Mos Def 'If You Can Huh! You Can Hear' [1997]

[@UndergroundRap4eva]

15 years later and I still get goosebumps when this track drops.

[@Etcher]

25 years later for me ;)

[@TommyClemenza273]

always a sweet moment when you find a mos def track you didnt know about

[@Curling_Rack]

its a b-side track to "Universal Magnetic". can be found on the record and cassette single

[@Curling_Rack]

this song is featured on Sound Bombing vol. 1. it's the b-side track on Universal Magnetic 12-inch

[@madimakes]

Mister White this is the first solo mos def - when Rawkus was all quality

[@90sKidd]

That's what I was thinkin about 5 minutes ago 😂

[@wonerable]

This was the first Mos Def track that I've known of him. Chased it and found it...

[@HanzSygnal]

This beat is unforgettable

[@SkySplitterInk]

Those Kicks and the saturation. Just beautiful.

[@axsent801]

Period

[@zatiticherry3421]

Shawn J Period, I was hoping he was the next Kat up because his sound was so Fire!

[@alunus7069]

You that's so true!

[@austinholtke6439]

this song is tho

[@stahhr]

One of the greatest songs ever written. 💚

[@anthonytruman]

Shout out to you for appreciating this gem too. I agree

[@minutepapillon5060]

​@@anthonytruman oui un joyau clairement..

[@rael6974]

When you say the essence of hip hop this is the true definition

[@anthonytruman]

This song puts me in a meditative state. Elevating the mind and nourishing for the heart and soul. Thank you Mos Def, and shout out to anyone who appreciates this gem right here

[@GrandViceroy]

Still bump this in my ride. Real hip hop. 🔥🔥🔥

[@mckidwave7426]

Please don’t delete this this is my high school memory right here 🙌🏾

[@Jlt0788]

I could feel the feeling of Hip Hop through this song. On a nice cool summer day in NYC listening to this.

[@erronmcgriff2349]

Mell Uhuru I remember when dis came out

[@zatiticherry3421]

This is one of My most coveted vinyl singles. This is the B-Side of 'Universal Magnetic' Mos was Killin' it out the gate! I miss this era of Rawkus, so many Hiphop Home runs....

[@sanyatesGRIA]

Brooklyn stoops, a warm breeze, the sound of the train going by, orange glows of a streetlight, leaves rustling in the wind, some henny, a bone....and this....

[@tayloralliease8013]

Vivid picture. 💯

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

This nearly brought me to tears!!! I miss that sooo much!!!

[@ttdanimations1231]

@@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814 go do it then lmao it doesn't take work to sit on a stoop with alcohol during autumn

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

@@ttdanimations1231 I was talking about the kind of hip hop this is, not the drinking on a stoop thing. I should have been a bit clearer.

[@ttdanimations1231]

@@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814 i’m making a joke dawg

[@Stupeaz]

I miss backpack rap days, late night college radio stations.

[@jormangundrs1127]

Me too

[@designatedpiledriver8216]

EXACTLY

[@missayawk]

😢me too!!

[@madrecka]

100%

[@aliasofanalias7448]

I still think 90s rappers were so much cooler than rappers of today but nowadays it's seen as a gimmick

[@Etcher]

Shawn J. Period - one of my fav producers from the late 90s. The Artifacts stuff and Bush Babees beats were astounding.

[@CarlosMichel73]

This never gets old. Still here in '21

[@missayawk]

I remember buying this at Fat Beats when they used to be in the Village/ NYC.I had NEVER heard of Mos Def or this track, but I liked his MC name and just the way he looked on the record cover. Plus my father ALWAYS used to say " what" and " huh".My mom( R.I.P) used to tell him " If you can huh you can hear" ...lol. So I knew I had to cop this and I was not disappointed, to this day Mos Def is one of my favorite MC's of all time and I've been listening to rap since 1978.

[@anthonytruman]

That is great. He does have one of the coolest MC names I think, him and Del The Funky Homosapien too

[@missayawk]

@@anthonytruman The legendary Grandmaster Caz was originally Casanova Fly.

[@zatiticherry3421]

That's Wassup!! I have this on vinyl; and rarely ever play it as to preserve it. 👊

[@ttdanimations1231]

you gotta put a space after your periods lmao. youtube thinks you're posting links

[@missayawk]

@@ttdanimations1231 I edited it.Thank you.

[@sw98630]

shawn j is a drum master

[@moxy187]

Still got this on tape, dope, ✌

[@MattyStevensonBishop]

Saul Villarruel it's one of those that sounds better on tape, too.

[@ChainsTheChef888]

The kick pattern on this beat is too good

[@adamolsen9317]

"The world as we know is about to get finished..I'm watching last days wind down to final minutes.." - Most Definately a subtle indicator of the depth this emcee was bringing back in '97, and that he was never gonna waste his words. ANTHEMIC PRODUCTION.

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

I don't know if this is still your account but the post pandemic current years makes this statement so true!!!

[@MrIkeb4life]

Formerly a RADIO DJ here in OHIO, I remember when I broke this song on the airwaves around my way. The HEADSSSSS were lovin' it!!!!!

[@AsTroBeOuterspace]

I'm 15 years old and this the first song my pops let me mix on vinyl! My favorite tune to Vibe too!

[@jayqsamo]

How on earth I haven't heard this before... My god.

[@77Creation]

The best of Mos and Period. Period. 🔥✊🏽🖤

[@MattyStevensonBishop]

one of the best hip-hop singles ever.

[@therealliveguy]

Mos Def's best song..... Shawn J and Mos was akin to Dre and Snoop. #whatcouldhavebeen

[@tadmartin223]

Hell yeah! This an Universal Magnetic. Don't get no better than those two.

[@trufuzionshow]

This is a timeless classic

[@anthonytruman]

Hearing this for the first time right now. Mos Def is so amazing

[@ThomasLindegaardJensen]

Well damn my eyes! That beat is beyond wicked!

[@alsmith6906]

Shawn J....snapped on this one! Banger...

[@freal]

Love the beat, crazy.

[@FunkMobbMack]

I was bumpin this in 98

[@MichelleJBitunjac]

Bought this 12" when it dropped. Loved the hell out of that beat.

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

for me this is by far the best of mos def

[@sfsean13]

i bought this record when it came out. i was 16.

[@lynettec9807]

Time is the asset. Now how you gon spend it?

[@CC-jy4gr]

making stupid comments on youtube

[@1STKNOWLEDGE]

I still Blast this jawn 2023 and beyond .. All Praises due

[@budmix1]

OWWWW!!! Still fire after all these years!

[@williamhernandez3201]

My favorite Mos Def song. Always wish it had been included on Black On Both Sides. As a bonus track.

[@tonysmith5878]

UNFORGETTABLE LYRICS...TAKES U BACK TO THE LATE NITE UNDERGROUND MIXTAPE SHOWS, WHEN THE DJ USED PLASTIC TO MIX WITH AND CUT.

[@jasonpalacios2705]

I remember this track from Stretch and Bobbito.

[@leepearson7860]

When I was kid , my favourite music was hip hop.

[@kbreezy2572]

If you can't feel this, you don't have a pulse. "The perfect verse over a tight beat"

[@anthonytruman]

The rhyme is designed to incline throughout space and time The rhyme is designed to incline the pure genuine I hold the microphone and shine

[@sportsagentfletcher]

#classic yes 🔥🔥🔥

[@edg7426]

Classic Mos Def!! Nas and Mos Def best lyricists period end of story!

[@jordanfan88]

I love nas ..but mos is in a whole different level.

[@missayawk]

@@jordanfan88 And Black Thought

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@jordanfan88 you bugging Mos isn’t better than Esco and I love Mos

[@jordanfan88]

@@romaretaylor9953 nas doesn't have the flow or vocabulary that mos has ...you serious?

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@jordanfan88 lol my nigga I was just listening to it was written last week you can’t tell me that man sorry 🤣🤣 the message, I gave you power, take it in blood, the set up, silent murder, shootouts, shit Nas verse on verbal intercourse Raekwon.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jasonpalacios1363]

I remember hearing this song from Stretch and Bobbito before but I forgot about it until yesterday.

[@SmellMySweatyBalls]

One of Mos' mos basic tracks and still a lyrical masterpiece, beat bangs so hard though.

[@emaricarter4888]

night music....in a bar lounge....dancing with a cute female.....dippin.....enjoying the moment of dope music

[@keyopronin4134]

True Hip-Hop at it's finest!!!

[@yoklaudiodivago7213]

Absolutely magiC!!.....

[@ere_808]

Damn that beat ... flow... I can hear !!!

[@trentyates418]

This is a tight underground gem!

[@goc9508]

Best Mos Def tune

[@anthonytruman]

For almost anyone else this would be their best song, but Mos created so many gems its hard for me to decide. Its definitely one of my favorites

[@ttdanimations1231]

mathematics, ms fat booty, sunshine, brooklyn?

[@allanrichards5080]

Nah this tune runs them over 😉

[@alphonsesenjutsu]

For all you young boys, LISTEN Mos Def was and is a "Einstein Mind" in terms of RAP Lyrics #Honest💯 Lyrically he was VERY ADVANCED & Unique. Make sure y'all RESPECT him.

[@ttdanimations1231]

nga relax you sound like such an oldhead 😭

[@midanbrah7224]

this song is the birth of lofi hiphop

[@ttdanimations1231]

i feel like you don't know what lofi hiphop is

[@midanbrah7224]

4 years ago it was different to what people nowadays consider lofi man its depressing@@ttdanimations1231

[@SWAAGQUEENx3]

OMG THIS SONG IS AMAZING ! *___________*

[@theEdinero]

Had it on vinyl, good times.

[@UndergroundRap4eva]

2019 and still fresh.

[@spainman2020]

I straight converted my coworker from a Jay Z fan to an underground junkie off this one song. Saw him months later like "yo you cop that new Jay Z?" He was like "Forget Jay Z, since you put me to that Mos Def, that's all I been on!"

[@spek-27]

Why does it have to be one or the other though? You can't like both? That's the problem with hip hop, too many people try to separate it

[@HarlemWorld.Art_]

@@spek-27 I don’t think is about separating them it’s just mos def & other underground artist deserves their flowers & most ppl only pay attention to to the Jays etc. b/c they mainstream

[@spek-27]

@@HarlemWorld.Art_ I get what you're saying, but he's talking about his co-worker now saying "forget Jay-Z". Why do they have to forget about one thing to enjoy another? Just enjoy both.

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

@@spek-27 i remember when dilated peoples and dr dre came out at the same time had both albums but played dr dre chronic first.. lol didnt listened to dilated for another year... they dope too

[@spek-27]

@@ibrahim-sj2cr Why would you buy an album and not listen to it for a year?

[@gheewhiz]

the REAL j period!

[@gustavoquintero2111]

Beat is sick. Love 💕 it!

[@erronmcgriff5168]

I have been trying to get this song for years

[@naviduxan5176]

*Listen to the work of my brother FEELFOUND, he really needs support, he is trying. 💯*

[@southjerseysfinest]

This made it official after hearing this track & big brother beat by de la soul is when i became a huge fan of yasiin bey a.k.a. mos def.

[@neilseletlowhisler2522]

EXACTLY when I heard that voice I was like what how he sound like a vet already

[@Mr223P]

Still so amazing...

[@lancethomas6672]

Timeless music 🎶

[@kickzo]

Incredible beauty.

[@heypretty7497]

awesome beat!!!

[@micksterminator3]

Fired up issue 38 of 411VM and this popped up on a spot feature of USC. Solid beat!

[@northpawmusic]

this was the track that got me into real hip hop.

[@quintssharktours75]

I was there when this came out, 12" in my possession. Not to brag, more about giving thanks for being in the right era😎

[@anthonytruman]

Best song ever

[@anthonytruman]

Blessed with the breath of life So I rise and give praises Turn my face to where the mighty Sun raises My book of rhyme pages is filled with phrases that amaze I could go on for days Shine my light through the mic to radiate your zone Time is the asset, so how are you going to spend it? Its the raw, authentic Sandalwood scented To make you bump the joint in, and beyond city limits No time to approach things timid The rhyme is designed to incline throughout space and time The rhyme is designed to incline the pure genuine We all got to die So we all got to try To live life right in the sight of most-high Just my favorite lyrics not all of them. This song is amazing!

[@SICOLIRIC]

Mos!!👌🔝

[@anthonytruman]

Still listening to this one

[@tarekjrd75]

The flow chart on this track is Insane.

[@christopherhowell5921]

Whoever gave this thumbs down is a fucking DUCK!!! Straight classic. Dope

[@SanJuanCreole]

Classic joint.

[@hello120494]

This is toooooo dope.

[@jlsmarts]

Man! Y'all hearin' that Rhodes EP loop?! #lovinit

[@lukeowen6288]

it's taken from this classic Brian Auger track: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haeQdnSLf5eZnac

[@markosorovic3886]

greating from france

[@dejkovic21]

Yo best song of mos def

[@alluvialedaempfer962]

Good old Soundbombing times-

[@erronmcgriff2349]

Alluviale Daempfer yes yes u know

[@alluvialedaempfer962]

To bad Kweli started to sound like Mickey Mouse, Mos lost his damn mind the other year, Company Flow separated and Rawkus imploded. The 97 to 99 years were god damn special.

[@josechavez1591]

Agree

[@Staypretending]

Legendary music

[@hiiipoweriii2211]

Classic track

[@Unxpekted]

Appropriate in 2020 "see the world that we know about to get finished, I'm watching last days wind down to final minutes"

[@lutherodanielsjr7876]

Real grimy NY underground beat.

[@djjamil3033]

RAWKUS COME BACK ME MISS YOU!

[@MattyStevensonBishop]

Fondle Em and Rawkus both need more complete compilations

[@Zudo]

classic banger

[@ElThugQuitian]

what a dope beat!!!

[@JonathanMrutu]

High school vibe ooowwww

[@mixraprevolucaoselamatsian5751]

loko de mais mos def ,uns dos rap que nao se verderam

[@sfsean13]

Need this on streaming

[@tonysmith5878]

RAWKUS YEARS....THEY WERE CONTENDERS.

[@secretcountry]

So nice

[@benjaminpaige4644]

Ay yo my man.

[@VADY2B]

damn forgot about this. haha i had this on tape cassette as well

[@rottingshark1]

Member hearing this on KXLU when it came out. Took me a couple years to find out who it was cause Cassette ran out and didn’t record that part of the show with the set list hahah.

[@KiambuX]

Classic joint. RIP Take-Off.

[@ttdanimations1231]

how does that relate to this video in any way at all

[@Deftonedd4]

This is it chief