Javier Appleseed It was good, I didnt see anything bad about it, production from ratatat, solid lines, nothing out of the ordinary. What did you not like about it? Just asking
Lizard_Score Not the original guy, but let me make a quick case for why this track is great. Despot keeps a very strong thematic consistency throughout the song. He makes an observation of how people form ideas about success and how they idolize these goals while doing everything possible to capture them. Despot sees this as a never ending cycle of greed--that you will never be content with such lofty goals. This is evidenced in the line: "Itching to glimpse those ominous hands that orbit us and smack you out the way because you ain't enough to offer up". He keeps the thesis general enough to apply to many things. "Ominous hands" could be higher ups at a job, tenured academics, legendary musicians, etc. Despot stays incredibly on point not only on topic, but also in rhymes through complex metaphor, multisyllabic rhymes. The instrumental is a bit of a personal thing. I think the plucked violin is evocative of old 50s TV shows. You know, the super duper formulaic ones. I think this implicit association is used to further drive home Despot's main observation about cyclic greed by overlaying his raps on the beat you might associate with a cyclic narrative of a TV show.
noun 1. a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. 2. any tyrant or oppressor. 3. History/Historical. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
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Despot is the GOAT. Was bumping in high school still bumping 31 🔥
Every single verse he spits is golden!!!!!
like my daily shower
agreed
Jamison Reisbeck its platnum not gold... Maybe diamond
Despot's the fuckin man.
Masterpiece needs to be in a museum
Dope shit, still diggin' it in 2019. Thanks for this classic upload mate. Respect from Poland!
Question if your still active, how is it learning slang in a foreign language? Just as easy as picking up slang in your primary language?
2043 AD.
only 28 years left, better get your ass up Despot!!!!!
SchwererGustav800mm fuk math...ad 10years lol
Still waiting on that Album...
Despot just spilled the life of every working man and woman in the world with this song. This song is as cruel as a pool full of deep ends
been listening to this guy for about half an hour now -- hes fuckin awesome!
listen more and it gets even better.
+OlDirty Bastard what up
+OlDirty Bastard
He can't, a half hour is his whole discography lol
ArekusuNintendor Wait until you've been listening for like four years and he still hasn't dropped that album.
@@ProudFilthyCasual he has made too much money of coke to care about dropping an album
Thank Heavens for music and drugs
We live in the twisted timeline where Despot never released a full album.
glad i'm not the only one revisiting these jewels
0 It’s all we got lol
How did this dude never drop an album with verses like that?
@@jesusnunez2871 He's a massive perfectionist as far as I know
We basically have a unofficial album on yt with the playlists thank baby Jesus
More relevant than ever.
Despot is an odd dude, but this Blockhead track is the sh*t. Despot killed it too in all fairness.
All hail Despot the truth spreads like an eagle
Shut up loser
Perfect artist for def jux. El p knows skillz
Dear God Blockhead threw down on this beat
so gooooooooooooooood
more!
sooo fuckin hard .
thank you please post more despot music its so hard to find other then youtube
Killin it...
I love whoever did the work on the beat great hook
Blockhead?
@@Threeheadsrk no I said whoever
@@noahtheearcetectvsthesuici9768 yeah he produced this amazing producer
@@dylancameron382 well whoever this amazing producer is i love them
It says "produced by Acsin , B.sand for Animal Beat Drums"
This brings me back...Des POT is the SHIT
One of best rap songs which i hear in years years. Where is Despot LP at?
Been asking the same question for 13 years. Let me know when you get an answer.
It's the city that never sleeps, except on the train.
kick or shuffle through a bed of roses
tryna ruin something pretty while i'm going through the motions
Album
THANKS FOR UPLOADING! LONG TIME.... -101
woooooooo!!!
man. this was his debut single. its been 20 years since it released. he announced he was working on his album 13 years ago.
come on man.
R.I.P DOOM... Still waiting for that album, Despot
so sick!
uh, guess i've been there before
i get this dude.
Doubleplusgood
this heat is so hot
despot full player .........pppplllleeeaaassseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...............
Just smile and your life will be vindicated.
smokin des pot
its got all the goods
that you had hoped for
but are not
Pay no mind to the man behind the curtain. His stories the same as yours. Just with fancier wordin.
That's a Ratatat.
Pretty sure blockhead produced this
still waiting for a despot album. but i guess ill become a millionaire first from working a 9-5
Never heard this before! Dude needs to stop fucking around and drop a full length!
rad still holds up 100 bro
oh ok
DEF JUX man
HahA!
fuck this shit is psychedelic as fuck
Where is this song from? Cant find its source anywhere.
He released it as a 12" inch VLS back in the day.
that track is dope as crap
+Rick Davis After all, despot suffers from perfectionism. All of his tracks have to be dope or they suck
+Lizard_Score explain house of bricks lol
Javier Appleseed It was good, I didnt see anything bad about it, production from ratatat, solid lines, nothing out of the ordinary. What did you not like about it? Just asking
Javier Appleseed House of bricks is an awesome track man.
Lizard_Score Not the original guy, but let me make a quick case for why this track is great. Despot keeps a very strong thematic consistency throughout the song. He makes an observation of how people form ideas about success and how they idolize these goals while doing everything possible to capture them. Despot sees this as a never ending cycle of greed--that you will never be content with such lofty goals. This is evidenced in the line:
"Itching to glimpse those ominous hands that orbit us and smack you out the way because you ain't enough to offer up".
He keeps the thesis general enough to apply to many things. "Ominous hands" could be higher ups at a job, tenured academics, legendary musicians, etc. Despot stays incredibly on point not only on topic, but also in rhymes through complex metaphor, multisyllabic rhymes.
The instrumental is a bit of a personal thing. I think the plucked violin is evocative of old 50s TV shows. You know, the super duper formulaic ones. I think this implicit association is used to further drive home Despot's main observation about cyclic greed by overlaying his raps on the beat you might associate with a cyclic narrative of a TV show.
who dislike. someone always gotta troll
OH I LIKE THAT.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE FUCKING ALBUM, DESPOT?
he's probably the older brother of Jordan Gilbert
noun
1.
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
2.
any tyrant or oppressor.
3.
History/Historical. an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.
me like #909 - i win a sticker
Despot is so meh
You are nobody