Was lucky enough to get this on one of my Stretch and Bobbito KCR 89.9 tapes back in the day. Must have pressed rewind at the end of this song at least 50 times. The mighty Mos at his finest.
i remember hearing this for the first time on Stretch & Bob, recorded it on a 90 minute cassette flexing the next day at school. salute Yasiin/Mos and J. Period for this classic.
I remember buying this, among most underground hip hop between 97-2002, at first release. I can still remember peeling the cellophane off and the smell inside the sleeve. It got so much play it crackled like mad. I now have virtually none of my old vinyl :(
Mos Def makes me wish I was born & raised in Brooklyn............this man is pure genius!! I met him and he is mad cool. I always catch mad wreck to this song (that's dancing my a** off to the hip hop impaired).
This was the Jam back in the 6th grade!!! I remember hearing this song when my bro bought the single which also contained "If you can Huh you can hear". Just remember that was one of his first records that he bought when first started to mess with Turntables. Ah those were the days...
omg!i havent heard this sence it came out.and it just popped up in my head and i had to come here to you tube to see if anyone posted it.thank you so much for this one kid!
When they first broke this track on college radio over here, I knew this was the future of Hip Hop, this was the next level shit that all the underground heads was starving for!
Same. CAU student living on Stokes Ave, a few blocks from the Cascade Kroger, Churches Chicken and the cheap Chinese food spots. Had my tape decks set for WRAS, WRFG and WCLK all day every day. 🖤✊🏽
@@77Creation wow, I stayed on Holderness ave, closer to Lucille ave. WRAS ha the hip hop on saturday with Iras, and sunday had the reggae. Never once ate at the chinese spot across from kroger looked suspect. The malcom x festival at the west end park was right down the street, and I usually ate Yasin's or Soul Vegeterial... LOL and got my books from the shrine. ofthe black madonna. west end aint the same, its gentrified now
That bassline is slick as fukk!! Along with the Hannah-Barbara, reptilian sound effects in the back was straight killin 'em!! Lol Summer of '97 was phenomenal, man....
@AntonioVillaJr This track was an underground track before mos def was signed to a major label. It was on Black on Both Side, it was an underground single.
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You can thank Shawn J. Period for this beat. One of the most under-appreciated producers in the world.
Yes indeed
Genius production!
Very very true
Agrred 🇬🇧
Only a true lyrical genius could rap on a snare for a minute and still keep you hooked.
I don't get why he doesn't make "the lists" if you know what I mean. He's one of the best to get in front of a mic, no doubt about it.
Mos Def is easily a top 5 MC of all time.
Facts
mos def is on of the 3 only artists that i actually buy the actual cd for
its our job as future parents to show our future children what REAL music is.
Life isn't just about material and drugs.
This ain't nothing to do with real or fake
Great as an old hiphopjunkie to discover when one of your kids sends you a link of something like Jinxtro - Nahncenz.
All is not lost 😁
@@korruptnovellst4751 most definitely :)
This has to be one of the most underrated productions by one of the most underrated producers in the GAME!!!! Respect Shawn J!!! Bow down!
by far my favorite Mos Def spit...and yes Shawn J. Period shines
Was lucky enough to get this on one of my Stretch and Bobbito KCR 89.9 tapes back in the day. Must have pressed rewind at the end of this song at least 50 times. The mighty Mos at his finest.
i remember hearing this for the first time on Stretch & Bob, recorded it on a 90 minute cassette flexing the next day at school. salute Yasiin/Mos and J. Period for this classic.
I love the fact that Mos Def was able to get into movies and still come back to the game swingin' n' hittin'. Take notes from this fella, Ice Cube.
Its because Mos Def never pretended to be anything other than himself, except for when acting. Ice Cube had a phoney persona to maintain.
I remember buying this, among most underground hip hop between 97-2002, at first release. I can still remember peeling the cellophane off and the smell inside the sleeve. It got so much play it crackled like mad. I now have virtually none of my old vinyl :(
Brother! what a cool glimpse of the past
That 5 year period was the 2nd and final Golden Era. 🖤
You had to be there to know how much of a classic this is!
Mos Def makes me wish I was born & raised in Brooklyn............this man is pure genius!! I met him and he is mad cool. I always catch mad wreck to this song (that's dancing my a** off to the hip hop impaired).
Rawkus era shit was the bomb
hell yeah... they never put out an alum/single I didnt like... RIP Rawkus
Im rappin' Rawkus will reborn
This was the Jam back in the 6th grade!!! I remember hearing this song when my bro bought the single which also contained "If you can Huh you can hear". Just remember that was one of his first records that he bought when first started to mess with Turntables. Ah those were the days...
This track is on the first soundbombing LP It came out back in '97. & it got some other bangers on there too!
This is better than anything in mainstream now
Most definitely!
Its all mathematics here :)
Still true in 2021
Fax wtf is the crap being played today. Only few is decent in my opinion.
Except Kendrick Lamar
Illest Mos Def track of all time!!!
Mos Def forever. Just a real guy who happens to be insanely talented.
SOOOOOO DOPE!
Takes me back to like '96-'97
Anyone in 2018 wishing hip hop had evolved into sumpin like this? Mos definitely , this is hip hop to me!
Still listening 2021. The epitome of real hip hop.
This brother is untouchable. Mad skills & rather unique 👊👌🔪
This track is a lesson in Hip-hop Greatness! Someone please inform the future! Thank you.
I remember hearing Mos Def rhyme the alphabet, I just sat there in silence as a sign of respect
My prized vinyl back in the day. Along with the instrumental versions on the other side, damn that was good stuff.
This is keeping me on point in 2020 even on that Quarantine vibe
Damn, takes me back to Summer, 97!
I almost got tired of hearing it after being played so much on the local hip hop radio shows.
one of the best song produced by Shawn J Period
Goodness gracious!!! Most Def Is killing it on this joint.
Mos Def = One of the best to bless the mic.
bars 🔥
💯
This is so fantastic man, I never get sick of it
Still getting goosebumps in 2019
Right here with ya!!!
almost 2025 fellas
It's amazing that this is his first single.
Didn't know that! Any tracks could've been picked. I can see why this was picked though.
Yasiin bay or Mos Def... pure lyrical genius!
This backing is dope.
LOVE HIS JAZZY BEATS HE USE THIS IS OFF THE HOOK
Probably one the best debut album ever
The Universal Magnetic, u must respect it!!!! Mos Def=supreme flow
best debut track any artist has EVER made..nuff said
omg!i havent heard this sence it came out.and it just popped up in my head and i had to come here to you tube to see if anyone posted it.thank you so much for this one kid!
Legendary from the first time hearing it on the Beat Junkies mix tape from the 90’s...good ol days
From the Sound Bombin album in 1997. Pure classic shit.
hes the true meaning of a lyrisist its asif he doesnt have to think about what he says its just so natural n sounds fucking awesome
shame mos def's heart wasn't really in rapping, he really is an unfulfilled genius
This and "Next Universe" and "If You Can Huh! You Can Hear" and most Mos Def songs are amazing
1st time hearing this!...THIS IS DOPE!!
same 🔥
best mos def song. should have a video.
I got this on vinyl...double homie!
The ONE who does rap from heart
there is... such a place... that creates... such a melody!
ikr! beautiful man, sick beat
forgotten gem this one. Love like thisssss!
the underground is where u want it, i hate it when songs i really love go mainstream and every1 listens to them
I believe the beginning of this was a freestyle.. Genius!
no it's the alphabet
Love this Track. Also a huge fan of MATHEMATICS. Mos and Talib need to cut another Blackstarr album.
His flow and rhyme scheme sounded very Q Tip influenced
He considers Q-Tip one of his style fathers, and he's also considered a Native Tongue family member.
*Nasal flow.
That was my main issue with him at the time. He sounded too much like Tip at the time.
Good choice most of what I have done in music is Q Tip Influenced
Sick beat in this
Stretch and bobbito show use to bump this joint alot
This is hard asf🔥🔥
When they first broke this track on college radio over here, I knew this was the future of Hip Hop, this was the next level shit that all the underground heads was starving for!
I love mos def
....what i like about mos is that i can understand everything he is sayin......
Awwww man I remember when this was played on Radio Active Power 99 in Philly I recorded it off the radio. Mann this still hit 🎯
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Mos Def.... he certainly is.
Shawn J. Period!!!!!!!
1:36 lol wether u speak Japanese or goonie goo goo, nice one mos, insert a Eddie Murphy joke in there. Still best hip hop artist ever
the universal magnetic, you must respect it! from end to beginning
:)
brings me back to when I used to live in the west end (atl) and when I bagged my joints from fat beats atlanta
Same. CAU student living on Stokes Ave, a few blocks from the Cascade Kroger, Churches Chicken and the cheap Chinese food spots.
Had my tape decks set for WRAS, WRFG and WCLK all day every day. 🖤✊🏽
@@77Creation wow, I stayed on Holderness ave, closer to Lucille ave. WRAS ha the hip hop on saturday with Iras, and sunday had the reggae. Never once ate at the chinese spot across from kroger looked suspect. The malcom x festival at the west end park was right down the street, and I usually ate Yasin's or Soul Vegeterial... LOL and got my books from the shrine. ofthe black madonna. west end aint the same, its gentrified now
Every time I hear those bird samples in the background I find myself looking out the window, ha ha. Dope track, anyway.
The unsung God of Rap
I thought hip hop was gonna be like this forever damn where did we fail
its the Mighty Mos Def!!!
That bassline is slick as fukk!! Along with the Hannah-Barbara, reptilian sound effects in the back was straight killin 'em!! Lol Summer of '97 was phenomenal, man....
Mos Def da master 😤😤😤😤😤😤
crazy beat
Listened to this one back then until the vinyl wore down the vinyl.
his music is unique...
@AntonioVillaJr This track was an underground track before mos def was signed to a major label. It was on Black on Both Side, it was an underground single.
"i reply the u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l magnetic work to respect angelic..."
this was my shit in middle school
i was the only dude who bumped this.
these are true rhymes
My god ❤️❤️❤️❤️ this is life
“Most of yall brothas is living with ya mothers, boogie man yanking up ya covers” 😂
Still bangin in 2024 baby
this is music DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!
best rapper of all time :)
" i keep it raw bone like skelator" - LOVE THAT LINE!
classic in the makin.
Costa Rican Digging Mos Def !!!! peeeeeeace !!!!
MOS DEF
Amazing
bringin me back. that is the da.y~its still here right now tho, word to that tho, b.
"Raise your hands in the air; everybody get with it. The Universal Magnetic B-Boy..."
This and MF Doom - Accordion get looped infinitely sometimes.
Nice!!!
I heard this track on Stretch and Bobbito on WKCR.
98bigbutt yo yo yo yo yo yo!!
yea he gives him a shout out in the song and i always wondered who "shawn J" was
first joint i heard from this guy thanks to stretch and bobbito aka cucumber slice slice. 89 tek 9 fm.
this is what real hip hop and rap is about
I love the eddie murphy's Delirious reference "goony goo goo"