i hate to sound like one of those "ORIGINOO GUN CLAPPAZ?! DA MUJICIANZ?!?! HOW FUCKIN DARE THEY" worthless white Gawker commenter grammar assholes on, but it really drives me nuts that "main attrakionz" with no 't' wouldn't even sound like what it's supposed to be spelling
― the tuomas clown affair (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:20 (thirteen years ago) link
even like "main attrakshunz" would make sense yknow
― the tuomas clown affair (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:23 (thirteen years ago) link
main attraktionz looks weird imo
main attrakionz looks cool imo
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
mayne a-trak sons
― the tuomas clown affair (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:27 (thirteen years ago) link
i didn't even notice it was missing a "t"
O_O
this is like that time I found out dwayne wade's name is actually dwyane wade
― i got my own kanyes west!!! (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:32 (thirteen years ago) link
FACT CHECKING CUH
― the tuomas clown affair (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 August 2011 05:54 (thirteen years ago) link
haha, I just noticed the Main Attrakionz thing yesterday and was like WUT.
― my brother's a basedgod (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 August 2011 08:00 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, would totally kick it with young zee
except the part where he does date rape, but otherwise
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 20 August 2011 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
the guy rapes a lot of women it sounds like
― dylannn, Saturday, 20 August 2011 08:34 (thirteen years ago) link
that young zee song is awesome
― mark (er) s (k3vin k.), Saturday, 20 August 2011 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah love that young zee
I'll put holes in your Acura kitted like Dracula bit it
― any major based god will swag you (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 20 August 2011 13:33 (thirteen years ago) link
coke boys 2 is nice
― sisilafami, Saturday, 20 August 2011 18:55 (thirteen years ago) link
this new lloyd banks record is so tough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38y0HKFK3KY
― my own private kanyes west (The Brainwasher), Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:27 (thirteen years ago) link
lloyd banks still having a career is routinely fascinating to me
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:33 (thirteen years ago) link
pound for pound the best rapper in g-unit, glad its him and not tony yayo tbh
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:44 (thirteen years ago) link
it makes sense in the same way as Fab still having a career imo, and he carries around a lot of the benefits of having been part of 50's crew without all the baggage of actually being 50 (xpost)
― some dude, Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah but fab pumped out hits for years before having a little lull. banks had like... two solo hits then took a six year break before "beamer, benz or bentley"
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i know, the momentum is different but the logic is still kind of the same, in terms of "guy who does punchlines AND has commercial instincts" being a weirdly rare money spot for east coast rappers still getting shine
― some dude, Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:52 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, but Banks has always been respected as the best pure mc in the g-unit camp and one of the top younger ny rappers, and even though G-Unit isn't dominating things like they did 6 years ago they still have a pretty sizeable fanbase/following (they're pretty much the only people that bought Before I Self Destuct, for instance, which went gold iirc). Plus he's putting out solid records that cater to his core... so it's not that surprising, really.
― my own private kanyes west (The Brainwasher), Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm not completely convinced that banks is getting much burn outside of the northeast but still pretty good for him.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:54 (thirteen years ago) link
also, he just had appx ONE album that tanked. it's not ALWAYS the kiss of death, even in this climate.
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
going six years with barely even sniffing radio when you're really not even a national star to begin with usually isn't an encouraging sign
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:57 (thirteen years ago) link
hilarious thing about the '09 50/Ross beef is that Before I Self Destruct STILL outsold Deeper Than Rap
― some dude, Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i liked banks a lot but i still haven't heard anything since he's been back that makes me feel like it's much more than serendipity. "beemer benz or bentley" had a cool beat. that song w/ jeremih had a good hook. idk.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
damn, "bbb" doesn't even have a million youtube views. that's p weird. was it a super late video?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:00 (thirteen years ago) link
oh, the unofficial on 50's account has 1.8m
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:01 (thirteen years ago) link
this fake swizzy one was NOYCE imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEH1biyH1QY
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:01 (thirteen years ago) link
NoYCe
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ian cohen compared XXX to carter 3
NOYCE
― mark (er) s (k3vin k.), Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
actually no, he compared the "monopoly" beat to the "you ain't got nuthin" beat, which is a connection that i also immediately made
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Tbh, I don't think I've heard a Lloyd Banks song in about 5 years. A couple guest appearances here and there maybe?
― dizzy gillespie plays a sax/ me, myself, i love to (max) (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:42 (thirteen years ago) link
lloyd banks was def a respected rapper in ny for awhile, he sorta owned the laconic punchline rapper thing
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Sunday, 21 August 2011 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
All this Main Attrakionz/G-side/Lil B/Cities Aviv clammy clam Altered Zones rap is like one pubic hair away from PM Dawn. What happened to the days when a snare could take your neck off. Why does every rapper want to be signed to Sacred Bones or something?
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i feel like i need some kind of "shit that knocks" filter when looking for rap on the internet now
― some dude, Sunday, 21 August 2011 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
hey, who wants to play dominoes?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
they don't call it cloud rap for nothing
― Number None, Sunday, 21 August 2011 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
All this Main Attrakionz/G-side/Lil B/Cities Aviv clammy clam Altered Zones rap is like one pubic hair away from PM Dawn.
lol this is otm but that's what I like about G-side, the stoned hippies staring at clouds sound
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 21 August 2011 17:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh my god there's a This Heat sample on the Danny Brown. Game fucking over.
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Please bloggers keep jacking off over the fact that Tyler knows who sneaker/T-shirt designer Ian Curtis is
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
agree w/ whiney re cloud rap, i cant get into most of this stuff. the one tape i thought i liked, turned out my fav song was a Pimp C beat Id forgotten about :-/
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Sunday, 21 August 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
these dudes just cant write songs, shit is basically indie rock obsessed w/ ~atmosphere~
there are obv some songs that pull this off but they are rare. i am into the kendrick lamar despite it being a bunch of impulses i'm against in theory, i think he pulls it off
Yeah, I like the less cloudy stuff on the Kendrick. But the Black Hippy tape kinda murks it. Whose fault is this? Wiz?
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
is "queens get the money" off the nore mixtape an original beat? i really love it.
(that's a mixtape i've been bumping all summer, prob quietly become my favourite of the year)
― lex pretend, Sunday, 21 August 2011 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
wiz is largely responsible for this, yeah. i almost want to blame young money for some of the shitty rapping but i'm not sure even i buy my own theory there xp
― k3vin k., Sunday, 21 August 2011 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, wiz is a big touchstone for some of the more normal side of cloud rap
otherwise... idk, flying lotus? idk what clams casino listens to. maybe we can blame this on microhouse?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link
anyway a lot of the stuff whiney brings up has its merits
also danny brown is not really this
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
No one said it was, especially not whiney
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ blaming microhouse, p sure the only connection is ilx user 'deej'
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
seems to me its more Drake-related. maybe dudes getting into boards of canada? could it be chillwave, lol?
― Gatsby was a success, in the end, wasn't he? (D-40), Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Zola G-Up
― Lil Boosie's on the Up (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 August 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link