Bitter Sweet - Kanye West - Def Poetry

[@FUTrading]

his belief in himself is another level, i love him

[@damonpaige9716]

that's why he's where's he's at now, his belief in himself is very powerful. we all obtain the same God given capabilities

[@tobbettegenz5182]

Are we all agreeing still?

[@jorahgarrison2594]

Tobbette Genz yes

[@israelp348]

Because he sold his soul to the devil.

[@nowaysomalifed192]

@@israelp348 prove it

[@memenguaa3000]

My left ear enjoyed the shit out of this

[@torimichelexo]

Memenguaa' 😂😂😂😂

[@hanxor]

fuckin dead

[@munchieskrewtv]

Lol yo read this and was like oh shit left ear only lol

[@theonlygoat8973]

I thought my AirPod died 😂

[@busybougiebabe8692]

I thought mine was broken

[@laflame4469]

"I make black history every day, I dont need a month"

[@darkmoongoddess4791]

*monf 😂🤣

[@j.b2309]

Inserts the dude in the back ..rooting lol

[@blithesome_mage]

@@darkmoongoddess4791 mumf

[@Aldanzii]

Nah he said "ye day" don't need a month. This next level shit

[@emmanuelkanyunguphiri900]

Ye day*

[@Therealestcracker]

I’m 18 years late to this video but I love Kanye to this day and am happy he’s still around

[@Dgoc813]

It’s so fucking powerful how Kanye spends four of his five minutes making us connect with HIM, getting into HIS frame of mind and HIS struggles with the relationship until the very end. Then everything he’s said is ripped away and we see things from the outside in - it’s such an emotionally jarring experience, connecting with Kanye for most of the poem and then needing to re-evaluate everything when we get the other side of the story. I’ve been watching this performance for years and it still manages to hit me every time

[@gelkezo3039]

Maybe im late but this is actually a song called bittersweet poetry

[@FrankieCasillas-ju5un]

Yes there is a song called that it's a bonus track on graduation​@@gelkezo3039

[@Darnokk15]

@@gelkezo3039 yeah but back then it hadn't been released yet

[@Asianoyinbo]

I am Chinese and there are no language barriers that separate me from liking kanye. Music and art are world languages.

[@doomguy39]

who care about the language and country with the music

[@Asianoyinbo]

+Mr.PurPle me

[@maventry]

Kanye lived in China when he was a kid

[@JackieMorandi]

sex

[@joshimoxey]

i think his voice when singing the first bit of the chorus is unbelieveable.. this song is brilliant.. i love kanye's vision for the future.. keep it up

[@carlosbeanos1058]

how u feel he never released this?

[@ClainBill]

​@@carlosbeanos1058if he answers you I'll eat my own shoe It's only been 15 years

[@bernardopratademelo6571]

@@carlosbeanos1058 Dude, he did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emaqlahtadF0bpI

[@lucianoq82]

15 years later I’m 15 years old 😂

[@back2byte]

​@@carlosbeanos1058he did release it only in Japan

[@goattalk2697]

No one did, he writes his own stuff.He's made alot of poems ,but after awhile he makes them songs.Kanye is one of the realist Artists out there.One of many favorite quotes From him is"If u don't have a dream there is no point in living".He inspired me to lose weight.I lost 40 pounds and I thank Him For that.A true poet of rap

[@curlyhairboiakabaddude8922]

Idk about that but he is a gost

[@kaylankatara3275]

"Ralph Lauren was boring until I wore em"

[@jayfrenchparis]

Before**

[@philippmartins9745]

True that

[@jetlopez6412]

This is how you connect rap and art.

[@brockcloke1095]

rap is art

[@Mistakenbacon]

Brock Cloke Bullshit statement. Just because it's an expression of self. In that case talking is art.

[@darbycrashbandicoot]

***** Some people are artist at conversation. Art is in the eye of the beholder, if I think it is, it is to me, if you think it's not, it's not to you. Art is not what you say it is, it's in the eye of the beholder.

[@Mistakenbacon]

Steven Blake You're actually thinking of beauty and only connecting the two because it seems fit to your reality. I love rap I just refuse to listen to romantic phrases like that. Not all rap is art a lot of it is shit so his general statement "rap is art" is incorrect. Got it?

[@darbycrashbandicoot]

That's just like, you're opinion man.

[@joeyruemenapp3509]

“hennessy will be the death of me” no way he knew what was coming

[@javaughnlemonius1418]

??

[@joeyruemenapp3509]

@@javaughnlemonius1418 he was drunk on henny during the 2009 vmas

[@flamezee4]

Nono, yoohoo's were his downfall.

[@fresh3456]

Kanye is a living Legend. The guy is so talented, love all his music

[@bleach7978]

W

[@carlosbeanos1058]

how’d you like Yeezus😭

[@Darnokk15]

@@carlosbeanos1058 best album

[@carlosbeanos1058]

@@Darnokk15 got that shi tatted on me 🤍

[@mcmike247]

If Kanye said this at a show, you would've called it a rant......Dont lie

[@samyravs7792]

THANK YOU. Nobody will take him seriously because they see him as an arrogant angry black man and will never look past that.

[@MergatroidS]

Due Diligence LMFAOOO bruh, this shit was beautiful. it had suspense, twists, and turns like some kinda Nolan film. #bless

[@loser6763]

I love the way you tell the truth...

[@pyruvicac.id_]

and if you put a brand new beat on top of it, it's a hit.. (; kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV6VfHuuhdh1e7M

[@hanslanda58]

If your here right now in 2022 or further and watching this , you are a legend !!!! This is unmatched and he was way ahead of everyone and time .

[@jasonclyburn1499]

they need to bring back Def Poetry and let Kendrick Lamar and J Cole spit something

[@davidespirac9339]

Jason Clyburn I’ve never agreed more with a KZbin comment

[@kat--]

Just Kendrick lol

[@Purplepalace22]

That mf part !!!

[@HeavenlyBuckets]

@@kat-- YOU are the problem .

[@kat--]

@@HeavenlyBuckets calm down lmfao

[@Zinskeyy]

Will never keep on coming back to this masterpiece.

[@egnogg07]

Yooooo bittersweet poetry, thats my favorite one of his songs. I wish it was released on stuff.

[@yourobserd]

man he tore that poem up. Every word he spoke i felt it in my soul!

[@_chvrity]

"I never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you" had me rolling the way he said it LOL

[@clutchprod24]

Had me rolling too 😂

[@roxlife8173]

Had her shaking

[@cupidsiza]

This is what it looks like when we as mothers tell our children that they can be anything they want to be. We breed confidence and self belief...Kanye is a product of that!.

[@maricehuff7903]

You hit that spot on. His mom encouraged Kanye. But she also told him, reach for the stars, but stay grounded. Kanye is a testament to life's fulfillment of a dream. It's up to you, to make it happen the way you want it.

[@rubberbulletza]

Ooh how I wish my mother would! My grandmother is my Donda

[@gelkezo3039]

​@@maricehuff7903 yeah until he said crazy things 😭😭😭

[@maricehuff7903]

@@gelkezo3039 but why do many say its crazy if it's his reality. Reality is one's belief of truth.

[@CHRISDAGOD444]

Amazing powerful truth thanks

[@Spiqaro]

I heard Bittersweet with the tune (it also features John Mayer), it kicks ass. It's obviously emotional, and goes right up there with Family Business, Through the Wire and Hey Momma.

[@auto._]

U posted this 16 years ago so you never gonna see this but Keyisha Cole is also in there as background vocals or somewhere on the hook I think

[@Spiqaro]

@@auto._ I recently went through all my posts and saw some of the old ones I did. It's funny having someone post 16 years later on it. Good ol' 2007, it was a good year for me.

[@auto._]

@@Spiqaro damn im just surprised you still have the password to your account

[@Spiqaro]

@@auto._ lol

[@fakeerr6850]

@@Spiqaroone of the fews guys who check their yt notifi u a legend😭

[@patron2024]

He literally combined Rap, poetry and a melancholic melody. Talent👌

[@rockinggjan]

I LOVE KANYE! This is so AWESOME!!!! Watched it repeatedly & you can feel the emotion pouring through the screen

[@AyandacindyMabaso]

2024 now, 18 years later I still revisit this. ❤

[@blinkoboy13]

It's insane how awesome Kanye is

[@shbeatz53]

You still alive ?

[@someoneontheinternet4518]

WOAH THIS COMMENT NEARLY ABLE TO DRINK DAMN

[@Frank-ix7jw]

@@someoneontheinternet4518this made me laugh for some reason lol

[@detcom9140]

damn

[@FerC2033]

2022 now.... 16 years have passed to me this is one of the greatest song/poetry Kanye has made. One of my favorite songs ever.

[@gelkezo3039]

Bittersweet poetry is so fucking damn good

[@internetshaquille]

there is a strip of bacon on his jacket

[@shihabmoral2350]

Wow didn’t expect you here

[@sablebc]

@@shihabmoral2350 this was 9 years ago

[@DaQueenofQueensNY]

The real Kanye please come back =[

[@TheShippo28]

That's how I know you not a Kanye fan

[@callummacdonald9610]

It’s really the same dude

[@neo242]

It’s the same person, just broken and with more visibility

[@kinganghelo]

i miss this kanye

[@bloodylegs5]

kanyes always been like this

[@jaylabrown5421]

+King Kyle DelaSoul no

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

kanye west old mss powerful best ever real rap lyricist poet album classic

[@deeznut9734]

The best Kanye

[@WhiteWoodEnt]

OMG...that would be one of the GREATEST poems ever to be recited in the HISTORY of ALL poetry known to mankind.

[@aynayn4127]

bro spoke facts

[@Zer0c0mbat06]

@@aynayn4127 17 years later my man still speaking facts

[@stupidllama38]

I'm so surprised I was on the verge of tears during those last few lines. Haha, he knows how to put emotion into everything.

[@clutchprod24]

Ik it was crazy

[@shanaistbernard165]

Anytime Kanye is shown in a negative light tin the media I come back to this.....

[@chrisflo5]

Behind every word is Kanye's intense passion. He is truly great and has the right to be as confident as he wants.

[@ieshafisher8135]

i miss this Kanye

[@jwalkr001]

It's the exact same Kanye. The only thing that's changed is he's in a bigger stage.

[@souljatiller]

My Left Ear enjoyed this....

[@Royalasetv]

2022. He predicted his whole life. Just different characters than he expected.

[@wordlover707]

This is always gonna be one of my favorites! Not just because I can relate...but because of the lyrical genius of it.

[@detroitboy202]

Damn, this is gonna be one of them videos we watch when, ya know, the inevitable happens.

[@RealLiveBLANKS]

Charles aka I.O. Indeed

[@Vincent-pw2uz]

Shut up shut up shut up shut up can't hear u

[@charlinwillis5577]

Unfornately

[@madison817]

i don't wanna love it but i kinda totally do

[@VinceTheCreatorr]

well this was before he came out with all the douchbag stuff back then he kept it all in

[@Apizzaslice]

Brian lath How you mean before? Ye hasn't changed lol. There was never a period where my man Ye was humble and quiet. He always knew he was the GOAT.

[@Earuto4]

MoustacheCashStash Lmao exactly.

[@d.r.3982]

MoustacheCashStash I'm sayin tho! I keep seeing people talk about how he isn't "modest" anymore. Kanye's been full of himself from the beginning and for good fucking reason.

[@WalrusGetBxtchx]

Kanye is officially my second favorite poet after Tupac.... I've been listening to him sense I was in 5th grade both poets reallly shaped me

[@imsteezy1]

I miss the old Kanye

[@x1KhemicalKid1x]

+imsteezy1 Straight from the 'Go kanye

[@ScorchFist]

+Orla Donovan chop up the soul kanye

[@kingraj333]

+ScorchFist set on his goals kanye

[@jdblover1213]

+kingraj333 I hate the new Kanye

[@chivasnumberonefan]

the bad mood Kanye

[@evanwilliams432]

Y'all need to hear "footnotes for kanye"

[@nomcebomdlangathi3052]

I love you Kanye

[@prettybrowngurl18]

I remember when this episode first aired. I loved Ye back here. This makes me cry 😢 I miss the Real Ye so much.

[@nikkergustafson1128]

i love when a MC says his lyrics with out a beat. because honestly people pay to much attention to the beat now days. like dmx says on his def jam poetry, (FUCK A BEAT ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE WORDS IN THE DAMN SONG) lyrics are how its suppose to be. love ya kanye keep it real.

[@semajchase133]

This used to be my favorite video and hearing it now still hits 🐐

[@MADLmaan]

this was VERY REAL true raw poetry that gets to you--no flowery and frilly edges, just straight up talk. shows the prowess of Kanye.

[@ashleystafford1793]

They can never make me hate youuuuuuu

[@lindokuhlemponco3925]

I come here every year when I miss the old Kanye. I idolised this Kanye.

[@Dacarta-nw6ql]

My left ear really enjoyed this

[@ski-mask-the-slump-god]

frrrr

[@craigvanno7310]

I fuk’d up and I know it G!!! I guess it’s bittersweet poetry 😢

[@val12jb]

Whose here in 2023?! 🥰 Def Poetry was a PINOCLE part of my childhood🙌🏾🔥

[@toya2628]

Kanye is an amazing R&B artist with talent.

[@ludaswifey101]

Kanye you smart.

[@AIDSDFG]

Hip hop is poetry. If it's not the topic you like listen to another poet. That bittersweet part was the real poem & that shit is real life. I'm goin thru that with my girl now & listening to this live always helps me. The song is good but the energy he put into THIS performance was impeccable. Ur entitled to your opinion but fact is this IS poetry.

[@Aumbreon]

i still love Kanye in 2018

[@jakelund3159]

If Kanye "sold out" then explain Yeezus

[@SiempreAlgoLoco]

How do you explain Yeezus?

[@crystaljas]

Kanye wouldn't even dare to compare himself to Jesus, or make songs like "power" if he haven't sold out.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

CRYSTAL JAS You clearly haven't listened to the lyrics of New Slaves. It's the most brilliant, angry, anti-corporate music he's every produced.

[@crystaljas]

James Harvey obviously ive listened to new slaves..... But wait........ Did you just praise new slaves because it is "angry?" LOOOOL anyways, new slaves is apart of an album entitled yeezus, that right there just proves kanye sold out kiddo, he literally thinks hes a god and has a higher power now. Im a kanye fan, but im more late registration kanye, i dont fuck with his new shit.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

If 'selling out' means, as I think it does, to compromise one's artistic integrity for financial gain, then Kanye has never sold out. He's made a lot of money, sure, but he's never compromised his vision as an artist. Everything he does is a totally pure projection of who he is and he won't let any corporation dictate the type of music he makes. Hence, he could never be called a sellout.

[@Pavee1987]

one of my favorite songs from kanye

[@sihlenzonzi9925]

15 years later. Net 6.6 Billion... He knew from the onset he will reach the goals he set out for himself

[@TheEMFB]

The first part is from a verse on Rhymefest's album "Blue Collar"

[@charnacharna3981]

Check out Jasmine Mans "Footnotes for Kanye" after watching this!

[@americangirdolllover]

Wtf lmao is that a peice of bacon on his shirt XD

[@jvill6074]

Kemi Smith it’s a ribbon

[@reotshepiletlalang3440]

Kemi Smith 😂

[@RayMagic12192]

this for people who say rappers are no talented this is poetry right here, and alot of it is from his songs

[@busybaby4u]

omg i love this song the whole cd jammed

[@551batesroad]

The end really touched me.. Cus I can relate. "I fucked up and I know it G I guess it's bitter sweet poetry"

[@tmj3381]

We miss you Kanye.

[@22194mns]

"ok, so we'll get to the real poem now, I just wanted to stunt real quick" :]

[@kkb94]

THESE PEOPLE ARE SO LUCKY TO HEAR A LEGEND IN THE MAKING AND THEY BARLEY EVEN KNEW IT

[@villainn]

16 years ago is crazy

[@breezwonder]

Hip Hop is BLACK MUSIC/CULTURE. It was no "Collaboration" between Black/Brown or anyone else. The world just loves to emulate our culture but act like they hate us.

[@RealLiveBLANKS]

breezwonder no collaboration between black/brown ? You need to go read up on hip hop and where it started.

[@PhdMusic03]

Yup!

[@PhdMusic03]

RealLiveBLANKS it was started by blacks not Latinos. Sure Latinos have participated but don't get it twisted it was exclusively started by black people and black Americans only.

[@QQ-jn5jb]

loser

[@andrewalvarez2595]

The poems became, "Brand New" by Rhymefest Featuring Kanye West and "Bittersweet" featuring John Mayor.

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

"Ralph Lauren was *boring* before I Wore EM.." 🤣😂😭

[@drewj12]

I don't care about his ego. This is fantastic. The revelation at the end is powerful.

[@msbrown96]

His SMOOTHNESS iz just overwhelming me..!!!!!

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

Surgeon General: *We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says*

[@latashaceasar6166]

Love me some kanye. The old kanye

[@SasukeUchiha-bu4yb]

same kanye, never change.

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

*God talk to me now, this is an EMERGENCY* 💕💕

[@itinavarait]

18 years ago is crazy 😂 this video is goated. This was the real insensitive YT

[@thaflash11]

My favorite rapper for life, since i was 8 years old !!

[@myvideosbrown4026]

i miss the old kanye the spoken word kanye

[@InfinityEnterprises]

When I say I miss the old Kanye, I mean this video specifically.

[@RYC22]

"i never hit a girl but i'd shake the shit outta you!" Kanye is and will always be a beast

[@dwadeswifey010]

Whyyyyy do I love Kanye so much?!!?!

[@Cardboardbocs]

yall are hatin, this is good. narrative, word play, and metaphor. his narcissism maybe obvious but so is the talent

[@unmasflojomidgewidge]

Why is he such a mad genius? :D

[@KennethKBBenson]

Yo, Kanye said some deep stuff on this joint real talk!!

[@PhillyBtv]

I don't know if this was shot before or after the album version with John Mayer but I think both versions sound badass. I really like that little poem he did before "Bittersweet," that Ralph Lauren line was funny as hell!

[@ohkayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

2018- we still fucking miss this Kanye

[@SoBeFamous]

I love how he made a song out of this!!

[@mrlilnomad]

Holy rest in peace ears. Sound only on the right and a beeping on the right. Fuck me.

[@edwinmendezforlife]

Ye is the realist

[@rubendominguez5260]

Damn he had that hair cut before 08

[@BLONDBOYBO]

i really hope this dude makes it

there is nobody above this mans level, besides god himself

[@jaylabrown5421]

Don't ever use him and God in the same sentence

[@jabotaggin]

+Jayla Brown hahaha

[@doogie297]

Yea rap god Eminem

[@drfrog4]

+Daniel Sanchez L eminem is trash he fell off 15 years ago

[@christianlaferrari]

Jayla Brown LmAo u hurt

[@diamondsdancing8976]

It ain't Ralph though it ain't on Ralph level

[@cjloiro]

whats the name of ur clothing line we DON KNOWW

[@wheezergood]

poem:10/10 headphone:1/2

[@Bandit0517]

2020 and still feelin it

[@yafilmme6160]

did u watch the documentary

[@Hahaha30000]

I'm the 3,000,000 views

[@RayMagic12192]

MAN I WISH I COULD HEAR TUPAC DO THIS

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

*See what I want so much should never hurt this bad* "NEVER did this before, that's what the virgin says.." ♍