Watch Jelly Roll deliver testimony at Senate hearing on fentanyl bill 

I know right? Especially the one guy with his head cocked sideways and his mouth a little open. It definitely looked like they didnt care atall about what he was saying.

it was shock and care I think, I do not believe it was a dismissive tone

Watched all 2 1/2 hrs of it, they did the exact opposite, actually thanked him for using his platform, for telling his story. To much to express in just this one comment actually.

Last time I saw a video of this idiot he was so fucked up he couldn't even talk. Dude has his own medical team to try and keep him from ODing. 😂

There was one old hat on the left side in the middle of his speech looking like he was affected by this probably a family member.

God bless

Congrats to you on your sobriety! Keep on kicking butt!

I'm proud of you! 5 years clean..I was lucky enough to get clean right when fentanyl was just starting to really hit the scene bad and it's way worse then the normal H and THAT was hard enough to get clean from. So Good in you for sticking with it and gaining your life back. ❤

You’re doing it. Right on. ☮️

One day at a time! 🙌💟

I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢

That sucks

Wishing you and your family all the best…

Im só sorry 😢

my deepest condolences madam :(

i was sincerely reading this comment, then burst out laughing when you said "thank you jelly roll" man we living in a simulation 😂😂😂

He has tattoos on his face.

​@@dantegrabowski1109you're very immature.

@@ElricBrightsoul and you're probably wayy less of a smartass than you think if you actually claim to measure maturity by that kind of statement, whilst having a fckin toddler dino comic for pfp 🤣🤣 gtfo clown 🤡

​@snicker576 so? 😂 weird

He's a sellout so he has to think his opinions matter and get into politics for public controversy. All part of the game

@@NIIKKOBraylonterrible take. How do I know? You spoke from your mind while he spoke from his heart. (Aka. Ego vs humility)

@@snap4432There’s nothing you can do. They don’t realize their perspective is ultimately flawed, just hyper focusing on some social status idea instead of what’s really going on here.

I agree! He has my respect too

Jelly roll has always been a damn good person. Everybody has Been threw ups and downs. But only few stand and try to make things better for themselves and everyone else.

Check out . . . . . . 'Save Me' song all the world be like faked Spear-shaker wrote, or was it Francis Bacon......... Regards good one & all

On top of that, a rapper who has face tats

Legitimate proof that we aren’t in the darkest timeline

@@user-gz1kv1us8rHis wife is sitting behind him, supporting him.

The left wants fetanyl to be legalized

Thank you for sharing your personal struggle. I hope you are still keeping on! Take care.

You're Beautiful mam, Stay True to yourself ❤

Nobody cares, natural selection at it's finest.

I’m so glad you are still with us! Life has a purpose!

amen im right there with ya, such a powerful speech he gave. ex addict of the majority of my younger days but i've been clean at least a decade, and have lost almost every single one of my friends in highschool

He really does care about people

@@fafarmsi think it's cause no one really "cares about him" until Bunni , and his fans giving him so much love , so i think he feels a sense of caring and responsibility for us ( i could be wrong but its the vibe i get )

@@meoww_jinxx_meoww however he gets there I'm here for it

@@meoww_jinxx_meoww I think it's because he knows what it like to be treated badly so he doesn't want to make others feel that way

He told everyone because once he was part of the problem then imagine going to jail watching junkies sick n detoxing he feels guilt then losing friends n family members on top of it all his new music hits a lot of people going through hard times and struggles if you ever seen one of his shows you would understand because no matter what direction you look there's people literally crying because there going through something or watching someone they love going through something I've seen it first hand at his shows and that's why it impacts him so deeply

He writes and performs country rap, so Jelly Roll is right at home delivering a message in the spotlight. His life up to now lead straight to this gig, and he was ready. 👍

@@spacelemur7955exactly

the underlying classicism here speaks volumes of how you percive people...

​@@InfamousMaxprojecting

its not that deep lol if anything, you somehow managed to find a way to be negative over a compliment. you're kinda projecting bro @@InfamousMax

well put

Man he was talking to the crowd in st.louis and you could feel his words. Jelly is a great person.

How can you take anything he says seriously??

​@@Sunshine-is_here_to_stay how can you not?? He has been there and seen it just like hundreds of millions of us have around the world. He hit the nail on the head.

​@@dans5643went to concert music hits the soul cried more than I was happy

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, I hope you're healing and doing well. It blows my mind that in just two years lives can be turned upside-down and ruined by this terrible plague of drug addiction. Live on in your father's memory and do him proud.

Brother, My dad passed away from Fentanyl as well Oct 23rd 2018 I was 19 to…its the most fucked up thing in the world he was clean for 40 years and when he was at his lowest hes demons came back to hunt him. Its fucked up because i would see him do it but he never wanted me to know so I acted like I didnt. biggest regret Wish I couldv’e been honest with him in those moments. This testimony was amazing to me Its an extreme problem in almost every house hold in America and people are starting to get addicted younger and younger, JellyRoll is speaking for niggas like me who couldnt make an impact and I love and respect him more than anything for it

I'm sorry for your loss. That's absolutely awful

My condolences, May he rest in peace

The left wants fetanyl to be legalized

I know what you mean, I’m gay too.

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist_ couldn’t say it better myself. Totally glad you and I are here, we’re queer, and telling the world f u!

That's Jelly✨

Well look at him. Most of his life he’s been at rock bottom. Hard narcotics coupled with robbery and jail time will make you rethink self…

💯

I hear ya, but it's really hard to take someone seriously when they look like a child took a marks-a-lot to their face...

Until he opens his mouth, that is.@@Nate-bn5kk

@@Nate-bn5kk Then you realize more people take him seriously than most people without those tattoos. I could say the cliche "you can't judge a book" line, but it's better to suggest you progress. People take different walks of life, and end up with their own experiences. Sometimes those that we judge, have experienced more, and learned more from it.

Fentanyl is coming through the open border people. We had a president that wanted a secure border. For some reason you guys voted him out. If you agree with Jelly Rolls testimony there should be no reason why you should vote blue. We need to start putting Americans first.

Similar to Dee Snider from Twisted Sister's "epic" Senate hearing in 1985 vs. Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC)

DeFord is fake and just wants to be famous, so he can eventually overdose happily

What lesson did he learn?

​@@IIIIIIllIIIllII ?

@@IIIIIIllIIIllIIjust another ignorant social reject who has nothing going for them!

@@IIIIIIllIIIllIIhe was a drug addict and dealer and went to prison before his music career

DeFord is fake person trying to get famous. Don't trust a gang member with tattoos on their face.

It really does... not the stupid ass face this guy 4:22 is making.

I think they are speechless for different reasons than you and me sadly

Well articulated? Definitely. Meaningful? Definitely not. Jelly rolls collective content is literally pro addiction. Talking about how sad it is for his ex yet he makes music that glorifies and exploits addiction on a national level…? Yeah he seems so sad about it. I’ve lost family and friends to addiction as well, and there’s no amount of money that I would accept to make album’s glorifying the same addictions…it’s called selling your soul and causing gods children to stumble and if he’s so smart then he’s knowingly come to that crossroad and decided which path to take.

@@1rko542good point! I hope he sees your post.

@1rko542 Who are you to decide what is meaningful and what isn’t? If you think that talking about addiction is the same as glorifying it or exploiting it, you are part of the overall problem because sweeping it under the rug and forgetting about it is not going to get us out of this mess that we are in. You can choose a different path but that doesn’t mean you completely erase and forget about the destructive one that you were initially on. That’s not how it works and that’s certainly not how “God’s children” are going to make it out of all this alive. We are losing lives every 11 minutes so I think it’s time that somebody start talking and start talking LOUDLY. Thank you Jelly Roll!

There are words to describe everything

So sorry for your loss, I know how it feels. I actually lost my sister in 2021 as well, she was 30 years old. My father found her and then he started pain pills to cope with the PTSD... he's doing better now, but what a vicious cycle. So glad Jelly Roll could bring a voice to those who cannot speak now. Beautiful.

My sister did opiates seldomly after she got better, but thought she was taking and oxy... it was 03/20/21. She hadn't made it to 30. She left a baby boy alone, bc she had lost the husband/father to baby a year prior

I'm so so sorry! It's such a strong power... I'm sure she tried so hard. Sending strength to all that knew and loved her ❤

lol

As a big brother to 3 younger siblings myself, I can't imagine the pain you carry. God bless you ma'am. May your sister be at peace.

The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Tbf judging him by his looks would still be perfectly accurate, he looks like a former addict/ criminal which he is 🤷‍♂️

Amen!

❤whats the solution? You dont wanna hear mines. 🍼🍔🤨🇺🇸🇨🇳🎭😎

@@ericpitre4031why would we want to hear mines? Everyone knows what an explosion sounds like.

I'm sorry for your loss, stay strong

Thank you! @@singlelit0

Sorry for your loss

Sorry for your loss

Amen, condolences for your family's loss.

I think you’re right, but I also think his words were heard.

People that don’t know you only see what you look like. Then inferences are drawn off of appearance, or something uncontrollable like race and skin color. That’s literally every racist today going unchecked He will be fine.

same man

Publicity stunt like anything else in this world. Wake up

@@daviddeibert6575 you think Seth Rogans senate hearing was a publicity stunt? No, Wake up

Well, he is a successful song-writer and performer in the Country Rap genre, so yeah, he is going to be eloquent.

You need to listen..

You either are, or you are not an addict. There is no such thing as an former addict. Being sober does not rid you of the disease unfortunately. Speaking from experience.

You would enjoy his music I’m sure especially as a recovering addict💜 proud of you!

@@justinpitzer1020 so what does rid you of the disease? I'm asking because there is a such thing as being completely healed. Can the the word "former" mean, I've been there done that and now I don't do those things anymore, therefore I am healed?

@@onboardnow2020honestly I’ve been in and out of recovery too. I think it’s honestly a personal thing from person to person. But that guy that said there’s no such thing. Sounds like one of those guys/asshole’s in AA that it’s his way or the highway and he’s right about everything…if y’all been in programs y’all know the type

His elegance makes you look past the tattoos, the music, and the accent. That right there is a true man.

All he did was repeat what everyone else already said.

@@joeycampbell940 …and this is why we can’t have anything nice…

excellent well spoken and well thought out.

@@joeycampbell940well we all better just shut up about it then huh? Just sweep it under the rug and the problem will go away right?

Definitely 🙏🏾

I agree but the problem IS that these are the same people that allowed the sale and prescriptions of Oxy which brought us to this point. They don't care!!! I lost my daughter because of these assholes!

What is he suggesting they do to help put an end to this? Isn't the bulk of this problem coming from the cartels throwing fentanyl in just about every thing they send over here now? Off topic I know, but personally, I think the good people of Mexico need to rise up and fight back against those cartels to take their country back. Supposedly they're now killing people's familiy members that don't pay their "protection fees". I don't know what the answer is, just wondering if anyone knew what they're hoping to get done?

Unfortunitly it wont change a damn thing!

@@gbo4802 not with that crummy attitude of yours, have fun on your rocking chair while people are out fighting the good fight

You continue living strong and be strong, you're a testament of human perseverance. Be right and continue to hold your own, you already have since the early 2000s, keep being that shinning beacon of hope God made out of you. You're a gift in this was war, not a victim of victims.

If only ppl cared about the addicts back then. I have a family member served time and spent several yrs away from her child for using.

Lost my brother at age 29 from fentanyl and my sister is in jail detoxing from meth. I’m so sorry you have been through it too

You are a goddamn champion for trucking on. I hope you find happiness.

I know how you are feeling we too lost my nephew six years ago and my sister is not doing well with the loss of her son she now is in a hospital for she is on suicidal watch so it doesn't matter how long someone has passed the pain in my sister is devastating the whole family especially her other children sad situations so I say anyone doing drugs or anything else please and I know it's hard please think family friends and especially your mother!! Have a good day and sorry for your loss of loved ones ❤❤jelly right got us telling our stories hats off to Jelly Roll (he should run for president)😂😂🫂🫂🙏🙏

i am a former addict and that line really got me. it couldn't be described any better and really makes people confront their lack of empathy for addicts. we are human beings.

Formerly addicted to /smoking/ percs. Quit cold turkey then got on methadone, then dropped by 10mg a week. (Average is only 2.) therapist was called to ask me if I’m self sabotaging or suicidal; I let it be known I feel the withdrawals. I wake up suffering. Screaming in pain. Then I get my medicine and it does enough to barely take the pain away. But I’m going to continue doing it because I refuse to be an addict. I was addicted for 4 months. Smoking $80 worth of pills a day (which actually isn’t that much) I was on methadone for 3 months; before becoming addiction free. My point? It is 100% because you’re weak. I’m not saying you’re not CAPABLE. I am saying you’re giving yourself EXCUSES. I would wake up throwing my guts up, sweating and sh**ting myself without having a fix. I wouldn’t be able to move or function. I would cry actual tears from the pain. And I still prevailed. Addiction is a mindset. It’s a mentality. And you giving yourself a reason to slack makes you weak. Because I dealt with ALL of this; while being HOMELESS. Sleeping on concrete. In bushes. No friends. No family. No support. Other than my own WILL to overcome. So I’m living proof that addiction isn’t impossible to overcome; despite ANY reason you give yourself. And that you not being able to overcome is because you’re not strong. Not saying you can’t BECOME strong; but as of this moment you are NOT. You are weak. And you allow yourself to continue being weak by telling yourself “it’s a sickness” rather than admitting you’re unable to handle what’s required for you to become better.

Some people are weak addicts, some people actually have trauma, you need to determine who is who and who really wants help.

I'm a former addict, and addiction is not a disease. It's difficult to contend with, sure. It's less easily reversed than some actual diseases, but it is not a disease. Calling it a disease so adamantly only serves to remove a nebulous amount of personal responsibility from the person it controls; and, as a psychologist, I can tell you that no progress is made without personal accountability. Blaming everything on exterior factors or scapegoating a pretend disease will not allow the patient to grow and form good habits and become well adjusted. Scapegoating will only serve to enable them to varying degrees. Sure, some people recover even with the mentality that addiction is a disease, but only in spite of such an attitude: not because of it.

@mavisrecon7948 literally the reason im sober isnt because of my years of therapy, its because i wanted to make the change. Thanks for educating fools who call it a disease.

This is an amazing speech and I am very thankful for it, but if it is the most amazing speech you have ever heard, I would encourage you to listen to more speeches. There are some that make this wonderful speech look like a high school paper. When people are passionate and motivated they can give some wonderful speeches.

@@BaronEurchild your absolutely correct ❤️ I shall edit my post✍️

Lady every person in America cousin died from fentanyl

Definitely did

Your respect for God needs to go through the roof if it were for that probably this fool would be irrelevant

​@@SalvadorSanchez-hq9hn Unhinged comment wtf lmao

@@lolgamez9171 pay attention

@@lolgamez9171 people like everything besides God, jelly roll, McDonald's, what about the one ^

@@SalvadorSanchez-hq9hn Homie, there is over a thousand established religions on this planet, most of which do not subscribe to your god. Your awful attempt at proselytizing only pushes people further away from your beliefs.

I’m so sorry bro. Praying for you. Just keep your head up.

keep your head up, time heals everything trust me, one day you will see and i pray for you

God bless you, itll get better!

I’m so sorry for your loss. Don’t take offense but saying a silent prayer for you

The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Ngl people not caring makes me want to just OD on meth but maybe they may care, just don't show it. In my life currently it feels and seems so lonely and I can't stand it anymore.

Congratulations on your sobriety! It’s an amazing personal accomplishment and I hope you are proud of yourself ❤

It was wild. I have never heard anything this powerful. I've been struggling with alcohol for a while. Tomorrow I'm going in on my own to get clean. Be well, you're never ever alone.

@jayrod7389 that's awesome. We really should support one another like this regardless . Thank you for your kind words. We all got this if we got one another.

@@jayrod7389 I understand that well too. There are different struggles for everyone but the struggle remains the same just different essence. We spend way to much time not understanding and putting others down for their issues. I see it everywhere. I recently made a friend with Schizophrenia. I find people like this very unique and special with hearts that need care. Anyway Their family treats them bad. This person has nobody. I really do not believe their family understands their condition or they are either very stressed. I won't give up on them because I see their potential. We need to support one another and be positive. I can not stand when people put others down for issues they have no idea about. Support and care are what we need as a society. True compassion and empathy without politics

Yeah, but what about Thomas and Nick?

Great job man, keep it goin

You can survive a fent OD? You might be one of the luckiest people alive.

I like how you worded that I am a ex addict as well

My Brother my people roll whit you,🔥🔥🔥🔥

​@realhebplus1871 yes there are a few ways to get an OD victim breathing again. Narcan, which reverses the effects of opioids, is the most common. I have OD on fentanyl 7 times and am only here because of narcan.

If you are bored for 3 minutes. Just Google " Jelly Roll most popular songs. " He looks like he should be in a death metal band...... Listen to his song "Save me." His voice and musical style with his words should shock you.

Please take time to listen to him sing, you will be amazed

@@jeanettejohnson8117 Agreed 💯%

I luv his song call ,,,, CHURCH❤

God bless!!! I have been seen it first hand, With a girlfriends son..... Stay strong..$

7 years clean is a huge accomplishment. I hope you are proud of yourself because that is such a hard cycle to break, but you did it. I hope you've heard this from others as well, but I'm damn proud of you man.

Praying for you 🙏 ❤️

I hope that'll be be me one day before I kill myself from the unimaginable stress it causes me every fucking day.

My wife and I are about to make the jump after over a decade of opiate use. We're so scared but I'm hoping we can get through this though

So deeply sorry for your loss :( my nieces older sister died of this horrific drug . It needs to stop 😢

The people who put fentanyl in their drugs and then distribute it are truly disgusting

Best wishes to you and your family !!

It is by design !! America loves poisoning themselves !!

Giving this man 5 minutes is a huge slap in the face to all !!

somebody get ja rule on the phone !!!

​@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist_ stop spreading your cat in the hat book, praying does nothing. Pray for a cut to heal for example. It's just a book bro. No need to spread the word about cat in the hat.

Terrible excuse for a “ mother “ if she’s using that crap while a parent, don’t care your reasoning for it I was an addict at one point too it’s pathetic, I never would’ve brought a kid in this world if I couldn’t even care for myself. Sorry for your loss none the less but it was likely for the best.

Sorry for your loss

TY for sharing. So sorry! Rough!! Be blessed!!

Democrats love open borders too 😂😂😂😂

This multi-time felon,tattooed clown will have no impact. If you like this it’s bc you can’t think for yourself and have a low IQ coupled with a lack of life accomplishments and an embarrassing bank account. He’s saying nothing new, just regurgitating facts someone gave him. It will change nothing.

Right? Its so refreshing to follow an artist who really and truly is an amazing soul on this planet. no ill intent within him. Imagine his inner strength. To leave a life of addiction and dealing especially these days and come out 1, a functioning human and 2, Carry as much light as you did before life dragged you down, Its a lot. Its too easy to get high and live in another world. He actively fights against it still to this day. Amazing. That's power.

@@AdamSomersMusic congratulations you have a terrible IQ and inability to think for yourself

@@AdamSomersMusic Blahhhhhhh

100 percent.

No question, you have to admit. 😢

did he though, as we've seen the history on the war on drugs as there will be something even deadlier taking it's place like we've seen with the crack/heroine epidemic

I thought it was jelly bean 😮

Yes all over his face what a joke.

Open border joe Biden 😂😂😂😂

@@LouieMcGood-ef6ud The people crossing the border aren't bringing in the fentanyl. Being snuck through and not detected at checkpoints.

This multi-time felon,tattooed clown will have no impact. If you like this it’s bc you can’t think for yourself and have a low IQ coupled with a lack of life accomplishments and an embarrassing bank account. He’s saying nothing new, just regurgitating facts someone gave him. It will change nothing.

@@LouieMcGood-ef6udclosed border Donald trump 😂😂😂😂

@@LouieMcGood-ef6udwhat does that have to do with fentanyl?

God’s working with him!❤

@@barryallen3555 I didn't ignore the signs. Tried to get him to go to rehab. When I called him out he cut me off. As for his mother I can not answer that.

​@@barryallen3555get some help

@@thunder4gI am confused to what your confused about

Like addiction isn't a personal choice? 😂

@@MEAT_CANNON did you not watch the video

Cool story bro

This multi-time felon,tattooed clown will have no impact. If you like this it’s bc you can’t think for yourself and have a low IQ coupled with a lack of life accomplishments and an embarrassing bank account. He’s saying nothing new, just regurgitating facts someone gave him. It will change nothing.

Unfortunately it's being flooded into the streets by the government. Just like crack. They have been doing this since they started bringing heroin back in body bags in Vietnam

@@joshh535😂

​@@joshh535wtf is wrong you?

My deepest sympathies for your loss. I just lost my brother 2 months ago from fentanyl. He took a counterfeit pill thinking it was something else. It’s heartbreaking.

As a recovering addict myself we have to Vote to keep the borders closed. We know as recovering addicts. The cartels are using the people to ship their drugs through. We need to close it down no matter what. Or more of us will die

He wasn’t

Real people.....

Yes the over weight drug addict. He condones drug use in half his videos but for some reason he's a martyr now wow what a joke.

I refuse to take a moralistic message from someone that took advantage of people to financially make gains off the people he now tries to protect. Addiction can be stopped by educating people to say no in the first place. It needs to end before it begins, not after. We as society need to stop glorifying drugs and crime. Its pretty simple. While big corporations have taken advantage of people, the military has taken advantage of people, we can end the cycle here and now. There are better laws and understanding of drug use. There is no excuse for recreational drug use - it has consequences and people today who willingly and knowing decide to roll the dice on street drugs need to be held accountable for their own actions. If you take illicit drugs, you are choosing to roll the dice on addiction.

I'll admit his message was pretty good. Otherwise nothing moving compared to the many others saying essentially the same thing. This issue is rooted into the core of the government itself.

Amen sista beautifully said

​@@1014pyeah. The people have zero responsibility or accountability for their own actions.

You got chills? Little overdramatized aren’t we?

@@MikesGarageReviews says the complete stranger getting butthurt over a random comment. Go be negative somewhere else

You can do it. You're worth loving yourself ❤

Can you tell me how your alcoholism started and what your thoughts were at the time? How much were you driking in the beginning and did you think you would become am alcoholic?

How did you start your recovery? Any words of wisdom? Thanks

@Godsbest777 one fool proof trick is to run out of money to drink anymore I originally only stopped drinking cuz I couldn't afford it anymore

@@antmanselector how do you achieve this if you make over 100k a year?

There's always room for jello

funny@@deborahwhit118

Same.

Incentivizing drug addiction isn't the answer by any means.... Jelly is wrong... We need our border closed and secure and illegal drug flow will stop DRAMATICALLY. Making "safe spaces" for junkies to get high and opening Suboxone/methadone clinics is NOT the answer. I'll tell you that from experience so listen to me dammit.

lol people been saying that for years nothing new here

Every one has a choice just say NO!

​@@catdaddy2643But not everyone is saying no to something they have a chemical dependence on which is literally manufactured to be excruciating to stop taking.

​@catdaddy2643 ~ sadly with this class of drugs ~ that is definitely not the case. There are also those with genetic predisposition to addiction. One accident, need for pain meds, and suddenly the drugs hook has been set. Blessed are those who have not had to watch a loved one suffer and fight. ✌️🙏✌️

if only it were that simple@@catdaddy2643

​@@catdaddy2643just say no didn't work

It's incredible to read these comments because y'all are just like me

Brought a tear out of me as well. And I too struggle with substance abuse, it's been a war within me. Keep fighting the good fight. We aren't alone in this.

I have 9 years clean off of heroin this October.

Yes 🙌 me too!! And clean now for 8yrs!! Congrats to both of you 👆🏻

I’m so proud of all of you❤ sending you all my love!