Def Poetry - Amanda Diva - 40 Emcees

[jasb673]

I'm going to recite this poem at my school's assembly tomorrow. Yea I expect to get suspended.....

[niceandfunful]

i like it!!

[shamantrainer]

Lol black people will clap at anything.

[Retartedsk8rz]

40 emcees disliked this video...

[Khari99]

lmao 40 emcees

[MrPoetry96]

HEY YALL IMMA POET TRYIN TO GET DISCOVEREDD IF U DONT MIND PLEASE LOOK ON MY WALL AN WATCH PLEASE

[ObeyDre]

39. we just need one more emcee to come forward, then we got the full 40 she talks about. ha!

[Raapadap]

Amen

[spaghettiisnasty]

girl power muthefuckaaa

[itayroo]

ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS SOULJA BOY!!! LBDAS

[TeaRonWatkinz]

Love me some Amanda Diva

[calvin755]

SHE ATE! ShE So Great!

[Kalopsia666]

Holy shit, she killed it

[j2times2006]

Well at least she was cute

[SpokenWord89]

Do you think Common would dig my version??

Hello people of YouTube. I'm a female MC from Dallas, Texas. I have a song/video of me rapping to I Use to Love H.E.R. by Common(REAL HIP-HOP). Check it out and let me know what you think. Thank you!

[lilloon89]

This describes my city perfectly lmao

[Judg3not]

Almost all 40 Emcee's hit Dislike accept the 2 that go knocked.

[Judg3not]

Amazing

[akdmx91]

hahahhav she murked itt nicely... Excellent poet

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

By all means, put your pen down.

[H2T]

id wife her and make hot passionate wet love to her in a heartbeat!

[StillAware]

She sounded like Dr. Seuss at the end there haha

[TechyTreckyNerd]

check this chic out she has a way with words @techytreckynerd

[CHAKAROSERY]

mad respect mad respect

[morptui06]

"..you gotta live for the funk, and die for the funk!.." <3

[rwcwetback]

"But they don't understand how I feel about the funk. I walk with the funk, talk with the funk. Eat with the funk, sleep with the funk. I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk." -The Chief Rockas, the Lords of the Underground.

[amkd215]

i love the way she says "rape this culture and RUN!"

[ljh134]

I wish I could fuckin do that. Sorry, I had to cuss

[wopundo]

Real Talk......!

[houdou5]

Yea so Amanda Diva is definitely that girl Dionne from that show My Brother and Me

[hellofaname]

@houdou5

and just like her character, she doesn't know when to shut fuck up.

[theDrewid]

it's one thing to think that you're going to be the next jay-z, or to put all your energy into rapping when you should have contingency plans, but can't a nigga have a hobby without being called fake or a wannabe? #justsayin

[ItsYuboyz]

amanda marry me

[DRC209390]

i like it. i felt the vibe of what she was talkin about.

[assasinwife]

this was so fly

[SIRGAGA123]

60 arms swingin' lmao! this is fly

[1FLOt]

om g finally someone who knows what hip hop means

[Azula1001]

This is real poetry, unlike that junk on the radio

[G0LDENL0VEMUSIC]

NAW , I THINK SHE HATING . IF A NIGGA WANA RHYME JUS FOR FUN , LET HIM . LOL

DANG, YOU SHOULD NEVER TELL SOMEBODY PUT THE PEN DOWN , IF YOU WANA DEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO IT FINE , THEY DON'T FINE , JUST APPRECIATE THAT LIDDO APPRECIATION AND LOVE THEY GIVE TO THE ART FORM... EVEN IF ITS DIPPIN THEY FOOT IN THE WATER, NOT SWIMMIN

[60microphonemajesty]

She is an incredible and for real voice of the streetz.Not just NY streets but nationally.And I truly believe she'll die for what she believes in which is the "real" Hip Hop.

[angemala]

Awesome stuff, sister!

[CoolxBreese]

Man, this video reminds me of how much I miss Def Poetry. I can't get it while on my college's cable package, and my mom dropped HBO since I'm hardly home anymore. :(

[VisualAidify]

real real ....if you aint for the cause.....put the pen down!!!

[tooeazytmak]

i bet the 34 people who disliked this are part of the 40 emcees shes talkin about, i wonder wat happened to the other 6, probably dead hahaha.... this is some real ish(not to mention she a cutie)

[G0LDENL0VEMUSIC]

@tooeazytmak LOL ; HOW CAN U LAUGH AFTER U SAY THEYR PROBABLY DEAD - ___ - LOL

[tooeazytmak]

@G0LDENL0VEMUSIC my bad 4 dat maybe i was jus feelin a bit insensitive coz dey put a dislike on dis, i get 2 passionate sumtymz u feel me

[LadyScrabble]

@tooeazytmak now its 37! some have come back from the dead.

[tooeazytmak]

@LadyScrabble lol i never believed in ghosts.... now i do

[Goazaa]

@tooeazytmak you right, we are short of one more emcee and then we will know indeed forty emcees are dead.

[Ainkombain]

@tooeazytmak

damn u right.. :D

[Steny]

Good thing Vanilla Ice has stayed true and real.

[G0LDENL0VEMUSIC]

@Steny LMAOO ! RUDE , LEAVE VANILLA MAN ALONE . HE WUS GOOD :)

[jwh1999]

She is a cutie

[starlettshy09]

omg, she was on my brother and me

[kd4adv]

She is very attractive :)

"Supa Woman" and "Night Flights"

[NubianBarbie91]

she speakin the absolute truth

[marc15yo]

That's why i listen to a few underground groups. Amanda Diva know's what sh'es saying. I can't listen to mainstream anymore. Its just crap. Its dead. Its retarded its all about money "bitches" and all that is corrupt. No more soul, no more poetry, no more music. So i listen to underground. Fuc today's "gangster rappers"

[UniqueTush]

Nicki Minaj!!! straight up!!

[rodluv21]

Thats Some Clever Shit. She Hot As Hell Too.

[goldenyeanz]

super hot hot hot hot hot hot

[hiphopiam]

yo a lot of people think that they don't have to work hard to make it. They think that talent is all you need or the right opportunity but thats why its a lot of garbage out here because those garbage niggas worked hard as hell and still workin hard to put shit out while the most talented niggas talkin about some real shit fall short cause they can't or won't do the work it takes.

[SilverFlowingEyes]

@hiphopiam BULLSHIT!~ The truth is garbage nigga's are picked up not because they work harder, but because they're willing to do anything for the money, including mislead and demean their own people. A real Mc, a real Poet, won't sell themselves and become sluts to major multi million dollar labels to survive.

Besides, true artists are purposefully declined opportunities, because they'd rather not teach the people who listen to the music.

Niggas are chosen because they speak garbage.

[hiphopiam]

@SilverFlowingEyes i think we both right. both things are simultaneously going on.

[LilRedRasta]

ive never been so attracted to any female in my live son

[omann888]

what is she doing out the kitchen??

[lmspbj]

lololol 'super negro'

[AloPericoRipiao]

Hey guys I am a poet and just started recording videos...if you enjoy listening to poetry take a few mins to watch mines. Enjoy !

And they say I am an Amanda Diva look-a-like : )

[Frankensnizzle]

Hey,the Chick from My Brother and Me.She fine as hell!

[broadcastin007]

@Frankensnizzle that was my fuckin show!! lol

[kdpflanders1]

I'll eat her feet, pussy, and butthole real nice.

[90mv]

you guys know she's a emcee right

[PonZiffy]

@90mv I think you missed the point on this..sad.

[90mv]

@PonZiffy no not at all i got it just didn't know she was an emcee for a bit

[PonZiffy]

@90mv Oh, lol. I thought you were saying that because she was talking about "emcee's". Apologies ^_^

[RealHennessy]

Ayyy dats my wifeeyyy

[gregoryhyde561]

i would mary this women she t sexy

[lyricalhealer]

So powerful poetry is my 1st love. 

[MPire91]

SHE A BEATS & GORGEOUS.... I CAN RELATE CUZ I DO REAL MU$IQ! IM AN MC NOT A RAPPER, HOLLA FOR PRODUCTION!

[AD9ESR]

Did yall know she was the girl Deonne from "my brother And Me"?

[shooboner]

i am in love!!!!

[Crazitude]

most people sag their pants low and fancy them the saviours of HIP HOP.

Not cool,this is for those staying true to the funk.

Thumbs up if you believe

[aprilfromhell]

she has the same rhythm going as erykah badu's -Friends, Fans and Artists Must Meet..hmmm coincidence?

[realdanimusiq]

omg loove her

these poets would kill these rappers out here

[TheMegaTronKwam]

Waaaaay better that "Hot Shit".

[JasonMurakPoetry]

mmmmhmmmmm

[venomgold]

Now when she does the poetry she Is over good. But didn't like her rap tune. Its a shame because she sounds like she should be a relly good at rap.

[Trustmicke]

Hon är verkligen söt/snygg/het/bra/vacker/bäst mm.mm

[MoDizzle92377]

she is trippin' I know a lot of christian rappers, who rap for GOD and they don't put the mic up! Da T.R.U.T.H, Sho Barack, Lecrea...ect. that is to name a few.

[Adjei88]

@MoDizzle92377 she's talkin about all rappers especially the mainstream one's today rapping about things which aren't relevant, and influencing the youth in a really terrible way

[PerfectCompositions]

I can listen to her spit all day long

[AhPoetry]

I think she has a good performance style, but her rhymes are so contrived, it's painful. Personal opinion...

[Futurempmw]

i love this chick

[vampira13vampiro13]

wow thats deep!!

[gatorvalle]

@vampira13vampiro13 as deep as an empty cup

[marc15yo]

that's why people go underground, where the real emcees r @

[keflar5]

unfair and judgemental but a little true

[selfhoodsoul]

thats whats up! She on point there

[AlmaLindsay]

Thats my girl! Yo Go, DEEEEEVA!! :)

[msdre20]

"insincerity has no longevity, u feel me?" LOVE IT!!!!!

[tuckerb16]

it was kinda weak...definitely true but still...u cud tell the crowd was like "um okay"

[DelGloTa]

@tuckerb16

I agree. I agreed with what she said, but it was a lil weak.

[ericwhithr2007]

typical emcee, she was right about how there are a lot of them, she's living proof

[StewartLucrative]

@ericwhithr2007 Hahahahahahaha, so true.

[turianspy]

I Just realized this is "Deon" from my "Brother and Me"....... I just fell in love all over again!!!!

[darryl1914]

I knew that as soon as i saw her...Damn she grew up NICE!!!!

[michalusm]

she is amazing..

[MrSeablitz]

Ayo Gorgondrageil: AMEN TO THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!

[GorgonDrageil]

I don't know about you but... I would smash that booty lol

[franciso7]

who wouldnt?

[wizarddov88]

lol a white guy

o.0 Amanda Diva! hell yeahs

[reallyconfused]

This gal is so on top of her shit.  I wonder if she's still one of the surviving Mcees....

[ngedsbjiggy]

High 5 Amanda Diva!!!!!

[waltermyerspark]

Thank YOU!

[MsScorpiolady]

that is so true... there arent many real rappers today... most of em are in it for da fame... they have no passion and rhyme about stupid shit dat wont mean a thing when you 6ft under.... yall hit me up when da real emcees come back....

[gatorvalle]

@MsScorpiolady #LOL YOU'RE AN IDIOT GET OFF THE INTERNET

[MsScorpiolady]

@gatorvalle okay its official youre a lame... jump off hop off skip off loser...

[G0LDENL0VEMUSIC]

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[trudon]

@MsScorpiolady come back? underground real rap still exists.

[texasgeneral1]

"cause there so many fake emcees that are WACK" .....lol realest shit ever lol

[chinita41]

thats real talk..put the pen down :)

[1martinez8]

damn cutie!!!!

[x100kx]

she's amazing. i'm only 16 & i want her. lol

[silents08]

that was kool

[dagville1]

yea shawty fineee

[GoSuMonSteR]

She's fine too....

[808daGREAT]

preach for me...

[rocklover1993]

yeahhhhhhhhhh,yeahhhhhhh, oh man yes

[ChuloBadGuy]

Is it just me, or is the dude at the end (Al B. Back) Brooklyn from ATL??? I know Im not buggin out, thats dude from ATL (THE MOVIE)

[babigurll89]

yea the guy at the end (Al B. Back) is that guy from the movie ATL

[windangelmoonkid]

I just fell in love with her and the poem. Omg this is so good beyond belief!

[YvonneIle]

For Some Reason,, She Remnds Me Of Queen Latifah. She Looks Her Especially..

[WateverWatever04]

she's not taking no shots at anyone,

she just wrote a sick poem :)

[Amandalyn143]

I loved this so true. I love how you dont name anyone but situations. The truth is people drop there so called dream acuz they see it wont be profitable. A dream worth achieving is not realized unless you struggle to get there. You can work and still work on your dream. I work a full time job raise three kids and take online courses to accomplish my dream. I wont let finances, other peoples words or anything else stop me. I have a dream to aceive to prove to my kids you can dream and acheive.

[mceeh127]

well she didnt just call out soulija boy she called out everyone actually she even came at mas think about it she said ".....one became a born again christian" that sounds like a direct hit at him i dont agree wit the one at mase but i do agree that hip hop is bullshyt now

[GEEKONExKAYES]

go watch vinnie paz lecturin hip hop 101.....sayin its all bullshit is just being lazy....swear ever since nas dropped that joint thats all anyone has to say...its never dead, u just gotta look for real emcees still smashing...

[PhantomLyric]

This song is about Soulja Boy... this is one of the hottest spits on that stage... Both this and the one that followed.

[scatteredprojects]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! shes awesome.

[LATIFFANY08]

I LOVE THIS POEM!!! HELLA MUCH!

[blackezi3]

Ha, I remember from the show My brother and Me. She is mad cute.

Her rhyme is mad true. At first there's like 40 emcees, than circumstances happen and we fid out who was the real MC

[GEEKONExKAYES]

since everyones on this bullshit, can i be the first to say,

fuck this self righteous shit...

she has no right to say who can and cant rhyme, and for what reason they should and shouldnt, this poem is the most ridiculously self important shit i've ever heard...

fuck it.

[PoppinXRay]

ur not understanding it. shes sayin that the 40 emcees are the ones that are rappers until they figure out they ain't gettin paid and they records ain't sellin and all kinds of other bullshit. the rappers that just wanna rap so they can get chains and hoes. she dissin the cats that don't respect the culture or the grind in hip hop, fake ass wack ass emcees.

[GEEKONExKAYES]

please dont insult my intelligence.

i understand perfectly clearly what she's saying, you're lay-mans terms explanation is unnecessary, what i was saying is that, it is not her job nor anybody elses to say what an emcee is, real hip hop heads know soulja boy is garbage and JMT are real hip hop, that DOESN'T allow her to act holier than thou and be so self satisfied, because honestly, real hip hop is forever, so fuck soulja boy, but let him make his money.

[GEEKONExKAYES]

Also, the ones that haad to get jobs, HAD TO GET JOBS, its an imature and selfish person who refuses to support people that rely on them because they HAVE TO chase their dream, sometimes u have to sacrifice your dream for ure chilren or mother to eat...

my problem is not with the message of the poem, only that it is stating the obvious and doesnt account for the reality that life isnt black and white easy...

regards,

Twiggs Munroe.

[PoppinXRay]

but if ur passionate about something u wouldn't let your job slow u down from ur aspiration of rapping. just because u need to get a job doesn't mean u HAVE to stop writing.

[imamandadiva]

calm down jack. You still don't get it. Bottom line, Q-tip said it best, "rappin nigga forreal, You could find me in a cipher if i didn't have a deal." period. Folks like you get on this internet & talk like you know wassup. I am a poet, and i speak on what I feel. Who are you to say that I have no place to address emcees that exploit a culture of artistry for solely materialistic means? Get off your soapbox and listen again. Furthermore i wrote this in 2001 Soulja Boy was a 5th grader.

[GEEKONExKAYES]

please shut the fuck up with the "folks like you" shit ive been spittin for years,makin tracks and just rappin with people, i go to university, and have a job dont talk as tho u know me.If u understood what my problem was, u'd see its not the adressing those who exploit, but calling those who have to make their situatuion work and therefore put JUST rhyming on the backburner until they can concentrate on it sellouts..."IM A POET" doesnt mean ure above critisism either...soulja boy was an EXAMPLE

[pokahoe]

well put. why the hell do people think she is talking about certain people? she didnt drop any names, how the hell do you get soldier boy out of 40 mc's? Just goes to show, just to many rappers and not enough fans.

[LGzonedout]

This poem IS stating the obvious, Twiggs, but you have yet to see it. I am also a poet with two children. I keep my music and poetry going WITHOUT having to sacrifice neither because my poetry IS AS MUCH A PART OF ME AS MY CHILDREN ARE! True poetry lives in the soul. This poem was pointing out those who don't have it in theirs. They're not REAL MC's. I don't have to choose between being BLACK and being a dad because my skin cannot be changed. My soul can't be either. REAL LYRICS CAN'T be faked.

[LGzonedout]

Some people are built to be certain things in life. Not everybody can be an MC. THAT is the reality that YOU don't see, Twiggs. Amanda Diva ended this poem telling those who don't have the truest essence of an MC to put their pens down and do something else...whatever they were meant to do. In short, just because someone WANTS to rap, doesn't mean they are supposed to. If they have to choose between something and music, that means they are not supposed to be doing music in the first place.

[imamandadiva]

yes that's exactly what im saying. There are no shots at soulja boy or Ma$e lol. i wrote this in 2001. One was in elementary school and the other was still on BadBoy!

[PhantomLyric]

Is she still with floetry?

[sexpot06]

You have the wrong person she was never in floetry.

[PhantomLyric]

Actually, she was. She temporarily replaced one of the members... Check it out. :)

[sexpot06]

i stand corrected. :) Thanks for the information.

[PhantomLyric]

No prob! lol

[bkflatbushtone]

MAJOR CUTIE

[peebzzz]

Haha I like this as a poem. It works so well. Top marks to her.

[sirbrwn7]

my mami my baby

[iILMeeL]

lmao @ dude voice at the begining. "please give a warm round of applause for...amanda divuuueegghhhhh"

[loyal2love]

lol. that's mos def talkin in the begginin'

[AnissaMusique]

I love her!

[friskers33]

Dynamite!

[westindianwawa]

i like this

[Bl4ckM4th]

true that, mad love for her.

[decline6]

she is sooooo sexi

[miztosky]

loooooooooool shez goood