Mos Def - Umi says

[masoodqayyum]

THIS IS HEAR FELT



[KneeGrowPlease931]

Umi means mother in Arabic

[soulofthebang]

At the Mall this Morning waiting in line for those Air New Jordans. This song playing in Crowded Footlocker.

[KIzzyCrooks]

He plays gangstaliciouis on the Boondocks and gangstalicious is gay... watchu think?

[WithoutRemorse12]

@KIzzyCrooks The character is satirical one that makes a joke of Hip-Hop Homophobia.

[TheSarcasmHence]

@KIzzyCrooks I think you should have a seat.

[1Funkenstein]

I aint no perfect man, im just trying to do the best that I can with what it is have. #true words

[mon3ybagz]

C L A S S I C . . .

[TheAlbello]

songs like this give u an actual high

[pinfold1000]

I want my people to be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[jattd]

MY UMI SAIDSHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THE WORLD!

[RAMONEYG]

Fist's Up 

[bernice30100]

i love this song....i can listen to it everyday, all day.....shine the light on the word....plus i love mos def.....

[loganajoshua]

I don't wanna think this out... I wanna get some drugs right now....

[BreezeAmor]

Love This..... Heard it for the first time on Just Wright ;)

[nigjayNJ2PA]

@ willyridge 21 ppl disliked this because it was'nt 20 songs

[VasjaStankovic]

One who listens to this song and feels nothing - ain't human at all.

[ChasePhoenix]

Umi didn't say nothing to 21 people.

[sweeetitseL]

@ChasePhoenix she did, they just weren't listening.

[FiyahDawta]

One of his best songs. Nuff love for Mos Def comin from the Caribbean. More love. more life. More light.

[denzo30]

sounds racists if u ask me. great song but oly rhyme, poor me. sorry, as GLBT person, doubt this dude would stand by m side

[klegend0]

@denzo30 lol really ??? why because he said black people

[babsinjrzy16]

Thank you kmir224...good version & glad you left it up...love it.

@DWADE1LOVE...YES!!

[AfroSunGoddess]

I love how u cant even see the dislike bar.

[MADCAP8271]

i dont know much about rap but i am an artist and mos def has poetry oozing from his pores, a very talented man very groovy song dude.

[jab2ez]

Dear Youtube,

Come up with a song replay button!!!!

Sincerely,

Jab2ez

[jab2ez]

@jab2ez That does it automatically!

[loSTLumberjacks59]

@jab2ez Youtube does has replay button

[jab2ez]

@loSTLumberjacks59 That replays one song automatically?

[aDeletedTaco]

@jab2ez Just type "repeater" in the URL after "youtube" and befor ".com" :)

[jab2ez]

@aDeletedTaco You are a beast!

[geezaline69]

@jab2ez 0:00 <-- replay :)

[olgaucsb]

thinking music......

[nomonde777]

i dont think those references relate to now... i think e is talking about all the undeniable oppression that black people have faced, and speaking, from a hopeful place, about what the individuals have actually suffered feel/felt and suggesting that they should actually move past all that has happened.

[kaimurdah1]

who could possibly dislike this song

[BAGAKOOS]

mighty mos... beautiful song from a classic album.

[jmouton337]

This is the perfect song to just vibe to

[msveeroxwel]

I got to hear this song live at Rock The Bells last Saturday in Governors Island...it was EPIC!!!

[icantfeelmyface11]

MOS DEF IS GAY

[ROBLESSK8]

@icantfeelmyface11 if that eleven in your user name is your age than it explains your stupidity

[garbageman23]

@icantfeelmyface11 You are definitely gay!

[mcgr00b3r]

god he is sexy

[muse4201]

the mighty mo strike again and again!!

[psychomajoreflex]

if u hear carefully at 2:48 you hear lebron crying

[psychomajoreflex]

this reminds me of MICHAEL JORDAN in the 90's

[Jawa31]

@psychomajoreflex reminds me of Air Jordan in 2001



[LoPeSHoL718]

@Jawa31 The XVI 's

[ABoogieB2K]

YO I SOOO LUV MOS DEF!!! THIS SONG YOU CAN JUS ZONE OUT TO REALLY... DAM JUS MAKES YOU THINK ON SOME REAL SHIT

[Pscholar]

21 ppl's umi's aint tell em shit

[t2p]

BK MC

[FabregasTorresVilla]

i've never experienced such soul...ive never hit the replay button this many times before!!

[Ecoteric]

the mighty Mos...

[Ecoteric]

the MIghty Mos...

[florentino02]

Whats this beat called its original origin of music wise beat?

[willyridge]

I wish this song was 20 mins long

[tiffanytheface1]

@willyridge me too

[TheTara31]

@willyridge i wish this song was 40 mins long

[marciekitchen]

I'm just curious as to why anyone would listen to the words of this song and think that it is being racist. The song isn't about racsim at all. To me, I hear a call to wake up and stand for something, make a difference in the world, and to give your life meaning. If Mos Def was a white man, I would read the lyrics to the song and still get the same meaning. Our world does still struggle with racism, this is true, but I don't get that feeling from Mos Def's Umi.

[punknugget91]

OMFG!! I finally found this song!! It took me almost 10 years to find this fucking song!! Now I can be at peace *sighs*



[MashedUpMagic]

Everytime so much shit is happening in my life at once, too much pressure, too many emotions running in one period of time... i listen to this and everything is and will be ok :) it reminds me to keep looking up and shine my light and talent upon the world.

[ul2356]

WE ARE SO UNFOCUS SO DISTRACTED FROM THE PURPOSE UNTIL THE PURPOSE BECOME UNNOTICE. UNTIL ONE HIT HIS LOWEST BECOMING SO HOPELESS HOPING NO ONE NOTICE BUT ONLY YOU KNOW THIS LORD HOW HEAVY THIS LORD IS!

[PrincessBanger1]

Hey people Dont let your anger get the best of you, America was built on Hate, & Racism. Lets not keep that cycle going. Lets understand each other and Move to bigger and better things. We all have struggles.

[djdreamproductions]

hey

[KieseWatson7]

I want my Black People to be Free !!

[seattlekidz]

shine your light dont give in to the fight its alrights stand on your two feet til its time to take flight reaching for the brighter light slaves to the game that we keep alive innovate is where you win imitate youll have more friends make a choice struggle real or be surrounded with common less scared to use your common sense thats why life is so tense now theres blood on your mind you cant rinse mistake that are unforgivable our brother and sister of humankindwillkillusall tillproblemgetsolve

[DSJBBeast]

I put my heart and soul into this Yall hope you feel me from where i am to whereever you are i mean that sincerely .........I LOVE IT the world needs more of this

[oyefollowerofJesus]

SHOW LOVE NOT HATE HUMAN RACE NEEDS TO UNITE AGAINST THE SLAVERY THAT THE EVIL FORCES ENTRAP THE MOST HIGH PEOPLE WITH. I WANT MY PEOPLE TO BE FREE TO BE FREE TO BE FREE. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, ADDICTED, EVIL POSSESSED, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WAKE UP HUMAN RACE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

[QWEST310]

21 people think lil wayne is hip hop SMMFH!!!!

[MCSPAS914212]

@QWEST310 LMAO!!!!

[rubybg]

Ive found this song FINALLY!!!!!!! oh jeSUS ^-^

[thiecito]

Soon the white will rise up, Polka Music coming up strong....

[nattynativekid17]

@thiecito shut the fuck up!! you mean soon the white people will get burned to death by the sun and they're skin will melt off their bodies. you guys can't even adapt to the changing climate of the earth. your about to be an extinct species bitch.

[thiecito]

@nattynativekid17 Hey native you fucking don't get Irony Bitch...That's why you still a Native, in the fucking trees. LMAO.... Listen Boy is a response to all the Hate, apparently people here have to many issues with Mos Def Music and his Lyrics. One more thing you Negros and Blancos have too much to learn, I am Cuban and this Hate shit is ridiculous. Stop the Ignorance.

[Exil]

favorite song for ever! <3

[OsamaBinLowden1]

i dont wanna write this down

[slevadev]

hip hop is not about race, its about the MUSIC

[LysetteOne]

@madhav110 grandmother ... i always thought he was saying that his grandma would tell him to go out and shine his light on the world ... as well as other elders. This song seems dedicated to their sage advice.

[acgucrala7260]

Mos Def is most definitely a real nigga.

[Bendotizzle]

if u dislike this u should rip off ya fuckin ears

[MixingByJohn]

@Bendotizzle lol... funny comment .. I agree..

[REDBONEsouth]

@madhav110 lol

[kwatts337]

@madhav110 arabic for mother....abi = father

[fmcneillii]

@kwatts337 it's umi not abi. two different words with different meanings

[OllieMctwist]

this song is amazing. groundbreaking. shutup and just sitback and listen

[karljjr]

Forgive me did not mean always got a little carried away did not mean always. sorry. Love and repec for all.

[karljjr]

Remember blackness is alway is in every black song. The problem is BLack men struggle with the stereo type of black people even though they may not act like those black people. We like everyone else we have our very artistic and intelligent. The main thing people hae to remember is that you may treat prestigous black people like yourself but your have to remember that black people have relatives that are not treated right and that is what we fight for.

[neurotek44]

MOS DEF

[Dactuck]

Thanks for posting! Ha. I love it

[mcainiac]

Listen to that bass line. Sooo sweet!

[etk1995]

It's amazing that this music and mostly all of Mos' songs barely get 1 million views and that mainstream shit gets in the 100 millions of views when this is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,­000,000,000,000,000,000 better and it has meaning and helps people instead of just ignorant shit

[tryvecta]

This song fits MICHAEL JORDAN'S commercial very well.

[Catwalkification]

I love his craft!

[ohyeah2034]

I remember getting kicked out of my house (deserved) when I was 18 and living in a little room above a Chinese restaurant workin 12 hour days dishwashing, and bumping this when i got out drinking Red Dog.

[magicunderpants]

one of the best pieces of music. ever. fact.

[ILLER121]

i saw him perform this live last night :)

[macram16]

@ILLER121 you know just how to make a man jealous

[ILLER121]

@macram16 it was amazing! Rakim & De La Soul supporting. then blackstar doing a track, then a mos def track, then a kweli track and they kind of went with that pattern all the way through. it was dope! they were all amazing obviously but i think mos killed it! i saw him perform with the gorillaz a little while back and he killed it then too. even my brother who isnt that much into hip hop said he thought he was the best performer.

there are vids up on here, search "black star hammersmith ".

[atrociousrc]

@ILLER121 I was at that concert as well. It was my first Hip-hop concert and i don't think any future concert i go too will top that. This song got maaad reception

[thashaikh88]

@ILLER121 in London? I was at the Manchester show. De La weren't there, but was worth it for Black Star and Rakim. Was a great show!

[ILLER121]

@thashaikh88 yeah it was at hammersmith apollo. its a shame you didnt get to see de la, the crowd went crazy when they did me myself and i. but yeah obviously still worth it! did blackstar bring on jay electronica in manchester?

[thashaikh88]

@ILLER121 Nar they didn't...but was still amazing. Mos finished off with Travellin Man which was a treat. He was pullin some smooth moves all night man.

But Rakim was just something else as well...Don't sweat the technique got a helluva reception. Top gig!

[EncoreStudiosTO]

Yeah, keep it up with or without video.  Thanks!

[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

[neurotek44]

mos def damn fine song respect

[TRE3275]

Tomorrow my anever come for you and me life is not promised...

Real Shit right there...

[1SHABOD]

Umi means Mother in Arabic for those who don't know .. FYI that's all

Mos Def is on point 

[PRHSBaseball11]

Do the best you can for yourself and your "Umi"

[Cogi7o]

21 people don't listen to their Umi

[JayDee8ch]

21 peoples mother didn't love them enough to tell them "shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see".

[briaparker]

Does he have any other songs like this

[ReitersOfTheStorm]

@briaparker yes, just see the 'suggestions' to the right -->

[sirjet139]

Man i don't even know how to categorize this song. More jazz than hip hop but he still keeps his lyricism. Amazing.

[sbgal13]

This song is my current life in words.

[dsfasfasfasfasf]

great song 

[DEStinymodelful]

I ain't no perfect Woman I'm tryin to do the best that I can with what it is I have #Love #Peace #Understanding ♥

[DQue2Habla]

Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself. Passion... takes hold of me

[getdafukoutahere]

Powerful Eyes of Allah Cee Everything.... Tomorrow may never come, for you and me life is not promised. Shine your light on the World.....everyday!!!!!

[BadPhoYu]

a week ago i went out and bought 3 of mos defs records this nigga is a fucking beast

[bibibman]

Tomorrow stopped showing up for my little boy 27 years ago a week from tomorrow. This song rings so true! Count your blessings every day you wake up!

[skribe7286]

@bibibman  much love and respect, i truley hope your days are happy and joyful

[decevioj]

GO C DECEVIO AND NEW WEST ORDER MUISC ON YOUTUBE 2012

[youngreem23]

CHECK OUT REAL HIP HOP FROM A MC ONLY 20 YRS OLD

IM TRYNA HELP THE NEXT GENERATION KNOW WHAT REAL HIP HOP IS

HELP ME OUT BY SHOWIN LOVE-Rhyme Scheme Reem

[h95718]

IM FREE!!!!!! CAUSE IM HIS!!

[RAV52]

This joint is the best track on the Black on Both Sides Album. Word Up... It's so dope that even the G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan had to use it in his commercial!

[Tana82684]

Love Mos Def!! He speaks true shyt,  got to luv dat!!

[Sariette21]

relaxing track! Gwn te dope!

Gair Insha Allah, lyric is treu!

[BEATSrTREATS]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

the whole song

[pistachioshell]

I can't believe 21 people accidentally hit the 'dislike' button

[pistachioshell]

@denzo30

I'm just gonna say that, from one white person on the internet to another, you may wanna town down the arbitrary judgment calls, and the distant conclusions you're jumping to, and the racism. Especially the racism.

What the hell, man

[phreepeace]

@pistachioshell AGREED, PEACE MANNNN

[bibibman]

Yet Madonna is ten times more known than MOS DEF and richer. Lady Gaga is a household name. Why is that???

[dingleberrys09]

@bibibman i dont know who madonna or lady gaga is...never heard of em in my life.

[SickeninglyILL]

@bibibman mainstream favors bullshit, at least now it is



[sbgal13]

@bibibman cuz people just wanna feel good. they don't wanna think deeply...

[janesaddiction1]

THIS SONG NEVER GETS OLD. IT IS A TIMELESS CLASSIC!

[short932]

This is a Dope song wen u high as hell hhahaha

[wookilla]

This will be a classic for the ages...

[gshort302]

Crime Family - "Ridin' Dirty" Official Music Video

[mirthmirth1]

mos def is the shit

[washingyou]

there are 21 fags that disliked this song

[Loizou8Lampard8]

Can you remember the first time you heard Mos Def.... i know i wish it could be like the old days aswell!

[Procrastinationn]

didn't like it at first but it'll grow on you. so chill and relaxing

[IOWNYOURTURFNOW95]

This is supposed 2 be a clasic its wank mathematics is way better

[Bonanza86]

I didn't like this song at first, real talk. Glad I got to take a second listen. Good ish.

[JUSTLISTENIST]

@LuvsNeoSoul302. that IS real talk. And that's all we men want from our women. it takes two etc. I feel ya though. p.e.a.c.e.

[TouchMulaGANG]

way better quality then the other video.. GREAT SONG

[swishamancrisco]

this is hot!!!!!!!!

[DWADE1LOVE]

This song crosses gender, economical, cultural and maybe even racial boundaries, if you know your history. Everytime I hear this song it reminds me that neither myself or the people near to me are alone. HUMANE PEOPLE UNITE!!!!!

[djxeve22]

@DWADE1LOVE

that real talk bro

[chanrider]

@DWADE1LOVE this is definitely across racial boundaries. i'm a whiteboy from the suburbs with a european ancestry and i can feel it 100%. this song is an example of how music is universal.

[pumacy]

@DWADE1LOVE HUMANE PEOPLE UNITE!

[Emassenbur]

@DWADE1LOVE NO IF THAT WAS THE CASE HE WOULD SAY "I WANT ALL PEOPLE TO BE FREE" NOT "BLACK PEOPLE TO BE FREE"....I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BUT I'M SORRY, THIS SONG IS INDEED FOR US.

[R7CyberSOUL]

@Emassenbur There is No song I would rather embed in all PIXTEXT work/compositions emerging from OUR efforts to reach out and create

[nattynativekid17]

@DWADE1LOVE lol but at the end of the song he clearly says "ALL BLACK PEOPLE TO BE FREE (That's all that matters to me)!! BLACK PEOPLE! MY PEOPLE!" so it's obvious he's talking mainly about struggling black people.

[natihoney]

Well, maybe I'm not black on both sides, but have black soul. And Umi speaks in it! Let's shine people!

[hooch800]

I listen to Umi...because tomorrow might -Never- show up.

[proper18]

wow wow wow still chills my bones

[bibibman]

Black people continue to suffer the brunt of pain and suffering in this plantet. As one who was born in Africa and had to move to Europe and the USA, it is painful to do this journey. WE, blacks, have had to bear the brunt of the weight of the world. Africans are the strongest individuals, emotionally and physically. We have no choice because the weaker die before the age of 10. The rest of us survive and can take on anything. We want our people to be free, to be free... and free.

[ubmilitant]

@bibibman sorry that is the sort of thinking that has been holding black people back, there is a lot of other races and religions that have been suffering for longer and are still suffereing now