Official Video: Mos Def - Umi Says

[katsyb]

One love y'all! Dope track and video to match.

[kiddvandal91]

u catch the graff at the beggining?

[pierletful]

UMI SAYS COVER BY lucy pierlet - MI SUENOS LISTEN, LIKE ,COMMENT THX

[sex6cult9revolution]

People, shine your light for the world to see!

[VonHalford]

It's technically.. official.. even though you screen ripped it off yahoo music in low ass quality with a roll of toilet paper

[MrNbotwin]

legit... I have loved this song for years and it still gets me all pumped when ever i hear it,Mos is the man

[LuvMeSomeHipHop]

love this songgg...a guy named kendrick lamar used this instrumental in a song called "the heart part 1", if someone would please listen to the song/video...you wont be dissapointed, hes real hip hop...

[Amaan305]

@LuvMeSomeHipHop word k.dot is sick as hell on the mic he's gonna blow u heard the rigamortius rmx with busta rhymes

[LuvMeSomeHipHop]

@Amaan305 ha yooo i just got done listenin to the jank, busta went OFF, haa

[4evakezy]

how come there r only 42,419 views??? something seriously wrong there...

[vladobosh]

2 people doesn't hear what Umi says!

[rhafick]

Pure Hip Hop... Underground mentallity!! I real appreciate it!

[gen7eral]

trust when i tell you my pedigree, i'm hood, the lock your locks at the redlighttype of hood. but this song just makes me think of all i have survived, and of many who did not, brings tears to my eyes..."i ain't no perfect man" either.

[ModsTTand]

Uplifting positive groovie song by the most def (loved)

[ModsTTand]

uplifting positive groovie song by the most def (loved)

[DUGLESSM]

blessed love 2everyone

[avidfann]

Feelin this right here!! Often thought, can mos ever come out with an album like this again?

[johngiang3]

did mos make more songs like these?

[Sjekster]

@johngiang3 Get Ta Steppin comes to mind, with the always awesome Vinia Mojica. From the Hi Teknology (1) album from Hi Tek.

[MissJazzyJ]

I love this!!! I love the music, the arrangement, the lyrics...I love the way this music makes me feel good.!

[usmanalifaisal]

i got here through watching a michael jordan commercial, great song

[CurvyAries]

LOVE THIS DUDE!! I fell in love with him when I heard this song and saw the video when it first came out, been a fan ever since. I love the fact that he's made it into movies. I think he's a good actor and he's funny too. Love this guy.

[Mrtruthfulspeaks]

mos def got me feeling all my people to free to be free to be free

[mrskbarr11]

YESSSSSS.....LUV THE SONG

[MrDRH2]

kendrick lamar- the heart check him out he raps on this beat..good stuff

[goldenrosecomet]

he's muslim???

[kinstube]

@goldenrosecomet HE BEGINS EVERY ALBUM WITH Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim = "In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate

[Mrtruthfulspeaks]

@kinstube mos def dope rapper BUT he should not say basmala before singing cuz its joined with music. basmala should be read only when doing something permissible

[kinstube]

@Mrtruthfulspeaks MUSIC = LIFE + IF THAT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE , NOTHING IS. PERSONALLY. EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO FEEL DIFFERENT.

[LilHash1216]

@goldenrosecomet yeah he is muslim, he took his shahada when he was 19. lupe fiasco, q-tip, Beanie Sigel, freeway, dave chappelle...ect are all muslim too.

[unirvrsl]

how the hell does this vid only have 28k hits, its one of the greatest songs ever...

[BossLady614]

umi means mother in arabic and aabu means father...love this muslim brother he's so talented...mashallah

[uptownsean]

This song will be timeless forever. Big ups to everyone involved in creating this project!

[bibibman]

GENIUS does not need dress weird nor show skin. It simply SHOWS! Thanks for this song, MOS DEF!

[epic88]

FIYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[girlonajob]

this song speaks volumes. we ppl have 2 wake up and realize true music. its so much garbage out here in the music industry. hes not a sellout. love this song.

[PULVIRENTI1981]

Good song, I think it was used in a Nike commercial if I'm not mistaken.

[asad15146]

effin LOVE this song!!!! We need more rappers like him who speak KNOWLEDGE!!! Just like KRS-1, Rakim, Guru RIP, Tribe, Talib Kweli...etc

[adau23]

I LOVE THIS SONGGGGGG!!!!!!!

[Candace25339]

This song is so deep... I love it!!!

[leonce15]

"i aint no perfect man, im tryin to do, the best that i can, with what it is i have!" damn!!!! i know mos def was in the groove when i recorded this.

He was in the zone like Woah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StraightUp615]

i swear this is my theme song. whenever i feel like just givin' up on everything, my mama alwayz tells me the same thing. everyday, she tells me to be a light in darkness

[MrJaysuis]

who the FUCK disliked this?

[Mindy6187]

I luv this song it definitely uplifts me on a bad day!!

[Wbookertiii]

Love this track!!!

[Progress19a]

Mos Def, PLEASE COME TO BELGRADE !!!

[Aquarius2182]

i love Mos, & yeah this track is directed at Blacks, but in reality we are all slaves to establishment/government, for all people to be free is what i say!!

[mistaiikonz]

THIS IS HOW I'M FEELIN RT NOW!!!!!

[heyheyyesyes]

this song doesnt get any less beautiful after almost ten years

wow mos

[darnelldboss]

das dumb. this is supposed to hav atleast 1 million votes by now

[topsidesoul]

I aint no perfect man I'm trying to do the best that I can with what it is I have....

[JusBNME22]

FEELIN SO JAZZY RIGHT??

[ShiroKuroZantetsuken]

I listen to this song very night over ten times. I love this song, I been searching for this song for a long time

[maiaangelo]

Lovee that break down where you hear him singing on the real. so raww i love mos def

[72hiphop]

Fuck all the politics with regard to racism!!!!!!!!!!!! MOS DEF is very diverse and this song clearly out lines his talent. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC .... STAY FOCUSED!!!

[flclbeans]

True hip-hop artists don't need autotune if they wanna sing, this is proof of that.

[barewitness627]

dope!

[TheKobracommander]

umi means mother in arabic for those who dont know.

[LuvsNeoSoul302]

I LOVE this song right here......the lyrics are so real and that beat is so jazzy and at the same time fat nasty! :) Thanks for the post!!!

[TheGoddard69]

Love this song

[Gone0987]

Great Song

[mist656]

this is it holla from croatia

[oskaboy123]

when im about to go to sleep i put this song first and after that my mind begins to doze off in the world of dreams wandering aimlessly until the morning sun opens my eyes to a new day filled ith new possibilities (^_^)

[pebbles1181]

absolutely loves this song!

[PoloAddict88]

Damn I love hip hop...

[CA5AN0VA1]

i want my black people to be free to be free!!!!!!

[lifeafterhate]

forever inspired

[SiaMaat]

I loved when the Nike used this song for a Michael Jordan commercial!

[no1b4god]

Why can't all hip hop music have this kind of vibe!!!

[charlesalexp]

Very soulful, real music for a day where we're so programmed

[TripleX808]

I can't believe someone has had the bare faced audacity to thumbs down this video!! This song is INCREDIBLE.

Apple pie = custard. Sunny weather = Mos Def, Umi Says! Comprende???

CLASS!!!

[excaliba360]

@TripleX808 Barefaced audacity I Love that I gotta use that...its a TSHIRT NOW....lol

[jboog06]

The early 2000's was a revolution. So much creativity and inspiration from music and television and especially black talent during that era. It was like the 90's had evolved.

But for some reason, when 2004 hit, music, television, just about everything kinda went to shit.

[livinglavidloca2576]

Umi is mother, abi is grandmother

[moman3r33]

@livinglavidloca2576 naa umi is mother and abi is father

[1214gooner]

Only 9,000 something views for an authentic and encouraging/uplifting song while that puppet GaGa talks about her slavery to the music industry with over 200 million views on Bad Romance... I am puzzled...

[maumau68]

@1214gooner You and me both.

[blkfit]

@1214gooner I totally agree!!!!

[animacomes]

@1214gooner People dont like logic, only what easy to them. Its simpler to hover on the broad rocking the beef suit singing songs about people taking pictures of her, than to think about how to advance themselves by their own hand...

[DudesaLibra]

My fav. Mos Def song.

[kensallstar]

True King, unproclaimed and uneeded.

[LaLiege]

umi is what he calls his grandma...he also mentions aunt bea as well...

[chrismcamp]

I tried to look up "Umi"...but the definitions does not pertain to the song at all...anybody knows what he mean by "Umi"

[Bumblebeezp]

@chrismcamp his grammy...granny...grandma...na­na

[ghost4doom]

@chrismcamp umi is his mother!

[taetae79j]

i LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EE THIS SONG........UMMI SAYS SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THE WORLDDDDDDDDDD

[DaBeautiful1z]

I Love Mos Def oooohhhh Shine ya light on meeeee.

[DaBeautiful1z]

OMG This is soooooooo Hot!!!! I just LOVE MOSDEF!!! This is a classic my new theme song 4da summer Lol.... I just feel him oooohhhh, his melodies are so soothing to the soul!!!

[soulbrothersimon]

shine your light on the world!

[finalfantasyxeries]

was mos def in 16 blocks? i mean the movie "16 blocks"

[finalfantasyxeries]

was he in 16 blocks?

[LtSump]

wow, you all sound like a bunch of lunatics........ try to just take it easy and listen to one of the most chill songs ever created, enjoy it, don't sit there and bitch about it

[Kajwol]

one of my favorite grown up songs.

get grown!

[yaboiyoshi15]

my favorite video of all time it sets u in the mood

[Cyndy876]

Love it!!

[Ace707xtc]

Tengu49---

i should slap the taste out your mouth, we did not originate from Africa dumbass, we came from the stars.

[Mugen123456789]

He's right, humans didn't originate in Pangea.

We actually came to earth on a meteor, then formed into males, females actually came alittle later after males did. As well as diamond, for example, isn't from earth, it landed on earth millions of years ago from a different place that's unknown.

[whatupsof]

@Mugen123456789 we evolved from other living things such as bacterias then it kept progressing. the oldest human fossil was found in africa though.

[Mistahjey]

@whatupsof In the end we are all originating from atoms bouncing around and creating different structures just because some sun went supernova and thats your periodic system right there as a result of supernova.

The atoms from your left arm are probably from another star then your right arm, think about it.

Love to philosofy about life and stuff, it a great gift.

[ButterlySmuckers]

i think we we were created for horse dung :( more likely than a meteor

[KyMace]

great song. great for house dance.

[LalaLujan]

Mash'Allah - when I feel discouraged I'm singing this song in the shower, down the street, b-4 and after I pray. Love it!

[FedUpSista]

It is time to SHINE!!!!

[kb0824fm]

song is crazy

[imaginemeadp]

Loves it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GlobalStargazer]

This is happening!!!...right on Fii. Good vibes/message...:) rated...5 stars...:)

[mallorycom]

this my stuff

[ginsengcaallday]

I totally feel mos on this 2:18-

So much soul...

[rissa0419]

i feel him.

'nuff said.

[joemoma90]

my umi says shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see

[willrickard]

fuken best song

also, hater players by mos def & talib kweli (blackstar)

[inglewoodbloods]

my umii saiidddd.....!! *im sinqin bruh*

[alna1287]

One of the all-time hip hop classic tracks.

Why the fuck are we talking about Rick Ross?

[TalibDhakir]

The only way to freedom, is for one to be a slave to Allah(SWT)

[arvidberg]

il hold this moment close alright!

[itapedmyself2]

i mean that rick ross is better than mos def and i say HELL NO,what do you guys think?

[Ainkombain]

damn , it aint even worth arguing.. mos def is 100% better than Officer Ross.. acutally i dont have nothing against Rick Ross.. but better than Mos Def? .. damn :D

[itapedmyself2]

My friend always argues with me and says that rick ross is better than rick ross and i say HELLL NO,what do you guys think?

[villainrobot]

"I ain't no perfect man

I try to do the best that I can..."

Big up!

[locosololo]

sicccccccccccccccccccccccccccc­ccccccccccccccck i love it

[wikkedchik90]

very soulful...tomorrow may never come...

[voiceofthapeople]

I agree with you ak45hk93, this is the best song ever; so soulful. All black people should be required to listen to this, lol!

[rissa0419]

**all people should... why do they have to be black?

[voiceofthapeople]

Because, black people in general are not as unified as other races, so the song with speak to the soul for us to come together. And plus, Mos Def is directing this song at his people; black people duh...

[bropey]

@voiceofthapeople Yeah, but not just black people can relate. We're all in this place together, we all go through the same shit, racism - maybe not, but hate and bad times, all of us, some more than others. It's life, we need to be one, not seperate, and know we can all relate.

[Tengu49]

cause we all came from mother Africa...LUCY! Bo! watagwan! shuut ya bloodclod!

[fiyamage]

fake ass yardie

[TheReal1st]

@voiceofthapeople and native indians and everyone one else!!

[HipHopWarriorz]

Classic 1999