Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name - Instrumental Version

[@tikodavenport5427]

Kanye might be the greatest beat maker of all time. Just magical

[@jawuanhart8540]

It's either him, dj prem, j dilla or madlib for me

[@sergionavarro3145]

@@jawuanhart8540 yeah those are my 4 favorites as well, no one outside of them could make lucifer, mathematics, the light or curls

[@madebybroovy]

@@sergionavarro3145 or Overnight Celebrity, N 2 Gether Now, Don't Cry, SickFit

[@sergionavarro3145]

@@madebybroovy facts

[@T-800skynett]

It‘s a sample tho

[@supersekouss5133]

Is it just me, or is this instrumental just absolute perfection?!

[@mrgarza1993]

This instrumental is a hit by itself

[@CJM333]

Ye captured it good! exactly what falling in love sounds like!

[@blaccolive365]

Just yes!!!!

[@RandyDrayton]

Yep grade 10 2002 ;)

[@sashalee7556]

Well said! Now I can die peacefully after reading this comment..

[@Hypno_BPM]

the original song is amazing to, i love The Main Ingredients and all other 70s soul music

[@SunnyDarkoShow]

word

[@Evilempire_13]

Kanye is a mastermind man. Absolutely perfect.

[@spence_903]

When Kanye wasn't in the Kardashian loop

[@deletdis6173]

Just needs to work on his mental health.

[@fbi4189]

@@spence_903 He can still make it like he did before, he just don’t do his old style too much cause it has to evolve.

[@Altdisneystudio]

Kanye creates masterpiece music

[@InfiniteFramesGaming]

Create? This is a sample from a 70s song.

[@ishaanguha331]

@@InfiniteFramesGaming the way he flipped it still dope

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

@@InfiniteFramesGaming bruh yall never look past the "its a sample so that's it" theres more to it than that. Its arrangement and add ons to bring it all together.

[@elohinotheodore]

KANYE WEST PRODUCTION

[@sharobb6904]

Wow never knew this cool

[@JustbeinFrank97]

Makes sense. I was thinking to myself this sounds like some yeezy shit

[@SwaggerSonic]

Elohino Theodore Know that you mention it this sounds like something Kanye would make

[@rennell1]

I never knew that, thanks❤💯

[@CryptopediaNetwork]

wow.

[@mandiisa]

Best samples ever 😭 shout out to Kanye West 🤌🏽🔥

[@TheBestEver-qu5gw]

This melody makes me wanna write again. It’s so infectious and it’s why I love music ! I miss this type of music!

[@pup6581]

Tajj Smallwood 🥺🥺😭😭😭

[@mrleemejor]

#writeplease

[@jeffersontheflyestpoet9497]

Do it

[@NileBoogie]

May the ink in your pen never dry

[@ProdbyHway]

@@NileBoogie I agree ☝️ keep writing!

[@antwonjenkins9108]

Kanye put everyone on....

[@julianstringfield2939]

Antwon Jenkins definitely put jin on with that I gotta love beat

[@SunnyDarkoShow]

Yep him and Pharrell

[@KeeperAudio]

This beat is best served with a bottle of champagne and a view of a city skyline. This beat was masterfully sampled by Kanye West, and handed to a great R&B Vocalist to sing over, Alicia Keys. Man, this beat is simply sampled, but the sample fits together great and is soulful, for sure. If you need something else to inspire you, Check out Lupe Fiasco's "Kick Push" Instrumental

[@KhariShootYourShot92]

Or Khari & Jay Mecca Schroder and Lucy, instrumental

[@zayisweird78]

I wish Kanye wasn’t bat shit crazy these days, cause I want to give him praise for this absolutely beautiful beat

[@TheReturnOfStephan1]

What's the original from which this beat was sampled?

[@fbi4189]

@@zayisweird78 You can always separate the art from the artists’ antics. Kanye has touched the game in many ways, it’s okay to appreciate the work he’s done.

[@AmarysRomero]

“Thank you Mr. West” *in my lil Wayne voice this instrumental, this song will never get old. We just played it twice at our open mic joint!

[@christiancacace1713]

Word !!! From the song comfortable Kanye is the best

[@acegoodz8635]

This beat is made with so much love and soul and the bass is added so perfectly with the drums not too loud…..Kanye west

[@Kai_edo]

Istg kanye be sampling the most magical pieces of music

[@TT-zm8np]

This instrumental makes me more thankful for growing up in the early 2000’s knowing we grew up on last of the real music :(!!

[@meriez2892]

i'm telling you, literally nothing is good, even my 17 year old cousin says the same.

[@rubiksstudios4584]

Kristn Stephenson there’s still good music. You’re just not finding it.

[@InfiniteFramesGaming]

You didn't. This music is from the 70s. Kanye being kanye.

[@jaysauce13]

@@meriez2892 you better put some respeck on Alchemist and Madlibs names. They are the old school kanye type producers of today. Look up Madlibb and Freddie Gibbs "Pinata" album and Alchemist and Freddie Gibbs "Alfredo" album. You won't be disappointed if you like these beats. Thank me later

[@xCYMORIx]

@@rubiksstudios4584 exactly. It’s everywhere literally over saturated bc of the internet

[@shaz6905]

The production value on this is still astronomical to me 🤯So many little details hidden between the beats I could listen to this for hours and still find new shit!

[@anthonyoliver4821]

bro I swear to god you find new shit everytime you play this muhfucka

[@acegoodz8635]

It’s an adventure to be explored

[@thugginkb]

2023 and this is STILL a jewel masterpiece of an instrumental…

[@ZacharyLeinen-kl2bp]

2024 and it’s still the same

[@khalielmack796]

Fun Fact: This Beat Was Originally Made For The Group Playa Back In 2002 for their Second Album But at The Time, Their Album Was Being Shelved from the Label and The Beat Ended Going to Alicia Keys

[@calitwotimes]

Playa on this would’ve been crazzyyyyyy!!!! Just imagine Static’s harmonies on this lol damn

[@jobizoo86]

Whose hear after FoogieRaw dropped that Psalm 62 with the Andre 3k flow to this

[@jonathandigennaro]

1:04 The sound that sounds like a ventilator machine beeping is such an amazing touch.

[@mrbojack1399]

Guru said this was on the beat cd kanye had when they was doing blueprint... mind blowing

[@georgejungle138]

@bsaav isn’t allure by Pharrell

[@MarvillousBeats]

Such a DOPE sample chop sheesh

[@slymm619]

2:53 - 3:54 I was in a trance - Eyes Closed, going back to the 2000s

[@TheSilver13579]

2:53 I really love this part

[@huntrrams]

2:53 to 4:28 is such a pretty part too

[@kaulbeans4162]

@2:04

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

One of the greatest most creative sounds ever produced. Period.

[@firesfromheaven]

gorgeous beat wtffff KANYE

[@javedmckenzie2629]

It's a sample from the group main ingredients song "let me prove my love to you"

[@SoundsGoodwvzmix-_-]

It's true

[@acegoodz8635]

This is why Kanye west is genius billionaire

[@87erBerlinDream]

I miss the old Kanye.

[@MYembrace7]

And the makeup wearing Keys

[@firesfromheaven]

@@MYembrace7 lmao

[@hailiesbong2734]

@@MYembrace7 😂

[@quincydq1226]

Straight from the go Kanye

[@Ersa_]

@@quincydq1226 set on his goals Kanye

[@natethan2204]

The piano riffs 😍. Too bad Kanye’s strings on keyboard weren’t on this video.

[@thomasnelson5758]

His string outro on the album version is so so good. He sure does love his strings

[@dandeezzygaming5826]

Can one of yall send me a link to those strings yall talmbout?

[@thomasnelson5758]

@@dandeezzygaming5826 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarEcmh-pNSbZ9E

[@SensiSkunk111eddyGiaguaro]

the outro on the album aren't Kanye strings on keyboard...the outro is Guitar: Sharief Hobley, Bass: Artie Reynolds , Violin: Kurt Briggs ,Violin: Alexander Vselensky Violin: Marion Pinheiro Violin: Stanley Hunte,Violin: Avril Brown Violin: Lori Miller Violin: Xin Zhao Viola: Richard Brice Viola: Barry Finclair Viola: Maxine Roach Viola: Robert Chausow Cello: Eileen Folson Cello: Caryl Paisner Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Kanye West

[@flowersflowers2509]

@@SensiSkunk111eddyGiaguaro Did you know if this 🎶🎶is from another 🎹

[@THEmfGOBLIN]

Psalms 62 - Foggieraw

[@tbsounds3446]

Everyone look this up

[@gamerhead8093]

Always puts me In the 70's era mood

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

I mean it does have a 70s sample

[@jjwestsiide6760]

@@yeeyeekaree1107 what’s the oh song?

[@jjwestsiide6760]

og*

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

@@jjwestsiide6760 let me prove my love to you by the main ingredient

[@boricuaarecibo9259]

Taking a break sitting in my hvac service truck at 10am 3/3/2022 on Lexington Avenue and 52nd street in NYC listening to this instrumental helping me set the tone for the rest of the day

[@kiioncustis7862]

I got to put some bars on this beat, this is soul music

[@kingcon246]

Been a year where the bars at?

[@kiioncustis7862]

@@kingcon246 I just recorded something to this

[@kingcon246]

@@kiioncustis7862 I do a bit of rapping myself wanna do a collab for fun

[@jaysauce13]

@@kingcon246 "you know, I'm something of a rapper myself"

[@1995RangeRover]

2020 and it still sounds good!!

[@jamesonrichards5105]

Good vibes from back in the day

[@solodolo3765]

02:53 to 03:56 smooth 💯

[@shailonpinder5986]

This beat and harmony is so Harlem 💕

[@gomikuzu8408]

I will never get tired of this. Perfection

[@sunshinequeen3824]

She inspired me to the piano 🎹 at a young age so I took lessons, and piano at up to high school. Just as a beginner, but I had stopped playing it. I might start back playing just for fun. 😃💓

[@blvcksilvnce]

Kanye was Cooking on this beat

[@Cjohnson87]

That Piano run 0:35 - 0:42. Finally mastered this took me months to learn

[@GSXR-1000]

I want to see a video pleaseeee

[@Cjohnson87]

@Jixxer 1000 let me figure out how I can set up my phone camera to show it. Might have to buy a actual camera to record it

[@SoulWorld222]

Still looking forward to seeing your video

[@Cjohnson87]

@Ne0$oul I haven't forgot. Been in the hospital

[@JSteelWoodTV]

You can just hear the influence from J dilla, GOD DAMN I LOVE IT

[@budrizman]

kanye is the only prod that is close to jay dee in terms of level🔥

[@conran11]

Thank you Kanye

[@lwazigoqwana1434]

Wow, this beat is still hitting hard

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

I love the phaser on the guitar chords

[@sniperassassin1123]

This beat is really talented to make listen to the piano drop 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@charlesray5949]

That music brings chill's and goosebumps. Love this Nostalgia fix, good memories.

[@amgm1996]

just here to apperciate those harmonies

[@blaccolive365]

Me too!!!

[@vinnyhaddad]

This beat is sooooooooooooooo FIRE

[@syferblade]

this reminds me of something j dilla would prod

[@HISTORYGRL]

Let me be honest this song is so amazing but it’s on a list along with several others that is painfully nostalgic. I really miss the early 00s . I am so glad I’m grew up in the y2k era .

[@tavencio879]

Cam'ron over this would be very dope

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

Take me back to 2003 for a few days, I wouldn’t trip...

[@adudenameddevine695]

I was born at that year

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

@@adudenameddevine695 probably the greatest year of the 2000s

[@jaysauce13]

@@user-qd6im2hp2e yea just leave out the whole invading Iraq and killing thousands of civilians thing tho

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

@@jaysauce13 obviously I meant music wise

[@CJ_7519]

Damn! I was 28 when this came out in '03! Man, I'm gettin' old🤣!

[@mexia23]

🔥🔥🔥 sounds like heaven .

[@tahj314]

Rick Ross would go crazy on this

[@GetUAClue]

Never thought I needed that ‼️

[@marcaoliver2965]

Just listening to this and realizing he did the Wu Tang 1 bar loop thing on this damnnnn they shoulda got Ghost on this joint

[@honeycomb485]

‼️‼️‼️

[@itz_timara7551]

Baby, baby, baby From the day I saw you Really, really wanted to catch your eye Somethin' special 'bout you I must really like you 'Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, ooh Oh baby, baby, baby It's getting kind of crazy 'Cause you are taking over my mind And it feels like ooh You don't know my name I swear, it feels like ooh You don't know my name (Round and round and round we go, will you ever know) Oh, baby, baby, baby I see us on our first date Doing everything that makes me smile When we had our first kiss It happened on a Thursday Ooh it set my soul on fire Ooh baby, baby, baby I can't wait for the first time My imagination's running wild It feels like ooh You don't know my name And I swear it baby, it feels like ooh You don't know my name (Round and round and round we go, will you ever know) I'm sayin', he don't even know what he's doin' to me Got me feelin' all crazy inside I'm feelin' like, oh Doing nothing I've ever done For anyone's attention Take notice of what's in front of you 'Cause did I mention (oh) You bout' to miss a good thing And you'll never know how good it feels To have, all my affection And you'll never get a chance to experience, my lovin' (oh) 'Cause my lovin' feels like Ooh You don't know my name And I swear it feels like Ooh You don't my name You don't know my name Baby, baby I swear It's like Ooh You don't know my name It feels like Ooh And you don't my name And I swear on my mother and father it feels like Ooh Ooh Will you ever know?

[@painxtcy]

Psalm 62

[@11buttnaked]

Why do I like the instrumental better than the song itself?!?!

[@saderoberts2232]

Same

[@thunderking8925]

Because you don't want to know her name.

[@acegoodz8635]

Because Kanye speaks through his beats

[@hardlines4]

When I was listening to this beautiful tune and I thought to myself damn this sounds too good to be true for today’s music it sounds like the music from the 70s, sure enough it was sampled from the main ingredients let me prove my love to you... no disrespect to Alicia, but thank God we had real music back in the 70s!!!!!

[@SoundsGoodwvzmix-_-]

Totally agree

[@nicolejohn9915]

this song has nothing to do with today’s music this is a decade old

[@drgfromnyc]

This song came out in 2003, so I don’t see how it relates to today’s music.

[@deletdis6173]

@@drgfromnyc Lmfao talking about a 20 year old song like it came out earlier this year.

[@SteveyTV]

Kanye is so cold with the sampling maaaaan..... I miss the old school early 2000's sound!

[@schoolspirit2751]

As much as I hate to admit it but this instrumental and a couple of other ones from Kanye's earliest projects, they're so inspired by the sheer excellence of J Dilla. The sampling, the bass, the feel, although the drums don't have that "swang" and the "imperfection" like what Dilla is known for but you can definitely hear the impact that Dilla had on Kanye when he made this beat.

[@moph603]

0:08 - 0:12 this part always get me

[@jacobmoney]

I get goosebumps from listening to this track. Goosebumps make the body stop / slowing down developing from growing older so this is the secret of eternal youth...

[@zarlie2039]

impeccable

[@biterface03]

Forever Amazing. I miss being a kid sometimes listening to this.

[@henok603]

Kanye just gifted alicia keys one of the greatest beats of all time

[@darnellhamlet6066]

Majestic

[@KAOSKAMRYN]

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood !!!’ Damnnnn 🔥🔥🔥 you don’t know my name 🎼

[@arnez8706]

2022 still 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SvintMvrcus]

Tf I had no idea Kanye produced this. And then on the carter 3 he produced comfortable which sampled the strings at end of this song. Fuckin genius

[@iekxfo]

Mind blown! Thanks for sharing that !

[@rosianegomes8442]

Uau perfeito! Obrigada

[@MYAHEM]

The original song is called “ Let me show my love to you “

[@qlasikfilms6267]

Brilliant

[@jn92]

I can imagine myself chillin on the beaches of Hawaii and sippin on a Mai tai listening to this

[@drowningcrown2293]

forever my favorite ringtone.

[@gr1p247]

Crazy how Hov passed on this beat

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

Really? It coulda been Dear Summer before Dear Summer

[@cgibeats]

MaaaaAAN, i love me some good old Kanye !

[@noelr1010]

I kept waiting for her to come in with the "You don't know what"

[@destinyjibreee3447]

Baby, baby, baby From the day I saw you I really, really wanted to catch your eye Somethin' special 'bout you I must really like you 'Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, oh Ooh, baby, baby, baby It's getting kind of crazy 'Cause you are taking over my mind And it feels like, ooh You don't know my name I swear, it feels like, ooh You don't know my name ('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?) Oh, baby, baby, baby I see us on our first date You're doing everything that makes me smile And when we had our first kiss It happened on a Thursday Ooh, it set my soul on fire Ooh, baby, baby, baby I can't wait for the first time My imagination's running wild It feels like, ooh You don't know my name And I swear it, baby, it feels like, ooh You don't know my name ('Round and 'round and 'round we go, will you ever know?) I'm sayin', he don't even know what he's doin' to me Got me feelin' all crazy inside I'm feelin' like, oh Doing more than I've ever done For anyone's attention Take notice of what's in front of you 'Cause did I mention (oh) You bout' to miss a good thing? And you'll never know how good it feels To have all of my affection And you'll never get a chance to experience my lovin' (oh) 'Cause my lovin' feels like Ooh You don't know my name ('Round and 'round and 'round we go) And I swear (will you ever know?) It feels like Ooh You don't my name ('Round and 'round and 'round we go) oh (Will you ever know?) Will you ever know it? No, no, no, no, no

[@menaseven9093]

Nice music by Alicia keys

[@user-fq7xc3ds5d]

Wow...🔥😍 🌹👌🏼✌

[@ticklemewesker7019]

Wow that hairstyle twists my brain in half… in a good way

[@pronto3902]

I’m a 2006 baby but if I ever got the chance to time travel there’s no bout that I’m goin back to the 90’s and in staying there🤧 2000’s have not been so great for me😔

[@pronto3902]

I’m a huge old head too I like listening to all types of old school rap, old school r n b, and instrumentals. Idk I just feel like it’s way better than modern day music

[@pronto3902]

There’s really a lot I can say about the 90’s better women better style not as much fake friends and I just feel like it was a lot of fun

[@pronto3902]

Mid 2000’s too I can’t forget

[@Waaaay2Fly]

Perfect.... Just fuckin perfect

[@dartenyagranger29]

Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name - Instrumental Version

[@Thesuperdupermadvillain]

What would we talk about? Lebron highlights? Ya moms fry rice?

[@lookiehere7565]

Yooooooo i never knew ye made this woooow

[@lookiehere7565]

Im so f.nf.n sick of layin next to this phoneeeee 💜💙

[@lookiehere7565]

Another night mare 😔

[@flylima]

Imagine if Kanye himself rapped on this

[@marcsgarbage8664]

Ye should rap over this he would kill it

[@lestermorillo3733]

he probably did.

[@theresabonds391]

Do you know what's Mighty High Name...YAH!You don't know his name and the son name....That's what the song song like...😇😇😇😇🙏🙏👏👏

[@upkchaazaqimad7197]

No.

[@mjthagawd2391]

Just...no. Stop it

[@Ashley-ro4xz]

No wonder I loved this song. Kanye was part of it

[@Mahje3000]

Playa- Let it Go is the original version... thank me later 🙃

[@bankheads550buildtv6]

Can tell kanye put his soul in this one... the way hes been acting , I think he might of let it here

[@Justiniaan]

listening to this masterpiece just screams 1970s

[@Skyes9]

7th grade 2003 memories haha

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

I was in the 5th grade

[@alichatheodore4513]

Let me guess you’re class of 09?

[@Skyes9]

@@alichatheodore4513 yes 🙌🏿 😂

[@alichatheodore4513]

@@Skyes9 awesome same here with me. Good times

[@freemetta6549]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fudy1894]

Sounds like a beat Common could rap on

[@JovaMadeThat]

Kanye the truth. I mean give it to him. Go back and listen. Shhhit I play knock knock like once a week atleast. He got so much heat