Ricky Smiley: Black vs. White Marching Bands

[@myfathersprincess]

Halftime show at a black college IS the reason why you go. The football game is just a formality

[@LorenzoMarch]

True

[@livinglifetthefullest7722]

Ikr lol

[@RealBron03]

Facts

[@biancadadrummer5943]

facts 😂😂

[@matthewmoody3607]

We don’t give a damn about the game we just act a fool with the band 😝 😎💯💯💯

[@hshsbandhead]

Am I the only one who's just glad that he knew to start on the left foot?!!!

[@Spadesz93]

he used to play for Tuskegee Marching Crimson Pipers for like a year (he's said...he played trumpet) and a member of KKPsi

[@num1diva55]

+Spadesz93 He is actually is member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity Incorporated.

[@Spadesz93]

Jasmine Patterson ...and an honorary member of KKPsi. He's been a que for a while too

[@num1diva55]

Spadesz93 you are absolutely correct. I just found that out. I learn something new every day

[@shadowgun22]

Lol ikr

[@HMRLTL]

Black marching bands jam like no other. They throw a little stank on it lol

[@EldritchVelvet]

+HMRLTL My fav marching styles are def corps style and black college

[@44ced91]

+Remi BloodWolf black college isn't a style do you mean traditional style

[@EldritchVelvet]

+Jar Jar Binks black college is most definitely its own style. it spawns from traditional but there are worlds of difference between how Ohio state marches and how FAMU marches.

[@44ced91]

Remi BloodWolf I wanna see FAM vs Ohio

[@flights360]

+Jar Jar Binks SU vs Ohio

[@shelby1648]

BLACK BANDS BE HELLA LIT TBH

[@sydneyr.6194]

...

[@sydneyr.6194]

True though

[@kimminseok8609]

omo the army is everywhere xD

[@iteinflammateomnia]

But they sound like shit though...

[@Narasukedon]

+SirRageAlot VII not all of them just like not all pwi bands sound bad 👍🏾

[@Dre0924]

Rickey Smiley does NOT get enough love. HIGHLY underrated comedian. 😃

[@sevastir.7816]

I honestly love black marching bands the most! Who doesn't?

[@dadthecrewmate1429]

I like a mix of both

[@flyinhawaiian6760]

Pulse you've never seen North Carolina A&T theb

[@eloncone6925]

I like Corp style better

[@nzingalou7556]

Pulse I like both as well

[@laurieso678]

Sebastian R. Whats not to love!! That was my favorite part of going to a game! halftime turn up!

[@diannaboyland6528]

funny thing is that we got a guy in marching band named big pookie and he play bass drum

[@colleen_99]

Wow!

[@PlagueJ]

Dianna Boyland Is that on his birth certificate?

[@icourtneyy]

Dianna Boyland everybody got a big pookie 😂

[@biancadadrummer5943]

Dianna Boyland 😂😂

[@ATLKing404]

@@icourtneyy PLAY IT BIG POOKIE!!!!!!

[@Coastiestevie]

I was in the high school band and I can tell you this: if you want classic band you go see a white band and if you want some funk and dance, you go see a black band. that's just the difference.

[@kwilcox1126]

so true

[@harleyhammond9235]

Stevie Bernardoni in my opinion that is not always true, but I guess that's mostly true

[@sam.daddieco]

There are 2 white suburban high schools in my area that are both dance bands

[@rickeyharris178]

Stevie Bernardoni that may be true or not but more importantly the point he was trying to make is nobody's watching The White Band. When you go to a football game at a black college nobody's leaving during halftime

[@swdupree1]

What do you mean classic ?

[@CandyCaneLane5678]

Why is this so accurate?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love it!!!!

[@provo6816]

Yes

[@coconutbamboo]

haaaaaa

[@GuccVarucc]

Bc he stole it from his comedian friend Steve Brown who he betrayed.

[@kateloon5587]

I'm in a white band and one game we didn't play at and the other band was a black band they got so turnt it was soooooooo fun!

[@facelife1906]

TwentyOne Horizons I bet it was

[@truckinthaqway3896]

Lmaoooo smh I would’ve been embarrassed not turned up😂😂😂. But hey! That’s black folks for ya! I was in band and had a similar experience.. we blowed the white band O U T ! They just finally stopped playing and cheered us on😂😂💯💯💪🏾. #B-Tone Player💪🏾💪🏾🥵

[@qlvinc]

White haven Memphis marched on our field and some football player on our team said we need a new band. They a black band and they had their drum majors dancing and everything and we just here sitting still

[@chanyajones9056]

@@qlvinc I'm in my 3rd year in whitehaven band. And there ain't nobody on our band, not even the directors, that DON'T dance. We be lit🔥and keep it💯.

[@calebpiatt2691]

I’m in a white band and we’re all stiff af lmao I mean except like in the stands somtimes

[@PatsDynasty]

I can't even lie that's so true about black marching bands big pookie don't ever get no love but he sure as hell be playing the hell out of that bass drum lmao

[@GameSlayer129]

I'm a bass drum at my school and my band director started calling me Big Pookie because of this.

[@ednasmith5455]

SlayersRegret lol

[@rdshlywood]

What song is that for the black band?

[@mizzaquarius5505]

😂😂

[@kennyoungss]

Haha....funny

[@Blakmajik78]

LMAO! Rickey is right on it!....HBCU'S don't be ballshittin on the field baby....go hard or go HOME! NO ONE leaves during halftime at our games...and when we come to their stadiums....THEY DONT LEAVE EITHER!

[@8thwonder0608]

YES!!!

[@facelife1906]

Blakmajik78 yes OK ok

[@ethancaraway3755]

You guys don't understand how hard it I to memorize music, fingerings, movements, coordinates, and watch the drum major all while playing music that continuously changes pace, and rhythm . It's 1000 times harder than it looks and is a lot more than moving and making shapes.

[@soop4584]

You forgot about technique and posture

[@thehills2818]

U get really used to it by sophomore year

[@warrenedwards2506]

Jose Morales Maybe you should try it. It starts in July. It's pretty cool out, no more than 102° on a good day. You get like 2 water breaks in the entire 8-12 hour day so you never have to worry about dehydrating. You never feel like your life is on a constant loop when you have to run a whole 8-12 minute performance for the 3rd time in a row all because one person did not start off on their left foot.

[@manofthetuba6857]

Ethan Caraway yo thats the easy part. hard part is the marching mainly. well if ur high stepping. corp style i dont kno

[@sinapellido7119]

Alright idiots, first off: my comment was a troll(so the "your" instead of "you're" was intentional). Second off: I've done marching band, I'm still doing it. I'm a fucking captain/section leader in a superior rated band. The reason I commented was because you guys sounded like fucking freshman who think marching band is the hardest thing ever, when it is not. Although, there are idiots out there who think it's a cakewalk, which is simply not true.

[@flymast1]

My folks are so sensitive here. What Rick Smiley is talking about is the paradigm in cultures here as it related to Historically Black College Bands and White University Bands. To attend college at an HBCU is a life changing event and along with it comes so many cultural traditions that have been around for years and the main one is the Marching Band, its just different culture and that culture creates an event, not a football game. It has its roots in African culture mixed in with a tid bid of minstrial show culture from the early 20th century. Once you see the differences "live and in person" you will know what we are talking about.

[@AdamLacy228]

Fly Mast I love you for this.

[@9175rock]

I wouldn't call it Minstrel though. We just got that Melanin factor.

[@warking2734]

Facts

[@triemcallister]

Calling it a minstrel show is bad enough, but to misspell it is worse.

[@nohelyfaamoana4228]

It gave me a hint that he was once in a band if he was able to start off marching on his left💀💀

[@Spadesz93]

played trumpet for Tuskegee.

[@lelgamers419]

And his side was good

[@yayayayayaya8140]

yeah and he also prepped for direction changes decently too

[@kareemford992]

He actually stole this joke. See Steve Brown

[@MsTasha007]

omg this is soo true. My band in high school was like that(whiteband), but then I went to an HBCU for college and was in band there.... mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn you had to be in shape to be in an HBCU band

[@VibingCat39]

In black bands its either go out there and go hard or go home.

[@livinglifetthefullest7722]

That's exactly what I'm plan on doing I was in a white band at my school ,I did colorguard but I left cause I have my senior year as my college focus and work on the side as well lol I hope I become apart of a good black band as well at a hbcu.

[@aprilgirl52]

Most, if not all, black folks view half time and the band performance at HBCU football games as "entertainment." The band usually plays the same songs we listen to on the radio and party to when we get together. And, the band also busts some of the latest dance moves. It's part of our culture and I absolutely love it. In my humble opinion, the half time show at an HBCU is undeniably one of the main highlights of the football game!!!

[@dwainsimmons3447]

Truth

[@SisterPatGoad]

BLACK PEOPLE Got SOUL.... simple !!!!!

[@facelife1906]

SisterPatGoad well put

[@GhostCell47]

Yep!

[@flyleelee5351]

Periodt!

[@dwainsimmons3447]

Yes

[@Queeze101]

Best visual performance- Ricky Smiley

[@facelife1906]

John Adams yes

[@502miah]

😂

[@joseph2ne]

That was box 5 for sure! 😂

[@kaylankatara3275]

PLAY IT BIG POOOOKIEEEE😭😭😭

[@kbkb671]

Because Blacks are not corny just full of style and flavor.

[@MaxRamos8]

It was also a completely different informal music so... 🤷‍♂️

[@campcounts]

Thanks to KZbin I've discovered Black Marching bands and I love them!!! Especially Southern, love their brass! Love the Dancing Dolls! Alabama kicks ass too! I watch all their videos over and over again.

[@thehills2818]

@Paigefilms yea chill out sweetie

[@LuckiiCharmz85]

Check out Famu too

[@AdamLacy228]

Cheryl Counts I LOVE YOU! We are all human.

[@brentjames6410]

Notre Dame football

[@jpurify08]

Absolutely right, we don't care nothing about the game lol All we're there for is Pregame, Half-time, our favorite songs from the stands, and the 5th Quarter! "Did y'all win?" "I don't know. BUT THE BAND TORE IT UP!!" LOLOLOLOLOLOL FAMU C/O 2004 #RatterPride #iLoveFAMU

[@AlashiaAllure]

I have watched this about a million times! lmao It's so funny because he's so on point with it.

[@Monique_1908]

Reminds me of my Grambling State Univ. days. I wouldn’t trade it for the world!! I have a master’s degree with a wonderful career all due to my start at a HBCU! Thank you GSU!!

[@kimtalbot5918]

The lean his azz did at 1:48 laid me out!

[@pattiearlandquintin]

Spoken like someone who's never been in a band & realized the immense dedication & hard work .....

[@kimtalbot5918]

I actually have been in a band before. 4 years as a trumpet player @Pattiearlandquintin Snyder. But I guess that you don't realize that this video was meant to be funny as well.

[@SoftCloudDust]

Lmao yess me too @Kim

[@janicesmith2320]

Popeyes vs. Chick-Fil-A brought me here!

[@sheat177]

🤣😂🤣

[@hollywoodcole4046]

Who came here after the Popeyes vs Chick Fil- A chicken sandwich facebook post??!!!!

[@tootsleigh81]

HollywoodCole Guilty!! Lol

[@Gandalf_The_Black]

Same

[@xxants2286xx]

Yup🤚🏽

[@ewe392]

Hm?

[@brentjames6410]

Just had chik fill a

[@23imansaray]

The worst thing for me about being in the marching band in high school. was those hot uniforms we had to have on and they only washed them twice: once at the beginning of marching season and once at the end. I went to white schools, so are marching was pretty much what Ricky showed 1st. If I went a black school, I probably would of had a heat stroke doing all of that in that dancing in those uniforms. I think they were 100% polyester.

[@shemarwooten294]

Bruh you ain't lying 😂 ... I play the tenors and bass drum and snare but mainly play tenors and they heavy and them hot ass band suits ain't helping neither 😂😂

[@MrKnucklehead02]

Drum Major Status💯

[@jzero90921]

my band does a whole lot of dancing its great

[@easybakedkike8030]

No kidding. I go to wohs and we have to wear thick, all black uniforms in which always had us dying.

[@shyreetaallen2306]

We got to take our uniforms home and got to wash them

[@KeyzLover]

Rickey is hilarious but very accurate! I had the pleasure of marching in a corp style band in high school and a traditional style band in college. Both were an amazing experience to me and unforgettable. There is no need for negativity on either side of the fence. No matter how you look at it, the definition of MUSIC is in the center of both styles and influences. Music will forever be abstract so accept it for what it is! Shout out the the South Carolina State University Marching 101 for the great years. 1000000000!!!

[@jpstenino]

So clever and funny... and he DOES have his technique down perfectly.

[@angeldollavakin4963]

Black people do everything soulful that's just our culture. Whether it's dancing, roller skating, marching, singing, cooking, fighting, playing sports etc we put our heart & soul into it. Every race has something to bring to the table we should love & accept one another. I love how disciplined white people are in studying, learning, speech, they have awesome organization skills. I love Chinese culture, Mexican culture etc.

[@gunfighter1173]

+Doll Phases Just to be clear, are you suggesting that white people are culturally more studious than black/Asian/Latino.... people?

[@angeldollavakin4963]

No, not at all that's why I said black people... :)

[@Narasukedon]

+Bill Johnson lol you almost started another war

[@Maria-kg1nh]

very true. we are just some beautifully soulful people! But I agree with you that EVERY culture has something to bring to the table. We ought to appreciate our individual cultures and ALSO the cultures of others....we can do more together than we can separate. All of mankind is beautiful and we can learn from each other if we take those opportunities to look beyond ourselves. GOD made US ALL "beautiful and wonderful and marvelous in HIS SIGHT" - Psalm 139:13-14. Thanks for sharing sister. God's love and blessing to you, yours and all. God Bless!!!

[@thehills2818]

I love this

[@maximilianoluera6679]

I'm in a largely Hispanic (myself included) marching band and one of our stand tunes is a FULLY CHOREOGRAPHED version of low rider.

[@jaredkelley8777]

wow..😂

[@edgarespino3005]

I wish I had more hispanics in my band, I'm the only hispanic in my band

[@Roscoe3361]

We (black folks) so damn cool 😎. We make everything great

[@DavidKen878]

Roscoe3361 Especially those fruitless protests and whatnot y'all keep having everytime someone gets killed. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Ilovewbd]

@@DavidKen878 Except now, there seems to be just as many, if not MORE whites in those protests! Go figure! ✊✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[@teamjack69]

April 2023...who else just had to randomly pull this back up to get a good laugh?!?!? Ricky My Boi you Stoopid as hell!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@yvetteclayton6581]

2024....still pulling it up for a good laugh! Never gets old!😂😅

[@MrDhender13]

I played at Alabama A&M.... I swear you could feel the bass from the drumline all the way in our damn locker room!!!

[@tkc5898]

Who’s here after Steve Brown accused him of stealing this joke 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@yah-lanskey290]

Facts😂😂😂😂😂

[@dman3145]

I wonder if it’s true. They both are the same level of funny which isn’t that high lol

[@yah-lanskey290]

@@dman3145 its true smiley changed it a little bit and Steves is funnier

[@dman3145]

Yah-Lanskey yeah maybe he is funnier but by a lil and they both not funny for real for real, but also I’m not just taking dudes word. We don’t know who made that joke, just speculation

[@JK2333459]

This Steve Brown joke from what I’ve heard from a friend of mine who does comedy Rickey is cutthroat to comedians from Birmingham

[@MidwestDrama]

Former band member here loving this!

[@SDeeze]

Who knew a "big pookie"??? lmfaoooo

[@carterbrannon1338]

I'm pretty sure I'm in a black band. all I know is its fucking lit. literally our director wrote a dab into the work for all the wind players and every year the seniors create a funk dance with anything they want and it's awesome

[@kelori3]

What's the name of your band

[@davidjohnson2915]

Kyleigh Brannon ex

[@8thwonder0608]

If you are not sure if you are in a black band, then you are not in a black band. And writing a "dab" in to the work does not make your band black.

[@det3135]

My nigga said a dab 😂

[@diamondsandpearls7213]

8thwonder0608 😂💀💀💀

[@NolaPie]

I’ve been to a white hs and a black hs. This is beyond accurate 😂😂😂

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

Same and ..... *YES* 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@justonandrus918]

Hello all. I would like to say I love this skit. I didn't see anything racist about it. I had the pleasure of matching with both types of bands. I marched for Oklahoma State University. I also marched for a Louisiana All-Star Band. I even marched in Drum Corps for a few years. All of these groups have different styles, players,, and audiences of all colors. I don't see how one could be so upset about a skit. I'm also a Music Ed. Major. And to be honest some days I wanna listen to Rap, somedays it might be country. Or even classical. I just try to enjoy the music because that's all the performer is aiming for.

[@mrchambersthegreat]

Man if you ain't NEVER seen those HBCU's bands it's a great show. It's rich in culture and history. They took something and made it their own. I have a friend I knew in high school who went on to become the drum major at Clark atlanta. It's the greatest lol Rickey smashed it 😂😂😂

[@awakenedblacktivist7018]

Its 2022 nd I still have to come see this from time to time..

[@moriahmills4176]

Black Marching bands be getting it they over here jamming 😂 and GO BIG POOKIE 🔥

[@brentjames6410]

Grambling state and southern battle of the bands Yes

[@terran6471]

The step shows are 🔥🔥 too 💯💯💯 But that southern white accent "Y'all want some nachos" 🤣🤣🤣

[@qdani556]

I'm not racist but black marching bands are far more entertaining. I don't care if you call me racist you don't see people staying at halftime to watch predominantly white bands. They leave. People go to football games just to watch hbcu bands. Dosent make m racist for pointing out what the crowd considers "more entertaining"

[@sakurakiss9903]

Right I've been in marching bands in black middle school and high school but I'm at grove city high and they play the same old boring songs if I was in it will be some p-funky in there

[@CarlosLopez-ce1kd]

They're so boring they never win contest or even make finals. Look Hebron or marcus highschool. Those are good bands not some dumb shit like playing in place and marching in a block.

[@diamondhair11]

2212fred I have to disagree...When people come to Ohio State games they always stay to watch the band...We have one of the best bands in the country...I absolutely love corp style...It's classier and more spot on, , but there is also show style for those who like a showier show....I think both are ok, but my taste is a little more refined...hence my taste in band style....

[@MusicNerd2014]

+Angie Williams I agree with you on that, but Jacksonville State University is way better than Ohio State. JSU does the same style the same style as the bands +Carlos Lopez mentioned, with the exception of our dance line piece every year. Like this past year, we played Salvation is Created, Verdi's Dies Irae, Requiem for a Dream, Gonna Live Till I Die, Death and Transfiguration, Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, Ode to Joy, and Mvt 3 from John Rutter's "Gloria" in our show called "Salvation is Created: A Journey from Darkness Into Light". That's the kinda of show style I'm partial to. The story line-ish shows.

[@DigThat32]

Angelina. Gigi Williams Your taste is L7, square as hell, not refined.

[@shorty5gs]

Is anyone else shocked at how good his form is???

[@jusperu]

Its 2023 and im watching this for the millionth time 😂

[@chowder125]

Black bands put on a show honey!! This is spot on 😂😂!

[@lisamarie39]

He is dead on! I'm from the south and a former band student. Band was just like this. He's making me reminisce about my time in marching band.

[@mrchambersthegreat]

Me to use to stay at battle of the bands when I lived in atl m. It's a GREAT show lol

[@affordableslay4520]

YES! When he mentioned THE Alabama State University ! I was too hype #ilovemyhbcu

[@TheJibster10]

When he did that KICK, I swear I flatline everytime

[@unclemonster48]

I loved listening to Ricky back in the day here in bham. The church announcements he did was priceless! And he’s right HBC’s bands are show bands that put on a helluva show!!

[@roberthoward7387]

Who's here after the Chic-fil-a vs Popeyes chicken sandwich?

[@kottyking]

i am! This shit is so god damn funny this whole skit is fire as fuck shout out to the damn chicken wars

[@mklifefilms]

I was 19 and I watched a black college march for the first time in the NY Thanksgiving parade. I am 50 and I still can transport myself there and feel the emotion as I felt every move, kick and note. It was there I became a fan

[@Kpoptiger1999]

True. My back be killing after marching with my bass drum. Our private percussion teacher told me and the bass leader who has the other biggest bass drum in the band to try not to gangster lean. But that bass drum is heavy. I can't even see over it.

[@BBEMOBILEDJS]

Man where is the tissue to wipe our eyes from crying laughing? Thank you Ricky for the continuous laughter.. 2021 we here!

[@jackietemms]

Lol he so right I marched n a HBCU band. S/O to Alabama State Marching Hornets

[@zachyoung461]

HBCU best type of marching style there is

[@kiakill16]

Zach Young what does hbcu mean??

[@kimbae11]

+kiakill16 Historically Black College/University

[@josh1574]

Debatable. Watch Broken Arrow or Santa Clara Vanguard, then talk.

[@Defnotken]

J15 N dci is better for musicality, but hbcu style is better for entertainment. my band is a hybrid band so we experience both. i personally like show/hbcu style more.

[@jaided79]

Comedy Hype brought me here. Steve Brown says Ricky stole this bit.

[@lowederik-kerronlashonde3409]

You cant make a stolen joke better, it still makes it stolen. Cut the games Bama Made

[@TheLetsplaymine]

I know the entire routine. I could do this entire joke myself I have watched this video so many times and it is STILL something I watch once a month and STILL laugh! Absolutely hilarious.

[@anayosmith9505]

The way Rickey smiley did the kick had me dying 🤣 😂💀

[@djaveryjr4155]

He ain’t lying the hbcu bands halftime be hype asf

[@teegotti4192]

Chick-Fil-A vs Popeyes is the reason I'm here!!

[@jmarine1516]

If you here in 2019 after the Popeyes and chick Fil A debate😂

[@iiamtreyy._642]

When he hit that drum major I was gone 💀💀

[@bkpope]

Big Pookie been in the band 5 years but his off-campus parties were THE BEST!

[@legomanII916]

Had me dying Fam lmao. Thanks for the video and shout out to Mr. Smiley

[@Thedreadedflutist]

The color guard gets no love and we do the most work!!!!!

[@GameConnoisseur69]

Most of the work?

[@bubbagilmore2571]

No the fuck yall dont .

[@bubbagilmore2571]

You must be gay bitch

[@worthlessjerm6086]

Fuck you mean color guard does the most work? You must be out your damn mind if you think that's honestly true

[@bubbagilmore2571]

Fuck u because yall dont have to play and march at the same time all yall do is twerll a fucking flag bitch

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Very funny. I'm a Jenison High School Band Booster and marching band parent to a trumpet player. Very different styles of marching, music and shows. We always loved the way the black bands danced and jazzed things up when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s. My older siblings were marching band, old school white marching bands. These days the Bands of America and Michigan Competing Bands Association have some very good shows. Broken Arrow from Oklahoma put on Zo one year and had tuba players riding bicycles and playing at the same time. It was based on the Wizard of Oz. Jenison, burned Joan of Arc at the stake right on the field in 2012, smoke, flames, everything: look for the video. Jenison had a very tough, entertaining show, Tempest's Fury, in 2011. Check out there Jenison High School Bands of America Grand Nationals 2011 performance to see what I mean. They won first place at the MCBA state finals the last three years. I do enjoy the kind of shows from the movie Drumline though. And Ricky is spot on. I love him. Going to share this with my white marching band friends. Note: even Jenison has a diversity of races represented in their band, so technically, it's a mixed, but mostly white marching band. = ) At the BOA regionals in Pontiac in 2011, there some great black bands doing the white show thing and they did it very well.

[@allanburns6006]

I wish B.O.A. would GO - a-way !

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Allan Burns Why?

[@allanburns6006]

My ex-wife is from B.A. and I did intern teaching at that school. I don't think too highly of either one. Plenty of bands that rank behind them, should be placed well ahead of them. They are terribly over-rated ! Here is a fact that very few people know about; they have a VERY small number of students make the either of the 2 Oklahoma All State Bands. Pretty sad when you consider they are the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma and likely the largest number of high school band students enrolled. Throw in another scenario, Tulsa Union High School (2nd largest high school in Oklahoma), just down the road from B.A. follows similar suit.

[@allanburns6006]

EmpressOfWyoming58 . . .. . it is a bunch of bullshit ! nothing educational about it !

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Allan Burns Broken Arrow does seem to have the favor of BOA judges, but they are a very good band. They march well, they play well. I agree, there are equally good bands who never place in the top 10 even. As far as it being non educational, are you speaking BOA? Or do you mean the BOA style marching band shows? I know that Jenison starts in June and those kids work their back ends off learning complex music and marching all the way through mid November. They train and condition daily, once school starts, having only Sunday off. Their program involves rigorous discipline that teaches many valuable life lessons. Their marching band experience provides memories that will last a life time.

[@Aristocratic13]

LOL I was in Tennessee State University Marching Band aka The Aristocrat of Bands, I must say he 90% correct about the bands. Go check out TSU vs JSU southern heritage, you'll see what Rickey talking about

[@joker3898708]

11 years ago, still holds up.

[@cmcgsr3243]

Man he nailed this shit. Black band vs white band, a really big difference during the halftime show. Even the music is alot different. Lol

[@xiCandixTV]

Now why did he leave off the baddest band all the way from Jaguarland "The Human Jukebox" !!!

[@DetzuKenai_]

right 😂👏

[@8thwonder0608]

HELL YEA!!!

[@jameskindred5405]

Taylor Parker nah, the Sonic Boom...Jackson State Tigers

[@brentjames6410]

Go grambling state

[@RogueSniperGaming]

Y’all got nothing on JSU

[@Bdb72950]

No hate, just a comparison between white and black bands. Not everything is hate.

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

Exactly. Many people need some serious brain reconstruction up in here. They cannot process things well at all💯

[@taylordaniels8506]

Yes I can testify because I have been in both and white and black band and I love black bands more!!!!!!

[@JohnnyDBaca]

This was a great show Ricky Smiley did. I always will consider this one of my favorites.

[@JeffGVideos]

some people let everything get them in there feelings, get tough, quit crying about everything, Funniest band commedy skit ever & true, but music is music universal language, every one has a diff style & culture, but thats how we do HBCU's & following high schools, entertaining, no need for some folks to get all mad & racist lol funny.

[@jayskicksnfits9372]

Since when feelings became a place? THERE- A place. Therefore, it's THEIR!

[@jordanimbus]

This makes me even prouder to be in Marching band 😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@joshuaglass5448]

That dip we he turned for the black band😂😂😂💯👌

[@lalonde2012]

What happen to the concept of laughing at something or at someone for just being funny.

[@AdamLacy228]

jeffery lalonde The lack of humor in our country is killing me inside.

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

You are telling the truth. The US is becoming soulless smh

[@okay.keanna3105]

Adam Lacy cause everyone so gosh darn sensitive

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

People who are "internet dummies" aka "keyboard warriors" need brain surgery or mind intervention. It's the curse of living 90% of your life through the internet. They don't know how to be human💯

[@nikkishields5063]

cuz nowadays people are so goddamn sensitive. Every little thing makes people upset

[@slowmotion4175]

Song is: Ying Yang Twins - Halftime Stand Up and Get Crunk

[@sherrywarren616]

Look at you’!!’ Looking so sharp!’ I’m in Heaven tonight with these older videos!! 😘😘🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheJishushika]

This man gets me ROLLIN ON DA FLOOOR DYING WITH LAUGHTER every time he does this skit! Ya'll know what happens here in Florida every year ;)

[@hummingnectarbird]

For the kid who who said this type of marching would disgrace Sousa, you should educate yourself on styles of marching bands. There's SHOW STYLE and CORP STYLE. Corp style is more militaristic and that's what Smiley was making fun and people DO get up because it's not as entertaining.. Having said that, It does NOT distract from the fact that it is a highly precision type style. However,Show style is what you see most HBCU perform and it is just as difficult if not more so than corp style because it takes a heck of a lot more energy with the high stepping one has to perform and all those moves require precision while playing and instrument. I don't think Sousa would be disgraced by show style at all. His nationality was Portuguese/ Brazilian and he would have enjoyed the beat and rhythm and probably would have found it as entertaining just as others have, even the Queen of England and heads of state, who have invited them to their countries to play. Remember, these band DO know how to play classical music also. However, I'm sure he would have been highly disgraced by the goose stepping Nazi military bands using his music.

[@vickid9709]

I enjoyed the term "goose-stepping"!! LOL!

[@CyberShwartz]

hummingnectarbird I loved what you said until the very last sentence. Nazis did an overdecorated high step. Corp style marchers do a normal roll step.

[@josh1574]

Because white bands that arent show bands HAVE TO BE PERFECT to be entertaining. No offense but most show bands sound terrible, are out of tune, have garbage tone quality, and have no regard for their technique but no one cares cause they're LOUD. That being said there are crazy good show bands like Minor High School. College white bands are normally boring but I find the best bands to be in high school or Drum Corps International. DCI is loud but THE MOST CHALLENGING marching band sport there is. And I can say it's a sport cause it was on ESPN for years.

[@Defnotken]

Josh 15 have you marched in a collegiate level show band? that takes actual physical training, arguably the same or even more than dci.

[@Heavyd24]

Im in a a "white band " but this is great lol

[@KCole94]

Thank you! Someone who didn't take offense to what he was saying lol

[@johndeereman3363]

I am too. I personally like being in a white band.

[@dalemcilwain]

Ricky is on point about the band of HBCU's. You better take your break before halftime.

[@marissawilson4644]

I go to a HBCU and this is extremely accurate! They are dope!

[@catspaw3092]

I watched a black marching band play Bobby Brown's "Humpin Around" they played & danced the shit out of that song.

[@darknite1962]

How could he forget GRAMBLING State lol

[@reginaldfairfield]

I laughed so hard!! Rickey Smiley is too funny!! ♥

[@kwietstorm8773]

This is timeless laughter!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Who else is still here watching in 2023??!!

[@Real_Marlo205]

Im feelin them 90's lol. YOU BETTER SNAP AND DRIVE!!!!!

[@Ajetta13]

Lol That's HBCU !!! Proud AAMU student!!!

[@christinevaughn8162]

its true...we be killing it and be tired right after halftime😂

[@patsyybarra9800]

Our assistant band director showed us this, and my new nickname is Pookie

[@StarsForward]

As an old white boy from Kentucky, I can confirm that he's 100% accurate! 🤣

[@reneecornelius8924]

I would have loved to have gotten the opportunity to see Rickey live in stand up!!