This is why you hear old school rappers talk so negatively about the new school rappers. The reason: They took rap SERIOUSLY! It wasn’t a game with them. When they spat bars they were trying to destroy the mic to the best of their ability. Trying to make it so no one wanted to go after them. Nowadays tho...
This comment gives me hope that there are more people than I thought that share a similar sentiment. There’s a reason you see old school rappers gravitate towards artists like Kendrick, J Cole, King Los etc.. like them or not it’s obvious that these type of young rappers are putting a lot of effort to not only pay homage to the founders, but also pushing the genre forward while still keeping certain things intact. For starters being able to crush a mic is an absolute must. Like you said, the old school rappers took this seriously, they set themselves apart by being an excellent emcee as opposed to finding a hot producer and putting together a catchy hook. Music was a lifestyle for these guys, it wasn’t a means to an end, that was just a bonus. You were a rapper, you didn’t just rap, they actually take pride in their abilities.
although i completely agree with ur statement, unfortunately dinosaurs die. thats life. the entire genre, like all others, has changed. once something is done to near perfection, in this case lyricism, the journey to elevate it is nearly impossible and if somehow possible, the improvement would be marginal and overlooked. nowadays kids lean toward sonically pleasing vibe tracks, in reference to mumble raps popularity. if u cant out rap someone, u seek attention thru other ways. every generation has a response to the previous one and usually the older respond negatively toward the younger (juvenoia). i assume for the majority its tough to adjust to a rapidly changing world, and im sure its more n more difficult. what prolly took several generations to start freakin out the older population just decades ago is closer to the immediate prior generation presently. 50s pop rock was too sexual, 60s rock was too influenced by drugs, 70s rock was too experimental, 80s rock was too glam, 90s rock was to simple, 00s rock was too fred durst lol. remember when the world hated auto-tune? seems like water under the bridge now, t pain, 808 & heartbreaks, etc seem to get lumped in with the opposition to mumble rap... the point is no one is goin to convince kids whats good or not, in fact all this hate from us oldheads only push them further that way, besides its all relative anyway. nothing makes either form or any other superior. its preference. again, i side with u, lyricism > the rest. tariq is goat. just wish everyone would chill out on the trashing or music that aint for u. let it play out. its not for us. dont worry, our vibe will come back around. its 2019, girls are wearing 90s mom jeans now. everything is cyclical.... dabs made me write this
Eh, Em is my favourite artist, but I can't imagine what argument, perspective or criteria you could apply to place Em's freestyles above something like this. The difference in technical skill is minimal, the difference in depth is quite significant.
I just wrote an essay arguing why you CAN compare them but I deleted it...can't be fucked. Regardless, there's no harm in pitting the freestyles against each other imo, as long as it isn't "i like em's better!" vs "i like thought's better!" without any actual discourse.
Hey man Black Thought didn't just become a super rapper, he been doing this for 20+ years. I'm 31 and been bumping The Roots since I was 12. Dude been a beast.
"Brain matter contains to much data, I tell a story like fingerprints and bloodsplatter" - Black Thought Brilliant way to summarize up the whole freestyle!
I can't believe this your first time hearing black thought. One of the goats. But ayy it's better to show up late, than not show up at all. Props for the reaction
The crazy part is I think many missed the reference to [his pen being] Henry Kissinger. Kissinger was foreign policy advisor and national security to several presidents and was responsible for toppling several governments and responsible for many massacres. I wonder how many caught that killer reference.
Yeah. But one has had to have been politically aware of Henry Kissinger during POTUS Nixon administration and in part being NSA National Security Advisor writing peace treaties geopolitics etc
I caught it I've listened to this a bunch of times I caught everything by now and he goes insane with a lot of lines that one being a really good on. "They tried to capture me and brand me on the cheek with a floure de leaf" " Pantomime I'm made of elements you can't combine" " You're in the the presence of the one they call king ali babba the talent Mr trotter in my eight palm the mark of the stigmata" "People hating on how sophisticated my taste is then I pull up on these motherfuckers in a spaceship". Actually I might as well quote all 10 mins
Paul Isong Word!!!! Its like matrix when he said your eyes hurt cause you arw just now usin em for the first time. He's been a super rapper, it's just a lot of these nyggas are just now usin they ears for the first time!
Yeah could be that, or could also be because they haven't been relevant in a decade because they're too busy playing background music for Jimmy Fallon to suck off celebrities to. Such an incendiary underground group working for a network tv late night celebrity PR show.
Y'all didn't catch 'his passport is like the pages of 'War and Peace' a literary classic about Napoleon's invasion of Russia can contain as many as 1,400 pages So he's well travelled around the world with multiple passports compared to the single thick book War and Peace
Pause. The word was....means it's over. Far from it. Furthermore, there were a couple of other nice MCs in the Roots early days. And the concepts of QuestLove can't be overlooked !
Soooooo many educational bars in this! Black Thought is an Avid Reader. Very well read!! 1. Henrietta Lacks- Black woman whom after her death, her cells were stored to fight polio. 2. F. Scott Fitzgerald- Poet / Novelist of The Great Gatsby. 3. Griot- African traveling poet, musician, story teller. 4. Amalgamism- A mixture of different elements. 5. Algorithm- A process or set of rules in calculation. 6. Anomoly- Something that deviates from it's normal pattern. 7. Tigris & Euphrates- Rivers located in West Africa near Turkey, Syria and Iraq. {Birth place of man} 8. Similac- Baby formula filled with protein. 9. Fentinal- Synthetic Opioid, similar to Morphine. 10. Seoul {Soul} Capital of Korea. 11. Apex Predator- Top of the food chain. ie, Great White Shark, Dinosaurs, Lion. {Hard to defeat} 12. Henry Kissinger- Politian who wrote war policies, and treaties. 13. Sharia Law- Muslim Law {Derived from the Holy Quron} 14. War & Peace- A book with more than 1,000 pages. 15. Excalibur- A steel forged sword made of dragon fire of King Arthur, that can only be held by it's true master. 16. CB4- 1993 Chris Rock film about a fake gangster rapper {Rock} who gets checked by some real O'G's. 17. Long In The Tooth- Grow Old. 18. D.O.C. Legendary West Coast Rapper- Lost his vocal cords do to a car accident, whom rapped like an East Coast Artist. JUST A FEW i CAUGHT!
This is probably the best freestyle of the last decade - possibly ever. I'm sure parts of it were pre-written, but that doesn't take away from the genius of it. This is what it feels like you you get hit with a whole lot of undeniable truth on a ridiculous flow.
Zebrion it was all written, no human can freestyle like this! Doesn’t make it any less amazing though...greatest lyrical display in history right here!!
Josh Mason Zebrion it was a both. That’s the brilliance of it. how he flowed from freestyle to written and still kept that intelligent content. Rewatch and check when he touched his head. That’s a tell.
dude writing great stuff is harder than just freestyle it, freestyle is like form of the day. Like any professional you prepare. Boxers train, UFC warriors train and prepare. so no shame in prewritten
honestly it still boggles my mind when people that supposedly like/love hip hop say its their first time hearing black thought. tariq been in the game 25 years killing everything he touches. i just don't get it.
Can't blame people for what they haven't been exposed to. You can just help expose good music to people. Plus hip hop is huge you can spend a year in Eminiem's discography or Tech N9ne or Tupac. Very easy to miss great work. Even Black Thought talks about the people who flew under the radar in this freestyle. Unfortunately it happens. Luckily for us he adapted with technology and dropped this insane freestyle that I don't think anyone can top and brought him more exposure.
Black Thought should be in everybody’s top 10 of all time. Been in the game since the early 90’s with Beanie Siegel, then “The Roots”. The stamina in this freestyle is crazy, definitely a legend in the game!!!!
The Roots - 75 bars(blacks reconstruction)...he wrote it in 20 mins after he heard the beat...then go check the year it was released...he’s been the truth for decades
Out of all reactions to all songs this is my absolute favorite. It's like the only reaction that has the proper reaction to black thought spitting fire. Lmao. I've watched this vid like 30 times and it's always a good watch.
Man sense I heard this freestyle this is the best meaningful freestyle I've heard in 10 or 15 years . Name your favorite touching this freestyle ? I'm not talking about a bunch syllable flipping . I'm talking about hip-hop quoteable after quoteable . The last MC to do this in prime in my opinion was Canibus . Canibus would rhyme for mintues without taking a break. Black Thought is going to be a tough act to follow this freestyle for years to come .
BlackMusicGenre very well said. I haven’t heard one yet that can come close with the exception of an honorable mention to Loaded Lux or Crooked I on Sway and Tek back in 2003.
Will B. Smooth - formerly KardiFan2000 my first ever online screen name was from Respond/React. Attraktive_Assassin. Been fuckin with The Roots since I was a kid. Seeing them in September for my Bday.
Mammy ppl missed some of the stuff he was talking about. I it him but I caught all of it.. Even his reference to Earth, Wing and Fire...ba de ya.(Beijo) that used to play on WDAS between commercials here in Philly.
It really is. See the thing is now. You guys have the internet. Bigg daddy Kane was a monster. Cool G Rap was another beast. You can hear it in them "BACK THEN" It was not cool to be main stream back then. Go and listen to EPMD "The Crossover"
@@pxdstudios Kool G Rap 😉 (Men At Work) check it out And yes, this was the norm until Gansta n Dumb became the norm. Opening the gate for Eminems crown themselves., 😉
Cant believe you never heard any black thought before. Go listen to his Harvard freestyle then go listen to ALL the roots albums and you will hear a dude 700 levels above anyone you ever heard rapping.
Loved your reaction. There's plenty of black thought content to choose from (PLENTY!) The Imperial (Statik Selektah) ft Action Bronson, Royce da 5'9, Black Thought could be an awesome start.
Black Thought was the best hands down, Loaded Lux, Axel Leon, Benny & Conway, Royce da 5 9, J.I.D, Cory Gunz. Also definitely react to more Black Thought. He's the GOAT, get's overlooked because he was always in a group with the Roots. Check Birds Eye View and The Imperial
Man I Love your reactions. I just heard this song today. I was reacting just like you. Lol. I was speechless. I had to send this song to everyone. This was their first time hearing it too. They were calling me to talk about.
Love your videos, homie. umm, I saw the Roots back in 1995, and Black Thought was an absolute mutant on microphone, even back then. He is inspirational MC to many emcees, in terms of purity, and textbook technique. His writing(lyrics) are extremely advanced. I am a big fan, and this video proves why......
Agreed! I couldn't stop laughing at his reaction it was so pure. Preston's reactions are so relatable. Its like when Preston looked at the screen when he reacted to Nas Ether and the line about Jay Z look. Also priceless
The way you were "hearing" what he was saying, I was like "yeah this man knows good hip hop, he already knows black thought, so he gets all the little messages and references in there". The I heard you say this is the first time I have ever heard Black Thought rap. Bro, if you love "conscience rap" like I heard you mention, def listen to The Roots... all of it. The Roots were starting by Black Thought and Questlove long ago, they have had other musicians since the start, but they are one of the best rap groups ever. Black Thought kicks some crazy thinker shit man. You will be hooked. The Roots is basically what turned me on to underground about 14 years ago when I made a Pandora channel for The Roots. I started hearing shit I hadn't heard and searching for artists like them. Now a days what I expect from a hip hop artists is greatness, because there are many amazing hip hop artists out there, but sadly they are mostly underground.
I see a lot of people saying this is why old school is better than today’s hip hop... back in the day the popular music was mostly rock and roll and corny disco music and shit, rap wasn’t the mainstream music and that’s exactly why old school artists will forever be more talented, they just had to work ten times harder to get as big as they are, it wasn’t just about having a good producer make you a trap beat and spit the same triplet formula over it
I love watching people discover how great Black Thought is. Love when you said he just became a "super rapper", He has been top 5 dead or alive since the early 90's.
I'm french and all the french know The Roots since long time, they are not just a music group in Jimmy Fallon show! You american have the chance to have a great hip hop artists in your country! so stop listen mumble rappers, Eminem opend your ears with kamikaze, now Black Thought...believe me, don't play dumb! suport real hip hop!
YOU NEVER HEARD BLACK THOUGHT SPIT?!?!?! I'm actually jealous. To hear the human named Black Thought for the first time was just ridiculous. 25yrs of him body a track. I'm pleased the world FINALLY see.
He is from the ROOTS an amazing well ahead of their time hip hop band not group but band they use instruments, great drummer quest love n an amazing beat boxer too rahzel him n Black Thought on the mics sooo amazing live maybe the best live so already knew black Thought was a top of the range spitter n I love that he has never compromised his muzik, nuff respect.
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Imagine battling a dude and he bring THIS level to you. Shake his hand, nod your head, ask for a autograph, and go home.
Lol..facts
You better hope he spits first so you don’t waste your time. Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yea wtf do you even do? I mean at best you can do as good but you can't beat it. Shit if you even came close to matching it that is a win
Blackthought has never spit a whack rhyme in his life
Facts
ThTs a fact
EVER!!!!!! Not in his life or YOUR life.
Truer words have never been spoken.
This is why you hear old school rappers talk so negatively about the new school rappers. The reason: They took rap SERIOUSLY! It wasn’t a game with them. When they spat bars they were trying to destroy the mic to the best of their ability. Trying to make it so no one wanted to go after them. Nowadays tho...
This comment gives me hope that there are more people than I thought that share a similar sentiment. There’s a reason you see old school rappers gravitate towards artists like Kendrick, J Cole, King Los etc.. like them or not it’s obvious that these type of young rappers are putting a lot of effort to not only pay homage to the founders, but also pushing the genre forward while still keeping certain things intact. For starters being able to crush a mic is an absolute must. Like you said, the old school rappers took this seriously, they set themselves apart by being an excellent emcee as opposed to finding a hot producer and putting together a catchy hook. Music was a lifestyle for these guys, it wasn’t a means to an end, that was just a bonus. You were a rapper, you didn’t just rap, they actually take pride in their abilities.
dont confuse internet personalities for rappers.
Exactly! They confuse popularity with skills..
Bruh there are so many rappers better than j Cole and kendrick . I'm so sick of seeing ppl defend rap with only them
although i completely agree with ur statement, unfortunately dinosaurs die. thats life. the entire genre, like all others, has changed. once something is done to near perfection, in this case lyricism, the journey to elevate it is nearly impossible and if somehow possible, the improvement would be marginal and overlooked. nowadays kids lean toward sonically pleasing vibe tracks, in reference to mumble raps popularity. if u cant out rap someone, u seek attention thru other ways. every generation has a response to the previous one and usually the older respond negatively toward the younger (juvenoia). i assume for the majority its tough to adjust to a rapidly changing world, and im sure its more n more difficult. what prolly took several generations to start freakin out the older population just decades ago is closer to the immediate prior generation presently. 50s pop rock was too sexual, 60s rock was too influenced by drugs, 70s rock was too experimental, 80s rock was too glam, 90s rock was to simple, 00s rock was too fred durst lol. remember when the world hated auto-tune? seems like water under the bridge now, t pain, 808 & heartbreaks, etc seem to get lumped in with the opposition to mumble rap... the point is no one is goin to convince kids whats good or not, in fact all this hate from us oldheads only push them further that way, besides its all relative anyway. nothing makes either form or any other superior. its preference. again, i side with u, lyricism > the rest. tariq is goat. just wish everyone would chill out on the trashing or music that aint for u. let it play out. its not for us. dont worry, our vibe will come back around. its 2019, girls are wearing 90s mom jeans now. everything is cyclical....
dabs made me write this
Black Thought has never spit a wack verse
Kickinthescience EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so true.
fact
Ever ever my g
EVER!!!!!!
Young Lion, you witnessed what is arguably the greatest freestyle in hip hop history.
There is absolutely no way any Em freestyles are fucking with this.
Eh, Em is my favourite artist, but I can't imagine what argument, perspective or criteria you could apply to place Em's freestyles above something like this. The difference in technical skill is minimal, the difference in depth is quite significant.
I just wrote an essay arguing why you CAN compare them but I deleted it...can't be fucked. Regardless, there's no harm in pitting the freestyles against each other imo, as long as it isn't "i like em's better!" vs "i like thought's better!" without any actual discourse.
Adrian Nelson word
rikoLas NOT even a lil bit
Hey man Black Thought didn't just become a super rapper, he been doing this for 20+ years. I'm 31 and been bumping The Roots since I was 12. Dude been a beast.
Eric Ponce Tell em again.
Black Thought been an animal since the 90s. You picked a good start to get into him. You have to check out The Roots albums now.
Eric Ponce facts! Most under rated - top 5
id say if you look at total body of work and how consistent hes been over the last 20+ years, never selling out or going commercial, id say hes #1.
Eric Ponce Indeed!
"Brain matter contains to much data, I tell a story like fingerprints and bloodsplatter" - Black Thought
Brilliant way to summarize up the whole freestyle!
Mad metaphor
I can't believe this your first time hearing black thought. One of the goats. But ayy it's better to show up late, than not show up at all. Props for the reaction
The crazy part is I think many missed the reference to [his pen being] Henry Kissinger. Kissinger was foreign policy advisor and national security to several presidents and was responsible for toppling several governments and responsible for many massacres. I wonder how many caught that killer reference.
I'm glad you caught that 😉
Also the Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights author)... It's so many deep cuts in this freestyle.
Yeah. But one has had to have been politically aware of Henry Kissinger during POTUS Nixon administration and in part being NSA National Security Advisor writing peace treaties geopolitics etc
I caught it I've listened to this a bunch of times I caught everything by now and he goes insane with a lot of lines that one being a really good on. "They tried to capture me and brand me on the cheek with a floure de leaf" " Pantomime I'm made of elements you can't combine" " You're in the the presence of the one they call king ali babba the talent Mr trotter in my eight palm the mark of the stigmata" "People hating on how sophisticated my taste is then I pull up on these motherfuckers in a spaceship". Actually I might as well quote all 10 mins
btw, black thought was already a super rapper.... since '93. you gotta check the catalog
Paul Isong Word!!!! Its like matrix when he said your eyes hurt cause you arw just now usin em for the first time. He's been a super rapper, it's just a lot of these nyggas are just now usin they ears for the first time!
Black thought
The reason why he’s not on the radio, he speaks too much truth. They don’t want the new generation to think.
Exactly!!!
also because no one listens to the radio anymore
Yeah could be that, or could also be because they haven't been relevant in a decade because they're too busy playing background music for Jimmy Fallon to suck off celebrities to. Such an incendiary underground group working for a network tv late night celebrity PR show.
The hip hop gods are pleased - that shit was hilarious!
Y'all didn't catch 'his passport is like the pages of 'War and Peace' a literary classic about Napoleon's invasion of Russia can contain as many as 1,400 pages
So he's well travelled around the world with multiple passports compared to the single thick book War and Peace
Black Thought HAS BEEN a Super Saiyan type EMCEE... 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Big Pun ft. Black Thought - Super Lyrical......You gotta do it bro! One of the best rap songs ever and I don't think you've done Pun yet
James I really want him to react to Pun
Real Hip-Hop Head he ain’t ready for pun yet
Co-sign. I don't think he would make it through super lyrical.
anthony clarke yea, he might pass out
James I second that and also the cypher with Pun, DMX, Cannibus, Mos Def
The Roots - Concerto of the desperado. Black Thought is wild on that one. Off Illadelph Halflife (1996)
One of my favorites. Didn't hurt to have Amel from Groove Theory serenading us in the background. 👏👌👍✔💯
If rap was still like this, it would still be alive
Don't worry. Like every style comes and goes this, too, shall pass.
And good rap is still alive. Its just online instead of over the airwaves.
i wish people who said stuff like this would figure out how to use a computer
dude, it's kinda shameful when ppl say they never heard black thought but then they say they've heard the roots...black thought WAS the roots...
Nick Sarjveladze Black Thought IS the roots...but I feel u
Josh Mason
Please believe that! It's wild how so many people never knew how murderous Black Thought is on the Mic
IS The ROOTS' EmCee! IS!!!
Pause. The word was....means it's over. Far from it. Furthermore, there were a couple of other nice MCs in the Roots early days. And the concepts of QuestLove can't be overlooked !
Black thought is dope but don't take credit away from the rest of members
Soooooo many educational bars in this! Black Thought is an Avid Reader. Very well read!!
1. Henrietta Lacks- Black woman whom after her death, her cells were stored to fight polio.
2. F. Scott Fitzgerald- Poet / Novelist of The Great Gatsby.
3. Griot- African traveling poet, musician, story teller.
4. Amalgamism- A mixture of different elements.
5. Algorithm- A process or set of rules in calculation.
6. Anomoly- Something that deviates from it's normal pattern.
7. Tigris & Euphrates- Rivers located in West Africa near Turkey, Syria and Iraq. {Birth place of man}
8. Similac- Baby formula filled with protein.
9. Fentinal- Synthetic Opioid, similar to Morphine.
10. Seoul {Soul} Capital of Korea.
11. Apex Predator- Top of the food chain. ie, Great White Shark, Dinosaurs, Lion. {Hard to defeat}
12. Henry Kissinger- Politian who wrote war policies, and treaties.
13. Sharia Law- Muslim Law {Derived from the Holy Quron}
14. War & Peace- A book with more than 1,000 pages.
15. Excalibur- A steel forged sword made of dragon fire of King Arthur, that can only be held by it's true master.
16. CB4- 1993 Chris Rock film about a fake gangster rapper {Rock} who gets checked by some real O'G's.
17. Long In The Tooth- Grow Old.
18. D.O.C. Legendary West Coast Rapper- Lost his vocal cords do to a car accident, whom rapped like an East Coast Artist.
JUST A FEW i CAUGHT!
My Dude.... Welcome to “REAL HIP-HOP”!!!!
This is probably the best freestyle of the last decade - possibly ever.
I'm sure parts of it were pre-written, but that doesn't take away from the genius of it.
This is what it feels like you you get hit with a whole lot of undeniable truth on a ridiculous flow.
Zebrion it was all written, no human can freestyle like this! Doesn’t make it any less amazing though...greatest lyrical display in history right here!!
Josh Mason Zebrion it was a both. That’s the brilliance of it. how he flowed from freestyle to written and still kept that intelligent content. Rewatch and check when he touched his head. That’s a tell.
dude writing great stuff is harder than just freestyle it, freestyle is like form of the day. Like any professional you prepare. Boxers train, UFC warriors train and prepare. so no shame in prewritten
"The hip hop Gods are pleased with Blackthought" .... well yeah because HE IS ONE OF THEM.
Simply put... Don't rap to him.... And this was the greatest freestyle ever. Period.
Nope
Agreed. Period.
sun isäs ...the what was, son?
William Loftus big Ls 95 freestyle with jay z I would say is better than this due to literally every bar being absolutely fire
@@kamalmurphy734 That is the case here too tho lol
honestly it still boggles my mind when people that supposedly like/love hip hop say its their first time hearing black thought. tariq been in the game 25 years killing everything he touches. i just don't get it.
Can't blame people for what they haven't been exposed to. You can just help expose good music to people. Plus hip hop is huge you can spend a year in Eminiem's discography or Tech N9ne or Tupac. Very easy to miss great work. Even Black Thought talks about the people who flew under the radar in this freestyle. Unfortunately it happens. Luckily for us he adapted with technology and dropped this insane freestyle that I don't think anyone can top and brought him more exposure.
Black Thought should be in everybody’s top 10 of all time. Been in the game since the early 90’s with Beanie Siegel, then “The Roots”. The stamina in this freestyle is crazy, definitely a legend in the game!!!!
Philly vs Everybody. City of Champions. Home of the spitters.
Philly all day 💖
🙏🏼
215 🙏
Facts
Out of all the reaction channels this is the one I miss the most. The commentary and sound clips add so much
All these months later and I still keep coming back to this review. Good ish, my dude!
HE SENT THE WHOLE INDUSTRY TO THE SHADOW REALM. INSANE BARS.
He went to another dimension and brought back some antimatter in the form of words and gave them a piece
The Roots - 75 bars(blacks reconstruction)...he wrote it in 20 mins after he heard the beat...then go check the year it was released...he’s been the truth for decades
Black thought has been doing this for 20+ years, I am surprised some people are only discovering how great he is. He is in my top 10.
I have NO WORDS.
Black Thought took them ALL!!!
Out of all reactions to all songs this is my absolute favorite. It's like the only reaction that has the proper reaction to black thought spitting fire. Lmao. I've watched this vid like 30 times and it's always a good watch.
You have watch "Lost In Vegas" do a review with breakdowns. Highly intellectual.
Man sense I heard this freestyle this is the best meaningful freestyle I've heard in 10 or 15 years . Name your favorite touching this freestyle ? I'm not talking about a bunch syllable flipping . I'm talking about hip-hop quoteable after quoteable . The last MC to do this in prime in my opinion was Canibus . Canibus would rhyme for mintues without taking a break. Black Thought is going to be a tough act to follow this freestyle for years to come .
BlackMusicGenre very well said. I haven’t heard one yet that can come close with the exception of an honorable mention to Loaded Lux or Crooked I on Sway and Tek back in 2003.
BlackMusicGenre when I first heard this my first thought was Canibus' 100 barz
Black Thought is Godbody....react to The Roots - "Respond / React" and "100% Dundee"
Will B. Smooth - formerly KardiFan2000 my first ever online screen name was from Respond/React. Attraktive_Assassin. Been fuckin with The Roots since I was a kid. Seeing them in September for my Bday.
100% Dundee is one of the hottest hip-hop tracks ever recorded. That’s at least 2 under Tariq’s belt...
There will never be a better freestyle.
Go for it homie. For sure Black Thought is a Beast
"Black Thought just became a super rapper, bro."
Nah my dude. He's been Super Lyrical for a long time now.
LOL Keep the sound efx coming with the reactions, funny as shit
*Reads 40 books then relistens to the freestyle*
DAAYYYYYUUMMMMMM!!
Mammy ppl missed some of the stuff he was talking about. I it him but I caught all of it.. Even his reference to Earth, Wing and Fire...ba de ya.(Beijo) that used to play on WDAS between commercials here in Philly.
Best part is you sayin "its gon be one of them today" when really you aint have no idea what was comin.......greatness.
I lied, the best part is seein you realize that Black Thought is damn near the greatest.
😂😂🤣🤣 you got me with the angelic harmony lol spit my coffee out my nose and everything
I can't imagine that... this being the first time listening to Black Thought.. you've got a sweet catalogue to look forward to. :)
straight flow with no cursing absolutely amazing, brother speaking with a lot of substance
You either build or destroy and this is straight building 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✅✅✅✅✅💯💯💯💯💯💯
This is what you need to get back to!! Your reaction to music is the absolute best.
To all the youngsters this was the norm from the generation of Rap/HipHop I come from.
No it wasnt. No diss to our beloved 90s and 80s era, but Black Thought is just different.
I ain't seen no shit like this before.
definitely not. also shut up
It really is. See the thing is now. You guys have the internet. Bigg daddy Kane was a monster. Cool G Rap was another beast. You can hear it in them "BACK THEN" It was not cool to be main stream back then. Go and listen to EPMD "The Crossover"
@@pxdstudios Kool G Rap 😉 (Men At Work) check it out
And yes, this was the norm until Gansta n Dumb became the norm.
Opening the gate for Eminems crown themselves., 😉
This is the greatest reaction video of alltime! 😂😂😂
When I first heard this I couldnt believe how incredible this flow was i spent almost an hour listening and rewinding.
Cant believe you never heard any black thought before. Go listen to his Harvard freestyle then go listen to ALL the roots albums and you will hear a dude 700 levels above anyone you ever heard rapping.
Tabs T he do go hard as fuck on that shit
This was definitely a ''where were you'' moment in hip hop..
You werent even ready for this. Hell no one was
This just might be the greatest verse of all time
You should review the black thought, method man cypher its dope!
Flex doesn't even understand what he's saying. Actuality
Jarrod Hannon Flex too busy taking selfies
Glad you peeped this. People don't understand. Black Thought is a bona fide genius. Now you know. Philly represent
black thought is the truth son
Loved your reaction. There's plenty of black thought content to choose from (PLENTY!) The Imperial (Statik Selektah) ft Action Bronson, Royce da 5'9, Black Thought could be an awesome start.
Schestin Bell Real shit . I wore that track out summer of 2014 . Black Thought a monster .
Black Thought was the best hands down, Loaded Lux, Axel Leon, Benny & Conway, Royce da 5 9, J.I.D, Cory Gunz. Also definitely react to more Black Thought. He's the GOAT, get's overlooked because he was always in a group with the Roots. Check Birds Eye View and The Imperial
Told you this shit was fire. Black Thought a real MC
Black Thought is incredible!! I’ve been listening to him and The Roots for over 20 years.
Man I Love your reactions. I just heard this song today. I was reacting just like you. Lol. I was speechless. I had to send this song to everyone. This was their first time hearing it too. They were calling me to talk about.
Black Thought has been like this since Day 1. It is gratifying for the younger generation to discover the 1990s conscious rappers.
Whoever had the best freestyle on Flex??? U just reacted to that jawn 😩💯💯💯💯
The hip hop gods are pleased...loool
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WORD! I'm surprised he didn't announce that the HIP HOP GODS are pleased!
he did
Black Thought is the hip hop god
Awesome reaction. I knew you would love and appreciate this
Oh, and this is the best freestyle on Flex
His m.f. Brain just works at another level…. Poet
PRhyme ft Black Thought - Wishin II
Justin Lee so slept on!! Riq mirders that jawn!!
Love your videos, homie. umm, I saw the Roots back in 1995, and Black Thought was an absolute mutant on microphone, even back then. He is inspirational MC to many emcees, in terms of purity, and textbook technique. His writing(lyrics) are extremely advanced. I am a big fan, and this video proves why......
15:35 part is so funny man. I couldn't hold my laugh at Prestons face expression. Dope stuff mate. Legendary reactor
Agreed! I couldn't stop laughing at his reaction it was so pure. Preston's reactions are so relatable. Its like when Preston looked at the screen when he reacted to Nas Ether and the line about Jay Z look. Also priceless
5 and a half minutes in, the brain had to reset 😂 Thought the GOAT imo
Your face during the entire video. Just processing what is happening haha
The way you were "hearing" what he was saying, I was like "yeah this man knows good hip hop, he already knows black thought, so he gets all the little messages and references in there". The I heard you say this is the first time I have ever heard Black Thought rap. Bro, if you love "conscience rap" like I heard you mention, def listen to The Roots... all of it. The Roots were starting by Black Thought and Questlove long ago, they have had other musicians since the start, but they are one of the best rap groups ever. Black Thought kicks some crazy thinker shit man. You will be hooked.
The Roots is basically what turned me on to underground about 14 years ago when I made a Pandora channel for The Roots. I started hearing shit I hadn't heard and searching for artists like them. Now a days what I expect from a hip hop artists is greatness, because there are many amazing hip hop artists out there, but sadly they are mostly underground.
BEST REACTION I've seen!!!
Watched this three times, you almost made me cry...weird bro
Greatest alive.
Also lmao I love how near the end you're just like fuck it throw all the sound effects at this.
I see a lot of people saying this is why old school is better than today’s hip hop... back in the day the popular music was mostly rock and roll and corny disco music and shit, rap wasn’t the mainstream music and that’s exactly why old school artists will forever be more talented, they just had to work ten times harder to get as big as they are, it wasn’t just about having a good producer make you a trap beat and spit the same triplet formula over it
"I tell a story like finger prints and blood splatter"
If you liked that, check the freestyle he spit at Harvard....do a reaction to THAT! You won't be disappointed!
He said its Sharia Law on Your Sherri Amore?!?!? Jrvjsndvksisbdbkwba😩
Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yessssss
Cheri Amore
I love watching people discover how great Black Thought is. Love when you said he just became a "super rapper", He has been top 5 dead or alive since the early 90's.
This is one of the things I listen to to start my day.
I'm french and all the french know The Roots since long time, they are not just a music group in Jimmy Fallon show! You american have the chance to have a great hip hop artists in your country! so stop listen mumble rappers, Eminem opend your ears with kamikaze, now Black Thought...believe me, don't play dumb! suport real hip hop!
Huh? Dude, go away with your cornball....
YOU NEVER HEARD BLACK THOUGHT SPIT?!?!?!
I'm actually jealous. To hear the human named Black Thought for the first time was just ridiculous. 25yrs of him body a track. I'm pleased the world FINALLY see.
Don't sleep on Thought. He's been one of the best for 20+yrs. Dude is in the Top 10 of all time. He's in my top 5.
Black thought is the truth and should be held in the highest regard on every platform!!!
Greatest rapping performance Ive ever heard in my life.
You can't rap any better..and I've heard em all,,facts
I swear black thought is a alien👽 he's so damn refreshing ❤💯
I missed this guy. One of the first guys I used to listen to.
"When i step in tha booth im a bull in a china shop" gdammit!!! Love this
THIS IS WHAT'S MISSING RIGHT NOW!!! REAL MESSAGE REAL LYRICS REAL TALENT REAL BARS REAL MESSAGE A REAL MAN OF HIP-HOP 💯
He was representing Philly the right way, let's go big bro. 💯🤘🔥
Still one of the best reactions to this. CLASSIC reaction to a CLASSIC 🔥.
Most underrated MC of all time and easily Top 5 of all time .
He is from the ROOTS an amazing well ahead of their time hip hop band not group but band they use instruments, great drummer quest love n an amazing beat boxer too rahzel him n Black Thought on the mics sooo amazing live maybe the best live so already knew black Thought was a top of the range spitter n I love that he has never compromised his muzik, nuff respect.
I always knew thought was a beast. It doesn't get better than this!! Game over!!!
"With the slightest inflammatory remark, I have you and the living a category apart"
Love how seeing hip hop touch ppl make ya love it more that man black thought special
🔥🔥🔥 as always
King Los - War, LA Leakers Freestyle, Lemon Pepper Freestyle