Mos Def - Power Move Freestyle (1992)

[@willywonka47]

Mos def is obviously Tyler’s dad

[@ItzODub]

@Terence Johunkin frr👀

[@DusterBuglas]

Tyler would be much better if that was the case.

[@kyariscar]

tyler wishes.

[@poxahigor]

Orochi's dad. Orochi is an braziliam mc

[@RealJxshee]

@@DusterBuglas ???????????????????????????????????????????????

[@moneyfeinjayscrub]

imagine being this close to humans

[@fatemiricco]

damn bruh, that's a reality check, that didn't hit hard, that sank deep

[@Rome.Will.]

that was my first thought seeing this vid lmfao

[@papahawk3644]

That's funny!!! 😳😔

[@snakyburrito]

😂 just do it

[@woodywood1890]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Masauko1]

He didn't have anything to say yet. Imagine how hard he worked to go from being this kid to being the guys who wrote the black on both sides CD. Respect due! Most of genius is hard work…..

[@CEELOW3000]

I was thinking the same thing; looking at this old-school footage; you wouldn't even think he would ever have progressed to one of the greatest MCs to ever touch a mic!!!

[@raphdae2965]

***** 21

[@raphdae2965]

CHIZZO P Same here. It's just as Bill Whiters said: "you can't get to wonderful without passing through alright." Talent isn't worth much without the work to multiply it.

[@raphdae2965]

***** My bad. I just looked at the copyright mark without even screening the title... what an idiot. 18 it is!

[@johnbronski]

Masauko Chipembere I am johnbronski the first time I saw Mos on stage was years later. From the kid that rock it old school in 93. Had just did his thing with Cosby on the Detective series. You knew he was on his way.

[@Kdott_47]

Flow, almost broke my neck

[@Charlie112097]

well you best protect ya neck

[@asarta703]

+Charlie112097 remember to wear a seatbelt when the flow is dope

[@Charlie112097]

***** thanks lmao

[@ayo30s]

No Doubt, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@princejay9661]

@@Charlie112097 u a wu tang fan?

[@clntmagee]

When freestyles were fuckin' real.

[@ClaytonBridges]

hip hop used to be fun and cool man..

[@dark_sunset]

people back in the day used their brain

[@hueynguyen685]

Still is bro. Just more forms of rap. Still badass rappers out there.

[@swagboy4075]

@@zerzine-b-zappin It wasn't fun that time either, biggest beefs in rap history went down around this time

[@jusbeeO88]

Clayton Bridges my music like old school stories and good stuff

[@Unknown-User44]

Hip Hop doesn't exist anymore.

[@shabbaranks7239]

Only if freestylin was like this today but it's all serious now

[@shauncameron8390]

That's because it evolved.

[@mickeynewlin]

@@shauncameron8390 into no fun? All tough talk?

[@gimmegamma4849]

@00waterski00 freestyle yourself then and put it out, simple fix

[@dylanmoses6354]

watch tyler the creators freestyles. he definitely doesn’t take them seriously

[@dylanmoses6354]

@@BaelaLuv "Ugh, nigga, fuck rap, fuck that I was tryna take him back and take off that hat And we could be like mwah, mwah, mwah on the lips But that’s weird as fuck man, I’m talkin' ‘bout dick Pause, pause, pause, nigga, pause, pause When we leave you gon’ give me your info so I call Sayin', “Link when you back in New York, I’m tryna give away a bike Maybe we can get some dinner at night” -Tyler 2019, hardest bars out there

[@Charlemagne2602]

Damm, Mos Def got flow!! Had to rewind a couple dozen times. Dude on the beatbox held him down too

[@Jamesballsworth]

1:15 the look in his eyes.. that's when it got real.

[@lucs4519]

Right after thatraw

[@lizstsymphony9060]

When freestyles, where freestyles

[@cookies9819]

zain kelly were*

[@btran213]

@@cookies9819 stfu😀

[@vel2118]

U don’t get it watch the documentary freestyle the art of rap then you’ll see that spitting off the dome same AFTER spitting written verses freely on different types of beats

[@TheJofrica]

I’ll do you one better- why freestyles

[@hakushism]

were* bruh.

[@InfamousMedia]

i love how mos looks like he was itchin to get in the cypher and when they said who's next he stepped right in no hesitation

[@ambivertical]

It's crazy to think this was twenty years ago. I feel like a son to this generation. True emcees. Gotta bring back this vibe 2014.

[@herbsmanherbs]

Luey Vivant i listen to 1996 raps and it feels like yesterday. Where has the time gone?

[@ASSman864]

to remind you how old this is, think kool G rap ill street blues came out in 92

[@13_all77]

almost 30 years now...

[@aight5361]

2021 now

[@rikindanger1079]

@@aight5361 yup

[@tensions1144]

He's so young and happy here, respect everything he's done over the years

[@MyIcyBlitz]

mos has such a great flow

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

Mos def looks like he would have been a great skateboarder. He just has that look to him. Yeah..another useless comment. You're welcome

[@banditzee9005]

Why do people like you assume every kid from the hood that doesn’t dress like a hoodlum has to be a “skateboarder”.. this misconception is borderline racism if you ask me

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

@@banditzee9005 huh? you need to stop drinking that generic millenial united colors of beneton pc kool aid breh. It got you twisted af.

[@cyberpanda3]

@@banditzee9005 bro stfu

[@banditzee9005]

@@cyberpanda3 listen little suburb bitch you ain’t never had a fight you ain’t never been jumped, you can’t relate to the struggles of hip hop, and wouldn’t dare tell someone like me stfu to their face so take that internet thuggin elsewhere. Skateboarding isn’t a dress code

[@banditzee9005]

@@Stoney-Jacksman a kool aid joke. Seems pretty racist to me. I guess I was spot on

[@abrahampalmer8761]

Mos def is very underrated incredible lyricist that most don't get credit to

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

The guy beatboxing had some series skills with his kick listen to how hard that is at like 1:28

[@52Devil]

1:10 = Mos just bus a nut

[@luisparrilla2317]

Bru look at the girl smiling in the back even she was feeling the freestyle 😂

[@ETTP.S]

She was like Oh MY kRiSHna

[@michaelk122]

So lol

[@dinosaur5]

@@ETTP.S LMAO "OH MY KRISHNA"

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

Never realized how Mos looks so much like Tyler.

[@Aetrack]

Lol yeah in that thumbnail! Wtf

[@philipcollin1436]

Girl in the back thinking about riskin it all😂

[@stupidshitwithdan5026]

Thought I was the only one who noticed lmao

[@philipcollin1436]

@Kai McCook damn bruh chill, you know what a joke is?

[@ETTP.S]

@Kai McCook it was funny. You just had a negative reaction.

[@meyou5789]

@Kai McCook yet the fact you had to respond showing your disdain is a dead give away that was more than just an unfunny joke...it triggered you. If something is said in the comments that's not funny you keep moving

[@lucs4519]

Haha I checked the comments to see if someone else saw her lol

[@darkmanunknown]

A piece of Hip hop History! The Mighty Mos Def!

[@josephsoto3696]

He looks like Tyler the creator haha

[@mylesbake]

Tyler The Creator looks like him! But unfortunately never amount to the rap skillz

[@focusbrother2259]

Joseph Soto Tyler The creator look like Mos*

[@mullenenterprises]

Myles Baker Damn you gotta put Tyler down like that? You on some COLD SHIT.

[@91Definite]

fuck no lmao

[@mnemicmnemic]

legit

[@moisesestrada6537]

Dude in the thumbnail looking like Tyler the creator

[@tas504]

look at mos def wit a baby face

[@maikenjohn285]

Legit thought the thumbnail was tyler1 the creator

[@rythemandthebeat]

joey badass sounds like a young mos def

[@vesper9428]

rythemandthebeat Word up on that

[@hasanisgs667]

As I watched this vid I was thinking the exact same thing

[@SR_tooversatile]

Was thinking he looks like turkey the creator n flows like joeybadass

[@OuterSpace90]

Probably that brookyln accent

[@qwammienewsome961]

Tyler the Creator looks like this young Mos!

[@tommy_noble]

Odd future Tyler vibe

[@jwertez2]

if you're watching this video, you're a true fan of hip hop

[@cynrose215]

❤❗

[@ramzibadwi]

That first dude reminds me of phife dawg

[@naviduxan5176]

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

[@jasoncannon8384]

you can see how happy mos def was, cool to see him so young and he made it

[@zipuup2688]

Today is a freestyle u wrote it and read it from the phone 😂

[@meanmrmusician9469]

What was he even doing in 1992? Probably out battle rapping.

[@TrueClassicHipHop]

Damn.. He's so young here!!! :D

[@Ahmed-hd4lr]

That’s nearly 7 years before his professional career begin !!! This guy was born with rhyming skills

[@Wavyslim]

Nigga looking like Tyler the creator here.... Nice freestyle tho.

[@Saibot00]

james rivers I was thinking Tupac but ok.

[@TheDayunsi]

I was thinking Tyler looks like him but ok.

[@BeastNationXIV]

***** wasn't Ty the one who had that decent recent slowed down remix of slum village's "fall in love" but ruined the beat with his horrible flow? I don't know, i could be wrong. I don't even remember the name of the song.

[@val4892]

1:18 homegirl in the back thought about shooting her shot.

[@iiXchan]

WHY TF HE LOOK LIKE TYLER LMAO THE EYES CAP NOSE COMPLEXION 😂

[@vshopskater]

THIS IS FRESH! Mad flows! why does this only have 350 views?!?

[@DLoveEats]

i honestly thought it was tyler the creator in the thumbnail, then i read mos def

[@tamimansari9413]

my nigga my hat off to you. you re one of the greatests

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

Mos Def looks like Neymar!!! ;D

[@slugwurfalt]

nope

[@sponge8962]

Looks like Tyler, The Creator

[@jackedkerouac4414]

1:17 Indian shorty's fine af

[@Dead2you]

this is an incredible piece of history right here.

[@isakg813]

Mos Def is a living legend

[@eggmcsmurfin]

Why mos lookin like tyler in the thumbnail

[@innerbeautybarden6978]

I want him to freestyle for me.

[@lycan2494]

Innerbeauty Barden self-entitled

[@ldubya2275]

Back when rap was cool

[@shadynasty7006]

Narrator: ...they would later go on to be known as MC Gusto, Dead Mike and Stab Master Arson.

[@thejeneralj.u.-iceforever6706]

Lol 😂. Trustus.

[@MarioCavett]

When Rappers had to earn their spot!

[@Emperos]

I am still bobbing my head.

[@jlay9876]

that new york street fashion on point

[@loko.luki23]

Neymar JR. Eres tu?

[@kodiackcota]

Take fucking notes.

[@IamWAHID]

the dude in purple hat should try to get a record deal. he might make big some day.

[@amoonpoint]

Yoooooo....flashback to my highschool and university days in Toronto! CKLN - Power Move! But this can't really be '92, can it? Shoutout to Thrust!!!

[@nilskanneuchegalsein2593]

thats the real og shit :'D modern rappers still wonder how they did it

[@KTOWNLEGEND76248]

Compared to his "Classic Freestyle", you can tell he progressed a lot in those 4-5 years. Legend.

[@Caotics]

Shit looks fun

[@agthaog1986]

back in the days when being 6 inches from someones face and spitting naturally was normal lol

[@solomonbrown6966]

THIS IS RAW FOOTAGE!!PRICLESS!!LOVE THIS IN THE 313!!

[@warnutztheloser]

wow neva seen this!

[@ALXXCXMP]

DAMN thank you algorithm once again for blessing me. Just a kid from Bed-Stuy looking all nervous becomes a hip-hop legend while that other guy was literally spitting germs all over the mic like it was nothing. Good times.

[@LonerBecause]

Teenage Mos Def Definitely a classic

[@entertainingsportshighligh7525]

DAMN, i was 20 years old summer of 1992, lol This was the beginning of my HIPHOP CLUBBING DAYS in NYC !!!! LOL I was in the legendary HIPHOP CLUB called the "TUNNEL" every damn weekend all through the 90's DECADE, LOL

[@Jms200013]

Who's the mc with the black and white turtle neck?

[@shauncameron8390]

Thrust.

[@mmrw]

Wow I don’t think I’ve ever seen footage of Mos Def that young

[@redditbombs3158]

When hip hop was the SHIT. YALL are terrible nowadays. get outta here with that "its just a lil dif now" yea it sucks compared to what it was. mybe a few are good. MYBE...

[@deed5049]

Now THIS is a FREESTYLE!! Please Take Note!!!

[@GMANKOOL23]

At this early point in his career , he already had 2 sitcoms under his belt , " You Take The Kids " with Nell Carter , and " Here And Now " with Malcolm Jamal Warner

[@thatphatlad6884]

0:08 Why does the guy in the background look like hopsin?

[@lewiskombole2917]

Has anyone noticed the intro dude sounds like BIG

[@mrl2029]

It's like a memory of freedom. Before all this social distancing bulshit

[@Chingster22]

$40 tees/hats tho? we letting that one slide?

[@MinnesotaLG]

I like his clothing style

[@billdelfera8580]

Came here to see how many people thought that was Tyler The Creator in the thumbnail

[@marqueematthews4949]

Who Else Thought This Thumbnail was Tyler The Creator?...

[@QuadrantBottomHalf]

Hey who's dude at the end saying "I like the pick the girls in the autumn. You know the ones with nice plump bottoms".

[@NTC01934]

QuadrantBottomHalf Idk it kind of sounded like MC Serch

[@QuadrantBottomHalf]

NTC01934 Guess we'll never know.

[@NTC01934]

QuadrantBottomHalf Haha, you'll have to ask someone who was there!

[@ClusiveC]

NTC01934 I was there but I don't know who that ws. I spit a verse after this video

[@johnbronski]

QuadrantBottomHalf It was DJX of the "PowerMove Show Radio Show" CKLN Toronto `93.

[@akh5131]

bro they didn’t even cuss !

[@paycheck2061]

Shirts and hats were $40 back then? Didn’t anybody catch that

[@obie_offishal]

Mos Def looks like Tyler on the thumbnail

[@marsallefrancisco4851]

MC Thrust.I remember him beat boxing in high school back in 1985 at Northern Secondary School.Nice humble guy.

[@amarnauthmahabal8879]

That's a very high quality video for something from 92

[@T14-u4p]

1:17 girl just sniffed a fat line

[@KipsMusic93]

look at ur youtube name.. thats why you think he sucks

[@RyanDMoore]

Pause at 0:16. Tyler, the Creator.

[@ARDG89]

I thought that video thumbnail was tyler creator

[@madzgville]

Mos def was young, been doing it

[@alfiejordan4081]

In the thumbnail he looks like Tyler the creator

[@Nomore-o5c]

Just imagining that only mfs listing to this radio station

[@bawazo]

01:26 I know I should see mos def spitting rhymes but my mind has trained me to see 3 men spitting covid19..

[@SkemeKOS]

Brainwashed

[@hopuuuu]

mos sounds abit like falvour flav here.

[@iiXchan]

when they all went ayyee after that line was wild 😂😂

[@allenhennah4972]

Thought this was tyler for a second

[@03kodahills88]

The Tyler, the creator from the 90s

[@adavidmon]

Tyler the Creator's older brother

[@kalijasin]

My Brother in Islam Yasiin Bey :-)

[@halhal98]

So cute Mos Def.