History WebVideo / TheRapCritic

* {{Irony}}: In the "Bitches N Marijuana" review, the Critic mentions that out of the three artists on the track (Music/ChrisBrown, Tyga and Music/ScHoolboyQ), the one gangsta rapper, [=ScHoolboy=] Q, is the one with the least detestable public persona.

* {{Irony}}: Mentioned in the "Bitches N Marijuana" review that of the three artists on the track (Music/ChrisBrown, Tyga, Music/ScHoolboyQ), the one with the least detestable public persona is the one [[GangstaRap gangsta rapper]] ([=ScHoolboy=] Q).

* AllThereInTheManual: Discussed; Rap Critic notes that, while "Flatline" by Music/BoBRapper 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.

* 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.

* PanderingToTheBase: Invoked. In the "Whatta Man" review, [[TalkingToHimself someone "else"]] [[InUniverse says]] he's not really critiquing the song and just pandering to the ladies by showing he knows a thing or two about relationships. To which the Rap Critic agrees and then starts hitting on his female viewers. It gets pretty awkward.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [=RC=] hardly ever cusses in his reviews (the musicians he reviews already do it enough for him), but when 2Chainz compares himself to [[Music/TupacShakur 2Pac]], he loses it.

* SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope: [[BadassBaritone In addition to being one himself, he really likes baritones]]. He gives both [[Music/{{Eminem}} Fast Lane]] and [[Music/FiftyCent 21 Questions]] props for picking baritones to do the hook, with the latter case being done by Nate Dogg himself.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Believe it or not, 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 Mathew Buck]]. Perhaps it's his [[BadassBaritone very deep voice]] that hides it.

** Repetitive verses and lines, especially prevalent in Big Sean's music.

%%* ADateWithRosiePalms: When ''[[Music/{{Hopsin}} Ill Mind of Hopsin 4]]'' makes a reference to Music/NickiMinaj naked.

The resident [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin reviewer of hip-hop and rap music]] for Website/ChannelAwesome (until his departure in 2018). He is also found on Website/{{RVT}}. He raps a little as well, but not in his reviews; well, not much anyway. In 2014 he started the "Goin' Off" podcast with Creator/MarcMues. In 2015, he started a segment called "Music Skitteos", in which he riffs on hip-hop music videos

* 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''\\

* [[invoked]]OnceAcceptableTargets: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in his "Racist Cartoons" video. He concludes Part 1 by saying that the reason why these cartoons are appalling is not only because the cartoonists have a skewed perspective of black people and culture, but because they demonstrate a lack of knowledge in how humor works. He states that comedy works best when punching up, not down, as it's more satisfying seeing high figures (like politicians) brought down a peg rather than the disenfranchised (like minorities) looked down upon.

--> "[[BaitAndSwitch Y'know, Smooth Jazz lessons]]. ({{Beat}}) [[AndAnotherThing Oh yeah, also]], [[spoiler: ''balls.'']]."

(After joining [[Website/ChannelAwesome) "You don't have to like my opinion, but I don't have to like your song."\\

* PetPeeveTrope: InUniverse He has a few:

* AngryBlackMan: Averted to the point that even he's surprised at how calm he stays.
** Justified in his "Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard... This Year (2011)" video, as he bemoans the horrible state mainstream rap music had become at the time.

His work can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3wRHKYmH4vJreoTw28jZQ here]] and [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/masta-artisan/id332479130 here]], and his {{Website/Twitter}} is [[https://twitter.com/rapcritic_tgwtg here]].

* GoldDigger: Notices that the singer in "Santa Baby" takes this UpToEleven, as she would rather have a ''platinum mine'' instead.

* TopTenList: He does a "Top 9 Worst Rhymes of 2010". And explaining the number, he does a reverse of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's explanation/[[UpToEleven number]].

* 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"]]).

* NiceHat: He sports one in most of his episodes. If he doesn't have it, he'll usually mourn its loss.

* 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".

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He got a chuckle from the "left nut" line of the otherwise execrable "[[{{Music/Eminem}} Just Lose It]]".

The resident [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin reviewer of hip-hop and rap]] for Website/ChannelAwesome (until his departure in 2018). Along with WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows, WebVideo/PawDugan, and WebVideo/RockedReviews, he's a music critic. He is also found on Website/{{RVT}}. He raps a little as well, but not in his reviews; well, not much anyway. In 2014 he started the "Goin' Off" podcast with Creator/MarcMues. In 2015, he started a segment called "Music Skitteos", in which he riffs on hip-hop music videos

His work can be found [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/rap-critic here]] and [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/masta-artisan/id332479130 here]], and his {{Website/Twitter}} is [[https://twitter.com/rapcritic_tgwtg here]]. His Website/YouTube is [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3wRHKYmH4vJreoTw28jZQ here]].

** [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Bhargav]], {{Creator/Demoversi}}, WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows, [[WebVideo/WhatWeHadToWatch Il Neige]], and WebVideo/DiamandaHagan all have cameos in his crossover with Creator/MarcMues.

(After joining [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses TGWTG]]) "You don't have to like my opinion, but I don't have to like your song."\\

-->'''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:''' I don't know about you, but when I hear a rapper with AutoTune on, I immediately tune out, because I have yet to hear a rap verse with AutoTune on it that was ever good. Not even from Music/LilWayne, not even from [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye.]] Sure, maybe there were some songs where they ''sang'' the whole time and I liked it, but I can't name you '''one''' good auto-tuned rap verse.

* {{Facepalm}}: His reaction to "Ass (Remix)" by Big Sean. He needs a moment before he can make any comments.

* FlatWhat: His reaction to the lyric, "[[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext I got your grandma on my dick]]" in Tyga's song "Rack City."

* 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.