So You Think You Can Rap - Zack de la Rouda

[straypome]

Too many jewels dropped in dis one. The signs made it officially official tho!

[TheOriginalOwnage]

So I look up, "why is rap a pissing contest?"

and this is what I find. lol

[zzz33333]

@TheOriginalOwnage WORD

[titstylekrew]

Powerful message!

[ameenowns]

Dude do you know Charlie Veitch?

[zzz33333]

@ameenowns Not personally.

[PaulsCool47]

we kuje ut

[juliaisafilmbuff123]

:)

I'm not anti-civ but you are cool.

[vietnguyenvy]

nice to see a conscious rapper. Like.

[fabfauna]

Wicked tune. I think I like it the most of what I've seen. Great effort, I hope you win the contest. Good luck.

I haven't seen a video in a while, and can say that I'm glad I've seen this one.

Cheers.

[StrivfeJokerHipHop]

This is awesome. Glad to see you're still rockin the mic & tellin the truth!

@Strivfe

[LordTroll9000]

@zzz33333 Nigga you trippin homie....what happened to your hardcore. anti-capitalist gangsta shit. You fell asleep on this track man, seriously, where is the real Zack? the best enemy of the state, since the Sex pistols, you need hard hitting trax, and hot beats, to pinpoint your message to the audience yo, peace and love to you bro.

[zzz33333]

I know who you are!

Dude, trust I have some stuff in the works. This was for a "think you can rap" contest; they picked the beat. Working on a summary of Endgame, a fully original album, and maybe a cover record of one of the best rock-hop bands to ever grace the United Snakes of America.

sorry you didn't like this track; I thought it was pretty good.

[donHooligan]

i almost made a very negative comment about people rating videos.

[BryceJacoby]

Good rap in general, I just wish it was synced, makes the video way better imo, good luck tho!

[colorblind89]

Zack man ol man ive been trying to get a hold of you for the longest .. I heard ya song Good for the Great and i was instantly hooked by the truth and flow of ya music .. I got something im working on that i want you to be a part of .. Hit my inbox or email me at Ltownartman@yahoo.com .. I seriously need to talk to you .. Aight man continue making good music

[renoinmp]

why does this have so many dislikes?

[AstonishingC02]

please asnwer... do you listen to Lupe Fiasco? and are you athiest?

[NittenOAC]

Def my fav in the top 5, no bullshit, no cliché and seems you actually worked on the recording, instead of just doing a quick take without practice.

[zzz33333]

@NittenOAC yo, thank you.

[therealmuchomango]

REP THE FUCK OUTTA THE 802!!!! i cant believe hes rapping in the middle of church street

[stuslegend]

Lots of thought put into this, it really shows. Amazing work man

[Drakar2Swift]

Good but on dissing the bible your a little disillusioned

[wowzabowza123]

@Drakar2Swift why, the bible is essentially fairy tails of camel herders from 4000-2000 years ago

[sundiatasoulbefree]

haha you made the FINALS...not like I'm surprised i knew you would now your ass better WIN! I believe in you dude you need exposure so more people can hear your message peace and light my dude.

[Switch613]

Really like the how the video complimented the lyrics, really dope man.

[minilamby123]

You look like adam sandaler.

[HishamCZtm]

dope but not my type... hes coo though... hes pretty cray

[writtenwithwit]

great song - always consistent with social consciousness.

[kobe242424zzz]

love the ending bro

[flashmanwade]

haha DOPE!!!! fuck the "disliking" haters haha nice shyt bruh!! we shud collab sumtime check me out

[zzz4488]

extremely good man.

[christianbussey]

yours is the best, just so you know haha

[Cardenas5124]

some dudes learn how to spit the truth this one is of them...some people might know what im talking about...others well just continue being apart of the system..

[pat0124]

My favorite

[ZeddZ0rand3r]

wow this is pretty shitty compared to the palmer squares.. it doesn't even come close

[perrylatour]

i can see why your one of the finalists.. good work.

[e2dluv]

Ahhhhhh! U hella dope. I loved it

[GreyMatterTripp]

ILL. Straight uncut truth.

[MrPirateSwag]

Someone's definitely disliking this video just to get another person to win. This guys beast.

[APoxMusic]

This is dope fam

[pulsegang]

@SupaCurtis1995

he ripped kano's style?.....kano is the best uk rapper out at the moment?...your not serious.It's easy to say that when your talking to americans who don't know who kano is...stop lying man,thats so random.kano's time has passed it was in 2007 not now,noone has even heard of an album from him since

[SupaCurtis1995]

@pulsegang what im sayin is he spits though his nose like Kano, and have u heard his latest LP with mikey J its straight fire. Plus its only my opinion, that there aint much better in the U.K then Kano except for K Koke, Akala, lowkey, mic righteous and krept and konan.

[KingKustasz]

he raps good but dont like how they edited sound makes it kinda bad

[SINGHISKING32796]

@SupaCurtis1995 kanos good but i think lowkeys better

its all opinion though

[bluecrabsandsushi2]

can't believe this was on church st

[sebastianlaw22]

very cool

[LikeTheBang]

lols your going to win xD

[GhostBearMusic]

you deserved it! shit was so unique

[oneMaes]

I like this one, the audio was little bit faded but I think you will do a better job with the video this time around.

[krazieboyj]

WINN!



[SecularCondition]

WOW This ws actually SICK/SMART ( a rarity)

[OCtheGreat]

good job

[AblockPros]

well done

[liljagsa]

congratulations man

[2mekebust]

I dnt like it when the lip syncings of the raps dope but its a major deal when you dnt look like your rapping at all

[TheLionsDenNews]

Wow man, impressive!

[kingnate17]

YO CONGRATS ON MAKIN THE FINAL ROUND MAN, like i already told u i was disappointed so many people hated on this

[awptions]

the video was sick as hell.

[ZombieDangerfield]

took a second for me to get warmed up to it but it was actually really good!

[illdaize]

FINALIST!!!!!!

[Erde04]

im just gonna guess the thumbs down are for the bad sound quality and the 395 who didn't get in the top 5

[atxranger2]

It's apparent that a bunch of haters voted "dislike" together so that another contestant would win--But surely, this rap will gain support from a less biased public.

I'm begging for changes too man.

[iBabyShamHD]

I've seen every rap constest but this is my fave, But it's got the most dislikes and theres some realy bad ones! :'(

[zzz33333]

@iBabyShamHD i know right? smh

[iBabyShamHD]

@zzz33333 You need to get known you are beast, I used to like nonelikejoshua until he braught me here ;)

[zzz33333]

@iBabyShamHD LOL! thanks!!!!

[SkwaareOne]

Is that Church Street in Burlington Vermont...? If it's not then it is extremely similar... and if it is, that's ridiculous because that's where I live...

[zzz33333]

@SkwaareOne yes, it is! I used to live there, too... guess you never heard of me... LOL!

[SkwaareOne]

@zzz33333 just surprised me because I stumbled upon this video without looking for anything about Burlington

[SubliminalxGh0st]

who the fuck would dislike this

[yBliz]

why does this have so much hate? dis good fam and im in the contest too so im jus keepin it real

[Geriafrican]

sooo sick!

[Cpalen9809]

are you homeless? or why do you have signs made out of cardboard?

[RALthaDon]

Still at it I see. That's what's up. Peace to you Zack.

[zzz33333]

@RALthaDon peace fam!

[sundiatasoulbefree]

@iHeartL0ve do you even know him? do you even watch his other videos? how can you make the assumption that someone is a phony by watching one video, this guy is one of the realest, honest people I have come across just because you are not tuned in his message doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to be disrespectful dude is trying to make a difference in the world and you guys are giving him flack for it...smh

[DYNastyProducer]

dope

[DrDoctah]

People are assholes, plain and simple. Just look at some of the major losers who have "made it" : Charlie Sheen! Justin Bieber! The Kardashians!

[c0nscious1]

same i liked this alot, and im in this contest. good luck to you man

[zzz33333]

@c0nscious1 thanks!

[kingnate17]

im disappointed this caught so much hate, i thought this was one of the best entries in the contest...check mine out too, good luck man

[zzz33333]

@kingnate17 thanks N.A.K.!

[9nsl5im9]

wow when i first found this video in its 300 views there was all types of people asking quality questions about what zack had to say . ever since this website had people traffic jam the downlike button ive seen nothing but a bunch of hate. i have a feeling someone opened the floodgate to a bunch of racing rats.

[saiedmiremadi]

i agree with nonelikejoshua, dont pay attention to the sound quality pay attention to the lyrics and delivery. not everyone can affort to go to fancy studios or buy top notch microphones. alot of rappers, including me, get criticized because the music quality doesnt sound "proffesional". open your ears and LISTEN to the music and the heart that was put into making it. thumbs this up so everyone can see it.

[TheLifelikerug]

I do actually like this man good work :P

[IcyunvmeGaming]

Sad people cant understand the video and rap.

[NoneLikeJoshua]

What the fuck. Why are there so many dislikes? I thought this was pretty tight, and I'm not sure what's there not to like. He may not have the best quality mic, but the question isn't "so you think you got an awesome microphone?" Good job de la Rouda. This was tight in my book.

[zzz33333]

@NoneLikeJoshua thanks, Josh!

[NoneLikeJoshua]

@zzz33333 No problem man. Keep it real.

[ElectroMonsterX]

It would have been much better if you weren't forced to use the super shitty track by Kalombo. His attempt at Drum and Bass is laughable... fucking brostep.

All and all you were pretty great.

[bijansta200]

hated it

[shentetsu]

would of been 100000 times better without the flashcards. lol wtf

[PoisonousNurture]

you rage you lose

epic edition

god mode...finish dat

straight from the thread...

[claydos]

didn't hate it

[Halo3PKpooner]

i don't get why i would rage to this? it's better than some ransom nigger with a half assed backing track talking about bitches and hoes... just sayin

[doranduh]

This is funny as shit, and I was referred here from /b/. Go figure.

[Lokyate]

It's not THAT bad. Could use work, don't get me wrong. But I liked it. Better than a lot of others.

[ExTRaZoRz]

You gave me cancer.

[eyesea]

its pretty fuckin bad

[vonsvin]

I downvoted this because i think it's crap.

[onza40]

Don't give up the day job

[medicineman4ever]

It could be much better without the that hissing after-sound shit through the whole video.

You could also use a better backtrack.

Pretty good.

[LG93X]

fail

[themangodess]

clear your throat dude

[TheTrollWandering]

booooooo

[L3GiTStUDi0S]

@TheTrollWandering  lol

[L3GiTStUDi0S]

God..what is it with people thinking they can all rap now adays...the rap game is so flawed...it no longer exists..it is run by the same corporate gurus and soulless managers who sell you for money.....back in the 90's was where it was at.No..you cannot rap..but the video is well executed...

You have absolutely no flow..and the video has one focal point for much too long...you walking towards a camera..cliche...the end was the best..when it became color and you sat down..and im not making a joke

[pootinhammer]

@swasi123 I was referring to whoever started the thread on /b/ telling us to downvote this video because I actually like it

[pootinhammer]

Oh look, OP was a faggot today

[WhitechocolateHOTHOT]

wow man your just as good as lil wayne rapping and thats not a compliment lil wayne sucks and so do you

[PsychoPopsicle]

I don't even like rap but this was solid, just get a better beat than dubstep for the background. Keep it up!

[PsychoPopsicle]

@PsychoPopsicle Just read the rules for thsi competition, use a different beat when you make it some day!

[StandBehindTheGiant]

I was in that thread. This is actually pretty solid.

[ssmroxbiatch]

Surprise, surprise, OP was a faggot.

[bunglebonce]

Wot a plonka

[iZenDMC]

>people are on /b/ telling you to downvote this..? that's pathetic!

>people are on /b/ telling

>people are on /b/

NO WAY DOO

[TrevDA9]

@iZenDMC gtfo

[ChawlesBrown]

this nigga aint got shit on ja rule

[Snipersijr]

mole.. oh god mole..

[DeathLock420]

You said you aren't a sheep... but you're one of the biggest tools I have ever seen. Please don't make me point out why.

[DeathLock420]

You said you aren't a sheep... but you're one of the biggest tools I have ever seen. Please don't make me point out why.

[Frday101]

Rage. Bailout.

[willrenshaw]

Whatever fag just told me to downvote this, go fuck yourself. This is cool. Rules 1 and 2 though.

[DrDoctah]

love this guy, he has something special

[popotanlover3]

rap makes my head hurt, this still hurt but not as much as the other stuff, good job

[Deathwish026]

rapp smap this is shit put ure face in a fire darn candy ass

[Gibbi2233]

I don't even like rap... and i like this. nice job

[TheForgottenPanzer]

Trolls everywhere

[AliTheBrit19]

Ignore downvotes, they come from kids on /b/

Nice start bro, remember, its the lyrics, fuck the beat, fuck everything else, worry about that later, make every song a message

[SoIHerdULiekFailure]

Upvoted. Nice job man.

[MikeT19]

Great video and incredibly solid lyrics. Most content of any of the entries I have seen yet. Respect.

[coolethan1990]

This shit is LAME. Why bother.

[Razor6731]

this isn't bad, fuck OP

[89somechick]

@Razor6731 link?

[Quinz92]

People making grime should get shot in the head.

[difity666]

who ever is on /b/ telling us to downvote this... you're just jelly

this is pretty solid

[SuperGaarasand]

@difity666 dont talk about it!

[zzz33333]

@difity666 people are on /b/ telling you to downvote this...? that's pathetic!

[IntoxicatedHumans]

@zzz33333 Well, although you think maybe people in general are as mindless as you, I do think they have an opinion of their own as well. <3 With that being said, downvoted just because your disturbing lack of "fuck-all".

[7183Dude]

@zzz33333

yeah man this is fucking tight. fuck /b/

[L3GiTStUDi0S]

@zzz33333 noone is telling /b/ what to do. We act of free will. lol..we may have been told to watch a shitty attempt at rap but not everyone hates it. you should look for the thread and see the responses your self. haa

[zzz33333]

@L3GiTStUDi0S i looked... couldn't find it...

[L3GiTStUDi0S]

@zzz33333 it probably 404'ed. It circulates from time to time. so you should check in regularly.

Anyway..ill give you my opinion again,in case you didn't see it. Your rap content, I enjoy. The rhythm and beat are horrible. It sounds like you are trying to rap to dub step. Dont do that. I also said I like the editing, but the entire video is just you walking toward the camera and its cliche. No-no. Mix it up. change scenes. Like I said..I like the content..just not how its delivered. Cheers

[L3GiTStUDi0S]

@zzz33333 Oh yes..and the hand motions? Don't do that. EVERY1 tries to do that. Be original. The ending I enjoyed..when you sat down and it changed to color and you had the sign that said change.The editing:The human eye needs to change focus almost every 3-5 sec for it to stay interested..why do you think commercials are so fast paced?The video is annoying..and you walk toward the camera the entire time. Mix it up To me..you seem like a kinda guy who could maybe imitate beastie boys..IMO

[zzz33333]

@L3GiTStUDi0S i honestly appreciate your feedback. FYI: rappers move their hands around because it helps them rap. (fun fact)

[daytimeparknmurray]

@zzz33333 Yo brother I dig your message. My brother and I are very active in this "rap game" and see what gets respect these days is ridiculous most the time. No way you should have that many dislikes with all the trash thats on here. Especially since a lot of people ahead of you sound like ass cheeks slapping together...booty. Keep grinding, mad respect. Check out or vid submission and let me know if you dig our shit...would love to collab with intelligent artists.

[cjpowerdcfc]

@zzz33333 well all theyve done is get you more noticed be happy :D

[djbola]

@difity666 Prolly its himself asking for views... hating or not, views are views!

[Phunk2k]

@difity666 b is not your personal army

[CaptainRano]

What's up with that arm

[KhanQSolomon]

Wow..I' really liked your video and song man...great lyrics and beautiful message! Peace  You've been subbed! check me out!

[zzz33333]

@KhanQSolomon hey man - thank you! (i accidentally commented back under my girlfriend's username: 89somechick. we share a computer.)

[KhanQSolomon]

@zzz33333 lol it's cool man thanks!!

[zzz33333]

@KhanQSolomon for the records: i believe what i said was, "Thanks! I've been watching you for a while!" (I want the masses to see this comment. and by "the masses," well, you know what i mean.)

[TeamPathsOfPain]

Heu zach when you get famous can you be like hey alex your bad ass!

[zzz33333]

@TeamPathsOfPain sure. :)

[zackdelarouda]

hey man, lyrics are in the description box, with a single pancake.

[TehBloodyBrit]

SIICK you done well

[itaxibedard]

Nice job Zack! Got captions for those lyrics?

[phillosophy21still]

DOPE RHYMES-THAT WAS A LOT OF BOX DESIGN'S-BLUR

[Lushhdog11]

very legit, I dont think the bass is too loud. the download sounds great as does this.

[Shoesales1988]

this is cool