Chappelle is a social critic and commentator. That's why comedy and the arts are so great, when you know how to use the them. "Art which isn't political is just decoration" - William Shakespeare
What a genius! People will only give him the legendary, iconic status, which he deserves already, once he is no longer with us. Give this man a statue in every city for all the voices he represents in today's society, who is taught/committed to keep their mouths shut
the thing about dave chappelle is the fact that he turns what everyone takes so seriously (racism) and makes it into a joke.. what he does is what not many other people on this planet have ever done. he brakes down barriers through comedy. He is one of my true heroes in this world
Everyone laughs, I laughed, but I just love how every Chappelle joke has a message. Dave Chappelle is like a civil rights activist who can get away with saying things because he converts he's speeches into comedy. If he sat with a reporter and say I am mad that people are getting harassed by police and the Korean man at the liquor store, he would be banned,hated, maybe even physically harmed. I'm just glad he makes me laugh at the bull shit we go through in this GREAT country of ours. GBA!
That's some of the best 'spoken word' i've seen. Too much of that stuff is attempting to be too deep too much of the time. Life can't always be full of hurt and anger, can it? Man, Chapelle is a fkn genius. Nice use of Iambic Pentameter too!
"im not stealing in the least, but if you shopping, and you know someone's watching you shop, that shit will make you look like a theif" hahahahahaha so true...
Jay J oooohhhhh shit!!!!!!! Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂 He wasn’t hearing none of that shit lol 😂 Some white guys just don’t get race because because it doesn’t happen to them 😂
@fatalmaverick Mos meant that in the short time he's given to make an introduction he wouldn't be able to do Dave justice because there's so much to recognise
Its so ironic to watch this. I'm black American in teaching English in Jeju, South Korea. I have long dreadlocks and boy, I GET LOOKS! lol Its been mostly positive for me though...you receive the energy you put forth.
other than Phuong being a Vietnamese last name this was so hilarious. I'm korean and i saw someone add subtitles to this to share with Koreans and i saw a lot of offended people haha. then again Koreans in korea don't understand the racial dynamic happening in the US.
That is Mos Def. This is is show and he is the host, hence the title Def Poetry Jam. Mos Def is a very known musical artist and political influencer. Ain't nobody as dope as Mos Def.
Absolutely brilliant. He breaks down barriers and makes the everyday obvious funny, like many great comedians.
so then your also saying hes absolutely average than...lol
+BurningFangTiger not "Average", But relatable.....
Cameron
I really want this to be made into an illustrated children's book
Dat Would Be Nice
This poem should be made into a short film, which in turn is based on a book, which itself is based on the play of the poem.. !!
Y'all know the illustrations are gonna be hella racist
menace 2 society?
it's a shame well never hear the other poem
@mortdeus what? No matter what they would pick he'd still tell the same poem, who would knew whether it's new or old? There never was the 2nd poem
there was no other poem bruh lol its showman ship.
It's a set up so that he could drop the "if it sucks, you asked for it" line.
I like your hat ,it’s like a bicycle seat.
@mortdeus i was hoping someone was with me; it's called comedy genius.
It would be crazy if he really just wrote that while backstage...I can actually believe it.
It's a joke he's done many times, he just made it rhyme.... Still good, just saying
I’m sure he had one poem and made people think there was two. Truly how would we know. But it was super dope tho
"Some people say all black people look alike. We call those people the police" LMAO get-um Dave.
but all blacks do look alike lol brown curly hair brown eyes
@Flesh AF yeah if I saw two white people and they had the same characteristics then I would say they look Alike same with black people
Dave so intricate he said “Brack man” when making the Korean voice cuz most can’t say L 😂 gotta love it
if dave chappelle came back today, the crowd would go wild. that's how much we miss him.
He came back and boy did we go bananas. Your comment is prophecy fulfilled
what a genius poem! dave my man chapelle
Chappelle is a social critic and commentator. That's why comedy and the arts are so great, when you know how to use the them.
"Art which isn't political is just decoration"
- William Shakespeare
I love me some Mos Def🥰 and Dave of course.
2020 and dave chappelle is the goat
even though i don't generalize, i do do percentages and averages. LOL
You said doodoo!
You make a mistake brack man!
really a talented & intellectual dude in the most unpretentious way. long live chappelle.
"get out of my face brack man" lol
What a genius! People will only give him the legendary, iconic status, which he deserves already, once he is no longer with us. Give this man a statue in every city for all the voices he represents in today's society, who is taught/committed to keep their mouths shut
that punch line was a kicker.
Thankfully you two saved the day!
I miss def poetry jam so much
The ending was so great, and sadly, still true...
" buy sompthing... hurrrdy up" lol!
Wow he pulled two bits out of that bit and spread them out between 15 years...amazing!
the thing about dave chappelle is the fact that he turns what everyone takes so seriously (racism) and makes it into a joke.. what he does is what not many other people on this planet have ever done. he brakes down barriers through comedy. He is one of my true heroes in this world
I miss DEF POETRY JAM...if they bring it back ima be on it
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even though i don't generalize, i do do percentages and averages"
Everyone laughs, I laughed, but I just love how every Chappelle joke has a message. Dave Chappelle is like a civil rights activist who can get away with saying things because he converts he's speeches into comedy. If he sat with a reporter and say I am mad that people are getting harassed by police and the Korean man at the liquor store, he would be banned,hated, maybe even physically harmed. I'm just glad he makes me laugh at the bull shit we go through in this GREAT country of ours. GBA!
Unreal... please.
loved this!
Funny and he ended up using a version of this in a stand up
love his outfit and hat, it’s like early 2000s west coast black culture
I wanna hear the old poem
I think anything Dave Chapelle writes old or new would be damm good....
Dave Chappelle is pure Genius
hes just dat damn good...legend
I first listened to this when it was pretty much just uploaded haha
We call those people 🚔 kmsl 🔥
killer line to end on
Everybody stay blessed and prayed up Yeshua loves y’all ✝️🛐‼️💙
Genius. I bet there was no other poem
Dave is very clever,if you notice!
That's some of the best 'spoken word' i've seen.
Too much of that stuff is attempting to be too deep too much of the time. Life can't always be full of hurt and anger, can it?
Man, Chapelle is a fkn genius. Nice use of Iambic Pentameter too!
the “old poem” would’ve been the same thing but it was still amazing
I WANNA HEAR THE OTHER POEM!!!!
Rest in peace 🙏
Love it. Dave chappelle a ras genius.
xD look @ dave with his hat tryin to look poetic. he's so hilarious!
Man, He's the greatest. I would take tickets to see Dave Chappelle over Chris Rock or Russell Peters any day.
Hong, Son, , Moon, Cho, kim, and choi are korean last names. Yoon Soon-Bok, Kim Myong-Suk, and Jeon Myung-Sun are first names
How he clears his voice before he reads the poem is so fucking hilarious
"im not stealing in the least, but if you shopping, and you know someone's watching you shop, that shit will make you look like a theif"
hahahahahaha so true...
Dope ending
It's one in all
Dave, you kill my life talking that funny shit!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol. If he really wrote that back stage he's a comedy genius
so glad i didnt read comment before the vid so nobody had to spoil it
That is great!!
@emilijia Beelia you are so wrong def jam is a recording company it's not mos def show
@MrCunai I love how you could tell the difference.
dave chappele the truth
1:23 that white guy is not impressed
lol
LMAO good eye im rollin hard af xD
Jay J oooohhhhh shit!!!!!!! Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He wasn’t hearing none of that shit lol 😂
Some white guys just don’t get race because because it doesn’t happen to them 😂
0:41
@@LikeAGentlemanPlease I get it and I'm native American?
His jokes aren't personal, he's a comedian. Shits funny.
he's so high!!
@GigabyteX4 mos def....one of the best mc's of all time....acting is really his secondary skill
Still true in 2020!
I do do percentages and average!
I bout fell out! 😂😂😂😂
@fatalmaverick Mos meant that in the short time he's given to make an introduction he wouldn't be able to do Dave justice because there's so much to recognise
Some people say all black people look alike..
We can them the Police.
This man is a genius....
Wordd up Dave!
Chocolate city is a parliament reference. Great record.
Its so ironic to watch this. I'm black American in teaching English in Jeju, South Korea. I have long dreadlocks and boy, I GET LOOKS! lol Its been mostly positive for me though...you receive the energy you put forth.
Hahaha! Absolutely love it!
My fuckin hero
Chapelle lets me hear let's hear it
other than Phuong being a Vietnamese last name this was so hilarious. I'm korean and i saw someone add subtitles to this to share with Koreans and i saw a lot of offended people haha. then again Koreans in korea don't understand the racial dynamic happening in the US.
Get your fingers out of my face CHINA MAN!
you betcha!
chappelle is a god
bwrack man !!
Haha he did his korean/Chinese material in rhyme.
damn he is so fucking good :)
congratulations and thank you.. you got the top comment now so my watch wasnt ruined
Anyone watching this in 2021?
ive always wanted to know what the other poem he wrote was :/
Nice Page
"you made a mistake brack man" lmmmao
Love it
That is Mos Def. This is is show and he is the host, hence the title Def Poetry Jam. Mos Def is a very known musical artist and political influencer. Ain't nobody as dope as Mos Def.
Emilija Beelia you're not very smart. It's Def because Russell Simmons puts the show on and he started Def Jam.
Best ending lol
Even though I don't generalise I do do percentages and averages 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Within (Sigh's poetry books)
now thats whats up!
l love it & this is a poem becuz a poem tells a story in certain forms of writing he rhymed and then didnt rhyme thats a type of poetry f
Mos def
LMFAO is that Damien Lemon at 2:54
yup, I just thought of that
So true