The Internet's Most Obvious Industry Plant

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  • Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
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    After breaking into Rolling Loud for their debut, many people have been wondering who the Ghost Kidz are. So today I decided to look into the internet's most obvious industry plant!
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 The Internet's Most Obvious Industry Plant
    02:35 The Timeline
    04:32 Superplastic
    07:27 Who Could Ghost Kidz Be?
    08:55 The Identity of Ghost Kidz
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    ghost kidz, ghostkidz, ghost kids, ghostkids, vince staples, superplastic ghost kidz rolling loud, ghost kidz vince staples, ghost kidz industry plant, who are ghost kidz, who are the ghost kidz, the internet's most obvious industry plant, the rappers who broke into rolling loud, ai rappers, nft rappers, eric jamal, dougie f
    Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed!
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  • @mattyballz
    @mattyballz  10 месяцев назад +287

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    • @misothesoup
      @misothesoup 10 месяцев назад +8

      ballz

    • @wmane3140
      @wmane3140 10 месяцев назад +6

      ballz

    • @WigglyTurdMan
      @WigglyTurdMan 10 месяцев назад

      ballz in yur jawz

    • @theobservr_
      @theobservr_ 10 месяцев назад +10

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    • @stendarrsMercy
      @stendarrsMercy 8 месяцев назад +1

      shave them mattyballz

  • @youtubefriends384
    @youtubefriends384 10 месяцев назад +12687

    Gorillaz looks different

    • @binxbear103111
      @binxbear103111 10 месяцев назад +419

      I was thinking the same thing. A knock/rip off

    • @trashorphan
      @trashorphan 10 месяцев назад +326

      they will never be anything like gorillaz😤

    • @leo85903
      @leo85903 10 месяцев назад +60

      @@trashorphangorillaz ass anyways

    • @iamthefuss934
      @iamthefuss934 10 месяцев назад +39

      @@leo85903not ass but yeah not rly bar for bar dopeness

    • @swimsvg1855
      @swimsvg1855 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@leo85903bad take

  • @trash_bender420
    @trash_bender420 10 месяцев назад +6514

    They HAVE to know that the Gorillaz comparisons are going to haunt them for the entirety of their career. Its like a straight rip off image wise

    • @hahathatisfunnybro
      @hahathatisfunnybro 10 месяцев назад +105

      Except that Theyre furries

    • @charpool169
      @charpool169 10 месяцев назад +95

      Ya the fact that even metalocalypse/dethklok hasn't been able to completely lose that association makes me think it's a very safe bet

    • @murddeath
      @murddeath 10 месяцев назад +185

      ​@@charpool169The thing is, you can find out Metalocalypse is a show pretty easy but even if it wasn't, being inspired by Gorillaz wouldn't make them a rip off. They'd be going for a different aesthetic, genre, etc etc. I saw the thumbnail and thought Ghost kidz were Gorillaz characters. They seem like a straight rip off.

    • @charpool169
      @charpool169 10 месяцев назад +18

      @@murddeath your basically just adding to my point not making an argument against it, those obvious differences between dethklok and gorillaz still not saving them from getting the comparison just means these guys with a more similar style in appearance and music have basically no chance of escaping it. ✌

    • @user-mj9wz7jb6e
      @user-mj9wz7jb6e 10 месяцев назад +8

      Gorillaz created cartoons and animations 😂

  • @Elesarr
    @Elesarr 10 месяцев назад +9062

    The Superplastic animation art style gave it away to me, not surprising for a company like that to try to profit off of hip-hop. they're basically trying to make hypebeast Funko pops into a mainstream thing now I guess

    • @noneofyourbusiness1114
      @noneofyourbusiness1114 10 месяцев назад +18

      It's cool though

    • @7paris1
      @7paris1 10 месяцев назад +486

      @@noneofyourbusiness1114it’s not

    • @Its-Me-Guys
      @Its-Me-Guys 10 месяцев назад +114

      Designer toys and figures have been around FAR longer than funko pops my guy 😂
      Superplastic is bad at it though because they mass produce their designs they put everything on Hella sales thus killing their resale market and don't care about the customers and they genuinely don't care because the people behind Superplastic were already worth millions before forming the Superplastic brand

    • @awesomebeast7509
      @awesomebeast7509 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@Its-Me-Guysyou got some examples of designer toys? I’m genuinely curious, because now that you mention it that’s probably what a ship in a bottle was

    • @Elesarr
      @Elesarr 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@Its-Me-Guys oh yeah I'm aware, I'm just guessing that they'll be try to make it not so niche

  • @malikkelly
    @malikkelly 10 месяцев назад +3290

    Well their whole hidden identity gimmick didn't last long and honestly wasn't that hard to find out either. They could've done a better job with that

    • @tcbobb1613
      @tcbobb1613 10 месяцев назад +258

      Maybe they do not care about their hidden identity that much. it simply creating an new brand for themselves

    • @EyesDontCry
      @EyesDontCry 10 месяцев назад +56

      You can only hide a voice so much without completely obliterating it, it was inevitable really.

    • @emailzack2177
      @emailzack2177 10 месяцев назад +49

      Daft punk is one only ones that worked

    • @californianightmares6463
      @californianightmares6463 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@emailzack2177uh they were very open about their faces long before they wore the masks lmao

    • @1bruce-
      @1bruce- 10 месяцев назад +15

      ​@EyesDontCry yeah but following each other on your main accounts where anyone can view that? thats really the only lead he got that told matt it was those two and it worked

  • @doofs
    @doofs 10 месяцев назад +6753

    the absolute irony. gorillaz was initially made to criticise the music industry, its a parody on artificial bands.
    i doubt ghost kidz understood that though and just wanted to rip the aesthetic.

    • @BigWheel.
      @BigWheel. 10 месяцев назад +253

      That's all this world's come to, cheap looks. 2000s Pontiac would be killing it right now if any gen z or millennial could afford a new car.

    • @lol3342
      @lol3342 10 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@BigWheel.Nice pfp 😳

    • @BostonStew
      @BostonStew 10 месяцев назад +117

      I mean yeah sure you can say they were a parody or ironic but the fact of the matter is they DID become an “artificial band” that’s really mainstream right now so even though you may think it started as an ironic take on the industry - they’re now not too far from bands like this lol. It doesn’t change much. They are that and they became the very thing you say they’re making a statement about. It’s like people who say they’re joking after they say something that they actually really meant but when it’s not well-received by others they jus cop out to the “oh I was just joking” lol. You’re not safe from the label and reality of the situation just because you’re like “oh I’m self aware about it”

    • @doofs
      @doofs 10 месяцев назад +51

      @@BostonStew i didn't want to take away from my original point so i didn't include it, but yeah i've felt that way after humanz came out. i absolutely loath the artistic death of modern gorillaz.
      i've wanted to write a video essay on specifically this for some time actually, I just haven't gotten to it yet.

    • @BostonStew
      @BostonStew 10 месяцев назад +45

      @@doofs yeah I mean here’s my thing. I feel like people (for good reason) get really caught and hung up on the whole “industry plant” thing because obviously the over commercialization of the music industry and art as a whole is bad. But at the same time - the term “industry plant” is overused and being an industry plant isn’t necessarily a bad thing because there’s man talented people who just get discovered by a big label and they kind of throw them in the mix with over-promotion and the audiences see that and get annoyed before they even give them a try. However, there’s also a ton of just sad shameless attempts of industry plants that are exploitative to real art and real talented artists.
      With the Gorillaz, I think yeah we’re definitely right about how they started out and the idea they had in there head for the band idea and how it’s changed over the years but I still enjoy their music. It’s hard to drag on the idea you initially had for the band for like over 12+ years at this point. At some point, you have to ask yourself am I really expanding this long musical career as just an “ironic take on the industry” haha because no one wants to be considered a joke. It’s the evolution of art through the artists. Like I said though, I do still enjoy their new music and I did like Humanz even though I get why people are too keen on it because it does have a whole different feel & vibe to it like the approach of the band changed. It’s hard to make it as successful as they are and also retain your core audience without them saying you changed. But I’d def watch/listen to your video essay on it if you did.

  • @quashi6
    @quashi6 10 месяцев назад +2288

    The fact that you actually found out who they are voiced by is insane to me

  • @MisterPancake778
    @MisterPancake778 10 месяцев назад +3142

    God this was bound to happen with how over-corporatized rap has become, This makes Milli-vanilli look like kindergarten stuff. Also these people are forgetting Gorillaz started out as a side project that Damon Albarn used to collab with other artists as it wouldn't fit with Blur's Brit-rock sensibilities you can't hard force a gimmick like this to be successful.

    • @MrColdwilliam
      @MrColdwilliam 10 месяцев назад +22

      Rap has ALWAYS been avant garde, the people who remember this and ditch the grooming and directions will be the ones to win.

    • @ci6516
      @ci6516 10 месяцев назад +45

      Bruh what lol . Rap for decades has been cookie cutter and highly processed. Once a generation you get a good artist, MAYBE,
      Who totally created something new this generation ?

    • @Needler13
      @Needler13 10 месяцев назад +91

      Aye, Gorillaz is such a great band because it is just pure love for music by Damon that he wanted to do outside his more public image. He wanted to make different sounds but it wouldn't fit with his actual stuff so he made a virtual band to get more rap, funk, blues etc flavor in his music than just rock.
      And it worked. Why did it work? Because there was actual passion for different sounds in the band.

    • @MrColdwilliam
      @MrColdwilliam 10 месяцев назад +27

      @@ci6516 people you're likely not listening to: Sir Michael Rocks/Cool Kids, Rhymayers Label, Sar-oc, Ivan Ave, and many more

    • @trppstar
      @trppstar 10 месяцев назад

      @@ci6516there are plently of artists that are putting out crazy new music, HI-C Digital, Axxturel/Luci4, Kaystrueno, Sephe, Lostrushi, RBC, DomD, Icytwat, hella artists bro

  • @wonderfig6664
    @wonderfig6664 10 месяцев назад +809

    Wow an animated band with a hip-hop influence that spells the end of their name with a ‘z’, yeah real subtle.

    • @tedros6917
      @tedros6917 10 месяцев назад +105

      They're double not original! A hip hop duo with the words "ghost" and "kids" in it? Ring a bell?

    • @200dollarcalculator
      @200dollarcalculator 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@tedros6917Kids See Ghosts?

    • @malegria9641
      @malegria9641 9 месяцев назад

      @@tedros6917goddammit, take my like

    • @BigSexyBlackMans
      @BigSexyBlackMans 9 месяцев назад

      @@tedros6917 one of which includes a rapper with a bear as their "persona"

    • @Silver-gd9lg
      @Silver-gd9lg 9 месяцев назад +18

      @@tedros6917Kids see ghosts right

  • @toasteethetoaster5978
    @toasteethetoaster5978 9 месяцев назад +1376

    i love that Superplastic's whole schtick is making "fake" or "synthetic" celebrities, and they immediately made the most corporate, forced hip hop artists ever without recognizing the irony.

    • @blumpkinglinde
      @blumpkinglinde 8 месяцев назад +12

      What’s the irony

    • @JetPatrick
      @JetPatrick 8 месяцев назад +27

      ​@@blumpkinglindeidk if I'd call it irony, but the virtual band aren't real celebrities because they're not real people, they're also not real celebrities because they are a corporate plant

    • @Light-ro5bp
      @Light-ro5bp 8 месяцев назад +27

      Wouldn’t that mean they succeeded though? Props to them for making a brand out of being soulless, and honestly they are so obvious about it I have trouble believing they are unaware of their image, maybe they planned people dunking on them to give the project exposure.

    • @2doot
      @2doot 6 месяцев назад +7

      I mean to be fair, the Gorillaz route was the next step considering the whole premise of Gorillaz is the same thing lmfao. People forget that the whole idea was supposed to be a parody of MTV culture. The characters were always supposed to be caricatures of this.

    • @KrazyKaiser
      @KrazyKaiser 6 месяцев назад +1

      As someone who is from Vermont, superplastic makes me sad.

  • @ryry_2720
    @ryry_2720 9 месяцев назад +594

    The differences between them and the Gorillaz are how much more home-grown the Gorillaz are.
    1. Damon was always transparent about being the man behind the scenes. Because he hid very little, it didn’t feel like he was deliberately putting in mystery to intrigue, it just felt like he liked this concept and wanted to see what he could do with it.
    2. With their first album and most of their second album, they didn’t have very deep lore. Yeah Noodle and Russell had a few things that always could’ve been expanded on, but other than that, they were mostly just a fictional band in a fictional world, not crazy zombie killers or whatever. They only started to expand on it after they got naturally big and let their world shine.

    • @lumethecrow
      @lumethecrow 8 месяцев назад +26

      Then they got the green guy from Powerpuff Girls which I thought was the most amazing shit

    • @2doot
      @2doot 6 месяцев назад

      @@lumethecrow that wasn't until later on when they started doing the lore shit and all of it started to feel disingenuous lmfao. I love TNN and I love Ace but I still wish Gorillaz still had that slice of life feel of following problematic celebrities who were self aware that they're cartoons in a crazy world as opposed to WE NEED TO GO ON BIG ADVENTURES BECAUSE OUR LOW ATTENTION SPAN FABASE CRAVES KEY JANGLING AND CRAVES IT NOW. I'm a cynical fan but I mean, it all spiraled into Cracker Island so how could I not be lmfao. Song Machine was solid, though, once they just let the MVs be separate bits and stopped trying to weave the plot together halfway through lol.

    • @2doot
      @2doot 6 месяцев назад +5

      I think even more so, Gorillaz, as much as that feels less and less true over time imo, has at least STARTED as a passion project. It wasn't something they thought of as a get rich quick scheme. They did it for the love of it. I think my favourite thing is the fact that they literally did this whole entire thing because they were zooted out of their minds watching MTV and just had the thought "...yeah. We can do that, but with cartoons." It all started from a goof and they just went with it. The first album has so much love to it and you can just hear it. Jamie's art was so phenomenal and unique, and yet you can see the influence that went into it. It was all around a pretty solid project made by two roommates who were just essentially dicking around and seeing where it takes them. Fun fact: Gorillaz was supposed to be anonymous. Damon was embarrassed by the whole cartoon thing, since he's been a frontman all his life he's used to being center stage and clearly didn't like sharing the spotlight with his cartoon lmfao. They were ratted out pretty early on; which I'm sort of glad of. Damon has a very distinct voice so even with the vocal modulation and the way he'd try to change his voice, it's kind of obvious to tell it's him.

    • @idontknowwhattonamethis293
      @idontknowwhattonamethis293 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@2doot exactlyyyy. I love gorillaz SO MUCH (like, top 0.005% listener in 2023 and own a physical copy of Rise of the Ogre love gorillaz lmao) and I couldn't really stomach Cracker Island- both the music and the weird, super-clean 3-D models and the hyper realistic drawings- but I can still feel the original spirit of Gorillaz in it. Especially with the lore, even if it was odd lmao. This is just so corporate and icky. Not a single ounce of love and care put into it. Not even like, satire.

    • @2doot
      @2doot 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@idontknowwhattonamethis293 Goddd finally a Gorillaz fan with a brain, what a rare breed.

  • @airbo5104
    @airbo5104 10 месяцев назад +163

    “What in the dollar general Gorillaz is going on here”
    Couldn’t of said it better myself

    • @ilikedogsandstuff
      @ilikedogsandstuff 5 дней назад

      nah this not dollar general this is dollar tree level

  • @vedadb1937
    @vedadb1937 10 месяцев назад +178

    Man hearing the CCO say „we’ve been developing ghost kidz“ like it’s some sort of product and not artists is so weird

    • @SeasoningTheObese
      @SeasoningTheObese 9 месяцев назад +7

      Rap is literally a product.

    • @peppermintgal4302
      @peppermintgal4302 9 месяцев назад +21

      ​@@SeasoningTheObese But artists are *people.*

    • @insert-qk5rv
      @insert-qk5rv 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@peppermintgal4302and these aren't.

    • @SeasoningTheObese
      @SeasoningTheObese 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@peppermintgal4302 Rappers aren't artists, they're cogs in a machine.

    • @tomekk.1889
      @tomekk.1889 9 месяцев назад +31

      ​@@SeasoningTheObeseThis is such an unbelievably stupid way of saying they're being used. They're literally artists still. You can't pretend they're not to make a point

  • @TIENxSHINHAN
    @TIENxSHINHAN 10 месяцев назад +791

    The most beautiful thing about hip hop has always been the fact that anyone can do it. People who participate in this art form are encouraged to be their authentic selves. You can make some weird, experimental hip hop where you talk about comic books and aliens and you'll find an audience.
    The worst thing about hip hop is starting to be the fact that anyone can do it. There are no real standards for entry. A record label can make an AI rapper, put money behind it and force it into the industry and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

    • @apexone5502
      @apexone5502 10 месяцев назад +56

      Nah, there was a time when not just anybody could do Hip Hop. You had to have skill at one point. It took more than just being yourself in order to be respected. The fact that standards in Hip Hop have gone to the gutter these days, then yeah, anyone can pretty much do it.

    • @domhayad
      @domhayad 10 месяцев назад +16

      Thats literally not true

    • @frado9194
      @frado9194 10 месяцев назад

      @@apexone5502I’m sorry but this is such a dumbass comment dude. I hate seeing shit like this and people like you. You think lil Wayne came out the womb with a hot 16 and ad libs ready for the studio? No you bozo. You start off bad, and get better. Like every avenue of life. Don’t ever say somebody can’t do something, just cuz your ass never had the heart to do it

    • @TIENxSHINHAN
      @TIENxSHINHAN 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@domhayad it literally is true. I grew up on rappers who talked about comic books and superheroes and shit. MF DOOM was the biggest example of a nerd rapper. There were rappers whose whole gimmick was that they pretended to be aliens.
      You lil mfs started listening to hip hop yesterday and think y'all know everything about it lol shut up

    • @TIENxSHINHAN
      @TIENxSHINHAN 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@apexone5502 obviously you needed skill. That's not what I was talking about. I was talking about the fact that if you're really into geology and never committed any crime in your life, people are gonna respect you more if you rap about collecting rocks instead of selling them
      But even then, you didn't even really need skill like that. You're romanticizing the past. Eazy-E wasn't really that great of a rapper. No one in the 2 Live Crew were really all that talented but they were pioneers, not only in hip hop, but American music in general, to the point where they changed laws.
      A man who called himself the Freaky Chinese who said "won't your daddy be disgusted when he sees your pussy busted, won't your mama be so mad if she knew I got that ass" is part of the reason music comes with a Parental Advisory warning label on it.

  • @fertlark184
    @fertlark184 9 месяцев назад +275

    "There aren't too many artists who are creating their own universe". Metal bands have consistently been doing this for over 50 years.

    • @ChristinaFromYoutube
      @ChristinaFromYoutube 9 месяцев назад +6

      Which metal band is 50 years old?

    • @fertlark184
      @fertlark184 9 месяцев назад +79

      @@ChristinaFromRUclips Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Motorhead are all of the top of my head.

    • @ChristinaFromYoutube
      @ChristinaFromYoutube 9 месяцев назад +18

      @@fertlark184 that's very cool thank you!

    • @ChefMovktax2
      @ChefMovktax2 8 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@ChristinaFromRUclipsmetal was the 70s and 80s, aka 40 to 50 years ago

    • @ChristinaFromYoutube
      @ChristinaFromYoutube 8 месяцев назад +39

      @@ChefMovktax2 I'll be honest. I forgot that I am old

  • @fran13r
    @fran13r 10 месяцев назад +252

    idk why these companies don't understand that the more they "hide" the more cringe and forced their shit looks

  • @packMEKer
    @packMEKer 10 месяцев назад +826

    expected the usual industry plant bs with the title but this was a lot more interesting than I thought, especially cuz they actually sound pretty good

    • @illford6921
      @illford6921 10 месяцев назад +114

      Tbf if anything an industry plant should sound good

    • @Ok-tl1dv
      @Ok-tl1dv 10 месяцев назад +74

      @@illford6921the general idea is that record labels are pushing for the most generic sound to appeal to as many people as possible which can often lead to the music sounding dull and repetitive

    • @Jackat
      @Jackat 10 месяцев назад

      hi packmeker

    • @xxreyoxx
      @xxreyoxx 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@Ok-tl1dv thus making a generation of people will terrible musical tastes. Its a fuckin scheme!

    • @goldenfurniture123
      @goldenfurniture123 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@Ok-tl1dv and people who only know music like that think its good like this guy who posted the comment probably

  • @DHKPerk
    @DHKPerk 10 месяцев назад +69

    me trying not to think abt a youtubers freshly shaven balls every manscaped ad

  • @cuhrischen
    @cuhrischen 10 месяцев назад +81

    everyone was chanting for lil uzi to come on when they showed up at rolling loud in Miami. No one wanted to see them

    • @RealLilVodka
      @RealLilVodka 10 месяцев назад +7

      fr everybody was mad but I wont lie I didnt hate it

  • @kitterbug
    @kitterbug 8 месяцев назад +124

    Gorillaz were made by a musician and a cartoonist collaborating, creating some beloved art with soul and love. Ghost Kidz were made by a team of suits. The world building of Gorillaz grew as Gorillaz grew, Ghost Kidz is trying to mimick all of that lore and character as soon as they are created. They will be forgotten. They will be forgotten immediately, and anything they are remembered as is a bootleg of what they desperately tried to recreate. Gorillaz grew because it captivated audiences, it made people interested in the characters and their backgrounds. It was just a passion project that ended up getting greenlit and found itself in the opportunity to become something great. The suits behind Ghost Kidz just assume that people will grow attached in the same way they did to Gorillaz. bleh.

    • @djirukashi3992
      @djirukashi3992 6 месяцев назад +3

      Ty for saying it. Cause the people defending it are hilarious in the comments

  • @TheReflecter
    @TheReflecter 10 месяцев назад +127

    I almost think it’d be better if they dropped the characters and just had a real rap duo like Kids See Ghosts. Anyone just realize how similar the name is? They really ripped that off too?

    • @siy9583
      @siy9583 10 месяцев назад +6

      Literally have a futurama hypnotoad in the vince staples song lol

  • @joz8441
    @joz8441 10 месяцев назад +127

    I was at rolling loud when they came out, they literally got booed off the stage

  • @trash_bender420
    @trash_bender420 10 месяцев назад +220

    Honestly even if their music is good, I'm never gonna feel good about listening to corporate artists like this. Why are these companies trying so hard to take humanity out of music? Its like because VR and AI are gaining steam they think music needs to be run by robots and fake representations of people. Nobody actually wants that to happen.

    • @dariusandone3636
      @dariusandone3636 10 месяцев назад +18

      it is definitely gonna happen though, sadly most people don't care to look that deeply into music and only listen to what is popular and sounds ok, idk if these guys are going to make it, but at one point the mainstream will be ran by the most soulless music sadly.

    • @riverscuomo7140
      @riverscuomo7140 10 месяцев назад +8

      Your loss, buddy, I'm listening to whatever music sounds good.

    • @trash_bender420
      @trash_bender420 10 месяцев назад +17

      @@dariusandone3636 i mean most mainstream music written and performed by humans today is already mechanical and soulless, so I'll just treat them the same as I treat corporate pop music. It just feels extra icky, ya know

    • @SaltSpirits
      @SaltSpirits 10 месяцев назад

      @@riverscuomo7140It’s your loss, actually. It’s shows you aren’t critical about the content you ingest, that’s not something to be proud of.
      You are their exact target audience - ignorant.
      Ignorant to the ramifications of letting something like this succeed, ignorant to the agendas behind companies such as these, and ignorant to the fact that you’ve become a mindless drone driven by uncritical consumption.

    • @wickerhazbrownsauce8564
      @wickerhazbrownsauce8564 9 месяцев назад

      Found the lowest common denominator.

  • @KaosTheProducer
    @KaosTheProducer 10 месяцев назад +33

    “Mom can we have Gorillaz?”
    “We have Gorillaz at home”

  • @ThatGuy-gc1du
    @ThatGuy-gc1du 10 месяцев назад +28

    What's funny is Superplastic makes Gorillaz collectible figures. They already had the license for the group they are knocking off. The fact that the two animation styles are direct copies of Gorillaz is brazen "copy my homework but change it to look different." It's like bootleg palette-swapped Gorillaz, but make it as unaware of what Gorillaz is supposed to be as possible.

  • @trash_bender420
    @trash_bender420 10 месяцев назад +188

    Interesting theory with comparing these guys to Captain Murphy. I definitely could see it being a similar situation. Side note, we need another Captain Murphy album, Duality is a fucking masterpiece. That visual album was insane idek if it exists online anore

    • @trash_bender420
      @trash_bender420 10 месяцев назад

      @pasonjayne4635 RIP

    • @smoothee5804
      @smoothee5804 10 месяцев назад

      The visual album is on vimeo

    • @shrimpscampin
      @shrimpscampin 8 месяцев назад

      I remember watching that and seeing a gaping b hole 😂

  • @FromThe36thChamber
    @FromThe36thChamber 10 месяцев назад +31

    That is so clearly someone who works there bro 😂 “that was amazing and I’m so glad we got to watch that live” and “but if Vince fucks with it you KNOW that shit is going to be bussin” 💀

  • @DedicatedSpirit8
    @DedicatedSpirit8 10 месяцев назад +310

    I love this format.
    Investigative music journalism.

  • @mitchf1862
    @mitchf1862 10 месяцев назад +12

    Literally was typing this sounds like an NFT project that shifted focus to music as you said that LMAO

  • @BSReese93
    @BSReese93 10 месяцев назад +28

    $140 for a basic t-shirt, that's insane.. 5:11

    • @silversoulken
      @silversoulken 10 месяцев назад +5

      Holy shit thats actually wild

  • @lazyruntzzz
    @lazyruntzzz 10 месяцев назад +347

    in absolute fairness. they chose two very talented artists that aren’t extremely popular but have a decent following. and made them a duo. industry plant or not (as yes this is clearly an industry plant) it may work. most big artists are signed to huge labels that help them jumpstart into much bigger careers, this isn’t the first time this has happened and i bet it may have happened to your favorite artist. this is just a different way of doing it. but clearly a group of artists and producers, including a company saw enough vision in this duo try and make it work. i do hope the best for the actual rappers themselves, and i hope they have creative control instead of the company. if the company holds creative control they will go nowhere. the fact they are coming into the scene and immediately saying they want to be the best rap duo raises red flags to me, as that is quite bold and egotistical to be saying with only 2 songs, no one’s ever heard of you, and your a clear industry plant. but if they make actually good music that jumpstarts these two into much bigger careers (as they deserve it they are very talented), then i hope the best for the duo. but i don’t see “best rap duo ever” as of right now. but my mind could change.

    • @dark3rthanshadows
      @dark3rthanshadows 10 месяцев назад +12

      true! yo Eric Jamal and Coast Contra are amazing

    • @REDDAWNproject
      @REDDAWNproject 9 месяцев назад +28

      industry plants are only problems if they aren't talented/nepo hires.
      Industry plants otherwise are just.... most artists lol.

    • @mmboiler10
      @mmboiler10 6 месяцев назад +1

      Nah it's just a stupid way to launch a band. I'm not listening to music for corporate shills. People work hard to gain following. I'm not supporting a plant where they didn't have to earn shit. These guys are just using connections to try to speed run a following they haven't earned

  • @TravisBeckMusic
    @TravisBeckMusic 10 месяцев назад +203

    Matty stay consistent with the absolute 🔥 content!

  • @theundeadcactus6194
    @theundeadcactus6194 9 месяцев назад +23

    “Mom can we have gorillaz?”
    “We have gorillaz at home”
    Gorillaz at home:

  • @SantiagoItzcoatl
    @SantiagoItzcoatl 9 месяцев назад +11

    Ghost kids is a good name for a group of ghost artists, ghost writters, ghost musicians, ghost producers behind them.

  • @theofficalkurtangleaccount4276
    @theofficalkurtangleaccount4276 10 месяцев назад +49

    There’s also a chance that this is like a side project for some already established artists

    • @papertiger9845
      @papertiger9845 10 месяцев назад +10

      Rappers are never that deep or cool lol

  • @TchSktch
    @TchSktch 10 месяцев назад +36

    Not gonna lie when you said the company behind them sells NFTs that cut off any chance of me listening to anything that ever comes from anyone "supported" by them lmao, im still gonna keep watching tho of course
    Also after hearing that it's a group of anonymous rappers I have very high suspicions that this is all some NFT scam lol but after finishing the video I wonder if theyre just some tiktok artists who got picked up and don't even know about the NFTs
    super awesome in depth video man! loved this one

    • @mattyballz
      @mattyballz  10 месяцев назад +10

      thanks! i wonder if nfts will ever come into play at all with this group

    • @edgytypebeat781
      @edgytypebeat781 10 месяцев назад +11

      To be fair, Gorrilaz did the same thing and got a lot of backlash for it (especially since they were pro environmental supporters).

    • @TchSktch
      @TchSktch 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@edgytypebeat781 yea lots of artists did that had shocked me tbh but I feel like at this point you've gotta be scamming to even think NFTs are a good idea to make money lol

    • @lxi..
      @lxi.. 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@TchSktch9 times out of 10 whenever a genuinely cool and interesting project starts marketing NFTs, people fall off and abandon ship incredibly fast. People will still be talking about them, but only about the NFTs and nothing else. Everything else they do is overshadowed.

    • @TchSktch
      @TchSktch 10 месяцев назад

      @@lxi.. True, except for every artist who promoted Moonpay

  • @c0mmanderfatal
    @c0mmanderfatal 10 месяцев назад +12

    It’s the first live experiment for what they plan the future to be like. The artists are digitally created/controlled by the companies and all they have to pay for is dancers on the stage and flashy setups. Imagine being a kid watching the backyardigans vibing out. That’s what you are in that moment vibing out to cartoon characters. From being a viewer on your device to a viewer in person.

    • @yellowsaurus4895
      @yellowsaurus4895 6 месяцев назад +2

      The same thing has been happening in the film industry... Production companies are trying to offer actors a single day's pay to make 3d scans of their bodies, which they are then allowed to use in perpetuity. Basically buying the rights to use a person's image without actually having to pay them. Disturbing stuff

  • @909mm
    @909mm 10 месяцев назад +49

    nice vid , the idea of who ghost kidz are was lingering over my head since their buzz around rolling loud. you never fail to knowledge me on this shit W mattyballz 🙏

  • @alambrito3377
    @alambrito3377 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was about to check out this band until u mentioned their company sells nfts 💀💀💀

  • @edmoverlord8588
    @edmoverlord8588 8 месяцев назад +14

    I’ve been in the music industry , I’ve talked to many big edm producers through my younger years when I use to produce and remix ect, music is hard asf , you do not just pop up out of nowhere you need a following then a deal or a hit song , then you become something , this shit is a obvious industry plant

  • @clancy9853
    @clancy9853 9 месяцев назад +5

    Bro got the dollar store Gorillaz

  • @2doot
    @2doot 9 месяцев назад +61

    I think its also something to note that the art style is WILDLY similar to rhat of Super Plastic's mascot Guggimon- which, ironically, is the company that has been making Gorillaz' figurines around the Song Machine era. Considering they're clearly trying to emulate Gorillaz, it doesn't really strike me as a coincidence. Also funny because Vince also had worked with Gorillaz lol.
    Edit: OH MY FUCKING GOD IT I S SUPERPLASTIC LMFAO THE BETRAYAL
    Edit again: 10:05 is literally just the Stylo MV

  • @taytayrichieray
    @taytayrichieray 10 месяцев назад +23

    holy shit bro your channel has grown so much! good for you im glad the hardwork has been paying off

  • @yoshi5I4
    @yoshi5I4 10 месяцев назад +42

    I like the idea of rappers having a whole universe and lore behind the group you see it pretty often in the metal world and too me its always a cool idea if done right. What I hope is happening here is Superplastic only deals with the lore building side and let the musicians be musicians but who knows

    • @rathernotsay1648
      @rathernotsay1648 9 месяцев назад +2

      fr!! i'm an aspiring rapper and i've designed a fuckton of alter egos with their own backstories and even whole concept albums dedicated to them. i wanna see more rappers embrace making up stories, not in the studio gangster kinda way but by creating deliberate works of fiction, like deltron 3030

    • @yoshi5I4
      @yoshi5I4 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@rathernotsay1648 yeah the only real example I can think of off the top of my head is the Insane Clown Posse which isn’t great music but I can respect the amount of effort and thought behind storytelling behind the group even if once again it isn’t the greatest.

    • @yoshi5I4
      @yoshi5I4 9 месяцев назад

      @@rathernotsay1648 also what are some of the personas you created?

    • @rathernotsay1648
      @rathernotsay1648 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@yoshi5I4 the main persona is a masked antihero that embodies contrast and duality. he's a fusion of 2 polar opposite beings in a yin-yang sorta way, and sometimes they separate and rap their own shit
      other personas i made include a spaceship captain, a mafia kingpin, and a personified virus living in a 2000's flip phone... they all have their own signature flows, sound design, and even costumes if i can find someone to make em lol

    • @Kalatash
      @Kalatash 9 месяцев назад

      This sounds a lot like stuff that happens in the vTuber space, so I am all for it.

  • @Tokermon
    @Tokermon 10 месяцев назад +10

    Haven't heard of them but your investigation and in depth details really got me interested,earned a sub,keep it going buddy! Great content and pacing

  • @xpr1nc3jayx24
    @xpr1nc3jayx24 10 месяцев назад +9

    “It’s all a theory, A MUSIC THEORY!!” 😂😂 everything lowkey makes sense

  • @tylerdoesstuff6834
    @tylerdoesstuff6834 7 месяцев назад +3

    Vince already worked with Superplastic before, not surprised they just reached out to him again and gave him a small bag for that feature.

  • @nicocorbo4153
    @nicocorbo4153 10 месяцев назад +15

    amazing investigative work. lot of patience required, i assume. keep up the great work

  • @toxicavenger7073
    @toxicavenger7073 10 месяцев назад +71

    Damn shout out to you for doing all the leg work Eric Jamal is fire dough he freestyles like no other

  • @DilemmaCS
    @DilemmaCS 9 месяцев назад +3

    The nostalgia on the Captain Murphy was crazy. Loved that album. The Earl features is what got me into him.

  • @halfwaydrum2
    @halfwaydrum2 10 месяцев назад +9

    was so pissed when they were at rolling loud

  • @chriswolgamuth23
    @chriswolgamuth23 10 месяцев назад +17

    I really love Jamal's style and work I don't know why the industry couldn't just rep coast contra

  • @Tenjayy
    @Tenjayy 10 месяцев назад +8

    Great video dude. Unbiased, short n sweet and informative

  • @nicolasbalog3619
    @nicolasbalog3619 10 месяцев назад +61

    Eric Jamal is actually so talented

  • @BrainrotEntertainment
    @BrainrotEntertainment 10 месяцев назад +3

    This one was super entertaining nice job on this one Marty!

  • @matthiasthulman4058
    @matthiasthulman4058 10 месяцев назад +10

    Do Pete and Bas next.
    They're not exactly plants, but I highly doubt they write their own material, and some doubt they even use their own voice

  • @ripztubig4457
    @ripztubig4457 9 месяцев назад +8

    First video I've seen from you. This was really well done and your narrative style is very smooth. Subbed my man

  • @BVRNERMVSIC
    @BVRNERMVSIC 10 месяцев назад +12

    We live in the least authentic era in music history. I'm so, so tired of it.
    By the way nice research, you just reminded me to unfollow all of these shill instagram accounts that keep promoting.

  • @Eleven_11
    @Eleven_11 10 месяцев назад +10

    this was super interesting I'd never heard of these guys before 🔥

  • @bioodfox7805
    @bioodfox7805 8 месяцев назад +9

    I've been following superplastic for a few years now. First out of curiosity. There's money behind them and they have their hands in a lot of different industry avenues. I first noticed them on Facebook and they definitely have some connections. But as you said, not nearly as many comments or likes per post etc as youd expect for their figures. Regardless, it's interesting, and I enjoy seeing wuere they're going with it.

  • @FactOne
    @FactOne 10 месяцев назад +6

    Monday’s are always great when Matty Uploads

  • @poelogan
    @poelogan 10 месяцев назад +4

    7:55 “it doesn’t make sense to be anonymous then feature who they actually are”
    *Laughs in J.Cole*

  • @noodles2173
    @noodles2173 10 месяцев назад +1

    I dig it, thanks for heads up man 🤙

  • @DarkSesh
    @DarkSesh 10 месяцев назад +1

    Top tier work Detective Ballz🔥

  • @StoneCat420
    @StoneCat420 9 месяцев назад +5

    This looks interesting I hope they lean into the art angle

  • @HotFuss-gd9qr
    @HotFuss-gd9qr 10 месяцев назад +33

    Love this investigative video. It was interesting going down this musical rabbit hole to find the potential identities of these two. I do gotta admit that they don't sound bad for industry plants, and their entrance was pretty dope. But I wouldn't be listening to them anytime soon, Gorillaz will always be THE virtual band in my book.

  • @kxndyyy
    @kxndyyy 10 месяцев назад +1

    Was waiting for someone to talk about this

  • @ultravioletlionessblu
    @ultravioletlionessblu 10 месяцев назад +4

    This a fire video. Lots of names said that need more exposure.

  • @seezofficial2043
    @seezofficial2043 10 месяцев назад +27

    Holy crap bro I’m very impressed with this one, keep it up!

  • @johnnylego807
    @johnnylego807 10 месяцев назад +23

    Very interesting story tho very disturbing as it’s more and more these major companies are trying to push these “fake” artists.

  • @murdapony7982
    @murdapony7982 10 месяцев назад

    Fire vid bro!! Nice job researching !!

  • @RayTheomo
    @RayTheomo 10 месяцев назад +1

    The last 3 minutes is this is actually super impressive. I think you actually figured it out who they are.

  • @akwala__
    @akwala__ 8 месяцев назад +5

    blud is NOT the gorillaz

  • @elketerbentzadik
    @elketerbentzadik 10 месяцев назад +46

    The term "industry plant" wasn't a thing when Captain Murphy came out. Also, that project and the artists associated with it were too "underground" even with the Adult Swim connection for there to be those kinds of accusations. At the time it was obvious that it was just somebody playing the MF DOOM game. There was curiosity as to who that person was, but nobody was screaming "industry plant."

    • @GivvyOfficial94
      @GivvyOfficial94 10 месяцев назад +15

      Actually.. Industry Plant was a thing when Captain Murphy came out, it started getting thrown around when Chance came which was the same year 👌

    • @elketerbentzadik
      @elketerbentzadik 10 месяцев назад +5

      @GivvyOfficial94 "Started getting thrown around the same year" and "was an entrenched saying in common use" are not the same thing homie. None of us was saying that shit about Captain Murphy.

    • @GivvyOfficial94
      @GivvyOfficial94 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@elketerbentzadik look up when it originated pal, all it takes is a little research - sorry I stated thrown around as a loose term forgot about keyboard warriors like you..

    • @enamouredwithdread
      @enamouredwithdread 10 месяцев назад +6

      the term was definitely a thing when captain murphy was made

    • @Thechildishmandingo
      @Thechildishmandingo 10 месяцев назад +25

      Industry plant has been a common term since at least the 90s lmao. The reason why Murph wasn’t labeled a plant was because adult swim regularly featured artists that were underground or new to the scene so it wasn’t unusual for a then unknown artist to be featured especially since his music is fire and his aesthetic fit the channel. The other reason is that his marketing wasn’t as aggressive and isn’t on a huge label so he didn’t have random high profile features to try and bolster his popularity

  • @bayleecannon9499
    @bayleecannon9499 10 месяцев назад +2

    you are just so good of a detective. very impressive

  • @h4unt_
    @h4unt_ 10 месяцев назад +2

    i remember when you and your friend reacted to hyperpop, its crazy how big youve grown since

  • @HankHillspimphand
    @HankHillspimphand 10 месяцев назад +9

    Do they not understand a few months of slow build, a small hit then a better video……would trick most. But they need to blitzkrieg it out of nowhere. Everyone hates a fake….and everyone hates a fake made with Huge money backing.
    Ghostkidz sounds like a advertisement group of “what the kidz like….they like ``z instead of S”

    • @PRIDEATH
      @PRIDEATH 10 месяцев назад +1

      Pretty much hard to support an artificial artist

    • @tcbobb1613
      @tcbobb1613 10 месяцев назад +1

      I mean, investors want to fast returns

  • @ScatterBrainMATT
    @ScatterBrainMATT 10 месяцев назад +7

    Matty ball on his Sherlock Holmes arc with this one 🔥💪

  • @DueRag
    @DueRag 10 месяцев назад

    This showed up in my recommended thought I'd watch.. not disappointed

  • @treywatkins1273
    @treywatkins1273 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think you’re spot on with who it is, and the facts add up too!

  • @LightningJosue
    @LightningJosue 10 месяцев назад +4

    I only found out about this project from the Superplastic YT channel. What’s more hilarious is I found out about Superplastic through their collaboration with Gorillaz that was constantly teased wait back in like 2018

  • @tom4208
    @tom4208 7 месяцев назад +3

    Them with there animation skits n shit just screams "we want to be Gorrilaz so bad!"

  • @thatoneguy2711
    @thatoneguy2711 10 месяцев назад +2

    Matty when are you going to do a ballz reveal?

  • @auliamate
    @auliamate 10 месяцев назад +2

    The Superplastic was super apparent with the music video animation. All that money, yet no one could get a better animation studio?

  • @ayaanc6
    @ayaanc6 10 месяцев назад +4

    ive never heard of them and im happy that is so

  • @thezonaiarchitect
    @thezonaiarchitect 10 месяцев назад +4

    such a shame that such neat character designs are being wasted... I got the Guggimon skin in Fortnite back in the day because I thought he was neat, now I kinda regret the decision.

  • @Professionalminutestealer
    @Professionalminutestealer 10 месяцев назад +2

    Adult swim helps out a lot of up and coming artists. Friend of mine from Indiana had a show on their with his band. Really cool adult swim does that

  • @RealDrsoul
    @RealDrsoul 10 месяцев назад +6

    These ain't my gorrillaz

  • @DukesMusic84
    @DukesMusic84 10 месяцев назад +6

    This remind me of 20 years ago when Gorillaz first came out with Clint Eastwood, we were all in awe. Ghost Kidz be like the sons of Gorillaz.

    • @psycheadfuzzfreak830
      @psycheadfuzzfreak830 10 месяцев назад +13

      Doubt they’ll have that big of an impact like gorillaz

    • @DukesMusic84
      @DukesMusic84 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@psycheadfuzzfreak830 Yep, Gorillaz was one of a kind they'll be hard to top

  • @Woozy.0
    @Woozy.0 10 месяцев назад +1

    A trimmer for Mattyballz. This sponsorship is nuts!

  • @yeetodeleto1358
    @yeetodeleto1358 2 месяца назад +1

    Okay this vid was fire

  • @MarshalerOfficial
    @MarshalerOfficial 10 месяцев назад +6

    Superplastic >> industry plant
    Makes sense in the most ironic fashion. I mean plastic is artificial.

  • @ChEkAlOtIcH3
    @ChEkAlOtIcH3 10 месяцев назад +6

    The impact that gorillaz has had throughout the years is crazy

  • @KrowCS
    @KrowCS 10 месяцев назад

    great video matty

  • @stylintylin77
    @stylintylin77 6 месяцев назад

    Really happy i watched the video. Had no idea who ghostkidz were but coast contras freestyles with Eric Jamel always bang

  • @monolith_g
    @monolith_g 10 месяцев назад +5

    Dude, we all knew Captain Murphy was Flylo. Hearing super young kids editorialize this stuff like they have any clue whatsoever is a laugh riot.

  • @xavierjohnson4999
    @xavierjohnson4999 8 месяцев назад +3

    I was at rolling loud when they did this, and everyone booed the entire time 😂

  • @SharktoothX
    @SharktoothX 9 месяцев назад +1

    They gave me Superplastic vibes from the get go, now seeing that this IS Superplastic doing makes so much sense.

  • @noneofyourbusiness1114
    @noneofyourbusiness1114 10 месяцев назад +2

    Im excited for this project tbh.

  • @Swish_Reezy
    @Swish_Reezy 10 месяцев назад +5

    Matty the plug for all rap news!! 🔥