Americans Listen To British Rap For The First Time (Central Cee, Little Simz, JME)

I like it, it's a slower pace. -Yes, her voice is very deep. -I thought she was about to enter, and she tells me no, I'll stay. - ♪ At the top of the stairs ♪ ♪ Rocky is here ♪ - ♪ That's like the twelfth sentence ♪ - Ugh! I like this rhythm too, this rhythm is hard. - ♪ Very different from the dangers ♪ ♪ very different ♪ ♪ From the neighbors ♪ ♪ very different ♪ ♪ It was dangerous ♪ - This is like driving music. - Yeah, oh yeah, you're on your way to this. -I feel that he was a very well-educated, shy child. (Jayse laughs) He just has the energy of a shy kid. -(React) Giggs was raised by Caribbean parents, he was previously a DJ, his name is Nathaniel Thompson. - Oh well. -That's why he needed a nickname. - (React) Yes. (the group laughs) So, the lyrics.

They were blocking nudes. - Were they blocking nudes? - (Reacts) What do you think that means? - Oh, they were blocking a lot, naked means a lot in the UK. - (React) Correct. What do you think of this style of rap? - A lot of

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s, people think, oh, better rapping means rapping fast, and it's like no. - You are welcome. - It's literally just writing that rhythm, and the bars are just hot. - I would say that it is more the meaning of each word. It's like he dropped three words and said so many things that whenever you want, you can just analyze them and say, wow! ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ - ♪ I wake up every day ♪ ♪ It's a dream ♪ - Okay!

Oh, reminds me of Tyler. - I was about to say Tyler, the Creator! -♪ Too deep ♪ ♪ And the only thing I care about ♪ ♪ Is sex and violence ♪ ♪ A heavy bass line ♪ ♪ It's my kind of silence ♪ - his outfit, he's so sick. - ♪ I have to control myself ♪ - ♪ But I let sanity ♪ ♪ Give me a slip ♪ - Oh, I love that shot. - That is incredible! - Okay, this is a

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older. - Different. - (React) Yes. Yes. - ♪ Some people pay for emotions ♪ ♪ But I get mine for free ♪ - I love it when they put effort into music videos. - ♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪ - It's like Tyler, the Creator mixed with Danny Brown. -♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm ♪ he Meets the Power Rangers. -He is going to fall? -He's funny, because when he said...-Where are we going with this?

What is this? - ♪ Bonkers ♪ ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ - Oh, I would have been in the club

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ing to this. -It's okay, I didn't think he was going to fall as late as he did. (laughs) - (React) What do you think this song is called? - Crazy. - Crazy. - (React) Correct. - Of course, yes. - (React) By Dizzee Rascal. - I'd love to hear this at the club or something, like... - Yeah, oh yeah. - It's a club success. - That was probably my favorite so far. - (Reacts) Oh, really? - Yes. - (React) Some people think I'm crazy. -UH Huh. - (Reacts) But I simply believe that I am free.

Man, I'm just living my life, there's nothing crazy about me. - Yes, that was... - (React) Something. - That was something. - Made me feel like I was at a bar mitzvah. Oh, butterflies! Hey! - ♪ Isn't it different? ♪ ♪ I like my ting in Los Angeles ♪ - Ooh. - ♪ Why can't I fly to the United States? ♪ ♪ Cah, I have too many convictions ♪ ♪ Apparently all I talk about is prison ♪ ♪ But I don't know anything different ♪ - That rhythm is difficult. - ♪ Cah, I was in jail in the north ♪ ♪ Leading another coalition ♪ - Ooh! - ♪ Just got home, I bought coke ♪ ♪ And I beat it ♪ ♪ I put some roses in it ♪ ♪ Where is my doll ♪ - Ugh! - ♪ You've never made ♪ ♪ A birthday cake ♪ ♪ With digestive biscuits ♪ (Brandel laughs) - Oh, you've never had... - Birthday cake? - A birthday cake made of digestive biscuits?

Yes, that would be terrible, that poor boy. - Oooh. - Didn't you have cake? - ♪ Come home, fresh out of the system ♪ - The rhythm reminds me of something. - As if you couldn't tell me this guy doesn't sound like Central Cee or Dave. - Yeah. - Or that other guy. -Yes, that's what he said, it's like South London style, right? - ♪ Baby, are you up for this? ♪ - This video is difficult! - Yes, man, the video is crazy! - I don't know what city I am in. We have to be in the UK, but like... - (React) Yeah. - There's so much grass, and then there was that shot of the city centre. - ♪ Ugh, ugh ♪ - ♪ Hey, hey ♪ - ♪ Isn't it different? ♪ - That's definitely newer. - That's hard, I like it. - (React) This song samples Pretty Little Ditty by Red Hot Chili Peppers. -Ah. - (Reacts) Do you know what that song is about?

Is no different? I link my ting in Los Angeles. What do we think a ting means? - A woman. - Oh, that's a girl. - (React) Yes. - A tingling. - Right there, I don't know. I don't know. (group laughs) - (React) Just arrived home, I bought coke and mixed it, I put some roses where my doll is. - Wow! - Hmm. -So he bought coke, blended it with water to turn it into crack, and then sold the crack to make money. - (React) Yes. - Oh, wow. - Yes, he should be in prison for doing that. - Yes. - But I'm happy that he doesn't and instead makes good music. - Yes I like that. - Hey! - ♪ One thing I know for sure ♪ - This is blowing up in the US right now! - Dude, I love this! - ♪ Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh ♪ - Look, here's the Caribbean vibe, come on! - I like its fluidity. - Mm-hmm.

I like the afrobeat influence, it's nice. - Yes, it sounds almost Jamaican. - (Raquelle) That's a cool effect. - Yes. - This also reminds me a

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of Reggaeton. - (React) Yes, it is inspired by that. - In the same way, yes. - I'm glad this isn't an attempt to not sing or dance. - (React) Yes. - Because I would be out! - ♪ Bouff Daddy, Bouff Daddy ♪ ♪ Ya dun kno', ya dun kno' ♪ - I like that they hired synchronized swimmers. - ♪ Making six-figure moves ♪ ♪ We have different agendas ♪ - Making six-figure moves, we have different agendas. I like it. - ♪ Life of a Misfit ♪ ♪ Broken Black Bane ♪ - Hey! - That was hard. - ♪ Four-figure suit ♪ - A four-figure suit, wow. (Raquelle laughs) That's an expensive suit. - I need a Bouff Daddy, Bouff Daddy.

Tell me on the Internet! - ♪ Now they pay me ♪ ♪ Did I mention ♪ ♪ They never used to pay ♪ ♪ No attention ♪ - (Noah) Hey, hey. - ♪ I need a Bouff Daddy ♪ ♪ Bouff Daddy ♪ - (React) What do you think Bouff Daddy means? - Honestly, this is where you lost me. - (React) Okay, let's see the... - I'm going to guess, he's like the big trapper in the area. - Eh, pfff. - Buff, buff? - Wealthy older lover? - (React) Yes! - Oh. - Wow, okay! - I'm locked! - So it's not a farce like the one we do here in the United States?

Because booing is not at all what that guy probably wants to do. I'll leave it at that. - (React) Yo, what is boofing? Do you know what boofing is? - I don't know! - Boofing is something that gets us up our asses, and we're not even, we're not even going to go. Just Google it. - (React) So he is one of the pioneers of a genre called Afroswing. - Afroswing! - (React) Yes. - Good. - (React) So it's something new developing in the UK. We finish with JME. - Well. - JME, that sounds familiar to me. -(React) He is Skepta's brother. - Oh!

Who is fine, according to Raquelle. - (React) Real life. Skepta's brother in real life. - Hmm! - ♪ I have a black balaclava ♪ ♪ But I don't ski ♪ ♪ But I snowboard ♪ - Ooh! - ♪ Run an MC off track ♪ - Oh my god! - Ah, but do I snowboard? I love that! - ♪ Hit on the neck ♪ ♪ With the key to my back door ♪ - Ooh! - ♪ Box in the mouth ♪ ♪ With my X6 key ♪ - Did he raise you with my X6 key? - Oh! - That? - Did you say JME? -He arrived hot from the beginning. - It was like level 100 minute one.

I feel like he's mad at me, almost. - Good!? - What did I do wrong? - Is personal! (laughs) - ♪ Suffocate the man ♪ ♪ Then I could just breathe ♪ - Hey! - ♪ I'll bury the man two feet deep ♪ ♪ I don't have

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♪ ♪ To dig six feet deep ♪ - Ugh! -♪ These MCs and rappers ♪ ♪ I want to chat about his syllables ♪ -Okay, yeah, I should add this right now. - ♪ All that ♪ ♪ Then I get ahead ♪ ♪ With my ABC ♪ - I get ahead with my ABC. - ♪ Naked photos when ♪ ♪ they see me on the street ♪ - Hey! - ♪ Old School Rudeboy ♪ ♪ Like Crazy T ♪ ♪ All your man ♪ ♪ I don't want him with me ♪ - This guy has killed people!

I like it! - ♪ Say my name, JME ♪ ♪ Nostradamus couldn't see me ♪ ♪ Expelliarmus couldn't stop me ♪ - (laughs) That's nice. - Oh, okay, expellarmus! - That is crazy! -♪ Because the music originated ♪ ♪ And always ♪ ♪ he will remain in the streets ♪ -My boy just set fire to the microphone. - Oh no, setting the microphone on fire is crazy. - Yeah. - ♪ The man doesn't care about all that ♪ ♪ Ugh ♪ - ♪ Knock him out ♪ - (React) So that song is called Man Don't Care, JME. - That was like some London gangsta rap. - In the library. - (Reacts) (laughs) Yes. - Graves two feet deep?

Bodies just surfacing? I mean, it rains a lot in the UK, you know? - (React) Yes. - That's not a good way to hide the bodies. I'm always thinking about the logistics of rap. - Good. - You know what I mean? - (React) Do you know how this guy started? - As? - (React) This guy started his music career by producing ringtones for mobile phones. That's literally how he started. How could a man with a bachelor's degree be using the microphone and chatting about his subject? Because music originated and will always remain in the streets. - Hmm. - (React) So he's saying that people who are becoming rappers, who have college degrees and who are smart, and try to make intellectual puns, how are they coming up and trying to become good, when the music It always came from the street. - Hmm. - (React) Headphones off!

So what were your favorite songs of all of them? - They all had a really interesting style. - Yes. - I liked it a lot. - Lil Simz is easy, but followed by... - JME. - Simz and him, yes. - (Reacts) JME? - JME was pretty solid, yes. - Musically, I think Giggs, the song I liked the most. - I still have to give it to my friend Dizzee. - Mmm, afrobeat. - Wow. - I really liked it. What's its name? - ♪ Papa Bouff, Papa Bouff ♪ - Papa Bouff! - (React) J Hus. - Bouff Daddy was tough, I like Bouff Daddy. - I like crazy people.

I feel like that one is like I could see it in the top 40. - (React) What kind of differences are you seeing in British and American rap? - I feel like they are different. - It certainly seemed like a slower cadence, and I could like it, I could clearly understand most of the words. -This reminds me more of old school rap, at least in the US, where it was more about the rap. - Thanks for watching this video! - Thanks for watching this video! - What was your favorite song? Let us know in the comments below. - (both) Goodbye! - (both) Goodbye! - (both) Goodbye! - Goodbye - Peace! - I need a daddy Bouff! - Dad bouff! (laughs) You need a daddy Bouff, because all those STDs are leaking!