Still a classic… it’s 2024 & I still love this song the exact same way I did in 2005. Kanye helped me thru a lot post Hurricane Katrina. I was just a kid. He’s the real 🐐 👑
I read somewhere else that Australian and Japanese CD's used to cost more than CD's in other countries, so artists would make songs exclusive to those releases to make the purchase seem more worth it
For those who were wondering why this was a bonus track, it's probably bc the sound was too similar to songs from The College Dropout and Kanye most likely wanted to set The Late Registration (which incorporates instruments frequently used in an orchestra) apart from that. He's gone back to that sound in a way in other albums ("Good Life" in Graduation, "Devil in a New Dress" in MBDTF, "Bound 2" in Yeezus) but with LR being released only a year and a half from The College Dropout, he most likely wanted some distance from the usual sped up soul sample sound that he was associated with.
Classic track by Kanye West ft Talib Kweli, Q-tip, Common & Rhymefest. Although Kanye's still experimenting with new sounds. But, I wouldn't mind hearing this classic, soulful sound from Kanye again! Kinda like what he did for "White Dress".
Talib not only had the best verse on the track, it's probably one of the best verses in the history of HipHop, IMHO. What it lacks in length it makes up for in substance; so thought provoking!
World needs more this type music on radios a shame the promotion of violence promotes ignorance instead of creativity with these riots happening we need this now more than ever peace
It's such a vibrant Thang! I said that in high school freshman not really.know the lyrics lil I got kicked out of Art class' penertration don't. Even matter lol
we can make it better (Make it up) we can make it better (Make it up) we can make it better (Make it up) we can make it Somebody told me that delta's brownskinned, akas' lightskinned And they supposed to be bougious, so they got white friends First day of school, I'mma take you sight seein' Show you what we do on weekends for a sight, man She said, "i know what you about to say, like your hypeman" She let a nigga hit it, and now she only date white men And if a nigga even wave at her, it's frightnin' but we can make it better (Better we can) (Make it up) we can make it better (Better we can make it on up, we can) (Make it up) we can make it better (Better we can) (Make it up) we can make it The night fallin' over brooklyn, where they murder for change The converter remains faithful to the drug dealer priestess He in search of the word of fame, you heard of the name Kweli the truth, like I'm comin' out the mouth of bass One for it, one for out the grave Niggas want they reparations, how you calculate the amount to be paid You try to imagine america without the slaves (the slaves) 'Cause you make me feel You make me feel You make me feel like a natural woman (woman) Her tenament yo, is rat infested Her heart is like a gold booya cause she wouldn't protest it 'Cause, her best friends man got popped He was sixteen years old, the cop thought his phone was a glock In the hood is a everyday happenin' A friend of the priest say she chose out the captain She yelled out "why you do this to black men? " 'Cause you make me feel You make me feel You make me feel like a natural woman (woman) I think of eighty seven ways, to make better days Whether climb or rhyme, I heard of rebel pays On the scene, tryin' to get green like everglades Music, rhymin' good like escalates In the ghetto infested by shade and drama And niggas wit' things ain't afraid of karma I'm thinking big like lil wayne in the problem set 'Cause you make me feel You make me feel You make me feel like a natural woman (woman) C'mon, tell people the truth, but never give 'em ya true thoughts Terrorism on blacks, they poison our newports Patriot act in effect, make it hard to breathe now Johnny cochran dead, who gonna get us free now? Clinton ain't in office, who gon' give us shit free now? Who gon' make it better for the thugs and p's now? Who gon' make it good for old folks that's senile? Oh, it's good music, yeah dog I see now 'Cause you make me feel You make me feel You make me feel like a natural woman (woman)
