Mos Def - Beef

[MrPperski]

Mos Def robbed half those lines from Big L. Flamboyant for life niggaZ

[castor21]

@MrPperski Not sure what you're smoking, but you need to blow that shit out. Show proof or take that shit elsewhere. Mos is on a whole different level.

[RedFootballJV]

Beef is high blood pressure and credit.

[highvoltage47]

FUCKIN' RAW

[ironjoshi]

so mos def what u mean to say it's that beef is meat..OK NO

[nedfan1]

kjr22love is a bitch ass faggot, thief, racist, cock sucker!

[stanzre]

SO UNDERATED

[shuarma0]

when a soldier ends his life with his own gun, beef is tryna figure out what to tell his son

[pacobm123]

What is the Instrumental please?

[lostclassic]

BEEF IS NOT WHAT JAY SAID TO NAS

[myroseclub]

My pEEps!

[MrHerron151]

So sick

[kriswilk]

This is one of the hottest rhyme schemes of hip-hop history. Mos Def is a true teacher. Spitting knowledge over all the bullshit rap out there. At least 90% of all hip-hop these days is complete industry shit. This is the real article.

[PoetryManDC]

Mos Def is The TRUTH!!!!!!

[TransverseWaves]

Go to Soundcloud search Mos Dub, and listen to Johnny too beef. Do it. Like right now

[SLCforLIFE]

SWEATSHOP UNION

[fantaorangenocoke]

/watch?v=IRrgVxqZHaw

[migueleato]

''Whats beef?

Beef is where your kids hungry as they go to sleep, beef is when tanks rollin' down your street'' <- Talib Kweli

Heheh, beef..

[BANGSTRUIN]

MOS DEF is HIP HOP

[JosTigerTrOuP]

went ooooooooofffffffffffffffff!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[SoulMysticRecords]

REMIX: youtube.com/watch?v=xVeZ2x3Z2V­w

[mysticx0]

absolutely one of the best and most powerful poems ever written. this should go down in history, its just that real.

[Murat123aydin456]

i was looking for beef and broccoli by immortal tech whoopps lmao

[ClassicBeats200]

this is insane! I wish all music was like this..

I just made a blend of this with mac miller, check it out (if you want :p)

watch?v=p4pFanBPAOg

[theonlymreaze]

fuckin immaculate... but not a freestyle

[LockStockA2sb]

some beef is big, and some beef is small, but what yall call beef is not beef at all. cancer, manicure hand out like pay me n**** or i'm tellin' ya wife, when a gangster ain't doing it right and other gangsters decide to do with his life.

[morradi10000]

Save the beef for the cow

[LION0410]

im wondering wat mos deff would make with the dead presidents beat it would could be so dope what you think people

[god1st33]

i got beef with 12 niggas

[MackMusiq]

@god1st33 13

[BigLiuKang]

Every angry, punk kid needs to listen to this song...

"When a soldier ends his life with his own gun, beef is trying to figure out what to tell his son."

Perspective, bitches.

[TheAruarianDance]

@TheManInDboX if u like mos def check out nujabes if u havent heard of him, particularly the songs feather, luv sic pt 3 and 4, eclipse and pretty muchany other songs.

[SoulMysticRecords]

All the Ws + youtube.com/watch?v=xVeZ2x3Z2V­w

[TheManInDboX]

Ahh back when Hot 97 was a great station.. Miss those days.. flipping on the station, hearing Kay Slay, Funk Master Flex and some grimey NY Hip-Hop that would have you bobbing your head and the subs knocking.. Back when there was a difference between Pop and Rap.. Back when Biggie, Nas, Nore, Gangstarr, Smiff-N-Wesson, Blackmoon, Tribe, Cube, Warren G, Group Home, etc.. were main stream rap artists and DJ Premier was still main stream.. Man i miss those days!

[gangstamind187]

@TheManInDboX they'll be back soon enough... i give it less than 5 years..more and more real MC's are staying independent and major labels are losing money.

[TheManInDboX]

@gangstamind187 Would be nice to hear that classic NY/LA style music, the story line, and the truth, whether it be about politics, or about the true struggle of the economic whoa's that are effecting people on a daily basis.. At this point Real Rap, Real Artists should be writing Real stories about Real Life and not about chrome rims and chicken.. You would think with Detroit in the shambles its in some GREAT music would be coming from there..

[gangstamind187]

@TheManInDboX There's one guy from Detroit who isn't too bad...his name is Danny Brown

[TheManInDboX]

@gangstamind187 Ill have to check him out, can you recommend any particular songs?

[gangstamind187]

@TheManInDboX check out his mixtape called "Hot Soup'

[2020TYBO]

@TheManInDboX ..GOOD ANALOGY EXCEPT EVERYONE YOU NAMED..TAKE OFF BIGGIE,NAS,CUBE,NORE,TRIBE AND WARREN G..WERE UNDERGROUND BECAUSE THEY DID'NT CRACK THE GOLD/PLATINUM MARK..THEN AGAIN THEY STILL REPPED THE UNDERGROUND..THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY MADE MAINSTREAM SONGS AS WELL..AND PREMO IS UNDERGROUND REGARDLESS..SO UNDERGROUND CAN BE ABOUT EXPOSURE AND/OR SALES AND IS MOSTLY ABOUT THE SOUND..BEING SIGNED TO A MAJOR USED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE..KRS-ONE IS THE TRUEST AS FAR AS SOUND & SALES IMO..

[arsenic714]

@TheManInDboX ha ha i know wat u mean man, luckily here in L.A. we got a station that plays all those guys 935KDAY

[oystercrakker15]

@TheManInDboX so true, well put

[raddiesNIPNIPS]

@TheManInDboX wait.... there used to be good music on the radio?!?!?

[jmarrvin]

@TheManInDboX Wait, when did preem stop being mainstream? What did he do? Not doubting you, just curious!

[eyesword101]

hmmm i like it..... great change from the usual mainstream that i listen to

[ThePureVulture]

this. is. real. hiphop!

[0riginUnknown]

Some beef is big and some beef is small

But what y'all call beef is not beef at all

Beef is real life happenin' everyday

And it's realer than them songs that you get at Kay Slay

This has been a Black Star PSA

From Mos Def, Pretty Flocko, black Dante

And the Black Star embassy, B to the K Killed IT!!!!

[nomadseawolf]

I'm a 52 yr old white and this is truth. It's genius.

[DjayCoD4]

Oh boy lol

[phiklechat]

stop calling sth like that "freestyle"

[ROSPoetry1]

literally had to play this 15 times to get everything he said, take it all in, analzye it, and the interpret it. Real music shouldnt be punchline after punchline but a healthy message or a story. Punchlines are fine but put more meat on that bone if you know what I mean.

[sephardimm]

fukk mos def , stupid traitor

[AsianAmerican2007]

@sephardimm

why is he a traitor?

[pmayl]

At the risk of getting ostricized from the rapidly shrinking respectable rap community, I gotta be honest I love Mos Def's creative mind and views but i only really like a handful of his songs. None of his albums made a distinct impression on me.

[do7your7own7research]

@pmayl

thats hella funny cuz i love mos def but agree

[Hache2KMusic]

@pmayl Aint nothing wrong with that. Your opinion is valid, but that only my opinion :)

[TheTurkgamer]

i thought beef is somethin to eat.... but mos teached me somethin better

[IOWNYOURTURFNOW95]

how is mos def not classed as wan of da leggends hes mint

[soulinavatar8]

i dont really like rap, but this song is amazing. Its meaning really makes it a good rap song. Too bad good rap these days are hard to find

[bachelorfox]

@soulinavatar8 it's not that you don't really like rap, it's that you don't really like the rap you've heard. get digging.

[Asonqualityguitars]

@soulinavatar8 if you're struggling to find good rap you must be doing something wrong.

[Highcon]

When Mos spit this on that sick instrumental on the Chapelle show, he made his way officially on my top 5 rappers of all time list. That was a hard list to crack.

[deniscoralicify]

check out my great remix to this song /watch?v=y9IZSD5BZaw

[oldscorpion13]

Holla to the neo-marxist musicals. Po speaking fo and to the po, academics of the street. Next... break the system fuckaz.

[alt2Todestroy]

So fucking real

[MrPololeo]

beef is not what they say beef is what G Bush will do in a fight

[ADOBOI21]

Def shuld meet up wif z ro n make a mixtape o sum shit fur reel

[jhooty14]

Is this to Dexter? lol

[Caron3Butler]

talib kweli and mos def are like peanut butter and jelly.

[MrSAYITAGAIN09]

@Caron3Butler and Common is the Bread

[JonnyBoy723]

@Caron3Butler ...with the crust cut off.

[mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm648]

@Caron3Butler Better

[StarchildPFunk]

I'd love to see Mos Def get together with KRS-One and Zack de la Rocha. One educated album right there.

[DieHardGardenFan]

@StarchildPFunk Damn that'd be good.

[TheTopSoil]

Werd up! Poetry. Truth.

[Solidtary1]

@TheTopSoil check me out, im a poet/rapper.. if u like poetry and songs with real meaning check me out

[bsimpson505]

Just nasty.

[whaddupcuzzz]

Mos Def is spittin' some REAL TALK here! People blow these rap battles way out of proportion. Half the time, these rappers diss each other just for publicity. Real beef isn't two rappers dissing each other. It's way more serious than that.

[gissellebelly]

"A black star PSA"

Now if you put Mos Def on a TV PSA, you might make a impact.

Mos Def you one of the best.

[jamesgospursgo]

Follow back @hitdabowl

[jamesgospursgo]

Dis bitch goes pff on sum real shit

[ColonelAsshat]

i fuckin love mos def. he's a million times better than these fuckin thugs that pass for rappers now. i wish mos would rap battle against soulja boy or somebody like him and show everyone that real rap aint dead

[fmcneillii]

@ColonelAsshat No need for that since we already know who would win. That wud be over before it even started.

[Blackboilingrobotoil]

Flawless.



[etk1995]

I wish ALL rap/hip hop was like this but unfortunately we have young artists who don't know shit about the world dominating the industry.

[vivalasosaTV]

Mos Def - Beauty in the Dark (Music video by SOSA REAL)

[mrsigary]

beef is when the god create the devil beef is ur shadow that wich is de davile beef is when u talk but dont walk like anigga beef is for the mony that ur doing for this shyt ur not gettinet cuse of the davil beef is when i talk i use my wapone cuse god alloow me to be a nigga beef is the 1 look big but play wit the dvaIL ...

[dirtysailor49]

WOOO!!

[VINCEJisSONiCtheMC]

If you like artists like Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Nas, and J. Cole, I think you'll like my music too. Check out my singles “Microphone” and “Rhythm & Poetry” (feat. Diem and eKZ), and tell me what you think. Any feedback is appreciated. I promise I don't disappoint.

[cschembor]

so much truth in under 2 minutes

[RadiioPigeon]

look up the mos def / ratatat remix - loud beef pipes.

[curiousjapan]

@RadiioPigeon the "mos dub" mix ("Johnny Too Beef") is really nice too

[702pimpdaddy]

Speachless. Words can not describe this.

[eazewood]

this is poetry.

[M40nkey]

real hip hop from the mighty mos def

[Fairyfawny]

YEAH!!! RESPECT, 4 Mos Def!!!

[rebelwithakeyboard]

I've just watched 4 Mos Def videos and I literally cant see the red on the dislike bar.

[alliancerobot]

max tannone did a great mashup of this

[s3misan3]

those dislikes must have been accidents.

[arthurvandaley]

Mos blows this mother straight out. "What y'all call beef is not beef at all" Classic.

[AaronNathanMiller]

TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­F

[c4mac11]

1:23 -1:54 you never see that nowadays

[Caron3Butler]

Beef is what killed Christopher Wallace, Tupac Shakur, and everyone that we lost in the game.

[Im18orOlderLolz]

@Caron3Butler Nah man "Beef is not what these famous niggas do on the mic"

Hes saying that beef is pussy shit compared to the real life beef he spits in this song. A few rap songs dissing another rapper is nothing compared to Israel occupying West Bank and Gaza Strip

[Caron3Butler]

@Im18orOlderLolz "Beef is not what these famous niggas DO ON THE MIC."

What killed Pac and Big were not because of what they spat on the mic. Mos Def has the up most respect for those two legends, and raps about them constantly. Dissing rappers TODAY might seem like all fun and games, but back when these niggas were actually real, it would probably take your life away, or take your love ones life away.

[jim0watkins]

@Caron3Butler just because he respects them, doesn't mean he liked what they were doing... look at the movie "bamboozled" for examples, it's full of actors, and even spike lee criticizing stuff that them and their friends did... mos is saying that there are problems in the world more real and more important than what rappers say about each other

[1981kukulkan]

mos kills it again

[JustifiedJet]

@MontageTV1

Oh stfu. Stop Dissing other people damn. How the hell did Hannah Montana even get in your comment? You're talking about rappers not some teenage country singer. God stick to one thing. This video is about MOS DEF. No one else -.-"

[alex99722]

Mos def is just........ freshh as fuck,

[brotherdke]

BEEF - Love it. Mos Def is one talented guy with a keen mind. I especially loved his acting performance in "Something the Lord Made" and his guess appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba. Keep up the great work.

[imwkidteck]

DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS BEAT?

[therealprimo]

Im romanian,we dont bitch aboute it but wen Vlad ruled(dracula,NOW U KNOW WHY HE DRAK THEYR BLOOD AND TORTURED THEYR ASSES) turks would come here and take boys from age 8-14 and train them as soldiers and then by 18 or so they send them back to kill us(theyr fathers and brothers) THATS BEEF! NOT SOME RICH GUYS FIGHTING IN WORDS OVER WHO SELLS MORE,DATS SOME FAGGES SHIT AND U DONT NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE IT.MOS DEF REAL mcING RESPECT FROM rOMANIA

[McFistagon]

@therealprimo ur a faggot

[k1ngp1nga]

@therealprimo straight up! thats real right there

[qjmikuromamatideba]

@therealprimo thats what the turks did to the Bulgarian boys n this is part of our history u don't know the right story

[FirmLikeMutton7]

i'm startin to love this guy, he knows more politics than obama

[etk1995]

@FirmLikeMutton7 omg best comment ever, i seriously started laughing when i read it. I would give you a million thumbs up if i could

[mentalflatspots2]

DOPEdopeDOPEdope I'm fucking drunk...

[chumbucket206]

@mentalflatspots2 How are you typing lol ?

[kris231981]

Thats why he is MOS to the fucking DEF!!!!!! 

[FlyingSam100]

this is hiphop mutherfuckers!

[alleycatjones]

He needs another producer. This beat isnt worthy of these words...blessings

[BobaWeave]

@alleycatjones I don't think this is the original beat. I've heard a lot of versions of this though, so it could be

[prestonogden]

@BobaWeave yea, this the right beat.

[prestonogden]

@BobaWeave its mostly the right beef they cut some of it out and add shit as well.

[1steakhead]

Beef is when a gangster isn't doin' it right, and the other gangsters figured out what to do with his life - MOS DEF

[arashi86]

@5PEDROGARZA8 a skinny nigger that doesn't have to prove shit, because mic skill does it on contact

[5PEDROGARZA8]

This fooz a bitch skinny nigger

[Duraka88]

@5PEDROGARZA8 You're an ignorant slob.

[bigddagenius]

@5PEDROGARZA8 a skinny nigger that can rock the microphone on sight.

[OPTI0NPARALYSIS]

@5PEDROGARZA8

Skinny nigga that casts a big shadow...



[5PEDROGARZA8]

@OPTI0NPARALYSIS REALLY? DIPP SHITT

[BenitoCameltrocho]

LARGA VIDA AL RAP.

[jankydeuces]

All u rappers out there listening,what y'all call beef is on some 7th grade he said she said crap.Thats not beef,thas oscar meyer(bologna)

[TheDf09]

i love this man this is real music, it make me want to sing that song i forget who it's by but i think it's called back in the day cause i def wish i cold go back if only for a moment just to relive the good times that have gone by so fast

[Quran871]

Mos Def is a smart and very educated man!!

[420LowKey]

Real shit!

[emiller100]

six people never had beef????  smh

[HipHopMaintainer]

he's  the one who got his brains in the right place

[hellokittycutie2003]

Why do folks have the need to name drop folks they dislike so strongly? It's disrespectful to the artist you're listening to right now. If you don't like Usher's illegitimate kid from Canada and Young Money's predator...stop mentioning their names on every vid you visit. I'm damn sick of seeing their names pop up everywhere I go on here. Give the shit a rest!!!

[HipHopMaintainer]

@hellokittycutie2003 there's a button called "spam" , I push it everytime i see those comments

[hellokittycutie2003]

Coldest shit I've ever heard! Long live Mos!!!

[19Atticus]

this shit's real.

[kontra152]

Crazy

[jemartin520]

this is the shit that makes your hair stand up on ends,

[TheGDHGS]

1:14 1:30

[CuBaNoLoCo420]

That's some real shit

[Grimey90s]

Mos Def proves that rappers aren't always the stereotype that most mothers and critics think they are.

[Ginga]

@Grimey90s

Those mothers and critics are ignorant. They see a rap song on TV and foolishly assume it represents the entire genre. Mos is my favorite rapper but he's one of numerous rappers that educate rather than flaunt.

[BaconTelevison]

This is the end result of someone educated getting on the mic...

[60microphonemajesty]

@BaconTelevison word.

[MrNedbe]

@BaconTelevison Amen! 9 people hit the dislike button by accident.

[Solidtary1]

@BaconTelevison hey i am also a rapper..click on my name.. u should like my lyrics, they are also devoid of ignorance

[jammiebroon]

on every other Mos Def video theres the 'you wanna hear a joke? lil wayne'. we all know he is shit so SHUT UP DUDE

[Amono646]

....now thats real.

[HUSSTLE2BUBBLE]

ahh...if only the industry was based on skill.

[MzEllieStarr]

@HUSSTLE2BUBBLE 

[MzEllieStarr]

@HUSSTLE2BUBBLE no doubt man... on the real! dang...

[producerkillabeatz]

That was fire!!!!