The Roots: Thought@Work

[gymclass88]

only originalllllll wwoo

[JKboi27]

f*ck gettin money forreal, get freedom

[lowart44]

He has such phenomenal control he censors his own cuss words, just ridiculous. Anyone who likes this has to check out "Black Though the Proffessional"

[BigMeeks512]

Black Thought= True MC, Knows how to Roc the Mic and Move the Crowd.

[nicowontkillyou]

@BigMeeks512 Normally I'm angry of people using the word "rock" in the context of HipHop cos in most cases the so called "artist" have no idea of music in generel or espescially of rock. But this time I'm not. Cos The Roots are not a cheap wannabe-gangster-crew, they are genious!!!! Roots ftw!

[BigMeeks512]

@nicowontkillyou What do you mean?? im saying Black Thought knows how to ''ROC'' the Mic as in Controlling or Wearing an object in a Good form this has nothing to do with Rock Music.

roc is a slang word like example ''mann he rocs them shoes good''

[nicowontkillyou]

@BigMeeks512 sorry, just read quick thorugh your comment and tought you said "rock". But in every case you're right.

[BigMeeks512]

@nicowontkillyou its cool man 

[jbwon1978]

Love these Guys. The new lp is fantastic. Does anyone else recognize this riff on the live version is 'hey bulldog' by The Beatles? That's pretty cool if they did that purposely : )

[LordDohBoy]

shit is amazing

[MrBlamesociety]

the world needs more Roots.

[tomaskrivsky]

Každej ví, že The Roots jsou nejlepší. :) Thanks for upload

[bigbrotherkashmere]

Finally....a video that has NO DISLIKES and rightfully so

[BetrayedByDemigod666]

NICE!

[145soldier]

Real Hip-Hop!



[stacerobin1]

actually just stopped at 4:35 to say, this should never end

[decave]

OMFGGGG that was epic.

I have so much respect for these guys. I love you Roots Crew--you keep me sane and I mean that

[fishnet9002]

@decave ... that is so true, they do keep you sane. Good point yeah know. Fishnet9002

[fishnet9002]

@decave ... That's so poetic and simply true. Especially with all this other stuff that is passed off as Hip- Hop. They do keep you sane. Well done from Fishnet9002

[zarenj21]

everyone plays their instrument sooooo damn well. and you know blackthought is rockin the mic like a beast

[friendsforpeace]

Off the chains man. When hiphop was for real. 5 on it man. Black |Thought's the man.

[firstsunoriginal]

theres no emcee ever to do it like this...give a fuck who you mention. this dude is on some other level. SP stand UP!

[19erving83]

Amen

[28g34ajbsd]

That's what I'm talkin about.

[BBoyAirXIII]

thiz iz fuckin' insane break beat 4 BBOY...Real hiphop right here YOOOOOOOO

[ptitkouny]

so goooooooooooooood

[namkooc]

top 5 mc ever lived

[kakukekakuke]

fucking sick flow... SICK.

[khalithistle]

thought is awesome technically and is one of the best sounding mcs live. but he ooesnt have much of a personality, and isnt particularly original. im sure even his biggest fan would admit that

[TheCatHasNineLives]

true, but i'd rather he stay this way. he's a hell of a lot more authentic than most mc's and is a treasure in hip hop today - no doubt. gotta give respect to his differences to other mc's. he may not be in your face with his ego but his musicianship and flow is to be reckoned with. that's my two cents, thanks guys.

[28g34ajbsd]

"he may not be in your face with his ego but his musicianship and flow is to be reckoned with. "

Word by word, this is all true. Which doesn't mean he can't put any out there gangsta with what one reviewer described as "Big-Daddy-Kane-proclamations" in the minimal menagery of baddassery awesomeness that is "75 Bars."

[YoungCub]

@TheCatHasNineLives "I'm like Imhotep, but don't flaunt it..."

[pnakker]

Black Thought may be the greatest MC ever. His live performances are flawless. Hes on point with every word.

[centralcoaster33]

Wow, didn't think the Roots would cover the Beastie Boys Triple Trouble song. Cool!

okay, I'm kidding! haha

[Pagipopo]

Black Thought might be the most underrated MC of all time. Lil Wayne and even Jay Z dont compare and yet both are much more heavily acclaimed. People forgot where Hip hop came from and what makes an MC. Respect to the Legendary Roots Crew!!

[idrummerboyx]

right on! I agree 10000000000%

[eatdinuguan]

@Pagipopo youre completely right my man. hes the illest.

[blackstar21595]

@Pagipopo Jay-z stopped trying whereas Blackthought kept stepping his game up all the time

[TriangleChoke96]

@Pagipopo Black Thought is great... Lil Wayne sucks though... he's not even a good MC at all

[milodjilodj]

nothing is fake...everything on real instruments!!!i love the roots...real hip hop!!!

OLD SCHOOL FOR LIFE!

[Hamgammy]

Fuck A-Con and Lil' Wayne.

This is tru hip hop.

[Maluqui]

Like the album version better.

[Blac200]

True MCing

[texasaggie85]

I think it started with this, then The Web, n now 75 Bars.. fuckin love these solo pieces

[sparxfli]

the actual version of this song does have a chorus tho... but i agree... i dont think they let Thought lose it on track like he did on this one... but 75 Bars tops his lyrics n flow on this i think... both r freakin amazing tho... big up to the roots... cant wait till October to see them

[adanremnant]

i love these solo pieces too. i read where ?uest stated that their homages to the old school and it actually started with Table of Contents on the TFA.

[cheifchaz]

i got all these guys albums, their newest is pretty sick but it aint better than the first becuase they dont let black thought have hsi own solo pieces theres just too many guest appearances!

[thissitesux]

Tired of everyone giving in to Lil' Wayne. He can't even get close to this. This is real hip-hop.

[softsheen2]

hell yeah fuck lil wayne

[LyricBlazah]

Sorry Nas, But hip hop isn't dead. It's the rest of these wack rappers that are. Big up to Artists like the roots.

[blount47]

If you all haven't seen these guys personally, you are REALLY missing out. These cats are phenominal live! See you at Bonnaroo!!!

[JHengst3]

thank you thanky you.. this is why i have no problem saying there live shows are uncomparable.. straight energy...

[thierrysimpson]

dumb question but what song are they covering/jamming too in the beginning

[emceebenny2b]

Well, the album version of this song seems to sample the song Apache(jump on it!) by Sugarhill Gang. This jam seems to be loosely based on the conga part

[artutabr]

sugarhill gang - rappers delight i think

[evilsponge7]

jesus this is so good.

i love the roots.

[sprinter18]

Black Thought, bow down to one of the best Emcees of all time!

[gwigsmuff]

They've quoted Hey Bulldog by the Beatles through most of it! And also quoted The Shadows, that's so cool.

[BrotherJR76]

Black is really underrated both as an MC and and performer. Da brother really does his thing everytime he gets on the mic and on stage.

[tankowlman]

This is hiphop !!!

[cookmangreg]

They shoud do an album just Quest and Thought just mad raw shit kinda in the same way that the White Stripes do there thing and it aound like a big band but there are only two cats on the stage you would still have the drum break for Though to rap too but you would'nt have the reat of the band that way I feel thought would get more respect as it would force you to listen to the lyrics and you coud really see just how incredible dope Quest really is.

[gavmania]

I hear that. You can call the album The Roots. Cause it goes back to the roots of hip hop just the beat and rap.

[stacerobin1]

@cookmangreg its always ? and bt. beautiful.

[Avichai]

best shir ever 5 stars THIS IS MUSIC

[vicngony]

quest and thought got be the best!!!!