A cultural icon, social media god, and the rawest rapper alive, Lil b's new video entitled "BasedGod" has arrived off of his long awaited Thugged Out Pissed Off mixtape. The tape itself is rumored to be delivered at the top of the new year 2016, however the basedgod himself has not alluded to anything as he releases a string of viral singles. From "Flexing Maury Povich" to "4 Tha Record" Lil b, though inconsistent has been dropping gems for his ever grateful fan-base. The rapper is in his late 20's and still able to maintain relevance through catchy half-thought out rhymes, celebrity slander, and a pretty-boy persona that only boosts his image on social media.
For those new to Lil b videos i can testify that as a long time viewer once you've seen one you've seen them all; which is exactly the case for "BasedGod" wich is essentialy an ode to drakes "Jumpman". Since the start of his solo career Lil b has redefined the mix-tape game for the better half of the 2010's by taking hit songs and bringing them to basedworld; doing this all in exceptionally rare form. In the video Lil b is seen sporting, tight pants, the famous white vans & his signature pink bandana wich made it's first appearance in the " I cook" video nearly 4 years ago. The very first scene is a close up of his face; the instrumental has already been filled with the classic Lil b adlibs that we love and as the verse begins the camera man reveals the personage of Lil b. In an instant i am hooked by the consistent bars that Lil b delivers over the dark trap beat that contain enough quotables to keep twitter fans hailing him for months to come.
However, after almost 5 years of being consistent Lil b's video's have not improved. Lil b has reached a creative cieling from wich he cannot breakthrough and while i understand the strategy is to keep his fans happy, as an artist who's music constantly pushes the cultural boundaries; he lacks creative vision. I am getting extremely bored of the BasedGod's camera man and his unapollagetically diy approach to video-making. The video can be interpeted as too minimalistic & lackluster in style because it only frames Lil b in a tasteless extended longshot; offering nothing more than eye candy to all the bitches he will undoubtedly fuck. Die hard Lil b fans will still get enjoyment out of listening to the songs of Lil b, but he only thing the video can offer at this point is a front row to legendary style tips. In final, the "BasedGod" video is not worth watching the whole way through and instead you should use the time to scroll down and read the YouTube comments, because it does more for the imagination than Lil b who has seemingly ran out of ideas.
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