Try Not To Sing - Most Controversial Artists Ever! | React

- (React) Today, we challenge you to Try Not To Sing And Dance to these problematic artists. - Ooh. - Problematic? - Oh no! - We have drama! - (React) When I say problematic artist, who comes to mind? - I don't wanna say his name, but his last name is a direction on a map, okay? - Iggy Azalea. - Chris Brown. - Eminem. - Michael Jackson. - James Brown. - Meg Thee Stallion! - (React) Of course, if you are unable to resist singing or dancing or dancing to any of these, there is a punishment at the

end. - Oh my God. - Oh, right, right, right, right. - (React) And it is on theme. (laughs) - Oh my God. - ♪ Work it, make it ♪ - Oh! - Kanye West? - Don't start! - How could we not? (buzzer) - ♪ Now that that don't kill me ♪ - I love this one. (laughs) - Me too. - Oh no! (buzzer) - ♪ I need you to hurry up now ♪ - Oh! - ♪ 'Cause I can't wait much longer ♪ - I've actually never seen the music video. - I almost started bobbing my head too. - Aw! - ♪ That's how long I been on ya ♪ - Oh no, that w

as a... (laughs) - ♪ I need you right now ♪ - I just have to keep talking to myself to live. - Ugh, ugh, no! - Okay. - ♪ I need you right now ♪ - ♪ Let's get lost tonight ♪ ♪ You could be my black ♪ ♪ Kate Moss tonight ♪ - Hey! (Nicholas laughs) - Sorry, I can do that whole song. - Damn! - I really, really, really wanted to sing and dance. But mostly sing, because I knew the lyrics, and it's got a good rhythm to it. He's problematic though. - (React) He is. - Oh yeah, you definitely said that sl

avery was a choice, great. - Ooh. - He's always been crazy. - Pfft! - I mean, I'm just saying. We saw the red flags. - I like his music, I think he does say some controversial things, but the only difference is he has a camera in front of his face 24/7 and we don't. - ♪ That man is not your matter ♪ - Oh no! - Robin Thicke was controversial? (buzzer) - One of the most controversial YouTube videos that has ever been made. - It's produced by Pharrell? How are you not supposed to move? - Robiny T

hickeny. - Wait. I just saw him in concert. (buzzer) - ♪ Talkin' 'bout getting blasted ♪ - I can't, I can't. (buzzer) - Trying to represent for the white guys. - (laughs) Look at Pharrell. - Is that Pharrell? (buzzer) - I know, 'cause Pharrell... I love... I love Pharrell. - Let's talk about Pharrell, to save myself from this. - You've got to distract yourself from wanting to move? - Oh my God! - They put this video out twice. On YouTube, specifically, they put out a PG version, and a non-PG ver

sion where the girls were naked. - Yeah, I remember boobs. - Yes, exactly. - Blurred lines is like a girl giving mixed signals, and a guy moving on those signals. - Oh. - I know you want it. - Oh! - Blurred lines. - Got it. - Yeah. - I low key like sat down during his whole performance. - Pfft. - 'Cause that's the only song I know by him. - (React) It's a conversation about consent, basically. - Yes, yes, blurred lines, I'm like eh, let's unblur those lines. Can we? - 'Cause it seems like that B

aby It's Cold Outside, remember that Christmas song everybody got all upset about? - (React) That is also, yeah. - And it's like well, I mean... - Wait, why did they get upset about Baby It's Cold Outside? - (React) Because she's like I really can't stay, and he's like trying to get her to stay. - He's like maybe just a half a drink more, you know? (Jair laughs) - ♪ First things first ♪ - Oh, I'm the realest! (buzzer) - Oh! - ♪ Whole world feel it ♪ - I already said it. - (React) Oh yeah, you're

done. - ♪ Hold you down like I'm givin' ♪ ♪ Lessons in physics ♪ - ♪ Uh ♪ - ♪ You should want ♪ ♪ A bad bitch like this ♪ (buzzer) - ♪ Drop it low and pick it up ♪ - Ah! Are you dancing? - No! - Are you moving? (buzzer) - I'm looking at my mic. - Are you moving? That looks like you're... - Uh, what? - ♪ On my wrist, on my wrist ♪ (buzzer) - Let 'em know, let 'em... (buzzer) - ♪ Never chase that ♪ - ♪ Never ♪ - ♪ Rooftop, like we bringin' ♪ ♪ '88 back ♪ - ♪ What ♪ - ♪ Hooks in, where the bass a

t ♪ ♪ Champagne spillin' ♪ ♪ You should taste that ♪ - ♪ I'm so fancy ♪ - ♪ What ♪ - ♪ Uh ♪ - ♪ You already know ♪ ♪ I'm in the fast lane ♪ - From where? - What, where? - ♪ From L.A. to Tokyo ♪ (buzzer) - Ah! - ♪ I'm so fancy ♪ - Aww. - You've seen Clueless, right? The movie Clueless? - ♪ Remember my name ♪ - ♪ 'Bout to blow ♪ - ♪ I said baby, I do this ♪ ♪ I thought that you knew this ♪ - ♪ Can't stand no haters ♪ ♪ And honest, the truth is ♪ - Ugh! - I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! (buzzer) (

Travis laughs) - Yeah, she's Australian, yet she raps like a black African American woman. - (React) And also just cultural appropriation as well. - A lot of it. - Oh yeah, just across the board. - (React) Mm-hmm. - Yep. - (React) She had a lyric that said when the relay starts, I'm a runaway slave master. - Oh, what the hell? - If the word slave is anywhere near the lyric, maybe just take a step back. - Like seriously. - Especially as you're utilizing a black art form. - Oh! - Right. Amongst h

er also saying the N word, and then when she was on the XXL Freshman List for rappers, she had some line about like indigenous people, but like dumb, and she was also off beat the whole time, so it just, it was a double flop. - Yikes! - Yeah. - Okay! - They say that she tries to imitate black culture, and she got her ass did, and she dated basketball players. - So she's a Kardashian? (laughs) - ♪ These friends ♪ - Ariana? - Ari? - ♪ Keep talkin' way too much ♪ ♪ Say I should give you up ♪ (buzze

r) - I feel like the only thing that's gonna stop me from singing is I don't know all the words. (buzzer) - ♪ I ♪ - I need to know what this is. (buzzer) - Oh, booty! - Oh damn! (buzzer) - ♪ And boy, got me ♪ ♪ Walkin' side to side ♪ - Bring that beat, six, seven, eight! - ♪ I've been here all night ♪ - What? - ♪ I've been here all day ♪ - Womp womp womp! - ♪ And boy, got me walkin' ♪ - ♪ Side to side ♪ - Slay it, Anthony! - ♪ Side ♪ Ugh! - (React) What do you think I'm gonna say? - I think it'

s because her skin color changes every few years. Have you noticed that? - No, because I don't pay attention to Ariana. - (laughs) Oh! - That's old tired news, in my opinion. If you mess up again, sis, girl. - I will never understand the skin lightening or darkening. - (React) Mm-hmm. - Like... - Sometimes, I like to get a tan. - Yeah! - Go out in the sun. - Are you going out to become a black guy though? Or are you just... - No, I'm going out to kind of look cool. - (laughs) You're just bronzin

g it, so there's a difference. - I like to get a little tan. - There is a difference, trust me. - You get tan, it hides the wrinkles a little more. - It hides the wrinkles a little more, yeah. - I would love the know the thought process of licking a donut, God, I hate America. - And being like yeah, I hate Americans. Why? (laughs) - Ugh, I hate America. - (React) When she did get confronted about it, she was saying it was about, she was referring to obesity in the United States. And then she...

- Girl, what? - (React) Then she went back and said I am extremely proud to be an American. - I don't care who you are, ew. - ♪ You went to school to learn ♪ - Oh! - Aww. - Stop! - Shocker. (buzzer) - ♪ Like I before E ♪ ♪ Except after C ♪ - ♪ Two plus two makes four ♪ (buzzer) ♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪ - ♪ I'm gonna teach you ♪ - Oh! - ♪ I'm gonna teach you ♪ (buzzer) - ♪ All about love girl ♪ - You're already losing? I'm holding it down for both of us, then. - Ooh, those dance moves. - Look at his litt

le moves! - ♪ ABC ♪ - ♪ Easy as 123 ♪ - Huh? - ♪ It's simple as ♪ - ♪ Do re mi, ABC, 123 ♪ ♪ Baby you and me, girl ♪ - No! - Oh! - I like the age difference in the whole band. - Yeah. (laughs) - Like, this guy's like pushing 25. This guy's 12. He's like smoking cigarettes after the show. Michael's like can I get a Capri Sun? - One in a lifetime talent. - Mm-hmm. - Like, truly amazing. - Unparalleled. - He was the reason I wanted to become a dancer. - Aww. - And so like my goal was to be his bac

kup dancer, so when he died I was like what am I gonna do now? - Life dreams crushed. - What am I gonna do now? What the hell? - Oh no! - I was so upset. (Jayka laughs) - Michael Jackson is the reason why I became a performer. So every time something happened with him, I was like, (sighs) come on, man, like, you were my jump off. - Like when the court said it was not guilty, and then a documentary came out debunking everything, then another documentary came out saying no no no, this is all true.

- (React) Mm-hmm. - Mmm. - So it's like what? (laughs) - I know, I don't know what to believe. - If it's Halloween and Thriller's on, I'm listening to Thriller, but other than that, ah, I don't know. - ♪ Is it too late ♪ - Justin. (buzzer) - Oh, Justin Bieber. - Oh, Justin Bieber. (buzzer) - I was so glad that he brought them in. (buzzer) - ♪ Oh, is too late now ♪ ♪ To say sorry ♪ - And she ate. The dancers, every time. (buzzer) - ♪ Is it too late ♪ ♪ To say sorry now ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪ - ♪ I'm sorry

♪ - Oh! (React laughs) I'm mic dropping over here. - Mic drop! - So we're good! - ♪ Sorry ♪ - ♪ Uh uh uh uh ♪ ♪ Sorry ♪ - Dude, watching them dance makes me wanna dance. (Jair laughs) - ♪ Is it too late to say ♪ - ♪ Sorry now ♪ - Ooh! - Do you know the choreo? - All of it. - What? - If I blew up at 13. - Mm-hmm. - And I'm in the industry, Chris Brown, all the people that blow up when they're kids. Think about you, 13, and you blow up, you become this superstar, and now the media is watching you

your entire life, as you grow up. - I feel like there's been a lot. - There's been a lot! Didn't he hit, he like assaulted paparazzis and stuff, right? - (React) And also in 2013, he was criticized for writing a message in the guestbook at Anne Frank's house... (both gasp) ...which read "truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl, hopefully she would have been a Belieber." - Disrespectful, dude. - There's a line between intent and impact that I think some people don't alwa

ys translate to. - Dumb teenage boy who had too much money. - And then now it's just him canceling his tours, and stuff like that, but it's just like, I mean, he's a human being. - And he has this medical condition. - Right, like... - When he gave that interview, talking about how he hopes Billie Eilish didn't have to go through what he went through. - Mmm. - And like, you see, and he like started crying. I'm like dude, this guy, I mean, he was in Diddy camp, I don't know, but like... - Yeah.

- Yeah. (both laugh) - ♪ I woke up Chris Breezy ♪ - Yes! Oh my God, I knew this was coming. - ♪ Somehow this ♪ (buzzer) ♪ Turned into Freaky Friday ♪ - I knew it. - He went yes! - ♪ But we got no choice ♪ ♪ But to turn this bitch sideways ♪ - I've never heard this song. - All I know is Chris Brown, Freaky Friday. - ♪ It's Freaky Friday ♪ ♪ I'm in Chris Brown's body ♪ ♪ I drive his Ferrari ♪ ♪ And I'm light-skinned black ♪ What the... ♪ I woke up and I'm Lil Dicky ♪ ♪ Lil Dicky, huh ♪ - What's t

he matter with Lil Dicky? - (React) Nothing's wrong with Lil Dicky. - Oh. - (React) It's Chris Brown that's the issue. - Oh, Chris Brown, yes. Of course. - (React) What are your thoughts on Chris Brown? - Yikes. - Yeah, he's trouble. - Yikes! - I'm not a fan of domestic violence either. I don't know to open a statement like that. I'm not a fan. (laughs) - I'm not a fan of domestic violence. - (laughs) I'm not a fan! - Chris Brown is an incredibly talented human being. - Crazy. - But, so can yo

u just get your act together? - That's what I want! - Like, you are a grown man, and you have so much talent to offer, and you just keep doing this? - ♪ 'Cause you're hot ♪ ♪ And you're cold ♪ - What!? - ♪ You're yes, then you're no ♪ (buzzer) ♪ You're in and you're out ♪ - ♪ You're up and you're down ♪ (buzzer) - I don't feel like I should sing though. I feel like it might be something racial. - Do? - ♪ We fight, we break up ♪ ♪ We kiss ♪ - What, I thought Katy was one of the good ones. - For

some reason, this brings me back to like, bar mitzvah days. - ♪ You don't really wanna go oh ♪ (Brian laughs) - Ooh, not the watermelon. - The watermelon is down. - ♪ You're in and you're out ♪ ♪ You're up and you're down ♪ - Ugh, another one that lives rent-free. - I'm surprised that Katy... - Ugh. - Doesn't have a Grammy. - (React) In her like more earlier years, she's been accused of appropriating Black and Asian culture. - Oh really? - That's, what did I say? - (React) She had corn rows in

her music video This Is How We Do. - Oh! - She also did a whole performance in geisha attire. - Yes. - Guys, come on. - I think a lot of this is timeliness and cultural understanding. There was definitely a point where it was cool and diverse for someone to be representing another culture. - Mm-hmm. - Like on media. - Yeah. - I don't know how Japan feels about it. - Also, like, there were like producers and stuff that probably were like oh, you know what'd be cool, if you did this. - Yeah. - An

d people putting these ideas into her head, and she was probably like okay. - ♪ I'm just a sucker ♪ ♪ For a hot track ♪ (Brian gasps) ♪ Gimme a drink and a chick ♪ - ♪ To tell stop that ♪ (buzzer) - Oh, damn! - ♪ Flip it 'round ♪ - I need to stay serious. (buzzer) - ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Turn it over and ♪ (buzzer) - ♪ Turn it around now ♪ (buzzer) - Oh, I wanna dance so bad. - ♪ Turn it over and ♪ - ♪ Hey ♪ - ♪ Ooh la la la ♪ - ♪ Switch ♪ - ♪ Hey, turn it over and ♪ - ♪ Hey ♪ - He was warming up for Chris

Rock back there, the switch. - ♪ Turn it over and ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ ♪ La la la ♪ (React laughs) (Brian laughs) - He was like I'm gonna switch, switch. Chris Rock should've known better! - Yeah! - He should've seen the video! - (laughs) She should've seen... - He should've seen the video! - It is my firm stance that you never go on stage to strike a performer. - He could've yelled at him, he could've said however they felt about it, that's one thing, to me, the line was crossed, when he put his hand

s on him. - Like, I just have so many mixed feelings about this, because I have always loved watching him. - Mm-hmm. - And enjoyed... - Nostalgia. - Everything. - Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the reason why I wanted to be an actor. In reality, two of the problematic people in this video are the reason why I'm in this video. (both laugh) - ♪ It's all good ♪ ♪ And it's all in fun ♪ (Nicholas laughs) - Kid Rock? - ♪ Get in the pit ♪ - ♪ And try to love someone ♪ - ♪ Bawitdaba ♪ - ♪ Da bang, da ban

g ♪ - ♪ Diggy diggy ♪ (buzzer) ♪ Diggy, said the boogie ♪ ♪ Said up jump the boogie ♪ - ♪ Bawitdaba, da bang, da bang ♪ - Oh my God! - Hey, this guy, when he came out! (buzzer) (both laugh) - I was like, I know those words, but I do not recognize this beat. (both laugh) - ♪ Bawitdaba, da bang, da dang ♪ ♪ Diggy diggy ♪ (Travis laughs) ♪ Diggy said the boogie ♪ ♪ Said up jump the boogie ♪ - I have never heard that before? - (gasps) No? - I don't think so. - Oh, I love it. - What's wrong with Kid

Rock? (both laugh) - (React) He's been accused of homophobia, and then also during the 2004 Super Bowl, that drew criticism because he was wearing an actual American flag as a poncho. And that, people accused him of desecrating the American flag. - So he's messing with both sides. - (React) Yeah, pretty much. - (laughs) That's so... - I think the biggest controversy he has is pretending to be some redneck, when he grew up rich. (laughs) - (gasps) That's crazy! Wow. - ♪ Look ♪ (buzzer) - ♪ If y

ou had ♪ (buzzer) - ♪ One shot ♪ If you had one shot. - ♪ Or one opportunity ♪ - ♪ To seize everything ♪ ♪ You ever wanted ♪ - Everything, everything you ever... - Everything you ever wanted. - Uh oh. - ♪ Would you capture it ♪ ♪ Or just let is slip ♪ - ♪ Yo yo ♪ - ♪ His palms are sweaty ♪ ♪ Knees weak, arms are heavy ♪ - ♪ There's vomit ♪ ♪ On his sweater already ♪ ♪ Mom's spaghetti ♪ ♪ He's nervous ♪ - ♪ But on the surface ♪ ♪ He looks calm and ready ♪ ♪ To drop bombs ♪ - ♪ Blaow ♪ - ♪ Snap ba

ck to reality ♪ - ♪ Ope, there goes rabbit ♪ - ♪ Lose yourself ♪ ♪ In the music, the moment ♪ ♪ You own it ♪ ♪ You better never let it go ♪ - ♪ You only get shot ♪ ♪ Do not miss your chance to blow ♪ ♪ This opportunity comes ♪ ♪ Once in a lifetime ♪ - ♪ Through this hole ♪ ♪ That is gaping ♪ ♪ This world is mine for the taking ♪ - (React) Brian, stop. - ♪ Make me king ♪ Sorry. (group laughs) Sorry. - The big old F word with Elton John, yeah. - No, was that, really? - (React) He's been accused of

promoting violence, misogyny, homophobia... - I was about to say! - (React) And insensitivity. - He literally talked about killing his wife in a whole song. - Yeah, it's called Kim. - (laughs) We know the song! - That is name brand controversial, yeah. - Wow, I had no idea. Like, I mean I had a little bit of an idea, but like wow. - When people think of Eminem, at least in my experience, like oh ugh, that misogynist, that homophobe. - Yeah. - It's moreso just like that wonderful rapper who's

made some lyrical mistakes that aren't well-palatable today. - As an icon, as a creator, as a human being, he's trying to do better. - (React) Unfortunately, Jayka, you were unable to resist dancing and singing. - Ooh! (Jair laughs) You have to sing the songs to the Eminem. (laughs) - What is this? - What is this? - What is it? (both laugh) - Can I keep it? (both laugh) Oh my God! - That's amazing! - This is cute! - That's actually great! - Wait, I'd crop this! - Thank you so much. Honestly,

for all of the things that I've said, this is probably accurate. - (React) Yeah. - Please don't cancel me. - Please don't cancel me. - I'm sorry, and please, don't cancel me. - Please don't cancel me. (Travis laughs)