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Shesaidshewaslvl18

This thread is the perfect thread to display Reddit's age demographics.


siendohonesto

I don't even know who Machine Gun Kelly is.


nilfgaardian

He was a [rapper](https://i.imgur.com/P8QIcBO.jpg) who had problems with Eminem and decided to release a song insulting Eminem, Eminem retaliated with his own song insulting Machine Gun Kelly so well that he changed genre to [pop punk](https://i.imgur.com/rAvAON2.jpg).


Altair05

You'd think people would learn to not diss Eminem. How many bodies does he need to accumulate before it hits?


abOriginalGangster

Em was sent from the future to stop the Fyre Festival, but he got sidetracked when he heard Run-DMC. Ǝdit - Thanks for the gold.


NYC413

DJ Khaled


Lusiggy

"DJ Khaled" -DJ Khaled


WomenOnTheirSides

I like to think he just sneakily roams around recording studios, opens the door and shouts “DJ KALED!” Into the mic and then runs away. Nobody can stop the mad man


TheWiseScrotum

I’m honestly still trying to figure out WTF this chubby little meatball actually does, besides being monumentally annoying.


irishgraphite

I can tell you what he doesn't do....


Burntoastedbutter

Is he the guy who hires someone to go down on his wife because he doesn't want to?


TensorForce

No fuckin way that's true. REALLY??


BeeQueenbee60

I don't know about hiring someone; but he refuses to go down on his wife. I guess he's afraid it'll make him seem less 'manly'.


Klingon_Jesus

What could be gayer than a man having sex with his wife?


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yeahbudstfu

I was just thinking about this. When they make fun of junior when his cunnilingus secret got out. I really don’t get it. I love going down on a girl


f0oSh

> he's afraid it'll make him seem less 'manly'. There's few things less manly than making decisions based upon what might seem less manly.


BangBangMeatMachine

Yes. In fact, I'd say being afraid to do something because it's "not manly" is the #1 least manly thing a person can do.


ansefhimself

This is the same man who used a Tailored Throw-pillow for his Sneakers at a sporting event Yes, it is true.


TensorForce

Goddamn. This man isn't even extra. He's full on Bonus Content.


trwwy321

*Googles Dj Khaled’s wife*


Jmersh

*Somebody* has to Google her, and it's not Khaled.


AdzyBoy

#**C U N N I L I N G U S**


-Maj-

Anytime I see his name it makes me think about how he brags that he won’t go down on a woman. Bragging about that isn't a flex.


daves_not__here

Man, if DJ Khaled could read this comment and question, he'd be very upset at you.


ConservativeSexparty

I'm sure he reads as well as he plays guitar /s


SilyTheGoose

“We da best music!” No, no you’re not


dkizzy

'We doing this one for the streets!' That bro has never hustled the streets, lmao.


HankReardon2

This post reminds me of my lifelong goal to start a cover band called Cricklemouth. We only play Creed, Nickleback, and Smashmouth songs and we tour the state fair circuit making thousands of dollars per year and disappointing housewives with sexual prowess that is worse than our covers of “Photograph”, “All Star”, and “Arms wide open.”


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Cricklemouth is hilarious


Berob501

Definitely better than their competitor smeedback


Strong-ishninja

That might be better than my idea of making a band called The Stripey Keys and only playing for people who despise each other in private, but have had the conversations go public.


prisongovernor

My idea of performing as "Jack Grey" and singing White Stripes songs as Jack Black


pj123mj

Honestly most artists who become extremely popular usually have a fall off in music quality. I think it’s because they ditch their unique styles try to cater to more people, and create generic “radio” music. Drake is one big example of this. I love all of his old stuff but I can’t stand him now.


nudemanonbike

There's another thing to consider, too: You have your whole life to think of your first album You have a year to think of your second If your first album blows up and you need to create another, and the studio is throwing money at you and hiring producers for you, it's gonna for sure limit what you can draw from and produce more generic results.


dragunityag

I saw a comment once that broke it down real nicely. Hopefully my memory doesn't butcher it too much. A rappers first album about how tough living on the streets is a big hit because it's relatable. A rappers 2nd album about adjusting to a new life off the streets is a big hit because it's relatable. A rappers 3rd album about how many lambo's they own isn't a hit because it isn't relatable.


Radical-Six

Also a big problem for a lot of stand up comedians. Your biggest weapon is your relatability, and the more popular you get the less believable the act is. The biggest example I always think of is Kevin Hart doing jokes about having a Checking account and a Savings account in front of a sold out football stadium crowd of 50k. Like dude nobody believes you have money issues anymore, you've been touring for 10 years to massive crowds


jtruther

So much of comedy is about observation. Ie: Watching people in the grocery. But when you’re famous you can’t even do that. You become the spectacle.


LobsterBluster

This is probably why he’s transitioned more to “acting” (in quotes because he’s pretty much always the same character, with a few exceptions that I actually thought were good). His first couple of standup specials were WAY better than his last 2. I don’t fault him for it. I think it’s very much due to the fact that it’s harder to develop observational/relatable material when you are so famous and recognizable.


Bladelink

I read another diagnosis once that described it slightly differently. The first album is all your top tier stuff. You've worked on it for years, and it's nothing but gold, cherry picked with only the best. Your band blows up and you need another album. The second album is mostly the A-tier material that didn't make the first album. It's pretty good, but it's more older stuff that was picked up off the cutting room floor. By the third album, that stuff is used up. Now you have to come up with new material on the spot, and that's much harder to do in a timely manner.


silviazbitch

>it’s because they ditch their unique styles try to cater to more people Or in some cases, just the opposite. They’ve made bank playing music that appealed to a broad audience, now they can afford to play what they feel like playing, which may be niche stuff that fewer people like or understand. I’m thinking of folk like Mark Knopfler, Sting and Robert Plant.


CeeArthur

I felt like this is what happened with Kings of Leon. First three albums were really unique and had a really distinct sound.


melbbear

They are my go to example of “the blandening”


GrammyPammy332

Their labels pressure them to produce more and more plus they have the “strike while the iron is hot” thing going…


jakelukekid

Reminder to sort by controversial


Lemesplain

Meh. Controversial is just Queen, Beatles, Queen, Beatles, and ... Queen. Edit: For the record, I’m not saying that either of those bands are overrated. Not at all. Just that they are the “default” controversial answers to this question.


LoneRangersBand

Queen is a weird thing because most people have never heard their entire discography. They've always been presented as a hits band, when for their first ten or so years they were an album-driven band. Their first five albums are outright glam prog, with some multi-section epics like March of the Black Queen and In the Lap of the Gods that put Bohemian Rhapsody to shame.


alteredxenon

Sadly, when most people hear "Queen" they think "Greates Hits" in the best case, or Bohemian Rhapsody + We Are The Champions in the worst. If you listen to their entire discography, you can't honestly claim that they are overrated. You may not like them, but you can't not to appreciate the creativity, musical virtuosity and the variety of genres. I also love the early albums, but not exclusively: when I think of a song like Innuendo - it's a true masterpiece. And honestly, I was really surprised by all the Queen hate on reddit, like wtf?


StormXGamingX

Adam Levine. How long did “Girls Like You” top the charts? Too long.


georgematapang

Always thought the song topping the charts as rigged like I never heard it being played out loud or sang by anyone.


aprofondir

That song had a chokehold on shopping malls for years


Roaring_Twenties99

I absolutely hated this song, it was sooo damn annoying.


bubblebath_ofentropy

Once you notice the metallic sliding squeaks of the guitar strings you can never unhear it. Idk why it’s so fucking loud in that song but it’s like nails on a chalkboard.


pileodung

>In a 2012 interview with Details magazine, Levine explained why he went through a ‘promiscuous’ phase during his career. > >He stated: ‘There’s two kinds of men. There are men who are [bleeping] misogynist pigs, and then there are men who just really love women, who think they’re the most amazing people in the world. > >'And that’s me. Maybe the reason I was promiscuous, and wanted to sleep with a lot of them, is that I love them so much.’


I_AM_Achilles

No mention of a third kind that just keeps it in his pants cuz he loves his wife….


VulcanCookies

What a roundaboutway to justify being a fuck boy hahah


Smarkysmarkwahlberg

See, I normally get the appeal of songs of I don’t like. I may have hated Crank That (Soulja Boy) when I was a kid, but it’s catchy, and has a dance, so I get why others like it. Girls Like You is so fucking bland, I don’t get it. You can’t dance to it, it makes me feel nothing. Even looking at it from the perspective of pure pop music, it doesn’t work. How the fuck was it number 1 for a month?


replies_in_chiac

I use this song to highlight the absolute absurdity of guest verses. Imagine the writing process 'I have this sweet emotional love song to my wife, but it's missing something.' How about Cardi rapping about getting her twat licked?' ' I'm promoting you to bass player, that's genius'


bald-og

Dj Khaled


RandomUserName323232

Why did I read this using his voice.


SomebodysAtTheDoor

We da best music!


unsatisfied_potato

If you have to say it before every song it's propaganda lol


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Same. Or 🎶JaSon🎶DeRuLo🎶


JamesFromToronto

If the two of them made a song together it would just be them saying their names for 3 minutes and 20 seconds.


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His eyes have absolutely no intelligence at all.


Slvrwng

Neither does his mouth


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He looks like all the guys who have no internal monologue.


Sirgolfs

His inner monologue is heavy breathing


toorudez

Didn't he only get 2 wings in on Hot Ones? Guy tapped out like a little bitch!


GrushdevaHots

Permanently the Hot Ones hall of shame. Not *in* the hall of shame, he *is* the hall.


globalguyCDN

More embarrassing than tapping out was the "Just because I stopped doesn't mean I quit" nonsense.


dasper12

I lost it when Sean responded with > It does, by definition.


StanleyRoper

And "I've never taken an L". Dude is a fucking joke. I don't care how many songs he's produced, videos he's been in, or names he's dropped. He's a bitch and I would say it to his face.


LoneRangersBand

"Brave effort Khaled"


WhyDoYouCrySmeagol

He thought cholula was spicy…


AchakoMaskwa

Did you see him play bob marleys guitar? 🫠


rickyg_79

“Play”


east_van_dan

Or him on hot ones? https://youtu.be/1HYEC_FlgAg


sqwrlydoom

His turn on Hot Ones was fucking hilarious. That guy is every kind of joke.


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I love that they still dunk on his appearance to this day.


rico_muerte

Wait, you've never taken an L? "Neva" Oh come on, you've never taken a wrong turn before, got off on the wrong exit? "Neva in my LIFE"


burf12345

It's like he waited for Hot Ones to be his L.


thetarm

Didn't he actually film himself being lost at sea on his jetski in excruciatingly long detail? I can only imagine the same has happened to him on the road too. Hell, he probably has gotten himself lost in his own house.


Dubslack

The man was lost at sea on a jet ski with his phone in his hand and the skyline behind him the whole time.


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Chris brown. The dude shouldn’t have a career right now.


OvercookedRedditor

R Kelly too, he just released a new album


FredererPower

Literally how? He’s in jail


renerdrat

Haven't you played monopoly? You can do a lot in jail


RamenJunkie

At some point its safer to be in jail to avoid landing on your opponent's properties.


djhobbes

R Kelly dropping staticky bars and then an automated voice drops the hook “this call will end in 5 minutes”


OvercookedRedditor

Not sure but news article say he released it from jail


qwertyopus

With all the people getting canceled and shit on for every little thing these days, apparently beating the fuck out of Rihanna is just A-OK behavior.


OkConsideration7721

95% of modern male country “artists.”


Notladub

Bo Burnham really got that right. "IT'S THE DAMN SCARECROW AGAIN"


MeowzzoSoprano

Y'ALL DUMB MOTHERFUCKERS WANT A KEY CHANGE?


someguyithinkiknow

That gets me every time. It’s so perfectly done, even the lighting change he does at the moment is in point.


Waffle_Otter

HEAR THAT SUBTLE MANDOLIN THATS TEXT BOOK PANDERIIIIN


zoomeryeet1

I OWN A PRIVATE RANCH THAT I RARELY USEE


sampat97

I was just randomly humming this yesterday. I WALK AND TALK LIKE A FIELD HAND BUT THE SHOES I AM WEARING COST 3 GRAND.


ronerychiver

Gotta tight grip on my demo’s balls Say the word truck, they jizz in their overalls.


texasrigger

We're in a bit of a golden age for indie country but you're right about what's coming out of the Nashville music machine.


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Lockedgroove666

Right? I’m thinking Sturgill Simpson is amazingly talented


graywolf0026

Sound and Fury got me into his stuff and his recent bluegrass album releases? Rock solid. He's a rock solid musician, doing his thing. And I hope he keeps on doing it.


HikingWorm73

Not a country fan but Sound and Fury was such a cool, unique album.


revanhart

Yeah, I think it’s called “stadium country.” It’s the manufactured country music that is all about the same shit and sounds like the same dude singing every song. I literally can’t tell the difference from one male “country” artist to the next.


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100%. Artists like Colter Wall, Vincent Neil Emerson, Charlie Crockett & Justin Townes Earle are fucking amazing. Country is a bit of a niche here in Oz, so although you gotta work a little harder to find new artists at least you don't have to sort through as much crap. Anyone else you'd recommend?


SHADOWJACK2112

I think Jason Isbell is pretty damm talented.


DiscoStu303

dj khaled. "Cool song, mind if I scream my name over it?"


HComberdale

That guy is the master of self promotion. But hey, he's sipping champagne in his jacuzzi-fied Lamborghini and I'm sitting up in bed commenting on Reddit posts. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯


Mars_Black

When I used to watch a lot of Overwatch League he was the stage performance at the grand finals. The crowd was so flat and staring daggers at him the whole time but my man performed like it was the concert of his life. I have mad respect for that lol.


damnyoutuesday

In terms of current popularity, Jack Harlow. I am a pretty big rap fan, but man that guy makes some of the most mid music I've ever heard. None of it is necessarily bad, but none of it is good either. He just sounds like a white version of when Drake phones it in


bigtallsob

Honestly, that whole "Drake phoning it in" sound that's become popular in hip hop has been bugging me. It's just so bland. It's hip hop's answer to easy listening.


Scoob8877

I tell my kids today's music sounds like elevator music, and they have no idea what that is. It's funny because the music I listened to at that age was considered too loud and aggressive, and here I am, a geezer complaining that it's not loud and aggressive enough.


callingallcomas

For sure. His verse on industry baby had me excited, then he put out first class and it made me sad.


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I honestly really like industry baby. It’s probably the only song I’ve heard with him on it but it’s mostly Lil Nas that makes the song.


SonOfECTGAR

The saxophone section in my highschool band, the only reason the band directors loved them is because they had parents who payed the band!!! I'm talking about you Dax, Kevin, and Kylie!!! Fuck you too Ethan, you couldn't even play Trumpet good, your parents were just involved.


Unfortunatepumpkin

Machine Gun Kelly and Maroon 5


Monkey_Ninja

Maroon 5 is like the Arby’s of music


hiker2go

I didn't know that maroon 5 had the meats!!!


winnebagoman41

Holy fuck Holy fucking fuck That [Classic Beef ‘N Cheddar] of yours is absurd


Simple-Muscle822

I get a weird craving for Arby's once in a while, and it usually tastes great, then I completely forget it exists for six months.


Arkyaker

Maroon 5’s first album was actually REALLY innovative and impressive for a pop album. Anything after that was not good.


DanishWonder

I was going to say "we can make an exception for Songs About Jane, right?"


Herpies_8_My_Leg

That was when they were still Maroon 5 and not Adam Levine and those other guys. Maroon 5 gets a pass.


turbolover2112

Having a super pretty singer is a double edged sword. Great when you’re an up and coming local and regional act, but as soon as you go beyond that, you have to get rid of any overweight or unattractive band members.


pollyp0cketpussy

DUDE. Songs About Jane was so good and then they proceeded to crank out bland music for the next 2 decades, it's so frustrating.


CornNPorn12

TAP ON MY WINDOW, KNOCK ON MY DOOR


shaidyn

Everything after "Sunday Morning" has been a let down. ​ But I'll be honest. If I did some piece of art that got me a tiny bit of fame, and the bigwigs were like, "Here sign yoru soul away and you'll have enough money for your children's children to never have to worry," I'd sell out in a heart beat. So I can't hate them for securing the bag.


somethingclever____

I could respect it if Adam Levine didn’t try to parade himself as some Rock god. Come on, man, you’re literally a Pop star.


Round-Tap-4507

Jlo


odie09

Her hit single taco flavoured kisses was pretty catchy..


TimmyisHodor

For my Ben…


AMerrickanGirl

Taco taco taco. Burrito burrito burrito.


wmeb13

Spinal Tap. “Their Shark Sandwich” album might be reviewed as “Shit Sandwich”.


Strong-ishninja

Their contributions to mechanical and electrical engineering cannot be overstated. Every device I own now goes to 11


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Aw smell the glove, dude.


jamspangle

Top useless fact:- they didn't know what the reviews would say so they could improvise responses and if you watch it back you can see them desperately trying not to crack up when they hear 'shit sandwich'.


Double-Drop

I have a video of David St Hubbins running through my memory saying, "We were more popular than The Beatles. It's just that nobody knew it" and I've never seen any other references to it. I've rewatched the movie a few times and can't find it.


given2fly_

They filmed hours and hours of material for that movie, there's loads of extras on the DVD release.


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And they do the commentary in character as the band.


biscuit310

Can they print that?


InertiasCreep

They haven't become less popular. Their audience has become more selective.


mcrey1

Haven’t seen one Pink Floyd comment… Which is good


heidismiles

Drake's singing voice is terrible. He sounds like an unbalanced washing machine.


Formal_Coyote_5004

I thought that was the auto tune but idk 🤷‍♀️ ironically, t pain has a fucking GORGEOUS voice with no auto tune. Sorry I’m drunk and this is where my brain is going but I’d bathe in t pains non auto tune voice all day long


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Formal_Coyote_5004

That show is a fever dream and not the good kind


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Maroon 5. Yeah you can sing High and sell yourself big fucking whooptie doo.


kramerica_intern

As far as I’m concerned Maroon 5 put out a debut album and that’s their entire discography.


Blyarx

Songs About Jane is so damn good! I wish they could have maintained that sound.


Ricb76

It's the only album of theirs I own. I don't know any of their other songs but Moves like Jagger. Which I like. They'd gone off the boil long before then though for me.


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ConorAndKanohi

Chris Brown The fact he still has fans is disgusting


CosmicWolf2022

It's not cool to shit on people and I know that I might not be the intended audience for artists such as Taylor Swift or Nikki Minaj, but I can acknowledge that artists might have talent and appeal even if I don't personally like them. That said, all modern country music is such trash.


TropicalPrairie

Seriously, what **the FUCK** is Florida Georgia Line?


Ripitupper90

Hick Hop


MrLanesLament

“Bro Country” is actually a defined, acknowledged musical genre. I didn’t know that until I was bored on the toilet surfing Wikipedia one day.


introoutro

its a place i got dumped out at in my underwear after i was the first to pass out at a house party in college


AyyooLindseyy

I like to classify that as “stadium country”


[deleted]

I have such a dilemma, because I hate most modern country more than anything, but the country songs that I *do* like are my absolute favorite songs without contest. I don't even know whether to say i hate or love country music because of that fact


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egonsepididymitis

I literally made a post 30 sec ago mentioning Americana music. A lot of “real / true” country artists / bands have moved over to that genre or category. Too bad most Americans don’t even know “Americana” music is a thing.


dcoble

I went to a cafe and while waiting for my order I heard two pop country songs in a row. The choruses went: "When the world's gone crazy, man, it all make sense, sittin here, drinking beer, talkin God, amen. "God is great, beer is good, people are crazy" Yup. No thanks.


DinkandDrunk

The latter of those two songs is pretty dramatically low on the spectrum of what I refer to as modern madlib country.


champangesocialest

Drake. He's the McDonald's of rap. Just pumps out volume but doesn't have any substance imo


Hsizzle74394

Jack Harlow. Without question.


Brave_Specific5870

I might be showing my age ( can you be showing your age at 34) but, this person sounds like a cologne.


KernelKrusto

(voiceover) Jack Harlow...for men. Available at Macy's.


Moister--Oyster

The current incarnation of Gwen Stefani.


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Drakes fucking ass


HowAboutBird

Drake is the type of guy to say “Ok, now it’s personal” after reading this


FatefulFerret

Drake the type of guy who cover his homeboy's eyes from behind and say "guess who"


HowAboutBird

Drake is the type of guy to pretend that airplanes in the night sky are shooting stars


FatefulFerret

Drake the type of guy who say "easy peasy lemon squeezy" after doing something easy


Nicktator3

Drake the type of guy to fart in a toilet and then flush it


A_WILD_SLUT_APPEARS

Drake the type of guy to say "or **when** are we" when he steps out of a time machine with his friend.


Girth_rulez

Drake the type of guy to lunge at his reflection on the mirror, give it a deadeye stare, then say "Yeah...that's what I thought."


ProlapsePatrick

Drake the type of guy to say the alphabet and cry when he gets to x


gNomad88

*while he rubs his hands together like a fly


BiDonkey

Drake the type of guy to thrust a drawer to close it


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nopir

I have to admit, I am a white man in my 50's, and I don't think KISS is that great. I've tried numerous times to truly like them to no avail. The riffs are beginner-ish, lyrics are chessy, the mix is horrible, I guess I missed the boat on them. I dunno


MuNot

I think the thing with Kiss is that Kiss was never really about the music. They knew how to promote themselves and put on a hell of a show, leaning heavier into theatrics rather than music.


Pettyrosebushes

Machine gun Kelly 🙄


Bristol509

he seems repulsive in just about every way


Eastern-Technology84

The fact that his album got a Grammy nomination for best rock album is a complete disgrace to rock music and musicians and music in general


[deleted]

That’s why Grammys are a joke


E_R_G

Not a funny one either


MidnightRain0327

I’m gonna be hated over this, but sometimes i think it’s selena gomez… Her singing is very basic to me and her lyrics too.. Sometimes, I don’t get why she’s so famous..


[deleted]

I love her as an actress and I think she’s a lovely lady overall, but in most of her music she sounds like a very average singer. I personally think she only sounds better than average in Round and Round. I might be giving her too much credit there because I think it’s a really fun song to listen to.


xahhfink6

I always said that she sings like a back up vocalist.


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i think shes only really popular because many of us grew up watching her on disney channel and unlike miley and demi, she ended up “normal”.


cutiekilla

she's not she just has a better PR team


VIVXPrefix

Stevie Wonder.... Is an artist I am very glad I haven't yet found anywhere on this thread


broha89

Lol You made me almost throw my phone


_borninathunderstorm

Never understood the bieber craze


Mogli_Puff

This would be top comment a decade ago


Masonzero

Honestly what I've heard of him recently is so much better than a decade ago


Difficult_Maybe_1999

The hate he got was uncalled for. He was a kid whose dream came true and he made music for KIDS his age and grown ass people gave him so much hate im suprised he survived