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okay so anyway i just got sidetracked but what i meant to be saying was that i climbed through the fire escape in my apartment and laid down on the futon in the living room which is also my bed and listened to I Am Not A Human Being and then read some of what people are saying online about it, which is generally lukewarm or disappointed. and that is frustrating because i think part of the thrill of Lil Wayne is that he is so wild and unpredictable that he will blow our minds every time he comes out, but maybe the underdog indignation that fueled his mind-blowing records, like on Carter II when he furiously says “so many doubt cuz i come from the South, but when i open up my mouth all bullets come out”, doesn’t exist anymore because he is the best-selling and most popular and most critically-acclaimed rapper working, and it is much easier to beat low expectations than to live up to impossible ones, and he isn’t railing against an unwelcoming establishment that doesn’t respect him anymore, and his focus shifted to going to jail and dealing with success instead of having to prove everyone wrong, which doesn’t mean that his songs aren’t great but they are different now

and when he puts out stuff that is not mind-blowing but is still miles better than the competition and endlessly listenable and clever, like No Ceilings or I Am Not A Human Being, it registers as a disappointment because it is not mind-blowing. but Lil Wayne IS a human being, and if we are expecting everything he does to be earth-shattering than I Am Not A Human Being will disappoint, because no matter how good it is, it is not a mind-blowing Wayne record. Michael Jordan never scored 400 points in a game because he is a human being, Roger Federer is not going to win 50 grand slams because he is a human being, Barack Obama didn’t wave his magic wand and pull this country out of a tailspin because he is a human being, and Lil Wayne is never gonna blow our minds like he did when Drought 3 came out because he is a human being and we have adjusted our expectations to coincide with his ability which makes it near impossible for him to top himself

so when you are listening to I Am Not A Human Being, if you haven’t yet, i think you will like it more if you are not trying to determine how it stacks up to other Wayne records because then it will disappoint you and you won’t like it even though there is so much to get out of it. Wayne is still a legend on his worst day, like when he is not stretching the boundaries of his genre or reinventing himself, and it would be a shame if I Am Not A Human Being went down as a mediocre record because Wayne actually is a human being and has elevated himself to insurmountable expectations, you know?

maybe I should spend my time reading Proust instead of reading PRR

Maybe, but it won't make you friends.

the lil wayne/michael jordan/obama comparison is just, fuckin', whatever man. it's worse than a cliche, because at least cliches are usually, like, vivid images or something. this dude has the worst goddamn case of nothing-to-say-itis.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Friends

There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf. You have more time to do the things you want to do, like take introspective walks, read books, write, Create Instant Romantic Poetry, and other solitary endeavors.

Many conversationalists say that it is good to follow a 30/70 (30% talking, 70% listening) pattern during small talk when possible.

how many conversationalists? and if it's less than 4, what else were they listening to during their conversation?

~zens u~

If you have an unfriendly countenance, people are less likely to be receptive to your friendship. Be approachable by not squinting (get some glasses), frowning or appearing blankly deadpan, such expressions may look troubled or disinterested.

that explains a lot in my case

I attribute all my success in life to a steady diet of PRR, HRO, and wikihow

and Cheez-Its :D

I lol'd :-D

Cheez-Its are the shiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt.

guys I am really proud of coining (?? afaik) the nickname "pitch revvy-rev" and I encourage you all to adopt it

I suggest it be further abbreviated to P-Revvy Rev.

i just call it p now

xpost that works too

There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf. You have more time to do the things you want to do, like take introspective walks, read books, write, Create Instant Romantic Poetry, and other solitary endeavors.

reminds me of zach galianaikaniakis in 'the hangover'

1. Rapper makes record that isn't as good as his previous records but is still pretty good if you don't get hung up on comparing it to his previous records.

2. Said rapper finds he has less interesting stuff to rap about once he is successful and no longer an underdog.

You know?

Someone should set up a Pitchfork Reviews Reviews Reviews.

contenderizer, now's the time for you life to reach its true purpose ;)

imo time for ilx to go cold turkey on this thread

i don't think 1341 posts have covered it all

... says deej unconvincingly, as he continues to post on this thread.

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imo time for ilxor to stop posting

imo time for deej to stop posting about ilxor

sb's all around then.

oh man you know what would be the coolest thing is if someone made a pitchfork reviews reviews reviews.

QUIT PIGGYBACKING UR NEIGHBOR'S WIFI, HIPPY!!!

Someone should set up a Pitchfork Reviews Reviews Reviews.

congrats you're the 478th guy to come up with this

appropriately, many of the most recent posts have pertained to the subject of whether or not we should keep posting on this thread. What a meta way to go!

there should be a thread to discuss whether or not people should post on this thread imo

Obvious jokes/puns that people always make as though they were the first persons to think of them

lol, touche

1,350+ messages y'all way to go

tbf, like 1,200 of them are ilxor

I hope PRR guy can read this thread & rest a little easier with the knowledge of exactly who his detractors really are...

this thread absolutely needs to get into next year's Da Capo Best Music Writing series.

Alongside PRR, amirite?

; )

If someone started a Best Music Bitching series, this thread could be the leading chapter in the first volume.

that whole book would be ILX threads for real...

ilxor, i love you, but i think u need a timeout holmes

:'(

The Dave Matthews Band thread deserves a hardcover release. This thread... less so.

Pitchfork Reviews Reviews: Why is he so sad and dateless?

also this thread is classic too but not Classic New