Nova Rockafeller - "DID YOUR BEST" 

Same here....TRUTH shines from them both

Likewise. Grounded people.

I've recently expressed the same sentiment...they seem like a great couple to be neighbors with...just solid folks you'd love to have a conversation with over the back fence.

Completely agree

Why does that sound odd? All true fans do. They loves all of us tho

im sorry! sounds like you are going thru a lot right now. Prayers for you and your mom!

*hugs dear. Sorry for the hard time... You really want to follow Tom macdonald and Nova Rockafeller.. and you are gopnna have a range of emotion... these are IMO some of the last REAL ppl left.. #hog

Listen to Tom Mac Donald cancer a lot of both of there stuff hits home

We people stumble onto a lot of things we don't know why, but God knows why & what we need at the time. God bless you & praying for your Mother! 🙏❤

awe

May God keep you on the path you're steering toward. This living stuff is hard on everyone.

Amen.

I am so proud of you. And very happy for you. ✨

1000 days Feb. 28th.

@@sleeperno1215 Congrats! Be proud of you and what you're accomplishing

❤❤❤❤

Such a beautiful soul!

Yes, you could feel it.

Yes You can feel all the lyrics are so from her soul bearing witness to her truth. The authenticity is what is so needed and I respect 🙌🙏that

Like every one.

@@dannyb3663 Let me explain it so you can understand it a bit easier... She sang that song with amazing feeling and no not everyone can do that. Singing alone is not a talent everyone possess but when someone can sing it with such feeling that the person listening feels it so deeply is RARE. Calm down Karen

Preach as they do!

Yes!!

yes they do!!

Yesssss 😭♥️

That one really hit home. Thank you!

@E E Me too. It stopped me in my tracks

Same here. Such a powerful line.

Agreed 100%

I just found Tom and Nova a week ago and these two are killing it , these 2 are going far 👏

i dont understand it

It's nice to know we've come so far with technology that we can witness one so close without being blinded.

Lol. Yes

@@randalldandy speak for yourself. Her beauty is absolutely blinding

U the big smarts

Yes.

Tom Mcdonald wrote it

How do you know that??@@huntershoot101

Couldn't agree more!!

But no music is.. fake? Some is less meaningful, sure. But it has its audience. This is okay, but I prefer more clever lyrics tbh. Its pretty basic. Still, it has its audience.

@@runthemeows1197 CNN has an audience too.

@@billysnider4824 are you comparing political misinformation to.. music without meaningul lyrics? Do music have to have lyrics to be "real music"? Can it be instrumental only? Id also like to mention that while this song is decent, most genres have songs with meaningful lyrics. You not enjoying something doesnt make it less real music lol. My grandma wouldnt call this song real music, as an example.

Started listening to their music a lot within the last few months. I think they speak a lot of truth and I've been obsessing over how great their music is. I want to share it with everyone but not everyone agrees with some of the content... Either way, this song is now one of my favorites.

Absofuckinloutletly 🤘🤘 love her and Tom's music. They are awesome. #HOG for life

you mean like back when music was good and had a point and passion? not just "ive got money and cars and i need attention for it to validate my own self worth bullshit"?

Yes please 🙏🏻

Apparently Snow tha product is getting a lot of hype but she ain't saying shit that ain't been said a thousand times and she is getting all the tats to symbolize that she is bought and paid for. We need more artists like Nova and Tom who are a product of their upbringing, not a plastic rapper in a plastic wrapper spitting bullshit 🤘🤘

Amen no more song about bitches whores and clubs po and fucking money

I hear that... I’m glad I was able to tell him how much I appreciated everything he did for us before he got hit with Parkinson’s really hard this past year... you don’t know until you know, you just hope it’s not to late

Same man same.

Ugh. This made me tear up. My husband works the second shift and if I didn't homeschool our son he'd never see his dad. I'm glad you understand your dad loved you and that's why he worked so hard. ❤

Sorry for your loss. My Dad was never home either. He was trying to build a company to give us when we got older. He put his life into that company before a bigger company killed his dreams.

I am one of those dad's , especially in today's context there is no choice but to do the only job that is available which is driving food delivery gig jobs (3) for 14-17 hrs a day just to make sure the bills are being met. I am glad you have come to an understanding that your father was doing it to keep your family afloat. I sure wish as a Chef de Cuisine that I was not in a place where I have to spend my days delivering late night fast food orders, but it is what it is.

Your sure right about that Church!&Can't believe I'm the 1st to see your comment from an hr ago lucky me haha!🤘😜Seriously,its you&Tom who brought myself back to hip hop this last year or so🤔Cuz y'all be on some good shit&we love it!&I havent yet watched your latest huge drop"The Rise Of Upchurch"yet,which hell yeah bout that!😀But I haft to wait&have it planned for this weekend with the wife on different sceduals ya know,when we'll actually have some time to kick back&watch it together finally with popcorn&sheits😏As she would kill me if I watched it without her lol😏But I know its goin be some sure fire!🔥Yeah you&than Tom&Nova stay at the very top of our favorites list🏆🥇Your both gold legends dropping them truth bombs in style🤠Like maybe you&Tom could get on another track with Nova as well😃would be legit!🙏But either way,hope you all keep the good stuff coming for us&much love&respect skin🤘😎...

Sup Church

ive listened to this on loops for the past 3 days.

Her whole album is 🔥🔥

@@rowdyredroostr4580 . I had about given up on Hip Hop until I too found Tom last year. I can't get enough of him. His music has changed my outlook on life and trying to be more positive. I also found this dude 2 days ago that I'm really enjoying too. His name is Cal Scruby. I haven't come across one of his songs I don't like yet. He reminds me of a cross between Tom and Jack Harlow. He's worth checking out.👍

❤❤❤

I am 50 too. All my old and young large extended family love these two.

This is actually about her family. She wrote it after her father died in the accident. Then her grandmother died of Parkinson's a week before they shot the video. She's since sat on this song and video for a while not sure she was ready to be an artist again. She was signed to the music label Def Jam and her big dream turned into a nightmare. I'm happy she's sharing her art again, and her and Tom together are building an empire. This song makes me cry so much.

Your comment made me tear up!!! Blessings to you

Girl this hit me hard too . 56 here , 5 kids. Feeling some kind of way and i find this song . Hit the nail on the head .

If you could have done better, you would have. You did amazing :)

Same here bud same here that hit me in my emotions like crazy and that usually never happens

Don't feel bad, same here. She has a lovely voice and her feeling really shines through this one.

Really pulled at the heart strings

Teared up on my couch right now with my baby son. That was some real shit I was not expecting. Damn

She just tried to be kind.

reminds me of what it's like by everlast. in the storytelling way.

@@emilys.7953 yes!

Absolutely, agreed! ❤

Best. Comment. Ever. 💙

Correct.

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Best line

It’s very hard to feel this way some time.

I know a lot of people who need to hear that quote right now...as soon as I'm out of fakebook jail it's getting posted, of course with full credit to Nova, since I found Tom MacDonald early last year I haven't gone back to the mainstream garbage, my mind has been much clearer since

@@mathewvonderaujr5694 . Why even go back to Facebook? Just imagine how much clearer and happier you'll be with out all that drama.

Definitely

Hel yes

💯

Powerful words.

Yesss!

They refused to be signed by a label. Nova was signed by Def Jam records but got screwed over."hey you" by Nova is a track just for them and its amazing. Tom wrote the chorus for it and produced the whole thing.

Facts and facts 💯👏🙌😌👌

Fr

Amen to that!!

Both her and tom pretty awesome

This song touched my soul. Amazing song. Love it

Lisa is wondering wtf my dude

Toddles gets it

I will do my best too

It is I'm

there both apart of the problem all talk but no actions because they sold out to the new world order

@Klak Rudego lies they have millions

@klak rudego yeah because they're real talk. Brainwashed and politically incorrect spits lyrics that hits the entire world in the gut so hard it pisses them off until they're boo hoo like b*$#@&$

@klak rudego I guess that comment of yours buddy is your version of boohooing. Sad really...

I love your videos

So sorry for your loss 😪 prayers 🙏

🙏🏼

So sorry to hear that 🙏🙏 ill be praying for you

Miss mine too. 1981-2016 FUCK CANCER!

@Damien Dingus its not at all that easy

Of my four sons, two of them have autism. It's not easy, but we love them greatly. If we were to lose them, our hearts would shatter. My heart goes out to you for your loss.

Im autistic as well, along with daughter. She is 3 and not at the verbal stage she should be. We worry constantly and sometimes it feels like she wont get there, but me and daddy help keep each others spirits up. So sorry for your loss of your beautiful son.

Im so sorry to hear that ❤️

So sorry for your lost... YOUR message did me in. One autistic son. Lost another one as well. We are not strong as they think we are, we are just surviving and make do... we do our best. Sending hugs.

Sorry for your loss. I love how my friend say about her autistic child . She is a butterfly with different wings , still just as magical and beautiful she just fly different then the rest of us

Same dude. Like I'll listen to other rappers, but its few and far between. I like music that has actual meaning behind the songs, and what these 2 can put out is much better than most I've heard from signed artists.

Wanna make a metalhead cry, play this song...rock on

Same brother i love metal but digging on this and tom as well. Good stuff, real stuff.

Agree!

It's the onions. Dang onions.

They are both equally Rock stars in my book.

@@squirlboy250 facts

I love them both soooo much! They are both so talented!

I heard he held back releasing songs while she released hers. Fucking awesome 😎

Same

Fudging fan boy. Aint nothing wrong with that. Unless you neglected to use your turn signal. Then screw you! Lol

I feel you I've been sitting in a box truck for a solid 45

It was her dad. Wikipedia it.

Wow that is deep🥰

And honestly same in a lot of ways

hindsight is always 20/20 good to remember sometimes

🙋‍♀️😭

yup

Oh yeah

Yessss😭

I'm not crying your crying...😪

i am so very sorry for your loss,.... i hope you can find your peace

Sorry for your loss Brother!

She put on RU-vid story for tissues....so I was ready...lol

Don't watch the video and try reading through the comments at the same time, it makes it even worse.😢😭

Sorry for your loss man😓

I'm so sorry Whitney.

What a beautiful comment

I'm really "sending" whatever love I can.. I desperately hope my wife feels the same about my smelly work boots. I wish you the best.

I'm sorry 😞

Oh my gosh I am so sorry Whitney. What a loss. And what a poignant memory. Love to you and yours!

Same.Song my philosophy. I don't hold things against my family. As I aged, I made my own mistakes - a light went on. Know my families backgrounds (childhoods). They did better than what they endured. Like you said - we all make mistakes. Extend them grace like we need for our screw ups. So many expect perfect parents, grandparents, siblings, children, friends. No one can fulfill that.

This is something I'm discovering about my Mom. She always loved me but she was "only human" ...

@@changeintheair9648 I don't e

*hugs* dear.. I understand more than you might think.. you need to cling to the light, the love that they did give. Every one of us is messed up.. but did their best...

Good on ya. Offering forgiveness is cleansing.

prayers for you and your family !! so very sorry for your loss.

My Dad did too... I never got a chance to be there to help care for him.. I was adopted really little and didn't do a family search until 6 years ago and by the time I found him he had passed away just days before I reunited with my family

Im so sorry for you I'm praying

@@chuckroelofsphotography im so so sorry for you its ok

She’s lookin down on you with a smile man, keep going

@John Roberts well it makes sense because she is the creator of all Tom's videos. But yeah,both are lyrical geniuses.

She's been around a long time.. She had a mainstream song.. Turned her back on the " establishment" music scene.. She's a genius

isn't she something!! adorable too

Yes 13 years as friends but more than that for 4 years I believe..I love her music

Is her and Tom a couple or are they just friends?

@Marianne Lynn Latjow I am so sorry for your lose. Can’t imagine growing up without my wonderful but flawed father. My Daddy died last year at 88. I am 60 and I hear his voice constantly. Nobody nobody I want my Daddy.

@@iamjustsaying4787 I'm very sorry for you losing your father. The first years are hardest but then you learn to live again. Yet they're always with us. Maybe next time you hear him, answer back. You may be surprised at the response

My husband died on 4-4-16, at 33 years old. Our daughters were 3 and 4 at the time. I have done everything that I can to show them videos, pictures, and tell them my memories. Even though he died very early, I still want our children to know what a happy and healthy relationship looks/looked like. We were a happy and loving family. Even though he is no longer physically here, I use our memories together to set "expectations of what to look for in a partner" for our daughter's future.

That is what Heaven's for. Don't worry be happy, all your loved ones are, so be happy that they are in a much happier place.

@@soozieq697 they're lucky they have that to remember their father with for you to remember your husband with a very sorry that you lost him so young that's rough that's really rough. My mom died when she was 39 so I've known death since I was old enough to understand what it was. And I remember that day that I did understand. I was four

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"Power couples" in Hollywood always seem to be popular couples at the moment. They never last, are never together, or support each other. Nova & Tom are on another level.

Same. I listened to a couple others before this...but man, I cried thru the whole song...

Tom and Nova are the Lennon/McCartney of this generation. They are a force.

I agree. I love them both so much.

This needs to have way more 👍

Amuthafugginmen!!!

Amen. Perfectly said.

Naw, bold statement. I wouldn't really call this hip-hop. Both couples are good though.

Nova needs to pin this

skeem, I had to check for myself. you are the sole recipient of the ❤. that either means you're awesome or something much more sinister. 😬😂

I just watched your reaction video and could tell you were hooked on this one. I think a lot of people needed this song on a lot of levels. Her and Tom both seem to do that alot.

Checked again still only one. (Pause) I'm both excited for you and worried. (Pause) Also a little jealous. (Pause) And (Pause) This is fun. .... great reaction BTW

when they fight its a rap battle and tom sleeps on the couch

I agree the song that Nova did reminds me of my parents. They did do their best.

😭 I am so sorry

Aw, man, that is HARSH. Sorry to hear it!

May he RIP. Praying for strength and healing.

So sorry about your dad. I’m blessed to still have mine around. He’s my best friend. I don’t know what I would do without him. Parkinson’s is an absolutely horrible thing and I really hope you were able to cherish your last memories with him and I hope he remembered every second of it .

I'm sorry.

Sending a hug Slick, I can’t imagine how hard 2020 was for you. I have no doubt Granny is thankful for all you did, she’s proud of you and she will always be watching over you now. For what it’s worth I lost my mother to brain cancer in ‘04 and my kids were little. I’ve always told them she became a star so she could watch over them forever and that any time they want to talk to her just look to the night sky and find the brightest star cause that’s her. They’re grown now and still refer to my mom as a star. I shared this to give you the same advice, the brightest star is Granny too, always there for you. I hope 2021 is better and that the fond memories you have of Granny give you comfort. 💛

You done a good job been there for her.you have a good hart sending my love from the UK.i can't understand how you feel I ope my mam or dad don't get it my gran passed away at 92 with Long cancer she never smoked A-day in her life they tried telling her it was Passive smoking..sorry just fort I wood Share that information xx

I’m so sorry for your loss, my grandmother is on her last breath, she only has one lung and is barley hanging in I know how hard it is to see them week😔

@@thebenzbois3648 🙏 sending my love keep your chin up hope all gos well ❤

@@colt-sunny thank you bro ❤️

I lost my dad almost four years ago. It was two days before father's day. He could barely speak by that point so I asked my Mom if I wrote a letter to him if she would read it too him for Father's Day. (I couldn't be with him because of lack of finances and childcare) Sadly, he passed before I could pour my heart out to him. Like you, I did get to tell him that I loved him a few hours before he went unconscious. Miss him so much... 😔

I grew up with my mother, who had NPD, ( narcissists personality disorder), she abused me in every way . I didn't know why, but I knew she had an awful childhood too. We fought eachother constantly, and I skipped state at age 16, before she killed me. Now at age 44, and just out of an abusive 16 year relationship from hell, ( I was moved state and was locked on a house for 4 years by my ex.), I basically had to live thru what she did, to understand her, and how she got her personality disorder , ( from childhood ptsd too, I have BPD - borderline personality disorder). I haven't seen her or any of my family for nearly 5 years now. I've had 9 months to process the damage done to me, and am finally living life !!! I slipped thru the system here, got no psychological help as promised , but I have healed myself, basically!! My goal is to go home, and have a much needed heart to heart with my mother before she passes. I pray I'm not too late 😓😓😓💝💝💝

@@helenwoods1467 😥and🙂, hope you make it.❤

He is still watching...he is proud

same

Agreed same here. I'm so sorry much love

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I disagree, I believe she sacrificed a few years for Tom, Tom is the Phoenix, Nova is the spark that lit the flame, just enjoy them rising up together....

@@jarleron4788 Agreed. Strong team for sure.

@@jarleron4788 well yeah Tom is the GOAT no doubt. I think you misunderstood the statement. Nova is clearly a sidekick. I think she has been searching for that perfect sound and this was it. Up until now she hasn’t been recognized for her genius until now. Yeah of course she acquires likes and views. This song opened up doors and massive amounts of clout. She’s no longer just a sidekick that makes Tom look good. She’s an inspiration and star ⭐️ standing on her own 2 feet. Obviously she’s not going anywhere, yes Tom and Nova are unstoppable together. Batman & Robin don’t have shit on these 2️⃣

I don't lose, but I might not make it much longer. Get up, friend, I worked too fucking hard to leave a man behind.

Im ready to see. Faith and hope only work for so long before it feels like 2 more things I failed at

This line literally saved my life. My next tattoo will be these words.

Right? I'm 51 years old. Veteran. Have struggled with demons my entire adult life. Manged to be a faithful husband, and a roll model to my now 30yo son. However, I succumbed to the evil and drank myself to death in 2021. I was resuscitated, given new blood, and haven't drank since. This song hits home, and is very humbling. I had held animosity towards my parents spending their money on cigarettes rather than their home. Dad is dead now, and mom is on oxygen 24x7. I had a great childhood without abuse. WTF was wrong with me for being angry? They did their best, and don't have shit to prove to me. Miss ya Dad. I'm now trying to be a better man every day, and will follow the path of Christ until my last breath. I hope someday, my son will feel I have nothing left to prove, and that my beautiful wife will forgive me for drinking and nearly making her a young widow.

❤️❤️❤️

I can really relate to you. I was adopted as a toddler. The day my dad found out where I lived he had buried my mom the day before. I never got to say goodbye. But piece will come with time. Hurt will never go away. For me at least. It just moves behind other things

I'm adopted too ❤️ Keep strong

My dad had a son before he met my mom, he told us about our brother and we all tried finding him on social media for years. It wasn't until my dad's funeral that we met our distant brother. He was very upset with my dad as he assumed he never tried to find him. When my dad passed away, his ex was told and she finally told us where our brother was.

DAM IM SRRY

I had to reheat my breakfast and my nose is still snotty.😭

💜💜

same

Me too and I'm 49

50 here man...same

I think they are far beyond just being musicians, they are artists and they are very very very good/creative.

Yes!! Me too. Their talent is amazing!

Nova and Tom love them

They have saved my life then and NF

@@IC3N1N3 same here. Their music helps keep me out of my head.

😭😭😭😭 FOR REAL

It's a sobering thing what we miss when the noise of a person is no longer in our lives

This hots home for me too. My dad was a sawmiller his whole life, but after his stroke at age 68, no more sound of the buzz of the sawmill. He survived, but is paralysed all down his right side, a big piece of him was lost that awful day, he's just not the same dad I knew now. He's 75 now, so is my mother, she's dying of alzheimers. I've just escaped an abusive 16 year relationship, and can finally go back to my home state of Tasmania, Australia, so they can finally spend the last of their time with their daughter whom they haven't heard from, or seen for 5 years. Im crying , but its not tears of sadness, its tears of relief and love, im coming home 💖😭 💝

That line get's me every time.......

Usually it is the little things that people miss the most. Have a great day everyone and stay safe 🙏.

Thank you for sharing this with us. I think this song taps into many of our lives and experiences.

Sh me definitely did more than her best. You can be so so proud of her and she is proud of you for being so caring and loving. Be strong dear and DO YOUR BEST.💖🙏🏼

@@IrenaDeacon Beautiful words. Channeling love and light to you and all.