What’s the point of all this mysterious mambajamba?Are we still in 2015? If you allegedly have all this amazing music that would inspire and make lots of people happy sitting in the vault, why keep that to yourself? Why accept headliner spots to one of the biggest festivals in the world and still try to act mysterious before, during, and after it?

How are you one of the best artists of all time, or even in the convo, if you are too insecure to even drop music more than once every 8 years?

Just give the people the music, give fans engagement, etc. When you act mysterious, your delusional fans create these insanely unrealistic expectations for your next drop because they’re so starved of info, and 99.9% of they time will be disappointed, then the artist is SHOCKED when their new album tanks! “I go months without a phone”

I, for one, am very tired of this mysterious gimmick, and will continue to only listen to artists that get ACTUAL play outside, so I can interact with friends, family, and peers alike in music discussion that won’t leave them confused and terrified. What’s wrong with that? Can you imagine discussing “Auntie Diaries” at a kickback? Now imagine discussing how much of a paradigm shift Honestly, Nevermind was

Fraud Ocean could never run the world like ABEL

disagree

Usher herpmon is the king of this mysterious act.

F*** usher.

Some form of mystique is essential to maintaining celebrity status but I feel like some artists are definitely OD’ing on that idea and are even transcending from being “mysterious” to just being outright antagonizing to their fanbase

this thread has already been made

yeah but antidote didn’t use the word “mambajamba”

this thread is a mystery, just drop the music and sumn will stick 1 way or another

Quote this on page 7 for a prize

no surprise the dude who loves his fans would say this, fraud ocean would never

the truth is, mysterious music is out of fashion, im expecting a late 2000s renaissance soon, it's never been a better time to be a normal functioning human in society

we out here getting money in 2023

Abel could make White Ferrari but Wank Lotion couldn’t make Starboy

it was a diss towards PND 🤫

No one in real life uses this term or cares either way

Please keep going.

Weeknd made Blonde type music in like 2011

Imagine Fart Ocean trying to make Dawn FM

I agree generally, but it still can be used to good effect when someone is up and coming.

stan NewJeans

Whats up with Korea and groups?

honestly verymid is mysterious 💀 i forgot that s*** even existed

He absoloutely NAILED IT! Wow!

This the 3rd thread about this s*** give it a rest

Ye’s music career is a testament to how mystery makes for good art

For most of his career we have known exactly where he was / who he was dating / what he's trying to do / listening to features / listening to interviews

That’s a good point
I guess I was referring to the mystery of his rollouts and the mystery of his tweets
He has a bunch of “making of” footage he’s sitting on cause he sees the value of mystery
There’s a million mysteries surrounding Ye at all times
Why his hair like that?
Why he wearing those boots?
What’s Sunday Service?
What are these listening parties?