Black Thought - Thought vs Everybody (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2020
- “Thought vs Everybody” - The Visual Reckoning
A Short Film directed by Rodney Passé
From Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane and Able from Black Thought and Sean C.
Special thanks to Kings Theater in Brooklyn New York.
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"Lady Liberty face full of concealer
I'm half Masta Killa and half Hugh Masekela
Latrophobia, that's a fear of the healer
Kaepernick is an activist, y'all in fear of the kneeler"
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Un fucking believable
Yeah man that part! 🤯
Ain't Nobody Phuqn with Riq!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I could have swore that “I’m half Masta Killa and Hugh Masakela” was a Phonte line 2 years ago tho.. I think it went “I am Hugh Masakela meets Masta Killa.” Idk if Thought bit that rhyme, but it’s speculative. Either way, it’s a dope line.
The title Thought vs Everybody sounds like the scariest disstrack of all time.
Agree. That’s why I clicked on this video
Shawti Don’t nobody want it!!!
Facts
I was kinda wishing for it...
Man for real. I just thought no pun intended he was bout to go in.
The greatest lyricist of all time. So slept on even though his band is literally on national TV every night
I'm glad that The Roots are house band of the Tonight Show. Without Fallon, I wouldn't have known who they are. And I began to listen to their music because Fallon managed to make them a lot more popular. I knew something was very special about them when Fallon chose The Roots as the band for his show
True that...
@@BryanCostner who is Fallon?
Kool mo dee
The greatest lyricist of all time is lupe fiasco, no room for argument. Black thought is for sure top 5
Black Thought has elevated himself beyond top 5s. He’s in a class of his own. Comparing him to Jay-Z is like comparing Jupiter to a Ferrari.
I really dunno how Jay Z has held sway for so long.
HE IS STILL IN MY TOP 5 THERES NO HOV IN MY TOP 5 CHUCK D KRS1 RAKIM BLACK T ANDRE3000 U WONT FIND A EMINEM OR HOV IN MY TOP 10
@@saringaclose eminem is good. Hes in my top 5. But black thought, Rakim, and krs one are kings of this shit....NAS too
Alright sleep on Jay if you want dude might come out of retirement for real.
Not knocking Jay. He’s incredible. Just praising Thought who’s an alien.
Man give BLACK thought his flowers now🔥🔥🔥🔥
I say the same thing.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
🐐..status..
Black thought is the G.O.A.T in my opinion. I’m a young Hip-Hop head that goes back and appreciates the classics of the culture and there’s plenty to consider, but he’s no doubt top 5 of all time. His legendary work with The Roots speaks for itself along with every aspect of a top mc he has it. Flow, Cadence, internal rhyme schemes, double entendres,etc. Respect from Texas✊🏿
Started the roots “do what they do” 1996. High school days and he still a beast
Check out Illadelph Halflife. One of the best albums ever. Every track is dope from start to finish
Black Thought isn't just a rapper He's a poet and a wordsmith.
Black Thought vs Everybody. Everybody doesn’t want that smoke.
True but i wanna see Krs 1 battle Black thought,that would be amazing.
Conor Nutt That would be dope I agree.
Eminem vs black thought is the only worthy battle
@@willbrown8310 @Will Brown no son, no...like the comment above Krs V Thought would be a dope battle...If Krs doesn't want it then Common or the Gza would be worthy opponents...
SilvaBack well lyrically Eminem is better than all of those guys (in comparison to black thought)and Royce 5’9, nas. Those are the only worthy opponents. Just because he’s white you don’t have to act like he’s a “guest” in hip hop. Man is worldwide KNOWN as the greatest rapper and only black people in America disagree with that(I’m mixed in case that matters). Eminem dominated sales, and if you break down his bars he dominated lyrically. Stop sleeping fool. The white boi has been running shit since the 90s.
My top 5 Emcees:
1. Black thought
2. Black thought distracted
3. Black thought on a bad day
4. Black thought at 5 years old
5. Black thought sleeping
Rakim
Black Thought
Royce
Kool Moe Dee
KRS-1
NaS
Talib K
MURS
Biggie
BigPun
Honorable mentioned
*Eminem*
*Andre 3000*
*Jay Electronica*
*Kendrick*
EXCELSIOR!!
Aesop Rock
VERB T
Ramson Badbonez
Coops
Ill Bill
Aesop rock, beast 1333, cambatta, krino, mac miller top 5 artists of all time
@@jesusgallardo7810 awe man Krino, always deserves the top 5
When your flow is rugged, content is heavy, and vocabulary, extensive.., all you need to do is sit in that seat and spit fire.
well stated
LOL FACTS!!!
Solid✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Facts💯✊🏽
This THAT lyrical Flow Official Dopeness
I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.
"I'm half master killer but I'm half Hugh Masekela"...
As a South African that bar hits different.🙌🏾💯
At least you took the time to proof read and make corrections
Copied
Mfethu!
Black Thought literally should be in everyone’s top 5 list.
Top 5 dead or alive?
Definitely top 20 but to say top 5 that’s blasphemy.
Top 10
Agreed
Depends on who's rating
Black Thought has NEVER dropped a wack bar in his life. He is the GOAT. Period.
Thought is to Hip Hop what Miles Davis is to Jazz. The embodiment of the Art Form in Action!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Right! Only without the drug fueled domestic abuse. 🥶
Agreed 👍🏿
This Brother is beyond rap
"I'm a walking institution, I'm a HBCU." That part.
That line was crazy!!
Agreed I had play that back!!
..Crypto currency, hypno therapy ...
Dope!💯
🤯🤯🤯🤯
I've written a rhyme, listened to Black Thought and tore the paper in half. That dude is a lyrical beast!
No not a lyrical beast....THE lyrical beast. Nobody fucking with Thought. He in a class of his own.
@Jonathan MOORice I luv 3 stacks but I got thought ahead of him...
@Jonathan MOORice You were right when you said no one is better.
Exactly bro...I'm a natural born writer but I refuse to touch a pin when B thought is in my ear!!
Sa-Roc is the Illest
Black thought is second to none but Sa.
PeaceNLove
Black Thought aka Black Moses. Leading us to the hip hop promised land.
Black thought vs everybody is a metaphor for the struggle black people have globally. Everybody vs us.
Been listening to this dude since the early 90's, and you know what? He's still getting better! Rap royalty
Caught them opening for Digable Planets in 94 ATL! He was rocking the crowd then!
@@williammoultrie9049 That sounds crazy, The Roots and Digable planets at the same show. I think it was 96 when I first saw them live at the Jazz Cafe London, only a small venue of about 300 people. My friend pounced on Black Thought after the show to give some love, he was extremely humble and happy to have a fan speak to him. He would be mobbed now though.
@@kevykev3200 Yeah the Roots opened. It was Spearhead and then DP!
@@kevykev3200 He's always remained the same level. I've seen the Roots 10 x!,Just consistency...
Black Thought is an official Rap God!!!
Easy 👌
HIP HOP IS NOT DEAD!!! this is real Hip Hop! pure and beautiful!!
Real rap.
It’ll take days and several listens to unpack everything in this joint.
Masterful.
Cerebral.
Very Necessary.
This is what it sounds like when you master hip hop.
Exactly
The song is powerful in itself, however, I absolutely love the snippets of our black leaders in between. Black Thought teachin’ and preachin’ at the same time!!!!!✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Word!✊🏽✊🏽💯
YES!
Same
Facts. Very necessary, but it did ruin the momentum of the already weak-ass beat. But lyrics and Black leader quotes was lit.
James Baldwin 🖤🤎✊🏿
Yo he said, "the permanent ink, paved the way through the turbulence". Straight FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥, REAL TALK👏👏✊✊✊✊
Greatest of all time,big respect from Serbia! 🐐
There is NO emcee out there who wants to go verse to verse with this guy and that’s saying something. Black Thought keeps premium emcees on their toes.😂😂😂😂😂
Fax
The OG Legends that these young bucks don't listen to, like Rakim and Kane would more than hold their own...but it's an EXTREMELY short list. RA the Rugged Man, Locksmith, Shady, Royce, Crook, and a very few others.
Roc Marciano & KA. That’s the list
@@CoolHandLukeDuke Shady doesnt say shit. Never has. Just rhymey garbage. The rest def top emcees
@@somedangoutlaw8088 true hip hop head. Roc and KA are elite underground emcees
Thought should be in everybodys top 5 (thought vs everybody)
He's in my top 3
@@80RM same
FA SHO!!
I know at least 2 or 3 that should come off that general top 5 list....RIP to those 2 but they're time is up.
@@solobeats1 yea R.I.P.
He is the only rapper to never have a beef or battle to prove his skills.... that tells you how sick he is
Say it again!! Those that know, know.
Do You Want More?!!!??!
HELL YEAH!!!!!
The goat in my humble opinion. Always ahead of the Curve. never watered down. Humble and dignified. Aerodynamic diamond cut gifted lyrics that split wind.
No doubt ✊
Agreed.
God speaking through Black Thought, I know. He is indeed one of the GOATs if not The Goat
I think he's the greatest rapper alive over Jay-Z but debatable with Nas & Eminem
I respect your opinion so much. I alternate between him and Rakim as my number 1 pick. They are well rounded in terms of everything you should expect from a skilled emcee.
“5’9”, 6’4” lyrically”... More like 9’11”. 🐐
🔥🔥🔥🔥✊💯
Could've mentioned Royce da 5'9
But his raps can melt steel beams jet fuel can’t lol
It's also a nod to J cole "Get exposed standin' next to 6'4" rappers"
Dudes forget he was with Pun on “Super lyrical” 🔥 black thought hard af, facts
Alexander Arcia......that track was bananas
Iceberg Slim damn right, you’ll lose track if not on point listening
Go through Pun’s shit once a week. No one knows those bangers haha. Boomerang, super lyrical, firewater
@@mr.burnsbeatbox8905 ......omg da whole album is nutts. One of the albums I can’t get enough of
hes def not hard man. why everybody say dudes are hard when they are the softest in the game. thats like saying AZ is hard.
“Home is where the hatred lies” - Gil Scott-Heron (RIP) 🔥
....is. but right on.
"I'm half Master Killer and half Hugh Masekela"
- Hugh Masekela is an international Jazz icon and human rights activist from South Africa (There's way more to him).
I'm Hugh Masekela meets Master Killa, ya O.G's O.G. just ask the nigga... Phonte.. Blackthought and Phonte be on the same wavelength.
Yesssir! Dope line that I’m sure went over some heads
also the main sample is from Hugh Masekela song Never
@@toddmaek5436 oh you caught that too???
Masta Killa
If everyone really cared about "real hip hop" black thought would be number one.
He already is #1. Fuck everything else ....
Ya but they care about drugs more
@@Mrdevotedhustla André 3000 will always be the number one but from the dude's who is still in the game, I think Black Tought is number one or atleast very close to that spot
Daylyt got him beat
@@skruffymagoo Daylyt cannot outrap Black Thought at all. Not even close. He pens more complex things, that's his only advantage. He doesn't sound as smooth on wax or have half the catalogue that Thought has.
Daylyt got body bagged by Mickey Facts and admitted it.
Thoughts never lost a damn thing.
Black thought raising the bar that bit higher!
Wicked videography, loved the references to the freedom love warrior intelligentsia - BPP, Medgar Evers, Rodney Walters, Angela Davis, James Baldwin far tooooo much talent to remember all!
Big ups Black thought!👊🏿
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 None Compare....no, not one! Black Thought is the TRUTH!!!!! Bars for eons! OMG!
This piece of art is a case of living up to one’s name ... this indeed provokes Black Thought✊🏽 🇿🇦 (Zulu Pride)
Well spoken troop! ✊🏾
Im from South Africa guys, he said "im half the master killer and half Hugh Masikela" thats a tough bar OMG !!
Yea man , "Masta Killa (Wu-Tang Clan) and Hugh Masekela (South African Jazz Musician)" what a combination
Lagos, Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago (where I'm from) were also shouted out. I love it!
That went over their heads!
Shout out to Phonte for that line.
for real bro‘! dude deserves his name to 100%
It’s pure melanin magic running through those veins. One luv..
This is what should be playing on the radio!
I wish!
Most Definitely
Too bad radio is ran by high elite White's with an agenda your never going hear this on mainstream media lol they fear this message and they will never push this.
@@silverbackzo92 facts 💯
"Turn off the radio. Turn off that bullsh**"
@@edub9930 this is not for the masses
This man will never get his credit, he is top 5 dead or alive I don't care what anyone says. He deserves waaaaaaaaaaaaay more respect and attention.
Yeah... i have 1) Pac
2) Biggie
3) Nas
4) Black Thought
5) Rakeem
PERIOD!
@@sibonisemadlingozi533 it goes Kendrick, Andre, Black Thought, Nas and the 5th is always the hardest idk
Meaningful, impactful, necessary, and unapologetic. Black Thought is... Glad they shot a video for this. Give thanks!
@@faithwind3376 : My pleasure, Fam. Respect.
I started out bottom, now im lonely at the top. Nečum
Its time to bring the message music back.He definitely inspires my music for sure!✊🏽
20+ years of Black Thought!... This brotha been keepin us woke since day one!... Legendary Emcee!...💯🔥💯🔥💯
Black Thought is not in his own class...he's "the school of thought that's teaching the class". Salute✊🏾
Black thought been spitting wisdom for decades don’t be sleepin on this man
Amen since '93...n still🔥..who else u can say that bout..from dat time period..still in 2020☝☝
Facts
His vocal just a knuckle that sucker punched the drum
Never sleep
I've been rocking with since illadelp my man's. Roots Crew
He's been saying that he's the best for quite a while. He's calling everybody on this track and no one has dared to respond. He is the GOAT. No one has spits dense bars every time they touch a mic like thought. His live performance is 2nd to none. The Roots have the have the best band around with the GOAT on the mic. Salute to what they have accomplished
They'd be some damn foos.
I love Thought, but Daylyt...
@@lyndxnjoel6917 Fellow battle rap fan just watched the return of Spawn. His pen is definitely up there but I still give it to Thought.
His stage stage game separates him from everyone else. He's been performing for live from the corners of philly to concerts for over 30 years. As per Rakim, Thought knows every lyric from all of everyone else's songs. G Rap says he's the only one that can perform Men At Work. He simply does things in rap with his breath control, variant delivery and memory that no one can do. Is anyone gonna respond to his funk flex freestyle, it's been a few years and no one can touch it.
You see most top 5 he doesnt even make cuz the prat cant keep up with content he drops or never heard of him. Good to hear khalid Muhammad from the grave
G - greatest
O - on
A- any
T - track
The best that ever did it. If you listen with real hip hop ears you goin know what I'm saying.
Wow I never saw apprevition before 👍🏾
I don't trust anyone's opinion who doesn't have Thought in their top 5!! Dude is from another dimension!! His wordplay, flow, delivery, cadence, punchlines & knowledge are Godly
Thought vs Pun though
@@relder3171 Would be interesting! Or Thought vs G Rap
@@docm4544 big pun - super lyrical feat. black thought
Massive Love from 🇳🇬
To all black
🇳🇬🇳🇬
They ain't ready for this, Tariq. Too much truth telling. Keep it up King, we with you .
✊🏽
I'm watching this before all my meetings!!!
Black thought is easily one of the top 10 lyricist of all time
in my top 10
If not the number one
He’s my #1
Absolutely
TOP 5
Growing up in Apartheid South Africa, I am imagining the power these lyrics would've carried in the 80's ✊
When you see Black Thought got a new joint, only thing left to do is press PLAY!
First you have to close your windows. Close the doors. Close the curtains. And turn off any electrical device.
Facts
BOTTOM LINE
AND REAPED
I'm with you my man!
This is how you contribute to a culture of resistance. We are truly a reflection of our ancestors. Thought vs Everybody, Black vs Everybody.
Black Thought is the most slept on God Goat legendary assassin with a mic ... delivery still on point
i'm a simple man, i see Black Thought i watch and listen! This man is beyond any list!
Hear what I'm saying, Black Thought is the most elite writer to hold a pen in his hands.
Nate, I feel that. Well spoken.
Now how about that!🤔
Rakim was FIRST.
@@i7vSa7vi7y calm down calm down
facts
Talib kweli, dead prez, mos def, Nas, lauryn hill, immortal technique, common etc.. y’all know the vibes ✊🏾
I don’t know bout talib common nor immortal but the rest with the best
Benny the Butch
@@chifhaaji4518 bruh go and listen to em
Man you have good taste, I’m a huge fan of all them. This is the hip hop I listen too
@@chifhaaji4518 then you need to get to know. If Talib was white he’d be bigged up like Eminem no doubt.
He is not the G.O.A.T. he is the G.O.A.L. =Greatest Of All Levels damn!!!
Black Thought Is An Axiom Living Now 0/0 Undefined. 🔥
I knew he was a problem when I saw the Roots opening for the Digable Planets in 94! 😲
Think about that though opening up you lucky bro you got to see him in his prime. People going to go back and listen to they old shit now bro the roots got heat man. Lookup the DJ scratch album one where he beatbox all the tracks probably sold 100 copies but straight fire and your welcome if you don't already know about this album him an Dice raw was flawless bruh 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
You are a truly fortunate person.
G.O.A.T 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽
To say he’s underrated is in understatement 🤦🏾♂️
Right on brother right on... the Most Powerful Emperor of Free Style. Nobel for Black Thought!!!
Know our HISTORY!! Pay attention!! Stay informed!!✊🏿👊🏿👍🏿
I'll say it again he is no longer on my top 10 list of MCs, he has transcended the list. He is where all MCs should aspire to become lyrically.
The goal post I’ll never reach but always reach for.
He’s the moon that all MCs should reach for, knowing that they’ll miss but might land amongst the stars.
He is absolutely unreal but I think Em and NAS elevated it first and are still on top
Andre 3000
@@sw6738 Em is not. For a long time since Slim Shady has been dead. Nas,Andre 3000,Beastie Boys,Aesop Rock,Tribes and MF Doom.
BTW Rakim and Public Enemy were first but ofc you forgot
Black Thought! The greatest! We salute you here in Alabama
This man is a genius.
After seeing this , BLack Thought is The Greatest Emcee EVER!!!! This song can’t be outdone!! Thought versus Every Got Damn Body I’m Taking Thought!!!!
Facts!!
I take expression back before poverty rap took over and caught ppl attention for almost 30 years. Public enemy legacy shall continue without the shook and jive... Equity and family war has been lit once again.. don't let the system take you off your square....
Nah B.O.B earthquake scared the world then u got jay electronica
Impeccable! Timing, content, vocabulary, errthang. Man! Legendary longevity!
This is not rap /trap/ drill music. this is hip hop
Subjective lists of who is best or top 5, 10, or whatever are sometimes interesting, but irrelevant past a certain point. The best admire each other's lyrical skills. This dude is definitely in the category of folks who don't need to compete; he is his competition.
True...
After years and years ,Still at the forefront of his craft, OUTSTANDING!
Word!💯💪🏽
👏👏💯
This is that Black Thought that's claiming his spot as one of the of the greatest ever, i like this talk. And the video quality is amazing.
Black Thought is the G.O.A.T.!!! Even though the G.O.A.T. is a myth since one person could never be the greatest, but no one else could hold that title but Black Thought!!! He can freestyle for 15 minutes straight with zero mistakes, no breaks & never checking notes, all memorized, he's the dopest, defest, illest, freshest Emcee, he's on a higher level!!! His style, his flow, his lyricism!!!
Black Thought, NAS, Guru, Krs One, Yassin Bey, Common and full stop. This is Real mind and spirit nourishing Hip Hop for us.
Ladies and gentlemen, that's about as Hip Hop as it gets. Will take weeks to dissect
I was just like yeah. I need a minute. Tomorrow I’ll come back and listen to the first half of this song lmao!
I'm surprised that UA-cam didn't age-restrict this like they did the new Kanye song...
I read The Illiad 5 times and this is way more complex with better iambic pentameter. I'm going to need a study guide.
When I listen to this man I hear Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane, evolved. Put his catalog up against anyone's from the late 90's on. You'll have difficulties finding a worthy appointment.
Notice even Hov hasn't jumped on a track with him. He knows the deal....🤫
B Foster he even did cool g lisp shit I crazy
@@Baman21 boom off tipping point cd from '04
Opponent *
B Foster which one
Salute Black Thought✊🏿💯💪🏿✔
Shout out from Trinidad & Tobago. Thanks for the mention Tariq. Respect the Roots.
Glad to hear James Baldwin on this... the most intellectual activist ever. Tariq doing it proud, as usual!
John Henrich Clarke, Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, Chancellor Williams....wtf
Forget top 5 Thought the best MC in hip hop history. Might not have the influence of some but his influence is more meaningful because he drops nothing but gems.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
He is Great!
Nasir
Standing strong with Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Malik B and the whole Roots Crew!! yesterday, today AND til the world blow!!! 🙏🔥🎶♥️ Respect from Chicago,USA
Peace Big Hub! Peace Malik! Black Thought is still that dude! Rap ROYALTY!
Man this dude word play ain't no joke he's a straight lyricist 🔥 giving you something to think about feeding your mind cause he is black thought
Faccccctzzz!!!
check Stogie T as well
Never hear a wack verse of this man real talk 💯 Black Thought and AZ are seriously in a league of their own 🔥🔥🔥
Az not on jadakiss level....so I don't compare him to no black thought..in lyricism..💯💯.
Black thought is the legend killah...No legend can beat him lyrically....
Hit rewind about 20 times straight..couldn't get enough. The lyricism..the beat...stirs your soul
"If you just stay woke, I was in the dark until the day broke." His third eye probably never blinks. This man's mind is a knowledge WMD in the rap game.
he's showed elijah muhammad as if he's something to be included in the struggle he's grifting off general ignorance, third eye my ass.
Zilla Moon dont be a haterrrrr mannnnn dammmmmnnnnnn
@@jsmooth3239 is he wrong though?? Elijah Muhammad was no man bro, just a false prophet pedophile
@@HonestStricklandFan that part
Black Thought: Carefully sculpted diamond tipped bars with a purpose‼️ And he NEVER misses his target, NEVER‼️ 🎯
I’m not scared. I’m happy. The more you glow the more we all glow. Thank you for the education and the artistry. ✌🏼✨
I shine you shine
Black thought is the solar system that real hip-hop and black power collides and abides within!
Dr. John Henrik Clarke said "An artist supposed to use his/her art to change the society". Thought is doing that with this track. More of our artists should follow.
True indeed 👍
Ase to the ancestors. This was greatness as usual. 🐐
ASE' abt
Blackthought Always killin it!
Black thought an sa-roc ova everything on the radio in the last decade 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥