Nov 23, 2015

:bitchimamigo:​

since my Young Thug Song of the Day thread has been dead for a month now, I thought Id start something new

basically...someone suggests a song by or featuring Thug, and Ill drop a review for it (length of the review will vary depending on the song)

let me know below if you want a mention when i post a review, and try to limit your pick to 1 track a day per poster

@ThuggerSXN

u dig what i am sayin?

entire thread in the hands of u f---s...no way this can go wrong
edit:
1. You the One
2. Proud of Me
3. Wanna Be Me
4. About The Money
5. Mamacita
6. Let Up
7. Drown (ft. Travis Scott) unfinished
8. Stunna
9. Thief in The Night
10. Drawn Down
11. Treasure
12. Baby ft. Trae tha Truth
13. 730
14. Paradise
15. Mister
16. OD
17. Numbers
18. Just Might Be
19. Ridin' (Imma Ride)
20. Keep It Leave
21. Freestyle
22. Strange Things
23. Oh Lord

 

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Nov 23, 2015

Can't find a decent link but

Proud of Me

 

Nov 23, 2015

also, before i start, can we take a second to appreciate this lmao

^ive actually written about a good amount of those already but i dont mind repeating myself

that list is just so magnificent

 

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Nov 23, 2015

not the purpose of this thread m8

but gimmie a sec ill make a thread for you

 

Nov 23, 2015

May have to jack this idea for Future sxn eventually lol

Review this p----

 

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Nov 23, 2015

This thread already out of control lol. @Narsh you should have a list of songs or something, have people pick so you can do a decent review.

 

Nov 23, 2015

Nah trust me man, having only 4 or 5 songs to review is nothing to me

I just haven't already done em because I'm on my phone atm/eating lunch. I will after

As long as posters only pick 1 a day there should be no issue

 

Nov 23, 2015

1. You the One
First off, thanks for showing me this track m8. The hook is infectious right from the start, with the way Thug cuts each line abruptly in order to form the melody. This ability to mold cohesive rhythmic patterns at a drop of a hat carries through to both verses, as the first one builds its tempo with the great reading of the line "Ill cash out even though Im not Cash Out," and the 2nd verse flips the script with Thug's poignant declaration of love to his fiancee: "I I I wanna marry you." Every time Thug speaks, his ability to emote allows his lyrics to transcend any standard form of evaluation. ""a b c d e f" b---- you know that I'm a G" reads like a middle schooler's joke, but on this track one can't help but assume it's an inside joke between him and his boo. Not to mention, from a technical pov, he goes on to rhyme "g" with a "jodeci" reference. It's difficult to ever fault this artist for a lot, if I'm being completely honest. Especially on an unreleased, throwaway, leak such as this. Wheezy continues to prove he's bringing a fresh vibe to ATL's bustling scene, and I'm sure he's here to stay (especially after hearing his contributions on SS2, etc.). There's more I could say, like how Thug is able to take typical idioms like "she gon ride with me" and change it to something new but still familiar like "if I'm riding boy you know she ridin' too," but I run the risk of repeating myself. A lot of what thug does is subtle, but its what helps him stay relatively in the same area content wise for 100s of songs but still come up with something new and refreshing on a daily basis. "She gon ride it like a Kawasaki, woo!" He sounds so reserved on this track, but it only adds to the overall aesthetic. Kind of like how he was so lowkey for his freestyle in Paris, that everyone is now shi--ing on for no reason. It's about matching the atmosphere of the beat at hand, not your "bars."

@Meero @Chabuddy G @ThyNeighbour @Soldier @artYe @Fyx

 

Nov 23, 2015

Oh and side note, the melody for the hook on ^ that track sounds like "s---t em in his back like Ricky but not slick" from Hercules

@Meero

 

Nov 23, 2015

I'm on mobile so I can't embed, but this
@Narsh

 

Nov 23, 2015

if only the goat young thug critic was on this very forum

 

Nov 23, 2015

2. Proud of Me
Despite being one of the 5 trillion leaks from this year, Proud of Me has some of the most mainstream/pop appeal of any Thug song to date. Flipping My Love by Route 94 for the hook, the song's backbone is this utterly infectious refrain -- which may seem sweet at first ("I know you gon be proud of me") but, beneath the saccharine surface, lies a foreboding theme of opposing law enforcement and imprisonment. As Thug cries to the heavens for La Flare to be freed from his most recent stint, he also makes sure to note that he would never snitch just to reduce his own sentence, so I'm sure he understands and respects Gucci's own time in jail. Thug claims he wouldn't tell, ever, but would you? For Thug, he's more afraid of "you and what you could get done" to him -- "you" in this scenario meaning those in his neighborhood aware of his fidelity (or infidelity) to the unwritten rules of the streets -- rather than jail itself. He'd rather pray for those in jail and keep quite in real life, because he knows that's what would make his mentors proud. And this is all just the hook. In typical thug fashion, the hook is more focused and insightful than the two verses, but the verses are nothing to scoff at. "Take care of that p----, scared to go in it like woods" is a GOAT opener and frequently quoted among my friends. Following "free Gucci!" with "I want the hoochie coochie/have a private party Bently boolin" is just the type of whimsical freedom we've come to love from Thug. Fantastic one liners are littered all throughout the track, including (but not limited to):

"Jump in it no kangaroo, gave that b---- a pouch"

"She like when I call her momma bae, I'm losin my voice I cannot spake"

"Whenever I do not see her she wanna fight
I just wanna hold her like a mic
No Tyson, I want one night and I wanna wife it
And buy it everything that it desires"

"When I saw her I was shot like an officer on duty"

"Why wouldn't I claim her when I put 20 bands in her ear?"

@Meero @Chabuddy G @ThyNeighbour @Soldier @artYe @Fyx @JG2

 

Nov 23, 2015

Ignored/reported/PMd Bigcountry requesting a thread ban

 

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Nov 23, 2015

Read the thread bb

 

Nov 23, 2015

3. Wanna Be Me
An abstract masterpiece, nothing short of ingenious. From the way he melds words ("carrot" vs "karot") and fuses sounds, to the way he flawlessly matches any given aesthetic while breathing to life new and stunning intricacies of his own, "Wanna Be Me" exhibits all that Thug at his weirdest, and most daring, has to offer. It's a song that simply needs to be experienced to be understood. He's "stupid flooded with them karots," and that's why "she chase a n----- down like rabbit." But if he can't find a place to properly bust a nut, he'll pour your "children down the sink" -- he is a savage after all. It just makes sense that this is Thugs favorite track on SS1. It's one of the most innovative things he's done to date.

@Meero @Chabuddy G @ThyNeighbour @Soldier @Fyx @artYe @Charlie Strangelove @JG2