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4.3 ( 50 total votes )
B.o.B - Generation Lost
Artist: B.o.B
Producer: B.o.B.
Album: The Adventures of B.o.B.
Label: Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Yesterday, we featured Brooklyn rapper Q da Kid, who is On A Mission to save the rap game from ‘generic rappers’ and put creativity and lyricism back at the forefront of music. Today, we have yet another voice of creativity in the form of a recently-featured Atlanta emcee. What makes B.o.B. different is that he started out his career as a typical rapper; complete with a grill, an Eastside tattoo, and a back-story of dropping out of high school to pursue a career in music. Eventually, though, he realized that trying to fit in would get him nowhere musically, so he decided to scrap his style and stand out amongst the Generation Lost with a guitar by his side. As his work continues to receive critical acclaim, it only builds anticipation for his Atlantic debut, The Adventures of B.o.B..
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on September 29, 2008
Listen to More: B.o.B , Alternative Written by Burmy
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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can anyone tell me why B.o.B. aint sellin MILLIONS yet?
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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 like the message. love strings and piano in productions. especially pizzicato strings. don't care for the instrument that sounds like a coin in mario brothers. the flow was nice...short and sweet works sometimes. but 1 for the message, 1 for the originality and delivery, 1 for the strings, and 1 for the piano.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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his voice really used to bug me but now i'm falling in love with it haha i love the beat in this..
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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I got riled on for playing this track over and over today.. the lyrics are really introspective, and I read today that B.o.B. learned to play the piano and guitar.. my guess is that he recorded those instrumentals himself to create his beat. Not normal hip-hop, but I like this, its new and fresh. Always been digging B.o.B, even more since he switched his style up (like on the 12th dimension EP, which was featured on here a few times). Simply classic. Can't wait for the LP I think his part on Paper Trail is gonna give him the push he needs to get it out.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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i don't think B.O.B. is with Rebel Rock anymore. He's with Grand Hustle if I'm not mistaken.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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DAM i cud blaze to thiz song toooO lol PUFF PUFF...pass
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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This is straight classic 5!! Its produced magnificently. B.o.B is becoming one of my fav rappers ever since I'll Be In The Sky, this song, and his chorus on TI&Luda;song On Top Of The World
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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This is the one. I been raving bout a song called haters that B.O.B has. But scratch that, this is the one right here. Love it. Finally a song from this dude on the booth that I can feel.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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You can tell B.O.B. spends time on his music and his lyrics to make sure they all go together and make sense in the end, creating music that people think is CRAZY, but then again its one of those strange things that make people love him at the same time, Imma be on the lookout.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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hmmmmmmmm....interesting....i think thiz song iz very forget-a-bull (ha i still cant get ovr how i luv ma spell-n)... wait- did he jus say he dont lis-n to rap on tha radio cuz all he hearz iz crap???!?-uhhhh ok then....BUT now 4 me actual-e rating- ehhh itz aight. if i didnt lyk hiz voice it wuda been one star. but since i did itz 2 evntho dat aint real-e -...wait yeah uhhh nevamind wuteva.lol.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Classic.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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HIP HOP
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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lol wow yes he did say that... as the intro paragraph says b.o.b. has had a change of heart as far as his preferred music style ie not mainstream ringtone music (not hating, I bump it all the time and still rate it good, just commenting). And he has been co-signed by grand hustle, intended to give him extra marketing clout (thus the /Atlantic in the bio, which owns grand hustle)
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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@wow :)
I didn't sleep enough today, therefore I am pissed. so lemme vent now. you getting on my nerves. everytime I see your comments u hyping up generic childish crap, but u hating on the real creative artists. get the @*#$! outta here with that bullshit, u the definition of a generation who doesn't deserve to listen to HIPHOP |
| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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this cat is dope
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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jeez Big-A... but lol wow. i guess thats why this song is called "generation lost"? im part of this "lost" generation, but i dont fit the definition. [i dont even bump ringtone rap]
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Hey big-A its alright man...dotn worry about wow..i noticed his/her reviews then i looked at the profile and soulja boy is one of his/her fave rappers..so what do u expect? A good review about a talented rapper/singer?
I wasnt impressed with bob's last song but this joint here is a banger...im a sucker for songs about personal history and self story telling...with his own production of the pianos and smooth track i hereby declare this a banger! |
| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Yeah he scores again!!
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Great to see all the positive feedback on the new B.o.B. joint. B.o.B. is absolutely right... the radio plays the same crappy formulaic records over and over and over. Yesterday, during a 45 minute drive, I heard the same four T-Pain records on all three main Chicago stations... multiple times. This needs to be injected into the mainstream, people appreciate storytelling and creativity.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Yeeeeah
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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ive never heard n-e thing but 5's from B.o.B. & this 1 isnt n-e different. he is the definision of a classic.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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anybody who still hates on b.o.b. needs to understand the game of hip-hop
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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B.o.B will be big soon cause his songs are amazing. Not only is he a great storyteller, his production skills are top notch as well
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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Banger!!
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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this is great..speakin his mind and the truth on this track ,beat is very catchy
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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NICE BEAT!! REAL LYRICS.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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WOW:) LEARN THE REAL DEFINITION OF HIP/HOP!! IT'S MORE THEN A VOICE! DUHH!!!!! IT'S CHESS NOT CHEAKERS!
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 97 |
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whoah.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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good beat, catchy hook, good message
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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damn, yall hate-n on me 4real. jeez Big-A wud i eva do 2 u. y U wanna go start sum-thin that aint necessary...i mean u dont have to vent on here @ me jus cuz u mad...damn REAL TALK...y cant yall jus not care about wut i lis-n 2...cuz it real-e aint yo buiz-nes n-e-way. i mean, for tha 1000th time...GET OVR THA FACT I DONT LYK THA SAME DAMN MUSIC AZ U...aint that hard so wutz tha problem???!?..and i aint hurt-n tha rating eitha cuz everybod-e rating helpz make it wut it iz...so one little star will not kill it.
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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after hearing this plus mellow fellow And I'll be in the sky i Really like his style & good chance ill be gettin his CD. bangerrrr
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| Posted on Sep 25, 2008 |
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oh my goodness - this beat! off the hook, this guy is pretty good...... its about time - someone good!!!!
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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At times the beat doesn't seem cohesive but that is the only fault I can find, love the song in every other respect.
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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dis songs iite i had higheer expectations by da look of da ratings but its kool. im rotation.
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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the song fire and real with a nice beat but the overall message is even greater..so get it
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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4/5 ... pretty solid
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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Respect B.o.B.!!
hot flow on a beat he made by himself, wow.. real talent |
| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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anybody who uses numbers to replace letters in a word like "but 4 now" or is too cool to spell "really" the correct way so they spell it "real-e" shouldn't be taken seriously on this website. Z, you should have the kids under 12 years old rate in blue stars and rainbow-colored font so we can all admire and see how cute the message is and praise them for trying to learn how to type. Or even better, create a little-sister website for djbooth like "HipHoP4riZzLe.com-yo" for the little ones so they can rate songs and have their opinions accepted by their little pokemon-trading peers. you could even have a picture of spongebob wearing lots of jewelry and a grill on the homepage posing with soulja boy and jibbs. sound good?
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| Posted on Sep 26, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 3212 |
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Not my type of song but good...damn the production is excellent, I'm loving the beat and the music! His flow is good but I managed to understand only a few words...wish I could be anglosaxon grrr! Not a song I would put in one of my cd mixes but it is high-quality and dude is talented
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| Posted on Sep 27, 2008 |
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agree wit thatkid13-and likin B.O.B keep it up
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| Posted on Sep 27, 2008 |
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Wow...this is straight fire... especially the production... B.O.B. keep doing your thing homie!!
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| Posted on Sep 28, 2008 |
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lyrics are hot as, B.o.B is brilliant on this, beat isnt great but he makes up for it
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| Posted on Sep 29, 2008 |
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this shyts feel good
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| Posted on Sep 29, 2008 |
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ya know what...im 16 so shut yo mouth...what we shouldn't have on this website is people being really disrespectful to others. if i choose to type out my words like that it shouldnt matter to you. so im going to keep doing what i lik and not change because you want me to. aight peace...and again im 16 but i shouldn't even care about proving myself to you.
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| Posted on Sep 30, 2008 |
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Great beat, great lyrics, great song.
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| Posted on Oct 01, 2008 |
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Truth teller...
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| Posted on Oct 02, 2008 |
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tight
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| Posted on Oct 03, 2008 |
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saxyman626: i type like dat, but dat dont make me ignorant or under da age of 12....its called short hand honey....but i like dis song.
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| Posted on Oct 06, 2008 |
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lol yes
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2008 |
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