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* AuthorTract: His crossover review of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' spends the last third in a furious rant about the damage that {{blackface}} has wreaked on African-American representation and how something that was deemed acceptable then shouldn't be given a pass now just because it was FairForItsDay.
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* AuthorTract: His crossover review of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' spends the last third in a furious rant about the damage that {{blackface}} has wreaked on African-American representation and how something that was deemed acceptable then shouldn't be given a pass now just because it was FairForItsDay.it's old.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: When ''[[Music/{{Hopsin}} Ill Mind of Hopsin 4]]'' makes a reference to Music/NickiMinaj naked.
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* NotSoDifferent: In his comparison of "[[Music/{{Drake}} Started From The Bottom]]" to "[[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Juicy]]", he realises that despite his complaint that "Started From The Bottom" has an attention seeking producer who stalls the flow of the track, "Juicy" has a similar problem and may even be one of the TropeMakers.
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* EpicFail: His opinion of Rick Ross's confusing of Expedia (the traveling website) and {{Wiki/Wikipedia}}, and Music/{{Nelly}}'s lyric "Shake it like a paraplegic" (possibly [[{{Malaproper}} "epileptic"]]).
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* EpicFail: EmasculatedCuckold: His opinion of Rick Ross's confusing of Expedia (the traveling website) and {{Wiki/Wikipedia}}, and Music/{{Nelly}}'s lyric "Shake it like a paraplegic" (possibly [[{{Malaproper}} "epileptic"]]).recommendation to anyone whose lover cheated on them is to ''not'' listen to the hip-hop station right afterwards, because they'll hear nothing but songs by rappers bragging about how they "fucked your bitch".
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* EpilepticTrees: An InUniverse example in his review of Birthday Song by 2Chainz.
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* EpicFail: His opinion of Rick Ross's confusing of Expedia (the traveling website) and {{Wiki/Wikipedia}}, and Music/{{Nelly}}'s lyric "Shake it like a paraplegic" (possibly [[{{Malaproper}} "epileptic"]]).
* EpilepticTrees: An InUniverse example in his review of Birthday Song by2Chainz.Music/TwoChainz.
* EpilepticTrees: An InUniverse example in his review of Birthday Song by
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** He's used both kinds of Type 1. He's given several 0 out of 5 ratings, and seven 6 out of 5 ratings [[note]]("No Love" by Music/{{Eminem}} & Music/LilWayne), "Bitch Bad" by Music/LupeFiasco, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Music/LaurynHill, "Slam" by Onyx, "Jesus Walks" by Music/KanyeWest, "Elevators (Me & U)" by Music/OutKast and "Darkness" by Eminem.[[/note]]
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** He's used both kinds of Type 1. He's given several 0 out of 5 ratings, and seven eight 6 out of 5 ratings [[note]]("No Love" by Music/{{Eminem}} & Music/LilWayne), "Bitch Bad" by Music/LupeFiasco, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Music/LaurynHill, "Slam" by Onyx, "Jesus Walks" by Music/KanyeWest, "Elevators (Me & U)" by Music/OutKast and Music/OutKast, "Darkness" by Eminem.Eminem, and "Handlebars" by {{Music/Flobots}}.[[/note]]
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)" as an examination of the increasingly common term "fake deep". RC goes through lengths to point out that being "fake deep" doesn't merely mean [[{{Anvilicious}} being preachy]][[invoked]] like some believe it to be -- Creator/JadenSmith ends up falling into the proper definition (and thus RC's ire) by [[FeigningIntelligence rambling about complete nonsense and luxuriating in how "profound" he believes it to be.]]
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** He teamed up with Cinematic Venom to review ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
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* HiddenDepths: In his review of ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' with Lady Jess, he revealed that he's an opera singer.
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* ValuesResonance[[invoked]]: After explaining some of the plot in ''Film/DoTheRightThing'' in his "Fight the Power" review, he finds that there are similarities between the deaths Radio Raheem and the real life Eric Garner... [[ExplainExplainOhCrap and is promptly terrified since it suggests that almost nothing has changed since the several-decade interim.]]
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---> '''Jay-Z:''' '''Cause I kill at will like [[Music/IceCube solid water]], dude!''\\
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---> '''Jay-Z:''' '''Cause Cause I kill at will like [[Music/IceCube solid water]], dude!''\\dude!\\
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Music/NickiMinaj [[AvertedTrope averts]] this in one of The Worst Lyrics of 2014, much to his exasperation:
--> '''Nicki Minaj:''' ''I don't duck[[labelnote:*]]duct[[/labelnote]] nobody, but tape...''\\
--> '''Nicki Minaj:''' ''I don't duck[[labelnote:*]]duct[[/labelnote]] nobody, but tape...''\\
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* DontExplainTheJoke: DontExplainTheJoke:
** Music/NickiMinaj [[AvertedTrope averts]] this in one of The Worst Lyrics of 2014, much to his exasperation:
--> ---> '''Nicki Minaj:''' ''I don't duck[[labelnote:*]]duct[[/labelnote]] nobody, but tape...''\\
** Music/NickiMinaj [[AvertedTrope averts]] this in one of The Worst Lyrics of 2014, much to his exasperation:
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--> '''Jay-Z:''' '''Cause I kill at will like [[Music/IceCube solid water]], dude!''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' (''shows the cover of the'' Kill at Will ''album'') "[[IncrediblyLamePun Solid water]]"? Really?
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Y'all niggas don't get it...''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' OK, we got it.
--> '''Jay-Z:''' Kill at Will?
--> '''Rap Critic:''' OK, we get it, it's not that funny...
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Solid water?''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' Yes, '''thank you!'''
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Music/IceCube!''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' (''shows the cover of the'' Kill at Will ''album'') "[[IncrediblyLamePun Solid water]]"? Really?
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Y'all niggas don't get it...''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' OK, we got it.
--> '''Jay-Z:''' Kill at Will?
--> '''Rap Critic:''' OK, we get it, it's not that funny...
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Solid water?''
--> '''Rap Critic:''' Yes, '''thank you!'''
--> '''Jay-Z:''' ''Music/IceCube!''
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'''Rap Critic:''' (''shows the cover of the'' Kill at Will ''album'') "[[IncrediblyLamePun Solid water]]"?
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'''Jay-Z:''' ''Y'all niggas don't get it...
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'''Rap Critic:''' OK, we got
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'''Jay-Z:''' Kill at
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'''Rap Critic:''' OK, we get it, it's not that
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'''Jay-Z:''' ''Solid
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'''Rap Critic:''' Yes, '''thank
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* DontShootTheMessage: [[InvokedTrope RC addresses this with his overview of Hopsin's "Fly"]]. While he put it up as the 7th best song of 2015 and defended the infamous "Did the man who invented college go to college?" line -- arguing that within context, it's an apt assessment of the arbitrary institutionalization of prestige and elitism in education -- RC also points out that Hopsin doesn't help his case though [[InsufferableGenius the smarmy dismissal of his listeners.]]
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* MotorMouth: {{Discussed|Trope}} in while examining Logic's "Homicide" in "The Worst Lyrics of 2019", with RC being rather unimpressed by how Logic uses this as merely a crutch for his subpar lyrics and rhymes.
-->'''Rap Critic''': [I've] tried multiple times to listen to him and every time I think "Wow, he spit that with a lot of intensity! Can't remember anything he actually said, but the words went by relatively fast!" Every brag verse feels a lot like a [[{{Theatre/Macbeth}} "sound of fury signifying nothing"]] sort of deal, y'know what I mean?
-->'''Rap Critic''': [I've] tried multiple times to listen to him and every time I think "Wow, he spit that with a lot of intensity! Can't remember anything he actually said, but the words went by relatively fast!" Every brag verse feels a lot like a [[{{Theatre/Macbeth}} "sound of fury signifying nothing"]] sort of deal, y'know what I mean?
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* NeverTrustATitle: RC fell into this himself with the "Worst Lyrics of June 2014", listing Music/{{OutKast}} on the title and even listing their song "Ms. Jackson" as #3 in the countdown. However, he doesn't actually examine any bad lyric from it, instead discussing it only to provide context for #2, a line from "Lights, Camera, Action" by Mr. Cheeks [[ShoutOut which references the song]].
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* LargeHam
* LetsSeeYouDoBetter:
** Addressed in his "Death of Autotune" review, where he notes he ''does'' rap.
** One of the songs from his album also is basically about how much better he is than the people he criticizes.
* LetsSeeYouDoBetter:
** Addressed in his "Death of Autotune" review, where he notes he ''does'' rap.
** One of the songs from his album also is basically about how much better he is than the people he criticizes.
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* MelismaticVocals: Hilariously parodied in the beginning of his Rap-Lib of 'Put It In Your Mouth'.
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** He expressed confusion about Music/KanyeWest's "Bound 2" actually being a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]; he knew the song's sample was singing [[SillyLoveSongs "Bound to falling in love"]], but it took him a while to realize that the song [[SincerityMode really]] ''[[SincerityMode is]]'' [[SincerityMode about being in love]] considering some of Kanye's tonally inappropriate contributions.
--->'''Rap Critic''': I have to say, there were a few things that kind of threw me off, like the first line where he compares his loyalty to his lover with the ''[[SarcasmMode wonderful]]'' [[SarcasmMode imagery]] of [[MoodWhiplash holding her head underwater]] [[AnalogyBackfire until the bubbles stop]]...\\
'''Kanye''': ''When a real nigga hold you down, you s'posed to drown''
* MelismaticVocals: Hilariously parodied in the beginning of his Rap-Lib of'Put Akinyele's "Put It In Your Mouth'.Mouth", replicating Kia Jeffries's singing in [[LargeHam the most over-the-top way possible.]]
--->'''Rap Critic''': I have to say, there were a few things that kind of threw me off, like the first line where he compares his loyalty to his lover with the ''[[SarcasmMode wonderful]]'' [[SarcasmMode imagery]] of [[MoodWhiplash holding her head underwater]] [[AnalogyBackfire until the bubbles stop]]...\\
'''Kanye''': ''When a real nigga hold you down, you s'posed to drown''
* MelismaticVocals: Hilariously parodied in the beginning of his Rap-Lib of
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* AnalogyBackfire: In the David Banner review, after David Banner's line, "I beat it like [[Music/MichaelJackson Mike]] when he fucked Billie Jean," Rap Critic exasperatedly points out that the point of that song was for Michael to say that he ''didn't'' have sex with her.
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* AnalogyBackfire: AnalogyBackfire:
** In the David Banner review, after David Banner's line, "I beat it like [[Music/MichaelJackson Mike]] when he fucked Billie Jean," Rap Critic exasperatedly points out that the point of that song was for Michael to say that he ''didn't'' have sex with her.
** In the David Banner review, after David Banner's line, "I beat it like [[Music/MichaelJackson Mike]] when he fucked Billie Jean," Rap Critic exasperatedly points out that the point of that song was for Michael to say that he ''didn't'' have sex with her.
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-->"His dick was as big as a tower! But not the Eiffel Tower, that would be ridiculous. More like a Lego figurine model of the Eiffel Tower, if I had to be precise."
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** He teamed up with WebVideo/CinematicVenom to review ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
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* MisaimedFandom[[invoked]]: Throughout Music/NickiMinaj's "Anaconda", RC expresses bewilderment at the fact that many critics were championing the song as a pro-feminist reclamation of power from [[Music/SirMixALot the song it's sampling]], despite it doing next to nothing to prove that and in fact appearing ''regressive'' in its [[{{Fanservice}} cheap sexual pandering to an obviously male audience.]]
-->'''Rap Critic''': Ladies and gentlemen: ''did we watch the same video?'' Did you somehow miss the part where she sprays herself with whipped cream and attempts to deepthroat a banana? I know [[FeministFantasy female-positive media]] is hard to find in a mainstream context, but are you guys gonna pretend that we didn't just hear ''yet another'' strip-club anthem that guys are just gonna watch on mute?
-->'''Rap Critic''': Ladies and gentlemen: ''did we watch the same video?'' Did you somehow miss the part where she sprays herself with whipped cream and attempts to deepthroat a banana? I know [[FeministFantasy female-positive media]] is hard to find in a mainstream context, but are you guys gonna pretend that we didn't just hear ''yet another'' strip-club anthem that guys are just gonna watch on mute?
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** Intentional on his album ''Rapper's Liebe''. "It's Alright, It's Okay" is about the protagonist telling a girl that just rejected him he's okay with it. The Next Song, "Oh My God", reveals how he actually feels:
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** Intentional on his album ''Rapper's Liebe''. "It's Alright, It's Okay" is about the protagonist telling a girl that just rejected him he's okay with it. The Next Song, next song, "Oh My God", reveals how he actually feels:
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* RageBreakingPoint: In his review of "I Don't F[=---=] With You" by Big Sean, the Rap Critic is trying to be patient with Big Sean's [[BrokenRecord trademark repetitiveness]]. But then his patience runs out.
--> '''The Rap Critic''': "Shut the [[SoundEffectBleep f**k]] up! Shut the f**k up, Big Sean, [[ClusterFBomb shut the f**k up!]]"
--> '''The Rap Critic''': "Shut the [[SoundEffectBleep f**k]] up! Shut the f**k up, Big Sean, [[ClusterFBomb shut the f**k up!]]"
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* RageBreakingPoint: RageBreakingPoint:
** In his review of "I Don't F[=---=] With You" by Big Sean, the Rap Critic is trying to be patient with Big Sean's [[BrokenRecord trademark repetitiveness]]. But then his patience runs out.
--> ---> '''The Rap Critic''': "Shut Shut the [[SoundEffectBleep f**k]] up! Shut the f**k up, Big Sean, [[ClusterFBomb shut the f**k up!]]"up!]]
** In his review of "I Don't F[=---=] With You" by Big Sean, the Rap Critic is trying to be patient with Big Sean's [[BrokenRecord trademark repetitiveness]]. But then his patience runs out.
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* ScareChord: Used to do this whenever he [[BrokeTheRatingScale Breaks The Rating Scale]]. When he gave a 6 out of 5 (for "No Love" by {{Music/Eminem}} and Music/LilWayne), he even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] the ScareChord by telling it to shut up.
* ScareChord: Used to do this whenever he [[BrokeTheRatingScale Breaks The Rating Scale]]. When he gave a 6 out of 5 (for "No Love" by {{Music/Eminem}} and Music/LilWayne), he even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] the ScareChord by telling it to shut up.
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* SharedUniverse: As a member of Channel Awesome, and also because of his various cameos and crossovers, he's automatically part of the Reviewaverse.
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* SharedUniverse: As a member SexSells[[invoked]]: {{Discussed|Trope}} at great length on his video on [[Music/NickiMinaj "Anaconda"]], expressing skepticism on the "controversy" surrounding the single's artwork of Channel Awesome, [[MaleGaze Nicki and also because her butt]] considering [[OlderThanTheyThink the packed history of his various cameos her and crossovers, he's automatically part of other female rappers doing the Reviewaverse.same thing]], as well as the larger issue of [[MsFanservice depicting them sexually]] in either empowering or reductive ways.
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* AnalogyBackfire: In the David Banner review, after David Banner's line, "I beat it like [[Music/MichaelJackson Mike]] when he [[CriticalResearchFailure fucked Billie Jean]]," Rap Critic exasperatedly points out that the point of that song was for Michael to say that he ''didn't'' have sex with her.
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* AnalogyBackfire: In the David Banner review, after David Banner's line, "I beat it like [[Music/MichaelJackson Mike]] when he [[CriticalResearchFailure fucked Billie Jean]]," Jean," Rap Critic exasperatedly points out that the point of that song was for Michael to say that he ''didn't'' have sex with her.
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* EpicFail: His opinion of Rick Ross's confusing of Expedia (the traveling website) and {{Wiki/Wikipedia}}, and Music/{{Nelly}}'s lyric "Shake it like a [[CriticalResearchFailure parapalegic]].''
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* EpicFail: His opinion of Rick Ross's confusing of Expedia (the traveling website) and {{Wiki/Wikipedia}}, and Music/{{Nelly}}'s lyric "Shake it like a [[CriticalResearchFailure parapalegic]].''paraplegic" (possibly [[{{Malaproper}} "epileptic"]]).
* HarsherInHindsight[[invoked]]: In "Top Ten Worst Lyrics of 2018", with this being partly why Music/{{Drake}} hit number one, with many lyrics in ''Scorpion'' painting him in [[ParentalNeglect an especially uncomfortable light]] after it was found that not only was he hiding the fact he had a son, but said lyrics were written ''after'' he was born.
-->'''Drake''': ''She said, "Do you love me?" / I tell her "Only partly" / I only love my bed and my mama, I'm sorry''\\
'''Rap Critic''': We officially knew he recorded these lyrics after his child was born. ''({{beat}})'' ...[[SarcasmFailure seems kind of cold-blooded in retrospect...]]
-->'''Drake''': ''She said, "Do you love me?" / I tell her "Only partly" / I only love my bed and my mama, I'm sorry''\\
'''Rap Critic''': We officially knew he recorded these lyrics after his child was born. ''({{beat}})'' ...[[SarcasmFailure seems kind of cold-blooded in retrospect...]]
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--->'''The Rap Critic''': "[[ShockingSwerve I firmly believe ('Hotline Bling') may well be the next level of where rap is going this generation and]] [[{{Troll}} I wish I could see the LOOKS ON YOUR FACES!]] '''''[[{{Troll}} AAAAAHAHAHAHA!]]'''''"
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--->'''The Rap Critic''': "[[ShockingSwerve I firmly believe ('Hotline Bling') may well be the next level of where rap is going this generation and]] and [[{{Troll}} I wish I could see the LOOKS ON YOUR FACES!]] '''''[[{{Troll}} AAAAAHAHAHAHA!]]'''''"AAAAAHAHAHAHA!]]'''''
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** Has a similar reaction to Music/TPain's "Rap Song" after hearing him say "And I'mma do you like [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye]] 'cause [[NeverLiveItDown I'mma let]] [[MemeticMutation you finish]]".
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: In his review of David Banner's ''Certified'', he notes that in real life, David Banner comes off as a lot more intelligent and that he seems to purposely be playing up rap stereotypes to [[MoneyDearBoy sell more records]].
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: In his review of David Banner's ''Certified'', he notes that in real life, David Banner comes off as a lot more intelligent and than his music implies, suggesting that he seems to purposely be playing up rap stereotypes to [[MoneyDearBoy sell more records]].records.
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-->'''Music video girl:''' Oh my gosh, that was amazing!
-->'''Rap Critic:''' NO IT '''FUCKING''' WASN'T!
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-->'''Rap Critic:''' What do you mean 'who am I'? We're both on the same site! I've been on Channel Awesome longer than ''you'' have! I'm the Rap Critic!\\
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--> '''Rap Critic''': At least he's not doing something really annoying, like you know, just repeating a phrase like rappers seem to be doing nowadays, I mean he definitely wouldn't do that especially now that I pointed out-
--> '''Yo Gotti''': ''Headed on this choppa tool/Headed on this choppa tool''
--> '''Yo Gotti''': ''Headed on this choppa tool/Headed on this choppa tool''
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: In his ''The Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard of 2012'', he expresses {{Squick}} at one of the song's ("Pretty Girl's Shake It") chorus.
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: In his ''The Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard of 2012'', he expresses {{Squick}} obvious discomfort at one of the song's ("Pretty Girl's Shake It") chorus.
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* WhatTheHellHero: In his "Worst Lyrics of 2012", he does this to Music/NickiMinaj for not trying and to her fans for buying music from her that had no effort put into it.
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2014", Music/LupeFiasco - whom the Rap Critic still has a lot of respect for - was #3. The Rap Critic's reaction to the song was at first [[LogicBomb complete confusion]] but then he calls him out for it.
-->'''Rap Critic''': "Okay, stop. Stop. ''What is going on here?'' This is just ''bad.'' Unfocused, repetitive, and ''bad.''"
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2014", Music/LupeFiasco - whom the Rap Critic still has a lot of respect for - was #3. The Rap Critic's reaction to the song was at first [[LogicBomb complete confusion]] but then he calls him out for it.
-->'''Rap Critic''': "Okay, stop. Stop. ''What is going on here?'' This is just ''bad.'' Unfocused, repetitive, and ''bad.''"
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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2012", he does this to Music/NickiMinaj for not trying and to her fans for buying music from her that had no effort put into it.
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2014", Music/LupeFiasco - whom the Rap Critic still has a lot of respect for - was #3. The Rap Critic's reaction to the song was at first[[LogicBomb complete confusion]] confusion but then he calls him out for it.
-->'''Rap --->'''Rap Critic''': "Okay, Okay, stop. Stop. ''What is going on here?'' This is just ''bad.'' Unfocused, repetitive, and ''bad.''"''
** A milder case in "Top 10 WORST Lyrics of 2017", where during his supercut of various grown rappers embarrassing themselves by using the word "wee-wee", he expresses disappointed annoyance that even Music/KendrickLamar succumbed to it.
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2012", he does this to Music/NickiMinaj for not trying and to her fans for buying music from her that had no effort put into it.
** In his "Worst Lyrics of 2014", Music/LupeFiasco - whom the Rap Critic still has a lot of respect for - was #3. The Rap Critic's reaction to the song was at first
** A milder case in "Top 10 WORST Lyrics of 2017", where during his supercut of various grown rappers embarrassing themselves by using the word "wee-wee", he expresses disappointed annoyance that even Music/KendrickLamar succumbed to it.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Believe it or not, he's a whole two years younger than [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]], making The Rap Critic TGWTG's youngest main contributor. The guy can easily pass for mid-twenties, early thirties. It's the [[BadassBaritone much deeper voice]] that does it.
** At the time of his review for Lifestyle, he was 22. Most of the top comments on said review are people refusing to believe he's that young.
** At the time of his review for Lifestyle, he was 22. Most of the top comments on said review are people refusing to believe he's that young.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Believe it or not, he's a whole in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht8XCm0CYRk his video on Young Thug's "Lifestyle" (originally posted in December 2014)]], he was 22, making him the youngest member signed onto Website/ChannelAwesome, two years younger than [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]], making The Rap Critic TGWTG's youngest main contributor. The guy can easily pass for mid-twenties, early thirties. It's the Mathew Buck]]. Perhaps it's his [[BadassBaritone much deeper very deep voice]] that does it.
** At the time of his review for Lifestyle, he was 22. Most of the top comments on said review are people refusing to believe he's that young.hides it.
** At the time of his review for Lifestyle, he was 22. Most of the top comments on said review are people refusing to believe he's that young.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: In his "Wort Lyrics of April 2017" video, he goes off on a tangent about the unjustifiable evil of double-parking, even comparing it to other crimes:
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: In his "Wort "Worst Lyrics of April 2017" video, he goes off on a tangent about the unjustifiable evil of double-parking, even comparing it to other crimes:
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** He's ''really'' not fond of when rappers don't even bother to try and rhyme.
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** He's ''really'' not fond of when rappers don't even bother to try and rhyme. That being said, as evident by his review of [[Music/TwentyOnePilots Stressed Out]], he's willing to overlook it ''if it has a purpose''.
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* NWordPrivileges: When analyzing Jay-Z's ''The Story of O.J.'', he talks about this in regards to the music video's use of racial caricatures. He sees it as an attempt to take back the derogatory images much in the same way black entertainers try and take back the n-word. Though instead of a title card referencing the song as with most episodes, [[the title card artist WebVideo/TheBunnyPerspective]] is drawn arguing with the Rap Critic over having to depict that.
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* NWordPrivileges: When analyzing Jay-Z's ''The Story of O.J.'', he talks about this in regards to the music video's use of racial caricatures. He sees it as an attempt to take back the derogatory images much in the same way black entertainers try and take back the n-word. Though instead of a title card referencing the song as with most episodes, [[the [[WebVideo/TheBunnyPerspective the title card artist WebVideo/TheBunnyPerspective]] artist]] is drawn arguing with the Rap Critic over having to depict that.
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* NWordPrivileges: When analyzing Jay-Z's ''The Story of O.J.'', he talks about this in regards to the music video's use of racial caricatures. He sees it as an attempt to take back the derogatory images much in the same way black entertainers try and take back the n-word. Though instead of a title card referencing the song as with most episodes, [[the title card artist WebVideo/TheBunnyPerspective]] is drawn arguing with the Rap Critic over having to depict that.
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** Long cameo in the ''WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh'' episode for ''Film/GhostDogTheWayOfTheSamurai'', explaining to Oancitizen who RZA is, and [[spoiler: at the end, giving a 2/5 to Kyle's rap]]. Oan too assists with Rap Critic's review of "Picasso Baby" by Music/JayZ.
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** Long cameo in the ''WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh'' episode for ''Film/GhostDogTheWayOfTheSamurai'', explaining to Oancitizen who RZA is, and [[spoiler: at the end, giving a 2/5 to Kyle's rap]]. Oan Kyle too assists with Rap Critic's review of "Picasso Baby" by Music/JayZ.
* RantInducingSlight: More than half of the Worst of 2016 video is the Rap Critic dissecting and ranting on B.o.B.'s FlatEarth defense "Flatline".
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'''Oan:''' ''({{beat}})'' OH, yes, yes, yes. ...So, uh, what do you do?\\
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** His use of the "How romantic!" clip from ''Disney/TheAristocats'' as a reaction to something decidedly ''un''romantic in an alleged love song.
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** His use of the "How romantic!" clip from ''Disney/TheAristocats'' ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'' as a reaction to something decidedly ''un''romantic in an alleged love song.
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** He's used both kinds of Type 1. He's given several 0 out of 5 ratings, and six 6 out of 5 ratings [[note]]("No Love" by Music/{{Eminem}} & Music/LilWayne), "Bitch Bad" by Music/LupeFiasco, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Music/LaurynHill, "Slam" by Onyx, "Jesus Walks" by Music/KanyeWest and "Elevators (Me & U)" by Music/OutKast[[/note]].
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** He's used both kinds of Type 1. He's given several 0 out of 5 ratings, and six seven 6 out of 5 ratings [[note]]("No Love" by Music/{{Eminem}} & Music/LilWayne), "Bitch Bad" by Music/LupeFiasco, "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Music/LaurynHill, "Slam" by Onyx, "Jesus Walks" by Music/KanyeWest and Music/KanyeWest, "Elevators (Me & U)" by Music/OutKast[[/note]].Music/OutKast and "Darkness" by Eminem.[[/note]]
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* AccidentalMisnaming: He referred to [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]] as "Chester Benning''field''" in "Music/FortMinor - Remember The Name (and the Curious Case of NuMetal)". Viewers wasted no time in letting him know of his error.
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* BrokenAesop: When talking about "No Flex Zone," Rap Critic calls out Rae Sremmurd for bragging about how much money they have despite the song's message supposedly being that bragging is bad.
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** He points out that the message of "Ridin'" (about how cops resort to racial profiling to get away with police brutality) is completely invalidated when Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone rap about not only fulfilling those negative stereotypes, but also by bragging about breaking the law and having warrants "in every city except Houston".
** When talking about "No Flex Zone," Rap Critic calls out Rae Sremmurd for bragging about how much money they have despite the song's message supposedly being that bragging isbad.bad.
* BrokenPedestal: Devoted a large chunk of his "Worst Lyrics of 2012" video to explaining why Music/NickiMinaj's recent work has disappointed him so much.
** He points out that the message of "Ridin'" (about how cops resort to racial profiling to get away with police brutality) is completely invalidated when Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone rap about not only fulfilling those negative stereotypes, but also by bragging about breaking the law and having warrants "in every city except Houston".
** When talking about "No Flex Zone," Rap Critic calls out Rae Sremmurd for bragging about how much money they have despite the song's message supposedly being that bragging is
* BrokenPedestal: Devoted a large chunk of his "Worst Lyrics of 2012" video to explaining why Music/NickiMinaj's recent work has disappointed him so much.
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* BrokenAesop: He points out that the message of "Ridin'" (about how cops resort to racial profiling to get away with police brutality) is completely invalidated when Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone rap about not only fulfilling those negative stereotypes, but also by bragging about breaking the law and having warrants "in every city except Houston".
* BrokenPedestal: Devoted a large chunk of his "Worst Lyrics of 2012" video to explaining why Music/NickiMinaj's recent work has disappointed him so much.
* BrokenPedestal: Devoted a large chunk of his "Worst Lyrics of 2012" video to explaining why Music/NickiMinaj's recent work has disappointed him so much.
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* BrokenAesop: When talking about "No Flex Zone," Rap Critic calls out Rae Sremmurd for bragging about how much money they have despite the song's message supposedly being that bragging is bad.
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-->'''Rap Critic:''' Oh, is ''that'' it, Young Thug? Do you hate clones? do you just despise the idea of imitating someone else's style? Okay then, you heard the guy -- you know, the one with the strange, slurry voice, the awkward puns and the long dreads who would go on to sign with Cash Money's label, and put out an album called ''The Barter 6.'' Yep, that guy ''hates'' imitators, so you'd better stop copying him!
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** He also takes Rae Sremmurd to task for making a song called "No Flex Zone," a song ostensibly about how you should BeYourself and stop bragging... only for the group members themselves to brag unrealistically about their wealth and success.
--->'''Rap Critic:''' So, "nobody should flex and brag about all the stuff they may or may not actually have... but look at all my chains and my watches and my cars"... I'm guessing your parents raised you on a very strict "do as I say and not as I do" policy.
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* NonIndicativeName: Rap Critic calls our Rae Sremmurd for making "No Flex Zone" and "No Type" -- songs with titles that imply the exact opposite of the lyrical content.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' You've got a song about "not flexing" and it's about flexing, and you've got a song about how you don't have a favorite type of woman, and then the next line you tell us the type of woman you like. What, did you write these songs on [[SoundEffectBleep f***ing]] OppositeDay?
-->'''Rap Critic:''' You've got a song about "not flexing" and it's about flexing, and you've got a song about how you don't have a favorite type of woman, and then the next line you tell us the type of woman you like. What, did you write these songs on [[SoundEffectBleep f***ing]] OppositeDay?
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* TheGenericGuy: Rap Critic's main criticism of Lil Uzi Vert is that, despite his quirky public image, there's really nothing in his music that sets him apart from any other mainstream rappers.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' So yeah, the [[MulticoloredHair fireworks-dread]] guy rocking a Charles Manson T-shirt in a rap music video in 2016 with his own video inspired by ''Film/DonnieDarko'' and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' with an album that looks like it's inspired by the colorful world of the ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' universe... not as interesting as you might think. (...) He's basically Young Thug again: an unimposing, skinny guy [with] weird-colored dreads, high-pitched voice, [[DullSurprise mumbling]] while slathered in AutoTune, can't focus on a topic to save his life that isn't {{money|song}} (...) In fact, Lil Uzi Vert, with his odd name and squeaky voice, kinda has the spectacle of looking interesting while not ''actually'' being interesting down to a science.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' So yeah, the [[MulticoloredHair fireworks-dread]] guy rocking a Charles Manson T-shirt in a rap music video in 2016 with his own video inspired by ''Film/DonnieDarko'' and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' with an album that looks like it's inspired by the colorful world of the ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' universe... not as interesting as you might think. (...) He's basically Young Thug again: an unimposing, skinny guy [with] weird-colored dreads, high-pitched voice, [[DullSurprise mumbling]] while slathered in AutoTune, can't focus on a topic to save his life that isn't {{money|song}} (...) In fact, Lil Uzi Vert, with his odd name and squeaky voice, kinda has the spectacle of looking interesting while not ''actually'' being interesting down to a science.
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** RC also calls out Young Thug for claiming to hate clones despite his music and public image being an exact carbon copy of Music/LilWayne's SignatureStyle:
-->'''Rap Critic:''' Oh, is ''that'' it, Young Thug? Do you hate clones? do you just despise the idea of imitating someone else's style? Okay then, you heard the guy -- you know, the one with the strange, slurry voice, the awkward puns and the long dreads who would go on to sign with Cash Money's label, and put out an album called ''The Barter 6.'' Yep, that guy ''hates'' imitators, so you'd better stop copying him!
-->'''Rap Critic:''' Oh, is ''that'' it, Young Thug? Do you hate clones? do you just despise the idea of imitating someone else's style? Okay then, you heard the guy -- you know, the one with the strange, slurry voice, the awkward puns and the long dreads who would go on to sign with Cash Money's label, and put out an album called ''The Barter 6.'' Yep, that guy ''hates'' imitators, so you'd better stop copying him!
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* AllThereInTheManual: Discussed; Rap Critic notes that, while "Flatline" by Music/BoB was allegedly meant to be about the rapper's belief in a FlatWorld, this barely comes up in the song itself and you'd only know the context if you follow B.o.B on Twitter.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' So, yeah, people were caught up on the Twitter storm where he was talking about the “Flat Earth" thing, but in the song itself, he never seems to be able to find the time to actually explain how or why the Earth is flat, or why anyone would want to hide that fact if it’s true. No, for real, if your point is that the Earth is flat, don’t you want to at least use the words “Flat Earth Theory” at some point in the song? As a point of fact, quite literally, there are no lyrics in this song that directly talk about Flat Earth Theory. The only way you’d know is by the Twitter tirade he did around the time of the song’s release.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' So, yeah, people were caught up on the Twitter storm where he was talking about the “Flat Earth" thing, but in the song itself, he never seems to be able to find the time to actually explain how or why the Earth is flat, or why anyone would want to hide that fact if it’s true. No, for real, if your point is that the Earth is flat, don’t you want to at least use the words “Flat Earth Theory” at some point in the song? As a point of fact, quite literally, there are no lyrics in this song that directly talk about Flat Earth Theory. The only way you’d know is by the Twitter tirade he did around the time of the song’s release.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: In his "Wort Lyrics of April 2017" video, he goes off on a tangent about the unjustifiable evil of double-parking, even comparing it to other crimes:
-->''Seriously, who the hell likes the guy who double-parks? A-and you know, for illegal things like speeding -- hey, we've all been in a hurry before. Selling drugs? Hey, you could do it because you need to feed your family. Even killing someone could be justified because, hey, they were threatening your life! But the only excuse for double-parking is being an asshole!''
-->''Seriously, who the hell likes the guy who double-parks? A-and you know, for illegal things like speeding -- hey, we've all been in a hurry before. Selling drugs? Hey, you could do it because you need to feed your family. Even killing someone could be justified because, hey, they were threatening your life! But the only excuse for double-parking is being an asshole!''
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** At the time of his review for Lifestyle, he was 22. Most of the top comments on said review are people refusing to believe he's that young.
