@djangodegree
Instagram · Split screen
@djangodegree Anyone whose actually listened to @postmalone albums and gone to his concerts you know mans bares his whole soul. He’s a 1 of 1. Maybe we should stop trying to box people in to boxes that don’t fit them. Could make for a great time.
Performance
Video #36866 · Split screen
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The creator delivers a monologue defending musician Post Malone against criticism from the hip-hop community. He presents screenshots of negative tweets as evidence, then argues that Post Malone was never strictly a hip-hop artist by analyzing his early music and influences. The creator concludes by positioning Post Malone as a genre-blending artist and offering him encouragement.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 55%
After watching Post Malone perform this song, I can't help but wonder, what the hell are you guys talking about you don't want him back in hip hop?
Verbal hook · 40%
After watching Post Malone perform this song, I can't help but wonder what the hell are you guys talking about You Don't Want Him Back bad Hip Hop?
Visual hook · 5%
A wide shot of Post Malone performing on a large stage in a packed stadium, with the creator's reaction video overlaid in the top right corner.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A direct, confrontational question that challenges a prevailing negative viewpoint, immediately establishing the video's contrarian stance and creating intrigue.
Payoff
A direct, personal address to the subject (or a symbolic representation of them), offering a message of validation, support, and encouragement that provides a powerful emotional resolution and solidifies the creator's allegiance.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Contrarian Defense
To deconstruct a popular negative opinion about a subject by systematically reframing its history, presenting evidence, and offering a new, more empathetic perspective.
The Evidence Gauntlet
Rapidly presents concrete proof (screenshots, clips) that the negative viewpoint exists, validating the video's premise and establishing the opposing argument.
The Origin Story Reframing
Revisits the subject's earliest appearance or key moment and reinterprets it to show that the popular criticism was flawed from the very beginning.
The Simplifying Analogy
Uses a humorous or highly relatable comparison from pop culture to explain a complex or nuanced aspect of the argument, making it instantly understandable and memorable.
The Historical Grievance
Cites specific, past instances of unfair treatment or misunderstanding to build empathy for the subject and position them as a victim of prejudice.
The Counter-Argument Inversion
Acknowledges a key piece of evidence used by the opposition but immediately flips the narrative, reframing it as a justified reaction to the unfairness previously established.
The Grand Unifying Theory
Elevates the specific argument into a broader cultural thesis, suggesting the subject is an early example of a larger, misunderstood trend or phenomenon.
Anyone whose actually listened to @postmalone albums and gone to his concerts you know mans bares his whole soul. He’s a 1 of 1. Maybe we should stop trying to box people in to boxes that don’t fit them. Could make for a great time.
title · beginning
After watching Post Malone perform this song, I can't help but wonder, what the hell are you guys talking about you don't want him back in hip hop?
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DJANGO'S BREAKDOWNS
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ACTION
Better watching Post Malone perform this song, I can't help but wonder what the hell are you guys talking about You Don't Want Him Back bad Hip Hop? Welcome to The Greatest Show on Earth. And action. And before y'all try to gaslight me and say nobody said anything, exhibit one, a man who works in the culture. And exhibit two, this guy's saying he's a vulture like that other guy. We know who the other guy is. Let's keep it a bean. People were like, why does Post Malone have braids? Why is Post Malone singing White Iverson? Because we grew up at a time where we all watched Iverson hoop, and he made the song about it. White Iverson, when I started falling, I was young. Dog, that wasn't hip hop. We I I think the problem was that, like, we didn't know what to do with it. It actually reminds me of when Jackie Moon wakes up and starts chucking alley oops, and the ref is like, technical fouls, travel, double dribbles. Like, no. He didn't break a rule. He just, like, doesn't quite fit the rule. Charlamagne to Good, especially, I remember that Breakfast Club interview best slandered, bro. Like, he played for tier x blades. Like, he was here to to to to gentrify hip hop. Like, he was making melodic music that happened to have a beat because he listened to all the same music we all did growing up. But even when you think about the first album that came out, it starts off with broken whiskey glass. That song's not hip hop. He just happened to make songs that had a little bit of hip hop in it. Even congratulations. We're so hard for god how to vacate. Bro, it's just melodic, dude. And I hear people talk about how he kinda spoke down on hip hop when he left. Brother, if we're being honest, I'd speak down on whatever treated me like people in hip hop treated him. Right now, he's literally just making what I would describe as good music. I wouldn't even say that it's even really hip hop coded, and people are all hip hop's like, oh, we don't want him back over here. You never want he was never here. And here's the thing. I believe we're gonna look back at Bugatti Beads and Post Malone and Drake and realize they were just early to the party of being the universal local. What's that? Someone who grew up with the Internet for the first tier. And you were the first one to maybe be emo and love hip hop and love country. And when you started to make music because you're talented, it embodied all of that. Bro, color get drunk. Color shiny. Let's get drunk. I want Bugatti Biebs on that. And I want Best to be Posty, and I want Drake to be Drake. And I wanna recognize that they are all the boxes and none of the boxes, and that's what makes it beautiful. And if somehow, Posty, you see this, I just want you to know, brother, the haters will be loud, but the lovers will be listening. And that's the difference. The numbers say the truth. There are more people rooting for you than those who hate you. It's just that those who hate you feel like they have something to say. It gives their life meaning. We wanna see you wind up. We wanna hear the music that you create because there's nothing like it. There's only one you. Forever and always in our hearts, dawg. All the flowers on earth. All the flowers in the universe. I'm looking forward to this album.