This isn't THAT bad, but I hate that it happened.
At least it's not "Only You" or "U Already Know" or "Dance With Me" or "Anywhere" or—NEVER MIND, PROTECT 112 FROM ALL COVERS.
(Hi guys!)
Aw thank you, Raptor Jesus! No going away post from me. This was it and I'm glad you think it's a good note to bow out with. Always appreciated how much you contribute to the convo here, RJ, and your kind words upon my departure.
I couldn't agree with you more. And at the helm of all of his maniacal Twitter-ing, it's even more glaring.
The thing is, I wonder if we had just as much output from other rappers, we might see more of this. When people started calling Drake "emo rap," I always wondered why someone like DMX or Sticky Fingaz from Onyx didn't get the same labels because they're exuding a lot of pain in a really dark way. For what it's worth, "real emo" (sorry), at least Revolution Summer steez, is pretty dark.
All goes back to that Kim Gordon quote from earlier this year where she said she listened to a lot of rap during her break-up with Thurston Moore because it's good for trauma. For what it's worth, rap was built of trauma.
Her internal monologue is definitely brutally cruel, but those eyes say she's too faded to know that she's not outwardly showing the shade. Oof, Rihanna.
You know what? I take it back. Despite the kind of jank ears, the work is really good. Someone below pointed out that it could be fake because there's no definition on the ends, but really the line work is just finessed really well and it clearly healed beautifully. I concede to you, KiDCHAIR. (Also, I don't watch Ink Master on Spike TV, either.)
I swear, I was totally not using poetic license about the whole "RUDE" thing because I actually did have so much trouble hearing from where I was able to see and moving elsewhere felt like a fool's errand. What a bummer.
Never seen Tegan & Sara before, so I don't know but I would guess the way she sings does probably put a lot of strain on her voice.
Wait sorry, it is a part of the first three songs that open up the album. I was saying the three in tandem are a great way to open a record. Sorry for the semantic confusion.
Total brain blip that is making me really dumb right now because I have probably listened to that album 100 times. Thanks for not too brutally pointing it out.
I'm under the impression that the rest of the EP is more in the vein of "ICE.MOON," which I'm excited about it. I think she'll definitely be an interesting artist to watch.
Nick, I'm so glad that I could help contextualize her music and I totally understand why someone would not like it. I actually think she has a lot of room for improvement but I'm glad she's around.
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