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Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, including hip hop, new age, indie rock and choral music. He describes his work as "based", a term which denotes a lifestyle of positivity and tolerance; and is noted for his extensive use of social media to build an online cult following. Early life McCartney grew up in Berkeley, California, and attended high school at Albany High in Albany. He adopted the name Lil B, and began rapping at age 15 with San Francisco Bay Area based hip hop group The Pack. After two locally successful mixtapes, at the peak of the Bay Area's hyphy movement, the group's song "Vans" became a surprise hit. The song was ranked as the fifth best of 2006 by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. The strength of "Vans" led the group to release the ''Skateboards 2 Scrapers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain In England ''Rain in England'' is the second studio album by American rapper Lil B, released through Weird Forest on September 21, 2010. Produced by Lil B under his persona "The Based God", ''Rain in England'' is unusual for the hip hop genre because it has no percussive beats. Instead, Lil B raps over new-age-style synthesizer music. The lyrical style, which finds Lil B speaking on topics like family, love and death, has been noted for its sincerity and reflectiveness. The album had a mixed reception upon release; some critics and artists praised its unorthodox musical and lyrical content, while others were left baffled. According to Louis Pattison of ''The Guardian'', the album "transcended familiar notions of good and bad, being one of the most peculiar rap albums ever pressed". Background and music Before ''Rain in England'', Lil B had developed a cult following through social media by sharing music through YouTube and MySpace. Lil B wrote t |
