Brandon "Lil B" McCartney (born August 17, 1989 and also known as The Based… Read Full Bio ↴Brandon "Lil B" McCartney (born August 17, 1989 and also known as The BasedGod, Lil Boss, Based Lord, Captain 66, Based Legend, The #1 Bitch, Tiny Pants Mobsta, Masterchef and Pretty Bitch) is a rapper/author/producer/composer/director/soothsayer from Berkeley, CA. He has been rapping since age 16 with hip hop group The Pack and leading a successful solo career, garnering popularity through the use of social media websites. He created many MySpace pages in order to upload all of his music and recorded over 1,500 tracks as of July 2010. He signed with Amalgam Digital in 2010 for a multiple album deal. He released his first studio album, Angels Exodus, on January 18, 2011 through the digital label. The album serves as a prelude to his forthcoming album Glass Face.

When Lil B titled his last digital label released mixtape I'm Gay, he received several death threats. Although he is heterosexual, he says the title is a message of support to the LGBT community. Referring to the alternative definition of gay, he says he is gay because he is happy. Following the death threats, he added "I'm Happy" in parenthesis to the album's title. I'm Gay received positive reviews with many fans commenting on the album's wide variety of positive messages and noting the unique beats and lyrical styles not common to mainstream hip hop. He raps about many controversial issues including race relations, poverty, humanity, and the justice system. The album also, according to many fans, shows the "true" side of Lil B. It entered the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at #56 and the Heatseekers Albums chart at #20 for the week of July 16, 2011. It is for sale on iTunes but Lil B also uploaded it to the Internet for free, posting a link to it on Twitter and Facebook saying, "for all my fans who don't have $10 to buy my album, here it is for free."

Lil B typically releases at least one mixtape every month; so far in 2012 he has released 13 mixtapes - 4 in July alone. One of those released in July was the massive 848-song, nearly 5GB collection of Based Freestyles, which is his largest release to date. In 2013, hip-hop listeners voted Lil B as the greatest rapper of all time.

Lil B Explains The Ocean
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I'm back listen to the ocean as I speak
As I come back into your heart
Let me flow through your system, your soul
Your spirit
Close your eyes and let the colors take over
Lil B, BasedGod
BasedLord, BasedOverlord, I'm here
The ocean is here, and I'm here to flow

Know that one day we'll all be taken
And the beautiful light and
The beautiful color open fields, plant life
Amazing, this is amazing
I see the colors right now
Purple, green, blue, yellow
Transparent colors are around us everywhere

Be ready this is amazing and it's beautiful
I told you and I promise

Overall Meaning

In Lil B's song, 'Lil B Explains The Ocean', he talks about his return and how he wants to connect with his listeners on a spiritual level. He uses the ocean as a metaphor for the energy that he wants to transfer to his listeners. He encourages his listeners to close their eyes and let their souls and spirits absorb the energy that he is transmitting. He calls himself 'BasedGod', 'BasedLord', 'BasedOverlord' which means that he is an individual who is revered as a god-like figure among his fans. Lil B uses the ocean as a symbol of the infinite and divine power that is present in all of us, and encourages his fans to recognize and harness that power themselves.

The lyrics exude positivity and promise that one day, everyone will transcend beyond this physical realm and into a world of beautiful colors, open fields, and plant life. Lil B speaks about the amazing and beautiful colors that surround us in the world. The transparent colors that surround us everywhere signify the connection between the physical and spiritual world. Lil B uses his music to convey a deeper message that is meant to connect with the soul of his listeners, and encourage them to seek a higher level of consciousness.

Interestingly, the phrase 'Based God' is a term that Lil B conceptualized, which he uses to refer to himself. The phrase has become so popular among his fans that they use it to refer to him too. Lil B is noted for his unorthodox musical style and his positivity and inclusivity have endeared him to a wide range of fans all over the world.

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Lil B Explains The Ocean
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