Things I'd rather forget

sugasspot:

@MosDefOfficial  or / Yasiin Bey dropped this thought provoking version of “N*$%s In Paris”. He calls it “N*$%s In Poorest”, reminding us of the actual state of things. As harsh as the song may sound, he is speaking to the realities of what life is really like. As much as I love Kanye and Jay Z, their perspective of the struggle may have been changed and altered sense they first started out in this industry.

I can always count on Mos Def to keep it real.The images that accompany the lyrics in this video bring it all to the forefront. Simple and mind blowing imagery. He replaced the Will Ferrel portion with a cut from Malcolm X. In where Malcolm X speaks on how he is not afraid of death. That takes a lot of faith and trust to know that and be calm about it.

“dont gte caught up in no throne”

XOXO