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Scroobius Pip reference to Mos Def

  • 09-10-2008 2:01pm
    #1
    ghostface ste
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    Looking to see if anyone can help me here. On the song Development Scroobius Pip makes reference to 'hearing Mos Def rhyme the alphabet' before going on to rhyme about the periodioc table. Big mos def fan and have his albums and some collabos he's done but can't find this 'alphabet' rhyme.

    Anyone got a link, know what album it's off, or has even heard it?? Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Pen1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Pen1987


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-dJ6xbrWHQ


    Mos def is a member of Blackalicious.


  • #3
    Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    Indeed BlackStaralicious.

    Songs are Alphabet Aerobics off A2G EP and Chemical Calisthenics off Blazing Arrow.


  • #4
    ghostface ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭ghostface ste


    Cheers, 2 great songs. Mos def member of Blackalicious??? This true, wasnt aware of that. Blackstar is great, hopefully another album coming out from them soon


  • #5
    Makaveli
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    Nope just Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel.


  • #6
    Boom_Bap
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    Mos Def is definitely not part of Blackalcious. I've been trying to figure out what the MOS Def thing is and i cant find it, even the magic of google doesnt help.

    I'm assuming that it was something that he seen live at a Mos Def gig.


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  • #7
    The-Game
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    Id kill for another Mos Def and Talib album!!


  • #8
    ghostface ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭ghostface ste


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    Mos Def is definitely not part of Blackalcious. I've been trying to figure out what the MOS Def thing is and i cant find it, even the magic of google doesnt help.

    I'm assuming that it was something that he seen live at a Mos Def gig.

    Yeah google didn't help me at all in this search! The live gig theory seems the best bet, although maybe he just messed up the rhyme and felt blackalicious wouldn't fit :D


  • #9
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    I got in touch with Scroobius Pip and asked him to solve this for us, he responded with the following:

    Universal Magnetic
    by Mos Def

    The opening lyrics are.....

    "Yeah, ha ha ha
    A-B-boys rock the world
    CD's and tapes help generate papes
    E-F is the important Def
    G-good, H is what style be
    When I grab the microphone and MC
    Roll off the tongue like L-M-N-O-P"

    Boom


  • #10
    ghostface ste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭ghostface ste


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    I got in touch with Scroobius Pip and asked him to solve this for us, he responded with the following:

    Universal Magnetic
    by Mos Def

    The opening lyrics are.....

    "Yeah, ha ha ha
    A-B-boys rock the world
    CD's and tapes help generate papes
    E-F is the important Def
    G-good, H is what style be
    When I grab the microphone and MC
    Roll off the tongue like L-M-N-O-P"

    Boom

    Nice detective work Boom Bap, cheers :pac:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsoCr5KoNoM

    I now know that i have heard this track a few times before, bit disappointed now that this was what the song was referring too. Thought it was going to be more along the lines of Alphabet Aerobics.


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