#She def transitioned before sonic

[mirroredgiraffe]

That one Sonic Generations cutscene but with trans woman Sonic

Also the ref sheet I made for this AU with a doodle of Amy meeting Sonic after her transition before sa1 (she didn't come out or anything just showed up like this)

[summers-art]

washing machine heart seems so perfect for them honestly

🎵Song #8 Washing Machine Heart by Mitski 🎵[Full playlist]

EHEHEHE THANK YOU! I knew I wanted a Mitski song on there and I'm so glad I found this one because yessss, to me it is just *chef kiss* for them. It also has a rly nice transition to #9 Supermassive Black Hole, absolutely love the beat of Washing machine heart getting all distorted in the end of the song and how it flows so well into the electrical guitar riff and rock drumbeat from Supermassive black hole with it's darker tone, HEHE very happy with that one 🫶🩷

Story wise it's a fun transition too. Like at this point they are kind of assumed to be an item, going steady or whatever people call it these days. But like the prev song, #7 Do you think we'll last forever? the seeds of "something aint right here 🤔🙁" is planted with a hint of that obsession and whirlwind of emotions. Then here there is a lot of things to unpack with Metals jealousy over Sonic and that whole identity crisis, which only gets worse in the upcoming songs.

Like, for this relationship to truly work there is a lot of issues that has to be grappled with but uh oh we haven't had the time to unpack all of that yet, so ermm... oops!!! 😅don't worry about it 💔

LYRICAL BREAK DOWN BELOW 👇

Toss your dirty shoes in my washing machine heart Baby, bang it up inside

I've never fucking used a washing machine to clean shoes, is that like an American thing or something... idk. But it clearly reads to me like a metaphor about ones past/baggage and to just dump it onto your new partner like- Yea? Those muddy dirty shoes she's worn for so long? The shoes she's spent running around and chasing after Sonic for all those years? Toss those shoes into your washing machine heart??? I mean sure- if you insist 🩷

Also obligatory pointing at the machine lyrics for the robot. Low hanging fruit for analyzing but I have to point it out each time bc it is never not relevant. Metals chest is suppose to be a jet engine but like... it doesn't look too far off from a washing machine drum... have you heard those things as the program is close to finishing?? All the ones I've used in communal shared spaces always sounds like they are about to take off into the space. They might as well be jet engines

I'm not wearing my usual lipstick I thought maybe we would kiss tonight

The transgirl Metal agenda and propaganda continues. Congratulations on the gender girlie I'm so happy for you 🏳️‍⚧️

Idk how you use lipstick without a mouth but I believe in you. I also do prefer a more butch lesbian Metal so lipstick wouldn't be apart of her gender presentation there either buuut, I love all Metals including the femme ones. And even with my own HC I don't see it as out of the picture to present more femme at the start of a transitioning journey as part of experimenting with it before finding what feels the best :] peace and love ✌️

Baby will you kiss me already and Toss your dirty shoes in my washing machine heart? Baby, bang it up inside

Damn girl, eager are we? Doesn't even care if it hurts or gets damaged in the process haha, what is self preservation anyway? This def makes me think about the previous song and how the obsession takes root. It would be fun to break down that one as well esp with lines like: "(Do you think we'll last forever?) / No pressure though, you just tell me, "Yes" or "No"" and "Tell me that you want me 'cause I got to admit / If you're with someone else, I don't think I could exist" like OKAY!!! This is, completely fine. Very healthy mindset. 10/10 no notes 👍 (JOKE)

Baby, though I've closed my eyes I know who you pretend I am I know who you pretend I am

OOP, there it is. The line that makes my brain and heart go 💥💥💥

MAN, punches the wall, I don't think Amy would ever purposefully ""replace"" Sonic with Metal Sonic. Can you even call it a rebound if I don't think she was ever really dating him to begin with, LMAO. I do think it is hilarious to pair her up with most of his rivals though like, dang Sonic look who stole your girl cause you didn't give her a chance, serves u right 😘💅

But more seriously tho I think she obviously values her friendship with Sonic a lot and wouldn't try and get back at him or use someone else to get over her crush on him. NOT INTENTIONALLY AT LEAST- (aint that a fun internal feeling of shame/guilt to be plagued with) but I can't blame Metal for having that anxiety, especially not when you are programmed to literally think you are that guy and people just decided to see your inferior copy as the real one who is so easily adored and loved and a hero like... wtf..... so fucked up (I love it) 💔

Do mi ti Why not me? Why not me?

SCREAMING. CRYING. THROWING UP- 😭😭😭OGHGOHGOH

IT IS YOU METAL!! YOU DESERVE TO BE LOVED TOO FOR WHO YOU ARE- A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL FROM WHAT THAT EVIL EGG INSTALLED IN YOU TO THINK YOU ARE, AUUGHGH 💥💔💥💔💥

I need Amy to shake this hunk of junk around and tell her over and over again that she loves Metal and not Sonic. And I need Metal to actually BELIEVE IT when she says that. Sniffs, sobs, this is fine. It's fine....... I am okay......................... (turns to dust) 💨

[thewonderlandtay]

Some of my thoughts on each song off Rep

1. ...ready for it? : honestly what. an. opener. the beat hit me like a truck and i was definitely not ready for it. i love the concept of the song, and this is the perfect introduction to the album - fave lyrics: “Baby, let the games begin.”

2. end game (feat. future and ed sheeran) : BIG REPUTATION BIG REPUTATION OHHH, YOU AND ME, WE GOT BIG REPUTATIONS - i fucking love this beat, it’s so much fun and easily one of faves off rep. Ed fit perfect and his rap was everything. Future was great too, but let’s be real it was all about tay and ed. And also this on tour ?!!!! gonna be so lit fave lyrics : “I swear I don’t love the drama, IT LOVES ME.” i died at this part

3. i did something bad : okay, so this song scared the crap out of me but in a good way. taylor is so smart to play this narrative of a crazy ass bitch, and i respect her so much for it. she is taking her negative reputation and making a badass track that shook us to the core, and bravo taylor the beat hit me hard at 7am fave lyrics: “If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing.” 

4. don’t blame me : YES TAYLOR. i never imagined we would get such a soulful, almost gospel like song from her. her vocals fit perfectly over the beat, and hER LOWER REGISTER Y’ALL. Again the vibes and lyrics are a bit creepy, but hey love makes you crazy (which is so true) ALSO THE ACAPELLA GOSPEL LITTLE PART HAD ME ON THE FLOOR fave lyrics : “Your love made me crazy, if it doesn’t you ain’t doin’ it right.” 

5. delicate : track 5 did not disappoint. i love how she captured the feeling of meeting someone and worrying about moving too fast, because love is really delicate, it’s precious and i know i’m always careful with it. this song is so beautiful, and she’s singing it so softly and carefully that i was mesmerized at first listen. def in my top 3 (if it’s possible to have a top 3) fave lyrics : “We can’t make any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink.”  

6. look what you made me do : alright, the first track we ever heard off rep. after hearing the album, i really think this was the perfect first single. it is one of the more interesting ones sonically, and by releasing it first, taylor made it clear that this album would be different. it’s a unapologetic anthem and A BOP, anyone who disagrees is not having enough fun. also CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR IT LIVE. fave lyrics : “and then the world moves on, but one thing’s for sure. maybe i got mine, but you’ll all get yours.”

7. so it goes... : i was SO excited for this song and i love it so much because of the transition it makes for the album. all the previous tracks had been all dark (except for delicate) and this is the point where taylor shifts the focus to love and light (and joe hehe) fave lyrics : “and all our pieces fall right into place.”

8. gorgeous : this is perhaps my least fave on the album but still so relatable tho. it’s cute and fun and how i feel everytime i have a crush basically. also imagine taylor actually being like this with joe when they first met ADORABLE. fave lyrics : “you make me so happy, it turns back to sad.” this lyric describes ME 

9. getaway car : first of all, hello metaphors. this song is interesting and a subject taylor hasn’t really touched upon before: the rebound relationship. she knew it was never going to last, but the idea was good while it lasted. sonically it’s stunning, and reminds me of bleachers a bit which makes sense bc of jack fave lyrics: “well, he was runnin’ after us, i was screaming ‘go, go, go!’” the way she says go, go, go is the reason it’s my fave haha

10. king of my heart : oh joe alwyn... the production on this song is everything, i love the synths and lyrics. she’s so damn in love with her man and she’s producing quality love songs at the same time WINNING. i hope they stay together forever fave lyrics : “and all at once, you are the one i have been waiting for.”

11. dancing with our hands tied : again production is just on point. it’s one of those songs that just hits you and taylor sounds beautiful on it. vocals HELLO. i feel like this might be about joe and how worred she was about him not wanting to be a part of her life, it’s a lot to ask of someone BUT HE STAYED AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS. also about how they kept their relationship secret fave lyrics : “i loved you in spite of deep fears that the world would divide us.”

12. dress : stunning, stunning song. this song is so emotionally intimate. being willing to buy a dress for someone to just take it off, is so beautiful tbh like you want this person to see everything of you and share it with him. i love this song so much bc this is the type of love song taylor has never released before : the daring side you develop when falling in love, the feeling of wanting to try everything with your partner. also the bridge... that’s enough said. fave lyrics: “even in my worst lies, you saw the truth in me.”

13. this is why we can’t have nice things : my jaw was on the floor during the whole song. i don’t care about some people saying this song is petty and immature, because guess what SOME PEOPLE DON’T DESERVE FORGIVENESS. some people you just need to move the fuck on from, and this song is exactly that. this is a big fuck you, and thanks taylor for putting it on the album it’s a bop fave things : “here’s a toast to my real friends, they don’t care about that he said, she said.” the way she sings he said, she said 

14. call it what you want : this is one of my favourite love songs taylor has ever written. it shows how much she has grown in love and being with someone is a beautiful thing that shouldn’t be influenced by anyone else. people can call it what they want to, but all that matters is her loving him and him loving her. I CRIED FIRST LISTENING TO IT AND I WISH TO EXPERIENCE LOVE LIKE THIS SOMEDAY. fave lyrics : “my baby’s fit like a daydream, walking with his head down, i’m the one he’s walking to.”

15. new year’s day : last track on the album. and it’s perfect. i remember taylor saying once that she wasn’t able to write love songs the way ed did, but this sure felt like one. this song isn’t just about loving someone; it’s about new starts, remembering memories and letting go. i cried a lot because it made me think about everything that is going to happen next year, and i just really appreciate this song. thank you writing it, taylor. fave lyrics : “hold onto the memories, they will hold onto you.”

i’ve listening to the album about 20 times now, and these are my thoughts on the songs so far. this album is so creative and inspring, @taylorswift - congratulations on all the success so far! i love, love, love you. 

[campuslately]

Kanye West left college to pursue his passion in 1996. He attended American Academy of Art briefly and Chicago State University where he majored in English. His mother Donda West worked as a professor at the time. Can you imagine that conversation the nerve he had to work up to tell his mother he was dropping out of college? Many of us have contemplated the same thought, be it quitting college to follow your dreams or quitting your job to do it. That experience did its part in helping to define Kanye West and his music at that time. But what also shaped his early music was #Collegelife, #GreekLife, and #BlackCollegiateLife which in return helped to shape a generation and a culture. Kanye West first album “The College Dropout” was one of the first albums to talk about black collegiate life and greek life on a national level. Walk down memory lane with us as CampusLATELY names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith.”

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10 Reasons We Fell For Kanye West!

1.)He took the job he didn’t want to get closer to the job he did want. He saw producing for other artists merely as his entry point into the music business. Roc-A-Fella chief Damon Dash signed him in 2002 with the idea that he’d produce a compilation album for the label’s roster of talent, which at the time included acts like Cam’ron, Beanie Sigel and the Young Gunz, among others.

2.)Everyone who contributed to his first album was an underdog “at that time.” Kanye West pulled “his people” and a lot of his friends he grew up with in Chicago to help him create “The College Dropout” (GLC, Coodie, Chike, Really Doe, Olskool Ice-Gre, JB Marshall).

3.)He is a Poet!

Also Read: Campus Lately Poetry Jam

4.) Before there was Chance The Rapper incorporating church hymns in his music there was Kanye West with “I’ll Fly Away.”

5.)He worked at the Gap. Who didn’t get a job at the Gap during the Christmas holiday’s or a gap like spot, not making “s#&^” wishing for a spaceship.

6.)He said what we were all thinking during Hurricane Katrina “Bush doesn’t care about Black People” and have thought many times since about our justice system and new representation i.e number 45.

7.)He let my generation rock to “Jesus Walks” in the club. Maybe not breaking it down on the dance floor but definitely body rocking, rapping all the words and people screaming Jesus in the club. Thanks for that @Kanye!

8.)In 2004 he dropped Slow Jamz and it “set so many parties off right”!

9.)School spirit repping the Devine Nine and #greeklife is a one of a kind.

10.)He has an angel he literally got a second chance at life. When he released “Through The Wire” he told us his story of surviving a car crash after which he dropped his first single and blew up! The American Dream.

7 Of Our Favorite Black Collegiate Versus

1.)She was with me before the deal, she’d been tryna be mine She a Delta, so she’d been throwin’ that Dynasty sign

2.)Alpha, step, Omega, step Kappa, step, Sigma, step Gangstas walk, pimps gon’ talk Oh hecky naw that boy is raw AKA, step. Delta, step S G Rho, step, Zeta, step Gangstas walk, pimps gon’ talk Oh hecky naw that boy is raw – School Spirit

3.)Cause ain’t no to tuition for havin’ no ambition And ain’t no loans for sittin’ your ass at home We forced to sell crack rap and get a job You gotta do somethin’ man your ass is grown. – We Don’t Care

4.)Man, I promise, she’s so self-conscious She has no idea what she’s doing in college That major that she majored in don’t make no money But she won’t drop out, her parents will look at her funny.- Alls Falls Down

5.)Saying “We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!” Huh! Y’all eat pieces of shit? What’s the basis? We ain’t goin’ nowhere, but got suits and cases. – Jesus Walks

6.)My freshman year I was going through hella problems ‘Til I built up the nerve to drop my ass up outta college My teacher said I’m a loser, I told her why don’t you kill me I give a fuck if you fail me, I’m gonna follow my heart. – Get ‘Em High

7.)And you don’t want to stay there ’cause them your worst cousins Got roaches at their crib like them your first cousins Act like you ain’t took a bath with your cousins Fit three in the bed while six of y’all I’m talkin’ ’bout three by the head and three by the leg But you ain’t have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed – Family Business

Kanye West’s ‘The College Dropout’ at 10: Classic Track-by-Track Review by Paul Cantor on Billboard.Com

Kanye West popped on the scene with full skits on his album and they were hilarious and relatable. You understood the message behind the joke or just loved the comedy.

“Intro”

DeRay Davis (impersonating Bernie Mac) opens things up and asks Kanye to do something for the kids, on their graduation day. It sets up the concept of the record, which is essentially Kanye speaking to the student body from the standpoint of a dropout who made good on his life without a college degree.

“We Don’t Care”

The celebratory track finds Kanye, like a valedictorian, stating his position to the graduating class — they shouldn’t care what anyone thinks of them. “We forced to sell crack, rap and get a job/ You gotta do something man your ass is grown,” he spits over a steady drum pattern and chopped sample. Elsewhere, children sing, “We wasn’t supposed to make it past twenty-five/ Jokes on you, we still alive.” It’s this idea that people are just trying to get by, and with the odds already stacked against them, they’d never planned to do much with their lives. Survival was their priority. Via Billboard.com

“Graduation Day”

DeRay (as Bernie Mac) returns, incredulous at the song Kanye has just delivered to the students. He calls him the n-word, and tells ‘Ye he’s not graduating, at which point the music takes a much darker tone — minor keystrokes and a sweeping string arrangement — setting up the rest of the LP.

“All Falls Down” feat. Syleena Johnson

Kanye at his confessional best, acknowledging that his addiction his not wealth; rather, it’s consumerism. Over muted guitar licks, he spits: “Then I spent four hundred bucks on this/just to be like ni–a you ain’t up on this!” The original mixtape version features samples of Lauryn Hill’s “Mystery of Iniquity,” from her “MTV Unplugged No. 2.0” album. Via Billboard.com

“I’ll Fly Away”

A short rendition of Albert E. Brumley’s classic gospel hymn, sung by a then-unknown John Legend. It’s more of a skit than a song, but again, sets up the next track, which deals with the themes of escapism. It’s in these early Kanye experiences where you can see his penchant for big conceptual ideas taking shape.

“Spaceship” feat. GLC and Consequence

A sample of Marvin Gaye’s “Distant Lover” provides the backdrop for Kanye and his comrades to detail needing day jobs to finance their rapping dreams: “I’ve been working this graveshift, and I made shit/ I wish I could, buy me a spaceship and fly, past the sky.” ‘Ye melodically croons, while rapping about the hypocrisy of being the only black employee at The Gap. Via Billboard.com

“Jesus Walks”

Over a skittering drumline, Yeezy goes in on organized religion, acknowledging that he needs Jesus, but questioning how helpful he’ll be. He speaks of the American Midwest — a region filled with its fair share of blight, back in 2004, the same as now — and says that it too, needs Jesus, but to what end? He hopes the song will help absolve him of his sins, but he’ll have to report back to us from pearly gates when he gets there.

“Never Let Me Down” feat. Jay-Z and J. Ivy

Perhaps looking to cash in on the slam poetry explosion of the time, J. Ivy — a Chicago native who’d appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam — finds himself sandwiched between Kanye and Jay-Z, kicking the rare poem on a rap album. The results are mixed, and mostly it’s because Jay-Z phones in a verse about making number one albums when the rest of the cut is about overcoming racism and undefeatable odds. Via Billboard.com

“Get ‘Em High” feat. Common and Talib Kweli

Fun fact: before he was famous, Talib Kweli used to take Kanye West on the road with him, and he used to interrupt his shows too. In an attempt to pay him back for that favor, Kanye recruited him and Chi-town hero Common for “Get ‘Em High,” one of the album’s more playful cuts. Rapping about using the Internet to hook up with girls? A very honest and open portrayal of every twenty-something’s real life. Kanye, again, showing that he wasn’t caught up in the fantasy world of being a rapper. He was one of us. Via Billboard.com

“Workout Plan” [Skit]

A simulation of what would ordinarily be a nail salon conversation about what else?: losing weight. It looks to highlight the reasoning many women have for hitting the gym and the honest conversations that surround those efforts.

“The New Workout Plan”

Some critics argue that “The New Workout Plan” doesn’t fit in with the rest of the album, but critics are traditionally anti-fun, so that explains that. This playful jam should be commended as much for its conceptual ingenuity as its arrangement; it effortlessly transitions from juke to four-on-the-floor Chicago house, and in a nod to his forbearers, even includes a soul clap. Miri Ben-Ari’s violin work can be heard all over this track, and sonically you can hear the beginnings of Kanye’s maximalist approach — songs inside of songs — taking shape.Via Billboard.com

“Slow Jamz” feat. Twista and Jamie Foxx

Kanye’s first number one record on the Hot 100, and ultimately the track that put “The College Dropout” over the top. Lyrics like, “Got a light skinned friend looked like Michael Jackson/ Got a dark skinned friend looked like Michael Jackson,” displayed ‘Ye’s infectious lyrical wit. Paired with Jamie Foxx’s surprisingly nimble voice and Twista’s rapid-fire flow, “Slow Jamz” became one of the biggest songs of 2004.

“Breathe In Breathe Out” feat. Ludacris

“Breathe In Breathe Out” looks better than it sounds. Ludacris was one of the hottest rappers out at the time, but for whatever reason, he’s relegated to hook duty here and doesn’t add much. “First ni–a with a Benz and packpack,” Kanye rhymes, over bluesy trumpets. Not a bad song per se, but with its spare arrangement, it just doesn’t live up to the rest of the album. Via Billboard.com

“School Spirit Skit 1”

Davis delivers the first part of a hilarious skit that pokes fun at the post-college experience: the graduate who has to work a menial job even though he/she has a degree. Millennials everywhere know exactly what that’s about.

“School Spirit”

Kanye West is done with the fraternity life. “I’ma get on this TV mama, I’ma put shit down,” he spits, singing a line that would eventually be incorporated in his 2007 hit “Good Life.” A declarative boast about washing his hands of the school experience, complete with ending shots at Omega Psi Phi. (“I feel a ‘woo’ coming on cuz.”).Vicious. Via Billboard.com

“School Spirit Skit 2”

“When I die buddy, you know what’s gonna keep me warm? That’s right, those degrees.” More hilarity from DeRay Davis, who takes shots at the ridiculousness of higher education.

“Lil Jimmy Skit”

A continuation of the “School Spirit” skits, but goes even further and shows how a family that chooses education over finance won’t be able to leave anything of value to their children. Pity.

“Two Words” feat. Mos Def and Freeway

This Mandrill-sampled cut sees Kanye adding live guitars, piano, a string arrangement and the Harlem Boys Choir, making it perhaps the symphonic high point of the record. What’s more, conscious hip-hop and street rap meet on the same track, with Mos Def and Freeway featured. It’s Kanye bridging the gap between the two worlds, as if to say, ‘hey, this is all hip-hop and we’re all not that much different.’

“Through The Wire”

This is the song that started it all. Kanye, post-car accident, rapping with his jaw wired. Though the track is devoid of a hook — ‘Ye even apologizes for not speaking that clearly; such humility! — it’s an endearing cut that displays his passion for the craft. His passion for life, too. Via Billboard.com

“Family Business”

One of the most soulful cuts on the record, “Family Business” finds Kanye waxing poetic about the loving relationships he shares with his family members. If you dig around online, there’s a demo version of this cut with some slight differences in the piano melody and lyric delivery. Worth checking out, just to see how much work went into the final version.

“Last Call”

In Jay-Z’s 2004 retirement movie “Fade to Black,” there’s a scene in which Kanye plays Hova the instrumental to “Last Call,” which should be an indication that it could have wound up as just any other song on “The Black Album.” Luckily, it escaped that fate and became Kanye’s 15-minute rags-to-riches tale about getting signed to Roc-A-Fella. It’s really on this last cut, just hearing Kanye talk over the jazzy instrumental, where the brilliance of “The College Dropout” — and the brilliance of Kanye West, the artist — is fully realized. It never gets boring or dull. The music is dynamic, the story is engaging, and Kanye sounds excited just to be living his dream. We were excited just to be living it along with him, on record Via Billboard.com.

  We respect his growth as it had to occur but we thank him for his history and the stories he shared with the world that connected with a generation. CampusLATELY Names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith.”

CampusLATELY Names Kanye West “The Black Collegiate Wordsmith” Kanye West left college to pursue his passion in 1996. He attended American Academy of Art briefly and Chicago State University where he majored in English.