Rapper Reacts to Gorillaz - Dare FOR THE FIRST TIME!!

Rapper reacts to Gorillaz - Dare for the first time & breaks down the schemes and hidden meanings.

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[KnoxHill]

So unfortunately this got blocked and I had to trim out a couple parts of the music in order to re-clear it. Full review and talking points are all up!

[fantasmigorical]

I read that the original song title was "There" but Shaun's accent was so thick that they changed the song title to "Dare"!

[alelitre]

Hey, Knox. Here is a snippet from an interview Shaun gave to NME a few years back about how the song came to be. I've always liked the story.
Shaun Ryder: "I was only there on that track [‘DARE’] and it was all quite fast. My version of events was that Damon put a track on, it had no lyrics, it didn’t have anything. I had the cans on and he said, ‘Go in the studio and try and do something’. Freestyle off the top of your head, make it up ‘cos he wanted me to basically write a song or write something. So I put the headphones on and there was no track. I started saying to them to turn it up and the track was very slowly turning up so I started going ‘it’s coming up, it’s coming up, it’s coming up’ and when it got as loud as I wanted it, I said ‘it’s dare’. As in like text speak language – “I will c u der”. I then tried to freestyle something, a right load of gibberish bollocks it was, and it ended in, ‘I never did no harm’. Then I took the cans off after about 10 minutes and Damon said, ‘Do that [“coming up”] bit again but a bit faster’. So I did, and that was it."

[blairbird]

My favourite bit about this sonng is that when it came out, the Gorillaz website was a tour of their house/studio and the elevator played "It's coming up" whenever you'd go up in it, followed by "it's there" when you'd get to your floor.

[bareakon]

If I remember my Gorillaz lore, Noodle basically wrote all of Demon Days by herself.

It's a super Bush-era political album in general.
Dirty Harry being a good example song to dig your teeth into

[volkerp.]

brilliant how fast you nail it.

Chris Evans stated at the 2006 Brit Awards that the song was originally to have been called "It's There", but was changed due to Shaun Ryder's strong Mancunian accent making it sound like he was saying "It's dare."

[trystin]

Love how you keep cranking out the Gorillaz Knox! Dare is a favorite. Noodle's energy in the video reminds me of being a kid with her freestyle of just hopping around and dancing, but also like how you just dance when nobody is looking. And it's totally Gorillaz vibe. It's funky, weird, and experimental. All things the group was founded on. Hope everything is good for you and I wish you the best during this time!

[kaloncpu]

I like how you talked about how band members have different ideas to explore, because Gorillaz really embodies that. They might be a virtual band, but they experiment with different sounds a ton, and each member definitely has their own moments, both in the songs and the videos. That's another really cool thing you pointed out: when the sound drops for the bathroom shot. Gorillaz is meant to be a full experience with the audio and visuals, and the overarching story is a huge thing the fans love.

[princealigorna]

Noodle has always been my favorite of the group. In a band where every member's backstory is absolutely insane, hers might be the most interesting of them all. It's been fun seeing her literally grow up with the fanbase

[heidibaltom]

Im loving these reactions to songs ive heard alot as there is so much i miss in them and the things you notice are really interesting. I think that Gorillaz was Damons way of just experimenting and doing anything he wanted that he couldnt do in Blur. Also i love The Pot & The Kettle.

[CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

Every time I hear Gorillaz, I think of my nephew who loved them as a kid. ❤ Especially the songs from the album that has Feel Good on it. Not surprising a 5 year old kid would like the up beat songs and cartoon. He's turning 20 in a month... I feel old...

[TheMadsC]

Absolutely loving these Gorillaz reactions. More please, I'll never get enough. Doesn't matter which song next, they are all great!

[jimstebbins]

Tomorrow Comes Today is one of my favourite Gorillaz tracks.
The lead singer is from the band Blur they did Song 2, "woo hoo!"

[xanderaprell]

I love that you're going through "classic Gorillaz" first, but I bet you'd love some of their newer stuff too.

[JoeyDecay]

Great to see you cranking these out brother Knox! Its so easy to just want to crawl in a hole sometimes, especially when something terrible happens in your personal life. You are a good example of how you can push yrself through that.
Ive always thought Kids With Guns was a fun track from them.

[denial]

So glad to see you going down this rabbit hole, you will love Saturnz Barz, highly recommend

[bethstratton]

This is my second favourite Gorillaz track next to Clint Eastwood. I love it because it had Shaun Ryder on it and he takes me back to my Hasçienda days watching the Happy Mondays and chatting with Tony Wilson (family friend). I love how Rosie Wilson voice rides the mix on this track. The track has a real hidden nod to how drugs are ‘pocketed’ and dispatched, as well as the obvious interpretations. 😉

[jordanlee]

Gorillaz is my favorite band. Every song is so different and unique. Definitely keep checking them out!

[mixandmatchgamer]

How long do we think till people realize Gorillaz is a story with their visuals and that there is a lore

[chelseahaley]

My 7 year old loves the Gorillaz! When he was 4, he was always walking around humming Stylo! 😆