"when a soldier ends his life with his own gun, beef is tryna figure out what to tell his son" damn man.... shit hits you
@floggyWM19 жыл бұрын
Nick Barry the whole song is deep
@truthspitter8 жыл бұрын
Meek and Drake brought me here. Had to be reminded of what real beef is
@joshuasolomon94285 жыл бұрын
Nduka Unaka underrated comment
@kaleemseyed45896 ай бұрын
FAXXXXX
@kaleemseyed45896 ай бұрын
Drake would kiss this man's shoes he lucky he told the podcast saying he isn't Hip Hop Mos Def over Drake any day of LIFE #FUCKDRAKE
@Paroni1310 жыл бұрын
I just cant get over how goddamn powerful this shit is.
@alibialexander5 жыл бұрын
"when a soldier ends his life with his own gun beef is tryna figure out what to tell his son" truest shit ever for my brothers in uniform.
@henryhawkins11944 жыл бұрын
I just heard this track from watching reruns of Dave Chapelle show. This is the realist song I ever heard. And I'm sixty-one years old. Much respect to Mos Def. Knowledge is powerful.
@edwinlewis585610 жыл бұрын
One of the most powerful verses I have ever heard. Amazingly True!
@Putaspellonyou13 жыл бұрын
rhyme of the decade!
@Highcon13 жыл бұрын
When Mos spit this on that sick instrumental on the Chapelle show, he made his way officially on my top 5 rappers of all time list. That was a hard list to crack.
@2011cmonson12 жыл бұрын
Mos Def for president.....this is what Hip Hop is not this bull sh*t all over the radio....REAL MUSIC
@rebeccahopkins95224 жыл бұрын
Knowledge and truth layered on a deep, heavy, molasses thick beat with instrumentation that soars. Mos goes hard here. Poetry set to thunder.
@Vercent112 жыл бұрын
This is one of the realest songs I ever heard.
@sleptonclassics33329 жыл бұрын
beef is when bank robbers get 25 years but robber banks get billion dollars "loans" beef is when the rich profit off war but your son don't come home
@dannycool59x495 жыл бұрын
beef is when you loan money to your broke friend hoping they will pay you back but never seeing them again
@janeeirvin572410 ай бұрын
“Beef is Iraq, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip”. Nothing but truth 💯
@neotri4512 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps. Mos Def is one of the best lyricists I've ever heard. This track is the truth.
@mamasboyofmarin2 жыл бұрын
Forever always my fav… ♥️🙌🏾
@alfiefallejo8 жыл бұрын
Mos Def droppin truth and knowledge.
@4ridaque15 жыл бұрын
love that mos still has something relevant to say...
@VolatileDisposition4 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t need to glorify gold chains or swear gratuitously of have a thug image -he kept it real 100%
@kiwimontoya4 жыл бұрын
Hey do you know where is that beat from or can I find it?
@BIGMrighthere11 жыл бұрын
This is poetry right here.
@mysticx013 жыл бұрын
absolutely one of the best and most powerful poems ever written. this should go down in history, its just that real.
@gm-jv1pe5 жыл бұрын
Real talk!!
@nomadseawolf14 жыл бұрын
Man's inhumanity to man is the one thread that history shows us consistantly. You make all the valid points of enslavement and the cult of superiority that allows us to be unfair and justify it. Carry the word my brother and what you think you are. So THINK hard.
@felzfelz61714 жыл бұрын
this song from beginning to end all 1 minute 53 seconds aint nothin but fuckin AMAZING!
@Taxidermistification11 жыл бұрын
Dudes like Mos Def show how intellectual rap can be despite all the negative press it gets from people.
@MrNiceGuy14220013 ай бұрын
It's bigger than hip...hop...hip...
@chucksamuel14167 жыл бұрын
mos is my all time fav
@htxflow12 жыл бұрын
This isn't a freestyle. This is just masterfully written.
@Deeplycloseted4353 жыл бұрын
Certain tracks, just capture the spirit of their time, and of their genre so perfectly, and this is one that I go back to much more than many others. There was this little “socially conscious” hip-hop movement that happened in the early 00’s, and I loved it. Of course I listen to the classics, Biggie, Pac, Dre, etc.....I grew up on that. Mos Def, Talib, Common and others though.....really good. Maybe it was just a thing that my life was really good in the early 00’s? Thats why I revere this music? Could be.....or its just good.
@2pac19Seventy1 Жыл бұрын
Happy bday Mos Def
@sweetcuppincakes198 жыл бұрын
RISE UP
@ralexander9495Ай бұрын
These 2 minutes are harder than most rappers' entire careers
@jdspencer6014 жыл бұрын
damn right. mos puts it down. im a white dude from mid michigan and mos def makes even me feel his message
@brendonfoster9511 жыл бұрын
Mos def ......under rated .... beef is real on all levels...keep teaching my nigga
@mshabazz8815 жыл бұрын
yo! mos def's got the real definition of beef, let those "rapper wannabe" learn from dis dude! he's for real.
@RudeBoy.44MAG4 жыл бұрын
Beef is what I had for lunch... and, also, what this dude said too 👍
@jsimmons8343 жыл бұрын
This is hip hop...freestyle by someone that can put it together with a message.
@hellokittycutie200313 жыл бұрын
Coldest shit I've ever heard! Long live Mos!!!
@heliocruz812 жыл бұрын
This sh*** is real men . 24 people want beef for dislike this song.
@CarloVentresca114 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! WOW! WORD WORD WORD. the peaople here in germany love mos def´s political rap.
@ghettoManga15 жыл бұрын
this is dope. never heard this cut before. thanks for posting!
@PoetryManDC12 жыл бұрын
Mos Def is The TRUTH!!!!!!
@clutchkick61914 жыл бұрын
Murdered it, I don't even wanna drop names cause no one can touch that.
@702pimpdaddy13 жыл бұрын
Speachless. Words can not describe this.
@KoolKy04schannel3 жыл бұрын
the jungle remix, cocaine epidemic, got me here😤👀
@MrDonche4142 жыл бұрын
This needs a gazillion likes
@djahimsa10 жыл бұрын
Beef is Mrs. Wallace still don't know who shot Biggie ...
@TheMostThorough15 жыл бұрын
"beef is when a gangsta's not doin it right & other gangstas done decided what to do with his life"
@YoungDreezee11 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best freestyles ever.
@tamerakeeler30587 жыл бұрын
your the best dog 😁 love your movies 16 blocks was cold!
@LilCamo16 жыл бұрын
you can find on the album Mos Definite. Track 5 is titled "Beef". This is that track. I have the album at home lol.
@osker1214 жыл бұрын
real deep, firt time i heard this was when he came out on the dave chappelle show a few years back, still one of my fav mos def freestyles...
@BadLuckHam11 жыл бұрын
I'm disappointed because i never wanted this song to end! I guess I'll keep clicking the reply button.
@alltoafrica16 жыл бұрын
he and talib, they are so best, thanks for sharing
@nomadseawolf13 жыл бұрын
I'm a 52 yr old white and this is truth. It's genius.
@shuarma012 жыл бұрын
when a soldier ends his life with his own gun, beef is tryna figure out what to tell his son
@longmire7623 жыл бұрын
Mos is the true personification of HipHop. Look up HipHop in the dictionary thats where his picture resides
@DEALMAKINGMAN4 жыл бұрын
One of the all time illest verses in hip hop.
@TheAFRoCeNTRiC113 жыл бұрын
This has just converted me into a Mos Def fan.Praise Flaco!!!
@KevinHammler7 ай бұрын
My favorite MD track.. Just showing love cause I see everybody on my guy back for telling it like it is w/Drake.
@Blackboilingrobotoil13 жыл бұрын
Flawless.
@MisterJmaster8 жыл бұрын
Rise up
@JRey07118915 жыл бұрын
mos def in concert 04/24 houston be there!
@NateyDynamite15 жыл бұрын
one of the realest verses ever!
@rylydylycandyman15 жыл бұрын
Dis dude is up there with the greats like ghandi and malcolm.
@oaizaz14 жыл бұрын
A real wakeup call... Mos Speaks the truth
@MYCUTIEMARKISAGUN2 жыл бұрын
Top Ten rap verse of the 21st century
@leeperryismerry13 жыл бұрын
Love how the Mic sounds Real raw especially at th end!
@StayAKTV16 жыл бұрын
Beef is oil prices and geo politics Beef is Iraq, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Beef ain't killin' for colors, beef is killing for God.
@ProphetVictory15 жыл бұрын
he IS the best ever.
@VPrimeTimeV15 жыл бұрын
Beef is a gangsta that's not doin it right. Wow....amazing
@avchavis14 жыл бұрын
The words! Listen to the words!
@Caron3Butler13 жыл бұрын
talib kweli and mos def are like peanut butter and jelly.
@pkinredt15 жыл бұрын
This is really good.
@peterjohnson20393 жыл бұрын
Straight bass rock 💯
@oogilygumballs11 жыл бұрын
THIS. is beef. POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
@BANGSTRUIN13 жыл бұрын
MOS DEF is HIP HOP
@cschembor13 жыл бұрын
so much truth in under 2 minutes
@tboogie7111 жыл бұрын
FIYAH!!! Mos is so talented!
@ai-aniverse6 ай бұрын
Aubrey could never.
@BlacksParson15 жыл бұрын
"Beef is oil price and geoppolitics, Beef Iraq, The West bank and Gaza Stip." -MOS I hope folks are paying attintion.
@katebarrios67043 жыл бұрын
Still going on to this day
@flamekid22015 жыл бұрын
it's a freestyle, some late night radio shows have emcees come in and rap. they give them a word, a beat, and let em rip.
@leahsullivan58517 жыл бұрын
RISE UP!
@johnj57264 жыл бұрын
Thought provoking music radio never play this.
@wattageking15 жыл бұрын
If yall would listen you would hear that this is a REAL EMCEE!!! You can't find this anymore.
@MetalJunkie9413 жыл бұрын
i dont really like rap, but this song is amazing. Its meaning really makes it a good rap song. Too bad good rap these days are hard to find
@dawudmc15 жыл бұрын
mos def 4 president
@M40nkey13 жыл бұрын
real hip hop from the mighty mos def
@Ginga14 жыл бұрын
On one freestyle, Mos demonstrates why he's one of the greatest rappers of all time. With Mos, real shit = hot shit.
@mr.miyagii__15 жыл бұрын
wicked song !
@richdad36014 жыл бұрын
realness. thanks for uploading
@stilllookingforthetruth44653 жыл бұрын
Underrated props...
@Efil4zaggin8916 жыл бұрын
pff i take my hat off for that shit, mad freestyle skills and to make it even more great....he doesnt talk about some bullshit.
@StylistMourner11 жыл бұрын
mos is the da shit. i can't believe i haven't been listening all this time... just finished my remix of beef - a project like this forces you to listen to what a poet the man is. damn. respect.
@Sammyboy81512 жыл бұрын
some beef is big and some beef is small but what yall call beef is not beef at all. realist shit ever nigga
@curiousjapan13 жыл бұрын
@RadiioPigeon the "mos dub" mix ("Johnny Too Beef") is really nice too
@chj216 жыл бұрын
FUNKEYED, bring it!
@MrBniz14 жыл бұрын
Mos Def= real
@chucktaylor172611 жыл бұрын
Beef is when corporations stole hip hop & then determined how it was going to sound.