Charli XCX Columbus, Ohio Concert Review 9-20-2024

Bus Stile Adventures :

Charli XCX Brat Sweat ANON 9-20-2024

By Wes Flexner aka anon anon anon anon.

Charli XCX walked out into the stage wearing a wedding veil.

The wedding attire conjured Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” for a second.

 Queen Brat then said, ‘Columbus, Ohio. Will You Marry Me.’

During the evening, Charli kept an intimate dialogue during stage banter as if every individual in the packed arena were Charli’s kindred spirit who understood with an deepest emotional connection.

Charli XCX rotated sets with Australian pop singer Troy Sitivan.  

Charli took the stage with Brit wavve rapper-singer ShyGirl….

Charli intertwined a marriage proposal for our city while performing 365’s Remix.

One of my hobbies before Saturdays’ show was finding Chali XCX rap songs.

Everyone I knew cracked up that Charli XCX recorded with Ed Banger’s Uffie…

 Uffie, and Balam ACAB’s involvement with Charli XCX sorta changed a perception…

Should …Charli XCX a Taylor Swift/ Britney Spears star or….someone who didn’t quit once Daft Punk and Justice fans couldn’t use Kanye West as their pop sensation.

Ed Banger Records might be Kanye’s political stances biggest casualties.

I don’t know if UFFIE is making a comeback..

She can’t sing like Charlie XCX…Well Uffie did feature with a famous singer.

Pop superstars sing. This isn’t about bringing Uffie down.

Our intent is lyfting Charlie XCX up.

Nationwide Arena was packed with BRATS.

Are Charli XCX fans BRATS or is BRAT the name of the movement.

Although, Charli XCX is a star….

She didn’t seem too big for reality…

Charli XCX traded bars with Shy Girl who opened…

ShyGirl combines London club beats with an American southern rap brashness.

ShyGirl early performed THICC, Nike, Freak and other songs as the Sweat opener.

Shygirl was like if Denzel Curry and Mike Will Made it listened to Oasis as a young lass.

ShyGirl provided Nationwide Arena with an edge where you didn’t feel like you eventually were being subjected into boring EDM, and generic pop music.

Shygirl allowed Troy Sitivan’s Twink Bieber a clubber feel….

After Charlie XCX proposed and rapped in underwear and veil…

BRATS responded with screaming,  roars and dancing.

Shygirl set the vibe…

Charlie XCX rapping was Lady Sovereign, and Dizzy Rascal.

Pussy Riot’s rapping worked because of Russian accents..

I think the solution for white women rappers: Slick Rick.

White women should study Slick Rick, Monie Love and Dana Dane’s British debonair.

Charli’s parents:

Charli’s mom: Ugandan Indian Muslim

Charli’s father: Scotland

Indians are 1 percent of the Ugandan population. I don’t know Charli’s opinion on Idi Amin.

I know finding Slick Rick influence would nurture white women rappers’ story telling, and smug confidence. Charli’s bi-racial. I don’t know Charli’s familiarity with late 80’s NYC rap.

Slick Rick is one of the most influential rappers…

White women can work within the late 80’s aesthetics of Paid In Full rap.

The late 80’s foundation for Nas and Jay-Z caliber rappers are found in the following rappers:

Kool G Rap: Rhyme patterns and Street Tales…

Rakim- Technical ability, vocal clarity while rapping about street, and metaphysical ideas of existence….

KRS- One – Rap confidence that’s street, and conscious….

Big Daddy Kane – Technical, Conscious, arrogant, and a Drake sex symbol. BDK took sexual photos with Madonna….

LL Cool J – Technical, Brash, and a sex symbol.

Public Enemy – Conscious with authority.

Slick Rick – Rapped with an English accent, Arrogant and detailed story telling….

Slick Rick’s style seems like the most accessible for white women’s voices. If I was white women rapping I would look at Slick Rick, and Monie Love. Monie Love’s English voice works organically with Monie’s English sounds.

Slick Rick’s opus, The Great Adventure of Slick Rick does contain misogyny which assisted in NWA and 2 Live’s audience. I’m sure women could figure out ignorant songs dissing men after developing their craft. Charli XCX’s rapping sounding like Kano solved a most stifling subplot.

…..Did I mention MC Lyte’s “Lyte As A Rock?”

10 Percent Diss,” and “Paper Thin” are as hard as Audio 2 Two’s “Top Billin” with added technical and sophisticated lyricism. I said Slick Rick because emulating him might make a natural Monie Love/MC Lyte delivery.

I’m a need a Skepta/Charli XCX joint. 

Charli finished the first segment with 360 and Van Dutch.

Charli XCX switched from the marriage sweetness into an arrogance……

“COLUMBUS, Don’t Play With Me Bitch.”
The Queen commanded respect.

Troy twinked for 3 more songs which avoided aversions of techno music. 

I’m in a queer club. 

Ce La Vie.

Charli XCX returned for Club Classics, Unlock it, Sympathy and Guess.

Troy gave Charli a short break with Bloom..

British Brat returned with SpringBreakers.

I didn’t know Harmony Korine’s movie starring Gucci Mane would rock an arena in 2024.

I laughed while Charli sung about killing people and DUIs…

We returned into teen superstar singer mode with “It’s confusing being a Girl.’

I’m contemplating this in a Sevigny context.

Troy twinked again.

Pretty girls know twinks.

I respected Sweat’s premise.

I’m at the Union chatting with women and their gay friends.

Charli returned for Everything Is Romantic, Speed Drive, and Apple.

Troy twinked and supported Charli.

She made another costume change and reappearred for 365, and VROOM.

Troy and Charli rocked 1999.

The show climaxed into frenzy

I realized my lack of familiarity with Charli XCX’s catalog allowed an appreciation of 

The British Brat’s performance and nuances.

I heard Dizzy Rascal, stadium EDM, gay club music, and pop superstar in an unique package.

She switched from the marriage banter from foul mouthed Brat boasting and back….

‘Columbus. You’re adorable.

Columbus. I’m in love with you…

I’m so excited I’m marrying you.’

While I was thinking about liking this woman who combined Springbreakers with Skepta…

Charlie floored me…

I didn’t know 2012 Icona Pop’s, “I Love It” was Charlie XCX.

It’s kinda like meeting a new person and then finding out one of biggest songs in a decade was by them…

“I DON’T CARE.”

I had instant Obama nostalgia because of “I Love It” after Spring Breakers.

I felt elation about a remembering life pre-Trump.

People were fun and cool..

Obama liked rap, and rock music…I liked that Obama didn’t techno.

Techno was tolerable because it wasn’t the rule of the land.

You found pretty girls, and kind queers. If you heard techno…Ce La Vie.

I realize the importance of Kamala Harris being proclaimed BRAT.

Life was fun in the Obama years.

President Hipster made everyone receptive of differences.

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so excited about a pop song from 2012.

I felt an optimism because a woman was yelling, “I DON’T CARE.”

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris….

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris.

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris.

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris.

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris.

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris.

I’m that Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris wavve….

Harmony Korine and then Kamala Harris wavve….

I realized why I was invited from my radio shows.

while those words aren’t anything.

look at these words:

I’m that Harmony Korine and Kamala Harris wavve….

Charli XCX’s proposal seemed sincere. We’ve all lived in a proximity…..

After the Sweat concert, I debated between walking into OG Betty’s or riding the bus.

I decided I didn’t feel like paying for a Lyft.

I could find a pub near my flat.

I stood at Nationwide Plaza’s COTA stop with a bunch of BRATS.

I sat down in the back of the COTA.

I almost flicked the Brat Bus..

Except..

BRATS are now sagging with their asses out…

College age women gleaned the importance of their underwear from Charli XCX’s song with Billie Ellish…

I didn’t snap a picture because I wore an ODB Shirt with a Playboy Kangol.

I didn’t wanna creep out women who were fun.

I didn’t know these women..

I didn’t wanna feel intrusive of their evening.

People talked about the show.

Everyone was wearing merch.

In every angle…women whose underwear was exposed because of sagging.

One Brat culture trait is wearing a tank top without a bra.

Most of the Brats don’t sag.

I spent a month ignoring BRATS with erect nipples.

I didn’t ignore Brats.

I just didn’t acknowledge their nipples were erect.

I made normal small conversation.

BRAT merch doesn’t expose erect nipples.

I didn’t know women sagging in a thong or lace underwear was BRAT.

I’d worn an Old Dirty Bastard shirt with a Playboy Kangol as a private joke.

Would you consider Olde Dirty Bastard BRAT?

I knew Charlie’s Brats were women.

I now was surrounded by BRATS who were talking while a couple of BRATS chilled in their underwear.

The BRATS discussed which stop was theirs…

I glanced out the window while wondering if I should offer bus directions.

One of the BRATS saw my ODB shirt.

During BSA Hip Hop, Thursdays at 7pm, I played an OBD Freestyle with RZA…

The Freestyle is from Bobbito Stretch Armstrong….

RZA builds in Nation of Gods + Earth Vernacular.

ODB sings Screaming Jay Hawkins style, “IF YOU WANNA CUM. MAKE ME CUM..IF YOU WANNA CUM.…”

OBD screams about cumming while RZA chimes in with NGE conversaton.

I bought my ODB shirt from Okayplayer after the WU, Nas and De La Soul rocked Schottenstein Center.

I recieve compliments everytime I wear my Old Dirty Bastard shirt.

I forget I’m wearing an ODB shirt.

I blush everytime someone mentions my shirt.

I forget my shirt says, Olde Dirty Bastard.

People love Olde Dirty Bastard.

I wore the shirt with a Playboy Kangol into Charlie XCX out of personal amusement.

BRATS sagging pants already made me wanna hide my Playboy Kangol.

The BRAT who saw the ODB shirt wasn’t sagging with panties exposed.

She was making normal conversation while riding COTA…

Then in a British accent she would add, “I WANNA CUM.”

I assumed she was responding toward an invitation from a friends for a party.…

Until she kept repeating…”I WANNA CUM. I WANNA CUM.”

I looked at my ODB shirt…

I registered the fact other women were sagging with undies in display…

A disadvantage of wearing an ODB shirt with a Playboy Kangol…

I didn’t say anything because of the statement my clothes made…

Pro-tip:  if you wanna cum.…Request my name …we shall chat and exchange phone numbers.

Our bus reached a Campus stop.

The BRATS exited the bus near Woodruff.

I contemplated the future.