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[thatxbitch]

I remember the 2000 new year. we were at a bowling alley bringing in the new year and I was crying in a corner cause I thought as soon a midnight struck that we were all gonna start floating like the Jetsons. to me, 2000 just sounded so futuristic and I really thought we were gonna lose gravity lmao

[samiawilliams]

I can tell how young everybody is in the comments. Y2K is the year 2000. Everybody thought that all of our electronics would shut down.

[angeleyeszarai]

I was a kid but remember being low key scared on New Year's day on 2000. But I was with family too, I think most people were. It's like "hey, whatever happens happens at least we're together & chilling". It was a good day, I think lol

[Andrew-nwf]

JayZ looked and sounded like he wanted to cry

[discjockeynoclip]

Marilyn Manson and Jay Z were super calm and sensible about it. Interesting bit to see. I was 9 years old at the time.

[krystallovesclassics]

The Y2K scare was amazing for me, Watching peoples mass hysteria was quite the show for me.

[javianjohnson]

My goodness, this really was a real thing...

[itsjemmabond]

Christian Aguilera wasn't that bothered about Y2K, she performed at the New Year's Eve countdown later that year.

[brandonhouser]

Yall really cut to Marilyn Manson after T-Boz mentioned devil worshiper 😂😂😂😂

[bradleyhomere]

And now we're dealing with Rona in 2020 always something.. smh

[car.]

Wow! I am commenting again. But, Y2K was a two decades late! No flights, no large crowds. And food hoarding. Crazy!!

[emergematic]

Only thing I thought 20 years prior was cars would fly!

[serg]

That's why 1999 was the best last year of the decade, the century, and the millennium, Everything was on point around that time of year. After Y2K the views and events went totally FUCKED until today.I do almost anything to go to year 1999 and do things The Right Way . Will see if 'ApexTv(Youtube Channel) ' is telling the truth about a time machine that should be revealed to the public in the year 2028, and if so i am so definitely going back to a smoother time!

[Joesmithaxe]

Imagine being on a plane in December 31st 1999

[Kawsaki]

Busta Rhymes spent like 5 years fear-mongering his listeners including a teenage me, into thinking the world would end in the year 2000. He even had an album called “Extinction Level Event” that even featured a creepy doom and gloom interlude. Now he wants to pretend that he didn’t actually think anything would happen in the year 2000? Ok 🙄

[TheMelody]

In 2000 I was 7. I remember hearing about Y2K but never dwelled on it, HELL I was a kid!!! I didn't take that stuff seriously.

[Emprevr]

5:16; should've asked Q-Tip how many Q-Tips he had in stock.

[betterthanemril]

It’s weird seeing how young these people look

[LTilli]

I wish the vault would release old trl episodes!!!

[hlly]

And all this hysteria were caused by two digits on a calendar date. Damn.