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** The new track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH-Ifutk-q4 "Centipede,"]] which points ahead to very great things on the next album.

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** The new track tracks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH-Ifutk-q4 "Centipede,"]] "Centipede"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z6bHTixsvA "Telegraph Ave,"]] which points point ahead to very great things on the next album.album.
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* SignatureSong: "Freaks and Geeks," arguably "Heartbeat" and "Bonfire."
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** The new track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH-Ifutk-q4 "Centipede,"]] which points ahead to very great things on the next album.
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-->'Cause even if you're bad at it you get Tiger Woods
-->or MJ
-->We warriors, we all need senseis.
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* LoveItOrHateIt: Largely because the things that make some people love him are the same things that make people hate him.
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** Likewise, TheNeedleDrop gave it a similarly oddly extreme rating of [=2/10=], lower than Chief Keef's album. The comments on the video are pretty entertaining.
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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', the implication being that any rapper who doesn't focus on traditional subjects and can't be as 'real' as one who does.

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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', the implication being that any rapper who doesn't focus on traditional subjects and can't be as 'real' as one who does.does, and that any rapper with white fans is a sellout (ignoring the fact that the vast majority of rap is listened to by white people anyway).

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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', the implication being that any rapper who doesn't focus on traditional subjects can't be a real rapper (and that's not even touching the laughable implication that rap as a genre doesn't already have a massive white fanbase).

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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', the implication being that any rapper who doesn't focus on traditional subjects and can't be a real rapper (and that's not even touching the laughable implication that rap as a genre doesn't already have a massive white fanbase).'real' as one who does.

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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', which essentially implies that any rapper who focuses on non-traditional topics and acknowledges that he has fans of many different races can't be a real rapper- or be 'real black.'

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* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', which essentially implies the implication being that any rapper who focuses doesn't focus on non-traditional topics and acknowledges that he has fans of many different races traditional subjects can't be a real rapper- or be 'real black.'rapper (and that's not even touching the laughable implication that rap as a genre doesn't already have a massive white fanbase).
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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) sample in the background of "Lights Turned On."

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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) voice sample in the background of "Lights Turned On."



** "L.E.S." has an epic ''violin'' riff, of all things.

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** "L.E.S." has an epic ''violin'' riff, of all things. The ominous synth line in the chorus is pretty awesome, too.
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** "Fuck it All." Damn.
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* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."

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* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power.""
* UnfortunateImplications: He's been accused of making 'rap for white people', which essentially implies that any rapper who focuses on non-traditional topics and acknowledges that he has fans of many different races can't be a real rapper- or be 'real black.'
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Gambino himself within the indie/alternative rap scene; "The Longest Text Message Ever" and "Lights Turned On" in terms of songs (the former never appeared on an album and the latter was never released as a single, but both are fan favorites).

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Gambino himself within the indie/alternative rap scene; "The Longest Text Message Ever" and "Lights Turned On" in terms of songs (the former never appeared on an album and the latter was never released as the penultimate track on a single, free online EP, but both are fan favorites).
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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP,'' where he found his SignatureStyle (which, ironically, was initially inspired by a piece of hatemail he got following the fan campaign to have him cast as Spiderman saying that "there aren't any black [[SpiderMan Peter Parkers]] out there").

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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP,'' where he found his SignatureStyle (which, ironically, was initially inspired by a piece of hatemail he got following the fan campaign to have him cast as Spiderman Spider-Man saying that "there aren't any black [[SpiderMan Peter Parkers]] out there").
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-->'Cause even if you're bad at you get Tiger Woods

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-->'Cause even if you're bad at it you get Tiger Woods

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* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "Hold You Down."
-->This one kid said something that was really bad
-->He said I wasn't black because I had a dad
-->...I think that's kinda sad
-->Mostly cause a lot of black kids think they should agree with that
-->If you're a father, you should stick around if you could
-->'Cause even if you're bad at you get Tiger Woods
-->or MJ
-->We warriors, we all need senseis.
* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."
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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP,'' where he found his SignatureSound (which, ironically, was initially inspired by a piece of hatemail he got following the fan campaign to have him cast as Spiderman saying that "there aren't any black [[SpiderMan Peter Parkers]] out there").

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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP,'' where he found his SignatureSound SignatureStyle (which, ironically, was initially inspired by a piece of hatemail he got following the fan campaign to have him cast as Spiderman saying that "there aren't any black [[SpiderMan Peter Parkers]] out there").
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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP.''

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* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP.''''EP,'' where he found his SignatureSound (which, ironically, was initially inspired by a piece of hatemail he got following the fan campaign to have him cast as Spiderman saying that "there aren't any black [[SpiderMan Peter Parkers]] out there").
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sunrise," "The Longest Text Message Ever," "Bonfire," "Lights Turned On"...

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sunrise," "The Longest Text Message Ever," "Bonfire," "Lights Turned On"... On," "Be Alone"...
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* EightPointEight: The masters of this trope, Pitchfork, gave ''Camp'' probably its lowest professional review (1.6). Rather appropriate, since at least one song on the album makes fun of Pitchfork.
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** "All the Shine."
** "L.E.S." has an epic ''violin'' riff, of all things.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: "Made the beat, then murdered it: Casey Anthony."
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: "Made the beat, then murdered it: Casey Anthony."

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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) sample in the background of "Lights Turned On."



* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Gambino himself within the indie/alternative rap scene; "The Longest Text Message Ever" and "Lights Turned On" in terms of songs (the former never appeared on an album and the latter was never released as a single, but both are fan favorites).
* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) sample in the background of "Lights Turned On."
* GrowingTheBeard: With ''EP.''
* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sunrise," "The Longest Text Message Ever," "Bonfire."

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sunrise," "The Longest Text Message Ever," "Bonfire." "Bonfire," "Lights Turned On"...
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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) in the beat of "Lights Turned On."

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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) sample in the beat background of "Lights Turned On."
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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) in "Lights Turned On."

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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) in the beat of "Lights Turned On."
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* EpicRiff: The recurring distorted, pitched voice(?) in "Lights Turned On."
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Sunrise," "The Longest Text Message Ever," "Bonfire."
* TearJerker: "All the Shine," "Heartbeat," and the spoken-word section at the end of "That Power."

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