Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Official Video) [Explicit]

Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Video) [Explicit] from the album 'Black On Both Sides' (1999)
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[@ceo_felcone]

Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽

[@badbatch78]

Timeless classic! Shame he switched to dance music.

[@Fadwd_Trickster]

Meee

[@christophermontague8326]

me

[@ceo_felcone]

@@christophermontague8326 👍🏽

[@ceo_felcone]

@@Fadwd_Trickster 👍🏽

[@Sneaker_head4]

Anyone here in 2024?

[@gomezj1583]

Right here 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@cjamaturk]

yep

[@swelly84]

Y🔥💯

[@jmdavidson228]

Still a banging track 🎉

[@natashachange6770]

Right here!!!6/12/2024⭐️✨️⭐️✨️⭐️✨️⭐️✨️⭐️✨️⭐️✨️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@justsaying5311]

This is rap. This is a lyricist. One of the best songs ever made.

[@Uniquequantel]

Check out my remix I did to this track kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYmUhGaBh76qeac

[@keyboardgangsta6890]

Mos def was underated

[@keepingitreal.544]

​@@keyboardgangsta6890 definitely...class artist

[@XRT818]

You know how many songs are one of the best ever made

[@nwameperez9075]

stop exaggerating bro.

[@tremainedejohnson8136]

One of the coldest sampled hooks. Thank you Mrs. Aretha Franklin

[@juliaoko2208]

❤ I wondered 🤔 if the beat was sampled or original. Thanks 👍 😊

[@JesseMuteti-jt8jh]

then to Surround Sound much much later

[@BluePhoenix2013]

Thought this was Patti Labelle??

[@juanmanuelramireztrujillo7060]

😅😮

[@Justanuggy]

​@@BluePhoenix2013no

[@jerryg6230]

The art of storytelling is missing in a lot of hip hop. This one is perfect

[@rigger49er]

Facts🔥🔥🔥🔥👽👽👽👽✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽

[@Brewnoe]

Did you actually type "the art of storytelling" without doubling down on the Slick Rick ref?

[@giasamuel7822]

Yes he makes you imagine this whole song perfectly. The remix is great too.

[@KuntaKinteToby]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGHXkqCmbr2Xp7c

[@alexnathalieodenthal3018]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGeVgp56lNZkmNU

[@ryanmc8169]

This beat is one of the best hip hop beats ever

[@jsmith3692]

Gotta here the original by Aretha it’s called one step . It’s slower but it’s fire

[@marmarjjordan]

Sooo agree with you!!! That's why I really listening to it

[@ziyadkidemokafo3487]

Who made the beat

[@eliasignasio]

​@@ziyadkidemokafo3487 ayatollah 🙏

[@robertbritton5846]

Call my girlfriend fat booty and she never believe me that's why I like her that's why I love her one thing she didn't believe it OCD suicide but naked

[@trentb1511]

Mos Def is highly underrated. This joint still knocks hard.

[@andreward8268]

Mos Def!!! Lol

[@jonb3167]

If you think he underrated... you are a child.

[@frankbridges2171]

I agree

[@metaphyzxx]

He's not underrated. He's just not as commercially successful as he deserves to be.

[@cranna6263]

Love me some Mos ...he is so fine .talented...💞💞💞

[@pennysmurf]

2023 and this song still slaps. Good songs never die

[@JB-sv5pr]

It's also sampled all the time

[@markalewisjr8543]

For real

[@Xatarino]

asi es. saludos desde Colombia

[@kimfoster6755]

💯

[@camyly]

❤❤❤

[@terrencehollowell9566]

Its Ms. Fake booty in 2019 damn shame

[@rustyshackleford2185]

Underrated Comment

[@LogicA002]

Lol nice true

[@Jblah]

LMAO preach

[@terrencehollowell9566]

@@Jblah and the sad thing of it J they push that shit on so called reality TV on a daily basis

[@terrencehollowell9566]

@Da Royal General you can add those stupid ass eyelashes with it as well hahaha

[@PakiRaja]

in terms of lyricism, cultural references, humour, visualisation and narrative, this is one of the greatest hip hop songs ever imvho

[@elrenato82]

Yeah man, Mos Def made the lyrics count. That man is : YES

[@mattthompson9395]

Mos Def is criminally underrated

[@esmooth919]

No argument here. This song has been my shit for years!

[@chiefchiefer5005]

The beat is perfect too

[@9charlie84]

Yup absolutely right!! One of my favourite hip hop tracks since 1998!!

[@outlawzzz]

Man's painted a whole picture true artist

[@uproxx]

The art of storytelling

[@oedor3411]

@@uproxx man got a reply 8 years later

[@stephenivavages4605]

And turned people on to other artists

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@russelladams7627]

Yes he did!

[@Nina-05]

This rap song is literally PERFECT in every way. The beat, the storytelling, and the video! I adore this song 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Ayplus]

The Art of Storytellin.

[@j.campbell8491]

That's Slick Rick

[@sammyboy7163]

+Ernest Campbell Outkast

[@fazijslive]

+Ernest Campbell Guru!

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

Dope poetry Cool good awesome Cool vibe can rap good poets please music new peace hope love radio Dope

[@ryandavis568]

Ernest Campbell yes but also def. Both tell storys well

[@mmrw]

Mos Def is quite possibly the most underrated rapper of all time

[@necromax13]

Underrated by who? 13 year old music fans who never heard of him.

[@mmrw]

@@necromax13 nah man he's underrated by a lot of people. When's the last time you saw a top 5 or top 10 list that included him?

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@dazzler6871]

True say !

[@dantegreen4094]

People truly don't appreciate how talented that Brotha is!!!

[@aali87]

This song is timeless. Sounds just as fresh as the first time I heard it. Done the Aretha sample justice. Mos Def is mad under rated.

[@Austen11111]

yeahh lemons bruvva

[@markeetaroane3]

I thought that was Patti?

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

Ayatollah🎶🔈👈

[@danjenkins2064]

@@markeetaroane3 I thought it was Patti too until I heard the original sample. It’s Aretha sped up.

[@largec]

I agree, he is underrated from a rapping standpoint, and from an acting standpoint, he's really not a bad actor, I love Mos in monsters ball.

[@lavishmorrow7899]

If Jid brought you here... YOU LATE.. this been our beat since 1999💃🏽🎶🎧💎♥️

[@Bananabongler9999]

real

[@Chrysler133]

Why can't it be the song of the newcomers as well, brother? Let the old school live through them as well so it never dies

[@soulcleric]

when i heard the Jid song iwas like dam where is that from, oh yeah mos def !

[@sophiashea1266]

Facts! Real hip hop

[@DanielVasilev-cw6bp]

such level of disrespect is uncalled for.

[@NexicRap]

Wish Hip-Hop was still like this..

[@LouieK322]

It is

[@LoganLuqman]

LouieK322 no its not

[@LouieK322]

how?

[@LeslyC25]

LouieK322 it is still like this just dont look to the mainstream rappers to get this quality rhymes.

[@mihaiberci8373]

NexicRap it is, just check The 4 Owls(and the members individually) + all HighFocusUK rappers.

[@TheKingmusah]

whos here 2019.hands in the air now

[@LightWeight22]

we hereee my G!!!!

[@KinToNatTuner]

🖐🖑 🖐🖑 🖐🖑 🖐🖑 🖐🖑

[@Heffsta02]

every year til i die

[@ndirangugichuki6260]

🖐️

[@Maegymini1317]

musah king 👐👐👐🙌🏾💯

[@treetop1283]

One of the best songs in hip hop history.... this is an example of story telling.

[@anwjuice]

Great song but there alot better songs with storytelling as an example

[@irrelevancepersonified6973]

@@anwjuice I disagree. I listened to this song over 200 times before the actual meaning of it had hit me. I think a lot of people listen to this thinking its just like a lot of other rap songs rapping about some chick with a big ass. This song is a warning! It took me getting crushed by a girl not unlike the one in the song to realize the significance of it.

[@Jblah]

@@irrelevancepersonified6973 lmao u slow af

[@StraightOutThaBar]

That Aretha Franklin sample was genuis!

[@p.tabron1326]

Beat is incredible

[@llabtoof91]

Underrated by the public, and highly respected by every rapper in the game!

[@AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb]

Facts

[@kaphizmey6229]

a lot of good artists are like that, you can tell they’re great if most of their fans are other (more successful) artists

[@soulotech]

love the ending. Mos def was falling in love with these strippers way before Drake.

[@Sheeezus]

This is quite a spicy post now!

[@Khi.252]

Sheeezus You right about that. Drake bringing light to this comment right about now lol

[@RAA10382]

😂😂😂

[@devons28]

Naw... Mos didn't know. Drake did. Huge difference 😂

[@hulkgroover5838]

if you go to a strip club you're going to fall in love with a stripper just for that night

[@blacklight4075]

The Aretha Franklin sample from "One Step Ahead" gives me chills every time. Shout out to Yasiin Bey yo

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@abualofenkasi5634]

@@limazulu55 thx, my man.

[@diongreen4017]

I think I was 16 when this came out, my brother was 14/15, we absolutely loved the video after seeing it on YO MTV raps, this song will always have a place on my playlists and heart, my brother isn't here anymore but this song serves and a reminder for me and the things we loved together!

[@andykerste1]

Sorry for your loss bro.

[@nigelbrowne1408]

R.I.P to your brother. Sorry for your loss

[@RaineSim]

My condolences. Your brother's memory will forever burn in your mind and heart through songs like this you share. Rest In Paradise to lil bro❤️

[@nf5011]

🙏 R I P

[@malikstmaliktv8082]

Sorry for your loss bro

[@LocoMenteClaraOne]

THIS song ALONE proves without a doubt WHY 1999 is STILL a part of the Golden Era of Hip-Hop!!!

[@mbeas9612]

Agree. 1999 was special with the return of Dr. Dre with his classic '2001' album while an young and hungry Eminem broke out with his amazing Slim Shady LP album. Cash Money, Rocafella, Ruff Ryders, Aftermath, Murda Inc, Bad Boy, Rawkus and No Limit were the hottest rap labels while Nas and Mobb Deep ran QB and Mos, Pharoahe, Roots and MF Doom brought heats.

[@kilo-watt]

I was blasting everything Rawkus put out. I first started DJing in 1999 so I’ve got tons of great stuff on vinyl from back then.

[@Randii225]

97 98 99 best years of hip-hop! Nothing cant come close to those three years

[@wandaworx1217]

NO 96 is the golden year of Hiphop

[@fredtolliver4798]

@@kilo-watt Rawkus was the s---, for real.....a lady friend of mine from NY gifted me with Soundbombing II back in 1999.....I still bump that in the Benz with the roof wide open.....so many joints on that thing I can't even pick my favorite, but I gotta go with Mayor & Patriotism.....we ain't nevva gonna hear music like that again.....

[@Tromitize]

He said man I smashed it like a Idaho potato

[@MeiT4073]

Hes a baaaad man 😏

[@mg19cal]

My favorite line in the whole song lol

[@MrUgobright]

I smashed and mashed it like Idaho potato

[@dequanmiles6767]

That line is famous with alot of rappers

[@tmccz1940]

Smashed it like cornbread

[@tanhuulusoy]

people are mostly focusing on Nas, big pun, biggie, big l when it comes to east coast hip hop. They be missing out on Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rakim, AZ, LL Cool J, Kool G Rap ...

[@clarkthakuria]

Your right except switch Cool J and Big L

[@trevorwilson8617]

Don't forget the ghostface killa!!!

[@rodhayes9119]

How y'all speak east coast rap and don't speak Big Daddy Kane.

[@vinceyoung5912]

Mos was excellent in 16 blocks

[@tysa1999]

not all of us; Rakim is the God. KRS-one, KoolG Rap, Kane, Nas, Mos Def

[@TheDeFiler316]

Mos Def is one of the best story tellers in hip hop period.

[@jeremyweaver2763]

right after Slick Rick

[@TheDeFiler316]

Jeremy Weaver Hence why I said "One" of the best. Everybody knows Slick Rick was the man.

[@DaInfidel]

TheDeFiler316 chek on me

[@YoungBrada]

***** Not feelin it back to you rick

[@iskanderx4523]

together with tupac and eminem

[@kylonbelle6113]

True definition of "underrated". This song is a complete masterpiece displaying: storytelling, wordplay, flow and not to mention the sample in the background

[@Official2Shitty]

Song Def not underrated bro

[@Jamie---]

@@Official2Shitty dudes probably one of those gen z'ers that think everythings underrated for some weird reason.

[@jdoxx.]

under-appreciated

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Underrated? Tf you mean? This is one of the most well-regarded albums in hip hop and this MV alone has millions of views.

[@joshuasimmons6443]

🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hattorihanzo6621]

2020, and I'm smiling thinking about how blessed I am to have been a teen in 90's and lived through this era. Real hip hop is forever.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Fr, fr... early '80s babies in the house!

[@AnimalLover-dw2wu]

90s....meh. Early 80s here. Both eras definitely better than anything 2000+.

[@rhodniajohnson1731]

I feel you on this!! 👏🏾👏🏾

[@marcusa4193]

2001 here, anything compared to this shit must've been lit on lice ass fire...

[@ettorearciello5627]

Is better than today

[@dbourke7385]

20 years later and this song is still on my playlist while driving the streets of NYC.

[@finnstrijker1410]

as it should

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@joebruce4826]

On my itouch all day everyday

[@luisgallegos2877]

It's still 9ne of the best rap songs ever. Still drive blasting this gem on the streets of Chicago!!!!

[@djnasaonassis]

And me here too, driving here in the streets of Ceilândia, Comptom here in Brazil. Beautiful thing

[@estlhm805]

When rap made sense and told stories and took you places you never had been

[@phraze410]

Now its "I got your b#&$$ head in my lap aye Catch a flight go anywhere on the map aye Pull up to the hotel give keys to a loser (Loser)...smash yo girl in the morning im caller her a uber Skeert"

[@bottlecapman213]

Kevin Frazier lowkey pretty hard 🤔

[@duaneforhire]

The industry stripped the culture down to reduce empowerment. Facts.

[@jakubspendlik2389]

Try listening to Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Earl Sweatshirt, Isaiah Rashad, Earthgang, J.I.D., Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$, Ka, Capital Steez, MAVI, Danny Brown, Tyler the Creator, Brockhampton, Freddiw Gibbs, Little Simz, Slowthai, Noname, Big K.R.I.T., Open Mike Eagle, Run The Jewels, Saba, Rapsody, Lupe Fiasco, Quelle Chris, Aesop Rock...

[@ItsValWow]

Oh so u mean how it still is?

[@tino82250]

Anyone listening during 2024?

[@Balancediscipline]

Most definitely - one of the greatest songs in hip hop ever, instant classic and I still have to play it every few months to get my fix!!!

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@mauricesullivan1565]

Same here , the entire album was very underrated!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@reekittarountree4780]

Me too!

[@mstyles2667]

@@mauricesullivan1565 Agreed.

[@FlamingChickenTA]

You!!!!

[@leedza]

The song should be a national treasure.. this is the art of putting pen to paper and mining a diamond.

[@atillacnar5785]

@@drf4270 what why

[@atillacnar5785]

'Cuz this thing called rhymin' no different from coal minin' We both on assignment to unearth a diamond

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@averyfreeman6283]

I Agree 👍

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Damn I feel like this came out yesterday. Where does the time go? Almost twenty years old??? Aaaand it still sounds fresh to this day. 😕

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

Dope poetry Cool good vibe Classic hip-hop and poet powerful

[@maxforce]

lol i saw you on the 93 til infinity one too.....ahhh good taste.

[@jlawthegod3618]

Sheels1976 bitch you look 30

[@jlawthegod3618]

Robb Dark why u give a fuk haha

[@allangles3gee]

Definitely was a good era n hip hop

[@cristinad1707]

I know I can't afford to stop (man, cool) For one moment (I was in love with this girl, dude) That it's too soon to forget (I was tore up, dawg) I know I can't afford to stop (I'm telling you, man) (Wow, man) For one moment (for real) That it's too soon (it's, she's too-) Let me tell you about her To for- (yo) In she came with the same type game The type of girl giving out the fake cell phone and name Big fame (big fame), she like cats with big thangs Jewels chip, money clip, phone flip, the six range I seen her on the Ave, spotted her more than once Ass so fat that you could see it from the front She spot me like paparazzi Shot me a glance in that Catwoman stance With the fat booty pants, hot damn What's your name, love? Where you came from? Neck and wrist laced up, very little make-up The Schwinns at the Reebok gym tone your frame up Is sugar and spice the only thing that you made of? I tried to play it lowkey but couldn't keep it down Asked her to dance and she was like, "Yo, I'm leaving now" An hour later, sounds from Jamaica She sipping Cris' straight up, skanking, whining her waist up Scene two, my fam throwing a jam Fareed is on the stand, big things is in the plans (uh) The brother Big Moon make space for me to move in "Ay, yo, this my man, Mos, baby, let me introduce" I turn around (say word) It was the same pretty bird who I had priorly observed Tryna play me for the herb (yeah, that's her) Shocked as hell she couldn't get it together I just played along and pretended I never met her "How you feeling?" Oh, I'm fine" "My name is Mos" "I'm Sharice" "I heard so much good about you, it's nice to finally meet" We moved to the booth reserved for crew especially And honey-love ended up sitting directly next to me I'm type polite but now I'm looking at her skeptically 'Cause baby girl got all the right weaponry Designer fabric, shoes, and accessories Chinky eyes, sweet voice is f- with me mentally We conversated, made a laugh, yeah, you know me, bro Even though I know the steelo, she wild sweet, yo I'm 'bout to murk, I say peace to the family She hop up like, "How you gon' leave before you dance with me?" She blew my whole head with that dude, I was like, "Word?" I played it low though, I was like "Yeah, aight, come on then, let's go" Was mad, was so sick, I tell- Yo, honey was so blazing she was just What? Yo, she looked like Jayne Kennedy, word bond To my mother, man She was that ill, man, she take me to the dance floor And she start whispering to me and "Yo, let me apologize for the other night, I know it wasn't right But, baby, you know what it's like, some brothers don't be coming right" I understand, I'm feeling you, besides "Can I have a dance?" Ain't really that original We laughed about it, traced her arms across my shoulder blades They playing Lovers Rock, I got the folded fingers on her waist (on her waist) Heating my blood up like the Arizona summer Song finished then she whispered, "Honey, let's exchange numbers" Scene three, weeks of dating, late night conversation In the crib heart racing, trying to be cool and patient She touched on my eyelids, the room fell silent She walked away smiling, singing Gregory Issacs Like, "if I don't, if I don't have you" Showing me her tan line and that tattoo Playing Sade, Sweetest Taboo Burning candles, all my other plans got cancelled Man, I smashed it like an Idaho potato She call me at my J-O-, "Come now, " I can't say no Ginseng tree trunks, rocking the P-funk Cocking her knees up, champion lover nuh ease up Three months, she call, I feel I'm running a fever Six months, I'm telling her I desperately need her Nine months, flu-like symptoms when shorty not around I need more than to knock it down I'm really trying to lock it down (down) Midnight, we hook up and go at it Burn a stoge and let her know, sweetheart, I got to have it She telling me commitment is something she can't manage Wake up the next morning, she gone like it was magic Ah damn it, is on Harrison Ford frantic My 911's unanswered by my fly Taurus enchantress (Next week) Moon hit me up, I saw Sharice at the kitty club With some banging-ass Asian playing lay it down and lick me up What?

[@rodrigofrancomosquera7405]

🍻

[@calumetjohnson7220]

Who here during corona?

[@nnmm6965]

me :)

[@MsEricTCartman]

😎

[@iamurdad77]

Shut up.

[@EdwardRMorris]

A masterpiece is a masterpiece, plague or no plague

[@killercuddles7051]

With lime

[@DOUG-E-BEATZ]

It's a gift to be able to tell a detailed story, rhyming within a unique pattern, using little to no filler words, over a dope ass beat. Remember when it was in that order?

[@audreasmith609]

V.

[@derekgardin1512]

Yep real hip hop

[@jayfranchize]

ONE OF THE BEST STORY TELLER TRACKS IN HISTORY. DELIVERY & VISION. HE PAINTED A PICTURE WITH WORDS.

[@mstyles2667]

FACTS!

[@PienFranssen]

Yes! I notice myself nodding, smiling, reacting during the lyrics, like he is sitting next to me telling me the story face to face! Such a great work of art, in many ways!!

[@loganmacdonald2900]

i agree man everybody seems to disregard this type of music nowadays but holy shit this song kicks ass 🤙

[@loganmacdonald2900]

im only 17 but fuck i love this song till death

[@WhoIzHee]

It’s ironic how they shaking ass from a ceiling view and the og song is about fat asses but I’m sure a lot of folks don’t even know about this gem.

[@feelrealityYT]

Who is gonna turn this joint up in summer 2021?

[@mirkocorpo4859]

Iiiiiiiiiiiii

[@drewdrayton-bey9164]

Me

[@andrewjackson2041]

Me

[@savannah58]

Listening as I type🤣

[@YMoney-wz5on]

Right here

[@britbrat951]

I love beats like this

[@Yes123786]

Listen to more Madlib beats then

[@ludwinrios4140]

Madlib didn't make the beat tho

[@Yes123786]

I know, but if he wants more beats like this, Madlib is the guy

[@HDONOVLEPSIAS737]

Brittany Lee fuck you too 🖕

[@toddpace4588]

@@Yes123786 Ayatollah

[@holidaystyles7952]

classic mos under-rated

[@hollywooldridge1743]

Exactly. He is too underrated! Mos Def ❤

[@NYG1991]

Word. I wanna see him and Jay Electronica battle.

[@natashachange6770]

+Holly Wooldridge factz!!!!!

[@teahgosman8923]

⚡️⚡️⚡️🔥🔥🔥💥✍🏾💥✨✨✨❤️🌎✊🏽👑👑👑💃🏽🕺🏾🕺🏾💃🏽🔥🔥🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@CvntyRegirock]

This song is pure genius. It's 10/10 no questions asked.

[@kissmyhat1971]

yes

[@dollhouseq1530]

2019

[@Itgyrl909]

Notice that even though he felt like ol’ girl played him he didn’t disrespect her not one time ~ not even around his boys. The Art of a Real Man!

[@chuckplaysgames7925]

😂🤣 you must not know how much this man owes in child support. He got more baby mommas then you got likes on this comment 😂🤣

[@hussein6173]

Reach. And men don't owe women who play them any respect

[@cheatahmame6663]

@@chuckplaysgames7925 Seems like his baby mommas should have figured that out before they became the next baby mamma. Doesn’t mean he’s disrespectful. Just means he’s irresponsible and they (the mothers) are just as irresponsible and STUPID.

[@BicycleFunk]

@@cheatahmame6663 Don't judge. Maybe Def just likes laying his seed and maybe those mamas like having his babies and raising them on their own or with another. To each their own.

[@cheatahmame6663]

@@BicycleFunk No judgement, just facts. They are obviously not all happy if they put him on child support. That still doesn’t mean he’s disrespectful, that was my original point.

[@linkface9180]

Most definitely this man absolutely undeniably, irrefutably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, unmistakably brilliant. Haha

[@user-rc1fc2oq2c]

Oh snap!!

[@phraze410]

🤓🤓🤓🤓 Yes chum you would be correct

[@darrinparker161]

Unmistakably brilliant-bly...

[@PienFranssen]

Such a masterpiece! I notice myself nodding, smiling, reacting, feeling him like he is sitting next to me telling me this story, every time I listen to it (which is multiple times a week). Imo one of the best hiphop tracks ever made!

[@togonumber]

:)

[@KS-ql3hm]

I agree. Genius! Aand Mos is not hard to look at!

[@philmagroin990]

Walked away smiling sing gregory issacc. Mos def lyrical poet and a good ass actor aswell

[@masterroshimagazines4354]

Top 10 all time imo. He's so real

[@bliffblam]

Definitely top 10 of all time

[@jessarose2288]

He is so fucking underrated. Common too.

[@samsutliff]

Headbobbing to this song is a must

[@ramonaflowers7613]

samsutliff Head-bobbing while liking & commenting.

[@freeguy3899]

^^for real tho. Damn this shit is fire

[@alonalove3118]

Yup on Xmas eve in 2017

[@princesspoetess775]

samsutliff it’s too hard not to

[@ky5059]

On god

[@joyak6050]

“I smashed it like a Idaho potato ” 🤭

[@eddieturc539]

what does that mean? i'm not a native north american

[@breinnthefaker]

@@eddieturc539 we make mashed potatoes out of idaho russet potatoes mostly so he's saying he smashed (had sex with) her like you'd smash a potato

[@Bearintheweeds]

Like some common restriction shit

[@toastychannel2433]

This part had me dying

[@jdmcivicsir2]

He gave her that good good lol

[@babydr4kko_]

I came here from finding out Laila his daughter

[@bankrolljayyyyy]

Same

[@antoineraymond9301]

His Daughter Is Dope

[@phraze410]

The first "I fell in love with a stripper" song lol

[@theeyesbutterfly6089]

That’s what you got from this ? Hm

[@blacklight4075]

dont be ashamed. it happens. Im fb friends with the loves lol

[@bayeisha]

@@theeyesbutterfly6089 Aint that's what the song is about? I had forgot about this song, then my sister played it a few weeks back. I downloaded it and started listening to it, and was kind of confused and shocked by the end, so I came to the video to make sure I wasn't tripping. Outside of showcasing lyricism and the art of storytelling, it's about him falling in love with a stripper and suffering the consequences.

[@TilTheBreakADawn]

@@bayeisha I honestly never got that in all the years I've been listening to it. The reveal line is when his friend calls him and says, "I saw Charisse at the kitty club with some bangin' ass Asian playing lay it down and pick me up." Because the video doesn't show her stripping at all (perhaps because Mos Def wanted to be more tasteful than the standard garbage that's put out) and the lyrics talking about a "banging ass Asian which means from Mos that's a female, I thought it was about finding out she was bisexual. But now that I see the same woman from the club as his waitress, yes, I guess it is about her stripping to pay bills.

[@brandonbates9259]

It's the way he constructed the story in the song is what it made great

[@thataintfalc0]

RIP Aretha Franklin, we should all be grateful for the incredible music she provided to the world. So many mad tunes of hers carried over into hip hop and that to me is amazing

[@melaninenriched7844]

She's the 2nd most sampled artist after James Brown.

[@phraze410]

Al Green, Diana Ross and MJ or in the top 5

[@wakeupstopsleeping6300]

@@phraze410 uh you forget isaac hayes

[@TheSavagedoll]

lol is not like she wrote or produced those songs she sang. It's not really her songs is it.

[@thataintfalc0]

@@TheSavagedoll why you gotta be a little bitch

[@mr.steelroots335]

R.I.P Aretha Franklin 16/08/18

[@pattifanalwayz]

Aretha “ One Step Ahead . “

[@hungryluma27]

Everything about this song is perfect. The storytelling, lyricism, and delivery are all too notch, and I LOVE the production. The instrumental is so good. The sample is one of the best ever, and everything in this song works so damn well. Perfect song, one of the best of all time :) Side note, I even love the ransom stuff mos says between verses haha. It adds to the storytelling so well, like he’s just casually telling you what went down ;)

[@3cko792]

With this 4 mins of song you can make a 4 hour movie ong

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@mstyles2667]

FACTS.

[@spha-m]

JID just brought me back here to this classic.

[@theaterxremix]

This is the most New York thing I have ever witnessed

[@marcussmith3934]

Happy 49th Birthday Mos Def!(Born December 11, 1973)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

[@wycliffewafula5247]

Happy birthday to the king🥳

[@nachc6459]

Bliss this man for creating this art for our generation

[@texasboy9036]

50 now

[@fatemiricco]

WHO MADE THIS INSTRUMENTAL ? the dude needs a medal

[@sammyboy7163]

Ayatollah

[@jamarusjackson334]

Aretha Franklin one step closer sample mixed into a nice hip hop beat

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

Oneglory I produced it

[@bighole2908]

Ayatollah Beats you are a legend

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

Big Hole Peace

[@colossusofrhodes1282]

Real hip hop right here. ( head bobbin') 😁

[@AlexSwashblade]

+Colossus Rhodes LOL wtf did I just read?!

[@colossusofrhodes1282]

AlexSwashblade lmao. some punk ass kid (prolly 7-8 yrs old) was trolling all my threads. what he didnt realize is i have some hacking skills and i traced his data to find his actual phone number and when i tried calling him to back up his shit in "real time" aka an actual conversation he kept talking shit, blah blah blah. i was actually going to show up on his doorstep and whoop his ass (and his parents too) but suddenly his account "disappeared" lol. go figure...

[@ethanhenley8022]

+Colossus Rhodes lol not saying this to argue, but if an argument makes you almost go fight some kid and his parents? you might need to be more careful on the internet lol, cause people talk shit just to do it, just like him, you're gonna be fighting a lot of people lol

[@PLBoogie]

She walked away smiling singing Gregory Issac "Like 'if I don't, if I don't, if I don't" Showin me that tan line and that tatoo Playin Sade, "Sweetest Taboo" Burnin candles, all my other plans got canceled Man I smashed it like an Idaho potato She call my at my J.O., 'come now', I can't say no Ginseng tree trunks, rockin the p-funk

[@KustomKrosses]

XG Cocona ripped this track!

[@1978tracel]

this feels like a real story

[@phraze410]

They the easiest to right....lol I write won called Good bye letter over a girl I met after my wife left me...and she had a lot of drama with her plus I got her pregnant then she lost the baby blaming me for stressing her out...Real easy to write

[@1eewe1]

At least she let him hit lol

[@Dee_Nice89]

Mos Def killed this joint frfr #ClassicMos

[@leroyjeffers8579]

Dee Nice k he w

[@DJSHLD]

Who’s here after he called drakes music shopping music

[@3rdworldamerica452]

One of the most underrated rappers in the game

[@cornybeef]

3rdWorld America Not by those who know

[@Gapeaches77able]

MOs Def was never underrated.

[@enzudesign]

Always overstated never underestimated

[@emmanuelparra5655]

Stayed origanal

[@medved4030]

It's because he's a real lyricist rapping about real life and important shit not money, guns, and hoes like other more "famous" rappers. He's a great actor too, warch Something the Lord Made (2004). He is brilliant in that movie.

[@crownejewell]

They not spitting lyrics like that anymore what an lost art

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@Yah.get_it]

Listen to earl Sweatshirt & Kendrick Lamar not lyrically better than this but their still up there maybe a bit less

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@Yah.get_it "Maybe" a bit less. Lol, that's generous to both of them.

[@icytidal3228]

@@Yah.get_it as much as I love mos def, Kendrick Lamar is the best poet in hip hop history

[@Yah.get_it]

@@icytidal3228 yea pretty easily I was talking about lyrically

[@nappybwoii1203]

Who else noticed JID sample this 🔥

[@vaughnchambers8559]

I feel sad for the youngins....do your homework, dig in the crates and you will be blessed.

[@ike6209]

That Gregory Isaacs line....genius creativity !!!

[@YaoEspirito]

That was perfect.

[@neihananeihana5670]

Rasta mr cool ruler gregory issacs

[@BFD15i]

Plain & simple: All-time-classic.

[@leanajeanlouis2396]

Still 100% 🔥🔥

[@ElvisWairiaAnimation]

Legendary and timeless album. Slaps from start to finish

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Amen! Black on Both Sides was my GOAT album for a few years. It’s iconic.

[@giseleyoukpo9817]

Contains a sample of "One Step Ahead" of Aretha Franklin (R.I.P)

[@satnav1980]

Google is quite helpful

[@lolaruffin1237]

Thank you for the info ☺

[@jamesclayborn744]

Timeless classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nightnurse1178]

"I know I can't afford to stop for one moment That it's too soon to forget you." I LOVE THIS SONG! It'll never get old to me...

[@antoniomorgan731]

Nightnurse... you're pretty!!

[@amberleaf9823]

@@antoniomorgan731 CREEP!!

[@jeremybrown9611]

The sample itself is a Classic

[@forever9043]

Push the fucking pack off of the porch or break a pound down Get this strap, if it happen to blow, it makes surround sounds Pussycat on my lap, push it back and go to town down Putting rap on my back, and I'm blackin', snatchin' crowns

[@kooljerk]

@Nightnurse 117 sing it baby!🤗🤗🤗

[@milzp8030]

This tune is a national and cultural treasure. There was so much quality back in the 90s.

[@FASTFREDDIE-dg5ef]

MANAGEMENT VIDEOS HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS

[@FASTFREDDIE-dg5ef]

MANAGEMENT VIDEOS HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS

[@dennisbraxton3770]

This is my first time hearing this and I can’t stop replaying it. The way he put this story together is lyrically unbelievable!

[@Mjbentertainment86]

+Dennis Braxton how old are u?

[@2869may]

This is something special....! "Drama" ~ Ice T is another Great Story track...!

[@sharnya8332]

Same

[@sharnya8332]

@@Mjbentertainment86 He May not even be “young”. Not everybody grew up with hip hop or rap ya know. Regardless of age

[@Mjbentertainment86]

@@sharnya8332 I understand…I was trying to be funny…and honest at the same time lol

[@mackeym10]

jid fan here to respect a og

[@bingrim]

The Queen Aretha Franklin Rip. Ayatollah my Brother you killed that sample my G.

[@cafe8271]

Oh word, this beat was produced by Ayatollah, I like he's work.

[@jayskicksnfits9372]

@@cafe8271 It's *his* , not he's.

[@cafe8271]

@@jayskicksnfits9372 thanks for that Jay,

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

🙏

[@solgryn4591]

@@AYATOLLAHBEATS u are legend fam. Sample vocals and make soulful dope beats before Kanye or Just Blaze did.

[@boreezy7553]

JID basically remade this song

[@rahnyc4]

that image of old school brooklyn..i miss that old brooklyn.

[@rahnyc4]

***** One of the safest city in the united states, man. it use to be pretty mad couple of decades ago. its not anymore.

[@rahnyc4]

***** if you're not too late, you might as well. old new york city is dying, the cultural feel of it is disappearing. the rich is taking over and killing the vibe of it, still theirs enjoyable moments, though.

[@porshad.4132]

Nice when actual Black women were in videos.

[@rocksalot8870]

for real

[@beatblasta8463]

+Toshiba Talley for real tho she mad good looking

+Porsha D. Black women are still in videos. All women are still in videos.

[@rahnyc4]

+Toshiba Talley irony is if thats the girl in the pic she wouldnt be classified as a real black woman..

[@josemexable]

+Self-God lol that's what I was thinking

[@hiphoplives3545]

Back when rappers could flow for minutes. Now it's just "I'm in love with the coco." And a nice beat. BOOM ur famous.

[@kaz9687]

Hip Hop Lives 3 years later and nothings changed lol

[@cyclopsmastermind4183]

KAZU ` there still are great artists Believe me look at Joey badass and Kendrick. But mainstream wise you guys are right af.

[@alonalove3118]

Hip.hop.u so.right and speaking in a language u can't understand

[@RubesOne]

36 is a kilo!

[@swayv1964]

That's not really true

[@arnoldgarzajr1164]

Mos Def is underrated.He is probably one of the MC's in New York,New York.He wilds out and kills beat.True East Coast rap vet.

[@guesswhoscomingtoyoutube]

Yea agreed

[@samuelganslandtGrive]

wtf does this even mean

[@RedQueenCreative_Roxie]

Mos Def is HIGHLY UNDERRATED!

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@listlessLiz]

Here again after J.I.D - Surround Sound

[@Thegoddessgenesis]

Real hip hop ❤

[@Feelin2nice]

The whole album is so good! Probably top 10 hip hop album I've ever heard. The beat on this song is great, yet it's probably the 4th or 5th best song on this CD. That's how good the entire album is.

[@brothacaim]

Feelin Nice thats how good hiphop/rap used to be

[@kissmyhat1971]

TV TV

[@rafael123loek]

thats right brother :) for me "Speed Law" is his best song on this record

[@ahightechlowlife]

This whole album needs to be on the radio today.

[@purposepassionandlovetv863]

Travis Yep, Mathematics and New World Water hit tough too.

[@Deadsea_1993]

Mos is the type of rapper that makes rapping a science and he’s like a professor that breaks it down piece by piece.

[@coreykindle5892]

KRS-1 is the true hip-hop professor real talk

[@tazallordofpog5559]

Corey Kindle na man he's a smart man and a good rapper but he ain't got phds and shit u want a nigga like that hit up rass kass

[@Gamingwithunc]

Facts

[@limazulu55]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TRpYatjL6aask

[@beaukito2169]

add Big Pun to that list, that guy was reading entire dictionaries in his spare time to become a better rapper.

[@doctorphibez]

Modern "hip-hop" can't even touch this.

[@jonathanclarkston5444]

PREACH BROTHA PAUL!!! 🔥🔥

[@Ozziemints]

Truth.

[@breakfasttacos8087]

That's like comparing Curtis blow to mos def. Its the same thing in a different time period done differently. Don't be a sour pus and

[@Fullmoonflex556]

Mos def > JID

[@noodle457]

Yeah but jid aint bad

[@trevinojohnson6012]

This track is a classic

[@sawan_v]

LYRICS : I know I can't afford to stop (man, cool) For one moment (I was in love with this girl, dude) That it's too soon to forget (I was tore up, dawg) I know I can't afford to stop (I'm telling you, man) (Wow, man) For one moment (for real) That it's too soon (it's, she's too-) Let me tell you about her To for- (yo) In she came with the same type game The type of girl giving out the fake cell phone and name Big fame (big fame), she like cats with big thangs Jewels chip, money clip, phone flip, the six range I seen her on the Ave, spotted her more than once Ass so fat that you could see it from the front She spot me like paparazzi Shot me a glance in that Catwoman stance With the fat booty pants, hot damn What's your name, love? Where you came from? Neck and wrist laced up, very little make-up The Schwinns at the Reebok gym tone your frame up Is sugar and spice the only thing that you made of? I tried to play it lowkey but couldn't keep it down Asked her to dance and she was like, "Yo, I'm leaving now" An hour later, sounds from Jamaica She sipping Cris' straight up, skanking, whining her waist up Scene two, my fam throwing a jam Fareed is on the stand, big things is in the plans (uh) The brother Big Moon make space for me to move in "Ay, yo, this my man, Mos, baby, let me introduce" I turn around (say word) It was the same pretty bird who I had priorly observed Tryna play me for the herb (yeah, that's her) Shocked as hell she couldn't get it together I just played along and pretended I never met her "How you feeling?" Oh, I'm fine" "My name is Mos" "I'm Sharice" "I heard so much good about you, it's nice to finally meet" We moved to the booth reserved for crew especially And honey-love ended up sitting directly next to me I'm type polite but now I'm looking at her skeptically 'Cause baby girl got all the right weaponry Designer fabric, shoes, and accessories Chinky eyes, sweet voice is f- with me mentally We conversated, made a laugh, yeah, you know me, bro Even though I know the steelo, she wild sweet, yo I'm 'bout to murk, I say peace to the family She hop up like, "How you gon' leave before you dance with me?" She blew my whole head with that dude, I was like, "Word?" I played it low though, I was like "Yeah, aight, come on then, let's go" Was mad, was so sick, I tell- Yo, honey was so blazing she was just What? Yo, she looked like Jayne Kennedy, word bond To my mother, man She was that ill, man, she take me to the dance floor And she start whispering to me and "Yo, let me apologize for the other night, I know it wasn't right But, baby, you know what it's like, some brothers don't be coming right" I understand, I'm feeling you, besides "Can I have a dance?" Ain't really that original We laughed about it, traced her arms across my shoulder blades They playing Lovers Rock, I got the folded fingers on her waist (on her waist) Heating my blood up like the Arizona summer Song finished then she whispered, "Honey, let's exchange numbers" Scene three, weeks of dating, late night conversation In the crib heart racing, trying to be cool and patient She touched on my eyelids, the room fell silent She walked away smiling, singing Gregory Issacs Like, "if I don't, if I don't have you" Showing me her tan line and that tattoo Playing Sade, Sweetest Taboo Burning candles, all my other plans got cancelled Man, I smashed it like an Idaho potato She call me at my J-O-, "Come now, " I can't say no Ginseng tree trunks, rocking the P-funk Cocking her knees up, champion lover nuh ease up Three months, she call, I feel I'm running a fever Six months, I'm telling her I desperately need her Nine months, flu-like symptoms when shorty not around I need more than to knock it down I'm really trying to lock it down (down) Midnight, we hook up and go at it Burn a stoge and let her know, sweetheart, I got to have it She telling me commitment is something she can't manage Wake up the next morning, she gone like it was magic Ah damn it, is on Harrison Ford frantic My 911's unanswered by my fly Taurus enchantress (Next week) Moon hit me up, I saw Sharice at the kitty club With some banging-ass Asian playing lay it down and lick me up What?

[@1974tical]

She like 🐱

[@briantaylor9285]

This song will forever be fire. Lyrical storytelling.

[@michaelwimbley9127]

Most def n Pac would of ate this beat together!!!!!!

[@briantaylor9285]

​@@michaelwimbley9127 that would've been awesome

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

Don't forget people, I produced this classic song👍🏾🎼🔊🎵

[@itzjetlife3639]

did you really ????

[@TDel-tw2hg]

Definitely…

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

@@itzjetlife3639 Yes I did and produced many more artists as well. Do your musical homework🎼

[@EJ-JR3]

@@itzjetlife3639yes, he killed this💯

[@ScrapWitDatFye]

We need Mos Def back