he's a spiritual warrior fighting the good fight, igniting without fright, writing without light. the spark of consciousness that once was, that will be, that brother you and i see no matter what other perceive as true. But what others spread as lies, deception and perception, and inception is the lesson here, it's why were here, people don't understand what they hear.Their is only one thing I'm sure of in this world love and love. keep on with it, love will always prevail as long as lovers love
I am intrigued by the frequency comments. Because we do operate on different freuquencies. And there are certainly exterior factors that sometimes affect our behavior.
I love it when I hear something that I need to hear multiple times to grasp the full message. If you need him to dumb it down for you then admit it, don't try to make him seem unintelligent because you can't mentally handle his artistry. Just because his poetry is hard to understand does not mean it is foolish. That is one of the most artistically intellectual things you will ever hear in four minutes... end of discussion.
What is this guy SO SOUR ABOUT? Don't these guys have anything POSITIVE to say? OK I GET IT, you are ANGRY, and the world is 'out to get you'...Poetry, my foot.
@wewantfred You need to get hit by a bus first to understand apparently, his poetry and dreams ARE positive, there's a light at the end of the tunnel to what he's trying to accomplish. Don't call him pessimistic because he's not, it's people like you who forget so easily what's he's trying to remind you of.
@wewantfred And another note, go ahead and be an obedient slave, go ahead, bend over, how far does that big giant cock have to fuck you in the ass until you feel it.
I love when those who can barely string two words together criticize the creative forces , talented individuals . Go back to listenening to Li' Wayne.
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i think he could have said it all simply, but he said it in "coded language" to keep us from the simple truth of it, mimicking the coded language of the structured world that seems simple but really is a lot more complicated than this poem.
The meaning of the song is to achieve self-actualisation: the relisation of the potential that the individual can ccomplish to the best of his abilities; the rejection of mediocraty and 'normal' or 'averageness' and the realisation that the person understand everything; his sense of reality; frame of mind etc, is better than any person can teach or embed within memory; to the extent it limits our capabilities and people as a result. Everyone must see who they are and, through will, understand.
Translation: Dont be afraid to be yourself, don't be afraid to love. The universe is harmonious and so we should live in harmony - that path has already began to be paved by so pioneers many before us... lets keep building.
i do poetry , and want to come up in society to change this fucked up world and show people that there are other ways of expressing emotions other than through violence and negativity i just need people to witness the extraction of my brain to paper or in this case Twitter. Please like this so others can see and follow methank you,- @BlessyFerguson
I just accidently listened to thissimultaneously with Trent Reznot/Atticus Ross's 'In Motion' from the Social Network soundtrack and it almost blew my brain to smithereens!!!!!!
I am absolutely in love with Saul, he is amazing! If any of you reading this message like poetry, maybe you'll like mine? I've been writing for a while now and Saul has had a huge impact on my writing. I love you all.
@crakeET5 it's about uplifting our consciousness. Reject mediocrity. Reclaim the present. Take over the now (the present). Only we can change things. It's our responsibility. It is our presents and future. Occupy the World.
ATTENTION MARGE PIERCY FANS: I took her Low Road Poem and made it into a rap over a homemade beat and is now on my channel if you would like to check it out! Still trying to get Marge herself to see it but she is a hard person to contact!
The Four Little Girls line is a reference to the 16th Street Church bombing that murdered four girls in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama while they attended Sunday school. Spike Lee did a documentary on the event in 1997 entitled Four Little Girls.
bro if u would talk for Jesus u would change the world,i see your spirit,as a profet,but whitout the truth that tear ur heart apart,it would be just a waste of speach.
People are so gullible,this is nothing of great power or meaning.All he is doing,is using intellectual challenging word's mushed fast together.A number of famous people's names.This is not amazing in anyway.People that like this obviously have know understanding into what he is truly saying.The fact is he's not really saying anything.
@DrunkGamerNerd First of all, using incorrect punctuational syntax, using incorrect words in contexts (know and intellectual) and making a grammatical error is definitely discrediting your case. Second of all, of course saying a list of famous people's names isn't impressive in itself, it was meant to be impressive, or at least emotionally affecting, by its delivery. Third of all, tell me why you, one of the greatest philosophers, are on youtube? You did after all discover a method to figure...
@DrunkGamerNerd authorial intent! Anyway, oh great one, what do you say he is saying, since you know what he is truly saying? How did you come to this conclusion- can you teach me how to figure out authorial intent with [almost] absolute certainty? Can you prove your opinions to actually be factual?
Search the poem and you'll find that the video is missing bits and pieces of the original. The fucking video's been cut of some verses. That's what the skipping sounds are.
@pootietangorade awwwwww your not one of them are you i like gays its ok for to men to play with each others dicks and penatrate shit in the name of love ha where are all the soilders there in that room but dont go in there for the love of God dont goo in there
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Saul Williams is a poetic genius. He channels the best of Ted Joans and mixes it with his own style. Incredibly underated and it is sad that people do not know him by name in the mainstream outside of poetic circles. The best part of this video is the fact that the crowd stands awestruck and silent. Powerful.
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@macheqosa He is explaining how society tries to educate us and put us in a box but in reality they don't know anything... Our frequency of understanding is nothing compared to the creator.... We think we know what reality is but we don't. Listen to it one more time...
No one is probably going read this, Im just going to write it any way because i feel at least one person will, im a rapper. i know there is a million people that think they can flow But I'm different promise that.. if u give me a chance ill prove it to u, I would love nothing more than to have a decent following on youtube from people if anyone who reads this could press the "THUMBS UP" other people will see it just a simple button press could make my dream come true THANX
There is another video on here of this performance without the glitch-skips, but I think the actual image quality is shittier (I watched both on my phone, and this one looked much better).
This is such a cryptic poem but I understand the concept... it's about the stereotypical modern day rapper destroying the mind of the posteriors of generation x.... I enjoyed this a lot because I love hip hop and I know what real hip hop is and I've been infuriated by those ruining hip hop.
@thetruth27391 He is saying that the black/human race is operating way below their intellectual and creative capability because of the mediocrity fed to them. He is calling for elevation to higher consciousness through art and culture in the present so that we can shape the future. He is looking to those who have gone before us (the names he called) as proof of the type of greatness for which we should aim. It is a call to reject that which does not elevate the human condition.
I say black/human because I am not quite sure if he is talking about one or the other or both. And could someone please shed some light on "four little girls" ?
there is a line in there about 'every so-called race gender sexual orientation' etc
so not only is it not about the 'black race', it implicitly denies the existence of such a thing.
the line about every per-son as a being of sound puts forward the idea that humans can be defined through creativity. which is a sort of etymology joke on the origin of the word 'person' from the ancient greek 'persona' which was to do with those actors' masks
It annoys me when people start clapping in the middle of a complicated message because those people are obviously not keeping up with, or dissecting the words.
They hear a bunch of worlds nicely placed together and get all excited.
there's a version where h e performs this poem, and just before he says 'motherfuckers better realise', he goes into a quick explanation of how he's using the term motherfucker not as a casual curseword, but as a reference to those who desecrate the feminine, matriarchal, and truthful. It just proves he's not putting words in for the sake of it.
great stuff bro
flyinghotwing 11 hours ago
"Motherfuckas better realize now's the time to self-actualize" Truth in this line.
Trese91764 19 hours ago
Don't care for Mos Def... but Saul is amazing
PainIs4ThaWeak85 6 days ago
he's a spiritual warrior fighting the good fight, igniting without fright, writing without light. the spark of consciousness that once was, that will be, that brother you and i see no matter what other perceive as true. But what others spread as lies, deception and perception, and inception is the lesson here, it's why were here, people don't understand what they hear.Their is only one thing I'm sure of in this world love and love. keep on with it, love will always prevail as long as lovers love
itsmehunter92 1 week ago 2
The people sitting there must be joking to think they understood this first time.
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TheBannedPoet 2 weeks ago
I am intrigued by the frequency comments. Because we do operate on different freuquencies. And there are certainly exterior factors that sometimes affect our behavior.
cassiusclay3us 3 weeks ago
holy shit i need to here that at least 30 times to get it
boondocksism 3 weeks ago
I love it when I hear something that I need to hear multiple times to grasp the full message. If you need him to dumb it down for you then admit it, don't try to make him seem unintelligent because you can't mentally handle his artistry. Just because his poetry is hard to understand does not mean it is foolish. That is one of the most artistically intellectual things you will ever hear in four minutes... end of discussion.
pimparoni10 3 weeks ago
@pimparoni10 Exactly. Think of how long it probably took him to write that out. Expecting to understand it fully in one go is insulting to him.
zgates 3 weeks ago
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ContinUumTHEgreat 3 weeks ago
What is this guy SO SOUR ABOUT? Don't these guys have anything POSITIVE to say? OK I GET IT, you are ANGRY, and the world is 'out to get you'...Poetry, my foot.
wewantfred 3 weeks ago
@wewantfred You need to get hit by a bus first to understand apparently, his poetry and dreams ARE positive, there's a light at the end of the tunnel to what he's trying to accomplish. Don't call him pessimistic because he's not, it's people like you who forget so easily what's he's trying to remind you of.
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wewantfred 3 weeks ago
@wewantfred And another note, go ahead and be an obedient slave, go ahead, bend over, how far does that big giant cock have to fuck you in the ass until you feel it.
thepeopleinthetrees 3 weeks ago
He can shutup wit all dat he kno nobody can understand him he still talkin smh
lady2hood4u 3 weeks ago
I love when those who can barely string two words together criticize the creative forces , talented individuals . Go back to listenening to Li' Wayne.
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Roses are red
Violets are red
Trees are red
. . . . Oh shit my gardens on fire. .
BadBoyComedy 4 weeks ago
was he rapping - sounded like a rapper from the wu-tang clan
atgjohnngo 1 month ago
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Jbonebo 1 month ago
his mind is high above the computer's audio system lmao
HollisterManny 1 month ago
This Mother Fuck'a flow is so dope, its glitching the fucking matrix!! Hence the skips =P
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blessthebest 1 month ago
what season is this
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Baylingual 1 month ago
i think he could have said it all simply, but he said it in "coded language" to keep us from the simple truth of it, mimicking the coded language of the structured world that seems simple but really is a lot more complicated than this poem.
TNineClan 1 month ago
The meaning of the song is to achieve self-actualisation: the relisation of the potential that the individual can ccomplish to the best of his abilities; the rejection of mediocraty and 'normal' or 'averageness' and the realisation that the person understand everything; his sense of reality; frame of mind etc, is better than any person can teach or embed within memory; to the extent it limits our capabilities and people as a result. Everyone must see who they are and, through will, understand.
nickjujitsu 1 month ago 4
@nickjujitsu eh, think about it a little more. there's more to it than just that.
cypresshotspots 1 month ago
@cypresshotspots Can you explain please.
nickjujitsu 1 month ago
is it just me or does this thing keep doing small skips... it's freaking me out
browneydgirl4924 1 month ago 27
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TheBannedPoet 1 month ago
I love Saul Williams, my first start to the world of slam poetry .. he is awesome
rurugby 1 month ago
listing to a genius like him All I can tell to my self is MORE WE KNOW MORE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T KNOW!
dboy24189 1 month ago
He screwed up when he said the f word. That's why no standing ovation.
efeezy619 1 month ago
motherfuckers better realise!
craigpsimpson 1 month ago 18
@craigpsimpson Youtube can't keep up with Saul Williams.
MrYarrumb 3 days ago 4
the lyric is taken from a justin bieber song... ; )
rikllag 1 month ago
Top comment just needs one more vote...
Dumb YouTube games aside, this is incredible. Saul is a genius.
KeeperofManyNames 1 month ago 2
ummmmm !!! i want my damn keys!!! aint that the dude who played crazy on lacawana blues
looknofurther05 1 month ago
Did anybody else notice the video skips at certain points??
tonyfalca 1 month ago
<3 <3 <3 I love this.
sacredbeckah 2 months ago
This has Buddhism written all over it. "To acknowledge their responsibilty to uplift the consciousness of the entire fucking world."
jooi2468 2 months ago 3
i will marry a man like saul williams. so inspiring.
v4mped 2 months ago
amazing. Expanded my paradigm.
lovepenguincum 2 months ago
Translation: Dont be afraid to be yourself, don't be afraid to love. The universe is harmonious and so we should live in harmony - that path has already began to be paved by so pioneers many before us... lets keep building.
WAKEUPshift111 2 months ago 3
My only question is. How did people not give him a standing ovation after this?
antrage 2 months ago
I remember the first time I heard this piece.
I was so inspired by this new art form,
Now I am trying to make it my own
Please stop by my page I am just trying to be heard.
Your feedback is very appreciated.
Using my art form to help people is my dream,
PLEASE HELP ME make my DREAM come true
Thank you.
KingdomBusinessEnt 2 months ago
@KingdomBusinessEnt lol
viktorage 1 month ago
Mos def....your a very very special person dude.
stegz 2 months ago
slow bro
brendansvideos 2 months ago
dude is a weapon!!
krudboy 2 months ago
mumbo jumbo
akf2005 2 months ago
@akf2005 read a book and you might actually get it.
rickwyles1 2 months ago
our day-light will come *!*
19dingo76 2 months ago
this is one of my favorite poems
SneakyBadness 2 months ago
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED ?
EezyMcSqueezy 2 months ago
I THINK THIS WAS CODED LANGUAGE, CAUES I AINT KNOW SHITTTT NIGGA PEACE 1 LOVE YEYEYEYE
mj2791 2 months ago
131 people didn't know how to un-mute the video.
MethodMan925 2 months ago
What the hell, sound was muted and still I heard this guy going.
Maarttttt 2 months ago
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blessthebest 2 months ago
I wish to one day to listen and be able to recongnize every single name on that list
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RakedaAkasha 2 months ago
02:12 did he say Rand? as in Ayn Rand?
dezmundo1251 3 months ago
@dezmundo1251 Yes
4cellar2door0 2 months ago
@buckshotztothehead birds brah
rangerbylaw 3 months ago
This poem is so influential. The scroll is so unique, I love the style and his delivery is practically flawless. IM A VERY JEALOUS MAN
pulpedpoetry 3 months ago
he had me at Rumi 2:29
anenigmainme 3 months ago
Ooowwweee He know he deep, man serving these suckas (coded words) food for thought!
jaysha90210 3 months ago
Look at Savaid from girlfriends
jaysha90210 3 months ago
Maan, this is wiiild.. :X He would make 1 shit ass of a rapper!!! Drake, fuck u, u ugly ass muthefucka!!
spaghettiisnasty 3 months ago
I just accidently listened to thissimultaneously with Trent Reznot/Atticus Ross's 'In Motion' from the Social Network soundtrack and it almost blew my brain to smithereens!!!!!!
Lakkhesis1976 3 months ago 3
@Lakkhesis1976 just done it there. Unreal. Saul's got sick skills
yourayseven 1 month ago
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i get this now.
darksideofthenation 3 months ago
I am absolutely in love with Saul, he is amazing! If any of you reading this message like poetry, maybe you'll like mine? I've been writing for a while now and Saul has had a huge impact on my writing. I love you all.
pulpedpoetry 3 months ago
smaller font bro.
AGuyNamedAlecks 3 months ago
This Mann Went OFFFFF!!!!
EdJr440 3 months ago 27
@EdJr440 hahahahah try watching it high - . -
thisisacunt 3 months ago
I'm not smart enough to have understood on any level what he just said. But I got the impression it had to do with the number 42
crakeET5 3 months ago 63
@crakeET5
Don't Panic.
(Mos Def was awesome in that movie by the way.)
4tabula2rasa0 3 months ago
@crakeET5 you mean threee
1dtothedot 3 months ago
@crakeET5 Saul might be the first among us in the modern age to understand The Question.
N0hN4me 3 months ago
@crakeET5 it's about uplifting our consciousness. Reject mediocrity. Reclaim the present. Take over the now (the present). Only we can change things. It's our responsibility. It is our presents and future. Occupy the World.
ealvarezz10 2 months ago
@crakeET5 all i understood was that he watched full metal alchemist
KSonNS 1 month ago
@crakeET5 What makes you say that? Youve got me very curious...
heeheeheeheeheehee 1 month ago
@crakeET5 lol, 42 thumbs up
NyanDash 1 month ago
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SemajWorld 3 months ago
I wish Tupac was alive, his poems on here would be so deep and raw.
7Know7Thy7Enemy7 3 months ago
saul williams is a BEAST!!
PheelPoetic 4 months ago
i think i would be one of the top ones
panchohelga 4 months ago
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how can i go on this show?
panchohelga 4 months ago
not my style.
panchohelga 4 months ago
I fucking love it,
santane53 4 months ago
Saul Williams is awesome
1catinhat 4 months ago
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RyanC411 4 months ago
2 Rappers Slain = Biggie & Tupac.. Peace!
freesouluniverse 4 months ago
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4PLAYSTATION4 4 months ago
Amazing!
theraccoun 4 months ago
He who know 1 book...knows NONE. This poem is a reflection of you...OURSTORY...Know Thy Self
knuanu 4 months ago
@Alexthunder100 I AAAGGGRREEEEE :)
Dreday2312 4 months ago
i don't understand this poem at all...could someone please enlighten me?
Pshoeshus 4 months ago
240p, we meet again.
tommlubeck 4 months ago
The Four Little Girls line is a reference to the 16th Street Church bombing that murdered four girls in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama while they attended Sunday school. Spike Lee did a documentary on the event in 1997 entitled Four Little Girls.
EnisMaximus 4 months ago
bro if u would talk for Jesus u would change the world,i see your spirit,as a profet,but whitout the truth that tear ur heart apart,it would be just a waste of speach.
alexthunder100 4 months ago
I want his brain.
kevinjw90 4 months ago
People are so gullible,this is nothing of great power or meaning.All he is doing,is using intellectual challenging word's mushed fast together.A number of famous people's names.This is not amazing in anyway.People that like this obviously have know understanding into what he is truly saying.The fact is he's not really saying anything.
DrunkGamerNerd 4 months ago
@DrunkGamerNerd First of all, using incorrect punctuational syntax, using incorrect words in contexts (know and intellectual) and making a grammatical error is definitely discrediting your case. Second of all, of course saying a list of famous people's names isn't impressive in itself, it was meant to be impressive, or at least emotionally affecting, by its delivery. Third of all, tell me why you, one of the greatest philosophers, are on youtube? You did after all discover a method to figure...
DynamisV1 3 months ago
@DrunkGamerNerd authorial intent! Anyway, oh great one, what do you say he is saying, since you know what he is truly saying? How did you come to this conclusion- can you teach me how to figure out authorial intent with [almost] absolute certainty? Can you prove your opinions to actually be factual?
DynamisV1 3 months ago
so is auto-tune a superpower now? lol
naturalguy710 4 months ago
he has an actual song released of this----> watch?v=jQT8wgV0YMY its much better to some drum & bass
Maadnote 4 months ago
PLEASE CHECK ME OUT ARMY GIRL AND A YONUG POET BEEN WRITING BUT JUST STARTING ON THE 'TUBE
PoetryInMotion2311 4 months ago
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umbrellaseance youtube em saul williams brother hes way better!111
greatbrutus 4 months ago
That poem is probably the best poem I ever heard in my freaking life. AMAZING. He knows what he is talking about.
jedimasterviewtifjoe 4 months ago
@jedimasterviewtifjoe umbrellaseance youtube em saul williams brother hes way better!111
greatbrutus 4 months ago
WHAT!? OMFG
jscorpiox 4 months ago
Vito Veii is an interesting Poet check him out on youtube and his work is available on itunes
cartycartier 4 months ago
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@cartycartier umbrellaseance youtube em saul williams brother hes way better!111
greatbrutus 4 months ago
You've gatto like awesome poems in this book: WHAT'S IN ME COMES ALIVE! Written by Emmanuel Blimie
esblimie 4 months ago
Roses are red
Violets are Too
In Soviet Russia
Poem writes YOU!!!
soyelneng 4 months ago
yesss!!!
FTFreloaded 4 months ago
that blew my mind!
INTERPOLFAN17 5 months ago
Sual your the shit !!!!
ryderc69 5 months ago
i honestly think that they need to bring this show back
kwameadu54 5 months ago
2 words: str8 fiyaaaah
JordanPhenom23 5 months ago
Another poet worth listening to is VITO VEII available on youtube and itunes.
frankkeats789 5 months ago
Search the poem and you'll find that the video is missing bits and pieces of the original. The fucking video's been cut of some verses. That's what the skipping sounds are.
AhNonNeeMoose 5 months ago
non english-speaking people ask for subtitles please!
qarapalida 5 months ago
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tiecethepoet 5 months ago
i think mos def might suck dick
thisisacunt 5 months ago
@thisisacunt
Yes, you are a cunt. Who cares if he is gay? He hasn't come out if he is.
pootietangorade 5 months ago
@pootietangorade awwwwww your not one of them are you i like gays its ok for to men to play with each others dicks and penatrate shit in the name of love ha where are all the soilders there in that room but dont go in there for the love of God dont goo in there
thisisacunt 5 months ago
@thisisacunt
I have literally no idea what you just said.
pootietangorade 4 months ago
@pootietangorade umbrellaseance youtube em saul williams brother hes way better!111
greatbrutus 4 months ago
Sorry if this is just spam but I really cannot understand why a poem as good as the one I wish to share with you has only 16 views at the time in which I am posting this comment. watch?v=x8Of2jMltbw Thumbs up if you like it!
Famalamadan 5 months ago
Saul Williams is a poetic genius. He channels the best of Ted Joans and mixes it with his own style. Incredibly underated and it is sad that people do not know him by name in the mainstream outside of poetic circles. The best part of this video is the fact that the crowd stands awestruck and silent. Powerful.
HowlGinsbergHowl 5 months ago
Illogic, Pharoahe Monch, Gift of Gab, Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, P.O.S., J-Live, Masta Ace, Aseop Rock, Mr. Lif, Edan, Insight, Akrobatik, Myka 9, Saul Williams, Canibus, One Be Lo, Common, Mos Def, Black Thought, Talib Kweli, MF DOOM, Sage Francis, Slug, Blueprint, etc.
Hip-Hop will NEVER DIE, until every human is wiped off the face of this planet!
IEtherianSoul9 5 months ago
@IEtherianSoul9 umbrellaseance youtube em saul williams brother hes way better!111
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greatbrutus 4 months ago
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!
SpokenWord89 5 months ago
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Check out Ryan Cole's instrumental song "Lost Soul" here on youtube. I loved it so much I ended up buying his poetry album, "My Suicide" on amazon.
TrishaDowney 5 months ago
what the heck is he talking about?
macheqosa 5 months ago
@macheqosa He is explaining how society tries to educate us and put us in a box but in reality they don't know anything... Our frequency of understanding is nothing compared to the creator.... We think we know what reality is but we don't. Listen to it one more time...
bcolemaqn16 5 months ago
@samuelkeshon u think u can actually do that with his voice?...
Vt3c1 5 months ago
yemaya oshun obatala=yoruba?
steveo321765 5 months ago
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dreday368 5 months ago
Thanks for posting, but this video does seem to be missing some key lines:
"If you must count to keep the beat, then count.
Find your mantra and awaken your subconscious.
Curve your circles counterclockwise.
Use your cipher to decipher, Coded Language, man-made laws.
Climb waterfalls and trees, commune with nature, snakes and bees."
borobluess 5 months ago 22
@borobluess Probably got shortened down for the shear sake of speed, because the poem itself is still extremely epic with what it has.
MattersofDespair 4 months ago
@borobluess Daaamn you on point. Much Respect!!!
PUPRLEPILLBABIES 3 months ago
that's what truth sounds like
and it fell too fast for the microphone
ianor2304 5 months ago
I had the opportunity of opening up for this dude awhile back when he came to CT to perform at HCC
spankyhaze2012 5 months ago
sick should be a reaction description
ealvarezz10 5 months ago
Dude went hard as a mf
sincereisstan 5 months ago
There is another video on here of this performance without the glitch-skips, but I think the actual image quality is shittier (I watched both on my phone, and this one looked much better).
reuber1 5 months ago
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tiecethepoet 5 months ago
This is such a cryptic poem but I understand the concept... it's about the stereotypical modern day rapper destroying the mind of the posteriors of generation x.... I enjoyed this a lot because I love hip hop and I know what real hip hop is and I've been infuriated by those ruining hip hop.
SoalaJohn54 5 months ago
jibber jabber jibber jabber is alli here
poopalover 6 months ago
I saw him with the Mars Volta in 03 in SF.
PIGd3stroyer 6 months ago
Motherfuckers better realize..
CaliSourDiesel 6 months ago 62
@CaliSourDiesel WORD
yoochawn101 4 months ago
@CaliSourDiesel Best bit.
craigpsimpson 3 months ago
Can somebody please explain WTF this guy just said, without being pretentious?
thetruth27391 6 months ago
@thetruth27391
If it doesn't mean anything to you already, how could anyone make it do so?
BrushieTheWop 6 months ago
@thetruth27391 He is saying that the black/human race is operating way below their intellectual and creative capability because of the mediocrity fed to them. He is calling for elevation to higher consciousness through art and culture in the present so that we can shape the future. He is looking to those who have gone before us (the names he called) as proof of the type of greatness for which we should aim. It is a call to reject that which does not elevate the human condition.
kurvs2 4 months ago 4
I say black/human because I am not quite sure if he is talking about one or the other or both. And could someone please shed some light on "four little girls" ?
kurvs2 4 months ago
@kurvs2
there is a line in there about 'every so-called race gender sexual orientation' etc
so not only is it not about the 'black race', it implicitly denies the existence of such a thing.
the line about every per-son as a being of sound puts forward the idea that humans can be defined through creativity. which is a sort of etymology joke on the origin of the word 'person' from the ancient greek 'persona' which was to do with those actors' masks
per-son... 'of sound'
loof000 3 months ago
@loof000 dude
thisisacunt 3 months ago
It annoys me when people start clapping in the middle of a complicated message because those people are obviously not keeping up with, or dissecting the words.
They hear a bunch of worlds nicely placed together and get all excited.
People need to learn how to STFU and listen.
blackMAMBA724 6 months ago
there's a version where h e performs this poem, and just before he says 'motherfuckers better realise', he goes into a quick explanation of how he's using the term motherfucker not as a casual curseword, but as a reference to those who desecrate the feminine, matriarchal, and truthful. It just proves he's not putting words in for the sake of it.
strayebyrd 6 months ago 3
this poet is great he is deep and way too much for people of today to understand the complex thoughts of poetry.
butterflygoodness1 6 months ago
GOT DAMN
ASIATICLION7 6 months ago
This is allowable use of profanity
sirdeedee 6 months ago
Ogun, Obatala!
Shout out From West Africa!
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ATPTheMovie 6 months ago
sooo much better than main stream shit
Anarchymonkey293 6 months ago
LOL at his parchment of enlightenment.
Chatty7118 6 months ago
glossolalia
buewgewstmeiers 6 months ago
dude i didnt even see that truck that just hit me...
simonk512 6 months ago
Wake up black people.
koolinturn 6 months ago
He spits at 2:28 :D
roadkill0425 6 months ago
Saul and some more good spoken word artists are on this list!
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mudanat 6 months ago