“We got them going down for the count. Looking at the ground. I think you’re a hater. I think you’re a hater. Haterz everywhere we go, Haterz everywhere we go, Haterz everywhere we go, where we go, haterz going down for the count.” If you live anywhere down south and you haven’t heard this song yet there may be something wrong with you. “Haterz” is one of the most infectious hooks this summer in hip hop and it’s brought to you by Decatur’s own B.O.B.
While most rappers from Georgia were worrying about creating the next Hokey Pokey dance song, B.O.B. was working relentlessly on his lines even though the kids at school degraded his lyrics and made fun of him.” My whole life I’ve always felt different. When I was in school, kids used to write in my [rap] book 'You suck, quit rapping,' [and] 'This is wack.' And you know how kids are. It’s all fun and games but, me, I took it to heart because I took rap so seriously."
And now it seems the rap world is taking him seriously. With three mix tapes under his belt, love from heavy weight rappers such as Lil’ Wayne and Rick Ross, and an upcoming album entitled The Adventures of B.o.B. the future is looking pretty peachy for the Georgia native. But B.O.B. knows that even with the love, avoiding “the haterz” are impossible. “They’ll be at the shows or they’ll call up to the [radio] stations. There are actually people that hate on me. One time, I was at this show and the whole show this guy had his middle finger up to the stage like fuck you right in the middle of the crowd. So we called him out when 'Haterz' came on and got the whole club to flick him out. But it’s all good though. We need hate."
Songs to grab: "Cloud 9" and "Haterz"
"Haterz"- the video is eh so you might have to close your eyes to enjoy it.
To listen and download all three mixtapes, go to his myspace page at: www.myspace.com/bobatl
Favorite Bands:
Vampire Weekend, Daft Punk, M.I.A., Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The Klaxons, The White Stripes, The Long Blondes, Justice, The Noisettes, Amy Winehouse, Kid Sister, Kanye West, Jay-Z, The Cool Kids, The Black Kids, Interpol, Regina Spektor, The Go Team!, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Vines, The Fiery Furnaces, Franz Ferdinand, Bob Dylan, Outkast, The Beatles, the Kills, Be Your Own Pet, Radiohead, These New Puritans
Favorite Films:
Zoolander, Superbad, Talledega Nights, Old School, Little Miss Sunshine, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, The Great Debaters, Walk Hard
Favorite Books:
I am America (and so can you)
Favorite Video Games:
Zelda
Favorite TV Shows:
Strangers w/ Candy, I love the...(series), Late Night w/ Conan O'brien, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Scrubs, Kings of Queens.
Favorite Hang Outs:
Little 5 points
Favorite Artists:
Picasso? Me!
Heroes:
Dad
5 Items I Can't Live Without:
Laptop, Guitar, My White(well not anymore) Converses, The Bible, food
I Want to Party With:
Jesus
Occupation:
I don't work a 9 to 5. My only job is staying alive.
stuff white people like is hilarious! "It is the duty of every white person to correct typos. It is worth the risk of banishment to deliver proper grammar to those who need it." Good stuff!
No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals to win a title. The first 28 failed, and now the Lakers, who blew a 24-point lead and lost Game 4 and nearly squandered a 19-point lead in Game 5, have a chance to do something extraordinary.
ha tank you! When i was little and i was testing my pencils i made stripes, soo thats how i came on the stripes and the little man in the box, thats me. You see.. the curly hair and stuff ha. I like to dance, so she's kind of dancing. thats the story!! You got a great blog by the way, and im still flattered because you said i remind you of Regina spector! xoxo, D
