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  • @amy_grace
    @amy_grace Pƙed 3 lety +332

    “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.” - John Rogers

  • @sanbyaku3863
    @sanbyaku3863 Pƙed 3 lety +143

    RTJ featuring Zack de la Rocha - Close Your Eyes (And Count to F***) is another great one

    • @careyt
      @careyt Pƙed 3 lety +5

      This one and Nobody Speak

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters

    • @CumpasFilms
      @CumpasFilms Pƙed 3 lety +1

      i was just gonna say. there's a live version of this at the pitchfork festival where zack joins them onstage.

    • @danisyx5804
      @danisyx5804 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      check my resume your residence is residue

    • @Lynn_Clifton
      @Lynn_Clifton Pƙed 3 lety +2

      And that video is SO effing dope. Layers. LAYERS of dopeness.

  • @mattnoonan6519
    @mattnoonan6519 Pƙed 3 lety +181

    ‘Walking in the Snow’ is an absolute MUST by RTJ. They just released a live version a couple months back from Holy Calamavote, and that performance choked me up, and made me lose my breath for a moment. It’s absolutely POWERFUL.

    • @BeardOfRiker
      @BeardOfRiker Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Walking In The Snow and A Few Words For The Firing Squad from Holy Calmavote are on another level. I’d love to see reactions to those.

    • @AzraelTAAOD
      @AzraelTAAOD Pƙed 3 lety +4

      100% agree. The live version is absolutely insane.

    • @brandoncisneros9907
      @brandoncisneros9907 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      More run the jewels!

    • @-user_redacted-
      @-user_redacted- Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Man, this and Walking in the Snow felt like the theme song of the summer when this album dropped.

    • @szkizoubtss784
      @szkizoubtss784 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      "A FUCKING CHRISTMAS MIRACLE" have to be on the top two, looove those 2 songs!

  • @kobba8813
    @kobba8813 Pƙed 3 lety +34

    Bro I’m a lyricist, and I’ve watched a good amount of CZcams reactors. Your level of consciousness, off-the-cuff, is killin everyone I’ve watched. You get both the rhythmic/flow structural things, but you’re pulling out Vonnegut and Ayn Rand knowledge. I watched a couple of Rage reactions before this and you were catching all zack’s lines there too. Props my G, You got my sub.đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

    • @Glyphmorph
      @Glyphmorph Pƙed rokem +1

      Mr.LBoyd's level of consciousness is impressive and refreshing. His educational gems that he drops are priceless.

  • @jefflucas653
    @jefflucas653 Pƙed 3 lety +176

    I love that line because Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favorite writers, and Ayn Rand one of my most hated. Vonnegut made all of his points with comical satire, while Rand took herself far too seriously, Vonnegut's satire is the only appropriate response to Rand's nonsense.

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 Pƙed 3 lety +16

      BOOM, nailed it. Vonnegut was a friggin hilarious genius.

    • @nondescriptcat5620
      @nondescriptcat5620 Pƙed 3 lety +15

      Vonnegut has my favorite quote about writing of all time.
      'Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer: Many people need desperately to receive this message: "I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people don't care about them. You are not alone.”'
      His advice on writing is a pretty big influence on me.

    • @austinmonroe3894
      @austinmonroe3894 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      yes, Yes, YESSSSS!!! â€ïžđŸ’Ż

    • @wongtimefunguy
      @wongtimefunguy Pƙed 2 lety +7

      Ayn Rand collected social security....

    • @austinmonroe3894
      @austinmonroe3894 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Ayn was meta before meta was cool
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  • @desenova9135
    @desenova9135 Pƙed 3 lety +49

    Zack de la Rocha left him speechless at the end. đŸ€Ł Wonderful reaction as always.

    • @ionlyhad2drinks921
      @ionlyhad2drinks921 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      i think it was the "off-shore on a port au prince" line that did him in...! (jaw = dropped)

    • @FriendOfTrashPandas
      @FriendOfTrashPandas Pƙed 3 lety +15

      Year after year I am increasingly convinced that Zack will always be my favorite emcee of all time. Nobody can touch him. He has vocabulary like aesop, algorithm only misses him because he's not as prolific or they sleep on him and don't even categorize him with hip hop. His delivery is crisp and vicious, and deeply emotive. Nobody EVER had to tell that man to do it again with feeling. He raps about historical events and social/political/economic theory. People talk shit that they've seen him rock Nikes or whatever, like its hypocritical or he sold out, but the thing is they're asking him to shut up because he has money. They're not mad he sold out, they're mad he DIDN'T sell out. You can bury Zack in money and nice things and he STILL wants to burn down the white house and the billionaires' mansions. One of the most successful people on earth to say "I don't give a fuck if I got mine, no rest until EVERYBODY got what they need."

  • @quickwiththesteel9795
    @quickwiththesteel9795 Pƙed 3 lety +147

    More RTJ please. Down, Nobody Speak, Oh my Darling Don't Cry, Talk to Me, Blockbuster Night pt 1 are all super dope.

  • @vegasviking86
    @vegasviking86 Pƙed 3 lety +57

    Zach De La Rocha, KRS-One, The Last Emperor - C.I.A. đŸ™đŸ»đŸ™đŸ»đŸ™đŸ»

  • @curvytangerine
    @curvytangerine Pƙed 2 lety +9

    "got a Vonne-gut punch for your Atlas shrug" is 1000% The Line of this song, and one of The Lines of this album. my mind exploded when I heard that shit. MAD props to you for noticing it and knowing what it means. whew. El is so, so fire.

  • @kyleleehufnagel
    @kyleleehufnagel Pƙed 3 lety +68

    Kurt Vonnegut is the author you are thinking of and you were right about Ann Rand. Essentially it’s stating his preference for collectivism and community over individualism and transactional relationships.

    • @drivehard2395
      @drivehard2395 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      But the guy's image he says is Kurt Vonnegut is not.

    • @bbarnes277
      @bbarnes277 Pƙed 3 lety

      And don't bother "reacting" to these authors. Instead, read their works, all readily available on Libby through your local libraries.

    • @cf6713
      @cf6713 Pƙed 3 lety

      Paradoxically he participates in an art form (business) that prioritizes having your own style, not biting, being an individual and creating something singular and new.

    • @kyleleehufnagel
      @kyleleehufnagel Pƙed 3 lety

      @@cf6713 curious he criticizes society yet takes part in it (I mean not anymore because he is dead as fuck.)

    • @cf6713
      @cf6713 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@kyleleehufnagel
      El-P isnt dead as fuck. But yes I can see how that applies to Kurt as well. Also that meme is terrible.

  • @phildo666
    @phildo666 Pƙed 3 lety +146

    You were looking for the word empathy, not apathy
    Dope breakdown tho, you never slip my guy

    • @cricket778
      @cricket778 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Thank you, my fellow word nerd!

    • @phildo666
      @phildo666 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      @@cricket778 I know because I'm not an apathetic guy... I'm just a pathetic guy! Heehee

    • @timleblanc3587
      @timleblanc3587 Pƙed 2 lety

      “Someone that is shrugging” has no apathy. He used the correct word. Lack of feeling or emotion. Ehh, who cares as he shrugs. He actually referenced each of the said people in his breakdown correctly using apathy and empathy . maybe I heard him incorrectly in his first reference to apathy.

    • @timleblanc3587
      @timleblanc3587 Pƙed 2 lety

      Re watched, he did say “No” apathy. You are correct

    • @curvytangerine
      @curvytangerine Pƙed 2 lety

      @@timleblanc3587 no. someone who shrugs _is_ apathetic. they _do_ have apathy, because they don't care. a lack of apathy would therefore mean either empathy (feeling what someone else feels) or sympathy (being emotionally pulled by someone else's feelings). those are the words he was looking for. OP is correct.

  • @The66Malibu
    @The66Malibu Pƙed 3 lety +42

    “Walking in the Snow” and. “A message for the firing squad” by far the best songs on RTJ4

    • @mattnoonan6519
      @mattnoonan6519 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      The Walking in the Snow live performance they recently released is INCREDIBLE. CHILLS.

    • @topheradkins2275
      @topheradkins2275 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      I was gonna say Walking in the snow too, also just point out it was recorded a year before Floyd, just heartbreaking that it was released at the same time.

    • @EzioHanitore
      @EzioHanitore Pƙed 3 lety

      *A Few Words For The Firing Squad

  • @DanBlackStreams
    @DanBlackStreams Pƙed 3 lety +11

    đŸ„¶ De la Rocha gives me chills

  • @wittenhenderson875
    @wittenhenderson875 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    god. damn. this track was already fire, then de la rocha came in and straight gave me chills

  • @connormcintosh4828
    @connormcintosh4828 Pƙed 3 lety +23

    Man who are you, your such a well informed dude and on every video you have a killer take.

  • @Frankenmuppet
    @Frankenmuppet Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Just found your channel thru your Rage Against the Machine reacts and thought I'd mention in case you didn't know... Guy rapping the last verse was the singer of Rage back then 😊.
    Also, mad props... Really enjoying your content.

  • @SIRmilkman2
    @SIRmilkman2 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    At first I was so excited for this but I thought for sure you were gonna break down and analyze that amazing Zack verse.

  • @LadyBernkastel92
    @LadyBernkastel92 Pƙed rokem +4

    Mike and El-P are so fantastic together, they both have so much rage for the system they're stuck in and so much love for their fellow humans, and they mix that together to produce some of the most thought provoking music I've ever heard. You can tell from both their songs and interviews they give that they really do love eachother like brothers, which makes the whole thing even more powerful.
    Great analysis as always.

  • @cricket778
    @cricket778 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    I've never heard this song & it hits so hard in the ears, the brain & the heart. The line re: Eric Garner was a gut punch

  • @ecmosier18
    @ecmosier18 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    It's refreshing to see reaction videos where the person actually thinks about what is being said and presented, and gives informed analysis. Keep it up my dude

  • @SingingInTheRain2222
    @SingingInTheRain2222 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    MAD RESPECT for your sheer knowledge and ability to read many of these more subtle details in the song. MAD RESPECT

  • @pigfart666
    @pigfart666 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I have learned ALOT!! from R.a.t.m. and r.t.j. over the years but you sir are also spitting facts and I enjoy learning while listening to good tunes

  • @BeardOfRiker
    @BeardOfRiker Pƙed 3 lety +9

    The entire RTJ 4 album is incredible. You should react to it all. Walking In The Snow and A Few Words For The Firing Squad (especially the live versions) are my personal favorites but every track on there is a home run.

  • @MayankNair96
    @MayankNair96 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Galaxy brain reaction. It's great seeing someone who knows these references react and analyse these kinds of songs

  • @JJRasta97
    @JJRasta97 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Got a Vonnegut punch for your Atlas Shrugged is one of the best lyrics of the last decade

  • @AaronHatcher
    @AaronHatcher Pƙed 3 lety +7

    Rtj and rage are going on a tour together in spring 2022. Check the dates and try to go! Its gonna be so dope!

  • @ilikecheese1970
    @ilikecheese1970 Pƙed rokem +1

    Zach is a teacher of history. Haiti was the prime bars of his part. The only successful slave revolt that ended in self rule. A massively rich place at the time. Quickly turned into a place nobody wanted to trade with.

  • @timsloan9675
    @timsloan9675 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Bro your breakdowns of these lyrics is ridiculously good. Love your reactions to RTJ and RATM.

  • @tinamoorehead2538
    @tinamoorehead2538 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    MrLboyd, brother your guiding light on this journey of breaking down this musical dissertation on the reality of our reality has thoroughly made and impact. You did not allow significant points to be glossed over by a sexy hypnotic beat. You did not allow the message to get massaged into a toe tapping hook. We heard then we HEARD because of you. Fear is not an option given what is at stake and I salute the architects of this masterpiece and I salute you MrLboyd for putting out there for consumption. Blessed be Brother. Blessed BE!

  • @Nickel138
    @Nickel138 Pƙed 3 lety +32

    I’ve seen so many reactions for this, and no one caught the Vonnegut/Atlas Shrugged line. I would sub again if I could. El-P killed this. If you haven’t done “Reagan” by Killer Mike, that is my request. If you have check out, C.I.A. By KRS-One, Zach, and Last Emperor.

    • @JeffPiascik
      @JeffPiascik Pƙed 3 lety +2

      I knew this was the guy who wasn’t gonna let it slip through, but then I was a bit shocked that he didn’t slow down and dig into any of Zach’s references. So many gems there that just went by without recognition. Still waiting for the first reacter to talk about L’Ouverture & the Haitian revolution.

    • @Nickel138
      @Nickel138 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@JeffPiascik Exactly. Haven’t seen anyone catch that one yet.

    • @-user_redacted-
      @-user_redacted- Pƙed 3 lety +2

      I second the request for Reagan. Such a good one

    • @psirensongs
      @psirensongs Pƙed 2 lety

      @@-user_redacted- Thirded

    • @t4nkychannel921
      @t4nkychannel921 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I know this isn't rap, but a similar song is Black Ops by They Might Be Giants.

  • @collapsing_star
    @collapsing_star Pƙed 3 lety +25

    A cool song for you to react to would be RATM- “Maria”. I never see anyone react to that and it’s one of Rage’s best songs lyrically.

  • @soulance8342
    @soulance8342 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    YES!!! THIS ALBUM IS FIRE!!!
    glad you popped that RTJ cherry

  • @wyattsmith6024
    @wyattsmith6024 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Otep Shamaya says "kill your masters" too, and she's a metal head, rapper, spoken word artist with her own band "Otep". You would probably like them.

    • @somniatic
      @somniatic Pƙed 3 lety

      This makes me hope for a collab with Otep. It would be AMAZING

  • @derekcampbell2686
    @derekcampbell2686 Pƙed rokem

    Their performance at boston calling this summer (2023) actual did bring me to tears.

  • @scottroot3167
    @scottroot3167 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Your the only reviewer I've seen that caught not just the Kurt and atlas shrugged lines but also all the name drops from Zac. I had to google like every other word from Zac lol

  • @bonquishquish2164
    @bonquishquish2164 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Wow your knowledge of history and politics really adds so much to your reactions. Giving the people a deeper inside to some of the best lyrics in hip-hop. Mad respect!

  • @LobsterdooSR
    @LobsterdooSR Pƙed 3 lety +4

    what i love about your reactions is your wealth of knowledge about history and culture. Like noticing and explaining the line about Anne Rand and Kurt Vondergutt is something i never noticed or knew about in this song and many other reactions wouldn't either!

    • @markhowells13
      @markhowells13 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Become a Socialist :) Kurt is on our required material list :)

    • @stevonwhite8933
      @stevonwhite8933 Pƙed rokem

      @@markhowells13 💯

  • @pnshr88
    @pnshr88 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Why Zack is definitely missed and why the world needs some Zack right now.
    Oh and đŸ‘‰đŸ€› obviously killed it as always. Straight heavy substance making these beefy bars. And yes Mike mentions his Hyprocisy as you mentioned.
    Please listen to more Rage, you haven't even begun to scratch their surface. Ways to go. Never gonna get to it on donnoz.

  • @AllenSparks
    @AllenSparks Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I love you break down of the lyrics man, thanks for sharing and after watching 4 or 5 of your videos earned my sub!

  • @eddied401
    @eddied401 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    You caught the the Vonnegut line! Took me a few listens and then my head exploded...

  • @baldrickisgod
    @baldrickisgod Pƙed 3 lety

    MrLboyd. Your knowledge and insights are amazing. Nice job!

  • @darkthoth5908
    @darkthoth5908 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Subbed. I've heard this song a million times and this time for some reason I got tingles watching you hear and react to the absolutely unabashed lyrics. What fun! Good stuffs

  • @thebeermaster34
    @thebeermaster34 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

    Bro, that you knew the Vonnegut/ Rand dynamic warmed my soul. So few people catch that lyric.

  • @Kelly30stm
    @Kelly30stm Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Rage against the machine sleep now in the fire, must see the official music video. It adds so much to the song.

  • @tommygunangel
    @tommygunangel Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

    "Got a VonneGut punch for your Atlas Shurgged" is one of the sickest lines I've ever heard.

  • @travelinjack830
    @travelinjack830 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    So glad I watched your breakdown on this!!! much LOVE!!!

  • @ryanramos9480
    @ryanramos9480 Pƙed 3 lety +10

    Seeing how much you dig RATM, and all things Zach, you should check out his side proj from a while back, One Day as a Lion.

  • @TheMisterD00D
    @TheMisterD00D Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Love the reaction, subbed. Looking forward to backtracking and keeping up with your future uploads. Analysis was top notch

  • @acaeleus
    @acaeleus Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Love all of the thought you put in on lyrics and double entendres.

  • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024

    that line "a Vonnegut punch to your Atlas Shrugged" is so fucking dope lol in my opinion the line of the song. El P is an amazing lyricist.

  • @uzi978
    @uzi978 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    One song from RTJ4 that doesn't get enough attention is "Goonies vs E.T." -- I think it's some of El-P's best production ever, and Killer Mike just goes OFF in his verse. Worth checking out, especially with headphones on.

  • @jford5783
    @jford5783 Pƙed rokem

    Love watching your reacts. I hadn't found this one and I have been hoping that you'd do some RTJ. Absolutely perfect! Cheers! Hope you are safe and well @MrLboyd!

  • @GoodDocGonzo
    @GoodDocGonzo Pƙed 3 lety +10

    Been secretly hoping you'd get around to Run the Jewels

  • @hagenholzauge9207
    @hagenholzauge9207 Pƙed 2 lety

    Greetings from Germany ! Thank you for all your content, cause you explain what i donÂŽt get ! I love learning :D

  • @corvuslight
    @corvuslight Pƙed 3 lety +6

    If you're going to check out RTJ...
    'Close Your Eyes'
    such an awesome song and the video slams a message home like buttered toast

  • @maxvanveen120
    @maxvanveen120 Pƙed 3 lety

    your breakdowns are amazing!

  • @SparkimusPrime
    @SparkimusPrime Pƙed 3 lety +10

    I LOVE this song and this combo of artists đŸ–€ RTJ and RAtM are the old school and new school WOKE and DGAF.
    Please, please do “Close Your Eyes (and Count to F**k) it’s also featuring Zach de la Rocha đŸ–€

    • @careyt
      @careyt Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Gonna catch them all on tour together next year? I'll be seeing them in El Paso

    • @mattnoonan6519
      @mattnoonan6519 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@careyt so jelly...

    • @mzet420
      @mzet420 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@careyt hell yeah. I am going to see them in Tacoma.

  • @sloshed-rat
    @sloshed-rat Pƙed 2 lety +2

    0:56 Excellent point my dude. While many people believe Ulysses S. Grant (the bearded dude on the $50) couldn't have owned slaves, history contradicts this ill conceived notion.
    Gifted to Grant by his father-in-law, Frederick Fayette Dent, a slave by the name William Jones was a slave to Ulysses S. Grant for about a year.
    Grant signed a manuscript giving William Jones his freedom in 1859 (two years before the American Civil War).
    My opinion on the matter is a mixed bag. Sure, Grant gave William Jones his freedom... It doesn't change the fact that he owned a fellow human being. His response to the war's reasons was also apathetic in regards to slavery. I imagine his response of now becoming a slave owner was the same as his response to abolition as a whole... inconsequential as a whole in the scope of the nation.
    Grant didn't hate black people. Grant was like many other white people back then... and right now. People like this are cold and unresponsive to the qualms they assist in perpetrating.
    They do not care about the things that do not affect them, the immediate people around them, or the communities they dwell in.
    The terrible things that happen to others may as well be news from a different planet... the excess and residue of their influence seeps deeply into the livelihoods of fellow man, yet they are too preoccupied by proactively looking ahead toward the horizon.
    When fellow man taps their shoulder to raise awareness of the dangers looming behind, annoyance is often times the response by the ones always looking ahead. Behind their cold shoulders... fellow man is caught in a stranglehold. his cries for help are yet another annoyance to the ones who would plead ignorance to the suffering behind them.
    In many ways, we (each of us) are like Grant. We perpetuate suffering because that is the perceived "ways of the time." To speak out against suffering would be social upheaval; to actively disestablish those pillars of evil would be insurrection... so apathy is our calling card... time and time again.
    In 2021, I no longer place the color of a person's skin for this perpetuation of apathy. It is a crime which mankind as a whole is guilty of. I see different minority groups lending no aid to one another in times of hardship and crisis. We are desensitized to the suffering of one another, as though the pain we carry outweighs that of the person standing at our side. This is an atrocity which all of us are just as guilty of. We, all of us, and none of us, are better than Ulysses S. Grantin this aspect.

  • @JL-in3zo
    @JL-in3zo Pƙed 3 lety

    Yes!!! So glad You reacted to this!!!

  • @JC-jo9bf
    @JC-jo9bf Pƙed 2 lety

    Loved the show, your input great.

  • @soulinavatar8
    @soulinavatar8 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Zack is either an honorary member of RTJ or just deadass a member. Either way, I love it this way

  • @davidsykes6584
    @davidsykes6584 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I just loved watching you react to this song (and I'm really glad you finally got around to them). Honestly would love watching you listen to any of their music whether it's RTJ or their solo work.

  • @cjbarwell
    @cjbarwell Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Absolutely love your content MrLboyd. One thing I like about the growth of what your doing is that you can really take this 'meta' content and piece it together in a compelling way. Obviously you are reacting to the art and riffing on it, it would be neat to collate a couple songs on a theme to tease out a broader theme. Keep on keeping on. I think that some folks don't understand the value of the reaction video, but its like being taken to school in a good way. Hope you continue to find great art to comment on...

  • @noseguard63
    @noseguard63 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    No lie, you’re the smartest reactors I’ve watched. I’ll have to dig into your back catalog now!

  • @CassanoFamiglia
    @CassanoFamiglia Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Fun fact, El-P and Aesop Rock have deep history and have made amazing music together. Check out Mr. Lif feat. Aesop Rock and El-P - "Take Hold Fire."

  • @rkymtnchi503
    @rkymtnchi503 Pƙed 2 lety

    You're a smart dude, you understood this on a much deeper level than most.

  • @nadograymountain20
    @nadograymountain20 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    You should try Criminals In Action (CIA) by Zack De La Rocha, The Last Emperor, and KRS-1. You might get the 45min reaction video lol. âœŠđŸŸ

  • @Gothbrooks420
    @Gothbrooks420 Pƙed 3 lety

    dude... fuckign subbed. your analysis is next level.. thank you for your content!

  • @seannightingale4603
    @seannightingale4603 Pƙed 3 lety

    Love the analysis. Subbed

  • @mindfuct8862
    @mindfuct8862 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    If the answer is Run The Jewels then the question is what's poppin.

  • @JoelArseneaultYouTube
    @JoelArseneaultYouTube Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Curious if you realized, when you heard this, that the last verse was the lead singer from Rage Against The Machine.

  • @Ungtartog
    @Ungtartog Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Also liked how your eyes just got big during Zachs lines.. his shit is deep as fuck and over head of most participants.. but you caught that shit even though you didn't break it down.

  • @redrollins8346
    @redrollins8346 Pƙed 3 lety

    THIS. This is what I'm here for. Thank you sir

  • @anarchisttechsupport6644
    @anarchisttechsupport6644 Pƙed 2 lety

    I love watching your face border on cringing as if youre thinking, "theyre saying the quiet part out loud!"

  • @juliadaricek2388
    @juliadaricek2388 Pƙed 3 lety

    this was such an intelligent and insightful reaction. would definitely love to see more!

  • @alexruple2758
    @alexruple2758 Pƙed 3 lety

    Just found you today, holy crap dude: exact kind of breakdown I've been looking for.

  • @jthutcherson2031
    @jthutcherson2031 Pƙed rokem

    Good catch on the Vonnegut / Ayn Rand line. Thanks to whoever clued you in. (:

  • @Ravenpoe121
    @Ravenpoe121 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I know that look. When a line is so true you can't even think of what to say about it

    • @tinamoorehead2538
      @tinamoorehead2538 Pƙed 3 lety

      I got you on that Ravenpoe. Some things just need an expression and no words because it is strong and cant be denied or dismissed.

  • @donhebert5054
    @donhebert5054 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I could be wrong, but pretty sure that's a picture of John Houseman (possible reference to the film Paper Chase). The line is definitely comparing Vonnegut and Rand, I didn't catch it at first, glad you did. If that's not John Houseman someone please let me know

  • @Ungtartog
    @Ungtartog Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Nice, knowledgeable reacc. One note I want to make.. because we love the music, I want to give props to the collage video artist.. there is some fire shit there too! The gun made of cellphones, neatly encapsulating government surveillance, the donkey and elephant political icons swapping elements , and many other very quick and concise visual constructions that concisely and effectively portray the lyrics.

  • @Krunnky
    @Krunnky Pƙed 3 lety

    Thanks for dissecting all this for us. Keep on doin what you do

  • @sayre3216
    @sayre3216 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Absolutely awesome breakdown for your first listen.

  • @dynami1967
    @dynami1967 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Love this track, really deep meaning in every verse

  • @riverhale6469
    @riverhale6469 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    This was a stellar reaction. Subscribed.

  • @Prcjects
    @Prcjects Pƙed 3 lety

    just came across you channel, great video! i can tell your a stand up dude.

  • @Puddlef1sh
    @Puddlef1sh Pƙed 3 lety +1

    That's de la Roche. He was mindblown

  • @mkepler1
    @mkepler1 Pƙed 3 lety

    I want more of this!!!

  • @dannyjackson1959
    @dannyjackson1959 Pƙed 3 lety

    Been waiting for this one!

  • @TheFhqwhgadsLimit
    @TheFhqwhgadsLimit Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    The only person I've ever seen react to this who is aware of Kurt Vonnegut and Ayn Rand. This is a very deep philosophic song that hits hard for a small group of people.

  • @ianbryant824
    @ianbryant824 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Walking in the snow is dope.
    Also check out C.I.A with KRS one, the Last Emporer and Zack (from RATM) it's one of the greatest hip hop collabs I've ever seen and I think you breaking down the content would be awesome.

  • @57kwest
    @57kwest Pƙed 3 lety

    Your knowledge of many is amazing. I would love to have a sit down with you and absorb as much as possible.

  • @leopetridisbeats9964
    @leopetridisbeats9964 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Love this analysis. Awesome pick up of the vonnegut punch line.

  • @alexiscausleywaabagiizhigo8606

    one of my fav songs

  • @Inate8
    @Inate8 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Just came across your channel from your Rage Against the Machine videos.
    Love seeing a new generation pick up the flag.
    Love your vids, positive attitude and commentary!

  • @joehynes5452
    @joehynes5452 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Zach on another track, "Close your Eyes (and Count to F**k)" it's a great video too with LaKeith Stanfield and Shea Wihgham

  • @u7angbe
    @u7angbe Pƙed 3 lety

    7:04 "Atlas shrug" it could also be a reference to Atlas the Titan who was punished to carry the world on his shoulders by Zeus in Greek mythology

  • @sk1ppman
    @sk1ppman Pƙed 2 lety +3

    RTJ is easily one of the greatest Hip Hop groups ever. To often we're told a culture belongs to one person or group and RTJ shows that Hip Hop crosses lines just like groups like Seven Dust and Living Color did for rock/metal. Hip Hop has belonged to EVERYONE since back in the day. The Beastie Boys and House of Pain are just as influential as Grandmaster Flash and Run DMC. It's not supposed to be white vs. black. It's all of us vs the system that oppresses everyone.

  • @mzet420
    @mzet420 Pƙed 3 lety

    FYI RTJ and RATM are touring the USA with each other in April 2022.

  • @mindfuct8862
    @mindfuct8862 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Off the new albUm. RTJ4
    Walking in the snow,
    The ground below
    A few word for the firing sqaud

  • @HalosOfLight
    @HalosOfLight Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Should check out Walking In The Snow and Close Your Eyes by RTJ. Also, Zack De La Rocha put out the song for Digging for Windows that's worth a listen as well.