{"id":1117917,"date":"2021-12-10T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1117917"},"modified":"2021-12-10T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:13:15","slug":"the-100-best-rxk-nephew-songs-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1117917","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Best Rxk Nephew Songs of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article main-content\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div class=\"AIContentWrapper-gOOlQO fHyaAp\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageLedeBackground-JMVDp bIwRjk\">\n<header class=\"ContentHeaderWrapper-cqMZiN ekVjjn content-header article__content-header fullbleed\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderContainer\" class=\"ContentHeaderContainer-cMdHiZ fxttZl\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderHedAccreditationWrapper-WaWBW fTkfBu\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper\" class=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper-cyIGwg dMceKV\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderRubric\" class=\"ContentHeaderRubricBlock-aIcNK jMWrMO\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderRubricDateBlock\" class=\"ContentHeaderRubricDateBlock-kvxmSu jVyBWg\">\n<div class=\"RubricWrapper-dZIqzO lULYX ContentHeaderRubricContainer-fiPRfk fRUoUz\"><span class=\"RubricName-gkORYq fCauaT rubric__name\">Columns<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 data-testid=\"ContentHeaderHed\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE ContentHeaderHed-SVoJX deqABF fUKuKJ dyRzMH\">The 100 Best Rxk Nephew Songs of 2021<\/h1>\n<hr class=\"ContentHeaderContentDivider-ldpHoK ddpvNv\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderAccreditation-fcyiw bhgqZY content-header__accreditation\" data-testid=\"ContentHeaderAccreditation\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderDek-bCXPyE fuFZml\">No rapper was more chaotic this year. Let us count the ways.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderByline-jXtKQj jgXynP\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderBylineContent-dkwwFS fRKSvg\">\n<div data-testid=\"BylinesWrapper\" class=\"BylinesWrapper-vmGrt cZzmZD bylines ContentHeaderBylines-cTXqro ljGzhW\"><span class=\"BylineWrapper-jRoBEm jYubaV byline bylines__byline\" data-testid=\"BylineWrapper\"><span class=\"BylineNamesWrapper-jrdaOa fXeqQN\"><span data-testid=\"BylineName\" class=\"BylineName-kqTBDS dDLLkB byline__name\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE BylinePreamble-itSxDZ deqABF kRwXQa jcgMlx byline__preamble\">By <\/span>Alphonse Pierre<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><time data-testid=\"ContentHeaderPublishDate\" datetime=\"2021-12-10T10:13:15-05:00\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE ContentHeaderPublishDate-eNTYkb deqABF kSRRkI eFanim\">December 10, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderLeadAsset-hVxhYG cUtuGz lead-asset ContentHeaderLeadAssetWrapper-gQBTSl fxZXZn lead-asset--width-fullbleed\" data-testid=\"ContentHeaderLeadAsset\">\n<figure class=\"ContentHeaderLeadAssetContent-kyKlgP eGZaQl\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderLeadAssetContentMedia-bwiUDr keSRCn lead-asset__content__photo\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr koTknX responsive-asset ContentHeaderResponsiveAsset-cgZUtS coCHna\"><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"aspect-ratio-container\" class=\"AspectRatioContainer-bEozCe cwMgJu\">\n<div class=\"aspect-ratio--overlay-container\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/61b26d12b929e3e1253c4ba3\/2:1\/w_120,c_limit\/Rap%20Column%20%E2%80%93%20RXK%20Nephew.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/61b26d12b929e3e1253c4ba3\/2:1\/w_240,c_limit\/Rap%20Column%20%E2%80%93%20RXK%20Nephew.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/61b26d12b929e3e1253c4ba3\/2:1\/w_320,c_limit\/Rap%20Column%20%E2%80%93%20RXK%20Nephew.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/61b26d12b929e3e1253c4ba3\/2:1\/w_640,c_limit\/Rap%20Column%20%E2%80%93%20RXK%20Nephew.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/61b26d12b929e3e1253c4ba3\/2:1\/w_960,c_limit\/Rap%20Column%20%E2%80%93%20RXK%20Nephew.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ lffKHz caption ContentHeaderLeadAssetCaption-ifsaEE haBAOv\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF kSRRkI gxwcqg caption__credit\">Graphic by Callum Abbott<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-attribute-verso-pattern=\"article-body\" class=\"ArticlePageContentBackGround-dcEtzE kUtTlG article-body__content\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageChunksContent-enJWmu ilcJfn\">\n<div data-testid=\"ArticlePageChunks\" class=\"ArticlePageChunks-fwcPjP cAlDKu\">\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<p><em>Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre\u2019s<\/em><em>rap column<\/em><em>covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends<\/em>\u2014<em>and anything else that catches his attention.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The most unhinged corner of the entire internet just might be Rxk Nephew\u2019s YouTube channel. The unpredictable Rochester, New York rapper has uploaded at least one new song there nearly every day this year\u2014more than 400 total. In the best way possible, most of them are rambling freestyles that sound like they were laid down in a rush before his free trial of the recording software expired.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no structure or template to this madness, just a complete stream-of-bewildering-consciousness. He usually tells tales of dope dealing, family disarray, and relationship issues when he\u2019s not offering extremely specific and uncalled-for pop culture opinions, or unresearched thoughts on just about every topic being debated on Fox News. Did Joe Biden really win the election? Should we trust the COVID vaccines? Did Chicago drill stalwart Lil Reese really poop himself? (OK, Fox News hasn\u2019t covered that one\u2026 yet.) Sometimes it\u2019s hilarious, sometimes it\u2019s hilariously offensive, sometimes it\u2019s just offensive. His worst songs coast on shock alone, and his best ones also include zany flows and a grab bag of musical inspirations like Memphis horrorcore, 2Pac, East Coast battle rap, and the Based God himself, Lil B. It\u2019s all pretty unsettling and depraved, but there\u2019s a genuine appreciation for hip-hop within it.<\/p>\n<p>Making things even more bizarre is the fact that Nephew\u2019s diatribes are often set to random amateur beats: In an attempt to make a quick buck, Nephew will rap over any beat a producer sends him for an agreed-upon fee. This has led to an expansion of his creativity as well as a few of the most batshit songs you will come across in all of music right now. Consider this list of the 100 best songs Nephew put out in the last year a mere sampling of the insanity he\u2019s spawned.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">100. \u201cSlitherman Solo Set\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The first-ever metalcore song to include disses of both Tory Lanez and Usher.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">99. \u201cParking Lot Action\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Any song that brings up the rumor about Lil Reese shitting himself automatically makes this list (see: \u201cOpp shit on himself like he Lil Reese\u201d).<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">98. \u201cManners\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">97. \u201cCOVID-31\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Somehow not about COVID at all.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">96. \u201cPump Action\u201d<\/div>\n<p>This one teaches us a few important details about Nephew:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>He detests Chevy Impalas and Ford Tauruses<\/li>\n<li>He might have an account on the astrology app Co\u2013Star<\/li>\n<li>He claims to have \u201cbeen in the trap since <em>Invader Zim<\/em>\u201d so he\u2019s somewhere between 23 and 42 years old<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">95. \u201cApple Turnovers\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">94. \u201cOut My Seat\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The still image accompanying the song on YouTube proves that Nephew records exactly how I imagined: in a badly furnished bedroom screaming into a mic.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">93. \u201cETA Not Long\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">92. and 91. \u201cCinco Cinco Seis\u201d and \u201cDominican Plug\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew doesn\u2019t seem to be bilingual, but if you thought that would stop him from going full Spanglish you would be wrong.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">90. \u201cApplebee Is Not the Wave\u201d<\/div>\n<p>According to this song, Nephew is the original founder of Applebee\u2019s \u201c2 for $20\u201d deal\u2014except he used it for dope deals. Now he\u2019s in a blood feud with the casual dining conglomerate.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">89. \u201cJaw Cramps\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">88. \u201cPot Holes\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">87. \u201cIn Calls Only\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew sounds like he would be the most stressful dude to date. He simply unloads his trauma and paranoia onto women and expects them to be completely chill about it. The only thing he offers in return on \u201cIn Calls Only\u201d is that she will be able to claim their baby on her taxes since he does not do taxes.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">86. \u201cCan\u2019t Sit Still\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">85. \u201cHold on Let Me Stab You 133 Times\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Because of the title and how he makes fun of Yung Joc\u2019s perm.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">84. 83. 82. and 81. \u201cDave the Barbarian,\u201d \u201cAunty Use 2 Be Bad,\u201d \u201cNeph Thornberry,\u201d and \u201cV.A\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew\u2019s best pluggnB songs.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">80. \u201cBeen Them Boyz\u201d<\/div>\n<p>There is no rapping on \u201cBeen Them Boyz.\u201d It\u2019s a 13-minute speech that sounds like Nephew\u2019s audition for a talk-radio show. Here are some essential lines:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThat nigga Papoose is a bozo\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEvery day I look in the mirror I reintroduce myself \u2019cause I try to recreate myself to make myself a better person than I was yesterday \u2019cause all the opps be living in yesterday\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNigga, I will climb on top of my three story house and jump off the roof and slap the shit out of you\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThese niggas be eatin\u2019 noodles for years\u2014I was in jail eatin\u2019 blueberry pancakes, nigga let\u2019s talk about it, nigga\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">79. \u201cNasty Holidays\u201d<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s like if the first line of 2Pac\u2019s \u201cDear Mama\u201d (\u201cWhen I was young me and my mama had beef\u201d) were followed up with him going even harder on his mom for the rest of the song. Nephew is almost as mad at her as he is at Applebee\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">78. \u201cStrong Arm\/About Dope\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">77. \u201cWop vs Jeezy\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">76. \u201cBackyard Boogie\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">75. \u201cSilver Surfer\u201d<\/div>\n<p>I can\u2019t help but wonder: Why does Nephew want to fight his mailman so much, and why is he so impressed by David Blaine?!<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">74. \u201cAmerican New Breed\u201d<\/div>\n<p>This remix of Estelle\u2019s \u201cAmerican Boy\u201d is not quite Max B\u2019s \u201cAmerican Slore,\u201d but at least Nephew says his girl is thick like the Rock.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">73. and 72. \u201cCoco Stick Scars\u201d and \u201cPressure\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The twinkling pianos on \u201cCoco Stick Scars\u201d and the soothing strings of \u201cPressure\u201d are definitely Zaytoven type beats that make me long for a 10-track tape with Nephew and the real Zay.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">71. \u201cNephew Bad Azz\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">70. \u201cSlither Conspiracy\u201d<\/div>\n<p>I cannot endorse anything said in this song, but let\u2019s focus on the fact that he rhymes King Von with King Von for 11 straight lines and accuses Yo Gotti of stretching out too many shirts because his head is too big to fit in them.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">69. \u201cSour Patches\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">68. \u201cWho Is Bill Russell\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Imagine if Bill Russell searched his name on YouTube and came across Neph rapping about some girl who has Henny on her ovaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">67. \u201cWifey Might Be a Opp\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">66. \u201cUnsubscribe Me &amp; Don\u2019t Buy My Music\u201d<\/div>\n<p>At this point, Nephew may have enough of his own Biblical theories to create an alternate text. One of the books would be from this song, where he declares that if he were in Jerusalem back in the day he would have jumped in and saved Jesus.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">65. \u201cI Will Bite You\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">64. \u201cWho Is Twista &amp; Kanye\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Twista needs to put out a cease and desist to address Nephew\u2019s latest theory: \u201cHe can\u2019t even rap that fast bro, he be frontin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">63. and 62. \u201cHopscotch on Yo Chin\u201d and \u201cCrack Dreams (Intro)\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew obviously appreciates turn-of-the-century Project Pat tapes. On \u201cHopscotch on Yo Chin,\u201d he rides DJ Paul and Juicy J\u2019s \u201cCheese and Dope\u201d beat. Then on \u201cCrack Dreams Intro\u201d\u2014which is not actually the intro for his tape <em>Crack Dreams<\/em>\u2014he glides over the best instrumental from Pat\u2019s 1999 debut, <em>Ghetty Green<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">61. \u201cSuede Type Beat\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">60. \u201cExtra Crunchy\u201d<\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s a moment on this track where Neph warns us that someone is going to try to clone him. He seems pretty terrorized by the idea. I have to imagine that, in his mind, the only way to stop this is to travel through time like Jean-Claude Van Damme in <em>Timecop.<\/em><\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">59. \u201cSnake Skin\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">58. \u201cFat Transfers\u201d<\/div>\n<p>This song is apparently produced by Who the Hell Is Carlo. Related: This song has no beat.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">57. 56. 55. 54. and 53. \u201cSome Ppl IDK,\u201d \u201cMo Problems,\u201d \u201cMan of Sin,\u201d \u201cFrom da Lo,\u201d and \u201cMade Up Losses\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Bossup might be Neph\u2019s best go-to producer. His soulful loops aren\u2019t exactly J Dilla on <em>Donuts<\/em>, to say the least, but their relative normalcy allow for all attention to go to Nephew\u2019s insanity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">52. \u201cAuto From Rocket Power\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">51. \u201cNew Lil Flip\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The beat is wild but not as wild as Neph, who spends this song insulting a woman while trying to move in with her and hide his guns in her crib.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">50. \u201cWho Did What Again\u201d<\/div>\n<p>This is in the Top 50 strictly because of the shitty <em>Fast and Furious<\/em> cover art.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">49. \u201cCan\u2019t Black Ball Me\u201d<\/div>\n<p>In which he says, \u201cI\u2019m a Black supremacist, opposite of Post Malone.\u201d Maybe he <em>should<\/em> be blackballed.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">48. \u201cUncle Willie\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">47. \u201cShiesty Nephew\u201d<\/div>\n<p>\u201cUnc screamin\u2019 out <em>d\u2019oh<\/em> like Homer Simpson\u201d(!)<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">46. \u201cPlease May I Stab Everyone\u201d<\/div>\n<p>In which Neph lists over a dozen different ways he wants to stab someone. They should put him in the writer\u2019s room for the next <em>Halloween<\/em> reboot.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">45. \u201c52 Fourth St\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">44. \u201cKnock Ya Coffee Over\u201d<\/div>\n<p>(Includes another reference to Lil Reese pooping himself.)<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">43. \u201cOpps Where\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">42. and 41. \u201cGood Dreams\u201d and \u201cBill What I Don\u2019t Know Him\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Here is the rare song that seemingly took Nephew more than one take to record, so he just uploaded both takes.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">40. \u201cStrange Things\u201d<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re a fan of Chief Keef coughing the phlegm out of his throat on \u201cWar\u201d (like me), then the opening seconds of \u201cStrange Things\u201d is for you. (I love it.)<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">39. \u201cTwin Powder\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Over Heavy D\u2019s somber beat for Beanie Sigel\u2019s \u201cFeel It in the Air,\u201d Neph raps about feeling abandoned by his mother and girlfriend while he was in jail. Instead of lashing out, he deals with his depressive feelings in a fairly level-headed way, for once.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">38. \u201c40$ Quick Stop at Days Inn\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The funniest YouTube comments under a Nephew song are the ones that say something like, \u201cLol this nigga be rappin my entire life.\u201d Because being relatable is the <em>last<\/em> thing I associate with Nephew. I\u2019m not even sure <em>he<\/em> can relate to half of his own songs.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">37. \u201cNephew Bullwinkle\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">36. \u201cLA Stories\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew is clearly a cinephile. On \u201cLA Stories\u201d he compares his trap to an unspecified house in <em>American Pie<\/em>, says he\u2019s hanging out in the kitchen with a tank top like Mark Wahlberg, and starts beef with Arnold Schwarzenegger (\u201cFuck Arnold Schwarzenegger\u201d).<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">35. \u201cC.A.N.D.Y\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">34. \u201cWhy Not Be in da Hood\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">33. \u201cSayin Shit\u201d<\/div>\n<p>You know a Nephew song is good when you play it on the aux and someone tries to disconnect your phone from the speakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN ibCpuC\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">32. \u201cDon\u2019t Blame Me\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">31. \u201cTuff Tony Hates Rehabilitation\u201d<\/div>\n<p>We finally get an explanation about why Neph hates the mailman so much! Apparently his packages keep coming late.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">30. and 29. \u201cOptimistic Trapper\u201d and \u201cOptimistic Trapper Pt 2\u201d<\/div>\n<p>There are two versions of \u201cOptimistic Trapper.\u201d On the first, he lost his voice but uploaded it anyway. On the second, he claims that jelly comes from jellyfish.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">28. \u201cOnly Fans\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The QAnon conspiracy theories are really getting out of control. (\u201cI really think that all Joe Biden votes was fake.\u201d)<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">27. \u201cThe Real Voice of the Streets\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Probably the only nine-minute Nephew song without any problematic hot takes.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">26. \u201c?\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">25. \u201c3.5 to My Name\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">24. \u201cDysfunctional Glock\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew won\u2019t get invited onto an episode of LeBron\u2019s <em>The Shop<\/em>. He raps, \u201cHairline look stupid like LeBron\/Pushed back he holdin\u2019 on\/Glock fix your bald spot like you LeBron\/Glock fix your hairline like you LeBron,\u201d and there\u2019s more where that came from.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">23. and 22. \u201cFunky Socks\u201d and \u201cShawty Rxk Too\u201d<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not unusual for Nephew to put out two songs that contradict each other on the same day. \u201cFunky Socks\u201d is him throwing a tantrum because his girlfriend keeps bothering him with unexplained thoughts (though, if I could guess, he\u2019s most definitely the unreasonable one). While on \u201cShawty Rxk Too\u201d he\u2019s completely lovestruck, saying all the things people normally say when they\u2019re in their feelings: \u201cMe and bae talking about trappin\u2019 together,\u201d and \u201cBaby girl thick like oatmeal cookies.\u201d Oatmeal cookies are thick as hell.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">21. \u201cWho Hurting\u201d<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">20. \u201cThe Real Lil Reese\u201d<\/div>\n<p>In an interview from the summer, Nephew explained his ongoing obsession with the rumor that Lil Reese pooped his pants during a fight. \u201cIs that confirmed?\u201d the interviewer asked. Nephew responded, \u201cNah, I don\u2019t know if it was confirmed or not, but he was still looking crazy. It looked like he was \u2019bout to shit on himself.\u201d That was all the evidence needed to make this 13-minute diss song directed at Lil Reese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">19. \u201cTwo Tone Tuff Tony Tweaking Toating Twin TEC\u2019S Tripping nd Tippin Wit Two Thotties Tuesday\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Just try to say that title five times fast.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">18. \u201cCan I Sing to You Please?\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Less of a love song, and more like he\u2019s so obsessed with someone that he\u2019s foaming at the mouth and jumping out of his own skin like Bugs Bunny.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">17. \u201c31 Peck St\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Neph sells crack to a junkie who looks like Ed Sheeran and then catches Auntie trying to sell her heartburn pills. The details!<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">16. \u201cDummy Smoove\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The most effective songs on <em>Crack Dreams<\/em> linger on the mundane elements of drug dealing, like how working such long hours forced him to wear the same outfit for three days straight. The decision to focus on the less glamorous aspects of the lifestyle has been the foundation of like-minded rappers who also had great years: Detroit\u2019s Los and Nutty, Flint\u2019s Grindhard E, and Florida\u2019s Goldenboy Countup.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">15. \u201cEarly Age Death\u201d<\/div>\n<p>This should soundtrack the opening scene of the next <em>Blade<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">14. \u201c60 Deep\u201d [ft. Rx Papi]<\/div>\n<p>Nephew\u2019s feud with Rx Papi, which lasted through the end of last year and into the start of this one, was more heartbreaking than Seth Rollins turning on the Shield. They were once brothers who spent Thanksgiving together before they began hurling vicious insults at each other. Thankfully, in March, they reunited like nothing ever happened with \u201c60 Deep.\u201d<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">13. \u201cAvon Barksdale\u201d [ft. Rx Papi]<\/div>\n<p>\u201c60 Deep\u201d is more significant, but \u201cAvon Barksdale\u201d is Nephew and Papi\u2019s best track as a duo this year.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">12. and 11. \u201cSada Tae\u201d and \u201cSlither Island\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Neph flexes his rapping chops over Dirty Bird\u2019s <em>Miami Vice<\/em> beats. On \u201cSada Tae,\u201d he follows \u201cCoronavirus real bitch, don\u2019t touch me\u201d with the line, \u201cWalked in my shades on\/Leather jacket on, I look like Blade\/But without that dumbass fade.\u201d And on \u201cSlither Island\u201d he rhymes Blueface with Blueface and then Blueface again. Talent.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">10. \u201cOverbite Overnights\u201d<\/div>\n<p>The beat sounds like it was ripped straight from Mystikal\u2019s funky 1997 LP <em>Unpredictable<\/em>, with day-in-the-life raps (like his mom calling to complain about bills while he\u2019s on tour and cruising around the town to deliver dope) that are colorful enough to play out in your head like a movie. He also claims to be the real founder of DoorDash\u2014tell the Silicon Valley bros to send him a damn check.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN ibCpuC\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">9. \u201cNephew New Baby Mom From the Bay Area\u201d [ft. E-40]<\/div>\n<p>OK, this song does not actually have an E-40 feature. Instead, Nephew just does an E-40 impression, mimicking the Bay Area legend\u2019s congested voice and speedy delivery. It\u2019s sick.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">8. \u201cBlackberry Touchscreen\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Further reading: \u201cAn Interview With Clean Dirt, the Producer Rxk Nephew Dissed on His Own Beat\u201d<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">7. \u201cI Forgot the Beat\u201d<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if this was supposed to be an a cappella or if Neph actually forgot to run the beat. About halfway through, he says he\u2019s going to loop the instrumental, but, of course, nothing happens, because there isn\u2019t one. It doesn\u2019t even sound like a traditional a cappella\u2014it\u2019s almost like he\u2019s rapping in an empty auditorium filled with echoes and dead air. To enhance the experience, I like to picture Neph on stage after hours at Carnegie Hall, in True Religions and wheat Timbs, exposing his enemies for shopping at Marshalls and being illiterate 30 year olds.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">6. \u201cI Forgot the Beat (House Remix)\u201d<\/div>\n<p>More Nephew songs should have house remixes. Speaking of that&#8230;<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">5. 4. and 3. \u201cToo Tuff Tone Tarantino,\u201d \u201cPeter Gunnz x2,\u201d and \u201cBeverly Hill Nephew\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Nephew\u2019s mixtapes often squander the randomness that makes clicking through his YouTube page so much fun. The one exception is the questionably titled <em>Make Drunk Driving Cool Again<\/em>. It\u2019s basically Neph\u2019s house album: Every song will make you wish you were sweating in a club filled with neon lights and shady dudes trying to sell you pills. Over the smooth groove of \u201cToo Tuff Tone Tarantino,\u201d Neph explains how he keeps in shape: jogging to the liquor store, squatting Henny bottles, and lots of sex. On \u201cPeter Gunnz x2,\u201d he makes a joke out of everything he shouldn\u2019t. On \u201cBeverly Hill Nephew,\u201d he gets so crossfaded that he says he\u2019s lost all feeling in his legs, like Lieutenant Dan. It\u2019s probably the most lyrically demented Nephew project and also the one that sounds the sweetest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN bAXJOK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">2. \u201cShooting Star\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Yes, most of the time Rxk Nephew is rattling off incoherent theories or starting beefs with people and corporations who don\u2019t know that he exists, but occasionally real emotions come to the surface. There\u2019s palpable pain behind \u201cShooting Star.\u201d From the opening line\u2014\u201cI thank God I don\u2019t got court cases\u201d\u2014he sounds exhausted as he tries to find the positives in struggles that are mounting by the day. It\u2019s made even more effective by a gloomy Beats by the Pound type beat that backdrops the refreshing introspection.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" class=\"heading-h3\">1. \u201cAmerican tterroristt\u201d<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if I had a better 10 minutes this year than when I listened to \u201cAmerican Tterrorist\u201d for the first time. It\u2019s the song that solidified my obsession with Nephew\u2019s YouTube channel (and the one that likely got him a permanent spot on several government watchlists). Throughout the epic diatribe, Neph shares the type of thoughts that are sometimes concerning (\u201cVaccine got us mutating\u201d), sometimes hilarious (\u201cWho the fuck is Christopher Columbus?\/If he would\u2019ve came to my block, talkin\u2019 \u2019bout he discovered my trap\/His ass would\u2019ve probably got shot\u201d), and, occasionally, worthy of a deeper discussion at Sunday school (\u201cI\u2019m readin\u2019 the Bible like, \u2018What is this?\u2019\/Adam made Eve off of one rib?\/They made the world in seven days?\/So Adam and Eve had a thousand kids?\u201d). I\u2019m probably a worse person for loving it as much as I do. It\u2019s the most bizarre song from the most bizarre rapper of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/rxk-nephew-best-songs\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columns The 100 Best Rxk Nephew Songs of 2021 No rapper was more chaotic this year. Let us count the ways. By Alphonse Pierre December 10, 2021 Graphic by Callum Abbott Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre\u2019srap columncovers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends\u2014and anything else that catches his attention. 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