The remix with Black Thought is amazing too! While they call out the gritty underbelly of the city in this version, the remix gives a more hopeful, positive feel to city life (Hence it's the "flying high" remix)
Twice Inna Lifetime and Thieves in the Night are ones you should check out off the album they go HARD, if you end up doing their solo work check Kweli's Get by and Mos Def's Do It Now
They cut Talib Kweli's last part of his verse, probably for being too long for the song so they could get some radio play, since they have 3 full verses from 3 different artists... but here it is: Some cats be emceein' to illustrate what we be seein' Hard to be a spiritual being when shit is shakin' what you believe in For trees to grow in Brooklyn, seeds need to be planted I'm askin' if y'all feel me, and the crowd left me stranded My blood pressure boiled and rose 'Cause New York niggas actin' spoiled at shows To the winners, the spoils go I take the L, transfer to the 2, head to the gates New York life type trife, the Roman Empire state
*Subscribed. Good ish Sun! Fam, i just scoured your list and dont see any Roots (Black Thought) or Pharoah Monch (formerly of Organized Konfusion)! So to remedy that and give you more Yessin Bey (Mos Def) I have two requests. Pharoah Monch ft Black Thought "Rapid Eye Movement" & The Roots ft Mos Def "Double Trouble". (Bars!!!) You'll get 3 of the best to ever emcee in 2 songs. For the record, my top 3 are: 1. Pharoah Monch 2. Black Thought 3. Nas. (Credentials: I'm an OG that knows his elements. )
Man, if you can't straight spit you don't want to rap with these cats. They are way more than just a flow. These dudes are artists, poets. It's like Raekwon on Royal Flush, he didn't bring it and sounded terrible next to Big Boi and Andre 3000.
better late than never usually things are on a 20 cycle its time for the next gen to be exposed to real hip hop not the clout rappers and the like what this song meant to me growing up shaped my life
One of the Dopest song ever by 3 elite mcs..
BlackStarr Classic Album
Common is the metaphor and simile king. I used to love her, or the Resurrection vid would be a great introduction to the lyrical god common sense.
The remix with Black Thought is amazing too! While they call out the gritty underbelly of the city in this version, the remix gives a more hopeful, positive feel to city life (Hence it's the "flying high" remix)
Seconded. Pete Rock on the beat.
@@WhoopDeeDamnDoojust replying to a year old comment to confirm Pete Rock rules
Maybe my favorite hip hop song...on the short list anyway. The hook is richer and deeper lyrically than some people's whole songs.
Definitely up there in my book
Whole album is fire.
Hook is better than some people’s whole albums!
Thieves in the Night….
!!!
The question was horrible the answer was rhetorical
Common, I used to love her... Love story to hip hop
Black Moon.. Got you open
What version?
Thank you brother for this reaction. Bars for days. This is my era music
Masterpiece
Mos Def is a must listen catalog. Speed law, mathematics, hip-hop, brooklyn, modern marvel, sunshine, life in marvelous times....the list is long
K.O.S. determination
Blackstar- Hard Margin
This has to be the most poetic hook ever!
Add to your reaction list;
DJ Honda featuring Mos Def - "Travellin' Man"
Produced by Hi-Tek
Barzzzz 4 dazez.....🙌🏽🙌🏽💪🏽💪🏽🎯🎯🎯🎯💯
Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey is toooooo cold on the mic
Smif-N-Wessun - Let's Git It On
Comm Sense...Chi-Town whats going down!
New York x Chicago 🔥🔥
You need to hear the full Talib full verse
Trust me this facts! He drop a bar that's a gem that youtube cuts out 💯
The definition of hiphop
Straight Bars!!!!!! Holla
Twice Inna Lifetime and Thieves in the Night are ones you should check out off the album they go HARD,
if you end up doing their solo work check Kweli's Get by and Mos Def's Do It Now
One of the low key best Hip Hop albums of all time.
De la soul
Common - High Expectations
Yoooo…. Smif-N- Wessun for that 90’s sound frfr. “Sound Bwoy Buriell”
K.O.S. Knowledge Of Self!
Young girls with weak minds, but they butt strong!! - Common
They cut Talib Kweli's last part of his verse, probably for being too long for the song so they could get some radio play, since they have 3 full verses from 3 different artists... but here it is:
Some cats be emceein' to illustrate what we be seein'
Hard to be a spiritual being when shit is shakin' what you believe in
For trees to grow in Brooklyn, seeds need to be planted
I'm askin' if y'all feel me, and the crowd left me stranded
My blood pressure boiled and rose
'Cause New York niggas actin' spoiled at shows
To the winners, the spoils go
I take the L, transfer to the 2, head to the gates
New York life type trife, the Roman Empire state
DJ premier on the beat
*Subscribed. Good ish Sun! Fam, i just scoured your list and dont see any Roots (Black Thought) or Pharoah Monch (formerly of Organized Konfusion)! So to remedy that and give you more Yessin Bey (Mos Def) I have two requests. Pharoah Monch ft Black Thought "Rapid Eye Movement" & The Roots ft Mos Def "Double Trouble". (Bars!!!) You'll get 3 of the best to ever emcee in 2 songs. For the record, my top 3 are: 1. Pharoah Monch 2. Black Thought 3. Nas. (Credentials: I'm an OG that knows his elements. )
Mos Def ..Ms. Fat body , and mathematics
One of the best freestyles ever is Black Thought on Funk Flex.. top 5 easy
I loved this reaction! One of my favorite songs ever. The video is good but they cut talibs verse short in this version 😢
“No Batman and Robin, Can't tell between the cops and the robbers. They both partners, they all heartless, with no conscience.”
MESSAGE!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
do run the jewels legend has it
Travelin man by mos def
Bruh if you want lyrics peep "Twice Inna Lifetime" from their album
React to the Flying High Remix by Pete Rock featuring Black Thought. One off my Fave Pete Beats.
Dead Prez "Hip Hop"
Man, if you can't straight spit you don't want to rap with these cats. They are way more than just a flow. These dudes are artists, poets. It's like Raekwon on Royal Flush, he didn't bring it and sounded terrible next to Big Boi and Andre 3000.
Bruh since you on duos you have to do Camp Lo..trust peace
better late than never usually things are on a 20 cycle its time for the next gen to be exposed to real hip hop not the clout rappers and the like what this song meant to me growing up shaped my life
THAT MEXICAN OT!
*HATER PLAYERS* BlackStar👍
To bad Mos lost the plot...my man had bars
Mos def carried this song