Black Men United ~ U Will Know

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  • Опубликовано: 10 май 2011
  • 1994
    Tevin Campbell, El DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Tony Toni Toné, Boyz II Men, Al B. Sure!, Lenny Kravitz, R. Kelly, Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Silk, Keith Sweat, Stokley, H-Town, Christopher Williams, Portrait, Damion Hall, Lil' Joe, Intro, DRS, After 7, Usher, Sovory, Lil' Joe, D'Angelo
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @Musicvegan01
    @Musicvegan01  6 лет назад +674

    Freedom (theme from Panther) - ruclips.net/video/MlUBLIKh3ZQ/видео.html

    • @Mscharisma27
      @Mscharisma27 6 лет назад +30

      I've been telling everyone who'd listen to go back and watch Panther. I couldn't get through it the first time, it had me so upset. So glad a friend told me to finish it. Powerful movie.

    • @jamone669
      @jamone669 6 лет назад +14

      mane i'm old i was 14 when this song came out lol and yea the female verison of this for Panther that one goes hard to they should have did a mass choir the men and the ladies lol

    • @melissalemon1748
      @melissalemon1748 6 лет назад +15

      Musicvegan01 At this time in our lives, with all the crazy things that are going on in the world racial or other wise, black men United need to reunite and get another song going.!!!

    • @pollyscott9986
      @pollyscott9986 6 лет назад +4

      Melissa Lemon baby thanks for the inspiration I'll just now lost my mother July 11th at 6:18 from dialysis and breathing problem so you know if I buy bad hurtful place right now but I'm blessed at the same time

    • @joelwidgins6329
      @joelwidgins6329 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you soley, and I am glad you liked it

  • @7TrillakaTalktoMeNice725
    @7TrillakaTalktoMeNice725 5 месяцев назад +222

    Who still listening to this in 2024?

    • @nakuro2686
      @nakuro2686 5 месяцев назад +1

      My kid is playing the theme from Panther Freedom..classics with meaning

    • @biggiethewhat
      @biggiethewhat 2 месяца назад

      ​@@nakuro2686 Much respect to you and your kids 🟥⬛️🟩✊🏿

    • @josettebyrd7459
      @josettebyrd7459 2 месяца назад +2

      Me

    • @DJ-cc9xs
      @DJ-cc9xs Месяц назад +1

      Here

    • @tishco305
      @tishco305 Месяц назад +2

      I woke up thinking about this song this morning for some reason?? I haven’t heard this one in years… weird 5/31/24

  • @alexiozitozito2270
    @alexiozitozito2270 5 месяцев назад +375

    Who's listening in 2024?

  • @user-wj7hb2io1n
    @user-wj7hb2io1n 6 месяцев назад +79

    Who's listening 2024

    • @charissewilliams5242
      @charissewilliams5242 Месяц назад

      Been listening 30 plus years

    • @sojournerinmind
      @sojournerinmind Месяц назад

      yup. always and even despite RK lol nothing sounds as good as this.

    • @ShondraJenkins-hg3lm
      @ShondraJenkins-hg3lm 29 дней назад +1

      Been listening since the song came out. Tevin ❤. I'm in my mid 50's had El Debarge's posters on my wall as a teenager. He was probably the oldest one there even though he didn't look it.He was probably old enough to be everyone's daddy 😂😂😂😂. Still listening.

    • @tanyaalexander7498
      @tanyaalexander7498 26 дней назад

      First time✊🏿

  • @Mechikaable
    @Mechikaable 2 года назад +772

    D’Angelo is a hell of a writer can’t believe he wrote this power house

    • @press3048
      @press3048 2 года назад +52

      Word? Never knew that. Thanks Queen.

    • @keonta81
      @keonta81 2 года назад +38

      And he was unknown then

    • @daniellesmith5673
      @daniellesmith5673 2 года назад +12

      😲😲😲😯😯😯 I did not know

    • @kennethhilton8700
      @kennethhilton8700 2 года назад +5

      👀😶

    • @Phoenix-pv4wn
      @Phoenix-pv4wn Год назад +14

      @@daniellesmith5673 you will know, you will know, you will know, oh you will know.

  • @ChakaKhanian
    @ChakaKhanian 4 года назад +1423

    Ya'll know what's really sad? If this was done today, there wouldn't be many male vocalists with this level of raw talent to fill that same room.

    • @louiscyfear878
      @louiscyfear878 4 года назад +64

      What's really sad is when Bruno Mars & Justin Timberlake remake this for $$$🙄

    • @charlesmoore3654
      @charlesmoore3654 3 года назад +17

      Thats very true and unfortunate!

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 3 года назад +17

      Yeah you are right only a good 10 artist I can think to recreate this beautiful song.

    • @tdomonique504
      @tdomonique504 3 года назад +7

      Facts!!! Was just thinking the same thing

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 3 года назад +9

      @@louiscyfear878 I know right, there is so many reasons they can do this song for a cause, yeah most of these artist will just care about the money first.

  • @unapologeticallyintroverte9032
    @unapologeticallyintroverte9032 4 года назад +1482

    RIP to Gerald Levert, Kenny from Intro, Dino from H-Town, and Melvin from After 7 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @TheMrseaster74
    @TheMrseaster74 Год назад +347

    29 years later and it still tugs at my heart today. I’m so glad these brothers came together for this historic project. Sadly I don’t think we’ll ever get something like this again.

  • @hybridhazza
    @hybridhazza 2 года назад +492

    The amount of vocal talent in that one room is mind boggling

    • @nancybutler6813
      @nancybutler6813 2 года назад +8

      Yes, yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 2 года назад +24

      Not just vocals. Every one of them were also songwriters and most could play instruments, too. Real musicians. 👍🏽

    • @roxannemiller6961
      @roxannemiller6961 2 года назад +6

      So Legendary,truly.

    • @Stress7820
      @Stress7820 Год назад +5

      Im from this era the 90s I miss alot!!! This singing was was normal back then, It was different time where brothas young and old had to bring they chops with no auto tune. The reason its mind bogging cause not a lot male singers are hitting these notes today or doing harmonious music together. It's a me myself and I era today.. I Love hip hop but it flooded and destroyed the Rnb scene that we were in love with. SmH

    • @robertcolson2233
      @robertcolson2233 Год назад +2

      They even had "Sexual Chocolate" nem' in the building!

  • @onewordsasha
    @onewordsasha 4 года назад +2316

    Who’s still listening and saluting our black men in 2020?🙋🏾‍♀️

    • @onyioyigah7627
      @onyioyigah7627 4 года назад +28

      Yep! We are still here

    • @jeannettesneed
      @jeannettesneed 4 года назад +16

      🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️

    • @mamaaw6367
      @mamaaw6367 4 года назад +19

      I'm listening now - Truly inspiring

    • @vicecity7474
      @vicecity7474 4 года назад +19

      I have been singing this since the movie came out. Thats a long time to have a song stuck in your head. Im might sing it better then them now lol

    • @SomeBaldDude
      @SomeBaldDude 4 года назад +7

      @@vicecity7474 Me Too 😎

  • @stancooks929
    @stancooks929 7 лет назад +1311

    22 years later this song is STILL needed.

  • @RaidenNexus97
    @RaidenNexus97 10 месяцев назад +59

    This song is so underrated. This is pure art

  • @babd7176
    @babd7176 Год назад +242

    The harmonies on this are everything! Real musicians and singers. No auto tune. Just pure talent.

    • @freereign911
      @freereign911 5 месяцев назад +1

      When brothas stood on ten toez #masculinitymatters🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kyngdavid3648
    @kyngdavid3648 5 лет назад +1767

    *This song TRULY needs to be the ‘’Black Man’s Anthem’’, all around the world✊🏾*

  • @gregc7699
    @gregc7699 7 лет назад +492

    D'angelo wrote this hes a genius

    • @shantelbrownie4816
      @shantelbrownie4816 5 лет назад +30

      Wow. News in 2019 😄😊😊😎😏

    • @ingridmanyapye9839
      @ingridmanyapye9839 5 лет назад +8

      Wow did d Angelo wrote this song OMG I'm here 2019

    • @aoutlaw1981
      @aoutlaw1981 5 лет назад +4

      really yes awesome

    • @cherylw3661
      @cherylw3661 5 лет назад +20

      D'angelo wrote the music, his brother Luther Archer wrote the lyrics.

    • @kimbroadie1212
      @kimbroadie1212 5 лет назад +4

      Really wow i didnot know that

  • @TheRealMcP
    @TheRealMcP 2 года назад +174

    OMG Tevin, Stokley, Joe, Brian, Aaron, D'Angelo...and that's just a few. So much talent. Singers were singers. No mumbling, no bullshit inflections that sound like you've had a stroke, no autotune, just talent. Listen to Brian McKnight's runs in this song - pitch perfect, clean, and lightning fast. Unbelievably awesome.

    • @blazee3895
      @blazee3895 9 месяцев назад +3

      “No mumbling, no bs inflections that sounds like you had a stroke!” The way I just laughed but you summed it up perfectly!

  • @TommyMadiba
    @TommyMadiba 5 лет назад +843

    Black Excellence.
    Song goes hard 24 years later.
    👌👌

  • @nummy
    @nummy 3 года назад +717

    This project doesn’t get enough credit 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Black Men United!! Still dope and relevant!

    • @Incognitoking7
      @Incognitoking7 2 года назад +7

      I Totally Agree ❤️❤️❤️ I bet if it was talkin about killin each other and poppin pills, it would have been through the roof.

    • @r5ndom551
      @r5ndom551 2 года назад +7

      I cried the first note. Something bout it

    • @cocoafemme47
      @cocoafemme47 2 года назад +4

      @@Incognitoking7: Tragically . . . .you are correct. Thankfully though, there is RUclips available.I come here quite often.

    • @trukenyan
      @trukenyan 2 года назад +3

      Something about that just makes me mad! We know it’s relevant, we know how the movie was relevant, but it seems irrelevant that black men united, aka, Black Lives Matter, scares the heck out of Amerika! This was a optimistic version of Childish Gambinos portrayal of the current affairs, at the time! Absolutely relevant!

    • @Stress7820
      @Stress7820 Год назад +10

      @@trukenyan Black men united is totally different from BLM lets be clear!!!!!!! Im from that 90s era men were Totally different those days. Don't confuse the two. Im more about brothas fixing them self first b4 fixing police issues.. as Black men we need to be there for our children our families we need to fix home first b4 we fix the things around us thats the problem with BLM. This beautiful song isn't about police brutality. It's uplifting black men to do better and stay on your plan. A Plan of righteousness!

  • @danieltabellion3498
    @danieltabellion3498 Год назад +39

    I was watching the movie Jason's Lyric with my wife, and when the end credits started rolling, this song came on, and i got hit with a flood of emotions. Couldn't stop crying for a sec. All of a sudden in my head I was 14 again like when this soundtrack originally came out. Asking my wife in tears where the time has gone. Great song, great memories.

  • @lloydielloyd915
    @lloydielloyd915 9 месяцев назад +22

    "Come on D and sing this song"
    A call from Brian McKight to D'Angelo the writer of the song to join in at the end 🙌🏾

    • @charissewilliams5242
      @charissewilliams5242 Месяц назад +1

      Man! I always wondered who D was. These comments put me up on game. I’ve been listening to this since I was a little girl. I still get emotional.

    • @lloydielloyd915
      @lloydielloyd915 Месяц назад +1

      @@charissewilliams5242 You know!! Real emotional song 🙌🏾

  • @akinolaaloba805
    @akinolaaloba805 4 года назад +460

    Those that dislike this song are the ones that don't know.

    • @willg1628
      @willg1628 3 года назад +18

      Yep, You're Exactly Right Brother, unfortunately 🙏🏾💪🏾🙌🏾

    • @Curtchrisdagod
      @Curtchrisdagod 3 года назад +15

      Facts 😂

    • @anayamilligan5580
      @anayamilligan5580 3 года назад +12

      RIGHT 😭🙌🏾

    • @nowritersblockhere5482
      @nowritersblockhere5482 3 года назад +6

      Real Talk! #howcouldanyonenotlikethissong

    • @DrReginaldFinleySr
      @DrReginaldFinleySr 3 года назад +16

      All they saw was "Black Men..." that was enough for them to click dislike.

  • @Ekene74
    @Ekene74 3 года назад +288

    This song made me cry so much...To all the black brothers who are honest, good, God fearing, who stand for their families, wives, Children, who put in honest time for honest bread...God bless and keep you all. Be good to one another, share love because BLACK LIVES MATTER.

    • @sumnthinjustaintright7539
      @sumnthinjustaintright7539 Год назад +2

      Dude chill long as esau still breathing im on my 93 pac thug life not kumbayah

    • @jonathanstorm7201
      @jonathanstorm7201 Год назад

      @@sumnthinjustaintright7539 Dude chill, that sounds like chimpanzees language, they say pac and that thing that you said and then beat their chest. They don’t like kumbaya , too much monkey business going down. They do it by the troops…I mean gangs….we…same thing. 🤡😂

    • @KClay1107
      @KClay1107 9 месяцев назад +1

      Damm can't no-one checking on you are care about you friend

    • @mrs.i.one12
      @mrs.i.one12 22 дня назад

      sumnthinjustaintright7539
      😳 Was not expecting to see the Father of the Edomites called out here but at least people waking up to see who Esau is! 🥳 💯

    • @mrs.i.one12
      @mrs.i.one12 22 дня назад

      @sumnthinjustaintright7539 😳 I didn’t expect to see a comment like this here, calling out the Father of the Ed0mites, but hooray for people calling out Esau 🥳

  • @adanmatitus6487
    @adanmatitus6487 10 месяцев назад +7

    When they sang this song at the awards, I felt it was the Best awards ever!

  • @sham713
    @sham713 2 года назад +208

    I can listen to this song ALL DAY! Got my 14 year old son hooked! Brings tears to my eyes that he enjoys it as much as I do!

    • @lscrap9567
      @lscrap9567 Год назад +3

      I thought I was the only person that felt like this

    • @majniibleu5273
      @majniibleu5273 Год назад +2

      ❣️

    • @LottaSass
      @LottaSass 6 месяцев назад

      I hope you and yours are still enjoying it!❤

  • @ebbiehaynes8996
    @ebbiehaynes8996 4 года назад +1790

    We honestly need more music like this in 2020

  • @jacobleath8475
    @jacobleath8475 7 лет назад +130

    brian mckinght's part gets me everytime

  • @randyradford60
    @randyradford60 2 года назад +141

    Aaron Hall straight killed it! Natural soul!!

  • @maryjohnson5079
    @maryjohnson5079 6 месяцев назад +25

    D’Angelo put his HEART ♥️ and SOUL into writing this song 🎶.THANK YOU SO MUCH D’Angelo for a BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE ✝️🙏💕

  • @TheAjbrown661
    @TheAjbrown661 4 года назад +778

    D’angelo wrote this song!!!!
    Well done fellas. This took me back to my junior high years

    • @jeannettesneed
      @jeannettesneed 4 года назад +30

      Reallyyyy I never knew that???

    • @HEAVYWEIGHT615
      @HEAVYWEIGHT615 4 года назад +15

      Damn I did not know that, thanks for sharing.

    • @sheilajackson6273
      @sheilajackson6273 4 года назад +6

      No he didn't anita Baker skip Scarborough and randy Holland and d,angelo real name is Michael eugene

    • @LP-nv9tu
      @LP-nv9tu 4 года назад +31

      Sheila Jackson
      Just an FYI... D’angelo’s real name is Michael Eugene Archer.

    • @lindiwemtshweni3692
      @lindiwemtshweni3692 4 года назад +1

      @@jeannettesneed me too

  • @blaccbeard
    @blaccbeard 5 лет назад +456

    You know a song is legendary when there's so many legendary singers featured that Boyz2Men are just part of the backround singers.

    • @lateshiachilds3640
      @lateshiachilds3640 4 года назад +18

      I'm a huge Boyz Ii Men fan I was hoping one of them would sing a verse.

    • @4U2NVMOI
      @4U2NVMOI 4 года назад +2

      Facts! 💯

    • @lonnaldcarter6635
      @lonnaldcarter6635 4 года назад +10

      They need to make a recent version

    • @antlearn5030
      @antlearn5030 4 года назад

      @@lonnaldcarter6635 agreed

    • @tonyamercado9013
      @tonyamercado9013 4 года назад +1

      @@lonnaldcarter6635 but who would be on it?

  • @brentduanefoster
    @brentduanefoster Год назад +25

    28 years later…STILL an anthem!!!
    We need this again.

  • @profitomega4698
    @profitomega4698 Год назад +20

    As a man period this is a powerful song. The road I've traveled makes every single word relevant and powerful.

  • @Sillypsybinista
    @Sillypsybinista 8 месяцев назад +9

    Woke up this morning wanting to hear this. Who is still listening to this in 2023?!

  • @mraaron81
    @mraaron81 10 лет назад +761

    This song needs to be rereleased. Being a black man, I feel like we are targeted and if you're not strong enough, you will fall.

    • @brianmoore4344
      @brianmoore4344 10 лет назад +23

      Me too my brotha, we have been targeted! I don't what we are going to do it's hard out there especially the fact that we don't have anything positive representing a good black man in the media not unless he is wearing a dress, a skirt or being gay (just saying).

    • @mraaron81
      @mraaron81 10 лет назад +13

      You're exactly right. Hopefully this will pass over us real soon. Because right now, as a whole, we're lost.

    • @Dimensions100
      @Dimensions100 9 лет назад +14

      Brian Moore
      You know there are thousands of good black men who don't get involved in the media. It bugs me trying to figure out why they won't come out positively, but oh well. Maybe people should stop caring about what the media portrays cuz it's just media (superficial b/s). Go research the Lunda, Luba, Kuba, Kongo, and Igbo or something(especially by Pinterest for pics). Go get to know black roots.

    • @staceysmith5587
      @staceysmith5587 6 лет назад +8

      Aaron Smith Bruh, that's real talk we as blackmen have become to comfortable in society now bc we have been given alil more than our ancestors...alil more freedom, alil more money, alil more Fortune and many have forgotten about the struggle but the struggle isn't over we are still in a heavyweight fight against society and the lyrics are so true..."your dreams ain't easy!" But "we will know!" One day by and by..."we will know!"

    • @joycesmith53
      @joycesmith53 6 лет назад +2

      Aaron Smith i love this song.

  • @FaliciaN
    @FaliciaN 5 лет назад +542

    Who's still listening in 2019?

    • @joshuawright7804
      @joshuawright7804 5 лет назад +7

      Will still listen to it anytime love this song

    • @love4lifer
      @love4lifer 4 года назад +4

      I do, just added to daily playlist, so I will always be playing it.

    • @cahliahamilton3354
      @cahliahamilton3354 4 года назад +3

      Me all day baby!

    • @bev3229
      @bev3229 4 года назад +4

      I definitely am still listening! What a powerful and much needed song for us all!💪👍💯❤

    • @littleboylost4750
      @littleboylost4750 4 года назад +3

      Me

  • @tishgregory2558
    @tishgregory2558 Год назад +28

    Still listening in 2023, we need a reboot. Love this 😀

    • @larrymarshall8900
      @larrymarshall8900 Год назад +2

      But with who half of the newer r&b singers sound like rappers not sangers.

  • @chanelclement5559
    @chanelclement5559 Год назад +27

    This song made me cry!!! I have two black young sons. I want them to stand tall and don't fall when it gets hard

  • @youngsoulja8280
    @youngsoulja8280 5 лет назад +257

    If people really understood the message and how powerful this song is

  • @greenskye7543
    @greenskye7543 4 года назад +310

    Everybody sounds great, but Tevin Campbell's voice stands out the most because it's like his words are pulling all the way from his feet, just effortless, powerful & genuine.

    • @SLa-pb1gg
      @SLa-pb1gg 3 года назад +20

      Tevin, Gerald, Brian, and Rafael, and Stokely are the standouts, all in the beginning

    • @claricelyles8398
      @claricelyles8398 2 года назад +6

      Tevin is known for singing his azz off💥💥💥

    • @aconater
      @aconater 2 года назад +10

      R. Kelly and Aaron Hall stood out on this joint

    • @motionsickness9610
      @motionsickness9610 2 года назад +3

      They all sound great. Keep the divisiveness to yourself. Thanks.

    • @leaiaek79
      @leaiaek79 2 года назад

      @@aconater they both gave me chills. so good 💜

  • @user-rb5oc6nv8e
    @user-rb5oc6nv8e Год назад +59

    I first heard this song when I was 4yrs old.... I'll be 32 this year. The power in this song....whewwww! Tears smiles and glory !

    • @lexvee8527
      @lexvee8527 Год назад +1

      I was 9 and I feel the sane way

  • @kokolady8396
    @kokolady8396 Год назад +12

    Listening 02.2023, I can't get enough, I love this song❤️💥🇩🇪

  • @davidkenney7074
    @davidkenney7074 4 года назад +354

    Just realized we don't have enough male singers to recreate this magic today. :(

    • @aconater
      @aconater 4 года назад +9

      Exactly!!

    • @dsase1
      @dsase1 4 года назад +25

      Without autotune please!!!

    • @coreejacobs4780
      @coreejacobs4780 4 года назад +4

      I was trying to think of who but can’t think of many names

    • @micdarchangel
      @micdarchangel 4 года назад +12

      @@coreejacobs4780 Tank, Tyrese, Genuwine, Usher, Trey Songz, Travis Scott, TPain, to name a few but aside from Tank, Tyrese and Usher ion think non of them brothers got dem church chops like the vocalists during that time

    • @coreejacobs4780
      @coreejacobs4780 4 года назад +24

      Michael Batiste Travis Scott??? Anyway the others are good names I love some of those guys and they would work but Im speaking more on the artists in the video were the artists of that day, the artists you named most really aren’t the artists of today

  • @nequeneque7759
    @nequeneque7759 4 года назад +596

    When Tevin hits that first "You will know!!!!" I get goosebumps every time!!! I love this song and the message!!

    • @kenardgreene1866
      @kenardgreene1866 3 года назад +28

      Yeah tevin's voice can reach the heavens.

    • @kueen7538
      @kueen7538 3 года назад +19

      I agree. And when Christopher Williams comes in and Brian Mcknight at the end.

    • @Kei.lo7
      @Kei.lo7 3 года назад +14

      Yes, I swear on everything that he had the voice of a god!

    • @balenciagadior3391
      @balenciagadior3391 2 года назад +4

      ♥️♥️♥️

    • @Macjay7474
      @Macjay7474 2 года назад +5

      Facts

  • @junkscorpion7011
    @junkscorpion7011 Год назад +4

    Brothers STILL need to hear this 2023❤️✊🏾💯

  • @j-dub22
    @j-dub22 7 месяцев назад +15

    Every artist featured were gold and/or platinum selling artists, before the streaming era. These were the heavy hitters of r&b. It's so beautiful that they all got together to do this. ❤

  • @bushinono
    @bushinono 8 лет назад +921

    this should be the national anthem

    • @tilini
      @tilini 8 лет назад +16

      aww...yes, that would be grrat

    • @mrcabone
      @mrcabone 7 лет назад +52

      If that was the case ,I believe Keapernick would stand for this song!

    • @jayelove1504
      @jayelove1504 7 лет назад +23

      Yes he would, and he would be justified in doing so....

    • @ingodwetrust7648
      @ingodwetrust7648 7 лет назад +8

      Jiao Xu indeed

    • @Ms1Fine1
      @Ms1Fine1 7 лет назад +16

      AMEN!!!

  • @dbfidelisforever
    @dbfidelisforever 5 лет назад +168

    They better be lucky David Ruffin wasn't there. He would of took the mic and said "I'm David Ruffin, and these are the United Black Men" lol. #RIP

    • @stevesmith7365
      @stevesmith7365 4 года назад +11

      That's was a fuckin good one

    • @omgimover4075
      @omgimover4075 4 года назад +5

      I’m dead 😂😂😂

    • @kenardgreene1866
      @kenardgreene1866 3 года назад +8

      You forgot about rick james,oh how sweet that would be to have two of the baddest to have ever done the damn thing .on one end you got rick james saying forget about who you thought i was,im rick james bitch and then there's david saying ain't nobody coming to see you because im the one selling the record's

    • @Stormy867
      @Stormy867 3 года назад +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @natashamann4295
      @natashamann4295 3 года назад +2

      😂🤣😂rs

  • @Sauvageonne
    @Sauvageonne Год назад +123

    RIP Kenny Green, Dino Conner, Gerald Levert, Melvin Edmonds.
    Prayers for everyone else, including R. Kelly.
    Thousands of hearts to El Debarge.
    Sovory: I wish you had made it in the music industry - "Love is stil enough" is my favorite song on the Jason's Lyric album.

    • @shondabrewtonwashington7790
      @shondabrewtonwashington7790 Год назад +2

      🙏🏽💜

    • @YoMamaBih
      @YoMamaBih Год назад +12

      R Kelly aint getting a damn thing from me but RIP to everyone who is no longer with us.

    • @Tokewittoots
      @Tokewittoots Год назад +2

      ​@@YoMamaBih wwjd

    • @itsjemmabond
      @itsjemmabond Год назад +4

      ​@@YoMamaBih Preach. It's okay for him to sing about strong black men as long as he's r-wording innocent black girls? Hope he rots in jail.

    • @tenishajames666
      @tenishajames666 11 месяцев назад +6

      Praying for r Kelly too

  • @shanicewhite1958
    @shanicewhite1958 2 года назад +28

    Kids today will never know what real music is 90’s era had the best song’s melody that you can understand artists didn’t have to show skin just to make it to the top still listening to my 90’s in 2021

  • @Peyo3729
    @Peyo3729 5 лет назад +189

    Who's still here in 2019?!

  • @justky964
    @justky964 4 года назад +202

    We need this song now. 💯” it ain’t easy “

  • @latoniaflowers4255
    @latoniaflowers4255 2 года назад +50

    This always makes me cry. To see black men standing proudly and together, especially now.

  • @jamilahcooper4760
    @jamilahcooper4760 2 года назад +87

    For the young people who might not know, these are the soloists in the order that you hear them:
    Tevin Campbell
    El DeBarge
    Gerald Levert - R.I.P.
    Raphael Saadiq (of Tony Toni Toné)
    Brian McKnight
    - (Tevin Campbell again)
    Stokley Williams (of Mint Condition)
    - (Gerald Levert, Tevin Campbell, and Stokley Williams again)
    Keith Sweat
    Melvin Edmonds (of After 7) - R.I.P.
    Joe Little aka Lil Joe (of The Rude Boys)
    R. Kelly
    Christopher Williams
    Kevon Edmonds (of After 7)
    - (Christopher Williams, R. Kelly and Tevin Campbell again)
    Joe
    Aaron Hall
    - (Brian McKnight again)
    D'Angelo
    **Fun Fact: D'Angelo wrote this song and is heard on the recording but is not seen singing in the music video with everyone else. However, he does appear in the video. See if you can spot him. ;)

    • @mrslpringle
      @mrslpringle 2 года назад +7

      He's playing the piano🙂

    • @keonta81
      @keonta81 2 года назад +3

      That was actually the other brother Kevon edmonds after Christopher Williams

    • @jamilahcooper4760
      @jamilahcooper4760 2 года назад +4

      @@keonta81 Aha! that's right. Thanks!

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 2 года назад +1

      @@mrslpringle He's at the mixing board with Brian McKnight, too.

    • @lilliekeisha
      @lilliekeisha 2 года назад +2

      D playing the piano

  • @victoriawelch1112
    @victoriawelch1112 6 лет назад +248

    This song gives me chills.
    Black man take your rightful place in this world, you can do it!!!!!

  • @Ahdree23
    @Ahdree23 8 лет назад +153

    Oh my god that transition from R. Kelly to Joe to Aaron Hall....lord have mercy please that almost killed me.

    • @omgimover4075
      @omgimover4075 8 лет назад +7

      This song just about killed me, so many talented young black men in one song! Just think about how surprised I was when I was 15 when this song came out......in absolute awe!

    • @Chocolate2073
      @Chocolate2073 8 лет назад +13

      Brian McKnight did awesome as well

    • @unapologeticallyintroverte9032
      @unapologeticallyintroverte9032 8 лет назад +5

      +LaTonya C I was thinking the same 😊

    • @jayelove1504
      @jayelove1504 7 лет назад +16

      Yeah they all did, especially R Kelly, Gerald Levert (rip), and Tevin Campbell

    • @fluid_thoughts2782
      @fluid_thoughts2782 7 лет назад +10

      Ahdree23 They went to church fo show!

  • @ericaknight8659
    @ericaknight8659 Год назад +70

    Who still listens to this in 2023🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️

    • @ingodwetrust7648
      @ingodwetrust7648 Год назад +1

      Erica Knight I'm here for it 💪 😎

    • @reallife0728
      @reallife0728 7 месяцев назад +1

      AS A BLACK MAN,,,,I LIVE THIS SONG EVERYDAY!!!!!🤎🤎🤎💪💪💪

    • @loveinspired7
      @loveinspired7 6 месяцев назад +1

      RIGHT NOW AS I'M WRITING THIS!❤

    • @user-ls1bd6pn9x
      @user-ls1bd6pn9x 5 месяцев назад

      2024

    • @britneybloom1960
      @britneybloom1960 5 месяцев назад

      You mean in 2024 too?! Lol 😂 👏🏾💃🏾🎉🙏🏾🎉

  • @grayln
    @grayln 2 года назад +53

    Tevin's and Gerald's voices are the best!

  • @gatricsperine9332
    @gatricsperine9332 4 года назад +183

    Michael Eugene Archer aka "D'Angelo" wrote, arranged, and produced this--he assembled this choir as well!

    • @rabekagonzalezshakur2021
      @rabekagonzalezshakur2021 4 года назад +13

      this tha powerz that be in the industry was jealous of this unity and blackballed Him

    • @jazzijohnson9746
      @jazzijohnson9746 4 года назад +8

      "And Mr. D'Angelo Himself Did Outstanding Amazing Job With This Inspiring Song."😍😍😍
      S/O To All Our Beautiful Courageous BLACK MEN IN AMERICA!!! We As BLACK WOMEN Stand With Y'all.!!!!💯💯💯♥️♥️♥️
      #PowerfulSong #90sClassic #BMU

    • @asshhdoll
      @asshhdoll 3 года назад +2

      I had no idea! Though it was RKelly

    • @jasonlopez5074
      @jasonlopez5074 3 года назад +3

      At 2:43 you hear dangelo get some riffs in

    • @HeeeeeearMeNow
      @HeeeeeearMeNow 3 года назад +3

      D is a genius

  • @tg5347
    @tg5347 5 лет назад +167

    Every time I hear Tevin's voice in this I get chills.

    • @leggs4113
      @leggs4113 5 лет назад +6

      T G him & Aaron Hall stand out for me in this song.

    • @strauqq1
      @strauqq1 3 года назад +9

      If you really listen, Kellz kinda ripped it.

    • @hadbl12
      @hadbl12 3 года назад +2

      His voice was amazing... plus he was so young at the time holding his own against grown men!!!

    • @peggieharding4906
      @peggieharding4906 3 года назад

      Casey. Casey. About. You. Lately. Case. An. Jojo

    • @cocoafemme47
      @cocoafemme47 2 года назад

      @@strauqq1: He certainly did👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.

  • @womenlovesports2315
    @womenlovesports2315 4 месяца назад +3

    So much talent and seeing black men unite to bring joy and a beautiful song to the masses was amazing! I love this song!! Still listening in 2024

  • @ewesley1
    @ewesley1 2 года назад +36

    Let this sink in… There was so much talent in that studio, Little G (Silk), Dino (H-Town), Boys II Men, and Al B. Sure DIDN’T even get to sing individual parts.. And they were platinum artists! Whew! 🔥

    • @fangal12
      @fangal12 Год назад +6

      Lenny Kravitz played the strings. I'm fascinated by how this all came together

    • @ewesley1
      @ewesley1 Год назад

      @@fangal12 yes!

    • @brentduanefoster
      @brentduanefoster Год назад +7

      You look at this and you can’t help but wonder, “How did we get away from this, and how do we get back to it.”

    • @ewesley1
      @ewesley1 Год назад +1

      @@brentduanefoster so true brother!

    • @FamilyFaithFun
      @FamilyFaithFun Год назад

      Al B sure had a solo part

  • @cityboy580
    @cityboy580 8 лет назад +412

    if the Black community in America needed a song in this day,This has to be it.awesome song

    • @keishakeesh1607
      @keishakeesh1607 6 лет назад +2

      Chris yessss..and We are One.. Frankie B.& Maze..

    • @50ways2leave5
      @50ways2leave5 6 лет назад +1

      keisha keesh Yesss! Frankie B & Maze that song hit home

    • @Nomad_Happily_Freed
      @Nomad_Happily_Freed 6 лет назад

      Chris we need to come together as African Descent Kings and Queens United. Please help in the solution. I have put together a facebook group and movement a call upon my people to unite, it is time.
      facebook.com/groups/178485679504976/

    • @brandonhardin2609
      @brandonhardin2609 6 лет назад

      Chris that's true this song is a master piece, something that everyone needs to hear. But unfortunately not everyone can relate to this.

    • @matthewalexander7524
      @matthewalexander7524 5 лет назад

      Just posted a long message brother
      Must stay United all across the world.from England and the USA and deffo Africa

  • @williamlorenz5689
    @williamlorenz5689 4 года назад +477

    White man here; playing this song on repeat!

    • @gcbwoods
      @gcbwoods 4 года назад +32

      Thanks for being here brother

    • @flip844
      @flip844 4 года назад +22

      William Lorenz from your black brother hell yea !!!!!

    • @talkcafe1842
      @talkcafe1842 4 года назад +7

      Awesome!😍

    • @ingodwetrust7648
      @ingodwetrust7648 4 года назад +5

      Shot out to William👍

    • @Shadarian
      @Shadarian 4 года назад +1

      It' says black mans anthem so ah go away

  • @millieschattime9924
    @millieschattime9924 Год назад +8

    I just noticed we loss some good ones their voices can never be duplicated!! May they Rest in Paradise!!!😢😢😢😢

  • @MrSomethingElse
    @MrSomethingElse Год назад +7

    I still get emotional listening to this track, the 90s were rad....

  • @blakethemuss10
    @blakethemuss10 5 лет назад +306

    Only real ones would still be listening to this in 2019

    • @veronica35ism
      @veronica35ism 4 года назад +6

      Blux Dlux this generation don’t know get music like this

    • @susanbrown827
      @susanbrown827 4 года назад +5

      Heck I'm listening to this classic 🎉😊 in 2020!!! Happy New Year's To You and Family. 🎉

    • @mariodadonwilliams6997
      @mariodadonwilliams6997 4 года назад +3

      Yep😂😛

    • @solowest1334
      @solowest1334 4 года назад +4

      Here for 2020

    • @felicianicole9849
      @felicianicole9849 4 года назад +3

      2020 STILL HERE🌹💯✌🏽❤️🙏🏽🤙

  • @Takedownman
    @Takedownman 3 года назад +244

    They need to make a 2021 version

    • @jasmineissobutthurt
      @jasmineissobutthurt 3 года назад +38

      not enough talent these days ;(

    • @louweez84
      @louweez84 3 года назад +4

      I was just saying this the other day!!!

    • @louweez84
      @louweez84 3 года назад +10

      @@jasmineissobutthurt there are but they don’t get the air time and a lot of these men are still alive

    • @samreynolds3789
      @samreynolds3789 3 года назад +1

      Detroit, MI,. OG / AG (Academic Gangsta) @ 71, on E.Coast TIRED of US HARMING - KILLING US! Bad enough Cops are!

    • @Soloscreationz
      @Soloscreationz 3 года назад +9

      Just heard it on the chi dont know who all on it tho

  • @kennis.2603
    @kennis.2603 Год назад +8

    Raphael KILLING the bass!! This song is forever a classic

  • @ColinoDeani
    @ColinoDeani 10 месяцев назад +3

    This was My Graduation song for elementary school in brooklyn... Our chorus directer made Us sing it and did a great job when the boys came in witht he chorus the crowd roared with applause and the parents asked all the boys to sing the chorus again outside lol.. good memories..
    Sad part is I know of atleast 4 of the boys in my class that grew up and STILL became victims of gun violence... smh.. this song was a good effort.. we needed more then a song apparently =(

  • @dametrealockhart7463
    @dametrealockhart7463 4 года назад +293

    I cry every time I hear this song. But I smile seeing all the Black men together. I love you Black man.

    • @msladylibra8373
      @msladylibra8373 3 года назад +5

      Me too gives me chills

    • @jojo4637
      @jojo4637 3 года назад +11

      Right on sis!!! Bm love you back 😀

    • @FWM4Ever
      @FWM4Ever 2 года назад +3

      @@msladylibra8373 yep makes me very emotional such talent and legacy. Was and is a song of hope

    • @brickcity1711
      @brickcity1711 2 года назад +1

      Thank you Dametrea Lockhart.

    • @brickcity1711
      @brickcity1711 2 года назад +1

      @@jojo4637 Thanks🙏 you.

  • @mstif26
    @mstif26 6 лет назад +534

    Aaron Hall
    After 7
    Al B. Sure!
    Boyz II Men
    Brian McKnight
    Christopher Williams
    D.R.S. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
    D'Angelo (songwriter)
    Damion Hall
    El DeBarge
    Gerald LeVert
    H-Town
    Intro
    Joe
    Keith Sweat
    Lenny Kravitz (guitar)
    Joe N Little III Lil' Joe from The Rude Boys
    Portrait
    R. Kelly
    Silk
    Sovory
    Stokley Williams lead singer of Mint Condition
    Tevin Campbell
    Tony! Toni! Toné! ((Raphael Wiggins)) (bass) and ((Dwayne Wiggins))
    Usher

    • @kimberlydill8059
      @kimberlydill8059 6 лет назад +16

      Tiffany M usher is no where in this video

    • @mstif26
      @mstif26 6 лет назад +23

      Kimberly Dill I know that I was listing the name of the people that were part of the song. He did background vocals on the song, I just Goggled it again to double check and he was on the song.

    • @dimediva31
      @dimediva31 5 лет назад +14

      Tiffany M usher was in fact on this song look at the video at the awards show! He sung a small part

    • @lyndagamble1410
      @lyndagamble1410 5 лет назад +10

      THE ORIGINALS
      THEY SOME BAD MUTHA
      "SHUT YO MOUTH!!

    • @Shebshady763
      @Shebshady763 4 года назад +3

      @@mstif26 he did do the background

  • @user-cj8ch1qc4l
    @user-cj8ch1qc4l 8 месяцев назад +4

    here in 2023-sharing with my students tomorrow

  • @vreneshia1
    @vreneshia1 2 года назад +25

    This song will LIVE FOREVER 🙏💪

  • @refilwemolaba3118
    @refilwemolaba3118 3 года назад +111

    To all the black brothers out there. Hang in there👊

  • @maskedavenger9981
    @maskedavenger9981 7 лет назад +83

    Black men we need to be together for real for real....we all we got 💯

  • @sha1841
    @sha1841 Год назад +5

    It’s 2023 & I would LOVE ❤️ to hear this song done the exact same way with some of the same & different artists like Luke James, Avery Wilson, Dave Hollister, Stevie Wonder, etc.

  • @janethokoronkwo2267
    @janethokoronkwo2267 2 года назад +21

    in tears....we need more of this. Now more and ever

  • @mistaman919
    @mistaman919 8 лет назад +655

    One of the most beautiful songs ever produced.

  • @BayLuv87
    @BayLuv87 6 лет назад +295

    Maaaaan i miss this unity

    • @Nomad_Happily_Freed
      @Nomad_Happily_Freed 6 лет назад +8

      GBody Rob we can have this unity, i have a facebook group and movemet that I would love to have you apart of my African Descent brother it's called African Descent kings and Queens United please join us and become part of the solution
      facebook.com/groups/178485679504976/

    • @stephaniewilliams138
      @stephaniewilliams138 6 лет назад +1

      GBody Rob me too

    • @kaelwright2336
      @kaelwright2336 6 лет назад

      GBody Rob we are a untiy my brother , black men United

  • @stephanied4863
    @stephanied4863 Год назад +67

    Still loving this song and these artists today! We need more of this positive music and inspiration for our black boys and men. Damn I miss the 80s and 90s😭

    • @Izopen82
      @Izopen82 Год назад +2

      Amen

    • @kiwirebelo
      @kiwirebelo 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yessir 😭❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾

  • @chanaki5336
    @chanaki5336 2 года назад +114

    What an AWESOME song/anthem!! Everyone nailed their part. I love the part where R. Kelly says, "Stand up tall, don't you fall!" 🙌 This here is timeless! This came out the year I graduated high school. Love it then and still loving it now.

    • @anitramiller9626
      @anitramiller9626 2 года назад +8

      R. Kelly killed his part..my favorite..when he sings..it gets hard sometimes.

    • @sheilathompson5810
      @sheilathompson5810 Год назад

      R. Kelly said "stand up tall don't you fall ". Enough said I love it.

    • @willfuller7571
      @willfuller7571 Год назад +3

      Can you imagine Jacquees trying to sing any part of this song???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sha1841
      @sha1841 Год назад

      @@willfuller7571 I can actually. He would be an asset. He has a beautiful voice.

    • @cassandraanderson5654
      @cassandraanderson5654 Год назад

      That’s my part too

  • @nikkidoug78
    @nikkidoug78 8 лет назад +273

    Rip Kenny, Dino and Gerald Levert 😢😢

  • @jaquanaadams1289
    @jaquanaadams1289 4 года назад +156

    I’m raising a young black man!!!! Jesus be with me every step of the way . 💜

    • @Carolina_girl86
      @Carolina_girl86 4 года назад +2

      Me too! A 3 year old turning 4. His father and I divorced, so I'm raising him by myself.

    • @jonathanleake9395
      @jonathanleake9395 4 года назад +1

      Keep up the great work!!

    • @Carolina_girl86
      @Carolina_girl86 4 года назад

      @@jonathanleake9395 Thanks! ☺If you were referring to my comment

    • @jonathanleake9395
      @jonathanleake9395 4 года назад +4

      @@Carolina_girl86 It was for both of you!

    • @natashamann4295
      @natashamann4295 3 года назад

      I am also & yessss🙏🏽💙

  • @southsea8252
    @southsea8252 2 года назад +6

    90's RnB... enough said

  • @joanneewell1051
    @joanneewell1051 6 месяцев назад +4

    Such a beautiful song from these talented men. I love this song. 👏👏👏

  • @brandeepayne5313
    @brandeepayne5313 7 лет назад +511

    I Love Tevin Campbell voice

  • @hadizaabdul4902
    @hadizaabdul4902 5 лет назад +54

    This was my high school graduation song 'Class of 95'....24years later, it is still an inspiration..i never tire of listening to it.

    • @CandieP
      @CandieP 3 года назад

      Holy sh*t this was our middle school song in 95. Lol.

    • @hadizaabdul4902
      @hadizaabdul4902 3 года назад +1

      @@CandieP Wow! What are the odds?!?😃 Beautiful song, brings back old memories.

  • @RoryCpt
    @RoryCpt 11 месяцев назад +3

    Such a powerful song, wow! Song on repeat in 2023

  • @khemneteru814
    @khemneteru814 4 месяца назад +3

    30 years and it STILL sounds amazing!!

  • @jimmygotswaggert60
    @jimmygotswaggert60 9 лет назад +220

    The greatest male voices of my generation..I'm 38

    • @SoulEmpressions
      @SoulEmpressions 9 лет назад +1

      Greatest... Eye Agree

    • @m1ssie192
      @m1ssie192 9 лет назад +1

      Indeed!

    • @Seriousthing13
      @Seriousthing13 9 лет назад +4

      We need more songs like this. All the best male singers on this

    • @MrColeycole22
      @MrColeycole22 9 лет назад

      b jor
      all these cats are dope!! some of my very favorite singers in this video but none of them cant touch trey lorenz!!!

    • @Tornado1994
      @Tornado1994 9 лет назад +2

      Tevin is now 38.

  • @sunithabisnath8529
    @sunithabisnath8529 4 года назад +267

    Tevin C, a legend. Someone messed up this young man's life & career. But he has risen from the ashes. Raw talent!

    • @clarenceeverett1075
      @clarenceeverett1075 4 года назад +13

      GOD is gonna take of that he had promising career ahead him.

    • @Jermainebolo
      @Jermainebolo 4 года назад +1

      @Alan Byrd you know!!

    • @jerramaurice7836
      @jerramaurice7836 4 года назад +12

      Also try to fuck with his image and try to put him out as a gay guy but when he sing Sssshhhhhhhh... break it down there’s nothing gay about it! That was 100% heterosexual

    • @shaunb.4882
      @shaunb.4882 3 года назад +3

      He's trending today just because we all love him! 5/15/2021 @ 4:00 pm CST (I had to timestamp) 😂

    • @Matt4.4Deu8.3
      @Matt4.4Deu8.3 Год назад +2

      @@shaunb.4882 Ain't nothing wrong with that. ♥️I put date and time as well to jot down important things that God gives me 11/16/22

  • @yvettedecarlo5294
    @yvettedecarlo5294 Год назад +6

    This song! These black men voices..I have no words 😢 😢

  • @desareabradley1999
    @desareabradley1999 11 месяцев назад +5

    To all of these talented brothers coming together. I would like to see this done again.

  • @tylerthompson9822
    @tylerthompson9822 8 лет назад +304

    I just bawled my eyes out... This song hits the heart, nostalgic...such a beautiful time

  • @3rdworldprince
    @3rdworldprince 5 лет назад +413

    RIP Nipsey Hussle and the countless of other forgotten black males; we're all we got!!

    • @AlwayzOneHunnit
      @AlwayzOneHunnit 4 года назад +2

      Nipsey Hustle was NOT black, he was African!!! You is what your father is because men carry the seed, the mother just carry & birth it.

    • @pauloskidane2819
      @pauloskidane2819 4 года назад +9

      Ahchaalya Ahmath You do know, that Africans can be Black too right?

    • @tequilliasmith4934
      @tequilliasmith4934 4 года назад

      👑👑👑👑👑👑

    • @BTheTrue
      @BTheTrue 4 года назад +3

      @@AlwayzOneHunnit
      dummy.

    • @simmonsgalloway8466
      @simmonsgalloway8466 4 года назад

      Rest in the peace meant for kings

  • @timeTravellin
    @timeTravellin 6 месяцев назад +4

    So much love in this song. We need to get back to this.

  • @randywilliams4902
    @randywilliams4902 Год назад +7

    this song is so POWERFUL to those who will LISTEN and SEE the BIGGER picture Not just black love but brotherly love #blkhistory2023

  • @MrWINNSLAW
    @MrWINNSLAW 9 лет назад +496

    "This song is 21 years old and it still hits hard!"

  • @BlaqueDNA
    @BlaqueDNA 3 года назад +15

    I swear black men are so beautiful!

  • @FeranmiDaniel
    @FeranmiDaniel 11 месяцев назад +3

    Who is still listening to this powerhouse in 2023?