The Four Owls - Life In The Balance Ft. Jam Baxter (VIDEO) 

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Who's still hitting this masterpiece in 2024?!?

"Sometimes I think do I know myself and if not is that why I can't control myself" Verb T is my man.

Yooooo I use to get my girl to play this over the phone for me when I was locked up. It reminds me of those times but I got thru it and now im out. Taking it day by day. Stay up and stay blessed. Respect from Northern. Ontario. Canada

12 years later and this video still works as therapy session

this was the first hiphop song I ever listened to from the UK, almost 8 years ago now and its just as perfect as the first time.

They are insanely good. Leaf dog is some super human with his beats, rhymes, etc. The whole group are just crazy. Literally one of the best I have ever heard. They up there with wu tang, rhyme asylum, mobb deep, etc and plenty others!

My mind still can't comprehend that this masterpiece was released 11 years ago.. Damn time flies...

"And that don't stop the pain, just concentrate on the memories they left." BVA owned the feeling of this tune.

"Without bad there's no good, without wood there's no fire, Without the hood the posh house price wouldn't be higher" will forever be one of my all time favourite lyrics

Deep message, soultouching instrumental and gorgeous video glued together with amazing flows. This could easily be the best hip-hop creation in Europe, even a top classic track in the US.

Such an inspirational beat. This is art. Wouldn't expect less from these masters.

instant classic in my books, still gives me chills..

These guys are true poets 🔥🔥🔥

I fucking love nature

Never gets old.....genius track.

"Never put your faith in a fake individual"

These lyrics are so wise and so true!

Baxters verse on this is so deep.

I remember when Hiphop died around '99. But no-one told me it had a secret British love-child!! Hear that 'merica??!! Real Hiphop is British now! And we ain't got time for your guns and hoes and fake bullshit!! This is easily up there with the best hiphop of the mid-nineties...

still puts me in tears every time, I haven't consumed another piece of art since listening to this in 2012 that has hit as close to this when it comes to explaining the world. the answers are all here, albeit paradoxical, but such is life, all in the balance churr

This is a good sign of the new hip hop. Tired of the simple beats and corny lyrics. These actually make about life as a whole rather than yourself all the time. Its just perfect for me. Gotta love it.

The lyrics are so poetic. It really makes me emotional everytime I hear them.

The most beautiful plant in the world

Love how the plants and piano work together in this video. Also how the plants rotate to the hi-hat. Nice. Good track.

Remember watchin this when i was 14 and it had like 2000 views. This song brings back so many memories. Big ups!

most beautiful video ive ever watched

This is absolutely beautiful. A master piece .

“The fractal patterns I saw spinning in the currents of my mind once, it all ties up, if I can see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut” .. wholeheartedly resonate with this ❤

Seen these guys every year from 2011-2016 at nozstock mainly. This was the song that i found high focus now every time igo back to this my hair stands up !

Probably one of my favourite tracks. Clever play on words and a good topic.

Goosebump material guaranted. :') I'm so glad I can live in the age with legends like that.

"Atoms, bound by compassion To fractal patterns I saw spinning in the caverns of my mind once It all ties up If I can see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut.."

This is amazing. So nostalgik.

I'm High

One of THE absolute bangers ever

if you cant enjoy this track, just listen to that piano sound in the background and you'll change your mind.

High focus is amazing!!!! Life in the balance!

Wow man, the best lyricism out there for sure!RESPECT

Hip hop like this has grown me up. That true hip hop. Gotta be inspired.

The first two 🎶 . Jazz as Fack . Perfection ..... And after ..... The perfect beat and lyrics

Favourite song of all times 😊❤️

2023 and still a banger 💪💯

lyrics are deep. Owls Killing it

I love this tune!!! Lyrics are everything i believe in. More and more people are starting to think alike. Peace and Love.

Come to Greece guys!

I will say always, this is hip hop .... classic and simple! this is the future

This is one of the most beautiful video iv'e ever seen, watching life grow and inhale it into your lungs - it makes me keep moving on in this destroyed world.

High focus is speaking the truth and it touches my soul everytime I listen to them bruh keep that fire brewing luv the shit yous keep it up

This is fucking righteous, I'm more stoked on the innovation going on within the UK rap game than anywhere else right now.

Respect from Czech Republic!

The cadence of the beat complements the lyrics and vice versa, perfect

'Some people fall in line & Some people dream' Simple but it's nice there putting that fact out there for people to see we all choose our own fate

9 years later, such nostalgia

The first time I smoked weed I was in the back of my brothers truck, we drove around for miles laughing at the dumbest things. It was a great time but I must have been really high because I don't have a brother.

This is amazing. Some true ways of describing life. We all want love/happiness. Most ppl trapped in this system that we live in believe money and materialistic objects will provide them with this. So we do things we don't truly love because we are tolled in this life if we do certain things we will get happiness. Happiness comes from a pure place, from connecting with yourself on spiritual level and finding in what way you can find happiness from that pure natural place. Nature is needed. We can't just read books and expect to learn all though we can learn form them. Anyways we can't succeed without failing. Life is a balance ;) These verses help me connect back to nature, back to myself and help me wake up and realise. Most people stay asleep all there lives remember that. Open your eyes and u will see what I mean. And if you feel this track your on the right path already.

This vidéo has shaped my adult life. The time lapse renounced my memory in ways unspeakable. I take a moment to say this. Well done

The track is real dope and reveiling too. Needed to be said. Its genuinely fly. Open up your mind and third eye. Boycot fluoride.

when jam started rapping at the end instant chills

Gonna hit the bong to this... Damn so dope! You never hear hip hop like this these days.

Can't get enough of this, so refreshing to hear hip-hop like this still exist......It's all underground here in the US.

man I've been missing out this 6+ years since the song was released

Its like I'm standing on the moon, staring at the world.

PERFECTION

Best song, best lyricks, best flow, best beat, .. The Four Owls take it to a level that I've never seen. Thousand respect! This song inspired me to rap and write. I loved it, and I still do!

Leaf Dog's verse tho💚🌱🙏🏽☯️🐺

Jam Baxter is a genius. His verse is too sick!

This song rings true right to the end I've experienced hip hop from both sides of the water and this is just class, one of the best songs out there keep it up lads

Respect from Canada not a lot of people around here would even give this a chance so good though!

The nostalgia I get when I listen to this is intense! It reminds me of the days back in 2011/12 when I was like 15 taking a variety of psychedelics on the daily with my pals and when the weed was A Grade. Those were the days yo

Diggin' ya Cats since a year. Big up to High Focus and all the lads, from sWEEDtzerland ! RESPECT !

This song made me feel something for a second. First play in 6 years. ❤️

This is heavenly.

Vida hermosa !

I dont know why, but filming a timelapse of an unknown plant growing to find out that that plant is cannabis is odly fitting and poetic.

This song Never gets old. Used to jam it early morning , blaze and water my plants . Memories*

Loving this sinoptic music style beat!

Can we please teach BVA’s verse in every school. That is insane, that is wisdom right there!

bva's part kills it instantly damn bro u way talented and i think ur my favorite highfocus member. i think ur outstanding! peace and respect from austria we always enjoy your presens in this game! btw i love every highfocus member too :)

Got to pop back every now and then to listen to this one 👌🏼

So beautiful wanna cry..damn

"The rich feed ther rich while the rest just apply for loans" A truer bar every year that passes

For all ya deeply touched parents of some of these ladies & fans ,the lyrics : [Intro] Like a leaf clings to a tree [Verse 1: Leaf Dog] The world is well balanced like karma is Do you fight freedom on the front line where the army is Or in your mind opening the left part of this I feel it in-between my bones just like the cartilage When I'm parting this world I won't be sad The true gift was the blessing of life that I've had You can think that I'm mad, Ol' Leaf's on some hippy shit It took a lot of changes in me to consider it Inspired by an old ancient manuscript The Mayans did predict But can you handle it It's a sign of the times that's hidden in the lines The description is what the indigenous define Assure as the sun won't shine, and the rain falling The balance is untold in this life we all in On this misty morning, I zone, at one With the things that molded how I've grown [Verse 2: BVA MC] Looking at the bigger picture There'll always be people like Hitler And balancing it out Mother Teresa tryna fix the world Then Ghandi making sure the scales don't tip turn That darker side but thats just the mix in life's elixir Without bad theres no good, without wood theres no fire Without the hood the posh house price wouldn't be higher No stronger no weaker, no stupid no deeper No dick dropping rubbish theres no work for street sweepers Without life there'd be no death And that I don't stop the pain Just concentrate on the memories they left When I'm looking at the stars I realise I'm just a speck on the Earth's surface I measure my worth by my intellect We've all got a purpose, some people got three Some people fall in line and others have got dreams We all do our best with the tools we were given Shit my hammer and chisel is this life that I'm living' [Hook x2: Verb T] Life in the balance, scales of justice Reach for answers, but failed to touch it My mind lost in this, defined by my opposite Life in the balance, rise to the challenge [Verse 3: Verb T] Eight steps away In fact flip that eight on its side Because now I infinitely chase For that intimate embrace with lady luck I mean fuck, how long can someone stay in a rut? I'm like 'no' You see thats all on me, to re-evaluate my goal And forget the greed, but sometimes I think Do I know myself? And if not Is that why I can't control myself? I got a family man I should be responsible Same time mind states held in that constant ball That's why my girls so stressed hey 'Cos I get under your skin like an X-Ray But lets pray that it change for the best Deep breath to the chest, now I'm ready for the next day Your in life with the next brain Tryna be the opposite like a sex change Focus head space [Hook x2] [Verse 4: Fliptrix] Its like I'm standin' on the moon staring at the world Tryna work out the balance of this life we hold Its all there is to be encrypted in the Mayan scrolls The cycle of the fifth sun is coming to a close 2012 will only truly show us what that holds The plot thickens as I stand here to break the mold Got my hands out, tryin' not to feel the cold But some people walkin' by are fueled with an icy soul Tools by the side, you take your life for your frigging phone Others feel helpless, the selfless give a child a home Rich feed the rich while the others just apply for loans Money buys everything, but love that's the finest gold I gotta live fast and won't be dying barely old Hedonistic lifestyles reflect how our lives unfold Life is one big cycle like the vinyl spinnin' round it goes And it goes [Verse 5: Jam Baxter] Equilibrium See a billion desperate parts conjoined and they deified brilliance Grand amphibians, submerged in slime Emerging like blood when blunt words collide The sun burnt his eyes, the ice sliced his feet to bits But you ain't gotta teach it shit 'Cos the change is instinctual, the pace is unthinkable But never put your faith in a fake individual Balance From the fangs and the mandibles and talons To mannicles and battons to cannons To mechanical contraptions, fashioned out of passion That could turn the Earth back to a burnt black chasm Shit happens Atoms, bound by compassion To fractal patterns I saw spinning In the caverns of my mind once, it all ties up If I could see a bright sky shine when my eyes shut..

never knew a song could make me cry

The memories!

Every verse is nice, Jam Baxters however is one of the best verses I've heard in all of hip hop and I'm a massive 80s/90s/00s fan

This video is awesome....I know a bit about video production and impressed with the spinning/zooming time-lapse effect. Great job guys, great track too!

Life in the Balance , Rise to the challenge

Love this song. It's making me restful. Love the clip 2!

Big up from The Netherlands

4 owls, nice . great, just 1 man 1 flow the best 1

Always puts me in a good mood, this legendary.

One of the most suitable videos for this song. Great vibe

respect from Portugal food job fellas real dela this shit is good

just hitted 3M wow

Greeeaaatttt!! cute cute cute

This is so fucking good.

Bought the album . Def happy with it guys are fuckin dope!

My alltime favourite tune by you guys, beautiful lyrics

You do know what you created here right!! A song to live your life by!