Love it! Love it! Love it! I have to say that I think this might be Jigga’s best work to date. He is speaking the truth! Finally…this is what Hip Hop is REALLY about!!! STANDING O!!!

A little boring but good message overall. I wondee if he even contributed to the victims of Katrina.

Feelin it. I wish it were longer so Ne-Yo’s part was in there. Good look for Jay. He needs to quit with this commercial shit cus it ain’t selling. Stans be gone! You know it’s thr truth!

This is an artist who’s truly using his voice to get an important message out to the masses. Big up JayZ.

I love this man, he can do not wrong in my book.

Littlebit - to answer your question, Jay-Z contributed $1 million dollars towards the victims of hurricane Katrina.

Video is ok. I really hope he comes out with a video for 30 Something…that song is fiya.

Jay-Z for President!!!

real good! im glad he came out wit this.

video is aight but message is the truth.

I wish I could support him but uhhh…the message is good I’ll say it. But how I see it is, his album is flopping, so he’s pimping Katrina to get attention. I hate to think this but Hov is someone I don’t trust, he’s an attention whore like Puff.

^ I agree, he is using Katrina to garner some more attention to his “BUSINESS MAN/CLEAN THE WATER IN AFRICA/MOVE THE NEW JERSEY NETS/PRESIDENT OF DEF JAM/PROMOTE BEER/BOYCOTT WINE/PROMOTE WINE/PROMOTE COKE/USE BEYONCE STATUS/GIVE KATRINA $500K/ BUT BUY BEYONCE $1MILLION DOLLAR CAR/ATTENTION WHORE/ ass agenda… Negro please! And I hate people who exploits other peoples pain and misery and heartache! GTFOH!

I am venting so never mind me, he just irks me and people swear he is doing such a great thing for the black race or something! I’m just not buying it! Peace

The video is kind of ehh, nothing biggie to me but I get the message so it’s cool. I don’t see what’s wrong with him saying how bad Katrina’s effect was, that’s how I see it. I don’t thinks he’s pimpin anything, a lot of people gave up on New Orleans and other cities affected by Katrina because it’s not on television anymore and Katrina’s gone but the damage is still there so they can use Jay Z’s video as a reminder. Don’t put him down he’s a buisness man making money by the day. And I thought he donated 1 Million but whatever, and also it’s his money…if he wants to buy his girlfriend a million dollar car he can.

This is more like a commercial/video for MTV. You won’t be seeing this on BET.

this is not the official video for the song it was just done for mtv

DIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A SINGLE TO ME…JUST A VIDEO FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

This video was fucking hot. Jay-z is what I call a real rapper. That man can rap about anything. The thing that pisses me off is when people always have something negative to say about his music because they just don’t like Jay-z. Judge the music not the man. If he rapped about partying yall say “Its too commercial” If he raps about killing yall say “How is he a killer when he is he President of Def Jam?” When he raps about Money “Yall say that’s all he raps about” And when he raps about issues like Katrina yall say “He’s pimping the victims to get attention” Yall need to shut the fuck up and stop hating cause what else does he need to rap about for yall to shut the fuck up?

Joe Camel 100%! He should stayed retired! How is he promoting other artist on the label?

The song is so important, it doesnt need to be some flashy video. People are still suffering over there and if he can let millions hear his voice to try to make a difference, then whats the problem. Sometimes people there is no need to find negative things to talk about. Bottom line he has a great message!

THIS IS A SOMETHING FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

YOU WILL NOT SEE THIS ON MTV OR BET

DAMN DO YALL REALLY NEED TO KNOW YOUR FACTS B4 YOU JUST POST STUFF

Its about time a rapper goes back to the essence. I agree with you comment # 1 Wifey.

Nice message, boring song and i hate the way he rhymes, its so monotonous, i almost fell asleep listening to this shit.

I enjoyed it. I’m not a Hova fan at all but in 2 minutes he said a mouthful that needed to be said. It’s not about pimping the Katrina victims, however it is an ad for MTV hence the big ole MTV logo at the end of the video. I give the man much respect for this piece.

Hot, hot, hot!!! Everyone hates on the new album but it is a grown up album.

#17 what you mad about???

It’s not the third single…just a commercial for MTV’s Black History Month celebration.

But, I love the song, the message, and the video…good job Hov.

Deep shit.

Good job Jay…..and why is Mediatakeout saying him and bey broke up. They so full of that ol bull ish

Makes you think does our gov’t really care.

# 22

IM NOT MAD BUT DAMN THE LOOP HAS BEEN HALF AZZ REPORTING WHEN IT COMES TO JAY,BEY,DIDDY, ITS ALWAYS HALF ASS

it was good but why was it so short.

well this is music is supposed to do; portray emotions. and i am always loving it when an artist uses music for another purpose than singing about love,and in case of rappers, bling, asses, gangsta life and what not. when they do stuff like that i stands out because it is unexpected and i do not why other artist are not doing it because more people need to know those stuff. it is not the usual boring subject that every artist are singing about. And i have to that jay-z’s music change from his last album. he is a grown man now and love the fact that he does not rap like he is in his twenties. because i don’t think he could get away with that. and the rappers that do that just upset me.

Definitely feeling the song..Like 50 cent said this album went over a lot of people’s heads. They were looking for the flossing Jay Z, but instead they got the mature Jay Z, who is dealing with real life shit.

A classic video from jay he doin more story tellin makin folks see the crisis through his verses much props to hova

i like how they did the video for black history month on mtv. i cant understand why people hate other peoples grind. is it because your life is boring??? the message was real. why does he have to make his album sell??? i dont think he really cares. it still went platinum and it was a leaked album. im loving the grown up jay. if you dont then just say you dont. you guys go in. i can see why celebs go through all of that depression from hearing the stuff people talk about them. sheeesh. support blacks dont try to break them down. we need to stick together. ya kno???

real talk…props…every artist should evolve like jay then they would understand why he is number one at everything….when you get older you start to notice alot of things…rappers dont need a certain tone to rap we leave that up to the singers his album aint flopped if it got a mill..if u wanna know a album look at ms jackson…i dont think he is exploiting katrina jus 2 get sales dat sounds ridiculous this isnt gonna get him sales..

i like this.. real is always good..
but he gets on ma gotdamn nerves..
his voice n the way he delivers his rhymes just bother me lol..he got flowz though, can’t deny that..

and why couldn’t this be a real song/single if it isn’t 1?? cuz muthafuckas is too busy pupmin bullshit.. very few do real shit.. i mean if u got tha cheese.. who cares about what sells, atleast ur sending a message to the younger generation.

THIS IS NOT A SINGLE, IT’S FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, JUST TO PROMOTE IT THROUGH HARD TIMES, EMOTIONS AND MUSIC.

I see what he’s trying to do, but this song would not have been my choice for the next single.

Snoooozzzeeee

uh jay-z’s album is already 2x platinum approaching 3x platinum how’s that a flop??????? LOVE the video,had a great message,but i bet mtv and bet won’t be playing this,coz they caught up in that commercial shit. lets see dipset or Gunit come up with something this creative!

MY STANCE: S.Carter doesn’t “HAVE” to give ONE RED CENT to anyone he could say WHO’S the world this is my money & I’m not donating & that’s that~
Whether he gave 50K or 1Mil or $1 he wasn’t required.
OVER MY WINTER BREAK MYSELF & SOME FELLOW FAMU STUDENTS GUTTED HOMES & GAVE TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS FOR KATRINA…such a humbling experience. The Nawlins natives that shared their stories to walking the lower 9th…IF U EVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY PLEASE LEND A HAND~ I’m Going Back Over Spring Break!

YALL CAN’T FUCKING READ.

THIS IS NOT THE 3RD SINGLE!

THIS IS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON BET.

I mean damn

^^^ Who can’t read? The caption clearly reads:

“Check out Jay-Z’s new video for his third single from the album “Kingdom Come.””

IM FEELIN IT

To #2,8,and 19 you ignorant asses. IT WAS A DAMN MESSAGE!!! Would you rather prefer a video with him on a island with video hoes with fat asses bending down for you in the camera???
HOW THE HELL JAYS ALBUM FLOPPED WHEN ITS CERTIFIED 2x PLATIUMN RIGHT NOW ON BILLBOARD?????
Wake the F*@K up and be aware of whats around you.
A man that is doing something positive and gets no love for it. Did you forget what he did for those people in Africa, with their water issue??? Nobody knew about Africas water sitiuation. Jay put out there so we can know whats on around us. Get your facts together before you make ignorant statements.

Where’s Wise Intelligent, Paris, anybody with Real Conscious lyrics? Jay spent to much time on Money , Cash, Hoes this sound like a 9th grader. I love how people can put out a bunch of shit and than a “message song” and that somehow wipes everything else.

Okay. First off My Mother -in- Law was, and still is, directly affected by Katrina. She is currently living in a FEMA trailer in the front of her house. We let her listen to this song whn Jay’s album came out. She cried. It rang true. If she doesnt believe he is exploiting people for his own personal gain. then ya’ll should cease the bitchin. I love the song because he was honest. He admitted he contributed some of his money to the victims. And yes, he said technically he didn’t do shit beacause that is all he did. Give him a break. CEASE THE HATIN”

here’s the full video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4oq3Setfqc

Love the Video… love the song.

[wouldn't you loot if you didn't have the loot, babby needed food and u stuck on the roof, helicopter
swooped down just to get a scoop, through his telescopic lens but he didn't scoop you.. ]

if anyone was taking advantage of the vicitims it was the news crews who used the footage and images to garner ratings then when the next big story hit they moved on..

Jayz album is fire, Beach chair,ride, minority report are some of his best songs period. he went wrong with the commercial songs like show me what you got…

point being the video is Caliente

I see Jay-X disciples are in the building….so I will apologize if my statements hurt anyone’s feelings!

PEACE
But its still my opinion, and I hope he is doing something to better you or your community! Because black people need to stick together right? Or just poor black people?

I love the message he brought forth and the video was on point Go Jay Z.

he should release “beach chair” as his next single, that song is straight killa

Why cant a rapper do a song about a situation without you haters hating. But i guess thats what they do. Doers do and haters hate. Keep doing it HOV. Important song and a more important message…..

30something should be the next single. Anything on concert dates????? anyone?????

@#2 littlebit2006

Do u actually listen to lyrics? Or do you just snap dance and listen to the beat and look at grillz? Jay not only gave a mill, but he SAYS it in the song. lol. wow. This is why rappers dont talk about conscience issues, cause the audience is far too dumb anyway…sad.

Im glad that someone is talking about Katrina and Neworleans because you dont hear much being said about it these days, and the devastation is still present.We cant depend on our preseident to do sh*t because ehs too busy begging for Us dollars to send overseas to other countries for a war that most of us dotn agree with! We’ll have to hope that more entertainers (esp those from the Neworleans area) use their talent to generate some much needed money for the rebuilding of Neworleans!

THIS IZNT A 3RD SINGLE!!!!!!! JAY Z DID THE VIDEO WITH MTV…AS LIKE AWARENESS….ITS STILL HOT THO…I HURD THE NEX SINGLE WAZ HOLLYWOOD W/ B…

I like the song and the video. I’m not really a jay z fan but I’ll admit that this is actually really nice. I don’t think he’s trying to play the ppl down here and use it as a tool to boost sells. I don’t think Jay Z gave a million dollars, him and diddy gave a million dollars together. I know its nice to give but I just felt he could have gave more. He bought beyonce like a 2 million dollar Rolls Royce, he could have given more than 500,000 thousand dollars to the gulf coast cause i mean its not like he doesn’t have the money. I’ve never seen this on BET but I did see it on MTV yesterday morning.

wanted to cry….i’ll be there in july.

wow, we’re a really ignorant generation at times. the video not suppose to be flashy, hot, or over the top…the song is about the aftermath of katrina. nothing really fixed down there..sh*t just patched up! crime rate is higher than a kite, people still displaced, people can’t get insurance money to make repairs…man, this video is on point!!!!! Big up to Shawn Carter…

JAY IS COLD… AND THIS WAS A GREAT SONG AND VIDEO! B CAUSE THAT’S SO TRUE ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BLACKS WHO ARE STILL SUFFERRING BEHIND IT! GO JAY Z

IF YALL AREN’T THE MOST HATEFUL PEOPLE EVER. JAY-Z JIGGA, SEAN CARTER ,PREZ CARTER,ICE BURGE SLIM,OR JUST SIMPLY JAY .DON’T GIVE TWO FLYING FUCKS IF YOU DON’T LIKE HIM. HE IS ROLLING IN DOUGH .EVERY SINGLE ALBUM HE CAME OUT WITH WAS, IS, ARE,AND WILL BE A CLASSIC ALBUM .NO MATTER WHO COMES, WHO GOES, HE WILL ALWAYS GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A HIP HOP LEGEND RAGAURDLESS.NO MATTER IF WHO DON’T LIKE IT . WHAT EVER YALL SAY OR DO IT DON’T MEAN SHIT. CAUSE HE’S GONNA DO HIM . THIS MAN CAN’T EVEN CATCH A MOTHA FUCKING BREAK. THIS IS HIS NEXT SINGLE ITS ON HIS ALBUM AND IT SAID IT IN BOLD PRINT .ALL I GOT TO SAY IS YALL ALL LOOK DUMB ASS HELL. HATIN ON HIM YOU REALLY DO. THIS NIGGA CAME OUT WITH SOME REAL SHIT. AND WHAT YALL DO CLOWN HIM FOR IT .YOU 106 AND PARK, CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, LEAN WIT IT, LAFFY TAFFY ,ASS MOTHA FUCKERS GO LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE RING TONE RAPPER JIM JONES. & YOU FAVORITE NURSERY RYM STELLIN RAPPER CAM’RON. NO OFFENSE I LOVE THEM DUDES. BUT THEY ARE INFECTING YALL MINDS. GET IT TOGHETER PEOPLE CAUSE YALL SOUND SOOOOOOOOOO DAMN STUPID KNOW DAT .DIS IS HONESTY FO YO ASSS…….P.S HE WENT TO THE N.O IT’LL BE ON MTV 2 THIS MONTH BICHES AND GAVE DOUGH 1 MILL BITCHES.NOW PROMOTE DAT HE GOT HIS CLASSICS HE GOT HIS TITLE (HOV-GOD MC)SO LIKE I SAID PROMOTE DAT BITCHES.

Well I hope that since he is making videos talking about NO and hurricane Katrina he can also talk about the recent storms that took even more homes and how FEMA has yet to respond. I don’t care if people give money to a cause it is nothing like getting dirty and going there to actually help. Because when I see recent pics of NO I cannot see ANY progress with the money that was donated.

Good message but Jay’s insanely overrated. The song is boring as hell too

Not a bg Jay-Z fan but I’m defintely feeling what he’s rapping about. I like!!!

Um, Jay, it’s mad late to be jumping on the “conscious” bandwagon.

Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t!!. Great message and video. Informative and keeps our awareness of the struggle that is still taking place in NO. If it ain’t that corny ass crunk/snap music with a whole bunch of cars, bling and women in a video then it’s boring. GTFOH

THE VIDEO WAS PERFECT. IT WASN’T NOTHING TOO BIG AS FAR AS FLASHY AND OVER THE TOP. IT WAS SOMETHING BASIC SO THE VIDEO WOULDN’T TAKE AWAY FROM THE SONG, AND WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE A SONG JUST BECAUSE THE VIDEO WAS HOT. THIS WAS GREAT AND DEFINETLY WELL DONE.

jayz gave what he can give..and he aint evn the damn prez of united states who basically ignored the people in struggle. at least he help our people when the govt dont give a damn about us…if you wanna bring down a man, march to the damn white house.

I swear to you some people just don’t fucking get it forget how you feel about Jay-Z for one moment PLEASE and actually listen to the dammed message “the song is boring the song is wack the video is dull” the point is that it’s the TRUTH “he could of gave more money” WHAT THE HELL DID YOU GIVE?? honestly some people just watch too much fucking tv do you KNOW what a million dollars really is?!??? I bet half of you just watched the tv like damm that’s fucjed up but did nothing I bet if you gave 100 bucks and then someone came along and said 100 dollars?? you gave nothing! how the fuck would you feel. I really detest ignorant people I hate them with a dammed passion and it makes me so mad that people can’t see beyond the media and the hype and the bullshit and see what’s really going on someone please thrwo down the remote and pick up a newspaper

I SWEAR SOME OF THE DUMBEST MOST ILLITERATE PEOPLE POST ON CONCRETLOOP! HE STATES IN THE SONG ” I PONIED UP A MILL(MILLION) BUT I DIDN’T GIVE MY TIME, SO IN REALITY I DIDN’T GIVE A DIME OR OR A DAMN.” THIS IS A AD FOR MTV NOT A VIDEO FOR IT TO BE SHOWCASED ON THE VIDEO CHANNELS. THE SONG IS OFF HIS ALBUM SO IT’S NOT NEW, SO HOW IS HE JUST JUMPING ON THE CONSCIENCE BANDWAGON #66, HE AND PUFFY DONATED A MILLION DOLLARS A PIECE! HE EVEN CRITICIZES HIMSELF BECAUSE THAT’S ALL HE DID WAS GIVE MONEY. HE WANT’S TO DO MORE TO HELP THE PEOPLE ON NEW OELEANS

ONCE AGAIN NEW ORLEANS HAVE BEEN HIT WITH ANOTHER NATURAL DISASTER, WHO WILL HELP THE PEOPLE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE TORNADOS? I PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THERE AND MAY GOD BLESS THEM.

IF YOU THOUGHT THE SONG WAS BORING YOU WERENT LISTENING TO THE LYRICS, YOU DONT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE, OR YOU DONT CARE ABOUT NEW ORLEANS.

GET A GRIP PEOPLE.

The world needs to see the aftermath of Katrina. New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast are surviving but far from developed. I commend Jay-z, especially for critique of the INaction of those involved in the recovery effort - including himself! “Ponied up a mill, but I didn’t give my time/ so in reality, I didn’t give a dime or a damn.” Gotta love it.

this is just for people who hate Jay-Z for being himself. Somebody made a comment that he only made this song or video to sell records and that his cd is flopping. I invite you all to visit billoard.com, Kingdom Come has already sold more than 2 million records. So lets end that. And listen to the lyrics. So many people are caught up in dancing and snapping their damn fingers that they can’t catch a message if it fell in their lap. Over this next year the “good” rappers will begin to make more mature music after hearing music Jay is putting out. Understand what the man is doing. If you’re over 21 and you think D4L are good rappers, Jay-Z’s album is made for you. Hip Hop — PLEASE GROW UP!

I love this song. It has a real deep message.