This is one of those songs that slaps no matter how old it is.

Two things, the sample is Lenny Williams and the girl can actually play the violin, in those day she did guests spots for rappers like Jay-Z playing that thang!!

The old Kanye West is a legend. You should definitely check out FLASHING LIGHTS. This is Kanye west's masterpiece, nobody was ready for this track. The instrumental is forever my ringtone. Not to mention, diamond is forever, Jesus walks, touch the sky.

Yeah she playing that. That's what she is known for

The violin in this jam makes it extra special and those samples🎶🎵🎵🎶💯👍

This song is straight 🔥, Twista did his thing and Kanye killed this beat, love this Kanye. That violinist is Miri Ben Ari she was also in a joint called Sic Wit da Flip - Lil Flip and E 40.

This song samples I love you by lenny Williams

This song was a big deal! The violinist is Miri Ben-Ari. She had a good lil run with features on hip hop and rap songs.

Btw Chicago has southern energy because of the Great Migration. A lot of their grandparents from Alabama, and Mississippi/from the south brought that up there.

Back in the day, alot of people from the south migrated to the Midwest. Which is why you hear that southern drawl.

That high pitch voice sampling was called “chipmunk soul”. Was popular in that time Kanye used it quite a bit.

This song stayed on rotation back in the day 🤣 The OG version by Lenny is amazing as well

Yeah, lots of black Chicagoans have recent southern ancestry.

Hearing him mention 106 and Park makes me wanna cry. 106 was the voice of Hip Hop from 9-11-00 to sometime 2014, when it was all over.

she is definitely playing the violin jack lmaooo

Lenny Williams- Cause I Love You🔥🔥

This song sample « Cause I Love You » by Lenny Williams. This is a MASTERPIECE ! You MUST react this song ! This is the greatest love song ever !

The violinist is actually playing she was very big back in the day

The song that its sampling is "cause i love you" by lenny william one of mu favorite songs

Miri Ben Ari was so short lived man 😩 She was also featured in “Sunshine In The Rain” Scarface Ft. Anthony Hamilton.. This is such a great song.

Yay, Jack! Please play "Pulling Me Back" by Chingy ft Tyrese

Since 2004 this song is on Heavy rotation on my playlist. The violonist in the video is Miri Ben Ari a well known musician who co wrote "Jesus Walks" with Kanye.

The reason a lot of peor sound like they're from the South is bc a few generations ago, a bunch of Black people left the deep South and moved North. Chicago was one of those places and they kept a lot of their connections, including some of that drawl. Anyway, the song is still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 and this was a great reaction!

Look up hop hop violinist and you should find videos of her playing. She was a known as a artist back then.

Also react to Girl Tonite by Twista ft. Trey songz sampling Tonight by Ready for the world. 106 ended in 2014 it was sad and when that ended they wouldn't even play videos on fuse

React to City high ft Eve- “caramel”.

Babygirl was playing the violin forreal because she did the intro live on TV when Twista performed this on an awards show😁😁 The whole album that this song is on was straight fyre anyways!!! But if you liked this, do Girl, Tonight and Just Gotta Make It by Twista and both ft Trey Songz

The Lenny Williams sample though....

Review Lenny Willians “I love you”

Speaking of the sample can you react to Cause I love you by Lenny Williams

Oh my God this is my shizzle 2004 I miss you come back 😭

Twista is an OG fast-rapper...his original name in Chicago was Tung Twista. Check out his other songs Adrenaline Rush, Get It Wet, Sunshine feat Anthony Hamilton, Emotions, Lavish feat Pharrell

TWISTA - Legit Ballin and the whole Speedknot Mobstaz Album!!!! You'll love it!!

The girl on the violin is Miri Ben Ari and she’s so dope on the violin 🔥

React to some Brian McKnight. The man is an absolutely amazing artist. Brian McKnight - Back at One One Last Cry I Have Nothing (Whitney cover) 😍

Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, saint Louis all got southern drawls.... That's because many people from the south migrated to the Midwest in the seventies, eighties, and nineties. It's the reverse now, people moving back down south

Jim crow sent all of our grandparents from Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas up to Chicago

Kanye is a musical genius & definitely one of my favorites. Seen him numerous times in concert up until his last tour. Such a shame I can’t rock with him personally. I hope he gets the help he needs.

Sade-kiss of life💙💙💙💙

the violin lady was everywhere during this time. and i definitely had a crush on her, she was fly af and talented.

I'm from Chicago and my friends up north tell me I sound country 😂

That woman with the violin is Miri Ben Ari. She played on a lot of old Kanye songs

"she ain't playing shit!" 😂😂😂 You need to research and give Miri Ben Ari her props! The Hip Hop Violinist...

The girl playing the violin is the famous hip-hop violinist, Miri Ben-Ari. You may have heard her on Alicia Keys "Fallin' "and she's one of the co-writers of Kanye's "Jesus Walks". That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Our grandparents moved to Chicago from the south so that’s why Chicago is called the south with big lights lol

Both she was actually hired to replay the sample. She's a famous violinist.

The sample is Lenny Williams "Cause I Love yOU" you need to review that song

Her name is Miri Ben-Ari and she's a violinist and i think she even toured with Kanye/Twista

This song is suuuuuch an anthem and seeing you react to it with that stanky face made it even better! Had to watch this several times, how does it not have more likes?!?!? Hearing this song gets me live every time, this whole era was fire

The Great Migration (1917-1970) is why so many of Chicago's Black Americans sound Southern. During the U.S. South's Jim Crow apartheid & terrorism, Southern Black Americans _fled for their lives_ to Chicago (& other northern & western cities.)

shout out to twist for all the brown skin beauties in this vid 🙌🏽❤ kinda shocked u didn't love on the 'hip hop violinist". that's dope work.

The song that is sampled here is “cause I love you” by Lenny Williams - one of the greatest love songs of all time 💯

The Isley Brothers "Hello It's Me" on Soul Train, I have been watching you and I know that your ears should hear this song. Enjoy

RZA from Wu Tang Clan was using the high pitch samples since 1997 just check out the songs Triumph from Wu Tang Clan and The Unexplained by The Gravediggaz and you'll see what I mean. In fact Kanye West has said that RZA was a direct influence on his production style. West has said "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that."

The girl on the violin is Miri Ben Ari.. The hip hop violinist. You should check her out. She had an album back in the 00's. Really dope album too imo

Never heard anyone say that about Chicago voices before unfortunately been here all my life & today was the 1st time I've ever heard that & I've been all across the US

He said that girl ain’t playing shit lol. But she really was the one playing the parts in that song that’s what she in the video haha. I even remember she performed with twista at some award show I think it was the VMS’s but can’t remember

"Overnight Celebrity" that's my jam that beginning part is definitely a signature Kanye West sound like you said Jack. But how the beat came in I'm definitely jammin' I been listening to this song since I was in 1st grade and man it makes me feel young again.

chicago ppl do talk country af and it surprises me every time lmaoo.

Isn't that the lady that played the voice for adult princess Tiana? She is a great actress.

This guy is reacting to my whole IPod growing up

I first heard this song on the PS 3 game Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix. The playlist for that game is complete FIRE!

That is a sample, but that is really theat lady on the violin

Omg, I am old AF! I remember when Twista was really poppin! I love watching you discover music! Twista from Chicago too I think.

One of my favorites

Back when Kanye was normal. He ain't been the same since his mom died.

Please listen to Force MDs “Love is a House” and “Tender Love”.

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This is all Chi town. Twista, West, the background all Chicago. This entire album is a masterpiece that was years in the making. Also, fun fact. Twista is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Fastest Rapper.

Jack. RZA, from Wu tang was the first if I’m not mistaken to pitch up the samples in rap when he produced certain tracks. He don’t even get credit - Anyone out there let me know if I’m wrong?!?

You need to listen to “Emotions”, “ Get it Wet”, “Wetter”, & “Legit Ballers” by Twista

I'm not sure if that violinist is playing in this song, but it is possible, because there was a person (who look something like her) that we just called the Hip Hop Violinist back then. It was a violinist who did actually play songs like that. (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.)

I first heard this song playing Midnight club dub edition on PS2 I think

Yea that's Miri Ben-Ari playing the violin

That's Miri Ben-Ari and she is playing that. You gotta check her out.

You are hearing the remnants of the “Great Migration” where African Americans moved from the south to cities in the North and Midwest from @1916 to 1970.

Miri Bin Ari on the violin was so legendary.

This song is forever iconic such a classic rap jam.

The black community in Chicago are generally from southern families who moved north so we still kinda sound southern.

This song goes hooooord! Jack I’m so happy you’re back.

2004 my senior year! Lil bro keep these reactions up.

Straight banger! Feels like it just dropped yesterday... Chi Town stand UP!

Lennie Williams "Cause I love you" is the sample! Shout to Tigga and tha Basement.. all the good vibes and hip hop!

Miri Ben Ari is so fire, I remeber she came out with her album The hip hop violinist and every track was amazing! She made me want to play the violin so bad when I was a kid that I signed up for band and to play it in the 5th grade, I really thought I was going to be tearing it up like her to all my favorite song lmfaooo I was trash, but It was a nice fantasy while it lasted lol

I heard this song for the first time a few months ago and I instantly had it on replay

Omg I forgot this song! Thank you for reminding me. Twista was da shit. Takes me back. Fun times. Ty

🔥🔥🔥 dope reaction. I feel old lol. I think I was in HS when this came out.

A lot of African Americans migrated from the South to Northern states which is why they have southern dialect.

Have you reacted to Cause I Love You because if not😏

Please do Brandy- He Is

One of my favorites by YE...the old YE. Twista's talent is so underrated. This was 2004/05 and that was the year of the mix tape for me because radio was starting to decline.

Kanye was dope back then...for real

That Intro is Cause I Love You By Lenny Williams That's a Power Love Song Jack

When it drops 🔥 💙🐊🧡

Chicago has south background from Mississippi, Tennessee

This song is still Everything! My boo Esther Baxter is in this one too. 🔥🔥🔥

Chicago 🙌🏾

Yeah Twista is on a WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL with his delivery 😤 what can I say about the old Kanye. GENIUS 😤 great reation Jack

TWISTA - KILL US ALL

If you like beats like this. With the sped up high pitched samples, you should listen to The Diplomats, (camron, juelz Santana, Jim jones) a lot of their music is produced by the Heatmakerz, which used to be affiliated or signed to Rocafella, so Kanye had a similar style with the sampling. Just a couple recommendations Diplomats - Dip Set Anthem Diplomats - I Really Mean It