This song got me off the streets, I went and got my GED from a boot camp program for at youth risk, went into the military, got my college degree, now I own 163 acres of land and a house! Thanks freeway! I was 16 when this shit dropped and it got me off my ass. Thanks man. Just know you helped inspire someone to change their life. I’m sitting here playing this because at 17 when I was at that boot camp for at youth risk, it was winter and snowing out and I snuck and listened to this song and said when I make it, I’ll play this. I made it man.
This album did the same for me. When Beanie said "gotta get your soul clean, before they blow them horns like Coltrane", it was like God SMACKED me awake! Hip hop is so powerful. We are blessed to be a part of the most beautiful culture.
This is my favorite song of all time because of what it means to me. My moms died in 2008. She died in her sleep. She at my grandmother’s house. I got the call that she died. I hopped in the car and drove over there. The ambulance hadn’t come to pick up the body yet. So I saw her in the bed. I couldnt take it. So I got back in the car and drove around the neighborhood. My phone was on shuffle and this song came on!!! that chorus hit!!!!!!! “Baby don’t you cry. Everything’s gone be alright. I know we make it through this!! That had to be my mother speaking to me. Outta all of the songs that could have came on it was this one. A nigga had to pullover and cry. My favorite song of all time. Love you Sandra Merrimon
TBH, I enjoy the original much more, and I heard it AFTER Freeway's Alright, which on its own is a monster song. But this one is a fine complement. I actually play both together.
@@TonyStarkCLC - I'm a huge Free fan, but the original is definitely better. Free wasn't really even on topic. Sounds like he had wrote to a whole different song. Free had more of a hood party vibe with this song even with the way he was doing his Free dance while rapping. The bridge is cut-off on this version, too, and Anthony laced that jawn! This is still pretty good because Free is that dude, just could've been a little bit better.
I'm still vibing to this today 6 October 2023 17:37pm. Making me miss my brother 😪 he passed away in March 2023, and I can actually picture him telling me that it will be alright 👍 👌 😢❤miss you Dane Parry R.I.P in my heart and thoughts forevermore
This was his song first actually and they put it on freeways album & remade it ...it was on the paid in full soundtrack first as just Allen Anthony's song by itself
I wouldn't say classic but damn close... had 1 or 2 skippers on it... the song with snoop and the song produced by kanye west were kind of weak to me... just my opinion. No disrespect
Freeway is one of the few rappers that has an actual style.. original flow and wordplay. One of the few that make me still love hip-hop. Really appreciate dude
Bro 11 years later and I just came here to say the exact same thing after revisiting this track. Man what a breath of fresh air to be able to go back and actually experience some originality. Thank God for that golden era
From North Philly, this was my motivation song to get through my last year of HS. Shout out C/O 2003! Made it out, can't believe it's 20 years ago tomorrow...
This was one of those feel good Saturday morning joints that made you get up & hit the barbershop & get fresh. Then pull out them crispy new sneakers that you just copped & hit the block
Taxidermistification I know it's more to life than that. I wasn't talking about hitting the block in a hustling type of way. Just meeting up with your crew & kicking it
Frfr the early 2000s was so much more fun and simpler because it wasn't no social media or too much technology and smartphones wasn't running in our lives like nowadays.
i love how roc-a-fella made 2 different versions of this song: the hip hop version with Freeway and the R&B version with Allen Anthony. both were conscious and positive on the same track, but they were still each their own unique song at the same time.
I just turned 26 and I remember I was like 9 going on 10 when this record came out , I understand the struggle so much now especially after losing my mom back in '02 and I always felt this song since then , I just gotta be strong and everything is gonna be alright I just got to believe 💓💓🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@nuttybuddy14 Even though you're right about Trayvon Martin but it doesn't change the fact that the majority of Blacks killed by the cops is because of resisting arrest and trying to kill the cops.
This song always makes me feel uneasy. I remember being in Atlanta in some bad neighborhoods listening to this song and legit didn’t know if my life would end.
This beat was taken from tribe called quests electric relaxation relax yourself back in 1993 and re branded to a y2k compliant socially acceptable tune that everyone could bounce to.Freeway,killa shit.Music you could feel early in the morning.
