yes, mykki blanco. i was thinking maybe this thread or another could be the nyc queer rap/neo vogue thread. zebra katz also comes to mind.
― life's rich pageant then you die (uptown churl), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
Homosexuality and Hip-Hop : The Gay Rapper Thread
thread of ballroom chants, vogueing beats, and associated cuntiness (MikeQ, B. Ames, Vijuan Allure, DJ Sliink, etc.) <--still need sliink removed from title
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
I haven't had a chance to dig back into this after playing it off the stream a week ago, but I already feel like it's one of the best this year off that one play.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
i have to dl this, because that stream was not doing it justice sound quality-wise (hopefully it was just the stream).
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
still sounds a bit murky to me, but maybe that's what they're going for
― Number None, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
the 320 version now posted at the fader is still murky-ish but a lot clearer than the stream esp. the vocals.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
venus in furs, boys in nothing
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
I can barely hear what he's saying. I know it's part of the aesthetic but still...
― heiswagger (rennavate), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
Hm. I've been able to hear him fine on the download.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
The vocals are mixed pretty low.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
TOO LOW. :(
― heiswagger (rennavate), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 04:27 (twelve years ago) link
I want to move to Dark York.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 05:19 (twelve years ago) link
kk listening on my good headphones I can hear him adequately.
― heiswagger (rennavate), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
not sure what QPOC means but if anybody needs a free marketing strategy for their new bedroom witch house beats project i suggest you do a chopped-and-screwed tupac mixtape and call it SCREWPAC
― the late great, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
queer person of color
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
oh god i was hoping it was a typo and not an incorporation of that fuck-awful acronym
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
also is this what seapunk is? really?
at this point i'm pretty sure you can take any reference to seapunk as a joke ref to seapunk
unless it's in big media at which it's a joke ref to seapunk + big media
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
QPOC Shakur is the pseudonym he puts on his Twitter - I promise it's not my pun.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
Although, I think it's pretty clever.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/fashion/Seapunk-a-Web-Joke-With-Music-Has-Its-Moment.html
http://coralrecords.bandcamp.com/
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
i liked this (listened off the stream) - i can't really listen to 70 minutes of anything anymore and i wish the vocals weren't so buried but there are some bangers here
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
'dark york' kinda drags (no pun intended, eh) as a whole, but there are definitely some 6 or 7 great songs in it. the overall murky mastering doesn't help, also.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
dark york is my favorite rap album this year cause it's the only one that a) says what's in my head and b) sounds like what i'm actually listening to in 2012
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Monday, 30 April 2012 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
"triple-omega"/"mind body"/"& gomorrah" is such an amazing opening stretch
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Monday, 30 April 2012 23:18 (twelve years ago) link
haven't listened to this yet but the title makes me think of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJeJtK7Q2kk
― dayo, Monday, 30 April 2012 23:19 (twelve years ago) link
Mind Body is so great.
But my favourite stretch is probably Wut --> Yup --> Fresh or Gimme Light through Fry Dem.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
this is such a densely packed listen, it takes time to get into but it really keeps on giving - just noticed the aaliyah baby sample distorted and resampled on "fresh"
THIS IS FOR MY CUNTS WHO KNOW I CAME TO STUNT
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Monday, 7 May 2012 11:38 (twelve years ago) link
I'm in my castle, I'm king of the beach, I'm princess peach
― The Reverend, Monday, 7 May 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
where was you in 95? where i was in 94.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
Really digging "Lavandin" atm; real deep album.
― etc, Friday, 11 May 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that's been one of my sleeper favorites.
― The Reverend, Friday, 11 May 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
Seven songs in, mind = blown
― cinco de extra mayo (loves laboured breathing), Sunday, 13 May 2012 04:30 (twelve years ago) link
I'm an emperor when they see me in my new clothes
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 01:34 (twelve years ago) link
wow this is like the loudest thing on my ipod. i like it but the mix + mastering makes it a harsh listen sometimes.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
very dope show tonight. i danced very a lot. (and based on my short chat with him before he went on, he's a pretty nice guy to boot)
― they loooovin the crut (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 09:13 (eleven years ago) link
very
err strike the second "very" i mean
this is great! so many awesome little lyrical bits bobbing around in the murk
― rob, Friday, 6 July 2012 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
Important: All the lyrics (the actual lyrics, from what I can tell, so presumably le1f is responsible) are up on RapGenius.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
If those are the correct lyrics, I'm very disappointed to learn that the line "my twat is just a metaphor" was just a figment of my imagination. (n.b. that is totally what he says)
― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 23:03 (eleven years ago) link
What does it say the lyrics are instead? I haven't had time to go through them all yet.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
"patois is just a metaphor"
― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
oh, yeah. i already was hearing 'patois'
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 04:51 (eleven years ago) link
:(
I like my version so much better
― chain the color of am0n (The Reverend), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrnq4SZ0luc
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
I was just coming to post that!
!!!! so good.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 19 July 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
looks to be as gif-able as Lemme Smang It
― rob, Thursday, 19 July 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
also, ilx gayz, pay attn from 1:02 onwards for a familiar not-face.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 19 July 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
This is incredible. Mr. Jukebox Selection Committee, you know what to do (if you, or someone else, hasn't already).
― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Thursday, 19 July 2012 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
Hey EP is streaming at Pitchfork.
http://pitchfork.com/advance/366-hey-ep/
― Greer, Monday, 3 March 2014 22:09 (ten years ago) link
~I'M A CHARMANDER -- A BANJEE COMMANDER~
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 3 March 2014 23:53 (ten years ago) link
!!!!!:
i'm playing David Letterman next thursday!!! **bites nails**
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 March 2014 16:33 (ten years ago) link
Yay!
― emil.y, Thursday, 6 March 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
^^^^^
― Drugs A. Money, Thursday, 6 March 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
Letterman Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_kKjCnaoyc
― Greer, Friday, 14 March 2014 06:09 (ten years ago) link
www.youtube.com/embed/7_kKjCnaoyc
well I tried.
― Greer, Friday, 14 March 2014 06:10 (ten years ago) link
― 龜, Friday, 14 March 2014 06:14 (ten years ago) link
nice. song kiiiiiiiiiiiinda sounds like thrift shop tho *ducks*
― Spottie, Friday, 14 March 2014 06:15 (ten years ago) link
uh
― imago draggin' (The Reverend), Friday, 14 March 2014 08:48 (ten years ago) link
How on earth was 'suckle on my muscle' allowed on network television?
― Frederik B, Friday, 14 March 2014 08:50 (ten years ago) link
ha, I was kinda wondering that too
― imago draggin' (The Reverend), Friday, 14 March 2014 08:53 (ten years ago) link
kind of annoyed he's still pimping a two-year old song tho
Well, yeah. But on the other hand, it is amazing, and should be pimped until the whole world has heard it. There's definitely some hits on Hey that he could pimp instead. I like it.
― Frederik B, Friday, 14 March 2014 08:58 (ten years ago) link
"Wut" has been just about my least favorite song on Dark York since it dropped
― imago draggin' (The Reverend), Friday, 14 March 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
also i'm not quite sure he pulls off the second verse live
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 14 March 2014 14:31 (ten years ago) link
A few minutes ago:
Le1f ☥ @LE1FNY 9mthank you so much to @Letterman for inviting me to perform on his stage as a musician and not as a spectacle.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 March 2014 14:35 (ten years ago) link
Forgot the end:
that's major.
lol @ 'are those shoes yours or are those rentals?'
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 14 March 2014 14:56 (ten years ago) link
yes, that was classic
― imago draggin' (The Reverend), Friday, 14 March 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
great performance and this ep is the best thing he's done - had been lukewarm on basically everything post-dark york but this bangs, good to hear him easing up on the trying-to-fit-too-many-words-into-the-line flow as well
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 18 March 2014 10:44 (ten years ago) link
dear Lord Jamar,Choose your battles. If the whitening of rap is a concern to you, please leave my name out of it. If you think being gay is the same as being white, you are as ignorant as your enemies. I'm darker than you. I'm african. I'm a black man and I experience all the same racism you do, if not more, on top of homophobia, including from black men just like you. Are you proud of being a hateful member of a majority? Rap started out as a creative response to oppression, and no matter my outfit, I know oppressions you will never understand.All respect,Le1f
boom
― lex pretend, Monday, 24 March 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2014/03/lord-jamar-rap-hip-hop-conservative.htmlsome background
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 March 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
but yeah, boom
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 March 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
jamar is such an asshole
― Little Nicky Pizza loved that rascal Rust (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 March 2014 19:04 (ten years ago) link
his twitter feed is so insufferably self-righteous
― lex pretend, Monday, 24 March 2014 19:06 (ten years ago) link
though tbf
‘Yeezus’ was wack to me,” Jamar said, in reference to Kanye West’s most recent album, a strange and sonically abrasive work that received acclaim and solidified West in the eyes of many as this era’s most important pop star. “You got people who blindly say, ‘That album was so genius.’ And those are the people who will take hip-hop and fucking let it drive right off the fucking cliff—who will listen to ‘Yeezus’ and say, ‘That was so artistic, the way he drove hip-hop off a cliff.’ ”
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 March 2014 19:07 (ten years ago) link
Except that driving genres off a cliff is a great thing to do. Not taking a sound to it's limits because your afraid it can't handle it, that's weak. And conservative.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 March 2014 19:19 (ten years ago) link
yup
― The Reverend, Monday, 24 March 2014 19:23 (ten years ago) link
Also Yeezus isn't necessarily more abrasive than vintage Bomb Squad & a bunch of other stiff Jamar is probably down with
― Little Nicky Pizza loved that rascal Rust (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 March 2014 19:28 (ten years ago) link
Wow, if anyone could make Macklemore look sympathetic, it's this clown.
― Herbie Handcock (Murgatroid), Monday, 24 March 2014 19:43 (ten years ago) link
i think "driving hip hop off the cliff" can be interpreted as demolishing the car rather that "taking a sound to its limits"and my beef with yeezus is not that it's abrasive so much as it is unfun, bloviated and generally uninterestingi guess really my reasons for disliking kanye and jamar's reasons for disliking kanye are really differenti just don't like kanye is what i'm saying
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 March 2014 20:05 (ten years ago) link
jamar's objection to the sound seems token in comparison to his weird fixation on "masculinity", which is a) bullshit and b) explains a lot...this idea that hip-hop is inherently a masculine venture. that's where his conservatism seems to stem from - not the beats, it's all about gays and beta males (and white people) (i guess women are not on his radar at all?).
i mean i'm a drake hater but his grounds for criticising drake are also bullshit, this guy is the worst
― lex pretend, Monday, 24 March 2014 20:10 (ten years ago) link
although as always anything that gets people invested in Traditional Masculinity shook has to have some worth, and when those people are shook it's always fun to see
― lex pretend, Monday, 24 March 2014 20:11 (ten years ago) link
beta males thing made me lol... is ariel pink the new threat to rap??
― coops all on coops tbh (crüt), Monday, 24 March 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/kelelam/oicu/this is pretty good
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 August 2014 16:51 (nine years ago) link
New album, Riot Boi out this Friday, Nov. 13. First taste of it is very promising:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0zjfW2qY1U
― Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Monday, 9 November 2015 19:25 (eight years ago) link
listening to this now. wooo yeah
― avant-garde, sissy bounce, zombie rave, aquacrunk, warlock, oceangrunge, (imago), Monday, 23 November 2015 14:18 (eight years ago) link
the album, i mean
this album is so great, le1f is so great
― cory artangel (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 November 2015 15:15 (eight years ago) link
rly good
― bla.p, Monday, 23 November 2015 23:55 (eight years ago) link
Seapunk is still alive. Girl at the coffee shop has a prominent jellyfish tattoo, seapunk dyed hair, and is dressed in athleisure
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Friday, 31 August 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link