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Nitty Scott does this better throughout Art of Chill. My issue with Game is that he makes the song about his dad and the act itself rather than what it all means for his sister, the rape survivor.
Gone Girl
Still I Rise ft. Stacy Barthe
Scott focuses more on how she learned to cope and what being raped by her step-father did to her relationship with her mom. She does this all without providing any gratuitous depictions of what he did to her, but I wouldn't fault her if she did decide to include more detailed descriptions. I'm sure there's a place for that kind of thing, but I get the sense that she wants us to know that while what happened made a big impact on her life, it isn't going to define her. There's anger and it's not something she'll ever forget about but she's moved on.
That tape also has a track about mental illness which is another topic that doesn't come up much in rap.
I think mental upsandowns are decently well covered. Rappers spend a lot of time talking about their 'mindstate' and always have. The rape thing though.... yeesh. I remember that Angel Haze(?) track. Brutal.
Syph Medwes
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he can plot deez nuts
what are they even going to perform lol
Rastafarian42
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Yeah those songs are great really illustrate what she went through and how it affected her.
rappers been talking about mental illness since Insane in the Membrane.
I think mental upsandowns are decently well covered. Rappers spend a lot of time talking about their 'mindstate' and always have. The rape thing though.... yeesh. I remember that Angel Haze(?) track. Brutal.
There's plenty of rap about stress and depression, but her comments about going to therapy receiving a diagnosis are what made it stand out to me. Or maybe there's a lot of that out there already and I just never noticed.
I think PD mentioned that he performs the same set he's performed for fucking ever.
I wonder if he'll do the same chit again at the BET awards.
That's.... Really specific lol. Jay's verse here kinda fills that category, but I'd attribute that to the plain, clean fact that people of color don't put as much stock in clinical psychology/psychiatry as white people. Attitudes toward mental health in most ethnic communities can be fairly dismissal, even though I do think it's getting better.
The Artful Dodger
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Monch's latest record was a great album about Mental Health issues among minorities.
Rastafarian42
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Mind Playing Tricks on Me is Mental Health Rap 101. Shit Scarface is like the king of that type of rap.
Cool, didn't know A Light in the Addict was off of Mr. Wonderful. I like that song way more than Easy Rider TBH.
Mr. Wonderful might end up being his best project.
PhoenixDark
Banned
People think I'm joking but it's the same shit. He stops Exhibit A before the last verse to spit it acapella ("I believe they knocked them levies down"), and it kills the energy of the concert every fucking time. Then he tells the crowd his DJ is a Dilla acolyte, asks the crowd to get as loud as they can for as long as they can, then does Gobstopper. He'll also have his DJ cut the music during other songs like Exhibit C.
Yeah, I guess. I liked it a lot. Pretty personal, but it worked, which surprised me.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Trailer park boys is one of those shows you watch when your smoking or just wanna turn your brain off and laugh at some light hearted silly shit
Season 7 is an abomination. Avoid it.
Season 8 (New Netflix season) returns to form in ways. Corey is back, but trevors not. Good season. I'll be checking out season 9 when it drops. They've filmed it already.
Fucking smokes boys let's go!
Esch, courage and my football brehs, I hope you watched us take on the world champions and come out with 1-1
Season 7 is an abomination. Avoid it.
Season 8 (New Netflix season) returns to form in ways. Corey is back, but trevors not. Good season. I'll be checking out season 9 when it drops. They've filmed it already.
Fucking smokes boys let's go!
Esch, courage and my football brehs, I hope you watched us take on the world champions and come out with 1-1
Syph Medwes
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Trailer Park Boys is a GOAT comedy/mockumentary
The key is that they're always in character
Always
That's what makes the show so golden
The key is that they're always in character
Always
That's what makes the show so golden
Pretty sure many shows feature characters that are always in character.
https://m.soundcloud.com/migosatl/take-off-ft-peewee-longway-what-move-would-u-make-prod-murda
https://m.soundcloud.com/migosatl/take-off-ft-peewee-longway-what-move-would-u-make-prod-murda
Discotheque
Banned
It's still funny. All these comedies get flanderized. I'm just grateful its not to the extent of parks and rec
They really screwed up by axing teflandre though. He should have been the man the whole season. Dumb writers only gave him like two episodes to shine
Syphon Filter
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ugh new Jay Rock finally! Haters be dammed.
Fiyah as usual. Been a minute.
Fiyah as usual. Been a minute.
Rastafarian42
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New Jay Rock is cool like the Pump Pump sample.
CountBlack
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Tyga track that was produced by Kanye is out
Not linking because it's Tyga
Not linking because it's Tyga
It's never going to get any better but it's reliable I think. Episodes are always going to be structured the same way and rely on the characters acting out their same flaws. I think the ways plots can dovetail or the readymade catchphrases (like teflandre or some of the stuff in a recent ep about thin pants) can be enough, though it'd be cooler if it were like IASIP and got darker and weirder with each season instead of plateauing at "good" and staying there
forsure, I was surprised when that arc was dropped so soon.
Rastafarian42
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(waits for instrumental)
MorisUkunRasik
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The production on that Tyga track is dope. Even dig the chorus, just wish someone else rapped on it, at least a feature.
I'll wait for the freestyles to come.
I'll wait for the freestyles to come.
Tyga - 40 Mil (Prod. by Kanye West). The beat is somewhere between super generic and damn that shit bangs. Need a Tyga-less version.
Yelawolf - Til Its Gone video. become a parody of yourself brehs
Big Sean freestyles on Cosmic Kev. Kills it.
Yelawolf - Til Its Gone video. become a parody of yourself brehs
Big Sean freestyles on Cosmic Kev. Kills it.
MorisUkunRasik
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I actually don't mind the simple-ass chorus. He really didn't need to open with it tho. It goes pretty hard overall.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
The world needs a tyga-less version.
I like the Rock song but it's "just" really solid. woulda thought he'd kick off the build up to whatever's coming with something distinctive, not a pretty good tune.
Chorus is actually alright. beat's pretty good too, if LP7 stuff sounds like that I wouldn't mind
Chorus is actually alright. beat's pretty good too, if LP7 stuff sounds like that I wouldn't mind
PhoenixDark
Banned
shhhhh
That sounded more like a freestyle than a "freestyle."
Close enough
Jay Rock song is definitely alright, sounds like a straight up homage. Bassline reminds me of Tha Shiznit. I'm still unsure if he has it in him to successfully experiment with his style tho, I kinda like him as just a modernized G-Funk rapper.
Pretty crazy. Y'all must be going wild over there. O' Shea da gawd.
Jay Rock track sounds like a reject track from The Documentary w/ less name drops. not a fan. he gotta do better than this.
Tyga track is fire. I don't get why my dude Yeezy associates w/ him though
P4K is out their mind giving that Vince Staples EP anything more than a 7.
Tyga track is fire. I don't get why my dude Yeezy associates w/ him though
P4K is out their mind giving that Vince Staples EP anything more than a 7.
Tokubetsu
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Great song. I like it. I'm looking forward to Love Story.
I believe that is the first BNM given to a rap album this year.
RTJ2 will get it too.
Yup, for sure.
Absolutely. Still haven't listened to Staples EP actually.
Discotheque
Banned
finally somebody else corroborates. i thought i was taking crazy pills. i think net wrecker liked it too.
Tokubetsu
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Yeah I said as much when it dropped originally. Must be doing good cause you can tell interscope rush ordered them to do a video in one weekend it looks like.
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