mos def brooklyn

[fjahmad100]

Red Hot Chille peppers nigga

[Tusc9969]

Yo, miss the old school " B R O O K L Y N " before Giuliani and the yuppies moved in.

[loganajoshua]

B R OO K LYN is the place where I literally stay

[Chuckfluck]

im a little like mos def a good rapper love bigge:

[safetosaydontquoteme]

Busts into Biggie at the end.

[WestAfricano]

Niiice mash up, man.

[jose4891]

@WestAfricano this is the album version, ain't no mashup fam!

[23djTbone]

illest intro ever!

[MarkRipleysPage]

Mos Def All that and more, Real Real songs at work here - SO SICK!!!!

[V3luCCi]

True School

[112kish]

We want old times back...when we listen the REAL HIP HOP

[tkwk1433]

i heard this like when i was young...

but...

i still listened this sht.

[RDoubt96]

This is the best Brooklyn tribute song. So realistic and true. Mad Brooklyn history and facts in this song.

[duckbuttbaby]

Sweet! I like that chili pepper intro.

[radityabolor]

Good morning vietnam

[vivalasosaTV]

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

[manwomanboogie]

Brooklyn keep on takin it, WorldWide We Know for Dat!!!

[TheAbdullah23]

mos def got the second beat from smiff n wessun

[RDoubt96]

@TheAbdullah23 No, he got it from roy ayers we live in brooklyn

[619mikeg]

awesome...didn't know mos def was a chili fan too

[makasoona34]

YESSS!! Mos Def representin the Red Hot Chili Peppers! One of the best rappers around!!

[MrJduke40]

Mos def, Nas, Black Thought, Joe Budden, 3000, and Lupe are the few dudes that rap that are true artist. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a love for music I would never listen to anyone else besides those dudes.

[nidoxp]

@MrJduke40 If you think mos def, black though, joe budden, 3000 and lupe are the only true rappers then you need to do some research bro. Ever heard about army of the pharaohs, jedi mind tricks, wu tang clan? Pretty much every rapper in these groups are real as fuck and hardcore as hell. if you go under the surface of hip hop your gonna find a lot of good shit. The underground scene is the only motherfucking scene!

[ssanei]

@nidoxp If you think those + aotp,jmt and wtc are the only ones,maybe you should do some research too.

[loewe06]

@ssanei check my favs and u'll find many more xD

[nidoxp]

@ssanei never said that, i just used them as examples, fool.

[ssanei]

@nidoxp Who's the fool here? You replied to a half-year-old comment.

[MyshakyBR]

Stop talkin about wayne. No one gives a shit. Enjoy mos.

[KubanXD]

4:20 beat is from?

[SuperGangsta77]

@KubanXD

Who shout ya biggie smalls

[tooeasy26]

@KubanXD Biggie Smalls - Who Shot Ya?

[kingacobra1]

I'm not a big rap or hip-hop fan but this is one song I like. That's what music is about.

[kadowade]

Thumb Up if you said ''Cat'' at the end

[lesscunning]

from 2:31 to 4:10 someone needs to stand-up and strike a match for that motherfucking verse.

[CarlosFromPhilly]

I just realized: The beat on part III is from Biggie's Who Shot Ya, which can only mean "Where the greatest MC was a local cat" was referring to Big himself.

That's love, for real.

[CarlosFromPhilly]

@CarlosFromPhilly Also just realized that whoever uploaded this cut off the last word.

Awesome.

[illmaticstatic93]

@CarlosFromPhilly obviously brahh

[MrCommenterguy]

@Tonage4 its just that, to me, calling this new school would be putting it into the same category as the likes of Lil Wayne and all the autotune thats going on today.  im not gonna bother insulting that as i do that enough on a daily basis, im just gonna say mos def and lil wayne are two completely different types of artists.

[MrCommenterguy]

@Tonage4 over 20 years is much younger than other genres. If you think about it originators of hip hop, like melle mel anf flash, are still alive. 'ORiginators' of other music genres are long gone. I guess old school new school is debatable to how old you are, I'm sixteen, to me old school is around 15 years back and sorta when biggie, pun, pac and L died, cos thats when hip hop changed into something else. Hip hop changes a lot so I think it depends on your age and which change you experienced.

[TheGundamwarrior]

Man People i know say Jay Z is king of brooklyn FUCK THAT SHIT JAY Z GOD AND MASTER IS MOS DEF MOS DEF FOREVER

[StraightTrollinSon]

2000 is old school for me

[TheBonified1]

haha faggot

[MrCommenterguy]

@BiggCaZ Hip Hop is a very young genre. I would say 10 years back is old school. I distinct old school from new school more through style than by time, if this song came out now, i wouldt call it more old school than new school :)

[jaminandjosh]

@MrCommenterguy very wrong, hip hop has been around since the mid 70's and ten years ago (2001) is def NOT old school :\

[richhustle]

@jaminandjosh kinda is music changes every 7 years

[Tonage4]

@MrCommenterguy na dude hiphop is over 20years old man. The LL cool j and de la soul days are old school/golden age this is more evolved hip hop than the old school.

[Chronic420Sm0ke]

damn.. im speachless

[PatsOwn50]

The other day I was in a record store and I bought two Mos albums and one from Pac I think. I was looking at a biggie coffee cup by the cash register. The lady runnin it is like "We had a lil Wayne one in here a couple days ago, I bought it for my boyfriend. it was so funny" I look up at this chick and she starts talking to me about lil wayne's latest shit or something. Some people cannot put 2 and 2 together

[fmcneillii]

@PatsOwn50 LOL.

[TH89]

@PatsOwn50 some people are just rap fans, not tr00 undergr0und 4eva fanatics. not her fault.

[TrueDiligence]

Brooklyn all day niggasss

[TrAiNwReCk420able]

u can obviously see how biggie influenced mos def

[Ginga]

@TrAiNwReCk420able

Indeed. This may be blasphemous to some but to me, Mos surpasses him lyrically.

[Chella998]

MISSING BROOKLYN !!!!

[LordDohBoy]

this nigga is crazy

[Kidcouger2]

I like how it sounds like 3 songs in 1

[afrosheen6]

Mos Def = the purest hip hop. plain and simple...

[choco36tyme]

Shine the lyte mos Def you the truth.....

[borisfritz]

i think i heard these instrumentals elsewhere.can anyone tell my who used them before?please?

[krunkaintdead69]

@borisfritz

I know the last set is from Who Shot Ya by Biggie Smalls.

[borisfritz]

@krunkaintdead69 yes,yes,you're right

[kuloisgay]

the intro of the second beat where he shouts good morning vietnam(2:08): is it part of the Ayers' song, because I couldn't hear it out. Or is it a different sample? If so, could someone post the name of the song.

By the way, "Black on both sides" is a classic album. Mathematics is one of the best hip-hop tracks ever!

[MrGrownmane]

@kuloisgay Yes, but i can remember the song either!

[MrGrownmane]

@kuloisgay Roy Ayers right

[BiggCaZ]

Its a shame that people consider a rap song a little over 10 years old to be old school.

[japanalchemist]

@BiggCaZ I simply think that when there is no autotune or lyrics about money people always think it's old school, that's the shame ! to think that nobody does good rap music anymore

[fjahmad100]

@BiggCaZ compared to Dougie fresh this is old school pimp haha

[coosse]

@BiggCaZ Yes, yes mate i couldnt fucking agree more bro dam, least there still people out there that know whats going now still... fuck the music of the pressent!

[Dcuko92]

@BiggCaZ thats because songs now are so pointless and diferent than then.. is old skool because of the style not the age!

not many new shool songs are so real!

[butterman674]

@BiggCaZ a decade is pretty long homie haha, but id call this a classic :D

[MCEYun]

@BiggCaZ

Old school is just a term for the type of hip-hop id imagine, mos def could put a track out today and some would still consider it oldschool

[718Mixtapes]

@MCEYun That's interesting, I never really thought about it that way. I'm another one of those old heads who hates when people call relatively recent tracks old school. It makes me think they don't know their history, or that they're just really young and haven't been listening to rap for that long. While that's probably the case for some, I get what you're saying. For me, old school was always anything before the late 80's when production was different and rhyme schemes were basic.

[MCEYun]

@718Mixtapes

s'all good. In my opinion you can make shit as new sounding as possible and still have it be old school.

I always just thought of old school as being lyrical hip hop with a general message behind it. Not to say that newschool doesn't have message, but the old school was message was about trying to get to where the newschool cats are, not bragging about it, or something like that.

[TheMightyBuck]

@BiggCaZ Dude when you listen to the rap that is being produced today, you have no choice but to label this as old school :/

[Jonyskylark]

@BiggCaZ it is old school. but old school is the best.

[Hepfham23]

mos def you are the legend of old school rap!!!!

[dageneral27]

5 people prefer faggots like soulja boy talking bout something they're not

[gemini1796]

5 PEOPLE PREFER JUSTIN BIEBER

[gemini1796]

5 PEOPLE NEED TO GET SHOT!

[hcasperk]

@gemini1796 yeah mate, you and your immediate family. shut the fuck up.

[SoalaJohn54]

Mos def doing a brief cover of RCHP <3

[TheGreenbarrett]

Gotta have te Notorious T-shirt!!

[zubalgird]

Catch no shakes over jakes!!!!

[sinz]

BROOKLYN EAST NY WUT UP!

[MrJoemar21]

CAT

[4thYondaime]

Can never find the original version...why the fuck does youtube delete it.

[Jessieny15]

im from queens but love this track!..this is definitly that true sound and feel of hip hop

[TheEazyDuzIt95]

The second beat is fucking amazing

[UnknownYNo]

@TheEazyDuzIt95 ya wtf is that, BDP?

[smu3th]

@UnknownYNo The second beat is a sample from Roy Ayers called "We live in brooklyn baby"

[AdamskaAshamdov]

2:08 onwards is UNSTOPPABLE!

[Ginga]

@AdamskaAshamdov

The whole track is unstoppable. 

[afrosheen6]

Nitty gritty philosophy... MOS DEF...

[fjahmad100]

Shot out to Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the beginning, Mos Def a genius

[TheAspieK1d]

@fjahmad100 Yes, man, yes man :)

[QuickdrawandKabong]

@fjahmad100 Where? The beg. of the album?...

[fjahmad100]

@QuickdrawandKabong Listen to the beginning of "under the bridge" and listen to the beginning of this song.

[lv71389]

Whats funny is mos def isn't even old school lol. All the mainstream cats just call good old fashion hip hop old school.

[buffon006]

@lv71389 ahaha yu know man! they just saying that cos they never heard proper hip hop!

[puzis]

Man.. He ain't stealin any lyrics or beats.. Just see how much versions of Rapper's Delight (if you know what track it is.) there are.

This song is really amazing. Mos def himself is amazing.. It's a bummer that nowadays kids recognize soulja boy and other wusses. They should start recognizing their roots.

[crunkaholic81]

rap is not pop if ya call it that then stop

[ericorenge]

RAISE YOUR STANDARDS IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS TIGHT SH*T...

[JmJJmmmmm]

i hear it takes skill to steal someone else's song. (for all you degenerate, rap-listening faggots that don't know, the original song is "under the bridge" by the red hot chili peppers)

[joshsimyang]

@JmJJmmmmm we know its the start of under the bridge. its not called stealing music. music is about sharing and experimenting. no artist would ever get mad for another artist using his lines. its all part of music. if anything they will be flattered that their line was used in another song.

[jcole363]

@JmJJmmmmm I have a question for you. If you dislike "rap" or so you say (although you're obviously too much of a closed minded individual to know that Mos Def is Hip Hop...not rap) why are you listening to this song to begin with? I find it ironic that someone who is so passionate about voicing his knowledge of music, lacks the intellect to know that this is Hip Hop and not rap. Def also samples "Who Shot Ya" by Biggie, which is obviously an homage to B.I.G b/c the song is called BROOKLYN

[captainterrible525]

@JmJJmmmmm Umm pretty sure the "RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS" signed the agreement for it to be used and accepted the check, so what are YOU crying about. Hell they're probably mutual fans

[bigcharleslee54]

@JmJJmmmmm wow, you're really dumb

[sfknns]

@JmJJmmmmm , wow you're an idiot LOL!

[LOOPWHOLEBEATS]

we live in Brooklyn baby.

[RaynMan718]

Where the greatest MC was a local cat.

[Anaru000Biscuit]

download



[muz554]

this shit is hard as fuckkk mos def is a legenddd

[MrSharinganboy]

no words

[enz0babyy]

what does he say right before Lafayette Gardens?

[MrBahnsen]

any body kno what the first beat is from??? he kills that shit like ted bundyyy!?

[RaPpSniTcH]

I love the song changes three times.

[kmklover]

He killed the who shot ya instrumental...like literally shit on Biggies grave...

[Ginga]

@kmklover

Come on dude. The man is dead. Mos rapped well over a beat but shitting on someone's grave isn't funny.

[Brost31]

Only Mr. Nigga and Ms. Fat Booty could give birth to such talent

[nastylikenas27]

shad some good new school

[1rens123]

its one thing to love and respect old school but its another thing to not wanna change not to say whats gettin spit to day is good most of its crap but some still know the rules and how it goes down so ya old school respect new school need some change

[addaappleman]

K'naan's some great new school

[tupacshorty]

dope track!!! heyy brooklyn's the place where i stay.

[tieuellegacy]

EWWWWW. The flow is ridiculous. Somebody that didn't know would've thought that "Who Shot Ya" was his.  That second flow was ridiculous to. On the strength. Hadn't heard this mix before. Tieuel Legacy! aka the Devil's Devil's Advocate

[nopachucoel]

this shit go hard fuk kid cudi this is the most creative hip hop

[XxjaredshoezXx]

@nopachucoel Damn you aint gotta be like fuck kid cudi ! if u fucking support creative hip hop you dont hate kid cudi and mos def are cool and CUDI be making usm good shit too So wow Fuck you

[imonpere]

@nopachucoel oh hell nah take tht back ma friend kid cudi is bringin back hiphop to some meaning again

[Exfrogie]

@nopachucoel

I love old school, i was raised on the sounds of mos def, a tribe called quest, talib kweli and all, but you can't say that kid cudi sucks, if you don't like him, he is just wayyyyy ahead of your time

[webe2rap]

this was uploaded 2007 not even 100,000 views!

[TheGraffiteGhost]

dam man. only ppl keepin it real these days are MC's, some Dj's, Writers, and BBOYS! bboys throw it up!

[foreverblunted718]

@TheGraffiteGhost word man graff is the only thing not commercialized. bomb the system my brotha!!

[Arasjoon1990]

whats the name of the beat that sets in at 4.13 ?

[SirSantpoort]

@Arasjoon1990 Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya

[washeights163]

@Arasjoon1990 who shot ya-biggie smalls

[iGotzReefa]

i like all kinds of music and listen to them no matter what but i bet if tupac and biggy and all this good rappers from back then where still alive ... lil wayne soulja boy etc.. young berg all of them would be out of buisness selling crack . and this coming from a person that listens to lil wayne often . ! MOS DEF= real Hip-hop

[kaelthun]

Mos Def is a lighting example of what a person with a real sincerity and sense of purpose can accomplish. He's given back to the community more than it gave him and shown more compassion than he was ever afforded. All the while, he hasn't lost his cool and straight-up demeanor. This is a man to be learned from.

[hackerOFpsp]

where is that "brooklyn" shout out in the background from? Its like i've heard that in a earlier song.

[3aav3]

this musta been like 100 Bars, if it was straight bars for 5:00 minutes...*experiance

[6stringedkillah]

i love how this guy uses great ideas from greats like snoop dogg and the red hot chilli peppers its good to see a hip hop artist with diverse sources of inspiration!1!!!!!



[AtomicBlizzard12]

You know whats funny the Red Hot Chili Peppers copies the first 30 seconds of this song in there song Under the Bridge just shows you how creative they are.

[gutairhero92]

@AtomicBlizzard12 Are you Stupid Under The Bridge came out in 1992 this song came out in 1999 think before you speak

[AtomicBlizzard12]

@gutairhero92 haha dude your right hah amazon lies!

But the language isn't nessacery dude.

[BloggerMusicMan]

@AtomicBlizzard12

Other way away around. Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote Under The Bridge in 92, Mos Def used its first verse in this song in 99.

Both different genres from different areas and upbringings, but great music is great music. Respect to Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, and Flea as well as Mos Def.

[nzobie]

@AtomicBlizzard12 Under the Bridge is from '92...i think Mos borrowed it off them. I might be wrong.

[foreal1992]

He knows what's up with that Milt Jackson sample in the beginning.

[lamasqwerty]

under the bridge?

[Graff96]

@lamasqwerty yh it is under the bridge

[zigganon]

If anyone loves the old school rap rasie up or thumbs up

[vyrgo84]

@zigganon the second song is a total killin' !!!!!!!!!

[ShooBdoo22]

gawwwd anyone know where i can get this shit on a cd?

[vishtank]

good morning vienna????????

[OaklandRaiders81790]

@vishtank vietnam.......

[stickmangonemad47]

@vishtank Good Morning Vietnam

[youngfase5]

Crown heights Brooklyn all dey alweyz i luv it >> to death

[wwefroogy]

@TheKing00000087 Oh shit, my bad! How'd I mix that up?

[wwefroogy]

Nice "Soul To Squeeze" intro!

[jayslick91]

From The Tree - Lime Blocks To The TeneMents . .

[youngfase5]

@jayslick91 tree line blocks

[ugagraffstoresd]

sick wit ee

[Ginga]

This song makes me wish I was from Brooklyn. Great album by one of the greatest to ever do it.

[pitchforkboyz]

The RHCP Sample was amazing in this...it really translates