Dave - "Black" Live at The Brits 2020 Reaction by JAM Reactions

[@Gstarspara9]

The man to join Dave on piano is Fraiser T Smith a producer! Amazing work he has done for the UK hip hop scene

[@krishsolanki6819]

it's Dave's producer to be exact

[@geoffreyetoru8361]

@@krishsolanki6819 he produces stormzys stuff aswell dave also has songs produced by jae5

[@holdtightadele8017]

Krish Solanki Not just Dave

[@eyram5098]

Had to look up FTS. Love him ❤️

[@michaelodonnell3154]

Dave released this song originally in his Psychodrama album but the original song only contained the first two verses, the third verse was totally unexpected and first heard in this performance. The two people he mentions are Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, were Cambridge University students who dedicated themselves to prison reform and rehabilitation. They were both course co-ordinators of a learning together scheme which brought people in higher education and offenders to 'learn together'. They were both attending a 'Learning Together' event where Usman Khan entered with a fake suicide vest, threatened to detonate it and then knifed several people. Jack Merritt and Dave knew each other because Dave's older brother, Christopher, was undergoing prisoner rehabilitation after being involved in the 2010 murder of Soften Belamouadden. Dave also refers to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle of the British Royal Family, and how differently Meghan was treated in the media, in comparison to Kate, with Meghan being the first mixed race member of a Royal Family that presided over centuries of colonialism and slavery. The Grenfell Tower was an incident in 2017 where a tower block in West London broke out and killed 72 people. This happened because safety standards were skimped on so companies could save around £13,000 on safety cladding. The tower was located in a conservative (right-wing) council also house some of the most expensive housing. The council were accused of neglecting the minority-ethnic poorer residents. The hundreds of victims who lost their houses were not given long-term accommodation, and this incident has been used to highlight the neglect and inequality that is prevalent in the UK. The Windrush scandal was when many Caribbean people boarded ships that were set for Britain (the Caribbean was part of the Commonwealth) between 1948-1973. When they arrived, they were given British Citizenship and were free to permanently work and live in the UK. However, in 2012, UK government and non-gov sectors were tasked with ramping up the enforcement of Immigration controls. This 'Hostile Environment' legislation that was announced by the Government in 2012, made the UK unlivable for those without proper documentation. Many of the commonwealth citizens that arrived between 1948-1973 came on their parents passports and weren't given proper documentation, despite being given the right to live and work in the UK permanently. This lead to many Commonwealth citizens, who would've grown up in the UK for several decades, to be falsely deemed as 'Illegal Immigrants'' and the government restricted their access to housing, healthcare, bank accounts and driving licenses. This caused widespread condemnation for the Government and the Home Office. Victims of this scandal were promised compensation however, after three years, the Government compensation scheme has only made a handful of payments. However, this 'Hostile Environment' legislation that caused this scandal is still in place in 2020, even during the COVID-19 crisis. Independent reports have found that the Windrush scandal was not an accident, but the inevitable result of policies designed to make life impossible for those without the right papers. At the start of the third verse, Dave also described the PM, Boris Johnson as racist. This due to Boris Johnson writing columns for the Daily Telegraph in the 2000's, where he made many racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and sexist comments. Some comments include, and are not limited to: In a 2018 column for The Daily Telegraph relating to a burqa ban, he wrote that was "absolutely ridiculous" that "people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes" and that "If a constituent came to my MP’s surgery with her face obscured, I should feel fully entitled… to ask her to remove it so that I could talk to her properly. If a female student turned up at school or at a university lecture looking like a bank robber then ditto: those in authority should be allowed to converse openly with those that they are being asked to instruct." When he found out that 68% of Malaysian women are attending University, he stated "[Female students went to university because they] have got to find men to marry. " "It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies. " The word "Piccaninnies" is an extremely derogatory term. "No doubt the AK47s will fall silent, and the pangas will stop their hacking of human flesh, and the tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief touch down in his big white British taxpayer-funded bird. " He wrote this when Tony Blair, the then UK PM, visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, describing men of the DRC as having "watermelon smiles", when asked about this in his 2019 election campaign, he dismissed it as "satire", which it obviously isn't. ((Regaring Barack Obama)) "The part-Kenyan president [has an] ancestral dislike of the British empire - of which Churchill had been such a fervent defender. " The only evidence for this statement was the colour of Obama's skin. Using the word Nigerian as an insult, which racism was a by-product of offending young people "All the young people I know - ie those under 30 - are just as avaricious as we flinty Thatcherite yuppies of the 1980s in fact, they have an almost Nigerian interest in money and gadgets of all kinds. " Here, he is wanting to bring back colonisation of the whole of Africa, which was responsible for slavery "The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial powers, or their citizens, scrambled once again in her direction; on the understanding that this time they will not be asked to feel guilty. " In 2000, Johnson said that a "bunch of black kids" made him “turn a hair”, and added: "If that is racial prejudice, then I am guilty." The outstanding thing though is that he, a blatant racist, was elected as Mayor of London (London being an extremely diverse city of the UK), Foreign Secretary (being responsible for UK foreign affairs, even though he is pro-colonialism) and is now the most powerful person in the UK, despite being a racist, islamophobic, sexist, pro-colonisation leader, which is all fact and quoted.

[@uzairdegmaster156]

Jeeeez my guy

[@alicena4831]

lol

[@anonymous-ns1xd]

wow, thank you

[@JessicaLodge]

I so appreciate this breakdown. I've been meaning to google many of these things he referred to so, Thank you!!!!

[@topladace]

Black is such a beautiful song and the live version gave me goosebumps the entire time watching. I got emotional when he won his award at the Brit awards, the man deserves everything he's gotten, such a talent

[@youtubechannel1418]

Big respect for this one guys!! Amazing reaction, you guys have the best morals and were clearly raised like two gentleman. Much love from the UK my brothers! #jamfam4life 👊

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

Really appreciate that bro and much respect!! We like to thank our parents for that, they did well and hope we make our momma proud, and our father is smiling down on us. Much love to you as always brother!! #jamfam4life 🙏👊

[@trippydrew8492]

The most impressive thing about this performance regarding the message, particularly the last verse, is that this was performed live on national TV to a massive audience.

[@holdyourplums4204]

The reaction to this from white people is crucial. We all have to wake up & recognise what the score is here. This song should be studied as part of the curriculum in every school. REAL history, not the watered down, 'whitewashed' version that we've been getting so far. You two guys nailed this.

[@abdirahmanali3500]

Well said

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

Don't know how we missed seeing this comment. Very well said fam!!

[@holdyourplums4204]

@@j.a.m.reactions4114 Meant every word mate.. Could I possibly ask you guys a favour...?? Please pass on this message to anybody you know in America, who is involved in the current protests, or is affected by the issues that arise from this. They have the respect of a lot of our supporters. I'm from Liverpool & we have an anthem that we turn to time & time again, & even more so in times of sorrow or struggle. This is to let them know that our thoughts are with them & we hope that the words of this beautiful song offer some kind of comfort, however slight. You'll Never Walk Alone......... When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of a storm There's a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Though your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart & you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart & you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone YNWA

[@holdyourplums4204]

@@j.a.m.reactions4114 Hi guys... I've just made my first ever (& probably last) youtube vid, in support of non-violent protests & the BLM movement in America, If you get a chance, could you please watch it & share it with anybody you can, in whatever platform you can..? We just want to show some solidarity with what's happening right now. Cheers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZKonZaHr5plsLc&lc=UgyhFVBE_jEXQM0pg8Z4AaABAg

[@harlequin5664]

British schools need to teach the crimes of colonialism

[@MrTopping92]

The one thing which I’ve unfortunately seen no one mention on reactions of this performance is when Fraser Smith sits at the piano. It’s like he’s sat at the table to listen and hold a conversation.

[@harley7836]

I’ve watched quite a lot of videos and people mention Fraser most of them asking who he is? But all of them have commented about him wearing black while Dave is in white. So I don’t know how many videos you’ve watched if you’ve not seen or heard anyone talking about Fraser! Because almost all the ones I’ve watched he’s been brought up and their outfits are spoken about in all of them. There’s probably about two videos I’ve watched where they’ve not mentioned Fraser.

[@Megumi07]

I saw it as representing all the white people who support the BLM movement, as Fraser sits down to join and help Dave and take up the ‘work’ of playing the piano leaving Dave free to focus on getting his voice heard.

[@tamlaparris-ba5402]

Hey guys, speaking as a black woman, it's so refreshing to see you guys actually listening to the lyrics, and not see it as 'racist' and get all defensive like I've seen on other channels. I saw two white guys, one with a Led Zeppelin shirt on, and i was not expecting your reaction at all. This made me subscribe right away.

[@RIPBLANE]

When I saw this I cried. This song is so good, every lyric has a meaning and it’s so good. Every little line has a meaning, I love this song.

[@joeorel5475]

great reaction guys, as you know I am a white dude from Canada about the same age as you. This is in my top 5 for best performance ever. Dave is a powerful voice and hope he always stays true.

[@mollywoodcock5444]

i remember this being on tv for the first time, live. It was amazing i was so close to crying.

[@pokrdotbkini]

Goosebumps for real..........that last verse makes me tear up every time so emotional.......... great reaction x

[@MrSammotube]

Fraser T Smith is the guy on the piano, but he is also a producer of Dave's music. Fraser is a great guy and you can watch interviews with him. Amazing track.

[@queenicolumbo4857]

You guys are fantastic, I love my hip hop and I most definitely love Led Zep and to add to your demographic - I am a 54 year old british south asian woman living in the UK. When I saw this clip, it was the 1st time ever that a rap lyric brought tears to my eyes, and Dave is right about our prime minister. Much love to you guys, you have another subscriber! ♡

[@anthonysmurthwaite6258]

Psycodrama is an incredible album

[@dbradx]

Yep, one of the top 5 of the year for sure, amazing stuff.

[@nmohamud7538]

It won best album against people such as Stormzy , Harry Styles and Lewis

[@noors7754]

Nadira Mohamud i love all of them but dave deserved it fr!

[@deneshae]

That last part of the video gets me emotional every time. Much love from the UK.

[@tomnorton-platford4896]

4:48 the old dude is Fraser T Smith a significant producer. Worked closely with Dave on the psychodrama album

[@grantsutherland7943]

His freestyle at the end of this amazing song referenced the " victims of the Grenfell tragedy". Go checkout the news stories about this awful event. He is so tight, there are people of all races that lost everything on this night and are still waiting for some real help, it's disgraceful as far as UK politics go.

[@Lauren_3000]

Yeah and Windrush too

[@grantsutherland7943]

@@Lauren_3000: I never mentioned the Windrush Generation because it is known worldwide. The tragedy of Grenfell isn't.

[@Lauren_3000]

@@grantsutherland7943 I'm not sure if it is fully known worldwide. I've seen loads of americans react to this performance and they never say anything about it

[@grantsutherland7943]

@@Lauren_3000: lol, you could say, as soon as he freestyles the last verse, most Americans are left unsure of what he actually means

[@SeriousV7]

As a black man, I absolutely LOVE your analysis of this song! Kudos for your neutral and factual review of a Masterpiece.

[@JEMUFC13]

Great reaction! The ‘equalities a right, it doesn’t deserve credit’ is so clever and so true nowadays

[@shantaeroberts7998]

The man who joined dave is Frasier T Smith he has worked with dave for years on producing some of his songs

[@qwizzle78]

Love you guys reacting and showing love to the uk. Proper stand up dudes

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

We love the UK scene and have found some amazing hidden gems over there!

[@lisajackson9280]

Thank you so much for such a thoughtful and considered reaction, you guys are so compassionate and decent it gives me hope....

[@Clau-c2b]

he is so amazing whoa!

[@chief-jayfiji7834]

Guys so much respect for you guys for rolling out this reaction.Brilliant reaction that fam.

[@Yared-ou7wy]

I respect you both a lot.its tough putting yourself in another mans shoes and seeing their idiology.big ups, stay blessed!

[@Natasha-A-Omega]

Damn, I miss you guys. I hope you and you families are well and healthy and life is treating you good. Much love, respect and admiration..

[@mileswasjust]

Great reaction love from 🇬🇧🇬🇧 the song has never been so important, the way he paints a blank canvas into a masterpiece that the listener doesn’t even have to be able to relate to feel what he’s saying

[@jonathanogundeji4342]

Fraser T Smith is also the voice of the therapist you hear on Psychodrama if I'm not mistaken

[@cliffcrabtree4359]

Great respect to you guys. Dave represents the way a lot of people here in the UK think,and how they like to treat others. Thank you . America should be so proud of you. Peace.😀❤️

[@RJa26]

11:10-12:00 this is amazing fham. We need people to talk about the basic form of equality especially wit whats going on rn. Massive respect guys ✊🏾

[@Dafri2]

I have absolute respect for you guys. Keep doing what you’re doing, being open to learning the experiences of others. You guys can help a lot of people come to new understandings.

[@kingnrj]

Love your take on the track guys. As much as you say you love education through the music... It's great to hear an educated opinion on music.

[@haydanjames6182]

Dave is from my town❤ south london stand up !❤

[@2222quinny]

I luv you guys♥️ Thank you for this reaction. No matter how many times i see it it moves me to tears🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼

[@DNOPLAYSGAMES]

I love you guys - love from South London - you don’t wanna spend the night round here

[@Taxmandarmus]

I appreciate the openness that you had when listening to this. 👊🏿

[@phoenix1473]

This needs to get back in the algorithm. You 2 gentlemen are right on point imo and share a very important message,..just needed a fix of honest, logical and compassionate humans, thank you. . There are some simple heartfelt bonus gems you 2 offer. Just after Dave dominated the dojo and delivering that verbal decapitation of their sinister prime minister, the head off nation 👀 it is a must see because is rather relevant. 🤙

[@amandavanwyk5661]

Absolutely love you two!! You come without negativity.xxx

[@philipquist771]

Huge respect

[@MsBabylove11]

Jam fam back in the house 🤗 .... Glad you enjoyed this live..... I can't lie, I got pretty emotional /proud watching Dave perform this. Especially the shout out at the end to that kid Jack..... who died in the London terror attack who was there That day only to attend a meeting to actually help change things for the Poor communities! So sad! 😔

[@tylermcgoldrick8013]

Powerful song

[@OfficialElleTV]

I love watching the reaction of people when Dave calls out our prime Minister

[@FEELGOODFRIDAY1]

Great reaction can’t wait to watch the other 2 Uk reactions hope you guys are well

[@EmanChuks]

Woooow! You're right. There are different shades of black and white.

[@kingmb247]

As someone who is from Haiti and Haiti was the first black country to take their independence in 1804 after a lot of battle with the french and won and went to help a lot of other countries take theirs I just love this track so much

[@apostleozzie198]

This is the second time I've heard that Tupac coined the phrase 'The blacker the Berry the sweeter the juice' Best believe the phrase was around long before Tupac was ever born

[@jonightwing901]

Amazing reaction. Respect! 😎🤝

[@nick260682]

Fraser T Smith the piano player. He produces Dave’s stuff, but also done stuff with Stormzy, Adele, Sam Smith, Kano etc

[@HGsoul4ever]

Aww Eagles fans. Thanks for this reaction.

[@SeanConway99]

Fraser T Smith is the guys playing in the black suit, he cowrote a lot of Adele's tracks but he also produced Stormzys Gang Signs & Prayers, which was culturally significant as well as record breakings

[@swaqqdeeze]

I love this so much I'm polynesian and I feel for the black community

[@JMWxx]

*That man is Fraser T Smith. He’s a producer. He’s worked with Dave on many songs before. Also worked with Stormzy and many others. I’ve enclosed his Wikipedia page if you wanna check him out:* en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_T._Smith

[@mopo8552]

Great reaction

[@donnajenkins7398]

My dad came from same place dave's family

[@8lack8erry1]

Appreciate you both 🙏🏾

[@ceribeth2189]

Love your reactions. Please react to his live performance of psycho on the Hyundai stage. Thank you☺️ oh and the guy on piano is fraser t smith. He works with a few uk rappers and him and Dave are really close. He helped produce faves whole psychodrama album😊 and he sits with Dave on his table at award shows etc so they are close.

[@amandavanwyk5661]

Love you two ❤️ x

[@donikekidd-turner7462]

Anytime you hear a guitar on his tracks it’s also him !

[@peterhildreth3545]

Guys I'm a white English man but I love Dave and I love your reaction to a song,which as 2 white guys could have been tricky but you was honest and proved that it's only a few left in this world what see colour

[@earlthehoodedsweater]

Why do you have to say ur white and like Dave as if it’s wrong too

[@peterhildreth3545]

@@earlthehoodedsweater gfy

[@minakalsi4232]

Love your reaction. New subscriber 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@reeferman42078]

This video was amazing. Absolutely love the message.

[@LandPirate1]

One thing I love about being British is that we can speak out like Dave is here. Perfectly acceptable for him to call out Bojo on stage. Hell, ding dong the witch is dead was number 1 in the charts when Margaret Thatcher died a few years back (brutal PM from the 80s. she is still hated!)

[@idatekatemoss]

Yes he is

[@eyram5098]

Thank you for reacting to this , much respect , peace ✌🏻

[@jamaicasonjamrock5328]

Respect guys

[@stewarthine8244]

Sick people saying this song is racist im a white guy from london and this song is not in slightest racist try listening to the lyrics and whats going around this is man speaking true words he is wearing white the other guy wearing black and at end of this he praising a white guy jack merrit who was killed in london bridge terror attacks he helped dave brother who serving time in prison all this man idave is rapping about is how hard it is living in this world being black and if you listen and try to listen instead of judging your find he is talking true facts facts that millions in this world want to ingnore big up dave great song my man

[@louismersh4044]

Respect to you guys👍

[@scubastevefilms]

Thanks for the reaction guys. BTW Mic Righteous dropped a new track today.

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

We saw the official video drop today and will be reacting to this one soon bro!!

[@Trixxos]

its dave's producer on the piano - Fraiser T Smith

[@anonymous-os4yi]

U just got another sub

[@Shazaibm-hy6dv]

Top reaction guys!

[@stephenbrowning7639]

Another great track for you to check out, if you've no done so already is Akala - fire in the booth pt1.

[@MrJoeshipley]

If you like this kind of performance you should read an article on the Grenfell victims and react to Stormzy at the Brits 2018

[@afifosman2912]

Great reaction❤️

[@mikeye6590]

Dave - Panic Attack LIVE! 🔥

[@bahaabanna5335]

Much love fam♥️

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

Much love fam ❤🙏🤘

[@dan01S]

plesase listen to dave black box! its so deep and he was talking about his life. you would get to know him better.

[@kingkaf631]

✊🏾🤲🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@applechai]

I love you

[@Gemma.Marie.]

🖤

[@Nino-su7jv]

Pete and Bas- quick little freestyle

[@denishamurray988]

Could you also react to stormyz 2020 performance also!

[@martaalves1058]

You should react to "Professor X", "Streatham" and "Funky Friday" by Dave

[@laughingoutloud8612]

If you’re looking for a good live performance, you should check out Stormzy live at Glastonbury 2019 blinded by your grace... omg 🤯❤️🙌🏻

[@idontgotthis7546]

If you get chance check out Rag n bone man - human...uk ❤

[@miaartingstall4821]

Lesley - Dave you should really listen

[@afifosman2912]

Hello Guys do you play games on ps4?

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

Sure do fam...my (Jimmy) handle is phillykid2092. Been running a lot of COD as of late lol

[@afifosman2912]

J.A.M. Reactions Nice can you make maybe a game video and i love your reactions 💪

[@afifosman2912]

J.A.M. Reactions can i add you as friend?

[@j.a.m.reactions4114]

@@afifosman2912 sure can fam!!

[@cjamesg1992]

Unfortunately this song proved how prevalent racism is in the uk right now its disgusting Dave got hate for this song. Made me sad to be white and british. Big up Dave keep educating

[@rachelbush7134]

Can you reaction to wretch 32 his and hers please

[@Purplesammyx]

I have been watching all reactions to this video because my heart breaks to see Dave’s words on the faces of black people reacting to it. I just felt like a wrong bystander intruding into something I have no right to watch. I’m white English. My father was so very racist and I was taught to hate black people. Until I left home and made friends and the rest is history. 20 years later I’m raising 2 black young adults. Because even though they are mixed race, they have black in their blood and therefore they are black, end of. I feared for my son especially as he’s been bullied by police for just looking like a suspect. Anyway, I just want you to know that watching your video and your reaction because you spoke and said what I feel. I think it’s important for white people to see this video and although they will never empathise with it…. We can open our eyes to the ignorance that we are guilty of.

[@litvlogigwe787]

can you react to the new quadeca song dropping today it is so fire you will like it

[@takuzvobgo7327]

Please react to shiro story

[@Spicyjabroni]

Glad you guys feel the same to me. This track tells us the white privilege we have

[@evamaine422]

Yea yea the fact you mentioned he can play piano shock horror amazement !!! That still makes my jaw hit the floor ,,, WHY THE SURPRISE on YOR behalf need to ask and really want you to respond ,,,,, why you so surprised ????????? !!! Then you didn't pick up on any thing !!!!! In future you have problem with the slang why not get uplyrics up before commenting ,,,, JUST A SUGGESTION !!!!

[@andyroberts9211]

Equality is a right it doesnt deserve credit

[@Redconservative]

Do I’m sorry by nick nittoli

[@nathangerodias1923]

You just said "it doesn't matter if your asian or Indian... India is in Asian... come on man

[@evamaine422]

Plz react to an OLDIE ,,, WET WET WET !!! Angel Eyes!!!! When it starts. Your GONA be WHY?? But if the lyrics are listened to from 1987, AND MR M. L. KING IS MENTIONED BOUT THIRD WAY THROUGH ,,, that is why HISTORY IS NEEDED, TO SHOW, ACKNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE A LESSON,,, HISTORY CAN NOT BE DELETED REGARDLESS IF BAD OR GOOD!!!HOW CAN WE LEARN AND CORRECT !!!! IF NOT THERE ???

[@rosh786110]

react to question time dave