a 10 minute long trap magnum opus deserves an hour long epistemological analysis. salute to both of these guys.

AVAA - I saw RXK live a few months ago, dude threw so many twenties into the crowd that I ended up making a profit on the show

The Opps don't got French professors doing in-depth analyses of they tracks 💯💯

This will go down as a crucial event in human history

"never underestimate the intelligence of someone who makes you laugh" thank you, yes, you and i share the same single brain cell

Neph's philosophy being studied by professors, as he should be

This is insane, my brain not even ready for this yet 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

one of my favorite lines from this song is "She like, "Come on, Neph, let me tell your future." "I'm like, "Bitch, I'm off more molly than Future." "I'm like, "Bitch, I might die tomorrow." it truly shows that not only is his scope of our reality fully materialistic and skeptical of the spiritual, but it's a comparison of approaches to the fear of death. the woman in question is confronting death and the meaning/workings of life with the aformentioned tarot cards/new age spirituality, while nephew is completely disengaged with any approach to facing death and life itself. he describes not only being off loads of molly, but also how he would be completely okay dying in that state. it sort of points to hedonism in a vague sense. he points to the reality that nothing matters, is high off his rocker, and would be okay with that being his final state because it is the chase of pleasure. regardless if that was the implication or not, his lyricism is insanely impressive for it to be heading arrows to a whole philosophy (hedonism) in 3 lines without mentioning hedonism nor specific philosophies whatsoever. tarot cards, molly, and death. AVAA.

"Rap doesn't need academic approval to justify its existence, but the contrary ... is true. I think academia and intellectuals need to treat all forms of culture seriously and especially rap music is the most powerful cultural force in the world right now. (Hip-hop culture and rap music)" (Skye 2023)

Your son is right id love to see older stuff reviewed on this channel. You had a whole decade to catch up on! Avaa

If you continue the dive into RXK discography, Slither Conspiracy would be the perfect follow up song to this. If you liked American Tterroristt you’ll love Slither Conspiracy.

Rxk nephew 100% a moralist. A generational talent at seeing right through people and dressing ANYone down with his words, and he'll always pick your biggest idols to do it with. I feel he is so against idolization that he even actively dissuades the listener from admiring he himself. This is why I feel there's this constant and deliberate juxtaposition in his music between criticizing anything and everything sacred before inviting scrutiny upon himself as well. He'll anyways intrigue you with some genius insight immediately before saying something intentionally upsetting and stupid. It goes way deeper than sheer edginess- it's true provocateur shit. Who is rxk nephew really? Is he a good guy or not? He doesn't want to paint his own picture of virtue and ask the listener to agree. I feel that he aims to provoke the listener into thinking for themselves and taking answers from no one else just like he does

trap house got 12 playstations

rxknephew getting the analysis he deserves w

This is one of the most captivating music analyses Ive seen. I think it would be really interesting for you to take a look at some of Lil B’s stuff.

"the algorithm won't favor this" oh yes it will. AVAA

it appears he’s tackling The Big One. Best of luck professor!

If it’s the algorithm you’re worried about.. you popped up on my recommendations for this video and I’ve never seen your channel before. So never be to in your head, keep going, stay creating.

My absolutely fav question Neph asks in this song is "Why the fuck you wanna be a fortune teller?". Just astonishing

I love when people can see the intelligence in someone from a completely different world as them

454 when? Also Nephew has stated the "How I'm African American?" line was also about him having a mix of lineages. He's really a part Asian-Latino-Black American but because he's black everyone has been taught to say African American

I feel as though rxk’s attack on women is indicative of his frustrations with societies inequities and his feelings of powerlessness. As a result, Nephew perpetuates this injustice on women and continues the cycle of violence. This is why rxk cites the Bible(society) when explaining his rationale for violence against women

He also states "everyone in the world is hypocrites" aligning himself with everyone else as he sees himself flawed just as everyone hence the line about abusing women.

i didn't know i needed this video in my life until now

people like this guy who are interested in a broad range of topics are truly the most dangerous types of people.

Love this video. Think he says "Bitch im praying to my money rag" aka a bandana with a 100 dollar bill pattern which he owns, and is a reoccurring object/character in both RXKNephew and Rx Papi's music. I think this carries essentially the same meaning as "money racks" but with the added significance that a bandana holds: traditionally used to signal allegiance to a gang, Neph has a money rag since his only allegiance is to getting money. Also "they both use water to convert people to their way of life" sheeeesshhhhh

AVAA, also prof skye rx papi his friend is on the same level, he has this album called foreign exchange that sounds like intrusive thoughts over very forward new age hyper pop it’s a incredible experience

PLEASE PLEASE DO "THE REAL LIL REESE" NEXT, THIS WAS AMAZING CONTENT

so excited to see this this is one of my favorite songs of all time it is absolutely insane. Jaw dropped after hearing it and I've been a huge fan of him and his contemporary RX Papi. They both have some other songs that are also long opuses like this such as slither conspiracy. RX papi has a very similar style song to this called "Therapy session" which is 20 minutes long!!! One verse, 20 minutes! You gotta listen.

Does this song remind anyone else of Brothers Karamazov

Hey Prof Skye, amazing video. This song deserves way more love, and I'm hoping this video will get more people to dive into RXK Nephew's discography. Fingers crossed for an interview between you and RXK Nephew someday - that would be crazy.

I had no idea you'd done this.. have been loving his BBL Drizzy recording. I've listened him lots since. I fucking love his attitude to everything. He gets me so excited to write literally anything.

AVAA! You should totally look into Rx Papi next. "Therapy Session" is an 18 minute stream of consciousness song similar to this one that is worth checking out, or his hit '12 Stout Street" would be another great choice

Fav quotes: "adam's the one who's slangin rock!' IM DEAD AND GONE 33:57 "🤲🙏... Bitch, I'm Praying To My Money Racks 🫤" 36:20 "I believe in Jebus... as much as anybody." 39:50 "I mean, Spongebob's a bitch" 46:27 "Let's beat god with a hammer" 49:50 "I'd rather be ___________ than Chris Brown" 59:14 "What's the difference between a crack dealer and a preacher? Nothing!" 1:01:21 "YUH." 1:03:20 "[completely out of the blue JP impression]" 1:07:22 thx man AVAA

Amazing video so far, very excited to finish it, love this song too I only say this bc i love epistemology, think epistemology is more a study of the relationship of the knower + known than it is a theory of knowledge. Knowledge is like a category of object in that relationship, but epistemology applies to how i know my mom or how you know your kids, and there's far more than knowledge to that 😊 so, that's why I use epistemology instead of just saying theory of knowledge

AVAA - I have followed RXKNephew for a while and I believe that the critical thought process of Nephew is amazing. Obviously I also think that there are aspects in his songs like beating women are aspects of a character "slither man" where he can view himself from an outside point of view and critique himself in some aspects. I think that the thinking aspect of Nephew is the positive, but the negative parts are displayed openly to both humanize himself and accept what he has done and experienced. IDK tho im just a college kid and never thought much deeper than this when I was listening to this track a few months before this video came out.

The opps don’t get dey own analysis!

You should review slither-man activated by nephew. I genuinely believe it is one of if not the best rap albums of the decade so far. It revolves around this provocative character named slither-man that he consistently plays throughout his discography, including on this song. It probably didn’t get the critical love it deserved at the time because he was considerably smaller than he is now but as he has grown people have identified that it is his best album.

Immediately adds to "Goated videos of youtube" playlist before i even watch

ONG YES whoever told him to listen to this I am forever in debt to you

This was a wonderful and genuinely thought provoking video. I came in expecting a joke, but left thinking about the song in a whole different way. I’d love to hear your opinion on acid souljah’s “union guy” and “American tip culture”

52:35 as you mentioned about nephew punching down on women you could go on the tangent of how hurt people hurt people and how the pains of marginalization and oppression is a vicious cycle God punches down on man man punches down on woman woman punches down on child child's punches down on each other and as you mentioned with the whole thing of Adam and Eve it's always so easy to blame another marginalized group for the all the world's problems for instance black people lgbtq people women Jewish people brown people etc instead of recognizing the actual enemy rather it be God himself the people running the system whatever it is but in the same breath as we punch down on individuals who are also marginalized the marginalized becomes the enforcers of

i aint gon lie this video is great mr professor, you should start rapping offbeat just like nephew because you are spitting so much facts

Incredible video. thank you so much for making my weekend awesome. much love.

best channel i’ve discovered in years, genuinely fell in love with this channel.

I didnt know i needed this professor but this is a criminally underrated analysis and lane of critique in general, please keep it up.

AVAA -> love your delivery in these videos and the directness of your speech and analysis. Great video!

Love this video, so glad you made it. I first heard this song like 2 years ago and i showed it to all my friends but nobody really engaged with me about it like this. It blew my mind and I think about it all the time

Ngl I really thought this was a meme but it turned out to be an amazing hour of my time. I like that even when you criticize some of the lyrics, you take the time to break it down and understand what is being said. Also the last thing you said is so so true. I have an anxiety disorder and I struggled a lot during my last semester. Even though it was hard I finally communicated to my professors and they understood me and gave me more time to finish what I needed to finish. Now I get to walk the stage in a couple days when I really thought I had to retake a semester! I’m rambling but I guess I’m saying communication is essential and that I appreciate you saying that last bit as well as a really great analysis of a RXNephew song

Great video! Listened to the song for the first time to watch this, glad I did

I've seen your videos in my recommended for quite a while and never indulged but this is really next-level.

I had never listened to American tterroristt before, but I absolutely loved this analysis and video and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the song halfway through the video. Thank you for the effort, Professor Skye! This was fantastic!!

I thought bro was gonna play the song and stop it and provide context about his lyrics like Bruce rivers Bro just straight up provided context off the top of his brain this man is on another level 🤣😭😭😭

This is an amazing analysis, bridging together two otherwise seemingly separate passions of mine into a thought provoking, entertaining video! I sincerely commend your work!

AVAA This is so amazing!!! You are so great on your analysis. I love this channel so much!

you sound like an amazing professor. Wish more of mine had your mindset, you are a real educator sir. :)

I hadn't heard about this song before this video, but just listened to it and very thought-provoking stuff. Honestly maybe my favourite video of yours yet. King shit always, though 💯

so happy that ive found u and ur doing this

I had so much fun fun watching this, great job. Please go on longer or discuss more neph😁

All i can say after stayin up way too late watching this is, what a time to be alive! Neph is a genius. His older music is his best work imo

Amazing work. This analysis was very much needed.

Man I’m glad I found this page. As a 27 year old reentering school this spring I know a lot of people who can relate to “Chucky”. Awesome work professor.

This is the first time i seen someone else reference this banger. Seeing as this is a 1 hour analysis i see your giving it the coverage depth it deserves

AVAA. So glad you went back to cover this track; it is epic. No accident this vinyl sold as quickly as it did. Thanks for bringing Nephew more attention. Now please review Lukah’s Permanent Blackface - The 1st Expression. You will NOT be disappointed!

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! Pure entertainment gold. Can we get slither conspiracy next??

Thanks so much for this video ❤

This has been an excellent introduction to your channel. Outstanding video, looking forward to watching others.

Thank you for this - I really wish I had a professor like you during undergrad, I’d be at your office hours every day

man, ive done like 1 year in philo college an i gotta say, i wish i had some prof like yo! an ya really enjoyed it all the way thru! An wit neph being my top artist this year, this vid was just at the right time. thank you!

this was awesome, found this video through twitter and enjoyed the whole thing!

This is incredible! You are a Gem, Sir

I didn’t know this type of content existed man so fire 🔥

shoutout professor skye ! good to see an actual in depth review of this song

ive always known there was some real amazing things to dive into with this song, but ive always lacked the education and knowledge needed to properly do it myself. im so excited to watch this, thank u so much.

Avaa. One of your best! Now I’m thinking about dogs and death. But I have to go listen to the track before I get lost in all that.

Awesome Videos Always, monumental feats always

finally the review we have all been waiting for

This has barely anything to do with the video, but one word that always bugged me and my friend who is a philosopher is Gramsci’s “hegemony.” Not because it’s not useful (it certainly is), but it’s often used in textbooks that defang Gramsci of his Marxist beliefs. We also talked about how the same can be seen in everyone from Vygostky to Shostakovich to Brecht to even the diluting of Marx himself. Random rant about terminology and Marx aside, this was an AVAA! It blew my mind the first time I heard it, and hearing your input about every little detail of it was really fascinating. And no, I won’t bring up Wittgenstein because I don’t wanna give myself a headache.

I found this from him posting the video on instagram! super excited to see more from your channel

Love your analysis!

Ive been waiting on this forever

thank you for this truly

I think it’s great that you’re giving academic voice to this song and that you grant it merit despite disagreeing with some of the language and violent ideas. a lot of people just immediately get put off from that. I’m a toilet twitter philosopher myself and I love neph and this video couldn’t have been a better introduction to your channel for me.

Thank you for this one Dr. Skye, happy holidays ❤️ AVAA

this was a good call, you just got a new subscriber off this one, Neph changing the game

this is going to be a highlight of my year

i actually was hoping you would review this one day, great surprise! avaa

Damn thanks for getting me hip to this song and the icp song both are great!!

the most in touch with gen z culture he’s been since the Bladee review

this is a video I never knew I needed lmao thank you

this is amazing, good job

Saw this in my reccs and became overjoyed. I'm giddy like a kid of xmas ☺️

haven't even pressed play yet but already, thank you

AVAA crazy that those letters can help. Love this!!

AVAA. If you like sticking to new music then it's fortunate timing because his latest album "Life After Neph" with Harry Fraud is quite good

This song is amazing. I came here after seeing him repost you. Its perfect. Neph the goat at being himself! Its needed.

Amazing video. You're totally right about the song not being a joke either. I used to think that but the more I listened to it the more philosophical I found it to be.

Great breakdown unk 🙏🏾

avaa! you have to be seriously weird and cool to tackle this song from this angle, and you’ve got me convinced . huge respect

AVAA I would love it if you reviewed older Drain Gang works, specifically the Bladee album Eversince. It would be cool to contrast fairy, whimsical Bladee with the wintery vampiric Bladee of his earlier projects.