I read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" because of this band. I'm a white dude in very rural Pennsylvania.

Best band of all time in my opinion, message is always on point, sound and lyrics are next level, and every song is a banger. Truly masters of their craft and warriors of the people

Love when YT finds me a new RATM reaction channel and love your reactions. Been listening to them for 30 years now and still (sadly) very relevant.

Dude.. RATM litteraly has a song that says "A riot be the rhyme of the unheard." You are in for a treat my dude..

One of my favorite songs by them, great review! I grew up learning the same whitewashed BS about MLK and the Black Panther Party. I’m so thankful I started learning more history and leftist theory while my kid was very young so he can grow up knowing the truth of US history. Rage has a lot to do with my growth both politically and as a human. Keep the Rage reactions coming!

The circle of hate keeps crawling up your back.. unless you turn around and face it. Take the power back

“We made, like, pseudo-progress, but in the long run, not really.” Fuck yeah brother. Rage.

TURN DAT SHIT UP!!!!

Truly the best bassline to revolt to ever

DOWN RODEO. CHECK IT OUT. RAGE.

There was a few tracks I listened to by Dead Prez back in the 90's. Been a long time though so I don't remember the names. First time I heard them was a music video on the Canadian version of MTV at the time.

Three (somewhat) unrelated bits to add to the discussion: 1. The American school system is in jeopardy. I am currently a teacher, ranging grades 4-8, and come from a long line of educators. This attempt at whitewashing our country's history is just one prong of a multi-prong attack on education. It's like there is some organized but shadowy attempt to dumb down the population. After all, an ignorant population is so much easier to control. And, for the record, I am NOT a fan of conspiracy theories. This is my own thought, cultivated over my tenure in education, but also during the 30 years my mom and her sister were teachers... and my grandfather before them... 2. My biggest beef with the way MLK JR is taught in American classrooms is how they completely ignore his blatantly socialist messages, and only focus on his writings regarding race, specifically. To know the man, we should study ALL of his works. He really wrote some remarkable things. 3. I am terribly disappointed in how little James Baldwin is discussed in American schools - if he's even mentioned at all! This is a travesty. Baldwin's work needs much more attention than it gets. I don't necessarily agree with him 100% of the time, but I don't need to. It's about being introduced to new thoughts and opinions, especially when produced by such a learned, eloquent and articulate person.

Zack did a song with Dead Prez...along with others... Mumia 911 is the song...✊🏾

Yes it is sad that the songs are still relevant. I grew up on Rage. I have subscribed for the Rage reactions.

If you check out sleep now in the fire watch the music video bc they played outside of wallstreet and the cops were called on them

Solid dude! With it being black history month and the one sidedness of history that is presented you need to check out Guerilla Radio, it is about Mumia and is an incredible track

"Vietnow" is one of my favourites of theirs

Mic check with lyrics

You think

I'm from Europe and from the country that (unfortunately) kickstarted the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Portugal). To me the worst part is that despite how bias and heroic our country's History books were (dunno about nowadays) presented, there was always space to just acknowledge that slavery was not our finest moment and it did more harm than any kind of good for the slaves... unlike the US it seems! I honestly don't even think that the US as an Eurocentric view of the world!... At this point i think the US just tries to use Europe as an escape-goat for its own very practical, unregulated, greed and failures.

I’ve got something for Black History Month Paul Robeson - The World Inferno Friendship Society Paul Robeson was an actor, singer, athlete, and lawyer who was almost erased from history because of his political beliefs. You will probably need to follow with lyrics, it moves pretty fast

By rage

I'm white, grew up going to a mostly black school till 4th grade. Moved to a white neighborhood with 99% white people. Wish to this day I could go back to that "horrible ghetto ninja school" Lost a lot friends. Went from, yo white boy is "cool" to "OMG Becky. Look at that scrub."

You should listen to “No Shelter” next!

Similarities?

We've regressed since the 90's things are worse than ever.

At the end... When it kept repeating 'No More Lies".... "No More Lies ".... "No More Lies ".... Ended with.... NORMALIZE..... very important to this message. #JukeboxPreacher

RATM LIve 1993 (Pink Pop) - Fistful of Steel:)

At the begining of life I named my creators Mama Dada and Wawa. Not father son and holy spirit. Awaken to self and TAKE THE POWER BACK LIVING CREATORS

This song is about the Mexican revolution

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KICK IT!!!!!!

King Kong ain't got shit on me!

Man, you need to check out the "Surface Tension - Завтра". Song of the year for me. They published this song exactly on the New Year Eve when we were attacked by ruzzian drones. But that song made all us grown up bastards cry with the tears of happiness. We couldn't go out to the streets but lots of people in apartment's houses around opened their windows and were singing songs and shouted to the black sky that we are not afraid and will never surrender. Check that out, beautiful and inspiring song.

It’s funny how we only hear one MLK quote from a speech that would put that in context, but no one can be bothered with the truth these days.

oh lort...if you aren't gobsmacked by that message and can't lead your youngins to some of the 'ol protest music... what are you doin bud?

respectfully, don't need to know you can "identify" instruments and dude, you think we don't know what's it's about... maybe do a blog fo the youngin's, cuz WE KNOW THE SCORE.

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You think he's talkin about black history? He's not black