2022 anyone? 12 years since I first heard this, and still need the education, wisdom and incredible FLOW! Thank you Akala for caring to educate. You light the flame in us. Don't stop being a light for those in the dark. You're doing righteous work. We see u, we need u, we love u. Stay strong brother xx
If he had a knighthood, then he would have more power, and more power means that the Akala Revolution can finally begin! And Charlie Sloth will still have to shut the fuck up haha
There are so many amazing rappers with fantastic lyrical ability, and substance to their lyrics, but Akala's flow is vicious, gotta be the definition of what a rapper should be
Hes good BUT its rare he raps about a different topic! He has high skill but if you rap about 1 thing how can people idolize to be like that? I can predict everything that's coming when he starts spitting lol You gotta have more than government rap to be the best...If not your going the same as immortal technique And will become boring lol Hes the best in the uk at government rap Ill give him that lol I wanna hear him say I have had a nice day with some cool people. he hates more than the kkk lol
Find Another Reason, It's Not That Serious, I do see what you are saying, especially about Tech, but Akala is a little more broad in his subject matter and still has some old school vibes in a few of his recent stuff
therapistznd Its called integrity . What hes saying needs to be heard . It needs to be said more in my opinion . I see your point about people getting bored but radio one plays the same rubbish day in day out and has the same mentally challenged DJ's spouting the same old boring shit every day trying to dumb down the nation . I would listen to Akala all day if he was on the radio .
RyanGiggsOBE The things he's been talking about have been the ways things have been for a very long time. What we're seeing now in the UK? In the 80s, we all knew this would happen if the Tories got back in again. But we also knew that labour were only marginally better... they're all in the hands of big corps... none of them act for us... and that's just the class issue, never mind gender, racialisation, and a million other atrocities we live with today.
This guy is incredible. I'm a 41 year old white married guy. Ex army. Makes me see things in a way I've never seen them before. Listening to this man stimulates so much in my head. He gets me thinking about all sorts. Seriously rate him. Very intelligent and talented man that can do a lot of good for all communities
37 white male from NJ,,wife kids the whole 9...i luv seeing the parallels he draws showing just how similar the UK,& USA really are "Engineered social conditions"
Two years later and I still get emotional when I hear this! I showed this to my dad and he literally sat silently after it finished for at least a minute. Everything Akala pointed out was my dads life growing up in this country.
@@reallrecognizereal only problem with that book is that it's already been studied and manifested the story is outdated, and yes I've read it front to back.
Still one of the sickest and truest set of bars ever to be spat on a mic 👊👊👊 knowledge is power. Know your rights and don't let any clowns push you about and tell you what you can and can't achieve.
Anyone who has an interest/studied highschool economy or has bought anything overseas understands this. It isn't some sophisticate enlightenment that a few people understand.
Akala crams an unbelievable amount of opinion/content into this freestyle - He touches on more issues in this 8 minute track than most rappers manage in their entire careers. To be able to do this off the dome is utterly fucking ridiculous. Massive respect.
1..2..4 so good, insightful... Thought provoking, level changing..... But taking away his lyrical content is in its own league... Even if it was pure waffle, he remembered all those lyrics off the dome... Not paper or phone to read off and doesn't rewind or stop during beat change
Bro after nearly 2 years of bypassing Akala, I decided to listen this morn at 7:30am been listening bk2bk since then, which I'd of heard it when it first came out BEST FITB I've heard👍👍👍
Can make you feel quite intellectually inferior listening to him speak... His lectures are good... Plus the way he shuts down Tommy Robinson was quality
Been listening to this for years, it still send chills through my body…this man could change minds! That’s why they keep him under wraps…they’re scared of the truth getting out. Keep spitting the truth my boy you’re killing it “legend” much love.
Exactly. This is the line of the whole tune for me. People don’t see it. They see black white etc, which is fine celebrate diversity but we are human beings just with a different expression, we do have more in common for sure. It’s a class war and racist war but more class and society
Instead people are taught to worship the queen 👑 (who lives in a different universe to them) and hate immigrants who live next door and experience similar social and economic issues
Akala just gave us the knowledge of 1000 books inside of 8 minutes. I think his afro is to hide his enlarged brain, cos this man's on some next level shit!
+Ryan Fellows If you watch his political views and thoughts then you will realise why he hasn't blown up, he will put insight into millions of people of how corrupt the government, media, system is... The government doesn't like competitors.
｜DARKSTAR ｜ True they see him as a threat u only have to listen to the wack shit that do hit it big. A smart mind is dangerous in their eyes I guess but it's a damn shame this guy spits real shit and I've missed that a lot since Tupac.
Watched this 9 years ago when it came out and haven’t trusted anything I’ve seen in the news, media or life in general, since. This is the truth, timeless lyrics
I'm pretty sure Akala could go toe-to-toe with any of the American rap legends. Just because he's not world famous means nothing, that's to do with the US rap industry itself having the bigger spotlights shone on it. In terms of raw talent Akala is easily up there with any US legend.
It's kinda hard to say, most of the US greats have lost their competitive edge due to making millions.. but 90's Nas, Jay, Snoop, Cube and so forth were beasts :) But I feel what you're saying Akala is sooooo slept on. Simply because of his message he is shunned by the corporate music industry.
Well the UK grime music is very different than most American rap. Grime is similar to people like Tech n9ne and his chopping style, which is all about fast flows and lyrical skill on the mic. Akala possibly can go toe to toe but it's difficult to say.
This is insane however wretchs fitb was something else, when you listen to that properly the intellect is unbelievable, so many different word plays the way its structured, so many bars go over people's head. This is DEFINITELY TOP 3 FACT
+Vulpes93 10 years ago I'd have agreed with you but US rap sucks dick now. They did pioneer it and they do have legendary rappers. None from the past 5 years though imo. UK rap is getting better and better while US rap is getting tired and repetitive. IMO!!!!
I just finished reading Akala’s “Natives”. Came to this video as he mentions it in the book, and fuck me it’s just so good. Akala, you legend. There’s only so much talent in the world and Akala is hogging most of it.
You don't have to like rap to love/adore him, he's a walking knowledge. He breathes history. No big chains around the neck, no grillz in them teeth, no single stud in either ears etc. Just a normal looking black man with brains in overdrive. To Akala ✊🏾
This guy is beyond knowledgable... he makes sense everytime I hear him flow or in inteview! Unreal intellect and under rated imo, He could be a genuine force of activation in the UK, and I really like that he refuses to sell out! Knowledge is true power... also love how he made EDL guy look a complete mug!
Inspirational and knowledge about real issues. Educating in such a good way, it just brings out emotional expressions that we are left to otherwise keep suppressed and we get stressed and end up depressed.
men expressing themselves is uncommon, society is riddled with fear and expression of self seems dangerous when there are so many worry's about being judged. Overcoming the fear of judgement and letting go of the ego is also massively important in the road to self expression :) good comment Scott
I remember when this first dropped, absolutely blew my mind. Still never heard anything like it since, has to be one of the best truth bombs ever recorded... saw him perform live, true legend...
No im not you don't obviously listen to lyrics properly and skeptas hanging about with drake and young thug and Kenya West so skeptas more out their then lowkey lol get of grime....
skeletalblackout I am truly impressed by your thoughtful comment. You were smart enough to compare it to Connect Four! Good on you! The end part where you said "SLAGGG" was the icing on the cake for me. I bet your parents are super proud of the child they raised. I mean, just look at you! You are just so goddamn clever! A round of applause for you!! Yaaay!
I can't decide if Lowkey or Akala's FITB is best....they are both on point and miles ahead of anyone else's. Real message delivered rather than talking about drugs, cars & women. Real talent & intelligence. Real talk.
I choose Akala, I'm a fan of lowkey's but in terms of intelligent lyricism, lowkey doesn't come close. That's not what's important though, its the message that both of them bring.
and he ain't just talking bout racism he's talking bout social circumstances working classes black white Asian any race in shitty circumstances the rich politicians running things corrupt for money
I was 15 when this was released, and it's mad how 10 years later I'm still coming back to this heat... The booth is still on fire, Charlie lost weight and had to move into a new studio after this one
Listened to this so many times since it dropped all them years ago..... it is still the most powerful message to ever happen on this fire in the booth series
This has got to be one of my favorite rap/lyric of all time did not know of akala until seen this on fb just wow to true this is what rappers should be like but unfortunately this is not what the mainstream elite would want to get out to the world
Akala No 1 in my opinion poetic lyricist on a completely different level Pioneer love it speaking truths dropping gems at the same time youngest take note 👍💯🥰
Still yet to find, in my opinion, a more powerful piece of art than this. I come back to it often to remind myself of how unbelievably mesmerising music can be when it carries a message 💪🏻
Akala just dropped some deep knowledge in this song about poverty, racism and inequality and everyone in the comments decides to have a ''Who's the best rapper'' circle jerk. Akala is trying to send a message to people through his songs and you are all missing the point. It's the same everywhere, people forget what is real and focus on the superficial.
The name 'Akala' comes from a Buddhist philosophy. The word itself literally means 'immovable'. When I think of this, it reminds me of Batman. When the Joker says "this is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object". Then I realised I'm just really stoned and played the video on repeat.
Wretch and Avelino's, Bashy's, Ghetts', Kano, The Movement's, Cadet's and a few others, but I agree Akala's are on another level, especially his part 4, the spoken word piece was so powerful. Set a whole new level.
@@ragetype1303 basically the stuff he speaks about in this but far more deeply explained and told from a personal angle. incredibly well written and easy to understand
Anybody that speaks truth wow absolutely amazing can't be putting the words how good this is unfortunately my first time hearing him will not be the last absolute perfection
Been binging Akala’s talks ALL through lockdown, my bf told me he rapped and Now I’m gobsmackeddd. He awakens something in me, gives me goosebumps EVERY time!!!!
I didnt say it was just about blacks so I would agree with that statement but he does also say "but with that said, lets not pretend that everything is the same" which anyone knows clearly means that race trumps class everytime. Working class whites never side with their class allies of other ethnicity's, but they do have a long history of abusing them, attacking them and killing them in many instances. Until we can address the issues of racial hatred class equality among Britains poor will always be a distant ideal.
"One of my own homeboys did a 10-straight in the boxing yard - now what's he doing? Passing his doctorate - don't tell me that it's too hard." - Akala Certain groups are conditioned from birth to believe that they are intrinsically inferior, and therefore deserve less - while others are trained to believe the exact opposite; that they are destined to rule (the kinds of socioeconomic backgrounds of most of the current UK government springs to mind). "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery - none but ourselves can free our minds." - Robert Nesta Marley
"But in reality you have more in common with immigrants than with your leaders" Wooow. Just wooow. EDL and Britain First need to take a long and hard think about this bar.
James Duff how?? Most white people in poor families have more in common with poor immigrants than they do with David Cameron and it's a fact. The only difference the white person and the immigrant have is nationality. That's it
Bits Rep as a hardcore borders advocate this is technically true. But the ultimate fact is these cultures of people do not mix. Groups compete and ultimately the competition results in harsh conflict when different people's and cultures are forced together in a "melting pot". Just look at how fucked over Europe is now from terrorism, assaults, rape, squalor and no go zones. We cannot co exist in the same society. Simple fact. Now as for my leaders? If I saw a coup to hang these traitor self serving fucks high? No skin off my nose.
Nasmr true I get what you mean but class wise they are the same and that's a reason we should work together to stop these politician toff twats fucking up the country EVEN more
Bits Rep I would like these countries (Egypt, Syria, Middle East in general) to be as they were during the ancient era in between Roman expansion and the Muslim expansion. Free of Islam and the peoples of these regions having freedom to self determination. Having their golden era of discovery back (Arabic numbers and scientific discovery and such). I believe their prosperity would resolve the burden we're having. But at the risk of being called a conspiracy theorist, that's not in Israels interests and they have the western world leaders at their beck and call
2023 anyone? This never gets old and will always be relevant! Akala is next level! Even if you don’t like rap you can still learn a lot from him!
Never gets old he is a genius
Akala be UK GOAT
Been a while since my last listen but is always fire! Also can recommend his books, like doublethink, it actually saved my life when I had Malaria!
Hi
It's always BARS
First time I saw this, I was 22. I'm 32 now, keep coming back... Straight up truth that is just timeless
this
@@reallrecognizereal I first played this song a year ago. I still play it every few days or so. Absolute masterpiece.
Word up.. this guy is the best British rapper ever. Hands down.
Sad that's it's all still truth though.
18, now 28 💪
When there is no heating at home but you're listening to Akala's fire in the booth to keep you warm..
jollygirl100 Realest comment.
ATBeats 93 when you don't have heating but have internet access....
Hahaha.That was great
TheSimpleMusician1 yeah that never happens, does it? ...
+TheSimpleMusician1 idiot heating is far more expensive than the cost of monthly internet smh
2022 anyone? 12 years since I first heard this, and still need the education, wisdom and incredible FLOW! Thank you Akala for caring to educate. You light the flame in us. Don't stop being a light for those in the dark. You're doing righteous work. We see u, we need u, we love u. Stay strong brother xx
This and everything after 3:42 on Lowkeys 2nd FITB
@@oliverbentley966 lowkey is very good but akala got levels
A week or so away from 2023 and he's fresher then will Smith still.
January 2023 first heard this 3 years ago. Fucking 🔥 in the booth indeed i need more akala!
Very good
No wonder I've never heard of this guy, he raps about truth
Right! 😔
@Jim Kirk780 how come you're on an akala video? Just trolling for fun?
@Jim Kirk780 also, how come you're in conflict with antifa?
Exactly
Jim Kirk News 😂😂😂 Get a hobby ffs u knob head
Knowledge is priceless... Music is powerful but music with a message is a dart to the heart.
This man should get a knighthood just for making charlie sloth shut the fuck up for 8minutes
Hahahaha
+Salahuddin Al Ayyubi you know bro 😂
+TheMCJakeyb
A knighthood? From a monarchy that got rich off slavery.................Are you insane! Akala is above that!
If he had a knighthood, then he would have more power, and more power means that the Akala Revolution can finally begin!
And Charlie Sloth will still have to shut the fuck up haha
This guy knows
This man just held a campaign speech in the booth. More truth in 8 minutes than listening to any mp for a lifetime. And he kept the flow on point.
Hell yeah!!!!
Yeeess
There are so many amazing rappers with fantastic lyrical ability, and substance to their lyrics, but Akala's flow is vicious, gotta be the definition of what a rapper should be
Hes good BUT its rare he raps about a different topic! He has high skill but if you rap about 1 thing how can people idolize to be like that? I can predict everything that's coming when he starts spitting lol You gotta have more than government rap to be the best...If not your going the same as immortal technique And will become boring lol Hes the best in the uk at government rap Ill give him that lol I wanna hear him say I have had a nice day with some cool people. he hates more than the kkk lol
Find Another Reason, It's Not That Serious, I do see what you are saying, especially about Tech, but Akala is a little more broad in his subject matter and still has some old school vibes in a few of his recent stuff
RyanGiggsOBE what is his recent stuff mate?
therapistznd
Its called integrity . What hes saying needs to be heard . It needs to be said more in my opinion . I see your point about people getting bored but radio one plays the same rubbish day in day out and has the same mentally challenged DJ's spouting the same old boring shit every day trying to dumb down the nation . I would listen to Akala all day if he was on the radio .
***** And thats why somethings wrong with society and music today :D
Been almost 5 years and still no ones spit fire as hard as this since. Absolute banger🔥
Apart from him again today
eminem? come on man.
+Ibrahim Mussa Eminem had a FITB? My bad then, haven't seen his one
Eminem blows and jigga man trigga man get your hands up drops a fire verse every year if an album doesn't get released
Lol I think wretch has dude
the older this gets the more it makes sense
***** Or Akala is just ahead of his time and knows the way the world works
RyanGiggsOBE The things he's been talking about have been the ways things have been for a very long time. What we're seeing now in the UK? In the 80s, we all knew this would happen if the Tories got back in again. But we also knew that labour were only marginally better... they're all in the hands of big corps... none of them act for us... and that's just the class issue, never mind gender, racialisation, and a million other atrocities we live with today.
Maybe its you getting older and smarter lol
Or the older you get the more it makes sense.
It made sense when he said it. You are just only learning now
This guy is incredible. I'm a 41 year old white married guy. Ex army. Makes me see things in a way I've never seen them before. Listening to this man stimulates so much in my head. He gets me thinking about all sorts. Seriously rate him. Very intelligent and talented man that can do a lot of good for all communities
37 white male from NJ,,wife kids the whole 9...i luv seeing the parallels he draws showing just how similar the UK,& USA really are
"Engineered social conditions"
Never made the military cause I know id be a danger to others if I consciously objected to an order
God bless you. Totally agree
Cringe war criminal, repent for your sins.
That’s why he was never allowed to get the fame he deserved. If everyone heard this the system would crumble.
After hearing this man speak and spit fire, I'm an instant new fan. Shout's out from California.
Two years later and I still get emotional when I hear this!
I showed this to my dad and he literally sat silently after it finished for at least a minute.
Everything Akala pointed out was my dads life growing up in this country.
Emotions through the roof, cant even describe it, thats how incredible he is damn. Im genuinely gonna start reading books now.
One of the worlds finest.
sun tzu art off war
still relevant 2600 years later
@@reallrecognizereal only problem with that book is that it's already been studied and manifested the story is outdated, and yes I've read it front to back.
Still one of the sickest and truest set of bars ever to be spat on a mic 👊👊👊 knowledge is power. Know your rights and don't let any clowns push you about and tell you what you can and can't achieve.
This man is something else. Im a 50yr old teacher and I just got schooled. Yeh man
R/QuitYourBullshit
no one cares
You can't learn everything in a lifetime
@@tiptopchocolatevanilla6421 loool
Loool
this guy is the best lyricist I ever hear. this guy is dangerous.
try lowkey
Facts bro! Akala is awesome. Also guys like lowkey, immortal technique and vinnie paz are worth a listen if you like this type of content.
Listen to more stuff then.
+SennaLegend89 check out K Rino if you're into real lyricism
Joe Budden trumps them all, especially technique, ewwwww
"money is a means to get wealth, not the wealth itself" - If we understood this, society would be much healthier
Anyone who has an interest/studied highschool economy or has bought anything overseas understands this. It isn't some sophisticate enlightenment that a few people understand.
Merlin brother its not that many of us out there to think like that
When's that
@@SunIRIise not really though, if so, then hows all that working for ya?
@@SunIRIise really ?
72 year old from Scotland listening for the first time. Teaching old and new history by Akala. Truth.
Im liking him/this.
Akala crams an unbelievable amount of opinion/content into this freestyle - He touches on more issues in this 8 minute track than most rappers manage in their entire careers. To be able to do this off the dome is utterly fucking ridiculous. Massive respect.
or most politician manage in their career too
The only person I can think of is tupac. No one else. And people are scared of eminem (who is fucking awesome)
Wasn't off the dome
@@badbadleroybrown totally agree it's a written. Mostly all freestyles are not off the Dome.
I totally agree this man is an absolute legend,,,can't stop listening to his tracks daily for hrs on end x
Thumbs up if you're listening in 2019. still love this on every listen and that's a lot.
Yeah Bro trust listen to this on a daily.
1..2..4 so good, insightful... Thought provoking, level changing..... But taking away his lyrical content is in its own league... Even if it was pure waffle, he remembered all those lyrics off the dome... Not paper or phone to read off and doesn't rewind or stop during beat change
Bro after nearly 2 years of bypassing Akala, I decided to listen this morn at 7:30am been listening bk2bk since then, which I'd of heard it when it first came out BEST FITB I've heard👍👍👍
Can make you feel quite intellectually inferior listening to him speak... His lectures are good... Plus the way he shuts down Tommy Robinson was quality
Right here. I keep coming back to this.
FUCK!! THIS GUY IS FUCKING LEGENDARY.
Britain got some damn talented rappers man
Fresh Song serious Layin bak in da sunshine 😎 Troy Millz.
Been listening to this for years, it still send chills through my body…this man could change minds! That’s why they keep him under wraps…they’re scared of the truth getting out. Keep spitting the truth my boy you’re killing it “legend” much love.
"You have more in common with immigrants than with your leaders"
Lad, louder for them in the back. It's sad that most don't realise this.
Yessssss
Amen!
Exactly. This is the line of the whole tune for me. People don’t see it. They see black white etc, which is fine celebrate diversity but we are human beings just with a different expression, we do have more in common for sure. It’s a class war and racist war but more class and society
Instead people are taught to worship the queen 👑 (who lives in a different universe to them) and hate immigrants who live next door and experience similar social and economic issues
@@DSinghK1890 yep and sign reign over me 😩🤷🏻♂️ dumbness at its highest but as you probably know we live in an inversion
the result of self-education, reading & not relying on the system ..🙌🏽one of the greatest
Akala just gave us the knowledge of 1000 books inside of 8 minutes. I think his afro is to hide his enlarged brain, cos this man's on some next level shit!
SKINNY BUDDHA BOY missing the point bro he's saying we need to read basically.
hiboostchosh name the bools i need to read them
Start with his own - Race and Class in the ruins of the empire - it gives loads of references to follow up on the books he recommends
he IS an accomplished mathematician after all.
You're funny, and ironic.😊😊😁🧡
2020 and still listening to this flawless masterpiece
straight up
I'm from Boston Massachusetts and I'm glad I stumbled on this cat. he's a beast!
Sinatra Winter check out stormzy,jme,skepta 3 beasts
Gareth Lowndes Akala spits real
Unadulterated Truth yeah thats what I like about him. he spits about real shit. rappers these days have no substance like this cat has
Check out part 2, 3 and 4. The Lowkey fire in the booth is awesome too.
Sinatra Winter cat wtf mate this guy's the people's politician in our country breed more of that use have less of trump
how is this only got 2.6 mil views I've watched it like 2 mil times myself
same lol
+Steve Ratcliffe well that would mean there was 4 million view. So I find this highly unlikely
+Itz Northy your a tit
+Itz Northy it's an expression,
My mums dead dude, so that would be difficult
Music labels intimidated by Akala that's why he's not Blowing up. They don't want us to hear what he's got to say.
same with lowkey, both really good rappers who rap about real shit
+Mohammed Yahya Lowkey had opportunities but he was always more focused on politics.
+Ryan Fellows If you watch his political views and thoughts then you will realise why he hasn't blown up, he will put insight into millions of people of how corrupt the government, media, system is... The government doesn't like competitors.
+John Capsey great...thats why i watch him and not little children who go on about temporary materialism
｜DARKSTAR ｜ True they see him as a threat u only have to listen to the wack shit that do hit it big. A smart mind is dangerous in their eyes I guess but it's a damn shame this guy spits real shit and I've missed that a lot since Tupac.
Watched this 9 years ago when it came out and haven’t trusted anything I’ve seen in the news, media or life in general, since. This is the truth, timeless lyrics
"De omnibus dubitandum." - Doubt *everything*.
100. Well done for waking up. It’s a class war and society war. Social constructs. With added racism. But ultimately it’s them vs us all.
thats a bit fuck1ng idiotic. he spits truth and hands down one of the best out there. I don't get how you could be so narrow minded. Sheep
I'm pretty sure Akala could go toe-to-toe with any of the American rap legends. Just because he's not world famous means nothing, that's to do with the US rap industry itself having the bigger spotlights shone on it. In terms of raw talent Akala is easily up there with any US legend.
It's kinda hard to say, most of the US greats have lost their competitive edge due to making millions.. but 90's Nas, Jay, Snoop, Cube and so forth were beasts :) But I feel what you're saying Akala is sooooo slept on. Simply because of his message he is shunned by the corporate music industry.
Well the UK grime music is very different than most American rap. Grime is similar to people like Tech n9ne and his chopping style, which is all about fast flows and lyrical skill on the mic. Akala possibly can go toe to toe but it's difficult to say.
MakesYouSick
he definitely couldn't go toe to toe with u.s legends but he's good tho for surw
Two words, Immortal Technique
What a lyricist. He drops so much knowledge it's incredible.
You actually forget hes rapping over a beat when the message and storytelling is this vivid
9 years on and this is still the best FITB
I dunno about that bro, its up there with the best but wretch did one with ghetts called the movement and killed it
This is insane however wretchs fitb was something else, when you listen to that properly the intellect is unbelievable, so many different word plays the way its structured, so many bars go over people's head.
This is DEFINITELY TOP 3 FACT
This. Man. Is. Something. Else
This lad sic song on repeat trust
That was one hell of a history less in a form a rap...
Holllyyy shiiiitttt.....
Hmm not really a history lesson, more of a reality check
Mikeyprs21 they should play this to kids in history class
He's the goat
This is the most intelligent fire in the booth I've ever heard. 10/10
As far as UK hip hop goes - Akala and Lowkey are on one level, everyone else is on another level.
Who’s watching this heat in quarantine
It’s the screensaver for my brain dude!
so good
Then part 2... 3.. + 4..😅
@@grahamsinclair3274 me, and still shaking hands... Fire!
@@DonLusher The greatest 🔥🔥🔥🔥
British rappers are underrated
I know right compared to American rappers they are way better
No you just have 1 diamond in the rough but this diamond is shunting very bright
Durantchalla ? That's so close minded, both countries have a lot of talent.
+Nahin Uddin That's just plain wrong. America pioneered rap and has countless legendary rappers.
+Vulpes93 10 years ago I'd have agreed with you but US rap sucks dick now. They did pioneer it and they do have legendary rappers. None from the past 5 years though imo. UK rap is getting better and better while US rap is getting tired and repetitive. IMO!!!!
I just finished reading Akala’s “Natives”.
Came to this video as he mentions it in the book, and fuck me it’s just so good. Akala, you legend.
There’s only so much talent in the world and Akala is hogging most of it.
I got the audio book read by himself, so sick
2:59 - 4:00
Akala is literally so ahead of the times his parents haven't met yet.
😲
@@nathanielphillips6792 considering this is 10nyears ols aswell
Big L's lyric.
Don't care what any man says, Best FITB to date. Will never be beaten. Some so called "MC'S" should take note.
Anal badgers
Ooooh watch the recent one. Dear god. Hand down the best, no competition.
Him and Lowkey...THAT'S IT.
+cheech nah, he is sik bro i think he stands a good chance.
his part 4 topped this imo
WHO IS STILL COMING BACK TO THIS MASTERPIECE IN 2019?
This is timeless
Yes man. I went to see him live once and he smashed the fire in the booth material at the end. Respect!
About once every week or so.
The end of 2019, still coming back to this.
still coming back in 2020 boi
It’s sad that this is 8 years old but is even more relevant
This is still current
This will only not be relevent when we are all free
Class and society war. Then vs us.
It just shows that this shit is still going on
unfortunately 9 years later, racism and classification is still a topic :(
You don't have to like rap to love/adore him, he's a walking knowledge. He breathes history. No big chains around the neck, no grillz in them teeth, no single stud in either ears etc. Just a normal looking black man with brains in overdrive. To Akala ✊🏾
This guy is beyond knowledgable... he makes sense everytime I hear him flow or in inteview! Unreal intellect and under rated imo, He could be a genuine force of activation in the UK, and I really like that he refuses to sell out! Knowledge is true power... also love how he made EDL guy look a complete mug!
He's just light years ahead.
Daniel Woolley and the rest...
Inspirational and knowledge about real issues.
Educating in such a good way, it just brings out emotional expressions that we are left to otherwise keep suppressed and we get stressed and end up depressed.
Deep tune,
so true awesome
men expressing themselves is uncommon, society is riddled with fear and expression of self seems dangerous when there are so many worry's about being judged. Overcoming the fear of judgement and letting go of the ego is also massively important in the road to self expression :) good comment Scott
I remember when this first dropped, absolutely blew my mind. Still never heard anything like it since, has to be one of the best truth bombs ever recorded... saw him perform live, true legend...
LEGIT
I hate how the good and meaningful music rarely gets the attention.
Do you ever wonder why people who speak this much truth don't get offered the spotlight? There is a reason
They are not meant for everyone.
The fact that stormzy and skepta are more popular than lowkey and akala makes me wonder what is wrong with this world
i dont see it lowkey is on hiatus lol,
skeptas spits like this listen to CASTLE . IF YOU LISTEN PROPERLY
true man
+StonedSnakesUK Are you mad? Lowkey is more known than all of them. I'm not even bullshitting.
No im not you don't obviously listen to lyrics properly and skeptas hanging about with drake and young thug and Kenya West so skeptas more out their then lowkey lol get of grime....
5 years on and still the best FITB
Rhys McCartney after lowkey part 1
27yr old studying at uni and working, I've heard this loads before but today this hit different.
Every word is a dagger of truth and he spent damn near 8 minutes slicing shit up left and right. He is absolutely incredible.
He slices one way.. he slices the other...it's like connect four in dagger terms....you SLAGGG
skeletalblackout I am truly impressed by your thoughtful comment. You were smart enough to compare it to Connect Four! Good on you! The end part where you said "SLAGGG" was the icing on the cake for me. I bet your parents are super proud of the child they raised. I mean, just look at you! You are just so goddamn clever! A round of applause for you!! Yaaay!
Twas a Mighty Boosh reference, a bit unorthodox I grant ya
The best fitb, I mean that. The punch lines, message, metaphors and the beat. Absolute mad
Fire in the booth. More like Inferno in the booth.
why you copying comments g
no © g
Fire in the booth. More like Inferno in the booth.
why you copying comments g
no © g
Thank you UK for the 2 years you been my home, and warmed me up with amazing people and music. Much love from Romania!
I love him so much. Every one of his raps makes me just fire. He needs to be on every radio station and tv screen.
I can't decide if Lowkey or Akala's FITB is best....they are both on point and miles ahead of anyone else's. Real message delivered rather than talking about drugs, cars & women. Real talent & intelligence. Real talk.
Fair play both top tracks
Snap capone
I choose Akala, I'm a fan of lowkey's but in terms of intelligent lyricism, lowkey doesn't come close. That's not what's important though, its the message that both of them bring.
mic righteous was quite good to get mentioned tho
I personally go with lowkey
Must knowledgeable MC I've ever heard, not to mention his flow and delivery is sick!!
I always come back to watch this every so often. pure truth
he is an activist rapping... he raps in facts and blows it away! other artist should take note.
and he ain't just talking bout racism he's talking bout social circumstances working classes black white Asian any race in shitty circumstances the rich politicians running things corrupt for money
+Wayne Bramham he transcends race and any circumstance where people r downtrodden
Hardly, England is still very much racist.
Source - Living in England for 23 years
KuNA maTAtA all others bro
Toaster broke so just put two bits of bread on my headphones and the fire from these bars made the best toast I've ever had!
I tried that... but I accidentally played it on full volume and burnt down the city.
+daniel sheehy Fancy seeing you here Sheehy...
The Bomb With JustCookieDough ah yes my old nemesis.... who is this?aha
daniel sheehy fucking idiot sandwich
Found this years ago and still find myself coming coming back to this. Speaks so much truth. He’s a poet.
I was 15 when this was released, and it's mad how 10 years later I'm still coming back to this heat... The booth is still on fire, Charlie lost weight and had to move into a new studio after this one
Im from Sweden but this underground rap from the UK is dope! Best lyrics I have ever heard in any album any artist!
5.7M is not enough for this man 🔥🔥
Still climbing, still relevant, light years beyond any other conscious MC
Listened to this so many times since it dropped all them years ago..... it is still the most powerful message to ever happen on this fire in the booth series
Akala is one of the sharpest ever to do it! The lights ain’t just on and he’s home, he’s in the home teaching and building inside.
Still gives me goosebumps in 2020 !! Easily the most intelligent and real rapper in uk history 💯
He ain't done yet. He is an unbelievably talented individual who is writing himself in history worldwide.
This was posted in 2011 and 9yrs its still UNFORTUNATELY too accurate. Nothing has changed.
1 more year, and it's more relevant than it was when originally posted
Dear Akala,
I really hope that you become more famous here in the USA
We need you!
Hands of looool he's UK🙌🏽😂
This has got to be one of my favorite rap/lyric of all time did not know of akala until seen this on fb just wow to true this is what rappers should be like but unfortunately this is not what the mainstream elite would want to get out to the world
Akala has been doing his thing from day
zXMaTTXz gd gd
Dude check out akala Shakespeare.
I've listened to this regularly since the day it came out here. This is knowledge in a capsule.
This guy is very serious talks sense with incredible knowledge and lyrical flow
PERFECT - LISTEN AND LEARN
BEST MC IN UK WITHOUT A DOUBT
Akala No 1 in my opinion poetic lyricist on a completely different level Pioneer love it speaking truths dropping gems at the same time youngest take note 👍💯🥰
Still yet to find, in my opinion, a more powerful piece of art than this. I come back to it often to remind myself of how unbelievably mesmerising music can be when it carries a message 💪🏻
Listen to an underground Rapper from houston Texas called K Rino ......hes as unreal as this
@@adamhoare2168 nice one mate will do 👍🏼
Akala just dropped some deep knowledge in this song about poverty, racism and inequality and everyone in the comments decides to have a ''Who's the best rapper'' circle jerk.
Akala is trying to send a message to people through his songs and you are all missing the point. It's the same everywhere, people forget what is real and focus on the superficial.
Yeah it's not a competition, but honestly couldn't be as there are few people trying to do what he is
Akala. Thank you for being a rapper that doesn't glorify the shit we will never experience. Much love.
His talk at google is enlightening and hugely inspirational. True leader. Brother also to the magic Miss Dynamite
The name 'Akala' comes from a Buddhist philosophy. The word itself literally means 'immovable'.
When I think of this, it reminds me of Batman. When the Joker says "this is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object".
Then I realised I'm just really stoned and played the video on repeat.
Badman nah g
This comment lol
+Domenico Brown probably "Timeless" and not "immovable"
I don't remember writing this. Don't hate playaaaaz
+Domenico Brown There is no such thing an an immovable object
TOP 3: LOWKEY, AKALA & MIC RIGHTEOUS are the only ones who spit REAL fire in the booth! NOBODY can top them!‼️🔥👏🏻💯
There's a few others but I agree
wretch 32...
Wretch and Avelino's, Bashy's, Ghetts', Kano, The Movement's, Cadet's and a few others, but I agree Akala's are on another level, especially his part 4, the spoken word piece was so powerful. Set a whole new level.
Beige rapper alert
Zara wretch?
Wow, it's almost been 8yrs.....Still not a truer word spoken in a song. Absolutely love this man
This guy brings me to tears, so much real talk which is rare these days
Read his book - natives : race and class in the ruins of empire.
Such a sick book. Bought the audio listen to it all the time.
I bought it last Sunday and finished half of it in one sitting, couldn't sleep that night. Just finished the rest today. Brutal.
@@hannahy4823 what is it about briefly
@@ragetype1303 basically the stuff he speaks about in this but far more deeply explained and told from a personal angle. incredibly well written and easy to understand
akala is just amazing
One of the greatest Mike sessions of all time. Not been here for 9 years and still relevant today
First time even hearing about this guy…this is legendary. Need some recommendations of his best work asap
Anybody that speaks truth wow absolutely amazing can't be putting the words how good this is unfortunately my first time hearing him will not be the last absolute perfection
Hes a real one
Been binging Akala’s talks ALL through lockdown, my bf told me he rapped and Now I’m gobsmackeddd. He awakens something in me, gives me goosebumps EVERY time!!!!
How did Akala manage to sum the feelings of black Britain of the last 50 years in 8 minutes!!!
you havent listened to what he is saying its not just about blacks in britain its about all lower class brits white and black!!!!
I didnt say it was just about blacks so I would agree with that statement but he does also say "but with that said, lets not pretend that everything is the same" which anyone knows clearly means that race trumps class everytime.
Working class whites never side with their class allies of other ethnicity's, but they do have a long history of abusing them, attacking
them and killing them in many instances.
Until we can address the issues of racial hatred class equality among Britains poor will always be a distant ideal.
Liam Davison and asians. its really about in general everyone and how the rich are the ones who are making us fight against each other
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I’ve listened to this every year for the past 10 years and it never gets old.
Had to come back to this after everything thats going on. Akala really been educating us for the longest💯
This guy actually changed lives and motivated my generation. Wish he could do the same for the next generation.
"One of my own homeboys did a 10-straight in the boxing yard - now what's he doing? Passing his doctorate - don't tell me that it's too hard." - Akala
Certain groups are conditioned from birth to believe that they are intrinsically inferior, and therefore deserve less - while others are trained to believe the exact opposite; that they are destined to rule (the kinds of socioeconomic backgrounds of most of the current UK government springs to mind).
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery - none but ourselves can free our minds." - Robert Nesta Marley
concrete
The same Akala also cries about how difficult it is for black people in this country
This is fire in the booth 🔥
"But in reality you have more in common with immigrants than with your leaders"
Wooow. Just wooow. EDL and Britain First need to take a long and hard think about this bar.
Bits Rep despite the fact that it's not correct???
James Duff how?? Most white people in poor families have more in common with poor immigrants than they do with David Cameron and it's a fact. The only difference the white person and the immigrant have is nationality. That's it
Bits Rep as a hardcore borders advocate this is technically true. But the ultimate fact is these cultures of people do not mix.
Groups compete and ultimately the competition results in harsh conflict when different people's and cultures are forced together in a "melting pot".
Just look at how fucked over Europe is now from terrorism, assaults, rape, squalor and no go zones.
We cannot co exist in the same society. Simple fact.
Now as for my leaders? If I saw a coup to hang these traitor self serving fucks high? No skin off my nose.
Nasmr true I get what you mean but class wise they are the same and that's a reason we should work together to stop these politician toff twats fucking up the country EVEN more
Bits Rep I would like these countries (Egypt, Syria, Middle East in general) to be as they were during the ancient era in between Roman expansion and the Muslim expansion. Free of Islam and the peoples of these regions having freedom to self determination.
Having their golden era of discovery back (Arabic numbers and scientific discovery and such).
I believe their prosperity would resolve the burden we're having.
But at the risk of being called a conspiracy theorist, that's not in Israels interests and they have the western world leaders at their beck and call