Why Hip-Hop Doesn't Respect Anthony Fantano (TheNeedleDrop)

Today, we take a deep dive into why Anthony Fantano AKA TheNeedleDrop is hated by the hip-hop world.
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[@retroboyadvance2017]

The fact one independent youtuber can literally get all these big celebrities and artist mad is so funny. Bro. Its a review.

[@mukwesamwanza1511]

That youtuberr has a following that will mess your income.

[@MsTwilightSpeaks]

It truly is 😂😂😂

[@joemayers7006]

@@mukwesamwanza1511exactly but his fans will always make excuses for him , if he was black people would’ve really hated him 💯

[@Humble197]

@@joemayers7006 Him not being black has nothing to do with it. He can say what he wants he just has shit opinions and apparently a lot of morons believe the same.

[@someanimefan5990]

​@@joemayers7006Hip hop is black peoples lane. It's their game.

[@Dodong716]

Not gonna lie though, Fantano giving the Sexxy Red album an 8 is downright diabolical and completely uncalled for.

[@LUHJAYGEEKED]

Sexy redd not talented . She just got good beats . But to be honest i would give her album a 9 because some of them good

[@user-uv2im2of9l]

No way he gave that trash shit a 8 😂😂😂 I gotta see that review that’s fucked hahaha

[@basedcommentor]

​@@LUHJAYGEEKEDThat album is A 2 on A good day.

[@atomicpunk2360]

Easily the worst take he’s ever had. Either that or giving the new Bring Me the Horizon album a 3/10. He’s had some bad takes (hip hop and everything else), but that one has to be THE WORST

[@Braylon1997]

I didn’t listen to that pos of an album and I already know it was trash

[@maestroquebrado2259]

I personally find it fucking hilarious how so many people can get so pissed at the personal opinions of a bald vegan

[@ratatouillenut693]

Idk when ppl meat ride him like his fans do it gets pretty annoying lol

[@BarrackTheGoat]

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[@kamfisher1714]

It’s his fanbase that’s the problem

[@YaroLord]

i honestly think the same, who gives a fuck about what a bald white guy thinks?

[@WasabiGoblin]

@@kamfisher1714 fans in general, rap fans are as annoying as kpop fans or even taylor swift fans, bro imagine going up to someone irl because they did not like Gunna's album, be fr

[@Kevo6492]

For a genre that supposedly embodies masculinity, some rappers and Hip Hop fans really get in their feelings over an online critic.

[@TheStrangeBloke]

If a critic never pisses anyone off they're either irrelevant or a total hype man who loves everything. Of course it sucks to have a million people see your magnum opus get a '2' but that's their job.

[@justagge2272]

@@TheStrangeBloke Young Dabo💀

[@iyadhussein8517]

Well said

[@kamfisher1714]

Have you seen his fanbase ?

[@pterodactylbull]

Welcome to the life of blacks

[@Acelmao14]

>gives an artist a high score > ppl mad > gives an artist a low score > ppl mad

[@hawaiilacrosse44]

Gets engagement from the meat riders and the haters. Probably didn't even plan it.

[@EntrEsprit]

Most of his controversial takes are baffling. But i can't lie, when i see Gunna sub or Destroy Lonely sub getting pressed that he doesn't give their albums 7s and 8s, when even legitimately great artists not always get them, I can't help but cringe

[@R0m0n3]

Proves the point. He is not in touch with the culture

[@ProducerTylone]

I could do the same Fantano does, He’s just a random dude that doesn’t know anything about hip hop, I do.

[@KushgodSWAGLORD]

He gives bad artists good scores and good artists mid scores

[@AnthonyCheeseborough]

A critic who never makes people mad is probably a shit critic.

[@nahomkebede5107]

true on the other hand a critic that always goes out of his way just to be a contrarian is just looking for engagement

[@akunakun123]

@@nahomkebede5107 hes not a contrarian tho

[@ellamartintsova5615]

@@akunakun123yes he is

[@artoriassif9458]

@@ellamartintsova5615 He has some contrarian takes but alot of the time hes pretty reasonable.

[@akunakun123]

@@ellamartintsova5615 if he is a contrarian he would shit of kendrick to pimp a butterfly or tyler creators music or sht, hes not a contrarian, he have many opinions that is aligned with the popular opinions

[@Forrealimnotfamous]

Fantano is so harmless that the fact that he has ANY controversy is absolutely absurd.

[@budokai910]

that is not true. In a lot of his reviews he critiques the artist's personal life and A LOT OF THE TIMES he's making fun of them.

[@stellviahohenheim]

He dares called himself a musician

[@Garth-bd3pu]

​@@budokai910ok boy

[@Demsky83]

@@budokai910that’s my issue he can’t separate his feelings about the artists from the art they produce.

[@nahomkebede5107]

he isn't harmless he can literally end artists careers he is that big why do his fans and him fail to acknowledge that?

[@kazumakariama]

"You guys know it's just my opinion, right?" -The bottom of Melon's description every video.

[@vertyy0331]

Yeah but his opinion influences his trash audience and has an effect on the music these people make

[@DimoJaXX]

@@vertyy0331​​⁠Lol no it doesn’t. It doesn’t effect the type of music they make at all because they have the option to look at his opinion as just that. HIS Opinion. If you can’t take a person expressing their opinion then the rapper themselves shouldn’t be able to put out art to the public.

[@AidenAlien]

@@vertyy0331delusional

[@vertyy0331]

@@DimoJaXX you don't think that his opinions influence his audience even a little bit on whether or not they should pruchase the album? He's said this clear as day himself

[@vertyy0331]

@@AidenAlien you think I'm delusional for a man with millions of subscribers having any sort of influence on the music he's reviewing?

[@flakeonthebeat70]

see the problem is when you as an artist release music publicly, you give everyone who listens to it the ability to form an opinion.

[@erbreddaa]

The problem is that Fantano is not a simple guy, he gained a lot of audience throughout the years. So the artists are scared/aware they'll lose a lot of earnings and reputation.

[@remedyplays40]

@@erbreddaa Imm sorry but if im being honest if an artist is that scared of a single critic (out of many) then IDK what they are even doing as music artists. Make music for the audience that listens to you or actually cares. If someone is willing to stop listening to you over a Fantano review then they arent really your fans like that if Fantanos opinion changes theirs so drastically.

[@erbreddaa]

@@remedyplays40 nono, don't misunderstand me. My comment ment to be complementary to the previous one. I also wrote a big comment which criticizes this video.

[@remedyplays40]

@@erbreddaa ohh no worries I appreciate you clarifying that though 🫡

[@cbrocafe]

The problem is people forget that music is an art and art is subjective. We all want to defend what we like. It’s no reason for the hate.

[@therealest7959]

Easy to say when you don’t put in that work yourself

[@IAmTehGuy.]

The real problem is that anthony is the biggest hypocrite in music reviews. Example- Anthony: "I wish eminem would make an old style slim shady song." Eminem: *makes an old style song Anthony: "Why does eminem stay stuck in the past." 😂😂

[@mkallday10]

That Lil Xan interview is hilarious. Guarantee Anthony knows more about rap music than Lil Xan.

[@yellowbones]

I don't even think lil xan knows what he's doing. Have you seen videos of him out of his mind keying his car? Shit's scary. Dude needs help.

[@Ih8simon]

It’s not a very high bar but yeah

[@yutikoo]

@@yellowbones that’s in the past lil bro

[@Acedegenerate07]

@@yutikoohe still ass till dis day

[@yellowbones]

@@yutikoo dont call me lil I aint no rapper bro

[@dkk624]

I’d imagine Fantano couldn’t give a fuck less if they respect him or care about his reviews. He handles their criticism better than they do his. And considering the personas these guys play, that’s pretty sad

[@joshuawilliams8252]

I still can't get over Drake, laying belly down on his bed with his feet kicking in the air, angry tweeting at Fantano on a weekend over his album review.

[@aka_15]

@@joshuawilliams8252 I still can't believe you, laying belly down on your broke crib with your feet kicking in the air, obsess posting on a random youtube video under a random comment not being able to get over people who don't know of your existence. i feel sorry for you. get a life

[@islabee94]

This is the one. Nailed it. He doesn't fucking care and they look pathetic throwing fits because he didnt love their music.

[@islabee94]

​@@joshuawilliams8252P Drizzy definitely snapped his fingers and pouted after he hit send on the "your existence is a light 1" DM.

[@Edgeperor]

Well I do think he cared about Mos Def criticizing him

[@skorpion3993]

Lil Xan talking about people not understanding rap music is comedy 🤣

[@animesoapninja]

Bro you don’t know our culture because you don’t like that one album that some of us like, never mind the other people in our culture who also think it’s fucking trash.

[@someanimefan5990]

It's a blatant appeal of identity fallacy

[@Nancy12West]

what’s crazy is that a lot of his biggest critics saying he doesn’t belong in the culture (him being white) they are ALSO white

[@SumeriyaYaxlaka]

People do be atupid sometimes

[@therealest7959]

@@SumeriyaYaxlakahow ironic

[@EKM9225]

What’s crazy is your profile pic

[@elsteezus]

​@EKM9225 it's AI

[@leesmith5265]

The irony of saying that he's not a part of the culture while at the same time most rappers get rich off of white consumers.

[@savannajoseph7432]

Doesn’t mean they’re apart of the culture

[@josendrado]

yup, they love that yt money

[@tofu8164]

it's okay not liking the guy but his haters are worse, the average criticism they have of him is: -"bla bla bla mbdtf" -"he gave x album a higher rating than x album" (completely clueless of how art criticism works) -"bla bla bla death grips"

[@Acedegenerate07]

Glad he has haters finally 🙏🙏 he needs to go n im glad ppl are coming to there senses

[@SumeriyaYaxlaka]

​@@Acedegenerate07bro pls touch grass NOW

[@dharshanm3242]

​@@Acedegenerate07how it feels to be a disappointment

[@Acedegenerate07]

@@SumeriyaYaxlaka Probably touch more then you onion boy

[@Acedegenerate07]

@@dharshanm3242 Idk Maybe u could tell me since ur an expert at that.

[@Dbad101]

A big complaint I have with rap is that they are so allergic to feedback that their music starts to sound stall like Eminem and Em is my favorite rapper.

[@CocoonMasterBrendan]

That's honestly a lot of artists nowadays, not just in hip-hop. So many artists won't take an iota of criticism, and their stans feed into that mindset by calling the critics "haters" or some sort of petty insult. I think social media has a lot to do with that, unfortunately

[@kamfisher1714]

Then Fantano should be able to take it back.

[@cosanostra6358]

Eminem last album Music to Be Murdered By is dope af. Mark my words few years from now, you gonna meet a new breed of Eminem stans who will put MTBMB as their #1 Eminem album. That's how great that album is.

[@Garth-bd3pu]

​@@kamfisher1714boy

[@Garth-bd3pu]

​@@cosanostra6358no its not. You have no taste

[@freeziez]

alternate title: why rappers are little bitches when a critic gives a bad review

[@lemonlazer5687]

Fantano single handedly proved hip hop is soft. He’s good for the game even if he misses the mark big time on occasion

[@fried_fries]

I like melon because I can actually disagree with him, everyone wanna have these safe opinions, it’s nice to see from the perspective of someone who is actually genuine with his opinions, popular or not.

[@nahomkebede5107]

soiling a persons art then bashing them calling them soft after they feel some type of way isn't really an OWN if that hasn't occured to you yet

[@fried_fries]

@@nahomkebede5107 He’s not soiling the art lmao, it’s called an opinion, just cuz he criticizes an album you might like doesn’t mean you need to whine and complain. Cuz at the end of the day his word isn’t gospel, you don’t need to have the same opinion, you can either agree to disagree or change your perspective based on his critiques. This is why people call hip hop fans soft.

[@nahomkebede5107]

@@fried_fries I wouldn't in any way shape or form call his gunna album reviews, his nav album reviews an opinion

[@nahomkebede5107]

@@fried_fries Also why do you think I'm whining I'm giving an OPINION on the personality that is Anthony Fantano

[@norkbork]

bro he literally just has his opinions like idk what people are so mad about lmfao if u don’t agree it’s ok but he clearly explains his opinions in his reviews, unlike a lot of people. he gives real criticism and whether you agree with it or not he stands on his views

[@EntrEsprit]

People like to talk about forms of media, sometimes overly passionate. Look at the movie discussions, everyone has their opinion, but they would argue for the fun of it

[@mason9199]

didnt expect to see you here lmao

[@norkbork]

@@EntrEsprit yeah but there’s a dif between arguing and disagreeing with him and hating him

[@michaelaghedo3793]

If he is free to state his opinions about people's work then people are allowed to say anything to him. You people forget that every action leads to a reaction.

[@norkbork]

@@michaelaghedo3793 yes but there’s a difference between disliking his opinions and hating on those and hating on him as a person which is what most people do. there should be a baseline of respect , IMO, for someone who lays out there opinions with critical and clear justification and explanation, as that is what art critique is about, even if you don’t agree.

[@Kknice716]

Fantano i think gives his own opinion instead of siding with the popular ones

[@nahomkebede5107]

no he just is a attention seeking contrarian 😂

[@syxph3r]

fax

[@sunnohh]

@@nahomkebede5107nah he just has good taste in music

[@SladeBallard]

yeah, sure. there was a leaked DM screenshot in a FB group where he said he hated 100gecs and didn't get it at all, but after they blew up on tiktok or whatever, suddenly they're very talented and forward thinking according to his review

[@Evrythingyouneed]

@@SladeBallard That's just the process with 100gecs. I also hated them when I first heard it, but after a couple of listens they became one of my favorite bands.

[@Blanito821]

To say “you don’t know music if you don’t know Anthony Fantano” is a huge stretch lmao.

[@somniumlucidus969]

I wouldnt say that avout like... all old music but pop indie rap music from the last 20 years yea. Thats not too much of a stretch. Like, fir this demographic i'd say the same thing about Narduar

[@chuckiemyers]

😂😂bro is chronically online

[@seymourglass26]

It's more like "you didn't get bored with Pitchfork half-a-decade ago and then began doomscrolling KZbin" if you don't know Anthony Fantano.

[@Archyfam]

Damm I never knew this guy so I guess I don’t know music till now I guess

[@leaffinite3828]

​@seymourglass26 i think anyone under the age of 30 is more likely to know a youtuber than scroll thru fuckin pitchfork

[@Elias-oc3vr]

I never understood why he was disrespected like that. Its like being mad at a comedian for making a joke. He is literally just doing his job!

[@Garth-bd3pu]

I don't understand why people pay over 500 for a pair of pants that only cost 5 dollars to make but here we are.

[@oscarwilson5805]

You're right but that's a weak argument as a) it's a self-appointed job, and b) people are entitled to hate those for their job such as a whaler (it's literally their job)

[@leitmotif6854]

It's because people get used to their music getting inflated reviews from other sources. A fantano 7 is not the same as a 7 from The Rolling Stone or whatever. For most people rating things on a 1 - 10, their 'average' is like a 7.5, and anything lower than a 5 is basically unheard of. Fantano's 'average' is a 5. When artists drop an album and magazines are giving it a 8 and calling it "okay" and they see fantano gave it a 6 and called it "okay", they get mad at the lower number. Then you get people who actually know who the guy is and how he works, and when they get a 7 they're super happy because that's actually not super easy to pull off.

[@Elias-oc3vr]

@@oscarwilson5805 understandable

[@Elias-oc3vr]

@@leitmotif6854 damn good point

[@ShredShady]

Eminem: “And I know it’s your opinion but your opinion is wrong.”

[@youtubevideos3227]

The dude from fornite?

[@pureexile1702]

you mean the nft scammer. with his old monkey pfp. i like em but that one made me lose respect for the man

[@nostalgiaharvey7213]

@@pureexile1702that man doesn’t gave a damn about your respect lol

[@pureexile1702]

@@nostalgiaharvey7213 yeah and? I can still lose respect for an Artist, its because youtube and streaming services i listen to him and many others legally

[@nostalgiaharvey7213]

@@pureexile1702 I’m not saying you don’t have to, what I’m saying is him losing respect from you doesn’t mean he cares. That he doesn’t know you and your respect exist. Just stfu quit complaining about some old sh!t.

[@seymourglass26]

He's a critic. Name one critic Hip Hop likes. I'll wait. Y'all reaching for topics recently.

[@BestRapMorocco]

Hip hop doesn’t respect anyone.

[@kevincorrea6951]

Goat 🐐

[@icebrew]

Except naurdwar

[@sonofagroove]

@@icebrew I don't think I wanna meet a person who doesn't respect Nardwuar

[@Dmm314]

Exactly. It is without a shadow of a doubt the most phony community.

[@Undead_Mob]

To say that hip hop as a whole hates him is very disingenuous. His haters are just people who whine about his opinion and either gatekeep hip hop or hit him with the white boy card.

[@Ysl.phantom]

Most black people don't care because we dont value his opinions. Not because we hate him, he's just so far removed from the culture we dont even acknowledge him. He's a white guy that makes yt videos, nothing more, nothing less.

[@ericae.6547]

It's not people hitting him with the white boy card, he literally doesn't know what he's talking about with some of his cultural comments. The Wale thing was a good example.

[@StefanZanders]

He clearly gives bad opinions like sexy red's 8 and the GOAT'S album off season a 6 nobody cares abt him being white and white people need to stop acting like they experience great prejudice because they are white

[@Garth-bd3pu]

​@ericae.6547 you don't know sht about whites. But here you are

[@Garth-bd3pu]

​@@ericae.6547don't speak on white people like that if you don't want wants to speak on black

[@berdansargol1577]

Actual music listeners respect him, the only people disrespecting him are just stans who don't wanna hear anything bad about their beloved artists.

[@ratatouillenut693]

"Actual music listeners respect him"☝️🤓

[@gabrielhartzog4274]

​@ratatouillenut693 he gave sexy red an 8. Yeah actual music listener 😂

[@aleksrozum1594]

No. I don't like or listen to half the artists on here. he's genuinely a bad reviewer. the fact that he re-reviews albums all the time is proof enough.

[@scott1344]

@@gabrielhartzog4274 oh no he has a diff opinion about an album. this must mean he doesnt listen to music! 🤤🤤😢

[@gabrielhartzog4274]

@scott1344 yes objectively sexy red is trash music. So yes. Go try some where else troll

[@negativespace8424]

u running out of ideas

[@LUHJAYGEEKED]

Nah he needs to talk about that guy

[@bbkintanar]

Fr he really is lol

[@EntrEsprit]

At first i thought he'll be talking only about people getting mad at his reviews, but to know his controversies with rappers was interesting enough, i only knew some of them

[@pixelianas]

he is, but this is one of the final good ones

[@Bellybell2425]

He a fan he a fan

[@JayAymi]

Why are these grown men so damn sensitive? Im not allowed to speak on hiphop unless im praising it? Lmao and smh.

[@leaffinite3828]

(...if youre white)

[@JayAymi]

@@leaffinite3828a lot of white people can hear to

[@curtislewis8801]

All of it is obviously his opinion but the Sexxy Red reviews still get to me because it's obvious he's doing it to piss people off. But I don't see why the actual artists are getting mad about his reviews. Like why tf would they care what a random guy on youtube thinks about their music. Drake dming him because he got a bad review has to be top 3 goofiest things Drake has ever done.

[@someanimefan5990]

What are the other 2 things?

[@curtislewis8801]

@@someanimefan5990 Kissing that 17 year old girl and the heart part 6

[@raifaustino]

The mere existence of this video is silly. Why is there controversy about the opinions of another grown man. Smh

[@NubEternal]

This is def a false narrative, is it hip hop or just ppl that he heavily criticized that don’t respect him? I feel like you have to be a Stan of Drake or Ye to hate Anthony

[@DOCTORKHANblog]

Found the fantano stan.

[@milesmohrien8964]

@@DOCTORKHANblogfound the drake stan

[@Braylon1997]

You don’t have to be a stan to figure out his reviews are just clickbait

[@milesmohrien8964]

@@Braylon1997 might as well get off youtube, this video is clickbait.

[@zahidzachary4778]

​@@Braylon1997wdym clickbait, he gives them bad ratings, give reasons for his ratings, how is that clickbait? The majority of his thumbnails doesn't even show his ratings?

[@jaimemoreno8866]

Giving DAMN a 7 is a fucking crime.

[@cabecinha4987]

I actually consider DAMN a 6

[@Demsky83]

@@cabecinha4987I care less about your opinion than I do Fantano’s

[@ChadGamesIsYourDad]

Is it really because that album is a mess lmao

[@JustDylany]

​@@Demsky83💀your comment doesn't reflect that

[@Ehh.....]

@@Demsky83 High bar.

[@Isaadd]

Remember when being critised made you want to do better, be hungrier, show with your art that you are The GOAT?

[@OwlEye2010]

Ego can make you act in crazy ways.

[@nahumrivasbermudez338]

People don't get it this days and that sucks

[@annechrystelleetemengono1858]

Exactly

[@snooganslestat2030]

These days people just call them a hater. Pathetic.

[@ChriseansLostTooth]

i can understand them being upset because nowadays being harshly criticized can put food out of your mouth.

[@obiask]

he gave MBDTF a 6 and Lil Pump a 7 😭😭😭😭

[@beniwastaken]

and Sexxy Red an 8 LOL

[@ransom6892]

Gave House of Balloons a 3, what a joke

[@tuomaslouhisalo286]

@@obiask Kanye fans when someone has an opinion:😱🤬

[@leaffinite3828]

Yall care way too much about the 3 seconds of a number he says at the end and not the 15 minute review

[@dudemuja8293]

Shite one regardless​@@tuomaslouhisalo286

[@whoees3953]

Dude hands out criticism like candy but won't ever take any. He's as bad a critic as exists in today's world.

[@whoees3953]

but I agree that those mumble rappers are shit.

[@Jiiggy-dn8fd]

Exactly 💀💀 his fanbase will never accept that fact. Bros the embodiment of keyboard warrior

[@trialboomergamingafk1629]

Vince Staples had a whole idea of how he would kill him which I find very funny

[@islabee94]

What 😭 nooo that's so embarrassing.. I never heard this tea. Was it on twitter?

[@matthewbolin9646]

@@islabee94it’s literally in this video.

[@angel_of_rust]

Sam Hyde too: "If I was Fantano I'd be suicidal I'd be like Kurt, with my lips on a rifle If I was Fantano, I'd get me a rifle I'll kill Fantano, right hand on the Bible"

[@Former_120fovSotter]

He can’t think like everyone on every album, but he has good points and is mostly consistent

[@gat0rcrazzi]

I fuck with Anthony. He put me on to a lot of different artists I would’ve never checked out when I started really listening to albums. It’s a persons opinion and though it’s a platform that gets eyes, it’s just his opinion. We aren’t always going to like the same things.

[@Stoner-Thangs]

Idk fantano didn’t speak too good about the song “Dupe - Mbappe”, he doesn’t respect underground artists 😮😮

[@mider-spanman5577]

Nobody respects opinions nowadays. People act like opinions are undisputed facts or something.

[@nondescriptcat5620]

don't get me started on people not knowing what objectivity and subjectivity are.

[@dreamplace7469]

suburban man reviews music from the streets made by suburban dudes pretending to be from the streets.

[@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky]

When dude called Twista a southern rapper I was through with him right then lol

[@Demsky83]

Did Chicago defect to the south?

[@AzamatoTheGreat]

as soon as someone says something like "dont understand our culture". All credibility is gone.

[@nameisamine]

Should he really care if hiphop doesn’t respect him? He’s just giving his opinion. He’s extremely well versed in more genres than most people care to even delve into in their lifetime and knows a lot more about music than many of the people criticising him. The inconvenient truth is you *do not* have to be a hiphop head to review rap music and you’re not obligated to pay deference to the culture…that’s the reality…we can’t force them so why try? You don’t see rock, EDM or Jazz fans trying to gatekeep who reviews their music as much as hiphop heads do. People outside the culture are allowed to digest the music differently, we can’t really stop them 🤷🏾‍♂️ And low-key I wanna know how people outside that circle are digesting the music, I’ve always found observing how people from different walks of life digest art. That’s part of the fun. Cultural relativism is a thing, I don’t cry about it, because an echo chamber would be infinitely worse.

[@elrio404]

perfectly articulated best answer out of every comment i've read music's reflecting in our soul connects us more as people rather than acknowledge his opinions don't align with yours it's better to ignore or listen as his knowledge shared can uplift more music artists to find greater success in their career. Many who immerse themselves in different music genres often i love their different view on fav song musician i listen to, pressing or threatening someone with freedom of speech deprives from hearing any chance of potential valuable information to up-lift yourself more in better way

[@snooganslestat2030]

Both are good comments!

[@nimralalani5796]

Highly articulated comment! Thanks for sharing it.

[@atomicpunk2360]

lol I didn’t realize some of the hip hop community is as sensitive as the Swifties. He’s just doing what he does as a music critic. Just because he doesn’t like something doesn’t mean you should allow that to ruin music for you or worry about his opinion that much. After all it’s just that: his opinion

[@neiruxia]

once you realize that Fantano is just an opinionated Redditor but on KZbin, you'll look at his channel differently.

[@PlayboiCartiDefinitely]

Bro you're just tripping, let bro have his opinions and be what a critic is supposed to be

[@ChanceWilkinsTwin]

You do know you are being bias and hypocritical right? This man can have his options about that bald creep just like he can have his opinions on music

[@SamirAmiri_01]

When did disrespecting and humiliating artist were opinions? Hien!

[@ChanceWilkinsTwin]

Playboicartidefinitely is a hypocrite he can have his opinions about fantano like fantano can have his about music (he knows nothing about)

[@nahomkebede5107]

bro literally had a sleepover on the gunna review is that the type of quality content you enjoy

[@Ehh.....]

@@nahomkebede5107 Why are we suppose to respect Gunna all of the sudden?

[@chimera_43]

He brings his political views into the scores and reviews. But he is right about trash like Xan and Trippie 💀 shame on them using Peep and X as shields. His Drake hate been valid ngl

[@itscebby8882]

I mean people's political opinions certainly shape which content they enjoy that's pretty valid imo. Nothing wrong with liking or not liking something for being political.

[@leaffinite3828]

@chimera_43 i mean a lot of times if the music is itself political (tom macdonald, recent kanye, others im sure) it would be neglectful and dishonest not to include how those politics influence your enjoyment of a song

[@sunnohh]

Your stupid view is political bro

[@caitlynsult2685]

if the album itself is political then it makes sense then ig

[@refusingtoconform]

That's the trouble I find with Anthony's reviews, which is why I typically prefer his reaction content where we get to see the live reaction to things instead. So often the outside shenanigans will taint an artist's work, i.e. Kanye, Blueface, Ronnie Radke, and while this is sometimes reflected within their music quite directly, other times it's moreso in the background. Anthony being a person who very closely follows music as a journalist and a fan, he's likely privy to a lot of this info and it's going to be difficult to enjoy a piece of art from someone who's has so much baggage outside of their art. Personally, I learn a lot of background information from Anthony's reviews sometimes. But I CONSISTENTLY learn just as much, if not more, from interviews the artists do while promoting their work. It's a mixed bag. Reviews offer good outside perspectives so long as you're fine with taking it with a grain of salt. Interviews are great from directly tapping in with the artist and their mindset at the time. But I think reaction streams are great when you get to bond with people over music, even if your opinions differ.

[@keejay12]

Him giving Sexy Red a 8 and Mac Miller a 3-4 at first on Swimming really hurt his credibility.

[@Sindrella.]

And she’s an untalented plant being promoted by him and Drake

[@HopeeInk]

Might be an off day, we all have days where we say unhinged shit like that

[@keejay12]

@@HopeeInk I think it's various factors some people are scared to say. Outside of him not giving certain projects a chance to marinate, if he's considered alt right, he may have a fetish for black girls that fit into the caricature category

[@keejay12]

@@HopeeInk straw man's argument. Give me something better than to try to justify this white man from the burbs not understanding a genre he's critiquing

[@msa7933]

"Blah blah blah he gave X album this score and Y album this score blah blah blah." Wow, never heard that before.

[@lorenzomolinari566]

I feel like a lot of rappers don't understand the fact that ANYONE can listen to their music once it's out lol.

[@LemonLarryJr]

Rappers are soooo sensitive it’s crazy lol.

[@nondescriptcat5620]

tucked in their pajama clothes.

[@remedyplays40]

Hilarious how so many of these rappers that get offended have tried to build tough guy persona's or even talked about them not being easily offended like Drake did lol

[@angel_of_rust]

the genre in general is so fragile to critique more so than any other genre by a longshot. Metal has its fair share of hate of Fantano since it seems to be his least favorite genre overall but it's not even close to the salt that some hip hop artists / rappers generate.

[@andrequedanca]

His reviews are trash but he has the rights to express his opinion on his KZbin channel. I just dont watch him no more.

[@copyright8291]

No one is debating his rights tho, wtf is with this shit?

[@demonicdragongod3334]

And people have the right to criticize those opinions

[@andrequedanca]

@@demonicdragongod3334 Yeah that's true, I was not denying that!

[@lilachie]

Same ,but I still check from time to time 😂

[@islabee94]

​@@demonicdragongod3334criticising those opinions is not the same as throwing a fit and insulting him personally. Criticising the opinions would be to analyse them and demonstrate why you think they don't hold up. Not "You're white!" Or "You don't like my favourite album!"

[@mysteries_117]

his sexyy red take is legit his worse take ever

[@kyol420]

Fantano would be much easier to defend if his Twitter didn't exist.

[@SumeriyaYaxlaka]

That goes for every famous celebrity lmfao😂😂

[@angel_of_rust]

leftism really is worse than anything else.

[@Jack-wf6xn]

I just hate that we live in a world where if someone has a though on any other thing they get attacked for not knowing the struggles of a culture or stuff like that. Rap is going to be liked by some and hated by others. It doesn’t mean someone doesn’t know what they are talking about or are trying to appropriate one’s culture 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@angel_of_rust]

ikr. culture doesn't automatically make something good.

[@darkdestroyerza2381]

I feel like people tend to forget that hip hop is also the genre where he's awarded the most 10 out of 10s and usually sings the most praise. For every not good and 2 there are a fair few 7s, 8s and 9s. Hip hop fans use the fact that he's white to try and discredit him when he doesn't like a specific album which is a shame, people also tend to just skip to the score instead of hearing the legitimate criticism he might have which is usually sound. It's a honestly sad that his reviews are only seen as the number grade at the end of the video instead of the reasoning behind that number.

[@markkevorkian]

So white people can't have an opinion on rap? It's an opinion. Who cares. Just because someone says something is great doesn't mean it is to everyones ears. Often times the things people say are great are just people hopping on a bandwagon. Saying it's great because everyone else does

[@NubEternal]

I feel like fantano’s criterias are not consistent for different artists which rightfully makes people mad

[@Nick117YT]

Well depending on the artist he might have a different standard for that person's music. Like if someone dropped a really good album then dropped a worse one he holds them accountable.

[@Kevo6492]

It’s kind of hard to be consistent when it comes to art. There’s films I rated less that try to be thoughtful character studies compared to cheesy kaiju films. Who’s to say it’s right or wrong to rate either film better?

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

But thats stupid because all music is different. I'm not gonna watch American pie and expect writing from game of thrones. All music is different everything cant be graded the same.

[@leaffinite3828]

Ppl get really mad that across hundreds of reviews his number scores arent perfectly consistent which is silly

[@tofu8164]

its almost like every piece of art is singular from one another, you probably one of the people that be like "why he gave x album a higher rating than x album" because you don't know how art criticism works

[@CALVINDAGENTLEMEN.-777_]

The sexyy red review is terrible she ain’t gon let him hit 😭😭😭

[@The-goat-king150]

Who wants to hit that?

[@freshskittles92]

oh wow the 10,000,000th person to make this comment that album is fucking terrible though melon wild as fuck some times

[@CALVINDAGENTLEMEN.-777_]

@@freshskittles92 fr

[@akistheman]

sosa doing that for him

[@CALVINDAGENTLEMEN.-777_]

@@akistheman word

[@almightylambo9540]

Rappers getting in their feelings over some opinions does not surprise me, because people are alot more sensitive than they realize. But acting like someone not liking your music means theyre a hater has always annoyed me

[@snooganslestat2030]

Easier to say someone's a hater than be self aware.

[@angel_of_rust]

not to mention when they begin to bring up "black culture" they're hurting hip hop more than Fantano by playing the race card

[@jamiest.patrick9794]

Fanto looks like Red Skull 💀

[@1imag337]

this video would be a 10/10 if everyone didnt make this same joke 20 times

[@duhduhduhdiesel1436]

Thats his fans. The most disgusting incel child yt bois. They been doing this for a decade. Its weird because he's pretty progressive and doesnt cater to them

[@HalftimeEditz22]

He litterly says it’s his OWN OPINION hip hop is so damn soft lol

[@JordanBarclay]

Not y’all using the Oliver Tree clip as ragebait when it was so obviously a bit 😂😂

[@thatguymatt5816]

He didn’t “lighten up on Tyler”. Cherry bomb sucked. His last 3 albums are great

[@Evan8506]

also i love how people jump down his throat for not enjoying some mainstream stuff and claims he's rating it lower for "attention" yet all of hip hops biggest artist and creators rn get big off of virality. practice what you preach yall

[@snooganslestat2030]

Funny you say that coz another comment says he doesn't like underground stuff. Think that shows a lot of it is people expecting him to agree with them!

[@Evan8506]

@@snooganslestat2030bruh his most positive reviews are JPEGMAFIA, danny brown, death grips, MF doom, run the jewels, etc. we may know those groups but his job is literally to make those names popular again.

[@streetsaint999]

I swear I watched fantano give sexxy redd an 8 review I chose to only depend on my opinion from then on

[@Keyse3D]

What’s crazy is I’ve been hearing about him for years and ONLY ever watched a video from him during the Kendrick and Drake Beef 🥴🥴

[@dnycebushton5008]

same.

[@Jiiggy-dn8fd]

Ironic that most of these comments, which I’m assuming are his loyal, geek, fanbase, always state how Fantano’s opinions “piss people off,” but the second bro gets criticized for his shit opinions, he cries like a baby 😂😂

[@shayashi77]

You da Man Louasita! You have really helped deepen and add real understanding to my love of hip-hop.

[@hardworkingcriminal4873]

Im glad ive reached the age where i accept folks have a different opinion from my own.

[@babayaga5758]

Hip Hop has some annoying ass gatekeepers in it lol

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

Fun fact he’s not good at reviewing other genres either. You are correct busiest means no time to digest

[@nageshwarbodi8074]

bro if that trippie red album is good, why is NOBODY listening to it now😂😂

[@user-vj8zz9wx4g]

Drake is enemies with EVERY radio show that talks abt rap

[@nolives]

Saying someone can't make, enjoy, or critique a genre cause their race is racist a.f. imagine if we told Nelly nor nas ex he wasn't allowed to make country music because it was predominantely white. Music should bring all cultures together. Not separate them.

[@tinynuggett]

what do you mean imagine? Country music routinely gatekeeps Black people, just ask Beyonce, lil Nas X, K Michelle, the list goes on

[@nondescriptcat5620]

@@tinynuggett and that's bad.

[@remedyplays40]

@@tinynuggett I think this further proves the OPs point. That gatekeeping is also bad

[@alejandrojordan3184]

It's really sad how people tend to say "nobody cares about Fantano's opinion" and immediately give him around 1 million views every time he talks about a big rapper. I think people don't care about Fantano's opinion, I think they are obsessed about his opinion

[@capbenson6590]

fontano and logic look like paternal half brothers

[@ascribecalledtess7439]

I feel like the Fantano hate come from the fact that he's not kissing these artist ssa like a lot of these YT music critic's, *cough(AKademics). He is entitled to his opinion on music just like everybody else, and if he was handing out 10's to everybody's favorite artist, nobody would have a problem with his critiques. Facts are, a lot of those albums are trash, and he spoke the truth, and the artist & the fans can't handle that. Logic whining because Fatano gave him low scores, yet Joe Budden outright said he was terrible and should retire... clearly the problem is Logic and his subpar music... not Fantano. Drake has released nothing but vapid, inane music, that has been force-fed to the masses, yet when Fantano calls it out, he's "a hater who isn't knowledgeable about hiphop"...no, he knows trash when he hears it. I hope Fantano never bow down to these underachieving rappers, & keep rating albums with integrity & not because he's on their payroll *coughs (AKademics).

[@brtshmvne]

I’ll never understand why ppl care ab someone else’s opinion😂😂😂

[@ihonestlydontevenknow4359]

y’all are getting pressed over one middle aged bald dude’s opinions… lmao.

[@twitcheegam3r530]

Sounds like they’re mad bc they want a review from a specific pov. Not everyone who listens is gonna be understanding of “black culture”. I think people like The Needle Drop bc he’s just some dude listening to music who’s most likely not getting paid out by the music industry

[@Taigee0]

FANTANO HATE ⁉ I WILL BE THERE NO MATTER WHAT ❗❗🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@joeborda899]

It’s not Fantano’s fault that the hip hop community and rap artist are so sensitive. I don’t agree with some of his reviews but I understand it’s his opinion and I have my own

[@iyadhussein8517]

Dudes really be forgetting what a critic job is

[@einveru6458]

One of the indisputable truths that I’ve realized about art and music is that it’s subjective. But the thing about specifically hip hop/rap albums that I’ve personally found, is that overtime, they start to carry completely different feelings. They sound different at different points in my life

[@bobbysmoove4796]

Fantano literally can’t lose bc he invokes reactions out of these artists who have fragile egos and literally give him power bc they react to him it’s hilarious😭🤣

[@Adays700]

I’m not always the biggest fan of his takes but the idea he’s alt right or hates on black music is so ludicrous. He’s given so many more obscure and underground black artists much better reviews more often and than popular white pop stars. If anything, he’s most bias in his reviews against country music. Only Chris Stapleton I’ve ever seen him say anything positive about and he’s more soul than country anyways.

[@annclair2515]

The death threats against him are fucking hilarious though sorry

[@Agetroh]

Logic made a rap song for our mandatory team building meeting at work 😂 😂

[@Trololo231]

Most rap is mid af tho, let's be honest. People rap about the same shit on beat that sound the same and they take themselves super seriously. If you're not a rap fan, but a music fan in general, you can look through all the mid and see where there's potential and where someone's trying too hard to act tough and sound a certain way.

[@HIHi-os1lr]

Bunch of grown men getting angry and depressed about “grades” 😂 but that one Vince guy is straight up werid, not gonna be surprised if he ends up in jail

[@dannydanumba2619]

“I started gangbanging because I wanted to kill people.” - Vince Staples. The dude is a borderline sociopath, he was a Long Beach Crip growing up.

[@MilesBeatsLive]

Fam ive been watching you for a long time .. and also been watching fantano since he started you are really carving a way for your self homie .. stay up!!

[@tjrmakhetha]

Joey: Keep pissing people off Fantano: That’s what I do That explains his whole channel

[@theyntlykus]

Finally!

[@ThatGuyWithNoLife]

Just a reminder that Fantano is the same guy that gave swimming a bad score, but as soon as mac died, he changed the score to be higher.

[@midknightlol]

yeah no, that’s not what happened at all. Mac passed and then dropped circles. Circles was an amazing record that fantano himself acknowledged. Circles and swimming were supposed to be sister records, and due to that fantano revisited the record with the new context of circles. He also admitted that he was too harsh on the record.

[@hippiehopcommunity]

Ya because that’s what he honestly thought. If he cared about “clout” he could’ve changed his scores on X or Juice yet he kept X at 4. (X has never scored anywhere above 4) even after his death.

[@strings_attached]

not true at all. he documented before mac died about how swimming grew on him, his redux review just happened to be after passing.

[@FenderFanboy91]

You know that people can change their mind about things after a while, right?

[@angel_of_rust]

dying always seems to make people feel bad about the people who died.

[@UnStop4ble]

lmao fucking industry giants getting mad at 1 bald guys opinion