I love the drop transition between these two songs. The only thing I would change about this album would be to fuse these into a single track. Still so amazing 13 years later.
Really? We're bringing Eminem's name onto a Black Star video... First of all, comparing him to either Mos Def or Talib is so unnecessary. That's two completely different styles. That's rap vs. hip hop. Shut the fuck up. They're all good in their own respective manners. Just enjoy the song that's playing and don't be a Stan trolling onto these videos
@g7ak nobody's takin anything away from eminem... but are you hearin this song? You hearin the lyrics? Eminem himself would tell you this is better than 99% of the shit he's ever done
@IamTheMaestroh Man, that's one of my favorite songs of all time. I don't think Eminem will tell me that, but I would be glad if he tells me anything ever :D And I'm not comparing this song to Eminem songs cuz they are different
@xbluemystx8686 Eminem is the dude that was ALSO signed to Rawkus. Same people that signed Black Star. Was once one of the best. Get your shit together before you come at someone, cuz the dude is sick, and black Star knows it.
@psychodellicFaubio sometimes people are mainstream cause of lyrical skill and the right promotion. Em was killin shit up until the eminem show. but thats my opinion. Listen to him now and he doesnt have the same passion i feel he had then but to say "u cant even bring up his damn name when it comes to real HIPHOP!!! ", is just evidence of how little you seem to know about "real HIPHOP".
He killed shit in battles, his lyricism is superb bro, rhyme scheme are ill
@banklikefrankwhite1 exactly BASED GOD dosent make sense but its just SWAG go listen to i got bitches,, and ODD FUTURE is amazingg snorting Blow (best song) she got stretch marks like she got four kids,, too much swagg shady needs to stop, deep throat a cactus and go clean a bus stop somewhere
@Dante95nyc he good lyrically but ima prefer nas, big l, mos def, talib, rakim, krs-one, scarface, Az, an all tha other ol school sound legend...biggie an pac are good but i nevr put them in my top ten..an eminem ha forget about his wack ass he aint even on my list
@higherlevel28 why would you say that? some sort of block in your mind that says "if he's that famous he can't be good, because i'm a freedom fighter"?
i don't know what you judge him on (but i have a feeling bias is involved) but, his first 4 albums (infinite through eminem show) are all special, and if you can't deal with that because their sales can't give you the warm feeling of loving the underdog, i don't know what to say...but you aren't judging the man fairly
@banklikefrankwhite1 but thats about all i wanna say for now, if you want to criticize anyone on my list please go ahead because it seems you dont have much fact behind your arguement..sayin his first 4 albums were special? ha well all i know is ive seen a few lists say Nas' Illmatic album at number one for tha top 100 greatest hip hop albums of all time...to quote tha great Krs-One "Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live" and im sure Nas lives it greater than Eminem ever will
@higherlevel28 oh, and you don't know either of them, you don't know what rapper is "real" you have your perceptions that you choose to believe, there is a huge difference
and no one said illmatic wasn't one of the greatest albums of all time, it doesn't make other people's albums bad though
@banklikefrankwhite1 im just saying you criticed Nas' for not having too many albums...my point is that the Illmatic beats any of eminems shit. I jus dont like eminem that much as i said befor my opinion is not racist or biased just that i base it upon lyrical content, style and flow, metaphoric lyricism, an etc etc..
@banklikefrankwhite1 even Nas' seventh album of work "Street Disciple" got good reviews by Rolling stone.... Rolling Stone (p.157) - 4 stars out of 5 - "DISCIPLE is the rare instance of hip-hop old and wise enough to look backward without forgetting what it was like to look ahead with awe and wonder.
@higherlevel28 then you want to say nas? so you give out a lifetime achievement award for 1.5 solid albums? really? what is up with that? i'd say that race plays a part in why you would try to discount Eminem, yet praise Nas despite his production...
it's like how no matter how embarrassing T.O or any other black hero acts in public, no matter how stupid they are, if they are in your "club of heroes' then they will be forgiven. you'll airbrush some "free T O" shirts..whatever
@banklikefrankwhite1 Even with such a short album list and body of work Nas is still credited to be one of the most influential artist of our time...with lyrics that paint a picture of the hood so vibrantly that you could imagine being right there and not to mention his conversational style of flow that makes you feel as if he could sit down an speak ery lyric he just rapped an say it as calmly as if he were talkin about tha weather..thats what i base my opinion on
@higherlevel28 lol, nas...He is surviving off the reputation of his first album, it has been all downhill from there. Some of his later songs sound like they were written by a third grader. Nas sold out just the same as Eminem, but to them it's not selling out, because if you aren't in to win, then what the fuck are you out there for? the only "facts" i need for this conversation about opinions is to just tell you to actually listen to his early stuff.
@higherlevel28 i'll bet you'll want to bring race in to my comment, based on what i said....but is race what's convincing you that eminem isn't one of the best to do it? others that are "one of the best to do it" all agree...you don't...who should i trust?
@banklikefrankwhite1 im white lol i just dont like eminem cuz i think his lyrics are wack..."throwin up moms spaghetti" and othr stuff like that? i mean cmon eminem isnt that good but ever since 8 mile came out, which by the way he was actin in but not a movie about his life, eryone hopped on eminems dick but instead i make my lists based on lyrical content, word play, metaphoric lyricism, realness of the rhymes spoken an othr things that matter
@higherlevel28 thats one line (incorrect by the way) of a song he made specifically to be a single to go along with a movie...i'm not exactly sure when 8 mile came out, but the Eminem i am talking about is Slim Shady lp, Marshall Mathers lp, and Eminem Show, along with all his guest appearances during that time Eminem embodies every thing you say you base your lists on. But now what it sounds like, is a lot of people like him, so you can't
@higherlevel28 that's highly debatable, they are two very different artists. Illmatic...classic, Stillmatic, had a couple good tracks, but not up to his standard he set with Illmatic. It was written was a nice comeback album
but you named three, so that puts em right in line with each other.
why not just admit you don't like him, and it has nothing to do with music, it's because of idealistic thinking
even krs, rakim, redman, meth etc have all said Eminem is an all time great
@banklikefrankwhite1 but you still couldnt argue what you stated earlier an i quote "He is surviving off the reputation of his first album, it has been all downhill from there. Some of his later songs sound like they were written by a third grader." Yet nearly a decade after Illmatic, Nas was still dropping albums that get postive reviews stating that his new shit is still relatable to his early and first bodies of work....therefore if his debut album was Illmatic then his seventh studio album
@higherlevel28 you are correct, he did find himself later in his career for brief periods of time...but it's not like every album he put out was a hit like eminem
by the way, rolling stone scores for em's first 3 albums 3.5 4 and 4....not bad
@banklikefrankwhite1 aight you think eminem is good, i disagree and say nas is bettr. you called me racist, cleary im not considering im white. you also said Nas' latr lyrics were written by a third grader saying he fell off also, i again proved you wrong on that and even had you say i was correct. Before you argue about something heres two tips to learn....1. Never contradict yourself 2. Have facts and first hand sources that are reliable and respectable to back up your point...with that. Peace
@banklikefrankwhite1 to continue wat i was saying his seveth studio album was "Streets Disciple" its correct to say is amazing an one of the greatest of all time..but i wont be as arrogant as to say it really is. Merely making the point that Nas has stayed real to his content and style nearly a decade after his highly influential Illmatic.. so im sure those lyrics could not have been written by a third grader
@kingcam0775 hahhaaaaaha way to assume, fuck head!
I grew up on hip hop. Nas, Rakim, Tribe, Biggie, Gang Starr, Atmosphere, Lost Boyz, etc...I could name more but I think I've made my point.
J. Cole is bringing back that style of hip hop to the mainstream. Check him out before you assume dumb shit. Listen to Simba, Grown Simba, Return of Simba, Lost Ones, Can't Get Enough, Work Out (even though it's not lyrical like his other work, it's still got a dope vibe to it)
@willforterocks Im not a big J Cole fan, but i saw that you love real hiphop, so check out emcees like Vinnie Paz, Immortal Technique, Damu The Fudgemunk (producer who reminds me of Pete Rocks type of work) Kev Brown, Kid Absrtakt, etc Hip-Hop is still here. Fuck mainstream. Underground is where its at. Mainstream is mostly 4 the doe
@kingcam0775 Actual lyricism, wordplay, no generic beats, and not repeating the chorus over and over and over and over like everything else now. Cole is the truth. The real is back September 27.
Here's what the album is gonna be about. How long it's taken him to make an album and get famous. If it's not I'll eat a cookie. If it's not I'll still eat a cookie.
@kingcam0775 Nice try, pal. Go look up Lost Ones by J. Cole. Not the sped up version. And it'll sound even better on the album because he added live strings to it. It's a great song. He has subject matter but you're fucking ignorant and assume shit. Moron.
If I remember right, this is the 'remix' version for the video... "Re:Definition"... Anyone know where to find the original? I preferred the other beat :)
If you're down with hip hop or ganjah, then peep the vids on my channel, & if you're feelin them, goto datpiff.com & download the "Virginia's 4 Bubblers Mixtape" 4 free!!! Peace!
talib kills it and mos def always kills it put that together and you have some unbelievable shit. they need to collaborate again and produce another outstanding album.
You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face
92% of teenagers have turned to New school and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 videos.
To all fans of Black Star, i appreciate the attention this video is getting...i used to think Hip Hop is dead but you all on comments have shown me otherwise, love and peace JJ
They are still around, Mos Def is doing his own thing, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek rejoined and made a group called Reflection Eternal, you should go check them out if you like this one
By your logic of "LOOLOLOLOL you just found this", I guess dinosaurs are only a couple hundred years old, right?
Since I came up on this music, I know for a goddam fact Blackstar was never underground, and redef was on MTV the week the album dropped. Sorry chief, before you pretend like you have a clue, you might want to actually get one.
what ever happened to rap man. other than eminem and a few others its gone in the toilet thanks to soulja fag and gucci fruit freakin bums like oj the juicenuts and wacka cocka
i hate when ppl say kids don't know wut real hip-hop is.i'm a 14 year old from the south & all i listen 2 is lyricism.yea ima big fan of Lil Wayne but that's because where i am that's all that's being played.But i wuz wuz born in the bronx.& i have been a huge fan of Mos Def,Talib Kweli,the Fugees,the Wu Tang Clan,Outkast,Biggie,Pac,Jigga,LL,Q-tip,& KRS since i wuz 4 or 5 & that wuz a couple years after i moved down here.& no 1 listened 2 hip-hop in my house,i listened on my own.
i hate when ppl say kids don't know wut real hip-hop is.i'm a 14 year old from the south & all i listen 2 is lyricism.yea ima big fan of Lil Wayne but that's because where i am that's all that's being played.But i wuz wuz born in the bronx.& i have been a huge fan of Mos Def,Talib Kweli,the Fugees,the Wu Tang Clan,Outkast,Biggie,Pac,Jigga,LL,Q-tip,& KRS since i wuz 4 or 5 & that wuz a couple years after i moved down here.& no 1 listened 2 hip-hop in my house,i listened on my own.
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larsy1313 2 weeks ago
he is black and hes a star and his name is black star hahaha.....SHUT UP, IT WAS FUNNY!
Irregulation 2 weeks ago
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larsy1313 4 weeks ago
the dislike bar is as big as my penis
laxbreh77 1 month ago 3
hardest niggas from brooklyn son
blaqazz1 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
"Black Star Shine Eternally"
RAthaPunisher 2 months ago
that sounds like todays rap
MrBoricua2593 2 months ago
I love the drop transition between these two songs. The only thing I would change about this album would be to fuse these into a single track. Still so amazing 13 years later.
grassninja 2 months ago
Yo, I never do this but..
THUMBS UP if you heard Mos Def spit the verse from RE:Definition on that video with Big Pun, Mos Def, DMX, Cannabis, Geronimo and John Forte
DankulousTV 2 months ago
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real hip hop
WorseThanGunboats 3 months ago
Eminen Sold Out
KillingBySyllables 3 months ago
@KillingBySyllables seriously. pink?!? bruno mars!?!?!?
MrBurgundy76 3 months ago
Hip Hop is truly dead when you look at the comments in a Black Star video and see the word "swag"
LilDtherapper 3 months ago 8
Best alliance in hip-hop...
blakdynomight 3 months ago
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blakdynomight 3 months ago
Really? We're bringing Eminem's name onto a Black Star video... First of all, comparing him to either Mos Def or Talib is so unnecessary. That's two completely different styles. That's rap vs. hip hop. Shut the fuck up. They're all good in their own respective manners. Just enjoy the song that's playing and don't be a Stan trolling onto these videos
NoNhOsS123 3 months ago
who the fuck is eminem?
xbluemystx8686 4 months ago 15
@xbluemystx8686 Trolololo
SmooveDoctor 4 months ago in playlist Eminem, Lupe and Others
@xbluemystx8686 who da fuck is eminem? the guy who' will lyrically fuck you and the rest of the youtube users in less then 5 minutes. period.
g7ak 4 months ago
@g7ak nobody's takin anything away from eminem... but are you hearin this song? You hearin the lyrics? Eminem himself would tell you this is better than 99% of the shit he's ever done
IamTheMaestroh 3 months ago
@IamTheMaestroh Man, that's one of my favorite songs of all time. I don't think Eminem will tell me that, but I would be glad if he tells me anything ever :D And I'm not comparing this song to Eminem songs cuz they are different
g7ak 3 months ago
@xbluemystx8686 Thats a good question.
jjdabaddes 3 months ago
@xbluemystx8686 Eminem is the dude that was ALSO signed to Rawkus. Same people that signed Black Star. Was once one of the best. Get your shit together before you come at someone, cuz the dude is sick, and black Star knows it.
IiMZSlyboy 3 months ago 3
@xbluemystx8686 Why hate on one ARTIST, just because you prefer another? They've all contributed so much to hip-hop.
ludeman21 2 months ago 2
damn they rocked this man I never heard this album
RPFPros 4 months ago
eminem suckzzz ass man!! haha u cant even bring up his damn name when it comes to real HIPHOP!!! SHIT!!
psychodellicFaubio 4 months ago
@psychodellicFaubio sometimes people are mainstream cause of lyrical skill and the right promotion. Em was killin shit up until the eminem show. but thats my opinion. Listen to him now and he doesnt have the same passion i feel he had then but to say "u cant even bring up his damn name when it comes to real HIPHOP!!! ", is just evidence of how little you seem to know about "real HIPHOP".
He killed shit in battles, his lyricism is superb bro, rhyme scheme are ill
texstacy666 4 months ago
@baklikefrakwhite1 LIL B is the best then is ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL DONT GIVE A FUCK.,, #swag #whoop #whoop and shady is ass meat
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@AmazinBlazianKid what language are you speaking? i can't say that anything you are typing makes any sense
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
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AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 exactly BASED GOD dosent make sense but its just SWAG go listen to i got bitches,, and ODD FUTURE is amazingg snorting Blow (best song) she got stretch marks like she got four kids,, too much swagg shady needs to stop, deep throat a cactus and go clean a bus stop somewhere
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@AmazinBlazianKid i'm even more confused now...
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 #winningswag
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 AYE BASED GOD ALL THA WAY... nuff said #winning #whoop #whoop
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@AmazinBlazianKid excuse me, what now?
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
but shady sucks overall hes just bootysweat,, no swag and hes a fiend,, odd future wolf gang.. but @higherlevel28 is right
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@higerlevel28 @blanklikefrankwhite1 yall both wrong LIL B BASED GOD and OFWGKTADGAF ALL DAY
AmazinBlazianKid 5 months ago
@AmazinBlazianKid hahahahah swag hahahahhahah
higherlevel28 5 months ago
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larsy1313 5 months ago
which one is mos def and which is talib kweli
jayd4ever 5 months ago
@jayd4ever mos def starts at :24, 2:00, and 2:43 including all hooks
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
i herd mos def signed with good music.. kanye's label
bbyy100 5 months ago
Only 13-19 year olds think Lil Wayne the best rapper alive:( I think he's piece of shit. rapper. My generation smh:(
Dante95nyc 5 months ago
@Dante95nyc he good lyrically but ima prefer nas, big l, mos def, talib, rakim, krs-one, scarface, Az, an all tha other ol school sound legend...biggie an pac are good but i nevr put them in my top ten..an eminem ha forget about his wack ass he aint even on my list
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 why would you say that? some sort of block in your mind that says "if he's that famous he can't be good, because i'm a freedom fighter"?
i don't know what you judge him on (but i have a feeling bias is involved) but, his first 4 albums (infinite through eminem show) are all special, and if you can't deal with that because their sales can't give you the warm feeling of loving the underdog, i don't know what to say...but you aren't judging the man fairly
that's a fact
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 but thats about all i wanna say for now, if you want to criticize anyone on my list please go ahead because it seems you dont have much fact behind your arguement..sayin his first 4 albums were special? ha well all i know is ive seen a few lists say Nas' Illmatic album at number one for tha top 100 greatest hip hop albums of all time...to quote tha great Krs-One "Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live" and im sure Nas lives it greater than Eminem ever will
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 oh, and you don't know either of them, you don't know what rapper is "real" you have your perceptions that you choose to believe, there is a huge difference
and no one said illmatic wasn't one of the greatest albums of all time, it doesn't make other people's albums bad though
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 im just saying you criticed Nas' for not having too many albums...my point is that the Illmatic beats any of eminems shit. I jus dont like eminem that much as i said befor my opinion is not racist or biased just that i base it upon lyrical content, style and flow, metaphoric lyricism, an etc etc..
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 even Nas' seventh album of work "Street Disciple" got good reviews by Rolling stone.... Rolling Stone (p.157) - 4 stars out of 5 - "DISCIPLE is the rare instance of hip-hop old and wise enough to look backward without forgetting what it was like to look ahead with awe and wonder.
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 then you want to say nas? so you give out a lifetime achievement award for 1.5 solid albums? really? what is up with that? i'd say that race plays a part in why you would try to discount Eminem, yet praise Nas despite his production...
it's like how no matter how embarrassing T.O or any other black hero acts in public, no matter how stupid they are, if they are in your "club of heroes' then they will be forgiven. you'll airbrush some "free T O" shirts..whatever
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 Even with such a short album list and body of work Nas is still credited to be one of the most influential artist of our time...with lyrics that paint a picture of the hood so vibrantly that you could imagine being right there and not to mention his conversational style of flow that makes you feel as if he could sit down an speak ery lyric he just rapped an say it as calmly as if he were talkin about tha weather..thats what i base my opinion on
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 lol, nas...He is surviving off the reputation of his first album, it has been all downhill from there. Some of his later songs sound like they were written by a third grader. Nas sold out just the same as Eminem, but to them it's not selling out, because if you aren't in to win, then what the fuck are you out there for? the only "facts" i need for this conversation about opinions is to just tell you to actually listen to his early stuff.
by the way, Krs is NOT the godfather
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 i'll bet you'll want to bring race in to my comment, based on what i said....but is race what's convincing you that eminem isn't one of the best to do it? others that are "one of the best to do it" all agree...you don't...who should i trust?
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 im white lol i just dont like eminem cuz i think his lyrics are wack..."throwin up moms spaghetti" and othr stuff like that? i mean cmon eminem isnt that good but ever since 8 mile came out, which by the way he was actin in but not a movie about his life, eryone hopped on eminems dick but instead i make my lists based on lyrical content, word play, metaphoric lyricism, realness of the rhymes spoken an othr things that matter
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 thats one line (incorrect by the way) of a song he made specifically to be a single to go along with a movie...i'm not exactly sure when 8 mile came out, but the Eminem i am talking about is Slim Shady lp, Marshall Mathers lp, and Eminem Show, along with all his guest appearances during that time Eminem embodies every thing you say you base your lists on. But now what it sounds like, is a lot of people like him, so you can't
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 haha nah but im sure Nas' Ilmatic, Stillmatic, and It Was Written could literally take a shit upon Eminems entire body of work
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 that's highly debatable, they are two very different artists. Illmatic...classic, Stillmatic, had a couple good tracks, but not up to his standard he set with Illmatic. It was written was a nice comeback album
but you named three, so that puts em right in line with each other.
why not just admit you don't like him, and it has nothing to do with music, it's because of idealistic thinking
even krs, rakim, redman, meth etc have all said Eminem is an all time great
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 one question..do you like Jay-Z?
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 same with eminem, i liked reasonable doubt, volume 1-3, but after that...no
are you going to say he sucks now?
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 but you still couldnt argue what you stated earlier an i quote "He is surviving off the reputation of his first album, it has been all downhill from there. Some of his later songs sound like they were written by a third grader." Yet nearly a decade after Illmatic, Nas was still dropping albums that get postive reviews stating that his new shit is still relatable to his early and first bodies of work....therefore if his debut album was Illmatic then his seventh studio album
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@higherlevel28 you are correct, he did find himself later in his career for brief periods of time...but it's not like every album he put out was a hit like eminem
by the way, rolling stone scores for em's first 3 albums 3.5 4 and 4....not bad
banklikefrankwhite1 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 aight you think eminem is good, i disagree and say nas is bettr. you called me racist, cleary im not considering im white. you also said Nas' latr lyrics were written by a third grader saying he fell off also, i again proved you wrong on that and even had you say i was correct. Before you argue about something heres two tips to learn....1. Never contradict yourself 2. Have facts and first hand sources that are reliable and respectable to back up your point...with that. Peace
higherlevel28 5 months ago
@banklikefrankwhite1 to continue wat i was saying his seveth studio album was "Streets Disciple" its correct to say is amazing an one of the greatest of all time..but i wont be as arrogant as to say it really is. Merely making the point that Nas has stayed real to his content and style nearly a decade after his highly influential Illmatic.. so im sure those lyrics could not have been written by a third grader
higherlevel28 5 months ago
mos def's last verse in this song is the single best verse ive ever heard.
hotglock666 6 months ago in playlist Blackstar
mos def and talib are ruling hip hop !
Daisylovesris1234 6 months ago
a una persona le gusta el reggaeton
BrunoCataLeao 6 months ago
J. Cole. Cole World: The Sideline Story album. September 27. A legend in the making!! Bringing back TRUE HIP HOP TO THE MAINSTREAM!
COLE WORLD!
J. Cole. Cole World: The Sideline Story album. September 27. A legend in the making!! Bringing back TRUE HIP HOP TO THE MAINSTREAM!
COLE WORLD!
willforterocks 6 months ago
@willforterocks I bet it's gonna be shitty and you'll still like it because you don't care about actual hip hop just names.
kingcam0775 6 months ago
@kingcam0775 hahhaaaaaha way to assume, fuck head!
I grew up on hip hop. Nas, Rakim, Tribe, Biggie, Gang Starr, Atmosphere, Lost Boyz, etc...I could name more but I think I've made my point.
J. Cole is bringing back that style of hip hop to the mainstream. Check him out before you assume dumb shit. Listen to Simba, Grown Simba, Return of Simba, Lost Ones, Can't Get Enough, Work Out (even though it's not lyrical like his other work, it's still got a dope vibe to it)
Cole World, bitch!
willforterocks 6 months ago
@willforterocks Im not a big J Cole fan, but i saw that you love real hiphop, so check out emcees like Vinnie Paz, Immortal Technique, Damu The Fudgemunk (producer who reminds me of Pete Rocks type of work) Kev Brown, Kid Absrtakt, etc Hip-Hop is still here. Fuck mainstream. Underground is where its at. Mainstream is mostly 4 the doe
Mrhiphop4life1 5 months ago
@kingcam0775 Actual lyricism, wordplay, no generic beats, and not repeating the chorus over and over and over and over like everything else now. Cole is the truth. The real is back September 27.
willforterocks 6 months ago
@willforterocks
Here's what the album is gonna be about. How long it's taken him to make an album and get famous. If it's not I'll eat a cookie. If it's not I'll still eat a cookie.
kingcam0775 6 months ago
@kingcam0775 Nice try, pal. Go look up Lost Ones by J. Cole. Not the sped up version. And it'll sound even better on the album because he added live strings to it. It's a great song. He has subject matter but you're fucking ignorant and assume shit. Moron.
willforterocks 6 months ago
293 likes, 1 dislike. Totally speaks to how universally accepted this is
mickeymoose1001 7 months ago
Ayah Marar :D
CutieHoney13 7 months ago
how can someone not like this!
backsrteetboy123 7 months ago
This is opium for the eardrums.
TheJoeyNitro 8 months ago 7
Real HipPop i miss this shit:)
bleachifly 8 months ago
1:22 HIT ME LIKE A SLOOOOOW BULLET!!!!! LOVE THAT FUCKING PART!!
4thletta 8 months ago
Black star lives forever good music doesnt die .
chbbycox 8 months ago
"Nga's iz weak so i bet if I bit i'd get a cavity..." lol 2 classics in row.
Sunstance6 8 months ago in playlist Blackstar
this is hiphop. enough said.
jojohuffman 8 months ago
I thought this was called 'Lions of Hip Hop'?
rynzie93 8 months ago
tek produced dat!!!! cinci stand up! brooklyn stand up!
TP33IME 9 months ago
I do know about some hip-hop lyrics of Greatest MC's...
That's Brilliant style.
ab19449 9 months ago
they came to manchester the other day with Rakim in support... tore this track up!
thashaikh88 9 months ago
If I remember right, this is the 'remix' version for the video... "Re:Definition"... Anyone know where to find the original? I preferred the other beat :)
Hedghog6666 9 months ago
@Hedghog6666 What are you talking about? both versions are here in this video
jjdabaddes 9 months ago 14
@jjdabaddes Yeah I realised that about 5 minutes later and never withdrew my comment. AND I got it wrong, RE:Definition is the other one :)
Hedghog6666 9 months ago
@jjdabaddes LOL
toosikkid123 9 months ago
@Hedghog6666 yea genius its both
ChosenCo2503 7 months ago
@Hedghog6666 Nope the beat for RE;Definition is the original from the album :D
demob7 5 months ago
they should come back with chappelle show
jtwowhalo 9 months ago
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sidso1o 10 months ago
talib kills it and mos def always kills it put that together and you have some unbelievable shit. they need to collaborate again and produce another outstanding album.
jemartin520 10 months ago
Mos Def...Kweli...Epic Much?
TheZonerGuy 10 months ago
damn this summer i will see them both live in switzerland this gonna be dope
turcofresh 11 months ago 3
@turcofresh montreux?
LeSuperAmi 9 months ago
@LeSuperAmi
nope open air frauenfeld
turcofresh 9 months ago
@turcofresh well your a lucky bastard in any ways :D ! Enjoy !!
LeSuperAmi 9 months ago
this go hard
waffl3zzzzz 11 months ago
shiat they're at frauenfeld '11 MOS DEF FTW!
19Atticus 11 months ago
Best alliances in hip hop, my opinion:
1. Mos & Talib!
2. Black Thought & Rahzel
3. Big Boi & Andre
4. Methodman & Redman
knuckleskills 11 months ago 9
@knuckleskills eric b and rakim, pete rock and cl smoothe, raekwon and ghostface killah.
Calabre671 10 months ago
@knuckleskills no nas & az your horrible
TUFFTONE666 4 months ago
@knuckleskills ghostface & raekwon and styles p & jadakiss in there too...
illman300 4 months ago
@knuckleskills Nas & Junior Gong
shaqkhi 4 months ago
@jjdabaddes: No not yet....but radio dosnt like us :(
Hlgh0nLlf3420 11 months ago
1 person does not know the "definition" of real hip hop
sensi42069 11 months ago
hip hop has never been dead it has just evolved>..
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4THEWIRE 1 year ago
god.
sharktribe 1 year ago
Sickest Song I have ever laid ears on !!!!!
MrDeath1001 1 year ago
to the one person who gave this a thumbs down... BITCH!!!!
traumaj 1 year ago
Mos Def's verse. Enough Said.
elbadfella 1 year ago
THEY'RE HEADLINING PAID DUES!!!!! wooohooo haha
ogtantz27 1 year ago
i am in a coma after hearing this , fucking insane !!!!!!!!!!
p0seyd0n 1 year ago 2
3:25-6:29. The Beat Is Sick And The Rhymes... Ohhh Goddd, Is Just Pure Beauty.
abm1242 1 year ago
real hiphop
QuoteNotes16 1 year ago
To all fans of Black Star, i appreciate the attention this video is getting...i used to think Hip Hop is dead but you all on comments have shown me otherwise, love and peace JJ
jjdabaddes 1 year ago 34
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CUANDO EL ZECKIS ESTABA PONIENDO MUSICA EN UNA WEA EN EL 14 ... TEMAZO.. NUNCA SE ME OLVIDÓ.
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elsalinger 1 year ago
nbo body listens to real hiphop anymore. Its all about radio play. F that hiphop is not dead you just have to look for it.
brynbrandon 1 year ago
@brynbrandon ha, just saw what you said. you speaka da truf!
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nobody listens to real hiphop anymore. Its all about radio play. F that hiphop is not dead you just have to look for it.
brynbrandon 1 year ago
@jjdabaddes hip hop isn't dead, you just have to look harder.
sharktribe 1 year ago
@sharktribe
What idiot didn't like this vid???
4THEWIRE 1 year ago
@jjdabaddes hip hop is around its just kept underground
ugodcream714 11 months ago
"You'll talk about me to ya grandson" Damn right I will, when I tell him how lyrics should be.
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that 2nd beat is sick. awesome chorus too with great lyrics
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ThisIsNasir 1 year ago
this should have waaayy more views
buickid 1 year ago 3
fuck the one guy who disliked this
bucketness 1 year ago 4
92 likes and 1 missed click
liamlowe44 1 year ago
dam haven't heard this in hella long. what ever happened to them?
taminderbariana 1 year ago 6
@taminderbariana
They are still around, Mos Def is doing his own thing, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek rejoined and made a group called Reflection Eternal, you should go check them out if you like this one
jjdabaddes 1 year ago 7
@jjdabaddes
yeah I see mos def everywhere.. last time I think I saw kweli was that never been in love before song
they should get back together lol
taminderbariana 1 year ago
@taminderbariana
THEY BOTH have new albums out individually and they on tour in europe .. dunno if they gona go together to make anotehr black star though..
Johnny8109 1 year ago
@taminderbariana gunna see them this saturday
maccolunga1 11 months ago
I loove this song....sick beat for the casual hip hop fan...and amaazing lyrics for the true hip hop fan
Rababry 1 year ago
30, 438 views damn deserves so much more than that real underground hip hop is a diamond in the dirt waiting to be found.
industriaIrevolution 1 year ago
@industriaIrevolution
Blackstar was never "underground". This song was on MTV as soon as it was released.
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OTAYhotgrits36 1 year ago
@mrearthlink
By your logic of "LOOLOLOLOL you just found this", I guess dinosaurs are only a couple hundred years old, right?
Since I came up on this music, I know for a goddam fact Blackstar was never underground, and redef was on MTV the week the album dropped. Sorry chief, before you pretend like you have a clue, you might want to actually get one.
OTAYhotgrits36 1 year ago 2
@OTAYhotgrits36
I was haxored, srry.
mrearthlink 1 year ago
Rap doesn't get much better than this.
breadnbonez 1 year ago
what ever happened to rap man. other than eminem and a few others its gone in the toilet thanks to soulja fag and gucci fruit freakin bums like oj the juicenuts and wacka cocka
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i hate when ppl say kids don't know wut real hip-hop is.i'm a 14 year old from the south & all i listen 2 is lyricism.yea ima big fan of Lil Wayne but that's because where i am that's all that's being played.But i wuz wuz born in the bronx.& i have been a huge fan of Mos Def,Talib Kweli,the Fugees,the Wu Tang Clan,Outkast,Biggie,Pac,Jigga,LL,Q-tip,& KRS since i wuz 4 or 5 & that wuz a couple years after i moved down here.& no 1 listened 2 hip-hop in my house,i listened on my own.
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i hate when ppl say kids don't know wut real hip-hop is.i'm a 14 year old from the south & all i listen 2 is lyricism.yea ima big fan of Lil Wayne but that's because where i am that's all that's being played.But i wuz wuz born in the bronx.& i have been a huge fan of Mos Def,Talib Kweli,the Fugees,the Wu Tang Clan,Outkast,Biggie,Pac,Jigga,LL,Q-tip,& KRS since i wuz 4 or 5 & that wuz a couple years after i moved down here.& no 1 listened 2 hip-hop in my house,i listened on my own.
TheWizKidTruLyrikz 1 year ago
ahhhhhh....no dislikes. = 0 ) you can't hate this!
this truly is a blessing!God bless!
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i luv this track thank god for these albums
saneoneusk 1 year ago
i luv this track thank god for these albums
saneoneusk 1 year ago
I will be talking about you to my grandsons haha mos is a legend!
"What, lyrically handsome, call collect a king's ransom
Jams I write soon become the ghetto anthem
Way out like Bruce Wayne's mansion, move like a phantom
You'll talk about me to your grandsons"
And kweli is on some other illl shit
"RE:DEFinition, turning your play into a tragedy
Exhibit level degree on the mic, passionately
Niggaz is sweet so I bet if I bit I'd get a cavity
Livin to get high, you ain't flyer than gravity"
tharekhh 1 year ago 3
Totally killing the "P Is Free" beat! Amazing.
vollsticks 2 years ago 2
i want to bum mos def
bensoan 2 years ago
fuckin racist ignorant fuck. GO DIE! we don't need your bigotry.
zunez0rz 1 year ago
"Living my life expressing my liberty it got to be done properly my name is in the middle of equality"
That's good stuff right there
247MVP 2 years ago 8
sick punchline!!
Germ303 2 years ago 2
i was looking for the lyrics for this. im not sure if they are right song or something.
can someone help me out with a link to the lyrics for this.
too sick not to follow thru the words with the song.
5 star!
sulejman15 2 years ago
when the cock crows my crop grows enable me to rock flows striving for perfection ever since i was a snot nose collosal!
nemesis700 2 years ago
OMG "best alliance in hip hop" = 100% agreed! such amazing lyrics
chinesmythdragn 2 years ago 42
its def way up there...so is mos def and hi -tek reflection eternal!!!
damarts87 2 years ago