Video: Talib Kweli Reads Jay-Z’s “Moment of Clarity”
For Google Play’s “Dramatic Interpretations” series, Kweli reads the verse from Jay’s “Moment of Clarity” on which he is mentioned and offers his reaction to the line and his own interpretation.
Kweli’s Prisoner of Conscious is out now, stream it here if you’re looking for a preview.
Previously: Talib Kweli Talks Prisoner of Conscious Art & Liner Notes | Talib Kweli – Prisoner Of Conscious (Album Stream)
May 7th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
That Murda inc run >>>>
at the time i hated ja(he was what lil wayne is now) but i respected it, Irv had the blueprint just goes to show you can never take a break in hip hop
shit moves so fast, you could be topping charts today, a distant memory tomorrow
May 7th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
This is prolly the only Kweli vid i’ve clicked on in years, surely i’m not losing ?
May 7th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
cut it out, talib. smh
May 7th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
“I am a GOD!
ahhhhhhhhh! *falls off toes* /AHHHHHHHHH!!!
(aaaahh… aaaahh… aaaahhh)”
yo, i cannot stop laughing at this shit
May 7th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
@ B
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KlWwX9qgXu0
Rex & Math talkn shit on VladTV lmao
May 7th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
It must suck to be an artist, on a particular radio show etc, trying to promote your music, and all folks wanna know is what you think of some shit kanye or jay z did smh. And instead of telling these interviewers to knock that shit off,they entertain it.
May 7th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Music business hate me cause the industry ain’t make me
Hustlers and boosters embrace me and the music I be making
I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it, yet they all yell “holla”
If skills sold, truth be told, I’d probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli
Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
But I did 5 mill’ – I ain’t been rhyming like Common since
When your cents got that much in common
And you been hustling since, your inception
Fuck perception. Go with what makes sense
Since I know what I’m up against
We as rappers must decide what’s most important
And I can’t help the poor if I’m one of them
So I got rich and gave back, to me that’s the win/win
So next time you see the homey and his rims spin
Just know my mind is working just like them
^
top 5 Jay verse
the irony is what always gets me, rapping about dumbing down yr raps in a verse that’s far from dumbed down
May 7th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
“I am a GOD!
ahhhhhhhhh! *falls off toes* /AHHHHHHHHH!!!
(aaaahh… aaaahh… aaaahhh)”
yo, i cannot stop laughing at this shit
> lol! link?
May 7th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
I wonder if Jay still feels the same way…
May 7th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
kweli… i love ’em (n)
but dude can’t live without a movement behind him
once rawkus evaporated, he been out here swinging;throwing punches by his lonesome
he needs to either always be standing with jean, or someone else that contrasts against his style when he’s not with mos
him and styles p are a perfect match
May 7th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
Gob Bluth
0 mins ago
Music business hate me cause the industry ain’t make me
Hustlers and boosters embrace me and the music I be making
I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it, yet they all yell “holla”
If skills sold, truth be told, I’d probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli
Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
But I did 5 mill’ – I ain’t been rhyming like Common since
When your cents got that much in common
And you been hustling since, your inception
Fuck perception. Go with what makes sense
Since I know what I’m up against
We as rappers must decide what’s most important
And I can’t help the poor if I’m one of them
So I got rich and gave back, to me that’s the win/win
So next time you see the homey and his rims spin
Just know my mind is working just like them
^
top 5 Jay verse
the irony is what always gets me, rapping about dumbing down yr raps in a verse that’s far from dumbed down
——–
This doe
I wholeheartedly agree wit everything and what u said
May 7th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
*everyhing he said
May 7th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
they e’en had an episode were they parodied ‘the warriors’.
^ haha… seent this one…
my fav ep was when they made pop body a gallon of milk “milk challenge”… to hang out at guys night. lmao.
May 7th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
@kev
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4x-N3NSnpoU
May 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn3ToPueyU
^ lol.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
my fav ep was when they made pop body a gallon of milk “milk challenge”… to hang out at guys night. lmao.
> lol!
yo but that death bear episode >>>
i laugh when i think about it.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:01 pm
high five ghost
smh.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
did you know them niggas on regular show were regular people who are on a perpetual acid trip. True story.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc7ToDCNP5c
> cOLD…roff!
May 7th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Jay & Ye really put cuhz on doe..he kinna insinuatn what I’m sayn..he had the blast wit Hi-Tek but I ain’t kno nobody checcn 4 dis nigga til Get By popped & Hov put his name in a song..dese is facts smh
May 7th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
did you know them niggas on regular show were regular people who are on a perpetual acid trip. True story.
> i absolutely can believe that.
you seen that episode where they kept giving the life of the party guy soda to keep it live?
only a nigga on shrooms sees thinks up those visuals.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
LF:
No Limit in its prime > Rocafella in its prime
May 7th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
high five ghost
smh.
> lol! word.
skips the yeti. haha.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Plug
0 mins ago
LF:
No Limit in its prime > Rocafella in its prime
^
*Blank Stare*
May 7th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn3ToPueyU
^ lol.
^
roffs
but Adventure time > Regular show
May 7th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Hov said fucc dat shit I got bills 2 pay..I gotta do what I gotta do..den “Can I get a..” popped..Purist was like “Hell naw shawty smh” but dat nigga blew den came wit Big pimpn..it was pretty much a wrap from den on..Talib shoulda took notes smh lol
May 7th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y894QNtX0VA
^ kev, heres how the trip began. roff.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
roffs
but Adventure time > Regular show
^ lol chill nigga. Jake and fin though >>>
May 7th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Plug
2 mins ago
LF:
No Limit in its prime > Rocafella in its prime
——
Nah cuhz & I’m from da South lol
May 7th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
but Adventure time > Regular show
> no way! it’s cool tho.
May 7th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Nas did da same shit doe..nigga went from street poet 2 kingpin 2 get dis paper…obv I respect it
May 7th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Bad boy had niggas on get or lay down status..u wanna sell u eitha put west or u on dis jiggy shit..what’s it gon b..?!! Smh
May 7th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
this was the rise and fall of my past lifestyle
from nasty to nas from nas to escobar
mega-popular, center of attraction
i was the main event on the tv for a while
May 7th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Nas said fucc dat illmatic sol 5hunnid thou..Biggie went plat out da gate..and got Steve Stoute/Traccmasters on da phone..Escobar was born..2 mil out da gate smh