Remember B.o.B.? Of course you don't.
But after this, you can forget his total existence again.
The rapper went to controversy (which he doesn't even deserve) last weekend when he said that our home planet Earth is flat, jumping into the age-old discussion: "is the Earth round or flat?". he made his point by tweeting various pictures of random places that may show horizonal lines all over the place.
Here they are:
Once you go flat, you never go back— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 26, 2016
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
But someone (along with many others) doesn't agree with BoB's opinions and theories.
Neil deGrasse Tyson , famed astrophysicist, revealed his differing thoughts with this group of tweets (remember, he sounded calm and rational):
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
But...instead of talking with the coolest stargazer since Jack Horkheimer and discuss the question like real respectful and interested men, BoB hits right back, showing not only he wasn't amused, but also continued to look like a pompous ass douche, with this: a freestyle song dissing deGrasse Tyson and the people who don't believe what he believes. It's called "flatline".
And if those tweets and the diss rap haven't given the naysayers any second thought, or the attention of a hyper-active attention-seeking ass dolt, he has a message to them that shows them the social media door.
if my tweets are rattling the tiny little cages of your reality ... the unfollow button is right there— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 23, 2016
I never followed you anyway, but after that tone of tweet, I don't think I will, thank you very much
But that wasn't the end (thank God) because deGrasse Tyson struck right back with a diss of his own, and it's actually really good. This is called "Flat to Fact", with rapper Tyson (that's his name, yes.) who did the rapping for him.
Dear @bobatl, as an astrophysicist I don’t rap, but I know people who do. This one has my back: https://t.co/BbMi4tzHLz— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 26, 2016
Listen to that; it's fiya.
You know what? I don't think this is something some random rapper would say on a normal day. This is clearly something he would do to get attention. And with the picked fight with deGrasse Tyson, I'd say this was the biggest showing for attention this decade so far. Especially also acting like dickweed to everyone who doesn't share his beliefs.
If, say...uh, Dermot Mulroney wanted to pick a fight with anyone else for any reason--well, I'd think he was being an asshole then, but I wouldn't say he was trying to desperate enough get attention. A lot of us all know who he is, and he can get into any show if he wanted. Ha has a lot more star power and talent to prove it.
B.o.B. on the other hand isn't someone we all know.
...Or at least, used to be someone we all know.
He was a very talented rapper/producer who made some very good and memorable songs like "Nothin' on You" with Bruno Mars, "Airplanes" with Paramore's Hayley Williams and "Magic" with Weezer's River Cuomo. Then after that, and a later single "Both of Us" with Taylor Swift, B.o.B. kinda...fell off...the earth. (heh)
His later albums and singles were part of a transition phase for Bobby Ray. He was no longer a mainstream rapper who deserved his success. He became a trap/crunk/true hip-hop rapper no one knows of or cares about. I bet you dollars to donuts if you can remember a song he made after the aforementioned songs. You can't; because he fell straight into obscurity like a true sell-out should.
As for Tyson, I admit--I've never heard of him until an episode of Martha Speaks in 2012, (Yes, I watch a kids' show. Shut up.) and yet I still remember and respect him dearly to this day. And when he brought his evidence, which could've been anything at this point, I knew he would this undeserved battle. It was over, one and done, just go home and end the celebration.
(He also gives theories on the Moon Landing and human cloning, but who cares?)
Listen, Bobby, you can believe whatever you want. You can believe that the Earth is flat; that's fine. It's been a part of the age-old discussion. But trying to support your belief with mindless conspiracy theory videos on YouTube and random picture showing nice places during the twilight hour of sunset just won't help your case. Especially when you're a rapper no one remembers after years of deserved novelty success now churning out ghetto-based garbage no one outside of the ghetto will listen to. And when Neil DeGrasse Tyson came in and told you case isn't helpful enough, you should've quit while you were ahead. That freestyle song was just dragging your carcass further.
And especially if you're facing against one of the most well-known, beloved and even divisive science-based personalities ever.
BoB, keep looking up, because what how high your relevance is.
Can't go high enough? Don't keep going. It's not worth it.
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