The Four Owls - Life In The Balance Ft. Jam Baxter (VIDEO)

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[@adiiminecraft]

This clip can looks better in 60 FPS :)

[@jackbinns5662]

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[@RobotronSage]

Banger Jam BAXter

[@richardclark-bu5hm]

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[@richardclark-bu5hm]

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[@jamesgibbons7472]

Who's still hitting this masterpiece in 2024?!?

[@JunglistuniteYT]

Hell yeah brother UK hip hop will never die big up yourself

[@alexmerritt4211]

Still will be in another 20 years

[@jamesgibbons7472]

Awesome to see these responses. Big up the UK Hip Hop scene and big up the Owls

[@alexavfclineham7301]

👍

[@Outmageous]

ofc

[@Skadforlife69]

"Sometimes I think do I know myself and if not is that why I can't control myself" Verb T is my man.

[@sickdkid2035]

Lisa Purrne props to him, some really thought provoking lines right here

[@pumbuken823]

@@sickdkid2035 trust me u need this for ur health🥒

[@pumbuken823]

Pickles man good shit

[@jonessummer6511]

yes this, it is.

[@butcher_Phil]

❤️

[@dcheezo203]

Yooooo I use to get my girl to play this over the phone for me when I was locked up. It reminds me of those times but I got thru it and now im out. Taking it day by day. Stay up and stay blessed. Respect from Northern. Ontario. Canada

[@SENSOR-]

I hope you have stayed strong and on the straight and narrow my brother.

[@LiamStewartMusic777]

Ups and downs bro hope your blessed fuck jail bruv

[@mouseloverinternational]

I love you brother ❤

[@OjibwePillager]

So real bro

[@MaybeBlooth]

Beautiful dude…full on. But I love this is what you asked your woman to do and bless her heart for understanding and playing it as many times as you needed to hear it…bless you guys. Hope it’s good days now.

[@TheRealKabrini]

this was the first hiphop song I ever listened to from the UK, almost 8 years ago now and its just as perfect as the first time.

[@nejcnovak2263]

still gold isnt it :)

[@kimberleychoudhury3358]

great comment

[@kimberleychoudhury3358]

company n converation is also as good now as it was at first

[@kimberleychoudhury3358]

n weeds

[@chrisboot6585]

For real

[@ikon7470]

They are insanely good. Leaf dog is some super human with his beats, rhymes, etc. The whole group are just crazy. Literally one of the best I have ever heard. They up there with wu tang, rhyme asylum, mobb deep, etc and plenty others!

[@madbrothazknowme]

My mind still can't comprehend that this masterpiece was released 11 years ago.. Damn time flies...

[@dom7110]

12 years later and this video still works as therapy session

[@Bbqluv7]

Church

[@prod.kenpachibeatmaker]

Still here 2024!!!!

[@danbraddock4697]

"And that don't stop the pain, just concentrate on the memories they left." BVA owned the feeling of this tune.

[@DrPopify]

"Without bad there's no good, without wood there's no fire, Without the hood the posh house price wouldn't be higher" will forever be one of my all time favourite lyrics

[@ritishify]

Such an inspirational beat. This is art. Wouldn't expect less from these masters.

[@caliber5523]

Deep message, soultouching instrumental and gorgeous video glued together with amazing flows. This could easily be the best hip-hop creation in Europe, even a top classic track in the US.

[@amoswun]

instant classic in my books, still gives me chills..

[@Pyro41694]

This is a good sign of the new hip hop. Tired of the simple beats and corny lyrics. These actually make about life as a whole rather than yourself all the time. Its just perfect for me. Gotta love it.

[@Lioness78]

yeh agree. its refreshing

[@keeganmurphy1]

These guys are true poets 🔥🔥🔥

[@jakecallery1656]

These lyrics are so wise and so true!

[@SnoreProtection]

Well not all of them, the shit about the mayan scrolls...

[@mitchellspanjaard3615]

The most beautiful plant in the world

[@tfue9819]

true

[@leokinvig6368]

still puts me in tears every time, I haven't consumed another piece of art since listening to this in 2012 that has hit as close to this when it comes to explaining the world. the answers are all here, albeit paradoxical, but such is life, all in the balance churr

[@maximquirk5492]

“The fractal patterns I saw spinning in the currents of my mind once, it all ties up, if I can see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut” .. wholeheartedly resonate with this ❤

[@greenvoltage6498]

most beautiful video ive ever watched

[@asqwert2121]

The lyrics are so poetic. It really makes me emotional everytime I hear them.

[@t2p]

Never gets old.....genius track.

[@Makumba97]

Listened few songs of this Group. This songs hit my emotions the hardest. Greetz from PL

[@MrBonus88]

Love how the plants and piano work together in this video. Also how the plants rotate to the hi-hat. Nice. Good track.

[@arcyone9394]

Hip hop like this has grown me up. That true hip hop. Gotta be inspired.

[@infinitepossibility]

Baxters verse on this is so deep.

[@J_woodsz]

Respect the Four Owls. From South Africa. Mahnn. We love what yall be doing 👊keep pushing.

[@congressmanweezy3011]

"Never put your faith in a fake individual"

[@nickinthecave]

you just qouted the only wack bar from the whole song!

[@congressmanweezy3011]

lmao

[@nickinthecave]

Congressman Weezy no it's not funny. its sad. some many dope barz, and you qouted this one

[@narcoskeptic]

nickinthecave please enlighten us all what is whack about this one bar that clearly represents what one is thinking, also it has flow to it and is jam Baxter, I am quite perplexed at your distaste for one little part of quite an overall masterpiece of a verse .

[@bombwolf234]

Brandon Narcoskeptic oath. one of my favourite bars..

[@ekay4495]

One of THE absolute bangers ever

[@matthewstewart8667]

Probably one of my favourite tracks. Clever play on words and a good topic.

[@Not2day-Satan]

This is absolutely beautiful. A master piece .

[@uzi7462]

Remember watchin this when i was 14 and it had like 2000 views. This song brings back so many memories. Big ups!

[@M4KAV3Li87]

The cadence of the beat complements the lyrics and vice versa, perfect

[@haydz5]

'Some people fall in line & Some people dream' Simple but it's nice there putting that fact out there for people to see we all choose our own fate

[@samkamara2890]

This is amazing. Some true ways of describing life. We all want love/happiness. Most ppl trapped in this system that we live in believe money and materialistic objects will provide them with this. So we do things we don't truly love because we are tolled in this life if we do certain things we will get happiness. Happiness comes from a pure place, from connecting with yourself on spiritual level and finding in what way you can find happiness from that pure natural place. Nature is needed. We can't just read books and expect to learn all though we can learn form them. Anyways we can't succeed without failing. Life is a balance ;) These verses help me connect back to nature, back to myself and help me wake up and realise. Most people stay asleep all there lives remember that. Open your eyes and u will see what I mean. And if you feel this track your on the right path already.

[@kadafy8722]

I fucking love nature

[@kiriakosg831]

Come to Greece guys!

[@oAbraksas]

ερχονται μαρτη

[@KiraleosAkis]

oAbraksas ερχονται μορτη

[@krikotakle]

Akis Kyraleos οο ναι 9 μαρτιου,15 ευρω τα προπληρωμενα

[@DaleYaw]

krikotakle Ρε τρελέ δώσε κανένα λινκ να ξεκινήσει να οργανώνεται το θέμα!

[@KiraleosAkis]

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[@JoshTheDoshSkateboarding]

Seen these guys every year from 2011-2016 at nozstock mainly. This was the song that i found high focus now every time igo back to this my hair stands up !

[@fckyow9907]

"Atoms, bound by compassion To fractal patterns I saw spinning in the caverns of my mind once It all ties up If I can see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut.."

[@mauis14a]

This is amazing. So nostalgik.

[@piershudson6559]

Life in the Balance , Rise to the challenge

[@greenvoltage6498]

The track is real dope and reveiling too. Needed to be said. Its genuinely fly. Open up your mind and third eye. Boycot fluoride.

[@deadfire18]

Word.

[@N00N3ATALL]

Fluoride is only bad above a certain quantity, just like anything. Radiation is bad for you but background radiation is always present and that doesn't effect us that much, I'm a chemical engineer ;)

[@deadfire18]

N00N3ATALL It still calcivies your pineal gland.

[@N00N3ATALL]

At a certain quanitities. it doesnt all go to your pineal gland.

[@jackmorton3893]

N00N3ATALL The amount of fluoride in a glass of tap water is enough for you to be deemed 'poisoned' to the point of needing medical attention. So, your point still stands of course but the quantity needed for it to be toxic is infact very very low :/

[@stoneymind420]

Respect from Canada not a lot of people around here would even give this a chance so good though!

[@vojta219]

Respect from Czech Republic!

[@rubydacherry4711]

Vidím , že máš dobrý vkus :D . Škoda , že toto nie je CZ/SK scéna :"(

[@bejko6186]

aj Slovensko :D

[@CROATme]

Vojta K. hrvatska Croatia!

[@CROATme]

Benjamín Jonek croatian bro here

[@filippk14]

eee yoo i ja isto hehe

[@tyler.w1726]

Gonna hit the bong to this... Damn so dope! You never hear hip hop like this these days.

[@potofredo4633]

the best i've ever seen, leaves are just vibin on the beat

[@potofredo4633]

+ the weed looks great

[@rllch34]

when jam started rapping at the end instant chills

[@TrueDaxter]

Jam Baxter is a genius. His verse is too sick!

[@samfoot7554]

Equilibrium, see a billion desperate parts conjoined in deified brilliance To the fractal patterns I saw spinning in the caverns of my mind once, it all ties up . If I can see a bright sky shine with my eyes shut

[@maeksmille8776]

Pure Liebe aus Deutschland/Hamburg... big Up from Germany

[@BudnGraff]

this is the best videoclip I have ever seen!!

[@WacSwaG]

Best song, best lyricks, best flow, best beat, .. The Four Owls take it to a level that I've never seen. Thousand respect! This song inspired me to rap and write. I loved it, and I still do!

[@djdshssjs6097]

High focus is amazing!!!! Life in the balance!

[@360PATCH]

never knew a song could make me cry

[@pinkypiggy333]

Favourite song of all times 😊❤️

[@eltonlotz1907]

Probably half of their views was from me ❣️

[@andyc6542]

No its not. It might of been your favourite song when you discovered it and first listened to it, but we all know you're attention seeking with the 'this is my favourite song of all time' line - It's not good to lie.

[@diabolowille]

Man I used to listen to this at like 12-13 and wow how these bars flew over my head

[@mr1meth]

I will say always, this is hip hop .... classic and simple! this is the future

[@Jonnydawg92]

This is one of the greatest UK hip hop tracks goin !!!

[@heckel2287]

"Money buys everything but love, that's the finest gold."

[@alexwoods439]

reminds me of Rhyme Asylum. not just because of the accents, but because they have flow and metaphors for days. big thumbs up, what a lucky find

[@StylinOnYaKidz]

This is fucking righteous, I'm more stoked on the innovation going on within the UK rap game than anywhere else right now.

[@VaultOvDoom]

This vidéo has shaped my adult life. The time lapse renounced my memory in ways unspeakable. I take a moment to say this. Well done

[@AnOceanOnFire]

I dont know why, but filming a timelapse of an unknown plant growing to find out that that plant is cannabis is odly fitting and poetic.

[@NeitDzn]

Goosebump material guaranted. :') I'm so glad I can live in the age with legends like that.

[@ryanfield1497]

The nostalgia I get when I listen to this is intense! It reminds me of the days back in 2011/12 when I was like 15 taking a variety of psychedelics on the daily with my pals and when the weed was A Grade. Those were the days yo

[@ryanfield1497]

The four owls were my soundtrack for that period of my life, same with contact play and early dike. 👌

[@jackchaos100]

oath bro same here good times

[@bilukas10]

Whaaaat.. This instrumental is just pure ice!!

[@aaronmunoz8672]

Yes! The sampled song is Nina Simone- Wild is the wind. Beautiful song and sampled amazingly

[@RevolutionFromBelow]

Diggin' ya Cats since a year. Big up to High Focus and all the lads, from sWEEDtzerland ! RESPECT !

[@prox8969]

This is one of the most beautiful video iv'e ever seen, watching life grow and inhale it into your lungs - it makes me keep moving on in this destroyed world.

[@nicolasgonzalez7683]

Wow man, the best lyricism out there for sure!RESPECT

[@altazmaul51]

beautiful...nothing more to say

[@lazarus2249]

I'm High

[@bbcreme8058]

Me too

[@G.Isaac-7]

+YoLo Fiction yeeeaah

[@kattievids]

jesus...

[@psychomantis6459]

I'm dabbed out lmao

[@manspidermann]

I'm High Hi high

[@mokusone]

I measure my work by my intellect.... what a words..

[@frankhernandez9662]

Most def bumpin this in 2024

[@LheoZotto]

Amazing ...

[@serious6037]

if you cant enjoy this track, just listen to that piano sound in the background and you'll change your mind.

[@serious6037]

+Diego Collao yo i cant see it..

[@hoyeahdude1]

+SeriouStuff It's a thumbs up emoji lol

[@serious6037]

hoyeahdude1 lol. thanx

[@serious6037]

Diego Collao clip? i think its sample. i am a beatmaker and kinda know stuf about it..

[@Shoe_On_Head]

+SeriouStuff u mean a producer ?

[@rubenwhitby6536]

You do know what you created here right!! A song to live your life by!

[@DavidBrown-jd2st]

Its like I'm standing on the moon, staring at the world.

[@shiinkii]

Man, i really mean it when I say, your lyrics are deep.

[@shipuden97]

9 years later, such nostalgia

[@sso7742]

Got to pop back every now and then to listen to this one 👌🏼

[@JcobRaco]

Every verse is nice, Jam Baxters however is one of the best verses I've heard in all of hip hop and I'm a massive 80s/90s/00s fan

[@Crustapher]

Leaf dog is straight fire.

[@MobiusRoom]

I remember when Hiphop died around '99. But no-one told me it had a secret British love-child!! Hear that 'merica??!! Real Hiphop is British now! And we ain't got time for your guns and hoes and fake bullshit!! This is easily up there with the best hiphop of the mid-nineties...

[@LizardScoreisnoturanium52]

a lot of american underground rap is great, its just mainstream went to shit. I am glad that UK Hip-hop took the 90's in a different direction

[@MobiusRoom]

thats good to hear man (also, what should i be looking for to sample these american underground treats?)….. the commercial machine has ruined many books,comics and musical styles in its mad lust to rip the heart out of anything that has one..

[@LizardScoreisnoturanium52]

+MobiusRoom Search up def jux presents II and enjoy. This is pinnacle to the underground society, it's a cd that showed people the power of def jux, one of the best underground labels. Going from there I would then check out Aesop Rock and the rest of the def jux catalogue. This got me into underground hip hop.

[@MobiusRoom]

Ive never been more glad to be wrong! Thanks for hooking me up with this stuff, you have done this complete stranger a solid, and it is much appreciated... i will be spreading this amongst my british brethren!!…..

[@skullybwoii45]

check out common i used to love her

[@purepressure78]

Yeah mate. Certainly is. I have listened to it since 93 and have gone back to its origins. UK is the realest and best yet. Challenge us world!!

[@billycharley7545]

2023 and still a banger 💪💯

[@pazuzu3933]

Facts

[@nosthaplacedatinedopeasusu7130]

good music is timeless !

[@HeyForTao]

lyrics are deep. Owls Killing it

[@Pi3ter4ev3r]

Big up from The Netherlands

[@rinseoutdrycleaner]

four owls videos, alwaysd on point, look at the leaves fighting for their place at the top

[@rektorskinner4877]

bva's part kills it instantly damn bro u way talented and i think ur my favorite highfocus member. i think ur outstanding! peace and respect from austria we always enjoy your presens in this game! btw i love every highfocus member too :)

[@manspidermann]

Philip Wisa which part is it?

[@rektorskinner4877]

the second one fter leaf dog

[@rektorskinner4877]

00:52

[@yungronny3944]

ikr, leaf dog and bva are my favorite

[@ignaciomota3627]

Same man, always said it, but theyre all fucking sick

[@Barrab4s]

"..Never put your faith in a fake individual" keep it real! Respect & love from Sweden

[@csabapetrovay4919]

For all ya deeply touched parents of some of these ladies & fans ,the lyrics : [Intro] Like a leaf clings to a tree [Verse 1: Leaf Dog] The world is well balanced like karma is Do you fight freedom on the front line where the army is Or in your mind opening the left part of this I feel it in-between my bones just like the cartilage When I'm parting this world I won't be sad The true gift was the blessing of life that I've had You can think that I'm mad, Ol' Leaf's on some hippy shit It took a lot of changes in me to consider it Inspired by an old ancient manuscript The Mayans did predict But can you handle it It's a sign of the times that's hidden in the lines The description is what the indigenous define Assure as the sun won't shine, and the rain falling The balance is untold in this life we all in On this misty morning, I zone, at one With the things that molded how I've grown [Verse 2: BVA MC] Looking at the bigger picture There'll always be people like Hitler And balancing it out Mother Teresa tryna fix the world Then Ghandi making sure the scales don't tip turn That darker side but thats just the mix in life's elixir Without bad theres no good, without wood theres no fire Without the hood the posh house price wouldn't be higher No stronger no weaker, no stupid no deeper No dick dropping rubbish theres no work for street sweepers Without life there'd be no death And that I don't stop the pain Just concentrate on the memories they left When I'm looking at the stars I realise I'm just a speck on the Earth's surface I measure my worth by my intellect We've all got a purpose, some people got three Some people fall in line and others have got dreams We all do our best with the tools we were given Shit my hammer and chisel is this life that I'm living' [Hook x2: Verb T] Life in the balance, scales of justice Reach for answers, but failed to touch it My mind lost in this, defined by my opposite Life in the balance, rise to the challenge [Verse 3: Verb T] Eight steps away In fact flip that eight on its side Because now I infinitely chase For that intimate embrace with lady luck I mean fuck, how long can someone stay in a rut? I'm like 'no' You see thats all on me, to re-evaluate my goal And forget the greed, but sometimes I think Do I know myself? And if not Is that why I can't control myself? I got a family man I should be responsible Same time mind states held in that constant ball That's why my girls so stressed hey 'Cos I get under your skin like an X-Ray But lets pray that it change for the best Deep breath to the chest, now I'm ready for the next day Your in life with the next brain Tryna be the opposite like a sex change Focus head space [Hook x2] [Verse 4: Fliptrix] Its like I'm standin' on the moon staring at the world Tryna work out the balance of this life we hold Its all there is to be encrypted in the Mayan scrolls The cycle of the fifth sun is coming to a close 2012 will only truly show us what that holds The plot thickens as I stand here to break the mold Got my hands out, tryin' not to feel the cold But some people walkin' by are fueled with an icy soul Tools by the side, you take your life for your frigging phone Others feel helpless, the selfless give a child a home Rich feed the rich while the others just apply for loans Money buys everything, but love that's the finest gold I gotta live fast and won't be dying barely old Hedonistic lifestyles reflect how our lives unfold Life is one big cycle like the vinyl spinnin' round it goes And it goes [Verse 5: Jam Baxter] Equilibrium See a billion desperate parts conjoined and they deified brilliance Grand amphibians, submerged in slime Emerging like blood when blunt words collide The sun burnt his eyes, the ice sliced his feet to bits But you ain't gotta teach it shit 'Cos the change is instinctual, the pace is unthinkable But never put your faith in a fake individual Balance From the fangs and the mandibles and talons To mannicles and battons to cannons To mechanical contraptions, fashioned out of passion That could turn the Earth back to a burnt black chasm Shit happens Atoms, bound by compassion To fractal patterns I saw spinning In the caverns of my mind once, it all ties up If I could see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut..

[@wssometimesavowel3639]

Thank you for posting the lyrics! I just realized the song is based on Mayan religion that was one based on balance. It must have been important to include it twice in the song. The genious of the 4 owls is striking, how did they come to know this much. I suppose that's why they chose owls for wisdom right? 12/21/2012 was the beginning of the end of the cycle of the 5th sun according to Mayan Calendar. Earth has been around the galaxy 20 times since Earths creation. Complex life has only been around on Earth for the last 3 galactic years!! The Mayan religion was strikingly similar to both the ancient Egyptian and ancient Indonesian religion they all had the story of the great flood, they all built stepped pyramids, and believed in the middle way the way of balance and moderation not one of pure hedonism or chastity. The 3rd eye, the seat of the soul, the aten, the bindhi which sits between one angel on each shoulder. The twin serpents, staves, or jaguars one in each hand of the ancient androgynous being represented by all 3 cultures. I've studied all the oldest religions and they are the most interesting because they have the most in common. Did you know that the ancient Mayans and Egyptians both believed the soul would be weighed upon death, eaten by a crocodile or sent through a series of tests then pass to the afterlife on the river Nile/ milky way to Orion/Xibalba. The pyramids of Giza are built to model Orion on The heavens. The native Americans saw the constellation as a hand of God reaching down, with an eye at the center of the knife sheath on Orion, much like the hamsa. THE eye is also the birthplace of creation in Mayan faith, past and future form loops connecting. Interestingly astrophysicists say Orion nebula is exactly where the earth is headed in the direction of travel/rotation through the milkyway galaxy. Also the Orion nebula is booming with new star formation. How the Mayan, and Egyptians could have known this in 1200-3000BC is unfathomable let alone their other connections between Mayan shamans and Egyptian priestesses. If you have time to ponder more on the connections look at the cocaine mummies., maybe there was trade between the two parts of the world, or seperately Graham Hancock, Lectures. Separately, Hopi prophecy. Hopi and Zuni natives traveled north to the Southern present U.S. from the Mayan teritories during a drought also during the rise of the quezaqotl cult. So much more as well. I might compile a video about it all because the info is scattered about in pieces it needs to be brought together in one place.

[@csabapetrovay4919]

@@wssometimesavowel3639 big

[@treeliRootz]

@w’s sometimes a vowel

[@wssometimesavowel3639]

@@treeliRootz yes?

[@wagwarnia]

My alltime favourite tune by you guys, beautiful lyrics

[@douglassoul1978]

man I've been missing out this 6+ years since the song was released

[@sebastiannielsen4690]

this rocks my socks. my life is in balance when this track plays.

[@WonderlustThing]

Leaf Dog's verse tho💚🌱🙏🏽☯️🐺

[@bcfcwill87]

KZbin produces a diamond every now and again.. It's not often that you get a phat beat, sick bars and something beatiful to watch

[@guidoguido2245]

Can we please teach BVA’s verse in every school. That is insane, that is wisdom right there!

[@terrenceallen1998]

The memories!

[@ReneValdiviaVergara]

Vida hermosa !

[@Valness11]

jam baxter killin it

[@TVServerCPU]

This video is awesome....I know a bit about video production and impressed with the spinning/zooming time-lapse effect. Great job guys, great track too!