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less than 1 minute in and you recognise Akala from his book.. i rate that
@Zebedee Tonkin Good. So he can judge it off the top. Not pretending that he doesnt know the story when he already read it. Nothing wrong with that. Hes breaking it down on the fly. Thats a real reaction. Not a fake one.
I know! That was epic. I need to read the book now too 👌🏿
Noticed that,good arrows
THIS! He literally has as much substance as Akala! He's the ONLY streamer I follow, he's literally on my bucket list to sit down and have a conversation with!
I'm from the UK, I know Akala as a Political commentator of sorts, a poet, author, and general heavyweight intellectual. I didn't know he was a rapper either, despite him seemingly identifying as that first. Didn't doubt for a minute he'd be stellar at it, seems to be at whatever he turns his hand to, and even if he wasn't I knew I was about to learn something. It breaks my heart the clowns we end up with in Government when people like him walk amongst us.
100
Also played for West Ham U16s. All round talented guy.
Sad reality really, people live in ignorance and accept it, willfully or obliviously. Look at the world, even now such shit conditions ravage.
@Liam Garrett I literally came to comment that lol
YNWA
Not forgetting this was almost a decade before his book... adn now you must do Akala FITB 2,3 and 4
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My post would have read the same.
Top it off with his Duppy?
Part 4 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What this dude said....
He's a Rapper, author, philosopher, University professor. Truly a scholar among men.
Regarding what to listen to next, his fire in the booth became a series over a number of years so there's parts 2, 3 and 4.
He's also an insecure racist lol
I’ve always listened to this (as a Black Brit) and assumed naturally that he was talking to a predominately white British audience - and that would make sense. Talking to them like a friend who is educating you on a topic that you aren’t particularly strong on, through no fault of your own as you haven’t been taught or exposed to it. Which is why the “white working class” lyrics really hit home with me because it closed that gap on “how different” we are, and that we are the same and we should both fight inequality.
I guess as he’s mixed race that maybe he’s talking to all as he has experiences of both sides???
Yep. Black and White people in the UK live exactly the same and have the exact same struggles when your poor. Race doesn’t actually exist it’s just a concept that the media and social media especially promote to keep us divided and going against each other instead of going against the rich. All a distraction.
His mum is actually Scottish
💚💚
You can be black Scottish my man
Been lucky enough to meet Akala after one of his gigs and got to ask him a few questions, one of which was if he had any advice on writing a book and his answer was “Be consistent and work every day toward what it is you want to achieve”. He stayed after that gig for ages just talking and hanging out with his fans. Really decent, humble guy who is obviously blessed in many creative aspects but mostly as an inspirational human.
Love your reactions and I look forward to the rest of his FITBs. Also check out his albums. He has a very eclectic style. Thieves Banquet is a very good album.
His part 4 fire in the booth is what really got me on the U.K. scene and has one of the greatest pieces of poetry in it that I've ever heard. I'll leave it at that.
I am 42 years old and I agree and I've heard a lot of music
Yes, part 4 definitely. I have heard that poetry many times and it always moves me to tears. I am a 60 yr old, woman from the UK and I have learnt so much from Akala, also Dave, Mic Righteous and of course Wretch 32 who makes me wish I was 20 years younger lol, I don't catch all the bars but I'm trying and loving it.
@@ahb3251 check some white rapprs out ,they are better
@@connectlogic I definitely will, thank you.
Yeah the last verse is amazing. My favourite part is " first I killed to be freed, the next I was a monarch who killed for my greed" insane, gives me goosebumps just writing it.
I am a 51 year old white Brit. I have been watching Akala for years, he speaks nothing but facts. In the UK, the working class are all the same, predominantly living in the same areas, especially within the big cities. My friends are from virtually every race and creed, we are more integrated compared to the US, however we still have racism within this country giving every person of colour, extra challenges in life. In the rural areas racism is much more pronounced. Hopefully in the future “The truth will out” and history will be the defining measure of education.
Very good videos from you, keep up the great work.
Part 4 of FITB is a must, you may need some tissues.
This sums it up perfectly. Agree.
I live rural Yorkshire and there is no racism here . 90% of the community are white but the thetherr 10% are treated no different at all. Colour isn't important it character here.
@@judithkelly2556 Hi Judith, I agree the majority of people in the UK are not racist.
@@Summersvibe the problem in Britain is that people aren't openly racist like the USA but I still feel loads of people are racist here, I can tell sometimes
@@realeyesrealisereallies97 I fully agree,. I pasted a much longer message but only the first line stayed, It looks like it may have done the same to you. I tried to edit it but it wouldn’t let me. The gist of it was, I am witness to people having preconceived ideas about a person based on their skin colour or accent very regularly since I moved out of London..
I've commented on a few of your videos now and they are all so eloquent and informed. Akala is a fellow Brit like me however I'm a white man in the North of England so I cannot ever pretend to understand his plight as a mixed race man in this county. We're a similar age but that's it. You have added a lot of education to this performance, I've since looked up Tulsa massacre and been horrified at what I found. Keep up the amazing work my friend. Love from the UK
@@donny7574 that's not necessarily true. Mixed race people now have the battle of knowing where they belong. Akala said at the age of 6 he realised his mum became his white mum due to the social construct. I don't think you as a white man had to realise that. Like I had to realise I'm not a girl, I'm apparently a black girl. So no, it's not just class
@@IFonlY236 don't talk like you know... I am mixed race and face the same problems as my white and black brothers
@@IFonlY236 we all in the same place with similar struggles. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't lived it
@@michaeld5454 So are you telling me that you´ve had to deal with being too dark and considered using bleaching cream?...
At no point did I say I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS TO BE MIXED RACE. In fact, I admit I have no idea because I have 2 black parents so how would I understand that. One can only listen. But beg you, please read carefully before responding. I was paraphrasing what Akala had literally written in his book. His words not my own assumption. Words coming from a mixed race man.
@@michaeld5454 A quote from Akala himself from his book - Natives, Race and Class in the Ruins of the Empire...
From that day, my relationship with my mother was not just that of mother and son, but of a white mother to a black son. Race had intervened and now marked our actions and attitudes, coloured our conversations and heightened the usual conflicts, mapping on to them the loss and suffering of the black world at the hands of “whitey” - and the strange mix of guilt, fear and superiority that a great many white people feel as a result, but rarely talk about. It did not matter that my mother’s family was poor by British standards, that they had their own history of horrendous institutional abuse, or even that she was half Scottish: race overrode those nuances.
I can genuinely say I don´t know what that feeling must have felt like. Nor your white friends, nor your black friends...
To think that we are all the same is naive as fuck because it makes it hard to actually express how you feel in a safe space without being attacked because and i quote from you
"don't talk like you know... I am mixed race and face the same problems as my white and black brothers"
and...
"we all in the same place with similar struggles. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't lived it"
I have never had this struggle...I guess I´ve never lived...
Just found your channel. I'm from the UK. I loved how you understood his accent and what he was saying straight away. The fact that you recognised him from his book is just class. He's a class act. You come across as a class guy too! Subscribed!
Akala is the flow father. Best the UK has produced hands down. Books, speeches and musically the best!
In this country the first enslaved were the working class
What’s changed?
Worst jobs, worst conditions
Worst taxed, look where you’re livin’
You go to the pub, Friday night
You will fight with a guy, don’t know what for
But won’t fight with a guy, suit and a tie
Who sends your kids to die in a war
They don’t send the kids of the rich or politicians
It’s your kids, the poor British
That they send to go die in a foreign land
For these wars you don’t understand
Yeah they say that you’re British
And that lovely patriotism they feed ya'
But in reality, you have more in common with immigrants
Than with your leaders
I love this reaction. New subscriber here. I've watched a lot of Americans reacting to Akala, but you're the first I've seen who actually knew him as an author before hearing this, which is really refreshing. :) He also has some interesting lectures and extended interviews worth checking out here on youtube. For more Akala music vids to react to, I'd recommend his Fire in the Booth's part 2 & 4 . And his tracks "Find No Enemy", "Carried Away" and "The Thieves Banquet".
I LOVE the fact that you knew Akala as an author and scholar first and only found out he MCs now!
He is the best of a blessed UK scene, and that is a massive complement as the top UK rappers are among the very best lyricists globally.
Have to also recommend you check out Lowkey who is the only other guy who can operate on this level (conscious UK rapper of Iraqi descent, also highly educated), maybe starting with a FITB to keep a context for comparison
Had to add that this is the best first listen Akala reaction on YT. Your knowledge of the subject matter and calm balanced wisdom clearly supported an appreciation of this on another level.
Subbed! 👍
Akala, Mic Righteous and Lowkey, My top 3 from the UK. They all did songs together too. They were, or still are part of a movement called the Peoples Army. Logic(the UK one) is also part of it, and I mentioned in an earlier comment that he mentioned Kool Herc and other Hip Hop pioneers both from the US and UK in his FITB pt1. Akala has two Ted Talks, And also spoke at Oxford University, just like Lowkey, who is also an activist. The book you were talking about is written by him. In one of his Ted Talks his topic is Hip Hop and Shakespeare. Very interesting! Peace from the Netherlands! Edit: You know it's him, lol...I'm writing this while I'm watching. Last edit: You can do his fire in the booths in order(he has 4 so far) and after that some songs. really enjoyed your reaction and yes the UK has a lot of great rappers.
Don't forget KingDem Fire in the Booth, for the old school uk hip-hop, the Real Logic the General of the people's army, cause you gotta remember the Wu tang forever was the album that made everyone of Akala's generation listen to rap. From what he said in an interview
@@bryanphelan9616 Salute!
True words.
Akala Mic and Lowkey all their work, and you wonder why most Americans have never heard of them? It’s the message they send that is banned. Black the Ripper too RIP
I second Lowkey
Yeah he's the guy who wrote "Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire".
*Edit*
Well you figured that out anyway. I guess I should've waited a bit before commenting. :P As far as recommendations all his fire in the booth's are good... there is Parts 2, 3, & 4 [though be aware that on #2 & #4 there are 2 parts where he raps with a small period of time of him & Charlie talking a bit to each other so don't skip those 2nd parts in those 2 videos.] For actual songs you can always check out "Maangamizi" [I think this guy did a good job with putting visuals with the song ua-cam.com/video/RaaEtS-Wi0I/v-deo.html ] There is "Murder Runs the Globe" ; "Find No Enemy" ; "Malcolm Said It" ; & "The Thieves Banquet".
Really any of these are good to see.
He's also a university history professor
Akala is Truth, I am trying to get people to know who Akala is, You are the 1st Reaction who had already read 1 of his books 📚 before knowing his Music 🎶, I can't wait to see your Reaction to the Rest of these- daily Duppy is short enough, the other Fire in the booths are HEAVY
In this country the first enslaved were the working class
What’s changed?
Worst jobs, worst conditions
Worst taxed, look where you’re livin’
You go to the pub, Friday night
You will fight with a guy, don’t know what for
But won’t fight with a guy, suit and a tie
Who sends your kids to die in a war
They don’t send the kids of the rich or politicians
It’s your kids, the poor British
That they send to go die in a foreign land
For these wars you don’t understand
Yeah they say that you’re British
And that lovely patriotism they feed ya'
But in reality, you have more in common with immigrants
Than with your leaders
@@IWTBF I read a lot of shit comments on UA-cam rap reactions, freestyles, songs etc and so many people post shit lyrics and average bars but this is pretty good my man!
@@I-am-Ranb0 pretty good? This shit is truth , it don’t get no better
Am from UK. Akala is a real living legend here. This was long before he turned author so its crazy how you reacting to on of his works without realizing you have one of his works
This guy came from a poor working class family very similar to myself. He's a virtual bloody genius. He's addressed Oxford University. He did this with no radio airplay. He's fantastic. I'd recommend every work he's ever done. Please set up a po box I'd like to send you over something from him.
Mic Righteous fire in the booth part 1 2 3 and 4 trust me ✌🏾💯
Insane rapper!! So much emotions
AKALA - FIND NO ENEMY!!! top 5 best songs to come out of the UK IMO
We have a lot of conscious rappers in UK, Mic RIghteous, Akala, Wretch 32, Dave etc. Akala is amazing and so is your work rate at the moment dude keep up the good work you'll hit tipping point sooner or later.
Logic too, one of my favorites!
Lowkey also someone he needs to listen to
@@TheHipHop_Junkie Best British rapper.
Melanin 9 best lyricist in the UK
@@karlmarx5078 That's a huge claim!
New sub here from uk. Loving your vids. The breakdown and actually listening to the lyrics is impressive. Love from the uk
it gets awkward if you made it awkward people around the world need to listen to people like akala. he has a one of a kind mind
Akala is British and is talking to a British audience in the main and tho some of us know, the things he’s saying, we are not taught American history more than the basics, and think he’s trying to educate the young black & mixed race kids here that there more to life than trappin,, and he after all a lecturer in history and economic’s, With the focus black history. He’s was also one of the founding members of the hip hop Shakespeare company, very clever man with a lot to say and teach the young black and mixed kids in the Uk
Akala is a straight up legend rap philanthropist
Mans a racist with a whopper chip on his shoulder
One of the UK greats. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 He teaches the fatherless. Shepherd of men. 🙌🏽🙌🏽💯💯
He hates the uk. Who are the fatherless? And why? The empire? Lol fucking embarrassing
You need to go through his fire in the booths , part 4 is insane
Find no enemy, The Theives' banquet, This is London, Roll wid us, Murder runs the globe, Maangamizi. Just a few of his amazing discography.
If you think that was good. You have to check out part 4. This man has the vocabulary, intelligence and ability to teach in all mediums. Absolutely one of the top rappers in the world. I’m Irish and have been listening to Akala for over 10 years. I read his books. Listen to his political statements. He is off the chain. Pleasure to hear someone talk/ rap / write with the passion and knowledge he possesses. Great reaction. New sub. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I absolutely love your reactions. So eloquent, educated and thoughtful. I loved your Pantera videos and as a bit of a fan of both metal and grime I was excited seeing this pop up on my subscriptions. I love what you're doing my friend. Love from the UK
Subscribed. Some rappers need to be heard - not just the bars, but the meaning behind them.
Akala has definitely got better since this video, but he's still speaking the truth.
Akala Thieves Banquet. A masterpiece of originality.
True classic along with the war mixtapes
I'm sure its been posted in here 100 times but Akala - Shakespeare is a must listen!!!
Thank you for your help educating. As a working class white person in the UK.. although I cannot relate in a sense of the plight of African people, this freestyle has captivated me either since it was released. It makes my hairs stand up every time I listen and I’m so glad it’s captivating people even now. The structural racism and prejudice still exists massively today in the UK I can’t speak for America although it’s clearly there if you watch the news. The transcript really woke me up to the way of the world and the history of systemic racism. Thank you for opening my eyes further. Love x
Yeah, he wrote the book. And one of the nest rappers in the country. And he'll stop and chat with you in the street about stuff. Possibly one of my favourite people ever.
Love watching someone listen to this for the first time.
Akala is the G.O.A.T, who else teaches you so much but still goes harder than anyone.
Talent!
Great vid dude! Keep doing what you do.
Yes a fresh Akala reaction! Watching from Northampton UK! I haven’t watched your reaction yet, yes you are right that’s one of his books..... he’s a legend 💛
Very good! Personally all the fire in the booths 1-4 are a must, the progression through them all is brilliant, all are very different, my personal favourites are part 2 and 3, both are under rated in my opinion. Part 4 is art!
Hey babe, I'm here for it ❤️
@@Jcurlsalot1 hahaha mate watching Akala reactions is an obsession of mine! 💛
I miss you 💔
@@Jcurlsalot1 missing you too! You’re back now 🙌🏽 spiritual soul sista 💛👊🏿👊🏾👊🏼👊🏻
About the "picnic" part: You seemed to miss the fact (or chose not to mention) that there were actual picnics held around lynchings, where townsfolk would bring their family to a lynching and have a meal around the hanging corpse...sometimes taking souvenirs such as toes or fingers. These lynchings weren't private, "never spoken of" events. Sometimes they were simply public celebrations of murder.
This was happening in the lifetimes of our elders. We're not talking ancient history here
Favourite tracks from Akala - Thieves' Banquet, Malcolm Said It, Yours & My Children, Absolute Power, Maangamizi. All have some amazing messages and lyrics.
Every thing he says is true, I’m white from the uk, and I absolutely love your reactions 👏👏keep up the good work 👏👏
Ain't gonna lie Akala simply is a master of his craft swear down founder of the Hip Hop Shakespeare company and no question a top tier lyricist , poet plus lecturer this man is full to the brim with historical knowledge my opinion one of the best I've ever witnessed his delivery , flow and play on words truely is a madness straight up cold ❄ trust me .. Bless up .✌📿💯
My name is Nicola Bohm but I'm on my bestie s account making playlists, Akala that's my man I can't get enough of him . I love history all history I used to live in Chattanooga Tennessee also upper Manhattan also Montreal in Canada I was lucky as a young younger person that I am now, anyway back to Akala you've got it spot on with the books you know I smiled when I see your reaction and you said about the books that you didn't know he was a rapper, yet he might just be the best rapper in the world cos he's certainly the best rapper in my world you need to listen to his 10-year anniversary thing with every single song that he's done on UA-cam and he still owns his Masters he ain't selling his soul he does a lot of work free angers randy's year area Amy knows what he's talking about I study history all my life since I was about 12 or 13 I've been obsessed with and I've also been to jail and you know live the og life that paid the price I was born in the music industry my mum was a songwriter you know and yes I started writing when I was about 14 years old but anyway back to akala you need to hear the whole hour long etc 10-year anniversary peace god bless and you know the UK is taking over s*** just Akala on his own is taking over lol 😁✅
I love that you found him and you have his book Natives. He is our black Shakespeare.
Akala is a beast. A very intelligent man
Akala is a professor and teacher. He is the ultimate conscious rapper. 💗
Yeah he's cool, shame he's so racist
Rapped this every night in bootcamp to keep the time. Still memorized to this day 6 years later. Hits me just as hard
i love how your brain works my guy - thank you for the knowledge, and reactions
Akala is a treasure, awesome reaction brother, looking forward to seeing more of his content on here, great to see someone appreciating his work as much as you do!! Much love ❤️
Akala has always been a legend to those that know.
i gotta say this is more than just a reaction channel, LOVE what you’re doing man thank you
Akala is one of the most educated, trusted voice regarding inequality here in the UK. He's a modern day malcom
Akala is a historian. And is often called on by some of the oldest universities in the world. To speak on black history (not American black history) but thousands of years ago in Africa. He speaks truth and nothing butt.
I'd love to have a conversation with the man
His Fire in the Booth 4 is pure poetry and knowledge. Make sure to stick around after the verses for him reciting a section of his latest book. Gives me chills every time
Glad you found Akala my bro, this g is on another LEVEL
As a lower middle class white boy I always wondered that no matter how shut my situation and my families was why was it always better than some of my neighbours and Akala really made me look at and question the storied and histories I got told about our success and made me change me life from the road to someone who values family and success
You found the King of Consciousness bro 😎 without his dreads 😊
Pshhhhhhhhhh bro. A K A L A 🎤 drop
I love that book, your visceral reaction to this and hope you one day do part 4 of his FITB, it's damn near a masterpiece.
He has ac amazing song called "Find no enemy" and all his fitb 1-4 are great.
Terrible sentiment in find no enemy.
@@sefp what do you mean
Akala's a writer, the author of that book and more, also a poet, historian etc. putting everything into mc'ing/rapping......
Akala:
Fire in the Booth (parts 2, 3 and 4)
'Murder Runs the Globe'
'Find No Enemy'
'Visions' (intro + chapters 1, 2, 3, 4)
'Carried Away'
'Let it all Happen'
'The Thieves Banquet'
'The Journey' (ft Mic Righteous)
'Behind My Painted Smile' (ft Lowkey)
Thank you man. Akala is my favourite. We do struggle in Britain, black, white, Asian or whatever. Nice people are nice people. Love you man xxx
Akala - carried away.
You won't regret hearing it. It's a masterpiece
I’ve never seen anyone in the comments call Akala a liar or even disagree with him. He only gets love ❤️
I’ve subscribed for the rest of your Akala journey. Looking forward to Mic Righteous too ✌🏼
Miss dynamite is his sister aswell big talent in that family
Wait.
Howd I not know that?! Shiiiiit
That now makes so much sense
I only found out about Akala today and he's blowing my mind. He's rapping about what I know and feel, he's articulating what I could only dream of. He's the truth. Unreal.
His book / audiobook is great, saw him live few years back and he's a true talent
listen to "Find no Enemy"
You're one of the first reactors to akala that ive seen that actually read his stuff before they knew him as a rapper! Very cool. Loved the video.
All his fitb are fire 4 is special for second part you gotta react to them but he also has a daily duppy where he just wanted to show he could spit bars with the best off them its 3min of pure spitting
Books, TV & the music...🔥. The man has serious talent. 🙏🇬🇧 I love that you love Akala & Kano.
Anything by Akala
Try Lowkeys Ahmed and Alphabet Assasin
Mic Righteous Fire in the Booth 2
I discovered hip hop in lockdown
As a child of the 60s i find it says what the real hippys were saying.
May i also say that i am so surprised at some of the reactors from the US.(not yourself)
The world does not start in Canada and end at Key West
As Akala said,read and gain knowledge about others on this planet
Yep. Same Akala who wrote Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire. I'm sure you already knew that IRL but i'm glad to give you the comment and alogrithm bump that comes with that.
Keep it up bro, thanks for recently covering lots of amazing artists i love as a european.
Big love.
The word 'picnic' did get twisted into a 'pun' by the people organising lynchings - but the word itself pre-existed the lynchings - it was originally a french term for outdoor dining, which was then anglicized to the form we know now and meant sitting outside for a meal. The term used in lynchings was a 'play' on that original word. I have seen a few claims online that it is the origin of the word, but this was retrospectively applied.
Or he could be confusing it with the word pickanniny. It is a pidgin word form, derived from the Portuguese pequenino ("very small", a diminutive version of the word pequeno, 'small', also used in Spanish).
In jamaica its pickney
I love how in the comments in akala reactions, someone has always already said what I want to say.
I have tremendous respect for Akala, love listening to him. Don't always agree with him and on some things we are on opposite sides of the argument BUT his knowledge, intelligence, articulation and debating skills are exceptional and even if I disagree with him it makes me investigate the topics further. A true educator in the best way possible. As a debater he shows respect to opposing views, analyses and comes back with a counter from his point of view. Respect
you need to hear theives banquet by Akala. and obviously all the other fire in the booths with akala.. 4 is the best imo
You've gained a new subscriber, love the way you break it down and the fact your knowledge is on point. Keep it up bro much love from the UK
Great reaction!! Please listen to Akala's FITB's in order. You can see his growth in every aspect. My personal favorite is no.4 where you can see he has mastered his flows and cadences. Akala is definitely one of the UK G.O.A.T.S, there is only one Akala....
TY - the unpacks here are great. I think I've seen Akala presented as a speaker during at least a few Oxford Union sessions and it sounds like he's involved with a lot of education efforts. More power to him. Someone else from the UK who's got a huge mind on his shoulders and is great to listen to when he talks about culture is Goldie (the Metalheadz drum and bass label founder).
Obviously you have to do his other FITBs now. But after that you NEED to do thieves banquet. It's incredible
Did I just find someone on the internet who actually gets it ? Well shit, I guess it had to happen eventually !! Intellectual honesty sir, fuck yes. You may be the 1st person I've ever heard use that term correctly. Liked. Subbed. Peace.
Have said it before but Akala - Daily Duppy! And his next 3 FITB
This FITB #1 by Akala was what turned me on, over here, to Rap & Grime, when I was still listening P.E, NWA, Wu-Tang et al, & wishing there was something radical, powerful, angry, considered & conscious, real life right now, here.
Uncle Akala, the flow father!
You got a new sub.
UK love & respect.
If anyone asks you to show them english rap AKALA is the one plus you learn so much realness.
Akala's Oxford Union lecture is great too... check that out
I've easily seen 15 different reactions to this video. Yours is without a shadow of a doubt the best one and I'm only 7 minutes in.
EDIT: He doesn't seem to have been mentioned so far but check out "Dave". My personal fav track is Psychodrama. His lyricism is off the charts.
Yes, this is Akala.. the author of the book "Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire"!! He's dope, conscious and lyrical. Intelligent. We need more on the mic with his level of knowledge. Also, this was fire in the booth was 9 years ago, so he'd body the mic 3x harder than what he did here now.
The fact here though is that his lyrics are timeless because the content was relevant before he was born, relevant when he spat these verses and still relevant to this day.
Big up UK, Akala, MrLboyd and all those in the struggle.
Nice to see a dude who is woke because of facts not because it trendy love from Ireland
Amen
I posted on another vid but i'll put here again:
Dude, hip-hop moved over to the UK! We have many Hip-hop giants such as Akala, Lowkey, Mic Righteous, Chester P, Phi Life Cipher, Jam Baxter, Ed Scissor, The Four Owls and many, many more. If you don't know these guys you are missing out of massive section of hip hop history. People like Akala and Lowkey (both have doctorates) have pushed the highly intelligent conscious rap game further than anybody else. Jam Baxter and Ed Scissor will give you some of the most abstract visual lyricism you will have ever hear. Chester P and Phi Life Cipher are grand daddies of UK hip hop. All of these are poets of the highest caliber. Keep up the good work man. Love from the UK.
"Hey! Today I wore my Cartier
Is it now more important what I got to say?"
Oh and I drive a Mercedes by the way
So everybody listen to what I got to say”
not entirely sure how i ended up here but i really like your channel dude!.
Akala is a bit of everything, rapper, entertainer, public speaker, educator, author
Everything he does is amazing. If you want a powerful song I’d recommend “The Thieves Banquet” 💯
Murder runs the globe also
Akala - fire in the booth part 4
Lowkey - Return of Lowkey
Lowkey - Soundtrack to the struggle 2
Lowkey - Mcdonald Trump
Lowkey - Soundtrack to the struggle 1
Akala - Thieves banquet
Lowkey has two albums with the name 'Soundtrack to the struggle 1/2' - both have songs with the same name on the albums, i referenced the songs above, but you should listen to both albums, they are fucking amazing.
Those lowkey songs mate... trust. I'd be so happy to see you react to those!
All the Akala FITBs are incredible. You may not want to react to it but I recommend you watch his address to the Oxford Uni Students Union just for your own sake. Its very good
His address to the Oxford Union is brilliant. I've watched it 4 times and counting. Every time I watch it I learn more ...
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I've been listening to Akala for years now. You've just blown my mind by breaking down the picnic line.
Like a huge amount of English words, "Picnic" comes from an old French word. In this case "Pique-nique", a gathering with food. There are no racial connotations to the word whatsoever.
As for more Akala stuff: The other 3 FITB videos, his F64 videos, his songs Maangamizi, Murder Runs The Globe, Find No Enemy.
Despite what many will try to claim Akala is not a professor, nor does he teach at Oxford University (Or any university for that matter), he once gave a presentation at Oxford University, as many other celebrities do. Akala is great but he does do a bit of selective editing of history to better fit his narrative, which can push a lot of people away who have a wider understanding of certain times and events. It's a shame because when he is on point, he is really on point. Another amazing conscious rapper is half-British, half-Iraqi Lowkey, he has a couple of FITBs and some fantastic tracks you might want to delve into.
Just to let you know, homophones and wordplay weren’t just invented in the modern era. Just because a word has a definition, doesn’t preclude it from being used within a different, winking context. Similar to how “cracker” could mean 3 different things, “whip cracker” field overseer/slave driver, “oat cracker” an empoverished person who cracked their own oats to eat, or a person from Florida/GA. Likely, it was used as all three simultaneously.
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Absolutely but that simply isn't the case here. The claim that picnic has a racial connotation is less than 25 years old, it was never used as anything other than a gathering to eat food, ever. It's simply one of those cases where somebody has taken a word and completely fabricated a false history for it.
If you really want a food word that does have a history of racial connotations, the burning alive of black folk used to be called a Barbecue.
@@BunniMonster the confusion seems to have come about because many lynchings if blacks took place at what you would describe as a picnic, as a casual showpiece/ entertainment for the families enjoying their food / afternoon.. So the racial association with the event is there although I agree, that is not what the word means or where it originated.
Mehn! Just attended Akala 101. Literally blown my mind. Thanks for this platform and for being knowledgeable and informed to help us appreciate this. DAMN!!!!!
Ok let’s get it correct, we can all scream ‘Part 4’ but you may as well see the journey proper. 2, 3 then 4. They are all amazing and by the end of it, your mind will be blown.
When you are done with that, his F64 and Thieves Banquet Freestyle hit very hard.
Thank me later 😎
I like Akala, the brilliant thing about him is you don't just hear him, you listen, and if you haven't lived it, you learn it, every day's a school day when he hits the mic
What you've said James is so true.
I personally haven't lived his life experiences, but I have learned so much from listening to his music, his talks and reading his book.
He is a fountain of knowledge with a true artistic talent for delivering that knowledge.
That time Akala schooled a Tory plant that tried to call him out on Question Time was brilliant.
Whats a Tory plant. Im not from uk
@@AS-yo2xz a person that is selected prior to the show to ask predetermined questions, to make the politician look like they know what they are talking about or the opposing side to look clueless.
AKALA and you Mr.....thanks you both Srs...shout out from Brazil....been hearing UK hip hop for a while now and AKALA is unstopable....flow and knowledge blend together to hit you hard
Fire in the Booth part 4, he does a section of his graphic novel.
Yes, Race & Class is ONE OF Akalas books, he is a Double Doctorate from Oxford & Cambridge in English, he lectures on Shakespeare, he was in the top 2% for Math in the country as a kid.
If you dig this, check out his other FITB (1-4) as this one is 10 years old, also, his Daily Duppy which came out in the last year is simply God Tier!