Machine Gun Kelly... Thoughts? Opinions?

Remo the Great · Post by **Remo the Great** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:46 pm

So yeah... Never heard of this cat before today, but saw this little video about his come up/signing to Bad Boy on 2DBz. Went and peeped a music video and the dude can spit apparently. Just wondered how widespread his notoriety really was or if the buzz is really Cleavland specific.

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Jedisdope · Post by **Jedisdope** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:54 pm

i thought machine gun kelly was this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNQC2urolDw

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Post by **GM Dizzy Skillespie** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:46 pm

no. for god sakes no.

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:53 pm

Jedisdope wrote:i thought machine gun kelly was this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNQC2urolDw

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:09 pm

Appalling.

Digs Darklighter · Post by **Digs Darklighter** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:49 pm

kill YT

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:21 pm

As someone from Cleveland, I can say this guy is fucking garbage.

The only hype he has going is due to pointless, obnoxious local color. Funny part is, he moved to Cleveland from Colorado like 5-6 years ago - yet bases his whole persona as some local hero.

intuition · Post by **intuition** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:47 pm

seems like diddy being reactionary to yelawolf.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:32 am

Jedisdope wrote:i thought machine gun kelly was this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNQC2urolDw

Came here to post this.

:sluggo:

Sigma · Post by **Sigma** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:46 am

Watching the video was worse than just listening to it and not watching it, but yeah - it's alright. Based on just that, I wouldn't seek his music out nor would I particularly want to hear that song again, but it was OK IMO.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:21 am

arson_daily · Post by **arson_daily** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:13 am

Sigma wrote:Watching the video was worse than just listening to it

AMASK · Post by **AMASK** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:03 am

est. 1990

360 · Post by **360** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:07 am

It looks like he's eating an invisible apple in the still of that vid. What a fag

chump change · Post by **chump change** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:33 am

his tour is going pretty well

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:04 am

make it stop please

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:31 pm

I'll always support somebody from Cleveland (He went to the same High School as me too) but he's not very good.

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 5:44 pm

Panama wrote:I'll always support somebody from Cleveland (He went to the same High School as me too) but he's not very good.

u went to shaker too... thats whats up. i refuse to support this dude tho.

The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:09 pm

Panama wrote:I'll always support somebody from Cleveland (He went to the same High School as me too) but he's not very good.

?

But yeah, fuck this dude.

The ILLatino · Post by **The ILLatino** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:56 pm

Basura.

And definitely a reaction to Yela.

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:36 pm

The ILLatino wrote:And definitely a reaction to Yela.

Was thinking the same thing.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:55 pm

Panama wrote:I'll always support somebody from Cleveland (He went to the same High School as me too) but he's not very good.

Yeah, it's kind of hard when there is now Cudi, Ray Cash, Chip, and many more talented local people. Don't really get the hype of this Kelly fella.

Kid That's Lifeless · Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:09 am

I was talking to a dude I work with about the raps today and he mentioned this guy. I said I was a fan of the few songs I've heard by him. I don't know how, but somehow I got this clown confused with Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire. Goddammit.

CSB

GUCCI CONDOMS · Post by **GUCCI CONDOMS** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:31 am

this is horrid

weekdaywarrior · Post by **weekdaywarrior** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:26 pm

i know about a million black dudes who can rap as good or better and with that style.. dude has a little bit of "swag" i guess.. kinda looks choriographed but fuggit.. he's trying harder than asher thats for sure.. wonder of copywrites going to take shots at him being as they're both from ohio..

sleazy_j · Post by **sleazy_j** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:49 pm

weekdaywarrior wrote: kinda looks choriographed but fuggit.. he's trying harder than asher thats for sure..

wonder of copywrites going to take shots at him being as they're both from ohio..

i saw copy give some sort of congrats on twitter when news broke.

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:19 pm

Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly's attempt at flash mob in Strongsville ends with handcuffs

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Rising Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly was handcuffed and led away from SouthPark mall in Strongsville this evening amid a flash mob he organized.

Earlier in the week, Machine Gun Kelly -- whose real name is Colson Baker -- used social media to poll his fans, asking them which suburban Cleveland mall they wanted to gather at.

The rapper ultimately settled on Strongsville, Saturday at 5 p.m.

About that time, someone calling himself machinegunkelly on Twitter posted: "They're kicking out (people with) costumes ... Be normal, I guess? No harm here, we just like fun!"

Not long after that, someone posted a picture of the shirtless rapper -- revealing a huge MGK tattoo across his shoulder blades -- in handcuffs on Twitter. Fans soon posted videos on YouTube showing hundreds of people -- mostly white teens and young adults -- gathered in the mall's food court watching police wrestle with the rapper and chanting "MGK" as officers led him away.

By 6 p.m., fans were posting messages on Machine Gun Kelly's Facebook page seeking his release. Within hours, the rapper posted a message on Twitter saying he and the others were free.

Strongsville police later released a statement saying Machine Gun Kelly and members of his group were charged with midemeanor disorderly conduct.

Police said mall management asked the rappers not to stand on a table near a railing by the second-floor food court. When the members didn't comply, they were taken into custody and charged, the statement said.

There have been peaceful flash mobs at the Strongville mall in recent years featuring dance and song.

But this summer, other suburbs -- including Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights -- have had trouble with rowdy mobs of young people disrupting festivals and events with flash mobs.

Saturday's flash mob appeared to disperse quickly after police spirited away Machine Gun Kelly.

Machine Gun Kelly's stage name is based on his rapid-fire rap delivery. He is a 2008 graduate of Shaker Heights High school and gained national buzz this year following a Midwest tour.

Earlier this month, Machine Gun Kelly signed a recording contract with Bad Boy Records, a major hip-hop label.

If the rapper regretted organizing the flash mob or the charge against him, he didn't express it through Twitter Saturday.

After his release, the rapper posted: "If having fun with my fans ... means I have to get arrested ... then keep (pulling) the cuffs out."

odium-LSC · Post by **odium-LSC** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:30 am

What a horrific Faggot. The fact that he organized and was involved in a flash mob just cements and confirms my complete hatred of dude.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:23 am

his hairline is funny

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:08 am

Shit's weak.