to that brother ❤

@mercedesbenzs600bash

2 ай бұрын

​@@ernestmakume8278 Most definitely....

This is poetry at it’s best. When you get older and actually listen to the lyrics, it all makes sense.

@paulsavage6615

7 ай бұрын

Man I was prolly 11 or 12 when this came out and understood it fully!! GREAT CLASSIC SONG 🔥🔥

@shawndinkins9329

5 ай бұрын

Deep huh??? Young's gotta wake up

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

​@shawndinkins9329 Hopefully they will....

@myra2090

2 ай бұрын

All the lyrics make so much more sense now

@Lorenz-lw5bs

Ай бұрын

pure poetry

I’m 13, I thank my dad for showing me music like this

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

Do you like the song and why??

@aaronramen5926

3 ай бұрын

"Nigga you look 30" - will smith, bad boys

@t33mc

2 ай бұрын

Hope your dad is also teaching you to maintain a helathy network like it is a job. It will yield fruit in your later years.

@tentoetimo9578

25 күн бұрын

Ya daddy a real one

@adeezy617newonenation

14 күн бұрын

I remember wen i was 13 in 06 14 in 07 i had this whole cd

16 years ago when I first heard this track I lost everything that meant the most to me and this song helped me accept it. RIP MOM. 🇿🇦

@kingkunte5479

4 жыл бұрын

Nxesi sisi I just lost my grandmother who was my everything I feel lost and alone

@mccoyw7391

4 жыл бұрын

Damn

@jlcannady

4 жыл бұрын

Bongeka Shingange it’s something about that instrumental piece that would make you go in tears.

@lindamines851

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. Haven't been the same since l lost my mother, deep hole in my heart

@kimberlymartin7636

4 жыл бұрын

way powerful...

This song hits different when you've finally left a loveless marriage and you have nothing else to do but look forward. I got a job, started my business and began traveling the world. I was scared but it was worth it. Life is good😎🍷🍾

@SuperPali666

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool, good luck...

@jessesaenz371

3 жыл бұрын

Let go to get one. Sorry I'm a CHAMPION!

@JeffersonWMK

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers to you fam, she/he lost a real one 💯

@dmailaddress25

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m going through that now.

@keandreswopes4393

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

"Fame is the worst drug known to man" he was more right than he could ever imagine

@hazehaze5055

2 ай бұрын

True l guess him and misses are lost too

@zevan6147

Ай бұрын

🧠

This Maybach is a beast. I saw it today in car museum in Germany.

This brings tears to my eyes because I remember listening to the song before I went to prison so far I've been free for 6 years. The story of a champion

@FrenchJae

2 жыл бұрын

Ex convict maybe but not a champion.

@chris-cy5ed

2 жыл бұрын

God bless

@BHanif1996

2 жыл бұрын

@Tiko harsh but true. Unless he made something of himself later. Not everyone can be champions and it can't be because of doing what you're supposed to do.

@souljahjustice7715

2 жыл бұрын

@@BHanif1996 it most certainly can, sometimes just to do what you have to...takes alot of strength due to circumstance. @Joshua Walker 1988 I was holding the wire up in the cell to get hot 97 to hear this back in 07. SO IF you true about this, stay up!!!

@manuelgarcia5961

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome home bruh take care your family and health. It’s not worth it, I did time too. Shit ain’t smoothie

I heard mf saying they made hov, made hov say "ok so.. make another hov!" This line is better than most rappers careers

@sallopez5071

7 жыл бұрын

The Weeknd bit off this line on his new album. Haha.

@CARBOETUBE

7 жыл бұрын

sal lopez what track?

@SixthSavior

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply but on the track "Sidewalks" he says this, "Cause too many people think they made me. Well, if they really made me then replace me" Very reminiscent of, "I heard muthafuckas saying they made Hov, made Hov say, "Okay so, make another Hov""

@adamstier8624

7 жыл бұрын

+Sixth Savior bet Jay give his most introspective words to dude up north.

@alsodot

7 жыл бұрын

No jocking just truth telling ....HUH Too much flossing too much Sam Rostein...ijs

"But time don't go back it goes forward, can't run from the pain go towards it"💪🏽🔥

1st verse about fame being a drug. 2nd verse about a breakup that neither parties wanted but knew was best. 3rd verse about his nephew dying in the car he bought for him and feeling guilt as a result. So much of lifes pain in one song.

@litodat233

3 ай бұрын

First verse was about dame dash

"Your girlfriends pregnant the lords gift". His nephew that passed still lives on. That was a knowledge and heartfelt line.

Jay effortlessly exudes a level of sophistication thats unmatched in much of his music

@nexxtentertainment3949

7 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt say effortlessly

@wayneodhiamboo

7 жыл бұрын

Maaaaaan. he makes it look so easy!!!

@ninobrown8914

7 жыл бұрын

Chris Kennedy CHAMPION JAY-Z EASTCOAST NYC KING! LEGEND

@anthonymarchesano4560

7 жыл бұрын

do it again

@anthonyferrer5201

7 жыл бұрын

Tell that ho (hov) to make another hov

Jay has so many classic hits/albums under his belt and whenever you hear a track by him old or new, he's always just got such a perfect cadence. To me he's an innovator and I doubt we'll ever see an artist the caliber of Jay again. Legend! 🐐

@Woooweeeeee

Жыл бұрын

Im right here coming soon 2026

@justinspacetime204

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. He is what Legends and folklore are made of to be remembered in the sands of time. 🕊️❤️🕊️

One of the best JAY Z SONGS EVER!!! ❤😊❤😊❤🎉🎉❤😊❤😊❤

@user-tz9sn2er2h

Ай бұрын

Lol not even close

@mercedesbenzs600bash

18 күн бұрын

TRUTH

I remember I was in Perth, Australia in nice hotel room. I was on the phone with my girl at the time mom and she told me my girl was cheating on me. I just went to the balcony lit up a cigar poured up some Johnny Walker black label and vibed out to this joint. Probably the most relatable Jay Z song ever. No drugs just real life, real pain, and real shit. We've all taken an L or two. Life aint called Life without the L.

@cruzlopez1416

7 жыл бұрын

w

@richardbryant5616

7 жыл бұрын

you didn't receive an L for losing her in that way homie

@aleskcoker

7 жыл бұрын

nah you won G

@THERSC216

7 жыл бұрын

I lost a girl I had a crush on in college, well it was my stupidity and I lost a friend two years before this song came out and it was so relatable to me.

@kofikhalid1130

7 жыл бұрын

indeed

“Time don’t go back it goes forward, can’t run from the pain go towards it” one of the realist bars. always hits me no matter how matter how many times I hear this song.

@taracunningham6170

2 жыл бұрын

The hardest,Deepest quote💯💯💯💯💯💯

@truetomeandonlyme1153

2 жыл бұрын

...me 2!!!💪🏿💣🖤🔥✊🏿🤜🏾

@rrogers5077

Жыл бұрын

Jay talks about this line in a recent interview with Kevin Hart. He said "tata" told him how it helped him make peace with his father and jay was like I need to take my own advice. He said he hadn't gone to visit his nephews grave.

@robertcoates4410

Жыл бұрын

Riite

@freemygrandma8752

Жыл бұрын

Soon as that part came up I saw your comment. That part and your comment came up at the same time

One of Jay's most powerful jams

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

TRUTH

@raphaelwilkes97

4 ай бұрын

It’s my first time hearing this today but it’s definitely his most powerful jam

This is a classic song.. I love it... one of my favorites... and I especially love Chrisette Michelle

This is one of my favorite Jay-Z songs that also happens to be one of the best story telling and emotionally intelligent songs ever written.

@swood248

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to meet the parents....great storytelling by Hov

@getinformation9779

2 жыл бұрын

I agree he was so vulnerable on this record.

@lza3094

Жыл бұрын

Technically ever freestyled coz yo maan don't write😄

@thehandyvagina

9 ай бұрын

Making a favorites list rn. Came straight here. This been one of my favorites since release. One hand count top spot. Such a great one. Still have all his cassettes.

@kenexjah

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it wasn't written either. 😢

In my opinion, this is the one of hardest song Jay Z made till date. From the beat to the hook One of the best rappers to ever live

@kennywilkes2976

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@EAD_0

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes easy to forgot how fire some old Jay tracks are. Trouble is, they are burrier amongst so many other great tracks that the bar is set soo damn high !

@gringoonthabeat

2 жыл бұрын

I bet Dre put some pressure on him to get the best out of him

@robertpetruch2838

Жыл бұрын

yes sir

@robertcoates4410

Жыл бұрын

Riite

I miss the old jayz

That 2nd verse......🔥🔥🔥

"I heard mf's sayin they made hov, made hov say OK so, make anotha hov" Realest line ever!!!!!! - #salute

@grizzlybear6918

8 жыл бұрын

its yo boy floss

@jackietan1007

7 жыл бұрын

You damn skippy

@Carlos77589

7 жыл бұрын

Marvell Ford hmm now I wonder if The Weeknd got his line from here

@dpeace99

6 жыл бұрын

Haha I was just thinking, hey, The Weeknd has a similar line.

@aprilambi4619

6 жыл бұрын

I love that line!!!!

"Can't run away from the pain, run towards it" Ain't that the truth

@donaldondachi4184

5 жыл бұрын

Can't run away from the pain, run towards "Fact"

@mediumbrown6048

5 жыл бұрын

Word

@nilaydagk

5 жыл бұрын

I live by this, pain ain't shit. Call me eeyore! Hahaha jk but for real do

@yandhi4202

5 жыл бұрын

Straight up

@gemarietarot

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

When he said" can't run from the pain go towards it" that shit hit deep. My pops died when I was 6 and I never went to go see him until last year. That was like one of my childhood trauma that I never healed from until I went to go see him. And I can say man I'm at peace and this song was like the spark for me to let go of my past traumas. Love you Jay z ❤ man you and my pops share the same bday Dec 4th...

@islandgalfromtown876

6 ай бұрын

Happy bday when it ❤comes

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Pops got me this album when he got outta prison in 07, this was my fav song... being in Houston as a middle school kid in that era kids looked at me funny for liking jay and all the east coast rap. But that all I knew and I loved it more than everything else out.... Rip pops I love you and miss you till we meet again.

@mercedesbenzs600bash

18 күн бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

“You been put on this earth to be all you can be like the reserves.” I felt that. Nothing but the truth.

@MistaAmazin

3 ай бұрын

🎯😁

His last verse, mourning his nephew is still heartbreaking

This is that song you heard before but when you hear it later in life, it just makes so much sense. Classical music!

@Tracy_Burns

Жыл бұрын

Got that right.. we learn perspective.. 💜✌️

@robertcoates4410

Жыл бұрын

Riite

@YoshiBugatti

Жыл бұрын

It was classical when I first heard it...

@mercedesbenzs600bash

2 ай бұрын

​@@YoshiBugattiTRUTH

@benny.b716

6 күн бұрын

Man I swear I heard this shit my whole childhood and it didn’t hit till I heard it again at my age now

This song defines Jay-Z's legacy in Hip Hop. No wonder he is regarded as the greatest rapper of all time (though that is open for debate). Jigga is up the with all the GOATS of Hip Hop: Tupac, Nas, Biggie, Eminem...

“Don’t run from the pain go towards it”

@TheRealShaanSolo

4 жыл бұрын

#precise

@americancitizen748

4 жыл бұрын

Why? Isn't that what the cocaine is for?

@landonthewolf8838

4 жыл бұрын

American Citizen if you really think that you need serious help. Why? Because it’s what real men do plus if you don’t go towards the pain the pain will be with you all your life.

@1takesauly

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealShaanSolo kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIGi1K2aoZezm5s.html

@1takesauly

3 жыл бұрын

@@americancitizen748 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIGi1K2aoZezm5s.html

Alot of people don't realise how important this Song is in Hiphop history

@idrissfranklin5067

4 жыл бұрын

True

@jimbo6519

4 жыл бұрын

The keyboard is fire

@treyxyz

4 жыл бұрын

Explain it then

@whyyousoantii_socialllantt9594

4 жыл бұрын

Fr💯🖤🌹

@amore6206

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Did he ever explain. Im here for the reason??

Both of these songs is certified timeless classics, The Prelude and Lost one.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

The car is a Maybach Exelero. The only one in existence. It has 700hp and accelerates to 100kmh in 4,4 seconds.

@mercedesbenzs600bash

2 ай бұрын

CRAZY,smh...

@catinthehat5140

18 күн бұрын

It was made to test tires on a heavy fast car. It's owned by a private collector in Germany

The nostalgia makes me want to cry I miss being 16 I’m 30 now and music from my childhood touches my heart heavy

@superwomanme

4 жыл бұрын

You summarized my feelings exactly. I listen to so much old music of the lates nineties early two thousands when I was young and carefree now I'm in my thirties with two kids trying to make it through life and music is my medicine

@eyeswideopen8836

3 жыл бұрын

My moms bought this CD for me for my birthday I was 17. I liked Jay Z but wasn't a huge fan, after this CD I went back in the entire catalog and became a Hov head lol. But this def reminds me of simpler times.

@pabloesco3373

3 жыл бұрын

I feel ya

@pabloesco3373

3 жыл бұрын

@super_woman_me , music is definitely medicine.

@jamesflann4582

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a rare feelin . I can relate. The way the beat transitions in the vid intro. 🤤

Crazy thing about Jay Z lyrics it mite take u ten years to really hear wat he saying then wen u finally get it u b like DAMN he is the best.

@Dejetta05

4 жыл бұрын

That's where i am now it's like being reborn lol

@MrYoungzay

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yea lol, I didn’t get the “Made Hov” part back then

@deuceswild6350

4 жыл бұрын

Factz.

@LuizSavi95

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I'm feeling right now 😂

@zeakog612

4 жыл бұрын

Factz

When you listen two times… 🤦‍♂️ going through it.

If you moving like what he's whispering to the spirit , trust me you moving the right way....

They broke up for a min in 05, that second verse immediately brought em back together!!!!! His play on rhyming E and ER was immaculate

@kb2735

7 жыл бұрын

Fly Richie I don't get it

@RonKINGnyc

7 жыл бұрын

+Tufar it was a joke fam.. i meant like the wordplay was enough to win back whoever he was speaking about lol. dry humor i know lol.

@KeeksSnoogie79

7 жыл бұрын

Nah it was totally Beyonce, Jay broke up with Rosario because she ran her damn mouth to media bout them to public lol...he and Bey called it quits for a minute cause she was so into her career, she didn't have time for him.

@NytzInAllWays

6 жыл бұрын

KeeksBoutItBoutIt Rosario also was pregnant for him .. but had a miscarriage

@KaizerMan

6 жыл бұрын

uncle nytz You for real? Because I know Jay’s girlfriend in 95 had a miscarriage and so did Beyonce twice I think. So if he’s had four kids die before even being born then that’s hella messed up. Poor guy

Jay-Z matured so much over his career it’s crazy. But he’s never talked about no bullshit. Every song was about something either he was going through or what we go through on the daily

@brianjackson3031

2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy I was just debating with someone who said he had no substance smh. People don’t listen. Hear what they wanna hear

@jamesramirez5443

2 жыл бұрын

He talks about just that in an interview

@derekduram9177

2 жыл бұрын

Well put bro. That’s why he’s the goat

@ritawinklersenior854

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Like Big Pimpin or Niggas in Paris

@hiphopstrongman

2 жыл бұрын

@@ritawinklersenior854 You just pointed out only two songs out of a 30+ year career in hip hop.

The number of "we's , he's , & she's" in this song💯

Probably my favorite song from Hov this almost bring tears to my eyes

@mercedesbenzs600bash

18 күн бұрын

DEEP

The thing about Jay is he can do anything in music aggressive, sad, relaxing, truth, and grown up music he’s the GOAT in rap

@1takesauly

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIGi1K2aoZezm5s.html

@sciencemathematics3500

3 жыл бұрын

Facts !!!!!!#!!

@ruimicas2932

3 жыл бұрын

And biggie is Jay Z goat... B I G P O P P A

@1takesauly

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruimicas2932 👀🎤kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXtrlMmYkta6m7w.html

@itztokeyo

3 жыл бұрын

I mean i agree wit everything said except the goat part. He at least top 5 though

I don't think people truly appreciate the word-smithing at play in the second verse. We know Jay-Z can pump out the hits but I always believed that he was an underrated lyricist. Absolute legend.

@LunarPrism34

7 жыл бұрын

I think he's amazing, and he's at least top 20, but he's not top 5. He's great and I love him, but he can't compete w/ people like Eminem, Tupac, Dre, etc.

@michaelweatherspoon8197

7 жыл бұрын

BigBad Bryant I agree

@littleoldal

7 жыл бұрын

i have to admit, i know the song; i loved the album when it dropped. i don't remember what else was going on in my life then, but it's only now that i'm peeping the wordplay skills on this. i'm ashamed to be so late on this boat, but happy to listen to the lp again with new ears.

@yousufdaramay4914

7 жыл бұрын

+Lunar Prism why the fuck do y'all put dre as a top lyricist. He doesn't even write it. It's written by Em, Royce and other people around him. Lol dres not a rapper. But when something needs to be said by him he has people to help

@LunarPrism34

7 жыл бұрын

It's the other way around. Half of Eminem's shit is produced by Dre. There's one song by Dre that was written by Eminem, and that was I Need a Doctor. Dre is original. Hell, he's the one who started realism rap, like Jay-Z, Eminem, etc.

Hov Is A Top Two in the World. Time we go back through the time, so many classics,

This song rings truth when so-called friends and family abandoned you when you lost everything. This was my motivation 2012

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.

@DESTINE2beMoreThaN

10 жыл бұрын

Deep!

@risktakers7095

10 жыл бұрын

Nah that's a excuse for a broke man

@Gheraldo92

10 жыл бұрын

fuck you

@zesigerreina3635

10 жыл бұрын

Good one

@DavidGarcia-jh1dj

10 жыл бұрын

***** you do have a point

"you've been put on this Earth to be all you can be ike the reserves. And me, my time in the army its served so i have to allow, she, her time to serve" = wordplay

@yoitsdakid920

6 жыл бұрын

BluntedAssasin27 I don’t get that

@JohnDoe-gc1kt

6 жыл бұрын

yoitsdakid920 you don't get it cuz that shit wack lol

@mississippiunderdogsgridir5558

6 жыл бұрын

Hov be spitting real ish he don’t try to be all super philosophical like a hood know it all like Nas and not making any real sense Hov is the G.O.A.T

@msbeebea4240

6 жыл бұрын

BluntedAssasin27 just SO DOPE AIN'T HE🔥

@daniellawyatt

4 жыл бұрын

Reserves (Army military)... but is a once a month soldier, active duty members call them weekend soldiers. Now let me see if I can break it down to you , if its wrong please say so. I think he put reserves in to mean she was doing the once a month weekend with him. He word play on "my time in the army it is served" - means he has put in time to get his career at the level that he can chill. But her career was just starting as a single artist so he knew she need time to focus on her career. When he said asking her now would be unfair what he mean is at his age he was ready to settle down while she was just starting.

2023 and i listen to it at least once a day specially in the morning

That last verse always gets me....especially because it's still relevant. People always try to run from their pain and ignore problems like they'll go away magically, what they don't realize is, that willful ignorance is only going to come back to bite them in the ass one day or another

"But time don't go back it goes forward, can't run from the pain then go towards it, so things can be explained of what caused it"....#RealLife

Winter 2006 this shit brings me back

@loekee1450

8 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean. I was only in the 6th grade. I still remember listening to this back in the day!!!

@mzbeauty88

8 жыл бұрын

yesss

@jenniferworkman9276

8 жыл бұрын

ieuriirisidididib :(:) chin Chan gfs hhfhhcgggfhg

@Illmatic662

8 жыл бұрын

+Channel Orange (Orangelovin) Senior in High School. Time flies!

@kapo2012fb

8 жыл бұрын

facts

Powerful song with an extremely powerful message!!

This is what mid life crisis sounds like. Cutting the negativity out your life. The ultimate sacrifice.. friends, family, and those that cause heartaches. Losing some to win some. Restarting your life for the better.

1: Dame Dash 2: Beyonce 3: Nephew Who Passed Away I'm older now so it makes sense to me now

@altdelete7696

4 жыл бұрын

How old are you bro? I'm sayin because it was very obvious from the moment the song was released who n what it was about. But I got to remember there's a whole generation that didn't grow up with jay

@pettymurphy2243

4 жыл бұрын

@@altdelete7696 I can't front... I missed the Beyonce reference and as many times he inflected his voice on the letter "B", I should've known but around that time he was being linked to a lot of females so I agree it was obvious but a very slight chance it could've been someone else. But in present day, it's clear as hell and I'm kicking myself. Lol. I think I was 19 when this came out.

@altdelete7696

4 жыл бұрын

@@pettymurphy2243 i think i was 17 or 18. N my parents didn't let me listen to rap growing up 😅. But it still seemed obvious to me. Jz n Beyonce were all in the news back then i thought

@pettymurphy2243

4 жыл бұрын

@@altdelete7696 Yeah but he had supposed gotten Free from 106 pregnant, had been dating Sanaa Lathan, Rosario Dawson... and a couple other women. I thought of Beyonce in the song but kinda brushed it off like it could've been someone else too. Lol

@jenniferchambers5642

4 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece

"So we parted ways like Ben and J-Lo" hits different when JLo and Ben are back together

@alychanewman4354

2 жыл бұрын

Yes lol

@warrengomez67

2 жыл бұрын

😆😂

@brianoffutt4750

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that blew my mind lol

@daniellawyatt

2 жыл бұрын

what meant was Ben and J-lo LOVE each other but they parted for their career.

@brandontshabalala44

2 жыл бұрын

Moral: no relationship is irreparable

Jay Z is one ☝️ of the best rappers in history period!

Woke up thinking about this classic

I heard motherfuckers saying they made Hov Made Hov say, "Ok so, make another Hov"... That one line better than most of the shit folks listening to now

That second verse. Is the realist shit anyone can say . Life.

@rickywhite5078

7 жыл бұрын

So true I'm in that situation right now smh she lost one, me too.!.!

@Alexander_Grant

7 жыл бұрын

As much as I agree with you, come on man, the third one is way more real. Relationships hurt and everything, but this man bought a car for his nephew, and he died in it. The Colleek verse means so much more, maybe not to all of us, but he feels responsible for a death of a family member. It may not be as relative to your life as the second verse, but respect should be given to someone as famous as him putting out something like losing a family member. Not everyone is brave enough to do that.

@lawrence3670

6 жыл бұрын

Flabbo404 Word!! First time I heard this I was 21 and I broke down. "Place any burden on me but plesse not that Lord..."

@jylessa_spiritgem4736

6 жыл бұрын

Damn, all the verses go hard but why criticize what is "realest" to somebody else? Each verse has a specific meaning that someone else may deem dear to themselves or pertains to their own life event . He ain't gotta acknowledge something just cause u do.. doesn't mean he dismissed it either😣. #JustMy2Cents

@mercedesbenzs600bash

18 күн бұрын

​@@jylessa_spiritgem4736 TRUTH

Timeless, what those piano keys do is dispickable

I love his lyrical genius.

@casynovids

Жыл бұрын

People don't get he's talking about beyonce not being ready to be his wife .. classic

The older I get this song starts to make more sense

@crazybei9782

5 жыл бұрын

Makes you think About how precious life really is

@patrickmartin2689

5 жыл бұрын

Maturity fam...😁😁😁✊✊✊

@lakostal

5 жыл бұрын

Gerald Murray Thats what i love about Jay Zs music..

@oldmanwitagun1285

5 жыл бұрын

Foh

@frederickpolk7978

5 жыл бұрын

You are so true!!!

“Can’t run from the pain go towards it, so things can be explained what caused it.” That’s the realest line to ever be explained because nowadays we see people running from the pain or be in denial and hold on too much they will never understand what was the source of it until they confront it.

This is one of the best song's ever recorded. Take care everyone.

@mercedesbenzs600bash

2 ай бұрын

TRUTH

@disal...69

Ай бұрын

Yeah thats why it has 31M views 👍

Jay Z is one of the most remarkable and truly a champion. Looking at how he moves and how he has grown, you can't say he's not legendary. I mean coming from the bottom..to being a billionaire.. fvckin' fantastic.. fvckin' bright💎💎💎

@DLOGKCALB

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

TRUTH

Jay is lyrically incredible on this the way he describes the break up with dame and him and b's early relationship. and I like the way the last chorus changes for his nephew

HOV is legendary. Listen to what he is trying to say. Unparalleled intelligence - he's simply the one of the greatest minds of this generation.

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

This song still brings tears to my eyes, such a classic

0:01-0:55 Sooooo smoooooth 🔥 R.I.P Kobe and Gigi. This song is definitely for you 8:24 2

@justinlynch1626

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Theodore it is!!!!

@ubjahajnsja1871

4 жыл бұрын

Forreal is there a song with only that? Lol

@jaquanmcfadden22

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the prelude instrumental

@michaelweatherspoon8197

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Theodore kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIiNw7qOqLGaprw.html

November 06...I used to play this every night...deep thought , cold , & dark...video matched just that

@karimedwards9155

8 жыл бұрын

for real? that's how I felt

@mzbeauty88

8 жыл бұрын

karim Edwards yes.. certain songs can take you back to certain places

@karimedwards9155

8 жыл бұрын

+MyOpinion_FukYourThoughts _ yes it does ...I dogs a lot of deep thinking and realized I regret allot of things in my life

@mzbeauty88

8 жыл бұрын

karim Edwards it be like that you have to look at it as lessons...close those chapters..move forward & write a new story

@karimedwards9155

8 жыл бұрын

+MyOpinion_FukYourThoughts _ you are so right.... I had to do that with my ex.. I kept trying to hold on... it was so hard for me... in not gonna lie, I was always afraid of change...

I knew it was a Dre beat before even looking it up on the internet. His work is just so unique, that bass bump🔥

@peturkrasimirov5059

Жыл бұрын

Absolutly.. no one have his style dr. Dre style is unic. Dre do this tremedous beat for Jay z yes Sir

@ericfreeman8745

21 күн бұрын

That fret

Damn that last verse, last couple sentences was the realest shit I've ever heard Jay z say 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥😢😭😭😭

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

DEEP

That third verse still gives me chills sheesh 💯

@Rahimo

8 жыл бұрын

I'm crying a bit right now.

@JohnJohnson-my8zg

8 жыл бұрын

wrd too fuckin real #Goat

@jspecial860

7 жыл бұрын

exactly

You can just tell when someone really put their heart in a song.

That intro so fire

Now, I’m child like waiting for a gift👏🏾 that line pops in my head frequently for no reason I can think of

This song is so deep jay needs more tracks like this

I can't think of another song with a better opening bar. "I heard MFs saying they made Hov, it made Hov say ok so... make another Hov...🤷🏽‍♂️". 🔥🔥🔥

Favorite jay z song 2006

Every time Dame hates on Jay in interviews, I come back to this song

@frankv7068

3 ай бұрын

Except he’s not talking about Dame, he’s mentioning DeHaven.

cant believe its been 10 years. HS days.. im gettn old af

@gippydogg

8 жыл бұрын

:(

@billt7283

8 жыл бұрын

+Eon Hardy man, i just said the same shit on another J song.

@RajSingh-zm6cm

8 жыл бұрын

This came out in my Senior year of High School, where'd all that time go?

@billt7283

8 жыл бұрын

Raj Singh i hear ya

@eny4life718

8 жыл бұрын

Raj Singh junior year here lol

Classic track...... Shout Out To Ms. C Michele her vocals was hitting🔥🔥🔥

@DIRTBAGG-ux5hr

5 ай бұрын

Yeah

Love this song by JAY Z!!! ❤😊❤😊🎶 🎵 🎧

Timeless classic. Mumble rappers today will never understand this flow. 🤔

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

They RESPECT it though...

Maybe the most revealing song of how business,family,selfishness, career goals in reality tears at relationships. Fame is addictive...

@pso89

8 жыл бұрын

"its stronger than heroin"

"Fame is the worst drug known to man, It's stronger than, heroin, when you can look in the mirror like "there i am", And still not see what you've become." Jay z is ridiculous!

@danitrajify

7 жыл бұрын

LoganBowyerMusic man the realest part of the song for me

@Trackball76

5 жыл бұрын

This part of the song shows how much thought he has as a lyricist to reflect on his life and friendships that were formed and dissolved. Very Mature👍🏽

Hov the don of all rappers shits crazy this track came out before the death of auto tune track.I really think Jay Hova is the best.Thats why he is where he is at today.His history is strong in the rap game.I salute the infamous Jay Z

this song will get you through any heartbreak

R.I.P. Nipsey 🙏

As you get older and wiser.... You'll start to understand what these rappers were secretly saying back in the 2000"s

@ricoogzz5129

5 жыл бұрын

Author John Lambert facts

@SunGODdess9999

5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@southsydesasha3125

5 жыл бұрын

Author John Lambert tru dat

@scholageemusic9373

5 жыл бұрын

yup! American Gangster had some real shit said.

@blakemccarthy6600

5 жыл бұрын

So true.

...when you look in the mirror like there I am, and still not see what you’ve become…

MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!🤎🤎🤎 HOVA DA GOD MC!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥

Y'all can have the mumble rap. I'm rolling with Hov.

@coreyclarke2709

3 жыл бұрын

True....

@bobbiedunn8358

3 жыл бұрын

😁😁😁🙏🙏🙏

@coreyclarke2709

3 жыл бұрын

@Donne Williams👍👌

@shazamkablam1420

3 жыл бұрын

Only in your dreams buddy.

@dimitrov505z8

3 жыл бұрын

Straight up

"The only control you have in life is how you respond to it".-Morgan Freeman

One of my favorite Jay-Z songs still bumping💜

@mercedesbenzs600bash

5 ай бұрын

TRUTH

Ohhhh this is his channel! So, he edited those words. So glad I saw this come up because I love this song! Have the cd, and I used to play this song over and over and over. Still a great song!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗽🗽