As a teacher in London, I'm doing everything I can to get other teachers to realise, accept and utilise the power of true knowledge and hiphop's search for the truth. Marginalised peoples need this, and (unfortunately) a lot of kids are exactly that: marginalised.
Rahul Kemp He has a point dude. Teachers should. We spend our whole childhood learning about shit! When we leave school, we actually learn more wether we're studying or not. We should be learning real history. Not just of our own countries but of everyones. Accepting others is the biggest problem we have on earth. If we learn that we're all the same then there wouldn't be any racism
truly amazing stuff. this actually made me cry. Akala is really setting the good example for the kids out there .I wish they could bring these kinds of culture/rap sessions in the school system and make it compulsory for students to attend before going home. We need more of this.
'ahh but shit my heads still nappy' he's taking the mick out of pop stars and celebrities who have no intellect or opinion about real issues yet it is their opinions that are readily publicised to the youth by the media. what an intelligent bloke big up akala
True inspiration to the kids... Too many youngsters thinking its cool to be thick. Knowledge is power!!!! Read Read Read Read don't let them say what you can achieve.
Same, I'm 16 and I rap too, couldn't care less about phones and shit, actually working on my E.P (which will have a government track) and having Rap battles all over the U.K. "Don't tell me that it's too hard" - Akala - True words.
Not the government just the entire black diaspora on every continent this is the new message to the Blackman🙏🏿✊🏿 Yhink if us in America,Afro Latino’s,the black Europeans,Caribbean,All the islands,and Africa link up on the same page! Trade with each other form a Union and create our own industry! Everything we spend money on we make! We own the gestations stores hotels manufacturers cars and everything else!
Highest respect for Akala for this. Bit of a shame most of the kids are witnessing it behind the screens of their phones though, why sit and watch through a small screen when you have someone this inspiring performing right in front of you? You can never feel the same energy while watching something like this through a phone...
You're point about TV is a very good paradigm for this society transition we need. Your able to naturally control you're child's environment-and as they get older they will have a certain set of beliefs and understanding about TV and whats good for them. Alot of kids dont and therefore 'the correct stimuli or environment' may not quite fit so easily. I mean for example-I was addicted to comp games up until a year b4 my GCSE's and school didnt really stand a chance-its going to be difficult!
think the thing is if you ask quite a lot of teachers actually want their classes to learn, it's the curriculums and testing systems put in place mixed in with the deadlines etc that seem to be the main problem tbh plus the fact many teachers are unable to admit that they're still in the process of learning themselves
These kids these days have no interest in revision or hitting the books but would rather listen to music and the media...Akala is using music to get through to this youth. Look at them, they're getting excited and enjoying it without Akala saying Girls/boys,Money, cars, being rich,partying etc. He's an amazing rapper man big respect!
That's amazing! Ye entrepeneurs is where its at. Tbf the 1 thing I wished my parents had not MADE me do, but TOLD me, was to start thinking about business ideas from as young age as possible. As a 21 yr old student just about to finish his degree and who has only just started thinking of ideas in the last 2 years-I wish I had thought about it earlier-But again society does tell you to get papers rather than build you're own wealth (which is in fact what TRUE capitalism is not corporatism :p)
Keep up the good work bro I run an anti_bullying group called Anti_bullying Lee's Defence all about the youth and converting people to more positive way's of living ;) TOPMAN Akala respect's from the Ironman.
6:46 dirty look from the teacher! haha but this is amazing, I wish he could go all over the country to loads of schools spreading this message... give the youth a shot!
Rap has so much crossover with poetry & while you would have to pick the right lyrics for schools to accept the idea. You could teach the writing techniques in classrooms
I agree with all that. what I meant was for example proffessions that require sustained amounts of work and dont particularly require creativity. Surgeons for example. How would the proffession know a child is intelligent enough AND has the right work ethic-because you have to slog through years to understand the whole proffession itself. Having straight A's and a degree demonstrates both the intelligence and work ethic that is required. Arts, PE and other stuff is all different.
Yeah true that, i was waiting for someone to say it. But then again i don't think the rest of the kids filming were filming to put it on youtube or whatever, still a shame
wow okay i don't like much british rap, ( i am a british rapper btw) but damn this guy is smart, he knows what's going on and he's using his poetry to get through to these kids i rate him.
'bullying anyway' is no reason to not have school uniform. There are many reasons for it. 1-have you tried keeping order of masses of people?-uniform helps. Also, you have to wear smart uniform to work anyway. Wearing uniform does not take away individualism lol-clothing is only 1 form of expression. U have to think carefully about schooling because of the benefits of interaction-how kids deal with authority, how kids assert an opinion. But actual 'learning' should be done out of the classroom.
he said "When our grandparents came to Britain if you had a criminal record u couldn't get in" when he said 'our' he meant 'black' people. My Great-Grandma told me that after WWII you weren't allowed on the Windrush ship if you had a criminal record but because Jamaica hadn't got it's independence it was still great Britain. They called Jamaica as a last resort and some people in power disagreed and tried to make it harder for them to get into Britain (propaganda and criminal record). trust me
I agree with alot of the video-the question is really how can we put it into the existing system without creating issues. With the children hiring and firing teachers-Have you seen some of the innercity london schools in tottenham, edmonton e.t.c-the classes are unbelieveably disruptive, teachers getting hit e.t.c.. Those kids arent at a level to be making those sorts of decisions. Had they been taught properly from a young age in a diff system-maybe they would be. But it's about that transition
Well as long as you feel you're kids wont be at a disadvantage (my main motivation at school was competition/to beat peers.) When i say assert an opinion- i mean in an environment amongst peers of you're age (as opposed to against you as an adult.) In terms of 'disrupting class' perhaps you're talking about inner city london comps (which we need to sort) because in my grammar school asserting an opinion was not frowned upon-in fact most classes were taken up by debates between kids/teachers.
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Need more of this in schools!
one of the realist rappers in the world.
I love how he slows it down in this version to get his message across
3 years later and this still fires me up!
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Some of them were listening to the words, some of them were only concerned with the flow...those are the ones I tilt my head down to.
As a teacher in London, I'm doing everything I can to get other teachers to realise, accept and utilise the power of true knowledge and hiphop's search for the truth. Marginalised peoples need this, and (unfortunately) a lot of kids are exactly that: marginalised.
all teachers should aspire to this; modern Socrates-style
?N'su "all teachers should aspire to this"...hahaha..r u mental
Rahul Kemp He has a point dude. Teachers should. We spend our whole childhood learning about shit! When we leave school, we actually learn more wether we're studying or not. We should be learning real history. Not just of our own countries but of everyones. Accepting others is the biggest problem we have on earth. If we learn that we're all the same then there wouldn't be any racism
More vocal genius from the true voice of England :)
truly amazing stuff. this actually made me cry. Akala is really setting the good example for the kids out there .I wish they could bring these kinds of culture/rap sessions in the school system and make it compulsory for students to attend before going home. We need more of this.
wait he spat this in radio 1's fire in the booth part 1
gave them a sneak preview
'ahh but shit my heads still nappy' he's taking the mick out of pop stars and celebrities who have no intellect or opinion about real issues yet it is their opinions that are readily publicised to the youth by the media. what an intelligent bloke big up akala
Lucky, lucky kids. I wish someone had open my lid at that age. Big respect to the guy! Knowledge is power.
True inspiration to the kids... Too many youngsters thinking its cool to be thick. Knowledge is power!!!! Read Read Read Read don't let them say what you can achieve.
woahhhhh, amazing!
Same, I'm 16 and I rap too, couldn't care less about phones and shit, actually working on my E.P (which will have a government track) and having Rap battles all over the U.K.
"Don't tell me that it's too hard" - Akala - True words.
He's an inspiration. He's telling the youth to learn to make it big, instead of judging people and fucking with drugs or harming others for amusement.
Amazing opportunity to be in that room at that time. Totally awesome! This is good
The Govt needs to hire Akala and give him creative freedom to school the youth.
Not the government just the entire black diaspora on every continent this is the new message to the Blackman🙏🏿✊🏿 Yhink if us in America,Afro Latino’s,the black Europeans,Caribbean,All the islands,and Africa link up on the same page! Trade with each other form a Union and create our own industry! Everything we spend money on we make! We own the gestations stores hotels manufacturers cars and everything else!
Awesome Motivator. . . Much Respect & Love. . .'We Are The Future'
Highest respect for Akala for this. Bit of a shame most of the kids are witnessing it behind the screens of their phones though, why sit and watch through a small screen when you have someone this inspiring performing right in front of you? You can never feel the same energy while watching something like this through a phone...
This hits to the very core of the soul I gotgoose bumps!! I was every rapper followed this format instead of spreading death culture!!
this is unbelieveable, great flow and a message with it, a proper rapper!
got goosebumps watching this, saw him perform this live - awesome. inspirational figure!
Had headphones full blast.....The ending 30 seconds nearly made me cry.
Akala ace bruv never even run out of breath once
You're point about TV is a very good paradigm for this society transition we need. Your able to naturally control you're child's environment-and as they get older they will have a certain set of beliefs and understanding about TV and whats good for them. Alot of kids dont and therefore 'the correct stimuli or environment' may not quite fit so easily. I mean for example-I was addicted to comp games up until a year b4 my GCSE's and school didnt really stand a chance-its going to be difficult!
it's clearer on Akala - Fire in the booth!
His Fire In The Both Bars
AS A HUMAN BEING A.K.A. EMCEE BLESS YOU MY BROTHER. KIDS LISTEN TO THIS MAN N REMEMBER YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. LIVE IN HARMONY.
The best lecture ever watch, keep doing the great work brother..
REAL SCIENCE! The best there is in the UK....FACT!!
Full salute to Akala - knowledge is power!
that should be made part of the UK curriculum lol Imagine having a GCSE in Akala
think the thing is if you ask quite a lot of teachers actually want their classes to learn, it's the curriculums and testing systems put in place mixed in with the deadlines etc that seem to be the main problem tbh
plus the fact many teachers are unable to admit that they're still in the process of learning themselves
teachers obviously a fanboy, sounds so excited when he's dropping the bars he knows XD
Whatever teachers booked him in to do this, they are the best teachers of all time.
that is america and this britain.some things similiar and some things different. he killed it man.
These kids these days have no interest in revision or hitting the books but would rather listen to music and the media...Akala is using music to get through to this youth. Look at them, they're getting excited and enjoying it without Akala saying Girls/boys,Money, cars, being rich,partying etc. He's an amazing rapper man big respect!
akala is well and truly a role model for everyone, regardless of class!!!
MASTER OF THE CEREMONY RIGHT HERE...NUFF RESPECT. PHUK A REVOLUTION GET WITH THA EVOLUTION.
That is exactly what he says... You can compare them, just not say it's the same thing, which he doesn't.
That's amazing! Ye entrepeneurs is where its at. Tbf the 1 thing I wished my parents had not MADE me do, but TOLD me, was to start thinking about business ideas from as young age as possible. As a 21 yr old student just about to finish his degree and who has only just started thinking of ideas in the last 2 years-I wish I had thought about it earlier-But again society does tell you to get papers rather than build you're own wealth (which is in fact what TRUE capitalism is not corporatism :p)
this is his fire in the booth bars check it out with the beat its even more arder!
" Akala - Fire in the booth "
This is amazing!!
AMAZING NICE 1 AKALA U THE MAN B
Keep up the good work bro I run an anti_bullying group called Anti_bullying Lee's Defence all about the youth and converting people to more positive way's of living ;) TOPMAN Akala respect's from the Ironman.
Protect this man at all cost🙏🏿✊🏿
6:46 dirty look from the teacher! haha but this is amazing, I wish he could go all over the country to loads of schools spreading this message... give the youth a shot!
This is why I follow this guy...
He needs to go to every school in london and do this.
them lyrics were serious! big up Akala man!
Wish I was there.. these kids dont know how lucky they are.
this guy just changed a few ppls lives
Rap has so much crossover with poetry & while you would have to pick the right lyrics for schools to accept the idea. You could teach the writing techniques in classrooms
I would have given anything to have Akala speak to me when I was young. I hope they took something from it.
Inspiring thanks Akala
Got so much respect for this guy.
uniform is to keep people disciplined and to give a sense of identity and equality
I agree with all that. what I meant was for example proffessions that require sustained amounts of work and dont particularly require creativity. Surgeons for example. How would the proffession know a child is intelligent enough AND has the right work ethic-because you have to slog through years to understand the whole proffession itself. Having straight A's and a degree demonstrates both the intelligence and work ethic that is required. Arts, PE and other stuff is all different.
This is the type of stuff that should be tought at schools
The kid in the leathers was clearly high of some sniff, he kept rolling his eyes back, sucha giveaway
BIIIIGGGG. Guy is so real it hurts.
6:46 look how scared my man looks on the right!!!
Yeah true that, i was waiting for someone to say it. But then again i don't think the rest of the kids filming were filming to put it on youtube or whatever, still a shame
wow okay i don't like much british rap, ( i am a british rapper btw) but damn this guy is smart, he knows what's going on and he's using his poetry to get through to these kids i rate him.
@justlook1ngforalaugh taskforce but there MFTC albums are impossible to download have to buy them
On POINT.... Much Respect...
I wish Akala had been my teacher when I was at school.
Type in Akala Fire in the booth, there are two parts but its the first one
I hope all them kids understood this, a lot of changed minds.
current king of grime
Reminds me of the 2pac - Rapping About Women Video.
Just a different message, and different messenger.
Anything that rhymes is true kids. Remember that.
...Professor AKALA At it!
He is quality!!! Camera man is a bandit
I think alot of these children need to listen to this rap again to get the proper message.
Would it be possible to get a text copy of the lecture? Fascinating stuff but too fast to really absorb everything.
if i was there i'd be goin crazy at these bars
Powerful Words
amazing work!
Goosebumps
'bullying anyway' is no reason to not have school uniform. There are many reasons for it. 1-have you tried keeping order of masses of people?-uniform helps. Also, you have to wear smart uniform to work anyway. Wearing uniform does not take away individualism lol-clothing is only 1 form of expression. U have to think carefully about schooling because of the benefits of interaction-how kids deal with authority, how kids assert an opinion. But actual 'learning' should be done out of the classroom.
please come to my school AKALA!!!!!!!
Akala is a genius!
this is inspiring...
This guy is amazing
I Would've felt privileged being in that room
Amazing
Bless.
he needs to come to my school
@155an his fire in the booth is crazy and listen to both of his f64
well u know I loveeeeeeeeeeeee this
he said "When our grandparents came to Britain if you had a criminal record u couldn't get in" when he said 'our' he meant 'black' people. My Great-Grandma told me that after WWII you weren't allowed on the Windrush ship if you had a criminal record but because Jamaica hadn't got it's independence it was still great Britain. They called Jamaica as a last resort and some people in power disagreed and tried to make it harder for them to get into Britain (propaganda and criminal record). trust me
The whole semester in one rap session 😁
I agree with alot of the video-the question is really how can we put it into the existing system without creating issues. With the children hiring and firing teachers-Have you seen some of the innercity london schools in tottenham, edmonton e.t.c-the classes are unbelieveably disruptive, teachers getting hit e.t.c.. Those kids arent at a level to be making those sorts of decisions. Had they been taught properly from a young age in a diff system-maybe they would be. But it's about that transition
Well as long as you feel you're kids wont be at a disadvantage (my main motivation at school was competition/to beat peers.) When i say assert an opinion- i mean in an environment amongst peers of you're age (as opposed to against you as an adult.) In terms of 'disrupting class' perhaps you're talking about inner city london comps (which we need to sort) because in my grammar school asserting an opinion was not frowned upon-in fact most classes were taken up by debates between kids/teachers.
Pure knowledge
this is what should be taught in school.
Ohhhhhhhh okay, So the ones who are sat up straight actually understand him. I wish I was insightful as you :)
Yeah man Akala rocks
this is brilitant