Sad Rap Songs

**Janszoon** · 03-19-2010, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

The saddest rap song I know is What's Up Fatlip? by Fatlip.

It's on his album, The Lonliest Punk, and it's about how he feels like a failure in life as an aging rapper who is not very successful or even good at his craft. He goes on to talk about how he's always been a loser.

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It's actually one of my favorite hip-hop songs and it's about true sadness, not grief over love or the crack game. I think the video was made by Spike Jonze..

Yep, the video is by Spike Jonze. I love that song. I don't really perceive it as sad though, more just humorously self-deprecating.

Engine · 03-19-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yep, the video is by Spike Jonze. I love that song. I don't really perceive it as sad though, more just humorously self-deprecating.

The lyrics definitely get comical but I think he is trying to express a real sadness. I'm probably biased though from seeing the documentary thing that came with my CD (all filmed by Jonze?). He's definitely self conscious like in his description of how his gay rumors began - he's practically cringing. He also seems generally embarrassed and ashamed about how his career turned out.

**Janszoon** · 03-19-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

The lyrics definitely get comical but I think he is trying to express a real sadness. I'm probably biased though from seeing the documentary thing that came with my CD (all filmed by Jonze?). He's definitely self conscious like in his description of how his gay rumors began - he's practically cringing. He also seems generally embarrassed and ashamed about how his career turned out.

Yeah, I have that Spike Jonze DVD too and I do agree that once I watched that documentary the song seemed a lot sadder. Some of it was pretty funny though, like the part where he's talking about how his mother was mad at them for just dropping by without calling so she didn't have a chance to clean.

That album The Loneliest Punk is pretty good IMHO. Have you given the whole thing a listen?

Engine · 03-21-2010, 06:18 PM

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That album The Loneliest Punk is pretty good IMHO. Have you given the whole thing a listen?

O yes - I've had the CD/DVD for a while. But I haven't listened to it for a bit and this thread reminded me of it.

The last few times I listened to it, though, I pretty much skipped back and forth b/w the 2 standouts: Today's the Day and What's Up Fatlip?

**Janszoon** · 03-21-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

O yes - I've had the CD/DVD for a while. But I haven't listened to it for a bit and this thread reminded me of it.

The last few times I listened to it, though, I pretty much skipped back and forth b/w the 2 standouts: Today's the Day and What's Up Fatlip?

I'm a pretty big fan of "Fat Leezy" too.

Engine · 03-21-2010, 07:06 PM

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I'm a pretty big fan of "Fat Leezy" too.

1st track? - yea it's a good opener. I used to love some of the songs so much that I would listen to the whole thing enraptured. But when it comes down to it I probably only really like about 1/3. But those are some great songs - they top everything that Pharcyde did post-Fatlip by a lot.