I usually try and stay away from these sorts of tracks that will blow up for sure but Swizz and TI have crafted two of the HOTTEST singles about to take over station. Get em here first and tell them Whoa Sick sent you. I think TI should stick to LV rags instead of his old hobby of collecting guns I've seen video games. Swizz always has his mind on the prize.
Ok, here it is... the second of five (probably fairly marginal) reasons that A-Town is SICK. This particular installment in the five-parter deals with a phenomenon that, while by no means unique to ATL, is particularly pronounced in that city: pride in place.
Put another way, people that live here actually give a shit about the fact that they live here. A great piece of evidence supporting that proposition is displayed on the left-- what you see on that wall is a sticker, and you can find the same sticker plastered on vertical surfaces ALL OVER the city. Atlantans don't just live in Atlanta, they live Atlanta.
It is perhaps because culture in Atlanta is so influenced by hip-hop music that when a rapper admonishes his listener to "rep your city," the city of Atlanta responds enthusiastically. Even putting aside the influence that hip-hop has on Atlantans, it is obvious that ATLiens will, indeed, rep their city if given half a chance. But, there is nothing wrong with that. (Well, aside from the collateral effect of inspiring the city-repping populous to create a plethora of bullshit nicknames for this city.) It is precisely this kind of unity that is a driving force behind the extraordinary commercial success of Atlanta's hip-hop renaissance; through the shared practice of boisterously expressing their city pride, the hip-hoppers have, effectively, created a strong, viable Atlanta brand. And I'll be goddamned if that brand doesn't sell some records. Real talk, would D4L have moved many units if they were based in Poughkeepsie? Would an Omaha-born and bred Soulja Boy have been signed to a major record deal? The answer to both of these questions is, of course, no. Soulja Boy would still be cranking that in a cattle stockyard and D4L would, undoubtedly, be doing little more than eating some Laffy Taffy.
Here's the thing though: those artists were astute enough to cash in on the cachet imbued in the Atlanta brand.
And you know what? If you can take some overbearing kick drums, some finger snapping and some (and I'm about to start fearing for my life, but here goes:) relatively uninspired lyrics in conjunction with the brand established by denizens of Atlanta (at little or no cost to the artist!), you're not just a good businessman, but a SICK one.
After the overwhelming success of Keep Sweatin Vol. 1 it was only a matter of time before volume two was released. This live mix was done by yours truly and once again shows wack DJs how to rock a set properly. It may not be fancy but it is FRESH! So now I present vol.2 of the Keep Sweatin series. WHOASICK EXCLUSIVE!!!!
Well, its official, my days as an undergraduate are finally over...two years ago. But leave it to Asher Roth's hip-hop newest white boy to bring me back to days when doing a keg stand in your living room was still socially acceptable and the length of the keg stand was often a determining point in how well the night would go. Asher is one of my current top 10 new artists coming out and this song put him up into the top 5. Head back to college below.
Moving up the coast to a little town of Baltimore, the characters tend to be just as eclectic but with a higher bps. Following in the Whoasick exclusive trend of this week. Here is an exclusive Spank Rock remix featuring The Cool Kids. You dont need to know how I got it, just know that you got it here! Spank Rock - Coke & Wet Remix Ft The Cool Kids (Produced by Soundmen) http://www.zshare.net/audio/166344987a6c1d33/
OK, here’s the background material: assume, for just a minute, that Atlanta is SICK. Now why would that be so?
The first reason that comes to mind is the SICK characters we have down here… We’re talking batshit crazy individuals who are completely and totally… entertaining as fuck.
The quintessential Atlanta character (and the only one I'm going to discuss, for brevity's sake) is the nefarious Willy Terry (a.k.a. Bicycle Bob, Penis Man, The Elephant Man, and Lefty.)
Willy Terry, simply put, has a huge cock. That, especially down here in the south (the land of large dicks—sadly, I am a transplant, so I’m still hung like a mosquito), is not independently noteworthy.
However, The Elephant Man is seemingly compelled to make something noteworthy out of his, ummm, trunk... so he displays it as best he can within the bounds of the law. Seriously, keep reading.
Mr. Terry stands at a very busy corner in a predominantly residential community near the central downtown/midtown hub that comprises Atlanta’s center, and he makes members of the public look at his package. He accomplishes this by leaning on his cane, wearing spandex bicycle shorts, and making eye contact with passing motorists—just daring them to take one glance at the overfed ferret he’s got in the shorts.
To make a long story short, this guy is SICK. He took exhibitionism from garden-variety perversion to public art; and, real talk, Willy Terry puts even the most intricate, eye-catching piece of park sculpture to shame.
Not only is Willy SICK, but locals damn sure know about it: they even put up a mock traffic sign (above), honoring Willy Terry’s unflagging commitment to indecent exposure… I think the reader will agree that the preceding prose points up one undeniable fact: ATLiens know some SICK shit when they see it and they respond with some SICK shit of their own. Its like an all you can eat buffet of sickness down here, you bastards.
Anyway, to see the man/myth/legend that is Willy Terry, and to get just a tidbit of insight into the wacky world of the stranger-than-fiction characters of Atlanta, watch this:
And this:
So now you know one reason why Atlanta is SICK... In light of that, I'd like to encourage the reader to come on down to the south, get yourself an eyeful of Willy Terry's honkin' salami... and then just let it out, you know you needto say it... everybody now: "WHOA, SICK!"
That’s right, you dirty bitches, I’m talking about Atlanta.Atlanta is much reviled in the (purportedly) enlightened hip hop community for basically doing to hip hop what disco did to white folks’ music—1) making people dance to it 2) making it sell like comeback and 3) totally robbing it of its soul… but, that aside, Atlanta is SICK for various reasons, but I’ll get to that in a minute.First, a few words of introduction:
It is undeniable that Whoa Sick is something just short of a miracle; it has almost everything the readership needs:phenomenal music tips, witty commentary, and plenty of misspellings to sink your teeth into.Even given this veritable cornucopia of dope shit, WSis still lacking something.After several hours of furious brainstorming, SD and myself came up with the following concept: WhoaSickSouth (WSS.)
It just had to happen, the spirit of WhoaSick needed to reach out from its cold, gritty NYC surroundings and establish a presence in the lush cultural environs of the South.And what better place for WhoaSickSouth to set up shop than right here in Atlanta, the very epicenter of southern hip hop music and culture?
Anyway, I know you all are probably skeptical of this expansion, and I don’t blame you—if I were a reader, the same questions would be running through my head:“Is the excellent level of blog service I am used to receiving going to suffer?”“Is it too soon for WS to start its quest for world domination?”“Will WS start having postings including the word ‘yall’?”
I am not going to address those questions, but I am going to do something else to assuage your fears: I am going to give yall (ZANG!) five reasons why Atlanta (and, to some degree, the South in general) is SICK… one today and one on each of the next four days.Hopefully, in so doing, I will convince you, the readers, that The A is indeed SICK, and that WS will benefit from the sick shit coming out of WSS.
That’s the intro.Read on for today’s reason why Atlanta is SICK.
I can see why Swizz is trying to get that Oprah.
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