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Gnasher

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  1. Asks the question where are these home grown artists? We got Ed Sheeran? His going back home song was about listening smoking roll ups and listening to Tiny Dancer. Harry Styles? Craig David? Took her for a drink on Tuesday. I dunno where are the cultural social commentators? Where are the British mainstream artists writing about social issues? Stormsey is possibly the only one I can think of. A lot of Lamar's lyrics are multi layered and get overlooked in context and translation. An example is the line from the record I played earlier about him going back to Compton.. "the only time the government call you collect is when you son like the Isleys... 'between the sheets' Harold Isley of the Isley brothers works on Lamars records along with ex funkadelic superstar George Clinton They obviously know what the Isley brothers mean to past generations of Americans and they know the record 'between the sheets' is an all time lovers classic for generations. Over America most of black music seemed from religion. Nod to all the old blues artists, Aretha, Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Bobby Womak, Marvin Gaye, Beyonce James Brown etc. Kendrick Lamar is the same. Lamar is stating in one line that the song in today's America means death, someone lying on a slab 'between the sheets' dead. A whole new meaning for a whole new America but its where America is. Hes pointing out this is where they've progressed, this is what they've become. It used to mean love now it signals death. I think he's culturally above any modern day artist about. He's definitely an acquired taste and he'll always divide opinion but there you go. Just my opinion.
  2. Yet another bang on the button bit of old fashioned common sense humanity from Drakeford.. Well in. Again.
  3. Here we go another fuvking internet warrior. Inflation is rising throughout the world you cowardly little cunt, ours is made worse by the most incompetent government in British history.
  4. Yeah you're probably right. I'm not a rap fan as such, very few albums I like as the hard knock type bluster becomes nauseous. This fella is different he spins it all on its head and asks questions, questions of himself, questions of everyone He's almost mocking the madness of it all. Here's his musings on going back to Compton after finding fame. The music switches mid track to replicate the 90s/00s sound of the area of the huge artists of that time. Lamar is unique and that Puritzer prize he won was imo well deserved.
  5. Couldn't agree more. He's the complete opposite of how people lazily veiw a rap artist. He's far more complex and musically creative. It's obvious like other artists before him he struggles with the bullshit of the fame and the industry. Some of his stuff reminds me a bit of Prince, the stuff he's done with George Clinton is musically amazing. I find him fascinating. Let's have a track, the drumming, the bass line and the guitar on this is record sounds beautiful. I believe the bitch he's referring to is the music industry in general. Edit; I thought his performance at Glastonbury was imo l a fantastic cultural observation on some of the problems facing America today, example being the apparent contradictions between the church and women's rights. He's an amazing artist.
  6. I think he's the most interesting and important musical artist on the planet. He apparently suffers badly with depression and question his faith. He's similar to many who have gone the church route before him, troubled. Marvin Gaye, Aretha, all them old blues players were the same, well Gaye got shot by his father who was a preacher. Lamar questions the whole rap culture and points at the hypocrisy of the church whilst calling himself a hypocrite for living that type of life. He's a special talent. From his last track last night 'Saviour' 'Preacher told me the vaccine work of the beast..then he caught covid prayed to Pfizer for relief .. So do I stay pure an end in bed for two weeks.. huh what you think?... I'm not your saviour So the cats out the bag im not your saviour... find it difficult to love thy neighbour.. especially when people ask ambiguous favours, ..but they heart not really in it, see it all for the paper.. Independent thought is the eternal enemy.., these capitalists posing as compasionists offend me.. think for yourself I'm not your saviour... '
  7. He couldve done a turn with Right Said Fred. A couple of verses of Deeply Dippy and the crowd would've went nuts.
  8. See the fucking state of our leaders at the G7? Beyond hope. People have had enough,
  9. From the the first couple of acts on Friday to last couple of acts on Sunday with Lamar, the Pet Shop Boys and Bicep I thought the whole festival was fucking amazing.
  10. But the issue with Lammy is not just about "standing on picket lines" it's his refusal as a member of the shadow cabinet to show support for workers using their democratic right to strike. Labour was born out of unions to give a voice to workers, unions provide the Labour party with the funding so these people's voice can be heard. The workers at Heathrow are on very low wages and are not demanding a pay rise but a return to the rate they were on pre pandemic. These workers are being treated appallingly. As for your mandatory dig at Corbyn, he's been an MP since the year dot and as far as I'm aware has always tried to stand up for the rights of workers as far as his power allows. His job is also to represent the people in his constituency and I believe he does/did this quite well. People across the world do strike, they go on demos, they form picket lines. We see it here, we see it in the States and we see it on a regular basis in France. Been that way a long time and long may it continue. If people and politicians choose to show support then good for them.
  11. I know very strange. He's another Katie Hopkins yet the BBC give him airtime. I imagine Lawrence would have been upset with the bbc showing a lot of gay and black performers from Glastonbury across its channels yesterday.
  12. Can't someone please make it stop?
  13. I believe Fox is implying Gay people and Lesbians are similar to Nazi's..The stupid avatar is four gay pride flags turned upside down and joined together to form a swastika.
  14. Apparently the workers at Heathrow are not striking for a pay rise but the re introduction of the 10% that was stopped from their pay during the Covid epidemic.
  15. The shooting in Oslo, which I think left two dead, as mentioned by Neil Tennent just now at Glastonbury, yet you've got this horrible rich kid cunt tweeting inflationary shit like below.If I bumped into this gimp on the street I'd probably twat him.
  16. This lead singer from the Pet shop boys, Neil Tennent init, has lost some weight and looks a bit weird, and where's the fucking other one?
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