Def Poetry Life and the CIA

[ybidiotic]

lol. dumbasses fault for wasting her time. she's responsible for her own actions in her life.

[mrIlovethe90s1]

She can get it... my heart & respect I mean!

[bigmikee]

I got a PHD (PRETTY HUGE DICK)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dvrrulesdood]

i have a phd in sharks



[LilBlitz116]

this girl is hot

[IkThaKid]

I like how his glasses fell when he finished. So smooth

[Phyluvsme]

"..Funny how he brings me no income, no pension...no future, no future..did I mention no future??" LOL

[hawkd68]

"she wont eat in the now because shes full in the then" unbelievably line

[only2nocrew]

shes talking about woman in general its so true lol

[Maddluv4eric]

Mos Def is SO SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!

[scootigger]

Basik is so fine.!! I love his voice.

[seraphimra]

'There's more profit in pretending we're stopping it, than selling it.' ~George Clinton

[thehiphopprophet]

Def Poetry wasn't cancelled. It was retooled into Brave New Voices and I believe they're working on bringing it back in it's old form.....

[GARVYITE]

stop trying to streal black culture you cracker

[DatRichColombian]

wow raceist ass......who siad that poetry is JUST A BLACK form of expression....if you feel the poetry then you are poetry...poetry does not have a face, does not have a color, does not have ethnicity...poetry is poetry and you are trash....

[kiakie]

@DatRichColombian check how u spell racist

[DatRichColombian]

ok do u or do u not agree with what i said...

[kiakie]

in a sense i do agree but spoken word is a style tht black people have perfected...as oppose to shakespear n sht black people put flavor in poetry

[LHRTone]

serious video! had to give this one 5 stars.

check out my vids

a return of the favor would be appreciated

[gimpy10]

"her present aint half as beautiful as her past, so she lives in it."

[Jhara121]

Numbers was emosh...dah first was soo true..

[cptznumber1gurl]

the first was damn on point and the last touched me.

[thaddeusummers]

Did i mention this shit is funny

she had big breast so she wear big bras

[elbbirg]

aint george clinton like 90 by now??!??

[maldarkangel]

C I A I O

[smeerios]

amen

[musalman7]

wow george clinton is a beast! did u see how his glasses dropped right on cue when he finished. classic

[hayeder]

mos dressin sik as usual

[masswill]

bangin snorts everywhere thanks ollie

[AminAmin22]

I thought that feminist was gonna go on for 8 mins!!!

pheww

[tillo2008]

ya

makes me wonder if hate mail will be renamed to "hate male" :P

anyone else notice the see saw tipping down instead of balanced nowadays with the genders?

[l33tatrl]

I don't think she's necessarily bashing the male gender, but voicing her disdain for having wasted so much time on him. It might have something to do with perspective, fuck if I know haha.

[timmytibble]

=0 "numbers" was AMAZING!

[bluesnakeyes]

what are the chances of this show being brought back? it was way to good to have been canceled

[PUIncubus]

@bluesnakeyes completely agreed

[HustlingMo]

why are gurls on def poetry always hattin on us. do they have something against guys or are they jst frustrated they aint dated no good guys?

[ren227]

The woman on the show talk about good qualities as well as bad qualities in men.. you need to research more poems on def jam

[SalehUddin1986]

Cos you keep giving them material?

[collegefresh05]

Vanessa kinda sounds like Rachel Ray...

[pkm321]

the lotery is used to keep the proletariat down.

[detohio]

remember us as numbers that was great thank u

[kaiser0soze]

Dope- there's more profit in pretending that we're stopping it

[monicajoi]

LOL Vodka, Vodka, did I mention VODKA. I straight feel her on that!

[taropeople]

hey I've only ever seen this show on utube. Why was it canceled?

[elpinta]

i dont know. but maybe cuz some people were speaking the truth to the public so the government did not like that...you know how the media works always tryiing to keep us blind and dumb

[ballerzindahouse]

that first woman aint shit lmao voices to damn weak

[DaveyD187]

aww man im watchin it at 5:00 and this nigga looks cracked OUT

[Duffdizzle]

that's george clinton fool.

[trueiopian]

dude,RESPECT.

[sincere0rnique]

the first chick was soo real

[TDiamond1993]

dam i love the poem numbers it reminds me of my grandma but we didnt use numbers we use songs and artist names

[skwon85]

she said so much, but then nothing at all.

[sleepinglionmartial]

Parlament!!!

[LGzonedout]

Yo, check out my poem entitled, "A Beautiful Woman," and let me know how you all feel about it, aiight!(smile)

[mkizzay]

basicknowledge, that was beautiful

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

you wanna know y you have a PHd in HIM (us) its cause we make logical fuckin sense, wich is more than i can say for you women wich is why no guy will be able to have a PHd in HER

[01truthhurts]

Wow, I can tell you've been hurt!! lol get over her and move on!@ lol

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

got nothing to do with it, every time i turn around i see some bitch on def poetry jam havin somthing bad to say about men, seems more like def poetry jamette, last time i checked us guys had problems with women too but we dont bitch about it we suck it up.

[01truthhurts]

That's not true! Women get dissed on Def poetry jam and in hip hop. We're the ones that usually suck it up and not say anything. All in all, Poetry and Hip Hop is about freedom of speech. If u don't like it you have the opportunity to turn it off. Plan and simple. But don't diss ol'girl because she's expressing her feelings. It's not that serious.

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

really then why are there so many organizations, womens groups and even the gov. that are condemning hip hop because of how it shows women when they 'are the ones that suck it up' hmmmm yet there is nothing for the women that say in ten different ways ten different times that men are shit and aint shit.thought so

and hell im expressing my mind too yet here you are. so whats the difference

[01truthhurts]

Speak on it then brah! Much love to ya! lol

[Daizy10231023]

amen sister, amen

[wiseproof]

shit ....as a man, I even gotta say..."she ain't lyin'".....cuz I'm ever more susceptible to the levels of knowledge a woman procures on a man

[capitalmindz]

You can never out do a woman in Love or Revenge. Its true.

[modernphoenix]

my god russell simmons is white!

[shay639]

That girl was talkn some real woman shit... She wasnt sayin nothing was wrong with her and she wasnt blaming her wasted time on anybody she was just making it a joke about how she got a ph. D in HIM!! And dat dude in the audience was looking dumb founded!!

[sogginwithyou]

I don't have my PhD but i've got my masters

[mrzJaneen]

dumb ass she talkin about playa hater degree

[sogginwithyou]

true but suga' til you spend all your time on a man, come to find out that the diamond you clutching to is a rhinestone, don't be mad at someone who wants to share their experience with life through alliteration repetion similes backslash metaphors hyphen allusions in the written form and recitation called poetry backslash floetry don't speek

if you ain't got nothin nice to say don't say nothin at all I was merely agreeing with her statement. please don't single me out to suit your needs.

[SuNaK123]

damn the first one was alright thee second one was awesome and the third one was just amazing

[LliasiAsbi]

Wow, that first poem is real shit. Speaking to women all over.  Did you see the mens' faces in the audience? haha [We love you guys. Its just that sometimes we think twice ;)]

The second poem was cool too; passionate, unique.

The third was was fucking great. That kind of stuff needs to be addressed!

Vote Make Gravel, to stop the "war on drugs"!

No more of our brothers and sisters getting tossed into the system just for a little herb!

---

Peace Be With You

[psychologicalpoet]

Vanessa this poem Phd in him is so hott.

[emperoratuni]

these feminists are getting old now, get a man, and shut up

[ThaPoetry]

She went on this one.

Check out my poem "Chapters Of Love". Thanks.

- Tha Poet

[nednednerb]

"...there's more profit in pretending that we're stopping it, than selling it." So so, frighteningly true.

[crett55nucca]

basic knowledge.....  beasty

[passingtime38]

ciaao ciaio here snort here snort For a stinking half a gram funny stuff with a point. Great stuff

[chuckNorrisaaaaa]

why is all spoken word by women either super lesbian feminst, or just kinda sorta mega in yourface feminist?

god damn, woman. you talk like your vagina is your mouth. so you got fucked; take it easy. all women are hoes for that reason.

that is my spoken fuckin word. peace

[ediriv1]

fuck u u sexist bitch! did u eva think that ya mama is a women1 u are why I belive in the right to choose cause she should have aborted u!

[nednednerb]

If you haven't noticed our culture has a lot of very faulty misconceptions that are androcentric and deeply ingrained, you haven't looked closely enough. 'nuff said!

[brownsugar976]

chuckNorrisaaaa your mother raised a son, you must take right after her, that's probalby why you feel like that about woman or if she didn't raise you, you still have that hate twas woman for her abandonig you, either way she abandonded you emothionally or physically, take care.

[LliasiAsbi]

ChuckNorrisaa

Why should women shut up?

A "feminist" is someone who thinks women are equal to men.

What you think women are lesser beings? Get a life, kid. If anyone is a dumb hoe its you.

She's only saying that she wasted her time on a guy, and the whole crowd just happened to feel with her.

Probably because she was speaking the truth, and other ladies could relate. She wasnt man-hatin, she was woman-empowering. Why do men get defensive and feel so threatened by empowered women? Wise up

[snakun]

if she wasted her life on a guy then thats her fault

[LliasiAsbi]

I can see why you would say it was her "fault" for wasting her life on a man.

I find it admirable, though, that she was so devoted as it is in the human nature to want to take care of and love our partners.

She accepts her fault. Didn't you get the poem? She learned from her mistake. ;)

Now here she is sharing her knowledge so that other women and men may not make a similar error in life.

Take care

[SoldierInAllahsArmy]

Snakum there is a difference between some of the people and companies who supported Womans rights movements and the actual woman them selves.

Honestly even if I don't agree with some of the corporations and their reasoning for supporting the movement. Yet I still respect woman who are the reason why we are here now. And I think the Woman in the start had a point that young females today don't have to just rely on a man to get them by.

[Ladyweezy15]

All of those were awesome

[7rosez]

She couldnt have said that any better!

Love it!

[isthatacareer]

daaang that basikknowledge dude is cutteee!!

[sureseg]

i knw him. hes my cousins friend

hes real good when hes standing infront of you

[isthatacareer]

hmm tell him i am available!! good loving hispanic!! lol

[sureseg]

lol

[icedoutstreetgangsta]

the first woman is terrible

[scootigger]

naww, she's not... she's good; you just have to know where she's coming from

[AcePilot101]

Dr. George Washington Carver,

Tuskagee Institute (educated boys and girls)

See: Tuskagee Pilots (black but so what)

World War Two, bomber escort over Nazi Germany bang bang bang Tracy Chapman shoots me down everytime..preach the word love, honey it's in you, I know, Wisdom is a sister.

[mpack10]

the basiknowledge guy is the best by far. I know him he my bros friend

[curiousityboys]

i think he wants the dope

[DRO33]

Poetry like ignorance isn't colour related!

If you don't understand that your missing out on a lot..

ONE

your black brother

your as in anyone who will accept me as is

[kiyaz8116]

I agree!! Poetry is like speaking from your soul and listing with your heart. I find it impossible not to get anything from it.

Kiya

[Murojin]

I didn't really get anything from this, eh, I dunno.

[scootigger]

listen to it again

[JKellyL]

Hey! I'm 9385

[Lungyao1]

What is 9385?

[netboi8]

His birthday

[Lungyao1]

I hope I didn't jinxs it.

[chiibiROXAS]

@Lungyao1 im guessing it was his date of birth. 9/3/85 - although you wrote that comment 3 years ago so you'll probably know what it means lol

[shafia87]

@Lungyao1

That means he was born 09/03/1985

[ThugMentality504]

@Lungyao1 9/3/1985

[KChery]

this was boring. White folks should have their own poetry show. No soul at all. That poem was empty.

[thickgyrl]

which 1?

[veniceboy72]

Sounds like a plan. They should probably have their own water fountains and restrooms to use too.

[captnwinky]

hahaha

[Ntahlekshual]

South Kak..BASIKKNOWLEDGE in the house...sorry had to rep my favorite city in my favorite state, my home SC!!! I was flabbergasted (<-- I know!) when I saw G. Clinton..man I was through and the very first poem was very clever! Thanks poster!

[StupidRalph]

Whaa yer nayme? lol What you know about a chilibear? Man I'm about to go and freeze one up right now after watching that. lol

[Lenyae]

I loved Numbers

[scootigger]

BASIKKNOWLEDGE!!!! this is hot!!!

[Carto0n7]

George Clinton!!! check the last poem! absolutely sick