Come at me, bro.

October 3, 2013 10:37 PM

Phonte has thought a lot about which rappers correspond to which classic television shows.
posted by mysticreferee (13 comments total)

'Things are like other things' is the tool that allows abstraction and indeed serves as the seed of human interface with a wild, unknowable and endlessly unique world. But... usually 'this is the the that of the other kind of thing' makes for lame internet lists.

I love this one tho! Good use of twitter serving size, too.
posted by damehex at 11:39 PM on October 3, 2013

South Park is the Beastie Boys - endlessly sticking their dicks in the mashed potatoes of society.
posted by mannequito at 12:08 AM on October 4, 2013 [3 favorites]

The day the AVClub became Grantland.
posted by converge at 1:17 AM on October 4, 2013

What about Childish Gambino?
posted by kandinski at 2:30 AM on October 4, 2013

Good stuff except Biggie. How To Make It In America? Bullshit. Biggie was NYPD Blue.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 3:32 AM on October 4, 2013

Also Boomtown is Tupac. Groundbreaking at the time and never got to develop fully so when you reengage with it you realize it wasn't really that great. These are facts.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:57 AM on October 4, 2013

Dr. Doom is obviously Aqua Teen Hunger Force obviously.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:57 AM on October 4, 2013

Monty Python's Flying Circus is De La Soul.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:59 AM on October 4, 2013

Rosanne is Tyler the Creator.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:59 AM on October 4, 2013

But I digress.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:00 AM on October 4, 2013

which rappers correspond to which classic television shows

I really thought this was going to be about rappers that written in their ideas for episodes of their favorite shows.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 7:10 AM on October 4, 2013

YEUGUUHGH

THEY TRY TO COMPARE ME TO A TELEVISION SHOW
BUT I'M TO BUSY SELLING THIS TELEVISION BLOW
WHITE GIRL ON THE SCREEN SELLING YOU MAKEUP
THE POWDER ON HER NOSE HELPED ME GET MY CAKE UP
posted by Teakettle at 7:26 AM on October 4, 2013 [1 favorite]

No links to his music? Phonte's output with 9th Wonder is great stuff.

The Life of Kings
The Good Fight
Too Late
Lovin' It (as Little Brother)
posted by sklero at 3:34 PM on October 4, 2013