Mos Def first Music Video EVER!!!

[KINGPINOFNYC]

I need this instrumental

[sur3shot]

yo when did this joint come out.

[miserock1]

this shit is hot!

and i agree with lorenzofire, if it aint nursery rimes that the basic person can understand then people dont want to listen.

[laodicea100]

this is rare

[Besim333]

1:04 .. damn she really had oldschool blood in her veins

[imMusicMastermind]

so... we all are out for ourselves and what not but these new artist come from a small town in VA where the music scene is ZERO. YOUtube is the only way for them to get heard. if you are into new music and care to support some REAL artists PEEP THIS:

"im going." NEJATI

[Ziplok1]

DcQ .... ILLSON........ . U HEARD.......

[Dukestylez]

This is his brother & sister...(!!)

"in the short-lived group Urban Thermo Dynamics with his younger brother D.c.Q and younger sister CES...."

[Audi0Phil]

Is that female rapper the same female rapper from natural resource ?

[MzEllieStarr]

this is. sick.... wow! mos is one of my favs fo sure... but can we give some props to the rest of the group plz!! The female, dang!!! she killed it!! ty for sharing!! no such thing as to much mos in yo life! *)

[that80sblackchick]

@Audi0Phil My thoughts exactly...

[skyla059]

rertarded much

[Musicallizard86]

mos def made her look like a joke

[6angelo9]

WE ARE HIP-HOP - ME - YOU - EVERYBODY

[Sinancan93]

wheres mos def ?

[dizy91]

@Sinancan93 watch the video and youll see him

[Sinancan93]

@dizy91 my fault ^^

[Kona138]

The man has had style since day one

[salsa02]

that girl reminds me of da brat

[wotsecalled]

oh shit! he does point straight at the world trade.

[arnet123]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeella old school haha

[Aphex813]

That chick has mad flow

[JamesBrett2008]

this break is so perfect.

[TheEazyDuzIt95]

Must be from his Manifest Destiny days

[juliantayl]

if your mind can go there then why cant you?

[dogshit71]

classic

[KL209]

@ChibiChocobo00 acutally we have went backwards in music videos and music. . id rather watch this then the new bullshit music videos that switches clips every half second and all that computerized crap cant even focus on one scene. .

[tweetylns]

who is dis chick

[capt20cones]

@mattreed68 your the saddest cunt

[mattreed68]

@capt20cones :]

[keeganismynameo]

if its the bomb then it must be cess

[RealHeadz]

Congratulations on having directed such an epic video! Also, thanks for sharing it! 10/10!

[PK2010ify]

Real hip hop...not that Young Money pop! What was the name of their group? Real hot lyrics!

[PK2010ify]

Real hip hop...not that Young Money pop!

[EatinCactus]

Who are the Female Rappers!

[fyckah]

@EatinCactus this is Mos Defs sister ,the other rapper is his brother

[lilhavin]

Does Mos have braces?

[NappyZulu]

@lilhavin hes got a gold grill

[lilhavin]

@NappyZulu HA HA that's funny. I love to look at great entertainers/artists and look back at their beginnings.

[ryocruzsasaki]

wtf

[MurvMuzik]

what happend with the two other cats? they are better then most rappers nowadays. but Mos reigns supreme.

damn

[elceeAR]

fuk this is dope. thanx  whats the track called ???

[EmperorTokugawa]

@elceeAR This track is titled, "Manifest Destiny". You should also check out a rare song by UTD called "Luv It Live It".

[fizzzwizzz]

 Thank u . Never have I ever seen before.

[LegitMos]

I know DCQ is mos's little brother but isnt the girl his little sister? Ces right?

[tuchesuavae]

@LegitMos cef

[elhijodelfugao]

heyyyyyyyyyyyy!!yeeeaaaaaa!!

esta chica puede enseñar a hacer rap a mas de uno!!jejeje

buenisimo, buena mezcla!!

vaya dos bestias!!

un saludo

jau

[Nwambe]

I remember seeing an interview of the director of this vid. He points out that at 1:48, Mos says "If it ain't here then it must be gone" and points to the WTC. Unintentional, sure, but definitely cool.

[lasthoughts]

mos is jammin!

[biglooneytic]

wow.. young mos def.. that's so weird.. this some hot sh*t though

[LetsCatchYourDream]

can you imagine him and tupac? if they would have done work together, even if they didn't do a video but wrote...WHAT!!! deep.

[Lorenzofire]

MOS DEF IS SO UNDER RATED

[scruffyrunkin]

@Lorenzofire underated in the minds of the blind deaf and dumb ones you must mean.....that nigga bigger than ten super novas

[inkfink1]

@Lorenzofire thing is mos is not for eveyone

[asakidesigns]

@Lorenzofire He's under rated because he doesnt rap about bitches and hoes and drugs and shooting. He rhymes about shit this generation dont care to hear about... inspiration and truthful messages :)

[sweetmuthachucka]

Nice. Urban Thermo Dynamics...

[llovka]

It's Mos sister and brother?

Right?

[Ziplok1]

D.c.Q ......... verse 3 is dope as F.

[joeprice010]

whats the name of this song? and who is it by? and shut up he didn't even point at the World Trade Center....he just moved his hand back and didn't even make a reference to them...it was just simply there...

[AntiVenomFangX]

this belongs in the 90's cause it sucks!!

[GreenSmog17]

lol mos def looks well young but sounds deeper.....wtf lol

[spearmintt]

This is an excellent track.. love the lyrical content. Old school UTD..

[WhiteLabelRoor]

This shit is sick. Whose the girl rhyming in the beginning? She flows bomb as fuck.

[grolsher]

THIS JOINT IS SO FUCKING HARD!!! i dnt even care, i been kicking freestyles to the instrumental for the last 2 hours straight haha

[UDSoldier2007]

His look hasn't changed one bit since this video...

Now THAT'S REAL!!!

[TubeZoogy]

1:45 to everyone looking for when he says "If it ain't here then it must be gone"

[beathitus]

anyone cares to write down the lyrics of this ?

my english just isnt good enough...

[goodessarts3374]

Wow, he sure did point exactly at the World trade when he said gone! His verse was on point in more ways than one..

[lokustik]

some massive shit

[leggluver]

That was tight

[kebuileng]

"if it ain't here, then it must be gone"

Eerie now that I looked out for it.

[5Kpro]

1:36, cant hate but he movin like bill cosby, HAHAHAHAHA!

[Baltimorehop]

Mos had fronts on his bottoms. Bklyn style for those of you who don't know. BK cats been rockin that for ud-deen yrs. Look at any BK hip hop vid. Look at Rock of Heltah Skeltah & other Boot Camp Clik vids. Look at Nas in It Ain't Hard to Tell, even though he from the Q-Boro. Look at Lil Fame of M.O.P. Look at Jeru Da Damaja. Funny, most of them BK dudes is from B'ville or the East... Get what I'm sayin... Y'all know.

[AhmadTahaAlissa]

dis shit is tite!

[RICHARDcGABRIEL]

what was that on mos teeth ..looks like he had something on them ..

[LilRedRasta]

he had golds in his mouth i think

[ideemtik]

(better than jiggaz 1st) brooklyn!!!!!!!! peace ya'll

[taurgemKa]

@D.Hastings, that it a little bit chilling at 1:46.

[Baltimorehop]

@taurgemKa PROPHECY my brother. That's the only way I could explain that phenomenon. That was an excellent observation. I've seen this vid from day one back in like ''95/'96 and never caught that. Its possible he was referring to the 1st WTC attack. Maybe...

[taurgemKa]

@Baltimorehop sure seems like it, don't it.

On da' side note: B-More in da house, lol. Is that where you are from? I'm all woe-man btw =)

[Baltimorehop]

@taurgemKa Oh, my bad my sistah! Respect to you for real. Didn't mean to call you literally out of your gender. Its all good. You my ppl anyway! =D I was born in B'more but grew up in NYC.

[taurgemKa]

@Baltimorehop LOL. It's okay. It isn't like I have a photo up to show otherwise.

I was born and raised in B'more, but knew a lot of cats from NY. Cool to see another of my peeps on here. =)

[slowholdup]

dat bitch at the start is sick

[grlblu73]

"dat bitch" is his sister.

[Baltimorehop]

@grlblu73 Tell 'em G. I just thumbs up your quote cuz some ppl gave your quote 2 thumbs down. Either they to stupid to understand that you was callin homey out for f'd up "B" word description or they just that ignorant and use this word in their daily vocab. Either way, I got what you was saying and thumbe you up! Represent! I never knew that was his sis or the reels. She need a deal. She tight!

[DylanbrunsSk8]

hell old skool boi

[eboyd32]

apparently the other emcees are Mos' brother and sister. they're all dope. i wonder why they stopped rapping. they're both dope. they should revive UTD and bring their other brother Anwar Superstar into the group as well.

[mvdec]

This song is the truth. So happy I stumbled upon it. Thanks bro!

[siwooot]

"if your mind can go there than why can't you"

[dreaded06]

1. mos sounds like he did on the stakes is high album...style progressed once he did black star (or even the stuff he did on soundbombing)

2. beat was used by diamond d on his intro to stunts blunts and hip hop...

3. the precursor to medina green...he even mentioned it in this lyric

[dormiturefl]

such a dope song

[BloodWar2008]

whats the title of this track

[dormiturefl]

manifest destiny is the name im pretty sure

[mvdec]

Manifest Destiny

[Showmedaho]

It would be cool if Urban Thermo Dynamics release another track.

[shadowpocalypse]

Wow, any other old school songs w/ positive themes and hot lyricism. I only know about the modern underground

[supermike2164]

i gotta find this love it

[mjdghost]

Still got same style big up black dante

[raskullibur]

Is she the same girl on Kaliphz album?

[LaudenElizabeth]

niiiice!

[elfederaleYO]

Thats mos and his brother and sister!

DCQ is pretty nice also

[dakolzkid]

4 REAL?

[elfederaleYO]

yessir. DCQ is his little brother and Ces is his little sister

[arvidberg]

urban thermo dynamics- manifest destiny

[TavinVazquezTV]

what song is this?

[lacurvadevillena]

man , this is so dope , wooow , anyone knows thename of this album ? anyone ? please ..one love

[nemesis700]

the album's called manifest destiny....its real good

[TheIndustrialCafe]

he obviously pointed at them cause he's muslim and he personally set off the 9/11 attack.

....ridiculous... I bet you get chills when you see a video where a cat says "mama" too.

"mwaa-maaw"

[DynastyLuminous45]

Was there actually someone who said that? Damn, gives me one thing I don't understand, how can a complete moron listen to this kinda hiphop...

[TheIndustrialCafe]

I'm just messing around for laughs.

[imasifsoy]

mad props for postin. this album was straight fire when mos was fresh and animated.

[P28ductions]

this bitch is the shit.... Manifest Destiny, it must be

[ESSENCEOFEACHTHING]

Before Rap took over.

[inspectol]

mos def?

[erocablok]

Love the trade center shot.

[michellechocolate15]

i like the song alot but it would be better without the girl!

[banoue815]

this fool mos can rap, but he is always lookin fresh too!!

[x3nNoN4u]

@banoue815 fool?FUCK YOU cuz' mos is not a fool.

[RATMfan92]

Pwns.

[jefffi]

deamn youre right whit that world trade Center thang

[ecuaagua20]

@jefffi yea i see it too

[CiscoNast]

this lady sucks at expressing herself musically. its so uptight and serious

[ogrebts]

mc lyte .

[ogrebts]

whatever its tight none the less

[falljaun]

si si mek t'assure grave, à l'ancienne, jamais vu cette vidéo

Baliziers

[cornail22]

"From Key West to Budapest!" Yeah! Hungary rules!Go Mos Def!

[kalamaloo]

Am i one of the few people that think Mos should recieve a best dressed artist award? lol, he's had that pimp / smart style for what seems like forever!

[tonylb2]

isn't that D. C. Q. on the third verse and in't he Mos Def's older brother?

[hugogirardisking]

D.c.Q. is his younger brother, and the woman is his younger sister, actually.

[EricRyanPeltier]

He sounds different, like he's trying to change his voice or something.

[Postwhite]

In some shots it looks like he's got braces on, that mighta changed his voice a bit?

[EricRyanPeltier]

Yeah, you're right, it does look like he's wearing braces in some shots.

[shadesradio]

@EricRyanPeltier ITS GOLD FRONTS. ERE'BODY IN BROOKLYN USED TO ROCK THOSE. LOL .

[RichyJA]

everybody on the east rocked them now they comin back

[Justisjustin]

Manifest Destiny.

[am369248]

what is the name of this song?

[Spankedellic]

its in 1:46 where he point to the twins towers and says "If is not here then it most be gone"

weiird o,,0

[thescienceofit]

They were attacked once even before this video was made, by the way.

[GBallaJ]

damn thats trippy dude.

[TremulantMannequin]

damn

[StraightUp615]

ill shit

[iamirshehu]

That girls Def.

[Cruze305]

URBAN THERMO DYNAMICS...LOVE THEM

[blinkrz]

I met Mos a couple years back, I told him I had that UTD album on wax and he looked at me like...holy crap! I was dying!! So I told him about the line when he says "I'm comin from the bottom, so I'm risin to the top" and together in unison we said " ...and ya don't stop" we had a good chuckle and then he was on his way. Just happy I had a cool moment like that with him.

[victshot]

HAha, that's pretty good. Made me laugh.

[jordanfan88]

@blinkrz Thumbs up..... i had a dream ....with Jay.....i told him i like that...real old school joint...that " i cant get with that"....i started the first verse and we where both singing it......for a second i thought i was jammin with jay...till i woke up.....i wish jay would sing the old school jamms too.

[booth1906]

@blinkrz you deserve as many likes/thumbs-up as there are views on this video for your comment

[nemesis700]

i remember some other cat tellin me one time how he met mos one time when he was signin autographs....dude went up to him and said 'hey! arent the cat from...' he thought that the cat was going to say 'blackstar' but he was like' aint you the cat from.....urban thermo dynamics?'. he said mos looked at him like he got sucker punched. i guess this album wasnt too popular back in day.

[RICHARDcGABRIEL]

@blinkrz i want to run into Mos Def ..

[KidiV]

thanks for uploading this gem man

[TheChosenFewTV]

you guys spoke of no guns, crack, bling and i feel ya on that.

so i posted a random one of my freestyles (yes its improved 1hundred) as a video response just to keep real Hiphop flowin.

gotta love that Mos Def

[TheChosenFewTV]

when i said: "(yes its improved 1hundred)"

it was really supposed to say "yes its IMPROVISED 1hundred", lol.

[EminemBase]

Mos Def is awesome.

[mo23lav]

haha mos def is my fav

[colenda123]

this right here is classic....straight beats and rhymes and NO GUN PLAY....

[mmariotti11]

this is that shit!!! I miss hearing real hip hop like this, No Crack,No Guns, No Bling, No Bullshit!!!

[AcidicLinguist]

I love how Mos still has the same style. I listen to this and just nod my head instinctively. It's not like when you listen to something old and go "yeaaaah, that's sick for a throwback". This is just -SICK-.

This just solidified Mos as one of favourites of all time.

[Kidcky]

"If your mind can go there then why can't you"

That is such a dope line!

[Kidcky]

Damn, girl ripped that beat!

Tre FIRE!!!!

[Lilweezyjnr]

Thats there sister

[freekickdavid]

pure fuckin shit

[Mackadoeshez]

Mos Def got maad crazy lyrics for dayz & nightz!!!!!!

[eljloko12]

the group is called utd universal thermol destiny... the first mc is ces... thats mos def sis and idk who the third guy is but the cd took 8 months to find and it hasnt been sold since 02

[crunchboy44]

I just have to say that its not just mainstreams fault nowadays rap is shit. Its cuz ignorant people like yall postin these comments sayin its the white folk or the black folk or any of that bullshit. Get your eads out of your ass and enjoy music for what it is not just what kind of person makes it. And if u dont enjoy it then STFU so i can

[rezpatriot]

i am guessing 1993-1995 anyway where was this shot and who is the 1st and 2nd mc exluding mos def.

[1Drummer88]

Fuck ! This shit rules !

[mr4sure]

mos is 1 of the most son 4reela

[frkndopetastic]

and one of the first tracks he was on was big brother beat with de la

[MrKnowledgeTv]

lil wayne didn't kill hip hop, hip hop saw the short term that all might dollar advance money which still comes out of the artist royalties so its like that are taking a bad loan or making a deal with the devil thats why real hip hop artist like immortal technique and krs 1 will never sign to a major label yet still are able to make just as much money in the long run....so the soujah boys and the t pain will keep feeding the demons they work for because they are just employees with star status

[oliveirinha20]

all truth! very good comment!

[rezpatriot]

yeah mainstream music like lil wayne probably does not make much in royalties and sells all rights.

[thatfoojonathan]

talented family!!

[hieronimusboch]

"if it aint here then it must be gone"

he says that pointing at the towers damn

[stiliztic]

urban thermodynamics