Roc-A-Fella Documentary I Part 3: Diamonds Are Forever

[@cloutcancun]

In Part 4 what do you guys want me to talk about from 2005 to now?

[@ishmaelpeah6623]

When beanie sigel and peedi crakk had falling out with jay-z

[@cloutcancun]

@@ishmaelpeah6623 Most definitely. We getting into all that. What's crazy that I didn't know before doing this video was that Peedi was originally going to be in Dipset

[@tyrekesantana8588]

You gonna cover all da drama like overall?? From 96 to 05???

[@cloutcancun]

@@tyrekesantana8588 We're getting into a lot. Obviously there will be some things that might not get discussed but the things off the top of my head I'll talk about is the paris incident, Jay performing for Def Jam instead of Roc-A-Fella at the Mixshow Power Summit, Dame "taking" Aaliyah from Jay and trying to take Beyoncé, state property fallout, Dame being pretty much just like Puffy and being in all the videos, etc. That's just some topics

[@peace_of_mind_00]

From 05 to now, you can talk about 1. Jay-z & nas making peace 2. Jay-z def jam ceo years 3. Kingdom comeback album 4. American gangsta era 5. Blueprint 3 era 6. Jay z discovering rihanna & j.cole & starting roc nation 7. Jay z getting married 8. Jay z buys part of the nets 9. Watch the thrown collab w/ kanye 10. Jay z becoming a father 11. Jay z becomes a billionaire 12. Magna Carta era 13. Jay z becoming more socially involved in everything 14. 4:44 era

[@TheTriangleOffense47]

A G-Unit Documentary, Lil Wayne documentary, and an overall “blog era” rap retrospective would be fire topics to cover

[@blackrevenue8421]

A g unit documentary is needed

[@alicemiriah]

All three would be awesome

[@draesynesofficial]

G Unit documentary fosho!

[@josephdubois5290]

Really need that blog era

[@jimmyinkz]

Hands down the best documentary of Da ROC-A-Fella era on KZbin..... Great work bro....... keep it going 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@cloutcancun]

Thanks! I appreciate the love

[@trillionair88]

Props this doc on the roc the illest 4 real

[@Roy_Al_Blak202]

This documentaries are great. For someone born in 01' I'm glad you appreciate the era I grew up on.....keep the heat going

[@CCCollective]

Freeway first album is a low-key classic to me. I remember not having high expectations for it and I got to listen to it and was blown away by how hot it was still listen to it from time to time

[@ladya3302]

This was done well. This all took place in my younger years, I remember watching these episodes of TRL in real time, that you showed clips of. Also, I’m one of your female viewers and I appreciate that Amil part. I loved her back in the day!

[@bigsouth010]

I feel you. From Cashville Tennekey and this was the era. Durags throwbacks Mitchell ness platinum fubu icewear akademics rocawear state property davouci avirex Tim’s forces Air Force 2s. I remember easily coppin the cool grey 11s back then. Airbrushed from the hat to the Tim’s. Bumpin fab jada Ti etc. I remember me and my homies riding to Ali Vegas. Baggy as fuck but fresh as fuck. Smoking the finest popcorn mids. Lol 😂. 3 of the most slept on albums from that era was Mobb Deep America’s Nightmare Ti I’m serious and Phillys most wanted first album. I remember riding 94 Cadillac sedan dville. Them late 90s and early 2000s was so amazing. 1996 to 2005 was the most iconic era in hip hop history. But the most iconic era for the streets I was alive but to young to really experience was the late 80s early 90s. From 86 to 95 set the standards for gangsta. That era was the reason why 96 through 2005 was amazing. And the rise of the south happened during 96 to 2005. Yes the east coast dominated but by 2001 everyone new the change was happening. I could go on and talk about 2006 to 2015 which was a fun era but ima leave it to the late 90s early 2000s was the best era for hip hop. It even forced R&B to slick merge with hip hop. 96 through 2005 makaveli to thug motivation 101 blessed us with some of the most amazing albums ever. Once again I’m not saying the streets was most iconic. But hip hop was. Late 80s early 90 was the most iconic for the streets. Hands down the crack epidemic

[@bubesparks3528]

Yo bro.... U had tears in my eyes watching this!!! The Roc album catalog tells my own life story. Love it bro!!!

[@roncaesar7423]

Philly freeway is a classic. Fav. tracks: full effect, cross the line, and victim of the ghetto

[@Tom-bi4ci]

Can’t forget Free. The opening track from his solo album 🔥🔥🔥

[@tafarikhalil7249]

All those are Classics💯 You Don’t Know with Omilio was something special too but Young Chris did snap on Full Effect

[@jcmm99]

A video on Missy/Timbaland would be fire

[@stephantillman4590]

These videos deserve millions of views keep up the good work 💪🏽

[@magnificentmarc707]

Good Job Documenting all this. Pretty much just how I remembered everything and you had info I didn't know of. Nice work!

[@Black_2_Def]

This is some great Hip-hop Cultural Journalism 👏🏾 Those early 2000s were the last years of Organic Hip-hop. Wow! This is some great content Sir✊🏾

[@blackice3395]

One of the things that hurt Freeway. Was that battle with him and Cassidy. Cassidy went off the top of the dome and Freeway said he needed a beat and couldn't recover. Great video keep em coming!✊🏿

[@user-vw9hh2co1c]

Good job with this joint i had no idea all these artists was signed to the roc

[@jaredreed6560]

Love this series. Got me on a Roc A Fella production binge. Keep up the good work bro.

[@cloutcancun]

Correction: Kanye got in the car accident in 2002 and not 2003

[@silloweet]

Goatye*

[@neiiBurr]

Listening to this while i cook up 💪🏾🤝🏽 lets go

[@neiiBurr]

I didn't know freeway could spit like that

[@cloutcancun]

@@neiiBurr Freeway is/was nice!

[@MarvelousPhilly]

I actually met and did work with a couple of those old rap DVDs that were out back in the early to mid 2000s. 2RawfortheStreets, and Heavy Spittas. I was still in HS when I was designing mixtape and DVD covers for those guys and Philly rappers. DJing parties for teens and adults, and graphic design from 14-17yo. Some people sold Dgs, some ngas robbed... well, those were my hustles. Those were some of the best, fun days of my life. Met a lot of dope people. Including some of the SP members, and Almost met Jay Z too. Almost. 😧 Edit: BTW, you've done a great damn job with this documentary. Seriously.

[@chiefreficul9774]

this was my era, makes me nostalgic. and freeway was dope.

[@timbumper7629]

“My Love” on Diplomatic Immunity. Me and my boys would repeat Juelz Santana’s first verse.. fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@teddym8849]

Straight from South Africa tuning this🇿🇦

[@CakeMonster82]

10:35 Dipset Anthem was by one of the best tracks that came out at the height of the rock but top to bottom Diplomatic Immunity was definitely one of the best albums released on the Roc

[@OWXMUSIC]

big ups on the work you do as a Hip-Hop historian.

[@kharrington5268]

Word for a youngin that didn't go through that era 👍🏽👍🏽. Gives me hope that this generation might be ok after all

[@RobHeatatv]

Im here for your take on "The Wire" thats one of my favorites that as well as Sopranos

[@cloutcancun]

I really want to do a video on it! I'm just thinking of how I can connect it to hip-hop. Or maybe just talk about some of the lessons you can learn from some of the scenes. A great scene that I love is the "My name is my name" scene with Marlo. It's such a great scene and it's probably one of the only times we see Marlo get visibly upset.

[@jeffcorrea444]

YO you should do a video on Pharrell and chad on how they started the Neptunes N.E.R.D.

[@cloutcancun]

It's on my list! I mentioned the idea in my video about the Clipse

[@mrstevenson2091]

#Rochester Ny

[@turtleanton6539]

Yees

[@cloutcancun]

Literally like 10 minutes ago I just announced in the community tab on my channel that the Doc is in the works haha

[@jeffcorrea444]

@@cloutcancun like always this about to be a movie much love and can’t wait brother

[@geezy458]

Been waiting on this!

[@lowkeyloki8832]

I think the thing that makes people dismiss Freeway is his voice/delivery. Him losing the battle to Cassidy didn’t help.

[@MrCalverino]

Jay Z's Blueprint 2 was so damn awesome... Bar for bar... line for line he made every rapper step their shit up in 2002 into 2003!!!!

[@reginaldhickmon3227]

Great work bro can’t wait for part 4

[@austyngrey6172]

Overall I really love this channel. Thanks for doing this and giving us your perspective

[@Lorenzo1992able]

in queenz flip Interview Rell admit that when Jay Z became president of Def Jam he asked rell to negotiate his contract with Roc A Fella so that his album can finally come out Rell declined and the samples that were used or the beats that we’re supposed to be for his album were given to Ne-Yo for his first Album

[@justinmei5837]

Memphis bleek's M.A.D.E is a classic still in heavy rotation in 2022

[@santanacee]

Amazing work!! I just subbed. Love from Melbourne

[@madpoet6522]

Been waiting for this one👌🏽👌🏽 salute

[@bronkaseleota5927]

Watching from New Zealand

[@randritzhopper632]

That Freeway album was 🔥🔥🔥

[@jasonharmon8976]

My dude I was just asking for this!!!!!!

[@jarvon8or]

Streets needed this

[@traviswhitfield7629]

Love this channel. Keep going!

[@1TakeDrake]

Allentown PA here. Shouts my other 2000s babies

[@RodMegaa]

Pittsburgh in here 2000 baby 🔥

[@RodMegaa]

@Mike Monroe im dropping my album soon please support from one Pennsylvanian to another 🙏🏿 i will be big and put us all on bringing the boom bap back! The realness

[@SectionATE617]

Your doin a great job young brotha keep it going!!

[@jasoncroe7086]

44 from Virginia. Awesome job on the whole episode such a great time to be a fan.

[@tyrekesantana8588]

Let’s Gooooooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Good video man

[@Authentic1874]

This era was so 🔥 damn I miss these days

[@akvalues]

FEELS GREAT BEING A OG WHO LIVED THROUGH ALL THIS SHIT!!

[@akvalues]

What’s crazy is Jay never once had the biggest rap album of the year!

[@minatodroger7890]

Or the biggest rapper that year its crazy

[@jayburnell128]

Good channel brother

[@KalyzMansyn]

Dope ass series

[@bwbruno12]

Love your videos , Brian in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@st.courts9593]

That Diplomatic Immunity album changed my life.

[@reggieshorter]

This is dope brotha.

[@tekomerrida7628]

Middletown Ohio here. I appreciate the docs. Rocafella will always be my favorite era. My favorite label. It hurt my heart that things went the way it did. Jay-Z will always be my favorite rapper.

[@willmidgette9079]

This is good work. You are doing your research i see. Great job. You on point. Can you do 1 on Sean price. He from bklyn. He was with the group heltah skeltah n boot camp clik

[@cloutcancun]

Trust me I know about Sean P! My dad used to have me listening to Heltah Skeltah as a kid and of course Sean is from Brownsville! I've always thought about doing a video on him but there's A LOT of videos I want to do that this series has delayed

[@willmidgette9079]

@@cloutcancun Ok Thanks. He was always nice. I heard jay z wanted to sign him but he strictly duck down records. He was underrated and he was nice that could rhyme for days. He was a legend also

[@JorgeHernandez-182creston]

The”What we do”song(featuring Jay Z & Beanie)is my $HIT💯Classic

[@VinaVictoria0518]

I was at the Madison square garden show what a time to be alive

[@concept8407]

This is the same guy that thinks volume 1 is trash (meaning jay-z) even jay doesnt realize how good his discography is lol niggas fillers are better than some niggas albums but I digress. Great work!!

[@kennethfitzgerald8976]

What's up you got a new subscriber nothing but love and support I see you like The Wire well I'm from Baltimore that story had a lot to do with some of my family members facts

[@Philadelphia_Jamal]

This is a Solid Doc youngin

[@lamontwallace1168]

Yo bro!! Im from Philly so you kno I know what happened.. I gota say tho you on point with ya info ineez vids...

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Bleek's album MADE also marked the first time Rihanna was heard on a record prior to her debut album dropping. CORRECTION: she made her appearance on THE ONE on his next album 534. Our mistake.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Correction: She made her appearance on THE ONE on his next album 534. Our mistake.

[@avarskibostonB1]

Diplomatic immunity/ Blueprint 2/ Chain Gang Vol ? Philadelphia Freeway mannnñnnnn all of those are classics

[@josephsutton6413]

Looking back Roc -A- Fella is the greatest label in history. Platinum albums, gold albums, of course not everyone reached gold or platinum status. 2 billionaires. Dame created a monster.

[@lastkingjb]

DOWN DOWN “I heard niggas saying he” DOWN 🔥🔥🔥🔥 top 5 Roca Fella song

[@timbumper7629]

I was in college during these years. Blueprint in 2001 changed what I thought about hip hop. It was that serious Jay Z was just another good rapper until Blueprint… then he became God MC. I remember listening to The Takeover, and COULDNT BELIEVE someone would have the nerve to diss NAS. It actually gained Jay big respect. Then NAS killed him with Ether. Philadelphia Freeway album… I jammed that top to bottom from the day it came out. I loved it. Dallas TX

[@mdronbray7]

you doing a good job 💯👍

[@SuiteVII]

I loved Nicole Wray’s “Make It Hot” 🙌🏽

[@jarvistaylor9462]

Dipset ran the ROC I'm from Shreveport Louisiana

[@timp5911]

Wow I remember when this went down and definitely heartbreaking forc an hiph♠️p culture

[@meech6848]

“The jackers reacted to me as they should”

[@cloutcancun]

Real words from Beanie hahah

[@ronnieshepherd1884]

I would like for you to do a documentary on my dude REDMAN!

[@diesel101raw]

Blueprint 2 cudda been a Classic but it SHOULDN'T have been a Double Disc

[@cloutcancun]

Blame Young Guru for that hahah it was his idea. To me, if you cut it to like the best 15 songs we could be having a different convo right now. I didn't like the second disc anyway

[@diesel101raw]

@@cloutcancun Both had misses & hits

[@peace_of_mind_00]

The blueprint 2 had so much filler. Its one of jay z worst albums. Neither side was close to a classic. It was just a random album like how drake albums be 😆

[@diesel101raw]

@@peace_of_mind_00 it really was. Worst to. When it comes to Jay-Z's Top 20 Best Songs.....NONE of those Songs makes my list

[@peace_of_mind_00]

@@diesel101raw same here. Jay-z discography is nice. But hardknock life vol 3, blueprint 2, kingdom come & Magna Carta are the only jay-z albums id say I wouldnt have a song in my top 20 from those albums.

[@ejaicook5182]

Dope work but I gotta corrects ya , my boy. Young Gunz dropped their first album “ Tough Luv “ a month before The College Dropout. I was 16 and I remember playing that as hold over until Kanye dropped his album then the rest was history

[@cloutcancun]

You must've got a bootleg because that is not true hahahah. College Dropout dropped February 10th of 2004 and Tough Luv dropped on February 24th of 2004 look it up. Kanye actually held the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks while the Young Gunz had the #3 spot when they dropped. I appreciate the love though!

[@ejaicook5182]

@@cloutcancun Ok I think you maybe right. The single " No Better Luv " may have dropped in January then. I just remember having them two albums on play mode back to back but College Dropout to me is the greatest masterpiece of a rap album ever

[@Lorenzo1992able]

For the next episode don’t forget to add current events after roc a fella from Dame trying to bring back roc a fella with currency which dame ended up currency signing to def jam giving him a roc a fella chain before they split ways and roc nation as well

[@charlita25]

I still have my fade to black ⚫️ DVD 📀

[@tomford6226]

Best of both worlds was a classic!!! Do a video on SPEAKER KNOCKER.

[@ErickJohnson-rz5lg]

wow the movie Actually became a reality and the diamonds were already cracking if not turned into fake rubies by now

[@KalyzMansyn]

Rip ODB

[@baypalobeezy4436]

All this is during my time growing up middle school to high school

[@dredre1527]

I can’t believe I used to wear them extra baggy clothes 👖 👕 😆 oh, you got a new subscriber

[@qwalker39]

Much love hope too c more

[@josmoe674]

What Jim Jones song is that playing at the beginning ????????

[@juuko3390]

Late comment but it’s Jim Jones & Cam’ron - Fly Boys from the diplomats volume 4 mixtape

[@misterrutroh7116]

That was my first time hearing that story about Kanye almost getting robbed for his chain and how beans showed up after Yeezy called. Beans put the fear of God into those dudes. Lol..he’s definitely a real one.

[@ChocolateDon929]

Bro I think 2003 was the roc’s best year I loved all those lps and you were dead on about blueprint 2.1

[@jordanthomas8540]

Where can I find the freeway freestyle at 7:08

[@cloutcancun]

The video is deep on Freeway's instagram. Probably a year down his feed but I saved it on Instagram and that's how I remembered the video. It's off of a 2 Raw For The Streets tape. I tried posting the link to the video on Instagram but it doesn't work. I did find this video for you where it seems to be on the same day but it's not the same freestyle as in this video. It's still fire though! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6qXoYemdraGpc0

[@jordanthomas8540]

@@cloutcancun Bet Thanks

[@cloutcancun]

@@jordanthomas8540 I found the clip of Freeway freestyling! The one that's in the video. Here you go bro I went digging and found it for you. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpCsdYWhn9OArdE

[@jordanthomas8540]

@@cloutcancun damn good looking bro!!

[@djtimspaceking8306]

Beanie Sigel is always been my favorite because he kept it real but at the same time his loyalty was in the streets and his loyalty was into Roc but the member of State property I wish crack did an album I just need one on the Roc days cuz he was a crazy spitter give me just blaze and Kanye West classic album or some heat makers

[@cloutcancun]

I always wonder how Peedi would have done if he ended up joining Dipset instead which could have been a possibility. Imagine prime Peedi on those Diplomatic Immunity beats alongside Juelz, Jim, and Cam! Would have been even more deadly.

[@nothingtoseehere449]

Jeen yuhs go me watching rocafella docs

[@manz3x]

I was in high school from 03-07 when the roc was in its prime and im tryna tell you state property had philly on 🔥🔥🔥 what we do shut down EVERY party

[@chillbest14]

I was in HS 03-07 too and yes I love them good ol days man.

[@st.courts9593]

I wished they woulda pushed Denim more, she was super talent.

[@mattsosa871]

Keep the videos cmn

[@Sweat404]

I usually listen to ‘first of the month’ on the first of the month from the dipset album

[@patrickfoyah4175]

GOOD SHIT

[@breakweisernorthernsoles]

whats the instrumental that starts in the background at around 17 mins?

[@juuko3390]

Jay-z - Encore from the black album

[@rubenlozano377]

What was the Jim Jones song at the beginning?

[@juuko3390]

Late comment but it’s Jim Jones & Cam’ron - Fly Boys from the diplomats volume 4 mixtape

[@TheAmazingsuntanSpider-man]

The 3rd verse on Dirty off your Shoulders is from Bum B

[@Ososmooth12]

Katt Williams diss on Young Gunz was hilarious you should’ve mentioned him

[@Ososmooth12]

He was on Dipset

[@NickDiciurcio]

Bro I’m from philly you know your state prop info Peedi was at a bar recently I ran into him

[@cloutcancun]

I mess with state property! Everybody is dope in their own way but I felt like Peedi could of really really been that dude. He was originally going to be on Dipset and just imagine that! Peedi, Juelz, Cam, Freekey, and Jones....that would have been wild! And then the other members that came later like 40 Cal, Hell Rell, JR Writer, etc. would have really made Dipset a whole army.

[@luckyigbokwe2811]

Please do a video documentary on Dave East Bro nice content anyway.

[@coogieman4659]

G-unit, Death Row records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Cash Money Records. I think we need a documentary of those

[@NineBlac]

new fav channel yo shit fih

[@ronnieshepherd1884]

Favorite Artist: Jay-Z Favorite Album: The Blueprint Favorite Songs: U Don’t Know, Hola Hovito, Song Cry & Lyrical Exercise Favorite Producer: Just Blaze

[@hamiltonmasseyii4747]

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