Mr Lif - Because They Made It That Way

[burt00n]

suchhhhhhhhhhhhhh a tune

[DNinja333]

a video any idiot could make with ease. but a song that rattles your brain and gets ya thinkin.

[tranchedevie2]

lol people disliked this song... That's a joke

[Ievolovel]

More like 16 Dicklikers

[DaLilMobsta]

ANYWAY I CAN GET THIS INSTRUMENTAL!?!?!? HIT ME UP!

[masenko141]

how do i get this instrumental????

[meetbollz]

Talent!!!!!!!!!

[TheHighMind420]

2:07 That guys like what the hell is he doing? lol

[emeralddowns1]

MrSuspiciousPerson u don't know what the fuck ur talking about...their good but no that good..Lif blows those bitchs out of the water

[MrSuspiciousPerson]

@emeralddowns1 BAHAHHAHAHAHHA why are you lying to yourself?

[emeralddowns1]

@MrSuspiciousPerson ...hey don't get me wrong Jedi mind tricks kills it but lif destroys it on this shit

[smnmvl]

On what album is this?

[TheHighMind420]

@smnmvl Sleepyheads

[MrSuspiciousPerson]

Mr. Lif is garbage. Jedi Mind Tricks is way better.

[PATHH88]

@MrSuspiciousPerson

yeah right, vinnie paz the wanna be black fake muslim rhymes like he is trying too hard, he could never drop the knowledge that Lif does on this track, dude is a straight up phony

[MrSuspiciousPerson]

@PATHH88 You're entitled to your own opinion.

[mechanoid2k]

@MrSuspiciousPerson I'm not a huge fan of vinnie paz's raspy voice

[MrSuspiciousPerson]

@mechanoid2k That's understandable.

[stashcode]

'kin awesome.

[614833432]

its from a sleepyheads album search sleepyheads on wikipedia

[lostbedouin]

where the hell is mr. lif these days? he reminds me so much of KRS-ONE.

[lostbedouin]

@PaNtErAtH it was released on a DJX release, not on an official lif record. i forget its name.

[SwAnkTwO]

that was the longest 10 seconds of my liiife!

[straightme]

Profound artist of our time.

[CallardSince93]

Wow.

[ScruffyBueno]

haha love how he looks at the fool like "what bitch"

[stockcar14]

Federal way

[KHeemADP]

Simply Dope!

[POULATH]

Do me a favor Mr Rose..Watch the movie Perfect Stranger -= christian movie..I believe a lot of ur questions will be answered and the movie will be a blessing to you,.,Please make the effort...God Bless you,.,.

[HipPopFan4Life]

Sick song

[onebandarmy]

Lif is life.

[DiConscious]

opens me up so deeply, i def would love to collab with this man

[POULATH]

Dude it is a shame at all this garbage of comments i see all day on the net..Everyone talkin Illuminati dis Masonic dat..And Extinction of humanity is the best thing for mother earth..lol..HELLO..ARE U THERE....GOD MADE US NOT MOTHER EARTH...Everyone is so lost lyke a hypnosis has been activated..Jesus is alive and the truth shall set u free....Read ur Bibles..Dont get caught up in the hype..u are free.And no one can take that from you unless you choose to let em..

[keithrose4227]

@POULATH Your right, the earth did not create us. Evolution through the process of natural selection created us. And I have read the bible, and it is the ANTITHESIS of freedom. How is slavery, genocide, homophobia, totalitarianism, and human sacrifice freedom?

[POULATH]

@keithrose4227 Dont be so close minded..It is the Devils job to take away from the truth,,It takes more faith to think there isnt a God..Your theory of Evolution,,ahahhaha,,,iol,,get real,,The Bible if you were readin from the old testament shows how much God hates sin,,Human sacrfrifice ?? What Book are u readin,,,? If freedom to you is do what u want or what ur body feels like doing,,Then you go ahead and re eat that same apple that Adam ate..As he was fooled by the Devil.

[keithrose4227]

@POULATH The old testament shows that god hates gays, women, children, people who gather firewood on a sunday, and everybody who doesn't worship him. So much so that he kills them. And yes, human sacrifice, remember, jesus was sacrificed as a scapegoat for your sins. Which abolishes the concept of personal responsibility, which makes religion immoral. And if you are only good because you don't want to go to hell then that makes you evil.

[FoseDUF]

The only place I can find justice is deep inside of these lines

That i designed to explain situations of the times!!!

[mmsal]

ez fix. make the common cold be psychedelic. ty jrxp

[HipPopFan4Life]

The ghetto designed to leave u spiritless so true

[xxSABOGxx]

fresh!!

[thevillageyid]

Damn, I want this song to never end.

[goldneagle007]

Soulja boy is modern day blackface performance. I, unfortunately, saw heard a verse of his new song and got depressed. Now I'm here trying to feel better.

[Audi0Phil]

The only thing i wish right now is that those fucking mainstream heartless people get the superficiality of their daily living .... everything i see walkin with those typical norm idiots is superficiality friendships, superficiality behaviour, trying to get acceptance or to be cool and ofcourse dont even dare to think further

[Orangechapel]

i must retaliate

[TheHighMind420]

1:08 Drop some real shit on that one

[woterx]

what album is this off of?

[TheLukieBoi1]

@woterx It's from "Sleepyheads (Unreleased & Hard To Find)"

[MCPolitique]

Love this dude

could ya'll check out my music

/watch?v=FmdNXiV3tLA

[juliusspin]

best shit ever?

[Spiega]

@juliusspin pretty close I guess ;)

[roodmeester]

the best of the best hip hop radio show only real hip hop w w w.roodmeester.c o m

[themasterbuilder7]

So I drop knowledge on mics until apocalypse strikes

Atomic blast blowing niggas off dirtbikes

I mold the soil into dirt spikes

And jump straight from the top of the chart

And drive 'em through the devil's heart

[MrWeber3027]

Too f@%$ing real Mr Lif

[TheWesOne]

@SpeechMatic hip hop kemp is a 3 day hip hop festival near prague in czech! mr.lif is goin to peform there this year and i cant wait!!!!!!

[jesserawls1991]

holy shit.... I can't believe I'm just now hearing this dude

[Godsownaddict]

@jesserawls1991 ya hes great isnt he

[TheWesOne]

i cant wait to see lif on this years hip hop kemp!!!!!!!! 

[SpeechMatic]

@TheWesOne whats hip hop kemp

[filiofbs]

@SpeechMatic hiphopkemp.cz the biggest hip hop festival in eastern europe

[TabiosP1]

how could someone dislike this song

[Oakles22]

Sick

[EazyTim]

deepest stuff ever... fuckin dope!

plus

mr.lif has like the freshest hairstyle since busta rhymes in break ya neck :-D

[miksta1138]

lif is 1 of many true mcs who keep it real by proving it aint all about clothes nd hos

[matthias2986]

my goal is to wake the sleeping, please, your more awake when your sleeping! seek truth and you will find it was always with you, live to spread the light of your love and wake all who desire the same.

[GHMANist]

Tyt vid!

[damightyom]

the people around him are so afraid, so "normal" they are blind hah

I got something special for all the hip hop kiddies out there...

Want to see a song turned into a webcomic? Verse for verse?

Check out my channel and watch Guru and the Gangster

I am Mighty Om, Emcee and Illustrator

[NickVellaTV]

i was the 1000th person to like this, nice.

[TheHarlemizer]

You know you're a good rapper when you can keep rhymes original for 4 minutes.

[Blackhawkthesky]

@TheHarlemizer You know you're better than a good rapper when you can keep rhymes original for more than 4 minutes... 0:00 - 4:26

[TheHarlemizer]

@Blackhawkthesky Yeah but he's not doing it non-stop for 4:26

[TheWesOne]

REAL CLASSIC!!!!

thx i havnt heared it since years! :)

[BIGGJAY777]

If you don't like this song.. you just don't like Hip Hop.

[MrNickfitch]

Is that a Boogie Down Productions sample in the scratching? I think I recognize it.

[matthias2986]

i got a way to fix everything, we kill ourselves. sometimes i would rather die then be part of this circus.

[SpeechMatic]

@matthias2986 dont kill yo self kill the ringmaster of the circus

[ahhimazombie]

@matthias2986 suicide is for people who are to scared to live for something and to intelligent to live for nothing.

[SpeechMatic]

@ahhimazombie u dont mind if i use that do u lol nice philosophy

[MosesHightower]

@ahhimazombie - sometimes, yes. but there's not just one reason that applies to every person. sometimes the pain one is dealing with for too long is too intense to make it worth living and they just want it to end. this global system is design to break people.

[keenan871]

@matthias2986 passive suicide = an agreement (or enforcement) to no longer have children. implications: karmic/reincarnative concepts, immaculate conception, debates surrounding a persisting consciousness or lack of.

[matthias2986]

@keenan871 i know i cant die, my vessel will eventually brake down but me? no I exist regardless. I already explore other realms so Im not that concerned. Thats why sometimes I feel if the only way to fight the powers that be is to destroy this vessel then so be it. I would rather leave this realm then be a slave to them.

[keenan871]

@matthias2986 to what extent are you defining 'I' by your thoughts? maybe thoughts are vessels (forms) too? I share your ponderings...

[matthias2986]

@keenan871 the vessel is the body, the way to interact with this realm.

[keenan871]

@matthias2986 well yeah, but even deeper. if you are sure "you" go on, does that mean having similar thoughts that you do now?

[matthias2986]

@keenan871 maybe not, but either way does not concern me.

[matthias2986]

@keenan871 i know when I astral project the way I think is so much different, i mean actually i dont even think about my current life when i astral project but its not a bad thing, its actually really nice =D

[zkyggen]

@matthias2986 u sad bro?

[SmokinSpidey]

@matthias2986 Go eat some shrooms and get some real perspective you damn emo.

[matthias2986]

@SmokinSpidey why would killing myself make me emo? death is not to be feared... you are going to die, trying to stay alive is silly to me sometimes because weather your body dies today or in 50 years, what is the difference? all i am saying is the best way to fix this world would be to hit the reset button..

[theoriginalHUFFnPUFF]

@matthias2986 smoke some weed and you will realize that life is beautiful and the world is just fucked up but oh well killing yourself only makes a weak pos

[botchalism]

@matthias2986 And that's the downside to Indie rap, too much bleak psychoanalytical navel gazing. Obsessing over personal and societal problems never has a pragmatic impact on bettering your life.

[thevillageyid]

@matthias2986 maybe you were put here to change it up. think about it.

[FonskarProds]

dope beat

[Godsownaddict]

that was beautiful . SO fucking sincere. .. like look im rapping cuz my lyrics and skills make shit better. Really it does. I feel this.

[Godsownaddict]

that was beautiful .

[scratchneck]

hella nice... respect

[chasedar]

@lefthook00

that's racist

[ynot420x]

How does the like bar look like a joint what paper you guys using?maybe a green dutch. And all you saying Lif looks like Whoppi Goldberg you guys are some bitches only a bitch would comment on a mans appearance.

[Lefthook00]

Whoppi Goldberg is a rapper?

[bakedgood420]

@Lefthook00 Faggot.

[m1kesci8erraz]

mr lif doing big thins!

[smrtbomb]

good ol Lif is always drivin some spikes through the devil's heart and keepin it really real

[DrSmeatballs]

We all must retaliate -

Because they made it that way

[ckilleya]

He looks like whoopi goldberg

[goodtimesagoogoo]

I love how he muggs dude twice at 1:44 and 1:46 lol. MAKE IT BETTER!

[fridsade]

He is basically saying that the world lost it's humanity. We work like machines to make money, we spend the money, people spend that money, and give it to other people to get the job done, and then the cycle keeps going. Mr Lif thinks the world should return to being humans and caring for one another than to just care about what the next guy has in his pockets.

[tobias144]

i hit dislike to keep the spliffbar runnin :)

[ChronicRecords]

this songs lyrics + instrumental are both just fucking on point. i wish hip hop like this was still made, maybe im just not hearing it..

[MJRBlog]

I like how he speaks of the evil of capitalism people turned into numbers and objects for disposable industry. people are used and filled up like trash bags then thrown out when they cant take any more. the world is all about money not justice or whats right. certain people were born to hate others made to inspirate. love and peace to all that see the truth.

[quickikee]

words cant describe what i feel... :) Best song ive ever heard

[JoutTHEordinary]

Mr. Lif,

You are not a rapper.

You are an emcee, a story teller, a poet, a preacher.

A fucking legend.

[FiswaT]

dope song, bad quality audio and video

[ryanhuong]

Moving the Crowd

[bushi56]

mr ur the man bigger than 50c

[NABISERIOUS]

heavy! p brothers n cappo used the same sample

[bloodbathfan]

too good, love it. one of the greatest songs ive ever heard.

[3pven]

omg



[BESTRKSOE]

This is Beautiful Hip Hop! Fuck the Mainstream Hip Pop!

[WeAreOGdotcom]

I have a copy of "Sleepyheads=unreleased and hard to find" from Pearl Street in 2003 signed by Lif. His shit has evolved so much since then, and it will only keep getting better and better. Big props Lif

[mx4racer7]

damn... that is all that needs to be said about this amazing underground shit

[SouthSideChiTown103]

Songs like this remind all who listen; what real Hip Hop is.

[zeromaniac96]

if Lif and Saul Williams did like a song together..... omfg.

[TheFlowmastaflex]

I love life, and Mr. Lif gets me lifted, I'm bobbing my head because he's lyrically gifted.

Keep making art that removes the vale of capitalism and revels in the beauty of life.

[harlowfarblast]

This is some of the best rap I've heard. Very, very right. Thanks for sharing.

[bugsholmes]

Mr Lif is just about to release another classic featuring Andy Kayes!!

[ekphrasticmeatie]

Man. The sound on this feed sucks... so tinny. I love this song, why did YouTube take down the good version?

[jackhannaway]

13 people bought into the corporate ballshit injected into them, Suit and tie please

[regularasselo]

when mr lif is featured on a song, its heard 2000 times on my ipod haha

[iiDuRbiNii]

I feel like I have to come back everyday and listen to this song. It's catchy and it has a real positive message encrypted in hip hop...Music doesn't get any better in my opinion.

[majuju8boy]

Anyone here watch zeitgeist?

[musicnotesplayed]

One the illest musicians unknown to this date.

[ClassicGameMaster]

In my opinion This is lif talking about how society is just corrupt in general, were born into a consumerist world where we are the targets to keep the system going, we seem powerless but in reality we are the key to keeping the beast of a system going and the system is built to keep the poor poorer and the rich richer, the whole music industry is corrupt and polluted with what's easiest to sell rather than what takes skill and potential, and one day god will save us all

[Tempur253]

damn whoopi goldberg can flow

[bracesryan]

this is simply decent

[fuzzwahmrp]

HIP mother fucking HOP

[MrBIGL34]

To me the illest part of this video is the end when he stops rapping and just looks like what the fuck more do i gotta say. Tooo dope his got a wicked style mad props Mr. LIf

[RAPPCAT36]

dopest lif track!!!

[TravisAitch]

this video has some really good choreography

[Ievolovel]

I gotta know...I got in to Lif through Edans tracks... and now that I've been exposed to Lif for sometime now listening to his rhymes everyday I've came across many lyrics pertaining to atheists and seems to just deem then as evil or the just corrupt people. I don't get this because he is so lyrically talented and intelligent that I would have never guess he would just shun a person just for their position on life.

I could be wrong and I'm taking it the opposite way.. someone let me know wsup

[andrewle8]

@Ievolovel Can you give some examples of this? Not sure what you mean.

[Ievolovel]

@andrewle8 Listen to "Earthcrusher".

"Rap shows or raves

Sunshine and bullshit holidays

Just radiation and tidal waves

Death to the modern day slaves

Running down the street with our arms raised

Atheists now give praise"

I'm guessing he is referring to atheists that hold science as their god and strive in the name of science and not for civilization.. for the simple fact Lif is so intelligent and I can't imagine someone like him labeling all atheists as scum.

peace

[webster657]

he describes the woman that covers her face at 1:11, seven seconds later

[the1mightygod]

omg, this is awesome ......... dno about the hair though lol .. but still dope !

[HeadHunterzist]

so ugly hair... but nice song :)

[the1mightygod]

@HeadHunterzist true

[fookii99]

dope video

[nasribenzema]

love the flow

[theeeAGL]

genius

[ryanpk12]

lif is probably one of the most unrecognized and most talented mc's in the game. respect LIF

[whutps]

i like everything about this guy . cept his hair / haha

[iBrettC]

@whutps His dreads are awesome! You don't know high maintence hair when you see it.

[whutps]

@iBrettC lol, probably not

[NasWasLike]

@iBrettC Natural dreads like this nigga's aren't high maintenance. You just let that shit grow.

[iBrettC]

@NasWasLike Congo. Ya i know. Still maintenance..

[stpthreat1]

12 ass holes need to open a new box of Q-tips

[Wazzuphomiegunit]

what album is this off of?

[BlazYee]

@Wazzuphomiegunit

Sleepyheads

[erickBUENO2009]

this is real hiphop for all you clones

[mettalishpunk69]

that looks like connan o'brien at 0:26

[kaliflax]

Jeez man, im just trying to listen to the lyrics and i cant man, i just get lost in this flow of beautiful and meaningful words all about life, stretching over years and genres of problems, speaking the truth. Mr. Lif is so fucking revolutionary, I swear to god he forever will be the resurrected jesus to me.

[TreySongzLuver24]

POETRY ENDS THA MONEY CONTENTS

[Creixhitme]

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[nikjamesbeotch]

if your ignorant enough to listen to the radio you don't deserve to feel the real shit

[Cigarrock]

@nikjamesbeotch If you're ignorant enough to believe that as fact you don't deserve to listen to this. The radio may often be wack but not always, there is also more to life than music. To want to deprive anyone of this is ridiculous, spread the message don't act elitist.

[nikjamesbeotch]

@Cigarrock I don't care, your wack for listening to the radio. Music is an extension to the soul and people who listen to gay radio music will never hear real shit, if they do they say it's not good as Drake or lil wayne so eff um

[alexv213]

My favorite Lif song!

[Spectermonkey]

What a hairdo! He looks like knuckles the echidna! :P

[brettcravener]

@Spectermonkey Congo dreads dude. pretty crazy.

[brettcravener]

@brettcravener Ya my friend just put his dreads in. They're not congo though haha.

[bripell62]

peace yo=

Mr Lif was one of the hundred MCs who they inteviewed for the book ;HOW>TO>RAP: The Art +Science of the Hip Hop MC

really great book, they interviewed a lot of legends in there, lots of classic and underground MCs, real talk

[ITsmusicpage]

@bripell62 Cool story, but im kind of tired of seeing these comments everywhere with tons of thumbs up that im pretty sure they didn't even actually get from real people just to advertise for that book.

[FiswaT]

word

[6753433]

one of the best songs ive heard in my life

[RadicalSyndicate]

society framed you

[TheR4H]

saw mr lif elp and rjd2 live in bremen 203 best hip hop konzert i was allowed to whitness since then peace frome germany