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jyn erso shitposting frm the grave
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keerysfreckles · 14 days
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espresso — CL16 (smau)
pairing: charles leclerc x singer!fem!reader faceclaim: sabrina carpenter!
summary: when y/n releases a new song, fans can't help but think it could be about a certain f1 driver
warnings: like one curse word
a/n: ALL THE LANDO CONTENT TODAY IM SO DEAD
masterlist !
⋆ ˚ 。 ⋆ ୨୧ ˚
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yourusername japan i am in you!
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user1 GORGEOUS!!!!!!! 🤍🤍
bffusername serving again as usual 💅
user2 charles what are you doing here 🤨
user3 right before the japanese gp omg 🤭
user4 when she's a supportive bsf >>>
charles_leclerc why would you let me wear two glasses at once
yourusername what! you looked cute!
user5 they're never beating the dating allegations 🤭🤭
user6 the fact they always ride together whenever she can attend a race is so cute to me
user7 all the y/n content we're gonna get this weekend omg im SAT
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charles_leclerc japan you were absolutely beautiful. happy with p4, and honoured to recieve driver of the day ❤️🇯🇵
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user1 so proud of you charles!!
user2 jules is so incredibly proud ❤️❤️
user3 you'll smash the next one 🫶🏻
carlossainz55 proud of you c ❤️‍🩹
user4 the last slide y/n's so cute 🫠🫠
yourusername was cheering you on the whole time!!!!!!!
charles_leclerc wouldn't want it any other way love
scuderiaferrari ❤️❤️❤️
user5 definitely worth staying up till 2 am
user6 2... try 4 am 😀😀
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yourusername when he cooks, gets me a giant bunny AND has a private jet
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user1 he's so bf coded 😣😣
user2 HE BOUGHT THE BUNNY AWWWW
landonorris the bunny looks bigger than you
yourusername lan stfu pls
user3 THE FIRST PIC IM SO NORMAL ABOUT HIM.....
user4 she's just using him for his money and fame istg 🙄
user5 girl- 💀 she's famous herself, and they've been close for three years now
carlossainz55 he was struggling getting that bunny into his car
charles_leclerc no i was not
bffusername CHECK YOUR TEXTS RN
yourusername 🫡🫡
charles_leclerc i guess you can say i like your comapny
yourusername gee thanks charles, making me feel so appreciated
imessage between y/n and bffname !
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yourusername i know i mountain dew it for ya!
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user1 Y/N WHAT 😀😄😀
bffusername thats my girl!!!!!!!!!!
user2 BANDANA CHARLES IS BACK???????
user3 new song lyrics??
user4 we can only hope 🤞
user5 MY JAW IS DROPPED
charles_leclerc that morning coffee, brewed it for ya
yourusername 🤭🤭
user6 PARDON????????
user7 is HAS to be song lyrics
landonorris so you'll spend time im monaco with him but not me ☹️
yourusername well yes!
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yourusername surprise!!!! espresso out now!!!!! 🤍☕️
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user1 ON A RANDOM WEDNESDAY REALLY
user2 THE CHORUS IS SO CATCHY OMG
user3 "i'm working late cause i'm a singer, oh he looks so cute wrapped round my finger" I AM BAFFLED OH THESE LYRICS ARE SO JFBSJDHSJ
user4 she posted with charles with lyrics to the song.. the song HAS to be about him
user5 charles made a tiktok with the song I REPEAT CHARLES MADE A TIKTOK WITH THE SONG
landonorris you coffee addict 🫵🏼
yourusername what about it? 🤗
user6 need to know charles' reaction of the song asap
charles_leclerc 🩵🩵🩵
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yourusername so if i write a song about espressos, i get a boyfriend? okay 😊😊
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user1 THE CAPTION PLS 😭
bffusername FINALLY!!!!!!!
yourusername you shut it.
user2 im so ready for the millions of couples posts we're about to get
user3 i've never needed my favs to date so bad
landonorris the math isn't mathing
yourusername .....
user4 THE FIRST PIC AND THE WAY HE'S LOOKING AT HER 🥹🥹🥹
charles_leclerc i think it's a pretty fair trade
yourusername yeah cause you got a hot girlfriend 🤷🏼‍♀️
bffusername WHEN SHE KNOWS HER WORTH 🙌🏻🙌🏻
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charles_leclerc she's right, i am wrapped around her finger 🤍
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user1 ALREADY CRUSHING THE COUPLES POSTS
yourusername baby 🥹🥹🥹🥹
charles_leclerc je t'aime mon cher (i love you my dear)
yourusername shit i gotta learn french now
user2 THEYRE SO CUTE SHUT UP 😭😭
user3 THE CAPTION!!!!!!!
bffusername you better be treating her right
charles_leclerc 🫡
landonorris parents
charles_leclerc ???
yourusername lando you and i are the same age..
user4 i want what they have 😞😞😞
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christronomy · 8 months
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Hi!! Its the anon who sent in the chan car ride hard thought with the insta reel, if u remember me. But i have came to give u a new hard thought. First off, HAVE YOU SEEN THE VID OF CHAN DOING THAT LIL FINGER MOVE IN HALL OF FAME?!? i feel dizzy. 😵‍💫 anyways, onto my hard thought, picture this, y/n is scrolling on twt and that tweet that says imagine chan fingering you till you cry (or sum like that i hope you know what tweet im talking abt) and it has the chan vid attached to it, THEN BANGCHAN COMES INTO THE ROOM AND CATCHES Y/N AND FINGERS HEER OMGGGG (also i jus noticed that i used twt and tweet instead of X, sorry lol)
of course i remember you! hi, love! and YES, of course i saw that tweet, and i feel totally not normal about it! i would link them but i can't remember which accounts they're from sigh. also i hate calling it "x" bc cause wtf is that. LMAO
but onto this gem of a thought. honestly, he'd tease you so much if he caught you gushing over those tweets, he'd be so sweet about it though. if you don't mind i wanna add some more to this under the cut cause it just came to mind hehe (it's so long and i didn't proof read. help).
he caught you trying to finger yourself in his dorm room after spending almost hours scrolling through your timeline. you weren't really expecting to see anything interesting, but the only thing that popped up was the clips of him and that finger movement that caught your attention and immediately drove you insane. you couldn't help but keep watching the same clip over and over again in awe. it was just so attractive, especially when he made that certain expression and looked right straight at the camera, almost as if he were looking right at you.
so here you were now, desperately bucking your hips up against your hand, sticking your fingers as far inside your cunt as you could, palming your clit to gain some extra friction. you whined exasperatedly as you failed miserably yet again, not being able to get that stimulation you so desperately wanted.
chan got home a few minutes ago, so he's already been watching you, chuckling to himself softly cause you just look so cute like that—legs spread, face flushed a bright red, fucking your fingers in and out of your sopping hole. you keep going for a few more minutes, until you finally toss your head back to groan in frustration because it's just not enough.
his cock is already twitching, straining in his pants at the sight of you, so he can't help but open the door, and he finds it cute how you immediately close your legs and draw your hand back, the surprise of having been caught in the act showing on your face. he laughs softly and sits next to you on the bed. "what's wrong, love? you upset?" he asks, his tone teasing, yet sweet, and you can tell it's because he knows exactly what you were doing.
you nod and sigh, trying your best to come up with a reasonable explanation as to why you were naked on your boyfriend's bed, alone, when you knew he'd always expected you to wait for him whenever you needed to get off. "i was scrolling through twitter, and i saw these tweets about you... i got curious so i spent a while looking at them, and then..." you trail off with a gasp as he suddenly grabs your phone from where you'd put it next to you on the bed. you try to snatch it back, but he's a lot quicker than you. he scrolls a little bit, his expression serious, and then a smug smile plays at the corner of his lips as he looks at you again.
"aw baby, is this why you were so hot and bothered?" he asks, as he shows you one of the clips he was looking at, the same one from earlier, and your face turns an even darker shade of red as you nod. "that why you were using your cute little fingers, even though you know they're not good enough? you've got me right here. you could've asked me instead of just watching videos of me. i'll do whatever you want as long as i can make you feel good."
you feel like you're melting at the way condescension practically drips off his tongue, and you let him spread your legs for you again, this time using his own fingers to tease your swollen bud. he's such a dream come true. "'m sorry i couldn't wait for you," you start, but he shushes you softly. "that's okay, baby. i'm here now. i can help you," he says, and you want to thank him, but your words are cut short by the almost embarrassingly loud squeal that escapes your throat when he suddenly sticks his pointer and middle fingers in without warning, curling them just right, just like in that clip, finally giving you that pleasure you'd been chasing for hours now.
he watches you intently, from the way your back arches, to the way you clench around his fingers, but his expression stays blank. it doesn't take you that long to cum, and when you do, he doesn't stop. you look at him with furrowed brows, whining from the overstimulation, and he simply chuckles at your expression, not saying anything as he keeps torturing your walls with his fingers mercilessly. he's pushing you close to the edge all over again surprisingly quickly, and once you reach your second orgasm, you're already asking him to slow down, stop for a minute, so you can catch your breath. still, he doesn't. by the time you reach your fourth orgasm, you're already a sobbing stuttering mess as he makes you even more dumb on his fingers, begging him to stop, but that only makes him go much faster, his palm smacking your clit as he does so.
"this how needy you are for me? wanting to get yourself off without me cause of some video? you poor thing, thinking your fingers alone would satisfy you. you know you can't do it without me. guess i just have to remind you, hmm?"
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dullahandyke · 4 months
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ok hi im here to liveblog case 4 of tgaa. basically what happened was my phone died before i could start liveblogging this case so ive justbeen writing all my witty reactions ina notebook which i shall transcribe thusly. hope u appreciate that im having to read my own handwriting for this
ok hi i'm going pen + paper bcos lana gave up the ghost lols
also right from the start i'm interested in the title of 'adventure of the clouded kokoto' like i haven't reqad sherlock holmes so i'm prob not getting as much out of the case similarities as i could be but i know enough to know that ost of the titles have been loosely based on holmes stories so 'im interested in why this one in particular has a japanese word in the title
i do really like how vortex is handing out all the cases as opposed to ryuu finding them himself, it rlly gives the impression that vortex is powerful and one of their only connections so it makes him that much more intimidating
points... gregson spotted... with his famed chips... he's so mecore (just finished supper chips)
gregson racism moment
susato's conversation magicks r so awesome... who needs spirit channeling when you know how allists work
susato protects al women with susato toss... ily
gregson the one to tell us about reaper of the bailey myth...
love susato's sholmesposting... no. 1 admin on fanwiki
snowman :)
not ryuu giving his commentary on 'the bicycle fad' :sob: we need to bring him to the 21st century and have him run a twitter account reacting to fads such as coffee and nerf guns
...ryunosuke have you walked on stilts and fallen into a river
also susato riding ryuu around on a little bike... so cutes
foggy london town title drop
also someones gonna fucking die on the crystal tower
YES SYSATO THROW STONES AT THE COP CAR... crime queen
damn acab... anyway prison time. idr who the defendant is
oh its soseki innit
god they really did meow meow him
CAN'T EXAMINE THE CELL BOOO... oh the days of examining the guard ever time u came in just in case
i do like soseki's grustrated sprite ut's v shaped
can't talk to people he's just like me fr...
unrelated but god i would kill for some chocolate biscuits rn. was bubbles not atop me i'd be making 10pm brownies yet she is so i shan't disturb her
also love how ryuu's constantly mumbling his internal monologue. go king talk to yourself!
SOSEKI CALLING HIMSELF A SOPPING WET KITTEN :sob:
oh is this the defendan't elegy theme? its rlly nice
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gentlebeardsbarngrill · 2 months
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My lovely Rav!! I just want to say, that I LOVE the fact that you and I will be Ride or Die clowning until we're old and hiding in a nursing home together telling stories of the days back on tumblr and twitter how we got astroglide to watch our gay pirate show. By then I bet we'll have a season 3 and we can claim to fame helping with the fall of WB and HBO Max for slighting us and our queer masterpiece! But other than pure clowning, I ADORE how much you care about how other people see our fandom and how much you care about Kristian, and DJ and all the guests on WJW's comfort. You genuinely want to have our little fandom be safe from all the prying eyes/ ridicule of the world, and I love that so much. It's incredibly caring, and it makes me feel so lucky to share this fandom with you. You are a passionate, fun, amazing person, and I always look forward to when you reach out and you appear in my inbox (I'm sorry Im bad about reaching out to you!) . Please accept my undying love and affection and clown honks as a token of our friendship. 💌 💌 💌
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xplrvibes · 3 months
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alright im half way thru and here are my thoughts so far:
1. I truthfully don’t know any of the controversy around joe rogan, i just know he’s hella popular for being controversial and he’s someone i’d be on edge to have a convo with bc what i have seen is he questions everything and he isn’t afraid to let you know he doesn’t agree. but snc seem to really like him and vibe with him and it does seem super out of the blue for joe to want ghost hunters to come investigate his place (I hope this isnt a set up). either way, sounds interesting.
2. that contract from o-park mall is challenge worthy. they spelt colbys name entirely wrong (misspelt his last name and used his nickname and not his legal name) making it null and void from my understanding. i would also say the same abt sam as they used a nickname not a legal name. A good lawyer could wiggle them out of that if they cared.
3. loved hearing colbys take on religion. im the same, i’m not so much religious as i have a relationship with God. i think thats way more important than being in a religious community. and i also feel the same way about just knowing there’s something else out there. also interesting he was the only one on the table who doesn’t have dreams of dying. chop that up to trusting in God and not being afraid bc he knows God has the perfect plan and everything is in control, or just generally not afraid to die for other reasons, who knows. definitely fascinating, either way.
alright i’ll be back in 1.5hr hours with part 2 comments. I probably missed a bunch of stuff i could’ve commented on but these are my standout comments.
- aussie anon
I finished the podcast late last night and then immediately went to bed without really doing a deep dive into my thoughts on the whole thing (aside from a few choice areas that stuck in my brain and had to be discussed in dm's last night lol), so I'm going to use your reviews to sort of start my own review, and then will probably finish up with an additional post later on side thoughts - cause I have a lot lol.
1, The thing with Joe Rogan is that he kind of plays both sides of the fence, in terms of not just politics, but pretty much anything going on (he will have on conservatives and liberals, will have on atheists and people like snc, will have on scientists and then people who believe in UFOs, etc) and so he tends to be very controversial because of that. I don't listen to him, his viewpoints on certain things aren't really my cup of tea and he has in the past said some stuff in his pursuit of riding the fence that was not good and gross and everything, so this is not me defending him or whatever - but at the end of the day, he has the most listened to podcast on earth and love him or hate him, is a household name. Them being invited on his podcast, being treated very well by him, and then him keeping in touch with them and inviting them out to his comedy club is objectively a big deal for them and their visibility and they aren't going to turn that down because twitter - who has pretty much made it clear they lowkey hate snc anyway lol - have an issue with the collab.
I actually found that part of the conversation interesting, because the whole thing came about because his daughter was a fan of theirs, which I just find kind of hilarious and random. Imagine how many people of notoriety and fame they meet or could potentially meet because those peoples' teenage children are fans.
2, I don't think they would actually get arrested for showing up at that mall at this point in their careers, anyway - most malls do not have the uumph to take shit like that truly seriously, and both S & C have made it public that they've been back in there since (one time right after the release of their book, Colby went into their Barnes and Noble with his mom and illegally signed a few of the books on the shelf and posted about it all over his instagram lol). But it is objectively kind of hilarious that they are "banned" from entering the mall and yet they've had consumer products in three of their stores (B&N, Hot Topic and Zumiez), and have had their faces on the store fronts of two of those three.
3, I strangely found that interesting as well, and I normally tend to zone right the fuck out when people talk religion (sorry, all). I was raised Catholic but am not religious these days in my own life, although I certainly do believe that something else has to be going on, hence all the ghosts and stuff. But for whatever reason, hearing others talk about religion always makes me feel wildly uncomfortable - I think it's just feeling like that's something personal and so different from person to person and I just don't like feeling like I'm intruding on their privacy by hearing it (even if they are offering it up freely), if that makes sense? I don't know, I'm just weird about those conversations in general.
But I find it interesting when these two talk religion, firstly because of the content they make and how it would tie back into their own personal belief system, but also just how interesting it is that this is one of those areas where they kind of balance each other on opposite sides of the scale, and yet somehow come together perfectly at the end. It's an interesting phenomenon with them.
Also, all of them talking about dying in their dreams and Colby just piping in with "I've never died in my dreams 😃" like go off, you sweet little just happy to be there king.
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pndnj · 3 years
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Cathartic- Yellow Metal Lyrics
Heres where I am with the lyrics, I referenced @25Goldenn on twitter for some of it that I couldn’t comprehend. 
*music*
0:23
Dark matter, like painted splatters, they fit better, the old saying, the way it goes, better the devil you do then you don’t know. I hit pedals and switch levers, my heart metal, I can't settle, im part trouble, they are not subtle. I fuck good so fuck cuddles, burst bubbles the thrist levels at new heights, i down doubles, and got baked til I felt high, my face puzzled, felt muddled, far strung and your floors woodent, the thought might but the fit wouldn’t. A fortnight
0:46 - 1:00
And I thought right, it’s all bark and no bite, I’m Tony Stark still embarking on a dream, took a bit of time to take darkness from the team. Seen what I saw. Heartless on the sleeve. Tried to burn my wings, so I put them in a piece on my chest , at peace no rest.
1:00-1:15
Flipped this on it’s head. Rip the script up now, flip it don’t pretend, slipping shit again, Fakers all around me, I’ve been living in pretense. Fake friends won’t make amends. There’s no need, these mean comments control the scenes. Attentionseekers, the spine is weakened
1:15-1:24
This family needs, what a family needs, and the planet bleeds, the damaged trees. It’s never leaving til we ascend so fuck the fence, and until they stop killing colour it’s fuck the feds.
1:22 - 1:44
You must be off it, I mean it, you know you ain’t never get with the judging and I used to dread growing my beard too long, never felt I belonged, but it's really long like a minute I ain’t looking to no mans for the limits, They’re feeling timid, I’m telling them who they mimic, why they don't look like a clinic …. Why they don't get no women, Still, we’re just fucking girls, Lost in the wrong world, Jurassic, now to this vermin
1:41-  1: 50
Kicking the game I’m serving, these losers are never learning, my fire is forever burning, adding it to my fuel, seems like I’m always focused on never becoming you, These locals that rob us feeling … was for a reason.
1:52-2:02
I’m seeing my new beginnings, watch out this loser’s winning, and no water is too deep to swim in Like I’m about to see a killing, I’m all the way that and living, flawless and feeling lawless, the prison now to the gimmicks, my vision is set to something,
2:03-:2:20
I’m watching you bitches plummet, no matches here for my cunning, you rappers are feeling done in, switching your genre, running and Running your jaw, stunting, pulling at straws, something  I think you’re a poor effort, deaf and tone deaf and I ain’t treat you separate. Living, I’m in my element, riding it like a … never lose me to fentanyl, scared when I take a benadryl. Keeping it green in general
2:20- 2:46
Think that you remain irrelevant. Look at yourself with reverence, hoping to always elevate. Celibate of these thoughts, killing themselves with sedatives. In comparison to eminem, you’re feeling feminine. Impolitically correct, still dropping on my dick. And I never gave a fuck about what they say abt my shit, I’ve been moving things in my mind like it’s this mountain dew Memories have made me wonder if one day I’m after you. What’s the purpose that you do, is what you're hoping that they learn, i’d like to say i’m done but it’s getting up on my nerves
2:46 -2:55
I’m looking at my life, saying what do I deserve. It’s hard to say I know when I’m walking through the dirt. Talking while you’re nothing I can see for what it’s worth. I’m tired of feeling hurt and I’ve tried enough but nothing works.
2:55-3:40
I’m racking up excuses while I’m slacking off on work. Chit chatting is the usual, talking to this clerk, i beg you don’t include me. I might write it on my shirt so everytime they see me, the oldest know to swerve. SWERVE Life is potent, bits of fucked shit… till they took notice weren’t  no hocus pocus, it was hard work that got me heard so i put in the graph like google maps but the whole earth
… around my door mat, taking over like the drones, rolling dirt up in miles like the water, and exploding like Annas hematoma. Don't need to see a slammer to know that I don't want to go man
I’m a showman. I’m just focused on the drama… like i’ve got my own insurance, show myself the pain, like i boxed it in the frame, if we’re about to talk greatness im great, the way you have to say my name like beyonce
“Say my name”
4:00-4:46
Just a bum with a cigarette, sun coming up, all my thoughts on the internet. Feeling deep, I’m just bored with the silhouette single sec,  get fucked up for the thrill of it . killer streak playing Pacman. Like I came from the Philippines vanilla bean still a thing for the thrill of scene,
Theres a beam, UFO, Leave it well alone  I aint moving, stood still on the peloton, telephone and its always on the dial tone,  it's been a while since i’ve smiled at a milestone, seen a big pile in my mind stone, me against the world on my Jack Jones, Like I’m John Jones, With pictures in the condo, far from John Doe, in the ___, like I'm Johnny Bravo, got pravado, with a small dick sitting in golados, feeling far gone, cuz that last hit was the good shit, was that stay lit
4:48-5:02
You can never take my shit come and get me. On the top floor,  cloud 9, fading, never bailing, felt amazing, inhaling, til my lungs two guns blazing. Overcome all the stunts that I pulled. A suit of just skin and then wool
5:02- 5:17
This life doesn’t give you no armour, a lot of myself can harm ya. I swear on what’s good, that I’m here till they take me. I pray that I’m wrinkled, at least over 80, and start moving like a ruler, ?damaged? Like a computer going fast, bars from the jeweler, bring the songs to the beach in hopes of finding tuna
5:18-5:36
5:36- 6:16
Grab a bat, lose my rag. Couple things got me mad, a couple people got me wrong and now I’m changing up the swag. Coming in and stealing it, I might take the whole bag. Feeling undefeated, I’m a beast with a reason, and imma lead the whole pack. Fearless like I’m Caesar, I’m just waiting for a chance to fill it up with diesel, and all I've been achieving is clocking miles in its region, moving like a legion.
Promise that I made to myself an allegiance. Do you still believe I’m a fool for ever leaving, staring at the ceiling, can never put a cap on achieving. I’m just here for the rap, then I’m leaving.
I’ve had about enough of being my own enemy, it’s time I grew up,  a long way from 17. Always went against the grain, struggles in my life. Got some things to say when I stand up on a mike.
6:16-6:32
I ain’t dropping this for fame, I need this time, like therapy, it’s just to keep me sane. The truth is on my medicine, can’t put that on your plate.
Speeding into everything, bout time I fixed the brakes. Don’t say I can’t communicate , you know I conversate with you in several different ways. And I know you know it’s references, looking at your face.
6:33- 6:53
Can’t justify mistakes, like every man that made them, seems I ain't  the one to blame. Lying to myself, only had so much to gain, so now I’m switching up the plate, see if that affects the place, im at on most days
I ain’t going with the usual so they looking at me strange. Confused, I can feel it all,  I’m here to make a change. It’s cold at 3am outside, I’m walking with the dog, thanking god that you don’t talk at all, my mind is switching off
6:54-7:12
Driving down to find myself, cuz I’ve been getting lost, lived this selfless life and found I can give a toss. Lessons that I’ve learned I’ve tried teaching to myself. What I’ve learnt from certain people is that they’re better than myself.
So I surround myself with real ones, and you feel the plastic melt. Like burning toy soldiers that used to go up on the shelf. Recycle the ideas, conveying on the belt
7:14-7:29
.. circus, always hurting the way we felt? Embarrassed that we dreamt of bigger things and letting go of notions till we feel them in cement
Tired of only hoping, we feel broken men. Cuz the gravity is weight and has kept us to the ground, see the only people speaking with favors in their mouths
7:46-7:58
Got killer rhymes… no fillers, like godzilla, eating clouds cuz my smokes thicker, throat licker, my dope sicker, bringing people their hope like im the pope slicker,  i hope you’re getting the point cuz i walk quicker
I thought my city was shit bcs I want bigger like my zipper couldn’t zip up fed up with the…my love is fickle.. Residual age has a primitive face
I see demise for your limited ways, Left it to simmer, simmer away…a fake glimmer in the haze
8:09-8:11
Feeling trapped this industry is a cage
8:34-8:50
Nobody’s speaking the truth, I’m offended by the State. Look at the state of the news, I’ve decided the argument, reciting my views, while they’ve been sat in their chairs, I’m feeling pressure to choose.
Standing here as one man, how can I do half when you’re half the person I am. If it wasn’t in your life, you didn’t choose it. It’s the funny thing about music. It’s the pain and beauty of it.
8:52-9:11
Don’t give a fuck what my suit is, it looks good so I wear it, better than the shoot that People’s wearing, changing the whole narrative for these basics and scarcity
Been facing the racists from back when i were a kiddie .born up in in 93’. been living in Bradford City..kicked me out of the schools, they had a problem with me hitting the kids that would call me p*** still sitting in the classroom chilling, and i'm angry now that I’m older I see they treat us different
9:12-9:25
got me thinking I’m the problem cuz they never dealt with those issues.
20 years later I’m still in the same boat, tryna treat me like my grandpa, say I came up off the boat. Came to tell you what I stand for, man I think you’re shit, a joke. How can I be civil, when they got me by the throat
9:25-9:35
Pushing my feelings down, you ain’t got it like them
‘Boy your skin is so light’, ok motherfucker take my name up on a flight. Try to convince immigration that your bloodline’s half white.
9:35-9:45
I don’t know how that’s acceptable, when life is more susceptible to perception, be the death of them. I’ve been looking at the sky saying where’s that day of reckoning, you had your prophets right when they say that you would speak to them.
9:45-9:55
I need justice in this life and I trust that it’s my fight, cuz when I’m writing it feels right to have them focused on the facts again. Focused on the rap again, hoping for the change, gunna put this on the map again
9:55-10:16
Writing in all caps again, the pain, it goes through me so I write the letter. All the shit that could have brought me but made me better.
I’m at home with a pain in my soul , yeh rap… cuz you know I was too real to contest it, my time was invested. Now I look at the industry, I see it infested, looking like kids who would write on nesquik.
10:17-10:29
My name ain’t on the list unless they label it ethnic.
I ain’t never gave a fuck about these jokers and jesters. Ain’t no answers for these things, so just save us the questions, man allowed of violence, cuz my silence is deafening, your opinion stinks, somebody get him a breath mint.
10:30- 10:42
Start to understand why they think that I’m threatening, I move in certain ways, couldn’t slow me with ketamine Now they all wanna hear me, got a table at letterman. Direction changed, like I changed up the lettering. Don’t believe the age ,bcs I move like a veteran.
10:42 - 10:47
Raised on the benefit for whose benefit, they’ll never learn shit, man, if the shoe fits.
…no words coming out when you open your mouth
And to be honest, it’s insulting, offensive to my wounds that have been salting. Tryna ask me questions that they know I never answer. I’d rather sit online and reply to the fan art
11:00-11:06
Fuck a sports car, coming through when i rapped
tell you what I like, farm life and the tractor
11:06- 11:17
Fake life, 'sup online, suck a fat one. You don’t wanna buy into that, none of that son. Sitting in the garden 98’ in the Datsun,  seen some hot summers but I still remember that sun.
*music*
11:51- 12:34
I make millions off of my pain, cause I know a few millions still living that way
Dealing with the hurt, they should know cause they don’t deserve it, it hit deep cause i hit the nerve. Only way that the sheep learn if the street firm, in my ways I don’t wanna change, everything just stay the same
Who you tryna convince you understand, cant maintain, let the lights dim some,  get the Chow Mein, flex, get the tape, right up at night
Why these men be nice to my face, be nice,  i ain’t tryna be a gangsta ruins my vibe
Rather be low-key and on my phone. Never need the trophy or the show piece
Never show peace in a North Face fleece. Show kids this like i wrote my flip
Cause the sign might fit till the start i’m sick
12:37-13:05
Now you see where I come from, the world don’t. Only achievement in this life is the Jordans. Committing petty crimes out of boredom, we can’t afford them. So I stole it, need a rolex
Go make sense, get yourself a job, It’s a poor man’s game tryna sit and pray to god, he ain’t sorting out your problems, gotta sort them out yourself
Used to tell us fables, now I’m writing them myself, Cause we raw like animals we all just need some help
Cathartic, I’m an artist, trying to put my heart in
Felt double crossed like Leo in Departed
13:05- 13:27
For the knowledge i’m not charging see I got it all free
But my hunger kept me starving like i’m feening for the feed
I just Need a reason to see me bleeding for my creed. Trick you with the words like I keep em up my sleeve. Picking where I fit, I see me sitting with the queen
I ain’t doing it unless you’re used to saying please
Let me flow a bit, before I sting 'em with the bees, They tryna kill us with disease
(Music)
13:34- 14:12
Why does it feel like they had the same notebook and the same four looks
Like the rain won't touch on their face, so sus when they lie don’t trust not a minor
Please no fuss, I just move through the game like must
Something in the way i adjust till i stick, Free falling like the ship, free fall till i bust
Remember 21 brother gave no fucks. Trying to project when they give them looks
In the projects, in the objects us
In my own way, never gave me love, shoulda never started this, broken hearted kid
Dried up the feeling till I stole the lid
Don’t wanna relish in the fame but I can’t resist
14:46-14:58
I like the way we feel, I like the way, I like the way
Ain’t no mistake, i am a being
I ain’t tryna be a leader, been selling out since Jesus
All my rhymes are for the readers, between the lines, like Father time, I fuck Mother Nature
14:58-15:40
That’s what they get, the connotations. Tell 'em I lived a life, and then I lived a life of adjacent? like its…. and played it patient.
Alone on my own spaceship, always tryna find greatness, still defying lines, but I’m fighting in my prime.
Shining light like Kylo while imma kill it all the time. Aging like I’m wine
Asian in my face, but still my race you can’t define. Focused on defiance, imma fight it while it’s life.
Started something sick and on my mind is what’s next, just became a dad so now I’m taking all the cheques. Better know I’m staying and paying like it’s debt. Imma get it done, if it’s taking all my breath, sweat, and down I ain’t messing around til I’m the best
Speaking in full sentences, shoulda thought about a strategy before you went at the stratosphere about this… rings around Saturn, this ain’t a battle, I’m sat, I’m here
15:40-16:22
Catch me doing magic, hired and sounding tragic I think you could use practice and until that you get the blacklist and pull like a … actress? Fooling them like a catfish, schooling like a legend, happy to be the reference, fusing like iridescence, leaving them all guessing, leaking out of my brain like a pipe I aint fixing, shining like a star you can see it from a distance
Aint many of me around p*** I’m just different Certain stages to this level aint here because fame is to the devil fuck a label, imma do this from the ghetto, clean up like Im Dettol
I’m the man to put a bet on, sight smart like a weapon,  this is my kind of setting, i write the world I’m sat in, while these others live on hype, i see them fight in how they type, the fruit is ripe for the taking, i think i might
16:22-16:57
Let me take you away from here, Let me take you away from here, Let me take you away from here
16:58- 17:47
Eccentric things are mentioned like a kid stuck in detention tryna escape im just spitting what is written on the next page, spitting image of my dad in his young days
Born sinner when i’m livid i say fucks sake
Don’t worry i’m too cunning with no plumbing, the waterworks, i sung something that resonates, i thought it first like giving birth to the parrot perch
They see me do it and they know it works
Don’t know what’s worse: the way that you live your life or the way that you write a verse
You’ll be nervous, you don’t deserve it we’ll scratch the surface ill leave a crater, lift the dirt up to find the hurting
Can’t know for certain nothing is guaranteed, tryna be a better person than the world deserves to see cuz i see a lot of sharks still swimming in the sea
Cease and arrest what’s the reason.. And these the kinda kids we bringing up next
Distorted reality, all they needed was family, too hard to face, to see what the damage is
17:47
*i don’t wanna be, i don’t wanna be, a part of this, no, i don’t wanna be, i don’t wanna be, a part of this, *
18:04-18:38
Sometimes they ask the questions too deep to form a sentence, to disform, is this the norm, is this the sentence i feel defenseless i played the setlist, and all my sweat blood and tears, forgot to mention feeling lost, going off into different sections i feel like love wrecked it
If it’s not a drug why am i waiting for the next fix, affected, i cant believe that you left this
I guess I leave for the best wish, moving on like im fine for the lectures
We see it all from spectrums, cuz if we’re falling down we can fall down together
Staircase to heaven, mirror down the middle like 11, resentment on one side it won’t settle
18:38- 19:14
Mind fried but taking sense, they aint got a sense of themselves in the rich ends
Need to spell it out for them.. Made for them so witness
I know you feel afflicted but you always love it with me while im laughing at you, ya think you’re laughing with me
I try to (i love you) but im grown so they don’t fit me, my body thrown from the new to this old city so Im sick of sitting on my own, feeling so shitty, i’ve been on roads where its cold and the snow hitting
Its okay to be yourself, sit and talking to myself
I’ve been walking for the longest, just need a little rest, know i ain’t the strongest, I can feel it in my chest, talking about my feelings and of me, they get the best
19:14-19:59
They aint leaving, seeing breathing in my breath
Till death do us part is just seeded in my heart, like a work of art
Never winning,im just scared
Cant begin from the start, do i play a part in the rhythm of the night
I guess i’m onto something cuz the dark is feeling right
Every cloud got a lining, put my own miles  in, like moralis, figured that they’re jealous, that they could just never tell us to change because the weather never made me question whether or not i’m not that level
Got rid of all the bullshit sitting in my way, most of them are full of shit i see it every day
I do hearing the same things that i do, maybe that shits hitting like haiku
How much do you pay for them to hype you
Recycle your flaws but they aint like new, leaving and conceded and full of diesel like engines that need a cleaning, the ending will be revealing. Even though we ain’t raising the facts, now we been facing.
20:01-20:52
The cactus with spikes, needing spaces. Different faces, the same story. A full body like straight body direct to your system.
Could never tell 'em we missed’ em. Not even with the thoughts, we gift them. Cuz they just take advantage, guess we are caught in a system.
My soul pouring out details of borrowed time, had enough of a fill, this is for sorrow time. I’m seeing visions of Heaven, I seen the severed line, between the gospel they speak and when theyre telling lies.
Remember telling a friend of mine, you’d sent of mine, identified like a 3rd eye. Got a habit of knowing now where the dirt lies. So benign. I ain’t sober after 9, so I fuck their minds. Why you flipping out, see another
Try to rep it from the city, fuck a chiller crew, repping for the nittys, trying to keep us down, raised on the social, don’t want to let us out of the system. Me, I insist we assist them, me alone putting shifts til I lift them
20:53-21:12
I know it’s hard, that’s why I like it, I’m fit to fight it, I’m from the North, I’m backing Tyson, it’s been decided, don’t see no light. They needing guiding, just redefining, realizing, I’m realigning, in full finance, they stay silenced.
Can’t be louder, I’m juiced up with no powder. I fix shit like a slick spanner. Gone green like Bruce Banner. So free Gaza on my banner
21:12-21:51
The real McCoy, I ain’t nothing to toy with, signifying peace like a Japanese Koi Fish. How did this happen, we’re moving backwards in our timeline, killing us with cyanide, Right up for the freedom 'til we transform like Ironhide
This is bout my feelings, the way that I move affects the fate that I’m sealing. Can’t say nothing, with that something being on the page, kept inside the pen like the bars that have been kept caged. See I always had a plan, since I was young, we had nothing man
Now it’s been a few years since I ain’t seen the fam, on foreign lands. Bout to climb Everest in the avalanche. Right into the riddles as soon as you were born. Never asking the question cuz it’s the norm. See I’m in a questionin’ session
21:52-22:03
Like the manner got a method to teaching a lesson, listen to MF Doom, he taught me like Ra’s Al Ghul. Felt like living in Gotham, the people were rotten. Still we play cartoons so it’s never forgotten.
22:03-22:15
Chilling at the top but we came from the bottom. Writing and jottin for them life by, spotting the difference
*Dreams, was growing out of me, sun promising that tomorrow it will rise, time playing games with my mind, I swear it will pass us by
Train goes on the tracks, smoke, I’m tired to hide my thoughts, so blinded in flames, Don’t know where we’re going, I have no way of knowing, only see what’s in my head
Can’t we wait a minute, so we can savour this, It’s on my brain again, these days, It on my brain again these days”
23:10-23:46
They’re hating on Palestine ways, The oh no Palace playing Prince on the Steinway, Sending out mind waves, stop them like crimewaves, Freedom fighter, Yellow Metal is my name
Like vipers, I see the sly ones, the snake that’s called Biden, none of them abiding what they might put in writing
We should be used to it by now, say whatever for the vote and then just choose another route, say they’d never kill another unless that brother’s skin is brown
I’m just telling you the facts, if you can’t take it, the truth naked, to bare bones and my thoughts lately, spitting politics.. Done ain’t it, Shit just gets me vexed, and now I’m sitting that I think of it
23:45-23:59
Feeling on the brink of it, whatever it is, Figure out some shit at least it feels that way
talk about my feelings and I don’t feel so strange, finding solace, that’s a promise, in Metropolis but being honest, can’t write a sonnet, without some pain
24:00-24:40
Can’t fade away, away so we can savour this, been on my brain again these days
Can't find a way to be so you can savour this, been on my brain these days
Singing the song for another, singing a song for another
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chimtaera · 4 years
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imagine model namjoon.
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ok let’s not kid ourselves
boy’s already a model
he’s got the body.
got the looks.
what can i say, he’s no super model (too clumsy), but he get’s around with the more diverse castings yanno
probably got started on instagram,
with his #kimdaily outfits
which are sometimes just chill, pretty, sporty, casual, cool
and other times completely wacky and just ??? how did you even think to wear those ??? at the same time?? together ???
he always looks good tho
but some looks will give you whiplash. ur warned.
but that’s part of his appeal tbh
hhhh probably gains a lot of popularity when one of those more ‘out there’ outfits circulates on twitter or reddit and people are like “hOW does he make that work??? why does it look good??? is he just that hot??”
the answer is yes.
from there he builds a solid following.
for his great looks, great fashion sense, and his 4am instagram stories that are just a black pic with like a three paragraph text about how rain might feel if it had feelings.
also, solid music recommendations omg 
you probably make ur own spotify playlist with just his recommendations.
ok ok so you best bELIEVE when this boy finally gets cast for a show he’s gonna fall on his ass and go viral
claim to fame baby
probably becomes a meme and rolls with it tbh
like he’ll share the memes in his story, so as not to ruin the ・゚:*aesthetic*:・゚and react to them and shit
but then also get on live and talk at length about how faceplanting on the catwalk impacts your self-esteem, how he’s habit he could benefit positively from such an embarrassing moment, and how there’s a lesson for everyone here, and that he hopes all our embarrassing moments may in some way benefit us one day.
he’s such a sweetheart im-
so you might be a stylist?
a hair stylist?
makeup artist?
fellow model?
whatever you’re comfortable with.
you definitely see him on instagram first tho
you came for the memes but are super impressed with his profile and end up staying for the music.
...... and him.
he’s hot, come on.
also 90% of networking is done on instagram these days let us be real.
okay so oNE DAY, or like late evening, who cares
he post a music recommendation and you’re like !!!!!!!!
it’s that low key indie band with like only one EP out that you found on some obscure spotify playlist and you’ve been jamming to since october
and apparently namjoon has too because they’ve released a new single and you didn’t even know ????
and you’re so excited your fingers slip and oopsie you’ve sent a short but rambling message explaining exactly that into his DM’s
instant regret.
then the anxiety bubbles up in you.
and then you calm yourself and convince yourself that he gets a LOT of messages he probably won’t even see yours, so it’s fine it’s fine it’s-
next morning you have a reply
a new follow
and a mcfUCKING LIKE ON A PICTURE OF YOU FROM TWO WEEKS AGO
yikes, you didn’t even have time to give your feed a spring cleaning
you just like his short “ikr!!!!”, too mortified to reply.
alas, the regrets!
but also
the butterflies.
then you see him at an event one time.
it’s fashion week, you’re hecking busy and about to leave because it’s like midnight and you’ve got places to be tomorrow
but it’s always so strange to see people from insta irl like ??? all those dimensions??? you really be lookign like that ??? damn.
once you’ve stared long enough to be certain that’s actually what he looks like (so handome!!! so tall!!!! wtf!!!! who allowed this??) you turn to leave just as he glances up and cetches your eye for like the tiniest fraction of a second
and you hightail it outta there and hope to heaven he doesn’t know you were staring.
but he likes your pic from the party the next morning and you almost choke on your coffee and the lump in your throat stays there all day
and you’re like, am i?? catching feelings ??? for the catwalk faceplant guy??? you’ve never even talked to the man smh
he’s fucking hot tho.
so, fashion week ends and with it comes another party
you can finally relax, celebrate, wind down from the long week.
yA THOUGHT lmao
you’re talking to some designer about their next project and they’re going on about this instagram dude who’s already on board when they start waving someone over like “hey hey, there he is, y/n have you met kim namjoon yet?”
you turn around you’re like !!!!! fuck. he’s so much taller up close.
“hey, no, yeah, no, but i’ve seen you on, uh, on instagram. i think.” smooth, y/n.
after introductions, the designer gets pulled along into some other conversation and you and namjoon are kinda awkward for a minute.
you just sip your drink like ‘fuck fuck fuckfuck fuck aaaaaaa’
but then he asks you easy questions about what you do and what you’ve been working on this week and it’s the same thing you’ve been talking about with everyone you’ve met this week so it goes pretty smoothly
he makes it easy for you, like he’s very attentive, nods along enthusiastically asking follow-up questions and seems genuinely interested in your work it’s so nice! he’s so nice!
and you ask him the same things you’ve asked everyone else this week like you haven’t seen everything on his instagram already.
actually you’ve missed a few things since you’ve been so busy and your interest is genuine, before you know it the two of you are at a table and getting along like a house on fire, showing each other pics from the week.
he asks you send him a pic from one of the shows he didn’t get to see and when he do he’s sees your old messages and is like ?? oh !!
i mean, he totally knew it was you, but he had forgotten the part about that obscure indie band and the new single, so he shows you!
you’ve been following them even closer since then so you know they’re playing a gig in like two weeks and you tell him.
turns out he’s missed this info because of fashion week and he’s super excited!! you guys have to go together!!!¨
“i mean, we don’t have to- it’s just, i don’t know anyone else who listens to them, i could probably go alone, but, you know, it would be cool-”
and of course you’ll go with him, so you two exchange numbers and end up texting the next two weeks.
at first you’re just making tentative plans to meet and go to to the gig, but then there’s a gallery opening the same day, and you know this realy good thrift shop nearby that he should check out, and you guys should get dinner before because namjoon knows this really cool place and-
and it’s a date.
namjoon has every intention to kiss you that night after the gig, but he wants to ask you first and he’s not sure exactly how so he’s just like “um ??? can i ??? uhhh ?? do you ??? uh”
and ur like, “hey, namjoon, i really want u to kiss me, please?”
the rest is history.
you two are too cute, with your instagram aesthetic and lowkey couple outfits, and highkey couple pics, i’d follow.
you two would be gOALS, and it does wonders for both your careers tbh
omg imagine all the cool collaborations you two could do.
and eventually namjoon would go viral again when the paparazzi captures him spilling his coffee and your cute reaction.
but the best thing about dating model namjoon is he makes you your very own playlist.
and you get your very own story highlight with all the aesthetic pics he snaps of you just like buying milk and stealing his fries, and exploring the city on sundays afternoons, going vintage shopping and reading in the park, titled: “bae.” with every colour heart.
hyping each other in the comments always.
and the thirst omg
anyway, nsfw under the cut.
so you take it kinda slow at first because turns out namjoon has a huge crush on you and he lowkey can’t keep his hands off you but also wants to “date you properly”, whatever that means.
props to you if you get impatient with him and tease him a little, a thirst trap here, a netflix and chill there, sending a sexy song his way, or even better post it on your story for him to see.
if it doesn’t provoke him to action it’ll at least get him hard flustered, which is cute.
in the end joon is a soft boy and you can sit up all night talking, so you end up talking about sex long before having it.
and that just makes it all the more special tbh
and when it does happen, it’s like everything else the two of you do, a little awkward at first, a little clumsy, fumbly, but a lot of fun, and it’s namjoon, and you love namjoon. so, so much.
like it doesn’t matter if he accidentally bumps your nose, because he’ll apologise and the two of you will just giggle and continue. 
and he might pull your hair on accident, but that way you can admit to him that it’s.. kinda hot.
and when your teeth collide when you kiss it’s only because any amount of distance between you quickly becomes unbearable, and you both need each other so, so much.
imagine slow, lazy sunday morning snuggle fuck with namjoon.
and then later when you’re on a blanket in the park reading both your books he’ll get distracted, thinking about it, lean in close and tell you something ridiculous like he wishes you would wake him up by sitting on his face.
and imagine backstage heavy petting after a show, leaving the afterparty early, because you’re both buzzing with unrelieved tension and namjoon is very hard in his pants, pressing himself against you as you try to have a polite conversation with some influencer.
love, love, loooooves, watching you ride.
and he’ll go down on you for hours if you let him, honestly.
anytime, anywhere tbh
how did you get so lucky?
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wormmomma · 4 years
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tyler, the creator: the very queer discography review!!!
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Im bored of writing overly long threads on twitter so i wrote a look at tyler the creators discography and why hes gay and im gay and deserved to have his dick immortalized in gold when he dies. So tyler gregory okanma is a black man born in ladera heights california. He’s also my third favorite rapper and since he discovered my favorite rapper earl sweatshirt I guess he deserves goat status for that shit too. Tyler started his career around 17 years old as the ace the creator. He did features at the time with casey veggies and the inspirations in his flow to mf doom where already apparent even back then. From ace the creator mixtape you can already hear the very digital and jazz inspired pharrell production. Funny story if you look up any of his ace stuff now you'll mostly find some really old production that in the age of tyler the creator type beats doesn't really hold u all that great. From there Tyler went on to create odd futures and his first album bastard. He quite quickly followed up bastard with godlin. Goblin, bastard, and the OF tape vol.1 all feel pretty interconnected so im gonna speed round from worst to best. So odd future tape volume one is fun and punk and really crass, it's also completely eclipsed by odd futures other releases. I love odd future and the collective's ability too be both edgy teen skate rap garbage, and a risky artistic rap collective all at the same time. In odd future's first tape it seems pretty clear that tylers description of the groups early work as a bunch of niggas joking around in a studio is very apparent for better or worse. If you wanna get high with some friends can listen to some funny edgy and downright grimey tracks over left brains booking production skip this and listen to odd future's next mixtape but come back here to listen to some funny skits and a few proto mellowhype track with domo genesis. Goblin is Tyler's attempt to do a bigger darker more sprawling version of bastard but misses the mark. I like the album and I love singles on the album. Goblin the opening track is amazing and is a great look at tylers mental state attempting to live up to his newfound fame and anxiety about his infamy. I love yonkers and tron cat. Tyler says alot at this time that he doesn't make horrorcore and he's correct but the lack of emotional honesty and his immature deflections is really going off on all cylinders. If you dont wanna hear skits like “my bitch suck dick” and lines like “im not homophobic faggot” i would probably call it his worst album. Before i talk about bastard id like to go over his use of slurs and rape in his work. Tylers consistent lyrics about violence towards women and use of the lgbtq community really don't insult me. I feel like his lyrical content is filled with a clear look of how angry and insecure tyler was about not having a father or any way of processing his angst. Did he have to sound like a incel threatening to stalk and murder women who refuse to love him for over 3 albums? No, but i really enjoy looking at his early music. He doesn't shy away from how angry, sad and desperate he was at the time. That synthesis of need for fatherly love, anger from a lack of it and deteriorating mental state honestly makes the content more palatable. Also as a black trans women id rather hear tranny an faggot bars from a male rapper making intreeating music. Tyler at the time was being honest, angry and vulnerable not like eminem and action bronson who spit these bars with all the same rap bravado and violent anger toward women with zero pathos. Bastard is amazing, it's an intimate dark album. At the time it felt like it was tapping right into where I was at the time. The amount of mental anguish on bastards opening track really hit me. I was an angry kid with a lot of angst and bipolar disease so hearing a rapper yell about that same dysfunction really meant alot to me. The flows are amazing and it was a really good look at tylers ability to build a narrative. Wolf was tyler's next album. For a while wolf was my favorite album by tyler. His look at relationships and breakups on bimmer and ifhy are amazing and are expanded on his future releases. Find your wings and treehome are also a good look at his more melodic influence. It was such a good album I actually bought the mrech for and went to see Tyler at afropunk. Also hearing an entire song about the death of his grandma really hit me, my grandfather died around the same time. Cherry bomb was bad, now moving one. Ok im  joking i've listened to it two or three times but its really not worth going back to even though tyler put his all into it. The soul features and amazing production is worth listening to but even Tyler admits he rushed the album a little and that he needed to blow people away next time. Flower boy, is one of the most important albums in hip hop. That's it. Bar none. It was my favorite release of 2018. Flower boy is about tylers newfound isolation with his fame, and how he drives cars by himself in beautiful la vistas. Its also about how he’s gay (or bisexual). There are ALOT of stupid takes on this album. There is a contingency of tyler stans that think tyler has been “playing a character” since bastard. Now I'll admit that wolf haley and dr.teecee are clearly characters; they are also artists' representations of tyler's mental state. If wolf haley has adhd and no father that means tyler also has those issues. So whether or not Tyler is playing a character he has in fact “been kissing white boys since 2004”. I also have seen an insipid article that asks if “tyler the creator should be accepted into the lgbtq community” due to his homophobia? Much more controversial and actually homophobic and transphobic people are in this community hes tyler the creator, not milo yinnaoplous. I also dont think that it occurs to the reviewer that alot of gay men are very hmophobic before they come out and that self hate is very common. Lyrics like “im not gay i just wanna dance to some marvin” also has a much deeper context now. Listening to older releases you can see how in your face tyler was about his queerness. He even said he filmed himself kissing his friend Lucas to prove he wasn't a homophobe. I'm happy Tyler grew enough to make an album not only about being attracted to men but how lonely he felt in and out of the closet. As someone who came out as bisexual at the time it came at a perfect time. Being  gay is isolating and confusing and when you do you lose alot of friends and family. Garden shed, who dat boy, and 911 are real standouts. His collaboration with kali uchis was also so fucking smooth and she a born r&b star. Tyler gained a grammy nomination off the album and said he loved the feeling of finally making popular catchy music people wanna sing the lyrics too, so he followed it with igor. Igor opens with this addendum on the back of the physical album: 
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This might be fiction, this might be about igor but it is fully about tyler okanga. The album is very hard to parse and barely has any rapping. It's more of a pop experimental album with a lot of lofi synth production. Tylers production chops are full force here. Igor is melodic, sad and full of the same anger and obsession from his previous albums. Its just more mature and really gay, and i fucking love it. Tyler was dealing with a tumultuous relationship with a guy and his refusal to be with tyler exclusively. Its about a breakup. A love tragedy that only becomes more depressing after the argument on a boy is a gun, the breakup in my love is gone, and the sad slump back into needing closure in can we be friends. The album is fun to sing to, and fucking devestating. I've dealt with a lot of similar issues with love and obsession so to hear it so clearly illustrated on igor really hit me. I think the album becomes even more depressing with the unreleased track best interest, about tyler being a side nigga. This is the kind of music that's sometimes made in r&b and pop but never in rap. There was an interview where Tyler says he hated his voice which is why he edits it so evident on igor. Tyler also said he wanted to send these songs to rihanna and Justin Beiber but they didn't want them, as cool as it sounds. I'm happy tyler was able to tell his own story. I would also recommend magic wand since it's my favorite track on the album and kicks you in the face with how angry and heartbroken Tyler was at the time. 
Tyler is an artist that talks and speaks about how he feels all the time, he's also a person who feels enigmatic and mysterious somehow. I think it has to do with how constantly he's put to the side of his other hip hop contemporaries. He always seems to be making music Tom weird, controversial and experimental to be treated like asap rocky, vince staples, or the late mac miller. A fact that feels ironic since he worked with all of those artists, lil wayne, and even kanye west. I'm as big a stan for tyler as he is for Pharrell, if it wherent forever I'd never take rap seriously and would never have chosen to make my own music. As a black trans woman I find a lot of tylers work really relatable. I've been in alot of the angry hopeless situations Tyler talks about in his music. I think he's the artist who hits me the most on a personal level and yeah when i was depressed i sat in my bedroom and listened to bastard in my low moments. I like riding in the car and listening to all of flowerboy. Igor is amazing as well for almost half a decade it's been amazing growing up and hitting the same emotional beats Tyler went through5 in his work. Hearing about him coming out as gay ajd dealing with very similar backlash mad me feel less alone if im being honest. Tyler has said he wants to take a more production heavy role in the industry moving forward but he says that a lot, i think as long as he has a story to tell he's always going to make music. His music feels like a diary and I'm happy to read it and sonnet to it in all its beauty and ugliness. 
Hi my name is lua o'reilly i make music on soundcloud.com/wormmother
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Strangers ch. 27
Your dizzy spells have gotten worse, but it’s time for you and Yoongi to shine.
Pairing: Yoongi x (female) Reader
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Okay. Okay. It’s fine. Everything is fine. Fine fine fine fine. Fine. Fine–
A knock at your door interrupts your whirlwind of overthinking, and when you open it you see your downstairs neighbor tapping his foot impatiently.
“Oh, hi there, Soobin. What can I do for you?” You’re cautiously polite, reasonably sure that by this point your neighbor despises you– when you flooded your apartment, his was also damaged, and your obnoxious alarms at all hours have probably driven him crazy.
Soobin yawns. “It’s two in the morning, y/n. I understand if you’re stressed or something. However, your pacing is making it hard to sleep.”
“Oh.” Your cheeks turn red. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to keep you up.”
“Get some sleep,” your neighbor advises. “I’m not trying to pry, but it’s hard to ignore when you’ve been pacing for the better part of an hour.”
“Yes- I will.” You apologize again before saying goodnight, and once you close the door you sigh and lean your forehead against the smooth wood. You’ve never felt so nervous in your life– just thinking about tomorrow raises goosebumps on your arms and makes your heart stutter.
You’re going to kiss Yoongi.
You. Are going. To kiss. Min Yoongi.
Well, your character is going to kiss Yoongi’s character. But still.
The first time you saw Yoongi, back when he called himself Agust, you’d fainted. Just seeing him was enough to overwhelm you entirely and make you lose any semblance of dignity. And now, that man, your idol, your dream, is going to kiss you.
As you climb into bed, you pray that you’ll be able to at least keep your balance tomorrow. Today. Whatever. You need sleep.
“Fame, flashlight– gi-give it to me!”
You shoot upwards, jolted unpleasantly out of an equally unpleasant dream. “Son of a bitch,” You groan, rubbing your temples. Your head hurts terribly, and the comments you’ve been reading online followed you once again into sleep.
@captainkookie21: hey throwback to when @yourname was a no-name who didn’t sleep her way to the top, amirite? Our boys are too good for her lmao
@seventeengoingonseokjin: im so conflicted about #MoonOverTheSea like?? Do I stan because Yoongi? Do I hate because @yourname? What’s the protocol
@namjoonforpresident: Y’all there’s a rumor that there’ll be a #MoonOverTheSea footage leak lmfao didn’t they barely start filming
@bangtan-uwus: unpopular opinion but fuck @yourname and everything she stands for. I’d understand if she were actually famous but she aint and she doesn’t deserve yoongi
@captainkookie21: @bangtan-uwus lol you mean popular opinion
“Ugh.” You bury your face in your hands, squeezing your eyes shut tight, tight enough to keep everything out. There’s an emptiness in your chest so heavy that it hurts to breath, and you’re dizzy again– these spells have been happening more often lately.
Suddenly, your phone rings. The noise makes you jump and scramble to answer.
“Hello?”
“Y/n~ how are you, darling?” Lisa sings in your ear.
You force yourself to relax, force your voice to lighten for your friend’s sake. “Yeah, I’m great. How ‘bout you?”
“Tut-tut. This isn’t about me, hon. Second day of filming! How are you feeling?”
“Yeah, um– you know, good. Fine.”
“Convincing,” Lisa replies dryly. “Well, I’m downstairs. I can give you a lift to the set if you want?”
“Thanks, I’ll be right down.” You rush to gather your things and join Lisa in her car.
"We’re not going to film in the studio today,” you tell her. “We’re going to some outdoor location.”
“Ah, tell me the address?”
You read it to her off your phone and spend the rest of the car ride anxiously tapping as Lisa chatters. Yoongi. Yoongi. You’re going to kiss him, just like in your dream, the one you can’t even force yourself to forget.
“By the way, I’ve been noticing some mean stuff on Twitter lately...” Lisa says cautiously, and you freeze.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Lisa scoffs. “You need to tell me if it’s getting out of hand.”
“I’m fine, Lisa.”
“I’m feeling just fine, fine, fine,” Lisa sings as she parks. “If you say so, girl. Have a good day, yeah? Tell me everything!”
“You know I will.”
Lisa’s eyes narrow. “Do I know that? I’m just kidding. See ya!”
“Bye...?”
You turn and walk to where the film crew has set up tents and trailers. You spot Avery, and judging by her frazzled expression she’s clearly somehow slept less than you.
“Oh, thank god, y/n. Please tell me you’re the one decent member of this cast,” Avery exclaims when you approach.
“Uh... what?”
“The two leads aren’t cooperating because they’re jealous you and Yoongi have been in front of the camera most,” an assistant supplies. “And since the schedule changed and we have to film your outdoor kiss first, they’re both refusing to be onset today.”
Right. The kiss. Almost on cue, Yoongi shows up, moving through the star-struck crew.
“Are we getting started?” He asks Avery, not looking you in the eye.
“Yes. Yes! We are. Hair and makeup, both of you. I want you onset next to those trees in half an hour. If we have to do more than ten takes for any scene, I might go crazy. It’s fine. Everything is fine.” Avery says in a very not-fine way. Unwilling to provoke your director, you scurry off to hair and makeup, only relaxing when Yoongi is out of sight.
But you’re friends. And you’re only acting. This tension isn’t normal. You’re just friends. Why are you so damn nervous?
The period clothing is heavy, and too warm in the noon sun. Because your clothes and makeup are simpler, you trundle onset before Yoongi arrives, and spend the extra few minutes reviewing your lines.
Avery stands next to the camera along with the cinematographer and several assistants. At last, Yoongi walks up to you. You want to tease him about how dashing he looks, but for once the words fail you: how can you joke when it’s the truth? Yoongi is undeniably handsome, but now... he looks royal. He looks perfect.
Avery quickly walks you and Yoongi through the scene, including where you’ll move and when. “Y/n, we’ll start with your line, okay? Take one. Ready, and... action!”
“Isn’t the sunshine lovely today, Mr. Moon?” you sing sweetly as you walk with Yoongi across the field, cameras surrounding you.
“Not half as lovely as you, Miss Kim– though I do wish you would call me Sung-Min.” Yoongi looks at you for the first time today and you feel your cheeks heat up.
You laugh off the sudden rush of affection. “Then I am Ji-Woo. Even though it is hardly appropriate–”
Yoongi grasps your hands in his, and you nearly gasp. This wasn’t in the script.
“I no longer care what is appropriate, Ji-Woo. After all...” he pauses, the corners of his catlike eyes crinkling. “I fell in love with you, didn’t I?”
You giggle modestly, but the intensity of his gaze combined with your intertwined fingers makes you feel like something inside you is falling apart.
“I suppose you did,” you reply, keeping your voice level as Yoongi leads you to the large flat rock Avery pointed out earlier. With a swish of your skirts you settle yourself upon the rock, spine straight, hands folded in your lap. Yoongi stands in front of you.
“Won’t you sit down, Sung-Min?”
“What? Oh, yes.” Yoongi becomes more agitated, and begins pacing in front of you. Much like, you think bemusedly, your own behavior last night. “Y/n, I–”
“Cut!” Avery hollers, and you’re brought back to reality. “Yoongi, she’s Ji-Woo, remember?”
“Ah, yes. Sorry.” Yoongi nods quickly, looking embarrassed.
Your director sighs. “It’s fine– it’s going great so far. Why don’t we keep going from Yoongi’s line? Ready, and... action!”
“Ji-Woo, I’ve been meaning to ask you...”
“Yes?” You’re only supposed to look nervous, so why do you feel your heartbeat quickening?
“I love you, Kim Ji-Woo. I love you truly, fervently, and with every part of myself.” Yoongi takes a breath and with a start you realize you’ve been holding yours. “I think I was besotted from the moment I met you, and every day since has done nothing but intensify my affection. And so, I must ask you– will you do me the honor and privilege, on this day and all days hence, of becoming my wife?”
The tears are there before you have to summon them: Yoongi is kneeling before you, his eyes wide, pleading, hopeful, beautiful. You press your lips together and nod happily and Yoongi’s face lights up with euphoric disbelief and he rises, and he hugs you tightly, so tightly, and when he at last pulls away you’re left looking at each other, eyes wide, mouths inches apart, and you don’t dare breathe.
It’s for the drama. Just friends. Just–
And you have no more time to think because he’s kissing you, Min Yoongi is kissing you and he’s kissing you gently, lovingly, his lips are so soft against yours and he tastes like mangoes for some reason and you reach up to rest your hands on his shoulders and he cups your cheek as though protecting a flower and all this goes through your head in about two seconds because he’s kissing you and there’s nothing more distracting in the world.
After perhaps an eternity you break apart, and Avery once more yells “Cut! Great, we should do another take just in case.”
But you can’t hear her too well: your head hurts again, and you feel another dizzy spell about to hit you, but this one much stronger than the ones you’ve been experiencing lately, and your balance feels off and you’re tired, so tired–
Yoongi must notice. “Y/n, are you oka–”
“I am going to faint,” you announce, before your eyes flutter shut and the world turns to black.
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“It’s been 20 weeks since our favourite show started filming in Vancouver. Let’s see what happened in the last week.  Previous weeks, here:   1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.16.17. 18. 19. 
*Clicking on links will take you to the original posting of the video/article/tweet… X marks the posting of linked content on Tumblr. It takes you to the post of the Tumblrino who posted it here.*
            ✖️🔦 IT’S A WRAP ON THE X-FILES SEASON 11✖️🔦
We arrived at the end😭 Last week of filming...😭 20 weeks of excitement, cute BTS pictures thanks to @gillianaofficial  many aesthetics, night shooting pictures thanks to the crew who was willing to share bits and pieces on Instagram, and many many more speculations, thanks to this awesome fandom! Filming is over, but we have no time to waste, the Premier of Season 11 is only a couple of days away! 
Let’s see what happened in the last week at the X-files set...*PSA: Prepare your tissues, it is one emotional ride...* 
The week was off to a good start with Fox announcing a live-streaming of must-see episodes.(X) As we say in Hungary, it’s smoke was bigger than the flame. It was live-streaming all right, but only for American people soooo.... I don’t know how it went, being on the wrong continent and all...😂😂😂 One thing for sure, one of Gillian’s choice of a must-see episode was ‘Bad Blood’; Bad Blood forever motherf*ckas! ⚰️🍕 #TheXFiles 
But what is cool on the other hand, that if you # Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny or The X-files on Twitter, they will have a cool X emoji!!! (X)
Gillian Anderson will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 8!! 🎇🎉 (X) And when you think, that is already good news, let me give you one even better! Her star will be next to David Duchovny’s (X), just like she promised; Congrats @davidduchovny! I'll be right beside you when I die too. #TheXFiles (X)
Christmas came early for us, X-Philes when Fox published the new promo of the cast & crew taking us BTS of the new season!! We got to see many new scenes from the upcoming episodes, but most importantly we got to see Mulder spooning Scully! When we yelled enough about this cute interaction of our OTP, we also registered that Season 11 is gonna be f*cking good! Everything we got to see, leads us to believe that they had the best of time on set, the storylines are gonna be interesting thanks to all old and new writers on board, and we will definitely get some great humour in this upcoming season! Plus, according to Gillian; “David’s having a lot of fun with Mulder this season!” 
Gillian was recording her last day of filming Season 11 and sharing it via Instagram. All the Gillian bone China nonsense in one can be found here thanks to @justholdinghandsok (X)  Gillian recording  David shooting ‘the end’, thanks to @youreadarkwizard! And the really really last scenes at 4:42 in the morning and everything else was also documented by Gillian. Last 5 video is here, thanks to @xfile-cabinetx !
Again, thanks to @gillianaofficial we were up to date with all that was going on the set, on the last day. She posted many BTS pictures and we couldn’t be more grateful:
Last Christmas treat in hair and makeup. #TheXFiles
Last Scully wig application. #TheXFiles
Last CSM/Mulder scene. @davidduchovny #TheXFiles
And the tweet that destroyed us all 
*25 years of night shoots, 25 years of frozen lips, 25 years of friendship. Happy wrap @davidduchovny.Thanks for taking this ride with me and I’ll see you in January! #TheXFiles*
Filming news:
Some lucky people visited the set
Kersh might be back? According to IMDB...
Part of the crew wrapped 
Annabeth Gish shared a BTS pictures from the set:”Ladies of the hair & mup trailer about to freeze our faces off #Xfilesstyle! #allnightlong #vancouvernights #xfilesseason11 #monicareyes” (X)
Miles Robbins was back on set, too! 
Annabeth Gish shared a sweet pic with Gillian; “Friends further & beyond but also because of #TheXFiles Love this remarkable lady... @gilliana #xfilesseason11❤️👽👩‍🔧👩🏻‍🔧 🐳 (X)
Brick was already in a festive mood on set;  Merry Brickmass! (X)
Thanks for all the petting this season! Happy Wrap G Woman!  #TheXFiles (X)
David Duchovny films scenes as Fox Mulder for the new X-Files season in Vancouver. 
Small things from this week👽 @inkcollectorus
Mitch Pileggi - Last scene of #thexfiles
At least the crew is having fun working the day before Christmas 🎄
After 5 months, it’s a wrap (X)
That’s a wrap on Season 11
It’s a wrap for David
It was a wonderful experience and a crazy year! (X)
And it’s a wrap on the show and a wrap on my year! (X)
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Press of the week:
Inside 'The X-Files' Season 11: Mulder and Scully Take on Their Biggest Mystery Yet (X)
The X-Files Freaked People Out With Aliens In Hilarious NYC Prank (X)
Fox Previews “The X-Files” Episode ‘This’: Mulder and Scully Connect With Skinner (X)
New X-Files Video Shows Mulder Spooning Scully (This Is Not a Drill) (X)
The X-Files Review: The Truth Is Here—the New Season Is Good (X)
Gillian Anderson Reveals Her Six Favorite 'X-Files' Episodes(X)
X-Files creator reacts to those bombshell UFO reports(X)
The X-Files' explosive season 11 trailer is a message to disappointed fans (X)
The 19 Shows TV Guide Editors Are Most Excited About in 2018 (X)
The new TV Guide magazine’s article can be found here, thanks to @becksndot5 
Inside 'The X-Files' Season 11: Mulder and Scully Take on Their Biggest Mystery Yet  (X)
The X-Files Season 11 Wraps Production (X)
Videos/Photos this week:
Watch as hidden cameras capture the reactions of unsuspecting New Yorkers when an alien pops out of a newspaper dispenser.
Gillian posted about the new TV Guide magazine 
Declassified: The End Of The World | Season 11 | THE X-FILES (X)
The X-files, All Season 11 Promos Link
Nelson says Happy (belated) Christmas! (X)
The X-files Updated Cast List, Episode 10, Season 11, William 5 (X)
Show & Not Tell: Gillian Anderson | Season 11 | THE X-FILES (X)
Some awesome gifsets, pictures, videos and fan arts:
Hello spooning! @justholdinghandsok
You need him. And I need you. @danasculhy
“Happy” Wrapping Day! I enjoyed the last 5 months in this crazy fandom so much and I am sad to see the filming is ending. @becksndot5
When I look at her on screen, it’s like I’m looking at an old friend and that works @foxscully
his legs are so loooooon g and her s barely touch the goddamn floor im screeching @sure--fine--whatever
Some BTS laughs :) @becksndot5 
Merry Christmas to all the X-Philers out there who keep this fandom fun and alive! @ruru-in-the-stars
BTS Season 2 // Season 3 // Season 4 // Season 11  @notwidelyunderstooddefinition
It’s a wrap on Season 11
Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny The X-Files, Season 11, First - Last Selfie
Show & Not Tell: Gillian Anderson | Season 11 | THE X-FILES @trusttnno1
To the X-files, with love. Thank you @campaignofmisinformation
This is the last summary of filming Season 11 of The X-files! 20 weeks, 20 summaries, lots of pictures, articles, videos, and fun.I hope you guys enjoyed reading these little nuggets as much as I enjoyed preparing them. I’m thinking to continue making these little weekly summaries throughout the season...What do you think? Lots of love, ❤️👽❤️️
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yo yo yo this is hella late but i’m gwyn, here’s my intro, im literally writing this while walking out the door and i’ll be back eventualllyyyy ! 
( gigi hadid, she/her, cisfemale ) haven’t you met stevie hakim from the bronx? gg calls them sucker punch on her blog. i’m sure you’ve seen the posts. apparently she was disowned by her upper east side family after tarnishing their reputation. you might know of her as volatile and unrefined based on what gg has to say, but she can also be resilient and down-to-earth. she is twenty one and spends her days boxing professionally and teaching kids to box here in manhattan.
Growing up, Stevie had everything a kid could want. a lavish house in the upper east side where she could roam the exciting city -- going to the huge toy shop, riding horse carriages in the streets, hopping on beds in the Plaza. Once the childlike delights began to fade, she realized that there was nothing of substance. Her love for her family was only replenished when they’d buy her things to occupy her time, and when she realized this, she opted to focus on the humanity of her parents. Though, once she learned there wasn’t much humanity to work with, she uncovered her parents true colors. 
Her father had good intentions but never put them to good use. He’s a stockbroker for Wallstreet, and certainly provides for his family but it’s merely an obligation, there was no emotion to it, at least it was rarely shown. Her mother made her money selling her own line of skin care products, and with the help of her husband’s entrepreneurial skills and influence, she was able to make a pretty penny on her business. They were dubbed a power couple by the higher-up families of New York but were unknown in the press -- that is until their daughter came of age to stir up some trouble. 
As Stevie started to come to terms with her parents’ top priority a.k.a. their reputation, she soon became their enemy #1. It started with misdemeanors at her private school and turned to secret escapes to the city to do hell knows what with hell knows who. Her late night train trips to the Bronx turned into day trips which turned to more time there than at home. She made real friends in the Bronx, people who were unaware of her family’s wealth and accepted her budding personality. Though her main motivation to go to the Bronx was the booming boxing scene. There, she witnessed some of the best fighters she’s ever seen, and was inspired to say the least. She soon found a coach, Darrell, who not only taught her everything she knows but became a true father figure to her. 
At 16 she began to spiral a bit, getting into some more unhealthy habits as her friends were. More alcohol consumption, cigarettes, weed, even cocaine. Though the worst mistake was when she was 17 and got involved with a guy she met in the Bronx, who videotaped them having sex without her consent and posted it online.
Her sex tape gave her quite the following, and she was in a few newspapers and the local news. “Stockbroker’s Daughter in Sex Tape Scandal.” The writers of these stories couldn’t help but tie in her other transgressions into one sinful bow. Her name was even a hashtag on twitter, and unfortunately, a top search on pornhub. Her father did everything he could to purge the incident but it made a mark on the public’s minds and memory -- at least, thanks to her father’s leverage, there is no longer proof on the internet, and the asshole who wronged Stevie is behind bars. Though she is not at fault, the incident was the last straw for her parents. They were sick and tired of her rebellious antics and would not stand to let them tarnish their once pristine reputation any longer, so they formally disowned her. 
At first she was devastated, abandoned by her own blood and all her hard work she put into her boxing career would be undermined by one video. She was crushed, but not broken. She focused her anger and negativity into the ring and vowed not to let her parents nor any boy interfere with her life again. She’d pretend her opponents were the assholes on the internet hiding behind a screen or the pigs on the streets who’d follow and harass her. Sometimes she’d even imagine her punching bag was her dear old parents. Soon her anger was nearly out of control. She’d pick a fight with anyone who’d stand in her way or looked at her funny, and being undefeated didn’t encourage her to stop anytime soon. Though sure enough, she came to a point where she bit off more than she could chew. 
One time at a bar during her senior year, a guy started to chat her up to which she, at first, kindly turned down. Though as he started to get more and more persistent and touchy she stood her ground. Soon his sweet nothings turned to personal insults and she ending up getting in a full fledged fight with him. She was able to get a few punches and kicks in and cause some serious damage, but before she knew it, she was held by his crew with a gun at her temple. They took this opportunity to start wailing on her and they threw her unconscious body in the alley behind the bars.
Once again, she was the talk of the town after she was identified and hospitalized. She had 2 broken ribs, a broken leg, a concussion, and countless cuts and bruises -- nothing too severe but she’d need a lot of physical therapy and time before she could ever box again. Her parents had the decency to pay for her hospital bill but never once visited her, not wanting to start something they couldn’t finish. 
After a seemingly endless recovery period, she was able to get back in the ring. She was shaky at first, even hopeless that she’d never fight the same again, but she found a new muse. Instead of using her anger from her past fuel her fight, she motivated herself with her own growing confidence. She also managed to repeat senior year and graduate high school. 
Stevie is currently on a healthier path with her luck is starting to turn around, exchanging her infamy for fame. She’s as strong as ever, perhaps even stronger in the ring. She’s taken up a job teaching kids to box in Manhattan while living in the Bronx. She’s relatively drug free and she has more control of her anger. However, her fury does slip out if instigated enough, especially when someone she loves is threatened. 
personality:
+ traits: courageous, athletic, down-to-earth, tough, protective, realistic, resilient, fearless
- traits: aggressive, cutthroat, impulsive, ruthless, possessive, moody, short-tempered
headcannons:
80% of the time you’ll see her with a lollipop in her mouth, another reason why her nickname in the ring is sucker punch. 
also 95% of the time her hair is up, the only she really takes it down is on really cold winter days, showering, etc. 
says fight me and means it 
confident to the point of outright narcissism but also pretty self-deprecating 
I’ll add more later probably lol, like this for a plot and i cant wait to start! :)
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artificialqueens · 7 years
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Happier (Shalaska) - Chachkee
A/N: Hello! Im another first time submitter here, and I got this idea after a friend told me to listen to Happier by Ed Sheeran. I couldn’t stop associating the song with Shalaska so I wrote this out. I’m not sure if it’s as good as all the other wonderful fics here but I tried, let me know what you think. Thank you! :)
“After all that money, can we get back together?”
It was nearly one in the morning when Sharon decided to go to the local cafe shop back in Pittsburgh. She’d been mulling over what had happened with Alaska in Houston two days before and she hadn’t gotten any sleep. Right after the gig, Sharon lost all self-control and tried to confess her feelings for Alaska. After what she said on stage which she tried to pass off as jokes, Sharon couldn’t take it anymore and needed Alaska to know she meant what she said. Alaska, knowing what Sharon was about to do, stopped Sharon before she could get a word out. “Don’t Sharon, your fiancé is here.” “But-“ “Sharon, please, if it was any other situation by all means go ahead but you are engaged to someone else. Think about what you really want before you get us both in trouble.” Sharon saw the desperate look in Alaska’s eyes in the split-second before she turned away and left Sharon alone in the dressing room. In the two days that followed, Sharon had been avoiding Carl the whole time, locking herself up in their guest room and simply thinking about what it would mean to be with Alaska again. They’ve both grown so much since they separated and she knew that things would definitely be different if they tried again. They were both older, wiser and most importantly, more sober than they were back then. They’ve gotten used to the fame and the fans. She knows getting back together will be difficult and she won’t have as much privacy as she has with Carl but lately she’s been thinking how it would be so worth it just to have Alaska wrapped around her arms again; to hold her close and have her whisper “I love you, Noodles” one more time. Sharon thought back to all the times she got to spend with Alaska after they finally mended their friendship. The beginning was hard for the both of them. As Sharon spun the coffee cup she held in her hand, waiting for it to cool down, she wondered if she’d have the same relationship that she had with Alaska now if they didn’t have to spend so much time together. She was grateful that they did so many shows with each other. It was during those times that they took the steps to get closer again. When Sharon finally felt comfortable enough in their friendship, she’d always bring Alaska up and make comments about their relationship. The fans loved it and it gave her a way to let out her feelings. She knew how easy it was to let people think she was only kidding. The thing is though, she had a feeling that Alaska knew they weren’t just jokes. Alaska never participated in it, choosing instead to laugh it off and talk about something else. To any other person it would seem that it was because Alaska was over it. But Sharon knew better, she saw the way Alaska pulled herself together before she spoke. No one else could see it, but Sharon could. She knew Alaska all too well, even after all the time they spent apart. Maybe it wasn’t too late for them. Sharon took a sip of her coffee, the bitterness reminded her of Carl. She knew what she had to do if she ever wanted to get Alaska back again but she feels so bad for stringing Carl along. They were engaged for crying out loud. What was she even thinking agreeing to marry him so fast? She was with Alaska longer than she’s been with Carl and already they were planning to get married? Sometimes her old habit of sabotaging herself just wouldn’t leave her alone. And it wasn’t even that she didn’t love Carl, she did, at some point she did. But there was his excessive drinking that fueled his anger issues and their constant arguing. The situation reminded her a lot of her and Alaska’s old relationship, but this time she didn’t want to get drunk and get high all the time. She told Carl as much but he never took her seriously and kept trying to sway her back. Then there’s the mess he keeps creating on social media. She thought it was justifiable at first because of all the people telling him to fuck off so the royal couple could reunite. She let him lash out at them even though she knew it wasn’t the best idea. But it just never stopped, anytime he saw someone on twitter disagree with him, he’d fire back not caring that those people were usually underage girls. Things only got worse when screenshots of him saying horrible things about Alaska got leaked. The fans were furious and so was Sharon which resulted to them not talking for two days. How could he say such terrible things to one of the most important people in Sharon’s life? Alaska didn’t even do anything to him. But guilt seeped in- she was with Carl, not Alaska. Maybe if she didn’t gush over Alaska so much, Carl wouldn’t need to be jealous. It was her fault, she told herself. Sharon didn’t want to lose Carl then, she didn’t want to be alone. She was heartbroken when Alaska left and instead of taking her share of responsibility, she ignored it and turned to her vices. Carl was there with her, he was there to make it easier for her. With Carl she didn’t have to deal with being compared to another queen and be bombarded with dumb questions like “who’s the better queen in the relationship?” With Carl she didn’t have to exert a lot of effort to be together, she could always have him with her whenever she wanted. Back when she was with Alaska, they hardly got to spend time with each other unless they were booked together at a gig. It also helped that Carl could do her special effects make-up and help her create her costumes. But Sharon wasn’t happy. And with that, Sharon realized that she’d been taking the easy way out. For years, she’d been repressing her feelings for Alaska, calling Lasky her best friend when really all she wanted was for her to be her girlfriend with a penis again. She was too scared to take a risk, too scared to handle difficult situations. Sharon decided she’d had enough of being scared. She was the goddamned queen of Halloween and she was in love with Alaska Thunderfuck- after all this time she was still the one. She was still her soulmate. Sharon hurriedly tried to finish her coffee, she wanted to get home and finally end things with Carl. He wouldn’t be happy and she knew he’d want to fight but she was so tired of living a lie and feeling like a fraud. She had to end things with Carl and try to make it work with Alaska. If nothing else, at least she can say she tried. Sharon was about to leave the cafe when the lines of a song caught her attention. “Ain’t nobody hurt you like I hurt you, but ain’t nobody need you like I do” This wasn’t normally the kind of song Sharon would listen to but she stayed in her seat, trying to understand the words. “I know that there’s others that deserve you, but my darling I am still in love with you.” Those words hit home with Sharon. A little dumbfounded, she sat back just taking in the rest of the song. When it finished, she took out her phone from her jeans’ pockets and looked it up. Happier, it was called. Without thinking twice, Sharon bought the song and listened to it on repeat the whole car ride home. ______________________________________________________________________ It was10 in the morning, Sharon was sitting on her rocking chair on the patio of her home. When Sharon got home earlier, Carl was waiting for her in the living room. After asking her where she’d been and why she’d been so distant, Sharon finally told him she wanted to break-up. Everything just came pouring out of her. Carl was furious but deep down he knew it was going to happen eventually. He knew Sharon’s jokes about Alaska always had something more beneath the surface. She was always bringing her up in conversations she wasn’t part of even when she wasn’t around. Somehow Sharon found a way to bring Alaska into things and their relationship apparently, was no exception. Carl didn’t see the need to fight for something he clearly couldn’t do anything about. He knew it was pointless to stay in a one-sided relationship, one where he’d always be on the losing end. So he packed his bags and left, but not without a few choice words for Sharon and Alaska, words that Sharon didn’t care to repeat. Sharon took out her phone again and texted Alaska S: i miss you Alaska didn’t reply immediately, she must be busy thought Sharon. She sat there waiting until three dots appeared on the screen. A: You have Carl. S: not anymore,,, A: what do you mean?? A: Sharon what did you do?? Sharon was typing as fast as she could. S: i broke up w him S: i couldnt do it anymore lasky,,, S: i cared about him but i care about someone else more S: can i see you? S: please? Sharon didn’t realize she was holding her breath until she saw Alaska typing again. A: oh A: I didn’t think you’d actually do it A: I’m in LA but you’re always welcome here noodles, you know that Sharon let out the breath she was holding, leaned back, and closed her eyes. She couldn’t believe what was happening. She was finally getting a chance to make things right. This time she wasn’t going to mess it up. Sharon sent a quick text to Alaska telling her she’ll be in LA by nightfall. She was about to go inside when she remembered the song from earlier. She went on her instagram where she already posted a photo of her and Alaska from the Houston gig, captioning it bf4ever, trying to be coy. This time she picked out an old photo of her and Alaska that she had saved because she didn’t want to let it go. It was the two of them out of drag with Sharon sleeping on a couch, her head on Alaska’s lap. Under the photo, she wrote “I know I was happier with you.”
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THE (IN)COMPLETE ACCURSED SAGA OF FRANK KNOWBODIE & FRIENDS LORE (2021) ft. childhoodfriends both beloved and [REDACTED] AKA my surface pen broke so now you have to listen to me talk about cursed creations from 10 years ago (sheesh)
I was at the tender age of 7 (probably), my elementary school class was lined up in the hallway for a bathroom break. A teacher asked who was still left in the bathroom, and many children responded “Nobody”. There, at that moment, a (less than) brilliant idea formed in my head, I would create a personification of Nobody. I was already familiar with imaginary friends, so this was not new for me. A friend caught on and the name Frank Nobody was coined, then later it was altered to Frank Knowbodie. At the time it was an innocent creation, a mere childhood skit, it had no idea what I had started, but it was too late, the fire was ignited and there was no turning back. 
The first year or so of Frank’s creation were slow, an imaginary friend to laugh and joke about occasionally, but as I grew older, the layers would pile. 
SECTION A: A Homeland and its inhabitants
Frank’s story begins in a territory called “No Mexico” in a city called “Knowwhere”. No Mexico is located between the border of New Mexico and Arizona, and is only visible to the citizens and certain people who just happen to be allowed to see it (and subsequently all of its citizens and creatures). As No Mexico is not widely visible, neither are its citizens and creatures, again only certain people are born with the ability to see them. 
Frank and his family were all born and raised in No Mexico, on a Ranch/Farm. They were one of the largest producers of Moosicorn Milk. I Don't want to have to explain what moosicorns are. Theres really not much else there, they lived on a Moosicorn ranch.
When Frank was around 9 years old (presumably) his parents moved to our city in Florida. The reason why was never explicitly stated or explained, and to this day I still don't know ( and IM the motherfucker that created this).
SECTION B: Frank’s Personality & Physical Traits
Frank was a dweeby kid who was prone to getting violently bullied by both my friends and I AND the other kids in my class no shit. 
Frank was slightly shy, but one you got to know him he was energetic and in some people’s words “annoying”, but it didn’t stop him from his hobbies/interests. He liked climbing trees, and he liked animals. He would frequently get injured via both of these things. 
He was a tall and lanky kid, (canonically he’s a few years older than us), he had a farmer’s tan and dark brown hair ( in my mind he was always Mexican, but my [REDACTED] Co-contributor at the time imagined him as white, but IM the one who created him so I get to say what he is and he’s CANONICALLY MEXICAN)
His favorite color was a sort of faded periwinkle blue. He also had a liking to rainbow/holographic colored things because that was the color of  moosicorn milk, and it reminded him of home. 
SECTION C: His Family
Frank had four sisters and one (or two?) brother (allegedly? I don't remember most of them) 
He had an older sister (name forgotten/unknown) She was married with a daughter (names unknown) aka Frank’s niece. 
His other older sister was named Carrie (I think??) At the time of creation she was attending a local Highschool. 
His third older sister (name also forgotten) Who was four (?) years older than us, and attended our PK-8 school. 
His fourth sister was a year younger than us and three years younger than frank. (I think her name was Molly or Maria, but I might be wrong) she was the most prominent sibling. She was more charismatic than Frank, and was allegedly popular in her grade, she was almost the polar opposite of Frank. She had a cat named Luna. 
He had a baby brother who was named John. Not much there.
I think there was mentions of an older brother in between Carrie and the oldest, but most likely only mentioned once. 
His parents were named Bob and Melinda (?) and they were, (allegedly) very rich via less-than-legal activity. Maybe this is why they moved to Florida?
SECTION D: His Pets 
Frank Knowbodie had a beloved childhood pet “dog” named Porky. 
Porky was a rather chubby looking thing brown with black spots, and had a fucked up face, making him look like a strange pig. 
Frank would bring Porky to school, which he could do only because the teachers couldn’t see him or his dog.  One day, Porky got through a fence at school and was flattened by a car, RIP. Fortunately, before Porky’s death, a neighbor of the Knowbodie’s had an equally pig like dog, which had puppies with Porky. this family allowed Frank to claim one of the pup’s which he named Piggy. 
Frank’s family also had several cats that they took in. Most belonged to Molly(?). The names were Stella, Luna, Orion, Starry, and Sunny. As you can see there was a theme. 
There was also the fact that the Knowbodies brought some of their prize moosicorn’s with them, though I'm not sure if you could call that a pet?
SECTION E: CULTURAL IMPACT 1 “Just beginning”
When Frank was 12 and we were 10, he was growing in popularity. He was a strange inconceivable entity to most, a concept at best. To my friends and I, he was very real. 
We would do our best to convince everyone that he was really there standing next to us. Eventually a surprising large amount of classmates caught on, albeit to bully/tease the ever-loving hell out of him, but at least they acknowledged him. This grew to the point that our beloved 5th grade teacher let us put a nametag for Frank on an empty desk in the back. Things were just beginning. 
SECTION F: Sara 
Originally I was going to save this section for an entirely different post but hey while we’re at it. 
Sara’s lore reached even further than Frank’s. I would typically say Sara originated when I was 6 years old, but the reality is even further back. 
At the age of 4, an illiterate child, I used to draw little “comics” about a spy named Sara and her partner Flower. So at the age of 6, Sara, ex-child spy, became my imaginary friend. Sara was eccentric and hyper. She enjoyed sewing as many pockets on to her clothes as possible. When she got older, she dyed her hair so much, people didn’t know what the original color was (it was dark brown). 
Eventually I “brought her back” when Frank began to pick up steam. Sara was mad jealous of Frank, because he was stealing my attention as a friend. She would lash out to him at first, but over time, she began to like him. She eventually apologized for her previous actions and became one of his closest friends. 
Frank allegedly had a little bit of a crush on Sara, but it would be revealed later that Sara was not even into boys. 
So there, Sara No-name, ex-child spy lesbian who enjoyed sewing and committing crimes. To be honest I don't have much of an emotional connection to Sara as I do with Frank, even if she existed long before. 
(I am also going to mention another “imaginary” character named Crystal, she was the imaginary friend of one of my longtime best friends. I don't know her backstory and don’t really have the authority to mention much else besides the fact that she was another frequent character of our made up plot)
SECTION G: The comics “ a snippet” 
This part will have an entirely different post dedicated to it, there are as many layers to the lore of the comics are there are to Frank’s story. I will try to be as brief as possible. 
At the ages of 9 to11, I started to draw little mini comics on Index cards. They would be about little caricatures of my friends and I, and other little characters we made up. The line between these comic stories and reality often blurred when we were playing around. Frank was never explicitly depicted in the comics, but only because (by technical terms) he was unable to be perceived by most. Drawing him would give away a bit of the mystery and fun of it. Unfortunately any mention of him in the comics is lost to time, as most of the physical comic cards were destroyed or lost in the incident of 2018. 
There were hundreds of these little cards, and he was included (by mention or crudely drawn shapes to allude to his form) in roughly 10 of them maybe?
SECTION H: CULTURAL IMPACT 2
I was 11-12, at the peak of Frank Knowbodie fame and impact, I was very active online. Forums, blogs, YouTube, you name it. It was time to make Frank Knowbodie an internet persona. 
Tumblr account, a Roblox account, multiple emails, A twitter, a YouTube channel, A Google Plus (RIP) were all created and dedicated to Frank. Most of these are now defunct, save for maybe the Roblox and emails. 
I remember I would post on these accounts playing as Frank. If you used to follow my original tumblr you might remember a few of my posts. I remember going on Omegle and trying to get people to follow the Frank Knowbodie accounts and understand the stories. Most of these attempts fell through unfortunately (or fortunately) and the content is lost to time. 
Section I: The Disney World Incident
There were so many different little skits and situations we placed Frank & his companions in, I couldn't possible list them all, so I will mention one of the most prominent.
In 6th grade, [REDACTED] asked a beloved friend and I to Disney world for a birthday gift, which we agreed and happily went along, with Frank trailing along as usual. 
Then... the incident. We were on splash mountain and forgot Frank on the ride. The thing was, he couldn’t ask to get out, as no one could see him. He was stuck on in infinite loop on the ride, for One Whole Year. He ate popcorn and snacks that others (that could see him) threw at him. That was the extent of it, and eventually he made his was off, and entered 7th grade with us. 
Section J: 7th grade, and Carter “a snippet”
7th grade is seen as a turning point for me and all of my friends at the time. My personal friend group turned from a trio to a quintet (kind of) to a duo and sometimes a trio again. Middle school drama caused a lot of divides, both willing and unwillingly, some of my friends and I grew apart in the years following 6th grade. But not to get too ahead of myself. 
[REDACTED] and I changed a great deal in the summer following 6th grade. I still lugged around my giant sketchbook with loads of comics and doodles when we returned in August. She on the other hand was... different, it was probably for the best, as her “true self” was revealed more and more. What does this have to do with Frank? Well she was the largest contributor to his story behind me, she started to reject our “childish” skits and games. It broke my heart a little, because I loved my stories, and I (we) were still 12, I didn’t want to grow up and stop making that kind of stuff. 
I remember one conversation, when another classmate mentioned/asked Frank, and she seemed very embarrassed and judgmental, as she nervously laughed and quickly made an impromptu joking story along the lines of “Oh, haha yeah he got expelled!” or something. She brushed it off so she wouldn’t have to face her past embarrassments while giving me a sideways glace. She was too good for it then, there was no creative fire to her story, she had a tone of voice, and look on her face that reminded me of all of my older cousins who judged and cringed at me for acting like a kid. 
So... Carter... Well in 7th grade, another beloved friend of mine had a faulty iPad. When she would tap or try to interact with it, it would let out a terrifying high-pitched shrill. So being an edgy little fuck, and also a 12 year old who loved storytelling, my friends and I called this phenomenon “Carter”. Carter was a tech-demon, who inhabited (mostly modern) technology and haunted people via the internet. 
Originally Carter’s appearance was a grey-skinned demon, with red eyes and “glitchy” wings. A pretty basic appearance for any preteen OC design. 
Later though, my older sister helped me tweak his design, he was primarily blue themed, no wings, but he had a tail with a more sci-fi ‘vibe’. 
Carter’s backstory changed over the years, but the general consensus was that  he died via some sort of technology/internet related incident in the late 90s-early 2000s . He was stuck between the human and demon world, cursed to roam eternity alone, and not visible to humans. He would go on to spook people through their devices for sport, until he traveled to my friend’s iPad, and met Frank& Friends. Frank & his family/friends are able to see him, because of some ancient deal between demons and the ancestors of the No Mexico citizens (It’s a stretch I KNOW, but all of this is pretty far fetched, and again, I was 12). Carter becomes close friends with Frank, and was very appreciative of him because he is the first person in years to show him kindness. At the time, I was a spiteful closeted kid, and I knew making Frank canonically have a crush on Carter would piss off [REDACTED], as I had suspicions that she was homophobic. (Spoiler, she was very subtlety homophobic in 8th grade and later in highschool it was kind of confirmed that she was) 
At the time I was first dipping into what would later develop into my current drawing style, and I loved to draw Carter and Frank. 
However, these drawings, and Carter’s creation, was a silent signal to the closing of Frank’s story, and my childhood as I knew it. 
SECTION K: The End of An Era, and the Impact of One Beloved Childhood Character. 
After 7th grade, my life got increasingly complicated. Friends moved on, I started to create new stories, my old comics collected dust under my bed, and Frank became a sweet memory of happier times. 
I had to move on (reluctantly), and “face reality” according to most people around me. Years past, I started highschool, and forced myself to grow up, giving up my “childish tendencies”. I doodled Frank maybe twice since I was 12, but never really looked back until now. I think at first Frank was a joke of course, but as I developed his story, he was more of a projection of my complex 11 year old thoughts and feelings. 
There was a time at 14 where I avoided mentioning him, I became what I hated, I was just like [REDACTED], I hated my younger self for acting like a kid and doing what made me happy. I threw away mass amounts of comics and trinkets I made, I was terrified of being seen as a awkward kid. I regret it now, I know know I was a young kid who was hurting so deeply from growing up, who was so scared of it. It was such a silly thing too, to hate myself for something so simple. 
I owe so much to Frank in a way. Him and his story paved a way for me today, to make my current stories and characters, more complex of course, but I still owe it all. I don't deny myself anymore, he taught me over the years that I don’t have to hide my true self, from [REDACTED] or anyone else.  As I enter senior year soon, I am so grateful for my past and the fun I has while it lasted. Its like that one stupid saying, although it’s a joke, there is a funny little truth to it. “Don’t kill the part of you that is cringe, kill the part of you that cringes.”
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womenofcolor15 · 5 years
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Is The Longest Leading No. 1 Hit Of All Time, Surpasses Mariah Carey's 20-Year Record
From social media fame to making history on the music charts! Lil Nas X just dethroned Mariah Carey's 20-year record and now has the longest leading No. 1 hit of all time! More inside...
Who would have thought "Old Town Road" would be out here breaking music records. Especially, dethroning a musical diva like Mariah Carey.
A year ago, hardly anyone knew who 20-year-old rapper/social media influencer Lil Nas X was. Now, everyone is "riding till they can't no more."
The Atlanta artist's track "Old Town Road," featuring country singer Billy Ray Cyrus - which went viral on the Tik Tok video app - just broke the record for the longest consecutive run at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  Over 28,000 songs have debuted on the #Hot100 in its 60-year history.
1,086 songs have hit No. 1.
38 songs have spent 10+ weeks No. 1.
3 songs have spent 15+ weeks at No. 1.
1 song has spent 17+ weeks at No. 1: @LilNasX ft. @billyraycyrus, "Old Town Road"
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) July 29, 2019
  "Old Town Road" sat at the No. 1 spot for 17 consecutive weeks. Folks thought Taylor Swift's single "Me!" was going to knock Lil Nas X down a notch when she dropped the song, but nope!
Billboard reports:
As on the Hot 100, "Road" (on Columbia Records) leads the Streaming Songs chart for a 17th week, another record-breaking mark, topping the 16-week run of "Despacito." "Road" rules Streaming Songs with 72.5 million U.S. streams, down 16%, in the week ending July 25, according to Nielsen Music. "Road" set the record for the top streaming week (143 million) following the April 5 arrival of its remix solely with Cyrus (who has been billed on 16 of the song's 17 weeks atop the Hot 100) and claims nine of the 11 biggest streaming frames to date, including the top three.
Helping its total this week, a meta-named "Week 17 Version" video of "Road" premiered on July 19. The clip truncates the song’s official music video, released May 17, by removing various skits that feature guest cameos from Chris Rock and others.
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Lil Nas X received the news while he was on the toilet, but that didn't stop him from uploading a thank you message to everyone who made the moment possible:
  pic.twitter.com/F7qEaSFf8K
— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019
    CANT NOBODY TELL ME NOTHINNNNNNNNNN
— nope (@LilNasX) July 29, 2019
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                  last year in october , as a struggling artist starting to lose faith in what i could be, i went looking for beats on youtube. i remember clicking on so many generic sounding beats trying to find the right one for me. when suddenly i came across a country-trap sounding masterpiece. i immediately knew i would make something special out of it! my sister told me i had little time left before i had to leave her house after being there for months promoting my music online and not helping her out much. i was so upset! i used it as motivation for the song! i jokingly/seriously saw myself as a loner cowboy needing to run away from it all! I went out on my sister’s back porch and listened to the beat OVER & OVER & OVER!! then it came to me!! in my best singing voice i sung “YEAHHH IM GONNA TAKE MY HORSETO THE OLD TOWN ROAD IM GONNA RIDEEEE TIL I CANT NO MORE ” I LOVED IT ALREADY! i started to work on it EVERY SINGLE DAY. it needed to be funny, it needed to be catchy, it needed to be hip hop, it needed to be country, & it needed to be short!! by the time i was finished setting it up i was out of my sister’s crib and at my brothers place. on december 2nd i went into the studio & recorded OLD TOWN ROAD & put it out the exact same day!! did i know it would become the longest running number 1 song of all time? NO! ‼️ but i am so thankful that this blessing has been placed upon me. this song has changed my life and the way i see the world around me in less than a year. thank you to every single person who has been apart of this journey. as i said before, it’s just the beginning!
A post shared by Lil Nas X (@lilnasx) on Jul 29, 2019 at 11:31am PDT
  "Old Town Road" beat the previous record of 16 weeks first achieved by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day," in 1995-96, and later matched by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber in 2017.
Lil Nas X paid homage to MiMi on Twitter after snatching her crown:
A few weeks ago, Lil Nas X hopped on Twitter to shoot his shot at getting Mariah Carey on a remix and she responded with a "One Sweet Day" x "Old Town Road" collaboration title:
  One Sweet Town Road! https://t.co/Y30tSz2Fhw pic.twitter.com/viPrYNAnfM
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) July 13, 2019
  If this isn't the best revenge served on a platter. You'll recall, Billboard yanked the track from the Hot Country chart, claiming at the time the song did "not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.” Now, here we are.
Congrats!
In not-so-great news...
Lil Nas X and Sony Music have been hit with a $25 million lawsuit! His song "Carry On" apparently infringes on the rights of another song of the same name, so The Music Force is suing for millions worth of damage.
THR reports:
TMF is suing for copyright infringement and is asking the court to determine that Lil Nas X's "Carry On" is a joint work. The company wants at least $10 million in damages to remedy "confusion in the marketplace" that it alleges completely destroyed the value of its property, as well as at least $15 million in punitive damages.
Damn homie.
    Ha!
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viralhottopics · 7 years
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Step Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenaged Extravaganza That Is Beautycon
Taylor is 14 but a young 14, with the poreless face of an American Girl doll. Her hair is sandy blond and parted down the middle. She is smart but not savvy beyond her years, with the quiet confidence that educators seek when they speak of getting girls into soccer or STEM. She talks like someone who is certain of what she knows but who hasnt yet realized the vastness of what she doesnt. For this reason, I trust Taylor entirely as she lays out the details of the online beauty scene, a teen subculture as sprawling as it is potentially valuable.
Im into singersSelena Gomez, Taylor Swiftbut YouTube is a different category. Its not something you were hired for, its not something you were born intoits something you do for a passion.
Taylors own passion, at least for now, is YouTube star Tana Mongeau. I first came into contact with Taylor on Twitter last summer when I was looking for teens who could help unpack Tanas appeal. Tana is 18, lives in Las Vegas, has produced more than 130 videos about everything from how she does her makeup in the morning to boyfriends to pumpkin spice to racismand has 2.1 million subscribers on YouTube. The only thing Taylor might love more than Tana is God. Her timeline is one half retweets from The Gospel Daily, the other half pleas for Tanas attention:
RT @The_Gospels: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, & the love of God, & the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. -2Cor 13:14
#ISupportTanaBecause she supports us. everyday. in everything we do. we are family and always got each others back. <3
When I first talked to Taylor she was preparing to start high school near her home in Washington state, though that was hardly the biggest event in her near future. Her mom had booked a trip to Beautycon LA, an event for the online beauty scene, where Tana would soon appear alongside other beauty-scene YouTube stars. These stars respond to myriad namescreators, influencers, beauty gurus, the talenttitles that convey their indeterminate fame, as well their receptiveness to both marketing and being marketed. Most of them produce extensive and often mesmerizing makeup tutorials on YouTube, plus brand-sponsored posts across other social platforms. Taylor was looking forward to meeting Tana face-to-face after months of following her online.
On the morning of Beautycon, Taylor texts me a photo so I will know who to look for in the sea of other teens. When I find her in line for the official Tana meetup, she looks shell-shocked with joyand wears hardly any makeup.
Im going to put the pictures from today on my wall, she explains. So I want to look more like my actual self. Ive heard similar logic applied to weddings, graduations, and other milestones to be photographed for posterity. For teens like Taylor whove made it to Beautycon, it isnt a stretch to say today feels as momentous.
Slide: 1 / of 10. Caption: Caption: Beauty vlogger Alan Macias (@alannized) at Beautycon LA last year.Angie Smith
Slide: 2 / of 10. Caption: Caption: Women sample makeup at Beautycon LA in a space set up to look like a classroom.Angie Smith
Slide: 3 / of 10. Caption: Caption: YouTuber Tana Mongeau and Taylor, at Tana’s first meetup.Angie Smith
Slide: 4 / of 10. Caption: Caption: YouTube star Jenn Im backstage at Beautycon.Angie Smith
Slide: 5 / of 10. Caption: Caption: Beautycon CEO Moj Mahdara (left) with Tyra Banks (center).Angie Smith
Slide: 6 / of 10. Caption: Caption: A woman tests lipstick colors on her wrist Beautycon LA.Joshua Kolden
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Slide: 7 / of 10. Caption: Caption: A make-up artist applies mascara to a Beautycon attendee. Joshua Kolden
Slide: 8 / of 10. Caption: Caption: Naturally, displays of cosmetics are everywhere at Beautycon.Joshua Kolden
Slide: 9 / of 10. Caption: Caption: A make-up artist applies eye shadow at Beautycon LA. Also, green poofs seem to be a thing.Joshua Kolden
Slide: 10 / of 10. Caption: Caption: A line of attendees waiting to enter Beautycon LA on opening day.Joshua Kolden
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Slide: 1 / of 10 Caption: Caption: Beauty vlogger Alan Macias (@alannized) at Beautycon LA last year.Angie Smith
Slide: 2 / of 10 Caption: Caption: Women sample makeup at Beautycon LA in a space set up to look like a classroom.Angie Smith
Slide: 3 / of 10 Caption: Caption: YouTuber Tana Mongeau and Taylor, at Tana’s first meetup.Angie Smith
Slide: 4 / of 10 Caption: Caption: YouTube star Jenn Im backstage at Beautycon.Angie Smith
Slide: 5 / of 10 Caption: Caption: Beautycon CEO Moj Mahdara (left) with Tyra Banks (center).Angie Smith
Slide: 6 / of 10 Caption: Caption: A woman tests lipstick colors on her wrist Beautycon LA.Joshua Kolden
Slide: 7 / of 10 Caption: Caption: A make-up artist applies mascara to a Beautycon attendee. Joshua Kolden
Slide: 8 / of 10 Caption: Caption: Naturally, displays of cosmetics are everywhere at Beautycon.Joshua Kolden
Slide: 9 / of 10 Caption: Caption: A make-up artist applies eye shadow at Beautycon LA. Also, green poofs seem to be a thing.Joshua Kolden
Slide: 10 / of 10 Caption: Caption: A line of attendees waiting to enter Beautycon LA on opening day.Joshua Kolden
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In the beginning, like 2011, Beautycon was launched as a trade show for YouTube creators, though creators back then were mostly one and the same as fans. As growth and legitimacy began separating the groups, the event caught the eye of investor Moj Mahdara, who took a stake in the company in 2013. A year later she transitioned to the role of CEO and saw potential for something bigger than a trade show. In a 2015 interview with Fast Company, she imagined a far-reaching brandVice Media for a 16- to 24-year-old girl. That target market has since stretched to include boys who can contour, gender-fluid teens, women of a certain age, and, as she puts it, anyone who loves to feel great about themselves.
Beautycon Media today is one part Coachella, one part Sephora, and one part (or more) a consulting firm for brands that are thirsty for access to this slippery generation. The enterprise now includes Beautycon Box (a cosmetics service), Beautycon Digital (a social-first editorial platform), and one-day festivals in LA, London, New York, Dallas, and Dubai.
These festivals boast pop-up shops and live tutorials but advertise the creators as the main event. Few of the YouTubers headlining Beautycon LA lay claim to their own Wikipedia page nor a single piece of coverage in a mainstream publication. The only real way to crack their biographies is by stalking their posts across social media or watching hundreds of hours of YouTube. Despite such inscrutability to even an interested adult, Beautycon LA claimed 15,000 guests this year. Thats 8,000 more than in 2015, and 10,000 more than the year before that.
All across the halls, vendors are running schemes to goad guests into online engagement.
In the morning before Beautycon opens to the public, my ride drops me off at the foot of the LA Convention Center. Through the doors, a blush-colored banner portends the tone for the day: You dont need lipstick, lipstick needs you. This years festival is taking place in West Halls A and Baround 200,000 square feet in all. Admission starts at $19.99 and scales quickly to the VIP Total Packagea $299.99 extravaganza with early-entry brunch and professional hair and makeup.
Already the premium ticketholders are milling. All across the halls vendors are running schemes to goad guests into online engagement. The simplest offers a small bribe, like a lip gloss, in exchange for a like or follow. Other brands have arranged Instagrammable backdrops in the hope that fans might pose and post. The booth for Conscious Period organic tampons is decked with pink toilet tissue, a golden toilet, and pink mock graffiti that reads: Dont go with the flow.
On a long pink carpet at the front of the hall, the talent are arriving and granting interviews to YouTube-only outlets like CelebSecretsTV. If they have anything in common, its flawless contour makeup. Diversity happened naturally at Beautycon from the start. YouTube, as a platform, has low barriers to entry, which benefits groups long shunned by old media. Success on the site doesnt demand a certain look or a vast network of well-connected friends. The day before, at Beautycon headquarters in Hollywood, Mahdara had made it clear: Im not trying to change anything. Im just trying to reflect the time in which we live. The gay daughter of Iranian immigrants, she explained, I can relate to feeling like I dont fit in. Not marketed to, written off for being a certain size, shape, gender preferencea million things.
Beautycon is not an IRL event with an incidental web presence, nor is it the offline extension of an online community; its both.
Soon after the festival opens to the public, the lines on the floor grow so knotted that I eventually lose sight of where each ends. Through periodic polling of queued-up teens, I catch wind of free lotion at QVC, free hand massages at the booth for Yes to Carrots, and a meet-and-greet event with Justin Biebers ex-girlfriend hosted by a cotton-ball brand. Bored and lost moms mill about holding skewers, licked clean of the mock chicken being proffered by Gardein.
I pause for a moment at the edge of the music stage to watch the Vine-famous Nebraskan pop-rap duo Jack & Jack. The pit is packed, but the crowd stands still, shooting steady footage with phones in the air. Beautycon plays out on a digital stage as much as it does inside the convention center. When I spoke to Taylor before the festival, she outlined her social media strategy for the daya cross-platform plan of near-professional caliber. Beautycon is not an IRL event with an incidental web presence, nor is it the offline extension of an online community; its both, though the fans seem unbothered by such distinctions.
Leaving the stage, I spot musician Courtney Love walking casually across the floor, unnoticed. Many Beautycon fans were born not only after Kurt died but after the 2002 break-up of Hole. What eludes them isnt just the context of her fame but possibly her category of celebrity in general.
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YouTube creator meetups are scheduled in hour-long blocks throughout the day. Tana is one of the few with two solo meetups, and the line for her first is overflowing its corral. A girl holds a glue-sticked poster: Your superhero wears a cape, mine wears mac honey love lipstick.
Taylor is close to the front, feet from the chair where Tana will sit. As we wait, she shows me a framed poem she wroteentitled An Influencethat includes sweet (if dystopian) couplets like: An environment which provides a positive escape / Through a false world that reality shaped.The poem is signed, God Bless, Taylor.
The online beauty scene, for Taylor, is less about the makeup than following creators as one might General Hospital. Perhaps this is why she loves Tana Mongeau. Tana doesnt claim any beauty expertise (and sometimes she actively rejects it). Her videos take the form of ebullient monologues, looping from silly into serious back to crass. Taylor calls Tana a storytime YouTuber. She communicates with fans like theyre up late at a sleepover, giddy from sugar, swapping racy stories. In I Talk About Drinking and Smoking, for instance, she faces the camera in an oversize T-shirt, mocking the squeaky-clean tone of beauty YouTube, before mocking herself for a former crush on Lil Wayne. She delivers an update on I Dated a Fuckboyan earlier tale of a duplicitous suitor, which unfortunately was shared with the fuckboy himself. She reassures her fans: Im never gonna not tell raw-ass stories from my life. What comes next is an exegesis on the Kylie Jenner Lip Kit, which segues naturally into heartfelt reflection on mass shootings. (Dont you see this pattern?) Over the course of 10 and a half minutes, shes funny and rude and confused and compassionate and the hundred other feelings that tangle the teen brain. She presents herself as wise but still flawed, ever reminding viewers to Like and Subscribe. Together, day by day, theyll untangle adolescence.
Shes created such a positive environment on the internet, Taylor tells me. To the point where the amount of interaction with her following has really made it feel like more of a family.
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To keep tabs on the movement of creators around the festival, Ive switched on Twitter alerts, per Taylors advice. My phone flickers constantly, annotating reality. Phone charging stations, scattered about the hall, overflow with Medusas of commonly used cords. I stop to plug in beside two older women, markedly out of place for their lack of a teen. They tell me they work in high-end cosmetics and have come to Beautycon on an espionage mission to solve their own issues reaching Generation Z.
An entry-level full-time influencer with a few million followers can expect to be paid like a low-level teacher—between $20,000 and $40,000 a year.
With a good deal of eye-rolling, they recount their brands failed attempt at a meetup with a YouTube star at a shopping center. Theyd booked the creator for a Friday afternoon, a time when parents were still at work. Without rides or cash, the teens didnt show. According to the pair of industry spies, the lesson to be learned was that creators cant sell.
In the backstage lounge, some brand reps still have hope as they dump free product on whoever will accept. Creators load up on five brands of mascara; hair extensions and blow-dryers overflow from free totes. An overwhelmed bag-check guy struggles to stow it all, wading through what must be a cool million in makeup. The hope of the reps is free exposure, though a likelier outcome is a deal for sponsored contentpaying a creator to film an endorsement. The past half decade has seen a Wild West of spon-con, with brands throwing money at anyone with followers, a desperate plea to reach the youngest consumers. As this strategy has begun to bear middling returns, the metric of choice has shifted to engagementa creators ability to move fans to interact. Whats called family on the main floor is a target market backstage.
According to Tanas manager, Jordan Worona, an entry-level full-time influencer with a few million followers can expect to be paid like a low-level teacherbetween $20,000 and $40,000 a year. Worona lost interest in managing Hollywood talent when he realized the extent to which YouTube was still in flux. The trajectory of the career is still being developed, he says. Everyone is making the rules up as they go. You could work, right now, with the top influencers in the world. If you were an acting agent, you would have to wait 10, 15, 20 years before you would have some of the top talent.
Tana isnt exactly brand-safe. She swears a lot. Her most-viewed videos have titles like Crazy Bitch in Target and I Got Banged With a Toothbrush.
On YouTube, the top is often still fleeting. Creators rise to fame under viral conditions, then fade into obscurity in the span of a year. Creators who stick around are well poised for big payouts, though hard stats are mythic and can often be misleading. Theres a rumor that PewDiePie, who had the highest number of YouTube subscribers last year, made $12million in 2015.
Thats like Tana times 100, Worona says wistfully (though he wont say specifically what she makes). He watched Tana from afar for two months, waiting for the growth of her audience to slow. It hasnt yet. As her manager, his goal is to prolong that growth and assemble a career path thats sustainable, like personalized merchandise and touring. Besides, Tana isnt exactly what he calls brand-safe. She swears a lot. Her most-viewed videos have titles like Crazy Bitch in Target and I Got Banged With a Toothbrush. She goes eagerly on record in support of Black Lives Matter and other touchy issues that make brands run in fear. In a world of vetted and sanitized teen content, she is frank and plainspoken and what fans always call real. Taylor says it isnt the edgy content that keeps her watching, but Tanas openness and willingness to speak whats on her mind. Shes a role model, for sure, but she isnt a Role Model. When Worona solicits new opportunities, he most often compares her to Chelsea Handler or Joan Rivers. When all else fails, he talks in marketing hyperbole: I mean, this is the girl who, on a monthly basis, is getting views that American Idol got.
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The fans in Tanas meetup line are peeking through the curtain, hoping to glimpse her backstage. A security guard asks me who everyone is here for, and I struggle to explain how and why she is famous. Taylor smooths and resmooths her hair in anticipation, whispering to nobody, Oh my gosh, oh my gosh. After a few beats Tana emerges, her minidress laced all the way down the front. The effect is somehow more wholesome than it soundsthink cool best friend of your older sister. Its easy to imagine her climbing out a window to go drink light beer at a party. She waves to the crowd with exuberance, and Im extra-journalistically overcome with a desire for her to like me. As the meetup begins, fans approach one by one, presenting their gifts and posing for photos. You might imagine this as stilted or formal, but Tana makes brace-faced middle schoolers seem positively carefree. She sings Happy Birthday to the camera for their friends, promises to follow them back on Twitter, and ends many of the meetups with an outright I love you. It does not sound like promo-speak when Worona tells me she could do this every day.
Taylor directs her mom on how to shoot video. When its her turn, she rushes Tana with a hug, then carefully steps back to present her with the poem. They establish the fast intimacy of two women in a bar bathroom, all drawn-out vowels and overemphatic gestures. Tana takes the framed poem in her hands, studies the text, and seems authentically touched.
Do you want to be in my vlog? she asks.
They squeeze into the frame of the camera, and Tana speaks naturally to an invisible audience.
Hi, Im here with Taylor and she came all the way from Washington.
Taylor, less practiced, compliments Tana in the third person. Shes so amazing!
The two say I love you, and Taylor exits the stall, retrieving her phone from her mom on the way out. Tana greets her next fan with a familiar Yaaaaas!
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The cheapest read on Tana Mongeaus success is that shes famous for being famous. She doesnt sing or act or dance or otherwise exhibit any nameable skill we traditionally expect to justify stardom. Shes not even all that focused on makeup. In the case of a Hollywood star, fans accumulate as the byproduct of work; fan relations necessarily come second. You and I wont likely meet Brad Pitt, and even if we do, we cant ever truly meet him. Tabloid reputation, casting, PR spin, and velvet rope all help ensure the relationship stays distant. Such distance is likely to improve Pitts career, driving up interest through scarcity of information.
By offering their lives up for constant consumption, and closing the gap between fandom and stardom, a creator attracts and earns trust from their fans.
But even if Pitt did want to get closer, its unlikely hed be able to actually pull it off. Hes busy shooting movies, getting divorced, whatever else. YouTube stars, by contrast, arent busy with anything. They have little real work outside of fan relations, which isnt to suggest that they are without talent. Famous for being famous is a constellation of soft skills not easily described by a single-word title. By offering their lives up for constant consumption, and closing the gap between fandom and stardom, a creator attracts and earns trust from their fans, who rally around them as a communal touchstone. Tanas talent is cultivating an online sense of closeness and managing the flow of interaction to sustain it. Too much interaction and she floods her market; too little and she risks seeming distant.
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Before leaving the festival I visit the main stage to watch Tana appear on the #True2You panel. The YouTube creators strut onstage in a burst of confetti, filming the crowd with their phones as they walk. Taylor is sitting in the very first row, still beaming. The stars discuss everything from ignoring the haters to the importance of love and the best Snapchat filters. The message, in the end, is to always stay positive, live with love, and be true to yourself. Ive forgotten the festival was ever about makeup.
Taylor would later tell me that the best part of Beautycon was during the panel, when Tana mouthed I love you from the stage. In the week after the festival, as she waited to start high school, Taylor would tweet at Tana 570 times. She would also retweet The Gospel Daily:
RT @The_Gospels: Hear my prayer, God. Dont hide from my request. Pay attention to me and respond to me. Psalm 55:1-2
Tana, in the end, would fave two of the tweets.
Jamie Lauren Keiles (@jamiekeiles) is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles.
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