Rap
Critic joined the TGWTG scene not too long after Todd in the Shadows,
expanding the site’s music offerings with his focus on Rap and Hip-Hop, both
areas of music Todd tended to cover less with his focus on more mainstream
Pop. Though he would joke that many
connected to the site would refer to him as “Not Todd,” to any careful viewer
it was clear that he was in no way simply aping his colleague. Adopting the straightforward,
talk-right-to-the-camera style of most of his contemporaries (complete with
personal slogan he’s largely abandoned in recent years), it was obvious that
Daren Jackson had his own style and approach to his material, especially his
own particular brand of humor, that make his videos their own unique pleasure
to watch and revisit time and time again (plus he also makes his own music).
Though
he has a long series of more standard review videos of various Rap hits (as
well as the requisite Best and Worst yearly lists, all of which are worth your
time), by far his most prolific and funniest content is his Worst Lyrics
series, where he lists anywhere from 3 to 8 or 9 random lyrics, be they old or
new, that he heard in the last month and that struck him as especially bad,
confusing, or despicable in some way.
The simple style of his editing and presentation sets the scene for some
of the funniest rap-related jokes I’ve ever heard. Just about every one of these are worth your
time, but here’s an unranked sampling of just a few of my personal favorites.
Are
there any former TGWTG/CA producers you’ve been missing and what to get caught
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-Noah Franc
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