DrDawkinstein Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) HUG LIFE!!! Edited March 18, 2011 by DrDankenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 They're not reinforcing the black stereotype at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I'm not an expert in hip-hop by any stretch but the beats these guys are using sound about 5-7 years ago. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Well that was embarrassingly bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) F***ing Sweet! I love it when he starts eating 100 dollah billz! Edited March 18, 2011 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 LMAO. Jesus. But hey, thank god we actually have a confident athlete on our team......finally. Count me in on the bandwagon, because I've decided I'm also now all about my Stevie Johnson. Go Stevie, Go Stevie, Go Stevie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffalo1 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) I'm on my Stevie Johnson! Better then on my Peerless. The guy loves the Bills. I don't see how you can't root for him? Edited March 18, 2011 by Ruffalo1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I don't get it. Are they trying to buy the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest three3 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 what, you don't think orchard park residents would be down with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 what, you don't think orchard park residents would be down with this? Who cares what they think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I really hope that this was in jest and somewhat of a joke. I think it was but you never know. I also hope that this kid doesn't get too big of a head he had one very good season on a 4-12 team (Yeah the team wasn't 4-12 because of him but still keep it in perspective). I hope he has the hunger to help take this team over the top. All in all I love the hug life shirt and I love Stevie Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I made it to the 2:27 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I'm not an expert in hip-hop by any stretch but the beats these guys are using sound about 5-7 years ago. PTR 5-7 years ago?!? To me, hip hop is the same exact song, they've been using for 30 years. Just different lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 5-7 years ago?!? To me, hip hop is the same exact song, they've been using for 30 years. Just different lyrics. That's an easy stereotype to apply. There is good and bad music in all genres. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 That's an easy stereotype to apply. There is good and bad music in all genres. PTR It's the way I hear it. It's rhythm and rhyming - and it's been the same rhythm for 30 years......There's things called melody and harmony they might want to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I'm all about my Bills! too. F***ing Sweet! I love it when he starts eating 100 dollah billz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyDingo Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Finally something Maybin isn't worst at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I don't get it. Are they trying to buy the team? Best post of the day right thur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ok, well. Yep. Right. OK, yeah. Sure. Hmmmm. Then, ok. But then, right. But if ... nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipUPride Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 While I agree with many of you on how embarrasingly bad this video/song is... I have to say that any type of swagger that these Bills can get would be a welcome surprise. I'll take 1 Stevie Johnsons over 10 TO's. Stevie has heart, a good sense of humor, and dude can play! As long as he stays clean, plays with heart, and doesn't disgrace himself or this city... I am all for him having some fun in the off-season like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I made it to the 2:27 mark. 1:54 for me... You win! I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagentqb Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 a little pitchy in spots. i don't think this was his best effort....he needs to bring up his game next time or he's going home. Sorry...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 While I agree with many of you on how embarrasingly bad this video/song is... I have to say that any type of swagger that these Bills can get would be a welcome surprise. I'll take 1 Stevie Johnsons over 10 TO's. Stevie has heart, a good sense of humor, and dude can play! As long as he stays clean, plays with heart, and doesn't disgrace himself or this city... I am all for him having some fun in the off-season like this! Ya Boy, is actually not embarrassingly bad, just filled with clichés imo. That Cik.Money was more than embarrassingly bad. That was a joke. However eating money sandwiches is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ya Boy, is actually not embarrassingly bad, just filled with clichés imo. That Cik.Money was more than embarrassingly bad. That was a joke. However eating money sandwiches is hilarious. Music was bad, lyrics were bad, rapping was bad. Hence, embarrassingly bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Music was bad, lyrics were bad, rapping was bad. Hence, embarrassingly bad. Thanks for the clarification of your opinion. Now if your done, I'm going to go "HUG LIFE!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Cmon guys, how can you be so bitter as a fan that youd want to hate on this?!? When is the last time a player embraced the team this way, or to this extent?? And better yet, there wasnt one vulgar or obscene message in the entire video. It's just about gettin money, and kicking butt on the football field. FINALLY a player who wants to BRING swagger to the team, instead of leaving to find it in some big city. And he's doing it from a positive perspective. If you cant get past the genre, then that's YOUR problem. Is it going Platinum anytime soon? No. But, isnt it awesome to see that, in the free time of the offseason, our guy isnt going and getting in trouble, he's making rap videos about the BILLS!! HUG LIFE!! Edited March 18, 2011 by DrDankenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjwii Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Stevie Johnson or Friday, Friday...hmm the choices. And the winner is Stevie Johnson and the Buffalo Bills!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I made it to the 2:27 mark. I feel dumber for watching that. And I got to the minute mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 needs to get fitzpatrick in there and they have a #1 hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 needs to get fitzpatrick in there and they have a #1 hit This would be epic. Cameo verse by "Da Amish Rifle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwightSchrute Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Agreed...he's having fun with it....no need to hate. A lot of younger Bills fans will enjoy this because it's both rap, and hilarious. Stevie's still pretty young and I'd rather him him do this with his friends than have ACTUAL character issues. Maybin's song was embarrassing because he was rapping (terribly), and he is very bad at tackle football. Stevie has personality and the play to back it up. Cmon guys, how can you be so bitter as a fan that youd want to hate on this?!? When is the last time a player embraced the team this way, or to this extent?? And better yet, there wasnt one vulgar or obscene message in the entire video. It's just about gettin money, and kicking butt on the football field. FINALLY a player who wants to BRING swagger to the team, instead of leaving to find it in some big city. And he's doing it from a positive perspective. If you cant get past the genre, then that's YOUR problem. Is it going Platinum anytime soon? No. But, isnt it awesome to see that, in the free time of the offseason, our guy isnt going and getting in trouble, he's making rap videos about the BILLS!! HUG LIFE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Agreed...he's having fun with it....no need to hate. A lot of younger Bills fans will enjoy this because it's both rap, and hilarious. Stevie's still pretty young and I'd rather him him do this with his friends than have ACTUAL character issues. Maybin's song was embarrassing because he was rapping (terribly), and he is very bad at tackle football. Stevie has personality and the play to back it up. Great points, AND Maybin's rap was all about how great he is. A LOT of talk with very little walk to back it up. Steve's song isnt so self promoting. Its just in good fun. LOL at eating the money sandwich. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's the way I hear it. It's rhythm and rhyming - and it's been the same rhythm for 30 years......There's things called melody and harmony they might want to look into. While the subject matter is pretty much repetitive, there's no way that the rhythm has stayed the same. If you don't notice that, then you're probably just tone deaf. Or you're just super old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's the way I hear it. It's rhythm and rhyming - and it's been the same rhythm for 30 years......There's things called melody and harmony they might want to look into. That's the way you hear it, but you obviously don't listen to a lot of it. That's ok, but the best producers are doing all sorts of amazing and creative programming to create swing and polyrhythms. As has been the case with all black music, that rhythmic complexity is an undervalued asset in white musical culture. That's why it takes an Elvis to show most white people what the greats were already doing. Now I'm not going to call Stevie's work here great, but to dismiss rap music due to taste is one (completely valid) thing. To dismiss its musicality without really critically listening is another, less valid enterprise. My big problem with rap, btw, is the incessant demeaning of women and thematically crass and commercialist lyrics (in mainstream hip hop), and the public's taste for that brand of hip hop. Come up with something new there... There are plenty of underground artists doing just that. Anyway, go stevie and go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Great points, AND Maybin's rap was all about how great he is. A LOT of talk with very little walk to back it up. Steve's song isnt so self promoting. Its just in good fun. LOL at eating the money sandwich. Hilarious. Thank you for pointing this out. It seems a lot of the music critics here failed to release this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 That's the way you hear it, but you obviously don't listen to a lot of it. That's ok, but the best producers are doing all sorts of amazing and creative programming to create swing and polyrhythms. As has been the case with all black music, that rhythmic complexity is an undervalued asset in white musical culture. That's why it takes an Elvis to show most white people what the greats were already doing. Now I'm not going to call Stevie's work here great, but to dismiss rap music due to taste is one (completely valid) thing. To dismiss its musicality without really critically listening is another, less valid enterprise. My big problem with rap, btw, is the incessant demeaning of women and thematically crass and commercialist lyrics (in mainstream hip hop), and the public's taste for that brand of hip hop. Come up with something new there... There are plenty of underground artists doing just that. Anyway, go stevie and go Bills! I agree with you there for the most part. There is the overemphasis on having $ and bragging about it that rubs me the wrong way as well. Cmon guys, how can you be so bitter as a fan that youd want to hate on this?!? When is the last time a player embraced the team this way, or to this extent?? And better yet, there wasnt one vulgar or obscene message in the entire video. It's just about gettin money, and kicking butt on the football field. FINALLY a player who wants to BRING swagger to the team, instead of leaving to find it in some big city. And he's doing it from a positive perspective. If you cant get past the genre, then that's YOUR problem. Is it going Platinum anytime soon? No. But, isnt it awesome to see that, in the free time of the offseason, our guy isnt going and getting in trouble, he's making rap videos about the BILLS!! HUG LIFE!! +1. You don't see too many guys embracing Buffalo like this, so what's the big deal? The only real questionable activity is that they were playing dice. For those who say that rap has been the same for the past 30 years, they are ignorant of the genre. What Run DMC and the Beasties were doing in the 80's is much different than Snoop, Biggie, and Tupac did in the early 90's, which is considerably different than Outkast and Mos Def. It took Eminem to bring a lot of the rappers to a point of higher visability, and have 50 Cent ride on his coattails. The autotune heavy mid-late 00's was the most materialistic bastardization of music in my opinion, and allowed T-pain to get hit songs. One can easily say that rock and pop changed since the days of the beatles and michael jackson respectively as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infernus Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I feel dumber for watching that. And I got to the minute mark. Man you guys all missed the best line! "lifted up my shirt, like Why So Serious" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) youtube.com/watch?v=FLwx9Qj7Mho HUG LIFE!!! When I met Steve Johnson in training camp his rookie year with his colored dreds, I thought he was a really down to earth guy. Now, the more I see of him and the jerk wad thugs that he assocates himself with, he is destined eventually for some sort of suspension after several fines. It is a shame, he has a load of talent and potential, but he isn't yet as good as he thinks he is. He needs to dip his hands in some glue so he doesn't drop as many passes (he led the AFC tied with Brandon Marshall and one or two others), but his head is getting so big, they might not be able to find a helmet big enough for him. He had one exceptionally great game against the Bengals and his head got so big doing talk shows, interviews, etc., that he forgot how to catch the ball the following week against the Steelers which costs his teammates and the fans a victory. As far as that video, you would have to be at least a few weeks past your own funeral to be able to sit through the whole thing. Edited March 18, 2011 by billsfreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infernus Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 When I met Steve Johnson in training camp his rookie year with his colored dreds, I thought he was a really down to earth guy. Now, the more I see of him and the jerk wad thugs that he assocates himself with, he is destined eventually for some sort of suspension after several fines. It is a shame, he has a load of talent and potential, but he isn't yet as good as he thinks he is. He needs to dip his hands in some glue so he doesn't drop as many passes (he led the AFC tied with Brandon Marshall and one or two others), but his head is getting so big, they might not be able to find a helmet big enough for him. He had one exceptionally great game against the Bengals and his head got so big doing talk shows, interviews, etc., that he forgot how to catch the ball the following week against the Steelers which costs his teammates and the fans a victory. As far as that video, you would have to be at least a few weeks past your own funeral to be able to sit through the whole thing. You are way off base with this opinion.. he's just having a little fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I made it to the 2:27 mark. You beat me by 2:22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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