John Brown on that dime shit!
This Just In: White Rapper John Brown Robbed of VH1 Show's Top Prize
Needless to say that most of this show was unfunny, over-scripted, and banal, but it did have some bright spots. Most of these moments were authored by a wide-eyed youth calling himself John Brown. I'll face facts: right now I could give two shits about rappers that get their philosophical/social-consciousness asses up, which were half of the show's contestants. The rest were either haters (Persia) or bitches (Sullee). On the other hand, Brown crafted a unique and original persona, "The King of the Burbs", accompanied by his "Hallelujah Hollaback" catch phrase, which gave his songs freshness. On the song that he performed for the finale, ingeniously titled "Car Wars", Brown raps about a necessity for rich suburban kids to have the dopest rides. Initially, it seems a light topic, but the wordplay captivates the listeners, and reveals the song as having underlying meaning, informing us that black rappers/hustlers aren't the only people that want to stunt, that the priviliged white suburban youth also feels compelled to do it. Brown lost to Shamrock, whose song was about hating on people that hated on him. Eghck! Ultimately, Shamrock won because throughout the show he displayed the greatest work ethic and also the most obsequiousness to host MC Serch and the guest judges. Republican bullshit! JB, you deserved to win.
And In Other News: VH1 Show Reveals Hip-Hop Producer/Mixtape Mogul Clinton Sparks Is White
With that name, who would have thought to Google Image it? Unless, of course, you knew about this mixtape.
4 comments:
The song wasn't about the need for rich kids to have rides, it was about what goes into kids having those rides. He mentioned peak oil and other ideas that were way more heady than I expected from him. It was actually a smart song about the energy crisis and I'd like to see a transcript of the lyrics.
nice work. all i remember is the "we gotta kill for them automobiles" line, which made me think that the song served to reveal to the audience that hustlin' and stuntin' have become phenomena outside the ghetto. guess i couldn't make out the energy stuff. so maybe the "killing" line is a metaphor about the war in iraq? but anyways the lyrics were subtle and didn't allow jb to be overlooked as another "social" rapper. better than shamrock.
Re: Iraq
Bingo. I mean, I don't know any more about John Brown than what I saw on the show but it was pretty clear to me that that song was political and environmental. To be honest, that's a direction that no one has the guts to take, since it's not commercial. But it's important stuff and I give him credit for trying it, even if no one got it. Just like no one seemed to understand the origin of his stage name.
The underrated aspect to John Brown's shocking seizure of the reins is how he instantly adapted to the environment. At first, when he was walking around with his ass up, with no way to differentiate himself from the shitheads, it was obvious that he was a doofus. Two shows later, he showed signs of becoming the alpha shit talker and a threat to shock you every time he opened his mouth.
John Brown kept on getting me to cheer for him every time he finished rapping. Good job, John Brown. Fuck Persia, fuck Jus Rhyme. Persia is a positively canonical example, the proverbial dictionary's image, of Lionface. Jus Rhyme is a piece of shit.
I ended up thinking Serch is a champ. If he wanted, he could Dana White the fuck out of this racket, I reckon. I think it's these Ego Trip people who are going to be back with another good show, though, and Serch will probably just pay for a lot fewer drinks on nights out, for a little while.
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