Mos Def - History Feat. Talib Kweli (Prod. By J Dilla)

[aPeacefulCitizen]

This will NEVER get old!

[P4DDY2K11]

R.I.P J Dee.

[cosmotiggy]

Some where happy

Some where sad

Some felt bad for bein' good

Some felt good for bein' bad

Man, Def speaks it so clear...

He's mos def my favorite rapper.

[rombelteis]

i was born in the system of me, mouchi

[Icedout24xx]

Penus.

[morge23mfec]

THANK YOU J DILLA !

[MrCommenterguy]

DILLA

[teepot2hot]

This was on Nba live 10

[hugues591]

Mos Def and Talib Kweli best featuring ever!

[BronTraveled]

Even without the title, you could tell this gotta be a Dilla beat

[mojimjo]

11 dislikes = 11 crack heads

[OvaNineThousand]

@mojimjo

11 dislikes = 11 people with different musical tastes. Don't hate.

[TheTvrulesthenation]

I can't tell which verse i prefer from Mos, his intro or outro. First ones better lyrics, second ones flow is fucking TIGHT though.

[InTheMusic23]

This is how to rap to Dilla

[jordandonahue97]

NBA Live 10 sent me here. lol

[ajones321407]

Dilla one of the best to do it RIP

[merkfools13]

this album cover is my laptop background, MIGHTY MOTHA FUCKIN' MOS DEF TALIB KWELI BLACKSTAR

[oxidowhatiwantxo]

I love this song

[OvaNineThousand]

Listerine!

Listerine!

Listerine!

Listerine!

[DefNetSara]

@OvaNineThousand its history. history. history history. Hense the title?

[DefNetSara]

@OvaNineThousand i like your style man....

[MrEvitcartta]

@DefNetSara It was a joke xD

[DefNetSara]

@MrEvitcartta I got it now bwahah :D

[CodysFavorites]

@OvaNineThousand for a second i was like "oh thats what shes saying" even though i already knew she was saying history. mindfucked

[OvaNineThousand]

@CodysFavorites

Once you hear it, it can't be unheard!

[KingVirmire]

@OvaNineThousand LMAO xD

[iLLxBTR]

@OvaNineThousand

your username just makes your comment that much better

[OvaNineThousand]

@iLLxBTR

Why, thank you!

[1spidersymbiotepool]

@OvaNineThousand yooo I thought he was sayin that 1st time I heard it

[domestic57]

mos def flow is flawless

[Thearmyguy98]

DILLA BEATS!!!

[dominoeffecttheory]

LETS MOVE HISTORY

[topranking11]

10 people have no soul!!!

[FiswaT]

dope ass album

[cKunke2]

As a big Mos Def fan, I really feel like I need a slap to the face for sleeping on this album. I just bought it, and haven't stopped listening since 2 days ago. By far the best album of 09

[MsFuckduck]

NBA LIVE but hey the song is sick

[ToobWatcher2]

I vote for Blackstar 2!

[krimzee]

"The flow is historic, they can't get rid of us

Ubiquitous, and we lay the law like Leviticus" Damn....Talib is a beast...

[MrRaStaFaRi1989]

перевод песни кто-нить скинет? или ссылку дайте,пипл,плиз!)...

[Menz123451]

Katrina Clap to that

[UnderGroundArsonizt]

i gotta nice remix to this some say better than this! lemme know what you think!

[JORDYB0Y]

rip pac, biggie, big L, big pun, guru, odb. eazy e, j dilla

[elliaz]

@JORDYB0Y Nujabes & Guru...

[petitkore]

Nujabes one of the best RIP

[petitkore]

Nujabes one of the best RIP

[petitkore]

Nujabes... one of the best RIP

[silentkhmerkid]

@petitkore dilla and nujabes born on the same date

[silentkhmerkid]

February 7, 1974 i believe

[petitkore]

@silentkhmerkid yes life made is so and they died on the same month February

[F0l0w]

:P listenin this while learnin for history test @ skool....

[SuperMrFaggot]

@F0l0w lol, awesome =P

[Formula420Production]

For more REAL hip hop... listen to ReBelMaT

TALIB & MOS would approve - If you're baked.. check this out!!

youtube.com/watch?v=NfLHD3u4Tt­8

[BlackstarMusic1993]

Everybody act accoding to the season that they born in

some in the night some in the mornin

some in noon

some in winter some in june

its all cool, its natural

science is a jewel

for me and mines yours and you

LETS MOVE HISTORY!- I LOVE THAT PART.

[oweyful]

straight fire science is a jewel me and mines you and yours holiday holiday happy birthday. Mos definitely and Equality

[doomkid1331]

i herad this on amtv one time nd just had to look it up guud shyt!

[fmo714]

i fucking love this song and its good its not some old shit

[Dagrosny]

@sp1duh they're 9 now!

[jdbaptist75]

Dilla was on fire for this one.. G-zus....!

[QuoteNotes16]

classic hiphop,rip dilla,pprobs to blackstar

[TheKipKadillac]

@zandersagwa I hope you didn't think I wrote that in a negative manner. I wrote "what the fuck, my god" as in, like you said, lyrically clever, it was genius. not trying to hate on your comment either. I just wanted to make sure that it was clear that my comment was all in Thumbs Up form. :)

[zandersagwa]

@TheKipKadillac oh....my bad bro, haha

[missvitters]

RIP J-DILLA, A BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

[TheKipKadillac]

The Brooklyn way, where they hug you with the FireArm? What the fuck, my god.

[zandersagwa]

@TheKipKadillac "spread love it's the brooklyn way, where they hug you with the firearms, sidearms..."

"Spread love it's the Brooklyn way" is a saying, and the whole line is a oxymoron/contradiction; when they say hug you with firearms it's two things: They're contradicting the "spread love" part by saying hugs (interaction) are done with firearms (wordplay on the word arms) which means the only thing they really spread is violence with guns. Lyrically clever

[drivepro]

ALL STAR TEAM.

[Nonfixion80]

Real old school much respect

[qpmv]

dope track

[zandersagwa]

I love how Mos Def works in his birth year and zodiac sign into his verse. He speaks the truth though. "Year of the Ox, 7 and 3 M.D. The History! Every soul got one of these. It's where you been and where you be and without understanding you cannot proceed complete."

[bborda4life1]

Three masters. That's all.

[AshleyKirkGen]

The picture is moving??

[puffnbrew2]

Two of the best artist out there, If you haven't already check out Blakroc

[carule1234]

@puffnbrew2 black star idiot blackroc is with the black keys

[puffnbrew2]

@carule1234 no shit genius, I was just saying if you like this check out blakroc. Damn you're slow

[ursoulja]

8 Dislikes ? 8 People Dont Know Their History .

P.S. Mos Def & Talib Kweli Will Did A GREAT Job On This Sonqq.

Nd Mos Def Just DESTROYED It At 2:04

[SpamSpu]

When the beat stops on 'the first cut runs DEEP'... J Dilla at his finest

[CactusAM]

Is this not Black star?

[IlladelphIllies]

@CactusAM only cuase its mos and kweli we need a WHOLE NEW black star album

[xzplizitek]

R.I.P. Dilla 

[jydoYMR]

Love puttin on this song and chillin and just thinkin about shit, always the sign of good hiphop for me. RIP Dilla.

[Ginga]

@jydoYMR

Amen. This track relaxes me and makes me reflect too.

[nextbestrockstar]

i swear. def and talib need to bring back blackstar and bring lupe into it.

[clh22793]

@nextbestrockstar kidding about lupe, right?

[nextbestrockstar]

@clh22793 why would i be? lupe is just as good as talib or mos def. if not better.

blackstar is badass but they're also lazy as fuck.

[SlapBreak]

@nextbestrockstar

Mos def is so much better than Lupe. same with Talib.

Mos def is one of the most influential underground rappers in the entire world. Especially the east coast.

[nextbestrockstar]

@SlapBreak take a little note. your not 'underground' if your signed to a label.

and if you dont appreciate lupes talent and lyricism then its likely that most of his songs go right over your head.

[Ginga]

@SlapBreak

That's your opinion man. I prefer listening to Mos and Talib but Lupe is no slouch lyrically and he can change his flow with the best of them.

Black Dante's influence can't be denied though.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

How are they lazy? Just because they aren't producing follow-up albums on a yearly basis? Come on dude. It takes time to put together an album and while today's rappers are producing monotonous drivel seemingly every month, Mos and Talib are rocking live shows.

[nextbestrockstar]

@Ginga id prefer albums.

they're incredible rappers and i got nothing but love for their work. but they simply dont do a whole lot. just like lupe fiasco.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

Personally, I'd prefer albums too but to me, not making albums yearly doesn't make you lazy. They bring good music to their fans but also do what they do for fun and maybe, they enjoy performing live than creating new music.

I completely disagree about Lupe. He's only been on the national scene for 4 years. If it weren't for his record company, he'd have released Lasers this year meaning he'd have 3 albums in 4 years and 11 mixtapes. That's a lot of music dude.

[nextbestrockstar]

@Ginga 11 mixtapes? wtf? never heard about all those.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

You need to do your homework before you say artists "don't do a whole lot". Check his discography on Wikipedia. He's reportedly going to come out with a new one called "Friend of the People" between now and the release of Lasers.

[nextbestrockstar]

@Ginga kiss my ass. ill do what i want dipshit.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

There's no need for childish insults. How about we just enjoy the music?

[nextbestrockstar]

@Ginga again, this is the internet. this is what its for.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

Is it also for promoting porn websites on your joke profile?

[nextbestrockstar]

@Ginga man, i left my account logged in on my friends computer and he put on all that gay shit on my profile. and i honestly dont care. i really dont care about my profile.

go to that website. i dont give a shit.

[Ginga]

@nextbestrockstar

I see. Why would I got that site though? LOL!

[ReyAbbott]

i wish this song lasted just a little bit longer. still a classic nonetheless

[Diegocarnal1989]

this is real hip hop right here

[ArbyWanKenobi]

This beat is downright disgusting. Fuck yes.

[Ginga]

I love this song and I've only listened to it twice. The sample, lyrics, flow, everything about it is just golden. Black Star needs to make another album.

[guerrillabeast2010]

Talib is genius.....

when is hiphop gonna start be more intelligent ?

[HerdaViewTube]

@guerrillabeast2010 its been intelligent from day lol the intelligent stuff just dont get broadcasted as much as the nonsense.

[bigmetalbeatsmith]

Dilla lives on. Pure dopeness

[bankaichigo2k8]

RIP DILLA DAWG

[th3answ3rxii]

@bankaichigo2k8 he died ?

[kwright2933]

Best feel good song I have ever heard. I dare someone to listen to this song and not at least smile or bob your head. Only problem is...ITS ONLY TWO AND HALF MINUTES LONG. Sigh I guess it really isn't about quantity, its about QUALITY. Pun intended.

[MrHUHWHATYOUSAY]

NBA LIVE HAVE THE BEST SONGS BUT NOT TO GOOD GAMEPLAY

[brok7250]

niceee

[FreestyleBigD]

"We are Blackstar" is one album I can listen to every song without having to skip. Blackstar Forever<3.

[uzitomy]

this shoulda been NBA live 10's theme song

shit that game should have a 9.5 rating just cuz this song is on the soundtrack

[paperorpaper]

What is the meaning of this song?

[pieizfli]

@paperorpaper HISTORY!!!!!!!

[SCHM00VNESS]

hehe people who think weed is bad...fools

dilla smoked, madlib smokes, guru smoked, big l smoked, premo smokes (i think so) redman smokes, method man smokes, rza smokes, mos def smokes, mf doom smokes, the whole bcc smokes, jeru smokes, lil dap smokes, hiero fam smokes, living legends smokes, ag smokes, nas smokes..want some more?

[jaimewithaj]

@SCHM00VNESS So weed isn't bad because those rappers smoke.... good argument. I myself blaze but maybe you should stop because it seems like you need to maintain all the brain cells you can. Think before you speak.

[SCHM00VNESS]

@jaimewithaj why u think its my only argument i have? one more is nobody died of weed yet

[nt1nO]

anyone know the id of the sample ''history'' ?cheers

[Marceles45]

@nt1nO

Two Lovers History by Mary Wells

[collegeboi317]

dis song should be longer cuz them two go hard they got lyrics 4 days

[dizy91]

why is this song 2:27 damn ive been listening to this song for months lmao

[urielhectorelproject]

TRUE HIP HOP

[pzodaboss]

Some were happy, some were sad

Some felt bad from being good

Some felt good from being bad, feelings passed and changed

But they never leave, they here to stay

Holiday, holiday, happy birthday

Teenage love, the first cut run deep-I LOVE THAT PART

[SelfComprehension]

its saddening to come onto youtube this day in age and find so many uneducated, ignorant, and arrogant idiots. Cannabis does not kill, smoke of any kind is harmful to the lung, what people don't understand is that weed isn't chemically addicting, thus the long term effects from smoking, would only arise out of the continued use of an unaddicting substance. that's why no one has or ever will die from smoking it, its not something your body NEEDS, so you do it less often.

[nikkilicious17]

mmmm loving the dirty projectors vibe from the vocals in the background (can't remember the girl's name but awesome). this is legit.

[V1S]

We was like BYE we was gone, let bygones be by-gones, I'm gon' spread love it's the Brooklyn Way, Where they hug you with the firearm sidearm. The flow is HISTORIC

[CZVDelije1989]

Super music i like it!

[Ginga]

I love how Def's voice fades into Kweli's at 1:18. Black Star is the shit.

[joeprice010]

this is a king boring song...sorrryy

[nega2k6]

@joeprice010 than youre musically tasteless

[spriteisftw22]

@joeprice010 /watch?v=04B3_f03Kgs&feature=f­vst this might suit u..

[bwill420]

i swear to god everyone who has commented on this page about weed bein bad is a fucking idiot. weed has like 150 or more different molecules in it that can be used medicinally besides thc. you guys are fuckin jokes and need to do your research retards.

[4CVL]

Weed has bad qualities because well duh you are inhaling rather thick smoke into your lungs. It kills brain cells and stuff, but so does nearly everything out there you put into your system. The side effects of it take many years, nearly your entire life to play out, while alcohol can have you on your ass in a matter of two or three and has no decent usage. Marijuana has medical uses, proven by doctors. The side effects are sleepy, hungry and happy. Headache pills can cause stroke and death O.o

[snokrazy]

@4CVL

sleepy hungry happy. u got that from kat williams.

[thejb1978]

DILLA DILLA DILLA!

[ketreyavrion1]

weed kills brain cells

[padolski9984]

@ketreyavrion1 sorry there, do some more research before you decide your gonna become as single minded as the rest of society. there are people who need cannibus to become legal. for example, cancer patients cos its proven that the hemp oil ya can get from it can destroy cancer cells. plus people in ireland are gettin their legs smashed because of their debts over weed. shit like that would come to an end if some1 with half a brain said "ok lets legalise weed"

[memphistigers777]

when i bought this cd it didnt leave my deck for weeks

[phillfuchen]

rip dilla

[padolski9984]

illuminati just like the rest of them

[fitzgeraldhpwll]

Mos is like one of the most powerful rappers of all time

[iaintmadatcha]

@fitzgeraldhpwll u aint lying there b!

[atreyustripes]

I like how mos def can perform on broadway, act, and still rap...this guy is a true poet for real

[JBrewer4386]

Classic combo right here, Talib & Mos Def, the writing chemistry between them is amazing always

[zay24]

Real hip hop right here

[wellaflex99]

talib said in poland that blackstar 2 will be never happend

[HatedButRated101]

Realest. End.

[INCIRCLEpromotions]

dope nicca...jus dope..BLACKSTARR where yall at though?

[briannloo]

ayo i was born in teh seaseon where the world was quiet and cold...

[goodtransaction]

And by the way this song is amazing R.I.P Dilla.

really hope Blackstar is working on something new to keep underground alive.

[AintGoin]

NBA Live 2k10! Anyway, I like this song.

[SWPitcher42]

j dilla no doubt

[shrimpboy944]

deaths from smoking marijuana = 0. mos def and kweli always nice as hell