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Cuz it's on the internets, duuuuuuuuuuuude.

royce gracie can wear whatever the fuck he wants... cause he royce gracie.

In Minnesota, that's known as a 'prince pass'.

Edit: GO TO BOTH!

I can't decide which show to see cause my Internet bros can't help me decide which show to see.

Ps - I finally bought freeways first album and all I can say is: it's not just the beard.

He's a kid who raps and listens to hip hop. I don't picture him, or SpaceghostPurrrrp, or Main Attrakionz, or any of that camp as the type that would pore over lyrics and study the artist's relationship to the music in order to form a style of their own, or attempt some sort of aggregate meta rap style in order to wow listeners and capture the widest market. There's good hip hop from everywhere, and all of it is influential in its own way. All the shit people say about Rocky is derived from their own confusion as to how this marriage of styles occurred. I really struggle to imagine Rocky sitting down when he wrote his verse to Purple Swag and be like "Man, I'm gonna hit them with some Lord Infamous for 8", or "Man, I'm gonna Drake these hoes". The music would be horrible and obviously contrived if that were the case. Historicity breathes through all music, Rocky is just a more open vessel to the fact and doesn't fight it. The production behind him is top notch and could easily mesh with a myriad of styles, and that's exactly what he and his cohorts deliver: a weird amalgamation of styles past and present. And I think it's fucking dope.

You just said what I was trying to say and at the same time contradicted my point so ima tryn go deeper so we can both expand the mental.

These dudes are definately coming from a fan perspective where you can feel their undying allegiance to any and all sub categorizations of rap music. I fuck with that because I bump everything that moves me. And you can easily hear that these dudes been moved by everything too. But if you think they aren't conscious of their references/allusions/homages, I'd say your missing the best aspect of the tape. On the first track he appropriates and restructures mos def's scheme from the corner remix and then works it right into a bone thugs flow in the span of 4 bars. It may be tongue in cheek or even a happy accident but it gives you the sense that you know what they were jammin to in the booth before they recorded or were bumpin in the ride en route to the studio. That's nostalgic darts for your think box.

My only hesitation is that these dudes are clearly scholars but they don't necessarily have anything fresh to say. History and technical skills do not a fine rapper make. And there's some obvious 'drake these hoes' and drop tempo hooks/refrains that are ptretty obvious panders to radio playability, or just rap nerd eyebrow winks. This guy knows what the fuck he's doing in terms of marketing. But hype and content don't usually overlap and as much as I enjoy this shit so far, he hasn't really spit not one line where I feel like I'd put my $14 toward his show/album/tshirt/shoecollab/whathaveyou.

This 2.0 rise to fame is some rugged terrain to navigate. Kreayshawn got a mil for a viral video and is a laughing stock at face value already. Odd future is on their 14th minute and pitchfork stopped caring about lil b exactly 32 seconds after I'm gay leaked. Rocky can actually rap and is obviously not on course to flash and fizzle but there's no way rapping about goth ninja jawnz and being pretty is gonna recoup a $3M investment unless homie ponies up with the skillset quick fast.

^^^ that shit sucks!

I'm one listen in and don't think ima get it.

If I have a compliment to lend it at this point it's that it's a very well-studied exhibition of regional styles. I understand why people want to love him, even though I can't tell him from whoever else is in his crew but I just came around, but all these kids are so well versed with the hallmark quirks of every sub-genre of popular rap that the mass appeal is astounding. I don't particularly have confidence in the lyrics, but it's aesthetically brilliant. And one of the beats blew my mind but I didn't catch the title. Will report back after more listens.

Skip au pied du cocoon if your only with your girl. It's the least romantic meal you'll ever eat. It's only worth going if you have 4 fat dudes and are comfortable eating to the point of nausea. A couple will max out on 2 dishes. I didn't have a good time cause I'm the kinda guy who goes all out and I was crippled before my last two dishes reached the table. If you're trying to blimp your chick out, disregard my comments.

Best meal my girl and I had was at les trois petite bouchons. On st Denis I think, near mont royal. Best food I've ever eaten in mtl. Beware the all organic wine list. Avoid the pinots, and ask the wine guy for advice. Barring a language barrier, you will be taken very good ca re of.

Ryan, you using all 4? Loan a fool a duo!

Before I get into it, is this dude one of those cats who's gonna buzz like crazy for six months then disappear, would ya say, or is rockybactually the kind of dude who's good enough to hold people's attention long enough to cultivateva style and catalog. Please speculate.

I'd be into that sorta stuff but I'm not really into academic journals because they tend to be dry by necessity. If you come across anything that's a little more stylized(?) or just plain entertaining while still theoretical, I'd happily read it and discuss it read. Just throw it up in here and someone will likely get back to you.

I avoided ASAP for a bit, butvthat 3 million dollar label deal has me very curious. If it's anything like OF, though, I'm killing the Internet.

Pretty hilarious that the same Murakami book has been posted four times since Ordo (I assume) changed the title.

It's about to be 70% of the thread.

Does Scott already have it?

Top left, brah.

Black people rap? I only listen to odd future so I don't know what black people would rap about.

Rappers shouldn't produce merch in small. Unless you only plan on being cool for 23 minutes on the Internet.

Did you hear his interview on WHYY where he disputes this? It's a good interview, and gave a lot insights into Eugenides' writing style and approach to character development.

Only a handful of things about DFW he used in the book.

but seriously, listen to the interview...

I am waiting on this to arrive :

there is a trailer for the book on simon & schusters website IIRC

Can you direct me to this interview before I read the marriage plot. I want as clear a conscious as I can get going in because I was really fucked up over freedom because I interpreted the whole thing as a bittersweet loveletter to Wallace and kinda felt like franzen was being a dick the whole time. I don't want that to ruin another novel for me.

Also, fuck klosterman fiction. Dudes completely on point when engaging pop culture directly, but he's a literary flat tire. It sucks that's young people need an author to attach themselves to so much that chucks been pushed outside the realm of what he's capable of. I'd read 10 magazine articles of his before I ever engage another novel.

Double also, I'm putting 12 books on hold while I completely absorb the def jam 25 book. Rizzoli was kinda okay with the supreme and Glenn o'brien joints, but this def jam piece is out of the fucking stratosphere right now. Quite possibly the most impressive hip hop book ever in terms of amassing comprehensive interviews/history/imagery. The ad rock quotes are murder. And the way Rick and Russ debunk eachothers personal histories is so endearing. I'm not surprised it's heavily due to the guy who wrote the big payback. The level of attention is inspiring, even if it gets masturbatory at times, it's so well done you can't even hate.

selling this schneider jacket

Please tell me is this you and you just posted a pic trying to sell a jacket where you're not even wearing the jacket in half the image. Or at least tell me that you googled Toronto fashion discussion because you're a twink rentboy and thought this would be an appropriate place to cruise. This post is blowing my motherfucking mind right now!

Anyone read brothers by yu hua? Want to jump right into it but the translation is killing me after 1 chapter. It reads robotically.

Honestly, even if your not a club dude, just embrace that shit. In the end it will be more affordable than trying to hit places on the strip that are more cultural. It's either ball out or dive out and you can dive anywhere. Vegas needs to taken head on, as per the samurai code. If your not willing to pay it off for the next six months, you shouldn't be there.

They did them again?

First world solutions!

Quit your job and get on at a methodone clinic and reapply!