He literally picked the best UK artist without knowing who he was!

The two people Dave mentions at the end are Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, they were attending a university prisoner rehabilitation event when they were stabbed to death on December of 2019 during the London Bridge attacks. Dave praised Jack for his dedication to prison reform. He also mentioned the Grenfell Tower fire and the Windrush generation, which is very interesting and worth looking it up. And if you want to continue on the theme, i would recommend "Rapsody - Nina", it's mad underrated. Short and powerfull, always gives me chills :)

Dave released this song originally in his Psychodrama album but the original song only contained the first two verses, the third verse was totally unexpected and first heard in this performance. The two people he mentions are Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, were Cambridge University students who dedicated themselves to prison reform and rehabilitation. They were both course co-ordinators of a learning together scheme which brought people in higher education and offenders to 'learn together'. They were both attending a 'Learning Together' event where Usman Khan entered with a fake suicide vest, threatened to detonate it and then knifed several people. Jack Merritt and Dave knew each other because Dave's older brother, Christopher, was undergoing prisoner rehabilitation after being involved in the 2010 murder of Soften Belamouadden. Dave also refers to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle of the British Royal Family, and how differently Meghan was treated in the media, in comparison to Kate, with Meghan being the first mixed race member of a Royal Family that presided over centuries of colonialism and slavery. The Grenfell Tower was an incident in 2017 where a tower block in West London broke out and killed 72 people. This happened because safety standards were skimped on so companies could save around £13,000 on safety cladding. The tower was located in a conservative (right-wing) council also house some of the most expensive housing. The council were accused of neglecting the minority-ethnic poorer residents. The hundreds of victims who lost their houses were not given long-term accommodation, and this incident has been used to highlight the neglect and inequality that is prevalent in the UK. The Windrush scandal was when many Caribbean people boarded ships that were set for Britain (the Caribbean was part of the Commonwealth) between 1948-1973. When they arrived, they were given British Citizenship and were free to permanently work and live in the UK. However, in 2012, UK government and non-gov sectors were tasked with ramping up the enforcement of Immigration controls. This 'Hostile Environment' legislation that was announced by the Government in 2012, made the UK unlivable for those without proper documentation. Many of the commonwealth citizens that arrived between 1948-1973 came on their parents passports and weren't given proper documentation, despite being given the right to live and work in the UK permanently. This lead to many Commonwealth citizens, who would've grown up in the UK for several decades, to be falsely deemed as 'Illegal Immigrants'' and the government restricted their access to housing, healthcare, bank accounts and driving licenses. This caused widespread condemnation for the Government and the Home Office. Victims of this scandal were promised compensation however, after three years, the Government compensation scheme has only made a handful of payments. However, this 'Hostile Environment' legislation that caused this scandal is still in place in 2020, even during the COVID-19 crisis. Independent reports have found that the Windrush scandal was not an accident, but the inevitable result of policies designed to make life impossible for those without the right papers. At the start of the third verse, Dave also described the PM, Boris Johnson as racist. This due to Boris Johnson writing columns for the Daily Telegraph in the 2000's, where he made many racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and sexist comments. Some comments include, and are not limited to: In a 2018 column for The Daily Telegraph relating to a burqa ban, he wrote that was "absolutely ridiculous" that "people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes" and that "If a constituent came to my MP’s surgery with her face obscured, I should feel fully entitled… to ask her to remove it so that I could talk to her properly. If a female student turned up at school or at a university lecture looking like a bank robber then ditto: those in authority should be allowed to converse openly with those that they are being asked to instruct." When he found out that 68% of Malaysian women are attending University, he stated "[Female students went to university because they] have got to find men to marry. " "It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies. " The word "Piccaninnies" is an extremely derogatory term. "No doubt the AK47s will fall silent, and the pangas will stop their hacking of human flesh, and the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief touch down in his big white British taxpayer-funded bird. " He wrote this when Tony Blair, the then UK PM, visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, describing men of the DRC as having "watermelon smiles", when asked about this in his 2019 election campaign, he dismissed it as "satire", which it obviously isn't. ((Regaring Barack Obama)) "The part-Kenyan president [has an] ancestral dislike of the British empire - of which Churchill had been such a fervent defender. " The only evidence for this statement was the colour of Obama's skin. Using the word Nigerian as an insult, which racism was a by-product of offending young people "All the young people I know - ie those under 30 - are just as avaricious as we flinty Thatcherite yuppies of the 1980s in fact, they have an almost Nigerian interest in money and gadgets of all kinds. " Here, he is wanting to bring back colonisation of the whole of Africa, which was responsible for slavery "The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial powers, or their citizens, scrambled once again in her direction; on the understanding that this time they will not be asked to feel guilty. " In 2000, Johnson said that a "bunch of black kids" made him “turn a hair”, and added: "If that is racial prejudice, then I am guilty." The outstanding thing though is that he, a blatant racist, was elected as Mayor of London (London being an extremely diverse city of the UK), Foreign Secretary (being responsible for UK foreign affairs, even though he is pro-colonialism) and is now the most powerful person in the UK, despite being a racist, islamophobic, sexist, pro-colonisation leader, which is all fact and quoted.

Bro I know you’re not from the UK so a lot of that last verse there might have gone over your head, but look into the Windrush scandal and Grenfell and you’ll get a better picture. Peace and love man 🙌

I was so impressed by your take on Daves Black. It caused a shit storm because the Brits is our version of the Grammies. I wish you could have watched it from start to finish. I stood up in my living room and cheered. There's a link about Jack Merrit, he was a London stabbing victim. The Grenville accommodation was about the Tower block that caught fire and there is a link to Wikipedia about it. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I have been following the catastrophic goings on over in your world and I feel connected somehow. I have been a major fan of the history and culture of the US all of my working life (a long one). I watched as George Floyd's breath went and something hit me about the 8 minutes and 46 seconds because it was something I heard before but I couldn't place it, then I remembered. On the news in New York there was an announcement " 8:46 am a passenger plane has struck one of the 2 towers of the world trade centre" that was another day I will never forget. I apologise apologise for rambling on but I am saddened by the whole situation and tend to get carried away by it all. Hope you watch more British video and more of Dave he is on sick rapper. Stay safe. Jack Merrit www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/01/london-bridge-attack-victim-jack-merritt-tributes&ved=2ahUKEwiaxLPIgbXqAhVMRxUIHQ0JBhcQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2D67njKumEmDXPPxGNZW2u Grenfell Tower www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire&ved=2ahUKEwi0hvqjg7XqAhXXaRUIHb6jAhUQFjAMegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw2ATujakewLmqD21l5P8-lP

You should react to Hangman, Streatham, Psycho and Question Time from Dave. Please!!!!!

Dave is so dope. He’s so versatile &’ clean. But Ernest I swear just watching your videos makes it seem like I’m in person with you cause you’re so open and real about your thoughts. Thanks for never toning yourself down

To do with Jack and Saskia they were criminology students who were killed in a terrorist attack in London. But jack was also helping Daves brother with a case against him. He wanted to help people with things such as rehabilitation etc instead of just long sentences for their crimes if not too severe. Then The Grenfell was a apartment/flats building that wasn’t cladded properly and a fire burned the building severely and lots of people died. If you search it up there is more around it to understand.

Please cover Dave Psychodrama album he's definitely one of the best UK rappers currently.

Bro Dave is my favourite artist. Bars on bars and real life facts and lessons. Thank you for doing this and please do more much love

Can I just say, I'm from London and Dave is one of the best rappers we're proud of (protect him at all costs) and naturally we all watched this performance and understood/absorbed the powerful message. Now, you've done the exact same thing but you've given a deeper perspective and you've even allowed me to see it from another educational angle and I've learned so much more from your reaction so thank you. On another note, for real, Dave speaks truth so naturally the government and others will eventually want to get rid of him. Protect Dave at all costssssss ✨

Glad you did this one. Check out Dave’s music. Revolutionary 🔥 🔥 🔥

Btw the part at the end is a freestyle, and the part where he says about how the news treats Kate vs how they treat Meghan is about the royal family as Kate is white and the news loves her, but Meghan is African American and the news belittles her as much as they could and always brought her race into each new title.

Hey new subscriber 👋🏼. This reaction made me feel emotional. I love how much attention you pay to detail, it makes it so good to watch. Dave is a lyrical genius and his music is powerful, his word play is incredible. Please check out the official video for this song black because the visuals are beautiful. Also please check out Dave - psycho and question time. Thank you so much! 😊

equality is a right, it doesn’t deserve credit. damn thats deep

TheThirdErnest is my number one source for new music. Thanks for the new talent.

Thank you for doing this Ernest.

Thank you Ernest 😊 this is one of the many reasons that I subscribe to your channel!

Such a great reaction. This song is so relevant and potent . So pleased you felt the pain in his laugh ‘silent in our suffering’ Dave is a genius. Wise beyond his years. Love from London 🇬🇧

Yess!! You finally react to Dave thank you 🙏🏾 Always great content with💯💯

Love this reaction. There are parts of this song that I thought I understood but thank you for the further explanation on these and educating me. So important 🖤

Legit I've watched loads of reactions to this video and this by far is the best! Well played 🙌

This was the first time that I have seen your channel but may I thank you for the manner that you summarized this song? It was done with real integrity to the words but in such a intelligent, passionate and thought provoking way . You also seem to have a grasp of current issues affecting the world and linking that to what Dave's words expressed.

Love Dave Black have watched this video at least 4 times everytime goosebumps... Love your breakdown and reaction.

I was going to suggest this track to you! Dave is sick! The whole album is great!

You are most definitely the best at breaking things down I saw your NF video and immediately subscribed. Keep it up my G.

Bro, i saw this live and i cried my eyes out. Your reaction and commentary on this is fantastic. Loved it. Bravo, bro.

This was such a powerful performance, I watched all the reactions at the time this video came out. But glad to see you got round to a UK artist - what an artist to begin with! Hope to see more UK vibes from you! 🔥 🔥 🔥

Hands down the most articulate, insightful reaction video for Dave's "Black" on KZfaq. @TheThirdErnest I subbed. More power to you friend.

So happy you reacted to this. When he did this earlier this year I was reduced to tears, such a good song that everyone should listen to at least once. As a side note more UK artists would be great. Just listened to Ocean Wisdom 'voices in my head' and It gave me chills.

You did a GREAT job analyzing this song. This song gave me chills. Love it.

luv ur work brother keep it up🔥🔥🔥🔥

Great Reaction and commentary on this amazing performance by Dave. By the way, your cat slipped out the window early into the start of the video. Think he/she could sense the fireworks Dave was about to ignite before it even erupted and was overwhelmed by emotions.

I’m from the uk and it’s nice to see a review from the US that got most of the messages in the song, well done and you clearly are intelligent. It was complete fire, it was powerful, it was the truth. We all must endeavour to leave this world a better place than when we entered it. I am a mixed race. We need to unite and address the problems in the world today so GF and all the millions before him haven’t died in vein. Peace out bro ✌🏼

So stoked! I've been wanting to see you react to Dave for ages!

So excited about you listening to this! I've been waiting. Dave is a beast! That was an amazing breakdown, loved it. You should check out Akala, he is also an amazing, educated rapper.

Been waiting for you to do Dave

Every black person can relate. This sunk inside me very much. I have gone through almost everything. listening to this song I felt anger, love, pain and sweetness

So I found Euro HipHop /Grime about 5 years ago from a track called 'My Story' from Krept & Konan. It was so powerful it made me interested in checking more Grime which 5 years ago reminded me of our 90s. I would HIGHLY recommend you reviewing it. Killing it as always my brother! 💪

You're a REAL one, I RESPECT you HIGHLY 💯👏🏾🙏

About time

Thank you so much for uploading such relevant material. I love how you break every song down and speak the message so true. (Especially with Twenty One Pilots)

Dave is a genius check all f his stuff and videos as well they are very visual and beautifully made. I am not british but moved to UK long time ago, listen to many of UK artists now but man Dave is something from another planet, his lyrics are so heavy but so easily understood to every single man on the street.

Great as always! I keep watching and can't wait for 100k. But I do miss when Ernest was our own little undiscovered gem. We created a community and crazy right group in our discord. All because of our love for Ernest! ALGO! #Mygreyhoundisscaredoffrogs

He's finally getting on that dave train! some other songs: My 19th birthday Drama Psycho Disaster Panic attack God's eye

your reaction and how you broke down the video and explanation was perfect 🍻

Great reaction buddy.

The best analysis of this song so far. Nice one.

Youre an intelligent & thoughtful young man. I wish the world had more of you. I think you will appreciate 'Akala fire in the booth pt 4'. Its long (2 raps, but both will blow your mind for different reasons). He is a rapper, writer, activist & teacher. His lecture to the Oxford Union that is on KZfaq touches on points you raised about ancient Egypt & African history in general , its not for reaction, but worth an hour of anybodies time.

Thank you soooooooo much for this. Your reactions are my fave and I'm so happy you reacted to one of my fave artists. Please react to Dave Psycho and also Avelino & Dave Cassius Clay.

So glad you’ve done Dave please cover Psycodrama the full album!

YES IM SO HAPPY YOUVE DONE DAVE THANK YOU SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE CARRYON

This performance is so powerful. should be viral.

Theres a lot of things he mentions in this like Jack Merrit, Grenfell and Windrush that you might not get so i suggest looking into them it makes the song much deeper. Also i hope u react to a lot more of Dave such as Hangman, Question Time, Professor X, 19th Birthday and a lot more. He is one of my favourite artists and i love your reactions.

Black was a single of his March 2019 album, Psychodrama, and he added that third verse calling out the Prime Minister etc. for the BRITS performance and surprised the hell out of everyone lol

Beautiful and honest react

This is the best breakdown of this performance I’ve seen on KZfaq. Great video. BLM.

So happy you checked Dave out and especially this version of “Black”, the first two verses were released as part of the album “Pychodrama” but the last verse is him using his platform to point out two points, the racism in our highest of leadership and also the goodness of some white brits who were engraving themselves in the black community unfortunately killed

Best reaction I have seen to this track so far

The most important gift to oneself is to know Who you are and where you from.✌🏾✌🏾

Thank you south africa ❤❤❤❤❤❤

You have to react to more Dave. He’s a genius and one of the best in the UK. He’s really incredible. Watch his black box freestyle, my 19th birthday, Lesley, gods eye, how I met my ex, hangman, and question time... there’s many more but these are a some amazing ones

Dave is sooo good. Best lyricist in the uk. My 19th birthday, how i met my ex and lesley are all masterpieces. Would mean everything to watch you react to this considering your ability

Dave is such a great rapper! One of my favourite songs from him is "Question Time" you should check it out!

This song gave me chills

oh man u in for a treat Dave is just a lyrical genius

💯I am so happy to see this absolute #Masterpiece here 💯

This one hits so hard

Yesssss!!!!!!

I was like flash to the notification

Thanks Ernest! Check out Lupe's "Rest up big homey...wegot it from here"

✨Best Commentary✨

think is the best reaction video i've seen. you picked up on so much of what he was saying!

Wow wow first time listening to this my God poetry ✊🏿✊🏿

Respect to this guy best American reaction

Get goose bumps every time I watch this You should check out more Dave he’s dope AF ✌🏼🇬🇧

Would love to see more UK stuff from your channel & your opinion on some of the UK rap/grime

Great reaction bro,just incase you didn’t realise,there’s a tiger behind you 🙏🏾💯

That's it! Best song EVER ❤️. Everytime someone says something stupid about racism..play them this song, maybe if they have a conscious they'll get the message

Never expected you to react to dave

Brilliant 👏

Glad you reacted to dave. Please check out Psycho from the same album

Daves a monster! Maybe a bit of Aveleno if we’re on the uk trip? Pretty please? 😂

Thank you so much for doing this one in not sure if Dave the British rapper does grime or drill but the song was deep . Also on Grenfell tower it's about a flat or apartment that caught fire in London and burnt down to the ground there was mainly minority groups that lived in it and the government did not care at all our last and current governments are racists and do not care about minorities at all so many people lost family and friends

This song means even more with everything going on now

Really in depth reaction, very intelligent guy too

omg yes more UK

Dave is one of my favorite rappers no cap

You NEED to react to more Dave - he’s one of the best lyricists making music today. Please start with Dave - Pyscho.

man I've watched a lot of reactions to this but yours tops the lot, loved it .. other people have explained the references of the extra verse he added so won't go in to that, but thanks for doing this .. only line I think you missed out on other than the strictly UK references is "equality is a right it doesn't deserve credit" .. think about it

absolute classic

You've gotta react to dave, he's too good at this rap game, he only turned 22 the other day!

U HAVE to do more Dave if u ain’t heard of him before. His word play is insane!!!!!! Do Lesley next

can we please get my guy to 100k?!?!

Dave is Nigerian British. He knows his lineage. He's a first gen Brit

You gots to do Dave PSYCHO the wordplay is mad🔥

I’m pretty sure the piano effects are augmented reality

Empire Windrush was the name of the ship , the windrush generation are people from Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago and other Commonwealth country who where told to come to the united kingdom in 1948 til 1971 to help build the UK up back after the war ,who the uk government is not recognizing as uk citizens and want to deport them back after all what they did for the united kingdom

Also "dear black son" by Brother Ali is so relevant right now

So a little context from the UK for American listeners: 1. 'how the news treated Kate vs how they treated Meghan' - this refers to how the press have always glamorised Kate (Prince William's white wife), whereas Meghan, Prince Harry's wife who they have attacked and persecuted in the media. 2. 'Jack Merritt' - I was less than 100m away from this when it happened - in November 2019 there was a terrorist attack on London Bridge. Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were at a conference to talk about and help the rehabilitation of offenders. They were ultimately murdered by one of the courses' attendees, Usman Khan, who was out of prison on licence, and had received special permission to travel to London for the day to take part in workshops. Jack Merritt had also worked with Dave's (Dave the singer in this video) brother who is in prison. 3. 'Grenfell victims still need accommodation' - in 2017 a tower block fire killed over 70 people who were mostly from ethnic minorities. They had put cladding on the outer side of a 'council owned flat' to make it look better to residents nearby. The material they chose was cheaper and highly flammable. Almost 100 people were killed and most victims are still to receive accommodation in 2020, over 3 years after the devastating fire. 4. 'we still need support for the Windrush generation' - The 'Windrush generation' happened between 1948 and 1970, where nearly half a million people moved from the Caribbean to Britain, which in 1948 faced severe labour shortages in the wake of the Second World War. These people were INVITED here to make up for the labour shortages, and as they were brought here legally, they weren't given documentation. And now, these people are being treated as illegal immigrants. I'm white British and this performance gives me goosebumps every time. If it doesn't have the same effect on you, I think you're part of the problem. Also - when he talks about our Prime Minister as being a 'real racist' - all you need to do is google 'boris johnson racist comments'