Legendary Rapper's Ominous Prediction is Already Coming True

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, slyly dissed Drake's music and target audience on The Cutting Room Floor Podcast before explaining how the US empire's actions have plunged the world into more darkness and despair. Rick Strom breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below!
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[@shadowsaiyan]

Mos/Yasiin's message hasn't changed in 25 years and people still aren't listening. This is why Andre isn't rapping much anymore. Both of them know the people are collectively too brainwashed to hear the message, let alone do something about it.

[@brianbadonde9251]

Unfortunately people would rather stick to the mainstream and are scared to look corny or cringe. People don't take chances by speaking for social change, they rather get a paychecks and go home and watch tiktok and do it all over again

[@wardenwilson6725]

People are too "brainwashed"? Possibly, people's tastes, both musically and philosophically, have changed. Matured. And if Mos' message hasn't changed in 25 years? Maybe it's time Mos get a new message.

[@Gererostrength]

They don’t care they know their is still an audience

[@azimwashington9354]

There’s always been music for the masses and I guess Kendrick listened 😂

[@love-si1kx]

​@@wardenwilson6725😂😂😂😢😢😢

[@gussygoro2469]

Mos Def is 💯. Hip hop isn't the voice of the people any more. It's the voice of luxury brands.

[@majorlazor5058]

It’s just pop.

[@tytsports]

true. -rick

[@SPMG769]

Ouch!!! That's real🫵🏿✊🏿

[@FullKarenMusic]

There was a time when luxury brand name attainment was defiant and empowering, but that's long forgotten. Now it's using sell out money to buy a prop substitutes." Yeah but you gotta respect their hustle" Nope. One is art the other business.

[@pseudo_ra]

Exactly! They are using it to sell out the youth to the corporations.

[@charmjdeane2225]

The fact people cannot understand what he is saying is more frightening than what he warns about

[@tyvanhworkout]

That part!!

[@allenwitherspoon6986]

There are a few of us here.👍

[@qa7443]

Mos def is the complete opposite of everything Drake represents

[@wardenwilson6725]

Drake represents SUCCESS.(billions in sales & performances) So, according to your logic, Mos def represents ........failure? People should stop trying to compare the two!

[@Sidewinder528]

And he wasn't even being malicious....he gave an honest assessment.

[@SilverJoystix]

Calling Drake's music "shopping with an edge" is insanely accurate.

[@ms.maamwithunsolvedtarotmy3598]

It was funny asf to me😂😂😂.

[@jahmic]

Mos Def has always been levels above. Dude is mindful and has been trying to get people to wake up for decades. Much respect

[@RoastPorkandGreens]

Drake is the epitome of consumerism is what they are trying to say…

[@user-zc2hk3cs6v]

"If you are maladjusted to a sick society it means that you are healthy,...."That may be the most reassuring statement many people could hear...

[@tytsports]

great line. -rick

[@ReadMoreSayLess]

So true. Thanks for the reminder. Almost forgot this line.

[@nickv1212]

Nah, maladjustment can maladjust people. One can correctly assess their situation while drawing the completely wrong conclusions and solutions for it.

[@marcusblaser3529]

@@nickv1212 e.g. - Ted Kaczynski

[@ms_beastie]

Yes, a great line. But yet, things stay the same since the beginning of humanity. So, relax,smoke it and let banality wash over ur brain like a fine wine.

[@anthonyzummo867]

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) has always been speaking truth to power, even in Blackstar with Talib Kweli.

[@tytsports]

on my shelf. -rick

[@kctaynor6134]

@@tytsports yes we can see ya shelf, do u really need 2 bring more attention 2 how u are all about using our culture 2 gain ur credibility?

[@SPMG769]

Honorable mention to one of the greatest albums EVER ✊🏿

[@doggolad2341]

​@@kctaynor6134bro stfu he's saying he's glad to be sharing an appreciation for such a masterpiece and a voice of truth.

[@kctaynor6134]

@@doggolad2341 how bout u stfu and stop giving a pass 2 someone who explicitly uses black voices as a way 2 treat some black voices like garbage!

[@100badvideos]

This is aging well

[@trizzmatic413]

Facts! 😂💯💯💯

[@Sammy213]

"I am mourning for all of us" ... "but I can't embrace despair." I need to be more like this.

[@single_goth_dad4203]

Yasiin doesn't get enough credit for his character. He's been one of the realist real ones since day one. A true poet, the man's sentences are bar after bar. "What's a crown to the clouds?" Words that'll slip over many folks head, pun intended.

[@Justlooking94]

He is a bit of an idiot too tbh

[@FOBStevie21]

Please protect this man. He's speaking nothing but facts

[@Nothankyou1969]

Drake is an ACTOR, and whatever is popping he will immulate it. Period, your welcome!

[@hanifmartin7505]

Exactly people are getting emotional about when the thruth is told

[@chrstwrg]

Drake makes music for people who want hip-hop without the message.

[@JuanGarcia-zy8yw]

Not true .. to me immortal technique is one of the best . And I also fk with some drake songs

[@disgustipatedwon]

Prince called it a long time ago. Everyone samples everything, and even the instruments are completely digital. Prince warned us about people who don't "do" music but sell music.

[@WayofWyrd]

Prince was becoming a King when he met his death ☠️ RIP I love the man and all he stood for, it doesn’t matter if I am white, either as the man himself said!!!! ✌🏼❤️🙂&✊🏼to all the people who have the power of love !!

[@brentlashley2138]

Drake tried to make this about ageism and it really isn't. Drake doesn't want to confront his lack of foundation. Yasiin Bey told no lies. Drake was created in a record label boardroom.

[@user-ly3rw1yv2w]

Gotta use that. Used to say Casting Couch emcees. Now I'm incorporating both. 😮

[@SPMG769]

Seems like he's been groomed since "Degrassi" 🤔hmmm

[@brianbadonde9251]

He's literally their perfect pawn, hes both black and Jewish so he can tap in with the streets while also being comfortable around the record executives. Plus the international audience

[@nathangraham5438]

@@brianbadonde9251 The minority in charge have one of their own to put at the top of the table and celebrate so when they change the narrative and a brain dead generation look at streaming numbers to see who's the best he will be number one

[@khalifleur]

Facts! ​@@nathangraham5438

[@dwillwilliams1240]

The culture owes Yasiin an apology

[@joshuabatts7812]

NO DOUBT I’M GLAD HIP HOP IS BACK WHERE IT ORIGINATED NOT CANADA

[@dwillwilliams1240]

@@joshuabatts7812 facts

[@davido3109]

It's not the place it's the mind and the spirit... Asewe Namaste Haribol!!!

[@cheesyriceo4]

The ones attacking him were never from the culture

[@jeanemlicar]

No way will you ever hear Mos Def’s music at Target or Walmart for this man is real Hip-Hop.

[@tytsports]

never -rick

[@TheShortyp29]

If you say Drake is HipHop you dont know what HipHop is.

[@Baatar1998]

Facts

[@gloryfulskip]

Big facts 💯

[@s4gviews]

Why don't people realize how powerful truth is? People love to live in lies.

[@shellyburke7343]

EXACTLY 💯, FACTS!!!!!!! 🖤

[@wardenwilson6725]

Obviously, lies are powerful, too! Otherwise, people wouldn't "love to live in lies".

[@s4gviews]

@@wardenwilson6725 lies are seductive. The truth is vastly undervalued.

[@wardenwilson6725]

@@s4gviews Lies are just that. Lies! Nothing's seductive about them. And the truth is only overvalued by .....Liars!

[@Nathaniel-Sr]

And to think MFS really tried to cancel Mos, because he said some shit everybody felt, but didn't have the balls to say..... Fast-forward several months later, and everybody agrees now smh in these same comments the drake glazing was real. Cause I was called a hater for agreeing that drake is a pop artist, now that the "beef" with Kendrick has concluded, im pretty sure a lot of y'all are in these same comments deleting those old messages. 😂😂 What's sad is nobody was praying for drakes downfall, I salute him for having a run that'll probably never happen like he did it again. He was definitely the perfect industry plant, but all's well ends well..

[@edvardbertrand5512]

This is gonna fly over a lot of peoples heads.

[@Paul-vw9tq]

Flew over my head. Which sport team and league do they play for?

[@tiffanyrussell5527]

I agree 100% with everything Mos def said! Mainstream hip hop (including drake) just talks about BS, it’s a shame that underground artists who are really skilled are not on the forefront.

[@theninethrees8044]

“Hip Hop went from selling crack to smoking it” I will never forget that line as long as I’m alive

[@christiannacolbert5603]

TRUE! I have always said Drake is pop. Truly. Not just charting, he is pop. Bubblegum rap, at most... but to attach his name to rap/hip hop is just wrong to me. It's like saying Bruno Mars is funk. 😂 Devoid of the funk.

[@DuckAlertBeats]

Devoid of the funk is exactly it.

[@AChangeNView]

Mos Def has always been a phenomenal rapper and actor.

[@CategoricalImperative]

"My Umi says, shine your light on the world. Shine your light for the world to see. Sometime my heart gets heavy......" -Mos Def

[@frankiem4062]

Drake wants to be what Kendrick is so bad…but Kendrick is AUTHENTIC

[@pindaryahashua]

🧢 Kendrick is the most overrated rapper of this generation 😂 Drake makes way better music than him

[@sanyatesGRIA]

@@pindaryahashuaSTOP 🛑

[@romaretaylor9953]

Drake never wanted to be Kendrick or make music like him, you really loved Kendrick’s last album like that? Be honest?

[@putitonme1795]

Stop sac riding. Both are tools.

[@weeeeee-bh4hg]

Oh he is crap too.

[@yogimcdowell8761]

Black Thought is definitely in my top three. The fact that lyricists like him or Mos Def are never even brought up in a top MC debate proves how devicesive & entrenched this so-called 'agenda' is. I think itz safe to say that music 🎶 can shape behaviors & personality.

[@detrockcity3]

Mos Def is the real thing. He knows.

[@justme1269]

🤣🤣🤣 His pause has me rolling. He is trying his best to be gently honest, but the BRUTAL HONESTY was fighting tooth and nail on the inside.

[@person4.0]

😂😂😂 Right!

[@mieshacanb6967]

He is speaking nothing but facts straight up, he’s only hard to listen to because people don’t want to think. people would rather find the jokes than ingest the truth.

[@tokumei]

Legendary rapper is right, BUT THAT IS YASIIN BEY/MOS DEF!!! Give my man his flowers!!!

[@ESB82413]

Damn this aged well!!!

[@Militantreturns]

Mos. Is. Basically saying that. REALNESS. AND CONTENT NEED TO COME BACK TO HIP-HOP , ITS ONLY SO LONG THAT A VEIL. OF DECEPTION CAN COVER WHATS REALLY GOING ON. TIME TO WAKE UP

[@itsorange6879]

I will always remember that he was the rapper that woke me up when other rappers were putting me to sleep. I followed and bought every album, even True Magic the album with zero promo, zero cover art or tracklist and I felt like he was talking to me when he said "my true fans will find it". I mourned when he said he was done with HipHop, I read a tribute so perfect that I cried, I literally cried. He's my truth teller, my favorite modern poet and the world will always need his truth. This is less about Drake and more to do with the state of our minds, what we've accepted as entertainment. What we value vs what we actually have...which is nothing. I just appreciate him so much

[@roxrolldog]

Mos Def is tremendous in the movie "16 Blocks". He should be proud of the work he did in that very good film. It made me find out more about the man. And I'm an oldhead (69yrs.) white man. Yasin Bey is a good man.

[@ChrisJohnsoniShootnRaw]

Who here after K Dot destroyed Aubrey! 😂😂😂

[@mikelawry3362]

He told the truth. People don't want to hear it. Most people don't know what real hip-hop is

[@srl9948]

Definitely don’t

[@sanyatesGRIA]

💯💯💯

[@Badfoxfinance]

I know what it is. It's played out. And sucks. I respect the new hip hop the jay Cole's and Kendrick Lamar s Lucas joyners and such. But old scollers ain't giving no respect. I know Drake ain't hip hop but who gives af I like good music whether it's hip hop or not.

[@Badfoxfinance]

I was fukn wit naughty by nature wutang and some others. But most def though he was lyrical I still didn't like that shit 🤣

[@ChillSun-Music]

Drake Raps, he also makes and distributes hip hop records. That's not an opinion.

[@user-yp3qg3km7s]

The only constant is change. He refused to become a mainstream puppet. Prince and Michael knew the deal. Look what happens when you dont "play" the game.

[@gatoazul01]

GOAT. He can’t say it, Drake is a fake. Never liked his pop.

[@vortexmodettv9666]

In the world of hip-hop Drake is the guy on the sidelines holding the ten yard marker and Mos Def is the guy up in the stands who owns the team that's down on the field playing. I'm not going to have this conversation with people who don't understand that.

[@IfaKslays]

That part!!!!

[@coolmoe3289]

Hip Pop.. Drake is the New M.C Hammer... Today's Crowd don't want too be Enlighten.

[@TheAnonymousWriter_]

Let’s take hip hop back for our culture ! Black culture !! Let’s bring it back to the glory of conscious minds

[@So-what692]

Too late

[@youtubesucks1821]

Hip Hop isn't meant for only black people. It's only black culture in the sense that they started it. But that doesn't mean other races can't join in. Everybody loves Immortal Technique and he's Puerto Rican. Besides hip hop was just an amalgamation of other cultures to begin with, that's the beauty of it, creating awesome sound out of other sounds

[@flaneurfilms1940]

@@youtubesucks1821 immortal technique is not Puerto Rican and he has African ancestry just like most Puerto Ricans. Where you think Ricans got their drum patterns from? The European colonizers?😆 it’s all black culture. Read something.

[@youtubesucks1821]

@@flaneurfilms1940 Just because it's black culture doesn't mean it's only for black people. Country music is white culture yet all white people are fine with Darius Rucker singing Country. You can talk about it like it's this exclusive thing all you want, but who's showing up to the shows? Who's buying the albums? 80% white fan bases support these people who act like what they do is only for black people. It's all delusion

[@MHouston602]

@@youtubesucks1821That’s not a good comparison since country came from black people’s music.

[@indianlionbro7857]

Drake realized what he means now😂

[@marcosalvarado7791]

He is right about drake and most of nowadays rappers.

[@Motizzie95]

King Yasiin...did you really say "shopping with an edge"?? 😂🤣 I can't sir, I just cant! 😂

[@HambyTownHooligan]

This only took 3 months to age like fine wine

[@nomadnessnaj]

Bey is on point with everything he said. I'm just floored that the majority of comments below are regarding Drake. That, in and of itself speaks VOLUMES about our extremely shallow culture. Sad.

[@nomadnessnaj]

agreed@@janedoe707

[@EliteBlackSash]

Mos Def is a Man who started his very first solo album (a #1 album) with a remake of Afrobeat’s Fela Kuti - “Fear Not for Man”. This message is in keeping with that introduction to the world. He has not been changed one bit by the industry: Listen, people be askin' me all the time "Yo, Mos, what's gettin' ready to happen with Hip-Hop?" (Where do you think Hip-Hop is goin'?) I tell em, "You know what's gonna happen with Hip-Hop? Whatever's happening with us" If we smoked out, Hip-Hop is gonna be smoked out If we doin' alright, Hip-Hop is gonna be doin' alright People talk about Hip-Hop like it's some giant livin' in the hillside Comin' down to visit the townspeople We are Hip-Hop Me, you, everybody, we are Hip-Hop So Hip-Hop is going where we going So the next time you ask yourself where Hip-Hop is going Ask yourself, "Where am I going? How am I doing?" 'Til you get a clear idea So if Hip-Hop is about the people And the Hip-Hop won't get better until the people get better Then how do people get better? (Hmm) Well, from my understanding people get better When they start to understand that, they are valuable And they not valuable because they got a whole lot of money Or 'cause somebody, think they sexy But they valuable 'cause they been created by God And God, makes you valuable And whether or not you, recognize that value is one thing You got a lot of societies and governments Tryin' to be God, wishing that they were God They wanna create satellites and cameras everywhere And make you think they got the all-seeing eye Eh, I guess The Last Poets wasn't too far off When they said that certain people got a God Complex I believe it's true I don't get phased out by none of that, none of that Helicopters, the TV screens, the newscasters, the Satellite dishes they just wishing They can't really never do that When they tell me to fear they law When they tell me to try to Have some fret in my heart behind the things that they do This is what I think in my mind And this is what I say to them And this is what I'm saying to you check it All over the world hearts pound with the rhythm Fear not of men because men must die Mind over matter and soul before flesh Angels hold a pen keep a record in time Which is passing and running like a caravan trader (uh-huh) The world is overrun with the wealthy and the wicked (uh) But God is sufficient in disposing of affairs Gunmen and stockholders try to merit my fear But God is sufficient over plans they prepared Mos Def in the flesh, where you at, RIGHT HERE

[@pseudo_ra]

So happy you posted this. Most Def (Yassin Bey) was always a level above and ahead of most people

[@benniegossett9006]

young people won't understand what he's saying because they don't care.

[@mikeillgaming4224]

Yup lol

[@kevinmcdaniel871]

correct that requires comprehension

[@acmedata]

Don't underestimate Gen Z

[@applelandry4233]

They have no reason to care. When this guy started making meaningful albums and talks, who was promoting what he was saying? It was cool to say you listened to him but no one went to his shows or talked about his message. People celebrated & bought up Jay Z and the Nas beef with mosdef t shirts on 🤷‍♂️.

[@shoxx48]

Not sure you even understand Gen Z because unlike previous generations they have more to lose and causing more disruptions

[@Son_Of_I_AM001]

Drake is pop. Mos Def kept it all the way muddy. It wasn't a diss, just an honest opinion. Salute to Mighty Mos for a great interview.

[@darrialfleming8548]

Man it's a crime he didn't win an Academy Award nor a Golden Globe not even an Emmy. For his remarkable role as Dr. Vivian Thomas in the movie " Something the the Lord made". If you haven't seen it you've missed a masterpiece.

[@darrienglass4058]

I agree 100 percent, i've watched it many times it's so different from the more typical roles for black men, even as Chuck Berry he was outstanding, also in Same Day Air although his part was small he was a working man not a drug dealer, gang banger thug, and in the Italian Job he lost part of his hearing in school from learning science either he was in school or working.

[@Kenjardo]

To be honest I was surprisingly impressed

[@tytsports]

A+ comment. -rick

[@tytsports]

@@darrienglass4058 another great comment. -rick

[@tytsports]

@@Kenjardo use he's that dang good. -rick

[@tennaj1367]

Yasiin Bey (former Mos Def) has always been a brilliant guy ! He is a threat to the establishment/power structure.

[@tytsports]

brilliant! -rick

[@thefeckineejit264]

Great actor and rapper and seems like a real genuine dude.

[@tytsports]

for real. -rick

[@crystalmason829]

Mos Def is a Woke human being and a teacher he always comes and arrives in the most random and unlikely times the man is a poet and a teacher at his best Preach this man is a true activist.

[@shellyburke7343]

FACTS 💯🖤

[@pseudo_ra]

“Woke” as it is today is an insult to Mos Def. He’s awaken and has been for 25-30yrs.

[@shellyburke7343]

@@pseudo_ra , SO TRUE 🖤

[@jsax1978]

Mos has these Drake fans all in their feelings! 😂😂😂

[@borngreat-4-life930]

Welcome to America. 😂

[@mikeboucher9184]

It's funny how they are asking an NYC MC who became successful from pure skill what he thinks about a Pop artist ? I remember the days when we constantly dissed the pop rappers cause we felt they would destroy the value of the art form. Now look at hip hop and how many Pop rappers are dominant in the culture. It is a cookie cutter industry and super corny to witness. Many tried years ago to prevent this but society chose plastic over woodgrain.

[@banbaji]

I really love your wording: 'Society chose plastic over woodgrain'. Great stuff!

[@Juan-yq3fb]

Drake is consumerism

[@ingridwagnermckay64]

Your comment is on point!!!!!

[@dacloffeblack]

How would you define consumerism?

[@Rue100]

DRAKE IS " POP" BEST ANALOGY YET OF DRAKE

[@nikki0294]

Mos Def is a very intelligent king 👑 I will always be a fan. He is woke

[@oldrzagza]

Mos is a damn genius. So many products! I love this mall!

[@demetriusgrosse]

Mos is easily top tier

[@kevingreen2400]

Yasiin Bey is always been a deep brotha

[@IfaKslays]

That part

[@IfaKslays]

That part

[@fatelrekon]

This gen has been trained not to care about the real..

[@Ryattt81]

I love the mighty mos def, and to keep it 100%, I have never purposely heard a Drake song, but I still revisit Black Star, and Black on both sides often enough, even though hip hop hasnt been my music obsession for many years now.

[@kedeeky]

“Shopping with an edge.” 😂😂

[@tytsports]

so good. -rick

[@ferrousallotrope]

Damn he was waking that line so carefully in that first minute. Love mos , black star is top3 easily for me

[@marcusboyd5187]

Drake is a corporate rapper

[@shoxx48]

Yasin's 'Black On Both Sides' is a timeless album and it's social commentary still relevant today. Yasiin is personally my greatest artist of all time, this album is beyond a classic, it's should literally be required listening.

[@ms_beastie]

How is it beyond classic? I luv how people exaggerate🤣🤣

[@SlymeJeezis91]

Reasons why I've been a Fan of his for years. Just mad i cant find his music as easily as others... but i understand why.

[@pindaryahashua]

Because it's 🗑️

[@Titanspeakerman1414]

I Love Mos Def he is highly intelligent ❤

[@HEYBONJUGO]

Come on and say it…Drake is a plant. Saying everything that needs to be said without calling names or pointing fingers. Priceless.

[@nubianlegalmind]

Empires and kingdoms always come and go, and I don't think the average person in this country realizes this. They want to hold on to this idea that this will be around forever, but honestly, the way America as we know it came about made it almost certain that it would not last. You can't build forever on slaughter and terrorism.

[@richardroy6490]

Met Mos while getting milkshakes in Soho lol. VERY smart VERY chill dude. This aged like fine wine

[@insigpilot]

Who else is here after Euphoria and 6:16 in LA?

[@jemilmuritala7436]

Here after 'meet the grahams'

[@stewpacalypse7104]

During the loooong pause he said everything that needs to be said about Drake.

[@tytsports]

true! -rick

[@tonybrooks5741]

Reading comments you see how lost people are. And also why an artist such as the one he mentioned is so popular. people immediately got lost in the talk of music. The talk of humanity went over their heads. It's sad. No wonder the world so screwed. Good video break down

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

That interviewer is super pretty. Absolute hottie. On another note…Drake got that Target shopping music💀

[@TheGameofLifeManual]

God Tier: Lupe Black Thought Yasin Bey Andre 3000 MF DOOM Nas Elzhi

[@mylittlewillie]

Lauryn Hill

[@MistaKnifeguy]

That was such a legit definition of Drake's music. Shopping at Target lol, LOVE IT!

[@jurzyjohner432]

Mos Def one of the best lyrical rappers evers and he makes sense in his raps too, very intelligent guy who received and oscar for a movie he made as a doctor, this guy is pure street, wisdom and talent he can change like in a snap of the fingers.

[@ethanvilla4418]

FINALLY, someone giving props to Black Thought of The Roots. I'm still surprised the Roots aren't one of the biggest Hip-Hop acts ever.

[@tytsports]

likewise! -rick

[@romaretaylor9953]

If the Roots didn’t stop making albums after 2014 they’d be bigger for sure

[@shellyburke7343]

IT DOESN'T GET PLAYED IN white MEDIA BUT BLACK/BROWN MEDIA DISCUSS THESE ISSUES!! WE ARE ON POINT!! white MEDIA IS SLEEP!!

[@TeslaMan69]

Mos Def has been a Hip Hop inspiration for years. He never was the most popular but he always rapped with a message and intention you quickly realized the difference between commercial music and what speaks to your Soul.

[@davidbates9292]

He's a extremely intelligent and spiritual human, but some people won't catch it

[@gilbertvega4012]

I'm from the old-school he not lying 🤥 I've haven't heard a meaningful rapper today that I would listen too doesn't have nothing not a single message .

[@Mrmoney0421]

The Mighty Mighty Mos Def.... 'Shine your light for the world to see....'. Even with glasses, telescopes and contacts, many will not see what is right in front of them. We should all be concerned, these are troubling times.... #MyUmiSays✨✨

[@user-qz5lf6zn1u]

The crazy thing is i see some of these comments about Mos Def being illuminati How this man has been putting out positive music since the ages. This new generation is stuck on following and being easily mislead by these artist that sells images through music and videos Alot of the rappers he just mentiond are classic old fashioned MC's Some of the greatest He didnt mention Common or Lupe but these are some of the soldiers that were forgotten in time but not in mine. That type of music was my generation.

[@ShunguRocks]

0:05 Drake is NOT Hip Hop, he is Pop.

[@who_is_dis]

Not a fan of Drake, but that's objectively false

[@seansmiley345]

He’s on point as always he’s a thinker and philosopher , it’s always been in his music, Conscience hip hop never had its place in mainstream . Everything they rapped about was over the none thinker head but still relevant to the thinker today . Everything is taking shape today as they spoke it. In short mos def made music not only to vibe to but to open your third eye ! So he never tried to keep up with rappers of his day or now staying true to his self .

[@nomadqueen1111]

Facts! 👑

[@GemsJam2]

"Through the demise, my heart is still alive... it looks awful outside.. but it's still worth a try." Yasin Bey

[@barbielevy600]

He said, "shopping, shopping with an edge"😅😅😅

[@GardeDuCoeur]

"Though the demise, my hearth is still alive, it looks awful outside, but it's still worth a try"

[@tytsports]

quality! -rick

[@GQLewis]

I love this interview. Give me the conscience rappers all day long. I'm here to be informed.

[@QuantumMarie]

He is still absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@gwene.4726]

He is extremely handsome! Still ….

[@nickrod9526]

He's 100% correct on the collapse of America. I've been saying this to friends and family for the past decade.

[@Facts-pp3tr]

Yasiin Bey is easly top 10 ....Bars, lyrics, songs....You can't ask him about drake...Drake makes pop tart music...Everything he said he FACTS

[@tytsports]

so so good. -rick

[@majorlazor5058]

One of my first CD’s was Mos Def’s Black on both sides… geez I’m old.

[@MrRedCologne]

Me too.

[@bhambhole]

Oh, life. Kinda goes by quick

[@tytsports]

still got it? -rick

[@majorlazor5058]

@@tytsports maybe.. in the back of some closet at my parent’s house.