#Giovanni and the boyz

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1134: The Boyz' Meeting Session (Epithet Erased)

4:45 p.m. at Crusher's Living Room.........

Boyz: (Chatting Among Themselves)

Giovanni: (Sits Down Next to Crusher and Spike in the Middle) Alright, everyone, settle down! The villainous meeting is now in full session.

Boyz: (Continues Chatting with One Another)

Giovanni: Boys? Booooyyyys?

Boyz: (Continues Chatting with One Another)

Crusher: EVERYBODY SHUT UP!!

Everyone quickly cease their talking, finally giving their boss his needed attention.

Crusher: (Shyly Lowers his Head Down a Bit While Twiddling his Fingers Together) S-Sorry. That wasn't too loud, was it?

Spike: (Smiles Brightly at her Boyfriend along with Their Boss) Nah, man. You did great!~

Giovanni: We couldn't be more prouder~

Crusher then receives two kisses on both his cheeks by his two partners respectively before the meeting could really begin.

Giovanni: (Turns Back to the Rest of His Minions) Now, as you all are aware, we have one more week and approximately ten more days of September left before the first day of October will be upon us. Which could only mean one thing..........

Dark Star: That Halloween Store across the street from here, is about to open again soon?

Giovanni: No!....I mean, yeah, that's true. (Grabs his Chin While Thinking) And it's been a while since we've done something special for Halloween this year.....(Snaps his Finger While Pointing at Dark Star) Remind one of us to go by there before the 31st, will ya?

Dark Star: (Casually Salutes to Giovanni) Sure thing, Boss.

Giovanni: Now, for the ACTUAL answer to the question, earlier today, I've heard from a few sources that every first day of the new month, twelve boxes of Sweet Jazz's Pizzaria are scheduled to be delivered at the Planetary Workout Gym at roughly 5 p.m. sharp. So I figured, what better way to start off October this year.....(Forms an Evil Grin on his Face) Then to steal those boxes from right under their noses? (Notices a Hand Raise Up Before Pointing at Him) Yes, Four Eyed Sleeper Sheep!

Sylvie: (Has a Deadpinned Look on his Face While Lowering his Hand Down) Already not a fan nickname you've given me, Gio......

Giovanni: (Glares at Sylvie) Hey, that's MR. BOSS MAN to you too, mister. And it's a codename, not your run of the mill nickname! Learn the difference!

Sylvie: Alright, Mr. "Boss Man", if that's the case, then why give me a codename that's four words longer compared to everyone else in the room?

Giovanni: Cuz it sounds cool! (Starts Twiddling his Fingers a Bit) Plus, I came up with it a week or two ago, so it's work in progress kinda thing, you know?

Sylvie: (Squints his Eyes at Gio For A Bit Before Speaking) Sure.....Not that I'm completely against your ambitious schemes or whatever, but why couldn't you just order pizza to begin with?

Molly: Yeah, that probably would've save you the trouble from stealing boxes of them away from the gym.

Giovanni: Two reasons: One, the boyz and I were ban from ordering and ever stepping foot into the establishment a long time ago after the whole dinner escape fiasco. (Starts Squinting his Eyes at The Culprit) And we COULD'VE gotten away with it scott-free if weren't for certain SOMEONE whose name starts with a capital 'B'!

The rest of the boyz (with the exception of Nolly and Sylvie) starts turning their respective glares towards Ben.

Ben: (Flail his Hand Up and Down While Clicking his Teeth) C'mon, man. I said I was sorry! You know how I get when I crack under pressure!

Car Crash: Dude, all you had to do is keep quiet for a few minutes and let the boss do all the talking talking until the interrogation ends. It wasn't that hard!

Ben: It was for me damnit! I would've been more prepared if I'd known they'd be on to us the next day!

Giovanni: ('Sigh') Well, as dumb and unfortunate as that incident was, what's done is done, not like I wanted to back there in the first place now that charged most of their prices up. Did you know their medium pizzas cost $25.00 now?

Boyz: TWENTY FIVE!?

Spike: The hell kind of pricing is that!?

Giovanni: The greedy kind, that's what! Which is all the more reason why we need to give this Pizza Stealing Operation a fair shot.

Flamethrower: So what's the plan you have in store for us, Boss?

Giovanni: Simple: We hit the gym 5 p.m. sharp, maybe a couple minutes earlier than that just to be on the safe side, send our Ace in the Hole, that's you Beartrap, to sneak over to the other side of the room, grab at least two and three boxes, and quickly take them back to our getaway mobile without getting noticed, all while the rest of us are gonna have to at least spend an hour or two of working out.

Most of the Boyz starts groaning and rolling their eyes at the idea of working themselves out to the bone. It's like going to P.E. classes alll over again......

Giovanni: I know, I know, it's a tiresome plan on our part, but if we do this and play our cards right, it could give Beartrap enough time to sneak past by any nearby staff. (Shivers in Disgust) Darrel especially......

Dark Star: Wait, he works there now or something?

Giovanni: Yeah, and he won't shut up about it ever since! (Shows a Picture of Darrell Bragging About Working at Planetary Workout on his FaceTemplet Account on his Phone) Now that I think, it might be for better that I accompany Beartrap on the heist just in case.

Molly: (Nodded in Agreement) I agree. I can tell that Darrell guy is starting to put you on edge lately.

Sylvie On edge enough for you to wanna have yourself a mini therapy session on?~ (Smiles Brightly and Rapidly Blinking his Eyes For the Possibility)

Giovanni: Shimmer down a bit, Doc, I don't need any therapy. (Crosses his Arms) I just....REALLY hate that guy!

Spike: (Place a Hand on Top of Giovanni's While Giving Him a Reassuring Smile on her Face) We all hate Darrell, babe, but you don't need to get yourself worked up over that jerkwad all day.

Crusher: Yeah, you're WAY more hahdsome and cooler than he'll ever be!

Giovanni: (Heart Begins to Melt in Genuine Happiness as He Starts Blushing) You guys really think that highly of me, do you?

Spike: (Happily Hugs Giovanni Along With Crusher) Hell yeah, man. You're the coolest guy in this whole town~

Sylvie: That's highly debatable really.

Sylvie quickly gets shushed loudly by Crusher and Spike before forming another deadpinned look causing Molly to start giggling right beside him.

Giovanni: (Chuckles Lightly) Alright, alright. I'll try not to let him get me distracted for you guys sake. (Gives Crusher and Spike a Kiss on Both Their Cheeks) Hell, if this heist goes along smoothly, we might have ourselves a spooky movie night!

Flamethrower: You think we could watch something tamed, Boss? (Points at Ben With a Teasing Smirk on his Face) I don't think Ben here is gonna last a minute watching a horror flick in one sitting.

Ben: (Glares at Flamethrower) Excuse you!? (Crosses his Arms While Turning Away) I'll have you know that I can watch through a through an entire Horror, Halloween related movie just fine!

Sylvie: Just the other day, you started covering yours and shaking like a leaf over a Scooby-Doo movie.

Ben: (Turns to Sylvie) You would start to shake too if you're greeted by a creepy looking ghost flying around the room!

Car Crash: It was a fake.

Ben: AND!? It's still creepy looking!

Giovanni: (Sighs While Rolling his Eyes) Then we'll watch something that ISN'T Scooby related. (Turns to Molly) Got any suggestions, Beartrap?

Molly: Well....it has been a while since I've watch Scary Godmother.

Dark Star: Ah dude! Scary Godmother?

Spike: It's been so long since I've watched that!~

Car Crash: I know, right? It's so good!~

Crusher: I VOTE FOR SCARY GODMOTHER!

Flamethrower: Don't forget the sequel!

Giovanni: (Forms a Bright Grin on his Face) Scary Godmother 1&2 it is then!

Boyz: (Cheers in Rejoice)

Ben: Ah man, do we have to watch those movies? It used to creep me out when I was little.

Giovanni: Sorry, Ben, the vote is anonymous!

Sylvie: (Shrugs Casually) Gonna have to suck it and watch through, if you even have the small ounce of guts to begin with.

Ben: ('Groans in Pure Defeat')

@aprilbrowines

[mollysfoundfamily]

headcanon:

Gio can also send telepathic messages using alphabet soup all his boys keep a can handy in case he needs sends a super Secret bonzi message about their super secret plans!! The cans even start vibrating when there’s an incoming message and even sometimes have a ringtone of My Chemcial Romance’s “Teenagers“ he also likes to send Molly happy little messages too whenever they serve it in her school’s cafeteria like “HAV A SUPR DAY!“

[freshthoughts2020]

[dustedmagazine]

Payroll Giovanni and Peezy — Ghetto Rich Niggaz (#Boyz Entertainment LLC / BYLUG Entertainment / EMPIRE)

Before Peezy started his bid in the federal penitentiary, he managed to record his vocals for an upcoming project with Payroll Giovanni, his former adversary. And even though Payroll, big boss that he plays himself in his lyrics, orchestrated the whole thing, it is Peezy who hijacks the album, ironically, from behind bars.

A few years ago, Payroll, a leader of BYLUG gang, and Peezy, a leader of Team Eastside gang, had a beef over something they both probably couldn’t remember now. Since then they made peace, in life and in music, they have recorded “2 Quick” together and Payroll appeared as a guest on Peezy’s No Hook 2. The more fleshed-out collaboration was in the making, as Peezy had to go to the feds for some time. So Ghetto Rich Niggaz in its sound and structure reminds one of Payroll’s solo efforts with Peezy acting as a visiting artist. Helluva and David Wesson produce most of it. These are Peezy’s two favorite producers, yet sonically they differ quite radically from the beats Peezy usually uses on his tracks. Payroll is quite conservative in his arranging a song’s structure since his BYLUG days, and it shows here, when he goes for the standard verse-hook model and when he invites female vocalists for choruses.

Peezy, on the other hand, a fine hook man himself, almost completely abandoned the verse-hook pairing, and recorded two albums with telling titles No Hook and No Hook 2. Both laid a blueprint for the whole new no hook wave (ironically, another #Boyz Entertainment signee, Rio Da Yung Og, was the originator of another wave, namely shit talking as rapping).

So, with this arrangement not quite in his favor, Peezy with easefulness steals the tape from Payroll. Payroll remains in the shadows on it so often, one has to remind oneself it is a collaboration, not Peezy’s solo album with Payroll an executive producer. Songs on Ghetto Rich Niggaz are far from Peezy’s finest efforts, yet he’s animated and cocky as usual (he does a lot of self-plagiarizing, as, for example, on “That’s All” which is a remake of his “One of a Kind” off Roalty One).

Payroll, when he does go out of the shadows, here lazily plays his big boss persona. On “Paid In Full” he raps: “I’m back with more shit to talk, somebody please record me.” But it’s quite the opposite: instead of shit talking he goes for a recount of his respectful and well-calculated deeds. He better stick to them, instead of rapping.

Ray Garraty

[thelostpocket]

Finally gotten around to watching The Borgias (and I haven't finished it yet so this Longpost could all mean nothing) but currently ruminating on the way Lucrezia and her illigitimate son, Giovanni, are treated by her family. Like she tells Cesare she's pregnant and, oops, her husband isn't the father and... no anger, no screams of whoredom, no threats of punishment. Cesare's instant reaction is concern for her health/welfare and to find her somewhere safe, with full medical support (for the time), to get through the pregnancy. Although this is before Cesare and Lucrezia get very VERY chummy, it's clear their love for and dedication to one another is something apart - but Cesare looks at Paolo (lucrezia's baby daddy) and, no matter what he might be feeling, treats him not as an enemy, but with respect as someone Lucrezia loves. The same with baby Giovanni - Cesare adores the baby and cares deeply for it because it's a part of Lucrezia, whom Cesare loves more than anything else in his life. In a time where I, at least, was expecting wild jealously towards paolo and cold indifference to the child of another man, Cesare looks first for what he loves: Lucrezia.

And as far as we see, it's the same with lucrezia's father, Rodrigo - no matter what might have happened 'behind the scenes', what we DO see is: Rodrigo helping Lucrezia get an annulment from her great steaming turd of a husband (on the grounds of impotence, even though we can plainly see that she is pregnant at the time of the trial, suggesting that Rodrigo knew that the baby wasn't the product of a borgia-sforza union); Rodrigo eagerly and lovingly welcoming the birth of his first grandchild, and in fact attending when comments from his family suggest he wasn't supposed to; Rodrigo taking an active and joyful role in the care of the baby, including carrying it to his papal throne (bearing in mind the child's humble parentage on the father's side); AND, when Cesare says something very like "you married her to a brute who misused her and pushed her into the arms of a stable boy for affection", Rodrigo not only does not disagree or try to defend that decision, but he allows it to persuade him to break a Big Catholic Rule (giving a suicide a Christian burial), all for the sake of his daughter and grandson's wellbeing.

Like, say what you will about them (although, again, I haven't finished it, so who's to say if this will change), but that's actually really kind of admirable. There are families about today who wouldn't behave so amicably and open-mindedly in such a situation.

I don't really know where I'm going with this, but I just kept expecting someone to come down like a ton of bricks on her (I mean I guess juan did but he's fucked off to Spain and hasn't come back yet and as far as I'm concerned he can stay there) - like expecting some jealous row with Cesare. But no, he says your new Borgia baby? OUR Borgia baby, sis. Or expecting Reprimands and Off To A Nunnery hypocrisy from the holy daddy. But no, he's just happy the family is growing and, hey, you know what, while myself and all my holy boyz are off on tour dealing with this mess with France, I'm going to leave Lucrezia, the only person we can wholeheartedly trust, in my place as pope in loco parents while I'm gone. Oh, sorry, what's that, she's a woman and I can't do that? Too late, already done, and I'm already out the door, so I guess you can take your complaints to God or his right-hand-woman, sitting on that golden throne right in front of you, k bye. Giulia Farnese, la Bella Farnese, the Other Powerful Woman in the show and Lucrezia's life? Surely she'll make a move, try to use her absence or most recent mistake to manipulate her into something? But no. She helps Lucrezia escape her cruel husband the second she works out lucrezia's pregnant, encourages lucrezia's political aptitude, and seeks her out as a co-conspirator (alongside the pope's former mistress, lucrezia's mother, whom Giulia replaced) in her schemes to Keep The Cardinals Under Control Honest.

Like, there's an awful lot about this show and this family that's. . . Dicey. . .and I know there's more (and worse) to come. . . But this, right in these longer-than-i'd-expected paragraphs above? I can really respect that.

[roastbeastmodeonline69]

Any headcannons ya got for Giovanni's boys?

ok first of all bare with me. im mentally sick in the head. these r the only ones i could remember off the top of my head, ill add more as i remember/come up with them

- theyre all dating. duh

- ben has a bunch of those shitty mobile games on his phone. he has access to and regularly plays good quality video games but the dumb ads captivate him. the other boyz know this and make fun of him for it ofc, but also send him weird ads and dare him to get them

- flamethrower is really good at makeup. only darkstar and giovanni know this, because he's 10x more embarrassed of it than the cheerleading

- flamethrower and darkstar are good buddies and also roommates

- trans guy carcrash

-carcrash was sent two trucks as a haha funny based on his nickname. he thought it was hilarious, and also a rlly good song, so he looked more into lemon demon so now hes just a casual lemon demon fan. and the songs r so out of place on his playlist because everything else he listens to is like. dad rock

-spike typez like thiz. the other boyz either love it and do it too or hate it

- spike and darkstar used to be homestuck fans. all of the boyz have heard of homestuck except ben

- flamethrower got his name when he rolled up to a banzai blaster meetup in a sick ass flame print jacket

- they have sleepovers all the time. at any given point at least two or three banzai blasters are having a sleepover

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2021ラップ ①

Bandmanrill / I am Newark

AceMula ft. Bandmanrill & Unicorn151 / Jackin N Drillin

SevenTwo Jd & Sha Bino x TheRealDomo x Roc Honcho / Drt

Jugg Harden Feat. Babyface Ray / Jewelry

FMB DZ feat. DaBoii / GiveNGO

Icewear Vezzo x Babyface Ray / Sippin

YN Jay ft Louie Ray / Turn Me Up

YN Jay x YSR Gramz / Chain

LOUIE RAY / Disapline

Louie Ray x Lil Yachty / INSTRESSING

RJ Lamont feat. Louie Ray & KrispyLife Kidd / Rap Snacks

Veeze / Kurt Angle

Veeze / Choppas In Hawaii

Helluva feat. GMO Stax & Veeze / No Membership

Payroll Giovanni feat. Tee Grizzley & Peezy / Turn Into 20

Babyface Ray / Catch It

Babyface Ray, Big Sean & Hit-Boy / It Ain't My Fault

Peezy x Dnice x Babyface Ray / Wavy Boyz

G.T. / Aladdin

AK Bandamont / New Turban

Sada Baby ft. Skilla Baby / The Pimptations

Skilla Baby / Summer Walker

BandGang Lonnie Bands feat. EST Gee & The Big Homie / Hot

Los x WB Nutty / Wicked

Drego & Beno / Ben and Jerry’s

ShittyBoyz / Cold World

TRL- Yea

TRL / BIRKIN BAG

DJ Solo 44 & Teejayx6 / Scam Bible

Philthy Rich feat. Payroll Giovanni / Oakland to Detroit

DaBoii / Detroit Flow

Yhung T.O / Demon Talk

Lil Bean / The Campaign

Offset Jim / Members Only

Offset Jim / Regular

ShooterGang Kony - Gangsta Shit

Nef The Pharaoh x ShooterGang Kony / Keanu Reeves

Earl Sweatshirt / 2010

MAVI / NUN NEW

Chief Keef / The Talk

Chief Keef & Mike WiLL Made-It / HARLEY QUINN

BALLOUT / 3D

Lil Reese / Any Hood

Lil Reese / Any Second

Cdot Honcho / Scratchin' Off

Loski / Rolling Dice

Abra Cadabra x Unknown T / Double Tap

Abra Cadabra / Somebody's Son

Double Lz / Bye Felicia

Stefflon Don & Ms Banks / Dip

Baby Tate / Pedi

Lil Migo / Rumors 3

BlocBoy JB & Tay Keith / Day Day N’ Craig

Baby OG Ft. Tay Keith / Hate It Or Love It

Lil Dude / Murder Music

Lil Dude / Close that Door (REMIX)

Lil Dude / Extortion

SahBabii / Bread Head

Kodak Black / Killing The Rats

　

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Ysr Gramz / Welcome To Beecher

AK Bandamont / Soul Controller

RJ Lamont / The World Is Yours 2

Damjonboi / Just Because 2

Damjonboi / Super Saiyan 2

Lando Bando & The Hip Hop Lab / No Days Off

Babytron / Bin Reaper 2

ShittyBoyz / 4-Peat

TRL / The Campaign

Nuk & Glockboyz Teejaee / 55 Gloxks

42 Dugg / Free Dem Boyz

Icewear Vezzo / Rich Off Pints 2

G.T. / Motion

Jugg Harden / The 13 Tape

Payroll Giovanni / Giovanni's Way

Allstar JR / Get a Bag Or Go Home 3

BandGang Lonnie Bands / Hard 2 Kill

DreGood, Los & Nutty / Good On Daisy

Jaborie & Los & Nutty / VZN to the Daisy

WB Nutty / Narcotics Anonymous

EST Gee / Bigger Than Life Or Death

Lil B / Red Flame After the Fire

Shawn Ferrari / Hot As Hell

Lil Reese / Supa Savage 3

Cdot Honcho / Reloaded

Young Dolph & Paper Route Empire / PAPER ROUTE iLLMINATTi

Key Glock / Yellow Tape 2

Co Cash / HIM, Not Them

Young Nudy / Rich Shooter

SahBabii / Do It For Demon

Offset Jim / Rich Off The Pack

Mozzy / Untreated Trauma

ShooterGang Kony / Starshooter

S.O.B., DaBoii & Slimmy B / Still Gangin

Drakeo the Ruker / Ain't That The Truth

Zaytoven & Fo15 / Zaytoven Presents: Fo15

ZayBang / Point Guard

Schlish / Streets Last Hope 3

Cheecho / Hunters Speaking

Lil Dude / No Bap Season

Blanco / City Of God

Kodak 2021

[missboomissquick]

Giovanni had awakened an itch, had released a gnaw in me. I realized it one afternoon, when I was taking him to work via the Boulevard Montparnasse. We had bought a kilo of cherries and we were eating them as we walked along. We were both insufferably childish and high-spirited that afternoon and the spectacle we presented, two grown men jostling each other on the wide sidewalk and aiming the cherry pits, as though they were spitballs, into each other's faces, must have been outrageous. And I realized that such childishness was fantastic at my age and the happiness out of which it sprang yet more so; for that moment I really loved Giovanni, who had never seemed more beautiful than he was that afternoon.

Giovanni’s Room // James Baldwin

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1044: Beartrap & Me (Epithet Erased)

6:45 p.m. at Sweet Jazz City's Beachy Shores

Molly: (Giggles Softly While Sitting Next to her Boss Beside Her on a Campfire Log) No way!~ Did that seriously happened?

Giovanni: (Chuckles Lightly) Yeah, really! Like, a literal moutain goat, (Quickly Grabs his Chin) not really sure who it belonged to by the way, just barging in, starts chasing everyone of us around the house, and wrecked and chewed off almost EVERYTHING inside! The plants, furniture, wires, he even demolished Ben's 3DS with his own hooves!

Ben: (In the Distance Helping the Rest of the Voyz Cook on the Grill) A Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time 3DS! Which costed me MY ENTIRE ALLOWANCE BY THE WAY!! I hate that FREAKING GOAT!!!

Giovanni: (Immediately Covered Molly's Ears While Glaring at his Minion in the Distance) LANGUAGE, BEN!!

Ben: Sorry, Boss.

Giovanni: (Let's Go of Beartrap's Ears) Sorry about Ben. He's been salty about that incident ever since.

Molly: (Smiles Sheepishly) I-It's okay, Boss. I've heard a lot worse from actually.

Giovanni: Wait, you have?

Molly: Yeah. Mostly from the customers I had to deal with back at the Toy Store.....

Giovanni's face suddenly turns dark as the words "customers" and "had to deal with it" are in the same sentence.

Giovanni: They were giving you a hard time?

Molly: Yeah. B-But the most I've gotten were complaints and narcissism! So it wasn't all that bad. (Gives Gio a Motherly Like Glare) And you're not gonna try plotting vengeance on them for my sake either.

Giovanni: (Playfully Scoffs) Oh come on, Beartrap! What makes you think I wanna doing something like that?

Molly: (Faces Flatters onto a Deadpinned Look) Boss, it's written all over your face. Why else were you giving me that look for?

Giovanni: To...show how....(Slowly Shrugs With an Awkward Smile on his Face) Intimidating I really am?

Molly raises an eyebrow at her boss in silence. It didn't take a five year old to know that she's not falling for his half baked lies.

Giovanni: ('Groans in Defeat') Okay, fiiiine. So maybe I was planning on getting them back for you. (Frowns a Little) I just don't want anyone to make my #1 minion feel bad. (Quickly Looks Back and Forth Before Turning Back to Molly, Whispering to Her) Don't tell anyone in here I said that by the way.

Molly: (Giggles Softly) I won't~ Just promise me you won't let it bother you too much, okay?

Giovanni: (Happily Gives Molly a Thumbs Up) You got it, Beartrap!

Molly: (Notices her Boss' Other Arm is Sticking Out From Behind his Back as She Gives Him a Teasing Smirk) WITHOUT crossing your fingers together from the back~

Giovanni: (Chuckles Lightly as Moves his Other Habd From his Back) Okay, okay. I promise for real this time. (Grabs his Chin Again) Now where was I in the whole goat story?....(Suddenly Snaps his Fingers) Ah yeah. The part where it destroyed Ben's 3DS or whatever.

Ben: (In the Distance) That goat can go suck the RIGHT PART OF MY-

The Boyz: BEN!

Spike: MY GOD, DUDE! LET IT GO!

Ben: I'M SORRY! I just....really missed my game a lot!

Giovanni: (Rolls his Eyes) Anyways, after that ordeal happened, the goat kept chasing us around the house a few more minutes till Crusher suddenly swooped in out of nowhere, grabs him by the horns, and delivered the most devastating DDT throwdown I've ever seen in my life!

Crusher: NO ONE HURTS MY FRIENDS AND BOSS AND LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY!!

Giovanni: (Got Up and WVe at Crusher With Big Grin on his Face) WELL SAID, BIG GUY!~ SO PROUD OF YOU!~

Crusher: (Immediately Starts Stammering and Blushing While Watching his Crush Boss Happily Waving at Him) Y-Y-Y-Your p-p-p-proud!!!?~

Flamethrower: (Places his Hand on Crusher's Shoulder) Hey, eyes back on the grill, big guy. Don't want our food getting burnt, now do we?

Crusher: (Immediately Comes Back to his Senses and Continues Cooking) R-Right. Sorry.

Giovanni: (Sits Back Down) So yeah, after that glorious display happened, the goat's owner eventually came by and picked it up a few minutes later.....with all of our moms standing behind him the whole time. Giving all of us those....(Shivers at the Memory) menacing Mom Glares and whatnot.....

Molly: It was that scary, huh?

Giovanni: The most terrifying thing in the world, Beartrap. And they did what all moms do when they caught their kids red handed in a party: they kicked the guests out, they yell and scold us while the moon still shines, they use our allowance to repair all the stuff that was broken stuff in the house, and then grounded us for a whopping month in a half.

Molly: Yikes. That couldn't have been fun.

Giovanni: ('Sighs Heavily') Trust me, Beartrap, it wasn't.....(Smiles a Little) But we did managed to become the talk of the class for the rest of the school year, so it's not all dreadful

Molly: (Smiles Back at her Boss) Oh that's good to hear at least. It's been a while since I've ever been to an actual party myself.

Giovanni: Seriously? What about your birthdays?

Molly: (Chuckles a Little Awkwardly) Yeeeeeah, funny you mentioned that. I....um....don't think I've ever celebrated my birthday in.....let's say.....three or four years....

Giovanni: (Eyes Widened in Complete Shock) You haven't celebrated your birthday in THREE TO FOUR YEARS!!!?

Molly: (Gets Startled by Gio's Sudden Outburst) I-It's not like I didn't want to celebrate it or anything! Lori's kept using her epithet to create her own fantasy world in her room all day, dad's been busy doing everything that doesn't remotely involve anything work related, meanwhile I'm the only one out if the three of us who not only have run the store as per usual, but also have to keep our home from being a literal pig stock! ('Sigh Heavily') So yeah.....Not really the best birthday memories if....I do say so myself personally.....

The words coming out his faithful minion's mouth has infuriate Giovanni to absurd extent. He knew her father was clueless, irresponsible bum of a man the first time he met him in that fantasy world Lori created a day ago, but to hear that he made his own daughter miss four....FOUR of her birthdays that she should've been celebrating at the time due to his and the older sister's lazy and careless antics has sparked a flare of anger within him that never felt before in his life up until now. If we're given the opportunity to turn back the heads of time to that day of the incident, he would most certainly uses it to bash Martain's head in as many times as he wants, regardless if it would tire him out or not.

But alas, as nice as it sounds, he is still in the present and his sweet, little Beartrap needs him now more than ever. So he takes a mental deep breath, letting his anger fade out within in and puts on a sincere, faithful grin on his face that he could Muster at the moment.

Giovanni: Well you can say goodbye to those crappy years, Beartrap. Because in a-uh- (Whispers into Molly's Ears) When is your birthday again?

Molly: In a couple of months.

Giovanni: In a couple of months! Me and boys will throw you the best birthday party could EVER hope for! Oh and your friends are invited too of course. As well as that Rick Shades fellow. I like him.

Molly: (Smiles Softly at the Thought of Rick Shades) Yeah. I like him too. And thanks, Boss. You really don't have to go out of your way to do this for me.

Giovanni: Of course I do. You're my #1 minion. I'll be always be there for you, kiddo. With that being said..(Starts Looking Away Nervously) uh....Molly?

Molly: Hm?

Giovanni: I...(Starts Rubbing The Back of his Head Back and Forth) know I might've already asked you this question last night, but.....(Takes a Deep Breath Before Turning Back to Molly With a Worried yet Firm Friwn on his Face) Are you really okay this? With me....kidnapping you and everything?

'Distant Chatter and Sound of Smaller Waves Coming to Shore'

Molly: Boss.....

Giovanni: (Starts Getting Up From his Seat and Pace Around a Bit) I know, I know it was a really bold, reckless, stupid move on my part to do last night, trust me, I already have enough crap from Trixie and Sheep Girl about it as it is-

Molly: Boss.

Giovanni: But I couldn't help it, okay? You were miserable in that toy shop and the fact that your own dad and sister never once bothered to help you out in anyway really ticked me off to no end!

Molly: Bosssss.

Giovanni: Like seriously, why the hell are you making your own twelve year old daughter do all the work while you lay around doing jack SHIT when you know damn well it was YOUR responsibility since day freaking ONE!!

Molly: Boss!

Giovanni: And it doesn't help the fact that hardly anyone sees anything wrong with this! Not even the authorities! All they seem to care about is getting their damn, stupid toys out if the shelves, no matter who is running the register! The fact that your friends, your teacher, a weird but cool wizard guy, and an annoying, useless, wannabe villain are the only ones cares more about your health and happiness than your own family and everyone else in this dumb city speaks volumes about society AS A WH-

Molly: GIOVANNI!!

Giovanni: (Finally Stops Ranting and Gives Beartrap her Full Attention) Y-Yeah, Beartrap?

Molly: (Takes a Deep Breath Before Speaking) Okay, first off, don't you EVER talk bad about yourself again! You're one of the most sweetest, passionate person I've ever have the pleasure of meeting and I refuse to believe and let you think otherwise, got it!?

Giovanni: (Immediately Salutes to Molly) Yes, ma'am! Won't ever happen again, ma'am!

Molly: (Simply Nodded) Good. And second....(Gently Grab Hold of Giovanni's Hand) Please don't stress yourself out. I'm.....(Gives Gio a Confident Smile on her Face) one hundred and one percent okay with this.

Giovanni: You...you really are?

Molly: (Happily Nodded) Yeah. I mean, sure, it's a lot to get used to, being kidnapped by the greatest supervillain this town has to offer and whatnot.

Giovanni: (Forms a Small Pout on his Face) You're not just saying that to make me feel better, are you?

Molly: Noooo, I mean it! You are a great villain and a boss. And I like I said: it'll be a lot to get used to. But to be perfectly honest, if there's anyone in this world I would spend the rest of my life with.....(Smiles Brightly at Giovanni While Gently Squeezing his Hand) I'm so glad it turns out to be you in the end.

And there it was. The bright, sparkle in her eyes, the warm, comforting she brings in the area, and a smile that would light up even the most angriest of people's moods. All of that and more was just enough to ease Giovanni's worries and focus on what's really important in front of him.

Giovanni: You know something, Beartrap? I'm a lot of things

Molly: Hm?

Giovanni: I'm loud, obnoxious, thick headed, arrogant to the extent, and above all else, I...may be am full of myself.

Molly: Boss.....

Giovanni: (A Smirk Starts Creeping Up on his Face) ('Heh') But even then, that STILL won't stop me from achieving my dreams to villainy and fulfilling my promises. That I....(Points Up into the Sunset Above Him) GIOVANNI POTAGE, will not only continue to provide my Boyz the upmost care and support....(Looks Back at Molly Woth a Determined Look.in his Face) But to also become the best damn guardian you could ever ask for. (Places his Thumb on his Chest) And that's a promise I'm willing take for the rest of my life!!!

'Sounds of More Waves Coming in and Out the Tides'

Molly: (Sighs While Putting on a Bit of a Pouty Look on her Face) Honestly.....I thought I told you to never talk down on yourself again, mister.

Giovanni: ('Sigh') Yeah, yeah. I know. Just trying set example here is all. But...you do get where I'm coming from in all of this, right?

Molly: (Smiles Softly) Yeah, I do. And I'll support and root you every step of the way. (Points her Finger and Moves it Up and Down at her Boss) But ONLY if you promise not to work yourself too hard for my sake and let me and the others help you out. We're a team now and teammates always help each other in need.

Giovanni: Very true, Beartrap. (Happily Nodded) Alright, I accept your promise. But only if YOU promise me to start going out more and enjoy being a kid for as long as you can. You're still have a lot if years ahead of you, you know?

Molly: (Nodded Back at Giovanni) Right. And a promise is a promise.

Giovanni: Spendid! As of today, Beartrap, you, I and our Boyz will take over this city and show em what we're really made of! And soon....(Picks Up Molly and Twirls her Around, Causing her to Giggle in Place) The whole WORLD will ours for the taking!

????: OHHH BOSSSSSSS!~

The duo turns to see Flamethrower staring at them in the distance.

Flamethrower: We're finally done cooking!~

Car Crash: (Smiles Brightly) Yeah and Ben hasn't made the food burnt into a crisp this time!

Ben: (Immediately Glares at the Duo Snickering Among Themselves) H-Hey! Name one time I've burned something food related!

Dark Star: Do you really want us to bring up last year's summer party incident?

Ben's eyes starts to widens as he mentally hears loud fire truck sirens and the fire burning around the house Itself, with his boss screaming out "GODDAMMIT, BEN!" ringing in his ears throughout all of it.

Ben: ('Gulp') No. I rather you not.

Dark Star: (Simply Nodded) That's what I thought. (Turns to Gio and Molly From a Distance) You guys, hurry up and get here before fire boy here strikes again.

Ben: Dude!

The Boyz: (Starts Laughing at Ben's Dispense)

Giovanni: (Chuckles Lightly) Well, you heard the man, Beartrap. Let's mosey our way over there before our food gets cold. Or burnt.

Molly: How did Ben even managed to do all of that in the first place?

Giovanni: It's another long story that I'm willing to tell ya if you want.

Molly: (Smiles Softly) Yeah. I'd like that.boh and boss?

Giovanni: Hm?

Molly moves her head over to Giovanni's cheek and gives it a soft kiss before hugging lovingly in his arms.

Molly: I love you.

Giovanni: (Hearts Begins to Melt in Pure, Genuine Happiness) Oh Beartrap.....(Happily Hugs his #1 Minion Back) I love you too. Always have and always will.

And so the duo of mischief finally begins to make their way towards the rest of the group to eat their long awaited BBQ meals. There's no telling what the future may have in store for either of them, but as long as they faced them together, side by side, they're more than up for it, as newly found villains.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH AND EVERYONE YOU FOLKS! HERE'S HOPING IT GOES ALONG SMOOTHLY THIS TIME AROUND!!

@keyenuta

@cyber-wildcat

@albion-93

@ma-lemons

@caleb13frede

@jelloapocalypse

@epitheterasedgen

[paulisweeabootrash]

Pokémon 2.B.A. Master

I stumbled across a piece of weeb trash media I had heard of, but neither attempted nor expected to find.  And it’s a bit different.  Today, my friends, we are not doing an anime or manga, or even another novel.  We’re doing a tie-in music album, a American blatant cash-grab based on a Japanese franchise.  Oh no.  Oh yes.

Pokémon 2.B.A. Master (1999)

As a young weeblet, I was a regular watcher of the first two arcs of Pokémon (Kanto and Johto).  It was in both weekday and weekend timeslots, and never seemed to be broadcast in any sensible order, but I nonetheless watched it frequently and enjoyed it no matter how many times WB decided to rerun episodes I’d already seen.  At some point, this CD came out, and I remember seeing ads for it when it was new.  There were even televised music videos for a few of the songs, broadcast as a segment called “Pikachu’s Jukebox”. I never saw a copy of the album in person, and never expected to. Maybe it was one of those that you had to order by calling some number?  I don't remember (or, frankly, care enough to look it up).  Anyway, I recently encountered this in the small music section of a used book store, and I figured "why not?"  And the obvious answer is "most of the contents".

The cover, in addition to using proud and unironic Comic Sans for the subtitle "2.B.A. Master", boasts that the album contains both "Music From The Hit TV Series" and "10 Brand New Songs!"  The former refers obviously to the main theme of the show and every child's favorite mnemonic device, the PokéRap (or “PokéRAP” as it’s spelled for some reason?), but I'm not sure what the third song from the show is.  And again, I don’t care enough to look it up.  The important thing is, John Loeffler wrote all of them, and apparently an absurd number of other Pokémon-related songs.  The "Brand New Songs!" here are mostly new to me, and they’re... a doozy.  Except for the songs from the show, plus “Double Trouble” and maybe “Misty’s Song” if I want to be very generous, I am tempted to suggest you could get a similar musical experience in a shorter time by putting on an episode of Pokémon, playing a mix of Milli Vanilli and Boyz II Men songs over it, and banging your head against a wall.

1. Pokémon Theme

We begin with the extended version of the classic theme, this is a sure dose of nostalgia for anyone who watched the show.  It sounds, considering the release date, a little outdated — I get kind of a "Beat It" vibe, not from the melody, but from the instrumentation, combining 80s-gated drums and searing electric guitar.  But the theme, already one of the few TV themes out there I find enjoyable and not instantly forgettable, extends to a full length surprisingly well, avoiding getting boring or devolving into complete idiocy with lyrics.  I actually like this song as a song, and you can’t convince me otherwise.

2. 2B A Master

The instrumentation in this track is absurdly 90s, and again kind of Michael Jackson-y, but is interesting and varied, especially in the sudden attention-grabbing rhythmic change accompanying the line "the greatest master of Pokémon".  It shows better restraint in its use of things like record scratch noises and basslines running parallel to vocal lines that I find get really old really quickly.  I actually, on the whole, enjoy this song and think the music could have been the basis for something great.  “Could have” being the keyword.  Lest you think I'm going to give a rosy, loving review of this album, no, it quickly gets bad.  Some of the lyrics feel like such forced attempts to get Pokémon references in that I am embarrassed on behalf of the people stuck singing and rapping them, 20 years later.  It’s a waste of what could’ve been a fun funky song.  (Incidentally, why is the title of the song punctuated differently from the title of the album?)

3. Viridian City

The slide downhill continues.  What the hell is this song?  The lyrics are only marginally less stupid than the previous track, the music sounds like a keyboard "dance" preset, and it has a weird rapped/spoken "echoing" of sung lines it’s incredibly hard to imagine anyone ever liked.  Ugh.

4. What Kind of Pokémon Are You?

Third time's the charm, I guess?  After the previous two tracks tried and failed to force Pokémon-related lyrics that just don't work, this one at least manages to fire off a series of type-related puns.  The music, however, turns back towards gratingly boring (and for some reason, the bridge comes thisclose to ripping off "Eye of the Tiger"?).  Actually, no, hahaha, the lyrics remain very stupid, I think I'm just getting "ground down by a Marowak" by how bad the preceding tracks were.

5. My Best Friends

The parts move in unison too closely for my tastes, the lyrics are bland, the vocal arrangement makes it sound downright inappropriately dramatic, and what’s up with the bridge that veers off into doo-wop?  The main thing this song has going for it is the vaguely pleasant piano part in the verses, which really appeals to me (it sounds familiar, although I can’t place what specifically it reminds me of).  The melody of the chorus sounds even more familiar — so familiar in fact I'm starting to wonder if it's a copyright-violation-skirting ripoff of something famous. But otherwise, this is a solid “meh”, sounding like a boy band song that would only briefly have made the charts.

6. Everything Changes

And now we're back to impressions of Michael Jackson.  This one's instrumentation and mood and even bits of the melody are so him that I could almost believe you if you told me this was an outtake that didn't make it onto Bad. (Although the singer sounds less like Jackson the longer the song goes on.) The lyrics, although vaguely applicable to everything, are a welcome change from the previous few tracks by not feeling like Pokémon has been painfully shoehorned in... up until the part where a clip from the show plays during a break between choruses.  Ugh.  Could you really not come up with a better way to make this into a distinctly Pokémon song?

7. The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)

Yuck.  The sentimental ballad (I want to call it a “power ballad”, but I’m unsure what exactly counts as one), as a general rule, is a fire hose full of melodrama best used for comedy.  I don't understand how songs like this have ever been taken seriously.  I would expect to hear this as the ending theme to a movie that tries to be a tragedy but can’t quite pull it off.

8. Pokémon (Dance Mix)

I assumed from the title that this was a remix of the theme song, but instead, it's just sort of a filler track...  It makes almost no impression on me at all, although I do enjoy the intro’s use of "backward-sounding" and morphing synths.  Otherwise, this is another track that sounds like it uses keyboard preset backgrounds.

9. Double Trouble (Team Rocket)

Okay, look, I can’t rate this one fairly.  The longest-running fandom-related internal conflict of my life has been whether I'd rather be James or have James as mai hasubando, and I love Team Rocket in general as comedy relief villains.  I used to enthusiastically perform their ridiculous introductory speech with a friend from band camp (I am even more of a geek than you thought).  This song actually bothers to be more specific in terms of its Pokémon subject matter, meaning this is finally a song about Pokémon rather than just a generic pop song with Pokémon flavor, and it uniquely is performed by voice actors from the show, namely those who played Jesse, James, Meowth, and Giovanni.  It really grates on me when the VAs talk over the singers, but unlike some of the other songs, it feels like it builds up and goes somewhere.  We have at least broken free from the boringness of the last few tracks, with almost industrial percussion and chromatic and sometimes dissonant bass and synth lines that really make it a solid villain song, even though it has a hokey “rap written by people who haven’t actually listened to any rap” feel.  And James’s absolutely ludicrous laugh will absolutely alienate who isn’t already a fan of the character, and most people who are, too.

10. Together Forever

The “disappointing imitation of Michael Jackson” theme returns, this time mostly in the voice.  It especially pops out at me with the pronunciation of "friend" as "fraynnnndah!".  Unfortunately, rather than trying to imitate Jackson’s songwriting again, this song seems to want to rip off Stock Aitken Waterman.  And it succeeds at that, too well, as it somehow manages to outcompete a song those writers wrote for Rick Astley to be the worst song with this title.  Also returning here: the use of clips from the show to clumsily force an otherwise generic song to be Pokémon-related.  Hooray.

11. Misty's Song

Huh.  Now this one is interesting.  Buried deep in the album, we get something from a character POV that doesn’t just set trivia or quotes from the show to music.  Yvette Laboy does a believable job filling in as the singing counterpart for Rachel Lillis's speaking voice for Misty, and I just don't find it nearly as ridiculous as the other ballads on the album, for some reason. It even portrays a tsundere as insecure rather than just an obnoxious walking trope!  Sure, it's not great, but it's not bad either, especially after the other attempted ballads on here.  Until you remember that it's a 14-year-old singing a love song to a 10-year-old, which... ick.  It could've been sweet if put in the mouth of another character with a more age-appropriate relationship. Anyone want to rerecord this as “Kaname's Song” or something?

12. PokéRAP

Oh, educational rap.  Why?  It’s just unbearably cheesy and doesn’t seem to have had much thought put into it, as a general rule.  And this song is no exception.  Sure, I guess it has value as a mnemonic exercise (and it does a decent job of that, as anyone who still has large chunks of it memorized can tell you), but no value as music.  It often doesn’t even come close to rhyming where you’d expect it to, and it's obvious that Loeffler et al weren't sure what to do with a few of the names at all — Grimer and Chansey have egregious pauses after them, for example, and Omastar is stretched across space enough for two or three names for no good reason.  It is broken into convenient-sized stanzas that are only somewhat awkwardly forced into the established meter, but that meter has a too-regular feel, bouncing like a musical Superball, that even I, someone with no particular knowledge of nor interest in rap, recognize as being cheesier than Vanilla Ice.  It also hasn’t aged well.  The sung parts have absolutely no dynamic range and stay at MAXIMUM DRAMA LEVEL at all times.  Over the past 20 years, the lyrics have also become obsolete due to the many additional generations of Pokémon media and consequently much longer list of Pokémon to memorize.  Those topics have been covered in excruciating detail by Brian David Gilbert, who is much cleverer than I am, and yes, I do highly recommend sitting through that entire half-hour video.  All I can really add to that is, it's considerably less annoying than certain other mnemonic songs I was exposed to growing up. A bad song, unless you’re viewing it through sheer unfiltered silliness?  Yes.  A surprisingly catchy song that was a good marketing move?  Also yes.  And 20+ years later, I still can't avoid laughing at the way he says "Wartortle".

13. You Can Do It (If You Really Try)

The album could've gone out on that upbeat note, but no, they had to go for another overblown ballad, this time trying far too hard to be inspirational.  The plus side is, it's not yet another generic 80s/90s pop song.  The minus side is, it sounds like something that would be playing on the PA in a church thrift store.  Or a fake ad on an episode of SNL.  I do not feel empowered by this level of unironic encouragement.  I just feel like my eyes are rolling so hard they'll fall out.  Its only saving grace is that it’s somehow not the most irritating inspirational ballad from the late 90s that was used in connection with a geek-magnet TV show.

Overall... Although I want to describe the music as being "generic" — and it is full of the tiredest parts of 80s and 90s music, wandering from orchestra hits to record scratch noises to cutesy synthesizer "dings" to what seem to be several different singers' bad Michael Jackson impressions — some of it is actually interesting!  See, no matter what impression you got from what I said above, I don’t categorically hate this style of music.  I made multiple comparisons to songs from Thriller and Bad because I think most of the songs on those albums are examples of how to do this genre very well.  But 2.B.A. Master doesn’t just lag because I’m comparing it to widely-beloved albums.  Writing this review actually sent me introspecting for quite a while about what music I enjoy and why.  And I realized, many of the cheesiest and most flawed aspects of this album are also present on less-acclaimed albums I enjoy very much, like the niche The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby and the virtually-unknown Playgrounds ‘n’ Glass by Urban Blight.  But, while Dolby’s music often has the same cheesy synthesizer voices and lack of dynamics or has weirdly melodramatic moments, it’s also often clearly experimenting with particular effects and techniques, and his lyrics have evocative images or stories that make the songs really engaging.  And, while Urban Blight’s lyrics are often cliche-ridden or downright idiotic, the 80s/90s pop music instrumentation and style elements are varied and used with... for lack of a better term, more discretion, I guess?, which makes me feel like their songs are building to something musically.  Well, except the song “Favorite Flavor”, which is just garbage.

The point is, while neither of those examples is a great album (at least not to my taste, which I freely admit colors this), they are both still good.  Unfortunately, while some songs on 2.B.A. Master approach goodness, they are the exception, not the rule.  Most of the music is simple and predictable and seem to use the more grating tropes of the time like orchestra hits and record-scratch noises just because they can, and most of the lyrics are less "song about Pokémon" and more "attempts at being vaguely inspirational with Pokémon references forced in uncomfortably".  Some of the songs are enjoyable in a "this was an earnest attempt” and/or guilty pleasure sort of way (and I unironically like the B-52s, so believe me, I know "this was an earnest attempt” and/or guilty pleasure music), but there’s very little on here I’d actually call good.  The best track here musically, “2B A Master”, is wasted on blah lyrics, and the one that most accomplishes the goal of being a song about Pokémon, “Double Trouble”, suffers greatly from its speaking-over-the-singers vocal performance.  All I can say is, I’m glad I got this album used.

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W/A/S Scores: 3/0/7

Weeb: The lyrics require some prior specific knowledge of the Pokémon anime to not be completely baffling, but Pokémon is probably the most well-known and well-entrenched Japanese franchise on this side of the Pacific, and other than that, it’s decidedly American, or at least decidedly within the musical cultures of Western Europe and the Anglosphere.

Ass: No.

Shit: AAAAAAAAH.  Okay, okay, no, seriously, there are a few good points, but it’s at best average-quality 90s pop with a veneer of Pokémon over the top.

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Oh Weird: While writing this and hunting down appropriate links, I was surprised to see how many uploads of, and even covers of, songs from this album there are on Youtube.  I assumed this album was a more or less forgotten piece of bad 90s media, but apparently it’s one with a significant fanbase.

Oh Cool: Maddie Blaustein, the original English-language voice actress for Meowth was also a comic editor and writer for both Marvel and DC and the Creative Director for the Weekly World News. Oh, and she was intersex and, according to one of the sources cited by the Wikipedia article, bi.

Oh No: Educational rap is still a thing, and there are resources to make your own.

[sisilafami]

2018

same shit, different year.

Rap:

My RAOTY is 03 Greedo - God Level i guess, then

70th Street Carlos - youtubes & 777

BlocBoy JB - Simi

Blueface - Famous Cryp & Two Coccy

Chief Keef - Ottopsy, Mansion Musik & Back From The Dead 3

City Girls - PERIOD & Girl Code

Co Cash - Foolhardy

Daboii - Neva Lookin Back

Drego & Beno - Sorry for the Get Off

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs

G Herbo - Swervo

Goonew - Goonrich Urkel

Gunna - Drip Season 3

JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 3

Kodak Black - HeartBreak Kodak & Dying To Live

Lil Dude & Goonew - Homicide Boyz

Lil Durk - Signed To The Streets 3

NBA YoungBoy - Until Death Call My Name

Playboi Carti - Die Lit

Saba - Care For Me

Sada Baby - youtubes

Smino - Noir

SOB X RBE - GANGIN II

Trouble - Edgewood

ZMONEY - Chiraq Mogul

HM :

1TakeJay x Rucci - The Winning Team

21 Savage - I Am > I Was

Bandhunta Izzy - Code Blue

BbyMutha - Muthaz Day 3

Black Fortune - Ossh Rock

Busdriver - Electricity Is On Our Side

Chris Crack - Being Woke Ain't Fun

Fmb Dz - The Gift 2

Hermit and the Recluse - Orpheus vs the Sirens

Husalah - H

Jayo Sama - Out On Bond

Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine

Key Glock - Glockoma & Glock Bond

Koran Streets - Late 20’s

Lil Tre - Unexpected

LUCKI - DAYS B4 II

Maxo Kream - Punken

Meek Mill - Championships

MIKE - War in my Pen

Migos - Culture II

Payroll Giovanni - Big Bossin vol. 2

Rico Nasty - Nasty

Roc Marciano - RR2꞉ The Bitter Dose & Behold A Dark Horse

SahBabii - Squidtastic

Saweetie - High Maintenance

SD - Pay Attention

Sheck Wes - MUDBOY

Shy Glizzy - Fully Loaded

$ilkMoney - I hate My Life…

Starlito & Trapperman Dale - Trapstar

Tierra Whack - Whack World

Trippie Redd - A Love Letter To You 3

YG - Stay Dangerous

YNW Melly - I Am You

Young Nudy - SlimeBall 3

Vince Staples - FM!

R’n’B:

Jacquees - 4275

Mariah Carey - Caution

Ravyn Lenae - Crush

Tamia - Passion Like Fire

Brent Faiyaz - Lost

Digital Beats:

RP Boo - I'll Tell You What!

Byrell The Great - Chopped Cheese

Iglooghost - Clear Tamei & Steel Mogu

Martyn Bootyspoon - Silk Eternity

EQ Why - East 37Th Street & Footwork Tracks Vol.2

Proc Fiskal - Insula

Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones - Vicious Circles

Sabiwa - Sabiwa

P. Adrix - Álbum Desconhecido

Crystallmess - Mere Noises

Stun Pool - STUN POOL

Various - Príncipe Mixtape (2018 Special Edition)

Contemporary Music:

Vanessa Rossetto & Matthew Revert - Everyone Needs A Plan

Lucio Capece & Marc Baron - My Trust in You

Graham Lambkin - No Better No Worse Vol 2

Lee Fraser - Cor Unvers

Thomas Ankersmit - Homage To Dick Raaijmakers

Christopher Fox - Topophony

Alistair MacDonald - Cabinets de curiosité

Arek Gulbenkoglu - A gift like a hollow vessel

Cassandra Miller - Just So & O Zomer

Etelin - Hui Terra

eRikm - Mistpouffers

Francisco Meirino - The Ruins

Kate Carr - I Ended Out Moving To Brixton

Monty Adkins & Paulina Sundin - Beyond Pythagoras

MP Hopkins - Aeroplanes & Puddles

Peter Blamey - Five Fertile Exchanges

Jamie Drouin & Lance Austin Olsen - Moon Watcher

Savvas Metaxas - Wetlands

Clara de Asís - Without

John Tilbury & Keith Rowe - Sissel

Masayuki Imanishi - Worn Tape

Graham Lambkin & Áine O'Dwyer - Green Ways

Hong Chulki & Will Guthrie - Mosquitoes and Crabs

Eli Keszler - Stadium

Simon Whetham - Open and Closed Circles

Exael - Collex

Matthew Atkins - Cryptic System

linda catlin smith - wanderer

Tonus - Intermediate Obscurities I+IV & Texture Point

Jörg Widmann - Drittes Labyrinth / Polyphone Schatten

Mathias Delplanque - Témoins

Pascal Battus, Anne-F Jacques & Tim Olive - Trois Conseillers

Data Dump:

Aclds - ['b7nb95c

Aclds - {Qa.-br.e

Aclds - 3øºEg-x-8xd

Aclds - Fuadain Liesmas Appendages

Dalglish - I​​'​[​]​n​​f​​]​c​​​_​​T​​_

Scald - (Kyjch Uyr​[​st

Autechre - NTS Sessions

Post-Techno / Ante-House:

2814 - Pillar New Sun

Clouds - Heavy The Eclipse

De Leon - De Leon

Diptera - Antenna

DJ David Goblin - Ork Music

Dolo Percussion - Dolo 3

Facechain - Accensor

Galcher Lustwerk - 200% GALCHER

Hieroglyphic Being - The Red Notes

How Du - Landing

Kolorit - Workshop XXI

Loidis - A Parade, in the Place I Sit, the Floating World (& All Its Pleasures)

THUGWIDOW - DESIGNER VOID

Topdown Dialectic - Topdown Dialectic

Young Paint - Young Paint

Zuli - Trigger Finger

Robert Mallet-Stevens Music:

Nico Niquo - Timeless

Organ Tapes - Into One Name

Foodman - Moriyama & Aru Otoko No Densetsu

Aqueduct Ensemble - Improvisations on an Apricot

Motoko & Myers - Basis Key

Lolina - The Smoke

James Ferraro - Four Pieces For Mirai

Jon Hassell - Listening To Pictures

Gossiwor - Lighthouse

Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of

New Old:

Carl Stone - Electronic Music from the Eighties and Nineties

Iannis Xenakis - Persepolis

Luc Ferrari - L’Escalier Des Aveugles

Pablo's Eye - Spring Break

Christian Zanési - Grand Bruit ⧸ Stop! l'horizon

[sickouthere]

i don't need it, i don't want it i won't keep it, matter fact i might delete it: january 2018

CCyeah alright how was your month

payroll giovanni & cardo - big bossin vol. 2 [in me, not on me, chills, good day to get money, BYLUG outro]

mika vainio + ryoji ikeda + alva noto - live 2002 [movement 8]

laraaji - vision songs vol. 1 [all of a sudden, great bells in the morning, i can only bliss out (f’days)]

dillinja ‎- breathe / one for the trouble 12″ [breathe]

dj koze - seeing aliens / nein könig nein 12" [seeing aliens]

black merlin - archives 12″ [laz]

negative gemini - bad baby ep [infin path, bad baby (club mix)]

peder mannerfelt - the 3D printed songbook [first day]

kevin drumm - frozen pipes

skrs - paradise magic traxx 12″ [DubShouldaKnown, RolloutRiddim (DJ4Free)]

hodge - beneath two moons 12″ [beneath two moons, don’t hold your breath]

various artists [opal tapes] - the harvest of a quiet eye [j. albert - transmission a, patricia - hardly able to do anything, basic house - oil drowning portrait]

omb peezy & sherwood marty - young & reckless [better dayz, right away]

bass clef - (minimum wage) (zero hours) (infinite forest) 12″

persuasion - quatermass ep 12″ [in the atrium]

graham lambkin - no better no worse (vol 1) [summer tape work, images in oyster, axion]

rian treanor - contraposition 12″ [contra_a1]

helm - world in action remixed 12″ [blue scene (parris remix), after dark (sky h1 remix)]

тпсб - sekundenschlaf [pacifier habits]

LSDXOXO - body mods [fentanyl]

loosies singles and youtube videos are the best format LIL UZI VERT - MOOD, CREEK BOYZ - TRAP DIGITS, ASIAN DOLL - SAVAGE BARBIE, MOUNT EERIE - DISTORTION, RICO NASTY - SMACK A BITCH, KODAK BLACK - HERE IT IS, THUGGER - MLK (FEAT. TROUBLE & SHAD DA GOD), KEY GLOCK - RUSSIAN CREME, DB THA GENERAL - CROWN and MARK E SMITH READS THE FOOTBALL RESULTS

as well as mixes by LAUREL HALO & JANA RUSH & MINOR SCIENCE & PEGGY GOU & NONCOMPLIANT & PEARSON SOUND & STEVEN JULIEN & STORM

[lyingaboutazaleas]

Rap EOTY List 2017

HELL OF A YEAR RIGHT?!?

1) NBA Youngboy – Graffiti 2) Mostack – Let It Ring 3) Daboii – Mufasa   4) Mozzy – Stay Over There (ft. Koly P & YFN Lucci) 5) Young Dolph – But I'm Bulletproof 6) Cadell – No Chill 7) Nef the Pharaoh – Bling Blaow (ft. Slimmy B) 8) Playboi Carti – Magnolia 9) OMB Shawniebo – 4 Minutes All Me 10) Molly Brazy – Play For Keeps 11) Lil Uzi Vert – XO Tour Llif3 12) NSG – Palava (ft. Ekeno) 13) Kodak Black – Unexplainable 14) Creek Boyz – Wit My Team 15) Bandgang – Ms (ft. Shredgang Mone) 16) Que Almighty – Put That On Gang (ft. Jungle Muzik Larry & 70th Street Carlos) 17) SOB x RBE – Lane Changing 18) Young M.A – Walk 19) Loski – Teddy Bruckshot 20) Berner & Young Dolph – Knuckles (feat. Gucci Mane) 21) J Hus – Did You See 22) Harlem Spartans – Kennington Where It Started 23) Chief Keef – Told Y'all 24) Desiigner – Outlet 25) Lil Blood – Intro (Cold World) 26) Bali Baby – Pretty 27) Yung Bxne – Diamonds (ft. K-Trap) 28) Shredgang Boogz – Free Sweep 29) OMB Peezy – Try Sumthin (ft. Yhung T.O.) 30) Queen Key – My Way 31) My Slime Ass – Crosses 32) Skengdo & AM – Amsterdam 33) Open Mike Eagle – Dating Ghosts 34) CB – Take That Risk 35) Valee – Shell 36) Maine Musik – Soulja Slim Flow 37) 410 – Diligent 38) Young Nudy – From Back Den To Loaded Baked Potato 39) Tface – Who's Next 40) Shredgang Mone – Crime is Us (ft. Bandgang Masoe) 41) Mad Marvin – 54 Bounce 42) Bandgang Masoe (ft. Bandgang Paid Will & Bandgang Biggs) – Its Hot 43) 67 – #WAPS 44) Bandgang Lonnie Bands – Fuck A Cosign 45) Blay Vision – Skeen 46) Sada Baby – You Know It 47) 22Gz – Suburban 48) Yung LA – Main Bih 49) FMB DZ – Message (ft. Bandgang Masoe & Sada Baby) 50) Lil Baby – Sunshine (ft. Big Juno)

Honorable Mentions:

Atlanta:

Cash Out – Top Shotta

Jose Guapo – Jealous

Keydo Foolfunk – Woodstock

Migos – T-Shirt

Peewee Longway – Gelato (ft. Young Dolph), His Name Cassius (ft. Partynextdoor)

Ralo – I Know It

Trippie Redd –  Bust Down, Love Scars, Woah Woah Woah (ft. Bali Baby)

YFN Lucci – Heartless

YFNBC – Going Dumb

Bay Area:

12 Gauge Shotie & Lil Blood – Mack

Dru Down – In My 501s

Iceeapher & Lil Perry – Friday

Lil Blood – Pusher Man

Lil Yase – Boom Boom, Streets Freestyle, Uber

Lil Yee – The Illest

Sleepy D – What's The Plan

Yatta - Muscle

Detroit:

Bandgang Paid Will – Hell Naw

Big Juno – Finesse Lord

Lil Blade - Homecoming

MDB Von - Cuttin Up (ft. DMB Mir)

Payroll Giovanni – Hustle Musik 3

Peezy – 64 Bars

Rocaine – CEO

YBS Skola & Big Juno – Choppa For You

Florida:

Bruno Mali – Monkey Suit (ft. Rick Ross), New Skool, Old Skool

Jackboy – Grimace, Bitch I'm Up, Finessed A Finesser

Kodak Black & Jackboy – G To The A (Remix)

Koly P – 06

Ski Mask The Slump God – Catch Me Outside

L.A:

Tyga – 100s (ft. Chief Keef)

Tyler, The Creator – Droppin' Seeds (ft. Lil' Wayne)

YG – Fuck It Up

Louisiana:

BTY Young'N – Whoever Who Want It

Tec – Lost Souls (ft. Maine Musik & BTY Young'n)

Tec & Maine – Aw Mne (ft. Tayda & BTY Young'n), Came with the Game (ft. BTY Young'n)

Yungeen Gang – Go To War

Zoe Realla – Ninja Turtle, One Time For The Money (ft. Snootie Wild, Maine Musik & Mouse On The Track)

Zoey Dollaz – Bad Tings (Remix ft. Future & Tory Lanez)

UK: Road Rap:

410 – Lotion, No Filter Remix, PM To Da AM

86 – ABC

Moscow 17 – Panic, Take 1

Mr AnythingGreenGetBun – Paid In Full

Silwood Nation – Crime Scene

Zone 2 – No Hook, Oh Shit

Other:

Drakk – KMT ft. Giggs

DRAM – Ill Nana (ft. Trippie Redd)

Elf Kid – Reload That

Fetty Wap – Aye

J Kaz – Neva Dat

KJ Balla – Cookin Up

Lor Riley x Dolce OK x President Davo - Certified

Not3s – Alladin

Preditah – Touch Road (ft. C4)

Sheff G & Corey Finesse – No Suburban (Remix)

Tate Kobang – North North

Tay-K – Murder She Wrote

Terentino – Can't See Me

Yung Cat – 2 Chopsticks, OG Stack a Dollar

Yungen – Bestie (ft. Yxng Bane)

Zmoney – 16z (ft. Valee)

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last movie: absolutely no recollection... the drama I last watched was scarlet heart: ryeo, though, and I do have a few thoughts about it but eh I don't think I'll ever get to putting them down

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