High-Ranking Jehovah's Witness NOW an Inspirational Rap Artist - My Conversation with Fifth

[@FIFTHofficial]

Thanks again for having me Harrison! Really enjoyed the conversation. Hopefully it’s not the last time 🙏🏿

[@tammyg8031]

Fifth, we hope to see you again. We love you & appreciate your activism that has helped so many. Please take care of yourself.

[@FIFTHofficial]

@@tammyg8031 thank you 🙏🏿

[@rhecb]

Fifth: Making a 69 year old man buy a rap album 😱. The elders are probably claiming I’ve been captured by demons 🤣 🤦🏻‍♂️ You’re an inspiration, keep following a real dream

[@FIFTHofficial]

@@rhecb 😂 that’s hilarious 😆 they probably will think that! Thanks for your support 🙏🏿

[@susanheidemann4248]

I loved your story, thank you so much for sharing. I will most definitely subscribe to your channel. I wish you much success.❤

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Fifth was the first activist channel and the only one I felt comfortable with, and watched during the first part of my waking up process.

[@NyValerieC09]

Same here! Especially bc he had the Spanish language background like I do

[@ctj2534]

Certainly

[@NilDreams]

Same

[@beautyRest1]

I loved all exjw activists, except those two old ones that do nothing but rant and rant! I’m happy to see fifth!

[@NilDreams]

@@beautyRest1 lol, right???

[@humbles19]

He inspires me too, following his dreams even though he's been through this hideous shunning. 👍😊

[@evareyna3781]

I Loved hearing your songs . I’m A Ex Jehovah Witness myself. It’s been years. ❤❤

[@jackijax505]

The more I see video’s like this, the happier I get & I feel inner peace growing. I never realized how many of us are out there. I’d be interested to see the correlation of those of us who left the organization with those of us who were raised by narcissists. The manipulation, control & gaslighting factors. Very inspiring video. Much love to everyone who have courage & strength to walk away. WE are the true blessed ones.

[@latikavines9496]

Yes! The feeling of being acknowledged was a struggle for me. Not having family to talk to has been so hard

[@IrishConvert]

I had finally gotten over not talking with my family and then I had my first child, and now on to the second it’s freaking BRUTAL. There’s not a minute that goes by when I’m around my children I don’t think about my family. I was a 3rd generation witness, and was homeschooled… it was my entire universe.

[@kevinbrown6129]

He's an inspiration to all of us as exjws

[@traci105]

"I'd rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question." - Fifth from Cost of Doin' Business 🤯 So good!!! I'm following you on ALL platforms now, especially Spotify 🔥🔥👏👏👏

[@oamreconditioninganduphols9033]

Man I left the cult when I was 40 and I have so much regret all the things I could have accomplished in my life

[@aNicerPlace]

Same. You've still got a couple of strong decades ahead of you, keep moving forward.

[@friendywendy3474]

Same here, also left at 40 but early enough before my kids were indoctrinated

[@oamreconditioninganduphols9033]

@@friendywendy3474 me to our son is able to live his life as he sees fit now instead of listening to all the fear mongering the religion does

[@friendywendy3474]

@@oamreconditioninganduphols9033 that’s the most important thing that our kids can live normal! Good luck to u

[@lucbourhis3142]

You guys are tough. Real tough. Inspiring way beyond ex-Jehovah witnesses. If someone can overcome all that hardship and come across as a good person with a fulfilling life, it gives hope!

[@brianaboab7985]

Now? Listening to your music, it's clean God Bless You Fifth

[@exrevert2islam]

"You've lost the best years of your life to a cult." That hit my heart so hard as an Ex-Muslim of 15 years who hung up my music aspirations for Islam. New music on it's way! 🎶🔜

[@davruck1]

Your best years are whenever you want them to be.

[@belanaya6732]

Thank you for sharing your story,, it’s been 20 years of me going back and forward to the meetings without my heart being there I go just because I don’t want to loose my family. I don’t really have friends because my parents became Jehovah witnesses sense I was 7 years old I’m now 45 and for the pass 5 years I completely stop going to the meetings last year 2022 has been the the first year I did not attend the memorial. Hearing your experiences really helps knowing that I’m not alone. It really helps a lot with my depression, I’ve been dealing for the past 20+ years due to the Jehovah’s Witness religion. Thank you again..

[@dennisMoRf]

ApostaFest sounds like a brilliant idea, i'm all in as an exJW musician hahaha. Great video, loved it

[@marysanders4649]

A hard conversation handled with fact and kindness. Respect to both of you.

[@brendamolina8714]

Great interview!! Love Fifth and his music. It’s so impactful for us as ex-JWs.

[@mtidda]

This hit home for me I was never baptised a Jehovah’s Witness but I was raised by one. I was always encouraged to pursue a life in the truth and studied ect but never fully dived into it even though I was fully convinced it was the truth . I guess my experience would be completely different to yours ,because I was never baptised but it has had a major effect on life in the sense that I would always feel guilty about perusing worldly things ec. I didn’t pursue my dream of music even though I excelled at it out of guilt to Jehovah ,because the things I was talking about even though they was a reflection of my own reality made me feel like I was influencing people to do the wrong thing .I actually stumbled upon one of Harrison videos on KZbin and I though I recognise this person and I clicked and watched and it woke me up .I’ve actually watched Harrison give talks on the stand at the Kingdom Hall I can remember thinking what intelligent young man .he was a great talker and his delivery was impeccable we had a brief chat at the end and went our separate ways and now he’s using the same skills for activism .I’m sorry to hear that your dad is shunning you it goes with the territory my family don’t want anything to do with me either have said I’m an apostate and I’m not even baptised 😂😂

[@NilDreams]

Awesome! He was my favorite exJW KZbinr. Always respectful and honest.

[@rebella5769]

That was Amazing, Wow!!! Can’t wait to find his XJW channel. And I’m so thrilled, Harrison, you’re working on a book, Yay, couldn’t come quick enough.

[@karenmclean2375]

What a great conversation!! I left at 15, 40 years ago. It's amazing how sometimes things come up when I least expect it like blood transfusions are bad, sigh. Thank you both for your insights and forthrightness in sharing your stories.

[@Patricia-lts]

20:16 OMG. YOU GUYS SPEAKING PORTUGUESE 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 what a honor❤

[@MonaLisa-uf9se]

Love Cliff… he’s just such a nice person, he was one of the first channels I watched when I first woke up

[@Lulu-oi9ue]

Just started following fifth recently. Awesome artist. I love rap and rnb even while I was a JW although I listened to it in private. I lived a double life and eventually it was too much not to be authentically me.

[@isangradraddlin4093]

I think Fifth is an opportunity. If he does well, more musicians of all strips will follow and the message will get louder.

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Please do more interviews, Harrison. You did an excellent job, and probably except for Mentally Diseased, you are the best interviewer I've seen on KZbin.

[@TheTruthHurts]

That's kind of you to say, thank you 🙏😊

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

​@@TheTruthHurts Jesus sent you to preach about the JW's?????‽?‽???

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

Jesus sent you to preach about the JW's???????????

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

@@vusimngomezulu2500 - If Jesus existed, the answer would be yes. Unmasking the JW cult is doing God's work.

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

@@EfrainRiveraJunior Please show me a proof of that from the Bible.

[@leetrippii1830]

I'm glad the world wasn't deprived of fifth talent.

[@DarthMagog]

Best way i could have spent an hour. The shift from the Fifth from activism to rap was shocking, but it makes sooo much more sense now and makes me feel so much better. Glad to see youre doing well, gonna need to snag the album!

[@israelcrafts25]

May the force be with you, always

[@phil6740]

Great interview. Didn't realize extent Fifth has been hit by leaving watchtower. Fifth was also an excellent exjw interviewer . Thank you for the thoughtful discussion!

[@KimF1]

Much respect for both of you guys! ❤

[@rmayerCPA]

I have listened to other Fifth interviews. I am so happy to see his continued success. Remember the best revenge is leading a successful and happy life.

[@larissacerqueira5002]

My brain glitched for a sec when I heard Harrison speaking Portuguese, haha. A hello from Brasil here :)

[@jrojala]

FIFTH is so talented and seems like such a good person, I wish him every success.

[@justinporter458]

Fifth I woke up between 2014 to 2018 I remember watching your videos between my waking up years , and I,d like to thank you Fifth. In 1975 I was 14 and my favourite albums were Welcome to my Nightmare by Alice Cooper and Captain Fantastic by Elton John. I never went to Bethel, in 1975 the question would have been,,do you listen to shock horror rock and gay music ? In 1978 I was 17 and my favourite album of that year was ,,Stained Class by Judas Priest,, punk music. My favourite bands are Electric Light Orchestra and Yes mainly their 1970,s stuff. I,m now a 62 yo born-again Atheist agnostic apostate evolutionist happily married to my beautiful wife Nicole who's still a pimi jw ,she can't drive so I give her lifts to all the meetings and field service groups, we still have a happy and loving marriage and for that I,m truly grateful, she may or may not ever wake up but loves me to bits ,we avoid the subject of religion like the plague. Thanks again Fifth and Harrison. Justin Porter ex jw ❤️

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Hi Fifth! Thanks for all your work. It was essential in my waking up from the J-Dub cult. For some reason, I'm banned from commenting on your KZbin channel. This is weird because you respond to my Twitter comments and have answered my emails.

[@FIFTHofficial]

Hey! Thanks for your support as always. I have no idea why you wouldn’t be able to comment, let me try to figure it out 🙏🏿

[@freddyray6805]

Yes, Fifth, saw this good man a few years ago. I think , when he interviewed Barbara Anderson.

[@cindyknowles-6146]

❤ glad you made it out alive!

[@henryblackshear4492]

My brother was disfellowshipped for 20 years and I used to talk to him even though I wasn’t supposed to. After he came back in I started having doubts. My question to him were apostate and so he blocked me one reason is he still has a hope to see my mom who died and he like super christian. Even though I was his friend when he was out he doesn’t do the same as I do but he totally rejects me.

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

That sucks man. I can’t imagine how that feels but I can imagine it sucks.

[@humbles19]

That's very sad 😢 I can sympathize with you because my sister did that to me. She even lived with me at times as a teen when I was 'in' and she was smoking weed etc. Then when I left and she was in she started shunning me! Worse than that I've been out for years and she's been shunning me and then decided she wanted to come out so I took her back with open arms. A year or so later she's decided to go back and even though she said she's not going to shun, I can feel the soft shunning already. The emotional rollercoaster is too much.

[@thetruthk5138]

Sorry to hear that you proved yourself more Christ like then your fleshy brother.

[@claudiaarmah2389]

That musters up a lot of courage to speak to your disfellowshipped loved one although it was against the elders' rules. I don't know how to interpret disfellowshipping and shunning already. You can exclude me from openly associating with those in the faith but nobody bans me from communicating with my family when I need their help.

[@shaneross64]

Fifth has superb music!

[@StrollingwithStella]

Very down to earth guy, we did an Exjw concert online with Fifth and other exjws, it was a blast.

[@karamia1392]

Two wonderful people having a profound conversation. Thank you ❤

[@lee-annleamon8092]

Another great video, Harrison. We love you & we love Fifth

[@kaylee2279]

This is crazy - you two guy s are the only ex JW s on KZbin I really like most and now you made this video. Thank you 🙏🏼 🎉

[@itsjustme6315]

Thank you both for this video Harrison you're an awesome interviewer! Please keep them coming! And Fifth!! I love your vibe in your music, and I'm so happy you're both finding your way thru the trauma that being disassociate or disfellowshiped brings! I'm a PIMO and pretty much trapped in because I'll lose my sons!

[@knockriobeats]

Wow, there's so many parallels to our stories. I am an ex-JW and also rapper, producer for quite a few years. It's good to see us telling our stories and supporting one another as we navigate the post cult world. There's so many dynamics at play because of family in and out, real life situations like death, working and personal relationships, decisions about our future, subsisting and surviving. We've overcome a lot just to have a sense of freedom.

[@toriwolf5978]

I love your channel so good❤❤❤❤

[@jaimevarelaredmormon]

My favourite of Fitfh's songs is the one where he refers to Watchtower and the cost of doing business. Ultimately all cults are businesses. Scientology is not the only cult that has extensive real state and building holdings.

[@janespitfire9884]

Wow! Never knew this. Glad Fifth woke up!!

[@tibbles2647]

Fifth you are legend I have so much admiration for you. Half my family is in half out. Can’t imagine how tough it is for you. Thankyou

[@osprey_sensei]

Thank you both for speaking out and speaking up... ex-jw here for 30 years and going..(left at 16).. It's a shame how our freedom of speech was strangled growing up...I still freak out just telling people certain thoughts I have....Apost-a-fest...hilarious!! Stay strong soul friends.

[@beatriceappiah6145]

Am proud of you brother, ‘talent lost talent regained’ thanks goodness

[@MicheeBee]

I really enjoyed your conversation. I’m so happy for both of you that you’ve found your way out. Following both o& you and look forward to what comes next.

[@RAZASHARP]

Fifth… I’m so proud of you bro!! four leaving that cult and chasing your dreams!! I’m thinking about to do a video on my KZbin channel regarding 11 years ago and my success in my career! Oh, by the way, I just downloaded your new single AIM UP on Apple Music🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 letsgoooooo

[@friendywendy3474]

So happy to see mr fifth again! Such an inspiration!

[@leopoldtheseconed8526]

This video has helped me a lot. I love fifth. His videos woke me up to

[@calebelverdadero2029]

This came at the proper time! Salute Fifth 🫡 Thank You Harrison! 🤙

[@glencoward]

very good video harrison, fifth keep doing your thang

[@DM-zq8qy]

Thank you Fifth for “being HONEST!” You are now a better man (and more honest) than most “Christians.” Your dad will eventually be VERY PROUD of you. The truth has set you free and broken the “chains” of “inherited religion!” HONESTY is what finally made me realize that no “loving God” could ever create a hell to be used to TORTURE any creature for ETERNITY! Especially innocent children who simply could not make sense of all the contradictions in “God’s word!” The “cruelty” of disfellowshipping from our church “family” is NOTHING compared to the “hell” described in the fictional Bible as taught by most “Christians.” Happy to hear you worked to push aside the anger and are still using your energy to help others! 👍 👏 Just like you, I had become a “church leader” before I truly realized that the Bible is a work of fiction that has evolved through hundreds of years of editing, translating, and interpreting. To what end? Religion divides families, neighbors, and countries! Use your brains people! Whether a “God” gave us a brain, (or NOT), we should use that brain to THINK, THINK, THINK! And then to help OTHERS! Thank you BOTH for this HONEST and brave discussion! ❤️☮️

[@heatherwillson4862]

Thank you so much for featuring some of Fifths music! Great idea & interview.

[@ladybud8292]

You both are great. Thanks for the calab!

[@lamboverrice8633]

There has been other ex-jw rappers or Rappers raised by JWs (Childish Gambino, Ja-Rule, Scales from Nappy Roots, Even the Notorious BIG to an extent ect) But none as high ranking as fifth! Thats why his story is so important!! His story resonates with Us who grew up strict in this cult!

[@thenerdycrone]

Great interview, I did an exit video on my KZbin channel ages ago and although It didn't get many views, it was healing to make. Nowadays I just focus on my Tarot stuff which is very liberating. Having the freedom to be yourself is priceless.

[@susanheidemann4248]

Thank you Harrison, this was excellent information. Let us know when you release your book. 👌🏼😊

[@Andrew-fm8tv]

This is really good

[@exjehovahswitness]

Thanks guys! I very much enjoyed it

[@TheTruthHurts]

Thank you very much😊 🙏

[@blindovision]

I've heard that childish Gambino was raised as a Jehovah's witness. But fifth, you are dope!

[@cindyharvell7021]

Great interview, Harrison and Fifth! It was really a great conversation. I left about 20 yrs ago and so many things ran true. One especially was attending my first Quince. I literally was in tears, seeing a dad be SO proud of his daughter. It was a sweet moment that i was robbed of. Fortunately, my wonderful staff made me a quincenera when I turned 40! They can rob us, but we can also redeem it and advocate for ourselves now. Anyway, great interview! Mucha suerte, Fifth, en tu 2o album.

[@June51212]

Thank you so much…. Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@Vbreychak7212]

Very inspirational. You got this country gal ex JW wanting to listen to every song from Fifth. Just subscribed to his channel. Thank you both for all your work.

[@nooneknows5657]

I almost cried just from those few words and almost could guess the words coming next. I could feel your disgust and I literally got chills immediately.

[@jwnomore2488]

Absolutely Love Fifth's songs. His songs are on my Spotify play list... I listen to him all the time.

[@PLT123]

Great interview Harrison. I love Fifths channel and music

[@leetrippii1830]

He was one of the first I watched on KZbin . Man he inspires me

[@billymanilli]

A "pasta fest" huh? Sounds great! I've been told my tortellini salad is just moreish. btw, you look quite the bev in that clobber! 🤘 LOVED the interview! Thanks for all you do!

[@toddhayes3506]

Fifth is the TRUTH!

[@catht9653]

So great to see 5th again!

[@melissaflood6576]

Thank you both so much. So encouraging

[@toddonhigh]

Great interview, Fifth is quite interesting and obviously talented.

[@janiceh.45]

Please make more videos, I enjoy them so much, I've been watching the same ones again. Thank you!

[@CallmeMelinanow]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is exactly what this tired, sad, beaten ex JW needed to hear today. ❤❤ We’re still here and we matter.

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

I remember the Bethel application back when it asked about rap and heavy metal music.

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

After Fifth, I discovered Susan Gaskin and Critical Thinker. Activism works.

[@kimberlyfarris1280]

Love your music Fifth!

[@Hearwithyourears]

Hey Fifth 🤗❤️

[@belladonna70]

well done guys blessings and love keep keeping on . well done fifth for not being silenced, excellent content Harrison, we all need to make our voices heard and you are all brave .thank you. the truth does hurt and the truth needs to be told.

[@honorindadelindro3357]

adorei Harrisson você falou português

[@davruck1]

Wow this is crazy. He was one of the first creators I watched when I started watching exjws on KZbin. I moved on with my life and forgot about some of these old creators. Glad to see everyone moving on and having fun. Lots of talented people in the organization. I remember some other people who made videos were also musicians too. I really started exploring my creative side as well. I played and produced growing up but was never able to “take it serious” until now.

[@leetrippii1830]

I'm glad I woke up early enough to have a relationship with my dad before he was murdered

[@Broknchainz]

Great interview

[@Ell5589]

We love Fifth!

[@despertar8394]

Hola fifth , gustó escuchar de ti !!!!

[@laveritesurlestemoinsdejeh8522]

On a completely unrelated subject, I wanted to thank you. I have an activist channel in French (as you can see by my handle), and my first videos were more like podcasts where you couldn't see my face and I didn't reveal my name. The reason for this is that my mother is still in, and she has chosen to have a relationship with me in spite of my having disassociated. However, she does not know of my channel, and if she found out, it would not only deeply hurt her, but she would feel forced to cut me off completely. Then I saw your interview with Lloyd Evans, and the ski mask thing, and I realised I had to start showing my face. It's been two years, and IF she knows, she has never breathed a word about it. But I wanted to thank you for that. I do my videos for the same reasons as you, to help others, and it's been tremendously rewarding. When I began, it was to give people in Québec a resource, there are hundreds in English but very few in French. However, I soon saw people from all over the French world, from Montreal to France, Switzerland, Belgium, amd even French Polynesia, subscribing to my channel....even Australia, of all places! I'll never have the same numbers as an English channel, because I'm in a very "niche" market, as it were. But I feel very happy with my 1100 subs or so, and it keeps growing. Like I said, very rewarding! So keep up the fabulous work, and if you ever want to chat or do an interview, you know where to find me...Greetings from La Belle Province!

[@lorilee1931]

Great interview, I love Fifth!

[@skyone2380]

Wooo me gusto mucho gracias 🙏 gracias por compartir esta historia.ahora escucho rap.😉

[@talk2s5061X]

Instant play

[@Jakeborges1991]

Love his music!

[@disgracetologic]

What a wonderful conversation. Thank you for this.

[@StefWokeUp]

Great interview! I love Fifth! Such a great man!

[@nooneknows5657]

I was told back then that I wasn't allowed to even talk to another one that was. My daughter married three years ago and wasn't allowed to take photos or go to reception something I had never heard of. I had already told on myself and had been out so I tried to for almost six months to get reinstated so I could be involved in the wedding photos, etc… Couldn't do it, I'd sit in the meetings, here something, shake my head unintentionally knew it was over, couldn't be a hypocrite, then the brother told everyone that you absolutely could not be or get into paradise if you were not a baptized witness. I thought about the new ones in the audience…thats awful Enjoyed your show and the music. Thanks alot

[@jeanniejewel2272]

Thanks Harrison and fifth for this awesome interview informing people about the Jehovah's witness cult.

[@exjwukmusicalescape9241]

I’m studying music and protest in south Africa. Think the exJw community could learn lessons from the music that helped bring an end to Apartheid. Maybe Fifth could be the Fela Kuti of the exjw movement. Recommend the documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four part harmony music could be an untapped resource in the war on cult shunning apartheid.