Amiri Baraka's "Something In The Way Of Things (In Town)"

TheEazyDuzIt95 Says:

Nov 25, 2010 - Man I just love this video, it's so trippy and abstract

demonseed2006 Says:

Jan 14, 2011 - you seem to have a misguided assessment how non white people have reacted to over 300 years of WS (in your words 'angry negro') what would your solution be? 'Sit and accept all that has been thrown at us and thank them for it? You really need to get out the plantation once in a while and see the real world. Funny how such a subtle poem brings out the helpless ignorance in some people.

822loverboy Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - The dead guy you saw me talkin too is your boss. I tried to put a spell on him, but his sprint is ilterate!!

thosenuts Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - \Bitter is a taste Served Cold Like The Treatment Of Afrikans By This Us Goverment What you Think Is Democracy Is A Fucking Joke Everyday this Goverment Exist There Will Be Corruption because thats how America Did it. Dont Bullshit Us on How Bitter Baraka's is Think about them Angry Bitter Violent Pissed off Black & White Human Beings Running Around Here.Shit the Indians were Wiped the fuck Out By This Gov. Baraka's Speaking from So Far From the Small minded You Need 2 Ballun Yo Mind State

thosenuts Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - i hope you get audited by the goverment silly fool

822loverboy Says:

Jan 20, 2011 - Damn people we still dont UNDERSTAND what life is about. NOT MONEY, NOT KILLIN ONE ANOTHER WITH WORDS, HATE OR VIOLENCE. How can you HATE anybody and say you love GOD or whatever name you choose to call him. I GUESS WE WONT FIND OUT TILL JESUS COMES BACK and he IS COMING BACK!!! It takes alot of energy to HATE, and only a lil to LOVE. You dont have to love everybody, just understand that there are other people in the WORLD besides YOU.

iamdvsj Says:

Jan 22, 2011 - This. Was. Amazing.

icon1914 Says:

Mar 7, 2011 - Amazing work... Simply Amazing... 

DIOPJR Says:

Mar 9, 2011 - why is West Africa in such terrible shape though? Could the Portuguese, the British, and the CIA have anything to do with it? What about the IMF? In the end, your opinion doesn't matter. You're just an ignorant servant of wealthier whites who know that the carnage in Africa is just the cost of doing business. Just promise you won't be bitter when your pension is snatched away and your job is shipped overseas and you're forced on the bread line like any old "Negro".

DIOPJR Says:

Mar 9, 2011 - P.S. since, like most citizens of any polity, you probably disagree with certain aspects of the society in which you were born, shouldn't you also go somewhere that exemplifies your ideals?

sonaiyasmom Says:

May 10, 2011 - wow... this adaptation is just as haunting as the poem. excellent work!

Aiviloarts Says:

Jun 30, 2011 - Wow this was great! I always listened to this song, and it's nice seeing it in a visual way

greenbryano Says:

Aug 15, 2011 - These comments are simply fantastic. To those who GOT it, thank you for sharing your thoughts! Anyone I offended... ***shrugs*** EHHHH, it's observational artistic expression folks!!! So make a video response already lol (^_^)

NikoProductionz Says:

Sep 19, 2011 - Brilliant Video. Wow. Im from southeast PA and this video is touching...on many levels...personal and non-personal.

NOTgarycoleman Says:

Oct 20, 2011 - All white people are spiritually illiterate.I wish they'd never taken us out of Africa. We were so happy and would be better off over there. better than the spiritually dead whiteness of America. Peace! Salaam!

ho0liganz Says:

Dec 26, 2011 - then you are no better than they... that same judgmental attitude is whats keeping you down. only you can free your mind.

Gimmal1492 Says:

Jan 5, 2012 - Didn't know that's Amiria Baraka's work, featured, until checking for a link to it here at YouTube. Haven't heard of that poet since picking up a blue book of his from the Fresno County Library, more than a less than good decade ago. Books. Concrete Poetry. Afro-Dadaism. Peace.Awesome video, by the way.

PaulBourgeois Says:

Jan 17, 2012 - Beautiful. Powerful. Meaningful. Very well done.  How has it been received?

GittinNGiven Says:

Jan 24, 2012 - "WOW"......I mean really........."WOW"

MikeyRed76 Says:

Feb 16, 2012 - Yup. It's my spiritual illiteracy that brought me here. I mean, in between my time fearing black folks and trying to find ways to prevent their upward social mobility, I thought I'd come and listen to this on youtube. Peace! Salaam!

MikeyRed76 Says:

Feb 16, 2012 - I'll never forget the first time I heard this. I was standing dissed, and broke, and troubled at my machine. It's art like this that helped me realize that I was in the way of myself. Thank you.

Auallonia Says:

Mar 8, 2012 - Nice video! :)

Auallonia Says:

Mar 10, 2012 - Nice video! :)

r2sims Says:

Mar 18, 2012 - I've been listening to this song during hard times in my life, since the song was released on The Roots album. Till this day, I still get chills and tear up when I hear this! This is one of the deepest poems I've ever heard and still relavent 9 years later! WOW!

shmike1984 Says:

May 19, 2012 - amazing track. the lyrics/poem gives me chills. reminds me of cousins and friends who weren't as lucky as me, locked up or otherwise down and out.