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^ my cat's feelings about tumblr rapper kitty pryde
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
really i think everyone's entitled to make fun of 4th rate white girl rappers and the bloggers who hype them up, but the guy who hyped up a 3rd rate white girl rapper has to take his lumps before he can act all high and mighty
― kitty shayme (some dude), Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:14 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
suggesting kreayshawn is only one 'rate' above kitty pryde is nagl. gucci gucci was a dope song & it appealed to ppl who like just u know pop music. to me, the shit that makes kitty pryde 'notable' is pretty boring & in no way newsworthy.
im not suggesting something has to be popular for me to like it, but im tired of 'appealing to a certain crowd of post collegiate 20somethings looking for ''innovation'' narrowly defined in cloud rap / chillwave terms' as being such a driving cultural force & am more interested in hearing stories about ppl who aren't so over-covered as is
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
does that mean kitty pryde is 5th rate
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
jesus christ, al.
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
idg what i did wrong interviewing for my own website an artist who made a song i thought was dope. 'hyping up,' seriously?
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
hierarchy of white girl rappers
karmin < kitty pryde < kreayshawn < kesha
hey what's with all the k's?!?!?!
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
k flay
:-O
K K K
i guess i'll never understand you dudes since i basically use ILX to distract me from my day job, not endlessly discuss it
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
kyriarchy
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
A+
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
can we sell this thread as a thinkpiece
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
actually in the process of writing a piece for Noisey on her. LOL!
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 08:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:31 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
i totally share your basic philosophy here, to be clear, i'm just going hard on you because, y'know, that's what they call me, ol' "ship1ey gohard."
i think you are kind of throwing things on different sides of the fence whenever it suits you, though. one day kitty pryde is owl city and we should just let her be popular without talking about her, the next she's just a niche internerd thing. one day kitty pryde's problem is she appeals to people who don't really like rap, the next day kreayshawn's virtue is that she appeals to people who like pop.
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
agree
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
also i hope you realize '[having a negative opinion of kreayshawn] is nagl' is basically the language of the worst kind of comments box stan who is always SO EMBARRASSED FOR YOU that you're not backing the winning team and are about to be proven SO WRONG
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe ask juicee Kouture
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's a konspiracy
i always thought it was weird how lil "kim" spells her name with a k
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
jeez dudes settle down
― Bandersnatch Cumberbund (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe i'm not in very good control of my tone itt because in my mind i'm gently elbowing deej in the ribs and everyone keeps acting like i punched him in the gut
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i dunno, you guys seem to beef so easily! especially for 2 ppl that have, in the larger scheme of things, such similar tastes!
― Bandersnatch Cumberbund (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
deej, like lex, often defends his taste so badly it almost makes me wish i didn't like so many of the same things
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
"beef so easily" sounds like off-brand hamburger helper
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
hahaha
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
beef gohard
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
well now fluxblog has weighed in
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
at how much?
― Carrie Antwoord (jaymc), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn
― the late great, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
― some dude, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:35 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well, isnt fundamentally this whats weird about the press around it is that its like jumping on an owl city for being excellent when in pt of fact owl city is lame & critically ignored, which i am fine with, but in this case theres this veneer of confusing respectability
kreayshawn's virtue is that she appeals to people who like pop & people who like rap, shes a pop-rap artist, kitty pryde is neither of those things
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
(but even if kitty pryde were popular, which is still possible, its not worth discussing anyway)
nb all i'm asking for is critical discourse that ignores her, i recognize this isn't actually a tenable position when there ppl out there writing about her that inexplicably like her for some reason
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
nothing about this is like owl city in any way, let's drop that analogy
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
who are these rap heads that are into kreayshawn, besides you and j0rdan
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
nothing like posting over and over again on an artist's thread to make sure that the critical discourse ignores them
― Mordy, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol seriously
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
lots of chicks who dig rap like "gucci gucci" ime
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
like tumblr rapper kitty pryde, for one
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
the kreayshawn bit on the 2 Chains song is really awful.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
has she dropped any guest verse that wasn't?
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
that was the first one I'd heard.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah same here, i'm just wondering if she's even had any other chances to shit the bed for 16 bars yet
― some dude, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
well, lil wayne liked it enough to do his own version of it
it got radio play nationally
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
on rap radio, i mean
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Right after I landed in LAX, I ran into my ex and he looked a little vexed. I said 'Is there a problem?' 'Yes. California hates you bitch why would you bother?' I just came for the fries with the carne asada, and to prove I can go a lot harder than Gucci Gucci Louis Louis Fendi Fendi Prada."
That Kreayshawn shout-out is telling, because Kitty Pryde is basically the much sharper, self-aware, suburban high school version of Kreayshawn.
“I don't think I'm following in her footsteps or anything, but the same kind of thing is happening, like 'Oh she's cute, this makes me laugh. It's not good, but it's funny.' You send the link to your friends, and then it's a big joke. Which is good, that's what I wanted. But I want people to laugh with me, not laugh at me.”
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
its easier to be self aware about something that has already happened
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think the point is that KP is more self-aware in general, not just aware of kreayshawn. i think i agree, in that KP seems to be framing herself in her narratives, looking at the persona she creates from the outside and laughing at it. there's a self-mocking tone to the whole thing.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
'self awareness' is exactly whats gross about this, tho, its based on weird insecurity of dealing w/ rap as a white girl rather than just ~being herself~ & competing on a level playing field w/ others
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
its based on weird insecurity of dealing w/ rap as a white girl rather than just ~being herself~ & competing on a level playing field w/ others
Yeah, because rap critics are all about judging white teenage girl rappers by the same objective criteria they'd judge teenaged black male rappers. It's her insecurity that's creating the context here. OK.
― 誤訳侮辱, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
i hate on black male rappers all the time too! what are you even talking about?
― man down (D-40), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:27 (1 year ago) Permalink