Wyclef Jean - If I Was President (Live)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025

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  • @dirtyymoneyy9171
    @dirtyymoneyy9171 2 года назад +341

    Best version of the song. This has stuck with me ever since the first time this episode aired

    • @tealsnake93
      @tealsnake93 2 года назад +8

      Same here

    • @joshburns5229
      @joshburns5229 Год назад +6

      Same we're getting to old

    • @paultomanio539
      @paultomanio539 Год назад +4

      Same here ,no doubt

    • @Mdevlin0
      @Mdevlin0 Год назад +8

      Same, something reminded me and made me want to look up the song and listen to it again. I found the production version, but you can’t deny the rawness of this version. 💯

    • @sammmuelspaul1946
      @sammmuelspaul1946 Год назад +3

      Took the words out of my mouth

  • @bloodrainicorn6193
    @bloodrainicorn6193 4 года назад +280

    Best Version there ever was. 🖤

  • @dj4-play
    @dj4-play Год назад +38

    Recall watching this as a kid and thinking it was another Chapelle skit. Laughed at first with my brother. By the end it shook me and I often think of this song in my daily life.
    Chapelle Show is underrated for moments like this.

    • @444Xano
      @444Xano 11 месяцев назад +2

      This is how I remember this

    • @aliensoup1218
      @aliensoup1218 4 месяца назад +1

      ✌🏽❤️✊🏾

  • @RoarOfJahLion
    @RoarOfJahLion 4 года назад +79

    The head bangs are why I f wit this version

  • @erikjackson2997
    @erikjackson2997 Год назад +17

    This lives in my head rent free

  • @mainsourcery
    @mainsourcery 3 года назад +118

    This went over my head when I was younger. Revisiting it with a new brain & set of ears, you wonder how this made it to tv. Love this.

    • @mookiestewart3776
      @mookiestewart3776 3 года назад +8

      This came out when I was 13-14 now that I’m in my 30’s I can’t believe they let this air. Kind of gives me hope tbh. Everything he is saying is 100% correct

    • @davidgomez9674
      @davidgomez9674 3 года назад +1

      Took the words out of my mouth

    • @terrinceautry
      @terrinceautry Год назад +7

      This is just how revolutionary Chapelle Show was. It was your generation's Arsenio Hall. He did the same thing back in the 90s

    • @Shorty_Lickens
      @Shorty_Lickens 5 месяцев назад +2

      Around 2003 or so you could still have interesting and controversial music videos on cable. Nowadays some group or another will try to shut you down. I dont like modern media.

  • @bigst05
    @bigst05 3 месяца назад +6

    The passion in his voice in this performance is legendary.

  • @catalanoL
    @catalanoL 3 года назад +111

    Can’t help but shed a tear when listening to this...
    So powerful

    • @panthervoodoo
      @panthervoodoo 3 года назад +5

      Man, I’m wiping my eyes as I write this. This anthem has always touched me really deeply. Something has to change.

    • @catalanoL
      @catalanoL 3 года назад +3

      @@panthervoodoo We need to be the change we want to see. It all starts with us and I am confident the future will be brighter than our past.
      Stay strong brother, love from the UK

    • @dmiinus2548
      @dmiinus2548 3 года назад +2

      Same😬

  • @roach-housetv1439
    @roach-housetv1439 9 месяцев назад +7

    The good old days Chappelle was a big backbone of comedy that helped us through rough times for me and my family growing up in Dallas..
    rip Johnathan..
    I can't believe how fast it all flew by...
    Dam...

  • @charles5968
    @charles5968 5 месяцев назад +11

    This song became extremely relevant last Saturday....

  • @jackmehoffjr.2125
    @jackmehoffjr.2125 3 года назад +44

    one of the realest songs ever wrote

  • @BrickTop06
    @BrickTop06 Год назад +13

    Song absolutely took me and shook me when I heard it on the show when it first aired. Still hits.

    • @scwt89
      @scwt89 Месяц назад +1

      Still hits because it's been 20 years and nothing has changed.

  • @titothebarber686
    @titothebarber686 Год назад +8

    I’m still feeling this in 2023 “I know some so poor - that when it rains that’s when they shower😢. Powerful “

  • @grumpymonkeyenterprises6413
    @grumpymonkeyenterprises6413 Год назад +6

    Best version of the song

  • @ShiiitIDK
    @ShiiitIDK 3 года назад +80

    I still remember seeing this when it aired...I was in highschool. So powerful.

  • @Desecrator6
    @Desecrator6 Год назад +5

    His head shaking made me feel this so deep as a kid when this aired.... always stuck with me.. Wyclef doesn't get enough love.

  • @carlover9988
    @carlover9988 3 года назад +66

    How does this only have 10k views? One of his best performances

  • @rudy_82
    @rudy_82 Год назад +5

    “They’ll call you Krazy when they can’t call you a liar.”
    That’s the truth right there!

  • @wafflcoptr
    @wafflcoptr 3 года назад +10

    It's songs like this that remind me why I'm disenfranchised like millions of others.

  • @deandrewhoknows5033
    @deandrewhoknows5033 Год назад +4

    It's 2023 about to be 2024 and I'm still jamming to this!

  • @BetweenTheLinec4
    @BetweenTheLinec4 Год назад +166

    Who’s watching in 2024

  • @njoynow.entertainment
    @njoynow.entertainment 10 часов назад

    I saw this when it first air as a boy. This song, this version particular, has influenced my political considerations more than any teacher, politician, or member of my community ever has.

  • @livingwithlila5341
    @livingwithlila5341 5 месяцев назад +5

    2024 here

  • @davidcalvo2385
    @davidcalvo2385 11 месяцев назад +2

    When Keepin it real goes RIGHT!

  • @sidthekid556
    @sidthekid556 4 года назад +225

    who is watching this one 2021

  • @Dtown2lit
    @Dtown2lit 10 месяцев назад +6

    2024 check in 🤞 hit just as hard

  • @FNG_Dinero
    @FNG_Dinero 6 месяцев назад +3

    Had to find this song again after that recent presidential debate please wyclef save us your our only hope 😢😂

    • @charles5968
      @charles5968 5 месяцев назад +1

      Oh the irony now In the US

  • @MacAdoshis
    @MacAdoshis 11 месяцев назад +28

    Who's here in 2024 watching the elections start?

  • @acefromspace2727
    @acefromspace2727 Год назад +6

    Legendary. It always moves me to tears.

  • @Katmama66
    @Katmama66 10 месяцев назад +10

    Watching in 2024. Uncommitted.

  • @MBB31
    @MBB31 3 месяца назад +7

    Here in 2024...who else?

  • @MPB059
    @MPB059 8 месяцев назад +2

    My favorite song that was played on Chappelle show!

  • @anthonyflores9373
    @anthonyflores9373 2 месяца назад

    Listening to this on November 4th 2024 and good Lord does it hit different God bless you all and I love you all

  • @TrillBill
    @TrillBill 3 года назад +21

    Tell them da TRUTH 💯

  • @sparkynation1
    @sparkynation1 4 года назад +19

    That’s the truth right there🙏🏽

  • @blakeschwab7518
    @blakeschwab7518 3 месяца назад +1

    this song hit me so hard when i first heard it on chapelles show when i was in middle school.

  • @SwamiNetero
    @SwamiNetero 3 года назад +21

    the studio version's the shit, but this version just can't be beat. like listen to the runs in his goddamn voice. fuckin legendary

    • @91Definite
      @91Definite 4 месяца назад +1

      I feel like Wyclef ain’t had to rap on the studio version though, it was better him singing

    • @SwamiNetero
      @SwamiNetero 4 месяца назад

      @@91Definite i pretty much agreed with you at one point -- hearing the rap verse on there definitely threw me off the first time i heard it -- but it gradually grew on me and i love it now

  • @xDEATHCRUSHx
    @xDEATHCRUSHx 3 года назад +16

    This song hittin different after today lol

  • @HappenstanceProd
    @HappenstanceProd 4 года назад +63

    Thanks for posting this!!! This is the exact one I've been looking for!!!

  • @RedPillVegan
    @RedPillVegan 3 года назад +20

    I know in my heart that when people see and hear the truth the world will change. Why else would they hide it from us.
    It’s still on

  • @GoFastBeSafe
    @GoFastBeSafe 2 года назад +15

    This performance helped shape my childhood.

    • @epichandel
      @epichandel Год назад +1

      this and the Kanye/Common performance were so heavy!

  • @andycasas4172
    @andycasas4172 3 года назад +10

    Wyclef’s so soulful and it shows in his jamz. This jam here is 🔥🔥 and it couldn’t be sung by a better person. Wyclef Jean’s the man!!!

  • @vlogswithbb2689
    @vlogswithbb2689 3 года назад +17

    Been looking for this for years !!!! Love this

  • @desie9499
    @desie9499 3 года назад +10

    Powerful

  • @McGruvy
    @McGruvy 3 года назад +6

    I didnt understand this song damn near 20 years ago. This hit the ear different now. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @kentonbohenko2026
    @kentonbohenko2026 2 года назад +3

    He speaks for all of us. Regardless of race or creed anyone who speaks truth against the regime will suffer. That's how we know we aren't free. Never were.

  • @ricardomas6650
    @ricardomas6650 2 года назад +1

    I've watched this many times throughout the years and it's as impactful as the 1st, this should have millions of more views but I for 1 will always come back

  • @cb-ms1xt
    @cb-ms1xt Год назад

    greatest 30min TV show of the last 50 years. It had it all. Fuck big corporate thinking they could buy Dave

  • @jayp.6166
    @jayp.6166 8 месяцев назад +1

    This give me goosebumps every time I hear it

  • @big_oh_tea
    @big_oh_tea 2 года назад +3

    I love this version

  • @cmaka76631
    @cmaka76631 7 месяцев назад +1

    Surely you would
    Great song!

  • @ericantisell
    @ericantisell 2 года назад +3

    I am so thankful for the high-definition picture quality of this song and performance that have moved me so deeply for the past 18 years.
    I'm also very pleased to be reminded of the gambling show Bonzai.

    • @ericantisell
      @ericantisell 2 года назад

      I don't remember Bonzai very clearly. I remember "Place your bets now, how long will David Letterman continue to shake this guy's hand"

  • @Hector-ox1nj
    @Hector-ox1nj Год назад +2

    "Screamin fight the poweeerrrr, that's when the vulture devours"

  • @jaredc.4386
    @jaredc.4386 2 года назад +2

    I’m here in 2022. And yes, this version is the hardest one.

  • @ubaubaubauba
    @ubaubaubauba Год назад +1

    2023. Wyclef is a genius.

  • @ciarajohnson1615
    @ciarajohnson1615 2 года назад +3

    I love this song one of my favs!!!

  • @CorruptBloodOffical
    @CorruptBloodOffical 3 года назад +3

    Words with meaning

  • @monteJETturner
    @monteJETturner Год назад +1

    wyclef for president. realest shit he ever wrote.

  • @dominicst-laurent47
    @dominicst-laurent47 3 года назад +4

    So sad to see that never end... Your lyrics tell the truth, even now in 2021 with the president assasination...

  • @ljofla
    @ljofla 2 года назад +1

    I remember watchin this wit ma dad once, this hit💯💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @Michaelphelps1017
    @Michaelphelps1017 2 года назад +2

    2022 still a classic

  • @STILLSTANDING23913
    @STILLSTANDING23913 4 месяца назад

    I pray Wyclef sing at the wedding supper and have Salvation in the Name of Jesus Christ.

  • @CallmeA_B
    @CallmeA_B 3 года назад +2

    I listen to this way too much
    🎸🎵🥰

  • @hutchking1
    @hutchking1 Год назад

    Only song that makes me feel something ❤

  • @J.jumonville
    @J.jumonville Год назад

    Best Version!!

  • @nobye9716
    @nobye9716 Год назад

    2023 and this song hits harder than ever

  • @johnengle9293
    @johnengle9293 2 года назад

    Had to look you up in the end of 2022 still the best.

  • @grizzleknowsbest
    @grizzleknowsbest Год назад

    Was a powerful statement then. And its still remains.

  • @vladimirciric519
    @vladimirciric519 Год назад

    I love this song with my whole heart

  • @chrisdrechapiama8993
    @chrisdrechapiama8993 Год назад +2

    Still listening in 2023 >>>

  • @ravenfunderburg4782
    @ravenfunderburg4782 Год назад

    I forgot about this (I don't know how) but I just saw it again on a Dave Chappelle rerun. It's amazing, I was getting chills. I hope the younger people are paying attention!

  • @myapatterson8228
    @myapatterson8228 3 года назад +1

    I love this

  • @jarronhaleysorrell
    @jarronhaleysorrell Год назад

    Extremely talented human

  • @dennisturpin3776
    @dennisturpin3776 3 месяца назад

    2024 baby!!!

  • @BriveAW
    @BriveAW 3 года назад +2

    under rated song for sure

  • @saucegottie1670
    @saucegottie1670 Год назад

    2023 and he still murdered this

  • @cedwatson3395
    @cedwatson3395 2 года назад +1

    That's the truth right there..who still listening to this 2022. ✊🏿

    • @wavesclouds9
      @wavesclouds9 2 года назад +1

      Just saw this episode on comedy central today saw this in 2004 had to come to RUclips to hear it again 😀

    • @cedwatson3395
      @cedwatson3395 Год назад

      ​@@wavesclouds9 listen to it again

  • @BonezJonez2EZ
    @BonezJonez2EZ Год назад +2

    2023 nothing has changed

  • @shaunamarie1053
    @shaunamarie1053 4 месяца назад

    Hard!

  • @BLK_GOD
    @BLK_GOD 3 года назад +3

    Saturdayayayayayaay

  • @MrDirecter1
    @MrDirecter1 4 года назад +3

    Yeah I like this

  • @arosa13.youtube
    @arosa13.youtube Год назад

    word...

  • @johnathan338
    @johnathan338 11 месяцев назад

    Fire ❤

  • @MrHarpplaya
    @MrHarpplaya 11 месяцев назад

    Word 💙 🖤

  • @sparetimenovels
    @sparetimenovels 3 года назад +1

    Real talk...

  • @nahuagonzalo7424
    @nahuagonzalo7424 8 месяцев назад +1

    2024

  • @tealsnake93
    @tealsnake93 2 года назад +4

    Perfect performance. Will live in infamy

  • @dominiquenapoleon1508
    @dominiquenapoleon1508 3 года назад

    I know some so pooooor Hit Different 💯🙏😢

  • @jc9471
    @jc9471 2 года назад

    Who watching in 2022 tho because this is when we need this the most??

  • @joneswilliams2828
    @joneswilliams2828 3 года назад +2

    This song reminds me of the story of the great Patrice Lumumba

  • @lkain619
    @lkain619 2 года назад

    Still watching this in 2022

  • @juanthompson7818
    @juanthompson7818 2 года назад +1

    One of the best singing voices of all time he's so beautiful

  • @kate-ol7kz
    @kate-ol7kz 2 года назад

    realest song on RUclips

  • @michaelalphonse7407
    @michaelalphonse7407 2 года назад

    2022 going strong

  • @mattj3292
    @mattj3292 3 года назад +1

    💜

  • @JaeBNice
    @JaeBNice 2 года назад

    Chills 🥶

  • @nuzzyfugget9492
    @nuzzyfugget9492 Год назад +2

    Listening to this in the first month of 2024. Ate an 8th of some mushrooms going into the new year, the trip started getting a bit intense. I decided to cut on the tv at about 3am in the first few hours of 2024 to see the end of a Dave Chappell episode that I hadn’t seen in probably 15 years, than this song started playing and a whirlwind of nostalgia came to me. This song hits so much different being a 30 year old husband and father compared to being a junior in highschool. Took me to a really good place mentally. This live version is much more raw than the studio recorded version, minus the insane acoustic solo wyclef Jean played for the poor at the end.

  • @jasonr2369
    @jasonr2369 Год назад

    Live is the best version

  • @malcolmaiken993
    @malcolmaiken993 Год назад +1

    And I’m still in amazement this didn’t come to fruition when Obama was President. I know it wasn’t for lack of a lot of people wishing it’d happen

  • @jskiz
    @jskiz 2 года назад

    🙏🏻