Thugaolympics Worldtour I think he meant that he was there to promote FHD 2014 and this was an older song and usually artists perform a song from their upcoming album
The fact that people are questioning Cole and Kendrick for their silence on social media is just bullshit, these two have kept this conscious message alive.
Its bullahut that people who arent even fans of them are trying to cancel them for not tweeting. Thier fans arent mad because they know they dont use social media like that.
Probably because they know that the wise people are silent right now. Let the fools destroy themselves so the rest of us can carry on actually making change on their ruins.
facts!!!I think the part that gave me chills was are we are all alone I don't Wanna dance .I gonna stick my ground ...something got me down ...... please don't stand around... it's a SOS ...the man is yelling for HELP
Still bumping this on SoundCloud till this day. This was the beginning of Coles transformation into who he is today. Yeah he was conscious before, but now I feel like he took it to another level. I love the fact that collabs with artist who don’t rap conscious music. He’s infiltrating this new rap game, one feature at a time. Trying to leave an impression to these youngins and people who really live that life in these streets. Smart man
If y’all notice the genuine and long handshake Letterman gives Cole at the end, that’s a “did not expect that greatness performed” handshake. Even Cole was shook if you watch it. I assume Letterman thought it would’ve been another “rap song” anywho powerful song and legendary artist
it wasn't even pain but nervousness to perform this because he never performed that song before so it was out of pure nervousness that he sounds like he has painful emotions doing this performance
@@adrianchandler7853 He had no idea it was coming bro..Pay attention to the body language and firm firm firm super hard handshake at the end like “you know they ain’t WITH THIS” afterwards he was never invited back and the FBI raided his home. Which eventually lead to the song “Neighbors” and they blamed it on his neighbors claiming he was (selling dope)
@@AnythingLounge David Letterman has a boss and a script he has to stick to..Pay attention to the body language, check to see when Jcole went on Letterman again afterwards. Check the dates of this performance and then the date of the song..
Check put kota the friend. No one aint got anything on cole though dude is from another era. Amazing to think people think he's overrated when he released this with no promo and no album and it literally shits on anything out at the moment. Cole world no blanket
Noname never said his name. He heard her and felt some type of way about it. That's an internal struggle. Others put his name in the mix and he felt attacked and went and said some bullshit.
@@MrStudMan2 Nice to know that she was targeting people that are against racism, homophobia, xenophobia, anti semitism and wants equality makes you wonder what side she on...
One of the most important messages always stuck with me, like broski is an absolute poet, when he said "they let a brother steer the ship and never told him that the ship was sinkin" shit had me dumbfounded fr, I'm not from America but I feel the African American struggle in terms of racism and disrespected culture and this shit hit me fr fr. I will always come back to this knowing someone has spread a message about the struggle of African American folks. I wish y'all salvation in this world and may God protect your beautiful people.
One of the best live performances of all time , the passion , the timing , the realness, the not promoting a single song on his album is what makes this , it’s what makes him an icon and my favorite MC of all time. A poet in every sense of the word and ive watched this more times than I can count but just wanted to comment . God bless
Also you can tell that Letterman was blown away I can imagine he probably had not heard anything or little from cole ever and expected a standard rap radio song and got this
I know you didn’t just insinuate that MLK brought about no change... what? And it isn’t just a conversation of just black lives but police brutality as a whole. Cops kill more white people than any other race at a higher rate as well. That isn’t to take away from the innocent black lives lost, but we shouldn’t see this as just one group of people suffering at the hands of the police, but everyone as a whole. Once that happens, change will come
gabe Last MLK definitely inspired change, I think you misunderstood... but the nation hasn’t changed its ways... there’s still systematic racism, and there are still racist people
Unfortunately we will never have an end of racism, that’s just humans, some humans are built to hate and built for war. All we can do is hope it gets better and anyone is brought to justice
gabe Last look at the population percentage , not just more white people are killed. Look 72 percent of the pop is white compared to the 13 percent black .
Black Lives Matter. Rest in Peace and glory. Trayvon Martin Eric Garner Michael Brown Jr John Crawford III Tamir Rice Rekia Boyd Sandra Bland Ahmaud Arbery and way to many more.
J a what does black people killing black people have to do with anything?? that’s not the fucking issue. The issue isn’t crime in general, It’s the racism behind it. Obviously people are gonna care when innocent black lives are getting taken away simply due to the color of their skin. And I don’t wanna hear the “comply w officers and you won’t get killed”. TASE THEM IF THEY ARENT COMPLYING. George Floyd was handcuffed he didn’t deserve to die the way he did. This doesn’t happen to white men.
No disrespect in terms of change i didnt see any maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system and was that he actually couldn't bring any- wow
"Y'all favorite top selling RAPPERS not even willing to put a tweet up. Niggas whole Discography be about Black Plight and they nowhere to be found." A tweet shouldn't be an indication nor a validation that someone is supporting this cause. You never know what can be going on behind the scenes. Whether it be protesting, Donating, etc. The fact that TONS of people are revisiting their songs (Cole & Dot) shows their influence & that they are somewhere to be found. Them and their music can be found on streaming services doing what it has been doing for the past 5 years. Raising awareness the best it can and being a dose of medicine to a handful of us. Cole said he ain't doing enough and maybe Kendrick not either. But idk what can be happening behind the scenes with either so I have no say so in that.
I trust someone like Kendrick and Cole and Dave Chapelle that have been talking about these issues for years over someone that never mentioned the subject until it blew up on the internet.
Fuck that noise. The people talking about tweets and camera ops at a rally ate only virtue signaling. Even if Cole or Kendrick never showed up at any rally they would have done more than 99% as their music put the seed of knowledge and revolution in the minds of the people.
This lil snippet of a song is so fire. Wish it was longer. Come back from time to time just to listen to it. J. Cole is so talented. Our modern day Tupac
[Verse 3] Forget this chain, cause this ain't me Though I'm eternally grateful to Jay Z We so elated, we celebrated like Obama waited until his last day in office to tell the nation, brothers is getting their reparations, hey A man can dream, can't he? No disrespect, in terms of change I haven't seen any Maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system And was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any That's what I get for thinking, this world is fair They let a brother steer the ship And never told him that the ship was sinkin' But I got other sh** to think about, like my bank account Forget that watch, you paid too much for it You 'ought to be ashamed When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC WalMart distribution fired my homie, he just had a baby You wonder why it's been so many B and E's lately While brothers from the hood shooting like this is TNT lately And since all the ballers leaving college early I turn on the TV and don't see no brothers with degrees lately
I come back to this video every time another unarmed brother is killed in cold blood. #AhmaudArbery #Breonnataylor #GeorgeFloyd #MikeBrown #PhilandoCastile #TrayvonMartin #SandraBland #EricGarner #TamirRice #TOOMANYTOFUCKINGNAME
Most of them are bots so we usually don’t worry about the dislikes especially with the like to dislike ratio being so high. I mean look at it 19k to only 128
I cant deny the primary message of this song relating to abuse and systematic racism of PoC, especially African-Americans, but breaking the chains and being free is a universal message right now in America, perhaps even the world. I think any sensible person can relate to that. Everyone wants to be free, but a lot of us don’t know how too.
I remember the first time i saw this was live when it aired. A living room full of people not even watching the t.v. were all suddenly simultaneously silent. True greatness
I come back to this song everytime some bullshit happens. I was pleasantly surprised an honored to see come back home yesterday and protest with us. No security, no cameras, no social media posts. He came back to Fayetteville as a citizen and vented his outrage with us. Respect and love to Jermaine Cole.
We still out here fighting. Latinos for black lives matter. We all in this together. Every color. Heard this On my way! To a protest. Teared a lot. Happy im seeing my people together.
He doesn’t open his eyes until the verse and that coupled with the emotion in his voice creates such a tension that his surgical lyrics cut right through. Amazing!
I'm not from the US but I must admit, I get goosebumps every time it gets to the verse!😮 (I've never seen him that serious on set, really came from his soul)
Every time I want to by my self a Rolex and I’ll I can remember is this line, and is so true. Forget that watch, you paid too much for it You 'ought to be ashamed When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC
I remember watching this on letterman’s KRplus page the day after he performed. The first time I heard this song it felt like time stopped. Like I took my first breath. I know it’s rough and honestly not particularly lyrical but the delivery made it feel like that little voice in my head was actually being heard. Truly lightening in a bottle. Truly incredible. Thanks cole. Fr.
[Verse 1] And I'm in denial And it don't take no X-Ray to see right through my smile I know, I be on the go And there ain't no drink out there that can numb my soul Oh no [Hook] All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free [Verse 2] Can you tell me why Every time I step outside I see my people die I'm lettin' you know That there ain't no gun they make that can kill my soul Oh no [Hook] All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free Verse 3] Forget this chain, cause this ain't me Though I'm eternally grateful to Jay Z We so elated, we celebrated like Obama waited until his last day in office to tell the nation, brothers is getting their reparations, hey A man can dream, can't he? No disrespect, in terms of change I haven't seen any Maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system And was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any That's what I get for thinking, this world is fair They let a brother steer the ship And never told him that the ship was sinkin' But I got other shit to think about, like my bank account Forget that watch, you paid too much for it You 'ought to be ashamed When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC WalMart distribution fired my homie, he just had a baby You wonder why it's been so many B and E's lately While brothers from the hood shooting like this is TNT lately And since all the ballers leaving college early I turn on the TV and don't see no brothers with degrees lately [Bridge] Are we all alone, fighting on our own Please give me a chance, I don't wanna dance Somethings got me down, I will stand my ground Don't just stand around, don't just stand around
J.Cole is so under rated. This guy has some of the most inspiring and amazing music ever. Cole is like an ancient gem 💎 that has to be protected by all means. His music has so much passion like a modern day Tupac Shakur
Here in 2022 , I remember the first time I heard this. I shed a tear…. sometimes I hate being blk… I get tired of being a target, I get tired of being stared at, I get tired of being hated for no reason. Break the chains , break this curse.
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I don’t think people realize that this song wasn’t even on the album
J. Cole performed this song to spread a message.... LEGEND
Danny Dominguez facts☝️☝️☝️🔥🔥🔥 song is this verse isn’t 🤷🏽♂️
Thugaolympics Worldtour I think he meant that he was there to promote FHD 2014 and this was an older song and usually artists perform a song from their upcoming album
My people stay woke🙌🏽🙏🏽
David Lopez without the verse tho
I dont think its in the album tho. Can't see it on gogole
Who’s here after the studio version drop but still think this one is better
They NEED to add the verse to the studio version
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Me
Crazy how accurate this is
The fact that people are questioning Cole and Kendrick for their silence on social media is just bullshit, these two have kept this conscious message alive.
Its bullahut that people who arent even fans of them are trying to cancel them for not tweeting. Thier fans arent mad because they know they dont use social media like that.
"The streets are speakin for themselves. They don't need me right now!" - D. Chappelle
Probably because they know that the wise people are silent right now. Let the fools destroy themselves so the rest of us can carry on actually making change on their ruins.
Fr Cole even went to a coupleprotest
Nigga Cole was actually at protests
The pain, the anger, the soul, you can hear it all on his voice.
This is what makes Cole a living legend in the rap game. He’s amazing.
Wish I could have seen the faces of the crowd when he did that verse.....crazy
i was in the crowd!!!!
Maverick Goose no you weren’t
@@maverickgoose4619 yoo that's lit
@@deme7246 Ahahahaha
Bruuuuuuuuh
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this lol
Jahred Sullivan same. It’s so good
do yourself a favor and go listen to ybn cordaes BET preformance with H.E.R
W
Spam him to release this version
I'm into my thousand plays
Even after all these years it still gives me goosebumps everytime
facts!!!I think the part that gave me chills was are we are all alone I don't Wanna dance .I gonna stick my ground ...something got me down ...... please don't stand around... it's a SOS ...the man is yelling for HELP
Still bumping this on SoundCloud till this day. This was the beginning of Coles transformation into who he is today. Yeah he was conscious before, but now I feel like he took it to another level. I love the fact that collabs with artist who don’t rap conscious music. He’s infiltrating this new rap game, one feature at a time. Trying to leave an impression to these youngins and people who really live that life in these streets. Smart man
❤ Agreed !
Factssssss
If y’all notice the genuine and long handshake Letterman gives Cole at the end, that’s a “did not expect that greatness performed” handshake. Even Cole was shook if you watch it. I assume Letterman thought it would’ve been another “rap song” anywho powerful song and legendary artist
some freemason shit actually. great song thi
it is another rap song tho scrub
@@wholemilk6001 stfu you don’t know shit about hip-hop nigga, you talkin out ya ass like the vast majority of you yt people when it pertains to this
Letterman was blinking back tears
@@wholemilk6001 damn ur illiterate and deaf? That’s tough man hope u get through that shit
Letterman was completely blown away. Miss his enthusiasm for real music on his show.
MrBoomie00 ok 👌
so funny he makes that joke about the album title beforehand and has no idea what's about to happen
@@wild813 absolutely none...It was a beautiful revelation to see.
Ben W the joke made me mad
@@wild813Didn’t feel like it fully hit him with the “you know what i mean” “you know what i’m saying” at the end
I can feel the pain in his voice, still listening 2019. Nobody will ever be as great as JC.
3:22.. Goosebumps every time
it wasn't even pain but nervousness to perform this because he never performed that song before so it was out of pure nervousness that he sounds like he has painful emotions doing this performance
Carter Wint 2nd account? Lol
Paper Plates Clothing Co. what?
Kendrick Lamar is greater
Singing this in a live late night show.... My man got balls, mad respect to J. Cole
Letterman had balls to allow it knowing it could’ve turn other whites against him
@@adrianchandler7853 He had no idea it was coming bro..Pay attention to the body language and firm firm firm super hard handshake at the end like “you know they ain’t WITH THIS” afterwards he was never invited back and the FBI raided his home. Which eventually lead to the song “Neighbors” and they blamed it on his neighbors claiming he was (selling dope)
@@anthonymatthews20 are you fr?
@@AnythingLounge David Letterman has a boss and a script he has to stick to..Pay attention to the body language, check to see when Jcole went on Letterman again afterwards. Check the dates of this performance and then the date of the song..
@@anthonymatthews20 It looks like Letterman was just in awe of what he heard.
RIP
GEORGE FLOYD
AHMAUD ARBERY
ERIC GARNER
EMMETT TILL
MICHAEL BROWN
TAMIR RICE
CHRITIAN TAYLOR
PAUL O NEAL
Rip to Breonna Taylor as well 💔
Sandra Bland too 😔
RIP treyvon martin
Sean bell 💔
Trayvon Martin too
Before i die from corona lemme pay this a visit
Love the pfp 😤
Fr
YES!
Zerverlock Topic? 💜
Well I hope your alive and well.
One of the last poets ✊🏾🙏🏿
Leah Cash plenty of poets out there
Yea they’re a lot out there u just gotta look for them.
Check put kota the friend. No one aint got anything on cole though dude is from another era. Amazing to think people think he's overrated when he released this with no promo and no album and it literally shits on anything out at the moment. Cole world no blanket
SCOTT TAYLOR Thank you for recommending. Listened to Colorado and I loved the Mac verse. RIP Mac
Leah Cash JID, Kendrick, Joey Bada$$, Big Sean, Bas, KAAN, Logic, Joyner, Wu Tang, Eminem are not poets?
Wtf is noname talking about!!? He has been the voice for us since the beginning. This is all the proof I need..
Yuppp👏🏾👏🏾
Noname never said his name. He heard her and felt some type of way about it. That's an internal struggle. Others put his name in the mix and he felt attacked and went and said some bullshit.
@@MrStudMan2 so who was she referring? Lil Pump? Lmao please she rather complain on twitter and create division just to get a popularity boost
@@futurehofer1564 From the tone of you're response. She was talking about people like you.
@@MrStudMan2 Nice to know that she was targeting people that are against racism, homophobia, xenophobia, anti semitism and wants equality
makes you wonder what side she on...
Years later and I still return… the message is far from dead. We just want to be free!
One of the most important messages always stuck with me, like broski is an absolute poet, when he said "they let a brother steer the ship and never told him that the ship was sinkin" shit had me dumbfounded fr, I'm not from America but I feel the African American struggle in terms of racism and disrespected culture and this shit hit me fr fr. I will always come back to this knowing someone has spread a message about the struggle of African American folks. I wish y'all salvation in this world and may God protect your beautiful people.
Amen 😢
2020 STILL ON THIS FIIIRE
Kurbs Palacio bet
Stilll
Facts!😤💣💥🔥
Hell ya🔥
I read this as “2020 still on fire” like yup, agreed lol
One of the best live performances of all time , the passion , the timing , the realness, the not promoting a single song on his album is what makes this , it’s what makes him an icon and my favorite MC of all time. A poet in every sense of the word and ive watched this more times than I can count but just wanted to comment . God bless
Also you can tell that Letterman was blown away I can imagine he probably had not heard anything or little from cole ever and expected a standard rap radio song and got this
Performance was an absolute masterpiece if i’m alive i would still remember this performance in 30 years bro...
This song was 5 years ago, No change. MLK was over 50 years ago, No change and we are still having the same conversation.
I know you didn’t just insinuate that MLK brought about no change... what? And it isn’t just a conversation of just black lives but police brutality as a whole. Cops kill more white people than any other race at a higher rate as well. That isn’t to take away from the innocent black lives lost, but we shouldn’t see this as just one group of people suffering at the hands of the police, but everyone as a whole. Once that happens, change will come
gabe Last MLK definitely inspired change, I think you misunderstood... but the nation hasn’t changed its ways... there’s still systematic racism, and there are still racist people
Unfortunately we will never have an end of racism, that’s just humans, some humans are built to hate and built for war. All we can do is hope it gets better and anyone is brought to justice
Tall Tale sign you know nothing about the life nor even tried to do any research
gabe Last look at the population percentage , not just more white people are killed. Look 72 percent of the pop is white compared to the 13 percent black .
Back here after they took our brother George Floyd 🙏🏾 this needs to stop
Amen brother
Real ish✊🏾💯♥️
Christopher Coaxum respect for this post bro
🙏
Yall gotta remember that the police arn’t bad, it’s the people who are the police. Blaming Police who risk their lives everyday is fucking moronic
I wish this verse was longer! Amazing.
tghetto5 yes me too
Me too I needed to heard more but then again I felt it in my soul so deeply I ant wanna get emotional and start crying 😂😭🤦🏿♂️💯💪🏿
This is one of the best moments in hip-hop history as far as I'm concerned.
George Floyd brought me back 😢 I love Cole, but my goal is to not be brought back to this song! Unfortunately that won’t happen anytime soon
Cold world we live in 😩
Right
Yez...
georgr floyd was dead before those cops even arrived.
@@ricosuave3270 Cole world*
“please welcome back jcole everybody” so iconic to us cole fans
Black Lives Matter.
Rest in Peace and glory.
Trayvon Martin
Eric Garner
Michael Brown Jr
John Crawford III
Tamir Rice
Rekia Boyd
Sandra Bland
Ahmaud Arbery
and way to many more.
now this week is George Floyd. Something must be done. It’s a loop. Same tragedy’s over and over again. 😔 RIP.
@@jongoldberg8409 shut up.
J a what does black people killing black people have to do with anything?? that’s not the fucking issue. The issue isn’t crime in general, It’s the racism behind it. Obviously people are gonna care when innocent black lives are getting taken away simply due to the color of their skin. And I don’t wanna hear the “comply w officers and you won’t get killed”. TASE THEM IF THEY ARENT COMPLYING. George Floyd was handcuffed he didn’t deserve to die the way he did. This doesn’t happen to white men.
R.I.P George Floyd 🙏🏾
Jazzruh what did that boi Joel say? Yall made him delete his comment
This song makes me cry every time I hear it.... J Cole thank u for this song, it's so damn real. This song hits my heart hard!!
you better still be listening to this in rn in 2019
@@ismaeljansson1830 don't fret, we still here
@@Peter32tjrksor oh ... very good
Isho A.jnsson how life set up. She might be dead. You never know.
Imagine trynna cancel jcole
I cried so many tears when I first heard this record. Masterpiece! Felt every word🔥🔥🏆🏆
That “I don’t wanna dance” always makes me put my head down bc that seems like the only way to make it is to be their entertainment
That part hits me too
@@frootbootynessa273 that all we see nowadays on money sex and twerk and drugs
hate to say that this is even more relevant today... history repeats itself
And once again #RipGeorgeFloyd 💔
and that’s just how it goes same way that these rappers always bite each others flows
History isn't repeating itself. This has happened for years and nobody cared and dared to make a chance.
@@onlinetoday840 Same thing that my brother Elvis did with Rock n Roll
Justin Timberlake, Eminem, and then Macklemore..
We lost as a Society in 2024😞
People be disrespecting Cole and his art here and comparing him to some new age fellas like NBA,carti ,etc
No disrespect in terms of change i didnt see any maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system and was that he actually couldn't bring any- wow
Was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any** such a powerful verse tho 💯
Still one of the hardest bars
2019-2019?
Zeta 💯💯
He’s in tune with his spiritual side, as all of us young brothers should be.
Yak
Still at it, villematic!
yooo this is the second time i see you in the comments
"Y'all favorite top selling RAPPERS not even willing to put a tweet up. Niggas whole Discography be about Black Plight and they nowhere to be found." A tweet shouldn't be an indication nor a validation that someone is supporting this cause. You never know what can be going on behind the scenes. Whether it be protesting, Donating, etc. The fact that TONS of people are revisiting their songs (Cole & Dot) shows their influence & that they are somewhere to be found. Them and their music can be found on streaming services doing what it has been doing for the past 5 years. Raising awareness the best it can and being a dose of medicine to a handful of us. Cole said he ain't doing enough and maybe Kendrick not either. But idk what can be happening behind the scenes with either so I have no say so in that.
I trust someone like Kendrick and Cole and Dave Chapelle that have been talking about these issues for years over someone that never mentioned the subject until it blew up on the internet.
Fuck that noise. The people talking about tweets and camera ops at a rally ate only virtue signaling. Even if Cole or Kendrick never showed up at any rally they would have done more than 99% as their music put the seed of knowledge and revolution in the minds of the people.
This lil snippet of a song is so fire. Wish it was longer. Come back from time to time just to listen to it. J. Cole is so talented. Our modern day Tupac
[Verse 3]
Forget this chain, cause this ain't me
Though I'm eternally grateful to Jay Z
We so elated, we celebrated like Obama waited until his last day in office to tell the nation, brothers is getting their reparations, hey
A man can dream, can't he?
No disrespect, in terms of change I haven't seen any
Maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system
And was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any
That's what I get for thinking, this world is fair
They let a brother steer the ship
And never told him that the ship was sinkin'
But I got other sh** to think about, like my bank account
Forget that watch, you paid too much for it
You 'ought to be ashamed
When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change
Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC
WalMart distribution fired my homie, he just had a baby
You wonder why it's been so many B and E's lately
While brothers from the hood shooting like this is TNT lately
And since all the ballers leaving college early
I turn on the TV and don't see no brothers with degrees lately
Baaqy Ishaq man that is fire
Soul muzik
Fire ass Verse Shit wasn’t even on the album. Letterman was like damn lol
GOAT
🙌🏽
I come back to this video every time another unarmed brother is killed in cold blood. #AhmaudArbery #Breonnataylor #GeorgeFloyd #MikeBrown #PhilandoCastile #TrayvonMartin #SandraBland #EricGarner #TamirRice #TOOMANYTOFUCKINGNAME
r.i.p
RIP
Ian Yancey it’s unfair we as humans need to do better 🙏🏻
Saint Augustine agreed ✊🏿💪🏿🙏🏿
And now Breonna Taylor
Man 2020, im not BLACK im not AMERIKAN but i stand wit BLACK PEOPLE
around the globe stand wit YOU 🇲🇾
We need more like you 🖤
🖤
One of the realest! He was protesting in Fayetteville!
How can this be disliked WTF!!! JUST SHOWS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN SMH J COLE!! This was so DOPE!!! POWERFUL TO SAY THE LEAST WOW!!! AMAZING SONG
racists ruin everything
Most of them are bots so we usually don’t worry about the dislikes especially with the like to dislike ratio being so high. I mean look at it 19k to only 128
I swear I was thinking the same thing. And I bet all 148 dislikes were white folks 🤦🏽♂️
@@sojazzy914 gee that's not racist at all 🙄
wow.. I already had so much respect for him and now my respect has tripled. ♡
This song is still relevant to this day!
6 years later and we still wanna be free...#GeorgeFloyd
Fuck George Floyd
@@whitesnow4346 nah fuck YOU
@@augustpettersson8228 fuck George Floyd
@@augustpettersson8228 ignore him
@SimplySherees - You can’t ask for freedom.
Im from the future and global warming has destroyed half the globe but we still litsening to this song
Damn
Whatttt
#saveamazon...
Hell Yeah sure thats why u on here commenting lmao
Do something about it then you really just gonna let us all suffer too ?
God was in this room !
T Randles #truth
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Arstotzkan Government he didn’t call him god, he was speaking of the atmosphere/presence.🌺
Amen
Amen you can feel his presence every time he sings and harmonizes
This song feels more relevant today than ever
Unbelievable how powerful lyrics can be. Been watching this for years and still get chills every time. Letterman was speechless.
Still gives me goosebumps everytime i hear this
I cant deny the primary message of this song relating to abuse and systematic racism of PoC, especially African-Americans, but breaking the chains and being free is a universal message right now in America, perhaps even the world. I think any sensible person can relate to that. Everyone wants to be free, but a lot of us don’t know how too.
Me bout blacklives matter
This ✊🏼
That last sentence hit home
2020 Noname hope you are watching this. Were was she 5 years ago. Cole was and is still more vocal
Not a time goes by that I don’t watch this performance and not tear up! This is such passion and art
"please give me a chance..;...i dont wanna dance!!!"
sadly relatable to this day .. when will it stop man?! R.I.P. Ahmaud Arbery
This song, this is not just a song, it's a expression, a feeling
Thats an artist. Every lyrics means something ✅️
I remember the first time i saw this was live when it aired. A living room full of people not even watching the t.v. were all suddenly simultaneously silent.
True greatness
This song still gives me chills
2024, n I’m still amazed by his courage to perform that song in front of David Letterman’s audience. Brilliant performance.
I come back to this song everytime some bullshit happens. I was pleasantly surprised an honored to see come back home yesterday and protest with us. No security, no cameras, no social media posts. He came back to Fayetteville as a citizen and vented his outrage with us. Respect and love to Jermaine Cole.
someone should loop this to play over and over.
That look he gives once he opens his eyes and lifts his heads up...he knew he was about to spark a change in people.
This song speaks a language called reality. Not enough ppl understand.
I’ll forever love Cole. He’s one of the few celebrities who actually care about people
2020 and this song feels like it’s “brand new”... we need justice for ALL people murdered unjustly
Still relevant... 2023😢
5 years later and this song is still relevant
We still out here fighting. Latinos for black lives matter. We all in this together. Every color. Heard this On my way! To a protest. Teared a lot. Happy im seeing my people together.
He doesn’t open his eyes until the verse and that coupled with the emotion in his voice creates such a tension that his surgical lyrics cut right through. Amazing!
Why isn’t this on Apple Music :c
Cesar Bautista he didn’t officially release it
They hate real💯
@@dior7228 its on soundcloud under dreamville
@@moonvoidd YOU ARE THE BEST. I never knew it was on soundcloud.
This a old song
But it doesn’t sound like the performance
this song still holds so much power especially during this time #blacklivesmatter
2022 and still watching.
I'm not from the US but I must admit, I get goosebumps every time it gets to the verse!😮 (I've never seen him that serious on set, really came from his soul)
I prefer this version over the other. I can feel the pain. #coleworld
Facts. Me too...
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Swear, that verse he added really hit
Every time I want to by my self a Rolex and I’ll I can remember is this line, and is so true.
Forget that watch, you paid too much for it
You 'ought to be ashamed
When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change
Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC
This message is very slept on. Idk if we’ll ever see this society change for the better…. Everyone so distracted. I pray for us all.
You can play this every day for next forever and it will always feel like he just made it.
I love the raw emotions in this shit man...I think that's why sings it instead of getting someone else to...❄️🌎
Solidified Cole's name as one of the greats
2023 still playing this ❤❤
How does this not even have 1 MIL view??????? This is the beginning of his evolution. Sooooo raw and beautiful....
Still relevant today. RIP to all that have tragically lost their lives this year for all the wrong reasons. 🙏🏽
I remember watching this on letterman’s KRplus page the day after he performed. The first time I heard this song it felt like time stopped. Like I took my first breath. I know it’s rough and honestly not particularly lyrical but the delivery made it feel like that little voice in my head was actually being heard. Truly lightening in a bottle. Truly incredible. Thanks cole. Fr.
[Verse 1] And I'm in denial And it don't take no X-Ray to see right through my smile I know, I be on the go And there ain't no drink out there that can numb my soul Oh no [Hook] All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free [Verse 2] Can you tell me why Every time I step outside I see my people die I'm lettin' you know That there ain't no gun they make that can kill my soul Oh no [Hook] All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is take the chains off All we wanna do is break the chains off All we wanna do is be free All we wanna do is be free
Verse 3] Forget this chain, cause this ain't me Though I'm eternally grateful to Jay Z We so elated, we celebrated like Obama waited until his last day in office to tell the nation, brothers is getting their reparations, hey A man can dream, can't he? No disrespect, in terms of change I haven't seen any Maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system And was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any That's what I get for thinking, this world is fair They let a brother steer the ship And never told him that the ship was sinkin' But I got other shit to think about, like my bank account Forget that watch, you paid too much for it You 'ought to be ashamed When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC WalMart distribution fired my homie, he just had a baby You wonder why it's been so many B and E's lately While brothers from the hood shooting like this is TNT lately And since all the ballers leaving college early I turn on the TV and don't see no brothers with degrees lately [Bridge] Are we all alone, fighting on our own Please give me a chance, I don't wanna dance Somethings got me down, I will stand my ground Don't just stand around, don't just stand around
Here for this. 🥺🤞
who’s here for this masterpiece in 2023 👀?
I come back to this way too often, Rest In Peace George.
The fact that my son looks up to J Cole, makes me so proud. What a man. What a performance.
From a white person this shit is out of line Scotland is with you all 🖤
J.Cole is so under rated. This guy has some of the most inspiring and amazing music ever. Cole is like an ancient gem 💎 that has to be protected by all means. His music has so much passion like a modern day Tupac Shakur
Here in 2022 , I remember the first time I heard this. I shed a tear…. sometimes I hate being blk… I get tired of being a target, I get tired of being stared at, I get tired of being hated for no reason. Break the chains , break this curse.
You’re not alone 🖤
I can relate I go to the gym people look at me like I’m some unknown creature.
All we wanna do is take the chains off. Absolutely!!!
Im listening in 2023 because I will never forget this performance!
How is this still not at a million views yet??
he was preaching and everything he said he really meant still bumping in 2020
That's a genuine show of appreciation and artistry from Letterman. He understood what Cole was trying to say and saw the poetic beauty in the message.
Performance still gives me goosebumps.
MOOD 🥺😔✊🏾✊🏾
I'm 6 minutes late for work, but had to watch this before I left the house. Amazing
Can’t get enough of this song
-found this
- listened to it
-the single got dropped in 2020
-still came back for this ..... this is way better
He can perform this right now and it will be soooo powerful!!!