Getting a bit older is amazing when you look back on things like this. Even as a white gay teenager I had always felt a heart connection with American civil rights issues, even from far away in rural Australia, due to my Dad’s obsession with jazz and its history, and I think because I didn’t have the language or courage yet to address my own LGBTQ marginality. As I experienced sustained homophobic violence in my teens, and saw friends similarly mistreated in my twenties, the empathy deepened across the divide of experience. I read Baldwin and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man when I was very young and the point of view somehow made sense to me. But it wasn’t until I moved to New York and lived in a majority black community that I started to connect with the real real of the struggle, and begin to really know how much I didn’t know. I’m not at all framing myself as excessively woke, but I’ve always tried, and as an LGBTQ person I know I can’t make false equivalencies. Though the historical circumstances are very different, there is at least some common ground in the raw history of diminishment, oppression and abuse. Not the same by any stretch of the imagination, but if oppressed communities can’t have each other’s backs, then who can? My point is that this song always moved me. The simplicity of the personal storytelling, a journey toward the roots of unnameable inner tensions, the beautiful backing vocals raising it up. The video is so humble yet strikingly photographed, evocative of a community in need of reconnection to history, even with all its pain. The shots of the charcoal drawings of horrific acts, with the beauty of the surrounding trees holding the memories of that torture and murder. It’s not lost on me that charcoal is made from burnt wood. That brilliant moment where the gesture of the artist blending the charcoal parallels with the DJ scratching sound in the song. Very clever. The thought that strikes me now is that when I first saw this video I thought of the lead vocalist as an adult, because I was so young. Now I see he’s so young himself, and so courageous.
Another bittersweet hip hip memory😥💔The hip hop community was just on another level back then. This was my college years. Hip Hop, Grunge, the whole 9 was all deep.
Them vocals... 🔥🔥🔥. The singer is Dionne Farris, who had her own hits, such as "Hopeless" and "I know". Arrested Development was a breath of fresh Air. GREAT reaction Empress.
Nice! Arrested Development's 1992 debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..., was a huge crossover hit that marked the beginning of Southern hip-hop, especially the music that later emerged from Atlanta like OutKast and Goodie Mob. Dionne Farris sings the vocal solos that round out this song. And two other choice cuts from that album are "People Everyday" and "Mr. Wendal".
@@BayAreaSon Um no that's not what happened. Arrested Development cleared the sample. Paid for it fair and square. Prince even invited Speech to Paisley Park which he kindly accepted and enjoyed.
YES! I first heard this song when I saw the video on MTV as a teen in the 90s, and I can’t put into words the amazement I felt as hearing something so different than what was on the radio at that time. PLEASE PLEASE react to DIONNE FARRIS, who is the main female vocalist on this track. Listen to “I Know” please please please 😇
Arrested Development was so different when they came on the scene in the early 90's, Dianne Ferris who sang at the end of the song left the group and did have a hit song called " I Know"
Although I believe he was from Milwaukee. He formed the group while he was a student at Clark Atlanta University if I remember correctly. They dropped this bomb before Mr. Wendell🎶
They have a fair amount of success with this song Mr Wendell, People Everyday, Revolution (Malcolm X soundtrack) etc. When the disbanded the female lead singer Dionne Farris had several hits including a Grammy for her song Hopeless (featured in the movie Love Jones) and I Know
cant believe its been 29 years since i got the privilege and pleasure to see this performed live (they did an extended version live, was like an 18 minute version...mind-blowing!)
They were part of the conscious rap trend. This song is deep. Speech was the lead rapper, Headliner the DJ, Eshe dancing, Dionne Farris singing, Baba Oje. They had some hits Everyday People and Mr. Wendel are two.
Empress, Arrested Development was a very deep group and came out during the rise of gangster rap but they were more a side act similar to the Native Tongues collective. AD musts would be "People Everyday", "Natural", and "Mr. Wendal". They also got back together recently to release a nice track with Big Daddy Kane called "Vibe".
Arrested Development was considered whack by many hip hop heads who were more into boom bap hip-hop. As a music lover I wasn't slave to one style and immersed myself in all types of genres. Hip-hop was no exception listening to the whole scope from East, West, South etc... Your highness can you react to Outcast "Git up Get out". Thanks!!
They not from ATL he from Milwaukee but his family from Tennessee take me back to Tennessee the song literally tell you, people from ATL always trying to claim people from other states he only went to college in ATL 😂
Actually, this was about his interactions with God after the death of some family members. God directed him to a couple of totally different environments to help him find his purpose in life. Gospel Rap before God Over Money, Bizzle, and LeCrae is what this is.
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Getting a bit older is amazing when you look back on things like this. Even as a white gay teenager I had always felt a heart connection with American civil rights issues, even from far away in rural Australia, due to my Dad’s obsession with jazz and its history, and I think because I didn’t have the language or courage yet to address my own LGBTQ marginality. As I experienced sustained homophobic violence in my teens, and saw friends similarly mistreated in my twenties, the empathy deepened across the divide of experience. I read Baldwin and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man when I was very young and the point of view somehow made sense to me. But it wasn’t until I moved to New York and lived in a majority black community that I started to connect with the real real of the struggle, and begin to really know how much I didn’t know.
I’m not at all framing myself as excessively woke, but I’ve always tried, and as an LGBTQ person I know I can’t make false equivalencies. Though the historical circumstances are very different, there is at least some common ground in the raw history of diminishment, oppression and abuse. Not the same by any stretch of the imagination, but if oppressed communities can’t have each other’s backs, then who can?
My point is that this song always moved me. The simplicity of the personal storytelling, a journey toward the roots of unnameable inner tensions, the beautiful backing vocals raising it up. The video is so humble yet strikingly photographed, evocative of a community in need of reconnection to history, even with all its pain. The shots of the charcoal drawings of horrific acts, with the beauty of the surrounding trees holding the memories of that torture and murder. It’s not lost on me that charcoal is made from burnt wood. That brilliant moment where the gesture of the artist blending the charcoal parallels with the DJ scratching sound in the song. Very clever.
The thought that strikes me now is that when I first saw this video I thought of the lead vocalist as an adult, because I was so young. Now I see he’s so young himself, and so courageous.
Another bittersweet hip hip memory😥💔The hip hop community was just on another level back then. This was my college years. Hip Hop, Grunge, the whole 9 was all deep.
"But I am still thirsty"
Is the best line in history.
🔥
They called themselves that before there was a TV show by that name.
Them vocals... 🔥🔥🔥. The singer is Dionne Farris, who had her own hits, such as "Hopeless" and "I know". Arrested Development was a breath of fresh Air. GREAT reaction Empress.
Omg her voice 🔥
Walked the roads my forefathers walked, climbed the trees my forefathers hung from….that lyric cuts deep
Nice! Arrested Development's 1992 debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..., was a huge crossover hit that marked the beginning of Southern hip-hop, especially the music that later emerged from Atlanta like OutKast and Goodie Mob. Dionne Farris sings the vocal solos that round out this song. And two other choice cuts from that album are "People Everyday" and "Mr. Wendal".
They sampled Prince on this . He's the one saying Tennessee . It's from his song "Alphabet Street". Great reaction:) This was a huge hit.
And prince sued the hell out of them over that.
@@BayAreaSon Um no that's not what happened. Arrested Development cleared the sample. Paid for it fair and square. Prince even invited Speech to Paisley Park which he kindly accepted and enjoyed.
YES! I first heard this song when I saw the video on MTV as a teen in the 90s, and I can’t put into words the amazement I felt as hearing something so different than what was on the radio at that time. PLEASE PLEASE react to DIONNE FARRIS, who is the main female vocalist on this track. Listen to “I Know” please please please 😇
I didn't realize that was Dionne Farris. It all makes sense now. She was amazing and should have had a MUCH bigger career.
Great pick!
The 90s was a great time for conscious rappers/artists. 😎
This is a classic! Very powerful song and video.
sooo good!
Arrested Development was so different when they came on the scene in the early 90's, Dianne Ferris who sang at the end of the song left the group and did have a hit song called " I Know"
You spelled her name wrong. She is an amazing singer. Dionne Farris is her name.
Dionne Farris is the lady singing love her song hopeless
Although I believe he was from Milwaukee. He formed the group while he was a student at Clark Atlanta University if I remember correctly. They dropped this bomb before Mr. Wendell🎶
Such an amazing track. "People Everyday" is another great one by them.
And yes, Arrested Development is also one of the funniest TV shows ever made. 😉
They have a fair amount of success with this song Mr Wendell, People Everyday, Revolution (Malcolm X soundtrack) etc.
When the disbanded the female lead singer Dionne Farris had several hits including a Grammy for her song Hopeless (featured in the movie Love Jones) and I Know
cant believe its been 29 years since i got the privilege and pleasure to see this performed live (they did an extended version live, was like an 18 minute version...mind-blowing!)
They were part of the conscious rap trend. This song is deep. Speech was the lead rapper, Headliner the DJ, Eshe dancing, Dionne Farris singing, Baba Oje. They had some hits Everyday People and Mr. Wendel are two.
Speech is still the rapper, they dropped an album late last year, it's a banger 🙌.
@@EricEustace Got to hear that
@@darnell49 th-cam.com/video/DNLs7SrZtRY/w-d-xo.html
Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks.
@@Angel-vg2zf the whole album is pretty great. Has the old school vibe throughout (updated of course) 👍
Nashville, baby..Elvis, Tina, Dolly,
Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynett,
Al Green, Trace Atkins
CHILLS! The most meaningful hip hop song ever!
10s across the board!
One of my all time favorite songs!❤👏👍👌💯
🔥
Empress, Arrested Development was a very deep group and came out during the rise of gangster rap but they were more a side act similar to the Native Tongues collective. AD musts would be "People Everyday", "Natural", and "Mr. Wendal". They also got back together recently to release a nice track with Big Daddy Kane called "Vibe".
This song brings back so many memories.
Dionne Faris is the woman in the group. She ended up going solo. You should listen to her song "I Know."
Thanks‼️
Oh wow, haven’t heard this since the 90s - it was huge back then but I never really noticed the lyrics
I keep going back to this era of hip-hop... gems 💎
The entire album is gold.
BIG CLASSIC / BIG RESPECT / OLD SCHOOL REPRESENT / FUCK NEW SKOOL ...
First time I've heard this song and I LIKE it
In the end you see just how he feels about tennessee
I love you Empress❤❤ 1:50
😄😘
This one was dropping knowledge 💯
💯
they dropped wisdom ...
Had to relisten to this classic
FIRE! Funny I just watched a documentary on them this week, always heard of them.
interesting i might need to check that out
@@EmpressReacts It's on the Music Vibes channel th-cam.com/video/E9YGp6qkoKI/w-d-xo.html
Meaningful lyrics ✌️
Arrested Development was considered whack by many hip hop heads who were more into boom bap hip-hop. As a music lover I wasn't slave to one style and immersed myself in all types of genres. Hip-hop was no exception listening to the whole scope from East, West, South etc... Your highness can you react to Outcast "Git up Get out". Thanks!!
Oh wow!!!
Thank you for reacting to them. Pure solid message music.
You’ll like Mr Wendal.
Finally. Fire.
Classic hip hop plus they from ATL
They not from ATL he from Milwaukee but his family from Tennessee take me back to Tennessee the song literally tell you, people from ATL always trying to claim people from other states he only went to college in ATL 😂
Yes!!! Forgive me for who i was then to make me a better man today. Mercy. Opps !!! Diid i just testified. Naw no mistake.
What 99% have not peeped is that this is a prayer wrapped in rap! 🗣🎤🙏🏿 Listen closely to the lyrics he is petitioning the Creator for Wisdom! 💯
They are coming to Honolulu Oct 3rd.... Sasha and I might be in attendance and requesting a reaction....
Oh wow! Cool to know they are still together
Oh wow! Cool to know they are still together ❤️
Why are Arerested development not the most celebrated group in Black American hip hop
This song gets me every time. God forgive us for the sins of our fathers
I love them. Have you checked out Mr Wendal yet? So good.
Jack Daniels
Actually, this was about his interactions with God after the death of some family members. God directed him to a couple of totally different environments to help him find his purpose in life. Gospel Rap before God Over Money, Bizzle, and LeCrae is what this is.
wow interesting!