Immortal Technique on "Dance With The Devil" Being a True Story
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2022
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I've never heard a song that hit me like Dance With The Devil. It just leaves you in a strange state no matter how many times you've heard it.
Only song that ever made me physically sick to my stomach
love that you listen to decent underground rap music brad. been a student of yours since 2018. hope you like canibus and jedi mind tricks too.
exactly. Never has a song hit me this hard before or after.
One of the only songs I've had my friends actually sit in silence and listen to for real... but damn, to think I'd see you here haha, love the content!
Mad seeing you here lmao. You've done great work on your channel :)
“when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
Because the dance with the devil might last you forever”
Goosebumps 🥶
thats cap ask John Ramirez
Literally gives me chills!
man smh all it takes is one dance
@@native00said MIGHT, never worth the chances
Song saved my life in high school I started thinking twice about hanging with my primos who laughed because I got a job at Walmart. Two are dead and one is still locked up in HV "The devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked".
Don't be scared homie I still hung out with every one in the hood but I know what to do and what not to do
You rican? What's hv?
@@Raulsta1985 that's a hilarious joke.
@@Raulsta1985 😂😂😂
@@Raulsta1985 you caught me 😳
“Dance with the devil” is easily one of the greatest storytelling songs, not just in Hip Hop, but in any genre of music. The story is painted so vividly that I still can’t believe no one has tried to make it into a film.
Vietnam Valor is also there
A Mad Mans dream is up there aswell
Not a fan of hip hop / rap in the slightest and could not agree more
Au contraire. They have. czcams.com/video/Xg-w_crCzvA/video.html
DUCKWORTH
"You never know" is very underrated, very comparable to dance with the devil
“Harlem Streets” too. Plus that beat is 🔥🔥
FACT
Nah that one sucked. 🌽
That song is beautiful
@@doobla1 harlem streets and the point of no return are FIRE been bumping revolutionary volume 2 since i was like 12 or something im 25 now
Immortal technique is a legend
Legend!
Mid
East
Not even close. What makes him a legend he ain't even that good, decent at best.
@@myrkir9249 you probs 1 of them lil uzi vert fan boy 🤣🤡
I wonder if he realizes how many lives he saved with this song. Some of us were dancing on the line of criminal activity as kids. Flirting with it, thinking shit was fun.
Thank you immortal technique.
Cringe
@@gay4pay882 means nothing coming from a guy with that name
@@taramenunzio3846 facts 😂
@@gay4pay882 your name is cringe, go suck dick for money and leave me alone
@@taramenunzio3846 he definitely typed that with limp wrists too lol
Still the most haunting song I've ever heard. You listen, you recognize yourself and you get the conclusion that let's you sit there and think about life. Truly a masterpiece.
i first heard this track in 2004 summer between 8th grade and high school. changed the course of my life. Technique the realest.
Same
So your around 31 32?
I feel like no matter when you were born, you always hear dance with the devil between the age of 13 - 14 😂
Bro same summer going into high school for me as well.
Literally same. Except I was between grade 8 and 9 in 2014😂
When I first heard this song I was roaming the streets with people that were half or not even half way in. And occasionaly we met up with some real dark figures that we all feared but looked up to. This song helped me get out before I got in. I will never forget this.
this is insane to think man. happy your life turned out different since that street life ends the same way most the time.
This hits close to home bro. Underground/backpack music saved me at the time as well. It was the only thing you could say was “woke” at the time and went against the mainstream flow of things.
Everyone remembers the first time they heard this song. This in itself is power.
They showed it in my Spanish Class cause we had to present a notable Latin figure and yeah the song really stands the test of time.
Similar to the Beatles
I just heard it today smh
@@AnimalAlmightyyour like twenty years late it’s ok though
@@ahmedalaidy6320 im 21 so i think i have good excuse.
I remember when this song came out. Senior in high school. Floored people, made some even cry. Like, this shit was insane. Opened up a lot of eyes and minds. Not just this track.
😂
💀cry
No it didn't
@@g718nyu so edgy good lord 🤦🏾♂️
You didn't see anybody cry over this song.
Brooo I had chills go through my body when he said “they killed his son just to get to him at the funeral”. I had a family friend Tito who went through this same exact thing. He was an ex MS member who had left on bad terms. To be specific he was given a hit contract that he fulfilled but when he saw a little girl at the house he couldn’t shoot her so he packed up and left. 5-10years later (I was a kid so I forget how long he was on the run) he’s relocated and dating a friend of my mothers and his grown kids even immigrated here also. His son is still loosely affiliated and he goes on a job and is killed. Tito hears about this and instantly knows they are coming for him. One day after his sons death he’s shopping and sees an old acquaintance who stops to say “hello” he’s trying on boots and tells Tito that he’s looking for new black boots. That he wants them to be nice bc he will be attending another funeral soon. Then he asks Tito if he understands. Basically telling Tito I’ll be wearing new black boots to your funeral. Tito says he understands and he quickly leaves the store with my moms friend. A few weeks later he shot himself in the head in a park here in town bc he was tired of running and knew if he was alive they would keep coming after him, his kids, and his loved ones. Shit was rough. I had completely forgotten until I listened to this. I hope he’s at peace now.
Great story. But if Tito died how did you know this story in so much detail? Surely he wasn't alive to tell this story?
@@kenny_floUh…maybe he told his wife. Not that far fetched…
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@@kenny_flo just like how ppl know any stories. I was there to witness it first hand and the little I didn’t witness I’ve heard from his gf our family friend. I’m 30 now and this all happened when I was 13 so it’s been quite awhile. Tito wasn’t like a nice guy I mean he was obviously a paid killer but he couldn’t kill an innocent and later in life tried to redeem himself. He sacrificed himself for his family and loved ones. But is that noble or just what a man is supposed to do? Or both? His death left me with many more questions than answers.
@@simonsuarez2135 man sorry for your loss, but i think thats truly noble and courageous, there's only a handful of people i feel like that could work up the courage to kill themselves to protect loved ones
I'll never forget how silent and still the crowd became when he performed this at a show in Minneapolis about 15 years ago. Such a powerful song.
minneapolis native i’m 23 so obviously i missed that cause i would’ve only been 8
I grew up listening to Immortal Technique. Flash forward 10 years and he started dating my mom. No joke. He's a good dude.
That’s wild! 😂
Damn, you should’ve got a pic for your MySpace with him
Damn. Your mom must be bangin.
😅
Imagine your favourite rapper isn’t just rapping about doing your mum💀
The song honestly deserves an award as one of the best Story telling songs of all time. It's so deep and means so much
This was the first song I was introduced too the underground hip hop scene.
fucked me up when I heard it in the lunch room.
Same here lol
Facts bro
Man underground hip hop pre 2011 was wild
@@zachslump5844 it was the WILD WILD west
Dance with the devil is shocking when you hear the final verse truly impactful not a lot of MC’s can make you think and feel something at the same time props to Technique!!
I remember when this song came out, I was blown away by his story telling. He is absolutely a hip hop legend
First time I heard this song I was super stoned in a dark, smoke filled room in college. I’ll never ever forget it because the end made my jaw literally drop and I got goosebumps. Very very impactful music
This man’s lyricism is highly underrated
No fucking kidding bro
I remember hearing this song when I was 17 and absolutely blown away by what he said
Remembering showing my boy this song in high school. Not a huge rap fan, but i’ll never forget watching him listen to it for the first time. He was completely entranced by every word. Powerful music.
Grant? My boy if that's you lol
I started listening to immortal technique when I was 15 years old and now I am 30 years old and still to this day listen to technique at least twice a week. He has songs that are timeless and classic. He has songs that resonate with me as a poor white boy who grew up in a Hispanic community. His message has been extremely helpful while navigating life & seeing the world for what it is, beyond the white and the black! I hope to every higher power known & unknown to man that he releases new music soon. We absolutely NEED a Revolutionary Vol. 3 album ✌️
Other songs I recommend is listening to his personal releases such as revolutionary volume one, revolutionary volume two & 3rd world. After listening to those albums I highly suggest looking at his features, immortal technique jumps on songs with some of the best rappers ever! ✌️
I was in high school when my friend showed me this song completely blew my mind. Still to this day I will never forget my shock
Man I heard this song for the first time when I like 8 or 9. It was like watching The Exorcist in a dark room alone at 3am. Traumatizing... It made me have a lot of respect for Immortal Technique as an artist and being that I'll be 25 next month, I'm upset I haven't explored more of this man's music. Reality raps at its core. Respect.
Song still gives me chills bro
The storytelling. I still get chills everytime I hear this song. Damn. I've never heard anything that hits this hard.
Technique’s music gives me chills. Shoutout to him, still independent, still grinding.
This man is a LEGEND top tier hip hop artist. I still haven’t heard music that makes me feel like his music. His music was truthfully revolutionary
Facts -You coffee-shop revolutionary son of a bitch!-
Revolutionary how?
White
@@liopergonsd58 and please tell us of the revolution led by immortal technique 🤡 Goofy
Have you listened to battle rap??
He’s so humble and laid back met him once in El Paso TX where he did a show and he signed shirts took pictures and acted 💯
Got a whole new level of respect for this man. This song is one of the most unsettling tales I've ever heard, but insanely captivating at the same time.
OMG that song is SO POWERFUL. It leaves you with the darkest feeling. I can only go back and listen to it every couple years because it’s just so moving. Written so vividly. A dark artistic masterpiece. It’s like a full length film condensed into 6:53. I’ve never had another song touch me the way that one has.
I love the fact that podcasts / interviews have become a new trend because some artists I forgot about have come out to tell their stories
One of the few songs to ever give me straight chills down my spinal chord. Such a great artist
his songs changed my life when i first heard him at 17, early 2000s, even his song "obnoxious" had a positive effect in me, basically to not care about others opinions, and to turn that feeling on, at will. Him and krs-one, its sad, thats all i can think of at the moment, who really had a positive effect on me. Positive life-giving ideology is truly the underdog in this world
Yes president sleepy joe had a conference with cardi b lol
running through little havana yelling viva fidel
Wu Tang had a positive effect on me 1000%
Bro I remember the first time I heard that song. I had to reevaluate my life. That song is so impactful. Before that I never thought music could make you feel that type of way. Immortal Tech a legend in the streets.
He's gotta be one of the only people ever who can tell a story about telling a story and make it captivating.
The song will always be legendary I don’t even think Eminem or Kendrick could’ve told a better story that shit is wicked
”Stan” but i still think this is better
@@christofernajem9614you’re a Stan
@@christofernajem9614not even close
Kim by Em was on that level for me. Listening to that song for the first time with headphones on, turned all the way up, alone in my basement was very powerful. At the end when he's screaming "Now bleed bitch bleed" was intense.
A timeless song with a deep message. It really goes into the reality whether we like it or not but for improvement as well.
Bro this dude really helped me mold into who I am. His music was gold
One of the only songs that will fuck you up 20+ years later after listening to it hundreds of times
I still know every word to this track and I still get goosebumps listening to the last verse. This is best if not one of the best story telling tracks of all time.
This man has some of the most heavy hitting songs in the industry. I'm still shocked he's alive today giving the serious messages sent through his music. Give thanks for his existence 🙏
this song is like a movie that i can only watch once a year
When I first met him I didn't understand the song. I was yelling like an idiot. His response to me showed me his soul. I saw him again a couple years later in mid 2000's and he was of the same integrity and character. We spoke both times. This man is a true leader because he leads himself and he def serves the Most High whether he knows it or not. Liked, shared and subbed. Thx 4 uploading!
This is such an important record in hip hop history
One of the most moving rap songs ever made. And part 2 was amazing as well. I probably shouldn’t but I still listen to Dance with the Devil on a weekly basis, and I still get chills. Genius
I’m writing a thesis about Immortal Technique & that song. He’s a legenddd
Update: I’m sorry I don’t have access to my documents anymore I graduated university last year. I appreciate you all wanting to read it 🫶🏽 For context though, I wrote about how Hip Hop culture serves as a historical memory of socio-political phenomena and how it could in turn be used as a catalyst for change. I used Immortal Technique’s ‘Dance with the Devil’ to support my argument. Hope this gives some insight on my essay :)
Oooo interesting, can I read it when ya done?
Can I read it?
Will you give us an update when the time is right please
It’s due in a few days I will update everybody! :)
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Thanks to CZcams for bringing this to me, good reminder of such a powerful track that even me as a kid in high school knew the depth behind the lyrics
Glad i had a change to see Immortal a few times in Melkweg Amsterdam, thank you very much Sir for all the memories👊
Blessings from Holland!
I was in that venue for a drum n bass night. Went from Ireland. Class spot
I don’t get how kev doesn’t get more views for his videos he gets the most legendary guest
I still remember hearing this record in highschool for the first time. My friend showed me the version with the edited music video. This record rocked me to my very core. Immortal Technique is a legend.
this song changed me as a fan, taught me about really following a lyricist thru the flwo and story to be told. Heavy as hell
He a real one. Best story ever told in hip hop form hands down in my book.
“so if the devil asks to dance you better say never, cause a dance with the devil might last you forever” coldest most true bar ive ever, heard kudos to this man
I won’t lie, I only know Immortal through this song and this is my first time listening to his interviews but what I’m struck by is how intelligent and well spoken this man comes across. That and given the particular way he writes his rhymes, I would much rather consider him a poet, he’s a beautiful story teller, even if those stories are dark in nature. Very under appreciated artist
That song makes me cry almost every time I listen to it. Incredible talent immortal technique
I get goosebumps every time tech speaks 🔥🔥🔥💪🏽 I grew up hearing his music i
This is a great guest to have Kev. I’m a huge fan of Immortal Technique.
Dancing with the devil deserves a Grammy. This man saved a lot of lost ignorant souls and for that he deserves his flowers for educating and opening our minds to the chess board. One love OG
The world needs more of this talk
Powerful song. I seen him perform this song and the energy made your hair stand up
Immortal technique revolutionary vol. 1 and 2 was my fitst vinyls ever after i been listening to the man for all of my young life.
Speaking truth to power
He’s an inspiration man. He’s one of the reasons I started picking up books and educating myself.
Beating my addiction made me want better myself and educating myself. I admire someone who's willing to better themselves no matter who they are.
9 yo me shead a tear when I first heard that song. Definitely made me think about the choices I made as a younger person. Fuck impressing anybody, that song taught me my morals mean way more than what people think about me. Big thank you to immortal tech, I'm one of the millions of kids that heard you. 🙏🏼
Immortal Tech, thank you for opening my eyes as a young teen. My man was spitting facts about this dystopian world we live in
I listen to music just as much as the next guy. I can honestly say that song will forever be burned into my memory. A true work of art and a very powerful message
Man you talk about a song that changed the way you looked at the world. Really opened my eyes to what people are capable of. Side note, that beat it fire
I will never forget the first time I listened to the song and my whole body got goosebumps when I hear “and his was staring into the eyes of his own mother”
Seen immortal technique live when I was 14 at a festival been a fan for a min this is dope
I’ll never forget my uncle showing me Immortal Technique it was 2007 or 2008 and he pops in this burned disc that said “Immortal Technique” on it and the first song that played was this one, I was only 11 😂 but I understood every fuckin word and that shit was powerful made me feel fucked up because I grew up in a bad neighborhood and my parents finally took us out and to hear this story was like a reminder like this is why we left “the hood”
I still remember the time and place i heard this song especially the final lines of the song. This song and You Never Know are some of the greatest songs of all times.
I was 16 when this dropped still one of the realist shit I’ve ever heard
Immortal technique is most underrated real hip hop!!! I miss his music
Damn taking me back to when I rolled to school with a notebook writing random lyrics
Immortal technique is a legend when I herd immortal it opened up a lot of stuff for me especially lyrically and struggle with the streets
Song is honestly a masterpiece, it’s so sad but it’s like I can’t stop listening, gives me chills no matter how much I listen
Imagine hearing this imagery in elementary school shit stayed in my head forever. I’m 26 now shoutout Immortal
I just listened to 4th branch recently and the song shed a different perspective this time than 10 years ago. Crazy how "forward" this man is in terms of his thinking.
Man i grew up with i.t, saw him live when he came to greensboro, nc. Dude real af. Dancing with the devil stays with you. Master piece
That song is one of the coldest songs ever written man. The beat, the lyrics… it just works. Legendary song
The story told in Dance with the Devil is not that wild when you tour around the world and get exposed to realities that are nothing but soul breaking. That shit is happening right now, I assure you, in a lot of places. Long ago a 16-17 yo from my school stabbed his father 24 times in the back, killing him in the process, while he was r*ping him as a vengeance of abusing him and his mother for years and years. Then he walked into the closest police station and confessed what he had done. The woman took her own life a couple of weeks later. The boy followed her days after.
Shit still wakes me up sometimes, and it happened like 15 years ago.
Dude is like a humble warlord...3rd eye opener holds open mental doors for old ladies...infinite respect
bootleg is really good at asking questions, so immortal gets into depth. very good interview.
The greatest to ever touch a mic. Forever Immortal!
I got to shake his hand it meant the world to me this man opened my eyes up 15 years ago thanks brother 🙏 ❤love from 🇮🇪
What's up fellow eire bro
@@abraxasfraxinus7744 conas áta tú mo chara
@@gsm6808 Tá mé go maith, go raibh maith agat a dheartháir
Dance with the devil part 2 w/ Diabolic goes hard too 🔥
Glad I got to grow up to this mans music. Truly changed my perspective about life.
Dude is a legend. I respect his work and intellect.
Murdering someone’s son to get them to a funeral just to kill them is crazy!!!
Been waiting on this interview since I heard him on the Joey Reynolds radio show back in 2003
I still get goosebumps to this song after so many years🤯🤯
Heard this song when j was 15 from a friend, and it always sat in the back of my mind, definitely gives you perspective.
Can’t believe I found this just six months out, I totally always wondered even since middle school wtf all it was about. Wow. This is awesome.
One of the greatest songs.. literally a story being told in lyrical fashion
Dance with the Devil is one of the greatest songs ever written. It gave me goosebumps and almost had me crying. Bone-chilling, I still think about it to this day that's why I'm here.
Much love to this comrade and amazing lyricist 💯
Played this song for a female friend during a road trip and she was sobbing by the end…
This song was next level intense and memorable…👊🙏
why would you ruin a road trip like that
@@FirstnameLastname-wx9oo😂
She better have asked what’s the most fucked up song you know cause if not that’s crazy
Im sure the sex was wild after that
Salute to a real OG, listened back when I was 14 probably and funny enough I listened to it recently two weeks ago to show my lady the song who never heard it. She was shook.
A great that has impacted so many people, so many songs that talked to us instead of trying to pressure us into shit