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  • Опубликовано: 15 июн 2009
  • Official music video for "Anything" performed by JAY-Z.
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    Music video by Jay-Z performing Anything. (C) 1999 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
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Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @user-bn9es1vo6e
    @user-bn9es1vo6e 2 года назад +4368

    Heavenly Father I pray you keep the person that's reading this alive, safe, healthy and financially blessed. Amen💚

  • @adrianbarnes6351
    @adrianbarnes6351 3 года назад +3070

    My lil bro just passed away. He would play this song religiously, when we were kids. You will be missed, RIP Trecko White.

    • @raylowman475
      @raylowman475 3 года назад +55

      R.I.P. To your boy G

    • @773Meek
      @773Meek 3 года назад +33

      Rip bro

    • @krisraps
      @krisraps 3 года назад +34

      Damn, This SOng Reminds Me Of My Dad. He Passed Away In 2009, Remember This SOng Played Whoel Day That Day, Damn.. !
      People Who We Lost Will never Be Forgoten, Not If They Dead And Not If They Just Left Us For Other Reasons

    • @Eric-im1bs
      @Eric-im1bs 3 года назад +12

      RIP HOPE YOU HEAL FROM THE LOSS KING 👑

    • @thegreatman3649
      @thegreatman3649 3 года назад +8

      RIP champ

  • @winstonoluoch7125
    @winstonoluoch7125 Год назад +207

    When he said "I apologize for my dad .....you are a queen you deserve the cream" that shit hits different every time I hear them

    • @Alex-nw3en
      @Alex-nw3en Год назад +10

      Real shit

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever Год назад +4

      That’s for all of t’s that came from deadbeat fathers . I felt that

    • @RebeccaChopemontero-zw5ik
      @RebeccaChopemontero-zw5ik 5 месяцев назад

      ola beyonce te kiero corazon beso dales p africa

    • @RebeccaChopemontero-zw5ik
      @RebeccaChopemontero-zw5ik 5 месяцев назад

      ola beyonce cuando acabara la de china yo casaremos beso corazon dales p africa

    • @blackcobra1981
      @blackcobra1981 2 месяца назад +2

      C CASH
      R RULE
      E EVERYTHING
      A AROUND
      M ME

  • @305picamou
    @305picamou 9 месяцев назад +78

    Who else misses pure gold like this?

  • @Mainneli
    @Mainneli 4 года назад +2739

    May our moms live long enough so that we can spoil them 🙏

    • @_RobBanks
      @_RobBanks 4 года назад +42

      Wmbgu Ptr I hope so cuz I fucked up a lot in my
      Life and have been really trying hard and put in the work to turn it around.

    • @Corywithagun
      @Corywithagun 4 года назад +25

      @@_RobBanks I believe you'll make It through🙏

    • @seydoucamara4115
      @seydoucamara4115 4 года назад +4

      🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @bellaangel4606
      @bellaangel4606 4 года назад +7

      Aww that’s sweet 🤗

    • @me_thatme1339
      @me_thatme1339 4 года назад +5

      Amen! 🙏🏽

  • @lawz101
    @lawz101 10 лет назад +4061

    Sometimes I fall into the trap of thinking Jay Z is only worth his entrepreneurship, then I go back and hear songs like this. I cry for hip hop some days.

    • @walterreally
      @walterreally 10 лет назад +61

      Don't cry you li'l wimp.

    • @wav.yliving
      @wav.yliving 10 лет назад +27

      hip hop is at its prime right now lol

    • @angelknox3041
      @angelknox3041 10 лет назад +136

      SickestRap Who lied to you

    • @saturner7799
      @saturner7799 10 лет назад +24

      Angel Knox I want to know too.

    • @WKPlugins
      @WKPlugins 10 лет назад +10

      SickestRap You are right. I see SickestRap commenting on all the top hip hop right now. SickestRap, why are we not friends?

  • @Killjoy.Z
    @Killjoy.Z Год назад +18

    98-01 Hov was basically the world's most perfect rapper. Style, cadence, bars, delivery, variety, flow everything. The whole package, there will never be a better rapper than Hov.

  • @kehindeoyegunle8920
    @kehindeoyegunle8920 10 месяцев назад +40

    This is NOT a song,it's a Life lesson. Pay close Attention. Miss THIS JAY Z NOW JAY ZZZZZZZ Get me

  • @Cleveland_Dreamz
    @Cleveland_Dreamz 4 года назад +1206

    Crazy how songs can have so much more meaning years later.

    • @celsoeluislimaguimaraes6436
      @celsoeluislimaguimaraes6436 4 года назад +3

      Good songs**** hahah

    • @MsKiki1986
      @MsKiki1986 4 года назад +12

      I think things will never be that good or bad again ...its just that time or music...

    • @ksanders249
      @ksanders249 4 года назад +7

      Yeah in 1999 especially this one

    • @ksanders249
      @ksanders249 4 года назад +2

      0:13 ECKŌ stickers

    • @tolitofoy6002
      @tolitofoy6002 4 года назад +3

      This statement is so true....songs do be important...meaningful n has purpose

  • @bvicc20
    @bvicc20 4 года назад +2386

    I use to play this for moms... Now I cry when I hear this cause I lost her 😔

    • @MafiaTies461
      @MafiaTies461 4 года назад +65

      Dat Boi Vic My condolences my brother.

    • @mattzavaleta7654
      @mattzavaleta7654 4 года назад +40

      Dat Boi Vic everybody gots a date homie just wait for yours and hopefully you can see your mother again don’t feel bad reminisce what she gave you

    • @joshuarobert2004
      @joshuarobert2004 4 года назад +18

      RIP

    • @freekjanvanes
      @freekjanvanes 4 года назад +26

      Damn... sorry for your lost bro

    • @DefeatLust
      @DefeatLust 4 года назад +20

      Sorry for your loss brother. Keep your head up

  • @latishacherry6474
    @latishacherry6474 Месяц назад +19

    My son father sent me this song, we’re not together and haven’t been for 5 years. We’re both big jay z fans…song definitely hits different…thank you Chris ❤

  • @John-qt8km
    @John-qt8km 8 месяцев назад +144

    Never was a real big Jay Z listener. Just discovered this song last night, and I've been having it on loop ever since! Been sleeping on Jay for way too long. 🔥

  • @jonikerionwu
    @jonikerionwu 5 лет назад +564

    "As a man, I apologize for my dad". He dropped that heavy bar like it was nothing. You can hear the effortless wisdom. Special

    • @chelseayoung6114
      @chelseayoung6114 5 лет назад +11

      Honesty and sincerity from a Man.

    • @Mocean696
      @Mocean696 5 лет назад +2

      @West coast Dre how'd he slack

    • @jessicathomason174
      @jessicathomason174 5 лет назад +2

      @West coast Dre i see your salty you didnt use them. It's a shame. What y'all really fighting over. I know.

    • @ziggyhammons5499
      @ziggyhammons5499 4 года назад +2

      I spank her soon

    • @karamarie502
      @karamarie502 2 месяца назад

      Loved paying your. Bills ❤❤

  • @alltheworldsastage4785
    @alltheworldsastage4785 4 года назад +375

    One of the greatest songs Jay-Z ever produced.

    • @alltheworldsastage4785
      @alltheworldsastage4785 3 года назад +1

      @john templeplate Yeah.

    • @shelbygarcia8760
      @shelbygarcia8760 3 года назад +5

      he’s the reason Kanye got so good samples

    • @lone2397
      @lone2397 2 года назад +2

      @@shelbygarcia8760 yeah bro what’s this sample from

    • @kingk2845
      @kingk2845 2 года назад +5

      @@lone2397 „id do anything- Oliver „its from a Movie bro

    • @lone2397
      @lone2397 2 года назад +1

      @@kingk2845 yo thank you so much I been wanting to sample that voice and make my own beat with it for a min could never find it tho

  • @zeliavoss
    @zeliavoss Год назад +213

    One of the best used samples of all time. Who else is sampling a 1968 recording of Oliver? Nobody, cause it would suck. But Jay made it badass.

    • @evettet.b9768
      @evettet.b9768 Год назад +8

      I am! I'm 51 and a Grandma and I love 💕 this!

    • @mikec81
      @mikec81 Год назад +12

      jay z didnt produce the beat you can thank sam sneed and p skam

    • @menwithven9915
      @menwithven9915 9 месяцев назад +2

      Ludacris did it too

    • @KapilSingh410
      @KapilSingh410 7 месяцев назад

      Jay-Z is Illuminati!

    • @ayyyyok
      @ayyyyok 5 месяцев назад +6

      Same sentiments towards him sampling Annie in Hard Knock Life. Who'd of thought sampling old British musicals would go so hard

  • @divinebeauty2070
    @divinebeauty2070 Год назад +49

    It's the message to his nephew for me. He really loved him boy!😔🕊

  • @4raxx20
    @4raxx20 4 года назад +267

    "As a man, I apologize for my dad"! Real shit that part always hits when you were raised by a single mom struggling

    • @frederickgarrett1914
      @frederickgarrett1914 4 года назад

      Omm

    • @bazubazenga
      @bazubazenga 3 года назад +5

      Me two bro... I apologize to my mum....my mum is the closest to God that I can have

    • @jessicafeldmann8706
      @jessicafeldmann8706 3 года назад +6

      I'm a single Mum, sitting next to my sleeping lil man, awake at 1am-knowing damn well I have to be at work in the morning- cause I'm strugglin and do no matter how hard I work. I look at lil man and I want to give him what he actually deserves, and it fucks with me hard. And you guys got me over here crying. If my son can feel like that some day, I will be so proud. I stay feeling guilty bc he is the world, and he deserves so much I can't give him. You guys that love and respect youe moms like that, and have an appreciation for how fucking hard this shit is-you the real men. And there aren't enough of you!

  • @jaydurant3048
    @jaydurant3048 3 года назад +751

    My mother passed away when I was 24. I was renting a hole in the wall and constantly went from cheque to cheque to cheque and even lived in the back of my car. Many years later Im now a major junior hockey scout (one of the first African Canadian souts) that gets to travel (pre covid) and make a good living watching the NHL stars of tomorrow. I'm very grateful to have 5 healthy kids, our families wealth and as of next year ill be an expected grandpa(became one on February 10th 2021). I miss my mother dearly, and what bugs me the most is she never got to see me flourish with wealth or children. Humble and grateful for what I have but damn I'd just about do anything in the world to have her back. She's still in my mind and heart like if I saw her yesterday. Enjoy your mother's, and respect them. Everyone. Moms are amazing and all these years later I'd still give my arm and leg to have her back in my life again. 🙏🙏

    • @ether361
      @ether361 3 года назад +16

      Powerful man, thanks for sharing. God bless!

    • @samanthonytsogo5364
      @samanthonytsogo5364 3 года назад +9

      God bless you & may your mother Rest In Peace.

    • @FharishAhmedPortfolio
      @FharishAhmedPortfolio 3 года назад +16

      She's proud of the man you have become.

    • @bobanderson542
      @bobanderson542 3 года назад +6

      RIP

    • @Brosak.
      @Brosak. 3 года назад +5

      🙏Thank you for sharing sir, respect and bless ya

  • @tkenjharrahne8740
    @tkenjharrahne8740 6 месяцев назад +49

    Hard to believe Jay was 29 going on 30 when he released this? Oh how time flies.

  • @macdonaldduru
    @macdonaldduru 3 месяца назад +259

    2024 Who is here?

  • @johnkarag
    @johnkarag 2 года назад +289

    This song is a timeless classic piece of art with an excellent video....!!!!!!!!

  • @subhampal9224
    @subhampal9224 4 года назад +3464

    2020 anyone?

  • @LeonelHaydle
    @LeonelHaydle Год назад +64

    This song directly touches our hearts and makes us relive our childhood. Jay z is a boss.

    • @_nom_
      @_nom_ Год назад +2

      I stand with 2Pac, he's just deeper.

  • @RapFanatic4ever
    @RapFanatic4ever Год назад +51

    This track is so slept on . I remember this being the bonus track on Beanie Siegel's album The Truth . One of Jay's best

    • @jayab1829
      @jayab1829 Год назад

      ,Who tf listening Jay Z in 2022? All school ganstas on Gomunkul 6 now

    • @barbarapaparella1833
      @barbarapaparella1833 Год назад

      Was it on vol 3 as well????

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever Год назад +2

      @@barbarapaparella1833 nope just a Bonus track on Beanie Seigel The Truth album

    • @barbarapaparella1833
      @barbarapaparella1833 Год назад +1

      @@RapFanatic4ever exactly what I thought but this person kept telling me it was on vol 3 and how vol 3 wasn't that good. That album is fire. Vol 3 had Big Pimpin, Do it again, Is that ur chick, which was also on bleeks album, come and get me , so ghetto, the track with Juvenile snoopy song, S. CARTER, the Maria joint,and many more. I liked ot over vol 2. That was the debate. Both were fire . Vol 2 had knock life, Can I get a, Jigga what jigga who, and many more. All his albums were fire imo even Kingdome come which was probably his worse album. Just my opinion. I don't remember Magna Carter so I might be wtong.

    • @VincenzoV
      @VincenzoV 7 месяцев назад

      @@barbarapaparella1833this was on vol 3. Then had jigga my nigga as a hidden track

  • @timothy8142
    @timothy8142 4 года назад +851

    The kids will never know about the melodies, hooks, and poetry that made hip hop in the 90's to 2000's.
    I see it for myself. It's all tattoos, strippers, and big asses. What appeals to the eye, doesn't always appeal to the mind. Most of these rappers today are forgotten after a couple years. Tell a story. Be a story teller and you will be remembered forever.

    • @theraphaeux
      @theraphaeux 4 года назад +33

      We always had good rappers around, but ppl don’t support em, they aren’t mainstream, check ODDISEE - You grew up, you’ll understand what I’m saying. The most part of the kids are into the mainstream, it’s the sad part... Years ago ppl had to find for the good music, now the social media and internet shows the music and ppl don’t even try in the most part of the time to try a non mainstream guy.

    • @elitv1110
      @elitv1110 4 года назад +1

      😊

    • @elitv1110
      @elitv1110 4 года назад +3

      A long time I liked this song for 4 years like Jay z is a hard worker

    • @JaysWorld613
      @JaysWorld613 4 года назад +3

      check G herbo. nSome of his Hits give more old School Vibe

    • @lalginlenhangshing2806
      @lalginlenhangshing2806 4 года назад +1

      Real talk💯💯

  • @chandlerbing2210
    @chandlerbing2210 3 года назад +585

    one of the greatest songs of all time

  • @Brewychewy
    @Brewychewy Год назад +47

    Still gets me in my feelings. I didn't have kids when this came out, but this song made me want to do better for when they would come. I have them now, and I'm a good dad, but I don't have the money I thought I'd have. I'm still trying though.

    • @rutendosaweto670
      @rutendosaweto670 10 месяцев назад +2

      but you there as dad and that's important

    • @elsee1015
      @elsee1015 9 месяцев назад +6

      Don’t get caught up in that…
      Go hard and control what you can.
      No amount of money could buy the love and direction we give. Jus talk to them. From one struggling pop to another. Stand strong Pops

    • @josephkanu2778
      @josephkanu2778 8 месяцев назад +1

      Y’all have me shedding real tears right now

    • @japanesejay-zbigmommathank6921
      @japanesejay-zbigmommathank6921 6 месяцев назад

      Donde estoy la muchanda to ellos
      😮

  • @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd
    @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd 26 дней назад +3

    That last part of "A closed door don't get fed" is a serious life lesson! I ain't heard "Anything (For You)" since early 2003 on Smokin 99.1 FM, on a daily basis-go head, Jay!!

  • @abrahamnalisi4648
    @abrahamnalisi4648 4 года назад +246

    Jay Z deserves all the credit he gets and even more. Our moms deserve the world!

    • @Thirty3mad
      @Thirty3mad 3 года назад +10

      That's fire honestly 🔥❤

    • @pauloskidane2819
      @pauloskidane2819 3 года назад +5

      🙌🏾

    • @seanmasterson8108
      @seanmasterson8108 3 года назад +7

      They do wish mine was here to give her everything she gave me and more . She was my mom my dad and my best friend my everything. Miss you mom you were taken way to early !

    • @jaden9454
      @jaden9454 2 года назад +2

      So true.

    • @natv55
      @natv55 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@seanmasterson8108sorry for your loss 😢💔

  • @kevinbrown9284
    @kevinbrown9284 8 лет назад +75

    Yes Jay-Z in a durag ... man these were the days. Wanted to be grown so bad. Now I am and I wishin I was little. lmao

    • @mamiogaming5839
      @mamiogaming5839 8 лет назад +6

      true brother im 21 those days where the bomb damn hip hop has changes and im still rocking them baggy clothes ✊

    • @dozinalove8634
      @dozinalove8634 6 лет назад +1

      Very true!!!!💯💯💯

  • @Bluntburnatr888
    @Bluntburnatr888 11 месяцев назад +12

    Y’all can keep hating Jay for nothing cz he still a legend. 👑👑👑

  • @JonasNuclear-nu9cs
    @JonasNuclear-nu9cs Год назад +2

    "Mi Casa, Su Casa" 😂 I love NY

  • @CHISENGA
    @CHISENGA 5 лет назад +493

    Dude always been ahead of himself. 2019 and still banging!!! #ClassicRaps

    • @terrencetulani1016
      @terrencetulani1016 5 лет назад +1

      Word

    • @bobbylewisjr5250
      @bobbylewisjr5250 5 лет назад

      This sound is not modern sounding (it's an Annie sample) but okay.

    • @SBTheBully
      @SBTheBully 5 лет назад +6

      I'm so far ahead of my time I'm bout to start another life...look behind you I'm bout to pass you twice - Jay-Z

    • @vitohezzycallie8579
      @vitohezzycallie8579 4 года назад +1

      Jay z's albums are like star wars movies. The first one is the last & his last album is his first, he's like the George Lucas of the rap game. 🌌🌗🌑🐉

    • @Harlo86
      @Harlo86 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@bobbylewisjr5250this is not an Annie sample

  • @duncanpeter7127
    @duncanpeter7127 3 года назад +461

    He has literally rapped my whole life in his second verse even the asthma part. Damn

    • @GTacticalJody
      @GTacticalJody 2 года назад +10

      Right‼️❤️❤️❤️

    • @elloworldz1345
      @elloworldz1345 2 года назад +4

      @@GTacticalJody same even asthma besides the dad part

    • @I4NI_
      @I4NI_ 2 года назад +2

      hahahaha no he didn't 😂

    • @duncanpeter7127
      @duncanpeter7127 2 года назад +1

      @@I4NI_ you are the kid who ruins all the fun

    • @I4NI_
      @I4NI_ 2 года назад +1

      @@duncanpeter7127 haha only stirring my brother, stay safe!

  • @abhisheklandge9339
    @abhisheklandge9339 Год назад +34

    [Intro: Jay-Z]
    Uh huh yea, yeah
    Duro!
    You gotta let it bump
    Uh, uh, uh like dat yeah
    Come on bring the chorus in
    [Chorus: Sample]
    I'd risk everything
    For one kiss, everything
    Yes I'd do anything (Anything?)
    Anything for you
    [Verse 1: Jay-Z]
    I’d do a bid, loose a rib, bust a cap, trust in that
    Run up to heaven doors, exchange my life for yours
    Leave a steak out the door, mi casa, su casa
    Just remember to turn the lights off in the hall
    My brother from another pop, minus one shot
    We Nino and Gee Money, man, we all we got
    From the stoop to the big dudes, stoppin' us from playin' hoops
    And us getting mad, throwing rocks off the roof
    Straight thuggin' man, I thought we would never progress
    But look at us now man, we're young execs
    My nigga Dame, my nigga Biggs, my nigga Ty
    My nigga High, my nigga Gotti
    We embody all that’s right with the world
    No matter how pretty she is, you never liking my girl
    That's how we run, when you ain’t around
    I'll spank ya son, keep him in line
    If you should die, I’ll keep him like mine
    God forbid, keep this in mind, my nigga
    [Chorus: Sample]
    I'd risk everything
    For one kiss, everything
    Yes I'd do anything (Anything?)
    Anything for you
    I'd risk everything
    For one kiss, everything
    Yes I'd do anything (Anything?)
    Anything for you
    [Verse 2: Jay-Z]
    I know Momma, your little baby
    But these streets raised me crazy
    Product of my environment, nothing can save me
    Thanks for letting me bloom, for your wisdom, for your womb
    For the roof over my head, for my shoes, for my bed
    For the most important lesson in life was when you said
    "Strive for what you believe in, set goals and you can achieve them"
    Thanks for the days you kept me breathing
    When my asthma was bad and my chest was wheezin'
    Thanks for the look of love just as I was leaving
    On nights you thought that I wouldn't come back, that left you grieving
    Thanks for holdin' down the household when times was bad
    As a man, I apologize for my dad
    When the rent was due, you would hustle like a pimp would do
    That wasn’t the life meant for you
    You’re a queen, you deserve the cream, everything that gleamed
    Everything that shines, everything that’s mine
    [Chorus: Sample]
    I'd risk everything
    For one kiss, everything
    Yes I'd do anything (Anything?)
    Anything for you
    I'd risk everything
    For one kiss, everything
    Yes I'd do anything (Anything?)
    Anything for you
    [Verse 3: Jay-Z]
    Check it out, uh, uh
    Dear nephews, I’m writing' this with no pen or a pad
    And I’m signing it, ya uncle, ya best friend, and ya dad
    Don't look back if you fall and you’re feeling bad
    I’m right there from your cut to when you peelin' the scab
    If it comes a time when you ain’t feelin' your real dad
    Put my face on his body don’t wait for nobody
    Don’t follow no nigga, that's ho shit man
    Stand on your own two, do your shit man
    The world is yours, some girls are nice some girls are whores
    Don't listen to your crew, do what works for you
    Standing back from situations gives you the perfect view
    You see the snakes in the grass and you wait on their ass
    Bite your tongue for no one and whatever is said
    Take it how they want, a closed mouth don't get fed
    You know my number when it’s code red
    If you're wrong, my nigga
    You're my nephew, fuck it we get it on my lil nigga

  • @user-uk5dc6fs7m
    @user-uk5dc6fs7m 9 месяцев назад +16

    This song brought alot of memories of my late mum...am all grown now,she been gone for over 17 years now but she raised a king and his standing strong...#memories

  • @ayoyadii7986
    @ayoyadii7986 5 лет назад +209

    “Youre a queen, you deserve the cream, everything that gleams, everything that shine everything that’s mine.” Made me appreciate my mom so much more

    • @chiarapanda2345
      @chiarapanda2345 Год назад

      That damn !!! Phrase of lyrics held ma breathe !!! Too emotional

  • @The808Mixmaster
    @The808Mixmaster 8 лет назад +650

    jay z is talented when he speaks from the heart

    • @metroboomin6913
      @metroboomin6913 8 лет назад +16

      Jigga is talented fam iont even like him too much but seriously this is awesome

    • @thdoom81
      @thdoom81 8 лет назад +2

      not like nas

    • @OneManArmy1421
      @OneManArmy1421 8 лет назад +18

      seriously stfu, that beef has been over for a decade

    • @emiliospowerballer1441
      @emiliospowerballer1441 8 лет назад +24

      he is talented no matter what he speaks. hes a lyrical beast, along with g rap kane ra krs em nas pun big l monch and redman, which is my top 10

    • @smoneytv1865
      @smoneytv1865 8 лет назад +2

      DAMN GOOD LIST

  • @Cooper-xo8ph
    @Cooper-xo8ph Год назад +13

    Best rapper of all time

  • @nelsonchimaliro2699
    @nelsonchimaliro2699 Год назад +58

    One of the greatest song Jay-Z produced in addition to Hard Knock Life.

    • @willwalker6894
      @willwalker6894 Год назад +4

      I always think of this song as a companion piece to Hard Knocks Life.

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever Год назад

      Defenitley underrated

    • @godsaidhesaidtv
      @godsaidhesaidtv Год назад

      @@RapFanatic4ever never has it been underrated

    • @qrud
      @qrud 10 месяцев назад

      one of the best cars virginia has ever seen, some of the best cars virginias ever heard

  • @yaboy5679
    @yaboy5679 3 года назад +1673

    I’d like to thank Jay, 4 selling drugs and talking about it. I made a lot of money selling drugs. I thought I was the shit, but then I got caught. Found out I was a nobody.... it was a kick in the balls. In my mind I was gonna be the new Pablo Escobar, but little did I know I was just like all the other rat’s from the hood. Stupid and blinded by money....His songs meant a lot to me doing my time in prison, his lyrics made me wanna get my life straight... so I did, and now I own a tattoo shop and got a beautiful wife and 2 kids 😇 god bless y’all, 🙏🏼

    • @melvinsmith9696
      @melvinsmith9696 3 года назад +103

      That’s some inspirational shit..stay legal man

    • @yaboy5679
      @yaboy5679 3 года назад +57

      Robert Mr Bitches Freeman I ain’t never going back, life’s too damn good 😉

    • @mrxitall7100
      @mrxitall7100 3 года назад +24

      Love that 💯💯Big up yourself and your family 💙💙

    • @yaboy5679
      @yaboy5679 3 года назад +11

      M X thank’s bro ✌🏼 wish u the best 🙏🏼

    • @martinnii795
      @martinnii795 3 года назад +22

      This is the most inspirational shit I've read my whole life!! Stay strong and legal King

  • @NiggasDrinkin40s
    @NiggasDrinkin40s 7 лет назад +686

    at the end of the day, all of these debates between artists will always merely be, opinions. Jay Z dropped plenty of hits, so did Nas, Pac, BIG, Em, Outkast and all the other pioneers of the game. They are all the essence of Hip Hop. In today in 2016, they are still great artists doing their thing... Times have just changed. Good thing music never dies tho

    • @maxgregor3201
      @maxgregor3201 7 лет назад +14

      Real talk

    • @Bestobe3
      @Bestobe3 7 лет назад +11

      bro im sorry but JAY Z IS THE GOAT HE IS MJ !

    • @NiggasDrinkin40s
      @NiggasDrinkin40s 7 лет назад +21

      Cr Wangchope thats your opinion lol.

    • @mirsal7482
      @mirsal7482 7 лет назад

      Son of Yahweh

    • @dacosta_officiel5411
      @dacosta_officiel5411 7 лет назад +1

      Son of Yahweh m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1366172126768843&id=1041760899209969

  • @MariPlayz1
    @MariPlayz1 Год назад +23

    This made me cry. I never thought I'd like hip-hop when I was young and I hear this. This is so amazing and I love it. You gotta appreciate hip hop some days.

  • @fredericknapoleon6862
    @fredericknapoleon6862 10 месяцев назад +13

    I was only 9 when this classic song came out and now I'm almost 34y and song still fresh in my heart 😢

  • @finaltouchpro648
    @finaltouchpro648 3 года назад +459

    Anybody notice the second verse about his Mom ain't got no cuss words...RESPECT!!!

  • @pamelar.edwards2617
    @pamelar.edwards2617 2 года назад +215

    I get emotional when I hear this song even though the beat is jumping. It's like he believes everything he is saying, and I feel it every time
    I hear this song.

    • @Michealjude384
      @Michealjude384 Год назад +4

      Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere
      Compliment and love towards my music❤️❤️may god bless you.

    • @KMarie0819
      @KMarie0819 Год назад +2

      Same

    • @RapFanatic4ever
      @RapFanatic4ever Год назад +2

      This is back when Hip Hop had heart ❤️

    • @jeosafalopescezario7641
      @jeosafalopescezario7641 10 месяцев назад +1

      Juliana Paiva quando era criança cantava com Jay Z kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

    • @KapilSingh410
      @KapilSingh410 7 месяцев назад

      Jay-Z is Illuminati

  • @nduatigitau2140
    @nduatigitau2140 22 дня назад +4

    People these days hate on jay for absolutely nothing

  • @TheTeresaAlivia
    @TheTeresaAlivia Год назад +8

    I shed tears unfortunately my mom is no longer here and I miss her so much. I did anything for her as well. RIP MOMMY

  • @kalelc1996
    @kalelc1996 8 лет назад +650

    Jay-Z is a GENIUS!!!

  • @alfiethebutler3805
    @alfiethebutler3805 4 года назад +361

    Man this is one of my all time favorites. JayZ put so much meaning in three verses. First for his brothers, second for his moms and lastly for his nephews. Listening in April of 2020 amidst the chaos of COVID19. Stay safe everyone...love from the Fiji Islands🙏🙏🤝✊✌🇫🇯🇺🇸

  • @williebeemin22
    @williebeemin22 Год назад +13

    Geez, forgot about this timeless track… hit me right in the feels.

  • @j.rivera6402
    @j.rivera6402 6 месяцев назад +8

    RIP Momma. When it was Top Ramen or Turkey, it was always 100. I miss you and thank you for being my mom.

  • @ReganFarley722
    @ReganFarley722 4 года назад +457

    This song has never gotten enough credit.

    • @GeriDoc8
      @GeriDoc8 3 года назад +12

      Yea ok..🙄 I think they used to play this on hot 97 10 times everyday when it was released.

    • @dwaynefriday6619
      @dwaynefriday6619 3 года назад +8

      31 million views? They know. 😉

    • @dickensomondi911
      @dickensomondi911 3 года назад +3

      A good track to introduce a morning show on the radio

    • @SonoLc
      @SonoLc 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/T0cTbpPyADY/видео.html

    • @nykedradarden2901
      @nykedradarden2901 3 года назад +7

      Ikr... Both classics, but i like this better than hard knock life

  • @Maximus-hq1cz
    @Maximus-hq1cz 2 года назад +150

    Jay Z is a legend dude... One of my favorite all time rappers... Hustled his ass off to get where he is today...

    • @CJ-oq6xs
      @CJ-oq6xs 2 года назад +5

      Did he actually get the chance to buy his mom a house? I hope so. That'd be such an incredible feeling.

    • @stephengearring6899
      @stephengearring6899 2 года назад +2

      The best!!!!!!

    • @saints0931
      @saints0931 2 года назад +1

      @@CJ-oq6xs I’m sure he dude

    • @Jimmystarr21
      @Jimmystarr21 Год назад +3

      Ain’t no one of, he IS the goat

    • @jodiemceraeh3737
      @jodiemceraeh3737 Год назад

      oaosoaoososlsoalsoal

  • @sifdinejalka
    @sifdinejalka Год назад +19

    timeless classic

  • @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd
    @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd 26 дней назад +3

    "Bite yo tongue for no one, and whatever is said; Take it how ya want it; A Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed"!!

  • @itskelvinn
    @itskelvinn 9 лет назад +66

    I remember back then... Having lil kids singing was cool. Today that shit wouldnt go anywhere

  • @caydensex
    @caydensex 2 года назад +267

    Can't listen to this song without shedding a tear man..every kid had a dream and alot of us got railroaded and wasn't about to complete our dreams

    • @thedashey
      @thedashey Год назад +7

      Me too. I welled up the first time I heard it.

    • @jensenrebel3732
      @jensenrebel3732 Год назад +7

      MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE MR CARTER!!
      "EVERYTHING THAT SHINES, EVERYTHING THATS MINES" 93' ❤️❤️

    • @chiarapanda2345
      @chiarapanda2345 Год назад +2

      Bruh !!! 😢

    • @benjaminmwane9921
      @benjaminmwane9921 Год назад +8

      it's never too late to live out your dreams...I finally decided to get off the 9 - 5 Rat race and do what I've always wanted to...it's not easy branching out on your own..but the rewards of working on what you Love man... never give up the dream...keep the little child alive and work on what he/ she wanted.

    • @Brewychewy
      @Brewychewy Год назад +8

      You're not wrong. I am not where I thought I'd be. I'm fortunate that I'm getting another chance. When I make it, my intentions are to help as many behind me to at least have the opportunity to live their dreams too.

  • @CVESVR707
    @CVESVR707 Месяц назад +3

    Jay Z is gonna have his haters, and most flat out don’t like him
    But you can’t deny his rap talent and visuals.

  • @domonique_paris
    @domonique_paris Год назад +8

    I chose to have this song on my dads playlist at his funeral. He was was a big fan of Jay. I miss him 🕊️ ❤️

    • @lifelongez
      @lifelongez 9 месяцев назад

      RIP, your dad had great taste!

  • @zecxixo
    @zecxixo 10 лет назад +75

    I love his smooth beats and calm flow....

  • @reallife0728
    @reallife0728 3 года назад +593

    YOUR A QUEEN,,,YOU DESERVE THE CREAM EVERYTHING THAT GLEAM EVERYTHING THAT SHINE,,,EVERYTHING THATS MINE🙏🙏🙏🤎🤎🤎💯💯💯

  • @superstarjay2371
    @superstarjay2371 9 месяцев назад +7

    I used to play this for moms & now I cry when I hear this cause she's not here no more 😔

  • @e--Smile
    @e--Smile 9 месяцев назад +2

    More than 2 decades later, he takes a 4 minute verse in DJ Khaled's "God Did"! And it is considered one of the Best verses of all Time. This Consistency is extremely amazing. 🙌🏾

  • @SirJulioG
    @SirJulioG 2 года назад +67

    That 3rd Verse is knowledge gold. Listen to it, memorize it and then live it.

  • @niiaryeetey9762
    @niiaryeetey9762 6 лет назад +780

    When rap was about words

    • @legogore911
      @legogore911 6 лет назад +14

      jason nii aryeetey
      It still is

    • @freebird1721
      @freebird1721 5 лет назад +30

      He mean about Meaningfulls one

    • @mdkan571
      @mdkan571 5 лет назад

      jason nii aryeetey xxx

    • @curtismadden861
      @curtismadden861 5 лет назад +8

      And talent and had substance

    • @gregnuttall2268
      @gregnuttall2268 5 лет назад +5

      Free Bird Kendrick j Cole denzel curry and many more

  • @Ghaldisha7483
    @Ghaldisha7483 Год назад +13

    “Just remember to turn the lights off in the hall
    My brother from another pop”
    That line feels like I’m 6 again living with my grandma. It feels so comforting def reminds me of the childhood thanks Z

  • @59BRIMHATBOY
    @59BRIMHATBOY 5 месяцев назад +4

    "Thanks for the days u kept me breathing when my asthma was bad & my chest was wheezing" I can't get through that verse without breaking down emotionally. Thank u for this song & especially that verse Jay, big respect to u. Francina mommy Tomkin 🕊️👑👩🏾‍🎓🏝️🇧🇧🤍🙏🏾🕊️ 10-1-57💛10-29-2013🕊️

  • @nellyluscious
    @nellyluscious 9 лет назад +88

    My shit! Miss those days hanging round the way, chillin!! When it was all love!!

    • @seghyestroud3160
      @seghyestroud3160 8 лет назад +1

      It's a DC/NY thing. Hanging outside, they wouldn't understand. *****

    • @nellyluscious
      @nellyluscious 8 лет назад +1

      Seghye Stroud
      true!!

    • @jaybee6710
      @jaybee6710 8 лет назад +4

      +NellyBelle i miss the Old Jay z love This Song

    • @nellyluscious
      @nellyluscious 8 лет назад +2

      Jay Bee Me too! He was so much more then!

    • @jaybee6710
      @jaybee6710 8 лет назад +2

      Right!!!!

  • @seanstroman6087
    @seanstroman6087 8 лет назад +611

    I miss this type of New York Ghetto Gospel sound in Hip Hop and Only Jay can do it justice wit this & hard knock life

  • @juristpeace
    @juristpeace Год назад +6

    Love when Jay still had a heart ❤️ and compassionate soul....and expressed it in the 🎶

  • @erickb816
    @erickb816 Месяц назад +1

    As a young kid in Brooklyn, JAY Z was the king of rap at this time BY FAR

  • @youngking248
    @youngking248 4 года назад +146

    "Thanks for holding down the house when times was bad as a man I apologize for my dad when the the rent was due you would hustle like a pimp would do that wasnt a life meant for you. Your a queen you deserve the cream the deserve everything that gleams everything that shines everything that's mine😪🙏🏽✊🏼"

  • @swood248
    @swood248 2 года назад +25

    And this is why he's in the Song Writers Hall of Fame, and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame....congrats Hov,well deserved..

  • @padresmith2000
    @padresmith2000 Год назад +7

    Every time I hear this song I get emotional and I tear up

  • @breezykey229
    @breezykey229 20 дней назад +2

    Forever a Jay Z fan!!! ❤

  • @Ffygjjccdffhb
    @Ffygjjccdffhb 9 лет назад +247

    Wish He Still Rapped Like This 😕🔊

  • @jaydramzway9078
    @jaydramzway9078 4 года назад +751

    Who bumping n listening in 2019 October !!!

  • @MecYona
    @MecYona Год назад +6

    To those who didn't make it this far.
    R.I.P. 🙏

  • @michaelcorleone7598
    @michaelcorleone7598 5 месяцев назад +1

    I never really payed much attention to JAY-Z so now I’m discovering a lot of his albums for this first time, so all his old stuff is brand new to me and I’m loving it!!

  • @shaydrakeford8454
    @shaydrakeford8454 4 года назад +160

    This was real rap. It made you think. Lyrics meant something.

    • @dorianpaisley-smith303
      @dorianpaisley-smith303 4 года назад +9

      Yep, and you would buy the album and bump that shit

    • @krabbykrabby8818
      @krabbykrabby8818 3 года назад +3

      There's still great artists like this 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @shaydrakeford8454
      @shaydrakeford8454 3 года назад +6

      Krabby Krabby I didn’t say it wasn’t artist like this to this day. Read it again. I said this was real rap. The lyrics were real. I didn’t even say anything about any artist.

  • @murunwaphalanndwa8262
    @murunwaphalanndwa8262 4 года назад +202

    "as a man i apologize for my dad" 😭😭😭

    • @XTRABIG
      @XTRABIG 3 года назад +10

      Deep

    • @felix52282
      @felix52282 3 года назад +1

      Hey that hits the feels! Being raised on gangsta rap and the streets of a border town! Thank God for strong single moms who never give up!

  • @a_____t_____1834
    @a_____t_____1834 Год назад +1

    The Best to ever do it!!! The verse foe the nephews I feel, on everything!!!

  • @kehindeoyegunle8920
    @kehindeoyegunle8920 Год назад +2

    This makes me cry, back when HIPHOP had substance. God's grace. Gubbz@#288

  • @PurpleDerpy
    @PurpleDerpy 9 лет назад +15

    My brother asked to play this song at his going-away party when he left for the Air Force back in 2000! I was only 3 years old at the party, so I don't remember it whatsoever, but somehow I remember this song.

  • @ryansaunders65
    @ryansaunders65 3 года назад +186

    This song kept me going even at my lowest point. Came up from the lowest yet still here... Thank you for this gem. Inspiration comes from everywhere... Still going.

    • @KapilSingh410
      @KapilSingh410 7 месяцев назад

      @ryansaunders65 Jay-Z is Illuminati!

  • @LeslieValdez-hq6wk
    @LeslieValdez-hq6wk 24 дня назад +2

    Adversity Builds Character. We Outchea!! Smile. Always.

  • @tyhairston5397
    @tyhairston5397 Год назад +3

    One of my favorite jay z hits !!!! Miss this era

  • @jakartathomassr.1719
    @jakartathomassr.1719 6 лет назад +87

    1 OF THE REALEST SONGS HE WROTE 💯💯💯💯💯

  • @ricomoye1064
    @ricomoye1064 8 лет назад +130

    I Love You Mom... Happy Birthday..

    • @posadist681
      @posadist681 8 лет назад +20

      I also dedicate this song to my mom

    • @StaySpicyProductions
      @StaySpicyProductions 7 лет назад +19

      Happy birthday to ur mum..hope all is well :-)

    • @lisaarmstrong912
      @lisaarmstrong912 6 лет назад

      I love her too she got that wet wet lil musky pwussy

    • @Royyalflush
      @Royyalflush 6 лет назад +1

      Lisa Armstrong get out

  • @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd
    @TerenceAllenRamsey-jp5bd 26 дней назад +2

    "You're a queen, you deserve the cream: everything that gleem; everything that shine, everything that's mine"!!

  • @haemahravanan1069
    @haemahravanan1069 Год назад +1

    I don't know what to say after watching this video ,this song is my favourite, I heard this one may be 12 yrs back ,I only listen to the song ,its like mp3 ,now I have a chance to watch video ,at the end I got emotional .... this si wonderful heart touching video ,I feel the mother happiness on her face when she saw the beautiful house .

  • @FL6K0
    @FL6K0 2 года назад +31

    2nd verse always gets me so emotional because of how accurate and relatable it is... Word for word... They don't make music like this no more.

  • @UMBUBA
    @UMBUBA 8 лет назад +73

    Brooklyn Forever!

    • @enoch8953
      @enoch8953 8 лет назад +3

      +UMBUBA Bronx all day

    • @easonmurphree4353
      @easonmurphree4353 8 лет назад

      Jersey/D.C. 4 lyf

    • @IcyType
      @IcyType 8 лет назад

      +Eason Murphree Reykjavík Iceland mad love y'all

    • @julius9654
      @julius9654 8 лет назад

      #Manhattan

    • @trealwilliams1563
      @trealwilliams1563 8 лет назад +2

      NO! Not forever Brooklyn. It's more proper to say.. Forever real Niggas, forever Gods and Earths, forever that which is forever.- Neal The TReal. Born ATL-ALIEN!
      Reply

  • @murithikibete7063
    @murithikibete7063 Год назад +10

    Absolute talent

  • @ifeoluwaadunmoye2068
    @ifeoluwaadunmoye2068 Год назад +1

    One of the timeless classic.
    Listening from Nigeria.

  • @Al3xg13
    @Al3xg13 3 года назад +100

    Lyrics are real af. Jay is definitely a legend

  • @tumeloseadira8224
    @tumeloseadira8224 6 лет назад +113

    R.I.P. to The Queen of My Life. I Love You Infinitely and Unconditionally Mom

  • @Jroyyy623
    @Jroyyy623 Год назад +1

    Luv this song xoxo

  • @LaymanGamin
    @LaymanGamin Год назад +4

    These rappers today can’t give u this feeling