MEECHY DARKO | SOMEWHAT THERAPEUTIC
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- čas přidán 14. 11. 2022
- "I don't talk about this stuff much, but I wanted to answer questions that I know people are gonna ask me. I wanted to answer it the most rawest form so I don't ever feel guilty the next time I don't want to give the real answer. This is for me to reveal, not for you to pull out of me." - Meech
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#gothicluxury #flatbushzombies #mentalhealth - Hudba
The transparency in this video is insane. If there’s anything to take away from these 20 minutes, it’s just be patient with yourself and your loved ones. Don’t be quick to react on negative emotions. Thank you Meech.
I remember crying alone in the hotel room listening to 'Trapped' and feeling like someone actually cared solely cuz they felt the same.
2016,16 years old... '3001:'&'betteroffdead'
were the soundtracks to my life in my teenage years haha
And you best believe that to this day
I can go verse for verse on so many zombiez tracks
This was the realist thing I’ve seen come of Hip Hop culture in a hot minute. I know this has personally touched a lot of people watching this too. Massive shout of to Meech for making this.
“This is for me to reveal, not for you to pull out of me”
- Mr. Darko
This felt like an open heart surgery wow.
I discovered FBZ thanks to my best friend back in december of 2012, my first trip out of my country was in 2019 just to see them in concert, and the way they grow not only as an artists but also as human beings has been incredible to see, much love meech, thank you for all of this.
I was young 2013 I think maybe I was 12 palm trees Mraz scosca era damn different times man
My dad has severe schizophrenia and I don’t talk to him much I just wanted to say your words have resonated with me so much and I love you thank you for using your voice and letting us all feel your size
cherishing each breath, Thank you Meecky Darko for being who you are.
Love you so much, bro. Your music means the world to me and so many others. Supporting always 🖤🧟♂️.
Straight up 📠
🔥🫀🧟
IBRAHIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMM....... 222²²²
Hi danny!
@@LysergicHigh HELL-O 🧟♂️
Bro your verses on 'Vacation In Hell' and 'Escape from New York' were like gold and helped me thru homelessness and fentanyl addiction.
Thru heartbreak and being cast out by everyone I loved...
@@NICANATE Respect for getting thru that bro.
Hope u doing well mate
How do you get addicted to that shit I see mf’s take one hit and damn near die and people like Mac do he didn’t even know he was getting into that thought he took a couple hits of coke then died from fentanyl
@@1HunnidHUNT Im from Arizona and in 2017 the blue m30 fentanyl pills started popping up during a drought for painkillers. Some foo held out a hand full of 30s that I thought were 30mg oxycodone. I had already been using other pills and opiates here and there but after that i was done for. By 2k19 mfs started finding out you could smoke the pills and I tried dabbing them. The first hit off a quartz banger was that "this is what I've been looking for my whole life"
My family threw me out, my friends couldn't stop me, my ex left and I was homeless up until July 2020 when I ODed and got hit by a car.
Truth. The symbiosis. The dichotomy. The yin yang.
The balance.
The duality.
2.2.2.
Much love for this Meech. Also super important for men with a following such as yourself to come forth and break that “men keep shit inside” nonsense. I know you’re all about opening peoples mind , but right here is some of the best work you’ve done. Thank you for everything you do !
Chills and Tears. I appreciate ya very much Meechy. I lost my daddy 7 years ago and I deal with mental illness. Flatbush Zombies music/culture has saved my life. One Love y'all ❤️🎵💜☯️🖤💯💯💯♠️
Love you Meech🙏🏽❤ Mental illness is not easy to deal with. This is real af. Thank you for being open. Prada U.
Man im going through exactly what you did with your father except with my mom. She has bipolar schitzo with manic depression. I watch this vid all the time to remind myself that im not the only one dealing with this. Ive never talked about it or talked about my own internal struggles. But the closer i get to 30 the signs are harder to ignore. Your music has gotten me through so much bro I remember seeing yalls tape on datpiff back in the day. I never would have thought you guys would play such a theraputic role in my life. I doubt this will be read but thank you
I just want to give the biggest Hug to Meech. When I was going through my struggles and latched on to music as a coping mechanism Meech & Flatbush Zombies was in my mix. It’s so refreshing to see a black man be so vulnerable and vocal about what he has to face every single day. My intentions with my hug is to transfer so much love, positivity and healing into this man and let him know that weight was never his to carry so learn to forgive yourself. One day at a time Meech you got this ❤🧟♂️🎵
14:17 damn you got me wanting to shed tears 😭 my father passed when I was ten years old to alcohol misuse. So, the neglect from both my parents was there from day 1, but subsequently after his death, it was my mom who perpetuated all the hurtful words and actions. All those memories burned into my conscience, clear signs of mental unwellness, n how their unwellness was inherited by me, while I also began to bear new unwellness born from the same environment that also made them who they uniquely were.
It pains me to see how many of us are robbed of our family structure. Personally my dad was only self soothing, determined to find pleasure in being alive, his coping mechanisms are what killed him, and there’s a lotta nuance to that but I say this to say: he was human.
Even in her ugliest expressions, my mother has always been determined to be heard, determined to survive, determined to be respected, to be loved, and her avoidant coping mechanisms were unhealthy because it made her explosive, unpredictable, bc she’d be apathetic at times, even, and even that is because *she is human*
And I find great pleasure in expressing myself, in building foundations for physical, mental, spiritual, financial health and wealth, I dream of abstract ideas where different keys are all on one accord, where transparency is cash, where flaws and lack isn’t seen as *less than human* but explicitly human.
This causes me great pain and many “unfavorable” results because *I become undesirable and unpalatable* … many ppls idea of worth is dependent on what can be extracted for self gratification… it is uncomfortable being aware of your surroundings. It is uncomfortable being aware of where you (and others) fall short. It is uncomfortable to admit that we all have the capacity to carry ugly emotions and thoughts and actions.
We are merely human. These are characteristics built from being in less than optimal positions, not because we are broken, or defective tools.. but because we are excellent and amazing channels, horns blazing, unveiling the truth of the unqualified nature of the authoritarian rule we are under. Many of us simply have divergent ways of viewing life, and we are all simply responding to stimuli.
Theres nothing inside the brain that can point out where the depression is, or the schizophrenia is, or the ADHD is, or the OCD is, where the narcissism is etc. When people “go get help,” therapists talk to them, they ask their clients what they feel, what they wish to share, what direction they wish to go. They don’t put them under a brain scan and point out a supposed defect.
We are observing systemic negligence, where large groups of people are literally unable to support each other mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually, it is reflected in the lack of mental wellness our community has.. we are unable to build family, with no families there are no communities and the world suffers. We are unable to truly *be* human, and take pride in and grow the greatest parts of humanity, while being human, and only being allowed to showcase the parts of humanity that elicit disgust.
this is probably the best yt comment i’ve ever read
@@BigBeefyTuna Preciate it, fr, it come from the heart!!
This was a really powerful response. You just basically encapsulated all the thoughts I have on the daily into one comment. I feel equally traumatized and equally grateful for the wisdom the trauma brought. I could never buy that. But with that comes the burden of realizing that everyone you love is not ascending like you. And you can’t stop someone else’s journey.
My dad passed almost 3 years ago and it really threw me into a spiral. He wasn’t around much when I was growing up and we had talked about how he was trying to make up for it. When he passed, I couldn’t help but feel the relief I know he had. He shared with me a lot about his addiction. I learned that was the reason he wasn’t around. I always wanted to be a daddy’s girl. And at first I felt like we could never fully make up for lost time. But I actually feel closer to him now. I just got my license right after he passed and I really feel like he was in the car with me when I was still nervous driving. He’s visited me in my dreams just poppin up to say hello. But that last time he came I got emotional and started crying. He hasn’t visited me for months now😭
He may have had his demons, but he had so much heart. He was a firefighter running into buildings and saving babies. He rode hard for his family and really just spread himself too thin. But it’s only because he had the heart ❤️
I’ve learned recently that I was already walking in my purpose as a child when I brought light everywhere I went. Before I learned to distrust everyone including family.
Everything is not love & light. Some things are shadow work. But once you walk into the shadow, you realize it’s not that dark. More possibilities open up and your heart starts beating differently
I still have to get better at sharing my pain when it’s too much, but I still try to be that light in the world. It’s hard at first, but I realized if I show up as my true self, unapologetically, the world actually needs me✨🖤
Love you Meechy ❤ if you never made another song your real fans will always love you!
That was so fucking beautiful brother
Spirit put this here for me, thank you family the ancestors are very proud of you Asé 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
listening to this as my girl is in the other room doing the thizzz dance with my son listening to mac dre. Crazy world. I needed this.
Love that you're still rolling out content for this album! It's a super dope listen and these videos really set the tone
I lost my pops when I was 17 over 10 years ago, hearing you rap about your dad helps me with the feelings of loss that still haunt me today. That's why you the realest.
I recently had a falling out with my father over moving to New York cause he came off like he didn’t support me and me not accepting anything negative or people trying to stop being who I am I cut him off for a while. Interesting you drop this right after my experience and really opened my eyes to our relationship. I needed this , thank you. I do love him and if something were to happen I wouldn’t want the last interaction to be ended off on bad terms.
u are so powerful for even speaking about those types of experiences. as someone who's experienced my father slowly lose sense of his surroundings and even not recognizing me when i was around him the last couple of his days, i can only imagine what you went through. but everyone makes mistakes, not everyone's perfect. sendin u love and peace, ur courage is something to behold.
Sending love, light and energy your way meech🖤 I've been a long time fan of yours since the beginning and it's been beautiful to see your elevation collectively and individually. I really appreciate you letting us into a portion of your life and mindset! Healing and therapy is essential to all us on this journey we call life. I hope you and your family can continue to heal and find peace
🖤💛💚
This was truly beautiful🖤 thank you Meech for discussing these heavy topics and sharing an insight into your personal life. It's never easy but please don't think the hard work goes unnoticed
its always much love meech the amount you n the rest of the crew Erick n juice all of you! so happy n proud to see where y'all are now and glad to watch most of it happen while it was happening much love!
you've been changing my life ever since I first started listening to your music. truly the only artist i can actually connect with on some deep shit. keep it up bro
Flatbush gang
100% U & I + Meechy touching on bi polar seriously touched me, it was liberating and beautiful to hear someone talk about a mental illness I've personally struggled with more than half my life. I resonated so deeply with this song, and it helped me tremendously. I did not know he was referring to his father, I did think personally was diagnosed. I have been so curious for so long thats what brought me to this video. Love you Meechy.... what a deep, challenging yet powerful story. no its not easy. but you being transparent with your lyrics and including your life story in this song speaks volumes.....I truly believe hardship creates incomparable character- character that is only gained by those who have been affected first hand and know how it feels. I am bi polar. my dad has passed. Ive seen you at red rocks and just yalls presence close to me I felt like I was in a legit family, and slowly healing. red rocks October 30th 2021. I hope I get to meet you one day brother.....sending you the biggest hugs from Colorado. real recognize real. keep crushing and being honest, yourself and unapologetic....you are a blessing to me & your whole fan base/family. SO MUCH LOVE & good vibes.....Love ya always ---- O
WEAR MI HEART ON MI SLEEVE
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
We love you bro, keep doing what you feel is right, the real fans will never judge or hold your artistic values hostage fam
as a fan of meechy, seeing him giving us an insight of his personal life and honesty with this mental shit.. it makes him a friend i can relate to.
i really appreciate him for that and this makes him more valuable.
god bless you bro❤
I learned a lot from you as an individual and about life, I'm grateful for this talk. Keep honoring yourself with time & compassion.
thank you for this meech
Meechy ❤ my heart goes out to you so much… my mother also was diagnosed bipolar + schizophrenic, paired with heavy addictions made for a very crazy childhood. I innerstand what it’s like to hear the craziest shit from your parents & I’m so proud of us both for taking control of our life narratives.
I will always support your work in this lifetime & I will always send you endless cosmic love ❤ thank you so so much for opening up to us
This is awesome.. good on you for taking the initiative to put this out on your own accord! Love to you and your family
I really appreciate you posting this. I needed to hear this tonight.
I do appreciate you coming out talking about your own stuff Meech shows how down to earth you really are !! Also grateful your the king you are and keeping your pain and work separate I’ve never heard an artist talk the way you just did ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥, I loveeeeeeeeee you Meech and ikkk you’ll figure this all out might just take some time ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Utterly grateful for you sharing this with us meech. God bless you brother.
Meech has inspired for over a decade living and remembering his and erick and juices words I've met the group twice and each time I didn't know what to say that's my idols standing in front of me and to see meech talk this much makes me wish I was more vocal ❤️
Its crazy how real this video is, I relate to this so fucking much. I hope you continue to stay your true self as Independent artist coz you really too good to be a part of any label. Im from London born and raised with Jamaican roots and you are now one of the few artists in the US that I still listen to.
This kinda stuff from an artist is so healthy for both the fans and the artist themselves. Thank you for sharing, hope you doing good. Can't wait to see you and joey in Manchester on the 15!
This was some of the realist shit i ever heard. Much respect to you bro. Stay strong
Been listening to Gothic Luxury on repeat for the last few weeks. Hearing in on a different level
Thank you meech. From the heart.
I love you Meechy Darko...we all do, thank you for this video and this album and thank you for having the strength to carry on regardless of all of your troubles/demons whatever label you give it, because you truly do help many of us do the same 💯💯 You're loved Meechy Darko and you matter, keep pushing young soldier! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this meech, one love. Keep yo head up
This was beautiful. Thanks you Meech
We love you Meech! Looking forward to listening to the new album.
Thanks a million for sharing, Meech. You making it a priority to heal your self will help countless others heal too. Your ancestors speaking thru you I swear. One love
Emotional intelligence is so important cause as much as you wanna be your true authentic self at all times and embody your truth sometimes ppl arent ready to hear the truth 🙏🏾 strength and more power to you Meechy.. i also had this huge fight w/ my late brother when he was having his episode and it fucks w/ me to this day
I’m glad you gave yourself time and space. I know shit get hard and sometimes we don’t know how to deal with shit. Thank you for doing this. We love you, Meech.
Appreciate this 🤙🏾 very well spoken appreciate your soul brotha
Man this interview hits me on so many levels especially when he spoke about the bipolar topic. I can relate to that feeling so much!
Thank you for this meech, i really appreciate it.
This was so beautiful Meech. I love you man. Keep going.
This was beautiful. Respect from all angles. Thank you for this.
Powerful video.
Especially what you said at the end: about artists having a duty to themselves and the fan/artist relationship being symbiotic... thats facts and food for thought.
Love you tons, Meech. You touch the hearts of thousands with your words. Sending you so much love 🤍
Thank you for "opening my damn mind " I got own the day tattooed on my wrist I look at everyday because of you and sometimes that's all I need to tell myself to get through it .
All love meech❤️ u guys help me so much everyday
Thank you meech. This touched me in a deep way
I can related to this so much, can't say anymore, just wanted to praise this man for making this video. It should be a public service announcement.
Love you Meech always 💛
This man got me thru a lot ❤❤❤❤ I can’t believe how far we have come
Love you bro! We appreciate you. ALL THE WAY IN LONDON!!!
Love you meech, appreciate you beyond words
Appreciate it meech showing people that they can express their mind without being afraid. Really making statement. Enjoy trip with Joey brother and remember to be kind to yourself . Love yourself and keep treating your mental health.
Love your music so much and has helped me lots. Really liked hearing your thought. Very articulate. Hope you’re doing good.
this video is the realest thing i've seen bro fr
Thanks for the life lesson meech I felt that almost had me in tears dude the realest dude I ever met .that couldn’t have been easy to share all that ❤️
Thank you for this bro I can’t say it enough
Meechy this is much needed Therapy for all of us🙏
Love you Meech Thankyou for being so transparent feel like I know a little more about you that I can relate to Thankyou
There's So Much POWER in You! You're A Blessing to your Audience. 🖤
I'm sorry to hear about your dad, bro. I lost my dad on September 24th, 2021. He had CLL and got covid. The last 10 months of his life was pretty rough. We were in denial that he was dying and always thought he was gonna get better. The last few months of his life he was very confused and would forget where he was when his eyes were closed and would get scared. The night that he died my mom was in the other room with a nurse signing paperwork to get him some medicine and i went in to check on him, noticed he wasn't breathing and the nurse said he was gone. It broke my heart, but surprisingly i was able to stay clean and sober through it. I have 3 years and 3 months off all drugs and alcohol, about 11 months off nicotine. Using to numb the pain only delays and makes the pain hit you stronger eventually. Stay strong friends. ❤️
We love you out here meech ✊🏽
So much love man, thank you
You the realest. Thank you for sharing.
I had similar issues with my father. I was the only one in the family who tried reasoning with him after years of abuse and tried helping him by sharing some of my experiences thinking he would relate but he could not give up drinking and wouldn't seek help with his mental health. We were very similar in character and I understood him more than anyone else so logically I thought he would listen to me because we went through similar struggles, I just had them at a younger age. It seemed like it worked but ultimately he had a stroke from all the stress, alcohol and negligence of his physical health. When I heard he's in the hospital I was so upset I didn't even want to speak to him. All this effort on my part trying to help him was for nothing. I never got the chance to speak to him again because he died a couple days later and I could not visit him at the hospital because of the pandemic.
You do whatever you think is best at the time to the best of your knowledge. You can't beat yourself up for trying to live your life. Sometimes there's just nothing you can do to help another being and that's that. I live with the thoughts of "what if" as well, shit is hard to deal with but ultimately no one can tell what would've happened and there's no point in ruminating over these "what ifs". All we can do is share the experiences and the knowledge so maybe we save some people from the darkness we have to live through.
Much love man, stay strong
Always love
shed a few tears when he was talkin bout how proud his pops was about all them 3- loved the video overall but gonna use that part specifically as motivation to work harder tomorrow/into the future, peace n love from CA
This is beautiful and why you continue to be my favorite artist on the planet not even close to anyone
Love u meech keep doin this u never know how much it helps other people u a big voice in this rap shit nobody sounds like u keep goin dirt kobain
Beautiful and inspirational talk, thanks for this 🖤
God bless you family. You helping so many people by sharing this with us, please take care and take time brother.
Meechy, this one was hard for you, you really hear the pain in your voice, when u talk about your dad.
i felt it and related. i hope you doing good, the album was incredible, and watching this from my perspective, i think you needed this, too talk out, get a little bit of your chest. And keep doing you, and be strong! Im sorry for your loss of your father. My father is my everything, so this track is so important to me, and i just wanted to thank you!
Such a beautiful and authentic expression...thank you. Sending you so much love Meech.
We been waiting for you to speak out bruh this gonna help .
I’m 2 minutes in and his words already woke something in me.. I had to pause 4 a moment 🤚.. love u meech 🫶🏼
Beautifully Spoken shout out to Meechy love you bro ❤️
Touched. Much respect.
thank u so much for sharing🤍♾️🖤🤍♾️🖤
Discovered FBZ in 2011 and will always be a fan of every member.
Bouta watch this rn🔥🔥🔥🔥
love u meechy
This is beautiful af! True man true artist. 💪🏾🤞🏾🖤
Thank you for sharing ❤ damn
thank you meechy i've been listening to you and flatbush zombies since 2016 you guys have inspired me to make some music of my own and its crazy because I can relate with a father and brother who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar schizophrenia I know what its like to feel your relatives alive but they're not there mentally Its like they died but they were alive because they lost their own mind ! I have heard many things that shouldn't have been said but you can't blame them or yourself because they're suffering from a disease ! Keep pushing thank you brotha you have had a huge impact on my life you have changed my perspective on life as a whole and now to come to a understanding that we related through such a terrible thing that can't be prevented ! much love cuzzo thank you for the inspiration!
Your perspective is inspiring.
Thank you.