As soon as he said "and you know I'm not a rapper", that voice inside me said "Get out while you can! Back button! Back button!!"... I wish I had listened to myself while I had the chance.
Actually, "saggin" started WAY back around '95/'96, back when I was in middle school. That's the main reason why I can't stand it, right next to it just being stupid.
GREAT MSG. when you come from philly , this is what the young thugs punks need this msg to be put in their heads. so what better way to do it put it to thug laungage
I love the message that this song is sending! Why can't people pay more attention to the message rather than whether or not it is better than General Platt's.
What's the problem here? This video is one message, 'Pants On The Ground' is a different one...probably got the idea from this, but isn't going anywhere near this in seriousness. And why do the Green Bros. need any other songs before they can claim plageurism? This is their one song that matters! I don't believe that it was ripped off per se, but the same idea was generally behind Larry Platt's song.
@DarkRoast Funny that you should mention that, because most of the Internet sources that I have come across are simply echoing exactly what I have been telling you here....that Mr. Pratt has not seen a dime in proceeds from this song because he failed to copyright it. However, in your defense, I did read one article which mentioned that he is going to be paid for a Vegas performance. If you have any credible sources that support your position, please post them, and I will gladly take a look.
I have doubts that this video is genuine. The recording quality seems too good for something dating back to 1996. You know, they still used tape back then and this looks like it was recorded in digital.
what's really similar to pants on the ground other than the "hat turned sideways" vs. "hat turned backwards" thing? doesn't really sound all that similar if you ask me.
Well i actually heard "Pants on the ground" before this song and i gotta say their truly is a resemblance between both of them. Currently General Pratt is being sued over this situation but after listening to this i can't blame them for suing him.
greenbrothers r amazing soon ull be sayin on no thers somone knockin for my daughter, knockin at my door hope it aint a guy with his cap turned backwardss n his pockets on the floor!
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its the same shit dude dont be fuckin stupid you know that dude coppied it lets be fuckin serious here he just made up a few different lyrics... same meaning same melody same "start and stop" method of singing and tons of the lyrics are the same and yea they are very musically similar.. if you dont see the resemblance than you know nothing about "real" music.. can you read sheet music? doubt it
@BiggestOfDaddies dude. There is no need to be insultive. Just because some of the people who comment on this video don't know Music theory as well as you, doesn't give you a reason to insult their inteligence. And I have to agree, I think that General Platt drew inspiration from these guys. The songs are similar. meaning that they share the same message. in a way. While "Back Pockets on the Floor" is more about Gangs, and Drugs, and "Pants on the Ground" is primarily about sagging.
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are you fuckin nuts?? its the same shit with the word pockets changed to pants.... hat turned sideways pants on the ground... its the same shit the guys just to dumb to remember the lyrics so he made up his own shit its not some big conspiracy... the dude coppied it thats a fact
your retarded if you think he made that pants on the ground shit up without hearing this first hes an old ass dude obviously he couldnt remember the exact lyrics of this song but its very obvious that its a copy of this
people ar comparing POTG and this by sound sure this one sounds better but they were serious. POTG has nothing to with its sound it was just funny, and i see no problem with wearing baggy pants, after a while it becomes a habit, like wearing shorts under your pants
Oh he DEFINETALY got Pants on The Ground from here, but his is a parody. ALOT of people do parodies. GET OVER IT! Jeez. Who the hell cares? At least it's music.
The message has no limits in terms of time or race. So many kids need to either get this message on their own, or have their baggy pants and asses kicked back up where they belong! Great job guys! Audio released in 96 is beautifully set to video recorded this year.
Hello Greenbrothers71 I think I like this version better then pants on the ground. The One that General Pratt wrote was not apporote the lytrics weren't good for me but General Pratt is 62 years old and shouldn't be in the music business yet. I hope your doing well please keep up the good work Quadracer687 (Laura)
sometimes the ability to afford something has little to do with having a job. or at least a "job" as you choose to define it. me thinks you are reaching, simply to spew hate.
I honestly did not like Pants on the Ground at all.... I like the remixes though. The similarities make it unequivocal the Platt took ideas directly from this song.
how is pants on the ground better than this? this has a beat first of all. it also has some 70 year old dude groovin like a motherfuckin on the left. it also doesn't have some barely legible 65 year old getting randy jackson's rocks off on national television...
Yup, Larry Platt should of said he's doing a cover of this song, which is what all Idol contestants do, covers.... He shouldn't of called it "my song".
Here we again with the labels...~Your comprehension skills are impressive, diamonddust22. lmbo. The "jail theory" may support why some have done it, but it was not the reason for it's inception, or "birth". The initial reason was as I said: SHARING ILL-FITTING HAND-ME DOWNS. LOL.
Just because something is prevalent in your lifetime does not mean it can claim to be the origin of it...but ignorance is bliss. BTW, have you either been to prison or jail? FWIW I have been to both.
You really have an "us vs. them" mentality, and it's clear that General Platt and the Green Bros are not at odds, or in words you might understand better "they have no beef w/ one another". So why all the angst? You seem hell bent on claiming these guys are frauds, when that was never even an issue for anyone that matters.
@ahachie: Hi pot, it's me kettle bringing you the clue you need more than I do. Exactly what makes them frauds? Because they are utilizing the General's popularity as an opportunity to once again allow their message to be heard?
the "habit" of sagging has been around since before Martin Luther King Jr. walked the streets, so you couldn't be more wrong ahachie. now exactly when "gangsters" started being able to afford pants that fit but chose to "kick a sag" instead is an open debate. but this didn't start any time recently that's for certain.
i was wrong...i thought that was how it was started...but diamonddust22 is correct...it was created in jail because they werent allowed to wear belts because it was an easy way for them to strangle themselves...
@ahachie Yes it was, if you know anything about that style you'd know that it came about because people in jail weren't allowed to wear belts, and most of those idiots who dress like that were making gangsterism into a trend and a fashion. You rest your case? You don't know what they fuck you are talking about. The gangster pants on the floor look is totally from the black community so shove it up your ass, and you all know that eminem is a wanna be nigga.
actually bro, you don't know what the fuck YOU are talking about, arguing about something you have no experience or evidence of, or ability to prove besides "you said so". you might have examples of why people do it today but not it's origin. you are correct it came from the black community, but it only takes one instance 50 years ago to prove your "jail" theory wrong. apparently you don't even know the difference between "jail" and "PRISON"...which is what you really should have said.
The "gangster pants on the floor look" came about because of impoverished black families sharing clothing. younger brothers wearing their larger older brother's ill-fitting hand-me-downs was so prevalent it actually became culture. it evolved from getting teased and ridiculed for being poor and not having clothes that fit to becoming a widely accepted style.
one that most adopted regardless of the reason for it's initial introduction, with little bearing today upon whether they can afford pants that fit or not. the reason the style has found such longevity can be attributed to many, many different things today but that is the reason it was born. and btw, eminem is not a wanna-be-nigga, he's a money-makin' nigga. you're just an ignorant young fool, label-man.
@bluefrenchfries - yeah but this song isn't talking to poor children. It's talking to men that refuse to get a job and act like a real man. It's speaking to the choice a young grown man makes to dress like a gangster and not get a job.
@ cbluestar527: don't confuse the message in the song with the tangent ahachie, diamond & i went on about the origin of baggy pants.
But for the sake of response (even though you misunderstood our conversation), MY interpretation is the song's message speaks to anyone w/ ears>>>anyone who will allow themselves to listen, INCLUDING the poor and the youth. Not saying you're wrong, but how can you really claim it's for one demographic & not another? did you write it?
@bluefrenchfrie in your attempt at trying to sound like some clever little advocate for this shit called Gangsterism, you fail on all levels. They look like clowns, and failures, and nobody takes thems serious or even looks at them at all, they might as well be invisible cause they have the fucking IQ of a retard sloth. So do not shoot off your fucking rhetoric to me. It came from the losers and failures in the black community who they are hot shit. Only good gangster is a dead gangster, bitch
~Again, your comprehension skills are impressive! NEVER ONCE did I advocate gangsterism. In fact I never claimed support for or against in either direction. I just disputed the original origin you and ahachie claimed for sagging pants. You on the other hand, along with ahachie, have proven to be epic racists with nothing but hateful things to share.
All of rap since it's origins in the early 80's is a rip off of other songs, you could play most on top of the other and they would sound exactly same, I can hear a "very small" similarity! I like it though... because it sounds more like FUNK than rap! Too bad they didn't have the smarts to put it up on You-Tube before? You never know what may have come out of it... but sour grapes are sour grapes! It looks like they are getting some well deserved attention now? Good for them***** Good luck! :)
This song is different than Pants of the Ground. The topic is the same, but so are almost every song out there. Look at how many songs are about love, relationship problems, a guy checking out a girl and so on and so on. This is not a rip off at all!!!!!
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people waste there time insulting and complaing about a fashion....its part of a culture and people dont abide by want other want them to be.....this or society`s way of fashion.i could understand trying to change violence and teen pregnancy and gang affiliation but why should people of this generation change their fashion based on an older genaration`s opinion? fashion is typically associated with illegal activities but it doesnt influence it
Because I stated my opinion you have the right to be rude?? Now ask yourself who is the real dumbass. Would you like to get into a philosophical discussion on ethics morals or anything else that I can continue to make you look like a dumbass?
Thank you for removing your prevoius comment. Do I have the right to be "rude" yes, Because like you I am stating my opinon based on my own thoughts. and just because you know how to write and look up the meaning of big words doesn't make you smart. Let's not start anything over the computer, none of us will prove anything.
Some of the comments on this video really sickin me. people are insulting this man's work, It is a brillent, and how people should act based on life. And it isn't just a opinon, it is the truth. The real Gangsters died in the 20's 30's and 40's.
these two men said what i've said for several years!!! ...what kind of message is supposed to be conveyed with looking like you just crawled out of bed and havn't showered for a week or more... what the fuck!!! and grow up!!!.
hmm? pants on the ground ,pants on the ground(hmm i think someone's pants shud be on the ground ,after knowing about this:i guess u can say ppl r singing like counterfeit fools with their pants on/off the ground?) :wait a min-- and i thought pants on the ground was original (whomp,womp)....????
Now, I agree this song is similar to platt's. They are far too different to call it a rip off. They do have similar messages but platts is more of a repetitive song than a rap such as this.
The message sent here is loud and clear! that gang violence and drugs mixed with baggy pants is Death to a Nation. Thugs dont like hearing the truth about their self destructive sub-culture): this video hits straight home with style..creativity..and hope for a better future.
They're two completely different songs when you get down to it. The primary message in "Back Pockets On The Ground" is about gang bangers and how they're throwing their lives away. And since most of them wear their clothes like that, that's where the "back pockets on the floor" part comes in.
"Pants On The Ground" is about people wearing baggy pants down to their ankles and looking stupid. Nothing more.
Why were they in front of an unused drum kit?
samurai1833 2 weeks ago
This s#%t is tight!
jazzyjac75 2 weeks ago
aww general platt stole this song =*(
100JamesX 2 weeks ago
Thumbs up to the way those players put on their top hats at the end! Click thumbs up please!
wdg61 2 weeks ago
Longest rap song by one rapper...I was hoping an ensemble of OGs would pop up, like a Senior Wu Tang Clan or something...6 minutes??? lol
shinphatman 2 weeks ago
but larry was funnier. walking talking with your pants on the ground.
Tone202 2 weeks ago
As soon as he said "and you know I'm not a rapper", that voice inside me said "Get out while you can! Back button! Back button!!"... I wish I had listened to myself while I had the chance.
vanglaurent 2 weeks ago
Were people even wearing their pants like that in 1996?
ScottieLowe 2 weeks ago
@ScottieLowe Yes.
Actually, "saggin" started WAY back around '95/'96, back when I was in middle school. That's the main reason why I can't stand it, right next to it just being stupid.
and, WOW to this song...
shinphatman 2 weeks ago
Is he having a stroke with his hands? What is going on here? Sounds like jealousy that The General actually made a song that is listenable.
frisbeelvr 2 weeks ago
this shit fucking suck ass general larry platt is way better pants on the ground way better
80carter27 2 weeks ago
what kind of fuckery is this ?
CaptWafer 2 weeks ago
God this is awful.
homersimps1 2 weeks ago
But I'm not a rapper.
tchugert 2 weeks ago 5
wow, thats a good "beat". I like this song, actually, lol.
grendelee 2 weeks ago
Platt is a fraud!!!! Atleast this has a good message, but most zombies would think its not cool
falice88 2 months ago
He should be a rapper!!
bandiit17 4 months ago
Larry Platt had a wayyyyyyyyy better one it's truth
MERC5SPECOPS 5 months ago
Run and tell that. Homeboy.
aFerociousBenji 6 months ago 4
busted.. general larry platt is a fraud :))
JxT1957 8 months ago 26
I'm sorry but the general has betta flow
BABU91100 9 months ago
mothers out there be strong he just a boy thats think he's a man
cant spend on your child you dont need respect
taboo69 9 months ago
mothers out there be strong he just a boy thats think he's a man
taboo69 9 months ago
great message, this reminds me of how my grand pop would say things to the young kids. this my fav video hands down.
misskellybats 11 months ago
I wear my pants right but there is no way im wearing my pants that high....
RellyInsane 1 year ago 2
Let em kno brothaman
NY32986 1 year ago
This song is so gay
koolhomie 1 year ago
GREAT MSG. when you come from philly , this is what the young thugs punks need this msg to be put in their heads. so what better way to do it put it to thug laungage
misskellybats 1 year ago
tell um brotha
sexyjj20 1 year ago
Um, I can see where some people would "claim" resemblance. But to be honest Pants on the Ground and Back Pockets on the Floor are 2 different songs
Back Pockets sounds a bit more freestyle while Pants on the Floor sounds more like a jingle.
Similar messages, two way different songs.
C'mon people they seem to be from a certain era in music, so of course it's similar. Just like the artists in Motown sounded very similar.
Just enjoy both songs for what their worth.
VitalyValentine 1 year ago
I love the message that this song is sending! Why can't people pay more attention to the message rather than whether or not it is better than General Platt's.
bandiit17 1 year ago 8
That guy is so gangster
WonderNoobie 1 year ago
What's the problem here? This video is one message, 'Pants On The Ground' is a different one...probably got the idea from this, but isn't going anywhere near this in seriousness. And why do the Green Bros. need any other songs before they can claim plageurism? This is their one song that matters! I don't believe that it was ripped off per se, but the same idea was generally behind Larry Platt's song.
montikea 1 year ago
Still prescient fourteen years later.
grommet777 1 year ago
@BeastyBeastAnimals haha yeah true. but the chorus is similar.
drunkscanbefun 1 year ago
@DarkRoast Funny that you should mention that, because most of the Internet sources that I have come across are simply echoing exactly what I have been telling you here....that Mr. Pratt has not seen a dime in proceeds from this song because he failed to copyright it. However, in your defense, I did read one article which mentioned that he is going to be paid for a Vegas performance. If you have any credible sources that support your position, please post them, and I will gladly take a look.
NubianP6 1 year ago
I have doubts that this video is genuine. The recording quality seems too good for something dating back to 1996. You know, they still used tape back then and this looks like it was recorded in digital.
implicaverse 1 year ago
@implicaverse tape can be digital or digitally mastered
jaw1701 1 year ago
You never heard of SP recording quality.
'96 and '86 are 2 different eras of tape quality. with converters making flawless extractions this is totally plausible.
NioYagami 1 year ago
what's really similar to pants on the ground other than the "hat turned sideways" vs. "hat turned backwards" thing? doesn't really sound all that similar if you ask me.
BucsDucs99 1 year ago
Well i actually heard "Pants on the ground" before this song and i gotta say their truly is a resemblance between both of them. Currently General Pratt is being sued over this situation but after listening to this i can't blame them for suing him.
DarkRoast 1 year ago
I can't stop watching it!!! LOL!
nkenge1 1 year ago 6
He's right. We should wear our pants above our belly buttons.. like he so eloquently demonstrates.
kedrick06 1 year ago 4
greenbrothers r amazing soon ull be sayin on no thers somone knockin for my daughter, knockin at my door hope it aint a guy with his cap turned backwardss n his pockets on the floor!
KillafoREAL 1 year ago
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its the same shit dude dont be fuckin stupid you know that dude coppied it lets be fuckin serious here he just made up a few different lyrics... same meaning same melody same "start and stop" method of singing and tons of the lyrics are the same and yea they are very musically similar.. if you dont see the resemblance than you know nothing about "real" music.. can you read sheet music? doubt it
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jaw1701 1 year ago
oh yea thats wear pants on the ground came from
HartChas3r1 1 year ago
i need a cd. so i can bump this shit around the hood...is there a download for this?
drewparker100 1 year ago
I guess everyone does a remix, even the General
mmenette 1 year ago
I think this is the Geto Boys
nodnaroach 1 year ago 2
@nodnaroach r u serious these geriatric fucks well.... they aint them
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nodnaroach 1 year ago
@BiggestOfDaddies dude. There is no need to be insultive. Just because some of the people who comment on this video don't know Music theory as well as you, doesn't give you a reason to insult their inteligence. And I have to agree, I think that General Platt drew inspiration from these guys. The songs are similar. meaning that they share the same message. in a way. While "Back Pockets on the Floor" is more about Gangs, and Drugs, and "Pants on the Ground" is primarily about sagging.
corrolations 1 year ago
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are you fuckin nuts?? its the same shit with the word pockets changed to pants.... hat turned sideways pants on the ground... its the same shit the guys just to dumb to remember the lyrics so he made up his own shit its not some big conspiracy... the dude coppied it thats a fact
RcUniverseGuy 1 year ago
your retarded if you think he made that pants on the ground shit up without hearing this first hes an old ass dude obviously he couldnt remember the exact lyrics of this song but its very obvious that its a copy of this
MoRRisoNRisiN 1 year ago
I like this better than Platts Pants On The Ground.
This has more substance.
RahzC 1 year ago
this hits me deep
wingking077 1 year ago
love this! ^_^
mychemgirl3 1 year ago
people ar comparing POTG and this by sound sure this one sounds better but they were serious. POTG has nothing to with its sound it was just funny, and i see no problem with wearing baggy pants, after a while it becomes a habit, like wearing shorts under your pants
silvershadow1031 1 year ago
actually..CHey60 is right this is a song bout gangs.frats. (You see young brothers that became young dads)..
paulemoheart2 1 year ago
brothea man brothea man
jamesfolk 1 year ago
Oh he DEFINETALY got Pants on The Ground from here, but his is a parody. ALOT of people do parodies. GET OVER IT! Jeez. Who the hell cares? At least it's music.
1corionly 1 year ago
I like this one better
Chey60 1 year ago
The message has no limits in terms of time or race. So many kids need to either get this message on their own, or have their baggy pants and asses kicked back up where they belong! Great job guys! Audio released in 96 is beautifully set to video recorded this year.
barbarianatgate 1 year ago
Hello Greenbrothers71 I think I like this version better then pants on the ground. The One that General Pratt wrote was not apporote the lytrics weren't good for me but General Pratt is 62 years old and shouldn't be in the music business yet. I hope your doing well please keep up the good work Quadracer687 (Laura)
Quadracer687 2 years ago
I like this better than POTG
rolerskating4life 2 years ago 2
This is an awesome song... 5*/5
amethystiumm 2 years ago
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chronodude10 2 years ago
WAY better than "pants on the ground" !!
jadedlady1970 2 years ago 41
@jadedlady1970 dude-- pants on the ground was so much more upbeat&hilarious :)
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@cbluestar527
sometimes the ability to afford something has little to do with having a job. or at least a "job" as you choose to define it. me thinks you are reaching, simply to spew hate.
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bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
some people write long stuff just say u lik the vid.i loved it it roks
smirrorman12 2 years ago
GO GREEN BROS! Awesome.
cbluestar527 2 years ago 3
Great beat ...Better message...I hope pants on the ground didn't steal this? looks mighty suspicious.
bumps60 2 years ago
thats a JAM!!!!
Dinka650 2 years ago
This song is bangin & the message is heard loud & clear! Intelligent & well thought out! No joke!
Great job Green Brothers!
eminemm1phatt1 2 years ago
I honestly did not like Pants on the Ground at all.... I like the remixes though. The similarities make it unequivocal the Platt took ideas directly from this song.
GuitarGuy0123 2 years ago
oh ya he defiantly stole this
wuttah stealer!
XDscenegiirl 2 years ago
how is pants on the ground better than this? this has a beat first of all. it also has some 70 year old dude groovin like a motherfuckin on the left. it also doesn't have some barely legible 65 year old getting randy jackson's rocks off on national television...
drwiggy 2 years ago 5
lmao <3
XDscenegiirl 2 years ago 2
I commented before but this song deserves to become a big hit!
perothing 2 years ago 3
...and gotta damn damn madam you see
perothing 2 years ago
Good msg.. Stay off the drugs, out of the gangs, & out of trouble.
The bad things will catch up with you later in life.
I got into drugs when i was younger, being clean now 12 years i think this is a great message for our youth.
karaokedeva 2 years ago 10
I love this song!!!
bandiit17 2 years ago
he did take your song yes pants on the ground is better and on american idol you can sing WHAT EVER YOU WANT
PEACE0000006 2 years ago
Yup, Larry Platt should of said he's doing a cover of this song, which is what all Idol contestants do, covers.... He shouldn't of called it "my song".
SuperChinog 2 years ago 3
@SuperChinog i agree 100%
JxT1957 2 years ago
wow will you please give my boyfriend lessons on agreeing with me
SuperChinog 2 years ago
The message is excellent.and very well done to boot.
volvograce 2 years ago
Wow..yeah..Gen Larry has offically had his 15 mins of fame ended early...
thedangernation 2 years ago
interesting........ i like it :D
marshtuber 2 years ago
This is great...pops got it right
stapme 2 years ago
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stapme 2 years ago
the general got busted! this original version blows away that fraud by a long shot!! pants on the ground sux
JxT1957 2 years ago
Calm down ya all. Close your eyes, stop comparing and hear how beautifull this song is.
perothing 2 years ago 4
@charlestrippy sent meh
IriyouAtoCondoomu 2 years ago
it actully looks like the guy and kinda sounds like him
loverdot89 2 years ago
from pants on the ground
loverdot89 2 years ago
Charles Trippy sent me :)
sabrinaforeman1 2 years ago
@charlestrippy sent me.
EricG023 2 years ago 2
@charlestrippy sent me too! he always finds the best stuff!!!
brandi1201 2 years ago
@charlestrippy sent me.
SD3255 2 years ago
Haha @charlestrippy sent moi!
jellybeangravy 2 years ago
me too haha
HippiesPwn 2 years ago
@charlestrippy sent me :D
ctfxc07 2 years ago 2
@charlestrippy sent me as well haha
puppycat19 2 years ago
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@charlestrippy sent me
veatboi 2 years ago 2
ok, how many people were sent here by @charlestrippy?
Eridaus 2 years ago 4
@charlestrippy sent me
bartsphotoss 2 years ago 2
@keith20mIRL me too... :P:P
margarette86 2 years ago 2
Here we again with the labels...~Your comprehension skills are impressive, diamonddust22. lmbo. The "jail theory" may support why some have done it, but it was not the reason for it's inception, or "birth". The initial reason was as I said: SHARING ILL-FITTING HAND-ME DOWNS. LOL.
Just because something is prevalent in your lifetime does not mean it can claim to be the origin of it...but ignorance is bliss. BTW, have you either been to prison or jail? FWIW I have been to both.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
You really have an "us vs. them" mentality, and it's clear that General Platt and the Green Bros are not at odds, or in words you might understand better "they have no beef w/ one another". So why all the angst? You seem hell bent on claiming these guys are frauds, when that was never even an issue for anyone that matters.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
@ahachie: Hi pot, it's me kettle bringing you the clue you need more than I do. Exactly what makes them frauds? Because they are utilizing the General's popularity as an opportunity to once again allow their message to be heard?
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
I agree w globehunter2. Thugs in their underwear......That would be hot!
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Click on my name and check out best version yet and go Larry and the Greens. I GOT YOUR BACKS.
liljimmydjpoz 2 years ago
The SONG was recorded earlier. The VIDEO was made more recently in response to the Gen. Platt issue.
SugarXMind99 2 years ago 2
the "habit" of sagging has been around since before Martin Luther King Jr. walked the streets, so you couldn't be more wrong ahachie. now exactly when "gangsters" started being able to afford pants that fit but chose to "kick a sag" instead is an open debate. but this didn't start any time recently that's for certain.
mind if i ask, how old were you in 1996?
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
"sagging" was created in jail...however far there pants were down...was how much they were available!!!
bratcena 2 years ago
i was wrong...i thought that was how it was started...but diamonddust22 is correct...it was created in jail because they werent allowed to wear belts because it was an easy way for them to strangle themselves...
bratcena 2 years ago
EXACTLY.
Xaymaicana 2 years ago
@ahachie for you not to know when this trend came out, you must be born yesterday. Black created this fashion and this fashion alone.
diamonddust22 2 years ago
@ahachie Yes it was, if you know anything about that style you'd know that it came about because people in jail weren't allowed to wear belts, and most of those idiots who dress like that were making gangsterism into a trend and a fashion. You rest your case? You don't know what they fuck you are talking about. The gangster pants on the floor look is totally from the black community so shove it up your ass, and you all know that eminem is a wanna be nigga.
diamonddust22 2 years ago
actually bro, you don't know what the fuck YOU are talking about, arguing about something you have no experience or evidence of, or ability to prove besides "you said so". you might have examples of why people do it today but not it's origin. you are correct it came from the black community, but it only takes one instance 50 years ago to prove your "jail" theory wrong. apparently you don't even know the difference between "jail" and "PRISON"...which is what you really should have said.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
The "gangster pants on the floor look" came about because of impoverished black families sharing clothing. younger brothers wearing their larger older brother's ill-fitting hand-me-downs was so prevalent it actually became culture. it evolved from getting teased and ridiculed for being poor and not having clothes that fit to becoming a widely accepted style.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
one that most adopted regardless of the reason for it's initial introduction, with little bearing today upon whether they can afford pants that fit or not. the reason the style has found such longevity can be attributed to many, many different things today but that is the reason it was born. and btw, eminem is not a wanna-be-nigga, he's a money-makin' nigga. you're just an ignorant young fool, label-man.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
@bluefrenchfries - yeah but this song isn't talking to poor children. It's talking to men that refuse to get a job and act like a real man. It's speaking to the choice a young grown man makes to dress like a gangster and not get a job.
cbluestar527 2 years ago 2
@ cbluestar527: don't confuse the message in the song with the tangent ahachie, diamond & i went on about the origin of baggy pants.
But for the sake of response (even though you misunderstood our conversation), MY interpretation is the song's message speaks to anyone w/ ears>>>anyone who will allow themselves to listen, INCLUDING the poor and the youth. Not saying you're wrong, but how can you really claim it's for one demographic & not another? did you write it?
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
@bluefrenchfries - nope, didn't write it. But I understand it!
cbluestar527 2 years ago
@bluefrenchfrie in your attempt at trying to sound like some clever little advocate for this shit called Gangsterism, you fail on all levels. They look like clowns, and failures, and nobody takes thems serious or even looks at them at all, they might as well be invisible cause they have the fucking IQ of a retard sloth. So do not shoot off your fucking rhetoric to me. It came from the losers and failures in the black community who they are hot shit. Only good gangster is a dead gangster, bitch
diamonddust22 2 years ago 3
~Again, your comprehension skills are impressive! NEVER ONCE did I advocate gangsterism. In fact I never claimed support for or against in either direction. I just disputed the original origin you and ahachie claimed for sagging pants. You on the other hand, along with ahachie, have proven to be epic racists with nothing but hateful things to share.
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
lol I say this was first
cdogxxx1234 2 years ago
dis joint is tight....so funkie
50xent 2 years ago
Larry Obviously did steal the song from these guys, and their message is so much more important.
diamonddust22 2 years ago
@ahachie fuck you these Green Bros are way better then Larry Platt. Larry Platt obvious stole it from these guys, you fucking disgrace.
diamonddust22 2 years ago
Great Song..Great Message..Very relevant even more so today...
teejay199 2 years ago
All of rap since it's origins in the early 80's is a rip off of other songs, you could play most on top of the other and they would sound exactly same, I can hear a "very small" similarity! I like it though... because it sounds more like FUNK than rap! Too bad they didn't have the smarts to put it up on You-Tube before? You never know what may have come out of it... but sour grapes are sour grapes! It looks like they are getting some well deserved attention now? Good for them***** Good luck! :)
mrfoltz 2 years ago
excellent song the material is a great topic that should be adressed. i can see where the idol stuff is comparable. i loved it!
toddgoodfellow 2 years ago
the song has a good message at least. 5 stars for that!!
dsouzand 2 years ago
This song is different than Pants of the Ground. The topic is the same, but so are almost every song out there. Look at how many songs are about love, relationship problems, a guy checking out a girl and so on and so on. This is not a rip off at all!!!!!
jamesd077 2 years ago 7
It doesn't sound anything like Pants on the Ground. Pants on the Ground is more funny.. if that's what y'all are going for.
womanintheshadow 2 years ago 5
He kinda sounds like Tupac senior!!!
slibri77 2 years ago
this ones wayyyyyyyyyyyy betttter ..and im feeling the lyrics..i live 5mins from detroit..i feel my brothas pain
VEX519 2 years ago
I actually like it!
The music is smooth!
The singers are HIP!
wildmanchris200 2 years ago
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people waste there time insulting and complaing about a fashion....its part of a culture and people dont abide by want other want them to be.....this or society`s way of fashion.i could understand trying to change violence and teen pregnancy and gang affiliation but why should people of this generation change their fashion based on an older genaration`s opinion? fashion is typically associated with illegal activities but it doesnt influence it
vicelordvl 2 years ago
try to see the forest through the trees friend. :)
bluefrenchfries 2 years ago
This is not fashion! its slubbornest and self hating form of dress, it gloifys crime..drugs..murder...and dis-respect.
And has a direct influence on young minds
and how they percieve them selves. NO to Baggy Pants Period.
globehunter2 2 years ago 3
thanks for trying to make a difference mister. good job.
rpnf1424 2 years ago 2
great song,, goodjob
bobjr663 2 years ago
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Because I stated my opinion you have the right to be rude?? Now ask yourself who is the real dumbass. Would you like to get into a philosophical discussion on ethics morals or anything else that I can continue to make you look like a dumbass?
coop1974a 2 years ago
Thank you for removing your prevoius comment. Do I have the right to be "rude" yes, Because like you I am stating my opinon based on my own thoughts. and just because you know how to write and look up the meaning of big words doesn't make you smart. Let's not start anything over the computer, none of us will prove anything.
Crystil17 2 years ago
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coop1974a 2 years ago
Some of the comments on this video really sickin me. people are insulting this man's work, It is a brillent, and how people should act based on life. And it isn't just a opinon, it is the truth. The real Gangsters died in the 20's 30's and 40's.
Crystil17 2 years ago 2
these two men said what i've said for several years!!! ...what kind of message is supposed to be conveyed with looking like you just crawled out of bed and havn't showered for a week or more... what the fuck!!! and grow up!!!.
web8541 2 years ago
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ballin1822 2 years ago
Im feelin this... Shits Clean!
ZWC777 2 years ago
lmfao, old lame ass muthafuckaz
GunshineStateNative 2 years ago
this shit is dope. i,m feeling that....lol is there a download link....lmfaoo
drewparker100 2 years ago 2
@drewparker100 true, dis shit is bangin , its gangsta as fuck and da beat is jus too dam raw
GunshineStateNative 2 years ago
this video has the TRUTH! pull your fucking pants up you fucking "gangster"
XxValeVirexX 2 years ago 2
man i wanna put dis on my ipod!!!! lol i need a download link!!!
ziononelove 2 years ago 5
hmm? pants on the ground ,pants on the ground(hmm i think someone's pants shud be on the ground ,after knowing about this:i guess u can say ppl r singing like counterfeit fools with their pants on/off the ground?) :wait a min-- and i thought pants on the ground was original (whomp,womp)....????
shhhhus 2 years ago
He already said he isn't sueing anyone! Doesn't anybody read !!!!???
This song is tight! I'll spit a verse with you Green Brothers anytime! The beat is so old school! Pac/Biggie
This beat is the shit!
eminemm1phatt1 2 years ago 4
Now, I agree this song is similar to platt's. They are far too different to call it a rip off. They do have similar messages but platts is more of a repetitive song than a rap such as this.
spagettios08 2 years ago 3
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Fashionstaa 2 years ago
"ain't no way in the world a man's crotch can be that low..." LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO, this is that shit
babycheeks530 2 years ago 6
sounds very different to pants on the ground, the tempo is way different. its similar but not enough to call it a rip off.
sixnineG 2 years ago
I totally agree!!!
ttbrown206 2 years ago
Best song ever over "listened" tho i listened to these guys long ago now people think they know these guys
its a great song changed my life when i was young
jake898911 2 years ago 6
The message sent here is loud and clear! that gang violence and drugs mixed with baggy pants is Death to a Nation. Thugs dont like hearing the truth about their self destructive sub-culture): this video hits straight home with style..creativity..and hope for a better future.
Thankyou GreenBrothers
globehunter2 2 years ago 5
This one definitely is the better of the two.
RadicalEdward2 2 years ago 2
They're two completely different songs when you get down to it. The primary message in "Back Pockets On The Ground" is about gang bangers and how they're throwing their lives away. And since most of them wear their clothes like that, that's where the "back pockets on the floor" part comes in.
"Pants On The Ground" is about people wearing baggy pants down to their ankles and looking stupid. Nothing more.
Not to mention, they sound nothing alike.
MarkScumfuc 2 years ago
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MarkScumfuc 2 years ago
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the general got busted! this original sounds way better than that fraud by a long shot!!
JxT1957 2 years ago
No doubt it was your song
nowteching 2 years ago
He just killed that shit! That song hard den a bitch!
lilrocket32 2 years ago
Kudos to Larry Platt and the Green Brothers! Both ar sending a positive message. Maybe somebody will hear them!
livin4Jesus 2 years ago