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[MThanded]

“That Soulja Boy “Turn My Swag On” is a negro spiritual. I know a negro spiritual when I hear one. Because you just don’t leave your swag running at night. You gotta go green. Can’t just be having your swag running.”

-Mos Def from his interview with DJ Semtex

http://thankgodimfamous.com/featured/famousquotemosdef/ <- here the audio clip

http://vimeo.com/8163346 <- video clip

 

[PhoenixDark]

Mos released a damn good album this year, I won't pounce on him until Jan 1st

 

[The Interrobanger]

I have no idea what the fuck that even means. Is he praising Soulja Boy or shitting on him?

 

[MThanded]

Mos released a damn good album this year, I won't pounce on him until Jan 1st

If you go back and listen to turn my swag on you will agree. Seems like it fits the bill to me. Mos always comes with the heat.

I have no idea what the fuck that even means. Is he praising Soulja Boy or shitting on him?

Pretty sure he is saying this in jest.

 

[AnkitT]

Wow :lol

 

[joelseph]

Crystal clear, thanks.

 

[Double D]

I have remote start for my swag. It's synched with my automatic coffee-maker.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Now that's all cleared up, who's up for tennis?

 

[mollipen]

I tried turning my swag on one time, but all of my black friends asked me what the hell I was doing turning it on at the time that I did. I told them I thought that was when I was supposed to do it. They just shook their heads.

 

[mckmas8808]

I have remote start for my swag. It's synched with my automatic coffee-maker.

:lol :lol

 

[jett]

I have no idea what the hell he's saying.

 

[Veidt]

I don't understand him.

 

[eggandI]

What?

 

[JimiNutz]

Now that's all cleared up, who's up for tennis?

Spot of Tennis and a nice cup of tea, old chum.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

that's cool from Mos - He said the dude is 18 leave him alone

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

"He could be out here tryin' ta sell some dope or somethin', but he just hopped up out da bed and turned his swag on, I mean, comeon.":lol :lol

 

[Combichristoffersen]

What's he trying to say?

 

[AnkitT]

Spot of Tennis and a nice cup of tea, old chum.

 

[Ephemeris]

I turn my swag on cause I turn my swag off at night.


When I sleep.

 

[Big-E]

He had a good point about Soulja Boy at the end there. The guy is just a kid, don't hate. Still, I like some of his songs even if I know objectively, they are terrible.

 

[MaximumX2]

I really have no idea what Mos Def is trying to say.

Thank goodness Soulja Boy is teaching kids to turn their swag off at night. You DO NOT want to see your electric bill with the swag running all night.

 

[siddx]

:lol Mos Def always cracks me up. In this case he's either gone insane or more likely, he is having a laugh at soulja boy's expense, or at least at turn my swag on's expense.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

 

[Calcaneus]

:lol Awesome.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Yea, lost mad amounts of respect for Mos Def once I found out he was a 9/11 tinfoil hat nut. Man is crrrraaazzzzyyyy.

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

and there it is.

 

[harSon]

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

Mos Def is hilarious.

Watch it through 1:30

 

[Weenerz]

Mos Def isn't a very good actor.

 

[harSon]

Mos Def isn't a very good actor.

Watch Something the Lord Made, The Woodsman and Cadillac Records

 

[Weenerz]

Watch Something the Lord Made, The Woodsman and Cadillac Records

No thank you sir. I had my fill of him in that stupid video tape movie with Jack Black.

 

[Blair]

good tips to reduce my swag footprint

 

[DR2K]

Mos Def isn't a very good actor.

 

[xelios]

A lovely, sad negro spiritual for those who don't know what one is.

 

[bggrthnjsus]

need to get some swag credits for future swag emissions

 

[thesoapster]

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

Wow.

 

[Fonds]

Mos Def is the most annoying quasi intellectual poser out there.

I liked his stuff before the ability to actually see him talk about specific subjects besides Rap ,came to life, like youtube.

 

[Aselith]

Be careful about where you turn your swag on. When I was about 20, I turned my swag on when my girlfriend was in front of me. She got caught in the bladez and chopped up. It took me many years to get the nerve back up to turn it on again.

 

[PBY]

great great interview, thanks for posting

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Mos Def isn't a very good actor.

Still haven't forgiven him for that atrocity that was the Hitchhiker's Guide movie.

 

[MThanded]

Watch Something the Lord Made, The Woodsman and Cadillac Records

this

 

[Deadly Monk]

You make the absolute worst threads on GAF. Even worse than mine.

Most Def on Bill Maher was entertaining at least.

 

[golem]

All I have to say is never go to a Mos Def concert... get yo lazy ass on stage!!

 

[baultista]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryXS72fDzbc

I agree. Soulja Boy is the greatest artist of our time.

 

[Dali]

Mos Def is the most annoying quasi intellectual poser out there

You misspelled Krs-One. What a pretentious wind bag.

 

[-COOLIO-]

mos is awesome

 

[Extollere]

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

Wow, how do you even have a conversation with that guy...? :lol

 

[Fonds]

You misspelled Krs-One. What a pretentious wind bag.

:lol , this is just painful to watch.

KRS-ONE: "Hip Hoppers are not voters. We know too much about democracy, the electorial college, corporate sponsered elections and the election of 2000. We have too much information to just go; "of we're gonna vote and thats gonna change everything", no it's not."

 

[Fox the Sly]

I don't agree with everything Mos says, but he's still the illest.

 

[Kaako]

Mos Def is hilarious.

Watch it through 1:30

That was awesome. :lol

 

[Teknoman]

good tips to reduce my swag footprint

:lol Swag tax.

 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Mos Def is fucking stupid.

The worst part is the people clapping for his dumbfuckery.