Austinist: Triller: Bun B Releases Il Trill, Performs at Emo's Tonight

themo

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:39:38 -0600

One of the rappers from SouthBound, Bun B's opener, got tased by APD after his set

truecraig

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:51:40 -0600

I thought the 'conscious rapper' comment was directed toward the most recent incarnations of the backpacker style, and in that context it seems appropriate to me.

bpm2102

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:42:03 -0600

I think all of those artists you just named are great. However, the term "conscious rap" carries with it a lot of bad stereotypes, none of which fit Bun, but are sure to turn off a lot of potential listeners. The other side of that coin is if you just called him a "Southern rapper" or "trap hop" - once again these terms carry negative stereotypes that turn a lot of folks off, but Bun doesn't fit them. And the "weed" comment was just a way of saying that he doesn't seem as easy-come, easy-go sort of guy as, well, some of the other rappers on II Trill. Not that that matters, or is necessarily true. But when I read about Lil Wayne's drug intake and lavish spending, I don't feel terribly compelled to "make sure the artist gets paid" or whatever, even if I do love his music.

Grape Ape

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:41 -0600

Yeah, not quite sure what to make of that comment. And the whole anti Hip Hop vibe of this piece really erks me at least. The author seems to be discounting the work of people like KRS, PE, Rakim and a slew of others because apparently their beats suck because they are conscious in their message?

wells

Thu, 22 May 2008 08:02:24 -0600

my cash in his pocket doesn't just = weed. What. the. hell?

seth

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:44:12 -0600

Thanks for trying to expose Austinist readers to this artist. That video clip, however, is useless. It's like a repeating series of shots of somebody about to get into a car in downtown new york, but somehow he never actually gets in. I guess this guy is from Houston, too, from his hat. But that's all I could get from the video. Oh, well. At least Emo's (aka Stubbs Jr.) has given up any semblance of focus or genre. Seth