Love him or Hate him, The Pack's Brandon "Lil B the Based God" McCartney, has impacted the rap game something furious. Several rappers, some more established, like say, Soulja Boy, some slowly gaining a buzz like Yung God, Cartier'God, Millie, and their Ocean Gang Collective, and some you've never heard of have all screamed out "Based", "Pretty Bitch", "Swag", "You Can Fuck My Bitch", or any of the other Based'isms that Lil B is known for. In this article, friend or foe, I will shout out all of the artists on the rise that openly admit to being apostles of the Based God.
1. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
By the time Soulja Boy was in the peak of his career, the Pack front man Lil B had gone from being "Beezy B" to the full fledged "Based God" (I like to imagine it's akin to going Super Saiyan), and Soulja Boy, who, for lack of better words.....appropriates the style of the hottest rapper of the moment (I'm a long time S-Beezy fan, but damn that man is the rap Kirby, bite a nigga style and use it. I think the rapper of the moment is Future/Young Scooter.) I'm digressin' doe. Regardless though, Soulja's more mainstream sound mixed with Lil' B's new Based sound made for a highly slept on classic joint, Pretty Boy Millionaires. There was supposed to be a PBM2, but "Word Around Town" is that there was a schizm of some kind between Soulja and B, and so...there you have it. Damn. Still, Soulja Boy is partly responsible for raising the Based God's profile in the rap game after the Pack's popularity faded. (Soulja also did a collaborative with another Pack member, Young L, on Mario and Domo vs. The world.)
2. The Ocean Gang (Cartier'God-bottom pic, Yung God-2nd To Bottom, Millie-2nd from top, and A. Goff)
Yes, I know there's more members of Ocean Gang (Bang Bang, Too EZ, Tati, Big C, and more). Yes I know A. Goff has recently departed from Ocean Gang to start his own Swag Gang crew (I still weep at this), and yes, Soulja Boy has also began repping Ocean Gang, but for all intents and purposes, the four pictured here are the heart and soul of the Ocean Gang. The brainchild of Cartier'God aka The Captain, the Oceang Gang grew to include A. Goff aka the Hitman, Millie aka The Ocean Goddess, and then there was Yung God. Joven Dios himself. The guy who made "Caillou", "Kobe Bryant", "White Girls", and more. On more than one occasion, Yung God has been called "The New Based God". The Lil B influence was obvious, but the Ocean Gang manage to still carve out their own identity, and simulteaneously expand the "Based" genre of music into something more legitimate. They added onto the Based Slang with new, Ocean/Water influenced slang (wet, dripping, wetter than my bitch, What's Under?, etc. ) Although "Carty" can abuse him some damn autotune, in my opinion, these guys are the best to do the based shit since Lil B'. In fact, arguments can be made to say they are more based than the Based God.
3. The White Girl Mob (Kreayshawn, V-Nasty, DJ Lil Debbie)
The director of Lil' B's "Insane" Video and the Creator of the line "One Big Room, Full of Bad Bitches", Natassia "Kreayshawn" Zolot (and if you ask me, former Lil' B jump off as well. You seen that damn "fuck Lil B" video she made in tears. Tell me that ain't the rant of a woman who just got played by a guy she was fucking!) and her crew the White Girl Mob were poised at one point to take over the rap game! There was controversy, as White Girl Mob 2nd in Command Vanessa "V-Nasty" Reese, the half-white, half vietnamese perennial hood bitch (so she says) with a black baby daddy made liberal use of the N-Word and even was locked up (For stealing somebody's cellphone, but still...street cred in based world?), Kreayshawn and her manager Stretch had a run in with the "Bawse" Rick Ross at the VMA's, and they were white. They coulda had shine Little Brandon never would have had. (Without them, I never would have spit the line, "Three Bricks in the Trunk, That's the White Girl Mob") Unfortunately, Kreay's album, Something About Kreay, didn't do so well, and V-Nasty lost steam after her joint mixtape with Gucci Mane (more street cred!), BayTL (which did a little better). Lil Debbie, the DJ that didn't really DJ, was kicked out of WGM and replaced with Princess Drop Dhed, but began her own hip hop attempt with songs like "Ratchets". Maybe hope isn't lost for the WGM, but just in case, I suggest V-Nasty start using the phrase "On Some Real Nigga Shit" again. Don't punk out, now!
4. Riff Raff
From G's to Gents to Soulja Boy's SODMG to Diplo's Fools' Gold to several collabs with the next person on this list, Riff is probably the White Based God. Seriously, he got his whole Rice movement popping and Jody Highroller alias and everything. Just like Lil B, the man even looks like a damn fool, but is smarter and more talented than he lets on. I still ain't forgiving that man flexing with a Skating Rink light up grill like that's what's hot, doe.
While not a "Based" Rapper per se, TKO Capone probably puts out some of the highest quality Swag Music out there. This man raps over Harry Potter beats. I don't know where to shade him or respect him for that, but he did his damn thing though. Coming straight outta Tulsa, Oklahoma and killing the "Ducks (Ratchet Bitches)" and at the same time actually showing lyricism, under the cover of "Swag" music. I see your game. It's like Lil B if he actually tried on every song.
6. Jelz Much
The Princess of the Slumz at Boxden Message Boards, The New Based Goddess, I love this woman. She burst on the scene with "Word Around Town", a Lil' B sampled hook where she proceeded to fire shots at Kreayshawn (which culminated in a jumping attempt). She has steadily increased her admittedly lacking skills. Shawty is now Mediocre, but the way she Pimps some ol' school 3-6 Mafia mixed with Main Attraktionz Bay Shit sound gives her a lane of her own. And those titties are totally suckable.
Damn Right I Put Myself in the List!!!! I Ain't Gonna Dickride Myself, though. Listen to my soon to be 4 Mixtapes to see everything that qualifies me. The Swag Raps mixed with Nerd Shit mixed with some Real Life Struggle Rap! The Whole Samurai/Pimp Slang, Daimyo (Samurai Warlord), Bushido (Game/Izm), Katana (Sharp Mouthpiece), Samurai (Player, Mack, Pimp, Ladies' Man), The Bloodraiyne Thuggah Alter Ego!!! Damn it, I'm hot...it's just a matter of time though.
8. Josip On Deck
Back to my list. This man spits even more anime/video game/Japanese references than I do. In fact, that's what this nigga does. The Retro God indeed. Everytime I hear him, I wanna go dust my Nintendo 64 off and get in on some old school Smash Bros or read some Naruto Mangas or something. Definently the most unique cat on this list.
Well, that pretty much ends my list for now. I might do a part 2 if there is suddenly a emergence of Based Rappers, but this should pretty much cover it.
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