Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United S… Read Full Bio ↴Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), now known by the stage name Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and actor. He now works under the nom de plum Yasiin Bey, and has performed under the aliases Mighty Mos Def, The Freaky Night Watchman, Boogie Man, Black Dante and Pretty Flaco. He began rapping in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics in 1994, and then formed the duo Black Star with Talib Kweli in 1998. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Magic in 2006 and The Ecstatic in 2009. Initially recognized for his musical output, Mos Def's screen work since the early 2000s has established him as one of only a handful of rappers who have garnered critical approval for their acting work.

Rap career:
Mos Def began his performing career on the television show The Cosby Mysteries in 1994. In 1994, Mos also began his music career, forming the short-lived group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD) with his younger brother DCQ and his younger sister Ces. Despite being signed to Payday Records, the group only released two singles and the group's debut album, Manifest Destiny, did not see the light of day until 2004 when released through Illson Media. In 1996 he emerged as a solo artist, working with De La Soul and Da Bush Babees before releasing his own first single, "Universal Magnetic" which was a huge underground hit. After signing with Rawkus Records, he and Talib Kweli released a full length album under the band name Black Star, entitled Black Star. It was released in 1998, with Hi-Tek producing most of the tracks. Mos Def released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides, in 1999. Filled with tracks raving about his hometown, Brooklyn and his love for Hip-Hop, Black on Both Sides also deals with racial profiling of Black men in America, with the track Mr Nigga. Mos Def was also featured on Rawkus' influential The Lyricist Lounge and Soundbombing series compilations. After the collapse of Rawkus, Def along with Kweli signed on to Interscope/Geffen Records, who released his second album The New Danger in 2004. In early 2005 Mos Def was rumored to join Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella record label, but this was later denied by the artist himself claiming "Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella would never allow me to release songs I plan on putting out there. I ain't down with that commercial non-sense. I'm about to deal with the fake with my next album, from George Bush to 50 Cent." But, after making that comment, Mos Def was featured rapping on a SUV commercial, endorsing the GMC Denali. Mos Def is projected to release his last solo album on Geffen Records, The Undeniable Free Flaco in early 2006. His 4th studio album The Ecstatic was released June 9, 2009 on Downtown Records. It serves as Mos Def's second highest charting album to date. Upon its release, The Ecstatic received general acclaim from most music critics, and it earned Mos Def a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album. Rolling Stone magazine named it the seventeenth best album of 2009.

Impact on hip-hop
The artistic boundaries of hip-hop and rap music had been redefined by artists such as Brand Nubian, De La Soul, and Public Enemy, whose music was more thematically sophisticated and socially conscious than that of their predecessors. By the early 1990s however, this brand of rap had been eclipsed in popularity by gangsta rap. Socially aware rap music (alternative hip hop) has experienced something of a renaissance in the late 1990s and now the 2000s, in part due to artists such as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, The Roots and others. "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are … Blackstar" Mos Def's collaboration with Talib Kweli was released during the aftermath of the deaths of 2pac and The Notorious B.I.G. sparking a rebirth of "aware" and "intelligent" hip-hop. Def's music often references his Islamic faith and his contention that black artists receive little credit for their role in the birth of rock and roll music.

On Mos Def's 2004 album The New Danger, the rapper took his penchant for experimentation to a new level. Most of the songs were more hip-hop flavored stylings of Blues and Rock, with few actual raps thrown in. This threw off fans who were expecting another full-blown rap album. The New Danger also featured the controversial song "The Rape Over", a parody of Jay-Z's The Blueprint hit "The Takeover":

old white men is runnin this rap shit
corporate forces runnin this rap shit
some tall israeli is runnin this rap shit
we poke out our asses for a chance to cash in
cocaine, is runnin this rap shit
'dro, 'yac and e-pills is runnin this rap shit...
mtv is runnin this rap shit
viacom is runnin this rap shit
aol and time warner runnin this rap shit...
quasi-homosexuals is runnin this rap shit

The lyrics would seem to have chafed with higher-placed executives, who made Mos take the song off of later releases of the album, supposedly for "sample clearance issues".

In September 2005, Mos Def released the single "Katrina Clap" (utilizing the instrumental for Juvenile's "Nolia Clap"), a critical reaction to the lack of response by the Bush administration to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He probably chose the "Nolia Clap" instrumental because the rapper Juvenile hails from New Orleans, and the song was a hit in the New Orleans area before the hurricane.

Mos Def also collaborated with Kanye West on West's track named "two words" and appeared in the music video.

Acting career
The first years of the 2000s have established Mos Def as a notable actor. His performances in Brown Sugar, Monster's Ball, and the HBO made-for-TV film Something The Lord Made have been particularly acclaimed by critics. Having been nominated for several awards, Mos finally broke through, winning Best Actor, Independent Movie at the 2005 Black Reel Awards for his portrayal of Sgt. Lucas in The Woodsman. He also landed the role of Ford Prefect in the long-awaited 2005 movie adaption of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Notably, in 2002 he played the role of Booth in Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog, a Tony-nominated and Pulitzer-winning Broadway play. He has also been a musical guest and participated in many skits on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show.

In 2004, he hosted the MOBO awards in London, after the original presenter, Pharrell Williams pulled out at the last minute.

He has been the host of the award-winning spoken word show Def Poetry Jam since its inception. The show's sixth season aired in February 2007.

Discography
* 1998 Black Star (released with Talib Kweli under the name Black Star) Priority Records
* 1999 Black on Both Sides Rawkus Records
* 2004 The New Danger Geffen
o nominated for Best Urban/Alternative
Performance, 47th Annual Grammy Awards
* 2006 True Magic
* 2009 THE Ecstatic Downtown Records
* 2010 Mos Dub

Selected Filmography
* Cadillac Records (2009)
* Be Kind Rewind (2008)
* Talladega Nights (2006) (a quick cameo)
* Dreamgirls (2006)
* Bobby (2006)
* The Brazilian Job (2006) (pre-production)
* 16 Blocks (2006)
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
* Lackawanna Blues (2005)
* Something the Lord Made (2004)
o nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, 56th Annual Emmy Awards
o nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
* Chapelle Show (? year) - Black Delegation Rep for Racial Draft
* The Woodsman (2004)
* The Italian Job (2003)
* Brown Sugar (2002)
* Civil Brand (2002)
* Showtime (2002)
* Monster's Ball (2001)
* Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
* Bamboozled (2000)
* Where's Marlowe? (1998)

In September 2011, Mos Def announced that he planned to use the name Yasiin Bey instead of Mos Def beginning in 2012.

http://www.myspace.com/mosdef

Love Song
Mos Def Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Everybody should get down oh yes (oh yes) oh yes

Everybody groove to the music
And do what you like to oh yeah (oh yeah)

Y'all know we rock thorough (Yeah we rock thorough)
For the whole world (The whole world)
Five boroughs so check it out

I came all the way from Brooklyn to present my rep
Lyrically deep like sleep; I rock hard like Led Zepp
I take steps and leave impressions on planets
More complicated than life so rappers can not understand it

Talking that hardcore shit; but I don't buy it
Sit down eat your slice of pizza and be quiet!
Cause all that noise you talk is not needed
I cut headz off at the knees and leave em all defeated

So stay seated, or get deleted from the program
Let it be known I don't follow cause I'm my own man
With my own plan, cause the mind is infinite
We got four minutes, so everybody get widdit!

Cause all my people out in Brooklyn get LOVE
Cause all my people out in Queens get LOVE
Uptown and Boogie Down you get LOVE
Strong Island/Shaolin you get LOVE

You can send MC's in - squads of six and we take two each
I stand out like seeing Moses at the beach - splitting waves
My style's the newest rhyme craze
Blow up, like grenades, hit words, without shades

Hold ya lighter, the Flatbush dolla camp writer
Roll with more Dangerous Minds than Michelle Pfeiffer
Pay the piper, I lay the pipe just like a plumber
Went without a ride for one too many summers, NOW

I'm out to get the cream like Carnation
Send headz home like George Bush did to Haitians
No patience, I got ta have it, the fine fabric
I learned The Facts of Life from Mrs. Garrett

But now I'ma do it my Way like Carlito
Whether it's in sweatpants or even tuxedos
We know - if this rap thing, don't make loot
I take it back to '86, stick niggaz for they Troops

We come to tell the people dem, we're talkin one love
One are we in love, a way dem cyan't dub
They'll find it in a pub, and I said in our club
Wha-wha-one love (one love) gonna take it, gonna take it

Gonna take your jeans and your dungarees and it will be on sale
Things I can try to make you move on the wail
Aiyyo, no play yo, don't go astray yo
No matter follow me come be a one of these day yo

I can't believe what dem want in all de mornin'
So I, I came back in all de evenin'
Da same thing that made the lights out, be sing
Rude boy, bad-a-bing, bad-a-bing, now everybody

Cause all my people Up North get LOVE
And all my people Down South get LOVE
And all my people in the East get LOVE
And all my peoples out West get LOVE

And all over the world we get LOVE
All over the world we get LOVE
All over the world we get LOVE
We get LOVE! WE GET LOVE!

We get, love everywhere we go
We get love at every show
We get love everywhere we ride
We get love at every stop

This is a station, identification
For the entire nation
Come to bring sensation, oh yes!
It's Da Bush Babee clan

Come to make you understand
That we get love all over the land
All over the land
All over the land, all over the land

All over the land, all over the land
Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Word up, it's the Mos Def
With Da Bush Babees

And mad man Merc and the De La
Word up, bringing it to you the nine-six
It's all magic no tricks, knahmsayin?
Comin widdit

You gonna love it when you get it
Ev-ery-body, groove to the music

Ev-ery-body, groove to the music
Ev-ery-body... HEY YOU GUYS!!

Overall Meaning

The Love Song by Mos Def is a rap song that speaks to the importance of unity and love among people living in diverse locations around the world. The song begins with an invitation for everyone to dance and groove to the music. The artist introduces himself as someone who came from Brooklyn and presents his reputation with deep lyrics likened to a sleep and rock hard like Led Zeppelin. He brags about leaving lasting impressions on planets, a task that is more complicated than life and which rappers cannot comprehend.

The song emphasizes the importance of remaining true to oneself and independent-mindedness. The artist encourages listeners to sit down, eat, and be quiet instead of talking loudly about hardcore issues that do not add value. Mos Def is depicted as his man with his plan and emphasizes the power of the human mind. The singer concludes by urging people to spread love and unity in every part of the world, whether in Brooklyn or the East, the Down South or Up North.

Line by Line Meaning

Everybody should get down oh yes (oh yes) oh yes
Everyone should dance to the music and enjoy themselves

Everybody groove to the music And do what you like to oh yeah (oh yeah)
Dance to the music and do what makes you happy

Y'all know we rock thorough (Yeah we rock thorough) For the whole world (The whole world) Five boroughs so check it out
We're great performers for everyone in the world to enjoy, representing all five boroughs of New York City

Talking that hardcore shit; but I don't buy it Sit down eat your slice of pizza and be quiet! Cause all that noise you talk is not needed I cut headz off at the knees and leave em all defeated
Don't talk tough if you can't back it up, just sit down and be quiet. My skills are enough to defeat anyone who tries to compete

So stay seated, or get deleted from the program Let it be known I don't follow cause I'm my own man With my own plan, cause the mind is infinite We got four minutes, so everybody get widdit!
If you can't keep up, then don't even bother trying. I don't follow anyone, I have my own unique approach. With limited time, let's all have fun and dance

Cause all my people out in Brooklyn get LOVE Cause all my people out in Queens get LOVE Uptown and Boogie Down you get LOVE Strong Island/Shaolin you get LOVE
I show love to all the different areas of New York City and Long Island

You can send MC's in - squads of six and we take two each I stand out like seeing Moses at the beach - splitting waves My style's the newest rhyme craze Blow up, like grenades, hit words, without shades
You can send the best rappers, I'll still come out on top. My style is unmatched and explosive

Hold ya lighter, the Flatbush dolla camp writer Roll with more Dangerous Minds than Michelle Pfeiffer Pay the piper, I lay the pipe just like a plumber Went without a ride for one too many summers, NOW
Light your lighters for me, the talented writer from Flatbush. I have more intelligence than Michelle Pfeiffer's character in Dangerous Minds. Pay me what I'm owed, and listen to my smooth rhymes

I'm out to get the cream like Carnation Send headz home like George Bush did to Haitians No patience, I got ta have it, the fine fabric I learned The Facts of Life from Mrs. Garrett
I'm after the money like a dairy brand. I'll eliminate competition like George Bush did in Haiti. I'm not patient, I want things now. I learned important lessons from Mrs. Garrett's The Facts of Life

But now I'ma do it my Way like Carlito Whether it's in sweatpants or even tuxedos We know - if this rap thing, don't make loot I take it back to '86, stick niggaz for they Troops
I'll do things my way like the character Carlito Brigante. I'm versatile in my approach, whether I'm dressed casually or formally. If rap isn't profitable, I'll resort to other means like stealing shoes

We come to tell the people dem, we're talkin one love One are we in love, a way dem cyan't dub They'll find it in a pub, and I said in our club Wha-wha-one love (one love) gonna take it, gonna take it
We're promoting unity with one love. It's a message that can't be mistaken. People can find it in our pub or club. We need to embrace this message together

Gonna take your jeans and your dungarees and it will be on sale Things I can try to make you move on the wail Aiyyo, no play yo, don't go astray yo No matter follow me come be a one of these day yo
I'm going to take your clothing and sell it. I make music that will make you dance. Don't play around, don't lose track of the message. Follow me and join the movement

I can't believe what dem want in all de mornin' So I, I came back in all de evenin' Da same thing that made the lights out, be sing Rude boy, bad-a-bing, bad-a-bing, now everybody
I can't believe what people want so early in the day. So I'll come back in the evening with the same energy. The same thing that had the lights out will make you dance. Now, everyone join in

Cause all my people Up North get LOVE And all my people Down South get LOVE And all my people in the East get LOVE And all my peoples out West get LOVE And all over the world we get LOVE All over the world we get LOVE All over the world we get LOVE We get LOVE! WE GET LOVE!
I show love to people from all regions of the US and the world. Love is universal and we all deserve it

We get, love everywhere we go We get love at every show We get love everywhere we ride We get love at every stop
Everywhere we go, we're shown love. At every concert, every ride, and every stop, people show us love

This is a station, identification For the entire nation Come to bring sensation, oh yes! It's Da Bush Babee clan
We're identifying ourselves for the entire nation to see. We're here to bring excitement as the Bush Babees

Come to make you understand That we get love all over the land All over the land All over the land, all over the land
We're here to make you understand that we're shown love everywhere we go, all over the land

Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah Word up, it's the Mos Def With Da Bush Babees And mad man Merc and the De La Word up, bringing it to you the nine-six It's all magic no tricks, knahmsayin? Comin widdit
Mos Def is collaborating with the Bush Babees, Merc, and De La Soul. It's all magic, no tricks. It's 1996 and we're bringing it to you with excitement

You gonna love it when you get it Ev-ery-body, groove to the music Ev-ery-body, groove to the music Ev-ery-body... HEY YOU GUYS!!
You'll enjoy our music once you hear it. Everyone, dance to the music. Everyone, dance to the music. Everyone... hey you guys!

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Dillon Acklins, Jameds Castor, Jamahl Kaleel Hanna, Harold W Lee, Johnny Pruitt, Dante Smith, Jerry Thomas

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Comments from YouTube:

@adubnostalicking2132

5y↑204

Mos Def did a dope job on the chorus

@milltyme

4y↑12

The hook is borrowed from Brick "Dazz"

@TheHoodVillain

4y↑14

IMO he made the whole song. Wish he had a verse

@crucialpdenislea1963

2y↑3

@TheKingdomIsNear nothing borrowed, u need to listen again....

@ITLRoc

He wrote that verse

@BackAndForthShow

2y↑5

@YeshuaTheOnlyWay Posdnuos (De La Soul) did a dope job on this beat

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@nellyluscious

6y↑229

Nothing will ever compare to the true era of Hip Hop! To each his own but I'm here for this!!!!! Classic!!

@KAs619

6y↑6

💯

@nellyluscious

6y↑2

@Kasino Marxs You feel me!!

@KAs619

6y↑6

@NellyBelle This never gets old. Timeless classic.

@kemoluciano9011

5y↑3

Yeah this was my last year of middle school when this came out good old days

@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend

4y↑1

💯💯💯💯

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@erikgonzales3178

5y↑45

"Lyrically deep like sleep I rock hard like Led Zepp" 🔥 🔥

@illvisionz1993

11w

Haha love that line

@XMachete

5y↑51

this album is the MOST slept on album of the 90s easily.

@lewishanna3474

2y↑1

If you know, you know! they were talking about the bling bling coming into the game that ended up taking over 2 years later.

@lewishanna3474

2y↑1

i.e. melting plastic

@richiewhite1843

1y↑2

This album,OC,JERU,masta ace ,mf doom and Sean price albums ALL UNDERRATED….

@krazyfan2000

1y↑7

You don't get more Brooklyn than that!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sejmet0883

41w↑2

So brooklyn

@pagola

32w

@@sejmet0883not anymore

@frank-xp6pj

12w

Exactly especially when he said “ sending heads home like George Bush did to Haitians “ 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@JingyJingJing

6y↑78

Da Bush Babees have some absolute gems of music. This is 10/10

@haroldlee9007

5y↑2

Thx @hleemajors

@vicokwaro

8y↑266

oh man, these are the kind of songs that make me miss 90's hip hop..

@fantasyguru26

6y↑6

Authentic street hop

@synapsenapse

5y↑2

Ohhhhh yes!

@Vink420

4y↑2

For real

@kingheff2771

4y↑1

Word

@fdot78

3y↑6

Man these the joints that make that nostalgia hurt sometimes....#GoldenEra4ever

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@danamayfield376

7y↑27

This is the illest track featuring my man Mos Def. Ill as hell!

@arkhitektz3150

he ruins the song.with his pretentious wack ass half-singing bullshit that aint sayin' nothing....like always

@BarrettWallacesec7

2y↑11

Can't EVER go wrong with the "Summer Madness" beat!

@reedblackwell6262

1y↑16

This is a Perfect example of HIp Hop ✊🏿👍 🎶🔥💥💯🎤🗽

@terencemccants8358

4y↑22

Damn I miss 90's East Coast Hip Hop!

@frank-xp6pj

12w

Nothing can compare BUT I often wonder why 90’s NYC / East Coast hiphop gets so much hate & I have arrived to the conclusion that it’s out of jealousy.

@vincewanted

8y↑117

This song deserves much more than thumbs up

@aantoine101

10y↑93

Yo this shit had mad spins on Rap City back in like '96....#GOLDEN ERA.......#Dope!!!!

@EACHICO

6y↑58

This makes me fall in love with Hip Hop all over again....this song was played heavy down south....Real lyrics can't be denied.....Anywhere

@GillesCasanova1804

5y↑1

I would've never knew that, that's dope.

@therealmikebrown

45w↑1

I'm form North Carolina and I wish they would have played stuff like this on the radio.

@alexanderpinterscale289

21w

@@therealmikebrownin the 90s they did

@san-panico

2y↑22

Woke up this morning with this song in my head. It's been years. This beat was dope back, then, and still smacks now. Posdonous on the production ftw!

@shenglongisback4688

27w

Same!!Wish he did more I love how he used the sample.

@craigdavis4265

4y↑7

Mos Def is one of the G.O.A.T. M.C.s man.

@rjc6555

4y↑15

Strong island Reggae influence. More than American style Hip Hop. A perfect fusion of the two styles of music. Brilliant.

@pagola

32w

They are from BK bro

@H3ndr1x

27w

@pagola but im pretty sure their from Jamaica and you can hear the influence

@mrcheereo

7y↑89

Why nobody ever mentions da Bush Babees when talking bout the great groups of the golden era? Cus they definitely was tight!

@tribeofbenjamin3404

6y↑10

Sonny Bravo I think they were one of those groups so creative it went over most peoples heads until later. Some groups or artists aren’t appreciated until later once people catch up

@meyou5789

5y↑10

Because their careers were short lived. They werent one of the best groupsz back then. When they came out...most didnt care. This song came out in 1996 so everyone wanted to hear The Firm, Lil Kim, Jay Z and artista like that. This was "Soft". You may think you would have banged with this then, but would you have? I often ask people of today who trip over old stuff that "didnt make it...

Who do you prefer to listen to in this day and time thats more popular and mainstream, and who do you ignore in this day in time thats more positive and artsy?

@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend

5y↑6

Real headz like me cared for it. I still have the Gravity album

@meyou5789

@stephen heath not in 1996 lol Biggie was 1994-1995 and then 1997-infinity after his assassination. Real Talk. At the exact time this came out it was about who I mentioned

@drifter402

Most people only know Dre and PAC. Go on about real hip hop it's like shut up you don't even dig

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@austinedwards8549

7y↑34

This is when hip hop was hip hop man word up 💯💯🔥🎤🎧

@user-tg9th4ih6d

9y↑45

Best chords in hip hop history

@vigilant5749

8y↑26

I miss the 90s Era of Hip-Hop. This video foreshadowed the current day of hip hop. 11 seconds to 26 seconds in shows the current state. Real hip hop is forced underground.

@albertomendez5436

2y↑11

the real ones dig deep for treasure and this song is a 💎 💎 💎 💯 Real Hip Hop stand up!!!!

@bigelakafatdaddychannel5002

4y↑97

This song goes hard on 2020 still awesome

@LuvsNeoSoul302

4y↑4

It's a classic!! #Still 🙌🏾

@omarjustinsmith2257

2y↑2

2022

@davidrenteria9585

1y↑1

2023

@BizonURS

1y↑1

this album is underrated af :)

@officialshanuki8116

39w

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤😤😤🤟🏾

@mrivanthefox

6y↑22

Damnnnn. This was the damn anthem way back!

@meyou5789

Not really

@austinedwards5577

7y↑39

This when Hip hop was hip hop

@YoutubeBrand

9y↑60

This is pure fire!

@kendalljones5211

9y↑2

Yes this was Pete Rock use to cut it up nice 1996 classic era in time love this song nice sample

@ZONAVERDEOFICIAL

8y↑36

90s till infinity !! Boombaplords !!!

@bigstacks1463

9y↑37

The bassline is "Onsaya Joy" by Richard 'Groove' Holmes. Nice song!!!

@solgryn4591

5y↑4

Beat produced by posdnuos of de la soul

@damonrichardson3607

4y↑2

No. This is all Summer Madness by Kool and The Gang!!!

@meyou5789

@Damon Richardson not the baseline

@h2junkey

@Damon Richardson Nope. The bass line is from the Onsaya Joy sample.

@NormalizeBeingNormal

2y↑4

Here in 2022 and this sounds just like it did in 96..perfect..this feeling makes me sad. We will never feel good again like this

@ceddebiase609

I'm from ga still living here this takes me back summer 95 96 in the Bronx living with my uncle shout out to him for putting me on real hip hop if not I would have been lost yo listening to this garbage that's out now as of today I'm still on my new York shit

@valentinoutlaw2977

well.. if one is able to capture the vibe, having enough experiences and understanding, then I beleave one can get the same feeling/ feel that vibe and that world perception.
Also time is relative, many moments from 20 years ago I remember and feel them as yesterday xD

@WeatherMan47

1y↑3

Back in 96 I was rockin this and De La Soul. Last great year for real hip hop 🔊

@maximuskeyes4319

3y↑4

that’s that UNDERGROUND HIP HOP stuff right there!!!!!!!!!

@TheHoodVillain

4y↑3

Growing up tracks like this were everything. Hip hop don’t have this feel anymore..

@Bulent03Aksu

2y↑9

Will never die 2022 and still dope 🔥🔥

@clarencehawthorne5705

2y↑3

I miss this group. They ALWAYS brought that REAL, LYRICAL HIP HOP

@djmrphantastikmusic

4y↑10

Even going into the new decade this record still feels good. 90's Hip Hop will forever reign supreme. #ClassicsNevaDie

@thom11780

7y↑5

Awesome memories back in Brooklyn NYC. Joint came out when I was in Boys and Girls High School. 90's Hip Hop will always be the best ever IMO

@yorkie1792

4y↑2

This was my summer jam for 1996!! "Everybaaaaady, move to the music, and do what chu like to oh yes oh yeaaah". Mos Def.

@lxolxo7

3y↑1

CLASSIC!!!!!!! Mos Def said, "you gonna' love it when you get it".And Ah'ite, Damn right I got it, and I love this cut!

@emmanuelvincentisraelletse5192

30w↑2

My varsity days...Raw delux, Stakes is high, Illadelph halflife....Beats rhymes and life, The coming, then Native tounge was officially reinstated ...

@ikephipps2696

36w↑2

Gravity is unskippable

@davidortega8174

3y↑3

Good lawd these flows and beat give me goosebumps. This new shit is doo doo. Oldschool head here and proud of it

@tanyatmr

10y↑49

This appeals to my Jamaican and American heritage. Along, with the place where I was born, Brooklyn and where I now reside, Long Island!!!

@plutoseventbb8263

5y↑3

And the producer's from Amityville L.I.

@dareal05

5y↑3

@pluto seven Tbb No doubt; East Mass L.I. (technically).

@zenaaubrey2701

4y↑1

Yes Yes very appealing 🇯🇲

@biggrudge9054

4y↑2

StROng IsLAnd every single time!

@mzansiloxx

4y↑1

it's a banger out here in South Africa too..

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@danielaguirre3435

9y↑11

1996 !! RapCItyBET fo sho

@Antertainment531

5y↑4

Thank you, Bush Babees & Mos Def for your contribution to this art form!!!

@Bronx151

5y↑6

Yo these young brothas is "DOING THE DAMM THING". AWESOME COLLABORATION. Damm to think I never heard of these dudes. Definitely needs to hear more of them.

@RegalToneT

8y↑10

Wow!!! Thanks for posting this...I literally have not heard this song in years!!! I loved the Bush Babies back when growing...Okay, having a nostalgia attack!

@KingBSiri

6y↑9

Timeless banger

@amasonz

2y↑2

Nuthin but Brooklyn vibes on this record.

@Lilleypad11

5y↑2

One of the BEST albums/groups EVER!!!

@action802

5y↑2

Boi this generation don’t know shit about hiphop,and I’m a 80’s Baby lol music has changed so much. Brings back great times. STRONG ISLAND SUFFOLK COUNTY. WYANDANCH!!

@jeromebrown4055

13w

One of the sickest groups of the 90’s

@bells4086

2y↑1

Da Bush Babees...so underrated- from the west i played their album all the time and no one ever heard of them.

@AFMPGH

7y↑19

Fresh, Makes you wonder What in the F*©k happened to Real Hip Hop !?!?!..

@abdallahelibrahimi557

5y↑4

Mr. Khaliyl killed it verse 1
Posdonous killed it on the beat

@jazzmaybach1044

3y↑3

✍🏽Classic! For the whole world🌍

@mr100moore1

6y↑1

B Boy lyrics... Back when I wanted to be a rapper... I Miss these days... Mos Def is one of my favorites

@desimcneal2550

3y↑3

This Song is so DOPE cannot b duplicate! Period!!!

@michaeldix3329

3y↑1

Very dope joint. New york classic. Repin Chicago but givin mad love to New York on this one. If you ain't listening to this you lyrically sleep fam

@aliyaprops701

7y↑4

MiXxtapes daaaayyysss long car trips lol miss this era!🙌🏾

@craigsmith4253

1y↑1

This is a classic. This joint got me boppin. Big tune. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@BNWhite-nm5uq

6y↑2

Oh how I loved this song! Made us Flatbush natives proud.

@haroldlee9007

5y↑1

Big up Flatbush Beford Ave. Thx @hleemajors IG

@H3ndr1x

22w

The end of this album aka outro was absolute perfection of an outro much love bush babees

@craigdavis4265

4y↑1

Slick Rick-Mona Lisa!!!!
Kool And The Gang-Summer Madness!!!!
Jimmy Castor Bunch-It's Just Begun!!!!
Richard"Groove"Holmes-Onsaya Joy!!!!

@MicaelJiggetts

3y↑3

I love 90s hiphop!

@BrentDThurman

10y↑15

amazing song.. incredible album

@WaveGawd912

3y↑3

Real hip hop! Love these classic joints!

@mbongenimdakane4702

3y↑2

Guess what was playing in my mind when I woke up today... Glad my mind triggers such good music. Feel da love in the song, my daugther not understanding but her head banging say it all. One of my favourite albums

@kehindeoyegunle8920

1y↑1

That,bassline 'Is 'Sick' ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ One (1) Love: W.H.A T.

@lancethomas3183

5y↑3

Timeless song. Thanks for uploading peace

@bootneyfarnsworth5689

9y↑8

Out to get the cream like carnation!!!!

@chegogracia

6y↑11

upload this song to Spotify!

@reminaj_bynature6751

43w↑1

Wow free falling right now my whole childhood just rush through my veins good lord what a tune 90s vibe

@EddyMo74

48w↑1

Mosdef underrated and Da Bush Babies as well

@sloanbone20

3y↑1

Oh my god the memories from Philly! Forever love to the 90’s

@BlackDotLiving

5y↑2

The Mighty Mos Def!!!!

@JAMES45229

7y↑4

Love that bass line....

@SuperVegeta888

7y↑1

Taylar James Sounds like j dilla bass

@jdilla999

@ESSS BEEE indeed

@MCSHINOBI

9y↑16

Inspirational vibe.
GOD bless.
7*

@RAEOrtiz-cf5nq

18w

Coney island Brooklyn... forever...that ❤

@adriansmith4064

24w↑1

Classic Hip Hop 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@KiDSON.

4y↑1

🗣Everybodyyyy... Groooove to the muuuusic!

@22jj19

39w↑1

Real hiphop never die

@JayKofa

6y↑2

Long Live, "Mrs. Garrett." #FactsOfLife... 🙏🏾

@SpazAteSkittlesOutHerAzz

9y↑64

Sitdown eat ya slice of pizza n be quiet

@SpazAteSkittlesOutHerAzz

hitek9wittafulclip right

@ICrane88

8y↑4

lol my favorite line of this song

@SpazAteSkittlesOutHerAzz

Lol

@donbishop9910

6y↑5

Slick Rick puncline

@farronphilpot7828

5y↑1

Ikr. Mos Def with that ill voice. Brooklyn's Own. I remember.

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@sandisoTBS_disco2425

4y↑1

I'm obsessed with oldskul beats ya' know

@KOMBandmusic

thats that UNDERGROUND HIP HOP stuff right there!!!!!!!!!

@user-cl9ds4hv8l

ラブソング感が全然ない
すんごい大好きな曲❤️

@hybred3969

2y↑4

Love this song's vibe!!

@michaelgray6068

7y↑2

Favorite song by Da Bush Babees

@941lowelife2

Michael Gray mine too didn't Dela soul plug 1 make dis beat

@cherellbelton2790

8y↑2

Everybody groove to this music!

@joestein72

4y↑2

still here for da bush babees!

@generalnsj

35w

Babe-B-Face Kaos verse is too dope!

@happymatela1492

5y↑5

2019 still banging

@jamienoble8747

3y↑1

FLATBUSH!!!

@user-jj6ef8yx9y

14w

the magical sample of cool and the gang i love this sample

@callumbrowns

9y↑6

jam all day legend beat here

@o.r.torrens5536

4y↑1

Oh wow lot of memories at age of the 20's nostalgia 🎤🎧🎶🎶🌇🌃

@MicaelJiggetts

6y↑3

Too hard...I miss the 90s hiphop

@officialshanuki8116

39w↑1

CRAZY BUSH BABIES VIBE !!!!! •• SHOUT OUTS TO :: MOS DEF .. AKA .. YASEEN EL BEY !!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎😎💪🏾

@MrHouse505

8y↑3

hellz yeah! one of the favorites. repeat.... get love

@dlyourgirl

27w

This will forever be my personal Internal Alarm Clock... Been my ish for 27 years. 💗 I would spin this on WIIZ, like it was a station ID... Rotations every hour, everyday. 💯
💜🎶💜

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