Platinum Rapper FIRST Time REACTION Gorillas - Clint Eastwood (VIDEO)

[@mattgargus]

Damon Albarn from Blur is the main vocalist of Gorillaz. His character in Gorillaz is 2-D. Del the Funky Homosapien (Hieroglyphics crew) is the rapper in this, he's collaborated with them a handful of times but isn't technically a member of the band. Del actually wrote this song after reading a book on how to write a hit song. Seems like it worked lol The art is done by a comic book artist named Jamie Hewlett, famous for Tank Girl but probably by this point more famous for Gorillaz themselves

[@JeannieLove]

I had no idea! I love tank girl! Well, the movie with Lori Petty, but I should check out the comics.

[@lordoftheonionrings4817]

del always writes some thoughtful bars and delicious licks

[@0Heeroyuy01]

i was mind blown when i found out Garillaz was basically blurs way of getting into the American market

[@DerEchteBold]

By 'wrote the song', you mean wrote the lyrics I guess, the music is pretty much fully taken from a rhythm preset on some old keyboard or drum machine, I just saw a video the other day with Damon Albarn demonstrating that.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Gorillaz legends

[@scottclark3761]

That is Del, the Funky Homosapien. Basically, a spirit has possessed the drummer. They "See me now because you don't see with your eyes, you perceive with your mind." So it's kind of a dream sequence. And each member reacts differently. Noodle goes on the attack, Murdoch runs away, and 2-D just keep moving on. Great band!

[@DannyBedo]

The essence, the basics

[@JonnyPhive]

Canon Story for Russel the Drummer is that he witnessed his friends get killed in a drive by and their Spirits haunt him. When he lays down a funky enough beat they manifest and rap.

[@scottclark3761]

@@JonnyPhive Yeah, it goes deeper. I was just giving the basics to a newbie.

[@HeavySixer]

Great take on this beauty of a song with angles I never thought of. What do you think "the inner" means? "That's the inner, so imma stick around with Russ be a mentor."

[@stephennuno4773]

If you didn't already know krizz , the lead singer is the one who sang the song blur 2 (whoo-hoo)😅😊😊😅 no animation there. Some1 brought it to my attention and he's right , the band is blur and the song is called "song2" I knew this but mistakenly didn't realize I wrote what I wrote up above , thnx

[@sicilia71]

The MC on this song is the underrated "Del the Funky Homosapien"

[@emptybraincase4181]

Criminally underrated. Shocked he didnt recognize, but was from a diff time.

[@tsmits89]

Crazy that he didn’t know that honestly

[@DSmicklas]

I remember when I first dove into Del's music. Id love to see reactions to the Deltron 3030 material.

[@donalthurlow487]

Underrated by anyone who doesn't have a clue.

[@bikermama33]

Feel Good Inc.🔥🔥

[@TheNotedHero]

+10000

[@K1ddkanuck]

Also, Don't Get Lost in Heaven/Demon Days. The two songs go together and they are a masterpiece.

[@SJohnTrombley]

It's called Clint Eastwood because the intro was inspired by the theme from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

[@dawlben2247]

They used some of the other themes for Old Blue Eyes in there too.

[@oregonchick76]

It was also how Clint Eastwood described a sack of gold coins in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He says it's "sunshine in a bag."

[@sonicking2004]

I'd say the intro's more of an acapella version of the first 4 seconds of that theme on repeat, but I guess they may be claiming that it was an inspiration si I'll leave it at that. Also the "I've got sunshine in a bag" line? While here it's possibly a drug reference I saw someone mention that in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Clint's character (The Man With No Name) had referred to a bag of gold as sunshine in a bag, and after doing some research I found out that in a scene where a kid asked him if he was alright that Clint responded with that very line.

[@thedurtylemur2282]

That's Del. Dude comes around once in a blue moon, like a whisper of him here and there throughout the years.

[@maeckknox6535]

Del is a rap cryptid.

[@glitter_bombed]

I saw him with Gorillaz in Atlanta a couple years ago! The entire crowd lost their absolute SH*T when he came onstage!

[@Trivdgun-]

Mister Dobalina. Mister Bob Dobalina.

[@AkrAcre]

He is also cousin to Ice Cube.

[@MrSpazbomb]

From what I’ve heard he was asked to drop the verse and he didn’t even know what it was for. The song blew up and he had no idea he was on it till someone told him.

[@gunfire72]

The gorillas are a digital band, mostly done by the lead singer of the band “Blur”.

[@donalthurlow487]

New album due very soon.!!

[@dmyz5343]

love some gorilaz. such an influential group. it is always sweet to see Del the Funky Homosapien (the guy rapping) working with other groups. once you start going down this rabbit hole you never come back. amazing reactions once again.

[@innerg2674]

Feel Good Inc. Was another gorillaz banger

[@04m11]

The group in it De LA Soul

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

Rock the house, deltron 9, dirty harry

[@Watusao1]

I feel if you checked this out you should also consider "DARE" and "Feel Good Inc." as well.

[@melanieze603]

Fantastic choice 👌

[@humanharvest4078]

del tha funkee homosapien is the rapper, he is Ice Cubes cousin and has an entire hip hop career of awesome concept albums and hip hop albums and is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics , love the channel krizz!

[@csurampower]

💯 Also want to throw some love out for Deltron 3030 in addition to the Hieroglyphics.

[@Videodragon64]

"If you must" is my fave Del tracks, THanks to Tony Hawk PS 3

[@Ys500seid]

GorillaZ have always been in my top 10 favorite bands. They worked with a lot of different artists and they’re not afraid to just try stuff. And more often than not it works.

[@ENCOUNTERZERO7]

2D is the lead singer from Blur. They have a lot of good songs. Stylo , 19-2000, Dirty Harry, Feel good Inc.

[@donovanhavok9160]

"Dare" by them is a good video too. Nice beat to it.

[@KingOfNebbishes]

Del's verse was hilarious for multiple reasons, the big one being that he wasn't originally supposed to do verses for it - Phi Life Cypher was. The producer (Dan The Auotmator) asked Del to do verses instead and he wrote it in about half an hour.

[@Desertdib710]

I caught you in spokane two months ago at redroom, love your stuff man! Glad you came back, you unstable loved man! Appreciate you, glad you're onto gorilla's now!

[@Blondie42]

😮 I didn't know he was here. Dang.

[@Iceburgh6901]

As a metalhead, I'm always excited when people step out of their comfort zone. I remember when this first came out, and it had be all the way back then. I'd absolutely agree that 'relaxed' is the vibe.

[@morganlefey2431]

New word! I love it. “Reaxis!” ❤ In lots of their songs/videos they like to juxtapose the darkness of whatever oppressive, difficult thing is happening against the ability to change the reality inside yourself. It’s beautiful.

[@tunejunky]

they've toured w/ De La Soul and Bobby Womack in the band. the lead singer is from the British band Blur.

[@typhoid_holliw4315]

. Thank you so much for reacting to it. I had almost forgotten about this song but I really like it. It's just chill and relaxed. My other favorite Gori ll a Typically my favorite Gorillaz song is feel good Inc! Love to see a reaction!

[@KageZulu]

Yes, the Gorillaz is an experimental virtual band. This allowed them to work with who ever they want on what ever they want. Plus for live performance, they pioneered tech used on the daily in places like Las Vegas

[@electrofryed7239]

Gorillaz is one of those timeless and unique sounds you can never get out of your head. My favorite is "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head/Don't Get Lost in Heaven" which has to be played together for the story.

[@MrSpazbomb]

Props to you for being honest about knowing the beat. I get skeptical of reactors that “never” heard something that is in movies, shows, I’ve even heard this song played in the grocery store.

[@KattMurr]

Love your channel! Thank you !

[@jsc315]

That's Del. You'll love his stuff. A lot of fun concept albums.

[@Dmoneymonster]

Gorillaz on shuffle is how I get my chores done. Dirty Harry has one of my favorite hooks

[@PyroKing888]

M1a1 is another fantastic track that they did

[@joephillips2964]

Enjoyed your reactions. I would recommend reacting to the songs Dare and Feel Good Inc.

[@Pablopax4]

I was working at Passion Pictures, on another project while animators where replaying this as they did the lip synch for the animation. I had the privilege of working with Jamie Hewlett on other projects.

[@cyruzcyruz]

Happy new year, Krizz!

[@iamthebrokenone]

There is so much lore that goes with this band and the music videos it'll make your head spin. its most definitely worth a look if you dig the band. also another good song(s) are "Feel Good Inc." or "D.A.R.E"

[@robbmitchell7846]

Gotta roll with your fumbles man. I didn't even notice it at the start until you pointed yourself out lol Pretty sure I recommended this not too long ago, glad to see this pop up man. Keep keeping it real my dude \m/ Edit: BTW Gas Mask by Rare Americans is, so soulful. Fair warning, the song is about overcoming drug abuse. It's very uplifting, and fog ridding.

[@sbombeck5419]

LEAP down the Gorillaz rabbit hole! Brain child of multi-instrumentalist Damon Albarn (of Blur... contemporary to Oasis and the two bands clashed a lot in England) and Graphic Artist Jamie Hewlett. The band is insanely collaborative with additional artists constantly joining the band for a track here and there. Everyone from rappers Del the Funkee Homosapien and De La Soul to Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads), Thundercat, London Community Gospel Choir, even Elton John!. Tracks you really need to check out include Feel Good, Inc. , Stylo, Superfast Jellyfish, Cracker Island, 19-2000, Dare, Melancholy Hill... so many great tunes, and videos!

[@sevenember3332]

For those not familiar with the artist and unwilling to look him up, he was the artist for the comic “Tank Girl” which was later turned into the 1995 B-movie of the same name

[@theoutkastazzain7765]

Strobelite. Rhinestone eyes. Stylo. Feel good inc

[@EKLIPz08]

I remember seeing this song all of the time on MTV back in the day, the way Gorillaz merges the electric sound with hip hop is amazing. I would recommend their songs Stylo and Saturn Barz, both have great videos and completely different sounds

[@yuritesticoff1141]

Now what do we have here......I remember when this came out....my brother two years older than me listened to this song over and over and over..

[@mattmyers6916]

GOrillaz is an awesome group. Two or three main "characters" who always bring in guest performers, usually from other genre's. Many good rappers have done cameos in their vids/songs. Dare is one of my favorites, but Feel Good Inc, Dirty Harry, Stylo, and Melancholy Hill are up there on the list. Very eclectic sound and group. Love your stuff and your opinions. Got completely away from rap and R&B in the 90's, as it has bled into other genre's, I am regaining my appreciation for it. I'm an old man from the Curtis Blow - Basketball and Snoop's - Gin and Juice days.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

The "Clint Eastwood" thing seems to just be derived from the trippy harmonica riff, which is similar to what you'd hear in Clint's "spaghetti western" movies. 🧐 "A Fistful of Dollars", "For A Few Dollars More", and "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly". 🍝🤠

[@kennethwhitmer4232]

always thought it was weed reference because Clint always squints in those movies

[@lialt1]

They are amazing live! I've seen them twice. The first time it was behind screens and you just saw shadows!

[@JeffTiberend]

You just made me so excited! Gorillaz rocks. Keep going down the rabbit hole. Also, check out the band, Blur.

[@feelingcreative7649]

One of my favorites! Glad to see you enjoy the band!!

[@erinesee]

Saw them in concert last year- surprisingly excellent live show❤

[@marcusjones6586]

That's Deltron 3000! & and we still haven't found a comparable variable! ❤❤❤ But for real, the fact that the band Blur collabed, makes Gorillaz the what they are.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

A fun thing about Murdoch. He was temporarily by Ace (from the Powerpuff Girls) back in 2018.

[@lisemzarate4029]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 It can be SO tough to get reactors to do a decent deep dive into this band, group, collective, there is SO much to dig into, Damon Alburn is the voice of the character 2-D the animation is headed by Jamie Hewlett, otherwise you'll have to research whomever the feature or collaborator is for every song, have fun my guy, Gorillaz was just as big in our house as you are Krizz, ❤❤❤❤

[@Gigean23373]

The Gorillaz are actually a "digital band", in that the official members are 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel. In actually, they are the duo-project of musical artist Damon Albarn (of Blur) and visual artist Jaimie Hewlett. So it's both a musical and visual art band, and the music videos help tie together all the stories of the band members. I believe there are comics and other forms of media that tie together the music, the band, and the artist. My understanding is that as long as those two work together, the "band" can put out tracks regardless of who else comes and goes.

[@jamesrowe3606]

The line is actually, "I ain't happy, I'm feelin' glad ..." The "ain't" is slurred, but it's there and I think it adds to the enigmatic charm of the song.

[@DwaynesWorld007]

GORILLAZ has an entire album spanning story that reads alot like a comic you should check it out.

[@spood87839]

There's a live concert version of this song with Snoop at Wembly Stadium. F'ing awesome.

[@andrewchristensen199]

Krizz, I know you through Tech’s stuff in probably 2001. Thanks for doing you. It’s hard to explain to people that don’t know the power of speech and rhythm.

[@brucedanger8852]

Happy New Year! That MC is a founding member of Oakland based Hip Hop collective Hieroglyphics. Hiero consisted of Del, Casual, Souls of Mischief, Extra Prolific w producers Domino, Pep Love, and Jay Biz. Del also has a group called Deltron 3030 which is absolutely worth a listen.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I have heard of them. I can honestly say that to my knowledge, I've never heard them. I'll give it shot! So, you're saying that they don't normally Rap? I'm diggin it so far. I was singing along by the end! 😆❤️✌️ the video is captivating.

[@sevenember3332]

It’s a mix of a number of things, but could be considered as something like rock/hip-hop lite. Their sound covers a lot of genres over the decades they’ve been active due to the many collaborations they’ve done and their dedication to never really stick to any one specific sound. In addition to that, because they’re fictional characters the backstory to this band is absolutely wild and doesn’t actually have to be in touch with reality. Their latest album coincides with Murdoc’s need for relevance and appreciation so he starts a cult only to find an old Hollywood cult of immortals the band then has to escape from. Russel has been a kaiju, Noodle was a mis-shipped child assassin if I remember correctly, all sorts of stuff like that. The story basically is as entertaining as the music and the shorts as well as the music videos are worth checking out if you’re interested

[@areyouserious7080]

Gorillas live at the Harlem NY 2006. You can see the band and guest singers for the Albam. Great concert to watch.

[@Nathan-h5i]

Im SUPER proud of your son on the highdive. I was/am a very skilled swimmer but I had trouble with that too. I bet it becomes his absolute favorite like it did for me. This the worst that can happen is a pretty severe back or belly flop. And while those do really really suck........ They are very few and far between

[@Blondie42]

I remember watching this the 1st time it came out on TV. And even as a country 🤠 fan I still enjoy listening to it. And I like their anime style animation.

[@alisonrodger3360]

Portishead - Strangers live at Roseland N.Y.C. Just the most amazing performance, Trip Hop live.

[@ImJustADave]

Actually I think the line is " I AIN'T HAPPY, but I'm feeling glad I got sunshine in a bag"

[@JazzyBabe56]

I just love the drum treatment in this song.....

[@Uthgardloki]

Happy New Year Krizz, hope 2025 brings you health, wealth, and cheer

[@screammaster8444]

They were a super group and kept there identity secret for years

[@tsmits89]

This song is played so much that I forget how good it actually is sometimes.

[@shanegooding4839]

There's little notations throughout the song that were inspired by Spaghetti Westerns that Clint Eastwood appeared in. The lyric 'sunshine in a bag' also comes from one of these films where Clint call a bag of gold this.😊

[@SM89-]

Thats Del. I remember seeing a vladtv interview where he was saying they had another rapper but he was in the studio, he was asked to spit a verse, he did it and forgot all about it until people were telling him he was out on the radio.😂 Other Gorillaz songs; Saturnz Barz, Feel Good Inc, DARE, Rock the House, Rhinestone Eyes, Andromeda. Other Del the Funky Homosapien songs; If you must, 3030.

[@sevenember3332]

Lol, I love the music videos for Rock the House. It really shows off the different personalities of the characters without seeing one of the shorts from that time. Plus, good song!

[@DannyBedo]

“My son was about the dive off the deep end, this weekend” is a fuuuuuuckin bar, needs to be used in whatever you’re working on

[@Danny_R_]

A funny little fact is that this beat was actually a preset on a Suzuki Omnichord called rock 1 and a drum fill button. If you search/ look up *Damon Albarn shows how the song Clint Eastwood was born* it show a little YT short on how it was made. ;)

[@jaynabb1462]

Every track with Del on the Gorillaz first album is fire.

[@psprog]

Saw them live a couple of times at UK festivals... White screen with silhouettes, videos playing either side... Cool style they could have been anyone lol behind the white screen

[@mattiefee]

Oh Krizz, you almost broke my hip hop heart when you asked😊 who that was rapping until you mentioned Jeru ⚔️. Yes, you can hear similarities in Del and Jeru. Dell is a little more liquid in his cadence and annunciation where as Jeru is a little sharper or crisp on his annunciation and a little more punchy with his cadence.

[@electrofryed7239]

Became a Krizz fan right after his work on "Cornfield on Fire" with Demun Jones. Love to see some reactions on some of Demun's new stuff coming out soon.

[@gon2rabbithole]

Man Krizz.... Even if there is no reaction.... Don't sleep on that Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) or the English version.... Love From Quincy Illinois....

[@HistoryPanoptic]

One of my fav songs and videos!! DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN!!

[@johankaewberg8162]

My good you enhanced this.

[@JeannieLove]

Definitely need to react to 19-2000. Get the cool, get the cool shoeshine!

[@AppNasty]

What blew my mind is that Damon Albarn from Gorillaz also started the band Blur.....with their famous song...."Song 2"

[@theboyoofoly]

The rapper is del tha funky homosapien, right around the same time this track was recorded he made another album with Dan the automator (one of the guys from Gorillaz) called deltron 3030, it's got a similar vibe and sound (kinda) a reaction to the song "mastermind" off that album would be interesting

[@AquaShibby3000]

Go check out Big Audio Dynamite, it's the progenitor to the Gorillaz from the 80's. Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite) is even part of Gorillaz now.

[@JohnGunn]

You should definitely be checking out some of their newer stuff. Check out Momentary Bliss or Aries

[@0Heeroyuy01]

Gorillas was my shit in elementary school use to play the flash game they had too

[@st3v3ndc]

Vocalist (Chorus not rap) for Gorillaz is Damon Albarn from Blur, Blur was arch enemy to Oasis (Massively popular Uk Indie bands)

[@abisfacepuncher511]

Del's verses were just lifted off the Deltron 3030 album. Classic underground Hip Hop

[@slayerofmankind]

Bag of Sunshine is hydroponics or what snoop called chronic

[@spood87839]

This.

[@damiancaulfield9413]

Not in this case, its a line from a famous movie staring....Clint Eastwood :)

[@slayerofmankind]

@damiancaulfield9413 yes the movie is called a fist full of dollars but still when asked about it he said he was mentioning cannabis instead of bullets

[@davidanderson5939]

They are a fully animated band, even during live performances there are holograms on stage

[@mattgargus]

Stylo is another great Gorillaz song and video to react to. Features Bobby Womack and Mos Def and a big celebrity in the video I won't spoil lol. I think you're thinking of Feel Good Inc. with De la Soul

[@benjamin-ri2do]

Happy New year k seen them live brilliant

[@eZTarg8mk2]

It's subtly subversive cos that happiness comes in a bag..i'm fairly sure he's talking about getting elevated and then the following low, it's "not for long, the future is coming on". The Clint Eastwood reference is the opening sounds they're making, which is a parody of the spaghetti western themes in The Good The Bad and The Ugly. You might enjoy Damon Albarn's band Blur and checking out some of their songs (I saw them live at a festival, and they were fantastic, being able to play at a level that matched the studio recordings...very talented guys). As well as more Gorillaz stuff...They're just a great vibe

[@phoenixking7557]

Id love to see your take on gorillaz Saturn Barz its one of my favorite from them. Great reaction like always

[@leewoodard5871]

Damon Albarn is a genius. Blur, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad and The Queen plus his solo albums, his opera of Monkey Goes to the West.

[@nathanclarke2777]

They are made up of people who got huge in other bands and wanted to do different types of music! They did this so they could stay out of the spot light but then they released this song and became huge! lol They are too good to stay behind the scenes! They also get different rappers at times for stuff! The main singer is from the 90's band, Blur!

[@JTQA_Tester]

You have to listen to 19 - 2000 (soul child remix) , a throwback for sure. As well as Kids with guns.

[@razorramone63139]

"Reactsis" can be a word, Krizz. If Mary J can come out with "dancery"... 😏

[@bpostich]

they did a concert with Ike Turner i think it was at the Apollo, you might enjoy that show.

[@fifis677]

My first introduction to Del. Glad I paid attention back then.

[@RayYonick-fe4bb]

This is the lead singer of blur and the beat was a stock beat from one of his keyboards.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

This is what Graffiti sounds like, and Del the Funky Homosapien's flow has the same cadence as bluse guitar... others with guitar solo flow were MF Doom, Q-Tip, U-God, Ad Rock, Blackalicousand Bust Rhymes....

[@paranoiaaa4126]

This is such a vibe! 🤟🤟 The beginning screams remind me if the music in the old Clint Eastwood movies. It was just a thought, don't really know if that's why.

[@dominiklaurent3052]

Saw them in concert back in 2014 or 2015, del was the last concert i went to and they had 3 of the gorillaz so they could do the hits, the amount of people to tell me they aren't a real band so that's impossible is staggering.

[@neolithiumproduction]

For Gorillaz, I really love Feel Good Inc., Dare, and Melancholy Hill.

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

We need to get this guy some voiceplay in him, nightwish, and Geoff (Italian name tough to spell from voiceplay) . Nightwish live concerts must be added, STAT!!

[@pudermcgavin4462]

The gorillas are epic!

[@rwxstudio7173]

This song and pacing is inspired by the song from The Good The Bad & The Ugly. Clint Eastwood is in the movie.