Binary Star - Honest Expression

[Byourselfable]

One Be Lo of Binary Star said this: "I coach a lot of MCs in the booth, so many people are caught up in “What am I gonna say,” but how you’re gonna say it is just as important.

So I don’t just memorize what I’m saying, I memorize how I’m gonna say it."

That's from the book which has all the best underground MCs contributing to it, the "How-To Rap'' one. Great to see people like Murs, Del, Pharcyde, ATCQ, Mr Lif, all taking part in that book...

[karim0123]

I love hiphop soooo muchhh



[367mclovin]

I've had this song on replay for the past hour. Real hip hop

[TheSilverdollar111]

go listen to your hip pop and leave the hip hop to the true hip hop fans.

[HolidayStyles]

if you like underground then listen to REEF THE LOST CAUZE BEST MC EVER PERIOD NIGGGAAAAAAAAAAA

[AndyBRGN]

I would actually go as far as to say that this album/tape is one of the greatest I've ever heard. It's my opinion and I don't really rate emcees and albums, but I love this album! Thus making it one of my favorites of all time.

[13bladecut]

T.T hip hop is still alive

[pipefx64]

god DAMN what is that beat from, it's a really famous song but I just can't think what...

[Mackan272]

Is that Bruce Lee talking in the beginning or what?

[pipefx64]

@Mackan272 yeah

[klewhut]

jesse west-dont stop ;)

[Zkill24]

I know Im in the rite place wen i look to my right and see nothing but pure hip hop over here>>>>>

[TheCormegafan]

35 people are just ignorant and dont know shit about real music

[prejorist]

@TheCormegafan 35 people turned their computers upside down to like it again

[Palmer7WILL]

cooll videos, awesome.

[aldirus45]

This is my Hip Hop....

[pboone2112]

Wish there would be a boycott on radio until they started playing jams like this..

[beanerboy86]

an amazing song.... something that rappers should listen too if there trying to make music the right way. nothing but honest knowledge

[killahqueenzbboy]

@tommunist10 agenda**

[killahqueenzbboy]

@Tommunist10 yo try organized konfusion!!! Their best album is Stress:the extinction agent

[tommunist10]

@killahqueenzbboy thank you these guys are nasty

[tommunist10]

yea i just discovered these cats not more than 5 minutes ago and I've already proceeded to download everything they've ever fucking written.

Anyone got any more artists that I'd like? I'm into Soul of Mischief, Atmosphere, Gang StarrBrother Ali, good shit. Good rap is hard to find, even harder than good metal or good rock

[EyeMOweKay]

@tommunist10 The Alcoholiks, Beat Junkies, typical cats, das effex, Substantial, Wordsworth, Dialated peoples, Jurassic 5, Digable planets, Planet asia, Cali agents, anything and everything from lyracist lounge, Thats all I can think of right now... im blown.

[tommunist10]

@EyeMOweKay haha much appreciated

[beanerboy86]

@tommunist10

check out nujabes... i barely found out about him and recently found out about binary star and im really into both... i think you'll like it

[aduckcalledronan]

oh yeah.. if anyone can recommend artists like this dude i would REALLY appreciate it, peace

[aduckcalledronan]

i listen to a lot of hip hop and i cant believe im only discovering this guy now... hes unreal

[C0LDWiR3]

intro verse kills any and all mainstream artists that call themselves "rappers"

[reallytroy]

i wake up every morning and listen to this vid in the hopes one day it will have 20 million views like it deserves

[TheBelligerance]

I would seriously like to see who disliked this... This song just hates on every mainstream shithead by saying you only are in the industry for the money, not for sending the true message to the people. This song just makes me laugh at people like Lil Wayne. Who won't shut the fuck up about how he eats his pussy or how much weed he smokes. I have never heard one legit song by him. This is hip-hop.

[StevtotheE]

Just heard this for the first time. Glad to purchase this shit right now.

[Valobladr]

BEST ALBUM EVER Slang Blade, Conquistadors, KGB classic motherfucking lyrical skill

[biquinetto]

Raw and classy... Subtle mix... can't get enough of this shit!

Thanks Capone for the Upload.

[MIGHTYSAMINYOURFACE]

'aint makin decent music", not "are making decent music",that wouldn't make sense and for the nine thumbs up shame on you for not paying attention to that great line.

[digagif]

dopest soundtrack ever

[clutchmc22]

This one of the best hip hop songs ever written period.

[larsy1313]

CHECK OUT...

Eli G

[thejigzup]

EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP AND ENJOY THE MUSIC!

[chrisdubs121]

you guys gotta stop haten on people who made it big like drake, neither Binary Star nor Drake is better, drake just happens to be big. you just need to calm your shit and listen to some good fucking music!

[lowfatftw]

I'm tired of hearing about how "hard" and how "lyrically precise" Drake goes, Binary Star is waay better

[MsEarthsnake]

Cool

[risingpauler]

@Prointhe830 dont even mention rymesayers if u dont mention eyedea and abilities

[supersprinkles]

@risingpauler There are plenty of good artists in Rymesayers.

[hippiemovbar88]

@risingpauler yeah. their are.

[MegedemArbiter]

I love the Bruce Lee quote in the beginning

[Prointhe830]

to dope for the average m c

[anonymous2dotO]

how did eminem sell out by droppin d12 if he just signed slaughter house

[OChrome]

I've been listening to this track for years. Good stuff.

[daleva187goligo]

90.5 ksjs local college radio in san jose brought me here i was jis looking on their playlist from the other day they posted it up i aint in college and i dont live in sj anymore but whenever i go bak I BUMP DAT SHIT IN MY HEADPHONE CUZ ITS THA REALEST FUKEN HIP HOP STATION ON PLANET EARTH!!!

[ANT9363]

Found this song by accident just exploring More hip hop music Nd I gotta say this is one of the best Realest Songs I've ever heard. Period.

[corsht]

i wish rap didnt suck so bad these days

[Prointhe830]

@corsht Hip hop only sucks to the brainless there is alot of cats still holdin it down

[corsht]

@Prointhe830

tell me some bro i cant find much good hip hop in the last few years

[Prointhe830]

@corsht have you ever heard of rhymesayers entertainment?? like atmosphere brother ali grieves and budo those dude are still holdin it down and if you wanna go old school the hieroqlyphics still make records check it out

[eyetalllies]

@Prointhe830  STRANGE FAMOUS !

[corsht]

@Prointhe830 thanks ill check it out when i have time

[Staalstraal]

Hi, check my profile, you might like some hiphop i favourited!

[kidsmooth1]

@corsht You just gotta look in the right places daw

[thatguru877]

@corsht Immortal Techniques new album is coming soon go hit it up.

[withmynamelast]

@corsht shutupppppp fuck

[ragesfb]

@corsht WELL WAKE THE FUCK UP INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT IT. Good day sir :) - all ONE

[StraightOutRuthless]

@corsht i hope ur not saying this song sucks...

[corsht]

@StraightOutRuthless nah im talkin about the fake shit

[StraightOutRuthless]

@corsht oh word then ahah

[aaronjmattis]

@corsht This is hip hop, which is why rap sucks these days. They don't put any hip hop on the radio, which is why it's underground still, where it should be, for the smart people.

[thejigzup]

@corsht link??

[kalim93]

@corsht It doesnt. Are you not listening to this song?

[corsht]

@kalim93 this songs like 12 years old

[kalim93]

@corsht One be lo got a new album coming out. Guess thats something to look foward to

[raz0rbladez909]

@corsht it doesnt youre just listening to mainstream and thats not rap like he said its hip "POP"

[elpsurfer]

I saw a video of a rabbit humping a cat with more views than this. What the Fuck is wrong with youtube!

[freestreetsparkour]

@elpsurfer lol you mean what's wrong with people haha

[arbeitslos123456]

@elpsurfer youtube ist just a mirror of our society... the people are getting too dumb for honest expressions. it's the fake shine of money, bitches and stupid things like the new Ipod that they are following. but i'm happy for everyone who discovers this piece of real art for himself!

[prejorist]

@elpsurfer youtube isnt the problem, youtube exposed me to binary star, cunninlygnuists, cyne, nujabes(R.I.P.), atmosphere etc.. youtube is great without it i wouldve never found these artists. The real question is whats wrong with society.

[airjordanboy32]

@elpsurfer Why the fuck were you watching a rabbit humping a cat?

[Renegade2895]

@airjordanboy32 LOL XD

[Oasys18]

@elpsurfer Can you direct me to that video so I don't have to listen to this?

[sined010]

One of my ultimate favorite "REAL and TRUE" hiphop tracks ever !!

[gr82bn8]

this nigga is from Pontiac, Michigan. dirty glove represent.

[brownie420ntha719]

How many cats you know speak the illegit rhyme after rhyme diligent? 85 percent represent ignorant

[bboyodd3]

Who ever dislikes this song kill yourself

[JahiSalaam]

*click* favorite

[JahiSalaam]

ona da realest rap song i ever heard

[ReAflexZZ]

What is pandora?

[Joeyrosina]

Pandora brought everyone here...really?

[TheXatabyc]

@Joeyrosina Pandora didn't brought me here. My music taste brought me here.

[puTTe0304]

@Joeyrosina dont even know what it is

[Backpagetear]

honestly? one of my favorite pieces of hip hop, complete truth

[FreePoony]

Pandoras dead prez station brought me here

[drraxter]

"every gold record dont glitter, thats for damn sure"

big ups to you, lord, for Binary Star. repping Michigan

[RonnyRosco90]

2008 = My junior year of highschool = bad hip hop on the radio. Too much autotune. Too much dance music. Tha Carter III came out (can't stand Lil Wayne). Then I heard this song on Pandora. Blew me away. Went back home and looked them up on youtube.

[2510cp]

@RonnyRosco90 I hear you on that, Heard this when it came out. There is so much Great Hip Hop out there that is not new. Keep Digging!

[inlited111]

Illuminate minds indeed ha

[Delph39Productions]

on some ill shit...

[bboyblacksheepable]

Like sands in the hourglass so are the days of our lives.

[droop1993]

hip h0p head 4 life!

[iiFaMouSTerp]

everything that glitters aint gold and every gold record dont glitter thats fo damn sho. best line ever

[DJSLick95]

DOPER THAN HEROIN SHOT UP YO NECK

[spidy05]

It ain't the money that's the issue

Only if that's the reason why these cats are makin'

decent music

That's when I got beef with you

[puTTe0304]

@spidy05 big up

[313ENTLOGIC]

i can imagine Big Pun on this

[KicksAndSnares92]

31 people

are rappers that try to get money and don't do it for the love

[TheXatabyc]

Best industry trashing song i've ever heard.

[BbyAguilera702]

This kinda sounds like atmosphere - last to say. the beggin beat does

[C0LDWiR3]

some nigga was trying to tell me underground hip-hop is dead, while he's listening to all his shit mainstream.. people these days smh

[Rjgaliendes]

Never get tired of this song.

[lyricsfromsweden]

it hurts so bad i wanna smack em

my favorite crew members break up, turn around and joined wack ones

this is dedicated to you hip-hop hypocrites

droppin wack songs like you don't give a shit

[Vlad77ify]

It's nice to hear something real once in awhile.

[iiFaMouSTerp]

everything that glitters ain't gold and every record don't glitter that's fo' damn sho'

[tcorbridge89]

This is one of the greatest hip hop songs I've ever heard.

[sensifisch8]

30 people don't deserve their ears.

[rxcort]

Amazing!!!!n this is the real hip hop culture. Nothing like the comercial rap you hear in the radio!!!

[lramirezz5410]

I love this song c:

[xTheFBP]

Binary Star - Light Years Apart EP is ON THE WAY!!

They'll also be making an album after LYA is released!

Thumbs Up So People See!!!

[LuketheJuke24]

@xTheFBP Wait, fuck, are you serious?! My life has purpose again!!!!

[xTheFBP]

@LuketheJuke24 Yeah. And One Be Lo dropped an album today.

It's called L.A.B.O.R.

[poorfa4s]

@xTheFBP i seriously cant fucking wait for that to hit da proverbial fan. anything coming out from here on, till that release, im not listening to

[mr559]

Love the Bruce Lee sample.

[eachneverydaynosleep]

Love this joint

[infantry031]

50 cent, put this on replay 2:00

[DavidDallaG]

I love Binary star. Such Dope music with meaningful lyrics. I am actually trying to do the same thing. I am a new rapper and I just put out my first ep. I'd love it if you checked out my page and told me what you thought! Thank you so much, take care!

[cochiseclifton]

You can listen to this same rap on 50 different beats. Same old references over a new beat.

[LIVEYOURMYTH]

So sick. loving it!

[toymachine135]

thank you pandora

[michu070]

@toymachine135 yeah man! i heard this on there and was mad happy to remember this group.

[TheLukeSchiltz]

@toymachine135 Curious... what Pandora station brought you here? For me it was Atmosphere.

[toymachine135]

@TheLukeSchiltz not entirely sure but im pretty sure it was Cunninlynguists.

[RonnyRosco90]

@TheLukeSchiltz @toymachine135 I heard them on a Cunninlynguists playist

[ReAflexZZ]

@toymachine135 What is pandora? ;:)

[naujokazz]

@ReAflexZZ its internet radio that creates your playlist based on your liked/disliked songs :)

[crmsn1989]

so what you pack gats and you sell fiends crack

you aint big time, my man

you aint no different from the next cat in my neighborhood who did time

[cochiseclifton]

hip hop is dead

[jacesaces15]

@cochiseclifton think again...

[MrAussieMiner1]

@cochiseclifton

No it isn't you faggot.

[poorfa4s]

im talkin bout the one too many ignorant suckas, lyin on the mic to my sista's and brotha's

[Sighdafekt]

I liked them, then I realized all they did was criticize. All their songs are about what other rappers are doing wrong, this is counter-productive, instead of bitching I would have liked to hear them make songs with substance.

[SkengRudebwoy]

@Sighdafekt they spittin real talk bruv trust

[Sighdafekt]

@SkengRudebwoy That's what I thought too, but listen, this song is just a diss to mainstream music. Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Grievz, that's where the real music is.

[ESPARTHAGOD86]

FUCKIN BRUCE LEE!!!



[TheXatabyc]

Damn. I am really glad that i found binary star. Their lyrics are just not even comparable to any other.

[Theifsthemes]

Is WAYNE BRADY gonna have to smack 30 bitches?

[terroristandeyesack]

Like how they put Bruce lee in the beginning, dope song

[AKGempire]

29 people shouldnt try to click like when they're drunk or something... they missed the right button.

[xbmth101x]

sorry i just had to push the replay button.



[ssun8]

@MrEdgekid there is hip hop without lyrics, check out Nujabes, and bob42jh's youtube channel for similar artists if you like

[MrJperez1083]

Is this type of hip hop that keeps it down to earth for real fake studio rappers who only show off money and have sold themselves to labels

[chelao]

my respect to right ideas... contrast whit modern raps. Becarefull whit tones and bass.. sorry the sincerily. Much peace !

[wasdtomove924]

i think the only part of the song i don't like is the bass. but other than that its pretty dope

[HerBadAddiction]

@MrEdgekid Im right there with you(: I also like punk rock, but i also like musik like this because it doesnt talk getting money, how many cars they got & thinking that they're the shit because they're on t.v. This talkes about real stuff & should be the thing people listen too!!

[bkdamir]

this is a blessin' for the real rap lovers!

[FreePoony]

Simple minds cnt follow this.......Luv this jern!

[SKAterpunkkidd987]

the people who disliked this just didnt like the beat and dont know ligit rap

[ILikeAmazingThings]

<33(<3[<3])

[kyaangXS]

fresh as lyrics and beat

[MeanJoeJiuJitsu]

pretty sure they're talkin bout N.W.A

[raizr]

The beat slapped me in the head with every instrument ever made.

[SKAterpunkkidd987]

its down i learned how to play this on guitar just by ear

[misterswerone]

good music. :P

[auhafezi]

@Nick0lass21 - whats more its probly the best recorded hip hop album ever

[aryiataki]

@auhafezi I agree. Their flow is just fucking immaculate. And the didn't compromise grammar or vocabulary. Other rappers just 'ain't go the brains or heart to spark with the fellowship'

[aryiataki]

@auhafezi I agree. Their flow is just fucking immaculate. And they didn't compromise grammar or vocabulary. They've got the passion and vision of tupac with biggie's flow. Other rappers just 'ain't go the brains or heart to spark with the fellowship'

[sk8sk8sk8sk8sks8]

U NEED TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE DAMN COFFE

[Myzery42]

So glued into this flow

[Nick0lass21]

this album was made on a $500 dollar budget. this is some true talent. and real rap, fuck the wack.

[SubversiveMonk]

Em was a sell out since he ditched D 12

[VoiDwestcoastcali]

@SubversiveMonk fool he didnt sell them out thats his krazy.

[emceefrog69]

THESE CATS WENT HARD!!!

[shub902]

@emceefrog69 they still go hard. Rumor has it new album in the works..