Johnny Rebel is still some backwater cracker with a headful of bad wiring and ignorance as long as the mighty Mississippi. Trolling mashup fans with an “oh shit he did not just do that” sample.īlack man trumps white fool. After getting sideswiped by Weakling’s tainted bootleg, we’re definitely different people than we were three minutes ago but we’re still no closer to answering “Why?” When the chorus arrives in its horribly amiable fashion, it’s like being kicked simultaneously in the brain and soul. No, this is the kind of mashup that puts a person in the uncomfortable position of listening to a blatant racist periodically spew hate (which pretty much makes it the only mashup in this category). It’s not the sort of track that someone sends around to friends for their appraisal and appreciation. It’s not aimed at enterprising DJs looking to throw a curveball at the dancefloor or towards mashup fans in general. This isn’t any normal mashup, aimed towards the fans of the rap (or fans of racism, for that matter). The boutique label, Reb Rebel, later compiled this string of singles (with jaunty, delightful names like Some Niggers Never Die (They Just Smell That Way), Nigger Nigger, Nigger-Hatin’ Me and of course, Who Likes a Nigger?, the last of which provides the dismaying chorus in this mashup) into an album entitled “For Segregationists Only,” just in case the song titles didn’t scare off desegregationists looking for a little traveling music. Despite all this, Johnny Rebel claims he “is not a racist.” He “just doesn’t like niggers.” Clear? Johnny Rebel is the alter ego of Cliff Trahan, a Cajun country musician who, during the tail-end of the desegregation fight in the South, decided (or was prompted) to write a string of singles celebrating bigotry. Hearing this unlikely (and possibly unlikeable) “collaboration” featuring Notorious B.I.G.’s “ Sky’s The Limit” paired up with samples and a reprehensible chorus courtesy of the equally reprehensible (and pseudonymous) Johnny Rebel*, one is tempted to ask themselves many questions, most prominently “Why?” *If you’re wondering who or what a Johnny Rebel is, let me fill you in (follow the link above for even more info). And it’s trouble that starts with playful verbal gunshots and ends with ugly-ass ignorant hatred. It’s not until you get to the “chorus” that you’ll run into trouble.
The track starts out amiably enough, with Biggie’s flow playing nicely off the repeated tones. Proceed with caution (and headphones preferably, if at work). It’s not so much the words as it is the context. WARNING: The following mashup contains some language that most people would consider unsuitable. (As much as I’d like to give you the pure, unguarded experience I “enjoyed” the first time I heard this track, I’m going to instead be a standup guy and provide you with the following disclaimer…) His first official single “Thinking Bout You” was released Apand may also be included on Channel Orange, although details are currently unknown at this time. Since releasing his shelved album Nostalgia, Ultra as a mixtape last year, the singer went on to gain internet stardom and two well-received features on Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s Watch The Throne. There’s a good chance that Channel Orange may be Frank Ocean’s first official release with Def Jam, which was previously rumored for release in the summer of 2012.
The two minute snippet features, unsurprisingly for Ocean, a BMW station wagon. The song features layered vocals and a dark, glitchy synth in the background. He left no comment and from the video, we’re left to guess that the new song is called “TV” and will appear on a new release entitled Channel Orange, out on July 17th. Earlier this morning, the Odd Future-affiliated crooner posted a short snippet of a brand new song onto his Tumblr. Frank Ocean has the whole mysterious vibe down pat.
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