1. I like his bright clothes. the neon yellow/green/red shorts etc. it reminds me of when I was in primary school and neon was all the rage. neon and surf-boards on t-shirts.
2. ''wrist like a glacier, arm like a spaceship...''
3. i'd like to know how i'd feel about his music if I DIDN'T Know what he looks like. would I like it more or less? I mean, I feel like I should hate him and I still really like a lot of these tunes I'm finding on youtube.
4. someone on youtube said he sounds like a cross between gucci and boosie. sometimes this seems true.
The 'minstrel show' thing is interesting. I've seen rappers like Gucci Mane/Waka etc. denounced by black bloggers as being ''coon'' rappers who damage the perception of the black race with their lyrics (or lackthereof). It does make me wonder, as a white brit, if there's something unsavoury about my love for these rappers. OTOH, 1. I think both Gucci and Waka have significant merits as rappers/artists, whether or not their lyrics are particularly thoughtful/thought-provoking 2. leaving aside the violence/ignorance of their attitudes towards women etc., the music is often really great in terms of energy/sound... actually this is a slightly disingenuous stance to take, I suppose, since if I'm honest the violence and immorality of some rap music probably makes me like it MORE.
