There is so much to be said about Hip Hop’s latest YouTube sensation, Lil B, that it’s hard to even know where to start. There are his adlibs, sheer disregard for audio quality, unique instrumental selection, off-beat rhyming, and the cooking dance. The list goes on. At least for the moment, the masses flock to the kid, most likely thanks to sheer entertainment value. But a slew of low budget videos doesn’t necessarily dictate how a full-length audio project will turn out, and the longtime front-man from The Pack is ready to take on that challenge with Angel’s Exodus.
In fact, and rather surprisingly, California’s Lil B strayed from his usual subject matter for Angels Exodus, and the project is nearly devoid of what the public has come to know him for. Gone are the “Woo! Woo! Swag!” adlibs, the references to cooking, and the incessant random name dropping of celebrities. It seems as if the Based God has even given up on pursuing sexual romps with his male listeners’ female companions, to put it nicely. A new year has apparently brought out a new attitude in Lil B, as his demeanor switches up to the serious side, and he even decides to pick out some better beats.
The opener, “Exhibit 6,” comes complete with a shout out to Jay Electronica and some actual rhymes over a slow-paced, dark instrumental. The Based God laments, “I can’t sleep at night, the pain got me open / The pain got me angry, the pain got me smoking / Flat on my back, it was a courage that was potent / Now I’m giving blessings, I won’t take suggestions / Haters try to down me, but this is my progression / Me up in the studio is when you see perfection.” Another one of the more favorable listening options on Angels Exodus, “Motivation,” features Lil B looking back on when people were criticizing him, and observing how now they’re all “on his dick.” But cohesive content can’t last forever in a Based lifestyle, and things aren’t always so clear.
For each “Exhibit 6” or “Motivation” there is a “Vampires” or “All My Life” remix. The former is a tale of Lil B transforming into a vampire, in which he actually proclaims that he has “a taste for human flesh.” The Based horror story takes place over a happy-sounding instrumental, and ends with Lil B taking the Nicki Minaj approach to exaggerated emotion and vocal inflections as he warns “don’t let the vampires get you” in a tone so questionable that it deserves a pause. The remix to “All My Life” is perhaps one of the worst attempts at singing on a record with the intention of even possibly being taken seriously. The vocal shenanigans that occur throughout the track end up taking away from the point he was actually trying to convey through his bars, but listeners will walk away from the track reassured that Lil B will be Based for life.
In some ways, Angels Exodus is impressive for the sheer fact that Lil B seems to have shown some sort of artistic and mental growth since his initial YouTube blitz. His loyal following of chefs-in-training may be pleased by this, but those who signed up for ignorant, explicit lyrics in the same style as his previous hits like “Suck My Dick Ho” and “Pretty Bitch” will either walk away disappointed or confused. Media frenzy aside, and with no consideration of his past, Angels Exodus is still a long way from enduring Rap music. Even mass amounts of hype can’t cover up Lil B’s poorly mixed vocals, off-kilter methods of blending rapping with simply speaking, skewed perspective on life, and utter knack for taking what makes Rap great, and doing the exact opposite.
I want to like Based God. I do, but nothing changes the fact that he needs to step his fucking game up. At least this review agrees with that.
Stop hatin he prob fucked yo bitch
Lil B, The Based God keep the hits coming!
Remember the First Basic Ideal, Stay Positive.
Hip Hop is all about originality. I’m the Profile Prez and I approve this message.
Thank You Based God!
All My Life (Remix) might be the best song on here, next to The Growth.
TYBG, YCFAMB’s
#Based
nty, kids not lyrical or skillful.
when i’m drunk out of my mind this is great, but i’m sober now and this sucks
lil b is the best in the game
#BASED
based
BasedGod!
#BASEDCF
I’m boycotting this website until you recognize #BASED.
Don’t review it if you don’t get it. This is next level shit and this review is a slap in the face.
thank you based god
SWaggg OMG BasedGod
Thank you BasedGod !
based god this music made me the sovereign i am today
based god this music made me the paradigm i am today
fuk this review. thank you based god
thank you based god i had my buddy use your swag to the trillionth music for our party thank you based god i got my dick fucked by two girls you’re my hero, people h8ing on you now but i was there listening to u b4 these fake ass ppl claiming they based god fans, come to cali and bless us with your presence and good word
#based4life
TYBG
Motivation the most moving song on this CD, and One Time because I produced it.
Based God is always golden.
what a wack azz review, how about not review albums ‘based’ on set standards, which change year to year and just judge off the piece of art itself. every point made in the article was in contrast to something else.***scrolls up to read reviewers name*** i shoulda known, smh violated much?
tsk
suffice to say, the review really doesn’t ‘get’ lil b.
Lil B should violate Amanda. She really does not understand how #BASED this really is!!
Aye this go
yeah cop the album bought off itunes supportin based for life based godmy niggas P.B.M for life n lil b swag ova the maximum and takin ova 2011 BASED FAMILY
WOO! SWAG!
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this review should be 3 X’s higher.
Based Swag 4 life
Who else write the Justin Bieber and its hilarious and at the same time you know the kid never had a better tribute written for him? lol
Breh why does the interviewer act like he has listened to Lil B? Peep the catalog son. 4 Stars.
I remember when 6Kiss dropped. I wanted to hear it, but I couldn’t find a bootleg of it online. I figured that he had probably a small hundred people at most who had bought it and were faithful and wouldn’t upload it. 6Kiss quickly became a huge thing, as one day you will all probably learn.
fuck you based god, 1 star
You are so petty bro. What has B ever done to you? What part of Hip Hop is being full of hatred, bias, and negativity?
Exhibit 6 and motivation are the best songs to drop this year thank you basedgod you fucked my bitch and it’s ok
you need to re-listen if you think this masterpiece deserves anything less than 5 stars.
thank you for this album Based God. 5/5. Nothing less for the Based God. U niggas saying this album is wack are straight telling Ducktales
Hiphop is so deade because of lames like everyone on here who think this is classic hiphopdx I will continue the support. Thank you for continuing the fight for real hiphop. We have a way to go but we will conquer once again with real music with real substance and talent chach
Love you BASED GOD! PLEASE FUCK MY BITCH! This is Gary from Teen Mom (MTV).
top 5 wackest alive
I can’t believe how many faggots cock sucking bitches are in this site. FUCK THAT HOMO Lil B(iach) REAL HIP HOP 4EVER!
THANK YOU BASED GOD
Oh god damn basedgod you came in with that double O swag. #rare
SMFH – this isbwhat passes for hip hop now?
thank you based god
thank you basedgod
Thanks basedgod
The Score: .2 out of 5 stars. Thank God (not the (C)ase-God) that this album will go double wood. Guess Lil B can join his counterpart Solja Boy. You coke heads will never do numbers anymore…TRUST ME (the Verdict)!!!
…and notice my rating is point 5…shit’s not even worth a one…
Lil B is by far the worst rapper in the game. He doesn’t even deserve to be called a rapper. His flow is a joke and he has more retarded lyrics than even Gucci The Retard. 0/10
what. the. fuck. there are underground rappers who are better than anything uve ever heard who will never get a deal, and clowns like this get them instead. nas was right, hip hop is dead, and someone has buttfucked its corpse
Lil B does not have a deal. He does everything independently and outta pocket. Unlike Nas. Who by the way could learn something from Lil B about PICKING BEATS.
how the fuck does this have a rating of 4? this guy is fucken horrible, and he sounds like soulja. get the fuck off hiphop and get a job at BK.
Ratings are compiled by averaging out the ratings of each individual user. So for Lil B to get a 4.30 rating means that almost 90% of people think this album is perfect.
Hope that helps!!!
yuki PBM YRGN
HAHAHA YOUR ALL A BUNCH OF HATERS WHO NEVER TOOK THE TIME OR GAVE LIL B A CHANCE. LIL B IS THE REALEST RAWEST RAPPER IN THE GAME. I GUARANTEE THE RAPPERS YOU HATERS LIKE RESPECT AND LIKE LIL B SO WHY HATE? GET OVER THE PAST GREATS HIP HOP HAS CHANGED JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD, STOP BEING CLOSE MINDED AND GIVE LIL B A CHANCE TRUST ME. GET OVER WHAT NAS BIGGIE AND THE PAST GREATS HAVE DONE. THIS IS A NEW ERA, AND LIL B HAS MORE SKILL THAN YOU THINK. HE HAS MANY STYLES AND SONGS, SOME LYRICAL SOME FOR FUN, HIS MESSAGE IS WAY MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THESE MAINSTREAM RAPPERS. ITS A SHAME THAT HERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO POST NEGATIVE JUDGMENT BASED OFF OF 5 of his 2000 SONGS.
LISTEN TO THIS AND IT WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT LIL B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FA28eFbzas
LIL B is that you?
SSSShhhhhhhhhhhhh
Dont tell no one
I’m pretty sure none of these haters even know any Based God songs an they just hate him for the hype
Lil’ B = G.O.A.T.
I heat that a lot… Lil B = GOAT
Can someone please explain this? I know what the f*ck GOAT means, but Lil B? Did he start that on his youtube? Who the F*ck is responsible for this?
OMG BASEDGOD.
you can fuck my bitch basedgod
THANK YOU
BASED GOD
there are people who are talented beyond ur wildest dreams who will never get noticed thanks to fuckers like Lil B who somehow get fame. anyone who thinks B’s shit is good clearly knows nothing of real hip hop.
B doesnt even rhyme in any of his songs.
WHY HAVE WE LET THIS HAPPEN TO HIP HOP. FUCKING HELL VETERANS JUST FORM AN ALLIANCE TO END ALL THESE CLOWNS’ CAREERS
I Lost Respect 4 This Site when I Saw This Had A 4.30
WOO WOO SWAG! LIVE POSITIVE… #BASED
This pretty bitch faggot is worse than soulja. Anybody who supports this clown is a homo.
IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD ME BACK…IM PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER WON…WELCOME TO MY TERRORDOME
http://www.youtube.com/user/305ilovemia#p/u/23/CHf8lFuMEgY
this dude doesn’t know shit about lil b
This SHIT Sucks
OK, I gotta say HipHopDX gives every artist with a decent fanbase opportunity 4 ppl 2 hear their music. That being said reading this review was enough 4 me, cuz in MY OPINION Lil B is never good 4 lots of reasons. I’v heard the Flame Mixtapes and never will again. I’m more of a Biggie/Yelawolf/El-P/Lupe Fiasco guy but 2 each his own. HipHopDX gave it a 2 stars, I give a Negative Nothing.
Co-Sign
I cant believe people listen to this shit, and I dont just mean on some Soulja Boy “Its fun music” type shit, I’m talking about motherfuckers on the internet actually trying to convince me this kid is dope, I D/L this shit and was like “WTF??”
Co-sign.
Lil B is a Beast in the game. Ill pay 10,000 to make a song wittem !
lil b has a co sign from *insert favorite rapper here* basedgod talks about real life shit and next time your day is going shitty put on Im miley cyrus and start cooking,its impossible not to feel happy and thats what this music is about its positive music so negative haters wont understand
He’s not talking about shit and just repeats himself. Wtf happened to Hip-Hop?
album is pure garbage. amalgam digital is putting out crap since they fucked over every artist they ever worked with
Swag.
this fool is a clown
Straight up.
Straight Clown.
We’re living in a garbation nation. Wish I could give it a negative infinity.
SHOOT UP THIS VERBAL LIQUID HEROIN….SIT BACK RELAX AND GET HIGHER AND HIGHER FROM ROCK BOTTOM
http://www.youtube.com/user/305ilovemia#p/a/u/0/pkYXTuFcdZI
I have been BASED…Thank You Base God
This aint hard…This is BASE
How can anyone hate on lil b. He brings nothing but happiness! Swag! haha. But seriously. Swag.
closet gays. hella mad.
i honestly fucken hope this is 1 person posting all this shit sayin hes actually good. his music isnt fun, club music, lyrical, swag, it doesnt even fucken rhyme. what the fuck has happened to the human race?
You’re right about that, it IS one single fool posting all that lame shit about him. Dude has a HORRIBLE flow regardless if his content improved. But these are the same lames who sniff Young Money’s assholes on a daily basis
make that song. that loser song. that I think about other dudes song. YOU FAGGOT!!!!!
#BAsed
Swagg
Swaggg at its peak only guccis better than him!
BASEDGOD! #FTW!
thank you basegod
yes!!!!!! thanks
praise basegod
I don’t see how you all can fuck wit’ Lil B
SHOOT UP THIS VERBAL LIQUID HEROIN….SIT BACK RELAX AND GET HIGHER AND HIGHER FROM ROCK BOTTOM
http://www.youtube.com/user/305ilovemia#p/a/u/0/pkYXTuFcdZI
Yo I aint gonna hold you Lil’ B is one weird ass fucc. He don’t rhyme off beat like say Grafh or Pharoah Monch, he literally don’t rhyme to a beat at all and will switch between talking and trying to rhyme without notice. I have never heard or saw anything like this in my life. But his music selection, personality,and actual effort are what make a difference. Lil B is not a great rapper by any means, but he is not Souljah Boy either. Lil B is eccentric. And once an eccentric person is giving a forum to do what they love and have people watching it, what happens next is always going to be interesting.
Im not even gonna rate this I’ve heard a few Lil B songs and they all suck fat cock. The fact that there are people who like this makes me wanna kill myself. I think hip hop is still alive but it aint alive in the states.
Well Back to AK-69….
rap is still very much alive in the states u jus have to know were to find it
LOL. you are from IRELAND. Go DIe. You faggot. You know about as much about Haggis lol. This is BasedWorld ho.
Faggot Rap
IS that what you call it? You would know lol
Horrible, this kid is to rap what trolls are to message boards, only here to annoy people, serves no other purpose whatsoever
if u think that, ur a fuckin faggot, and ur a fucking hater, u faggot bitch
6 kiss is a decent album. didn’t like Angel’s Exodus much.
not bad!
OMG Based God
fdgsdfg
I don’t get how yall dont understand basedgod? He is the realest in the game now and one of the realest to ever do it. I read ur comments and SMH. BFL.
BasedGod!
How can anybody like this nigga?
Dont use the N word. White boy.
Cracker ass wigga using d N word. I should look for u and pull a trigger in ur fuckin head
#swag
This shit is amazing. Took me a few listens, its something else, lil B did this shit on purpose
“RESIDENT EVIL IM LOADING UP MY HAND GUN”
BASE FOR YOUR FACE. No appreciation of the lyrics, beats, or message in the songs. This reviewer sounds ignorant as hell to what lil B is doing. The whole review was pretty condescending in my opinion
based
my ears are bleeding
best
BASED
this is the most unprofessional review I’ve ever read. no effort whatsoever to understand the goal of the music.
TASK FORCE CHECKING WOAH WOAH WOAH -CALLS FOR BACK UP- WE GOT SOME 102536. -WRITE YOUAL LUP OH HELL -SLAPS THE CUFFS ON- CLUNK** WELCOME TO BASEDWORLD YOU SUCKUS
I FEEL SORRY FOR THE REVIEWER NOT FEELING THE RARE BASED COOKING VIBES LIL B SHARES WITH THE WORLD MAYBE ONE DAY SHE WILL UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE PEACE BRINGING GENIUS OF OUR TIME – LIL B
Legendary, precious.