Rapper Reacts to The Stupendium The Outer Worlds Song (REACTION) The Fine Print (REUPLOAD) 

my friend brought this up to me, but the part with the "you earn the right to work" it says it 5 times becasuse their is 5 days in a work week.

"If you're upset, you can rent an apology." When you rent something and the due date has passed, the company has the rights to take back what has been rented. In hindsight, it's their way to say 'sorry, not sorry' while also making money. If this ain't fire, Idk what is man...

When you said "This can't be about the game! It can't!" ... Yep. It 100% is. But he described it in such a generalized way that it can also apply in the real world. He specializes in double meanings that apply to multiple things, ESPESIALLY themes of capitalist dystopias, which are his typical favorite kind to do. If you want another song like this, look up a very old song of The Stupendium's that's considered an old classic: "The House Always Wins" about Fall-Out

For the chorus. I can't help picturing a bunch of men in an old run down factory banging hammers on anvils just melancholic singing this chorus to the best of those banging hammers. It invokes such a strong image that's its my favorite chorus

Yeah, it’s no accident that a hyper-capitalist space oligarchy relates to the real world hyper-capitalist dystopia we’re in the early stages of

It is so much worse in the game. You find out about one person who killed himself, but the doctor on the conoly is covering it up. When you press him about it you find out if the company found out he killed himself the colony would be charged the full value of all the money that guy would have earned the company. The parralells to reality are there, but it can be seen as a warning to how bad things can truely get. Hell there is a mascot who wears a giant illuminated moon mask. He is never allowed to take it off, even in private. He can barely eat and cant sleep, depending on drugs to be able to work his shifts.

It is about the game, but the game is basically a very thinly veiled critique of capitalism and overthrowing the billionaires basically. The whole idea of the game is it's capitalism taken to the furthest worst possible point.

During the section where he says "You think that we'd sink to the brink of rebellion, with markets dependant on peddling weapons- the architecht tells them, 'the secret to heaven, is simply consuming whatever we sell them'" They state that their primary outgoing product is weapons/ammunition, he's most basically telling them to eat a bullet / kill themself

The game is a satire about corporate capitalism. But to be fair, he could totally miss the message in the game and do something totally different. But he didn't miss the message. And here we are, one of the best critics about how our system works.

I feel like the best nerdcore are songs that stand on their own, without any knowledge of the source needed

I love how there’s this one constant key being played in the background of the entire song. Just this repetitive never stoping single key. A great analogy for the repetitive nature of work

I want that "we work to earn the right to work" poster so goddamned badly

"And you will be grateful for seats at the table though it dips at one end and the bench is unstable"

"This is not about the game!" True, but it at the same time it kind of is, since the game is *also* an analogy for the rampant capitalism and corporate control we deal with in real life. You should give it a go, it's really well-made. Same guys who made Fallout: New Vegas.

In the game, the earliest missions you get it to collect grave rent dues from the occupants families or the colony will evict the corpse.

Outerworlds is a dystopia. Dystopias are not warning about our potential futures they're criticisms of what's happening right now. That's why the song is so relatable to what's going on now.

Renting an apology prolly refers to how insanely corrupt the world is. Like the whole game is basically about money and big corporations

Listen to me Austin, I wouldn't let you down here. If you're interested in reacting to a cypher, look up the "Fairytale Rap Cypher". It was made by a lot of extremely talented artist including Shwabadi, Stupendium, Dan Bull and a bunch of others. It is super clever.

I’ve seen reactions to this guy being like “yeah this is really cool this guy is awesome” but to see an actual musician break down how impressive the song is was a different treat

It’s not just that it’s a company town on a planetary scale there’s no economy just wealthy men given money for work just to get that money back at the end of the day

This is something I consider part of a trio. The Fine Print A Matter of Factories The Data Stream These form a pretty strong trio of anti-capitalist music. A Matter of Factories is a Satisfactory song and The Data Stream is a Cyberpunk 2077 song. And none of them are really about the games they're "about".

I think your my favorite reaction channel ive found so far your dont pause too much during the video and you actually give your reaction as an artist and as a human instead of just ending the video keep doing you man im def gonna have to check out your music too now

Just realized that he says work 5 times in total to represent the 5 workdays in a week.

Motherf****ers got bars! Everybody's got to up their game! That is what a mata is for. From now on that's how you metafore! He is gonna have to work hard on the next one. I found this track, channel, and reaction on the same night. I am truly impressed. And I want more from him and you. New subscriber for you both. Other than that have a wonderful day.

If you haven't already, his Frost-punk rap is amazing and totally worth a reaction.

I adore Stupes, and his lyricisim BURNS in this song

I love how Stupendium drops references to real life in his videogame songs. Especially about people not reading what they sign up for. And the chorus from this particular song is pretty much real life anthem, cause people literally work to earn the right to work

Very much appreciate your takes on Stup's work. A thoughtful review!

“This is not about the game” How do we tell him Mr squidward?

This is so accurate to life it's not even funny. Just relatable.

I don't usually watch reactions, but I really liked your input on this. Checked out some of your other videos and I really liked them! Great work man!

Not gonna lie when I first heard this song I was like no way this is just about the game

The "earn the right to work" really sounds like a union song

I love watching reactions of this song in particular because everyone is eventually like "This sounds a little familiar. Wait a minute."

"The architect tells them the secret to heaven is simply consuming whatever we sell them". They sell weapons. He's saying they should unalive themselves.

Really good song, loved your commentary on it too. Binging all your stupendium stuff and I hope to see you do more EDIT: It's definitely about the game, I'm pretty sure the company sponsored him.. but the point of the game is very much the same sort of political message you got from the song, it was really well delivered here.

This song is supposed to be making fun of capitalism and it's flaws. It's also pretty fitting as it fits the atmosphere of the game

Bro idk why but the "you can rent an apology? WHAT DOES THAT MEEEAN?" Had me ugly crying from laughing 😂

This song always makes me feel so upset for my dad but its so good😭

another commenter in the original pointed out they say ''to earn the right to work" 5 times, as in the 5 day work week.

He is one of the pillars of youtube

It is about the game but the game does Indeed show flaws or criticisms with an open market and how big business control things there’s an option where you literally dethrone the business or you can team up to be part of the high class ect it’s a fire game to just mess around in but not a lot of choices you just see it as you play missions and side quests

Yes a song i reccomended in comments got a vid lets goooooooo

"We put the dollar back into idolatry"

7:41 if you haven't already, check out The West Was One by them. A Briton, singing and at one point rapping as an American, old-west cowboy...and NAILING it! 💯

United States Incorporated for you lol

I think he lowkey dissed the fuck outta corporate America

I think.... Didn't you already do a reaction to this a year or two ago? I have more or less an elephant's memory.

Nice shirt

We work, to earn the right to work x 5.. 5 day work week.

When people say that video games aren't political.

It's been a while since this video came out, so I'm sure you know now, but just in case you don't, The Stupendium actually uses they/them pronouns. :)

They use they/them

Stups actually uses they/them pronouns, just as a fyi

I don't know if they were out at the time, but they go by they/them more commonly now, and I think I heard and/or saw somewhere that they might be genderfluid, and looking at how they seemed to describe their unfamiliarity with they/them, I imagine they might either be genderfluid, or agender, which are more or so only really different in effect on the level that people who are genderfluid can sometimes end up circling back to (a) certain gender(s), and/or are more likely to present as one or two genders at a time, and also there are some who are demifluid who usually always go by atleast one unchanging set of pronouns regardless of their fluidity's current expression, although I don't currently know if that's actually a neurological part of the gender, or if it's just genderfluid but with psychological issues regarding certain gender presentation. That may be projecting on my part, as I think people who are demifluid don't often avoid coming off as one way they are occasionally, especially during those occasions. I guess that's kinda like someone denying they're gay the more they're pressured on it, but for gender? Although considering how social that aspect of it is, I think it's safe to say those people are neurologically no different than people who are genderfluid in the more common sense. Unless genderfluidity is separate from neurological gender, in which case that might actually explain how some genderfluid people prefer being gynomorphic over andromorphic and vice versa. TL;DR, I mention that Stupes is enby (atleast in the umbrella sense, and possibly genderfluid), then rant about whether or not a specific version of genderfluidity is neurological or psychological, and end up noting that it's (probably) neurological, specifically in the sense that it may not be the same as neurological gender, but rather a modifier, even if socially it is effectively a different gender to be a genderfluid than neurological gender, assuming genderfluidity isn't its own neurological gender.

If you like this song you should watch data stream

the other one on the track is dan bull

This definitely sounds like America under Biden right now I mean just look at apartments basic apartments in New York right now like $5000 and that’s without utilities. And they’re basically slums they are garbage they should realistically cost about maybe 1000 I don’t know how pricing works in New York because I live in North Carolina but I also live in a tourist destination and our rent is on the low end $1200 it used to be 600 4 years ago.

Just so you know the Stupendium identifies as nonbinary! 😁

This is an opposite take to his House Always Wins Version.

Why is art valuable? Because it is worthless. Why is a car valuble? Because you can drive it to places, such as work. You go to work to get money. You get money to get the things you want. You get the things you want to be happy. But why do you want to be happy? Why is that the end goal? Maybe it's to stave off pain and experience life with more comfort? Or maybe it's 'just because'. If you give the Mona Lisa to a monkey, it would sniff and bite and lick it to see it it's food, then see if it can be a tool, lose interest, maybe break it or use the Mona Lisa as a bathroom, and leave. Because somewhat like happiness, art doesn't have an intrinsic value that lets you get/obtain something else. It IS the end goal, just because. We want it. And that's about it.

This is not about the game.

Just so you know they go by they/she!

Love this stupes song like always but personaly not a fan of Outer Worlds its way to blannd full of "comapnies bad" the only ntresting plot point is the earth and aliens

Stupendium's pronouns are They/Them/Theirs. Get it right next time!

A think a good Nerdcore song also makes you want to consume the media yourself