I’m 32, and have listened to pretty much all of these songs since I was 7. I still absolutely love listening to them one more time to see your reactions. Thank you sir ✊
Mos Def's singing has always been interesting to me. He obviously doesn't have the strongest voice but is so soulful that it works really well. He's been using it on a lot of his popular songs, from the fan-favorite "Umi says" to "Travellin' Man" or even when being featured by his friends Da Bush Babees on "The Love Song" or the lesser-known "S.O.S.". So depending on how much you liked this one those songs could be worth a listen to you as well.
What's even more interesting is the singing of Black Thought which suprised me on "Conception". The range on his voice was way different then on "Silent Treatment" back in the early 90s.
@@Maleek_Bae I mean the Silent Treatment 12'' had 4 remixes and all of them removed Thought's chorus. ;) Maybe they rushed that part cause Conception sounds much better in that regard.
So happy you finally heard Black Thought, I don't want to add to the massive list but will be great times when you can get some more Black Thought/The Roots songs. Thought was also on Big Pun's only album on the song "Super Lyrical" which is the ideal title. His Funk Flex 10 minute freestyle may be his Apex...he paints vivid pictures with his words.
Love you channel, I grew up in the 80s & 90s I'm requesting a few here that u should def check out; Eminem & Jay Z 'Renegade,' Nas 'If I ruled the world' & Tupac's radio version 'Keep yo head up,' Eminem's 'classics; Sing for the moment,' & 'White America' 'Cleaning out my closet,' 'Stan' 'Lose Yourself ' Dre dre 'Nuthin but a G thang' 'Forgot about Dre' Public Enemy 'Fight the power' Fugees 'Fu-gee-la' 'Ready or not' etc, lol so many more you're missing ❤️
Thanks for the suggestions! There is a Nas poll up right now on my channel page under Community. It looks like If I Ruled the World is going to win. I'm doing Eminem in chronological order. I'm in MMLP now. I know Stan and Lose Yourself from before so I can't react to those. Both of those Dre songs are on my list. My reaction to Rebel Without a Pause posts on April 16 (I've heard Fight the Power from back in the day). And both of those Fugees' songs are on my request list.
One of my favorite things I miss about 90s hip hop was how certain groups would make remixes which like this would contain a new beats and verses (native tongues was the 1st I could remember) i.e. Bonita Applebaum , the roots had maxi singles such as " proceed" that would have 4 or 5 different versions each completely different and special in its own way. Sometimes also they'd sneak remixes of different single for the hell of it.
@@ABoomerReacts They do remixes but not ones that sound entirely different only sharing the theme or Title like you mentioned with the respiration remix, how its sounds like a completely different song.
Sterling work yet again Boomer. 👍 I’ve never even heard this. Maybe they should’ve called it Desperation. Like they did with Definition & RE:Definition. Hey, there’s your next Blackstar tracks to react to 👊
If you ever have a chance, check out 16 Blocks. It stars Yasiin and Bruce Willis. Pretty good movie. Mos DEFinitely shows his acting chops in this one. 😏
@@ABoomerReacts He also had a major role in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, probably not the first kind of movie that would come to mind for a Mos Def appearance.
Never heard this song but it's a jam! Also random: now that Will Smith and the whole "Oscar Slap" thing happened, I'm surprised you haven't reacted to one of his songs yet (either as Fresh Prince or Will Smith). He's got quite the extensive rap catalogue - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Summertime" come to mind
@@ABoomerReacts I could see that being a legitimate concern. Then again, if you held a poll asking people if they'd have a problem with it, you'd get a good guage for how your viewers would see it
this is titled as a remix because it is produced by one of the most revered hip hop producers of all time, Pete Rock. He takes other songs, and completely changes the musical background of them. oftentimes they are superior to the original and he usually says "another Pete Rock remix" somewhere in the song.
@@ABoomerReacts sometimes they have different verses but a lot of times he takes the acapella version of the song (which is usually included with the vinyl release) and will put them over a brand new beat.
@@ABoomerReacts he has worked with the cream of the crop of '90s artists. If you get a chance you should check out the song T.R.OY. (they reminisce over you) by Pete Rock and CL Smooth. It will give you an idea of why he is so respected musically.
WISH YOU COULD DO A REACTION TO: "BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLE ON FUNKMASTER FLEX". THIS FREESTYLE IS THE BEST FREESTYLE EVER IN ALOT OF PEOPLES OPINION. I KNOW IT HAS VISUALS BUT HE IS JUST SITTING AT A DESK RHYMING SO THERE ARE REALLY NO DISTRACTIONS. TRUST ME- YOU WILL THANK ME LATER!🙂
![Mos Def & Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought - Respiration (Flying High Remix) [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9IUE3ivHAB0/mqdefault.jpg)
Pete Rock is one of the greatest, most influential Hip-Hop producers of the "golden era"
I never knew about this version! It's going on my playlist.
Me either
I never knew about it until it got requested. lol
I'm excited for you
The original is dope but this versions more bouncy
@@The808Mixmaster I agree. But like I say in the video. It's more like Respiration II instead of a remix.
David Bowie once said that Mos Def’s ‘blastin holes in the night til she bled sunshine’ is the most beautiful lyric he ever heard.
Thanks! I love fun facts.
Poetry in motion.
Fact
I’m 32, and have listened to pretty much all of these songs since I was 7. I still absolutely love listening to them one more time to see your reactions.
Thank you sir ✊
Thanks, Don. I really appreciate you saying that.
@@ABoomerReacts No problem!
Mos Def's singing has always been interesting to me. He obviously doesn't have the strongest voice but is so soulful that it works really well.
He's been using it on a lot of his popular songs, from the fan-favorite "Umi says" to "Travellin' Man" or even when being featured by his friends Da Bush Babees on "The Love Song" or the lesser-known "S.O.S.".
So depending on how much you liked this one those songs could be worth a listen to you as well.
Thanks, Fabian! I'll add those to my list. I'll take anyone singing except for Biz Markie.
What's even more interesting is the singing of Black Thought which suprised me on "Conception". The range on his voice was way different then on "Silent Treatment" back in the early 90s.
umi says has such a vibe! one of his best songs like ms fat booty
@@Maleek_Bae I mean the Silent Treatment 12'' had 4 remixes and all of them removed Thought's chorus. ;)
Maybe they rushed that part cause Conception sounds much better in that regard.
@@uamini I just believe he’s one of those artists that continue to get better with age.
So happy you finally heard Black Thought, I don't want to add to the massive list but will be great times when you can get some more Black Thought/The Roots songs. Thought was also on Big Pun's only album on the song "Super Lyrical" which is the ideal title. His Funk Flex 10 minute freestyle may be his Apex...he paints vivid pictures with his words.
Thanks, Blake! Super Lyrical is def on my request list. I'm going to react to the Funk Flex freestyle in May.
Pete Rock king of remixes
Outkast - Get up, Git out you’ll love the messages 🔥
Thanks for the suggestion, poet. That song is def on my request list.
When i saw a vid of Black thought singing I still havnt found what im looking lyrics U2 at a Roots concert .. man mos def got skills.
Is that on TH-cam?
@@ABoomerReacts oh waow i never answered this, yes it is 😂
A Boomer Reacts - Pete Rock is a legend and has done many great remix versions of classic tracks.
So I've heard. I also reacted to TROY
Love your channel keep it up!
Thanks, Bryan! I appreciate your encouragement.
Love you channel, I grew up in the 80s & 90s I'm requesting a few here that u should def check out; Eminem & Jay Z 'Renegade,' Nas 'If I ruled the world' & Tupac's radio version 'Keep yo head up,' Eminem's 'classics; Sing for the moment,' & 'White America' 'Cleaning out my closet,' 'Stan' 'Lose Yourself ' Dre dre 'Nuthin but a G thang' 'Forgot about Dre' Public Enemy 'Fight the power' Fugees 'Fu-gee-la' 'Ready or not' etc, lol so many more you're missing ❤️
Thanks for the suggestions! There is a Nas poll up right now on my channel page under Community. It looks like If I Ruled the World is going to win. I'm doing Eminem in chronological order. I'm in MMLP now. I know Stan and Lose Yourself from before so I can't react to those. Both of those Dre songs are on my list. My reaction to Rebel Without a Pause posts on April 16 (I've heard Fight the Power from back in the day). And both of those Fugees' songs are on my request list.
@@ABoomerReacts Sounds good!Jay Z & Eminem's 'Renegade ' is a single. (Might be on Blueprint album)
One of my favorite things I miss about 90s hip hop was how certain groups would make remixes which like this would contain a new beats and verses (native tongues was the 1st I could remember) i.e. Bonita Applebaum , the roots had maxi singles such as " proceed" that would have 4 or 5 different versions each completely different and special in its own way. Sometimes also they'd sneak remixes of different single for the hell of it.
They don't do remixes now?
@@ABoomerReacts They do remixes but not ones that sound entirely different only sharing the theme or
Title like you mentioned with the respiration remix, how its sounds like a completely different song.
@@randilla Gotcha.
It's the B-Side
Amazing video! I really enjoyed this!!!
You found it! I was about to send you the link. 😁😁
Thank you!
Classic remix brings back memories 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sterling work yet again Boomer. 👍 I’ve never even heard this. Maybe they should’ve called it Desperation. Like they did with Definition & RE:Definition. Hey, there’s your next Blackstar tracks to react to 👊
That will def be my next Blackstar reaction
If you ever have a chance, check out 16 Blocks. It stars Yasiin and Bruce Willis. Pretty good movie. Mos DEFinitely shows his acting chops in this one. 😏
I think I might have seen it but of course "Mos Def" meant nothing to me at the time. I'll revisit it.
@@ABoomerReacts He also had a major role in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, probably not the first kind of movie that would come to mind for a Mos Def appearance.
@@uamini I've never seen that movie. How is it?
@@ABoomerReacts It's not a bad movie considering how difficult the source material is to adapt.
A bit uneven at times but I had fun watching it...
@@uamini That's all that matters
Another good one I don't think you've done any Nipsey Hussle songs yet would love to see you review "Blue Laces 2" from victory lap
Thanks for the suggestion! I added it to my request list.
Never heard this song but it's a jam! Also random: now that Will Smith and the whole "Oscar Slap" thing happened, I'm surprised you haven't reacted to one of his songs yet (either as Fresh Prince or Will Smith). He's got quite the extensive rap catalogue - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Summertime" come to mind
It seems like that could be viewed as condoning his behavior; and I don't.
@@ABoomerReacts I could see that being a legitimate concern. Then again, if you held a poll asking people if they'd have a problem with it, you'd get a good guage for how your viewers would see it
React to “5 grand at 8 to 1” by Suicude Boys!! Super good song i feel like you will enjoy it.
Oh man, you've got to listen to DJ Honda feat. Mos Def -Travelling man. It's all around great. The lyrics, the beat, the chorus.
I've got Travelin' Man on my request list but it's under Mos Def. Is it a DJ Honda song? It's on one of his albums?
@@ABoomerReacts Yeah, it's DJ Honda's song and it's from the album HII (as in H2).
@@arsenaali Thanks for the info! I would have been looking on Mos Def LPs.
this is titled as a remix because it is produced by one of the most revered hip hop producers of all time, Pete Rock. He takes other songs, and completely changes the musical background of them. oftentimes they are superior to the original and he usually says "another Pete Rock remix" somewhere in the song.
And does he always get the original artists to participate?
@@ABoomerReacts sometimes they have different verses but a lot of times he takes the acapella version of the song (which is usually included with the vinyl release) and will put them over a brand new beat.
@@ABoomerReacts he has worked with the cream of the crop of '90s artists. If you get a chance you should check out the song T.R.OY. (they reminisce over you) by Pete Rock and CL Smooth. It will give you an idea of why he is so respected musically.
@@Trumpwearsadiaper84 Thanks for the answer, Dan!
Been loving these reactions🔥🔥u should react to Kendrick Lamar’s mortal man if u haven’t already
Thank you! I have reacted to Kendrick Lamar before but not that song. It's def on my request list, though
You should react to Common - The 6th Sense
Thanks for the suggestion, Biz! I added it to my request list.
WISH YOU COULD DO A REACTION TO: "BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLE ON FUNKMASTER FLEX". THIS FREESTYLE IS THE BEST FREESTYLE EVER IN ALOT OF PEOPLES OPINION. I KNOW IT HAS VISUALS BUT HE IS JUST SITTING AT A DESK RHYMING SO THERE ARE REALLY NO DISTRACTIONS. TRUST ME- YOU WILL THANK ME LATER!🙂
Thanks for the suggestion, Kaz. A lot of people have requested so I'll do it next month
@@ABoomerReacts THANK YOU SO MUCH BOOMER, MUCH SUCCESS TO YOU!
HERE IS A DIRECT LINK TO THAT FREESTYLE IN GREAT QUALITY!: th-cam.com/video/tez4mimtGnc/w-d-xo.html
@@justkaz1985 Ha! I just filmed my reaction. It posts here on May 1
@@ABoomerReacts GREAT! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED DOING THE REACTION.✌️
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