Episode 60: Rap Critic

(37 votes, average 4.65 out of 5)

This week on Transmission Awesome the Boyz discuss:

- The Rap Critic! Our newest producer critiques the baddest rhymes out there!
- Forum Focus! We talk about our favorite stand up comedians!
- Awesome Blog of the Week!
- … and much more on this very verbose episode of Transmission Awesome!

Awesome Blog of the Week
- Another Art Post from the Steveman
- NES 25th Anniversary Marathon for Charity
- Inspire Me! - Stranger Than Fiction
- TGWTG TV Episode 19: Mashable Meandering

Forum Focus Links

Songs you love because of PC/Video Games - http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22826

The Stand Up Thread - http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16487

Don't forget to check out the Rap Critic's videos when they premier on TGWTG.com soon! Also look for his albums Polarity Switch & Starving Artist, Hungry MC on iTunes! Check out the video to Cut Down here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NheAbb3_kkk

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Next week: Sad Panda & Welshy

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Comments (34)
  • Devondoiaru
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    O NO!!! SEAN MY TUBBY BUDDY IS GONE!!!!!!!!!! Y RULER OF TIME YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • PublicEnemy
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    Woot, welcome aboard rap critic, glad to finally have someone represent the hip hop fans of the site now =D
  • OliverTwisted
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    Hooray! The Rap Critic finally on TGWTG!! Congrats man!!
  • Painkiller
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    Congrats for making in TGWTG Rap Critic!
  • Deimos1984rd
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    [color=green]My fav 3 comedians, George Carlin, Richard Pryor and of course...Christopher Titus, that guy is hilarious and insane and I love it. and to the Rap Critic, welcome to TGWTG. =) [/color]
  • Gravemindzombie
    Welcome rap critic, Angry Joe might want to mobilize his army...
  • LChorrorreviews
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    congratulations Rap Critic and thank you angry Joe For Picking TGWTG TV for you awesome blog of the week
  • jurf-rokstar
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    Cool. More Black people on the site.
  • GenericInk  - re:
    [quote=jurf-rokstar]Cool. More Black people on the site.[/quote]

    Glad someone said it before i did.
  • mykejtheotherone  - yes.
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    There is more ethnic diversity. Thats what makes internet celebs more entertaining.
  • Destroy
    Woah, this guy is good. I wasn't expecting his material to be of that quality. Props.
  • LikaLaruku
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    Yes ladies, now you too can have Angry Joe's lucious mustache all to yourselves.
    [img]http:// i69.photobucket.com/ albums/i49/ zusy_carpasher/ suzbalietc115.jpg[/img]

    Apply cream liberally to chin for a full-on goatee & be the highlight of any party.
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  • LikaLaruku
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    I hope he gives us a top 11 stupid "singing about how awesome I am" raps.
  • Crane
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    Dear Rap Critic,
    I'm superglad you made it on the site. Been watching your videos in the forums and loving them. Congratulations, all the way.
  • EvilTon
    Well, I'm not really into Rap myself, but I think that may be an interesting experience.
    I look forward to your work on the site.
  • DaxStrife
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    Just to reinforce Paw's recommendation of Stephen Lynch, I saw him live a few years ago... I smiled and laughed so much for so long, I was tasting blood by the end of the show and I loved it. =D
  • HeinrichvonSchnitzel
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    the beat from your song kinda reminds me of go with the flow from pete rock and cl smooth

    and how can lil wayne claim to be the best rapper alive? he doesn't have anything interesting to say and isn't even rapping good :dizzy:
    and his voice is annoying.
    i hope he won't be on lupe fiascos next album, because he tends to be on every album by any successful rapper =(
  • THOOM
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    I hope Lupe Fiasco doesn't sell enough to have a "next album".
  • cartoonguywalky
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    Surprised no one mentioned Lisa Lampenelli as their least favorite comedian.
  • Eric the Orange
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    I'm glad you addressed one of the major things that puts me off of rap. That they often talk about how awesome they are. You could replace a lot of rap lyrics with "Yeah I'm awesome. look at me I'm awesome. Come suck me off because I'm awesome."
  • Cornbredx
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    Ya, guys, I dont get why people hate on Dane Cook either. I think he's hilarious and people seem to want to make me feel bad for finding him funny over the past few years, and I can never understand why. His Bee Joke on "Harmfull if Swallowed" is the funniest thing ever. He's not funny all the time, but not everyone is perfect, but he hits more then he misses imo.

    I also really like Stephen Lynch. Paw if you really want to find more of him all his CDs are on ITunes. I think he has, like, 5 CDs now or something. He is indeed hilarious in his inappropriate humor. The lullabye is only one great song of many he has (if you havent heard his song about beelzebub, you should hear it, it is really funy).

    I could go on forever, but those were two you guys talked about I wanted to bring up. For the most part I agree with Joe on his stand up likes it seems.

    Just as a random factoid, if you havent seen Micheal Keaton's stand up (yea, he started in stand up too) you should check it out. I thought he was pretty funny anyway =D
  • THOOM
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    [i]Ya, guys, I dont get why people hate on Dane Cook either. [/i]

    Because he uses the material that other comedians have crafted through years of standup, then he uses that material as his own, without working on his own material. It's like if I rewrote Stephen King's "Carrie" scene by scene, but called it "Kelly" and made more money and fame off of it thatn King himself.

    The reason you may not know he is considered dishonest and a hack is because the world of the comedian is so insular, (like another world from mainstream entertainment) and the comedians he's ripped off (namely Louie CK) is not a bitter and hate filled person (like myself).

    What if you were a stand up comedian and had this bit that killed, but it took you two years of doing club dates all over the country, to perfect that bit, but the audiece loved it. You still aren't famous yet, but you feel you are on the verge, Dane Cook even came to see one of your shows. Then you see that Dane Cook is doing your bit on tv (with very little changes). Now every time you do your "killer joke" people angrily say to you: "hey that's Dane Cook's joke, you hack".

    But I am not hating on you. I went to Laugh Factory a couple of years ago and on the bill was a "surprise" guest comedian. It was Cook, and he was funny. I wanted to hate him, because of his rep, but he was good and was one for an hour or more. Because I am not someone who hangs out in the comedy clubs or watches and listens to every comedian, I have no idea if any of the material he did that night was "previously used". But the fact that I have to question it, takes some of the luster off of that night and I have to take away points from him.

    That is why people don't like Dane Cook. Add to the fact he does the annoying hyper style comedy.
  • IncredibleMulk
    I admit to liking Mencia's first special, probably the one RollT mentions. However, after that his comedy devolved into just stating stereotypes and calling people stupid if they didn't get it. Supposedly he stole from George Lopez and since I've never laughed at Lopez's comedy that makes sense.
  • HEL
    Oh my god!

    I got awesome blog of the week!

    I am so happy right now! =D

    Thank you SO much!
  • Ethan
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    1) Nice to see TGWTG diversify its talent pool. Keep it up.

    2) My forum topic gets a shout-out on the Focus? DAMN!

    3) Re: stand-up comics... seriously, some of Bill Cosby's old material had me laughing out loud when I was in middle school, especially "Chicken Heart", "Noah", and "To Russell, My Brother...". For real, check them out.

    My anticipation level for the 3-tear anniversary keeps rising every week. Keep it up, boys.
  • meanmuggah11
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    Very, very, cool. I discovered Rap critic in the blogs section of this site and have been subbed to him on YouTube ever since. A little more hip hop is just what Channel Awesome needs to be more diverse.
  • kaymazing
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    when it comes to stand up. Louis CK takes the cake. Also new comer is Bo Burnham is hilarious he will throw a million super smart jokes into one song.

    Anyways awesome podcast!
  • voodoobaby
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    Christopher Titus has got to be one of my favorites. 'Norman Rockwell is bleeding' had me on the floor.
  • SharkWayne  - HELL YEAH!!! TGWTG TV as Awesome Blog of the Week.
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    1st of all, Congratulations to The Rap Critic. Always been a fan since the Rick Ross review.

    2nd... Hell yeah!!! TGWTG TV made it with Awesome Blog of the Week! Thanks Angry Joe for picking the series as a whole! =D =D

    Shark Wayne (aka S.W. Nutbutter)and the TGWTG TV Team.
  • Painkiller
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    OMG... You mentioned Outlaw series??? The soundtrack kicked ass your right.. but I LOVED the golf!!! I still have it for the PC :) I got the Volleyball for the PS2 :D

    But your right the soundtrack really did some good for the series.
  • DMaster
    Awesome song. I really gotta get some of the RC's stuff.

    Never have I agreed with you more, Rollo T; Sarah Silverman is the WORST. The penultimate worst. The worst in terms of humor is, of course, Seltzerberg, but she is way up there.
  • nitemaric  - o rlly
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    that explains it all
  • Tactlesscat
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    You want to know why everyone hates Dane Cook? Because one time Family Guy did a joke about him, saying that his bits were nothing but random yelling, and since everyone is sheep and watches Family Guy they believed it.
    Fuck Seth MacFarlane.
    Fuck FOX.
    And Fuck Adult Swim.
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