LET'S ARGUE: The Genius Verified Series Is Annoying

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  • Опубликовано: 1 май 2019
  • Other topics include self-titling albums being a wasted creative opportunity, and '80s hip hop being "unlistenable."
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  • @brad6546
    @brad6546 5 лет назад +4954

    rapper: "I got lean in my cup"
    Genius: (´⊙ω⊙`)

    • @scottdaniels7534
      @scottdaniels7534 5 лет назад +137

      "What does lean mean?"

    • @Someone-vq6jk
      @Someone-vq6jk 5 лет назад +129

      @MagnusMunch because trash rappers get them the most views

    • @SandmanPoetEmani
      @SandmanPoetEmani 5 лет назад +51

      @@scottdaniels7534 its prescription strength cough syrup with other stuff to get you to "lean" totally not worth it, Google DJ Screw.

    • @beautyandtheoffbeats
      @beautyandtheoffbeats 5 лет назад +15

      uwu

    • @mattjereza6541
      @mattjereza6541 5 лет назад +35

      MagnusMunch Genius almost certainly doesn’t just pick those artists, it’s just that only really trash rappers who have potential to gain publicity through the meme of the verified series are the ones who agree to do them. Great rappers with substantive lyrics are probably getting hit up my Genius to do the interviews but probably just don’t want to do them.

  • @ripto2964
    @ripto2964 5 лет назад +15245

    lets agree: I like that fantano starts the video with the question from the thumbnail instead of leaving it for the end like most other youtubers

    • @austinwilliams8635
      @austinwilliams8635 5 лет назад +492

      Yes! I’ve always loved that.

    • @feo130
      @feo130 5 лет назад +700

      Because the rest of the content is just as great, he doesn't have to bait viewers.

    • @JohnKrankota
      @JohnKrankota 4 года назад +133

      That way we don't have to watch the whole video.

    • @k1ngsmok378
      @k1ngsmok378 4 года назад +153

      @@JohnKrankota Your a piece of shit

    • @shinyshinybucket6595
      @shinyshinybucket6595 4 года назад +117

      I...
      ...agree

  • @lm-tg9wx
    @lm-tg9wx 4 года назад +6299

    the fact that you’re six foot terrifies me... you come off like you’re 5’7 and angry about it

    • @GrandesGirlies
      @GrandesGirlies 4 года назад +323

      liz m the accuracy of this comment

    • @stitch2769
      @stitch2769 4 года назад +23

      @Joe Wilschek yes

    • @eprimeprice
      @eprimeprice 4 года назад +287

      Deffo has short king energy

    • @marlona6642
      @marlona6642 4 года назад +158

      liz m fantano wasn’t created to reach the monstrous height of 5’8... needless to say 6 foot is wild for the melon, really shows the power of vegetables and hating on god tier rappers like nf and Eminem

    • @lobesmcgee
      @lobesmcgee 4 года назад +67

      He’s walked by me in person and it freaked me out how tall he was.

  • @gabo4850
    @gabo4850 4 года назад +4822

    "What's your favorite band?"
    "Black sabbath"
    "Nice, What's your favorite album?"
    "B-Black sabbath"
    "Which song in the album is your favorite?"
    "...B-Black s-sabbath?"
    And that's why self titles are missed creative oportunities.

    • @FidoeFTW
      @FidoeFTW 4 года назад +26

      😂😂😂

    • @SirArthurTheGreat
      @SirArthurTheGreat 4 года назад +535

      Sack Blabbath

    • @1choppa
      @1choppa 4 года назад +18

      Nightwatching - nice

    • @ArchDeity
      @ArchDeity 4 года назад +52

      Bad company

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 4 года назад +39

      I actually identify with *everything* said in this comment .......

  • @maxx5948
    @maxx5948 5 лет назад +13435

    What if we kissed in front of the Genius yellow background? 🙈

    • @Jdh120396
      @Jdh120396 5 лет назад +413

      😳🤪😘

    • @b.luong2
      @b.luong2 5 лет назад +364

      😱😳🤯😳😱😳🙀😳

    • @creathechiboi
      @creathechiboi 5 лет назад +142

      Oh you cutie

    • @brandonayong7656
      @brandonayong7656 5 лет назад +95

      It must have been love but it's over now
      Those melons taste good but i lost them somehow
      it must have been love Cal it's over now
      It was all that i wanted now i'm living without

    • @onewhovlogs
      @onewhovlogs 5 лет назад +33

      What if we kissed in Paul's Boutique??

  • @FELCommentary
    @FELCommentary 5 лет назад +5273

    I really need a Genius video to understand the meaning behind Hoes mad (x24)

    • @maxxvii2037
      @maxxvii2037 5 лет назад +554

      FELCommentary It's actually about global warming and transhumanism

    • @Ria-sd2ex
      @Ria-sd2ex 4 года назад +87

      @@maxxvii2037 I knew it😓

    • @s75553
      @s75553 4 года назад +96

      Maria Lawson as well as rising tension between countries over who’s better at Minecraft

    • @blackbannanas
      @blackbannanas 4 года назад +26

      You see me flossin

    • @stradomus9673
      @stradomus9673 4 года назад +27

      I be flossin (ad libitum)

  • @julianbufarull7602
    @julianbufarull7602 4 года назад +1121

    "I try to avoid making friends with shorter people", damn Melon that was uncalled for.

    • @danic2514
      @danic2514 4 года назад +60

      Julián Bufarull melon really said short people don’t have rights

    • @miguelangelthomas5154
      @miguelangelthomas5154 4 года назад +93

      @@danic2514 they don't. The only thing people below 5'6" are good for is working at chocolate factories.

    • @miguelangelthomas5154
      @miguelangelthomas5154 4 года назад +73

      @marvin marvin you must have written this on your lunch break. Now get back to the chocolate factory.

    • @andybradley8347
      @andybradley8347 3 года назад +22

      When I read this I thought you were joking but nope he actually said that

    • @Ultinuc
      @Ultinuc 3 года назад +2

      @@miguelangelthomas5154 5'6" and above is fine though... right

  • @tefkah
    @tefkah 5 лет назад +2098

    Angus Young (co-founder/guitarist of ACDC) answering the question for you: "I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same."

    • @theps4guylol608
      @theps4guylol608 4 года назад +24

      Adam Alexander Then don’t listen to it, you either get them or don’t

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 4 года назад +35

      Theps4guy lol don't like this comment? Don't reply to it, you either like it or you don't.

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 4 года назад +17

      ognilouD driB If you don't like that comment, don't mind them, instead of bashing him.

    • @mashedpotatos3750
      @mashedpotatos3750 4 года назад +59

      @ognilouD driB he's allowed to his opinion.
      You're the one that got offended

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 4 года назад +2

      ognilouD driB the thing making him an asshole, of course, is voicing his opinion on how someone sings.

  • @daigle1396
    @daigle1396 5 лет назад +7722

    But melon, how would we then understand the deep meanings of such profound lines such as "I be flossin"?

    • @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.
      @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 5 лет назад +254

      I commented something similar, but I deleted it cause yours was better *and* was posted first. Nice meme comment dude.

    • @Shams-fe6lq
      @Shams-fe6lq 5 лет назад +103

      It means that’s
      I have been and will always keep cleaning an important part of my denture that keeps my breath fresh and this routine is so fun that I dance while doing it and so that dance is called Flossing too.

    • @Slycoomer56
      @Slycoomer56 5 лет назад +12

      That shit was annoying.

    • @fazeburr4131
      @fazeburr4131 5 лет назад +1

      Please don't look at my most popular video

    • @fazeburr4131
      @fazeburr4131 5 лет назад +1

      @[ Soviet Maverick ] It is garbage. I made it in ten minutes and it blew up. The meme is awful

  • @philipvargas2605
    @philipvargas2605 5 лет назад +1886

    "As a 6 footer-"
    Weird flex, Melon, but ok.

    • @wowno5763
      @wowno5763 4 года назад +78

      I always thought he looked short when i saw full body videos of him. Weird.

    • @eonnephilim852
      @eonnephilim852 4 года назад +24

      @@wowno5763 coz our boy's ripped
      Also he lives in America sooo
      Lots of tall dudes

    • @clowchan
      @clowchan 4 года назад +3

      I met him last Saturday. Anthony is freakin' tall!

    • @EasyAno
      @EasyAno 4 года назад +13

      Philip Vargas 6 feet is not tall therefore it is not a flex, but merely shared information.

    • @kakyointhemilfhunter4273
      @kakyointhemilfhunter4273 4 года назад +80

      @@EasyAno 6ft is tall though

  • @loungemane7847
    @loungemane7847 5 лет назад +1147

    Genius has literally been lowering their standards for the verified series. So many no names and one hit wonders on their platform.

    • @Ria-sd2ex
      @Ria-sd2ex 4 года назад +29

      100% accurate 👍

    • @teethcoat4274
      @teethcoat4274 3 года назад +56

      It’s so weird that they bother to have these random kids who get forgotten in a couple of months, yet they don’t bother to interview really good artists.

    • @CYCLONEFAN88
      @CYCLONEFAN88 3 года назад +14

      The last appearances are from
      Larray
      Jasmin Sullivan
      Elle Mai
      Why done we
      G eazy/blackbear

    • @iggykad
      @iggykad 3 года назад +44

      @@CYCLONEFAN88 LMFAOO WHY DON'T WE I FORGOT ABOUT THEM ENTIRELY

    • @incog0956
      @incog0956 3 года назад +5

      @@CYCLONEFAN88 so who who who, talent, ew, talent

  • @intolerant_left
    @intolerant_left 5 лет назад +402

    "I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, In fact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same." ~ Angus Young

  • @flightnesssnowbirb8318
    @flightnesssnowbirb8318 5 лет назад +1195

    Let's agree: Anthony's career as a minimalist wallet salesman originated from a tragic backstory where a fat wallet ripped his pants in a public setting

    • @lauramobsby434
      @lauramobsby434 5 лет назад +49

      I believe the guilty wallet was of average size but the melon is so DAMN. THICC so he either had to buy wide pocketed jeans or find a reasonably priced slimline wallet

    • @kamronisaiahjohnson2718
      @kamronisaiahjohnson2718 5 лет назад +8

      I'm considering this cannon.

    • @shinyshinybucket6595
      @shinyshinybucket6595 4 года назад +8

      I...
      ...agree

  • @rayattazwar7351
    @rayattazwar7351 5 лет назад +1617

    Let's argue : ridge wallets aren't minimalistic

    • @r33d.Jam3s
      @r33d.Jam3s 5 лет назад +61

      I...... agree

    • @gagne6928
      @gagne6928 5 лет назад +48

      You're saying a metal rectangle isn't minimalistic. How can you be More minimalistic

    • @EinFelsbrocken
      @EinFelsbrocken 5 лет назад +12

      Yep; 1$ would be minimalistic.

    • @michaelferguson1540
      @michaelferguson1540 5 лет назад +18

      Shut your fucking mouth

    • @iamgubbler95
      @iamgubbler95 5 лет назад +3

      @@EinFelsbrocken might want to pick up a dictionary

  • @kamk7465
    @kamk7465 4 года назад +399

    I am from Germany so im not a native speaker. For me its sometimes very useful to have something like genius. Not because i cant speak englisch, but i dont get a lot a the phrases used in the songs ...

    • @aaaahhhpowers9225
      @aaaahhhpowers9225 4 года назад +58

      Not trying to be mean but it's funny you spelled English wrong

    • @Koce13
      @Koce13 4 года назад +72

      @@pelcgbgenaf5462 are you fluent in more than 2 languages? No excuses

    • @dontgaf9880
      @dontgaf9880 3 года назад

      Geht mir genau so

    • @thatopendiffdude9109
      @thatopendiffdude9109 3 года назад

      @@dontgaf9880 Aber Hauptsache young stoner heißen. Schon whack.

    • @dontgaf9880
      @dontgaf9880 3 года назад +5

      @@thatopendiffdude9109 was interessiert dich wie ich heiße ?

  • @poppysilver
    @poppysilver 5 лет назад +316

    imagine getting mad at 80's beats when rn every single beat use the same 3 sounds

    • @harleypriest6657
      @harleypriest6657 4 года назад +7

      Poppy_ facts

    • @IsaacKnowReally
      @IsaacKnowReally 3 года назад +1

      What sounds are they

    • @maxdoesnothing1834
      @maxdoesnothing1834 3 года назад +30

      @@IsaacKnowReally usually using: claps, hi-hats, and bass drum

    • @Calz20Videos
      @Calz20Videos 3 года назад +25

      @@IsaacKnowReally a spinz 808 layered with kick, the same hihat and the same clap

    • @farleyhaskard5270
      @farleyhaskard5270 3 года назад +2

      @@Calz20Videos yea thats why ppl should use real drummers

  • @mosespf
    @mosespf 5 лет назад +1195

    How is self titling dumb when the first ever music ever released was Sir Playboy Cartier’s “Self Titled” Mixtape???

    • @hecetewest5411
      @hecetewest5411 5 лет назад +17

      That doesn’t really make it less dumb. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s dumb I think it’s actually a great way at the start of your career of expressing “this album is who we are”. Just because the first ever person did it, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. It’d be like the leader of Germany in 1939 saying “hey it’s okay I’m doing this to Jews, they’ve been persecuted since the dawn of history so it must be a good idea”

    • @TheGoldSwordSquad
      @TheGoldSwordSquad 5 лет назад +28

      McLovin McLovin it’s when an artist uses their name as the name of their album, usually their first. E.g (Gorillaz, Led Zepellin, LCD sound system)

    • @boo1488
      @boo1488 5 лет назад +6

      @@goyjin5676 Dont use a word if you cannot spell it

  • @patrickrutkowski4989
    @patrickrutkowski4989 5 лет назад +2551

    LETS AGREE about how good melon's intros are

  • @illwill311
    @illwill311 5 лет назад +85

    "He looks like a single mom." probably the best meme about ASAP

  • @TahtahmesDiary
    @TahtahmesDiary 4 года назад +97

    I will concede that 90% of the time...the song was NOT deep or complex enough for Genius to request a lyrical breakdown. 🤷🏾

  • @creathechiboi
    @creathechiboi 5 лет назад +367

    Everybody gangsta ‘til the melon reviews Genius

  • @Dead_ham
    @Dead_ham 5 лет назад +338

    Whether you want to admit it or not Anthony, methamphetamine is definitely bad for you and is not vegan.

    • @yodawg45
      @yodawg45 5 лет назад +26

      Den W wait a second, it’s not vegan? I must commit suicide immediately, I have been living a lie.

    • @MrSecretMansion
      @MrSecretMansion 5 лет назад +6

      It is definitely vegan wat r u speaking about

    • @seriousbismuth2173
      @seriousbismuth2173 5 лет назад +4

      Ya see, they grow their free-range "pseudoephedrinellies" in non-gmo and mercury enriched plotting soil.
      That way it'll cut down on the complaints from all of them God damned Vegans.. them and their strange obsessive stances with Moby, Michael Stipe, Cher, David Bowie...etc...😕

  • @cockadoodledoo5854
    @cockadoodledoo5854 3 года назад +146

    “I try not to become friends with short people”
    -Anthony Fantano

  • @Gnurklesquimp
    @Gnurklesquimp 4 года назад +284

    I lost 62% of my respect for Joji when I found out his ''genius'' interview wasn't satirical

    • @patrickzielinski2070
      @patrickzielinski2070 4 года назад +14

      Wait what happened

    • @masonator2526
      @masonator2526 4 года назад +64

      Still waiting on the genius video for Nickelodeon Girls

    • @sumairb9978
      @sumairb9978 4 года назад +32

      @@masonator2526
      DAN
      FUCKING
      SCHNEIDER

    • @picax8398
      @picax8398 9 месяцев назад

      ​@sumairb9978 Dan "get in my van" Schneider?

  • @zazapachuliaisbetterthanjo6254
    @zazapachuliaisbetterthanjo6254 5 лет назад +527

    Let's Agree: thatistheplan needs to come back.

    • @laytonn1160
      @laytonn1160 5 лет назад +15

      AGREE

    • @laytonn1160
      @laytonn1160 5 лет назад

      NOT GOOD

    • @_guyfieri
      @_guyfieri 5 лет назад +13

      hot take: the increased output on the fantano channel caused by TITP's demise makes for better content than anything on the now defunct channel

    • @zazapachuliaisbetterthanjo6254
      @zazapachuliaisbetterthanjo6254 5 лет назад +18

      @@_guyfieri Normie opinion.

    • @_guyfieri
      @_guyfieri 5 лет назад +2

      @@zazapachuliaisbetterthanjo6254 no u

  • @ilovecody7514
    @ilovecody7514 5 лет назад +437

    Not annoying just unnecessary 90% percent of the time.

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 5 лет назад +26

      @singular on1 Well just don't click on them.

    • @crockybird3287
      @crockybird3287 5 лет назад +7

      @singular on1 well there's something wrong with you as a person then,if you're going to get annoyed with something as meaningless as that

    • @Slycoomer56
      @Slycoomer56 5 лет назад +11

      Some of them used to be funny. Now it's just a bunch of unknowns explaining their songs to people who don't give a shit.

    • @RadioactiveKetchup
      @RadioactiveKetchup 5 лет назад +7

      The genius verified for Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" was literally the dumbest thing I've ever seen. "In Bad Guy Billie talks about being the bad guy"

    • @kenmken
      @kenmken 5 лет назад +1

      So annoying

  • @Ps3luvr260
    @Ps3luvr260 4 года назад +88

    The comment about 50s rock made me want to die, the fact that people genuinely have this opinion is just sad

    • @sadpug2512
      @sadpug2512 3 года назад +10

      Rockin Robin 4 lyfe

    • @joaquinlezcano2372
      @joaquinlezcano2372 3 года назад +3

      @@glue69 or Eddie Cochrane

    • @Spaced92
      @Spaced92 3 года назад +3

      Anyone that says Long Tall Sally is unlistenable is high up their own ass.

  • @marymortos6849
    @marymortos6849 5 лет назад +932

    But can we all agree Doja Cat’s Mooo! was the pinnacle of Genius’ Verified series

    • @campusfrogs6487
      @campusfrogs6487 4 года назад +21

      Mary Mortos fuck Doja cat

    • @jonathanbaker8593
      @jonathanbaker8593 4 года назад +143

      Sleeping Boy I mean who wouldn’t? *laugh track*

    • @Luna-lm4el
      @Luna-lm4el 4 года назад +1

      Its the most popular one too

    • @HomemadeSubmarine
      @HomemadeSubmarine 4 года назад +44

      Mary Mortos That was honestly the beginning of the end when they cared more about memes and being viral than actually explaining deep or intricate tracks.

    • @TahtahmesDiary
      @TahtahmesDiary 4 года назад +74

      I love Doja and can honestly say I face palmed when I saw they asked her to break that down. The epitome of explaining a joke if I ever saw it.

  • @manray5140
    @manray5140 5 лет назад +1523

    LETS AGREE: They should get Kurt Cobain on Genius to go over some of his greatest hits.

    • @ChromeTecNina
      @ChromeTecNina 5 лет назад +267

      That would be a blast

    • @jamesduncan6729
      @jamesduncan6729 5 лет назад +294

      Cobain just isn't as popular nowadays; I don't think they'd give him a shot

    • @LORD_WIFI
      @LORD_WIFI 5 лет назад +255

      Idk have you seen him on car karaoke? He just kept callin shotgun

    • @Slycoomer56
      @Slycoomer56 5 лет назад +30

      Edgelord 101

    • @ara451
      @ara451 5 лет назад +34

      @@LORD_WIFI ouch too soon lol

  • @travis_redfern6771
    @travis_redfern6771 5 лет назад +240

    Genius knows why they doing. They’re basically just clickbating with those meme songs.

    • @asic3468
      @asic3468 5 лет назад +4

      That's what they did with Bill Wurtz but his Verified video was pretty cool.

  • @grapesoder1301
    @grapesoder1301 4 года назад +79

    "I like the fuzz..."
    Anthony Fantano, 2019, Fascist

  • @generalmukmuk
    @generalmukmuk 3 года назад +46

    ac/dc is one of the most ambitious prog rock bands. they have the longest song in rock history: it spans across 18 albums

  • @MrRzkr
    @MrRzkr 5 лет назад +131

    “icon tatted on my torso”- I don’t have icon tatted on my torso.

    • @dyinginfashion2558
      @dyinginfashion2558 5 лет назад +5

      adel nassar yeah that was a goldmine of stupidity and it makes my day no matter what.

    • @calvinkron7445
      @calvinkron7445 5 лет назад +3

      i remember that episode like 2/3 of the song wasn't even explained

    • @Cavs191
      @Cavs191 5 лет назад

      Calvin Kron it’s unexplainable.

  • @JeithKarrett
    @JeithKarrett 5 лет назад +524

    I don't really have an issue with artists explaining their lyrics on genius but it's just really, really awkward.

    • @brandonayong7656
      @brandonayong7656 5 лет назад +13

      Still waiting on Cal explaning "the new Cal-assic" mixtape

    • @gladeskier95
      @gladeskier95 5 лет назад +46

      @@ethereal6279 False: Old Town Road is a densely lyrical song.
      I mean the horses in the back? The back of what? THE PEOPLE DEMAND TO KNOW.

    • @idkmynametho8391
      @idkmynametho8391 5 лет назад +22

      I disagree I'm still trying to figure out what Gucci Gang was about

    • @Carlos-ln8fd
      @Carlos-ln8fd 5 лет назад +8

      @@ethereal6279 I think Genius makes sense with rap songs since those usually have references to other rappers or obscure stuff. Pop and rock songs however are just really self-explanatory.

    • @regolithia
      @regolithia 5 лет назад +3

      I appreciate Matty from the 1975 explaining his stuff.

  • @natqevalhiindisguise141
    @natqevalhiindisguise141 5 лет назад +122

    Bill Wurtz's Genius video on Mount St. Helens Is About To Blow Up is fantastic though, he just goes the entire video saying he doesn't really know what the song means on a channel about saying what your song means. that and he's just an interesting personality
    go watch that video, it's gold

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 4 года назад +7

      I remember watching it. I just laughed, like "ha, I wasn't missing anything."

    • @arcky8180
      @arcky8180 3 года назад

      Bill wurtz is amazing

  • @dismissing
    @dismissing 5 лет назад +1687

    Cool video but selling minimalist wallets made of Anderson .Paak's actual teeth is a bit unethical.

    • @ElodiesLife
      @ElodiesLife 5 лет назад +88

      Dismissing How did your brain form that sentence

    • @rasseabreeze6246
      @rasseabreeze6246 5 лет назад +38

      They're ethically sourced from a calcium mine tho

    • @dominickcacciatore9284
      @dominickcacciatore9284 5 лет назад +24

      Dismissing Melon is just jealous that he doesn’t have the best teeth in the game anymore.

    • @user-pc9jq5qe9i
      @user-pc9jq5qe9i 5 лет назад +1

      the house that melon built

    • @SaintTrinasTorch
      @SaintTrinasTorch 5 лет назад

      Paak it up Paak it in

  • @cooliomike8219
    @cooliomike8219 5 лет назад +2054

    I love your videos but please stop breaking into my house and eating all of my captain crunch. It’s a little inconvenient

    • @kevinmicheev2252
      @kevinmicheev2252 5 лет назад +56

      Light to decent 6

    • @joestiloski2421
      @joestiloski2421 5 лет назад +29

      I thought I was the only one! That dude ate all of my Peanut Butter Captain Crunch overnight!

    • @boiled_denim
      @boiled_denim 5 лет назад +9

      Just a little inconvenient though

    • @hookslogan
      @hookslogan 5 лет назад +9

      He savaged my watermelon farm then gave it a light 3.

    • @mcwhirlpoolinc2641
      @mcwhirlpoolinc2641 5 лет назад +1

      LMFAO!!

  • @Dinjur
    @Dinjur 5 лет назад +108

    "Wtf does Job For A Cowboy have to do with Lee Scratch Perry?" That sentance has never been said in the history of mankind.

  • @collinpizzo986
    @collinpizzo986 4 года назад +32

    counterpoint to the bonus track argument: super bass was a bonus track and it's still one of nicki's greatest songs that has aged well.

  • @homeyman1917
    @homeyman1917 5 лет назад +705

    Let’s argue:
    My wee wee hurtin :/

  • @mecha-kicksmetro7655
    @mecha-kicksmetro7655 5 лет назад +323

    As a 5'2 person, I sympathize with the seating by height guy but it's soooo absurdly impractical and troublesome that I could never get behind it

    • @ii-vs4qc
      @ii-vs4qc 5 лет назад +60

      You could get in front of it though

    • @Shaggg504
      @Shaggg504 4 года назад

      Mecha-Kicks Metro U are my type of person lol

    • @FairweatherBaah
      @FairweatherBaah 4 года назад +11

      SHORT KING

    • @Amy-zp2ks
      @Amy-zp2ks 4 года назад +19

      I agree, I'm a 5ft person - however I also disagree with what Fantano is saying. There are so many times I've turned up to a venue super early, and have been near the front - only to find myself being pushed behind by a group of 6ft guys. It's so frustrating! The only venues where I've not had this issue are really small/intimate ones.

    • @aliveslice
      @aliveslice Год назад

      Of course you couldn't get behind, you'd be in the front

  • @qwertycookinup
    @qwertycookinup 4 года назад +21

    6:30 there’s also Slick Rick, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa, NWA, LL Cool J, Whodini, and a whole slew of others

  • @EmmyGrace42
    @EmmyGrace42 4 года назад +24

    I’m 6’2” and my best friend is 5’2”. We go to a ton of shows together. We have a strategy that I make room in the crowd with my giant body, and then I usher her in to stand in front of me. It’s perfect.

  • @feltlikevacation4367
    @feltlikevacation4367 5 лет назад +345

    Let's agree: Anthony needs to put out an album of bass solos

    • @Dethmaster64
      @Dethmaster64 5 лет назад +6

      Anthony should become a studio musician for his favorite rappers

    • @narcoticundertow
      @narcoticundertow 5 лет назад +4

      The notion of Antwon making music is fascinating to me; he put out one Taiga album back in '08 or about then. His "discography" (mostly Cal stuff lol) is outlined in his Wikipedia page.

    • @jpsplat
      @jpsplat 5 лет назад +1

      Then he needs to follow it up almost immediately with a deluxe edition of the album with extended tracks and bass solos that didnt make the original cut

    • @yhetti64
      @yhetti64 5 лет назад

      Lets agree: scrambles is the best btmi record

    • @feltlikevacation4367
      @feltlikevacation4367 5 лет назад

      @@yhetti64 Try again, it's Vacation then Adults

  • @kmk1225
    @kmk1225 5 лет назад +217

    wow Anthony the part where you said you tried to avoid making friends with short people was a bit much

    • @trehebert9982
      @trehebert9982 5 лет назад +65

      Konrad Malthe Klingest literally thought this comment was made up to be a troll then I got to the part.....lmfaooo

    • @Dorumin
      @Dorumin 5 лет назад +20

      I was looking for someone who mentioned this, except I thought it was hilarious lmao

    • @MrFillzor
      @MrFillzor 5 лет назад +9

      Manlets btfo

    • @kmk1225
      @kmk1225 5 лет назад +2

      @@trehebert9982 Yeah that's why this os extra funny lmao

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael 5 лет назад +1

      He's been listening to too much Randy Newman lately

  • @fredroberts8275
    @fredroberts8275 4 года назад +66

    If only Aesop Rock did Genius Verified, that I would watch it.

    • @m.w3s
      @m.w3s 4 года назад +2

      fred roberts is that the aussie guy because he’s annoying

    • @m.w3s
      @m.w3s 4 года назад

      only cause i played forza 3 and his song played 24/7

    • @maxjones2546
      @maxjones2546 3 года назад +2

      It would be like three years long

  • @sumairb9978
    @sumairb9978 4 года назад +22

    "go full Joe Rohan" sent me into a 15-minute laughing fit

  • @user-pp5ht4ez6t
    @user-pp5ht4ez6t 5 лет назад +1064

    LET'S ARGUE: there is pee in your bones.

  • @PanzerMan332
    @PanzerMan332 5 лет назад +150

    As someone who's always been on the shorter side myself, we need to come to the realization that sometimes shit sucks and you're stuck behind a tree of a person at a venue.

    • @netflixman12
      @netflixman12 5 лет назад +23

      Same, I commented somewhere on here but I'm 6"5 and have had people physically assault/yell at me and say I'm blocking their view. Literally nothing I can do about it and it doesn't make me feel good to deprive people of a show lol. If anyone just says "excuse me sir can I swap spots" I say sure no problem because I know that not everyone on the planet is freakishly large like me.

    • @superloaf4200
      @superloaf4200 5 лет назад +17

      Jetsup my older brother is 6’6” and whenever we go to concerts we always end up super far away from each other due to how far back in the crowd he inevitably moves, I’m 5’11” myself and even at my moderately above average height people have gotten inexplicably mad at me for “ruining” their concert before even asking me to move

    • @gwyneth2869
      @gwyneth2869 5 лет назад +5

      as 5'2 person, you're right

  • @cap1tala
    @cap1tala 5 лет назад +75

    Good kid maad city is the only album that could be kendricks self titled album

    • @neo242
      @neo242 3 года назад

      I agree

    • @oscar2k755
      @oscar2k755 3 года назад +1

      Damn is a better fit in my opinion

  • @apt-get2587
    @apt-get2587 3 года назад +14

    >AC/DC wrote the same album 17 times
    WRONG
    They wrote the same album *33 TIMES*
    And I know this because I have all 33 albums 😂 AC/DC FOR LIFE!

  • @21_Sandwich
    @21_Sandwich 5 лет назад +175

    LET’S AGREE: Melon LOVES that peanut vendor shirt.

  • @kaseyl6711
    @kaseyl6711 5 лет назад +75

    short person: h-
    Melon: leave.

  • @jaycub8547
    @jaycub8547 4 года назад +145

    Yeah screw that height concert concept. I'm a whole foot taller than my fiancee, I'm not paying for a ticket to this place just so an oompa loompa can steal my girl

  • @floralreads3601
    @floralreads3601 3 года назад +10

    11:40 I'm 4'11 and have never seen anything while standing in a crowd. It just be like that.

  • @rikiishitoru8885
    @rikiishitoru8885 5 лет назад +539

    Day 10 of acknowledging that Anthony is a good person

    • @jonfavreau8491
      @jonfavreau8491 5 лет назад +12

      SpagEddie8113 I bet tomorrow you’ll see day 11 too!

    • @ImmortalHDizzle
      @ImmortalHDizzle 5 лет назад +1

      best teeth AND heart in the game

    • @mattyhproductions5629
      @mattyhproductions5629 5 лет назад

      Grognak The Destroyer would a good person fuck my wife? I rest my case.

  • @sariusdrake5494
    @sariusdrake5494 5 лет назад +208

    Anthony: "Having an artist who is not good on the mic sit down and sing is weird."
    Backpack Kid: "I BE FLOSSIIIIIIIING"

    • @qwy7utdd4r42
      @qwy7utdd4r42 5 лет назад +1

      Of course since hes the best teeth in the game

    • @dinoflame9696
      @dinoflame9696 5 лет назад +11

      What's even more tiresome is the guy was just a meme. Fair enough you can get fame and exposure from being shitty - the guy got his 15 minutes of fame. But maybe Genius don't have to feed into that even further, when there are actual musicians desperately trying to get their works out there. It's sort of like deliberately hiring someone incompetent just for the lulz, in favor of someone who actually worked their ass off and took the job seriously. All it does is validate this culture of clowny exhibitionism (no offense to the Floss dude personally though, he's just a kid)

    • @andbo7937
      @andbo7937 5 лет назад

      Sarius Drake backpack kid**

  • @tarpit1408
    @tarpit1408 5 лет назад +14

    I know this is dumb, but I have been having a rough couple of weeks and hearing him say "I hope everyone is doing well" helped me

  • @evsanger
    @evsanger 4 года назад +175

    Can we talk about how Anthony unironically said "As a six-footer myself, I try to avoid making friends with shorter people, but it happens, it's out of my control"

  • @Thefakemattk
    @Thefakemattk 5 лет назад +230

    Hey Melon, do a video on Drake paying RUclips to demonetize channels that have The Story of Adidon

    • @Thefakemattk
      @Thefakemattk 5 лет назад +32

      JakeEssReviews look up the song and see how most records of it have been decimated. It doesn’t even show up as a search suggestion and the uploader who has it up got demonetized a week or so ago

    • @TheResidence.mp4
      @TheResidence.mp4 5 лет назад +11

      @@Thefakemattk Holy fucking shit you're actually right

    • @mdub302
      @mdub302 5 лет назад

      Source link?

    • @TheResidence.mp4
      @TheResidence.mp4 5 лет назад +14

      @@mdub302 Just search The Story of Adidon and see how much videos you have to sift through until you find the song. You literally find Duppy Freestyle before it on the search results.

    • @shemphoward666
      @shemphoward666 5 лет назад +6

      HOLY SHIT

  • @stevenhendrxx4334
    @stevenhendrxx4334 5 лет назад +94

    Whoever wrote that hot take on 80s hip hop really don’t know the importance of the whole DIY setup that would inspire the future of hip hop

    • @simons.2281
      @simons.2281 5 лет назад +3

      yeah, but the comment wasn't denying the importance and influence, it was simply stating that 80s hiphop sounds dated. and as much as I love a lot of the 80s shit, I have to agree with that. it sounds dated, it's not timeless.

    • @stevenhendrxx4334
      @stevenhendrxx4334 5 лет назад +5

      Simon S. It’s timeless because of its influence. It Takes a Nation of Millions helped shape the idea of concept albums in hip hop. I’m very aware it’s sounds dated but it’s a time stamp in hip hop history that can’t just be pushed to the side because it sounds “dated”

    •  5 лет назад

      Simon S. I’m bouta kick your ass Straight Outta Compton

  • @hjblacdes61
    @hjblacdes61 3 года назад +19

    Lets Argue: I feel like professional Elvis impersonators have more cultural significance than Elvis himself at this point

    • @phantomdriver2010
      @phantomdriver2010 10 месяцев назад

      Except they wouldn't exist without OG Elvis
      Just something to think about

  • @opuofbengal5935
    @opuofbengal5935 5 лет назад +67

    I liked Doja Cat's "Moo" verified. Sue me.

  • @Skip2MeLou1
    @Skip2MeLou1 5 лет назад +57

    Self-titled albums are also nice for removing the ambiguity between band name and album name. So if it's your first record people don't get them mixed up from looking at the cover.

    • @tonysalas99
      @tonysalas99 5 лет назад +2

      Jaimie Knox you can fix that by also putting your band name in the cover art

    • @michaelhaydenbell
      @michaelhaydenbell 5 лет назад +4

      Boi if that ain't the dumbest mumbojumbo I ever heard. If your album's success hinges on that, then you need to shoot whoever designed the cover, and then shoot your entire demographic for being so stupid.

  • @ChromeTecNina
    @ChromeTecNina 5 лет назад +52

    Melons take on 80s hip-hop was actually one of the dopest takes I've ever seen him have on anything.

  • @KhaosKontroller
    @KhaosKontroller 4 года назад +5

    Super agree on the self titled thing being a missed opportunity. I'm never doing one. I love coming up with cool album titles.

  • @MM-jc7uv
    @MM-jc7uv 4 года назад +7

    I actually still listen to some 80s hip hop today. I ain’t no joke is one of my favourites and an all-time classic imo

  • @davestamand1402
    @davestamand1402 5 лет назад +444

    Let's agree, melon is an handsome looking boy

    • @pianoboi4842
      @pianoboi4842 4 года назад +22

      HE THICCC

    • @travis8106
      @travis8106 3 года назад +5

      I’d say he’s a handsome man now, I mean fuck, he’s grown

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 3 года назад +6

      I mean he has the best teeth in the game. Ofc he's handsome.

    • @tomhughes6601
      @tomhughes6601 3 года назад +5

      A handsome

    • @unhxlysilver1688
      @unhxlysilver1688 3 года назад +4

      melon is love....melon...is life.

  • @fashioncorpse
    @fashioncorpse 5 лет назад +36

    Anthony "The Six-Footer" Fantano

  • @dom9921
    @dom9921 5 лет назад +6

    Anthony, I always appreciate your tasty bass line intros in every “LETS ARGUE” video.

  • @Trogdor390
    @Trogdor390 5 лет назад +20

    "What are the similarities between Lamb of God and Bob Marley and the Whalers?"
    Uhhh... Melon? Have you looked at Randy Blythe lately?

    • @agent0-1-02
      @agent0-1-02 4 года назад

      Both are in the forefront of their genre, or were in Bob Marley's case

    • @andrewjames7438
      @andrewjames7438 3 года назад

      Lamb of god is trash, soooo.

  • @donkeykong5414
    @donkeykong5414 5 лет назад +70

    Genius should get guests like the Wu, Doom, Nas or Lupe because Im still trying to figure out some of the things they say

    • @ammar4172
      @ammar4172 5 лет назад +12

      but that won't get as many clicks as whoever the rapper of the week is

    • @donkeykong5414
      @donkeykong5414 5 лет назад +1

      Sad but true

    • @egadd521
      @egadd521 5 лет назад +7

      Genius Frank Ocean would be tight if anyone could find out where he is

    • @andrewrobie620
      @andrewrobie620 5 лет назад +1

      They actually got Nas a while back (IIRC their first verified artist), but they totally should again. Personally, the highlight of that sit down was this annotation right here: genius.com/3074336, because, one, I finally knew what the hell he was saying, and two, it was a really interesting piece of vernacular IMO.

  • @saivionshaver5043
    @saivionshaver5043 5 лет назад +87

    KEEP IN MIND the first popular genius video was explaining DESiiGNERS PANDA

    • @ChromeTecNina
      @ChromeTecNina 5 лет назад +20

      And he didn't explain anything. And that clown actually started rapping the lyrics as he went on when they only reason why the people wanted to see that is so we could understand what he was saying

    •  5 лет назад

      No way lol they used to only do deep songs

  • @awsomesprinkles
    @awsomesprinkles 4 года назад +3

    The genius interview with ski mask for faucet failure is a perfect example. "She wanna see my purple pickle up in the wind".... I wonder what this complex lyric means

  • @HeyZeus096
    @HeyZeus096 3 года назад +7

    100% agree with the "deluxe album" guy. Make the extra stuff an entirely different thing, so that on streaming services I don't listen to a sick album and then have the stupid fucking shitty bonus tracks come on and ruin the perfect ending

    • @mr.selfdestruct5845
      @mr.selfdestruct5845 Год назад +1

      It's annoying when the deluxe version is the only version out and I have to wikipedia the original tracklist so I know when to stop

  • @natt8669
    @natt8669 5 лет назад +158

    "I try to avoid making friends with shorter people"
    WTF MELON STOP DISCRIMINATING

    • @lame6848
      @lame6848 5 лет назад +14

      this isnt even a joke. he really said that in this vid

    • @Malaikat31
      @Malaikat31 5 лет назад +6

      When will they learn

    • @shotty7160
      @shotty7160 5 лет назад

      He says most of these kind of things in his videos

  • @ahsusjwnusgsvsbababbababa7428
    @ahsusjwnusgsvsbababbababa7428 5 лет назад +26

    I always imagined the melon to be 5'7 or shorter

    • @SHREDDER510
      @SHREDDER510 5 лет назад +7

      Guys he’s 300% 2’10 anyone who says otherwhys is getting fisted by melon

  • @hypnagogue
    @hypnagogue 4 года назад +36

    acdc: *releases the same album 17 times*
    gucci mane: hold my lean cup

  • @HuntingTourist
    @HuntingTourist 5 лет назад +3

    saw the Mark Hollis record fly by when you were talking about self titled albums. R.I.P.

  • @wesleyleigh4063
    @wesleyleigh4063 5 лет назад +51

    Last guy was just super butthurt about not being Vampire Weekend

  • @CrazyKonaKai
    @CrazyKonaKai 5 лет назад +87

    genius started out p cool but then the meme was born and then the meme got stale like old pringles

    • @makkietakkie
      @makkietakkie 5 лет назад +6

      fuck man that's perfect i hate old pringles

    • @shemphoward666
      @shemphoward666 5 лет назад +2

      im so glad ive never tried old pringles

  • @jamesthepunkYT
    @jamesthepunkYT 4 года назад +10

    8:22 "if thats a thing, I now feel dumber for knowing it" 😂😂

  • @eliasmg9144
    @eliasmg9144 4 года назад +17

    Imagine tool on the genius series

    • @ChristopherRhudy
      @ChristopherRhudy 3 года назад +1

      Tool army: we already know
      Genius: we're scared of the void

  • @TrexxSFV
    @TrexxSFV 5 лет назад +11

    Anthony defending 80's rap makes me really happy. So much greatness being released at that time. Not to mention the banger Rock / Metal sampling they'd do in that time period as well. Run DMC are a must listen for any rap fan at least once.

  • @bm-ye1jj
    @bm-ye1jj 5 лет назад +164

    * listens to one 80s hip hop song *
    80s HiP hOp SoNgS cHiCkEn BoOtY

    • @Nomadmonov
      @Nomadmonov 5 лет назад

      b m *hilarious*

    • @abergs-dp2ob
      @abergs-dp2ob 5 лет назад +3

      it's almost all trash. aged awfully

    • @Nomadmonov
      @Nomadmonov 5 лет назад +2

      abergs1125 I would call it trash, but it has not aged well

    • @bm-ye1jj
      @bm-ye1jj 5 лет назад +19

      abergs1125 you do realize you’re the type of person I’m making fun of right ?

    •  5 лет назад +16

      abergs1125 Slick Rick and NWA are timeless

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 5 лет назад +7

    6:01 Everything he says here is what I've been saying my whole life and his disgust is giving me life

  • @aravinth97
    @aravinth97 5 лет назад +29

    Don't let this video distract you from the fact that Melon still hasn't reviewed Lil B's double-disc (2-disc) mixtape "28 Wit a Ladder"

  • @jvictor3048
    @jvictor3048 5 лет назад +109

    That 80s Hip-Hop take is brainlet-tier. I totally agree with Anthony.

    • @ChromeTecNina
      @ChromeTecNina 5 лет назад +16

      Yep, that was easily one of the best takes I've ever seen him do. I've always been a fan of 80s hip-hop just because I'm older and I didn't necessarily grow up with it but I'm closer to it than a lot of people are. Anyway, I always chalked up me still being a fan of it to nostalgia but Anthony made some really amazing points on it and I'm about to dust off some Public Enemy, Eric B and Rakim, LL Cool J, all that dopeshit

    • @zarlei6048
      @zarlei6048 5 лет назад +16

      Eh, I respect the craft but I think 80s hiphop sounds like booty.

    • @MostafaElSakari
      @MostafaElSakari 4 года назад +6

      80’s hip hop is terrible

    • @useyournogos6845
      @useyournogos6845 4 года назад

      Oliver Johnson better than modern mainstream hip hop though

    • @dcarterm8371
      @dcarterm8371 4 года назад

      Clout Lord What about the NWA?

  • @TeddyB3ARGaming
    @TeddyB3ARGaming 5 лет назад +11

    "I be flossing"
    "I be flossing"
    "I be flossing"
    "I be flossin-ie-ing"

  • @MortiferGnome
    @MortiferGnome 5 лет назад +5

    The only genius verification I need is whatever GZA wants to put a stamp on.

  • @paulthierry9689
    @paulthierry9689 4 года назад +12

    Let's agree: It doesn't take a Genius to to see how annoying Genius is.

  • @wyattcorbin1629
    @wyattcorbin1629 5 лет назад +113

    Reggae:
    Drums
    Vocals
    Stringed instruments
    Recorded and put on a record
    Metal:
    Drums
    Vocals
    Stringed Instruments
    Recorded and put on a record
    *Coincidence? I think not!*

    • @kamronisaiahjohnson2718
      @kamronisaiahjohnson2718 5 лет назад +14

      I feel where they're coming from. Metal and reggae are among the more "fuck Western domination. The ancient and everlasting corruption and greed by those in power is a major if not defining characteristics of seemingly polar musical palettes.

    • @SoulshineWavy
      @SoulshineWavy 4 года назад +1

      Kamron Isaiah Johnson haha smart take:)

  • @NorthSide_Jay
    @NorthSide_Jay 5 лет назад +35

    Melon is heightist he wouldn't be my friend because I'm 5'9. Time to find a cure for height.

    • @Tooooooom
      @Tooooooom 5 лет назад +5

      Time to redistribute the vertebrae ☭

    • @doncornetto
      @doncornetto 5 лет назад

      redistribute oat

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 4 года назад

      @@Tooooooom 99.9% of the height belongs to 0.1% of the melons

  • @Bigman-vd7gc
    @Bigman-vd7gc 3 года назад +3

    As a person who is 6'6" with shoes on, being in the very back of the audience would suck because most of my friends are round the 5'8" to 6'0" range. so splitting concerts due to height would be cringe.

  • @noideac
    @noideac 5 лет назад

    I agree with what you said about the deluxe edition albums. Recently I've been listening to the deluxe edition of STP's Core and its been fun to hear demo versions of the songs I've heard countless times. I don't prefer any of the demo cuts but its super interesting hearing what stayed in the final cut and what was radically altered

  • @TheOfficialDoubleD
    @TheOfficialDoubleD 5 лет назад +52

    50s rock n roll fye same with 80s hip hop fine wine son

  • @Alex_Nason
    @Alex_Nason 5 лет назад +39

    If I was a musical artist who was about to retire, I would wait till my last album for the self titled. That would be really cool.

  • @creamcannon825
    @creamcannon825 4 года назад +5

    I want Fantano to just make a video where he fights the camera.

  • @aixide
    @aixide 4 года назад +6

    "Self titled albums are a missed opportunity"
    American football:

  • @Kontorstol
    @Kontorstol 5 лет назад +43

    "PEOPLE WHO ARE TALL SOMETIMES HAVE SHORT FRIENDS"
    MELON 2020 MAKE IT HAPPEN