FIRST TIME HEARING- Mos Def - Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick) REACTION

[@Lebowski55]

Mos Def has one of the coolest sounding voices in rap music

[@rustysmittyful]

and Q-Tip! 2 of my faves.

[@anthonytruman]

And Del The Funky Homosapien and Q-Tip

[@17kallum]

He’s crazy underrated

[@ozzylepunknown551]

T h e b e a t

[@GReaperEast1999]

Definitely does. Much respect to him.

[@GReaperEast1999]

Hells yeah. When Slick Rick comes on I get chills. Has me time traveling. Mos Def 🔥

[@moonswan7587]

I also get chills then I walk off in a rush

[@Comrade.Question]

Mathematics is a must

[@unclegardener]

Do It Now :)

[@PheLaReux]

This whole album was an experience!! I used to listen to it all the time (around 2009), thanks for reminding me why. I'm about to go back and listen now.......

[@NEONOIRERA]

Me too 2009 to be exact I loved it

[@methaholic3874]

He’s not underrated he just didn’t sell his soul

[@ronf2091]

I'm 41... I'm a subscriber. To listen to you young cats on these reaction videos not only gives me a great nostalgic experience but, it reintroduces me to music that was THE BEST ERA OF RAP. And the relevance of the songs still speak FOR TODAY'S SOCIETY.... it's crazy. But to hear you guys listen to it for the first time makes me just as excited as we were when we FIRST HEARD IT! Thank you for keeping REAL HIP HOP ALIVE!

[@Ambitious1979]

I agree

[@satyammishra2090]

The original sample used in Mos Def's Auditorium was sourced from the song “Do jhooth ji ek sach ke liye” by legendary Lata Mangeshkar who passed away this year. Music by Shankar-Jaikishan, legendary duo. Movie - Do Jhooth (1975 Hindi film). Give props to the real gems for this legendary music 🙌

[@lxreeent-5991]

Rest in Peace Legend Lata Mangeshkar ❤️

[@lgs888]

oh wow. thats dope.

[@lgs888]

oh wow. thats dope.

[@shaggytheninja92]

“Suckas tryna hide like the struggle won’t find them “ that part 🔥

[@genxingit1472]

I can’t tell you how cool it is watching some dude 25 years younger than me gettin hyped on a Mos Def, Madlib and Slick Rick joint. There is hope in the world. That track is insanely good. “Y’all know what it is…”

[@kellymcentee2148]

This song gets played daily in hip-hop heaven.

[@bigE3828]

Everytime I hear this song, it gives me chills.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Omg I still love this album. And Mos Def. Hes a genuius. The self described black Dante, the Brooklyn Boogeyman. One of the greatest to ever do it, Mos is CRIMINALLY underrated when he's not only a great rapper, he has a gorgeous singing voice. Check out the songs Sunshine, The Panties, and Modern Marvel (an over 9 minute sheer MASTERPIECE-my favorite song he's ever done-pure poetry that just builds and builds, incredible track) from his album The New Danger (one of the best hip hop albums of all time and one of my personal favorites) and anything from Black Star, which was Talib Kweli and Mos Def's joint group.

[@sohaylmusic]

Damn that's so true and he ain't getting the recognition he should have

[@iergd6566]

auditorium is def my favourite song of all time, i listen to it almost everyday for years and still get chills, you should listen to blackstar - thieves in the night, both mos' and kwelis' parts are incredible and judging by the intro you already know mos' part on education by freddie gibbs&madlib

[@Spthomas47]

Mos Def too? It's like Christmas after Christmas.

[@williamhornabrook8081]

Madlib is a living legend. I don't think anyone can match his depth of knowledge and level of output. Slick Rick and Yasin Bey are legends too. Incredible track.

[@headybud]

This is a gold bar of a song mos def and slick Rick with a madlib beat. Can't be beat.

[@AsiaticDisciple]

I glad you got that wisdom and elevated yourself with the lyrical content of a most vicious beat!

[@anthonytruman]

Some lesser known Mos Def tracks that are amazing: "Next Universe" "If You Can Huh You Can Hear" "Universal Magnetic" And his feature on De La Soul's song "Big Brother Beat" One of the best to ever do it. You can feel he puts effort into every line, no filler

[@klasyk1532]

"Ms Fatbooty" by Mos Def! React to that!

[@2869may]

Story telling at it's finest...!

[@deardish6843]

For real for real... that'll be be ggod one

[@young3nsinglej]

Yo! A story tellin' masterpiece 🙌

[@mcfcDJ51]

Rick killed that no question🔥

[@dragonslayer616]

Still remember mos def on sound stage. I think it was a show on MTV. I knew he'd blow up after that. I already watched this a while ago. Loved your reaction. This song was so sick, I was surprised it didn't have airtime. ❤️❤️❤️

[@leejuan2874]

Slick Rick really came on there fire af

[@Bad_Nutrition]

How about some Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli)? You could check out one of these songs: Definition, Respiration, Astronomy (8th Light), Thieves in the Night, etc...

[@KingAhmadTv]

Bet 🔥🔥

[@sobr4986]

Yeah. And the first three tracks on Talib's Quality album too! ( *Rush, Get By, and Shock Body* ) ...what a freaking track run that was

[@andyc6542]

@@sobr4986 Can’t mention the Quality album with Guerrilla Monsoon Rap!

[@Providenza]

@@KingAhmadTv Thieves in the night is one of the most lyrically deep song of all time that is still relevant today, it's a literal masterpiece.

[@unclegardener]

Re:Definition is awesome too

[@kidfazer]

I was listening to this my senior year when it released. Such a dope song on a dope album

[@lorisdelmas2710]

My fav by Mos Def

[@didierballet5535]

go listen to : road of the lonely ones, you are welcome

[@moxit8151]

listen to close edge

[@twite5462]

This is my favorite song ever

[@beachberry10]

Loved this, great to relive the first time hearing this phenomenal track. Thanks for posting, great reaction

[@magich8ball]

This beat is off the album Beat Konducta In India. The thing is worth a listen on its own. Also, check out Madlib's younger brother, Oh No.

[@bigswan5142]

I've been saying how underrated Mos Def is for years now

[@DYZYLink]

This song gives me early 2000s wartime vibes, imagine being a young 19 year old soldier and hearing this in your ipod shuffle while on tour. Mos Def should be spoken about more often like this from my generation.

[@Death2TheCore]

Vinnie paz was in my Playlist. "Jedi mind tricks - age of the sacred terror"

[@ericdennis3899]

Thanks Ahmad You Just Put Me On To This,This S*** Bump💯💯 Mos Def Is One Of My Favorite Rappers and The Legendary Slick Rick 🔥🔥🔥

[@anthonytruman]

Its on an album called The Ecstatic which is not on streaming but its on KZbin. History ft. Talib Kweli is another good song on there

[@larryboy6577]

I love how you knew it was madlib right out the gate, everyone misses that. Some of his best work for sure

[@Courier_Seven]

26 year old white boy from Texas, grew up with mostly rock and some rap, I love rap but in highschool I got sick of all the popular rap music degrading into the same tired cycle of sex drugs and violence. Luckily i discovered old masters of the game like mos def, gang Starr, Nas, big l, big pun, mf doom, biggie smalls, some of the most raw and beautiful music I've ever heard

[@pepsi_can3070]

Bro you just listed my exact music taste. Just add method man

[@ray_light44]

Why don’t you try Kendrick, J Cole, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Badass, Denzel Curry and JID That’s if you’re interested in good modern rappers tho

[@3COI]

The Ecstatic is a phenomenal album that's difficult af for me to find. I want it on vinyl, but I can't find it anywhere

[@corimay8484]

Love the reacts. Gotta do another Mos Def song. Travellin' Man with DJ Honda is one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time.

[@hjohnston9265]

Look up “inner city travellin man”. It’s a mix of mos and Marvin Gaye by producer Amerigo Gazaway. Absolute fire

[@corimay8484]

@@hjohnston9265 wow i listened to it for a half hour straight. Thanks

[@hjohnston9265]

@@corimay8484 no problem, the whole albums great and definitely worth a listen 🎧

[@chymchymx2351]

Speed Law

[@DoloSupreme]

No Cap

[@applesauce6162]

You're totally right my man; criminally underrated. Amazing track.

[@fernandoorozco3751]

I miss Mos making records.

[@melvinwomack3717]

This is a classic album

[@gcoca7450]

Mos def - Speed law. One of my favs, should check it out

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

OMG Ric is so fucking smooth. Gelato smooth.

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

I need slick rick recommendations for my own enjoyment! Anybody got some?

[@Bad_Nutrition]

@@dingleberrysnigglefritz Street Talkin'

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

@@Bad_Nutrition Perfect. Thanks. Came across this kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ6ri3eGftN9oNU so cool.

[@whtwht]

This is a straight banger! Love Mos Def

[@jonah6212]

Crazy how Ahmad's knowledge and curiosity of Hip-Hop is nearly identical to mine while I grew up during the golden age. Great to see and hope he can carry it forward.

[@buddahbubba]

K-os man! DO THAT SHIT! He came up in the underground in the 90s. Found his path in the 2000s. There is PRACTICALLY NO ONE reacting to this dude. I try blowing up certain channels with his name. So far with no luck...... Show K-os some love man!

[@buddahbubba]

*fingers crossed

[@MoeMalikPortfolio]

Ayo. K-OS is amazingly underrated. He's Eons better than Drake. Sad he doesnt make much anymore.

[@buddahbubba]

@@MoeMalikPortfolio I thought he just released a new album recently?

[@MrDekasOne]

Mos def is in the movie the hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy

[@Reigninsuds]

Preach. Mos Def and Talib introduced me to the underground hip hop scene back in the day. You gotta react to Respiration by Black Star ft. Common. One of the most underrated albums and songs EVER.

[@deedsoflegend]

Yo thanks for doing my request bruh thanks man

[@Tahzeee]

One of my favorite songs right here bro !

[@JohnDoe-zi1qi]

Facts mos is very underatet his a legend

[@Lebowski55]

Hip Hop and mathematics are both fire mos def songs

[@HeMadNice]

I really wish mos def game this song another verse. Great reaction bruv

[@hmacz5474]

Got to check out Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) Definition.

[@cptmuska]

This is an insane song. Deff is amazing, I always go back to this song in particular. This song is like better than anything Jedi Mind Tricks made. IMO

[@BS45000]

one of my personal favorite songs of mos def is habitat, you got to react to it

[@Death2TheCore]

Eyy this song just reminds me working graveyard shifts cutting plastic out in a factory. Shit was in the Playlist every night

[@RaikageMar]

I think you would love the beats and wordplay of black star’s definition and re:definition

[@ariaz7778]

This song is my ringtone from2013since now.peace peace peace ✌️ power💥💥🔥🔥💣💣

[@JoiRandom]

Mos Def - Speed Laws

[@dingleberrysnigglefritz]

Such an amazing lyricist and unreal flow.

[@benjaminfarias9169]

Heeeeeeeere we go **slick rick voice**

[@1230naze]

Yo I like the way you explain yourself man. This is gangster

[@dragonslayer616]

Man.. This is the cut!!!

[@ariaz7778]

Love u king ahmad.respect from Iran🙏🙏🙏✌️✌️✌️

[@sobr4986]

Btw, your "whats going down" intro to all your videos reminds me of another super group every time you do it - Boot Camp Click's *Let's Get Down 2 Bizness* ...it starts with a slightly off mic "Its going down" as well. You should check it out too! Phenomenal song. Lyrics so tight, as BBC was simularly known for

[@hjohnston9265]

Since you love Madlib you gotta check the Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Tiny desk concert. Best live hip hop band I’ve ever heard

[@tvoyunderdog]

Thanks for reaction, I from Russia, but I am muslim, and Mos Def my lovely rapper.

[@joeru435]

Life in Marvelous Times by Mos Def too. Off this same album.

[@omararcher7105]

Definitely criminal for him ( Mos Def) not being mentioned

[@jfunderburg6060]

Oh shit. You reacted to auditorium.😱 G as fuck fa dat

[@1Itry]

Revelations from the same album, the ecstatic, is pretty great but short. There’s a sweet bass lick and a marimba on the backing track too

[@Rogersensei93]

I'm just starting to get into Mos Def too

[@jackmcnamara6973]

Has to be one of the greatest beats in hip hop history

[@NEONOIRERA]

This my shit 🔥

[@RajonTumbokon]

You NEED to react to Body Rock by Mos Def feat. Q-Tip and Tash from Alkaholiks. Your mind will be blown.

[@djgray1200]

Fortified Live - Reflection Eternal or Redefinition - Black Star also come to mind listening to Mos. I used to spin the drum and bass remixes by Pish Posh on Rawkuts, the dnb offshoot of Rawkus. Thanks for giving Mos a listen.

[@scottyrob82]

I know I'm late but this beat is off of Madlib's Beat Konducta in India. That album is a masterpiece.

[@UNDERGROUNDskateco]

Please do Macy Gray - I committed murder Remix feat. Gang Starr & Mos Def

[@subymanvince]

React to Mathematics and Ms. Fat Booty by Mos Def and Definition by Blackstar.

[@deedsoflegend]

The o.c. times up

[@SloppyChoppyMazeNYC]

Quiet Dog bite hard Life in Marvelous times Mannnnn... Mos def so gooooddddd

[@DNA77]

Mos Def flows are 🔥 straight up

[@clebfelm4170]

This is a classic

[@n3clar]

Everybody knows he is one of the best! Sadly hip hop these day is something else.. not what it used to be

[@jeffreyloshunshing4174]

Slick Rick bodied that

[@josephdedona4760]

He's always in my top 10

[@alexm2930]

Between the beat and Slick Rick, I believe this where Mac Dre got his style towards the end of his career.

[@mistahmst]

This song came out 5 years after Mac Dre’s death, but I definitely think he was influenced by Slick Rick

[@alexm2930]

@@mistahmst You are right. But yeah that's where I first heard sound like Mac Dre. Being that it was Slick Rick, I figured that may have the key people was influenced by for his reinvention during the thizz era.

[@deedsoflegend]

Tribe called quest skypager

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Dre- let me ride Snoop- gin and juice Snoop- Nuthin but a G thang

[@nckgmz83]

Personal favorite. More young cats should be checking your channel out.

[@jfunderburg6060]

Boi mos absolutely BODIEEEEEEEEEED THIS FUCKIN SONG

[@MrTommyfrizz]

Bro if you like Mos you gotta do some Blackstar stuff. Redefinition and respiration

[@thefrowsy1]

Respiration for sure. Timeless.

[@lgs888]

mos def underrated for sure

[@katec8796]

Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light) ;)

[@avnox9202]

Mad Lib Just Modified The Beat Cause The Actual Sound Is Taken From An Indian Song "Do Ghoot Jiye Ek Sach Ke Liye" But Appreciate His Modification

[@mikeburns1691]

Old school Ahmad at it again

[@jabbad2992]

As a matter of fact sad to say I didn't know about MF DOOM until Mos Def video praising him so much... And then I checked it out didn't like it but came back to DOOM later , and was like oooooooooooohhhhhhhh

[@kylilin]

Four songs from that same album - Casa Bey, Revelations, Quiet Dog Bite Hard and History.

[@YourMom-tr5pu]

Check The Lootpack, "Soundpieces; The Antidote". Madlib, Wild Child, and DJ Romes. Madlibs first group.

[@jansen4282]

I’d recommend respiration, by black star. It’s him and Talib featuring common. And speed law is pretty good, from black album. “There’s a city full of walls to post complaints at”

[@Danishsnufkin]

dont forget the RULER!

[@slimcrazy06]

DOPEE!!