i love how this guy uses great ideas from greats like snoop dogg and the red hot chilli peppers its good to see a hip hop artist with diverse sources of inspiration!1!!!!!
mos def has some serious talent, every single of his songs embodies hip hop....and yes, he is tooooooo good for the radio, those clowns who listen to the other clowns on the radio dont deserve to listen music this good
its one thing to love and respect old school but its another thing to not wanna change not to say whats gettin spit to day is good most of its crap but some still know the rules and how it goes down so ya old school respect new school need some change
Mos def, Nas, Black Thought, Joe Budden, 3000, and Lupe are the few dudes that rap that are true artist. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a love for music I would never listen to anyone else besides those dudes.
I just realized: The beat on part III is from Biggie's Who Shot Ya, which can only mean "Where the greatest MC was a local cat" was referring to Big himself. That's love, for real.
@AtomicBlizzard12 Other way away around. Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote Under The Bridge in 92, Mos Def used its first verse in this song in 99. Both different genres from different areas and upbringings, but great music is great music. Respect to Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, and Flea as well as Mos Def.
@BiggCaZ I simply think that when there is no autotune or lyrics about money people always think it's old school, that's the shame ! to think that nobody does good rap music anymore
@nopachucoel I love old school, i was raised on the sounds of mos def, a tribe called quest, talib kweli and all, but you can't say that kid cudi sucks, if you don't like him, he is just wayyyyy ahead of your time
@MCEYun That's interesting, I never really thought about it that way. I'm another one of those old heads who hates when people call relatively recent tracks old school. It makes me think they don't know their history, or that they're just really young and haven't been listening to rap for that long. While that's probably the case for some, I get what you're saying. For me, old school was always anything before the late 80's when production was different and rhyme schemes were basic.
@718Mixtapes s'all good. In my opinion you can make shit as new sounding as possible and still have it be old school. I always just thought of old school as being lyrical hip hop with a general message behind it. Not to say that newschool doesn't have message, but the old school was message was about trying to get to where the newschool cats are, not bragging about it, or something like that.
The other day I was in a record store and I bought two Mos albums and one from Pac I think. I was looking at a biggie coffee cup by the cash register. The lady runnin it is like "We had a lil Wayne one in here a couple days ago, I bought it for my boyfriend. it was so funny" I look up at this chick and she starts talking to me about lil wayne's latest shit or something. Some people cannot put 2 and 2 together
@JmJJmmmmm we know its the start of under the bridge. its not called stealing music. music is about sharing and experimenting. no artist would ever get mad for another artist using his lines. its all part of music. if anything they will be flattered that their line was used in another song.
The game? Real Hip Hop is NOT a game. The "game" that you refer to is separate from the league of MCs we know of as real hip hop! Just cuz you got record sales don't mean you're dope. Or, just because you're dope doesn't mean you'll sell records! It works both ways. Back in 2000, at a Mos Def concert, between songs, Mos was like check out Jay-Zs' new album Blueprint! The crowd looked at each other like" did he just say buy Jay-Z"?
Question? Do you hate lil Wayne b/c of the image he portrays on mainstream t.v? Or... Do you dislike lil Wayne b/c you think that his rhymes are garbage? I can understand why you would dislike his image, considering that he is really eccentric. But, I can also say that his lyrics will sometimes seem like he is trying to be tough and present himself as a "gangster." I do however feel that lil Wayne is very creative with his metaphors and parallels of media figures. It sounds like your hating.....
This song makes me wish I was from Brooklyn. Great album by one of the greatest to ever do it.
I'm not a big rap or hip-hop fan but this is one song I like. That's what music is about.
Mos Def = the purest hip hop. plain and simple...
im from queens but love this track!..this is definitly that true sound and feel of hip hop
chilli peppers man... mos def an them are like my favorite artists
This is the best Brooklyn tribute song. So realistic and true. Mad Brooklyn history and facts in this song.
Love this song!!! Coney Island Stand up!!!
i heard this like when i was young...
but...
i still listened this sht.
i love how this guy uses great ideas from greats like snoop dogg and the red hot chilli peppers
its good to see a hip hop artist with diverse sources of inspiration!1!!!!!
mos def has some serious talent, every single of his songs embodies hip hop....and yes, he is tooooooo good for the radio, those clowns who listen to the other clowns on the radio dont deserve to listen music this good
Mos Deffinately one of the best rappers I know.
It doesn't get any better than the mighty MOS DEF!!!!
beautiful brooklyn... oh, how i miss thee. one day, we shall unite in permanence when i take thee in holiest matrimony. I DO!!!!! :)
its one thing to love and respect old school but its another thing to not wanna change not to say whats gettin spit to day is good most of its crap but some still know the rules and how it goes down so ya old school respect new school need some change
i love the beginning of this song
dam man. only ppl keepin it real these days are MC's, some Dj's, Writers, and BBOYS! bboys throw it up!
Mos def, Nas, Black Thought, Joe Budden, 3000, and Lupe are the few dudes that rap that are true artist. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a love for music I would never listen to anyone else besides those dudes.
I like how it sounds like 3 songs in 1
@WUNLUVE Good music is timeless my friend, this shit on the radio, you hear it today and then forget about it tomorrow.
YESSS!! Mos Def representin the Red Hot Chili Peppers! One of the best rappers around!!
I just realized: The beat on part III is from Biggie's Who Shot Ya, which can only mean "Where the greatest MC was a local cat" was referring to Big himself.
That's love, for real.
2000 is old school for me
He knows what's up with that Milt Jackson sample in the beginning.
Sweet! I like that chili pepper intro.
awesome...didn't know mos def was a chili fan too
Brooklyn keep on takin it, WorldWide We Know for Dat!!!
love the song, love the picture
lolllllll u are right!! i was like "i heard that somewhere humm"!!
@AtomicBlizzard12
Other way away around. Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote Under The Bridge in 92, Mos Def used its first verse in this song in 99.
Both different genres from different areas and upbringings, but great music is great music. Respect to Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, and Flea as well as Mos Def.
Niiice mash up, man.
Lil Wayne/ft. Mos Def and Talib Kweli - Hello Brooklyn 1.0
I cant wit until tha carter 3
the chorus is from Roy Ayers Brooklyn. I've sampled it several times...
@UnknownYNo The second beat is a sample from Roy Ayers called "We live in brooklyn baby"
i aint from BK but this song FIRE!! MOS DEF is hot butter pound loaf.
Crown heights Brooklyn all dey alweyz i luv it >> to death
Nice "Soul To Squeeze" intro!
Shot out to Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the beginning, Mos Def a genius
@BiggCaZ I simply think that when there is no autotune or lyrics about money people always think it's old school, that's the shame ! to think that nobody does good rap music anymore
@nopachucoel
I love old school, i was raised on the sounds of mos def, a tribe called quest, talib kweli and all, but you can't say that kid cudi sucks, if you don't like him, he is just wayyyyy ahead of your time
Gotta have te Notorious T-shirt!!
@AdamskaAshamdov
The whole track is unstoppable.
Nitty gritty philosophy... MOS DEF...
@MCEYun That's interesting, I never really thought about it that way. I'm another one of those old heads who hates when people call relatively recent tracks old school. It makes me think they don't know their history, or that they're just really young and haven't been listening to rap for that long. While that's probably the case for some, I get what you're saying. For me, old school was always anything before the late 80's when production was different and rhyme schemes were basic.
i love mos def!!
@718Mixtapes
s'all good. In my opinion you can make shit as new sounding as possible and still have it be old school.
I always just thought of old school as being lyrical hip hop with a general message behind it. Not to say that newschool doesn't have message, but the old school was message was about trying to get to where the newschool cats are, not bragging about it, or something like that.
The second beat is fucking amazing
@BiggCaZ
Old school is just a term for the type of hip-hop id imagine, mos def could put a track out today and some would still consider it oldschool
The other day I was in a record store and I bought two Mos albums and one from Pac I think. I was looking at a biggie coffee cup by the cash register. The lady runnin it is like "We had a lil Wayne one in here a couple days ago, I bought it for my boyfriend. it was so funny" I look up at this chick and she starts talking to me about lil wayne's latest shit or something. Some people cannot put 2 and 2 together
@JmJJmmmmm we know its the start of under the bridge. its not called stealing music. music is about sharing and experimenting. no artist would ever get mad for another artist using his lines. its all part of music. if anything they will be flattered that their line was used in another song.
From The Tree - Lime Blocks To The TeneMents . .
u right he hasnt made that much overground music. but have u heard "True Magic" came out last yr. reall sleeper album but hot.
we live in Brooklyn baby.
True School
mos def listen's to red hot chili peppers? say word.
Thumb Up if you said ''Cat'' at the end
K'naan's some great new school
Yo, miss the old school " B R O O K L Y N " before Giuliani and the yuppies moved in.
@CarlosFromPhilly Also just realized that whoever uploaded this cut off the last word.
Awesome.
Mos def doing a brief cover of RCHP
I live in france ^^ and i like this fucking song ! Respect !
2:12 epic intro
@nopachucoel oh hell nah take tht back ma friend kid cudi is bringin back hiphop to some meaning again
illest intro ever!
He killed the who shot ya instrumental...like literally shit on Biggies grave...
@QuickdrawandKabong Listen to the beginning of "under the bridge" and listen to the beginning of this song.
Amen!
@jaminandjosh kinda is music changes every 7 years
from 2:31 to 4:10 someone needs to stand-up and strike a match for that motherfucking verse.
im a little like mos def a good rapper love bigge:
@TheAbdullah23 No, he got it from roy ayers we live in brooklyn
ya thats biggie. alright u cant tell buy the crown? HES THE KING
BROOKLYN EAST NY WUT UP!
Fuckin sick he has a biggie shirt on for "brooklyn". He is MosDefinitely dope as fuck!
R.I.P Biggie smalls my nigga
Its a shame that people consider a rap song a little over 10 years old to be old school.
@borisfritz
I know the last set is from
Who Shot Ya by Biggie Smalls.
this shit is hot, on lynwood pirus
Mos Def - Beauty in the Dark (Music video by SOSA REAL)
and even better in 16 blocks.
mos def got the second beat from smiff n wessun
The game? Real Hip Hop is NOT a game. The "game" that you refer to is separate from the league of MCs we know of as real hip hop! Just cuz you got record sales don't mean you're dope. Or, just because you're dope doesn't mean you'll sell records! It works both ways. Back in 2000, at a Mos Def concert, between songs, Mos was like check out Jay-Zs' new album Blueprint! The crowd looked at each other like" did he just say buy Jay-Z"?
Catch no shakes over jakes!!!!
no words
MOS DEFFO
4:20 beat is from?
rhcp - under the bridge
in brookly we all black
BROOKLYN!!
RA isn't from JMT though, he's solo. However he has worked with them.
But yes, he is too sick.
@BiggCaZ Dude when you listen to the rap that is being produced today, you have no choice but to label this as old school :/
haha the beginning is the same as under the bridge by rhcp.
this was uploaded 2007 not even 100,000 views!
shad some good new school
Good morning vietnam
I've never been there :(
WORD
I'm surprised that Mos Def smokes
Question?
Do you hate lil Wayne b/c of the image he portrays on mainstream t.v?
Or...
Do you dislike lil Wayne b/c you think that his rhymes are garbage?
I can understand why you would dislike his image, considering that he is really eccentric. But, I can also say that his lyrics will sometimes seem like he is trying to be tough and present himself as a "gangster." I do however feel that lil Wayne is very creative with his metaphors and parallels of media figures.
It sounds like your hating.....
i think i heard these instrumentals elsewhere.can anyone tell my who used them before?please?
black on both sides is a sick album but there hasn't been much output from mos def since...