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Pitchfork's song of 2017 is.........BODAK YELLOW by Cardi B!
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Date: December 12th, 2017 12:51 AM Author: diverse abode Cardi B is not just a rapper; she’s everything we needed, just when we needed it. And “Bodak Yellow” is not just the banger of the year; it’s an unignorable antithesis to a political landscape built around xenophobia, racism, and sexism. The first solo female rap track to hit No. 1 in nearly 20 years, it emboldened many of the people—especially women of color—who were marginalized for the very things that anchor the Afro-Latina star’s impenetrable pride. It let them lift their middle fingers a little higher and shout a little louder over the voices that wished them silent. All year long, Cardi B was a mesmerizing display of what it looks like to win without having to code-switch or shrink, and “Bodak Yellow” was her blaring anthem of purpose.
By now, the story of Cardi B’s rise is legend: A fed-up grocery store cashier quits her job to become a stripper, then parlays Vine and Instagram notoriety into reality TV stardom before achieving ubiquitous fame with her first single for a major label. Could there be a more modern depiction of the American Dream? That “Bodak Yellow” was the flash point makes the victory even sweeter: It’s full of charismatic bravado, endless flex, and abundant joy. Cardi’s cadence, inspired by Kodak Black’s “No Flockin,” is injected with her unfuckwithable energy, as authentic as it is contagious, igniting a blend of enraptured aggression and bona fide club hysteria.
Her voice is fiery and insistent, her Spanish-hued Bronx accent clipping and languishing as she offers clever wordplay about getting head and getting paid; even without knowing her hard-hustling rise, the celebration in her voice has an inclusive edge. Her braggy lines also belie a thoughtful core. Cardi may be on top, shuffling through praise, diamonds, and dudes at her whim, but in her glee she’s opening the door to her listeners, her sisters: This lifestyle, or any triumph they so choose, feels like it may just be in their reach, too.
On and off wax—in a wholly demoralizing year that still became, indisputably, hers—Cardi B owned who she was. Her confidence, which disallows shame and silence, spilled into “Bodak Yellow” and created a perfect storm: a song that feels good from someone who rose to dominance at a time when women and their stories were simultaneously under attack and given more cultural space. At its heart, Cardi’s breakout demands that its listeners reclaim their power, jumping over all barriers of race, class, and gender. She did it. And while there’s still a long way to go for many like her, her existence and this song served as beacons across 2017, liberating us from our own realities, four minutes at a time.
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-2017/?page=10 |
Date: December 12th, 2017 12:53 AM Author: alcoholic dead antidepressant drug when i finally heard that "song," i thought from her voice and slurred delivery that she must be developmentally-disabled or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34895838) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 12:55 AM Author: Blathering tank ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34895855) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 7:55 AM Author: diverse abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896819) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 12:57 AM Author: high-end provocative address quadroon sounds exactly like Nicki Minaj with less crisp delivery and a slightly deeper voice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34895879) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 7:58 AM Author: dun corner ceo Cr. Say what you will nicki is musically talented and has shown a good amount of range since her first singles
This? Ljl |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 9:19 AM Author: Sick Comical Depressive Nicki Minaj is way hotter (still grotesque, but a well executed version of the Black guy's Jessica Rabbit cartoon look), actually talented, and Gen X. Cardi B is a pathetic Millennial knock off. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897257) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:01 AM Author: Talented windowlicker Why is this shitrag plumped as a source anyone should care about? If I want a hipster doofus's opinion on music, I'll enter bohemian Brooklyn and brace the first degenerate with lobe piercing I pass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896836) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:02 AM Author: red mewling plaza Wasn't Pitchfork a Rock magazine?! WFT |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:33 AM Author: yapping boyish knife cruise ship (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896957) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:03 AM Author: Pink Masturbator Check your t levels if you don’t like this song (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896843) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:03 AM Author: amber appetizing senate *chills out in thread and hums bombs over Baghdad * (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896845) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:24 AM Author: yapping boyish knife cruise ship (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896912) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:25 AM Author: yapping boyish knife cruise ship Meh song although the video is cool (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896917) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:31 AM Author: yapping boyish knife cruise ship As with so much "commentary," the vapidity of this is pretty well exposed if you read it in the Patrick Bateman voice
I'll demonstrate
https://vocaroo.com/i/s0zVaWwCX2QQ
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:53 AM Author: At-the-ready State Telephone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897083) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:36 AM Author: fragrant submissive sound barrier She is an actual trash whore: https://www.instagram.com/iamcardib/?hl=en (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34896975) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:40 AM Author: fragrant submissive sound barrier Okay. I watched the video. In a sane time this doesn't make billboard top 100. There is nothing to it at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897001) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:41 AM Author: Pink Masturbator (Soulless chink) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897003) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:47 AM Author: fragrant submissive sound barrier Oooh a stripper on a camel in Dubai oooh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897038) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:45 AM Author: Pink Masturbator https://www.instagram.com/p/BclkDuiBM8S/?hl=en&taken-by=iamcardib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897029) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:52 AM Author: trip becky "A fed-up grocery store cashier quits her job to become a stripper, then parlays Vine and Instagram notoriety into reality TV stardom before achieving ubiquitous fame with her first single for a major label. Could there be a more modern depiction of the American Dream"
This is what they want you yo be now. |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 8:52 AM Author: yapping boyish knife cruise ship (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897076) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 9:34 AM Author: Glassy sanctuary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897334) |
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Date: December 12th, 2017 9:22 AM Author: burgundy field Her braggy lines also belie a thoughtful core. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3825634&forum_id=2#34897275) |