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[NOSIDDa0043]

the roots can do just about anything, their versatility is limitless... if you guys want to hear some intricate lyricism check out my channel. you won't be disappointed...

[delo493]

@cho0322 Go listen to some Slug.. He will basically change your mind

[xVersatyl]

@delo493 Yea ight homie, bar for bar black thought kills slugs shit..

[philhouse64]

THE BEST TO EVER DO IT PERIOD!!!!

[SloppyPinkSock]

raw hiphop at its purest form.

[YorkMillz]

I used to think white, now I think black!

[talarielcohen]

Tipping Point!

[CalibusRTW]

i'm on the ultramagnetic tip too

[gradzio1]

some good shit right there!

[fread51]

damn this is real rap with a live band no body else in the world can do this

[Lobbyistdantelynch]

I've had a lot of friends mention this but has anyone ever notice how Black Thought went from being a decent supporting player in the Roots and then around "Things Fall Apart" transformed into one of the greatest rappers of all time?

[PeterLeNigerian]

2:20 - 2:30

I'm a decorated vet, I regulate and wreck

Never hesitated yet, I'm gettin' heavy weighted checks

If you would dare ask if I'm dedicated - yes

I spit, live rounds that would penetrate a vest

:O

[jargin2]

"Before I touch the mic, you people ain't seen danger yet."

[90mv]

GGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRR

[IRIErandy]

black thought is the sickest emcee ever

[grindhiphop]

WOEEEEEE !!!! fucking Love this!!!!

[misterhaze]

most underrated lyricist ever......undebatable.

[hammertown610]

PHILLY!

[sayba2th]

This is one of the most amazing displays of lyracism your ear canals are ever going to be blessed with. The wordplay is phenominal. From Go tob woe Thought just decimates the mic. I'm sure the one he was using had melted by the end of this. Its one of my top 5 tracks and I have listened to a F^%kload of joints from some of the greats. If you disagree then playa you need to brush up on your history and upgrade who and what you're listening too. Even Dylan gotta give up the fyyyyyyaaaaaa here

[bonzodrums0]

is there anyway to get the instrumental for this track?

[MicrosoftHelper2011]

Want to download Microsoft Office 2010 for free?

Included product key + no keygen!

[MicrosoftHelper2011]

hello

[jchinds]

this dude is no joke

[CalibusRTW]

@jchinds

the dude is black thought...spread the word...u dig this check the roots-75 bars(black's reconstruction)...the dopest shit u ever heard

[jchinds]

@CalibusRTW i feel u bro ...ive seen him perform 75 bars ...real live mc

[CalibusRTW]

@jchinds i love it that no one really knows who he is, they might of heard of the roots, but they dont black thought, do a search on youtube for black thought tony touch shade 45 freestyle, its 3 mins plus of no joke freestyle

[jchinds]

@CalibusRTW goodlookin out bro...ima do that ....peace

[tppiano]

the shit!

[PermanentMerka]

Back Door of party 11:47pm - "Lil Wayne....Drake, you've only just got here, thought you was here to party for the night? The mics just getting passed round Bwoys, the DJ's been throwing all type of crazy beats on. Get another drank man come on stay" (Front Door 11: 45 "Hey Blackthought glad you could make it"

[sickestmental]

my man tariq shits on current "rappers" here. the tipping point is the shit!

[blackopsroyalty]

nice lyrics

[Bigmanwithalargedick]

In my honest opinion, this is one of the greatest displays of lyricism in Hip-Hop... ever.

[IRIErandy]

@Bigmanwithalargedick hell yea

[switchfrontsideheel]

Best track I've heard in my life!

[maocapoeira]

FIYAAAAAAAA!!!

[cho0322]

i wasn't sure before i heard this song, but now i'm basically convinced: black thought is the best there's ever been

[JJsmallz]

@cho0322 what?

[VULGARIS1901]

back in the day this shit would stay on repeat for hours! real hiphop right here! keep the beat going!!

[bboydeepm]

ohuu this beat is like a machinee!! love it. bboying.

[DiabolicalDingo]

Any artist who references "The Smurfs" has my vote

[HarrisonLaine12]

Keep the beat going! Keep the beat going! (starts at 0:00 and continues)

[luvmenow33]

It's a disgrace that this isn't even close to a million views.

[SybrenAllan]

epic drums

[GreenHaze193]

PLZ POST LYRICS!!!

[EpiqProductionz]

@GreenHaze193 here: azlyrics.com/lyrics/roots/web.­html

[menamesjames]

Funky Flow is the best.

[rdeluxe78]

damn nice drums! 10+

[necko45]

what is there to dislike here??

[lout7]

Black Thought= underrated!

[rulertaz7777777]

put the pimp game down on yo madamoiselle..

[Dyamanti22]

Ow love this

[shadowoblivion88]

yes!



[RI0T]

BREAK DANCE TO THISSSSSSSS

[VJIpsen0]

Is it possible to get this song a capella somewhere?

want to make use the rap with my own beat :)

[CodysFavorites]

yeah black thought is deff one of the most underrated of all time

[smokeymcpotterson510]

who can touch this.....? ive been waiting since I heard this song. yep one of the top RAP songs of all time, dont care if you agree, thats whats up

[EnosSeldog]

What a beat bully

[tameeboydidit]

"What's a keyboard got to do with a drum and all?"

[BlueshoeProductions]

wow fuckin sweet

[CubeTricks]

My favorite Roots song ever. Fucking phenomenal.

[cribeyneddow]

you have got to listen to this.

[coosse]

This MC had Some dannnnnk THC'S ;)

[THISIS4YOUREYES]

SHAOLIN BREAKDANCE on my Channel uses a sample of this track.

[jedicelt]

Most people who call themselves MCs will never get anywhere near this.

[Bigmac1295]

back to the old skool, firing freestyle!

[thatbboyrandom1]

any bboy knows this is reall hip hop !

[loried23]

This dude be going stupid hard on this song!

[OT07]

Verbal intercourse

[ACtheGhost]

no hook required

[jackkelly11]

3 minutes and 17 seconds of ridiculous flow

[EastCoastin1]

"I'm a decorated vet, I regulate and wreck

Never hesitated yet, I'm gettin' heavy weighted checks

If you would dare ask if I'm dedicated - yes

I spit, live rounds that'll penetrate a vest"

in my opinion sickest part of this flow! Amazing!

my homies are haters they give ridiculous accusations that lil wayne and drake are better! pfftttt...!

[jackkelly11]

@EastCoastin1 hell yes

[Ken4Twenty]

@EastCoastin1

ya lol my boys make the same accusations..

so gross



[philhouse64]

@EastCoastin1 fuckin preach that shit man agreed fuck illest to do it in my opinion

[gphenomzabeast]

One of the most underrated great MCs in the history of Hip Hop!

[bgggbb]

Fuckin DOPE!!

[ramplstinski7]

shit just got real :)

[bonzodrums0]

see you get more chips than a corner store, with a portrait of malcolm x on the door while i'm eatin MC's like a carnivore. too nasty

[dtrainbitches]

I dont think anybody has ever gone in so hard on any track ever.

[JHajjar89]

murked

[SNOARLAXLOL]

I was the 420 Like

[sentimentalami]

@SNOARLAXLOL so what? no1 cars

[airic554]

420 total likes before i clicked.. sometimes its just 4:21.. haha

[mr007tycoon]

The type of MC skills you don't here anymore, which is why hip-hop basically died around the year 2000.

[TheEazyDuzIt95]

@mr007tycoon ...if you're stuck in the past and don't bother to explore music beyond the mainstream

[ethnicpilot]

you can listen to this dude acapella. insane.

[ScubaEsseljay]

Talk about a flow show! Simple dope beat and don't stop rapping!

[benevans28]

this is the illest shit ever

[blakman1228]

I bet mos def would sound dope on this track too

[cambellgamble]

top 10 mc all time no questions

[SgtRum]

Good workz, I buyed this on Amazon!

[SgtRum]

I thought this was going to be a vid about computer networks, LOL. He reminds me of Jay-Z only faster. I Like though, I Likes.

[Jill0wnZ]

@SgtRum no, he's way better then jayz, not just speed.

[SgtRum]

@Jill0wnZ, Agreed!

[theimmaculatenathanb]

someone better give him a tampax. . . cause this flow is HEAVY!!!

ew. . .

[tearsofblood88]

that was incredible wow awesome freestyle.....

[Jill0wnZ]

"im getting at a couple civilized women thats tryna ride."

[phantom5691]

sick. thats all there is to it.

[loboisfuzzy]

I'm a big bounty hunter like Boba Fett!

[TheJuniord94]

@loboisfuzzy I was watching the fett"s vette music video right before i saw this comment!

[Ginga]

It's a shame for almost 20 years now, the masses haven't truly appreciated Thought for the all-time MC he is.

[DPrime215]

@Ginga Unfortunately true. I'm only 17 and I have this song memorized while most of my friends have Weezy and Drake songs memorized I don't have anything against it, but they're not touchin Black Thought. Black Thought is really my biggest inspiration when it comes to Hip-Hop, I just wish more people would see him that way. It just irks me when people put Drake in their top 5. I'm like if it wasn't for Rakim,Kool G Rap, Black Thought, BDK, so on and so forth there wouldn't be Drake or Weezy.

[Ginga]

@DPrime215

Well said and I agree. Not only did the rappers you mentioned heavily influence people like Wayne and Drake, they'll always be better to me in terms of lyrical ability and just pure showmanship. Rap isn't athletics where you deteriorate over time. As Nas's "Where Are They Now" remix proves, all the old school rappers are just as lyrically fit as they were when they were making hits.

[DW6Legend]

i break to this hardcore!

[Black24Thought]

Black Thought undisputed champion of the mic

[thashaikh88]

I'm like young LL, cos I'm hot as hell!

[jrock15302]

Oh my God, true MCing at it's finest! No hooks or nothin...old school, battlen type shit!

[Richirida]

"Its Philly worldwide phenomenon and re-enforcing that shit is my nine to five, and when i'm finished makin you recognise i'm gettin at a couple civilised women that's tryin to ride..."

Haha!!! Thought has got some classic lines on this track.

[geordangundelfinger]

Lol. I just realized I commented on this video 9 months ago with the same comment.

[geordangundelfinger]

Keep the beat going, Keep the beat going

[RelaxKickback]

"I'm like young LL, 'cause I'm hard as hell"

This shit is sick

[MaliMusicLife]

Killed it...Damn...My eyes got watery

[SuburbanInvasion]

this song is the shittt

[Beanheadification]

hey look its malcom x

[IamTheCaptain2]

grew up on this

[dakeved]

If you can't flow like this, stop telling people you're an MC. THIS is an MC right here.

[RelaxKickback]

I'm glad I can flow like this. Black Thought is a sick ass veteran. I look up to him as an MC.

[themainking]

@RelaxKickback you cant flow like this

[Mc19861]

@dakeved  !!word!!

[Emelec18]

@dakeved I agree

[Skateateer]

@dakeved I AM an MC at heart, not as talented as him .. YET.. hardwork and passion will elevate me somewhere I can progress Hip Hop :)

[rwrite1]

@dakeved  couldn't agree more,homie!

[Hannibalscousin]

Top ten, he's too good. The boys flow is like butter.

The flow KILLS me.

[rechedelphar]

This is how you spit

[essfjay]

black is mad underrated. this is real hip hop ladies and gentleman.

[DanielDumile]

Cool as Malcolm Little...

[Gh0sT1nDaMacH1n3]

ima big bounty hunter like boba fett!

[YOUNGCOE]

just wow!what else can i say

[MrNicknames123]

bassy

[stitchmond3]

such a mad sick killa flow

[mozes7590]

i download al the albums tis fa*-** music is good

t'his is the sitewww isohunt.com/torrent_details/12­5874309/the+roots?tab=summary

[NewBreedMC]

Kool Herk aint never get a royaty check!!! BRRRRAAAAAP

[erizabeta]

not a hood-a-lum

[icehawk77]

that's one cool hat he's wearing :)

[jinsugarbrown]

big up big up ¨!

[KocaeliBogasi]

Is that Malcolm X on the cover?

[Kingjames313]

@KocaeliBogasi LMAO, no that is NOT Malcom X, that's Black Thought

[GraffitiSlammer]

@Kingjames313 I actually think it is, it's a mugshot photo of him before he was a minister...

[DPrime215]

@Kingjames313 No that actually is Malcolm X. Malcolm X was supposed to be on the actual album cover but there were some issues, so Black Thought took a similar picture of himself and that became the official album cover.

[JHajjar89]

@KocaeliBogasi nah black thought

[DPrime215]

@KocaeliBogasi Yes that's Malcolm X

[mattweng123]

fuck yes! finally found this song

[OKaiJuGPC]

@mattweng123 Ôo me too! :O

[PerkerTeck]

So Damn Lyrical and so damn hysterical



[reneperez50]

all i can say is wow!! they aint nothing like real hip hop

[jliles27]

I been bumpin the roots since my discovery in 99..a little late..and yall just realizin this shit..lol

[Superbonbon823]

Sick fuckin flow!

[LanguidSin]

teehee i like the way he says "h00dlum"

tickles teh ovaries fo sho. (:

[luvmenow33]

Philly worldwide phenomenon!

[AJ5166]

Now I'm all out on my own like Patti Labelle, put the pimp-game down on your madamoiselle!! Blackthought's breath control is off the charts!!!!!

[brokenbeatz]

straight destruction...mushroom cloud....and Thought is the last man standing holdin the mic. BEEEAAST!

[Sportswhilesleeping]

I'm a real hood nigga not a hood-a-lum

Thought is sick

[mead187]

Highly underrated, sick flow on this beat

[DangerMouse232]

I put A Black fist underchin

Uppercut bro LOL

[pop21c]

this is true spitin...

[RandyMoss94]

whats "riq geez"?

[Jotyajdh]

@RandyMoss94 his real name is tariq

[Krimzj]

His first name is Tariq

[Krimzj]

This is verbal destruction.

[coachjr2]

only but a handfull could get with black

[Krimzj]

I don't put anyone on his level other than Pharoah Monch from Organized Konfusion

[callmealiaragain]

@Krimzj so whats a good pharoah monch song. i never really listen to him.