Kanye West - Touch The Sky (MTV Version) ft. Lupe Fiasco

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  • Опубликовано: 15 июн 2009
  • Music video by Kanye West performing Touch The Sky. (C) 2006 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
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Комментарии • 16 тыс.

  • @michael-cv9wd
    @michael-cv9wd 7 лет назад +641

    " do you know who i am"
    kanye: i know i know i just said ya name
    i fucking died lmao

  • @supersaiyanyoshi1
    @supersaiyanyoshi1 4 года назад +20810

    I feel like no one understands how good this video actually is.

    • @oguguoajagu
      @oguguoajagu 4 года назад +537

      Bruuuh. Tell me about it. It's amzing

    • @bluechains3452
      @bluechains3452 4 года назад +297

      nobody understood how good kim jong un was until he got that surgery now we all be worried

    • @gjoy0925
      @gjoy0925 4 года назад +465

      @@bluechains3452 whats wrong with u

    • @damitrimoore
      @damitrimoore 4 года назад +35

      CYNC edits it’s really a relic

    • @avityjunior7041
      @avityjunior7041 4 года назад +425

      I remember kanye shittin on MTV for not givin it video of the year..!!

  • @mariekanu3203
    @mariekanu3203 Год назад +1031

    “Do you know who I am”
    “Yeah, I know, I just said your name!”
    Classic😂

    • @samp9400
      @samp9400 Год назад +5

      Who tf listening Kanye in 2022? All school ganstas on Gomunkul 6 now @

    • @darkness-tk7jz
      @darkness-tk7jz 5 месяцев назад

      shut yo ahh goofball@@samp9400

    • @Lilmoodynice
      @Lilmoodynice 4 месяца назад +10

      😂😂😂😂😂🎉shout out to da beautiful NIA long

    • @tahrondavis8080
      @tahrondavis8080 3 месяца назад +5

      Classic
      This actually happened to me bar for bar and even the slap. This always makes me laugh

    • @user-be8mz9if8p
      @user-be8mz9if8p 2 месяца назад +1

      Кениец

  • @xSuperCartmanx
    @xSuperCartmanx Год назад +827

    That mid song skit kills me every time "WHAT ABOUT ALLLLLL THAT ASSSS***BEEEEEEEEEEEP"

  • @johnconner2549
    @johnconner2549 3 года назад +3783

    The Nia and Tracy skit will never get old 🤣

  • @spookyboi317
    @spookyboi317 3 года назад +5880

    "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?"
    "I KNO- I- I JUST SAID YOUR NAME.."
    😂 my favorite part

    • @annamedina4449
      @annamedina4449 3 года назад +37

      😂😂😂

    • @musamjijwa7583
      @musamjijwa7583 3 года назад +52

      Me too I just said your name funny as hell

    • @cap9105
      @cap9105 3 года назад +109

      He sounded like Kevin hart 😂

    • @jackfrost6463
      @jackfrost6463 3 года назад +134

      Nia, Tracee, Pam Anderson , Kanye a legend for this video

    • @gqpromotionchanel
      @gqpromotionchanel 3 года назад +15

      @@jackfrost6463 lupe fiasco

  • @darrellb858
    @darrellb858 10 месяцев назад +76

    "Now let me end my verse right where the horns are, like .." Lupe KILLLLLED this track.

  • @LouieLoubert
    @LouieLoubert Месяц назад +27

    this song is criminally under rated in my opinion

  • @watts1841
    @watts1841 8 лет назад +7417

    The Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross scene is priceless!.....So is Lupe's verse!

    • @OptimusSlime404
      @OptimusSlime404 8 лет назад +193

      yea Lupe was perfect on this joint

    • @PortogasDAce1
      @PortogasDAce1 8 лет назад +91

      +Matrix Mike yeah he came correct as a porn star

    • @ritvikc5883
      @ritvikc5883 8 лет назад +54

      +Tom D I love that line cuz it's cum and correct like erect and lupes exit of his verse is just awesome and everything about this song and Kanye west is just awesome

    • @ariues
      @ariues 8 лет назад +21

      +Bobby Watts Bouché still hilarious after all these years. that's what the hood was thinking about Pam Anderson struggling to see why white people love her so much.

    • @equinoxx44
      @equinoxx44 8 лет назад +68

      +Bobby Watts Bouché Lupe RIPPED this
      guess Whose on third, Lupe Steal like Lupin the third! (Lupin the Third, anime about a master thief)
      Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
      I'm trying to stop lyin (Lion) Like Im Mum Ra (Thunder Cats reference)

  • @AJ-fl3pz
    @AJ-fl3pz 5 лет назад +6539

    Lupe Fiasco’s verse is one of the most underrated rap verses. Touch the Sky is one of Kanye’s most underrated songs

    • @slendaman1634
      @slendaman1634 5 лет назад +59

      TheWillog pls stfu don't disrespect Yeezy in his prime like that

    • @thusano2
      @thusano2 5 лет назад +81

      ahh his verse is perfect, like god damn what a great introduction

    • @keananconnor4221
      @keananconnor4221 5 лет назад +4

      ash jum id call 20mill something to be proud of the more life’s he can bless with his work the better in my opinion

    • @mcmuffin7612
      @mcmuffin7612 5 лет назад +4

      YESSSSS dude.

    • @blackmaurice7135
      @blackmaurice7135 5 лет назад +4

      Song and Video

  • @TheRav3n
    @TheRav3n Год назад +115

    “I just said your name!!”
    This scene always made me laugh! I don’t think Ye will be appreciated until he dies. That’s partially on him, but the man changed the game over and over and over!

    • @davimelo9181
      @davimelo9181 3 месяца назад

      He used to be very much appreciated before he went insane, tho

  • @EddieNgatia
    @EddieNgatia Год назад +1347

    No matter what...this song will always have a special place in my heart dawg. Thank you Ye for changing my life. Imma listen to this on a plane next year when I go visit my pops/sister. On my mama imma do it dawg.

    • @coffee_dictator
      @coffee_dictator Год назад +1

      Do it you glorious weeaboo

    • @ChronicCraftsman
      @ChronicCraftsman Год назад +25

      You go for it dawg.

    • @littleson3242
      @littleson3242 Год назад

      bold of you to assume i ain’t part of the LGBTQ 🙏😂😭better gorilla glue them cheeks shut cuz if i see that hole my demons ain’t gon show remorse 😭

    • @Ellwoo
      @Ellwoo Год назад +10

      You gotta do it dawg.

    • @runw1thscissorsYT
      @runw1thscissorsYT Год назад +13

      I’m commanding you to complete this activity dawg.

  • @synschoolinyounoobsakathemaske
    @synschoolinyounoobsakathemaske 4 года назад +3189

    Bruh I died at Nia long and Tracce ross scene, that was classic.

  • @HumptyMcFly
    @HumptyMcFly 2 года назад +1828

    The Nia and Tracey scene is comedic gold.

    • @aubreygraham1704
      @aubreygraham1704 Год назад +219

      "I just said your name! I know who you are!"

    • @masterstepz9800
      @masterstepz9800 Год назад +88

      @@aubreygraham1704 That's right girl. I told you when he get on he'll leave yo' ass for a white girl.

    • @TP_Raks
      @TP_Raks Год назад +77

      "You just want some t***? "🤣

    • @deronlnix
      @deronlnix Год назад +61

      It’s really funny right now…

    • @lucymonroe720
      @lucymonroe720 Год назад +50

      Who dropped in after the Celtic scandal 👀👀👀

  • @octoberstorm3333
    @octoberstorm3333 9 месяцев назад +90

    This has got to be one of the best music videos ever produced, everything about it. The Curtis mayfield sample the old school 70s setting. The fact there’s a theatrical plot. God I love this.

  • @hmmok5791
    @hmmok5791 Год назад +94

    I grew up watching Evil Knievel , remember sweet Nia Long on Boyz n the Hood, Ms. Ellis Ross on Girlfriends, and Pamela on home improvement this video is pure genius. Thank you Mr. West. .

  • @andregordon2599
    @andregordon2599 2 года назад +6899

    Lupe's verse is my cardinal definition of a perfectly executed guest verse. Come in, throw in some fire, get people interested in you, but leave so you don't overstay your welcome. This one verse single handedly jump started his career, and for good reason.

    • @kr_deem1007
      @kr_deem1007 2 года назад +192

      I would like this comment three times if I could

    • @MAP9595
      @MAP9595 2 года назад +78

      Facts facts facts!

    • @mishanya9495
      @mishanya9495 2 года назад +37

      Well pointed!

    • @sonofaballer96
      @sonofaballer96 2 года назад +62

      Remember this being the first time I heard this and he dropped Kick Push later. I was kinda disappointed cause the song was a little buns but I felt like he was low key the best rapper I've heard. I was looking for reasons to inwardly hate on him because he was just too good. Lowkey could've made 2 verses better than Kanye did on this.

    • @paulevans6066
      @paulevans6066 2 года назад +3

      Yup

  • @neloangelo7454
    @neloangelo7454 7 лет назад +707

    Nia: "Do you know who i am?"
    Kanye: "I know, i just said your name"

  • @abhinavvatsa7832
    @abhinavvatsa7832 Год назад +39

    Old Kanye is gold Kanye

  • @dolphineachonga555
    @dolphineachonga555 Год назад +1135

    I miss this Kanye. I hope he can get back to this vibe some day..

    • @175BiscuitD
      @175BiscuitD Год назад +58

      You dont understand

    • @eiansegismundo9687
      @eiansegismundo9687 Год назад +21

      Sometimes the world forces us to calm to not reach out full potential.

    • @christopherduggan6272
      @christopherduggan6272 Год назад +47

      the vibe is dead and burried

    • @ye4us
      @ye4us Год назад +49

      I mIsS tHe OlD kAnYe.. 🤡

    • @anwav-
      @anwav- Год назад +3

      @@christopherduggan6272 in the dirt.

  • @atagun12
    @atagun12 4 года назад +5097

    10 years ago I was listening this and dreaming about living in States. Now I am living in America and making my way to earn a USA citizenship, dreams do happen if you are tenacious.

    • @pochita250
      @pochita250 4 года назад +153

      Congrats bro

    • @Daniellinharess
      @Daniellinharess 4 года назад +75

      congrats man!

    • @GetintheCAH
      @GetintheCAH 4 года назад +137

      Atagun İlhan congrats and goodluck. The American experience can be pretty damn overrated at times

    • @brittanytaylor4055
      @brittanytaylor4055 4 года назад +75

      Congratulations welcome to America 🇺🇸

    • @brandonhart2397
      @brandonhart2397 4 года назад +46

      That’s some shit. Congrats my dude!

  • @jrjrsouza
    @jrjrsouza 9 лет назад +142

    2:45
    "do you know who i am??"
    "this is why, this is why we can't never work out Nia."
    "do you know who i am??"
    "I know, i just said your name! i know who you are"
    HAHAHAH

    • @ektum100
      @ektum100 9 лет назад +4

      WOW! Its almost like we watched the same video....

    • @SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass
      @SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass 9 лет назад +12

      Alex Daxter its not 2011 anymore Alex, ditch the trollface

    • @ektum100
      @ektum100 9 лет назад

      k bro no need to get pissed off about things like dat

    • @nena12261
      @nena12261 9 лет назад +4

      Alex Daxter ,;hfighg

    • @sasohal
      @sasohal 9 лет назад +1

      Jorge de Souza lollllll bro, I read your comment first and forgot how it sounded, then clicked the time link and died when I heard the dialogue -

  • @antikoerper256
    @antikoerper256 11 месяцев назад +22

    I'm eastern european (bulgarian). I remember back in 2006-2007 when I was watching MTV in high school, this video and song would play and I would get vibing! I hardly knew who Kanye West would get to be back then. Marvin Gaye is watchin from above and feelin' proud - Kanye really moved on up. Despite what some people say about Kanye, to me he was always a visionary, always an artist and a good musician. And this right here is my favorite track by him.

    • @jdawg6939
      @jdawg6939 11 месяцев назад

      nigga thats southeastern europe

    • @adamg.n.3170
      @adamg.n.3170 4 дня назад

      Baltics School

  • @luandabotha7651
    @luandabotha7651 Год назад +19

    That scene with Nia long and Tracee Ellis Ross always leaves me in stitches.

    • @jenniferfields1084
      @jenniferfields1084 3 месяца назад

      Move on up Curtis Mayfield love ❤ both songs ❤❤❤😂😂

  • @hectorzeroni361
    @hectorzeroni361 4 года назад +3035

    This Lupe verse. Not everyone will ever understand how important this Lupe verse is.

  • @Wesleyschuettpelz
    @Wesleyschuettpelz 7 лет назад +4720

    Damn, why hasn't anyone acknowledged Lupe's verse? Shit's dope.

    • @lazcarequinto1619
      @lazcarequinto1619 7 лет назад +172

      For real. His verse is dope

    • @thatguyluis
      @thatguyluis 7 лет назад +210

      lupe is one the most underrated lyricist, I first saw him in this vid and listened to him while growing up. His Lasers album was fuckin dope.

    • @Wesleyschuettpelz
      @Wesleyschuettpelz 7 лет назад +146

      +That Guy Luis That's his worst one imo. Food & Liqour 1, The Cool, and Tetsou & Youth are all his best stuff I think.

    • @thatguyluis
      @thatguyluis 7 лет назад +40

      tesuo and youth was the best lyrically and food and liquor 2 is the best commercially but Lasers always gave me goosebumbs, it was the reason I really got into rap music.

    • @HappyGuy343
      @HappyGuy343 7 лет назад +88

      Bodied Kanye on his own shit

  • @oblambo6896
    @oblambo6896 10 дней назад +3

    I wasn't even musically mature when this came out, but every time it aired, i never changed the channel. Dam it pains me to no end that this era is no more.

  • @devo2920
    @devo2920 Год назад +48

    The way Kanye let’s people do there own thing on HIS tracks, is why I respect him so much.

  • @andremp03
    @andremp03 2 года назад +193

    That Nia Long / Tracee Ellis Ross rant scene will never stop being funny

  • @bryanagostini6139
    @bryanagostini6139 8 лет назад +213

    Today's hip hop doesn't compare to the music Kanye used to put out!!

    • @kianworld_
      @kianworld_ 8 лет назад +18

      I miss the old Kanye, straight from the go Kanye

    • @JoshPresto
      @JoshPresto 8 лет назад

      +Kian I'm weak, that song was ok thoo

    • @Hjeff38
      @Hjeff38 8 лет назад

      Yea

    • @blurbthenerd
      @blurbthenerd 8 лет назад +3

      Kanye is the leader in today's hip hop...

    • @bryanagostini6139
      @bryanagostini6139 8 лет назад +8

      Blurb Kanye's 2000s music hits me more in the heart.

  • @Kevin-sl8yl
    @Kevin-sl8yl 18 дней назад +2

    2024 still bumpin 🔥🔥🔥

  • @richardlayfield-iy4yo
    @richardlayfield-iy4yo Год назад +160

    This tune is one of the most uplifting vibes ive felt. It is lyrically on point in regards to matching the significance of the sample music. The "come up in the spot looking extra fly" is electric. Yes Ye.

    • @DollySantana
      @DollySantana 3 месяца назад +2

      Yesss I remember hearing it at 17 and felt like he was talking to me lol I was hype!!

    • @305backup
      @305backup 3 месяца назад

      ​@@DollySantana till the day you die, you gon touch the sky

    • @shayaanrk
      @shayaanrk 2 месяца назад +1

      The original tune is from Curtis Mayfield. But Kanye definitely elevated it with the drums

  • @piinkgarza
    @piinkgarza 2 года назад +4270

    I’m so glad I grew up with kanye when he first started. He always made me feel like I could do anything. If he could do it I can too.

    • @connorreed314
      @connorreed314 2 года назад +328

      “If you’re a fan of Kanye west, you’re a fan of yourself” - Kanye west

    • @MichaelJamesActually
      @MichaelJamesActually 2 года назад +29

      been an interesting trajectory to follow.

    • @tirenmickens591
      @tirenmickens591 2 года назад +27

      I 💯 Percent agree. Kanye is symbolic. 💪 He got alot people of all races" through the wire of hard times" I wish him the best in his issues he has going on with Kim and his kids. 👍

    • @trashyraccoon2615
      @trashyraccoon2615 2 года назад +22

      Sadly, he has become a villain to me. The way he has treated his wife in public is the sign of an abuser. Don’t even get me started on that disgusting Trump stuff. Kanye broke my heart. He was a good guy once.

    • @jamesford2160
      @jamesford2160 2 года назад +33

      @Trashy Raccoon2 🙄Can we leave the new stuff out of this thread? We all came here to get away from today’s drama. Kim is the villain, not him.

  • @brennanwallace6808
    @brennanwallace6808 5 лет назад +2659

    I must’ve died in the accident cause this must be heaven
    Damn bruh kanye never fails me

    • @simplelife7522
      @simplelife7522 4 года назад +11

      Brennan Wallace that’s called foreshadowing

    • @yengyeng4091
      @yengyeng4091 4 года назад +33

      Breach BeachBrick the accident happened before this song?

    • @simplelife7522
      @simplelife7522 4 года назад +68

      Bob Sherman then... he’s aftershadowing

    • @GraftedOliveBranch
      @GraftedOliveBranch 4 года назад +8

      Yeah right, kanye never lets you down,... unless you're a cripple fan in a wheelchair who cant use his legs, and then kanye tells you to stand up in the crowd, otherwise he wont start the song...😒. Seriously. Kanye might have SOME decent songs, but he is the epitome of an Arrogant Dickhead... if you have ANY empathy for other human beings then you would have to agree that he is a bit of a wanker...

    • @elijah8922
      @elijah8922 4 года назад +7

      Breach BeachBrick it’s called referencing..

  • @nakedmindplays
    @nakedmindplays Год назад +194

    Its been more than 13 years and this joint still hits hard. 🔥🔥🔥

    • @666BBL90
      @666BBL90 Год назад +1

      Good days

    • @idawg
      @idawg Год назад +6

      *18 years ago. Damn i am old

    • @saqib7965
      @saqib7965 7 месяцев назад +3

      "18 years 18 years"

    • @saqib7965
      @saqib7965 7 месяцев назад +1

      "18 years 18 years"

  • @twinfans5553
    @twinfans5553 Год назад +10

    3:03 the cut off get me every time 😂

  • @dxxmxnd1763
    @dxxmxnd1763 3 года назад +3306

    kanye will forever have the best samples in music history you can’t change my mind

    • @Damiardo
      @Damiardo 3 года назад +34

      "Sample" is music slang for "stealing, but different". If he's such a genius, why couldn't he write his own music?

    • @yonatanmussies1302
      @yonatanmussies1302 3 года назад +462

      @@Damiardo I’d like to see you sample it’s harder then you think also no it’s not stealing it’s giving the music a different meaning

    • @matthewmcbride2416
      @matthewmcbride2416 2 года назад +281

      @@Damiardo Ignorance is bliss😴

    • @reandy1859
      @reandy1859 2 года назад +64

      @@Damiardo stfu

    • @Damiardo
      @Damiardo 2 года назад +2

      @@reandy1859 Oh noes I'd better listen or Kanye will get me while I sleepz!!

  • @KeatonDee
    @KeatonDee 4 года назад +1755

    I miss this style of song from Kanye, them old school samples and beats/melodies.

    • @tomekabaxter4977
      @tomekabaxter4977 4 года назад +79

      He still does that!

    • @brookepembroke1071
      @brookepembroke1071 4 года назад +294

      you miss the old kanye, straight from the go kanye, chop up the soul kanye, set in his goals kanye...yo hate the new kanye, the bad mood kanye...lol kanye knows you miss old kanye but kanye has to evolve. cannot make the same songs for 15-16 years, your career'd be over real quick...@Tomeka Baxter is right, he still chops up hella samples

    • @MissSuperHottie
      @MissSuperHottie 4 года назад +6

      his best work IMO

    • @djnes2k7
      @djnes2k7 4 года назад +16

      he didnt make this beat.........just blaze did........

    • @Otis-Isom
      @Otis-Isom 4 года назад +20

      djnes2k7 no this is a Curtis mayfield beat from the 60’s. It’s from a song called move on up.

  • @natashakafoteka3667
    @natashakafoteka3667 2 месяца назад +5

    Kanye is really a genius. Or at least, he was. This video, start to finish, is one of the greatest music videos of all time. On top of all that, the song itself is insanely good. Lupe's verse, Kanye humming along to the sample, even the reference to the whole George bush thing... he could poke fun at himself and not take himself too seriously. I really wish Kanye would go back to these simpler times when it was about the music and the artistry. It was the quality, and the passion. This is the Kanye we miss and support. He was real.

  • @raheenhenry6982
    @raheenhenry6982 Месяц назад +4

    Kanye could have been a great comedic actor

  • @kaikai9201
    @kaikai9201 3 года назад +1424

    "Lupe steal like Lupin the Third" That one went bye me for all these years. Can't believe I missed that.

    • @dumpsterjuice5696
      @dumpsterjuice5696 3 года назад +91

      Anime Fanime it’s a lupin the 3rd reference

    • @quality318
      @quality318 3 года назад +50

      @@animefanime2670 it's a anime (Lupin the third)

    • @RDRGUY15
      @RDRGUY15 3 года назад +52

      Lupin the Third is a anime about two thieves

    • @kaikai9201
      @kaikai9201 3 года назад

      @@quality318 woosh

    • @quality318
      @quality318 3 года назад +57

      @@kaikai9201 look I have a reddit account

  • @RileyTaugor
    @RileyTaugor 5 лет назад +9468

    13 years back kanye dropped this

  • @refinedremnant
    @refinedremnant 10 дней назад +2

    This Kanye needs to come back!

  • @MrTravisAl
    @MrTravisAl 9 месяцев назад +9

    I feel like this music video is a whole TV show episode. I would STILL watch every single one that came out. Kanye is a genius.

  • @leoabundez
    @leoabundez 3 года назад +1518

    3:06 I thought this part was brilliant to incorporate the actual sampled song into the part where live television was interrupted. Nicely incorporated

    • @discipleteo3763
      @discipleteo3763 2 года назад +56

      I didn't even notice that man nice catch

    • @AhmadHamzabalad
      @AhmadHamzabalad 2 года назад +17

      Exactly! Yo I'm so happy i wasn't the only one that caught that . That part was genius. Thank you bro ✊✊

    • @KishBish
      @KishBish 2 года назад +4

      it's just so brilliant.. the editing in this is superb!

    • @Bubba_Gumball
      @Bubba_Gumball 2 года назад +1

      this sample is also in his "Kanye's Soul Mixshow" mixtape

    • @aaronirvine9521
      @aaronirvine9521 Год назад

      Just move on up

  • @duno6552
    @duno6552 3 года назад +1351

    It’s crazy how Lupe didn’t even want to be on this song. Now it’s one of his best verses ever.

    • @isobel64
      @isobel64 3 года назад +19

      why not

    • @itsAurora-zq8cb
      @itsAurora-zq8cb 3 года назад +54

      I loved lupe he just disappeared

    • @andrewalker9562
      @andrewalker9562 3 года назад +68

      Lol this is a basic Lupe mainstream verse in comparison to his deeper stuff but it’s really good that’s why he’s one of the goat lyricists

    • @ahmedfiasco6412
      @ahmedfiasco6412 3 года назад +16

      @@itsAurora-zq8cb he was blackballed

    • @literallyjosh
      @literallyjosh 3 года назад +9

      @@andrewalker9562 stop copy pasting these comments

  • @ye4us
    @ye4us 6 месяцев назад +4

    Lupe was hovering on this beat. No other feature would've done this justice.

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 3 месяца назад

      this is one of kanyes best verses as well imo

  • @altered-art
    @altered-art 3 месяца назад +10

    2024 still one of the greatest songs

  • @Meyers1793
    @Meyers1793 3 года назад +497

    Is that Tracy Ellis Ross at 2:57 with the line "Gonna leave you for a white girl. Watchu want a BARBIE? What about all a this?" LMFAO

  • @AJ-fl3pz
    @AJ-fl3pz 6 лет назад +958

    2:38 Nia Long and Tracee Elis Ross were the best part of this video 😂

    • @sadmilkin
      @sadmilkin 5 лет назад +38

      He sounded like Kevin Hart here

    • @scalvarese1
      @scalvarese1 5 лет назад

      rude gyal ain’t that the truth! Lol!

    • @briza2022
      @briza2022 5 лет назад +2

      Hahah indeed. I laughed so hard

    • @nickwalsh8169
      @nickwalsh8169 5 лет назад +8

      Ha yes, What about the assssssss

    • @oladipoadeeko625
      @oladipoadeeko625 4 года назад

      Focus on this.

  • @stayyflyy2304
    @stayyflyy2304 Год назад +26

    HE MADE TOUCH THE SKY HE MADE TOUCH THE SKY HE MADE TOUCH THE SKY

  • @crusader918
    @crusader918 Месяц назад +3

    OMG. Just saw this video. Nia and Tracce are off the chain!!!!😅😅😅😅

  • @zacka.
    @zacka. 3 года назад +1960

    None of those rappers made rap like this, Kanye was an inventor of his own original genius style. Man, what a man!!!

    • @Dr_Salt
      @Dr_Salt 3 года назад +53

      I honestly believe that if he didn't go loco he would have become the best rapper of all time.

    • @chiefsosa3009
      @chiefsosa3009 3 года назад +122

      Dr_Salt he is the best rapper of all time

    • @moaek3966
      @moaek3966 3 года назад +13

      @@chiefsosa3009 no way

    • @axelolsson7591
      @axelolsson7591 3 года назад +143

      @@chiefsosa3009 thing is, I don't really think his rapping is what makes him stand out. It's his creativity, producing and general ability to create a song that sounds incredibly good while still being groundbreaking that makes him one of the greatest musicians alive.

    • @leanhngo2944
      @leanhngo2944 3 года назад +20

      @@Dr_Salt if he ain't loco we wouldn't have a lot of great shit from him, like mbdtf

  • @playboyx85
    @playboyx85 7 лет назад +2229

    "Lupe steal like Lupin The Third". Lupe dropping the anime references

    • @benjaminherrera1987
      @benjaminherrera1987 7 лет назад +55

      holy shit i love this guy

    • @TheSchenck21
      @TheSchenck21 7 лет назад +97

      ol school adult swim

    • @ulyssesgarcia-ramiez3785
      @ulyssesgarcia-ramiez3785 7 лет назад +60

      This also could mean how its the 3rd verse and hes "stealing" it from Ye

    • @manuelaranda58
      @manuelaranda58 7 лет назад +82

      Lupe' steal like loopin' the 3rd. Could he mean like stealing home in baseball? Rounding 3rd? The hardest base to steal in the game.

    • @eazycomeeazygo8557
      @eazycomeeazygo8557 7 лет назад +24

      Manuel Aranda yeah, he's talking about stealing home in baseball, not a gay ass, obscure anime reference.

  • @kardrasa
    @kardrasa Год назад +7

    "I just said your name" always gets me

  • @ericagreene700
    @ericagreene700 8 месяцев назад +7

    34 yrs old and from chicago glad i literally grew up on this era of kayne❤

  • @sterling5764
    @sterling5764 4 года назад +653

    Nia: Do you know who I am?
    Kanye: I know...I just said your name!
    PRICELESS!!

    • @thomasgooden
      @thomasgooden 4 года назад +19

      right. cause he clearly knows who she is lol

    • @frvrfranco
      @frvrfranco 3 года назад +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @mugenpower7545
      @mugenpower7545 3 года назад +1

      Reminds me of when he's talking about lady gaga and polaroids

  • @ldbboosha
    @ldbboosha 9 лет назад +106

    "Guess who's on third, Lupe steal (still) like Lupin the 3rd."
    "I'm trynna stop lyin' (lion) like I'm Mumm-ra, but I'm not lying when I'm laying on the beat."
    Lupe is both the king of homophones and black nerds everywhere.

    • @LionPelt
      @LionPelt 8 лет назад +3

      "En garde (on God). Touché...." Agreed. He's clever as hell

    • @conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154
      @conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154 8 лет назад +4

      +ldbboosha He's literally one of the greatest lyricists to ever pick up the mic. If you haven't heard "Murals" or "Prisoners 1 & 2" those tracks are evident of that fact. Lupe is amazing

  • @letsbefair2675
    @letsbefair2675 Год назад +5

    ❤❤ 2:40 Nia and Tracy thee best!😂😂

  • @safifaruqi
    @safifaruqi 4 месяца назад +4

    I love Lupe’s verse. He did justice to the beat and the video

  • @floorballskillz3123
    @floorballskillz3123 7 лет назад +3275

    "Do you know who I am?!" "Yeah I just said your name!"
    *laughing crying emoji cause im on PC*

  • @jamesbenjamin7973
    @jamesbenjamin7973 2 года назад +1293

    One of the best debut verses in hip hop history...much respect to Lupe

    • @afenohaynes1884
      @afenohaynes1884 Год назад +37

      For me it's J Cole in Jay-Z's - Star is born feature.

    • @_masterofnone_
      @_masterofnone_ Год назад +5

      @@afenohaynes1884 Oo that’s a really good one!

    • @funtimefreddie9637
      @funtimefreddie9637 Год назад +3

      @@afenohaynes1884 J Cole is trash. Why can't people see that.

    • @gregcampbell3052
      @gregcampbell3052 Год назад +8

      Snoop on deep cover is a great debut too

    • @sebastienc.2257
      @sebastienc.2257 Год назад +44

      Lupes bars took years for most to understand. I don’t even think Kanye knew how fire that verse was.

  • @relaxpayourincometax
    @relaxpayourincometax Месяц назад +1

    You just cannot deny Kanye’s genius. This video is just as brilliant as it is comedic.

  • @themainman24able
    @themainman24able 3 месяца назад +3

    I pray Kanye watches his own video to see how far he's gone. Remember when you get North in your arms bro, you've never had this before.
    Nobody is going to keep going for him, but we'll forever say your name Ye 🙌

  • @AmandaLaVlog
    @AmandaLaVlog 5 лет назад +257

    3:05 I died when the interviewer started staring at Tracee Ellis 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @thomasgooden
      @thomasgooden 4 года назад +5

      kanye on the other hand... lol like what is she doing?

    • @dj8a6
      @dj8a6 4 года назад +3

      Yessss

  • @a.j.cabrera6191
    @a.j.cabrera6191 5 лет назад +844

    The Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross scene is epic

    • @EbonthePhenom
      @EbonthePhenom 4 года назад +3

      WypipoooOOOOO!

    • @thomasgooden
      @thomasgooden 4 года назад +4

      @Smiles and the Twisted MD they were lol

    • @mirandasanchez823
      @mirandasanchez823 4 года назад +2

      Smiles and the Twisted MD you’re liking ur own comments lol

    • @mirandasanchez823
      @mirandasanchez823 4 года назад +5

      Smiles and the Twisted MD you have really bad acne, old lady

    • @bleach7655
      @bleach7655 4 года назад

      Bo Linton girl, you pretty as hell omg

  • @jamesgavin9760
    @jamesgavin9760 27 дней назад +4

    Classic kanye 😂😂

  • @Gotenks0002
    @Gotenks0002 Год назад +4

    Ah the song where I discovered Lu. Not to detract from Ye's excellence during this time, but it made me go back and listen to Lu's older stuff and continue onwards.

  • @PHATGrace
    @PHATGrace 7 лет назад +108

    " I'm tryna right my wrongs but it's funny them same wrongs helped me write these songs."- Kanye "Leg-en-dary" West

  • @asiabryant2667
    @asiabryant2667 6 лет назад +826

    First of ALL... Lupe's Verse!
    Second of ALL... Nia and Tracee's Skit!
    Last but not least.. Kanye West is legendary!

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 5 лет назад

      kanye west old mss play word poet makes music samples

    • @Zanobeats
      @Zanobeats 5 лет назад +5

      Lupe is surreal

    • @AKAdaJoker14
      @AKAdaJoker14 5 лет назад +4

      Lupin steak like lupin the third, secret weeb

    • @dhriadel
      @dhriadel 5 лет назад +4

      Lupes verse is...legendary...he actaully buried Kanye in this song, I have it on vinyl from times it was released. But rspct to Kanye, no matter how he got mind fucked over time.

    • @EacyyC
      @EacyyC 5 лет назад

      single greatest comment

  • @SpeakLove369
    @SpeakLove369 Год назад +10

    Yo… like beyond the musical genius this, was pure magic. Sheeeesh 🪄

    • @littleson3242
      @littleson3242 Год назад

      bold of you to assume i ain’t part of the LGBTQ 🙏😂😭better gorilla glue them cheeks shut cuz if i see that hole my demons ain’t gon show remorse 😭

  • @DP-fo4cm
    @DP-fo4cm Год назад +3

    Bro how clever and entertaining Kanye was. Smh. Blessed to see this still to this day. What a standard.

  • @joeharris3703
    @joeharris3703 7 лет назад +47

    "Baby, Im going on a airplane, and I don't know if I'll be back again" my favorite line.

  • @littlel4206
    @littlel4206 Год назад +241

    Idgaf what this man say I’m still gonna bump this shit

  • @oreg7644
    @oreg7644 3 месяца назад +5

    BEST KANYE SONG I DONT CARE WHAT YOU THINK I LISTEN TO THIS AND I THINK I OWN THE FUCKN WORLDDDD

  • @Neddrickforreal
    @Neddrickforreal Месяц назад +2

    Miss these times the old Kayne was the best thing going doing this time when everyone was hungry in the industry making good music

  • @TemptressMoon
    @TemptressMoon 4 года назад +724

    Best part was Tracee. She was straight up hypeman. The kind of best friend every girl needs! Ready to kick ass on sight!

    • @dianasendt9509
      @dianasendt9509 4 года назад +68

      What about the ass!!

    • @brocktonsfinest20
      @brocktonsfinest20 4 года назад +23

      ​@@dianasendt9509 "You wanna focus? Focus on this!....." XD

    • @sherriearrington6830
      @sherriearrington6830 4 года назад +4

      Livingboldlynfierce Absolutely 👍🏿🦾😉

    • @DS-sj2mq
      @DS-sj2mq 3 года назад

      @Smiles and the Twisted MD Most people think being loud and obnoxious is funny.

  • @pocahantasmillian
    @pocahantasmillian 8 лет назад +321

    Nia Long and Tracee Ellis❤️

    • @Anakele20
      @Anakele20 8 лет назад +6

      you ❤️

    • @Mark-wp9en
      @Mark-wp9en 8 лет назад +5

      +Andre is Anakele foreal

    • @shontapl
      @shontapl 7 лет назад +18

      what about all this...lol

    • @seandafny
      @seandafny 7 лет назад +3

      Damn there u go again we was meant to be together i wish u had ig

    • @chil.dis.gambi.no.5561
      @chil.dis.gambi.no.5561 6 лет назад

      Pamela Anderson better 💖

  • @eminosose
    @eminosose Год назад +4

    03:05 From their looks, I like how Kanye and the News reporter actually agreed with her a@@ theory 😀😀😀😀😀

  • @taffygore6285
    @taffygore6285 Год назад +14

    RIP Zazu . This song reminds of you my dawg . Definitely touching the sky before we meet again 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @indiaxlovee
    @indiaxlovee 9 лет назад +142

    Let's just reinstitute the fact that kanye has 21 grammy's

    • @samuelk424
      @samuelk424 9 лет назад +80

      the fact that nas has none makes grammies in hip hop irrelevant

    • @VolcardoReviewer
      @VolcardoReviewer 9 лет назад +8

      that-guy nah

    • @IblewuponyourfaceIII
      @IblewuponyourfaceIII 9 лет назад +3

      that-guy the grammies is rigged like wrestling & the NBA LOL

    • @RoyalsFc11
      @RoyalsFc11 9 лет назад +6

      that-guy Illmatic deserves 21 alone

    • @sweetphilly2
      @sweetphilly2 9 лет назад

      Damn didn't know that.

  • @mann0s
    @mann0s 7 лет назад +224

    kanye can pull off an 70s/80s look real nice

    • @tikilove2241
      @tikilove2241 6 лет назад

      remember the alamo I think its 60s

    • @easylife6348
      @easylife6348 6 лет назад +10

      Tikilove nope, its clearly 70s

  • @marquisvictor3688
    @marquisvictor3688 10 дней назад +1

    14 years ago I thought I was gone be sky high by now, but unfortunately I’m still here.

  • @srishrayas
    @srishrayas 2 дня назад

    This was the first Kanye song I heard.. Gives me chills even today..

    • @ishowmeatxd9668
      @ishowmeatxd9668 18 часов назад

      Kanye West = 2009. Year now = 2024. All normal people listening gomunkul 6 now

  • @Tokinbeats
    @Tokinbeats 3 года назад +864

    lupe put his everything into this verse

    • @earthgrazer2164
      @earthgrazer2164 3 года назад +54

      As everyone who works with kanye does

    • @tmmarrproductions
      @tmmarrproductions 3 года назад +23

      he didn't even want to do the verse

    • @andrewalker9562
      @andrewalker9562 3 года назад +26

      Lol this is a basic Lupe mainstream verse in comparison to his deeper stuff but it’s really good that’s why he’s one of the goat lyricists

    • @MexiCooki
      @MexiCooki 3 года назад +6

      @@andrewalker9562 damn if this is average by his standards what’s good for his standards?

    • @varunharishkrishnan536
      @varunharishkrishnan536 3 года назад +7

      @@MexiCooki listen to mural

  • @tyshellwashington9670
    @tyshellwashington9670 5 лет назад +207

    Miss Nia and Miss Tracee had me the weakest 💀💀💀😂😂😂

  • @OddBebo
    @OddBebo Год назад +6

    Kanye been a musical genius for a while.

  • @Dr.Gainzzz
    @Dr.Gainzzz 2 месяца назад +7

    Man this brings back so many memories. Use to watch this music video religiously when it was on MTV before school in the morning.

  • @lelandY2K
    @lelandY2K 7 лет назад +293

    WHEN LUPE HIT THAT FUCKIN TRACK

    • @FauxAcct
      @FauxAcct 6 лет назад +1

      Never got why Lupe didn't say,
      "tryna stop a lion-ho like i'm Mum-rah" if he was referencing Thundercats characters Lion-O and Mum-Rah. It just woulda fit so entendrically
      (lying ho, lion-o)

  • @manshoe1738
    @manshoe1738 4 года назад +874

    Kanye look like robert downey jr in tropic thunder lol

  • @mariogagliardi570
    @mariogagliardi570 Год назад +24

    This will be played at my funeral!

  • @jasonlee244
    @jasonlee244 10 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing performance by Pamela, I felt what she felt!

  • @daylinjones7194
    @daylinjones7194 6 лет назад +439

    "WHAT ABOUT THE A**?!" 😂😂😂😂

  • @kariuki6644
    @kariuki6644 8 лет назад +34

    "I SAID YOUR NAME! i know who you are !" lmao

  • @octoberstorm3333
    @octoberstorm3333 8 месяцев назад +3

    I used to drink after my shifts and blast this in my room late at nights with a wish of wanting to afford independence while not having to work in a horrible environment. I feared changed for so long.
    4 years later I am Blasting this nostalgia filled glory in my new car I finally managed to get late into my 20s…while on the way to my new job that pays me enough to finally afford a little more than the car payments, all while in a whole new state because I said “one day” too many times. I left everything behind, restarted my life and have finally started to see all of my hard work and downfalls turn around into growth. Sobriety. Caring for myself. This is just the beginning ! Listening to Kanye’s old hits is an instant self celebration mode !! 💛

  • @budlight-yr6747
    @budlight-yr6747 Год назад +26

    One day imma touch the sky, because of you. I gotta testify before I die.

  • @AClarionCallMinistry
    @AClarionCallMinistry 10 лет назад +493

    We're maybe another 10 to 15 years away from looking back at Kanye and realizing how much he contributed to Hip Hop, and also proclaiming him as one of the baddest musical artist across genres ever.

    • @mdjiles
      @mdjiles 10 лет назад +85

      10-15 years? Im doing it now. Been doing it lol

    • @Bm23CC
      @Bm23CC 10 лет назад +1

      Lol you have to be joking. Kanye is shite. Immortal technique is the man.

    • @IFUCKINGLOVEYOUTOO
      @IFUCKINGLOVEYOUTOO 10 лет назад +25

      Brendano Di Cafrio
      He's a silly conspiracy theorist and edgy kids overrate him saying he's the best musician ever when he's not even close objectively, also believe all or most of what he says blindly without doing any research.

    • @Bm23CC
      @Bm23CC 10 лет назад +1

      BasedFox Exactly he's not even a musician or a good rapper.

    • @ooDirtyMickoo
      @ooDirtyMickoo 10 лет назад

      smack my fart box

  • @theharshrealitytruth5687
    @theharshrealitytruth5687 8 лет назад +177

    5 month later I'm still mesmerized at how creative and good this music video was Genious who ever directed and produced it

    • @msdw59
      @msdw59 8 лет назад +6

      The music video for "Touch the Sky" was directed by Chris Milk

    • @airparris
      @airparris 8 лет назад

      ikr

    • @sarahwarren7750
      @sarahwarren7750 7 лет назад +5

      Great article and TED talk from him: www.npr.org/2015/09/11/439199892/what-happens-when-we-step-inside-the-screen

    • @lucas60336
      @lucas60336 7 лет назад +21

      the music was made by curtis mayfield.

    • @mcjooz
      @mcjooz 7 лет назад +1

      thnx for the share

  • @mads713b
    @mads713b Год назад +5

    Auh that Hurt my soul i didnt know there was music like this it feels like sunshine in the morning

  • @Flowerbianca6897
    @Flowerbianca6897 3 месяца назад +2

    "What you want a barbie?"
    I'M DYING🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣