#BandMan

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Bandgang Javar – Bandman (Self-released)

Bandman is as raw as it gets, but keeping it real doesn’t always make for good music. Bandgang Javar is probably the most elusive of all the Bandgang members. He only reminds us of his existence once a year with a new tape, being busy with other (not very legal) occupations. Javar makes no secret out of it, as he states quite plainly on “I Ain’t Gotta Rap” that he sells “pills and pussy.” Street cred earned him the status of the rawest and most real of all the Bandgang members, but he’s hardly grown as an artist during his career.

Bandman is no exception. It’s 30 minutes too long, and only posse cuts make it stick. Javar never really raps; he’s more like a grumpy uncle saying raw and outrageous stuff over the beat. If it’s really outrageous, like his verse on “Wrong with Me” (which remains the most ignorant 30 seconds of rap music of the past two years), it works. His best lines stay with you for a long time (“I ain’t worried about that little cheese you’re flashing I already ate” from this tape, for example). But if he just spits out the regular “street” lines, like hundreds of other artists do, it tires the listener very fast. “Money 2” is one of the worst tracks here. When you hear rhymes like “AR on the table, I ain’t worry ‘bout no haters”, or “We don’t have that type of props, that is why they keep getting shot,” they don’t even make you chuckle. 

When Javar brings female guest stars to trade bars and get male-female perspective in the middle of the album (on tracks “What Was Said” and “All New”), it brings some freshness to the stale topics of the mean streets. It goes downhill from there. The Detroit MC is clearly a sprinter, not a long distance runner. Thankfully, his team members come for help, and six posse cuts make the tape worth a listen. Javar makes a 25-30 seconds appearance, delivers a few pounds of ignorance and fades into the background. And that’s all he’s good for. A few cuts on Bandman would make for good singles, but the whole tape is a slog. 

Ray Garraty

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Bandman Kevo links up with Tampa Bay entrepreneur Justin Haley

Justin Haley is an 25 year old multi Millionaire who has a few business under his belt. Linking up with Bandman Kevo was another opportunity he couldn’t resist. On the other hand Bandman Kevo saw something in Justin to want to agree to this opportunity. Justin has linked up and worked with notable names such as Sauce Walka, YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Nahmir, Smoke Purpp, Toosii, and a few other names.…

[memory-and-sky]

girlfriend material

[saiyef]

Scummy Bandman Bocchi (Doujinshi) by なまず

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Thanks, I hate! But I also love it! But I also hate it! But I also love it!

…Shit, that hurt. Why do I love this!?

[gacktfan69]

I don't fear god but I do fear bandmen seeing my dumbass shitpost insta stories about them even though theres like a 0.1% chance of that happening

[shinji-hibiki]

[chytilovian-daisy]

if u saw me post this accidentally on my art blog. no u didnt. anyway new ocs: Eun-mi, Keita, Umeji, and Fumifumi

[vampylily]

that video of joe getting on his knees for patrick in sugar [olivia wilde nodding gif]

[shoxx]

vkei fans on twitter must be studied. something aint right there

[grittyinc]

[emeritusterzo]

seeing punk in his LWF and early IWC days is great because you can see him rapidly evolve into progressively worse haircuts

[telltaletypist]

ok but she kinda...

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[industrialgender]

tbh "bandman" is such a convinient term we should start using it outside of vk too

[spvcemnd]

[ranuunculus]

what should i draw today?

[higherhell]

He's trying to remove the glasses he already removed not 30 seconds ago again. It's quite impressive really. How does he do it.