she did the faces too!
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Saturday, 20 February 2010 09:54 (fourteen years ago) link
lloyd song is really nice
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 February 2010 10:21 (fourteen years ago) link
you heard the whole ep yet? sooo good
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Saturday, 20 February 2010 10:29 (fourteen years ago) link
nicki and thicki were hilarious on letterman together, should be a travelling comedy duo
― some dude, Saturday, 20 February 2010 11:20 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omosErhyGMI
wooooow
― vag gangsta (k3vin k.), Saturday, 20 February 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
wtf is thicke doing!!
― vag gangsta (k3vin k.), Saturday, 20 February 2010 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
lol there are abt 4 parts that wld be terrific thicke.gif's
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:30 (fourteen years ago) link
dave pronouncing "nicki minaj" justifies her existence so much more than any of her music
― waka flock*a*teens (some dude), Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Shakin' It 4 Daddy hook -- "She's shakin' it for daddy, she's shakin' it for me" -- makes it sound like Alan is there w/ Robin.
― Andy K, Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:48 PM (Yesterday)
still can't hear that song without thinking of that interpretation of the lyric
― waka flock*a*teens (some dude), Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
haha yeah me either - i think that was in a-kells' amg review too
― vag gangsta (k3vin k.), Saturday, 20 February 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
his tongue at 2:30
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Saturday, 20 February 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
― waka flock*a*teens (some dude), Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:50 AM Bookmark
best since he had to say "ga ga ga ga ga" imo
― the passantino of the christ (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 February 2010 23:28 (fourteen years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzaserc3831qbrus1o1_500.gif
― 51ocki (k3vin k.), Saturday, 27 March 2010 05:19 (fourteen years ago) link
popular blog
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 27 March 2010 05:29 (fourteen years ago) link
shit is pretty hypnotic
haters gonna hate but this is amazing - really excited for her album now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_4y9xeaiA
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I like Nicki Minaj but I really don't like this song. The beat stopping every two seconds like each line is a home run drives me nuts.
Also, "Swinging on a vine... MANGO."
― Shannon Whirry and the Bad Brains, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link
her interviews depress me because she comes off pretty humble and self-effacing for a rapper (especially a female rapper, considering how psycho most of the big ones have been historically), and i agree with a lot of what she says about how rap shouldn't take itself too seriously, i just really can't stand her idea of fun.
― forktongueclovenhoofu (some dude), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 14:39 (thirteen years ago) link
that song is kind of !
― thomp, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i love nicki in theory, it's just that she's so bad in practice.would love to hear her do something well scripted.
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Not feeling this at all. Feels kind of clunky.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
damn, rich four four went extremely hard (in a post about mariah)
Nicki Minaj, whose catchphrases, self-fellating comparisons, and Family Guy approach to referencing (it doesn’t matter if it’s smart or applicable, so long as it’s a reference!) make her an ideal collaborator for this project. Minaj doesn’t only shit on the notion of artistry, she does so on the entire notion of communication. (I’ll say a lot more about this scourge on pop music when her album comes out, as I like her less each day that goes by. For now, my assessment of Minaj is that she is a geyser of unclever nonsense, and as such, a human waste of time.)
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
"family guy approach to referencing" is exactly the right way to describe the young money era
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
always loathed family guy so yeah, i would agree. 'unclever' wrt this stuff is a nicely precise turn of phrase too, moreso than stoopid or whatever etc.
otoh the artistry/communication line seems flawed in the sense that minaj is plainly an ultimate representation of the culture around her rather than some sort of lurid solo maverick (whatever some might feel) - ie clearly a communication is being made, even if it is shitty in comparison to what we as oldsters hold dear.
(stranger still is running with that angle whilst at the same time writing off mariah's memoirs in opposition to her not keeping up with the times like she did on e=mc2; if mariah had managed to pull a more collaborative album off successfully in 2010 how would the artistry and communication involved therein been any more valid than minaj's? would the "creative energy" sparked off by working with drake really have been something to savour?)
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm with lex, awesome song. and i don't know, i'm all for taking young money to court for next-level dumb shit but i kind of feel like you guys are missing the point for being all "swinging from a vine mango LOL" one a song like this tbh.
― samosa gibreel, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 00:31 (thirteen years ago) link
guys this song is hideous
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 02:03 (thirteen years ago) link
it's just a total mess, altho the bridge is nice
i don't really think the "you're missing the point by paying attention to the lyrics!" argument applies to this single at all considering it's barely catchy and mostly totally unpleasant to listen to (and sean garrett is involved, who woulda thunk?!) -- that argument applies to, say, "every girl"
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Family Guy approach to referencing (it doesn’t matter if it’s smart or applicable, so long as it’s a reference!)
i don't know who this guy is but i am appropriating this perfect summation of that style of joke as needed in the future
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Let's discuss the new M.I.A. single: "London Bridge"
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I guess I'll concede to having missed the point... INDEX FINGER
― Shannon Whirry and the Bad Brains, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 07:29 (thirteen years ago) link
"massive attack" is way more pleasant to listen to than "every girl" (and i like "every girl" fine) - it could use a touch less garrett vocals, but it's no more a mess than "i'm that chick" or "bird flu" or any number of stop-start drum-heavy tracks. and coming up with something like this is a huge relief considering it could've been something like "spotlight".
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 09:43 (thirteen years ago) link
'Bird Flu' felt so much more natural than this, which feels clumsy and half-formed.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 09:45 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm not sure if i LIKE this record yet, but i was kind of expecting some kind of generic cash moneyish thing probably about sex: the fact that it's weird and massive-drummed and abrasive and aggressive are all making it !!! to me. also: sounds really terrible on PC speakers, massive on headphones, i only wish i led a life that would involve hearing it on a massive soundsystem somewhere this week
― thomp, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
also the 'mango' line is followed by an off-mic voice going "mango?" as if to be, like, really? i kind of lol'd at this
― thomp, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 14:24 (thirteen years ago) link
well, the video is somehow more messy & half-realized than the song is
http://videos.onsmash.com/v/qsexlwwAJJZjNLqe
the bridge on this joint is pretty good -- i kinda wish they had used that beat for the beat and nicki singing as the chorus
― hipster puddy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 23:51 (thirteen years ago) link
ok, kinda great...like the goofed-out kid version of "Hard" or something. Did she just say it wouldn't be "proper" to shoot someone with a rocket launcher? a+
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 1 April 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
"the bridge on this joint is pretty good -- i kinda wish they had used that beat for the beat and nicki singing as the chorus"
yes exactly. she has such a good voice and so much to offer in this direction (that's largely gone unexplored)--it's kinda baffling they didn't have her singing a hook. like where was drake when they were recording this? maybe that'll be the next single in the pipeline though.
also lex ur crazy. no way in the world this is "pleasant" to listen to, in any sense of the word. interesting, mayyyyybe.
but yeah this mostly sucks. i'd rather listen to the last 45 seconds or whatever looped for 3 minutes than the song itself.
― Jacques_Lamure, Thursday, 1 April 2010 03:53 (thirteen years ago) link
the stop-start clunkiness of the song is exacerbated by the radio edit too
― 2 guys 1 jag (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 1 April 2010 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link
the radio edit is o_0 - you can't say "jumbo" any more??
still disagree it's a mess, the stop-start beat and the weird explosions and shots and shit going off everywhere really suit the song. it's meant to be disorientating!
i really like the video too (and how is that confused...it's just situating minaj's pink-wigged barbie steez in middle east/jungle settings) - makes it totally clear that her angle is less "rap gaga" as "new missy". i don't find her humour any more senseless than some of missy's lyrics tbh.
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 09:13 (thirteen years ago) link
also, a mug's game trying to predict commercial success but i def think this is the right strategy for minaj
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 09:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't make up my mind about this
― wakaflockapitusberry (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 16:05 (thirteen years ago) link
wow yikes the video for this is a total disaster. minaj looking really awkward for like the first time ever and hype williams sapping all the rest of the focus out of it with endless slow fades to random shit and ridiculous-ass sean garrett.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i also gr8tly appreciate the last few posts, hard for me to remember what i already wrote a week ago yesterday sometimes
― r|t|c, Thursday, April 1, 2010 1:33 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
― 2 guys 1 jag (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:54 (thirteen years ago) link
but you're right, minaj looks suuuper awkward & uncomfortable at the end doing her shakria rip off thing
― 2 guys 1 jag (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
minaj looking really awkward for like the first time ever
uh
― k$h (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm serious - i mean she may look awkward by yours or anyone else's standards generally but at least she always seemed in control of whatever it is she wanted to be up until now
(lol yeah ok jordan but i did fluke saying different stuff tbf)
― r|t|c, Friday, 2 April 2010 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree with rtc -- even tho i think she's been shameless & a biter, she's def seemed in control -- the shakira panting at the end of the video looks like some jenna parody sketch out of 30 rock
― 2 guys 1 jag (J0rdan S.), Friday, 2 April 2010 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link
tbh her schtick comes across to me way better when the whole song/video/style is all hers and she's not just grafting it onto some generic Yo Gotti or Mariah song. i don't know if i like it per se, but i respect that that's her single instead of something more like what she's been featured on.
― some dude, Friday, 2 April 2010 00:32 (thirteen years ago) link
otm
― k$h (The Reverend), Friday, 2 April 2010 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
see i think whatever momentum she's developed has been exactly because she's been this ludicrous force of nature affectation that's been popping up everywhere and bouncing off everything stealing scenes, so the solo cut respect aspect imo bears little meaning if it only turns out to be a mistranslation - obviously i'm leaning more on the video than the song now - of that antic appeal. (ie her guest slots are more "all her" than this video is basically.)
― r|t|c, Friday, 2 April 2010 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's really a bummer
― cellaring potential (morrisp), Tuesday, 30 January 2024 17:37 (one month ago) link
oh no what happened?
― Swen, Tuesday, 30 January 2024 18:47 (one month ago) link
she's getting friendly with the alt right, giving props to Ben Shapirotrying to take down Megan the Stallion and siding with Tory Lanezaside from like everything with her husband being a sex offender
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 30 January 2024 18:51 (one month ago) link
she's been shit for awhile now yeah
― omar little, Tuesday, 30 January 2024 18:54 (one month ago) link
I'm not sure I'm 100% caught up with all the rotten shit she's done lately, but I just wanted to note that the "Megan's law" line that set her off recently was great.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 30 January 2024 18:57 (one month ago) link
i like "hiss" a lot in general. annoying but typical that it's being reported as a diss track when it's pretty much meg's repudiation of all the heinous vitriol she received during the whole shooting/trial saga, the handful of lines suggesting specific 'critics' aside. of course mrs. goofy's embarrassing/pathetic behavior has now made it a 'nicki minaj diss' in the public eye but oh well, what probably would have just been a strong statement track (like previous single "cobra") is now on its way to becoming an actual hit from the looks of it
― dyl, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 15:02 (one month ago) link