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Weezy wasn't really off the wall with it, thats why. That style worked for Ghost cuz he juxtaposed surreal ass vivid shyt, & while random as fukk it was well selected, & the details reward repeat listening. & Lets not act like he didn't get shyt for it -- people talk hella shyt to this day, dismissing the rest of his catalog cuz of his Supreme Clientele style.
Weezy's free association shyt sounded lazy
regardless, if u dont like that style why you talkin bout Weezy's version?most of Ghost's catalog is actually nothing like Supreme Clientele homie. He's created some of the clearest, most coherent, stinging, detail-oriented story telling tracks the game ever seen. His verse off 'Impossible' is still seared in peoples minds -- the blood on the jacket, & the life passing in your own hands.this doesn't have anything to do with wayne, i just thought the double standard was funny
wayne is a much more cohesive and coherent songwriter than ghost or this weak pillsbury imitation version of him, i dont think anyone could argue that
can anyone even name a song ghostface wrote with a clear topic to it?
& 'Maxine' is probably the best, most entertaining, hilarious Blaxploitation flicks that never was:
& Besides the "abstract" shyt, & the "storytelling" shyt, prolly the bigger portion of Ghost's catalog is actually just about women.Anyways, let's get back to the better idea here: that Bronson is just the fat white harmless lovable jolly oaf version of secondhand re-heated Ghostface leftovers:
That's largely TRUE! he definitely gets Media benefits just off being white -- hipster media at this stage, & Big Media if he gets to that point will def more readily hype whatever is the next 'Great White Hope'. But, if they're not actually doing anything else right then they dont get too far with just privilege.
Bronson is actually doing it right, from the beats he picks, to the larger than life personality, to the references & phrases he brings, & to the ACTUALLY RAPPING VERY WELL (regardless of influence).
THAT IS ENTIRELY TRUE.
"I don't want nikkas sounding like me... on no album! You know what I'm saying? For real cause I'mma approach a nikka man"
But, also, besides Ghost getting old & flabby, it's also been more than 10 years plus+ removed. Biters taking your shyt before you've had the chance to really blow up with it yourself is wildly disrespectful. But honestly, once it's been past 10 years later & the original been had ate all they wanted off of that style til they dont even use it anymore, then that's indisputably more along the lines of tribute than bite.
Taking influence & re-using in new contexts is necessary for the development of the game.
I would say that Bronson has come into his own quite a bit more since I first heard him & thought he sounded exactly like Fat Joe pretending to be Ghost. It's definitely still there, the voice is still similar but he's stretching out his deliveries much more now. They still share similar attentions to absurd details, & the food references still definitely bring Ghost to mind. But by now he's letting his own personality shine thru & really develop his own flourishes. Says shyt that only he would say.
& you're right, he is a likeable jolly cave oaf -- but I wouldn't necessarily agree with the "harmless" part. You seen the video of him just randomly chucking that bytch off his shoulders?? He seems a bit unhinged, like the type to genuinely not give much of a fukk if presented the opportunity. If I were to bet, I would assume he's done fukked up things that would be depressing to think about. Or be hilarious in the right context.
Ultimately, you are correct: many people do indeed like him because he is (A) white (B) likeable & (C) reminiscent of one of their favorite artists...
The only one worth having a problem with is the white privilege, but thats not anything he can do anything about.
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white jolly oaf
@ this gif