AppleRain Prob bc "this is america" had like 50 easter eggs or hints at racism in america (which had da internet goin' crazy over it) while jay z's hints at racism was direct (meanin' the internet had no reason to meme or talk bout' it)
AppleRain because jay-Z actually made a deep thoughtful video that you had think about instead of someone shouting THIS IS AMERICA while referencing racism its lazy and people like things they don’t have to think about
Ofc racism is problem. My Polish parents always said to me "Dawid, when you met a person, who is blind from first day of his life, how u explain him, whats a racism? Always respect all the people, no matter where they come from."
@@matthewc3942 "there was once a nice nazi who let some jews go therefore we cant just assume nazis arent going to be nice". No fucking shit not every person from every culture is the same. But la chancla is a meme in south america and considered child abuse in the US.
It’s interesting to remember that Walt Disney was both anti-Semitic and racist. Put that into context of how Mickey is based on blackface, and that idea has officially ruined my childhood.
If Mickey as a character was based on blackface, why were his cartoons normal otherwise? Apart from a few blackface gags, he was just a normal cartoon guy doing normal cartoon things. The white gloves were necessary to make his hands visible from his black fur. The white parts of his face were to make his features visible. The black fur was there because he was a ripoff of Felix the Cat, and he had black fur to contrast the white background he was drawn on and gray wasn't an option back then. And finally, white gloves were a staple of performance art through the 19th and early 20th centuries. Koko the Clown had them too because that was the costume one of the Fleischers wore as a clown in Coney Island in the 1910s. tl;dr Sometimes, black fur is just black fur.
I think this line was powerful. “Black history is simply inescapable from Black identity.” No matter what level of success, a Black entertainer or artist has an added weight of responsibility that their peers of different ethnicities don’t quite have. In my opinion Black artists don’t have the freedom yet to just be artists, but rather have to be artists with centuries of history they must keep in mind and contextualize at some point in their career. Whether that be an actor taking a Civil Rights Movement Role, a painter creating a dedication piece, or a rapper choosing to rap about the past history of the Black community and trying to make sense of how we got to where we are today. Hip hop making consumption guiltless. While many rappers shy away from this responsibility or are burdened by it, Jay Z is choosing to go in that direction 100%. Jay is really trying to hammer the point of financial literacy, even though a more brash image of Jay Z is how he built his wealth. This contradiction is important for Black identity today. Generational wealth can be a goal for many, but still wanting to spend and guiltlessly participate in a tempting capitalistic economy while building that wealth can be a struggle for anyone, but especially Black people as the stakes can be higher and the culture can be more impressionable of this guilty pleasure.
I feel disgusted watching those videos from the 1930’s because of how recent it is. People who claim racism does not exist anymore are so ignorant and need to open their eyes to what is happening in the world. I cannot imagine what it must be like for people these days watching those videos and knowing that even just their own parents or grandparents would have seen them growing up
1930, try 1994, I recently worked at a place where I found a table that still had on it inscribed "No Blacks allowed to sit here". It hit terribly when I realized it is not that while back, where I work it's the same thing, color before intelligence
Racism has hidden itself slowly but surely to continue existence. it’s a fact, it doesn’t matter how you scale racism today it exists somewhat in some shape or form
Why didn’t he talk about how in the song, jay z mentions how Jewish people escalated the way they were perceived by the world from all the anti semitism by collectively changing their image and being, for the very very large majority, outstanding citizens. When you think of a jewish person, the stereotype is a rich lawyer or banker. They as a whole built that image or stereotype in today’s world for themself. Jay z mentions that in the song that the colored community should start to do the same. No longer portray such an image of gangsters, rappers, and leaving children fatherless, but an image of financial stability and better moral values. I don’t understand how that is overlooked in this video.
Its not mentioned in the video because its always about the history, how it is about the past. Jay-z had alot of talking points about the presence and the Jewish people is an example of what to inspire to be. 1920-19-30 you know around ww1 and 2. Jewish people was just like blacks
It's not mentioned because it's not obvious to everyone. Your interpretation was the first time I even considered this as a message of the song, even If I knew it deep down - you were the first to articulate it. That's how it might go unnoticed by a random youtube essayist.
i don’t get what people don’t understand. people who are actually racist have never had any convincing or valid points as to why racism should be a thing. we’re all humans, so why should anyone be treated any different?
@@likslime512 well, that's not true, all of our genetics are the same, the only difference being melanin, I don't really think bringing down others to put myself up higher is very good, the thing about racism being dumb is the fact that one race thinks they are somehow Superior just because of how much melanin they do or don't have, at the end of the day, we're all the same lol.
Well she didn’t give a valid reason why brack people are beautiful either. وتحياتي اخوكم بورشود واللي فيه وسواس يدخل على lameweeb في الخاص ، وتغديتو ولا بعدكم
I feel like the dislikes are most likely due to the extreme volume changes. I enjoyed the video but the volume jumps made it almost unwatchable without changing the volume manually throughout the whole thing.
We can't pretend race doesn't exist, we need to acknowledge it, celebrate who we are and be proud of it our history is just as important as our present
@@gubgub3275 you’re so ignorant. There’s a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. Logical thinking is just something you lack it seems
Peanut Butter we are beautiful and different for both positive nd negative things. positive being our hair culture,music,and style that everyone steals
It's legitimately not, I have no idea where the guy in the video got the connection from but as a animation student i can tell you exactly why black inked characters were chosen. Black was chosen as the color of the characters at the time as in cinemas and tvs supported only black and white signals/film at the time thus from the need for the action in the cartoon to be clear characters needed to strongly contrast the background. They were chosen black characters with white and gray backgrounds because the opposite would result in a dark and depressing aesthetic which wasn't seen a suited for children. As for the gloves i have literally no idea how they're "part of the aesthetic" of racism? The reason why characters got white gloves was due to composition, as if a character like Mickey would to let's say put his hand over his chest, the audience wouldn't really understand what's going on clearly because both his hand and his chest are the exact same color thus white gloves were added to give the animators more freedom with what they can do with the characters
@@reljatrkulja9790 Mickey Mouse was originally used for menstrual shows. The animation with him with hair sticking up in different directions while his skin being grayish black and a wide area around his mouth big white HEAVLY resembles characters in menstrual shows. The white gloves where used as a contrast in menstrual shows from the almost pitch black paint they would use on there skin. Mickeys gloves were definitely needed at the time but that doesn’t Erase there connection.
A perfect example of this is Boonk Gang. He rose to fame by forcing himself into the black stereotype as reckless and untrustworthy. Turned his life completely around and gets no where near as much attention as an artist and a changed a man vs his initial persona.
Wait so your saying that an obnoxious person who commits crimes online is more likely to be famous than some random black SoundCloud rapper. Wow definitely racism, your very smart.
When you're oppressed judicially, economically, politically and socially, your entire being begins to only identify with the identity they threw upon you.
@Shaun King no,but theres a clear phisical diference and in some cases a cultural one,the thing its that both sides exagerate this diference when its good for them and negate it when it doesnt
That's not the message in the song. It's about blacks keeping themselves down by calling themselves with racial slurs and never elevate themselves. Nobody but blacks are holding them down. They can fix it easy.
My nephew told me about this song yesterday after a deep conversation about the bottom dwelling journey of black people. Our main conversation was based on one simple question. If black people vote mainly for one political party at a 92% plus clip, what would happen if all white people voted for one party at a 92%+ clip? Anyway, back to this song - GENIUS!!!! When are we going to learn that white people can’t solve black peeps' issues, they can only pacify us? What is even sadder black people can’t solve black people's problems. We have to break away from white dependency and penalize the Democratic party for not delivering on their promises. Clinton was talking about the digital divide in 1992 (28 years ago). And Biden is still talking about the digital divide today. BS, right? What is really sad is that the pubs could care less about us, they just want 10% of us to become HN’s (Tim Scott). So what are we going to do - nuttin!!! So, again, we do nuttin but show up at the polls every four years for an extended pipe dream. Wake-up Black America. Again, this song is - GENIUS!!!! And I loved xuebrand's commentary.
this has always been a beautifully written and well-spoken video that portrays the experience of black americans in todays culture and society exceptionally well.
This was a powerful song/video, I can "try" to understand because society judge's me for my look as well. Except I still am not Black, so for me to watch with an eye on things. I can only say I hope we can build, but probably not in my time. Our kids one day will, standing on our shoulders. So all is not lost, just another step towards the Dream. Sad to say, we have lots to do. So I pray we keep trying and do not forget that the road is still in front of us. We are not there yet...
Bro, your analysis it's wonderful, i didn't know all the deep meaning of the song, i thought that all was about racism, here on México i try yo explain that how powerful can be a song, when you touch some taboo topics and turn 'em into an opportunity to give a life's lesson. You won a new suscriptor. 👍🏽
@@thegolden807 i think he refers to the cultural context and references the song has, because when you live in mexico you breath mexico, you can now america's generalj history but not every rendesvouz it has
i want to thank you for posting this! i am writing an essay about how the rap industry is raising awareness about racism and this is the perfect video-ty xx
Today, I received an e-mail from my university saying that Princeton had their first black valedictorian everrrr... that just proves this video because why did they need to send out that email? That email was an attachment to an NBC newsletter and such a Great achievement and I’m super happy for him, but he is only looked at as a person of color... like alrighttt is that all you seee?!?
@@vimos.9996 nope. It is a marketing ploy for that school. Or a Public Relations move. ( which is really the same thing ) The real question is why did it take so long for a black personality to get there? And you can’t automatically just say racism. Not unless the school has proven to be racist anyway.
Sending that email might have just be celebrating his success in a world that wasn’t built for him to do so. Seeing him as black and nothing more is wrong non the less, but I think they just wanted to congratulate him in the end :).
@@fairweatherfriends. you’re upset about the wrong thing. You should be upset that there’s still ‘the first black’ in 2021 and not the fact that it’s celebrated.
Celebrities are expected to be spokesmen and women for African-Americans because the numbers of African-Americans in other areas of American life - doctors, teachers, scientists, business people - is deficient. Empowerment of African-Americans will come through education and strong families leading to America NEEDING African-Americans as doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs. This is how people of Indian and Chinese heritage have come to be accepted in a racially aware and often racist society. It's also time that African-Americans stopped assuming that they spoke for all 'Black' people and recognised that Africans and Afro-Latinos have their own histories and cultures. If they did, they might show less antipathy towards Africans and people of African origin from the Caribbean.
In reality we all have the same history and culture the reason being is the Atlantic slave trade. It just that North American slavery learn from not making the same mistakes they made with Caribbean and South American slaves. We're the same and went through the same no matter how people in the Caribbeans the South America country put it. The different seals we celebrate our slavery so we don't make the same mistakes.
@@anthonyjjj3417 " ... no matter how people in the Caribbeans the South America country put it." So you continue to refuse to listen to Afro-Latinos and people from the former British colonies and to insist that they don't "put it" correctly? Slavery was not just the trip across the Atlantic; it was the subsequent experience over centuries as well. Just a few examples of how life has been different and how that experience is reflected in contemporary attitudes. 1) In many parts of the Dominican Republic, the plantation system did not exist in the way it did in the US, because it was easier for slaves to escape. Landowners had to offer paid employment to keep labour working their land. A large proportion of the black people who came to the Dominican Republic came as freed slaves and were able to settle on uninhabited land. As a consequence almost all Dominicans are mixed race and throughout the country lighter-skinned and darker-skinned Dominicans live side by side. The racial segregation that is widespread in the US is not known. Dominicans' identity is based on culture and not race. Consequently, a dark-skinned Dominican will probably be more comfortable with a light-skinned Dominican than with an African-American. 2) In Cuba, most mixed race people will identify as mixed race ('mulato' or 'mulata') and there are as many mixed race Cubans as black Cubans. In the US, there are proportionately fewer mixed race people and many who are identify as 'white' or more frequently 'black'. Mixed race Cubans would think it ridiculous to be expected to choose between identifying with their white grandfather or identifying with their black grandmother. Then there is the Cuban Revolution and the opposition to it. Cubans divide themselves as much or probably more according to political views than according to race. 3) Countries such as Jamaica have been independent, majority black countries for over 50 years. The US has never a majority balck country. Amendments to the constitutions of Jamaica and the other islands are proposed but there is no campaign to rip the whole constitution up on the grounds that it was drafted by white slave owners. The reason is that the islands saw how well democracy served them in the 80s when Latin America was ravaged by dictatorships. Also try telling a Jamaican that he or she can't speak his or her mind just because someone else is offended and you will find out how much freedom of speech is valued in Jamaica.
@@cbarclay99 PS. South American countries and Caribbean countries has one of the highest self-hate and one of the highest racial discriminations in the world toward anyone that look black dark skin or have any sub Sahara African descent in them. Stop sugar coating everything that's what's wrong with you Africans Caribbeans and Afro Latinos. We are all the same our struggle is still the same. And everybody eyes you are still a nigga to. Mexicans and Asians learning that in America now and they not black🤔and they once thought they were better than us black people around the world to.
@@anthonyjjj3417 So disagreeing with you is proof of self-hate? Even when it involves exposing your ignorance? Do you really think this is the way to start a mass movement?
Christopher Barclay Africans are the highest performing immigrants into the US, yet the race problem and the stereotype of black people still exists. So the the problem is not about how you integrate into society.
I’m Not A Gamer good thing no one asked your opinion. She’s a BEAUTIFUL black woman and nobody can take that from her. Worry about yourself cause you don’t even use your real picture on your profile so you have your own insecurities you’re dealing with
@@PlannedObsolescence she might not be attractive to YOU but she's attractive to HERSELF. If your opinion mattered, you would rule the world. But alas, you're just a nobody with a WiFi connection like the rest of us.
Yes black skin was the primary skin color in Africa your point is, in Europe neanderthals had white skin because they did not need to defend from the sun, In Asia Denisovans had a brown complexion, we evolved different skin tones depending on our environments
Our first humans came from Africa, but that doesnt mean they were black. I mean they were very hairy, and gorrila-looking but I doubt they were actually black skin
josh bos perhaps in your eyes. It’s subjective. Because your experiences deny inequality, you believe inequality is a myth, however that is obviously false and a naive way of thinking. As for many of us in the minority group, we are subjected to harsh criticism and higher standards. Like walking on eggshells while being taunted.
@@Charlie_Loves that had nothing to do with what he said and I agree all people race whoever is beautiful in there own way I'm a latino I think all women and people are beautiful I like to think mexican women are the most beautiful but that's who i prefer some blacks and mexicans think a white man or women is beautiful we are all the same it's in our mind that race exists the government laws will always try to tell you we are different we are not it's when we decide to stop treating each other like we're different we bleed and die the same
There’s this new popular anime called The Promised Neverland and it’s really good, but one of the characters is a black woman and all her features are exaggerated in the same ways black people were exaggerated in old cartoons.
Justin Z Now you have to think that book was made for a Japanese audience and the author most likely wasn’t thinking about it getting placed in different places in the world like the US most know for the exaggeration you talk about now Ik this doesn’t give me a pass or anything but as a POC and taught by my family what we had to deal with years ago and even now I was put off by her looks but like I just said you do have to recognize what audience it was made for (But this isn’t a really strong of a counter argument i wanted a little shorter and had to cut off some parts)
That is why it aggravates me when people get awarded for being the first black- whatever. It misses the point and just keeps putting a label on people's heads. Mlk said himself that if we are to become a better people, black and white history is going to be intwined, not looking at each other as black as white but all of us as just- people.
NEVER have lyrics in the same place as your voice. It makes things confusing. As an editor of your own video, it is your job to help us focus on your thesis. Lowering the volume doesn’t do anything if I still hear the lyrics.
Great video, you seem to have a great understanding of jay zs perspective and I actually learned something , others pointed out the audio issue already
I like how most of the comments are about how good the analysis is and the video to voice quality but not about the material he talked about. Is this another way to brush off the conversation starter of confronting our issues with racism?
@@randomsodaez293 we can! I'm just saying, he made a lot of points and no one commented. I was looking for people talking about the stuff in the video. My first time seeing the music video
I’m not going to say you’re wrong but I feel like the message is the fact that no matter what you do most will still see you as another black person (ie “still nigga”) and true escape is building you and your family up as well as generational wealth
100% king, the video is a good analysis but misses half of the core message of the song. Jay is trying to break the black stereotype by using his platform to educate the race via re-definition of our cultural heritage. Much like Jews do, we should be sharing the values of asset ownership and wealth with our own to really eradicate the image instilled on us. Hence key lines i'm paraphrasing like "don't die over the neighborhood your mama rents in, take your money and buy the neighborhood", - "bought some artwork and every year it doubles", "yall still taking cash advances, me and my brothers are taking real chances (wealth management investment risks)"
Love the video. Altough an explanation for the white gloves is the black & white limitation of older cartoons, you wouldn't be able to discern the edges of the fingers well if they were completely black, and hence they were given gloves.
@@Jere-fh3fq yeah i know thats why my comment is kind of sarcastic, because lately a lot of videos who use clips or music under fair use are being "copystriked" even though they fall under fair use.
Your vid is great, but sadly, you should fix the audio. The volume of the songs are great but your voice is way too low. I literally have my phone volume at max volume to hear you, while every time you show music I gotta lower it :/
Your message is great and you discussed lot of important topics regarding black men in America. But this video feels more like a reflection that came up than it is an analysis of the song. I wish you dove in deeper more than just the line about OJ and the information about animation. Regardless, don't stop.
Thank you for clearly explaining this bro, some people look at black people and ask “what’s wrong?” And when we tell them the response is something along the line of “nah but...” as if we didn’t answer the question for them and that frustration of feeling voiceless builds, so thank you for hearing us out and going as making an amazing video like this🔥✊🏾
As a Swede, coming from an ethnically homogenous country (or atleast in the non-ghettos), it's crazy for me to see people denying race. We all have diffrerences. If you sweep that under the rug, you'll only make a bump under it, and cause tension. Mohammed Ali said the same thing 30+ years ago.
The way how I look at this, the human race is the most beautiful creatures. None of us can say we're 100% this or that but we are all human. We all came together and developed the world in many amazing ways. Yet we destroyed this world. Honestly race shouldn't matter since many of us are a mixture of most of the common ones (Asian, white, black or from iindigenous tribes) and its beautiful. Yet horrible that we get so tied up with our selfishness and pride.
“I’m not black I’m O.J.”
“OK...?”
Wade Hart ... okay 🙄
I know that isn't the deepest bar but I liked it.
@@Oogwayne It is pretty deep. Not in a regular rap big metaphor kinda way but the deeper meaning and connotation it has is deeper than most.
@@ratchypoo Yeah I agree
Wade Hart ok?
mans mic : 🔈--⚪️---🔊
JAYS MUSIC: 🔈------⚪️🔊
🆗?
Yep. That shit sucked.
🔈------🔊⚪
Facts
jay got good mastering on the mix. this guy probably doesnt know how to master vocals to be as loud as a track
There is a reason why Nina Simone is the most sampled artist in RaP and HipHop
james brown
Yea James Brown been sampled from Sugarhill Gang to Master P to Drake.
@@DoctorOreos public enemy has been sampled a ton too
Lauryn hill
Kanye sampled her on blood on the leaves
Why didn't this blow up like "This is America"
AppleRain Prob bc "this is america" had like 50 easter eggs or hints at racism in america (which had da internet goin' crazy over it) while jay z's hints at racism was direct (meanin' the internet had no reason to meme or talk bout' it)
AppleRain because jay-Z actually made a deep thoughtful video that you had think about instead of someone shouting THIS IS AMERICA while referencing racism its lazy and people like things they don’t have to think about
More radio friendly, with a friendlier message from a frienlier guy.
@@christopher0261 you really tryna call childish gambino lazy
Joe Taxpayer yes
1:42 that's exactly what's happening right now. Jay Z is the 1st black billionaire rapper and EVERY media title mentions him being black.
Okay M8 Hahaha that’s very true I had not noticed that for some reason. Good point
Same with Luis Hamilton
Did you just mention that Jay Z is black?
@@raulregadera and.....?
Most stories in the media I've seen have said something along the lines of "Jay Z is officially Hip Hop's first billionaire"
Ofc racism is problem. My Polish parents always said to me "Dawid, when you met a person, who is blind from first day of his life, how u explain him, whats a racism? Always respect all the people, no matter where they come from."
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1. you’re right
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Its just hard to ignore someone beating their kid just because its "their culture".
null akjg but there is no culture in which every person beats their kids...
@@matthewc3942 "there was once a nice nazi who let some jews go therefore we cant just assume nazis arent going to be nice". No fucking shit not every person from every culture is the same. But la chancla is a meme in south america and considered child abuse in the US.
Wow dawid I’m gonna blow your mind real quick
Blind people can be racist 🤯
Lemme guess this was a video essay for a class, this should get an A
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Ayman Daij wat
@@claws811 idk but fuck it he spitting
@@aymandaij why in the fuck did you say no cap in arabic?
Avin ? LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
"I'm not black, I'm OJ"
1994
"OK" 😂
Should lower the background audio when narrating. Hard to hear u. But nice material
Or make his voice recordings louder, i could hardly hear him tbh...
qwertyone that has the same effect as lowering the background audio...
@@qwertyone7620 True, you can see how low it actually is at 5:58 when jay-z song starts playing at normal volume!
@Tatea still same problem
@LilMilkyStudios calm down he isnt being rude anything he is just suggesting
It’s interesting to remember that Walt Disney was both anti-Semitic and racist. Put that into context of how Mickey is based on blackface, and that idea has officially ruined my childhood.
how anti-semtic ?
these are just urban legends with no evidence to them.
Have you never seen a walt Disney documentary :/
In dumbo there was a crow named Jim. That’s crazy…
If Mickey as a character was based on blackface, why were his cartoons normal otherwise? Apart from a few blackface gags, he was just a normal cartoon guy doing normal cartoon things. The white gloves were necessary to make his hands visible from his black fur. The white parts of his face were to make his features visible. The black fur was there because he was a ripoff of Felix the Cat, and he had black fur to contrast the white background he was drawn on and gray wasn't an option back then. And finally, white gloves were a staple of performance art through the 19th and early 20th centuries. Koko the Clown had them too because that was the costume one of the Fleischers wore as a clown in Coney Island in the 1910s.
tl;dr Sometimes, black fur is just black fur.
this was a very good video essay
Hi billy
oh so you do have access to your youtube channel
jk much love
wait so you do know your password?
hi billy
I think this line was powerful. “Black history is simply inescapable from Black identity.” No matter what level of success, a Black entertainer or artist has an added weight of responsibility that their peers of different ethnicities don’t quite have. In my opinion Black artists don’t have the freedom yet to just be artists, but rather have to be artists with centuries of history they must keep in mind and contextualize at some point in their career. Whether that be an actor taking a Civil Rights Movement Role, a painter creating a dedication piece, or a rapper choosing to rap about the past history of the Black community and trying to make sense of how we got to where we are today. Hip hop making consumption guiltless. While many rappers shy away from this responsibility or are burdened by it, Jay Z is choosing to go in that direction 100%. Jay is really trying to hammer the point of financial literacy, even though a more brash image of Jay Z is how he built his wealth. This contradiction is important for Black identity today. Generational wealth can be a goal for many, but still wanting to spend and guiltlessly participate in a tempting capitalistic economy while building that wealth can be a struggle for anyone, but especially Black people as the stakes can be higher and the culture can be more impressionable of this guilty pleasure.
Yo yo
in america thaat is
not the world
I literally happened to read this right as he said “Black history is simply inescapable from Black identity.”
FACTS
It’s america not the world
I feel disgusted watching those videos from the 1930’s because of how recent it is. People who claim racism does not exist anymore are so ignorant and need to open their eyes to what is happening in the world. I cannot imagine what it must be like for people these days watching those videos and knowing that even just their own parents or grandparents would have seen them growing up
1930, try 1994, I recently worked at a place where I found a table that still had on it inscribed "No Blacks allowed to sit here". It hit terribly when I realized it is not that while back, where I work it's the same thing, color before intelligence
@@so7780 racism doesn't expire
Racism has hidden itself slowly but surely to continue existence. it’s a fact, it doesn’t matter how you scale racism today it exists somewhat in some shape or form
i don't think anyone thinks racism doesn't exist
@@7.65x21mm trust me there are ALOT of people
Why didn’t he talk about how in the song, jay z mentions how Jewish people escalated the way they were perceived by the world from all the anti semitism by collectively changing their image and being, for the very very large majority, outstanding citizens. When you think of a jewish person, the stereotype is a rich lawyer or banker. They as a whole built that image or stereotype in today’s world for themself. Jay z mentions that in the song that the colored community should start to do the same. No longer portray such an image of gangsters, rappers, and leaving children fatherless, but an image of financial stability and better moral values. I don’t understand how that is overlooked in this video.
!!!!! this is the most genius part of the song
@@GABRIELGON1 oh I always think the Holocaust😓
Its not mentioned in the video because its always about the history, how it is about the past. Jay-z had alot of talking points about the presence and the Jewish people is an example of what to inspire to be. 1920-19-30 you know around ww1 and 2. Jewish people was just like blacks
Colored community?
It's not mentioned because it's not obvious to everyone. Your interpretation was the first time I even considered this as a message of the song, even If I knew it deep down - you were the first to articulate it. That's how it might go unnoticed by a random youtube essayist.
i don’t get what people don’t understand. people who are actually racist have never had any convincing or valid points as to why racism should be a thing. we’re all humans, so why should anyone be treated any different?
@@likslime512 well, that's not true, all of our genetics are the same, the only difference being melanin, I don't really think bringing down others to put myself up higher is very good, the thing about racism being dumb is the fact that one race thinks they are somehow Superior just because of how much melanin they do or don't have, at the end of the day, we're all the same lol.
Lik Slime can you stop spreading your bullshit around this comment section my guy
Well she didn’t give a valid reason why brack people are beautiful either. وتحياتي اخوكم بورشود واللي فيه وسواس يدخل على lameweeb في الخاص ، وتغديتو ولا بعدكم
@@likslime512 Why did you not use your main account to comment this?
@@aymandaij there is no real reason anything is beautiful though, it's just a preference.
This explains a lot, because I'm from Russia and it was hard for me to understand some details.
@Cynthia Postway So true.
the soviet union will rise again
@@jamesmartinez2107 haha you may be right.
@@jamesmartinez2107 California maybe
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26 fake accounts disliked this. and why is this category Comedy?
Qasim it's funny
I feel like the dislikes are most likely due to the extreme volume changes. I enjoyed the video but the volume jumps made it almost unwatchable without changing the volume manually throughout the whole thing.
Qasim 177 bot account disliked and comdey wtf
@@cam105 Yo chill
Marco Jackson stfu white kid
We can't pretend race doesn't exist, we need to acknowledge it, celebrate who we are and be proud of it our history is just as important as our present
And then get told we're appropriating culture? Yeh no thanks. Get rid of it.
@@gubgub3275 you’re so ignorant. There’s a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. Logical thinking is just something you lack it seems
@@Imxel21 At least I'm able to see my own wrong doings without having to blame another race.
Gub Gub u sound really dumb
Black people go threw the most racial struggles, but our struggle is what makes us stand out, its what make us beautiful...
Peanut Butter
we are beautiful and different for both positive nd negative things. positive being our hair culture,music,and style that everyone steals
Through* it really depends where, different places have different minorities and different racial views
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@@chandlerjohnson9052 ok
JALO steals?
I always knew Mickey Mouse was another version of black face just targeting the younger generation and just calling it a mouse
It's legitimately not, I have no idea where the guy in the video got the connection from but as a animation student i can tell you exactly why black inked characters were chosen. Black was chosen as the color of the characters at the time as in cinemas and tvs supported only black and white signals/film at the time thus from the need for the action in the cartoon to be clear characters needed to strongly contrast the background. They were chosen black characters with white and gray backgrounds because the opposite would result in a dark and depressing aesthetic which wasn't seen a suited for children. As for the gloves i have literally no idea how they're "part of the aesthetic" of racism? The reason why characters got white gloves was due to composition, as if a character like Mickey would to let's say put his hand over his chest, the audience wouldn't really understand what's going on clearly because both his hand and his chest are the exact same color thus white gloves were added to give the animators more freedom with what they can do with the characters
@@reljatrkulja9790 Mickey Mouse was originally used for menstrual shows. The animation with him with hair sticking up in different directions while his skin being grayish black and a wide area around his mouth big white HEAVLY resembles characters in menstrual shows. The white gloves where used as a contrast in menstrual shows from the almost pitch black paint they would use on there skin. Mickeys gloves were definitely needed at the time but that doesn’t Erase there connection.
@@ghosty4735 Bro the fuck did you just call them menstrual shows, those are minstrel shows Jesus Christ
@@reljatrkulja9790 misspellings can happen....you ignored everything I said to focus on THAT?
@@reljatrkulja9790 lmao u ignored everything man said
A perfect example of this is Boonk Gang. He rose to fame by forcing himself into the black stereotype as reckless and untrustworthy. Turned his life completely around and gets no where near as much attention as an artist and a changed a man vs his initial persona.
such a good example
Very accurate
Wait so your saying that an obnoxious person who commits crimes online is more likely to be famous than some random black SoundCloud rapper. Wow definitely racism, your very smart.
@@CaesarMarcusAureliusdumb
4:44 is one of the greatest albums of all time
For a second I thought that the name in the comment was a timestamp
CringeFire9 [CAMERON NUTS!!] me too...
Nah that would be die lit.
Not even top 4 Jay Z album but still very good
I think he means that it’s the best in terms of deeper meanings?
When you're oppressed judicially, economically, politically and socially, your entire being begins to only identify with the identity they threw upon you.
Literally. My whole identify is always politicized. I’m sick of having my life being seen as a political issue and nothing more
Celebraties are black until injustice happens
. Claims to be something else than black
Unless there’s a way they can abuse being from a minority
@Shaun King no,but theres a clear phisical diference and in some cases a cultural one,the thing its that both sides exagerate this diference when its good for them and negate it when it doesnt
Celebrities are celebrities until they do injustice and then they are black
Homie talkin like he having a presentation
Everyone is beautiful white or black 💯 I’m black and I approve this 💯
600 Herb 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 amen my brother!! 💯🇭🇹
Some people, are in fact, ugly on the inside.
And this has nothing to do with white people, so what are you doing?
Cory Mck What are you even on about
That's not the message in the song.
It's about blacks keeping themselves down by calling themselves with racial slurs and never elevate themselves. Nobody but blacks are holding them down. They can fix it easy.
Its so sad that racism ever became a thing, racism is just ignorance
4:00 Mmm..Mickey and Felix were based on.....blackface?.....
Everything has changed
My nephew told me about this song yesterday after a deep conversation about the bottom dwelling journey of black people. Our main conversation was based on one simple question. If black people vote mainly for one political party at a 92% plus clip, what would happen if all white people voted for one party at a 92%+ clip? Anyway, back to this song - GENIUS!!!! When are we going to learn that white people can’t solve black peeps' issues, they can only pacify us? What is even sadder black people can’t solve black people's problems. We have to break away from white dependency and penalize the Democratic party for not delivering on their promises. Clinton was talking about the digital divide in 1992 (28 years ago). And Biden is still talking about the digital divide today. BS, right? What is really sad is that the pubs could care less about us, they just want 10% of us to become HN’s (Tim Scott). So what are we going to do - nuttin!!! So, again, we do nuttin but show up at the polls every four years for an extended pipe dream. Wake-up Black America. Again, this song is - GENIUS!!!! And I loved xuebrand's commentary.
this has always been a beautifully written and well-spoken video that portrays the experience of black americans in todays culture and society exceptionally well.
Jay articulated this very well. We need this in hip hop lauryn hill showed you can have mainstream success with awakening music through hip hop
Try to lower audio when you speak. Or dont talk through audio.
he needs to raise his mic volume on
This was a powerful song/video, I can "try" to understand because society judge's me for my look as well. Except I still am not Black, so for me to watch with an eye on things. I can only say I hope we can build, but probably not in my time. Our kids one day will, standing on our shoulders. So all is not lost, just another step towards the Dream. Sad to say, we have lots to do. So I pray we keep trying and do not forget that the road is still in front of us. We are not there yet...
people like you are truly giving us all hope so from the bottom of my hurt
thank you
jay is profound and why i respect him setting the sonically pleasing aspect of his music aside.
I respect you
But can i make da oodah fo da pick ahhhaap pleass
Bro, your analysis it's wonderful, i didn't know all the deep meaning of the song, i thought that all was about racism, here on México i try yo explain that how powerful can be a song, when you touch some taboo topics and turn 'em into an opportunity to give a life's lesson. You won a new suscriptor. 👍🏽
It is about racism so wym you didn’t know the meaning yo
Tell me about it. I’m Mexican, and trying to educate people on colonialism and racism is a struggle.
@@thegolden807 i think he refers to the cultural context and references the song has, because when you live in mexico you breath mexico, you can now america's generalj history but not every rendesvouz it has
Thank you so much for brining Nina into this video ❤️
Number 1 most underrarted youtuber
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i want to thank you for posting this!
i am writing an essay about how the rap industry is raising awareness about racism and this is the perfect video-ty xx
It was..
90 subs? I thought he had 100000 cause of his mic
143 subs I thought it was 143k
Love this video! You should def do more of these for some of us tryna understand more
Well researched and well worded video essay. Good work, man!
Today, I received an e-mail from my university saying that Princeton had their first black valedictorian everrrr... that just proves this video because why did they need to send out that email? That email was an attachment to an NBC newsletter and such a Great achievement and I’m super happy for him, but he is only looked at as a person of color... like alrighttt is that all you seee?!?
No, it’s used as motivation to those of color who come from neighborhoods where this barely happens and their success is to motivate their people
@@vimos.9996 nope. It is a marketing ploy for that school. Or a Public Relations move. ( which is really the same thing ) The real question is why did it take so long for a black personality to get there? And you can’t automatically just say racism. Not unless the school has proven to be racist anyway.
Sending that email might have just be celebrating his success in a world that wasn’t built for him to do so. Seeing him as black and nothing more is wrong non the less, but I think they just wanted to congratulate him in the end :).
@@fairweatherfriends. you’re upset about the wrong thing. You should be upset that there’s still ‘the first black’ in 2021 and not the fact that it’s celebrated.
@@vimos.9996 yeah no, that’s not why
Celebrities are expected to be spokesmen and women for African-Americans because the numbers of African-Americans in other areas of American life - doctors, teachers, scientists, business people - is deficient. Empowerment of African-Americans will come through education and strong families leading to America NEEDING African-Americans as doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs. This is how people of Indian and Chinese heritage have come to be accepted in a racially aware and often racist society.
It's also time that African-Americans stopped assuming that they spoke for all 'Black' people and recognised that Africans and Afro-Latinos have their own histories and cultures. If they did, they might show less antipathy towards Africans and people of African origin from the Caribbean.
In reality we all have the same history and culture the reason being is the Atlantic slave trade. It just that North American slavery learn from not making the same mistakes they made with Caribbean and South American slaves. We're the same and went through the same no matter how people in the Caribbeans the South America country put it. The different seals we celebrate our slavery so we don't make the same mistakes.
@@anthonyjjj3417 " ... no matter how people in the Caribbeans the South America country put it." So you continue to refuse to listen to Afro-Latinos and people from the former British colonies and to insist that they don't "put it" correctly? Slavery was not just the trip across the Atlantic; it was the subsequent experience over centuries as well. Just a few examples of how life has been different and how that experience is reflected in contemporary attitudes. 1) In many parts of the Dominican Republic, the plantation system did not exist in the way it did in the US, because it was easier for slaves to escape. Landowners had to offer paid employment to keep labour working their land. A large proportion of the black people who came to the Dominican Republic came as freed slaves and were able to settle on uninhabited land. As a consequence almost all Dominicans are mixed race and throughout the country lighter-skinned and darker-skinned Dominicans live side by side. The racial segregation that is widespread in the US is not known. Dominicans' identity is based on culture and not race. Consequently, a dark-skinned Dominican will probably be more comfortable with a light-skinned Dominican than with an African-American. 2) In Cuba, most mixed race people will identify as mixed race ('mulato' or 'mulata') and there are as many mixed race Cubans as black Cubans. In the US, there are proportionately fewer mixed race people and many who are identify as 'white' or more frequently 'black'. Mixed race Cubans would think it ridiculous to be expected to choose between identifying with their white grandfather or identifying with their black grandmother. Then there is the Cuban Revolution and the opposition to it. Cubans divide themselves as much or probably more according to political views than according to race. 3) Countries such as Jamaica have been independent, majority black countries for over 50 years. The US has never a majority balck country. Amendments to the constitutions of Jamaica and the other islands are proposed but there is no campaign to rip the whole constitution up on the grounds that it was drafted by white slave owners. The reason is that the islands saw how well democracy served them in the 80s when Latin America was ravaged by dictatorships. Also try telling a Jamaican that he or she can't speak his or her mind just because someone else is offended and you will find out how much freedom of speech is valued in Jamaica.
@@cbarclay99 PS. South American countries and Caribbean countries has one of the highest self-hate and one of the highest racial discriminations in the world toward anyone that look black dark skin or have any sub Sahara African descent in them. Stop sugar coating everything that's what's wrong with you Africans Caribbeans and Afro Latinos. We are all the same our struggle is still the same. And everybody eyes you are still a nigga to. Mexicans and Asians learning that in America now and they not black🤔and they once thought they were better than us black people around the world to.
@@anthonyjjj3417
So disagreeing with you is proof of self-hate? Even when it involves exposing your ignorance? Do you really think this is the way to start a mass movement?
Christopher Barclay Africans are the highest performing immigrants into the US, yet the race problem and the stereotype of black people still exists. So the the problem is not about how you integrate into society.
I love nina so much
Nakano Yuko no she beautiful black woman and she KNOWS that. That’s why you really mad 😂😂😂😘
@@CookiesWiddMilk She's not really attractive at all, though.
I’m Not A Gamer good thing no one asked your opinion. She’s a BEAUTIFUL black woman and nobody can take that from her. Worry about yourself cause you don’t even use your real picture on your profile so you have your own insecurities you’re dealing with
@@PlannedObsolescence she might not be attractive to YOU but she's attractive to HERSELF. If your opinion mattered, you would rule the world. But alas, you're just a nobody with a WiFi connection like the rest of us.
Really nice analysis! Well done. I especially like the link "Replace histories with hegemonic narratives" that's powerful.
Nina Simone was the Queen. So beautiful. So outspoken. So soulful. Perfect for The Story of OJ
Every culture is beautiful in it's own way. It's even more beautiful when your heart is free from hatred, racism, lust, jealousy and envy..
@@flamingoxe5984 Cool it philosopher.....
Born again?
Wait... Whatchu mean "lust"?
MANY PEOPLE STILL DON'T ACCEPT THAT BLACK FACES WERE CREATED FIRST
You believe in eugenics? You agree with Hitler?
Yes black skin was the primary skin color in Africa your point is, in Europe neanderthals had white skin because they did not need to defend from the sun, In Asia Denisovans had a brown complexion, we evolved different skin tones depending on our environments
@@heidnduhdjdndujd1676 thanks trying to learn more. Sad how a lot of universities don't teach this
Our first humans came from Africa, but that doesnt mean they were black. I mean they were very hairy, and gorrila-looking but I doubt they were actually black skin
Honestly it only make sense that black people were the first people.
Props on this vid man, it's quality stands out on the site imo
I don't believe any race itself is representative of beauty. Everyone is equal.
josh bos perhaps in your eyes. It’s subjective. Because your experiences deny inequality, you believe inequality is a myth, however that is obviously false and a naive way of thinking. As for many of us in the minority group, we are subjected to harsh criticism and higher standards. Like walking on eggshells while being taunted.
josh bos see there is problem with that comment..I’m a black man and that is who I am saying that statement ignores who I am
she never said other people were ugly lmao
Wrong wrong fake news
@@Charlie_Loves that had nothing to do with what he said and I agree all people race whoever is beautiful in there own way I'm a latino I think all women and people are beautiful I like to think mexican women are the most beautiful but that's who i prefer some blacks and mexicans think a white man or women is beautiful we are all the same it's in our mind that race exists the government laws will always try to tell you we are different we are not it's when we decide to stop treating each other like we're different we bleed and die the same
Story of OJ is my favorite song about racism. My second favorite is Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit.
Hangin
Form the popl tri reeee
@@aymandaijblood on the leaves 🎶
Thanks bro this was worth watching! Looking forward to more videos
This is a beautiful video. From the edit to the dialouge and the miture of both you have done an impeccable job creating this video much respect
Thank you so much for doing your research I really appreciate when people comfort this issue with respect and an open mind 🙌🏾🙌🏾
There’s this new popular anime called The Promised Neverland and it’s really good, but one of the characters is a black woman and all her features are exaggerated in the same ways black people were exaggerated in old cartoons.
Justin Z Now you have to think that book was made for a Japanese audience and the author most likely wasn’t thinking about it getting placed in different places in the world like the US most know for the exaggeration you talk about now Ik this doesn’t give me a pass or anything but as a POC and taught by my family what we had to deal with years ago and even now I was put off by her looks but like I just said you do have to recognize what audience it was made for (But this isn’t a really strong of a counter argument i wanted a little shorter and had to cut off some parts)
That's literally almost all anime when it comes to black people
@Thy Countess agreed
Look at Baki with mr Oliva
Justin Z omg I felt like I was the only one who noticed this..
I knew I loved this song for some reason but your analysis and historical context confirmed my gut feeling!
This was dope.!. thank you for this
Great video man. Wish it was longer though
This video is amazing! Please do more like this! Your broke it down perfectly
Love this video...
Keep them coming!!!
This is a well put together video glad it came up in my timeline
Great video. Neutral, content and analytical.
This channel is amazing thank you for this
Thx for this OP. Well done!
Your voice is soothing! Loved the video! Keep up the good work!! :D
Excellent commentary there are some audio issues but you did a fine job
love your research on this. Respect for educating yourself.
Thank you for making this video bruu
That is why it aggravates me when people get awarded for being the first black- whatever. It misses the point and just keeps putting a label on people's heads. Mlk said himself that if we are to become a better people, black and white history is going to be intwined, not looking at each other as black as white but all of us as just- people.
NEVER have lyrics in the same place as your voice. It makes things confusing. As an editor of your own video, it is your job to help us focus on your thesis. Lowering the volume doesn’t do anything if I still hear the lyrics.
NEVER try to educate someone on anything if you can't spell.
Bruh this WillNE difference
great youtuber, will tell my friends to subscribe
Amazing video bruh keep up the gud work 💯
Great video, you seem to have a great understanding of jay zs perspective and I actually learned something , others pointed out the audio issue already
Great jobbb 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 sharing your message is keeping us aware
I like how most of the comments are about how good the analysis is and the video to voice quality but not about the material he talked about. Is this another way to brush off the conversation starter of confronting our issues with racism?
Bri A damn, we cant compliment a video or what?
@@randomsodaez293 we can! I'm just saying, he made a lot of points and no one commented. I was looking for people talking about the stuff in the video. My first time seeing the music video
This is a great video and a interesting one appreciate all the hard work and research you done
What the world going to say when god relieves himself as a black man lmao
I’m not going to say you’re wrong but I feel like the message is the fact that no matter what you do most will still see you as another black person (ie “still nigga”) and true escape is building you and your family up as well as generational wealth
100% king, the video is a good analysis but misses half of the core message of the song. Jay is trying to break the black stereotype by using his platform to educate the race via re-definition of our cultural heritage. Much like Jews do, we should be sharing the values of asset ownership and wealth with our own to really eradicate the image instilled on us. Hence key lines i'm paraphrasing like "don't die over the neighborhood your mama rents in, take your money and buy the neighborhood", - "bought some artwork and every year it doubles", "yall still taking cash advances, me and my brothers are taking real chances (wealth management investment risks)"
Damn Jay Z is one of the wisest people ever. Beautiful video break down too 🔥
I would trade my wife for jay z
The cartoons in this makes me uncomfortable
I don’t like the look of it
It’s terrifying to think people thought that was ok
That opening statement by Dave chapelle was awesome
This guy is so underrated
Love the video. Altough an explanation for the white gloves is the black & white limitation of older cartoons, you wouldn't be able to discern the edges of the fingers well if they were completely black, and hence they were given gloves.
Thank you!
That second dude dance skill were off the charts to me I like it
One of the best beats ever made
This is a great video but the volume is alittle messed up
Careful there, your video might be claimed for the music :/
It can’t be flagged for criticism and Thai counts as criticism even though it is positive
@@Jere-fh3fq i meant the music, with youtube's broken copyright system anyting could happen
maria herrera I know,but it’s under fair use
@@Jere-fh3fq yeah i know thats why my comment is kind of sarcastic, because lately a lot of videos who use clips or music under fair use are being "copystriked" even though they fall under fair use.
Fuck CZcams
Awesome video! You earned a new sub!
Your vid is great, but sadly, you should fix the audio.
The volume of the songs are great but your voice is way too low.
I literally have my phone volume at max volume to hear you, while every time you show music I gotta lower it :/
Your skin is yellow
Marcus Barnes Ight, just gtfo
Great video, just subscribed
Good vid, introspective thinking engaged!
Great job!! Loved this
Your message is great and you discussed lot of important topics regarding black men in America. But this video feels more like a reflection that came up than it is an analysis of the song. I wish you dove in deeper more than just the line about OJ and the information about animation. Regardless, don't stop.
BLACK IS BEAUTY ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Shaun King but there is.
Black is the beauty 🌚❤️❤️❤️❤️
Shaun King We are the King 👑 like lebron
Shaun King Bro Tiger woods, Bolt and Micheal Jordan are all black and they are the best.
Also LeBron“ The King” James is going to win this year
Thank you for clearly explaining this bro, some people look at black people and ask “what’s wrong?” And when we tell them the response is something along the line of “nah but...” as if we didn’t answer the question for them and that frustration of feeling voiceless builds, so thank you for hearing us out and going as making an amazing video like this🔥✊🏾
As a Swede, coming from an ethnically homogenous country (or atleast in the non-ghettos), it's crazy for me to see people denying race.
We all have diffrerences.
If you sweep that under the rug, you'll only make a bump under it, and cause tension.
Mohammed Ali said the same thing 30+ years ago.
As a white person outside of America that had no idea who and what oj did this is a very useful video thank you
The way how I look at this, the human race is the most beautiful creatures. None of us can say we're 100% this or that but we are all human. We all came together and developed the world in many amazing ways. Yet we destroyed this world. Honestly race shouldn't matter since many of us are a mixture of most of the common ones (Asian, white, black or from iindigenous tribes) and its beautiful. Yet horrible that we get so tied up with our selfishness and pride.
Renn Joaquin But yet Black people are the only ones who are suffering in this country. I understand you’re point, but we’re not all treated equally.
Aaliyah McCord why brak people?
We are human beings walking on earth
Damn, you need more subs!
Excellent work! My guy went to hip hop Harvard
This album is sooooooo good!