http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644772/20100730/lil_b.jhtml

Hip-Hop has always been filled with eccentric, over-the-top personalities. Acts like ODB, Kanye West and even Lil Wayne have drawn plenty of “oohs” and “ahhs” with their rhymes, but they’ve also raised a few eyebrows with their antics. But when it comes to unique personalities, rapper Lil B is certainly making a name for himself.

A member of the Berkeley, California, group the Pack, Lil B has emerged as a force all his own. He’s amassed quite a following, written a book titled “Takin’ Over” and recently performed a sold-out show at Santos Party House in New York City. The self-proclaimed “based god” has released hundreds of songs and videos (for his “based” freestyles and songs) in hopes of getting people together.

“Well, based really is being yourself, being positive, not really worrying too much about what people think about you. Really saying what comes to your mind first,” Lil B told Mixtape Daily. “It’s like unconscious. Really not premeditating, saying, ‘Imma do this, I’mma say this, I’mma be this way,’ but really just going with the flow.”
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NEW YORK TIMES WRITES ABOUT LIL B!!!! SELL OUT SHOW IN NEW YORK! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/arts/music/27lil.html?_r=1

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And Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/07/you_know_who_i.php

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Music Top live show Lil B

A controversial rapper lets his consciousness stream at Santos. By Jesse Serwer

Photograph: Ethan Higbee Santos Party House; Sat 24

Surrealist automatism, throw-everything-against-the-wall Internet multimedia strategy and The Secret–style affirmative thinking come together in the music of impossibly prolific, maddeningly inconsistent and sporadically brilliant Bay Area rapper Lil B. Though his official releases include 2009 LPs I’m Thraxx and 6 Kiss; Pretty Boy Millionaires, a recent EP with new ally Soulja Boy; and Takin’ Over, a motivational self-help book, the 20-year-old’s medium of choice is what he calls “based freestyles”: off-the-cuff, stream-of-consciousness rhymes that vary wildly in quality and clarity.

A sampling of the several hundred recordings and YouTube videos Lil B has released in the past year reveals an eclectic mix of irrational boasting (“Like a Martian”), ruminations on life’s meaning (the Elliott Smith–sampling “The World’s Ending”), biographical sketches (“The Bible”) and blasphemous proclamations of greatness (“I’m God,” “Look Like Jesus”). He delights in provoking: In a questionably conceived yet admirable effort to challenge the hip-hop status quo, the by-all-indications-straight rapper has begun referring to himself as a “pretty bitch” and “faggot.” Less controversially, his vérité YouTube videos often depict such atypical settings as a suburban soccer game or a Waspy rural country club.

While Lil B’s unorthodox presentation and fondness for airy, ambient beats have earned him a growing following among bloggers and hipster DJs, don’t mistake his over-the-top character for caricature or an ironic pose. Even in his most absurd moments, he’s as straight-faced and serious as rap’s most infamous Bellevue patient, Kool Keith.

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MAXIMUM RESPECT.. Shout out to TATIANA R JOHNSON
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It’s not typical to hear a male rapper refer to himself as a ‘Pretty Bitch’ or influence others to say, “Hoes on my d**k cuz I look like Jesus.” By coincidence, this interview was scheduled the same day that millions saw Lil’ B get in a minor altercation. What was supposed to be an interview with fans ended in what you can see on YouTube. But the self-proclaimed hip-hop rebel has no problem bouncing back and also speaks on million dollar deals, collaborations with Kid Cudi, Travis Barker and major business with Soulja Boy. Not to mention having artists like Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane doing his dance. Lil’ B is on to something and explains how the ‘Cooking’ craze came about…

The Wrap Up: I was supposed to interview you some time ago. The next day I see you doing a video blog on an altercation that took place, so what exactly happened?

Lil’ B: It was a minor altercation dealing with some haters. But you know everybody has that thing right before they get a little big, someone always tries to come in and do some stuff but you get a chance to learn and it just makes you go harder. Millions of people have seen it, so it is what it is.

TWU: Now that millions have seen it on the internet, how are you handling the situation?

Lil’ B: I’m just moving on and it’s a blessing that I’m alive and I’m in a position to be talking to you and MTV UK, so I’m really not mad. But my guards are up and it just taught me don’t trust anybody. I’m glad that I got woke up, because it just shows that everybody is not good and made me more business wise and more on my game. It’s a small situation and everything happens for a reason, so I forgive, but I won’t forget.

TWU: I hear the calmness in your voice and can tell you’re bouncing back. So what have you been doing since then?

Lil’ B: Really, after that I didn’t record. I really just wanted to get my head right and figure out a few things and just enjoy life. But I just recorded a track called ‘The Pretty Bitch is Back’ after what happened to me. This track is just letting everyone know I’m back in the game. I also recorded a rare album, produced and composed by me called ‘Roses Exodus’ and it is an album with seven tracks on it and can only be found in a few places like www.basedworld.com.
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Andrew Noz reports..

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And Young L reviewed..

BASEDGOD in the “Age of Information”
http://limelinx.com/files/5aa7f701bf69f504c571104cd01031d5

XXL “Lil B… Good For Hip Hop”
http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=79900

NATION OF THIZZLAM “Lil B Shoud Pick Up You Are Not a Gadget”
http://nationofthizzlam.blogspot.com/2010/05/lil-b-shoud-pick-up-you-are-not-gadget.html

ALLHIPHOP “Souljah Boy signed Lil B. The plot thickens.”
http://allhiphop.com/stories/rumors/archive/2010/05/14/22217542.aspx

MEDIATAKEOUT “THE END OF DAYS!!! SOULJA BOY’S NEW ARTIST MAKES A BLASPHEMOUS RAP . . . CLAIMING HE’S JESUS!!!”
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