Ka - 30 Keys

[@danielwholen3911]

Literally heart broken, a true new yorker and hero. RIP 😢

[@dirtporcelain]

KA doesn't waste. A single. Word.

[@JerseyMcgee81]

indeed

[@robblowe88]

Facts.I heard this joint plenty of times.When I really listen to it ...I hear straight jewels.

[@BUTTA170]

You explained what I have been trying to, well put!

[@2valmusic]

This is more than just poetry, it's art...

[@leesways3100]

Nada, not a, nare not a.

[@mudwater__]

you changed my life thank you

[@persistentconsistency]

We're all in shock, Ka. Thank you for the body of work you shared and left for us. I'm terribly saddened by your untimely passing. The only solace is seeing how many were just as touched by your music and are now grieving your moving on to another plane. We'll seriously miss you man. Rest in Power.

[@s.lbentley347]

Your music changed my life. That's all I can say bro.

[@krowphyrao4801]

Man how true your words are Bro, Ka made Me cry so many times, then lifted Me somewhere else

[@s.lbentley347]

@@krowphyrao4801 Same bro. I made this comment 4 years ago, but the change it made in me then continues to inspire me. Taught me that words have tremendous power especially when spoken from the heart.

[@aliwaytv1857]

Fr 😪

[@martinskursiss4769]

@@s.lbentley347 true that Brother

[@stevesunil8356]

He's one of those artists whose gonna be appreciated more in future,his work will definitely stand the test of time.

[@martinpzds]

This was the first Ka song i ever heard, been hooked since. Thank you, legend, you changed my whole perception of hip-hop. R.I.P

[@amiracle1269]

HE NEVER GOT THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVED..REAL.ONES KNOW/KNEW ❤🎤 🎶 RIP KA!!!!!

[@bowling4clarity817]

no one gives the streets this type of literary treatment. no one exhibits this much flare for the gritty.

[@bigdaddyped]

+bowling 4clarity for real

[@LewisMoulds]

check out billy woods too

[@richhonorable]

You deserve an award for this comment....all facts

[@jellyghost1023]

No ones youtube comments are ever so well said

[@Price_of_tea]

I agree, check out Westside Gunn if you haven't

[@MikeMovesPLK]

I Remember showing this to my cousin that sold drugs, hoping this would be inspiration, to stop he still never did ha. Thank you for Timeless music and inspiration ❤

[@rickeymickeyii4166]

There’s still time, King

[@mikenoface]

This one hurts, man. I was just bumpin the new album. RIP Legend.

[@jamesc4183]

Had to come back to this one after hearing he passed. That first verse goes in my top 10 verses of all time. A true underground legend.

[@addonisellis3866]

Nothing but straight HEAT, came for the same verse too🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@commonwealthcommunitywatch6036]

"underground"? what does that even mean. smh

[@theintellect3977]

@@commonwealthcommunitywatch6036 not mainstream… the underground is the essence of this genre tho

[@jamesc4183]

@@commonwealthcommunitywatch6036 as in the underground rap scene, not what you’re inferring

[@chubbs9340]

@@commonwealthcommunitywatch6036it means it’s not mainstream, which is true. underground legend

[@ashbalu6911]

Eloquence, grit, originality and sheer penmanship. Every. Single. Time. Ka has never written a bad bar. Every time I listen to a new Ka track it's the best thing I've heard in a while. Every time I revisit a Ka track i hear something I didn't notice the last time. He's a special talent.

[@pyrrhospizza5938]

All true

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

Rare genius. Exquisite Master of Bars, Storytelling and Dark Urban Imagery💯

[@tyranbopp7949]

He's the greatest period.. he transcends hip hop music

[@williamcapone5457]

I would choose him over a lot of big rappers

[@jamalj5149]

its No Way B... Yo when Ka spit, i could look out my South Bronx window n see my vacant block lookin like it did in the 90's, smell the smell n shit. Corrosion n crack fallout. Alotta unmitigated trauma lingering in these ghastly grids of NYC from this man's era/ peer group (I'm late 80s born, on the tail end of that era). These lands was birthing Titans. Now the pilgrims moving in n a brotha like Ka is truly a worst nightmare to the forces that been workin to stifle n marginalize the Gods n the actual pulse of the culture....make it seem un-relevant. Masterful b...would love to work w/ the oGs....got a ill 4k production setup w/ the works. Push this line

[@AlejandroLopez-mr7qc]

put well

[@MiguelHernandez-ej7dn]

Man you painted a vivid picture , that mental of yours is a machete . Ka is jordan in his prime !

[@patrickwald9299]

Jamal J 🙏

[@Bostonceltic1998]

long live a legend. can never thank you enough

[@BE-bk1tb]

Easily one of the best written songs of any genre.

[@Mize2dx]

He spoke 2 the 90's Brooklyn kid in us...Thank you KA, Rest well GOAT

[@Fineartz770]

I came here to bid one of the finest pens I've ever heard farewell. This one hits me differently. The music that was articulated got me through some tough times. As long as I'm able to hear, your art will always live on. R.I.P. 🕊

[@themellos8858]

Remembered in perfection 🤲🏽

[@Mize2dx]

KA is top 5 ALL-TIME and dude is a real life firefighter....GOAT STATUS SALUTE !!!

[@tyranbopp7949]

No doubt and honestly imo he's top 1 ALL TIME.. he's 1 of 1.. on his own level.. he transcends hip hop.. glad there's ppl that hold him in as high of regards as myself.. it's a shame that a lot of heads will never get to experience such important art

[@xSalamz]

Since Earl gave Ka a shout out. I have been a fan ever since. Ka is class.

[@AriGoldBawse]

+xSalamz hope you listened to his discog

[@xSalamz]

icemankilik yeah I started from Iron Works.

[@dodecagon]

damn... you are an Earl stan

[@xSalamz]

luck net hell yeah, best rapper IMO.

[@dodecagon]

xSalamz so like, a die hard Earl stan?.. I could never stan out over anybody, Lil B is my favorite artist currently... but I do not think I could be a stan like some of these obsessive OF dudes...

[@kojicash]

Dude vocabulary is crazy! I don’t think people know how hard it is to do what he does with words and still make perfect sense. Brand new fan!!

[@williamcapone5457]

His pen game was goated, R.I.P. Ka the underground legend.

[@oskamadison]

This dude's pen game, man...

[@m18ismyname]

Fire

[@Nhxn_]

no cap

[@TimGadient1688]

Hip hop loves you Ka. Sharpest pen in tha game

[@Souls.never.die27]

"used to chip it at the lab, bag then flip it on the ave, every trip im like this one is the last, two weeks later im dippin in my stash" that verse definitely stood out to me the most. Ka keep doing what your doing man, one love !.

[@jamesc4183]

My favourite verse from Ka I think

[@LorFire]

Nice double entendre from KING Ka

[@CannibalOX99]

Back to the krill again, feelin thin, if you're doing it to eat is it still a sin?

[@cutup260]

This is straight poetry 🔥. RIP Ka

[@vonpoevii]

The God Ka is so slept on! Peace god, keep shinin'!

[@MosELtheSufi]

This one of the realest things I've ever experienced in Hip Hop in all my years.

[@zenusxwop9893]

Amazing brothers, Amazing artist 💯🙏 R.I.P

[@jaykay4288]

I was born in 97 and even I think this is fire

[@bushpanther970]

rest in absolute power king

[@blaxors]

KA is a national treasure. One of the last true statesmen of hiphop.

[@bgbbgg3178]

Why is this man the best artist/lyricist I’ve ever heard. This mans mind is a fuckin gem

[@sollyywood]

This was my favourite KA song back in the day RIP a true master of the craft

[@divinelowlife]

Rest in peace legend

[@jacques.the.fatalist]

"you can't capture those feelings you have to live that sh*t."

[@ajunkyardforthesoul]

30 Keys is such a relevant track - it captures everyone's life in this crazy world of ours.

[@hazeraw]

I still can't believe those sad news... one of Hip Hop's greatest soldiers left this earth too early! Rest in power, Ka! 🙏Prayers for his loved ones, may they find peace & strength! 🙏

[@frankbrenner4852]

Every word he spoke was purposeful. A virtuoso. A master of the art. RIP. This hurts.

[@benblac83]

You changed the way i make music thank you Long live you Rest in Paradise G Peace and love

[@illdrumatik391]

"Since I was the only SON/sun it was my time to shine!" Dopest line ever.

[@RenaissanceYute]

I thought this was basic by Ka’s standards lol

[@williamcapone5457]

Yep this is average compared to KA clever punchlines

[@jamesc4183]

@@RenaissanceYute agreed. “Back to the krill again, feelin thin, if you doing it to eat is it still a sin?” Is an insane bar though

[@kyleskadeland1728]

You need to listen to more hip hop

[@BenDover-vg9ep]

@@kyleskadeland1728 and you need to stop shitting on peoples parades

[@leonmabunda7568]

ka the realest in the game!!!!! i cant even listen to other rappers coz of dis nigga!!!!!! one love from South Africa

[@bornpower5948]

this is art man........this brother paints pictures so vivid. he strikes a cord

[@ProducersAssembleMusic]

My favourite track KA - RIP 😭

[@13ca09]

"came into wealth, shamed of myself past disgusted"...WOW! KA personifies the ART FORM of rap. This...this is just DOPE.

[@somorianapau2022]

Thank you.

[@stanleyb2320]

Dirty and clean at the same time. "wish I had another skill"..."I don't want to do it, got to do it"... This is the concept when I talk to people who don't understand the struggles of the hood. Not all people have a choice between good and bad, some only have a choice between bad and worse. Go down to the trap house where they have money, food, some resemblance of "love" and a "job" moving a pack (bad) or starve in the house with no food or means to survive (worse). Heavy

[@Willcashgrow2]

Stanley B I know that comment was a year ago but...ALL FACTS my G 💯

[@Daboiswift]

that's word my g

[@blankfacekillah1013]

Damn I thought he said another scale 😂. This man talking about bettering himself I thought he was talking bout more whippin

[@LorFire]

@@blankfacekillah1013LMFAOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@currentflow76]

This is first song I heard from you Rest Easy my brother

[@christiancastro6701]

This is the best song ever made in the history of music.

[@Notoriousdel]

First time I heard him, was this.. RIP legend.

[@jmydn2]

only jawn i had got hip to while he was here courtesy of KNX and Earl's show. too flames

[@amiracle1269]

Ka, i appreciate you king. THIS KID FROM CLEVELAND, 45 YRS OF AGE, LOVES THIS GAME..AND YOU WERE A JUGGERNAUT WITH THE PEN...BROWNSVILLE....BROOKLYN....THANK YOU!!! THIS HURTS.....ALLAH HAD BETTER PLANS. MAY KA'S GRAVE BE SPACIOUS

[@devoxo5758]

Thank you for everything.

[@Mark-h3b]

The most profound pen of all time no question You gave us such a wealth of music at the highest tier ( "this is mastery , almost at capacity ..."!) You got better with every project and people will continue to discover you and marvel at every hidden bar they near clocked the first time , the samples and musicality, or at the thematic nature of every project ,the cinema of your storytelling and ability to punch a hole in someones gut with a profound line rest in peace KA

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

No.....not ONE word....Me and my homiez in Chicago say KA is THE GOAT.. if there is 1.

[@hermanandretti3665]

No Words can do you justice KA

[@thec0r379]

Just heard about Ka's passing. To be honest I've never heard of him but decided I would at least listen to this one especially after I seen Roc Marciano produced it(dope mc) I'm figuring he has to be nice and no lie first impressions dude was definitely special. I am going to have to run through the catalog R.I.P

[@0gcrypto]

RIP KA 🙏 You kept it real from beginning to end... You will be missed, but your music will live on... much luv fam!!!🙌🙇‍♂️

[@invisiblerules9566]

Gza Led me to Ka on his pro tools album on the track firehouse in 2008. Since then i fiend for a drop. He has crisp darts, every word is understood.

[@georgedennis9319]

Invisible Rules .... Word.

[@nicholaswilliamsart]

All day i bump this. Look forward to buying another classic.

[@davadreviewer5509]

In Memoriam

[@barbaquebells2574]

With only a single word, I know he’s the best there is. A katana of a man. A true relic and something only the absurd would ever ignore. Rest In Peace KA.

[@ArtSchoolParis]

Chicago showing love.

[@iTechmen1]

I catch something new every time I listen to this song absolutely crazy

[@blackrockstar1263]

Great KZbin profile pic, my good friend and music mentor Booka B created and Drew this for eyedea.

[@Vextos]

@@blackrockstar1263 That's awesome.

[@5epalpatras]

big up from greece!!

[@johnthecrazyguy8664]

Ναι ρε μαγκα εισαι ωραιος τον ξερει ελαχιστος κοσμος ποσο μαλλον στην ελλαδα χαιρομε πολυ να βλεπω ελληνες σε τετοια μουσικη να σε καλα

[@trasl7719]

η απλα εσυ νομιζεις οτι τον ξερουν λιγοι για να λες οτι εισαι και ενας απο αυτους

[@trasl7719]

αστειευομαι μαν. Ειμαι σε φαση this one is the last!!

[@Paveldude]

please come to London with Roc

[@LorFire]

Ka should come Bedford, we had a few man come here ngl

[@orr971]

Amazing. As always aka is a master on the camera and editing too. Beat is a great Roc Marci beat. Brilliant.

[@coolsuperkid1]

This is too good, pure art. I’ve known of KA for some time but never really dove into his music. Sad to hear that another dope artist is gone too see. R.I.P. 🙏🏾

[@zlft]

Poetry. Peace health and love to you KA

[@brownstuff1899]

Fucking beautiful. The grim lyrical and visual imagery is so vivid without once playing the obvious. When these lesser emcess say they are documenting the streets, but in reality offer nothing but neighbourhood highlights. Ka gives you the angels....the emotional cost of living a certain life. Ka is truly a rare breed.

[@bradensmith661]

No one comes close to his ability to somehow put you right there in the music. One min you're in your room or in school, the next you're on a crusty street corner slangin coke. Many can do that, but none as well as Ka

[@RicksAlt91]

R.I.P bro, will carry your music with me until I die, thank you for everything ❤

[@Cyeoable]

R.I.P Legend 🙏🕊🤲 I'm in tears

[@NiteHawkRaven]

Ka! I've always respected you, always will. Much love, my friend.

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

"..wha's fuckin' wit dat?...tell me: .wha's fuckin' wit dat?..... can't capture those feelings...u had to LIVE DAT SHIT ‼️" WORD my brotha...TRUE INDEED

[@MonjeeBlack]

R.I.P Thank you for your art, Your music was a light through some of my darkest times.

[@M.D.Reinel]

RIP YOU ARE A TEACHER TO US STUDENTS

[@FloridaGiant305]

This niccas been down for a while!!! LOYALTY is its own REWARD!!! FRFR

[@scuipnfatsae2382]

So underrated poet Whit love And Huge Respect from Russia

[@ihhmagazine7612]

Nuff respect from France!

[@kinstereo7292]

Wow. GOAT bars

[@SIRiBARS]

absolute fuego.

[@daniquer.bailey9032]

Love. This.

[@MrDbcooper456]

I don't want to like it, gotta love it

[@marcustulliuscicero8405]

Rest in Power God.... a great one left us today

[@stanleyb2320]

and still this is special. I'm still putting people on to you brownsvilleka

[@awesomecoolepicawesome]

This is a gem

[@carlosgallegosbd]

30 pieces of silver memories went my head after seeing '30 keys', it was one of my fav Ka songs and I think this would be too. Fire

[@sonofmann]

I was searching for one of kanyes joints and accidentally hit search after i typed KA saw this video and thought to myself ill never remember to look this up again so why don't i just quickly check it out. Now im sittin thinking to myself how the fuck have i never herd of KA this shit is crazy. Word up

[@OrphanedLens]

Lucky you bro, I know exaaaactly that feeling

[@jakergray]

RIP to a real one, these bars hit much harder now.

[@williamrogers1054]

Cold narrative! #chills

[@tonysoprano5871]

Peace & blessings God. Know you looking down, pray your family is okay through these tough times. Grief has no time frame, doubt they’ll ever get over your transition like most of us. Thankfully you left us, the public with a great deal of work that we can still sit and build. Rest easy

[@Lordfilth47]

Just came home ... can’t really explain how much this song means to me. Peace Ka ⚔️⚔️⚔️

[@nurskarbz4105]

I came late to this, i hope you still doing your thing Ka. You the best example of a diamond in the dirt. But i found you, i see your beauty. Poetic, real.

[@Mize2dx]

This is what NyC RAP should sound like!!! Regional " Slang" in the barz and the ability too paint paint pictures with words!!

[@amiracle1269]

This deserves no less den a hunnid mill.....protect Ka at all cost....Cleveland here🔥🎶🎧🐐

[@finestchandelierclub47]

nice.. sun was n tha rain wit it tho.. classic

[@amiracle1269]

Don't ever leave Ka!!👊🏿💪🏿 #Love from Cleveland

[@Defarenaches]

This was my favourite song of His. So dope, the deep bars kept effortlessly following like water over the simple piano loop

[@sxuthflxrida968]

i needed this after the new shit thats out today

[@phoenixpredator2460]

old school flow

[@BlazedxRican]

my favorite KA verse.... rest in power

[@ricbranson2856]

One of the killer tunes that brought me back to this ting called hip hop. Ka one of the heaviest lyricists Ive heard no doubt