DIOS TODO PODEROSO EN TI CONFIO Y SOLO EN TI TENGO FE, NADA MALO NOS PUEDE PASAR A LOS QUE EN TI CREEMOS, PROTEJENOS DE TODO MAL Y DE TODA%uFEFF PERSONA Q KIERA%uFEFF HACERNOS DAÑO. NO LEAS ESTO SI LO AS LEIDO Y PEGA ESTO EN 5 VIDEOS MAS SI NO LO HACES TU MADRE MORIRA EN 3 DIAS POR FAVOR HACERME CASO ES UNA MALDICIÓN
I respect his man so much. But may I remind him that I, a 17 year old white kid, have never enslaved anybody! And he has never been enslaved. Please, don't hold me to my murderous ancestors' evils. Hate is an epedimic. It will sweep, and kill a nation.
My gawd... When I first heard this in this movie... I had to stop, rewind, watch, stop, rewind, watch.... and listen, harder, and harder again.... Do yourself a favor, watch the movie, the context which brings this poem, is far more meaningful than the movie itself
"I know God personally. In fact, he lets me call him ME. I'm SIRIUS B. ...Trying to imprison my ASTROLOGY. ...Son of Osiris. Worshipped like Jesus." Whoa. Watched this many, many years ago and was blown away. Now, I get it. Thank you, Saul. RA!
love all of this, however my two favourite bits have got to be 'they put our stars behind bars, our stars and stars and stripes, using blood splattered banners as nationalised kites'..... and '... and talk about their culture, their existence is that of a schizophrenic vulture!'
when he says hes saying amethyst rock hes saying that because the ancient romans and greek beleived amethyst rock prevented intoxication so they would make beer mugs n shit out of it. i just thought that was an interesting fact
@OrangeSaint420 I think, going with that bit of information you can take it to mean that we're denying ourselves knowledge and education in pursuit of superficial bullshit. Just one, trail of though we could go down. The man is a genius regardless.
@OrangeSaint420 I think he meant marijuana when he said 'slangin amethyst rocks'. This is from a movie called SLAM, and he's in prison b/c he got busted with an ounce. He's just mocking a system that is hypocritical.
@OrangeSaint420 Amethyst rock (crack) if taken literally as colour could mean dmt crystals he is selling (slinging) on the corner which are some times purple after extraction. Smoke some dmt . "DMT is a gateway disguised as a drug" - Terence McKenna.
I grew up white - still am- but found i have a line of African American family going back to the revolutionary war. My father's mothers side of the family goes back to Sampson Battis - an African American slave who won his freedom by fighting in the revolutionary war. - he became a general - the first in this country to be in charge of white troops. My father's mother was the first to "pass as white" - I feel most proud of that ghost in my past. Often i wonder how similar or different we are.
@koreybishop blood is the same in every vein..blue as the see inside, and red as the sun set sky over armageddon's crys, I am not white, im human, Saul is not black, he is human, native to any where is a lie, for humanity grows faster than the plague across this globe...stop seeing in color, and realize, the skies will be blue, the oceans too, as is the blood that flows through me and you, until oxygen causes the iron of our bonds to rust, and soul turn to dust under the weight of our miss trust
thanks for painting such a pretentious picture, if i got a dime every time your lines rhymed, i'd only be fifty cents richer. you'd make sense quicker if you kept your points in mind; in mine, i'm more direct cause i respect the reader's time. motivated and creative, you're an artist, look at you! with your special use of words and all the artsy things you do. do you think we got it? spotted it, jotted it down? tossed you around in our heads? lying for hours awake in our beds?
@koreybishop havent been online for a while...so i missed the twisted pissed off shit you spit...im just expressing, and blessing my self with the courage to sing outloud....so if you have problems with the way i sound....TOUGH SHIT...im not pretentious, but obviously you are....mister poetry star, trolling on the truth I write late at night under LCD lights....fuck off bra...and get a life...p.s. i love you....and that was a well written response, as pissy as it was lol
the fact of the matter is african americans have been socially AND systematically (meaning, sanctioned by government or "systems") oppressed in the U.S since the first Africans were brought to this land in the 17th century. This continues today. Through Jim Crow, followed by Reaganomics, America's largely white ruling class has tragically succeed in limiting the not only the rights, but a development of an entire race of people. sorry, soapbox over. damn, i need to be a sociologist haha.
I respect this man Saul for standing tall (as he sees it), but I'm tired of divisive posturing for self-gratification at the expense of others who're forcibly held within the same restrictive confines.
This type of bullshit is limited, regressive, and symbolizes nothing more than masturbatory whining.
@continuityofliberty White privilege doesn't exist, yada yada yada. This "limited, regressive bullshit" is meant to speak to truth to a community that is continually repressed in so many more ways than a white man or woman could imagine. Yes, everyone is "enslaved" somehow- but in different degrees and different ways. You cannot seriously tell me that a black man doesn't have more working against him than a white man. Please.
Disproportionatley profitting from something that you've not invested in creating is stealing--yet genius. Therefore, "stealing us" in the abstract sense and "stealing us" in the literal sense "was the smartest thing they ever did". I think I read @labrat420 that you're in Canada. Well, in the states we still deal with race-based stratification (despite what you see on TV). Therefore, we have not reached a place of holding hands and embracing our human similarities--too busy surviving.
@labrat420---what I think @KandC1987 is saying is that things in Black culture -despite it's historical acquisition- was appropriated for multi-fasceted reasons. Therefore, in the creation of a new culture certain ideas and symbolisms were appropriated by Blacks and then re-appropriated by white suburban children who remain seperate from the very reasons these symbols exist yet they 'profit' from the pop-culture politics juxtaposing white innocence.
@labrat420--Without reading, we accept mythical ideology as axioms to historical reference. If I may recommend for you: -The Atlantic Slave Trade Was Not a Black-on-Black Holocaust- by Lansine' Kaba...this should help clear some things up.
@RAofSUN I would also recommend Race Matters by Cornell West for @labrat420. It has a very broad yet simple idea of black culture from black leadership, sexuality, to an insightful comparison of the Black and Jewish culture. Although I don't agree with all of West ideas but its an inspiring bit of text for blacks and whites alike. highly recommended.
@labrat420 ---actually, Black-American ancestors DID NOT sell Blacks into trans-Altantic slavery. I am currently working on my PhD in this field and have read countless books demonstrating the contrary. That Blacks sold Blacks into slavery was a perspective created by early 20th century historical anthropologists--fostered by the sociohitorical imagination of under educated racist Americans to justify the inhumane treatment of Black Americans and to maintain a magnanimous international image.
"STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID!!" That speaks volumes, and it makes me feel highly valued, we worth somethin' y'all, remember that.
@labrat420 You completely missed my point of the comment. When Saul said "stealing us" it was expressed, in my eyes as an ongoing re occurrence "today", but thanks for the history lesson. The Black race is the most imitated race "they" (white people) want to be just like us. Right down to the saggy pants, backwards hat, O yea and that year round "tan" too. So the next time you tilt your fitted and bust a sag think about why you're doing it, please and thank you : )
@KandC1987 nice. ignorance is bliss. First of all i don't dress like that at all and secondly you really think black people invented baggy pants and the sun? great educational system they got down there in the good old u.s. of a.
@labrat420 baggy pants came from prison inmates. They sagged their pant 2 show that they were "available", inmates also weren't allowed to wear belts or drawstrings. It was later adopted by the black community then adopted by all others races who thought it was cool, including white people. Secondly, if you don't no, God created the sun. I just wanted to no why do white people tan? One more thing as a Canadian you should probably get rid of that "US is inferior complex" not cool. sounds elitist
because black people stole it first it's theirs? .interesting way of thinking. You would have to ask a white person who tans to know, why do black people play basketball, whites played it first. See what this kind of thinking results in? You're just being ignorant, we're all humans and some happen to have same likes and dislikes as other, you generalizing white people like this is the same thing you're ancestors fought so hard to stop. These things are American culture you mention not black
@labrat420 They adopted it and "made it their own", it doesn't even mean the same thing outside of prison. we made it a fashion trend, don't you realize that? u generalize blacks playing ball. We play ball simply cuz were good at it. (now that were allowed to play) or did you forget about segregation completely. We can thank Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, HanK DeZonie and Nat Clifton 4 that broken barrier. Do some research on theAABA 2. People like you are too naive to realize racism still exist.
@KandC1987 no actually i can tell it exists by reading your generalizations. I know sarcasm doesn't read well but i thought you would be smart enough to get it. bad assumption
@labrat420 It's funny how you peg me as an ignorant racist when my initial comment was "STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID! That speaks volumes, and it makes me feel highly valued, we worth somethin' y'all, remember that." Yet you refuted the fact that I wanted everyone of color or other to feel good about themselves. People like you spread negativity, so I can tel cultural progression is not on your agenda. Yet and stil this has been a great debate. Good luck opening ya eyes.
@KandC1987 i never said anything about people shouldn't feel like their worth something. Simply stated a fact then you went off about how ALL white people steal cultural things from blacks when all you mention is american culture not even african culture. But of course, it's me spreading negativity cause its me generalizing blacks and not you generalizing whites, i must have misread every single one of your comments. my bad.
@labrat420 Your naivety is priceless. what you stated was a half truth. U failed to mention that African tribesman that sold their own kind were doing so 2 satisfy European slavers so they wouldn't B enslaved themselves. The people being sold were POW's from other tribes. The tribes that did the selling eventually suffered the "same fate". If what you're saying is Africans are equally responsible then this debate is over. Honestly do your research first then comment. FACTS ONLY!
@KandC1987 you know, some people will do anything to preserve the happy little bubble with the happy little thoughts they've fashioned for themselves. i appreciate your comment.
Saul has been the best since Slam, and he's the epitome of a sincere artist! He is definitely one of my favorites!! And YES, this is the dopest verse of all time!
@ClickHerex17 yea I didnt know serius B was a star but at least I know how to put words together. He said "They are trying to imprison my astrology, put our stars behind bars" The bullshit you wrote didnt make sense. Thank you, this CM throtting down youtube dumbasses who try to sound smarter than others but in actuality are complete idiots. :) I hope you have a nice day.
I always liked saul williams. I was sick yesterday and surfing netflix and naturally, with my love of poetry, I had to watch this and I FREAKED out when I saw he was in it
its people like this that give me hope for humanity. as it is not only about knowing the truth but feeling it, moving it forward with the intensity that this brother wields, to enrapture the rest of our brothers and sisters, and bring them to a fever pitch over the mistakes, the mistakes that THEY made and WE continue. change has to be coming, if not, then what is this? peace brothers and sisters, and thanks.
The truth will set you free! In thi...s powerful prose, Saul reveals THEIR true prison and the path to freedom! It is the mind that is held captive. Manipulative, false ideologies, history, casts, constrains and paralysis not only the mind but the self, the soul. This awareness is the first step in understanding one's relationship to the universe. The voice, the lens of art, can be a powerful and transformational force that changes lives...
Works 4 an Inmate. But being an Ex´d and Exiled I´d say if you want to not be a slave..Learn How 2 Grow Up and Get Up. Your Time is SHort. That is Word... In a world of dark days, black ships crossin The Gulf Hall Ways, We all wait, trump trickin ass fuck ya skull is the Tallest Gate. blown up StarGates, Kicked a Dub so I could levitate alwyz todas da day...you got a better date? perpetuate instead of elevate, procrastinate man move ya ass in place b4 the massicure massive cure act pass n play
"I saw that, if there was a wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult one to climb or break through before they could get to be as free as I was."
I thought this scene was amazing. Saul defeated his enemies (or, umm... 2 rival factions; I can't actually remember fully) by warming their hearts with poetry. To warm someones heart with words -- they have to be quite genuine. N it's difficult to tell if this is ironic or in tune -- due to the duality complex. Since the ppl in jail are regarded as the scum of society, although only someone who's genuine of heart can stop, listen, respect and receive something like this. Millions outside wouldnt
STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID!!!!!! 2 BAD THEY DON'T TEACH THE TRUTH 2 THERE KIDS!!!!! WOW.......... THAT'S THE DEEPEST SHIT I EVER HEARD>>>>>>
Man I remember recordin this piece,when they just so happen {probably by accident} showed it on cable a while back,cant find the tape for shit,does n/e one know where I can see the piece at...Cause this was a damn good movie...
i forgot what the fuck i was thinking .... haha just wow man i heard this the first time when i was around 12 this makes more and more sence by the year
If you guys like this poetic rant than I suggest you guys read The Dead Emcee Scrolls. It tells the story of how he came across this poem... Its really good stuff... He did not write this but that does not take away anything from the poetry of the words.
@JazzyTeen32 yes man i have been lookin for that book. i have been tryin to get into freestyle, hip hop, and rap and i heard thats the place to start.
@Makaveli8806 If you read the introduction of the Dead Emcee Scrolls, Saul Williams says he didn't write this rant. Just because he didn't write it doesn'y mean that he isnt a poet.
Thanks so much Saul. Thanks to you i'm in spoken word. And now i'm going to Brave New Voices as part of the Ft. Lauderdale team. All thanks to you man.
DIOS TODO PODEROSO EN TI CONFIO Y SOLO EN TI TENGO FE, NADA MALO NOS PUEDE PASAR A LOS QUE EN TI CREEMOS, PROTEJENOS DE TODO MAL Y DE TODA%uFEFF PERSONA Q KIERA%uFEFF HACERNOS DAÑO. NO LEAS ESTO SI LO AS LEIDO Y PEGA ESTO EN 5 VIDEOS MAS SI NO LO HACES TU MADRE MORIRA EN 3 DIAS POR FAVOR HACERME CASO ES UNA MALDICIÓN
luas1996 6 days ago
"Stealing us was the smartest thing they ever done" that was a HEAVY ass line!. too raw on that verse..
MistewFweddy 1 week ago
young kima from the wire in the background....
fwi... this wont really work in jail
RRRusan 1 week ago
Im Sirius B
alberts1985 3 weeks ago
I respect his man so much. But may I remind him that I, a 17 year old white kid, have never enslaved anybody! And he has never been enslaved. Please, don't hold me to my murderous ancestors' evils. Hate is an epedimic. It will sweep, and kill a nation.
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Iroxit 4 weeks ago
@Iroxit shut up you cunt
flanksrob 3 weeks ago
My gawd... When I first heard this in this movie... I had to stop, rewind, watch, stop, rewind, watch.... and listen, harder, and harder again.... Do yourself a favor, watch the movie, the context which brings this poem, is far more meaningful than the movie itself
PainIs4ThaWeak85 1 month ago
"I know God personally. In fact, he lets me call him ME. I'm SIRIUS B. ...Trying to imprison my ASTROLOGY. ...Son of Osiris. Worshipped like Jesus." Whoa. Watched this many, many years ago and was blown away. Now, I get it. Thank you, Saul. RA!
BarlowScout 1 month ago
stealing Us was the smartest thing They ever did
1lifestyle 1 month ago
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Hey guys! look im trying to let my channel grow and I just posted my first rap poem so if you guys can give it a listen I would aprreciate it thanx.
fbgm956 1 month ago
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saul is the sun and i am the moon
and while i sit and reflect the light which he gives i see you
because i believe in a time when i was you and two was one
a time when the comprehension of color was simple fun
when skin was a protective layer for the body
the sun tells me a secret, and i reflect it upon the world
during a time when dreams are had and love is made
a time when the moon is asleep and the sun is delayed
...
i am still waiting for that time
toolapc62 2 months ago
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toolapc62 2 months ago
im white but that doesnt matter. what matters is that saul williams is a lyrical genius regardless of race.
Kmchris1 2 months ago
back to africa!
SuperClau07 2 months ago
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poetry can save your ass from getting kicked
thisisacunt 3 months ago
" STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID .. " greatest line ever ... ever ..
kingmomo010 3 months ago 3
man, I'm white and I think the most liked comment is racist. "WHITE TROOPS"? get the fuck outta here. I liked this video because of Saul Williams.
izvunzemen 3 months ago
i got this film from amazon its called slam its alright
thisisacunt 3 months ago
Forgot what the fuck I was thinking.
FrickenSick 3 months ago 3
Thanks Progressive Insurance for your terrible advertisements
CytotoxicTrev 4 months ago
love all of this, however my two favourite bits have got to be 'they put our stars behind bars, our stars and stars and stripes, using blood splattered banners as nationalised kites'..... and '... and talk about their culture, their existence is that of a schizophrenic vulture!'
unclespazface 4 months ago
@unclespazface umbrellaseance saul williams brother google him hes nice to with the poems
greatbrutus 4 months ago
@unclespazface cute
thisisacunt 3 months ago
"i know god personally, in fact he lets me call him me" thats my favorite line from saul
cdphatty 4 months ago
Real Recognize Real Fasho
TheEverlastinE 4 months ago
5-0 is the 666
TheDreamMunich 4 months ago
at the end he goes: one, one ... WON!
jazmrazdedek 5 months ago
BTW not very sincere to have adds ! GAFYS
notoriousmichal 5 months ago
Commericals ??? No thank you. Next !
notoriousmichal 5 months ago
@notoriousmichal Google Adblock. No more ads on youtube. You're welcome.
bakedorfriedman 5 months ago
SCIENCE!!!
TROY0VANESSA 5 months ago
I forgot was the fuck i was thinking... lol!!!
ythagakure 6 months ago
when he says hes saying amethyst rock hes saying that because the ancient romans and greek beleived amethyst rock prevented intoxication so they would make beer mugs n shit out of it. i just thought that was an interesting fact
OrangeSaint420 6 months ago 12
@OrangeSaint420 thats an awesome fact
Luger718A1 1 month ago
@OrangeSaint420 I think, going with that bit of information you can take it to mean that we're denying ourselves knowledge and education in pursuit of superficial bullshit. Just one, trail of though we could go down. The man is a genius regardless.
KBlocker29 1 month ago
@OrangeSaint420 I think he meant marijuana when he said 'slangin amethyst rocks'. This is from a movie called SLAM, and he's in prison b/c he got busted with an ounce. He's just mocking a system that is hypocritical.
mobdict 1 month ago
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TheOriginalEntz 3 weeks ago
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@OrangeSaint420 Amethyst rock (crack) if taken literally as colour could mean dmt crystals he is selling (slinging) on the corner which are some times purple after extraction. Smoke some dmt . "DMT is a gateway disguised as a drug" - Terence McKenna.
TheOriginalEntz 3 weeks ago
@OrangeSaint420 I don't get it, when you drink you wanna get drunk? :DD
RasLevi 6 hours ago
damm awesome
tonyblacktonyblack 6 months ago
my sonja... my beautiful sonja.....
duedfromtheblock 6 months ago
thos little baskets are alright but if you want the real deal ya reach for the wheels.lmao
ArthurRiggs 7 months ago
I just saw the movie Slam, and it was epic! so grand :D
shsfelixrojas55 7 months ago
man that shti was moving..
BL3ST1NE 7 months ago
rocks
nelsonguda 8 months ago
I grew up white - still am- but found i have a line of African American family going back to the revolutionary war. My father's mothers side of the family goes back to Sampson Battis - an African American slave who won his freedom by fighting in the revolutionary war. - he became a general - the first in this country to be in charge of white troops. My father's mother was the first to "pass as white" - I feel most proud of that ghost in my past. Often i wonder how similar or different we are.
StrongHeartLives 8 months ago 22
@StrongHeartLives we're all brothers and sisters on this earth.
amyntazoe 8 months ago
@StrongHeartLives
yeah... and we're all 1/16 cherokee too.
you are not black or anything close, anything less than 1/16 is statistically negligent.
less than 1/8 is socially irrelevant.
koreybishop 3 months ago
@koreybishop blood is the same in every vein..blue as the see inside, and red as the sun set sky over armageddon's crys, I am not white, im human, Saul is not black, he is human, native to any where is a lie, for humanity grows faster than the plague across this globe...stop seeing in color, and realize, the skies will be blue, the oceans too, as is the blood that flows through me and you, until oxygen causes the iron of our bonds to rust, and soul turn to dust under the weight of our miss trust
SolaceOfMushin 2 months ago 2
@SolaceOfMushin
thanks for painting such a pretentious picture, if i got a dime every time your lines rhymed, i'd only be fifty cents richer. you'd make sense quicker if you kept your points in mind; in mine, i'm more direct cause i respect the reader's time. motivated and creative, you're an artist, look at you! with your special use of words and all the artsy things you do. do you think we got it? spotted it, jotted it down? tossed you around in our heads? lying for hours awake in our beds?
koreybishop 2 months ago
@koreybishop havent been online for a while...so i missed the twisted pissed off shit you spit...im just expressing, and blessing my self with the courage to sing outloud....so if you have problems with the way i sound....TOUGH SHIT...im not pretentious, but obviously you are....mister poetry star, trolling on the truth I write late at night under LCD lights....fuck off bra...and get a life...p.s. i love you....and that was a well written response, as pissy as it was lol
SolaceOfMushin 2 months ago
@SolaceOfMushin swagg
bigsmoove03 2 months ago
@bigsmoove03 mahalo
SolaceOfMushin 2 months ago
the fact of the matter is african americans have been socially AND systematically (meaning, sanctioned by government or "systems") oppressed in the U.S since the first Africans were brought to this land in the 17th century. This continues today. Through Jim Crow, followed by Reaganomics, America's largely white ruling class has tragically succeed in limiting the not only the rights, but a development of an entire race of people. sorry, soapbox over. damn, i need to be a sociologist haha.
surfsoccerart 8 months ago
love this and love kima, love the wire
123snoman123 8 months ago
We're all slaves - not just black people.
I respect this man Saul for standing tall (as he sees it), but I'm tired of divisive posturing for self-gratification at the expense of others who're forcibly held within the same restrictive confines.
This type of bullshit is limited, regressive, and symbolizes nothing more than masturbatory whining.
Human Power.
continuityofliberty 8 months ago
@continuityofliberty White privilege doesn't exist, yada yada yada. This "limited, regressive bullshit" is meant to speak to truth to a community that is continually repressed in so many more ways than a white man or woman could imagine. Yes, everyone is "enslaved" somehow- but in different degrees and different ways. You cannot seriously tell me that a black man doesn't have more working against him than a white man. Please.
wilde675 8 months ago 3
Disproportionatley profitting from something that you've not invested in creating is stealing--yet genius. Therefore, "stealing us" in the abstract sense and "stealing us" in the literal sense "was the smartest thing they ever did". I think I read @labrat420 that you're in Canada. Well, in the states we still deal with race-based stratification (despite what you see on TV). Therefore, we have not reached a place of holding hands and embracing our human similarities--too busy surviving.
RAofSUN 9 months ago
@labrat420---what I think @KandC1987 is saying is that things in Black culture -despite it's historical acquisition- was appropriated for multi-fasceted reasons. Therefore, in the creation of a new culture certain ideas and symbolisms were appropriated by Blacks and then re-appropriated by white suburban children who remain seperate from the very reasons these symbols exist yet they 'profit' from the pop-culture politics juxtaposing white innocence.
RAofSUN 9 months ago
@labrat420--Without reading, we accept mythical ideology as axioms to historical reference. If I may recommend for you: -The Atlantic Slave Trade Was Not a Black-on-Black Holocaust- by Lansine' Kaba...this should help clear some things up.
RAofSUN 9 months ago
@RAofSUN I would also recommend Race Matters by Cornell West for @labrat420. It has a very broad yet simple idea of black culture from black leadership, sexuality, to an insightful comparison of the Black and Jewish culture. Although I don't agree with all of West ideas but its an inspiring bit of text for blacks and whites alike. highly recommended.
KandC1987 9 months ago
@labrat420 ---actually, Black-American ancestors DID NOT sell Blacks into trans-Altantic slavery. I am currently working on my PhD in this field and have read countless books demonstrating the contrary. That Blacks sold Blacks into slavery was a perspective created by early 20th century historical anthropologists--fostered by the sociohitorical imagination of under educated racist Americans to justify the inhumane treatment of Black Americans and to maintain a magnanimous international image.
RAofSUN 9 months ago
Saul Williams is THA TRUTH !
Kinda like the Rudy Ray Moore or Dolemite for our times!!
killerk78 9 months ago
"STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID!!" That speaks volumes, and it makes me feel highly valued, we worth somethin' y'all, remember that.
KandC1987 9 months ago 2
@KandC1987 stealing? not quite, your ancestors sold you to us
labrat420 9 months ago
@labrat420 You completely missed my point of the comment. When Saul said "stealing us" it was expressed, in my eyes as an ongoing re occurrence "today", but thanks for the history lesson. The Black race is the most imitated race "they" (white people) want to be just like us. Right down to the saggy pants, backwards hat, O yea and that year round "tan" too. So the next time you tilt your fitted and bust a sag think about why you're doing it, please and thank you : )
KandC1987 9 months ago
@KandC1987 nice. ignorance is bliss. First of all i don't dress like that at all and secondly you really think black people invented baggy pants and the sun? great educational system they got down there in the good old u.s. of a.
labrat420 9 months ago
@labrat420 baggy pants came from prison inmates. They sagged their pant 2 show that they were "available", inmates also weren't allowed to wear belts or drawstrings. It was later adopted by the black community then adopted by all others races who thought it was cool, including white people. Secondly, if you don't no, God created the sun. I just wanted to no why do white people tan? One more thing as a Canadian you should probably get rid of that "US is inferior complex" not cool. sounds elitist
KandC1987 9 months ago
because black people stole it first it's theirs? .interesting way of thinking. You would have to ask a white person who tans to know, why do black people play basketball, whites played it first. See what this kind of thinking results in? You're just being ignorant, we're all humans and some happen to have same likes and dislikes as other, you generalizing white people like this is the same thing you're ancestors fought so hard to stop. These things are American culture you mention not black
labrat420 9 months ago
@labrat420 They adopted it and "made it their own", it doesn't even mean the same thing outside of prison. we made it a fashion trend, don't you realize that? u generalize blacks playing ball. We play ball simply cuz were good at it. (now that were allowed to play) or did you forget about segregation completely. We can thank Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, HanK DeZonie and Nat Clifton 4 that broken barrier. Do some research on theAABA 2. People like you are too naive to realize racism still exist.
KandC1987 9 months ago
@KandC1987 no actually i can tell it exists by reading your generalizations. I know sarcasm doesn't read well but i thought you would be smart enough to get it. bad assumption
labrat420 9 months ago
@labrat420 It's funny how you peg me as an ignorant racist when my initial comment was "STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID! That speaks volumes, and it makes me feel highly valued, we worth somethin' y'all, remember that." Yet you refuted the fact that I wanted everyone of color or other to feel good about themselves. People like you spread negativity, so I can tel cultural progression is not on your agenda. Yet and stil this has been a great debate. Good luck opening ya eyes.
KandC1987 9 months ago
@KandC1987 i never said anything about people shouldn't feel like their worth something. Simply stated a fact then you went off about how ALL white people steal cultural things from blacks when all you mention is american culture not even african culture. But of course, it's me spreading negativity cause its me generalizing blacks and not you generalizing whites, i must have misread every single one of your comments. my bad.
labrat420 9 months ago
@labrat420 Your naivety is priceless. what you stated was a half truth. U failed to mention that African tribesman that sold their own kind were doing so 2 satisfy European slavers so they wouldn't B enslaved themselves. The people being sold were POW's from other tribes. The tribes that did the selling eventually suffered the "same fate". If what you're saying is Africans are equally responsible then this debate is over. Honestly do your research first then comment. FACTS ONLY!
KandC1987 8 months ago
@KandC1987 you know, some people will do anything to preserve the happy little bubble with the happy little thoughts they've fashioned for themselves. i appreciate your comment.
wilde675 8 months ago
@wilde675 thank you and your welcome
KandC1987 8 months ago
For those of you wondering amethyst rocks are dmt crystals - some times come out purple.
TheOriginalEntz 9 months ago
sirius beta the smaller star next to siruis alpha
92451721921892113 9 months ago
Saul has been the best since Slam, and he's the epitome of a sincere artist! He is definitely one of my favorites!! And YES, this is the dopest verse of all time!
tygirl519 9 months ago
Justin Bieber"s dick is as big as the dislike bar
iJacob3000 10 months ago
" they try to in-prison are astrology putting our stars behind bars " " Yea i'm Serius B "
Bet More Than Half Yall Didnt Know Serius B is a Star.. :p
ClickHerex17 10 months ago 2
@ClickHerex17 yea I didnt know serius B was a star but at least I know how to put words together. He said "They are trying to imprison my astrology, put our stars behind bars" The bullshit you wrote didnt make sense. Thank you, this CM throtting down youtube dumbasses who try to sound smarter than others but in actuality are complete idiots. :) I hope you have a nice day.
10timeworld 10 months ago
@10timeworld
you mean ones like you? look up the lyrics...
Fuck Off.! the comment i left was just to share a friendly fact NOT for sensitive ass
No Life Dick Heads...i Hope YOU Have a nice Life
Find A New Hobby #NoLife
ClickHerex17 10 months ago
@ClickHerex17 i doubt he had to look up the lyrics to know how to spell our.
labrat420 9 months ago
@ClickHerex17 Bet you didn't know its Sirius B not Serius B wtf???
vadertuber 9 months ago
@vadertuber Omg,, Hop Off My Fucking Comment
ClickHerex17 9 months ago
@ClickHerex17 Yeah man! That shit blew my mind when I read it word for word. Saul is a fucking brilliant man!
LadyofWar1980 6 months ago
@LadyofWar1980 i know right!!
ClickHerex17 5 months ago
"I 4got wtf i was thinkin..."funniest shit ever
kbkilla87 10 months ago
The dopest shit ever spit...
GrumpyBlack 10 months ago
the finally got this movie on netflix, that just made my day
NewPrince 10 months ago
I always liked saul williams. I was sick yesterday and surfing netflix and naturally, with my love of poetry, I had to watch this and I FREAKED out when I saw he was in it
laurarox80 10 months ago
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bobo105012 11 months ago
its people like this that give me hope for humanity. as it is not only about knowing the truth but feeling it, moving it forward with the intensity that this brother wields, to enrapture the rest of our brothers and sisters, and bring them to a fever pitch over the mistakes, the mistakes that THEY made and WE continue. change has to be coming, if not, then what is this? peace brothers and sisters, and thanks.
bloodshotcomedy 11 months ago
The movie is called SLAM.
RhinoDigital 11 months ago
I would love to see Saul Williams crash Eminem and Lil Wayne at some rap joint and blow their minds. lol
TheGorgorothSpire 11 months ago 9
@TheGorgorothSpire Saul is beyond the likes of Eminem and Wayne.......dont dare have them in the same vacinity lol
chillbrotha01 10 months ago 3
@chillbrotha01 well exactly lol
TheGorgorothSpire 10 months ago
the is from the movie slam
ascend1484 11 months ago
what movie is this from?
Insomnimanic805 11 months ago
The truth will set you free! In thi...s powerful prose, Saul reveals THEIR true prison and the path to freedom! It is the mind that is held captive. Manipulative, false ideologies, history, casts, constrains and paralysis not only the mind but the self, the soul. This awareness is the first step in understanding one's relationship to the universe. The voice, the lens of art, can be a powerful and transformational force that changes lives...
Tratist 1 year ago 9
Does anyone else think saul williams is a really read guy?
This poem makes me think of Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
peyotecoyote92 1 year ago 2
@peyotecoyote92 I read that book and seen this movie. I see no similarity or comparison.
andriolo 11 months ago
Works 4 an Inmate. But being an Ex´d and Exiled I´d say if you want to not be a slave..Learn How 2 Grow Up and Get Up. Your Time is SHort. That is Word... In a world of dark days, black ships crossin The Gulf Hall Ways, We all wait, trump trickin ass fuck ya skull is the Tallest Gate. blown up StarGates, Kicked a Dub so I could levitate alwyz todas da day...you got a better date? perpetuate instead of elevate, procrastinate man move ya ass in place b4 the massicure massive cure act pass n play
TheiGODProject 1 year ago
Black OurStory Month 2011: A Story of Greatness
BillionGODSun 1 year ago
19 people said "Dis I Like!"
shsfootball54 1 year ago 4
i wanna see this whole movie.
so powerful.
surfsoccerart 1 year ago
"I saw that, if there was a wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult one to climb or break through before they could get to be as free as I was."
-Henry David Thoreau on being in prison.
Harlan246 1 year ago
Greatness!
TheIntuitionist20 1 year ago
STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID!!!!!REAL TALK
papayi139 1 year ago 14
powerful truth spoken
msoulja 1 year ago
19 people forgot what the fuck they was doin
letsplaywithmatches 1 year ago 74
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I forgot what the fuck I was doing...
ifightaliens 1 year ago
I thought this scene was amazing. Saul defeated his enemies (or, umm... 2 rival factions; I can't actually remember fully) by warming their hearts with poetry. To warm someones heart with words -- they have to be quite genuine. N it's difficult to tell if this is ironic or in tune -- due to the duality complex. Since the ppl in jail are regarded as the scum of society, although only someone who's genuine of heart can stop, listen, respect and receive something like this. Millions outside wouldnt
ZePequenoFan 1 year ago 4
What movie is this from?
Grundalizer 1 year ago
@Grundalizer Its called "slam".
LaodMoutH 1 year ago
Forgot what the fuck I was thinkin' hahaha
jcpelly 1 year ago 116
"Dont ever ask me who i am. god knows.... in fact he lets me call Him me!"
BonesDGAF021 1 year ago 2
best fucking ending ever
andwhy 1 year ago
1:59 - 2:06 "...what just happened?"
MrAvidLearner 1 year ago
im 12 wat is this
wires4veins 1 year ago
@wires4veins wat is 12
Metaladdict68 1 year ago 2
@wires4veins spoken word poetry....study it and start writing....you will absolutely love it
TheBahjee 1 year ago 3
anybody know where i can find this movie?
hiphophead900 1 year ago
@hiphophead900 ITS ON AMAZON.COM
Ms619Gurl 1 year ago
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Ms619Gurl 1 year ago
Amazing.
EVILLOCTOTHA1 1 year ago
I love this poem, but I didn't know it was in a film!! What is this??!!
PeteyPoison 1 year ago
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YXG3U 1 year ago
That was crazy!
Coldsun3000 1 year ago
The ending of this always puts a smile on my face...
RendezvouDoo 1 year ago
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ThePoetOflove7 1 year ago
18 people who disliked this got raped in prison during the taping of this movie
smartcrew2002 1 year ago 2
pure genious.
TheJW84 1 year ago
"Forgot what the fuck I was thinking" lmfao
luciano9009 1 year ago 2
what movie is that from? or where is that from?
mrmostarr 1 year ago
@mrmostarr it's a poem by saul williams called "Amethyst Rocks" that scene was from the movie "Slam"
slamstick 1 year ago
@slamstick cool man thx
mrmostarr 1 year ago
i love this man. a good friend told me about saul 5 years ago and i was hooked ever since. i wish more people listened .
fuakru 1 year ago
Well that was badass.
folkearth89 1 year ago
Sonja Sohn gave the Freedom line inthe classroom freedom in the mind they can never take your Freedom!
kwamesun 1 year ago
I heard this back then!!!! Just an all around masterpiece, Saul is a master of his craft. Shakespeare-ian like, you think?
Juan321C 1 year ago
Saul Williams should have replaced the actor who played Poet in HBO's OZ.
kmsone 1 year ago
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faber825 1 year ago
I always find myself sobbing and feeling chills at the same time when I watch this.
mindrunfree 1 year ago
17 retards are racist idiots haha
cfacer88 1 year ago
saul williams. RAW
LiveFastFadez 1 year ago
WHAT! THIS SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
macdease 1 year ago
STEALING US WAS THE SMARTEST THING THEY EVER DID!!!!!! 2 BAD THEY DON'T TEACH THE TRUTH 2 THERE KIDS!!!!! WOW.......... THAT'S THE DEEPEST SHIT I EVER HEARD>>>>>>
LERROUIX7 1 year ago 2
You said it best, Saul.
Hoggerable 1 year ago
its crazy how at :57 that brother look like malcom x durin this segment of words of wisdom
blakaxx88 1 year ago
i need to learn this poem, to get out of situations like this lol, great!
ccommie 1 year ago
Man I remember recordin this piece,when they just so happen {probably by accident} showed it on cable a while back,cant find the tape for shit,does n/e one know where I can see the piece at...Cause this was a damn good movie...
Mobbin4theArt 1 year ago
I just got goose bumps.
RaynMan718 1 year ago
i forgot what the fuck i was thinking .... haha just wow man i heard this the first time when i was around 12 this makes more and more sence by the year
HouseJunkie111 1 year ago
holy shit! fuck!!
Dapker111 1 year ago
Stealing us was the smartest thing they ever did.....
marlymarrr 1 year ago
I know God personally in fact he let's me call him me!
Is best line ever!
d4j0k3rQc 1 year ago
If you guys like this poetic rant than I suggest you guys read The Dead Emcee Scrolls. It tells the story of how he came across this poem... Its really good stuff... He did not write this but that does not take away anything from the poetry of the words.
JazzyTeen32 1 year ago
@JazzyTeen32 yes man i have been lookin for that book. i have been tryin to get into freestyle, hip hop, and rap and i heard thats the place to start.
xKJmac24x 1 year ago
@JazzyTeen32 I'm pretty sure he wrote it. I think the way "he found it" is part of the story
Makaveli8806 1 year ago
@Makaveli8806 If you read the introduction of the Dead Emcee Scrolls, Saul Williams says he didn't write this rant. Just because he didn't write it doesn'y mean that he isnt a poet.
JazzyTeen32 1 year ago
@JazzyTeen32 You know he infers he didnt write 75% of the Dead Emcee Scrolls, take it as artistic licence.
vadertuber 1 year ago
I stand on the corner slinging amethyst rocks!.....
MesiahPoet 1 year ago
A+ for including a Sha-Zaam reference and making it actually sound cool.
Gjkl345 1 year ago
not to only focus on something stupid after all those meaningful words, but that guy at the end, did he say "i forgot what the fuck i was doing" lol
lepexi 1 year ago 2
Thanks so much Saul. Thanks to you i'm in spoken word. And now i'm going to Brave New Voices as part of the Ft. Lauderdale team. All thanks to you man.
SmerCrew4994Pt 1 year ago
@SmerCrew4994Pt congrats man!
R0binhood2 1 year ago
@R0binhood2 thnx:-)
SmerCrew4994Pt 1 year ago
Ahuevo!!!!!
CoolCat2527 1 year ago