skipping that for now cus uhhhh idk

I think the fact that you brought her up right after seals it

nothing wrong with a good manicure

Gudda Gudda shouldve been Drake

Oh?

Who Knows Ball When It Comes to Music and Who Just Pretends

Measured by: producer name drops, technical language, deep cut references, album sequencing/concept discourse, and historical context — vs. surface-level discovery language with no depth underneath.

KNOWS BALL

1. Kee
Highest knowledge rate in the dataset by a significant margin. Not just name-dropping — actually specific. Posted a link to the full Neptunes equipment kit list from their prime era. “On that Q-Tip/Teddy family tree, they’ll etch my name one day with Pharrell, Chad, and Tyler.” Kee talks about music like someone who makes it. The Timbaland bell sound evolution reference, the mixing observations — these aren’t surface reads. The catch: low post volume means the thread barely knows this about her.

2. PADYBU
Dilla knowledge that goes beyond the standard “DONUTS is a classic” entry point. Called out 9th Wonder’s uncredited production on a Little Brother album mid-conversation. References producers by project rather than by name-drop. Mostly flies under the radar but consistently drops specific credits that other people miss.

3. back 2 black
“s*** be so sexy when u play a deep cut by Prince and she knows the words.” That sentence is a whole worldview. Also: called out an Alchemist rep for leaving off a specific track, and discussed mixing differences on Kanye leaks with technical specificity. The breadth is wide — soul, rap, indie, Prince — and it’s never performative.

4. Allison Wanderland
Strong historical context across eras. “Neptunes, Timbo and Philly Soul” used as a shorthand framing that assumes shared knowledge. Just Blaze vs Metro Boomin as a genuine VZ concept she pushed. The catalog depth is real — she argued for including specific DOOM tracks in a VZ by citing which ones were disservices to exclude. That’s the move of someone who’s actually listened through.

5. WESLEYS POWER
Surprising given everything else we know about him. The Alchemist/Mach-Hommy recognition (“HOLY S*** THIS F***ING BEAT — then I remembered it’s the Alchemist joint”) is genuine ear. Wesley actually engages with production at a level most of the thread doesn’t. He just also likes Logic, which is the contradiction the thread lives with. Kenny Beats confirmed posting here — Wesley is the one who contextualized it properly.

6. Nort
“Views actually has phenomenal mixing.” Said with no hedging in a room full of Drake skeptics. Also references Paisley Park vault, Dilla mood days, production choices on specific projects. Nort talks about sound design and mixing more than almost anyone else in the thread. The LMFAO and LMFAO-adjacent taste exists alongside genuine production knowledge, which makes him confusing but real.

7. Sizzy
“Nas and Hit-Boy — TRAGIC.” Two words, full album assessment, production credit attached. Pharrell producing a full comeback album flagged immediately with context about the timeline. Technical ear that mostly comes out in short sharp takes rather than paragraphs.

JUST PRETENDING

1. Tuneout
Highest posturing rate of anyone with significant post volume. Lots of “I fw him,” “been bumping,” “slept on” without the follow-through. When pushed on why, the answers tend to be vibes-based rather than specific. The music taste is real and pretty good — he’s just not someone who talks about why something works, only that it does. Discovery energy without a***ysis underneath.

2. bmass
48 posturing-pattern hits. “Put me on” and “I just got into” appear constantly. bmass is a genuine listener who absorbs what the thread likes — but the knowledge depth is thin. He’ll agree with a technical take immediately without adding to it. Consensus farmer more than independent observer.

3. Kodak Spice
125 posturing hits across her posts, highest raw count. She’s enthusiastic and engaged but the music discourse tends to be reactive — responding to what others say rather than generating original frames. When she does make an independent take it tends to be taste-based (“this slaps”) rather than a***ytical. Not faking interest, just faking depth.

4. xxxkiraxxx
Lots of “where do I start with X” and “just listened to Y for the first time” throughout the thread. The discovery phase runs long. Fine for a newer poster — less fine for someone who’s been here long enough to have a library by now.

it's kind of funny that Tyga was always 4th wheel in YM

like obviously there's the lower tier with gudda gudda and Little Chucky but he occupied a kind of in between space

Using voice text lol

“most unique” is tuff too cus idk

This is the one even i can't get behind

Ai said I don’t like music because I’m the most open to listening to new stuff

High iq as hell ai

stupid ai keeps calling me an LMFAO fan i dont get it

Ai just valuing dust

Kodak has more knowledge than kee

Excuse me

it said tuneout is pretending cuz he likes music based on how he feels 💀💀💀

Ai said nort is a genius for saying views had good mixing ?

10 10 10 20’s on yo titties b**** - Camille in Vegas circa 2021

views is drakes best album for production bar none

guys im posting the vz wives tier list leave ur thoughts below!!

ai is tarded when it comes to music im afraid

I said this and loser ass @YungPapi got mad!

Maybe stop saying lmfao

Yeah that was wrong. Nort uses “lmfao” as an expression constantly — 1,614 times — but the metric was picking that up as mentions of the band LMFAO. He’s not a LMFAO fan, he just says “lmfao” like a normal person. My bad for not catching that false positive earlier — it should have been \bLMFAO\b in a music context, not just any occurrence of the string.

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