tweeted at Fantano, asking him: “How do you prepare to listen to, and critique black music? What’s your routine? Just curious because the black experience through music is pretty nuanced. Just responding to a thing somebody said and clarifying.”Īfter the tweets were exchanged, Top Dawg Entertainment’s president Terrence ‘Punch’ Louis Henderson Jr. And I really don’t think I’m worth all the controversy, but have it your way,” he said. But know I’m not genuinely out to make anyone feel bad about something they’ve made or enjoyed. “You guys can lash out, psychoanalyze, or whatever out of disagreement with me – comes with the territory. The YouTuber didn’t hang around though, and quickly responded to Rashad’s comments with a tweet thread of his own. Rashad wasn’t happy with the review score and critiqued Fantano’s tastes in the process, and accused him of giving it a low score for views. I’m guessing it’s just for views if anything.” My public persona isn’t something to deconstruct so he doesn’t have much to review. Rashad tweeted at the YouTuber with a response to receiving such a low score, saying: “It’s not experimental enough to excite him, basic enough to make him laugh, and too black for him to identify.

Rashad took issue with Fantano’s score on Twitter, leading to drama over the review. Fantano gave it a 5/10, and said: “The House is Burning, for the most part, is about as engaging as a lackadaisical buzz.”

On August 4, Fantano put out a review for Isaiah Rashad’s newest album, The House is Burning. However, his newest review has landed him in a little bit of drama. He’s also dabbled a bit in the gaming world as he is a huge fan of Super Smash Bros, having played the game with some of the game’s biggest content creators. His YouTube channel, The Needledrio, has amassed over 2.4 million subscribers, as he publishes multiple video essays a week reviewing various albums and EPs.

YouTube’s biggest music critic Anthony Fantano responded to criticism stemming from his recent review of Isaiah Rashad’s newest album The House is Burning, opening up a conversation about how he reviews black artists’ music.Īnthony Fantano has made a name for himself as the internet’s biggest music nerd.

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