Yelawolf: Trunk Muzik/ TM 0-60 / Radioactive

dude sounds so angry & humorless. its very off putting imo -- obviously its 'technically adroit' or whatever but thats about as meaningless as oj the juiceman's adlibs are to the quality of his music.

his OTT faux-soap opera seriousness was why I checked out around The Eminem Show and Encore (although the former did have the badass "Soldier" on it).

it's one verse! like i said, it's not awesome or anything but it's listenable. ppl were really overreacting earlier.

tbf i haven't heard said verse.

his "anger" on something like this or on "roman's revenge" is so obv a joke, also

how is it a 'joke' what does that mean? he just sounds angry. is it supposed to be ironic?

i believe so, yes

like it's a very OTT "anger"

it's like rain....

i dunno. i guess im just not getting the 'joke'

i dunno. i guess im just not getting the

'joke'

― Regional Thug (D-40), Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:26 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

fuck

i dunno. i guess im just not getting the 'joke' nineties

― Regional Thug (D-40), Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:26 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Like dude, Em's in total Relapse mode here and on "Ronan's Revenge," like this kind of self-conscious "oh-remember-when-I-was-rap's-enfant-terrible" vibe much in the vein of like Jay-Z's "ignorant shit." If you think Em's really mad, then you're probably Tipper Gore or something

yeah

i remember ronan's revenge, those were dark days on 77

I love this stuff. I loved Relapse too.

People can justify they're derision anyway they want, but It's basically the same fake-anger shockrap + assonance as Odd Future without the Terry Richardson photos/trendy chillwave shoutots/WTFBBQ SO YOUNG TEENAGRES IAN CRUTIS

i think because em is rapping super fast and gesticulating really wildly that ppl think it has to be GREAT or something but it's just a passable, pretty average verse, which happens all the time on rap albums, just in eminem's style

idk i don't think it works as a 'joke' at all. it sounds just angry, not funny. he seems tone-deaf in his humor

i don't think em is the one being tone deaf in humor right now

i guess eminem yelling angrily would code as hilarious to you

lol that one was kinda teed up xp

lol deej

his "anger" on something like this or on "roman's revenge" is so obv a joke, also

― yo zuccotti (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 19 November 2011 19:50 (2 hours ago) Bookmark

MTV writer: Soulja Boy is a performance artist and none of us are in on the joke (seriously)

why are you all still talking about eminem and his one afterthought verse on this album?

thank god we can pick up this discussion again.

or not.

I kind of feel like the cure for the 2012 Nicki/Yela/Waka idea of half an awesome rap record and half record label people clearly flailing for pop crossover hits is like release a WHOLE awesome rap record that people will champion as a piece of art/5-mic classic (it's certainly not hurting Killer Mike/Big Boi/Kanye/Danny Brown) and then release tons of sell-out pop jams as MP3s until one sticks

we bought 3 copies of killer mike's LP at the record store i work at & two remain on the shelves

which is cool for me b/c it means we can keep playing (select jams) in the store, but nicki's still outselling those dudes & so is like lupe fiasco right?

I'm just saying that if people wanna sell records AND make non shitty records; because the majority of records that sell now are shitty

the funny thing about chasing the pop money is, those songs don't sell albums. "Starships" isn't moving copies of Nicki's album like all the urban radio hits on the first one (including "Super Bass") did, Flo Rida has platinum singles out the ass but can't get an album to go gold.

only thing sadder than that is guys that try and fail to sell out like Yela. how the fuck did he go from having the best career prospects of a semi-well known white rapper to the worst in the space of a year.

I am a rap fan. I care about how many copies of my favorite artists CDs are sold.

it's like following politics and keeping track of who gets the most votes in an election. sure, it's not really about the value of the work they're doing, but it kind of has a big bearing on whether the guy you like or the guy you don't like will actually get to do the job next year.

kinda lol but mostly sad

http://www.vladtv.com/video/109153/yelawolf-its-insulting-being-asked-to-sign-a-mgk-autograph/

aw

dude ruptured his spleen stagediving huh
this is a weird interview

lol "i mean the album was called RADIOACTIVE like to be ACTIVE on the RADIO you know... anyway, back to trunk muzik..."

heh "you ever been eatin a bowl of chili and get a shotgun pellet stuck in your teeth"
i have had this experience
"the smell of white trash is like vinyl siding warmed up with kerosene heaters, cigarettes, dusty carpets and fried bologna" <- this is kinda true; i don't think i've talked about my trailer park summer on here but some stories there

heard this on sons of anarchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdpLjdcWR0

it's surprisingly impressive, that new one

yeah good track

i loved Trunk Muzik and spun Radioactive approximately .5 times. which i'm sure is not unique.

i have zero idea what to expect from his new album. for some reason i'm feeling optimistic. dig that song up there.

chart experts and rap brainiacs: i really didn't pay attention at all, is it fair to say that Radioactive was a flop?

Honestly he should just go all out for the Jesse Pinkman thing with added country and rock elements seeping in at the edges. It's impossible for me to believe that a record label wouldn't be able to market an artist like that in 2014.

oh yeah total flop

I am on my way to accompany my friend to a Yelawolf concert! I have never rly listened to Yelawolf nor have I ever been to a rap show. I am kind of excited.

actually that's not true I saw Ghostface at my college nvm

holy shit this is amazing

i loved Trunk Muzik and spun Radioactive approximately .5 times. which i'm sure is not unique.

Same. Radioactive struck me as total bare-faced commercial whoring.

he will never reach Trunk Muzik heights again, but Love Story seems ok to me. am i the only one?