Important context for that last verse. The person he's speaking about at the end is Jack Merrit, he along with Saskia Jones who was also pictured were murdered in the London Bridge terrorist attack in 2019. Saskia and Jack were attending a Learning Together event when they were attacked by Usman Khan at Fishmongers' Hall in central London. The two graduates were course coordinators on the Cambridge University programme, which aimed to bring offenders and people in higher education together to "study alongside each other". Jack Merrit had actually worked with Daves older brother, who was in prison for murder.
@@kaivalyabhagat3214 he did get backlash from your typical EDL, Britain first type people. But also with Mr L Boyd being a black man I am sure he has experienced back lash over wanting equal rights. i.e the BLM protests when they were protesting exactly what Dave was singing about.
Psycho first. The album is amazing, but is has to be listened from start to end. Dave is also extremly young, and I think he is channeling from ghosts. He started at age 16 you should also do his fire in the Booth. Young and beyond his age
@@michaelvu4349 nah bruv. He's too young to be considered a goat, let him release a couple more albums then say it. No doubt he's got the potential to be one, he's one of my favourite
Dave is 20 years old, does all his own production, music, lyrics gifted beyond his years. Everything he does is special. You need to react to his pyschodrama album.
Oh, windrush generation were immigrants from Jamaica who lived in the UK from the 60s, but back then there were no such things as documents for residency. Later on, when it was deemed necessary by the govbernment to provide these things, they couldn't, and so they were forced to leave, even though the UK had been their home for decades.
Its even more creepy than that - folk from the W'Indies and other ex colonies are members of the Commonwealth, so a) they didn't 'need' papers for residency as they were subjects of the crown already (this was true up until the 80s I think) so no such documents could have 'existed' b) additionally Theresa May pre-PM oversaw the shredding of landing cards from ships like the Windrush - the governments own records of the Commonwealth subjects they'd invited to move to the British Isles to staff the NHS, public transport, education - effectively rebuild the country after two world wars and the end of the Empire - they literally destroyed in 2010 and started a programme of deportation and the hostile environment (getting them fired, withholding health care, locking them up in detention centres.
I’m part of the windrush generation and just to be clear it wasn’t just people from Caribbean country’s a lot of other commonwealth countries were invited over here at the same time. I was on a programme called who should get a British passport. My mother was part of the windrush generation came here and worked as a nurse.
You are 100% correct. The media tried to destroy him for the week following this. This was at the largest music award show in the UK so it really got a lot of exposure. Glad you are enjoying UK artists. Need to do Akala fire in the booth part 1 and then watch all 4 parts. Masterpiece of rap and education
Why would you be so disingenuous? He was at the Brit awards, massive music production, the media was fawning all over him, millions of views on youtube! The song was basically a bunch of stereotypes of what it is to have a particular skin colour, like all black people are the same, just a monolith without any autonomy or ability to think for themselves. Shit like this does more harm to the 'black community' than help it. It used to be called racism...
@@Th31nf1d31 very interesting perspective. Too me as a observer of hip hop and also the Racial social climate of the UK for the last 30 odd years I saw how the media portrayed him. Priti Patel attacked him on the news and claimed that the Prime minister isn't racist. Dave then replied showing the pics of him talking about water melon smiles. The great thing is you are entitled to your own opinions as well as I. The more you research the more you realise that the system is a complete mess. Peace to you
@@funkr77 Thank you for your cordial reply, it gives me faith in humanity when people can agree to disagree rather than hurling insults. I will have a look into what you said. Take care, stay safe.
@@Th31nf1d31 I agree that he got in equal measure a lot of love and hate for this performance, but i disagree that the point of this was to lump people together. The wider message of the song is CALLING OUT how black people are grouped in society even today. Yes, he talks about cultural differences, but by no means does that explicitly mean that Dave portrays black people as lacking diversity in lieu of being "just a monolith without any autonomy".
Every piano you hear on Daves songs is him.He produces,writes and directs all his own songs.His a bloody genius.His Album Psychodrama was album of the year 2020 and all tunes on it a amazing.The UK is full of Conscious rappers & u’ll love it.
Dave is a classically trained pianist and holds a very high and difficult grade on the piano. He is most definitely playing; the other pianist comes out to take over so he can be animated with his hands and stand up at near the end. He uses piano/keyboard in a lot of his songs and writes the melodies/beats on a lot of them himself too. Not many rappers out there are this musically educated and talented.
@@zaydmulla7587 i’m canadian and first found dave from the thiago silva w alex at glasto video but this gave me a whole new appreciation for him. UK rap really is crazy though, oldies like dizzee giggs jme skepta stormzy and the younger gen w Aj tracey aitch ardee dave central cee and all them. Massive amount of top notch music getting pumped out!
Can i just say, that bit at 4:20 (lol) where you shout out the projection and that, it made me so happy. I'm a sound engineer/Theatre Tech and its crazy how unappreciated you can feel sometimes, but even hearing you comment on someone elses technical brilliance makes it worth. 👌
As a white male. Growing up in school (in England) our history lessons don’t contain any real black history. Crazy that it takes a rapper for people to learn about it. This is probably my favourite live song. Dave is something special and needed for the culture
@@Danny_LDS well if you're learning about the history of the UK a majority white country then of course it will be white history Or are you a idiot There were no black people in the UK before the 20th century
Daves arguably one of the most talented artists to ever come out of the UK, deffo worth a watch. Check out his black box to get help understand his story 💯
Dave is by far one of the most talented if not the most talented musician for his time. The lyricism, cadence, flow and the instrumental knowledge this man has is insane. I'd recommend listening to his whole discography.
Watched this performance with my then 6 year old son, ( who was gripped by Daves performance). At the end he turns to me and says "I liked that Dad" and he doesn't say that about music a lot.
Great reaction, I think you’re the first person I’ve seen in the US that was aware of Windrush. My grandad was part of the Windrush generation, although he came to the UK a bit before the Windrush itself.
Highly recommend his latest album that he won a mercury reward with, it’s called psychodrama and it’s truly incredible. About him going to a therapist and letting everything out. Amazing starts with psycho ends with drama
I didn't know Johnson was there. That adds both courage and a bit of humour to this performance. (Humour as in, it's funny to imagine the look on his face ...)
Dave is the cream of the crop when it comes to British music. He's unmatched in his field. I grew up nearly my whole life in England, originally from Iran with Sudanese grandparents, this song among many other things that he's done ring so true for me and the wider black and asian communities here. He is so talented and a great / heroic voice for the younger generation of minorities not only here but all around the globe. He sings with such simple elegance, its beautiful. We are lucky to have him.
I got to see him play this live for the first time as a test run in Toronto in 2019 and he was so nervous. He absolutely smashed it and delivered his message just as well with less than half the production. Dave is so talented and deserves all of the success that comes his way :)
Being a hip hop head for 30 years I am still amazed there are great artists being born and using this craft to convey a message, be an artist, and most importantly being a mirror to humanity and its absurdities.
Bro you need to check out more of Dave. He's wise beyond his years, spits a lot of truth and on top of that produces all of his beats and makes casual bangers like it's nothing.
That wretch 32 and Avelino free style that came up recommended at the end of the Dave video is one of the best uk free styles ever. Please give it a listen 🙏
I love saying 'ever heard of Dave?', then play Dave, and then say, Dave, quality eh! This aint no video, this is live, i think i have to go back. Big up Mrboydy, popped up after a year and i'm like, sweet.
React to more brits!!🤩🔥🔥🔥 -Akala: fire in the booth.( Parts1,2,3 And 4) -Avalino and wretch 32: fire in the booth -Big Narstie: fire in the booth part 3 -Kano ft.Giggs: 3 wheel ups -kano fire in the booth -aitch ft.digdat: 8mile -AJ Tracy: quarterback -avalino: daily duppy -akala: daily duppy - wretch 32 daily duppy 1,2,3 French the kid daily duppy Ghetts fire in the booth Ghetts crud ft. Giggs Ard adz daily duppy Chip daily duppy YOUR WELCOME ✊🏿🤑💲💲💲
Looks like I’ve found the real life Raymond Holt! Kidding, you’re a very articulate man, I loved the break down of a great song that has such a powerful message
Akalas FITB 4 is an astounding work. The second part which was published as an illustrated, (poetic) book of reincarnation into both sides of conflict. The tragedy & depth of it had me on my knees. I bought my son and his global, cultural mix of friends tickets to see him live. He is a teacher for all & my introduction to UK Grime. Lowkey is another fantastic artist. ‘Obama Nation’ was banned in the USA but a superb piece with an insightful perspective.
Pahahah honestly, who is a fan of Charlie Sloth 🤣 I could abide him if he just stopped pressing buttons for sound effects and ruining the immersion of the profound stories being told on fire in the booth
i've watched a few similar reactions and your analysis of the artistry here, the projection, set design, orchestral arrangement is IT. you have the analytical eye and soul of a real artist, i'm so obsessed.
This incredible performance resonated within the UK and I hope has effected change. As a 58 white make living in the north of England of Irish heritage it has changed me. The power of music is strong.
Im glad you’re finally reacting to some real Uk talent. We got heat in abundance over here but rarely get the exposure like American artists do. Dave is top tier, soo so much talent. You only just getting started
if you wouldnt wanna do all the songs off Psychodrama i highly recommend Psycho from it. Crazy bars, flow switch, beat.... its my favorite. oh and congrats on 40k man!
In terms of the windrush generation, you’re right that the U.K. offered jobs and resettlement to thousands of Caribbean people in the mid 1900s. The big problem over the last few years is that our government has been deporting some of these people because they don’t have the correct paperwork or visa etc even though they have lived here for decades. It’s disgraceful.
Yeah, so the big ship most people came on was called Windrush but when everyone arrived they said "you don't need papers, you're members of the commonwealth" but now they're deporting people who came here at 2 or 3 with parents and sending them to Jamaica. It's disgusting. There's a BBC drama about it
You are right about the Windrush generation as a part of the British commonwealth , after World War 2 the UK encouraged masses of carribeans to come here to help rebuild the country .
And now the government is allowing all the people who rebuilt this country and paid their dues, and their offspring to be ripped away from everything they know and sending them to the Caribbean. They weren't born their, they have no home to go to and no money. Their pensions are stopped, even though they've worked hard to have money stopped from their wages to pay for it!! Theresa May calls it hostile and she started it as Home Secretary ... absolute racist politician!
They did not encourage masses of carribeans to come you have been sold a lie to cover up the truth. You need to learn about the British nationality act of 1948; In 1948 they passed the British nationality act which was only suppose to entice white people from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and richer non-whites, they thought poor Black and Asians would not be able to afford the traveling costs. When Windrush turned up Attlee's own Labour party turned against him with objections and his own MPs petitioned him, they even tried to send the ship to East Africa, in the end Attlee assured his MPs that the people would not last 1 winter in the UK. From 1948 until 1971 they kept changing the act making it more tighter and restricting on who could come, thats why theres such a problem now with anyone who entered before 1971. ..................................................................................................................................................... The act was intended to reaffirm what many in the late 1940s regarded as a “time-honoured principle”, the doctrine that all British subjects should have the automatic right to travel to and settle in the United Kingdom. But that noble and inclusive principle had been established in earlier decades, in the secure knowledge that poverty and the high cost of international travel would keep poor black and brown people far from Britain’s shores. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/22/windrush-story-not-a-rosy-one-even-before-ship-arrived Read The "Windrush generation" about a quarter of the way down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_African-Caribbean_people#The_.22Windrush_generation.22 Read the archives the truth is in there Letter from Prime Minister Attlee to an MP about immigration to the UK, 5 July 1948 nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/attlees-britain/empire-windrush-2/
@@pamsanby8506 I have a lot of sympathy for the Windrush generation but it was not just Caribbeans it was also Asians. You need to stick to facts they did not rebuild the country, Europeans were the first people to come here after WW2. In 1950 5 years after the war there was no more than 20,000 non-whites in the country, mass migration from the commonwealth did not happen until the late 50s then it was heavily restricted in 1971 then resumed again in 1997. Commonwealth immigration, made up largely of economic migrants, rose from 3,000 per year in 1953 to 46,800 in 1956 and 136,400 in 1961.[10] The heavy numbers of migrants resulted in the establishment of a Cabinet committee in June 1950 to find "ways which might be adopted to check the immigration into this country of coloured people from British colonial territories".[10] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom
Honestly, Im white and of course I have never experienced the same things my fellow african people have but some of those lyrics hit me very hard... i started tearing up
Dave is a U.K. legend. Watch when Dave brought someone called Alex (a fan from the crowd) out at Glastonbury (biggest U.K. festival).This is how much he means to fans & how much fans mean to him Lyrically one of the greats already & move to come
New subsciber right here, Dave is not of my generation, but his lyrics are so deep and laced with his experiences and personal pain. Dave is definitely on my playlist.
White British guy here. Fantastic reaction, the way you approached the various subjects in this piece was very understanding, balanced and composed. Without a doubt you've got a sub from me.
Check out akala fire in the booth. It's amazing. Also Stormzy superhero 👍 I'm from the UK & this blew my mind the first time I saw it. You're right it got some back lash & I agree with your thoughts on those taking offence. Great reaction. You have really calming voice too lol
as a white man its actually spine chilling watching a black person react to these cos i can see how much it means to them, how much they can relate to it while us white people have so much easier lives
Dave is such an amazing artist. This chokes me up when I hear it. A great reaction Mr Boyd. If you’ve not already, Google Grenfell Tower London, it is about a fire in a tower block. Heartbreaking!!! He mentioned that before The Windrush Generation.
Please check out question time by dave. He won the ivor novello award for it with 0 minutes radio time because it was deemed too controversial to play. It's an incredible track.
Windrush wasn't about "allowing" It was about giving deliberate incentives to people from the colonized countries to come to England and, to be frank, prop up the economy. As it turns out, they were treated like shit. Because they were brown people from elsewhere.
this is why I'm proud to English freedom of speech calling our country leader a racist and being factual having the balls to say it with a performance superb
Panic attack live , picture me live, black box freestyle, sbtv freestyle, Cassius clay, hangman, JKYL+ HYD, psycho, environment, drama, 19Th birthday, how I met my ex, Lesley. Songs with meanings there’s defo a couple more
Hey man, I totally agree with you. I think it is amazing that you have such an objective view about something that directly effects you. I know that it doesn't affect you as much because you live in Spain, and in Europe things aren't as divisive as they ate in the US. But you still seem to be a super grounded person, so I'm glad I came across your channel.
Just found your channel. Heard 2 reactions and had to subscribe. Great way to talk about the issue while taking a neutral stance. Dave's performance was flawless and I'd like to believe that this song opened a lot of people's eyes. I would second someone's suggestion to do Akala. I can see you've done part 1...just wait until you get to part 4...mindblowing
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Important context for that last verse.
The person he's speaking about at the end is Jack Merrit, he along with Saskia Jones who was also pictured were murdered in the London Bridge terrorist attack in 2019.
Saskia and Jack were attending a Learning Together event when they were attacked by Usman Khan at Fishmongers' Hall in central London.
The two graduates were course coordinators on the Cambridge University programme, which aimed to bring offenders and people in higher education together to "study alongside each other".
Jack Merrit had actually worked with Daves older brother, who was in prison for murder.
Was coming here to say exactly this
Yeah this guy was just rambling about something random, there was no backlash against Dave for talking about that. Why would there be?
@@kaivalyabhagat3214 he meant the entire topic
@@kaivalyabhagat3214 he did get backlash from your typical EDL, Britain first type people. But also with Mr L Boyd being a black man I am sure he has experienced back lash over wanting equal rights. i.e the BLM protests when they were protesting exactly what Dave was singing about.
Tears
Thanks for context..
Should jump onto his psychdrama album a lot of meaning in each of his songs. He produced his full album should start with psycho 🔥
I second this! Psychodrama is a master class
A must
Psycho live, please
Psycho first. The album is amazing, but is has to be listened from start to end. Dave is also extremly young, and I think he is channeling from ghosts. He started at age 16 you should also do his fire in the Booth. Young and beyond his age
Id start further back than psychodrama
Dave is one of the best artists to ever exist. Watch everything of his.
Absolutely totally agree
Agree too
On par with Tupac..Kendrick Lamar and all the truth speakers the list is large but small at the same time
@@CJ-ts4jm nah maybe thats abit to far but hes defo goat in the uk scene
@@michaelvu4349 nah bruv. He's too young to be considered a goat, let him release a couple more albums then say it. No doubt he's got the potential to be one, he's one of my favourite
Dave is 20 years old, does all his own production, music, lyrics gifted beyond his years. Everything he does is special. You need to react to his pyschodrama album.
He's 22 now
hard to think he played a maniac in topboy
@@Sam_Guevenne naar it’s not, he’s like his character in real life just not as violent no more, he did used to be tho when younger
Oh, windrush generation were immigrants from Jamaica who lived in the UK from the 60s, but back then there were no such things as documents for residency. Later on, when it was deemed necessary by the govbernment to provide these things, they couldn't, and so they were forced to leave, even though the UK had been their home for decades.
Its even more creepy than that - folk from the W'Indies and other ex colonies are members of the Commonwealth, so a) they didn't 'need' papers for residency as they were subjects of the crown already (this was true up until the 80s I think) so no such documents could have 'existed' b) additionally Theresa May pre-PM oversaw the shredding of landing cards from ships like the Windrush - the governments own records of the Commonwealth subjects they'd invited to move to the British Isles to staff the NHS, public transport, education - effectively rebuild the country after two world wars and the end of the Empire - they literally destroyed in 2010 and started a programme of deportation and the hostile environment (getting them fired, withholding health care, locking them up in detention centres.
@@firstsurname7099 Blimey. That's truly shocking. Thanks for the info. Appreciated
I’m part of the windrush generation and just to be clear it wasn’t just people from Caribbean country’s a lot of other commonwealth countries were invited over here at the same time. I was on a programme called who should get a British passport. My mother was part of the windrush generation came here and worked as a nurse.
actually there were documents for residency and citizenship which costed £10 and they tried to deport all the people who couldn’t pay for it back then
You are 100% correct. The media tried to destroy him for the week following this. This was at the largest music award show in the UK so it really got a lot of exposure. Glad you are enjoying UK artists. Need to do Akala fire in the booth part 1 and then watch all 4 parts. Masterpiece of rap and education
Why would you be so disingenuous? He was at the Brit awards, massive music production, the media was fawning all over him, millions of views on youtube! The song was basically a bunch of stereotypes of what it is to have a particular skin colour, like all black people are the same, just a monolith without any autonomy or ability to think for themselves. Shit like this does more harm to the 'black community' than help it. It used to be called racism...
@@Th31nf1d31 very interesting perspective. Too me as a observer of hip hop and also the Racial social climate of the UK for the last 30 odd years I saw how the media portrayed him. Priti Patel attacked him on the news and claimed that the Prime minister isn't racist. Dave then replied showing the pics of him talking about water melon smiles. The great thing is you are entitled to your own opinions as well as I. The more you research the more you realise that the system is a complete mess. Peace to you
@@funkr77 Thank you for your cordial reply, it gives me faith in humanity when people can agree to disagree rather than hurling insults. I will have a look into what you said. Take care, stay safe.
@@Th31nf1d31 I agree that he got in equal measure a lot of love and hate for this performance, but i disagree that the point of this was to lump people together. The wider message of the song is CALLING OUT how black people are grouped in society even today. Yes, he talks about cultural differences, but by no means does that explicitly mean that Dave portrays black people as lacking diversity in lieu of being "just a monolith without any autonomy".
@@Th31nf1d31 Even if true it was one of the most complained about things to Ofcom of the night so it wasn't as though it did not receive backlash
Every piano you hear on Daves songs is him.He produces,writes and directs all his own songs.His a bloody genius.His Album Psychodrama was album of the year 2020 and all tunes on it a amazing.The UK is full of Conscious rappers & u’ll love it.
Dave - my 19th birthday
Dave - How I met my ex
Dave - Lesley
Why The saddest songs what about - top boy - professor x - or funky Friday
@@danzgotjokes2809 The three Josh mentioned have more meaning & depth behind them. The ones you mentioned are more songs you get turnt to.
Add in Psycho & you're cooking with gas.
@@danzgotjokes2809 all good songs you’ve suggested mate, but I prefer to watch reactions to songs with more meaning
Panic attack and picture me
Dave is a classically trained pianist and is a grade 7. So so talented 🔥
I never knew that. Lovely
True equality is understanding that there is good and bad in every background, colour, creed
Dave is a classically trained pianist and holds a very high and difficult grade on the piano. He is most definitely playing; the other pianist comes out to take over so he can be animated with his hands and stand up at near the end.
He uses piano/keyboard in a lot of his songs and writes the melodies/beats on a lot of them himself too. Not many rappers out there are this musically educated and talented.
Started crying after a few verses. Strong words! Never heard of him before, but I am going straight to Spotify.
What did you think of him? He’s at the top of the UK hip hop game atm
@@zaydmulla7587 i’m canadian and first found dave from the thiago silva w alex at glasto video but this gave me a whole new appreciation for him. UK rap really is crazy though, oldies like dizzee giggs jme skepta stormzy and the younger gen w Aj tracey aitch ardee dave central cee and all them. Massive amount of top notch music getting pumped out!
Can i just say, that bit at 4:20 (lol) where you shout out the projection and that, it made me so happy. I'm a sound engineer/Theatre Tech and its crazy how unappreciated you can feel sometimes, but even hearing you comment on someone elses technical brilliance makes it worth. 👌
As a white male. Growing up in school (in England) our history lessons don’t contain any real black history. Crazy that it takes a rapper for people to learn about it. This is probably my favourite live song. Dave is something special and needed for the culture
Why should it? UK history is about history of the UK which is a majority white country
@@chrisklitou7573 just say your racist . We learn about the whole world in England u. I assume your from America
@@Furn3ss Im British and my grandparents were immigrants
@@chrisklitou7573 If you think English history means white history then you're a product of exactly what the original comment was referring to
@@Danny_LDS well if you're learning about the history of the UK a majority white country then of course it will be white history
Or are you a idiot
There were no black people in the UK before the 20th century
I’m not from the uk but I’m telling u.. u just stumbled across a great artist lol. When I reacted to him I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of him
21 years old when he did this, when he stands up, it is all new additions to the original song, and he's right, our Prime Minister is a racist.
Daves arguably one of the most talented artists to ever come out of the UK, deffo worth a watch. Check out his black box to get help understand his story 💯
Oh and I'm not 100% sure but dave probably did the art work too and composed the piano in this
One of the most intelligent, kind hearted and thoughtful reactions I’ve seen.
Your reaction is beautiful. Dave is amazing. I feel your shivers x
Man I love watching people listen to Dave for the first time. A true artist in every aspect of the word.
First thing about Dave is the art, he produces, directs, writes.. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he designed the set
he is 21 here. just on another level
Dave is by far one of the most talented if not the most talented musician for his time. The lyricism, cadence, flow and the instrumental knowledge this man has is insane. I'd recommend listening to his whole discography.
Watched this performance with my then 6 year old son, ( who was gripped by Daves performance). At the end he turns to me and says "I liked that Dad" and he doesn't say that about music a lot.
With dave you really have to listen to it all. He doesn't do duds, only gold.
Great reaction, I think you’re the first person I’ve seen in the US that was aware of Windrush. My grandad was part of the Windrush generation, although he came to the UK a bit before the Windrush itself.
Highly recommend his latest album that he won a mercury reward with, it’s called psychodrama and it’s truly incredible. About him going to a therapist and letting everything out. Amazing starts with psycho ends with drama
Boris was there and he (Dave) was advised to not perform because if possible backlash and he said idgaf and did this masterpiece
Bet he felt hard..
I didn't know Johnson was there. That adds both courage and a bit of humour to this performance.
(Humour as in, it's funny to imagine the look on his face ...)
@@scotty2hotty167 bet u sent in an email of complaint and got all angry inside when you was watching this performance
@@fuegobeats3383 ur wrong there, like the song, it was the "boris was there" comment. Who cares trying to make it more than it is......
Dave is ahead of the game. Anything by him is worth a listen
Thanks for reacting uk ,check out AKALA PART 1,2,3,4 u will be amazed and wretch 32 daily dappy .
I've listened to Black so many times now, I know it off by heart! Such truth!
Dave Question Time is amazing as well
As soon as you hear “I’ve never heard Dave” you know it bout to be good
Dave is the cream of the crop when it comes to British music. He's unmatched in his field. I grew up nearly my whole life in England, originally from Iran with Sudanese grandparents, this song among many other things that he's done ring so true for me and the wider black and asian communities here. He is so talented and a great / heroic voice for the younger generation of minorities not only here but all around the globe. He sings with such simple elegance, its beautiful. We are lucky to have him.
I got to see him play this live for the first time as a test run in Toronto in 2019 and he was so nervous. He absolutely smashed it and delivered his message just as well with less than half the production. Dave is so talented and deserves all of the success that comes his way :)
Being a hip hop head for 30 years I am still amazed there are great artists being born and using this craft to convey a message, be an artist, and most importantly being a mirror to humanity and its absurdities.
Dave is the type of rapper the industry needs.
Also there is an official video to this song and it is visually beautiful with lots of features from famous UK people and it’s deffo worth a watch ❤️
Also check dave black box freestyle it's from the begging of his days
Bro you need to check out more of Dave. He's wise beyond his years, spits a lot of truth and on top of that produces all of his beats and makes casual bangers like it's nothing.
That wretch 32 and Avelino free style that came up recommended at the end of the Dave video is one of the best uk free styles ever. Please give it a listen 🙏
He already did a few days ago
Daves blackbox cypher was when he was just 16 and helped him explode on to the scene for giving such a detailed story of his life and struggles
every song with dave he will be the one playing the piano. i would suggest "blackbox freestyle" & "questiontime"
I love saying 'ever heard of Dave?', then play Dave, and then say, Dave, quality eh! This aint no video, this is live, i think i have to go back. Big up Mrboydy, popped up after a year and i'm like, sweet.
Here for the uk reactions dude 🤟🏼 US been sleeping on uk rap for too long, so much for you to listen to
SO GLAD YOU APPRECIATE DAVE TOO im also american and is top 3 on my dave list, i love this man
Dave is the man!! Still telling truths and keeping it real i for 1 respect the man
React to more brits!!🤩🔥🔥🔥
-Akala: fire in the booth.( Parts1,2,3 And 4)
-Avalino and wretch 32: fire in the booth
-Big Narstie: fire in the booth part 3
-Kano ft.Giggs: 3 wheel ups
-kano fire in the booth
-aitch ft.digdat: 8mile
-AJ Tracy: quarterback
-avalino: daily duppy
-akala: daily duppy
- wretch 32 daily duppy 1,2,3
French the kid daily duppy
Ghetts fire in the booth
Ghetts crud ft. Giggs
Ard adz daily duppy
Chip daily duppy
YOUR WELCOME ✊🏿🤑💲💲💲
Looks like I’ve found the real life Raymond Holt! Kidding, you’re a very articulate man, I loved the break down of a great song that has such a powerful message
I was thinking the exact same thing😭
You got to listen to his blackbox, he was only 16. Amazing talent from the uk, dont sleep on it.
MORE DAVE the people are loving your reactions. Much love
The live version of panic attack is just incredible
that’s honestly one of my favourite things dave has ever done
Yeah it’s insane. It’s like a raw dark version of this Brits performance
@@bait1s yeah me too. Just oozes class, skill, pain and poetry all at the same time
@@zergnub7426 i love this track live but the live version of panic attack brings so much more to the track
I know you not keen on charlie sloth but akalas fitb are fire hes exceptionally smart and it shows in his music
fire doesnt do them justice. It's like having a phd forced into your brain.
@@dhamp_ ..... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 🤣
Akalas FITB 4 is an astounding work. The second part which was published as an illustrated, (poetic) book of reincarnation into both sides of conflict. The tragedy & depth of it had me on my knees.
I bought my son and his global, cultural mix of friends tickets to see him live. He is a teacher for all & my introduction to UK Grime.
Lowkey is another fantastic artist. ‘Obama Nation’ was banned in the USA but a superb piece with an insightful perspective.
Pahahah honestly, who is a fan of Charlie Sloth 🤣 I could abide him if he just stopped pressing buttons for sound effects and ruining the immersion of the profound stories being told on fire in the booth
Your reaction... 👍🏾 Subscribed! Sending Love from the UK 💜 -x-
This delivered so much more than I expected for a reaction video, subscribed
I’m from the U.K. just come across your channel, enjoy the reaction and glad your seeing some of the talent in the U.K.
Love this reaction vid. What a grounded and measured guy. Stay humble.
i've watched a few similar reactions and your analysis of the artistry here, the projection, set design, orchestral arrangement is IT. you have the analytical eye and soul of a real artist, i'm so obsessed.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I love seeing Americans appreciating British musicians
This incredible performance resonated within the UK and I hope has effected change. As a 58 white make living in the north of England of Irish heritage it has changed me. The power of music is strong.
Im glad you’re finally reacting to some real Uk talent. We got heat in abundance over here but rarely get the exposure like American artists do. Dave is top tier, soo so much talent. You only just getting started
I could listen to you talk for days sir, so wise ✌
if you wouldnt wanna do all the songs off Psychodrama i highly recommend Psycho from it. Crazy bars, flow switch, beat.... its my favorite. oh and congrats on 40k man!
Dave makes me proud to come from London. Also I believe they will study Dave's music in schools and universities one day.
I’ve just started watching this channel!! respect your genuinely honest opinions 🙌🏿Black UK ✊🏿
this rap is literally history. He’s such a talent.
Well you got that right.....there were so many complaints after he did this....so much respect to Dave for doing this live, it took guts.
Great reaction. Dave is genius.
Will watch all your dave reactions. Its great having someone new. Look forward to seeing more
In terms of the windrush generation, you’re right that the U.K. offered jobs and resettlement to thousands of Caribbean people in the mid 1900s. The big problem over the last few years is that our government has been deporting some of these people because they don’t have the correct paperwork or visa etc even though they have lived here for decades. It’s disgraceful.
Yeah, so the big ship most people came on was called Windrush but when everyone arrived they said "you don't need papers, you're members of the commonwealth" but now they're deporting people who came here at 2 or 3 with parents and sending them to Jamaica. It's disgusting. There's a BBC drama about it
You are right about the Windrush generation as a part of the British commonwealth , after World War 2 the UK encouraged masses of carribeans to come here to help rebuild the country .
And now the government is allowing all the people who rebuilt this country and paid their dues, and their offspring to be ripped away from everything they know and sending them to the Caribbean. They weren't born their, they have no home to go to and no money. Their pensions are stopped, even though they've worked hard to have money stopped from their wages to pay for it!! Theresa May calls it hostile and she started it as Home Secretary ... absolute racist politician!
They did not encourage masses of carribeans to come you have been sold a lie to cover up the truth. You need to learn about the British nationality act of 1948;
In 1948 they passed the British nationality act which was only suppose to entice white people from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and richer non-whites, they thought poor Black and Asians would not be able to afford the traveling costs.
When Windrush turned up Attlee's own Labour party turned against him with objections and his own MPs petitioned him, they even tried to send the ship to East Africa, in the end Attlee assured his MPs that the people would not last 1 winter in the UK. From 1948 until 1971 they kept changing the act making it more tighter and restricting on who could come, thats why theres such a problem now with anyone who entered before 1971.
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The act was intended to reaffirm what many in the late 1940s regarded as a “time-honoured principle”, the doctrine that all British subjects should have the automatic right to travel to and settle in the United Kingdom.
But that noble and inclusive principle had been established in earlier decades, in the secure knowledge that poverty and the high cost of international travel would keep poor black and brown people far from Britain’s shores.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/22/windrush-story-not-a-rosy-one-even-before-ship-arrived
Read The "Windrush generation" about a quarter of the way down.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_African-Caribbean_people#The_.22Windrush_generation.22
Read the archives the truth is in there
Letter from Prime Minister Attlee to an MP about immigration to the UK, 5 July 1948
nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/attlees-britain/empire-windrush-2/
@@pamsanby8506 I have a lot of sympathy for the Windrush generation but it was not just Caribbeans it was also Asians. You need to stick to facts they did not rebuild the country, Europeans were the first people to come here after WW2. In 1950 5 years after the war there was no more than 20,000 non-whites in the country, mass migration from the commonwealth did not happen until the late 50s then it was heavily restricted in 1971 then resumed again in 1997.
Commonwealth immigration, made up largely of economic migrants, rose from 3,000 per year in 1953 to 46,800 in 1956 and 136,400 in 1961.[10] The heavy numbers of migrants resulted in the establishment of a Cabinet committee in June 1950 to find "ways which might be adopted to check the immigration into this country of coloured people from British colonial territories".[10]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom
Honestly, Im white and of course I have never experienced the same things my fellow african people have but some of those lyrics hit me very hard... i started tearing up
Dave is a U.K. legend. Watch when Dave brought someone called Alex (a fan from the crowd) out at Glastonbury (biggest U.K. festival).This is how much he means to fans & how much fans mean to him
Lyrically one of the greats already & move to come
I second this comment. Its a must watch!
First time watching your videos. It’s so clear you’re such a smart, articulate and all round good guy
I LOVE HOW YOU BROKE THIS DOWN SO CALM AND DIRECT AND I LEARNED EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND IT MADE SENSE.NEW SUBSCRIBER .🙏🏾🔥
Good song to start on... no presumptions and all that .. see some raw shit first .. loved this
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Reaction My G! Feeling the vibe. More Dave, More UK 😎♥️💛💚✊🏿🇯🇲
New subsciber right here, Dave is not of my generation, but his lyrics are so deep and laced with his experiences and personal pain. Dave is definitely on my playlist.
you are honestly one of the best people I have seen analyse this song
Why his voice so calming
Dave panic attack live future music festival, incredible
Been looking for someone fresh to watch for reaction videos. I finally found your channel. You say it exactly how I wanna hear it bro 👌
White British guy here. Fantastic reaction, the way you approached the various subjects in this piece was very understanding, balanced and composed. Without a doubt you've got a sub from me.
Check out akala fire in the booth. It's amazing.
Also Stormzy superhero 👍
I'm from the UK & this blew my mind the first time I saw it. You're right it got some back lash & I agree with your thoughts on those taking offence.
Great reaction. You have really calming voice too lol
Ive seen 100s of reactions to this song and this is my favourite so far, keep up the good work brother :)
Akala fire in the booth 4 is a must listen if you plan to go further down the UK rabbit hole. 1,2 and 3 are great too.
as a white man its actually spine chilling watching a black person react to these cos i can see how much it means to them, how much they can relate to it while us white people have so much easier lives
The Evaluation of Daves performance is 🤣🤣🤣 Fantastic
Dave is such an amazing artist. This chokes me up when I hear it.
A great reaction Mr Boyd. If you’ve not already, Google Grenfell Tower London, it is about a fire in a tower block. Heartbreaking!!! He mentioned that before The Windrush Generation.
For DAVE you have to react to his blackbox freestyle he was 16 at the time and is still his best freestyle to date IMO
The whole album “psychodrama” is messages and it’s deep but amazing as well
dave is kinda in his own genre for me since he’s not drill at all and i wouldn’t say he’s grime as such since they use more kinda jumpy beats
Absolutely love your thoughts and perspectives!
Please check out question time by dave. He won the ivor novello award for it with 0 minutes radio time because it was deemed too controversial to play. It's an incredible track.
Windrush wasn't about "allowing" It was about giving deliberate incentives to people from the colonized countries to come to England and, to be frank, prop up the economy. As it turns out, they were treated like shit. Because they were brown people from elsewhere.
this is why I'm proud to English freedom of speech calling our country leader a racist and being factual having the balls to say it with a performance superb
Panic attack live , picture me live, black box freestyle, sbtv freestyle, Cassius clay, hangman, JKYL+ HYD, psycho, environment, drama, 19Th birthday, how I met my ex, Lesley.
Songs with meanings there’s defo a couple more
Your absolutely right about privilegies it's up too ourselves and ourselves only. Your obviously educated
Hey man, I totally agree with you. I think it is amazing that you have such an objective view about something that directly effects you.
I know that it doesn't affect you as much because you live in Spain, and in Europe things aren't as divisive as they ate in the US. But you still seem to be a super grounded person, so I'm glad I came across your channel.
Just found your channel. Heard 2 reactions and had to subscribe. Great way to talk about the issue while taking a neutral stance. Dave's performance was flawless and I'd like to believe that this song opened a lot of people's eyes. I would second someone's suggestion to do Akala. I can see you've done part 1...just wait until you get to part 4...mindblowing