wow another rapper with a tough backstory. not to say it doesnt matter or we shouldnt care, tho im not sure i do. but rappers with absent dads, fucked up psychs, etc etc, thats not new stuff. hes just made critics wank all over him cos hes so self conscious and you can hear him 'thinking' about this stuff as hes rapping. critics like that shit, cos its in role, and dont like other rappers who talk about similar stuff, as they dont believe it. so oddly, they prefer acting/distance in their hip hop rather than authenticity (real/projected or otherwise) whereas most hip hop heads like to feel that what their favourite rappers are saying is The Fucking Truth, regardless of whether it is or not (this is also what makes certain rapper's lines funny, cos its so OTT). but i dont really feel it. it sounds empty. all gesture, meaning nothing. got to hear it properly, mind. but ive heard worse, more depraved, and more believable fucked up lyrics from ill bill, necro, guys like that. and some of that is funnier too (tho in a terrible way i dont really like to be part of). basically, OF and these guys are proper suburban rappers (which i give them props for, they could have pretended they werent), so its no wonder they appeal to white/indie rock kids and journalists more than the hip hip blogs, and even tho they seem to dislike that hip hop bloggers dont care much for them, they should just own up to the fact this is the crowd they were going for from day one. or maybe they werent, and im being ultra cynical. but i reckon they were. these are like the kids who grew up on pharrell (incidentally also proudly suburban and also lacking any sort of gravitas in most of his vocals, hence why he sounds so grating when trying to act mr tough guy) and eminem and erm hipster shit (perhaps, i dont know, i must read an interview with them some day).
god i need to hear this thing properly before ranting about it dont i.
better dual rapper/producers: mf doom.