(gesturing broadly, in a picard voice)
twitch chatter radstache, asking "is that a ps1 game?", when confronted with the existence of drakeo the ruler and his 2017 album cold devil
(gesturing broadly, in a picard voice)
twitch chatter radstache, asking "is that a ps1 game?", when confronted with the existence of drakeo the ruler and his 2017 album cold devil
Some Track Star* videos I liked recently
to me, Track Star* is one of these kind of broad celebrity interview brands that are kind of interesting to me but that I am wary of, along with Hot Ones, Chicken Shop Date, The Terrell Show, Therapuss, Ziwe, Nardwuar, and apparently SubwayTakes now?
For me the central problem with Track Star* is that I am unable to watch it without trying to decide how much of it, for this particular guest, is a "work". I'm even pretty sure that no matter how much of a work the central trivia concept is, it probably is more of a work than that.
BUT DESPITE THAT I do find myself enjoying both of these fairly recent videos from this channel. Check these out, first the one with Spike Lee and A$AP Rocky, then the one from yesterday with Mark Ronson:
Like... pretty fun!
Teddy Ruppleberry's "FIRST TIME Hearing Aesop Rock"
I have discovered the kind of YouTube React video that I actually like and it's "random hip-hop fans discovering underground rappers I love". I actually found Black Hole Superette underwhelming within the Aesop Rock discography but videos like this make me appreciate it more!
This song/video is such a great encapsulation of the different talents within a given "movement" I see in any genre of music right now. It's from a little over a year ago so things might be different now (or in the future) BUT
Here's three and a half minutes of music billed to Latto but featuring Flo Milli, a slightly more gimmick-credited rapper, and Megan Thee Stallion, who is herself a kind of regulated, brand-safe version of Nicki Minaj. The breadth of their careers/statuses/talents is important here. Also Glorilla, ANOTHER trending female rapper, who has her own distinct place in the zeitgeist, is hanging out and does lip syncing at key moments in the video. She's not credited at all, she just wants to be around. It's a distinct cultural moment!!!
I am having complicated feelings about this just-barely-above-mid Latto single that is interpolating Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody?"
You should be watching Connie TV
Have I seriously not talked about Saving Connie on this blog? This is a YouTube channel by a producer/DJ/mashup artist/music influencer who does a variety of music-related things on his channel. One of them is called "Connie TV" and is a series of videos that are like a mashup DJ set of popular hip-hop infused with R&B/pop/indie music with well-curated video footage that mixes music videos and footage from the music's creators alongside some ~ good content ~, providing a sort of just-voicy-enough aesthetic that feels trend-chasing but also original at the same time. I'm not sure there's a vibier way to spend an hour or two than one of these compilations.
JDirtyReacts - First Time Hearing Your Old Droog "Bangladesh" Reaction
I unironically love this music video reaction video on youtube dot com. The way this guy responds to the moment of discovering who Heems is makes me so happy. I have not looked at literally anything else he has said or done so apologies in advance but yeah man