There's literally not a single shot where anyone seems like they're overacting, underselling, overselling the action... and it's in slow motion where mistakes and imperfections show for soooo much longer. I'm blown away - just amazing.
Tensions across the world. It really feels like we could break into WW3 at any moment, then it feels like everything is fine, then a country slaughters civilians and pretends its on the moral high ground and the world picks a side. @@samgradyfilm
Probable.... Consider one of them was sequestered to speak directly to the masses... Calling for peace and to stop the rioting where one stated... "I dont want to be here today.".... I guess you're right... Probably a nail biter over weather or not to release or record...
@@paulburke7520 you haven’t changed. Still sitting on UA-cam wasting time while broken people are starving on the streets. Children getting kidnapped, abused and killed, etc... You were just amused
I'm 61 years old and have come to love the genius lyrics that Rap and HipHop have to offer. This video is one of the best I've ever seen. Makes a powerful statement!
I think pretty much everybody had a blast doing this. It's got to be unusual for older actors to get such deliciously fun roles, even in shorter videos like this.
I'm really impressed by those old guys' lip-synching. A lot of rappers don't even lip-synch well in their own music videos, but these guys are spot-on.
Can we take a moment to appreciate two things? 1. That is seriously some great acting by the main two guys in the video. You can FEEL the tension between them. Also in most parts, spot on perfect lipsync! Seriously, nice work! 2. This video itself is very well made. Great colour grading, camera work, etc. For example, at 1:06, that closeup of the red tie guy's face is fantastic. The lighting across the face is perfect, his expression is so full of emotion, the use of depth of field blur to really make his face pop out of the scene is just spot on. Really, there are movies with box office releases that don't have production quality this high.
I thought I was the only one thinking this, I don't even like this type of music really but this video production is top notch. The entire thing is like a Renaissance painting.
And the use of slow motion to signify verse/chorus changes, but keeping it smooth while El and Mike are rapping back and forth. It’s something so minor but blends the sound and video together beautifully.
I played this through three times on YT and all I could see was a black screen. I started to wonder if every comment on this video was a troll until I opened it up in a browser lol Brilliant! Heard it playing in the background on the show Succession
@@chriper77 Haha.. If it was a blank video, of course all the comments would seem like a troll. 😅 That's great to hear. I've known that show but I haven't watched yet.
I love the reactions of the other people they looked really genuine especially the uncomfortable looks. Some real talent here in every aspect of the video
Super relevant in these times. Fun fact: this was filmed in Kiev at the “Ukrainian Dom”, which is now an exhibition space, but used to be the Lenin Museum back in the day.
I was in Ukraine in 2016 when this video was made but remember hearing about the video a year later. Came hear to check it out again as it's super relevant.
@@ThePugilistPodcast If you knew anything about actors, you would know they are all taught the Truth: Everyone is an actor, it is a trait in all humans. Look at you for example, pretending to be a Winner when you're really a Loser. Z = Zero4Loser.
You know, that's the sad truth of it all right? It's a badass music video but in reality 9 outta 10 politicians would sell their grandma's to the highest bidder if it got them more power and money lol
I like the cleaning lady, when she looks at guy holding the flag, ultimately the most epic part in the whole video; sorta kinda. I love how pharsed your comment. Not full of wordiness ; )
Yeah I thought this song sampled something else and thought, "Hey Cadillac, did you forget that RTJ was on the song you're using, and that you're a massive company?" Seriously some hilarious tone-deafness
RTJ actually sampled that from the song "Ol' Man River" by Caterina Valente. It was a pretty cool sound for a song that was originally released in 1968.
Hit Em Up Style by 2Pac?? “Lil' Ceaser, go ask ya homie how I leave ya Cut your young ass up, leave you in pieces, now be deceased” That’s just a sample lmao
I truly think this video is a masterpiece. Everything. Acting, filming, perfect timing, concept, cinematography, expressions....Top three music videos of all time, and I can't even think of the other two.
Over three years later... I still laugh every time I watch this. The "reaction shots" throughout lend to a lot to the brilliant absurdity - especially El-P's and Killer Mike's. Genius.
Imagine international conflict being solved like this. Our loud mouth politicians, punching it out with each other, instead of making us live in fear of global conflict and sending our anonymous youth into early graves.
Would be great, huh? But we have a long, proud history of sending poor men to fight in rich men's wars, leaving the women, children and elderly behind to keep the world running and pick up the broken pieces when it's done, fighting to live with what's left until the next one comes. Maybe one day, if we can find a new power structure, something that works for everyone, we can all live in peace and reach our true potential.
@Zhanger I'll take Iron Mike for President. Can't be any worse. Can't send him to no world conference but you know he can't do too much worse than our former
A declaration of war should be a kind of popular festival with entrance-tickets and bands, like a bull-fight. Then in the arena the ministers and generals of the two countries, dressed in bathing-drawers and armed with clubs, can have it out among themselves.
@@semaj_5022 never more truth spoken. However we will never find it while we follow the ideologies of the left, centre and right. We need a new paradigm altogether.
Still impressed by those two guys lip syncing in this video. Top notch. Looks like they really felt the words and rap themselves. I've seen some other artists videos where the actual singer didn't look they were were singing their own words.
And perfect to have old white dudes doing it ... makes it more funny. Though you could almost have passed this off as a never-seen GOP debate from 2016.
This video makes me smile unlike any video can I so want this to play during the pick for the supreme court and I want the Democrats and Republicans to throw down just like the video last man standing wins .
Fun fact: A good director makes the artist actually sing the song while recording (and obviously use the album version over the video rendition), so the viewer can see all the facial/throat muscle movement. Makes it waaay more realistic.
For those who don't know, this is free range, ethically sourced, kosher, hypoallergenic, 100% organic real hip hop. *No fillers, fluoride, soy, BPA's, PCB's, GMO's, high fructose corn syrup etc.
This gets attention all over the internet. Wouldn't call it underrated. In fact I can't think of a music video in recent memory that matched its popularity.
And a wingman that will jump off the top rope to take down the crowd. That scruffy dude going beast over the desk is the guy I want on my negotiating team.
DJ Shadow is so underrated, best samples in all of music let alone hip hop. Not to mention his album Endtroducing is a masterpiece and has one of the most creative concepts for an album I've ever heard, especially in hip hop.
the best part is that the bald actor is either brand spanking new on the acting scene, or he has no major productions because he has no wikipedia, and nothing on imdb outside of this video. the red tie one is actually a russian actor.
Actually, we (Turkey) as a country can only solve our problems with our fists and swords, since swords have been out dated for a couple of centuries now we use our trusty fists and when we don't we wish we did. Words come second. It's like an ancestral tradition. So the all parliament and business-suit thing is just there to look more civilised. A lot of historians say that Turkey lost many great things on the table not on the battlefield.
I've always believed that a half of the members of the Victor Yanukoviche's party was there just to beat the crap out of everybody in the parliament. They didn't look like politicians, they looked like bouncers.
Okay. I'm gonna get you your money for you. But if you don't get the president of the United States on that phone, you know what's gonna happen to you? You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.
+cotathemc thanks for the suggestions! Also not to get off topic but, if you get a chance check out 'The Get Down' on Netflix. Binged part 1,really unique and the music is awesome.
BadMannerKorea this is very true, but it's also true that she wasn't asking for only this type of music! She just wants awesome rap, and there's a lot of different types out there luckily :)
Lol not even close. We're dozens of Democratic spines from this being Congress. The GOP is ready to go full assault but 90% of elected Dems would just be taking punches, sobbing, and trying to sign republican bills
@@ClarkKulper Yes he was. While people were doing politics, he was trying to find a way to get our hostages back. EDS was waaay before it's time in the electronic tracking and communication business.
This fits so well, if you manage to read the slightly blurred names, the red ties country plate says; ‘United States’ The blue tie; ‘United Kingdom’ I don’t know how to feel about this but it’s hilarious.
Carywn Griffiths Look at the blurred name, focus on it by pausing. You’ll see the blurred first word for both red and blue is the same. But the second word for red seems to be six compact letters, whilst the blues’ is longer. United States United Kingdom
Bacon230 go lookup the leaked transcript of the first phonecall between my countries(Australia) Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump its a great example and hilarious.
Occasionally I will remember this song and start laughing out nowhere. How can I explain "I will punch a baby bear in his shit" to my boss? Don't even try...
"ill Fall up in yo crib, take a shit, pinch yo mom on the booty, kick your dog, fuck yo bitch, get a poloroid and take pictures with your kids.." if mcgregor got into a slagging match with killer mike? Mcgregor would just forfeit soon as mike dropped this on em...that'd just be the opening salvo too lol
Whoever the actor is who covered El-P's verse is, nailed it. I hope he will be my adopted grandfather one day. I hope to have 1/8 of his gravitas when im his age.
Ending was so accurate. It's always the hardworking people in the public who have to clean up after our government has screwed up by not working together. Smh. 😒
Yes...hardworking people never F up. Successful people are still people...You are romanticizing BS to make your self feel better about not being "powerful". Everybody has issues, problems, ...and are just doing what they do. Deal with it.
How bout you stop being a little bitch..sack up and take responsibility for who you are. I dont need a yacht to be happy with who I am and what I have. Go cry in the corner little one.
Thank you ryan! In other news, the President of Mexico laid the first brick on the site that is the intended location for the American President, Donald Trumps Wall. Choosing not to use a bathroom, instead popping a squat in front of the American dignitarys, the President of Mexico laid his brick, mainly consisting of beef, cheese, and jalepenos, and posted a photo on twitter entitled "your I.Q" and posting it upon President Trumps feed More on this story, as it develops
There's a reason DJ Shadow is one of the greatest of all time. But this is definitely an El-P style beat, which is why Shadow wanted RTJ on the track to begin with.
They had two old white dudes memorize these verses so they could perform the exact mouth movements for this video. I wish I could see and hear the unedited footage.
I imagine it would look like most other music video shoots, with the repeated single takes of one or the other quietly lip-syncing along as the actual music is played from monitors. They could have easily done the takes of the massive "brawl" with or without the music. Regardless, whoever RTJ (or even Shadow for that matter) collaborate with for their videos, it would amazing to be along for the ride in their whole creative process.
The actors are so good, they nailed the hell out of this.
I wonder who they are. They are great
I would have given anything to be on that production crew
they are so intense
@@rosdolsky Woah, really ?! I'm from Ukraine and that's really dope
There's literally not a single shot where anyone seems like they're overacting, underselling, overselling the action... and it's in slow motion where mistakes and imperfections show for soooo much longer. I'm blown away - just amazing.
Those two actors lipsyncing are brilliant. Really give the punch to the video.
When he says "Trump fucks his youngest" it doesn't exactly fit
To point out, lip sync usually involves no speaking. Pretty sure these actors are running lines to a back beat.
Everybody loves dope rhymes
the "punch"
Couldnt agree more
"Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
One of the best comment
@@maksymharton3371 if not the best ;)
Yeeeee hawwwww
Mein Fürher! I can walk!
Finally!!, I get that reference.
It gets more real as the years go on.
How
Unless they mean it got more graphic, i dont recall it resolving this way @@samgradyfilm
Tensions across the world. It really feels like we could break into WW3 at any moment, then it feels like everything is fine, then a country slaughters civilians and pretends its on the moral high ground and the world picks a side. @@samgradyfilm
@@TheCommanderFluffy it be like that
Not really
The song is fire. The visual is lit. Together, it's a fucking inferno.
adding heat to this comment.
El P is Rick's love child
GuidoAnchovy B that's just your Chlamydia dude
GuidoAnchovy B
Rick's mom has been dead for years so it makes sense that it doesn't feel good
I don't know what you just said, But this video is the Bee's Knees.
The most unrealistic part of this whole thing is at the end when the politician actually appears to feel ashamed
He was ashamed that he was seen but not of what he was doing. That's political SOP.
He doesn't look ashamed to me. He only stopped because there's a witness. I find it very realistic.
Yeah that’s true they have no souls 🤣
More like embarrassed, like when your mom records you roleplaying in front of the mirror (don't ask)
@@edward_dreamwalker69 Don't bait if you don't want us to ask.
You can tell everybody was having fun in the studio making this
Ok
This is a very dark comedic video
.. It has changed me. . love luv leughove...
Doubt it
Probable.... Consider one of them was sequestered to speak directly to the masses... Calling for peace and to stop the rioting where one stated... "I dont want to be here today.".... I guess you're right... Probably a nail biter over weather or not to release or record...
@@paulburke7520 you haven’t changed. Still sitting on UA-cam wasting time while broken people are starving on the streets. Children getting kidnapped, abused and killed, etc... You were just amused
screenplay and acting is ON POINT. wow just watched this for the first time in like 6 years, holds up like a beast
I'm 61 years old and have come to love the genius lyrics that Rap and HipHop have to offer. This video is one of the best I've ever seen. Makes a powerful statement!
This was written in 1994 by a 19 year old.
Wait a couple years...eh fogetaboutit !
Sorry but I had to do it.
OK boomer.
@@crazyalien3582 ok zoomer
Being sixty means you lived through some great music. You saw the sex pistols, Hendrix Elton John Queen you watched hip hop be born.
I can't get over Killer Mike being disgusted by his own bars
Amazing
😂🤣
No love for El-P at 0:54?
@@rwaldhoff Maximum love for everyone always :)
Killer Mike: D:
SIR HOW DARE YOU
I feel like the two main guys had a blast doing this
I think pretty much everybody had a blast doing this. It's got to be unusual for older actors to get such deliciously fun roles, even in shorter videos like this.
what are you talking about? this is a fly-on-the-wall documentary...
I would love to see the behind the scenes on this
The other guy took forever learning his lines
oh yea, they did. im kinda jealous that i wasn't there
It doesn't matter how many times I've listened to it; it's never enough.
Love the ending of this music video. The politicians squabble and fight but it's always the working people who have to clean up their mess.
100%
Too true.
Yep. I love the video and lyrics. Very funny. Totally different experience than just listening.
OOF
@@avinamerkur1484 I like it, a refreshing take...gives one a bit of hope
I'm really impressed by those old guys' lip-synching. A lot of rappers don't even lip-synch well in their own music videos, but these guys are spot-on.
honestly
I mean, they are actors. But I agree.
they look cgi
No, they have actually done. It was a bloody long shooting day.
And they are not even native English speakers. They are all Ukrainian actors.
Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
Strange flex, but OK! ;]
HA!!!!! Great reference Dr Strangelove excellent
Jakie maja nie zdrowe podkowy pod oczami ze zlego odrzywiania. Bufonada🐝🐝🐝🐝💥
I hate the first thought I had was “Oh SAO Abridged” 😂
I was thinking the same thing
If we still lived in the days of MTV this video would be in heavy rotation and RTJ would be *superstars*
🤜👈
👉🤛
@@craighofmann638 NICE!!
100
NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM!
Well played good sir
Heh, just saw this the other day.
***** mo I didnt but its the most obvious comment
brilliant
How has this been passed by a generic "awesome" comment stating the obvious? I blame fluoridation!
Can we take a moment to appreciate two things?
1. That is seriously some great acting by the main two guys in the video. You can FEEL the tension between them. Also in most parts, spot on perfect lipsync! Seriously, nice work!
2. This video itself is very well made. Great colour grading, camera work, etc. For example, at 1:06, that closeup of the red tie guy's face is fantastic. The lighting across the face is perfect, his expression is so full of emotion, the use of depth of field blur to really make his face pop out of the scene is just spot on.
Really, there are movies with box office releases that don't have production quality this high.
SomeRandomIdiot Agreed
I thought I was the only one thinking this, I don't even like this type of music really but this video production is top notch. The entire thing is like a Renaissance painting.
And it may be how congress soon starts going it seems
And the use of slow motion to signify verse/chorus changes, but keeping it smooth while El and Mike are rapping back and forth. It’s something so minor but blends the sound and video together beautifully.
Agreed. Can we take a minute to appreciate the random farm animals. That made me LOL in my cubicle
Mike and El-P disapprovingly listening to their own bars is the best part of the clip
i'm convinced that's dj shadow at 1:21
@@iconoclast137 it is I think he shows up briefly again in the chaos but yeah that's him lol
“Get runnin’, start pumpin’ ya bunions I’m comin’” is still one of the hardest lines ever
what time was that?
@@bm2jonesjthe line starts at 1:10
1:16 is better imo
Take my pocket, bro.
Fire!!!
I love how El-P and Killer Mike are there listening in bewilderment to their own characters speaking
Hats off to the performers, they've done an extraordinary work.
I played this through three times on YT and all I could see was a black screen. I started to wonder if every comment on this video was a troll until I opened it up in a browser lol
Brilliant! Heard it playing in the background on the show Succession
@@chriper77 Haha.. If it was a blank video, of course all the comments would seem like a troll. 😅
That's great to hear. I've known that show but I haven't watched yet.
@@ZAMIIROFFICIALI think I could imagine the video with a black screen to be fair 👀😂
Amen,
I've seen a lot of music videos over the years... but this? Nothing holds a candle to this. This is a straight up masterpiece.
I generally dislike music videos, but yeah... this is brilliant.
Lord Slothrop what about Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice?
You said it.
It truly is.
Carpenter Brut- 'Turbo Killer' might interest you. Made on a tiny budget. Bonafide masterpiece.
This is the best possible music video for the song
"Old white men lip syncing to hip hop songs" is my favorite sub genre of music video. I gotta know where you find these actors 😂
Tik Tok in a nutshell
I can just imagine how delighted they were XD
I think these were largely Ukrainian actors.
Igor Tsyshkevych and Ian bailey
Maybe if you stopped being racist you would realise these are just people. You see an "old white man" and assume.
I love the reactions of the other people they looked really genuine especially the uncomfortable looks. Some real talent here in every aspect of the video
or they were concerned that these old dudes might break a hip
DJ Shadow is that dude.
You know nothing jon snow.
+jon snow obvious troll alert
+jon snow get that reactionary vocabulary outta here
DG
+Max Katsoolis just remember all caps when you spell the man's name
Congratulations on this being your national anthem again, America. You really did it. 🥰😍
/e *begins interpretive dance response*
ugh. yeah. perfect comment unfortunatley.
45 47 ba da ba ba baaaa 45 47!!! 😂
Sadly, yes. Send your wishes and prayers for the non 1% in the USA
@@CMcDoug317 you're welcome to come stay with me in Europe. I feel so bad for you guys.
Super relevant in these times. Fun fact: this was filmed in Kiev at the “Ukrainian Dom”, which is now an exhibition space, but used to be the Lenin Museum back in the day.
I was in Ukraine in 2016 when this video was made but remember hearing about the video a year later. Came hear to check it out again as it's super relevant.
Like I needed yet ANOTHER reason to like the Ukraine
I was wondering where they got the big giant room with a giant dome. Now I know. How ironic.
@@N-Lee no such thing as irony, the world is a stage.
@@ThePugilistPodcast If you knew anything about actors, you would know they are all taught the Truth: Everyone is an actor, it is a trait in all humans. Look at you for example, pretending to be a Winner when you're really a Loser. Z = Zero4Loser.
One of the all time best music videos. The slow visual with the fast vocals, and the confident badass build to chaos
LOLOLOL! YES!!!
Watch crown
@@maxvilla5558 crown what?
I love how when they cut to Mike and El-P they look disgusted by the rhymes they wrote. These dudes are filthy, love the track.
HAHAHAH! Like "Oh man, that guy's taking it too far."
+
DJ Shadow too
Where give me a time
With AI, Diddy, other trafficking issues, war.....this hits different
I literally cannot comprehend how you could dislike this.
THey SaID SuMtiN bAd BoUT tRumP
Would be my guess
bootlickers man...
all in favor of world leaders solving their conflicts trough a rap battle say aye
*AYE*
Danillo Rodrigues AYE
Aye
Aye, this comment is underrated
Aye
Aye
the outtakes must be gold
They would never fight this hard for our rights, only for their paychecks. Let's be real.
You know, that's the sad truth of it all right? It's a badass music video but in reality 9 outta 10 politicians would sell their grandma's to the highest bidder if it got them more power and money lol
That's probably the topic of discussion here
You peasants live to serve those above you
this video is addictive
jhairsinho silva i know. Ive watched it at least three times a day for the last two weeks.
Try it at 1.25 speed
I tried at speed 1.25, omg!!!!
1.5 is just savage, 1.25 is sick
Dude I can't stop
Man I can't stop watching this
Same!!!!
Ukrainian production company made the entire video.
Ukrainian production company made the entire video.
Ukrainian production company made the entire video.
What Ukrainian company?
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Wonderful movie
What movie?
@@gamessiosm6109 Dr. Strangelove
@@gamessiosm6109 Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
@@gamessiosm6109 dang dude. Really?
Music for the day.
My problem with this music video is I can't play it and do anything else at the same time. I just have to watch it lol
Jake Ristic-Petrovic truth!!
And that's a bad thing?
Damn I feel that. I was gonna play this and then go work on some shit but NOPE
Fuck that. I play it while I'm making coffee once I'm off this desktop lolz.
You could get UA-cam premium
Who are the two main character actors? That's great casting.... they play it well.
super well ;)
Ukrainian actors.
The US guy is Ian Bailey, the other guy is igor tsyshkevych.
Other way around
This song was on a Cadillac commercial tonight during the election coverage and I can't even...
ikr
I like the cleaning lady, when she looks at guy holding the flag, ultimately the most epic part in the whole video; sorta kinda.
I love how pharsed your comment. Not full of wordiness ; )
Yeah I thought this song sampled something else and thought, "Hey Cadillac, did you forget that RTJ was on the song you're using, and that you're a massive company?" Seriously some hilarious tone-deafness
RTJ actually sampled that from the song "Ol' Man River" by Caterina Valente. It was a pretty cool sound for a song that was originally released in 1968.
Yep I've seen
Flash forward to 24JAN2025:
This track STILL slaps! It is perhaps the most accurate depiction of US politics ever.
I really want to see the behind the scenes of this
Ninja_Fish I keep imagining everybody trying to keep a straight face while they say the lyrics...or their reaction when they 1st heard them..
roadsandkingdoms.com/2016/rap-battle-kiev/
i was there :P
Ninja_Fish YES ... and I also want to know who these actors are
Brook Williams
were you really?
This is the most lyrically aggressive thing I've ever heard.
this is like a 8 to dmx's 9
Hit Em Up Style by 2Pac??
“Lil' Ceaser, go ask ya homie how I leave ya
Cut your young ass up, leave you in pieces, now be deceased”
That’s just a sample lmao
Brotha lynch hung can top this aggression 😂😂
@@BadApple909 This is the correct answer. "My .44 makes sure all y'all kids don't grow!"
DMX - Bring Your Whole Crew
I'm just gonna go ahead and assume this is a documentary
That's hilarious.
It a prediction
😂😂😂😂 "Revelations"
It’s what the kingsman Church scene is based on.
This is how politics is resolved in Ukraine
I truly think this video is a masterpiece. Everything. Acting, filming, perfect timing, concept, cinematography, expressions....Top three music videos of all time, and I can't even think of the other two.
Over three years later... I still laugh every time I watch this.
The "reaction shots" throughout lend to a lot to the brilliant absurdity - especially El-P's and Killer Mike's. Genius.
Imagine international conflict being solved like this. Our loud mouth politicians, punching it out with each other, instead of making us live in fear of global conflict and sending our anonymous youth into early graves.
its already like this just in a diferent manner of things.
Would be great, huh? But we have a long, proud history of sending poor men to fight in rich men's wars, leaving the women, children and elderly behind to keep the world running and pick up the broken pieces when it's done, fighting to live with what's left until the next one comes. Maybe one day, if we can find a new power structure, something that works for everyone, we can all live in peace and reach our true potential.
@Zhanger I'll take Iron Mike for President. Can't be any worse. Can't send him to no world conference but you know he can't do too much worse than our former
A declaration of war should be a kind of popular festival with entrance-tickets and bands, like a bull-fight. Then in the arena the ministers and generals of the two countries, dressed in bathing-drawers and armed with clubs, can have it out among themselves.
@@semaj_5022 never more truth spoken. However we will never find it while we follow the ideologies of the left, centre and right.
We need a new paradigm altogether.
DJ Shadow and RTJ need to do a whole album together, there needs to be a kickstarter campaign to make this happen.
TheSplint3r start it! I'll contribute.
They got zach
I was blessed to see DJ Shadow.
1:48 he was f'ing ready for anything. No hesitation, no mercy.
Still impressed by those two guys lip syncing in this video. Top notch. Looks like they really felt the words and rap themselves.
I've seen some other artists videos where the actual singer didn't look they were were singing their own words.
And perfect to have old white dudes doing it ... makes it more funny. Though you could almost have passed this off as a never-seen GOP debate from 2016.
Anybody know how I can get the out take gag reel cause that would make laugh til milk came out my nose and I didn't even drink any milk lol
This video makes me smile unlike any video can I so want this to play during the pick for the supreme court and I want the Democrats and Republicans to throw down just like the video last man standing wins .
The ambassador of the divided States of America Watch debates from Singapore, or Mexico, or like... Any other country.
Fun fact: A good director makes the artist actually sing the song while recording (and obviously use the album version over the video rendition), so the viewer can see all the facial/throat muscle movement. Makes it waaay more realistic.
For those who don't know, this is free range, ethically sourced, kosher, hypoallergenic, 100% organic real hip hop. *No fillers, fluoride, soy, BPA's, PCB's, GMO's, high fructose corn syrup etc.
100% organic
100% esketit free
And we love it because of that
100% AUTHENTIC
It is already in my top 10 ever tracks and I`m a 90`s/2000 kid ;)
To think this was made six years ago and I'm just now finding this gem. Rare case where the track and the video are badass!
Hats down to EVERYONE involved in this video
Hats down means respect for the dead.
Hats off means respect. :)
@@AnunnakiWarrior88 thanks for the correction, not my first language. But you know what I mean, these guys are just killing it
This is one of the dopest tracks to one of the dopest music videos Ive seen in a long time.
The most Underrated Music Video ever!
This gets attention all over the internet. Wouldn't call it underrated. In fact I can't think of a music video in recent memory that matched its popularity.
@@nickdaboii it's got only 30 million views. Comparing to other music videos, this deserves much much more!
30 million views, you must be joking
what more can we say?
30 million is underrated apparently
New requirement to be head of state, you have to have BARS
Kanye 2024
And a wingman that will jump off the top rope to take down the crowd. That scruffy dude going beast over the desk is the guy I want on my negotiating team.
ehh, lets balance that
@@DennisMoore664 He's on my cabinet fosho.
@@010shadowkiller he said bars, not delusions of grandeur
This is looking extra real in February 2025.
Yup!
DJ Shadow is so underrated, best samples in all of music let alone hip hop. Not to mention his album Endtroducing is a masterpiece and has one of the most creative concepts for an album I've ever heard, especially in hip hop.
Endtroducing is where it's AT
that's him at 1:21 if i'm not mistaken
@@iconoclast137 yep
@@RadoSelma can you confirm? i had to google image search about it lol
Truth.
Seriously one of the dopest music videos ever made.
What kills me every time is the lip sync to this video. Wicked props to the actors involved
I love that "fuck outta here....yea" part. Looked like pure hate!
Getting that old guy to mouth 'Fuck you like Trump fucks his youngest' is priceless.
the best part is that the bald actor is either brand spanking new on the acting scene, or he has no major productions because he has no wikipedia, and nothing on imdb outside of this video. the red tie one is actually a russian actor.
@@namelessgeorge7427 Red tie is not Russian, this is a Ukrainian theater actor. And the video was shot in Kiev. And he looks really charismatic.
@@ИринаКрикун-ь6л apologies, I was going strictly off wikipedia info. thanks for the correction.
props to all the actors, not just the two leads. every time i watch this video i notice something new.
Didn't this actually happen in several countries? I seem to recall Turkey as well as Ukraine having parliament brawls. Though without the soundtrack.
This video is actually filmed in Kiev's old Lenin Museum with lots of Ukrainian actors!
Julia Barton Wow. That's hilarious if true.
Actually, we (Turkey) as a country can only solve our problems with our fists and swords, since swords have been out dated for a couple of centuries now we use our trusty fists and when we don't we wish we did. Words come second. It's like an ancestral tradition. So the all parliament and business-suit thing is just there to look more civilised.
A lot of historians say that Turkey lost many great things on the table not on the battlefield.
I've always believed that a half of the members of the Victor Yanukoviche's party was there just to beat the crap out of everybody in the parliament. They didn't look like politicians, they looked like bouncers.
Spngled Haha! Words of wisdom.
I wish you many great şalgam and uzun hava's
"I don't work for free, I am barely giving a fuck away." Whoo!
Rusty Shackleford greatest line almost ever. Ha!
Can't get over that line!
TigerLily Roxy it's all the same unless Whitey prevents people wearing surf clothes + swimsuits to fit In all whitey like
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Fresh music from young talented
Music artist and activist
Politics vs religion
That's some Oscar Wilde shit right there
The beat is still so sick, no matter how many times I've heard this.
I've loved you since 89! Stone Cold Rhyming was my best album for about 4 years!
you can't fight in here, this is the war room!
Dr.strangeglove (Y)
fuckin'. nicccce
Okay. I'm gonna get you your money for you. But if you don't get the president of the United States on that phone, you know what's gonna happen to you? You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.
My man. I think that's the first UA-cam comment I've ever smiled at. Nice one.
Picture George C Scott laying down these lines!
A musical piece of art, with a message.
It could only be better if they played "Free Bird" of Lynyrd Skynyrd XD!!!
The message "I'm a liberal pansy"
@@Profile.4libtards. RTJ wasn’t always like this but everybody has a price
@@Profile.4Oi, chill...
@@Profile.4 If that’s the only thing you took away from this, then you’re a lost cause
Why can't all rap be this awesome?
These folk have years of experience! There's so much great rap out there though, I'd suggest Homeboy Sandman, Black Milk and Big K.R.I.T
+cotathemc thanks for the suggestions! Also not to get off topic but, if you get a chance check out 'The Get Down' on Netflix. Binged part 1,really unique and the music is awesome.
The rap world would be boring as shit if all rap was the same....
Stephanie Hall I see you on that! Respect the hustle
BadMannerKorea this is very true, but it's also true that she wasn't asking for only this type of music! She just wants awesome rap, and there's a lot of different types out there luckily :)
Congress 2025
😂 That's what I thought 😂
Cry about it
@@DD-lh4sv just facts no emotions
Congress always 😊
😂😂🙌
This is really an example of when everybody involved just hit it out the park.
0:37 Killer Mike
0:54 El-P
1:20 DJ Shadow (with a terrible wig on)
Duh. But good job for the peeps that don't know CUZ NOW DEY KNOW!
@@johnvess1287 HAHA YES BOSS, THIS IS TRUE!
thanks for the info!
Shadow’s in it a bunch.
And 2:09 me...off to top ropesss
We are one ball hair away from this video being a live feed from Congress.
Ouch. Hurts to hear. True though.
CSPAN would actually be worth watching then.
LOL. Patiently waiting for it
Lol not even close. We're dozens of Democratic spines from this being Congress. The GOP is ready to go full assault but 90% of elected Dems would just be taking punches, sobbing, and trying to sign republican bills
jago668 I love CSPAN it really isn’t the most boring channel on the TV. It is fascinating to watch how the government actually works.
The actors in this insane parody of our sad world deserve Oscars.
War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules.
Ross Perot
Sadly he was wrong, politics has rules albeit rules that only benefit the super rich.
Perot is someone who is severely under appreciated.
Politics think it has rules. But they just do whatever the fuck they want.
Perot seemed crazy then but many people now would probably love him.
@@ClarkKulper Yes he was. While people were doing politics, he was trying to find a way to get our hostages back. EDS was waaay before it's time in the electronic tracking and communication business.
You just explained why Bernie Sanders lost. Trying to play like a gentleman in a game built for scoundrels. Reform < Revolution.
Literally, more productive than the Brexit negotiations
Yeah at least they're doing something 😂
This fits so well, if you manage to read the slightly blurred names, the red ties country plate says;
‘United States’
The blue tie;
‘United Kingdom’
I don’t know how to feel about this but it’s hilarious.
Feran Istae does it actually show that? How are you able to read that?
Carywn Griffiths
Look at the blurred name, focus on it by pausing.
You’ll see the blurred first word for both red and blue is the same.
But the second word for red seems to be six compact letters, whilst the blues’ is longer.
United States
United Kingdom
Feran Istae yes you were right, I found the original music video without censoring and it shows the U.K. and the Us uncensored
Ever hear a world leader say they've had a constructive and mature conversation with another leader?
This is what they meant.
T r u m p A n d M e r k e l
This is a great comment.
They usually put the word "frank" somewhere in there, but yeah... I imagine it all might have a little bit of this flavor.
Trump looking awkward in the corner when Merkel tries to shake his hand.
Bacon230 go lookup the leaked transcript of the first phonecall between my countries(Australia) Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump its a great example and hilarious.
StraightGod T R U M P X M E R K E L X P U T I N
Occasionally I will remember this song and start laughing out nowhere. How can I explain "I will punch a baby bear in his shit" to my boss? Don't even try...
ha same, except I just say it. my workplace is foul though
😂😂😂😂😂😂
"ill Fall up in yo crib, take a shit, pinch yo mom on the booty, kick your dog, fuck yo bitch, get a poloroid and take pictures with your kids.." if mcgregor got into a slagging match with killer mike? Mcgregor would just forfeit soon as mike dropped this on em...that'd just be the opening salvo too lol
My fave .... "I will walk into a court while erect ..."
- Denny Crane
harrison wintergreen my fav part too. I was singing it in the shower and my fiancé just stared at me like I was crazy.
The only music video I have legitimately watched 3 times in a row
lmao, same
Marcus JM me too! Love it!
Marcus JM lol same
Only 3?!!?!?!
Just finished the 3. time in row lol. Tho i also did that with The Weaknd - False Alarm, that was pretty awesome to.
Ok, I'm just convinced that there should be a part 2 to this. Get on it!
And thus, the world is saved by that most stalwart of nature's forces: the humble lunch lady.
Honestly I would pay for the unedited audio of the old guys trying to do this.
Best. Rap. Video. Ever. Period.
drop...
muddyreverb yeah
Why. Do. You. Feel. The. Need. To. Put. Periods. At. The. End. Of. Every. Word. Must. Be. Special. Needs.
nope
+Queen Elizabeth II Just seeing all those periods gave me anxiety.
These are the angels of our time. 🙏
Man this is over-the-top rappin' and the beats are also freakin unreal.
Whoever the actor is who covered El-P's verse is, nailed it. I hope he will be my adopted grandfather one day. I hope to have 1/8 of his gravitas when im his age.
He’s apparently Ukrainian, so it’s amazing he was able to nail the mannerisms along with that rap.
When he broke the pencil lmaoooo, went 0 to prison yard real quick
Commence FA them damn pencils
It's not like that at all.
Commence FA when dude came fly in across the room when the boss man was fired on.
Commence FA I
Commence FA this made me laugh so loud
Pure perfection! 😍
Ending was so accurate. It's always the hardworking people in the public who have to clean up after our government has screwed up by not working together. Smh. 😒
true story.
didnt even see that lol
Ann Nyakundi lol that's so true. These pricks use tax money to pay off the women they've sexually assaulted.
Yes...hardworking people never F up. Successful people are still people...You are romanticizing BS to make your self feel better about not being "powerful". Everybody has issues, problems, ...and are just doing what they do. Deal with it.
How bout you stop being a little bitch..sack up and take responsibility for who you are. I dont need a yacht to be happy with who I am and what I have. Go cry in the corner little one.
Unfortunately negotiations have broken down, and while the custodial staff was able to intervene, it is unclear at this time if they will reconvene.
Ryan B underrated comment
Bigly.
Thank you ryan!
In other news, the President of Mexico laid the first brick on the site that is the intended location for the American President, Donald Trumps Wall.
Choosing not to use a bathroom, instead popping a squat in front of the American dignitarys, the President of Mexico laid his brick, mainly consisting of beef, cheese, and jalepenos, and posted a photo on twitter entitled "your I.Q" and posting it upon President Trumps feed
More on this story, as it develops
lmao I'm yelling at this comment
Lmao!! Comments like this are why I even scroll through the comments section. Very witty!! Thanks for the laugh 🤘😂👊
NOT ONLY ARE THESE RHYMES AND BEAT ON POINT BUT THIS VIDEO IS THE GREATEST!
supaultrapimp check out Killer Mike's "Reagan" It is quite impressive
actually the lyrics are ok but it's still a super dope presentation all around
supaultrapimp Atleast the politicians in your parliament don't fall asleep
These 2 are the sickest to never get the recognition they deserve!
I've been listening to this song for a while now. Never would've guessed that this was the video
this is pretty fucking hilarious
DA hell you doing here? make vidz pleb
hi mjke
Get to work damit
Ow you just uploaded time to watch
I simultaneously didn't and did expect to find you here.
I'm not a hip hop guy but I know a sick beat when I hear one.
Same here! Love this
The horns are great too.
Sampled from Caterina Valente's version of Ol' Man River.
There's a reason DJ Shadow is one of the greatest of all time. But this is definitely an El-P style beat, which is why Shadow wanted RTJ on the track to begin with.
DJ shadow iz the goat
It is a crime this doesn't have subtitles.
0:37 Killer Mike
0:54 El -P
1:21 DJ Shadow (in a wig)
Nice catch!!
and they are voicing their opposite sides.
Shadows wig thou
0:28 James Rolfe? (Angry Video Game Nerd?)
Ty
They had two old white dudes memorize these verses so they could perform the exact mouth movements for this video. I wish I could see and hear the unedited footage.
I remember reading that almost all the people appearing in this video are from Ukraine. The room it's filmed in is in Ukraine.
I imagine it would look like most other music video shoots, with the repeated single takes of one or the other quietly lip-syncing along as the actual music is played from monitors. They could have easily done the takes of the massive "brawl" with or without the music. Regardless, whoever RTJ (or even Shadow for that matter) collaborate with for their videos, it would amazing to be along for the ride in their whole creative process.
Freelance Philosopher this is DJ Shadow first and foremost tho. So the video would be done through him.
Actors having to remember lines? I never.
Why is that surprising? Hip Hop is so old now the initial fans are old like these actors.
How this song isn't 10x more popular is completely beyond me
I mean, it's pretty popular
Bro it has over 50 million views and has two of the best rappers of this generation.
@@whatsursource it didn't 9 months ago when I wrote the comment, but I'm glad it's had the recognition it deserves 👍
That's what im saying. I just happen to discover it in spotify and came here to see if there was a video and maaan am I happy I did
The establishment and elites fear RTJ because they keep dropping these pokitical commentary masterpieces