Hey hey, ha ha say what say what Ha ha bust it yo Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes I feel like my only friend Is the city I live in, is be...

[Mos Def] Yes A, B is for My ability C, D, E-F-F-E-C-T And the G H is how It should be Represent with J-Rocc and Babu Soundbombing sequel Meanin in part one and...

(Mos Def speaking) I'm not gon sing a song or nothing Um, what that term they call it post traumatic stress syndrome? That thing that Uh, soldiers will get I...

"1, 2, 3, 4" 10x [88 Keys] Yo, this is 88 This is for Amadou Diallo Rest in peace, you still here [Fre] Yo, I'm in a brownstone singin like Brownstone Bird'...

[Talib Kweli] We fantastic, flippin on tracks like gymnastics Small brats get they ass kicked, me and Mos smash it Top gun like what comes after the, fist rock...

[Mos Def] Against the canvas of the night Appears a curious celestial phenomena called Black Star, but what is it? [Talib Kweli] Black people unite and let's...

Oh, I've been thinkin' of you And you've been thinkin' of you Oh, I'll give love that I have If you give all that I need And oh, let's be fair And I think it's...

Turn the drums up Turn my vocals, too I hear myself a lil more Yeah More [7x] Moto [9x] Nice [5x] Moto moto still [3x] Yeah [3x] Nice [7x] Good Uh huh You waite...

[Mos Def] You don't like me huh? Well I like me I got somethin to say to you I see you standin on the side wit your smile and your crooked eyes Acting like a ...

Black Jack Was a fighting man Black Jack Was a mighty man You stand them up He knock them out Yeah Yeah Thats the real You set them up He knock them down Ye...

[Hard Black] Peep the math Mau Mau be about land and freedom Reperation and apologies, for Africa to America oddesseys Guerilla-type tactics on them socialisti...

Black Jack Was a fighting man Black Jack Was a mighty man You stand them up He knock them out Yeah Yeah That's the real You stand them up He knock them down Ye...

Aight, uhh, alright y'all slow down I'm trying Aight, yo I I only took a little bit of Spanish you gotta I, I hear what you're saying but yo, aight okay Alright...

Mos Def] Aight, uhh, alright y'all slow down I'm tryin ta Aight, yo I I only took a little bit of Spanish you gotta Aight I hear what you're sayin but yo, aight...

YO! (1st Verse) Good evening ladies and gents, close and distant fam Let me break it down for ya'll exactly who I am(CAV) That brotha straight off of Myrtle A...

{*man talking*} haha yeah, but you brothers gotta be careful I mean that ain't your average, garden variety run of the mill gangster bullshit Y'all hardcore, bu...

[Mos Def] Be like yo, let me ask you somethin I wanna know, I wanna know who you are *Mos Def singing* [Mos] Brown skin lady, hey hey [Talib] Yes [Mos] Where yo...

f/ Faith Evans [Mos Def] (Faith Evans) {other person Woo, Ah, Official, Official, Ah, {Oh oh oh oh oh Brown Sugar, Faith Evans, Big Mos {Oh oh oh oh, OH (Wha ...

[Mos Def] This song is dedicated to the mothers and the children of the revolution From Tupac, to Afeni Shakur and many many more This is for you One love, one ...

[Mos Def] Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem Peace, peace whats up y'all this is Mos Def And this is a message to the people If you see or hear goodness from me Then ...

[child #1] and then jackie chan just started kickin em Like pow! pow! pow! [child #2] whaaaaa? ? ! [mos def] alright y'all, alright y'all enough of that It...

[Mos Def] Pull up to ya spot on low Shine brighter than all o' them cats they got on glow Layin the cut like they not gon' know Cuz if I gotta make a move dawg...

Everything Is wrong since me And my baby parted All day long I'm walkin' 'Cause I couldn't Get my car started Laid off from job And I can't afford To check it I...

[Talking] It was so beautiful It was almost unfair It's cold but it's true It was so cold it got warm Kids out in the schoolyard and playing It was nice and ca...

[Mos Def] Lawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd, lawd have mercy All nice and peace and true, follow me now, we say Say Hi-Tek yes you're ruling hip-hop Say J Rawls yes you're...

So there's a story about the lady in Louisiana She's a flood survivor and the rescue teams They come through, and they, I guess tryna recover people And they se...

[Verse 1] Hip hop, modern time, flossy and raw so self-absorbed, immature I can't remember being this bored Fake bonanza, there come real wars Bullets burn thr...

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem If you can hear me ladies and gentlemen Then I'm very happy that you came here That was for Brooklyn, we get it every time You go...

[Kweli] The highest caliber, make it a night to remember like Shalamar Then escape to Havana with Assata, do what I gotta Planes get shot down in Cuban air spa...

Dcq: On urban terrain, i strive to maintain Stress and strain with a whole heap of pain Alot of fucking games that i can't seem to win I'm living in the land of...

[Mos Def] History Shoutin' it every day y'all (right now) Everyday (right now) Right now (good mornin', Vietnam!) Listen Brooklyn wins again It's the Stuy, it'...

Hello Children [Chorus 1: Mos Def] Black Jack Johnson NYC, R-O-C-K-I-N-G Sun and the moon, earths, stars, and planets Before song done y'all goin' all underst...

(feat Minnesota) [Minnesota] Hear Me, See Me Welcome to Soundview Projects Bronx New York, 10473 Intersection action ribs touching New gutter smacks replaci...

I-ya, I against I, flesh of my flesh, and mind of my mind, two of a kind but one won't survive, my images reflect in the enemies eye, and his images reflect in ...

[Beyonce] Sweetness flowing like a faucet, body bangin' no corset Brother's wanna toss it but they lost cause my game ain't no forfeit Slicker than a porpoise ...

Hey yo man I think that dude's tryin to break into your car what? New York life type trife That's why I'm tryin to shine the light yo Here it come here it ...

Before Mr Taylor taught the world to play Before fiberglass Before parquet Before the word "Doctor" was spelled with a "J" And ballrooms were ballcourts where t...

To all my people in the back jam on it {Right To all my people in the front jam on it {ha ha, ha ha To all my people on the side jam on it {he he, he he, right ...

[talib kweli] So many emcees focusin on black people extermination We keep it balanced with that knowledge of self, determination It's hot, we be blowin the spo...

Mos Def (Softly) This is the place They say People come from far far far away To find their dreams Chasin down these meteors and comets called dreams (Chasin em...

[Mos Def] Hey, hey, heyyy man I Strike the Empire Back I Strike the Empire Back Fuck the Empire!! High flyin like the Millenium Falcon, piloted by Han Solo I ne...

Intro + shout outs) Boogie man, boogie man, boogie man BOOGIE MAN! (Hello children!) My whole life is real My life {*4X*} A-ha, Brooklyn you know My life {*4X*}...

[Verse 1:] The summit, the peaks The plains and the valley The ballad, the fog, the bank with the alley The waking hour, the moment, the dream The moaning, the...

'Now listen' [Mos] doin this song for you all my little brothers out in the street strugglin to survive keep your eyes on the prize, you know [Kweli] Yeah, ...

Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've started back doing The things you used to do As I was motivatin' over the hill ...

I know I can't afford to stop for a moment That it's too soon to forget I know I can't afford to stop for a moment That it's too soon to forget Yo, in she came...

I come on by and she start to cry I can't take it a brand new excuse does me no use That won't make it She's at home with the kids, this is nowhere to live Wha...

Yo, this is to the entire critical mass, my nigga Ty Shawn (?), Jah Born and Big 2 This how we do, check it out: Yeah Day light disappears from sight, Sun bleed...

Say ho, everybody say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul like way back in the day-yo By the way yo, everybody say ho Everybody say hooooo- hooo Everybody s...

Mos Def & Ghostface Killah - Ms Fat Booty 2 Modern girls!! (sung) I know, I can't afford to stop for a moment that it's too soon to forget [Mos Def] - speak...

I don't want to write this down I'm gonna tell you how I feel right now I don't wanna take no time to write this down I'm gonna tell you how I fell right now To...

The murder of a teenage life Fire from the cold steel The heat from the brights The temperature of flesh and the shortness of breath The murder of a teenage thr...

[ INTRO: Mos Def ] Baba-baba-baba-baba-baba, you been so good to me When I was a little boy you were the only one I wanted to be To be like pa duke and ma duke ...

I got On a city bus And found A vacant seat I thought I saw My future bride Walking up The street I shouted To the driver Hey conductor You must slow down I thi...

The emperor, subjects, and his dogs Fuck you all Napoleon's dynamite blew up in his face Yoo busy handin out plates, now get yourself a taste Yum, gravy over l...

Riding along In my automobile My baby Beside me At the wheel I stole a kiss At the turn Of a mile My curiosity Running wild Crusin' and playin' The radio With n...

Mos Def] Yeah One for the treble, two for the bass Welcome to the great incredible paper chase Keep your boots laced if you want to keep pace Oh No Niggas ain't...

[Talib Kweli] Yo you sent out the signal right? And this is what happened The voice of Hip Hop got heard Never comprimised this is how we put it down c'mon [K...

[Shyheim] The precinct is crooked, my man got grabbed up Had cracks on him worth about a bullet They just took it, asked him questions like, "Where's the guns?...

I left my home In Norfolk Virginia California On my mind Straddled That Greyhound Rode him Past Raleigh On across Caroline Stopped In Charlotte And bypassed Ro...

Speaking: One thing I want to assure them If they think I'm going to change, And compromise my attitude, my way of life In my expression or in my goal What's po...

All nice and peace and true, follow me now, we say Say Hi-Tek yes you're ruling hip-hop Say J Rawls yes you're ruling hip-hop Redefinition say you're ruling hip...

(Mos Def singing) I'm flyin' high, in the friendly sky without ever leaving the ground, yeah yeah Rest of the folks are tired and weary And have laid their bod...

Sex love and money, fun Brooklyn, Sex love and money, get up, come Danger!! You are now rockin with the best Black darts exclusive, fire in the dark Fire in th...

I get a feeling there's gonna be a riot I don't read the newspaper is because they all have…ugly prints Bring it ON! Bring it ON! Bring it on cuz therez gon b...

[DJ Evil Dee] Uh, this is Side 2, Evil Dee in your area Rawkus, every four minutes of dump flavored Now and Laters *laughs* and ass-crack Oreos (ready, ready)...

A night where beautiful life is real The mathematic to acting still The unfamiliar the warm embrace The family ties and the stranger's face The lighting thunder...

(Let the sun shine) Yeah yeah its a brand new day y'all (Let the sunshine in) Turn me up in the top a little bit dog Little do you know, y'all gonna hear this ...

[Mos Def] *talking behind singing vocals* It's always the nervous cats, that's like Yo money, you tryin to dis me or something? What you tryin to get fly or so...

[Mos Def] Woman you know I love you Woman you know just how I feel You try to tell me that you don't know When I know you know the deal Woman you know I love ...

[Mos Def] Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem {In The Name Of God, The Most Merciful, The Most Compassionate} What it is, what it is, what it is What it is What it i...

[Intro] You turn me up a lil' I'm gettin a lotta , alotta music Add me more voice here, yeah, yeah Even more, even more, even more A Black Johnson, exclusive P...

(featuring Ludacris) [Mos Def] {Background singers} Black (Black) Jack Johnson ain't scared of you motherfuckers, haha {It's The Jump Off} Yeah y'all now, c'm...

I just want you to Relax Ease into it Baby slow down, just take your time You and me goin' be here for a while Okay Baby don't rush this, take your time You an...

(Boogie man business) Listen Old white men is runnin this rap shit Corporate force's runnin this rap shit Some tall israeli is runnin this rap shit We poke out...

This is a song, got two lyrics Very simple and plain we can all sing together Nobody has to feel left out Join in, this is the song people need to be singing ri...

[Talib Kweli] Yo Dee (What?) Come on (Yeah) What? What? Come on (Yeah) "Give me the fortune, keep the fame," said my man Louis I agreed, know what he mean beca...

[Mos] Sometimes, you gotta be direct with the people, y'know like [TK] Give it to 'em (c'mon) [Mos] Yo! [TK] Give it to 'em [Mos] GET, UP, NOW! [Talib Kweli] Y...

Quick question You ever felt like the realest nigga alive? Felt too pretty or powerful to die? Tell the truth You ever felt ugly enough to cry? Have you ever be...

Intro: Yeah yo yo what time the plane leavin? Ahhh alright, I see you at the airport *samples of "r-r-r-r-rock on"* Chorus: Memories don't live like people do ...

[Intro] Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem Def on the speak Epic on the beat [Verse 1] Champion chronicle, M Def remarkable A breeze through the street Like the mo...

You are the one You're the ooooone! Other brothers just don't know You got to feel me on this one man So real I'm so sin-serious about it, you know? I know, I ...

I don't wanna write this down, [world premiere] I wanna tell you how I feel right now [world premiere] I don't wanna take no time to write this down, [world pre...

What it is, what you want? Live your life right Make the beat the bump It's like one for the treble Two for the bass Three for the pretty babies up in the place...

So what you doing I'm feeling very well Rocking this from Brooklyn, this is my vibration Make you have sensation, when you hear the jam All you want to say is h...

Mos def:(getting louder) This is for all of you This is for all of you This is for all of you For all of you ALL OF YOU ALL! Every since i was small, i played t...

War is a global economic phenomenon Ain't a batch of guns on where, hellfire Spittin', run up everything they hittin' Some do they job to dodge the barrage As ...

There's nothing more refreshing (that cool refreshing drink) Than a cool, crisp, clean glass of water On a warm summer's day (That cool refreshing drink) Try it...

[Talib Kweli] Yo I was sold to a sick European by a rich African battlin' Middle Passages, I can't go back again Battlin' years of denyin' history, lies and my...

f/ Diverse, Prefuse 73 * send corrections to the typist [Diverse] My mind compliance like a science Analyze my data, not a fader on the face of the earth Can...

[Backing] Yo ye Yo ye Yo Yo Ye Ye [Small girl] Black is black is something to laugh about black is something to cry about Black is serious black is a feeling...

[Intro] Yeah Give it to 'em Yes,yes,yes,yes,aha ah! Ghetto peoplethis one's for you And you and you and you And you and you in the front Yo! Jack Johnson (aha)...