Mos Def - Mathematics (Lyrics Video)

[AJROCKZ123]

Booka! Booka! Boooka! Booka! Booka! BOOKA!!!

[13MCS13]

Booka Booka booka booka!! (8)

[daolpuful]

you what to know how to rhyme

you better learn how to add now it's not just you're parents or you're teachers but rappers so learn you're number or you'll be counting the days you're broke

[DEFSCOTTYB]

Could be the best cut/scratch hook of all time... wow. "I revolve around science" haha, dope.

[jtk474]

damnnnnnnn! never listened to this on just a lyrical level mos def is unreal

[vpizzuti96]

its just simple mathematics

[blacksnou]

The real deal

[CockyR4]

Does he know that HE is a gringo for being american?

[AJROCKZ123]

@CockyR4 Gringos are like...White People

[CockyR4]

@AJROCKZ123 Gringos are USA Citizens.

Gringo was a term used by mexicans to refer to USA soldiers during the war.

[rondellboom321]

8 people asked 3:48

[kushlemonade1]

this takes some major skill!

[MahAdida]

i tryied to use this on my math test... i got an A+

[MG7KH]

impossible to listen to without moving your head

[starofcctv94]

Just think, every statistic in this song has got worse in the time since this song was made.

[MrYeezyWest]

this is real hip hop

[Twobitgangster]

too good. just too damn good

[GogghyTV]

Mos Def is def one of the best rappers, on the same list as Nas, Rakim and Kool G Rap

[Fame8212]

real rap

[thegreenbastard42011]

why did one straw brake the camels back here the secret the million other straws underneath it

[daolpuful]

guys whats all the fuss about don't you understand it's all simple mathematics

[ReAflexZZ]

Which year was this song out? I don't remember

[1quick4u]

One word for this........... DAMN

[DemonZero4211]

@kensohan i dont get it? -___-

[JosephO75]

"Streets too loud to ever hear freedom ring"

This song bar for bar is so solid.

[ayojolian]

@kensohan Idioms in the rhyme, crazy shit

[ihopeugaggin]

the system break man, child, and women into figures

two columns for who is, and who aint niggaz

if you pay attention to this song it says so much about society, TWELVE YEARS LATER STILL.

[Committednewrapper1]

I never really got to know what hip hop truly was. Then my friend introduce me to this song. It still stays my favorite and this song is wat got me into REAL hip hop. Mos Def is a scholar the way he delivers the message thru his lyrics. Thank God not all real emcees are dead yet.

[KrazyStoopid]

why do fuck did they kill off mos def on Dexter? and havent bother to reference him since.

[streetball102]

really like the number think u did with the lyrics :)

[rawunder]

best lyrics video i've ever seen. amazing!

[AlZappable]

this will never get old... nice work on the video

[EricDoWorkJohnson]

Mos Def is one of the realest rappers. he talk about shit people can relate to. unlike Lil wayne who raps about fuckin havin airplanes and lamborghini's nd shit. like wtf, bitch.. we wouldnt kno!

[cswanson3]

Very Nice

[FoolingDeath]

He raps the truth!

[xxTOTTMANxx]

you wanna learn how to ryhm u better learn how to ask!

its mathmatics

[jcv4200]

Booka-booka-booka-booka-booka-­booka!

[MusicalFanatic105]

pluto isnt a planet anymore...

[ihopeugaggin]

Working class poor better keep your alarm set

Streets too loud to ever hear freedom ring.

Wow...i have respect for this man

[LateralMoss7]

Madden 2002 on n64 <3

[jaganmaster]

It's basic arithmetic not algebra but dope song

[BaumerBN]

appreciate the editing quality



[TheNotoriousEze]

this is just such truth

[HoldTJ]

681 are Mos and 6 are Deaf.

But only 1 is Mos Def.

[JeRRiiEz]

are the numbers coming out really necessary?

[1i1b4113r]

politicians are storytellers...mos def tells the truth

[NikeGunner]

Damn, intelligent shit.

[ep307]

MADDEN 02 ALREADY

[jessaay5469]

straight poetry

[nickiiiwayneee00]

you coulda left out the big numbers poppin in my face while im trying to watch the lyrics.............thanks

[vagrantartist87]

mos def for president

[jumpstart55million]

Young bloods can't spell but they could rock you in PlayStation.

This is still so relevant even at nearly 12 years later.

[NY1love]

No rapper is as intelligent as Mos Def. Doesn't mean he is the greatest rapper, but the man kicks knowledge like no other.

[haiti954life]

@NY1love wata bout Nas, he a genius too

[SnoopDiZzYKJ69]

@haiti954life PUREE Genius! Nas doesnt get enough credit in hiphop. ONE LOVE ;)

[NY1love]

@haiti954life True. But exactly my point. I think Nas is the greater rapper. But I think Mos Def raps more about real life. Nas kicks some of the greatest stories, but that's what they are: stories.

[jayd4ever]

@NY1love  nas,tupac,immortal technique

[jaganmaster]

@NY1love No other u've heard...Guess u've never heard of immortal technique, canibus or k-rino. I'm sure u hav heard of pac & nas. Mos def is most def dope tho

[nizelis1]

Booka Booka Booka Booka Booka Booka. Ha Ha!

[xhaxorzzx1337]

583 people are def 6 people are deaf

[MuffinPuffin01]

1:10-1:22 True... true

[Mr5Jamal5]

They dont make shyt like this anymore. Thats why ppl think Lil Wayne the shyt. Everybody forgot what REAL music is except for 541 ppl

[salina80]

I just need to come back here at times. Listen to what hip hop really was. Non superficial black mastery.

[nowrevolution]

i get shivvers with this song..mos def and immortal technique need to do a record together

[MagmortarTK01]

#LOL

[christophmares2222]

I love this song<33333

[success1113]

one for charlie hustle, .two for steady, rock, 3 for tha 4th comin live, future shock

~mr. whit3

m.b.a./los goonios

[SupaDopamine17]

#Dope!

[Kibbletz420]

Could you give us a Download link please?



[coryv36]

booka booka booka booka booka booka booka

[MastaBallerMo]

Real HIP HOP 6 ppl clicked the wrong button

[the1hamoodi]

crack mother. crack babies. AIDS patients.

young bloods cant spell but they can rock you in Playstation.

dopest bar ever much?

[BmoneyzMusic]

forgot what the fuck i was thinkin

[zachdahater]

I have no idea why I've never looked at Mos Def's music. I think my ears are cumming

[longaugust]

Perfection.

[oday215]

over 12 trillion spent over the last 20 years.

[TheTempertrap21]

soo can anyone tell me whos better then mos def

[Robinnization]

@TheTempertrap21 I think Lupe is better, but that's just my opinion I'm not trying to start a fight ;)

[breackinme]

i do not often say this phrase, because i find it odd and weird, but this song is truly a "Mind-Fuck". 

[NicholasTheMan3]

i would of paid attention if maths was this straight forward

[EmpireKongKing]

I guess Michael Jackson was right <3

RIP

[SonnyBlaze24]

"Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it..." Dope line!

[ASIATICLION7]

"I revolve around science" THATS REAL TALK

[sexpanda69andahalf]

"Its a number game but shit dont add up some how"

[shortyblue7]

dope track man, mos def is definitley one of the best emcee's ever

[DarthAssViolater]

this is real hip hop

[CombiChrist113]

5 people cant add.

[Ginga]

Props for this video man. You did one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all-time justice.

[villemoilol]

mos def over feminem and other scums anyday. one of the best rappers alive, (feminem doesn't include or anybody you can see on mtv or radio)

[jdog91f]

lil wayne<mos def

[villemoilol]

@jdog91f are you fucking joking. there's no comparison so don't bring that fuckface here.

[aisians435]

@jdog91f  Lil Wayne<99% of rappers

[Addiky]

cool shit

[valfitness]

Easily his hardest hit

[BrianKBerman]

Amazing song. flaw in lyrics though- "up out of this, terror and inferno, my ink so hot it burn through the journal. . . ." not "up out of this, Towerin inferno, my ink so hot it burn through the journal . . . .



[RPGezuz]

Mos-Def

Immortal Technique

Tupac

Big Pun

and Notorious B-I-MOTHAFUCKIN-G

Thumbs if yall knw they the realist

[popsizcrazy]

why this does not have more views flabberghasts me completely

[TjOrtizMusic]

this guy is a fucking lyrical mastermind

[PaulMFliebler]

Budget cut backs but increased police presence - that shit is such truth

mos def is the shit

[SuperHassasin]

i love the music but there's always been 8 planets in our solar system

[sillymisreading]

@SuperHassasin not when this song was written.

[randmiller88]

@SuperHassasin Nope, Pluto still counted back when this was released. Skip math class and brush up on your astronomy. :)

[DeterminedGoat]

@SuperHassasin This song came out when whether or not pluto was a planet was still being debated.

[JekyllHyde5]

Fuck yeah, this song is meaaaaan ! Hip-Hop old style man !

[Hannibal1Lector]

FUCK im gettin fuckin goosebumps only by listening Mos...

[BigAfricanMan]

5 people failed Algebra I

[KayThaaPkerr]

@BigAfricanMan lmfao nice comment & name

[PitchBlackInk]

dopest shit eva



[unirvrsl]

yes yes, i agree, wondering if you used final cut pro to do this montage?

[vridaw]

@unirvrsl Sony Vegas actually. But it can be done in FCP or any other video editing prog. of your choice.

[oldskool7117]

"so evacuate your sleep because it's dangerous to dream" that line went too hard holy shit

[0ddj0e]

5 people can't do mathematics....

[Humandavid1]

So when performing this song, does he still say 9 planets?? haha

[azimiomar]

is this the actual music video for this song...if not it should be

[ChocolatFlavouRR]

This is all what hiphop was about!.. Too bad we lost it.

[valkirieskies]

@ChocolatFlavouRR u just have to dig for it nao adays

[hiphopscientist01]

This is the greatest achievement in the history of hip hop. It simply does not get any better than this.

[madhatter536]

NO MOS DEF. 90% of americans are now on cell phones METRO PCS.

[TheVisualizer11]

@madhatter536 if u didn't realize, this shit came out in 1999

[madhatter536]

@TheVisualizer11, your point is? Is this your FYI method?

[olliemcleod]

Even after reading the lyrics for this song about 20 times I still don't understand how he wrote them. Amazing.

[madhatter536]

@olliemcleod , tell me about it. I got chills. Tell Dan Rathers to freestyle the nightly news and see how it works out. lol

[TheChrisdruso]

Deep inside even the people who disliked this know that this song is the shit, id like for them to explain one good reason for disliking this. They just can stand to see a genius work of art have all likes and no dislikes.

[s145611]

BUKKA BUKKA BUKKA BUKKA

[sactitans18]

Madden 02

[clinton2010]

when this song finished, i wished he could have kept going.. :(

[Quran871]

you guys wanna hear a joke? lil wayne

[Jmidgy]

detorski dont even mention lil wayne and mos def in 1 sentence

[TigerLikesTail]

I think it's great.

You look back through the comments & see just how man people

just got their skull infiltrated & penetrated by real talent.

I would love to see a video of reactions to people watching this

with wide eyes & jaw-dropped.

It's good because once they hear hip-hop this good it becomes impossible to

ever listen to hip-pop like they play on the radio without knowing it is busted.

It's like if you been eating sewer rat all your life & then somebody gave you some porterhouse lol

[BigLittlePlanet]

This video is pure genious. So simplistic, and so accurate. Reminds me of the album cover with Mos Defs face on it, heck, it reminds me of Mos Def in general.

[LivingBetterTV]

I like listening to mos def, his music just grabs your ears attention!

He is deffinitely one of my influences.

Click my page and see the evolution of the real mc!

Leave a comment..

[HepHop4ever]

Hey guys im trying to get Hip Hop back alive and me and some other people do it by writing a long list of all kinds of good real Hip Hop song's.. and yeah trust me this song is on the list.. but PM me if you want the list.. a lot of real good songs there.. so PM me if you want the list and pm me back if you want us to add something to the list.. our goal is to send it to as many people as possible to make it very long and get some new Hip Hop fans! :) pm me back if you want me to add your songs

[BboyPFAAron]

@HepHop4ever send me it

[teambama]

wanna learn how to rhyme, better learn how to add!!

[Studio102]

REAL HIP HOP!

[XeutonMojukai]

This is my favorite rap song. No doubt.

[FuadHatem]

BOOKA, BOOKA, BOOKA, BOOKA, HAHA

[SATG87]

what a lyrically rich track, and primo beats, just awesome

[RAMROD121212]

this just melted my face

[GraffArtist4lLife509]

Puttin Truth on Tracks Simple and plane

[beefmania22]

in the beginning he say back up not booka

[neffone77]

@beefmania22 , Nah... he says bukka bukka. It's a Brooklyn thing, It's supposed to be the sound of a gunshot. Jamaican's do it at the dancehall.

[beefmania22]

@neffone77 thats what i thought but then i looked up the lyrics and thats what those bitch ass mofos said.

[plaina]

isto é que é!

[ManuscriptRe]

One of my favorite songs of all time. His flow is ridiculous.

[127miles]

this song made me get a good grade in algebra :)

[Goosebumbsfan]

I listen to this while I do mathematics.

Ironic right?

[odkill18]

Mos Def? Most Definitely!

...i know that was corny, but still... MOS DEF IS HIPHOP

[Liamminihan]

Unbelievable. Thanks for this Mos.

[Uknowmysteez1]

Bucka Bucka Bucka Bucka BUCKA!!

[LeotheLoin99]

@Uknowmysteez1 its booka not bucka dude its on the vid man learn to spell and add man cos its all just mathematics

[hatman322]

great video by one of the greatest rappers to ever live.

[lakersownsuns]

DJ Premo, with another ill ass beat

Mos Def, with some more truth

[7isObedience]

show races as colors, harlots as lovers, teach em trust suckers & kill 1 another, slow but precisely unconcious 2 fighting unaware of damage & family back biting, 2 focus on nikes, ice, cars & bikes, adultery, robbery, fornication w/ dikes homosexuals types, drag queens & fiends, turned into examples of the American dream, Supremeee, uncovered with shame, naked, spiritually mistaking, the basic, modern day Eves, deceived by the phantoms cant see em like an atom, U Adams. WAKE UP BE REBORN by Yah

[hahahahafml]

do you math lol

[fadenneus]

LMAO at people comparing Lil Wayne to 2pac and Soulja Boy wtf? they aint even on the same level faggots Mos Def is old schoop ftw!

[RTXpl]

Is only jeden taki Murzyn!!

[AdamskaAshamdov]

How does Gaga, Lil Wayne and all those other fake ass idiots have more veiws than this? It's the Mighty Mos Def, I'd hate to think that any of them were more popular than him. Word is bond.

[CUDDYMAYNE]

@AdamskaAshamdov people are clueless nowadays

[sepidaniel]

what dose booka booka booka means??

[albanirap]

My favorite Mos Def Song

Much better than Ms Fat Booty

[whiteflash1323]

This is so ridiculously good. Mos has to be one of the five best rappers of all time. This song blows my fucking mind.

[91lilken]

did the same guy who made this beat make the beat to "nas is like" by nas cus they sound alot alike