Its always fantastic when I hear some new music from Mos Def, oh wait the the artist formerly known as Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey. This time around Yasiin Bey (still can't get used to that name) re-interpolates the Jay-Z and Kanye West song "Niggas in Paris". The difference between the two songs is that the latter "niggas' are wealthy out of their minds while the other "niggas" Mr. Bey raps about are stricken by poverty and other hardships. While "Niggas in Poorest" does make its case known by exposing these social ills, does that automatically make it a better than the original? My answer is no, of course this now means that those rich bastards have won yet again. I do however think the video is fantastic and especially liked the Malcom X clip in the middle, this of course was done to commemorate the 47th anniversary of his assassination. As a side note it would be awesome if Yasiin Bey makes similarly themed remix of "Rack City".
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