"The Lord may not come when you call; but He's always on time" that line is epic
@NicoleH7311 жыл бұрын
Lemon grew up in New York/Brooklyn. He's a product of his environment. He's not trying to be anything but himself. There are plenty of black-Latinos. I'm from Harlem and I grew up around plenty of cats like Lemon.
@mtkdabest12 жыл бұрын
"the lord may not come when you call but he's always on time"
@borninvincible4 жыл бұрын
he stole that line from DMX
@face1339 Жыл бұрын
@@borninvincible That line is older than DMX bud.
@BallinCougar1511 жыл бұрын
I love this! I'm not even from NY but he sure hell made me feel like it lol. Talk about depiction. He was too nice
@ellathepan483610 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh he's so amazing! I actually got to meet him too and he's just a really nice person.
@zekone8315 жыл бұрын
the lord may not be there when you call but hes always on time...
@itsinphy16 жыл бұрын
I like the ending - "...the Lord may not come when you call, but he's always on time..." Sick line.
@pr0ud2bap1n0y15 жыл бұрын
that last line gave me chills. amazing poet
@amalhood13 жыл бұрын
its not a song to raise the sun, it is a call to prayer and worship God.
@AttackerWannabee16 жыл бұрын
he is ON POINT about the jamaican patties with coco breaddd!!!!
@jesusjones102416 жыл бұрын
I always come back to this poem cause the delivery.....smooth.
@AnonymousShortii13 жыл бұрын
much respect for him! this is the prime example of a person who turned his life around. He was in jail and educated himself and started doing poetry so no excuses.
@RAWKNtoni16 жыл бұрын
BROOKLYN STAND UP! Oh yes. I miss Brooklyn.
@samish93304 жыл бұрын
He may not come when you call but he always on time.MY GOD. 💜💖
@kisses2u4u15 жыл бұрын
Oh yes it is all about the patti with coco bread n coleslaw!...Was pleasently surprised by this poet he was not wat i was expecting...and i strongly agree...The Lord May not come when you call but he is always on time x
@zarenj2113 жыл бұрын
That shit was crazy. I love seeing this generation strong in the Spoken Word
@YaTaqwa1411 жыл бұрын
This might just be my favorite Def Poetry performance of all time
@quiquibabi11 жыл бұрын
This was awesome, so much talent. He takes poetry on a different level
@rakbatum0812 жыл бұрын
@instrumental its no act...there's no place on earth like Brooklyn. You'll only know if u been there
@IROC20912 жыл бұрын
The lord may not come when you call, but he is always on time.
@meloman112087 жыл бұрын
bushwick is where we from this guy is a smart man and a good one to knickerbocker and grove
@Brooklyn15305 жыл бұрын
Hell yea! Bushwick forever, never east williamsburg. That word is just something the yuppies conjurd up to raise their property value and take over what little we have...like no you may NOT change Graham Avenue - Avenue of PUERTO RICO to something else because it offends your sensibilities lol. This is Bushwick Sick so yuppies need to stick their asses back on that metro north train back to Connecticut 🤣
@testimonycentral3409 жыл бұрын
I am part bodigua! and this to is we're my mindset lies. this guy is good
@testimonycentral3408 жыл бұрын
Lol my android always correcting stuff incorrectly lmto. I ment bodicua. I didn't notice that duh on me
@chrisr56495 жыл бұрын
Did you mean Boricua? Lol
@gaveee8 жыл бұрын
by far one of the best poems I've heard
@shane28633 жыл бұрын
Dope. NY ain't never had the best weed spots though. Not a day in history.
@taino208 жыл бұрын
Shout out to all the ladies of Brooklyn from the Boogie Down Bronx!
@vivalakenya12 жыл бұрын
Yessir!!! The lord might not come when u call but He's always on time. Word!
@murdok62013 жыл бұрын
this guy's had the most applause i've heard in one performance!!
@zeynelbuyuksahin4867 Жыл бұрын
Then listen to the knock knock poet. The audience literally gets on their feet.
@Cheapgamer42011 жыл бұрын
Muslim, 5%percenter, Israelites.. This guy know his shit
@cracklingvoice5 жыл бұрын
He IS a 3-time felon.
@Bonethugett14 жыл бұрын
LEMON ONE OF THE REALEST ONES DOIN IT!!! I'm from Flatbush I got you on that Veggi Pattie and coco bread baby lol
@Eventsandthings15 жыл бұрын
Keep telling them stories Lemon. Love your style and originality, keep it up!!!!
@BrendaSandovalBerryBrenda12 жыл бұрын
That has always been my favourite line!
@BasminNadraDreamwalker12 жыл бұрын
this daughter of all relations sends out big Love 2 Brotha Lemon Anderson who has learned 2B who & what he is everywhere he goes...share yo witness of true freedom u man from the county of Kings, brings a smile 2 this QueenB of the gateway city ;-)
@brianletlhabane60182 ай бұрын
timeless poem
@Nurgleoneshot3 жыл бұрын
I love when you get those Krispy new greens
@dommck1112 жыл бұрын
I'm so proud to be from Brooklyn! xD
@NewYorkCityPurls12 жыл бұрын
I am addicted to this poem
@TayBabeyy1212 жыл бұрын
Damn. This was beautifuL
@sogginwithyou16 жыл бұрын
lots of gospel songs say that Mary Mary, plus ever since blues came onto the scene, singers have begun to use the gospel in a variety of genres
@JosephWhalenDesigns14 жыл бұрын
This man from Grand says damn. Always funky fresh...........
@neag1213 жыл бұрын
Not glorifying, simply understanding where he's from and appreciating
@Bonethugett14 жыл бұрын
@Turbo1rx 92 door knockers...well 92 is for the year 1992 and door knockers are big gold earings women used to wear they were real popular back then. They were so big they resembled door knockers (people had instead of door bells)lol
@CrazyJodice13 жыл бұрын
15 poeple hit dislike 'cause they don't have the best weed spots
@lola12343412 жыл бұрын
He not ACTIN in no way , he's from Brooklyn . we all like that
@monty1504 жыл бұрын
bring this show back
@xJaZZiiTheItGirlx14 жыл бұрын
This man is a white spaniard who resides in PR. Whites blacks and natives are mixed a little too. Yet we still know their is a difference between the three. If he has any black or native blood, it very little. He's as native or black as your average white boy more than likely.
@fairlyagile16 жыл бұрын
i love lemon. this poem is sweet!
@chefawkes16 жыл бұрын
i loved of it, because of his showmanship and style. I live in toronto, and couldn't get even 1 reference lol. still awesome though.
@Papo1981NYY12 жыл бұрын
This!!! is Puerto Rock Style, we can argue all day about who influenced who! white to black..... they all my panas!
@rapido8316 жыл бұрын
Checked it on the net, it's from Nina Hagen - Right On Time. Lyrics: You can't hurry my God No, no, no You just gotta wait You've gotta trust God and give him time No matter how long it will take But he's a God we just can't hurry But he'll be there, don't you worry I say he may not come when you want him, But he's "right on time!"
@Tissy9413 жыл бұрын
BROOOOK LYNNNNN this descirbes it very welll too
@56140016 жыл бұрын
this man is greezy i luv watching this video
@fafinho1115 жыл бұрын
NY baby!
@johnthepalm13 жыл бұрын
@captainterrible525 This is so much sadder than you realize. When I was younger I had the opportunity to be argue with many people who were critical, clever, abrasive, stubborn and brilliant. You shut down your mind when you hear something you deem negative. Learn that negativity is the first step to creativity. The urge to destroy is the urge to create. Learn and you will be free.
@AbstractPoetNerd14 жыл бұрын
@willshakeyou I think what he's saying is that you have to believe in something. He's not saying that something is god or life after death or anything. He's expressing that you have to put your faith somewhere, even if it's not something most would attest to faith.
@freeflowingeternity11 жыл бұрын
hes is really talented i first saw him on the app TED and heard his poem about taking his jordan shoes
@souflotv12 жыл бұрын
thank you ..for saying this ....
@RAWKNtoni16 жыл бұрын
YES I NEED A PATTIE WITH COCOA BREAD! FLATBUSH! I aint have one in like 2 years. Damn they aint got that out here...
@Listenhoesitsmeh112 жыл бұрын
speaks the truth and how could he be acting black if being black is a race. Saying that is saying you agree with the stereotype that blacks should sound, act, dress a certain way. Nah, Lemon just who he is and he's BROOKLYN!!!!
@kbnastyman11 жыл бұрын
The second part is really good. The first part will fly right over the heads of the non-BK natives.
@Newyorkswag16 жыл бұрын
he's giving an example about the 5% nation of islam nd the supreme mathematics homiee
@Brooklyn39554 жыл бұрын
lol - I was born and bred in the county of Kings in 73, but I'm not an angry Puerto Rican or Black, so I guess I don't count in Lemon's version of Brooklyn. LOL - good spoken word though even though I don't really get your version of Brooklyn as much as you can't understand mine,.
@Revengex199993 жыл бұрын
We get it you're better than us wassa wassa
@Brooklyn3955 Жыл бұрын
@@Revengex19999 Nope, nope. I get it though, you think you understand me., but you really don't. Never said I was better than you or your "us". I never said, the poem was bad. Just saying, the work doesn't speak to me, and I was born and bred in Brooklyn.
@justmee12316 жыл бұрын
He wasn't trying to compare the two.
@LaLokita244813 жыл бұрын
boricua
@Vianey11223316 жыл бұрын
he's giving an example of how muslin preachers speak in prison.
@XxChiiChobitsxX13 жыл бұрын
If Ya Like This Ya Should C him perform his book County Of Kings - My Grade went to see him perform and he is amazing!!!!!!!
@edilomar1115 жыл бұрын
Haha Im from puerto rico and this guy is tha shit and its pronouced Boricua ppl from Puerto Rico :D
@TheRuggedAzzMan2 жыл бұрын
Definitely from Bushwick
@CrazyJodice14 жыл бұрын
Thats was awsome!!!!!!
@MALIRIPPA15 жыл бұрын
borough of royalty the infinite party rocker home of big poppa 92 door KNOCKERS!!!!
@JUANO51013 жыл бұрын
amazing
@yonasdesta1012 жыл бұрын
Dawn! That wad dope!
@BOOTMAMA12 жыл бұрын
He IS BLACK!..and of Spaniard descent and of Indigenous Boriquen/Taino descent. Latinos, for the most part have at least 2 out of 3 of these ethnicities in their blood. From the Darkest skin to the lightest skin, the mix is still there. Americans can't place their shade-ism issues, and historical issues about what it means to be black on the rest of us, coz' our history and our realities are different
@jase9lives15 жыл бұрын
why don't ya;ll just look him up.. if he has a site.. email him and ask him instead of trying to figure him out based on opinions and conjecture?
@TheJahlani12 жыл бұрын
Thank you! People at my school get so uncomfortable when I say things like this. Like when I speak 'properly' I'm not acting white. And my white friend who's from the hood aint acting black. She from the hood so she naturally speaks a certain way. It's not anything to be ashamed or proud of but it's a simple fact ya know?
@Derrick_Ham16 жыл бұрын
He should have ended when he said funky fresh. That would be a perfect ending of his poem. I like his style!
@booger68013 жыл бұрын
love it!
@captainterrible52513 жыл бұрын
@johnthepalm That's your opinion. You see a sad story. I see a "triumph in spite of". Most people can appreciate things they relate to. That poem means a lot to folks w/ parents who've made bad choices. Phylicia Rashad does a great poem on there. Floetry has a great poem. Some are funny. Some are sweet. Some actually do end quietly. And the people are applauding the passion. & though you may not like the delivery or the content, that is the poet's truth & i may not like it, but I respect it
@krnwyldchild6911 жыл бұрын
That was SIKK...!!
@Careelo16 жыл бұрын
ahhh he had it all toegda on dat one didnt make not one mistake
@emckinnon0400515 жыл бұрын
hes half white half black,he says it in one of his other poems
@TheJoe8416 жыл бұрын
Shit is real.
@HellsHord12 жыл бұрын
right shit back in the day I used to stand in line at Allen's bakery to get my coconut bread, black pudding, currant rolls, roti......lime with my boys at prospect park, check me if you know what im talkin bout.
@geeuno1033 Жыл бұрын
Park slope Brooklyn ..
@trple515 жыл бұрын
The Israelites......
@LailahAhm13 жыл бұрын
Acting black? I really hate when people say that. I don't think he's acting 'black' per se, it's more that he dresses and talks a certain way because he was influenced by the enbironment in which he grew up in. Why would it matter if he were white? Just because he is white or puerto rican does not mean he doesn't face similar issues as people of colour would especially if he lived in the same low-income neighborhoods.
@mrsnawatson13 жыл бұрын
Boricuaso Mira what's good fellow brooklynite! Bed Sty raised me. Shit in PR they call me crazy! Peace!
@somesayju13 жыл бұрын
i luv this
@lady2hood4u10 жыл бұрын
I loveeeee him
@KaylaaNdYouu11 жыл бұрын
Perfect. :)
@Hot2male17 жыл бұрын
i toast to u my brother.real talk on this one.
@Fallinangel62116 жыл бұрын
That was HOT
@johnthepalm13 жыл бұрын
@johnthepalm Your use of the phrase "eurocentric" is quite interesting. Of course I have mentioned many poets who are not European in our discussion, but maybe you mean something else when you use that word. Maybe you would like to elaborate.
@aderonke100013 жыл бұрын
Hahaha @ 2:05 I thought he was gonna leave:)
@lilosaint15 жыл бұрын
have the best weed spot OC
@Bonethugett14 жыл бұрын
@jordannorchi1 I didn't know he had to be one or the other lol he's latino many of which are either bi or tri racial mixed with their native indian, black african and white Spaniard. He's lighter in complexion but is not 100% white at all.
@johnthepalm13 жыл бұрын
@captainterrible525 Thank you for your response. There is no single standard for poetry - agreed. But these "poets" upset my nose. I watched "Knock Knock" and it is a very sad story, but not a very good story or a poem. There is not enough room here to debate what constitutes great poetry. I understand that people enjoy much of these spoken word performances. Have you notices that these poems always end with a kind of crescendo? The poets seem to have the idea that poetry is about applause.
@washyomouthsmartas15 жыл бұрын
errything he said was TRUE
@MzBification12 жыл бұрын
i like this here
@KeishaCharmaine15 жыл бұрын
ahhhh F L A T B U S H !!!
@AbstractPoetNerd14 жыл бұрын
@willshakeyou I can understand your mixed emotions over the word "faith" and the meaning it might usually evoke. I put my faith into things like hard work, thinking logically, and making a better life for myself. Faith is simply something everyone has and puts to use in different ways. Religious faith, moral faith, etc. Always different kinds. You can definitely have faith in trying to develop a better understanding of the world that surrounds you and certainly with no religious undertones.