i miss that late 90s-early 2000s era of like that soulquarian type, jazzy, progressive hip hop. artists like badu, the roots, mos def, common, kweli, asheru, jill scott and people like them were all on the same page of making music. i really do miss that a lot. im from the philly area and grew up with kindred the family soul, the roots, jill scott and bahamadia i miss those days of just neosoul tinged hip hop
I LOVE ASHERU, A REAL EMCEE! YO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME CHECK ME OUT IF YOU CAN IM A 19 YEAR OLD EMCEE TRYING TO MAKE IT INTO THE INDUSTRY, I PROMISE MY MATERIAL IS GOOD /watch?v=QM6v4O2cO_Y&feature=related
i really hate the ignorant people that come around here and say how this 'rap' sucks. first of all this isnt rap its true hip hop you tell me when was the last time lil jon used sax in one of his songs. educate yourself please. and you prefer your meaningless noise now? i rember when no mater what type of music it all had meaning. now its all fuck every other word. and please do help me inderstand tue special meaning behind 'smack a hoes ass' since thats whay you people like now a days
HUMP ON A LAM DUMP ON A MAN IN A DUMPSTER CAN INTRODUCING LIL WAYNE HAHA GARBAGE LOL THE DUMBEST SHIT I EVER HEARD AND RIGHT BEFORE HE SAID HES THE BEST RAPPER CMON MAN YOU GOTTA COME HARDER THAN THAT
what bothers me the most about comments comparing mainstream artist to underground artist is that they are comparing mainstream artist to underground artist
it's a shame that for some people, when they think of 'hip hop' they think of lil wayne and shit like that, what u got to realise, this is hip hop. if you search hard you can find decent hip hop. so people dont sit there nd say ' i disliked hip hop until this cos if u disliked it u didnt do ur research, cos that shit dont even count.
@mrmightyjungle It's ridiculous how clowns like Drake, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, and artists of their sort make it big. They're stealing the success and recognition guys like Asheru DESERVE, on top of that this guy is a school teacher and a community advocate!!!!
man someones gotta do something and open up a radio station for underground hip hop with asheru, atmosphere, wu tang, nas, eyedea and abilities, grieves, del, mos def, talib kweli, and all the old good stuff so someone may stumble upon it and realize the pop they have been listening to is comparable only to a skunk's posterior
what a fucking tune!, please check out my jazzy hip hop music! im a producer and i have a love for jazz and hip hop, i play real guitar and compose my tracks! im looking for some feeback cause im only 14 and i wanna get better :D
Much love to Asheru. Check out his other song Soul. This is the kinda music that needs to be on radios... fuck it the masses aren't meant to be intelligent.
Until about 5 minutes ago, I didn't really like rap. Much more intelligent and satisfying music than all this lil wayne, "welcome to da crack house. Dis is the crackhouse" bullfuck. Love it.
All of you talking about mainstream rap and underground seriously need to stop. I don't care about mainstream or pop music, but that doesn't mean I have to go around spreading hate. It's just immature. Shut up and listen to the music.
Great to hear feel good music. Not one shot fired! Can't believe people listen to ish like Waka Flaka or whatev. That shit is from the heart. Makes you check yourself as an MC and put it down everytime.
I like this...Talib makes me feel rich in spirit...like when i walk outside and see the everyday mayhem in front my eyes, he puts things into perspective!!
For anyone interested, the sample on this song is John Coltrane's and Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood." One of the great jazz piano vamps. Check it out if you want to see who set the stage for today's hip-hop giants.
I just want one of those douche nozzles to go to an interview, name drop people like Sonic Youth, ?uestlove, Miles Davis, and David Bowie and admit that they don't deserve their fame in comparison to them.
I just want to see Lil' Wayne say "I really don't know why I have money, I'm suuuuch a cocksucker, like everyday."
this underground shit is that real music, i love how most of it has a message unlike that gay ass mainstream shit that simply makes a club bounce, and has pretty figureheads
you can't run to every new thing under the sun, you'd be a jack of all trades, and a master of none
Mainstream is technically music that you listen at parties and get together, and not necessarily music you listen to when you're laid back. The relationship between underground music and mainstream is often misleading and can create an enigma of confusion. My anatomy and way of life is to smoke weed, listen to "hip hop", watch anime, and live life.
Asheru is the shit this is what real hip hop is all about. Fuck that new music they play in the radio, i get tired of that shit they play the same song every 5min. Nothing but real rap and hip hop...
@yungdonkey Im from italy and lot of people says:" Hip Hop is 50 cent, Lil Wayne"...but im so tired!...sayin that is "rap" it's really ridicolus :S....keep it real hip hop!!!! Talib Kweli, Kenn Starr, Asheru, this is "REAL HIP HOP"...fuckin C-Rap!!!!
@yungdonkey Hey homei...i agree with ya...this fuckin rapper today delt message to teenagers like "fuck the hoes is dope"...i hate this....big it up tha real shit !...peace from Italy :)
Mainstream Rap: 'Take that money, fuck that honey. Sell cocaine, flash that flash bling-bling...' If you can say those but with different wording...congratulations, you are a sellout rapper!!
I LOVE this song....I still remember copping "7 HeadsR Better Than 1: No Edge Ups In South Africa" way back in 2003 and playing this joint over and over.
yo i hav never heard of this guy! but i've heard the theme song for the boondocks nd ever since the show came out i loved the song and was trying to figure out who spit it. im happy i found out! :)))
@skigh45 He is a shitty sell out that only cares for his money and women or as he calls them "bitches".He is also one of those fake motherfuckers that is killing the great genre of music called hip-hop.
its real fuked up how good lirical rappers get no attenion while all these lame sorry shity rapers u hear with the most retarded random stupied lirics get all the damn attenion. what hapend 2 the good ol days where lirics acually matterd not jus a good beat....vote up if u see something wrong hear.
if u rather disagree enjoy ur life in ignorance...
Main stream Hip Hop is just going trough a Faze. Hopefully it will grow out of it. Better sooner than later. True Hip Hop stays for ever. Like Mos Def Said the industry builds careers that don't last. This shit that's going on now will fade away with time.
Ah, now this is real hip-hop. An actual rhyme scheme, a non-auto tuned voice and a decent beat to go along. What more could be asked for from a great track given by a master of underground hip-hop?
He doesnt need auto tune or a techno beat, he has it down with a solid, simple beat. this is hip-hop. & the content is real, it's about real life, talking about real stuff, poetry. Today, hip-hop is anything that rhymes to the beat of music, that is NOT what it is, so people need to put their rhymes in check. Thank you Asheru for giving us an example of what real music is.
Everyone just shut up. Stop hating on Asheru and stop hating on wayne. stop hating on jay z and stop hating on soulja boy. Just shut up and listen to the music YOU like.
@1olas I consider this indie rap but it's pretty much underground, but hell yeah man I agree all the way. I'm sick of lil wayne and gucci mane, out there gettin all the fame,
they don't even deserve, they are just another part of the flock,
i'm shootin the birds, not one is gonna survive after i'm done with my verbal glock,
money is their fucking life, so now i'm going to give them some strife,
fuckin bitches and sellin pot, is that all they got,
@1olas Hip Hop is like a mirror, it will reflect both the good and the bad sides of the world we live in. Ignoring parts that doesn't fit your taste is kinda acting like a stupid brat
@dasdafoij the hip hop mirror was smashed a few years ago.. around the same time as the majik stick and krunk cup came about... someone tried to piece it together but failed .... seems it is only reflecting a distorted image of what is actually available. what happened to telling a story? other than that of pimps and hoes or in the club!!! i think if you like the shite they produce you have a very limited musical taste..and you probably listen to Akorn or Gusher on the side...
@1olas The Roots - KRS ONE - Talib Kweli - CYNE - Dumbfoundead - DAM - Promoe - K'naan - Immortal Technique - Cee Lo - Mos Def - Damian Marley - Devin the Dude - Nas - Edo Maajka - HandyCat(more of a producer) - Common - Atmosphere/Felt - Braille are just a few peeps keeping hip hop real, you might not be known to these, but hip hop is alive and running, hip hop is still a mirror ;)
@dasdafoij no doubt its still alive but the good stuff is no longer mainstream, its a shame, I wear about 10 different underground artists shirts that I have gotten over the years and people ask me what or who is that? Its sad, introducing somebody to Talib Kweli is like a kid with ice cream they can't get enough of him, soon enough I lose my iPod for half of class...
These kids today just want to act like thugs and gangsters and auto-tune makes anybody sound good... its killing Hip-Hop
@dasdafoij lol your right sorry, no but really i dont enjoy mainstream because all it is is just the same beat with the same verse over and over and over again, which isnt my thing, but if people enjoy then i say let them its just not my thing, your right that was fairly childish, i apologize :)
@Jackel95 I appretiate you not flaming me haha :p I feel the same way about mainstream.. Even Lil Wayne etc are rappers i dislike. There's a -few- decent "mainstream" bands if i might say, Coldplay and Rage Against The Machine are/were pretty big and still original/decent.. I guess its personal taste though. there's a norwegian saying; the taste is like our butt, its divided into 2, in norwegian it rhymes though!
@1olas And that was just a few i put up off the top of my head, let go of the idea that "hip hop is dead" or that "it isnt the same anymore", stop being a fucking pessimist and see things for what they really are
anybody notice all the new mixtapes comin out show the "rappers" cookin crack or baggin rock on the covers and all have names like kitchen music and the crackhouse.
@yungdonkey respect always my dude, but im tired of the whole " music today " topic, theres alot of ill emcess stillout there, no there not on the radio, true emcees that speak true never get radio play, but there around still. peace.
Can somebody tell me what album of asheru's to buy cus I like What i've heard but i don't wanna buy a twenty track album with 5 good songs and then i'll end up not wanting another album and then ill be missing out on really good music
i miss that late 90s-early 2000s era of like that soulquarian type, jazzy, progressive hip hop. artists like badu, the roots, mos def, common, kweli, asheru, jill scott and people like them were all on the same page of making music. i really do miss that a lot. im from the philly area and grew up with kindred the family soul, the roots, jill scott and bahamadia i miss those days of just neosoul tinged hip hop
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Liibz 2 weeks ago
This is a good one
graffer420 3 weeks ago
Asheru's Bday today. Keep it up, Hbd.
LeatherWhistle 1 month ago
i really hate the ignorant people that come around here and say how this 'rap' sucks. first of all this isnt rap its true hip hop you tell me when was the last time lil jon used sax in one of his songs. educate yourself please. and you prefer your meaningless noise now? i rember when no mater what type of music it all had meaning. now its all fuck every other word. and please do help me inderstand tue special meaning behind 'smack a hoes ass' since thats whay you people like now a days
OswaldoCortez 1 month ago
Hip Hop isn't dead.... It's just underground.
PharealE 1 month ago 4
HUMP ON A LAM DUMP ON A MAN IN A DUMPSTER CAN INTRODUCING LIL WAYNE HAHA GARBAGE LOL THE DUMBEST SHIT I EVER HEARD AND RIGHT BEFORE HE SAID HES THE BEST RAPPER CMON MAN YOU GOTTA COME HARDER THAN THAT
KillinAllDay 1 month ago
you cant run to every new thing under the sun/u be a jack of all trades/and a master of none......DOPE TO ILL!!!!!!!!!!!
MastaIsKing559 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
what bothers me the most about comments comparing mainstream artist to underground artist is that they are comparing mainstream artist to underground artist
carlislep 2 months ago
This is somewhat better than Soulja Boy Crank Dat
Q8379 2 months ago
@Q8379 this shit is way better.
xExuberant 2 months ago
I keep waiting for the sax to bust
DerekBondo 3 months ago
truly inspirational music that more people should groove to
jonez333 4 months ago
Thumbs up if you like John Coltrane
mi2336 4 months ago 7
it's a shame that for some people, when they think of 'hip hop' they think of lil wayne and shit like that, what u got to realise, this is hip hop. if you search hard you can find decent hip hop. so people dont sit there nd say ' i disliked hip hop until this cos if u disliked it u didnt do ur research, cos that shit dont even count.
dommykento 4 months ago
John Coltrane would be proud
2JMace 4 months ago
Woah wait...Is that in a sentimental mood?
foxboy127 5 months ago
@foxboy127 yeah, they sampled it for the beat.
yuhnasty24 4 months ago
I'm a huge metal fan who's lost faith in Rap.
I STAND CORRECTED.
thrash6664 5 months ago 14
@thrash6664
YES
mrmightyjungle 3 months ago
@mrmightyjungle It's ridiculous how clowns like Drake, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, and artists of their sort make it big. They're stealing the success and recognition guys like Asheru DESERVE, on top of that this guy is a school teacher and a community advocate!!!!
thrash6664 3 months ago 3
Was produced the beat? Sounds like J Rawls or Hi Tek or that other producer whoe name I forgot.
thewirah1 5 months ago
now this is music...unlike mainstream rap (which i detest) this says something "i dont need money" very righteous.
jojothebastardbunny 5 months ago
so chill :)
RobertsBlake 6 months ago
I love this joint.
MandaEsco 6 months ago
@VirqilVicious
Room temperature some places is 115Degrees..
IllBeBackIn2014 6 months ago
@IllBeBackIn2014 That's still a low IQ my man.
B0ngT0ke420 5 months ago in playlist asheru
man someones gotta do something and open up a radio station for underground hip hop with asheru, atmosphere, wu tang, nas, eyedea and abilities, grieves, del, mos def, talib kweli, and all the old good stuff so someone may stumble upon it and realize the pop they have been listening to is comparable only to a skunk's posterior
StricktlyHipHop 6 months ago
what a fucking tune!, please check out my jazzy hip hop music! im a producer and i have a love for jazz and hip hop, i play real guitar and compose my tracks! im looking for some feeback cause im only 14 and i wanna get better :D
jazzbluesshred 6 months ago
@jazzbluesshred Listen to Al Di Meola, Alan Holdsworth, Chick Corea and Weather Report.
TheBzg07 6 months ago
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a sentimental mood
kutrb 6 months ago
Much love to Asheru. Check out his other song Soul. This is the kinda music that needs to be on radios... fuck it the masses aren't meant to be intelligent.
TooChilly777 6 months ago
@TooChilly777 the chosen few
rensoedbt328 6 months ago
love this track:)
sunniebaybee 6 months ago
man what is the name of this sample i need it PLEASE!!!
cr0magnum1 8 months ago
@cr0magnum1 i'm pretty sure its an old jazz piece by Miles Davis
chaoscolossus 8 months ago
@cr0magnum1 the sample is "In a Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
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crescentsunn 7 months ago
Until about 5 minutes ago, I didn't really like rap. Much more intelligent and satisfying music than all this lil wayne, "welcome to da crack house. Dis is the crackhouse" bullfuck. Love it.
SubMetal1000 8 months ago 35
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I dont get it a rap song thats not about drugs, bitches or money.............I must have wandered into an alternate universe.
IGNsucks 8 months ago
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IGNsucks 8 months ago
Noice. Just no ice.
t60m9 8 months ago
Anyone else notice how entirely fckn nice kweli's 2nd verse was? I heard this for the first time last nite around 4am sitting by a campfire.
Shout out to my boy chris for putting me on this
iantan92 8 months ago 3
I heard of Asheru through the Boondocks and I gotta say this is some good shit. And I used to hate rap.
KiwiLovin7 8 months ago
All of you talking about mainstream rap and underground seriously need to stop. I don't care about mainstream or pop music, but that doesn't mean I have to go around spreading hate. It's just immature. Shut up and listen to the music.
nameno1elsehas 9 months ago 4
@nameno1elsehas This is so true. Sadly, even the most enlightened people can be the most spiteful.
calliefornia96 8 months ago
Great to hear feel good music. Not one shot fired! Can't believe people listen to ish like Waka Flaka or whatev. That shit is from the heart. Makes you check yourself as an MC and put it down everytime.
EYEZIC 9 months ago
Underground is what's shielded from the mainstream publicity rats by those who stand for music. It takes an ear to appreciate, and a mind to love.
vvhoopie 9 months ago
thank god for the boondocks. he's so ill.
VolumeSe7en 9 months ago 2
Realness!!!!
FreekyDeeky21 9 months ago
but 5 are still too many dislikes^^
PeterFly3000 9 months ago 2
over 150K views and only 5 dislikes. i think thats a sign of quality
PeterFly3000 9 months ago
Home is where the Hi-Hat is at.
zhestah 9 months ago
I like this...Talib makes me feel rich in spirit...like when i walk outside and see the everyday mayhem in front my eyes, he puts things into perspective!!
broccolihart1 10 months ago
this is hip-hop.
tragicsz 10 months ago
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i dont know why but i got real angry when i typed in "Asheru" in google and one of the suggestions were "did u mean asheroth?" i now use ask.com
solbaddude989 10 months ago
I hope this guy is making money. I'd hate to see stuff like this die out.
Twonez 10 months ago
wish more rappers rapped like this with some actual meaning in their songs
13mike11 10 months ago
For anyone interested, the sample on this song is John Coltrane's and Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood." One of the great jazz piano vamps. Check it out if you want to see who set the stage for today's hip-hop giants.
bigsaxquatch 10 months ago
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Gengstaboy978 10 months ago
the coltrane sample is so ill
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unknownpieces202 10 months ago
Its reassuring that there are still artists out there like this. Seems like most pop artists have the IQ equivalent to room temperature.
"I wanna take a ride on your disco stick" good job lady gaga, you're famous for being a whore. hope you're proud.
VirgilVicious 11 months ago 93
@VirgilVicious that comment was perfect.
3rdShogun 11 months ago
@VirgilVicious
I know you're sarcastic.
But I'm sick of their shit being proud.
I just want one of those douche nozzles to go to an interview, name drop people like Sonic Youth, ?uestlove, Miles Davis, and David Bowie and admit that they don't deserve their fame in comparison to them.
I just want to see Lil' Wayne say "I really don't know why I have money, I'm suuuuch a cocksucker, like everyday."
Won't happen though. Fuck his denial.
mrfudgeyhead 10 months ago
D-Bridge brought me here <3
ObsceneJellybean 11 months ago
Its good to know the message is still alive.
UrbaneSuave 11 months ago
this underground shit is that real music, i love how most of it has a message unlike that gay ass mainstream shit that simply makes a club bounce, and has pretty figureheads
you can't run to every new thing under the sun, you'd be a jack of all trades, and a master of none
datni99awithahair 11 months ago
Mainstream is technically music that you listen at parties and get together, and not necessarily music you listen to when you're laid back. The relationship between underground music and mainstream is often misleading and can create an enigma of confusion. My anatomy and way of life is to smoke weed, listen to "hip hop", watch anime, and live life.
AnatomyoftheSamurai 11 months ago 2
Asheru is the shit this is what real hip hop is all about. Fuck that new music they play in the radio, i get tired of that shit they play the same song every 5min. Nothing but real rap and hip hop...
Create1art 1 year ago
Put PERCEE P on this JAM!
MrConnon44 1 year ago
@yungdonkey Im from italy and lot of people says:" Hip Hop is 50 cent, Lil Wayne"...but im so tired!...sayin that is "rap" it's really ridicolus :S....keep it real hip hop!!!! Talib Kweli, Kenn Starr, Asheru, this is "REAL HIP HOP"...fuckin C-Rap!!!!
LiquameAKABigBoss 1 year ago
Real hip hop right here yal.
brentjeezy 1 year ago
@yungdonkey Hey homei...i agree with ya...this fuckin rapper today delt message to teenagers like "fuck the hoes is dope"...i hate this....big it up tha real shit !...peace from Italy :)
LiquameAKABigBoss 1 year ago
Love this!!!
misskisha80 1 year ago
Finnaly! rap with some sense!
KatayokuNoAngel 1 year ago 5
LOVE IT
monkeypaw09 1 year ago
lol whoever disliked this song should be lined up and shot!
qwaycee 1 year ago 4
lalalalala ooooh oooh oooooh
qwaycee 1 year ago
dude thts coltrane sampled into the backround. naima haha nice
MastaPillow 1 year ago
@MastaPillow its the song in a sentimental way by coltrane
Shadapaga 10 months ago
Thumbs up if you high as fuck
sonofjimy 1 year ago 3
yeah, Ash is my icon. every word is perfect. keep it real
TheNvizzle 1 year ago
Love the sample from Duke Ellington and John Coltrane on this beat...
kshintaku13 1 year ago 6
@kshintaku13 oh yes, this beat is perfect!
nevadaas 1 year ago
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96XXbluedemonXX96 1 year ago
he sounds like 2Pac the King of Rap
MJGhost23 1 year ago
Talib kills it, in a humble way.
claytonic87 1 year ago
<<<hip hop fan right here asheru's ill no doubt him n one be lo need to get a song
tomwatson1 1 year ago
YES
lazyafternoon1 1 year ago
I completely gave up on rap until i figured out who made the boondocks theme (which should have been longer) and boy did i listen to it again.
crazyjak56 1 year ago
@crazyjak56
The Boondocks theme song is a real song.
Judo Flip - Asheru
MysticSandRuler 1 year ago
Asheru is talented artist; that's an understatement. He, with a select few, have resuscitated the intellectualism from original rap. Thank goodness.
jmr122287 1 year ago
all i gotta say is damn. sick ass song
sokalikush 1 year ago
Mainstream Rap: 'Take that money, fuck that honey. Sell cocaine, flash that flash bling-bling...' If you can say those but with different wording...congratulations, you are a sellout rapper!!
kevster2717 1 year ago
Damn, this is freaking awesome! Simply masterful.
bluesplus1 1 year ago
My new jam!!!!!!!!!!
reversepimpolgoy 1 year ago
why theres no true musick like this now days
MASterG369 1 year ago
I LOVE this song....I still remember copping "7 HeadsR Better Than 1: No Edge Ups In South Africa" way back in 2003 and playing this joint over and over.
StreamOfConscious 1 year ago
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus what a tune!
dabarclona 1 year ago
oh my god 4 fifty cent fans !
beuz2006bis 1 year ago
way to use the classic in a sentimental mood!!!!! Btw Asheru 9th wonder n J Dilla im set all day long!!!!
chany0789 1 year ago
4 people thought it said "dis i like"
CircaSkating 1 year ago
4 people missed the like button
MegaShithead123 1 year ago
yo i hav never heard of this guy! but i've heard the theme song for the boondocks nd ever since the show came out i loved the song and was trying to figure out who spit it. im happy i found out! :)))
XxTIEFIIRzZ 1 year ago
Does anyone know what a lil wayne is ?
skigh45 1 year ago
@skigh45 He is a shitty sell out that only cares for his money and women or as he calls them "bitches".He is also one of those fake motherfuckers that is killing the great genre of music called hip-hop.
SheWasLikeWow 1 year ago 2
@SheWasLikeWow You forgot to mention his lyrics never make sense are random shi*
xDisRazyboix 1 year ago 2
@skigh45 a waste of space?
demonikfunk 1 year ago
@yungdonkey I feel ya, he's pretty slept on... Sad.
GraffitiSlammer 1 year ago
In a sentimental mood - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane , great stuff nevertheless.
debelinovinar 1 year ago
a rapper smiling on his cover... that's actually pretty original
and i hear ya underground fanatics. fuck the mainstream
sxyspaz 1 year ago 57
Holy shit. This man is amazing. Mind = blown.
AliveinKC 1 year ago
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its real fuked up how good lirical rappers get no attenion while all these lame sorry shity rapers u hear with the most retarded random stupied lirics get all the damn attenion. what hapend 2 the good ol days where lirics acually matterd not jus a good beat....vote up if u see something wrong hear.
if u rather disagree enjoy ur life in ignorance...
@"2REAL"
solbaddude989 1 year ago
too nice
PoetriiseStanzafyah 1 year ago
duke ellington and john coltrane forever. really inspiring music right here.
MCJonZen 1 year ago 2
@MCJonZen Ah, man!!! Is that the sample??
chunkyostrich 1 year ago
@chunkyostrich yes it is. duke ellington & john Coltrane - sentimental mood
MCJonZen 1 year ago
underground hip hop is the deal fuck all these fuckin fake ass bitches poluting hip hop
R1Seamoney 1 year ago
@R1Seamoney AKA mainstream lol
kevster2717 1 year ago
Where can i find this mixtape...4real cause this shit is hot...
Alwayzphresh 1 year ago
FUCK ALL THOSE COMMERCIAL ASSHOLES!
19NuS92 1 year ago
Main stream Hip Hop is just going trough a Faze. Hopefully it will grow out of it. Better sooner than later. True Hip Hop stays for ever. Like Mos Def Said the industry builds careers that don't last. This shit that's going on now will fade away with time.
MIGSBENITEZ 1 year ago
"Life without knowledge is a death in disguise"'
Real shit
Sublimej 1 year ago 3
Thank you God! there are still real artist alive.
JESSERAYDELL 1 year ago
Janeshe 2 says: amazing
janeshe2 1 year ago
i hear talib kweli then i listen to something like bemer benz or bentleys and i get like thank god i have talib kweli
YoungDeezy1080 1 year ago
@yungdonkey U JUST TOLD THE PLAIN RIGHT TRUTH I FEEL YA
thatboiizfly 1 year ago
Ahhhh so fucking refreshing! Damn this is that head knock shit!!
SintaxOne 1 year ago
THIS IS SICK! Sampled John Coltranes Sentimental Mood! Damm, this shit is soo much better than turning on the radio.
trickydickflip 1 year ago 4
@trickydickflip Pandora Radio. The only way to go, its changed my life haha.
champ3660 1 year ago
asheru and jay electronica are the only rappers that i really like
NONY650 1 year ago
Ah, now this is real hip-hop. An actual rhyme scheme, a non-auto tuned voice and a decent beat to go along. What more could be asked for from a great track given by a master of underground hip-hop?
Ultorification 1 year ago
Asheru's flow is the crem de la crem! siick
SteelCitySkanker 1 year ago
He doesnt need auto tune or a techno beat, he has it down with a solid, simple beat. this is hip-hop. & the content is real, it's about real life, talking about real stuff, poetry. Today, hip-hop is anything that rhymes to the beat of music, that is NOT what it is, so people need to put their rhymes in check. Thank you Asheru for giving us an example of what real music is.
1KNG35 1 year ago 6
Everyone just shut up. Stop hating on Asheru and stop hating on wayne. stop hating on jay z and stop hating on soulja boy. Just shut up and listen to the music YOU like.
thakurabhi16 1 year ago 22
This sounds a lot different than the one I had.
MyFoodIsBad 1 year ago
tight
rossenov124 1 year ago
Does anyone know the sample for this? I was watching the Cosby Show just now and he played the original of this song...
Kramer390 1 year ago 3
Just found it!
"In a Sentimental Mood", Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
Enjoy it jazz fans!
Kramer390 1 year ago 8
fo real man
0hereitis 1 year ago
this is real music
im tired of egomaniac rappers today
that ramble on about hoes and money
kwazimoto44 1 year ago 20
shiiiit, rappers today??
try the last 10 years, thats all its been
'blang blanging
chain swing
crack cant match the vibe im givin'
shit aint changed, its a shame real music had to go underground
twon1610 1 year ago 14
love this, first heard it on "The Boondocks" Hip Hop Doctrine mixtape!
Ty1Brown2Studioz3 1 year ago 3
damn this shit is real right here. mos def would of been sick on here too.
navygravy508 1 year ago 3
the best type of music :)
mrmightyjungle 1 year ago
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fuck mainstream Hip-NOT and c-Rap i dont need to hear about the bitches and the bentleys..underground is the way!!!
1olas 2 years ago 98
@1olas for sure man, that and indie rap is pretty sick to, although it's pretty much considered underground
BeaverTrax 1 year ago
@1olas I consider this indie rap but it's pretty much underground, but hell yeah man I agree all the way. I'm sick of lil wayne and gucci mane, out there gettin all the fame,
they don't even deserve, they are just another part of the flock,
i'm shootin the birds, not one is gonna survive after i'm done with my verbal glock,
money is their fucking life, so now i'm going to give them some strife,
fuckin bitches and sellin pot, is that all they got,
when someone is out there give it all they got
BeaverTrax 1 year ago 5
hell yea dude mainstreem anything sucks cuz its all for show. people need to make music because the way they feel not to make money and to be popular
CuntFuckingDickSpit 1 year ago
@1olas Hip Hop is like a mirror, it will reflect both the good and the bad sides of the world we live in. Ignoring parts that doesn't fit your taste is kinda acting like a stupid brat
dasdafoij 1 year ago
@dasdafoij the hip hop mirror was smashed a few years ago.. around the same time as the majik stick and krunk cup came about... someone tried to piece it together but failed .... seems it is only reflecting a distorted image of what is actually available. what happened to telling a story? other than that of pimps and hoes or in the club!!! i think if you like the shite they produce you have a very limited musical taste..and you probably listen to Akorn or Gusher on the side...
1olas 1 year ago
@1olas The Roots - KRS ONE - Talib Kweli - CYNE - Dumbfoundead - DAM - Promoe - K'naan - Immortal Technique - Cee Lo - Mos Def - Damian Marley - Devin the Dude - Nas - Edo Maajka - HandyCat(more of a producer) - Common - Atmosphere/Felt - Braille are just a few peeps keeping hip hop real, you might not be known to these, but hip hop is alive and running, hip hop is still a mirror ;)
dasdafoij 1 year ago
@dasdafoij no doubt its still alive but the good stuff is no longer mainstream, its a shame, I wear about 10 different underground artists shirts that I have gotten over the years and people ask me what or who is that? Its sad, introducing somebody to Talib Kweli is like a kid with ice cream they can't get enough of him, soon enough I lose my iPod for half of class...
These kids today just want to act like thugs and gangsters and auto-tune makes anybody sound good... its killing Hip-Hop
AtomicBlizzard12 1 year ago
@AtomicBlizzard12 Nice, and yes, fucking shame it isnt mainstream!
dasdafoij 1 year ago
@dasdafoij fuck mainstream
Jackel95 1 year ago
@Jackel95 Be careful with tossing comments like that around, you seem like a brat that hates shit because everyone else likes it, irritating
dasdafoij 1 year ago
@dasdafoij lol your right sorry, no but really i dont enjoy mainstream because all it is is just the same beat with the same verse over and over and over again, which isnt my thing, but if people enjoy then i say let them its just not my thing, your right that was fairly childish, i apologize :)
Jackel95 1 year ago
@Jackel95 I appretiate you not flaming me haha :p I feel the same way about mainstream.. Even Lil Wayne etc are rappers i dislike. There's a -few- decent "mainstream" bands if i might say, Coldplay and Rage Against The Machine are/were pretty big and still original/decent.. I guess its personal taste though. there's a norwegian saying; the taste is like our butt, its divided into 2, in norwegian it rhymes though!
dasdafoij 1 year ago
@1olas And that was just a few i put up off the top of my head, let go of the idea that "hip hop is dead" or that "it isnt the same anymore", stop being a fucking pessimist and see things for what they really are
dasdafoij 1 year ago
anybody notice all the new mixtapes comin out show the "rappers" cookin crack or baggin rock on the covers and all have names like kitchen music and the crackhouse.
RLfilmz 2 years ago
go record that. i guarantee u just got a mainstream hit. go now. get a record deal.
RLfilmz 2 years ago
@yungdonkey respect always my dude, but im tired of the whole " music today " topic, theres alot of ill emcess stillout there, no there not on the radio, true emcees that speak true never get radio play, but there around still. peace.
TheDjgb 2 years ago 3
I luv boondocks, i luv ralph nader, i luv TYT, now i luv Asheru o_O
kopa6464 2 years ago
asheru needs/deserves more attention....
arent you getting sick and tired of that Drugs Violence and bitches shit?...
this isnt just music...its a real story...
kakachi0719 2 years ago 5
this keeps it real
Shaxb0tzam 2 years ago 4
'in a sentimental mood' in the background, thing why i like this song :)
nardewww 2 years ago
first heard Asheru cuz of Boondocks theme but all his shits good
xxL33TSOLJAxx 2 years ago 8
yeeup
MrBlahblahblee 2 years ago 2
sick sample
paulrosscz 2 years ago 4
'Dis track sick yo, Ash, Talib, Metaphor, GhostFace, And L.E.G.A.C.Y sick.
gtsa84 2 years ago
asheru <3
vancityvandals 2 years ago 3
Asheru now has one more fan...
360reason 2 years ago 6
Make that two
DelZs08 2 years ago 3
yo:phat track
bballdaniel 2 years ago
dis song is sr8 up beast as well as all his otha songz dis nigga a lengend luv him
jamaicaroxthehouse 2 years ago
Can somebody tell me what album of asheru's to buy cus I like What i've heard but i don't wanna buy a twenty track album with 5 good songs and then i'll end up not wanting another album and then ill be missing out on really good music
jkinz1234 2 years ago