and yeah, this is great on first blush; certainly as good as pt. 1 if not better
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i had to go back and pray to god i heard "grocery bag" but alas
still
xp
― overtheseas aeroplanes I have flown (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 23:51 (thirteen years ago) link
It's "garbage bag rappers."
― altered boners (rennavate), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, there was a weird too much time on ilx moment where I almost turned to the guy next to me on the train and said "HE MEANT GROCERY BAG!"
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought he said grocery bag, too, at first listen. I was disappointed when it was just garbage bag; I was totally going to talk about the line in my review if it was in fact garbage bag.
― altered boners (rennavate), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
haha u guys are dorks
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
"Curren$y reads ILX!!!"
I read in Maura's worst-20 list that Kanye calls it "hashtag rap" (uugghh)
it's still grocery bag to me *~sings to the tune of billy joel~*
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
don't think it's too far of a stretch to suggest that more than one person would also center on "grocery bag" as the outstanding offender in that style
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 02:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i can totally picture Curren$y listening to "Bedrock" and just being horrified at what he was almost a part of
― Prince SBanBan (some dude), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 02:57 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaha
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 03:24 (thirteen years ago) link
I could also see drake laughing his ass off at currensy
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 04:15 (thirteen years ago) link
why
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Because he is now the biggest star in rap and currensy is....not? Im sure he's not losing sleep over the direction young money took
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Well I can't actually SEE it...it's kinda strange to imagine two layers of imaginary actions by people I don't even know
let's just forget it
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 05:07 (thirteen years ago) link
haha I have been calling them "garbage bag" lines and did the same double take on hearing that line.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 05:29 (thirteen years ago) link
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Wednesday, December 1, 2010 12:38 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
board descrip imo
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 05:41 (thirteen years ago) link
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, December 1, 2010 12:28 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
imagining a forks wearing headphones on the train and turning to old ass man and yelling these words at him is making me lose my shit
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 05:42 (thirteen years ago) link
this one might work too! -->
imagine two layers of imaginary actions by people I don't even know
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link
My review of PT2: http://passionweiss.com/2010/12/02/the-curreny-boom/
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
nice review altho im not sure wiz is really that much more popular, billboard hit or no
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think he's that much more popular either, but he has more commercial appeal than Curren$y does, let's just be honest here. Spitta's not the kind of rapper to make a "Say Yeah" or even "Black and Yellow."
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
i think he is guys
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
curren$y is not selling out colleges
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
he easily could be
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno, i hear people talk about wiz much more than curren$y irl, even before "black and yellow" (which is huge here) hit.
― The Reverend, Friday, 3 December 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
And planning/had planned a tour with Drake.
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i think the highest potential pop level of recognition for curren$y given his style and history is right around devin the dude levels, but what do i know maybe he lands a mainstream hit sooner or later
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
on last fm wiz has 464k listeners, whereas currensy has only 286k
― The Reverend, Friday, 3 December 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
the reason ppl even know wiz is cuz curren$y put him on, and ppl know curren$y cus of wayne. basically their audience is the lil wayne post-carter ii mixtape fans. its a huge fanbase.
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Sure, but while Curren$y might be Devin the Dude, Wiz could be fucking Redman.
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
A Redman who could write pop songs.
― The Reverend, Friday, December 3, 2010 4:19 PM (5 seconds ago) Bookmark
internet bias + black & yellow distorts things. (if wiz is more popular, its entirely on the basis of that single, which isnt why hes selling out colleges)
also curren$y is way more popular than devin
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, December 3, 2010 4:20 PM (47 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
wtf
Wiz could be fucking Redmanimages i didn't need
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, did anyone give a fuck about his last three albums? (Devin's.) Not really.
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
i did.curren$y is more popular than devin where and under what standards exactly? live shows? record sales? industry respect? among weedsmokers in the all important 19-34 demographic? on your blog?
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean it in the traditional sense, that more people listen to him.
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't really think currensy cares about having a hit, which is what is holding him back from becoming any more popular than he already is
xps a) i don't think internet bias means anything when comparing two artists means anything and b) of course having a hit gives wiz an edge. duh. that's my point.
― The Reverend, Friday, 3 December 2010 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I honestly don't see Curren$y ever having a hit. He's just not that guy.
― altered boners (rennavate), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
fyi devin the ilx bubble artist in this case. he has some mild critical acclaim and older heads know him. but its a decreasing slice of old head rap fans. curren$y is a contemporary rap star w/ a broad fanbase. he has recorded w/ regional underground artists across the country, from j stalin to french montana
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link
i agree that wiz has a higher ceiling -- dont understate sex appeal also
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
this popularity question is not even a thing -- deej you're just wrong
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i just think curren$y is a lot more popular than yall realize
whether or not curren$y put him on is irrelevant as well
okay give us something quantifiable then since you're saying that wiz's hit single & touring is apparently irrelevant to the question
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
im not wrong that curren$y could easily sell out colleges, or that the entire crowd at the wiz show i saw knew exactly who curren$y was & whent nuts when the dj dropped his tracks.
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
yeesh i conceded that wiz may have recently surpassed him, but it would be entirely on the basis of that single alone. as i said tho, curren$y is far more popular than u guys think
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:30 (thirteen years ago) link
and ive given you 'quantifiable' reasons why
i don't agree with "mild critical acclaim" or even that curren$y is a star as of yet and it's not like devin hasn't already and isn't continuing to record with a shitton of regional guys but okay
― old LOKO heads (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 December 2010 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link