Def Poetry: Linton Kwesi Johnson- "If I Was A Top Notch Poet" (Official Video)

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  • Опубліковано 18 січ 2025

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  • @canvaMaster
    @canvaMaster 4 роки тому +10

    Lives on my road in Brixton nice fella.

  • @sh0ttaz1
    @sh0ttaz1 11 років тому +10

    i love the accent.. it keeps the realness in the culture

  • @dmax3270
    @dmax3270 Рік тому +2

    Me ear dis an wan tear up. Im is a REAL lyrical gangsta. Im words mek a braddah feel some type a way. Im is a master fe mek de riddim wit de rhyme. 3:24

  • @nitacece
    @nitacece 13 років тому +7

    "wid mi riddim wid mi rhyme, wid mi whole bass line." LOVEEEIT

    • @rob.schwartz
      @rob.schwartz 6 років тому +5

      "wid mi riddim, wid mi rhyme, wid mi rough bassline, wid mi own sense of time."

    • @shad3ryx714
      @shad3ryx714 4 роки тому

      Toezans

  • @YaoEspirito
    @YaoEspirito 3 роки тому +2

    Just beautiful.

  • @vusimthalane9299
    @vusimthalane9299 3 місяці тому +1

    'Cos Buthelezi might have gotten a couple thousands, but Mandela fih him thousands and thousands and thousands'

  • @craigwalker5960
    @craigwalker5960 8 місяців тому

    Love this poem ❤

  • @Empre55
    @Empre55 14 років тому +1

    Mih like eet!

  • @WilliamCordova-k4b
    @WilliamCordova-k4b 2 місяці тому

    Linton Kwesi Johnson also alumni of the British Black Panther Movement

  • @Shea354
    @Shea354 14 років тому

    Awesome

  • @laminebamby9264
    @laminebamby9264 2 роки тому

    Merci (initche

  • @TheDriximus
    @TheDriximus 12 років тому +5

    Can someone please explain this poem to me in plain English. I've been searching for explanations on google, I can't find any.

    • @SkankinMojo
      @SkankinMojo 6 років тому

      I hear him talkin' about his style of poetry. With all his Jamaican heritage, his culture and his experiences, he would come from his world view 'if he were a top notch poet.' He'd keep it real, but simple, he'd challenge white oppression and speak of liberating the captive.

    • @Skay6916
      @Skay6916 Рік тому +3

      The poet uses this poem as a means of paying tribute to Caribbean authors and African political figures. He uses this poem to allude to the fact that the figures which he mentioned are experts in their fields, even though they may not have gained the notoriety of their European counterparts.
      He likewise uses this poem in defence of dubstep poetry. By , “If I were a top notch poet,” he is implying that as a dubstep poet, he is not a skilled poet. However, the poetry which he has composed is indeed the work of a “Top Notch Poet”, due to its effective usage of comparison and similes.

    • @wayneanthony1089
      @wayneanthony1089 11 місяців тому

      ​@@Skay6916It's a GREAT POEM 👍👍.....And you did a GREAT JOB explaining 👍👍

  • @raulaguilar7096
    @raulaguilar7096 6 років тому +3

    I didn't understand a word he said. But it sounds great.

  • @robtclark6111
    @robtclark6111 4 роки тому

    David Bowie wanted to give Yasiin Bey a LKJ record!

  • @vrykeriummelkiodes3539
    @vrykeriummelkiodes3539 4 роки тому

    Pistiche