Mos Def - Umi Says
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From 1999 Album: "Black On Both Sides"
Born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY, Mos Def began rapping at age nine and began professionally acting at age 14, when he appeared in a TV movie. After high school, he began acting in a variety of television roles, most notably appearing in 1994 on a short-lived Bill Cosby series, The Cosby Mysteries. In 1994 Mos Def formed the rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics with his younger brother and sister, and signed a recording deal with Payday Records that didn't amount to much. In 1996 his solo career was launched with a pair of high-profile guest features on De La Soul's "Big Brother Beat" and Da Bush Babees' "S.O.S." A year later, in 1997, Mos Def released his debut single, "Universal Magnetic," on Royalty Records, and it became an underground rap hit. This led to a recording contract with Rawkus Records, which was just getting off the ground at the time, and he began working on a full-length album with like-minded rapper Talib Kweli and producer Hi-Tek. The resulting album, Black Star (1998), became one of the most celebrated rap albums of its time. A year later came Mos Def's solo album, Black on Both Sides, and it inspired further attention and praise. Yet, aside from appearances on the Rawkus compilation series Lyricist Lounge and Soundbombing, no follow-up recordings were forthcoming, as the up-and-coming rapper turned his attention elsewhere, away from music.
During the early 2000s, Mos Def acted in several films (Monster's Ball, Bamboozled, Brown Sugar, The Woodsman) and even spent some time on Broadway (the Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog). He simultaneously worked on the Black Jack Johnson project with several iconic black musicians: keyboardist Bernie Worrell (Parliament/Funkadelic), guitarist Dr. Know (Bad Brains), drummer Will Calhoun (Living Colour), and bassist Doug Wimbish (the Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Living Colour). This project aimed to reclaim rock music, especially the rap-rock hybrid, from such artists as Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, who Mos Def openly despised. What made Black Jack Johnson so anticipated though was not so much the supergroup roster of musicians or even Mos Def himself, but rather the lack of black rock bands. Following the demise of Living Colour, there were few, if any, that had attained substantial success. Mos Def hoped to infuse the rock world with his all-black band, and during the early 2000s, he performed several small shows with his band around the New York area. In October 2004, he finally delivered a second solo album, The New Danger, which involved Black Jack Johnson on a few tracks.
Two years later, after a few more acting roles - including the Golden Globe-winning Lackawanna Blues and the Emmy-winning Something the Lord Made, both of which were made-for-television movies - Mos Def released his third solo album, True Magic (2006). A contract-fulfilling release for Geffen, which had absorbed Rawkus years prior, the album trickled out in a small run during the last week of 2006. Bizarrely, the disc came with no artwork and was sold in a clear plastic case - though its single, "Undeniable," did manage to grab a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. The Ecstatic, released on the Universal-distributed Downtown label, followed in June 2009; at that point, Mos Def had significant acting roles in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind (in which he co-starred with Jack Black) and Cadillac Records (he played Chuck Berry).
Extended & Updated Info:
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Who’s still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽
@SheilaBly-hs1vk
4 ай бұрын
Ayy bruh! I'm hear n u daw!! 💋 I love to chill too This is one of the most beautiful, jazzy cool, sophisticated, dreamy pieces that has ever been recorded!!!! Hat's off to MOS DEF. DeFinetly 💯💖🙋🥰😎✌️
@moonhendrix7681
3 ай бұрын
❤☮️
@user-xd8ii6ly3n
3 ай бұрын
2024
@vincentroy3804
3 ай бұрын
everyday !
@paulmilligan2657
3 ай бұрын
Beautiful Grooves ✨️ Timeless Vibes ❤
We still rocking Mos Def in 2024 ??
@thepunishersequence291
Ай бұрын
why wouldn't we?
@valeriahampton9503
Ай бұрын
Indeed
@gclark8228
Ай бұрын
No doubt!
@yusef3132
Ай бұрын
Most def
@Calecia189pounder
2 күн бұрын
Always
My best friend passed from cancer 2 1/2 years ago. This is the song he wanted played at his funeral. Being at a church, that didn't happen. I carried him to his grave. Hardest thing I've ever done. Everytime my wife and I visit his gravesite, we sit down and play this. We feel close to him in that moment even though he's gone. 😢
@SGNJBROKENTHEATER
3 жыл бұрын
Relax In Paradise to your friend.
@SGNJBROKENTHEATER
3 жыл бұрын
Relax In Paradise to your friend
@feliciaharrison9325
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🌅
@surelock22
3 жыл бұрын
Cancer sucks. It took my aunt at the young age of 54.
@keithkatane4854
3 жыл бұрын
I hope Mos' reads your beautiful words one day.
I just lost my Umi last night, and her last words to me was “you are my sunshine” 😢✌🏽💯 R.I.P mom
@lisacoleman2657
2 жыл бұрын
Blessings to you 🙏🏾
@runboyprod3880
2 жыл бұрын
blessings
@christopherjohnson8744
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in eternal peace in the kingdom of our lord almighty
@ObsidianCrocodile
2 жыл бұрын
❤️🌹
@kingish_kingish_
Жыл бұрын
She always with you✊🏽💯
" I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free! "
@meyemediauk
3 жыл бұрын
all people to be free.... it would be ignorent to be so selective over race.. especialy the past 10 years all colours are effected,,,, yet colours live the least selfdestructive lives compared to white culturs..... fhats facts... sadly western influence is destroying the world future
@randomthoughts2332
3 жыл бұрын
@@meyemediauk lol stfu
@Tryhardblackguy
3 жыл бұрын
@@meyemediauk shut up lol
@redjem3333
3 жыл бұрын
They need to dump religion first...
@ninastone9054
3 жыл бұрын
uk plzUK please shut up. Lol
The fact he freestyled this is simply amazing
@DeTAYL.
6 ай бұрын
I never knew that. That’s dope af
@NomfundoV8
6 ай бұрын
Oh wow that’s amazing
@chosen_remnant
5 ай бұрын
Where did you hear that? Did he say that in an interview or something?
@haterkiller1312
5 ай бұрын
@@chosen_remnant 0:11
@misterwilde1251
3 ай бұрын
“ I don’t wanna take take no time to write this down, I wanna tell you how I feel right now” 0:17-0:22 .. I wanna know too
Umi and Abi Means "my Mother / my Father" in Arabic for those wondering.
@akbey3941
3 жыл бұрын
Thoughtitwas a nickname like mema . That's what happens when you around dumb people in MANHATTAN ALL THE TIME. Thanks for the education
@PatinaEdochie
3 жыл бұрын
Right 💯💓
@sketchbabu
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation
@Peace.king913
3 жыл бұрын
He's muslim ☪️ I didn't know what it meant until I reverted
@sikhostudio
2 жыл бұрын
@@Peace.king913 i like ur word reverted. a lot of poeple say convert. as we know we Muslim since we was born until our parent/ our self take wrong idiology
Mos Def should have got a Grammy award for this song.That he never received a Grammy for this song is an injustice because this is not a good song,it's a great song.
@dizzeldaddy1
11 ай бұрын
Because its positive vibes they don't want us having that they want us living in havoc and bs
@SethGavriel111
10 ай бұрын
AGREED💯
@garybynoe
9 ай бұрын
Esp when you consider the type of songs getting awarded now
@Eliud-mw8uw
8 ай бұрын
@@garybynoe Very true
@wallace44able
6 ай бұрын
He's too edgy and cool for Grammys.
...easy to understand why "the industry" won't give this man his props. What a message.
@Kinobambino
Жыл бұрын
It's not the industry it's the people who choose what they'd rather listen to
@illitrait
Жыл бұрын
...sure, @@Kinobambino, anything you say. Let's just ignore the music industry's well-documented economics of race. Gotta love the interweb.
@nitrogenbubbles4555
Жыл бұрын
@@illitrait I understand and agree with the point you are trying to make, but "wont"? this came out in 1999 man. It's been no props given.
If you’re coming back to this your heart is pure and you’re blessed ✌🏽
@nuggetz9380
9 ай бұрын
❤️❤️
My wife died last Sunday unexpectedly. This song is helping me get through. It’s also a cry for the lives of Black peoples across the diaspora who are no longer here and we who are present. The struggle for true Black emancipation and freedom continues…✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
@kenyaayele8952
Жыл бұрын
SO SO SO SORRY!! to hear this Donnell. I really hope you are blessed with comfort and lots of big hugs and support and all the good stuff to make you feel better.
@ThePlantBasedPiggy
Жыл бұрын
I am sorry for the loss of your wife.
@helpmehealmyself9705
Жыл бұрын
May The Source of All Peace grant you relief from sorrow and grief, my friend. 🙏🏽
@yudagomercy
Жыл бұрын
From the most high we come and to the most high creator we return. May the most high be pleased with her soul. And may he make it easy on your family God willing.
@Tdarg357
Жыл бұрын
Condolences to your family my brother 💙
I love being black. shout out to all the family around the world. B1
@YourGenericBrownGuy
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah bro, I mean I’m Bengali but still love it
@Treavon24
2 жыл бұрын
✊🏿
@SFocus-yy6tm
2 жыл бұрын
Peace.!! I woke up to this in my head! BLACK INTELLIGENCE.
@sereroserera367
2 жыл бұрын
Bless up from Senegal!! ✊🏿
@J2dADispora
2 жыл бұрын
Love my blackness and my black family, worldwide. Love you all..
mos def is mad underrated, he's the best to do it
@stacib1199
5 жыл бұрын
He stayed low key...never sold out or underrated
@Stevies_Precog_Gym_n_Spa420
4 жыл бұрын
He did treat his ladies like shit though, so there is that...
@aldraias1
4 жыл бұрын
William Capone definitely one of them
@2bama7
4 жыл бұрын
Top 10 of all time. Facts.
@skinnybuddhaboy
4 жыл бұрын
@@Stevies_Precog_Gym_n_Spa420 What did he do to them to treat them like shit?
How could anyone with a soul dislike this song...?🤦🏽♂️
@donaldmelton9681
2 жыл бұрын
It’s always haters in the universe
@wanganegresse
2 жыл бұрын
Plenty people don't want Black people to be free
@adamgordon2572
2 жыл бұрын
@@wanganegresse : Factual 💯
@95til_infinity72
2 жыл бұрын
@@donaldmelton9681 les just ignore them tho
@buffysmith9406
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful song
This whole album changed my perspective as a white person forever. I’ll never know the Black experience but I developed a certain type of empathy with this album. Respect sir
@guysizzle1259
6 ай бұрын
Peace 🙏
@talkgomilk
2 ай бұрын
It’s amazing what music can do
My all time favorite album. Black on Both Sides made me feel good about being a young Black man at a time I was low and not feeling really good about myself. This song brings a tear to my eye whenever I play because what he said about his mom and grandma mirrors what my own said to me...they believed in me and told me I had to go out in the world. I'm eternally grateful for the Black women that reared me, that raised me.
@lukekhalid896
2 жыл бұрын
Respect Brother !!
@theicekiller7574
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Manu ginobilis bald spot
@theicekiller7574
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Manu ginobilis bald spot
@TeamProU
Жыл бұрын
amazing. thank you for sharing so i can understand the impact on people
@Byhisgrace144
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful comment. very intellectual and reflective. Heart felt. One day things will change & never be like this ever again.
A beautiful jazzy hip hop moment. Positive lyrics. Optimistic vibe. This kind of music is classic and timeless.
@seanwright8786
5 жыл бұрын
You ain't never lied with that bruh. That whole CD was high grade had no cut in it.... pure dopeness. Song after song.
@duchess56me-tf7fx
4 жыл бұрын
Sincerely...
@williec.holmanjr.8181
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@bmon3100
4 жыл бұрын
Listen up flower child.... Lol jk
@OldskoolAcko
3 жыл бұрын
Mos Def should be a native tongue just like Atcq ✌
Classic track off of a classic album
Mos captured what it is being black..
@dwaynedillon719
6 ай бұрын
To The Fullest 🏆 Beautifully Skin Deep 🏆 Outstanding Phenomenal Message With Love Always From The Heart 🏆
Mos Def is a skilled lyricist and highly underrated somebody give that man his roses
Mos Def is a cold-blooded man he's a legend in his own time✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✌🏿✌🏿
This video captures the very early 2000s vibe perfectly
@yungjeddy
Жыл бұрын
fr
One of the best songs ever recorded
who is still listening in 2020 while on rona lockdown ?
@RollingWithTracy
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@HealingMedicyn
4 жыл бұрын
🙋🏼♀️
@csil1982
4 жыл бұрын
Picking my spirits back up! Down with the haters with no love in their hearts for other people that don’t look like themselves. #LetsGetFreed
@beebeejacobs
4 жыл бұрын
MOS DEFINITELY 🎼🎙🎧!!.... 💜Would have LOVED a O)+>👑🎶🎵💜🎶🎵💜🎹🎸🎹Collab🤗
@rovervitesse1
4 жыл бұрын
Still so relevant today - brilliant track - and lyrics are so relevant in today's descent into populist / right nightmare
Sometimes when I see such low views for this Artist you understand that the state of hip hop on the artiistic side is in a coma !
@daisasingleton8331
3 жыл бұрын
Programmed to be that way too. Naturally our people want to hear degradation sad but true
@phillismitchell8919
3 жыл бұрын
Yeees🙏🏽❤🖤💚☮
Gives me chills everytime.God Bless Yasiin Bey
One of the best hip hop tracks of all time...sublime stuff!
@Neddos101
3 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@PatinaEdochie
3 жыл бұрын
I agree 🎶💯💓
this song has made me cry real tears in moments or gratitude , anger , sadness. such a beautiful song and message. SHINE YOUR LIGHT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE
@jamailwalker5875
10 ай бұрын
Made me cry also
This track is beautiful. Most Def deserved all the recognition for this.
WE NEED THIS TYPE OF GODLY AND POSITIVE ENERGY IN THE HOOD RIGHT NOW.
My brother died unexpectedly from a drug overdose and this song makes me cry because I’m trying my absolute best
@AhhmErika
3 ай бұрын
B encouraged it’s gonna be rainbow at the end ❤ ikhuf❤ ❤
@ELAMB-mg1sl
Ай бұрын
Likewie… keep your head up it gets heavy at times. Very. But days become bearable…Keep head towards sky.
Now this is Hip Hop....when Spoken Words...Cool Melody...and Instruments......merge together. Dope2X!!!
First Album, “Black On Both Sides” Is, By Far, His Best Project.
Bought this CD at Best Buy in 1999. Every entire song on this album (Black on Both Sides) is fire! I bought another copy in 2017 and it brought me right back to 1999/2000. This is the best album I ever heard. It is such a masterfully completed body of work. Peace to Yasin Bey A.K.A MosDef
I just saw a video of Joey Badass doing a cover version of this song. It was pretty good.
Want my black ppl to be free to be free to be free..........🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@phillismitchell8919
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏽❤🖤💚☮🙏🏽💐
Summer time in the city. This is the vibe.
This song is the essence of my very being. This song means more to me than any material item i own. I am eternally grateful to the creator for instilling this talent and message to this earthly being the Mighty Mos Def to deliver to us in time of need. I owe this song my peace of mind in moments of strife,conflict, assurance and confidence. Peace and a life of blessings to the word and those who receive the word. Thank you Umi (grandmother)...
@robynlecompte2399
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best statement about this song, I feel the same, this song touches my soul and heals me everytime I hear it, thank you for your words
@edub9930
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@kevintownsend6037
2 жыл бұрын
Wow love your comments I feel like Gods heart channel through the gift he gave him. Jesus want us all to be free
Black people ARE my people! I'm Irish American... So what? QUE? I'm loving every single flayva that OUR CREATOR inspired in US. Such beautiful music IS GOD given.... And I am so thankful ✝️☮️💕🥰🙋
when he says " feel like a man going insane losing my brain trying to tryna to maintain doing my thang" i felt that!
I don't wanna write this down I wanna tell you how I feel right now I don't wanna take no time to write this down I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey Tomorrow may never come For you Umi Life is not promised Tomorrow may never show up For you Umi This life is not promised I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can, With what it is I have I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can, With what it is I have Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes) I hope you feel me From where I am, to wherever you are I mean that sincerely Tomorrow may never come For Umi Life is not promised Tomorrow may never appear You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now) Very close to you (right now) So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!) Don't be affraid, to let it shine My Umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My Abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My Abi said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My Umi said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people to be free, to be free) Sometimes I get discouraged I look around and, things are so weak People are so weak Sometimes, Sometimes I feel like crying Sometimes my heart gets heavy Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away [fly fly fly, like a dove] Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself [ow!] Passion takes over me I feel like a man Going insane Losing my brain Trying to maintain Doing my thing Hey hey hey hey hey Put my heart and soul into this y'all I hope you feel me Where I am, to wherever you are Sometimes I don't want to be bothered Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with Me and my babies, me and my lady Sometimes I don't want to get into no war (Black people to be free, to be free) Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but Umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My Abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) My dreamers said shine your light on the world (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) Shine your light for the world to see (Want black people) My elders said shine your light on the world (Hey hey) Shine your light for the world to see I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free All my people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free That's all that matters to me Black people unite and let's all get down Gotta have what, Gotta have that love Peace and understanding One God, one light One man, one voice, one mic Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and get down Gotta have what, Love, peace and understanding One God, one voice, one life One man, gon' shine my light Black people unite, now hop up and do it right Black people unite, now come on and do it right Yeah baby that's what I like Yeah baby that's what I like Yeah baby that's what I like, Black people, my people
@masterjay2173
4 жыл бұрын
5
@rbeasley2049
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!🙏🏿
@PatinaEdochie
3 жыл бұрын
✍️🎯💯✊🏽🤎🥰
@faithjackson8350
2 жыл бұрын
That's how you know when you have hit the heart. You want to share it right now, it's not something you want to right down for future reference......it's to be shared and you won't be satisfied until you do. 🙏♥️💪
@damonmcdougal2567
2 жыл бұрын
thank you brother just so you know he says for you and me (not umi) :)
One of my fav Rapper ever.
@encryptednoodles3680
5 жыл бұрын
IceManLikeGervin Shit was wack, KZread rappers lmao
@alldogsgoheaven
5 жыл бұрын
@@encryptednoodles3680 haha, he said it like it's poem, how is it wack or anything?, it's a poem. Plus it was pretty cool no lie, he was spitting bars. And that's most likely mos bars since it's on a mos song.
@ghostkilla346
5 жыл бұрын
@@encryptednoodles3680 you never heard the rape over by mos def? Shits like 10 years old or more youre wack as fuck my nigga those are his lyrics.
@stacib1199
5 жыл бұрын
In my top 10 4sure
@marcosramirez1505
3 жыл бұрын
It's more like R&B than Hip Hop, but I agree with you, this song is amazing, full of positive vibes, definitely a classic.
"Sumtimes my heart gets so heavy"
When the world ends, this is the song that will be playing to soothe the chaos.
Classic true hip hip
@D.Anderson
5 жыл бұрын
Amen to that I'm 45 and truly miss the era of real rap&hip hop
@BossANova-xw9qi
5 жыл бұрын
Donna Graham hooray!
@nickhyder9141
3 жыл бұрын
i feel like this is more of a jazz/soul song with hip hop influences.
I ain’t no perfect man I’m trying to do, the best that I can With what it is I have Man I felt that😢😭
One of the best songs ever 😉
Just checking in to remember the greatness of this song by Mos Def. Obviously timeless. A masterpiece of creativity and consciousness. A beautiful glimpse of what hip hop COULD have been. Thanks, bruh
This was my jam at about 16. I moved out of my parents house hella early and at the end of the day after work and school this was always on the Playlist. I'd listen to music and read and just sorta vibe out. Music is like a snapshot in time. You'll always remember what the track meant in your life. That's always unique.
When I’m old and my grandchildren ask me to play a song from my time…this 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Whenever I lose my sh*t to people dying everyday in the news, I listen to this song, so I listen to it at least 6 times daily, everyday, ever since I was old enough since 12 years old to be upset by the news, I am now 38 and so therefore, I have listened to this song tens of thousands of time and why havent I gone insane listening to this song that many god awful times is anyone's guess
this song takes me somewhere else, it's a mantra at this point, "I ain't no perfect man, i'm trying to do the best that I can, with what it is I have."
Mighty Mos! Rawkus was on fire in the late 90s and early 2000s
“Sometimes I don’t want to be a soldier I just wann be a man” indeed
Replay this over and over on the radio 2020💫
Smokin to this song is top tier peaceful ☮️
I love the grittiness of the whole video
So freaking good. So talented. I didn't realize he played all of those instruments too.
This song so deep, I remember when I first heard this song on MTV Jamz early 2000's
Such a deep song the chords everything gives me that 70s vibe
A classic-timeless song of hip hip brilliance
Most uplifting hip hop song of all times 🙏
This is a beautiful and timeless song
Give Mos Def his flowers fr. This video should definitely have over a mil.
A soothing song to motivate you to do better, be better...
Heard this song in a Michael Jordan commercial "Much Respect" back in the day.....fell in love with the song as well as the commercial. The good ole days ya know.....MJ killin it on the court with the Celtics, the Lakers, Pistons, Sixers, Jazz.
Still listening in 2024! I love this
I feel almost in tears watching this thinking of simpler times. Man I’m getting old but my goodness. This hit me kinda hard And unexpectedly.
Reminds me of my late friend that I wish I had spent more time with
2021 and this still gives me chills.
@anthonygregory3680
Жыл бұрын
2023 and I'm getting them now!!!
20+ years later, still listening to this music, tearing up. Yes, Mos Def, I want my people to be free,.
I remember when I bought this CD as it 1st came out (Black on Both Sides). Had to support the homie Yaasin Bey aka Mos Def. Straight outta the livest Borough in the NY.......BROOKLYN!
College years music. We were rolling White Owls, the original Dutch Masters and Phillies. Smoked out constantly. Thanks for the flashback.
@RareRapVideoz
5 жыл бұрын
We do it evryday still
@jamalryant254
5 жыл бұрын
FACTS, vibes
@lordtrill7731
5 жыл бұрын
@415City Swishers are GARBAGE
@jamesday6182
5 жыл бұрын
My white owl burning kinda sloww...i was to young to understand what that was back in 94, but shot out to outkast
@emilioestevez3469
4 жыл бұрын
1999 right? Sheesh goosebumps idk why
Here after the Joey Badass cover
@johnnysifuentes4188
2 ай бұрын
Yeah it was a decent one, but man I cant see anyone beating the original. Mos unlocked GOD mode on this track.
One of those tracks that summarized our whole existence...cultural, spiritual, love, life, emotional, struggle, thankful, freedom, joyful, think,
@dwaynedillon719
6 ай бұрын
The Truth 👋😇🔥🙏❤️💯💖💎🏆 🏆💎💖💯🙏 Amen 🙏💯💖💎🏆
2020 and this song still good
Timeless
Just discovered greatness, 2024 Most high is leading me here
I used to blast this in my 2001 honda accord in my 20's.. ah memories
In a world of darkness..Shine your light for the world to see!!!!!!
This is so nostalgic and galactic... Umi = mom in Arabic 🖤🖤🖤 Yasiin is so timeless, my heart 😌🥰 he tapped into another place to make this
This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. My God.
RIP Umi, prayers going up for Mos Def & his family 🙏🏾
Gives me the Roy Ayers vibe his background music....great lyrics.....layers of Mos Def....from Ms. Fatbooty....this song to acting
*MAD LOVE FOR MOS DEF!!*
My condolences, this is a Beautiful song!!!
We'll never ne able to thank Mos Def enough.
Jordan 16 commercial brought me here anyone else?🔥this song healed so many people.
Still a banger!
MOS DEF IS FKIN LEGEND
My aunt died and the day before she heard this song for the first time loved it and danced to it with her daughter ❤. It will have meaning to us forever.
This was the song my wife and I walked out of our wedding to 26 years ago 💯❤️❤️❤️ Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it 😊🔥🔥🔥🔥
@c.christopher6115
8 ай бұрын
26 years ago? I thought this came out in 1999
@THEJAESTER718
Ай бұрын
@c.christopher6115 Yes, it came out in 1999....25 years ago 🙄, but my wife and I met I 1997 (actually 27 years ago), so it all blended together, LOL!! My mistake 🫡
Love and Light to the world.
@uproxx
Жыл бұрын
That’s right
@dwaynedillon719
6 ай бұрын
@@uproxx 🏆💎💖🙏 Amen 🙏💖💎🏆
Rest In Paradise Umi🙏🌹❤️
@AYATOLLAHBEATS
Жыл бұрын
🌹🙏❤️
Shine your light for the world to see
Most Def has classic Dope Music for the Soul..
This was my song every morning in the shower getting ready for the day. Word Up👊🏽
Drake thanks for letting me know about this gem of a song 🤘🏿
My Mother passed in December of 2021. Before her passing we weren’t close, weren’t even on speaking terms. Listening to this song, and growing spiritually, make me miss my Umi. RIP Patricia (Burden) Springfield, Hope I’m making you proud.
who still listen to this song in 2022
@AlwaysGoRight-Ty
Жыл бұрын
Youuu know!! Itt!!!
@darkoutlaw67
Жыл бұрын
@@AlwaysGoRight-Ty especially during this day and time