concerning charisma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRcfiZmwQtgvs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTH8Fj9S3fA
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― dyslectic Christ Brown (longneck), Saturday, 15 December 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
rappers wearing pink: shorthand for 'has personality' since 2003
― some dude, Saturday, 15 December 2012 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
i think everyone would agree that waka at his most charismatic is some of the most charismatic rap ever. perhaps his most charismatic and happy stuff was released after flockavelli (all the pop stuff, also verses like "wild boy" comes to mind) but even before the album dropped his energy was one of the things that made him stand out. it's a weird comparison though because even at waka's most deadpan there's still those insane adlibs, the amount of energy or charisma on the lead vocals of "luv them gun sounds" and "i don't like" are comparable, but one of them also has a track of a dude screaming at the top of his lungs throughout
― flopson, Saturday, 15 December 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
post-flockavelli was when the energy went ott but, i mean, this is Rev's first post to the waka thread
Waka isn't a good rapper per se, but no one has as much energy as him right now.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, September 7, 2010 5:03 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flopson, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:00 (eleven years ago) link
it's a pretty spirited album. "o let's do it" pretty turnt up as breakthrough singles go.
― some dude, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Friday, December 14, 2012 7:47 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark
heheheheehhehehe
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
hauh hauh hauh
― some dude, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:13 (eleven years ago) link
i like this a lot but somehow id avoided & now am overwhelmed by the # of molly refs and it really makes me lol
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
honestly, hadnt heard molly since going 2 phish shows in early 00s
also imp q: is there a diff btwn pink / blue dolphins
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:39 (eleven years ago) link
pink dolphin is a clothing brand (of young l)... blue dolphin is ecstasy
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
lol ok thought they were somehow diff types of molly idk who knows
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link
this is y rap genius is gonna be worth a bill
Kinda digging "Citgo," which doesn't feel as gloom choked as the early stuff
― Raymond Cummings, Saturday, 15 December 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
longneck has confused 'media savvy' with 'has personality' so theres that
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Friday, December 14, 2012 7:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― johnny crunch, Friday, December 14, 2012 7:54 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
theres a lot of stuff like this in keef's music where its hyper particular to his age, tastes & region that is ... not exactly 'clever' but more meaningful than ppl who are like 'lol why did he just rhyme dolphin with dolphin'
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
more meaningful than ppl think when they say 'lol why did he just rhyme dolphin with dolphin'
not saying you were one of these ppl
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
sort of off topic, but i've been thinking about how keef's aspergers has influenced his rapping style, if at all. it sounds at times like he's ecstatic to have found a way to communicate with people in a way that might be easier than person-on-person single conversation if that makes sense? maybe i'm just going off the deep end now
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Friday, December 14, 2012 5:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what the ... he doens't have aspergers. & yes, this analysis is super off the deep end
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
hmm that's what i read a bunch of places? obviously it could be (is?) false, but sort of made sense, seeing some of his interviews
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Saturday, 15 December 2012 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
internet rumor that got way out of hand
― one bish two bish red bish blue bish (fadanuf4erybody), Saturday, 15 December 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
they locked his wikipedia page with it on there
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
he is super socialized within his particularly segregated world
the interview with donald glover a few months back was so awkward
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Saturday, 15 December 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
if you read the comments its a lot of people saying keef is stupid and some people saying that donald glover is 'fake'. they dont mean he's not gangster, they mean something else, imo, and its part of the reason that interview was so awkward
― D-40, Saturday, 15 December 2012 23:25 (eleven years ago) link
who knows, i think taking youtube comments at that kind of value is dangerous, either way i was cringing through that whole interview, and you could tell glover was trying to spark some conversation
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Saturday, 15 December 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
im explaining how keef's fans regard glover. i think they mean that glover was being disingenuous / making fun of him
― D-40, Sunday, 16 December 2012 01:03 (eleven years ago) link
ahh well it certainly did feel like that with the fart-as-lyric bit, even though i think it was meant to be a joke...
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Sunday, 16 December 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
realized i posted this in the wrong thread but i think this album is actually p great & im even comin around on 'ballin'
― D-40, Sunday, 16 December 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
It's interesting to me that the label meddling seems to have come strictly in the form of guest appearances but they didn't try to mess with his sound at all.
― The Reverend, Sunday, 16 December 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
i don't sense any meddling at all aside from 50 & wiz being shoehorned into "hate being sober" and maybe the rick ross verse but that happens all the time... the rest of the guests (jeezy, french) are pretty sensible
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Monday, 17 December 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
'no tomorrow' was the big one but ive come around on that track in particular in a big way
― D-40, Monday, 17 December 2012 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
mike will's stuff is so subtle sometimes. that bassline ~!
― D-40, Monday, 17 December 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i've come around to "no tomorrow" too
the keef interview bit at the beginning of "ballin'" is so awesome
the only tracks i dislike are "laughing to the bank" (actively skip it) and "got them bands" (too busy and repetitive makes for a headache)
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Monday, 17 December 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
laughin to the bank is classic for sure
― D-40, Monday, 17 December 2012 06:52 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's one of my favorite songs... i think it really works -- "got them bands" isn't very good
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Monday, 17 December 2012 06:53 (eleven years ago) link
I always get the feeling that the call/response part No Tomorrow is ever so slightly out of sync. Like when you're mixing together two records and you're just a tad off. Can't seem to pinpoint where it actually happens, but it makes me woozy in the same way. I like the song though. The beat is great.
― dyslectic Christ Brown (longneck), Monday, 17 December 2012 09:46 (eleven years ago) link
*of
There are a few minutes that don't work as well as others or that overstay their welcome, but I don't think anything here ever breaks the mood. That's an impressive feat.
― Evan R, Monday, 17 December 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
Should this go here or that worst music writing thread?
Jim DeRogatis's take. UGH
― Regional Tug (irrational), Monday, 17 December 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
oof
Of course, saying that carries the risk of being dismissed as clueless and chronically out of touch—a “rockist” (code for “racist”) who doesn’t understand hip-hop culture unless it’s of the positive (code for “boring,” “feel-good” and “phony”) variety that, as noted here before, previously characterized much of the rap music that brought the national spotlight to Chicago in the past, courtesy of artists such as Kanye, Common, Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco and Kid Sister.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 17 December 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
i cant believe i wasn't feeling 'no tomorrow' at first. its quickly becoming one of my favorite tracks
― D-40, Monday, 17 December 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
also lmao @ calling gbe the 'bang brothers'
album is whatever
gonna predict 35k for first week
― some dude, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:25 (eleven years ago) link
"no tomorrow" is great, but the whole thing is pretty hit and miss
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:31 (eleven years ago) link
i think it's funny that people complain that he's not on the beat on that song because that's my problem with EVERY song
like honestly i'm no lyrically lyrical rap snob but if you've got a simple straightforward style you better be in the fuckin pocket as a vocalist imo
― some dude, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:35 (eleven years ago) link
i wonder if thats the appeal tho. Lil B raps like there's not even a song in headphones sometimes
― epic album: the pluto (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
rap game farrah abraham
― some dude, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:48 (eleven years ago) link
i have a lot to say about this album but i don't want to spoil my review :-/
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 05:53 (eleven years ago) link
one thing that i think is interesting is that this album feels sort of like a landmark for me just from an influence perspective. like as basically the youngest dude in the game this album is essentially a stew of every major southern rapper of the last handful of years... wayne/gucci/soulja/waka/future etc. there's not even a trace of T.I. in here or anything... it's almost as if no other music exists besides post-ringtone rap. i think that's kind of great and i also think that keef emerges as some sort of singular pop monster machine but that's just imo.
― salute me or crut me (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 06:01 (eleven years ago) link
i don't understand where "pop" keeps entering this equation, though. it doesn't seem like any of his singles are gonna go further than the modest peak of "i don't like."
― some dude, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 06:03 (eleven years ago) link
well you can def tell this is a kid who grew up on 50 though does he count as pre-ringtone rap?
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 06:03 (eleven years ago) link