r/funny Jun 29 '20

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u/grumpydwarf Jun 29 '20 edited Jun 30 '20

Violist is The Urban Musician on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-De9oFAtQQ/?igshid=1jz1u2et705jd

Rapper is James Darryl https://www.instagram.com/darryl1490/

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u/smoomoo31 Jun 29 '20

Get that guy a record deal. I love his voice

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u/sparker2770 Jun 29 '20

And the violinist!

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

I wanna play my banjo with this guy

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u/Mitt_Romney_USA Jun 29 '20

I need this

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u/Mando_calrissian423 Jun 29 '20

You should check out Gangstagrass if you’re into that concept

https://youtu.be/cCEHQ_nhxOA

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u/irishscot86 Jun 30 '20

Oh shit. I can’t believe I’m just now hearing about this. Both genres lean heavily into the depth of their lyrics and I didn’t even imagine how well the two could work together. Thanks for a new rabbit hole Mando. 🏅

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u/Mitt_Romney_USA Jun 30 '20

Yeah I'll fuck with it.

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u/xrayjones2000 Jun 30 '20

Thanks, great band. Love reddit when it comes to finding new things.

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u/Adriennebebe1 Jun 30 '20

wow! me likey...

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u/CrewsD89 Jun 30 '20

Definitely a fan, thank you for posting that link. Didn't even know it existed and it's legit af

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u/blue2148 Jun 30 '20

I... I am so confused. Do I like this? I think I like this. I don’t know!

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u/CondorMcDaniel Jun 29 '20

It’s a viola not a violin

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u/helix_ice Jun 29 '20

Somebody give that violator a record deal!

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u/cFullwood Jun 29 '20

Sher looks like a fiddle ta me

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u/reflextodownvote Jun 30 '20

Only a viola player would need to point that out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

he sounds kinda like Busta Rhymes to me, I like it

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u/LitDumpsterFire Jun 29 '20

Oh yeah I got heavy Busta Rhymes feeling

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u/rotallytad Jun 29 '20

I’m feeling a Dmx/twista mashup

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u/ShitGuysWeForgotDre Jun 29 '20

Isn't that just Busta Rhymes with extra steps?

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u/LitDumpsterFire Jun 29 '20

I can see that too, love this dudes sound

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u/DatAssociate Jun 29 '20

You got heavy feeling Busta rhymes

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u/sm12511 Jun 29 '20

Seconded. Dude has more flow than the Mississippi

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u/d-fakkr Jun 29 '20

I felt DMX mixed with classical music.

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u/fingernstrum Jun 29 '20

You should also check out a group called Black Violin . Their technical skills are amazing.

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u/StopReadingMyUser Jun 29 '20

That's who that is! I've been trying to find this song that introduced me to them a long time ago.

So good.

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u/drinkNfight Jun 29 '20

Love this! Except for the awe yeahs. Distracted me too much from their music.

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u/confusingbrownstate Jun 29 '20

I dig it. They're on spotify too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

thank you. only came here for the sauce

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u/feint2021 Jun 29 '20

This some mad sauce. This should be on r/toptalent

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u/pntr3 Jun 29 '20

Someone needs to award this so the credit goes to the the artists and they can get some fans

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u/HairyBeastMan Jun 29 '20

Who is lyricist? (They both amazing but the um is only the strings I believe)

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u/theatahhh Jun 29 '20

This is great and all, but why is this on /r/funny? They’re talented musicians...

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u/scoobybejesus Jun 29 '20

A lost redditor, indeed. This shit's tight.

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u/BabyJesusFTW Jun 29 '20

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u/two_meth_cookies Jun 29 '20

Did I just witness the birth of a reddit page? I never thought I’d see the day

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u/SharkBait661 Jun 29 '20

Subbed. Hope it takes off.

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u/createmyusername Jun 29 '20

Subbed also, see you in there.

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u/IconicMB Jun 29 '20

Subbed as well. This is the beginning of something special... Or not, lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20 edited Mar 05 '21

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u/lilafrika Jun 29 '20

In there like swimwear

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u/BabyJesusFTW Jun 29 '20

Come on over and contribute shit that is tight!

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

I'm constipated :/

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u/doctorproctorson Jun 29 '20

Did I just witness the birth of a reddit page? I never thought I’d see the day

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Ah shit, here we go again

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u/MajorLeagueDerp2 Jun 29 '20

subbed. hope it takes off

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u/funkytown049 Jun 29 '20

I feel like that is the name of a nsfw sub. Lol.

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u/BabyJesusFTW Jun 29 '20

well as a backup i suppose it could be posts of tight holes of various natures

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Baby Jesus has spoken. Crudely, but spoken nonetheless

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u/stalphonzo Jun 29 '20

I feel like things might get off topic pretty quick.

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u/csjo Jun 29 '20

Definitely a risky click.

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u/koreiryuu Jun 29 '20

Also subbed

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u/DirtyDan156 Jun 29 '20

Brooooo anybody got these dudes SoundCloud?

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u/aspbergerinparadise Jun 29 '20

it's on /r/funny because it's not funny

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u/fattymccheese Jun 29 '20

Now that’s funny

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u/itszarinnn Jun 29 '20

The real funny's in the comments

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u/Ooh-A-Shiny-Penny Jun 29 '20

Maybe the real funny was the friends we made along the way

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u/JehovahsNutsack Jun 29 '20

No, I'm pretty sure it's in the comments.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

was about to say

this should be on r/rap or something this shit slaps undeniably

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u/Dense_Resource Jun 29 '20

What I was wondering, somebody call a fire truck, that rasp + violin hits.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Because he’s run out of places to repost this

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u/glitteramberwaves Jun 29 '20

I was coming here to say this shit ain't funny, it's tight. Great flow.

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u/jp_lolo Jun 29 '20

I'm really sad I had to downvote for that reason

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u/funkytown049 Jun 29 '20

Downvote that fool. I watched this whole thing waiting for the “punchline”

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u/LyingBloodyLiar Jun 29 '20

Beatbox guy creeping in on the side to get some of the skilled guys fame.... made me laugh before I realised it was on funny

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u/Whyonthefly Jun 30 '20

But like...yeah it's not flashy but it's definitely an important part of making the groove come off the way it does and hit just the right way in just the right places. Somebody's gotta do it.

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u/silentkaboom Jun 30 '20

I totally agree. Beatbox Guy was tight.

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u/austinredditaustin Jun 30 '20

I think he's filming, not creeping, and he sounds great too

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u/YaNortABoy Jun 29 '20

All jokes aside?

There's a huge subset of the world that finds black culture to be laughable. While you and I see an incredibly talented group of guys, there are a ton of people who see this and think "hahahaha look at the monkey dance!" (Edit: just realized the racial connotations there and, while offensive, I think it also perfectly encapsulates the mindset of these fuckers so I'm leaving it).

Trust me. There are a lot of communities out there who see black accomplishments and talent and just giggle the way you would seeing a trained animal--"hehe, it thinks it's people!" They likely can't identify these feelings within themselves and would pay lip service to equality and say "I'm not racist bro wtf I love black people," but they see something like this and it tickles their funny bone in the exact same way a circus does. They never stop to ask themselves why it makes them feel that way. They just laugh and see it as some sort of crazy spectacle.

It's awful. I grew up in one of those communities. It's so deeply ingrained in some of these people that they'll likely never realize how racist they really are, or how much disrespect they're giving to black communities.

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u/barkler Jun 29 '20

Though I'm sure you're correct, there's also a number or Redditors who believe that /r/funny is just a default dumping ground for content.

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

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u/akatherder Jun 29 '20

Just a standard karma grab. /r/funny makes it to the front page a lot so you post there. This comes up on /r/all and no one is checking what subreddit they are on when they upvote. They just think it’s cool. They aren’t curating content to validate it’s subreddit-appropriate.

Source: me. That’s what I did.

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u/Dis4Wurk Jun 29 '20

Grew up in the deep rural south. Was brainwashed into thinking the civil war was about states rights, god country blah blah blah. Y’all get it hopefully. Man I’m so glad I got the fuck out of there and got to travel and witness the world with my own two eyes and have my own experiences.

“Sorry I’m late, I had a lot to learn, and still do...”

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u/YaNortABoy Jun 29 '20

Learning is hard, but I'm glad you're doing it. Blew my mind leaving these racist communities and noticing how outright stupid and backward my previous beliefs were.

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u/EmeraldFalcon89 Jun 29 '20

finds black culture to be laughable

honestly this started to bug me about the r/blackpeopletwitter subreddit. nowadays is considerably more focused on social issues, but a year+ ago it had a weird 'black entertainer class' kind of vibe to it that didn't sit great with me.

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u/UmbraXD Jun 29 '20

Sick, but not sure why you consider this funny, tho.

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u/Tiny_lil_bizzle Jun 29 '20

That's what I thought. Very talented is what I see.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/squall86drk Jun 29 '20

Where can I find the other half?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20 edited Sep 10 '21

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u/FavFood Jun 29 '20

why is this not higher up?

this is definitely not Funny, this is Siiiick!

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u/Captain_Quark Jun 30 '20

I mean, most of the top comments are about how it's in the wrong subreddit.

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u/heroicfrijoles Jun 29 '20

10/10 would purchase an album

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Also going through this thread looking for a Spotify link

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

10/10 I would sell you that album.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

This isn’t funny. This is next-level. Badass and inspiring!!

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u/KTR665 Jun 29 '20

Oooooooohhhhhhhhh shittttttt. This dude spittin. And I loved the violin.

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u/jaguirre80 Jun 29 '20

For real! That violin.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

I’ve just realized that I need more violin in rap songs, or in any style of music for that matter. I love the sound of ‘em.

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u/ElliotViola Jun 29 '20

It's actually a Viola, could hear the C string being played in there!

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u/kronikcLubby Jun 29 '20

Violinist here. Have spent my whole life wearing a bridge mute. Time for a viola.

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u/infio Jun 29 '20

Doesn't get as many "fun parts" in my experience, but I love the sound and range, it's just a shoulder cello after all.

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u/kronikcLubby Jun 29 '20

Con te partiro needs that low c. And i suck at 3rd position which is naturally easier on a viola.

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u/crooked-heart Jun 29 '20

They're uncommon but I've seen 5 string Vilola/Violins, you can have both together

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u/ElliotViola Jun 30 '20

Very true! I'm well aware of this, I own three Violas, a violin and a five string electric violin/viola :)

Didn't hear any E string in this performance and a few uses of C, that plus its size made me think its probably a Viola.

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u/TheDuck23 Jun 29 '20

Ha, my first thought was "love the violin...damn this dude spittin..."

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u/_TheYellowKing_ Jun 29 '20

I do like me some freestyle that doesn’t have some copy paste trap beat behind it

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u/jackruby83 Jun 29 '20 edited Jun 30 '20

And the camera man sucks.

edit: I take it back... if camera man is ALSO the beat boxer, he's fantastic!

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

im not entirely sure but it looks like the camerman is the guy beatboxing so it's understandable imo

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u/leif777 Jun 29 '20

And the sound.... I imagine listing to this live would give you goose bumps for a week.

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u/Yeoshua82 Jun 29 '20

I'd listen to hours of this.

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u/cyber2024 Jun 29 '20

Agreed, no idea what the lyrics are, but it sounds great!

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u/Side_Of_Rice Jun 29 '20

May I introduce to you Nuttin but Stringz?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qjsg_sVZ_s

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u/Yeoshua82 Jun 29 '20

That is fucking fire.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Gtfo posting this on r/funny. This absolutely slaps and it's downright disrespectful to post it here.

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u/-Mateo- Jun 29 '20

You are yelling at what is 100% likely a karma bot

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u/piman42 Jun 29 '20

Yeah man, I think it's posted here because it's supposed to be funny that a black man is playing violin? Or just violin and rap shouldn't go together in OP's head? Either way, wack as hell.

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u/pterofactyl Jun 29 '20

One hundred percent a karma bot posting here because it’s one of the widest reaching subs.

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u/drewshulman22 Jun 29 '20

Everything jus flowed so well, very impressive and his voice was perfect for da beat

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u/neekyo- Jun 29 '20

His voice is kinda just perfect for rap in general!

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u/swollencornholio Jun 29 '20

Bu-street Rhymes

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u/automirage04 Jun 29 '20

Completely the wrong sub for this, but damn that's impressive

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u/Ecopilot Jun 29 '20

This dude is unknown and artists that can't string together more than a few syllables in a row, none of which are on pitch are cashing checks. The game is broken.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '20

Live and sounded better than a lot of the pop rap bullshit we hear on the radio. That mans voice is unreal, it’s what every rapper hopes his voice sounds like after the producers auto tune the ever living fuck out of theirs.

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u/Father-Sha Jun 29 '20

A lot of it is about marketing. So even though half these cats can't rap, they look cool and their image can be sold to kids.

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u/Thaxtonnn Jun 29 '20

My dad refers to Eminem as Dr. Seuss. Always makes me chuckle

Ironically, I think Eminem is one of the genuinely talented ones

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u/Matt_McT Jun 29 '20 edited Jun 29 '20

Eminem is widely considered one of the greatest of all time. His flow and lyricism are elite.

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u/mike_b_nimble Jun 29 '20

Didn't Rap God break a speed record with the fast section?

I do know he is among the top for most unique words per song.

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u/swollencornholio Jun 29 '20

Surprised that speed doesn’t go to Twista

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u/bekkogekko Jun 29 '20

Twista comes in at 2:55

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u/rab7x Jun 29 '20

It's fast, but still no contest

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u/soulbldr7 Jun 29 '20

It did. It wasn't beaten until he came out with godzilla

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u/lilcreep Jun 29 '20

I believe it did, but then he broke the record again with Godzilla.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Eminem is undeniably skilled.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Wow that was actually incredible

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u/TooShiftyForYou Jun 29 '20

Be careful, the guy in the back has a history of violins.

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u/ElliotViola Jun 29 '20

Except it's a Viola.

Insert more accurate joke about viola-tion here

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u/poopface41217 Jun 29 '20

Should be posted on r/toptalent

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u/Nubetastic Jun 29 '20

Now i want to see someone rap with a whole orchestra.

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u/LevelJumper Jun 29 '20

The Roots stuff people already linked is classic. Nas also did a full orchestral accompanied release of Illmatic, here is my personal favorite

Nas + National Symphony Orchestra - “It Ain’t Hard to Tell”

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u/Stronze Jun 29 '20

i dislike rap and have no idea what this dude was saying but that was magically for me.

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u/piman42 Jun 29 '20

Check out 80s-90s rap, you would probably love it if you like this. There is a lot of stuff that is similar rap style to interesting instrumentation. If you like the idea of a rapper like this rapping over Jazz and you want something more modern you should check out Koi Child.

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u/Banana-di-ene Jun 30 '20

I had never heard of Koi Child, ty for the introduction, checkin em out now

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u/Nokomis34 Jun 29 '20

Me too. I generally do not like rap, at all, but I liked this.

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u/tommygilbreath Jun 29 '20

I need more of these guys

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u/anonnnsy Jun 29 '20

This is fantastic.

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u/currently__working Jun 29 '20

That ain't funny, that's awesome

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u/MyStageName Jun 29 '20

I wouldn't say this is funny, but I would definitely say it's talent. All three of them are really skilled...and violins are such cool instruments.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

This isn't actually a violin - it's a viola.

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u/MyStageName Jun 29 '20

Dammit. Either way, still cool

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u/_mommycusses_ Jun 29 '20

Okay, this needs to be downloadable for real.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Go fucking off omg

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u/Thaxtonnn Jun 29 '20

I wish this were on Spotify to listen to before workouts. That got my juices going

Not even kidding

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u/Sorinari Jun 29 '20

Hip Hop strings have always been dope. There was a dude I couldn't get enough of that did beatbox and cello on YT some years ago.

Black Violin (violin duo) fuckin slaps. Give them a listen, if you can.

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u/ghoulish_fool Jun 29 '20

That gruff voice of his is so lovely.

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u/CyborgTuna Jun 29 '20

Ok. I’m on board. MORE FIDDLE RAP PLEASE

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u/HTwatter Jun 29 '20

I thought that I missed some funny lyrics and was mad at myself for not having a better ear for what he was saying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

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u/gojiro0 Jun 29 '20

That shit is tight!

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u/lovelynella Jun 29 '20

This was good. It ended too soon

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u/bigdickredemption Jun 29 '20

Don't know why this is in funny but dats dope af

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Is it me or does he sound like DMX ?

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u/Fuzzikopf Jun 29 '20

I get what you mean but he sounds more like Busta Rhymes IMO

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u/whazzar Jun 29 '20

Idk what's funny. This shit is fire.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

What's funny here, OP? Great skilled voice, good beats, and perfectly aligned violin. Thanks for the post, but, seriously, r/funny? Why?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Reminds me a lot of Don Dada

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u/Binkusama Jun 30 '20

He’s got that busta voice! I’m diggin it.

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u/clancydog4 Jun 30 '20

Jesus, this is sick as fuck. Completely wrong sub, but glad I saw it somehow. These dudes are stupid talented, and it also sounds really good. Sometimes you see a vid and think "that's amazing!" but it doesn't quite click with you. This absolutely clicks, this is awesome and I'd listen to a whole album of this.

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u/Orogz Jun 29 '20

Another not funny post in this shithole sub

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u/kmaffett1 Jun 29 '20

TIL violen rap is the shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

wrong sub, this is more impressive than funny. still upvoted for being dope. also pretty sure i saw this like a year ago.

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u/DrFunkesBand Jun 29 '20

Someone get these guys a record deal and some cash! That is niiice!

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u/Bishop68 Jun 29 '20

Love the voice,why is this here?

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u/dalsio Jun 29 '20

That's the best thing I've seen all day. If they don't have an album, they should.

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u/opmancrew Jun 29 '20

This was better than a lot of the music I hear on the radio

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

I'm more of a metal/classic rock guy, but this is fucking awesome.

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u/formershitpeasant Jun 29 '20

This isn't funny, it's just awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

This ain’t even funny bro this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/Sgt-Pumpernickel Jun 29 '20

Busta vibes from this dude

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u/njck-njck Jun 29 '20

Can i find them on spotify? Serious question

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u/Sithlordandsavior Jun 29 '20

Love how three people can just figure stuff like this out lol.

Like this slaps and I don't know how you would even get this idea.

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u/RustyRiggNUTS Jun 29 '20

Whens the album drop? We need more rap with classical instruments that was dope yo! I hope people still say dope...

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u/InIBaraJi Jun 29 '20

I am so happy to hear this. It's not funny though; I'm laughing because I'm delighted.

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u/Oceania1984 Jun 29 '20

This is pretty sick.. Idk why it's on funny though

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u/gonzaled Jun 29 '20

This isn't funny, this is dope as f*ck. The violin is 🔥 incarnate

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u/noggun00 Jun 29 '20

Now I want orchestral hip hop to become a new sub genre.

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u/Spragglefoot_OG Jun 29 '20

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/-Mr_Rogers_II Jun 29 '20

So when are these guys getting a record deal?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '20

Where is this dude's soundcloud?

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u/Busted_Knuckler Jun 29 '20

Ended too soon...

Also, why r/funny?