Black Thought Freestyle

[thefatalveli1]

str8 beast on the mic.... tru definition of MC!!!

[SLEETONCAMBRIAST]

Oi he can sing too. He ain't no ponk neva cuz I bounced at philly shit an disss nigga was just not havin it.gillie. Ar- ab. peedi.oschino .vodka tm .joeyjihad. meek.oooooooh we boilin up dis melting pot. Nph p.s.p. all day.

Pretty soon it gone look like a reign commin. Even ny. is trumped under our hunger. We Tecmo! that's wat we call ballin. never tha less tho. Meeks puttin pressure on all dem mayfaggs. Where u tink 'boss got all dem hits from 4 that colab album. There's a thought.

[badassdahn]

He was on other level in that booth

Damn my thoughts are black now woow..

[MrJazzHOP]

Really, how can anybody hate on this? This brother's got skillz, always has. Cats hating on The Roots, are they for real?

[dnbseg]

BLACK THOUGHT IS #2 ON MY TOP 5 G.O.AT..HE IS BEHIND #1 RAKIM...

[mackz1017]

Rakim beat

[soulglazed]

@mackz1017 no, Big Daddy Kane

[mandeep95]

what's the beat called?

[soulglazed]

@mandeep95 Warm It Up, Kane

[madrecka]

@mandeep95 What up Kane? From 1989.

[phillmatickicks]

CLassic

[festeelerfan]

thats nice. warm it up black lol

[YouDntScarEmeUcrow]

Beast freestyle, blackthought crushed that shit

[reedyfa]

Philly stand up

[IslamIstheWayforMe]

THUMBS UP IF THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD DISLIKE THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE A WHITE SUPREMACIST

[Garrettguy5]

He's one of the best

So much better than eminem

[Richie2k6]

black thought on a big daddy kane beat? that's like a sexy naked woman on a king sized bed. instant turn on. haha!

[IslamIstheWayforMe]

@Richie2k6

richie rich word.

[jayd4ever]

black thought is underated like big l but the some of best rappers of all time are tupac,biggie,nas,big l,rakim,big pun,krs one and so on

[RezAIIDay]

Im an artist tryna get my sound heard, id appreciate if u stopped on my channel, my music's gettin a name 4 itself n will not dissapoint . Hope u enjoy "its the kingpin"

[CLOVERCITYY15]

@RezAIIDay all NewYork betta den u son don't front take off u mask u frontin on all these ppl, you are a non-basement "art-eest" want to be, clearly living at home, possibly on welfare, food stamps, keep ya head high dawg reach for the clouds member NY will walk on you if u dont keep walkin ~1~

[CLOVERCITYY15]

its black thought on tha mic we ride fresh bikes smoke reefer tip top money 1 shot get u got then ur lady bought cuz its money i sought reason we fought only fuckin reason left ya body to rott burried on spot...........~1 ^ ~

[sps2310]

godd damnnnn

[PurpleHaze1824]

I can't even believe this nigga got three dislikes.

Cat's really don't understand that Black Thought may possibly be one of the best rappers on the globe right now.

Even the beat he's rhyming to is just an odd beat to rhyme to, and nigga bodied it.

I fucks with Black Thought, besides that he a Philly cat, but because he's real conscientious and talks about real shit.

Search Eddie Pesos "North Of Death" Puerto Rock kid from PA droppin' ill joints on the mic.

[tuitavukindiana]

Black thought is the shit!!!



[roboedar]

3 people are members of the KKK.

[MrPoetry4life]

one of the hardest gods out

[RemoGraves]

Same look on my face as the chick at the end of the clip.

[arenelomax]

BEAST!

[oncespirit]

@arenelomax if you like that check my song out let me know what you think

[BumbaRasclot]

black thought is the best emcee in the game hands down he has never spit a whack rhyme

[OPL21stJS]

Funny thing is that they show this masterpiece lyricism which is true Hip Hop, and than when he's done freestyling they put Young Joc- Coffee Shop !!! WTF why??? I mean it probably isn't that song but it's a whack song by Soulja Boy or Gucci.

[DilltasticWonderful]

This is on the same level as John Coltrane's improvisation. They're not thinking, just feeling it flow. That takes so much skill, it's amazing.

[delirious44]

why do people think freestyling is automatcally rhyming off the top of the dome ?freestyling is when you spit rhymes about no particular topic preferably when a dj throws on a random beat or beats , a freestyle can be written

[SteadeeB]

hese 1 of the greatest rappers period....

[jerseyboi217]

beyond underrated crazy flow

[celticswin101]

my 3 favorites alive.

1.Eminem

2.Mos Def

3.Black Though

Hip-Hop is an art. Rap is a bunch of idiots talking about how "hood" they are and how much crack they sell. Fuck that. Being able to freestyle is a gift, and these 3 guys have it. Fuck Wayne, Drake, Beiber, Nicki Minaj, fuck all of them. They're a bunch of frauds. In my book, Rap should be banned. Hip-Hop is about real life, about where you come from, about the legacy your leaving behind. Anyone who agrees knows what I mean.

[CoolGuy95ya]

@celticswin101 Eminem? WTF

[adaryanani]

@CoolGuy95ya i agree - eminem had the potential to be the greatest with the impact that he made and the sheer skills. im sorry but you gotta be consistent and not be a 1 or 2 album wonder. black thought has always been on point his whole career (minus tipping piont, even then there was some gems in there). the same goes for common... always recreating himself

[CoolGuy95ya]

@adaryanani Exactly the same thinking

[BBoy2Galoo]

@celticswin101 You got taste, but on the real....You are an idiot for putting Eminem above Mos Def and Black Thought...actually i'm offended. Black thought is a real musician with a great background, that includes singing etc. Mos Def man with heart, positive artist. Black thought kills the mic 24/7 and kept it real ever since. but..... at least u rep REAL HIP HOP...all that matters.

[CxMAGICK]

Its just such a commercial industry, even though black thought is a fuckin FILTHY lyricist, he just doesnt stand out in a crowd (as far as appearance-wise) and his actual voice isnt different enough from rappers in the past. It sucks for all those twisted rappers out there like thought and porn who know what the fuck they doing

[DuhItsAlby]

Thought is only underrated by people who aren't actually hip-hop.

[groalerable]

@DuhItsAlby

guess im not actually hip hop cuz i think hes boring as hell...or maybe i have him rated right:low

[bigsoso20]

@groalerable really? you think black thought is boring? I used to think the roots weren't very good till I heard 'things fall apart' and 'Illadelph Halflife', if you've listen to those two and still think black thought isn't one off the illest ever then you probably aren't very smart

[jmarrvin]

@bigsoso20 Nice to see someone who won't immediately call shoot down another opinion as "benighted" simply because it doesn't agree with their own.

[CalibusRTW]

@groalerable

boring? low? and u have who better than him at freestylin right now? and they have to be alive...please answer cuz im dieing to know...i've seen this nigger freestyle for 5 mins straight with out a pause...tell u what, memorize 75 Bars, go around ur boys, spit it, and front like u wrote it...then tell me if ur boys think ur low or boring

[honeegrrl]

Brilliant.

[MrNewfdogg]

hardworkin soundin good on da fast spittin,much loved mos under rated

[MrNewfdogg]

damn da hard workin sound good on da fast shit,much loved mos under rated.

[MrNewfdogg]

damn da hard workin sound good on da fast shit,much loved mos under rated

[Caveman1006]

Black thought is prolly the face of underrated itself

[GuerriIlaWarfare]

@Caveman1006 wow....couldnt have said it better my self..thats a big thumbs up lol

[Caveman1006]

@GuerriIlaWarfare lmao

[maddamqueen27]

yes he is underated

[pwdavis01]

top 5 dead or alive

[Villis411]

this dudes only underrated if you underrate him, black thoughts the illest. period

[123InDaPlaceToBe]

Most freestyles are written don't get me wrong this is dope,but really imma fan of "OF THA TOP" freestyles! Word up!

[mgrier781]

@123InDaPlaceToBe surprisingly as right as that is, black thought is off the top notice how none of those lines were amazing... there yah go:) thats why we think he is underrated

[CheGuevaraNY]

@123InDaPlaceToBe watch freestyle the art of rhyme and youll c that black thought really does freestyle

[Richie2k6]

keynote speaker's flows is cold ether

make it seem like you supposed to smoke reefer

ridonkulous

[sourboydrummer]

goddamn!

[theMidNiteXpress]

J DILLA,BLACK THOUGHT,MOS DEF..U KNOW ,ALL THIS FUCKING GOOD PEOPLE

[YoungJordanAI3]

Big Daddy Kane & Black Thought need to get on a track together!

[Richie2k6]

warm it up kane!

[amunrahII]

THE MOST UNDERRATED RAPPER EVER

[mooneyyy]

guys im from France and i dont know this dude. actually he is fucking sick. PLEASE STOP LIL WAYNE AND 50CENT ON RADIOS FUCKING HELL . i wanna hear rappers like him..

[bc146]

@mooneyyy he the rapper from the roots. they have one of the best discographies in the history of hip hop. Thought is unbelievably dope and NEVER disapoints

[omarsucks]

Roots and Living Legends need more recognition. Though I feel they're both more respected than a lotta the mainstream crews.

[mvdec]

if this was really a freestyle then all phony rappers should really go kill themselves

[1nsultTo1njury]

God damn it BET, really? Instantly going into a TI song after that fire?

[LPERIC]

@1nsultTo1njury

In know rite............... Pawns for the industry.

[StatenIzzy1]

@1nsultTo1njury lmfaoo wowww sooo trueee

[jojiinchrist]

represent from pennsilvania!

[SpitoutE]

black thought the best freestyler alive

[MischiefMaker37]

this is one of the only dudes that could even touch this beat

you have to have a phd in mc skill to even think about it

[fam1squad]

black thought is ill dude straight hiphop man.

[crippledninjaguy]

he drops this verse on a track called philly boy with bk-one

[wschofie]

black thought is that shit

[Gravedigga4Life]

He's really good.I heard about Roots,but never actually listened them.This made me listen

[BigLfan217]

Two Justin Bieber fans disliked this because they couldn't handle true Hip Hop.

[alphared10]

@BigLfan217 Lol

[kmack002]

Greates lyricist of all time...

1. Rakim

2. Black Thought

3. Nas

4. Mos Def

5. Andre 3000

[11940ful]

@kmack002 I'd remove Andre 3000 and replace it with someone else!

[kmack002]

@11940ful like who? please don't say Eminem.

[11940ful]

@kmack002 LoL Talib Kweli or Common at least but not Andre 3000

[kmack002]

@11940ful okay, cool...i could rock with either of those two choices. I feel you.

[11940ful]

@kmack002 Lol

[Aquemini3Stacks]

@11940ful Andre 3000 is better than Common and Talib Kweli, yes them two are all time greats but they don't come close to Andre as an all round emcee.

[11940ful]

@Aquemini3Stacks Well, i don't even see Andre 3000 as an mc.... I think he is lyrically weak and he is way too colorful to be an mc but then again we have our own taste and opinion

[XredruM]

@11940ful andre3000 is not lyrically weak. if you're questioning his state as an emcee, then i dont understand you. he has many serious topics of rap and he is by far one of the most creative rappers. and for the fact that he came out repping the south at the time that he did is what made him stand out to even the greatest of that time. he is a rapper's rapper. the flow is flawless and the style is untouchable to this day. if being colorful discredits an mc, rip me up.

[11940ful]

@XredruM i think he is! Big boi is more Mc than Andre to me! I guess i can't look past his appearance! Even lyrically i still don't think he is that great! I don't think he is all that at all! There is too many real rappers out there to even consider Andre 3000 rapping skills or to even put him in the top 5 or ten

[XredruM]

@11940ful you done said big boi is more MC that andre3k.

[11940ful]

@XredruM Yep! That's how i see it! Not you i guess? LOL

[crizpy9119]

@11940ful damn. to each his own i guess, but i dont get how you can say that after listening to ATLiens and Aquemini. But hey, we all got our own two ears I guess. Andre 3k's lyrical mastery cannot be denied, to me. It is fucking ridiculous. But hey to each his own. Peace

[11940ful]

@crizpy9119 Ya! ur right! We all have our own opinion on things! Thanks for repecting my comment and not calling me stupid because my opinion differs from urs! That was quite mature on your part! Peace to u!

[BigLfan217]

@kmack002 I think you might have forgotten Big L...

[kmack002]

@waynebeardsley12 ...thanks for removing that comment, dude. Shyhiem, really??? ...wait... is this Shyhiem? I was wondering where you disappeared too. The world loves a come back homie, just so you know.

[RealHipHopTunes]

underrated as hell!!!

[iFiEND4HiPHOP]

His flow is nasty even on freestyles.... damn...

[princessdeez]

I...am at a lost of words.

[Nowrule1]

he spazzed

[DUCEMAC11]

top 5 greatest

[KrfNYC2]

The man is bad.

[afropana1]

top 5 mc's black thought, nas, mos def, em, lupe

[KrfNYC2]

@afropana1 I disagree. Lupe isn't tnat good to me and Em comes wack too often.

[afropana1]

@KrfNYC2 who is your top 5

[KrfNYC2]

@afropana1 Strictly lyrically...it's tough, probably soemthing like this:

1-Big L

2-Canibus (would be #1 if he didn't fall off so hard)

3-Big Punisher

4-Nas (mainly because of his longevity and consistency)

5-Black Thought

That's very rough and it changes all the time. Kool G Rap, Rakim, Biggie, Immortal Technique, Genelec, GZA, AZ would all be in the mix as well.

[WestSideRunna213]

@KrfNYC2 FUCK NOOO...Big L isnt the best lyricist...hes so 1 dimensional...its just immature punchlines...Canibus never fell off...he even said 'fuck a punchline, i passed that prime, thats not a crime, so go find somebody else to dick ride'...hes the greatest lyricist of all time

[KrfNYC2]

@WestSideRunna213 I agree that he is one dimensional as far as subject matter, but his rhyme style was always fresh to me, and that's what I was judging. We can agree to disagree.

[WestSideRunna213]

@KrfNYC2 yea no doubt about that..but his metaphors and wordplay are kinda immature tho..

[kmack002]

@KrfNYC2 homie, if Black Thought is 5 on your list you must not like hip hop.

[KrfNYC2]

@kmack002 Well I do.

[kmack002]

@KrfNYC2 I know, I was just clowin' a little bit. I agree with almost everything you've posted, except for the order of your list. As far as the MCs, I dig everybody you included on your list...just a matter of personal preference.

[ETFfersure]

@kmack002 yo everyone check blu & exile if u havent heard of em. all those m.c.s u guys shout out are tight except andre 3000 haha. mos def. common. black thought is sick. talib. but blu is an underrated m.c. comin up in hip hop with ill beats produced by exile. check em.

[CANNONakaHADDY]

@ETFfersure yooooooo i was just spreadin boul name i swear niggas sleepin on blu & exile back in 07 soul amazing was dat shit and it still is... work is still relevant

[MCAMARA57]

is dat an u87 mic?

[xemnort5]

Illest 1:12 ever!!

[Metamophisis]

Black Thought the illest underated EMCEE.

[RealHipHopTunes]

one of my favorite MCs spitting fire on the mic!

[fartface215]

ILL PHILLY ILLADELPH

[nothinelse2seehere1]

Black Thought one of most under-rated - being edge-u-cated can make you -- THE -- most hated -- he's so sharp going against many other rappers -- CUT BUTTER-- it's not hard....

[11940ful]

I miss rap city

[soupysoup]

dont know if this is a freestyle or not, but ive heard his other ones, and he seems to be one of a few rappers that "actually" freestyle, when they say they are... and hes sick

[xperienceths]

this isnt a freestyle, but his actual freestyles are really impressive. he spits the first half of this verse on BK-One's album Radio do Canibal that dropped last fall. the album also features scarface, slug, murs, P.O.S., abstract rude, aceyalone, phonte, raekwon, the grouch, hypnotic brass ensemble, and Brother Ali. pick that shit up. you wont regret

[tophalo3newz]

ew sucks

[EarOrgasms]

lol

[almondmnm]

a,mazing

[enzaim]

the beat? any1?

[megakakroto]

big daddy kane - warm it up kane

[oopzie]

@enzaim Im thinking mark ronson

[Vtruth]

check out VersaChild video called Real American Gangster its fire plus its real informative

[ThePharcyde11]

whether its a freestyle or not, black thought is one of the best freestyle artists ever

[SIRnonsense123321]

@ThePharcyde11 No matter wht its a freestyle idiot

[oddeye889]

sick. he's always on point-- all of it may not be a quote "freestyle", but he hardly ever spits the same thing.

[lawhamjr]

He's sick as hell. Unfortunately underrated. Better than overhyped and wack. Who would disagree with that?!

[SickAsItGets]

@lawhamjr hes really underated.. black thought is fuckin legit

[SpitoutE]

@lawhamjr noobs would disagree

[xperienceths]

sick, not a freestyle though.  its a verse from another song, i cant place it now but im sure some of you heads can help me out

[ericsaywhaat]

yeah he did this same verse on the song; "Jam Boyz" from that "Live In Sirius Studios" EP. hosted by DJ Green Lantern

[DefHarmony]

Most underrated rapper alive.

[paulback89]

@DefHarmony nah redman is then black thought

[bropey]

@DefHarmony definitely.

[Nigger115]

@DefHarmony next to AZ

[SeanKirtland]

@Nigger115 Black Thought, AZ , Kool G Rap, Tom Gist underrated is an understatement

[gahzeyboe]

@DefHarmony And underappreciated, the one them underachievers had underestimated.

[amsbeats]

@DefHarmony

yee. underated, under appreciated, and one that the under achievers had under estimated

[spiderman5movie]

@DefHarmony not even close to being the most underrated. try listening to access immortal. or angry mic

[shawnfixt]

why does he wear a NY hat but always says he does it for Philly?

[RICHARDcGABRIEL]

he does huh ..dark blue and black one s..

[Richie2k6]

Black Thought on one of my favorite beats of all time!!! I would KILL to see Big Daddy Kane and Black Thought rip a track with an uptempo beat like this.

[mvalovalo]

They do a live cut together on Dave Chapelle's Block Party if you're interested...

[yungac3]

G.O.A.T

AGREED?

[gliza]

@yungac3

AGREED!!!!

[kmack002]

@yungac3

AGREED!

Is he going to have to die for the world to realize how fuckin' great he is? I mean damn...he NEVER makes any of those bullshit top 10 lists...Let somebody say that Black ain't the greatest, and see if I don't smack'em to sleep.

[XredruM]

Philly Boy - BK-One ft. Black Thought

[gimchimania]

that joint was off the hook, not a lot of people know about that album so props to you

[Kingtunice]

BLACK THOUGHT

[lakersownsuns]

that was raaaaaaw

[tddesignnet]

not ghost, maybe mos, diff. styles though

[TheShamanofTributes1]

philly stand up

[welarge]

So ill

[lyricalstyles]

blackthought can go off the top tho...he can freestyle his ass off...theres a video floating around on youtube somewhere he raps about his surroundings and they throw words at him

[mrtopsyturvy416]

oh yeah, for sure he can.

that clip is from the movie 'freestyle'

check it out..its got other great footage too

[lyricalstyles]

ya ive seen it...its so ill...mc juice is the illest freestyler of all time imo

[boozaaa]

i saw that i think quest was yelling out stuff he saw and black would rap about it. it was most definitely sick.

[Scorpio3101]

"Black Thought freestyling with ?uestlove"

?uestlove starts throwing words at him near the end and he freestyles about them...Raw Talent.

[DeftFlow]

@lyricalstyles

Yup. That's called" Black Thought Freestyling with ?uestlove"

[franklyhanky]

Black thought is the livest emcee ever!

[originalnick22]

True. Not dome'd but still tight. Black Thought is an awesome rhyme executioner.

[ThreeGunFish]

THIS IS OFF THE HEAD?

[mrtopsyturvy416]

no, not off the head.

rarely will anyone go in the booth and go off the top.

[TheNue1990]

they gave em a terrible beat.

[mrtopsyturvy416]

lol

that beat is from the song that probably got black thought into rapping.

if anything it was probably his choice.

[franklyhanky]

Black thought would eat up any emcee, including jay z, em, nas, tupac, rza, and the gza!