song + video both awesome
― donna rouge, Monday, 23 January 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla/whistle-beat-it-up
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:41 (twelve years ago) link
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:04 (twelve years ago) link
That Zebra Katz track is sublime and a little chilling
― no more mr. nice girls (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 01:32 (twelve years ago) link
total maya deren vibe to the video. great track although she's quite a bit bitter than he is.
― jed_, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
i feel like that video and song are both the type of thing i usually hate/roll my eyes at but they're both awesome
― ⚓ (gr8080), Tuesday, 24 January 2012 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
"ima read" is slaying me <3
― tinie tempurah (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
I read the thread, Rev! I just usually have heard/seen/spoken about this stuff with u/other folk over on Tumblr by the time I do.
Ima Read is awesome.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
i also read this thread
ima read is dope
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i def lurk here
― handy ban (lou), Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga6pkoomSVg
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Thursday, 26 January 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
btw the song brainwasher linked to is awesome
freedia did kimmel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ptXcud3cjY
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 26 January 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
man it's kinda tripping me out that straight-up n.o. bounce is getting this kind of shine in 2012
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Thursday, 26 January 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/le1f/gomorrah
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Monday, 30 January 2012 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d1OVYM2Ec0
Not explicitly gay but not the straightest thing either. Video is banned from Korean TV supposedly because the song title is a slang phrase. Diplo did the beat.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 30 January 2012 01:57 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know if a lot got lost in translation or if that was intended to come off as completely bizarre as it did. i'm guessing somewhere in between.
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Monday, 30 January 2012 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
It's a very literal translation, so it reads weirder than it is. But the song is also very weird because it is a brag rap song but the stuff they are bragging about is weird! Like TOP's "my eyelashes are natural not the result of disgusting heavy makeup" thing, which if you think about it means he is comparing himself either to makeup-wearing guys or to (hot?) girls. Or GD's stuff about stage presence and charisma followed up by BUT AT NIGHT, I'M SO LONELY.
Also, the fact that it's not super straight but overcompensates with tons of playboy bunny girls, lol.
In context it's slightly less weird, because all the stuff they are bragging about is actually stuff that really did make them super duper famous in Korea, as part of the mainstream idol group BigBang (whose touchstones are "being crazy", a confidence/insecurity divide, depression/bipolar disorder, and gay/transgender subtext). But it's still really weird to see that stuff in a hip hop song, and the styling is also, pretty bizarre.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 30 January 2012 05:43 (twelve years ago) link
that big freedia performance is awesome
pretty dope on kimmel's ppl's part
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 06:00 (twelve years ago) link
it's really easy to hear that "knock out" chorus as "i just broke a guy off"
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 06:03 (twelve years ago) link
beat reminds me of "sportscenter" off 'dedication 2'
i love this
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
ha, didn't realize this was a year old :-(
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 06:17 (twelve years ago) link
i like how they have to add "gum" to the end of "this ain't double bubble"
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 06:18 (twelve years ago) link
double bubble totally a rip of PERCOLATOR
― dayo, Monday, 30 January 2012 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
well I guess it's a sample. first I've heard of a gay subtext to big bang! but I guess I wouldn't be expected to pick up on it.
fwiw it's not uncommon and probably pretty accepted for guys to wear makeup in e. asia - prob. the equiv of adam lambert and emo kids over hear putting on eyeliner
― dayo, Monday, 30 January 2012 11:51 (twelve years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Monday, January 30, 2012 1:04 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lol oh jordan
― lana del rey: everythang's workin' (some dude), Monday, 30 January 2012 12:28 (twelve years ago) link
it's a good thing that this was pointed out before j0rd made an effusive blog post
― dayo, Monday, 30 January 2012 12:34 (twelve years ago) link
Ima Read is fucking incredible, esp. the B. Ames/MikeQ Remix.
But the b-side, "Hey Ladies" is also really great.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 30 January 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, their famous gay subtext video is "Haru Haru" where the plot is about G-Dragon's girlfriend leaving him for TOP (with a K-drama twist at the end), but the video is shot so it looks like the argument is really between the two rappers. Also they've done a number of fanservice-y Kdrama parody videos where one of the members crossdresses and makes out with TOP (always cast in the lead romantic role). Well, of course 'fanservice' and 'humorous crossdressing' are pretty well known concepts in the Asian idol music world, but some of this stuff is above and beyond the call the duty, you might say. It's a source of artistic inspiration, at any rate - so much more satisfying to listen to a single about a relationship gone wrong when you get both perspectives (see also their latest, 'Tonight').
I didn't know that about eyeliner, though! That explains some things. Still think there are some gender issues in this group, though they are frequently eclipsed by the manic depression issues. But it would take too long to get into it.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 30 January 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
yeah - I had no idea about the subtext between top and gd, but notions of masculinity in east asia are assuredly not the same as those in the west, and from a western point of view, those notions might be interpreted as being 'feminine' or having 'feminine characteristics'
― dayo, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:18 (twelve years ago) link
katz mention in nme
http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/12669
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
so i just had "read" explained to me and now appreciate that song 1000x more
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Sunday, 12 February 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsnq1IzJD9I
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Sunday, 12 February 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
^^essential viewing
― ⚓ (gr8080), Sunday, 12 February 2012 10:44 (twelve years ago) link
Have I really not posted Mykki Blanco here?
http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/174/886/174886556_640.jpg
http://soundcloud.com/mykkiblanco/betty-rubble-i-got-the-midashttp://soundcloud.com/mykkiblanco/join-my-militia-produced-by
Raw as fuck.
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Monday, 13 February 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
http://citypaper.com/music/now-i-8217-m-here-1.1271727
Anyone have thoughts? I'm checking out the new mixtape now. Soderberg likes him, at least.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I posted about him earlier. <3 that dude.
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
He's p entertaining on twitter, too.
yeah i need to check out the new music. it speaks to my lack of gaydar though that the first time i had a conversation w/ dude like 5 years ago (when he asked me to write a press bio) i had no idea about his orientation and really didn't at all until the rumors started circulating.
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry for missing that, Rev!
I need to do a better job at listening to EVERYTHING...
Also, I was spinning the So So Rev mix and remembered that OMG Michelle are amazing. Did they ever put out anything besides those two Kingdom-produced tracks?
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Not that I know of, but I only know "You Don't Know Michelle", what's the other one?
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba00hW4xUJU
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
It's called 'Got Me Open' - it's on their myspace. Found it on Tumblr too, and ripped it from there thanks to Firefox extensions. Check yr gmail.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5K8rcsez9I
cool, thx xp
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
Or well, check yr gmail in like... 5ish minutes.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
Was wandering through the archives of www.patentleatherdaddy.com - blog curated by Kingdom, Fatima al-Qadiri, couple of other people - and stumbled on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzWYVV-GaFg
He choreographed Single Ladies and Freakum Dress, also, I think?
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 17 February 2012 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
yeah
― fauxmarc, Friday, 17 February 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
https://twitter.com/jessicasuarez/status/170945957867958272
― dave cool, Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
haha
also watch any interview w/ rocky and he says "no homo" like 20 times
― illuminati girl (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link