100%! Love your open mindedness to stick through it till the end before making your judgement! If you want to get into another reaction lane please take a look into some of Thomas Sowell’s work. He is truly an inspiration for all and a repository intellectual honesty!
What is truly sad is its 2023, and we still need stuff like this. I think we need the entire world to sit down all at once and watch Blazing Saddles to end all this.
My best friend was black! He was from the city and I was a country boy. We both called each other every name under sun and even made up a few, we never got mad at each other. We both knew at the end of the day, we'd die back to back fighting whatever came at us.
my best friend is black, like do anything for eachother friends, he calls me Bruce Willis cos white and bald headed. calls my girlfriend lucy cos she a red head . and i call him steve and buckwheat. we fuc with eachother all the time . he voted for Obama and got him a trump shirt for his birthday for the lols we argue all the time . but we got eachother back. i dont get the all the BS fed to us about race. cos IRL I dont see it.
Gay, we need to stick to our own..Blacks mostly hate you, polling proves this both Gallup and pew blacks despise being around us. Why tf do you want to be around these people..
@@evilferret1453 racism is not about words it's about context, oppression and who says to whom. Whites might face bigotry but as they never been oppressed and enslaved or hung for been white there are no words or acts that can reproduce this oppression. I grew up in rural Australia and I was beaten constantly for refusing to partake in segregation the whites that beat me were racists the indigenous that beat me weren't, neither were right. Loan breakdowns and school admissions clearly show racism does still exist as do arrest rates and deaths in custody. Higher crime rates are proof of higher oppression not racial affinity to anarchy.
@@phillipscott7049 every race has experienced slavery , and every race has had its slaves. but we only talk about one. only one race stepped up and made it a crime. but we dont talk about that. there is still slavery going on today. but we only talk about the sins of the past.
@@phillipscott7049 What in the hell are they teaching in schools these days? Racism is discrimination or hatred of someone because of their race. If you think any race is different or better than any other just because of whatever color of skin they happened to be born with, you are just straight up racist. Do you know anything at all about history besides a small part of what happened in a new country a few generations ago? I hope you are just trolling, otherwise you are a bigot. Every race has good and bad history. Our differences are based on culture, not color. There are good and bad people all over the world in every ethnicity.
The terms he used are stereotypes, words used to divide us as a people. When it all comes down to it, we all have the same struggle, privilege's and so on. Struggle has no color and people need to comprehend that.
It's about two things, for me. 1). You are right on track. Taking the power out of deep-rooted, stereotypical words. 2). EVERY group has both good AND bad people.
The open mind to hear the real message is necessary for a song like this. The biggest line for me was when he said, "They pin us against each other, sit back and they watch it happen" meaning the powers that be, the politicians and media use those words without using them, to keep everyone at each other's throats and separated. Adam is a real one though. Him and his best friend used to travel from the suburbs to the hoods of Chicago to battle rap. They were the only white boys and they got al lot of respect for having the balls to do something like that. Adam's been to prison and had no problem fighting anyone. A few years ago there was a rapper talking alot of smack about Adam, he'd whoop his ass yadda yadda. Adam doesn't do internet beef. He did however post that he bought the dude a plane ticket, rented him a car and got him a hotel room so he could come to Michigan and fight Adam in the Muay Thai gym he trains at wiyy no cameras inside so it could be just them two, man to man, no one jumping in, no knives or guns. Up until that moment dude was the General of the Keyboard Commandos. He backed out and made excuse after excuse why he couldn't come. Everyone online saw this dude b*tch out and that was the end of his up and coming rap career. He hasn't been heard of since. BUT there's something sad about this video. The man the camera showed when Adam said the line "All you do is smoke weed" the guy rolling the blunt, his name was William Pickering, a rapper also known as EBE Bandz and Billy Da Kid. There was a drug deal gone wrong and he was kidnapped, beaten with a baseball bat and set on fire. His body wasn't found for two weeks. All the suspects were convicted and sent to prison except for the ring leader. He skipped bail right before trial started and hasn't been seen since. He was convicted absentia. Adam wanted to help out the family so he paid for William's funeral.
@@perfectsoulmates2023 he’s promoting domestic violence? When da fuq did that happen in this video? Rapping about a redneck hitting his old lady isn’t promoting it my guy. That’s quite a daft take.
IMO, most important line was "THEY pit us against each other, sit back and watch it happen". i think THEY are desperate to keep us fighting against each other so we don't notice what evil bastards THEY are and come together to get rid of THEM. Respect.
THEY = Politicians, Government, Deep State, DC. The Elites and the Power want us to ignore them and say "Look at X group of people. They are the reason your life sucks! Not us with power and policy."
I watched one of these reactions so they are all over my feed now. This is the best by far. Love your open mind and you saw exactly what he was trying to get accross. Some people are so hung up on the word and don't even listen to anything else. That's the problem with this country is nobody cares about context anymore.
What I get from this song is you can't judge a person on color. Just because you are a certain color doesn't mean you are like some of others. Big fan Adam C
First time watching one of your Reaction videos and I LOVED IT!!! I, personally, think you nailed it when breaking down the song and understanding the message Adam was trying to get across PERFECTLY!!! Can't wait to see more of your reactions!!!❤
First of all, i love watching your reactions. you have my full attention no matter what you are reacting to. Gorgeous of course, but also intelligent and i smile when i see your brain working to figure out what the artists are trying to get across. Any who, he is saying that both sides have their derogatory names and what they mean, but not everyone is like the people those names are describing.
"They pin us against each other, sit back and they watch it happen." Yep. Have to change that. I'm so glad to see music rippin with a message of unity.
You are correct.. and Adam grew up in Chicago as a white battle rapper in an all black scene and was well accepted and respected. Obviously he has close friends on both sides.
Adam is a rapper from South Chicago. He honed his craft battle rapping there. Did you notice he did the “N” word verse in the hood and when he mentioned drug use it was a white guy that blazed up. I think it is funny a guy from South Chicago is called a country rapper.
Open-minded fellow woman here…and I love watching your reactions!! I feel like you hit the nail directly on the head with this one. I’m a new subscriber and looking forward to watching more videos from you! Also love your motto…’have the day that you deserve’ ❤️
You got it right girl!! I’m a straight whites man! And that is the exact point! Every culture has good and has bad in it. We’re basically all the same!
First time hearing your show and this song. Thank you so much for being patient with it and giving it context. I thought your insight was a breath of fresh air and your patience .... Must have been raised right. The mainstream media would lead us to believe we can't even share a conversation. And that's why I no longer watch TV or listen to the radio. From here you look like a small framed woman with a small voice, but there's a lion roaring behind you when you talk. I pray for continued strength as you confront things that would make most people hide in the bushes and just watch. Blessings on your whole life!
Exactly! So many people have come from hard lives/situations if you will. And a lot of times some people forget that the millions of trailer parks (not all, because some are kept nice.. & have loving families, just like some of the folks that were brought up in rough neighborhoods who also strive to make their situation better) are just like the other side of the spectrum. Growing up around drugs, no dad, being abused, going into foster care, etc. It doesn’t matter what color you are. The same situation has been happening to any type of person forever.
Please read to the end...I LOVE that you're black. I am white (and significantly older than you) and if I want to hear things from a white perspective, I have a million options. I truly appreciate a different perspective that I could never know except for your open mind and honesty. I have said this here before...never change, not even a little bit.
I think this song is a way to point out all the names don't really matter. We are all people and we all have different ways of life. But we can all get along.
Your 1st react to Calhoun was In God We Trust with Tom,Struggle and Nova.His solo and collab albums with Upchurch and Struggle Jennings are True Grown Man tracks,real Hip-Hop.Calhoun just released his last rap album,Country Rap Tunes,straight masterpiece.Cool react like always.
I'm at 4:39 on your vid. Oh my bad, Howdy from the RGV Deep South Texas! We are all the same folks just different colors. Plus we all share the same problems but.. That don't matter we can still come together as one. The government tries to keep us all separated and hating on each other. Screw that noise, all my friends consists of every freaking color from light to dark to sand overseas. I don't care what background what color a person is its all about their character period. Much love and respect headed your way. United We Stand and Together We Move Forward 🇺🇸
N I just gained another subscriber ur open mind is awesome n ur really on point I've watch 3 of ur vids so far n loved em ty be easy n keep that open mind much love n respect
I think you are totally right. I would have been so offended by this song. But listening closely he is saying we all have the same thing going on. And there are those trying to get us to hate each other!
Glad you kept an open mind, I think you hit the nail on the head with your interpretation of the song. The big people pit us against each other, they want us fighting each other instead of them. Good reaction 👍 You should definitely react to Sabaton... I think you'll like them, fantastic group, epic and educational 👍
New subscriber today,love ur energy and intelligent mind,thanks for taking it for what it was,I mean it's like the song the other guy did on both sides,at the end of the day, we are more alike than different and we all have struggles to deal with. I can watch videos on UA-cam all day of every color and race going put their way to help the one who is in need,and never let anyone tell u about someone u never met,decide for ur self,u may find a friend in this mixed up crazy world#loveanyway
I think the real message of this song is, we are much more alike than we are different. There is good and bad in every race, and good and bad in each person. It does feel like the media tries to make us hate each other, too. Hate creates fear, fear creates panic and panic creates bad choices. It all sells phenomenally for the media, at everyone's expense.
I’m glad someone so modest is doing this… not getting offended ever word that is said btw great content lol! This is my first time seeing your channel but I already love it!!
You've heard him on Tom Macdonald's song "In God We Trust" with Struggle Jennings. Him and Struggle got some great songs together. As well as a couple with Upchurch, Jelly Roll, and Brodnax.. Also his song "Dying" with Mesus is so great, it should be a crime they didn't record more together.
ALL artists you mentioned are incredible LYRISTS and blessed with music in their souls... UNFORTUNATELY LESS POPULAR THAN THE MAINSTREAM MUSIC THAT PROMOTES NOTHING BUT SEX, HATRED AND VIOLENCE. SMH
God bless you for listening and understanding accurately where others would’ve shut it down n automatically screamed racism!! You’re a beautiful queen keep doing what you’re doing! 🙏🏼
Pretty cool he saw this reaction and it’s a good one Calhoun is a beauty that’s def helped me in the last 5 years. He probably doesn’t know how many people he’s helped through his passion to be vocal about his normalcy. Somehow things are more racist today then when I was in high school. I’m 40 Love from Canada 🇨🇦
I think you're right. I appreciate you keeping an open mind. There's no difference between me and you and we all bleed red but see blind. There's a bigger picture in this life but nobody will ever see it until we see with open eyes. There are so many different issues that divide us and at the end of the day they don't get Any of us anywhere. To me there is beauty in friendships and relationships when we appreciate eachothers differences instead of judge. God bless.
Baby girl. This is the first video I’ve seen of you. I’m a white man, ex wife is black. Our son (obviously) is mixed. I know the truths about races and I can say, YES your on point with this song.. Every race has shity people and good people
comment before watching. This one is hard for some people to watch, which I get. I actually wish there was some way to prevent people from seeing/hearing it until they had a lot more exposure to Adam. This is also the reason Tom Macdonald originally hated Adam... the first time they talked on the phone it was apparently just them screaming at each other.... eventually they became friends, understood each other, end eventually did an entire album together. You know a song is controversial when Tom Macdonald is upset by it. VERY curious to see if you understand the message, or get caught up in the words. OH.... also, that's Adam's Caddy in the video. Just a weird "things you probably didn't know" _ And... you nailed it. That it DEFINITELY supposed to be jarring, but at the end of the day these slurs are all the same thing.... in many ways they even mean the same thing as for are the issues that hit that community... and yes, more than anything..... That IS his experience.... again, that's his Caddy and growing up near chicago... he's certainly not your average "White Trash" as he had far more exposure to black culture than some hillbilly. -- NOTE: I am with Tom here.... I don't like this song at all, though I really like some of Adam's other songs and his joints with Tom. To be quite honest, I don't really like any song by any artists of any race that uses that word... so, yeah.
This is how we understand. Our lives may not play out the same but we all face challenges. We need to share those challenges without the competitiveness of who has it worse. Thank you Britt for coming at this with logical thinking but also empathy.
Adam's beats never fail. Ever. 😎 🔥 His whole track set is amazing. His album with Tom MacDonald is a Must Own album. *the car in the video is Adam's and the ppl are from his neighborhood in Chicago.* 🤗
We’re better together than separated. We all want the same things; love, acceptance, taking care of family, working hard, etc. Govt is working hard to divide us; we need to work HARDER than they do. Appreciate every way of life even if its not your way. Stand together.
Adam Caulhoun is one of the greatest rappers of all time no matter the color of his skin he’s a real man who is willing to talk about issues and have real conversations with people instead of just projecting racism like most people
I came from the “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” era. We did not have these issues. We heard all the words, but they were just labels. Just a way to identify groups. Didn’t get this kind of attention. We must stand together, so we are not divided to fall. ❤
I think Adam brought it like Joyner Lucas might. However, he hit it harder and as you said to jar us all a little bit so that we pay closer attention. The thing that makes me happy is watching reaction videos from people of all communities offering their take on content that could otherwise be taken offensively, or as an anthem. It is all contingent on who is parading it and how they interpret it. I love Adam's music, I love his authentic and honest way of speaking his truth. I am glad to watch your reaction video and am grateful that you took the time to try and understand it the way someone who looks like me does. At the end of the day, we are all human. At the end of the day, we all have a plight, and we all have a goal in this life and I hope that through content like this that exposes the truths of mankind, we can get ourselves set right.
you are 200% right about us being human and us needing to work together but wrong on every other part. Adam TRIED to do what joyner did but did it much worse and in fact showed that he’s actually racist asf. He went much harder on the black communities and even said the n word more than cracker itself. and no we do not all go through the same struggles, white people have had it easier for the most part due to the build up they’ve had throughout generations while black/hispanic people are just now being able to build their generations. Now, its not a bad thing that white people have it easier at all, im happy for them. But we need it too but can achieve it alot easier if we are helped systematically and economically. the confederate flag is also a good sign for being a racist and adam clearly shows it. Though I do appreciate the love you show
@@lBadSport I could insist that the notion of white privilege is false, but in doing so, it would only be dissected in a way that says being part of that alleged privilege, I can't see it. If white privilege exists, it only exists in the liminal space of culture itself. Ironically, he points this out in the music by highlighting the terminology of "redneck" vs "hillbilly" or "n word" vs "black folks" - he didn't go harder on the Black community, but he did something most white artists would never do. I think in doing this, it felt harder for some people...white and black. He didn't touch on other cultures, because other cultures aren't polarized the same as white and black. White and Black communities seem to be these ruling classes, and latino, and asian populations (asian including countries people don't think about as asian as well) will collectively surpass those two groups as they are doing now in the world of business and technological advancements. Why? Because whites and blacks are too hung up on the perceived differences that have been bred into the two communities through other ruling class hierarchy of their own race groups.
check out his other stuff.. hes an AMAZING human being.... and recently actually walked out of rap.... it was a sad day.. he gave us a very thoughtful goodbye
It is truly refreshing to see and hear more and more people being open minded. Miss thank you for reacting to this video. I didn't know it was even out. Now I want to learn more about this artist and I also agree with all that you said. Again thank you for your content that you put out there. Perhaps more and more people can keep learning and understand each other more by examples you and others try to lead by. God bless everyone
I love this channel, and your true intelligence and comprehension. I'm a white guy from the s.f. bay area. Your message is so needed!! You truly criticalythink before speaking. So commendable!!
What I love about this song is Adam Calhoun separates 'n-words' from black folk who work hard, raise their kids together, and don't complain about other races' "privileges."
This girl hears Adam Calhoun say the N word several times and says "im gonna have an open mind".. then that one time Upchurch held up a confederate flag, JUTLIVE acted like he was trying to bring back slavery.. people need to be more like this girl and realize people have different ideas and mindsets behind everything.
Great job and open minded analyst. We all need to step back and see the world openly. We all have so much in common. And you were dead on about personal experience. Keep up the great work.
Great reaction, I like listening to you work your way through songs to find the message. I call myself an old hillbilly all the time, no problem owning the title. 😆
It's about the good and bad of each skin shade and how we need to not judge us as humans by our skin but by our character. Hence he gave examples of each and how they are used to put everyone down. Yet at the same point giving you hope and just telling you to be you for you
I like the way you always review the songs with an open mind. I have just recently learned about looking at something with an open mind and from multiple perspectives from taking liberal arts and social science and now taking psychology. I can tell you are very intellectual.
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You got it right
Back at you!! Truth is hard to swallow
for some but creates a path to growth for those who are open to it. Thank you!!!
ADAM CALHOUN is real
100%! Love your open mindedness to stick through it till the end before making your judgement!
If you want to get into another reaction lane please take a look into some of Thomas Sowell’s work. He is truly an inspiration for all and a repository intellectual honesty!
@@ianharper3343 Thomas Sowell will open your mind !!
One of the best to ever do it! ACAL. Changed how I listen to music. And I don't just mean the volume. Thanks Calhoun!
What is truly sad is its 2023, and we still need stuff like this. I think we need the entire world to sit down all at once and watch Blazing Saddles to end all this.
Obama set this country back 50 years when it comes to race relations. And I don’t believe for one second it wasn’t intentional.
Actually, we don’t need this, the media needs this fight, to continue its existence.
Really lmfao you pick blazing saddles look I'm not going at you it's a great movie. I just thought it was funny
@Ccormx since long before the US was even discovered the media has been manipulating people in one direction or another.
The snowflakes would melt.
My best friend was black! He was from the city and I was a country boy. We both called each other every name under sun and even made up a few, we never got mad at each other. We both knew at the end of the day, we'd die back to back fighting whatever came at us.
my best friend is black, like do anything for eachother friends, he calls me Bruce Willis cos white and bald headed. calls my girlfriend lucy cos she a red head . and i call him steve and buckwheat. we fuc with eachother all the time . he voted for Obama and got him a trump shirt for his birthday for the lols we argue all the time . but we got eachother back. i dont get the all the BS fed to us about race. cos IRL I dont see it.
Gay, we need to stick to our own..Blacks mostly hate you, polling proves this both Gallup and pew blacks despise being around us. Why tf do you want to be around these people..
@@evilferret1453 racism is not about words it's about context, oppression and who says to whom. Whites might face bigotry but as they never been oppressed and enslaved or hung for been white there are no words or acts that can reproduce this oppression. I grew up in rural Australia and I was beaten constantly for refusing to partake in segregation the whites that beat me were racists the indigenous that beat me weren't, neither were right. Loan breakdowns and school admissions clearly show racism does still exist as do arrest rates and deaths in custody. Higher crime rates are proof of higher oppression not racial affinity to anarchy.
@@phillipscott7049 every race has experienced slavery , and every race has had its slaves. but we only talk about one. only one race stepped up and made it a crime. but we dont talk about that. there is still slavery going on today. but we only talk about the sins of the past.
@@phillipscott7049 What in the hell are they teaching in schools these days? Racism is discrimination or hatred of someone because of their race. If you think any race is different or better than any other just because of whatever color of skin they happened to be born with, you are just straight up racist. Do you know anything at all about history besides a small part of what happened in a new country a few generations ago? I hope you are just trolling, otherwise you are a bigot. Every race has good and bad history. Our differences are based on culture, not color. There are good and bad people all over the world in every ethnicity.
The terms he used are stereotypes, words used to divide us as a people. When it all comes down to it, we all have the same struggle, privilege's and so on. Struggle has no color and people need to comprehend that.
@Jay Boothe nailed it!!!
yep was his point.
Thank you
You have cut the things that offend you, not what could offend others 😢
It's about two things, for me.
1). You are right on track. Taking the power out of deep-rooted, stereotypical words.
2). EVERY group has both good AND bad people.
Your second is what I took from it also.
👍Words have no power until we give them power. It's a decision.
The open mind to hear the real message is necessary for a song like this. The biggest line for me was when he said, "They pin us against each other, sit back and they watch it happen" meaning the powers that be, the politicians and media use those words without using them, to keep everyone at each other's throats and separated.
Adam is a real one though. Him and his best friend used to travel from the suburbs to the hoods of Chicago to battle rap. They were the only white boys and they got al lot of respect for having the balls to do something like that.
Adam's been to prison and had no problem fighting anyone. A few years ago there was a rapper talking alot of smack about Adam, he'd whoop his ass yadda yadda. Adam doesn't do internet beef. He did however post that he bought the dude a plane ticket, rented him a car and got him a hotel room so he could come to Michigan and fight Adam in the Muay Thai gym he trains at wiyy no cameras inside so it could be just them two, man to man, no one jumping in, no knives or guns. Up until that moment dude was the General of the Keyboard Commandos. He backed out and made excuse after excuse why he couldn't come. Everyone online saw this dude b*tch out and that was the end of his up and coming rap career. He hasn't been heard of since.
BUT there's something sad about this video. The man the camera showed when Adam said the line "All you do is smoke weed" the guy rolling the blunt, his name was William Pickering, a rapper also known as EBE Bandz and Billy Da Kid. There was a drug deal gone wrong and he was kidnapped, beaten with a baseball bat and set on fire. His body wasn't found for two weeks. All the suspects were convicted and sent to prison except for the ring leader. He skipped bail right before trial started and hasn't been seen since. He was convicted absentia.
Adam wanted to help out the family so he paid for William's funeral.
only problem is Adam is a racist
Oh my gosh, that's just heartbreaking!! 😭 God rest his soul!
And now he’s promoting domestic violence via physical abuse in his rub some dirt on it video.
@@perfectsoulmates2023 he’s promoting domestic violence? When da fuq did that happen in this video? Rapping about a redneck hitting his old lady isn’t promoting it my guy. That’s quite a daft take.
@@georgefloydsinhellwbreonna5330 You’d have to pay attention to that video to see the obvious promotions of child abuse. Try watching it again.
IMO, most important line was "THEY pit us against each other, sit back and watch it happen". i think THEY are desperate to keep us fighting against each other so we don't notice what evil bastards THEY are and come together to get rid of THEM. Respect.
THEY = Politicians, Government, Deep State, DC. The Elites and the Power want us to ignore them and say "Look at X group of people. They are the reason your life sucks! Not us with power and policy."
This country needs more open minded people like you.
After Stevie Knight saw this video he sat down with Adam Calhoun about it. It's a really good talk.
I watched one of these reactions so they are all over my feed now. This is the best by far. Love your open mind and you saw exactly what he was trying to get accross. Some people are so hung up on the word and don't even listen to anything else. That's the problem with this country is nobody cares about context anymore.
What I get from this song is you can't judge a person on color. Just because you are a certain color doesn't mean you are like some of others. Big fan Adam C
First time watching one of your Reaction videos and I LOVED IT!!! I, personally, think you nailed it when breaking down the song and understanding the message Adam was trying to get across PERFECTLY!!! Can't wait to see more of your reactions!!!❤
First of all, i love watching your reactions. you have my full attention no matter what you are reacting to. Gorgeous of course, but also intelligent and i smile when i see your brain working to figure out what the artists are trying to get across. Any who, he is saying that both sides have their derogatory names and what they mean, but not everyone is like the people those names are describing.
"They pin us against each other, sit back and they watch it happen." Yep. Have to change that. I'm so glad to see music rippin with a message of unity.
You are correct.. and Adam grew up in Chicago as a white battle rapper in an all black scene and was well accepted and respected. Obviously he has close friends on both sides.
No he didn’t 🤦♂️
@@tylerseabook9423 he is the pinned comment on this video. Why don't you ask him
I love it when someone takes the time to listen to the lyrics.
In the end we are ALL humans and are faced with the same challenges.
Adam is a rapper from South Chicago. He honed his craft battle rapping there. Did you notice he did the “N” word verse in the hood and when he mentioned drug use it was a white guy that blazed up. I think it is funny a guy from South Chicago is called a country rapper.
It's because he's an independent white artist Eminem would've been the same if he hadn't had Dre on his side
But yeah I feel there's an element of the hood and backwoods and he shouldn't be considered country rap
We need more open minded reaction channels like her!!! ❤
Open-minded fellow woman here…and I love watching your reactions!! I feel like you hit the nail directly on the head with this one.
I’m a new subscriber and looking forward to watching more videos from you!
Also love your motto…’have the day that you deserve’ ❤️
I know I'm late, but you made my heart cry. Hope for Mankind. Smart Woman. Much love.
You got it right girl!! I’m a straight whites man! And that is the exact point! Every culture has good and has bad in it. We’re basically all the same!
100%
First time hearing your show and this song. Thank you so much for being patient with it and giving it context. I thought your insight was a breath of fresh air and your patience .... Must have been raised right. The mainstream media would lead us to believe we can't even share a conversation. And that's why I no longer watch TV or listen to the radio. From here you look like a small framed woman with a small voice, but there's a lion roaring behind you when you talk. I pray for continued strength as you confront things that would make most people hide in the bushes and just watch. Blessings on your whole life!
love you girl!!! you are very open and smart and loving!! we need more of that
Exactly! So many people have come from hard lives/situations if you will. And a lot of times some people forget that the millions of trailer parks (not all, because some are kept nice.. & have loving families, just like some of the folks that were brought up in rough neighborhoods who also strive to make their situation better) are just like the other side of the spectrum. Growing up around drugs, no dad, being abused, going into foster care, etc. It doesn’t matter what color you are. The same situation has been happening to any type of person forever.
Please read to the end...I LOVE that you're black. I am white (and significantly older than you) and if I want to hear things from a white perspective, I have a million options. I truly appreciate a different perspective that I could never know except for your open mind and honesty. I have said this here before...never change, not even a little bit.
I think this song is a way to point out all the names don't really matter. We are all people and we all have different ways of life. But we can all get along.
i found you tonight and been watching intently. you come out with fresh views and listen -- you don't just react -- big time fan of you
Your 1st react to Calhoun was In God We Trust with Tom,Struggle and Nova.His solo and collab albums with Upchurch and Struggle Jennings are True Grown Man tracks,real Hip-Hop.Calhoun just released his last rap album,Country Rap Tunes,straight masterpiece.Cool react like always.
Great reaction. Adam Calhoun showed up also. 🤟🏻 #ACAL
Terrific insightful reaction. I'm getting what you're getting. Good on you for keeping an open mind as you listen.
I'm at 4:39 on your vid. Oh my bad, Howdy from the RGV Deep South Texas! We are all the same folks just different colors. Plus we all share the same problems but.. That don't matter we can still come together as one. The government tries to keep us all separated and hating on each other. Screw that noise, all my friends consists of every freaking color from light to dark to sand overseas. I don't care what background what color a person is its all about their character period. Much love and respect headed your way. United We Stand and Together We Move Forward 🇺🇸
You got it, you overruled your emotion, good for you.
N I just gained another subscriber ur open mind is awesome n ur really on point I've watch 3 of ur vids so far n loved em ty be easy n keep that open mind much love n respect
HAve you done Tom MAcdonald "names" yet?
A wonderful review. My first time coming across your channel.
I think you are totally right. I would have been so offended by this song. But listening closely he is saying we all have the same thing going on. And there are those trying to get us to hate each other!
you young lady are such a beautiful soul and a blessing to listen to. Be able to hear your point of view is a blessing in itself.
I just found you 2 days ago and love your reactions
I love your reactions…..Im a fan!!! Have a great day!
Glad you kept an open mind, I think you hit the nail on the head with your interpretation of the song.
The big people pit us against each other, they want us fighting each other instead of them.
Good reaction 👍
You should definitely react to Sabaton... I think you'll like them, fantastic group, epic and educational 👍
New subscriber today,love ur energy and intelligent mind,thanks for taking it for what it was,I mean it's like the song the other guy did on both sides,at the end of the day, we are more alike than different and we all have struggles to deal with. I can watch videos on UA-cam all day of every color and race going put their way to help the one who is in need,and never let anyone tell u about someone u never met,decide for ur self,u may find a friend in this mixed up crazy world#loveanyway
You're exactly right! The struggle is REAL for ALL racists
I’m sooooooo glad you understand to understand this song ……. Nothing about this song is racism, it’s about LIFE for BOTH SIDES
I think the real message of this song is, we are much more alike than we are different. There is good and bad in every race, and good and bad in each person.
It does feel like the media tries to make us hate each other, too. Hate creates fear, fear creates panic and panic creates bad choices. It all sells phenomenally for the media, at everyone's expense.
I’m glad someone so modest is doing this… not getting offended ever word that is said btw great content lol! This is my first time seeing your channel but I already love it!!
You should watch the video with Stevie Knight and Adam talking about this song...
I respect she said the how the why and the context
You've heard him on Tom Macdonald's song "In God We Trust" with Struggle Jennings.
Him and Struggle got some great songs together. As well as a couple with Upchurch, Jelly Roll, and Brodnax.. Also his song "Dying" with Mesus is so great, it should be a crime they didn't record more together.
ALL artists you mentioned are incredible LYRISTS and blessed with music in their souls... UNFORTUNATELY LESS POPULAR THAN THE MAINSTREAM MUSIC THAT PROMOTES NOTHING BUT SEX, HATRED AND VIOLENCE. SMH
God bless you for listening and understanding accurately where others would’ve shut it down n automatically screamed racism!! You’re a beautiful queen keep doing what you’re doing! 🙏🏼
Pretty cool he saw this reaction and it’s a good one
Calhoun is a beauty that’s def helped me in the last 5 years. He probably doesn’t know how many people he’s helped through his passion to be vocal about his normalcy. Somehow things are more racist today then when I was in high school.
I’m 40
Love from Canada 🇨🇦
I think you're right. I appreciate you keeping an open mind. There's no difference between me and you and we all bleed red but see blind. There's a bigger picture in this life but nobody will ever see it until we see with open eyes. There are so many different issues that divide us and at the end of the day
they don't get Any of us anywhere. To me there is beauty in friendships and relationships when we appreciate eachothers differences instead of judge. God bless.
Baby girl.
This is the first video I’ve seen of you.
I’m a white man, ex wife is black. Our son (obviously) is mixed.
I know the truths about races and I can say, YES your on point with this song..
Every race has shity people and good people
It’s deeper than that bro….
Great Review glad i found you Britt
comment before watching.
This one is hard for some people to watch, which I get. I actually wish there was some way to prevent people from seeing/hearing it until they had a lot more exposure to Adam. This is also the reason Tom Macdonald originally hated Adam... the first time they talked on the phone it was apparently just them screaming at each other.... eventually they became friends, understood each other, end eventually did an entire album together.
You know a song is controversial when Tom Macdonald is upset by it.
VERY curious to see if you understand the message, or get caught up in the words.
OH.... also, that's Adam's Caddy in the video. Just a weird "things you probably didn't know"
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And... you nailed it.
That it DEFINITELY supposed to be jarring, but at the end of the day these slurs are all the same thing.... in many ways they even mean the same thing as for are the issues that hit that community...
and yes, more than anything..... That IS his experience.... again, that's his Caddy and growing up near chicago... he's certainly not your average "White Trash" as he had far more exposure to black culture than some hillbilly.
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NOTE: I am with Tom here.... I don't like this song at all, though I really like some of Adam's other songs and his joints with Tom. To be quite honest, I don't really like any song by any artists of any race that uses that word... so, yeah.
This is how we understand. Our lives may not play out the same but we all face challenges. We need to share those challenges without the competitiveness of who has it worse. Thank you Britt for coming at this with logical thinking but also empathy.
Adam's beats never fail. Ever. 😎 🔥
His whole track set is amazing. His album with Tom MacDonald is a Must Own album.
*the car in the video is Adam's and the ppl are from his neighborhood in Chicago.* 🤗
I just found your channel not too long ago and I love what I am seeing so far.
You nailed!!!💯🍀👍
We’re better together than separated. We all want the same things; love, acceptance, taking care of family, working hard, etc. Govt is working hard to divide us; we need to work HARDER than they do. Appreciate every way of life even if its not your way. Stand together.
Adam Caulhoun is one of the greatest rappers of all time no matter the color of his skin he’s a real man who is willing to talk about issues and have real conversations with people instead of just projecting racism like most people
the man literally projects racism and homophobia all the time lol
Sounds to me like you nailed the point, we all have issues and we sit here blame each other istead of helping each other!
Great reaction...and you definitely got the messaging 💯👍
I came from the “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” era. We did not have these issues. We heard all the words, but they were just labels. Just a way to identify groups. Didn’t get this kind of attention. We must stand together, so we are not divided to fall. ❤
Good for you ! Do not shy away from any subject and discuss it calmly and thoughtfully !
I think Adam brought it like Joyner Lucas might. However, he hit it harder and as you said to jar us all a little bit so that we pay closer attention. The thing that makes me happy is watching reaction videos from people of all communities offering their take on content that could otherwise be taken offensively, or as an anthem. It is all contingent on who is parading it and how they interpret it. I love Adam's music, I love his authentic and honest way of speaking his truth. I am glad to watch your reaction video and am grateful that you took the time to try and understand it the way someone who looks like me does. At the end of the day, we are all human. At the end of the day, we all have a plight, and we all have a goal in this life and I hope that through content like this that exposes the truths of mankind, we can get ourselves set right.
you are 200% right about us being human and us needing to work together but wrong on every other part. Adam TRIED to do what joyner did but did it much worse and in fact showed that he’s actually racist asf. He went much harder on the black communities and even said the n word more than cracker itself. and no we do not all go through the same struggles, white people have had it easier for the most part due to the build up they’ve had throughout generations while black/hispanic people are just now being able to build their generations. Now, its not a bad thing that white people have it easier at all, im happy for them. But we need it too but can achieve it alot easier if we are helped systematically and economically. the confederate flag is also a good sign for being a racist and adam clearly shows it. Though I do appreciate the love you show
@@lBadSport I could insist that the notion of white privilege is false, but in doing so, it would only be dissected in a way that says being part of that alleged privilege, I can't see it. If white privilege exists, it only exists in the liminal space of culture itself. Ironically, he points this out in the music by highlighting the terminology of "redneck" vs "hillbilly" or "n word" vs "black folks" - he didn't go harder on the Black community, but he did something most white artists would never do. I think in doing this, it felt harder for some people...white and black. He didn't touch on other cultures, because other cultures aren't polarized the same as white and black. White and Black communities seem to be these ruling classes, and latino, and asian populations (asian including countries people don't think about as asian as well) will collectively surpass those two groups as they are doing now in the world of business and technological advancements. Why? Because whites and blacks are too hung up on the perceived differences that have been bred into the two communities through other ruling class hierarchy of their own race groups.
its also saying how the government and media is pitting people against eachother using these words
Not one of my favorites, but A-Cal speaks a message of truth.
I love and respect you kind miss. Because you recognize experience.
check out his other stuff.. hes an AMAZING human being.... and recently actually walked out of rap.... it was a sad day.. he gave us a very thoughtful goodbye
It is truly refreshing to see and hear more and more people being open minded. Miss thank you for reacting to this video. I didn't know it was even out. Now I want to learn more about this artist and I also agree with all that you said. Again thank you for your content that you put out there. Perhaps more and more people can keep learning and understand each other more by examples you and others try to lead by. God bless everyone
No one deserves to be marginalized. Every single soul on this planet is here for a divine purpose
I'm certainly not here for divinity.
I Like how Open Minded you are. !!! Great Video.
Crazy. Years later and people are still reacting to Adam! Dude came in left a message and dipped love it
Adam is still around, What you mean by dipped?
Yeah he’s talking about people of all colors who grew up in poverty and how we have so much in common and shouldn’t be divided
I appreciate your openness, I stumbled on to your channel I will most definitely be a subscriber! btw i think you are spot on
You are absolutely correct!!! Love your ability to see all sides and not jump to conclusions. Here in May 2024. You have a new fan!
It's easy to understand but most don't want to , great reaction as always 💯 🤘
Love the review !!!
I love this channel, and your true intelligence and comprehension. I'm a white guy from the s.f. bay area. Your message is so needed!! You truly criticalythink before speaking. So commendable!!
Thank you for being open minded and listening to the song for all possibilities. Thank you
Yep you got it right I love you do the only person I know that can analyze song and get it straight you rock
Most don't listen to all the words, they just focus on one!!!
I love how you listened to that with an open mind. What people fail to realize is that there is 2 sides to every coin.
New subscriber here. A very good break down of Adams song.
What I love about this song is Adam Calhoun separates 'n-words' from black folk who work hard, raise their kids together, and don't complain about other races' "privileges."
Fun fact- the caddy he's sitting on is his!! That is the neighborhood is whete he is from in Chicago
I love your reactions. You really listen and think about the words instead of just jumping to conclusions.
Your reaction was the most logical fun reaction I've seen ..love it
I really like u and ur open mindess and ability 2 see songs 4 the actual points. Not racist etc. Thank u!!!!
No I think you nailed it meaning both races have issues when you're poor it doesn't affect Just One race
This girl hears Adam Calhoun say the N word several times and says "im gonna have an open mind".. then that one time Upchurch held up a confederate flag, JUTLIVE acted like he was trying to bring back slavery.. people need to be more like this girl and realize people have different ideas and mindsets behind everything.
I love how open minded you are. This is the perfect reaction to this video. Much love and God bless. You couldn’t have said it any better. ❤️🇺🇸
Great job and open minded analyst. We all need to step back and see the world openly. We all have so much in common. And you were dead on about personal experience. Keep up the great work.
You understand what he’s saying! You are awesome to be open minded, and understand!!!! 👏❤️
Great reaction, I like listening to you work your way through songs to find the message. I call myself an old hillbilly all the time, no problem owning the title. 😆
You have quickly become my favorite reactor
👍 there is more than meets the eye and we are ALL struggling to overcome the baggage associated with the worst members of our groups.
It's about the good and bad of each skin shade and how we need to not judge us as humans by our skin but by our character. Hence he gave examples of each and how they are used to put everyone down. Yet at the same point giving you hope and just telling you to be you for you
I like the way you always review the songs with an open mind. I have just recently learned about looking at something with an open mind and from multiple perspectives from taking liberal arts and social science and now taking psychology. I can tell you are very intellectual.
your killing it girl. im gunna watch em all