#Source: DONT WANT IT (Lil Nas X)

[silvcrignis]

(Tell the R E A P E R he don’t W A N T it!) {x}

[chipper-smol]

That lil-nas-x post, just out of curiosity, since I've heard it before but not really had the definition, is that the basics of what para-social relationships are?

A parasocial relationship occurs between an online or TV personality and their fanbase/viewers.

Often the person who shows their work/face to a massive audience generally knows the type of person they're creating for, but from their perspective their audience is a mass of numbers and stats. They know what works and what doesn't.

On the other side, a person from the audience only knows the creator and isn't really invested in the fanbase. This audience member can learn about the creators birthday, food preferences, likes, dislikes, family relationships, pet names, etc, as if they new the creator in real life. The audience can create a one-sided relationship with the creator in that they assume that they are closer to the creator than they actually are.

To reiterate, the creator knows the general personality of their audience, but we are human and it is impossible past a certain point to know each audience member as personally as they know the creator.

That is what a para-social relationship is (as much as I remember from the essay I wrote in college on it.)

The origin of how this was discovered tho is pretty cool. These two guys, Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl, created this essay back in 1956 about parasocial relationships with TV hosts and their audience and a lot of what they made points about is still relevant to today!

Here is a reliable source on parasocial relationships that I actually used in that college essay. It's a pretty cool read.

So to your question- I don't think that the lil nas x post is a direct example of a parasocial relationship. In my opinion it is an example of a parasocial relationship along with a heavy dollop of idolization, where a person is put on a pedestal and has all of these expectations put upon them that they must conform to or eventually be culled. Like the moment Lil Nas makes a tweet about anything that goes against the idealistic image put upon him, a large portion of his audience might decide he's a waste of space for not filling in that very specific image they have of him, and dumb him like a sack of rancid trash.

and its just not??? fair???

Lil Nas is doing such an amazing job of not giving a fuck and doing what he wants to do but oh my god he's only 22 and some people live to just hate celebrities, even if they dont mind people who are black or gay.

So if Lil Nas ever fucks up, we as his admirers need to understand the complexity of his situation and understand that he's a human being and not a popular character on the internet. He's not Naruto, he is Montero Lamar Hill. We need to step back from the viral headlines and formulate our own level headed opinions on how we feel first before going in to hear other perspectives.

When people say "We need to protect Lil Nas X" they mean "We need to recognize human beings are flawed by nature and growth is an ever constant battle." That doesn't mean we should needlessly forgive things if they are truly upsetting, but that we should recognize that he is just one person and there are millions of eyes on him that will eagerly turn malevolent if given the chance.

[killjoygem]

I'm not the person from the post but you asked so here's my analysis of Montero (cmbyn). I think he called his heaven Montero much for the same reasons he called the prison Montero. the Montero music video is a journey of self discovery in a world that hates what you might discover. A lot of the early imagery (him being in a garden and being 'seduced' (I use this loosely, it seemed reciprocal to me) by a snake man) harkens back not only to the story of eves temptation (which is also explicitly in the song as a gay allegory: "if eve aint in ur garden") but also to the christian idea of an "original sin," and I think for a lot of lgbt people from this type of background end up feeling like their existence itself is a sin, that there is something inherently wrong with them, which of course leads to inner turmoil and we see this in the music video too. After the garden he goes to trial and all of his accusers and the judge are himself- I know a lot of people attribute lil nas x being the only actor to covid, and while I think thats true, i think it also stands to strengthen the visual storytelling of his work, because it's a self reflective piece. it makes it very obvious that while the expectations come from external sources, a lot of the pressure to conform to them is internal, and he is literally condemning himself. it directly parallels a lot of the experiences lgbt ppl from Christian backgrounds have to go through on their journey of self realization - the initial realization, self accusation and hatred, wanting to hide who you are, and then fully embracing who you are, these last two represented by his initial assent to heaven and his choice to reject that, go to hell, and be his gay self. i do want to say that while its a deliberate choice in the context of the music video, i dont think the choice is to "be gay." He's been gay the whole time, the choice he makes is to not hide it anymore, even if others would view him as wrong or selfish for doing so, and I think thats pretty clear in the visuals. he rejects heaven (purity, perfection) for hell because he knows he doesnt fit into the narrow box of what others consider pure, that their definition was never created with him in mind, and doesnt want to force himself to by living a lie. so I guess to sum up I think the reason lil nas x' storytelling so often features his real name is bc his work is indicative of and reflective of his internal struggles and his journey to self love. and I think that's really powerful

Oh!! I forgot to answer this, I love it, I love that you wrote all this. Thank you so much

[eulangelo]

i mean u kind of have a point but op did explicitly say that transphobia is enough of a reason to be anti terf. also you sure seem to like lil nas, who made lots of weird transmisogynistic comments (like about lady gaga and miley cyrus etc) and many other bigoted comments and has yet to apologize for them. frankly it's super weird that you accept blatantly and cruelly transmisogynistic cis men more than misguided but seemingly well intentioned gnc cis women. men are just sexist like this ig.

i havent seen the comments about lil nas x, and i absolutely dont want to excuse any of his actions, especially since im still skeptical of him bc of the incest and islamphobic jokes, im mostly reblogging stuff about him bc i feel sorry about the backlash that an openly gay black guy whos younger than me is receiving from homophobic christians (and homophobic lgbs too) for being outspoken about his sexuality, which is not exactly me being a fan but rather just,, acknowledging that what hes being subjected to is way harsher than i could ever imagine and it's something worth calling out bc its something that harms all black lgbt people, not just him, especially those who dont want to censor their identity to please the homophobes.

still if uve got sources on the transmisogynistic remarks id like to know about it bc it is the farthest thing from my intentions to support anyone who makes jokes at the expense of trans women

[bubypjm]

why bighit is trash

or, alternatively, a list of things that bighit, an entertainment company/music label, should start doing and stop acting like a small company.

im puting everything under a read more bcos its a lot, for one, and im also sure that not everyone wants to read it or cares lmao

a little disclaimer;  i speculate and connect things based off of the things we are shown/told, i will spoil some parts of their recent movie AND its not bighit-positive, obviously

okay to start this off, bighit released an official statement to say that bts will be going “on an official and extended period of rest and relaxation” and that’s honestly one of the best things that bighit has done for bts.

the statement is linked, but since i will be referring to a fair few points on it i will also attach it here

the issues start with the opening sentence.

“for the first time since their debut” bts will be going on an official and extended period of rest. to rephrase, for the first time in 6 years, the 7 men of bts will not be surrounded by cameras, will not be expected to attend any rehearsals or interviews and will not be expected to produce or write lyrics. they will not have any responsibilities tied to their work. or, that is what we all had assumed, but as we now know the members were expected to film content on what they do during their break and, if jungkooks video is anything to go by, they were also expected to edit and send it in to the company for “review”.

judging by the release/filming of Hoseok & Becky G’s CNS, it seems like their “break” does not include solo activities. or does bighit consider the building of ones own reputation as an individual artist an “extra” and not a part of ones work?

“enjoy the ordinary lives of people in their 20s, albeit briefly”

this just hurts. it was bighits responsibility to make sure that they got more chances to enjoy their lives.

the good

bighit reminding uglies to stay the fuck away from them during their short break.

okay, the statement aside, i want to talk about a few other bighit-bts related things.

bighit staff and sasaengs

- stalkers appearing in hoseoks bday vlive (no its not staff, the girls’ accounts were found on instagram. they were quite pleased with themselves) were was the security ? how did the girls know which room the boys were in ? doesn’t bighit rent out the entire hotel floor ? does that mean they were allowed in ? why ? did they pay ? do their parents have connections bighit could use ?

- giving away members clothes, providing concert entrance, giving away members numbers ect

the thing that occurred during hoseoks vlive was not looked into, as far as i am aware, however Jimin’s Gucci concert shirt being 'lent’ to a stalker was.

However, minimum to little effort was put into the case because no staff was fired, no disciplinary measures were taken and no consequences occurred.

- during either DNA or Fake Love comeback stages on music shows, some armys were not permitted entrance and some privileged people were taken backstage to meet the members (which is NOT allowed, at any point. those are PRIVATE areas for the idols to rest and prep for the stage) source 1 & more if you look around.

- not firing a manager that hit jungkook source (some speculate he was fired, others speculate he was removed from being a manager and took another position within bighit.)

- bighit restricting any and all interactions with the members among staff. according to one of the backup dancers during Not Today and/or Singularity, bighit staff was very strict about NOT speaking with the members.

take the last point as you will. I have my own thoughts about it

- no subs on army kit content, no subs for bangtan bombs (other channels have them. bighit claims themselves to be a global company but doesn’t move as such). its all well and good to say “you’re stanning a korean company, learn korean!” and this may work for bangtan bombs, but what about army kit content? why isn’t that subtitled? or should that be dismissed with “you don’t have to buy it”?

the good

- giving bts a private jet and not making them go through public entrances and exits. thank u bighit

the movie

this will contain spoilers.

- big hit staff filmed the members during their vulnerable moments.

jungkook nearly passing out, filmed and slotted into the movie. the members crying and clearly feeling emotionally vulnerable ? recorded and snipped into the movie. this would’ve been fine if the members were fine with it, but jungkook was clearly trying to hide his face from the camera and jimin expressed not wanting to show himself in bad conditions.

- treatment of bighit staff

we all know that jungkook had to sit out during some stages during the love-yourself tour. what we didn’t know was that he got stitches without any medication that would ease his pain because he had to go on stage.

jungkook hurt himself so badly that he needed stitches, but was not allowed anything to subdue the pain while getting the stitches because it would not make him stage-ready. the staff members watched as he screamed while getting stitches.

now, i don’t really care whether it was jungkook’s decision or not. nobody in their right mind would let someone they care about go through with something like that. there will be other stages, there will be other concerts. however, idk why i find this surprising since jungkook was hit by a staff member before and the only reason why he got fired was bcos it was spotted in the bg of a bangtan bomb and armys demanded for the man to be fired.

- secondly, jimin’s neck and dropping out of the graham norton show.

i cannot find the translation rn, but while deciding what to tell the fans with regards to what happened to jimin and why he isn’t able to perform with the rest, namjoon tries to opt for telling the truth in a gentle way while one of the staff members suggests a white lie as to not worry the fans.

this has also happened before with the korean vs english statement regarding jungkook’s heal injury. the korean explanation stated that it was serious, while the english one explained it more casually. i cannot find the sources currently, but if you look around yourself you can find them. 

bighit.

- keeping supreme boi employed

- forcing jimin and jin to sing in female key in fake love, despite both of them expressing their struggle with reaching such high notes.

- not providing a vocal coach while on tour (jimin had to ask jungkook for advice)

- vocal line still have not got their own studios despite expressing their want for it, yet txt members have their own studios already. source

- members having less and less influence over the groups music. even recently yoongi mentioned that the songs he makes don’t match with bts’ music/style anymore source

- bighit being immensely difficult to work with overseas (strict venue rules regarding staff, changing things last minute, not being time-efficient)

- leaving taehyung’s stage name out of promotional works/promo tweets

- not taking action against death threats made against taehyung

- forcing jimin to speak about his death threats during a live, global interview in korea

- not cleaning up the copyright matter over using michael jackson’s song “black or white” in the festa performance of jimin and jungkook - resulted in their performance being taken down 

- no bangtan bomb behind jimin creating his song “promise”, while recently there have been videos released of jins, jungkooks and taehyung’s solos

- bighit shooting down collaborations and picking and chosing the artists that collab with bts, despite the members wanting and expressing interesting in collaborations with said artist (why did we get a chainsmokers collab before a tinashe one? a khalid one?)

- bighits deal with dispatch. dispatch is known for exposing scandals and relationships among idols, so the fact that they get an exclusive peak into the bangtan life is interesting and rather worrisome.

-however, one of the dirtiest moves that bighit pulled was during the break between DNA and Fake Love. as we know now, that time was very hard for the members. it was in that gap that the members spoke of disbanding, there were rumours/concerns about jungkook’s well being and fans also pointed out taehyung’s odd state.

during this time, instead of allowing the members time and space to decide everything, bighit had applied for the legal copyright regarding everything bts. the group name was copyrighted, as were the members stage names, fandom name among other things (there are articles on naver, if you’re interested).

SPECULATION

i just want to stress that these are my thoughts and you are welcome to disagree and have your own opinions.

Although we know that the members have re-signed the contract with bighit for another 7 years, I do believe that their pens were pushed by bighit’s copyrighting run. the members had 2 choices; either bind yourself to another contract and stay with that which you have built for years, or drop everything and start anew. however, something tells me that bts didn’t sign the contract with no leverage.

namjoon had said previously that although the group started with 7 boys with the same goal, it now consists of 7 men on one boat, each with their eyes set on different horizons. i believe that with namjoon’s collaborations with more and more overseas artists (honne, fall out boy, lil nas x ect), he may have gotten himself more opportunities for solo work.

similar could be said about yoongi. the man is a musical genius and with his production of suran’s wine and heize’s we dont talk together, yoongi may also end up branching in that direction.

taehyung has expressed his interest in fashion and photography a lot over the past years. seokjin has not acted at all in his life, despite starting off to do just that. hoseok began to branch out with CNS but jimin and jungkook have seemingly little to no outside projects, either (though you could count wiom for jungkook)

the boys’ previous contract was, clearly, restricting and very demanding. i think that their new contract allows them a lot more freedom and room to establish a reputation as individuals. that isn’t to say, however, that bighit let the boys end bts as a whole and permitted them to go off and start solo careers.

from what is happening now and what has happened in the past, I do not believe that bighit would let bts disband, you can decide if that is for better or for worse. however, the only way to keep bts together and satisfied, is to give room for the members to do that what they want. i think that we may start to see some more solo projects from the members, and a lot more control and influence from the outside over bts’ music, concepts and management. ever since LY: Tear had been released, i find myself thinking that their next release will be the last one before a mass hiatus due to enlisting. this time, however, i feel like it may be their final release and concert tour before the group steps back for a while.  bighit debuted a new group and is pumping a lot of money into it. they had also recently obtained an entire new company that not only has a lot of trainees of its own, but also manages Gfriend - an already debuted and established group. bighit is no longer the little underground company that relied on 7 boys to bring it out of its debts. however, it will not let its biggest source of income fall away because, at the end of the day, bighit is a company. the most likely scenario, to me, is that once seokjin and/or others enlist, bts as ot7 will go on a break, but bighit will still get to cash in through the boys’ solo work. so, we may see sneak peaks of their solo careers here and there, but bts will remain active as 7 until it can’t no more.

[erhiem]

One of the most talked about award shows of the year is back – and we’ve got you covered!

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards has officially begun in NYC — and it sure has everyone talking on social media.

Following last year’s socially distanced ceremony, which featured entirely Lady Gaga, Sunday night’s awards show – hosted by Doja Cat – is being held in person and broadcast live from Barclays Center Is.

Entering the show, Justin Bieber led the pack with a total of seven nominations, including Artist of the Year. Behind her is Megan Thi Stallion, who is up for six awards, four of which are for her “WAP” collaboration with Cardi B. Meanwhile, BTS, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Drake, Givon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo are all there. Nominated for five awards.

Like previous years, this cast list is nothing less than a legend. Hitters on stage include Doja Cat, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Chloe, Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys, Casey Musgraves, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, who will be performing at the awards show for the first time in six years. years. Meanwhile, Machine Gun Kelly and Olivia Rodrigo will be working on the VMAs stage for a while. In addition, the Foo Fighters are also set to perform and will be honored with the first Global Icon Award.

In the days before the show, Lorde canceled her performance while Normani was announced as a last-minute extra after a viral fan petition. Nicki Minaj too tweeted on Thursday that he “pulled out” from the planned performance. But let’s be real, it wouldn’t be the VMAs without a little drama!

TooFab will be updating this post throughout the night — see the most viral performances and moments below!

Madonna opens the show

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Who better to start things off for MTV’s 40th birthday, but Madonna, who’s been there since the beginning?

In a premade video showing her driving in a taxi around New York City, the Queen of Pop talks about her four-decade-long journey in the industry and how her rise with the network happened. “We found each other and formed a bond that changed my life, changed music and created a whole new art form,” she declared, “so there’s only one place to be tonight.”

The camera then cut inside Barclays, where the 63-year-old pop star took to the stage in a black leather Dominatrix getup and proudly declared: “They said we won’t last, but we’re still here mom—rs.” Happy 40th MTV!”

She then just turned and left, showing her notoriety behind. With this, Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi began the first performance of the night.

Wonder! NS #vma Begin with an introduction to the one and only @ Madonna pic.twitter.com/YmWtjabVJ7

— MTV News (@MTVNEWS) September 13, 2021 @mtvnews

.@ Madonna I was the first artist #vma History to win 20 awards.

— chart data (@chartdata) September 13, 2021 @ chartdata

who is the fucking damn queen?? she is madonna pic.twitter.com/E3ZR23oCEr

— Gnome (@Gnomodesaturno) September 13, 2021 @Gnomodesaturno

Madonna.

— glad (@glaad) September 13, 2021 @ glade

was doing the thang of madonna #vma pic.twitter.com/mGm3HZooGd

— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) September 13, 2021 @TheShadeRoom

Olivia Rodrigo Makes Her VMA Debut

2021 was a huge year for “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” star Olivia Rodrigo, who hit three big singles — “Drivers License,” “Deja Vu” and “Good 4 U” — before dropping her album. left. “Tart.”

She walked into the night with five nominations and received her first television award of the night for Song of the Year for “Driver’s License” following her first performance at the VMAs. She has already won Push Artist during the pre-show.

.@Olivia_Rodrigo just took her to another home #vma for the night for song of the year #Driver’s license: “It’s so crazy” pic.twitter.com/ShYO6ZJBUU

— MTV News (@MTVNEWS) September 13, 2021 @mtvnews

Olivia. mad. Rodrigo. #vma

– Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 13, 2021 @vmas

Get emotional seeing Olivia get a VMAs she’s watched since she played Grace in American Girl pic.twitter.com/swvPJFK3Da

— Dark (@aerifuI) September 13, 2021 @aerifuI

Olivia Rodrigo breaks the screen like how she breaks the charts @LivesHQ #vma very proud of that pic.twitter.com/RN6oueHM4X

— jen ★彡 proud of liv (@400liv) September 13, 2021 @400live

can’t wait for the picture @Olivia_Rodrigo with all her VMA awards

— Kimberly McCullough (@whitewatercrew) September 12, 2021 @whitewatercrew

J.Lo Stuns…But Billie Eilish Seems Unaffected

*JLO entered the room*

Billie Eilish: I#vma pic.twitter.com/KAEq6Fl0Lq

— siobhan (@summer0001) September 13, 2021 @summer0001

Jennifer Lopez was ready to announce the first awards of the night — receiving a standing ovation from most of the audience when she took the stage.

The camera cut for Billie Eilish in the audience, however, and there was no reaction when his brother Phineas was clapping for him.

Did you all see Billie Eilish’s face when JLo walked out? #vma pic.twitter.com/MTXdaBoMtq

— Cloud9ineDreams🌻 (@Cloud9ineDreams) September 13, 2021 @Cloud9ineDreams

Why is Billy looking disappointed when JLo comes out?

— why ride is better than (@AlecJulian_) September 13, 2021 @alecjulian_

Why was Billie Eilish making this face when JLo walked out? #vma pic.twitter.com/Ptfb6r83On

— Cloud9ineDreams🌻 (@Cloud9ineDreams) September 13, 2021 @Cloud9ineDreams

There’s a mood, Billy staring blankly ahead as JLo leaves. Next presenter pls.

– TDA. (@T Types) September 13, 2021 @T Types

billy when he saw jlo enter the stage #vma pic.twitter.com/7lqGp26JxF

— Omar #STREAMLALISA (@omarIoya) September 13, 2021 @marIoya

baby on Board!

During Twenty One Pilots’ performance of “Saturday,” singer Tyler Joseph announced some big news mid-song — he and his wife, Jenna, are expecting their second child together!

“My wife is pregnant with our second child,” he said during a musical pause in the track. “I didn’t want to message everyone, so I thought I’d let you know now.”

“Now you know. Now you can go to bed!” He said while ending the song. Fans were thrilled!

Why text the family about the fact that you’re expecting a second child with your wife when you can just leave it in the middle #vma Display? Congratulations @ twenty one pilots Lead singer Tyler Joseph and his wife Jenna!

— The Honey Pop⁷ (@thehoneypop) September 13, 2021 @thehoneypop

Tyler just announced at his VMAs performance that Jenna is pregnant!!!!

— Discord Click (@DiscordClick) September 13, 2021 @DiscordClique

Tyler gives a beautiful performance of a reimagined Saturday, using the VMAs performance as the moment to say “my wife is pregnant with our second child” and capping it with “you can go to bed now”. Huh.

adrenaline happening right now

holy crap

— Lua James (@poptivist) September 13, 2021 @poptivist

Why text the family about the fact that you’re expecting a second child with your wife when you can just leave it in the middle #vma Display? Congratulations @ twenty one pilots Lead singer Tyler Joseph and his wife Jenna!

— The Honey Pop⁷ (@thehoneypop) September 13, 2021 @thehoneypop

Lil Nas X brings Montero State Prison to the stage

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After a proud introduction to Billy Porter, Lil Nas X hit the VMAs in his pink prison uniform from his infamous “Industry Baby” music video. Surrounded by male makeup dancers, she performed the entire song with Jack Harlow, who joined her on stage in a very form-fitting black pleather dress.

The rapper then recreated the shower scene from the video – but changed the censored blur for bright pink boxer briefs – surrounded by more half-naked men. It was a pleasure.

I think we can all agree that Lil Nas X. #vma pic.twitter.com/8fytfk0xQk

– logo ️🌈 (@LogoTV) September 13, 2021 @logo tv

It fits chorio Display@LilNasX And @jackharlow Feather #vma

— mtv (@mtv) September 13, 2021 @ mtv

actual footage of @lilnasx And @jackharlow rn performance on “industry baby” #vma: https://t.co/BUSWxM7e2Q

– Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 13, 2021 @vmas

OK, But Billy Porter Announcing Lil N’S X Is A Sweet Moment #vamas

— Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) September 13, 2021 @RaquelWillis_

dont know how many times i see lil nas x perform… idk i’m always proud of him… plus he just gets it #vma pic.twitter.com/usWQcRHGOx

— Ahme (@7ArcsAndSins) September 13, 2021 @7ArcsAndSins

Ben Shapiro is busy writing his eerie, high-pitched response to that delightfully queer @LilNasX #vma Display pic.twitter.com/dITm01awm9

— Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) September 13, 2021 @bjoewolf

lil nas x all up in the vma camera like pic.twitter.com/i63TOZ3tOO

— Zero (@posapologist) September 13, 2021 @posapologist

Check out more performances below:

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[silvcrignis]

ft Albert Wesker™️ @xpricity / @disasters-of-dbd

(Tell the R E A P E R he don’t W A N T it!) {x}

[revuedepresse30]

Qui est 6ix9ine le rappeur arc-en-ciel bien vénère kidnappé lundi ?

Le jour où 6ix9ine a secoué le paysage rap c’était le 10 novembre 2017. Le rappeur multicolore sortait le clip de Gummo, une bombe virulente tournée dans les rues de Brooklyn, qui claque aujourd’hui les 240 millions de vues. L’attirail est là : voix criarde, beat ténébreux, guns, grillz arc-en-ciel, do-rag affublés du rouge des Bloods… Niveau street-cred, on est bien. Ça, c’était donc il y a huit mois. A l’époque, 6ix9ine, Daniel Hernandez dans le civil, 21 ans, n’était presque personne dans le rap. Mais hier, il a été victime d’un kidnapping durant lequel ses ravisseurs lui auraient dérobé 20 000 dollars en cash et 770 000 dollars de bijoux. Entre temps, il s’est passé beaucoup, beaucoup de choses.

Passer son bac pour éviter la taule

C’est son Brooklyn natal que l’on aperçoit dans le clip de Gummo. Celui qui l’a vu, à treize ans, perdre son père et décrocher de l’école pour ne plus jamais y revenir. Celui qui l’a vu enchaîner les petits boulots, s’en faire virer pour une bonne partie, et qui l’a vu se lancer dans le deal. Cannabis d’abord, héroïne ensuite, le tout en partenariat avec son frère. Il dit avoir vécu dans la rue, mais ce qui est certain, c’est que cette vie franchement hors des codes lui vaut un rapide séjour en prison. Le rap vient pour la déconne : "Pour être honnête, j’ai commencé à rapper pour le fun", admettait-il à la web radio No Jumper. Comme un paquet de gars de sa génération, c’est Soundcloud qui supporte ses premières armes. Et pour se faire remarquer dans la masse, rien de mieux qu’une gueule reconnaissable entre mille. Les cheveux seront de toutes les couleurs, le blaze sera chelou (ça, à la rigueur, c’est plus classique), et le nombre 69 sera tatoué partout sur son corps, y compris en gros au-dessus de son œil droit. Histoire que sa touche rentre dans toutes les cervelles.

Premiers sons en 2014. Le style est dur, cru et agressif. Mais 6ix9ine part avec un handicap qu’il a bien cherché. Accusé d’avoir tourné une vidéo sexuellement explicite avec une mineure de treize ans, il se retrouve devant une juge qui lui propose le deal suivant : il ne savait pas qu’elle était mineure, certes, mais pour échapper à la prison et au fichage en tant que délinquant sexuel, il lui faudra se tenir parfaitement à carreaux pendant deux ans, écrire une lettre à la victime, ne plus tourner de vidéos de ce genre, et surtout, obtenir l’équivalent du baccalauréat américain. Quand on a arrêté l’école à treize ans, c’est certainement le dernier point le plus difficile. Pour preuve, à ce jour, il n’est toujours pas parvenu à passer l’examen. Il a bénéficié de reports, mais l’épée de Damoclès est bien là, au-dessus de ses cheveux rouges, jaunes, verts et bleus.

Envoyer valser l’héritage

C’est en avril 2017 que le nom de 6ix9ine commence à faire du bruit dans l’underground rap US, lorsqu’il apparaît sur le titre POLES1469 de son poto Trippie Redd, membre comme lui du crew Scum Gang (pour "Society Can’t Understand Me", ou "la société ne peut pas me comprendre" en VF). Ce dernier est déjà plus installé que lui et commence à travailler avec le producteur star Pi’erre Bourne, qui lui fournit une instru. Mais Trippie Redd, contre l’avis de Bourne, décide seul de refiler le beat à 6ix9ine, ce que le beatmaker ne goûte que très peu. Cette instru, c’est celle de Gummo, le premier carton de celui qui se fait aussi appeler Teka$hi 6ix9ine.

Nombreux sont ceux qui le comparent à feu XXXTentacion. Même génération, même background sur Soundcloud, des trajectoires similaires avec le même goût pour les affaires judiciaires… Pourtant, la musique de 6ix9ine n’a rien de mélancolique. Les piano-voix sont inexistants, et, il faut bien le dire, le succès est légèrement moindre. Cependant, cette même propension à rejeter tout un héritage hip-hop massivement et sans ménagement les rapprochent. C’est une particularité de leur génération : Lil Yachty dit ne pas connaître Tupac, feu X crachait sur le concept de Zulu Nation d’Afrika Bambaataa. Ils sont loin les Mos Def, les Public Enemy, les X-Clan et les Nas. Et heureusement.

"Scuuuuum Gaaaaang !"

Auto-proclamé "King Of New York", 6ix9ine attaque l’année 2018 au pas de course. Nicki Minaj a fait de lui son protégé, et se présente sur son nouveau single, Fefe, sur lequel ils partagent le même flow. Depuis ses débuts, les anime japonais sont source d’inspiration. Les pochettes d’albums semblent sortir tout droit d’un Midi les Zouzous sous lean. Quelques semaines plus tard, son premier projet studio, Day69 : Graduation Day, sort. Il s’ouvre sur une boucherie bien vénère, Billy. : "C’est toujours 6ix9ine ci, 6ix9ine ça / Ces niggas me kiffent tellement qu’ils me harcèlent / Ces niggas me recherchent, tu n’as qu’à m’appeler pour que je vienne / J’ai balancé mon adresse, vous savez tous où vit 6ix9ine". Ça donne le ton. Et c’est comme ça pendant douze titres, sans baisser en intensité vocale, avec les très bons Keke, Buba, Chocolaté�� Tous les morceaux commencent par un cri : "Scuuuuum Gaaaaaang !"

A force de faire le malin et de baver à tout va (sur The Game, YG, Jay Critch et même son pote Trippie Redd), 6ix9ine se met à dos pas mal de rappeurs. En interview pour le Breakfast Club, il clamait : "J’ai un 69 géant tatoué sur le front et des dents arc-en-ciel, je suis là en train de parler de tous ces mecs qui veulent m’embrouiller, à quel degré de stupidité ils sont, eux ? Aller embrouiller un gamin qui a des cheveux arc-en-ciel ? Ils laissent leurs enfants seuls à la maison pour ça ? Ils loupent un jour de boulot pour ça ? Les vrais gangsters ne parlent pas de ce qu’ils vont faire, ils le font c’est tout." Dans pas mal de villes américaines, il est wanted par des rappeurs ou gangs locaux. Son arrogance ("Vous savez tous ici que je sors de nulle part, je suis passé devant tout le monde en un claquement de doigts"), et que son manager n’a de cesse d’attiser, il la paie cash. En gros, tout le monde veut se le faire, et ça lui coûte quelques annulations de concert.

Le clash de l’année

Une bonne partie de la scène de Chicago, Chief Keef en tête, le prend en grippe. Le résultat, c’est le beef le plus tendu de 2018. Sur une vidéo Facetime, le rappeur multicolore (qui semble avoir pris comme une provocation le fait que Chief Keef et Trippie Redd fassent un son ensemble) envoie balader tout ce joli monde en des termes que la décence nous interdit de retranscrire. De là, les diss records et les messages haineux sur les réseaux s’enchaînent. Chief Keef part même à New York avec des sbires pour tenter de mettre la main sur 6ix9ine. Peu après, le 2 juin, Keef est pris dans une fusillade dont tout le monde ressort indemne. Puis 6ix9ine se rend à Chicago devant le domicile de Chief Keef. Ça déconne moyen, mais les faits sont difficilement imputables à un tel ou un tel, tant l’intox se fait forte dans les clashs entre rappeurs. Ce qui est certain, c’est que le décès de XXXTentacion le 18 juin, dont 6ix9ine se disait proche, est venu apaiser les tensions entre les deux camps.

6ix9ine n’en a pas finit avec la justice. Accusé d’avoir agressé un fan de 16 ans qui souhaitait faire une vidéo avec lui au beau milieu d’un centre commercial, il a de nouveau affaire aux juges en juillet (alors que les faits datent de janvier). Aujourd’hui, c’est cette sombre histoire de kidnapping qui vient le mettre une nouvelle fois sur le devant de la scène, juste avant la réédition physique de Day 69 : Graduation Day. 6ix9ine fait partie d’une génération de rappeurs dingues. Se tatouer le visage y est la coutume, on est désormais largement habitué. Mais si l’on prend du recul, on y constate tout de même une sorte de fuite en avant, une conviction que rien n’est éternel, et surtout pas un rappeur de 22 ans qui vit à 300 à l’heure en roue libre. XXXTentacion et Lil Peep peuvent en témoigner.

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