Selected Comments From Two YouTube Discussion Threads For Sam Henshaw's Song "Church"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Black British singer Samm Henshaw's song "Church" featuring the African American Hip Hop duo EarthGang.

Part II presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the official video of Samm Henshaw's song "Church" featuring EarthGang. Part II also highlights selected comments from the discussion thread for the YouTube lyrics video of this song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/06/samm-henshaw-featuring-earthgang-church.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases the official YouTube video of the song "Church" by Samm Henshaw featuring EarthGang. for Part I of this series. Part I showcases the official YouTube video of the song "Church" by Samm Henshaw featuring EarthGang.

Information about Samm Henshaw is also included in that post along with information about EarthGang.

This content is presented for cultural and linguistic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owner.

Thanks to Samm Henshaw and thanks to EarthGang for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Samm Henshaw - Church (Official Video) ft. EARTHGANG



Samm Henshaw, Published on Feb 5, 2019

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS EMBEDDED VIDEO
(I've added numbers for referencing purposes only. All of these comments are from Feb. 5, 2019 to June 15, 2019. Explanations for African American Vernacular English terms that are found in some of these comments are given after those comments.)

1. ruth
"I play this every sunday while getting ready for church 😂💞"

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2. Jourdan Washington
"These visuals and production are 🔥"

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3. NGDMBGA 360
"this mans is slept on, cant wait for him to blow up"
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"Sel
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4. TheLadyEmerald809
"exactly what i was thinking. literally this first time ive ever heard him, love everything about it"

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5. Ankita Bhanot
"He's about to go big! I can't wait for his next projects."

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6. comey2610
"Very talented man"

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7. Renas salahudden
" "I don’t care who you praying to,I just pray you believe in you.” ❤️
Amen"

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8. Dr. Octagon
"Renas salahudden bless up!"

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9. Musicdudeyoutub
"As he flashes devil's horns 2:36"

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10. Joshua Rego
"Musicdudeyoutub i don’t think he was making the devils horns, i think he was just pointing up, as he said that line. you can’t immediately assume that he’s doing some satanic imagery, relax bro."

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11. Odlum
"A) probably just pointing B) even if he's trying to send a "message", it's actually the sign for "I love you" in ASL, not the devil's horns. Also fits with the lyrics. Get that sh&t* right."
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"ASL"= American Sign Language
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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12. sophie-san ichigo
"These Dragon ball references lol"

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13. El Gordo
"Flying Nimbus and the 2 Saiyan pods landing? Where's Goku?"

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14. Brandon Herndon
"Yeah, this dude has been watching his Dragonball"
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Here's some information about Dragonball
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball
"Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール Hepburn: Doragon Bōru), sometimes styled as Dragonball, is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995... The series follows the adventures of the protagonist, Son Goku, from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.

Toriyama's manga was adapted and divided into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, which together were broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996. Additionally, the studio has developed 20 animated feature films and three television specials, as well as two anime sequel series titled Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) and Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018)."...

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15. Marcus Brown
"I’m not a fan of gospel music but this song is pure positive energy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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16. Shy Guy Music
"I haven't been to church in a long ass time...but this here might get me there"

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17. Sanaa Ray
"Wake up and get yourself to church Lots of love :-) xxxx"

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18. lizzy o
"Finally a rap that's not about girls with big booty getting high and being Rich 😂❤️:

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19. dkicefire
"I mean there is alot of rap like this. People just are not looking in the right places. Between Chance the Rapper and Childish Bambino there are some good ones. Also more obscure ones like Watsky and SonReal have mostly positive uplifting stuff."

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20. Montee Stowes
"Rap music has been like this from the beginning. I hate this kind of ignorant stupidity."

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21. dkicefire
"@Montee Stowes well yes some of it was and when it started it was all about the struggle. But to say its never been about that seems flawed. If you look at just popular rap in the 00s it was definitly filled with that stuff, but if you look at groups like Outkast, while there hits can be about booty and the like there are some meaningful songs outside that just are not seen. To someone who knows nothing about rap it can be seen that way. Its sadly misguided but understandable."

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22. J Aff
"ITS not rap though..."

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23. ohmie homie
"@J Aff it is atleast earthgangs verse"

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24. Sarah Carr
"there's a lot more good music out there like this trust me! It's all I listen to :) Gotta find it check out Gawvi, Toby Mac, Hollyn, Jamie Grace, Social Club Misfits, KB (long live the champion) Cortes (Say I) and there's many more that aren't main stream but so much better!"

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25. Tim Soucy
"Search Dr Souc! His music is great ! It covers alot of genres 🙏🎶"

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26. Souseman1
"@Tim Soucy i love him!!!!"

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27. Tom Hanks
"@Tim Soucy Dr Souc has some great music for sure !!!!"

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28. Frederico Baami
"Is this rap or r&b? (that's a honest question)"

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29. S Scott
"I wouldn’t call his music rap..."

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30. Teona
"Church does pop off like this though. Boring for a solid hour then they hit you with that gospel, the Holy Spirit comes out of the woodwork and everyone gets blessed. Church is the OG place for a bop and a solid "yo it was lit", if that's not your experience, you're at the wrong Church."
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"OG" = means "Original Gangster"; but, in the context of this comment, "OG" means "original"

"lit" = very hot (meaning, "very good"

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31. I'm Just Saying
"My church is lit from the moment you walk in...lol Than again I go to a Pentecostal church. Apostolic by faith, Pentecostal by experience!!! 😁

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32. MaryMary _
"we all worship different. some love to shout it on the top of their lungs. others in reverence & some do both 😁🤷🏼‍♀️ respect to all"

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33. Connor Crawf
"nobody else going to acknowledge these guys are all very similar in style to chance the rapper, especially his coloring book project.. amazing vibes"

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34. EluzDray
"Definitely agree"

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35. Dexter Dexian
"They need to do a remix with chance the rapper!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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36. Kuro White
"Why "Chance the rapper" in particular ?"

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37. Dexter Dexian
"@Kuro White they sound very similar"

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38. Brandon
"Kuro White this is his type of beat"

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39. MILLI FEMME
"@Kuro White because I thought it WAS chance at first listen."

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40. Laffy Taffy
"EarthGang got a Outkast vibe. Good song"

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41. lynnetta seabury
"Gospel OutKast.... I am feeling this cut!! Yessssssssss👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾"

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42. Ishaan Kumar
"wake up and get yourself detergent"

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43. Jonathan the Hiker
"I can't unhear that now..."

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44. k- dawg
"I hate you loool"

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45. Eiji Okumura
"You dont understand how much u just ruined this song for me"

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46. Philofasus
"This song is officially my new " do the dishes " starter song. Good lookin out!!"

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47. mike pride
"This song had me smiling the whole video. Fire."

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48. Kiel Tewarie
"Their style reminds me of Outkast.. strong lyrics, creative video and straight up addictive tune.

Blessings brothers and sisters 🙏❤"

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49. Siphiwe Albie
"wait! picture a "SAMM HENSHAW x CHANCE THE RAPPER" album."

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50. Mohit Rao
"Chance the Rapper on this beat would KILL !!"

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51. lialiakicks
"0:00 - 0:50 SO FREAKING RELATABLE
0:51 ~ My church from my childhood didn’t have jammin music like this 😞"

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52. Velani Mpofu
"Dear Comment Reader


Wake up and get yourself to church


kind regards


me"

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52. rooster700rr
"I dont care who u r or who u pray 2. If everyone had this kind of enthusiasm, motivation and love. then the world would be a much better place."

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SAMM HENSHAW - CHURCH (Lyric Video) ft. EARTHGANG
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHIN2JRSMuU
(I've added numbers for referencing purposes only. All of these comments are from January 18, 2019 to June 15, 2019. Explanations for African American Vernacular English terms that are found in some of these comments are given after those comments.)

1. Keanu Basson
"Mah man just dropped another piece of Gold
imma be jammin on this for the next few weeks :D"

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2. SeamusHutchensMusic
"Samm is killing it with these songs and videos. Love everything about it."
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"killing it" - doing something exceptionally well

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3. GroovyBearTV
"Samm back with another dope ass song 🔥🔥"
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"dope" very good
"ass" - in the context of this comment, the word "ass" merely adds more "hipness" to the adjective that comes before it

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4. TEST UNIT MERZ
"this is the perfect motivation song wow

infectious and super bubbly 💓"

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5. J Porter
"earthgang...the love children of outcast, and the ying yang twins"

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6. le be ca
"Wake up wake up Nation
Stop sleeping on this masterpiece"

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7. Santibanez
"Is this christian"

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8. lilyclarkson
"Santibanez yes it is but not entirely, if you’re not actually a christian yourself i’m sure you can just enjoy the happy vibes :)"

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9. lil urmom
"It’s more catered towards Christians but also includes parts saying if you don’t believe in Christ, as long as what you believe in helps you get through life, then it’s good"

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10. Rassmey Sopheavy
Literally my parents every Sunday

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11. Giles Peterson
"Rassmey Sopheavy Man I feel you"
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"I feel you" - means basically the same thing as "I agree with you" and "I hear what you are saying"
Read the comment given as #16 below for an older African American Vernacular English way of saying the same thing.

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12. TinyBella Ava
"Same about my mom"

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13. dayoungsta94
"This the new Sunday wake up anthem now 🙌🏿"

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14. trish
"I LOVEEEE THIS 😂 dat chorus is literally my mom every sunday morning 😂"

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15. Michael Andrew
"That clapping ain’t there just for sound affects, that’s how Nigerian mums wake you up for church on a Sunday morning."

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16. Tobenna orji
"word! brother"
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"Word!" is a late 1980s African American Vernacular English term that means that you agree with what has just been said. This word is only rarely used since the 1990s by African Americans. Click https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218351/what-does-the-expression-word-mean for more information about the slang use of "Word!"

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17. bunmi oyedeji
"you really just described my life"

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18. DGConner z
"Lmao I thought the same thing but my fam is Caribbean"

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19. El Tigré
"Kenyan mums too"

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20. Julie Alcin
"Black mothers😂😂😂"

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21. Julie Jean-Mary
"Haitian mother's too lol"

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22. Sanmi Aina
"For Real!!!!!! BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1"

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23. MaxStar McDonald
"venezuelan mamas too"

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24. Julie Jean-Mary
"@Jade Duckervil lolol yess exactly! with the clap and all lolol"

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25. Mayoo
"Factss"

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26. Chris Sutton
"Biafra"

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27. Joshua Wargo
"See its little things like that that make me TRULY love music."

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28. Aesthetic Dolphin
"Gahhh😂😂😂 black moms"

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29. 9 9 9
"“[insert name] o le dide”
I don’t know Yoruba but I understand it cuz it’s routinely thrown at me, I’ll be sure to edit when I remember the exact phase when it’s fresh in my head"

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30. Aesthetic Dolphin
"@9 9 9 yesss. Or "e de dide" lol yoruba mothers can be dramatic with waking us up for church. The fathers will be else where saying "i will leave you and go" lol"
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Google translate from Yoruba to English:
"e de dide" = "to get up"

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31. kalia
"and liberian moms!!"

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32. Joseph Amaran
"Na everyday saf no be only on Sunday o"
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Nigerian Pidgin English to standard English - It's not just on Sunday in particular, it's every day [that Nigerian mothers wake their children up this way]

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33. Tewogbola Favour
"Joseph Amaran Omo my parents dey America. I dey Naija. I dey free from all that stress. I can't kill my self"
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I think these sentences with Nigerian Pidgin English mean [in standard English] "Joseph Amaran, friend, my parents are in America and I'm in Nigeria. I'm free from all that stress. I can't kill my self [to wake up on Sunday to go to church] [?]

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34. MCMXCVI - MMXIX
"And Sierra Leonean parents too!"

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35. NateBigBawlz
"That's awesome 👍"

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36. Michael Newton
"Michael Andrew wAkE uP wAkE"

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37. Zane Bobbey
"Michael Andrew fax"
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"fax" - a hip way of writing the word "facts", meaning "What you just said is true".

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