Why is "Tweaker" a hit? (And why is no one upset about it?)

[@beckyg.9087]

He’s getting out of Beverly Hills with this one 😂

[@78Ford351]

Chino Hills lol

[@sirscribble3182]

AVAA. I think this song dropped at the perfect time, as Lamelo is currently having a career year and producing some of the most eye-popping highlights I’ve seen in recent years, and Lonzo is returning after a very long stint with injury. The Ball family hasn’t been this hot since 2017.

[@tyizzle80]

The hook is catchy sometimes thats all you need with these Tik Tok Rhymes. Also It gave us X generation nostalgia from the time we were listening to Nelly and the Hot Boys. And the Gen V getting some retro culture from a new song.This why you see all this early 2000k styles coming backandd they are starting to wear baggy clothes again. Every 20-25 years this seems to happen in Rap culture.

[@tyizzle80]

I'm from Cali and tweaker is smoker but on the East a tweaker means someone tripping but it doesn't necessarily means tripping off of drugs.

[@brock985]

Interesting! i’m midwest and i’ve only heard tweaker used as a derogatory word for drug addicts here, but if you’re tweaking it’s usually used to say you’re acting crazy or weird

[@GizmosHouse]

@@brock985I’m from LA & tweaker is typically means crackhead 😂

[@MrJCerqueira]

meth is universal

[@BlazeP4P]

@@MrJCerqueira🔥Up here in the Northwest of the country, Seattle, Wa, “tweaker” is someone who abuses meth. But it’s also synonymous with “crashing out” as the kids would say. 💯

[@Tyler12905]

12:58 i speak for everyone when i say we need the letterboxd

[@lazhwardafsharzada]

His username is just Professor Skye, he shared it on his insta

[@AbsentMoon]

The “gatekeepers” are none existent in today’s current age. Whether be old heads, the current Kendrick Lamar centered hip hop media, or regular hip hop listeners. If artist like Playboi Carti, Yeat, and even LiAngelo easily get pass the barrier needed to be successful in hip hop then gate keeping is not gonna work.

[@67lllouis]

I just realized you never did a video on lucki. You NEED to check him out because he is one of the most unique artists over the last few years.

[@wIlIlIIll]

PRADA TUNE PROF!

[@Divinitzaa]

I'm outside! And it's hard to breathe. Pray for LA. AVAA

[@ethanfulkerson3207]

AVAA Skye ! Only thing I will push back on is the idea Gelo's basketball career was mismanaged. He only played in Lithuania after him and 3 other players were dismissed from UCLA (not the whole team). After the overseas stint it was pretty consensus with scouts at the time that Gelo just didn't have what it took to make the league. He is shorter than both his brothers and didn't have the ball handling and passing feel that they do to play guard. Got a few cracks at the G league but ended up dropping after being apart of a g league practice squad. Before any of the rap stuff him and Lonzo were on a podcast and Lonzo kept it real with him that he should reel back his expectations about being in the league.

[@shettywap]

This song reminds me of the hype from Million dollar baby last summer. People really enjoy the "older" aesthetic of that song. It seems to be similar to how people love something that refers to an older style.

[@theheeze]

it's funny because I think that older aesthetic suggest "effort" that newer songs fail to conjure - this will get more pronounced with AI. Anything that sounds like it was made before 2020 carries an air of "realness"

[@shettywap]

@theheeze i understand what you're getting at here, but i don't necessarily agree. They all have general templates to work with. You could go dance hall, boosie or webbie type beats, etc. Most of the time, there are already artists that exist in this area. They just either aren't in the mainstream, or a mainstream artist plays with it, then adopts another style. There's too much music available to convince me that everyone sounds the same or "current."

[@mehulatl]

Awesome video as always, whoa-oh-oh!

[@blonded_458]

i might swerve bend the corner woahhh

[@saranonimus9211]

Thanks for your channel and much love for supporting our man Derapy...we got motion in 2025!!! ❤

[@professorskye]

Derps make motion

[@PhilipVideos21]

The thing about this track is that it is DIFFERENT. A lot of basketball stars put out rap tracks and they are super forgettable. Refreshing to see a new (old) sound

[@lydiaapolot5460]

Only the hooks great it gives Nelly vibes,the rest is hard to listen to.

[@sigurkarm]

Came here to say the same

[@Edmon-h1u]

Great hooks can save songs. And can make us ignore the many issues at times. And I am ok with that sometimes.

[@elijahsoulchild]

Yea, “I came up a fuckin soldier shoutout to my father” come on that’s just something lil Wayne would say

[@FirstLast-lw5wh]

@@elijahsoulchildno he wouldn’t Lil Wayne would actually make a bar 😂

[@elijahsoulchild]

@@FirstLast-lw5wh lol fair enough 😂. That’s definitely some NOLA slang though

[@ESJ_27]

Prof Skye when somebody mentions Country Grammar

[@haeikou]

AVAA and hello from Weimar. Weird to see that lit tower from the autobahn and think "oh I'm home". Song also slaps, perfect one hit wonder.

[@professorskye]

Hello! I went on to do a road trip through Germany for over a week, stopping at campingplatz every night. Such an amazing place to visit.

[@FluffDogg2116]

Ay where my dominoes at?

[@charlczz]

LETTERBOXD MENTIONED

[@jackmcbride9046]

Avaa, only 21 but I love it when a plan comes together!

[@untitled.8135]

Ayy where’s my dominos at?

[@borisb1838]

Yo where my dominos at !? (Derapy send me) 😅

[@diveinchi]

Hip hip culture is decentralized at this point

[@barnabyrow288]

Why'd you give The Irishman 1/2 star on Letterbox?

[@atmo1839]

industry plant. literally every artists that has popped up in the last year in the mainstream besides like Doechii and Chapelle Roan have all been industry plants. its very tiring

[@ShadowedAgony]

I am also white and this also reminded me of nelly 😂😭

[@HolidayHaze]

Lavar Ball the male version of Kris Jenner 😂

[@xamp_exclammark]

Great song,the chorus has a resemblance to sides of mid 2000s rap like Nelly ,Lil Boosie,Webbie etc while the verses are very much in the modern trap side of things.

[@Arrows-N-eyez]

Deraphy sent me.

[@Astralplanerecyclingcenter]

Pre-beefer here, I was today years old when I realized I wasn’t actually subscribed. Whoops! the error has been since rectified Avaa

[@professorskye]

Ha! Better late than never 😀

[@natefrm3rdnation332]

For my One Piece fans- Gelo getting a hit song is like Buggy becoming a Yonko Lmao iykyk…

[@alexmartins1650]

AVAA, this acronym has lost meaning to me so i feel the need to still say awesome video even tho i already did! I had a question for you professor, and this video seems like an appropriate time to ask it. in a previous video you had mentioned that more than music, you really enjoyed people talking about things at the highest level, and talked about liking sports commentators as a part of that. I wasn't a sports person before, but recently I've fallen in love with basketball, and i also love listening to people that know way more than me talking about things I love, so I'm looking for some great basketball podcasts/commentators that you would recommend if you have any! I've looked around and have really enjoyed The Dunker's Spot with Nekias Duncan and the Thinking Basketball Podcast, what other creators would you recommend? thanks in advance for the video and the help :)

[@jordanjohnson1019]

Gotta do a video on ray’Vaughn and Daylyt

[@shadow12k]

Don’t forget all the brothers are credited on the song. I really think that’s dope lowkey.

[@CjM-ce1to]

hostile series is fire

[@DjPjX]

wait where do we find prof skye's son's weird fishes cover on youtube?

[@ReedMySole]

The song is trash besides those 7 words. I honestly never really listened to the rest lmfao. Great video. And keep giving me credit lol

[@luyindulamatondo4586]

How can you say it’s trash when you haven’t even listened to the entire song?

[@ReedMySole]

@ the words sound like everything else I hear so I block it out and listen to the beat. Go look up the lyrics lol.

[@daniels.u.b6042]

what up DERPS

[@bed3996]

avaa yippee!

[@joeljames2784]

AVAA professor, have u watched the bob dylan movie?. And if u have i hope will u be doing a video on it

[@syalemmeta]

Thought this was lil b's full name

[@kizakizo]

AVAA thanks for the laughs.

[@SaschaNiko]

This is so kool Professor

[@tophtopherson8920]

Is it possible to read too deep into one line? Is it maybe just okay but because of all the inexplicable elements around it that bring it into sharp relief-- making it stand out as more than just an okay line. A good line, sure.

[@FlameForgedSoul]

Something being acceptable doesn't make it _right,_ Prof, It's *regardless.* Don't get us started on [Retch] "impactful."

[@PabloHernandez-rr1or]

AVAA, now idk anything ab basketball but if i did, i'd prolly know ab this guy

[@Elijah9155]

Love your videos! keep it up!

[@Letitbe91]

I honestly think this song sucks sigh i finally said it lol I feel better

[@raizhere]

derapy sent me 🎉🎉🎉

[@Quinlan.Monroe]

It's a hit because its new... its refreshing... even though the sound is close to the old southside vibes.

[@SEOshogun]

maybe the Jackson 3... or like Venus and Serena's dad

[@blaquehealer5484]

He is young privilege black "boy" who disappointed his helicopter dad so we are able tolerate him findkng himself. It is no different than Venus&Serena and Tiger Wood parents for better or worse. I noticed the cap...started from thr bottom was wild. He didnt have a plan B so he has to find his identity.

[@ammjd3418]

AVAA THREE THOUSAND BABYYYYYY

[@Jegarozar]

Hopefully I won’t have any memories with this song 🙏🏾

[@HUNDESTRUND]

You may wanna fix the title of the video, 2x is

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

doing better numbers than most hot rappers rn so ppl like various stuff

[@rfeldntas5883]

Lil mabu?

[@countoccular]

I remember you was con flic ted

[@Braanndon00]

Can you react to capital steez amerikkkan koruption?

[@CypressSaint]

1:59 Skye got friend zoned? I don't believe it 😂

[@Chris-mj2nv]

good video

[@BradynHickey]

u gotta go on therapy gecko

[@lionlion9999]

Why is no one is upset? Fix da title

[@Kalai235]

I think there is a dearth of mainstream "masculine" focused pop music. Maybe because pop is viewed more negatively by young men or because most male pop singers focus their music toward a feminine audience?

[@ngmajora6986]

Everyone wants to be hard no one wants to be viewed as being soft like what's happened with R&B, no one wants to be honest about themselves

[@TheUnluckyConqueror3699]

Do you have any examples of masculine focused pop music?

[@ngmajora6986]

@@TheUnluckyConqueror3699 that's also what I was thinking about...cause like even Micheal Jackson was never really that hyper masculine or whatever

[@Kalai235]

⁠@@TheUnluckyConqueror3699 Current day I think you have to look international. Pop Rock is dead in America but seems to be going strong in Japan. The spanish speaking world has reggaeton and other genres that feel more pop to me as an American listener.

[@GizmosHouse]

Both this song & That Guy are so overhyped rn

[@ampgorky]

Swerve by boosie and webbie is way better

[@nickforte7176]

“Because we’re swerving on corners, not out like a light” 🎯

[@AsiaFromBrooklyn]

It may be because folks know it will come and go pretty quickly. But yea it’s a trash song thru and thru.

[@wardpaine8194]

Avaa

[@ThatBoyBent]

Tweaker sucks, horrible song.

[@marcoborda3641]

objectively wrong

[@Jegarozar]

Horrible mid song fr 🙌

[@johnherbert9171]

Its the catchiest song of this decade. Never had my whole instagram feed covered in a single song

[@vineethpuli5079]

Shitting on Drake for saying Out like a light or making Way too sexy is so tired, acting like he didn’t make bangers like It’s Up and Jimmy Cooks / Wants and Needs this decade too. Drake is the best at making pop rap bangers, let’s be serious

[@kayeezycop]

This guy never misses the chance to big up Kendrick and downplay Drake. Acting like not like us, a straight xenophobic song is somehow better than sicko mode

[@AbsentMoon]

@@kayeezycopit’s funny bc this guy and other creators pretend like they care about victims when they celebrate Not like Us a song that’s glorifying hating and dancing to a song that’s about a guy that supposedly like kids. Shit is actually disgusting.

[@barryg.5224]

​@@AbsentMoonWTAF does liking Not Like Us have ti do with caring about victims? If you listen to a song about drugs, does that mean you don't care about addicts? If you like drill, does that mean that you advocate senseless killing? Y'all just find fucking reason to (pretend to) be upset. FOH.

[@barryg.5224]

​@@kayeezycopY'all goofy, you're not like us either, take that L & go sit your goofy ass down somewhere.

[@cinemachronic]

​@@AbsentMoon y'all are coping pretty hard. They're dancing because they're celebrating hip hop's liberation from drake's canadian fingers lol

[@miafoth]

prof skye PLEASEEEEE review 2hollis! any project of his it doesnt really matter which one. i do think you would really love it; the music is very amazing and different. i’m not gonna say too much bc i think 2hollis’ music needs to be experienced rather than explained but yeah. it would mean the would if you would review him:) AAVA🫶