LMAO...Crooked I - Fireflies (freestyle)
Here's the history of this freestyle coming to fruition....
There was first a hint dropped by Crook that he was a fan of Owl City's song Fireflies.
Interesting to say the least that an artist like Crooked I would take a liking to such a glaringly "pop" song. Personally, I like the obscure mix of elctro/piano style pop of Owl City, it's what makes their first song Fireflies so catchy. In case you haven't heard the track, check out Owl City's video:
The lyrics are real heartfelt and soft, which matches the electro inspired beat to create a dreamy sound. The style and everything about it the exact opposite of Hip Hop, which is why I hoped Crooked I would have the audacity and balls to freestyle over it and do something different, even though his peers could potentially take it as an opportunity to call him soft. In other words, you don't see any other West Coast rappers taking a quirky pop anthem and freestyling over it...could potentially hurt the "image" .
And then to my disbelief he actually went in on the Fireflies beat when he announced via Twitter he'd done a freestyle...
Daps & lbs to Crook for doing what few rappers would dare do by rapping over this uh...instrumental? I don't even know if you can call it a beat...haha. I seem to be driving this point into the ground, but the artists that stand out to me are the ones who are more than rappers and aren't afraid to take chances by incorporating a different genre of music into Hip Hop. Some call it selling out, some call it wack, I call it innovation. Get with the times rappers, the most successful new artists are the ones who can get the attention of the non-Hip Hop fans...
Not gonna lie when it gets toward the end and he starts singing Owl City's version of the song, it was downright foolish...haha. Had me laughin', that's a good look Crook....check it out...
Crooked I - Fireflies (freestyle)
There was first a hint dropped by Crook that he was a fan of Owl City's song Fireflies.
Interesting to say the least that an artist like Crooked I would take a liking to such a glaringly "pop" song. Personally, I like the obscure mix of elctro/piano style pop of Owl City, it's what makes their first song Fireflies so catchy. In case you haven't heard the track, check out Owl City's video:
The lyrics are real heartfelt and soft, which matches the electro inspired beat to create a dreamy sound. The style and everything about it the exact opposite of Hip Hop, which is why I hoped Crooked I would have the audacity and balls to freestyle over it and do something different, even though his peers could potentially take it as an opportunity to call him soft. In other words, you don't see any other West Coast rappers taking a quirky pop anthem and freestyling over it...could potentially hurt the "image" .
And then to my disbelief he actually went in on the Fireflies beat when he announced via Twitter he'd done a freestyle...
Daps & lbs to Crook for doing what few rappers would dare do by rapping over this uh...instrumental? I don't even know if you can call it a beat...haha. I seem to be driving this point into the ground, but the artists that stand out to me are the ones who are more than rappers and aren't afraid to take chances by incorporating a different genre of music into Hip Hop. Some call it selling out, some call it wack, I call it innovation. Get with the times rappers, the most successful new artists are the ones who can get the attention of the non-Hip Hop fans...
"Shining like I'm 10 million Fireflies, if I fall Crooked I will rise"
Not gonna lie when it gets toward the end and he starts singing Owl City's version of the song, it was downright foolish...haha. Had me laughin', that's a good look Crook....check it out...
Crooked I - Fireflies (freestyle)
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