Video: Yasiin Bey Aka Mos Def ‘Niggas In Poorest’

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def dismantles Jay’s Z and Kanye’s West’s “Niggas In Paris,” with his own version, “Niggas In Poorest,” which calls into question the thin air environment the duo not only enhabit but celebrate.

It’s the first release of a project called “Top 40 Underdog,” for which Bey will reinterpret (and probably adding heaps doses of consciousness) to hiphop hits of his choosing. Best line from “Niggas In Poorest”? “What the f*** is Margiela??” + his exhortation, “Don’t get caught up in no throne,” (complete w Beyonce sample) played against compelling imagery of powerful but failed leaders.