Not as good as wretchs to me for listenability (yeah I made that word up) but I think that's because wretch had a more recognisable back track that fit his bars better. But if we're going of pure lyrics, Akala blows everyone outta the water.
@@jacksmith4460 He does tracks with Lowkey too, who did a track with Immortal Technique. All three similar in the sense they are morally good and in a position to educate others and do so effectively along with much more. Much respect for all three.
Im coming for wretchs crown charlie, Architext look out for me soon....lately deaths been getting sent to compete, these visons flood in when im sleeping,ive just mended a leak,coz growing up I didn't know the difference 'tween the wise n the weak,but now im wise im,tryna save every guy on my street, take aways been overpriced I need some help to scrub this kitchen clean,last time picked up a pot,I had if filled with beans,ive not seen an honest rapper out here that'll disagree, but the way we'd give our kidneys to your kids is in a different league,....do u remember paper,rock n scissors? Well,thats how I feel about these concert tickets,thinking that theyve the best hand to play until they lose their digits,raising the rates in a state :man thats a transfer statement,I mean how much more cash can they squeeze from our pockets,how much of this trash will deceive while they profit,everybodys got hearts,but can struggle seeing logic,im brewing spirit in your ears in the hoping that you'll stop it, this is honest, ask friends, or a math genius, it lacks sense, coz if you aint got a huge sum then your not free too, lack a college fund before you catch rep, we'd get off on the right foot because I plant steps, meanwhile youre getting stressed out because you can't stretch, 21 savage getting played, with youngsters hearing what he says,while thinking what to type with there last text, i know you guys see the difference, feel it ebbing in ur system, coz every time i lift the nib, i cite a scripture, ive seen man go from the trap to their death cuz,their tryna go from eating up bread to the bread club, i used to want to honor feds but got fed up ,realizing that it's a fix if they can't fix up, should I do what trump did,and stage a clipping,patch that,even if you've balled im still wigging, the people's voice let me voice the people,who, never had a say,until they grabbed an earful, teachers tried to line up us with struggles,just to deny and beat you,now go from putting out those roaches to chasing down this evil, (still working on it also got...)its revival of the wicked so I'll go casper,nice to faces but ull find that imma ghost after,coz any kindess u show, could get refined as a woe,and my minds blown,so ill arrange my own matters (and...),your sly antics are probbly going down because of me,so if u can't swim,things are getting icy in this sea ,coz how'd u expect us who listen to stay involved, if all we hear is just spouted hollow dreams
BMAC VAGS I like your content, I've followed your videos for sometime actually. I'm on my 2nd mk4 gti lol I have so much work left to do on it.. More upgrades than things that need doing. remap time soon!
Tom Jameson PT he's just in a league of his own, in my books one of the greatest of all time, but it's so sad just how massively his genius is slept on in today's rap scene, and that's because his message is just too conscious and deep for the average rap fan.
Yeah I suppose if you're a little slow it will take a while. I think he says it too quick for you. Just break it down into small pieces for your small brain. Mongol
@@jamiehall3755 I've seen more minge than a gynaecologist. I was steaming yesterday and I was looking for an argument tbh. Soz for insulting ya, I can be a prick when I'm drunk.
I've listened toi Akala talk, but somehow never heard him rap. I'm totally blown away. That was highly likely the most powerful performance I've watched. Incredible.
Mind Gains I do actually get what you mean but some of us give extra ratings to rappers that spit 100% truth in an environment your legally allowed to exaggerate and lie through word play. This man manages to spit total truth with little exaggeration and on that basis is what I made my comment on..lol.
600K views is shocking, the guy is one of the best lyricist out there not just in grime/hip hop-but in general absolute genius. It’s because he speaks facts, truth people would rather listen too Gucci gang shows what society we live in..
Pathetic mate! It’s pains me that people can’t understand his knowledge regardless of putting on various different beats and flows with it!! MC GOD LEVEL!! I’d love to see a conversation with mos def , krs one Eminem and others on that level!! Outrageous.... I feel privileged to be able to TH-cam this shit and learn so much at the same time!! Definition of a beast
And on the seventh day he noticed everything was on fire..; "Akala! Have you been spitting in your room?" '...I'm jus chillin dad...' "This bloody fires on fire..."
I’ve heard this probably 50 times over the years. This was the first time I reflected on how mad it is that immediately after finishing the first part he starts talking very calmly and eloquently, like there’s no energetic residues from having rapped his heart out for almost 10 minutes.
Gotta favourite both this one and the one on Charlie's channel, its just too hard, real talk, mad flows and content with real value not materialistic and misogynistic nonsense
Akala is an absolute animal 100% the most underrated and under appreciated artist in the uk or even the planet it’s crazy how he’s insanely slept on 🔥🔥🔥🔥
People used to refer to him as Ms Dynamite's brother. Lyrically they were and are still amazing. But Akala took his life by the throat and persued his dream to reach out to the world as a linguist, as a true generational hero. A role model. He will be immortalised through history. He's done and is doing too much for society already! Watch him on question time, destroying politicians. An honest and true genius. Respect
This guy freestyled about real problems for 18 mins but obviously he’s not gonna get bare views cuz it’s against the system. People need to open their eyes and educate themselves. Knowledge is power
Got love for akala, you can tell youth education means a lot to him, did a workshop at my school in like 2011 was a passive listener before, avid now anything thing this man drops is gold
In all my years of music ive never heard someone spit on this level ever... like really, Biggie, pac, jackson... no one... he actually walks his talk.. 99% dont! God bless this brother..Wow!
Uncle Akala, the FlowFather You already know that I’m smarter than Arthur The darker the shit get, harder I spit yet Fools want to act like they can’t get a quick death How many careers have been ended In the time that I’ve only ascended? Just telling things how they are Now why would the truth be offensive? I was independent when everybody signed Still independent, respect my grind Own my own masters, know what that mean? Understand back catalogue or are you green, seen? Means that my kids have a pension I ain’t got kids just thought I would mention See my intention, mangle a mention Murder a syllable and strangle a sentence Stand to attention, all of your henchmen Still couldn’t bench him, cause he’s too heavyweight brethren Like old school jungle selection, come through humble a veteran Ten years since the first album Ten years no daytime radio Ten years still touring that's real supporters We all know why they don’t play me though I’m that rapper, rap about matters that actually matter Challenging power, what? Every single tour is ten percent more Now why do you think that happens? Content matters, albums matter Songs they matter, lyrics they matter Integrity matters, flows it matter It’s word to Skiba we deal with the matter No industry hype Just write what I like It’s the Steve Biko with a mic This iron mike, I am Mike wouldn't like[?] Cause a fight is a roll of the dice Like rolling on knives Organs openly sliced Cold, I told you the price Colder than ice, nah Colder than life Living in a warzone, hold my advice Take shortcuts, get cut short Long road hard road but more sure Road tour that I’m doing at the end of the year Should make all this clear Some only get visibility Some silly fool called me a failure I smiled to myself, these times I was on a plane to Australia Sold out shows on the other side of the globe But fools only know what’s in front of their nose So they stunt, pose but they can’t sell shows ‘Cause their music is poo and they got no flow, I know You might be astonished Dog shit cannot be polished No matter how you push it on the public, son You cannot make them love it, son You know how many rappers can pack out a venue at Addis Ababa Guess what? It was the only one Bob Marley ever did play in Africa You write raps, I write history On the page and quite literally An elder statesman to my own generation An inspiration cause the flows that I came with Is a solo play by Miles Davis Who don’t know he’s the greatest? So if Charlie tells anybody else Their fire in the booth is the best there’s been Is he high? Does he lie? Nah, he knows that I’m in m
To be honest I never would have found him originally (being in NY) if it wasn't for FITB. I discover most grime and euro hip hop there. I agree though. The WORLD would be a much better place the day Akala was Michael Jackson famous.
Templar Animated I love wretch but I wouldn’t say they’re equal. Akala is untouchable and doesn’t have the same following because he’s not commercial and won’t sell his soul. That’s why the ones who do follow and support him love him even more.
@@joshcook1244 Maybe not his usual thing, but then how many Akalas are there out there. Damn few. I think at the end Charlie is clearly moved by his words, he just doesn't have the vocabulary to articulate his thoughts. Don't need to be educated to appreciate a profound moment 🙂
The guy literally drops probably the best freestyle ever and then just talks about respecting the craft and being consistent. Levels above 99.9% of rappers easily.
“That’s like tryna floss on the pope, He’s so beyond money he tries to act broke” Dude Akala you’re easily one of the best to ever grace the mic. Unbelievable.
This needs to hit at least 10 mill views otherwise something very wrong with the world. best FITB to date , levels raised again. one of the best if not THE best rapper alive. anyone who disagrees is mad !
Always loved Akala, listened to his books and now this hits different. This fire in the booth is stupidly good, how can he he just do this for like 18 mins without stopping spiting pure 🔥
You can see how much his flow has improved from the first fire in the booth, on top of that he's an absolute word smith, i can't imagine how good he will be in another 10 years
wooah, everyone been doing some pretty good fire in the booths, in comes akala quiet and humble then bam shuts everything down, that was insane. That was an ep! Akalas fire in the booth part 2 is still one of the most influential pieces of music for me, how is he still able to come onto 4 and up the levels again and higher than before..MADNESS.
Who else NEVER gets bored of listening to Akala's fire in the booth???? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Never
Unreal, 3rd was the weakest for me but all insane.
Think this is the best one he’s done absolutely insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I listen to this at least every year so 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥it hasn't been beaten. Akala is Undisputed.
Not as good as wretchs to me for listenability (yeah I made that word up) but I think that's because wretch had a more recognisable back track that fit his bars better. But if we're going of pure lyrics, Akala blows everyone outta the water.
Notice how no one goes after Akala.......they fuciin know better. One of the greatest to ever grace the mic.
im starting to think he is the greatest ever!!
You’re right!
@@jacksmith4460 He does tracks with Lowkey too, who did a track with Immortal Technique. All three similar in the sense they are morally good and in a position to educate others and do so effectively along with much more. Much respect for all three.
@@jamieclarke2694 Yeh i know Lowkey and Technique (been listening to Imortal tech since he dropped Rev- vol1
Right NOW even 2 yrs on?
HE IS THE GREATEST OF THIS ERA? 😉
I can't even name anyone close to this???
Some great spitters I love?
AKALA is next level
✌
Akala: *finishes a super deep spit with his eyes closed describing the deep ridden inequalities in our society*
Charlie: "wooowww" *explosion*
😂😂
😂
Charloe 🤣🤣🤣
Lmaooooooo
Akala defo wasn't feeling it. He knows he's above that basic mentality though. It's like an adult talking with a child, levels to all this shit!
Still blasting this in 2024 🔥
Im coming for wretchs crown charlie, Architext look out for me soon....lately deaths been getting sent to compete, these visons flood in when im sleeping,ive just mended a leak,coz growing up I didn't know the difference 'tween the wise n the weak,but now im wise im,tryna save every guy on my street, take aways been overpriced I need some help to scrub this kitchen clean,last time picked up a pot,I had if filled with beans,ive not seen an honest rapper out here that'll disagree, but the way we'd give our kidneys to your kids is in a different league,....do u remember paper,rock n scissors? Well,thats how I feel about these concert tickets,thinking that theyve the best hand to play until they lose their digits,raising the rates in a state :man thats a transfer statement,I mean how much more cash can they squeeze from our pockets,how much of this trash will deceive while they profit,everybodys got hearts,but can struggle seeing logic,im brewing spirit in your ears in the hoping that you'll stop it, this is honest, ask friends, or a math genius, it lacks sense, coz if you aint got a huge sum then your not free too, lack a college fund before you catch rep, we'd get off on the right foot because I plant steps, meanwhile youre getting stressed out because you can't stretch, 21 savage getting played, with youngsters hearing what he says,while thinking what to type with there last text, i know you guys see the difference, feel it ebbing in ur system, coz every time i lift the nib, i cite a scripture, ive seen man go from the trap to their death cuz,their tryna go from eating up bread to the bread club, i used to want to honor feds but got fed up ,realizing that it's a fix if they can't fix up, should I do what trump did,and stage a clipping,patch that,even if you've balled im still wigging, the people's voice let me voice the people,who, never had a say,until they grabbed an earful, teachers tried to line up us with struggles,just to deny and beat you,now go from putting out those roaches to chasing down this evil, (still working on it also got...)its revival of the wicked so I'll go casper,nice to faces but ull find that imma ghost after,coz any kindess u show, could get refined as a woe,and my minds blown,so ill arrange my own matters (and...),your sly antics are probbly going down because of me,so if u can't swim,things are getting icy in this sea ,coz how'd u expect us who listen to stay involved, if all we hear is just spouted hollow dreams
Honestly the best part of this video is from 0:00 to 18:38
Adam Karim 👌👌🙏
The last 2 seconds 👁👄👁
@@rafisiddiki4774 😂😂😂
Skipping Charlie's bs!
😂😂
Liked before I even heard it...........
You listen to Akala, and leave smarter.....The upmost respect
BMAC VAGS utmost***
BMAC VAGS I like your content, I've followed your videos for sometime actually. I'm on my 2nd mk4 gti lol I have so much work left to do on it.. More upgrades than things that need doing. remap time soon!
check Akala's bars in this track
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@@SpaceStation108 Nah you just need to "overstand" ;)
@@DocRealTalk I guess I misoverstood him ;)
Imagine Akala doing 5 fingers of death? He just breezed through 10 beats and then brought poetry to FITB, legend!!
Love the fact this ain't got a single dislike.... Truth
@@benroscoe4597 dislikes don't show
468... Must have pressed the wrong button
How this only has 2m views in 6 years is a crime against humanity. This should be played in full before the 10pm news every day..
Should be bbc news theme 😅
Without doubt one of the most insightful, articulate, intelligent men on the scene. UK stand up and listen.
Tom Jameson PT he's just in a league of his own, in my books one of the greatest of all time, but it's so sad just how massively his genius is slept on in today's rap scene, and that's because his message is just too conscious and deep for the average rap fan.
I remember first hearing this and genuinely needing 30 minutes to just sit there and contemplate what I’d just heard.
Yeah I suppose if you're a little slow it will take a while. I think he says it too quick for you. Just break it down into small pieces for your small brain. Mongol
Change Begins Hahahaha shut up u virgin
@@jamiehall3755 I've seen more minge than a gynaecologist. I was steaming yesterday and I was looking for an argument tbh. Soz for insulting ya, I can be a prick when I'm drunk.
I've watched this 30 times and still can't comprehend it haha.
One of my favourite FITB of all time.
this is my sixth time watching this today
Well done
I just noticed it today! :O here I go...
+KingLos 2016 he could reply because it was too fire and burnt his house down
this is my 400th time watching this this week
Hello
fire on fire on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes MrRoflWaffles :) :) :)
AYYY it's lit
Yes rolf listening to akala legend
***** Yeah it really grinds my gears when people sound different to other people grrrrr really makes me mad!!!! HAHA
yessss milo
when you have studied Shakespeare and master the art of using iambic pentameter to rap to any beat.
Akala...... G.O.A.T
Just googled iambic pentameter and cant work out what it means lol, but Akala is genius!
Bobstar Bobby 💪🏻👌🏻🙏🏻
Bobstar Bobby a true hammer
Man is a fucking legend
@@stevesargy1771 .....
I mean, I am a goth/metalhead, and came to Akala mainly through politics.
But holy shit he is good.
bairdrew music is music. This guys is amazing.
Hope you know what HOLY means?
Same here man - the goth
Same man, been listening to metalcore since I was a kid but you can't no have respect for this man.
Buy his book, Natives, it's incredible
Same here dude, my favourite bands are Dream Theater, Anaal Nathrakh and Killswitch Engage. Akala is fucking brilliant!
I've listened toi Akala talk, but somehow never heard him rap. I'm totally blown away. That was highly likely the most powerful performance I've watched. Incredible.
Check his other fire in the booths too if you haven’t
He's a natural mystic like Bob Marley 💯👌❤️awakening the mind with every breath
Look up who his sister is will give you an insight into why he’s so talented. Seems it’s in the blood.
Casually bodybagged 97% of grime scene...
being a bit generous there fam...
Casually.
*98%
+Mind Gains 99% ain't no generosity about it
Mind Gains I do actually get what you mean but some of us give extra ratings to rappers that spit 100% truth in an environment your legally allowed to exaggerate and lie through word play. This man manages to spit total truth with little exaggeration and on that basis is what I made my comment on..lol.
Can akala just have a weekly fire in the booth spot... It just wouldn't get old ever... Different level of genius and lyricism 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If only!
I ain't ready for that. I'll be listening to this one for years 😂😂
Alex Hey I
Alex Hey I
Well he did say he could write one month???
LMAO!!! 😃😃😃
I think one a week would even test his genius????
😂😂😂😂😂
Akalas the DON of REAL MUSIC!!!
this should have a million views
GreenGoblinHD didn't expect to see your name here! :)
It should have a million likes
It's good to see American people on uk grime
we all know its true
GreenGoblinHD it does on Charlie's personal channel
600K views is shocking, the guy is one of the best lyricist out there not just in grime/hip hop-but in general absolute genius. It’s because he speaks facts, truth people would rather listen too Gucci gang shows what society we live in..
it's been a problem for years in it
Pathetic mate! It’s pains me that people can’t understand his knowledge regardless of putting on various different beats and flows with it!! MC GOD LEVEL!! I’d love to see a conversation with mos def , krs one Eminem and others on that level!! Outrageous.... I feel privileged to be able to TH-cam this shit and learn so much at the same time!! Definition of a beast
1.9million now 🔥🔥
Chipmunk is better
@@5thdawg917 psh. chipmunk is a fucking chump. Akala would murder him.
“You came for connect four, I came for a chess match!” I 💓 that bar.
And on the 6th day he made Akala, God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good......
W
l for not knowing
W
Back here listening again still 2 yrs on...
Not made on the 6th day bro?
My man is the SECOND COMING...💕🙏
And on the seventh day he noticed everything was on fire..; "Akala! Have you been spitting in your room?"
'...I'm jus chillin dad...'
"This bloody fires on fire..."
Best to ever step foot in the booth
no
yes
This booth yes, educating our fucked generation
Cai Harris stfu bitch
Cai Harris LOGIC AND G EAZY IS BETTER IDIOT
I have a theory, Akala is a time traveller. It's the only logical explanation for his levels and mastery in the craft.
Get ya head out of his arse. Anyone can read a history textbook.
+CSGO POV o sorry.
+CSGO POV trust me
+CSGO POV
Yeah David Starky can't spit bars.
Na just study instead of being a dick
ive been coming bk for 7 years, imo he is still unbeatable
100%
I’ve heard this probably 50 times over the years. This was the first time I reflected on how mad it is that immediately after finishing the first part he starts talking very calmly and eloquently, like there’s no energetic residues from having rapped his heart out for almost 10 minutes.
standard
Legend has it charlie is still using that bomb sound effect with every sentence he says even as you read this comment.
My Quraan Channel I can still hear them
My Quraan Channel do you think he uses it when having sex? "oh baby that's it" *boom* "oh yeah" *boom* lol
😂
Yeah, but it's not very often that he gets excited tho
My Quraan Channel hahah
I can't listen to Akala when I have shit to do, he just gets in my head with the deepness
Aisosa Ihama SAAAAME
depth
Gotta favourite both this one and the one on Charlie's channel, its just too hard, real talk, mad flows and content with real value not materialistic and misogynistic nonsense
W
I wonder why it's uploaded on both?
It's so good it has to be uploaded twice.
Beant all FITBs are uploaded on both Charlie Sloth's channel and BBC1 extra's channel
+Jack Delang you can't be "too intense" what kind of mentality is that?
Akala is an absolute animal 100% the most underrated and under appreciated artist in the uk or even the planet it’s crazy how he’s insanely slept on 🔥🔥🔥🔥
People used to refer to him as Ms Dynamite's brother. Lyrically they were and are still amazing. But Akala took his life by the throat and persued his dream to reach out to the world as a linguist, as a true generational hero. A role model. He will be immortalised through history. He's done and is doing too much for society already!
Watch him on question time, destroying politicians. An honest and true genius.
Respect
The reason Akala never gets mentioned in "top 3's" is because he is his whole separate genre.
Charlie is way out of his depth with Akala's lyrics haha. You can see his brain ticking 'I'll just keep pressing the explosion noise'
Can see him still processing the lyrics from the first verse still @ 07:31 Lmfao
This gets funnier Everytime he smashes the button 😂😂
Waaaaaay out
Now wheres that guy who comment the lyrics? 😝😂🔥
Adam Karim ahaha
😂😂😂
Probs still typing them out
@@jazibqamar4680 its almost here, anytime now
Uncle Akala, the flow father.....
Nope. I'm done. Cant keep up 🤣👌🏼
Just amazing, Akala is a national treasure.
He puts the fire in fire in the booth 🔥
Akala is a legend.
Akala is his own genre. he owns grime. nobody comes close. unbelievable mc. lyrically nobody comes close
I like you Akala, your like a tiger
hahahaha
why did you laugh?
it's from the first fitb
Akala: means that my kids have a pension.
Viewer: Akala got kids?
Akala: I havent got kids just thought I would mention.
#BARS
Anyone else think joe rogan think he should have akala on his show
Best shout I've seen in a while
His distraction pieces podcast episode is good
This needs to happen! Every new video from today onwards im commenting to get akala on!
russell brand!
@@Desiklown just tuned in to Russell brands knowledge. Funny to see how the right knowledge always finds It ways to like minded
Charlie's skin tone gets darker each fire in the booth
hahhahahaha
Probably getting burned from all of them explosions
He'll end up looking like big Lenny soon (search him on TH-cam, he's white originally)
+Jason Giovanni dos Cresvanova Him and big narstie will soon look a like.
Your display pic looks like the new Juventus badge lol
No words holy fuck, speechless man. That first section was fire, the second was just... something else on a whole new level. A true Mc and hero.
Completely agree I have never heard anything so real this guy is on fire
11 mins ish charlie flicking through the book thinking fuck its got no pictures man!
This guy freestyled about real problems for 18 mins but obviously he’s not gonna get bare views cuz it’s against the system. People need to open their eyes and educate themselves. Knowledge is power
Never clocked just how sick the beat change was……..effortless 💯🔥
Flow switched like nothing. Smooth a butter
Who else went nuts when the "That boy Akala" beat came on? Been followin Akala since day DOT.
Got love for akala, you can tell youth education means a lot to him, did a workshop at my school in like 2011 was a passive listener before, avid now anything thing this man drops is gold
Giving Charlie Sloth a book is like giving Stephen Hawking a bike
fs man 😂😂
hahahahahhaahhahahaahahhahahahahaha. thanks for the laugh :)
Ultra LOL!
Fucking hell that creased me
Nicolas Leventis you couldnt pay for this comedy bro 😂😂
I'd kill for a part 5
Part 5 soon?
Damn, that fire was hotter than the UK weather right now
Fuck dude i dunno quiet hot rn tbh, But fuck he went hard on this
Really? I feel cold
lol where are you Djyoses? bring some of that hot weather to west...i feel you tho but its a given, akala always goes in xD
2 years later, and this is truer than ever :D
In all my years of music ive never heard someone spit on this level ever... like really, Biggie, pac, jackson... no one... he actually walks his talk.. 99% dont! God bless this brother..Wow!
Have you not heard of Eminem? 😂
@@kygodragon4782 eminems shit
Darren Eminem is talented but Akala is genius. Eminem’s lyrics are clever but akalas music serves a purpose, Eminem’s does not. Akala is a genius.
This is true passion. The craft we do
I’ve been watching this video for 3 whole years and every time I come to it I expect the views to be in the millions...
Charlie please bring this legend back in the booth by all means necessary, Akala is something else and youngers need to listen to wise words.
Honestly one of the best rappers of all time
Monty Bryant and poets and authors!
16:58 as if Charlie Sloth just violates the silence with an explosion after Akala finishes his poem lmao
And always call him an animal and says he should be locked up. :))
Agreed. That shit needed to settle, absorb, latch on to synapses...Charlie breaks that moment unfortunately.
🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
charlie : that was really
*explosion*
charlie: good mate, nice one
Given how much he uses it, why do they put the button so far away from him 😂
This was 6 years ago? Holy. Definitely still relevant.
This deserves 7 billion views! 👏 everyone blessed to be on this planet deserves to see this peice of Art from this living legend!! 👏💯
Uncle Akala, the FlowFather
You already know that I’m smarter than Arthur
The darker the shit get, harder I spit yet
Fools want to act like they can’t get a quick death
How many careers have been ended
In the time that I’ve only ascended?
Just telling things how they are
Now why would the truth be offensive?
I was independent when everybody signed
Still independent, respect my grind
Own my own masters, know what that mean?
Understand back catalogue or are you green, seen?
Means that my kids have a pension
I ain’t got kids just thought I would mention
See my intention, mangle a mention
Murder a syllable and strangle a sentence
Stand to attention, all of your henchmen
Still couldn’t bench him, cause he’s too heavyweight brethren
Like old school jungle selection, come through humble a veteran
Ten years since the first album
Ten years no daytime radio
Ten years still touring that's real supporters
We all know why they don’t play me though
I’m that rapper, rap about matters that actually matter
Challenging power, what?
Every single tour is ten percent more
Now why do you think that happens?
Content matters, albums matter
Songs they matter, lyrics they matter
Integrity matters, flows it matter
It’s word to Skiba we deal with the matter
No industry hype
Just write what I like
It’s the Steve Biko with a mic
This iron mike, I am Mike wouldn't like[?]
Cause a fight is a roll of the dice
Like rolling on knives
Organs openly sliced
Cold, I told you the price
Colder than ice, nah
Colder than life
Living in a warzone, hold my advice
Take shortcuts, get cut short
Long road hard road but more sure
Road tour that I’m doing at the end of the year
Should make all this clear
Some only get visibility
Some silly fool called me a failure
I smiled to myself, these times I was on a plane to Australia
Sold out shows on the other side of the globe
But fools only know what’s in front of their nose
So they stunt, pose but they can’t sell shows
‘Cause their music is poo and they got no flow, I know
You might be astonished
Dog shit cannot be polished
No matter how you push it on the public, son
You cannot make them love it, son
You know how many rappers can pack out a venue at Addis Ababa
Guess what?
It was the only one Bob Marley ever did play in Africa
You write raps, I write history
On the page and quite literally
An elder statesman to my own generation
An inspiration cause the flows that I came with
Is a solo play by Miles Davis
Who don’t know he’s the greatest?
So if Charlie tells anybody else
Their fire in the booth is the best there’s been
Is he high? Does he lie?
Nah, he knows that I’m in m
I’ll be coming back for the next verse write than too bruv
Do the next verse. It’s been 6 years hurry up
The spoken word at the end...... Possibly the best piece of music I've EVER heard! Standard!
This is sooo under-viewed. I feel like his lyrics are wasted on Charlie and the likes of him, but he deserves so much more attention
FITB is one of the best platforms, he just doesn't have the following. If he did, easy have the same views and Wretchs (Which was equally solid).
To be honest I never would have found him originally (being in NY) if it wasn't for FITB. I discover most grime and euro hip hop there. I agree though. The WORLD would be a much better place the day Akala was Michael Jackson famous.
Templar Animated I love wretch but I wouldn’t say they’re equal. Akala is untouchable and doesn’t have the same following because he’s not commercial and won’t sell his soul. That’s why the ones who do follow and support him love him even more.
Ive always thought charlie was abit simple but i swear its an act, he wouldnt have had Akala on 4 times if he didnt know what he's hearing
@@joshcook1244 Maybe not his usual thing, but then how many Akalas are there out there. Damn few. I think at the end Charlie is clearly moved by his words, he just doesn't have the vocabulary to articulate his thoughts. Don't need to be educated to appreciate a profound moment 🙂
The guy literally drops probably the best freestyle ever and then just talks about respecting the craft and being consistent. Levels above 99.9% of rappers easily.
“That’s like tryna floss on the pope,
He’s so beyond money he tries to act broke”
Dude Akala you’re easily one of the best to ever grace the mic. Unbelievable.
I’m 4 years late. Brilliant. Thank you.
Better late than ever!
This needs to hit at least 10 mill views otherwise something very wrong with the world. best FITB to date , levels raised again. one of the best if not THE best rapper alive. anyone who disagrees is mad !
I Lord Joker I it sad world
Akala is a different level of lyricist!?!?! STILL THE GOAT
"No industry hype, just write what I like
This is Steve Biko with the mic, this iron mic..." Big shoutout for acknowledging our icon🔥🙌🔥
Watch this a few times every year since it came out....2024 and still 🔥
How many times have i watched these Akala FITB's now!? THE PROPHET!
Always loved Akala, listened to his books and now this hits different. This fire in the booth is stupidly good, how can he he just do this for like 18 mins without stopping spiting pure 🔥
You can see how much his flow has improved from the first fire in the booth, on top of that he's an absolute word smith, i can't imagine how good he will be in another 10 years
Akala and lowkey poetic geniuses!!! Mans get invited to lectures in oxford.
There’s not many times in life when you witness true greatness. This is one of them. My deepest respect!
This has to be one of the best FITB's there has been.
He kills it every time
lowkey akala rap legends top 5 or 10 of all time
+Adam Rico how is lowkey a pile of shit?
"lowkey is a pile of shit" - said the guy who has never listened to lowkey before
+Nathan playdirty Mic righteous, bare fire
+Nathan playdirty yeah. I definitely feel you bro. My favourite has got to be his FITB's, all of them sick AF.
He hasn't signed for anyone. He releases all his material on his own label.
Still Fire in 2024!!
Come back & visit this every now & then. To date, I haven’t heard better...moving, emotional bars
Akala, Lowkey and Immortal Technique 🔥🔥🔥😳
Didn't realize they filmed this in north Korean missile test site. 👏
Sam McIntosh brilliant!!!! 😂
😂
Dead 😂
Legend 😹😹
Time for part 5
THE FLOWWWWWWWWWW. AND THE WAY THE INSTRUMENTAL CHANGED EACH TIME!!!!!!!!
Away from the record labels and marketing, it comes down to this. "Lyrics, flows". ... Nuff said.
That boy Akala.
wooah, everyone been doing some pretty good fire in the booths, in comes akala quiet and humble then bam shuts everything down, that was insane. That was an ep! Akalas fire in the booth part 2 is still one of the most influential pieces of music for me, how is he still able to come onto 4 and up the levels again and higher than before..MADNESS.
played the spoken word back twice - i'm - moved. thank you man!
Can't compare this guy to any other UK rapper/mc. Cut from a different cloth.
G00ner91 apart from maybr wretch 32
Yeah he's another level
Wretch 32
Lowkey too, they've done some tracks together.
UK???
WORLDWIDE BRO!!!
😉
The Zenith of lyrical talent, along with Lowkey and Mic Righteous.
That poetry in the end shiiiiashhh...amazing
Akala flow is so crazy, real talk, he probably could have gone for an hour !!!
INCREDIBLE FIRE IN THE BOOTH, definitely the best one I've seen !!!
"i visualised every word" he says whilst he presses that bomb button over and over and over.
Best fire in the booth ever. Tears in my eyes over the 2nd part. Unreal.
you should see him on question time schooling politicians, the guys a legend already
Akala you deserve so much more recognition. Simply outstanding. Respect
Superb, that last section starting from 11:15 is just stunning
Met him twice tonight... Such a cool and amazing guy
This is the best ever fire in the booth hands down
no matter how ever long it is - Im always gonna come back to this fire in the booth.
My god first time I heard that poem, I was in trears and a am a uslass bloke in saying this is no joke 🇦🇪 peace