mine as well I know Im Canadian and was not totally exposed to the horrible knocks but still had it very hard and poor ......but we survived .............thank our God
This the song that turned him into a superstar 💯 I remember when it first hit the radio it was playing outta every house, car, and boombox on the block #TheGoodOleDays 💯💯
I was in Wayne County jail then, (1999) and the radio was always on " WJLB" back when they still said "where hip hop lives" lol but yeah this was played constantly. So whenever I hear it I am transported back in time to my cell
Let’s stick up the world and split it 50/50 uh-huh I was lucky to see this performed live in Paris, the crowd went wild, all 78 thousand of them. A moment in my lifetime I’ll never forget, a million thank yous Mr Carter
I must say this is a good song, I've been listening to rap for 30yrs now & it's nice I still remember it!! I understand hard knocks in life now especially with age.
As love follows the true heart with staying Real, so yes I'm a lover in fabulous people as their Smile for Representation to what anyone Loves... Stand on style and vibe, with energy in the feeling to show a true cheek rising...!! 😁😁❤️😊😉😁
All the way from Africa. Congratulations on the book of HOV. What you've been able to accomplish is nothing shot of a little magical and aloooot of hard work. Cried like a girl when you touched Johannesburg for the Mandela global citizen❤. Love hov
Hi still listening in 24 my boyfriend that passed love this track, frist time he heard it he was in the bath I always loved rap but I played this and it was like he understood the word’s love you Bubbles ❤
Who is listening in 2024?
meeeeeeee❤️❤️❤️
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Me❤
4/24/2024..
Great input.
Mark The 45 King produced this song. Rest In Peace 🕊
One of my all time favorite Jay-Z songs
True ❤
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mine as well I know Im Canadian and was not totally exposed to the horrible knocks but still had it very hard and poor ......but we survived .............thank our God
Comes from the Streets, will go to the Streets to People with deep down love.
“As far as progress, you’ll be hard pressed to find another rapper hot as me”. Words he stood by. 🦾❤️
25 years later and it's still a BANGER 🔥🔥🔥
Fax
Real talk👊
Gosh that long ago… how to make me feel old in 1 comment 😂 but boy what a great tune
@@janemorgan154 likewise lol
kinda makes u miss the old times
One of the best hip hop songs of all time!
😊
True 👍
Not only for its flow .. which is impeccable but also what it stood for..
@@derrickgriffines9050 exactly!
It's great 💛
Jay-Z spoke for the streets. When no one else did. One of New York's own. Each song is a classic. Because each song stood for something.
True ❤😊
DMX was dominating during this time though.
@noneofyourbusiness1114 yeah with the help of Rockefeller records and Jay-Z working with Def Jam on Backstage dvd
@@noneofyourbusiness1114 stop this song dominated when it was released
Not really, there were plenty. You’re trying to gas him up 😂
this is without a doubt one of Jay-zs most iconic songs straight heat 🔥🔥
Same with me
The best
Jay spoke his success into existence way back then..he said I'm gonna be on top whether I perform or not.... POWERFUL
Hes a pęd0
"I went from lukewarm to hot"
This is one of my favorite JAY Z songs ever!! ❤❤❤❤💙💙💙💙💚💚💚💚
This song still goes harder than anything out out in the last ten years
Facts
I wasn't even born when this track was made nd im 20years old .....its Timeless 🙌🔥
I was a 9 year old kid when this came out and now I got my 9 year old singing this song .
This is that time that God had kept safe for a day like this ❤️✝️💯 memories
R.I.P. MARK AKA 45 KING!!! 1 LV
This song is a pure classic.
This the song that turned him into a superstar 💯 I remember when it first hit the radio it was playing outta every house, car, and boombox on the block #TheGoodOleDays 💯💯
Yeap, it was number 2 on the UK charts, only Cher stop it from going number 1
I was in Wayne County jail then, (1999) and the radio was always on " WJLB" back when they still said "where hip hop lives" lol but yeah this was played constantly. So whenever I hear it I am transported back in time to my cell
This hit had me grinding harder from Brooklyn NY I seen that life salute stay strong and healthy with focus on enhancement.peace my great people!
This video brings me back to my youth in Brooklyn. Jay captured a moment in time!! That’s one of the realest things without a doubt!!!
One of my favorite Jay-Z songs
mh I like tha song I'm one of them
2PAC Alive 🆕York 🈳🦞🪦Esperanta☦️do y cnow
Let’s stick up the world and split it 50/50 uh-huh
I was lucky to see this performed live in Paris, the crowd went wild, all 78 thousand of them. A moment in my lifetime I’ll never forget, a million thank yous Mr Carter
Lucky cherish for life 🎉
Legendary track right here
Out of all rappers Jay-Z is a real hustler
RIP, DA 45 KING!!! You Produced A Banger Right Here!!!
Yea Yea my man Mark James East Orange nj. R I P
I must say this is a good song, I've been listening to rap for 30yrs now & it's nice I still remember it!! I understand hard knocks in life now especially with age.
As love follows the true heart with staying Real, so yes I'm a lover in fabulous people as their Smile for Representation to what anyone Loves...
Stand on style and vibe, with energy in the feeling to show a true cheek rising...!! 😁😁❤️😊😉😁
Damn. This hits so hard to this day still.
I just got real nostalgic reminiscing my summer of 98'...that was a hot NYC summer that year.
This needs to be in 4K
If does good on CZcams (views) 4k will come.
Timeless Masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥
All the way from Africa. Congratulations on the book of HOV. What you've been able to accomplish is nothing shot of a little magical and aloooot of hard work. Cried like a girl when you touched Johannesburg for the Mandela global citizen❤. Love hov
Jay was good before Beyonce. 😢
😤Am I the only one who's in need of a new Hov album? It's been 6yrs since he dropped 4:44 & that was a classic🙌🏽💯
U aren't
I wasn't born when this dropped but issa banger!🔥
Timeless music hov always delivers
تقديم الموسيقى الخالدة دائما ❤❤
I know, right? Annie was such an awesome movie.
Even tho Jay spit harder on previous joints when I heard this rite here i knew he was here to for the long run str8 ☝🏽
Loved Vol. 2 so much such a classic album!!
My personal favorite of the lot….🧠🫀🎯💯
This could just be my favorite track of all time, It made me a hip hop fan when I was just 7 (1999), one of my very few childhood memories.
a timeless classic!
Absolutely 💯
RIP 45 KING FOREVER! 🤲🏾💫🕊️
Rip 45 king. Gave hov his breakthrough single
Jay Z is a huge inspiration to me and I WILL produce a song for him one day.
this is not just a song this is a poem
for my younger brother Jonathan ugochukwu Abanifi,died on 01-10-98.still feels like yesterday rip bro .see you at the resurrection
This tune is still 🔥🔥🔥
An ANTHEM🙌🏻
True ❤
THE DEFINITION OF REAL RAP !!!! ❤❤❤❤
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A classic no doubt! Damn that took me back.
Instant Classic!
Never gets old
Im still listening in 2024 and 25,26....😂 one of my favorite Songs!❤
Greatest rapper of all time 👑💯🐐
That Annie sample..Damn this takes me right back to the 90s...
THE LEGEND!
I miss this era so much. The world sucks now.
Back when MTV, BET, VH1 and The Box played a lot of music videos
Real hood anthem!
Same year my daughter was born bumped it then and still jump it now.
Love jay z man🔥🔥
We needed this🔥
🙌 always one if the dopest tracks brought into the world.
I get chills when I come back here time to time 999 don’t give up bros smoke one 😶🌫️❤️
Remember being 8 years old watchin this on BET for the 1st time ever
This song is amazing
Timeless.
The classic that’s never forgot truly amazing ❤ much love
STILL AN BANGER❤️🔥
I love this song
Stick Up the world and split it 50/50🙏🏼amen
Timeless classic
Jay-Z go hard this time
we need a 4k restoration, king.
Same thing I said
When hip-hop was still cool.
What happened to Dr. Evil's verse?
When you so successful, CZcams becomes your recycle bin
Interesting we get these uploads after the Beyoncé Philly show, everyone was talking like Jay would make an appearance, shocked he didn’t.
Sometimes it is nice to trip on memories lane,it sincerely feels so good
THE new york anthem
The Anthem ❤❤❤❤
Hi still listening in 24 my boyfriend that passed love this track, frist time he heard it he was in the bath I always loved rap but I played this and it was like he understood the word’s love you Bubbles ❤
I listen to jay z every day
In the #BookOfHov...this is a super classic.
Another classic 🥰 i love u jay😘
I dont know how to sleep, I got to eat...stay on my toes!
This hip-hop song goes very hard
Am listening from Nigeria 2024
RIP 45 King
R.I.P. Mark James aka the 45 King
We need a real HD remaster of this classic with good sound, not this fake HD one with bad sound...the audio is horrible.
It is a hard life. I didn’t grow up in the ghetto but life is hard for most people.
Now I wanna watch Annie lol
I sure did have this CD single spinning on repeat during the time.
think this must of been record when the song frickin came out !
Let’s stick up the world and split it 50/50
The Greatest. One of Them. The Only One, the J. The H.O.V. That Nigga Jigga. Jay To The Z. JAY-Z. Thanx and Respect. 💥✨
Drop some new stuff!!
Rip 45 King the ancestors got you always pushing hiphop forward in the authentic direction thank you sir
This was the first Jay Z song, I ever heard.
dusted off my headphones for this one
I love this Trackball because you can relate to it no matter where in the world you are from....respect to the best🎉
My first explicit content album; eight and loving it. Might have won the golden egg a few months later... Fuk n/a
Re releasing a classic? Sometimes you gotta remind them, Hov!