MEECHY DARKO | SOMEWHAT THERAPEUTIC 

The transparency in this video is insane. If there’s anything to take away from these 20 minutes, it’s just be patient with yourself and your loved ones. Don’t be quick to react on negative emotions. Thank you Meech.

cherishing each breath, Thank you Meecky Darko for being who you are.

“This is for me to reveal, not for you to pull out of me” - Mr. Darko

This felt like an open heart surgery wow. I discovered FBZ thanks to my best friend back in december of 2012, my first trip out of my country was in 2019 just to see them in concert, and the way they grow not only as an artists but also as human beings has been incredible to see, much love meech, thank you for all of this.

This was the realist thing I’ve seen come of Hip Hop culture in a hot minute. I know this has personally touched a lot of people watching this too. Massive shout of to Meech for making this.

Bro your verses on 'Vacation In Hell' and 'Escape from New York' were like gold and helped me thru homelessness and fentanyl addiction.

Love you so much, bro. Your music means the world to me and so many others. Supporting always 🖤🧟‍♂️.

My dad has severe schizophrenia and I don’t talk to him much I just wanted to say your words have resonated with me so much and I love you thank you for using your voice and letting us all feel your size

Truth. The symbiosis. The dichotomy. The yin yang. The balance. The duality. 2.2.2.

Much love for this Meech. Also super important for men with a following such as yourself to come forth and break that “men keep shit inside” nonsense. I know you’re all about opening peoples mind , but right here is some of the best work you’ve done. Thank you for everything you do !

This hit home like a mofo coming from a family of the same & growing up with my brother who was diagnosed with schizophrenia & bipolar it was definitely hard af! Whole family was dysfunctional growing up as a kid… I want to thank you from the core of my heart for sharing this with us, much love & respect to you Meechy & RIP to your father 🕊️🕯️🙏🏽

I seen you at a concert in Houston walked right past you and was like “meech?” I was star struck for the first time in my life. I don’t have idols anymore, but I swear if it wasn’t for Flatbush I wouldn’t be here today man. Thanks for letting us see the man behind the veil. Didn’t even know you had your own YT channel.

Im crying….like actual sad tears because this so real thank you meech u forever my favorite rapper

Man im going through exactly what you did with your father except with my mom. She has bipolar schitzo with manic depression. I watch this vid all the time to remind myself that im not the only one dealing with this. Ive never talked about it or talked about my own internal struggles. But the closer i get to 30 the signs are harder to ignore. Your music has gotten me through so much bro I remember seeing yalls tape on datpiff back in the day. I never would have thought you guys would play such a theraputic role in my life. I doubt this will be read but thank you

Chills and Tears. I appreciate ya very much Meechy. I lost my daddy 7 years ago and I deal with mental illness. Flatbush Zombies music/culture has saved my life. One Love y'all ❤️🎵💜☯️🖤💯💯💯♠️

The dark one with so much light

Love you Meech🙏🏽❤ Mental illness is not easy to deal with. This is real af. Thank you for being open. Prada U.

Damn. This one real homie, and he the product of a real dad. Real makes real 🐐 Goats only birth other Goats

🙏 Sorry for your loss. Lots of light.

100% U & I + Meechy touching on bi polar seriously touched me, it was liberating and beautiful to hear someone talk about a mental illness I've personally struggled with more than half my life. I resonated so deeply with this song, and it helped me tremendously. I did not know he was referring to his father, I did think personally was diagnosed. I have been so curious for so long thats what brought me to this video. Love you Meechy.... what a deep, challenging yet powerful story. no its not easy. but you being transparent with your lyrics and including your life story in this song speaks volumes.....I truly believe hardship creates incomparable character- character that is only gained by those who have been affected first hand and know how it feels. I am bi polar. my dad has passed. Ive seen you at red rocks and just yalls presence close to me I felt like I was in a legit family, and slowly healing. red rocks October 30th 2021. I hope I get to meet you one day brother.....sending you the biggest hugs from Colorado. real recognize real. keep crushing and being honest, yourself and unapologetic....you are a blessing to me & your whole fan base/family. SO MUCH LOVE & good vibes.....Love ya always ---- O

listening to this as my girl is in the other room doing the thizzz dance with my son listening to mac dre. Crazy world. I needed this.

I just want to give the biggest Hug to Meech. When I was going through my struggles and latched on to music as a coping mechanism Meech & Flatbush Zombies was in my mix. It’s so refreshing to see a black man be so vulnerable and vocal about what he has to face every single day. My intentions with my hug is to transfer so much love, positivity and healing into this man and let him know that weight was never his to carry so learn to forgive yourself. One day at a time Meech you got this ❤🧟‍♂️🎵

u are so powerful for even speaking about those types of experiences. as someone who's experienced my father slowly lose sense of his surroundings and even not recognizing me when i was around him the last couple of his days, i can only imagine what you went through. but everyone makes mistakes, not everyone's perfect. sendin u love and peace, ur courage is something to behold.

I lost my pops when I was 17 over 10 years ago, hearing you rap about your dad helps me with the feelings of loss that still haunt me today. That's why you the realest.

Love you Meechy ❤ if you never made another song your real fans will always love you!

YouAreMySunshine is one of my favorites.

I recently had a falling out with my father over moving to New York cause he came off like he didn’t support me and me not accepting anything negative or people trying to stop being who I am I cut him off for a while. Interesting you drop this right after my experience and really opened my eyes to our relationship. I needed this , thank you. I do love him and if something were to happen I wouldn’t want the last interaction to be ended off on bad terms.

WEAR MI HEART ON MI SLEEVE ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

you've been changing my life ever since I first started listening to your music. truly the only artist i can actually connect with on some deep shit. keep it up bro

Saw this late. Glad I found it. Thank you Meech.

Flatbush gang

Collective consciousness is wild. Thanks for this meechy. Much love from the Australia crew

That was so fucking beautiful brother

Love that you're still rolling out content for this album! It's a super dope listen and these videos really set the tone

Discovered FBZ in 2011 and will always be a fan of every member.

Meech has inspired for over a decade living and remembering his and erick and juices words I've met the group twice and each time I didn't know what to say that's my idols standing in front of me and to see meech talk this much makes me wish I was more vocal ❤️

This kinda stuff from an artist is so healthy for both the fans and the artist themselves. Thank you for sharing, hope you doing good. Can't wait to see you and joey in Manchester on the 15!

as a fan of meechy, seeing him giving us an insight of his personal life and honesty with this mental shit.. it makes him a friend i can relate to. i really appreciate him for that and this makes him more valuable. god bless you bro❤

Appreciate it meech showing people that they can express their mind without being afraid. Really making statement. Enjoy trip with Joey brother and remember to be kind to yourself . Love yourself and keep treating your mental health.

This was very beautifully spoken my guy.

Been listening to Gothic Luxury on repeat for the last few weeks. Hearing in on a different level

I do appreciate you coming out talking about your own stuff Meech shows how down to earth you really are !! Also grateful your the king you are and keeping your pain and work separate I’ve never heard an artist talk the way you just did ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥, I loveeeeeeeeee you Meech and ikkk you’ll figure this all out might just take some time ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I remember crying alone in the hotel room listening to 'Trapped' and feeling like someone actually cared solely cuz they felt the same.

Respect and love

we love you meechy

14:17 damn you got me wanting to shed tears 😭 my father passed when I was ten years old to alcohol misuse. So, the neglect from both my parents was there from day 1, but subsequently after his death, it was my mom who perpetuated all the hurtful words and actions. All those memories burned into my conscience, clear signs of mental unwellness, n how their unwellness was inherited by me, while I also began to bear new unwellness born from the same environment that also made them who they uniquely were. It pains me to see how many of us are robbed of our family structure. Personally my dad was only self soothing, determined to find pleasure in being alive, his coping mechanisms are what killed him, and there’s a lotta nuance to that but I say this to say: he was human. Even in her ugliest expressions, my mother has always been determined to be heard, determined to survive, determined to be respected, to be loved, and her avoidant coping mechanisms were unhealthy because it made her explosive, unpredictable, bc she’d be apathetic at times, even, and even that is because *she is human* And I find great pleasure in expressing myself, in building foundations for physical, mental, spiritual, financial health and wealth, I dream of abstract ideas where different keys are all on one accord, where transparency is cash, where flaws and lack isn’t seen as *less than human* but explicitly human. This causes me great pain and many “unfavorable” results because *I become undesirable and unpalatable* … many ppls idea of worth is dependent on what can be extracted for self gratification… it is uncomfortable being aware of your surroundings. It is uncomfortable being aware of where you (and others) fall short. It is uncomfortable to admit that we all have the capacity to carry ugly emotions and thoughts and actions. We are merely human. These are characteristics built from being in less than optimal positions, not because we are broken, or defective tools.. but because we are excellent and amazing channels, horns blazing, unveiling the truth of the unqualified nature of the authoritarian rule we are under. Many of us simply have divergent ways of viewing life, and we are all simply responding to stimuli. Theres nothing inside the brain that can point out where the depression is, or the schizophrenia is, or the ADHD is, or the OCD is, where the narcissism is etc. When people “go get help,” therapists talk to them, they ask their clients what they feel, what they wish to share, what direction they wish to go. They don’t put them under a brain scan and point out a supposed defect. We are observing systemic negligence, where large groups of people are literally unable to support each other mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually, it is reflected in the lack of mental wellness our community has.. we are unable to build family, with no families there are no communities and the world suffers. We are unable to truly *be* human, and take pride in and grow the greatest parts of humanity, while being human, and only being allowed to showcase the parts of humanity that elicit disgust.

Appreciate this 🤙🏾 very well spoken appreciate your soul brotha

Its crazy how real this video is, I relate to this so fucking much. I hope you continue to stay your true self as Independent artist coz you really too good to be a part of any label. Im from London born and raised with Jamaican roots and you are now one of the few artists in the US that I still listen to.

Sending love, light and energy your way meech🖤 I've been a long time fan of yours since the beginning and it's been beautiful to see your elevation collectively and individually. I really appreciate you letting us into a portion of your life and mindset! Healing and therapy is essential to all us on this journey we call life. I hope you and your family can continue to heal and find peace 🖤💛💚

Respect brother, respect

THE GOAT ❤

This was so beautiful Meech. I love you man. Keep going.

thank you meechy i've been listening to you and flatbush zombies since 2016 you guys have inspired me to make some music of my own and its crazy because I can relate with a father and brother who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar schizophrenia I know what its like to feel your relatives alive but they're not there mentally Its like they died but they were alive because they lost their own mind ! I have heard many things that shouldn't have been said but you can't blame them or yourself because they're suffering from a disease ! Keep pushing thank you brotha you have had a huge impact on my life you have changed my perspective on life as a whole and now to come to a understanding that we related through such a terrible thing that can't be prevented ! much love cuzzo thank you for the inspiration!

I don’t even recognize him from my high school self. So much stronger and self aware. I never knew his fight. I will always respect this man.. I used to spend way too much time in art galleries and the woman I dated always called me out for it. I interpreted differently, now when I run his music back, I will interpret it differently. This interview is powerful

This is beautiful and why you continue to be my favorite artist on the planet not even close to anyone

We love you bro, keep doing what you feel is right, the real fans will never judge or hold your artistic values hostage fam

We been waiting for you to speak out bruh this gonna help .

I'm sorry to hear about your dad, bro. I lost my dad on September 24th, 2021. He had CLL and got covid. The last 10 months of his life was pretty rough. We were in denial that he was dying and always thought he was gonna get better. The last few months of his life he was very confused and would forget where he was when his eyes were closed and would get scared. The night that he died my mom was in the other room with a nurse signing paperwork to get him some medicine and i went in to check on him, noticed he wasn't breathing and the nurse said he was gone. It broke my heart, but surprisingly i was able to stay clean and sober through it. I have 3 years and 3 months off all drugs and alcohol, about 11 months off nicotine. Using to numb the pain only delays and makes the pain hit you stronger eventually. Stay strong friends. ❤️

love u meechy

YouAreMySunshine is one of my all time favorites. It's such a beautiful track. Been following FBZ/Meech since 2012 and love everything he's put out.

shed a few tears when he was talkin bout how proud his pops was about all them 3- loved the video overall but gonna use that part specifically as motivation to work harder tomorrow/into the future, peace n love from CA

Thank you

Appreciate you opening up saw FBZ in St. Petersburg Fl hands down best rap show I’ve ever seen. My mom is dealing with a cancer that is eventually gonna end her listening to you speak about your father makes me appreciate all the time I have left with my mother.

I love you Meechy Darko...we all do, thank you for this video and this album and thank you for having the strength to carry on regardless of all of your troubles/demons whatever label you give it, because you truly do help many of us do the same 💯💯 You're loved Meechy Darko and you matter, keep pushing young soldier! 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you meech. From the heart.

Deep Bro 💯

Meechy, this one was hard for you, you really hear the pain in your voice, when u talk about your dad. i felt it and related. i hope you doing good, the album was incredible, and watching this from my perspective, i think you needed this, too talk out, get a little bit of your chest. And keep doing you, and be strong! Im sorry for your loss of your father. My father is my everything, so this track is so important to me, and i just wanted to thank you!

shed alot of tears here, lost my own father as a young buck. thank you meechy, you are incredibly loved and we appreciate you and the zombie family

This was beautiful. Thanks you Meech

Equivalent exchange. So necessary. Thankyou Meech for all that you are

I learned a lot from you as an individual and about life, I'm grateful for this talk. Keep honoring yourself with time & compassion.

Emotional intelligence is so important cause as much as you wanna be your true authentic self at all times and embody your truth sometimes ppl arent ready to hear the truth 🙏🏾 strength and more power to you Meechy.. i also had this huge fight w/ my late brother when he was having his episode and it fucks w/ me to this day

U&I is my favorite song, especially your verse. Didnt realize the trouble it caused you. Thank you for it Meech

Beautifully Spoken shout out to Meechy love you bro ❤️

Lotta respect. This is real

Such a beautiful and authentic expression...thank you. Sending you so much love Meech.

Thanks

There's So Much POWER in You! You're A Blessing to your Audience. 🖤

This was some of the realist shit i ever heard. Much respect to you bro. Stay strong

My favorite album in a while

Meech the goat

Real spill. appreciate your words MEECH

Love From New Orleans

Meechy ❤ my heart goes out to you so much… my mother also was diagnosed bipolar + schizophrenic, paired with heavy addictions made for a very crazy childhood. I innerstand what it’s like to hear the craziest shit from your parents & I’m so proud of us both for taking control of our life narratives. I will always support your work in this lifetime & I will always send you endless cosmic love ❤ thank you so so much for opening up to us

we follow you meechy darko much love 🖤✨

Bro this was deep ah hell, I started gulping when Meech started choking on his spit

I’m 2 minutes in and his words already woke something in me.. I had to pause 4 a moment 🤚.. love u meech 🫶🏼

thank u so much for sharing🤍♾️🖤🤍♾️🖤

You the realest. Thank you for sharing. I had similar issues with my father. I was the only one in the family who tried reasoning with him after years of abuse and tried helping him by sharing some of my experiences thinking he would relate but he could not give up drinking and wouldn't seek help with his mental health. We were very similar in character and I understood him more than anyone else so logically I thought he would listen to me because we went through similar struggles, I just had them at a younger age. It seemed like it worked but ultimately he had a stroke from all the stress, alcohol and negligence of his physical health. When I heard he's in the hospital I was so upset I didn't even want to speak to him. All this effort on my part trying to help him was for nothing. I never got the chance to speak to him again because he died a couple days later and I could not visit him at the hospital because of the pandemic. You do whatever you think is best at the time to the best of your knowledge. You can't beat yourself up for trying to live your life. Sometimes there's just nothing you can do to help another being and that's that. I live with the thoughts of "what if" as well, shit is hard to deal with but ultimately no one can tell what would've happened and there's no point in ruminating over these "what ifs". All we can do is share the experiences and the knowledge so maybe we save some people from the darkness we have to live through. Much love man, stay strong

Meechy this is much needed Therapy for all of us🙏

Thank you for "opening my damn mind " I got own the day tattooed on my wrist I look at everyday because of you and sometimes that's all I need to tell myself to get through it .

Thanks a million for sharing, Meech. You making it a priority to heal your self will help countless others heal too. Your ancestors speaking thru you I swear. One love

I bought a copy of the album, it's a classic. Ps My dad got shot and killed , my pen and music helped me . Therapy later helped me with my chemical imbalances.

Love you bro! We appreciate you. ALL THE WAY IN LONDON!!!

Wow I really need this I put it off. I knew this video would make me emotional. Found out I have Chronic kidney disease this year. I needed to hear all of these words.

Utterly grateful for you sharing this with us meech. God bless you brother.

Love you tons, Meech. You touch the hearts of thousands with your words. Sending you so much love 🤍

God bless you family. You helping so many people by sharing this with us, please take care and take time brother.

we love you meechy🖤

Thanks for the life lesson meech I felt that almost had me in tears dude the realest dude I ever met .that couldn’t have been easy to share all that ❤️