"This is gonna take some adjusting to, I'm glad I've listened to whole lotta red" is the funniest shit I've heard all week. It's like preparing for a south pole expedition by standing naked in front of a fridge.
Holy shit I was listening to this album driving on the motorway and I felt like I was tripping. Genuinely thought about pulling the car over to calm down😂😂
@@ZackTaylor1992 just as I got this notification I just got back home from a run and I was fueling myself with Death Grips’ bottomless pit. You never get tired when you got the voice of what sounds like a paranoid schizophrenic screaming “I’m all up in my glory hole” and “this asshole goes to pussy church” screaming in your ears
theres this joke that the first time u listen to death grips its completely unlistenable and then the 2nd time it just hits. been true for everyone ive known
thats strange because the first time i listened to death grips, all their albums just hit on the first listen. something about it just resonated with my soul
@@thekiwi7405 same w me! I think it’s bc I’d already been introduced to more experimental music, so having already experienced that kind of nauseating feeling that it can give you on the first listen, I was able to just jump right in. Now I’m absolutely addicted to their sound and I can’t stop listening haha. It’s making it hard to keep expanding my music taste like I was doing good at before
Bob, I really gotta applaud you for jumping into something like the Money Store this early into your journey into this genre. You are one of a kind. Love your videos.
Thanks, man. I appreciate it. This was a wild ride, for sure, but I'm glad I got to experience it. And it's been great having so many people come along for the ride 🤘❤
@@bobthepoppop definitely give yourself some time before veteran..it's great but listening to earlier carti (especially his soundcloud stuff) and more kanye will make it much more enjoyable
You'll definetly like Bottomless Pit or The Powers That B (side B) by Death Grips much more since it has much more heavy guitars you should probably check them out since these albums are also masterpieces
Death grips has highly lyrical content, but the thing is you'll have a hard time understanding what the lyrics even mean in the initial listen Money Store has more banger and ragey songs than their other albums. Worth exploring each project
@@Pluto-fz1lw id say they are. you also have to understand MC Ride is playing up a persona and the lyrical content captures that persona. especially in the earlier albums. if you want a straightforward example id read into On Gp where the MC Ride persona slips
@@tiagogarcia50 I mean I wouldn’t say that their lyrics don’t mean anything, I’d just say that the appeal of death grips to me is more sonic than lyrical.
All these years later I'm still occasionally discovering new ways of listening/relating to AE when I play it. Plus it blows my mind every single time how incredibly masterful it is
Major props to you for diving head first into DG this early into your hiphop journey! As a major fan of them to this day I still don't know/understand most of their lyrics so don't feel too bad if you don't get them all haha
@@carolinehansen00 I feel like there's definitely something there in all their songs, and especially on NoTM (Billy Not Really took me a year to interpret for example), but a lot of their stuff is simpler than it seems. That being said, MC Ride is an INCREDIBLE lyricist, up there with Busdriver (the best rapper alive or dead imo) for me.
@@goldra8409 I completely agree haha. I love their lyrics and they’re so detailed it’s insane. MC Ride definitely deserves more recognition for his lyrics!
Death grips is certainly hard to get in to, but knowing a bit about your music taste I'm sure there's the potential for them to become one of your favorite bands. Each Death Grips album has a completely different sound, although similar, don't get too settled yet, lol. But it's one of the reason we Death Grips fans love them. I actually have to thank death grips for getting me in to hip hop from rock. I'd recommend you next listen to their albums 'Jenny Death' and 'Exmilitary', because they have the most rock elements (Exmilitary actually samples band like Pink Floyd and Black Flag.). I suppose I could explain some things about the Death Grips 'lore' so you can understand the project and lyrics more. The band is comprised of three members: Andy Morin (producer), Zach Hill (math rock drummer from the band Hella), and the rapper MC Ride, or Stephan Burnett, a African-American man in his forties, who comes from a fine art background (he is an amazingly talented painter, worth checking out his work). He's also seemingly deep in to the occult (mostly the dark side). From what I understand he set out to express his experience and the darkness, horror and anger within him by creating a character named MC Ride, screaming poems about him.
Interesting u describe it as “brighter sounding”. A lot of the visuals during this time were shot in daylight even there interviews were filmed in sunny public spaces. They became way more shadowy after this except maybe Jenny Death.
When it comes to their live shows, they're batshit insane and crazy, you'll hear the full sound of their drummer in those live performances, he's also absolutely mental, but it's speculated that they as a band are either done for or on a longer hiatus (they don't have your typical band-fan relationship with their fans), mainly because the members are doing individual projects now. As for videos of live performances, I don't think you can go wrong with anything, but have one video where MC Ride (the rapper/singer) just fucking smashes a laptop by throwing the drummer's tom/snare at it lmao: ruclips.net/video/g_maeU9qttU/видео.html
16:07 This sort of realization was the first step for me to enjoy and appreciate DG. Stop trying to figure it out or deconstruct it, just let it wash over you and you'll notice the more you listen the more things will keep sticking with you.
crazy how deep you are jumping into hip-hop this early. straight from tyler/frank to death grips lmao. also havent watched the video yet but dont worry if you dont immediately love it (although it does have lots of elements from rock which you may enjoy). definitely an album that grows on you after you listen more.
This is destiny my friend. You must react to all Death Grips projects now. Your engagement with the music is exciting af, I’m vicariously experiencing their music for the first time through this.
This is my all time favourite band. Just saw them live, that’s a whole other experience. Their drummer, Zach Hill is an absolute monster. Hearing acoustic drums over the stuff is amazing. I love seeing new music fans react to Death Grips. Checking all your DG videos out. It’s so much fun. I wish I could experience it all for the first time again.
If you’re having a hard time with the lyrics there is an amazing video called “the money store documentary” that basically explains every track’s lyrics in great detail.
Whole Lotta Red and The Money Store are two of my favorite albums of all time. I have friends that love one and hate the other. They’re so similar yet so different, both very innovative in their respective sub-genres.
The drummer zack hill is from Sacramento from where I am. My 8th grade English teacher was drummer and a huge punk rock fan, he taught me a lot about music and about death grips apparently he went to some of his shows cause zack was just insane. My teacher also had a band back in 2000s and gave me a copy. They were pretty dope, they had two drummers and it was split between ear.
Glad you caught the Prodigy influence off rip. One of the best to do it. RIP Keith. Additionally, Carti and Death Grips contrast in a sense of WLR seems to be more about a celebration of yourself, flaunting your individuality and how pure uniqueness can gain you a lot of clout. Death Grips has a more introverted confidence to them. They know they have a unique thing on there hands except there’s more tones of existentialism and confusion towards 21st century living. Carti is like “fuck it, im here, I’m young, I’m a rockstar, where are the bitches?” If you wanted to make a basic comparison to genres Carti is like Hair Metal and Death Grips is Goth or Black Metal. DG also does a great job of carrying on the torch from bands like Black Sabbath, Black Flag and even Metallica in a sense of diehard fan base, classic merch and logos etc.
I think we don’t mind you not being revolutionary in your reactions. We like you discovering and enjoy new music/talking with references. Keep it up bro 🙏🏻
Absolutely loved this reaction and I've been eagerly anticipating it, though I'd be lying if I said that I thought you'd enjoy some of the songs on first listen lmao. I'm a big death grips fan, but the first few times I heard their music it caught me so off guard that I didn't actually start enjoying it until some months after I discovered them. I don't know exactly what happened, maybe the last sane part of my brain was killed off by the 808s, but something eventually clicked and now all of their music is ear candy. I'm just pleasantly surprised that you enjoyed as much as you did! Looking forward to the additional thoughts video if you're making one :)
Additional Thoughts will happen for sure. I want to keep that format going forward (new album, listen to and digest it more, then additional thoughts). I need to crack off some more listens, but that's gonna require some headphones. The wifey isn't vibing to Death Grips 🤣
I love how by the time you get to system blower its like it finally clicked and you got it. Great seeing people listening to death grips for the first time.
A smoother transition to more experimental hip hop would be better suited with an artist like Jpegmafia. All of his albums r very chaotic and eclectic but also have more traditional hip hop aspects to them that you'd be more familiar with. I think you should for sure check out Veteran, All My Heroes Are Cornballs or the latest LP! I'd put money on you enjoying it, dude is a hilarious genius Also check out Danny Brown too, his album Atrocity Exhibition is fucking awesome
Honestly, id say go to Exmilitary next!! Then, just in order. It's their first album, just isn't considered as such and isn't on streaming bc they couldn't afford to clear some samples. But, definitely a group to dive into
Loved your take on the album, and its various songs. Even if it wasn't your jam all the time, just hearing your take and analysis was awesome! Would love to you see your reaction to some other Death Grips albums! 'No Love Deep Web' would be the one album I'd most love to see you react to, with Year of the Snitch being a close second!
Oh there are definitelyyyy people who don't like death grips. They're the poster child for weird rap, and as such they're kind of famous for being either among the best or worst hip-hop has to offer depending on who you're talking to. Personally I have no opinion on them as an outfit, as this is the only album of theirs I've heard, but I do think this is a very cool album and it's hard to deny how immensely influential it's been on the last decade of music.
I’m new to DG, what artists or albums could you say it has influenced? I’m very versed in the traditional hip hop of old school BIG, Tupac, Snoop, 2000s 50 cent lil Wayne Kanye, 2010s on Tyler drake etc etc. I’ve never heard anything this chaotic in the hip hop world (and I mean stuff the average fan would run into, if you’re aware and looking for this stuff I’d put you in a deeper fan level cause every genres has sub genres and twists of that to find out there if you dig enough). Some of Danny browns and JPEGMafia songs remind me of this type of chaos.
@@tommyvercetti5945 that’s false, there’s a dope documentary on yeezus (on every Kanye album) that pulls together all the behind the scenes making of them and I’ve watched them all numerous times, no DG mention. Never heard of them until seeing what people were recommending bob to listen to. I dig their style though!
@@tommyvercetti5945 ruclips.net/video/S2-PD83pF1E/видео.html Here ya go, this page made extensive documentaries and each Kanye project and a few other artists too
These vids are your best man. The whole lotta red reaction + analysis and this one are gold. I love that you throw yourself off the deep end and it's making some amazing content. Keep it up man!
I just love how much he enjoys being surprised by each song, it's amazing to watch someone discover something new especially in music and because of the 3rd person perspective, we get its even more fun to in a way watch ourselves through him.
I love how honest your reactions are, makes it very clear you have good taste because you're not just praising it because your audience likes it, you're just giving your honest thoughts and recommending dope songs along the way, appreciate your content man
Probably not the greatest thing to listen to for the first time when hungover haha. Although I think for anyone, hungover or not, their first project Exmilitary is probably the best thing to listen to from them first
Your reaction when the chorus kicked in during "The Fever" was exactly the same reaction I had when I first heard that too. XD So happy you reacted to this album. Death Grips really had everything going for them back then. A truly edgy sound with mass market levels of production quality and incredible hooks. Also, I'm impressed that even as a fairly new hip-hop fan, you seem to get the appeal and intentions of the music you're listening to.
man dont be afraid to go on tangents, i love to hear ppl talkin bout other bands, especially when theyre referencing parts of what theyre hearing to it. gives me a new perspective to hear both of em in!
i can get why you were so focused and confused on the lyrics as its part of why i love death grips so much, their lyrics are so cryptic, eerie, and advanced, ive never heard anyone else attempt lyrics in the same way mc ride does.
You have such a great personality. I won’t be surprised seeing your channel blow up. Regarding the audio if you want to play it louder you can add a noise gate to your mic so when you reach a certain db level the mic goes silent, or you could just mute the mic on your recording software.
DG is a unique experience. For recommendations to a more traditional hip hop experience, I would recommend some enter 36 chambers, madvillainy, and I don’t like shit I don’t go outside by earl sweatshirt.
Enter the 36 Chambers i REALLY hope he listens to because that album just cannot be matched imo. Their chemistry is unbelievable and the production, and the raw yet perfect sound quality. I agree with the other comment about SRS being the best Earl album
I saw then live the other week and they opened with System Blower. It was fuckming awesome, especially with the live drums. Such a high energy way to open a show
A lot of the people I’ve talked to about Death Grips including myself took a looong time to get into fully. At first I would just play a couple songs for my friends as like a novelty because it was so crazy at the time but the more I did that the more I actually started to truly enjoy the songs & dove into their entire discog (Edit) you weren’t lying about Prodigy, now I’m a fan. I really appreciate you putting us youngins on music we might’ve missed🤟
I think the whole concept of death grips as a band will make sense for you more once you listen to the powers that be and especially their song ON GP,that song is legit terrifyingly suicidal and the climax of the album
Loved watching you react, made me laugh out loud numerous times. Might be the closest thing for me to hearing it for the first time again :). Just wanted to say if you're into lyrics, Hacker is legendary imo. Also: check out Beware off their Exmilitary EP, lyrics wise there is so much more to explore in their discography. Really appreciate you digging the sounds on first listen. Again, thanks for the experience!
It cracks me up that I thought they might be Brazilian when they're actually from a city not far from where I live. I feel like Sepultura and Death Grips would vibe so well together.
money store is one of my all time favorites. i’m getting a tat of the cover girl on my arm in a couple weeks :))) also i love your tool shirt, danny carey is my fav drummer ❤️
Money Store is the one Death Grips album I'm most familiar with but it's great. Punk Weight is my favourite song on the album. That beat switch is my favourite thing ever.
I didn't like Death Grips the first time I heard them, but they were interesting enough that I tried listening to them again at a later date. They're one of my favorite groups now.
it was very entertaining watching the hangover lift and the music get progressively better as it happens lol. if you are looking for that dirtier kind of sound “no love deep web,” their next album after the money store, is great if thats what you’re craving from this :D
I would love to see your reaction to "There Existed an Addiction to Blood" by clipping. It has an amazing atmosphere and some really great and well structured lyrics that i think you'll enjoy
i heard your comment on system blower and hearing 'laughing', which is rly cool to me considering what that sound is sampled from. i think you'll get a kick outta looking up a 'all samples in the money store' video because they sampled some really interesting shit
Major props for diving into hip-hop head-on like this, let alone Death Grips. If you're looking for that darker sound from them, Bottomless Pit is a much heavier album once wrap your head around this one - it takes a while for everyone :)
Looking forward to your additional thoughts video on this. Death Grips is really hard to 'get' on first listen. You either hate it or are intrigued by it at first, but to love it you need some time to adjust to their standard. As to their live performances, I haven't seen them myself, but I think this video is a good indication of how they perform - definitely on my to do-list: watch?v=BinKCtUTWBA
In my opinon Death Grips really set the stage for the entire experimental rap explosion that we saw in the 2010's. Not that they are the only group or the first group, but their influence can't be understated. Their drummer Zach Hill is one of the most important artists of my lifetime imo.
The unpredictable nature of their music is universal to all of their albums - which is something i really cherish with listening to them. Each album they do something new for the band, and something new for music in general, every album. I really would consider listening to their other albums, Exmilitary, No Love Deep Web, and Bottomless Pit (in that order). Would make for a great reaction and i always love hearing the first thoughts of people who haven't heard Death Grips. Hope you enjoy the next ones if you choose to listen!
There's a quick little documentary out there from Pitchfork called "Checking in at 20" about Lightning Bolt and Deerhoof (both great bands), and I think it's Deerhoof's drummer, Greg Saunier, who says something along the lines of "all music is derivative in some respect, but Lightning Bolt is the first time I've heard a band that sounds like they started from complete scratch." Death Grips sort of has that going for them too. MC Ride of Death Grips said in one interview that they had no influences, but Jimi Hendrix if he had to name one lol.
if you want more death grips i highly recommend you listen to “Jenny Death” (or the second disc on their double album “The Powers That B”). the sound there is more rock influenced and i think you’d like it :)
God I would love to watch you reacting to a video showing off all the SAMPLES used in this album (and a lot of albums honestly, but this one specifically is just so jam packed with noises)
A lot of the genius behind Death Grips, and I may get crucified for this by some of the more pretentious hiphop fans, is similar to Carti where it’s all about an audio aesthetic. It’s coordinated chaos that these guys are able to put together though some unreal talent because everything you hear is on purpose. The major difference between the two is that while Carti’s lyrics quite literally do not matter, MC Ride (Death Grips’ frontman) has some very well throughout out that are insanely cryptic lyrics that he makes impossible to understand, again, on purpose. They force you to really pay attention to the music. This is one of my favorite albums of all time because it scratches the part of my brain that loves chaos, I can’t say the same about their other works as a whole because this might be their easiest album to digest, but the creativity is always there.
The music is definitely on purpose. And even though I don't understand the lyrics (and they are cryptic), they seem intentional as well. Very interesting group making some impressive music.
Yes their live performances can get visceral, animalistic sometimes. I recall one particular instance When they were on tour for their next album and the drummer beat his snare drum so aggressively that it fell off the screws. The vocalist proceeded to grab the drum and throw it at the computer that the DJ was using behind him, all right in time for the beat drop. Most of their memorable performances are for albums you haven’t heard yet but I found a concert recording in which the last two songs they perform are Get Got and I’ve Seen Footage, the time stamps are in the description. ruclips.net/video/oqY1a7fBLWA/видео.html
It’s so cool seeing raw reactions of someone’s first dip into Death Grips. When people like it it’s magical. I love how you analyze the lyrics too because that’s just how MC Ride writes, very poetic and verbose. Adds a whole new layer to the review. Good shit man!
Great video Bob! Their live shows are insane. They haven't toured in a while but a Death Grips concert is on my bucket list. I would recommend their first tape Exmilitary as either a personal listen or a video!
I appreciate you doing this so much I can see you not fully getting the delivery but seeing you look in disbelief consistently between each track and that evil laugh that emerges when you catch certain lyrics. This is a great first reaction.
It was a bit of a process getting onto their wavelength, as you probably noticed during this video. It took a couple tracks to catch up. Good shit though. After a couple listens, it's really settling into the brain well (for me anyway)
i really like your insights which is kinda rare in these genre of videos. definitely gonna be watching your videos now. also , a recommendation for a reaction : the latest album by idles , great punk band .
You should understand the context of hearing this when it came out in 2012, a lot of these ideas were kind of stolen by higher profile artists later on (Kanye), but at the time it was like an atomic bomb dropped on hip hop and independent music in general. It's still so powerful almost a decade later
Someone has probably mentioned it already, but I'd you're looking for dark, super distorted and industrial hip-hop I highly recommend checking out clipping
I'm really happy to see you dive head first into Death Grips, their entire discography is a journey and the deeper you get into it, the more you start loosing yourself in the mayhem. I definitely hope to see more in the future
i'd like to see a nin playlist because i've loved dg for a long time and nin is one of my top 5 fav rock bands, i've listened to trent and crew since i was like 9 actually
My first time hearing this album was life-changing. It made me understand Hip hop, I still do not know how or why entirely. Ride's brutal lyricism, the whole way it just kind of does all this raw unfiltered rock thing, I got it. It was like 3 AM and I just stared shattering beer bottles and it woke up people and I just walked through the glass and told the guy that was at my door "This is awesome, I am changed" He had no idea what I was talking about, I pointed to my headphones "When you are off work we are listening to this. No, we are!" the guy laughed said I was drunk (yeah obviously) but then it was just us and we blasted the album so loud. He just stared at the stereo for the entire first song, I remember grabbing him by the shoulders and screaming "Aye aye" and the guy said "This is insane, I feel like I just joined a cult, the wall is not the wall color. The wall is not the wall color!" That means he literally felt as if the entire room had been shifted in color (it... had I had colored light in the room for like three years he just never noticed) and he understood all my crazy punk shit, it was fantastic.
"This is gonna take some adjusting to, I'm glad I've listened to whole lotta red" is the funniest shit I've heard all week. It's like preparing for a south pole expedition by standing naked in front of a fridge.
Lol, they might not be very similar in terms of genre, but I do think they are similarly shocking to an un-adjusted ear.
Bro, great analogy
"It's like preparing for a south pole expedition by standing naked in front of a fridge." This fucking analogy is golden man
@@g.gustafson1822 that's why I said that they might not be similar in terms of genre ??
this is such a funny analogy lmao
Step 1: Go on a jog
Step 2: put this album on
Step 3: trigger an anxiety attack
Step 4: never get tired because now you feel like you’re being chased
noided
Holy shit I was listening to this album driving on the motorway and I felt like I was tripping. Genuinely thought about pulling the car over to calm down😂😂
I've been listening to Death Grips and Black Midi while lifting weights and cycling, and it's so fucking hilariously fun.
@@ZackTaylor1992 just as I got this notification I just got back home from a run and I was fueling myself with Death Grips’ bottomless pit. You never get tired when you got the voice of what sounds like a paranoid schizophrenic screaming “I’m all up in my glory hole” and “this asshole goes to pussy church” screaming in your ears
@@justinorozco8911 I got to see them in 15’ at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC and it was so great, one of the best shows I’ve ever been to
theres this joke that the first time u listen to death grips its completely unlistenable and then the 2nd time it just hits. been true for everyone ive known
thats strange because the first time i listened to death grips, all their albums just hit on the first listen. something about it just resonated with my soul
Yeah I agree lol first time I was like wtf is this
This album did NOT click with me right away despite being their most accessible, No Love Deep Web is what really got me into the group.
@@thekiwi7405 simply built different
@@thekiwi7405 same w me! I think it’s bc I’d already been introduced to more experimental music, so having already experienced that kind of nauseating feeling that it can give you on the first listen, I was able to just jump right in. Now I’m absolutely addicted to their sound and I can’t stop listening haha. It’s making it hard to keep expanding my music taste like I was doing good at before
Bob, I really gotta applaud you for jumping into something like the Money Store this early into your journey into this genre. You are one of a kind. Love your videos.
Thanks, man. I appreciate it. This was a wild ride, for sure, but I'm glad I got to experience it. And it's been great having so many people come along for the ride 🤘❤
I mean it is a landmark point for hip hop and music in the 2010s
W carti fan
Death Grips do love Prodigy! They even did a sick remix of firestarter using a slightly reworked beat from their song 'world of dogs'
That's awesome. I figured they had to be fans.
i feel like you'll enjoy much of JPEGmafia's music! try out Veteran and his new album LP!
Veteran is in the works, probably 4-5 albums out
@@bobthepoppop definitely give yourself some time before veteran..it's great but listening to earlier carti (especially his soundcloud stuff) and more kanye will make it much more enjoyable
@@bobthepoppop you have to listen to LP it’s so good
@@sthompson12132 early carti is a lot different than JPEGMAFIA I feel but I can see why you’d say Kanye
@@bobthepoppop my personal favourite jpegmafia album is all my heroes are cornballs and its probably also his easiest to listen to for a first listen
You'll definetly like Bottomless Pit or The Powers That B (side B) by Death Grips much more since it has much more heavy guitars you should probably check them out since these albums are also masterpieces
That’d be great
No love deep web also feels like a good listen for you since you said at the start that you expected a heavier, slower atmosphere.
I think the best way to listen to their discog is chronological given how they build on the sounds of earlier albums as they evolve
Ok buddy
Death grips has highly lyrical content, but the thing is you'll have a hard time understanding what the lyrics even mean in the initial listen
Money Store has more banger and ragey songs than their other albums. Worth exploring each project
I’d disagree with The Money store havig more bangers and ragey songs. Bottomless Pit, TPTB, NLDW, and Steroids?
I wouldn’t say they are highly lyrical 😂
@@Pluto-fz1lw id say they are. you also have to understand MC Ride is playing up a persona and the lyrical content captures that persona. especially in the earlier albums. if you want a straightforward example id read into On Gp where the MC Ride persona slips
@@Pluto-fz1lw have you seen the lyrics for beware lol
@@tiagogarcia50 I mean I wouldn’t say that their lyrics don’t mean anything, I’d just say that the appeal of death grips to me is more sonic than lyrical.
I really think you’ll be in love with Danny Brown’s - Atrocity Exhibition when you eventually get to it.
All these years later I'm still occasionally discovering new ways of listening/relating to AE when I play it. Plus it blows my mind every single time how incredibly masterful it is
dont forget XXX, my personal favorite
Literally one of the greatest albums ever, Danny is a fucking genius. I know bob will appreciate it
Major props to you for diving head first into DG this early into your hiphop journey! As a major fan of them to this day I still don't know/understand most of their lyrics so don't feel too bad if you don't get them all haha
Most the time I can’t tell if ride is just fucking w us or they actually mean something lmao. Part of their charm ig
@@carolinehansen00 I feel like there's definitely something there in all their songs, and especially on NoTM (Billy Not Really took me a year to interpret for example), but a lot of their stuff is simpler than it seems. That being said, MC Ride is an INCREDIBLE lyricist, up there with Busdriver (the best rapper alive or dead imo) for me.
@@goldra8409 I completely agree haha. I love their lyrics and they’re so detailed it’s insane. MC Ride definitely deserves more recognition for his lyrics!
Do you like hurting other poeple?
Death grips is certainly hard to get in to, but knowing a bit about your music taste I'm sure there's the potential for them to become one of your favorite bands.
Each Death Grips album has a completely different sound, although similar, don't get too settled yet, lol. But it's one of the reason we Death Grips fans love them.
I actually have to thank death grips for getting me in to hip hop from rock. I'd recommend you next listen to their albums 'Jenny Death' and 'Exmilitary', because they have the most rock elements (Exmilitary actually samples band like Pink Floyd and Black Flag.).
I suppose I could explain some things about the Death Grips 'lore' so you can understand the project and lyrics more. The band is comprised of three members: Andy Morin (producer), Zach Hill (math rock drummer from the band Hella), and the rapper MC Ride, or Stephan Burnett, a African-American man in his forties, who comes from a fine art background (he is an amazingly talented painter, worth checking out his work). He's also seemingly deep in to the occult (mostly the dark side). From what I understand he set out to express his experience and the darkness, horror and anger within him by creating a character named MC Ride, screaming poems about him.
Dude, that occult part is a trip and honestly helps make a little more sense out of the lyrics/sound this group has.
Also recommend Bottomless Pit as well :))
This is one of their brighter sounding albums, check out their album No Love Deep Web for a more industrial and darker sound.
my fav of theirs.
Interesting u describe it as “brighter sounding”. A lot of the visuals during this time were shot in daylight even there interviews were filmed in sunny public spaces. They became way more shadowy after this except maybe Jenny Death.
I feel as though he’d be more into Bottomless Pit than No Love Deep Web
@@pxppetrot based and dickpilled
hes gonna looooooove jennydeath
When it comes to their live shows, they're batshit insane and crazy, you'll hear the full sound of their drummer in those live performances, he's also absolutely mental, but it's speculated that they as a band are either done for or on a longer hiatus (they don't have your typical band-fan relationship with their fans), mainly because the members are doing individual projects now. As for videos of live performances, I don't think you can go wrong with anything, but have one video where MC Ride (the rapper/singer) just fucking smashes a laptop by throwing the drummer's tom/snare at it lmao: ruclips.net/video/g_maeU9qttU/видео.html
gladly not the case :)
saw them live this earlier this month and am going back to see them next month!
16:07 This sort of realization was the first step for me to enjoy and appreciate DG. Stop trying to figure it out or deconstruct it, just let it wash over you and you'll notice the more you listen the more things will keep sticking with you.
Got DNA of gothic lemons will always be memorable to me. I don’t know what it means.
crazy how deep you are jumping into hip-hop this early. straight from tyler/frank to death grips lmao. also havent watched the video yet but dont worry if you dont immediately love it (although it does have lots of elements from rock which you may enjoy). definitely an album that grows on you after you listen more.
This is destiny my friend. You must react to all Death Grips projects now. Your engagement with the music is exciting af, I’m vicariously experiencing their music for the first time through this.
lol, I'm glad you're enjoy it. I'm having a helluva good time 🤘
This is my all time favourite band. Just saw them live, that’s a whole other experience. Their drummer, Zach Hill is an absolute monster. Hearing acoustic drums over the stuff is amazing.
I love seeing new music fans react to Death Grips. Checking all your DG videos out. It’s so much fun. I wish I could experience it all for the first time again.
If you’re having a hard time with the lyrics there is an amazing video called “the money store documentary” that basically explains every track’s lyrics in great detail.
found the link ruclips.net/video/NBeiKSJVOsI/видео.html
Thank you!
Whole Lotta Red and The Money Store are two of my favorite albums of all time. I have friends that love one and hate the other. They’re so similar yet so different, both very innovative in their respective sub-genres.
I can see why someone would love one and hate the other. They really are that different from each other.
Bob thank you for constantly re-uploading till this shit got finally posted for good.
The drummer zack hill is from Sacramento from where I am. My 8th grade English teacher was drummer and a huge punk rock fan, he taught me a lot about music and about death grips apparently he went to some of his shows cause zack was just insane. My teacher also had a band back in 2000s and gave me a copy. They were pretty dope, they had two drummers and it was split between ear.
what was your teachers band called?
Glad you caught the Prodigy influence off rip. One of the best to do it. RIP Keith.
Additionally, Carti and Death Grips contrast in a sense of WLR seems to be more about a celebration of yourself, flaunting your individuality and how pure uniqueness can gain you a lot of clout. Death Grips has a more introverted confidence to them. They know they have a unique thing on there hands except there’s more tones of existentialism and confusion towards 21st century living. Carti is like “fuck it, im here, I’m young, I’m a rockstar, where are the bitches?” If you wanted to make a basic comparison to genres Carti is like Hair Metal and Death Grips is Goth or Black Metal. DG also does a great job of carrying on the torch from bands like Black Sabbath, Black Flag and even Metallica in a sense of diehard fan base, classic merch and logos etc.
I think we don’t mind you not being revolutionary in your reactions. We like you discovering and enjoy new music/talking with references. Keep it up bro 🙏🏻
he listened to death grips for the first time ever on a hangover and still enjoyed it 😭 I love this man
Absolutely loved this reaction and I've been eagerly anticipating it, though I'd be lying if I said that I thought you'd enjoy some of the songs on first listen lmao. I'm a big death grips fan, but the first few times I heard their music it caught me so off guard that I didn't actually start enjoying it until some months after I discovered them. I don't know exactly what happened, maybe the last sane part of my brain was killed off by the 808s, but something eventually clicked and now all of their music is ear candy. I'm just pleasantly surprised that you enjoyed as much as you did! Looking forward to the additional thoughts video if you're making one :)
Additional Thoughts will happen for sure. I want to keep that format going forward (new album, listen to and digest it more, then additional thoughts). I need to crack off some more listens, but that's gonna require some headphones. The wifey isn't vibing to Death Grips 🤣
W comment, W pfp
@@lain-. the duality of man
I love how by the time you get to system blower its like it finally clicked and you got it. Great seeing people listening to death grips for the first time.
A smoother transition to more experimental hip hop would be better suited with an artist like Jpegmafia. All of his albums r very chaotic and eclectic but also have more traditional hip hop aspects to them that you'd be more familiar with. I think you should for sure check out Veteran, All My Heroes Are Cornballs or the latest LP! I'd put money on you enjoying it, dude is a hilarious genius
Also check out Danny Brown too, his album Atrocity Exhibition is fucking awesome
Veteran is slowly drifting upward on my list of albums to do. JPEGMAFIA is coming relatively soon.
@@bobthepoppop Awesome man, love the insight and openness u put into ur videos, keep it up!
Honestly, id say go to Exmilitary next!! Then, just in order. It's their first album, just isn't considered as such and isn't on streaming bc they couldn't afford to clear some samples. But, definitely a group to dive into
It's a mixtape, which is why The Money Store is their debut studio album
Loved your take on the album, and its various songs. Even if it wasn't your jam all the time, just hearing your take and analysis was awesome! Would love to you see your reaction to some other Death Grips albums! 'No Love Deep Web' would be the one album I'd most love to see you react to, with Year of the Snitch being a close second!
Oh there are definitelyyyy people who don't like death grips. They're the poster child for weird rap, and as such they're kind of famous for being either among the best or worst hip-hop has to offer depending on who you're talking to. Personally I have no opinion on them as an outfit, as this is the only album of theirs I've heard, but I do think this is a very cool album and it's hard to deny how immensely influential it's been on the last decade of music.
I’m new to DG, what artists or albums could you say it has influenced? I’m very versed in the traditional hip hop of old school BIG, Tupac, Snoop, 2000s 50 cent lil Wayne Kanye, 2010s on Tyler drake etc etc. I’ve never heard anything this chaotic in the hip hop world (and I mean stuff the average fan would run into, if you’re aware and looking for this stuff I’d put you in a deeper fan level cause every genres has sub genres and twists of that to find out there if you dig enough). Some of Danny browns and JPEGMafia songs remind me of this type of chaos.
@@drpimpen dg influcned Kanye to make yeezus and Tyler to make cherry bomb
@@tommyvercetti5945 kanye has said he and his producers didn't listen to dg making yeezus
@@tommyvercetti5945 that’s false, there’s a dope documentary on yeezus (on every Kanye album) that pulls together all the behind the scenes making of them and I’ve watched them all numerous times, no DG mention. Never heard of them until seeing what people were recommending bob to listen to. I dig their style though!
@@tommyvercetti5945 ruclips.net/video/S2-PD83pF1E/видео.html
Here ya go, this page made extensive documentaries and each Kanye project and a few other artists too
RUclips dont wanna see u win Bob 😤
Dude, I can't even... this shit is ridiculous
These vids are your best man. The whole lotta red reaction + analysis and this one are gold. I love that you throw yourself off the deep end and it's making some amazing content. Keep it up man!
It really has been a deep end in some cases. It's been a lot of fun for me to wrestle with these new styles and sounds
I just love how much he enjoys being surprised by each song, it's amazing to watch someone discover something new especially in music and because of the 3rd person perspective, we get its even more fun to in a way watch ourselves through him.
I love how honest your reactions are, makes it very clear you have good taste because you're not just praising it because your audience likes it, you're just giving your honest thoughts and recommending dope songs along the way, appreciate your content man
Probably not the greatest thing to listen to for the first time when hungover haha. Although I think for anyone, hungover or not, their first project Exmilitary is probably the best thing to listen to from them first
The hangover definitely made it harder lol
Your reaction when the chorus kicked in during "The Fever" was exactly the same reaction I had when I first heard that too. XD
So happy you reacted to this album. Death Grips really had everything going for them back then. A truly edgy sound with mass market levels of production quality and incredible hooks.
Also, I'm impressed that even as a fairly new hip-hop fan, you seem to get the appeal and intentions of the music you're listening to.
The drums on the chorus to The Fever are so goddamn good
man dont be afraid to go on tangents, i love to hear ppl talkin bout other bands, especially when theyre referencing parts of what theyre hearing to it. gives me a new perspective to hear both of em in!
I think you'd like The Powers That B's second part, it has some really nice guitar solos and a big Rock influence
i can get why you were so focused and confused on the lyrics as its part of why i love death grips so much, their lyrics are so cryptic, eerie, and advanced, ive never heard anyone else attempt lyrics in the same way mc ride does.
You have such a great personality. I won’t be surprised seeing your channel blow up. Regarding the audio if you want to play it louder you can add a noise gate to your mic so when you reach a certain db level the mic goes silent, or you could just mute the mic on your recording software.
This is a good idea, thanks for the tip 🤘
DG is a unique experience. For recommendations to a more traditional hip hop experience, I would recommend some enter 36 chambers, madvillainy, and I don’t like shit I don’t go outside by earl sweatshirt.
if hes gonna listen to some Earl its gotta be srs
Enter the 36 Chambers i REALLY hope he listens to because that album just cannot be matched imo. Their chemistry is unbelievable and the production, and the raw yet perfect sound quality. I agree with the other comment about SRS being the best Earl album
@@maximilianmiller1963 yeah
@@maximilianmiller1963 srs is not a good introduction to earl, his earlier projects are the best as an introduction to earl
I saw then live the other week and they opened with System Blower. It was fuckming awesome, especially with the live drums. Such a high energy way to open a show
Let’s GO. Best show of my life.
A lot of the people I’ve talked to about Death Grips including myself took a looong time to get into fully. At first I would just play a couple songs for my friends as like a novelty because it was so crazy at the time but the more I did that the more I actually started to truly enjoy the songs & dove into their entire discog
(Edit) you weren’t lying about Prodigy, now I’m a fan. I really appreciate you putting us youngins on music we might’ve missed🤟
Zach Hill is the drummer of the Trio, all the drum sounds are actually Zach going nuts lol
I think the whole concept of death grips as a band will make sense for you more once you listen to the powers that be and especially their song ON GP,that song is legit terrifyingly suicidal and the climax of the album
Loved watching you react, made me laugh out loud numerous times. Might be the closest thing for me to hearing it for the first time again :). Just wanted to say if you're into lyrics, Hacker is legendary imo. Also: check out Beware off their Exmilitary EP, lyrics wise there is so much more to explore in their discography. Really appreciate you digging the sounds on first listen. Again, thanks for the experience!
THANK YOU! I could not wait for you to react to this album
as a brazilian follower of your vids, I'm very happy to know you like Sepultura, I thinks the comparrison is very good between DG and them
It cracks me up that I thought they might be Brazilian when they're actually from a city not far from where I live. I feel like Sepultura and Death Grips would vibe so well together.
I fucking love watching people experience Death Grips for the first time. Really enjoying your content so far man!
LMAO you literally guessed that they're fans of Prodigy, that's insane, they've done a remix of firestarter
money store is one of my all time favorites. i’m getting a tat of the cover girl on my arm in a couple weeks :))) also i love your tool shirt, danny carey is my fav drummer ❤️
Money Store is the one Death Grips album I'm most familiar with but it's great.
Punk Weight is my favourite song on the album. That beat switch is my favourite thing ever.
Youve been one of my top channels of last year! So excited for what's to come from you;
I didn't like Death Grips the first time I heard them, but they were interesting enough that I tried listening to them again at a later date. They're one of my favorite groups now.
it was very entertaining watching the hangover lift and the music get progressively better as it happens lol. if you are looking for that dirtier kind of sound “no love deep web,” their next album after the money store, is great if thats what you’re craving from this :D
I would love to see your reaction to "There Existed an Addiction to Blood" by clipping. It has an amazing atmosphere and some really great and well structured lyrics that i think you'll enjoy
i heard your comment on system blower and hearing 'laughing', which is rly cool to me considering what that sound is sampled from. i think you'll get a kick outta looking up a 'all samples in the money store' video because they sampled some really interesting shit
death grips heard you wanted distortion and gave you 43:40 , hahaha awesome reaction bro lovin the content as always
Major props for diving into hip-hop head-on like this, let alone Death Grips. If you're looking for that darker sound from them, Bottomless Pit is a much heavier album once wrap your head around this one - it takes a while for everyone :)
Your reviews are always so good! That system blower sample was a tennis match lol they have a lot of crazy samples.
you will grow to love deathgrips bob
It's already happening 🤘
Looking forward to your additional thoughts video on this. Death Grips is really hard to 'get' on first listen. You either hate it or are intrigued by it at first, but to love it you need some time to adjust to their standard.
As to their live performances, I haven't seen them myself, but I think this video is a good indication of how they perform - definitely on my to do-list: watch?v=BinKCtUTWBA
In my opinon Death Grips really set the stage for the entire experimental rap explosion that we saw in the 2010's. Not that they are the only group or the first group, but their influence can't be understated. Their drummer Zach Hill is one of the most important artists of my lifetime imo.
If you like experimental stuff, try injury reserves “by the time I get to Phoenix” it’s one of my favorite albums of this year
The unpredictable nature of their music is universal to all of their albums - which is something i really cherish with listening to them. Each album they do something new for the band, and something new for music in general, every album. I really would consider listening to their other albums, Exmilitary, No Love Deep Web, and Bottomless Pit (in that order). Would make for a great reaction and i always love hearing the first thoughts of people who haven't heard Death Grips. Hope you enjoy the next ones if you choose to listen!
i love u bob u have the best energy for an “older guy” i’ve ever seen
This guy is probably thirty-something, that counts as 'older' now? *sobs*
@@adamczubaszek9379 thirty??? nah bob in his mid to late 40s
Yo after this we definitely need Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
I was just thinking that
You should react to Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown its a simmilar album but rap
If you love rock you would love their first album exmilitary. Definitely their most rock/punk album
Listen to Exmilitary or Powers that B by Death Grips, you'll really like the guitar samples on both albums (especially on Exmilitary)
Thanks a bunch for the prodigy recommendation! Listening to their first album rn
I'm gonna tinker on a playlist over the weekend. I realized there's a bunch of alums I haven't even listened to yet. I only know the old school stuff.
Just went and checked out some of aphex twin and discovered that Kanye actually sampled the tune to Avril 14th in My beautiful dark twisted fantast
There's a quick little documentary out there from Pitchfork called "Checking in at 20" about Lightning Bolt and Deerhoof (both great bands), and I think it's Deerhoof's drummer, Greg Saunier, who says something along the lines of "all music is derivative in some respect, but Lightning Bolt is the first time I've heard a band that sounds like they started from complete scratch." Death Grips sort of has that going for them too. MC Ride of Death Grips said in one interview that they had no influences, but Jimi Hendrix if he had to name one lol.
if you want more death grips i highly recommend you listen to “Jenny Death” (or the second disc on their double album “The Powers That B”). the sound there is more rock influenced and i think you’d like it :)
Just came across your channel! Ha, this album took me by storm and sent me down the rabbit hole of their first few albums. Good shit!
Big Death Grips fan finding you through this video, like a lot of your reviews. Try death grips exmilitarry, very unique!
Ex military is my faaaave
God I can’t imagine being introduced to death grips with a hangover
God I would love to watch you reacting to a video showing off all the SAMPLES used in this album (and a lot of albums honestly, but this one specifically is just so jam packed with noises)
Been here since 2k subs. Keep it up man great videos
A lot of the genius behind Death Grips, and I may get crucified for this by some of the more pretentious hiphop fans, is similar to Carti where it’s all about an audio aesthetic. It’s coordinated chaos that these guys are able to put together though some unreal talent because everything you hear is on purpose. The major difference between the two is that while Carti’s lyrics quite literally do not matter, MC Ride (Death Grips’ frontman) has some very well throughout out that are insanely cryptic lyrics that he makes impossible to understand, again, on purpose. They force you to really pay attention to the music. This is one of my favorite albums of all time because it scratches the part of my brain that loves chaos, I can’t say the same about their other works as a whole because this might be their easiest album to digest, but the creativity is always there.
as a carti fan, i agree hella with you
The music is definitely on purpose. And even though I don't understand the lyrics (and they are cryptic), they seem intentional as well. Very interesting group making some impressive music.
carried lyrics are dogshit but it doesn’t take away from the music itself for me
Yes their live performances can get visceral, animalistic sometimes. I recall one particular instance When they were on tour for their next album and the drummer beat his snare drum so aggressively that it fell off the screws. The vocalist proceeded to grab the drum and throw it at the computer that the DJ was using behind him, all right in time for the beat drop.
Most of their memorable performances are for albums you haven’t heard yet but I found a concert recording in which the last two songs they perform are Get Got and I’ve Seen Footage, the time stamps are in the description. ruclips.net/video/oqY1a7fBLWA/видео.html
It’s so cool seeing raw reactions of someone’s first dip into Death Grips. When people like it it’s magical. I love how you analyze the lyrics too because that’s just how MC Ride writes, very poetic and verbose. Adds a whole new layer to the review. Good shit man!
Great video Bob! Their live shows are insane. They haven't toured in a while but a Death Grips concert is on my bucket list. I would recommend their first tape Exmilitary as either a personal listen or a video!
I appreciate you doing this so much I can see you not fully getting the delivery but seeing you look in disbelief consistently between each track and that evil laugh that emerges when you catch certain lyrics. This is a great first reaction.
didn’t expect the “roots” comparison. he makes a point. both brilliant, genre-defying albums. respect 🇧🇷
what i find incredible about death grips is how insane and fucked their music can be, while also having insanely catchy choruses.
Dude, love the Sepultura comp. Very interesting connection that didn’t occur to me the first time I heard death grips
For the next death grips album reaction please do Exmilitary! Imo theres more narrative going on with the lyrics there
I love the description of their sound as “Aphex Twin put through a shredder.” 😂 Now I can’t un-hear it.
going to combust in anger if this gets blocked again
You and me both
I see the appeal in Death Grips but I've never been a fan myself. Still interesting to see Bob's reaction and see his perspective!
It was a bit of a process getting onto their wavelength, as you probably noticed during this video. It took a couple tracks to catch up. Good shit though. After a couple listens, it's really settling into the brain well (for me anyway)
36:10 is a tennis players grunt distorted to hell
I’d love to see more death grips reactions
i really like your insights which is kinda rare in these genre of videos.
definitely gonna be watching your videos now.
also , a recommendation for a reaction :
the latest album by idles , great punk band .
It’s been ten years since I first heard The Money Store and I completely understand your review, viscerally. Such a great album.
You should understand the context of hearing this when it came out in 2012, a lot of these ideas were kind of stolen by higher profile artists later on (Kanye), but at the time it was like an atomic bomb dropped on hip hop and independent music in general. It's still so powerful almost a decade later
Someone has probably mentioned it already, but I'd you're looking for dark, super distorted and industrial hip-hop I highly recommend checking out clipping
I'm really happy to see you dive head first into Death Grips, their entire discography is a journey and the deeper you get into it, the more you start loosing yourself in the mayhem.
I definitely hope to see more in the future
i'd like to see a nin playlist because i've loved dg for a long time and nin is one of my top 5 fav rock bands, i've listened to trent and crew since i was like 9 actually
My first time hearing this album was life-changing. It made me understand Hip hop, I still do not know how or why entirely. Ride's brutal lyricism, the whole way it just kind of does all this raw unfiltered rock thing, I got it. It was like 3 AM and I just stared shattering beer bottles and it woke up people and I just walked through the glass and told the guy that was at my door "This is awesome, I am changed"
He had no idea what I was talking about, I pointed to my headphones "When you are off work we are listening to this. No, we are!" the guy laughed said I was drunk (yeah obviously) but then it was just us and we blasted the album so loud. He just stared at the stereo for the entire first song, I remember grabbing him by the shoulders and screaming "Aye aye" and the guy said "This is insane, I feel like I just joined a cult, the wall is not the wall color. The wall is not the wall color!"
That means he literally felt as if the entire room had been shifted in color (it... had I had colored light in the room for like three years he just never noticed) and he understood all my crazy punk shit, it was fantastic.