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Lets talk about feminists slamming Thicke and co for Blurred Lines but mostly giving Abel a pass for his rape lyrics.
The Artful Dodger
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Game loves two things, referencing other rappers and getting in beef.
You also forgot doing impressions of other rappers. You dudes remember that Tyler the Creator song from the RED album? Shits embarrassing.
Abel has way more musical talent to make up for it and his tunes get way less exposure than Blurred Lines.
But yeah, you got a point.
I think it all balances out with how much more rape is in his music though. I recently looked up the lyrics to Initiation and it had me shook.
Nah. Id take Jay, Ye, 50 over him easy. I might even take Ross tbh.
Not only Initiation breh, bunch of other songs too. Tbh dude seems pretty messed up if you go from his lyrics though lmao
I wonder why Abel hasn't attracted feminist anger yet.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Change "hate" to "clowns on" you're right.
And people aren't mad at Weeknd because he's black. It's shocking when Robin Thicke tries to convince a married woman to sleep with him. (This is now labeled rape for some goddamn reason). Middle America just shrugs if a black dude says something that conforms with what they secretly believe about black folks.
Why do you think Eminem got picketed when Jay was selling platinum records at that point?
PhoenixDark
Banned
Do feminists know who Weeknd is lol. I assumed they only complain when popular stuff rustles their jimmies (Blurred Lines, True Detective, etc).
I feel weeknd is decent popular going off his record sales for Trilogy and his Drake association. I personally know a couple tumblr feminist type chicks that love him, but I have no evidence beyond that(anecdote). I googled 'Weeknd rape' with minimal results actually, except forum posts.
most tumblr feminists are idiots though
PhoenixDark
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I'll ask Devolution.
Sure when Abel gets a song thats on radio a million times a day then we can talk about it. He aint getting a pass for it. He just aint on the radar like that.
Syph Medwes
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Montreal, Initiation, and XO/The Host deserve an honourable mention though.
Blurred Lines popular is pretty impossible to just "get"
Songs that have been on the radio/TV are basically Wicked Games, Twenty Eight, Kiss land, Belong to the World, One of those Nights with Juicy J, and maybe Pretty.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Pretty much. Robin Thicke he's not. The day that happens, is the day when Evil Michael Jackson gets called out. lol.
How it's possible, I don't know, but Action Bronson is just way more overt with his then Abel is.
Syph Medwes
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you really gonna put 20% of GAF on blast like that
Only 20%?
Same Old Song though.
Also, the Screwed version of Weeknd's tapes are a whole other beast and could practically be considered their own thing. So much piff has consistently been released from the Weeknd camp, it's pretty surreal.
Syph Medwes
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On a scale of one to Mystikal I'd put them both at a 7.
IrishNinja
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as a feminist that blurred lines shit was embarrassing. had a former roommate going on about how sexually aggressive the lyrics were, even though son's a huge Prince fan
i only heard the first one, are more up?
aww shit
i only heard the first one, are more up?
aww shit
PhoenixDark
Banned
Who is Durk? The worse thing about Chicago rappers is that one is either getting killed or releasing some new trap anthem each week, it makes it really hard to know who is who.
Bronson is pure comedy though, which is why I never understood why people thought his lyrical content would keep him from being able to go mainstream. It'd come off as shock value, but at the same time you can clearly tell he writes just to say the silliest shit. When you're listening, it's just a cascade of you catching all the silly shit he's saying one line late.
I think R&B cats get a bit of lee way when it comes to that sort of criticism. Its definitely rape-y but its not on some UEONO shit and is sort of made to appeal to those sorts of fantasies in women as well, which is also why his music resonates the way it does. Obligatory.
IIN MY OWWWWNNN CITTYYY
I think R&B cats get a bit of lee way when it comes to that sort of criticism. Its definitely rape-y but its not on some UEONO shit and is sort of made to appeal to those sorts of fantasies in women as well, which is also why his music resonates the way it does. Obligatory.
Michael Jackson - Blue Gangsta.
IIN MY OWWWWNNN CITTYYY
you really gonna put 20% of GAF on blast like that
Nah, most of GAF ain't tumblr feminists. If anything, sexism is rampant in OT and Gaming.
CountBlack
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That Blue Gangsta song aint bad
Syph Medwes
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Yea picking and choosing is definitely prevalent
thats the 80%
But the feminists on GAF aren't tumblr feminists. Except for Shuri maybe.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
More in gaming. I wonder why .... Hmmmmmm
Tokubetsu
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I bailed cuz the negativity. Not here for the Echoes of Silence dragging. HoB is front to back a classic though, on my grave.
Young L - DUNDIDIT
http://flightmuzik88.bandcamp.com/track/drink-slow
I remixed LA FLAMES new track
Very shlohmo-esque
Very CVLT
I remixed LA FLAMES new track
Very shlohmo-esque
Very CVLT
This is exactly it. I remember Gambino getting flack for some lyric about wanting one of his hot teachers to rape him. I think he's also been under fire for all his creepy interracial stuff. Since he's relatively popular and most of his fans are women he's more likely to receive some negative attention for that type of stuff.
It also explains why Das Racist didn't catch a ton of shit after that one fan posted on tumblr about how they felt her up after a show. Those dudes'll probably never take off like that.
Tokubetsu
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Nice!
Game has a better discography than 50 Cent for sure
Syph Medwes
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I'm going to use this as another excuse to point out that Can I Speak to You was one of the most slept on tracks of 2012
I dont know about that. I dont fuck with non Documentary Game at all. Ill take 50s two street tapes over most of that shit tbh.
Rastafarian42
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It's pretty close between 50 and Game Discography wise but Jesus Piece edges out Before I Self Destruct by a little bit so I give it to Game.
what the blue hell is this?
Timbo was not the right person for this. Should've been Pharrell.
Then again MJ's camp never fucked with Pharrell. Them folks passed up on U Don't Have To Call and a bunch of tracks on Justified for fucks sake.
BroggieDoge
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LTTP... Dat Mt. Olympus
Syph Medwes
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Nah I just can't stand when rappers release albums where almost all the songs have features
And yea should be good lol
Rastafarian42
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Really ? Damn that's probably my favorite Usher song it did kinda of have a MJ vibe to it.
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