(Intro)
Now guys, you may notice I actually have a bit of a cold coming on so I might sounds
a bit congested, but I think that's pretty fitting for a video about RiceGum.
So welcome back to another video analysing a YouTube rapper. And we will be looking at
RiceGum, the man who flexes so much that's it's surprising he only has 2 grams of muscle
mass. Now I know what you guys are thinking, the answer to the title is obviously "no"
right? Well, yeah it pretty much is, but as always this video isn't about the answer,
but more about looking at where Rice's Music succeeds and where it fails. At this point
in time, RiceGum has 5 songs on Apple Music, so I decided in this video, I'm going to
listen to each one and give my detailed thoughts on every single one. I also have help from
my twin, CDTVThaG in this video who is going to be reacting to certain parts of the songs
before I critique them, so make sure to subscribe to his channel. With that being said guys,
this is CDTVProductions and is RiceGum a bad rapper? Let's talk about it.
RiceGum - It's Every Night Sis (feat. Alissa Violet)
(First Reaction)
So this is the first YouTube rap song to go platinum? I guess the bar is pretty low. Now
no disrespect, that's legitimately an achievement, and I commend Rice for it. I just don't
understand why this is his most played song. This video isn't about Alissa Violet so
I won't speak on her part for too long, all I'll say is it's grating to listen
to. Could someone not teach her how to deliver rap lyrics properly, her voice is so thin
and kinda shrill, and it just cuts right through my ears. That's all I have to say on her,
so let's talk about RiceGum. He starts this song off with, the least confident and most
awkward sounding ay flow I've ever heard. Like put some force behind your "aye's"
man, it's kinda embarrassing to listen to. I also noticed that it would probably help
if he punched in his lyrics a bit more. Punching in if you don't know is basically when you
stop the recording of a line and start a new one, so you can make each line sound more
powerful or catch your breath, and the mixing should make it all sound like it's recorded
in one take. Rice should probably do that more, because listen to how he kinda runs
out of breath and delivers the last words of these lines in the most lacklustre ways
and you can hear him take a breath at the end. You can hear that those lines really
don't have the force that they should. What I'm tryna say is his delivery could really
use some work, it's not that good on this track. It sounds un-confident and rushed.
Lyrically this song isn't too bad, and functions decently as a diss track. I like how he said
no one knows about Jake Paul's Disney Show, because that's honestly kinda true, "I
ain't wanna make her wet then maybe put some rice on it" was quite witty wordplay,
and I really like how he referenced and dissed Jake Paul's past as a bully, even though
RiceGum's whole come up is based on insulting people, kids in particular. But yeah, the
disses are decent enough here, and there's no lines that stand out as particularly dumb.
So It is decent in terms of lyrics, but I think in terms of how it actually sounds,
this one is pretty bad. Out of all the RiceGum songs, I don't understand how this is his
most popular, because sonically it's one of his worst. And like I said, Alissa Violet
is so bad in the most amateur way. On top of that, the beat is just very simplistic
and standard trap. Not a fan of this song to be honest.
RiceGum - Frick Da Police
(First Reaction)
So we're gonna look at this song purely as a diss track at first, just from a lyrical
standpoint, and as a diss track, this is just abysmal, misses the point of Idubbbz's video
against Rice, and failed to really throw any solid punches at Idubbbz. Then again, I'm
not surprised Rice can't throw any solid punches, remember, 2 grams of muscle and all
that. Now Idubbbz had some nice wordplay in his diss tracks, and insults that actually
had some sting. But let's have a look at some of RiceGum's responses.
What? You asked Idubbbz to make the content cop. And he did it. So he's obsessed with
you now? It's 30 minutes long because he took time to research and make an entertaining
well made video. And it also becomes kinda hypocritical when you notice Rice would follow
up by making 4 or 5 videos on Idubbbz about the situation. Who's "obsessed" now?
One of Idubbbz point was that you flex too much. So you proved it to him, by flexing
on this track? Great logic. A diss track really shouldn't prove the points the other person
made against you. I
actually kinda like this line. Now whilst he admits that he is flexing here, and it's
kind of an excuse for it, I think it's a catchy line and it's at least well put together.
It's good because it relates to a lot of people too. I'm sure a lot of people would buy expensive
stuff and show it off if they were millionaires, so I did like this one. This is one of the
only good lines in the song, as he's justifying something Idubbbz criticised him for. Compliments
to whoever wrote it. Then if you look at the actual disses Rice
made at Ian and his appearance, it's all stuff Idubbbz has already said about himself,
and that takes away the impact of all of it. So lyrically, this track is actually very
weak with only like two or three nice lines that don't miss the point.
But now let's move on to how this track sounds, and I can't lie guys, this song
actually kinda bumps. I mean it's very well produced, it's got a bit of a dark sound
to it and the drums really hit hard and Rice's flow is actually fitted to the drums very
well. Lyrically like I said, this song is garbage, but it's actually one of Rice's
catchiest songs in my opinion. I think in terms of how it sounds, this is one of his
strongest tracks. The only thing holding it back again is that his congested voice really
doesn't fit well with rapping, but his delivery sounds more confident here which is respectable.
Overall, I think this song is decent. It's pretty strong in some areas and is kinda replayable,
but then if you remember it's a diss track you realise it completely fails at what it's
main function should be.
RiceGum - Naughty Or Nice
(First Reaction)
This one is pretty interesting, as it's the only auto-crooning style song that Rice
has released so far. And I can't lie, as a fun Christmas song, I kinda enjoy the vibe
of this one. As always, Rice's delivery could really use work, but the autotune actually
does his voice some favours. And come on guys, you can't deny that the chorus on this thing
is pretty catchy. Maybe the verse could use some work though. The verse on here has an
alright flow, I just don't like how there isn't really too much of a melody to it,
because Rice keeps the autotune on for the verses, but it doesn't really do much for
him when he's just kinda dragging out his syllables in one tone, instead of coming up
with a new melody. It just sounds a bit lifeless. I also don't know why he felt the need to
diss Jake Paul on a Christmas song, calling him a p*$$ay, which just isn't very festive.
Honestly it's kinda lazy too, because the line is just taken from the song Ice Tray
by Quavo, ad lib and all. I don't care if it's a reference, at least put some effort
in if you're gonna throw a diss line. It's got some very beginner level metaphors and
similes throughout, but this one I feel is more about the vibes. I'd say it's a very
average song, but the hook on its own is pretty damn nice, and I hate to say it, but it did
get stuck in my head for a while. Good hook, kinda dull verse, I'd say it's better
than Its Every Night Sis, but I prefer the sound of Frick Da Police.
RiceGum - God Church
(First Reaction)
This one I'm just not a huge fan of, because it has one of my least favourite beats that
Rice has used. It's like a slightly more complex DJ Mustard beat. Combine a beat that
I don't really like with RiceGum delivering his lyrics like he constantly has a cold and
it's not a good combination. That's all I can really say about how it
sounds, but I'd go as far to call this his best written track. I'd actually consider
this as a good rap song lyrically, and that's a massive compliment when I'm talking about
Rice (or whoever writes for him). There's just so many bars that have fairly good metaphors
and punchlines here, and I actually like that I can listen to these lines and respect them.
This one is targeted and Tanner Fox, and mentions the fact that he's only 17, whilst his "most
likely" gold digging girlfriend is in her 20's, which is something I'm sure we all
find a little bit suspect. I mean the roasts are kind of what you'd expect, there's
not really any new info about Tanner Fox in here, but it was done pretty well in my opinion.
And even if you heavily dislike RiceGum, you have to admit "verified cause all these
checks that I blew/blue" is a dope bar. So yeah, not badly written at all which I
can appreciate, but sonically it's just a track I don't wanna revisit. The beat
is below average and Rice's voice is a bit of an obstacle
for me.
RiceGum - Bitcoin
(First Reaction)
Let me get into this little tangent real quick. I'm not tryna brag for Rice, he does that
enough himself, but you are a millionaire my dude, and you still can't get decent
cover art? I'm not saying anything about how seriously he takes rap, but surely someone
who can readily afford it would invest in cover art that doesn't look bad for his
rap songs. This one for Bitcoin is the definition of a YouTube rapper song cover.
So I guess he just told his ghostwriter to imitate Drake's style with this one? It's
not like it's a spitting image of Drake's sound but that's the immediate vibe I got
from how this track sounded. So this one is a diss track aimed at Danielle Bregoli, and
is Rice's most recent track. And the fact that it's his most recent song kinda confuses
me, because for some reason this track has one of his most awkward sounding flows throughout
the whole thing. It sounds incredibly beginner level. On many lines throughout the song,
you'll hear him awkwardly dragging out syllables so that his lines fit to the beat, and it
gives it a really uneasy feel. I mean listen to these lines in particular. I thought you
were supposed to improve over time, not regress. Those lines are flowed like a complete novice.
Now again, looking at the lyrics, it does take Rice a while to actually get to the disses,
like listening to the first minute you wouldn't even know it's a diss song, but when he
gets around to it, this song does have some of his nicest wordplay. Not a huge compliment
as his wordplay is often basic, but I won't discredit the cool lines on here. "Came
straight out of LV now LV's on the bag" was a nice brag, and "this outfit on me
cost a bitcoin" is a line I don't think I've heard anywhere else either. Also, I
couldn't agree with the line "how are you 14 with rumours that you sleep around"
more. Honestly this Came off as one of Rice's Stronger diss tracks. It's not amazing,
but he actually threw some hard shots on here, even referring to Danielle not being in contact
with her dad. Lyrically, it's probably the second best track we've looked at so far,
but the awkward ass flow makes it a much worse track than it should be. It's a little uncomfortable
to listen to. There is a cool part where Rice uses autotune here and does a little bit of
vocal layering and that does sound fairly good, but most of the song just sounds meh.
It's an alright song, but it's weird to see him moving back in terms of confidence
and ability instead of forward.
Overall Thoughts + Conclusion:
So overall from this whole experience, I have to be honest, it makes it appear as if RiceGum
doesn't take rap very seriously. To me, it just seems like another platform to make
money, because even these commercially released songs can come across as pretty amateur. You'd
think a millionaire could easily make all his songs sound incredibly polished, but I
guess money can't buy everything. His flow still isn't on point, and the only song
he sounded passionate in was Frick Da Police, and that's a shame because even that was
lyrically his weakest track. I think it's undoubtedly a fact that Rice is a below average
rapper, and that's not me saying you can't enjoy his music, because you have every right
to, but looking at him technically as a rapper he's just not that great. I do appreciate
the implementation if wordplay into his music, even if a lot of it is rather basic, there's
still some lines that actually got me slightly impressed. But like I said, it just doesn't
seem like there's enough effort here for it to seem like Rice really enjoys making
rap music. It feels more like he enjoys making money over anything. Sure, he has improved
from the days when he started on YouTube and everything he rapped was so ridiculously offbeat
that I'm surprised he even uploaded the videos, but he still has a long ass way to
go before I even think about labeling him as a rapper. So to answer the question; is
RiceGum a bad rapper? Well, the simple answer is, I don't even consider him a rapper.
(Outro)
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