rolling stupid fruity crazy swag thread

lil b actually is a jupiterian tho

champion some random rapper for being SO WEIRD and knowing about INDIE ROCK

i think 'so weird' + 'indie rock' are both red herrings here really. i guess the diy aesthetics thing is closer to whats interesting abt lil b but yeah it's not just a rapper discovering what indie bands did in the 80s is it? its' more how he has built a massive following of fans that are basically plugged into his stream of consciousness raps + performances that are mostly shit, often creepy + occasionally great.

ok we'll drop the indie thing but how does your last line there describing what he does not translate in any way to "so weird"

haha <3 sipster cuppies <3

ok yeah he is pretty weird xp

can't believe i just read this thread. only thing i came away with was wondering whether po-mo stands for post modern but not caring enough to go on urbandictionary

finally hearing this new gucci tape. 'antisocial' is my shit

it stands for "poor homo"

also 'shutterbug' is incredible

can't believe u dropped in just to say that a hoy hoy u douchebag

i'm listening to pavement RIGHT NOW

it feels so good to be back on the cutting edge of hip hop

these "jokes" aren't getting any less horribly formed.

btw m@t the nation of millions 33 1/3 shld be like catnip to u i think, check the 33 1/3 thread

ah yeah i should check this out, thx!

...sorry to ruin this awesome discussion :)

:P

he sampled band of horses once

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:07 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

I'm really wondering if it's Lil B that's familiar with indie acts like Band of Horses and Imogen Heap (maybe not indie but whatever) or it's just his producer who likes them, samples them, and is like, "Hey B, this is dope shit, rap over it!" Unless B produces his own shit, in which case, never mind...

i think b does his own beats pretty much exclusively -- can't imagine a producer would be able to keep up with him

That's a good point. And pretty cool.

Also, I'm listening to Snoop and Kid Cudi's "That Tree"... WTF this is hilarious and great.

saw the video, smh

Yeah it's retarded but it's fun. And the song is, too.

cudi is rapping like he thought his verse was gonna be autotuned later, but it's not...i never thought about how that could happen, but i guess if you're so used to it you start to tailor your lines to the autotune environment

it's a pretty good song, i must say -- cudi is such a bad, droney singer -- wish someone else was on that

But that's how Cudi raps. He has this weird sing-song flow all the time... Has any of his actual verses ever been Auto-Tuned?

But that's how Cudi raps

and therein lies the problem

Oh I don't disagree. I think it works sometimes, but it often doesn't. I kind of like his hooks, though.

Also, Mannie Fresh's "Like a Boss" is DEFINITELY going on my summer mix. House pianos, baby!

yeah, great song

New Chuckie Hamilton... Cars sampling... and, not half bad! Maybe I'm just in a good mood.

thought that was okay

But that's how Cudi raps. He has this weird sing-song flow all the time... Has any of his actual verses ever been Auto-Tuned?

― rennavate, Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:24 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i guess not? i'm not an expert on Cudi...was just saying that I think he's like unconsciously picking up phrasing that is a result of auto-tune stuff and then NOT autotuning it, like maybe he just gets it from listening to kanye or wayne or drake or whoever....just a little weird structural thing, like i can HEAR those lines being autotuned

is the chick that punched charles hamilton ever going to release an album?

"hear somebody comin" is super dope

yeah as someone who has never heard anything of note in a Pill song before i have to say that sounded good to me

working with tha bizness is a good look

i basically dislike Pill, no need to couch it in 'hes good but's the way i do w/ freddie gibbs or whoever. just the way he punches words is corny. BOOZER. ugh

i can't be hospitable if deej is profitable

is "hear somebody comin" charting or something? why are we talking about that?

j0rdan singled it out as a jam is all

i think?

it's gonna be on jukebox this week

which is why i even listened to it today

something about him is just trying so hard. its like dude, no need to be manic all the time

calling himself a caped crusader & shit ... what? so nerdy. about to call the zoo cuz monkeys are missing? redecorate their wardrobe and go get a facelift? wtf is this song even about

a full grown dog ima pull on yall <--- its just that hes like the least visceral lyricist ever & even his internal rhymes & intricacies sound stiff to me

i don't think it's about anything per se

the lines you quote have pretty obvious meanings

i just get the feeling (no shots) (per se) that ppl are latching onto, like, hey a steady stream of words -- he must be a good rapper. this reductive kind of view, the same basic thing that had ppl hating on too short for years or whatever. this is 'smart southern rap' even though hes mentioning the same stuff as insert-'ignorant'-southern-rapper-here just with less panache & more lines like "ho-checker you can call me scan-tron pimping / military mind gave her antwon fishing / handgun risen when its all about the digits"

i know what those lines i quoted mean, i said they're extremely un-visceral -- they dont make me feel anything, all cerebrally indicating meaning instead of creating it -- i like this line hemingway had about how he knew he was onto something when he stopped describing things & started creating, Pill raps feel like describing to me