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149139, Honestly, you haven't been listening. Posted by Orbit_Established, Sat Feb-19-11 05:28 AM
>i mean that i haven't really heard anything from them >musically that is either unique or aesthetically pleasing.
That's your right
>they seem to be more about visuals and shock value. sort of >like the first half of clockwork orange translated to black >hipster rap. i mean, the production sucks for the most part >and none of these niggas are really pushing any envelopes >MUSICALLY. it's seems to be more about their weirdo-rebellious >vibe than anything.
This is where you're off
The production far from sucks, and they can rap their asses off
If you don't hear it, that's your opinion, but to say that their fans are all about their image is disingenuous.
There are thousands of shock rap acts
THIS ONE got popular
Why?
Because their nice
>i just said "white" because usually the whole shtick they use >was predominantly relegated to white suburban teens. the whole >sacrilegious/violent/misogynistic/inexplicable out of context >lyrical rants, etc. it's now becoming more en vogue for the >black teen generation i suppose. > >don't get me wrong, i'm not really hating but i just don't >know what else to call their whole shtick other than a >gimmick. if they're around for years to come i'll be the first >to eat my words but musically i just don't see anything >special about them at present. > >with that said, i do like that their doing some left-field >shit and i think there's some potential there. i'll still >check their music from time to time to see if maybe i've >warmed up to it.
You have every right not to like it
But niggas like me don't like it because of no silly skateboard kill women rape gimmicks
These niggas can rap and Tyler might be the next Yeezy with his beats and overall vision...he's a serious little niglet who knows what he's doing
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