Kanye West – Power x Runaway Live On SNL (Video)

Just came on for the East Coasters, but the West Siders can catch it a few hours early. “Power” (w/ a new verse) up top, “Runaway” (w/ Pusha T) down bottom.

DOWNLOAD: Kanye West – Power (Live On SNL) [via KiddFuture]

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111 Responses to “Kanye West – Power x Runaway Live On SNL (Video)”

  1. Both were amazing!!

    RICKY RANK said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:01 am

  2. cool set design, but dead @ kanye & the ballerinas vogue-ing (in a woman’s blouse no less)

    spaceman said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 am

  3. dope second versse for power

    peezy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 am

  4. hahahahahahahah fucking ballerinas im dieng ahahahahahahahahahah omg im fucking rolling on the fuckin flooor literally dieng of laughedter ballerinas ahahahahahahahhahahaahha

    xb said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:08 am

  5. ^
    ???

    RICKY RANK said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:09 am

  6. Amazing.

    We all know he couldn’t do the second verse, haha. The replacement was dope.

    &I hope that’s the only way he performs Runaway. With the MPC. Because those samples basically complete the song for me.

    RIOTlife. said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:10 am

  7. @xb

    Ballet is a serious art, motherfucker.

    RIOTlife. said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:11 am

  8. LMAO @ Kanye’s ballerina fetish!

    Tiiz said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:11 am

  9. @RIOTlife ballet is a serous art , but in no way does a rapper need to be rolling on the floor (a la Madonna) around an army of pop-locking balerinas

    spaceman said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:13 am

  10. Awesome. Same Red everything I see.

    Uch said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:14 am

  11. hahahahahahahhaah pusha T cant even rap over those keys hahahahahah fuck why is this so funny to me

    xb said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:15 am

  12. While I respect his ambition, it feels like a college art project gone wrong.

    james said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 am

  13. @spaceman
    Wtf? rolling on the floor? The guy was just having fun with his performance you idiot

    RICKY RANK said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:20 am

  14. Pusha’s verse was nuts. He looked like a floating head and hands but still killed it. Those MPC samples make the song so much better.

    In12'sWeTrust said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:21 am

  15. LOL this nigga almost fell during the power performance at 3:04
    He did the same thing at the VMAs too

    93 said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:23 am

  16. Very well executed.

    Carlito said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:26 am

  17. At this point its not fair to Kanye, to refer to him as a rapper/hip-hop producer.

    poo said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:31 am

  18. Whose gonna be the first DJ to remix Kanye’s new autotune part into a club hit?

    red said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:32 am

  19. need that new vrese from kanye like yesterday

    gomez said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:34 am

  20. I love Kanye…. but is anyone else tired of the same ass Red outfit??? every new video i see of him he is in the same ass red outfit… aside from that Super dope performances , I loved the 2nd verse for Power & Runaway is my favorite song of the two… i really hope the samples end up in the mastered version of the song.!!

    Ash Ketchum said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:35 am

  21. I like how he used a different verse instead of “Fuck SNL and the whole cast”. That would have been a little awkward..

    xDesmond said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:36 am

  22. Oh and Kanye almost falls at 2:55 lmao

    xDesmond said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:37 am

  23. Wow, great set up. Oh, also for Runaway i like how they changed the autotune thingy at the and to make it more understandable. The one at the VMA’s sounded really muffled.

    kj said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:38 am

  24. man fuck,i was looking forward to see kanye do some stupid shit againlike performing that second verse. shit would had been hilarious.

    lol said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:41 am

  25. lmao only kanye..

    mmkayy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:44 am

  26. Men this brother goes hard. Doesnt spare anything in his performances. That’s why he’s a better entertainer/rapper than your favourite underground gangster mafioso artists

    Brother man said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:55 am

  27. “Fuck SNL and the whole cast. Tell ‘em Yeezy said, they can kiss my whole ass”

    Yeezy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:58 am

  28. what i like about kanye is that he one of the dopest performers when it comes to energy and art. my personal favorite would be tech n9ne, but kanye is up there in my top 5.

    Detroit89 said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:05 am

  29. i fucked with the new verse glad he didn’t said the SNL line tho..

    Yeezy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:06 am

  30. Runaway 2:56 HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAA

    ChileOld said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:09 am

  31. 2nd verse of power was good

    STINKMEANER said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:16 am

  32. I feel bad for Pusha…every time they perform this song on TV and he’s about to introduce himself to mainstream America Kanye drowns him out with the sampling. hahaha.

    ear2ear said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:18 am

  33. after watching kanye put that crown on, he reminded me of prince. i hope he doesn’t get any more weirdly feminine.

    STINKMEANER said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:19 am

  34. I think Kanye’s the best performer in Hip-Hop.
    This proves my point.

    Dino said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:22 am

  35. i hope he doesn’t get any more weirdly feminine.
    STINKMEANER said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:19 am
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    you can say that again.

    Dre- needs a new name!! said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:37 am

  36. i hope he doesn’t get any more weirdly feminine.
    STINKMEANER said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:19 am
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    hahaha the red leather, the crown, the ballerinas, haha dats exactly what i was thinking-prince.

    Don’t really matter tho, kanye can do/wear anything he want now. who else can get away wit tha shit this niga does? jus gets em talking more and he wins, fuk tha haters.

    dopeSir said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:04 am

  37. he really is an amazing performer, really well done

    dara said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:13 am

  38. UMMM WHERE CAN I GET THT SECOND VERSE!!! “COT DAM! YEEZY ALWAYS HIT EM WITH A NEW STYLE”

    sik said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:14 am

  39. 1. 2nd verse on Power, so amazing
    2. After hearing him autotune “Runaway” after Pusha-a-Ton’s verse, the song will never be the same again

    TGOD Boooooy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:33 am

  40. Busta Rhymes performing > Any other rapper alive.

    1dopepuertoricanfromjersey said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:43 am

  41. pusha t is a menace, dudes crazzy

    KwoodanG said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:06 am

  42. Dopness itself has arrived @ SNL.

    Pusha T & Kanye should make way more Songs together…

    Mes_Cudi said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 am

  43. hahahah kanye almost sliped

    ninja4life said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:32 am

  44. Nice Kanye Never Disappoints

    IHateGuCCi said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 6:28 am

  45. Pause the Runaway video @ 2:51

    THERE’S THE KANYE WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE!!!! lol

    Google said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:08 am

  46. One of a kind.

    O said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:16 am

  47. Kanye is the greatest alive

    gdfgdf said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:25 am

  48. Kanye’s trying to win… Hes way over his budget.. and he just might. Good set.

    Nickolas Reid said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:05 am

  49. Well done Mister West… Could barely hear pushas verse though…

    lol @ xbs first comment WTF lol

    HermesThiefGod said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:09 am

  50. @ ash ketchum, that comment had me rollin, I am tired of that horribly red outfit. Anyway diggin the performances. Ye is on another level as far as performing goes.

    His Airness said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:17 am

  51. Wow.
    That was pretty epic I’d say. And I’m hoping we get a CDQ from Ye of the alternate Power verse, I mean it’s got to be out there somewhere.

    Geez said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:23 am

  52. FUCK THE CENSURE

    MusicUS said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 9:20 am

  53. Epic. “Epically” Gay.

    What has happened to hip hop.

    sensistar said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 9:49 am

  54. WHAT THE FUCK is this machine shout out bullshit this is more annoying than DJ Khaled!!!!

    Coroner said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am

  55. you know what..this is not all that
    the lyrics are lack luster, the beat is a pete rock intro knock off and ive heard pusha go waaay harder than this, maby ye has just finally run out of ammo.

    BillClinton said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 10:22 am

  56. Nakye lookin loke Mr. T

    Braniak said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 am

  57. fail

    Braniak said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 am

  58. Runaway>Power. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve been this much into Kanye since College Dropout/Late Registration era. This G.O.O.D. Friday business is seriously good, considering they are all made in a week/quickly made up and not mastered is incredible, the man is a genius xxxxxxxxxx

    tatties said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am

  59. kanye is dope. ballet is cool…. i know one of the dancers… so it makes it even more dope…..

    the performance was dope, as most kanye performances are… and that set design kills…

    Truth said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 am

  60. I’ve never seen Busta or the Roots live but from everything I’ve heard those are the only two acts that could touch Kanye live. I saw him on his first tour, it was the first concert I’ve been to, and since then I’ve been to tons from underground to mainstream and no one has topped him.

    rAtio said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 am

  61. This is really remarkable. What other rapper has the vision of Kanye. Regardless of whether it’s a little over the top and pompous, it’s very cool to watch, even it’s too much. He constantly makes it incredibly interesting for his audience, which you can’t say about everybody.

    Turtle said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 am

  62. i aint gonna lie im 50 tyson

    50 said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 am

  63. This is really remarkable. What other rapper has the vision of Kanye. Regardless of whether it’s a little over the top and pompous, it’s very cool to watch, even it’s too much. He constantly makes it incredibly interesting for his audience, which you can’t say about everybody.

    ^^^^^ this

    luke skywaka said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:38 am

  64. anyone notice he dropped the f word during power?

    somethingcrazy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:51 am

  65. Kanye isn’t just a rapper/producer, this nigga is an artist. Point. Blank. Period. This is the most epic performance I’ve seen on an SNL stage EVER! It may be a little over-the-top, but who cares? Also, the new Power verse is dope, I need a studio quality version of that ish, and Runaway sounded way better this time around, glad they took it easy on the autotune/distortion, wonder what the final studio version will sound like?

    J-hunt da Prodigy said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm

  66. Shake will you be attending the lupe’fiasco friday’ and support our brave men and women who are fighting for our rights to be free and buy lasers? Shake will you fight for this good the cause right?

    team lupe said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 pm

  67. Kanye Fuckin West. I could watch him perform runaway all day..He has so much fun doing it and workin the hell outta that MPC lol…I couldn’t even watch push I was just lookin at Ye havin a blast in the BG…lol I hope he goes on tour soon I need to see this song live!!!! Keep up the steady solid work Kanye You are on a whole other level right now…best in the game hands down

    Drew said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm

  68. I think I saw Justin Bieber @3:35 in the Power performance

    RICKY RANK said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm

  69. Yall fools going on the ballerina saying rappers shouldn’t do that need to learn that conventions and standards are for losers, mind sheep. People calling Ye a pussy for being with a ballerina, when most of them are pussies for mindlessly following what other people defined for them is rappers etiquette. Fuck standards.

    Abel Battery said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm

  70. i find it funny how he took out the verse that said fuck snl and the whole cast but that second verse was dope

    CLsmooth said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:28 pm

  71. He’s trying to go Thriller mike jackson on these niggas….

    triplea20x said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 1:52 pm

  72. ^ ^ ^

    I’m sure that comment was funny in your head but that shit doesn’t slide over here in the internet world, try again.

    Y3K said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:22 pm

  73. And all the other artists begin to tremble when they realize their live set is them yelling into a microphone, running out of breathe, and having their boy scream the last lyric twice as loud.

    red said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 2:29 pm

  74. hahahaha stop it…. this guy ….. thats right artist step your live show up_ cause this dude is fuckin killin it!! how they even let him on after “fuck snl n the whole cast……”

    #hitthelink

    intelligentRebelLion said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:32 pm

  75. In due time Pusha T will be considered in the elite with Jay, Kanye, Em, Drake, Wayne and others……. Trust me on this!!!

    DoubleClutch95 said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm

  76. ^^ No he won’t because he’s already 33 years old. good try tho.

    Skip Bayless (Diabolical Hater) said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 pm

  77. that was awesome

    zulu said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:51 pm

  78. yeahh. im diggin that second verse! his flow was on point in it

    DAME said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 pm

  79. Ye showing Niggas how live performance supposed 2 be. Niggas need to step their game up. 2 of ye’s best performances ever.

    neville said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:03 pm

  80. I didn’t bother to read all these comments but Kanye is garbage. Who does he think he is Mr. Gaga? Wtf. This performance was terrible. Trying waaaay to hard to change the game. I’m all for evolving as an artist but seriously….this shit is gay.

    Ty said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 4:57 pm

  81. dope

    Jon Garcia said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:08 pm

  82. Nah Ty, you’re trying way to hard to sound like a fucking idiot.

    Wigginton said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm

  83. @ Ty

    Your just a dumb bitch. Just shut the fuck up. He’s not “trying to change the game” or whatever. He’s Kanye West. I’m not dickriding but this guy released College Dropout and Late Registration, two hiphop classics of all time. He hasn’t to prove anything to anybody.

    As many said, he’s an artist. He just does his thing. His performances are great to watch. You never know what’s coming. When I see a T.I or eminem perform I know nothing’s gonna happen. Kanye does something new. Like I said, a real artist.

    BTW: LMAO about the ballet hating. Big Boi did a whole show about ballet and performing his songs. Nobody was hating there…

    kalabash said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:14 pm

  84. lmao pause the runaway performance at 2:51
    kanye a lil perv

    InsertNameHere said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:26 pm

  85. Wigg/Kala….get off his knob. He could come out in a thong and a cape and you guys would think it’s so artistic and outside the box. Get the eff outta here. I agree Late Registration and College Dropout were great albums, still play them till this day, but that doesn’t mean he can put out horse shit and we are forced to like it. I call a spade a spade and this is horse shit and not hip-hop. Fuck GaGa West.

    Ty said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 5:57 pm

  86. @1dopepuertoricanfromjersey x999999999999999999 Hell Yeah!

    ChileOld said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 6:12 pm

  87. A REAL PERFORMANCE.. anybody else see the ballerinas doin that crazy split in the background

    Brainwashr said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 6:40 pm

  88. did anyone catch kanye at 2:51? lol turning from the mpc to look dead center between the girls legs spead wide? (I died with laughter)

    kal.el said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:49 pm

  89. No if Kanye did that, shit would be gay. This however, was not. Also, if this isn’t hip hop then fuck it because it’s still good.

    Wigginton said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 7:58 pm

  90. Sick, sick, sick NASTY… Kanye’s going for the top. Can’t wait for this new album; more autotune, & more lyrics injected with a conceited twist that you can’t help but like. I approve.

    Drino said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:16 pm

  91. ANYBODY GOT A RIP TO THE RUNAWAY TRACK?

    PLANE$ said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 8:20 pm

  92. that black girl on the left during the power performance had a nice ass

    smh said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 pm

  93. and ty is a close minded idiot

    smh said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 11:38 pm

  94. kanye for the win. toast for the jerk offs!

    lola_mcfly said this on October 4th, 2010 at 1:58 am

  95. LOOK AT CHA LOOK AT CHA LOOK AT CHA!

    aNON said this on October 4th, 2010 at 2:49 am

  96. All I saw was kanye playing the devil in heaven lovely subliminal message & I’m shur he met up with his homo ass rockefeller bfs and got his ass fucked in new york b4 the show and this were he got this idea lmao hahah

    timothy said this on October 4th, 2010 at 3:18 am

  97. ^^ No he won’t because he’s already 33 years old. good try tho.

    Skip Bayless (Diabolical Hater) said this on October 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    ^^^

    hmmm wherent Jay & Em in they 30′s when they came into that elite mc’s class?… Logic FAIL.

    Mark Twain Fame said this on October 4th, 2010 at 10:22 am

  98. Amazing performances! No other rapper could create such a serious performance on an artistic level. The ballerinas were an exquisite touch. The new verse is dope!

    FredRico said this on October 4th, 2010 at 11:29 am

  99. This was simply amazing, the performance was great new verse was dope this was perfect.

    Atlis said this on October 4th, 2010 at 3:32 pm

  100. KANYE IS THE BEST ARTIST ALIVE

    gdfgdf said this on October 4th, 2010 at 3:39 pm

  101. He freestyled the 2nd verse…

    Justin said this on October 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm

  102. New verse** to be specific

    Justin said this on October 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm

  103. YOU DON’T SEE THIS KINDA SHIT AT A (INSERT ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM RAPPER’S NAME HERE) CONCERT!!!

    shady said this on October 4th, 2010 at 4:44 pm

  104. all i got to say is VA…Pusha killed that shit but haha my dude that said he looked like a floating head and legs is wrong for that but right

    Dell said this on October 4th, 2010 at 6:17 pm

  105. The Live version is way funcking better with the MPC..the shit i brought on iTunes for 1.29 is weak.

    Martin said this on October 4th, 2010 at 10:25 pm

  106. Am i high as hell…WTF?!!!….Why dis Nigga dressed like Eddie Murphy in Raw with Mr.T’s gold chains on?!!!LOL…Track was dope

    Yoooo said this on October 4th, 2010 at 11:48 pm

  107. LMAO

    DJ Drama said this on October 4th, 2010 at 11:56 pm

  108. LOL @ Martin: “buying music”

    sneakaholic011 said this on October 5th, 2010 at 2:02 am

  109. Pusha T kills this. If I like his verse and this type deep beat, what Clipse songs should I listen to?

    Remedy said this on October 6th, 2010 at 11:26 am

  110. i bet bryan casron would never have thought he’d say Pusha T in his life time

    kay said this on October 10th, 2010 at 11:15 am

  111. Re-up on that Power link?

    RBTradition said this on November 13th, 2010 at 5:51 pm

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