How "RUNAWAY" Defines Kanye West

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Hey everybody! Thanks for watching this video on "How RUNAWAY Defines Kanye West". This is something I've been wanting to do forever! Shoutout to @WookieeAlt for suggesting this topic a while back. I've made 207 videos and now I finally made one about my favorite song ever. Between the materialism, the excess, the ego, and all of those things battling with Kanye's conscious -- the stuff that makes him want to sympathize/empathize with those around him, the reasons to start a family instead of making a goliath of an album...everything is just so good. From the samples to the beat, the vocoder guitar solo to the short film, and everything in between. Hope ya liked this! Big stuff coming soon.
Kanye West / Runaway / My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy / Short Film / Music Video / Live / Reaction / Review / Video Essay / Defines / Masterpiece / Favorite / Instrumental / Beat / Bass / Piano / Ego / Family

[@olliefrench8588]

it’s crazy how one note from Kanye is more powerful that 99% of other rappers whole discographies

[@1mancult]

@Nugget he changed it 😭😭😭

[@ilikelines7271]

@@1mancult LOL

[@ldhdjzjjaklzjdbd6610]

Well, this isn’t true lmao

[@latinajoseph]

Lmao what an exaggeration

[@pantyosashu8137]

No dude, 40% at least.

[@BBOYZERO]

anyone else play an E on the piano when they pass 1 by and see who perks their head up

[@petorgriffen7815]

Are you finding pianos on the street or something?

[@00maniacmanny00]

@@petorgriffen7815 Haha I think they have that shit in France

[@ethanm2000]

Always play a high e or a held out middle g and people will notice

[@impyamin]

@@00maniacmanny00 nono, only in train stations

[@MIDA-Multi-Tool]

yes I often pass random pianos in crowded places during the great amounts of traveling I have been doing lately

[@ezrar1432]

Devil in a new dress and runaway are S teir kanye

[@ezrar1432]

@@ok6866 preach

[@AK-rj7zv]

whole MBDTF is S tier Kanye

[@mix3k818]

Never liked Rick Ross. Even his best doesn't feel that interesting to me.

[@ZengyM8]

amen

[@spedtardolibros2627]

@@ok6866 false

[@Kino-xe6fr]

This is everything this channel has been leading up to all this time

[@samthevibe3001]

Yes it is great

[@john.roseboro]

exactly

[@WrodrunbyDon]

what the fuck does that mean Kobe Bryant

[@dame-e-in1258]

literally

[@nosnhoj8697]

It’s his endgame

[@illu288]

Kanye has always been a misunderstood genius. I feel like the general public won’t fully appreciate his art until he’s gone sadly

[@esmooth919]

And I'm one of the few who has always appreciated his art. Which is probably why I love 808s and Heartbreaks

[@royedking]

Pretty sure this has been posted before like word for word

[@soufianem4345]

Vesska Barca

[@spirithanh]

Agreed. Geniuses are usually always misunderstood by the public though

[@cali-co6428]

Nah, lots of people appreciates him actually

[@PBandJames1]

I remember reading somewhere that Kanye made Pusha T re-write and perform his verse several times until it was savage enough.

[@CYNICHVC]

Push was going through a really hard time at the time and was also getting fed up with Ye about him saying to re-do it over and over. Kanye said for him to channel his anger into the verse and that’s what pushed Push to get his final verse.

[@bingpigs]

I think it's incredible how kanye brings out the best in all of his features

[@tronjolly8953]

Daniel Xu He’s literally the Stanley Kubrick of music

[@destinixshakur]

@@tronjolly8953 big facts

[@TheBleach1234567890]

Now I have to listen to it again

[@ronald000610]

I can listen to you talking about kanye for hours

[@Rugbiii]

@@Dondraper87104 according to who? As an artist(not a rapper) Kanye is number 1 in my books

[@ronald000610]

@@Dondraper87104 sounds like a personal problem, but thanks for sharing

[@ryanrobinson2293]

30 hours?

[@ronald000610]

@@ryanrobinson2293 probably not

[@michaelcera9104]

@Wammy He's referring to the Kanye track "30 Hours" from The Life of Pablo

[@MikeRehfuss]

To me the opening piano is the girl’s heartbeat. It’s clean and pure, and then the distorted ugliness is Kanye coming in to ruin and pervert it. I always took that opening piece of music as a hyper-critical view of how he seems himself in the hearts of others; it’s all good until he comes in and fucks it up.

[@MuunTheFIre]

I love this!!

[@joshuabuzzbeetheartist8516]

I dont know if this true but its beautiful

[@scheitpaaleiser166]

Damn......

[@seventeen-mx5td]

i like this idea

[@ddt4048]

neh

[@ambrewski7940]

kanye be like: ive never thought about it like that

[@27jerry27]

I think that's what the song great you can have different pov of the lyrics and how the song played out especially in the intro

[@assanepereira1912]

I swear 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@issok123]

i really dont think so he would have thought much more than that about himself

[@user-dr9dz8hh1f]

In an interview kanye said that the reason he doesn't explain his lyrics is that he wants his listeners to have their own interpretation of the songs.

[@LeBeautiful]

Peak Ye. MBDTF was simply ahead of it’s time.

[@zeflr122]

@@mikevickilovedogs okay conspiracy theorist

[@mikevickilovedogs]

@@zeflr122 lol.

[@suf1an658]

It's not ahead of It's time if it's super popular when it comes out and actually directly influences others in the same era

[@shivkottal4676]

@@suf1an658 So Straight Outta Compton, 808s and Heartbreak, and Tha Carter 3 weren’t ahead of their time? Your statement is very idiotic. Only things that are ahead of it’s time aren’t popular at first? I just named 3 of the most influential albums of all time that were popular when they came out.

[@parkerchan7875]

It's not. Classics will always be in the present

[@hidden7249]

I think the E notes at the start are like tapping a glass to get attention before a toast which is obviously a repeating theme of the song

[@joao_lucas7093]

You just blew my mind up

[@markymole7886]

Now _that_ I can buy. Forget what anyone else is reaching for; that actually makes sense.

[@Anna-ve8yj]

Everyone else is grasping for straws but I 100% could get behind this theory

[@HHSFr]

I listened to Runaway everyday when i lost my sight... i was devastated, sick af, but i had Runaway with me, i was comfortable when i was listening to it, it made me happy... and unafraid of the future... years later i found one eye back and i instinctely watch the runaway video... i was so... thrilled... this song helped me staying strong and full of hope... it changed my life from the darkness to the lights that i see again...

[@StbrnSal]

That's why I love music

[@thepotato8576]

i finna poke your eye out

[@alapotato9367]

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[@isaac8344]

Yooo that’s beautiful

[@____-sw5hv]

lies tho

[@Loe_Jist]

I'm a classically trained musician with almost 2 decades of experience playing, performing, learning, and teaching music. I even spent years at the collegiate level intensely studying, analyzing, and performing some of the greatest pieces of western music ever written. But anyone with an ounce of musical sense and appreciation for it can sit down and hear it: MBDTF is a masterpiece. I don't exaggerate when I say it may be the single best musical work of the 21st century so far. And honestly, its impact is reinforced and further cemented by Kanye's offstage antics and persona. His mental health is unpredictable and his stunts are infamous. This album, however, lays out the foundation for everything that has happened since its release in 2010. It's a story about an artist at the highest level of stardom, wealth, skill, and success who realizes it's all hollow. It's lonely at the top. He's being ripped apart by the demons inside of him. The destructive nature of his lifestyle, mental illness, fame, and western society is enabling his worst qualities. His mind is breaking and he knows it. The decline is inevitable. He's his own worst enemy. He can't fill a certain hole in his heart. MBDTF is the Citizen Kane of rap albums. Its story and depth are incredible.

[@yayamoygeneral]

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[@bishermartini4533]

Wow what a beautiful analysis… recent events in mind, it’s quite heartbreaking to see that clash with himself and seeing him lose to his demons. It really feels like he’s ripping himself apart, like he’s purposely trying to destroy his public image. It shows that he’s even more fragmented than he was before. Life hasn’t been well to him, and he’s projecting that anger. Like he wants to confirm the demons are right, like he wants to prove to himself that he’s still worthless despite his successes

[@lulumoon6942]

Glad to feel vindicated (and instructed) on Ye's behalf by someone far more skilled and trained. I've only ever had my intuition and instincts with art and music, but they've served me well over time, and KW piqued my interest from the beginning, while worrying about the trajectory his inner fire would take him on. 🔥

[@PaulSmith-nb6md]

@@jimbobb3509 No he really isnt. He is right on some things but not everything

[@945ko3]

I love how they talk about his mental health and stuff when in reality he's fine, it's so stupid to believe that he's been having a mental breakdown for 6 YEARS since 2016, not only was he drugged out of his mind and involuntarily institutionalized they misdiagnosed him to make him look crazy so people don't take him seriously. He has been taken out of context and misinterpreted so many times like with the slavery is a choice comment, he wasn't talking about 1800 thousands slavery like with the chains and slave owners, he says its a choice because slavery hasn't ended, he thinks contracts are slavery, they take your some of your rights and freedom which added up to why he got out of the Addidas contract. (I have much more to say but kanye thinks and speaks differently, just cause he says one thing it doesn't mean the other, like with "I love hitler" he's not stupid he knows that will get people mad but he never meant he liked his actions he's simply following his religion which tells him to love everybody and separate sin from man. In that same interview he said he loves the Jewish also, expect we all forgot about that didn't we? Because the media thrives off making him look as bad as possible)

[@kenniron6313]

I take the distorted vocals at the end as Kanye pleading for help, but because he’s a celebrity, nobody really hears him for his struggles, they only hear him for his music. They distort his pleas, but somehow you can still just make out the chorus in it. So it’s like trying to grasp onto what someone is saying without hearing it. Phenomenal song 10/10

[@bl00dsaint767]

Perfect analysis

[@edavis8560]

The whole song is a cry for help

[@masonmcdonald9109]

This man sold runaway so well that I clicked off the video and listened to it for the 10000th time

[@wlrpunk1816]

that one key is iconic

[@dipaula___]

FUN FACT: The beat at the end of Runaway (with the violins and piano) it's the same beat at the end of Say You Will (with the 808s and percussion).

[@hizzle8393]

Holy shit

[@archol6596]

Always felt like Say You Will was proto Runaway

[@ochiai3]

like his dark fantasy never ends, it just loops. very nice fact

[@fuhlash]

“Say You Will” “Runaway” I always thought that put together, it was a little interesting

[@tashindookie6827]

The outro to runaway is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard! It is beautiful yet unsettling , and it perfectly describes the song in just 3 minutes. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and I will always love kanye for making this song.

[@alexdrake8740]

Its like 3 songs blended perfectly into one

[@calumbrown2825]

mate the outro is so underrated

[@ado_5]

Outro fucks it up for me, it's cool, but way too long

[@wr17ful]

@@ado_5 i uses to hate it and skip it but after like 5 years it finally grew on me its crazy

[@sleep6837]

All the things he wanted to say, but he didn't have the right words....

[@nikhobrito2689]

I personally think runaway is the greatest song ever made in the time I’ve been alive. It’s not my favorite and I doubt it is for most people, but there’s no denying how amazing it is. I feel like it’s one of those songs on the Bach, Mozart level where in 200 years it’ll be pulled apart and analyzed in schools.

[@nikhobrito2689]

Sucks sometimes that songs are judged largely on their lyrics and sometimes the music behind it is missed. I could listen to runaway over and over and over with or without the words. That’s what I call a masterpiece. Nobody is on Kanye’s level, he’s a musical genius no matter what people think of him or his actions.

[@spirithanh]

@@nikhobrito2689 💯

[@tronjolly8953]

Check out the Silverstein version

[@destinixshakur]

That’s the one . I love him so much

[@aydenbelcourt6035]

I always vibe to it.

[@piw5142]

I was in a zoology lab when I first heard runaway. I was sitting at the back and out lecturer had stepped out for a bit. Earlier I had downloaded it after my little sister recommended it to me the day before, so I decided to listen to it. I remember it very vividly, how I lost I was in the song. The tears that I was trying to hold back. Later that day. I took a long walk with the song on repeat. I wish I could go back to that moment.

[@curticescully407]

Same I’ll never forget the first time I heard the song

[@-JoKeR-8]

It’s was at the award show for me and I got the chills seeing him in all red. And I was like he is back💯

[@SexyDalton]

I really don’t think there would be a war down here if you said Runaway is Ye’s best song.

[@wohpluto]

ghost town 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@akielsteewart8577]

@@wohpluto underrated asf

[@LM-dv8pv]

Devil in a new dress is his best but I respect the runaway take

[@colinhanson384]

Ghost Town, Runaway or Devil in a new dress are all respectable takes

[@ulissesmendoza8752]

Hold my Liquor >> Runaway

[@chiknnoodl8195]

"run away from me baby" hurts.

[@EikSike]

Guys... i have a feeling that this guy likes Kanye West.

[@wspann1967]

big if true

[@clrsa5776]

i love kanye

[@sanoop8066]

I love kanye like how kanye loves kanye

[@Guccikillo]

I miss the old Kanye, straight from the 'Go Kanye Chop up the soul Kanye, set on his goals Kanye I hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye The always rude Kanye, spaz in the news Kanye I miss the sweet Kanye, chop up the beats Kanye I gotta to say at that time I'd like to meet Kanye

[@zackzallie8735]

something tells me that u like Kanye West too.

[@nsn6652]

Ok, this channel is so underrated.

[@kanyeluvr5002]

Says joe mama

[@BasedTexans]

I cried the first time I watched his Runaway short film. It's a masterpiece through and through.

[@edavis8560]

Absolutely the best ever!!! The artistic creativity beside the tracks is mind blowing

[@ok6866]

I was honestly shocked when this came up in my recommended because I assumed you had already made a video about Runaway based off of how much you talk about it.

[@chrismcmeekin9943]

His four bars after Pusha's verse is my favorite part of any Kanye song ever, it's painfully introspective, honest, and beautiful.

[@aidand.7911]

Literally never heard "ladies and gentlemen" in this song til you mentioned it

[@mandreadfg]

Samsies yo

[@curticescully407]

I personally think the piano notes represents Kanye’s pure heartbeat and then is corrupted by the thoughts of his mind, and the contrast of the lyrics is the battle of his heart and mind

[@destinixshakur]

Yes that makes sense

[@madcat0559]

As a German I find Kanye very relatable

[@youryury]

Word.

[@OllawayMedia]

"The most impressive, thought-provoking, empowering, relatable car crash that you'll ever see." I couldn't have said it better myself 🙌

[@stagnantlasagna]

This just further proves my point that Kanye is the greatest artist of all time. Not just in the context of music. This man is a living, breathing Da Vinci or Van Gogh

[@destinixshakur]

I be tryna tell people this

[@tuckerdunagan8565]

Not quite Da Vinci lol

[@jodjodjodjodjod]

@@tuckerdunagan8565 above da vinci

[@MULI-ul1is]

@@jodjodjodjodjod Bro u on crack💀 i love kanye but no

[@ryanstoerger5432]

I have fallen in love with this song over the past couple months. I recently watch the video of Ye performing it live at Sydney 2014. It felt like I was there, it was truly magical.

[@cjloiro]

ive watched like 1000 videos of this song being performed live

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

Runaway was a song that always took me away. I was raised in a very controlling, suffocating, and broken home. Although there was no escape every time listened to runaway. I felt was I was away. Kinda liberated and free. Brought to place were I can look at myself and and finally find the real me, and be that person with no one watching. And it's incredible. That's why it's one of my favorite songs. But sometimes it made me feel the complete opposite. Sometimes I feel like I'm some poison who is making everybody miserable and they need to runaway from me so I can better myself and they can feel better.

[@phatrick]

Well Runaway wasn’t an album

[@HafeezBasha7]

Bro runaway is a song tho 💀😭

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

@@HafeezBasha7 a great one. i wish it was my reality tho.

[@HafeezBasha7]

@@riverbanzachamploo9725 you just called it an album like 3 times..

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

@@HafeezBasha7 i did? oh my bad. i'll edit it out. edit: are you sure it's three I re-read it and I only saw that I put album once.

[@gabiocampos]

I hope Kanye gets healthy soon 🥺

[@fashion-selfmarketing6045]

@gabi C Why do you assume hes not healthy? He just just being himself and not being controlled, in a world where people walk out the door putting on fake persona’s like their normal and being controlled and told what to do and act. So when he’s doing what he wants to do and being himself and confident hes unstable now ? Make it make sense. Stop being controlled by the media. Just because everyone says he’s crazy doesn’t mean its true. I think he knows himself better than we do.

[@frecklenuckle4450]

@@fashion-selfmarketing6045 he's bipolar, man. his manic episodes are harmful to himself

[@mikeoxlong2349]

@@fashion-selfmarketing6045 he’s bipolar bro

[@mfdarren6336]

@@fashion-selfmarketing6045 finally someone else gets it, they assume he’s crazy only because the media told them he is.

[@settheray2jerry1]

this is also my favorite song, yet my interpretation of it is completely different. It's pretty incredible that I've listened to this song hundreds of times, and yet someone else can see it in a way that I never would have thought of. I guess that's the power of art.

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

Yes indeed..

[@staplegun4995]

It was only time until this video was made. Not even watched it and I probably agree that this is Kanye's best song ever.

[@GunterTheGamer]

Forget Kanye’s best song ever, it’s one of the best songs ever

[@qombie]

This song always reminds me of something that I never did

[@Rugbiii]

Bro I fucking love everytime you upload I could listen to you explain osmosis and not be bored. You clearly have a deep love for music and put passion into these videos. There aren’t too many creators left that are still passionate about their work. Thanks for the entertainment, man.

[@witheredroses1377]

There are only 2 songs i can think of where one note is enough to recognize it, being able to write one is a superpower on its own

[@Designed1]

what's the other one

[@WinterReflections]

You guys are just speaking from the perspective of your generation. This song and Welcome to the Black Parade come to mind for me as well, but the fact that those songs of the same era come to our minds isn't a coincidence. There are probably plenty of songs which can be recognized by the opening note. Still cool though

[@malborin]

Pink Floyd's Echoes comes to mind

[@williewilson2250]

No surprises by radiohead

[@woudschoutteten1397]

Not only is the song unbelievably meaningful, it also just sounds f*cking good and there is nothing like it. That’s why I find this the best music of all time

[@woudschoutteten1397]

The only other song that I know of that has such an iconic, recognizable beginning is White Ferrari by Frank Ocean

[@janksamillion]

to me it always reminded me of that one song from the matrix, can't remember the name of it but it's super similar

[@tylerninjablevins6311]

The piano at the beginning is also a reference to a the play that is repeated throughout Kubrick’s last film Eyes Wide Shut. A film that delves into the fundamental elements of marriage and infidelity - a theme also discussed in runaway !!

[@destinixshakur]

It’s deeper than that

[@samt3412]

The "Look At Ya!" kinda changes into "Who Got You?" towards the end of every repetition of the sample. To me, that adds to the song, as the "Who Got You?" seems to be referencing to the girl Kanye wants to run away from him.

[@unkellgrga9223]

As a huge Kanye fan who ranks MBDTF as the greatest album ever created this video hit me hard Runaway is one of the most simplistic yet grandiose, arrogant and depressing , epic and heartbreaking song ever as long as you know Ye and his incredible journey The lyrics might seem raunchy and cringey but for me they are some of the most naked ,honest and raw words ever recorded by the most beautiful maniac in the music industry

[@janksamillion]

do you have to know and appreciate kanye's journey to fully appreciate the song? because i don't care about kanye's journey at all and the song is very unremarkable to me, maybe that's why

[@williewilson2250]

​@@janksamillionlisten to the college dropout and LR to get an idea of how much happier he was then and then skip graduation (just because it doesn't add much to his journey) straight to 808s and heartbreak. This marks his downfall after his mother's death and leads to the vma incident that made him infamous for being a jerk

[@AlexMakesVideos]

I always thought the 15 Es at the start were supposed to represent that everyone thinks they know who Kanye is ( they hear the first few E's and think "this is what this song is gonna be" and this then gets proved right with more E's . But if you stick around, you will see there is more to kanye. The highs and lows (This is shown by the jumps in octaves)

[@CK73YT]

he made runaway he made runaway he made runaway he made runaway

[@sharkya1006]

i feel like if I'd lost my hearing and had never heard this song before, reading the captions to this video would make me happy.

[@thelegoboy-sq7jj]

*plays 1 note* "this is actually a complete story with a beginning middle and end with conflict and resolution"

[@tumbaguillemalo9873]

kanye, the man who had that dark fantasy, a gorgeous interpretention of the hidden power he has behind all of the lights, a monster coming alive who in the end is so appalled with things he knows, the man who felt in love with evil even knowing it was the devil in a new dress, still he can’t runaway from the hell of a life he is to live, my man knows love but how could one love living a blame game, a poor genius lost in the world asking himself, who will survive in america

[@Prodbyjah464]

Holy shit that’s amazing, the part where you said “still he can’t runaway from the hell of a life he’s living” hits so hard

[@benkessenich798]

Runaway is the song that made me fall in love with Kanye, I was listening to the album as I was going to bed and I heard that beautiful into and it instantly woke me up I had to hear the whole song and then after that I was hooked. No other artist has ever grabbed my attention the same way Kanye has and Kanye is the only artist where I actually enjoy every single one of his albums. Even the newer ones

[@kimchu8971]

Crazy how I’ve been listening to this many time the past couple weeks and now this video just pops in uploaded a couple days ago. A perfect circle

[@dreamshore_music]

thank you! excellent coverage of this song

[@thebruceisloose7595]

This song is fire.. 🔥... When this song came out i was in jail i remember laying on my bunk listening to this. Alone in my cell i was really feeling this song.

[@mattmyers2521]

I would be so down for a series of you breaking down each of his albums, you would do them so much justice

[@BigLTbk13]

I almost never comment but this is one of the best most articulate commentaries on this legendary piece of work. I really enjoyed this 😌 thank you

[@ethanmahon6948]

Runaways intro hits different when I’m stoned

[@bon12121]

I obsessed to this song for ages. Glad to hear it talked about.

[@harold6839]

I was literally just listening to Runaway on repeat yesterday, I forgot how good the song actually was.

[@Evanmnm]

This is my favorite song of all time. Thank you for making this!

[@crystalcastillo7575]

My favorite video essay from you. So glad it was recommended to me again

[@Busker_3000]

Its Late December 2010, Christmas time. Week 7 in a hospital bed in another city away from my family and friends, weighting only 109lbs from the 180lb I was 7 weeks earlier. Surgery doesn't tend to schedule around that time so its pretty empty and very quiet, even got a single room becasue of this. Now there is only two things you don't get in a hospital: Vanity & Sleep (not to be confused with infinite rest) I find myself awake at all hours of the night and that's when the music channel actually played music and Runaway was always playing. I connect to this song on another level. I hear the sadness & vulnerability of this song. My vulnerability was more physical but I connect with it all the same. It's unbelievable how much some music helps when people are at their worst.

[@fiamaria9266]

I absolutely LOVE this song from the beginning to the end, and I've listened to it a thousand times. Straight MASTERPIECE🖤

[@wafflesthewookiee4716]

Everything I could have asked for. Great job, looking forward to seeing this become one of your most watched videos, early congrats for 250k.

[@CupFullaIsm7]

This is a dope channel. Looking forward to going through more of your work💯

[@WilliamGBraun-im1jf]

Anyone else think that sample said “who got ya who got ya” instead of look at ya?

[@sportingkv10]

No

[@nottucks]

no

[@marbell6353]

Until this video I always thought it was “ we out here”

[@jaggedpeak7313]

I did

[@vahidbehroozabadi7150]

As popular as it is... still an underrated masterpiece

[@PLAGUE-KARM]

I’ve been waiting for this one for a while!

[@lulumoon6942]

Thank you for this. ❤️

[@rehssingh]

I shared this song with my friends over the summer, and they all took it too literally and came to the same conclusion as the rest of the world, as Kanye has always been crazy. Thank you for making this video so I can properly articulate the true meaning behind this song.

[@zy823]

When I was a kid I hated this song because I didn't understand it I thought it was messy. But when I grew up and went through depression, mental issues and just life this song played one day and I totally understood it and fell in love with it I played it back 10 more times that day it became my lifes soundtrack

[@Laura-uw8dk]

Absolutely LOVED this. Runaway is my fav song and this breakdown was perfect!

[@kadencemay4969]

Congratulations you just made my favorite video of all time

[@d.b.cooper1]

The live extension of Runaway at the larry hoover concert with drake in dec 2021 was unreal. Masterpeice. Vulnerable af & authentic

[@EJD339]

I would love to be a fly on the wall for the recording session in Hawaii. It’s a miracle that none of this stuff got leaked.

[@JamesBoxes]

Great video bro. You explained everything so clearly!🤙🏼

[@idk555_]

Beautiful video , very well put together 🔥🖤

[@veronicaeannarino6970]

The album as a whole is probably one of my favorites by him. The song runaway….pure musical masterpiece. I’ve always listened to full albums under large stereo headphones on the first run. Kanye’s albums always have extra little bits that you don’t hear just via speaker. The first time I listened to runaway brought me to tears. So vulnerable…almost heart wrenching.

[@joshuagayden2292]

Runaway is my favorite song in all of music. I grew up with that song and it has always inspired me to do better in my day to day life.

[@Asa-rn7uu]

Such and incredible video. Runaway is one of my favorite songs ever and this video does such an amazing job explaining it

[@SportSimulated]

this type of video can make a great song that much better... very nicely done

[@jkchamp8815]

I just found this song 3 months ago. It changed me. I quit a 15 year addiction to opiates and weed. I also stopped eating unhealthily. I took a walk with the song on repeat and never came back the same.

[@leethomas7659]

This entire album is a straight up masterpiece.

[@TheBeatBrothersBand]

This a beautiful analysis, well done

[@andrewalandabeba4475]

Dude that was awes9me!!! Its like you explained the way I feel about this song!!!

[@seanrex2011]

i used this video for an assignment worth a third of my grade... Wish me luck

[@themagichonch4392]

good luck

[@jlacastell365]

How did it go?

[@guidoguido2245]

For me, the most Kanye Song is most likely POWER. I have been feeling like that song does everything you say Runaway does. Great video.

[@ayushjain6856]

You introduced me to Kanye 3 weeks back and now I have become his fan and fan of this particular album. You were right about everything in this video. Great production and quality of your video. Thanks for introducing me to Kanye,

[@2k.Wayz44]

7:52 is the moment that all of kanyes mishaps start to click with me

[@naghdebook270]

"Never was much a romantic I could never take the intimacy" This is KANYE WEST for you...

[@myra-yves]

And I know it did damage cuz the look in your eyes is killing me

[@CYNICHVC]

@@myra-yves I guess you were at an advantage ‘Cause you could blame for everything

[@mikevickilovedogs]

@@CYNICHVC I guess you knew of that advantage* blame me*

[@CYNICHVC]

@@mikevickilovedogs Man was tired 😂😭

[@saintindigo333]

please make a series describing the most powerful kanye tracks, yeezus next 🙌

[@nikhilkolachalama]

this is the Runaway of this channel. great job!

[@moussaaziz5476]

Love the work 💪🏾 keep up

[@sergiomoreno6861]

I first listened to MBDTF on January 1st of 2012 on the bus going back to my hometown after I broke up with my then 5 years girlfriend, the entire album made me reflect on my life choices. Then I got to Runaway and oh boy, I was sobing for the rest of the trip. There was something funny though, even though that song crushed me, after it finished I felt relieved, comfortable for some reason. When music makes you feel this feeling rollercoaster you know is something truly special.

[@Adobeaccount-jk9eg]

Hey, how are you doing now? Did you find love ever again? I had a breakup asw and I'm numb to every emotion rn

[@anthonydeshaun6326]

My favorite Kanye song and it’s a stark contrast to one of his first hits, “all falls down” one of my other favorite tracks by Kanye. Along with “Heartless” and a couple more off of college dropout to round off my top five in his catalog! Now let’s see what this “Donda” album is going to sound like!

[@bellamy6086]

i absolutely love this channel.

[@hussainali7345]

Thank you! Wonderful analysis. Couldn’t agree with you more!

[@re_i_gn]

MBDTF is one of my favorite albums and I'm just sad that the vinyl record pressings of it sounds like asscheeks. I hope Kanye makes a limited reissue of this album on vinyl but audiophile grade.

[@lonewalkerproductions]

Kanye really is a master of the craft. Its incredible to be witnessing this career in my time. I only got to experience MJ at the latter half of his career in the late 90's but I at least get to see Ye and appreciate his work in real time. Dudes inspiring

[@ceegmhn]

I've never seen someone group all of my thoughts so coherently, thank you.

[@melodyyraiin]

i love this analysis, great job