Lil B

Brandon Christopher McCartney, known professionally as Lil B and his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper, producer, and internet personality born on August 17, 1989, in Berkeley, California. He began his musical career in his mid-teens as a member of the Bay Area hip-hop group The Pack, which gained attention with their 2006 hit single "Vans" .

Lil B is renowned for his prolific output and genre-blending style, encompassing hip-hop, new age, jazz, indie rock, and choral music. His music is characterized by its experimental nature, often incorporating elements of humor, positivity, and unconventional themes. He is credited with popularizing the term "based," which he uses to describe a lifestyle of positivity and self-confidence .

Throughout his career, Lil B has released numerous mixtapes and albums, including "I'm Gay (I'm Happy)" in 2011, a project aimed at promoting acceptance and challenging homophobia in hip-hop .

Despite facing criticism and controversy, Lil B has maintained a dedicated fanbase and is considered a pioneering figure in internet rap and a significant influence on contemporary hip-hop artists.

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I mean, everything that is upon this earth, even from a worm or a caterpillar that blossoms into a butterfly, you know, these things are just amazing.

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Before Lil B, hip-hop and music in general was in a different space. Lil B really just pushed this independence.

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I have a song that's called 'Rap Dreams, Hoop Dreams'. Besides education, everybody's got hoop dreams from day one in rap. Rap, sports, music have so much of an impact on the world.

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It doesn't matter where you're from. You can be from the hood or the suburbs. You can be poor with no education or a college graduate. No matter your background, you can win.

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After I started based freestyling. Just spending a lot of time learning about myself and entering a higher level within my mind. I was exploring my mind, and I ended up finding the Based God.

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I've been teaching myself the fundamentals and being around some good players, but also been learning to play team games, playing 3-on-3s, playing 1-on-1s, playing 5-on-5s, playing 21. There are guys bigger than me on the court, but I've had numerous comparisons to Ty Lawson.

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When I was younger, I was thinking of ways I could get respect so people wouldn't bother me. I was down for whatever. I ended up going to juvenile hall, facing a good amount of time for a first-time offense.

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I want people to smile when they hear my name.

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What I mean by being real is just when you are doing dance celebrations, sports celebrations, like the cooking dance or anything like that. When you're an artist, you want to always try your best to do the homework and see where it originated from.

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Before the money or anything, number one, it was just to put out real music, real stuff with a passion, real art.

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I give it to The Based God who really informs me and gives me that gut instinct and the power to say who's cursed or not. It just comes from a pure place, just trying to bring peace and positivity and love and also awareness.

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Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive.

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Men lie, women lie, numbers don't.

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