Here is the Keri Hilson Knock You Down video featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. Watch the video and see photos and lyrics here. It’s the fourth single from the R&B singer-songwriter’s debut album, In a Different World…. which was released March 24, 2009.

The sing was written by Nathaniel Hills, Marcella Araica, Kevin “KC” Cossom, Shaffer Smith and Kanye West with Danja serving as executive producer of the track.

Veteran director Chris Robinson directed the music video which was shot in Los Angeles. The captivating video features appearances from Kanye West and Ne-Yo, both starring as Keri Hilson’s love interests. It was premiered on Access Granted on March 23, 2009.

Her highly anticipated album had been delayed several times, and was originally scheduled for release last year. Although it is a debut album, Keri Hilson is an industry veteran, as she has been a songwriter, arranger, and background vocalist for many top artists artists, including Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls, Ludacris, Usher, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, and Jennifer Lopez among others.

EW.com poses the question, what will it take to make Keri Hilson’s debut album a hit, and generally the singer a music superstar? Clearly she has all the elements in place, both talent and looks in abundance and a long track record of collaborative success.

It’s hard to say. Her first single, last year’s “Energy,” peaked at a disappointing No. 78 on the all-important Billboard Hot 100 chart, but a guest appearance by Lil Wayne pushed “Turnin Me On” to No. 15. Still, none of her singles–including “Return the Favor”–have matched the success of her breakout cameo on Timbaland’s 2008 hit “The Way I Are,” which soared to No. 3. What gives? Hilson’s got the beauty, the body, the voice, and the slick radio-friendly cuts that it takes to compete with today’s top R&B divas. She even has a sultry song her CD called “Slow Dance” that was co-written by Timberlake. So what’s it going to take to make her CD a hit? If the answer is as simple as a sexy video with J.T., would they please hurry up and make that happen ASAP?

Source: Keri Hilson’s ‘Knock You Down’ video: Will it make her a star?

See also: Rap-Up.com: Review Roundup: Keri Hilson – ‘In a Perfect World…’

Watch the Keri Hilson Knock You Down music video below.

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Keri Hilson – Knock You Down lyrics Ft. Kanye West & NeYo

Heh not again
Oh this ain’t supposed to happen to me

Kanye West

Keep rockin’, and keep knockin’
Whether you Louis Vouiton-ed up or Reebok-in’

You see the hate, that they’re servin’ on a platter
So what we gon’ have – desert or disaster?

Keri Hilson

I never thought I’d be in love like this
When I look at you my mind goes on a trip
And you came in and knocked me on my face

Feels like in I’m a race
But I already won first place

I never thought I’d fall for you as hard as I did
(as hard as I did, yeah)
You got me thinkin’ about our life, our house and kids (yeah)
Every moment I look at you and smile
Cause boy you came around and you knocked me down

(knocked me down)

Sometimes love comes around
(love comes around)
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
(knocks you down)
Sometimes love comes around
And it knocks you down

Just get back up
When it knocks you down
(knocks you down)

Ne-Yo

I never thought I’d hear myself say
Ya’ll gon hate
I think I’m gonna kick it with my girl today (it with my girl today)

I used to be commander and chief
Of my pimp ship flyin’ high (flyin’ high)
Til I met this pretty little missle, that shot me out the sky (oh shot me out the sky)

(hey) Until I crash it, I don’t know how it happened
But I know it feels so damn good
Said if I could go back, and make it happen faster

Don’t you know I would baby if I could
Miss independent (oh, to the fullest), no never too much
She shot the bullet that ended that life
Steady pimpin’ me after tonight

Keri Hilson

Sometimes love comes around
(love comes around)

And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
(knocks you down)
Sometimes love comes around

(love comes around)
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down

(knocks you down)

Kanye West

Tell me now can you make it past you caspers
So we can finally fly off into NASA
You was always the cheerleader of my dreams to
Seem to only date the head of football teams
And I was the class clown that, always kept you laughin’
We, were never meant to be baby we just happen
So please, don’t mess up the trick hey young world I’m the new slick rick

They say I move too quick, but we cannot let the moment pass us
Let the hourglass pass right into ashes
Let the wind blow the ash right before my glasses
So I wrote this love letter right before my classes
I could of got his ass, someone that’s only average
For advice
O.M.G, you listen to that, bitch?
Whoa it’s me

Baby this is tragic
Cause we had it, we was magic

I was flyin’, now I’m crashin’
This is bad, real bad, Michael Jackson
Now I’m mad, real mad, joe jackson
You should leave your boyfriend now, Ima ask him

So I gotta put the good with the bad, happy and the sad
So I’ll bring a better future than I had in the past
Oh cause, I don’t wanna make the same mistakes I did
I don’t wanna fall back on my face again
Whoa, whoa
I’ll admit it, I was scared to act to loves call

Whoa, whoa
And if it hits better make it worth the full

Sometimes love comes around
(love comes around)
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
(knocks you down)
Sometimes love comes around

(love comes around)
And it knocks you down
Just get back up
When it knocks you down
(knocks you down)

Won’t see it coming when it happens
But when it happens you’re gonna feel it, let me tell you now
You see when love comes and knocks you down

Won’t see it coming when it happens
But when it happens you’re gonna feel it, let me tell you now
You see when love comes and knocks you down
Yeah

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Keri Hilson Knock You Down Video, Photos, Lyrics