J. Cole - Crooked Smile (Video) ft. TLC
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10 жыл бұрынJ. Cole's official music video for 'Crooked Smile feat. TLC'. Click to listen to J. Cole on Spotify: smarturl.it/JColeSpot?IQid=JCo...
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Lyrics:
On my way, on my way, on my way down
On my way, on my way, on my way down
You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
But like the sun, I know you know I found my way back 'round
[J. Cole:]
They tell me I should fix my grill cause I got money now
I ain't gon' sit around and front like I ain't thought about it
A perfect smile is more appealing but it's funny how
My shit is crooked look at how far I done got without it
I keep my twisted grill, just to show the kids it's real
We ain't picture perfect but we worth the picture still
I got smart, I got rich, and I got bitches still
And they all look like my eyebrows: thick as hell
Love yourself, girl, or nobody will
Though you're a woman, I don't know how you deal
With all the pressure to look impressive and go out in heels, I feel for you
Killing yourself to find a man that'll kill for you
You wake up, put makeup on, stare in the mirror
But it's clear that you can't face what's wrong, no need to fix
What God already put his paint brush on, your roommate yelling
""Why you gotta take so long?"" What it's like to have a crooked smile
This crooked smile
[Chorus 1]
[J. Cole:]
To all the women with the flaws, know it's hard my darling
You wonder why you're lonely and your man's not calling
You keep falling victim cause you're insecure
And when I tell you that you're beautiful you can't be sure
Cause he don't seem to want you back and it's got you asking
So all you see is what you lacking, not what you packing
Take it from a man that loves what you got
And baby girl you're a star, don't let 'em tell you you're not
Now is it real? Eyebrows, fingernails, hair
Is it real? if it's not, girl you don't care
Cause what's real is something that the eyes can't see
That the hands can't touch, that them broads can't be, and that's you
Never let 'em see you frown
And if you need a friend to pick you up, I'll be around
And we can ride with the windows down, the music loud
I can tell you ain't laughed in a while, but I wanna see that crooked smile
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2 - J. Cole (TLC):]
Crooked smile, we could style on 'em (back 'round)
Crooked smile, we could style on 'em
(You're the one that was tryna keep me way down)
(But like the sun, I know you know I found my way back round...)
[J. Cole:]
We don't look nothin' like the people on the screen
You know the movie stars, picture perfect beauty queens
But we got dreams and we got the right to chase 'em
Look at the nation, that's a crooked smile braces couldn't even straighten
Seem like half the race is either on probation
Or in jail, wonder why we inhale
Cause we in hell already - I ask if my skin pale
Would I then sell like Eminem or Adele?
But one more time for the 'Ville
And fuck all of that beef shit, nigga let's make a mil'
Hey officer man, we don't want nobody getting killed
Just open up that cell, let my brother out of jail
I got money for the bail now, well now
If you asking will I tell now? Hey, hell naw - I ain't snitching cause
Man, they get them niggas stitches now
"
@araceli5678 7 жыл бұрын
How come jcole makes great songs but hasn't earned a Grammy award.
@amrmohamed1333 7 жыл бұрын
I Idontknow they dont like conscious woke artists
@goooodam5180 7 жыл бұрын
amr elbashir no he just hasn't been nominated, plus he can deny if he wants to be on the spot to earn a grammy. which i'm sure he's denied
@albertoxp03 7 жыл бұрын
I Idontknow
@HaitianStories 7 жыл бұрын
because his music isn't dummied down for the crowd. thats why rapper who mumble have more fans.
@haley8573 7 жыл бұрын
I Idontknow because all people care about in rap songs ad drugs and smoke weed
@lykoi9478 4 жыл бұрын
In memory of Aiyana Stanley Jones 2002-2010 She was accidentally shot in the head by the police while asleep in her bed during a nighttime raid in her Detroit home.
@aiyanagordon2710 4 жыл бұрын
Yes she was taking at a very young age
@iiamliyah_ 4 жыл бұрын
Adana C. Is that her ?
@hustlemotivate7590 4 жыл бұрын
ThaDancer Liyahhh if she died in 2010, how could she be in a video in 2013?
@dahliavijandre782 4 жыл бұрын
@@hustlemotivate7590 thats not actually her...(actors)
@andrxw6729 4 жыл бұрын
Tikkity Tok slow ass
@therotryso302 3 ай бұрын
I'll forever be J Cole fan 🥺
@AakritiRana.exe. 3 ай бұрын
Cole 4L ❤❤
@morwaphillimonmolingoane1961 4 ай бұрын
It's 2024 now and this joint🎤 still hits hard 🔊❤
@DaGoat_Vincent 3 ай бұрын
Wrd🙌🏽
@umarabubakar4665 3 ай бұрын
Same here ❤
@CaponesMobileGarage Ай бұрын
yesssir
@cheetahgirlfan32 11 күн бұрын
🔥
@ELmayberry 5 күн бұрын
hell yeah 😢
@TheNeutralizer27 7 жыл бұрын
J. Cole Dedicates "Crooked Smile" Video to 7-year-old Girl Who Was Shot During A 2010 Raid in Detroit.
@squarebear619 7 жыл бұрын
TheNeutralizer27 For one, they were not the DEA. It was Detroit Swat who entered the wrong sublet and murdered a sleeping 7 year old and got away with it.
@squarebear619 7 жыл бұрын
TheNeutralizer27 while filming for The First 48
@cassiefrancois3401 7 жыл бұрын
I searched up her name; the story is soooo fucked up...
@matthernandezmh 7 жыл бұрын
Wait, i was 7 in 2010, so she woulda been 13 today, like me
@vibeboost681 7 жыл бұрын
Cassie Francois WHAT U SEARCH UP TO SEE WHAT HAPPEN
@nathanielmclean3060 5 жыл бұрын
"We ain't picture perfect but we worth the picture still"
@ronitsethi831 5 жыл бұрын
Hardest line ever said.
@ryanelkadi3196 5 жыл бұрын
FatGuyDoes YT Kanye West said that line before
@alexandertorres6749 5 жыл бұрын
Ryan no he didnt
@mr305jr2 5 жыл бұрын
Ryan which one
@charlie-he6ll 5 жыл бұрын
I read the comment right as Cole said the line
@thahrealfortune Жыл бұрын
8 years later and it still hits so hard😭
@lamarlashley8738 9 ай бұрын
Timeless music is forever real art 🎨
@slydeath2235 5 ай бұрын
fax but damm cop piss me off everytime
@korrierenee4727 5 ай бұрын
10 years over 80 million views ❤️🔥❤️🔥
@kweenjai5957 Жыл бұрын
This song STILL makes me tear up cause it speaks volumes and I feel like he's speaking directly to me.
@YONAHWORLD 9 ай бұрын
It reminds me of my baby sister
@renawilliams2583 7 ай бұрын
❤
@isaiahdaddys9379 6 ай бұрын
Facts
@AmayaLynn 5 ай бұрын
@@YONAHWORLDI hope you're doing okay 😢
@TehSwanny 8 жыл бұрын
Cole World
@Dexlah 8 жыл бұрын
Swan!
@jaybyers2675 8 жыл бұрын
swan? is that you?
@716laxer 8 жыл бұрын
Bruh...what you doing here?
@luciacastillo8910 8 жыл бұрын
Fist Me Daddy
@MasterGamer4Eva 8 жыл бұрын
+FaZe Swan wtf
@gracegeorge9721 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones. Aiyana Jones was a 7-year old girl. She lived in Detroit, Michigan. She wore blue clips in her hair. She had cute little braids that had colorful butterflies on them. Pink was her favorite color. She would be 19 this year. I hope that you rest peacefully, little angel.
@onlymaliyah958 2 жыл бұрын
Rest well .
@gracegeorge9721 2 жыл бұрын
@@onlymaliyah958 I hope that she is at peace 🥺
@gracegeorge9721 2 жыл бұрын
@@Skimdr I hope that she is at peace
@zoelopez8349 2 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace angel 😇
@gracegeorge9721 2 жыл бұрын
@@zoelopez8349 poor baby
@Dino.nuggies1 5 ай бұрын
It’s almost 2024 and I still can’t get over how powerful this music video is
@hermosareina1212 Ай бұрын
🕊️ she would be 21 this year.
@masonalbano272 4 жыл бұрын
i hate how people say modern rappers are better than j cole he’s a legend 🔥
@1hundo.2x47 4 жыл бұрын
Lil Skies says the one who dedicated his profile to a new school rapper
@dumbbitch7199 4 жыл бұрын
559_DankyReezy but they never said lil skies was better than j cole stop being so damn negative there's too much negativity right now
@niaisgooey3159 4 жыл бұрын
j cole is a modern rapper😭
@elnitro3772 4 жыл бұрын
Nia is Gooey not really he’s been in the game way back then if you didn’t lol he started blowing up around this time tho
@elnitro3772 4 жыл бұрын
*Didn’t know
@csrac23 4 жыл бұрын
They really tried to cancel this man after he has been talking for so many years about issues....
@marley6899 4 жыл бұрын
Right. I don’t get why ppl are always tryna cancel somebody 😒
@PB-xr6yi 3 жыл бұрын
WHat for ?
@reignylens3338 3 жыл бұрын
The people that tried to cancel him should be canceled‼️
@marknapoli2414 3 жыл бұрын
Just snow on the buff
@marioayala803 3 жыл бұрын
Princess Marleysha fr cancel cancer is toxic
@des1510 Жыл бұрын
We aint picture perfect But we still worth the picture
@hotspot8999 Жыл бұрын
❤
@ErniceCarter 2 ай бұрын
❤ facts
@LeslieRobert. 2 жыл бұрын
This is a very underrated song. One of J Cole's best songs ever
@sunshinesunshine2714 Жыл бұрын
FACTS🙌🏾💜
@adamkarakra2385 5 жыл бұрын
It’s the end of May 2019, and I still remember the line. “We aren’t picture perfect, but we worth the picture still”
@ricemanent5027 4 жыл бұрын
Whose in your pfp
@Baloo_x 4 жыл бұрын
Randomizer64 right 🙌🏼
@TheCultureWorldWide007 4 жыл бұрын
Bro!!!
@millarngel7 4 жыл бұрын
Literally me favourite line in this song
@esha3531 4 жыл бұрын
CEO of remembering great lines
@kingmeme1581 8 жыл бұрын
BRUH THE FEELS
@paigetelford3635 8 жыл бұрын
yas
@WatchAMovieTV 8 жыл бұрын
This song is evil. j.cole is a False Prophet aka illuminati puppet representing the Dark Age aka Last Days. You can see the illuminati flash subliminal messages in this video at 3:58 representing "lucifer" being the "light bearer", they do this in a lot of today's Dark Age false prophet videos. Just exactly what does this video have to do with the song? Nothing, because "Crooked Smile" is metaphoric for being evil and crooked as in corrupt. This is the same person who threw up the all seeing eye with rihanna. He is a puppet.....
@TJeremiah 8 жыл бұрын
+iPromoTruth I'm so tired of people looking for symbols when the message is far more clear and powerful. Is there a banking elite that run the world? I don't know, maybe. Why do people have to tear down every little thing that hints at what they hate while missing all the good in it. Do you really think your better by constantly spreading negativity? All you who truly are trying to speak out against the "Illuminati" need to make your own videos of hope and stop infecting every video you come across with hate. Are you really any better?
@WatchAMovieTV 8 жыл бұрын
+Jeremiah Tarver And I'm tired of this fake ass corny generation full of oblivious hypocrites like yourself who get mad at the Truth when it's spoken. No one is "looking" for anything, it's right there. How can you "miss all the good in it" when there IS no good in it? How can something that's bad and evil be good? You are confused. So the Truth is negative but a Lie is positive? Once again, you are truly confused. I have made videos exposing the illuminati and have opened people's eyes which they are thankful for which IS hope. The Truth is not Hate, what's Hate is trying to conceal the truth such as what you're doing right now....
@kevinvanmarter3033 8 жыл бұрын
+iPromoTruth Wow you're actually really smart lol. This song is simply about an officer who shot an INNOCENT 7 year old girl. I analze the name of the song to mean that he is crooked for being a drug dealer but he still has a family and he still loves for them just like everyone else, hence the smile part, so when a 7 year old girl is shot the man in the video will still feel pain regardless of whatever bad things he is involved in or whether he deserves it for being a drug dealer. J cole is not illuminati you paranoid hypocrit. You look for all these symbols when really j cole is just trying to emphasize a big problem in our country which is how much effort, time, and money law enforcement puts into the war on drugs. As you could see throughout the entire video was that this man is just trying to provide for his family and he isn't hurting anyone. The DEA was trying to prevent a crime when all they did was make things worse and kill a little girl. This is a true story, not something j cole made up because he is a "puppet"
@lupitaservin1994 2 жыл бұрын
These are the words I wish I would have heard growing up. Makes me smile everytime I play this. My appreciation and admiration for J.Cole is beyond the moon. I keep coming back to remind myself that I'm worth it. Thank you J.Cole 💪🏻💗
@lazaviusdavis4414 2 жыл бұрын
You're definitely worth it. We all need to understand we matter. I'm saying that as person not a group. I matter, you matter. Keep your head up sis you winning every day.
@DontTouchMyRAFx Жыл бұрын
You’re Beautiful!😍
@user-rj3ez4ot3v Жыл бұрын
Em&Em figure her out 🎉 bull/switch Even Saturn 🪐 Orians belt to manifest pull it together and for once 🔂
@seangleason260 Жыл бұрын
Facts! And you are absolutely perfectly flawless exactly as you are
@Jamalquentinjr 10 ай бұрын
That's why I pushed my woman to find self love and not depend on the love I give her. She opened her heart to me after being abused her entire life and neglected by her own mother as a child. I make sure I remind her how beautiful she is. We got that healthy love that grew from pain and self growth. 3 years deep push and pull, she pulled away because she was afraid of getting hurt again but I was patient and learned to love her unconditionally not expecting the outcome to be anything or affecting my love for her. She's grown a lot, she's far from the woman she was before. The funny part is while she was broken she fixed me first with the love she gave me. I was a player, selling cocaine, partying and focused on money but something in her made me feel shame and chaos ignited within my heart. God used her to destroy my illusion and God has been using me to bring her back home to him. I'm on a level w God that I never even thought I'd be. I look at my pictures and I can't even tell who that man was. I was violent and wicked in many ways. I'm more chill than Buddha now 😂. My woman went from being timid and afraid to slowly develop character. I told her one day "I don't want u to be with me because u feel that u need to or that I am the "right choice " I want u to elevate and have all the options you want and then decide if you want me because I'm not gonna be anybody's game" life heard me because we went through a lot before we got to this point. Self love is powerful, love itself is unexplainable. Beyond rationality and can destroy anything that isn't good. Love heals so love yourself.
@user-nj5ve3cb6c 18 күн бұрын
This song has a deep meaning
@lukasboehm1712 6 жыл бұрын
this song makes me cry every time bc this shit happened to my friend his parents got arrested for selling drugs and he got put in a orphanage...he got adopted but his new parents abused him and he got shot last year and died... RIP Juan
@dred.962 6 жыл бұрын
Lukas Boehm accept my sympathy, I'm sorry
@alexing9858 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Juan.
@joserolon2248 6 жыл бұрын
sure.
@joserolon2248 6 жыл бұрын
Lukas Boehm, no you won't. "Lil boy"
@miahazel4135 6 жыл бұрын
😰😰😰
@TehSwanny 8 жыл бұрын
Make this into a movie.
@3rdi450 8 жыл бұрын
+FaZe Swan fr haha
@joshseay7607 8 жыл бұрын
Love you swan
@wigsplit3 8 жыл бұрын
Swan 💕
@collom 8 жыл бұрын
+FaZe Swan ayee Swan what's up
@mikeysnyder724 8 жыл бұрын
+FaZe Swan Sup bro, they should make this into a movie though
@sopinkom8967 Ай бұрын
It's 2024 now and this joint what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took J. Cole oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful
@zuzupeng 2 жыл бұрын
Never seen this music video after all these years. Just listened to it constantly…wow…
@celesteessel4500 2 жыл бұрын
Same just seeing it now, didn’t realize it would be so sad
@theprettyhouseguy 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. I had no idea that the video would reflect this situation. So Sad.
@brandonrodriguez7343 2 жыл бұрын
Me as well
@Lilpeteythegoat 2 жыл бұрын
Same I almost cried
@Oluwabukola_ 2 ай бұрын
Me too
@MJulianM 5 жыл бұрын
J Cole is probably one of the most talented individuals I've ever known or heard of
@pytkayy2426 4 жыл бұрын
@Ryan Stewart okay?
@dumbbitch7199 4 жыл бұрын
Ryan Stewart No it's just tlc has nothing to do with the video
@brianndehaney7951 4 жыл бұрын
Michael Jackson.
@brianndehaney7951 4 жыл бұрын
They do though because it literally says "feat. TLC".
@madyeevans463 4 жыл бұрын
Hands down.
@therealtwex3037 6 жыл бұрын
J.Cole Is Underrated
@giosaucy 6 жыл бұрын
Kingturnt me g
@gambit7276 6 жыл бұрын
You already know
@karamilledge2212 6 жыл бұрын
Kingturnt me
@felizjunior9095 6 жыл бұрын
I'll take this to my hole life
@brandona1901 6 жыл бұрын
Kingturnt me
@Moneybone556 3 ай бұрын
Rip isnt enough for this little soul that lost her life.
@oliviaatkinson8046 Жыл бұрын
December 2022 still blasting this belta out, these songs will Never ever get old 🤯
@salvadorlazaro6307 Жыл бұрын
Me
@amum9 Жыл бұрын
Me too
@JFuckinMoney 5 жыл бұрын
I remember old cole, he’s changed look wise but always speaks facts
@hdkeemii8315 4 жыл бұрын
what's wrong if someone change their look?
@jayes460 4 жыл бұрын
Stresses of Life
@onetwocue 4 жыл бұрын
Did he take permanent markers and skribble his face like today's rappers?
@Mark-hn1si 4 жыл бұрын
onetwocue nice one
@jay5ivez 4 жыл бұрын
@@hdkeemii8315 did he say there was something wrong? Idiot
@baddestz51 4 жыл бұрын
Still our reality after all these years.... RIP Breonna Taylor 😔😔💔
@alexisnova3453 4 жыл бұрын
She would’ve been 27 today😢🙏🏾
@shadyyscrazy 4 жыл бұрын
Jedidiah Gatei he’s talking about Breonna.
@iselapena8489 3 жыл бұрын
Dang I still can't get over this why did they do it just why
@jexanrp8642 3 жыл бұрын
That's a sensitive subject but she was living in a possible drug house. She was tragically caught in a crossfire.
@goofy5811 3 жыл бұрын
Who
@JDotNetallday Жыл бұрын
This music video literally got me crying real tears, I truly felt like I was the father easily the most touching music video I’ve seen
@captainplanet4867 2 жыл бұрын
This song aged like fine wine. Who's here in 2022?
@PrincessTyana 3 ай бұрын
2024
@sarahmully1368 4 жыл бұрын
When it plays the national anthem at the end it hurts cause this is what’s happening in real life in our America
@MrJjjjjfd 4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@lilbluevenom2620 4 жыл бұрын
Okeysarah the song is real life
@augustvergara6878 4 жыл бұрын
Yup
@tuvdwbdhfjsbf6828 4 жыл бұрын
There's something called good cops and bad cops. If it was a good cop in that house this wouldn't have happened
@augustvergara6878 4 жыл бұрын
@@tuvdwbdhfjsbf6828 crazy stuff
@sheylaturcios7828 6 жыл бұрын
This music video has a really special place in my heart because the house they filmed in was on my block and all the neighborhood kids crowded around in awe at all the lights and cameras in our little town and the cast and crew bought food for all of us and now that I’m older I feel really attached to the video given all today’s events. I hope all those cool crew members remember the group of kids who were just curious and didn’t shoo us away like some celebrities would.
@ser1alk1IIed 5 жыл бұрын
Sheyla Turcios that’s so cool that must have been a cool experience
@evanstkm 5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@rab2795 5 жыл бұрын
That’s cool af
@Fish-ns5ny 5 жыл бұрын
That did not happen
@nakai2947 5 жыл бұрын
My name cwota - someone’s jealous
@MarilynNoonan-sx3bk 10 күн бұрын
Another great album from Cole, J. Cole dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap
@Soniaemily Ай бұрын
I'll forever be J Cole fan what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took J. Cole oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful
@bam3lia 5 жыл бұрын
“Love yourself girl, or nobody will.”
@geraldjones3730 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful • Angel:😍😇I will:🙏🙌!!*#💯!✓*#100! *~"MastaDTheOne'!💖🍫
@davidtristan3891 4 жыл бұрын
"There's beauty in the struggle ugliness in the success". Dude always be speaking facts!💯
@NatashaOxide 4 жыл бұрын
"If you're a woman, I don't know how you deal with all the pressure to look impressive and go out in heels, I feel for you. Killing yourself to find a man that'll kill for you."
@MadeInManny0161 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Aiyana Stanley-Jones.
@msme5104 5 жыл бұрын
I just now watched the video. I thought this story plot sounded familiar. She was shot on her 14th birthday, right?
@BeatsByChinchilla 5 жыл бұрын
@@msme5104 She was only 7.
@laiii5195 5 жыл бұрын
@@msme5104 she was only 7
@jaydelyrics6802 5 жыл бұрын
Omg Rip sweet angel 👼🏾
@kanda2017 5 жыл бұрын
Angelica Rope rip baby girl 😪
@aminamascall4662 5 ай бұрын
Ten years later and this song stil touches my soul. This song helped me find my self and every time I feel like I’m sinking I listen to this song and I’m afloat again ❤
@Briisthename0 2 жыл бұрын
This video makes me cry every time. Give this film director an Oscar, and J Cole SHOULDVE won music video of the year 🥺
@hiimaybesatan7321 7 жыл бұрын
"If my skin were pale, would I sell like EMINEM or Adele?" Damn that cut deep
@hiimaybesatan7321 7 жыл бұрын
Ahh!! this is the most likes I've got recently //w\\
@hiimaybesatan7321 7 жыл бұрын
Saltine Ok bro. You can have ur opinion, I'll have mine.
@hiimaybesatan7321 7 жыл бұрын
Rishi, can you not use faggot please? It doesn't make for a good insult is all.
@Jwilk.o 7 жыл бұрын
pretty poor analogy xxxx
@huey6248 7 жыл бұрын
rishi vargante album sales don't mean shit, that's the general public who don't even know about the art of hip hop Kendrick is considered the current GOAT and cole has low-key fallen off
@trinarodriguez863 7 жыл бұрын
"we aint picture perfect but we worth the picture still"
@gennaral 6 жыл бұрын
Trina Reyes kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5yTrd2Ex6mzm4E.html
@gennaral 6 жыл бұрын
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@mesiahhh.04 Жыл бұрын
we aint picture perfect but we worth the picture still
@cclark3 Жыл бұрын
hard af
@syeeeed Жыл бұрын
Was a banger when it came out, still a banger to this day. What a Story - J COLE you are THE GOAT !
@moneyblue8466 Жыл бұрын
What is this song about I mean like the meaning like I really love the song
@Cmoney860 Жыл бұрын
@@moneyblue8466 i mean.......if you have to ask........
@moneyblue8466 Жыл бұрын
@@Cmoney860 ?
@candidahenderson Жыл бұрын
Chain gaunk .....
@jaysmoove._ 4 жыл бұрын
This is sad... she would’ve been 18😪. (If I’m not wrong)
@laurenbradford1621 4 жыл бұрын
xojayye she would’ve turned 18 in July😪
@madebybroovy 4 жыл бұрын
@Ju'lecea Pressley Aiyanna Stanley Jones
@celly-tubbie 4 жыл бұрын
During 16th july if I'm not wrong
@celly-tubbie 4 жыл бұрын
Nope 20 july
@EricaAsjaee 4 жыл бұрын
Graduating high school 🥺
@autumnlove2335 4 жыл бұрын
Rip Aiyana, rest in paradise precious girl may the angels in heaven hold you everyday.
@isabelammus 3 жыл бұрын
She would’ve been a starting teen rn💔
@lucadthomas4176 3 жыл бұрын
Dewrin Love your
@jerrymichaud 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ysnmal 3 жыл бұрын
@@isabelammus what state did she live in? Bc Ik an Aiyana from when I was younger and I became a teen a while back
@torianajackson2682 3 жыл бұрын
@@ysnmal she died. she was from detriot
@breanna8932 Жыл бұрын
Years later and it still gets me everytime 🥺😭
@aezidoubleu 2 жыл бұрын
This song still gives me chills
@taylorcotter3136 7 жыл бұрын
I'm speechless, people sleep on J.cole but hes not put in the spotlight because hes too for real some people.
@gennaral 6 жыл бұрын
Taylor Cotter kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5yTrd2Ex6mzm4E.html
@gennaral 6 жыл бұрын
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@Queen_Laureign 6 жыл бұрын
The world NEEDS to see/hear/speak REALNESS!
@cooool1234patrick 6 жыл бұрын
I love J cole to death but he is by no means underrated
@AM-nw2iz 6 жыл бұрын
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@onjesisme 5 жыл бұрын
2pac - keep ya head up Latasha hartlins 1993 J. Cole - crooked smile Aiyana Stanley - Jones 2013 20+ years later this stuff still happens 🤦🏽♂️
@simpkage84 4 жыл бұрын
@Marshall B they speaking facts bruh no need to be toxic bout it
@user-lk8mr8dd2v 4 жыл бұрын
Marshall B you shut up
@pallysupatra 10 ай бұрын
Whenever I feel down I come to listen to this song. ❤ Still one of the most soulful hip hop song ever released.
@twoicecreams. 2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe that this song is almost ten years old! I was in the 7th grade when this came out. Easily will be a classic rap song as it gets older.
@AakritiRana.exe. 3 ай бұрын
I was 7 year old when this came out lol
@silentsniper7607 7 жыл бұрын
This song has my respect
@gennaral 6 жыл бұрын
SILENTSNIPER760 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5yTrd2Ex6mzm4E.html
@liuiatuagalu7052 6 жыл бұрын
SILENTSNIPER760
@boompandaguybossdriver9560 6 жыл бұрын
SILENTSNIPER760 me to
@Fire-sj7jf 5 жыл бұрын
As 2019 coming up who else is listening?
@Nw5099 5 жыл бұрын
Marc Nordengreen me
@olliehowee8915 5 жыл бұрын
yeah dad
@nthabysuping9694 5 жыл бұрын
If you only coming now then you been sleeping
@Commercial_Investments 5 жыл бұрын
Nthaby Suping Merch
@treyseanenriquez9281 5 жыл бұрын
Me
@marynasliers9401 2 жыл бұрын
2022 and this still my jam. J.Cole you legend. Love you for motivating me everyday. ❤🙌🏼
@kvngslaay8335 7 жыл бұрын
"We aren't picture perfect but we worth the picture still" it's a cole world. -Jermaine Lamar Cole
@yetersonpeterson7990 6 жыл бұрын
I got smart I got rich and I got bitches still,they all look like my eyebrows thick as hell.
@vincentolson4583 6 жыл бұрын
Love yourself girl or nobody will
@thegoat328 6 жыл бұрын
I would appreciate you more if your profile pic wasn’t of porn hub
@KwabeneDKH 6 жыл бұрын
facts bro lmaoooo
@adrian-ld4ji 6 жыл бұрын
*Jermaine Lamarr Cole
@sherifflasaline1904 7 жыл бұрын
He just told two stories without any gun waving and flexing...
@Blondid 6 жыл бұрын
W
@rareakuma6512 6 жыл бұрын
Jeamlys Andreson well someone did get shot thooo☹️☹️☹️
@reuben5700 6 жыл бұрын
you can even say he's telling three stories if you include the music lyrics of the song.
@taesmeezy 6 жыл бұрын
RARE AKUMA das a W fam
@jak1382 6 жыл бұрын
RARE AKUMA did he wave it to the camera though?
@sharazondasmith6654 Ай бұрын
Before we get started with this video, let’s all recognize that J Cole is a GOAT.
@MsTravelchic 25 күн бұрын
No that would be Kendrick Lamar😂
@vividquest1488 3 ай бұрын
Who’s here in 2024 ?
@whoami4352 6 жыл бұрын
Imagine not liking j Cole... Can't relate because I love this guys music
@chilael6892 5 жыл бұрын
As i saw in other comments, j cole raps about real shit right?, he's open minded, why you isn't?, people have different tastes
@ChocolateeQueen23 7 жыл бұрын
I like how at the end they played the star spangled banner
@davidosei1181 7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad someone mentioned it
@yayawilliams3993 9 ай бұрын
After 9 years since this happened the city of Detroit just now gave the family a payout of 8.25 million thank you J. Cole for bringing this to the light not many know about this. Money won't heal the open wound but at least the family has financial help.
@willjenkins3529 8 ай бұрын
AMEN. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND FAITH 😢😢😢😂
@erikablack6761 Ай бұрын
“Not many people know this” 👀 don’t let me be one of those people spill the tea plz?!
@pedrollorttorres3210 Жыл бұрын
The lyrics of this song should be used as therapy. I come back here every once in a while and to lift my spirits and I 100% recommend it every now and then
@salvadorfigueroaedits5802 7 жыл бұрын
Most rappers talk about smoking weed drugs guns but j.cole is a man he prevents that I love j.cole I want to meet him one day❤️❤️❤️🙏😭
@cutliss 7 жыл бұрын
Can somebody recommend a rapper like this dude ?
@joshwormann9806 7 жыл бұрын
Walking dog Chance? Kendrick? Joey Bada$$?
@dhruvnair9121 7 жыл бұрын
Logics old shit like Under Pressure and The Incredible True Story, Gambino, Chance , Isiah Rashad, and Joey and KDOT
@Jayenoshima 7 жыл бұрын
Same😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️I love him
@tylersprouse6861 6 жыл бұрын
Salvador Figueroa edits This song was about drugs, but I get what you mean 🙏
@ak_hoops 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that this still gives me chills and tears....and this is real life 😞😢
@marley6899 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Belser 😒
@thegrandwizard33 3 жыл бұрын
u soft
@dpear6773 2 жыл бұрын
why does this give you tears?
@dpear6773 2 жыл бұрын
@Owen Szpara I had, I get it now. Her dad helped murder a 17 year old, then she died in the investigation. Sad story
@Coochieeater3000 2 жыл бұрын
@@dpear6773 ?? The girl that the video about was 7 yo when she died I think…
@meganlynnglass 2 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna cry. The ending is a tear jerker. Who could be so cruel and shoot a little girl that was her daddy's whole world that made him smile and happy. That breaks my heart. Also rest in peace Aiyana, little angel, breonna taylor, george floyd and many others have lost their lives to police brutality and gun violence. You never be forgotten! ♥️
@ryankueter8396 Жыл бұрын
@jason sankar wtf are you on
@Christian_Mendoza Жыл бұрын
@@ryankueter8396 what'd he say
@nutty8089 Жыл бұрын
@@ryankueter8396 the video is based on a true story
@xRooze 6 ай бұрын
George Floyd was a criminal, and don't group anyone dyibg from " P brutaluty" with an innocent 7y/o girl
@jordanjones4531 23 сағат бұрын
A decade later and this is still amazing
@trip.6499 7 жыл бұрын
This is the fucking rap that need to be fucking heard this shit is beautiful gave me goosebumps!
@oreocookies743 7 жыл бұрын
+Markus Marcellus Julius Yo RDC
@miyannawilliams1691 7 жыл бұрын
Love the comment yaasss that is so right
@crystalgonzales2537 7 жыл бұрын
Trip. yesss!!!🔥🔥🔥
@TommyBlazeHD 7 жыл бұрын
Trip. They play J Cole all the time in SoCal
@iamagod197 7 жыл бұрын
They played this song so many yes on the radio when it was released
@Mattiske 7 жыл бұрын
taking his child away is the worst punishment he can get...
@brandon-toddhutchinson3798 7 жыл бұрын
Osa4729 Mat didn't mean it as though the DEA killed his daughter as punishment. It's like life punished him by taking his daughter, like divine punishment (even though it's obvious that being involved in drugs doesn't balance out with having your innocent child slain by gunshot on her birthday). It was supposed to be an artsy statement
@bronwenboals8481 7 жыл бұрын
Mattiske I wouldn't wish that upon his worst enemy
@yourbeautifulstopsayinyour8908 7 жыл бұрын
actually that was not his daughter this was a message about another family Aiyana Stanley- Jones is not his daughter look the meaning of this song up on Google I thought the same thing as you before I looked the meaning up and he also explained the meaning in an interview
@jimmysteene1187 6 жыл бұрын
Mattiske espissally when your responsible for your child getting taken away the guilt you have to live with that's a hard burden but learn from the mistakes you make
@chumisntfum1614 6 жыл бұрын
This is a real story this happened
@XShadow_SlayerX Жыл бұрын
I just noticed at the end near 3:40, when the ending comes, the star-spannled banner is in there slowed down if u listen very closely, hits u right in the feels.
@IVDAKID1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s noticeable n it makes sense, see the back of his shirt said all American
@user-bn9es1vo6e 2 жыл бұрын
If you're still rewatching this after 8 years, you're a legend.
@jor-elgonz9770 6 жыл бұрын
"Stare in the mirror, but it's clear that you can’t face what’s wrong No need to fix what God already put his paintbrush on" Ain’t gone lie, the vid made me cry.
@kmct1003 6 жыл бұрын
Possible the best line in the song.
@theowlsowl 5 жыл бұрын
s a m e
@mariapalafox6563 5 жыл бұрын
Páginas fray, Nelson, Luis Toro padre, Teodoro etc. Por favor gracias.
@mariapalafox6563 5 жыл бұрын
Qué ,hago,??.
@sasau3747 5 жыл бұрын
Lil pump actually had the audacity to diss this talented individual, wow, jcole is on a whole other level though smh no type of respect for the older crowd that paved the way..
@kylegreenwood9430 5 жыл бұрын
Ill slap piss out of lil dump
@sapphire8644 5 жыл бұрын
Let me find out don’t worry lil pump will lose his 15 minutes of fame very quickly like a trend,
@sapphire8644 5 жыл бұрын
The Genius that doesn’t surprise me 😂
@jlueb 5 жыл бұрын
@@sapphire8644 yall know that he said that stuff as a joke? Did you not see the video of them? Lil Pump aint goin anywhere
@nys4444 5 жыл бұрын
J Cole aint on a whole other level he controls all the levels.
@SaborNaranjo Жыл бұрын
I love this song, everybody is beautiful in their own way. Don’t try to fit into what’s “in” embrace your beauty.
@jeticiaosei8 Жыл бұрын
This song will never be forgotten J cole deserves his flowers for this song 🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰
@berserkergaming1344 7 жыл бұрын
Anyone noticed after she died, the national anthem plays ?
@askme1429 7 жыл бұрын
yes
@blakesteenrod4765 7 жыл бұрын
Berserker Gaming I did
@Shadowdoom256 7 жыл бұрын
I think it on purpose
@tjjenkins5560 7 жыл бұрын
Berserker Gaming because at the end he said she is recognized as a war-dog
@sylent2323 7 жыл бұрын
the realest comment ever wrote..
@Brandon-in3yy 4 жыл бұрын
How many of y'all know this video is based on a lil 7 year old girl being shot by cops in her sleep? Cause they went to the wrong house?
@aylishlevesque4702 4 жыл бұрын
shit seriously just hit me i just watched the music video ive been listening to this for years god damn shit aint right
@korionik 4 жыл бұрын
i knew a couple years back .
@prettyangelsierra 4 жыл бұрын
Just look up the name at the end, aiyana Stanley jones
@JessakaYMS 4 жыл бұрын
Karen The Kontributor no, they never got charged...dude who shot her went to trial twice and both times it ended in a mistrial.
@chrisgarcia687 4 жыл бұрын
switched it to keep this video from getting banned i’m guessing
@KHUDON Ай бұрын
This song deserves more than 100mill views, but I hope it will soon
@zharxscool429 2 жыл бұрын
"we aint picture perfect but we worth the picture still" DANG THAT HITS
@dylanmier5370 7 жыл бұрын
might be the first time a youtube video brought tears to my eyes.....
@chapininnacut5283 6 жыл бұрын
dylan mier your not alone!!😭😭
@nothinbut_banks6820 6 жыл бұрын
dylan mier yahs
@krystiansmith9705 6 жыл бұрын
dylan mier me 2
@awkwardjazzy4919 6 жыл бұрын
dylan mier me too
@breannaanderson3825 8 жыл бұрын
Damn I just cried so hard , this video is deep
@vanitie5484 8 жыл бұрын
right
@YN-of2uu 8 жыл бұрын
me tooo😖😖😖
@purple2774 8 жыл бұрын
pussy
@advancedtheories1332 8 жыл бұрын
+Reply from always that one dude
@yandere6956 8 жыл бұрын
me to poor girl and it was on her birthday I love this song but sad video
@qwill6953 Жыл бұрын
Long live the real
@hotspot8999 Жыл бұрын
❤
@jeticiaosei8 5 ай бұрын
No need to fix what god already put his paint brush on felt that 😫👏👏👏🗣️🗣️🗣️
@kevin6988 6 жыл бұрын
This Shit Really Hurt 💔🤞🏽
@robloxlover1179 5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Cherveny making me tear up
@treywright9036 5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Cherveny fr I was about to cry
@AM-dp6qd 6 жыл бұрын
This is the most underrated music video EVER
@deneathashipp5041 8 ай бұрын
It's Deep.Bruh I didn't know that!
@breannamccory420 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, I didnt remember this being so sad. It hits different years later because ITS STILL happening daily!
@memosoto1847 6 жыл бұрын
If you notice at the end it’s the National anthem song being played... This song is ahead of its time....
@billycerilus 5 жыл бұрын
Big facts
@FreshAsianSwagg 5 жыл бұрын
Ahead of its time? It was made in 2013. What are you on lmao
@willstreet2813 5 жыл бұрын
Tony Ravioli so glad u caught that
@willstreet2813 5 жыл бұрын
Tony Ravioli I was like i cannot deal lol
@arshdhanoa4080 5 жыл бұрын
Eventually every cole song is
@chumisntfum1614 7 жыл бұрын
this man says nothing but real shit
@tygersanderson7380 6 жыл бұрын
Yes wendy
@christopherowen102 6 жыл бұрын
Facts. Doc Will kinda reminds me of J Cole. Both of them have a story to tell, you know?
@ELfabio5 6 ай бұрын
I remember watching this vid when it came out and all these years later it still sticks with me. Shout out to Cole man. Dude was always bringing awareness to the human issues we face
@lutisrum9552 4 ай бұрын
Man i remember when i heard this song long ago,it really got me through touch times and i thank God for this struggle 💋
@stick1346 5 жыл бұрын
“Look at the nation that’s a crooked smile braces couldn’t even straighten”🔥🔥🔥
@Birdswithteeth 5 жыл бұрын
Domanic Betancourt u hear the national anthem too
@jlasonya 4 жыл бұрын
They know damn well they saw that little girl standing there
@aqueenofheart6632 4 жыл бұрын
That black cop saw her first I believe..but hold up..they went to the wrong house?😥
@bigmac-1181 4 жыл бұрын
@@aqueenofheart6632 no bruh they were there to arrest Cole the dude was trapping did you not see him hide the weed in the shoes?
@aqueenofheart6632 4 жыл бұрын
@@bigmac-1181 Okay. Thanks for the clarity.
@Princetonlove34 4 жыл бұрын
@@aqueenofheart6632 this video was inspired by an event that happened in real life, and in reality it was swat that did go to the wrong house
@aqueenofheart6632 4 жыл бұрын
@@Princetonlove34 thank you!
@lookingforb4 11 ай бұрын
9 years later
@alldesigns5800 Жыл бұрын
Still jamming this lovely track December 13th 2022
@shaynedalton3651 4 жыл бұрын
"No need to fix what god already put his paintbrush on"
@ambidextrousshooter6463 4 жыл бұрын
God😂😂😂 okayyyy suuure lol. Bad art much? Lmao
@ChubboF2 4 жыл бұрын
the paint was red
@tee3842 4 жыл бұрын
M S who’s to judge tho?
@tee3842 4 жыл бұрын
M S who’s to judge what’s bad art and not?
@toni-2 4 жыл бұрын
babyd0llt33 my eyes looking at myself in the mirror
@kianab.4837 5 жыл бұрын
I honestly cried when they shot her because it just reminds you that this is actually happening in the world 😪
@walkerroberts972 5 жыл бұрын
Kia Brito the story is quite skewed but yes it happened it was a horrible accident
@hiiipoweriii2211 5 жыл бұрын
KOD - Killing Our Kids He was right tho. It happens 😢
@biglezmate3830 5 жыл бұрын
@@hiiipoweriii2211 KOK*
@kymorahcanada8959 5 жыл бұрын
Same I am crying too and I'm still crying because I can get shot too I'm only 11
@donut8910 5 жыл бұрын
hiiipower iii kod is actually kids on drugs and kok is killing our kids
@sharazondasmith6654 Ай бұрын
Save j Cole at all costs!! 💕
@bkbgbvhiuyu3856 2 ай бұрын
2025 and im still here
@Skateallday40 9 жыл бұрын
For people still not understanding what the fucking (edit) ->video
@Zoomer996 9 жыл бұрын
Most accurate one I've read for 2 years. Good job explaining it.
@Skateallday40 9 жыл бұрын
Vanita Brown You're clearly slow. The video was not meant to reenact her death. It was based off of that situation but it wasn't based solely off of it. Her death was because her aunt's boyfriend killed someone. Which he did. The cops came inside, shot her for whatever reason and found the boyfriend on an upper floor of the duplex. Do you see that reasoning in the video? It's pretty fucking obvious throughout the video and with the, I don't know, fucking message at the end that it's about drugs. So before you call someone an idiot, do some research, idiot.
@4-CQL 9 жыл бұрын
I understood him being a drug dealer and how the message was that this shouldn't happen, I just didn't understand the part with the two sides of the story
@Skateallday40 9 жыл бұрын
Sweatpants You'd have to watch the full video again but pay attention to the officer. It's to show both sides of selling drugs. The cop didn't want to arrest him because he was selling drugs and seeing that one of the other officers shot Cole's (seems to be) younger sister, after that you could tell the other officer was upset and felt bad. Especially considering that he had a daughter so he could probably relate. Cole's side is, he just wants to make money for himself and possibly his family but he has to go through this type of shit just to make a living. So that was to show cole's side, and also the officers. The message at the end of the song explains it all, it's meant to show that the war on drugs isn't just bad for the dealers even though it's heavier on them.
@brandybrockway8648 9 жыл бұрын
Well the thing is he's D.E.A and if they would have sade its them taking him. His sister getting killed and that cops need to stop shooting instantly
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