Yasiin Bey on Palestine, Colonialism and Humanity 

“If you’re uncomfortable and you’re maladjusted to a sick society, you are healthy.” 🙏🏾💜✨

"I can't embrace despair." Man still a modern day poet full of intelligence and wisdom.

"you should be heartbroken that means your heart's working.... You're sane." Yasiin Bey

The Israeli soldier that killed my aunt Huda Hawarjeh in Aida Bethlehem smiled on camera and said he was purifying the land. This interview was reported by the CBC but also is uploaded to my channel here on youtube. I hope that people interested in this conflict can research the 30 years of British occupation where Palestinian libraries and farms were destroyed before the 1947-1949 destruction of over 530 Palestinian villages.

"Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -George Orwell

Sad that this part of the discourse will get lost as a result of the Drake thing. Salute to all the people who still care about salvaging humanity.

"Due to demise... my heart is still alive. It looks awful outside... but it's still worth a try." This whole clip made my body shiver. He's right in every sense. If you feel pain in your heart, that means it's still working. That means you're still a properly functioning human being. Trust in what your heart is telling you about our environment. Nothing in the universe ever happens by accident. Things are the way they are because of a series of events and ideals that people once thought were necessary. Then we continued to come up with better ideals that were necessary. This is our process. The decisions we are currently making about the world we INTEND to live in are happening at such a rapid pace due to the necessity of change. INTENTION. Understand and hone in on your intention. Don't react... but respond. Reaction doesn't require you to think. Responding requires you to think first... then do. If there are things that you are unaware about... then do nothing until you are aware. Doing nothing IS a response. But also, intending to seek understanding is the first call to action. A lot of people tend to have their minds made up before they find complete understanding in what they are reacting to. DO NOT REACT...... RESPOND!

I feel like he's being consistent in his criticism of "thuggery" in all forms. Be it government sanctioned, or the drug game in our community. He speaks calmly..... but his message packs a punch if you're willing to listen.

Idk why everyone is talking about the Drake part of the interview. This is so much more profound. ❤

To see Yasiin Bey with the Palestine scarf means so much to me and made me so happy to see it! I have family in refugee camps all over Palestine and family as refugees all over Earth and I hope one day we can all peacefully return back to our homeland with equality.

Yasiiin Bey. All Day !!!! Beautiful commentary "If Your Heart Is Broken Then Your Heart is Working " Incredible!!!!

Can we get the full interview please. So sad that this part of the interview didn’t go viral.

This is the video that should be near 50mill views -Yasiin Bey always real to the core. Couldn't have summed up the state of humanity any better.

Please upload the full episode.. Love Peace Respect and Salam from Toronto ❤🙏

Damn pull the paywall, and put ads on it, we all wanna see this man talk!

A Turkish television station had a boy in Gaza, on the phone & they told him that they would offer 'funeral prayers' for the people of Gaza. He he said: ''No! Don't do Ṣalāt al-Janāzah for us! We are alive! It is you, that are dead.''

All the big RU-vid channels drop the full video then eat off clips. These newbies are weird.

Where is thee entire interview video?

Alhamdulilah, so refreshing to see this brother speaks, Def a legend, just bringing up the Sudan crisis while everyone is pretending this is not happening in this day and age.

What a beautiful mind! Yasmin has Mos Definitely had his foot on the necks of colonialism and hypocrisy. I wish his words were more appreciated and given as much attention as the meaningless junk we are force feed to consume. This is what woke used to mean!

Man mentioned African countries in dier situations. We love you Mos. Celebrities nowadays don't speak out. Look what y'all did to Ye

Thank you for holding space for this conversation. Thank you for being a voice trying to wake the sleeping masses. 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

2 hour interview on patreon I think you gotta break the rules and let this one fly, easy 20million views

....and yet, Yasiin Bey voted for Biden. Cognitive Dissonance much? LOL

Have you ever seen his Instagram Lives? He is so drugged out and mind melted right now. Mos Def, we used to love your music, but you are rotting from the inside. Stop it.

Free All The Lands of Oppressed People!

This whole interview should have been released without a paywall. I get what she's trying to do but most people aren't going to pay to watch a full interview on Patreon. It's a shame because this clip, as well as the Drake clip, has already gotten a ton of positive feedback across the internet.

the world has been a colonial project from day one. the history of humanity is colonialism. the only difference now is the sophistication and destructive capacity of weapons.

Thank u mos def for caring for our fellow humans.. I sometimes feel im alone.. Hiphip doesnt speak against this madness anymore..FREE PALESTINE AND Thank u Mos Def 🙏🙏🙏

Volume for the situation in congo there is this big genocide going on for decade in congo drc and nobody speak about it God bless you brother

You should've learned from shannon sharpe. Post the full thing an make the clips after the full one is out. You'd got more traction so people have issue stealing the clips out of 2hrs. Then make the clips yourself after. Most won't look beyond the drake thing because the interview is on patreon.

so glad that congo and sudan were mentioned in the first min. shout out to Yasiin Bey!!

Just like Pharaoh, he is now an exhibit and a sign for those who truly understand the message behind his demise. The Quran also speaks of this. Solid interview.

Last I heard of him, he was living in South Africa or something. Is he still there?

Mos Def is Caribbean. He does not speak on behalf of Black Americans, who are staying out of this and focusing on our ethnicity.

I had been watching this in repeat, the profoundness percolating with every run.

Bey a legend

Yasiin has always been on the right side of history

Absolutely looooove that he quoted his own “That’s a king, but what’s a crown to the clouds?” lyric from “KIDS SEE GHOSTS” to strengthen his points here. One of my favorite lines (and songs) ever across all mediums.

Say That Again The Dope Is Cursed; That’s Why Ppl Are Dropping Like Flies From It… Let’s Be Honest Wake Up Or Stay Sleep 💤

this Yasiin Bey dude looks exactly like a rapper called Mos Def.

It's nice to see him. It's been a while since 8ve seen him on you tube.

"nah but what im onna do"😂😂😂😂...thugging gets the thugs......"the harder they come the harder they fall"

Yeah because the Islamic empires weren't doing the exact same thing for a longer period of time.

Brother was absolutely on point in everything he said here 🫶🏾✊🏾

If its “par for the course” then how is this “all new”.

Humanity is the creator of it's own misery and demise. History is meant to be studied, not to repeat it but to consciously prevent it from recurring. If there is a cosmic test, wouldn’t it be to evolve. To not only understand our interconnectedness but to embody the compassion and righteousness for one another.

Who will survive in America? Who will survive in America?

Wish I had Patreon. Thanks...💯✨️

Should’ve dropped this full interview on RU-vid by now lol

What does he think of Arab colonialism from Spain to India...does he think the Muslims did it with white gloves?

He sounds more like a Starfleet Chancellor than he does a musician. That was the most level-headed take on the past 4 years and the state of the world I've heard from anybody. Holy crap!

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸

This is real talk!!! So insightful

Truth serum. Yasin breaks down oppression conglomerate oligarchies and corporate disarray to perfection. The facts cannot be ignored

After he said "were all being carpet bombed , even the carpet bombers" he made a face like he knew he said something stupid. 😂😂😂 3:58

He's a clown that's why he disables comments on his IG?

Shout out YB..he went hard on this..probably went way over most heads..but if you've done the knowledge..you overstand..let's give this video 80 mil views!

SALUTE from southern greater Somalia Shout out to the foundation of the culture n the emcee's Free Palestine stand with South Africa

I'm not trying to come down on the wisdom here, but I haven't really kept up with Yasiin Bey (I was still calling him Mos). Did something happen? He seems... drunk? Once again not trying to disparage the name, just seems a little off from how I knew him.

"you should be heartbroken, that means your heart is working," 💔

WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA/ WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA??? US

listening to this broke my heart.

When we are born we enter a set of circumstances that existed before us. Nobody likes to hear that because you can’t physically hold the past accountable. So we take it out on our opposer. Who himself was born in the middle of the movie. The first casualty of history is truth. Do we know truth? Do we seek it? Isn’t it easier to disassociate yourself from corrective reality than to deal with the harshness of truth? Easier yes. Better? not so much. The only truth that matters is the truth that is actually true. All truth is confrontational! So if it doesn’t make you say ouch, maybe it’s not true.

What the fuck is he saying? Malls, kings, museums, selling dope… he talks like a toddler

sheeeeesh it's only 10am and im at CHURCH thank u yasiin

Such a shame that all the black POPular social media outlets care about are the comments about Drake being POP and they don't comment on this CONTENT,....THIS RIGHT HERE IS HIP HOP!!

Like multiple people have said: you shot yourself in the foot making this a “Patreon only” video. The clip of him talking about Drake went viral. People have been waiting to hear from Mos for decades now. The full interview could’ve easily cracked 5mill+ views in the first 24-48 hours. Easy. You could’ve built your brand AND made money off your Patreon thanks to all the new exposure you could’ve gotten from a brand new audience. You really did a disservice to yourself and Mos.

Thank you for your words on this, was one of the first people I saw really speaking out. It’s such a fucking head trip watching people around me not give a single fuck to the plight of those being meticulously wiped out in Palestine. My heart hurts, but that is how I know I am alive. Please be aware that there are ways for us to support our brothers and sisters, for their freedom is our freedom. Call your reps, boycott tf out of these greedy corporations, read on Sudan + Congo, and the countless others who are facing atrocities at the hands of the colonial/imperial agendas, and voices are being pushed down. Free Palestine till it’s backwards!

The reminders I deeply needed today. Thank you for your wisdom, comrade and fellow human 💗

That’s a king.. but what’s a crown to the clouds Just movin around

@1:23 …Nonetheless, that’s a king but what’s a crown to the clouds. Kingdoms come and go…this idea of permanence via brute force is not historically supported…at every level they’re people who are in the active…hand to hand struggle…each one is called for what they’re called for but for people that are not called to actually having to fight in that way then support the advancement of humanity and the advancement of the cosmic situation that every human being is. To destroy it and to rob it of vitality or to try to steal its joy or even attempt to do it is a grave disorder…the reckoning is not only coming, it is here from ends the oppressor does not yet perceive and are the last ones to know and by the time they realize it it’s already too late. I know it’s heartbreaking. You should be heartbroken, that means your heart is working. You’re heartbroken and it’s distressing, that means that you are sane, you are a functioning individual. If you are uncomfortable and you are maladjusted to a sick society, that means you are healthy. I am mourning for all of us but also I didn’t get bombed today literally but figuratively we’re all getting carpet bombed, even the carpet bombers. So, that’s the facts. Nonetheless, who will remain, and I’m not just talking about in flesh and blood but in spirit. Who will remain? 20 and 50 years from now what will people say of the people of Gaza or Philistine that they are not saying today or that they say with baited breath what they are afraid to say or let alone what people say, what do the angels say? What does God say about what we do. I believe that God is not interested in our misery…this is a challenging time, sure, to say the least but I can’t embrace despair even though it sometimes feels very attractive and sensible to do so. Through the demise my heart is still alive. It looks awful outside but it’s still worth a try. #mosdef #yasiinbey

Thank God, thank God for the transforming power of faith. Nature forms us, sin deforms us, schools inform us, jail reforms us, the world conforms us, but Jesus transforms us. He changes people. He literally, actually, eternally changes people.

You see this interview, it's an depth conversation of views and opinions, and yet, the only thing people got out of the interview is what he said regarding his view on Drake's music.

Dude look jus like mos def but I kno this ain't him right?? Wait dey den feminized my boi!! 🤯🤯

today's James Baldwin every word spoken is poetry

I've never heard him talk like this and it has me intrigued. I'll have to look up more of his interviews to get more context to his perspective

Can we have Drake's opinion on this same subject? I'll wait thanks

having servie the dope game of the 80 and researching the dope game of the 60. I can say it is curse and the dope is curse. it is interesting that for a lot of Blacks that this is one of most popular ways to make money in the hood.

As much as I like this guy, he's talking out of a very comfortable position. Will he be able to forgive the cop who shot his friends if he said he's sorry, and that now is a time for peace and ceasefire? Being a poet is nice, but there's a reason no one listens to them in times of war.

wise man , leader

I’m kinda happy we were originally colonized by England. The natives didn’t even have the wheel yet.

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 I BELIEVE GOD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT OUR MISERY EITHER. WE HAVE ALL THE TOOLS WE NEED WE HAVE ALL THE INTELLIGENCE WE NEED. WE NEED TO CREATE SOME SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL RESILIENCY AND GO FORWARD COLLECTIVELY LIKE NOBOBIES BUSINESS!!!!!

That last line right before the music drop was immaculate.

For real tho. Thank you for setting this up but you should feel shame what this man is saying everybody should hear. Please reconsider do something for humanity it will come back to you many folds

Order & Balance are laws of the cosmos. If you zoom out further enough you can see divinity in all of the seemingly chaos

Classic interview fasho salute brother 🤜 fasho 💎🦋

Through the demise, My Heart is still alive, It looks awful outside, But it's still worth a try.

Nah release this, its wisdom - why I gotta pay for this !!! I’m telling you gonna get support

Wtf he sound like that. Lord gave mercy

"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East." - John Sheehan Anthony Bourdain once said, "Today, nearly everything is made in China, except for courage. Courage is made in Palestine." Yet after every "expulsion" they scream, "Why do they hate us?!" THIS is why.

People are so interested in this content… they are antagonizing the creator for charging a fee. 😂

All he said was great … however we have people with all this knowledge and facts who say all these beautiful words but what else? If they know the system is not for the people then why don’t they do more to change it or help change it? Talking talking talking but no action won’t get anyone anywhere

He gittin sweeter seem like..

Not a lot of public figures can just stay in Africa and enjoy it others can't and only stay a few months

No lie mixed with truth here! Just pure facts ❤

You do not need a god to see what's fair and just. Children and non-human animals are BORN knowing. It is all of our societies that teach them otherwise.

Thanks for hitting a Joni lyric...

Real "work" is growing 👉🏾Our👈🏾 own food.... "When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof" Leviticus 23:10 KJV 🎺

This man really said “God is not interested in our misery”. Excellent interview and perspective from a very deep and wise man.