MF DOOM - Books of War (The Lost Chapters) ft. RZA, Jeru The Damaja, Guru, Talib Kweli, DMX 

ok. so, a few things... This version of the melody i am using was borrowed from Omegah Red's (formerly known as Poison Flowerz) produced beat, where HE used a sample from the original composer (the song is called Kaun Komsott and is performed by Ros Sereysothea) HOWEVER, THIS VERSION IS OMEGAH RED'S VERSION, so i give credit to whom i got it from. This is a fan made remix, made by me. It will only be found HERE. not spotify, apple, or anywhere else. Here is the Original Mix: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xRRen4nuVkg.html (the original Books Of War mix) Here is the Original Sample Source: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8Hg6JObTZ-I.htmlsi=HusJqrmB8laypQPA Here is the Original DOOM song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7asrACR-Fak.html (It Ain't Nuttin' by The Herbaliser ft MF DOOM)

My only regret is not discovering MF DOOM earlier.

Once you discover the mf doom rabbit hole it never ends.

My 12 year old son introduced me to mf doom. Although I'm a metal head, I must admit this song is at another level.

I’m impressed, this mix does them all justice. That’s difficult to do. RIP MF DOOM

Rest in peace Ros SereySothea, rest in peace MF Doom, rest in peace Guru, rest in peace DMX. Love how Cambodian classics were sampled for Hip hop classics. 🇰🇭✌🏽♥️

This ain't rap, this is Hiphop. - Peace from Nepal

"Will I succumb, will my heart grow numb, or will I save the world by using my mind as a gun" - G.U.R.U. RIP sir you have inspired many people with words of eternal wisdom

3:56 "Will I succumb? Will my heart grow numb? Or will I save the world, by using my mind like a gun?" A good verse to live by for this dark world

Man this beat sounds straight outta Samurai Champloo mad respect for this bro! 👌🏾👌🏾👍🏾 rest in piece to the mad villain of hip hop....

Shit's still fire even though its not an official collab. RIP MF DOOM, DMX and Guru.

Lyrics MF DOOM: It ain't nothing like a fistful a cash or a bliss fulla the hash That twist like a mustache, from end to end, spread it like a rash From talking through your walkman or at your disco bash Gimme the Timbs Rumplestiltskin brown A metal face mask with a built in frown A mic to tilt down, a hundred thousand pounds And see how kilt sound like spilt milk clown Cocoa butter on very ashy day fam With Ray-Bans out on the islands of Cayman Or I'll break it down for the layman Bain de Soleil, for that St. Tropez tan A can a ol' gold too cold to hold, slow ya roll Keep on moving like Soul II Soul, hold the dough Like a fool who stole pity y'all From tryna go up against city hall titty bar The black mic is like a red violin Ok, everybody back to the lab, try again Bloody rap game like leviathan Leave a bad taste, killin' my high like niacin Stop kiddin' middlemen need Ritalin Hit me with the full tin of gin and I'm a kid again Keep the bong lightin' straight through the song writin' The super-villain A.K.A the thong bitin', thats inviting all To the recitin' thats dope and raw Hoping all y'all come in peace and its open bar Tear the roof off this bumba raasclaat By the end of the night spaz like shazbot I spilt a shot made the pen lines runny An ill plot that's ten times Ben Stein money, funny How he rip the scripts with a straight face With more rhymes than is lines in ya database Placing rappers in endangerment, who's reckless With this food for thought sorta' like breakfast You could mark it off as wreck on a checklist Wear gold fronts, can't afford no necklace Shit, that there, could go to help buildin' daycares Somebody say yeahh.. (yeahhh!) Pay ya fares, give the Herbalizers their shares And y'all could pay DOOM in beers; cheers! RZA: I came to the shores of America disguised as a peddler The alpha and omega and the home of the beggars, the black settlers Who been beaten, raped, lynched, robbed and stoned And called to roam the earth in service cause they couldn't maintain at home This dates back to 1555 When they captured the first tribe of men and piled them in a pen Fifty feet high And took em all on a 9000 mile ride And landed on the shore of a place they never seen before But read about this inside the ancient books of war Bonded in stainless steel, stripped of their language Still survived the anguish of slavery but still remained nameless Separated to portions and tricked by John Haughty Hawkins And sold on the auction, taught birth control and abortion Rulers of the first part became slaves of the worst part The devils cursed God and reversed God And turned God into dog and made people search hard No relief came til' the prophet of W.D. Fard To a trauma, dropped our mommas off in Bahamas And Barbados, Tobago's, separated us from slave boats Made our own brothers hate us from Virgin Isle to Jamaica Trinidad, Honduras, Haiti, Grenada Bermuda to Cayman, mental enslavement Jeru the Damaja: Conquer more dips than the late Hannibal Terrain gets too rough, I ride the beats like wooly mammals Smokin' shit like Joe Camel Fatal when inhaled Double-0-seven but you still got tail Q's scrambling device must have failed Spies, thick thighs, and mics get mil, lies Deception, military prowess Bad bitches, tours, and microphone powers Chemical warfare and mortar showers Once again blowin' up shit like the Twin Towers Poison rhymes for enemies or whoever devours Holdin' shit down until the last hours Guru: Worldwide famine, poor people demanding That somebody do something soon And let's examine the facts Behind the violent acts, behind the daily gunplay The cocaine and the crack Thug season What's the reason for the trees and everybody wants to eat Some gotta resort to thievin', believin' That a hustle will help 'em get by But for anyone that gets over Another hundred will die Will I succumb, will my heart grow numb ? Or will I save the world ? By using my mind like a gun Seems a better weapon, 'cause everybody got heat I know I carry mine, since the last time I got beat Ain't nothing sweet I turn a stickup kid to a soldier, put him down with the cause Make him feel real bold and more intelligent Plus aware of the tricknology, the revolutionist Grab your shit and follow me Talib Kweli: 2000 came and went 2001 was crazy People can't deal fashion go back to the 80's Got me thinking about my n-gas, drinking dark liquor Sparks flicker in my mind, my heart quick to think about the time They try to front on a kid, up in front of Medgar Evers N--ga nailed, Juju, Seth 'n D rolled up like "whatever you wanna do" Damn n--ga, Derreck locked down, Seth held the spot down wonder how long he got now, wow If it happened today who would rob a man Junior got shot, Ray committed suicide, do or die Changed to do or live, doing their thing Rubix is in Altanta, LG ready to bang Kev lost his baby momma, Kipa lost a baby father Enough to make you say "why bother?" But no, they tried harder - that’s strength. Love to my n--ga John (word) soon as you come back, you back on. That word is bond. DMX: Yeah baby, shit's about to jump off and Lookin' for the bus to bring in my man from up north Been like three years since when got knocked Since he got caught Punked up like five new blocks, holding down for it Kept a n--ga straight with money in the books And them bitches is crooks who look out for other crooks Took him shopping, money in his pocket is straight Dropped him off at the wife's crib after we ate Our estate was the next move for me Had to make that n--ga chill for at least two to three months Cause when it's on, it's on He didn't care It's like slow down baby The money ain't going nowhere Keep in touch though and show how much your ass is with it The dope flow is there and in a minute you can get it (come on) You gotta watch a n--ga just coming home in a game Cause on the low we may just be trying to go against the grain It Ain’t Nuttin’ - The Herbaliser The Night The Earth Cried - Gravediggaz El Presidente - ​DJ Honda Revolutionist - Guru Smif-n-Wessun - We came up (Crystal Stair) Ft. Talib Kweli Catz Don't Know - DMX

You’re a real OG if you’re listening to this in 2024!

Am I the only person that feels legitimate comfort from this song? Whenever I’m in a bad mood or just kinda wanna cease to exist, this song slaps me with the beauty that is life. The fact that humans can make something this comforting is crazy to think about.

rip guru. one of the best voices ever

2024 still going hard 👏

Man, I feel bad for discovering him late. This is the type of rap I listen to. Rest in peace to the badass supervillain

This is gorgeous. An actual masterpiece of beautifully mended melodies.

0:13 MF DOOM 1:58 RZA 3:02 Jeru The Damaja 3:34 Guru 4:16 Talib Kweli 4:59 DMX

I remember listening to this almost every day just trying to make it through 11th and 12th grade. Going to the military and changing my life now. The line "Okay everybody back to the lab try again" motivated me so hard. So much sadness and uncertianty in that time of my life but this song just grabbed it all in a ball and threw it in the air. Thank you MF DOOM and Dash for the mix. RIP MF DOOM, GURU, AND DMX.

I'm a Japanese high school student This song is sick even if you don't understand English I really want to know the meaning of the lyrics

[MF DOOM] It ain't nothing like a fistfull a cash or a bliss fulla the hash That twist like a mustache, from end to end, spread it like a rash From talking through your walkman or at your disco bash Gimme the Timbs Rumplestiltskin brown A metal face mask with a built in frown A mic to tilt down, a hundred thousand pounds And see how guilt sound like spilt milk clown Cocoa butter on very ashy day fam With Ray-Bans out on the islands of Cayman Or I'll break it down for the layman Bain de Soliel, for that St. Tropez tan A can a ole gold too cold to hold, slow ya roll Keep on moving like Soul II Soul, hold the dough Like a fool who stole pity y'all From tryna go up against city hall titty bar The black mic is like a red violin Ok, everybody back to the lab, try again Bloody rap game like leviathan Leave a bad taste, killin my high like niacin Stop kiddin middlemen need Ritalin Hit me with the full tin of gin and im a kid again Keep the bong lightin straight through the song writin The Supervillain AKA the thong bitin, thats inviting all To the recitin thats dope and raw Hoping all yall come in peace and its open bar Tear the roof off this bumba rasclaat By the end of the night spazz like shazbot Spilt a shot made the pen lines runny A ill plot thats ten times Ben Stien money, funny How he rips the scripts with a straight face With more rhymes than is lines in ya database Placing rappers in endangerment, who's reckless With this food for thought sorta like breakfast You could mark it off as wreck on the checklist Wear gold fronts, can't afford no necklace Shit, that there, could go to help them daycares Somebody say yeahh.. (yeahhh!) Pay ya fares,... Give the Herbalizers his shares And y'all could pay DOOM in beers; cheers! [RZA] I came to the shores of America disguised as a pillar The alpha and omega and the home of the beggars, the black settlers Who been beaten, raped, lynched, robbed and stoned And caused to roam the earth in service cause they couldn't maintain at Home This dates back to 1555 When they captured the first tribe of men And piled them in a pen Fifty feet high They took em all on a 9000 mile ride And landed on the shore of a place they never seen before But read about this inside the ancient books of war Bonded in stainless steel, stripped of their language Still survived the anguish of slavery but still remained nameless Separated to portions and tricked by John Haughty Hawkins And sold on the auction, taught birth control and abortion Rulers of the first part became slaves of the worst part The devils cursed God and reversed God And turned God into dog and made people search hard No relief came to the prophet of W.D. feraud To a trauma, dropped our mommas off in Bahamas and Barbados Tobagos, separated us from slave boats Made our own brothers hate us From Virgin Isle to Jamaica Trinidad, Honduras, Haiti, Grenada Bermuda to Cayman, mental enslavement [JERU THE DAMAJA] Conquer more dips than the late Hannibal Terrain gets too rough, I ride the beats like wooly mammals Smokin' shit like Joe Camel Fatally when inhale Double-0-seven but you still got tail Q's scrambling device must have failed Spies, thick thighs, and mics get nailed, lies Deception, military prowess Bad bitches, tours, and microphone powers Chemical warfare and mortar showers Once again blowin' up shit like the Twin Towers Poison rhymes for enemies or whoever devours Holdin' shit down until the last hours [GURU] Worldwide famine, poor people demanded That somebody do something soon And let's examine the facts Behind the violent acts, behind the daily gunplay The cocaine and the crack Thug season That's the reason for the trees and everybody wants to eat Some gotta resort the thievin', believin' That the hustling help 'em get by Well for anyone that gets over Another hundred will die Will I succumb? Will my heart grow numb ? Or will I save the world By using my mind like a gun Seems a better weapon, 'cause everybody got heat I know I carry mine, since the last time I got beat Ain't nothing sweet I turn a stickup kid to a soldier, put him down with the cause Make him feel real bold and more intelligent Plus aware of the tricknology, the revolutionist Grab your shit and follow me [TALIB KWELI] 2000 came and went 2001 was crazy People can't deal fashion go back to the 80's Got me thinking about my nigga drinking dark liquor Sparks flicka in my mind, my heart quick, to think about the time they try to front on a kid I've been frontin' make others make a mill juju suck a D, rolled up like whatever you wanna do Damn nigga, Derrick locked down, Seth held the spot down Wonder how long he got now? wow If it'd happened today who would rob the man, junior got shot ray committing suicide, do-or-die, change dualings, doin they thang, Rubiks is in atlanta, L G ready to bang Kev lost his baby mama, Keeba lost a baby father Nuff' to make it say why bother but no, they tried harder, that's strength, love to my nigga john, soon as you come back, you back on, thats word is bond [DMX] Yeah baby, shit's about to jump off and Lookin' for the bus to bring in my man from up north Been like three years since when got knocked Since he got caught Punked up like five new blocks, holding down for it Kept a nigga straight with money in the books And them bitches is crooks who look out for other crooks Took him shopping, money in his pocket is straight Dropped him off at the wife's crib after we ate Our estate was the next move for me Had to make that nigga chill for at least two to three months Cause when it's on, it's on He didn't care It's like slow down baby The money ain't going nowhere Keep in touch though and show how much your ass is with it The dope flow is there and in a minute you can get it (come on) You gotta watch a nigga just coming home in a game Cause on the low we may just be trying to go against the grain edit: fucking thanks AC AC and RTAI RTAI, kryspy for the lyrics, couldn't find, thank you. fucckin' thanks too kophriquon for the corrections/additions

Always warms my heart to see my country's music being sampled and vibe to internationally 🇰🇭

DMX - less than a minute of airtime but still closes it out so hard. RIP to a legend

"Will I succumb? Will my heart grow numb? Or will I save the world, using my mind like a gun?" Hit me like the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryoshen.

Wow this sounds absolutely amazing to hear with DOOM’s acapella actually lined up with the beat correctly. Thx for this!!

Let's be honest, MF DOOM is one of the best to ever do it. He can tell a story while remaining completely and utterly abstract. All the while, he stays culturally relevant. DOOM's a G and no on will ever change my mind.

Everyone is talking about how DOOM is underrated but no one gives Guru the props he deserves too. RIP to the greats.

A song full of legends and pioneers, most gone but never forgotten or unappreciated

This is by far the best use of this production to date. I wish this could get an official release.

Barely any collabs like this anymore, all love to MF Doom, Guru, and DMX

Why do they blend so perfectly and seamlessly together this is really well made

True hip hop, straight up and down! RIP MF Doom, Guru, and DMX. Legends never die….

The man that made this has less than 5k subs with a video that has over 2 mil views, what the actual fuck, this man single handedly resurrected one of the greatest doom/Rza songs of all time, the original was always so hard to find and always had verses missing, what a complete legend, sub to this man, yes you random listener, SUB!

This song is so comforting. The chill vibe, talk about poverty and slavery but hopeful. Blazing it and listening to this is like a little piece of heaven

"Okay everybody back to the lab, try again" true words.

I get goosebumps when I listen to this old school poetic type shit…so dope 💽💽💽📀

RZA’s verse is so sick. Guru goes off as well. One of my fav songs right now.

DMX surprisingly flows over this smooth beat. R.I.P. D. R.I.P GURU

bro I've loved this beat for a decade, but in what UNIVERSE is it even possible that I'm just now hearing this?? DOOM 4eva.

Damn! Never got chills from 🔥 before

This is mad nice. Dope. The only one that missing is Afu-Ra!

Everytime I hear DOOM it makes my heart sad knowing that the legend has ended and the songs I love are all I'm ever going to hear from him. RIP to the truest bluest supervillain, there will never be another.

Happy Chinese New Year it’s the year of the dragon 🐉

Jeru the Damaja criminally underrated. Such a dope track

This is the definitive version. Hits so much harder than all those other unsynchronized versions that are out there.

This feels like if DOOM and nujabes collabbed. May both of them rest in peace. Amazing work by the mixer and producer on this.

This is such a beautiful homage to so many of our greatest fallen artists. Rest in peace all of you

It’s rare that i’m at a loss for words. This song is a instant classic. No need to wait 25 years to see if people still bumping it. Great job!

I cried when the villain died

My only regret is not discovering MF DOOM earlier. 😮‍💨😮‍💨

I wanna play Ghost of Tsushima with this as the soundtrack

Couldn’t stop moving my head. Fucking incredible artists.

I can't imagine a better song than this. RIP Doom. A champ within the Valhalla of OG's. Sit and watch. I hope we don't disappoint you.

RIP DOOM, we miss ya dude.

Rest in peace King DOOM…God you were such a genius…

Woooowww amazing remix, everything blends together seamlessly. Fire yo. Bless up.

Biggest blessings to the ascended mcs. With gifts of words. Sounds we heard. We give thanks for the time..

Last week It was at 9.2 million views Now its 9.7 million views.

Guru goat verse

Yo who ever put this mix together did a tremendous job 🔥

I come on RU-vid everyday to listen to this song cause it's not on Spotify 😭

I've discovered MF Doom as of 1 week ago. I only just learned he died. The same happened with Mac Miller. The world is a tragic play, and we are the main characters.

so many goats on one song

One of the best songs that I've discovered lately. Beautiful...

Bro this mix is dope! Don’t explain yourself to the haters. Much respect to all who love these genius MCs. Some of the greatest ever

He was a guiding light, for which we have, no more. We sit until his gracious return, in the darkness of hope and faith, that he will again one day...show us the way. RIP doom, we miss you brother.

Gone never forgotten R.I.P to legends on this track and R.I.P to my father who just passed this song gives so much peace, comfort and fight.

Really well done and a great tribute to the Villain

Bro you mastered that Nujabe/east coast vibe big ups

This era of rap is on the endangered hit list. Love that I grew up listening to it! Newly rediscovering Doom like an old bike. Rides even better later in life. Respect to my day 1’s. Respect to this era of hip hop. I’m never gonna stop blasting this music through my ears. This is the truth

Listening back to this song is something else…the riff actually gives me chills

Half of the rappers on the track are deceased. RIP DOOM, Guru and D.

This is one of the highest quality songs I’ve ever heard. I routinely come back to it thank you for creating this

Discovered DOOM in 2010 when I was a freshman in college. Blew my mind. Can't believe how slept on he is. Never was or ever will be a rapper quite like DOOM.

When he fucked up and was just like, "Okay, let's take it to the back to lab..." *and* kept it in the final cut. Doom was a beast on the mic. Such a great loss 😢

Respect from India..Miss u Mad Villain! Thanks for this version brother

3:55 that line got me. "for every one that gets over, a hundred will die" scary when u really think about it... Like every person that makes it out of their bad situation, whether it's the hood, a war-torn country, anywhere. they escape it at the cost of hundreds of others like them who werent as lucky. there are people who grow up and realize every single one of their childhood friends is dead, except them. Its crazy. and he's implying that to be the one that survives, you have to kinda 'beat' everyone else who's in the same place as you. Its the whole "kill or be killed" mentality, where even if you dont want to be a murderer- if you dont shoot this guy first, he'll shoot you. But he's thinking the same thing abt you. Thats survival. Really hurts to think about. All those lives lost, that slipped thru the cracks as another casualty, another statistic.

You don't get lyrics like this now days awesome

We all live and love on borrowed time and this song man

This is pure GOLD!! Thank you for posting this LEGENDARY ART! 🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

This beat, their lyrics, it pierces the soul with beauty and truth. Is there anything purer than this?

Seriously still one of the best collaborations that's ever existed....

Thank you so much for sharing this. Some of my favorite rappers that are no longer with us. It means alot...

Thanks to the algorithm, this absolute fire 🔥

Rest in Power MF DOOM, Guru, DMX. Absolute kings. This is so fire

This is the first introduction to any MF DOOMs discography and the mixing is here is always sliding to the next and is sharply continuous, wish could've listened to MF DOOM earlier

DMX godly on this beat, his made for laying holy sermons on the track

Mad Respect to these real Hip Hop artist Yo! Straight Beating These Streets up with Dope Ass Beats. Taking Breaths away from most of now day MC'S...

I listened to this version first, then listened to the off beat versions on RU-vid and it threw me off. This is literally the smoothest and best version of this remix. Love it. Had to comment because every other version legitimately confused me lol

its such a shame that it took him dying to get me to finally give madvillainy a listen, such a huge loss man its so crazy, sometimes im just bobbing my head to a song and i think "man whenever he tours imma go see him" but then i remember that i will never see him live anymore and just get a bit sad

producer killed it. doom murdered it.

Never heard this with Dooms vocals lined up, sounds amazing, wicked job dude

This composure is freaking beautiful. Sounds original, perfect rappers, and wish I heard this earlier in my life. Good shit 👏

I am so lucky. I am 16 and discovered this song 3 weeks ago and i absoloutely love it. This is the song i play everytime i dont know what to do, somehow this song always helps me find the answer to what i am searching for. Thank you MF DOOM 🙌💯

The verses fit together perfectly over the melody, well done

S tier mix, I've been vibing to this for a few days

Damn. These verses blend together extremely well.

Wow!,some heavy hitters on here. Guru,DOOM,DMX all gone

Strictly for the real hip hop heads