American RAP Videographer FIRST time EVER hearing Pete & Bas - Sindhu Sesh

[@martfat1]

I've met them a few times in Brixton and Milton Keynes.. They write their own bars. All they did was ask their granddaughter what is today's word for this and that.. For example they say money, we say P's etc .. They say Gun we say Mash etc .. They are legit AF .. Don't doubt them just appreciate the work.

[@JohanHultin]

They did research in other words, aka studied the game. I know of a GOAT who does alot of that.. MM

[@rovcanada1]

From my own read-in on theese geezers, they actually write the bulk of their own rhymes, but then ask their grand-kiddies to help them with modern street vernacular so that the youth of today can relate. They then go back and add the corrections or suggestions to the rhyme.

[@pyenapple]

Yep that’s the story everyone tells over and over

[@donniecowie7312]

@@pyenapplecos it’s true

[@kylemclachlan8651]

It’s actually two comedians who hire actors for the videos. They sound different live and can barely rap. But it’s still really impressive given the writers are writing in character, and can cater to all the strange characters they come up with for Sindhu World.

[@rovcanada1]

@@kylemclachlan8651 Thanks for the info.

[@domdadomdom_2733]

@@kylemclachlan8651this one is the truth, stop with the grandkids nonsense, it’s deluded

[@chantelvenessa]

I'm obsessed with watching Pete and bas reactions. This is one of my favourite videos so far!

[@wutang6020]

Yeh mate mew two the guys face is pure class 👌

[@TheBeelzboss]

These two grandpas are better than most mainstream rappers out today.

[@Ozzzy506]

They are. No joke

[@Aughtel]

thats the power of being legit

[@matthewwalker5430]

I love the "You can throw fists but the mash bang quicker" bar but it goes over the heads of most US reactors heads. A few get that a "mash" is UK slang for a firearm but, also, "bangers and mash" is an incredibly popular dish in the UK, basically sausage and mash potatoes with onion gravy. I love the bar mainly because I love bangers and mash, not so keen on the firearms myself, lol

[@j0fiz986]

“Couple of cans in the chiller” is a dead woman in an ice fridge.

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

Even if you don't know the slang if you're a rhyme aficionado you _should_ be able to surmise what they're talking about, innuendo or not. Granted most people I've seen that do react to it are more on the common listener side so they just look lost 25% of the time.

[@mrcrowe1848]

not from the UK, didn't know this, but picked it up during the song. it's so well written that it was easy to learn the vernacular mid-bar. shit goes hard.

[@ILLDENOAC]

@@j0fiz986 🥶

[@Azreal0864]

As an American, I'll give it to you that bangers and mash is peak British cuisine. Too bad Germany outdid it with currywurst though.

[@wellnow9973]

From the first time I heard Pete and Bas , I was instantly hooked.

[@lbow09]

I am always here for people discovering Pete and Bas!!!!

[@cdc2106]

Flipped the bird is a double. Going to prison is called doing bird over here

[@KrytteR420]

thank you sir....didnt know that makes more sense now!

[@thewesty101]

Triple for us in The States: jailbird, middle finger, woman

[@danielandree3947]

@@thewesty101quad, flipping a bird of coke

[@thewesty101]

@@danielandree3947 hadn't heard that, but I'm glad we're at the same party 🎉

[@stusatwork30]

As an 80's baby this is what karaoke night at the retirement home will look like in another 20yrs

[@BadBoyV1]

lol

[@kennydeez..1774]

I Know They’re Old And People Are Making Jokes About Them Almost In The Grave…But If You Think About It,..The Average Age Of A YOUNG Rapper Killed Or Murdered Is 23yrs Old. So I Believe Pete & Bas Deserve Respect For Doing What They Been Doing Years,…No Make That DECADES. And They Made It Well Passed The Age Of 23yrs Old. FAXXX!!..Great Great Reaction Y’all👍🏾💯👍🏾

[@wesleycarson9254]

First time viewer I enjoyed this discussion. A ton of intelligent insight and the videographer has a calming energy. Godbless

[@thetalantonx]

7:58 - "Mess with the cake and I'll battenberg him" (bat & 'berg him), batternberg cake is made by slicing up different colors/flavors of cake and rearranging them into a checkerboard pattern. In the UK ambulances have a checkerboard pattern. Beat and slice you up and rearrange your bits until you need an ambulance.

[@katiedore9927]

And mr Kipling is the brand of battenburg that are sold in the UK 👌

[@Nibinin]

Might be a stretch but I have also heard the theory that it is also I'll bat ( as in baseball bat) and 'berg him( as in iceberg, ice him i.e. kill him)

[@thetalantonx]

@@Nibinin That's what I meant by "(bat & 'berg him)", so I think you're right. :D

[@jamesineson4609]

​@@Nibininberg refers to burglary. So mess with that cake and I'll battenberg you (reference cake from the line before).meaning you mess with my money then I'll bat you and burglarize you. It's a great line

[@HonkeyKongLive]

The Battenburg line is fucking bonkers. A Battenburg is a cake that's made by slicing different cakes up and putting them together. Because of the checkerboard pattern it's also slang for an ambulance. Then Pete slides in with "Kipling" that's ANOTHER kind of cake. Also, Bas is a classically trained musician so it makes sense that he's usually more complex.

[@watchdog4454]

Mess with the cake and il battenburg him cake is in actual cake but also cake as in cash definitely one of my favorite bars

[@jackjohnson2309]

I’ve been following them a few years, along with the rest of the UK scene. Judging from what they’ve said in interviews, and kinda reading some context clues here and there I think the most accurate and fair way to put it is that Pete and Bas write their verses with co-writer/s.

[@kellywaller8829]

Oh this was bananas, now I have a new rabbit hole to go down. Thank you

[@MaximDL1410]

Pete and Bas are 🔥 always 💪👏❤️😎✊

[@DubMasterPrime]

It doesnt matter how many times i watch people react to this. Its great every time

[@sassy_brit1975]

I just discovered Pete and Bas all I can say is OMG! The flow is impeccable! 🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

It’s full of sick bars but my favourite is: boot’s full of them flats screen tvs, Del Boy Peckham recognise me. It’s a shout out to Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses, who was a cockney market trader who dabbled in stolen goods.

[@Angus4277]

You guys need to check out the Window Frame Cypher 1 & 2 from Pete & Bas. Both are insane.

[@SarahJustinePackwood]

And Golf ft. Norman Pain!

[@cloveless18]

Quick 1,2. The old estate pleeeez

[@kjp1232]

Thank you for regognising the beauty of the uniqueness 🎉👍💞😎

[@Teetea2973]

And now you have to listen to all of pete and bas, it's the law😂👍

[@chelseahaley8350]

Love it!! Definitely go down this rabbithole on your channel Joe E!!! Much love boyz! ❤✌️

[@francesmarinapatarangawhik4702]

Hi Joe E, Black Pegasus another fire reaction. These young 70 year olds certainly know how to rap. Written by them or not, they're doing it, marvelous. Proof is in the pudding you don't know until you eat it. Lit reaction...👍☝️🖼☝️🎇🙂

[@BurpleRX7]

Pete & Bas genuinely live the life, I love what they got going with the northern boys too, think baz recently did a short stint hence why they went quiet for a bit

[@duanewelsh5611]

Oh, hell yes! Age is just a number. Never to old to flip the bird!

[@mattboselli1099]

Fire reaction, keep them coming

[@majboomer1285]

I just don't get why you still question their writing...I mean they have said in interviews that they write their own material with help from their grandkids on current slang. Always glad to see Pete & Bas!

[@katiedore9927]

They definitely write their own bars. “Had a dream like Martin Luther, fell asleep to the sound of the hoover” is a bar in itself, but also hints at hoovers supposed involvement into dr Luther’s death.. “coming out in a fresh Ben Sherman” that is a proper old school geezer brand of shirt as opposed to the Canada goose/Gucci the young guys wear. The thought process into the cadence and triple layers of meaning in the lyrics 100% comes from older wiser heads 👏

[@katiedore9927]

Also, Bas was a music teacher and trumpet player, the cadence comes from him 👌💯

[@CorkyKneivel]

Because a 74yo man isn't going to reference Gundam Wing. I love these dudes' music but they're a product. They spit better than most but no way they write it.

[@majboomer1285]

@@CorkyKneivel I guess you didn't see the "with help from their grandkids on current slang" part of my message.

[@CorkyKneivel]

@@majboomer1285 I saw it just like I see it on every P&B reaction and I saw in their interviews. If you believe that *shrug* don't know what to tell ya.

[@jamesalt6894]

This song was how I got introduced to them I lost my shit lol

[@billbill6094]

What's funny is unlike the majority of drill rappers, Bas actually has a criminal record and was locked up not too long before this group was formed, he would've been in his 60's in an HMP (Her Majesty's Prison).

[@RavenZahadoom]

Really happy you done this BP, there are so many bangers by these triple OGs

[@sirhandsome5107]

THIS IS WHAT RAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE!!! It’s been fucked for 20 years! Think Tekashi can hang with these dudes?!? This is one pinnacle of the art form. Bring this back please..

[@DetroitTyler]

fun fact about the Michelin Tires/Stars: The Michelin Star comes from a tour guide book that the Michelin tire company gave out outlining restaurant, lodging and car service stations for people to refer to. So that bar is more connected than most people think.

[@lynette.]

Fabulous reaction.

[@seagull01-cp8pb]

I hadn’t heard these people before. Their voices do sound aged tonally to me but that makes it even more interesting👍🦇

[@valskelton9848]

Can’t remember the last time I clicked so fast!

[@philipschrantz8402]

Yeah, they’ve lived some life. And it wasn’t easy… Some legit hard men here…. And there’s a long tradition of slang rhyming in working class England that I’m thinking makes the foundation for their work. Deep, complex, tough, and no easy button profanity. So strong…

[@CorkyKneivel]

Love that he called out the Cockney intonation for rhymes Americans wouldn't think of. Especially noticeable on Mr. Worldwide when they rhyme "chicas" with "Beach House"

[@madambutterfly4352]

There's a small documentary about them they write their own lyrics... their grandchildren mix the music for them...🙏

[@Fo-Flats]

Been watching his channel ever since you first brought him on for the 1st Ren reaction. Dude is good! Been subbed ever since. Cheers from Nashville y'all!

[@Azreal0864]

Pete is a former boxer and Bas is a legit ex-gangster

[@Handleforyoutubedude]

Top bar for me is “breakin em down like the steps on the back of the box of the Crocker, bet he (Betty) take that” when I first realized he even through the Betty in I was flabbergasted😂

[@maxilennon]

Don't forget they met at piano class,clearly blessed with musicians ability.for those that don't know london is the most diverse city in the world,thrown into a culture of an eye for an eye.x

[@dannyocallaghan3427]

They didn't meet at a piano class as such. Bas was giving a piano lesson to someone in the back of a shop. Pete went in the shop. Heard Bas teaching and they started chatting. That's how they met.

[@voidyvoidz4870]

There grandkids help with the lingo of how the youngsters talk its mostly they're lyrics apart from a track or 2 I think they had a ghost writer someone famous. But they smashed it together and there is a load of them they call themselves the snooker team. All legends in the game showing age ain't nuttin. Go on boys

[@dlm4ever975]

Omg thank you for such a fun reaction.. Honestly I've had a rough night. And feeling physically and mentaly drained AF 🤢😞.. It may seem silly to some but these reactions. Really help Pick my mood up. When I'm struggling. Thank you guys for bringing so much fun and joy out into the world. It means more than u may realise. 🖤🔥🙏✌️N🖤

[@dr.shawnsoszka4438]

I recommend "Golf".

[@KnOnHeavensDoor]

"Browns " is my favorite song of their's . Pete and Bas are fire

[@theguydudety]

My favorite part this bloke is quite big but my angers bigger. That sent chills for me.

[@antonyburgess39]

U no what, some people are just natural gifted

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

We need that Pete and bas "quick 1-2" reaction the way bas rhymes at the end is crazy most young cats would never be able to do it

[@b3a5t89]

It took me checking comments to get what Bas did in that 3rd verse. He’s a fucking alien.

[@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE]

@@b3a5t89 it's something most artists nowadays could never do or even think about doing. That is such a 90's early 2000's lyricists type of rhyme scheme I feel like there's only a handful of artists out there that could even do that even if they read it on paper they probably wouldn't know what rhyme scheme they were doing or how to get the cadence down

[@b3a5t89]

@@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE battle rappers and a very select few current rappers, I could see doing it. Other than that, yeah. Not many people outside of that would be capable of pulling that off.

[@EessaTube]

Interesting point about rhyming in different accents. In one of Black Sabbath's songs, there is a lyric where the word Christ is rhymed with Choice. It only works in the UK Midlands Birmingham accent where Christ is pronounced Kroyst. :)

[@TommiBrem]

Aaaaaand now you'll have to react to every single one of their tracks. It's the law.

[@TheAppleCap]

The law is the law.

[@TyEats]

Space balls shirt goes crazy

[@britishbulldog3410]

Love it great reaction guys.

[@TheTotallyNoob]

From what I heard, lyrics wise, fully legit, the grandkids are there to help with today's slang. That's what I heard.

[@maz3555]

Flip the bird in the uk is flipping the middle finger also.

[@chrismichael3420]

A Sindhu is a flowing river,stream etc😊

[@saltlight5689]

Love Pete and Bas!!!!

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

Who ever is writing???? They are! give em the credit guys!

[@stevepal7314]

Their grandchildren help them translate some words into slang but apart from that they rhyme and mesh it altogether, these men are on another level, if you dig deep you will find there is a whole crew of these old boys killing it with pete and baz

[@TheBeelzboss]

Norman Pain is really fucking great.

[@Boots_McScoots]

That Dark Helmet shirt is rad as fuck. Great reaction, Pete and Bas rock my socks off, or something.

[@valerieeagleston]

True facts, my granny Pearl was an old country woman, and she told me it was better to be an old man’s queen than a young man’s play thing

[@cyberash3000]

wait till he meets the snooker team, when he meets The northern boys norman pain and patrick k

[@debrashrider4062]

Oddly in my genre cacoon I at some point was exposed to them. They are Awsome!

[@boyjuju]

welcome to the fam,bro..bam!!

[@bradleybrown-bt9qy]

Fire!!! Loved it.. couldn’t stop cracking up haha

[@Dakang7933]

Pete and Bas windowframe cypher. It’s them with a bunch of their friends . Another classic

[@Sprite_525]

7:49 red hat’s like “😮 whoa, grandpa ain’t playin”

[@mrdarengilbert3907]

OMG WOW Awesome reaction guys

[@a2thek47]

I don't give a fuck the delivery is so fucking gooooood!

[@summittaedae2323]

Pete and Bas, the 80yr old FUQ-boyz

[@jugcordslim2192]

Seeing these guys doing they're thing is so inspirational coz even if someone broke unto the scene at 40 yo can still have a 30 plus year career ❤❤❤

[@clarkeyanc12345]

I agree. It's never to late.

[@Z2thekGaming]

Ghetts!! Fire in the booth part 3 and Mad about bars! 🔥 🔥

[@Fo-Flats]

I think your next interview should be with Dirt Miller. He's super good and needs the push. And he's a bit of an enigma, which is pretty intriguing as a fan. You & Don could def. have a killer sit down with him!

[@Harrissssonn]

Bas wrote in a very old article that hes avid of poetry, so probably helps explain the word play tbf

[@jasonstewart3996]

You guys are my favorite reactors

[@miclovin9927]

Video starts at 4:37 if you want to skip all this first stuff

[@MeM.Card.Collect313]

The grandkids are rappers and writers and involved there grandpas and they blew up.

[@pandareign889]

The rabbit hole is still going

[@NilZed1]

I’ll be old but there’s a chance I’ll be around when you updated to the 70-year old FUQ boys. Til then Pete & Bas got it.

[@SaintsGB]

Definitely check P Money- Skarrz and Novelty freestyle for more of those unique UK flows and bars

[@bigmona2741]

Yes they write their own stuff

[@Ton07ju]

I used to chill with one of their grandkids growing up. They have ghost writers, but it's not their grandkids

[@mama_nez]

These guys are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yankyboy2000]

Joee i love the shirt man.

[@artodythings]

They do freestyle when they're live. Leave y'all standing. P&B are real.

[@jjnumber10]

Class

[@MICjordanTPR]

HIGH key I'd go to that show LOL

[@nicosyncixlegendary1888]

love the spaceballs shirt

[@yemisisawyerr9403]

They are touring the UK right now

[@snarfingcode666]

Love when you have Joe E over. Subscribed to his channel too.

[@NadineLaFrance-pf5rq]

I love them there amazing man I love joe reaction

[@KEATSO433]

Check out Northern boys from the uk old guys rapping like Pete an bas

[@pointsur67]

WHY ARE YOU STILL DEBATING THEIR WRITING? You hear modern slang but I also hear old British "Cockney" slang as well. Even if someone did write for them, you can see that they have a HUGE input on what goes down. ALSO, Bas' legit occupation was a MUSICIAN. He has played jazz piano for a cruise ship, can play several other musical instruments such as the trumpet and saxophone. I also found out that he has written music as well. This is not too much of a stretch for him.

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

ikr 🙄

[@josephdolman]

They ain't British so they don't know Cockley slang it probably went over their heads

[@John-i2c]

Weight. Move that in and outside the gym I'm trying to get ripped. God I love that line

[@michaeltaylor8835]

They releasing an album nivember 22nd

[@hooflungpoo700]

That was a fkn entertaining reaction 😂

[@thetalantonx]

10:15 - "Flipped the bird" is a triple since bird is both a lady and a prison sentence.

[@BlackPegasusRaps]

in American slang, that means selling cocaine. Flipping a bird is flipping a kilo. There’s a lot of good bars in this rap.

[@thetalantonx]

@@BlackPegasusRaps Dude! A quadruple, I love it. Middle finger, kilo, lady, prison sentence.

[@astewart9932]

2 of u are exact same tho he's more expressive. Quality due 👍😎

[@2Hale45]

Don’t sleep on Patrick K JR. Sindhu Sesh either. Wish Norman Pain would do one.