It breaks my heart that these young people don't know our ancestors were brought here on ships like so much cargo, bought and sold, as well as being abused, raped and murdered... HE SHOULD KNOW THIS!
Just never forget that, because those generations fought, gave in, died, etc. we are here. They got us here..young men like, you, must understand the past and carry that torch. What they are showing here is, we are in a new kind of slavery-Can't Trust it!
P.E is the truth. Their message it's precise and powerful. Think of it like this: I'm Chinese and I recognize and understand what they are saying. Always fight the power. ✊
Also back in the day we had more of what was called, "Conscious Rap" (such as this). Rap that made you think, had substance, gave some form of knowledge, etc. PE were considered "Conscious Rappers"
Public Enemy is the greatest of all time & Chuck D is a god amongst men. This is my fave PE song, hands down. The lyrics are true poetry Bass in your face, not an eight track Gettin' it good to the wood So the people give you some of that reactin' to the facts That I kick and it stick and it stay around Pointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down Goin, goin, deep to the roots Ain't givin' it up, so turn me loose But then again I got a story that's harder than the hardcore Cost of the holocaust, I'm talkin' 'bout the one still goin' on I know where I'm from, not dum diddie dum From the base motherland, the place of the drum Invaded by the wack diddie wack And fooled the black, and left us faded King and chief, probably had a big beef Because of that now I grit my teeth So here's a song to the strong 'Bout the shake of the snake and the smile went along With that, can't truss it Kickin' wicked rhymes like a fortune teller Cause the wickedness done by Jack Where everybody at divided and sold For liquor and the gold Smacked in the back for the other man to mac What? Wicked man, wicked man Get back, step back, kick it man Now the story that I'm kickin' is gory Little Rock where they be dockin' this boat No hope, I'm shackled, oh plus, gang tackled By the other hand swingin' the rope "god damn" Wearin' red, white and blue, Jack and his crew The guy's authorized beat down for the brown Man to the man, each one, so I teach one Born to terrorize sisters and every brother One love who said it, I know Whodini sang it But the hater taught hate that's why we gang bang it Beware of the hand when it's comin' from the left I ain't trippin, just watch your step Can't truss it And I'll judge everyone, one by the one Look here comes the judge, watch it here he come now (Don't sentence me judge, I ain't did nothin' to nobody) I can only guess what's happenin' Years ago he woulda been the ship's captain Gettin' me bruised on a cruise, what I got to lose Lost all contact, got me layin' on my back Ugh, rollin' in my own leftover When I roll over, I roll over in somebody else 90 damn days on a slave ship Count them fallin' off 1, 2, 3, 4 hundred at a time Blood in the wood and it's mine I'm chokin' on, spit, feelin' pain Like my brain bein' chained Still gotta give it what I got But it's hot in the day, it's cold in the night But I thrive to survive, I pray to god to stay alive Attitude boils up inside And that ain't it, you think I ever quit Still I plan to get my hands around the neck of the man with the whip 3 months passed, they brand a label on my ass To signify our owned, I'm on the microphone Sayin' 1555, how I'm livin' We been livin' here, livin' ain't the word, I been givin' Haven't got, classify us in the have-nots Fightin' haves cause it's all about money "damn" When it comes to Armageddon mean I'm getting mine Here I am turn it over Sam 427 to the year, do you understand That's why it's hard for the black to love the land Once again, bass in your face, not an eight track Gettin' it good to the wood So the people give you some of that reactin' to the facts That I kick and it stick and it stay around Pointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down Goin, goin, gettin' to the roots Ain't givin' it up, so turn me loose But then again I got a story that's harder than the hardcore Cost of the holocaust, I'm talkin' 'bout the one still goin' on I know where I'm from, not dum diddie dum From the base motherland, the place of the drum Invaded by the wack diddie wack And fooled the black, and left us faded King and chief, probably had a big beef Because of that now I grit my teeth So here's a song to the strong Bout the shake of the snake and the smile went along With that, can't truss it
See man, this is my era of hip hop... real MCs and real subject matter. Apocalypse '91 was a decent follow up to the magnum opuses of It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Frear of at Black Planet. If you dig down into that album you might like the following: By the Time I get to Arizona, Shut Em Down, Get the F* Outa Dodge, and Bring the Noise f/ Anthrax.
Yo bro, we from the same era. Growing up with 80's and 90's rap and hip hop. I am a Chinese dude who went to a predominantly black high school. Just a product of my environment so I grew up with Chubb Rock, 3rd Bass, LL, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, Public Enemy, Grand Daddy I.U, EPMD, and Nikki D. Man, the difference between our generation of rap and today's is that no one will know who Lil Pump is in a year cause music today is made for now but 1000 years from now, you can put on Fight the Power and it will still stand for something. ✊
I'm loving your reaction videos, but I love how you're quick to say your generation wouldn't have went for this. A lot of people have an idea of what they would do, till that whip strikes their back, or your wife or kids are threatened. People didn't just simply take this, plenty of slaves died, there were some that escaped and others dealt with it in hope of better times.
Bruh, it's easy to say that while sitting there watching a video, but they HAD to do what they had to do in order to survive. After you'd seen what happened to the others who refused, how they, men, were tortured, raped, maimed, torn apart by wild dogs, hanged, etc, you would have done what you had to as well, especially if you had people that you wanted to be there to try & protect. It's never that simple lil bruh. It's easy to say what we would have done when it's hypothetical, EVERY generation says it, but the real deal, the bottom line is, the human survival instinct is strong AF, & if we'd all refused, & they'd killed us all, done what they did to the Native Americans, none of us would be here today.
By Natives you mean those $5 indians. Ppl of color all over the world have really been bamboozled, smh We are the Natives who are still catching hell, smh
Exactly. Many don't know that many children were taken. My Great ×3 grandfather was 12 kidnapped out of Liberia. Many ships took kids to fit more on the ship.
I'm so happy you are watching old school rap...I grew up with this and still love them all! They fought for social change!!! It is sad that it is still relevant today but know change is coming...these are sad times but it is exposing all the hate and corruption...more are fighting against, we will get there!
Lots of slave uprisings happened where slaves were like “fuck this” and some even sided with the British during the Revolutionary War. The song even mentions many slaves said “fuck this” and jumped off the ships to their deaths “1, 2, 3, Four hundred at a time”
Young man a lot of people did fight back against the abuse and lost their lives as a result. They had guns we didn't otherwise things would have been much different.
The video is comparing slavery to now. The Rodney King beating at the end of the video is being compared to lynching, even though he didn't die, many black people have died from police lynchings.
What have they been teaching yall in school? Have you ever seen Roots, Amistad or Django Unchained? I strongly suggest that you stream these movies, especially Roots. You NEED TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY!!! Yes, YOUR HISTORY. You owe it to those who took those whippings and were humiliated being unchained and treated less than human. Your discovery of P.E. is a good spring board. Nice choice.
Flavor Flav just got kicked out of the band because Chuck D was doing a concert for Bernie Sanders and he refused to do it unless he got paid. Or something like that, check into it.
Yougin, you just broke the Cardinal rule of reading history, you just cannot take the knowledge of what you know now and apply that to the past. Human beings are simply products of their environments. And you must read! Remember warfare is not only a physical confrontation, the Native Americans tried that and where are they today (no disrespect intended). Our mother's nursed their white babies, think about that and what it does to a child! Because of the intelligence of our POW ancestors we were able to spend $1.4 Trillion dollars last year! We still have a long way to go, but just look at where we have come from. We are the SOUL of America...
Tim, lots of people did rebel, revolt, and run away. Those generations of African descendants were not different from yours and mine. It was the context that was different, not the people. Slaves were far away from home in an unfamiliar land where they were kept intentionally illiterate and where they had next to nowhere to turn. They were, from sun up to sun down, overworked, overwhelmed, terrorized, tortured and controlled by pure brute force that was legally sanctioned. You and I, on the other hand, are standing on the shoulders of those of our ancestors who fought for us to have legal rights and protections that they didn't have. We can read, quote laws, and demand rights, as well as defend ourselves, in ways that our ancestors couldn't until after the 1960's. We, as a people, haven't changed. Its the times that have. Love to you and your family, young man.
In the words of Public Enemy (PE) "Don't Believe The Hype" lol The ancestors (RIP) fought & fought hard. Can't bring bow & Arrows or a knife/Machete to a "GUN FIGHT!!"
Young brotheryou talkin about you would have fought back and you would have died and it wouldn't be no black people here well the only reason why you can say those things is because your ancestors who went through that decided to live and not die think about. survival so the next generation can grow and get stronger it's also fighting back.
And what a lot of people don't know is the people were stolen from all over Africa and mixed together so basically they couldn't communicate with each other and organise themselves, because they all spoke different languages. Add into that they were taken to a strange country, hungry, thirsty, sick and confused. What the fuck were they going to do?
@@marcbrimble5222 and illiteracy was law for slaves. It was illegal for slaves to be taught how to read and write so they had no capability to communicate with slaves at nearby plantations to organize a rebellion.
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Also related to today's events, you can search "KRS-One - Sound of da Police (Official Video)" and then check "Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves (Jahdubtahz & Schlusenbaker Rmx)" Nuff respect, bros!
He don't understand that his generation is a result of the generations that came before him and thus he wouldn't be here if it were not for those that came before.
90's hip hop was about conscious rap that got replaced by the media for "rappers" fronting Versace, Rolls Royce's, Champagnes, Golds and disrespecting women. Shame...
Back in the 80’s & early 90’s we craved this type of information because we didn’t have easy access like the internet & we weren’t being taught any of the REAL TRUTH in high school. Everything was glossed over & barely a few pages long. I never learned about Malcom X or Huey P Newton or Angela Davis. So groups like PE, X-Clan, KRS-1, Professor Griff, Poor Righteous Teachers was where we picked up “some” knowledge of self. Now you got kids saying the complete opposite saying, “I don’t care anythnig about that”???? But hey maybe that’s the future, maybe our gen focused too much on the past? Give it another 100yrs & we’ll see where we at.
I don’t know who much you know about slavery, but when they were transporting the slaves on the ships so many of them would jump overboard if they had the chance to do so. Especially the pregnant woman or mothers with small children. They did not want their children to live through a life life like that. Of course, there were the ones who ran away to the north too for freedom. Some went as far as Canada as well. So yeah, a lot of us rebelled but for the most part being chained and shackled with white men who had whips and guns, there really wasn’t much you could do without getting killed. There are photos online of the different types of chains and hardware they used put around the slaves neck to keep them from running too. You should look it up if you get a chance.
Our generation exists because some SOMEHOW made it through. Imagine that. Imagine no you, no mother, no grandmother. Nothing. Public Enemy is Top Ten in music. PeriodT!
To tell you the truth Tim, things are not as different as you may think. Yes, black people were kidnapped and brought here on ships, and kept as slaves, in some places it still exists.
I know you are young and all, but you didn't know about the slave trade in the Americas and how there was a whole system that took people out of Africa and brought them to the Americas on ships for manual labor? I know I simplified that quite a bit but it did happen. It fueled what happened in the Civil War here in the US.
purple beard the Democrat party not only was for slavery but started the KKK. And yes the Democrats were for slavery and the Republicans weren’t so we had that Civil War.
@@kevinscott59 The Republican party was originally the liberal party but things shifted after the Civil Right Act: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Republican_Party
I learned more from this group than I ever did in history class. There'll never be another like PE.
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This why culture is so important. You won't hear such things from news or politics. When you call yourself Public Enemy, you tell you have nothing to loose, and so that you can tell the truth and be yourself. I'm glad to see you discover and enjoy the music I grow with.
"Back in the day" when this song came out, the late 1980s and early 1990s, Public Enemy's records used to enter the charts at number one, including the one this song came off of.
Tim, thank you for reviewing this video, and sharing your heartfelt thoughts and feelings about it. It can be hard to watch, because the images of rape and brutality can be traumatizing. And you're right: people don't watch these type of videos because they don't want to talk about it. People mainly want to feel good. You and your brother have proven you can do that --- make people feel good --- in spades. No doubt. So, I think its brave of you to react to something that may have the opposite effect.
Chuck D and Public Enemy have been around since at least 87/88. Even though they have stopped making music due to issues within their camp; Chuck D has been involved and stays involved with stuff dealing with the movement. He helped launch Ice Cube's solo carrier, stayed politically involved in helping his community and issues that effects them (as well as others), and a active member of Prophet's of Rage. He is one of the most important woke member of the rap community for decades. It saddens me people cant seem to remember his his name just his band name. He even brought the first true cross of rap and metal (not like Run DMC and Aerosmith). It was Bring the Noise with Anthrax and was still a political moving song. He has never been a sell out and never will. As well as still not getting the recognition he gets in the Hip Hop/Rap community. Chuck D is one of my top 10 musically/politically influential artist ever. I rank him as number 1 always.
My Brother there were many of our ancestors who revolted and rose up then. Please believe me there are plenty today who wouldn’t do shit. We are still banging against ALL this shit. Much love to P.E.for always teaching us...appreciate you and your energy.Keep shining young king.
When Music educated the people about things school would not even touch upon. The People keep fighting for Justice still today. This is why Education is so important. Know your rights.
im 46, white, UK born and bred. My whole life has been influenced by Public Enemy and associated rappers, and the whole culture surrounding the move to bring equality and respect for my brothers and sisters suffering still the oppression, I feel you bro, when you watched this video as a young black guy and was like......what the hell.....just wanted to let you know its always been bad... and from a white dude UK twice your age it has been like this, The PE showed it how it was and how it is.......still
read ROOTS by alex haley and you will get an idea of what sort of history people on slave ships had. it's horrifying. there's tons more to read, but ROOTS is an american classic and is a great gateway to other books on the same topics.
Watch a few movies to learn about how most of our Black brothers and sisters arrived to the USA. Amistad is a great one. SO many died on those ships on the very long, dangerous voyage from Africa.
Public Enemy was talking about the present community, as well as the past. Every generation has said, "they would have had to kill me, before I put up with that shit!" You can't use a present day mind on the things of the past. We don't know struggle like the enslaved knew STRUGGLE! You learning young man.
Stacked like cordwood. Literal human cargo. I recommend reading A People's History of the United States. It's full of ugly truths about our history. Like the fact that as soon as Columbus' men set foot in the Caribbean they started violating, killing and enslaving the natives. Or, the fact that we give the "Trail of Tears" a romantic name to cover for the fact that Andrew Jackson's forces were participating in genocide and forced removal. Which, along with slavery are considered crimes against humanity. Unfortunately there are now reports of slave markets active in Libya. Indiana's former governor tried to have it removed from high schools. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States
It's sad that REAL black history, pre-slavery, slavery and post-slavery is not withing reach for us. The wealth of knowledge is never shared in schools, you have to seek it on your own, or take courses in Black Studies at the University level. Keep learning, cyber nephew. The more REAL history you learn, the better you will understand yourself, the black community, society's response to us and our response to ourselves. Buckle up! It's a unique ride!
I really enjoy your station. I am impressed by your insight into our past. I teach High School so I am familiar with the thought processes of today's young people, your thoughts process just validates my thoughts that change will continue to come because of young people like you with an open mind. I have been around a while as far as music I have listen to hip-hop rap since the inception in 1970s,. When Sugar Hill gang record came out I just turned 21, been on board ever since. I am familiar with change and I love it. As far as deep Black songs. Gil-Scott Heron's original The Revolution will not be televised will really blow your mind. This was pre-video days so you will only get the audio on UA-cam. Anything by him is deep but this was his most iconic song. I just wanted to say about the past. If you look at it with 2020 eyes you can't really see the picture. If you look at the Africans who were stolen from their country from the perspective that they had never seen white people and they had guns, the Africans didn't. You will see a different picture. If you ask why didn't they just die fighting, it is because their entire family and all of their love ones would die also or be left without you to protect them. If you ask why didn't they overthrow the overseer, the same reason people who are incarcerated don't overthrow COs, they would have nowhere to go and they would face tremendous retaliated. If you look at the past as an indication of the strength that our ancestors had . To struggle, maintain and grow thru all that was done to them. You will see a different picture . Their strength has made today what it is. A time where Black people can say I not worrying about the past because I have a future. It isn't how I would see it but it is what it is. Keep up the great work.
This was the time of Rodney King. The focus on Black Power was real. If you want to get a pretty good idea of the slave ships and such, read Roots by Aldous Huxley. It’s fiction, it’s a great read. It’s huge though, and that guy wrote it in the1960’s-1970’s. Love you guys.
Breaks my heart kids don’t know PE. So glad you’re listening now!!
Fact!!!
Cindy Montes, ✊ So excited for the new album! Less than 3 hours weeks I think!
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It breaks my heart that these young people don't know our ancestors were brought here on ships like so much cargo, bought and sold, as well as being abused, raped and murdered... HE SHOULD KNOW THIS!
Leslie Tyler Yes! That shocked the hell out me.
Just never forget that, because those generations fought, gave in, died, etc. we are here. They got us here..young men like, you, must understand the past and carry that torch. What they are showing here is, we are in a new kind of slavery-Can't Trust it!
P.E is the truth. Their message it's precise and powerful. Think of it like this: I'm Chinese and I recognize and understand what they are saying. Always fight the power. ✊
Also back in the day we had more of what was called, "Conscious Rap" (such as this). Rap that made you think, had substance, gave some form of knowledge, etc. PE were considered "Conscious Rappers"
Public Enemy is the greatest of all time & Chuck D is a god amongst men. This is my fave PE song, hands down. The lyrics are true poetry
Bass in your face, not an eight track
Gettin' it good to the wood
So the people give you some of that reactin' to the facts
That I kick and it stick and it stay around
Pointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down
Goin, goin, deep to the roots
Ain't givin' it up, so turn me loose
But then again I got a story that's harder than the hardcore
Cost of the holocaust, I'm talkin' 'bout the one still goin' on
I know where I'm from, not dum diddie dum
From the base motherland, the place of the drum
Invaded by the wack diddie wack
And fooled the black, and left us faded
King and chief, probably had a big beef
Because of that now I grit my teeth
So here's a song to the strong
'Bout the shake of the snake and the smile went along
With that, can't truss it
Kickin' wicked rhymes like a fortune teller
Cause the wickedness done by Jack
Where everybody at divided and sold
For liquor and the gold
Smacked in the back for the other man to mac
What?
Wicked man, wicked man
Get back, step back, kick it man
Now the story that I'm kickin' is gory
Little Rock where they be dockin' this boat
No hope, I'm shackled, oh plus, gang tackled
By the other hand swingin' the rope "god damn"
Wearin' red, white and blue, Jack and his crew
The guy's authorized beat down for the brown
Man to the man, each one, so I teach one
Born to terrorize sisters and every brother
One love who said it, I know Whodini sang it
But the hater taught hate that's why we gang bang it
Beware of the hand when it's comin' from the left
I ain't trippin, just watch your step
Can't truss it
And I'll judge everyone, one by the one
Look here comes the judge, watch it here he come now
(Don't sentence me judge, I ain't did nothin' to nobody)
I can only guess what's happenin'
Years ago he woulda been the ship's captain
Gettin' me bruised on a cruise, what I got to lose
Lost all contact, got me layin' on my back
Ugh, rollin' in my own leftover
When I roll over, I roll over in somebody else
90 damn days on a slave ship
Count them fallin' off 1, 2, 3, 4 hundred at a time
Blood in the wood and it's mine
I'm chokin' on, spit, feelin' pain
Like my brain bein' chained
Still gotta give it what I got
But it's hot in the day, it's cold in the night
But I thrive to survive, I pray to god to stay alive
Attitude boils up inside
And that ain't it, you think I ever quit
Still I plan to get my hands around the neck of the man with the whip
3 months passed, they brand a label on my ass
To signify our owned, I'm on the microphone
Sayin' 1555, how I'm livin'
We been livin' here, livin' ain't the word, I been givin'
Haven't got, classify us in the have-nots
Fightin' haves cause it's all about money "damn"
When it comes to Armageddon mean I'm getting mine
Here I am turn it over Sam
427 to the year, do you understand
That's why it's hard for the black to love the land
Once again, bass in your face, not an eight track
Gettin' it good to the wood
So the people give you some of that reactin' to the facts
That I kick and it stick and it stay around
Pointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down
Goin, goin, gettin' to the roots
Ain't givin' it up, so turn me loose
But then again I got a story that's harder than the hardcore
Cost of the holocaust, I'm talkin' 'bout the one still goin' on
I know where I'm from, not dum diddie dum
From the base motherland, the place of the drum
Invaded by the wack diddie wack
And fooled the black, and left us faded
King and chief, probably had a big beef
Because of that now I grit my teeth
So here's a song to the strong
Bout the shake of the snake and the smile went along
With that, can't truss it
See man, this is my era of hip hop... real MCs and real subject matter. Apocalypse '91 was a decent follow up to the magnum opuses of It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Frear of at Black Planet. If you dig down into that album you might like the following: By the Time I get to Arizona, Shut Em Down, Get the F* Outa Dodge, and Bring the Noise f/ Anthrax.
Yo bro, we from the same era. Growing up with 80's and 90's rap and hip hop. I am a Chinese dude who went to a predominantly black high school. Just a product of my environment so I grew up with Chubb Rock, 3rd Bass, LL, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, Public Enemy, Grand Daddy I.U, EPMD, and Nikki D. Man, the difference between our generation of rap and today's is that no one will know who Lil Pump is in a year cause music today is made for now but 1000 years from now, you can put on Fight the Power and it will still stand for something. ✊
Fear of a black planet was my favorite pubic enemy Cd ever
@@laticiadavis8627 Maannn don't you worry 'bout a thing, 'bout your daughter nope she's not my type.............................
@@paulkersey1007 Grew up 80's and 90's I was in my 20's. Always a student of Hip Hop.
I agree
Chuck d is my favorite rapper of all time. Great voice.
Loved his voice
Best voice in rap ever in my opinion. And I think D.O.C. was right behind him...
Public Enemy always said Hip Hop/Rap was the black community's CNN.. Hard rhymer. Love PE
This is one of my favorite eras of music. I am an 80s child so I love my 80s and 90s music. All music that is.
I'm loving your reaction videos, but I love how you're quick to say your generation wouldn't have went for this. A lot of people have an idea of what they would do, till that whip strikes their back, or your wife or kids are threatened. People didn't just simply take this, plenty of slaves died, there were some that escaped and others dealt with it in hope of better times.
That is what folks who weren’t there say, like Kanye saying that slavery was a choice. Don’t understand how it was not just physical but also mental.
Bruh, it's easy to say that while sitting there watching a video, but they HAD to do what they had to do in order to survive.
After you'd seen what happened to the others who refused, how they, men, were tortured, raped, maimed, torn apart by wild dogs, hanged, etc, you would have done what you had to as well, especially if you had people that you wanted to be there to try & protect.
It's never that simple lil bruh. It's easy to say what we would have done when it's hypothetical, EVERY generation says it, but the real deal, the bottom line is, the human survival instinct is strong AF, & if we'd all refused, & they'd killed us all, done what they did to the Native Americans, none of us would be here today.
Very well put. I wanted to say the same thing but you put it better than I would have.
By Natives you mean those $5 indians. Ppl of color all over the world have really been bamboozled, smh We are the Natives who are still catching hell, smh
Exactly. Many don't know that many children were taken. My Great ×3 grandfather was 12 kidnapped out of Liberia. Many ships took kids to fit more on the ship.
I'm so happy you are watching old school rap...I grew up with this and still love them all! They fought for social change!!! It is sad that it is still relevant today but know change is coming...these are sad times but it is exposing all the hate and corruption...more are fighting against, we will get there!
You need to check out "Burn Hollywood Burn" By Public Enemy and Big Daddy Kane
And Ice cube too
Hear come the drums 🔥🔥🔥
Lots of slave uprisings happened where slaves were like “fuck this” and some even sided with the British during the Revolutionary War. The song even mentions many slaves said “fuck this” and jumped off the ships to their deaths “1, 2, 3, Four hundred at a time”
Definitely underrated they brought the real and we still don't hear them. Chuck D was a beast
Chuck D's delivery was the best!
Your commits are typical for your age but you will get your WAKEUP call.
if he keeps listening to PE, that might be it!!
As a "rocker" I must say one of my fav jams is killer b-sides
Young man a lot of people did fight back against the abuse and lost their lives as a result. They had guns we didn't otherwise things would have been much different.
The video is comparing slavery to now. The Rodney King beating at the end of the video is being compared to lynching, even though he didn't die, many black people have died from police lynchings.
What have they been teaching yall in school? Have you ever seen Roots, Amistad or Django Unchained? I strongly suggest that you stream these movies, especially Roots. You NEED TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY!!! Yes, YOUR HISTORY. You owe it to those who took those whippings and were humiliated being unchained and treated less than human. Your discovery of P.E. is a good spring board. Nice choice.
Flavor Flav just got kicked out of the band because Chuck D was doing a concert for Bernie Sanders and he refused to do it unless he got paid. Or something like that, check into it.
Yup, according to Chuck, that's exactly what happened
Getting fired for demanding pay for work. Woooow. That’s messed up.
Yougin, you just broke the Cardinal rule of reading history, you just cannot take the knowledge of what you know now and apply that to the past. Human beings are simply products of their environments. And you must read! Remember warfare is not only a physical confrontation, the Native Americans tried that and where are they today (no disrespect intended). Our mother's nursed their white babies, think about that and what it does to a child! Because of the intelligence of our POW ancestors we were able to spend $1.4 Trillion dollars last year! We still have a long way to go, but just look at where we have come from. We are the SOUL of America...
We are still here, lol That's the big secret...Shhhh!!! Read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim, lots of people did rebel, revolt, and run away. Those generations of African descendants were not different from yours and mine. It was the context that was different, not the people. Slaves were far away from home in an unfamiliar land where they were kept intentionally illiterate and where they had next to nowhere to turn. They were, from sun up to sun down, overworked, overwhelmed, terrorized, tortured and controlled by pure brute force that was legally sanctioned. You and I, on the other hand, are standing on the shoulders of those of our ancestors who fought for us to have legal rights and protections that they didn't have. We can read, quote laws, and demand rights, as well as defend ourselves, in ways that our ancestors couldn't until after the 1960's. We, as a people, haven't changed. Its the times that have. Love to you and your family, young man.
In the words of Public Enemy (PE) "Don't Believe The Hype" lol The ancestors (RIP) fought & fought hard. Can't bring bow & Arrows or a knife/Machete to a "GUN FIGHT!!"
Young brotheryou talkin about you would have fought back and you would have died and it wouldn't be no black people here well the only reason why you can say those things is because your ancestors who went through that decided to live and not die think about. survival so the next generation can grow and get stronger it's also fighting back.
And what a lot of people don't know is the people were stolen from all over Africa and mixed together so basically they couldn't communicate with each other and organise themselves, because they all spoke different languages. Add into that they were taken to a strange country, hungry, thirsty, sick and confused. What the fuck were they going to do?
@@marcbrimble5222 and illiteracy was law for slaves. It was illegal for slaves to be taught how to read and write so they had no capability to communicate with slaves at nearby plantations to organize a rebellion.
Also related to today's events, you can search "KRS-One - Sound of da Police (Official Video)" and then check "Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves (Jahdubtahz & Schlusenbaker Rmx)"
Nuff respect, bros!
This is a banger right here. 👍
... REAL HIP HOP ... BIG RESPECT ... PUBLIC ENEMY ... NUMBER ONE !!! ... XTRA BIG UP FROM BRITTANY / FRANCE ...
He don't understand that his generation is a result of the generations that came before him and thus he wouldn't be here if it were not for those that came before.
90's hip hop was about conscious rap that got replaced by the media for "rappers" fronting Versace, Rolls Royce's, Champagnes, Golds and disrespecting women. Shame...
We had more conscious rap. Dig into some X-Clan when you can.
Fire and Earth!
Back in the 80’s & early 90’s we craved this type of information because we didn’t have easy access like the internet & we weren’t being taught any of the REAL TRUTH in high school. Everything was glossed over & barely a few pages long. I never learned about Malcom X or Huey P Newton or Angela Davis. So groups like PE, X-Clan, KRS-1, Professor Griff, Poor Righteous Teachers was where we picked up “some” knowledge of self. Now you got kids saying the complete opposite saying, “I don’t care anythnig about that”???? But hey maybe that’s the future, maybe our gen focused too much on the past? Give it another 100yrs & we’ll see where we at.
There is no powerful rap song then this one pay very close to the lyrics and research what chuck is spitting
I don’t know who much you know about slavery, but when they were transporting the slaves on the ships so many of them would jump overboard if they had the chance to do so. Especially the pregnant woman or mothers with small children. They did not want their children to live through a life life like that. Of course, there were the ones who ran away to the north too for freedom. Some went as far as Canada as well. So yeah, a lot of us rebelled but for the most part being chained and shackled with white men who had whips and guns, there really wasn’t much you could do without getting killed. There are photos online of the different types of chains and hardware they used put around the slaves neck to keep them from running too. You should look it up if you get a chance.
Our generation exists because some SOMEHOW made it through. Imagine that. Imagine no you, no mother, no grandmother. Nothing. Public Enemy is Top Ten in music. PeriodT!
They were talking about things that mattered, I miss hip hop that means something.
Watching ur reaction Tim looks like ur getting a history lesson..Strong song..Strong video! History😞..Love from L.A.✌😎
To tell you the truth Tim, things are not as different as you may think. Yes, black people were kidnapped and brought here on ships, and kept as slaves, in some places it still exists.
These guys are legends...hip hop today can't touch this!
I know you are young and all, but you didn't know about the slave trade in the Americas and how there was a whole system that took people out of Africa and brought them to the Americas on ships for manual labor? I know I simplified that quite a bit but it did happen. It fueled what happened in the Civil War here in the US.
purple beard the Democrat party not only was for slavery but started the KKK. And yes the Democrats were for slavery and the Republicans weren’t so we had that Civil War.
Red Miner
The Republicans weren't for slavery?LmFAO
@@kevinscott59 The Republican party was originally the liberal party but things shifted after the Civil Right Act: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Republican_Party
steph
I know the history.
Did you know that the Dems and Republicans began as the same political party-coalition?
Kevin Scott Ok. Going by your reaction about Republicans being against slavery it didn’t seem like you did.
I learned more from this group than I ever did in history class. There'll never be another like PE.
This why culture is so important. You won't hear such things from news or politics. When you call yourself Public Enemy, you tell you have nothing to loose, and so that you can tell the truth and be yourself.
I'm glad to see you discover and enjoy the music I grow with.
I try to live my life by the Depeche Mode song "People are People" !
La Schmoove - the Fushnickens
I saw PE live 35 years ago. Flav was so entertaining. Chuck D was huge and their squad was incredible dancing, militant, great show.
"Back in the day" when this song came out, the late 1980s and early 1990s, Public Enemy's records used to enter the charts at number one, including the one this song came off of.
If you saw a policeman choking a black man to death would you step in and stop him or would you just grab you phone and record?
Tim, thank you for reviewing this video, and sharing your heartfelt thoughts and feelings about it. It can be hard to watch, because the images of rape and brutality can be traumatizing. And you're right: people don't watch these type of videos because they don't want to talk about it. People mainly want to feel good. You and your brother have proven you can do that --- make people feel good --- in spades. No doubt. So, I think its brave of you to react to something that may have the opposite effect.
Chuck D and Public Enemy have been around since at least 87/88. Even though they have stopped making music due to issues within their camp; Chuck D has been involved and stays involved with stuff dealing with the movement. He helped launch Ice Cube's solo carrier, stayed politically involved in helping his community and issues that effects them (as well as others), and a
active member of Prophet's of Rage. He is one of the most important woke member of the rap community for decades. It saddens me people cant seem to remember his his name just his band name. He even brought the first true cross of rap and metal (not like Run DMC and Aerosmith). It was Bring the Noise with Anthrax and was still a political moving song. He has never been a sell out and never will. As well as still not getting the recognition he gets in the Hip Hop/Rap community. Chuck D is one of my top 10 musically/politically influential artist ever. I rank him as number 1 always.
Digable planets... " im cool like that" peep that song
Hey young Thundercat, keep doing your thing. Let the critics hate and you just keep pushing.
Respect.
Also when you have a chance go read the lyrics to this song.
Even better big man I can tell he didn't catch how many samples he missed Lol!!
Sorry young blood, you don't know your His-tory. You are trained by others, you educate yourself!
Rap then was conscious, today it’s all about money and drugs.
Tim..YOU do YOU baby!!..Haters hate up!!...
Love from L.A.✌😎
He said: "WE the man, YOU just visting! Nice vid bro
My Brother there were many of our ancestors who revolted and rose up then. Please believe me there are plenty today who wouldn’t do shit. We are still banging against ALL this shit. Much love to P.E.for always teaching us...appreciate you and your energy.Keep shining young king.
When Music educated the people about things school would not even touch upon. The People keep fighting for Justice still today. This is why Education is so important. Know your rights.
im 46, white, UK born and bred. My whole life has been influenced by Public Enemy and associated rappers, and the whole culture surrounding the move to bring equality and respect for my brothers and sisters suffering still the oppression, I feel you bro, when you watched this video as a young black guy and was like......what the hell.....just wanted to let you know its always been bad... and from a white dude UK twice your age it has been like this, The PE showed it how it was and how it is.......still
Rappers back in the day use to teach us, but it changed into selling drugs, sex, etc.
👏👏👏👏proud of you young brother!!!
Go check out "By The Time I Get To Arizona" next
Oh that video brought Chuck D some heat from the governor of Arizona.
definitely was bangin' this song in the 80's!! Loved it!! Public Enemy is so ahead of their time!
It's good to see the youths keeping the tradition going. We all said that same thing, we wouldn't have went for it either.
My favorite PE song. A history lesson.
You have to either read "Roots" by Alex Haley, or see the miniseries. It's his family's history on his mom's side, but it's also American history.
What are they teaching now. Sad but true: there were slave ships.
It's interesting to see the respect in your face as listen.
It's called, "The shock value"
read ROOTS by alex haley and you will get an idea of what sort of history people on slave ships had. it's horrifying. there's tons more to read, but ROOTS is an american classic and is a great gateway to other books on the same topics.
Yo.... just found this Chanel and it's one of the best things on youtube.
Watch a few movies to learn about how most of our Black brothers and sisters arrived to the USA. Amistad is a great one. SO many died on those ships on the very long, dangerous voyage from Africa.
Nice reaction. Keep up the good work bro.
Public Enemy is my all time favorite rap group!✊🏽
PE taught a lot of young white suburban kids about black injustice. Chuck D is a prophet!
Public Enemy was talking about the present community, as well as the past. Every generation has said, "they would have had to kill me, before I put up with that shit!" You can't use a present day mind on the things of the past. We don't know struggle like the enslaved knew STRUGGLE! You learning young man.
That’s how you got here homie blessings to the
Ancestors
Know your history young man. This will help connect the past with what's going on today and why. Love y'all ❤️
That generation took those beatings for future generations to exist.
This may not be your most popular video, but thank you for doing it. It's important.
Chuck D is the real TRUTH 💯
SPEAK young bro SPEAK!!!@
This wasn’t just music it was revolutionary and battle cry to black people. It was systematically drowned out by nonsense rap.
Remember young bro live in today but NEVER forget the past as those that do are condemned to relive it!!!!!
I might sub just off that intro drop. One of the best drops in history.
Love to hear you respond to Public Enemy - Rebel without a pause, was a banging track everywhere way back when it came out
My favorite P.E. Song!!! ✊🏼
Research/Study from old books on North, South & Central American history.
This is groups forever the best!! Stilled listening today’s!! With the truth and facts!!
You got to learn HISTORY, yes, slaves were chained on ships
Stacked like cordwood. Literal human cargo.
I recommend reading A People's History of the United States. It's full of ugly truths about our history.
Like the fact that as soon as Columbus' men set foot in the Caribbean they started violating, killing and enslaving the natives. Or, the fact that we give the "Trail of Tears" a romantic name to cover for the fact that Andrew Jackson's forces were participating in genocide and forced removal. Which, along with slavery are considered crimes against humanity. Unfortunately there are now reports of slave markets active in Libya.
Indiana's former governor tried to have it removed from high schools.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States
It's sad that REAL black history, pre-slavery, slavery and post-slavery is not withing reach for us. The wealth of knowledge is never shared in schools, you have to seek it on your own, or take courses in Black Studies at the University level. Keep learning, cyber nephew. The more REAL history you learn, the better you will understand yourself, the black community, society's response to us and our response to ourselves. Buckle up! It's a unique ride!
The dopest hip hop beat til this day...
I really enjoy your station. I am impressed by your insight into our past. I teach High School so I am familiar with the thought processes of today's young people, your thoughts process just validates my thoughts that change will continue to come because of young people like you with an open mind. I have been around a while as far as music I have listen to hip-hop rap since the inception in 1970s,. When Sugar Hill gang record came out I just turned 21, been on board ever since. I am familiar with change and I love it. As far as deep Black songs. Gil-Scott Heron's original The Revolution will not be televised will really blow your mind. This was pre-video days so you will only get the audio on UA-cam. Anything by him is deep but this was his most iconic song. I just wanted to say about the past. If you look at it with 2020 eyes you can't really see the picture. If you look at the Africans who were stolen from their country from the perspective that they had never seen white people and they had guns, the Africans didn't. You will see a different picture. If you ask why didn't they just die fighting, it is because their entire family and all of their love ones would die also or be left without you to protect them. If you ask why didn't they overthrow the overseer, the same reason people who are incarcerated don't overthrow COs, they would have nowhere to go and they would face tremendous retaliated. If you look at the past as an indication of the strength that our ancestors had . To struggle, maintain and grow thru all that was done to them. You will see a different picture . Their strength has made today what it is. A time where Black people can say I not worrying about the past because I have a future. It isn't how I would see it but it is what it is. Keep up the great work.
Cadillac Don "Peanut Butter Jelly"
Hey man you should check out Anthrax they metal and friends with Public Enemy, check out the Anthrax song Keep it in the Family
This was the time of Rodney King. The focus on Black Power was real.
If you want to get a pretty good idea of the slave ships and such, read Roots by Aldous Huxley. It’s fiction, it’s a great read. It’s huge though, and that guy wrote it in the1960’s-1970’s.
Love you guys.
D takes care of the this generation must be different argument with the juxtaposition of images and lines reflecting modern day prison pipeline
My Grandmother died on the same plantation she was born on.
P.E. is the truth truth..