Mos Def Freestyling

[@lamp6121]

imagine being so good that jesus himself comes down to hear you

[@dimarak8866]

Underrated comment 😂😂

[@geniusmind7834]

Facts

[@BeatTorrent5]

Comment thief

[@meadowdoran303]

😂😂😂

[@antifreeze.]

Revelation 1:14-15 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And 👉🏾his feet👈🏾 like unto 👉🏾fine brass,👈🏾 👉🏾👉🏾as if they burned in a furnace;👈🏾 👈🏾

[@deybsu]

watch his hands, he's turning the pages of his invisible dictionary

[@seider780]

Cheesy af

[@saintg1121]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmbd2d4rJKAsLM

[@rickdaruga3844]

@@seider780 right. That’s exactly what he’s not doing

[@stacyjones1681]

@@seider780 shut up my boy

[@guythatlikescucumbers6295]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSraoCrZtuZoLc

[@Lifeisgood586]

It’s wild to see a KZbin video that says it was uploaded “18 years ago”

[@Kully17]

😮

[@rAthundah]

really is

[@bababooey4551]

i wasnt even born yet... 💀

[@BitcoinOnlyCentral]

That just blew my mind

[@PeterOla-Itan]

@tristanreynolds5748 They didn't knew what was coming and that rapping with cereals in their mouth would be the new trend

[@sanjithechef]

It’s crazy to me how some artists can freestyle better than anything you’ll find on albums where rappers are actually attempting to be lyrical

[@ThePathOfEudaimonia]

Yes. That Harry Mack guy is pretty mindblowing as well.

[@octiquiroga2380]

Freestyle magic just happens

[@suhaib8464]

Mos Def has one of the best flows it all comes naturally for him.

[@RodryCarvalho]

This is obviously a written freestyle. Still fire af though

[@DancingMachine1]

@@RodryCarvalho Written freestyle? It's written, yes. Freestyle, no

[@viralbuthow000]

Flow so dope it transported that hippie right out of Woodstock '69.

[@ThaDreamMerchant]

+roscoegino W

[@shoot210]

W

[@bt55]

Damn!

[@georgecarapia]

W

[@gardenstateboss]

LMAO at your comment damn that made my day

[@lashly993]

We just gonna ignore the fact that Thor is just chilling next to mos def while he’s spitting fire

[@Raddrickheffley]

YungEdweird that’s Jesus

[@rickybaker2223]

Kurt cobain

[@mastersgenjimain]

Nigga chills with gods

[@runtheptnite]

that's Jared Leto

[@Skillbombe]

YungEdweird lol no. I mean I heard people call me that with long hair, but not just everyone with long hair looks like thor

[@hosammajed5915]

Black, White, Latino, Asian, Men & Women..it’s Hip Hop

[@mgf909]

You gotta love it 🙌🏼

[@face1159]

That’s why hip hop the biggest genre now

[@littlegirl583]

bro that’s jesus...

[@sidneyasiegbu]

@MastertheGoat facts, but expect incoming atheist trolls.

[@NicShalaty]

@@sidneyasiegbu “facts but expect incoming atheist trolls” bro wtf?😂 I guess here I am

[@jevinday]

He has the coolest sounding voice ever, love mos def

[@DylenOfficial]

My song “NO SLEEP” will blowup someday trust 🕰️

[@judith678]

He own my favs fr his flow and voice really great

[@Connor-bd5uu]

He sounds like every other rapper from the 90's

[@lutherferguson8963]

True

[@dondake3409]

It's like that one Dave Chapelle line - "They always need one white guy with them because when shit goes down...someone's gotta talk to the police."

[@avery-james]

“I’m gonna ask him for directions.”

[@OkieBadu]

@@avery-james head ass 🤣

[@TonioTalks1]

Funny cuz i found out bout Mos Def from ds Chappelle Show

[@misakiyoshida]

CHIP NOOOO!

[@theoquasi]

Lmao 😆

[@Fjerid]

Back when social distancing wasn’t a thing and brothers just got all cozy and shit.

[@jamesAk1]

Theres cozy and theres fuckin Morpheus in the background basically touching you up

[@brock3805]

JamesAk He’s blind so I doubt that they mind

[@dayo415]

cant remember the time i was allowed to meet people outside

[@jamesalex391]

Yo son, these niggas is mad cozy yo.

[@dxm9951]

no cap :(

[@jennyneon]

He's *most definitely* one of the best & underrated rappers ever.

[@rychtoxic6178]

bro i see your comments everywhere an i thought u had a big channel or something

[@joex2887]

I see what you did there.

[@kaisyaya8492]

I'm sure every real rap fan rightfully rate as he should or he *most* be *deaf* or something

[@Poli--]

Loooooollllll

[@Poli--]

no

[@nicholasadams2374]

Mos Def is a legend!!! A true hip hop pioneer, with poetic bars. Easily in my top 5 all-time emcees.

[@tgal164]

Same.

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

Not pioneer, but def golden age. Hip hop was 25 years old at that point.

[@Hhuhater]

@@SuperRobertoClementemos was mos def a pioneer in the sense of the soulquarian movement and rapping over the sounds associated with that movement

This was filmed in 2000 for the documentary “Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme”

[@iuppiter2484]

U mvp

[@rachittsoni]

Damn i wonder where dat dude now he's gotta be old asl

[@gagaface26]

@@rachittsoni "That dude" is Mos Def. One of the all time greats, and he isn't really old at all. He's 47.

[@bajenbilly]

@@gagaface26 47? Damn, he looks like he’s in his mid 30s

[@orangecayman520]

@@bajenbilly no hes 47 now, not when the video was taken

[@d4rkb0wk0er]

The best sound and image quality from a video of 2006

[@ADT2695]

That’s definitely arguable. Don’t use such absolute words.

[@GoldenEmpireProductions]

ADT2695 ok mr 2006 camera and audio guy. Have you let your dream down yet? Smh

[@sheddinator]

@@GoldenEmpireProductions i had an aneurysm trying to read this

[@GoldenEmpireProductions]

sheddinator Yeah.. that’s the point?

[@dxseo222]

to this day he doesn’t know what he means

[@tsengpha]

Slim brown skin I be Standin' 5'10" I be Rockin' it when I be in your vicinity Raw style synergy recognize Symmetry constant to the edge of me Broken down chemically Ain't another ten emcee talkin' 'bout How been I be, styled like Kennedy Late like a ten-to-three When I say, when I be, girls say: "ven aquí" Cause they tend to be way out like Tennessee Take me to a place called the BK Without pause or delay, yet run like Penn Relay Don't deal with he-say-she-say Ain't workin' for no cheap, pay the Mos Def beat play This is what the streets say Hey, mr. DJ: play that devil Mo'Gain That jam got me open Beside to break it broken from Front, front side to side, middle to back Never the wack, I come from Bedstuy, black From Louis A-V-E to be exact Brooklyn! Brooklyn!

[@gothamcity007]

You on point 🔥 Good Shit!

[@TheSCPStudio]

Honestly. Most of this is just random words that rhyme and don't make much sense. Had some good likes in there but overall nothing amazing.

[@stayyourpath]

@@TheSCPStudio Umm sir.. this is a freestyle

[@jesspeachie]

@@TheSCPStudio lmfaoo this comment is depressing af. A great majority of his freestyle made sense i-

[@LiminalOutlaw]

whats mo'gain

[@georgecoumbos2511]

17 years later. Still a legendary 48 second video.

[@e521soediv]

I love how hip hop brings people together.

[@lexdiamondz5077]

me too

[@wukongson5290]

Boucirqluenzo At least the underground is still good.

[@ohyeahyeahohyeahyeah1936]

Parental Guardian games as well

[@Alex_1729]

e521soediv hiphop and talented rappers

[@tripleaaa4409]

It pisses me off though when some old heads tell the new kids that ‘they can’t listen to old school hip hop because they don’t understand it’.

[@mrlevinielsen]

"When I say, when I be, girls say ven aquí" classic

[@JosepCoronadoTV]

@@SupNova-vi6bi Ven aquí means “come here”

[@guythatlikescucumbers6295]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSraoCrZtuZoLc

[@CatOfTheYearr]

666th like you are now going to hell

[@Douglasdosreact]

Im brazilian, so its even funnier a american put a spanish / portuguese language in rap and keep the flow.

[@Jokstaify]

Ven Aqui - When Akhi

[@SadBoyProlific]

Love coming back to this every 3 months and going GOD DAMN everytime

[@ahmeddjeghri6879]

Word!

[@Jiff321]

You should watch Harry Mack. He makes this look like a stuttering child

[@dxnnycb]

omg yo i love your music, i didnt think id find you in the comments

[@anakullanc6520]

Homie you make good ass music too

[@loganjackson3760]

@@Jiff321 aye. No it doesnt no, dont put disrespect on this man.

[@alihassanarshad7]

This is the power of rap, you got black, white, hispanic and even an Asian guy (at the back) all vibing to Mos Def freestyling 👏

[@LogicCaster]

@Arnav Kumar Isnt Kumar the indian and Harold is the asian?

[@WhatsThatsmell69]

@@LogicCaster Harold and Kumar are both Asian…

[@Amongus-yu7ft]

@Kirill is a HOFer #97 what do you think he means, you’re reading too deep into it

[@alihassanarshad7]

​@Kirill is a HOFer #97 I said at the back dumbass

[@apparentlyjeremy]

@@LogicCaster indians are also asians

[@colettejolie5417]

i was recommended this FOURTEEN years later, but I'm certainly not complaining

[@SaifFaysal]

Same

[@thatdudee5344]

i remember seeing this vid on here back in 07

[@kaannagumanov1185]

Back at those times I was only 1 year old lol

[@sirreginald7420]

Shit I am complaining missed on a lof of repeat listens. At least it recommended it though.

[@justaspy5605]

Sitting here wondering how this got 10 million views. I'm probably going to sound really ignorant when I say I don't know who mos Def is Also his freestyle was pretty good for 2006 Now a days everybody's rapping like that So maybe he was before his time

[@bertmoney1045]

If you can't feel this vibe you can't be trusted

[@knee-colayo-kitc104]

Haha fizz

[@Deadpool-sz7ie]

@Flatulence The Unending who is your favorite rapper? Lil pump?

[@blackgoku5868]

@Flatulence The Unending -the fuck nigga who can't be trusted

[@jakobthe]

of course you have good taste with the MF DOOM pfp

[@hyronharrison8127]

On me!

[@g-reg1659]

If y’all didn’t know the dude that’s all over Mos is blind lol

[@joshualijnen7446]

Lmao

[@LilAirbender]

Is that adam?

[@sowhat...]

Is this a joke?

[@keiahnigbruder1453]

sowhat dunno lol

[@g-reg1659]

sowhat nah he’s fr blind bro

[@TheBlackJewelz]

This is still my favorite video EVER. This shows the true power of a camera, to capture a moment like this. Something we know nothing about today... RARITY.

[@rohanaggarwal8718]

glaze

[@ARCHAICRUIZ]

In the early 00’s I was at a dj battle in LA and mos def was in the crowd , the emcee called him up to the stage and he spit a freestyle with the biggest smile on his face the whole time like he was loving every second of it I’ve never seen anything like it

[@MEGVTRON]

Ok

[@ryleighs9575]

​@@MEGVTRONLol necroposting "ok" on a comment just to be negative. Man... you got some shit to work out.

[@MEGVTRON]

@@ryleighs9575 bruh no cap ima kms fr

[@MEGVTRON]

@@ryleighs9575 wtf is a necroposting bruh deadass

[@susogozu]

honestly i feel people that genuinely have fun rapping get to another level, when you see harry mack or king los freestyling you get this same feeling. it's elevation man..

[@blairmalfara6990]

Rolling brown skin i be/ Standing 5’10 i be/ Rocking it when i be/ in yo vicinity/ Raw style synergy/ Recognize symmetry/ Courts? try to injure me/ Broke em down chemically/ Ain’t the number 10 mc/ Talking bout how bent i be/ Started like Kennedy/ Late like a ten to three/ When i say when i be/ Girls say “Ven aqui”/ Cuz listing to my beat/ Girls like my style see/ Way out like Tennessee/ Take me to a place called the BK/ without pause or delay/ yet run like Penn relay/ Don't deal with he say she say/ Ain't workin' for no cheap pay/ The Mos Def beat play/ This is what the streets say/Hey Mr. DJ: Play that devil MO'gain/ That jam got me open/ Beside to break it broken/ from front front side to side middle to back/ Never the wack/ I come from Bedstuy, black/ From Louis A-V-E to be exact/ Brooklyn, where you at? I decided to put the entire thing right here so we can all read analyze and enjoy! :D MOS!

[@ASSman864]

its play that there one mo gain, not devil

[@jeffm4534]

"this how the break get broken / front, front, side to back ..." "break" as in drum break I think. effortlessly succinct wordplay.

[@TheZoRLT]

amazing.. it's so hard to hear.. but you're right

[@TheZoRLT]

Damn! everyone thinks it's devil.. insane catch

[@TheZoRLT]

I think it's "Golden brown skin i be"

[@aaronisgrate]

mos def freestyle featuring kurt kobain head bobbing.

[@Maxwasbornindecember]

Lmfao 😂😂😂 yoooo

[@reesebeast6834]

lol

[@Anonymous-mk3vf]

euroaaRON1 Jesus head bobbing

[@mikhailhardy7555]

Came to get his brains blown again.

[@dennisthemenace855]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@manjodh1533]

They got a bro from every race in their group😭

[@eks_0]

Hip hop brings people together ❤️

[@52Devil]

Love to see Hip-Hop bring people together man

[@200damary]

John Cursio it don't.

[@SupremeMastrThEsIs]

200damary You haven't en to the Bronx then

[@dennisparker1561]

John Cursio hell yeah me too. That's what it's all about

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

before. this was 22 years ago, 15 when you commented lmfaooo

[@blubastud]

I never get tired of watching this video. The pure joy on Mos face while he's flowing is so hip hop.

[@ENZ0_FU]

Where is the guy that said "Mos Def's freestyle is so lit Jesus had to witness it"? KZbin don't hide those gems!

[@watchwhereyourgoingyoufool4479]

I was expecting to see it at the very top. Now someone stole that comment. Re worded it. Not even funny

[@thunderlyrics232]

Bro i came just to find that comment

[@gustv999]

@@thunderlyrics232 top comment now

[@thunderlyrics232]

@@gustv999 KZbin watching us😵😵

[@josaidso8438]

Which one was Jesus? Lemme guess, the stringy haired one that looks like cesare borgia. Clown

[@johnoneill2986]

17 years! One of the OG KZbin videos!

[@andrewparker7259]

12 years later and somehow this is just now in my recommended

[@komplexsmith3803]

alpha Bounced same

[@dukingproductions4729]

Word

[@stevendolf270]

So word up

[@snapperdile]

the documentary this is on came out in 2000 so more like 19 years later...and thats before considering this was archive footage back then when it was released...so more like early 90s, possibly 25-30 years later ha

[@jeffbezos4746]

13 years

[@OuterHeavenNET]

"Father, I have to return... The sickest freestyle is about to be spit." Jesus,

[@minimoman432]

Wester *spat

[@MsEmber84]

Wester lmao yo you snapped 😂💀

[@martavious650]

Isnt jesus in the video standing next to mos?

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

@@minimoman432 Actually, he got it right. "Spit" is the correct tense

[@HUSTLER-AT-HEART]

Hahaha

[@watzax26]

13 years and suddenly in everyone's recommendations

[@zapantalambda]

so true.

[@Rabbittsfoot05]

I think KZbin changed its recs algorithm to show older shit and I’m here for it. I’ll never forget this video from back then

[@lukeskywalkerandfriends]

glad it is tho

[@Alex_1729]

'Suddenly'... because of the mumble rappers, there is a strong reaction to shitty rap

[@justgiveaniggaafry...2068]

No cap

[@phil-o-phobic8608]

I come back to this vid every once in a while to remind myself why I love Hip-Hop

[@RIMARAUJUNIOR95]

Mos def is so good that even jesus is bobbing his head on the right

[@Bulldogg27]

Cause Jesus wants to see his dad doing some ill freestyle. Haha

[@dobiesf]

yes, yes i was.

[@datrueMrworkethic]

You mean caesar Borgia

[@mochaamazon91589]

Broke Homie Quan #Facts

[@Stick3x]

Broke Homie Quan LOL, yup.

[@cman101892]

When he said "Girls say ven aqui" I lost it

[@alexmartons451]

What's that mean

[@costamktostam]

@@alexmartons451 "come here"

[@alexmartons451]

@@costamktostam which language

[@costamktostam]

@@alexmartons451 spanish I think or portuguese I dont remember now sorry

[@alexmartons451]

@@costamktostam ok thanks

[@Iarrss]

0:40 is that a nun in the back lmaoo

[@abdulnasirbushra6049]

Dawg aint a race, gender or religion not included in this video, everybody here lmao We got Jesus Morpheus Nuns women black white asian

[@Just-C]

Na, that’s me dawg. How many nuns got beards??😂✊

[@thanammtna]

omg. you got ridiculous eagle eyes dude. I had replay 0:40 literally 5 times to catch that.

[@Mohammedssbu]

This is the MOST BACKPACK VIDEO EVER

[@angelvogel7184]

Guy holding his arm was preventing over-dope rymes for mortals.

[@lazyPawdy]

i was gonna say the same. I'd be annoyed AF if someone is holding me like that lol

[@awilliams3881]

@@lazyPawdy hes blind

[@memoryLayer]

Lmao

[@deshaunblackett4745]

@Tenchu Tesshu he look blind plus how do u know lol

[@benjaminwelkens9950]

@@deshaunblackett4745 Lmaoo why he look blind, cause he wearing glasses?

[@CapitalSHAUN]

that dude needs stop touching him lmao

[@sirdrovious]

Obey Shaun finally lol I’ve been scrolling through the comments thinking no one else noticed. He was touching him the WHOOOLE video, and then he started touching the side of his stomach when he was done😂

[@josephstevens5489]

Prob the reason mos didn't continue longer

[@Brian-rp7dj]

facts

[@shaned1500]

honestly wtf?

[@eworhymes]

hahaha lmao

[@zay9572]

Slim brown skin i be Standin' 5'10" I be Rockin it when I be in your Vicinity Raw style synergy recognize Symmetry constant to the edge of me Broken down chemically Ain't another ten emcee talkin' 'bout How been i be styled like Kennedy Late like a ten to three When I say when I be girls say venga aqui Cause they tend to be way out like Tennessee take me to a place called the BK Without pause or delay yet run like Penn Relay Don't deal with he say she say Ain't workin' for no cheap pay the Mos Def beat This is what the streets say Hey Mr. DJ: Play that devil MO'gain That Jam got me open Beside to break it broken from Front front side to side middle to back Never the wack I come from Bedstuy, Black From Louis A-V-E to be exact BROOKLYN!! BROOKLYN!!!

[@kartikkalia01]

Thanks

[@GhostOfZion]

BROOKLYN!

[@21MilesAhead]

a hero we don't deserve but need!

[@DonnieDidthat.]

couple wrong but respect

[@Bundy6Hunna]

not completely accurate

[@stevet4180]

How been I be/styled like Kennedy is…how bíen(good in Spanish) I be/styled like Kennedy. This rhyme is so good bc he’s putting Spanish words in where he can’t find a rhyme in English. Genius

[@xctkillaprodigyx2586]

this shit right here is what hip hop is meant to be. All ethnicities grouping together to hear a dope freestyle by one off the best ever. The MIghty Mos Def!!!! hip hops for everyone

[@tropical9913]

Anx that's why hiphop won't ever be hiphop again. These dudes were rhyming for fun, not for sales.

[@StuLenS_Gaming]

Tropical99 very good Point

[@salj.5459]

Boomer mentality

[@streched_thin]

Tropical99 shut the fuck up. Listen to J. Cole. Listen to Joey Badass. Listen to Kendrick. Jay Rock. Dave East. Meek. Joyner. Big Sean. Y’all oldheads think all that the shit on the radio is all that hip hop is. Ignorant af.

[@StuLenS_Gaming]

Why y’all so mad? Lol He made a solid point, go at me now youngsters

[@dark5644]

@@StuLenS_Gaming "Fuck rap, I'm tryna make cream and that's that" Prodigy of Mobb Deep yall ignorant as shit

[@hipscripts]

shit actually had me bobbing in my chair

[@paullaney3339]

Facts

[@jrallday]

Mos Def one of my favorite of all time 💯

[@edo9326]

Yo algorithm, where ya been all these years?? This is EPIC

[@17ironman71]

Mos Def, Sheck Wes, Jesus and Timothy Dela ghetto in the same video, what more could we ask for?

[@thaxtonwaters8561]

You waaaay over this comment sections millennium heads.

[@MALAKTZPANYAH]

You mean ceaser Borgia hezuz christos .

[@RVRGOL]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@adman2153]

WHere is sheck wes

[@bk2822]

Sheck Wes was 8

[@Deadlynugget101]

This is what is so beautiful about hip hop, everyone chillin having fun.

[@free12345]

these guys were so lucky to be able to see this live 🤩

[@CloroxBleach-uc8uh]

People forget that freestyles dont have to be absolutely amazing lyrically. He's just saying what comes to his mind. His skin tone, his height, his home town, etc. As long as you're making it fun, it can be amazing. This isnt even close to how lyrical mos def is but it's the energy he brings and hes so happy to do it

[@wowflower]

some say this aint long enough... but i say this guy just gave the most satisfying verse i ever heard

[@antoniolora4]

👌

[@funnyboyi]

wowflower and you the most satisfying beat maker I ever heard

[@_JM-]

guy should think about becoming a rapper, he definitely got it

[@alibaher442]

JM he’s a rapper

[@_JM-]

ali baher i was being sarcastic bro

[@_JM-]

Wanted Bear when did I say I could?

[@josephmallon9381]

@Wanted Bear bro how do you not know what sarcasm is and also not who Mos Def is?

[@jessefied-musicandgames2854]

yeah. he's gonna be the next 2pac

[@ftrebirth4261]

17 years later and it still slaps. Mo's Def is the GOAT.

[@Demi4th]

KZbin algorithm: it’s finally time to hit them with the 14

[@nicflair999]

I’ve watched this about a thousand times and it’s still so fascinating how he’s just so smooth and fluid so easily.

[@zakkdavis1704]

Gotta love the energy this man gives off

[@GSerrano21]

the fact this is one of the oldest videos on youtube is mental, let alone the heat he was spittin right now

[@NEESh808]

only 48 seconds of freestyling got 5,522,603 views. wow

[@smackthatjerk]

Quality!

[@Matriouse]

Mário Santos better then Quantity

[@Bulldogg27]

That's how good Mos Def is!

[@Kevinplaystsb132]

Mário Santos My name in the middle of equality?

[@TheNMtm1]

marcleach75 talib haha

[@randomfrankp]

Erik Griffin just chillin and bobbin behind him

[@nikoflow_fm9541]

LMAOO

[@eshkoshka9011]

How the Only 5 likes?

[@lucentdesijn]

Oh it’s Frank

[@eshkoshka9011]

@Not Right Now oh ok?

[@farukcavkunovic5275]

what a refrence

[@Anonymous-mk3vf]

Damn, Mos Def, Jesus and Ray Charles all in one spot... Legendary

[@amber8084]

this deadass come out the day, month, and year i was born

[@bazo0ky]

happy bday

[@_iamkadijakim]

Greatness 🫶🏿

[@Cubs1719]

This moment is so much bigger than Mos' stellar freestyle. This is from a documentary about XXL's remaking of the famous 'A Great Day in Harlem Day' photo that featured many 57 jazz musicians. Mos was just getting out there at this time and showed up to this now famous photoshoot. The doc was wild though I cant find it anywhere. At one point Mos Def is bugging because he sees Slick Rick - someone he ends up working with later in life. Crazy.

[@kev9514]

Thank you for this dude

[@user-vg7zv5us5r]

True soldier! Thank you

[@graywolf2107]

One of the most slept on rappers.

[@alex_MCMXCV]

i disagree completely

[@graywolf2107]

@@alex_MCMXCV I respect your opinion but I gotta qualify you....you're age appropriate correct?

[@alex_MCMXCV]

@@graywolf2107 what do u mean? Was 20 when this was recorded?

[@graywolf2107]

@@alex_MCMXCV Ok

[@alex_MCMXCV]

@@graywolf2107 i meant " was i 20 when this happened " , and no i wasnt

[@Kriskrack3]

He makes me want to learn some freestyle and move to Brooklyn.

[@dalvinathan2822]

***** well that escalated quickly

[@smoovelurq8915]

🤔It might work better in reverse; move to Brooklyn then learn some freestyle! lol

[@lilblingking1491]

@@smoovelurq8915 These days it's more like move to Brooklyn then learn to sip lean and mumble

[@smoovelurq8915]

@@lilblingking1491 Unfortunately, you're right. But if these kids don't watch it, they'll be doing more than mumbling foolin' wit that purple drank.🤮☠️⚰️

[@h3llboyyy407]

@@lilblingking1491 name a brooklyn artist that does that

[@verynicedan]

The 0:37 part really showcases his mastery of hip-hop by incorporating one of the four hip-hop elements, 'DJing,' into rap. He repeats the words in rhythm, mimicking that he's the actual DJ and the words are the turntable to work around with.

[@SantosChronicles]

Mos Def is one of my favorite MC’s. His style is so distinct.

[@mrchill3007]

These dudes can't help but crack a smile.... Mos def is mad talented

[@eii7316]

Mos def .....one of the most underrated mc's of his generation. Facts

[@BobWileyAKA52Blue]

never underrated. under-marketed. niggas knew then, and they still know

[@DandalistCaliber]

He's always been in my top 10, especially when it comes to off the top freestyles...He was so underrated for his time..

[@guarlos]

“Girl said ven aqui” He killed it 🥶

[@itsmarsbitches47]

That "ven aqui" line is nuts

[@delanoren5976]

***** vem aqui*

[@druidzown]

***** What does he mean by that exactly?

[@delanoren5976]

Leighton Peart I translated it and I think it means "come over here"

[@itsmarsbitches47]

It's ven aqui and it means "come here" in Spanish

[@delanoren5976]

***** ohh it is olso portugais (idk english word of it) but its vem aqui in that

[@jirenoboy]

So youtube is gonna hit me up after 13years??? Thats tuff and cold man

[@x4vierjames]

YT-RetroScopeZ same

[@qxq2385]

They were doing you a favor and trying to spare y'all from this trash today called (Hip Hop) That new sound Hip Flop Flow!! Very few rappers that have taken the time to understand struggle and how their words affect a people, they just udder completely destructive terrible lyrics, degrading to women, ( Mostly black women) just saying hmmmmm, as well help destroy the image that we all worked so hard to build all the way down from all our ancestors, it's diagraceful!...

[@jirenoboy]

QX Q wait how is that a favor??

[@qxq2385]

@@jirenoboy It's just a chance to reflect a bit and inspire you dive deeper into the good we can do out here, it's easy to get caught up. Maybe it's not for you and if so then my apologies, however take a second and look up some old hip hip, some old books and some history , not what they teach you in school, dig a little deeper, and you tell me, be safe and blessed much love.

[@quailman8238]

YT-RetroScopeZ this came out same year you were born so appreciate the flow

[@jmadz2024]

Hearing this as kid them rhymes Blew me away

[@styj76]

i wish he could get back in the fucking country to actually make another album.very quality mc.

[@patricks1333]

One of my favorite clips. I have this saved to my hard drive. Mos Def is the man. Girls say “Ven Aqui”

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

"Way out like Tennessee... Take me to another place..." Love that Arrested Development reference.

[@AdamMiceli]

Every year this gets reccomened to me and every year I click

[@AdamMiceli]

Still true

[@pauldavies8020]

The times that I have come back to hear this flow is infinite.

[@kishmeesh]

The fact that this was posted in 2006 makes me even happier

[@wjkxhsydnk420]

After 15 years youtube be like "Wanna hear a 48 sec long lit freestyle ?"

[@Juibrand]

a freestyle by one of the best rappers of the late 90's and early 2000s

[@ffwlpe]

almost forgot to watch this week ❤️ the serotonin it's unmatched! fkn love this shit

[@Ahseyo]

this is why Mos Def is a fucking legend.

[@100summersx4]

Women: He’s probably out cheating The Boys:

[@badger6512]

Nah we don't care😂

[@p27_aryavardhansingh79]

@@badger6512 😂😂

[@keithmiddleton6907]

Hahahahah EXACTLY

[@justincapuyon838]

😂😂😂

[@eastATL-2-east_L.B.C]

The most underrated MOS DEF

[@delanoren5976]

Lyrics: Slim brown skin i be Standin' 5'10" I be Rockin it when I be in your Vicinity Raw style synergy recognize Symmetry constant to the edge of me Broken down chemically Ain't another ten emcee talkin' 'bout How been i be styled like Kennedy Late like a ten to three When I say when I be girls say venga aqui Cause they tend to be way out like Tennessee take me to a place called the BK Without pause or delay yet run like Penn Relay Don't deal with he say she say Ain't workin' for no cheap pay the Mos Def beat This is what the streets say Hey Mr. DJ: Play that devil MO'gain That Jam got me open Beside to break it broken from Front front side to side middle to back Never the wack I come from Bedstuy, Black From Louis A-V-E to be exact BROOKLYN!! BROOKLYN!!!

[@mongoslade2789]

Delano Ren not play that devil Mo'gain, play that there one mo 'gin (as in once more again)

[@TheAllArounder]

Delano Ren Ven aquí (Come here). Not venga.

[@MarkieB89]

+Delano Ren aint the number ten emcee talkin bout how bent i be

[@nbshabba5076]

that little freestyle, better than most of the stuff that plays now..amazing

[@koold33]

+Delano Ren "aint nothing to an MC, - talking bout how bent i be"

[@ahsancoolkool8841]

13 years, it took 13 years for this to find me. Better late than never lol

[@aldoraine2128]

Only1 Mos Def...God Bless this Man.

[@billyholden8693]

I’m glad the algorithm bought me back to this certified hood classic

[@adamhancox2188]

still one of the best voices in hip hop to this day

[@thekhayriera4811]

Watching this its crazy how much Joey sounds like Mos Def

[@MrSmith-mw3ne]

Buddy in the sun glasses is hanging on Mos like he his old lady

[@kevinzhu6417]

its because he's blind

[@bandilenkabinde5672]

Needs the osmosis to happen quick so he can flow like Mos Def

[@Filicitizen123]

he's blind dude

[@malikliggins8227]

Calvin Zhang how you know that?

[@malikliggins8227]

Jazzmin Chen how you know

[@_hamza001]

I'm proud to be born on the same exact date as this video was released: July 11th, 2006.

[@harunsaid7517]

Cant stop watching this

[@Damindeater]

After almost 10years of desperate search, youtube just recommended it to me again.

[@groove9899]

Poor soul

[@shockingapparel]

Don’t know why this was recommended me 13 years late coz this is FIRE

[@Shmew455r]

One of the most integrity having artists out there

[@BASEDRiFFLE]

This is what Joey based his whole everything off of..

[@BlamingBuddha]

Joey Bada$$?

[@BASEDRiFFLE]

@@BlamingBuddha yeah joey. Im a huge fan of both so its super cool 😎

[@BASEDRiFFLE]

@Jesus Pernia true im not mad about this at all im a fan of both 💪

[@thomasbarry1958]

definitely think cordae was inspired by mos