"A couple 'o birds in Ritz-Carlton hotel lounge. But one's swallow don't make a summer, we from the ground" I personally feel like the term "bird" in this context refers to girls/models as in they got a couple of girls up in a fancy lounge (I won't address the term swallow, y'all can already see it now). Also swallow refers to a species of birds known in the UK and other countries in Europe as a barn-swallow but in short they call it a swallow - this bird migrates to southern africa in spring (September) and stays there until the end of summer, then migrates back to Europe around April. In the southern hemisphere (Stogie is from South Africa) summer usually spans 3 months: November, December and January.
the first i saw was a little less that 4 years ago in french i used to beleive it was my beloved hiding behind it .... today i just dont know at all who it was
the world play is hella impressive but I feel like the meaning is straight forward to understand so it doesn't warrant an analysis. Also some lines might fly over their heads as they are references to strictly south African things and that might spoil the experience. So all in all, I don't feel like it is worth analysing aside from the crazy word play which you would have an easy time appreciating on your own
Ye, his latest project "The Empire of Sheep" is a true classic. The one before that "Honey and Pain" was also dope, but empire of sheep is a must listen.
SA stand up. Stog is entendre after entendre guys. “ Flock of birds at the Ritz lounge “ is girls at the hotel, hence “1 swallow” doesn’t make a summer. “ if this pans out/this pen’s out - we’re frying tempura prawns fuc-a-fish. “Pops dead” is a shoutout to his dad, hence his mamma & the “rifleman”.
When Stogie said, "Mama said, sirens still remind her of the rifle men" I think he was alluding to the fact that his mom was an army rebel member, and at one point they lived in exile in Tanzania, where he was born.
All the bars in that song flew right over your head. You fell Proverbs trap of making the lyrics seem basic but you missed the different meanings of all those basic words he used. You heard him repeat the same way so you think it's basic but you overlooked the fact that everytime he repeated a word the context and meaning of it changed. Hence missing the very ingenuity of the song! Alas!
The love I have for South African hip hop and hip hop in general, means I watch a lot of these reaction videos, But this is the first time that I have ever commented on a video(I just had to), I Just wanted to shout out to you guys, you are amazing. The way you dissect the lyrics, its like entering into another world. At the end every video you leave me with more knowledge and a deeper connection to this culture. Damn! alright I'ma just leave it right there. much love, keep it up!
Thank you both Such a smooth groove . Great lyrics . Thank you. I love Baba Mall from Senegal . African music has such an earthy organic feel that is unique I think . First time I heard South African hip hop . Awesome 💚 Xx
@@brieflyfunnymoments5186 That's not necessarily a club banger if you pay attention to the lyrics, yes you can say that about the beat and their flow But if you really listen to their lines they basically talking about the struggle of coming from South Africa in these treacherous times of the pandemic and alarming violence/murder and how these things are somehow made more lighter by the noise of the social media with no feasible practical actions taken to ensure that habits like these are eradicated and that citizens play an active role in ensuring that the pandemic does not spread even further That's atleast what I deduced from the song but I appreciate your opinion🤙🏾
These cats don’t know how much I love their channel 🙏🏿 they need a podcast. Their insight is soooooo great they need to talk about other shit... dynamic works perfect 🙏🏿
@@erosivy why don't you make a comment and shout him out rather than cutting off people who don't mention him ... comment him yourself broeh..." Reece "
I take my Hat off for these Grootmen.... they are not just reacting.... they're analysts, I've never seen anyone payin so attention to every bar/punchline ..... this is amazing I really appreciate it, in fact I love it and Stogie T deserve more the respect he get in the country.
I'm from South Africa and I've watched a lot of reaction of this track and I think this is the best I've seen... Shout out to you guys for putting South Africa on the map
I am so happy you guys are doing this thank you guys!!! Please keep your eyes on Stogie!!! :-) thank you guys thank you!! Stogie is so deep and I was looking for someone to break this down for me and I know you guys will
Thanks for the exposure!! YoungstaCPT - To Live And Die in CA is a dope song. He's an artist from Cape Town and often gets overlooked because of how authentically Cape Townian he is
The song from Nasty C ft T.I on police brutality in USA. Nasty C also first African Artist to sign for Def Jam. But to go to Stogie T, you have to react Writer’s Club by Proverb. Wordplay of the charts and real MC stuff
As someone who has been following this channel for a while, I am excited to see South African artists getting a look as well. Stogie T is a African legend and very much respected even by the battle rap community...
Some are followers(sheeps) and some are G. O. A. T. they lead as the Greatest Of All Time. Remember also like Michael Jordan in Utah flue shot? Stogie also fan of B. Ball (Culture)
@Lost in Vegas I hope they found u in casino bt seriously I appreciate your reactions I've been following you for a while but don't worry I have no bad intention just loving good job as reactors.As an African salute bros🙌🙏
Just to note on the sirens line, Stogie T's mother was fighting in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Sirens remind her of the apartheid soldiers (rifle men).
You guys got 1 million subscribers! I haven't looked on your channel for a while, I come back and you got 1 million subscribers. That blew up fast. Congratulations!
Track is called ANIMALS, Stogies entire verse is animal references...Smart and still said something with all of it. Y'all missed that. The Pan Out Refrence is amazing because he is refering to a frying pan following the fish line ... go back to it and marinate on that... but easy to miss stuff on a one take listen .... long short, he murdered this track and literally took it to its title core. That is whats dope.
I can only listen on headphones Much love y'all Post; You two have given this old headbanger a better understanding of the new R&B hip hop scene. For this old man ( parliament funkadelic dayz ) It's been nothing but a pleasure Once again RESPECT!!!!! RASTA!!!
Guys, please please please just listen to his song ‘Blink Twice’, back when he was going by the name of Tumi. also, search for ‘Bophelo Ba Me’, which translates to ‘My Life’. These two tracks came from this first album, ‘Music From My Good Eye’. Tumi guys. I love the love you guys are showing. Big ups to you👊🏽
Yo I've been into the channel for as long as I can remember and I'm so happy that y'all are really into what my home has to offer. #africatotheworld 🇿🇦✊🏾
I suspect I’m one of the few subs that watches both y’all’s rock/metal and hip hop reactions. I’m admittedly pretty ignorant about SA’s hip hop scene so it was nice to learn something here. Also, if you’re open to more “world” music, there’s a KILLER blues rock guitar scene in the Sahara right now as well. Check out Bombino. His stuff almost has a Bob Marley groove, but is distinctly Saharan African.
These cats can really paint a picture with their words, BTB kills every track he's on, stogie t is dope too, You guys heard that Airplane Mode track that Marlon craft dropped shit went hard, Live from the Villa from Russ went in too.
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Where my South Africans at? 🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥
Love seeing fellow South Africans support!
Athlone, Mowbray, Cape Town
Khayelitsha represent to the fullest.
Re teng ntate
Here!!!
DOPE! That’s me on the hook, in case anyone was wondering 😊🖤
Wow your voice is CRAZY!
What's your insta & twitter handle?
wow ! your voice is awsom lady 🤗
Thank youuuuu! Twitter & IG= @AlondaRich
You are amazing Alonda. Thank you for your contribution to this wonderful song
South African, I'm marking a register 👍
here
Within
Inside
@@simphiwelukhozi5929
😂😂 Agent S?
Yes boi
Man as a South African I'm super glad and thankful for the love they're showing for Stogie's pen and the S.A. hip hop industry 👌
"A couple 'o birds in Ritz-Carlton hotel lounge. But one's swallow don't make a summer, we from the ground" I personally feel like the term "bird" in this context refers to girls/models as in they got a couple of girls up in a fancy lounge (I won't address the term swallow, y'all can already see it now). Also swallow refers to a species of birds known in the UK and other countries in Europe as a barn-swallow but in short they call it a swallow - this bird migrates to southern africa in spring (September) and stays there until the end of summer, then migrates back to Europe around April. In the southern hemisphere (Stogie is from South Africa) summer usually spans 3 months: November, December and January.
Never heard this dude before but been listening to him now I like
Y'all reacting to South African hip Hop music??? Woooooooooowwww!!???
I honestly never thought I'd see the day.
lol im not surprise i saw severals reactions from all around the world
lol this is the 3rd one from SA all stogie though
They been on it for a while.. I love how they analyse lyrics too.
the first i saw was a little less that 4 years ago in french i used to beleive it was my beloved hiding behind it .... today i just dont know at all who it was
@@666oracle i actually didnt know that hey? you're right about the lyric analysis they do, they're some of the best reactors on youtube.
Proverb - Writers Club. Dissecting his bars would be interesting.
the world play is hella impressive but I feel like the meaning is straight forward to understand so it doesn't warrant an analysis. Also some lines might fly over their heads as they are references to strictly south African things and that might spoil the experience. So all in all, I don't feel like it is worth analysing aside from the crazy word play which you would have an easy time appreciating on your own
@@mesta5539let "them" be the judge as they are.
They sleeping sleeping bro dang 😴 😩
@@mesta5539 i agree
I’m going to check out more Stogie T
Ye, his latest project "The Empire of Sheep" is a true classic. The one before that "Honey and Pain" was also dope, but empire of sheep is a must listen.
Won't be disappointed bro!
Best decision right there
Check out Son of a Soldier. Underrated tune but he tells his story so well🔥🔥🔥
That beat got me... I knew this song was gonna be fire when I heard the beat. Never heard of Stogie T. Thanks for puttin me on.
Also peep how Stogie had animal metaphors throughout his verse. (Fish, bears, lions, birds etc)
I love how Stogie incorporated all different types of animals. A true wordsmith. Check his track called "the making"
SA stand up. Stog is entendre after entendre guys. “ Flock of birds at the Ritz lounge “ is girls at the hotel, hence “1 swallow” doesn’t make a summer. “ if this pans out/this pen’s out - we’re frying tempura prawns fuc-a-fish. “Pops dead” is a shoutout to his dad, hence his mamma & the “rifleman”.
Alot was overlooked the pen is different.Stogie fucken T.
Stogies Pens is mighty and they missed a lot.
Stogie T's entire verse was an animal scheme. Genius
Thank you for reacting to Stogie T 🙏🏽 he’s an African treasure. 💯🇿🇦
When Stogie said, "Mama said, sirens still remind her of the rifle men"
I think he was alluding to the fact that his mom was an army rebel member, and at one point they lived in exile in Tanzania, where he was born.
This was much anticipated. Thanks for showing South Africa love.
Yall should react to Proverb - Writers club.
It's an old track but I promise you won't regret it...
Its Lyricism at its best
ProVerb- The GOAT
🐐 Goat
That song is just basic.
All the bars in that song flew right over your head. You fell Proverbs trap of making the lyrics seem basic but you missed the different meanings of all those basic words he used. You heard him repeat the same way so you think it's basic but you overlooked the fact that everytime he repeated a word the context and meaning of it changed. Hence missing the very ingenuity of the song! Alas!
Stogie T & Proverb = SA's top 2
The love I have for South African hip hop and hip hop in general, means I watch a lot of these reaction videos, But this is the first time that I have ever commented on a video(I just had to), I Just wanted to shout out to you guys, you are amazing. The way you dissect the lyrics, its like entering into another world. At the end every video you leave me with more knowledge and a deeper connection to this culture.
Damn! alright I'ma just leave it right there.
much love, keep it up!
Shout out from SA 🇿🇦 thanks for showing our guys some love 🔥been rocking with you guys for years now. Much love #Freethinkers
Thank you both Such a smooth groove . Great lyrics . Thank you. I love Baba Mall from Senegal . African music has such an earthy organic feel that is unique I think . First time I heard South African hip hop . Awesome 💚 Xx
Do Stogie T ft Nasty C Dunno, it was released on the same day as this joint right
All in all, Free Thinkers in South Afrika are content🔥🔥❤👑
That one lack lyrical content is more of club banger.. This guy's usually dissect lyrics.. There's not much to break in that joint except enjoying it
@@brieflyfunnymoments5186 That's not necessarily a club banger if you pay attention to the lyrics, yes you can say that about the beat and their flow
But if you really listen to their lines they basically talking about the struggle of coming from South Africa in these treacherous times of the pandemic and alarming violence/murder and how these things are somehow made more lighter by the noise of the social media with no feasible practical actions taken to ensure that habits like these are eradicated and that citizens play an active role in ensuring that the pandemic does not spread even further
That's atleast what I deduced from the song but I appreciate your opinion🤙🏾
@@sindisankohla3334 Nasty C was too trappy, Stogie T was the only one rapping rapping.
Wack track
@@sindisankohla3334 nah bro, that dunno track have short verses and is not deep it is soft .
comment on Proverb - writer's club ft tebogo from south africa
These cats don’t know how much I love their channel 🙏🏿 they need a podcast. Their insight is soooooo great they need to talk about other shit... dynamic works perfect 🙏🏿
Never heard of Stogie T but thanks for bringing awareness. I'll go check out his video with Sway
Tell us what you think when you are done
Am happy yall listened to Stogie-T God's eye...It should be hear though,we need to see that reaction....💯
I thought the same thing lol.. That would be a dope break down.
Let's be honest, every south African hip hop fan watching this channel has been waiting for that reaction
@@Matt-28 They did the Black thought freestyle on Funkflex breakdown and that shit was an hour long buh we still watched it
@@Matt-28 Someone reacted to god's eye. The video is 1 hour long.
@@Matt-28 Like an hour is cool
It’s simple, if I see anyone from griselda in a song, I’m listening 🤷🏻♂️
React to nasty c please!!
njabulo marule especially Benny
Right
Shane Eagle - Julia 🇿🇦🔥🔥🔥🔥 another 🔥 spitter from SA!!
I knew I'd find you here.
I knew I'll find this queen here too 😂😂👑🔥🌹❤️
@@sakhumzinelson6204 You guys are amazing! Soon I will have more content on my channel too... Im just in the middle of a crisis
Y'all dudes are the only ones that REALLY REALLY break down the bars the way they hit us in South Africa
South Africa represent . Gotta love Stogie T , Shane Eagle , Youngsta CPT , Nasty C and more hotter than fire 🔥
Forgot a-reece
Don't mind em❤Reece will pop up whenever he does let em hate
Eros. ivv gotta agree with you on that .
@@erosivy why don't you make a comment and shout him out rather than cutting off people who don't mention him ... comment him yourself broeh..." Reece "
@@cwaycptwozasphethucway465 why you not commenting him yah self?
these two artists put out one of the nicest tracks I've heard in a while.. much love
Proverb_writers club. The wordplay on that one is crazy🔥🔥🔥
South Africa has taken the torch and continues to elevate real hip hop
Yesssss 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 we have rappers in SA. Gooood ones🔥
BEEN WAITING FOR MORE BENNY FOREVER‼️‼️‼️🙏🏾do some songs of Tana talk3 or plugs I met🔥
Thanks for doing this guys
The Animal references are just fire 🔥🔥🔥🤒
I take my Hat off for these Grootmen.... they are not just reacting.... they're analysts, I've never seen anyone payin so attention to every bar/punchline ..... this is amazing I really appreciate it, in fact I love it and Stogie T deserve more the respect he get in the country.
I wish you can Listen to one of SA's heavy spitter our OG Proverb - Writers club 🔥🔥
Glad we finnally getting some recognition 🇿🇦❤
That voice on the hook though....damn goosebumps, what a production. Thank you guys for showing South Africa some love.
Nice to see something other than rock or metal! Thank you!
I'm from South Africa and I've watched a lot of reaction of this track and I think this is the best I've seen... Shout out to you guys for putting South Africa on the map
I am so happy you guys are doing this thank you guys!!! Please keep your eyes on Stogie!!! :-) thank you guys thank you!! Stogie is so deep and I was looking for someone to break this down for me and I know you guys will
Y'all finally came back. My fave hip hop reaction channel‼
His album Empire of sheep is out is out and its fire!!!
I appreciate you guys so much for putting me on guys I’d never had heard otherwise like his dude!
I love that you guys TRULY get what Stogie is saying, the play on words and all. Shout out to you guys fir listening with such admiration!
Thanks for the exposure!!
YoungstaCPT - To Live And Die in CA is a dope song. He's an artist from Cape Town and often gets overlooked because of how authentically Cape Townian he is
The song from Nasty C ft T.I on police brutality in USA. Nasty C also first African Artist to sign for Def Jam. But to go to Stogie T, you have to react Writer’s Club by Proverb. Wordplay of the charts and real MC stuff
As someone who has been following this channel for a while, I am excited to see South African artists getting a look as well. Stogie T is a African legend and very much respected even by the battle rap community...
Dope reaction guys, ya'll need to check out that Proverb Ft. Tebogo Moloto - Writer's Club
Fam please react to Proverb - Writer's Club 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
The wordplay will definitely blow you away 🙏
They will love it ....
@@asandasimanga8296 💯💯
They HAVE to listen to this! SA stand up! Old track but BARS! Bars for days!
This a grown up reaction podium, we consume lyrics here!
Yugen blackrok - gorgon madonna
Female rapper from south Africa .
.. she is lyrically insane
Bro!!!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
The track is titled 'Animals' and Stogie kept the animal wordplay throughout
I like that you showing stogie t some love.
I wish you guys would catch some of Pdoto's songs. The man is so dope but slept on even by people here is SA.
Every time I am here I get a literature lesson... They way you bisect these lyrics is not even an art, its more like a science! Remarkable gents!
I'm definitely sharing this reaction video on my Facebook and Instagram
Love from South Africa🇿🇦🙏🏽. Love this.
"Stogie T the last hope, Africa’s golden child
Separate the sheep from the goats, yeah they know it now"
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Some are followers(sheeps) and some are G. O. A. T. they lead as the Greatest Of All Time. Remember also like Michael Jordan in Utah flue shot? Stogie also fan of B. Ball (Culture)
I wanted to see yall react to Gods Eye so Bad!!😭😭😭😭😭
His dad was a preacher, hence the pop dead, and biblical (Daniel) reference
@Lost in Vegas I hope they found u in casino bt seriously I appreciate your reactions I've been following you for a while but don't worry I have no bad intention just loving good job as reactors.As an African salute bros🙌🙏
Just to note on the sirens line, Stogie T's mother was fighting in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Sirens remind her of the apartheid soldiers (rifle men).
You guys need to react to Dave - Black. Especially the live version. Tbh you need to do more Dave in general. Best reaction channel on RUclips fr. ✌🏻
didnt realize yall still at it, mess with yall heavy glad i caught yo channel again
The only place where bars are caught💯Dope one
Thank you so much for featuring Stogie T, what a song, powerful creative.
You guys got 1 million subscribers! I haven't looked on your channel for a while, I come back and you got 1 million subscribers. That blew up fast. Congratulations!
You guys rock, stay safe and healthy
This channel is growing like hell
Shit to think of it I was here before 500k now we are on a M something damn
Track is called ANIMALS, Stogies entire verse is animal references...Smart and still said something with all of it. Y'all missed that. The Pan Out Refrence is amazing because he is refering to a frying pan following the fish line ... go back to it and marinate on that... but easy to miss stuff on a one take listen .... long short, he murdered this track and literally took it to its title core. That is whats dope.
Im glad y'all back y'all have been missed
🔥🔥🔥🌹🌹🌹🌹 Shout out to you guys RSA 🇿🇦
1st! Been watching forever. Best reaction channel on RUclips!
I personally would pay for you're guys reaction
Thank god you guys are back!!!
I can only listen on headphones
Much love y'all
Post;
You two have given this old headbanger a better understanding of the new R&B hip hop scene.
For this old man ( parliament funkadelic dayz )
It's been nothing but a pleasure
Once again
RESPECT!!!!!
RASTA!!!
To add
I just don't want the detraction of ulterior noise distracting me from the message
I wanna hear a track with Stogie T & Black Thought...
I love these guys!! How yal dissect the lyrics 👏👏👏
Stogie T 🐐
Fantastic collaboration...education meets the streets. Loving this. 😍😍
BIG UPS ON YOUR MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!! LOVE ALL THE WAY FROM SA🔥
Guys, please please please just listen to his song ‘Blink Twice’, back when he was going by the name of Tumi. also, search for ‘Bophelo Ba Me’, which translates to ‘My Life’. These two tracks came from this first album, ‘Music From My Good Eye’. Tumi guys. I love the love you guys are showing. Big ups to you👊🏽
Yo I've been into the channel for as long as I can remember and I'm so happy that y'all are really into what my home has to offer. #africatotheworld 🇿🇦✊🏾
I suspect I’m one of the few subs that watches both y’all’s rock/metal and hip hop reactions. I’m admittedly pretty ignorant about SA’s hip hop scene so it was nice to learn something here. Also, if you’re open to more “world” music, there’s a KILLER blues rock guitar scene in the Sahara right now as well. Check out Bombino. His stuff almost has a Bob Marley groove, but is distinctly Saharan African.
You guys are proper...I salute🙏🙏
The best reaction channel on RUclips. Facts!
Shout out to you guys for featuring these MC's
Wow never heard of Stogie T but he’s amazing... any another high quality rappers that aren’t very well known...put me on
Stogie T songs to check...
Honey and pain.
God's Eye.
Roots ft Zakwe.
Proverb - Writers Club
DJ Switch Now or Never
Thanks for breaking it down 💕❤🇿🇦
These cats can really paint a picture with their words, BTB kills every track he's on, stogie t is dope too,
You guys heard that Airplane Mode track that Marlon craft dropped shit went hard, Live from the Villa from Russ went in too.
The Vado comment, is so true, literally was thinking about how Benny has a similar style to Vado, dope artist
Haven't heard music like this in a while. Proper music
Thank you for saying good things about us(Mzansi ) .... StogieT is a legend.
Excited to see what y’all got rolling out in the near future. Been waiting on y’all like a new Sade album.
Thanks for reaction!!
Salute to you guys! SA stand up, it's about damn time!!