Mos Def & Talib Kweli: Black Star - Live performance, 2001 (Full Set)

[@michaelcarrig627]

Mos might be one of the greatest live rappers ever. Edit* he is. I do not know why I implied doubt.

[@DBrown-vg1fi]

A whole fact

[@Nick-7]

Might? He is

[@michaelcarrig627]

I do not know why I phrased it like that. Probably late night phone usage.@@Nick-7

[@PrinceVegeta-ep8sr]

You are forgiven

[@michaelcarrig627]

@@PrinceVegeta-ep8sr I appreciate it, prince of saiyans.

[@Aware2128]

Hip hop in its highest form.

[@MERCDOUT]

No doubt about it. I have watched this video at least once a month for the last 7 years I'd say.

[@trentyates418]

Real hip hop to the fullest. Two MCs MC'ing

[@StefanieGentry]

Elite. Toppa top. Shottas dem. The best we ever known or heard to this day

[@KayOdotLA]

I was right there in the front row rockin a bucket hat, in front of the dude with the bow tie, I was 17 at the time, this was one of my favorite shows cause Zion I, Dilated Peoples & Jurassic 5 rocked that day too, I remember having posters for this concert it was a benefit for Jamil Al-Amin. thank you xylophonistic for bringing back some good memories. .LA

[@ZenSationNell]

What a memory🙏🙌🍀✌

[@warnutztheloser]

I notice in the early 2000s LA's HipHop shows were LIVE!

[@July8th]

I was at this show along with my b-boy crew bad news bears. I was sooo high this day and not just from the herbs. All the emcees rocked the show but what you can’t hear is a lot of people there were raping along to Definition. Black Star was an underground east coast group but Rawkus brought that out all the way out here to the west cus we recognize the real. Such a dope time.

[@warnutztheloser]

@@July8th Let's not forget 2001

[@Nina-h8t]

First off u fine for life for being there and sharing your memories here, secondly do you remember anything else? 😮😅😊

[@johnconnor210]

The rawkus era was so freaking beautiful. It was the answer to commercial hip hop. I envy anybody that got to see black star live in the early 00s, consider yourself lucky.

[@RaiRaiBrown]

I seen them in 2006, it was just as magical.

[@_MetrallaAcme]

Amén

[@t.c.o.g.773]

The thing people likes about mos Def shows is that he performs the songs just like they are on his album without running out of breath

[@ompiba]

Like a true MC!!

[@gl0bal7474]

Mos is such a talent

[@3WAYSSS]

fax

[@spitnificent]

🎯🎙️🔥

[@RaiRaiBrown]

I only got to see Black Star perform once at Toad's Place in New Haven, I believe it was 2006. One of the greatest days of my life. Theyhad a party meet and greet after, Mos didn't go but Talib did.

[@godfreyfrancesco5419]

2001: not a single cellphone camera in the crowd.

[@DanTheWheelMan]

Damn STRAIGHT

[@missfoxystaxi]

HAHAHAH TRUE!

[@slothbro2740]

I mean there are still people recording and taking pictures of the concert so...

[@beflygelt]

but digital cameras and dslrs

[@colesears5689]

Godfrey Francesco so much more fun like this. but also love the ability to save memories in yo phone

[@RaiRaiBrown]

Mos Def is one the greatest Mc's of our time. He's owning the stage. The crowd is rocking all the way with him. He sounds amazing in this clip.

[@StefanieGentry]

I want to kiss the hands that wrote them mos def rhymes my ears yearned for to this day

[@polyneutral]

0:00 Intro 0:09 Mos Def - Fear Not Of Man / Brooklyn (with Prodigy - Keep It Thoro Instrumental) 2:53 Mos Def - Hip Hop 5:37 Mos Def - Love 10:54 Mos Def - Universal Magnetic 12:09 Black Star - Definition 13:59 Mos Def - Body Rock 15:29 Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty 17:49 Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Acapella) 18:22 Gregory Isaac - If I Don’t Have You 18:43 Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty (Continued) 19:39 Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead 20:00 The Pharcyde - Passin Me By (Fatlip’s Verse Acapella) 20:44 Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead (Reprise) 21:16 Talib Kweli - Freestyle 21:40 Talib Kweli - Bright As The Stars (Acapella) 22:56 Mos Def - Zimzallabim (Acapella) 24:05 Black Star - Intro (Acapella) 25:02 Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light) 28:37 Black Star - Respiration 33:08 Mos Def - Know That 38:00 Reflection Eternal - Move Somethin’ 41:33 Reflection Eternal - This Means You 46:08 Reflection Eternal - Down For The Count 49:00 Reflection Eternal - Blast 52:00 Mos Def Speech 53:29 Mos Def - UMI Says 57:56 Outro

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

🙏🙏🙏🙏Bless you!

[@warnutztheloser]

good lookin!

[@xylophonefilms]

Thank you! I'll add this in the info section

[@trentyates418]

Def and Kweli are two of the best hip hop artists in the game. And during this time hip hop was good to listen to and to be exposed to.

[@StefanieGentry]

Nappy in the back with the hat when he know we love allAT🎉

[@jungma1]

Damn no MC can touch Mos Def live,even Puffy admitted it,nice treasure buddy,thanks a lot for sharing!

[@fooseball131]

One of the best performances all of hip-hop has ever seen

[@toomuchdata]

I was there.

[@DJ-Fiziks]

hey bro, i put his passin' me by acapella to the original ms. fat booty instrumental, i'm gonna put it up on my channel in a couple of days with a 1 and a half minute or so of footage from this (your channel is credited in the corner of the video), let me know if this is a problem and I'll take it down. this is so dope and thank you for bringing it to the internet

[@xylophonefilms]

@@DJ-Fiziks all good

[@DJ-Fiziks]

@@xylophonefilms​​⁠Ty for the quick response, I’ll send the link here when it’s up :)

[@StefanieGentry]

His movements so intense im transforming cuz hope 💗 growing

[@StefanieGentry]

I thank God upon his every remembrance

[@acoats410]

MOs Def is in my Top 5 GOAT Status

[@nodrama490]

I miss hip hop like this real shit right here!!!

[@mrgoforit7813]

I was 6 when this happened This man Mos def mean, and Talib One of the Hardest duos in Hip Hop

[@BeastNationXIV]

Two legends.

[@StefanieGentry]

His soul is so cool though😮❤🎉

[@Quake2815]

lol the security guard can't help but nod his head.

[@trd317]

More footage should be posted. Some great performances that day. This is by far one of the best shows I've seen. I still have the poster. Thanks for the memories.

[@Nina-h8t]

God bless them all forever for this ❤

[@StefanieGentry]

Im just here watching black history during ❤🎉black History month 2025 🎉❤

[@hucklebk]

saw these guys in london was oone of the best shows of my life support acts de la soul and rakim = head explode .... thanks for upload this is sick =D

[@SeanRosati]

MOS DEF!! ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER!!

[@StefanieGentry]

Dante Beze aka my dream that makes me happy

[@KL-zt6jx]

52:00 Great dua/prayer. Great mc's.

[@StefanieGentry]

I feel like that's the same shopping center from the classic hood rich film 🎉🎥📽️🎉 Friday after Next i want to say it's Compton 😅but it's somewhere in LA that's a fact

[@DanielWoessner]

WOW. Thank you for uploading this video. Have been there with a friend. Great memories.

[@rob879]

Brooklyn over Keep It Thoro is absolutely incredible. Need a HQ mashup.

[@MERCDOUT]

No doubt about it

[@naviduxan5176]

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

[@pearlpearl5223]

2017 still watching from the south ...

[@Nina-h8t]

Black star shining ❤😮❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@StefanieGentry]

He too 😂cute😮talm bout i wrote a lil song😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤i love his humor😂😂😮😅😊my heart

[@vastaguito]

Gotta love Black Star.

[@27765422]

respect from brazil .

[@Nina-h8t]

❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊

[@ompiba]

Thank you!!!!🙏🏾

[@Khalleem167]

Like ice cold water on a hot day, Dam! Big up to my brothers Mos Def & Talib Kweli…Peace&Blessings

[@SeanRosati]

MOS DEF IS THE GREATEST!!!

[@festoriginal]

Insane !!! Black star keep shining.. Save from Brazil.

[@StefanieGentry]

He's a humble genius reminding me of Jesus of course im in love with him and the fantasy of our married existence 💕

[@StefanieGentry]

What you think this is? I'm just a real one 😎 hoping for my real 💕 love

[@hpalm1972]

i live in watts and love real hip hop, thanks for posting

[@jemjem1317]

Sin palabras que gran concierto es este que temazos mera elegancia para los que asistieron , mero show se llevaron 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿❤️💛💚 ❤️🖤💚

[@Nina-h8t]

Verdad❤🎉❤😮🎉

[@rogerrobinson-online]

Jeez this was a great show I wish hip hop shows were still like this.

[@Nina-h8t]

The original bey

[@itaekumba33]

O ish.. this is classic type ish right here.. 👀👁

[@andrealester4385]

Got mad love for yasin bey!

[@SabinaCesar2024]

This is a rare gem! :)

[@drewyager4020]

90’s wondering where rap was headed, 00’s we got you

[@staceytunstill4041]

Badass flow, they really showed up for their bothers and sisters in Watts. Beautiful.

[@omarwar9294]

check out the AOD mixtape by Adam Ale solo project from the underground group Krow raw material dope!

[@kevinryan5852]

True Hip-Hop!!! I Remember when Black Star 1st came out i was Like 18yrs(19) Old. I Think it was 2001-2002? Anyway the Whole Albums Bangin. My Sh*t was -Knowledge Itself-.

[@SuperPeka89]

Mos Def one and only... Girl on stage with glasses really really enjoying!

[@anthonysainty5815]

Oh n ye I fuckin love jazz .... n word x lovesvu talib u safevx

[@StefanieGentry]

You know who else is a black Star? ✨ ⭐🤣😂💅 yo 🎉❤

[@OrangeBlossom4x4]

I helped with security on this event, for this set I was in front of the stage. For others, on stage. Too bad there aren’t other vids. Free imam Jamil Al Amin

[@sinsin5906]

such a dope project .. steady tapeflip in the car stereo

[@terribelford6547]

Thanks for posting....Love mos def

[@mrpeck28]

no words to describe this

[@MERCDOUT]

George Peck agreed! You can just look into mos defs eyes and tell hes the one... No other person could shine next to mos def except talib Kweli. Straight Greatness...

[@Nina-h8t]

​@@MERCDOUThistoric fr

[@ronslaughter4922]

one of the beat duos ever in hip hop

[@amplify1802]

I miss these days 98 on a Sony Walkman

[@soulchorea]

I appreciate Mos' fashion sense -- even in these old videos I'm like yeah he could wear that today as an older man and it would be fresh as ever

[@deOsun]

Melhor aliança do hip-hop, SEM DÚVIDAS 🔥

[@coolb8545]

Like when Magic Johnson scored 42pts playing Center when Kareem was hurt on injured reserve

[@producaofama7622]

THE KING!!! FOREVER!!!

[@FoxtheSxy]

Awesome set! Thanks for the upload. Seems like Kweli was loosing his voice throughout. He still rocked it though!

[@aic53]

That was amazing

[@lvplackbussy9831]

REAL HIP HOP !!!!

[@TorranceJPlaylist]

This is crazy!

[@blinkdanilo182]

Thanks from brazil.

[@1SUNGODELBASIR]

ONE OF, IF NOT THE, THE WORLDS GREATEST MUSICAL DUO.

[@losadyos924]

Mos def

[@si-lince6818]

xylophonistic....GOOD LOOK RYTE HERE! THX 4 DIS! "KWELI...WUT...MOS DEF...WHO.....HIP HOP'S EEEEEVREEE-WHERE!"

[@fistjedi]

One of the best concerts of all time!

[@kevinryan5852]

Mybad i knew that Shit came Out Earlier. Itb was like 1998-1999. Iwas like 16-17yrs Old.The Good Old Days!!! When Hip-Hop was Real! Never Be the Same!

[@play2win166]

DAMMMMN IT!! REAL HIP HOP!! They don't make em like this ANYMORE!!

[@bukavision]

Salaam. That entire show lineup was dope. We MASPYKE/Bukarance opened the show along with J5, Planet Asia, Mystic, and others. Do you still have the MASPYKE footage? -Hanif-Jamiyl (of Maspyke)

[@albertfrench2241]

Yes they ARE

[@Infamedigito]

if you put the video in negative vision will get the UFO's orbs recording this moment

[@elbjornbjorn]

Thanks, dope beat

[@tobysanders8050]

Love this!

[@eltonzandamela3747]

Best available of hip-hop

[@cyclonephilani9200]

Legend Mos Def

[@ekbstony]

mos is really great!!!!

[@alexmatos1980]

Holy shit !!! It was insane !

[@Clithero]

Talib Killing it! This shit is gold!

[@StefanieGentry]

He's so fine good God Almighty let him be mine this Valentine every thing i ever dreamed for in a husband and more only Jesus top this shotta for the number one spot in my ❤️ heart

[@hycodunks]

Thank you!

[@BrandonOfJapan]

4:13 the greatest gunshot ad lib in all history

[@jazewade3481]

Legends! 💥

[@Bruce5747]

yes what concert i would of loved to of been there

[@anthonysainty5815]

TALIB ONE THING BOUT UVU SPREAD THE LOVEVWORD X

[@rdgbeat]

Essa dupla. Classic.

[@fooseball131]

For you or me... life is not promised

[@TheTruthhhhhhh]

Masterpiece

[@rhythm1738]

Nice. around 18:00 he literally sang some Gregory Isaacs... and at the end of that song a tribute to the Pharcyde... too good! and to think i lived in Watts when this concert happened! :(

[@anthonysainty5815]

Thankyou talib x