Wax: "I Shoulda Tried Harder" (Official Music Video)

[@celebratelife865]

Just coming back to this video, so many years later, and cannot understate how successful Wax has been at expressing himself and how well he has stayed true to his craft. Wax is an amazing person.

[@ragoon7798]

Underrated as well. Honestly I like it that way. He even responded to my message on ig

[@bryangoer]

Waxy poo !!

[@SirGeneralRandom]

Same

[@matthewkruckenberg2478]

If I would have tried harder...

[@joshuasjericho3915]

2092 AD and this song still rocks 🪨

[@ObserverScout]

this man needs more success.

[@namedjohnsmith6780]

Watsky as well.

[@namedjohnsmith6780]

Seriusly.. Watsky, a guy with an extreme ammount of talent isnt nearly as famous as Miley Cyrus, a ass shacking drug addict. WHY?! xD

[@gregarysanders1701]

Actually to be an ass shaking drug addict, she would need to have an ass to shake

[@namedjohnsmith6780]

Gregary Sanders You´re right.. but you understood what I meant ^^

[@jayellespier4021]

He should a tried harder

[@poodleman3356]

Remember listening to this as a young teen thinking this wont be me, im gonna get where I want. Now 25 and unemployed I feel like Wax predicted my future lol

[@marbar1617]

Such a mood xD 26 here

[@greenthumb9495]

@@marbar1617 28 .....we shoulda tried harder!! He was litterally telling us !

[@mezenman]

Lol, you so young. No worries. Took me 47 years to figure it out. You’ll figure it out.

[@poodleman3356]

@@greenthumb9495 26 soon turning 27, still unemployed and yeah lol.

[@theinquisition7999]

​@@poodleman3356same boat

[@tayzonday]

This is my vibe now

[@grunertee934]

Try harder

[@SlicK_NICK420]

Make it rain

[@artstone4654]

Wax; a rapper of the people. This dude should be a household name. Maybe he doesn't want to be or maybe he shoulda tried harder. Either way I am a fan.

[@iPhoon]

Art Stone ima fan too bro

[@DudeThatComments]

"Geographical like a fjord" That line just made this song about 15 times better

[@insideatent]

+The Dude That Comments or maybe a peninsula

[@jv4vidss]

He was freestyling that too. You could tell.

[@somedude5990]

"or maybe a peninsula"

[@Gardow]

Big Wax coming through, always...?

[@murilocorrea9360]

Damn, I remember when I listened to this when I was 15. Now I'm 21 and feel I should have taken the message more seriously, I shoulda tried harder and now need to turn my life around. What a wake up call

[@_RobBanks]

Bro you are 21/22. You have time just get on that shit now. It’s not like Your me and 33. But I still am gonna (and have been) turning this ship round! ❤️

[@uriah9638]

So you're probably 22 right? Still a young man. NEVER STOP TRYING. Get up off your ass and the fact that you're acknowledging that you made some mistakes already speaks volume of your wisdom. Just keep pushing forward bro. Sky is the limit.

[@laazycrazy]

@@_RobBanks What's wrong with being 33 xD

[@dude101cool]

I was 15 when this came out. 25 now and it always pops up in my mind. My life is pretty good but damn… I should be trying harder.

[@JustFLBeats]

Shoulnd't we all ;)?

[@waynedamron8006]

Shit I was 22 when this came out. I'm a little older now, I promise at 25 you still got a chance. Make it happen dudecool lol

[@ottersarelife]

yo man this song helped me realize what i was doing wrong and helped me get my life on track thanks bro.

[@MisterVps]

oh ho you

[@jeetsarkar8104]

Hey Austin! From India. What's up? How's is going now?

[@cobrascooters]

Well noone is here for that so fuck off with your perfect life.

[@lefty6string]

There is no doubt about it, Wax will win an Oscar. Cool Ernie Banks shirt too! Go Cubs!

[@UrBiggestFan111]

I just got out of working 8 hours at my $8.25 an hour job and this song makes me cry

[@danielmontes1320]

Me too

[@Mike87eX]

u have a gift and it's not just Rapping, Ur able to pass the message u want thru music and u can pass it exactly how u want to...flawlessly...I can tell how proud u get when u make Ur music cause all the words you say when u spit them to...

[@godi290]

this TRACK just got me on TRACK...i was just in the youtube neighborhood thinking "i havent listened to wax in a minute, and i stumbled upon this. Thanks wax. Much love. Im going to try harder!!!!

[@nunya400]

2024 shit still pops into my head some mornings. I love you wax and all the fans. Y’all felt it!

[@black0knightcs]

I think that wax is trying to show you guys what you could be if you actually try. Do not settle for less, when you know you are better then that.

[@PickedFirst4Kickball]

seldom have I seen a rapper come this correct. this is what music is about. this dude is talented

[@T0nyM4dr1d]

Wax you're like one of the beist artists I've ever heard. One of a kind. I love all your music and your songs are the only songs I can listen to and never get tired of them! Keep it up man

[@user-kg7qu8th7c]

probably the most sympathetic and relatable Dude out there. i love this guy!

[@HugoCornellier]

Love this song.

[@matthewbaird1121]

Mo

[@20eyes75]

Wax does not get the recognition that he deserves. He is highly talented across-the-board acoustic rap you name it the man has style and grace that few of us have

[@chickennoodlesoup901]

2:09 I like how he kisses the dog even though he still has a cigarette in his mouth

[@SirKoraxRaxkor]

Right in the feels.

[@jv4vidss]

"Doyle Glazer makes Chuck Norris look like Clay Aiken" hahahaha

[@marcciccarellajr.5720]

Wax & Herbal T= The two most underrated people to ever live. I'm going to go ahead and say it, it is because of the color of their skin.

[@AAmmar22]

I'm gonna try harder after i finish watching this video.

[@primz13]

or watch another wax video :P

[@jibiji123]

meh do it "tomorrow".....

[@dwildhockey24b]

Yeah, I'm gonna go to pornhub and pull one out quick... but then I'll try harder after that.

[@millionthmonkey6895]

dwildhockey24b I just came from there

[@dwildhockey24b]

MillionthMonkey Pun intended, I hope.

[@DavidMeinsen-fc2pp]

Your music helps me so much seeing you a few months ago with little stranger in Indianapolis at the hi fi! I’m just here to say I’m glad you didn’t go the route that P. Diddy went ! Thanks for all the beautiful music and letting us see a piece of your soul

[@TheGtoXed]

i love wax.. this song goes against all forms of success "if i'd just try harder", but dammit, it's so uplifting it makes me want to try harder.. this feeling would only be accomplished thanks to his lyrical genius brain.. he's so easily relatable, and thats whats beautiful! he doesn't have the singing voice (although i like it) but he has such a genuine and passionate congression about it.. shout out to Wax, i met you in whisper lake, orlando, florida, awesome dude! :D

[@toocompettoochill7716]

SO slept on. Another banger I've found in the Wax catalogue.

[@wired420]

Wax predicted who was gonna be running for pres in this video back in 2013 lol

[@Team626]

agreed. Remember how you got there Wax? through those raw and gritty freestyles!

[@Paris42089]

Your music videos just keep on gettin' better and better man! Keep on keepin on!

[@JoseHernandez-yp5nz]

I always come back to this song after finals. It's perfect for the occasion.

[@ClaudFx]

Can't wait to see this man make it big, crazy talented.

[@Felnuts]

wax you're killin

[@jdpol]

Wax lyrical legend. Dont play yourself.

[@misterbeards9907]

That diddy line hit alil different now

[@vernathanvids]

It got worse

[@erinbeach3865]

This dude is so slept on its unreal

[@burtgaming5857]

Erin Beach I’m grateful I discovered this guy. He’s Fucking talented

[@charlesrogers3940]

A great song to procrastinate too

[@_yy_003]

Charles Rogers yes very much sir

[@MarciuSabin]

Hey Wax, you have all my respect... a big fan from Transylvania, Romania

[@salwashawty]

listening to this while avoiding studying for finals

[@MaSs030388]

THIS MY JAM, If only I woulda tried harder...

[@wax]

by the way i love strong as an oak so i ain't mad at the comparison

[@kierayumin5584]

2021 still loving this song

[@NubTv]

huge step up. amazing

[@jordancarlton908617]

Most people won't believe this but I just heard this song for the first time tonight, idk....pretty unbelievable. Now I'm going through all of his songs!

[@chrish408]

Geographical like a fjord. Indeed you are my good man.

[@GreenPiCat]

Wax always gets stupid laughs outta me, that backflip at the end 😂😂

[@EricNorberg]

WE WANT DOYLE GLAZER

[@intelligentMEXICAN]

Doyle Glazer and Dale Firebird!

[@sustachatoon]

That Diddy verse hit differently nowadays

[@elsenorlopes]

This song is amazing!

[@headntheclouds4553]

I love the bear & the beer, & the blunts that the bear was smoking. I like your magic bear who always has the blunts!

[@Morehouse_Hacks]

Best rapper right now. In my opinion.

[@OneTwentyMN]

I'm really digging all of Wax's music. Love the upbeat vibe in this track.

[@DclGamingPurple]

This guy and Watsky deserve as much respect and fame as Eminem. I love all their songs, tho.

[@Krawberry]

And [B] Rogers

[@DclGamingPurple]

Sour Skittles Don't know who that is, but I agree :)

[@radxmusic4248]

Does anyone else see the irony here?

[@DclGamingPurple]

RAD!XMUSIC no.

[@radxmusic4248]

The song is about all of the reasons that he shouldn't be famous... more or less. That's the irony here.

[@basegoderic4855]

Still here in 2019 listening to Wax!

[@Barnicalsify]

Saw you on Watsky's video, came here, wasn't disappointed.

[@rudyb690]

How are you not on the Radio? WOW! So much talent!! Amazing!!!!

[@Zakkday]

"Everything is A-OK, 'Cause I'm strong as an O-A-K."

[@oogatz1917]

I knew I heard this before

[@NolanGustinePreece]

YESSS SOMEONE ELSE WHO NOTICED

[@alicestarkweather3079]

❤️watsky❤️

[@justice3253]

your music keeps me going wax, love you man

[@projectptube]

no one has a realistic attitude about success. most people that try hard don't "make it" just getting off your ass is a bare minimum, you need more talent than most of your competition. And talent is not handed out evenly. After that, the dice take over.

[@crus4523]

nope actually everything is 100% earned we come with no pre-packaged skills or abilities, skill comes from practice and hard work. 'natural' ability is just when skills you have already honed can be used for another application

[@liquidbullet5]

c rus I think what projectP means is skill isnt communism. it is earned but not equally. some people are naturally better at certain things and pick up a type of skill faster than others.

[@projectptube]

liquidbullet5 that is exactly what i meant. I for one practiced the guitar every day for years (about 11 years) and never really got that good at it. I knew a guy that played for about 3 years and he was a lot better than i was without even trying that hard.

[@liquidbullet5]

ProjectP Yup. I used to skate board almost daily for 2 years. friend picked it up and in a month he was better than me. i quit haha

[@orkodijo]

liquidbullet5 lol

[@lightlytoastedtv]

Don't let em hate wax you got so much style to pin it down to one style it'd be stifilin

[@camcorder187]

Doyle Glazer makes Chuck Norris look like Clay Aiken. LOLOLOLOL!!!

[@Andrew-ot3dx]

Yo Wax, thank Reddit right now, they're upvoting one of your newer videos, Rosana, and the response is hugely positive. The comments section is filling up with links to your other videos too. Youre shits dope man. I subscribed and i'm posting your stuff to my facebook.

[@Ws98811]

This song defines me but whatever fuck it

[@NightmareMab]

+SniPeR PvP same same

[@pennywise247]

+NM1337 differentttttttt but still same

[@notoriousL]

+SniPeR PvP AKA Doyle Glazer?

[@Gardow]

This comment wouldn't be half as fitting without the "whatever fuck it" bit. A minimal effort cap tip to you.

[@Ws98811]

This comment is 2 years old and I still fucking relate

[@jasmad123]

Dude I just hear Rosana on the radio in Montreal Canada, and I couldn't believe my ears lol so happy you're getting known all over the world !!! crazy shit

[@ghostgate82]

Geographical, like a fjörd. Epic line.

[@thomasmichestinson]

Can't stop laughing haha Wax has the best punchlines

[@ZooYork87123]

Im very happy because the first time i saw this music video was on MtV2 jams music video block yest. morning. Huge song in Europe (rosana), now this? you have DEFF been tryin harder Wax.

[@gwendilynncrow4129]

did you ever think that when you made this video that trump and Hilary would both run for office wax?

[@HELLOPEOPLE821]

The ending when he didnt even attempt the back flip made me laugh soo hard

[@robertschleitwiler9591]

Wax says he ain't talking to Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump on the outro...... This was recorded over three years ago... This dude is an election sorcerer. Yo Wax, you got a sack full of crystal balls or something????

[@Philosopher419]

Oh yeah, like Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump weren't rich, famous, and powerful in 2013.

[@PsilocybeJedi]

NO ONE would predict they would both be vying for the position that long ago

[@EMILBUS4390116]

Robert Kames Wiler he's not taking to them because they tried very hard because they did become successful. Didn't you notice the people he mentioned were all very successful in their craft?

[@Cole.Ignios]

Naw fam, that's the power of the Orphan Tears

[@wiileyshaw7483]

In his song Red, he mentions “ask apple if they’ve invented the iPhone 9 yet”. He can tell the future I guess, they went from the iPhone 8 to the 10 without the 9. 😐

[@RandyPeter216]

Logged into my old youtube... Remembered how much I loved Wax when I seen this in my subscriptions.

[@peterblacksmith3817]

tiger woods... well i could be talking to you

[@keterifleet3527]

Try today. The past doesn't count anymore.

[@keterifleet3527]

Good song

[@kill3345677]

love this song

[@taylormusick7608]

like the beat. similar to watsky's strong as an oak

[@hopeisintheether2888]

I’ve been listening to Wax since the 80s. The amazing thing about Wax is how he not only changed genres of music, but also completely changed appearances. I guess he will do anything to be a musician. Some say he even sold his soul to his ex wife Lucy Furr. In the 80s he was making pop and new wave music in Manchester, England and he was known as either Andrew Gold & Graham Gouldman. He switched bodies so rapidly it was quite difficult to keep up. For decades he studied under quick change artist and magician Arturo Brachetti to perfect his occultic transmogrification. With Lucy Furr’s assistance Wax would go far. When Wax was Graham he even played in the band 10cc for a time. He named the band 10cc because 10cc of heroin was his hourly dose. Then in the 90s he began shooting 10ccs of black tar, and ice. So in day he shot up and slept in an LA alley way an played Punk rock at night. In early 2000 to current, Wax changed musical styles yet again. This time he studied rap, and smoked weed rather than crack and shooting sweet lady H. Now his raps are catchy and the perfect compliment to a nice vape or pipe of mimosa, GDP, or GSC platinum, among numerous other strains. The only issues here are where will Wax end up next and whose body will he steal?

[@bryangoer]

Dont do drugs

[@circafuse]

Sittin there bouncing like he's gonna do a back flip. That's basically me in life. Hahaha. Dang. :/

[@circafuse]

Yes! Probably my favorite part of the whole thing!

[@PaulJrLeMaireJerry]

WAX, this is probably my favorite music video and song by you.

[@derekbarr360]

well I'm off the couch now

[@dgtldead]

I heard this song yesterday, made me feel bad since I graduated high school back in 2009 and didn't have a job. It makes me feel better today, because I FINALLY got a job...Im gonna try harder everyone!

[@TheDrahcir93]

No P. Diddy

[@AlakahnRah]

This might be Wax's best music video

[@Plutounderfire]

It would be funny if wax knew that lance was dopping

[@OSenhordospasteis]

Lance's tours are legit. Everyone was dopping and he still won. If someone says that not everyone was dopping then they're naive as fuck!

[@Holliesocks1234]

just because he was doping doesn't mean he didn't try.

[@Japy456]

word, you have to train hard to be at an elite level even WITH steroids.

[@zacharypiazza-fk4sp]

Wax has legit got it all fire bars, funny as videos, lit videos, and goood vibes while speaking the truth! 😂🔥

[@PRESTO-ERNESTO]

definitely aint talking to donald trump!

[@derekortiz3663]

LordExavion relative. could you make a billion ×5 off a million? that is, are you shrewd enough to multiply a million 5000 times?

[@PRESTO-ERNESTO]

Derek ortiz but he made it in a sleezy way -2pac

[@lxn_ni1814]

cucks: if i had a million dollars i would be as rich as trump 2. me: you turned a 60k student loan into a 80k debt with ur liberal arts degree and credit cards

[@Pear_Trees]

Derek Ortiz HE didnt even make it of a million

[@echo9082]

Derek Ortiz that's just saying are you able to multiple the amount of money you have by five thousand, and I'm pretty sure most people are capable of that

[@justcruzin17]

The “i ain’t talking to you” diatribe at the end 😂

[@Mike87eX]

now I dunno if all this came to me just cause his new album is called continue or what not, but what ever it was, somthing brought me here to tell u WaX that u made the right choice in continuing (if that means anything to u wax, I dunno) but this is comming from me now, keep up the good work and Ur music really has a gift of healing cause it's done it for me and help me thru certain things and given me that confidence in believing in urself despite what anyone says...

[@casey595]

This oddly enough has motivated me to try harder. Thank you Wax.

[@JJGARCIA1993]

dang this song is deep its like if you were talking about me. thanks Wax keep up the beats

[@susantercek8339]

Dude if had my way, you’d have Grammys!!!! Just sayin’! My bestie is now a fan also!!!!!

[@Dramacydal18]

Dude with the eyepatch was getting ROCKED!!!

[@MudnavI]

Big Wax. "So now without no shame/This time next year I'll be a household name I'm serious, I'm about to travel around the world spitting" (Wax Red 2011). Congrats on Europe man, happy for you. Keep it up.

[@zackfair80]

Wax spits that fire yet again, again!

[@marzkilljoy731]

the "can't run, i need a cigarette" moment, i relate to so hard

[@gorz-gu8jt]

Some of y'all are hating on Wax sayin he is merely mediocre or he should quit rapping but if you actually listen to his words you wld know he has substance. Look at some of his old vids and you will see what I'm talkin about.

[@mikemiddaugh7610]

He did his thing...if that's what he wanted, I salute him! 😁

[@1SUPAWEIRDO]

I woke up to this song on my 20th birthday! Made me think!

[@xXIEDDyIXx]

sounds like "Strong as an oak" by Watsky

[@kickflipsexchange1602]

RagnaRok6 no joke

[@yessicaisgone]

Still one of my favorite songs/music videos

[@bradyrobinson7863]

i love this chilled vibe

[@Golgolgol94]

such an awesome vid, so many great ideas in it like the tweets or the movie Wax deserves to make it HUGE