Reaction to [Original Rap] DEAD BEATS - Calliope Mori

[@griftgfx]

I love the gap between her streaming personality and how much she cuts loose in her music. This is a woman that largely refuses to swear on stream. Her "label" is technically Cover Corp. She's not indie, but she put in a lot of work to get here. You should do "Off With Their Heads".

[@A.D.0916]

Gap Moe

[@pjdougherty6442]

I believe she was indie before joining Hololive. I’m not one for sharing the identities of the Hololive girls, but in Calli’s case, it’s hard not to want to share more of her awesome music.

[@YuyuHakurei]

It's not bad for Calli because she flat out told everyone publicly that she used to be Indie. Though what she does is mostly pure rap. Whereas mainstream rap often isn't even rap but some variation of hip hop instead. Which are completely different music genres. xD If you like the 90's rap then you will probably like Calli, but if you like newer stuff then you are less likely to like her stuff because the 90's is what her inspiration was. She's replicating that style which is often less popular with the masses, but has the most loyal fanbase of anything in the world.

[@demonic_myst4503]

Her other none cali music is apart the Japanese underground

[@Noobie2k7]

Ahe also still performs and makes content outside of her Calliope persona. Since she toured in Japan as Demondice after she'd already became Calliope and she regularly pops up on other people's youtube channels as DemomDiceKaren.

[@JTByrd386]

To hear her at her rawest: “Reaper ka Rapper?” was made by her with a mouth, a mic, a mixer, and whatever stuff she could reach from her desk.

[@aperson-vy8yh]

lmao no way

[@YuyuHakurei]

She should play parappa the rappa. xD

[@grey57]

The dead beats ep is really interesting because it seems like a fever dream period for all the girls really. The opening of the En branch made them basically a test grp in a brand new market for Cover, and Im pretty sure theyve mentioned it but Calli in particular was bascially a huge gamble because she had 0 streaming experience and was juggling 2 other jobs on top of adding the stress of hololive in the mix. As someone else said she was working on the ep until the day before she debuted and still editing the songs/videos during the week because she dropped one everyday during her debut week. The reason the style evolved both music and art wise is because she had to have one of her friends (kokorobeats) help her with the music portion of everything because she is self admittedly bad at actually mixing/creating music and wanted get better at it but was unable to manage it in time before debut. Now that she is free from her other obligations and can do hololive as a full time job she can now concentrate on her music but now has access to and the ability to work with different producers. The same thing goes with the art while, Calli is both musically a artistically talented her Gen mate Ina'nis provided her with the album art for deadbeats, she herself did cursed night, off with their heads was by ekao, and most recently rei did it for red, but Calli still does all the animation and editing for her videos.

[@Dragon-Believer]

I don't know about that. I wouldn't call it a huge gamble to get someone really talented. How much money are they really going to lose if it didn't work? Seems like she did all the work. If nothing else she had fans that she'd bring over to Hololive. Seems like a safe bet. And she speaks Japanese. Seems like a no brainer. Who's more perfect for Hololive than her? Ok, Gawr Gura but they don't grow on trees. Hololive only has one Gura.

[@lop90ful1]

My boi nailed the meaning of the song

[@ConsNSG]

She debuted as Calli early September but she's been making music longer. She's always been pretty good at animation, more so than this song, but the artwork on this video was made by her colleague that debuted on the same day. Also she has a different person doing her mixes since her Off With Their Heads song

[@ethanwoodrow2600]

I also think when she says she'd 'lose it' she means she'd go crazy trying to play by the standard rules, because most everything she writes has layers...like an onion

[@WoeUponThee]

Ok man stop, i already know calli is actually shrek

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

Yes, Aqua does have layers.

[@veritasmod7013]

Loving the Shrek reference. XD

[@effortlessfury]

Technically, Calli is "signed" in that she works for Cover Corp, Hololive's parent company, and they publish her work. That said, I think the particulars of how the music is produced and published is non-standard. I'm also pretty sure that Calli produced the entire Dead Beats EP in the few shorts weeks leading up to her vTuber debut. That means that she was under a lot of stress and pressure to prepare for streaming and Vtubing for the first time all while creating the music. In-fact, I think this MV was being worked on until the day before premiere. Now that Calli has been doing this for a bit, she had a larger time table with a bit less imminent stress when creating Your Mori.

[@kats6994]

It was actually half a year ago. By the way, Calli has streams where she breaks down her process after each songs release, you can look at those if you're interested in her process.

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

She also has streams where she makes the instrumentals, tho they are only available to members.

[@Raidanzoup]

The image you're looking at was drawn up by a professional illustrator (Ninomae Inanis also of Hololive EN), so be careful not to conflate style with professionalism, lol. It's also the cover of her first EP (as Calli)! Anyway I'll go catch up on your anime cypher reactions now

[@midooct]

To answer you question, she was under another name before joining Hololive and I believe she is still doing content with that other name. Keep watching Mori's content, you'll eventually come across her other identity lol.

[@lop90ful1]

Well its not much of a secret she was never subtle with it.

[@midooct]

@@lop90ful1 never said it was. I just knew about it a few months ago

[@lop90ful1]

@@midooct I just wantted to imply you avoidided saying her other personas name.

[@midooct]

@@lop90ful1 eh, I just like respecting their privacy. It just how I am.

[@lop90ful1]

@@midooct but Cali dosnt care tho

[@BrackentheInvisible]

Yeah you can definitely see the progress through her songs if you look at them chronologically (not saying that's how you should listen but more if you compare her earlier songs to her later songs). She definitely begins showing more sides to herself in her later songs. Some other Calli songs you might not see in her channel that you should definitely check out after listening to her original songs, she did a collab song with Kiara Takanashi called Wah Wah World which is more on the pop side, another collab song with Watame (曇天羊／角巻わため feat.Calliope Mori【オリジナル曲】), and I think another song collab with Holostars' Rikka called Spiral Tones. There are also her karaoke streams which are a blast to listen to. Anyways, it's always a joy to see people listen to Calli and I'm glad you had some fun listening to her music.

[@syzygy2464]

Calli been doin it a long time under another name but as a v-tuber we're not supposed to know her previous identity, but if you look hard enough you can find it.

[@wessltov]

Dave: "Her art got a big upgrade!" Ninomae Ina'nis: *Unravel noises*

[@yohannbiimu]

The artwork for this video was made by another V-Tuber in Hololive English called "Ninomae Ina'nis" (Ina for short). She is known for her fantastic drawing ability, calmness, and ability to throw out puns at any given moment.

[@cookiesandstreams]

scru face jean summed up this verse @6:21 in a very succinct way: "I don't know who she shootin at but that muhg dead."

[@WingManFang1]

that second voice at the end was her Fire Chicken lol

[@scottwpilgrim]

Dead Beats do the Jerk LOL

[@gundamgunpla4685]

I am not overly familiar with the EN VTubers but if I remember correctly from one of her streams she is influenced by older style of hip hop, which gives her a unique twist these days.

[@CainLupus]

Calliope Mori has only been around since 2020, but she's been rapping far longer than that. Check out DEMONDICE, very similar style

[@halfbl00d55]

Right they are similar. I wonder if theyre sister *cough*

[@koop7266]

@@halfbl00d55 maybe twin sister

[@cookiemonsteratemycookies5654]

...And another Calli reaction. Love these Dave! And so do the Hololive fans. Hope you keep these coming, because I love Calli's music and hope she starts to get more visibility and recognition for the quality stuff she's putting out there. I'd recommend "Off with their heads" for the next Mori reaction. So as not to spoil it i'll just say it goes really hard!!

[@lonelybag8510]

watch calli"s "off their their heads," its literally a song about her dissing people who criticize her popularity was only brought on because she's part of hololive. (hololive is a vtuber idol company she's in)

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

Thats only a small portion of what that song is about. A lot of the song is more about following your passion and taking the chance, only like 2 lines are disses.

[@professorpenne9962]

welcome to the rabbit hole

[@HimekoKatagiriMaho]

So glad someone I saw reacting to deadbeats finally caught the real meaning of that second verse. Bravo, man

[@celestialdivineinstinct59]

Now you gotta react to her live again song next. A bit more heartfelt and wholesome song compared to the others. Very beautiful song.

[@W3LSHDR4G0]

I love how he compliments the artist and the artist is Ninomae Ina'nis xD

[@Arcalargo]

Best way to describe Calliope's music: hip-hop instrumental 90's classic boom-bap hardcore no tags storytelling free-track!

[@Insømni0928]

The art in this song was actually done by Ina (Ina’nis) one of the other members of Holomyth

[@ElfInflicted]

I don't know what you'd call her style either, but I think of it is falling under Nerdcore. She's this virtual personality, half role-playing a grim reaper character, and that seems pretty nerdy to me. I always read the dis verse as making fun of herself, which I've always considered a common theme of Nerdcore. Like, she's not a big artist with all the resources of a major label behind her, so she'll use anything and everything to make her music with. Also I've really enjoyed these videos!

[@kywolf559]

Hell yes, give us more mori

[@501BlakeG]

On the rap billboard 90%of the top use auto tune. But ya, when ya get into country and even sometimes pop, the most of them use it to touch up vocals but that’s about it. Their pretty spot on with their stuff.

[@alexmax3502]

Yeah, it is indeed another style of music, it's called Death Rap.

[@cheekychim]

I really like your reaction! I want more Mori ❤️

[@tsukikofudo]

i think my favorite rap from calli is Veritas as it is an insanely lyrical drop

[@Ikxi]

It was a good reaction, I actually stayed even after you finished listening to the song and said more about it!

[@shadowtrooper1015]

The art for this song and the cover for her 1st ep was actually made by here genmate.

[@ФедистерТсу]

Thank You friend!

[@jerebrock19987]

React to mori's Off With Thier Heads!!!

[@Watesoftheoasis]

Strongly recommend reacting to her song "Guh!"

[@n4stya522]

you can check bully out she kills it

[@DR_REDACTED]

Hell yeh dad got another soul❤🖤

[@sya2711]

talking about free styles: she literally made a song during her stream about bread xD

[@jjkcharlie]

I enjoyed her Jump King streams.

[@sayascarlett3187]

"She taking shots?" *Yes.*

[@holdeenyo8914]

she an alternative channel called "Demon Dice" I Highly reccomend you check some of their songs. She's been rapping for most her life, and started posting on youtube like 4-5 years ago

[@ShiroNekoDen]

She has multiple styles she was inspired partly by eminem. If you're wondering the girl talking at the end that's takanashi kiara aka kusotori who crushes on cali but cali way too tsundere to reciprocate. Also her agency is hololive. She also can sing properly like in her song ibasho.

[@Username1-d8v]

I love this song :D

[@ryanlarkin9783]

Check out Demondice and shhhh when it all clicks.

[@shiro90605]

great reaction man!

[@corvideuscrow]

Wait till you hear Bread Beats.

[@RuthLessAmvs]

That song is crazy 😅 bro

[@6th_Army]

Hold on. Dave likes artist who have their own style? I wonder if he likes metal? And history? Sabaton!!! (Saa-baa-t-on)

[@whatitdodave]

I have SO MANY metal reaction vids. I’ve covered artist like TOOL, Metallica, gojira, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, megadeath, plus others haha.

[@6th_Army]

Ah wonderful. I just haven't reached that part of your channel yet. If you haven't seen any of Sabaton's stuff yet. I'd recommend "40 : 1" live at Woodstock 2012, "Uprising" live at Woodstock 2012. if you want the more bombastic songs, "Ghosts Division" official live video, "Attero Dominatus" live (Swedish Empire tour DVD) or "Screaming Eagles" Official Music Video. If you want to see what they look like with no budget limits, "Bismarck" Official Music Video. There's alot more but these are only the introductory videos.

[@Ikxi]

7:34 Definitely not talking too long. It's great when the person who is reacting ADDS to the content. Otherwise a reaction would be worthless really

[@little_chimy]

Nobody let kiara know about the art comment. We don’t want to end up in the usual room (°_°)

[@DemonCap-g1i]

Her previous artist persona is DemonDice her songs there were her beginning then in 2020 she auditioned for hololive. When they picked her up she dropped her demon dice persona to be Calliope Mori.

[@Zish468]

Can you pls react to charlie on a friday

[@beyondfrxsty]

Sl!ck reactions please my man 💪

[@elitefdc2171]

Gucci Gang

[@WoeUponThee]

Elite Gucci time

[@ishigami.3am]

MORE DIGGING

[@lazytommy0]

Rod wave is great but he does use autotune

[@Dragon-Believer]

Autotune isn't what people think it is. If you can tell they're using autotune they aren't using it right. Everyone uses it. All it does is make your voice sound very slightly better. When used as intended. Or actually they're using autotune incorrectly on purpose for artistic effect. That is the sound they are going for. I don't like it most of the time. But it's not a substitute for talent. It's just a way to sound different.

[@loreto8537]

Is this asmr?

[@yushaasm]

your reaction is good its just that u keep pausing it at the good parts and its annoying