Ka - The Thief Next To Jesus | FIRST REACTION
Added 2025-06-23 19:30:01 +0000 UTCTimestamps:
Bread, Wine, Body, Blood – 1:12
Beautiful – 11:03
Tested Testimony – 12:39
Borrowed Time – 16:30
Collection Plate – 22:02
Broken Rose Window – 24:51
God Undefeated – 29:05
Soul and Spirit – 30:08
Lord Have Mercy – 34:07
Such Devotion – 37:41
Cross You Bear – 40:39
Fragile Faith – 43:50
Hymn and I – 47:45
True Holy Water – 50:54
Comments
You guys are heavily sleeping if you don’t deep Aesop rock. Highly recommend his new “black market superrete” album with features like lupe and Armand hammer
PRO
2025-06-25 20:43:42 +0000 UTCThoughts on bas new album?🤔
Squish Wright
2025-06-25 06:58:40 +0000 UTCMAVI AND SMINO
Joshua Nguyen
2025-06-25 06:10:25 +0000 UTCFor real.
Dvd
2025-06-25 02:16:28 +0000 UTCNeed this one🙏🏽
Ezra
2025-06-24 20:53:23 +0000 UTCFor how talented Billy woods is he gets nowhere near as much recognition that he deserves, dude is levels above so many yet barely anyone touches on his work.. GLWG, Hiding places, Maps, and his older albums are all masterpieces
Ezra
2025-06-24 20:51:22 +0000 UTCI’d love to see you dive deeper into more billy woods. GOLLIWOG is the strongest album this year, I think. Subject matter is much different (post-colonialism, poverty, relationships), but tackled with a pen no duller than KA’s.
DrBeats
2025-06-24 19:39:47 +0000 UTCHonestly it was a privilege. Love
VibeVilla
2025-06-24 13:37:09 +0000 UTCAppreciate the suggestion, will definitely check that out
VibeVilla
2025-06-24 13:34:04 +0000 UTC💯
VibeVilla
2025-06-24 13:33:29 +0000 UTCBro it's crazy. listened to it again right after this reaction and wanted to turn the camera back on because of new stuff I picked up on
VibeVilla
2025-06-24 13:33:07 +0000 UTCGotta get to AOTM next but Marcberg very soon after
VibeVilla
2025-06-24 13:32:19 +0000 UTC9:40 we know what you sayin
Moby Bosman
2025-06-24 12:14:12 +0000 UTCHonor killed the samurai is crazy. Also his album with Animoss, Orpheus vs. the Sirens.
FigLeaf Bicarbonate
2025-06-24 07:00:19 +0000 UTCYea definitely check out Professor Skye’s take on this album for some interesting food for thought. The album is called The Thief Next to Jesus but there were two thieves so it poses the question, which are you the listener and which is Ka as well? Clearly Ka is a very spiritual individual who’s strong faith has got him out of dire circumstances, but I think you were right how he’s also resenting the organization of religion into more evil forces that have corrupted and basically weaponized Christianity against black ppl. When you look at history, and the opening sample of Tested Testimony states this too, there was a law that allowed “Africans to be both enslaved and Christians.” Faith in salvation through Christianity was almost used as a tool to keep these communities subservient throughout history, praying to a “blonde” Jesus for salvation in the afterlife. But yknow if you only gain salvation by being good and righteous how is it possible to have Christian slave owners and Christian slaves simultaneously hoping to go the same place in the afterlife…..🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️. So I almost think the album title is asking which thief’s views on religion should you align with in the face of such historically evil forces of biblical oppression? Accept or reject Christianity or fall somewhere in between? Crazy layers to this album, I’m not at all an expert on The Bible but that’s just what I pick up on and think about when I listen. Definitely some tough pills to swallow but that’s what great art does, it holds a mirror.
Brandon Kao
2025-06-24 06:29:25 +0000 UTCThat intro track is heavyyy. I think this project is one of his best in a stacked catalog and it’s insane it came out most recently. Ka was only getting better with age and some of the death foreshadowing in this album is kinda haunting to hear now….gone too soon fr. If you end up checking out more from him I think the other projects worth reacting to on camera are Honor Killed the Samurai and Grief Pedigree. These are his top 3 albums imo.
Brandon Kao
2025-06-24 04:36:28 +0000 UTCThis why yall the GOATS!!! Been waiting forever for yall to do this one. Thank you for getting around to it and giving it the attention it deserves. RIP KA
Brandon Kao
2025-06-24 04:21:09 +0000 UTCThank you so much for doing this one
Dvd
2025-06-24 04:09:20 +0000 UTCBottom of my heart bro, thank you for reacting to this 🙏🏽
Tony
2025-06-24 03:08:59 +0000 UTCPleasant surprise to see you react to this. It was my AOTY last year, I’m glad KA lives on through the music. One of my favorite details is how the title of the first track is a list of the four subjects he addresses. Like you said, Bread — money, Wine — drinking/vices, Body — women monetizing their bodies w/o substance, Blood — black men killing each other over beefs and feuds Editing after watching more of the video: to live on borrowed time is to live longer than expected, so I think KA is saying, “by the time I go, I hope that I’ve lived longer than I was expected to live.” I think Professor Skye touches on this in his video — the idea that there were two thieves crucified alongside Jesus, and the album paints pictures of how black folks in society may be mirroring one or the other or both. One thief was the penitent thief, who was regretful and thought he deserved being there, while the other thief was impenitent, and thought that he had no choice but to take the actions that resulted in his punishment.
DrBeats
2025-06-24 01:30:33 +0000 UTCBro we need Prince on these 😭
Pedro Zaragoza
2025-06-24 01:02:32 +0000 UTCDamn seeing that moment when Ka's death fully hit you was crazy. Watching it click in real-time that we lost the GOAT.
Ryan
2025-06-23 22:17:45 +0000 UTCI'm glad you tapped into this one. Getting a feel for your beliefs through other videos, I was curious how you would take this album. I recommend Professor Skye's video on this album. He shares certain beliefs with you and I thought he had a very insightful take on this project.
Ryan
2025-06-23 21:54:00 +0000 UTCThis entire album has is so layered. Full dissertations could be written.
RJ
2025-06-23 21:39:33 +0000 UTChad to run the whole album back after watching this. ive heard it a hundred times i swear but every time i catch new lines. RIP to one of the best artists ever period
unluckychloe
2025-06-23 21:38:20 +0000 UTCReally dense album, been listening to since it came out and still unpacking it
rome sweatshirt
2025-06-23 19:54:42 +0000 UTCFinally!!! this album is one I’ve been constantly coming back too.
Dead Lov
2025-06-23 19:44:58 +0000 UTCBro finally 🔥🙏🏾 Pleaseeee tell me Marcberg is next??
FigLeaf Bicarbonate
2025-06-23 19:41:00 +0000 UTCWhoa, this reaction has been a long time coming, very excited We also need Burning Desire- Mike 🔥
Marquis
2025-06-23 19:32:18 +0000 UTCThat’s crazy I just listened to this yesterday
Bpinardi
2025-06-23 19:31:52 +0000 UTC
