First Take

4y

Ppl care way too much abt him

rhyming rhino

4y

· edited

And yet hundreds of people flock to every thread about him to say this

RASIE

4y

He never "used to make good points." He was never even a fan of music until he dropped out of school and copied his friends idea of doing brief ironic album reviews on the radio to make a living

He's excellent at giving the illusion of credibility and fooling both dumb and genuinely smart people into thinking he's "one of them" because of the way he looks, speaks, and the carefully crafted genteel persona being supported by calculated displays behind him.

Fantano is the guy who said Pop Group's first 2 albums are identical in style 3 years ago. Fantano is the guy who said Yeezus was "a Death Grips ripoff" 7 years ago, despite Yeezus having only 1 industrial track, but just like thousands of kids on here and YouTube who don't actually know anything about styles and what makes them, "sounding vaguely similar" is good enough for him to say it like its fact.

People really aren't aware of how far being a good public speaker can get you.

RASIE

4y

The fact that he was sooo sure that Kanye was just copying Death Grips, yet seemed to be totally unaware of industrial rap (or industrial sounds in general) or experimental hip-hop before their existence. Artists like, idk, Saul Williams...the guy who made Niggy Tardust in 2008. The guy Kanye was an avid fan of for years, even forcing his way backstage once at one of Saul's shows to ask him "how does he do what he does."

Nah. Just a ripoff Death Grips because... checks notes loud abrasive sounds and yelling. Yeah, I'm sure that's it. 🙄

Campari

4y

I wouldn’t be surprised if Yeezus took inspiration from The Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens. Ye took a picture of him listening to Carrie & Lowell too.

Sufjan was toying with heavy electronics, synths & glitch vfx for that album.

Bon Iver took major inspiration on 22, A Million. Kendrick also sampled a track. It’s one of the most overlooked projects that goes virtually unnoticed.

Vega

4y

ethered

SHAQUILLE

4y

Either it grew on him heavy or he’s a fraud

Gris

4y

Dude on some Kevin Durant s***

So lame and corny

Smacked Voodoo

4y

Saul Williams a poet extraordinaire. If you're looking for traditional rhyme schemes and flows you won't really find that. What makes Saul so great though are his lyrics, he's a pure poet, and has rejected the practice of rhyming and flowing and has embraced just speaking truth to power.

He's not for everyone, but if you just wanna hear some real ass s***, you don't need to look any further.

With all that being said, Niggy Tardust is dope though. My advice is go into it expecting a more punk and rock vibe than straight hip-hop.

Mtsiggy

4y

Fantano's brain has been broken ever since Fader

Smacked Voodoo

4y

The fact that his wife doesn't check him at any point despite being a black woman is what makes this even more sad

RESIGNED

4y

Fr ever since he got (falsely) accused of being alt right he’s got this major white savior complex

PAPI NIGGA DAVE

4y

What his wife look like

Mtsiggy

4y

They cute together

RESIGNED

4y

Run The Jewels