Got my vans on but they look like sneakers

So, here's the thing:

with this "new" signing by Odd Future's record label, "Young N***a", basically Tyler has taken a giant shit all over the nicest, least-talented dude in rap, Lil B.

And, yeah, it's fucking amazing. Here at soldout, we've expressed a fondness for Lil Boss's stoned sermons, but, truth be told, seeing Puffy stunt for dude at SXSW this past year, basically proclaiming him as the saviour of rap when Lil B then opened his show with the words (we shit you not) "learn, math, the stars" (THIS IS VERBATIM), we started wondering exactly what the fuck was going on. He gets beats from 9th and Clams, solid mad-ass beats at that, and then uses them to rap about wearing tiny shirts and shiny jeans. Lil Wayne had B hop on a track and B proceeded to rap about the exact same things.  Dude is like a clearing house of pseudo-prophetic quotes and missed opportunities and shit that even Pictureplane probably finds ridiculous. But he's kind-hearted and posts Facebook updates like "LIL B THE BASED GOD: DRINK YOURE MILK EVERY DAY DO YOU DRINK MILK? I LOVE YOU FOREVER --LIL B" so he gets a pass from having, erm, questionable talent (us included). It's easy to imagine Tyler sitting around, listening to IM GAY IM HAPPY  or I FORGIVE YOU  or BLACK FLAME and going "you know what? No. Fuck this guy. Fuck this guy. Fuck this guy, and fuck Soldja Boy, too. Wolf Gang." And basically, with "Come Threw Looking Clean", that's what he does--right down to the incorrect grammar. I bet Tyler gets as pissed as I do when Lil B neglects proper punctuation.

Anyway, maybe we could take this opportunity to discuss why it's so easy for white kids to like Lil B, who stumbles around seemingly half-drunk basically stringing words together and calling it a religion, but we'll save that for another time (B's basically the Tracy Morgan/Jordan of rap, when you get down to brass #swag.) Right now I just want to listen to Tyler rap about shooting people with llamas again. 

Listen: Young N***a, "Come Threw Looking Clean".

SALEM: King Night vid

Perfectly dark, strobe-lit and weird, this is exactly what I see in my head when this song plays. 

SALEM - KING NIGHT from Theo Wenner on Vimeo.

Gaga made a great vid.

Gaga made good: the video for "You and I", (and no, NOT going to put the little mark over the "o", sorry) is everything the video for "Edge of Glory" wasn't--weird, thematically inappropriate, and absolutely over the fucking top. Mermaid Gaga makes an appearance, as does her male alter-ego. This video, like her best, has so little to do with the actual song. I particularly approve of how she's stealing Marilyn Manson's love of prosthetics from the 90s. 

Parts Unknown

Here's the thing about "Repatriated", the best song off the Handsome Furs' immaculate new record Sound Kapital : for all its keyboard gusto, sing-along epic chorus and absolute dancefloor grooviness, it's a punk song. Moreso than any of the other rebellious jams on the record, "Repatriated" is a middle finger to the "man", one that works whether or not you know the history of the record, how it came from Dan and Alexi's soviet travels and underground parties. This song tops, for me, even the highest moments of their last record, because it captures the rebellious spirit of the post-punk and new wave they bled, drop by drop, into the record. This song is basically perfect. 

Slump n bump

Crypt Thing's Rotational Slumping record is absolutely ridiculous, an utter hedonistic treat from start to finish. It reminds me of this party I heard of recently, based around the concept of gorging yourself on ice cream topped with various pizza toppings and then dancing all night. That's this record: a delirious, sugar-coded narcotic ride through mall-pop and breakbeats, glorious and evil at the same time. 

Perfume Girls by Crypt Thing

This song, "Perfume Girls", is one of my favorites on the record. It's Tiffany being kidnapped from...or, worse yet, locked inside her ever-present mall..forever.  

When I say that, to me, this song sounds like a clown party, I hope it's understood that I mean it keeps me up at night in terror.

Check out Crypt Thing at the Living Tapes site.  

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