I Know (AOL Storytellers)

Jay-Z

[@leav4g]

This song is about any addiction. Drug, relationships, food, sex...whatever. That's why I love it.

[@almightypush6663]

Your words man ❤

[@raoulhery]

TV and smartphone screens

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

I'm addicted to this version of the song. I revisit this video at least once every month. Live instrumentation is a must for artists in my opinion, it just achieves so much more than the regular in-studio sound.

[@shenyrusscarborough7366]

Finessed Analyzer me too

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

@@shenyrusscarborough7366 me three.

[@bengifranklin247]

On god ima at work right now at 1:39 a.m and I had to hear this version to wake me up fr👌

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

Same. Live bands take rap music to another level

[@jazzandjustice]

Yesss!!

[@moneytalks3150]

American Gangster doesn’t get the same recognition as reasonable doubt, blueprint or black album but it’s low key arguably his best album. Underrated classic.

[@ksager123]

Lyrically it might be

[@AceRollin]

That’s what I have been saying !!

[@erickmclark]

I like this album the most!

[@michaelweatherspoon8197]

I concur. I deem it “ Reasonable Doubt Part 2.”

[@sunlooper]

I do like it but the production the black album and blueprint is insane

[@delmardrayton5006]

I was 12 going on 13 when I first seen this I’m now I’m 27 😩 still in love with this version

[@DanteStackz]

Me too fam

[@MrYuuuAaaa4]

When you can make a whole song into a metaphor, ur a genius

[@antbrown3144]

this sounds even better with live band

[@Maal7432]

Agreed.

[@tronsteele3961]

So true So true.

[@tonewaweru]

The musical arrangement on this is immaculate. Not to mention this is one of his most poetic songs ever.

[@lenardcarter4194]

This is a beautiful genius production by the Pharrell and the Neptunes!!!!

[@guymiller7483]

Pharrell & Jay Z best combo

[@jellyjamacain]

This track is fuckin' beautiful. This live version just tops it all off.

[@tshepo1333]

He is so dope... I swear I fell in love with his music after seeing Story teller

[@kyjuanruffin9838]

Hi mccull hun if lilove your bigh HD

[@tonyawallace6001]

It happened for me when I 1st saw “Fade To Black “ 👊🏾😉💕💕💕💕it’s been a wrap ever since 🐐🐐🐐

[@AngryMonkeyKing]

This is probably my favorite Hova track..idgaf, for me its a metaphor portrayal of the similar effects a powerful love and a powerful drug have on an individual. Pure genius. Also, although its dope to play whenever its especially wavy to do so in the fall & winter, trust me.

[@MrGodismypower]

AngryMonkeyKing play this song at night while riding in the car

[@LuluH57]

100%

[@lundenhunter1187]

Heavy on playing it in the fall and winter nights

[@rayswoop4947]

Geah mane

[@mattmoet1031]

Facts bro it’s give a fall on the verge of winter vibe

[@tigga2425]

jay is a genius. a business man and a lyrical criminal!

[@evelyntaylor4470]

💯

[@evelyntaylor4470]

@cortezarmstrong alls fair in love and hip hop/rap!! ✌

[@evelyntaylor4470]

@cortezarmstrong True, we all have our day. It's the nature of the industry. It's a beast! MJ, CB, Prince incorporated James Brown style. Like I said alls fair in love and hip-hop. I don't live their day to day lives. I'm just going to be a fan! 🎶

[@evelyntaylor4470]

@cortezarmstrong ok. I'm a fan!

[@rayswoop4947]

I like dat 😊

[@ericahallredfoxxx]

HOVA da GOD this is my fave HOV track and I have many. It’s just something about this track that rocks my soul

[@ericahallredfoxxx]

Happy birthday to my dad who passed away 3 years ago and to my GOAT HOV

[@ikeasante6165]

nine years later, i still come back to this and its still super fresh. those horns man!

[@anlea]

2019 amd this song is still an addiction. Lol

[@batcher63]

The word play in this song is sick! Hes a genious at what he does. Rap needs him he sets the bar so high. And....the two dudes in the back on the horns are the same guys in Maxwell's band. The must be very talented.

[@tonyawallace6001]

My HOV EPIPHANY 😉 came when I saw "Fade To Black" ...something happened to me and I haven't been the same🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️..and then when I saw him in person 🤯🤯😰😭💙💙💙💙 I'm not him so I don't know to describe it...suffice it to say...I know how you felt 😉😂😂stay BLESSED and ENCOURAGED 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@bhestonmusic]

1:49 - 1:53 As an aspiring performer, I LOVE seeing those moments when the whole band is rocking out to a smooth ass groove. I can't wait for that to be me with my band!

[@johnkingbondoc6791]

2023 baby and still listening to this dope music.

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

How could you deny me So vehemently Now your body is shaking Trying to free it of me And your soul is in control Trying to lead it from me And your heart no longer Pledge allegiance to me Damn: I'm missing the days when you needed me!!

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

How could you Leave me I thought that You needed me When the world Got too much and You pleaded with me Who helped you Immediately How speedy of me..

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

How could you deny me so vehemently.

[@CapriceBeSmoove]

This sounds even better live...

[@Maal7432]

Dope performance. Love the melodies.

[@GusOnDrums]

The live version is better than the album version. Love this!

[@BZMANAGEMENT1980]

Live band . was a perfect combination Jay Z this was one of my favorite Albums ..

[@VanessaAKnox]

The live version is so on point.

[@anabriones2175]

Flow on point and the lyrics so passionate

[@mexia23]

one of my favorites off the album

[@BrotherBry]

Royster is cold killing on the drums. It looks like Ommas Keith on keys.

[@zestcres]

2018....Still better than any rap song today!

[@cjohnson3289]

Those trumpets was giving me life 😍

[@swood248]

Damn almost forgot about this song...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@therealebonydiamond]

I Love This Song♥️🥰

[@kaysi6447]

This will forever be one of my favorites.💕

[@kokodizzle2964]

You can study this song the use of personification is amazing jayz is one of the best lyricist

[@vanpersie08]

i was n new york wen his album was released, i watchd this live on mtv wen i was in manhatten , this was in brooklyn, i love jay z

[@budgetmediawaley3454]

Superlike. Nobody does it like Jay

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

Morning: She rush For my touch "This is about lust" Cold sweats occur When I'm not with her My presence is a must- must- must- Bonita Applebum..

[@MOVIESOLOLOVE]

YOU GOT TO PUT ME ON...

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

If I didn't when we cuttin the feelin a be too strong.

[@MrsJuliamustdie]

In any form I'm giving you sweet dreams

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

that sugarhill she call me her sweet thang.

[@rheadaniels4961]

This is my favorite Jay-Z song….. intellectually climatic 🚬

[@ericahallredfoxxx]

Yes it is a movie for real

[@mariodelossantos2798]

This song will always remind me of the year 2008 i was always playing it out loud to good times

[@KavalierII]

Didn't realise Jay could break it down for the neo jazz/funk heads out there...smmmoooooootttthhhhh lol

[@yaunaboo07]

I love this song omg

[@VisualThoughtsMedia]

there is no way anyone can tell me this guy isn't the greatest ever !!! crazy intellect and sick rhymes...!!!

[@donavan4515]

The way it fades out at end is immaculate

[@efbg5184]

Needed to see This. This Song Is Amazing In So many ways, Its Amazing How Music Never Ages

[@ShakesWonder]

I like the American Gangsters storytellers live better than the Mtv unplugged Lp. This should of been a live album

[@k.mitchell93]

thought I was the only one

[@anthonym1323]

The best rapper ever

[@darianroberson4160]

Watch this all the time 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@rayswoop4947]

That analogy baby😊

[@sms2091ll]

The best version

[@dr3783]

Fav rapper❤️💯🌟

[@chasitynuvo1844]

I LOVE JAY Z ON THIS!

[@henrysmart435]

One of his best albums in my humble opinion

[@ScottyMuzik]

I can't get enough of this

[@16JayChris]

American Gangster is Jay’s top 4 albums!! Jay was somewhere else with this album

[@tai4short]

This shit was a Master piece

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

*I keep trying to remind you* *To keep telling yourself* *Now your conscience* *Is interfering, like* *"Better yourself!"* *Like you better get help* *BUT WHEN THAT MMEDICINE'S FELT* 💋

[@dequanspencer4530]

Hov pretty much described my career as a black Army officer in my 20s (2006-2016) in 0:00-1:20

[@SahulRajhansa]

i love his lyrics...........

[@iamdavid420]

Why can't they come out with a Blu ray DVD if this

[@iluvbeingmrslane]

2019 dec we still locked in

[@brandonknight7486]

The live version of this song sounds better than the original version of this song. American Gangster is one of his best albums.

[@qll8840]

I’ve been clean for years but this song is so accurate it’s actually triggering, especially the last verse

[@Michelitax3]

Amazing!!!

[@missgucci7814]

This version is soul lounge live heaven.

[@missstangerB91]

Blessed to have discovered his greatness man

[@chuck5470]

This is genius....poetry.

[@Mav13ja]

U can see how Pharrel's input is so unique, and that's just mentioning the chorus vocals

[@DrGanja99]

One of the best live versions of a song ever

[@BZMANAGEMENT1980]

Great performance hands down 💯💯

[@patrickbell9178]

like every color gasseppis your guilty pleasure is me, you to have them, im glad you got it

[@chasitynuvo1844]

I LOVE THIS SONG AND JAY Z R.O.C. HOVA CHAIN LOVE LOVE THIS ONE!

[@1980havplenty]

I LOVE HIM

[@roderickfrancis3894]

This is my fav version.

[@Lucas5by5]

Prince was in this audience.

[@tonyawallace6001]

Really!!?😳 WOW!!! I always wished I could have been present at this shiw!! So iconic and to be in that type of intimate venue with HOV!!!?🤯😱 would have been #fangoals😍😍

[@dejonholland3585]

I played this everyday sophomore year of college at Winston Salem State ✊🏿

[@NotoriousNYNJ]

I think when we look back at the years 2006-2016 we're gonna see that it wasnt Kingdom Come or BP3 that didnt solidfy Jay Z as the Boss of rap... it was American Gangster. He still has a lot left in him too!

[@wayneodhiamboo]

2019??

[@LawrenceBooHolnessOfficial]

This Is My Favorite Hip-Hop Song - Rolendy Pierre Louis - I Know - Shawn Corey Carter JAY-Z Feat Pharrell Williams [Produced By Pharrell Williams] [Year: 2007] [Album: American Gangster]

[@TS-mentalhealthmatters]

So glad I found THIS!! THANK YOU!!!

[@OnePlusOneEquals3]

EVENTUALLY TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING WILL DEPLETE YOU...

[@airplaineman123]

+OnePlusOneEquals3 you sound like a robot

[@alizarraga86]

Don't like jay z but this track...and her getting ready in the mornings to this! 💔

[@jbenton506]

I really like this song!!

[@diamondd83]

After all this time.... this is a way better version 🙏🏾 thanks for posting

[@NaturalDivineGoddess]

*I know what you like,* *I am your prescription* *I'm your physician,* *I'm your addiction* *And I know..*

[@shemikawatts8547]

This ishh soo hardd

[@zestcres]

Still bumping in August 2020 🔥

[@KSUBIKAYY]

Sweet dreams

[@ulynski]

To me the song is about 3 things depending on how you look at it. 1: drugs to an addict 2: a man to a woman 3: a woman to a man thats just my point of view

[@ericahallredfoxxx]

My fave HOV track

[@easylogistics7414]

Dammm Jay if only you could do concert wit dis joint ... Turn Upppppppp

[@georgemungai572]

2020 still a banger

[@missgucci7814]

Preach Jay!

[@gregthomas3137]

where can I download this? the live version is incredible...and the recorded version was dope...sheesh!

[@NicoleSole]

Who helped you immediately, how "speedy" of me. Damn every line is filled with greatness... lyrical genius

[@gabewilliams9862]

I put American Gangster next to Life and Times vol 1 and Reasonable Doubt as his top 3 albums.

[@gabewilliams9862]

JayoJay I always forget about that one. AG versus The BA, that's a difficult choice because both cover various eras of his life

[@jerryzane4299]

So...does this video exist in anything better than 240p? The video was clearly shot in a HD aspect ratio, so how did it end up as 240p here?

[@bryceblackwell1334]

🔥 classic

[@noussommesparisiens6729]

And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) Uh, she wants that old thing back (uh, uh, uh) She want those heroin tracks, she likes me She fiends for me nightly, she leans for me Morning, she rush for my touch, this is about lust Cold sweats occur when I'm not with her My presence is a must, must, must Bonita Applebum, I gotta put you on If I didn't when we cuttin', the feeling would be too strong In any form, I'm giving you sweet dreams That Sugar Hill, she call me her sweet thing That Black Rain will take away your pain Just for one night, baby, take me in vein Now that feelin' got you trippin' You don't wanna feel no different This here lust has got you itchin' Nose wide open and its' drippin' (eh, eh, eh, eh) I know what you like, I am your prescription I'm your physician, I'm your addiction And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) I am so dope Like Louboutins with the red bottoms You gotta have 'em, you glad you got 'em Like every color Giuseppe's, your guilty pleasure is me It's so much fun, you shun therapy Although it never be, the feeling is fleeting Shopping's like coppin', you constantly need it I'm never around, you constantly seek it You'll never be down, I know where your peak is Nine and a half weeks is better than twelve steps I keep tryin' to remind you to keep tellin' yourself Now your conscience is interfering, like "Better yourself" Like you better get help But when that medicine's felt We're back together Don't ever leave me Don't ever let 'em tell you that you'll never need me My China White, 'til we D.O.A Its Montego forever, baby, lets get away And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) How could you leave me? I thought that you needed me When the world got too much and you pleaded with me Who helped you immediately? How speedy of me How could you deny me so vehemently? Now your body is shakin', tryna free it of me And your soul is in control, tryna lead it from me And your heart no longer pledge allegiance to me Damn, I'm missing the days when you needed the D And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (uh, I know what you like) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (I know what you like) Everything you love (Baby, you like) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love) And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know And I know, and I know (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov) (Baby, you like, Hov) (Baby, you love, Hov)

[@OnePlusOneEquals3]

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