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  • i really missed that song :) i searched for this songi couldnt find it it was in my head for 10 years :) a relaxing song indeed :)

  • What happened to the rap part at the end??!?!?

  • Beautiful song, touching words. Makes you think about more than superficial. So many of us are suffering just to make ends meet and then theres the ones who think of nothing beyond what she can get out the pocket. Grow your minds and help our children. Yeah

  • Charles Hamilton sampled this, "Based on Feeling," off of my brain is alive mixtape.

  • Charles Hamilton-based on feelings

  • is that busdrivers daughter in the video

    ?

  • I miss her music, last time I tried to order another cd it was out of print. Killuminati

  • @elzmos look on amazon

  • upload more mystic!!

    

  • a very strong song here

  • i aint gonna lie. i remember hearing this song in a skateboard video.

  • @jimmycool

    yeah, 411vm, 40 ish i believe

  • Love that album "Cuts for luck scares for freedom" Definitely a throw back.. used to keep in repeat:)

  • I SAVED THAT PERKINS WAY SIGN @ :54 BEFORE OAK PW RECYCLED IT !!! I WAS BLASTING THIS SONG WHEN I DID IT . THANK YOU MYSTIC FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG !!! -- MUCH LOVE, THE OAKLAND NINJA

  • ii Love thiis entiire album thiis honey iis the shiit........ goats always sliip on folx from CALii as far as the musiic goes............

  • ii Love thiis entiire album thiis honey iis the shiit........

  • @MrOirogerg seriously! what happened to her?! so rare to find a female with that much talent, swag and soul... feignin'...

  • @sistasahra for real the last time I heard her was in 2008 she was on track with aceyalone she just fell off and it sure was not lack of talent she is amazing .

  • i went crazy looking for this song back in the day. beatstreet,,,nope. rock and soul,,,,nope. found it on a mixtape. had to be content with that,,,,smh

  • @RiddimMixDJX I can't remember what record store I got 2 copies of this 12 inch at but I still have it.I think I got it at Yellowbird or at Rock & Soul

  • on the real, this was one of the songs that came out that made me want to truly find a woman that was intelligent in more than just name brand bullshit. next time you meet a heffa that claims she can tell everything about you by lookin' at your shoes, ask her what tell-tell sign or whorish sixth sense does she have for a rich, ingenious philanthropist that she just crossed paths with and he has just literally been robbed naked? unless he was famous by face, how would a hoe like that know? lol

  • this song is one of my top ten favorite hip hop/r&b songs of all-time

    1-goapele-closer, 2-mystic-the life, 3-goapele-first love, 4-souls of mischief-93 til infinity, 5-goapele-milk and honey, 6-hieroglyphics - soweto, 7-hieroglyphics - make your move, 8-blue scholars - joe metro, 9-lost boyz-renee, 10-common-i used to love h.e.r.

  • somebody please bring goapele, mystic, and souls of mischief to perform live in boston

  • I remember having this song on CD in 06, lost that CD, forgot her name and this title of this song.... Glad I found it...... This song is under rated

  • @marvinbienaime1 NO DOUBT

  • @marvinbienaime1 Your comment resonates with me. I am from San Francisco and I (somehow) was lucky enough to buy this album (I can't remember who, how or where) when it was first produced over ten years ago. I lost it while in Vegas and for the last six years, I have been searching for it. FINALLY, it showed up, recently, on iTunes. Thank God I found it again. She is amazing, as is the entire album. Where oh where are you Mystic? We need your vibe in the Bay!!!!

  • @kim1by Lol, there's always a song that means something to us back then that we forgot the name and title of... Yes she needs to come back, soon too. Today's artist lack the vibe yesterday's artist provided for us.

  • i love her

  • i have this album

  • This is real music...

    I wonder where this Sista is, this is classic...

  • 0:53 Big up Special One and CMG... The Conscious Daughters!

  • loved and still do this song.........fuck all that other bullshit!!

  • 441vm anyone remember that shit?

  • @onetomany

    Issue number 40 or something? It was still on VHS back then.

  • ive never met anyone with the same name as me its really wierd 

  • this Is My SONG, So Calming

  • YO WTF they took out the rap verse in this song for the video!! Why would they do that it's a wonderful verse

  • This song is incredible...I really wish more people knew about it. Maybe if she got butt implants, wore a pink wig and rapped like a retard more ppl would feel her.

  • she is such an amazing writer. I love the way she puts the message out. very palatable.

  • this song is the shit and it sucks she never made it big but dumbass people who don't talk about shit do make it but thats the world i guess

  • first heard this in 411vm.

  • Love Mystics music

  • This is my shit! 

  • this brings back memories. i LOVED this album when it came out it 2001. too bad she never really made it. x_x

  • ...when ur right u right, u cant argue facts..my man just put me up on this song & I know what Im talkin bout when it comes to music..whoever DannielleRenne is..UR GONNA MAKE IT FAR WITH A POINT OF VIEW LIKE THAT MA!!! ...dont matter what color skin u got how much $ u got etc. a real motha fu^&%$er comes in every shape size color BOI!!!!!!!!

  • i wish she had a video of Neptune's Jewels...this is one super dope album...n i was never able to find the re-release!

  • to the 7 that dislike keep listening to gay ass radio shit gawd has a special plan for you brainwashed zombies PEACE LOVE DOODOO

  • I really love this song., especially this version since it doesn't have the rapping. I gotta be honest, I really don't feel her as an emcee. I listened to the album and it wasn't horrible, but I was hoping it would have more songs like this.

  • I just wrote a ridiculous hip hop joint to this beat, so it sounds weird when I hear the original... dope song though, but it feels like a waste. Ahh well, I ripped it to pieces lol.

  • Great song to reflect to.

  • greetings and thank you all for the love. we are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the album:) you are not only invited to share but i'm asking you to:) you can ask me for the link here @thatgirlmystic love, m

  • @thatgirlmystic i still have the cd!!! =D

  • she paints a really beautiful portrait with her lyrics. the beat is hella on point too.

  • Damn six haters hated on my homegirl woooow.Super ignorant

  • OweNoFavors.... real shit man she is hip hop....grouch and eligh yeah hip hop

  • I freaking LOVE this song... my sista... I heard this song in a mash up or a sample on something... Kept searching for it... Found it & thought it was pretty cool that the name was Mystic... as my name is Mistye.

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  • i don't give a fuck if she's a female mc. i grew up to this album. shame she didn't come out with more. if you truly listen to music, even if you don't love her shit; you immediately notice that she's better than a majority of the bullshit that gets shoved in your face on a daily basis.

  • Not to be rude and pass any hate to current artist out there, but when I see this woman and her talent it makes me just wanna say fuck it to Beyonce, Nicki, Rihanna and the rest of today's musical influences...aka pop culture. It's a shame that artists like Mystic who spread positivity, love and truth are frowned upon in the music industry.

  • SHE GOT SUM TITS ON HER, GOOD LORD!!!!!

  • it's sad when you see such great artists getting skipped by the masses for whores and crackheads that have no talent , yet they reach the top. fucked up world we live in

  • This album was incredible!

  • The babe at the end of the couch @0:59, is sweeeet.

  • remember them playing this all the time on BET right after 9/11...and mystic has nice big tits!

  • man this is dope

  • I've been looking for this song for YEARS!!!! Everyone I asked was like "you mean "Mystique?" #haters

  • where can I find the version & video for the one where she raps, i think it's an aplus remix or something?

  • everytime i hear this song it sounds better. too bad she's phony in real life.

  • @kungblao I'm curious, what do you mean "she's phony in real life?" Did you meet her? What did she do to make you say that?

  • @cashscholar Yes we met briefly, and i'm not trying to bash her at all. All the people who make music that kinda sounds like this are phony too...Common, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, ect...

  • Beautiful song...but what happened to the rap part?

  • Shes beautiful

    

  • what ever happened to mystic? cuts for luck scars for freedom!

  • That is some of the most beautiful hair I have seen in my life. Love this song and this girl. ♥

  • have always loved this song .......

  • nm I see you will be at ruta maya . I for sure will be up there to check it out. Who else is playing that night with you?

  • If that is really MYSTIC posting....I LOVE THIS SONG!

  • If that is really MYSTIC posting....I LOVE THIS SONG!

  • i found this completly by mistake, and i'm glad i did, great song :)

  • I saw her live alonggg time ago with india irie and Jaguar wright in philly one of the best concerts ! Im gald Ive found this song :-)

  • And one more ting, what a woman pretty man !!!! da woman yah look like dem take har from ethiopia star !

  • Dis a di baddest chune ! Mi love it from it drop back in the day, wish mystic would put out another album, really loved her vibe !

    Bless

    Jah T From Jamaica

  • OMG!!! finally! im so glad this is up.. I have the album but, I wish more was out.. There is def not enough of you...much luv~

  • thank you! the album is indeed out of print but can occasionally be found on amazon or ebay. thank you for the love. "beautiful resistance" is coming soon. i have continued to write for films, do a rare collab here and there, do community work, get a college degree, and still record. my "absence" has been fully intentional. brilliant days to you all and love:) -mys

  • @thatgirlmystic i was in the bay area last weekend to see goapele in concert and met her and i said come to boston and bring mystic, souls of mischief, del. we get to see all the true (underrated) talent from the east like az, keith murray, redman, das efx yearly but we have love for the underrated talent from oakland like you guys too

    anyways much love for "the life" - it is a timeless gem and will sound just as good 20 years from now like "closer" and "93 til infinity"

  • @thatgirlmystic - cuts for luck scars for freedom is still one of my most-treasured albums. still in heavy rotation BELIEVE DAT and i put everyone on that i can cuz to me you epitomize everything about talented women with something to say and jus the right combo of grace n swag to say it RIGHT. u r amazing and a true inspiration to me and im so glad u exist! i've never said that to an artist b4, but ur album is the SHIT and i really hope you continue to make music. u r 1 of the best 2 ever do it

  • @sistasahra That's RIGHT! You said it all! This album has been a piece of my heart since it was first produced. Her voice, her rhymes.....sublime. THAT is for real.  Thank you Mystic.

  • I wish I could meet her? She is fine as hell, dammm!

  • I luv this song. I luv her poetic vibe.

  • I went to high school w/her...she was in my dance class...hella cool

  • The one with her rapping is better, but this one is good too.

  • @GrindStreetMusic this version was made without my knowledge. vh1 soul, at the time, played no rap so this was really made for them and all of the stations that did not play rap at the time. i never perform this version.

  • the name of the cd is CUTS FOR LUCK, SCARS FOR FREEDOM

  • fatherless child is great so was neptunes jewles, does anyone know where there are anymore cd's. Where I got my original one is closed down everywhere else says they aint got it. is she still doin things, performin?

  • @eriestarroxsj Try Amazon, they usually have hard to find or out of print albums. As far as I know, I think she's still performing, I don't know for sure. The last song that I've seen her on was singing background vocals on Maroon 5's song "Sunday Morning"...and that was like six or seven years ago!!!

  • @eriestarroxsj yep, i'm still here lol

  • @thatgirlmystic good lookin, chillin in sj for a min, but spring is about here and would LOVE to see a show before I rox out again, somethin the baybees can see would be good too. got three lil ones that luv for mama to bump your words.......

  • anyone know the song fatherless child from mystic? it must been the same album as this song because obviously she wasnt popular

  • @31crie search for it here...you will find it.

  • This is her greatest song, true poetry in hip hop is underground and being slept on:

    Eligh - Mystic Beautiful Resistance

    Even if you don't like hip hop this song is deep and applies to us all, will you please come back and vote up this comment, so the song can get more exposure. I've never asked for any votes before.

  • she is such a sweet lady!

  • I was wondering why I hadn't heard this song much... or heard much about her locally, so I did a lil research and realized this song came out the same year as Goapele's single Closer. That explained everything. 80)

  • Who directed this video. Love the Rose Garden shots. Oakland rocks! 80)

  • damn i luv this song

  • fuking great song

  • I know that i didnt just see her walking on water.

  • know how long it took us to find her again, always had the cd years back. She is without a doubt unbelievably real and unlike any other, LOVE HER!!! What cd is this on so I can buy it again, any others anyone knows about too would be awesome!!

  • This should be the campaign anthem for a left-flank challenge against President Obama in the 2012 primaries!

  • Love your music

  • I Loved this song so damn much when I was around 10 and played the shit out of it but forgot who it was by,thanks to google I found it! =]

  • I love this album...still have this album...still play this album.My only concern is that they took her rap verse out for the video.ALL WOMEN should find,buy and listen to it. BLESS UP Mystic!!!

  • no one does it like mystic

  • Am Watchin this with a nicki minaj vevo ad around it. nicki minaj wish she could spit like this.

  • this entire album is awesome!!!!

  • THIS IS STILL DOPE!

  • Its such a shame that when sista makes a song like this,it only has 55 thousand views.

    But a hoodrat can make a song about her neck,her back,her pussy and her crack and the shit got over a million views.

  • need more mystic in my life

  • Yes, that one, Thanks, I always get the title messed up! :P

  • 411 vm issue 47

  • MY LIFE BUT MERCY ON ME

  • R&B was still great in 01',now there are no more soul singers in R&B that are mainstream.Back then we had Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, India Arie, Amel Larrieux, Gospele, Floetry, Macy Gray,Mystic, things have changed in a major way.

  • @lisaray101 I tottaly agree with u! lotta crap music rite know..

  • i love this song...very special to me

  • big chune

  • mystic tu inspiracion aunque sea en ingles

    es una herramienta que entiendo

    todos tenemos que AMAR LA VIDA

    tu la amas yo la amo

    esta cancion me gusta aunque este en ingles

  • Got used to hearing this song on the second disk of SCRATCH when Z-Trip was demonstrating how to do smooth transitions from one song to another - (the other song was Lady Don't Tek No by Latyrx and produced by DJ Shadow).

    Trouble is, on that demo he bumped the BPM from 95 up to 97 and that made the tuning brighter - about the difference between A-431 and A-440. A lot of people don't know what I'm talking about and don't care, but I do. I'm not used to the lower tuning at original tempo!

  • I wish I could hit tha like button a million fuckin times, Nikki Minaj can never get on this level

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  • Kudos to Z-Trip on the bonus disc of SCRATCH for exposing me to this sweet tune...

  • This song was super hot, and still is. good message. hot beat. And she's pretty, but this is the only song i know of hers

  • @Shaniece2381

    Damn right,

    Try to get the whole album Tears for cuts scars for freedom, I promise you'd pretty much like the whole album.

  • @dantelara It's cuts for luck scars for freedom lol

  • can someone post MYSTIC you say i say. please!

  • @dsruptad That's been up a few times and always gets removed by WMG or whoever :(

  • Damn I remember this jam!!

  • Man this was when music was still real & enjoyable!

  • i remember i met her when this first came out and she was at 4th&b backstage she is a very cool and beautiful to chop it up with

  • Rose Garden!!

  • Baby girl do you!!!

  • Hieroglyphics Shout Out at the end...

  • CHARLES HAMILTON

  • @0XXSuPaNoVaXX0 you're a Charles Hamilton fan? :) "Based on Feeling." If in case others haven't heard it yet. CH > your favorite rapper.

  • i remember this use to come on all the time on vh1 soul back in the day

  • didnt know mystic sang this

  • I think I just found a new mc among my favourites

  • i love this song, she's amazing, beautiful and talented. the world needs more of this.

  • i had her cd and let a friend borrow it. never got it bk..i dont let ppl borrow cd"s anymore.lesson learned. miss her cd

  • Met her at ROTR in 2002... I was so stoned & when she sang this song I fell in love with her voice. I wonder why she hasn't made more music. She is a beautiful woman with an outstanding talent. She is also sooo cool to speak to and so grounded and down to earth. I wish her the best

  • Nice..

  • i met her in sanfracsico where she played live at the sony metreon for the day. she is a beautiful person. 2001

  • new album out there?

  • No. This song is from "Cuts For Luck & Scars for Freedom" in 2001.

  • @22anavdb I GOT THIS CD.........STILL BUT IT WAS FUCKIN RE-RELEASED 2 YEARS LATER WITH BONUS SONGS

  • @Phokhotic for real? What are the bonus songs?

  • It took me FOREVER to find this song! Thank you for uploading it!

  • Sad they used this on a beer commercial when it has much more meaning than beer.

  • @Sourpiemun She does say sip your brew, but never touch your glock.

  • @phaze101200oo the commercial was cleared by me. i own my publishing. if you remember, all the women were clothed and the presentation was appropriate. there were answers i needed for clearance to be given and they were provided. paz

  • @thatgirlmystic well I love the vocals blow me away and I have been in the underground music biz since 95

  • @thatgirlmystic Hey do you ever come to Austin? If so please let me know because I would love to here that voice!

  • @Sourpiemun

    super sad...crappy beer too...very unfortunate... she is so amazing tho anyway

  • 411 vm issue 47 . brings this song to skateboarders.

  • @ashleys5093 that comment just made my day, i probably watched that issue 500 times lol

  • @ashleys5093 yes it certainly does (chaos)

  • Wow! its been so long.

    I miss music like this.

  • wow brings me back still have the album but the cd is cracked from the sun damn

  • I have been looking for this song!! anyone know where I can download it???

  • im mad they took the rap verse out of the video. classic trck though

  • there's a version of the video with the verse still in it.

  • ilove this joint.....one of my favs