#spotify wrapped challenge 2024

[gladumfdoodles]

Hellooooooo 71 for the spotify wrapped asks? :3

so this one got very out of hand very quickly

number 71 is cotard's solution by will wood!

this song feels like an identity crisis sort of song, which then in turn reminded me of this little au that i've had brewing for a while <3

to the anon who submitted an ask like two or three months ago about grian and scar being both heroes and villains, i love you and this has been infesting my mind for a long time

anyway, because this turned into a full oneshot, i'll post a snippet of it here and then redirect you all to ao3, where i've already posted it! please go check it out, i spent way too much time on it considering how many asks are in my inbox aoifnewoianfwo

word count (of snippet): 1507

Slam!

Grian bit back a cry of pain as he was thrown into one of the metal boxes on the roof, the sharp vents cutting into his skin. He scrambled to his feet just in time to avoid a crushing sweep of King's axe, ducking beneath it and rolling to the side. He only had a second to react before Spark was charging him, his speed too much for Grian to counter. He barely managed to beat his wings hard enough to skip over him, watching as he skidded to a halt and turned to face him again.

Grian flinched as he landed hard on his feet, lacking any sort of power to lighten the blow. He was so stupid, why couldn't he have stolen a useful power like teleportation? Instead he was stuck with shapeshifting, which would normally be very handy but provided him no help when he was already engaged in combat.

"Mimic, stand down." Spark said calmly, but Grian could see his hand tightening on the scythe in his hand.

"You're going to kill me." He replied, voice shifted away from its normal tone. He couldn't let them hear what his voice normally sounded like. Not if he wanted to keep his day job.

"Not if you stand down." King said from behind him and he cursed. He was blocked in now. Blocked in and injured.

Grian let out a bark of laughter. "Right. Because you're going to be so kind to me when you arrest me."

He heard a whoosh from behind him, barely giving him enough time to drop to the ground as King's axe passed over his head. Spark darted forward, and for a moment Grian thought that was it. But he wasn't about to go down that easily. He hurled himself to the side again, Spark's scythe grazing his shins, and then immediately crashed into a third hero that he hadn't seen. They must have only just arrived.

It was Chromia, Grian recognized him as he jumped away, nimbly skipping across the ground. Of course it was Chromia. The heroes either wanted him dead or incapacitated, Chromia had the potions to do it. He didn't have time to dwell on that though as King barreled into him, knocking him to the ground. He failed to hold back the pained oof that left him as the wind was knocked out of him, and as King pinned him to the ground, he struggled to regain his breath, sucking in shallow inhales.

"Good job." Chromia hummed, crouching down next to them. "I told you surrounding them would work."

"Yeah, yeah, you were right." King drawled. "Come on, give them the potion so we can drag them to the Tower."

Grian increased in his struggling, desperately trying to work his way out of King's grasp. He couldn't go back to the Tower, he couldn't, he wouldn't let them take him back. He hissed as the slices in his back twisted with his thrashing, then yelped as King laid a flat hand on his spine, pressing him down.

"Are they hurt?" Spark asked as Grian felt a hand grab for his chin. He snapped his teeth at it and it only just managed to pull back in time to avoid his abnormally sharp canines.

"Probably, they took a good few hits back there." King answered.

A hand forced Grian's head up by his hair, tangling in the locks that he had purposefully made dark instead of his normal shade. Something pressed to his lips, something cool and smooth, and Grian immediately clamped his mouth as tightly shut as he could.

"Bottom's up." Chromia instructed, and a hand pinched his nose shut, keeping him from breathing. Grian quickly forced a pair of gills to form on his neck, silently praising his stolen shapeshifting ability now. Quickly, he composed an escape plan in the few extra seconds he had as the gills did their best to breathe even though they weren't underwater. Then he opened his mouth and let the potion slide down his throat.

"There we go." Chromia released his nose and the bottle was removed from his lips. He had only taken in a sip, but already he could feel a weight settling over his mind, slowing his thoughts and movements. Nausea curled in his stomach and he shivered as chills ran up and down his spine. He didn't have much time to act.

"Hard part's over now." Spark declared, and Grian stumbled as he was hauled to his feet. The world felt like it was spinning around him, making him far dizzier than he should be. "Now we just need to get them back to the Tower."

"Just to be safe, we should slap a suppressor on them. It'll also keep them from changing their face on us." King suggested. A moment later, something clamped around his wrist and Grian took a shaking breath as he felt his power drain from him. But what it also did was lessen the effect of the potion for a brief few seconds.

He snapped his wings open, knocking the heroes off of him, then ran blindly to the edge of the building. By the time Spark reacted, he had already flung himself off of the roof. Spark managed to grab his ankle, holding him fixed in one place for only a moment before Grian managed to break free and rocket off into the sky. He was only in the air for a few seconds before the haze settled back over his mind, but it was long enough for him to slip into the density of the city, sliding through the alleyways and narrow streets and descending deeper and deeper through the layers stacked atop each other.

As he stumbled along the ground deep within the city, he could feel the shapeshifting melting out of his hair and wings and face, and he was so grateful that he had thought of the mask concealing his eyes and nose. He would need to invest in something covering his mouth so that he wouldn't drink any more of Chromia's disgusting potions. Pain radiated through him as the potion targeted his wounds, shutting down his functions more and more as he tried to keep moving.

He didn't know where to go. His apartment was too far away, he would never make it. He didn't have any friends who knew about his villainy, no family he could crash. He was alone.

Unless….

No. He had said no. Convex was too unstable, too much of a gamble. He couldn't risk it. Sure, they protected villains and vigilantes, and sure, they said they wouldn't charge them or expect anything from them in return, but he couldn't trust them. Evoker was a threat, Warden was a threat, and their little organization was definitely a threat.

Although, that was mostly the hero side of his brain talking, still in high alert from the last time he had taken on Evoker while wearing the title Cuteguy. Evoker had always been friendly to him when he was Mimic. Maybe he would be fine?

He didn't really have a choice in this anymore. He could feel Chromia's potion beginning to overpower him. He probably only had about five minutes left of consciousness, which would probably be enough to get him to one of Convex's many outposts. It would be better than passing out in one of the alleyways for anyone to find him.

He let out a low groan, then limped forward in the direction of one of the outposts he had seen when patrolling as Mimic earlier in the day. It didn't take him long to reach it, the faint blue symbol painted lightly on the side of the door of a small, rundown looking home. He shoved the door open, stumbling inside, then closed the door behind him. Once he was inside, he staggered to the living room, where a small, ancient looking TV sat on the floor with a cracked screen. He knelt in front of it, switching it on with a shaking finger, and after second, a quiet voice recording emerged from the speakers.

"Your distress signal has been received. Someone will be there shortly to assist you."

Grian let out a sigh of relief, then collapsed fully onto the floor. He didn't have the strength to keep himself up anymore. He hoped whoever came for him didn't unmask him. Evoker had sworn up and down that privacy was of the upmost importance to Convex and that if he ever needed them, his identity would remain secure, but Evoker was also a villain, and while villains tended to have a little bit more morality than even the heroes, Grian still couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Oh well. It was too late now. He was out of time. Chromia's potion had taken its full toll on him, and he couldn't stay awake any longer. He passed out on the floor in front of the TV, praying to the void that he wasn't making a huge mistake.

[shepscapades]

77. Ballad of the Walking Machines — CG5, JT Music

All the sins remain with the pain inside They reskinned my face, but the paint won't dry If you're alive right now, survive right now That's all you can do

Ohhh I'm so glad I finally get to draw to Ballad of the Walking Machines!! This one has been rattling around in my head since last year's wrapped drawings, but I was never able to put any of my thoughts onto paper!

On Bdubs' playlist, this song has always stuck to me as a representation of the other side of all of the horrors Etho's undergone over the course of Season 8, set during Destruction as Bdubs waits outside of the lab for what's supposed to be a relative simple diagnostic appointment, so he was told. As Bdubs, completely unaware than anything was even wrong with Etho until the start of the season, waits with baited breath to hear if his friend is okay, he's remind of their rough beginnings and how far he's come, both as a person and as Etho's friend. The tension that had come from a place of fear now comes from a desperate hope that Etho will be okay, and Ballad of the Walking Machines really well represents the juxtaposition between Bdubs' original fears of androids and his fear and hope in the present day that his dear friend will be okay.

[junkfoodcinemas]

[galaxystt]

37 for spotify asked!!

First of all, I should apologize. Second of all...... I don't. /lh :] "I'm working late, cause I'm a minecraft youtuber."

#37: Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter

I see no difference.

[halcyyan]

no. 08

blelelelele

[grimaussieart]

Welp now Spotify wrapped is officially out lol.

Like I said in my previous post you can send me a number and a mcyt or two and I’ll cook something up ;P

[lycannia]

Next Spotify Writing Challenge prompt is up, thanks @withgreatpowercomesmyfuckingdick !

The next ones you picked for won't be so much whump xD

[drakey-wakey]

fuck spotify wrapped, non-spotify music listeners rise up!!!! post the top 20 songs in your most listened to 2024 playlist

[jackleopard]

"march was the season of: hacker, movie songs and soundtracks" the way this is literally when I was preparing to present my dissertation

[cyarsk52-20]

I know that it’s been weeks since my Spotify wrapped but I thought it would be a good idea to talk about my top songs

first track: “Everything” is a Song by Lena Byrd Miles and Otis Kemp from the album Meet Me In Miami released on June 14, 2024. After traveling on tour together, Kemp was looking for someone to bring this song he had in his archives “to life”. Would you believe that the two completed the song over Facetime? Co-written by Otis, his colleague Candice, and his niece, this song affirms that when something is meant to be, it will be!

second track: “killing in the name “ rage against the machine. I already mentioned this in my previous post so I’m going to keep it slightly brief. Here’s some fun facts: On February 21, 1993, the BBC Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes accidentally played the uncensored version of the song on his Top 40 Countdown, leading to 138 complaints.Brookes was recording an advertisement for the following week's Top 40 Countdown while the song played. In November 2008, the song was played over the speakers in an Asdasupermarket in Preston, Lancashire, prompting complaints from customers. Asda issued an apology.

Oh and one more thing: remember the Christmas campaign for this song to be number one in the uk Christmas charts and it ended up being successful thus ending the X factor uk chart Christmas chart streak after four years? During BBC Radio 5 Live show the group performed an uncensored rendition of the song in mid-December 2009, despite the hosts asking them to censor the expletives.

Knowing this group, you know where this is going

During the crescendo of their performance, frontman Zack De La Rocha started out only singing "I won't do what you tell me", with a pause where he normally sings "fuck you", but after a few lines, he screamed the lyrics, "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" repeatedly. Hosts Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty apologized afterwards

third track: Nobody but God is a gospel song by by Faith City Music and Tim Bowman, Jr. from their album Welcome to Faith City released on October 28, 2022. This hype up gospel track contains lyrics like about the importance of God and there’s nobody like Him:

Deliverer Healer He’s God Almighty Savior The Enemy Must Flee When I Call on His Name

Fourth track: "Not Like Us" is a diss track written and recorded by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on May 4, 2024, through Interscope Records, amidst his feud with Canadian rapper Drake. It is Lamar's fifth installment in his series of diss tracks directed at Drake and it premiered less than 20 hours after his previous single, "Meet the Grahams".

Primarily produced by Mustard, with additional work from Sounwave and Sean Momberger, "Not Like Us" is a hyphy-influenced West Coast hip hop song composed of a prominent bassline with lively, synthesized strings and finger snaps. Lyrically, it continues the themes first introduced in "Meet the Grahams" by doubling down on allegations of Drake's pedophilia and sexual misconduct, (“certified loverboy, certified pedophile” ) while also criticizing his cultural identity and relationships with artists based in Atlanta, Georgia. (“You’re not a colleague, you’re a f***ing colonizer “)

Lamar first performed "Not Like Us" during The Pop Out: Ken & Friends, where he played the track five consecutive times. An accompanying music video, directed by Dave Free and Lamar, was released on American Independence Day.

The lyrics to "Not Like Us" were written solely by Lamar. It begins with him whispering "psst, I see dead people", a reference to The Sixth Sense (1999); he previously referenced the film on "Euphoria". Using various metaphors and allusions to his native Southern California, Lamar then dives into a barrage of attacks targeting Drake's alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with minors. His personal incidents with J. Cole, Lil Wayne and tennis player Serena Williams are also touched on. Lamar uses Drake's album Certified Lover Boy (2021) to label him and his OVO crew as "certified pedophiles". Specific targets were aimed at Chubbs, his head of security; PartyNextDoor, the first artist he signed; and Baka Not Nice, who was charged with six human trafficking offenses in 2014.

Lamar also takes several opportunities to challenge Drake's cultural identity. The chorus of "Not Like Us" has alluded to him stating that "rap practitioners" such as Drake are unlike his caliber, "one that organically abides by the given morals of Black culture". Lamar further suggests that Drake's portrayal of Blackness likens him to Brad "B-Rad G" Gluckman from the film Malibu's Most Wanted(2003). In the third verse, Lamar flips Drake's comment about how he raps like he is about to "get the slaves freed" in "Family Matters" to not only claim that he misused the term "slave", but to also accuse him of exploiting Black artists from Atlanta for street credibility and financial gain. He uses his previous collaborations with Future, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Young Thug, Quavo and 2 Chainzas examples of him forming "calculated strategies" over "authentic connections"—actions Lamar considers to be a form of colonization.

This song was praised for its contagious production, Lamar's vocal performance, and scathing songwriting. Due to its call and response lyrics, hyphy beat and anthemic nature, this song also became popular in sports, concerts, awards shows, and this years presidential election more specifically for the Democratic Party and during during Kamala Harris campaign for president as a form of a diss towards republican candidate (and winner of the election) Donald Trump and members of the Republican Party who supported him. Nevertheless it’s a song of the summer and the year for a reason

Fifth track: "Back in Blood" is a song by American rapper Pooh Shiestyfeaturing fellow American rapper Lil Durk. It was released through Atlantic Records and 1017 Records on November 5, 2020, as the lead single from the former's debut mixtape, Shiesty Season (2021), and two days before his twenty-first birthday.

With its sinister piano beat and violent lyrics about seeking revenge through violence , it’s become an iconic hit with lil durk verse being the most memorable part of the song. “You can’t come back to your hood, huh? (Nope)” - this line May be a chief keef diss. In a prior song, All these n***** with late rapper King Von, Lil durk recites “You can’t even go to your hood” as a sneak diss to chief keef as Keef was robbed in his own hood for not giving back to them.

“He was dissin’ on my cousin, now his a** all in that wood, huh? (Boom, boom, boom)”- Lil Durk presumably refers to MUBU Krump, a fellow rapper from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. MUBU was disrespecting(“dissing”) Durk’s cousin and fellow labelmate, OTF Nunu, who tragically got shot and passed away in May 2014. Using the theory of karma, MUBU’s actions backfired at him later and he also died in May 2018 from a shootout.(in other words in lil durk cases, mubu messed around and found out.)

Book his a**, I wish he would come (P***y) V. Roy pop up out that cut with that new Glock, I wish he would run (Grrah, grrah-grrah)- “V. Roy” is a well-known alias of Lil Durk’s longtime friend and fellow labelmate King Von, who is also from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. The rapper was known for keeping a weapon with him at all times. This is because the place is known for its extremely high rate of killings and gang violence.

Pretty brutal lyrics that take no prisoners. And let’s not forget this line “Pooh Shiesty, that’s my dawg, but Pooh, you know I’m really shiesty (My n***)-“Shiesty” is another word for greedy or disrespectful. Durk shows that he relates to Shiesty by identifying with his name and the meaning behind it. Following the release of “Back in Blood,” this line became a viral sound on TikTok, with many users creating their own videos to the track.

[gladumfdoodles]

Number for the thingymajig 100 songs thing:

42

hitchhikers guide to the galaxy! and if you'd like to choose another number since this one was asked for twice, you can!

song 42 is The Calling by The Amazing Devil, and a funny thing about this song is that I've already written a fic inspired by it! you can read it here, and i would recommend reading it as the drabble i wrote today is a companion piece to it, a short introspective piece from scar's perspective <3

I will warn, major character death in this one, I apologize for that

word count: 279

When Scar dies, his only thought is that he's abandoning Grian. He doesn't want to go, he never wanted to leave, but he has no choice now. All he can do is lie there in Grian's arms and wait for death to take him.

And it does.

As his soul separates from his body, he can hear Grian screaming. His voice is shattered with grief, echoing out over the battlefield that had claimed him, and Scar wants to cry alongside him. The guilt is immeasurable, even though he knows it's not his fault. He watches as his partner, the love of his life, kisses the brow of his lifeless body, setting it down gently before picking up his sword and swearing vengeance.

He kills dozens, no, hundreds, his blade moving in hacking, jerking motions, stabbing into others with no regard for his own life. He sustains injury after injury, and Scar feels his heart ache as he throws his life away in every stab. He won't survive this battle.

When Grian finally collapses, the fight complete, stained in a mixture of his own and others blood, Scar feels his heart ache, even though he knows he doesn't have one anymore. The general carries him to Scar's body, laying him down, and Scar leans in to hear his final words before he joins him.

"I did it. I did it."

Scar smiles as Jellie, his faithful companion, gone too soon from this world, brushes past him to greet Grian and welcome him to the afterlife. Grian is confused at first, but he understands quickly, and when he turns to see Scar, the look of joy in his eyes is priceless.

[shepscapades]

4. Children of the Machine — CG5, Dagames

Follow me, we are children of the machine (We've built this machine!) Barely human in a city built on broken dreams

Ohhh I'm so so so excited to finally share my thoughts about this song!! I've been drawing and redrawing scenes and images I associate with Children of the Machine for... well over a year now, because some of these (the last one, especially) are images I had actually planned to post for last year's Spotify wrapped. The more the story developed over the past year, the more I imagined, and I think I'm finally really happy with my portrayal of these events from Xisuma and Doc's perspectives.

I always imagined this song as the opener to dbhc!Xisuma's Season 9 arc, but it’s also a great follow-up to Don’t Let It Reach the Heart, since it gives us a little more context about Xisuma’s state of mind going into a new season (given everything that happened in Season 8) and throughout the events of Destruction. I also loved the idea that the voice who sings the second verse and the bridge belongs to Doc, reflecting on Xisuma's struggles from the secondhand perspective of someone who is still slowly, painfully putting the pieces together.

[lieunegative]

send me a number from 1-100 and ill do a lil character doodle! most of them will likely be from hermitcraft, the life series, or one piece

you can even send character suggestions (max 2 please) with the number if you want, it’s not required tho ^^ (character interactions will be platonic unless otherwise stated)

i will be very slow to get to suggestions, so please be patient

ready? lets have fun w this!

[galaxystt]

hmmm 43? :3

ohhh man. oh man. I am so happy this got picked!!! In addition to the Jimmy animatic I've been twirling around and dancing with in my brain, I've had several other songs I've designated as my 'Life Series Winner Animatic Songs' and. this one is one of them. The song ever. my Fave for my Fave. Once I get through my Jimmy animatic, this project is one of the top of my list. But for now, all I've got is this.

#43: Ring 4: Patrol - The Dear Hunter 'Called on to be vicious Callous and expeditious Well, I can't tell when I last slept And though my conscience is a bit unkempt Well, it's no bother, I can just forget And never bother with a bit of it again -- If my morals seem a bit mislaid It might be easy to forget If I ever tried to disobey You're probably gonna find me dead'

[halcyyan]

no. 46 for the spotify wrapped challenge

on that tang dynasty chic

[arboreal-collective]

Spotify Wrapped is out!!

Give me a number between 1-100 and I'll give you a song rec from my Wrapped playlist to listen to :3