It’s so fucking powerful how Kanye spends four of his five minutes making us connect with HIM, getting into HIS frame of mind and HIS struggles with the relationship until the very end. Then everything he’s said is ripped away and we see things from the outside in - it’s such an emotionally jarring experience, connecting with Kanye for most of the poem and then needing to re-evaluate everything when we get the other side of the story. I’ve been watching this performance for years and it still manages to hit me every time
i think his voice when singing the first bit of the chorus is unbelieveable.. this song is brilliant.. i love kanye's vision for the future.. keep it up
No one did, he writes his own stuff.He's made alot of poems ,but after awhile he makes them songs.Kanye is one of the realist Artists out there.One of many favorite quotes From him is"If u don't have a dream there is no point in living".He inspired me to lose weight.I lost 40 pounds and I thank Him For that.A true poet of rap
***** Some people are artist at conversation. Art is in the eye of the beholder, if I think it is, it is to me, if you think it's not, it's not to you. Art is not what you say it is, it's in the eye of the beholder.
Steven Blake You're actually thinking of beauty and only connecting the two because it seems fit to your reality. I love rap I just refuse to listen to romantic phrases like that. Not all rap is art a lot of it is shit so his general statement "rap is art" is incorrect. Got it?
This is what it looks like when we as mothers tell our children that they can be anything they want to be. We breed confidence and self belief...Kanye is a product of that!.
You hit that spot on. His mom encouraged Kanye. But she also told him, reach for the stars, but stay grounded. Kanye is a testament to life's fulfillment of a dream. It's up to you, to make it happen the way you want it.
I heard Bittersweet with the tune (it also features John Mayer), it kicks ass. It's obviously emotional, and goes right up there with Family Business, Through the Wire and Hey Momma.
@@auto._ I recently went through all my posts and saw some of the old ones I did. It's funny having someone post 16 years later on it. Good ol' 2007, it was a good year for me.
MoustacheCashStash I'm sayin tho! I keep seeing people talk about how he isn't "modest" anymore. Kanye's been full of himself from the beginning and for good fucking reason.
James Harvey obviously ive listened to new slaves..... But wait........ Did you just praise new slaves because it is "angry?" LOOOOL anyways, new slaves is apart of an album entitled yeezus, that right there just proves kanye sold out kiddo, he literally thinks hes a god and has a higher power now. Im a kanye fan, but im more late registration kanye, i dont fuck with his new shit.
If 'selling out' means, as I think it does, to compromise one's artistic integrity for financial gain, then Kanye has never sold out. He's made a lot of money, sure, but he's never compromised his vision as an artist. Everything he does is a totally pure projection of who he is and he won't let any corporation dictate the type of music he makes. Hence, he could never be called a sellout.
i love when a MC says his lyrics with out a beat. because honestly people pay to much attention to the beat now days. like dmx says on his def jam poetry, (FUCK A BEAT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE WORDS IN THE DAMN SONG) lyrics are how its suppose to be. love ya kanye keep it real.
Hip hop is poetry. If it's not the topic you like listen to another poet. That bittersweet part was the real poem & that shit is real life. I'm goin thru that with my girl now & listening to this live always helps me. The song is good but the energy he put into THIS performance was impeccable. Ur entitled to your opinion but fact is this IS poetry.
Hip Hop is BLACK MUSIC/CULTURE. It was no "Collaboration" between Black/Brown or anyone else. The world just loves to emulate our culture but act like they hate us.
RealLiveBLANKS it was started by blacks not Latinos. Sure Latinos have participated but don't get it twisted it was exclusively started by black people and black Americans only.
THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE is why I love Kanye. Despite the arrogance. His HEART and his soul is just>> He does it. he puts on the latest clothes designs but this man is beyond talented. A musical genius.
I don't know if this was shot before or after the album version with John Mayer but I think both versions sound badass. I really like that little poem he did before "Bittersweet," that Ralph Lauren line was funny as hell!
![Kanye West Recites "Self Conscious" at Def Poetry Jam [2004]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JEtujKgSgL0/mqdefault.jpg)
his belief in himself is another level, i love him
that's why he's where's he's at now, his belief in himself is very powerful. we all obtain the same God given capabilities
Are we all agreeing still?
Tobbette Genz yes
Because he sold his soul to the devil.
@@israelp348 prove it
My left ear enjoyed the shit out of this
Memenguaa' 😂😂😂😂
fuckin dead
Lol yo read this and was like oh shit left ear only lol
I thought my AirPod died 😂
I thought mine was broken
It’s so fucking powerful how Kanye spends four of his five minutes making us connect with HIM, getting into HIS frame of mind and HIS struggles with the relationship until the very end. Then everything he’s said is ripped away and we see things from the outside in - it’s such an emotionally jarring experience, connecting with Kanye for most of the poem and then needing to re-evaluate everything when we get the other side of the story. I’ve been watching this performance for years and it still manages to hit me every time
Maybe im late but this is actually a song called bittersweet poetry
Yes there is a song called that it's a bonus track on graduation@@gelkezo3039
@@gelkezo3039 yeah but back then it hadn't been released yet
"I make black history every day, I dont need a month"
*monf 😂🤣
Inserts the dude in the back ..rooting lol
@@darkmoongoddess4791 mumf
Nah he said "ye day" don't need a month. This next level shit
Ye day*
I am Chinese and there are no language barriers that separate me from liking kanye. Music and art are world languages.
who care about the language and country with the music
+Mr.PurPle me
Kanye lived in China when he was a kid
sex
i think his voice when singing the first bit of the chorus is unbelieveable.. this song is brilliant.. i love kanye's vision for the future.. keep it up
how u feel he never released this?
@@carlosbeanos1058if he answers you I'll eat my own shoe
It's only been 15 years
@@carlosbeanos1058 Dude, he did: ruclips.net/video/D5Gdu74lA80/видео.html
15 years later I’m 15 years old 😂
@@carlosbeanos1058he did release it only in Japan
No one did, he writes his own stuff.He's made alot of poems ,but after awhile he makes them songs.Kanye is one of the realist Artists out there.One of many favorite quotes From him is"If u don't have a dream there is no point in living".He inspired me to lose weight.I lost 40 pounds and I thank Him For that.A true poet of rap
Idk about that but he is a gost
"Ralph Lauren was boring until I wore em"
Before**
True that
This is how you connect rap and art.
rap is art
Brock Cloke Bullshit statement. Just because it's an expression of self. In that case talking is art.
***** Some people are artist at conversation. Art is in the eye of the beholder, if I think it is, it is to me, if you think it's not, it's not to you. Art is not what you say it is, it's in the eye of the beholder.
Steven Blake You're actually thinking of beauty and only connecting the two because it seems fit to your reality. I love rap I just refuse to listen to romantic phrases like that. Not all rap is art a lot of it is shit so his general statement "rap is art" is incorrect. Got it?
That's just like, you're opinion man.
“hennessy will be the death of me” no way he knew what was coming
??
@@javaughnlemonius1418 he was drunk on henny during the 2009 vmas
Nono, yoohoo's were his downfall.
I’m 18 years late to this video but I love Kanye to this day and am happy he’s still around
If your here right now in 2022 or further and watching this , you are a legend !!!! This is unmatched and he was way ahead of everyone and time .
Yooooo bittersweet poetry, thats my favorite one of his songs. I wish it was released on stuff.
If Kanye said this at a show, you would've called it a rant......Dont lie
THANK YOU. Nobody will take him seriously because they see him as an arrogant angry black man and will never look past that.
Due Diligence LMFAOOO bruh, this shit was beautiful. it had suspense, twists, and turns like some kinda Nolan film. #bless
I love the way you tell the truth...
and if you put a brand new beat on top of it, it's a hit.. (; ruclips.net/video/c-2KHxPsBEQ/видео.html
Kanye is a living Legend. The guy is so talented, love all his music
W
how’d you like Yeezus😭
@@carlosbeanos1058 best album
@@Darnokk15 got that shi tatted on me 🤍
"I never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you" had me rolling the way he said it LOL
Had me rolling too 😂
Had her shaking
they need to bring back Def Poetry and let Kendrick Lamar and J Cole spit something
Jason Clyburn I’ve never agreed more with a RUclips comment
Just Kendrick lol
That mf part !!!
@@kat-- YOU are the problem .
@@HeavenlyBuckets calm down lmfao
man he tore that poem up. Every word he spoke i felt it in my soul!
This is what it looks like when we as mothers tell our children that they can be anything they want to be. We breed confidence and self belief...Kanye is a product of that!.
You hit that spot on. His mom encouraged Kanye. But she also told him, reach for the stars, but stay grounded. Kanye is a testament to life's fulfillment of a dream. It's up to you, to make it happen the way you want it.
Ooh how I wish my mother would! My grandmother is my Donda
@@maricehuff7903 yeah until he said crazy things 😭😭😭
@@gelkezo3039 but why do many say its crazy if it's his reality. Reality is one's belief of truth.
Amazing powerful truth thanks
Will never keep on coming back to this masterpiece.
He literally combined Rap, poetry and a melancholic melody. Talent👌
I heard Bittersweet with the tune (it also features John Mayer), it kicks ass. It's obviously emotional, and goes right up there with Family Business, Through the Wire and Hey Momma.
U posted this 16 years ago so you never gonna see this but Keyisha Cole is also in there as background vocals or somewhere on the hook I think
@@auto._ I recently went through all my posts and saw some of the old ones I did. It's funny having someone post 16 years later on it.
Good ol' 2007, it was a good year for me.
@@Spiqaro damn im just surprised you still have the password to your account
@@auto._ lol
@@Spiqaroone of the fews guys who check their yt notifi u a legend😭
I LOVE KANYE! This is so AWESOME!!!! Watched it repeatedly & you can feel the emotion pouring through the screen
2022 now.... 16 years have passed to me this is one of the greatest song/poetry Kanye has made. One of my favorite songs ever.
Bittersweet poetry is so fucking damn good
there is a strip of bacon on his jacket
Wow didn’t expect you here
@@shihabmoral2350 this was 9 years ago
2024 now, 18 years later I still revisit this. ❤
It's insane how awesome Kanye is
You still alive ?
WOAH THIS COMMENT NEARLY ABLE TO DRINK DAMN
@@someoneontheinternet4518this made me laugh for some reason lol
damn
The real Kanye please come back =[
That's how I know you not a Kanye fan
It’s really the same dude
It’s the same person, just broken and with more visibility
Anytime Kanye is shown in a negative light tin the media I come back to this.....
OMG...that would be one of the GREATEST poems ever to be recited in the HISTORY of ALL poetry known to mankind.
bro spoke facts
@@aynayn4127 17 years later my man still speaking facts
I'm so surprised I was on the verge of tears during those last few lines.
Haha, he knows how to put emotion into everything.
Ik it was crazy
i miss this kanye
kanyes always been like this
+King Kyle DelaSoul no
kanye west old mss powerful best ever real rap lyricist poet album classic
The best Kanye
Behind every word is Kanye's intense passion. He is truly great and has the right to be as confident as he wants.
I miss the old Kanye
+imsteezy1 Straight from the 'Go kanye
+Orla Donovan chop up the soul kanye
+ScorchFist set on his goals kanye
+kingraj333 I hate the new Kanye
the bad mood Kanye
My Left Ear enjoyed this....
Damn, this is gonna be one of them videos we watch when, ya know, the inevitable happens.
Charles aka I.O. Indeed
Shut up shut up shut up shut up can't hear u
Unfornately
2022. He predicted his whole life. Just different characters than he expected.
Bittersweet poetry is his most underrated song
This is always gonna be one of my favorites! Not just because I can relate...but because of the lyrical genius of it.
i miss this Kanye
It's the exact same Kanye. The only thing that's changed is he's in a bigger stage.
i don't wanna love it but i kinda totally do
well this was before he came out with all the douchbag stuff back then he kept it all in
Brian lath How you mean before? Ye hasn't changed lol. There was never a period where my man Ye was humble and quiet. He always knew he was the GOAT.
MoustacheCashStash Lmao exactly.
MoustacheCashStash I'm sayin tho! I keep seeing people talk about how he isn't "modest" anymore. Kanye's been full of himself from the beginning and for good fucking reason.
Kanye is officially my second favorite poet after Tupac.... I've been listening to him sense I was in 5th grade both poets reallly shaped me
I remember when this episode first aired. I loved Ye back here. This makes me cry 😢 I miss the Real Ye so much.
Y'all need to hear "footnotes for kanye"
I love you Kanye
If Kanye "sold out" then explain Yeezus
How do you explain Yeezus?
Kanye wouldn't even dare to compare himself to Jesus, or make songs like "power" if he haven't sold out.
CRYSTAL JAS You clearly haven't listened to the lyrics of New Slaves. It's the most brilliant, angry, anti-corporate music he's every produced.
James Harvey obviously ive listened to new slaves..... But wait........ Did you just praise new slaves because it is "angry?" LOOOOL anyways, new slaves is apart of an album entitled yeezus, that right there just proves kanye sold out kiddo, he literally thinks hes a god and has a higher power now. Im a kanye fan, but im more late registration kanye, i dont fuck with his new shit.
If 'selling out' means, as I think it does, to compromise one's artistic integrity for financial gain, then Kanye has never sold out. He's made a lot of money, sure, but he's never compromised his vision as an artist. Everything he does is a totally pure projection of who he is and he won't let any corporation dictate the type of music he makes. Hence, he could never be called a sellout.
My left ear really enjoyed this
frrrr
They can never make me hate youuuuuuu
i love when a MC says his lyrics with out a beat. because honestly people pay to much attention to the beat now days. like dmx says on his def jam poetry, (FUCK A BEAT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE WORDS IN THE DAMN SONG) lyrics are how its suppose to be. love ya kanye keep it real.
this was VERY REAL
true raw poetry that gets to you--no flowery and frilly edges, just straight up talk.
shows the prowess of Kanye.
This used to be my favorite video and hearing it now still hits 🐐
15 years later. Net 6.6 Billion... He knew from the onset he will reach the goals he set out for himself
I fuk’d up and I know it G!!! I guess it’s bittersweet poetry 😢
I come here every year when I miss the old Kanye. I idolised this Kanye.
Kanye you smart.
i still love Kanye in 2018
Hip hop is poetry. If it's not the topic you like listen to another poet. That bittersweet part was the real poem & that shit is real life. I'm goin thru that with my girl now & listening to this live always helps me. The song is good but the energy he put into THIS performance was impeccable. Ur entitled to your opinion but fact is this IS poetry.
Kanye is an amazing R&B artist with talent.
Hip Hop is BLACK MUSIC/CULTURE. It was no "Collaboration" between Black/Brown or anyone else. The world just loves to emulate our culture but act like they hate us.
breezwonder no collaboration between black/brown ? You need to go read up on hip hop and where it started.
Yup!
RealLiveBLANKS it was started by blacks not Latinos. Sure Latinos have participated but don't get it twisted it was exclusively started by black people and black Americans only.
loser
Whose here in 2023?! 🥰 Def Poetry was a PINOCLE part of my childhood🙌🏾🔥
Wtf lmao is that a peice of bacon on his shirt XD
Kemi Smith it’s a ribbon
Kemi Smith 😂
Check out Jasmine Mans "Footnotes for Kanye" after watching this!
one of my favorite songs from kanye
this for people who say rappers are no talented this is poetry right here, and alot of it is from his songs
Surgeon General: *We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says*
"ok, so we'll get to the real poem now, I just wanted to stunt real quick" :]
*God talk to me now, this is an EMERGENCY* 💕💕
18 years ago is crazy 😂 this video is goated. This was the real insensitive YT
THESE PEOPLE ARE SO LUCKY TO HEAR A LEGEND IN THE MAKING AND THEY BARLEY EVEN KNEW IT
The end really touched me.. Cus I can relate.
"I fucked up and I know it G
I guess it's bitter sweet poetry"
The poems became, "Brand New" by Rhymefest Featuring Kanye West and "Bittersweet" featuring John Mayor.
We miss you Kanye.
2018- we still fucking miss this Kanye
I don't care about his ego. This is fantastic. The revelation at the end is powerful.
The first part is from a verse on Rhymefest's album "Blue Collar"
i miss the old kanye the spoken word kanye
Love me some kanye. The old kanye
same kanye, never change.
16 years ago is crazy
My favorite rapper for life, since i was 8 years old !!
When I say I miss the old Kanye, I mean this video specifically.
"i never hit a girl but i'd shake the shit outta you!" Kanye is and will always be a beast
Why is he such a mad genius? :D
omg i love this song the whole cd jammed
His SMOOTHNESS iz just overwhelming me..!!!!!
Holy rest in peace ears. Sound only on the right and a beeping on the right. Fuck me.
Yo, Kanye said some deep stuff on this joint real talk!!
Damn he had that hair cut before 08
bittersweetttttttt
2020 and still feelin it
did u watch the documentary
"Ralph Lauren was *boring* before I Wore EM.." 🤣😂😭
Ye is the realist
there is nobody above this mans level, besides god himself
Don't ever use him and God in the same sentence
+Jayla Brown hahaha
Yea rap god Eminem
+Daniel Sanchez L eminem is trash he fell off 15 years ago
Jayla Brown LmAo u hurt
seeing this performance makes me love the song he made from this even better somehow
THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE is why I love Kanye. Despite the arrogance. His HEART and his soul is just>> He does it. he puts on the latest clothes designs but this man is beyond talented. A musical genius.
I don't know if this was shot before or after the album version with John Mayer but I think both versions sound badass. I really like that little poem he did before "Bittersweet," that Ralph Lauren line was funny as hell!
It ain't Ralph though it ain't on Ralph level
whats the name of ur clothing line we DON KNOWW
I'm the 3,000,000 views
“And you ain’t as cracked up as you supposed to be”
yall are hatin, this is good. narrative, word play, and metaphor. his narcissism maybe obvious but so is the talent
poem:10/10
headphone:1/2