Facts bro

I was 17. So what do you call that?

Dolla had lots of potential

A lot of people wanted this dude to win. He could rap his ass off, produce and understood how to make great songs. But for some reason, be it trauma, mental illness or addiction he wasn’t able to get out of his own way.

@@dokdeph smh that’s sad

Facts

Facts this song shoulda been waaaayyyy bigger than it was. This shit is fire. STILL.

Randomly listening to this song again for some reason

Putnwork_ steve so many other used this swing my way sample google it

greg32htown1 yeah your right but them songs are just so uptodate

No. The drums on this song are *vastly* different to the drums on Bryson Tiller's "Exchange" and J Coles's "Deja Vu." The controversy comes in where the drums for Cole and Tiller sound hella close.

Putnwork_ steve The original beat is actually from KP & Envyi - Shorty Swing My Way.

Putnwork_ steve holy shit I'm now hearing it.

I was just Thinking that. Charles deserves credit for starting trends. He did the whole Rehab and mental hospital thing before Cudi & Kanye.

KingDavid yes Charles is more sane than Kanye for sure

You haven't seen his mtv interview explaining his j cole diss. Dude was nuts way back when. Did you ever read his crazy ass blogs?

Dude was off his meds so what?

This is still a jam.

2023 and this comment hit even harder!

2023 now! 🎉

2024 and still 🔥

Yesss!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The nostalgia is heavy with this one. I was 18 fuckin years old

​@@jaybiggavelli409dude was hella underrated.

Facts!!!

Swing my way was the original

@Pason Jayne it def would. 09 was still transitioning out of gangsta rap.

He definitely came out too early, they didn't know how to market someone who could make 10 mixtapes in a week from their own home. Now that's standard

@@KNEWRETRO didn't gangsta rap already fizzle out with the release of graduation and indie hip-hop getting popular around the 08-09 era?

Skylar Belser bruh frfr this was the jam of the week for 2 weeks 😂😂😂

Skylar Belser I miss MTV jams

Mtv didnt play shit y'all delusional AF

ivan moreno MTV Jams did back in 07-08

Skylar Belser facts! That’s how I know this jawnt

I miss that era in New York

I miss that era . SnapBacks and converse 💪🏾

Flip phones in 2009?

I was born in 95 and I wasn't doing this. I applaud you.

I agree

Right yo. This man got me through middle school.

Morris Ratliff Me too, fellas. Me too.

Rio Bone yep....me too

Y-G-J me too bro. I got to a point where I was sad about it. Took a long time for me to get over. Can't explain how happy I am that he is back.

So what actually happened to him?

He was sign to Interscope so thats why he was wearing Beats.

I thought he was with Atlantic? Remember him and souljaboy was label mates beefing

Versace Pancakes now hes with republic records got a new single coming out with rita ora on an album gonna be called "empire" he makin a comeback

@@cyclone927 lol I was about to say the exact same thing. Jimmy Ivine made him have beats in his videos, it's called advertising...

this where Dre got the idea of advertising his brand.

Here from Entourage!

+dkhasar92 Me too bro. Hearing you said that made me happy cause im literally in the same boat

God bless bros

Good bless . Stay strong

dkhasar92 Keep hustlin’ through!

dkhasar92 good for you boss (not sarcasm)

I thought it was because his ex hit him with that Nate diaz straight... lol

He wouldn't sell his soul will forever have respect from me not that matters

Peyton Manning's Forehead lol that was the beginning of the end for my boy

vicdmonejr that punch from the girl killed it

His depression killed it

lmfao fr. sonic eyes beautiful

The sequel they're making better have him

I don't get the comparison...

@@moonflower6607 I do, I thought the exact same thing, he is a lot like Lupe.

@@ancientdweller309 Lyrics wise idk. But they were both artists that came of popularity in the blog/hipster era of rap if that's what you mean.

That was by choice though..

@@hypehertz3296 why..

@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 a lot of artist do that the number one person you can reference is currensy when he dropped that bottom of the bottle joint he was mad as hell it became such a big hit because he didn’t want to do what follows. Tours, interviews, and being famous famous where people notice you.

@@hypehertz3296 bro he said in an interview he carved SEGA Into his arm and that jimmy iovije is the closet thing to god on earth and that it was all demonic worship and that Jdilla was his savior or some thing lmao but yea either it’s that or he went crazy

Ears hurt

How so

But that’s gonna happen to anyone getting into the “industry”. We all see the evil that happens there.

No his mental health was the reason

Naw he was saying crazy shit and capping about dilla beats and shit then got that video with MJB step daughter smacking the shit outta him didn't help his career neither

Labels destroyed a lot of careers during that time, where there was way less independence to do your own music and sounds. Labels would often hold an artist hostage if they wouldn't to the demands of making hit records and formulaic and not letting their creativity flow freely. Yes, BS happens today with the industry, but when you can now be independent if you want today, that was less of an option back then and the record labels that ran everything used that as leverage to fuck over anyone that didn't fall in line.

He got lost ina sauce too early 😓 the game change mfs

@@InMahdWeTrust what you talking bout?

@@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 dude worships sonic the hedgehog

@@moneymantwin1267 shii damn I heard him talk about that too I think

@@moneymantwin1267 what did that have to do with him blowing up tho?

He was indeed a rap savant, however, mental health wasn’t talked about enough in the rap game at the time (or now).😊 He’s perhaps the first “high-profile” rapper to struggle in such a way (excluding addictions). I could go way further, and while he’s clearly way too gone at this point, I have a ton of respect (and sympathy) for him.

🔥🔥🔥

Bill White K.P. and Envyi - Swing My Way.

That’s Kanye boss

hell yeah I was listening to this thinking lupe and wale sound like dude odee

+Tariq Lockhart Lupe was out before any of them.

+Johnny Torrio oh alright. thanks for that I had no idea lol

Damn this is really sad because it's true. Bruh was ahead of everyone

hard

He was dope fs

My sister ipod had this on it. This and "rich off cocaine" by Rick Ross we're on heavy repeat back in 2010

they sure did

YouTight it's called sampling not the beat do your research

swing my way is the original song.

1BadHemi congratulations on your google search

nickjayr21 stfu i didnt google anything

What’s wrong with him. I use to love this song coming up. I’m from the south

Yeah I wonder if he's ghost producing on other people's albums right now. He probably is. I wouldn't be surprised at all. Something like a Kanye west. He's dope!

Classic

Facts

his 5 fingers of death? cmon son....disgusting. hope he gets his due now...happy he is well

tapz1977 he killed that 5 fingers of death :P

tapz1977 idk what you talking about. Considering that was all off the dome, and not some written verses on future songs, Sonic KILLED that shit.

i was giving him his props dude

my bad man. Read that in the wrong context. Imma just take my L and go home haha. Peace

Yep, timeless classic right here. ❤