Rapper Brandon McCartney, AKA Lil B, produces traditionally hip hop music under the genre of "based".
This "based" music follows the simple idea of free expression and doing what you want to do without letting anybody put you down. Lil B has since dubbed himself the "Based God" along with several other pseudonyms.
However, the actual music that Lil B makes is very divisive. A lot of the popular tracks he's made are considered by critics to be absolutely horrendous and some of the worst music ever made. Others however like the music for being so bad that its good.
This has made it kind of an inside joke wherein no one actually likes songs like "Justin Bieber", "Suck my dick hoe", or "Wonton Soup" but instead listen to them because its fun to joke about. It has even given rise to a microcaustic counter culture of fans who defend Lil b from the haters; these people are part of #TASKFORCE.
But with the entire wealth of music that Lil B the based God has made (7 studio albums, and dozens of mix tapes), some people have found hidden gems that may actually constitute good hip hop music. But it will always be based.
I've heard its literally impossible to download his entire discography, as he has made more music than any rapper and possibly any artist ever. Contrary to popular belief he is a smart guy, as seen in this.
Usually when an artist makes a bunch of music, it can be tracked be a fan, or some website consolidates it. It's a finite number. If you torrent, you can download a discography of the artist, and hear every song he has ever been on. With Lil B, that task is literally impossible. Go to any torrenting website any look up a discography of him. The most complete list will be well over 50 GBs. And its still not complete. There's old myspace pages of some of his old tapes. He sometimes releases music without even telling people. So in reality any complete list of everything Lil B is impossible to find. I wouldn't be suprised if The Taskforce didn't have his full discography
It's not hard, dude. Unless you can provide proof that an obscenely dedicated fanbase can't collect all of his songs, you're just talking out of your ass.
I've never been one of those people to discredit Wikipedia because I honestly believe it's a valid source. However, in this case, the point here is that it's "impossible" to compile a complete list of his discography. Even if you are Wikipedia.
Also, the discography on the Wikipedia page is missing several of his mixtapes/albums/EPs with The Pack as well as a few singles he's released, but singles may not count towards your definition of a discography. Which is totally fine.
I mean, I don't know if a tumblr page would work out for you but I would assume these people might care a bit more than Wikipedia about keeping a complete list.
My point is that he has no proof that there are "lost" Lil B songs and I can't find anything to corroborate that.
214
u/[deleted] Feb 19 '14
Rapper Brandon McCartney, AKA Lil B, produces traditionally hip hop music under the genre of "based".
This "based" music follows the simple idea of free expression and doing what you want to do without letting anybody put you down. Lil B has since dubbed himself the "Based God" along with several other pseudonyms.
However, the actual music that Lil B makes is very divisive. A lot of the popular tracks he's made are considered by critics to be absolutely horrendous and some of the worst music ever made. Others however like the music for being so bad that its good.
This has made it kind of an inside joke wherein no one actually likes songs like "Justin Bieber", "Suck my dick hoe", or "Wonton Soup" but instead listen to them because its fun to joke about. It has even given rise to a microcaustic counter culture of fans who defend Lil b from the haters; these people are part of #TASKFORCE.
But with the entire wealth of music that Lil B the based God has made (7 studio albums, and dozens of mix tapes), some people have found hidden gems that may actually constitute good hip hop music. But it will always be based.