Everybody's had dreams like this: you're in some public place and you're naked. Or maybe you just forgot to put your pants on. Or your shirt. And boy are you embarrassed. Ok now, there's a variation on this dream. You're still in public, you're still naked, you're still embarrassed....but nobody else seems to realize it. What's worse about this is the feeling that's you're 'detached' from the situation, that you don't belong there and you don't know why. I mean, gees...you're naked & freaked out about it, and yet nobody cares. You're thinkin', well, just what the hell is going on here?
I had a recurring dream like this when I was a little kid. I'd show up at a meet & greet thing at a mall to say hello to Brady Bunch middle girl Eve Plumb (Jan Brady, and yea...I had a monstrous crush on her)...in my underpants. Cripes, I just wanted to die. Eve was so nice to me, despite my lack of pants! I just couldn't figure out why nobody thought this was a big deal. It was the little kid Twilight Zone.
This feeling of nervous detachment washes over me when I listen to stuff like King of Crunk & Bme Recordings Present: Lil Scrappy & Trillville. The music consists of heavy beats, a hook that never varies and miles & miles of weak rapping about bitchez, niggaz, ho's, pussy, punchin' stuff, shootin stuff and...well, you get the idea. Don't get me wrong, I'm not really 'offended' by it. I just don't get it. I don't see why anybody else would get it either.
So this is 'crunk'? I do a little surfin' and find an article about hip hop dude Cee Lo. He's been putting out records that outfunk Outcast. His take on crunk:
- He feels that "heart" is what's missing from the most familiar type of Southern hip hop, known as "crunk." The style is marked by nonstop booty anthems. "That music isn't dealing with real life," Cee-Lo says.
He warns that if hip-hop stars don't mature, they'll stand little chance of lasting.
He goes on to say that some of what's going on with these rappers is plain old survival. They're trying to get a hit. Hmmmm....that might be true, but it doesn't make wanna listen to "What the F***" or "Diamonds In My Pinky Ring".
Well, maybe if Eve Plumb puts out a crunk record...
Ok, maybe not.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - JANELL
LIL SCRAPPY IS ALL THAT. HE IS DEFINITELY THE PRINCE OF CRUNK. EVERYTIME I SEE HIS VIDEO OR CRUNK HIS CD IN MY CAR I FEEL KIDDY HAPPY. HE IS MY EVERYTHING. I WISH I STILL LIVED IN THE SOUTH BECAUSE NO ONE DOES IT BETTER THAN LIL JON AND HIS CREW, AND NOW THAT LILSCRAPPY IS IN THE GAME HE IS TAKIN EVERYTHING OVER AND HE ABOUT TO SHUT THE NORTH DOWN.
2 - janell
yo yo.check this if they gonna shut the north down because of the rapping techs they have ,the north is gonna have to come up to speed. but dont forget that we have Kanye West and not to forget my peoples holdin it down for north philly Young Gunaz.fachezzze.
3 - jakhera
Lil'Scrappy is my baby.I have your cd the song I like the most is No Problem.
Holla!!! Jakhera
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Lil'Khera
4 - chontal
lil scrappy is blazen an his songs r off the chain i love all his joints like head bussa an no problem he definatly da official king of crunk!
5 - bama nigga
lil scrappy thas lil folkz to the right always
6 - Tiffany
Wuz ^ buddy this is ya girl T.I.pezzy. Really I'm Cordarrial, Corey (FAT) them cousin. You should know me I use to come up there all the time (BREAKIN RIDGE). I'm the girl how used to like you. But anyway I'm just glad to see you doing your thing. Darion I really didn't known you to rap I always known you to tick. I just e-mail this to you cause I want you and jon to drop some thing for my party I'm having for my birthday at the end of July. I would like to know if you could do it. So
e-mail me back to let me know!! So holla at cha girl and let me know!!
4-sho (STAY SAFE AND DON'T LET KNOW BODY TELL YOU THAT YOU AIN'T DOING YOUR THING) love ya
7 - ***STAR***
HEY BOO THIS BE DAT GIRL FROM DA DIRTY SOUTH AND IM JUS EMAILIN U TO TELL YOU U IS THA SEXIEST RAPPER YET MAN I WATCHED 106&PARK EVERYDAY JUST TO SEE YOU AND ON 07 20 I WATCHED RAPP CITY JUST FOR YOU MAN I LOVE YA MUSIC MY FAV IS NO PROBLEMS AND THA VIEDO IS HOT! YEAH BUT IM YA # 1 FAN AND I LOVE YOU LIL SCRAPPY IM HOPIN YOULL COME TO DALAS TX AND DO A CONCERT CUZ ILL BE THERE HOLLA AT CHA GIRL IF POSSIBLE.. LOVE YA BOO HOLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
8 - Carrissa
Damn, Damn, Damn... Lil' Scrappy!!!!!!!
DaYum nigga U sexy az ISH! Man I luv u 2-DEATH, Ya jus' don't kno', but I don't have yo' CD yet but pleaze belive me I'AM GONNA GET. OMGGGGGGGGGG u so damn FINE! I really wish I wuz yo' age cuz I'll fuc-(Ight let me stop right there.) Holla at cha girl!!!!!!!!
Love Alwayz
Carrissa a.k.a. Gonna Meet Lil' Scrappy 1-day(lol)
9 - Tiffany
carrissa u on here again ain`t u. Well i want 2 say dat i love every thing bout lil scrappy. he is so sexy and so fly !!!!!!! everytime his video come on i crank my tv to da highest. He is my everything and i hope 1 day dat i will meet him. If i wasn`t saved i swear dat i would ( let em stop) well holla @ cha girl Lil Scrappy.
Lil Scrappy`s Lil Headbussa
10 - Rodney Welch
I love the fact that a word coined by a while boy like Conan O'Brian would take off with Hip-Hop America.
11 - Lil Craprocks
Lil Crappy iz a faggot ass nigga. Dis dude cannot rap. Im tired of this dude. His muzik is trash. His crap aint rap. And he looked like a little panzee on that video with lil Jon. Those beaners in the video should've beat his ass with bats and shit.
12 - Ms.scrappt
darryl i love your music so much i cant say i love you b-cuz i dont even know you im just being real i hope you dont mind!uhm yeah you need to send me and e-mail back like ASAP
13 - de**de
i'am so happy i seen yo video last night .love you scrappy.well this to all themz haterz out there.well to scrappy holla at cha girl southhhhhhhh!!!
14 - Chandra
Wuz up man Scrappy I love you and your song. I listen to it everyday. You look so good in your video but not only in your video but in everybody elses video to. But anyway hola at ya girl from Chi-town. Please send me an e-mail ASAP.
I'll be waiting.
15 - LOKI
Yeah Dat nigga lil scrappy on da rise fo sho.
16 - niamarie
Hey darryl i hope you dont mind keepin in touch with a red bone! love your style your cd I wake up to and go to sleep to! The only thing that is missing is your handsome face and your sexy body keep in touch with me and show me some love as a true dedicated fan im trying to go to every concert and most definetly need your autograph in places I wont name but you know!!!! (smile) my yahoo id is gigihoney79 I dont know if you get down with the get down but add me and I will add you. In your spare time when you find any and hopefully we can chat and one day see you in person. p.s. dont be scurred baby I aint no groupie. I love your style your face lips eyes your sexy and you most definetly got sex appeal. Until I hear from you which I hope you bless me with a note, you will be on a red bones mind baby yeahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! niamarie aka let it be known. To lil scrappy darryl richards II aka #1 headbussa baby!!!
17 - Kallie
Hey Scrappy this ya gurl Kallie...dam ur so dam fyne...I saw u in concert I touched ya hand n boi i didnt know wat 2 do! Luv Ya Always....
Ya Gurl...Kallie
18 - arnitra
lil scrappy i mean damn baby i mean you is so fuckin sexy i mean you just dont no how much i love you i mean you so sexy and just mmmm... i am your number one fan fuck these lil gurls out here i mean when i meet you which will be soon it is going down fasho i mean you need to make ya gurl MRS. DARRYL RICHARDS THE SECOND but yeah get at ya gurl ~1~
19 - Breezee
Lil Scrappy is da finest black boy EVER!! I love Lil Scrappy. I love all your songs and I got your CD too. WOOO WEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!DANG!!!!**
20 - Desery
whussup? Dis Res from da durrty sout' (in London) lol Imma fool...on the real though I didn't realise no problem was the first single...that tune is ti-yeet! so is da albulm I'm feelin 'sum cut' too. Long story short, when's Jon and da boys cummin 2 my endz? (keep on dreamin' Res): yea I kno
21 - Princess Of CRUNK
Dis is UR #1 Fan.aka Wifey..All yall hoes need to get off my nigga!! Lil scrappy..OMG...there aint no words for u...nigga u r SOO damn fine..i love your style..ur juicy ass lips..i love when u take yo shirt off..i love YOUR music most of all.its the CRUNK of all crunk!!U r my husband...all yall hoes better recognize...ASK NE ONE in da 561..i am married to him..so all yall females stop EMAILIN him..i got da RING BITCH..!!!Also give a big shout out to O-Dub aka OUTWEST.!!Love ya baby..see ya when u get off tour.!! HAHA DOOKIE BITCH..i wish he was my man but guess what when he sees this fine ass ..he will wanna be my husband...Bye baby..this is ur one and only Princess Of CRUNK..comin from dat 561!!
22 - KyLee
Wat up yall this ya girl kylee straight outta ATL. Dirty SOuth representin. i love lil scrappy yall. Some cut is tight too tho.
23 - Tricey
Lil Scrappy Fine As Hell and i can't wait till him new album Bred to Die comes out
~*ITS UR GURL E-EASY,I AINT NO BREZZY,ALL THE NIGGAS WANT ME,BUT THEY JUST CANT TOUCH ME,BUT ILL TAKE UR MAN N ILL TAKE HIM QUICK,N WHILE HE RUBBIN MY BODY HE JUST MIGHT GET A LICK,OF THIS COO OOCHIE,I AINT NO GROUPIE,ALL THE NIGGAS WANT ME,BUT THEY JUST CANT TOUCH ME!!!! (I KNOW YALL LIKE MY LIL FLOW,I KNOW,I KNOW)*~
24 - Octavia Crawford
Hello Everyone, I think everyone should feel Lil Scrappy, 4 me i feel him all the way. You know we shouldn't let someone that sexy out of our damn mind,we should always remember him ladies. Well I have 2 go, but remember what I said b/c he could be yours one day.
25 - Octavia Crawford
Yo, dis ur girl once more!!!! Lil Scappy I just wanted to give you some info, b/c you never know when i'll make it big, I'm so close to being where you are now, but I'm dealing with modeling so you know how that is. [no phone numbers or addresses allowed]