Kanye West ft John Legend Miri Ben-Ari THROUGH THE WIRE LIVE

2004..

[@FleepacShakur]

Masterpiece. 90% of the crowd didn’t even realize they were in the presence of such a perfect concoction of musical geniuses. This is timeless art right here. And it sucks but I don’t think we’ll ever get anything close to this again.

[@luisdalba1810]

After watching the documentary, I can truly understand and respect him so much more. A true genius. Grateful to live in his era.

[@kpgaming13]

Been enjoying this video since 08!

[@mikestone9380]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KTB3E]

💯💯 changed my whole view on Ye

[@Wackaz]

Aren't we all? This man was my teenagehood, and continues to be a major staple of my life today. I love him so much. I forever will.

[@luisdalba1810]

What really hit me the most is the passing of his mother.. I feel like he never truly beard nor released that pain. He kept neglecting it by working hard and staying consistent with his music.

[@RangeDayDre]

John Legend's intro still touches my soul.

[@Marikdej]

Mine too

[@jozefmontes3654]

Same

[@benjaminpeters6729]

Even though he messes up the lyrics

[@mr.abstrakt2189]

@@benjaminpeters6729 that’s the samples lyrics

[@ImaazeDa3th]

right through the wall bro

[@dightmin]

this shit low-key brings me to tears man

[@rupertpupkin001]

Anthony Marques me too bro

[@II-lb4ew]

Anthony Marques high key

[@GracyesGardenLLC]

Me toooo!!! Touches my heart so deep real music

[@AmsterdamBuhd]

Same here, bro. This joint is classic FIRE!

[@janossario3527]

Me too man!

[@wikedwun]

That intro by John is straight legendary! Makes the song so much more epic!!

[@Karl671]

Yup

[@princevalencia8816]

Get real! That was a garbage rendition of Through the Fire! Play the video for anyone without showing them or telling them who’s singing and they’ll tell you exactly what they think of it. Just because it’s John Legend doesn’t automatically make it “legendary” or “epic”! Chaka Khan would slap the taste out of your mouth for that 💩 take. 😂

[@Miss.vortex21]

@@princevalencia8816damn, who hurt you hun?

[@ElhamGerrard8]

10 YEARS LATER STILL LISTENING TO IT LIKE IT´S BEEN DROPPED OUT TODAY !

[@ElhamGerrard8]

(Y)

[@GothBatty]

Elham still nigga 🤩🎻🙌🏽

[@bobbykilroy860]

And still

[@shawnbleboo5349]

And still do it

[@oodg7626]

Still

[@TNuggZ]

man this dude is a beast! i bet his next album just will just blow everyone's record away!!!

[@sage8935]

You bet it did

[@kingcash3712]

@@sage8935 11 years ago, 11 hrs ago… it indeed did

[@joshuakingi3183]

He’s a Legend now. He did it.

[@Vibzszn6]

You were right aas well!

[@EseGueyQue]

You were right bruh

[@ipekkutlu78]

After the Netflix documentary, I think I fell in love with this guy's personality tbh. He is driven, resilient, and very hard-working. He has a good soul. I loved the scenes with his beautiful mummy. God bless her!

[@nabeel.zuberi]

what u think about his soul now

[@lannyfce4786]

@@nabeel.zuberi mental illness does not make someone evil : )

[@nabeel.zuberi]

@@lannyfce4786 thats how white school shooters are described

[@tristanp5605]

@@nabeel.zuberistill like him

[@nabeel.zuberi]

@@tristanp5605 you’re not invited to the bar mitzvah

[@ethanwells2103]

15 years since the release of one of the best debut albums of all time. Keep killing the game Ye

[@Maaaaattyz25]

Goddamn that violin player killin it

[@happyirl6243]

Watch her at the Apollo

[@rte3384]

Is she the same violinist from the Overnight Celebrity video?

[@avyeris]

@@rte3384 yep, Miri Ben ari

[@TheMDElder]

2:28 😲🔥

[@misterrightuk]

@@spacetimerunner I’m surprised that I didn’t see her in the Kanye Netflix doc.

[@DosuKinu]

I’m telling you this man can sit with the Mercury’s, the Bowie’s, the MJ’s the Beatles etc.. No rapper had more impact on global culture than Kanye West.

[@moonflower6607]

Eminem?

[@Kureiji-jy3cb]

@@moonflower6607 he can make orange rhyme with banana

[@moonflower6607]

@@Kureiji-jy3cb into borrrnana Not saying that Kanye isn't in the same vein but i don't think we've ever seen any hip-hop artist in the same league as Em. (both culturally and sales wise) Plus whenever people think of rap, they usually think of/or listen to him. And while i get that Kanye is universally loved, i feel like he can be a bit too cocky for people's tastes also.

[@BlakeO561]

@@moonflower6607 Agreed. But Kanye really did have a huge impact too

[@suiramsogard5445]

2PAC ?

[@McHaleFromM2J2]

I have never heard a song give off the heart, soul and energy that Kanye gives off on Through The Wire. The man is a Jedi, one of the greatest artists of all time.

[@MrFraiche]

No matter what his mental health took away from him, you can never take away his legendary impact on hip hop and music.

[@CardCollector-jb8gt]

Huh? Who’s mental health? If you talking about Kanye he’s still way smarter than most. He doesn’t subscribe to the mainstream nonsense/narrative. To you that means his mental health has been compromised in some way? That’s an insane thought if so.

[@capeios6917]

still love kanye no matter what happens, he is the greatest ever

[@ski6102]

no matter what happens 💀

[@capeios6917]

@@ski6102 yes

[@climhazzzard5990]

i pref kanye up until twisted fantasy, from then on its a song by song basis for me

[@oliver1784]

people change.. Its fine to be a fan of his earlier work and not support him as he is nowdays!

[@WreckCrimes]

Fr

[@vaughngesing3324]

I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was 15 and just got home from JV bball practice. I put on MTV and this video came on. It had just been released. First single. Idk what it was, it was just DIFFERENT and it struck a chord. I still listen to it all the time and it takes me back. The best music does that, right? Then I bought College Dropout, still one of my favorite albums of all time. I literally wore that CD out! I really miss old Kanye West. He was real.

[@juliansolomon4106]

brother this comment made me so happy

[@itsnadirah]

@@juliansolomon4106 Same for me ...nostalgia is going craazy rn. Wow. Times have truly changed in an intense way.

[@Keeekstarr]

College dropout top 3 hip hop albums of all time!

[@Karl671]

@@juliansolomon4106 old and new Kanye is Real AF

[@gunkanjima3408]

old Kanye was so different. Polo shirts while rapping. He was one of the first in the 2005-ish era to not try to be cool/hard

[@lilkutthroat3469]

i miss the dropout bear :(

[@ferndog681]

+j galaviz yeah it's sorta like he just dropped out the scene. I'm here all week

[@brandocorleone2902]

lil kut throat He Lives thru US

[@boogiedownbronx73]

chuckie killed it

[@qiangfan8819]

its back

[@MegaFinalRound]

When did it leave?

[@michaelchapple6502]

“ College Dropout” my all time favorite album.

[@mcbluematter]

People are saying that they miss his old music but truth is, if he didn't reinvent himself with each album no one would be as half as interested as they are about his music today.BUT I must admit that this song is a masterpiece and could not be compared to any songs on Yeezus :)

[@johermeah6540]

@@martindagoat3909 'Only One' is a beautiful and touching ode to family. 'Black Skinhead' is straight fire. 'Hold My Liquor' is really ambitious in its effort to meld rock, house and rap into a single coherent aesthetic, and does so in a confident and skilled way. Must I go on? Yeezus is top-tier.

[@charlieferrari]

MC Blue Matter wouldn’t say it couldn’t be compared but rather timeless. Yeezy got hits..

[@secludedsnail3424]

Bound 2? Hold my liquor?

[@marcuswellington5866]

😂 to the second comint

[@carltonbanks8797]

Yeezus sucks

[@devintanner4154]

It’s easy to see this in 2022-23 & discredit its importance but remember this was the early 00s and NO ONE was making hip-hop like this. Rapping, style or production. He was on another level

[@timdw7157]

Ye stayed rockin with that violin player back in the day

[@lowrytv6736]

This is the closest to studio version I've ever seen from a live performance this is flawless.

[@yaasinmulohwe4061]

Rhiannon live by Fleetwood Mac. You won’t go wrong

[@nick-leffler]

Anything with Snoop sounds just as real as studio

[@pashanamir6151]

I mean not really his mouth literally wired shut in the studio version

[@NYRyder1983]

2004 was definitely the perfect year for Kanye West to make his debut as a rapper.

[@SomeGuyHowGoesIt]

​@@pashanamir6151 well yeah but I think he meant more in the sound and production, and iirc there's a studio version he made after his jaw healed

[@DJSt3rling]

I don't think ppl understand how legendary this performance is.

[@werder2win]

john legend killed the hook

[@KasaiFilms8]

The reason Kanye is so loved is cause he was our everyman...not a thug, drug dealer or hustler. He was one of us with mega passion. Anyone with drive and willing to risk it all for a dream is Kanye. This is the reason why he is so inspirational and why he influenced artist such as Drake. You don't have to fit into a stereotypical category to be a hiphop artist or anything...you just need drive and unlimited fuel to create your own lane.

[@realSOLowKEY]

This chorus I've heard a million times by John Legend just melted my heart. Im gonna send this to my ex I miss. John took the words out my mouth. 💕

[@IamQuizPug]

This thing right here, history in the making, man....

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

2:00

[@lilsmack3342]

What a nice respectful young rapper he would never ruin his career

[@retireddisstrackmaker1999]

Laughing so hard

[@alextea5948]

Shut up

[@trevorharmon1]

Look at what the satanic jews have done to this man

[@lilsmack3342]

@@trevorharmon1 bruh what

[@UrogbhoCop]

Wtf nah I think his good 😆

[@theandroids]

This guy is going to be huge I can just tell...

[@100lolwuts]

lol wut

[@100lolwuts]

+TeH_inSane_P alright.. sure

[@100lolwuts]

+TeH_inSane_P ok

[@3DSiscool]

100lolwuts I found you again wtf 😂

[@100lolwuts]

+joshua rogers k seriously tho thats cool lol

[@eddytang490]

When people actually jammed to the song instead of filming with their phone

[@K0NI7]

good old times :(

[@roller325]

Because of the inconvenience of carrying a bulky camera. You can literally see a guy in the front row, dead centre, with a camera.

[@watsgucci1]

Eddy Tang some people can multitask record and still enjoy the show plus they be telling people take their phone out well except travis scott

[@od9579]

"phone bad!"

[@mdawg1234567890]

Phone cameras were like 1MP and weren't used the way they are now. Not that I disagree with you, though

[@johnhutchison8774]

I can not get over John Legends intro, amazing

[@Marashor]

Those lyrics, that testimony! Has me in a daze. They make such great music together... MORE, MORE, MORE!!!

[@keybaangel3]

For sure!😆

[@plombage_gille]

After seeing the docu, this video feels different. What a talent.

[@Same_ol_jee]

Man miri Ben ari killed this . Forever my inspiration 🙌🏽

[@bikkersdelight7445]

What she didn't belong there

[@pprinter]

@@bikkersdelight7445 ????

[@miguel20012]

@@bikkersdelight7445 huh 😐

[@luerodgers1795]

YES SIR SHE'S BUSTING IT PERFECT BLEND CLASSIC UNIQUE ALL OF IT👀

[@justinhuffman7994]

14 years later and still amazing. Iconic really.

[@5oulPower]

Kanye West is LEGENDARY. Those who haven't followed his works and achievements since the very start wouldn't know how big he is. One of the most underated artists of all time.

[@Nayhan123]

You speaking facts bro, your comment holds true after a decade

[@Keeekstarr]

He’s still so far ahead of his time to this day!

[@StromLxrd6]

Thankful we have the documentary Jeen- Yuh now

[@dorattoproject4656]

underrated? he's acclaimed by critics and public universally

[@thecarsurgeon529]

@@dorattoproject4656 that comment was posted 11 years ago

[@Tiffany-vg6ml]

Please bring this guy back 😢 miss the old Mr west

[@thereckha]

I miss this Kanye. RIP.

[@Blokniper]

His fashion here is perfect

[@liamcook31]

Sofus Brunsgaard Konner 8A Munkebjergskolen Ralph Lauren

[@GeronFletcher]

Blokniper classic look. I might have to pull out my OG red and blue striped Ralph soon! And I need a new backpack!

[@TheJRo]

That intro touched my soul 🥺

[@friijolesLIVE]

damn this was posted before graduation even came out

[@AlphaKep]

Pov: You just watched this after the Netflix documentary of Kanye, legend.

[@williamnickell1942]

I miss the old Kanye 😔

[@jckasule]

nice. this guy has some great tracks. and john legend and miri ben-ari just complete the performance, loved the intro.

[@redknockz454]

Hey you still active?

[@goodguymisty]

jeen-yuhs is such an amazing doc

[@NYRyder1983]

John Legend on the piano, Miro Ben-Ari on the violin, and Kanye West on the mic live on stage. How can you beat that?

[@louiehayers]

Best Version EVER He needs to do this again with John Legend

[@puedo78]

Seeing this come to life in the documentary was amazing. True genius!

[@mojasho4230]

I was 16 when pac got shot and i was a hardcore fan since 94. Now I get to see Kanye. Kanye and pac are there only authentic geniuses

[@pedjorge]

One of my favorite songs... what a great performance of these 3 John, Ari and Kanye

[@CameraNostalgiaClub]

hello 12 years ago

[@jackjackson3125]

@@CameraNostalgiaClub Hello 9 months later

[@daltonshaw1840]

Its December 4th. Im jamming with guilt….

[@syd16packchicken]

I was like 4 when this song came out😳 Kanye has BEEN the man!!

[@hazelenemerluza7562]

syd16packchicken z, could

[@lcddrownd874]

syd16packchicken I was only a couple months old

[@MRAAng-on2jg]

Lmfao I was 7. His debut album was the first hip hop album I ever bought hahaha 2004 was a good year

[@sourcedevie1473]

Dam I was 14 you miss a lot of cool song !!

[@sourcedevie1473]

It was the best Kanye!!

[@BBQMeatski]

Best Performance Ever Seen In My Opinion... Changed My Life...

[@jacob2306]

Mellow Mike LMAOOOOOOOOO

[@ouncesthebasssnatcher5255]

Michael Jackson

[@YerpDerp17]

I really don't know why this is my first time saying this out loud, but I am 35, and for my generation, Kanye West is hands down the best performer, easily.

[@SaggyJ]

I’ll be 35 this year and I gotta agree

[@josephfilippazzo5490]

@@SaggyJ 23 here been loving this ever since being a kid

[@ontheblocknba]

87 family ❤

[@YB90Gaming]

Kanye is still good but this era was when he and hip hop was at it's prime!

[@flightdeparture1895]

Finally someone who can respect Kanye's old music without putting down his newer stuff. I agree, this was my favorite era

[@nuknuknuk111]

Yea 03 and 04 was probably the last good years left of hip hop before strictly going underground

[@roshananderson]

YB90Gaming what you smoking cuh? Kanye was fire back then yeah, but this was one of the weakest eras in hip hop

[@motlevi]

i used to put on a dating profile that i listen to hip hop circa 1990-2004 lol

[@djokawari1]

I had to listen to College Dropout with a portable CD player.

[@shadyyam2488]

his catalog is one in a lifetime honestly

[@tspice11]

Who’s cutting onions during that Legend opening ?

[@aidanbankston5113]

I wish I was old enough to have seen this in person

[@hockeyslife8]

i love how kanye feels so comfortable on stage

[@dkalvaranga]

I love john legned's intro to this. hes so good. and this trio is deadly together

[@pemy2894]

Hello after 12 years how is it going

[@mattp2real]

I miss those Kanye, Common, and Legend team up tracks.. throw twista in there too 🙌🏽🔥🔥

[@KanyeEnjoyerr]

John Legend low key looked like young Kobe in this.

[@jacob2306]

he is mo Williams

[@yutaman3470]

+Jacob Wills yup

[@fluff975]

:'(

[@domabstract9287]

RIP Kobe 😔

[@jordan12118]

RIP to the goat

[@The88trainwreck]

That's the same girl that played the violin in the music video for Overnight Celebrity by Twista ft Kanye West

[@AKIRTV9]

Nice catch lmao, you're completely right

[@BBQMeatski]

Also did The Violin for Kanye on his Album "The College Dropout"

[@L3ban3s3Soldi3r]

Joshua Orrillo her name is Miri Ben Ari. She's a Grammy award winning violinist and has worked with Akon styles p scar face to djs in the EDM scene

[@stellamary204]

Miri Ben ari. So underrated

[@OGBobbyGooch]

Did Jeen-yuhs bring anyone else here?

[@noewizzy1]

A time when we were all young and discovering ourselves 😊

[@V1NTAGE_ARCHIVE]

That's jay z in that teddy bear lol

[@frankchihora2071]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bro 🤣🤣🤣

[@NewHueyX]

😂

[@tylerbates681]

What?! 😂🤣🤣😂

[@musictipsreviewswithjg]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marcusmathabela3380]

😂😂😂😂you just made my day

[@princedesmondcobblah9715]

This Kanye!!!

[@PEERBUX89]

This is da most unbelievable performance of through the wire. truly sensational. man this right here is the jam. love it!!!

[@squirmygrubbs6240]

Are you still alive

[@Same_ol_jee]

Always come back to this video . Love Kanye and of course legendary Miri Ben ari , my inspiration , and she stay killing it on the violin . Makes me smile ear to ear watching this 🔥🔥

[@amymcmbaby]

Oh my gosh Mr Legend your pipes are legendary

[@hiag.o]

A Genius inspiration ! Thank you Mr West

[@jay0thom]

Now i admit when this album first came out i bootlegged it but i realized how real his music is and straightened up and bought Late Registration and Graduation. Later on to buy College Dropout again, just cause its that good!!!! XD

[@ebonykaleidoscope]

The Kanye I loved and remember….this performance from Miri, John and Kanye will be hot forever.

[@phil_matic]

3:50 Miri Ben-Ari's little violin solo always gets me

[@nizxxy]

stupid dj

[@giannibrown7911]

I hate when people say “I miss the Kanye” or “I wish Kanye was still like this.” Don’t wish for the past, just be happy you were the experience it. Kanye is my idol now just like he was back then. We all do dumb things. You gotta love this man. Genius!

[@lincolndyer9837]

Omnia Mutantur

[@Otschki]

RIP Donda West And Thank You

[@ettime8909]

Thank you for giving respect to donda

[@wearetheoriginal7630]

My childhood was a good one

[@M360-w6o]

No hip hop artist reinvented themselves with each album like Ye did

[@promzy]

thats a good combination right there...they are all really good...

[@bleachprovider6001]

Yo this kid looks like he had a lot of potential hope he makes it one day

[@LupeJustinian]

man, this song makes you feel good EVERY time it jumps off.

[@redknockz454]

You still rocking with this song?

[@LupeJustinian]

@@redknockz454 why, YES! 🤣

[@alexandersoroko]

@@LupeJustinian how’d you like Donda just wondering

[@LupeJustinian]

@@alexandersoroko mid to me. Some standouts but nothing that really captures the imagination 🤷

[@phatheadkyle8088]

Miri Ben Ari has me in love every damn time..

[@videofabriken]

The focus between the artist and the audience was on a different level pre-cellphones

[@TalentUnTapped]

What I would do to go back in time and experience this... I don't care what you think of him now, he was and always be my biggest inspiration.

[@phuston087]

I dont care what you think of him 🤣 & this was 10 years ago. Hes only gotten crazier since. But i love that

[@OfficialQue2G]

Rediscovered this as a 7th grader been bumping this shit 13 years consecutively

[@Hachiban08]

I love Kanye's old music :)

[@Tigger3711]

Damn this song always brings me back. Can't believe it's been almost 10 years.

[@ccantstay]

gives me chills

[@AmsterdamBuhd]

Watchin' in 2019 - This joint is a classic!

[@IdaLefebvre]

Kanye and John are both amazing..

[@onair141]

This Kanye actually changed my life. It’s crazy!

[@jakerichards1244]

the girl with the violin freestyling that shit

[@ontheblocknba]

I come back every so often and listen to this masterpiece

[@numbianqeeen4356]

John legend is a legend for real, man what a voice.

[@laurensmith7124]

HE CHANGED SO MUCH SINCE HE DROPPED THIS TO BE HONEST I LIKE THIS BETTER THIS WAS HIS EARLY AND REALER PART OF HIS PERSONALITY AND CREATIVITY..NOTHING WAS WATERED DOWN ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE MUCH RESPECT.

[@ch0lita623]

This is so amazing of Miri and John... I'm such a huge fan of Miri!!!

[@AhhTheBonnie]

They are Legend

[@nyia2.093]

Hit different after the documentary

[@0Woei]

If you’re here you have great music taste

[@alet1490]

Wish i could have experienced this era. So legendary

[@tryme2245]

Just came back to this just because. Havent watched the doc yet but I AM!! This hits so different omg ❤❤❤😩