Gangsta Rap And L.A. Riots 1992

[Bangeo69]

racism doesn't counter racism, remember that

[RDRkiller405]

There noting wrong with white or blacks

[PLAYROY1000]

jordan by the time youget welfare you've already lost if blacks had a fairdeal they wouldn't need welfare would they your right education is key but building ghettos and not giving communities access to services is what its all about.

[eyeswideopen82]

I don't blame the black community for going apeshit over the verdict.

[Rico8458]

gangsta obama rap. kenyan negros in the black house.

[kalai131]

people especially suburbanites who watch these videos on Youtube just don't get how iconic and hero status these pioneers of hip hop were. take the soulja boy vs Ice T fued, for example, it was really funny for me to ride the BART train and hear young 15-17 yr black kids from the hood diss the fuck out of Soulja Boy and the Dirty South, especially Mississippi and their old country banjo ways, like any self respecting nigga from the hood from Cali is gonna side with Soulja Boy over ICE T, GTFO.

[cypressspm13]

Cypress HILL ALL DAY PUTOS

[holidaysin]

I lived in South Gate when the riots started. From my bedroom window I can see the smoke billowing in the air day in day out over the horizon. It was pretty intense living near south central during that time. I knew alot of kids at my school went to join in on the rioting.

[jordan7278]

The black community caused their own problems, they weren't "ignored" or purposely made bad. When the kids idolize gangster rap more then education this is the result, and is still the result today. Yet black communities still get more welfare, charity, and help then any other community, yet still manage to fail then blame slavery and things that dont affect them. Fix your own communities.

[ElectricBlueOil]

It's amazing that a rapper caused controversy by singing in a hardcore punk band.

[Dan12AZ]

they alwayz blame it on g rap.. fok tha police

[FejkJ]

The sadest thing is that the stupid pigs don't even realise that they are criminals too...

[lilmic1980]

@FejkJ The sadest thing is they burned their own part of town? They should of went to the big corps and burn them down not they own neihborhood?

[FejkJ]

@lilmic1980 Actualy no! They didn't catch someboy burning they're town down beat them up for it and then burn it down them self, but cops say:"don't be a criminal" and then they turn around and do criminal activetis!

[Crunchyblackisreal]

DOnt you love it when white people get self-righteous on youtube?

[juicemannye]

blacc people need to do wat they did bacc in the day unite and smash on thses fool stand up fight for hood blacc power take the hood bacc fear no men but god we fought ounce let stand and fight again deman respect

[e521soediv]

Rollin' 20's Bloods...

[malikkelis]

white people luv to hide behind the computer screen and talk cowardly shit i guess its just in they nature

[bluntblowingmexican]

yo cypress were the ones that put us on the map. and the reason that saturday night live girl said 'ARE THEY GOING TO SMOKE POT?" is bcuz cypress hill smoked bud on set lolllllllllll

[hollywoodtetsu]

so rodney getting beat is horrible but when reginald denny got beat it was ok because it was done by "angry black guys." .sounds like society double standards at its best.

[rosado3p]

@hollywoodtetsu

naw, it wasn't right. them cops were supposed to take his place though. poor reginald and rodney.

[DjKiIlaProductions]

@hollywoodtetsu a messege had to be sent out, blame the pussy cops, and the crooked government for starting it all

[MrRayDarren]

@hollywoodtetsu- When I saw footage of Reginald Denny getting beat I was shocked and appalled. I thought, "That shouldn't happen to any human being". Fortunately, with the help of video footage, his assailants were brought to justice. However, in this there lies another double standard, but reversed. Rodney King was beat and it was caught on video. La Tasha Harlins was shot and killed and her murder was caught on video as well. But none of these assailants were brought to justice...

[billb1114]

shoot to kill orders would of cleaned that mess up

[Bustanez]

Ice T seems to be PuertoRican not black hehe

[MrTheaterjunkee]

since when does rican pertain to skin color. i know many black ass ricans so what are you talking about?

[thimoneus]

55 dead, 2400 injured, millions of dollars in property damage. Compare that to what happened to Rodney King.

[halocekicksass]

I think you should keep and mind that blacks and latinos in South Central were suffering from police brutality all the time. So when it was finally on tape, everybody thought that something was going to happen to the four police officers. I would be pretty pissed off too.

[Freshhhhh1982]

Thats nothing compared to what could have happened.

[thimoneus]

That can be said about all violence.

[Freshhhhh1982]

L.A was very lucky the gangs were not more organised and that the riots only lasted as long as they did.

[thimoneus]

That would have hurt the people of South Central even more.

Think of the drastic measures the government might have taken. It is good for the gangs that they didn't go further than they did.

[walterreally]

so you're justifying his beating on grounds that it didn't 'cost' anything to beat him? You're the reason why america is still a divided nation asswipe.

[thimoneus]

Uh, no. Read more carefully, stupid asshole. For one thing, I didn't justify the beating, so try to keep your mind from playing tricks on you like that in the future. I was putting the rioters into perspective by pointing out how they were even far worse than the cops. Also, I discussed a much bigger picture than what you acknowledged. Did you catch what I said about murders and injuries? Think.

[walterreally]

bigger picture? baybaay baeeebay. suck it biatch.

[thimoneus]

Wow, that's a brilliant argument. Thanks for making the issues so much clearer, Einstein.

[clwilu94]

Blacks can kill each other every day,but when a White even says something wrong about them,they are pissed.Sad

[Keepskatin]

because you are white

[disgustika]

Its actually the opposite

[extra1234567891]

how many white boys commented have you ever lived there my cousin is in sureno and mexicans get picked on by cops to like yesterday when the called me a beaner so fuck tha police

[malt8291]

ice t have a white parent.he is very light skinned

[Gmancrap]

Riot fuck the system.

[JoeMazzeo3]

wats the song at 14 secs. and 5:26

[bozhood]

ice cube - wicked..

[bozhood]

Oh and the one at 0:14 are "Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin"

[kobetown8]

this shit is gonna happen again but now its gonna b latinos watch

[bozhood]

of course its just o matter of time when the next l.a riot is goin down... the gangs is taking ova

[N33NJAH]

what public enemy song was playing at 2:28?

[bozhood]

Its "Shut em down"

[atripa645]

Hell yeah they were glorifying violence and shit. They were selling a product. I remember all that shit. I was wearing Girbauds and Starter jackets back then(actually i like triple fat goose). The early 90's were getting dangerous. Everybody was trying to be hard not just real gangstas. I'm glad that shit is over.

[Shadowslamer]

Holy crap at 1:36 Ice tea shadow boxes like a girl LOL, I think my little sister could knock him out LOLLLLL

[granpuba]

Gangsta Rap Predicted the Riots... Just look at the cover of Ice Cube's 1990 Album "Amerikkka's Most Wanted." It was a picture of Ice Cube on the street with hundreds of dudes behind him ready to start some shit... Ice T made Cop Killa... THe warning signs were there... But then the "Day Niggaz Took Over" finally came true and it still has Amerikka $hittin their pants...

[bozhood]

Give me a break.

[granpuba]

I pretty much said the same shit that they are saying in this VH1 documentary on hip hop( where this clip came from). It was obvious though because the music from the West coast was extremely aggressive in the times leading up the the riots from about 87' to 92... Every CD had multiple anti police songs or verses... It was obvious what was gonna happen if those cops were let free...

[bozhood]

I get your point.... Yeah the black people where fed up with police brutality and being treated like second class citizens.. You can hear that in the songs. It was just a matter of time when some shit was about to go down..

[felizay]

??? cop killer came out in 1997, 5 years AFTER the riots

[granpuba]

No.... Actually you're wrong... Body Count released "Cop Killer" in 1992... The song was written by Ice T in 1990 when he was inspired by a Talking Heads song call "Psycho Killer"... Nice try though... 1997?! Hilarious...

[goldmarketprice]

I bought it in 1992. It was performed in 1991 with Body Count on the Lollapalooza tour, before the riots ever happened.

[LlTylL]

Why Does everyone bash on everyones music? listen to what you want, how does rap or such affect you personally? Rap, Rock , or whatever you like who cares,and just because yuo dont like it doesnt mean you got be racist.

[bozhood]

hell yeah.. i would think it be strange if my mother lissen to nwa

[HIVES213]

Gangsta Rap kicks ass Fuck white pe0pl3 an th3ir musIK

[ProtoCosmos]

Your comment is by far,the most stupid. And there have been some really stupid ones.But yours is light years ahead in sheer stupidity.

[felizay]

... ignorant... man, u stupid, now i luv rap, but if u can't find ONE right song by a white guy, u 1 deaf foo man

[tonkhunter]

Try and yank my white ass out of my vehilce and the attacking individual will be shot. The same can be said for my wife as well. That 'white-guilt' crap does not infect us.

[WCD73]

I wish that Reginald Denny had taken a safer route!!!

[flashgordon101]

It's amazing just how far the white population in America bends over backwards to try and please these bunch of thugs.

[WCD73]

Gangsta Rap Sucks,it promotes violence and encourages these worthless thugs to rape women and do drugs,I hate it and refuse to listen to it,If I had children,I would not allow them to listen to it at all,I do like Will Smith's rap,at least he's not saying kill white people and rape white women and sell crack.he's cool and I really like him!!!

[nate19226]

I think you are missing the point. Gangsta rap is a form of expression that gave a voice to groups of people who have been downtrodden and marginalized for centuries. Maybe if don't like the way they put the message out there then fine. But don't dismiss its significance because most of it are based on real pressing problems in America, stuff you definetly wont find in Will Smiths music

[felizay]

so do millions of other niggas, but friggin BEATLES can revolt against the government peacefully, YET with motivation, and u don't say that they 'bums' who talk about crap, same thing in this case, but it comes with an aggressive edge like other white artists in the 60's and 70's who spoke of burning, looting, and smoking drugs, and white people called them BRAVE! their white LIKE the gov. these niggaz who made rap had BRAVE-A-RY!

[tonialbanianamerican]

Ice T u r no good. You do not deserve the good, Washington cop popularity you played in "New Jack City". We know cops make big mistakes. But we should not kill them. We should send them to prison for any wrong the've done. Hip hop sucks,and so does rock/heavy metal/alternative all garbage.

[felizay]

then punk u a deaf, bitter ass bitch

[billb1114]

rap the crap

[vexsaid6]

FUCK ALL RICH CHRISTIANS.

[cjunk351]

LOL. Of course its ok to kill cops, if its in self defense. Whats wrong with these rich christian white people. Do they easily accept that its ok to kill non cops?

[9thOverstanding]

Ice t sucks tho...

[felizay]

i thought he did, but look up these songs

Ice T - Colors

Ice T - Squeeze the trigger

[griffeyfanatic97]

Maybe the blacks got it right? Sleep all day, steal what you need, and buy drugs with your welfare handouts to resell so you can supply your own drug habit!! Makes me feel like an idiot for getting a college education and working my ass off!! No, on second thought I have piece of mind for not being a lazy piece of crap!! Stop complaining about how everyone screws you over and better your situation through schooling and hard work!! Whitey has been doing it that way for centuries!!

[crzytlk]

Although I agree, don't mistake them idiots for people like me. I'm black & I work many 16 hour day's for my kid so she can have a good life & if you really look outside the bad examples you'll see that I am right. There are good & scum in every race it's just the ones who make the whole race look bad. This is coming from a man who grew up around gangs,drugs, violence. I say if you are in good health, strong & have responsibilities.., then FUCK EXCUSES they are for the weak & stupid!

[griffeyfanatic97]

I will agree with you, there are many derogatory terms for every race out there, and most people being called those derogatory terms are deservant of them. I think people that conduct theselves in the proper manner, ie, being a responsible member of society are colorless!!

[crzytlk]

Amen brother!!

[MasterAce08]

Fuckin' rap shit!

[launoteama23]

see "obedece a la morsa"...it´s fucking weird...sopres, putos

[worthlessburger7]

i KNEW theyd play Wicked by Ice Cube, thats the first song i thought this would have

[felizay]

yeah i bob 2 that song its the shit

[worthlessburger7]

wat was Ice-Ts song at 2:59

[bozhood]

its - Escape From The Killing Fields homey

[bozhood]

who cares you little chipmonkeys

[GANGSTAVIDZ]

hey Oakallday u did not rip this video u wanna be german hindu

[OAKALLDAY]

thats my video rip, the video ripper get this and any videos from me.when the ripper scene was big.

[bruush]

whut r u talkin about?

[biz4dem]

Fuck da police st8 from dah undergroun..(Ice cube)

[bozhood]

yeeeaaah niggah

[IPlayByMyRules3]

As a "white boi" I am personally gonna say dat ppl like dem 4 copz have no business in the police squad after da shit they jus did! And I regretfully say, I even agree wit da riot!

[hoodmistress]

At least you spoke your mind...so what if you're white? You're a human being like the rest of us. Skin color don't matter. But these racist pieces of shit think otherwise because they hate themselves and their identity.

[IPlayByMyRules3]

Man I tell ya'll..... The police system in South Central Los Angeles waz absolutely fucked up! It still is today! Police brutality is bullshit! Absolute fuckin bullshit! They should've killed dem pigz dat beat up on a defenseless Rodney King! Sure the dude was on PCP but dat givez em NO FUCKIN REASON to keep goin while he waz beggin 4 em 2 stop!

[ivalchicken]

gooks!!! black people are more racis than white ore other nationalities!!!

[worthlessburger7]

how u gonna sit their & say thay, i live in Massillon,OH. & i've always been intrested in Black America, on the fact im mixed, but i look white, im mixed tho, & for over 400 yrs. Blacks have been treated lik shit, Lynching, Police Brutality, everyting, the only way out of South central LA, CPT & all the other Cai Ghetos is rapping, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Cypress Hill. Blacks r not the most racist.

[griffeyfanatic97]

The way out of the ghetto is hard work and being an upstanding member of society, not becoming a victim of your own surroundings, and not complaining that there is no way out, not rapping!!

[StinkyGreenBud]

you're and idiot.

[griffeyfanatic97]

please explain!!!

[StinkyGreenBud]

Hip hop was more than just a way out for blacks at that time. It was expressing the conditions they had to go through during those times. The mass racism, the brutality of the police, the poor conditions they where FORCED to live in, there education system ,drugs, crime, the fact no one gave a shit about them...the list goes on.

[StinkyGreenBud]

Not everyone was so lucky to be white and born with a fucking silver spoon shoved up there ass like you suburban white rich kids.

[griffeyfanatic97]

Yeah I guess thats true, I am white and suburban, however my family came over on a boat like yours, you see, Im Italian and German, and we were the Niggers for the powers that be, when we got off the boat. However we worked our asses off to make something of ourselves, and never bitched about being a "slave to the powers that be", too bad your family and other like yours couldnt follow the same example!

[StinkyGreenBud]

See you don't understand that kind of life you have to grow up in man. You live in a nice safe community. Don't give me crap about your family cause you don't know shit about what they went through since you have everything you ever wanted. I'm not black btw...i'm native american and have had it worse than any of you fucks. Shit ain't good for us even these days.

[griffeyfanatic97]

OK now I feel your pain. Native American Indians were fucked over worse than anyone. Land stolen, savagely murdered, diseases introduced to their people that wiped out entire tribes, and given "fire water" and it was all down hill from there. If you really are Indian than you have had it worse than anyone, however it still brings up the point that you still need to rise above the past, yours or your families, and strive to better your current position!!

[vexsaid6]

SHUT UP YOU DUMB RICH BITCH EAT BALLS.

[griffeyfanatic97]

I see your education is of the utmost importance to you. Your command of the english language is amazing!!!

[vexsaid6]

Don't need to be that educated to talk to an idiot. Besides, you understood, right?

[vexsaid6]

NAW MY DICK IN UR MOUF IS.

[ProtoCosmos]

I'm Native American too,and life is what YOU make it to be. And if you don't believe it,you're your own worst enemy.

[TalcottMobster2]

anyone know the ice cube song thats playing at the beggining?

[bozhood]

its Steady Mobbin!!!

[TalcottMobster2]

alrite thanks

[Knyte77]

The only person who would let these guys perform on tv was Arsenio Hall. SO...if you want to see more of this stuff, look up the Arsenio DVD petition. It only ran 5 seasons. It's completely do-able. Support!!! (Njs4ever petition -- Arsenio)

[jeremymonkey]

aaarrg thats the one comment out of this thing?! -ah well good video.

[SonnyBushidoBlack99]

Fuck tha police....coming str8 from tha undaground