RARE 2009 BET CYPHER | Mos Def, Black Thought, & Eminem Freestyle The Cypher (Reaction)

[@zachp5701]

Man...remember when cyphers were about the bars?! I revisit this one periodically to keep my mind right. ✌🏼

[@mcat8970]

I wouldn’t call this “rare” as much as this is just less viewed than other stuff. I used to watch this a ton back in the day.

[@Thanos1908]

I remember that from back in the day. They all smashed it.

[@hammbone8184]

LYRICAL TITANS🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@careless-minds]

All 3 of them brought the heat 🔥🔥🔥

[@NQuiz52]

Not really

[@p90neck]

​@@NQuiz52Em said a bunch of stupid nonsense but it still classifies as heat.

[@AndreeRoman-vy7vs]

​@@p90neckokay but mos def killed it tho

[@bangaamen501]

So glad that reaction channels like you are succeeding x existing. Because the disrespect to Eminem has been insane and you're right. This is one of the most underrated cyphers around all of them killed that.

[@jerrylanes8354]

Because em is basic as fuck he needs to give redman his style n flow back

[@bangaamen501]

@@jerrylanes8354 I don't remember asking but ok

[@thatpersoneveryoneknowsbut7533]

​@@jerrylanes8354k so your definitely mentally challenged or something

[@j3n1us]

@@jerrylanes8354 it must be super easy then. Can u send us some of ur flows?😂

[@jerrylanes8354]

@@j3n1us nah check out the person he stole his style from how about that

[@DAREALJMONEY]

This is actually my favorite Eminem cypher of all time. I have always loved this cypher from day one and i always get hyped when I watch this one. His flow is crazy on this.

[@sherrizelinski7424]

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[@liammooney4751]

thank you cliff so many sleep on black thought and mos the god def

[@princeluv4804]

Black Thought killed this

[@BrianPasko]

Mos def has always been in my top 10 and I can't remember this cypher for some reason.

[@coreyrees840]

The late night now like here’s Johnny was a Carson reference, and talking about how now he’s on late night with Fallon.

[@Bakaj1989]

Thank you this was refreshing

[@Tinkerbell9332]

Yess! Mos def is also pretty great! ❤

[@DevBCookin]

What you kno bout rap?

[@Tinkerbell9332]

@@DevBCookin Enough to at least know who he is and give him respect! Ha. I to be honest like his acting

[@DevBCookin]

@@Tinkerbell9332 you will be a fine wife one day I appreciate your smooth response

[@Tinkerbell9332]

@@DevBCookin Haha I'm glad appreciated it instead of being offended lol. I am always honest though

[@DevBCookin]

@@Tinkerbell9332 it's jus rare us men rarely come across people who love and kno rap 🤣 you will always be appreciated

[@TheQboy200]

"I'm like Marin Luther King, you're like Rodney" LORD when I heard that the fist time I saw this live just lost it. Black Thought always been nasty.

[@MikeGavin-l5d]

Love from the 518 albany ny props to mos def for shouting us out.they all destroyed this beat 🔥🔥 o

[@adambourne4135]

Watched loads of your vids on Eminem and I love how your reactions to his "word-smith-ary" connect with how I feel about it.. wish I had done this but now I feel like it's just gonna be like jumping on the bandwagon lol #onelove bro ❤

[@adambourne4135]

Oh yeah plus I know his music so well and have listened to EVERYTHING so yeah .. lol

[@bhoffman8984]

Pay attention to Mos starting at the 1:45 mark and the A-B-C scheme. He hid that ish

[@trocktp]

They all did great… but Mos Def was nasty as fuck!!

[@inmyopinion651]

I saw this back in the day as well. 3 lyrical heavyweights there.

[@larsonpark3819]

I put both of these, Black Thought's and Eminem's verses from this cypher, among the best verses ever!

[@JiiWoon]

9:50 that pocket tho whoa

[@hectorquintero2870]

Black thought is an executioner

[@Maurice1191]

The "late night now like here's Johnny" is because he and his band The Roots are the band for Jimmy Fallon.

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

I know he’s from the Roots. I was just pointing out the double 🙏

[@JonNelson523]

Check out the cypher with Busta, Luda, and 2 chainz

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Damn didn’t know they had one 🙏

[@nelsonrogers69]

Ahhh the Dragon spit fire on that cypher 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@emiliadumitru8030]

Now … I been waiting on this one.

[@lez0n]

Roots and Mos Def. This brings back memories.

[@MARZILLI]

Em is pretty dope but he wasn’t the best up there… He was the fastest but the content felt forced…

[@anthonydoyle7899]

Weird i never heard this one thanks for reacting

[@Maurice1191]

The State Property, Good Music and TDE the one qith the women cyphers are also amazing

[@DozSkills]

This is true Hip-Hop thanks @CliffBeatsOfficial

[@ryanjean-baptiste-dechampi9216]

U done known g!!🎉

[@nickstout1457]

Have you ever seen Black Thought hot 97 freestyle it's a banger brother!

[@colinharris615]

Em BEEN doin this forever. 🐐

[@TonySop]

I see what you did there. Nice 😂

[@p90bridge]

Black Thought is the GOAT. Em is skilled but not near Black Thought

[@jackbostic4890]

are you stupid​@@p90bridge

[@Oatmilllk]

@@p90bridgeyou’re wrong but I fk with Thought too so it’s ok

[@p90neck]

​@@Oatmilllk Name somebody better than Thought

[@GlennakaMush-kh1tp]

That battle rap s#*t Em in the zone🔥🔥 Let me holla at you moma "WHOS" ?😂

[@nicholasgialenes6458]

Got to get Knox on this too.

[@gfer66]

Barbiturates were discontinued between late 60s and early 70s. Qaaludes was the most popular barbiturate. It's the drug used in Wolf of Wall Street movie.

[@nickwpearce]

Black Thoughts was a verse so takes the shine off

[@CentralParkBoogie]

1:22 in, Riiiight! Do the right thing.

[@kamalRapper-dh2ci]

Oh nice PICTURE OF UR LOGO😊

[@nelsonrogers69]

If you ask who's the best lyricist or has the flow or content or any metric you want , Shady is in the top 10 of hip hop over all categories. Mos Def genius pentameter shines in this cypher to me

[@FredbobMkandawire]

Dude u made ur point u like Eminem

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

I like all three artists

[@JKG_Brandon]

Mos Def is one of my all time favorites. Cabby got bars lol

[@LogOnStiggs]

❤...... fire 🔥 fire 🔥 fire

[@anthonycudd1338]

Em A Beast Man,They all killed this Gem tho!!

[@donm.theefdmgboogieman2266]

hip hop is not about promoting drugs. its about rapping about those who supply these drugs to our community

[@I_am_Dad_Son]

Review some of his older older shit. "College Baruch Session" is some dope radio shit he did. Some nice verses I haven't heard on any songs and some of his early verses that were on SSLP. "The final problem is solved by pouring sulfuric acid, all over your back n watchin your spinal column dissolve." Love that shit. "Till Hell Freezes over" is another great one. "I'm into voodoo, tarot cards, and ouija boards, lighting candles camping out at haunted beach resorts. I write the dark shit, and rap about perverted violence, ghost stories of people murdered on derserted islands" "I used to sell pizzas, now I got 12 visas, so tell Jesus imma quit sinnin when hell freezes" that shit into the first hook, classic.

[@damairob4359]

Almost all comments are about Em and Black Thought.. it seems not many were impressed with Mos Def. Unbiasely listening to the verses.. Mos Def verse is filthy. It might be because he does it effortlessly. But that's just my opinion.

[@ifakerr8369]

Nitro 🔥🔥🔥🇬🇧👍🏿 MGK was on another Cypher that night too, with Kendrick

[@BIGCHRISRC]

Best cypher I've heard should of added kiss though to make it epic tell me one that's better I'll wait

[@jessicacastro7824]

I love the video is Black and White.

[@damienpettit9527]

please react to King Los - King of Kings

[@damienpettit9527]

I can't, my phone is off bro. Can you please react to the song tho??

[@dylanjamu2590]

Fire

[@princeluv4804]

You picked Emnien # 1 wow i'm shocked 😑

[@Oatmilllk]

I would say the same for this. It’s close but yeah

[@princeluv4804]

Nah the black community dictates whats the best im Hip Hop PERIOD!!!

[@Oatmilllk]

Okay then listen to who 50cent, Busta rhymes, Rakim, Redman, Dr Dre say is the best then…

[@princeluv4804]

@@Oatmilllk They never said that ...

[@anthonygarbarino9089]

A Detroiter here, born and raised by 6-7 mile & Van Dyke-Gratiot. No one is happy about this Proof line. Benzene definitely disrespected way more people then he ment to with his trashcan group collective diss track.

[@TheAllSeeingEye1000]

Bro you really a Stan, I mean you GAWK GAWKING Em majorly and I don't think you even know it, SMH!!!!!

[@BucsFanO22]

You a clown

[@rickjones3965]

U gotta go do the new Benzino Rap Elvis right MF now g

[@ghost-writer007]

Do the rap city basement relapse freestyle

[@M4Franchise]

Only 3 people in the cypher think about that

[@DevelonAnthony-vr1bl]

Talib kweli would've been great here too and Lupe.

[@blacksuburban2410]

A few things: It’s EXTREMELY rare for people to pop up outta nowhere and start trashing Em. That goes for fans as well as other artists. What we have when it comes to Em is a Hatfields vs McCoys/ chicken or the egg kinda thing. Each side blames the other for starting the war. Read the comments, and you’ll see what I mean. One side says Em is the absolute greatest, nobody else is close, every single song/verse is perfect, and the greatest verse of all time from all other artists isn’t better than Em’s worst verse ever. And for whatever reason, they wanna force EVERYONE in the universe to verbally agree and validate how they view Em. Then there’s the other side. They say that Em is trash, doesn’t belong in hip hop, he’s ONLY famous bc he’s white, and a whole bunch of ridiculousness. And I’ve noticed that these usually come from people who are arguing the other side. It’s like both go to extremes to combat the opposite extremes. So he’s either the absolute best or the absolute worst. And that’s the problem. People use extremes when arguing from emotion and not logic. But don’t worry… I feel the same way about Jay Z as an emcee. I think he’s the most overrated emcee in history. I just know too much. I know too much about the marketing, the stolen flows, lyrics, styles, entire songs, beats, EVERYTHING. Same with Em. I know too much to put him into his own realm as a rapper. Both are EXTREMELY talented and have classics under their belt.

[@jessicacastro7824]

Hey everyone

[@cindyw262]

💙

[@sulaimansooshenry4225]

Listen to they said n wat he said

[@shariffrivers7225]

Theres a new em diss 😂

[@ErickJackson2100]

He's nice. But like you said Music is Subjective. I like my music delivered a certain way and how Em spits isn't it.

[@michaelbraum77]

Most Def and Black Thought are 2 of the best fu-king lyricists in the history of mankind!!! I don't know if Em meant Miley Cyrus, but he did mention Taylor Swift that you completely missed. "Mailed a gift to Taylor Swift's trailler of my genetai with a note that said 'I can't wait to nail ya": Between Em and Trick Trick Benji's life is over for that Proof bar!!! He wasn't directly dissing Proof, but close enough! You don't speak I'll of the dead! Especially a Detroit Legend like Proof! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gregrios6044]

After they Miley punchline and you can hear the amazement, and now fans clown it. Lol fickle

[@gamingwhileitshot8040]

You're not good in your reasoning. The crowd reactions were loud and Eminem didn't even START HIS VERSE YET. In Hip-hop you're not given the anything until you prove yourself. You read a comment about how they gave it to Mos Def but you spoke up for Eminem. Eminem belongs in Hip-Hop and he was never the problem. It's bias so called fans like you that are the issue and Black Thought took that and they all did good.

[@Michael-MTBNINJA]

c'mon man, you know you heard this before. why front? just say you heard it before. no biggie.

[@kamalRapper-dh2ci]

Can we have some extra old track by Eminem 88,89,

[@bruceleeds7988]

A Cypher that debuted on national television is not rare

[@christophercoyle65]

if em brings out another album he is gonna go for everyones throat it will be a kamikaze style level up and will have features like royce, 50 probably even crook

[@blacksuburban2410]

Last thing. In your breakdown, you proved EXACTLY what’s been argued AGAINST in this conversation. You just said that it’s all about crowd reaction. And it’s NOT. It’s about the craft itself. And that’s where classic hip hop purists are coming from when it comes to Em. The amount of records sold, radio play, and even awards don’t hold more weight than the craft. Google the top 25 hip hop songs in terms of numbers. Eminem brought a whole new demographic of fans over to hip hop. And ironically, it was his beefs with the pop stars that did it! So just because a lot of people buy his music doesn’t put you on the top emcees list. Also, Em’s voice, tone, flow, rhyme pattern, and genius level ability to rhyme words that don’t actually rhyme are ALL top notch! Anyone who says anything different is either hatin or don’t know rap. Where purists part ways with Em is his lyrical content. What is he talking about here? Koala bears, Paula Abdul, chihuahuas, stitches, etc. He rode that beat like a madman! He just didn’t say shyt. Em didn’t originate his flow, style, or rhyme pattern. And in my personal opinion, he’s not even the best at the multis. Pun was bananas with it. Lastly, you did know that the crowd reactions here are automated, right? The cyphers are pre-recorded, not Live or in front of an audience. Even still, more cheers doesn’t have anything to do with the quality of the verse. How many monster hits came out that cause crazy reactions even when you don’t understand or know what they’re talking about?

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

You completely misunderstood what I said. When in a cypher, you’re playing to a crowd. Same when performing to a crowd. Did you not see people behind them and around them reacting to their bars? Have you been in a rap cypher or battle before? The person who wins the crowd over wins the battle. Mos def may have had the best wordplay out of all of them there but it wouldn’t fly in a punchline battle. Something black thought and Em have both mastered. Mos def went for flow patterns, black thought spit a verse from a song, and Em used a written freestyle set up for shock value. Punchlines and shock value typically wins over crowds. They all killed it.

[@Guyforkz]

Em was simply somewhere else in that cypher 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rickylaws7766]

Cliff what the f*** was the point of that video you made a while back talking about you're quitting KZbin but yet you're still here making videos I'm not hating nor do I want you to quit KZbin but it is something you said and well I'm glad to see you're still here buddy

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

I made a video two days later explaining what happened. I quit KZbin and KZbin finally reached out to me because the community lashed out at KZbin. They made false promises and didn’t really do shit. Now I’m signed to a label that gives me access to combat KZbin. It’s a long sequence of events that is too much to type out.

[@Maurice1191]

Em IS "HIP-HOP" just like Mos and Black Thought. They are barring it up to compete against one another. These new wyt boys (no offense) are doing what speed metal did to rock music, they are making the most "technically sound" version of an artform that wasnt created on that criteria. The removed all the soul.

[@K12127]

Lol oh yea so rare a bet awards cypher. Not rare at all 😂

[@leroymiddletoniii9892]

Em is a next level lyricist. Hip hop allows black people to exude their racism. When you diminish Em, you diminish all lyricist. Lyricism is the backbone of hip hop, not this corny ass rap today. I only enjoy lyricist, and Eminem is definitely in my top 5 dead or alive lyricist ever.

[@boppsykes3623]

Where's his classics at because the Hip Hop Elites said that Eminem Albums are a classic but the Hoods all around the world 🌎 except Detroit doesn't feel like Eminem Albums are a classic

[@neptunevinyl]

Em was Em. Generally just leaves you shaking your head in disbelief. IMO Black Thought was ehhh.....ok. I know what he's capable and when I compare this freestyle to so many others he's done, I just dont think this hits like most of his other freestyles. But to be clear, if this was almost anyone other than Black Thought, I'd be impressed. So generally speaking, its a great freestyle. It just loses points bc I expect so much more from Black Thought. And Mos Def....this mf'er has the slicked flow I've ever heard. Its amazing how smooth he is.He rides the beat perfectly and I dont think theres anyone else that does it like Mos Def. Both Mos Def and Eminem are unmistakable when you hear them. There are a few other rappers who have an unmistakable style & sound. But Em and Mos Def may be the two who stand apart from everyone else.

[@PeterParker-xu7eu]

It's not that hard if you seen it. Trust me you would remember it signed true hip hop head

[@Proposal12]

That white guy has potential.

[@chosenelite762]

Black thought would destroy Em bruh are you guys serious? Nobody in ANY barbershop ever had Em as the goat lyricist

[@boppsykes3623]

They stay hyping him up when he haven't battled nobody of any significance

[@chrisboricua1911]

yeah foo you right because yah yah doesnt exist and we just gotta pretend we didnt forget black thoughts verse on it after eminem went 💀 keep tellin yoself that "nobody in any barbershop🐱" kuz the world of hiphop revolves around where nlggahs get haircuts keep convincing yourself em dont eat yo favorite rapper like breadcrumbs tho lil homie

[@chrisboricua1911]

@@boppsykes3623ou i wonder why no lyrical rappers of significance ever came at eminem . its almost like they either hate him but decide not to take the challenge or respect him too much to diss him but nah because the nlggah whiteboy hes wack huh💀🙏🏽

[@BucsFanO22]

Who asked?

[@chosenelite762]

@@BucsFanO22 No one! I just told ya'll

[@jayhag5481]

Not really rare. The original video has over a million views. And it was on tv. We’ve all seen it.

[@FrancisAbeelen]

#Algoboost

[@jessicacastro7824]

#like 3:25

[@kaydee63]

You mentioned the people that hate Eminem, saying that he can't rap etc. They need to remember that he's on several freestyles/cyphers for a reason. And didn't he win the Rap Olympics?? It's impossible to win the Rap Olympics if you can't rap.

[@allentownrep]

He came in second if I remember correctly

[@newbeginning2045]

Black thought v mos def Whhhhheew They already knew Eminem was the goat before now and there respect for him doesn't change

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Well at this time he already has 2 diamond albums. They all respect eachother even without #’s. Just the respect of the 🖊️

[@newbeginning2045]

@@CliffBeatsOfficial you right and I will never understand why people say numbers equals skill.... For example people say drake is better than em and Wayne Nas cause he has more numbers NO drake only has numbers but actually skill I take cordae over drake

[@colinharris615]

@@newbeginning2045drake has more streams than em - not more numbers. No ones ever touching Em numbers. Guys about to overtake Elton John as the 9th biggest selling artist in music period. 500+ combined worldwide record sales (including singles obv). Take away the sales and Ems still the better Emcee. 🤷‍♂️ Other than subjective taste - by every metric, Em is 🐐

[@fitzroy6970]

@@newbeginning2045drake doesn’t have more numbers than em,he has more streams but also had to drop way more albums and ones than em,in album pure sales em washes drake in numbers esp outside of America

[@thephoenix756]

None of those guys said that Em was the GOAT; they may have said that he was a top-tier MC, but they did not make that concession

[@gaticusx2933]

Black thought owned this cypher!! ✊🏿and this dude cliff is embarrassing trying to break down em's basic rhymes, and getting it wrong. Looked up what barbiturates is, and was wrong. 😂😂😂 I'm gonna call this dude the reacher...smh

[@PR-WAY]

Mos Def & Black Thought were way better

[@mfnick7536]

Just regarding the Em only dissing “dancers” thing again. People forget he was willing to go after Snoop Dogg. He’s disses Joe Budden, fired back at Lord Jamar, Melle Mel, Tyler the Creator etc. etc. He just doesn’t diss people for no reason so why would he go after people like Jay Z because he likes and respects them all & they don’t give him reason to. Game admitted it was BS and I wouldn’t be surprised if Em just feels sorry for him due to them being friends back in the day.

[@mfnick7536]

Got to remember going back at Benzino back in the day was a huge risk too. He was mega powerful thanks to the Source so that wasn’t just some punching down shit.

[@Oatmilllk]

He went at Ja Rule too Benzino Everlast Diddy Tonnes of the mumble rappers

[@PFFlyer-xg1dq]

Mos def cooked them both and eminem was saying some dumb shit mad no sense

[@Oatmilllk]

You just too stupid to get it cause he made complete sense

[@veysey2243]

Eminem wipes the floor with everyone. He's the most complete rapper of all time. Those that say he fell off sum up how clueless they are. Alot goes over people's heads cause they don't have the intelligence to break songs down. The haters would gain more respect for the GOAT if they watch channels like this, knox hill and stevie knight.

[@mikematthews234]

Chill out sir

[@goodassjob]

The most complete rapper of all time? 😂

[@aaronpike6902]

wouldn't call it rare 😅

[@dustinmosley5965]

This is by far the weakest era of Eminem.

[@michaelhughes6820]

Em will always be the best sorry

[@lucc421]

greaaat

[@humbleprofit7306]

Need a @teegocrxzy reaction