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NEW MESSAGES Sausage Uchiha - Today at 11:42 PM She is made to look like a grandmother, and the association of a grandma bringing out cookies is played upon: instead of a tray of cookies, grandma brings out a tray of narcotic drinks. This might be the most telling scene, because it indicates that everyone should take part in hanging with and listening to Lil Pump, even old ladies who we would assume spend their time crocheting and petting cats, not partying with high schoolers. Furthermore, this normalizes the rebellious ideal of the trap life to white Americans, and, in general, to people that would never conceive of taking part in those types of actions. Cementing the rebellion even more, the classmates start a food fight, and then Lil Pump smashes a pie into the face of someone who appears to be a teacher or school administrator in front of two gorgeous women gleefully looking on. Again, this implies that partaking in breaking the rules is awesome and that rebelling against authority transforms you into a cool kid. But as we learned from Thomas Frank, this is a ploy made by the culture industry. You may think you’re being countercultural by listening to Lil Pump, but in reality you’re playing right into the hands of the corporate machine. Now, a few other aspects of Lil Pump that influence his appeal are his race and appearance. The two important items here are his rainbow-colored dreadlocks and racial ambiguity. Because Lil Pump is unoriginal in his music, he must utilize something else to be memorable. His dreads do just that: they allow him to stand out where he otherwise would not. This couples with his status as an underground SoundCloud rapper to create the facade that he’s a new and fresh artist. Moving forward, at first glance Lil Pump seems like he could be part African American. He has the dreads. And the trap genre is almost exclusively black, with major artists like Gucci Mane, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, and ASAP Ferg. But given his real last name Garcia, he is more likely Hispanic. Really then, his race is multi-faceted. And I would go on to assert that this has allowed him to connect with a wider audience. Lighter skinned viewers might identify more with Lil Pump than other black trap artists, so this heightened association with Lil Pump brings more racial groups into the fold. (I also would like to point out that these interpretations are not the only possibilities; they do appear to be the most poignant and telling however.) The stardom attained by Lil Pump creates a whole host of cultural problems. Since Lil Pump’s work is under the large umbrella of hip-hop and rap, his music has the effect of trivializing the greater genre from an artform of expression to a senseless commodity. And because of Lil Pump’s popularity, his music becomes representative of the entire genre in front of its mainstream audience. Therefore, the average person is likely to hear Lil Pump, and they might come to believe that this mindlessness is indicative of hip-hop. Thus, hip-hop culture is diminished. In exactly the same way, the hood/inner-city culture is also trivialized and commodified in Lil Pump’s music. The culture is negatively appropriated in the first place by Lil Pump and then is appropriated millions of times over by his listeners who consume the culture as a novel commodity. Fallacious images of the inner-city are then obtained by people who don’t know the realities of poverty. Therefore the hood culture is not only appropriated but also grossly misrepresented. This of course culminates with privileged, white 12-year-olds pretending to snort cocaine. One more implication of Lil Pump’s rise is the fact that his initial fame on SoundCloud was completely organic. Without the culture industry, Lil Pump’s first few releases garnered millions of listens. Now this could be a sign of poor education in this country; a sign that people are not able to discern good music, art, and culture. But also, this could mean that Americans have been conditioned by the culture industry to find new forms of mindless entertainment for them. The culture industry’s past work of pumping out remedial pop culture may well have created a mechanism whereby regular people seek out mindless entertainment. If this is the case, American culture is most certainly in distress. One more implication of Lil Pump’s rise is the fact that his initial fame on SoundCloud was completely organic. Without the culture industry, Lil Pump’s first few releases garnered millions of listens. Now this could be a sign of poor education in this country; a sign that people are not able to discern good music, art, and culture. But also, this could mean that Americans have been conditioned by the culture industry to find new forms of mindless entertainment for them. The culture industry’s past work of pumping out remedial pop culture may well have created a mechanism whereby regular people seek out mindless entertainment. If this is the case, American culture is most certainly in distress.
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First, I must apologize for making you read the following excerpt – do skip over most of it – but it, and its like, are the subject of this essay: 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist, 100 on my wrist, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose, D Rose. This curious bit of vernacular is the first verse of the song “D Rose,” which was written by the rapper Lil Pump. Now, these lyrics may appear to be just an odd jumble of 3 phrases, repeated dozens of times. But they happen to be a very popular jumble of 3 phrases. In less than a year, almost 50 million people have listened to “D Rose” on Spotify, and the official music video is dangerously close to 100 million views on Youtube. And “D Rose” isn’t even Lil Pump’s most popular song. In fact, “D Rose” is only the fourth or fifth most popular track on Lil Pump’s self-titled debut album. For some more perspective, I recently attended a bat mitzvah. At the after party, tweens gleefully danced and sung along to the usual pop hits by Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. But what excited them more than anything was the song “Gucci Gang” by Lil Pump. Images of what has been dubbed the “trap life,” i.e. selling drugs, carrying guns, -blam!-ing hoes etc. were instantly adopted by dozens of 12-year-old Jewish kids. In particular, I was surprised to see these children pretend to rip lines off of their index fingers in response to the lyric “my bitch love do cocaine.” Thus, it would seem that the popularity of Lil Pump is amazingly widespread, reaching even the most unexpected audiences. So how on Earth did all of this occur? What led to the rise of Lil Pump? Well, unlike Lil Pump’s music itself, the answer is complex. Among other factors, rebellion, mindlessness, and race all play into the equation, creating a web of representations and conformity. Before we can begin to investigate what’s behind Lil Pump, here’s some background: Lil Pump, who’s real name is Gazzy Garcia, is a 17-year-old from Miami. He was expelled from high school for fighting, and turned to rapping. Uploading his songs to the music platform SoundCloud, Lil Pump became an underground sensation as his tracks got millions of listens. Eventually in the summer of 2017, he signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records and Tha Lights Global, all of this before his 17th birthday. His most popular song “Gucci Gang” was ranked 3rd on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at its peak and currently, in December 2017, has over 198 million listens on Spotify and just shy of 269 million views of its official music video on Youtube. For some more perspective, I recently attended a bat mitzvah. At the after party, tweens gleefully danced and sung along to the usual pop hits by Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. But what excited them more than anything was the song “Gucci Gang” by Lil Pump. Images of what has been dubbed the “trap life,” i.e. selling drugs, carrying guns, -blam!-ing hoes etc. were instantly adopted by dozens of 12-year-old Jewish kids. In particular, I was surprised to see these children pretend to rip lines off of their index fingers in response to the lyric “my bitch love do cocaine.” Thus, it would seem that the popularity of Lil Pump is amazingly widespread, reaching even the most unexpected audiences. So how on Earth did all of this occur? What led to the rise of Lil Pump? Well, unlike Lil Pump’s music itself, the answer is complex. Among other factors, rebellion, mindlessness, and race all play into the equation, creating a web of representations and conformity. Before we can begin to investigate what’s behind Lil Pump, here’s some background: Lil Pump, who’s real name is Gazzy Garcia, is a 17-year-old from Miami. He was expelled from high school for fighting, and turned to rapping. Uploading his songs to the music platform SoundCloud, Lil Pump became an underground sensation as his tracks got millions of listens. Eventually in the summer of 2017, he signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records and Tha Lights Global, all of this before his 17th birthday. His most popular song “Gucci Gang” was ranked 3rd on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at its peak and currently, in December 2017, has over 198 million listens on Spotify and just shy of 269 million views of its official music video on Youtube. Assuming that Lil Pump’s music is not itself groundbreaking, interesting, etc. it still begs the question as to why so many millions of people listen to it. The short answer is that people listen because it’s cool, because it’s hip; more importantly, people listen because it’s rebellious. With this in mind, over 20 years ago, a cultural critic named Thomas Frank predicted the rise of someone like Lil Pump. In an essay titled “Dark Age,” Frank highlights how the culture industry seeks out the “avant-garde” and digs around for underground talent in order to continually find new products and artists to bring into the mainstream fold. This action gives the consumer the impression that they are buying something organic and fresh, not some factory-made industrial gizmo. Frank details this process further in his book The Conquest of Cool, calling it a cycle of “hip consumerism” that the culture industry uses. In particular he highlights how the hip culture of the young is turned around and used in corporate advertising. Almost to a point this describes the Lil Pump phenomenon: he started out as an underground SoundCloud rapper, and after gaining attention signed with Warner Bros. Records – a culture industry mainstay. Assuming that Lil Pump’s music is not itself groundbreaking, interesting, etc. it still begs the question as to why so many millions of people listen to it. The short answer is that people listen because it’s cool, because it’s hip; more importantly, people listen because it’s rebellious. With this in mind, over 20 years ago, a cultural critic named Thomas Frank predicted the rise of someone like Lil Pump. In an essay titled “Dark Age,” Frank highlights how the culture industry seeks out the “avant-garde” and digs around for underground talent in order to continually find new products and artists to bring into the mainstream fold. This action gives the consumer the impression that they are buying something organic and fresh, not some factory-made industrial gizmo. Frank details this process further in his book The Conquest of Cool, calling it a cycle of “hip consumerism” that the culture industry uses. In particular he highlights how the hip culture of the young is turned around and used in corporate advertising. Almost to a point this describes the Lil Pump phenomenon: he started out as an underground SoundCloud rapper, and after gaining attention signed with Warner Bros. Records – a culture industry mainstay. The music video of “Gucci Gang” gives us a good window into how Lil Pump’s rebellious images are consumed by viewers (not the music). First, I have to point out that I’ve watched the video a handful of times to write this essay, and each time I watch, the music grows on me; it really does seem hip and cool, and the music is so simplistic and catchy that it creeps into my mind, coaxing me to like it – to accept it and convert to it. Anyways, the video opens with Lil Pump arriving at “Gucci Gang High” in a sports car. This has a double meaning because he’s arriving at a high school, but he’s also smoking a blunt, so he himself is high. There are images of beautiful women and more fancy Range Rovers and Porsches. It then shows Lil Pump walking past lockers, accompanied by a tiger (instantly upping the coolness factor), holding huge bags of weed. There are also scenes of his classmates dancing, having fun and drinking “lean” (a drink made with codeine). An older white woman – obviously out of place – brings out the lean, and even takes some time to chug down a cup herself.
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so... you don't know either?
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[quote]so... you don't know either?[/quote] 3, it takes 3 licks to.....wait.....what was the question??
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At a mere three years of age, he was able to fully master the English language. When he turned five, he enrolled at Hamburger State University. There, he earned his bachelors degree in Lyrical Composition with a concentration in mumble rap. By six, he had mastered calculus and started writing Ph.D. level academic papers. While he struggled a bit with integral calculus, he figured it out through dedication and hard work over almost twenty-three minutes. In one of his papers, he addresses a mathematical application of music that transcends human logic, acting as the spark for his music career. But before he could start on his journey to musical stardom, he resolved to finish his Ph.D. By eight, his intellectual capacity had exceeded that of an average twenty-eight and a half year old. Realizing his prodigious growth, Lil Pump thought he should spend some time in self-reflection to get a better grasp on what he could expect of himself in future. So, he went to the Himalayas for 7 years to find himself. There, he interacted with thirty-five yetis and managed to convince the Hindu god, Shiva to add him on Snapchat. After returning, Lil Pump kept his accomplishments secret, so people won't make a big deal out of them. He's always been the modest type. Finally, he started his music career. Having attained the status of a superhuman entity, nothing he has His recent hit, “Gucci Gang”, is a work of art that scholars at top institutions around the world have failed to decipher. Lines from that lyrical masterpiece such as: “Gucci Gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang” and “mah bih luh do cocaine” have felt academicians puzzled as to their true meaning, with seventeen Harvard professor having committed suicide after realizing their relative inferiority as compared to the god-man himself.
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i guess some things are unknowable. :O/
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Lil Pump is a genius. Behind the lyrics of his smash hit "Gucci Gang" is a raw portrayal of the materialistic excesses modern human society and its effect on the individual. In doing so, he postulates that the origin of the modern first world epidemic of depression, which was unseen in previous history, is the result of a certain emotional emptyness in modern society, a society which prioritizes the acquisition of material goods and temporary pleasures above genuine human connection and a sense of community which was pervasive throughout all of human history until the modern era. The title of his hit, "Gucci Gang", sets the stage for the deep philosophical themes illuminated in the song. He is portraying himself as part of an elite circle of musicians who have accumulated material wealth to the envy of the ordinary population. However, this envy is based on a false belief that obtaining wealth, success and status in society is synonymous with obtaining happiness. In the line "I -blam!- a bitch, I forgot her name", Lil Pump instantiates his dissatisfaction with his sexual encounters, and makes a deeper point about sex is modern society as lacking genuine human connection, prompted by today's technological advances such as Tinder, and instead providing cheap temporary pleasure which is ultimately unavailing. Lil Pump subconsciously longs for a genuine, conjugal connection with his sexual partners. Instead, he is only given the shallow feeling of the inside of his sexual partner's vagina, providing temporary pleasure which dissipates immediately after climaxing. He eventually forgets the name of his sexual partner because he has no real connection with her. In the line immediately proceeding, he says "I can't buy a bitch no wedding ring. Rather go and buy Balmains", and then shortly after claiming that he went on to purchase fine jewelery with "ten racks", which further substantiates this point. Due to societal pressures, Lil Pump is lead to prioritize the acquisition of material possessions such as pants and jewelery above genuine love and human connection. The lines "My lean cost more than your rent, ooh. Your mama still live in a tent, yeah. Still slanging dope in the jets, huh. Me and my grandma take meds, ooh" are perhaps the lines that touches on the deepest philosophical aspects of the song. In these lines, he implies that the rampant use of hard drugs such as Opiates, Xanax and other benzodiazepines in modern society is merely an attempt to fill the void created by the lack of human connection and a sense of community. Lacking these crucial aspects of human society causes existential anxiety and clinical depression in the individual, the use of hard drugs is purely an attempt to place a band-aid on these emotional difficulties. Overall, Lil Pump demonstrates that he is one of the deepest thinkers of our time, his hit "Gucci Gang" stands as the most profound artistic critique of modern society and it's great excesses.
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TL;DR.
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Lil Pump is a clever and talented musician. So, I believe Lil Pump is a one of the best rappers. His lyrics, are complex, and have hidden underlying meanings. You may not get the true meaning the first time round, or the next time round, or the third time around. Let’s begin to examine his masterpiece “Gucci Gang” a rap ballad detailing his struggle with illicit drugs such as cocaine, pills, and lean, dementia, and compulsive spending. The repetition of this song is a musical technique to make it more memorable than songs that have more varied lyrics. This shows Lil Pump’s talent as an artist. We also hear the back ground beat, is an avant garde rebellion against classical music and musical convention. “Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang” This is detailing the fact that many of lower socioeconomic status look up to them and their closest friends to wearing a high status, expensive brand such as Gucci. “My bitch love do cocaine, ooh” This is a cry for help, and the fact that both Lil Pump, and his girlfriend, are going on a downward spiral of drug addiction. “I -blam!- a bitch, I forgot her name” Lil Pump is sharing a deeply personal struggle with Dementia, and the fact he’s forgetting things he once was able to remember easily. “I can't buy a bitch no wedding ring” What you may think this means is that due to his struggles with addiction and mental illness, he cannot commit to holy matrimony, but, what it means is actually the contrary, that he buys a bitch a wedding ring, due to his clever use of the double negative. “Rather go and buy Balmains” Even though he is open to buying women wedding rings, he prefers buying fashionable items, to attract other men. This is an expression of his flamboyant personality. I could examine other songs such as D-Rose, but it would be too long for the short attention span here.
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i youtubed "gucci gang." it's pretty bad. i saw a comment that said "Lil Pump the type of guy to buy a computer virus." [spoiler]😂[/spoiler]
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I've had many people tell me of their opinion on soundcloud artist Lil' Pump. These opinions usually range from positive to wildly negative. While many praise his tunes as catchy, they are decried for being "simplistic" and "Dull". For either of these people I laugh. I laugh in their stupid uneducated faces. Lil' Pump isn't just a typical soundcloud rapper. He's a genius . The modern day equivalent to Brian Wilson, only far superior, Pump has proven time and time again not only to be the best hip hop artist of today, but also this century. Of all time. Pump has crafted the perfect formula to success. His use of repeating lyrics leave a lasting effect on this listener. I doubt after hearing one of his songs you'll forgot the hook. His tracks are at most 3 minutes long. The perfect time for a single, to not stay around enough to bore and long enough to not leave the listener unsatisfied. Through this strategy he has gained critical and commercial recognition. He's beat are expertly produced and formed, similar in structure to Beethoven and Mozart. He knows what's he's doing. Pump isn't just some dumb kid making dumb music. His maestro. A true talent. For all you -blam!-ing morons out there who don't realise his greatness, I recommend you stick to your Eminem and Pink floyd because I know this music is too advanced for you to handle. I laugh in your pathetic -blam!-ing faces.
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i remember when i thought my generation of rap was "the best." #WuTang.
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I feel like the hate is a bit unwarranted. Lil pump is just a 17 year old making fun and ignorant party music. 69 is a registered sex offender who's rapping about gang violence and shit. Pump is also musically far better than 69. 69 is literally the most one dimensional rapper I've seen in a while(something something REGULUH something something let my nuts hang) whereas pump has tried a few different styles in his hit songs. In fact Gucci Gang was actually a very different style of song compared to previous hits like Flex Like Ouu, Boss and D Rose. Literally all of Tekashi's hits are him screaming into the mic and recycling his lines(Gummo, Kooda, Billy, Keke).
