Corpsey
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This would be my opening gambit, blurted out in a panic, instantly sinking me "I thought I m-might be the Boswell to your Johnson!"
Corpsey
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see "Are you a thrill seeker?"
"And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker. And in short, I was afraid."
sadmanbarty
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CrowleyHead points to Young Thug emerging from Atlanta Future Swag music. He says that its infantilism is an important pre-cursor to the style Thug went on to develop and crystallise.
You can hear this in his early mixtapes.
Thug gained a greater degree of prominence with the release of 1017 Thug and Rich Gang: The Tour Pt. 1. On these projects Thug forefronts the verbal absurdism (phonetic dada and unconventional use of pitch) that artists like Future had only touched upon.
In the middle of the decade, ambient-tinged, cloud rap-inspired instrumentals began to really take over rap, arguably providing dreamy soundscapes more complimentary to Thug’s style than the midi-horn fanfare that had dominated previously.
Later in the decade Migos crystallised a new rhythmic lexicon in rap that relied heavily upon staccato fragmentation and interjection, which informed Thug’s style.
luka
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I first became aware of Thug in the Picachu/1017 Thug era. And it was one of those things that keep pulling you back because you can't tell if you hate it or not. Crowley likes to emphasise the continuities between this and Atlanta precursors but for me it was quite radically different from anything I was familiar with. The grating quality of the vocals, the decorum shattering screeching, the caterwauling.
What I was most drawn to at that time, from that version of Thug, was the quality of tenderness.
Barty has posted Nigeria, which I love and is twinned in my mind with this murky swampy syrupy one
This is another one
which contains an embryonic version of somethig which is later refined in songs like Danny Glover which is the sort of time o became a true believer.
What I was most drawn to at that time, from that version of Thug, was the quality of tenderness.
Barty has posted Nigeria, which I love and is twinned in my mind with this murky swampy syrupy one
This is another one
which contains an embryonic version of somethig which is later refined in songs like Danny Glover which is the sort of time o became a true believer.
sadmanbarty
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I love it when his voice slightly cracks with his soft, pillow talk stuff.
sadmanbarty
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I come and go with him. Sometimes it clicks but a lot of the time it’s just annoying
luka
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There's definitely a whole zone of affect he opens up which had previously been taboo in that world. It's hugely liberatory and provoked enormous hostility suspicion and derision.
sadmanbarty
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This will no doubt be a minority opinion on here, but thug’s been unlucky in that his golden age immediately preceded a big recalibration in rap. It finished and then rap completely changed rendering all his 2015 stuff obsolete
luka
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I don't know if music gets rendered obsolete because of what comes after it. I don't think the present burns the past behind it. And in terms of influence Young Thug is bigger than ever. I think he's by far and away the most significant rap artist of the last ten years, more so than Keef or Migos. But I know where your loyalties lie obviously.