you know i honestly think gucci is going to be at maybe Young Jeezy levels when it comes to indie rock blogs. I don't think he's gonna be at Wayne/Dipset capacity because a huge part of their success with indie rockers comes from white dudes who liked to think they were part retarded.
― justin timberlane (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://maddecent.com/blog/2009/12/07/diplo-leak-from-free-gucci-mixtape/
― licki mivaj (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
that fucker co-opted the shirt like he does everything else
mother fucker ruined it
― licki mivaj (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
― justin timberlane (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:30 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
there's already been a lot of "lol so the joke is that this guy is actually retarded right?" shit w/ Gucci though
― radric in manehattan (some dude), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Diplo: 1 surfboad dudes get wiped out, totally: 0
― justin timberlane (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 17:02 (fourteen years ago) link
liking Big Krit! thanks deej : )
― IT WASN'T NOT FUNNY! (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
no prob whiney!! i like the obvious T.I. influence in his raps
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i meant m@tt. totally didnt mean to confuse u w/ whiney o_O
big krit more like bait crit
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
hey i'm not a rock critic! i'm something even worse!
― eight woofers in the trunk sb'n down the block (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
"The State vs. Radric Davis" likely won't be nominated for a Grammy, but it would be tough to find a truer, more communal swatch of pop music released this year.
Chris Richards (from Q and Not U and now the Washington Post music critic) weighs in--http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/07/AR2009120703987.html
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link
But unlike Wayne, Gucci consistently puts quantity over quality
right
― david cam'ron (tpp), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
hey i really dig the first q and not u record!
― eight woofers in the trunk sb'n down the block (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:58 (fourteen years ago) link
― david cam'ron (tpp), Tuesday, December 8, 2009 2:57 PM (2 minutes ago)
yeah idk what he even means by that, a paragraph up he's calling him "reliable"
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
good review tho
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 December 2009 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link
yall are famous
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/12/free_gucci_fuck.php#more
― famous tuamos (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
surfboards 1diplo 1
― licki mivaj (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
AHAHAHAAH!!! dude screen shot my gmail onto the VV!!
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/12/free_gucci_fuck.php
― licki mivaj (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link
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lol'd at "survey says...that's a lie" so much the first time i opened that e-mail
― radric in manehattan (some dude), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
same - quality lols.i hope he's upset at the reaction, but i bet he doesn't give a shit.
― ianmaxwell, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:03 PM (6 hours ago)
maybe it's a typo because backwards it exactly fits
― Jacques_Lamure, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:32 (fourteen years ago) link
imo wayne's best stuff is mixtapes and guccis best stuff is albums, but i think i'm alone in that
― famous tuamos (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 02:50 (fourteen years ago) link
gucci's mixtapes are different from albums how, aside from "stfu dj holiday"
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 03:00 (fourteen years ago) link
lol yeah state vs radric is basically burrprint 3 pt 2
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 9 December 2009 04:20 (fourteen years ago) link
you mean the movie 2 burrprint 3 pt 2
― radric in manehattan (some dude), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 04:28 (fourteen years ago) link
or something, i think my math is off
― radric in manehattan (some dude), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 04:29 (fourteen years ago) link
lol wut
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 9 December 2009 06:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Diplo has also described the forthcoming M.I.A. album, which he's working on, as "Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective."
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 9 December 2009 06:50 (fourteen years ago) link
u_u
― LA CANCION MAS PRETENCIOSA DEL MUNDO... (The Reverend), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 06:51 (fourteen years ago) link
posted up like a pavillion
― radric the entertainbrrr (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 08:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Posted up like a Pavillion... Feels like a millionStrawberry Jam interior and white up on the ceilin'My Prospect Hummer's fly and the haters can't stand itGucci Spirit's Gone, now Gucci Spirit's Vanished
― radric the entertainbrrr (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 08:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Here Comes the Indian riding down your blockBlasting Campfire Songs when I can't find my glockThe Manatees all Danse when I spit these fire versesMy wrist so icy like my hand got Water Curses
― radric the entertainbrrr (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 08:21 (fourteen years ago) link
ok there whiney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uip2O8-66AY
― adorable cheese inscription (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 08:32 (fourteen years ago) link
astute!
― radric the entertainbrrr (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 08:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Dave and I might have gotten bored and done that already...
Gucci Collective
That said, Diplo is a tool. Point final.
― wrapped up, packed up, ribbon with a donk on it (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i hear that the diplo remix of gucci heavily samples mariah's "can't let go". makes half of me want to hear it more and the other half want to NEVER hear it - as of now it lurks unclicked in itunes, right next to that solange dirty projectors cover: mp3s to avoid.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i guess i kinda understand why ya'll are upset about the diplo mix, that he's taking already great gucci cuts and turning them into hipster-lite predigested blog fodder (right?). but part of me is thinking what's the big fucking deal? i suspect i'll like a fair share of the remixes myself, or i atleast haven't banished the possibility from my mind.
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm really warming to the r&b songs on the album. i still can't get through the first minute of 'sunlight' without reaching for the skip button, but "bad bad bad" and "i think im in love" are great, and even "sex in crazy places" is fun in a silly way.
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i dont really understand hating diplo considering hes done a bunch of things i really like (mia, santogold, f&l in hunts vegas, ummmmmmm im sure there is something else)
― adorable cheese inscription (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link
i forgot about that PRGz mixtape actually, it's really good.
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, December 9, 2009 4:14 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
the last line of defense for that guy is always "hey he's remixing/piggybacking on/rebranding music that was great to begin with, so his version of it should be pretty enjoyable too, right?" which isn't necessarily wrong but doesn't actually make anything he does the least bit worthwhile or deserving of positive attention.
― some dude, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
plus this gucci mix srt8 sucks?
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 9 December 2009 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, Diplo's success or failure for me has to do more with the abilities of his collaborators rather than his own stuff. Working with Maya or Santi he's done stuff I like. Other times, not so much.
The predigested blog fodder thing is frustrating because it lets people avoid dealing with Gucci on his own terms (I mean...hell, I'll be the first to admit that I don't totally "get" Gucci yet all the time, but damned if I'm gonna take a shortcut). Plus, Diplo getting his fingers on stuff usually leads to it no longer having its own ID - just the brand of Diplo's own name. Clearly it won't be as awful as the (admittedly v. enjoyable to listen to) Favela on Blast situation, where Brasilian DJs and MCs were literally not credited and track names were not given - just a big mix of unwashed heathen music, presented free of context to you by your friendly interloper from Philly.
It's not as egregious as say...the Hood Internet, which do the FILTHY IGNANT HIP HOP + INDIE BACKING TRACKS LOLZ thing, mind you, and implicitly send a far more repugnant message about the value of rap.
― wrapped up, packed up, ribbon with a donk on it (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, it's not necessarily that the remixes will be bad, it's that they're superfluous.
Um. Some of what I just wrote is probably totally off-base, but articulating kneejerk hatred in a rational way is difficult sometimes.
― wrapped up, packed up, ribbon with a donk on it (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
the 'mash up' of gucci with my boo for the h.a.t.e. u remix was 20x the song this one is
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
that's a good point about it giving an opportunity for people to avoid listening to gucci on his own terms. i'm just wondering to what degree your collectives attitudes are hinged on you guys actually disliking diplo's work, or simply the idea of him remixing gucci. clearly you've enjoyed some of what he's done.
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 23:13 (fourteen years ago) link
and part of me dreads these mixes coming out, when the salem remix dropped, gorillavsbear posted "he should hire them to make all his beats," whic is like-arghh, he's already got great beats! but maybe that's just the grumpy old man in me.
― brooklyn we go ham (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
how have i clearly enjoyed some of what he's done?
― some dude, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link