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See also: “Naked Came the Stranger” and “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”. Works that were intentionally, provocatively bad, yet successful. https://en.wikipedi

by mjklin 4y ago

See also: “Naked Came the Stranger” and “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”. Works that were intentionally, provocatively bad, yet successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Came_the_Stranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Came_the_Stranger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Valley_of_the_Dolls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Valley_of_the_Dolls

narag 4y ago
And a film about an intentionally bad play: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/
rippercushions 4y ago
Finnish rapper Petri Laurila started out as "NuEra", offering incisive social critique about societal problems. Critics loved him, sales were dismal. As a joke, he then released as album that was as crass and low brow as possible, rapping about getting drunk and having sex, with hilariously bad lyrics ("don't be so apathic [sic]/my mind is automatic/the first time I ate pussy it tasted tomatic"). It was a runaway success and he's been milking the cow ever since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Nyg%C3%A5rd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Nyg%C3%A5rd
- Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  Reminds me of Filthy Frank / Joji and the Pink Album, he seems to be doing alright these days with a lot less offensive music / caricatures. (fun fact, he started the Harlem Shake thing from some time ago)
- yamtaddle 4y ago
  I recall Lester Bangs (the character, but based on the real music critic of the same name) in Almost Famous complaining that rock was being ruined by seriousness, and claiming that rock music was at its best and purest when it was (paraphrasing, I think) "gloriously stupid". Must admit, I like very-clever rap and intensely-stupid rap and not much in between, myself, and do probably find the latter more broadly appealing, in that it's less likely for such an album to completely miss for me.
- pleasantpeasant 4y ago
  I believe that's how the guy from Die Antwoord started as well. His first rap persona was a clean-cut, well put together lyrical genius with a flow and voice to back it up. It flopped. Then he tries again covered in tattoos and a "ghetto" look and raps about sex, drugs, violence. Makes millions. Appealing to the lowest common denominator is usually the best for profits.
  - justwndrerin 4y ago
    A few rappers came out asking why their producers only want them to sing about those topics. Reminds me of this old Onion headline: https://www.theonion.com/sale-of-bet-to-white-supremacist-group-results-in-no-ch-1819595187 https://www.theonion.com/sale-of-bet-to-white-supremacist-gr...

by mjklin 4y ago

narag 4y ago

And a film about an intentionally bad play: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/

rippercushions 4y ago

Finnish rapper Petri Laurila started out as "NuEra", offering incisive social critique about societal problems. Critics loved him, sales were dismal. As a joke, he then released as album that was as crass and low brow as possible, rapping about getting drunk and having sex, with hilariously bad lyrics ("don't be so apathic [sic]/my mind is automatic/the first time I ate pussy it tasted tomatic"). It was a runaway success and he's been milking the cow ever since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Nyg%C3%A5rd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Nyg%C3%A5rd

Cthulhu_ 4y ago
Reminds me of Filthy Frank / Joji and the Pink Album, he seems to be doing alright these days with a lot less offensive music / caricatures. (fun fact, he started the Harlem Shake thing from some time ago)
yamtaddle 4y ago
I recall Lester Bangs (the character, but based on the real music critic of the same name) in Almost Famous complaining that rock was being ruined by seriousness, and claiming that rock music was at its best and purest when it was (paraphrasing, I think) "gloriously stupid". Must admit, I like very-clever rap and intensely-stupid rap and not much in between, myself, and do probably find the latter more broadly appealing, in that it's less likely for such an album to completely miss for me.
pleasantpeasant 4y ago
I believe that's how the guy from Die Antwoord started as well. His first rap persona was a clean-cut, well put together lyrical genius with a flow and voice to back it up. It flopped. Then he tries again covered in tattoos and a "ghetto" look and raps about sex, drugs, violence. Makes millions. Appealing to the lowest common denominator is usually the best for profits.
- justwndrerin 4y ago
  A few rappers came out asking why their producers only want them to sing about those topics. Reminds me of this old Onion headline: https://www.theonion.com/sale-of-bet-to-white-supremacist-group-results-in-no-ch-1819595187 https://www.theonion.com/sale-of-bet-to-white-supremacist-gr...