Mos Def - Umi Says

[grandraplady]

You have to be all the way cool to feel this music

[btkkilla1]

If you love beautiful music like this then you will love this artist from queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys..please give this artist a chance like you gave Mos Def a chance for his music to be heard..just search lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice

[skippy0857]

true

[Lostkuna]

"Listen to the words people say in their lyrics, and tell me, if that's some real shit, if that's real to you, you know what I mean. Listen to what they sayin', don't just bob your head to the beat, peep the game, and listen to what Im saying. Hold us accountable for it." by 2pac

to this 83 ppl who disliked go get a brain...ty

[jbird7207]

Happy MLK Day

[Preppster83]

This is an obvious classic but for me this conveys everything I am feeling and trying to do in life. Live and love life. And never take those in your life for granted.

[QuantumtoVirtual]

This one of the best hip hop albums of my lifetime. It is powerful. From the opener "Fear Not of Man" speaking of the Universe being more powerful than man's weapons to "Rock and Roll" talking of the black originators of rock and roll music to this incredible cut. Conceptual bangers include "New World Water" where he speaks of polluting the water, then purifying and selling it for a profit to "Mr. Nigga" and treatment of blacks regardless of socioeconomic status. A must have in your collection.

[718mp]

the last time i spent with my little brother jorge i had flowen in to denver for the super lowrider show this album had just come out. We kept playing this song and i was telling him how life

was so great in N.Y.C. its a day i will never forget. Thank you Mos. RIP little bro we miss you.

[miggs80]

What album is this from and does the whole album have this vibe to it? I love his rhymes but I need an album like this too. This jazzy sound is dope. Must be why I like Guru so much also.

[Ginga]

@miggs80

It's from "Black on Both Sides". It's an amazingly good album but this song is somewhat of an outlier with this jazzy sound. I'd still listen to it if I were you.

[miggs80]

@Ginga Thanls man. I appreciate that.

[Ginga]

@miggs80

No problem.

[miggs80]

@Ginga Thanks

[jimboydro]

@trevorburbank the people that dont like this are probably the people that like lil gayne or drake you know shitty music like that. or the people that are mad that mos def killed the cypher freestyle harder than eminem. lol

[Juan321C]

To hell with the dislikes, focus on who's feelin' this! Mos Def is right there with the best of them!

[RaGInBaLLeR23]

my first song of 2012!!!!!

[popawilli]

OG Kush Music

[xxjash100xx]

@popawilli inspirational music actually. Your thinking contrary of the true meaning.

[mjdghost]

I can play this track all over and over and over again!

[MrRayjamz]

Thanks. Love that version.

[kevykev51]

Great song

[blemo]

One of the greatest songs of this decade.

[nickels9254]

One of my favorite joints. Perfect chill/smoke music. I use to sing his opening words to my daughters mom when she would be buggin out. One Love.

[harlem585]

mos def is what common and kanye are today... it started with mos def,he was the blueprint

[pwnageprata]

i am that dude who doesn't get mos def. this is way too soft and folksy for me, i prefer an impassioned WAKA FLOCKA WAKA FLOCKA anyday

[qualvio1]

@pwnageprata and that means you never really understood tru music

[mjjcng8958]

@pwnageprata well maybe you need to open you mind. mos def is not hard to understand. learn about gil scott heron and then maybe you can understand mos def

[MrRayjamz]

Anyone know about the other version of this....... more jazzy with an orchestra cant fine it? Thanks - Philly/ LA

[nickels9254]

@MrRayjamz I know the version you're talking about. I'll see if I can find it cause you got me wanting to hear it myself. One Love.

[Dmarko81]

confession. i was 17 when black on both sides dropped and when i heard 'mi umi' I was like 'what the hell?' skip back to ms fat booty..now im 30 and im like...what the hell? skip back to 'mi umi' lol

[Super9999999999999]

If you like this type of music go to my channel and listen to "Connecticut" real hip hop!!

[ceemonee]

Streets Love...Legend...

[bigmon221]

Happy 38Th Birthday Mos Def December 11Th 2011.

[trevorburbank]

You should legally have to present proper reasoning for clicking the dislike button.

Someone tell me whats not to like about this? anyone...?

[KitsuKurei]

@trevorburbank There shouldn't even be a dislike button, only a flag as inappropriate or spam one for videos that aren't what they say they are.

People have to grow up learn to leave the page of the thing that they dislike instead of trolling like a child.

[Thoreaunius]

@trevorburbank one thing to dislike about it is it is tooooo addicting

[skinnytiez]

@trevorburbank quality of the video? lol but I get what you're saying. This song is nothing but good as fuck

[01kaluks]

@trevorburbank Amen!!

[xeviatope69]

UMI SAYS: BOB DEF, STUNNING!

[franckdonald23031989]

Yassin or mos def !!! no problem you the best!!!

[lwil2]

beautiful and mystic

[daresk1]

I ain't no perfect man

I'm trying to do, the best that I can,

With what it is I have..

love this song! nothing like real hip hop for the soul.

[AnDjinn666]

Hey There Brother Sam!

[PoetPoetPoet1]

REALTALK.REALTHOUGHT.



[vernaculos]

Tons of weed smoke was in the booth

[Darchelle123]

black people must not be savage like history shows whites are nothing good come from them gen ch 6 they the fallen seeds read the bible they have God in them its jus God did not make them sorry if youre offended

[Darchelle123]

black people must not be savage like history shows whites are nothing good come from them gen ch 6 they the fallen seeds

[miloligons25]

79 PEOPLE NEED TO LOVE THEIR UMI MORE!!!!!!!!

[exile404]

what is the original sample to this song,cant seem to remember the name

[jennymunster86]

i love this man and his depth.

[badboi0717]

I first heard this beat under Kendrick Lamar. Both Mos Def and Kendrick get my utmost respect, love their music.

[razag911]

CHECK AMERIKA by SomaliA

[smo1765]

I looooveeee this song

[AKilla9]

My FAV RAPPER EVER!!!!!!

[mrgoodbrown]

how does this get even a single dislike?

[tanyatmr]

@mrgoodbrown Good question!

[puropincheska818]

Im so High

[Donosmakingmusic]

okay now that we have the general idea, let's get back to listening :)

[Kiptorus]

Brother Sam :-)

[cowboydanisoutofgas]

no 79 people disliked this video because some people don't like the tracks were mos def loosely sings like on the new danger and we must respect their opinion

[lilwood08]

This song is so relaxing

[1987jocj1113]

make u wanna jus cruiz all day n da city and head to a jazz club later on n chill while drinking a grey goose martini... smooth...

[respected84]

79 Dis-I-like :)

[mcgruder2]

nice vibe.......

[Ginga]

Mos is the man. How many artists can produce the rap verses he does but also come out with such a soulful, influential song like this?

[blesone86]

@Ginga many artist don have a soul anymore!

[RATMfan92]

It's nice to see that this brilliant emcee is also very good singer!

[wwwzenwww]

79 people clicked the dislike button because (insert generic angsty internet hater comment here)

[kraker52]

pack a bowl n vibe

[drummersization]

@kraker52 yess



[EricMightyDread]

Jazz and Hip-Hop on some Nujabes ish right here!

[justiceforallandall]

Where was the video filmed???

[westside159]

Smooth as butter

[sonofJurell]

70 people ain't got no momma!

[47mosdef]

Grate track, this was put in one of the Ocean's 11, 12, 13 movies or am I wrong? Talking about movies, did you see Mos in the Italian Job? man he's the nicest and funniest. Peace

[gorgeousbronze]

Mos is my boo-boo.

[angelofpainess]

omG~ so relaxing~ <3 (^_^)

[Str8Against1njustice]

Akon Ghetto, Lupe BmF freestyle!

[fapgtrplyr]

Brother Sam got the beat...

[jynxtouch]

umi is used because of cadence....it doesnt matter about the definition points....

[mjdghost]

Got me thinking 

[Shititude]

Um means mother in Arabic.

Umi means MY mother.

Ab means father.

You know the last one.

So he says my my mother haha. ANYWAY, EEEEXTRA DOPE TRACK.

[justiceforallandall]

3:09 I think that was sooo cute!!! Lil mama was gettin it lol

[afellaino]

This song is through the Heart to the Soul-'Enuf Said

[PaystyleRecords]

This song rides out !!! It's nice & smooth

[s1mooh]

mos def is mos def best music 2 smoke 2 peace n 1 love

[eljefededinero]

DEE THIS IS AMIN DEDICATED TO YOU

[gorillabread214]

life

[mistercleanize]

:) ∞

[xxxM0STWANTEDxxx]

Umi- Mother in Arabic

Abu- Father in Arabic

Just so you guys know.

[rhazesdark]

@xxxM0STWANTEDxxx isnt it abbey? for father. idk im not arabic but my homeboy is and his daughter calls him abbey. shes the most adorable little thing.

[leyla1466]

@rhazesdark its "abee" it means dad

[KingofKirby01]

@xxxM0STWANTEDxxx which arabic dialect?

[sawaftar]

@xxxM0STWANTEDxxx Lol actually, umi means MY mom, abi means MY dad (um means mom, abu means dad)

[1ma4ighter]

@xxxM0STWANTEDxxx

Abi

[RapEmphasis]

didn't expect this, really good man!

[chromedollaz]

real hip hop music respect mos def message

[emptycowful]

@chromedollaz this is more like jazz hop you ca just call this music

[TheBROAT]

how can anyone dislike this?

[phineusjwhoppie]

Mos Def is just an incredible entertainer. What a talent!

[DeBoWed]

HiiPower

[biggzblock]

Yo.......This Track Is The Deep So Relaxing Thats All I Got To Say

R.I.P. REAL HIP-HOP Yo

[quantommekanic]

i always wanted to find this type of rap. none of that 50 cent shit about hustlers and drugs and thug life. just pure hip-hop. thanks mos def

[a1yola418]

umi means mother..



[blakraininit]

Hip hop in its purest form! Listen to the message. I luv my peoples.

[CENIE01]

I put Mos Def right next to KRS1

[666xochi]

this tune puts me up there.........flyin

[MsJapaneseCherryPoP]

I Call My Grama & Mom Umi :)

[iceEdwards]

i aint no perfect man.im tryna do the best that i can.

[amccall88]

Was this a freestyle?? always wondered

[illwillcpt83]

@MrHiishii good looking...

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[jumpman23112991]

This is such a captivating song. The lyrics are quite simple but the delivery is executed in such a way that is ambiguous and soulful which gives the song a greater level of complexity as a whole. Brilliant piece altogether... swag.

[furiousgeo33]

he does have a good singing voice it alot better than drake drake jus mumbles under his breath mos def put soul into his voice

[carlb0nes]

only 5 ay... Thats not true.

[illwillcpt83]

aye, someone please tell me wth is a umi? LOL!

[MrHiishii]

@illwillcpt83 -Mother in Arabic

[virricocha]

Beautiful.

My 4 1/2 year old angel Umi & I danced together to this.

Joy.

[mfcraigy]

ahhhh the blues :)

[mcgr00b3r]

beautiful!

[AaronNathanMiller]

KENDRICK LAMAR

BLESSED THIS BEAT

[LuvMeSomeHipHop]

@AaronNathanMiller ameeeeen

[QuestCaliformula]

Fuck all the other dipshits in my high school!

This is how i want to live my life.

This feeling is unique.

Im listening to this track for the message,

im not going to listen to people rapping about money, fame and women.

they say listen to "this."

Screw the "this!"

Hopefully people will listen and follow the words of a man/woman who is reaching out to your ears,

and not for your money and attention.

maybe one day.. but until then, fuck yo shit! it sucks!

[JakeTheAustralian]

@QuestCaliformula Yes!

[heyitstai]

Aww I actually call my grandmother Umi. This song makes me smile :-)

[3YECANDY08]

Pure AMAZ!Ng, Lov3 MOS d3F

[TheFlight420]

YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE INTERNET.

LOOK UP WHAT "UMI" MEANS INSTEAD OF JUST ASKING...

BE PROACTIVE.

[PrincePoeticKemetic]

@TheFlight420 I looked it up and to no aviail. And when Google failed I went to Wikipedia, none of those entries fit into the context of the song so I STILL don't know what Umi means...if I had to guess tho I would assume it was related to Islam and that Mos shortened the word "Ummah" ...........

[Bouddhabuzz]

@PrincePoeticKemetic I believe Umi means "mother" in some sort of african language...can't remember which one specifically

[PrincePoeticKemetic]

@Bouddhabuzz Thank you very much good, friend

[styledlyrically]

@PrincePoeticKemetic Umi means Mother, its arabic

[PrincePoeticKemetic]

@styledlyrically Thanks I appreciate it

[PrincePoeticKemetic]

@styledlyrically Thanks I appreciate it

[unseenbombsquad]

@PrincePoeticKemetic

Dun,

Listen to the context of the song!!

[pali4lif3]

@TheFlight420 it sounds arabic maybe means mom

[i2Shea]

@pali4lif3 someone MAYBE used a dictionary

[pali4lif3]

@i2Shea someone maybe arabic u dumbfuck...read my name pali4life...Palestine for life dip shit.

[tyehimbacrear]

@TheFlight420 wouldnt asking people here count as utilizing the internet? how is that not proactive?

[freowbud]

@tyehimbacrear i was thinking the same thing.

[PlayerVid]

@TheFlight420 would have taken less time to just tell the people...and it means MOTHER for those who still dont know.

[SpokenWord89]

Do you think Common would dig my version??

Hello people of YouTube. I'm a female MC from Dallas, Texas. I have a song/video of me rapping to I Use to Love H.E.R. by Common(REAL HIP-HOP). Check it out and let me know what you think. Thank you! ...By the way I dig this Def joint.

[nytronymous]

how could you dislike this...71 people are orphans.

[Macross4lyfe]

70 didn't hear what their umi said to them.

[Snowman1076]

Love this track...The feel is real...

[achernandez415]

just sit back and shut the fuk up!!!!!

[jseniunas]

whos Umi?

[UNDERGROUNDXCLUSIVE]

@jseniunas It's ''Mom/Mum'' in Arabic

[MsSlimbee]

@jseniunas chill



[karcherbiohazard]

@jseniunas umi means Mother

[MsSlimbee]

J'ADORE.

[iluvhiphop456]

wow 70 ppl actually think tht soulja boy can rap

[nighttime85]

this song took me deep in thought the minute i heard it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xmcflapsx]

i miss clicked the dislike button.... kill me now, cos this tunes awsome

[KBrimstone]

70 people actually believe Lil Wayne is "the best rapper alive"

[texasryans]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[electricladyland91]

who gives a fuck what age you were when i was 14 i used to listen to this shit on tapes so shut up you idiots

[SumRealShitMan187]

I'm only 5 years old and i listen to this. fuck mainstream.

[mastacholi59]

supa cool!

[riannon101]

@byrongillam im only 3 and i listen too all them too. fuck mainstream. underground till deth.

[cetnikz]

@riannon101 I'm only negative -14 and I am long dead.