A very smart underrated black man said it best “ racism is not dead but it is on life-support kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people that get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racist” ~Thomas Sowell~
@Zach Hogan Black man to you sit down and shut up. You white liberals do it all the time, Jussie Smollett is a recent example of a race hustler clown 🤡 so try again. You white liberal boys and white liberal girls are going to learn one day you don’t own us black folks anymore. Learn that before you speak you don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t agree with Adam saying the n word but you are a hypocrite.
@Zach Hogan how is that a racist statement? Unless, Unless you immediately attribute the statement to a particular race and feel compelled to aggressively respond. Who is racist here?
Black dude in the middle wearing the white shirt is always the voice of reason. That dude is open-minded as f-. I’d love to buy him a beer 🍺 and hear his thoughts on a lot of topics.
I agree. He seems like the guy who would bring so much truth to the table that you can't help but like and agree with him. Even when you don't like it.
That IS where Adam is from. He grew up in the hood in Chicago. He was a battle rapper and gained so much respect. The point of this song is both races are stereotyped. The first part of the song talks about “White Trash” in the trailer park, wife getting beat and smoking around the kids and such. Most people would consider that white trash. Then there are Hillbillies….. those are the country folk that work hard and hunt their own food and make a good life for themselves in the country. Then he goes on to talk about the stereotype of a “N###@“ having saggy pants, selling crack and not taking care of their kids, that’s the stereotype, right? Then in the second half of that verse he talks about “black folks” that work hard and want the violence to stop in their neighborhood and just raise their kids and live life. So to put the song into perspective, white trash and N are judged the same and the government did it. They penned us against each other and they sit back and watch the hate and feed off of it. You can’t let that happen.
This is the most perfect and clear explanation out of all the comments 👏 if anyone still Can't understand this explanation just re-read it again until you understand it and it makes sense.
Yes! The song is about how black and white people are pitted against each other by the "elites" to keep us fighting amongst ourselves and to hate each other. Remember "United WE stand divided WE fall? That's what they are banking on! People are waking us to this crap...Thank God! We have to come together with love and respect for each other before it's too late. 💗🙏🙏🙏💗
Perfectly said Brandy...and behind the scenes is Satan himself clapping his hands and laughing his ass off because he's the father of hate and enjoys every minute of us at each others throats. WE have the power to end it if we so choose. 🤜🤛🏿
Perfect example of this music explained. The elite was us at each other neck They promote division and disrespect. We need to speak our peace and be at peace with each other. We are sisters and brothers. Before america. Division was thru religion. The slave owners saw the peasants and the slaves speaking. So they created the N word to create division. There vision was to segregate each of us. Every where in life including the bus. They wanted us to hate each other. Not to relate to each other. We all have the same problems in the hood. The government throws us some cash and that's what supposed to make it good. Putting us in projects as a cage. Living on top of each other enraged. Nah fu@k that. The rich and elite think shits sweet. We need to sit and speak. Create a army against the elite. Before it goes to another level and we are all enslaved to the digital currency. With no privacy. This is the time to be alive. This is the time to survive. This is the time to pull our neighbors up when the fall. Or our progression will forever fall
The other 2 are the issues, he wasn’t racist about it, he was just saying the difference between niggas and black people, just like white trash and white people, there’s a difference. As a country white boy, I never seen color, I seen actions and the way you act, either ghetto (white trash or niggas) or actually carried yourself with some respect and dignity(white & black folk)
This song is meant to promote thought between all races and what is happening. And it looks like it def worked with you guys. Music that starts conversations is what we need. We are not as different as they want us to think
How folks react to this song shows either their own racism and ignorance or their open mindedness and ability to swallow factual stereo types. Adam knew that. The middle guy got it. Great reaction.
The man in the white shirt has my utmost respect bc he’s done his research on ACAL and he knows what he was trying to do with the Racism video! Way to go young man!! Much respect! Please never stop sharing your opinion and views!!
Young man in the middle, thank you for hearing his message! He is trying to show how there is no difference between us, but the government thrives off of the battle. Ignorance is all around us!
As a metal head, Tom Macdonald, Burden, Mesus and Adam Calhoun got me into this type of rap. Respect for doing this. It took balls to write that song, but I think it's something the world needs.
This song is about racist stereotypes of both black and white. It goes deep into the words people use to blindly put a lable on others of all races. It's not one sided, it stands in the center to show words used blindly by whites and blacks about each other, while pointing out all races have good and bad.
Boom And if I might add, how the media and government fuel the fire of division. They create the problems to blame the other side. Then they say that "our side" can fix it, vote for us. Like starting a fire only to come back to put it out and claim to be the hero.
It's called Marxism. Originally Marxism what about creating division between classes setting the upperclass and the evil ones. Now it is called cultural Marxism where the the evil or most evil is the straight, white, upperclass, Christian, men.
And thats exactly what I LOVE about Tom macdonald, adam, and upchurch. Theyre not afraid to spit the facts that others are too scared to say or refuses to see. They definitely are not one sided. They spitting about all sides. Racism, politics, religion, genders, EVERYTHING!! They cant be cancelled..
I was a trump supporter twice, I'm pasty white and live in bumfuck nowhere idaho, yet watching this with you guys is like hanging out with my childhood friends. I just don't understand how people really think we all are different. Guess my mom just raised me right cuz i love you guys and your channel
Lol coming from the party who said Obama isn’t really an American. Please spare me your “we’re the same” bull shit when you hate any powerful black person.
You guys are the purest example of the song achieving what it was supposed to. Generating thought, sparking healthy debate, and coming to the eventual collective understanding that we're very much the same. The line that hits home for me is, "they pin us against each other, sit back and watch it happen". I grew up with a black family, in a black neighborhood, with black customs, values, morals, and respect. Aaaannnnnddddd I never saw a difference until I went to school and and my white gym teacher told me that me and my family aren't the same, and I need to act accordingly....... Fuck that guy. I missed y'all. I appreciate y'all. Keep doing what you do, please. Love and respect from the 209.
My father always told me that the greatest way for us to come together and talk about issues is through music. Music is a power that we as a people have the most control of and a way to get people thinking and questioning things that they originally we never would have thought about. Music is a great power.
Props to my dude in the middle who understood the context of this track. I know exactly where Adam is coming from. I live in the hood currently as a single father. I get along with everybody here. Alot of shit goes down but i mind my own business and never have problems. We all here struggling. And as a white dude i can see how it is to get stuck in the projects. For one these projects are set up to try keep u in them. The more money money u make working the harder it is. The less I work and do side jobs the more I save. It's all backwards. It's designed to keep certain folks in one area for others political gain. It took me living in it to realize it. It's called economic privilege. Same as living in trailer parks or any housing project. They want u to live in these areas so they can get your vote. They want people to depend on the government and control u and for u not to succeed
@@chrisborrelli351 well a year later I got a dope head above who has customers knocking on my door everyday. Even with a sign in my door they still knock. Absolutely hate. 😆
We all got our version of the ghetto. What we need to realize is it ain’t about race. It’s about the haves and the have nots. Politicians and rich folks look at all of us broke folks the exact same, regardless of race. We ain’t shit to them…..but fuckem. We just gotta stick together and keep doing what we do 💯🤷🏻♀️👏🏼
Tom macdonald said it best... "the government wants everybody fighting with their neighbor, cause the know that if we get along we'll probably go against em"
We're to the point where it is simply just Good vs. Evil. While most evil is concentrated into the elites, since they are the ones that create the paths to our misery, we have a huge problem making everyone that should be with us aware that they are with us.
I agree with most of what you said, and don't really disagree with anything. You're on point about the haves and have nots. The one thing that gets overlooked too often, is that black people are disproportionately in the have nots. Same goes for the incarcerated, with wealth distribution etc. This is a systemic dysfunction, or rather a function by design. It's really hard for a white man like myself to even imagine, I mean less than 60 years ago racial segregation was still the norm and the law. And while those Jim Crow laws were ruled unconstitutional in 1965, the majority (of white people) who were pro-segregation didn't just flip a switch and change their perception and beliefs although the laws changed. The whole nation suffers from kind of a PTSD because of the racial injustices and issues have never been resolved. Laws don't change these centuries old beliefs and values in people. Modern Germany would never be what it is today, a wealthy and trusted Western ally, had they not faced their ugly Nazi past head on and take accountability. They teach that shit in history classes, nothing cencored or tip-toed around, straight facts about the genocides and concentration camps and all. They really don't want to repeat history. The same approach is badly needed in the US, there must be accountability and there must be enough courage to admit the crimes against humanity. The path your country is on is doomed, and I think everyone knows it deep inside, but can't admit it. It's too scary, uncomfortable and awkward, but the on-going approach is far more all of the above.
I love the middle guy, he's so intelligent and smart. And I love how he looks through other people's eyes. This is the reason why I subscribed to your Channel
Adam did his job by making you think. I love that you guys are legitimately talking to eachother and giving your perspective. THATS what this country is about.
I'm white as white out, I grew up country as hell, I did 2 tours in Iraq and I didn't chose what color I went to defend!! We all bleed red, brothers and sisters!! Our government is trying to divide this country and keep us apart!! My parents, grandparents and I never have owned slaves. We look at people by their attitude and actions. I'm tired of the hate, racism, finger pointing and the ignorance our government/news media is putting out!! United we stand but divided we fall and right now the hate won't stop unless more people get to know each other!! God Bless you 3 men and Thank You!!
Adam Calhoun and Tom Macdonald both are artists who create lyrics to make people think. That's why I listen to them so often. This one really brings up how we let others divide us. The reality is that despite what has been shoved down our throats, we aren't that different. Our experiences and skin tones may be dissimilar, but we are all human beings. There should be nothing that divides us. Unity is strength. We shouldn't let a word or color weaken us.
Adam has a video on his page where he's by himself in the hood of Chicago, only white boy around and he's filming himself asking black people about Black Lives Matter, racism ect... Dude has no fear but also knows you come with respect you get respect back!
I’ve watched a lot of reactions, this is one of the best I have watched. You could actually see all the different emotions you were going through. The conversation was real, and authentic. I enjoyed hearing your perspective, and in reality we are more alike than different. “They” fight so hard to keep us divided.
He starts the song out talking about stereo types that black folks have about white folks. The second half is about stereotypes that white people have about blacks. He then spits the truth about in the end we are the same.
*my bad for the paragraph* As a white guy, for the first time in my life, I regularly come across channels and videos of Black guys who share the same ideas, views, politics, sh** even sense of humor and other things that initially suprised me. I grew up in a very white town and all i knew about black people and their lives and culture was from tv, movies, media... There may be lots of division right now. But the people driving and pushing that division have incidentally created a reason for all americans of every size shape and color to all come together and the more we come together, the more comfortable we are and all the racism and propaganda fades away as more and more of us realize... If we ignore the differences being pushed and highlighted, and the hate they try to instill in us, its actually very simple.... We are all Humans We are all Americans We are all Brothers & Sisters Good People are Good People... Bad People are Bad People.... And race/color has nothing to do with any of that!!!!!
I knew y'all get this one if you could follow any Tom Macdonald. ACal came up in the hood, he's been locked up and talks about what he knows about. He isn't acting or talking like someone he isn't. He uses those words because that's what he and his people talk like. Stevie Knight had the same kinda HOL UP, YOU CAN'T USE THAT ONE reaction even though he knew he should let it pass. Eventually he had a live session on TH-cam with Adam Calhoun and they discussed this song, video and content. At the end everything was on the level and understood. Y'all should check that one out if you still feel some kind of way.
I'ma do my part to help you fellas make it to the next level. My brothers on the ends were truly triggered by a word that I'm sure they sling around on the reg. As far as my brother in the middle of the squad, I don't know ya but I love ya brother. Keep being the voice of reason and keep helping your homies to read between the lines, they need you, whether they admit it or not. I know this video is old but so am I. Keep in 100 to your fans and moreso to yourselves.👊👊
This is why I watch yall. I don't mind if you don't like the material or even it offends you, you see me and I see you. At the end of the day, that's all that matters. Yall the realist, keep it that way.
It took huge balls to make this song and point out stereotypes. And it Needed to be made, imho. Love you guys, man. If you're ever in Wyoming, you have a place to crash, dudes. 👊
You guys have a point. You may live in different areas or environments but many people deal with the same kind of stuff. Where is the next meal coming from, where is the next paycheck coming from, can I afford a tank of gas? Can I pay all my bills this month. For many in rural areas a trailer park is a low cost way to live. Just like living in the projects.
Appreciate your app. Can't believe where we are at now with mostly underground rap. I've been waiting 4 the longest time 4 these types of tracks to get some play and then some.
Adam Calhoun was invited to the cookout a long time ago. He actually grew up in the south side of Chicago in the gang life so he uses the word the same way anybody else in the hood would
The main focus of the song was to compare the stereo types of both the white community and black community. You guys are correct that the trailer park is the hood of the white community. But the parts I think you missed were the positive and negative stereo types of each community. You have the good folks and shit folks in both communities. Love the reaction and especially that it sparked actual conversation on racism. Merry Christmas fellas!!!
This song is brilliant and attacks stereotypes that exist while showing that we're all struggling for our families. We need to work together for the future and not let the media and politicians pit us against each other.
Great conversation guys! Appreciate the back and forth. Since the video was made to spark conversation on racism, it seems to have worked. We are all more alike than we are different. The shock value of the use of certain words may be hard to swallow, but it pulls the scab of old wounds and shows we all bleed red. And yeah AC was raised in Chicago in the hood. He's all about the person and not the race.
This was the best reaction I've ever seen yalls reaction just gave me goosebumps on God yall are some good smart gentlemen with a good heart and mindset and appreciation to thinking outside the box.
I saw your guys reaction and gotta say that these are the conversations that ACal wants to start. Just cause u not black doesn't mean you can't live in poverty. I remember my mom working 2 jobs to feed me and my brother and we still went to bed hungry at times. But we knew she was doing everything she could while we had no idea where our so called dad was at. Would take all money he could find and b gone for days. Poverty and crime knows no color,it doesn't care. We have to rise up outta that ditch and do for ourselves. No matter the color,yes it's hard to be making minimum wage while you're friends are raking in cash. But yours is clean money, earned honestly. Everyone will pay for decisions they make, whether here or next life. Just do good, nobody will have anything negative to label you with. Loved the reaction guys
My guys, as corner as it sounds I'm a "come upper white" I grew up in poverty, actually spent sometime in the hood and grew up in a small meth riddled County in illinois next door to the trailer park. Boy I skated that line my whole life. It's all about perspective man and not allowing your self to get stuck in that class mindset. As soon as I was able to work I worked as much as I could just so when I had kids they wouldn't have to live MY life. There's so much I wanna say man, yall motivated me as fuck lol. I appreciate yall giving Adam a chance and at least seeing that we've been pitted against eachother on purpose and for along time. Love yall. ✌
What part of Illinois? I grew up in Silvis Illinois also lived in Mercer county Aledo Illinois, and my grandpa has 200 acres in southern Illinois " Golconda Illinois" by Paducah Kentucky
@@Aaron-ff5km yoooo! I currently live in mercer county. Been here majority of my late teens and adult life. Before that I grew up in long view in rock island, and even got my hair cut down on 11th 🤣. Tell me about awkward my guy. Ive been on this "cultural &political awakening" since 2019 and I love watching smaller TH-camrs start to see the same things and really start sharing that with their base. Trust me dude your scratching the surface and I hope, I pray you continue digging for more perspective. There's so much crap I wish I could type out and just pass on man but I'd be here all night. Lol
Y’all’s initial reaction when he said the word made my skin go cold lol but I’m so glad that you fellas listen to the actual words and message behind the music! Absolutely love this guys!
When I was 4 years old I used to hang at my friends house. Her family was white like me. Then one day I walked down the street with my babysitter and looked at the house and saw a 4 or 5 year old black girl on the front porch. I kept looking at her because in my mind I was wondering were my friend patty went. I said nothing. I found out that the family sold there house and moved away. That little black girl looked at me and called me white trash. I was bewildered at what she said to me. This was my first experience in my life with racism! I was 4 years old walking down the street in Dorchester, MA. So I’m telling you it comes from both black and white. It also comes from yellow, red and brown. This video was a “big picture” message. The real key here is victimhood is not becoming. WE need to get out of our victim mentality in order to move forward and grow inside and create a different life.
I was 6 years old in a small town in Iowa. A whole family came to our house and yelling obscenities and racist remarks. My father said stay inside while he went to go speak with them. They were white and we are Mexican Americans. Then a younger brother started picking on my sister and made her tear up. I beat his ass and that's the first time I experienced hate and racism. I have trust issues because of that.
Keep doing what your doing. Everyone has a different view. The important thing is to see and hear differences of opinion and talk about it. Nothing ever gets solved without honest opinions and conversation.
I think the best part about this video is the communication. 💯 is showing it’s okay to feel one way or another. That it’s okay to Agree/disagree. Just talk about things and walk away once it’s done and that’s it. Much respect to these gentlemen!!
Just watched this reaction….. if only every person had your perspective in life. You looked at the video with both eyes open and nothing but respect for y’all.
They guy in the middle really understood the song and I love how not one of them said anything about the rebel flag just bc some people are stupid dose not mean that everyone is
Adam Calhoun from Chicago and still living there. He raps about how he came up from sleeping on the floor. He just trying to show how no matter color we really all got the same issues but it's the government that trying to keep us apart because it benefits them. Don't benefit us. I hope your friends willing to check out some more of his bars because he's not hating anyone for race and he got some of the best shit out there. Check out Rap Shit from him if you willing.lt's bad ass. 🧡
Glad to see people on both side learning to see through the BS, we are all being used & abused/manipulated. Every one of us out here fighting over who got the smaller crumbs.
I just stumbled upon your reaction and First, I want to say Thank you guys for keeping it Real...ALL of you. ALL of your thoughts are valid. Second, I want to apologize for this long comment BUT I wanted to point out that my guy on the left, your right, said something 100... "It's about classism". There are those who struggle every day of their life to make it and make things better AND there are those who never had to struggle a day in their life and they look down on those who are on the bottom looking for a way out. Look at it like this...what would happen if those on the bottom DID make it out, then those at the top would have no one to look down on, control, or sell the "idea" of racism to. Government and elite society created these "hoods" for a reason...power & ego. Look past race and you got the ghettos for one group, trailer parks for another, barrios still another and Chinatowns for yet another. With all the wealth by our Government being spent on other Countries and all the individual wealth being spent by rich people on themselves, the arts, the donations to Organizations etc, NO ONE in this Country should be living on the streets or in subpar neighborhoods with no way out. Now, don't get me wrong, people also make bad decisions that put them there. Some were born in these circumstances and some HAD to choose these areas to survive instead of being homeless. Here's an example on a very small scale I am from a big city in Texas, born and raised. Considered lower middle class. My neighbors were Hispanic and the schools I went to white folk were minorities BUT who cares these people were my brothers and sisters, even into adulthood, we did not know any different. (Yes, you guessed it, grew up in the 70s and 80s.) I had a daughter with special needs and back then, there was not a lot of help. Her medical bills basically broke me being a single mom. Moved here to the country where things were cheaper. Yes, a mobile home park which is part of a gated community, paying monthly dues. Later, this community decided to build a golf course and big fancy houses. Now all the rich people complain about the "trailer trash people" that live in the community and why can't they get rid of us, we are an "eyesore" we make their property values go down, we are "no good lazy white trash". We pay the same monthly dues they do and yet nothing gets done in our area. All the money is put into their area. These same people will go to Church on Sunday, have clothing and food drives to "donate proving they are doing good things" but then....they meet you somewhere, you talk, have a nice conversation but the MOMENT you tell them where you live, it's over you just became a piece of gum stuck on the bottom of their shoe. They want us separated so we won't ever say enough is enough we deserve better. They need us separated to fulfill their "saviour complexes" and "I have more money therefore more power and therefore my voice, thoughts, ideas and needs are better than yours". They keep us in a cesspool environment so we can never climb to the higher rungs on the ladder. May each and every one of you guys be Blessed and remember...we may be looking through different lenses BUT we are all there together watching and living the same sh!+$how.
Adam is telling the truth about racism, he loves the folks he’s speaking to on this track far more than those exploiting the masses and dividing people by race. The person who truly cares is the one telling people the truth. Great reaction!
The best part about the video is everybody in the video are friends with Adam Calhoun those are the people he grew up with and one of them is a rapper who actually died that Adam tried to get on his next album
Lie’s he did not grow up with them he interviewed them before this video was made. He went into south side Chicago and asked people what they thought about BLM movement and that’s where he met these guys. Get you facts right
@@burgundyinfantry2001 no, you should know your facts. Most of the folks in the vid were his friends. It was because of the reaction of folks like the guy on the left that he did the video. To prove he does live that life. Come on now. Know what your calling others out on.
@@Mommy2ThreeReds false those guys come from a video he did long time ago. Look it up under his channel it’s called white man goes to the hood second watch his real life video oh and then watch road to prison video I can keep goin
That area he recorded in is where he grew up. The caddy with the rims is his. The people all in the video, many are peeps he runs with. Just pass that along to these two boys, but I think they got more sense in their heads than they showing. You can hear it if you listen to them, they just gotta watch it thru another time or 3, think hard on the words, and they'll see what you mean man. Promise, they smart boys you running with.
No it’s not. He grew north of Chicago road a train into the city to do rap battles he even states that he never knew if he was gonna go home. Look it up he didn’t live in the hood. But he was man enough to go there and put his music out. He wasn’t scared because he knew it was about music not color. He interviewed all the guys in the video prior to making this video. When he was asking people in south side Chicago about their thoughts on BLM. He didn’t know any of them on a personal level check your facts.
I rarely comment. But I always enjoy seeing the way you 3 see different, but your honest thoughts, comes in the end of your conversation, your team produces a type of consensus, rationally looking at all angles and roots. I just saw Adam’s video off of Stevie Knights reaction of it. Immediately I came to see if yall had done a reaction. The young man on left always humble with thinking that he isnt as smart or whatever, yet always says something poignant that should be remember. He said “Racism is another type of Classism”. It is a way I been trying to express, without being able to, at least nothing to his statement. VERY WELL SAID, dont doubt yourself buddy. Maybe I just wrong, with that said, the gent in the middle said it perfectly as well, saying its perspective. Where I came up was at bottom, only thing that would been worse, would be in another country that broke, lol. I grew up in 80s/90s, and we never saw color, outside of a description. Being in the middle class, neither poor, but not rich, just comfortable, my stresses, and perspective is going to be different, yet I still have the same thoughts, despite what the politicians and worse, the Media,, have been trying to do, create strife and division. I have been saying that there really isnt racism, but more economic classes, or better said is Thomas Sowell says it best, paraphrasing “that the little racism that is left is on life support”. He will go down as one of the smartest people to live that is a subject matter expert is so many fields. America was the first country to ever have Middle Class/. To me, it seemed Adam wanted to creat a shock value, to produce conversation. He described 4 classes. Starts out with the poorest of the whites, then the next class which Adam identifies with, showing lower middle class struggling to do right, and open minded. 3rd group poorest of the blacks with whatever that means to you, then he sings of the last class in this song the lower middle class of blacks. Struggling to do it right, work hard and be a good citizen. For me, it felt he was showing that those two societies have very similar make up, that we need conversation like the 3 of you are doing. Conversation is the destroy of Nations collapsing on itself. History shows time and time again, when a nation is peaking, and doesnt have war it will create social disasters. From Egypt, Roman Empire, Ottamon Empire, etc. Anyways, if you guys read this, keep it up Gods work. Ill stop rambling now.
I give you so many props for being so open minded. It says a lot about you. We need to have these talks and stop the hush hush and kept in the dark and being to scared to speak on things.
One of the better "after video" discussions I've heard from reactors. I appreciate you guys. And I think Adam grew up in South Chicago. Keep up the good work guys. Much love!!
@9:40 he wasn't even just explainin the similarities between the projects and trailer parks he also explained the difference between a nigga and a black folk, which is a very big difference honestly.
First time watching you all. First time commenting in 15 years of TH-cam. Grew up middle blue collar class catholic. Chose to run the streets. I really enjoy seeing people who can have a intelligent conversation about hard topics. Also can keep a straight head when someone says an offense thing because everyone is offensive to each other untill we understand each other
I like how the guy in the middle broke it down and understood what the song was about. And how career politicians, elites and others who are getting rich off the backs of the every day normal hard working citizens use whatever they can to divide us and cause conflict between us for their own gains and agenda. I am a white woman, mother of 4 and grandmother of 17 and I have never had "white privilege", before I was disabled I worked in factories, gas stations and fast food, any job I could find so I could take care of my kids and keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. I have never owned a home or a big fancy automobile, my kids and grandchildren all wore/wear hand me down clothes, stuff from goodwill or Walmart clearance racks. I don't see color I see a person's heart and character. We are all God's children and we all bleed red
My man hit the nail on the head bro. "racism is based on classism"!!! 100% bro!!! It's not about black vs white. It's about the haves vsthe have nots. Well said bro
Dude in the middle you're very wise man. Didn't let the n**a word effect your message. I been listening to him for years I already stamped him. He wasn't lying about nothing he said in the song.
Amen. From a dude who has lived in projects and the trailer park. Its all poor people. Aint no difference. Least they care bout is color. Next door to me lives my Brother and his black wife and kids. We got alot of gamilies like that. Lifes too hard to fight bout dumb shit. God bless yall. ✌️♥️ from Small town Ky
He comparing the stereotypes to show that we all the same. Whites have same stereotypes and derogatory titles, just pronounced differently. And if you listen to the hook, he says "F-it though I'm redneck/white trash say it back" meaning that shit don't hold weight. If you don't let it eat at you... Even called his self a cracker..... Because as long as we hold onto hate, and let they "titles" be held over you, and control your emotions it lives on. The moment the N word doesn't put you in your emotions, it's no longer effective... It goes away when you let it go, and stop breathing life into the same hate, and repeating the cycle. BTW, that's his personal Cadillac, and this was shot in Chi-town. Quit letting silly stereotypes divide us and we can come together as one. And they can't keep keeping us down, divided and conquered pinned against each other..
He gave you three versions of Stereotypes and at the end the message of the song is who gives a F on what that call you we all go through the same struggles…that’s why Toms new song really put this into more perspective💯💯💯
First time listener to you guys ! White shirt guy ,you are what the world needs more of now ! Someone who really listens to things and thinks for themselves and ignores all the bullshit !!
I'm from the East side of Cleveland and now I'm the last house on the left literally. Just on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Went from hustling selling hard to now restoring muscle cars out of my house all because I stopped living the life and actually started living life. I worked 2 years non stop building what I have doing it legit but still hustling. It can be done by anyone. The one thing I've learned throughout this process is that almost everyone in my past life is dead, in prison or jealous af. I miss the sounds of sirens and gunshots some random days. Butyst say I'm happy my daughter will not know that life.... God bless, get right and keep tight cause no one owes you a mothafukin thing. You must work for it!
Regardless of where your outcome is about this video, I appreciate hearing ya'll discuss about what your outcome is. I dont think I have heard any other channel discuss this video in further context and I appreciate it. Subbed.
I grew up dealing with this, born and raised in the deep south. I'm caucasian, I did not let values of un pure nature cloud me. We all want to live, and love, and thrive. Color doesn't mean anything, it's a person's characterand morals. We all bleed the same when it comes down to it. I now have 2 kiddos of my own, and I'm teaching them to show kindness and love to all. If we all ban together as one nation and one love, then this racism in the world would cease to exist.
As a 51 year old white man from Mississippi. I truly enjoyed this video. Thank you for speaking your truth. Keep it up. I will be checking ya'll out again.
Don't forget we are all America. We the mfkn people!!!! United we stand and Divided we fall! We got this!!!!!!! This is a breath of fresh air in the most toxic of times. Appreciate you. God bless America. Rep your mfkn country!!!
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A very smart underrated black man said it best “ racism is not dead but it is on life-support kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people that get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racist” ~Thomas Sowell~
@Zach Hogan He didn't say it, Thomas Sowell did. You are one of the people Thomas Sowell was referring to...Mr. Smartypants.
@Zach Hogan Uh, you need to look up who Thomas Sowell is, then come back and remove the foot from your mouth.
@Zach Hogan Black man to you sit down and shut up. You white liberals do it all the time, Jussie Smollett is a recent example of a race hustler clown 🤡 so try again. You white liberal boys and white liberal girls are going to learn one day you don’t own us black folks anymore. Learn that before you speak you don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t agree with Adam saying the n word but you are a hypocrite.
@@zachariah1990 I'm white and that stung a lot!!
@Zach Hogan how is that a racist statement? Unless, Unless you immediately attribute the statement to a particular race and feel compelled to aggressively respond. Who is racist here?
Black dude in the middle wearing the white shirt is always the voice of reason. That dude is open-minded as f-. I’d love to buy him a beer 🍺 and hear his thoughts on a lot of topics.
Same here man. Put hatred and ignorance aside and be chill. That’s the one need in the world
I agree. He seems like the guy who would bring so much truth to the table that you can't help but like and agree with him. Even when you don't like it.
We are more alike than we are different where it counts.
Dude in the middle.
hit me up. We cool Bro
The man in the middle ❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That IS where Adam is from. He grew up in the hood in Chicago. He was a battle rapper and gained so much respect.
The point of this song is both races are stereotyped.
The first part of the song talks about “White Trash” in the trailer park, wife getting beat and smoking around the kids and such. Most people would consider that white trash. Then there are Hillbillies….. those are the country folk that work hard and hunt their own food and make a good life for themselves in the country. Then he goes on to talk about the stereotype of a “N###@“ having saggy pants, selling crack and not taking care of their kids, that’s the stereotype, right? Then in the second half of that verse he talks about “black folks” that work hard and want the violence to stop in their neighborhood and just raise their kids and live life.
So to put the song into perspective, white trash and N are judged the same and the government did it. They penned us against each other and they sit back and watch the hate and feed off of it. You can’t let that happen.
This is the most perfect and clear explanation out of all the comments 👏 if anyone still Can't understand this explanation just re-read it again until you understand it and it makes sense.
Yes! The song is about how black and white people are pitted against each other by the "elites" to keep us fighting amongst ourselves and to hate each other. Remember "United WE stand divided WE fall? That's what they are banking on! People are waking us to this crap...Thank God! We have to come together with love and respect for each other before it's too late. 💗🙏🙏🙏💗
Thanks for saying that
Perfectly said Brandy...and behind the scenes is Satan himself clapping his hands and laughing his ass off because he's the father of hate and enjoys every minute of us at each others throats. WE have the power to end it if we so choose.
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Perfect example of this music explained.
The elite was us at each other neck
They promote division and disrespect.
We need to speak our peace and be at peace with each other. We are sisters and brothers.
Before america. Division was thru religion. The slave owners saw the peasants and the slaves speaking. So they created the N word to create division. There vision was to segregate each of us. Every where in life including the bus.
They wanted us to hate each other. Not to relate to each other.
We all have the same problems in the hood. The government throws us some cash and that's what supposed to make it good. Putting us in projects as a cage. Living on top of each other enraged.
Nah fu@k that.
The rich and elite think shits sweet.
We need to sit and speak.
Create a army against the elite.
Before it goes to another level and we are all enslaved to the digital currency. With no privacy. This is the time to be alive. This is the time to survive. This is the time to pull our neighbors up when the fall. Or our progression will forever fall
Dude in the middle has 100% of my respect. He actually understands the point of the video and what’s wrong with society.
The other 2 are the issues, he wasn’t racist about it, he was just saying the difference between niggas and black people, just like white trash and white people, there’s a difference. As a country white boy, I never seen color, I seen actions and the way you act, either ghetto (white trash or niggas) or actually carried yourself with some respect and dignity(white & black folk)
The fact that these conversations are happening is a beautiful thing.
This song is meant to promote thought between all races and what is happening. And it looks like it def worked with you guys. Music that starts conversations is what we need. We are not as different as they want us to think
thought happens trust me..dont rely on a nigga for it tho
I agree, as soon as i started watching reaction channels i saw that exact thing happening and I love it. It really is important.
Amen brother, skin color means nothing… culture (“Trailer park/projects”) means absolutely everything!
“I’m not the smartest person” says it all!
@@saywhatt7950 The whole point of this song just flew right over your head 🦅
How folks react to this song shows either
their own racism and ignorance or their open
mindedness and ability to swallow factual
stereo types. Adam knew that. The middle
guy got it. Great reaction.
Agree 100%
yes the point is great I just cringe everytime I hear a white guy say the n word lmao
Facts
The man in the white shirt has my utmost respect bc he’s done his research on ACAL and he knows what he was trying to do with the Racism video! Way to go young man!! Much respect! Please never stop sharing your opinion and views!!
Right right. I wasn't sure where they'd go with this but was happy he had sense to see the point and not get hung up on that one word.
Young man in the middle, thank you for hearing his message! He is trying to show how there is no difference between us, but the government thrives off of the battle. Ignorance is all around us!
As a metal head, Tom Macdonald, Burden, Mesus and Adam Calhoun got me into this type of rap. Respect for doing this. It took balls to write that song, but I think it's something the world needs.
it took stupidity and racism to write it lol
I'm into punk death metal thrash and I listen to all the same guys with rap u do
You should check out Topher and TMR
@@clarissapullen6718 topher is another I have on my playlists
@@steveparker951 shameless plug for my band then haha, we are The Obsidian Resurrection on all social media, TH-cam and streaming platforms 🤘🏻
This song is about racist stereotypes of both black and white. It goes deep into the words people use to blindly put a lable on others of all races. It's not one sided, it stands in the center to show words used blindly by whites and blacks about each other, while pointing out all races have good and bad.
Facts
Boom
And if I might add, how the media and government fuel the fire of division. They create the problems to blame the other side. Then they say that "our side" can fix it, vote for us. Like starting a fire only to come back to put it out and claim to be the hero.
It's called Marxism. Originally Marxism what about creating division between classes setting the upperclass and the evil ones. Now it is called cultural Marxism where the the evil or most evil is the straight, white, upperclass, Christian, men.
You perfectly summed it up, I don't even need to add anything. Have the coveted upvote I rarely use
And thats exactly what I LOVE about Tom macdonald, adam, and upchurch. Theyre not afraid to spit the facts that others are too scared to say or refuses to see. They definitely are not one sided. They spitting about all sides. Racism, politics, religion, genders, EVERYTHING!!
They cant be cancelled..
I was a trump supporter twice, I'm pasty white and live in bumfuck nowhere idaho, yet watching this with you guys is like hanging out with my childhood friends. I just don't understand how people really think we all are different. Guess my mom just raised me right cuz i love you guys and your channel
Lol coming from the party who said Obama isn’t really an American. Please spare me your “we’re the same” bull shit when you hate any powerful black person.
@@Nelly34e found the racist. You're the problem.
@@Nelly34e you just made up an assumption about him based on zero evidence. You not see the irony here? You are the only racist here dude.
@@Nelly34e dude just called himself out. We see who the real racist is. Bucko
lol yea bruh same living idaho and these guys are sweet
You guys are the purest example of the song achieving what it was supposed to. Generating thought, sparking healthy debate, and coming to the eventual collective understanding that we're very much the same.
The line that hits home for me is, "they pin us against each other, sit back and watch it happen".
I grew up with a black family, in a black neighborhood, with black customs, values, morals, and respect. Aaaannnnnddddd I never saw a difference until I went to school and and my white gym teacher told me that me and my family aren't the same, and I need to act accordingly....... Fuck that guy.
I missed y'all. I appreciate y'all. Keep doing what you do, please.
Love and respect from the 209.
209 San Joaquin? where you at? Calaveras checking in🎄
@@charitizzle6028 I used to reside in Calaveras myself. Lodi, Stockton....... In the 209, I'm out here!! 😂 Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Your white gym teacher should have been fired on the spot. Despicable.
Saw 209 and had to drop a like 👍 Modesto right here
@@elaines5750 word
My father always told me that the greatest way for us to come together and talk about issues is through music. Music is a power that we as a people have the most control of and a way to get people thinking and questioning things that they originally we never would have thought about. Music is a great power.
Props to my dude in the middle who understood the context of this track. I know exactly where Adam is coming from. I live in the hood currently as a single father. I get along with everybody here. Alot of shit goes down but i mind my own business and never have problems. We all here struggling. And as a white dude i can see how it is to get stuck in the projects. For one these projects are set up to try keep u in them. The more money money u make working the harder it is. The less I work and do side jobs the more I save. It's all backwards. It's designed to keep certain folks in one area for others political gain. It took me living in it to realize it. It's called economic privilege. Same as living in trailer parks or any housing project. They want u to live in these areas so they can get your vote. They want people to depend on the government and control u and for u not to succeed
Straight facts
@@chrisborrelli351 well a year later I got a dope head above who has customers knocking on my door everyday. Even with a sign in my door they still knock. Absolutely hate. 😆
We all got our version of the ghetto. What we need to realize is it ain’t about race. It’s about the haves and the have nots. Politicians and rich folks look at all of us broke folks the exact same, regardless of race. We ain’t shit to them…..but fuckem. We just gotta stick together and keep doing what we do 💯🤷🏻♀️👏🏼
Tom macdonald said it best... "the government wants everybody fighting with their neighbor, cause the know that if we get along we'll probably go against em"
We're to the point where it is simply just Good vs. Evil. While most evil is concentrated into the elites, since they are the ones that create the paths to our misery, we have a huge problem making everyone that should be with us aware that they are with us.
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They policy don't target color they target poverty. Fact
I agree with most of what you said, and don't really disagree with anything. You're on point about the haves and have nots.
The one thing that gets overlooked too often, is that black people are disproportionately in the have nots. Same goes for the incarcerated, with wealth distribution etc. This is a systemic dysfunction, or rather a function by design.
It's really hard for a white man like myself to even imagine, I mean less than 60 years ago racial segregation was still the norm and the law. And while those Jim Crow laws were ruled unconstitutional in 1965, the majority (of white people) who were pro-segregation didn't just flip a switch and change their perception and beliefs although the laws changed.
The whole nation suffers from kind of a PTSD because of the racial injustices and issues have never been resolved. Laws don't change these centuries old beliefs and values in people.
Modern Germany would never be what it is today, a wealthy and trusted Western ally, had they not faced their ugly Nazi past head on and take accountability. They teach that shit in history classes, nothing cencored or tip-toed around, straight facts about the genocides and concentration camps and all. They really don't want to repeat history.
The same approach is badly needed in the US, there must be accountability and there must be enough courage to admit the crimes against humanity. The path your country is on is doomed, and I think everyone knows it deep inside, but can't admit it. It's too scary, uncomfortable and awkward, but the on-going approach is far more all of the above.
Wow dude in the middle got me tearing up cause he gets it. And I love he's trying to make the other 2 HEAR it as well. Great reaction!!
Right like some parts are the only truth
Adam from Chicago he filmed this in hood in Chicago it's about steiro types
Respect you guys for stepping back and trying to understand the message! RESPECT
I love the middle guy, he's so intelligent and smart. And I love how he looks through other people's eyes. This is the reason why I subscribed to your Channel
Adam hitting on all the stereotypes of each race and how the government set back and watch the division that they cause
Yepp
Divide and conquer on all fronts.
Bingo !!! You hit the nail on the head . It's all about division and conquering us
Respect for thinking before instantly disowning him for saying a word. Takes a man to understand that there’s a difference in the meaning!
Adam did his job by making you think. I love that you guys are legitimately talking to eachother and giving your perspective. THATS what this country is about.
I'm white as white out, I grew up country as hell, I did 2 tours in Iraq and I didn't chose what color I went to defend!! We all bleed red, brothers and sisters!! Our government is trying to divide this country and keep us apart!! My parents, grandparents and I never have owned slaves. We look at people by their attitude and actions. I'm tired of the hate, racism, finger pointing and the ignorance our government/news media is putting out!! United we stand but divided we fall and right now the hate won't stop unless more people get to know each other!! God Bless you 3 men and Thank You!!
Adam Calhoun and Tom Macdonald both are artists who create lyrics to make people think. That's why I listen to them so often. This one really brings up how we let others divide us. The reality is that despite what has been shoved down our throats, we aren't that different. Our experiences and skin tones may be dissimilar, but we are all human beings. There should be nothing that divides us. Unity is strength. We shouldn't let a word or color weaken us.
So do Mesus, Burden, Topher, and TMR.
Adam has a video on his page where he's by himself in the hood of Chicago, only white boy around and he's filming himself asking black people about Black Lives Matter, racism ect... Dude has no fear but also knows you come with respect you get respect back!
He grew up in the hood in Chicago
I’ve watched a lot of reactions, this is one of the best I have watched. You could actually see all the different emotions you were going through. The conversation was real, and authentic. I enjoyed hearing your perspective, and in reality we are more alike than different. “They” fight so hard to keep us divided.
He starts the song out talking about stereo types that black folks have about white folks. The second half is about stereotypes that white people have about blacks. He then spits the truth about in the end we are the same.
*my bad for the paragraph*
As a white guy, for the first time in my life, I regularly come across channels and videos of Black guys who share the same ideas, views, politics, sh** even sense of humor and other things that initially suprised me. I grew up in a very white town and all i knew about black people and their lives and culture was from tv, movies, media...
There may be lots of division right now. But the people driving and pushing that division have incidentally created a reason for all americans of every size shape and color to all come together and the more we come together, the more comfortable we are and all the racism and propaganda fades away as more and more of us realize...
If we ignore the differences being pushed and highlighted, and the hate they try to instill in us, its actually very simple....
We are all Humans
We are all Americans
We are all Brothers & Sisters
Good People are Good People...
Bad People are Bad People....
And race/color has nothing to do with any of that!!!!!
This kind of inter discourse and conversation irregardless of outcome is how things change guys good job
I knew y'all get this one if you could follow any Tom Macdonald. ACal came up in the hood, he's been locked up and talks about what he knows about. He isn't acting or talking like someone he isn't. He uses those words because that's what he and his people talk like. Stevie Knight had the same kinda HOL UP, YOU CAN'T USE THAT ONE reaction even though he knew he should let it pass. Eventually he had a live session on TH-cam with Adam Calhoun and they discussed this song, video and content. At the end everything was on the level and understood. Y'all should check that one out if you still feel some kind of way.
This discussion was perfect.. Homie in the middle pulls it all together.
You Sir just gave the best breakdown on the reality behind this song. It took me a couple timesseeing it before it truly hit me. Merry Christmas.
I'ma do my part to help you fellas make it to the next level. My brothers on the ends were truly triggered by a word that I'm sure they sling around on the reg. As far as my brother in the middle of the squad, I don't know ya but I love ya brother. Keep being the voice of reason and keep helping your homies to read between the lines, they need you, whether they admit it or not. I know this video is old but so am I. Keep in 100 to your fans and moreso to yourselves.👊👊
This is why I watch yall. I don't mind if you don't like the material or even it offends you, you see me and I see you. At the end of the day, that's all that matters. Yall the realist, keep it that way.
It took huge balls to make this song and point out stereotypes. And it Needed to be made, imho. Love you guys, man. If you're ever in Wyoming, you have a place to crash, dudes. 👊
You guys have a point. You may live in different areas or environments but many people deal with the same kind of stuff. Where is the next meal coming from, where is the next paycheck coming from, can I afford a tank of gas? Can I pay all my bills this month. For many in rural areas a trailer park is a low cost way to live. Just like living in the projects.
I appreciate the commentary between yall .... these the conversations we ALL need to have
Appreciate your app. Can't believe where we are at now with mostly underground rap. I've been waiting 4 the longest time 4 these types of tracks to get some play and then some.
Adam Calhoun was invited to the cookout a long time ago. He actually grew up in the south side of Chicago in the gang life so he uses the word the same way anybody else in the hood would
The main focus of the song was to compare the stereo types of both the white community and black community. You guys are correct that the trailer park is the hood of the white community. But the parts I think you missed were the positive and negative stereo types of each community. You have the good folks and shit folks in both communities. Love the reaction and especially that it sparked actual conversation on racism. Merry Christmas fellas!!!
This song is brilliant and attacks stereotypes that exist while showing that we're all struggling for our families. We need to work together for the future and not let the media and politicians pit us against each other.
Great conversation guys! Appreciate the back and forth. Since the video was made to spark conversation on racism, it seems to have worked. We are all more alike than we are different. The shock value of the use of certain words may be hard to swallow, but it pulls the scab of old wounds and shows we all bleed red. And yeah AC was raised in Chicago in the hood. He's all about the person and not the race.
This why I love this channel. You guys have the key 🔑 to end racism and solve peace. Much love 🇺🇸🤜🏻🤛🏾🇺🇸
This was the best reaction I've ever seen yalls reaction just gave me goosebumps on God yall are some good smart gentlemen with a good heart and mindset and appreciation to thinking outside the box.
I saw your guys reaction and gotta say that these are the conversations that ACal wants to start. Just cause u not black doesn't mean you can't live in poverty. I remember my mom working 2 jobs to feed me and my brother and we still went to bed hungry at times. But we knew she was doing everything she could while we had no idea where our so called dad was at. Would take all money he could find and b gone for days. Poverty and crime knows no color,it doesn't care. We have to rise up outta that ditch and do for ourselves. No matter the color,yes it's hard to be making minimum wage while you're friends are raking in cash. But yours is clean money, earned honestly. Everyone will pay for decisions they make, whether here or next life. Just do good, nobody will have anything negative to label you with. Loved the reaction guys
Love you guys! Ya'll keep it real and that's what I like about you guys. 👍🏻✌️
Prison is where saggin started
And what is saggin spelled backwards?
My guys, as corner as it sounds I'm a "come upper white" I grew up in poverty, actually spent sometime in the hood and grew up in a small meth riddled County in illinois next door to the trailer park. Boy I skated that line my whole life. It's all about perspective man and not allowing your self to get stuck in that class mindset. As soon as I was able to work I worked as much as I could just so when I had kids they wouldn't have to live MY life. There's so much I wanna say man, yall motivated me as fuck lol. I appreciate yall giving Adam a chance and at least seeing that we've been pitted against eachother on purpose and for along time. Love yall. ✌
What part of Illinois? I grew up in Silvis Illinois also lived in Mercer county Aledo Illinois, and my grandpa has 200 acres in southern Illinois " Golconda Illinois" by Paducah Kentucky
And in my 20s I got stuck in Chicago for 6 years
@@Aaron-ff5km yoooo! I currently live in mercer county. Been here majority of my late teens and adult life. Before that I grew up in long view in rock island, and even got my hair cut down on 11th 🤣. Tell me about awkward my guy. Ive been on this "cultural &political awakening" since 2019 and I love watching smaller TH-camrs start to see the same things and really start sharing that with their base. Trust me dude your scratching the surface and I hope, I pray you continue digging for more perspective. There's so much crap I wish I could type out and just pass on man but I'd be here all night. Lol
Y’all’s initial reaction when he said the word made my skin go cold lol but I’m so glad that you fellas listen to the actual words and message behind the music! Absolutely love this guys!
When I was 4 years old I used to hang at my friends house. Her family was white like me. Then one day I walked down the street with my babysitter and looked at the house and saw a 4 or 5 year old black girl on the front porch. I kept looking at her because in my mind I was wondering were my friend patty went. I said nothing. I found out that the family sold there house and moved away. That little black girl looked at me and called me white trash. I was bewildered at what she said to me. This was my first experience in my life with racism! I was 4 years old walking down the street in Dorchester, MA. So I’m telling you it comes from both black and white. It also comes from yellow, red and brown. This video was a “big picture” message. The real key here is victimhood is not becoming. WE need to get out of our victim mentality in order to move forward and grow inside and create a different life.
I was 6 years old in a small town in Iowa. A whole family came to our house and yelling obscenities and racist remarks. My father said stay inside while he went to go speak with them. They were white and we are Mexican Americans. Then a younger brother started picking on my sister and made her tear up. I beat his ass and that's the first time I experienced hate and racism. I have trust issues because of that.
Good review guys! ❤ Not all people can hear things like this with open ears and an open mind to unite and make progress like we need to.
Keep doing what your doing. Everyone has a different view. The important thing is to see and hear differences of opinion and talk about it. Nothing ever gets solved without honest opinions and conversation.
I think the best part about this video is the communication. 💯 is showing it’s okay to feel one way or another. That it’s okay to Agree/disagree. Just talk about things and walk away once it’s done and that’s it. Much respect to these gentlemen!!
Just watched this reaction….. if only every person had your perspective in life. You looked at the video with both eyes open and nothing but respect for y’all.
They guy in the middle really understood the song and I love how not one of them said anything about the rebel flag just bc some people are stupid dose not mean that everyone is
Adam Calhoun from Chicago and still living there. He raps about how he came up from sleeping on the floor. He just trying to show how no matter color we really all got the same issues but it's the government that trying to keep us apart because it benefits them. Don't benefit us. I hope your friends willing to check out some more of his bars because he's not hating anyone for race and he got some of the best shit out there. Check out Rap Shit from him if you willing.lt's bad ass. 🧡
No he doesn’t he lives in Tennessee now
Why are people putting fake facts out about him? Come on now!! The man tells his story a few times really go watch it and listen. Stop making stuff up
@@burgundyinfantry2001 actually, no he does not. He visits here to see his best friend Upchurch who helped him get started but does NOT live here.
@@Mommy2ThreeReds wrong he bought a house and moved out there to be closer to his friends in the music industry such as Ryan jelly and struggle..
@@Mommy2ThreeReds also Adam has been doing this for 20 years haha so upchurch was not his help getting started.
Big man you're on point with facts before feelings. FROM THE WOODS TO THE HOODS. 100% Respect made me a fan and a follower
Glad to see people on both side learning to see through the BS, we are all being used & abused/manipulated.
Every one of us out here fighting over who got the smaller crumbs.
ACAL never fails to smack you right in the face.....it's about stereotypes.......we gotta feed the love starve the hate!💕
You should do Struggle Jennings God we need you now.
Your boy hit it on the head it's about class not race
I just stumbled upon your reaction and First, I want to say Thank you guys for keeping it Real...ALL of you. ALL of your thoughts are valid. Second, I want to apologize for this long comment BUT I wanted to point out that my guy on the left, your right, said something 100...
"It's about classism". There are those who struggle every day of their life to make it and make things better AND there are those who never had to struggle a day in their life and they look down on those who are on the bottom looking for a way out. Look at it like this...what would happen if those on the bottom DID make it out, then those at the top would have no one to look down on, control, or sell the "idea" of racism to. Government and elite society created these "hoods" for a reason...power & ego. Look past race and you got the ghettos for one group, trailer parks for another, barrios still another and Chinatowns for yet another. With all the wealth by our Government being spent on other Countries and all the individual wealth being spent by rich people on themselves, the arts, the donations to Organizations etc, NO ONE in this Country should be living on the streets or in subpar neighborhoods with no way out. Now, don't get me wrong, people also make bad decisions that put them there. Some were born in these circumstances and some HAD to choose these areas to survive instead of being homeless.
Here's an example on a very small scale I am from a big city in Texas, born and raised. Considered lower middle class. My neighbors were Hispanic and the schools I went to white folk were minorities BUT who cares these people were my brothers and sisters, even into adulthood, we did not know any different. (Yes, you guessed it, grew up in the 70s and 80s.) I had a daughter with special needs and back then, there was not a lot of help. Her medical bills basically broke me being a single mom. Moved here to the country where things were cheaper. Yes, a mobile home park which is part of a gated community, paying monthly dues. Later, this community decided to build a golf course and big fancy houses. Now all the rich people complain about the "trailer trash people" that live in the community and why can't they get rid of us, we are an "eyesore" we make their property values go down, we are "no good lazy white trash". We pay the same monthly dues they do and yet nothing gets done in our area. All the money is put into their area. These same people will go to Church on Sunday, have clothing and food drives to "donate proving they are doing good things" but then....they meet you somewhere, you talk, have a nice conversation but the MOMENT you tell them where you live, it's over you just became a piece of gum stuck on the bottom of their shoe. They want us separated so we won't ever say enough is enough we deserve better. They need us separated to fulfill their "saviour complexes" and "I have more money therefore more power and therefore my voice, thoughts, ideas and needs are better than yours". They keep us in a cesspool environment so we can never climb to the higher rungs on the ladder. May each and every one of you guys be Blessed and remember...we may be looking through different lenses BUT we are all there together watching and living the same sh!+$how.
Adam is telling the truth about racism, he loves the folks he’s speaking to on this track far more than those exploiting the masses and dividing people by race. The person who truly cares is the one telling people the truth. Great reaction!
The best part about the video is everybody in the video are friends with Adam Calhoun those are the people he grew up with and one of them is a rapper who actually died that Adam tried to get on his next album
Lie’s he did not grow up with them he interviewed them before this video was made. He went into south side Chicago and asked people what they thought about BLM movement and that’s where he met these guys. Get you facts right
@@burgundyinfantry2001 no, you should know your facts. Most of the folks in the vid were his friends. It was because of the reaction of folks like the guy on the left that he did the video. To prove he does live that life. Come on now. Know what your calling others out on.
@@Mommy2ThreeReds false those guys come from a video he did long time ago. Look it up under his channel it’s called white man goes to the hood second watch his real life video oh and then watch road to prison video I can keep goin
@@Mommy2ThreeReds calling you out on your made up BS lol I been a fan of Acal for over 7 years
@@Mommy2ThreeReds really do your own research before you try to correct facts
That area he recorded in is where he grew up. The caddy with the rims is his. The people all in the video, many are peeps he runs with. Just pass that along to these two boys, but I think they got more sense in their heads than they showing. You can hear it if you listen to them, they just gotta watch it thru another time or 3, think hard on the words, and they'll see what you mean man. Promise, they smart boys you running with.
No it’s not. He grew north of Chicago road a train into the city to do rap battles he even states that he never knew if he was gonna go home. Look it up he didn’t live in the hood. But he was man enough to go there and put his music out. He wasn’t scared because he knew it was about music not color. He interviewed all the guys in the video prior to making this video. When he was asking people in south side Chicago about their thoughts on BLM. He didn’t know any of them on a personal level check your facts.
funny when the cracka was used no reaction or even denouncing the word, but when nigga is used ppl get some feelins🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah I don’t care who calls me cracker, but you try that with my mom, I’m not going to ignore you
their whole world crumbled hearing a white dude say it lol
That's a real reaction. Way to keep it 💯 much love and respect🙏
I rarely comment. But I always enjoy seeing the way you 3 see different, but your honest thoughts, comes in the end of your conversation, your team produces a type of consensus, rationally looking at all angles and roots.
I just saw Adam’s video off of Stevie Knights reaction of it. Immediately I came to see if yall had done a reaction. The young man on left always humble with thinking that he isnt as smart or whatever, yet always says something poignant that should be remember. He said “Racism is another type of Classism”. It is a way I been trying to express, without being able to, at least nothing to his statement. VERY WELL SAID, dont doubt yourself buddy.
Maybe I just wrong, with that said, the gent in the middle said it perfectly as well, saying its perspective. Where I came up was at bottom, only thing that would been worse, would be in another country that broke, lol. I grew up in 80s/90s, and we never saw color, outside of a description. Being in the middle class, neither poor, but not rich, just comfortable, my stresses, and perspective is going to be different, yet I still have the same thoughts, despite what the politicians and worse, the Media,, have been trying to do, create strife and division.
I have been saying that there really isnt racism, but more economic classes, or better said is Thomas Sowell says it best, paraphrasing “that the little racism that is left is on life support”. He will go down as one of the smartest people to live that is a subject matter expert is so many fields.
America was the first country to ever have Middle Class/. To me, it seemed Adam wanted to creat a shock value, to produce conversation. He described 4 classes. Starts out with the poorest of the whites, then the next class which Adam identifies with, showing lower middle class struggling to do right, and open minded. 3rd group poorest of the blacks with whatever that means to you, then he sings of the last class in this song the lower middle class of blacks. Struggling to do it right, work hard and be a good citizen.
For me, it felt he was showing that those two societies have very similar make up, that we need conversation like the 3 of you are doing. Conversation is the destroy of Nations collapsing on itself. History shows time and time again, when a nation is peaking, and doesnt have war it will create social disasters. From Egypt, Roman Empire, Ottamon Empire, etc.
Anyways, if you guys read this, keep it up Gods work. Ill stop rambling now.
I give you so many props for being so open minded. It says a lot about you. We need to have these talks and stop the hush hush and kept in the dark and being to scared to speak on things.
One of the better "after video" discussions I've heard from reactors. I appreciate you guys. And I think Adam grew up in South Chicago. Keep up the good work guys. Much love!!
Dude in the middle, we cool! Your so openminded and legit! You see the bigger picture and i respect that. Respect and love bro
@9:40 he wasn't even just explainin the similarities between the projects and trailer parks he also explained the difference between a nigga and a black folk, which is a very big difference honestly.
Dude in the middle is thoughtful for real🤟 edit: i am subbing after listening to this dude, calm, collected, confident and a seriously smart man
First time watching you all. First time commenting in 15 years of TH-cam. Grew up middle blue collar class catholic. Chose to run the streets. I really enjoy seeing people who can have a intelligent conversation about hard topics. Also can keep a straight head when someone says an offense thing because everyone is offensive to each other untill we understand each other
You guys are real, your brave, and I respect your comments and truth. Thank you...
I like how the guy in the middle broke it down and understood what the song was about. And how career politicians, elites and others who are getting rich off the backs of the every day normal hard working citizens use whatever they can to divide us and cause conflict between us for their own gains and agenda. I am a white woman, mother of 4 and grandmother of 17 and I have never had "white privilege", before I was disabled I worked in factories, gas stations and fast food, any job I could find so I could take care of my kids and keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. I have never owned a home or a big fancy automobile, my kids and grandchildren all wore/wear hand me down clothes, stuff from goodwill or Walmart clearance racks. I don't see color I see a person's heart and character. We are all God's children and we all bleed red
My man in the middle is obviously of great intelligence and open to conversation.
Excellent reaction! You’ve got a new subscriber!
I haven’t watched you guys for a bit but love your reactions
One love from the uk
My man hit the nail on the head bro. "racism is based on classism"!!! 100% bro!!! It's not about black vs white. It's about the haves vsthe have nots. Well said bro
Dude in the middle you're very wise man. Didn't let the n**a word effect your message. I been listening to him for years I already stamped him. He wasn't lying about nothing he said in the song.
Had to sub after y’all’s reaction. Great job guys. Thanks
Amen. From a dude who has lived in projects and the trailer park. Its all poor people. Aint no difference. Least they care bout is color. Next door to me lives my Brother and his black wife and kids. We got alot of gamilies like that.
Lifes too hard to fight bout dumb shit. God bless yall. ✌️♥️ from Small town Ky
He comparing the stereotypes to show that we all the same. Whites have same stereotypes and derogatory titles, just pronounced differently. And if you listen to the hook, he says "F-it though I'm redneck/white trash say it back" meaning that shit don't hold weight. If you don't let it eat at you... Even called his self a cracker..... Because as long as we hold onto hate, and let they "titles" be held over you, and control your emotions it lives on. The moment the N word doesn't put you in your emotions, it's no longer effective... It goes away when you let it go, and stop breathing life into the same hate, and repeating the cycle. BTW, that's his personal Cadillac, and this was shot in Chi-town. Quit letting silly stereotypes divide us and we can come together as one. And they can't keep keeping us down, divided and conquered pinned against each other..
You explained it perfectly. Thank you.
I don't know who said it first, When the hoods and woods unite, the problem is solved.
He gave you three versions of Stereotypes and at the end the message of the song is who gives a F on what that call you we all go through the same struggles…that’s why Toms new song really put this into more perspective💯💯💯
First time listener to you guys ! White shirt guy ,you are what the world needs more of now ! Someone who really listens to things and thinks for themselves and ignores all the bullshit !!
I'm from the East side of Cleveland and now I'm the last house on the left literally. Just on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Went from hustling selling hard to now restoring muscle cars out of my house all because I stopped living the life and actually started living life. I worked 2 years non stop building what I have doing it legit but still hustling. It can be done by anyone. The one thing I've learned throughout this process is that almost everyone in my past life is dead, in prison or jealous af. I miss the sounds of sirens and gunshots some random days. Butyst say I'm happy my daughter will not know that life.... God bless, get right and keep tight cause no one owes you a mothafukin thing. You must work for it!
Regardless of where your outcome is about this video, I appreciate hearing ya'll discuss about what your outcome is. I dont think I have heard any other channel discuss this video in further context and I appreciate it. Subbed.
I didn't get two seconds into your first reaction response an got cold chills. Mad respect.
Dude in the middle is a real thinker! Good man! Respect!
I grew up dealing with this, born and raised in the deep south. I'm caucasian, I did not let values of un pure nature cloud me. We all want to live, and love, and thrive. Color doesn't mean anything, it's a person's characterand morals. We all bleed the same when it comes down to it. I now have 2 kiddos of my own, and I'm teaching them to show kindness and love to all. If we all ban together as one nation and one love, then this racism in the world would cease to exist.
Real talk. I like this. These conversations are tough but I’m glad they all said their piece
Love yall man liked and subscribed.
As a 51 year old white man from Mississippi. I truly enjoyed this video. Thank you for speaking your truth. Keep it up. I will be checking ya'll out again.
This is the best reaction to this video that I've seen. My hat's off to you.
First honest reaction to a song like this. Keep it real, I like that no one was biting for views.
Don't forget we are all America. We the mfkn people!!!! United we stand and Divided we fall! We got this!!!!!!! This is a breath of fresh air in the most toxic of times. Appreciate you. God bless America. Rep your mfkn country!!!
This is 100% the perspective i wanted to hear for this song
When I was growing up we had a saying. Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you.