Keenan Still
Steel Member
anyone in here based? its borderline retarded, but kind of sweet at the same time.
based rapping
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miramesascooters
I got myself banned.
wtf is 'based' and why do all my facebook friends have it as their middle name?
Andrew Young
Member
fuckin lil b. the whole sophomore class at my school is obsessed with the dude
Keenan Still
Steel Member
tylerbillman
Steel Member
omg party in the usa
Jamie Gantz
Steel Member
I'm not even gonna ask what this is because it's probably retarded
Michael Aylsworth
Member
hahaha couldn't of said it better myself!
J SWEETS
I'M CB!
Its not really supposed to be good.. but this shit is catchy and you keep coming back...
that, and Lil B actually has good songs too, like actual rap music, not everything is "first I park my car, then a fuck yo bitch"
tylerbillman
Steel Member
Cookie
Bronze member
Alot of his lyrics are straight off the top of his head, and they may not be good according to the hip hop community but they are funny and interesting.
He also uses really good producers such as Clams Casino.
Old mate Anthony helps describe it a little here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTAPEe6A1A
stuff like this is good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgLjnkq5KA
He also uses really good producers such as Clams Casino.
Old mate Anthony helps describe it a little here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTAPEe6A1A
stuff like this is good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgLjnkq5KA
carmellabanker
Member
Base" is another term for crack cocaine, so originally, the term "based" meant to be on crack, or to be a crackhead. However, this is not how Lil' B intends this term when he uses it.
When asked what "based" means in an interview in Complex, Lil' B gave this reply:
"Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. When I was younger, based was a negative term that meant like dopehead, or basehead. People used to make fun of me. They was like, 'You're based.'
They'd use it as a negative. And what I did was turn that negative into a positive. I started embracing it like, 'Yeah, I'm based.' I made it
mine. I embedded it in my head. Based is positive."
I gather from this explanation that Lil' B was probably somewhat of an outcast ("People used to make fun of me"), but this is his way of embracing his odd individuality. Instead of giving in and conforming to what others expect him to be or act like, he embraces himself and who he is at his core and by self-applying the negative term "based". By embracing this term, he not only expresses confidence, but a lack of concern as to what those people that would call him "based" in a belittling way think of him. By openly self-applying this derogatory term, he lets the world know that they can't keep him down. Also, by embracing this term, he gets to redefine it however he pleases and "based" is often described as meaning different things in different contexts, including (according to Urban Dictionary) not caring what people think, doing what you want, having many girls, swagging to the maximum, etc. It becomes a source of power instead of a source of oppression.
Sources:
http://www.complex.com/music/201...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/d...
When asked what "based" means in an interview in Complex, Lil' B gave this reply:
"Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. When I was younger, based was a negative term that meant like dopehead, or basehead. People used to make fun of me. They was like, 'You're based.'
They'd use it as a negative. And what I did was turn that negative into a positive. I started embracing it like, 'Yeah, I'm based.' I made it
mine. I embedded it in my head. Based is positive."
I gather from this explanation that Lil' B was probably somewhat of an outcast ("People used to make fun of me"), but this is his way of embracing his odd individuality. Instead of giving in and conforming to what others expect him to be or act like, he embraces himself and who he is at his core and by self-applying the negative term "based". By embracing this term, he not only expresses confidence, but a lack of concern as to what those people that would call him "based" in a belittling way think of him. By openly self-applying this derogatory term, he lets the world know that they can't keep him down. Also, by embracing this term, he gets to redefine it however he pleases and "based" is often described as meaning different things in different contexts, including (according to Urban Dictionary) not caring what people think, doing what you want, having many girls, swagging to the maximum, etc. It becomes a source of power instead of a source of oppression.
Sources:
http://www.complex.com/music/201...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/d...