i miss that late 90s-early 2000s era of like that soulquarian type, jazzy, progressive hip hop. artists like badu, the roots, mos def, common, kweli, asheru, jill scott and people like them were all on the same page of making music. i really do miss that a lot. im from the philly area and grew up with kindred the family soul, the roots, jill scott and bahamadia i miss those days of just neosoul tinged hip hop
I love this song.. lyrics are ILL.. and the sample is nuts... it comes from Miles Davis' "In a sentimental mood"... great use of a great jazz song to create somethin equally as artistic
Bumped this when it first came out. Years later when I come back to see if I felt the same way as I did back then. And God damn it still holds up so well.
One of the best tracks ever created. Ever. From now until forever. Cannot be touched by anything and I mean anything. Asheru has 100% of my respect for this track, and Kweli for featuring, making this even hotter.
Came here from Mac Miller rap Diablo to watch the original In a sentimental mood than this guy said this is the original lol but aye all 3 songs sounded really good
I remember hearing the song for the first time on ughh I think it was listed on their top 40 at the time or whatever in high school. They would always have the best new singles from the best underground artists you can listen to them for free on your PC and then you can buy the album straight from the website if you liked it, there was a sad day when that website died I found out so much hot underground music from there. By the way, I don't know why but this is one of my favorite verses from kweli right around the time the first train of thought happened.
Great to hear feel good music. Not one shot fired! Can't believe people listen to ish like Waka Flaka or whatev. That shit is from the heart. Makes you check yourself as an MC and put it down everytime.
I am absolutely in love with this song! I first heard this song on XM Satellite Radio, and I just had to buy it off of iTunes. I love the lyricism that both of these artists share. I also love the fact that this song is a groove, nice and mellow. Simply amazing!
He doesnt need auto tune or a techno beat, he has it down with a solid, simple beat. this is hip-hop. & the content is real, it's about real life, talking about real stuff, poetry. Today, hip-hop is anything that rhymes to the beat of music, that is NOT what it is, so people need to put their rhymes in check. Thank you Asheru for giving us an example of what real music is.
I like this...Talib makes me feel rich in spirit...like when i walk outside and see the everyday mayhem in front my eyes, he puts things into perspective!!
Asheru is imo the best modern day black hip hop/rap mang out there... fuck all the new shit LilWayne aint shit Solja Boy is pathetic Asheru is what it's all about homie, PURE SOUL
Anyone else notice how entirely fckn nice kweli's 2nd verse was? I heard this for the first time last nite around 4am sitting by a campfire. Shout out to my boy chris for putting me on this
i remember hearing this bout 3am on some random radio station when i was a teen and could never find it till now.. thanks for posting it.. is dat Dwele on the hook? hiddin classic!
Ya'll don't know right here this is the next single featuring My man Talib Kweli, called Mood Swing, we gonna do it like this why'all) You can run to every new thing under the sun You be a jack of all trades and a master of none Mood Swinging La la la la la... eh oooo oo X4 Soon come you will understand The motivation of a man getting the under hand A local yokel on a mission to get global Lettin' my vocals amass to some total And keep the point focal, you hear me but you don't listen You think its easy being put in this position I freak speech, but still don't want to preach This peak thought in stimulate movement at at Emcees Grab your gat hit the streets, that the rally cry the war horn The activist, those cats is spiritually war torn environment So I leading a community movement And I don't need money for me to make a community improvement Tell me what you stand for Would you settle for less or do you have the strength to demand more Only time will tell, what this new world brings Revolutions at order, check the mood swing, swing Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing Low like sweet chariot What I say make my voice deep as berries get Carry it like a torch Give birth to rhymes to meet beats and then I'll marry 'em off Have a divorce if the track is whack (Please) My rhymes a rolling stone Home is where the high hatters at, its on this song (it on this song) Maybe one day it'll settle down It ain't no good it all better now, come on let it now Mood swing, changing the way we do things It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing As they go la, la, la, la, la... Yeah as they go la, la, la, la, la... No fear no doubt and no worry everything is on time there's no hurry Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging, ooo oo Me and baby in the rental She talkin' gentle hit the hotel to presidential Sweet...kisses on the temple make her feel special Light a candle scent got us in this sentimental Move it's right wit the light just so I could see Begin to set the pace for what we gon' get into My fingers is lyrics its back is the instrumental... Ancient secrets, Indian, and Oriental Blackin' out doin' shit that I can't rap about Passin' out, wakin' up, not awake awake enough to take it up and not stop Love is a friends never know if we can love again I said we gotta leave, she asked if she can come again (come again) I had to meet Asheru at the studio I'm runnin' late, you know I hate to make a nigga wait But damn baby "You look good in the summer time Gimme some of yours, I'm a give you some of mine" Yo Kweli I remember being in the same dilemma Hip-hop was number one my girl was number one contender The great pretender wit a whole different agenda Until I make it big "Life is one long gig" Mood swing like Ella of cold train its classic Like Soul Train its timeless just like this rhyme is So all of why'all that wagging they campaign Grab a hold of that mood swing and do the damn thing Mood swing, changing the way we do things It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing As they go la, la, la, la, la... Yeah as they go la, la, la, la, la... Uh you can run to every new thing under the sun You be a jack of all trades and a master of none Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging I'm an outlet A front of which which you ain't figured out yet A resource, I pivot your efforts on the right course It seats ya, doin' whatever it takes ta reach ya All of its in me, no really its in me A good brother, lovin' son, a great lover I'm a truth seeker, on a quest not a believer I'm an emcee for all of the world to see Yea ya got my word on it, I'll put the Herd on it That we rep shit, its the least to be expected Fuck that prep shit, jump on stage like we connected From the same minds saying the same things at the same time Back stage rappin' like gettin' ready for game time We a family, and ain't nothing goin' to change that For better or worse like somebody prearrange that The way it is the way it always will be so I can still and still be Soon come we will witness a shift in consciousness And black music is one of our greatest accomplishments (one now) our names will live on this monument So that our kids can hold up they heads with confidence That's when our nation will rise and realize that Life without knowledge is death in disguise The answer to my comprehension is just too complex One minute from the next, go from happy ta vexed Mood swing, yea See change is good sometimes Mood swing, yea It's time for the essence to rhyme It's time to mood swing Take it on back Mood swing (repeat) La, la, la, la (repeat)
Asheru is the shit this is what real hip hop is all about. Fuck that new music they play in the radio, i get tired of that shit they play the same song every 5min. Nothing but real rap and hip hop...
i miss that late 90s-early 2000s era of like that soulquarian type, jazzy, progressive hip hop. artists like badu, the roots, mos def, common, kweli, asheru, jill scott and people like them were all on the same page of making music. i really do miss that a lot. im from the philly area and grew up with kindred the family soul, the roots, jill scott and bahamadia i miss those days of just neosoul tinged hip hop
"you can't run to every new thing under the sun. you'd be the jack of all trades and the master of none." ouuuu, i feel HIT!
"Life without knowledge is death in disguise"
Best line in the whole song.
It's from Black Star KOS.
Definitely peep that one.💪💪💪
Underground eargasm
Oh yeah
Check this dope remix from the uk! czcams.com/video/MfSh86IgtCU/video.html
"Life without knowledge is a death in disguise"'
Real shit
"You looked good in the summer time. Give me some of your I'ma give you some of mines."
Summer memories!
So this is where Mac got his inspiration 🙌🙌
The sample is from John Coltrane and Duke Ellington "In a Sentimental Mood"
Hip hop lives off samples
this is TRUE hip hop. I like this song. Steady beat and great lyrics that actually mean something.
Been here since '07
I would like to apologize to the universe. I am just now discovering this song, and I've been a Kweli fan since 97. I am ashamed of myself.
God, I wish this is the stuff that they played on the radio.
I love this song.. lyrics are ILL.. and the sample is nuts... it comes from Miles Davis' "In a sentimental mood"... great use of a great jazz song to create somethin equally as artistic
Bumped this when it first came out. Years later when I come back to see if I felt the same way as I did back then. And God damn it still holds up so well.
ITS 2016 , THIS SONG IS STILL FUCKING DOPE.
+Solomon Steve i swear! ima download it
Timeless music is timeless
Solomon Steve good music no has expiration date.. love that Ellington on the keys and Coltrane on the sax is greatness.
2017, still dope
in a sentimental mood- Coltrane
Decoryon Thomas and Ellington!!
Heard this on Talib's Kwelity mixtape back in like '07 and ran into the Coltrane song it sampled some years later. Love them both!
'in a sentimental mood' in the background, thing why i like this song :)
One of the best tracks ever created. Ever. From now until forever. Cannot be touched by anything and I mean anything. Asheru has 100% of my respect for this track, and Kweli for featuring, making this even hotter.
Came here from the original sample and i'm not regretting it
+Amerie C what was the original sample?
+nattynorth Duke Ellington & John Coltrane- In a Sentimental Mood
me too. got the Coltrane on wax at the crib.
yep heard this before on pandora then I just heard the sample song somewhere and recognized it
Came here from Mac Miller rap Diablo to watch the original In a sentimental mood than this guy said this is the original lol but aye all 3 songs sounded really good
I remember hearing the song for the first time on ughh I think it was listed on their top 40 at the time or whatever in high school. They would always have the best new singles from the best underground artists you can listen to them for free on your PC and then you can buy the album straight from the website if you liked it, there was a sad day when that website died I found out so much hot underground music from there. By the way, I don't know why but this is one of my favorite verses from kweli right around the time the first train of thought happened.
Great to hear feel good music. Not one shot fired! Can't believe people listen to ish like Waka Flaka or whatev. That shit is from the heart. Makes you check yourself as an MC and put it down everytime.
THIS IS SICK! Sampled John Coltranes Sentimental Mood! Damm, this shit is soo much better than turning on the radio.
I am absolutely in love with this song! I first heard this song on XM Satellite Radio, and I just had to buy it off of iTunes. I love the lyricism that both of these artists share. I also love the fact that this song is a groove, nice and mellow. Simply amazing!
cause its a gift that you only can hear him, its like that to me, you must earn that pleasure to hear him!
14 years later, and still my favorite 🔥 #2022
been in my favorites for a long time. an amazing track from underratedrappers ahseru and talib kweli
Goosebumps music!
This is real hip hop.
it still exists, and is being made constantly, it just takes a little more looking since it's not the mainstream music anymore :)
The instrumentation is phenomenal as well!!!
Dope beat kinda reminds me of cl-smooth and Pete Rock
now this is GOOD hip hop
He doesnt need auto tune or a techno beat, he has it down with a solid, simple beat. this is hip-hop. & the content is real, it's about real life, talking about real stuff, poetry. Today, hip-hop is anything that rhymes to the beat of music, that is NOT what it is, so people need to put their rhymes in check. Thank you Asheru for giving us an example of what real music is.
It's all hip hop not just your preference
I like this...Talib makes me feel rich in spirit...like when i walk outside and see the everyday mayhem in front my eyes, he puts things into perspective!!
I love how smooth and subdued Kweli sounds in this song.
Great Brother Asheru put this banger on my In The Streets Comp & it was a major contribution to the movement. Salute!!! Silver2Platinum
Damn, this is freaking awesome! Simply masterful.
Asheru is imo the best modern day black hip hop/rap mang out there...
fuck all the new shit
LilWayne aint shit
Solja Boy is pathetic
Asheru is what it's all about homie,
PURE SOUL
Love this song. This is hip hop to me. Saol.
OWWWWWWWW IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS
jezzy jeff send me here! :D
The message in the song is unmatched as well.
I'm a new fan
Asheru is talented artist; that's an understatement. He, with a select few, have resuscitated the intellectualism from original rap. Thank goodness.
Love this!!!
this song is so good, it makes me think of back in the day still.
Good old classic feels.
sample is Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood. Also used in Mac Miller - Diablo!
thank you!!
prob the best comment ive ever seen mad respect B
This guy has a degree in anthropology. As if there weren't already enough reasons to love him.
This a real classic 💯🔥🔥🔥
hip hop at it damn best
Asheru, Talib, Mos Def, Afu Ra, Bigg Chubb, are just so dope.
Anyone else notice how entirely fckn nice kweli's 2nd verse was? I heard this for the first time last nite around 4am sitting by a campfire.
Shout out to my boy chris for putting me on this
Thank you God! there are still real artist alive.
Thanks for the list, bro. Been looking for something that isn't parodied by Jon Lajoie.
i remember hearing this bout 3am on some random radio station when i was a teen and could never find it till now.. thanks for posting it.. is dat Dwele on the hook? hiddin classic!
love dis sonngg! =]
you cant run to every new thing under the sun/u be a jack of all trades/and a master of none......DOPE TO ILL!!!!!!!!!!!
it's about time that hip-hop got back to its roots
love this, first heard it on "The Boondocks" Hip Hop Doctrine mixtape!
I'm glad boondocks has such a great artist to rep them, same for saints row all great hiphop.
I love this joint.
I completely gave up on rap until i figured out who made the boondocks theme (which should have been longer) and boy did i listen to it again.
this song is chill as hell , i like it alot. great lyrics to
I am now checking out those artists, thank you.
This..this is what true hip-hop sounds like.
My new jam!!!!!!!!!!
Hip Hop isn't dead.... It's just underground.
LOVE IT
Ya'll don't know right here this is the next single featuring
My man Talib Kweli, called Mood Swing, we gonna do it like this why'all)
You can run to every new thing under the sun
You be a jack of all trades and a master of none
Mood Swinging
La la la la la... eh oooo oo X4
Soon come you will understand
The motivation of a man getting the under hand
A local yokel on a mission to get global
Lettin' my vocals amass to some total
And keep the point focal, you hear me but you don't listen
You think its easy being put in this position
I freak speech, but still don't want to preach
This peak thought in stimulate movement at at Emcees
Grab your gat hit the streets, that the rally cry the war horn
The activist, those cats is spiritually war torn environment
So I leading a community movement
And I don't need money for me to make a community improvement
Tell me what you stand for
Would you settle for less or do you have the strength to demand more
Only time will tell, what this new world brings
Revolutions at order, check the mood swing, swing
Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing
Low like sweet chariot
What I say make my voice deep as berries get
Carry it like a torch
Give birth to rhymes to meet beats and then I'll marry 'em off
Have a divorce if the track is whack
(Please) My rhymes a rolling stone
Home is where the high hatters at, its on this song
(it on this song) Maybe one day it'll settle down
It ain't no good it all better now, come on let it now
Mood swing, changing the way we do things
It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing
As they go la, la, la, la, la...
Yeah as they go la, la, la, la, la...
No fear no doubt and no worry everything is on time there's no hurry
Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging
Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging, ooo oo
Me and baby in the rental
She talkin' gentle hit the hotel to presidential
Sweet...kisses on the temple make her feel special
Light a candle scent got us in this sentimental
Move it's right wit the light just so I could see
Begin to set the pace for what we gon' get into
My fingers is lyrics its back is the instrumental...
Ancient secrets, Indian, and Oriental
Blackin' out doin' shit that I can't rap about
Passin' out, wakin' up, not awake awake enough to take it up and not stop
Love is a friends never know if we can love again
I said we gotta leave, she asked if she can come again (come again)
I had to meet Asheru at the studio
I'm runnin' late, you know I hate to make a nigga wait
But damn baby "You look good in the summer time
Gimme some of yours, I'm a give you some of mine"
Yo Kweli I remember being in the same dilemma
Hip-hop was number one my girl was number one contender
The great pretender wit a whole different agenda
Until I make it big "Life is one long gig"
Mood swing like Ella of cold train its classic
Like Soul Train its timeless just like this rhyme is
So all of why'all that wagging they campaign
Grab a hold of that mood swing and do the damn thing
Mood swing, changing the way we do things
It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing
As they go la, la, la, la, la...
Yeah as they go la, la, la, la, la...
Uh you can run to every new thing under the sun
You be a jack of all trades and a master of none
Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging
Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging
I'm an outlet
A front of which which you ain't figured out yet
A resource, I pivot your efforts on the right course
It seats ya, doin' whatever it takes ta reach ya
All of its in me, no really its in me
A good brother, lovin' son, a great lover
I'm a truth seeker, on a quest not a believer
I'm an emcee for all of the world to see
Yea ya got my word on it, I'll put the Herd on it
That we rep shit, its the least to be expected
Fuck that prep shit, jump on stage like we connected
From the same minds saying the same things at the same time
Back stage rappin' like gettin' ready for game time
We a family, and ain't nothing goin' to change that
For better or worse like somebody prearrange that
The way it is the way it always will be so I can still and still be
Soon come we will witness a shift in consciousness
And black music is one of our greatest accomplishments
(one now) our names will live on this monument
So that our kids can hold up they heads with confidence
That's when our nation will rise and realize that
Life without knowledge is death in disguise
The answer to my comprehension is just too complex
One minute from the next, go from happy ta vexed
Mood swing, yea
See change is good sometimes
Mood swing, yea
It's time for the essence to rhyme
It's time to mood swing
Take it on back
Mood swing (repeat)
La, la, la, la (repeat)
The song is sampled from "In a Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
love this track:)
the best type of music :)
wooow the jazz of this track with these 2 rappers singing make this amazing track. I've been hearing
John Coltrane and Duke Ellington "In a Sentimental Mood"
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a sentimental mood
PHAT DOPE FUNK TUNE> LOVIN IT LOVIN IT LOVIN IT... Braap
Piano sample: in a sentimental mood by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
so chill :)
The sample is In a Sentimental Mood, a jazz classic by Duke Ellington. Some fine intelligent hip hop here!
wish more rappers rapped like this with some actual meaning in their songs
Now this is real hip hop
anybody else come here from the hip hop docktrine?
Raheem DeVaughn background vocals ? CONFIRMED
many hearts
this keeps it real
the sample is from "in a sentimental mood" from john coltrane... this beat is so smooth!!
Still flame 2021
truly inspirational music that more people should groove to
Still waiting for Asheru to drop more shhh, man. London needs FYRE!
The god works with youth too, what a person
good ear yo I thought I was the only one to catch that!!
Dang he amazes me.
YES
way to use the classic in a sentimental mood!!!!! Btw Asheru 9th wonder n J Dilla im set all day long!!!!
NEVER lose faith in music!
it's the wrong people, that destroy it
Thank you good man
"Timeless jus like this rhyme is" ☠️
Asheru is the shit this is what real hip hop is all about. Fuck that new music they play in the radio, i get tired of that shit they play the same song every 5min. Nothing but real rap and hip hop...
now this is music...unlike mainstream rap (which i detest) this says something "i dont need money" very righteous.