'In Prison My Whole Life' Mos Def Interview Pt 2

[@lukedavidknowles9946]

great interview. i love that you ask your few questions intuitively during the flow conversation

[@Augur_RAzul]

This is the sign I needed. This following pt 1 just smacked me with BIG info. Def to Bey, the man is an enigma far beyond comprehension.

[@GreenSmog17]

i like how he pauses and thinks about his next words instead of just saying things without thinking..

[@bonmot7850]

God I love this dude.

[@lolaispure4296]

Bon Mot me too

[@lolaispure4296]

I have found him!!!!!!!!!! Yes Finally Nelly

[@DonzeJ]

Mos Def is one of the few concise mainstream hip-hop artists... quickly becoming the only...

[@amonmadkind3484]

He smiles when he talks lol just a cool ass dude man

[@painxtreme]

Every single person needs this.

[@prior9999]

this dude is my idol,along with carlin and many other like minded artists that don't give a fuck what others think and speak and create for the heart and soul.

[@Navaura]

I don't divide people in the way you think. I divide them according to intelligence and character and that's what appeal to me. Not his physical attributes. I like men who think above the normal idea of what equate as good. So my vision of a good man is a man of good moral character, pride in who he is and respect for all regardless who they are. Also I like a man who has common sense. Unfortunately that's a scarcity in our day and age. I'm not against anyone.

[@COLOME336]

There's no need to divide people. As Ziggy Marley said, "I don't want to divide people, I want to encompass everyone with love." So there's nothing against you brother or sister, just giving a little something to think about if you haven't already. LOVE!

[@Duffield_World89]

Mos def the intelligence of the mind is a beautiful gift 👌💎

[@little1intheuk]

Personally, I believe Lady Gaga truly reflects the cultivation of a persona. I've seen footage of her prior to fame and she seemed very standard in terms of style and attitude

[@sheEerahHh]

beautiful mind!!

[@cookiethesnitch]

He is so intelligent...it's attractive...

[@gabel13]

"this is my life, my struggles, my ambitions, my dreams...this is my persona, something you can buy"

[@lolaispure4296]

Gabe Barouh ikr

[@nihilmatic4098]

And he's so smooth sometimes, the definition of debonair

[@lolaispure4296]

Nihil Matic ooôoh maan

[@614kross3]

Props to him for being interested in the police response instead of outraged

[@KingKoush]

"My persona attached to a product." Beauty.

[@TheScripflipNetwork]

This one is wild

[@GreyMatterTripp]

So fucking logical and honest. Cutting through the bullshit to get to the heart of the issue as mos does well in music and in personal interactions. It's like he is speaking from my mind.

[@downpeninsula]

This guy is way too smart to sell out. Ecstatic is the best hip hop album of the last decade.

[@Navaura]

This is my vision of a good black man.

[@manson754]

This nigga is real rap talent. mos keeps it 100.

[@KillDStroy]

@jumpyourbones it's "I put on the clothes, I stand in a pose, and they pay me a check." I think he's just talking about how talent, imagination, and creativity take a back seat to selling a "cool" image. We all know that in the mainstream, how talented or creative you are doesn't matter as much as how "cool" you look or how much "sex appeal" you have.

[@Navaura]

I think we learned that in school, to be careful how you may write something because it may come out sounding alot different than you intend it too.

[@1GeneralDan]

Word! Keep It Real 4 Life

[@illuminaty9]

Mos Def is a true M.C. just like Q-tip

[@2000everett4]

They can keep their velvetine chairs........I'm a happy Non-conformist. Love Mos.

[@MrDrewski620]

i barely understand what he's talking about haha

[@614kross3]

He's talkin about real shit

[@ezelldazh]

Thats Poetry

[@Slicc7]

What song is he talking about?

[@Ssm19494]

What's sad is most mainstream lil Wayne fans and Justin bebier fans won't understand any of this . If only there was a way to dumb it down for them .....

[@rodcamper]

anyone else notice the giant bottle of water?

[@kecia33]

Money and prestige have always gotten us as humans and the root is really - GREED!! So until we have our basic NEED's fulfilled: love, safety, food, shelter and the like, we will continue to be armchair critics. I was born an educator and now I'm an activist and this is just one voice....each of us has a voice and we can be heard beyond the comfortable and it just starts by not buying into bullshit or at least calling it what it is instead of iggin it.

[@COLOME336]

Fixed: "This is my vision of a good man."

[@gabel13]

SOMETHING THE LORD MADE WAS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@airvucen]

I put on close i stand in a pose ......man rhymes forever :D

[@Bastacat]

But to some extent,isn't that the case with every single artist,movie star or any sort of celebrity? For example foo fighters,they can play,they can sing,wear more or less what they want,but i doubt any one of them have a clue how to do anything more,so they have people that do it for them. Now granted,yes,Lil'wheener and such take's it a bit further,god knows some artists don't even write their own lyrics,but still,the point is,managers are there for a reason,and they manage a whole lot.

[@moonsoonmenu]

lol "if it was puffy, that did that" lol Puffy would bring the cops with him in the first place.

[@jumpyourbone]

at 4:47 he says "i put on the clothes, i stand in the pose," and then something like "they pay me in silk"?? except that doesn't make sense...what is he saying? also, what is he saying at 8:31 ? "human temperament"??

[@usethharley7025]

Love this vdoe

[@Richinity]

nailed it.

[@JohnD430]

In Chinese, 你不是人 (ni bu shi ren), lit. "you are not human" is considered a major insult. Even worse is 你不是東西 (ni bu shi dong xi), lit "you are not (even) a thing".

[@FLpolo]

tactics of the machine they have no sincerity in the talk, that's not an organic scenario

[@COLOME336]

Shit we learn it coming out the womb; its so natural for people to classify each other rather than just saying my "brother" or "sister". Cuz really deep down that's all we are. Some of the most fucked up shit is how they essentially make you classify your "race" whenever you fill out a form. Subliminal racism that continues to divide us and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Love; peace; aloha brah.

[@GONZOM1]

truth

[@ChocolateDinoRagDoll]

Mos is so intelligent, aware and wise.

[@Navaura]

Yes it is. My brother is the one who brought race classification to my attention. Perhaps I put the black in there without realizing it. I mean He is a man of dark color. I could say chocolate, or brown but that just shows you how use we are to classification. I consider myself "black" as well since it's my classification, but if I sounded a little harsh with calling him black I didn't mean it in that way. But yes, it is stupid.

[@Bastacat]

There are two types of music,one type you make because you like it,the other one you make to get income. It's like with any form of art,ignoring one or the other does not make you a cool person,but rather ignorant. I can't stand lil'Whiner,but then again,even tho he has nearly zero brain cells,he has built a successful busyness.

[@ElPiggo]

damn does youtube remove "likes" now? Cuz i seriously doubt out of 14,805 people only 87 people clicked the Like button...

[@FlapJackDaddy]

@GreenSmog17 agree 100%

[@usethharley7025]

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦✊

[@Navaura]

So what are you saying?

[@COLOME336]

Ah I love how text creates such miss-communication! It's quite comical. Well then I am glad; and I did not believe you divided anyone yourself I was just pointing out that the usage of terms that classify people as "black", "white", "asian" etc. create the unconscious division rather than just being "human", which still divides us against all the other sentient beings in existence! Hilarious isn't it.

[@dirty47]

Best quote ever, 08:13

[@dhillboy12]

@jumpyourbone what he's talking about is that most rap artist are just persona's they arent really who they appear to be.. They wear the clothes the act and pose a certain way to appear to be something they are not... Then they are rewarded with fortunes (Which is the silk)!

[@Switcharoo12]

What's sad is that the people who need to hear this and understand how they are be led and hand fed bullshit can't understand; it's too deep for them to see and digest. And on a different note, that's the tallest, skinniest bottle of water I've ever seem. I'd have knocked over be now.

[@thechickable]

i love mos def's intelligence...he's cute, too :)

[@kenkenichi7461]

Watch Christopher Hitchens make Mos Def look like an idiot on Bill Maher show.

[@royalzaheer7]

its definitely a brand of vodka thats a given

[@doesitreallymatternope9641]

Royal nash it's voss water , that's a given

[@reneesantiago6496]

A man who doesnt carry an ID???

[@CoolBeans2177]

@stillhoods13 Jesus did drink wine so it be pretty hypocritical of him to criticize people for drinking

[@jaymadane8740]

Yasin bey is the truth aka Mos def plus hes from brooklyn like me from the Jedi Shabaka

[@usethharley7025]

Cool vedo

[@little1intheuk]

@ceazaro28 lol I think he would shake my hand. Think you mistook what I was trying to say. Mos Def states that that the industry creates false perceptions and I was using Lady Gaga as an example. Her whole flamboyant personality has been created by the industry in order to influence society. Prior to fame, she was so average. Im talking fashion sense etc. She just puts on the clothes and does whats shes been instructed.

[@rqca]

is that marlboro on the table ^.-

[@4pacDaDon]

is that bottle alcohol if so what types it it what is it called and isnt mos def muslim

[@sk8rbuoi]

I can't help but see Lady Gaga's face as he's talking lol

[@gypsytheif]

I think really it's other people who have successfully marketed lil wayne and made a successful business out of him and his (non)persona. I don't believe he would have a clue without people pointing him in the right direction and saying "now walk forward", "now do this", "now wear this"... he is a puppet on strings, if you will.

[@BharathVaradharajan]

***** most definitely

[@jumpyourbone]

@googahmoogah but don't you think in our culture today, to create social change you HAVE to insert yourself into the machine?

[@DJHuudaFMI]

You need to watch more Bill Maher then...

[@bandicoot2ps1]

@BLaZERaMPaGE I thougt that he was muslim?

[@MetalicB0x]

O_O

[@sert190]

Man you'd be surprised how many muslims drink and smoke and there was a time when drinking and smoking was banned in all religions.

[@MedranoHijo]

Why?

[@malikah95]

He isn't christian; besides that its a personal choice