Getting Back To Work, Part 1

[BlazinSkull209]

I've Just Notice That The Contrast Of Your Videos Are Black & White.....Wuss Up Wid Dat

[jpariahmusic]

i love your delivery style



[NathalyNYNY]

is the chuck d quote from an interview or a rap? i'd love to hear it in context -- get the rest of the conversation. AWESOME quote. & vlog. :)

[greensquall]

cat attack

[cubanoafuego]

wow, this is EXACTLY what i have been saying since obama won.... in these exact words- with the 'symbolic' thing and everything. a lot of people get pretty annoyed when i say it though....

[finlanzer8sa]

rapper man... all goes so fast nothing is enough...

[iorbit]

What work exactly is it that you need to do?... Also: If you do all the "work", then why would you need to elect a representative to begin with?

[Ptowngansta17]

ill doc for president!!! lol okay... newest addition to TV hosting!!!

[Bobby7310]

wise man

very wise

[airhoppz]

Yo, your videos are great man, especially this one. Real insightful.

I'm a subscriber now.

[thricex05]

dude i am not a hip hop person but i very much enjoy your videos. i think you have good positive things to say and you don't push your beliefs on others. another cool thing is i feel like you're rhyming when you just talk in your videos. feels like there's a natural rhythm to your speech. i look forward to more videos.

[abitoftaylor]

yo' gotta black man's voice

[shazameen]

Cure Kitty... Good Video :)

[benhealy]

Yes, more of the cat in future videos. More videos, first and foremost, and cat feature being a nice touch.

[shinenigan]

You are easily one of the most refreshing presences on youtube, an incredible voice for hip hop, political commentary, social justice. Thank you SO much for your words and contributions to a more responsible internet, and a more compassionate humanity.

[PurpleHulk4]

Whats so "responsible" or "compassionate" about a self loathing, ignorant homosexual spreading his hatred to others?

[ecoflame]

Whaddya do with the cat?

[ecoflame]

Oopsss....i see that cat. Yeah, I've been thinking all this. I am STILL caught up in how I love this. It so replaces how I felt in 2004 - for months, damnit!

[TheGriot2008]

Now that's whats going on... Come on part 2.

[schergr]

Bro..your good.

[integral]

How'd you get so fucking smart. (Translation: I've been thinking the same thing and I'm hoping - grain of salt, grain of salt - that most folks who voted for Obama will get that combination of symbolic uplift and practical down-to-earthiness we'll need to see this through.)

[southerenboy]

"true that"

[zshzanTila]

LOL

the cat is hilarious

cute thang.

[pishba]

So much wisdom. Yes - it is only the beginning of change.

[hanaleilei]

so accessible; thank you for that.

[BaldButWigged]

the cat is cute. he was messing with you. :) good video for the most part though.

[Wizznilliam]

Man.. That was spot on. Good job bro... And the cat in the background was a nice touch.

[TheArtOfTheComment]

This guy is spot on with his videos and I would love to know what he thinks about the prospects of a Nelly/Bruce Springsteen collab.

-Rob

[oompamush]

1:31 indicates Nameless kitty wants you to stfu and pay Direct. Attention. As for myself, I agree with the other person that commented here : Majestic. Thanks for taking the time to do what you do... and for doing it so incredibly well. KOKO..

[JULIE2298]

Well put :)

[MAJESTIcag7]

and by knockin dat real..Ya'll stll on?

(Underground i mean..if so PLEASE let me know when)

I remember when Jean Grae was What What?

or when ya'll had The Last Emp up there...WOW!!!!!

Respect Due My Dude!!

MAJESTIC

[illdoc1]

haha, no doubt, my radio show still comes on Saturday nights from midnight to 2AM (on WBAI 99.5 FM in NY)

[PurpleHulk4]

So, in other words....noone listens to your show.

[illdoc1]

Thankfully, that is equally as true as everything else you say about me.

[PurpleHulk4]

Which part of my comment wasnt true?

[insaneinsane]

Obvious troll is obvious. Comeon Jay, stop feeding the troll. lol

[Roxie21]

lol. I'm going to remember and use that line.

[jDiggi]

im sure you know already but your video is on huffingtonpost..

[felisl]

you had it right before. we've elected a center-left politician who's giving a bunch of clinton appointees a second go at running (or ruining?) amerikkka. your quote from chuck d is apt but i'd als quote emma goldman in saying, "if voting changed anything they'd make it illegal." movements are needed to bring about change. politicians only respond to movements whether good or bad, conservative or liberal. true progressives unite! the dems' archaic ways no longer deserve our attention

[illdoc1]

I'm not sure what you mean by "before," cuz I never reversed my stance on that part :)

But the thing is: You could also argue that the most revealing application of that famous Emma Goldman quote is found in the many voter-suppression efforts we've seen in recent years (and not-so-recent too). They do indeed try to make it illegal and inaccessible for as many people as they can, and you gotta figure they do that for a reason.

[benjabitoya]

the best part about this video is your cat :D

[rokeebeezy]

and saying petty, while petting your cat

[leeaura]

So glad to see you back. As they said, we wanted what you just gave...a great wrap-up to what happened, what needs to happen. Love the Chuck D. - toothbrushing reference. There are a lot of haters just waiting and the knee jerk reactions I'm seeing from a lot of white folks who are feeling threatened would be funny if it weren't so alarming.

Anyways, nice to see you back and looking forward to Part Deaux.

[txchic82]

WHAT DID WE WANT YOU TO SAY?!?!?!? THAT!!! THAT RIGHT THERE!!! man, just do you .. which is what you did ... and i cant get enough of it .. best commentary on this election ive seen thus far and i would venture and say that its the best i ever will see. Ive been waiting for this since Nov 4th .. not knowing at all what to expect other than knowing it would be worth the wait ... and it was ...

[miminopolis]

simply amazing i cant get enuff of you lol nah seriously we need more videos on tr tru tru stuff

[modernhustle]

The best part about these videos is the conciseness. You fit in pretty much all you gotta say in less than three minutes; No long-winded tirades, side tracked anecdotes, none of that.

Bravo indeed.

[willywonka091]

clintonians.. what's wrong with that?!

[LawAbidingHipster]

Barack Obama said he wanted change, but who is he appointing to his bainet, people who have been in politics forever if he wanted change he would get some young ones in the

Sarah Palinesc

[MUSTSEEVID]

i agree nuff said. peace. somebody give this guy his own show on tv again.

[PinotNoir1975]

ILLDOC1 FOR PRESIDENT 2012 !

[MUSTSEEVID]

i agree. he is amazing

[wolvoleke]

Brov your on point again personal responsibility skool em

[PatHawkscom]

Maybe a video about your cat?

[Leb003]

great speech

[serenitysedai]

Seriously that cat is too cute.

[missjre]

totally true.

and your cat is adorable!!!

[aktlc123]

true true, we are LAZEY,if ron paul will live 4 more years i think we have a chance, becuase he realy reminds us and respects the younger generation and as long as hes alive we will not assume ALL politicians are scum just most, so point being Ron paul is willing to help with our fight and keep us truly informed on all the governments rules and laws. SO this is the time to invest your self in making a difference, at least donate posotive energy++

[BornOf95]

you lost me...

[PurpleHulk4]

I'm saying that if we had people who could legitimately challenge the monopoly on power that the elite have, then some change can really be made. I never said more parties would "magically" solve problems. We already have more parties, the problem is that the mainstream media tries to disregard them all as nutcases.

[brklyn11201]

You deserve so many more people listening and enjoying your videos. (P.S. Are cats a necessary evil or are they just damn evil. :))

[repgurl]

You're right; we need to hold our elected official accountable, including (if not most importantly) our president.

If he is allowed to keep his blackberry, I'm sending him a text message...

[skull123456]

I could not have said it better!! Can't wait for part 2

[Spidey616]

Anyone just start paying attention to that cat in the background after awhile?

[vmiboxman]

"...only if we put 4 years of work into it."

Love it.

[hight0wertv]

cheeeeaaaa!

[JejuneJesuit]

1:29

petty

[hiph0pfr3ak]

Exactly what I feel about and feel like saying but don't know how to say. Dope.

[rttoronto]

please do keep making your videos and inspiring people

[igottagetin]

Fantastic. Not only do I love your style but I think that what you say is pretty philosophical. Symbolism is good and the future is important too. Its not becaus there is symbolism that the future is necessarily going to be bad of course. But for us here is Europe we sure hope so and we (that's the royal we) are glad to see the back of Bush. Unfortunately there might jus be one or two people who still think like him (and voted McCain) but long live democracy and peace.

[temiwale88]

Dope Philosophy...I Like How Ur Music is on the right...and Ur Speech is on the left...;)...Lol...Leftist? Rightist? Split Personality? Who knows...who cares...We fulfil Our Job within the next 4 Years...It's not his alone...And Then We focus on next 8, and then with GOD'S GRACE, next 12...I Know...Insane...But it can...Adios, Peace...

[ceecee1984]

Jay! You are freaking awesome! I love your point of view on the election and transition. Americans have to work and not let up for the next four years! The problem with the last administration was they kept the people in the dark and everyone just "let them." I'm glad the American people are alert now... they ought to pay attention to Obama's admin. and call them out if they mess up. At least with this administration, chances are they will LISTEN and do what's in the best interest of the USA.

[SerinaJK]

There has been a lot of talk about riots breaking out, having to reinstate Martial Law,etc. I think too many people on the Right wing are getting extremely paranoid about how this is all going to unfold. There is also the Left Wing saying that Obama might continue to receive assasination threats. While both sides of the spectrum may or may not come to fruition, we need to remember how we behaved after 9/11. We all got together, hugged, cried, and decided to live a civil and humane life.

[sisforshayla]

i'm so glad you're back! great vid as always!

[shogunofyellow]

Very well spoken, but you talking out of my left speaker only kinda bothered me.

[ChrisStylezZ3]

Man. This guy is amazing. Like i been telling people this but they dont listen. I think Ceelo said it best. In Cell therapy with Goodie Mob. "My folks dont understand so they dont take it serious" And like they dont cuz they dont put that effort in into their lives cuz they expect others to do it first. But preciate it da video and ya words always.

P.S. dope Cat

[cymandekj]

awesome 5/5 !!!!

[givenaccess]

This guy is EASILY one of my favorite people I've never met.

[tetrisking1]

amen

[borntohate20]

so true also you talk really fast

[EndlessVoids]

Very well said. Americans need to realize that interest and participation in politics does not start and end with an election.

[Tmonstaa]

absolutely right we gotta stay diligent and make sure Obama keeps to his word otherwise this great accomplishment will be for nothing more than a symbolic gesture

[ijamsville97]

so true!

no dichotomies

both truths exist at the same time

no let us all get to work---------

[Loneninjaturtle]

Been missin' your videos bro! Glad your back!!!

[stewyjmu]

glad you're back jay! well said.

[weepeel123]

you're alive!

[eirefrance]

Whatever anyone thinks of Obama as a president, the fact that he got elected in the climate in which he was running is just one more thing to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, Jay and all of the Youtube world.

[mohamedak47warrior]

Ron paul was the best .. screw the CFR

[testing4echo]

Well said. Very well said

[LazarusDurden]

"We make holes in teeth!  We make holes in teeth!"

LOL A Cavity Creeps reference. Sweet.

[AshleighT21]

lmfao ur cat hit ur arm lol =)

ahhh i love u!

& ur voice lol

[illdoc1]

haha she thinks that is being friendly

[MissNormaDesmond]

I just love it when people refuse to accept bullshit either/or dichotomies and admit the world is a complex place and that opposing views can each have some truth to them. God, what would political discourse in this country be like if we were able to sustain conversations that really considered all the aspects of important questions, rather than boiling them down to simplistic right/left sound bites for the purposes of point-scoring for one's ideological team.

[Lebanks3]

well said

[augustlilly]

This vid is so true! I've seen certain people try to put this out there; it's something we all need to keep in mind. One thing you can do is go to Obama's change . gov website and tell him what change you want to see.

[dipsetmuthafucka]

RIGHT ON

Time to get started is all.

I'll pardon any 20 year old slang, as well as 60 year old slang. I'm glad I finally remembered to sub you...I'm bad at this watching thing...always DOING. Thanks man...I'm glad I can watch someone that I agree with all the time that is male on youtube.

[DADDYMACKOFNYC]

oh shit. they took jay off xxl. :(

[Scorpio190]

great video man exactly what I would expect of you

[purplecharger88]

This video is a great example of why I like watching your videos. Even as someone who is a little more on the right this video was worth watching. I think that what is mentioned is part of the reason people feel so poorly about the government. They forget that part of the political process is people being active in the process or nothing really gets done.

[jjcphotography]

nice pledge

[melancholyguy]

Here's a hug.

[samanthadian]

damn that last one was supposed to be a reply to someone who asked Jay why he was getting so worked up over something that has no impact on our lives.

[shabbykins]

Just talk about what you think. You don't need our input on what to say, because then it would be uninteresting.

[samanthadian]

terrific as usual.

you keep posting video's and hopefully the rest of us will get out there and help in our community. that's where I think the real work is, giving a hand to our fellow citizens.

[bendymind]

That was perfect.

[effu2]

Jay, i will be listening to the railroad this saturday. i'm goin to bring the heat to g-man and obama in the chat room

[rdority]

Best (only?) synergism I've heard regarding both ways of viewing Obama, namely his victory is one of the greatest moments, but that we have work to do for the next four years (and beyond). Thanks as always! :)

[SquallCloud]

You put into words exactly what I feel and I'm so grateful for it. I know your not all "Awards!" about it but that blog award your up for NEEDS to go to you. I mean your shit is real. Simple. Elegant thought. Black thought even (heh see what I did there?) and although itsthereal is cute and boasts such guest stars as Travie from GCH, there isn't much authenticity in it, and for once I'd love to see hip-hop intellect win out over passingly amusing cuteness with guest rappers.

[UnderDaGroundAndMore]

Lol Ex-Ce-Llent As Usual. So Right.

Lol The Cat Chillin In The Background. Animals Just Don't Give A Fuck As Long As You Feed Them.

[MochiMC]

THANK YOU

[privaj2001]

yes, right. With Obama at the top, the average citizen's job of making the day meaningful should be just a little bit more possible. (Which is huge!)

thanks, illdoc! you rock, as usual (mad real?- i must've missed that 20 yrs ago)

[illdoc1]

for a more recent reference point, check the "Mad Real World" sketch from season one of the Chappelle Show :)

[privaj2001]

didn't find a lot of it, but found some, and then of course, trekking through Chappelle makes life all the more worthwhile. so thnx for the ref.

[jwwetzel]

I like that toothbrushing thing, I'm gonna use that! You know, if the toothbrush had been invented someplace outside of Arkansas, they would have called it a teethbrush. haha half of my family is from Arkansas so i just be playin!

[zzz33333]

well, shyeah.

[mmike01]

"THE PRESIDENT IS OUR EMPLOYEE"

That is as true as it gets ;)

Great video. In my naiive opinion, you have an objective perspective that I not only see as profound and argumentative but also broad and "well-equipped".

Although I'm pretty sure I'm wrong since I'm basing the following judgement on various arguments that have more to do with whom I watch and hear instead of what everyone hears, it is hard for me not to say "you couldn't have said it better".

[cherryofvegas]

I make sure I send my kids and young family memebers all of your videos. They seem to love them. Just next time don't go so long in between. Our youth really need more outgoing people like you.

[CyrusBrooksBoston]

Guess I was wrong ILLDOC! Thanx for the unbias point of view on that one.

[PurpleHulk4]

You're a damn fool for getting so excited over something that will have no impact on your life.

[samanthadian]

where have you been the last eight years? are you telling me that Bush's policies haven't had an impact in your life? Tell you what. When everything is said and done in a few years, you tell me who the better president was.

[PurpleHulk4]

I never said it didnt, but the same would have happened regardless of who was president. High level republicans and democrats are all part of the elite, and they're determined to destroy this country, so it doesnt matter who's the so called "president".

[samanthadian]

that's a really pesimistic view of the world.

I think who the president of the US really makes a difference. for the last eight years we've had a man in office who doesn't give a crap about the average American or the advancement of humanity.

We've fallen so far behind where we should and could be it's shameful. Obama is more than just the president, he's the best of us (hopefully), which is what the president should be.

[MissNormaDesmond]

I think that's a cop-out, frankly, Mr. Hulk. You get to be a cynic and feel superior, and also do precisely nothing even to attempt to change anything, because the fix is supposedly in and oh, well. I'd rather throw in with people who risk being fools and try to make a difference. I also simply don't accept your premise -- there's no reason to believe that an Administration not run by a group whose stated agenda had long been to start a war in Iraq would have done so.

[rubbleofempires]

Both parties work for big business, that's the engine that drives them. But each party is a different gear. Republicans are a high gear and democrats are a low gear. You switch to a high gear, to go faster when there's not much resistance. But when there is resistance, you switch back down to a low gear. You don't go as quick but it gets you over the hill. If it's a choice, make em stick to the low gear, but ultimately we've got to remove the engine.

[ocsspot]

5 Star Comment.

[MissNormaDesmond]

Fine. Even if I accept your premise (which I don't, entirely), what's your plan for doing that? Mine is that widespread systemic change was never going to take place in four or eight years. But building on small win after small win is progress. Attempting to do everything in one fell swoop usually spells disaster.

[rubbleofempires]

Yeah build on small victories, celebrate them, but you've got to keep in mind the ultimate goal can't be just to shift into a lower gear, we've got to as einsteinfactor put it, replace the whole vehicle. How exactly? Well there's no exactly, but there's a whole bunch of different how's depending on who we are and where we are etc. No magic bullet. Definitely no magic democrat.

[MissNormaDesmond]

I think everyone here is agreeing that there's no magic Democrat. What I'm disagreeing with is Mr. Hulk's "elections mean nothing" attitude. Again, there's no reason to believe that the Bush Administration's having started a war in Iraq wasn't the direct result of a plan the people advising him had been promoting for years. Voting for the lesser of two evils matters. You can build a new automobile piece by piece. But running it into the wall will not magically give you a new vehicle.

[PurpleHulk4]

You'll still get evil, no good will come of it. I'm proposing people wake the fuck up and stop buying into this 2 party bullshit.

[einsteinfactor]

Beautiful comment. This is the analogy I wanted to come up with but couldn't. By extension we need a whole new automobile.

[PurpleHulk4]

See, you understand the damage both parties will do, but you continue to choose the lesser of 2 evils. When you choose the lesser of 2 evils you still get evil. We'll never be able to remove the elite from power through this "election" BS. Shame on jay and his followers for even thinking such a thing.

[MissNormaDesmond]

So your proposal is what, Mr. Hulk? You and your enlightened pals just take over and assert your will over everyone else, since you know what's best for us all?

[MyPrivateMuse]

You're absolutely fantastic. The quote by Chuck D should spread more; our work shouldn't stop on November 5th. Obama isn't a miracle worker, but he's sure as hell IS my President-Elect. And I'm damn happy about it. ;)

Kudos on your message! And welcome back!

And LOL at the random cat moment. xoxox

[silentom313]

Welcome back and happy Thangsgiving

[antoniosjourney]

Everything you said...DITTO!!! Happy Thanksgiving.

[S1MNICITY]

couldn't have said it better...welcome back!

[KillBorn88]

Your cat is hilarious.

[vicepresidentfru1tly]

Well said dude. I myself was reluctant to embrace Obama's precedency as something symbolic. Just felt naive to see politics as anything else than mundane. But you've nailed it! As articulate as always!

[thetubeaccount]

lol - man, have you ever tried to watch a debate, and you want to hear about some issues but instead they have ABC's charles gibson gettin all up in your face with some gossip and republican talking points and you just gotta say, "yaaah gibson yaahh"

glad I subscribed, and that's mad real yo, word up!

[redibis07]

Good one!! Happy Thanksgiving....!

--> D

[jiatv]

Yay..you're back! WOOT!