oops i said my pedantic
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:44 (twelve years ago) link
i honestly don't know what your original rant "means" really dude, it's easier to make stupid jokes out of it than take it seriously
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
what does any of this really mean. D-40 feels me tho
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
My point is there is a machine in place via labels/mags/blogs that says 364 days a year people want shitty pop rap; and then once a year there's this REALLY POPULAR FEATURE on the BET Awards that is literally the only thing anyone knows about the BET awards where everyone acts like backpacker nerdballs and this is supposedly really novel and interesting and thrilling. And it's like, if people like this--WHICH THEY CLEARLY DO--why don't we reward people for rapping all year instead of like drowning everything in dipshitty Alex Da Kid Glee rap and Bruno hooks and hashtags
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:50 (twelve years ago) link
that's like saying "i see so many people excited on the internet about arcade fire playing on snl, why don't they sell more records than nickelback? it's a conspiracy man"
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
you are so fucking infuriating
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:52 (twelve years ago) link
the charts have been democratized -- the machinery may want LMFAO to dominate the airwaves but the fact of the matter is people are going to iTunes and buying that shit in droves, afaik there's no way to fake that
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
like if you actually want people to poke holes in your incoherent swiss cheese 'argument' then post it here, if you just want people to agree and say yeah you're totally right man then uh go join all the other people on twitter who think skillz should be on bet every day
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
If you can't see that entertainment industry understanding the appeal of """indie culture""" like Arcade Fire is why we have shit like Juno and Two Broke Girls and Dude Where's My Pants, then you are are even more clueless than your fake avuncular act makes you appear to be on ILX
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
Gosh why do twitter people say great things about burgeoning indie stars like Eminem and Busta Rhymes
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
once again you think i'm disagreeing with you when i actually don't understand you at all and i'm just making fun of how incoherent you are
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
this shady records cypher is 9 minutes long, did they really air this on television?
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:59 (twelve years ago) link
fwiw we now live in a world where royce is doing labored punchlines in between bruno mars choruses on pop radio 24/7 so i guess it's not even an either/or thing anymore
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:00 (twelve years ago) link
i took the wine out of amy's house
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:03 (twelve years ago) link
maybe the shaky analogy i'm looking for is people freaking out about prince's "while my guitar gently weeps" solo when it's been how many years since a top 10 hit even had a guitar solo -- i mean excitement displays of virtuosity probably gets even stronger when that particular type of skill falls out of favor in popular music
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:06 (twelve years ago) link
btw did you see the 'drum solo week' on letterman over the summer? shit was pretty wild, just the concept alone. also copeland went ham.
― some dude, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
Eminem starting with the fake 90s backpack battle rap is fucking hilarious
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
hehehehe @ this entire argument
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:24 (twelve years ago) link
i heard buddens was to shook to battle the based god live on the BET awards
oh yeah b.o.b's was dope, it's too bad he refuses to rap
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:50 (twelve years ago) link
man gunplay got quoted TWICE in these things, weird
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:57 (twelve years ago) link
oh chris brown really opened his verse with a boxing metaphor? YOU DON'T SAY
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ luda's emphatic "WHOOOOOOO" for 2 chainz' one grocery bag ling
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
LOL @ his pronounciation of "galifinakis"
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 October 2011 05:06 (twelve years ago) link
i think that's a good analogy, and just like these freestyles, no one really thinks it would work on the radio. not that people don't want to hear a great verse or a great guitar solo within the context of a hit, but pointed chops showcases like these makes for better internet videos than pop music.
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
kwame wasn't that bad!
#polkadotswag
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
just watched the first one and holy shit eminem
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
my fav so far, of course, is drake
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
I find the things whiney finds infuriating totally befuddling
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
as in I guess I am just totally oblivious to them, the pop rap twittersphere, blogfeeds etc
*goes back to hide in cave*
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 October 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/09/video-bet-hip-hop-awards-2012-cyphers/
― tpp, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:17 (eleven years ago) link
wow we had a really long thread about 2011 bet cyphers
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:38 (eleven years ago) link
longer than chipmunk's forehead
― tpp, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:39 (eleven years ago) link
west coast one is fun. i like YG's bit!
asap rocky really embarassing
― tpp, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
when isn't he
― some dude, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
t.i. standing with iggy azalea, b.o.b and trae in that pic really does underline how deeply bizarre grand hustle is in 2012
― some dude, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 12:56 (eleven years ago) link
i think t.i. leaving dro out of the grand hustle cypher is the final straw for me
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:12 (eleven years ago) link
grand hustle has forgotten more dope rappers than most labels ever had on their roster
― some dude, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
went straight to the West Coast one - Quik cracking me up
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Loved the west coast one, way more fun than the others.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
After Mac Miller did his thing I was thinking like ehhhh not tooo bad I guess but then Mystikal comes in and just lays waste by shear force.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
it was a very good year, cool to see lamar as a dark horse:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DtWjKdSciA
https://vimeo.com/30509290^^last great em verse I can think of
― niels, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link