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i'm sure its just a phase i'll grow out of in a week or two, but i really love Ninja High School's album Young Adults Against Suicide right now. its totally upbeat lo-fi hardcore dance rap. "Positive Laser"'s second verse let's us know exactly what kind of thinking these guys are up to:
"No more defeat by feelings / The drugs you're taking is control they're stealing.
Bad psychiatrists call it "healing" / But never admit it's dull they're dealing.
They say it doesn't matter what we think / 'cause they're the ones with expertise in these things.
All I know is I can treat my friends better.
Not into transcendence, trends, or transgressors, we win with positive vibration!
And it's bad feelings out, good feelings in!"
and then, of course, comes the Ninja High School patented everybody-screams-two-lines-of-lyrics-as-loud-as-they-can chorus, which in this case is:
"We built a big gun so we could realize our goals!
POSITIVE LASER, SET IT OFF!
The ammunition's you: a hundred minds, a hundred souls!
POSITIVE LASER, YOU'RE MY FRIEND!"
this is totally club-worthy hip-hop dance whatever, but instead of talking about how hardcore they are and how they're tougher than everyone else or saying other rappers have small penises, as most rap seems to be, these guys are talking about actual issues in a well thought out and collegiate manner. and yet, there's still plenty of geeky references to amuse the people who are bound to like these guys' sound anyway. hell, the cover of the album has a damn game boy on it!

anyway, i also love that they sare the same initials as the National Honor Society.

download "Shake It Off"