It's insane how freedom of speech is violated so frequently because people are so close minded. The concept of art tends to fly over their heads. Artists make real problems clear and the people that mainly cause them are just trying to hide them. Props to all those artists for speaking up and enduring the consequences bc problems don't get solved when they're swept under the rug
Well, only really America has freedom of speech nowhere else does Edit: there is a map of the worlds scale on freedom of speech, America does have really the only “freedom” there but you can spew hate too while other places like Denmark you can say whatever as long as it fits a line of conversation and communication over being BS spewed. I’ll stand corrected that America has the most freedom there but we also at least don’t behead people for opinions, well, depends is all
The British billboard charts did screw over the Sex Pistols. Their music was only sold in the stores owned by Virgin so the billboard people only went to one Virgin store in all of Britain.
@@BLOCKBOI3RDor the homophobes 🤷♂️ imo i’ve met more conservatives that can’t take criticism vs barely any LGBT people who can’t take criticism, but that’s just my personal experience anyways 😅
man we all in this together why can't we jusy allow people to be themselves i mean why do we even care about what other people are or what they're interested in cause they are what they are man why are we looking for fights between us while the ones above us are almost driving the world into complete chaos we could all live in more peace if we just accept one another peace out muthafuckas
Or 'freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences'. If you say you're going to kill any kind of people, be prepared for there to be a backlash.
Another fact about the Triple J/Fuck the Police situation is after it was banned they added the turntable scratches from the track into the musical intro of their hourly news break, which they still use today. So they technically have played the song on the hour every day since then, as well.
It's so laughable how rap music needs to go. However, Eric Clapton "I shot the sheriff", Grateful Dead "Casey Jones", Johnny Cash "Fulsome Prison" PERFECTLY FINE.
@@rayanna7188 i think the point they are making is when a white person has a song about killing cops and doing drugs, its a hit. when a black person does it, its almost criminal. "i shot the sheriff" is a really interesting example because it was written by a black man, but became a hit by a white man...or rather a white man presented it to a white audience.
@@mattyballz if i were to make a song about how ive been mistreated by blacks and how im gonna leave a blood bath of them id be immedietly canceled rightfully so but why do they get to make a song exactly like that about cops?
@commiekiller6974 because cops are corrupt pigs that's on a power trip. There's a difference between making a song about mistreatment and oppression and being a racist douchebag
@@augustuslunasol10thapostle Absolutely. I think people from overseas think she had a lot more power than she actually did. She was a uniting figure for people across the political spectrum, but to say she was this ominpresent demigoddess who had absolute control over her subjects is false. We still have a government framework that's not always making intelligent decisions (which government ever does?!), but is democratic in the normal sense. As regards security at Royal events, though, they're not there to suppress political dissent. They're there to stop a rogue gunman picking off a figure from a great distance. With the best will in the world, few people with legitimate political issues do that as a matter of routine, but from sad experience there's always that one rogue knucklehead no-one can predict. There have been two random attacks on MPs over the last six/seven which ended in tragedy and neither were done simply because the attacker disagreed with their opinions. Rather, they were both fundamentally sick people who may have had superficial political opinions but were driven by a primal rage within them that made them go up to a person just doing their job and stab them to death. The two victims were from the opposite sides of the political spectrum. You can see from the myriad school shootings that it's not done because the teacher gave them a C in the maths homework. It's done because of fundamental problems in their psychological make-up that have been left to fester, and they have access to guns. (We have a knife crime problem in this country with strict gun control; people who go rogue maybe can't do as much damage as a shooter, but they have the same sort of motivation and struggles and they're not just people staging a peaceful political protest.) So the Sex Pistols weren't targeted because they were committing some heinous act of lese majeste. Their barge was a potential hiding place for someone a lot more sinister and in those days, gun ownership was a lot less well regulated than it is now. The point is that it was something the police couldn't control and therefore a potential danger to the Queen. They could perfectly well perform the song -- just not there where event security could be fatally compromised.
I like how you cover songs from different genres from rap, punk, country and metal instead of just covering your favorite music genre like how most RUclipsrs do
When he opened up with FTP and saw that he had a Mac Miller poster in the background, I was scared he was only going to cover rap songs. Glad I was wrong.
Remembering that I was hype for Montero music video released and then of course the controversy happened like wildfire on Twitter. And that's baffled me the most because, "Lil Nas X is for kids" is just a dumb statement, just because of how popular Old Town Road was on TikTok. "Think of the children" kind of moment right there.
I owned the first Body Count album with Cop Killer included. The whole album is songs telling stories based on whatever the theme was. I enjoyed it for what it was and got to see them on tour in Belfast, way back then.
Im suprised you never talked about I'm Back or Kill You by Eminem, songs so controversial they almost got him banned from Canada and arrested. Or any Tyler the Creator song that got him arrested in England and banned from Australia
@@NeepNeepPohn first time i heard of Eminem was in Sunday School, they said he was Satanic, made a song about murdering his wife, and that she killed herself after hearing it. Turned out only one of those things was true, though Kim did try to sue him for $10 million dollars
I’m a Christian and even I think that controversy was ridiculous. People should be allowed to question God. I imagine he prefers honesty towards him over avoiding saying what you feel.
@SOBEKCrocodileGod Damn based Christian. Stop it, I'm trying to channel my inner 14-year-old edgy atheist, and you're ruining it by not conforming to the type that I want to mock.
@@Jesus_Christ_Is_King1 Absolutely! People disrespect Satanism and Luciferianism all the time when they know absolutely nothing about it other than the absurd Hollywood nonsense they heard on TV. Why is that okay?
In defense of the UK album charts, Rod Stewart had the number 1 song ahead of Sex Pistols. Stewart is a big name even of today's standards, but I don't think a lot of people realized how popular he really was.
@@shonenjumpmagneto Citation needed on that score. They made it to number 2, so people must have been able to buy it. In any event, I agree with the OP. I respect the Sex Pistols but would probably have been in the Rod Stewart camp.
My dad saw the sex pistols live for the equivalent of $3 back in the 70s, and I heard about them and heard their music all the time growing up, so I find it really funny that they were so controversial, especially since that stuff is essentially dad rock to me 😅
An honorable mention: the song "Animal (F**k Like A Beast)" by hair metal band W.A.S.P. That song alone practically lead to the creation of the Parental Advisory logo.
I think what lil Nasx was doing is great personally. I also grew up under similar circumstances. Even though I am straight, I was also intellectual and actually read the bible. And I called them on it, including the homophobia and the numerous other issues. They didn't have a good answer pretty much any of the time, so good riddance I say. His active stance against it was heartwarming.
Suggestion for next controversial songs video: “Look at Your Game, Girl” by Guns N Roses. It was written by Charles Manson (yeah, THAT Charles Manson.) They released it on their “The Spaghetti Incident?” album, but had to pull it off future printings of the album because of the controversy.
I always thought Ice-T had fair thinking. Same with NWA. It’s not necessarily “fuck the police” but fuck all the law enforcement that abuse their power and authority. I even remember an interview where Ice T said that if you get caught doing a crime just accept the time because you knew what you were getting yourself into to begin with but if you are complying and a cop is beating you then you have every right to defend yourself and to sue the cop
The nwa song boomed in popularity because of the movie about them, same as queens music, mayhem, motley crus etc. Everytime a music biopic comes out this happens I doubt the George floyd thing had much impact.
@@mattyballz I could see the current events causing people to latch on to that song but a lot of times older music just isn't very relevant until a movie or TV show at least includes it in a soundtrack. Especially amongst gen z it takes a lot to get my younger friends interested in older music.
Great video! A couple other ones that came to mind are Rape Me by Nirvana and Blasphemous Rumours by Depeche Mode. I heard Depeche Mode was condemned to hell by the Pope at the time for writing that song. Though I'm not sure if that's true.
N.W.A's Era was easily one of the most historical moments in Hip-Hop / Rap, they lived in a time where censorship especially amongst people like them was heavily enforced and they became a voice to those trying to overcome this barrier, which had people have mixed emotions about the songs they made, for their vulgar and criminal nature in which the songs that they produced and sold evoked, it was genius! N.W.A. is one of my favourite rap groups out there, True pioneers of the Rap industry.
I really don’t understand the hate behind montero. Who cares if an artist chooses to portray certain imagery in their art? It’s not their responsibility to cater to every listener
it's because he's gay, doesn't matter how people wanna bounce around it, it's because he's gay. There's been satanic imagery in music for decades at this point, yet nobody seems to care about it, but the moment a gay dude does it, it's suddenly the actual work of the devil and a danger to our children. The only valid criticism of it in my opinion is that he was very much catering to children before the song released, performing at schools and whatnot. But you can't just expect him to be the kid friendly country artist for the rest of his career, I can't blame him for wanting to switch to more adult music but i think the switch could have been done better. But of course that's not what the angry pastors focus on.
There might be separation of church and state in the US, but culturally the so-called Christians still act like they still have a complete iron grip on society. For a loving God, they sure hate a lot
Since I'm not American, I wasn't that aware of the controversy regarding Lil Nas X (I figured some people would get upset over if ofc but I didn't see it). I also didn't know about the shoes and I absolutely need them
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 Still makes me a bit uncomfortable though -- and I assume the general public reacted negatively to someone intimating it was real blood or representing it in terms of marketing.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 Yeah -- that's the point. It was uncomfortable for other people in the wider world and yeah, despite being a horror fan myself, it's not something I would be particularly drawn to as a consumer and I can understand why others might be uncomfortable.
you forgot Madonna's "Justify my love". The music video and song was banned from Radio Stations and MTV....so what she did was, she released it on VHS and gave copies to fans, along with a book called sex, which showed lots of gender bender scenes.
he didnt forget it, he said he couldnt get every banned song in one video. there are plenty of other banned songs but he just chose the ones he wanted too 😑
I couldn’t agree more with you. I think Joyner Lucas makes good music too so I am bummed that he said what he did to Lil Nas X, Lil Nas X is definitely a modern rock star and I hella support him
the racism around the song cop killer is actually pretty interesting just because this would've been around the time of the satanic panic around metal music in general. they very easily could've used this as another reason metal is evil and corrupting the youth, but since they were Black artists, they saw attacking Black music and rap (despite the song not even being rap) as the best way to cause an uproar around it. i find that all very fascinating. anyway, in 2021 they won a grammy for best metal performance, solidifying the fact that they're not rap, regardless of how much racists want to paint all music created by Black people as either rap or R&B.
Will you do a video about the biggest rivalries in the world of music. I don't remember if you have done this idea before. If you have sorry I must of forgot but keep up the great work.
I feel like people really need to chill out about songs that express a difference in beliefs of any kind because freedom of speech is one of the rights of American citizens. However, with great power comes great responsibility, so of course people should prepare to face any possible outcomes that their choice of words may have because everyone is different and some people believe a certain way that not every other person will believe the exact same thing(s). For example, say a family had just moved to a different part of town. The family owns a small boutique that is a Christian store. The neighbor across from them doesn’t believe in Christianity, so they find the boutique to be outrageous. They can’t spread rumors about it or try to get it shut down for no reason, because that’s abusing their right to freedom of speech. I feel like if someone doesn’t agree with a song, then they should just change the radio station if they are listening to the radio, skip the song and remove it from their playlist if they are listening to a music playlist, or they could also just try to be open-minded and give the song more of a chance because they might end up liking it. Great video, Matty. That shirt looks good on you, btw.
do people REALLY take angry Christians seriously in this day and age? Ive seen Christians lose their marbles so many times that i don't even see it as genuine or note worthy "controversy". A christian being mad about rebellious music is about as predictable as the sun rising every morning
Is that the flower Boy poster that comes with the vinyl? Because I got the vinyl and it came with the exact poster and I didn’t know that you could get it otherwise
That's cool that you have Dear God bt XTC on the list. I don't think that most videos about controversial songs have that one on it. It's one of my favorite songs.
Ffs I never knew they where firing paintballs at cars . That’s why they where harassed. Imaging going to Compton and shooting paintballs at passing cars at 18 years of age . Shit this changes everything
90s dancehall was so controversial you can't actually pin point a specific artist because all of them were saying battyman fi dead Battyman is slang for gay guys
Honestly i just wish that the montero music video was age restricted or taken dawn bc i remember that one of my little cousins saw the video when they were 9
mixed up a clip of ice t and cube at 13:20 lol my bad carry on with the video
the song at the same time stamp is on steaming fam i was listening to it few days ago i use apple music
Bro I was just going post this ahaha
Most of these are corporate manufactured controversy
I read this as it played coincidentally lol
was just about to say something and saw this comment lmao sick video well done
Anti-cop? Ice-T was a dedicated detective who investigated vicious felonies as a member of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
You mean to thell me this guy was into little girlth with pig tails?
Yeah you would say that
He actually started SVU in 2000, 8 years after Cop Killer. Idk how he managed to land that role after that song lol
These are their stories……..
Dum dum!
@@WilliamSussmanhad to be a “wouldn’t it be funny if we put Ice T in the show?”
Funny that Ice T went from cop killer to portraying a cop
pretty sure he was playing a cop when the song came out in both a movie and tv show
@@mattyballz thank you for educating me, great video!
@@mattyballz ik he had some earlier but damn thats funny if accurate
New Jack City already came out by the time of the song.
Even better, from the military, to getting kicked out for stealing, to cop killer and then to portraying a cop.
It's insane how freedom of speech is violated so frequently because people are so close minded. The concept of art tends to fly over their heads. Artists make real problems clear and the people that mainly cause them are just trying to hide them. Props to all those artists for speaking up and enduring the consequences bc problems don't get solved when they're swept under the rug
Well, only really America has freedom of speech nowhere else does
Edit: there is a map of the worlds scale on freedom of speech, America does have really the only “freedom” there but you can spew hate too while other places like Denmark you can say whatever as long as it fits a line of conversation and communication over being BS spewed. I’ll stand corrected that America has the most freedom there but we also at least don’t behead people for opinions, well, depends is all
@@travistreadway3180 🤓
Go live in those violent neighborhoods that get glorified in rap songs and see if it's just art 😂😂😂
@@travistreadway3180 Not True there are a lot of Countries with Freedom of Speech.
No ne is Violating anyones Freedom of Speech.
The British billboard charts did screw over the Sex Pistols. Their music was only sold in the stores owned by Virgin so the billboard people only went to one Virgin store in all of Britain.
Sex Pistols God Save the Queen is a perfect example of if you want to find out who controls you then find out who you can't criticize
Oh like the Alphabet community?
@@BLOCKBOI3RDor the homophobes 🤷♂️ imo i’ve met more conservatives that can’t take criticism vs barely any LGBT people who can’t take criticism, but that’s just my personal experience anyways 😅
man we all in this together why can't we jusy allow people to be themselves i mean why do we even care about what other people are or what they're interested in cause they are what they are man why are we looking for fights between us while the ones above us are almost driving the world into complete chaos we could all live in more peace if we just accept one another peace out muthafuckas
@@loganm15 we are not in this together. There is a clear agenda. Pick a side
@@jaysonsh1958 yeah why is it that you can criticize conservatives online but not the alphabet mafia?
"Freedom of speech but watch what you say"
ice t a legend fr nice vid mr. ballz
Or 'freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences'. If you say you're going to kill any kind of people, be prepared for there to be a backlash.
Another fact about the Triple J/Fuck the Police situation is after it was banned they added the turntable scratches from the track into the musical intro of their hourly news break, which they still use today. So they technically have played the song on the hour every day since then, as well.
Triple J is a bunch of ass hats tbh
OHHHHHHH. That's where its from. That's cool
As an Aussie who loves NWA and Triple-J, I’m so glad Triple J followed through with playing this song.
Living through that Lil Nas X time period was crazy lmfao, definitely something we gonna hear about forever moving forward
Christians are so sensitive lmao
r/agedlikemilk
Who?
Nas?
I'm familiar with that guy. He never sleeps cuz sleep is the cousin of death.
It's so laughable how rap music needs to go. However, Eric Clapton "I shot the sheriff", Grateful Dead "Casey Jones", Johnny Cash "Fulsome Prison" PERFECTLY FINE.
weird, huh?
I mean "I Shot The Sheriff" is a bop tho
@@rayanna7188 i think the point they are making is when a white person has a song about killing cops and doing drugs, its a hit. when a black person does it, its almost criminal. "i shot the sheriff" is a really interesting example because it was written by a black man, but became a hit by a white man...or rather a white man presented it to a white audience.
Casey Jones? I thought it was Casey Anthony.
@@user-rf1op3uh6n think it’s the guy with the hockey mask from that turtle thing
"F**K The Police" has to be the most controversial. At least in America fa sho 😂
That and cop killer were crazy controversial
@@mattyballz facts!
@@mattyballz if i were to make a song about how ive been mistreated by blacks and how im gonna leave a blood bath of them id be immedietly canceled rightfully so but why do they get to make a song exactly like that about cops?
@commiekiller6974 because cops are corrupt pigs that's on a power trip. There's a difference between making a song about mistreatment and oppression and being a racist douchebag
@@commiekiller6974Is that a genuine question?
I'm gonna be honest God Save The Queen is banger and I dont understand the hate it got back then and the album that came with it is absolutely amazing
To be honest, given the Queen's sense of humour, she probably had a copy of the album in Buckingham Palace...
@@louiseogden1296 she was a crotchety old woman but she had a hell of a sense of humor
@@augustuslunasol10thapostle Absolutely. I think people from overseas think she had a lot more power than she actually did. She was a uniting figure for people across the political spectrum, but to say she was this ominpresent demigoddess who had absolute control over her subjects is false. We still have a government framework that's not always making intelligent decisions (which government ever does?!), but is democratic in the normal sense.
As regards security at Royal events, though, they're not there to suppress political dissent. They're there to stop a rogue gunman picking off a figure from a great distance. With the best will in the world, few people with legitimate political issues do that as a matter of routine, but from sad experience there's always that one rogue knucklehead no-one can predict. There have been two random attacks on MPs over the last six/seven which ended in tragedy and neither were done simply because the attacker disagreed with their opinions. Rather, they were both fundamentally sick people who may have had superficial political opinions but were driven by a primal rage within them that made them go up to a person just doing their job and stab them to death. The two victims were from the opposite sides of the political spectrum. You can see from the myriad school shootings that it's not done because the teacher gave them a C in the maths homework. It's done because of fundamental problems in their psychological make-up that have been left to fester, and they have access to guns. (We have a knife crime problem in this country with strict gun control; people who go rogue maybe can't do as much damage as a shooter, but they have the same sort of motivation and struggles and they're not just people staging a peaceful political protest.)
So the Sex Pistols weren't targeted because they were committing some heinous act of lese majeste. Their barge was a potential hiding place for someone a lot more sinister and in those days, gun ownership was a lot less well regulated than it is now. The point is that it was something the police couldn't control and therefore a potential danger to the Queen. They could perfectly well perform the song -- just not there where event security could be fatally compromised.
After the NWA song was finally banned in Australia, Triple J protested by playing NWA's track 'Express Yourself' on a loop for 24 hours
I like how you cover songs from different genres from rap, punk, country and metal instead of just covering your favorite music genre like how most RUclipsrs do
When he opened up with FTP and saw that he had a Mac Miller poster in the background, I was scared he was only going to cover rap songs. Glad I was wrong.
I love how Rocket league made Montero a player anthem lol
Remembering that I was hype for Montero music video released and then of course the controversy happened like wildfire on Twitter. And that's baffled me the most because, "Lil Nas X is for kids" is just a dumb statement, just because of how popular Old Town Road was on TikTok. "Think of the children" kind of moment right there.
I felt the Call me by your name controversy was so stupid and pointless.
I owned the first Body Count album with Cop Killer included. The whole album is songs telling stories based on whatever the theme was. I enjoyed it for what it was and got to see them on tour in Belfast, way back then.
Even if the original isn't available, it's at least good to know that there are plenty of Cop Killer covers available on streaming services.
he literally never misses, another banger as always
Another person misusing the word literally.
@T Parsley III im literally about to fondle ur nuts man literally right here right now
you deserve to be known more, keep on making more bangers
Im suprised you never talked about I'm Back or Kill You by Eminem, songs so controversial they almost got him banned from Canada and arrested. Or any Tyler the Creator song that got him arrested in England and banned from Australia
Didn't he also get blacklisted from certain airlines too?
Lol wb "kim"
@@algirdasltu1389 Kim was the most shocking but Eminem never faced any legal trouble over it. The whole album deserves to be il there tbh
@@NeepNeepPohn first time i heard of Eminem was in Sunday School, they said he was Satanic, made a song about murdering his wife, and that she killed herself after hearing it. Turned out only one of those things was true, though Kim did try to sue him for $10 million dollars
or we as americans which had the secret service literally tap his phone and interrogate him loll
Those video tags are crazy😭😭 “lilnasx” “nwa” “bodycount”
Lil nas X really a marketing genius
But a pretty much shameless one lol but he make th3 big bag
Im sure it's alk worth it for him😂
He’s not a genius. People just fall for bait way too easily.
How about Nine Inch Nails’ Closer? That music video caused a stir when it came out
i love xtc's dear god. being an atheist is pretty normal these days, but they really risked it by writing that song in the 80s
I’m a Christian and even I think that controversy was ridiculous. People should be allowed to question God. I imagine he prefers honesty towards him over avoiding saying what you feel.
@@SOBEKCrocodileGod "I imagine" is the key phrase in your sentence, and also the most unintentionally honest thing a Christian has ever said.
@@channelname1019 acting like I know everything wouldn’t be cool or honest
@SOBEKCrocodileGod Damn based Christian. Stop it, I'm trying to channel my inner 14-year-old edgy atheist, and you're ruining it by not conforming to the type that I want to mock.
@@channelname1019 lol it be like that some times
I love how punk music and hiphop music are similar in their messages
I remember hearing that rap and rock goes together hand in hand
punk + rap = nu metal
@@Tr1xx thats nu metal although nu metal is rap and metal but its still great, listen to limp bizkit, korn, adtr etc, all great bands
I really like these videos. Thanks for being consistent with your uploads. Great job!
Lil Nas X got the Alice Cooper/Ozzy Osbourne/Marilyn Manson treatment. People get mad over the most absurd things, lol.
Satanic panic is alive and well. That's why I'm a member of the satanic temple
Disrespecting people beliefs is ok?
@@Jesus_Christ_Is_King1 yes
@@Jesus_Christ_Is_King1 Absolutely! People disrespect Satanism and Luciferianism all the time when they know absolutely nothing about it other than the absurd Hollywood nonsense they heard on TV. Why is that okay?
@@Jesus_Christ_Is_King1oh no, someone is opposing my beliefs 🤯
In defense of the UK album charts, Rod Stewart had the number 1 song ahead of Sex Pistols. Stewart is a big name even of today's standards, but I don't think a lot of people realized how popular he really was.
Apparently they prevented albums from actually making to point of sale in stores
@@shonenjumpmagneto Citation needed on that score. They made it to number 2, so people must have been able to buy it.
In any event, I agree with the OP. I respect the Sex Pistols but would probably have been in the Rod Stewart camp.
It’s always a good day when matty uploads
I'd have to say that this is the best video on controversial songs I've seen. There was a few songs that surprisingly aren't usually mentioned.
You’re up next, man! Keep up the good work!
My dad saw the sex pistols live for the equivalent of $3 back in the 70s, and I heard about them and heard their music all the time growing up, so I find it really funny that they were so controversial, especially since that stuff is essentially dad rock to me 😅
im 16 n its dad rock to me as well but you trippin if you think I don't absolutely love the sex pistols
Let’s not forget the song that brought about the decision to create the Parental Advisory sticker…”Darling Nikki” by Prince.
Hi Matty, haven’t watched yet, but I know it’s finna be an absolute banger.
Edit: The video was in fact, a banger.
I was laughing when pastors were talking about Lil Nas X cause they were all literally proving his point.
Hey buddy!!! So glad to see ya! Love the hair...you did a great job on the vid! Thank you for insightful info 😊
An honorable mention: the song "Animal (F**k Like A Beast)" by hair metal band W.A.S.P. That song alone practically lead to the creation of the Parental Advisory logo.
6:17 that pastor was going off lmao
bro could become a rapper
Great video as always, Matty.
I think what lil Nasx was doing is great personally. I also grew up under similar circumstances. Even though I am straight, I was also intellectual and actually read the bible. And I called them on it, including the homophobia and the numerous other issues. They didn't have a good answer pretty much any of the time, so good riddance I say. His active stance against it was heartwarming.
if you make another could you talk about Pumped Up Kicks
Such a catchy tone and then u realize the lyrics (at least for me a a bilingual)
Love ur videos!! You always seem so invested and passionate about these topics!!
Suggestion for next controversial songs video: “Look at Your Game, Girl” by Guns N Roses. It was written by Charles Manson (yeah, THAT Charles Manson.) They released it on their “The Spaghetti Incident?” album, but had to pull it off future printings of the album because of the controversy.
I always thought Ice-T had fair thinking. Same with NWA. It’s not necessarily “fuck the police” but fuck all the law enforcement that abuse their power and authority. I even remember an interview where Ice T said that if you get caught doing a crime just accept the time because you knew what you were getting yourself into to begin with but if you are complying and a cop is beating you then you have every right to defend yourself and to sue the cop
The nwa song boomed in popularity because of the movie about them, same as queens music, mayhem, motley crus etc. Everytime a music biopic comes out this happens I doubt the George floyd thing had much impact.
it was fairly popular bcus of the controversy, but gets a surge with major events related to it
@@mattyballz I could see the current events causing people to latch on to that song but a lot of times older music just isn't very relevant until a movie or TV show at least includes it in a soundtrack. Especially amongst gen z it takes a lot to get my younger friends interested in older music.
Great video! A couple other ones that came to mind are Rape Me by Nirvana and Blasphemous Rumours by Depeche Mode. I heard Depeche Mode was condemned to hell by the Pope at the time for writing that song. Though I'm not sure if that's true.
rape me is such a good song
13:17 hahaha “Ice tea said...” cut to ice cube 😂
N.W.A's Era was easily one of the most historical moments in Hip-Hop / Rap, they lived in a time where censorship especially amongst people like them was heavily enforced and they became a voice to those trying to overcome this barrier, which had people have mixed emotions about the songs they made, for their vulgar and criminal nature in which the songs that they produced and sold evoked, it was genius! N.W.A. is one of my favourite rap groups out there, True pioneers of the Rap industry.
You should do a part 2, featuring, "Killing in the Name" By Rage Against The Machine and "You've Never Been This Far Before" By Conway Twitty.
I really don’t understand the hate behind montero. Who cares if an artist chooses to portray certain imagery in their art? It’s not their responsibility to cater to every listener
Especially if children will listen to it
it's because he's gay, doesn't matter how people wanna bounce around it, it's because he's gay.
There's been satanic imagery in music for decades at this point, yet nobody seems to care about it, but the moment a gay dude does it, it's suddenly the actual work of the devil and a danger to our children.
The only valid criticism of it in my opinion is that he was very much catering to children before the song released, performing at schools and whatnot. But you can't just expect him to be the kid friendly country artist for the rest of his career, I can't blame him for wanting to switch to more adult music but i think the switch could have been done better.
But of course that's not what the angry pastors focus on.
and if kids are exposed that’s on their parents.
There might be separation of church and state in the US, but culturally the so-called Christians
still act like they still have a complete iron grip on society. For a loving God, they sure hate a lot
people get so triggered nowadays if they believe somethings targeting their kids, and that's making it real easy for those people to get brainwashed
Thank you for blessing us with another amazing video St. Mattyballz 🙏
Since I'm not American, I wasn't that aware of the controversy regarding Lil Nas X (I figured some people would get upset over if ofc but I didn't see it). I also didn't know about the shoes and I absolutely need them
The blood in the bubble thing was a bit squicky, though. That's what pushed it over the edge for me.
@@louiseogden1296It’s not hurting anyone. It’s not even real.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 Still makes me a bit uncomfortable though -- and I assume the general public reacted negatively to someone intimating it was real blood or representing it in terms of marketing.
@louiseogden1296 Well I'm a horror fan so it doesn't bother me I guess.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 Yeah -- that's the point. It was uncomfortable for other people in the wider world and yeah, despite being a horror fan myself, it's not something I would be particularly drawn to as a consumer and I can understand why others might be uncomfortable.
Ur videos are very good señor ballz
Ty
no way new matthew orbs video
love the content bro! one my fav youtubers now
you forgot Madonna's "Justify my love". The music video and song was banned from Radio Stations and MTV....so what she did was, she released it on VHS and gave copies to fans, along with a book called sex, which showed lots of gender bender scenes.
he didnt forget it, he said he couldnt get every banned song in one video. there are plenty of other banned songs but he just chose the ones he wanted too 😑
@@LightTitan Words rarely mean what they mean.
Lil Nas X is one of the last true rock stars we have left. Folks be getting offended over nothing these days, I thought the record was pretty cool.
I couldn’t agree more with you. I think Joyner Lucas makes good music too so I am bummed that he said what he did to Lil Nas X, Lil Nas X is definitely a modern rock star and I hella support him
@@college54114 Right on man, he's the closest thing we have to a David Bowie, a true artist who keep reinventing himself one album to the next.
@@college54114what he said wasn’t even that bad he just said he disagreed
Oooouu I musta missed this when it was posted , well done as always matttyyyy ❤
the racism around the song cop killer is actually pretty interesting just because this would've been around the time of the satanic panic around metal music in general. they very easily could've used this as another reason metal is evil and corrupting the youth, but since they were Black artists, they saw attacking Black music and rap (despite the song not even being rap) as the best way to cause an uproar around it. i find that all very fascinating.
anyway, in 2021 they won a grammy for best metal performance, solidifying the fact that they're not rap, regardless of how much racists want to paint all music created by Black people as either rap or R&B.
i love when u say ice t and put a ice cube video hahahahaha
Will you do a video about the biggest rivalries in the world of music. I don't remember if you have done this idea before. If you have sorry I must of forgot but keep up the great work.
MATTHEW BALLZ I LOVE YOU
I feel like people really need to chill out about songs that express a difference in beliefs of any kind because freedom of speech is one of the rights of American citizens. However, with great power comes great responsibility, so of course people should prepare to face any possible outcomes that their choice of words may have because everyone is different and some people believe a certain way that not every other person will believe the exact same thing(s). For example, say a family had just moved to a different part of town. The family owns a small boutique that is a Christian store. The neighbor across from them doesn’t believe in Christianity, so they find the boutique to be outrageous. They can’t spread rumors about it or try to get it shut down for no reason, because that’s abusing their right to freedom of speech. I feel like if someone doesn’t agree with a song, then they should just change the radio station if they are listening to the radio, skip the song and remove it from their playlist if they are listening to a music playlist, or they could also just try to be open-minded and give the song more of a chance because they might end up liking it. Great video, Matty. That shirt looks good on you, btw.
Love you're channel man keep it up 🔥
do people REALLY take angry Christians seriously in this day and age? Ive seen Christians lose their marbles so many times that i don't even see it as genuine or note worthy "controversy". A christian being mad about rebellious music is about as predictable as the sun rising every morning
I think it all started when the pastor lost his shit over pokemon
@@personwitharat9039i remember that it was crazy 😮
@@deondrex18k wha wa wha WHA!
12:11 The entirety of the Grand Theft Auto Online community has left the chat
I can’t believe you made this video without the 2livecrew.
I was going to come here and say the same thing, however it was there whole album, not just one song that got Banned.
Your consistency is goated
In Fight Music by D12 the member kuniva makes a reference to Rodney King and Rodney King’n somebody
Is that the flower Boy poster that comes with the vinyl? Because I got the vinyl and it came with the exact poster and I didn’t know that you could get it otherwise
Yeah it came w the vinyl
That's cool that you have Dear God bt XTC on the list. I don't think that most videos about controversial songs have that one on it. It's one of my favorite songs.
Love the long form video let’s goooo
Slayer angel of death was a controversial song due to its lyrics
And the connection to Nazism, as that was Joseph's Mengele's nickname
Ffs I never knew they where firing paintballs at cars . That’s why they where harassed. Imaging going to Compton and shooting paintballs at passing cars at 18 years of age . Shit this changes everything
i misread the line on 1:32 and thought it said, "78 law enforcement officers were [censored by youtube]."
90s dancehall was so controversial you can't actually pin point a specific artist because all of them were saying battyman fi dead
Battyman is slang for gay guys
Good video you keep improving
Just by reading the title i knew Fuk da police was gonna be mentioned 😂
great vid matbals😍
Take me to church just infuriates people of worship but makes them feel bad at the same time but it is an absolute classic tho
Literally any Cannibal Corpse songs can be on here
13:20 "Ice tea said..." bro that's Ice Cube. lol.
I'll surprise you. I'm not American and I had no idea about the controversy surrounding Montero. It really wasn't a thing in the media I consume.
Government: it’s bad to say you WANT to kill cops.
Also tha government when a cop kills a citizen without reason: 💤🛌
Don't let the government find out about Sematary
@@texanarchy666 actually plz let them find out about him specifically💀
Didnt even get 1 second in, alright hit the like button. You always have good content.
Triple J is actually still a great station, the have a yt and have great artists there! Glad to see they never let censorship win even now!
Your videos are dope dogg
I'm surprised Marilyn Manson didn't get any honorable mentions, or Eminem. Or even twisted sister.
13:21 - yo that is Ice Cube not Ice T - might want to correct that.
Can you make a video of songs that sound bright or upbeat, but with dark lyrics?
Honestly i just wish that the montero music video was age restricted or taken dawn bc i remember that one of my little cousins saw the video when they were 9
Actually, there's a cover of Cop Killer on Spotify made by a Polish band named Nagły Atak Spawacza
The goverment banned the song to try and get rid of it but all they did was immortalize it, crazy ironic.
I live in Australia and didn't know Triple J was running NWA for 6 months that's actually amazing.. STRAYYAAAA 🇦🇺
6:05 METH WE ARE ON IT!
LoL
DANIEL LARSON!!!
Hello Mr president
Another banger
I remember when you only had 11K subs. How time flies.