Love Lockdown
Kanye West Lyrics

So I keep it low, keep a secret code
So everybody else don't have to know

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true
I got something to lose, so I gotta move
I can't keep myself, and still keep you too
So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own
Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone
How many times did I tell you 'fore it finally got through?
You lose, you lose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
See I had to go, see I had to move
No more wasting time, you can't wait for life
We're just racing time, where's the finish line?

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I bet no one knew, I got no one new
Know I said I'm through, but got love for you
But I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Gotta keep it going, keep the loving going
Keep it on a roll, only God knows
If I'll be with you, baby, I'm confused
You choose, you choose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Way I wanna go, I don't need you
I been down this road too many times before
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

You lose
You lose
You lose
You lose

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Malik Yusef El Shabbaz Jones, Kanye Omari West, Jenny Bea Christina Englishman, Laneah T. Menzies, Jeffrey Nath Bhasker

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"Love Lockdown" is a song by American hip-hop artist and record producer Kanye West. It was released on September 18, 2008 as the lead single of his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak. The track was written by West who co-produced it with Jeff Bhasker. Prior to its release as a single, West premiered "Love Lockdown" with a performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. As a pop song that retains influence of synthpop, "Love Lockdown" features auto-tune vocals sung by West. Read Full Bio"Love Lockdown" is a song by American hip-hop artist and record producer Kanye West. It was released on September 18, 2008 as the lead single of his fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak. The track was written by West who co-produced it with Jeff Bhasker. Prior to its release as a single, West premiered "Love Lockdown" with a performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. As a pop song that retains influence of synthpop, "Love Lockdown" features auto-tune vocals sung by West. Its minimalist production is characterized by the Roland TR-808 drum machine, keyboards and tribal drums.

In the United States, Billboard confirmed that "Love Lockdown" sold 213,000 digital downloads in only four full days of release, therefore earning itself the title of a "Hot Shot Debut" at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and a "Hot Shot Debut" on the Pop 100 at number thirteen, where it eventually reached the eighth spot in early January. It is the highest debut of West's career, and was the second highest debut on the Hot 100 of 2008. "Love Lockdown" was also only the tenth song of the decade to debut in the top three, and only the second by an artist unaffiliated with American Idol.

"Love Lockdown" was the 24th best-selling digital song of 2008 in the United States with sales of 1.86 million. In July 2011, the song reached sales of 3 million digital copies in the United States, becoming West's fifth digital song to sell over three million.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Kimberly.T

13w↑5

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
What I had to do, had to run from you
I'm in love with you, but the vibe is wrong
And that haunted me, all the way home
So you never know, never, never know
Never know enough, 'til it's over love
'Til we lose control, system overload
Screaming, "No, no, no, no-no"
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
See I wanna move, but can't escape from you
So I keep it low, keep a secret code
So everybody else don't have to know
So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true
I got something to lose, so I gotta move
I can't keep myself, and still keep you too
So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own
Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone
How many times did I tell you 'fore it finally got through?
You lose, you lose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
See I had to go, see I had to move
No more wasting time, you can't wait for life
We're just racing time, where's the finish line?
So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I bet no one knew, I got no one new
Know I said I'm through, but got love for you
But I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Gotta keep it going, keep the loving going
Keep it on a roll, only God knows
If I'll be with you, baby, I'm confused
You choose, you choose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Way I wanna go, I don't need you
I been down this road too many times before
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose
You lose
You lose
You lose
You lose

Jakab-Bálint Fanny

43w↑8

lyrics

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
What I had to do, had to run from you
I'm in love with you, but the vibe is wrong
And that haunted me, all the way home
So you never know, never, never know
Never know enough, 'til it's over love
'Til we lose control, system overload
Screaming, "No, no, no, no-no"
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
See I wanna move, but can't escape from you
So I keep it low, keep a secret code
So everybody else don't have to know

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true
I got something to lose, so I gotta move
I can't keep myself, and still keep you too
So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own
Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone
How many times did I tell you 'fore it finally got through?
You lose, you lose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
See I had to go, see I had to move
No more wasting time, you can't wait for life
We're just racing time, where's the finish line?

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
I bet no one knew, I got no one new
Know I said I'm through, but got love for you
But I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Gotta keep it going, keep the loving going
Keep it on a roll, only God knows
If I'll be with you, baby, I'm confused
You choose, you choose
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to
Way I wanna go, I don't need you
I been down this road too many times before
I'm not loving you, way I wanted to

So keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Keeping your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, your love lockdown
Now keep your love lockdown, you lose

You lose
You lose
You lose
You lose

MikeCor28

18w↑1

All comments from YouTube:

Ke3Productions

1y↑3.2K

Kanye is a futurist. His art will always be more appreciated years or decades later!

Piyush

3w↑1

exactly. so if u think about shitting on him rn. STFU, and wait

Resell Flip

4w↑1

well put

Nate B

4w↑2

He was frustrated for a long time, means he’ll be relevant longer, I think.

Amahle Ngongoma

FACTSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Massimo Franceschi

33w↑1

NOSTALGIA!!!!!!!!!

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Mischa Elle

2w↑8

Kanye ❤️

Mischa Elle

2w↑1

@teban I erased my original comment because I listen to your turd band. Try flashing lights, American boy, can't tell me nothing.... it goes on beesh ❤️✌️ nothing but love

Pierrot Le Fou

52w↑634

"I'm in love with you, but the vibe is wrong"...
This song reflects literally the ending of my relationship. I'm devastated but this song and its album are really helping me to understand a relationship can end because other reasons than losing love for each other and be able to get over it.

Needlespoon

3w↑1

@twon no way you are saying that with that goofy ahh profile pic

badmønbryan

12w↑2

Going through mines right now and this is my comfort song sadly, welcome to heartbreak 💔

Steve Gonzales

18w↑3

Damn so sorry for the end of your relationship. Stay strong. Time heals most wounds. And you will find another.

rvined_ lol

33w↑23

Its actually not what he's saying. He's saying he is in love, but he feels like he's not showing enough love or loving the person the way he wanted to. What "the vibe feels wrong" is referring to is his feelings. His overthinking, his anxiety, because he can't find the answer or can't understand why this is happening to him. But he still wants to be with the girl and has love for the girl. He's just confused and stuck in a loop in his head of just overthinking if he has to go or he can stay.

twon

35w↑5

What are u 16

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방탄소년단

8w↑150

Don't worry, you're not the only one listening to this masterpiece in 2022.

Hoosier Star

Borahae

UnRuLy

Shxt Is TIme less
😎

Amurinda brian

4w↑2

True

rvined_ lol

33w↑163

As someone with relationship ocd/anxiety, trauma, attachment issues and a personality disorder this song makes me feel understood and at home when it comes to love. I don't know if I really love anyone in my life because I never feel like I love anyone "enough". Anxiety and overthining kicks in. And then I have to runaway because I'm confused. But yet I still got love and I'm still in love with that someone. This song is much deeper than people may think. It's show how anxiety, stress, trauma, and mental disorders can really fuck love up and relationships for someone and feel like you have no control over it. Other than to runaway from that person or end the relationship.

rvined_ lol

18w↑1

@ღ• α и σ и у м ι ѕ ѕ •ღ a therapist once told me "Look the level of love doesn't matter or the intensity really is not that importnat, it's more about making a choice. Do you love them? Its either yes or no. No but. Whichever you want." And that is true. We all go through things in everyday life. Relationships. Friendships. Out in the real world. Family. Work. When we all go through enough emotional pain...it's hard to love the same. Plus being an avoidant🥲 But that does not mean you don't love someone. I know maybe this might relate to you or may! Just wanted to share this with you. Hope it gets better for the both of us.

ღ• α и σ и у м ι ѕ ѕ •ღ

18w↑2

This is so relatable. Especially feeling like i’m not loving someone enough. Hope it gets better… for the both of us

rvined_ lol

24w

@Nicci Bre same here! Until I heard it again as I got older and started developing all these different mental disorders. I got the chills.

rvined_ lol

24w↑1

@Dru Doree thanks man. I really appreciate it. I'm pushing through. I'm at rock bottom once again it seems. Stay safe.

Dru Doree

24w↑3

Damn. I hope all works out for you! Music really can be something

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Johnfree

2y↑5.6K

This man is 10 years ahead in every album he makes.

teslasuperior

this album literally started the career of so many other artist including <

CUYxJrPlays

True

agri mony

Among other things

brett mcaskill

Good sound but nah

KrisGra

10w

Hi johnfree

41 More Replies...

georgepthu

3w↑14

I didn't know this song was hated back then, because I fell in love with it when I first heard it.

AndreaRR

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

yonkers

27w↑79

i remember seeing this on MTV as a kid and it used to scare the shit outta me.. watching it years later rlly is something bc this music video is just so beautiful to me

John Poston

@neutral air / QUAS They are portraying the Sentinelese Tribe.

neutral air / QUAS

@Curly probably the random ass fast dancing

Curly

10w↑1

How did it scare you?

Anissa Harvey

4w↑45

This guy can't be cancelled

ᴷⁱⁿᵈˡʸ ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᴹᵉ ᴿᵉᵃᶜʰ ⁹⁹ᴷˢᵘᵇˢᶜʳⁱᵇᵉʳˢ ᵂⁱᵗʰ ᴺᵒ ⱽⁱᵈᵉᵒˢ

1y↑155

It's crazy how we are listening to this song again as different people, this song is legendary.

Jugg 999

@Daniel literally it’s a battle everyday.

Daniel

@Jugg 999 I have now hit rock bottom and I'm no longer afraid of many things I once was. Life doesn't get any easier we just get better. Keep fighting.

Jugg 999

5w↑1

@Daniel mee too.

Daniel

19w↑1

I miss that other guy, he was alot braver. Song is still a banger tho🤟🏼

cristian ballesteros

32w

@airsofttrooper08 lifes weird man

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Peace Hammer Titan

2y↑5.6K

I remember the night when 808s dropped and the radio hosts were so confused. This auto tune and heavy 808s have become a staple of rap and hip hop 10 years later. This man was so ahead

teslasuperior

@mid laroi nah they both used autotune but it was the content t pain and Kanye music is totally different. Kanye has this retrospective love story and he’s a rapper not a singer t pain was a singer who used autotune. So they didn’t expect that out of Kanye prior to his other albums. This album changed the game single-handedly

Stephen Ferla

@slowed only yea that is also another example with a nice simple 808 bass pattern

slowed only

Never heard of A Milli?!

Melissa B

12w

@sphinx x agree

Stephen Ferla

14w

@Arseny yea but they dont use the 808 bass sound which is prominent in 808s and heartbreak and t pain songs like im sprung

67 More Replies...

PettyVoltage

37w↑51

Almost 13 years ago, and this song is still so good. I appreciate this music way more than I did before

LazärheaD

4w↑5

One of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. As strong today as the first time I heard it.

WoundedHippo

6w↑19

I think people really forget how many hits Kanye had. Not even my style of music but he just made good songs

Colonel Sanders

44w↑60

I’M SO HAPPY I APPRECIATED THIS WHEN I WAS A KID I WAS RIGHT TO HAVE LOVED KANYE’S MUSIC WAY BACK THEN AND NOW ❤️

Kai Lee

2y↑5.4K

Didn't realize at the time, just how much of a masterpiece this was...

TrëndyWayKevo

27w

Accurate I was a kid 😭

Top Back Podcast

28w

nobody did. I personally couldn't get enough of it in 08. The whole album was on constant repeat on my ipod

Winterflvkes

30w

It is tbh I like its chorus but IMO janina gavankar's version is a lot.more better bc hers had more feel and energy and it doesn't feel so sad

𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐇 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝓣𝓥

40w

Love Lockdown DRILL REMIX!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjj0KTMab60&lc=UgwSgXIOCNkbWQ-N2_J4AaABAg

Isaac Felix

40w

I did👐🏼🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💚💚💚💚

25 More Replies...

mike sono

4w↑21

They can't cancel art.

Harsh Bhavsar

30w↑61

Kanye! Don't ever stop making music!

LemonG14

25w↑38

the way the 808 machine was able to make beats like these still gives me goosebumps from how good they were.

DoomSlayer789

36w↑42

This sounds very different than most songs from 2008 and I love it. Mans knows how to not sound outdated.

Lana Ciric

He was always ahead and inspired other musicians for generations after him. He cannot be outdated

QB9

8y↑4.8K

In my opinion, probably one of his most powerful songs

Maritza Gaines

21w

I don't like this dude but this sick base.. the people was really collest part running

Stage Stella

41w

Hell nah, his most powerful music is power

beautyswithinu 88

41w

Nawl but this one is damn good but his top is can't tell me nothing forever and diamonds from Sierra Leone

Funtime Freddie

@Ruth Mwende Stop speaking in tongues.

Ruth Mwende

The good wife judge in your opinion haha

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changenoways

6w↑5

This was an important time period in my life. Breaks my heart to hear what this man says now given what he meant to my upbringing.

Krzysztof Ignatiuk

I'm not it the loop, what's he say?

Marlin-Earl Carolus

4w↑6

Kanye was another level.. He took the torch from T-Pain and made a whole album of classics

Ayotunde John Okade

7w↑8

Timeless piece of art

AndreCaptures

50w↑17

No one can deny Kanye West’s originality and creativity. He’s really influenced the music and fashion industry forever

Goldie Lock-Down

4y↑4.6K

I remember how hated this song used to be by his so-called fans because it wasn't the classic rap sound they expected from Kanye West.
Meanwhile this is a masterpiece.

Dead Beat Provisions

True bc I didn't like it at first, it grow on me

War Place

@Curly Another whoosh!

Curly

@War Place bruh so the genre can’t fucking do anything other than have the same rapping Scheme?

War Place

@Curly Whoosh! Right over your head.

dcta51

808's wasn't bad. It's just he doesn't rap on it not even once..ONCE! And then a dude named Aubrey capitalized on that and got famous lol

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Vinny F

28w↑4

loved this song from the first time I heard it. still shakes the soul.

Equisa

19w↑7

Es una obra de arte por donde se mire!

Claudine Ellis

33w↑36

Taking a trip down the memory lane of this legend's many masterpieces. This banger was my jam

Scentsei

24w↑5

I remember exactly when this dropped, i immediately loved it, from first listen, and knew it would be a masterpiece. This is a very intriguing piece.

Mpumzi Pike

1y↑2.4K

Kanye always knew that Africa was the future, he was way ahead of his time .This was a song inspired by African drums which was an unpopular thing in the America those times ! I remember this video randomly popping up on tv in 2009. I was sitting with my grandmother who was purely African with no Western influence whatsoever, To my surprise she liked the song! Let me tell you he hit the nail with those African drums and my grandmother resonated with it because they were echo's of our traditional African music , that made me realize that with music you don't have to speak someone's language for them to like it, nor do you have to share the shame identity, culture, heritage and history. Music is a Universal language ! and it speaks to the soul in ways that words can never express.

bellaroserela

I thought I was the only one getting this vybe

dcta51

9w↑3

@Mpumzi Pike No shit. But ever since that movie everybody been on some pro Africa shit now. But Kanye's been on that vibe already and didn't need a fictional superhero movie 🍿 is what I'm saying

Mpumzi Pike

9w↑1

@dcta51 Africa is not wakanda. the continet cannot be assimilated to some fictional place

dcta51

9w↑2

Kanye was on that wakanda shit waay before black panther movie lol he has a song called god level that leaked in like 2014 or something.

will ordonez

10w

They’re actually based on Asian Taiko drums

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AdmiralAutismo

1y↑74

This could legit be dropped today and not sound out of place. Kanye is ahead of the game

KindaCrazy

1y↑30

This is easily my most replayed Kanye song. Either because it's a coping mechanism for me or it's my favorite Kanye song of all time

stephanie powers

6w↑5

Love Lockdown and Heartless are Kanye's best music of all times

jackson madzhege

2w↑4

It's 2022 but song is still the best

Inonge Simakumba

2y↑3.6K

This song is proof that Kanye has always been a trendsetter. He was vibing Afro pop before it was cool.

James Anderson

39w

This song shows me Kanye was into Afropop way before it became popular in America. Nobody else was doing a style like that at the time in America.

𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐇 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝓣𝓥

40w

Love Lockdown DRILL REMIX!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjj0KTMab60&lc=UgwSgXIOCNkbWQ-N2_J4AaABAg

Chilling With Eques

40w

@AVATERAANG'S HOE Did you read the comment? Afro-Beats wasn’t mainstream globally, and most especially not in the west back in 2007-2008 Kanye being a mainstream artist is a trendsetter bc he as a westerner writer a song in that genre before other mainstream Artists of his generation.

James John

43w

@Dushman 😭😭😭

Akabondo Namusa

46w

So right..Afro pop for sure.

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brandon nickerson

4w↑5

the man the myth the legend. best rapper of all time

Lana Ciric

3w↑1

Love love love this production, as well the video production. KANYE!

Amari Davis

37w↑24

Kanye is the most influential artist of our time, You can't take that away!!!

Marcus45

7w↑25

God bless Kanye West

Dwight Blackson

3y↑2.6K

That “system overload” and transition to the hook with the drums been giving me chills for years...

The Lost Tapes Adventure

21w

Yes!

4c natural loves

43w↑1

Time?

Irina Dula

43w

Me too!! I love this video, I watch it on repeat. I can’t take my eyes off it!

GHOST PARTY

46w

Same!

Jay Kay

1y↑2

And he glitched 🥵

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VALDEIR SOM MT

10w↑3

Melhor música 😍

PIXIE

33w↑15

how is he so good ! always been fascinated by his sound . so unique. and I'm a metal head /led zep kind of lass. His beats are Absolutely addictive

Lawrence Slsko

29w↑5

I used to love this song...and years later, I still love it!

1995 Robbie FM

50w↑13

Ill never forget when this song came out. Everyone I knew, including Kanye fans HATED this song and called it 'weird'. In reality, this song may be the most influential piece of music from the entire 2000s era. I smile knowing I loved it, even back then.

JohnyNae

5y↑1.7K

Let’s be honest: He’s an Artist. Despite his huge ego, he’s created some unforgettable hits. He and his music will be remembered and loved forever.

XxxHollyHooodxxX

44w

Diamonds are forever

Victoria Lsaint

We all have ego.. We talk about music not he's personal lol. 😊. Critical people always found way to criticism others 🤣🤣

Spiggleboob Squirtdance

@StevenSeagalFan33 I wish it was still 2018

PrO_RaZe Mobile Gameplays

Art lives forever, not for a few years.

Andrew gill

Another few years?! Lol

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Abdullah 1617

3w↑4

This is still futuristic even in 2022

Warm Toast

1y↑7

Had this song been released today, it would top the charts easily. This whole album is a masterpiece and is timeless.

Dorah Chisambi

45w↑8

January 2022 and this song still gives me chills! Love you Kanye!

JZX90Chaser

26w↑3

Kanye has done some seriously insane things so sometimes it is hard to be seen as a fan. But I can never truly hate Kanye because of the influence he's had on my life with his music

XxLK969xX

2y↑1.2K

This is probably one of my favourite Kanye West songs ever

Supporter of everything you like.

13w

@Curly I'm loving this one currently, love lock down

Curly

13w

@Supporter of everything you like. runaway is the best

PrinceNoelz

29w

@Gilz Nismatic Flow alr hope you do!

Kristynne.

44w↑1

This and Heartless are my favorite as well.

Gilz Nismatic Flow

Favorite so far... just wait till I collab with him

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Eros X

42w↑7

Som pesado. Me lembro da época em que foi lançada.

Ahmad Mohammad

15w↑3

Another masterpiece by the greatest artist of all time. I remember the day this album dropped. Artist of our generation nobody comes close. The Kanye influence runs deep with the younger half of millennials. We ride for Ye. All day. Unapologetically. Kanye West is our generations greatest accomplishment.

Daniele De Milito

39w↑14

Listening to this make me understand how much kanye has influenced music in this last few decades. I can hear sounds here that perfectly mirror those of the most famous songs of our near days, man i mean, he's one of the greatest visionaries of all time

Julia Fox

15w↑24

Kanye is a futurist.
Now you can get viral like by him by going AUTHENTIC views and become popular all over youtube.

LbDove

2y↑1.6K

I love Kanye West no matter what they say.

TripleR6000

same

Kar_Kristian1

10w

Same

Curly

13w

@C64 they should

Curly

13w

@cash both are sheep

Capitán Futuro

14w

@C64
Y a quién le importa tu opinión ?

Kanye West es un genio y tú solo eres un tonto que escribe tonterías en YouTube.

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Resell Flip

4w↑3

kanye is one of the best artist of our life time

Who's yo Daddy?

43w↑8

Thank you Kanye. This is how you end a song with a dope beat. I love how he just let it play at the end.

Virginia moore

49w↑5

I would love to hear Kanye do something like this again. Not repeat what he has already done but just try to capture this vibe again and expand on it.

Vince William

26w↑1

I know Kanye has come out with some amazing albums and songs after this project but i always find myself coming back to this specific album, whether its because i find it to be his best work (in my own opinion not objectively true) and also because of the nostalgia, when this came out it definitely shook some heads.

abexzile

3y↑5.8K

I still believe this is one of kanyes best songs

Damian Gutierrez

46w

I feel like I see you YIU say this in every song he has on YouTube 😭

Sally Otoole

47w

AGREED

Dineo-Lola Monareng

52w

and you aren't wrong

Ines Moreno

What about after Donda

Sito

It's the only good Kanye song

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Kimberly Magarin

8w↑2

His music is unique very creative and has unique different style ...sounds like in a tribes..i like it.

Justin Annanmanthodo

34w↑12

I'm 21 and I miss when this used to blast on the radio, would do anything to have those days back.

Simran Kaur

17w↑1

Listening to Kanye’s songs as as adult feels like I’m hearing them again for the first time! I love it 😭🤍

Ruth Banda

14w↑3

I heard this song when I was really young and I have to say it was truly ahead of its time

Soldier Knows Best

5y↑2.8K

I'm on my Kanye West music video bar crawl. Who else?

dalila jasaraj

Divno

Genocide Keter

We don't give a fuck about how you are winning your miserable life

stevearno100

songs gay - must be a gaybar

Soldier Knows Best

2y↑1

@Vine Labratories Chillin. U?

Vine Labratories

2y↑3

What up soldier

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Nicole W.

1y↑17

Still a freaking masterpiece 🔥

Tammy Harrison

46w↑1

I love this man's music, he's great Thanks Kayne for all the music and you keep putting out awesome songs. 🙏❤️🇺🇲

Carmen S.

23w↑4

People were SHITTING on this when it first dropped. I will never forget lol. I was hearing a futuristic masterpiece and still am.

Tasium

16w

Bro how old are you now? I first listened to this when I was 2 years old. Now I’m 16

Monkey2Man_

40w↑9

This song randomly popped up in my head... great song and beat

drstrangelove09

6y↑4.1K

Have to admit, this is genius. Hats off to Kanye.

Boom Boom

@ZiplineShazam and?

andrew pelletier

1y↑1

@ZiplineShazam ur missing the entire point. he is using experimeneting with it and purposely incorporating it into the song like an instrument. not as a cruth to pass off as a better singer

The virgin moonhead

agree...

Kobe Is The Goat

5y↑1

drstrangelove09 L

Dianna Carter

6y↑34

This whole album stays fresh damn💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

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All music vibes

24w↑1

years go by and this sound is still good!

Miranda Photography

16w↑1

Love this song, Kanye don't give up, make music like this❤️❤️

Paul Anderson

33w

Man I remember being a kid hearing this for the first time not knowing how to handle this greatness and here I am at 21 still bumping Kanye’s godly work

IncaColaGirl

44w↑5

I've lost 14 years of enjoying this album as I just now had this as the soundtrack to my day, January 22, 2022.

EJ

3y↑6.3K

2010 : love lockdown
2020 : actual lockdown

Travis Carter

@Himanshu Tyagi No shit was real in 2008

Rozsa Kyshki

lol wtf

Mr Sky

unfunny

BuildingAbout

@King & Queen it didn't

LoveIsWar

Celebrity social programming

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Julia Fox

11w↑7

Didn't realize at the time, just how much of a masterpiece this was...
Now you can get viral like by him by going AUTHENTIC views and become popular all over youtube.

shawn bopko

5w↑3

this was when rap was cool😃😃😃😃 when he was good when the game was changing

Kerri Savoie

33w↑3

WOW Kanye you're a musical genius!!! Love every song you create!!!!

Howling Burd19

15w↑1

This is such a criminally underrated song, and the piano mixed with the other electro-sounds is fire!!!

pietro gimigliano

2y↑686

he really was 10 years ahead.
I don't like Kanye as a person but we will never have another musician like him

Pablo Escobar

He*

Super Geek Guy

37w

They said this when MJ was at large, don’t say this because it’s not true, music is meant to be transcended, which is what Kanye did with this project for sure.

Walton Kromer

38w

Hey you can love the art and hate the artist.

Lat Sports

42w

You dont know him as a person, how can you dont like him?

abuYusuf4

Damn u say that like he died lmao

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Alassinsane

51w↑1

Kanye tells it so well. His use of words is brilliant & has me thinking I've never given myself over completely to anybody. All these 57 yrs I've locked myself down from what everyone else is searching for. Drug addiction was my only mistress.

LAMBERT EMENYU

my first Kanye song, absolutely loved it the first time I heard it, and I still do.
this guy is a GENIUS.

lstenovich07

47w↑1

Talented writer, musician! Love the lyrics, vocals, music.

Asia Anderson

1y↑8

I vividly remember watching this premiere on BET as a kid.. still so good

Mirzo Smajic

1y↑5

One of Kanye’s best songs of all time, where’s the love?

Musa Mula

13w↑7

Kanye is a genius. If you don't agree now, you'll agree after 10yrs or so

amanda archer

50w

Feeling it 😍 I love the sound of the bass in it

ALAM MORESCHI

2w↑1

I love this music.

Vini DAI REEDY

4y↑1.5K

10 year anniversary of the album and here I am to pay my respects to the most influential album of the 21st century.

Don Quixote

jonathan in terms of rap yes

NYC2PDX

Vini DAI REEDY you are reaching 😂 no where near the most influential!

amrita

1000th like :)

figot latenby

4y↑3

@Just your friendly neighborhood quiet kid

Can I ask how that has influenced pop rock? Don't take wrong I am also rock fan.

Reaux

4y↑25

@Leslie J definitely, but this was the first true pop rap album, definitely the first mainstream one, and with this Kanye set in stone the genre that Dominates the radio today

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Pratik Jaiswar

51w↑1

This will relate to everyone mad in love. Masterpiece ❤️

William Michael

35w↑1

Love you man! Kanye forever ✨

Kimberly.T

13w↑5

Maki

36w

I didn't know of Kanye before this song. So when I heard it, I immediately thought: damn, this is some talented artist, this song is perfection!! And I am even not into hip hop or rap 😅
I had it on my mp3 player and just on repeat... What amazing beats and lyrics... They still got me moving

L V

2y↑1.7K

Listening to this song as an adult is crazy. I understand now

Ahmad Mohammad

15w↑1

Thank god I’m not alone on this. If you know, you know

Colonel Sanders

22w↑1

@Eighth Hokage look at his room

Sosuke Aizen

23w↑1

@Colonel Sanders what’s the reference

Blossom

33w

💯

Obby Million

36w↑3

Same fr, I was in middle school when this song was airing everywhere. Back then I was just vibing to it and nothing more, now it does hit different.

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Costa Blanca Bullies

49w↑6

This man is an Icon, Kanye has transcended the world.

Jakab-Bálint Fanny

43w↑8

Preye Yinkore

49w↑1

The radio hated 808s and heartbreaks back in the day but the timelessness of this track and many more on that album have transcended the attempt to lock Kanye up in a box.