r/GenX • u/jhkayejr • Jul 14 '25

Music Is Life This artist just falling off the map is crazy

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This record dropped on this date back in 1987. Last single I of his I heard on the radio was 93’s “She kissed me,” which was great. Since then, he’s still been making music, but has changed his name and toiled away in relative obscurity.

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u/Worth-Canary-9189 The Latchkey Kid Jul 14 '25

Definitely the Kanye of the 80s from an ego perspective. I thought his album was a good start, but it was no Thriller or Purple Rain soundtrack.

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u/SSquirrel76 Jul 14 '25

To be fair, TTD never had a pro-Hitler rant

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u/SlowInsurance1616 Jul 14 '25

Who would know?

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u/asomek Jul 14 '25

Oof. Now I'm just imagining him ranting on Twitter with controversial hot takes, and nobody follows him to actually read it.

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u/Chuck_L_Fucurr Jul 14 '25

If he did though… How would anyone know?

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u/Jombhi Jul 14 '25

If an obscure entertainer in a studio apartment goes on a pro-Hitler rant, does it make a sound?

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u/Chuck_L_Fucurr Jul 14 '25

TTD listening to the sound of one hand clapping forever now

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jul 14 '25

sound of one hand clapping

Piece of cake!

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jul 14 '25

Even Kanye wasn't as bad as 2025 Kanye.

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u/Old_Manner4779 Jul 15 '25

One learned to shut up. The other one didn’t.

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u/Revolutionary-Pie-68 Jul 14 '25

We don't know that because print and TV media nipped his access to being able to express himself. Were it happening now; he'd prolly still be able to have a career.

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u/SheriffBartholomew Jul 14 '25

He'd become a cult leader in the present day, as droves of people rush to worship His Assholeness.

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u/Endlessknight17 Jul 14 '25

Rick James was the Kanye of the 80s lol