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GuitarBizarre · 01-01-2011, 01:29 PM

A Thoroughly Modern Breakup by Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer | Myspace Music

This is amazing. 2 albums out by this guy, pioneering a new style!

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Listening to: Crystal Kovach - [Underground (Instrumental) #06] Air (instrumental) [foobar2000 v1.0.3]

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 01-01-2011, 01:35 PM

In a twisted way, I really enjoy this. Well produced, and UKULELE!!! I'm sure in 20 minutes I'll be tired of it, but for the moment, awesome.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 01-01-2011, 04:42 PM

Wow, interesting stuff. But I think I feel the same way about this as I did Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip. Musically it's really refreshing and interesting, but the vocalist's flow throws it for me. It's not the accent, I really like it. It's the "bounciness" of it, the "Now this is a jam for all of the fellas" type lyrical phrasing.

Much, much, respect though.

GuitarBizarre · 01-02-2011, 11:42 AM

What about this?

Phantom Limb · 01-02-2011, 01:28 PM

That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And damn, that boy can spit fire. I'd be pretty scared right now if I was Mr. B.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 01-02-2011, 02:32 PM

So... is this the new East Coast/West Coast thing?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 01-02-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

So... is this the new East Coast/West Coast thing?

What do you mean?

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 01-02-2011, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan

What do you mean?

Fighting Trousers vs B The Gentleman Rhymer

Bane of your existence · 01-03-2011, 02:39 PM

I can't stand this. I've heard either this, or some guy just like him a long time ago. His lyrics are lullzy or whatever, but he's hardly breaking open some new sort of sub-genre or pioneering anything. At least I hope not.

GuitarBizarre · 01-03-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bane of your existence

I can't stand this. I've heard either this, or some guy just like him a long time ago. His lyrics are lullzy or whatever, but he's hardly breaking open some new sort of sub-genre or pioneering anything. At least I hope not.

Its better than another vapid boast about how much money/girls/power you have. Or talking about guns, or talking about being cheated on (Is it me or does every rapper have a song about a relationship that went badly?). I couldn't really be any more bored of that kind of thing. And talking about how good a rapper you are became old hat for me when I listened to Canibus and realised how much of a copout it is.

Far better to listen to Professor Elemental talking about cups of tea, or building a flying machine, or performing dental surgery, or exploring new frontiers and having absinth parties with midgets, or diss tracks about boxing, or how everything is splendid and he has a special hat. Or about Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Or a Fete. Or Steampunk. Or snuff. And thats in the space of one album.

Really. Rap needs to get over the rut its in. What better way to do that than to remove any element of its original culture lyrically and apply the same techniques to what is essentially unlimited fantasy? Professor Elemental could be reinvented as a character a million times over and still ome from a new slant, be it sci-fi, high fantasy, stories of the supernatural, etc etc etc. It has unlimited potential, and it makes the rap about characters who can be anything the rapper wants them to be, rather than about a bunch of predictable cliches that are eating themselves to survive by handing on references and props to each other as if the approval of other artists matter more than the approval of the fans.

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Listening to: Professor Elemental - [The Indifference Engine] Fighting Trousers [foobar2000 v1.0.3]

01-01-2011, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	In a twisted way, I really enjoy this. Well produced, and UKULELE!!! I'm sure in 20 minutes I'll be tired of it, but for the moment, awesome.

01-01-2011, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Wow, interesting stuff. But I think I feel the same way about this as I did Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip. Musically it's really refreshing and interesting, but the vocalist's flow throws it for me. It's not the accent, I really like it. It's the "bounciness" of it, the "Now this is a jam for all of the fellas" type lyrical phrasing. Much, much, respect though.

01-02-2011, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phantom Limb Chocolate Homunculus Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,293	That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And damn, that boy can spit fire. I'd be pretty scared right now if I was Mr. B.

01-02-2011, 02:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	So... is this the new East Coast/West Coast thing?

01-03-2011, 02:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bane of your existence Such That Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,197	I can't stand this. I've heard either this, or some guy just like him a long time ago. His lyrics are lullzy or whatever, but he's hardly breaking open some new sort of sub-genre or pioneering anything. At least I hope not.