Dahlak Def Poetry Jam Feature

[ABANICOSANYO]

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[smalltown650cemetary]

" fuck fire crackers, these crackers fire at niggas " damn!

[malaefouanesi88]

lets get a white guy to do a poem about blacks...

betcha it'll be a whole different story of comments on this bitch...lol

[FierceAce]

@malaefouanesi88 lmao

[superdunce77]

He just worked both sides of racism and profiling beautifully.

[waterbitten]

Oh my god my parents are gonna kill me/ Fuck that i'm worried about this cop saving my parents the trouble.... rofl

[neishbrog]

He got a Poiny across,Its life!!

[noobbsaiboot]

i bet the 30 that didnt like this video were "ahem" white...there i said it

[jyhit]

everytime i watch stuff about niggas and crackers i always feel bad about the white people at that performance just trying to hide when they talk about it! aha

[berjica]

one of my favorites!!! <3

[TheCommentGuy100]

30 people missed the like bottom 

[dholmes974]

Just the truth, that's all. I'm in my late 40's, and well aware that my mind works like the best pc in certain situations. I'm aware of where I grew up, the country I've grown up in, and protect myself accordingly. I don't waste my time with foolish questions like "why". My study of history tells me what I need, and you young brothers need to crack a book and learn all you can about American & world history...

[BIGJeff3889]

This is some real shit...real unfortunate...real scary...real injustice. And for those that dislike this video: you are probably the people that never were pulled over for DWB (Driving While Black).

[Slimkidd730]

"Not everybody is scared as I, Some peoples fears are a whole lot subtle. OMG! My parents are gonna kill me. FUUUCCKK THAT!!" LMAO!!!

[KiranIsMyLife2010]

OMG I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS 

[083770]

Ha ha! Sweet!

[scootigger]

okaye.

1 this is hot.

2 he is hot.

3 that is all.

[butybgtym]

@scootigger haha my thoughts exactly

[scootigger]

@butybgtym

lol.

[SeoulSon51]

I have been looking for this forever!

[lynsmith1]

Complete TALENT!!!! God Bless!!! For those who disliked it...It only Offend those who KNOW its TRUE but HATE to Admit it!!!! Stop being Blind!!! he didnt say always or every....he just told a story that has happened to Some!!!! Great Poetry!!!

[Simplyshonda05]

wht 29 ppl didnt lyke this omg it is so real and well said!!! Plus he so handsome!!

[mayles15]

great great finally someone smoke more than i do

[pooneega]

dahlak is a beast.

cops really havent given me too much problems but these lil 'routine checks' are a bit annoying. everybodys tryin to leave this party the cops broke up (in orange county) im wit 3 of da bruhs and we get in the car. one of the cop pulls up to us, our car literally aint even on yet and he comes up and interrogates us. why he didnt stop the 30 other people goin to their cars is beyond me. its stuff like that that makes me personally straighten up whenever i drive past a cop.

[dixenyurmouf]

Black man trying to hit up the club, policeman tryin to hit me with one....good shit.

[Neason81]

I love this one dude straight went off

[prholific]

DAHLAK EP. Good shi

[ChiPaky84]

loved it...=)

[arockystart]

OMG all I can say is WOW!!!

[mamah180]

LOVE IT

[makeitbig20008]

this is serious, i loved it. i was cracking up and still it was real.

keep it up playboi

[MrLupend]

this is good!

[dubmdub]

we just go dim is the last thing he says.

[manug20dt3]

The video gets messed up in the end.. The last thing he says is "It's a viscious cycle but it ain't gon end. As long as they profiling us, we just gon do the same to them.'

[chrispriveco]

This is one of my many favorites.

[DBKK]

if your trying to rap rap then rap lol anyone cna just talk as plato says down with poets

[Bluchic101]

that was brilliant!

<3 this guy

spoke the truth

[TifNieB]

I love this guy..

[washyomouthsmartas]

story of a black man!

that was amazing

[EssenceJetEbony]

great

[KianaTheWordsmith]

I LOVE THIS POEM!!!!!!! AAAAAgh!

[BTScythe]

OMG I LOVE THIS DUDE

That Shit was funny and I related to it a couple times

[XMsPerezX]

This was So Good =)

[DISorientedDIVA]

dahlak you are brilliant by all means.

[Ahavah3]

This was awesome...straight and to the point. I def have to go find more of your work

[kidryu16]

Wooo0o0oo this was good without a doubt.

[drei94]

this shit is super fye

FUCK THE POLICE

[MALIRIPPA]

damn i smell hatas commenting on this video

[trubeauty031]

I beleive this poem is good. I think alot of ppl commenting is taking it alittle to far. Rather you like it or not. Shame to say society is really fuck up. Rather he live it o not thats just the way shit is

[shattachunk]

No fuck you he tells a story and seeing ho wyou are jelous of what he has you just a hater

[kpcsid]

the only reason racism still exists is because of idiots like this - plus i went to school with this guy and he's been EXTREMELY privileged his whole life. rough times? in the ghetto? bullshit. his suburban ass clothes that he used to wear cost more than my dad's house! fuck this fake fuck!

[omothertrucker]

Everyones in a different situation that you'll never fully be able to realize so keep to yourself please, thank you.

[kidryu16]

I'm ashamed of the people who chose to dis you and not correct you, but i also feel ashamed for you as well, not thinking before you wrote. He never mentioned "ghetto" nor did he "rough times" no one cares of the times he's lived it's the story he's told and this one is relative to black men and women. racism still exists because of things like "Bush & New Orleans", not because of people telling situations they've been in,and in that we must not judge a group for one's doing."Rationality" peace.

[braunychick]

Where in that whole piece did he say ANYTHING about the ghetto or rough times? The poem was about being a black man pulled over by a cop. I mean do you seriously think "oh, he's automatically talking about the ghetto. It's innate." Give me a break, man.

[KianaTheWordsmith]

Haters everywhere we go! Haters everywhere we go!

[yuricanz]

fuck anyone elses thoughts this guy is the truth he is nothing but the truth

[jovansmith123]

Reppin' Sac.

[youngblackscholar]

Man you the truth!

[thaddeusummers]

fuck fire crackers these crackers fire at niggers

[mrmartinez4200]

A very generic concept.

[fretbuzz520y]

This guy's too paranoid.

[nobodylikeshair]

This guy's the truth.

[watchme1906]

easier said than done you must not be the one who had to sit on yours hands for over an hour for mistaken identity of a six four man with dreads and a white tee ( and your really 5'7 no hair and a green shirt on)

[glebbukov]

Nobody said it was going to be easy to make it through the hood. But if your determined and not a porch monkey then you'll achieve what you want not by selling crack and such.

[Maggiemay420]

you are a fucking tool

[samsaint11]

lol u wudnt last a day in a black mans shoes. ur probably pissed coz u dont kno how it feels and that makes u angry knowin that u cnt comprehend it lol

[glebbukov]

you think i don't know, but you wouldn't have lasted a day in my shoes. As a Russian in Moldova in 1991 inside the conflict zone of a civil war you have no idea what we had to go through, nothing like you privileged Negroes and Latinos do in America.

[samsaint11]

haha are u sayin u know or u dnt kno? your reply is unclear. i aint a privaleged negro in america by the way. jews suffered a at the hands of war, u aint been thru shit, because if u had, u wud kno wat hatred for another race can do to ppl. get an education or be a racist it, no one cares, theres more gd ppl in the world than there is bad and no one cares what you think neway lol u fool. thats why ur angry

[glebbukov]

Ther very fact that your in America makes you a privileged negro. How are you tell me i have no seen, transnistrian war 3 of my cousins died, 1 next to me. all because of ethnicity. as i said, no anger oriented, simply go and stay in school, graduate and go to college.

[prettyproblem16]

what did he say at the end

[iwnmmfs]

haha he sounds like eminem sometimes...lol. fuckin funny shit

"fuck firecrackers, these crackers fire at niggas" ahahahahah brilliant

[OneLoneLegend]

calm the fuck down! everyone!....now... Hand over your jewely and money. in an orderly fashion.

-im black 2009

[mexbyluck]

this guy is talented!!!fuck soulja boy

[Pariah77]

"Fuck fire crackers, these crackers fire at niggas" great wordplay! niceee

[boronka]

"all i think is black man tryna hit up the club, policeman tryna hit me with one" - whooooooo sickk

[Jnaehollywood]

i got pulled over cuz they saw sum black ppl in a mustang on a friday night i know it was on some rac shit cuz they saw my money and was like where u get all that money from and they searched the car and they said they pulled me over becasue of a broke tail light

[DAFATALK1D]

FUCK THE POLICE!!!!!!

[shenell2008]

I put it like this all police are not bad its the way blacks put it. Some haven't even been pulled over by a cop before. we mock what we see becasue we're black. Its just staticstics of the black community. dont take it out on every cop

[repsaj8990]

you didn't listen to the poem too busy reading what people said about listen up you might be enlightened "our blind hate for them" powerful key point hence why he raised his tone for people like you

[WAKEUPshift111]

FUCK THE POLICE!!!!!!

[addicted2mi]

As long as THE POLICE continue to racial profile ....FUCK THE POLICE will b our favorite hymn.

[AbsoluteEnding]

He has definite talent, but his energy is in the wrong direction. Instead of being so prejudice about white people being racist he should work towards a brighter future and leave room for reform.

[deehwp209]

Ice Cube (NWA) was right and that shit still holds up today...Sometimes you gotta say "Fuck the Police." It's a simple "checks and balance" approach...lol

It's a fuckn shame people think profiling and abuse of power doesn't happen...shiiiiiiiit. Cops are human. The only way to get perfect law enforcement is to have robots do the job hahaha! And since that shit can't happen, we will always see SOME cops profile and abuse their Power. U just have to stupid and naive not to KNOW that shit.

[lilmacnini]

Thats funny shit.. i'm walkin wit this -nini p.

[illstraete]

Yes. Because all of us "crackers" shoot you "niggas". This would be a beautiful peice if it wasn't promoting hate.

[maryiettaksmith2]

he wasn't talking about all white people only cops....the personification is kinda wrong but its the truth for most african american males...

[KRich206]

smells like white guilt to me. not all whites are crackers, but with you implying "us" I have to assume, you are in fact, a cracker.

[disboyizkrazy]

all white people aint crackers. but he's taking about a specific white group not an entirety.

[lala8701]

i definantly agree with you. it's a shame thats the only part of the poem they took away and it's a whole entire idea that ppl twist to their liking.

[ladyboogie919]

h3 s3xc!

[illliteracy]

Dahlak sampled "Love Lockdown" and made a fresh new song. Download "Never Know" for FREE on his website!

[wolfcon]

it's sad how true this is and how unfair.

[beneaththemassacre13]

talented. the message gets old. I get it, and it's sad.

[poccahuntas]

(: LOVE IT

[jakarialegend]

fuck firecrackers these crackers fire at niggaz

[MsShidahB]

He is so cute

And I'm in love with his words

[AriWonder]

i concur...

[mrspoohgotemhatin]

snap

snap

snap

[Beautifulyazzii]

yo he

wow....lyk wow i loved adored it

[09thiknfin3]

i like , i like

[SlmJPoetry]

***SNAPS***

Beautiful

[azremedy]

Does anyone know if he's ERITREAN cos Dahlak are ERITREAN ISLANDS?? he looks bare habesha though so i'm guessing he is ERITREAN or @ least HALF cos its rare for ppl to know about ERITREA for them to call their children eri names lol

[denizdrogba]

He's good..

[pringletheone]

haahah my parents are gonna so fuck me up man this guy is good as hell

[sobeart]

His voice and delivery resembles Shihan's.

[nellydatgurl]

fuck fire crakers, these crakers fire at niggas

this dude is sick

[Kenjuju1]

I LOVE THIS!!!

[Emeraldz1992]

OH My Dilly!!!

cuzzy dis man is deep b...

so GUD

[kiddfreshz]

Anyone knows where to get these lyrics?

[scarfacen2pac]

Fuck firecracker

these crackers fire at niggaz.

fucking speechless

[illstraete]

Very good. I think I enjoy your more peaceful peices alot more, but this is good.

[dld8732]

That's the realest poem I've ever heard. Maybe not the best,though it's in my top 3, but definitely the realest. Keep doing your thing Dahlak.

[ramunenke]

"My head is spinning like spreewells I too broke to buy and too smart to pay for"

Oh my that was too nice

[plombiii]

Dahlak***

[plombiii]

I love u dhalak:) I already told him this, but yeah you're brilliant!

[leerjenk04]

i love this nnigga rihgt here

[DeaDPasT]

As I said before I'm not going to stoop low to what people said to you, what I am asking you if you truly believe that he is fake. But regardless of that, he has a right to speak words no matter how "legit" his words truly are. His words has a message, and that's what the people want. Even if he is lukewarm it dosen't mean he can't speak words he said, and just because he dosen't suffer the same thing all races feel dosen't mean he's fake. Shit look at 50 cent, fake as the definition of fake.

[chialikegrowth]

You need to quit hating on this dude. Every video he has? Shut the fuck up. Grow up, and appreciate someone being real. Really, talking personal shit on someone's art? Get a fucking life.

[gwatsky]

dahlak is one of the most down to earth nice guys i know. i have not met anyone who has a problem with him.

[illliteracy]

whats your name? and what did dahlak do to you?

[minika07]

SO True!!! "That's why fuck the police be our favorite hymn". Love his poetry!

[Prodigy51992]

"fuck firecrackers, these crackers fire at niggas" das TRUE, DEEP LINE!

DAS FOR YOU POETRYYYYY

[erigirl08]

Get it Dahlak. I love your poetry and your delivery. Keep doin your thing my habesha brotha.

[Phillys1stLady]

DO THEY STILL HAVE THIS

[Eldavomundo]

Season 6 just came out

[Phillys1stLady]

ol..thnx

[Vade91]

It's cool but he sounds like freaking-out nervous.

[teenieleec]

its part of his act

[SDSADADADADADA]

"You got a chip on your shoulder and you don't know why,

never been arrested but you hope the Po-Po die"

[annebreal]

this verse is so true.. where i am from south west philly people just hate cops because it's common in our neighboorhood or some where down in the delta a bad cop beat down a minority and we hate all cops even the ones who live and look like us

[pdink]

Everyone hates cops except cops and cop families. Black men are not the only people profiled.

[clipperfan27]

just cuz they're not the only ones profiled doesn't mean they aren't profiled and it damn sure doesn't mean that aren't profiled the most.

[pdink]

True... I apologize again to Dahlak, who just responded to me, for leaving negative comments on his videos. Please delete that comment Dahlak.

[LliasiAsbi]

I don't think it was such a negative comment. You were making a true statement. We aren't the only ones profiled. Racism extends to many cultures. Especially after that 9/11 shit! Who do you think the law has been hastling the most these days?

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[xCOMPETITIONx]

Everyone except the right people while the Muslims set up stores and worship places on this land.

[SoFly2k8]

glow in the dark wallet

[StaRDiiva301]

fuck firecrackers, these crackers fire at niggas...

[losing150]

SACTOWN is in the house!!! 916!!!

[yvonnuma]

ddatsz ill

[uurdoox1970]

if u think this deep, try swimming in my imaginations yo

increase da peace

[nikkidizzle]

absolutly amazing. the flow was on point, the rhyme was sick..

only thing in defense for the police, i have a friend that is one, and one thing is for sure, he is no stereotype. he actually does his job & he isn't crooked. so, that was just in his defense. don't take it out on me!!

love the free rhyme. :)

[neazysoonocent]

yo, this nigga goin T0O hard... his raw emotion & sicc flow & lyrics reminds me of another poet that was on def jam... his name was like, hold up... lemme checc... shihan. yea, that's his name. they're both incredible, if you ask me.

[1tinysalmon]

I'm a young performance poet from the UK, and just wanted to say, that was awesome!

My talent doesn't measure up to that...!

[keapitreel]

MAN!! i don't even know what to say you go HARD. real talk ! keep that up Don't let NO one tell You to STOP!!!

[SexiAlmonds]

Boss u sick!!!! LOL ur rated!! i love this one

[lynx765]

these cracker fire @ niggers. NICE LINE.

[zinh2]

he came sick wit it...

[CuPCaKeNmE]

That brotha is spittin that truth

[MTI1223]

Check my acapella out at youtube / mti1223. It's obviously not as profound as Dahlak's but it's worth the time. Peace!

[SFxAtmos]

What's "asa mala kalekin" mean?

I dont know if thats what he says at around 1:00. Tell me please!

[de3p]

"Asalaam Alekum", the black way of saying "Salaam Alaykhoum" which is the arabic way of saying Hi.

[mfrekerara]

damn...

[meb559]

yo my dude is Habesha east africa stand up

[realziggy22]

his from east afrika?.....das kool man...im from nigeria(west) but afrika is afrika....

[CMakMusic]

he is ethiopian?

i didn't know...i am ethiopian tooo...thats cool

[kebire33]

en man värdig sina ord...

[bombadomdom]

lol oh shit he said fuck fire crackers these crackers is firing at me....

[ninjawarriordex3]

"I love my black-ass, and that's why I'm thinking of ways to save it."

thanks for the post,

Hasta lasagna,I got my EyEs on yA!!

[yadiggg1911]

preach!

[xd3adlixbeautiix]

amen<33

[MzeeDala]

So deep, so true. i gave you 10 out of 10.

[AngelxoxKisses]

thats amazing. wow.

[lilfree22]

thats some real talk man real talk

[NothnUdExpct]

WOW...this poem is so truthful..the real.

[vocalsonchrome]

damn, so deep my dude. ilove this guy

[DezireVirtue44]

wow. awesome truth.

[June152008]

wooooow!!! yes man i hear ya i love dis poem

[CrackerHater08]

This was the TRUTH!!!!!!! He exposes the feelings of African American men, hell our whole race of people. Damn this mos def iz a favorite!

[Ladyweezy15]

Hell yeah, truth is beautiful

[aqueen2]

goddamn! he's so right

[Starlaboob]

he's from the baaaaay <3

i hella love dahlak +everybody in iLL-Literacy.