Kanye West - Touch The Sky (MTV Version) ft. Lupe Fiasco

[@AJ-fl3pz]

Lupe Fiasco’s verse is one of the most underrated rap verses. Touch the Sky is one of Kanye’s most underrated songs

[@slendaman1634]

TheWillog pls stfu don't disrespect Yeezy in his prime like that

[@thusano2]

ahh his verse is perfect, like god damn what a great introduction

[@keananconnor4221]

ash jum id call 20mill something to be proud of the more life’s he can bless with his work the better in my opinion

[@mcmuffin7612]

YESSSSS dude.

[@blackmaurice7135]

Song and Video

[@wattwattwattwattwatt]

this song is criminally under rated in my opinion

[@ronaldderr]

How old are you ? This song was huge when it dropped

[@KahinAhmed72]

⁠@@ronaldderrReally? Damn, too bad I wasn’t a teen in the 2000’s. Did you hear this get played often on TV and radios?

[@ronaldderr]

@@KahinAhmed72 yes MTV played the hell out of this song. This when the whole world love Kanye.

[@RainingFlow19]

​@@KahinAhmed72 kanye first three albums were highly celebrated and he was really loved until the taylor swift episode happened.

[@Twogoalstwo]

@@ronaldderrwell in the right now 2020’s it’s underrated

[@watts1841]

The Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross scene is priceless!.....So is Lupe's verse!

[@OptimusSlime404]

yea Lupe was perfect on this joint

[@PortogasDAce1]

+Matrix Mike yeah he came correct as a porn star

[@ritvikc5883]

+Tom D I love that line cuz it's cum and correct like erect and lupes exit of his verse is just awesome and everything about this song and Kanye west is just awesome

[@ariues]

+Bobby Watts Bouché still hilarious after all these years. that's what the hood was thinking about Pam Anderson struggling to see why white people love her so much.

[@equinoxx44]

+Bobby Watts Bouché Lupe RIPPED this guess Whose on third, Lupe Steal like Lupin the third! (Lupin the Third, anime about a master thief) Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I'm trying to stop lyin (Lion) Like Im Mum Ra (Thunder Cats reference)

[@deezyb858]

"Now let me end my verse right where the horns are, like .." Lupe KILLLLLED this track.

[@blackSUAAAVE]

Tryin’ to stop lyin’ like I’m Mumra…. it took a couple of listenings to get that reference. 😅😅

[@ep82]

i literally just got that bar...randomly bumping this song after so long ​@blackSUAAAVE

[@ep82]

i literally just got that bar...randomly bumping this song after so long ​@blackSUAAAVE

[@ep82]

i literally just got that bar...randomly bumping this song after so long ​@blackSUAAAVE

[@KaewaSmith]

I touched the sky...

[@andregordon2599]

Lupe's verse is my cardinal definition of a perfectly executed guest verse. Come in, throw in some fire, get people interested in you, but leave so you don't overstay your welcome. This one verse single handedly jump started his career, and for good reason.

[@kr_deem1007]

I would like this comment three times if I could

[@MAP9595]

Facts facts facts!

[@mishanya9495]

Well pointed!

[@JohnLick96]

Remember this being the first time I heard this and he dropped Kick Push later. I was kinda disappointed cause the song was a little buns but I felt like he was low key the best rapper I've heard. I was looking for reasons to inwardly hate on him because he was just too good. Lowkey could've made 2 verses better than Kanye did on this.

[@paulevans6066]

Yup

[@synschoolinyounoobsakathemaske]

Bruh I died at Nia long and Tracce ross scene, that was classic.

[@zrtopics2418]

Bruuuuuuuuuh😎

[@fabibibine]

🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯

[@f2trappy940]

Same L🤣L

[@RayRay-iy2ve]

NIA LONNNNNNG

[@sharakanelson6965]

The best part of the video! 😆😆😆

[@supersaiyanyoshi1]

I feel like no one understands how good this video actually is.

[@oguguoajagu]

Bruuuh. Tell me about it. It's amzing

[@bluechains3452]

nobody understood how good kim jong un was until he got that surgery now we all be worried

[@gjoy0925]

@@bluechains3452 whats wrong with u

[@damitrimoore]

CYNC edits it’s really a relic

[@avityjunior7041]

I remember kanye shittin on MTV for not givin it video of the year..!!

[@octoberstorm3333]

This has got to be one of the best music videos ever produced, everything about it. The Curtis mayfield sample the old school 70s setting. The fact there’s a theatrical plot. God I love this.

[@linus8247]

Possibly the greatest functioning bipolar ever. Moral of the story: Launch and keep flying up as long as you still have any fuel remaining :D

[@tannerstruble647]

I agree

[@prettierjesus3119]

The rocket crashing was clearly a toy, but, overall, a great video for the time.

[@piinkgarza]

I’m so glad I grew up with kanye when he first started. He always made me feel like I could do anything. If he could do it I can too.

[@connorreed314]

“If you’re a fan of Kanye west, you’re a fan of yourself” - Kanye west

[@MichaelJamesActually]

been an interesting trajectory to follow.

[@tirenmickens591]

I 💯 Percent agree. Kanye is symbolic. 💪 He got alot people of all races" through the wire of hard times" I wish him the best in his issues he has going on with Kim and his kids. 👍

[@trashyraccoon2615]

Sadly, he has become a villain to me. The way he has treated his wife in public is the sign of an abuser. Don’t even get me started on that disgusting Trump stuff. Kanye broke my heart. He was a good guy once.

[@jamesford2160]

@Trashy Raccoon2 🙄Can we leave the new stuff out of this thread? We all came here to get away from today’s drama. Kim is the villain, not him.

[@HumptyMcFly]

The Nia and Tracey scene is comedic gold.

[@aubreygraham1704]

"I just said your name! I know who you are!"

[@masterstepz9800]

@@aubreygraham1704 That's right girl. I told you when he get on he'll leave yo' ass for a white girl.

[@TP_Raks]

"You just want some t***? "🤣

[@deronlnix]

It’s really funny right now…

[@lucymonroe720]

Who dropped in after the Celtic scandal 👀👀👀

[@dxxmxnd1763]

kanye will forever have the best samples in music history you can’t change my mind

[@Damiardo]

"Sample" is music slang for "stealing, but different". If he's such a genius, why couldn't he write his own music?

[@yonatanmussies1302]

@@Damiardo I’d like to see you sample it’s harder then you think also no it’s not stealing it’s giving the music a different meaning

[@matthewmcbride2416]

@@Damiardo Ignorance is bliss😴

[@reandy1859]

@@Damiardo stfu

[@Damiardo]

@@reandy1859 Oh noes I'd better listen or Kanye will get me while I sleepz!!

[@antikoerper256]

I'm eastern european (bulgarian). I remember back in 2006-2007 when I was watching MTV in high school, this video and song would play and I would get vibing! I hardly knew who Kanye West would get to be back then. Marvin Gaye is watchin from above and feelin' proud - Kanye really moved on up. Despite what some people say about Kanye, to me he was always a visionary, always an artist and a good musician. And this right here is my favorite track by him.

[@jdawg6939]

nigga thats southeastern europe

[@adamg.n.3170]

Baltics School

[@Realdeejaybon]

The sample was from Curtis Mayfield not Marvin Gay if that's what you meant when referring to him

[@Hantov]

Аз пък я чух за първи път в Urban Outfitters! После не можех да повярвам че е Канйе :)

[@atagun12]

10 years ago I was listening this and dreaming about living in States. Now I am living in America and making my way to earn a USA citizenship, dreams do happen if you are tenacious.

[@pochita250]

Congrats bro

[@Daniellinharess]

congrats man!

[@GetintheCAH]

Atagun İlhan congrats and goodluck. The American experience can be pretty damn overrated at times

[@brittanytaylor4055]

Congratulations welcome to America 🇺🇸

[@brandonhart2397]

That’s some shit. Congrats my dude!

[@jamesbenjamin7973]

One of the best debut verses in hip hop history...much respect to Lupe

[@afenohaynes1884]

For me it's J Cole in Jay-Z's - Star is born feature.

[@_masterofnone_]

@@afenohaynes1884 Oo that’s a really good one!

[@funtimefreddie9637]

@@afenohaynes1884 J Cole is trash. Why can't people see that.

[@gregcampbell3052]

Snoop on deep cover is a great debut too

[@sebastienc.2257]

Lupes bars took years for most to understand. I don’t even think Kanye knew how fire that verse was.

[@kaikai9201]

"Lupe steal like Lupin the Third" That one went bye me for all these years. Can't believe I missed that.

[@dumpsterjuice5696]

Anime Fanime it’s a lupin the 3rd reference

[@quality318]

@@animefanime2670 it's a anime (Lupin the third)

[@RDRGUY15]

Lupin the Third is a anime about two thieves

[@kaikai9201]

@@quality318 woosh

[@nosidezero]

Best possible way to open his verse

[@natashakafoteka3667]

Kanye is really a genius. Or at least, he was. This video, start to finish, is one of the greatest music videos of all time. On top of all that, the song itself is insanely good. Lupe's verse, Kanye humming along to the sample, even the reference to the whole George bush thing... he could poke fun at himself and not take himself too seriously. I really wish Kanye would go back to these simpler times when it was about the music and the artistry. It was the quality, and the passion. This is the Kanye we miss and support. He was real.

[@leoabundez]

3:06 I thought this part was brilliant to incorporate the actual sampled song into the part where live television was interrupted. Nicely incorporated

[@discipleteo3763]

I didn't even notice that man nice catch

[@AhmadHamzabalad]

Exactly! Yo I'm so happy i wasn't the only one that caught that . That part was genius. Thank you bro ✊✊

[@KishBish]

it's just so brilliant.. the editing in this is superb!

[@PinkGumballs]

this sample is also in his "Kanye's Soul Mixshow" mixtape

[@aaronirvine9521]

Just move on up

[@mariekanu3203]

“Do you know who I am” “Yeah, I know, I just said your name!” Classic😂

[@samp9400]

Who tf listening Kanye in 2022? All school ganstas on Gomunkul 6 now @

[@darkness-tk7jz]

shut yo ahh goofball@@samp9400

[@Lilmoodynice]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉shout out to da beautiful NIA long

[@tahrondavis8080]

Classic This actually happened to me bar for bar and even the slap. This always makes me laugh

[@Гатчинскийаниматор]

Кениец

[@hectorzeroni361]

This Lupe verse. Not everyone will ever understand how important this Lupe verse is.

[@mondlit]

I feel kendrik is what lupe should have became

[@GustavoRomero88]

Facts

[@mmentertainment9783]

trying to stop lion( lying) like mumra ( thundercats) lupe is a genius

[@jamesjones-ez9ug]

@@jurneelucero1287 never

[@jurneelucero1287]

james jobber yup

[@coachcatfit]

This man Prophesied his whole life

[@Abdullah-e7s6c]

What does that have to do with this song?

[@ianzitosss]

​@@Abdullah-e7s6c A man who got lost in heaven

[@brennanwallace6808]

I must’ve died in the accident cause this must be heaven Damn bruh kanye never fails me

[@simplelife7522]

Brennan Wallace that’s called foreshadowing

[@yengyeng4091]

Breach BeachBrick the accident happened before this song?

[@simplelife7522]

Bob Sherman then... he’s aftershadowing

[@GraftedOliveBranch]

Yeah right, kanye never lets you down,... unless you're a cripple fan in a wheelchair who cant use his legs, and then kanye tells you to stand up in the crowd, otherwise he wont start the song...😒. Seriously. Kanye might have SOME decent songs, but he is the epitome of an Arrogant Dickhead... if you have ANY empathy for other human beings then you would have to agree that he is a bit of a wanker...

[@elijah8922]

Breach BeachBrick it’s called referencing..

[@zacka.]

None of those rappers made rap like this, Kanye was an inventor of his own original genius style. Man, what a man!!!

[@Dr_Salt]

I honestly believe that if he didn't go loco he would have become the best rapper of all time.

[@chiefsosa3009]

Dr_Salt he is the best rapper of all time

[@moaek3966]

@@chiefsosa3009 no way

[@axelolsson7591]

@@chiefsosa3009 thing is, I don't really think his rapping is what makes him stand out. It's his creativity, producing and general ability to create a song that sounds incredibly good while still being groundbreaking that makes him one of the greatest musicians alive.

[@leanhngo2944]

@@Dr_Salt if he ain't loco we wouldn't have a lot of great shit from him, like mbdtf

[@johnconner2549]

The Nia and Tracy skit will never get old 🤣

[@kathyboykin5335]

never

[@martharuaporo6099]

Best part

[@2minutetopics]

"what about the asssssss?"

[@simonubiri7881]

The best part ever....cracks me up anytime i watch it

[@jonglanfield9446]

Sometimes I watch this video just for that scene. I said your name! 😂

[@MrTravisAl]

I feel like this music video is a whole TV show episode. I would STILL watch every single one that came out. Kanye is a genius.

[@spookyboi317]

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?" "I KNO- I- I JUST SAID YOUR NAME.." 😂 my favorite part

[@annamedina4449]

😂😂😂

[@musamjijwa7583]

Me too I just said your name funny as hell

[@cap9105]

He sounded like Kevin hart 😂

[@jackfrost6463]

Nia, Tracee, Pam Anderson , Kanye a legend for this video

[@gqpromotionchanel]

@@jackfrost6463 lupe fiasco

[@Wesleyschuettpelz]

Damn, why hasn't anyone acknowledged Lupe's verse? Shit's dope.

[@lazcarequinto1619]

For real. His verse is dope

[@thatguyluis]

lupe is one the most underrated lyricist, I first saw him in this vid and listened to him while growing up. His Lasers album was fuckin dope.

[@Wesleyschuettpelz]

+That Guy Luis That's his worst one imo. Food & Liqour 1, The Cool, and Tetsou & Youth are all his best stuff I think.

[@thatguyluis]

tesuo and youth was the best lyrically and food and liquor 2 is the best commercially but Lasers always gave me goosebumbs, it was the reason I really got into rap music.

[@BRobMint]

Bodied Kanye on his own shit

[@duno6552]

It’s crazy how Lupe didn’t even want to be on this song. Now it’s one of his best verses ever.

[@isobel64]

why not

[@itzAurora_Xoxo]

I loved lupe he just disappeared

[@andrewalker9562]

Lol this is a basic Lupe mainstream verse in comparison to his deeper stuff but it’s really good that’s why he’s one of the goat lyricists

[@ahmedfiasco6412]

@@itzAurora_Xoxo he was blackballed

[@literallyjosh]

@@andrewalker9562 stop copy pasting these comments

[@afifsalim5533]

2:46 is the best part...."I know i just said your name!" hahaha

[@michael-cv9wd]

" do you know who i am" kanye: i know i know i just said ya name i fucking died lmao

[@AClarionCallMinistry]

We're maybe another 10 to 15 years away from looking back at Kanye and realizing how much he contributed to Hip Hop, and also proclaiming him as one of the baddest musical artist across genres ever.

[@mdjiles]

10-15 years? Im doing it now. Been doing it lol

[@Bm23CC]

Lol you have to be joking. Kanye is shite. Immortal technique is the man.

[@IFUCKINGLOVEYOUTOO]

Brendano Di Cafrio He's a silly conspiracy theorist and edgy kids overrate him saying he's the best musician ever when he's not even close objectively, also believe all or most of what he says blindly without doing any research.

[@Bm23CC]

BasedFox Exactly he's not even a musician or a good rapper.

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

smack my fart box

[@Tokinbeats]

lupe put his everything into this verse

[@earthgrazer2164]

As everyone who works with kanye does

[@tmmarrproductions]

he didn't even want to do the verse

[@andrewalker9562]

Lol this is a basic Lupe mainstream verse in comparison to his deeper stuff but it’s really good that’s why he’s one of the goat lyricists

[@MexiCooki]

@@andrewalker9562 damn if this is average by his standards what’s good for his standards?

[@varunharishkrishnan536]

@@MexiCooki listen to mural

[@MateoCarrillo-cy2qy]

2:21 “I’m trynna right my wrongs but it’s funny that those wrongs helped me right this song” WHAT A BAR 🔥🔥🔥

[@KeatonDee]

I miss this style of song from Kanye, them old school samples and beats/melodies.

[@tomekabaxter4977]

He still does that!

[@brookepembroke1071]

you miss the old kanye, straight from the go kanye, chop up the soul kanye, set in his goals kanye...yo hate the new kanye, the bad mood kanye...lol kanye knows you miss old kanye but kanye has to evolve. cannot make the same songs for 15-16 years, your career'd be over real quick...@Tomeka Baxter is right, he still chops up hella samples

[@MissSuperHottie]

his best work IMO

[@djnes2k7]

he didnt make this beat.........just blaze did........

[@Otis-Isom]

djnes2k7 no this is a Curtis mayfield beat from the 60’s. It’s from a song called move on up.

[@neloangelo7454]

Nia: "Do you know who i am?" Kanye: "I know, i just said your name"

[@KingChad97]

Freddy iconic

[@xSuperCartmanx]

That mid song skit kills me every time "WHAT ABOUT ALLLLLL THAT ASSSS***BEEEEEEEEEEEP"

[@neckzilla1885]

the "i know i just- I said your name, i know who you are!" kills me

[@matrix91234]

I gotta testify

[@DownHomeRealtor]

And she don't have any lol

[@paolahermida2039]

Cracks me up 😂😂😂

[@ericwashington8998]

@@DownHomeRealtoroh yes she does google her

[@chr1ssyth3black]

I'm leaving my comment here so when someone likes it, I can listen to this masterpiece again.

[@RileyTaugor]

13 years back kanye dropped this

[@ivyiris4155]

U everywhere 😂 hope it's going good though gang gang 💯

[@TheeMrRager]

Makes me sad

[@carlito9727]

I swear this dropped in 05’

[@tremainworrell5997]

It had dropped in since 2006

[@pinacoladatv808]

RileyTaugor yup

[@treefingers6572]

I love that they go ahead and show you the bones of the track by just playing the sample during the technical difficulties part, then cutting back into the beat... It hits so much harder and is even more fun to listen to when you realize how he sampled this.

[@jenniferfields1084]

Curtis Mayfield move on up

[@GoldK4L]

Just Blaze made the beat

[@TheJusting650]

Kanye is forever going to be one of the greatest. Still slaps in 2021 like it did when it was first released.

[@furrychiefkeef2454]

*the greatest

[@PrinceLeaker]

@@furrychiefkeef2454 *one of the greatest (lets not discredit now)

[@furrychiefkeef2454]

@@PrinceLeaker yeah

[@JShady7620]

Greatest at what? This is Shit

[@izumi7985]

Nah he the greatest Artist* (musically) of all time

[@yunglordkami]

bouta cry. when are we getting this Kanye again smh.

[@Yonverpage]

Ye just inspires me man. I don't care whats goin on in the media, Yeezy makes me wanna touch the sky.

[@sierragillon2929]

Everyday 🤷🏾‍♀️ with no shame

[@joeybuffalano4403]

Facts. Why does evreyone hate him. I do not care what he says I love his music

[@tommybahama4418]

He proves that the best person you can be is yourself. The hate in the media just proves how biased they are, not about the character of Kanye West.

[@claytonbrown7120]

Trumptards everywhere

[@joeybuffalano4403]

Ras Krishna facts

[@EddieNgatia]

No matter what...this song will always have a special place in my heart dawg. Thank you Ye for changing my life. Imma listen to this on a plane next year when I go visit my pops/sister. On my mama imma do it dawg.

[@coffee_dictator]

Do it you glorious weeaboo

[@ChronicCraftsman]

You go for it dawg.

[@littleson3242]

bold of you to assume i ain’t part of the LGBTQ 🙏😂😭better gorilla glue them cheeks shut cuz if i see that hole my demons ain’t gon show remorse 😭

[@Ellwoo]

You gotta do it dawg.

[@shitbeats100]

I’m commanding you to complete this activity dawg.

[@littlel4206]

Idgaf what this man say I’m still gonna bump this shit

[@im_tangomango]

fr

[@nontobekombokazi8445]

yup😂

[@3rdelement10]

Hmm

[@3rdelement10]

​@@im_tangomango ...

[@3rdelement10]

​@@nontobekombokazi8445 Interesting...

[@PerrythePlatypus0680]

I love that Kanye has no ads

[@AshYEETofficial]

So underrated on so many levels. The artistry.

[@kahlilgreen5406]

Was

[@krypticunlimited6925]

30 million views in underrated?

[@AshYEETofficial]

@@krypticunlimited6925 not what I'm talking about. When people talk about Ye's track record, they forget hits like these.

[@troygreen2893]

Facts

[@mendezzoso]

best to ever do it!!!

[@mrjasonshay]

i saw him perform this live, 2 nights ago. amazing, one of the greatest songs of all time. it's so perfect, from the sample to the flow and lyrics

[@MysteryScienceGaming]

hell yeah, I just locked in my tickets 2 nights ago and I want to hear this live so bad! Can't wait!

[@mrjasonshay]

+Mystery Science Gaming 3000 bro as soon as u hear the hits at 0:13 you'll lose your shit ahah I'm telling you , wish i could watch it live again

[@MysteryScienceGaming]

you know it! Getting pumped just listening now lol, just a couple more weeks! It is one the greatest songs imo, just perfect.

[@SonGoku5363]

Just Blaze created the beat just 20 mins before Kanye showed up to the studio xD

[@cfwbdude]

Its a remix of the original legend Curtis Mayfield Move on Up!

[@huracan360]

This is just one of those songs which puts you in a good mood

[@olgafigueroa2909]

You should hear the original song! It is even more uplifting than this.

[@jrh2095]

Motivation mode ON

[@sarahjaneclarke7048]

It's about when someone tried to kill Kanye in an article so not happy is it cunt

[@rifdamara]

@@olgafigueroa2909 what is the title of original song?

[@wasabeam]

@@rifdamara move on up

[@oblambo6896]

I wasn't even musically mature when this came out, but every time it aired, i never changed the channel. Dam it pains me to no end that this era is no more.

[@bigtony2499]

I remember this music video being on MTV when it first came out. I still often think of it and come back to it to watch. Literally this is one of the best music videos ever made. The whole thing is genius. And to think Kanye put up all the money he had to make this video because he didn’t like the one the label put money up for. He risked it all for this and came out a winner with this.

[@X-Kong]

Back when MTV was on top and was nothing but music. Music during that era was unbelievable. I was so glad to grow up during that era.

[@TemptressMoon]

Best part was Tracee. She was straight up hypeman. The kind of best friend every girl needs! Ready to kick ass on sight!

[@dianasendt9509]

What about the ass!!

[@brocktonsfinest20]

​@@dianasendt9509 "You wanna focus? Focus on this!....." XD

[@sherriearrington6830]

Livingboldlynfierce Absolutely 👍🏿🦾😉

[@DS-sj2mq]

@Smiles and the Twisted MD Most people think being loud and obnoxious is funny.

[@playboyx85]

"Lupe steal like Lupin The Third". Lupe dropping the anime references

[@benjaminherrera1987]

holy shit i love this guy

[@TheSchenck21]

ol school adult swim

[@ulyssesgarcia-ramiez3785]

This also could mean how its the 3rd verse and hes "stealing" it from Ye

[@manuelaranda58]

Lupe' steal like loopin' the 3rd. Could he mean like stealing home in baseball? Rounding 3rd? The hardest base to steal in the game.

[@eazycomeeazygo8557]

Manuel Aranda yeah, he's talking about stealing home in baseball, not a gay ass, obscure anime reference.

[@Deeman192]

Always come back to visit this. Mannnnn I remember when I first saw this back in like 6th grade 20 years ago or so lol. The day Lupe became my favorite artist. Still my favorite all these years later.

[@andremp03]

That Nia Long / Tracee Ellis Ross rant scene will never stop being funny

[@a.j.cabrera6191]

The Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross scene is epic

[@Traveler89_89]

WypipoooOOOOO!

[@thomasgooden]

@Smiles and the Twisted MD they were lol

[@mirandasanchez823]

Smiles and the Twisted MD you’re liking ur own comments lol

[@mirandasanchez823]

Smiles and the Twisted MD you have really bad acne, old lady

[@bleach7655]

Bo Linton girl, you pretty as hell omg

[@tonysoprano6265]

This song makes me break down and cry because of the pain and because of the lyrics and happiness of knowing that things can change even when you think it can’t. Especially that second verse about “dawg I was having nervous breakdowns” like man I always felt that.because it’s true man it makes you feel like everybody is rich and what’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you making it in life? Then you get that promotion or that job or life changing level up. All praise be to God man

[@theruddyone6443]

AMEN bruH. Thank you Jesus.

[@Tristan-wm8yd]

Tony you never got whacked in that restaurant ? Well I’ll be …

[@ericagreene700]

34 yrs old and from chicago glad i literally grew up on this era of kayne❤

[@hmmok5791]

I grew up watching Evil Knievel , remember sweet Nia Long on Boyz n the Hood, Ms. Ellis Ross on Girlfriends, and Pamela on home improvement this video is pure genius. Thank you Mr. West. .

[@lukewright9031]

I only knew Pamela Anderson from Baywatch. Yup, guilty as charged✋

[@asiabryant2667]

First of ALL... Lupe's Verse! Second of ALL... Nia and Tracee's Skit! Last but not least.. Kanye West is legendary!

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

kanye west old mss play word poet makes music samples

[@Zanobeats]

Lupe is surreal

[@AKAdaJoker14]

Lupin steak like lupin the third, secret weeb

[@dhriadel]

Lupes verse is...legendary...he actaully buried Kanye in this song, I have it on vinyl from times it was released. But rspct to Kanye, no matter how he got mind fucked over time.

[@EacyyC]

single greatest comment

[@richardlayfield-iy4yo]

This tune is one of the most uplifting vibes ive felt. It is lyrically on point in regards to matching the significance of the sample music. The "come up in the spot looking extra fly" is electric. Yes Ye.

[@DollySantana]

Yesss I remember hearing it at 17 and felt like he was talking to me lol I was hype!!

[@305backup]

​@@DollySantana till the day you die, you gon touch the sky

[@shayaanrk]

The original tune is from Curtis Mayfield. But Kanye definitely elevated it with the drums

[@hichfotografo]

When I listened to this song, I was in school. I went through relationships, became an engineer, emigrated to other countries, and I still remember every time I heard it.

[@mann0s]

kanye can pull off an 70s/80s look real nice

[@tikilove2241]

remember the alamo I think its 60s

[@easylife6348]

Tikilove nope, its clearly 70s

[@NewlifeNewbeginnings2]

Kanye had so much swag in this video!!!!

[@PHATGrace]

" I'm tryna right my wrongs but it's funny them same wrongs helped me write these songs."- Kanye "Leg-en-dary" West

[@octoberstorm3333]

I used to drink after my shifts and blast this in my room late at nights with a wish of wanting to afford independence while not having to work in a horrible environment. I feared changed for so long. 4 years later I am Blasting this nostalgia filled glory in my new car I finally managed to get late into my 20s…while on the way to my new job that pays me enough to finally afford a little more than the car payments, all while in a whole new state because I said “one day” too many times. I left everything behind, restarted my life and have finally started to see all of my hard work and downfalls turn around into growth. Sobriety. Caring for myself. This is just the beginning ! Listening to Kanye’s old hits is an instant self celebration mode !! 💛

[@migueldavissanchez4483]

The Curtis mayefield song is sampled so well and the sample itself takes this song to another level. Kanye’s rapping compliments it so well.

[@jajlertil]

It’s honestly insane how much quality ye has put out over so many years

[@cocoafemme47]

9/11/20: In memory of my mother. She's touching the sky since 8/5/20. Sorely missed.....DAILY....by me.

[@firefistace7639]

RIP sorry for your loss

[@cocoafemme47]

@@firefistace7639:🤝🤝Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@kysnitro]

Rip

[@chance5226]

Im sorry god bless you

[@BelieveWhatISay]

❤️❤️

[@nativesun7661]

Utterly amazing. Song. Video. The 35mm film. The features. Nia Long. Tracee-Ellis Ross. The Afro. Everything. And indeed, he touched the sky. And brought us along.

[@AJ-fl3pz]

2:38 Nia Long and Tracee Elis Ross were the best part of this video 😂

[@sadmilkin]

He sounded like Kevin Hart here

[@scalvarese1]

rude gyal ain’t that the truth! Lol!

[@briza2022]

Hahah indeed. I laughed so hard

[@nickwalsh8169]

Ha yes, What about the assssssss

[@oladipoadeeko625]

Focus on this.

[@sceyef4628]

One of the greatest music videos ever. Not to mention an amazing song

[@BigPapaMitchell]

Sceyef That's what happens when you use music that was a hit decades ago

[@sceyef4628]

BigPapaMitchell I did enjoy the original by Mayfield, but I don't consider them the same song at all.

[@sonyaethaniel]

Beyonce did the greatest video ever!

[@RoachKai]

Amazing song, that Curtis Mayfield made...

[@masyaf897]

@@RoachKai Its called a sample.. rappers always use samples.

[@dolphineachonga555]

I miss this Kanye. I hope he can get back to this vibe some day..

[@175BiscuitD]

You dont understand

[@eiansegismundo9687]

Sometimes the world forces us to calm to not reach out full potential.

[@christopherduggan6272]

the vibe is dead and burried

[@ye4us]

I mIsS tHe OlD kAnYe.. 🤡

[@anwav-]

@@christopherduggan6272 in the dirt.

[@ronaldderr]

I keep seeing comments saying this song is underrated. Y’all gotta be young because when this song came out everyone was playing it

[@thatcapuchin6597]

All these damn spring chickens out here... We were there when Kanye dropped these beats bro.. Not them.. 😂

[@Shikkhito-Chhotolok]

​@@thatcapuchin6597spring chickens😂

[@ldbboosha]

"Guess who's on third, Lupe steal (still) like Lupin the 3rd." "I'm trynna stop lyin' (lion) like I'm Mumm-ra, but I'm not lying when I'm laying on the beat." Lupe is both the king of homophones and black nerds everywhere.

[@LionPelt]

"En garde (on God). Touché...." Agreed. He's clever as hell

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

+ldbboosha He's literally one of the greatest lyricists to ever pick up the mic. If you haven't heard "Murals" or "Prisoners 1 & 2" those tracks are evident of that fact. Lupe is amazing

[@Giggity1080]

Lupe Fiasco may have one of the best verses of all time. He KILLS IT!

[@bryanagostini6139]

Today's hip hop doesn't compare to the music Kanye used to put out!!

[@kianworld_]

I miss the old Kanye, straight from the go Kanye

[@JoshPresto]

+Kian I'm weak, that song was ok thoo

[@Hjeff38]

Yea

[@blurbthenerd]

Kanye is the leader in today's hip hop...

[@bryanagostini6139]

Blurb Kanye's 2000s music hits me more in the heart.

[@safifaruqi]

I love Lupe’s verse. He did justice to the beat and the video

[@fettywap1738]

I remember watching this when it first came out on MTV base sat in front of the tv on the floor. This song has never left my mind since. I’ll cherish it forever

[@krizpecream]

Damn I miss the 2004 -2009 Kanye West, his BEST era.

[@lastfirst136]

My high school years.

[@M360-w6o]

2004-2011

[@nick33musicarchive]

2004 - 2013

[@Kunumbah1]

2003-2020*

[@heyheylistennow]

His 2007 songs hit different

[@judsonweissofficial]

wish he still did soul shit like this. so dope.

[@doloresnotafrancesco3087]

Judson fr bro

[@doloresnotafrancesco3087]

Judson stick with what your good at rather than what makes money and the money will find a way

[@TIFFANY-ev6oj]

Judson that's what I was thinking.

[@VitruvianVictor]

nope plenty of artist try and mimic the same shit they did when they got famous like nas and end up falling off. kanye evolves with the time and innovates like 808s and heartbreak

[@TheKondinho]

truly creative people constantly create new things

[@themainman24able]

I pray Kanye watches his own video to see how far he's gone. Remember when you get North in your arms bro, you've never had this before. Nobody is going to keep going for him, but we'll forever say your name Ye 🙌

[@LeonGotGrahams]

People down understand how Technically proficient Lupe’s verse is even if it appears kinda simple on the surface. Guys a brilliant wordsmith.

[@lelandY2K]

WHEN LUPE HIT THAT FUCKIN TRACK

[@FauxAcct]

Never got why Lupe didn't say, "tryna stop a lion-ho like i'm Mum-rah" if he was referencing Thundercats characters Lion-O and Mum-Rah. It just woulda fit so entendrically (lying ho, lion-o)

[@HoosierCallin]

Kanye is a one in a billion. A true legend of our time

[@cuyxjrplays]

true

[@ciawarhater]

And now he is a mental case

[@I.N.X.S]

That’s right fuck Jay Z

[@dennisC1]

@@ciawarhaterhe still the goat tho 🤷‍♂️

[@roshelltannen9698]

He was.

[@bustedhardd]

this song always makes me smile

[@tjscorp]

For some reason, 7 years later and this song still hot AF! Gosh Ye!

[@CDRIIVE]

this song came out in 2006 actually

[@tjscorp]

and so?

[@CDRIIVE]

+Takudzwa Shamhu I'm just saying. it's 10 years old not 7. No disrespect meant :)

[@tjscorp]

The point is, this track is still lit!

[@nonyashblob]

cause ye's music has insane replayability

[@devo2920]

The way Kanye let’s people do there own thing on HIS tracks, is why I respect him so much.

[@thomasphiri2023]

Real

[@devo2920]

@@thomasphiri2023 Kanye da man!

[@kaelsolomon8269]

This song always reminded me of Kobe Bryant, now that he’s gone this song just makes me sad

[@jay5ivez]

RIP legend

[@cactusjack2264]

Why did this remind you of Kobe?

[@sherriearrington6830]

DonDada Yes. Beautiful comment but I’m curious as well 🤔

[@belmod5409]

@@cactusjack2264 because the all star game tribute those people that were dancing with those flags, nba were playing this beat

[@cactusjack2264]

BELMOD he posted his comment before the All Star game

[@jasonlee244]

Amazing performance by Pamela, I felt what she felt!

[@fieryfree2933]

Wow. The feels. Memories. When this song came out I had just graduated H.S., enrolled in community college, met my first love... This was a incredible time for me. Always had Kanye blasting from my car or headphones.

[@jrjrsouza]

2:45 "do you know who i am??" "this is why, this is why we can't never work out Nia." "do you know who i am??" "I know, i just said your name! i know who you are" HAHAHAH

[@ektum100]

WOW! Its almost like we watched the same video....

[@SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass]

Alex Daxter its not 2011 anymore Alex, ditch the trollface

[@ektum100]

k bro no need to get pissed off about things like dat

[@nena12261]

Alex Daxter ,;hfighg

[@sasohal]

Jorge de Souza lollllll bro, I read your comment first and forgot how it sounded, then clicked the time link and died when I heard the dialogue -

[@shawnmonikford6799]

Yooooo...that skit with Nia & Tracee is HILARIOUS! #Priceless

[@jacobmojapelo2448]

Shawn Monik Green too right! Hahaha!

[@jah7479]

Best skit ever tbh lol

[@DonaGeek]

This song came out when I was a child. Makes me happy ❤❤❤

[@chaseakaoh_sorowdy2478]

Istg my heart skips a beat and I truly reminisce when I watch this video. A lotta sad memories and good ones, but there’s never been a better time to be alive🥹🤞🏽 2:39 shout-out Nia & Traci 🫶🏽

[@88PLR]

OMG! THAT Nia Long & Tracy Ellis Ross moment it forever classic!🤣

[@mckevinjohnson115]

As a nerd, when Lupe threw in a Lupin the 3rd, and a Mumrah reference it became an instant classic.

[@KingJusTee]

McKevin Johnson Real anime heads only get that reference lol. Good shit bro. Especially when he said Mumra name lol

[@williamlandry5652]

Can you elaborate for us non nerds

[@tylerr3740]

William Landry yes, yes, yes (three yes’ to start the verse) guess who’s on third? (He has the third verse on the song, this is the third song on the album, and Lupe is the third artists featured on the album. Lupe steal like Lupin the III (Lupin the III is a famous anime character known to steal. It’s also a baseball reference, “Lupin the III” sounds like “Loopin’ the third” as in third base. Side note: Lupe is speaking to himself in third person.

[@edgarmenjivar439]

Aquemini-Andre’s Verse. Yes you know which one. Jesus Christ!!! Thank you for this!

[@BlackMFVelvet]

I thought it might be a reference to Professor Lupin in the Third Harry Potter book

[@abhinavvatsa7832]

Old Kanye is gold Kanye

[@killaant84]

I love this sample,I love this song I'll never forget when ye was "on top of the world"

[@lucky1151]

Loved this song since middle school. But now after Kobe passed away I feel like this song is somehow related to him. Touched the sky and our hearts. Now he is enjoying the best life in heaven! R.I.P Kobe

[@postal5780]

Thats great and all but this isnt about kobe. go start a gofundme page or some shhh

[@lucky1151]

TheMailmanLol FOH with all that. Go fund deez nut$!

[@postal5780]

@@lucky1151 XD

[@k.2373]

facts, rip kobe and gigi and the rest of the passengers🥺2|24|8 forever

[@joeharris3703]

"Baby, Im going on a airplane, and I don't know if I'll be back again" my favorite line.

stolen from another song

[@sainttriplesix7019]

This Kanye west is amazing and I understand from a fans perception he should of stayed the same but these artist evolve ! They pass boundaries and create movements .

[@nitashajohnson4767]

SaintTripleSix Kanye regressed. He came out making the music he should've made now. It's like he saw all the bad things in the future, warned us and told us why it's bad but then became that. He was speaking in hindsight of an era he never experienced. It's crazy. Kanye is now "poopity scoop" and "you're such a fucking how, I love it" with lil pump now when he used to be be space age, future seeing on the track with Lupe Fiasco, it boggles the mind.

[@azfanatic44]

Naw Kanye's new stuff is great. He made his 3 albums and gained his credibility so he started doing what he wants

[@harizhashim8520]

But totally changed 360 until that for me very bad personality. So sad that even he likes Trump.

[@azfanatic44]

Hariz Hashim you do know 360 is a full circle? So your saying he's back to normal? You sound like a trump supporter

[@nicoledejesus8045]

How is it sad that he likes Trump? The speech he made on Saturday night live actually made sense. This is America we should be free to like whoever we want without judgement. I have more respect for him now because he stands up for himself and doesn't give a crap what everyone says or thinks about him. 90% of Hollywood is far left and yet he isn't afraid to walk around with a MAGA hat on, respect.

[@Thefreedmind88]

“Now let me end my verse right where the horns are like 🎺 🎶 “ - Lupe Fiasco