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I'm still listening to the John Robins + Elis James radio show, going through the episodes at what I think is a pretty significant rate. I'm still in June 2017, though, because they keep taking over the drive time slots and every time they do there are five bonus episodes, so I'm on episode 173 but if you include the bonus ones I think it's more like 220 by now. It's always fun but it does mean I know a lot about what those guys were doing throughout the first half of 2017, as there were quite a few instances within a few months where we'd get them broadcasting six nights a week. Well, John Robins broadcasting six days a week. Elis occasionally takes time off because he has to film TV shows and have a family. Mild, manageable, amusing but not double-act-breaking, played-up-for-comedy-but-not-in-a-genuinely-concerning-way tension ensues. Just the right level. Also there isn't any real concern about whether it'll become too big a problem that Elis James bigger than John Robins by too much, because I know John Robins is about to win the biggest award in stand-up comedy. I'm really looking forward to hearing the episodes from/just after that Edinburgh Festival.

Anyway, I slowed down on the posting about that radio show because I felt like I went too hard on that in the first month of this year, leaning quite heavily on it while trying to quit drinking and probably oversharing in posts about that, I figured I'd try to keep a bit more of that to myself. I mean, it's very much still happening. I'm just trying not to update the internet constantly, and posting about that radio show got so tied to that that I decided to try to reign that in in general.

However! I'm pleased to say I have an observation about the show that does not involve anything that can relate to my personal life! And I think people should know about it. Throughout 2017, I have just found my fourth instance of making this connection: John Robins will use the expression "your friend and mine" (to describe an inanimate object or intangible concept or something), I will immediately think "have you been hanging out with the No More Jockeys guys?", and then in the same episode he will tell a story from the last few days about hanging out with Alex Horne and/or Tim Key. He does not use that expression in his regular vocabulary; the only four times I've ever heard him use it, he ended up then telling a story of hanging out with those guys.

That thing where I watch No More Jockeys and then catch their phrases seeping into my speech patterns (the most common for me by far is "I think it's a case of..." - I'll catch myself saying that at work a lot): it's not just for civilians! I'm pleased to report that the comedians are also influencing each other.

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yes it took me over 24 hours to write only 1k more words, and what about it?

#you don’t know me #you don’t know my life #except maybe you do bc i overshare on the internet #STILL #this is the home stretch tho bless #diary #eli writes

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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Lose Baby After Pregnancy Complications + Social Media Criticizes Her For Sharing Intimate Pictures

In absolutely heartbreaking news, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend reveal they lost their baby, Jack, after Chrissy was recently admitted to the hospital for pregnancy complications. She shared pictures of herself, John & Jack on social media and now folks are shaming her over it. More inside…

TRIGGER WARNING! This content may be sensitive to some.

In very devastating news, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are grieving the loss of their son.

The model mom shared a heartbreaking post on Instagram to announce she and her husband lost their baby. The unfortunate news came after Chrissy was admitted to the hospital due to excessive bleeding.

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                  We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough. . . We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital. But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack. So he will always be Jack to us. Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever. . . To our Jack - I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you. . . Thank you to everyone who has been sending us positive energy, thoughts and prayers. We feel all of your love and truly appreciate you. . . We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience. But everyday can’t be full of sunshine. On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Sep 30, 2020 at 8:58pm PDT

"We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before," she wrote on Instagram. "We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough."

Chrissy revealed they named their baby boy Jack and how unconventional it was for them to give their a child a name so early.

"We never decide on our babies' names until the last possible moment after they're born, just before we leave the hospital. But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack. So he will always be Jack to us. Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever. To our Jack—I'm so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn't give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you."

Baby Jack would have been Chrissy & John's third child together. The couple - who tied the knot in 2013 - announced they were expecting back In August via John's music video for "Wild."

We love you, Jack https://t.co/ySFzJB5e6k

— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 1, 2020

"We love you, Jack," John tweeted.

Driving home from the hospital with no baby. How can this be real.

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 1, 2020

"Driving home from the hospital with no baby. How can this be real," Chrissy tweeted in disbelief.

In early September, the cookbook author was put on bed rest and later admitted to the hospital. While hospitalized, Chrissy kept her fans updated on her and Jack's condition: 

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                  hello from hospital. about to have my second blood transfusion which truly truly truly sounds more dramatic than it is. It’s an IV, but instead of fluids, the blood of some kind human being out there. Baby and I are completely fine, just missing the little things like walking...cooking...playing with the other buttbutts. came across this little gem from ringing in 2020. It all makes sense now!

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Sep 28, 2020 at 6:34pm PDT

  Just had a really scary morning huge clot, almost save-worthy. The scramble to hear the heartbeat seemed like hours. I never thought I’d relief sigh so much in my liiiiife

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 29, 2020

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— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 28, 2020

I just shared as much as you need to know about what’s goin on, on insta stories - medical Twitter I beg you to please not diagnose me as there are so many factors that make me different from your patients

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 28, 2020

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— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 27, 2020

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                  The guys from the incredible @sando.itchi just taught john to make me their famous Japanese egg sandwich - delivered to my bed thank you so much Elie @foodbeast for helping set this up! I slid into the DM’s hard when they posted about them and it all worked out! Can’t wait to show you guys on @cravingsbychrissyteigen

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Sep 17, 2020 at 3:26pm PDT

Little Miles and big sister Luna were right by their mother's side as well.

During one of her videos, she mistakenly revealed the sex of the baby by calling the baby "he":

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                  explaining what’s going on with my poopy placenta on my stories if you’re interested. Apologies for all the missed commitments in the next few weeks.

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Sep 17, 2020 at 3:06pm PDT

People have been showering Chrissy and John with love, but trolls have been shaming the celebrity mom for oversharing.

Jaime Andrews, don't lie on us. We did not publicly shame Chrissy Teigen; she put her pictures out on Social Media for all to see. We didn't judge her; we asked a question. We have a blood relative who has had six miscarriage's and the way she handled her grief was private! https://t.co/L9lM3P1zrJ

— Diamond and Silk (@DiamondandSilk) October 1, 2020

And I will take it a step further. Chrissy Teigen is so distraught over her miscarriage that she took the time to pose for a photo of herself crying, in black and white for dramatic effect, then shared that photo with the world along with her words. Stop it.

— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) October 1, 2020

Seriously, people are vile and evil. Let this woman grieve how she sees fit. Many argued that they were glad she shared the pictures to show other women and men who have gone through the same thing that they are not alone.

If you see the photo of Chrissy Teigen grieving the loss of her child, and your first thoughts are:

“Why did she photograph herself grieving?”

and not

“Oh no. That’s terrible. She lost her child.”

You have serious psychological problems.

— Mac Lethal (@MacLethal) October 1, 2020

Dear @chrissyteigen and @johnlegend, thank you for sharing your lives -the laughter and the tears, the highs, lows and this devastating heart-break, with the rest of us.

I hope it helps you a little to see the love, prayers and positive energy from your friends and followers. https://t.co/IM2k7ZdHEj

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 1, 2020

the tweets under Chrissy Teigen’s update are so vile. The internet clearly isn’t a place for you neanderthals. 1 in 4 women suffer from miscarriage and we barely speak about it, let her share if she wants to. Fuck you pic.twitter.com/PsxFv3oKsm

— mims (@magicloudx) October 1, 2020

A reminder grief doesn’t have to happen behind closed doors. It’s fine and healthy that Chrissy Teigen shared her sorrow openly— if it makes you uncomfortable you should probably re-examine your relationship with grief and difficult emotions.

— ines helene (@inihelene) October 1, 2020

Fuck every single person telling Chrissy Teigen she needs to keep this private, not post pictures and not share any details with the world. Stop stigmatizing pregnancy and infant loss. This needs to be talked about, women need to know they aren’t alone.

— Caprisha (@xxxprisha) October 1, 2020

God. People even criticize how a woman grieves the loss of her baby. I think Chrissy Teigen is brave. I’ve been there, and to have the courage to speak about it is amazing. I feel seen & acknowledged by her sharing her experience. This is why people love her so much. https://t.co/mCXIErYefC

— Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (@eplusgg) October 1, 2020

We are definitely praying for John & Chrissy during this unfortunate and terribly devestating time.

Photo: Chrissy's IG

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Ski Mask The Slump God Is Making Meme Rap The Undeniable Next Wave Of Hip-Hop

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When it comes to hip-hop’s enduring, endearing appeal to the masses, so much is built on nostalgia. Lyrical references often mine the idyll of adolescence, the recognition of pop cultural references from movies, sports, and other ephemera, and perhaps most importantly, musical cues from hip-hop’s own extensive heritage, from R&B and disco classics to the masterworks of the genre itself.

Ski Mask The Slump God’s appeal is built on a different kind of nostalgia, tapping into something more generational. The 2018 XXL Freshman litters his verses with references to anime, cartoons like Danny Phantom and Spongebob, and video games. He’s also a fan of crude, absurdist humor that seems less designed to appeal to a generation raised of the eccentricity of Youtube and social media memes than born of it. It’s not for everybody, but in a way, it is.

Ski Mask — born Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne at the tail end of the ’90s — is a product of a generation raised to overshare. 22-year-olds like him sling their innermost thoughts, no matter how dark or gross or tender or strange, into the ether, where other young adults pick up on the barest threads of relatability. They begin to identify with the absurdity of shared experiences and even more memes are born. There’s no such thing as too much, and recognizing this “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks” mentality is the key understanding just why Ski Mask The Slump God might be one of the biggest voices of his generation.

Watching his performance at Rolling Loud in Los Angeles — or rather, watching the crowd’s reaction to it — I came to understand how much his approach, from his personality to his blown-out, temper tantrum reckless flow, resonated with the audience. Watching nearly 20,000 teens and young adults recite his high-speed bars — think Twista or Busta Rhymes at their most caffeinated, possibly in a race to see which of them could recite their verses the fastest — word-for-word, despite their velocity, woke me up to his charm and the awareness that his fans love him precisely because he’s so willing to be bizarre on record.

Hailing from the same South Florida environs as similarly beloved, rebellious, Soundcloud darlings as XXXTentacion, Kodak Black, Rob Banks, and Wifisfuneral (many of whom are loosely connected as a group called Members Only), Ski Mask came to prominence in much the same way as his more controversial counterpart and close friend, XXXTentacion. As songs like “Babywipe” and “Catch Me Outside” gained popularity on Soundcloud, so too did Ski Mask’s own prominence increase as he began to collaborate with Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade and XXX’s own notoriety began to reflect onto Ski’s thanks to collaborations like “Take A Step Back.”

The thing that most sets him apart from his peers and frequent collaborators is his raw, loopy approach that he pairs with the high-velocity raps of someone like Busta Rhymes — who Ski Mask counts as an inspiration — with the raucous, unrestrained energy of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Like ODB, Ski gives little regard to the niceties of the recording arts, screaming into mic and embracing the goofiest aspects of his personality. On the cover of his debut album, Stokeley, he pairs a regal, Napoleonic uniform with a neatly tied durag; the music is much the same.

It’s clear that he could have the polish and clarity of previous generations of rappers, but he’d rather indulge his rambunctious impulse to rely on gross-out humor (he’s got songs on Stokeley with titles like “Cat Piss” and “Foot Fungus” that have little to do with either, content-wise) and zany punchlines informed by internet memes: “Two girls, two cups, know I had to level up,” he rhymes on “Nuketown,” the title of which he changed from its working title of “Cutthroat” just because he didn’t “want anybody to know what the song is until they click it.” His usual approach, if anything about his varied, experimental approach can be considered “usual,” is a punky, almost thrash-like mentality applied to cloud rap/trap rap principles — make it loud, make it weird, and shake the table.

That tendency to embrace the bizarre can undercut his attempts at more serious subject matter, though. When he tries to execute an anti-government diatribe on “Reborn To Rebel” from Stokeley, the cartoony punchlines undermine the urgency he tries to convey and songs dedicated to XXXTentacion’s memory like “Save Me, Pt. 2” and “U and I” don’t hold up to the sort of serious pathos the content requires. But when he’s in his bag, as he is on “Nuketown” or 2018 mixtape Beware The Book Of Eli standout “Lost Souls,” he shows flashes of irresistible charisma, which has already led to even greater exposure, including a placement on the soundtrack to one of 2018’s most important and well-received films, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

In an era where charisma can be the difference maker separating true stars from a seemingly endless deluge of content, Ski Mask’s willingness to embrace the odder aspects of his persona might be the thing that makes him such a fan favorite that his fans are willing to memorize his rubbery verses. That he was so tight with controversial figures like XXXTentacion without the accompanying legal troubles confers some of the same spotlight without the resultant backlash — although at some point, he may be called upon to reconcile his friendship with X’s troubled legacy. Until then, he’s the Soundcloud rapper who’s tapped into the zeitgeist of his generation and shown flashes of the artistic potential he needs to take the leap from underground favorite to mainstream star — as long as he’s willing to leave some of the gross humor online, where it belongs.

Stokelely is out now via Republic Records. Get it here.

source https://uproxx.com/hiphop/ski-mask-slump-god-stokeley-meme-rap/

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