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"Ｌｏｖｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｉｓ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ"
a concept album that weaves a soul, funk and jazz infused narrative with the rapper's struggles balancing the discriminated background he came from versus the hypocritical position of power he ended up in
yeah yeah, everybody and their mama has talked about this album, we all know it's good, what else is there to say? well namely, a decade later, this album is not only as poignant as ever, but it truly feels like it will become timeless
the cohesiveness and the way it truly feels like you're being taken on a hero's journey is where this thing truly shines. the narrative crafting on this is something you almost never see anymore. the LYRICAL MOTIFS my god
and even if it didn't have all that, it's got hits!! alright? these walls? king kunta? wesley's theory? like come awn
i still cry to u every fucking time i listen to it
anyways yeah it's good not news keep it movin
(my absolutely chaotic evil thought is that somebody should adapt this into a musical like green day's american idiot it probably won't be good but i'm morbidly curious)
Apr 17, 2024
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I've worked in touring for the past 6ish years (minus the pandemic period) but this is my first time dabbling in the creative side of an artist's album rollout and I'm so proud of what we made.
Along with other tasks (creative and non-creative) not listed I had the pleasure of doing the creative social marketing for this album and I'm so proud of what we accomplised.
The album title is jarring as fuck and if you have no context to Duckwrth or who he is as a person, as well as a someone who's been hurt by a fuckboy (let's be honest who hasn't??) and also just hates men (bc in this day and age who doesn't and if you're a man offended by that you should DEFINITELY look into that) chances are this may not appeal to you.
However what I will say is this. This album is a headfirst dive into an exploration of unhinged and lustful desire, generational curses passed down from family, and the tumultuos journey to self love. All themes and situations we encounter and that make up the human experience. It's a conceptual album that is painfully relatable.
When Duck first played the intro track for me sometime last year, it pissed me off so bad I started shedding some tears. Mostly bc I've related to being the girl that's entertaining a guy who has no respect for me or himself and as time has gone by I can also come to terms that I've been a f•ckgirl at times bc of past traumas etc.
It's no easy feat to make a body of work that airs your shit and your family's shit out as well as publicly come to terms with the fuckery you've done and the pain you've caused to others and put it out into the world for the public to perceive and build their own perceptions or interpretations on your work but Duckwrth has done just that and created a body of work that I hope will ignite conversations between men who are trying to be better regardless of the hand they were dealt and take ownership. I'm so proud of this human for doing that and very grateful to be trusted and brought along on the creative process of this work.
Working with him and his manager X has been fun, stressful (at times), exhausting, and very rewarding. I love these two down and I can't wait to see what comes of this project.
If you have a moment go listen and stream All American F•ckboy. Share your favorite track if you'd like, I'm curious and would love to know :)
Apr 4, 2025
this is is such an upbeat, playful, sometimes silly coming-of-age album. I love de la soul's ability to build a world within their albums. the first time I ever listened to this album, I was vacuuming the house and I felt like I was in a movie lol. I love albums that feel cinematic.
this is definitely a body of work that influences my own creativity and storytelling abilities. I love the lore that's woven throughout their work. this album is also a case study in incredible sampling.
start ur day tomorrow with this album and I promise you will not regret it !!!
Sep 21, 2024
well isnt this awkward… by charles hamilton. besides probably having the greatest cover art of all time, its probably also one of the greatest self made hiphop mixtapes of all time
Hes so in love with somebody, not spoiling who though (you guess who). the mixtape feels like a movie/romcom just please listen to this it is GENIUS
Apr 9, 2025
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or junk journaling, if you'd like to not perpetuate myths about crows liking to collect trinkets. i just think it sounds cuter
weirdly, as someone who's a writer, i've never really been good at or liked journaling. every planner i've ever owned has remained empty. if i try to write something any time other than when the fancy strikes me, it just feels inauthentic, like i'm trying too hard. this has been the first time journaling actually felt like it had a purpose for me, and actually felt weirdly therapeutic
basically, it's just anything i can recycle, i make into a page. i like a common theme, so places i've visited, media i like, similar aesthetics, emotions i'm feeling. and then we get the qr code page & i'm reminded that this is probably the quintessential depiction of what scoring 121 on the RAADS-R looks like
eh, i'm having fun🤷♀️
Apr 16, 2024
"ꀤ ꌃꍟ꒒ꀤꍟꃴꍟ ꀤꈤ ꍏ ꀎꈤꀤꃴꍟꋪꌗꍟ ꓄ꃅꍏ꓄ ꀸꂦꍟꌗꈤ'꓄ ꉓꍏꋪꍟ ꍏꈤꀸ ꉣꍟꂦꉣ꒒ꍟ ꅏꃅꂦ ꀸꂦ"
mae borowski returns to her hometown of possum springs, and with her return comes some long-time-coming reunions and unsolved mysteries
this game broke me
played it the week it came out back in 2017, and in hit me in that way some media does where it comes at a point in your life where it feels all too specific to your circumstances and it opens wounds you didn't even know went that deep. this shit felt like the therapy session you needed but reeeeally didn't want to go to. healing and hurtful, all at once
also just happens to be extremely funny. it's a very specific kind of humor, where even in the rare moments it doesn't land, it still lands because the circumstances around it make it all the funnier. something as simple as a too-long pause in the dialogue will have me in stitches
deserves all the love in the world, and it will forever have my whole heart. WITCHDAGGAH
Apr 19, 2024
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in agreement with mouse nitw soup rema see
also agree with them that definitely limbo or inside will scratch the little nightmares itch, arguably playdead's games are a big inspiration for little nightmares.
depending on what you're into (more story or more gameplay heavy) for story. i cannot recommend "what remains of edith finch" enough. just a true gem and some of the best of interactive storytelling
for gameplay i love the witness, hi fi rush, and neon white. all very different, but maybe you'll find something you'll like
for a mix if both, disco elysium. dialogue HEAVY, but based in like ttrpg systems, it's really fun. REALLY long though, like maybe put aside some time to crack that one open lol
Apr 19, 2024