JAY-Z - The Story of O.J.

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Directed by Mark Romanek & JAY-Z
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Newman
Producer: Daniel Midgley
Production Coordinator: Lauren Wesley
Creative Director: Lisha Tan Lead
Character Design: Rustam Hasanov
Art Director: Tim Devlin
Title Design: Ilya Abulkhanov
Design: Nathan McKenna, George Fuentes, Ren Chen, Lisha Tan, Amy Graham
Animation: Justin Demetrician, Jason Kang, Kyle Moore, Mikhail Pakhomov, Tim Devlin, Evan Parsons
3D Modeling: Sasha Vinogradova
2D Lead Artist: John Shirley
Storyboard Artist: Vince Wei
Character Animation by Titmouse
Producer: Ben Kalina
Animation Director: Mike Roush
Production Manager: Brendan O’Connor
Animation: Matt Augustin, Roberto Rosi, Richard Mather, Thom McDonnell, Daran Carlin-Weber, Jonathan Peartree, George Chung, Adam Temple, Brian Pak, Mike McCraw, Dante Buford, Marius Alecse, Connie Chan
Cleanup: Jan Naylor, Yi Song, Carl Aspuria, Anthony Parrotta
Editorial by Arcade Edit
Editor: Paul Martinez
Assistant Editor: Pete Dandrea
Music video by JAY-Z performing The Story of O.J.. (C) 2017 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC. Marketed by Roc Nation & Distributed by Roc Nation/UMG Recordings, Inc.

[@user-up1op3kz9q]

The delivery of that fucking “............Okay” gets me every time

[@KhyDev]

Facts

[@tinyguy1015]

Same

[@xtremezoe]

lol, I’ve watched this song for a million times just to watch that part of “Ok”😂😂😂😂

[@nathanielgrant3909]

still here in 2021 breaking my neck to that..."okay"

[@Anonymous-wy5dc]

After listening many times I got what he meant with the "okay" at first i thought he was saying "okay" as in saying OJ is stupid for saying he's just OJ. But after nth times I got it. Jay is simply saying that there is no point in arguing with some people and just worry about building you and those around you. How much time have people spent trying to change another persons mind. OJ is not about that at the end he says it that this advice ain't free, it's worth millions but you can buy for 9.99. Or maybe I'm reading into it too much.

[@ariel6285]

“ I’m not black, I’m O.J” .... “Ok..” Powerful

[@hankock09]

why

[@ariel6285]

hankock09 because oj wasnt part of the black community for a long time, it was like he forgot about being black.

[@ariel6285]

YB lmao I responded very fast, but that’s very true, because I’m black my self and the reason I said that because O.J. Disrespected him self and the black community, like he was afraid of being black, risk taking almost because of all the shitty things that happened to black people

[@ariel6285]

YB the fact is that black people are there own people yet we act like stereotypes because that’s what the white community portrays us as, and no matter if we break that we still Niggas that’s why it’s so powerful like “danm life just suck!”

[@ariel6285]

YB that isn’t true at all, and yes some black people act hood and "Ghetto" yet we dont wanna be them because every time we do something life changing we do get some credit yet we are shut down again and again, we don't wanna blame everything on white people, but they do it to us and other race's like some white blame blacks, Hispanic, jews, asian for all the fucked up shit when its them. And black people dont wanna be below but there not offering jobs for African American that why people get in to drugs and crazy shit, even though they dont want to. We are just try to provide for our self with the little we have and we aren't ungrateful just dissatisfied that we are still treated poorly

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

That ".....Okay." is legendary

[@yanny2822]

Venomous Vince how..?

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

It's just a great line. it's simple, but it works.

[@danielnoel9733]

lool i think i say that "okay......" almost everyday

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Now all of black twitter has a gif to use to make it seem like they’re right now.😂

[@snubblydood6628]

Yea xD

[@thisisurcaptain]

I think Jay-Z is acknowledging his own mistake of buying V12 cars instead of real property. And that is what makes this even more real that he is humble enough to do so in his art. I see why Jay-Z is at the top.

[@htsand]

thinking the same thing!

[@shaniiaaaaa]

“Please don’t die over the neighbourhood that your mama rentin”. That shit hit deeep!

[@thatoneweirdo4092]

I don't get it

[@ethanalspencer7294]

@@thatoneweirdo4092 Don't throw your life away banging for your hood that you're only in because of shitty situations outside of your control. There been a hundred guys before you and there'll be a hundred guys after you getting shot over who owns a street corner that they don't actually own.

[@enow0049]

@@ethanalspencer7294 Damn that explanation... absolutely fucking perfect!

[@chidianuforo3670]

Seriously

[@coconut9250]

@@ethanalspencer7294 that's a nice explanation, i thought it was more about not lowering property value for them landlords

[@kcox621]

The Juice has been squeezed y’all

[@RA-xd1ck]

*R.I.P. OJ the Goat* 🐐

[@MrScubajsb]

​@@RA-xd1ckthe goat? Of what? Getting away with murder?

[@Historybrickfilms]

@@MrScubajsbhe was accused

[@MrScubajsb]

@@Historybrickfilms we all know he did it

[@Historybrickfilms]

@@MrScubajsb we’ll never know

[@TripSe7en_77]

The most important song Jay ever made

[@Cemotelli]

True shit

[@ruzgaryasar4041]

That would be d'evils

[@banktoll1109]

I swear to g

[@cjayw]

Facts!

[@johnwright7916]

Yep wealth inequality from two centuries of slavery and decades of legal discrimination. That's were most other problems stem from. Not just in America either.

[@trevorl.burgess4279]

Jay-Z's social commentary is so elevated. Every time I hear this song again, I walk away with more than I had before.

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

It's the most surface level social commentary when it comes to race and wealth. And it's pretty hypocritical coming from Jay

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

@@bbertsamson8118 well Jay is someone who made his money off his and other people's music. He always talks a big game about "buying back the block" and "giving back to the community" which he pretty much didn't do himself accept for a couple of donations and a basketball court. Saying "don't kill each other" isn't deep, everyone knows gang wars hurt the community, but there is a reason gangs exist and that reason is systemic. He takes the blame off the system and puts it onto poor people who are it's victims. People don't start selling drugs because they just want fun, they are desperate and poor, growing up around constant violence and abuse. His advice boils down to "invest the money you don't have and maybe you will be rich in like 20 years", which isn't just useless, it's insulting. There are so many deeper ways of looking at these problems, he'll Kendrick did it better in GKMC without ever being this explicit.

[@MpumeleloMakhanya-y7z]

Fr

[@ismayelv2383]

no lol

[@trevorl.burgess4279]

@@Cyborg_Lenin Why is it the most surface level social commentary in your opinion? And why is it hypocritical? I'm not trying to argue the point. Just interested in your reasons.

[@stardustinmypocket]

Why is no one talking about this imagery?? It's fantastic! Taking old stylized stereotypes of black people and turning it on it's head is so clever.

[@realhvmanbeing]

Chelapop I think he chose it because this was the cartoon style used back then and sometimes mocked blacks

[@janetmccoy2192]

Don’t underestimate the intelligence that JZ has!

[@A_Strawberry]

IKR!

[@A_Strawberry]

@@janetmccoy2192 He most likely had nothing to do with the music video

[@MrHrishimishra]

everything about this is gold, the beat ,the samples,lyrics ,message!

[@AtheistJr]

The OJ-Ok Line is hands down one of Jay Z's best lyrics ever. Even though it's so simple, you just feel how much meaning he packs into that pause. Honestly the comedic timing is just gold. It's absolutely brilliant.

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aniZlmeKlq-roas.

[@kiwiintheskywithdiamonds7611]

He says "shit" and the n word the 80% of the song, that's not great lyrics lmao 🤡

[@bas_ee]

@@kiwiintheskywithdiamonds7611 you dont understand the meaning of this song dude. and people using the clown emoji to insult someone are the most fucking cringey childish people on the internet ever. grow up hjahaha

[@landothecomando]

Accept Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior in your heart

[@AtheistJr]

@@landothecomando no lol

[@murrlandmac6340]

This song should have had the same impact as “this is America”

[@1MrPink1]

its too bad he took the concept from Big Kick's track Nina from his debut album Blue Lotus.... look at the release project dates.

[@slope.2469]

KingMuchy this is america was so popular because it was a meme

[@InesNezzy]

KingMuchy this is America was stupid and petty

[@AmiiboFarmer0]

slope. ?

[@slope.2469]

Amiibo Farmer look it up

[@Gtech1490]

Bro this is the realiist song ever made. Life and history collide. Listen mortgage advice art investing re investing in your community and family wealth all In one song

[@jackbeanstalk9208]

Na realest shit was what when 2 Chainz said "she got a big booty so I call her big booty"

[@kingbennett8040]

And all these idiots heard was the money phone line 😭😭😭😭

[@MacMilanakas]

B.laci

[@MacMilanakas]

V.lack

[@MacMilanakas]

Black

[@quanphil1628]

“Y'all on the 'gram holdin' money to your ear There's a disconnect, we don't call that money over here, yeah”. this bar is so simple but one of the hardest bars I’ve ever heard in my life

[@jakebrian2659]

Low key

[@Teknostorm108]

One of my favourite bars ever

[@TripSe7en_77]

One of the realest bars I’ve heard

[@vice_versa21]

It’s like a quadruple entendre lol

[@shoryqwabe4605]

Please explain

[@lisztdylan7846]

Everything, the artstyle, the beat, lyrics, the sampling of Nina Simone and Kool & the Gang, the social commentary, makes this a masterpiece.

[@bsleezy859]

Wuz just here myself ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 power to my people

[@m1lky1337]

Gotta agree with you on all counts here boss! Truly a modern work of art. I was curious what the sample was from Kool & the Gang?

[@jordanalexander1592]

Shit gave me goosebumps!

[@chaoskong2987]

@@m1lky1337 Sample is Kool is Back

[@lisztdylan7846]

@@m1lky1337 ye my bad, I mixed up kool is back by funk inc with KatG.

[@rambro24]

will go down as one of the realest song Jay-Z ever wrote

[@eddiehill5523]

? Able

[@papalulu6]

Not wrong there

[@Livingforpeace1]

RANSOM JR its refreshing, the truth, he's able to reach those who can appreciate it

[@valovanje]

well he doesnt write...but i feel u

[@xjinit]

realist? Bullshit, Jay didnt mention how all of the "niggas" hes talking shit about are the reason for his success. He want to be "real" and help financially wake the "niggas" then start offering business loans to African Americans, WTF he need 810 million for?

[@ApparitionFVT]

This song is a stark reminder that Jay was so real, it’s insane. This track is a strong piece of musical history. 1❤

[@louisebruton]

This is literally a work of genius. Both the song and maybe the visuals even more so.

[@zagzagel420]

people don't quite get this song

[@matthewjohnson3302]

@@zagzagel420 cuz everyone act so snobby bout it we’re overthinking the images right in our face. And the simple to the point lyrics. It took me coming back to this with a clear mind years later to gain new perspective from the first watches.

[@matthewjohnson3302]

@@zagzagel420 like him walking from the ship bunkers where they caught us to the standing at attention for him on an S.S. In the same scene. Or that lil boy excited at the end while the grownups stare with a straight face, that hits the subconscious in a special way

[@MrMustacrackish]

I like how it was likely inspired by that one line about Dumbo and they just rolled with it

[@souleimbarry8762]

and timing

[@miguela2790]

This song is a masterpiece, the visuals, the flow, the cadence, the beat and it packs one hell of a message, Jay still got it.

[@ricodelavega4511]

indeed, first time i've heard it. The most american song I've ever heard.

[@yasashii89]

The lyrics are shit. He just says nigga over and over again. The animations are really good though.

[@rashadjames8996]

@@yasashii89 You miss the point. Listen to it again.

[@God-px8ft]

Jay Z is 52 now And racism was in the 50's

[@God-px8ft]

@rnarayanan2023 I don't know

[@FaaaaapMaster]

I remember when in high school I decided to write an essay explaining this song. Have to say it got me an A in history, thanks Jay.

[@agastyasinha6174]

That sounds sick could u send it or upload it somewhere

[@affpang18black44]

Do you still have it? I would like to read it

[@smokedoutvillain]

i would pay to read this

[@magdalenamikulic6546]

me too

[@skooter437]

Yo yeah I’d jump on this as well

[@zsuperior4663]

Thought I’d come here one last time before I stop listening to his music

[@7---32-]

Art is art

[@zsuperior4663]

@@7---32-no

[@EVO6-]

Why would you stop listening to his music Edit: yeah nevermind I can see that

[@ghostlotuslotus8398]

You found out he did it? Wow you know everyone involved? You definitely need to go public with what you found since you know he's guilty and on other soul knows it yet😂

[@HammeredHoffman]

Great song but yeah he did it

[@embri.o]

main point: don't be selfish, think of your communities. make investments, accumulate wealth that builds with time and pass wealth to your future generations so that your people may flourish collectively.

[@toxickgames1786]

Well said

[@embri.o]

@@toxickgames1786 ty

[@deanvanhamersveld4231]

Nah that isn’t the point

[@embri.o]

@@deanvanhamersveld4231 how do you interpret this song?

[@hella_cool1312]

There can be no meaningful liberation under capitalism.

[@rxpht6532]

are we bad people for collectively coming here straight after OJ passed?

[@hotjeesy]

Listened to Virginia by Clipse just now as well

[@TomatoCoffeeOfficial]

😅

[@EmilyHartley25989]

Nah, we ain't killing nobody.

[@aleaseknows8334]

No

[@jasoncarver645]

Naw 😅

[@perfectndlovu9300]

That "Okay" is perfection

[@camiwhite2489]

Absolute perfection!

[@anantambisht4895]

Yes

[@abramslion1]

why? would that be?

[@imtm]

@@abramslion1 the tone, you can feel the disappointment and tiredness from his voice I guess.

[@imtm]

Like “really?…. ‘k….”

[@TheBINIBALL]

Kwame Ture was tryna give us the same message 60 years ago and we didn’t listen then and we’re still not listening today. Thank you Hov and RIP Kwame Ture

[@jaetok]

Concept. Delivery. Message. Perfect.

[@Brew1dCity]

running fromadults AGREED

[@ymfexperience3138]

Check out Young Black America by Meek MIll. He released it a week ago and it's powerful just like this video. People sleeping on Jay Z and Meek Mill on the conscious tip

[@lanishajackson2677]

running fromadults yea, he fed some mfas minds w/ this 1

[@lanishajackson2677]

this isn't a diss track at all, it's an uplift track

[@Rokutarox3TV]

LaNisha Jackson exactly, this a wake yo ass up track

[@starelise1387]

The song motivated me to clean up my credit card debt and be smarter with my spending. No more buying labels wasting money trying to keep up with an image.

[@thedislikebutton3425]

Smart

[@papakimesos53]

Respect

[@justinhunstad1760]

Cleaning up your credit card debt is like an investment with 20% return. How is your score doing now a days?

[@starelise1387]

@@justinhunstad1760 I’ve been cleaning up my credit since 2019 I was almost 20K in debt now it’s summer 2022 and I’m only 6K in debt (due to home repairs). My credit score is 735. That 6K is nothing to pay off. I would advise all young people to start a line of credit and BE SMART!!! buy and pay the balance, buy and pay the balance don’t let it build

[@justinhunstad1760]

Don't get involved with the wrong woman. A toxic woman will bleed you dry financially.

[@HasanKhan-nz3wy]

Feel like some people missed a big part when he speaks on art going up in value and says can’t wait to give it to his children. That’s generational wealth and how the rich pass down their wealth to their family without having to pay the tax! Amazing

[@bolshevikbuffoonery414]

I think this song is great because it’s not pro capitalism per say, it’s just good advice for the system we live under.

[@castrocastro6524]

💯

[@ethanalspencer7294]

@@bolshevikbuffoonery414 The game keeps playing around you whether you like/think it's fair or not, so you might as well learn to play it well while it's here.

[@KyleDevy]

But how you getting the wealth. Not everyone can just invest and make money. When you're living pay check to pay check your stuck in a system with no way out.

[@girlontheedge2636]

@@KyleDevy U can't change the system

[@RichardTetta]

This is quite simply a fully realized masterwork. An artist at the absolute zenith of their game.

[@sergiomendoza4850]

If that “...okay.” Doesn’t go down in history as one of Hov’s best lines/moments, then we’ve failed him as a fan base.

[@judedupera9399]

That or the # don't forget about the other B ....

[@Mookaron]

😂💀

[@nickfusco3064]

@@judedupera9399 🤣🤣🤣 and the other b!

[@jalysawilliams2527]

Lls

[@vassreacts]

That is now one of the trending sounds on TikTok

[@Jerellaj]

"You're on the gram holding money to your ear There's a disconnect, we don't call that money over here!" One sweet ass line.

[@tolulopeawoyinfa9245]

JayOrigins !!!

[@rahbeugdav5280]

son, that was the hottest and illest line of the song.

[@dadon2645]

genius ! now on the next album let's explain race, nationality and status

[@jomarcoliverman4971]

JayOrigins word that line was ill

[@daveturner725]

its over hear

[@zayuh1896]

"I'm tryna give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99." He's dropping life gems all throughout this entire album. Life advise. Financial advise. This isn't a Jay-Z album. This is a Shawn Carter album. One of his best. Grown folk rap.

[@ericsmith2552]

Isaiah Chavez sounds like a scam

[@boysallah6744]

Isaiah Chavez 💯

[@jebustavera8132]

Isaiah Chavez na he don't give a rat's ass about you

[@KabbalahSherry]

Isaiah Chavez - Preach ✊🏾💯

[@fukyofeelings7228]

Hazardous Lazarus He dont have to give a fuck about u to give advise or message

[@Oqualquer]

If this is not the most important/impactful song written by Jay Z, idk what this even is man... Also what an great song, amazing job Jay Z my man!

[@gogotero99]

“Please don’t die over the neighborhood, that you mama rented.” Damn, real shit

[@psyilux]

Went over my head for a little bit, just got it this time around listenin

[@FusionttvO.o]

@@psyilux could you guys explain the line? I've been trying to understand it but i'm failing at it.

[@psyilux]

@@FusionttvO.o no problemo, pretty sure Hes saying dont die in a neighborhood you dont own or that you just rent

[@obanjespirit2895]

He's saying don't rep a neighbourhood you don't own. Talking about territorial gang wars , conflicts and disputes, saying they are not worth it when it's all just owned by white people anyway and you and yours have always just been tenants. It's also a metaphor for African American experience in America in general. Dying, slaving for a place at the very best, doesn't care about you just to make the old masters more money.

[@FusionttvO.o]

@@psyilux oh so like don't be content with what you've achieved until your parents no longer have to pay for your spot?

[@renegadebond6268]

This is how a music video should be done. Subliminal, meaningful, and artistic. EVERYTHING from slavery to the slums of yesterday, the director of this video didn't shy away and that's what makes this video beautiful.

[@chrisr3120]

Renegade Bond Why is slavery still relevant? It's been over 150 years... Our country itself is only about 241 years old. 62% of all US history is post-slavery. We are about 7 generations removed from the practice. Do you realize just how far removed that is? We are talking the last member of your family who MIGHT have been born into slavery just before it was abolished would have been your great great great great grandparents... And we are talking they MIGHT have made it to about 10 years old before it was abolished so even they lived their entire adult lives free. Do you even understand in biological and economic terms just how far back that is? Do you know how many great great great great grandparents you had? Well, you had 2 parents, each of them had 2 parents, and so on. So that gives us about 2 to the power of 7... Or 128... 128 great great great great grandparents. Do you know any of their names? You shouldn't given how most of them probably died about 90 to 100 years before you were born when you account for the shorter lifespan back then, hence why you never realized you had so many of them... I mean sure... You could argue that they were set back economically after slavery ended, but inflation is kind of the great equalizer in that regard... I mean, monitary wealth just simply doesn't age well on its own given how, for example, the $5 meal you probably buy for lunch today would have only cost you about 34 cents back when slavery ended, but hey... That is just a 1470% increase from inflation... I am totally sure if they had been given the reparations everyone likes to talk about back then that they would at least have been enough by today's standards to order a pizza or something. I mean, odds are 90%of everything that factored into your development financially was all earned by your parents, and the other 9.999% by your grandparents leaving only 0.0001% as having anything to do with eveyone before that combined. Seriously... When are people going to put the topic of slavery to rest? Or are they just going to keep pressing the issue until we finally get a generation of white people who tell them where to stick that BS?

[@dejajackson7244]

Chris R I honestly respect your opinion on this topic, but I must say that Slavery should always be relevant. I completely understand where you are coming from and we don’t need to live in the past but we can not forget the past. No one can act like slavery didn’t exist, its embedded in our brains. Like i said I respect your opinion but i just do not think we should just forget that slavery ever happened. We should know about it and make it relevant so everyone could see how much we have grown as people.🤞

[@HeroGangMusic]

rare finding logic on youtube.

[@lvirgo2857]

Renegade Bond So true👏👏😍. Its a shame most don't understand this vid or meaning behind it!

[@dwilson2duble00]

This song is so relatable. From "then" to now. Good track J. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@JuliaMozena]

Can we appreciate how smooth the animation is tho? And the message is incredibly amazing too, I really wish this would be more famous

[@pandakillerjax4358]

Jubz Jubz shut up satan u killed my baby.( jokes asides this video really is cool)

[@nolanavelitre2355]

it has 70 million views and is a meme i dont think it could get anymore famous then this.

[@marlontaylor833]

no

[@tony_5156]

People got triggered because he said something positive about Jewish people and they don’t appreciate the art/ aka the black caricatures. Damn it too many super pansys on earth.

[@frankscassi4960]

Jubz Jubz I heard it for the first time at the Beyoncé/Jay-Z concert two days ago, and I really was impressed by it

[@thecapone45]

“Y’all think it’s boujee I’m like it’s fine, but I’m tryna sell you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.” So much there and I feel like that line alone isn’t talked about enough.

[@luyandanene6364]

That's true because it's so literally wisdom , it's so cold in truth 🥶

[@OldPets.]

YOU ARE HIDING A CHILD, LET THAT BOY COME HOME ‼‼🐐🐐

[@Albern4]

thats the story of adidon 😭

[@OldPets.]

@Albern4 I know but it has the same beat

[@Albern4]

@@OldPets. then why comment it here 😭

[@coryverses]

deadbeat…

[@miggy44]

DEADBEAT MUTHAFUCKA PLAYIN BORDER PATROL

[@PressedOutMedia]

The ignorant will take offense, the wise will take a lesson..

[@mommateewhatsgoodtaylor6709]

Exactly!

[@JBOM-qp8nq]

The wise don’t watch jay z videos on KZbin homie.

[@melthework4511]

JBOM9000 Wise people come in all shapes and sizes. Some wise people are students to the game of hip hop.

[@PressedOutMedia]

JBOM9000 Speak for yourself my brother.. I see you’re here.. I would HOPE you consider yourself, and whoever liked this comment as “Wise” 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ColbyWanShinobi]

Don't oversimplify, that comment about Jewish people is ham-fisted. This is far from a "masterpiece", but it's still good and still has an important core message.

[@UnbreakableKicks]

beat go so hard

[@dalzielrawlings5188]

J white made iy

[@therealding221]

Unbreakable kicks. Woot. I watch your vids all the time. Best Jordan collection on KZbin except for jumpman bostic.

[@Amulya316]

Beat goes well with Drake diss🔥🔥

[@alphai1876]

Yeet

[@frankrevare4405]

It’s more subtle

[@father2mother3]

Light minor, Dark minor, Faux minor, Real minor, Rich minor, Poor minor, House minor, Field minor. Still minor. Still minor.

[@father2mother3]

Jay Z like, "I'm not diddy, I'm Jay Z" We'll see.

[@Goatedtylergregoryokonma]

"Street diddy, dont fck with me..."

[@Andy-uc]

Omg no

[@HammeredHoffman]

Breh

[@residalgod]

@@father2mother3 ..Okay.

[@saffron6870]

The clean version is the instrumental

[@Brokeascivic]

Now that's what you call a certified bruh moment

[@darraarljod8911]

Woah

[@heysisters5272]

Truuueeeee

[@Littenblitz]

@Atlas Bennett lmaoooo

[@alexandercurtis219]

It's dope 🔥

[@generichomosapien2295]

Seems appropriate to re-visit this.

[@RA-xd1ck]

*R.I.P. OJ the Goat* 🐐

[@Spaglo]

@@RA-xd1ckno way bro said oj was the goat he killed somebody 💀💀

[@nerveagent1905]

This and role model by Eminem

[@MeanNYer]

Yep ...that's what lead me back here.

[@Secondplanetfromthesun]

@@Spaglo Goat at killing somebody

[@chidianuforo3670]

This whole song is the truth. "Financial freedoms my only hope. Fuck living rich and dying broke". I've lived my life based on this line since I heard it.

[@MANI_EMMXT]

I dont understand please explain

[@chidianuforo3670]

@@MANI_EMMXT Jay is basically saying put yourself in a position where your money isn't dependent on your boss. If you get fired, it doesn't matter because you're making money other ways and doing so in a way that it continues to grow so you're not broke before you die. If you think about retirement, people save their whole lives and retire with a million dollars but because they have no other income and their money isn't growing, that million dollars continues to deplete. So by the time they're on their death bed, all of their retirement funds have been used up and they have nothing to leave to their children.

[@sacredtheban]

@@chidianuforo3670 and what can we do to change it?

[@TheRealSpicySucc]

@@sacredtheban learn to invest

[@305trades]

ON GOD

[@huracan360]

They got him for 2:35

[@grasennance9385]

The scene at 3:31 hits hard. The man walking out of the ship happy as can be, ready for freedom. Then taking a glance at what is around him... what is happening. He was manipulated into thinking he would be going to the free land.

[@elmongoose]

Thanks I had my eyes closed when i was watching the video

[@kyele8501]

@@elmongoose oh shit

[@elmongoose]

@@kyele8501 me too man

[@AJSchnell]

Free as long as you dedicate 20 years of your life to schooling, work 40 hour weeks every week all year for 40 years then yes, you’ll have about 10-15 years of freedom assuming you still have the energy and health at 65.

[@Postothe141st]

@@AJSchnell Damn you woke woke

[@SavierreMyles]

Wish all the comments weren’t about Youngboy... we here for JAY

[@manic459]

Ong

[@joe-jq6cx]

No joke ybs a clown not like jay z whos an og im not even gonna waste my breath spelling out ybs name because I wouldn't do the same for any other clown

[@Prezzyknowz]

Nooo cap.

[@Toyheartz]

Childish

[@cartierr.aneudy]

But u supporting wit his shirt🤦🏽‍♂️ it be his own fans🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️💯

[@Mark_Lunn]

This songs shows on not only talented Jay is as a rapper, but also that he’s incredibly intelligent. More intelligent than most rappers.

[@thatonezeldafan5275]

He makes one song and he’s somehow enlightened or some shit lmfao you’re lying to yourself

[@Mark_Lunn]

ThatOne ZeldaFan I’m also looking at his net worth of $1B

[@jmaxel5061]

@@thatonezeldafan5275 he's intelligent cuz he gave us RD, 4:44, the blueprint or the black album. Any of these albums could fit in hip hop top 100. Name a rapper who could do better

[@Phearsum]

@@thatonezeldafan5275 Jay has been very wise for a very long time. But he understands people don't wanna hear too much at once and spoonfeeds gems to fans. He said it in an interview.

[@soundmind6477]

M.T.S The Shark which he can’t take with him to the other side!

[@Ronn_V]

As a teen i thought Jay-Z was just flaunting, as an adult now i realised he's giving us advice

[@wdmertens]

This animation is like 50% of the experience.

[@aymandaij]

You know Pascal?

[@aymandaij]

Skoda La Skoda but do you know Barook?

[@cardiaccoder9622]

Ayman Daij what about them?

[@Janinho897]

Only 50? cuz I'm really not getting that much from the song.

[@manfredportabello6523]

it's at least 70%

[@laenathesiren7178]

"I'm not black, I'm OJ ....Okay" The complete doneness he has even in the cartoon

[@robdepolo122]

yes

[@grakata2556]

What does doneness mean?

[@DiverseLA]

Yeah what is “doneness”

[@Meminjo]

GRAKATA it means hes done with that shit. He's fed up.

[@laenathesiren7178]

Exactly

[@dukethomas7217]

This is Jay-Z's best song. It is critically important to every African American. This is Jay-Z talking the talk *after walking the walk*

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

You are exactly right. And guess what, it hardly got any props or media when it dropped cuz I am just now finding it due to my work on racist cartoons by Disney. Just remember Bro, Disney was the biggest and worst offender out dem all while portraying themselves as pro-kid & pro-family. Only white families as now we can see light of how they brainwashed us as kids as these cartoons ran in full until 1967! Rem, don't spend your money on ANYTHING Disney as they should be boycotted forever & shut down Son!

[@timotheewilliams9086]

African American 😂, we are BLACK AMERICANS 👌

[@dukethomas7217]

@@timotheewilliams9086 🥱🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴

[@derrickgriffines9050]

@@timotheewilliams9086 OKAY..

[@xxmemekipxxlastname4846]

minus the fact that he portrays white people as the oppressors when africa is the one who sold all their people as slaves for money to america.

[@jonathanyeong324]

Jay-Z's best song ever

[@TheeCoolKid]

Economic freedom is the only way to break free from the chains of the past. Best way to describe this song.

[@vicentegomezsantana2386]

fake

[@randomnick2641]

@@vicentegomezsantana2386 Lame

[@adrianpaul1985]

@@hunterrrdrives perfect. You hit the nail on the head

[@maiskk6326]

@@hunterrrdrives You both got it right, and there is still more to add

[@evanw7878]

Literally not the message

[@liltowel8510]

This is Pure Art. This isn't music. This is more of a story to a old school beat.

[@cleorandall2444]

music is art

[@sharondavis6542]

Do you even know the point of this song

[@ArmstrongMayNelson]

Yeah Jay Z did this!!!!! Pure truth too!

[@Arylist]

Whoever animated this is a legend

[@40sznn]

Fr

[@drinkingcontainercookedpas959]

why so racist animation tho

[@michellepelegrino389]

@@drinkingcontainercookedpas959 in which matched the message of the lyrics clearly

[@persephonesdiadem278]

It was me

[@Thatguy420-69]

@@drinkingcontainercookedpas959 what

[@NewHitMrPMD]

This letter is for the deep ones. STILL LISTENING 🎧🎶 RESPECT 🙏🏼

[@Yionbot]

“Passing power to your people, it aint nothing realer” ~Nipsey Hussle

[@hoangavw]

Real recognise real

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

This is deep. The message is so strong, the beat is so sick, the depth of this is like art. Jay Z is top 3 ever. This is sick, and it's good.

[@SC-xt8lz]

If he's top 3 who are 1 and 2

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

@@SC-xt8lz pac, em

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

@@SC-xt8lz i said, top 3 all time. Meaning arguably on top 1, 2, 3 not, the third best. You misinterpreted it. It's like me saying he's one of the 3 best rappers of all time.

[@sacredtheban]

@@Xiaolongbaokid16 lol em will never have powerful songs like this

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

@@Xiaolongbaokid16 where's t.i. in this conversation

[@vhsmusic1256]

People missed the all point he is talking about even if you are a light skin ,dark skin,poor or rich black person you are still a black person you are still a «nigga» to them and OJ is representing some black people who try to run away from their “blackness” people who don’t want to be assimilated to black people. And he is giving money advice to the black community because most of the time they spend it on non essential things.For those who are offended by the way they draw the black people he did it on purpose for people to be shocked (and to remind us that was how they saw us before and that’s how they use to draw us).

[@vhsmusic1256]

@@Rtbj335yeah but sometimes we don’t need to always be sugarcoated we need a rough wake up but I respect your opinion

[@princerock4555]

@@Rtbj335 cartoon is a old cartoon rip off from the 40s also a play on what he’s saying. If you knew Jay z you know he’s a subliminal guy and not someone who’s in your face with what he’s saying. The cartoon isn’t a slap in the face it’s a reminder of how people use to think and still think. Also it’s a reminder that not to long people actually made images like this.

[@Lysergic_]

@@Rtbj335 there are people still alive today who watched cartoons like the ones seen in the video as a kid. We can't just ignore problems that are in our day-to-day life. If you can't handle that then log off the internet

[@igorsnopkowski]

@@Rtbj335 What's racist about it? It literally just shows trully how it used to be in the America historically. If you get offended by something like that maybe not the cartoon is the problem bro

[@badbananapeel]

This was an amazing synopsis seriously.

[@acc0unt776]

this is the greatest music video i've ever saw

[@leboiboiboi]

I refuse to believe that this is three years old. Edit : who's here during quarantine?? Edit 2: four years now, wtf

[@ZyMcfadden]

Same🤔

[@Silvercharm5555]

prod. by VENDETT4 time flies

[@leboiboiboi]

@@Silvercharm5555 true man. It hasn't even been that long and it feels nostalgic.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Aas a good summer

[@BritBrat444]

Timeless

[@ooodjay3287]

"Y'all on the gram holdin money to yo ear there's a disconnect we don't call that money over here" this nigga dissed 90% of the era rappers we have today😂💀

[@zachary6701]

DJ 254 kodak mostly 😂

[@PhilT_Rich]

Triple entendre don't even ask me how

[@ashantiki6833]

M. StV how

[@FrozT99]

DJ 254 mainly these instagram stunters

[@calvinbrown592]

Lol He's telling the truth,that money phone stuff is corny

[@DadaKoita]

This is a new classic for me. Thank you Jay

[@chrisleroi977]

Natural Dada O.Jay ? 😂😂

[@DadaKoita]

ehehehehehehe

[@antonbgoodwin]

Hits harder today!!!

[@KofiAduAgyepong]

No Cap!

[@josephscott6001]

“You on the the gram holding money to your ear there’s a disconnect we don’t call that money over here”. Will always cherish that message

[@josephscott6001]

Dia. Basically he’s not flexing his riches unlike most rappers today.

[@adandelgado977]

Hes saying that rappers flex all that advance money they get but what does it even matter when it's mostly all the labels making the real money....Jay gets his own money and never flashes it on media

[@PunkRockSkater1128]

Also a play on the holding money to ur ear like ur making a call with ur money but then he says there is a disconnect like a disconncting the phone call and then we dont call that money over here is another reference to call like phone call

[@someoneElse4229]

I think he's referring to the average person here flashing a stack of 20s on Instagram that they made from either working a 9-5 or illegally. He's saying that whatever they made doesn't even count as money because it's nothing compared to what he's made through business deals. The disconnect he mentions restates the fact that the average person doesn't understand his motivations for making money. There's a misconception that he makes money in order to flaunt/enjoy it, so others do the same. He doesn't make money to flaunt; he makes money in order to strengthen his legacy. That was my first thought on these lines.

[@nikolairodriguez5147]

People may have different opinions... here is my first thought as I watched the video. I thought it as black people refuse to invest their money and they hold it instead "behind their ear", money is worthless unless you use it for something. It makes sense as he earlier stated "this building was worth 2 million... now its worth 8 million" and the painting scene. What he may be trying to convey is that (black) people are "dumb-o" because they do not invest their money, they hold it instead for useless crap. And that is why Jews are rich but not them. I may be totally wrong, but this was my first thought

[@Agent56000]

Correct me if wrong To those who don’t know where the “I’m not black I’m OJ” quote came from .During Ojs football years , someone was telling him and other black athletes how important their voices are for black civil rights moments and why they must participate in civil rights .Oj replied saying “I’m oj I’m not black “ Source: OJ made in America Documentary

[@ihateyoube]

@suenosdefrijoles wasnt he wearing plastic gloves underneath

[@Angel_Shyyy]

Oh now I get it

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I still laugh at that all day that's my favorite 🤣 part of the 🎵🎶

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I can still remember my parents saying that back then when he originally said it . 👌🆗️ 😆🤣😂😹

[@Agent56000]

@@kaleahcollins4567 lmao I feel ya .

[@Glory-Compass]

Don't understand how People are Hating this, Jay is Possibly Giving you a Thousand dollars Advice, all you Got to do is Listen Carefully

[@dpslaughter1898]

People don’t like the truth it’s that simple

[@kencarson666]

I’m taking 500k now than dinner with him. I can listen to his music in due time.

[@Cay9z]

Advice for niggas like me

[@deshaunblackett4745]

Who hating

[@archiewilson4363]

Explain to us all how he’s giving us this advice (no hate this song still slaps)

[@Gokuisthegre]

This is still relevant in 2024 all the images in this video this is our history thank you jay for putting a mirror up and letting us learn where we come from our history is painful and harsh let’s not keep sugarcoating the past like it didn’t happen

[@raneedi6953]

“im not black im oj” yall must realize how deep that is

[@RancidKari]

yeah

[@vonthagod]

Same

[@smoothwater11]

RancidKari explain please

[@soygenial111]

@@smoothwater11 If my understandment is correct the fact that OJ Simpson said that, literally has him reject his own race and just "accept" his role as a piece of meat for the consumption of white people.

[@smoothwater11]

Gerardo Aguas-Baterísta/Drummer damm thanks

[@Shay-it2sg]

People get mad over the stereotypical cartoon. GOOD. That was the point. Since Disney, Warner Bros etc used them all of the time.

[@MS-tf8vh]

Tashayla Borden not disney warner brothers look up coal black and de seben dwarfs if u want racist shit even disney wouldnt ever pull

[@kevkerbster]

Tashayla Borden among others

[@tftptM10]

summer stevens u tell them sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrGoblin1000]

Not really Disney, the worst he did was Song of The South. Honestly it was the Warner Bros who made a lot of racist cartoons.

[@MrBenny1010101]

More like Warner bros. Look at the old bugs bunny cartoons from the 40's haha. I can't recall any old disney cartoons like this. However, to be fair, the white gloves on old disney characters are rumored to be inspired by minstrel shows

[@umerali6858]

if u are wondering the ''my skin is black'' is from nina simone - four women song

[@Nhebster]

Umer Ali it's a sample

[@thevibestation5174]

I just realized nina simone is the lady in the piano

[@margarettacarrecter3915]

Zugy wow im 52 did not know nina

[@NewsYouCanUse3]

Umer Ali Great comments

[@EricDelshunMusicPage]

Loner Nation animated music video inspired by The Story Of Oj (on channel) ericdelshun.com

[@salcruz9267]

I’m A Latino and over the past 5 years or so I have come back to this song for first verse. I think of my culture and Mexican Americans who have no sense of pride or appreciation for their family who work their ass off to come here to America. They turn their backs on it. They try to achieve some sort of approval from white america. Which they might think they do but will never realize that in their eyes they always still that🫘. SMH

[@obuluscisco4935]

I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man. -realest shii

[@specialagentbob6633]

FACTS..💯💯💯💯💯

[@yourname1869]

Sounds similar to E-Dubble - Hampden Park

[@maroonhorizon1693]

Obulus Cisco hits bluntttt

[@nsamusic6492]

I feel like the fact that black people were slaves and so masters would sell them at auction meant he's the business. Oh my... That... Was... Deep... As a black person I swear that hit me

[@rezmosthated6620]

when does it even say that boi

[@dayvioncarter2246]

Congratulations Jay Z! You are leading The 60th Grammy Awards with 8 nominees you're legend and I hope you win some.

[@WizardDick]

I think he'll win at least 3

[@Cmulvey999]

Dayvion Carter he will win album of the year

[@aaronnixon7608]

Christopher Mulvey nah kendrik will

[@jimbojones1774]

Only hearing this now and realizing it was out a year ago. How I feel? Dumbo.

[@justinpettit3432]

Lol

[@BigNezzHD]

Jimbo Jones honestly I thought this came out at least 5 years ago

[@chrisp6608]

Hahaha funny guys

[@jimmmgrimmm2498]

Jimbo Jones ..... Jimbo Dumbo.....lol....just messing with you....Peace

[@violadash4374]

im just hearing it 2day. woww

[@Bud-y7x]

One of the greatest music videos of all time.

[@Blacmorecito]

i've been listening to this song like 5 times. i'm not even black but god damn it's a good message.

[@lunatic9735]

Fucking same

[@VBVTV]

No one said you had to be Black.

[@beejay271]

As long as you don't try to sing along with the hook you good😁👍

[@rickyyyyyyy4373]

@@beejay271 Im also a minority am I allowed to lol

[@tazmon122]

ya not listening, ya vibin. it's NOT a good message. between the lyrics and the imagery, this piece is addressing directly how the western ideal of past slavery has lead us to the current systemic issues of relating to racism in this country. it doesn't matter the color of your skin to get that. Jay-Z got no answers, he's just taking a full frontal attack at "all lives matter", "the civil war was about state's rights not slavery", "keep politics out of football", and so on. it's not a good message, he's not saying everything is ok, he's not saying how far we've come as a society, he's not saying the issues of racism and antisemitism have brought NY together. he's saying there's a problem. there's always been a problem. and long after Jay-Z gone, there still gonna be a problem. the only good in that message is that he isn't turning a blind eye towards those scars. he's forcing you to look....but that ain't "good" either. ........unless you feel warm and safe in the violence of this systemic racist imagery burned into our countries history from slavery, to Jim Crow laws, to All Lives Matter. i guess if you need to point out your race, you vibe on that too.

[@duno6552]

“Please don’t die over the neighborhood, that ya momma rentin Take yo drug money and buy the neighborhood, that’s how you rinse it” Literally just told everyone how to clean dirty money while simultaneously stopping gentrification.

[@peytonholm]

Wow. Yes

[@torryleake222]

They ain't gone listen though.

[@JOE-bm9oq]

"Ya'll think its boujee Im saying its fine but I'm trying to give you a million dollars worth of gain for $99.99" They ain't gonna listen. He's trying to teach about generational wealth, investing in property and antiques to capitalise on the increasing value and and worth of said properties and investments so he can use that money for more growth, and pass it from generation to generation.... Long term wealth, over the short term wealth people endulgde in today...

[@assadbradley7870]

you can’t buy property with illegal profits🙄

[@luulahmed4228]

@@assadbradley7870 who said you cant?

[@lumbanielz7357]

The level of artistry is "INSANE"🔥

[@raynbirdmusic]

Yeah fam. Next level shit

[@Username-ze1ux]

100…next level indeed!

[@cbknitr0622]

yes.

[@Nicole-kx9vg]

U ain't lying

[@Vele1267]

Artistry?.. you mean a fifth grader drawing something

[@NanaKowjo]

This record made me use my money wisely, and now i am financially free, love from Africa Ghana ... like if you still rocking this record ❤‍🔥

[@codyjack8918]

“Please don’t die over the neighborhood, that ya mama renting!”

[@shoshqk]

Can't understand 😕 can u explain

[@elz4356]

@@shoshqk Gang members that die over/for their “hood” when they never really own the neighbourhood as their mum rents the house.

[@codyjack8918]

@@elz4356 thank you lol

[@gildedpeahen876]

such a real line omfg

[@ryanflanagan9624]

Jesus loves you! He died on the cross and rose again and by His blood our sins are forgiven. all sin and fall short of God's glory and the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior forevermore. declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen see romans 10 and john 14 as Jesus alone saves all may The Holy Spirit guide you, ask The Holy Spirit to guide you in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. john 14:6-7 of God’s perfect Word in The Bible as Jesus is The Living Word ask The Holy Spirit to guide you in Jesus Name we pray amen do you believe in Jesus, are you saved? declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen see romans 10-11 asking God's guidance in The Holy Spirit as you read God's perfect Word in The Bible as Jesus is The Living Word in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus forgives us our sins, if we confess our sins Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness see 1 john 1 He alone saves all He alone is God, He is The Way The Truth The Life no one comes to The Father except through Him see john 14:6-7 asking God's guidance in The Holy Spirit, God bless God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you now and forevermore in Jesus Name we pray amen

[@ptetay]

This the realest song to drop in a WHILE

[@kirantruter6218]

Premiere Productions only a few tracks are like this. The only ones I can of now are the Blacker the Berry, and High for Hours.

[@ptetay]

it's a few songs on my page somewhat like this

[@ChildishCambino3005]

Premiere Productions ...okay

[@aside6386]

*Lil God - most wanted* .

[@reesyloko5741]

Premiere Productions have u even heard the bucket list project by saba or any song Joey badass is on and don't get me started on jcole

[@mateit1479]

May this song bloom in charts once again!

[@MarjorieWong-ym3ft]

May it never,he sexually abused the little girl ria

[@aaaaaaaaaa520]

​@@MarjorieWong-ym3ftWtf u talking about?

[@geechiegeech]

@@aaaaaaaaaa520 Jay Z is connected to the Diddler's freak off parties. Are you living under a rock or something?

[@kklouuuiisee]

i remember listening to this when i was 10 years old, even then I understood the meaning. This song is so deep, wow.

[@gaint6288]

"Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood,That's how you rinse it" preach it, true words

[@AliIKarimi]

i think he says rent sit.

[@indiapacheco8997]

How much you think drug dealers make.. seriously. If he couldnt buy a block selling all the drugs he said he sold.. fuck make you think shit will happen in this day and age.

[@jhardi_official366]

But dont they make money by selling drugs in the same neighbourhood ?

[@helko1]

No the issue is the money they make from drug money just goes back into the drug business. They don't realise the amount of money they're fucking with and how it could easily be invested into the black community to internally generate wealth. Green is still green everywhere.

[@courtney263]

How exactly do you use drug money to buy property??? Also how much is a neighborhood???????

[@estherkirakawaii]

When the song is telling black people although we've been opressed and world will never see as anything more than the colour of our skin we also need to start investing in black people instead of just 'living rich' for the better of all of us black people, and then people in the comment section just be be completely missing the point smh

[@treeleaf6471]

!! you got it : )

[@benjaminlafon9032]

am not black wild are zero..

[@soiceygoon8763]

Generational wealth

[@katzumihanzo5471]

Yup, oppressed, on a scale from Oprah to Jay Z, how oppressed are you??!! Spare me the oxygen!!! Oppressed, MALARKEY!!!! FO!!!!

[@authormitchell2608]

I remember when Black folk got together, pooled their wealth, had schools, businesses, banks, peace... then they got BOMBED! Domestic Airstrike.. Why is this never mentioned when people wag their fingers saying "Get together and pool resources?". Hell, you can't even establish a nation without giving away the very date and location of your yearly gatherings to make it legitimate. This all being said. I love the song, has some strong points, also has some bias and opinions based off of personal knowledge and/or understanding. "Why the Jew own all the property in America?" C'mon J.. We all know that you high enough in the chain to know why, don't give us an alternative story.. And where was the explanations? The song was just taking advantage of niggas short attention spans and how we personally associate certain words with ideas. Prob my only beef with the song. But, please, Do NOT die over the neighborhood that your mama renting... that line is fucking powerful. Own something that you can die for with pride.

[@nemraps]

"Ya'll on the 'gram holdin' money to your ear There's a disconnect, we dont call that money over here"

[@loveyaboyAlex]

my man nem 😂 lookin forward to those embarrassing raps

[@joshuachamblin2828]

NemRaps bruh ur my favorite youtuber

[@elliottgs1173]

Those are real lyrics. Way over the heads of Migos.

[@charliejenkins6355]

NemRaps preach

[@reginaldcompton9170]

NemRaps Bruh I ain't kno u like Jay Z

[@goodclassicmusic.2421]

We still stand with you Jay-Z. The true hip hop/rap fans. We believe that you're innocent. They're just trying to take the successful black man down. We see through their deceits.

[@hellamurder]

Make sure you zip it up when you're done

[@IHTCAU]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MontseDavila1819]

Lol - really?😂

[@shinyyoungstar931]

Maybe these cases...but he is not innocent. Either way, karma stings Foxy brown Aliyah Rihanna *allegedly * He has history of liking young early teens. Beyonce was young too, but they say they were only friends until she was 18 ... He is not on trial for kelly rowland because she was way grown, but it looks bad when you see her son now.

[@nomonogamy]

This song reminds me of a memory I never had

[@aymandaij]

Travis Scott Only Days is the best Laflame project

[@thxnmo340]

Ayman Daij Nah

[@nikola4503]

@@aymandaij rodeo

[@HeziHermiz]

Ayman Daij 1. Rodeo 2. Days before rodeo

[@lookits.ztxrboyryver]

flame - true

[@crisraimonditv]

Powerful. Genius. Classic.

[@artistrybyallie6800]

Mike Noir they were called the uncensored eleven!!! that's exactly what i said!

[@educate2empowerinc.705]

Blowing up the n-word? Never "powerful. genius. classic." Sorry, never that!

[@thefaithjourneyministry]

Educate2Empower Inc. this is about black history he's teaching us about our history . And maybe if "whites" back in the day didn't call us that or treated us like that. He wouldn't probably have to say it but it don't matter because that's how "whites" look at us anyway. So before you judge him get his message first !

[@crisraimonditv]

You just don't understand the concept.

[@rayh1037]

Educate2Empower Inc. I'm sorry my friend, but if that's all you took from this video then you clearly missed out or didn't understand all of the quirky points that were made in the video.

[@4chosen1s]

At this rate, Jay Z ain't even rapping lol.. He’s just talking. Which makes this song go even more hard.

[@4lex4unk4n]

fr

[@andremorris9193]

I don't give a fizzy whatcha say bout Jay he be spittin facts ya heard.

[@corefrontgames5917]

I love the jazzy old school type beat.

[@yalmcinisli306]

Do you know any this type of musics?

[@corefrontgames5917]

Yalım Cinisli J.cole ville mentality

[@beetheartist6446]

This was actually sampled off of Nina Simone's "4 Women". I think he did a good job, too.

[@MeanNYer]

Corefront Games, Yes! BRILLIANTLY sampled. Especially when going back to the original Nina Simone version and hearing how they piece together her lyrics to make the background for this track. Super super DOPE!

[@tales-of-fossegrim]

Yalım Cinisli jazzhop, chillhop, start with j dilla

[@lingling7366]

“Please don’t die over the neighborhood That ya momma renting “ Wish they understood that

[@michealtesfaye5391]

What is ment by that? Sorry for my Bad english

[@aaidren]

Bereket beefing over neighborhoods (gangs)

[@JimHerbertOutdoors]

@@michealtesfaye5391 its okay i don't understand Ebonics either.

[@coolbreeze4326]

Ain't hard to understand Bruh

[@Farrisaja]

@@JimHerbertOutdoors so? U hate on us? Cuz ppl's skin?

[@dcobbjr1106]

I like how Jay Z uses imagery from the racist cartoons that were made during the Golden Age of Cartoons (1930s-1950s) to make his political point about how Afro-Americans are treated only by race. Animation studio Titmouse did an incredible job driving this point home in the way they conveyed the message. Very well done

[@dcobbjr1106]

Not many people (the general public at least) are aware of some of the awful racist imagery of animation's past; using this music as a way of showing this is such a genius idea

[@dcobbjr1106]

This could even win an Annie Award come awards season this fall, but I'm getting ahead of myself

[@rissarae3]

David Cobb I was wondering why the video was animated in that stereotypical style. Old cartoons drew every race that wasn't white in a racist style but Africa America's were brought up more like a running gag. heck even Betty Boop cartoons had scenes that were edited out in dvd & vhs release.

[@panama2468]

David Cobb this is probably his greatest work to date. Definitely his experience and smarts coming thru this video. U can't listen to this song without also seeing the video. This is the definition of musical art.

[@dcobbjr1106]

rissarae3 Check out the "Censored Eleven", those cartoons made by Warner Bros. that had stereotypical African American characters

[@Gokuisthegre]

Jay gave us a history lesson in four minutes more than anything we were taught in School history books

[@Candlesty]

For real

[@bigghomiechitown2258]

This is probably Jay-Z's best work to date. This video concept was just Phenomenal.

[@FrancoisDressler]

amanda miller Blueprint 1 is better than both

[@rynoscheepers6807]

This is true but trust me will come off as his worse album ever...

[@euso2008]

Better than Reasonable Doubt? Yeah right...

[@oOZAPPXVOVAOo]

Nah, I'd say this is Hov's best work since American Gangster. If I'd had to rank them: 1. Reasonable Doubt 2. The Black Album 3. The Blueprint 4. American Gangster 5. 4:44 6. Vol. 1 7. Vol. 2 8. Vol. 3 9. The Dynasty 10. The Blueprint 2 11. The Blueprint 3 12. Magna Carta 13. Kingdom Come

[@davidforde532]

Yes Sir. See my post above ⬆️

[@user-iz9cr7tc2k]

3:15 ‘Yall on the gram holding money to your ear there’s a disconnect, we don’t call that money over here’ Damn what a line

[@crazedxcherries7422]

On me that verse was clean

[@fgmusic3936]

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[@tximeleta35]

Can somebody explain It to a non speaking English girl?

[@NSLZ6]

lil pump

[@NSLZ6]

3:03 go hard

[@benjigruber9292]

Today Jay-Z is announced as the first Billionaire in Hip-hop

[@maxlurya4227]

Ever wonder why Jay-Z owns all the property in America? Selling music riddled with racial slurs and profanities to a primarily white audience, mostly at black peoples expense. That's how he did it.

[@josequintero8668]

Max Lurya what?

[@silverknight2101]

@@maxlurya4227 This is an example of how to completely ignore a song's meaning and just get offended because it says "nigga" and has a typically offensive drawing of black people and completely ignoring the deeper meaning of why

[@Capital--K]

Dr dre was 😑

[@kennythe2nd343]

@@maxlurya4227 Nigga means an ignorant person, it's not always used as a racial slur. Still, most people agree it's still a bad word nonetheless

[@cookiegal6443]

I just shed some tears.... This brought back some memories from back in the day in music class and sports day.... When I was a young gal back in the day, Hair is all white now homies have grown old, My fam went, the people in the school went and I sit back and think about all the times we would run away from class and skip and talk about stalkers and stalk and talk, I would remember those days sitting at home waiting and the immense anticipation for the next day as well as the arrival to arrive at school as all the memories are in the shades of the video.... All black and white...