Mos Def - "Life In Marvelous Times"

[369kjw369]

@ 2:22, Yeah? well what are you gonna do about the Pres. signing the NDAA Bill on December 31st 2011?

Obama is no differ than that cock sucker Bush.

Where's his Hope and Change? Down the Mutha Fuckin Drain is where it is.

I didn't vote for President Obama cause I didn't know Obama but I didn't vote for that Great American Tragedy John "Fuck Face" McCain either.

NDAA Bill goes against our constitution you two dick lick mutha fuckers, McCain and Obama.

Great song and video though,

[kheartsify]

love this track. shame about the obama clips, he aint done nothing lol. was a great moment in history for a country that use to have black slaves now has a mixed raced president. but he is just another president.. better than bush tho lol

[bondsmoka]

If you kill Obama...We WILL blow shit up!

[NYABINGHI2]

nice i saw picture from my country civil war. Liberia unite !

[DangerMouse232]

this vid is dope, i liek how the pics were relevant to the actual lyrics

[PK2010ify]

This video shoulda been the actual video for this song...great editing!

[jvemPiRe14]

go mr flash

[jaymusic88]

SUBSCRIBE TO A NIGGA MUSIC IT ONLY TAKE 25 SEC IF U LIKE IT FUK WIT ME IF U DONT IT DONT MATTER LOL--YEP

[151320141]

love the video you did an amazing job : )

[krunkaintdead69]

This is what I call rap music.

[txekalance]

@DowntownRec this video is amazing !!!! DAAMN!!

[kpmastu]

OH BA MA

OH BA MA

OH BA MA!!!

[samsamzebest]

This is Mr. Flash's beat. he used the same one to produce Champions feat. TTC

[EazyE6793]

Revalations, hatred, love, and war. And more and more and more and more, and more of less then ever before. It's just too much more for your mind to absorb. It's scary like hell, but there is no doubt. We can't be alive in no time but now.

i love it so much

[PbxGriffin]

And we are alive in amazing times

delicate hearts, diabolical minds

revelations, hatred, love and war.

and more and more and more and more

and more of less than ever before

it's just too much more for your mind to absorb.

[teelock28]

You say Justin Bieber-I say Tupac

You say Lil Wayne-I say Biggie Smalls

You say Drake-I say NAS

You say Soulja Boy-I say Busta Rhymes

You say Gucci Mane-I say DMX

You say New school-i say shut the fuck up

You say Pop-I scream Hip Hop!

You say Hannah Montana-i punch you in the face

92% of teenagers have turned to New school and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 videos

[Theomastus]

The ill flow on this reminds me of 'Hip Hop' (Track 1 off Black on Both Sides) for the sheer brilliance of the wordplay.

Way to bring the level of the whole game up, Mos!

[Theomastus]

What are you smoking? He's dead on beat the whole joint. Just mad flow. You've been listening to too much Lil'Wayne.

[kamil151]

great beat ,but his flow is totally out of the beat itself

[tharekhh]

@kamil151 What, are you crazy? The words match the drums as they hit...his flow on this beat is crazy

[Skittles7451]

dude his voice LMAO WTF

[IeBronJames]

@Skittles7451 whos voice you fucking idiot?

[Skittles7451]

@IeBronJames his voice from 2:27 to 2:41 sound like someone choking him lol

[DrJencso]

why doesn't this have 100 million views?

[IeBronJames]

Greatest song ever.

[brwnblakpower6]

i love the whole east coast movment

[spankmymonkey3]

why do black people always feel victimised all the time?

Its only in America, get over it already.

[ZpHiX2]

this dude inspires me as a rapper, this song has such meaning, and it looks as if tho 11 people are goin to hell

[danemreg]

wicked vid great song sick game

[undergroundkween]

You did an absolutely amazing job with this awesome song. GREAT VIDEO!!!

[whiteytighty34]

mos def....most underrated mc of all time

[TheDuo1000]

@whiteytighty34 couldn't agree more

[PRUNEDOG1]

Follow Me!

[PK2010ify]

Nice video yo! Awesome song I couldnt stop listening to it when I played Fight Night Round 4. Mos Def is the best rapper alive!! PERIOD!

[PK2010ify]

Nice video yo! Awesome song I couldnt stop listening to it when I played Fight Night Round 4

[Cubs1719]

i dont care so much for the movie....but this song is fucking beautiful

[Hendriix2]

wow poetry right here man

[raoulhery]

for one moment I was affraid to be rick rolled!!! LOL! confusing beginning

[cwejter]

genius video..

[Shmoobaybay29]

Basic survival requires super-heroics...damn you are good Mos 

[Tykune313rd]

that video was ginus

[Tykune313rd]

that beat is weird azz hell, but its still tight

[Thegeaza]

amazing, never heard anything that has so much meaning and deception.

[murph277v]

@Thegeaza deception?

[raoulhery]

THIS IS THE SHIT!! that album was great and disserved the grammy award!!! KEEP IT REAL BOOGIE MAN!

[1ThatRealHipHop1]

Nice work this the pics.

[salamhsammy]

this is exactly what the government is doing fuk that nwo shit

[sbgal13]

does anyone know who MR. Schulman is?

[sof2smOke]

Fight Night Round 4 !

[judopathoftruth]

lol celtic fc 1.56-1.58 tommy burns i thnk.

[jumpyourbone]

3:00 freddie krueger???

[charlieano]

MOS DEF is hip hop

[Jacksla92]

why you saying

rap=no content

hip hop =content

shouldn't it be

rap=profession or hobby

hip hop=way of life

cause like KRS-ONE said "rap is something you do,hip hop is something you live".

ye honestly don't know much if ye don't understand that rap is just one aspect of hip hop.rap ain't that shit been pumped through the airwaves 24/7.thats hip pop.there is a very distinctive difference

[frankcastle139]

@Jacksla92

no rap is what you are listening to. rap is mos def.

[Jacksla92]

@frankcastle139

no man you don't get what i'm sayin.i know this is proper rap but what i'm saying is why are people saying that rap is something with no intellectual lyrical conten while hip hop is the oppisite.hip hop is a culture, not a genre of music while rap is a genre of music

[jordanfallis]

sick video, even better song

[digitalridah]

RESPIRATION WHAT!

This is a good track though. Freemasons? I know a family of Freemasons. They gotta pay taxes to the FreeMasons Society. Word.

Rap is Rap.

HipHop is HopHop

Rap = No Content

HipHop = Content

[01506]

@digitalridah

Sorry but did you actually say

Rap = No Content

HipHop = Content

Hip has FUCKALL content these days with a very very few exceptions. People are won over by beats and catchy singles.

Rap is where content matters. I would barely describe alot of artists these days as "Rappers" only a few actual rappers left eg Mof Def, MF Doom, Talib Kweli etc

If you think "hip pop" actually has content then just top yourself

[digitalridah]

HIPHOP = CONTENT.

If It has NO CONTENT it is just Rap or Hip POP

You have a poor attitude. Keep listening to the Positive music.

Respiration<----search for ol'school Mos Def before HipHop was ring tones and dance songs

[kalamarijesus]

For people saying he "stole" this beat from "Champions", he actually paid Mr. Flash for it.

I actually like this better. Mos Def is still one of the best lyricists around.

[joeprice010]

ill son. and nice collage you got set up in tune with the song or whatever.

[bfrederick39]

congrats psycho

[psychofish25]

stole this beat from Mr Flash's Champions

[bobafettuccine]

in the same way that Daft punk stole their beats from Edwin Birdsong...

[Theomastus]

@psychofish25

are you retarded? Hip Hop is BUILT off all the beats, lyrics and flow that came before. Art consists of taking something old and making something new from it. The lyrics here are SO on point, so dope- how can you hate on it?

[RivalTheDragon]

I love Mos Def. My favourite song from him is "Close Edge". This is my 2nd favourite. :D

[Theomastus]

@RivalTheDragon

Close Edge is dope- esp the premiere video of him tooling around Brooklyn with Chappelle, but you need to check out 'Respiration', 'Hip-Hop' 'Champion Requiem', 'Brooklyn' and 'RE: Definition' - that shit will set your brain on fire.

[CubeLuda]

There is one thing I hated about the video.... And thats the fact that the OP glamorized Obama so much. Man his just as bad as Bush, but I guess I can't blame people...

[icablock28]

this just just iight ive heard better try listening to drake he is much better artist

[CubeLuda]

@icablock28

nah, drake is a deep ass freemason lover just like jayz.

[icablock28]

lmao what the fuck are you talking about freemason? smh shit dont exist

[CubeLuda]

@icablock28

smh?

[stillthewhizz]

Rubbish. Listen to The Ecstatic, it blows away anything by Drake.

[XxMaStAxXKiLLa]

drake is main stream rap this is reall hip hop and freemasons do exist idiot many of our presidents were idiot

[howlbigbadwolf]

Its time for meaningful rap to make a comeback, and M.D. to give the game a booster shot to the arm!

[TrueDiligence]

"Even when it's cheap it ain't free"

DAMN nigga! Mos Def one of the best cats today! Brooklyn represent all day niggas!!!!!!!!!

[TheEnpsychopedia]

ima be the dude on a limb by my lonesome but i think that mos def is what jay-z tries to be occasionally in the catagories of swag and delivery.

[penacapital]

the name is 3600omega

[yeshodeep]

possibly the best lineada century !!

[DamnRight000]

ends don't meet where the arms can't reach

mean streets

even when its free it ain't cheap.

on going saga, terminal diagnosis,

basic survival requires super heroics.

possibly the best line of '09

[M1r92]

@DamnRight000 No space in the budget for a cape, that's why you gotta fly by the night to save the day!

Man all his lines are annual punchlines haha

[judopathoftruth]

@DamnRight000 id dedicate that to the iraqi and afghan people.

[langa209]

@DamnRight000 yea thats what i put on my status that line kind of tells what is going on when i heard i was like wow it has so many meanings to it hes very talented and i admire him.

[DangerMouse232]

@DamnRight000 God Knows why This Was On fight Night round 4...they always have real tracks on that game though lol

[streetracervl]

Fight Night.

EA's track selection for this game was awesome.

[kraziikiid13]

yo my bro always played this song wen i was goin to school an i was shut that up then i heard E.T had to flee i was like thats hard yo this sond is sick puttn this on ma myspace

[drestyle101]

sick song and nice vid

[718Mo]

dope vid

[ndrehobl]

This guy is a 9/11 truther yet he seems to be in love with Barack Obama. Pretty weird.

[xmattycorex]

yeah that is weird...most truthers know that everyone in government is a puppet controlled by the same masters, there is no choice. maybe he just still has to see that perspective.

[justclickforamin]

Fight night round 4 :D

[shaejw]

this might be the best song of 09

[mezonicrecords]

all i can say is WOW!!! Words do paint a picture

[reiiiTube]

Awesome video, and the song?

Speechless.

[refereehm]

in the immortal words of "yuppie white people" everywhere, OMG!! lol.

[2shar2]

i wonder if this is on hot 97 in new york.

[thadonpabs]

nope, hot 97 don't play raw shit no more man

[omar1st]

This is the shit.Goes so fucking hard . Thank you Mos Def for real hip hop

[Knowadol]

dam.. nice video.. really puts alot more into the song!

[GariMueller]

i need the instrumental of this does anybody know where to find it ??? :/

[Tiniflo]

Search "TTC feat. Mr Flash - Champions" and you'll find it!

[taff187]

nail on the hammer to mo n crdeit the vid!!

[tofetus]

songs dopeee..mos is tooo nice!.... n yo this videos bugged out..ahah..kinda cool tho

[fakeswede]

great song

[tjquinn42]

u niggaz are all faggs ima fuuck all you up fukkin bitchezz niggaz

[Valle135]

HOPE HE MAKES IT!

is at 4:00

just translate it in Wingdings 2 with caps locked.

but whos to be meaned?

[htp1000]

mos definite not think so

mos def keep goin 4 eva!!!

Beat is amazin

dat shyt is fierce

[kidmarkay2210]

This is why Def is one of my favorite MC's.

straight fire.

The beat just adds to the dopeness

[TheDoc25]

fuck all the people who are listening to this because of the instrumental, open you fucking ears and listen.

[camilaisthebest]

this sonq is amazinqq! my favorite partt is at 1:57 =)

[rccola8282]

This shit go so damn hard...real hip hop stand the fuck up

[YoungJeezy8732]

i wish there was an instrumental for this!!!

[ShawtySnappin14]

There is an instrumental. They play it in the game Fight Night 4. I don't now how to get it outside the game. Maybe when the soundtrack comes out.

[YoungJeezy8732]

yeah ive heard it on the demo but the instruemntal i need haha

[nihsoleirbag]

it's on Mos Def's album "The Ecstatic"

[ShawtySnappin14]

The song is brilliant, and the video helps. What got to me the most is Strange Fruit. I had to look it up afterwords because it seamed so deep.

[joves123]

dont care if hes spitting the truth too much hype about him being this generations mc, while his music hasnt got what it takes to be memorable thus will fade like the rest in the background

[joves123]

oh and yes the images in the vid is great but the song by it self collapse without the vid and ppl buy cd usually for the song

[kaoz666]

joves123, are you some kind of idiot or something? No wait, I know...you're a lil' Wayne fan. Here's your homework assignment. Start the song over, but close your eyes. Don't watch the video, just listen to the lyrics. (for once in your meager, moronic life) When you can actually comprehend what the message of this track is, feel free to post again. Until then, shut the fuck up and quit making yourself look like you're dumber then a stump. (Which must not be very difficult for you, eh?)

[CommonSenese]

You must not pay attention to lyrics if you don't think Mos Def's music is memorable.

[joves123]

if it make it , i'll take back my word but it's been one week and this song hasnt made that much impact on the world of music.now has it?

[CommonSenese]

What does impact on the world of music have to do with anything. Soulja Boy's little coon song and dance made an impact on the world of music does that make it good?

[2shar2]

it makes it good to a majority of idiots.

[threezy350]

lol

[foofoo314]

this is what the rap game needs. shit like this is kept in the dark.

[draxcir]

this shit is SO FUCKING TOUGH

[crazybutfun123]

when i got my phone it was my ringtone! HATE IT! i cant change it

[sgtkruger]

mos def is the truth

[yungstitch30]

this song go hard

"even wen its free it aint cheap"

[RaminME]

i never knew what he was talking bout til i saw this vid......omg this is sooo heavy

[tacoandbeer]

Best tune on FNR4!

[megazord8]

3:0 nigga got fucced up lol

[Skitz0frenix]

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4!!!

with lyrics it's even better... MOS DEF all the way =D

[angerboy2957]

hell ya bro

[earlmccormick88]

How Ironic that I just bought FNR4 on the 360 and had no idea this song is on there. I only played it once. My homegirl has this song as her call tone...so when someone call her the song starts at "Whatever you ride, whatever you lane...." I was like WTF, this nigga Mos Def going hard(no surprise) so I googled the lyrics for the name of the song and here i am lol. But im bout to get sick on that fight night. Its kinda hard because I just got Tiger Woods, FNR4 and UFC, Red Faction and Prototype.

[earlmccormick88]

Actually I didnt buy fight night or any game I listed, I get them for free.

[Skitz0frenix]

I have this song as my ringtone too =D

Prototype is also one crazy ass game =D

[jazzmo3]

LOl at 0:48.

You actually found some windows looking like sad eyes.

"the windows on the ave look like sad eyes/to fix a sharpe gaze at when you pass by"

I didn't even realize what he meant by 'sad eyes' until I saw that picture.

[roiafricain]

Yeah great job with the video edit! I concurr!!!

[cyberbob2010]

very well done. I'm impressed.

[makaveli0231]

damn...this is nice..mos def 4ever....

[nocabbage]

"And more, and more, and more and more, and more of less than ever before, it's just too much more for your mind to absorb... It's scary like hell, but there's no doubt - we can't be alive in no time but NOW."

[killaindian]

"ends don't meet where the arms can't reach, mean streets....even if it's free it ain't cheap"

Loved that one

Chorus is catchy. Mos can DEFinitely sing. Love the song, the beat, and the meaning.

[sundiatasoulbefree]

wow what did you edit this with?

[Joseph15melo]

siiiiick song mos def is nasty

[asmaar2a1]

this is the tune to fight night round 4. the beat is good

[Steadno]

beat is on point but flow is dull

[RapUniverse1]

CHECK OUT my channel for a review on Mos Def's new album Ecstatic. TAKE A LOOK!

[windfeldvej]

wierd official video ? looks like something i can do in no time :S

[TheRhythmCollection]

They changed this song, the new version is not as good as this.

[atavisierer]

Weak.

[ArtafactBison]

unreal.

right now...i feel that "the ecstatic" just might be even better than black on both sides.

and THAT album is a hip-hop classic

[WHTdaddy]

I'm feelin this...a lot.  Sometimes Mos tries too hard to sound different but this is real.

[TheDerelictable]

the reason why in the last couple of years, he tried to sound different is because now these days people are buying shit for music. people are giving their dollars to people tpain and soulja boy etc.

[WHTdaddy]

But Mos has been doing this far before T-Pain or Soulja Boy even came into the picture! Remember "New Danger" and even "True Magic" had some stuff on it that made me think to myself...what was he thinking?!

[cashkingh89]

T-Pain's pretty entertaining if you're just jammin though, I like what he makes. Soulja Boy is another story, Turn that Swag off sucka!

[inhurrcuzimbored]

LMao @ cashkingh...lights out for that sucka no doubt!!

[GeForceFour]

2:59

[Snowbuddha]

BOOOOOOGIEMAAAN

[dwaade123]

basic survival require super-heroics...

[lylelammers]

sweet can't wait for the Estatic to come out this June, but I wasn't a fan of 2:20 I don't like to think about Obama getting shot, oh yeah plus Mos is on House tomorrow.

[britneey]

Delicate Hearts ..Diabolical Minds

[musicandpasta]

love this!!!Great Mos!5 stars for minimum!!!!

[phunklol]

'Rap is something you do. Hip-Hop is something you live.' - KRS-One

[7thOmnipotence]

truest words

[bsand2053]

who produced this joint?

[tharekhh]

Think it was Mr Flash...whoever he is, he made a dope beat!

Man,mos def is gonna comeback hard on The ecstatic...

[shubzi]

LOOOOOOL!!

"blasphemous accusation"

CHILL OUT MAN!

[juanjoduque]

1 OF THE GREATETS MC'S EVER!

[JoelJoel1991]

Awesome imageshow presenting Mos Defs lyrics, well done 5*!

[Praying4tidalWaves]

this sounds like a lil wayne song, that bein said mos def does wayne's style better than wayne does!

the video was good to but you ppl thinking obama is your savior need to wake up...

[GoGoOcto]

2 polar bears have died owing to global warming -- 2000 polar bears are poached every year.

Obama Stimulus 800B -- Everyone now will owe $10K a piece to pay for it.

Welcome to Communism -- The Rich get stimulated and we get K-Y Jellied.

Obama is Creole and I am Creole

Obama is for Planned Parenthood - who killed 11M black babies

Yall need to read Margaret Sanger's work -- go to blackgenocide org -- don't forget the "dot"

[Ologyst504]

This video is downright ILL!!!

[fruitsofescapism]

lyrics didnt make no sense to me before i peeped the video.

[MissCaryanne]

dope yo

[AbbottSupreme]

MOS DEF!!!...SICKNESS!!!...

[penacapital]

wtf is it?omega3600 or 3600omega?

seen this vid last year on 3600omega channel!

nice song anyways!!

[BallisticVelocity]

greatest thing bout mos def is his way to tell a different story in each line he has such an amazing way to tell things he is truly unique forever mos!!!

[devilslayer888]

I've always had a hard time listening to songs, and putting them together; that being said, what is the song, and message about? It did sound good though, even though it is not my type of music.