Kanye Sold This Jay-Z Beat TWICE

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[@ryansmithc]

Honestly you gotta make a deep Kanye documentary breaking down each album. You got the best breakdowns

[@JohnathanJannenga69]

Actually you could literally make a documentary that if you spend enough time on, you could send it to Sundance film festival. I would highly recommend it.

[@benjoyce8034]

Honestly, I would go buy a movie ticket for that documentary.

[@bagboy9200]

That would be fire🔥🔥

[@marcusjackson271]

I'd pay good money to watch this...

[@ThisIsVersatile]

AGREE!!! 🔥

[@oleg_samples]

Rare samples are not always the best... Kanye sampled the The Jackson 5, The Doors and Bobby Bland on The Blueprint 😎👍🏼

[@dangusto2596]

Ye flipped that That Bobby Bland sample for “Heart Of The City” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@drowninginyourwords]

much love oleg

[@shiven513]

I know you don’t have to sample small gems and make a fuck ton of money without royalties 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@christinathein951]

The takeover/5 to 1 beat made my workout playlist for this year still holds up excellent

[@diemonddtx]

Master Oleg has spoken 🙌

[@drollins9973]

I Mean ' Down and Out" is Fire!! Cam didn't loose anything in that trade off. I miss the Old Kanye too

[@Andy-bh8hw]

Missed a number 1 hit

[@-Osiris-]

Apparently All Day did Down and Out, not Kanye, even though Kanye got the credit

[@ma.cannon2849]

@@-Osiris- he did I will never forget there was a video on KZbin years ago, where he was basically saying that he did it and that video is removed… Fast forward Kanye drops a beat tape and he tells the story about how AD did it but when people come up to Kanye he says oh thanks

[@user-tf6zb2kn5l]

​@@ma.cannon2849he talks about it on the DJ A-Trak mixtape "Soul Mix Show"

[@SuperChocolateCocoaBear]

Down and Out is a good record.

[@MikeMFNLove]

Kanye gave the beat that would eventually be H To The Izzo to everyone including Coodie (Kanye Documentary on Netflix) and to me for a radio promo that was supposed to be rapped by Common with a hook by Carl Thomas. Also, while Kanye was giving away beats he’d already sold, he also gave the Jay-Z the beat and hook for the song Never Change (which was recorded by a Chicago artist named Payroll). Kanye was basically selling his soul and doing anything to get on including giving away another man’s ACTUAL SONG (Never Change) to Jay Z. The beat was done by Kanye but Payroll made the hook for Never Change and never got credit. Kanye got jumped for that in Chicago BY Payroll and Payroll got his leg broken by Kanye’s crew. Also, Brian All Day Miller produced Down And Out, Kanye just put his name on it to get All Day in the game (similar to what D Dot did with Kanye to get him in the game)

[@MikeMFNLove]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnW8mGx_h9-teJYsi=5Q_uRXrvvifsMo-V From my 2003 mixtape hosted by Bishop Don Magic Juan

[@PraiseWater]

"Shiiiiii Mike Love COLD AS HELL!!!" 🫡

[@TxWIll]

Who was Ye's crew in Chicago?

[@fredricksmith8760]

​@TxWIll watch his Documentary, he came up with NO ID.

[@TxWIll]

@@fredricksmith8760 I know Dion was his mentor, I'm asking who was his street crew

[@BacchusAurelius-yj4mb]

Hot Carl looks exactly like how I picture someone named Hot Carl would look

[@jaolaugh]

hot karl being mentioned means i gotta share two facts he's married to topanga from boy meets world he went viral in 2021 for faking that he found shrimp in a package of cinnamon toast crunch

[@L0NESTVR]

@@jaolaugh that shrimp thing was him?? Lmaooo

[@startrakambassador3632]

This has became my fav channel on YT.

[@shuflbeats]

Me too. His videos are great. Nothing that even compares elsewhere.

[@HARVEY_1988]

Definitely!👍🏾👍🏾

[@TimWrightDJ]

8:23 "I do really miss that era of Kanye." We all do.

[@BigPurp9]

Love him or hate him Kanye West musical brain is insane. He’d be one of the greatest artists ever off his beats alone

[@npcimknot958]

He is an artist.. all artist are kinda crazy but its why he see and hears the things others don’t.

[@BillyHoyle]

I didn’t hear Cam say he paid for the beat, just that Kanye gave it to him. And the Down and Out beat was made by Brian Miller

[@CantTellYou]

All Day Miller and Kanye “co-produced” it but Kanye got all the official credit at first lol typical Kanye….. kinda like typical Dre 🤫

[@deeswan7603]

He did. He sold it 1st to Cam’ron and then ended up giving it to Jay Z. Which started the beef between jay z and Camron.

[@Marcustrh]

Patiently waiting for Just Blaze video

[@dangusto2596]

Yes! I feel like he gets overlooked a lot from this era of hip hop producers.

[@Marcustrh]

@@dangusto2596 him and track masters I feel like rockfella era is overlooked due to Ye & Hov

[@shuflbeats]

Damn. Bink! has a lot to do with that Blueprint sound. Kanye and Justblaze are said to have followed his lead for that sound. I think Bink! was the first producer on that album.

[@raphaelwoods8241]

1900 Hustler

[@13jcarey]

Another masterful video. This is top tier content as always man! 🙌🏾

[@KanyeArchivalProject]

Something I didn’t know either was that “Down and Out” wasn’t produced by Kanye, he says it on the “Kanye’s Soul Mix Showdown” Mixtape. It was another provider entirely but they credited as him.

[@eudeva682]

when I read the title of this video, thought you was gonna talk about other Blueprint song, cause Kanye ALSO sold the “Never Change” beat to another rapper named Payroll before showing it to Jay Z. you can check it out the original version on youtube.

[@CarbonComs]

Another great video as always. I’m waiting for a video on Just Blaze though, maybe Exhibit A / Exhibit C

[@g.b.4488]

Bro‘ your channel is pure gold! 🥇 thank you for the great work!

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

Excellent topic

[@Kanyewestbiggestfan123]

Hi an absurd existence

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

hes early

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

your also a good channel

[@slades_salad]

real recognize real

[@Jweezyization]

You are the best at what you do. Keep it coming.

[@Kxji]

Don't we all miss the old Kanye?

[@TheCyledacosta]

We all do

[@JC20XX]

FD Signifier has me wondering

[@BacchusAurelius-yj4mb]

​@@JC20XXI was gonna say his video has me wondering if Old Kanye even exists

[@lihleskeyilihlesikeyi5861]

Damn...I hate to say it, bro I miss the old sweet kanye

[@cvltzilla]

no, I miss the young Kanye

[@customautomarine]

This account should have millions of subscribers. Great content for us old hip hop heads.

[@JonathanIsrael708]

He did the same thing with "Never Change". It was originally for a local Chicago rapper named Payroll (RIP Jason). It used to play on a local hip-hop station. You can find the original on KZbin. He ended up selling it to Jay-Z. I believe Payroll got a lil money after they beefed for a bit.. but yea

[@khayzee62]

Your content is outstanding ❤

[@GTACJGrove]

Can you do a video on “The Blueprint” album?

[@GenocidePanda]

ghostface on the izzo beat would have been so so nasty.

[@npcimknot958]

There is one quote in my design book i will never forget but it does really highlight those that really change the scene- when everyone zigs , you zag. Everyone samples the most obvious parts.. kanye sampled the parts that weren’t. Never zig. Always zag aka don’t follow trends if you want to change the scene

[@munny_1206]

“Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re far too kind” -I see what you did there

[@SamadSaVage]

Man i love this channel

[@djdubls]

Great video. I've read somewhere that Kanye took inspiration from Dr Dre's Xxplosive for the drums for this beat and This Can't be Life by Jay & Scarface. They do sound similar.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

He did And Xxplosive took its drums from BUMPY'S LAMENT by Soul Mann & the Brothers

[@charismatickidd]

I love this channel…ppl often think beat making is simple

[@Red4ty]

I've been saying it in the discord but I wanna say it here, we NEED a bad brains or a punk video.

[@soupmoney5738]

💎💎💎🔥💎💎💎💯👌🏾 I love how you did that lead in 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

This is one of the best channels,i love kanye man i already knew this but i didnt really see a person talk throughly about it .

[@antoniomiles]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnW8mGx_h9-teJYsi=OHvbT6U7auTfvz4I

[@antoniomiles]

Jay-Z stole never change from this dude

[@antoniomiles]

That's the link to the original

[@juddwinnfield1558]

😂 Ha, you mastered the cliffhangers - love it

[@JohnathanJannenga69]

I would love some break downs of beastie boys, pauls boutique would be cool to see. That and Ill communication.

[@JohnathanJannenga69]

Odd question, I'm making a indie movie. What are the best techniques when it comes to sampling? Were planning on samples classic art for the soundtrack but making it in a hip hop way where we sample it

[@jwfoure]

If anyone is wondering, Kanye produced a song called Armand Assante for Hot Karl.

[@nicolesherman8974]

Welcome back DTG 🔥🔥

[@diggingthegreats]

Good to be back! Sorry to leave you hanging last week! SO much stuff coming in July, I can't wait 🔥

[@CantTellYou]

@@diggingthegreats Very surprised when listing earlier songs that sampled I Want You Back you neglected Lil Romeo’s masterpiece “My Baby” ;)

[@ryan.stinson]

Fun fact about the beat for Cam’s “Down and Out” that we know and love: Though West received the sole producer credit for the track, he acknowledged that the beat was primarily produced by Brian "All Day" Miller.

[@npcimknot958]

It’s really cool how the original song is so damn good.. it inspires so many “ new” songs but it really is a testimate how insanely genius people were in the past with writing Honestly,. This art form really is the best way to preserve the past and appreciate the past like no other.

[@suchy8150]

I'm waiting for Yuno Miles breakdown man.

[@lamnestor4399]

Loved the “Thank You” Blueprint 3 reference 😂

[@diggingthegreats]

🏆🏆🏆

[@macbeatDugg]

Old school Kanye beats are ❤‍🔥 great breakdown

[@JAY1892]

I would love to sit down and chat music with this dude. Cool and F and knows his stuff. 🔥

[@haskeymorrison]

Best channel on KZbin strikes again

[@fredricksmith8760]

Look I spent 20 years in the studio with Grammy award winning producer's JUSTICE LEAGUE, mainly with the member Producer "ROOK."They formed in Tampa and went on to Produce entire CATALOGS for ROSS ,JEEZY and more legends. I say that, to say this, I been around the greats, and this white boy from Digging in the Crates, KNOWS HIS STUFF! He's a studio SCIENTIST 😂

[@SupastarJKwik]

Shout out to Rook... Ivan... #Tallahasse days. I remember their first major placement with the John Legend "Ordinary People (Remix)" They put me on the "She Got It (Remix") feat. T-Pain Twista & Lil Kim

[@haoburke]

Always learn something new here

[@kuukeli]

Interesting video once again

[@D_Handler]

Never Change on the Blueprint album is my all time favorite, the beat is a materclass

[@RolyGuacamole]

This reminds me of the We Gon Make It beat controversy .

[@Samuel_536]

down and out is so fire but i really wonder what camron would’ve done with the izzo beat

[@jayda1k_]

Fact: Kanye lifted the backbeat/drums from Dr Dre’s XXplosive (1999) off of Chronic 2001. Interesting take I thought would be worth mention as the former song is then also sampled in Izzo.

[@DEADMANSXDEMON]

I LOVE YE & EVERYTHING HES DOING TODAY

[@MetalSonic420]

Banger video.

[@OtsileM]

Really dug this

[@artisans8521]

8.29 my thoughts exactly.

[@nykki21]

Down and out is easily one of me favorite beats by Kanye

[@theonlycaamz]

common digging the greats w

[@diggingthegreats]

Nothing is for certain, other than death, taxes, and a @theonlycaamz comment the moment a DTG video drops 🔥

[@theonlycaamz]

@@diggingthegreats tis what i do best

[@1120beats]

the whole Chicago know Kanye did this a lot VIA "Never change" Kanye had pay the streets

[@SamFocused]

Back in the day the Hustler Kanye Made Sure he saved the best Option for his own Career 💯💯💯 So No to Ghostface Killer, Cameron or Hot Carl... Hove Placement and the Rest is History!!! Great Video 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@IZE_V1]

AMAZING video

[@k.c.simonsen2]

It's so wild how beats make their way around the hip-hop community, especially back when it wasn't super easy to get beats. That white guy wanted it and it slept all over town til it married Jay-Z and we heard it on the radio, that's crazy shit. And it's a crazy cut-up thing from the Jackson 5 - such a strange art form the more you know about it.

[@crimson6323]

of course gotta pull up to the video 1 min after it dropped

[@TheoConway]

always wondered why jay goes by hova haha makes sense

[@dandeluxe8731]

This video is great. Although there are a few things I would add... Ye didn't produce Down And Out. Brian Miller did. Ye did produce Dipset Forever, another song from the same Cam'ron album. Ye selling the Izzo beat to Hov eventually led into a feud between Hov and Cam'ron. And that wasn't even the only time Ye resold a beat. The beat for Never Change off of the Blueprint was originally for a Chicago rapper named Payroll. His song was out a whole year before Jay-Z's version. This led to another feud, this time with Ye and Payroll. That's all I can think of. Love your channel.

[@jutisn]

What was Kanye thinking ghost face was going to do with that beat. I can’t even imagine what that would sound like

[@HankseyHill]

Tell me why I stumbled on a 7 year old Amazon Kindle review... from you, Mr. B. Shaw. How in the world of coincidences did THAT happen?

[@suleimanmustafa1473]

Alchemist did the same thing selling the same beat to Ras Kass and then Jadakiss for 'We gonna make it'

[@davyannajones]

The song he couldn’t get cleared is All Falls Down

[@unkop4847]

Hovito beat by Timbo is wild

[@TYBO-xl1xz]

The Blueprint is not bigger than volume 2 sales wise, which was before Bp

[@MediaSoundBites]

You don't realize Jay Z got the name HOVA from Tupac in the dish song going all out and Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z the name Jigga

[@binxboi7156]

8:40 dude went from killing it on Power 106 to lying about cereal and being outed as a sex pest

[@Jack-eh8mg]

I still play Izzo it's just that good

[@Mr.ThomasAnderson]

Oooo Bink gonna come after you for saying the soul samples became popular after Ye and Just. You ain't wrong but still...😂

[@vindigga6]

Damn, i totally could see ghost on that. Big miss by ironman.

[@gwopin1]

Fun fact Michael gave only two sample approvals kriss Kross and svw took both on tour. Rip Kris Kelly my brother

[@antoniomiles]

payroll never change that was his song first and Kanye West gave it to Jay z

[@steve_santiago]

Dammit, Ghost. Why’d you pass on this beat and the Girls Girls Girls beat?

[@Becauseimme]

I sold the same beats to people in the early 2000’s, whoever had the chart got to claim it.

[@teem5945]

6:29 so unfortunate that they are no longer friends.

[@mbb3817]

I don't understand how folks like you who are from outside of the culture are welcomed in with open arms and you speak on greats of the culture with praise from one side of your mouth and disrespect from the other side. Just appreciate what he brought and is still bringing to the game and continue to make money and content based on his greatness. No need for the slick remark bruh. I love your channel and content but don't let media fool you into thinking it's ok to disrespect our icons just because they do. If you're down with us stay down don't disrespect the architects. Peace.

[@mbb3817]

When I think of your channel I think of positivity, stay in that space. Don't make things personal. How do you think anyone you've covered would feel watching a vid about their musical legacy but then you taking a detour to comment about how you feel that their current persona is inadequate and how you don't prefer how they act now. Try to remain in that positive, enlightening space that you've been doing so well in. You don't strike me as a confrontational type of person. Don't turn into Vlad.

[@nathanakpe4897]

​@@mbb3817stop trying to defend Kanye he destroyed his legacy with the nonsense he is currently doing both musically and in his personal life black people and victim mentality 😂

[@vinnyrandazzo5674]

Didn’t Just Blaze produce Girls girls girls for Ghostface too? What a different album if face bought these tracks

[@jaymack7062]

not my favorite track but def a sick flip that cant be denied

[@owensmith9569]

Encore reference

[@chrisrhodes2]

Very catchy, poppy beat. Probably J's most radio friendly song ever.

[@fredricksmith8760]

Young Kanye is the DEFINITION OF AMBITION!

[@idkmybffjv]

9:00-9:09 oh I laughed at that shit

[@thablackkat9905]

Kanye didn't produce the "Down & Out" track. He's just a feature.

[@nigelcrown8562]

Random fact but Kanye didn’t even make down and out it was brain all day. Love the videos though! ❤

[@antoniomiles]

payroll say Kanye West did that with a lot of his beats it was somebody else's then you turn around and gave it to a famous rappers

[@leonardosoriano5687]

I HATE YOU I HATE YOU 😡😡EVERY TIME YOU DROP A NEW VIDEO YOU LEAD PERFECTLY INTO YOUR OTHER VIDEOS (which are all bangers btw) AND I START BINGE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS FOR LIKE 3 HOURS😂😂😂

[@diggingthegreats]

You're very welcome 😂

[@Klabimmbamm]

Man, you're one of the greatest, incredible good content. You play bass for Nas and you deserve it. You're an awesome guy and I can tell from the bottom of my heart. However, this entire commercial shit pisses me off. Do Patreon if you want to, I feel like a lot of people would support you, but dont let ads take over your content. It's too good for that. Don't let it water down your stuff. Real recognize real and we already got you.

[@CosbyKid]

Kanye also sold "Never Change" twice which is why Payroll put hands on him in Chicago at Isaac Hayes restaurant.

[@illford6921]

I'm not crazy the thumbnail changed right?

[@antoniomiles]

Kanye West sold never changed to a Chicago gangster rapper then he gave beat to the Jay z and got in trouble for it he couldn't go back to Chicago for a while

[@joedellava7805]

I think everyone here can all agree that “I (we) miss the old Kanye.”

[@waltdiesel]

That was the real Kanye😢😢😢

[@shamangomel]

🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

[@Kangaroo805]

Kanye was always the Kanye we see now