DRAIN GANG: The Outsider Trap Movement
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- This Swedish cloud rap group (Bladee, Ecco2k, Thaiboy Digital, Whitearmor, Yung Sherman) is taking cloud rap in a more unique and polarizing direction than ever before.
Notable releases:
Gravity Boys - GTBSG (2013)
Bladee - Gluee (2014)
Thaiboy Digital - Tiger (2014)
Bladee - Eversince (2016)
Yung Sherman - Innocence [V1&2] (2017)
Drain Gang - D&G (2017)
Bladee - Working on Dying (2017)
Bladee - Red Light (2018)
Ecco2k - Beauty Sleep (2018)
Bladee - Icedancer (2018)
Drain Gang - Trash Island (2019)
Thaiboy Digital - Legendary Member (2019)
Ecco2k - E (2019) [released after this video went up]
Twitter: @108mics_yt
Instagram: @album.reviewz
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Just to be clear, this vid came out about a month before “E” was even announced, so keep that in mind while watching
Edit: if you want to hear my thoughts on E, I talk about it in my best of 2019 video
108 Mics hahah shiet bad timing! Nice video though!!
no
Make a vid about E
LoopyFromDiscord my year end list is coming up 👀
Was about to comment about e
Eboys are just wannabe bladee’s and they don’t even kno it.
drain gang and sbe affiliates have actual talent besides just posing in tiktok videos
also FIVE YEARS LATE TO THE WAVE
fr. i don't think people actually realize just how big of an impact drain gang/sad boys have had. Aside from paving the wavy for "cloud rap" (and emo trap) and the retro, vaporwave-esque aesthetic of the majority of the content om Astari, the aesthetic of their fashion got popular, too
In a general view, I feel like a lot of current fashion trends, in the mainstream world and among e-bois/e-girls have been taken from cloud rap, but it mostly traces back to sbegtb, imo
@@isthisreallife489 you ever heard of bones lmfao
@@isthisreallife489
Its a cycle, its always been like this in music history. An artist (1) creates a new wave/genre, and another artist (2) gets inspired to make similar music. Fans find number 2's music and hasn't even heard about artist number 1. The funny thing is that usually, artist 2 (and 3, 4, 5 and so on) perfects it and makes it better, and in general is better off in terms of plays and popularity. However I think sbe and gtb still got it. I jumped on the wave in 2013 and have been a hardcore fan, and I don't think anyone has done it better. Lean and his gang has done A LOT for the industry and style today, both fashion and production wise.
Bro honestly travis was inspired by leandoer & drain gang in like 2013-2014
Jack Eden I agree with that, but I think the way Travis has progressed as an artist sounds really different from SB/DG and is distinct from most of his contemporaries. It’s all p much come full circle
@Who da Fook yeah, future a lowkey fan of bladee he's worn the rainworld hoodie a few times, even on one of his music videos
@@0konsta Oh shit really?? which video?
theamazingeldog Future - Mad Luv
konsta his stylist probably got him that
This man predicted ecco releasing an amazing album
Ecco is literally one of the best out for me. I love Bladee and Thaiboy but Ecco has so much talent
Funny cause it wasn’t amazing lmao
Dustin Wulf take it back
@@dustinwulf8074 idk i think its the best thing to come from draingang as its very creative and could easily be played by anyone and is vey catching, like Security haunts my dreams
I hate ecco’s vocals tbh
Hahaha yeah man drain gang
but anyway it’s $30 a g Chris
yeoooo lmfao
Y E E T
😂😂😂😂
💀💀😂😂
Fuck u
His name is yung lean because his real surname is Leandoer
its a reference to lean tho
@@swervdacoupe no, it's not.
@@swervdacoupe no
It's Hastad
Leandoer is his middle name
promethazine中毒 the dude literally had 2stop makin music 4like a year 2get sober off lean it’s most likely a reference 2both
whenever i see the word bladee i imagine him saying it in his autotuned voice, singing it to me while i drift away into drain world
jelly same man
for me its the bladee on "im getting my money from bladee"
jelly i hear lean: bledde, bled
Thai boy's not a bladee clone, more of a drained outed chief keef.
Nah, Blackkray is the emo Cheif Keef, Thaiboy is no were near anything like Keef lmao (besides some of his beats)
He said in a interview that his biggest inspiration was keef and soulja boy
thats why his tapes so braggy and swaggy. each member like any good RPG party has it's own class, stats, spells etc.
乁dragon違 bladee is a wizard or summin for sure.
Kame Prod I don’t love thaiboy but his verse in victim is beautiful
"and ecco2k ......." i laughed so hard in public omg
@ㅤ shut up
Hi ary how do u get free followers
And an ad break happens right after the pause LMAO
This man is literally describing exactly what Ecco was about to do with E two months before he did
I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND BUT IT WAS HOPELESS
I TRIED TO TAKE HER SOUL BUT SHE WAS SOULLESS
(sorry don't mind me draining in the comments)
@@lando2679 if you're quoting Plastic Surgery it's "thinking I should end myself" not shit myself lmaooo
@@yellowsaurus4895 really? wow
@@yellowsaurus4895 no shit HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHA
@@decaffeinatedafrican5997 he fake drain
This is more of a bladee review than it is a drain gang history lesson.
Drain Gang is 80% Bladee
@@BattlegroundsFTW 60% bladee 30% ecco 10% thaiboy.
ecco isn’t 20% bc of g’LOSS and other contributions to dg that aren’t music
Yea cuz at this time he had made a lot more than the other drain gang members (except whitearmor but he's part of their music)
@@BattlegroundsFTW probably just listen 2 what they have on spotify lol
Ive been adiccted to bladee, yung lean and the others since the end of the last year, red light was the album that got me into him and its hard for me to listen to other types of music now lol its kinda of a curse but a good one
Big relate vrutha
Same
Nice profile pic my dude
@@ev1ilfreak thx my guy
Truly, the drain drains you out of other likes. I just go back to music I listened to before drain and only keep up with drain
>Redlight is favorite blade album.
Based
Ngl this triggered me, you can’t dismiss WOD and D&G like that, they’re literally some of the best shit
agreed WOD wasn't as gas to me but D&G has probably my fav songs from Ecco and Bladee. Everyone kills it on that project
I love WOD
I don't really care much for D&G, but WoD is one of my fav Bladee releases for sure. Too slept on imo
Rectangularification if you don’t like D&G you’ve gotta hear Cinderella,Botox Lips,Black Boy,Suffocation,No Life Left and the Most Under appreciated song Ever STALKER.
Yeah ngl D&G is the best drain gang project
you talk about music like patrick bateman
*H U E Y L E W I S*
holy shit hahahaha you're so right
Your mind
You like Drain Gang?
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when D&G came out in '17 I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. They've been compared to Gothboiclique, but I think Bladee has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
lmaoo I was looking for a comment saying that
you just dont get it thaiboy goon real hustler. FREE THAIBOY
wait is thaiboyu in jail?
@@landcruiserfan4206 he was kinda deported from Sweden
Free thaiboy I say it twiiiiice
Thaiboy goon so hot I'm smoking on wasabi...
@@birknorling7943 lol shit what happend?
I swear for years I’ve explained my infatuation with Bladee by comparing his style of rap to shoegaze and you’re the first person I’ve heard echo those sentiments.
a lot of disrespect on lean at the start there
Naaah ice dancer was beautiful and Thaiboys legendary member really showed me what this genre really is. At first I thought "yeah cloud rap" in regards to their earlier music, but what's being released nowadays is actually a new genre I'd say. It's like business techno/arcade rap. Bentley, nervous, Beijing really give me that vibe businessman vibe, and ice dancer gives me a cyberpunk feel. It's the type of music I'd proudly define the future of music on. Every time i listen to either album, I get a scene of hyperreality, vr, ar and factioned society's... But hey welcome to my imagination and great video man, glad I found you :)
01YAS10HIRO01 interesting, I may have to revisit Legendary Member with that in mind. Thx for commenting 💯
@@108Mics Hey man, no worries, and by the way...
ecco2k's new album :'0 It was beautiful! I was walking down the street on a winter's day, with the sun beaming down on my face with his album on, and daaam... what an experience
arcade?? more like psychedelic dystopian rap
@@musicarchive1117 well, as it stands, we both have different point of views obviously, so I may not nail down instantly what it sounds like to your ears. Do note though that we can agree it's definitely a dystopian cyberpunk style of music, mixed with some psychedelic trance. I say arcade because I think of all those early 2000s avatars, with flashing neon lights, with a bright 16bit atmosphere.
I say it's perhaps going to lead onto a new design movement. We've had a Bauhaus, Dada, Brutalist etc approach to design, but we are yet to properly inculcate the cyber design into society *fully* nevermind music. Exciting yet so uncertain times ahead!
@@JuniorBlacksBeatz agreed, I see what you mean now
Gtbsg = gravity boys shield gang
Toji I was coming to comment this same thing
@@raycoyleiv lol
when I first heard icedancer it felt like a return to the more haphazard and lighthearted side of gluee but with the polish and more well considered structure of his stuff like Red Light or Eversince. really appealed to me as a long time drainer who really loved his recent stuff but was nostalgic for the bucket hats and Arizona tea days
Best Buy is the greatest song of all time
Trueee
would of been nice to mention goth money, more importantly black kray, during this video aswell. i feel like both drain gang and goth money fan bases are tightly connected
Thaiboy's flexing in his lyrics has always been a part of his music, go listen to songs like haters broke, 2 seats, Ferragamo gold, 2 the starz and you'll realize that Thaiboy's lyrics have always differed from the rest of the collective in this way. Thaiboy does have some sad songs like hopeless, and moon girl but I would say that the majority of his discography is made up of lyrics where he flexes, and this makes sense considering that he's stated that he wanted to be like Soulja Boy.
Thai ppl always flexxin lmao
XonU
yung lean bola de carne sueca
Nah moongirls good
Drain Gang ruined my life
Now I can't enjoy other type of music
WORD
True
There's always something out there that you haven't got to love yet.
on god
eversince is the best thing that was created in past 10 years
Idk but I never felt like Thaiboy sounds like Bladee nor Travis Scott.
man tiger got it's own sound. it definitely is the hardest drain project to get into imo but when/if u get it it becomes so amazing. the way thaiboy's vocals work with the beats is just unexplainable.
Great analysis. Makes me happy to see people discussing the drain gang, sad boy scene today.
i think you had more to dig into icedancer, the album is the one that ended up changing the game for dg
best album to date
it is bladee's best by far imo, i don't even think there's any filler on it at all.
This channel's too good, so glad I discovered it
By far the best video covering DRAIN GANG. Very well done.
my friend was trying to put me onto bladee and drain gang for almost a year and i just couldnt get into it, then 4 months ago i heard be nice 2 me for the first time and something in my head just clicked and ive been listening ever since
you have good friends
i used “draining” unironically holy fuck LMAO
@@dollarjunkie wait wtf you just liked my franzj tweet what LMAOO, did you jus find my twitter from my channel or wat
@@fuckdingdong nah bruh great minds think alike or smt gay like that
Too each his own I guess it's not for everyone lol
I love bladee's music and white armour's production and just the vibes it gives.
I tried getting some of my friends into bladee and Ecco 2k
and they were too close minded to give it a listen and thought it was too weird.
fuck them normies
@@imprezaguy9958 they may be boring but have some respect for the dead
Smile/For/me my bad.
Great video, Red Light and Eversince are two of my favourite albums ever and masterpieces in my eyes, it’s been good to see their come up over the years 🙏
Yess finally someone made a video explaining why I love these artists so much thank you bro awesome vid 💙💙💙
u rlly called ecco a bladee clone lmao
L
Eros indeed
ngl homie kinda said some biased n cringe shit making this video
Thank you for making this video. I always wanted a video essay on these creative powerhouses. Excellent job.
3:22 i felt that
never got into drain gain but 108 delivers once again, keep it up
well said but rip bladee is HARD.
His 2nd best project
good vid but gluee defo not as well liked as eversince
i prefer it
it's more
gluee is superior .
eversince is definitely more popular but gluee seems to get a bit more critical approval. also icedancer >>>>>>
if you take a look at rym's star rating, gluee is clearly the best rated album.
wait bladee is pronounced as "blade" nooooooo i've been saying 'bladey' this whole time oh noooooo
sahar from what I’ve seen in interviews and in songs, his friends usually refer to him as “bladey” but he seems to prefer being called “blade” (the Nardwuar Interview w him and sadboys is a good example of this). Either way though I think both pronunciations are correct
108 Mics he has called himself blade and bladey in his songs (topman) I think bladey is more fun to say lol
niggas who pronounce bladee as blady shave their legs and dress up as girls in their free time
@@slutkiller LMAO but I am a girl tho 😔
Bluehoodie yup, that’s me 😼
Baby on legendary member is legit one of the most dreamy songs ever
And you forgot to mention the vanilla sky 2 song ep. that shit is amazing
Real RETALS o yea vanilla sky’s real dope
terrible*
tai wan bruh
Vanilla sky is by far their most out of the park short ep, and yes it is terrible imo as well
murillok913 I don’t see why it just seems like 2 bangers to me :/
Bro I heard be nice to me at the club and it was the greatest moment of my life
Don’t understand why Tiger wasn’t talked about at all, that album has to be most underrated drain album.
this was amazing, i look forward to future videos from you
Thank you for this video. Really interesting group
Hey man it’s obvious you put effort into this video and i really appreciate this
thank you for making a great job covering drain gang. This video was really good hope to see you grow more on youtube you deserve it.
No dislikes, stay on top and smoke trop
ppl come for drain gang for their lyrics without thinking abt the fact that english is their 2nd language
You could say that about Immortal Technique too but dude slays
D&G was when each of them really coined their individual styles. How could you have skipped this?
Sam Mangino I talk about all their collaborative stuff after I talk about Legendary Member...
Thank you for the video I really enjoyed it. I wish I could go back to the days I discovered these guys, such good times.
Great video, looking for more!
appreciate this video bro
Don't agree with everything you said here but that doesn't matter, this is still by far the best video on the boys that's been made thus far. Thanks for this!
Stay drained, brothers
This was very well done, subbed.
Well researched, funny and thoughtful. Thank you for this great video! Subscribed
This vid is a perfect description and summary of everything drain
This video was long overdue. Congrats man :)
I’ve been listening to drain gang since 2014, their music has helped me throughout the end of 8th grade and the entirety of highschool these past 6 years and now I’m on my way to college. I’m really happy they’re becoming even more popular to the point where if they’re mentioned some drainers will pop up. Being a drainer back then was the greatest experience ever and I can’t ever thank these guys enough
Found in them out in 2016 from a feature with Xavier wulf on a song called snowman after that I fell in love
another quality video chief
This is great, subscribed
Thaiboy is so underrated. Painkillers imo is Bladees best ever track and Thaiboy slaps on it. This is after countless hours listening to all of their music too.
And Spinnin is such a banger omgggg
Great video, subscribed
I really liked this video bro good job
So glad u covered them
Side note: GTBSG stands for gravity boys sheild gang
Before they called themselves Drain gang it was Gravity boys or Sheld gang
D&G is hands down their best project as a collective. it embodies everything that makes their sound so unique and everyone contributes their uniqueness to make an amazing drain album. and it has their most accessible and amazing set of individual tracks into one album. side note: its my album of the decade
rahhdee real drain shit. Botox lips cured me. Happily ever after. All of it man. Getting D&G coin tatted
Beautiful video
Hey man great niche video, well produced and pro commentary. Keep it up.
2:39 gotta send this to my friend who still listen to Eminem In 2020
thats what i love in my recomendations
The fact you didn’t acknowledge Cinderella is a sin
One of the most drained songs of all
Time
Great to see more indepth coverage on drain gang. I think Working on Dying his his most approachable project for someone accustomed to trap music. I thought Bladee was really underwhelming on Trash Island but its almost redeemed by his feature on Bentley. Perfect hook, really curious what he will drop next
You have a pleasant tone, imma like n subscribe
What a perfect video, congrats.
"some experimental oddities from years past"
> King Astroslikk the Magnificent
LMAO very rare reference and great video
This is a great video
We can say whatever but my boy ecco out there changing the game rn and I'm here for it.
This is a great channel
Will Hollimon thank you :)
Appreciate the shoutout to Cloudead
perfect
Sick video boss, subscribed.
Damn, how do you only have ~500 subs, this shit is next level. Very informative, well put together and entertaining. Hope you blow up sometimes, you really deserve it.
Keep it up
lmaoo my review for Red Light made it in at 7:41. love the vid man
Szymon aye, I’m glad u found my vid. Great review btw 👌👌
I’ve started listening with trash island and haven’t moved too much past that but like it seems like a nice entry point and might even be seen as like a definitive project in future innit . Also ecco2k has an album now woo
BRO Trash Island is incredible for the chilled out minimal vibes and Legendary Member is also really good because it shows the banger side of drain gang. its called fuckin diversification bro. Your comments on Ecco2k were spooky prescient though thats wild lol. Great vid man really enjoyed and also its pronounced Bladeeeeee not blade.
i wonder what chuck person would think if somone told him making eccojams would create a tidal wave of new experimental music genres across the internet that would still be going and creating new genres a decade later
Lol. I Just discovered the channel and I love the dark star sample in the beginning!
Cold visions man
Been listening since 2015. Gluee got me hooked to these guys along with GTBSG.
wasnt expecting to hear a reference to blood unplugged ever thank you
Snapped hard af by putting up that Ruben Slikk as a reference
Gtbsbe forever great vid. Almost had all the good lore.
This man is so eloquent like write my essays please
He gets it.