Jay-z's Backstage: hard knock life tour pt. 1

[@yinrealm]

This was a “you had to be there” moment in history.

[@MrJoshanthony734313]

Man, I was there. Cobo Arena in Detroit. We were still in middle school and bought the tickets from a buddy who happened to be grounded on the day of... I went with my crush, her mom drove us from the outskirts of downtown. First real rap concert I ever went to. Meth & Red opened up, I think even Ja Rule and Amilli were there too. Great times! We still talk about that night...

[@KingBlavk]

@@MrJoshanthony734313cap 😂

[@usscamdenaoe2]

I was there, Sacramento, California Arco Arena awesome concert

[@KingBlavk]

@@usscamdenaoe2 lmfao Cap

[@usscamdenaoe2]

@@KingBlavk that’s funny considering that I was really there and that’s no cap sir did you go?

[@YonCash]

That intro Jay Verse was footage from the original battle between him and The Late Great DMX in the pool hall in Harlem. Filmed by The Legendary Big L

[@SuqMaDiqHo]

He bit the fuck out of L

[@WO2411]

What a time to be alive man 90- early 2000s we will never get music like this again 💯 X and Jay truly one of one 👑👑

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

2:26 the contrast between Meth’s political answer and X answering like the pigs interrogating him 😂😂

[@Snowboy2015]

lmao!

[@christophervazquez7167]

Best concert ever. Went to this and it was beyond lit

[@locusfocus6998]

who's here from drink champs 🔥🔥 respect for old school rap 💯

[@stevie17thnative27]

R.I.P UNCLE X👑

[@ejsavage3576]

Their concerts was lit, my older brother took me to one of them when i was a teen and it was incredible, everybody in the arena was going crazy, just watching this bringing me back memories.

[@bruceperez2283]

This one was one of the greatest if not the greatest hip hop concerts in history!

[@Reallyon15]

Glad I was able to see X perform💯

[@michaelclayton7603]

Thank God I got a chance to see him. Never got the opportunity to meet him but i had the chance to see X in ATL for Its Dark & Hell Is Hot 20th Anniversary Tour on April 12, 2019

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I wished I was old enough and could afford to go to at least one concert. Rest In Peace X

[@alanmorris7669]

You ain't missin' nuthin'

[@chasenickles260]

Somebody refresh my memory that clip at the start with jayz is rhyming on top of the table, wasnt that from his actual battle with dmx from back in the day

[@Cursive610]

Can we get a tour like this again

[@richardjones3600]

There will never be a tour like this this and up in smoke was the last time we ever see a show like this gone are the days of shows like this it's all about trashy festivals these days I would love to see all the old heads get together and put on massive shows

[@hebrew26commandmentspower55]

Won't happen lol .... The artist today don't have the same skill or personality smh .... Maybe if TDE, Tech 9, and Drake did a tour it might hold .... But that'll never happen!

[@kristinjohnson8164]

None of those ppl, you names are good… keep it pushing

[@CharlesD_The_cHin_Checkerz]

The Cash Money, Rocafella, Ruff Ryder tour and up in smoke tour was crazy. Def Jam survival of the illest shit started it all tho .. shit was nuts

[@kevindube7096]

Say what you want about Dame Dash but the man has a hell of a lot of accomplishments & this movie is one of them

[@ashtoncanty15]

Facts best concert I ever went to

[@Ldog215]

Hell Yea😎 "Big Facts" and you was a part of history bro. Which city concert was it?

[@plutobills5359]

I went to one of the hard knock life tour shows I was 18 and it was lit

[@CarlosHernandez-wu6iq]

This was when Def Jam was the powerhouse for Hip Hop in the late 90s-00s. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sixmarch]

RIP X!

[@Ldog215]

Facts! He was Legend in every way.

[@Glam_Broker]

They wasn’t checking for Ja Rule back then 😂 my my my how times change💯

[@donovanshannon1234]

When hip hop was in a great space

[@yoosilviu]

4:40 "Shout out to X!" Jay was just the face for the industry guys to look at, he knew then that X was the real face of the people.

[@lodiedodie2336]

He said that because he's real too, he gives credit where credit is due.

[@welcome2thekingdom]

Stop with the division stuff. They both legends that represented the people differently…that’s why them TOGETHER were a force.

[@majestymxnt7384]

Why tf y’all keep tryn create this nerf between Jay and X you niggas weird.

[@blackcobra1981]

He literally name other artist but you wanted to dick ride DMX 😆

[@NYCHeavyHitz212]

Jay was the face of Hip-Hop period. Til this day he’s thatvright now.

[@RetroFleezz]

Thanks for the Upload ✨✨✨

[@DismalProd]

Thanks for this

[@usscamdenaoe2]

I don’t believe they’ll ever be another concert like this or tour like this ever again

[@CharlesD_The_cHin_Checkerz]

Cash money , Rocafella, Ruff Ryder tour was crazy and the up in smoke tour

[@youngkeys]

After I went to that concert in Dallas, when this came out as a movie I bought

[@emekaosuagwu6416]

I remember ditching high school to go to my friend's crib, just to watch this tape

[@RetroFleezz]

Classic 🌟🌟🌟

[@88hardtop34]

I miss jay and x rapping together

[@BillCosbyTouchedMyDoodle]

I remember renting this on VHS from Blockbuster Video, only to discover a bootleg copy when I opened the clamshell. Apparently, the previous customer who rented "Backstage" switched the tape before returning it so he could have the official copy. Luckily, the clerk at Blockbuster didn't give me a hard time and simply let me switch the bootleg for their copy.

[@timothymorgan2150]

Had this on VHS 📼

[@trentyates418]

7:32 RIP Big L

[@brandonethereal1084]

One of the GOATS for real. This mustve been right before he died.💯💯🙏🎤

[@ejsavage3576]

Big L was dope asf, his flow was amazing, he is definitely up there as one of the GOATS, RIP

[@ahmadwallace]

3:25😂😂😂😂

[@ahmadwallace]

4:26😂😂😂

[@joshuahoye8636]

R.I.P. X! Seen him a few times but by far the best time was this tour when I seen it in Providence RI

[@elbowgang9715]

These guys brought Def Jam back

[@meezy-greentherealtruth9mi172]

This is a classic music tour from the year 2000 by legendary mc rappers from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Northeast on the East Coast USA 🇺🇸. These mc rappers from WU Tang Clan, Roc-A-Fella Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Murder Inc Records and Def Jam Records from out their in New York in the Northeast on the East Coast USA 🇺🇸 everyone. For real. Facts. 100. Yes.

[@Cory-zn5mq]

Legendary 🏆

[@inezlopez775]

The rocafella cash money ruff Ryder tour❤

[@roasthouse313]

When you read the opening credits and realize Harvey Weinstein was an Executive Producer 😂😂😂😂😂

[@readyrose3558]

@5:01 that bottle came outta beans budget😆😆😆😆😆

[@mrbrownchild1]

Anyone with the link to the full documentary?

[@Sclass_Ent]

Crowds are not the same

[@bbkingme8831]

Its hizzity hova. I wiggity whip da bakin soda. Im tippity top, my fliggity flow is tiggity takin over. 😂😂😂😂

[@dmvconartists1855]

Wait DMX did Hard knock and cash money ruff Ryders tour that year 😮 .. damn

[@MaadAzzGang]

He did Survival of the illest tour in summer of 98, Hard Knock Life tour early 99 and Ruff Ryders Cash Money tour early 00

[@watchthis7529]

imagine pac big and eazy was alive and on this tour !

[@whoknows4379]

Would make no sense for Pac or Eazy to be there.

[@Jay62812]

Why would they be on this tour? 😂

[@watchthis7529]

Because they was rappers maybe

[@johnnycee9325]

8:08 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@mortalKombat-m9h]

Classic hood movie, backstage Jay Z in all the celebrity, chilling smoking a blunt

[@Syldarko]

What’s the song again ? 2:55

[@user-el2bd4ch7k]

Everyone is genuinely in the moment because no one has an IPhone 💯💯

[@Ldog215]

I kno rite, feels good to see moments like that.☺

[@seantriplesevyn8152]

2:50 lmfao Ron Byrd is the guy who murdered teddy Riley’s manager. Oh and I was there Montreal March 99 dmx was 2 hours late we heard he was in the streets buying drugs we booed and threw shit at DJ clue in the booth cause he kept spinning the same songs during the long ass intermission

[@MaadAzzGang]

Word?! Which mananger? Not his uncle or w/e who supposedly was a G right?

[@ISOCZAR]

Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein 😂

[@richardjones3600]

Executive producer HARVEY WEINSTEIN damn he was involved in one of the biggest music events of all time goes to show nonces run the world

[@JoshH-vh8ql]

Seen this show twice and IMO only other Rap show that can compare is the Final Lap 50 Cent tour

[@richardjones3600]

Imagine if they had camera phones and social media back then damn jeeeeeez

[@JeromePegues-w3r]

DMx jay z we’re the best rappers in early 2000s late 90s

[@mortalKombat-m9h]

DMX 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏾RIP dark man X

[@mfundomkhize2337]

Give Hov his flowers

[@erikaslt]

J z freestyle same intro as big l 97

[@MADE_MAN15TH]

⚜️2023🍿👁️👁️🍿

[@uski1977]

Anyway remember the rain storm after this

[@Davidjon1946]

I remember I guy tried to Robb me on the subway in Buffalo New York they daynof this show he did the I have a gun in my jacket using his forefinger and thumb as the gun 😂 I laughed and he went away

[@supadickhead]

Damn it would've been nice to go to an X concert 😥💪🏼🙏🏼

[@MaadAzzGang]

Esp at this time aka his peak

[@nenehoward8629]

My BF at the time was the main bus driver for this tour……and yes, I traveled with him in the bus and met everyone!! I got stories to tell 😳May my BF RIP, he was murdered shortly after the tour 😢

[@MaadAzzGang]

Damn RIP to him. Is he shown in this doc?

[@jamescumberbatch2794]

What’s A Story?

[@Frenchy.]

Everybody know X won that battle, Jay did his lil stunt on the table than dipped.. Ask Irv #LONGLIVEDMX

[@Jay62812]

You saw the footage? I coulda swore the battle was 2 hours long but that u saw that lil clip and you know x won 😂😂😂😂 get off that unless u were there nobody knows who won

[@Frenchy.]

@@Jay62812 U not even worth of a response, square🤡

[@radarinfinite1032]

@@Jay62812 X been obsessed with saying he won. The man clearly lost.

[@elbowgang9715]

DMX footage wasn't filmed so if you weren't there you don't know. On top of that Big L was the person filming and he's dead too.

[@T.H.G.761]

Here because of BLAZE

[@switchking316]

Those where the days

[@Ldog215]

lol. Rite. Da Days when you had to go to ya homie's homie with your list of 15 songs your tryin to get burned onto a CD and hopefully you get at least 12 😂😂😂

[@switchking316]

Word I remember you had to bur movies all that how about the bootleg VHS tapes could not see shit lol

[@manhattanraised4671]

Jay recycled this verse since 87 lol

[@mortalKombat-m9h]

Rest in peace, DMX🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏾 get at me dog

[@stephenwashington1919]

FUCCN HISTORY YAH💯💥🪐🎙️🏆

[@Ldog215]

Facts!! U could feel it when it was happening bac then

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Good

[@MaxwellChimezie-t8s]

People don’t go to concerts to enjoy it anymore ..they go to take videos lol

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Bomb

[@krisrobinson7440]

Imagine if Kanye was signed to the roc at this time, this tour would’ve been on another level!!

[@richardjones3600]

Executive producer HARVEY WEINSTEIN damn he was involved in one of the biggest music events of all time goes to show nonces run the world

[@MaadAzzGang]

I think he only was involved with the documentary seeing as it came on Miramax

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Dame

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Bola

[@ugohearword9627]

1.02 when dancing was cool, now people be twerking and doing too much

[@DZCARDZ]

This shih aint aged well at all😂😂

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Duncan

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Rafiu

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Dapo

[@adeabiodunobasanya9376]

Wtf

[@Famousstarsandexotics]

Sausage fest