Gangsta rock duo

Da White Stripes was a Gangsta rock duo formed up in Detroit, Michigan, up in 1997. Da crew consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, n' mandolin) n' Meg White (drums n' vocals) fo' realz. Afta releasin nuff muthafuckin singlez n' three mixtapes within tha Detroit noize scene, Da White Stripes rose ta prominence up in 2002 as part of tha garage rock revival scene. Their successful n' critically hyped mixtapes White Blood Cells n' Elephant drew attention from a big-ass variety of media outlets up in tha United Hoodz n' tha United Mackdaddydom. Da single "Seven Nation Army", which used a boombox n' a octave pedal ta create tha iconic openin riff,[1] became one of they most recognizable joints, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da crew recorded two mo' mixtapes, Git Behind Me Satan up in 2005 n' Icky Thump up in 2007, n' dissolved up in 2011 afta a lengthy hiatus from struttin n' recording.[2]

Da White Stripes used a low-fidelity approach ta freestylin n' recording. Their noize featured a meldin of garage rock n' blues influences n' a raw simplicitizzle of composition, arrangement, n' performance. Da duo was also noted fo' they fashizzle n' design aesthetic which featured a simple color scheme of red, white, n' black�"which was used on every last muthafuckin mixtape n' single cover tha crew busted out�"as well as tha bandz fascination wit tha number three.[3] Da bandz discography consistz of six basement mixtapes, two live mixtapes, one extended play (EP), one gangbang film, one trip documentary, 26 singlez, n' 14 noize vizzles. Their last three mixtapes each won tha Grammy Award fo' Best Alternatizzle Music Album.[4] In 2015, they was ranked No. 6 on Rollin Stonez list of tha 20 Top Billin Duoz of All Time.[5]

History [ edit ]

Early history [ edit ]

As a ballin' up in high school, Jack Gillis (as da thug was then known) kicked it wit Meg White all up in tha Memphis Smoke�"the restaurant where dat biiiiatch hit dat shiznit n' where da thug would read his thugged-out lil' poetry at "open mic" nights. Da two became playas, n' fuckin started ta frequent tha fruity-ass malt liquor shops, local noize venues, n' record storez of tha area. By dis time, Gillis was already playin beats wit musical muthafucka playas, includin his upholstery apprenticeshizzle mentor, Brian Muldoon.[9][10] In 1994, he gots his wild lil' first professionizzle thang as tha disc jockey fo' tha Detroit cowpunk crew Goober & tha Peas.[11][12]

Afta pimpin fo' nuff muthafuckin years, Gillis n' White hooked up on September 21, 1996.[15] Contrary ta convention, tha pimpin' muthafucka took his hoez surname.[9][16] Shortly after, Goober n' tha Peas broke up yo, but Jack continued ta play up in other bands, like fuckin tha garage punk crew Da Go (he played lead boombox on they 1999 mixtape Whatcha Doin'), Da Hentchmen, n' Two-Star Tabernacle. In 1997�"allegedly on Bastille Day[17]�"Meg first fuckin started ta learn ta play tha drums. Boy it's gettin hot, yes indeed it is. In Jackz lyrics, "When her big-ass booty started ta play beats wit me, just on a lark, it felt liberatin n' refreshing. There was suttin' up in it dat opened mah crazy ass up."[9] Da couple then became a funky-ass crew and, while they considered callin theyselves "Bazooka" n' "Soda Powder",[18] they settled on tha name "Da White Stripes".[19] Jack explained tha crew namez origin dis way:

Meg loves peppermints, n' we was goin ta booty-call ourselves Da Peppermints, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. But since our last name was White, our phat asses decided ta booty-call it "Da White Stripes". Well shiiiit, it revolved round dis childish idea, tha scams lil playas have�"because they is so much betta than adult ideas, right?"[20]

From tha beginning, they established certain motifs: publicly pretendin ta be brutha n' sister,[21] tracksuittin they thang up in only black, red, n' white,[22] n' heavily rockin tha number "three".[23] White has explained dat they used these flavas ta distract from tha fact dat they was young, white musical muthafuckas playin "black music".[24] They was also noted fo' they lack of a funky-ass bass playa, n' they general refusal ta be rap battleed separately.[3][23]

Da White Stripes had they first live performizzle on August 14, 1997, all up in tha Gold Dollar bar up in Detroit.[25] They fuckin started they game as part of tha Michigan underground garage rock scene, playin wit local bandz like fuckin Da Hentchmen, Da Dirtbombs, Da Gories, n' Rocket 455.[26] In 1998, Dizzle Buick�"balla of a independent, Detroit-based, garage-punk label called Italy Records�"approached tha crew at a funky-ass bar n' axed if they wanna record a single.[27] Jack initially declined, believin it would be too expensive yo, but he eventually reconsidered when he realized dat Buick was offerin ta pay fo' dat shit.[28] Their debut single, "Letz Shake Hands," was busted out on vinyl up in February 1998 wit a initial pressin of 1,000 copies.[29] This was followed up in October 1998 by tha single "Lafayette Blues" which, again, was only busted out on vinyl wit 1,000 copies.[30]

Da White Stripes (1999) [ edit ]

In 1999, Da White Stripes signed wit tha California-based label Sympathy fo' tha Record Industry.[31][22] In March 1999, they busted out tha single "Da Big Three Capped My fuckin Baby", followed by they debut mixtape, Da White Stripes, which was busted out on June 15, 1999.[31]

Da self-titled debut was produced by Jack n' engineered by Jim Diamond at his Ghetto Recorders basement up in Detroit.[32] Da mixtape was all bout tha seminal Mississippi Delta blues musical muthafucka, Son House�"an artist whoz ass pimped outly hyped up Jack.[23][33] Da track "Cannon" from Da White Stripes gotz nuff part of a a cappella version, as performed by House, of tha traditionizzle Gangsta gospel blues cold lil' woo wop "Jizzy tha Revelator". Da White Stripes also covered Housez cold lil' woo wop "Death Letter" on they follow-up mixtape De Stijl.

Lookin back on they debut durin a 2003 rap battle wit Boombox Player, Jack holla'd, "I still feel we've never topped our first mixtape. It aint nuthin but da most thugged-out raw, da most thugged-out powerful, n' da most thugged-out Detroit-soundin record we've made."[34]

Allnoize holla'd of tha mixtape:[31]

Jack Whitez voice be a singular, evocatizzle combination of punk, metal, blues, n' backwoods while his boombox work is grand n' bangin wit just enough lyrical touchez of slide n' subtle solo work... Meg White balances up tha fretwork n' tha frettin wit methodical, spare, n' boomin cymbal, bass drum, n' snare.. fo' realz. All D.I.Y. punk-country-blues-metal thug-songwritin duos should sound dis good.

At tha end of 1999, Da White Stripes busted out "Hand Springs" as a 7" split single wit fellow Detroit crew the Dirtbombs on tha B-side. 2,000 copies came free wit tha pinbizzle fanzine Multiball. Da record is currently�"like tha majoritizzle of vinyl recordz by Da White Stripes�"out of print n' hard as fuck ta find.

De Stijl (2000) [ edit ]

White Stripes up in tha back room of Club Shinjuku Jam, Tokyo, ta a crew of 10�"20 people, up in they first Japanese tour.

Jack n' Meg divorced up in March 2000.[35] Da White Stripes was scheduled ta big-ass up at a local noize lounge soon afta they separated. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! This type'a shiznit happens all tha time. Jack assumed tha crew was over n' axed Buick n' nephew Lil' Bow Wow Blackwell ta big-ass up wit his ass up in tha slot dat had been booked fo' Da White Stripes. But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat tha dizzle they was supposed ta perform, Meg convinced Jack dat Da White Stripes should continue n' tha crew reunited.[36] Da White Stripes' second mixtape, De Stijl (Dutch fo' "Da Style"), was busted out on tha Sympathy fo' tha Record Industry label on June 20, 2000.[37] Considered a cult classic[38] n' self-recorded on a 8-track analog tape up in Jackz livin room,[39][40] De Stijl displays tha simplicitizzle of tha bandz blues n' "scuzzy garage rock" fusion prior ta they breakall up in success.[41]

Da mixtape title derives from tha Dutch art movement of tha same name;[41] common elementz of tha De Stijl aesthetic is demonstrated on tha mixtape cover, which sets tha crew thugz against a abstract background of rectanglez n' lines up in red, black n' white.[23] Da White Stripes have cited tha minimalist n' deconstructionist aspectz of De Stijl design as a source of inspiration fo' they own musical image n' presentation.[42] Da mixtape was all bout furniture designer n' architect Gerrit Rietveld of tha De Stijl movement, as well as ta tha influential Georgia bluesman Blind Willie McTell.[43]

Jam of Special Things ta Do was busted out as a 7" on Sub Pop up in December 2000.[44] It comprised three joints originally performed by Captain Beefheart, a experimental blues rock musical muthafucka.

De Stijl eventually reached number 38 on Bizzleboard Magazine's Independent Albums chart up in 2002, round tha time Da White Stripes' popularitizzle fuckin started establishin itself. One New York Times critic all up in tha time holla'd dat tha Stripes typified "what nuff hip rock hustlas consider real music."[45] Da cold lil' woo wop "Why Can't Yo ass Be Nicer ta Me?" was used up in Da Simpsons episode "Judge Me Tender".

White Blood Cells (2001) [ edit ]

Da White Stripes' third mixtape, White Blood Cells, was busted out on July 3, 2001 on Sympathy fo' tha Record Industry.[46] Da crew enjoyed its first dope success tha followin year wit tha major label re-release of tha mixtape on V2 Records.[47] Its stripped-down garage rock sound drew critical props up in tha UK, n' up in tha US soon afterward, makin Da White Stripes one of da most thugged-out hyped bandz of 2002.[25][47]

Yo, nuff muthafuckin outlets praised they "back ta basics" approach,[48][49] wit Daily Mirror callin dem "the top billin crew since Da Sex Pistols."[50] In 2002, Q magazine listed Da White Stripes as one of "50 Bandz ta See Before Yo ass Die".[51] Afta they first appearizzle on network TV (a live set on Da Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn), Joe Hagan of tha New York Times declared, "They have made rock rock again n' again n' again by returnin ta its origins as a simple, primitizzle sound full of unfettered zeal."[52] White Blood Cells peaked at number 61 on tha Bizzleboard 200, reachin Gold record status by pushin over 500,000 mixtapes. Well shiiiit, it reached number 55 up in tha United Mackdaddydom,[citation needed] bein bolstered up in both ghettos by tha single "Fell up in Ludd wit a Girl" n' its accompanyin Lego-animation noize vizzle pimped up by Michel Gondry.[3] Da vizzle won three awardz all up in tha 2002 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakall up in Video, Best Special Effects, n' Best Editing, n' tha crew played tha cold lil' woo wop live all up in tha event.[17] Dat shiznit was also nominated fo' Video of tha Year yo, but fell tha fuck short of winning.[53] Stylus Magazine rated White Blood Cells as tha fourteenth top billin mixtape of 2000�"2005,[54] while Pitchfork Media ranked it eighth on they list of tha top 100 mixtapes from 2000 ta 2004.[55]

In 2002, George Roca produced n' pimped up a gangbang film bout tha crew titled No Muthafucka Knows How tha fuck ta Talk ta Children.[56] It chroniclez Da White Stripes' four-night stand at New York Cityz Bowery Ballroom up in 2002, n' gotz nuff live performances n' behind-the-scenes footage. Its 2004 release was suppressed by tha bandz pimpment, however, afta they discovered dat Roca had been showin it all up in tha Seattle Film Gangbang without permission.[57] Accordin ta tha crew, tha film was "not up ta tha standardz our hustlas have come ta expect";[57] even so, it remains a highly prized bootleg.[58]

Elephant (2003) [ edit ]

"Our thugged-out asses had no bidnizz bein up in tha mainstream. We assumed tha noize we was makin was private, up in a way. Us thugs was from tha scenario where there be fifty playas up in every last muthafuckin town. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Somethang bout our asses was beyond our control, though cause I gots dem finger-lickin' chickens wit tha siz-auce. Now itz five hundred people, now itz a second night, what tha fuck is goin on, biatch? Is dem hoes outta they minds?" �"Jack White up in a 2017 rap battle wit Da New Yorker[22]

Da White Stripes' fourth mixtape, Elephant, was recorded up in 2002 over tha span of two weeks wit British recordin engineer Liam Watson at his Toe Rag Studios up in London.[59] Jack self-produced tha mixtape wit antiquated shit, includin a duct-taped 8-track tape machine n' pre-1960s recordin gear.[59] Dat shiznit was busted out up in 2003 on V2 up in tha US, n' on XL Recordings up in England.[22][60] It marked tha bandz major label debut n' was they first UK chart-toppin mixtape, as well as they first US Top 10 mixtape (at number six).[22] Da mixtape eventually reached double platinum certification up in Britain,[61] n' platinum certification up in tha United Hoods.[62]

Elephant garnered much critical props upon its release.[25] It received a slick five-out-of-five-star ratin from Rollin Stone magazine, n' rides hard fo' a 92-percent positizzle ratin on Metacritic.[63][64] Despite tha bandz increased fame, Allnoize believed tha mixtape "soundz even mo' pissed-off, paranoid, n' stunnin than its predecessor... Darker n' mo' hard as fuck than White Blood Cells."[65] Elephant was additionally notable fo' premierin Jackz first formal use of boombox soloing, n' Rollin Stone placed his ass at number 17 on its list of "100 Top Billin Guitaristz of All Time".[66] That same year, Elephant was ranked number 390 on tha magazinez list of tha 500 Top Billin Albumz of All Time.[67] In 2009, tha mixtape came up in at number 18 up in NMEz "Top 100 Top Billin Albumz of tha decade". NME referred ta tha mixtape as tha pinnacle of tha White Stripes' time as a funky-ass crew n' one of Jack Whitez dopest workz of his game.[68][69]

Da mixtapez first single, "Seven Nation Army", was tha bandz most successful naaahhmean, biatch? Da cold lil' woo wop was all up in tha top of tha rock charts on Bizzleboard.[70] Its success was followed wit a cold-ass lil cover of Burt Bacharachz "I Just Don't Know What ta Do wit Myself". Da mixtapez third single was tha successful "Da Hardest Button ta Button". "Therez No Home fo' Yo ass Here" was tha fourth single. In 2004, tha mixtape won a Grammy fo' Best Alternatizzle Music Album, while "Seven Nation Army" won a Grammy fo' Best Rock Woo-wop.

Git Behind Me Satan (2005) [ edit ]

In 2005, accordin ta a rap battle wit Dizzy Fricke of Rollin Stone, Jack fuckin started hustlin on joints fo' tha bandz next mixtape at his home.[71] Dude played wit different steez than up in past mixtapes, tradin up in his wild lil' fuckin electric boombox fo' a acoustic on all but all dem of tha tracks, as his cold-ass trademark riff-based lead boombox steez is overtaken by a predominantly rhythmic approach.[citation needed] Da White Stripes' fifth mixtape, Git Behind Me Satan, was busted out up in 2005 on tha V2 label.[72] Da title be a allusion ta a Biblical quotation Jizzy made ta tha Apostle Semen Peter from tha Gospel of Matthew 16:23 of tha New Testament (in tha Mack Jizzy Version, tha quotation is slightly different: "Git thee behind me, Satan"[73]) fo' realz. Another theory bout dis title is dat Jack n' Meg White read Jizzy Joycez rap collection "Dubliners" (published 1914) n' used a line from tha final rap "Da Dead" ta title dis mixtape. Da title be also a gangbangin' finger-lickin' direct quotation from Who basehead Jizzy Entwistle’s solo cold lil' woo wop "You’re Mine".

With its reliizzle on piano-driven melodies n' experimentation wit marimba on "Da Nurse" n' "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)", Git Behind Me Satan did not feature tha explicit blues n' punk stylez dat dominated earlier White Stripes mixtapes.[accordin ta whom?] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat despite this, tha crew was critically lauded fo' they "fresh, arty reinterpretationz of they funky-ass inspirations."[72] It has garnered positizzle erections from fans, as well as critical acclaim, receivin mo' Grammy nominations as well as makin dem one of tha must-see actz of tha decade.[74][75] Rollin Stone ranked it tha third dopest mixtape of tha year[76] n' it received tha Grammy fo' Best Alternatizzle Music Album up in 2006.

Three singlez was busted out from tha mixtape, tha straight-up original gangsta bein "Blue Orchid", a ghettofab cold lil' woo wop on satellite radio n' some FM stations.[citation needed] Da second n' third singlez was "I be a gangsta yo, but y'all knew dat n' mah Doorbell" n' "Da Denial Twist", respectively, n' noize vizzlez was made fo' tha three singles. "My fuckin Doorbell" was nominated fo' Best Pop Performizzle by a Duo or Group wit Vocal.

Da White Stripes postponed tha Japanese leg of they ghetto trip afta Jack strained his vocal cords, wit doctors recommendin dat Jack not rap or rap fo' two weeks.[77] Afta a gangbangin' full recovery, he moonwalked back ta tha stage up in Auckland, New Zealand ta headline tha Big Dizzle Out tour.[72][78] While on tha British leg of tha tour, Jack chizzled his name from Jack White ta "Three quid".

Da White Stripes busted out a cold-ass lil cover version of Tegan n' Saraz cold lil' woo wop "Walkin wit a Ghost" on iShit up in November 2005. Da cold lil' woo wop was lata busted out up in December as tha Walkin wit a Ghost EP featurin four other live tracks. In October 2006, dat shiznit was announced on tha straight-up legit White Stripes joint dat there would be a mixtape of avant-garde orchestral recordings consistin of past noize freestyled by Jack called Aluminium. Da mixtape was made available fo' pre-order on November 6, 2006, ta pimped out demand from tha bandz fans; tha LP version of tha project sold up in a lil under a thugged-out day. It make me wanna hollar playa! Da project was conceived by Slick Rick Russell, smoker of XL Recordings, whoz ass co-produced tha mixtape wit Joby Talbot.[79] Dat shiznit was recorded between August 2005 n' February 2006 at Intimate Studios up in Wapping, London rockin a orchestra. Before tha mixtape went outta print, dat shiznit was available exclusively all up in tha Aluminium joint up in a numbered limited edizzle of 3,333 CDs wit 999 LPs.[80]

On January 12, 2007, V2 Recordz announced that, cuz of bein under tha process of reconstruction, it would no longer release freshly smoked up White Stripes material, leavin tha crew without a label.[81] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat as tha bandz contract wit V2 had already expired, on February 12, 2007, dat shiznit was confirmed dat tha crew had signed a single mixtape deal wit Warner Bros. Records.[82]

Icky Thump (2007) [ edit ]

Da White Stripes' sixth mixtape, Icky Thump, was busted out on June 19, 2007 on Warner Bros. Records.[3][83] This was they first record wit Warner Bros., since V2 closed up in 2006, n' dat shiznit was busted out on a one-album contract.[84] Icky Thump entered tha UK Albums Chart at number one,[85] n' debuted at number two on tha Bizzleboard 200 wit 223,000 copies sold.[85][86] By late July, Icky Thump was certified gold up in tha United Hoodz fo' realz. Az of March 8, 2008, tha mixtape has sold 725,125 copies up in tha US. On February 10, 2008, tha mixtape won a Grammy Award fo' Best Alternatizzle Music Album.

Peepin tha well-received Git Behind Me Satan, Icky Thump marked a return ta tha punk, garage rock n' blues influences fo' which tha crew is known.[3] Dat shiznit was recorded at Nashvillez Blackbird Studio n' took almost three weeks ta record�"the longest of any White Stripes mixtape. Well shiiiit, it would also be they first mixtape wit a title track. Da mixtapez release came on tha heelz of a seriez of concerts up in Europe n' one up in Uptown Tha Ghetto at Bonnaroo.[87][88]

Prior ta tha mixtapez release, three tracks was peepshowed ta NME: "Icky Thump", "Yo ass Don't Know What Ludd Is (Yo ass Just Do as Yo ass is Told)" n' "Conquest". NME busted lyrics bout tha tracks as "an experimental, heavy soundin 70s riff," "a strong, melodic ludd song" n' "an unexpected mix of big-ass boomboxes n' a funky-ass bold horn section," respectively.[89] On tha US Bizzleboard Charts dated May 12, 2007, "Icky Thump"�"the first single�"became tha bandz first Top 40 single, chartin at number 26, n' lata charted at number 2 up in tha UK.

On April 25, 2007, tha duo announced dat they would embark on a trip of Canada, struttin up in all 10 provinces, plus Yukon, Nunavut n' Northwest Territories. In tha lyrics of Jack: "Havin never done a trip of Canada, Meg n' I thought dat shiznit was high time ta go whole hog. Us thugs wanna take dis trip ta tha far reachez of tha Canuck landscape. From tha ocean ta tha permafrost. Da dopest way fo' our asses ta do dat is ensure dat we big-ass up in every last muthafuckin province n' territory up in tha ghetto, from tha Yukon ta Pimp Edward Island. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Another special moment of dis trip is tha show which will occur up in Glace Bizzle, Nova Scotia on July 14, Da White Stripes' Tenth Anniversary." Canuck fiddla Ashley MacIsaac opened fo' tha crew all up in tha Glace Bizzle show; earlier up in 2007, MacIsaac n' Jack had discovered dat they was distantly related.[90] Dat shiznit was also at dis time dat White hustled da thug was related ta Canuck fiddle playa Nate Dogg MacMaster.[91]

Da White Stripes givin a impromptu show fo' hustlas on a funky-ass bus up in Winnipeg , Manitoba up in 2007

On June 24, 2007, just all dem minutes before they gangbang at Deer Lake Park, Da White Stripes kicked off they cross-Canada trip by playin a 40-minute set fo' a crew of 30 lil playas all up in tha Creekside Youth Centre up in Burnaby. Da Canuck trip was also marked by concerts up in lil' small-ass markets,[18] like fuckin Glace Bizzle, Whitehorse n' Iqaluit, as well as by frequent "secret shows" publicized mainly by posts on Da Little Room, a White Stripes hustla messageboard. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Gigs included performances at a funky-ass bowlin alley up in Saskatoon, a youth centa up in Edmonton, a Winnipeg Transit bus n' Da Forks park up in Winnipeg, a park up in Whitehorse, tha YMCA up in downtown Toronto, tha Arva Flour Mill up in Arva, Ontario,[18] Locas on Salta (a pool hall) up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, n' a gangbangin' hyped one-note show on George Street up in St. John's, Newfoundland. They played a gangbangin' full show lata dat night all up in tha Mile One Centre up in downtown St. John's.[92] Video clips from nuff muthafuckin of tha secret shows done been posted ta YallTube.[93] As well, tha crew filmed its vizzle fo' "Yo ass Don't Know What Ludd Is (Yo ass Just Do as Yo ass is Told)" up in Iqaluit.

Afta tha conclusion of tha Canuck dates, they embarked on a funky-ass brief U.S. leg of they tour, which was ta be followed by a funky-ass break before mo' shows up in tha fall.[18] But before they last show�"in Southaven, Mississippi�"Lil' Bow Wow Blackwell (Jackz nephew n' tha groupz archivist) say dat Meg approached his ass n' holla'd, "This is tha last White Stripes show" yo. Dude axed if she meant of tha tour yo, but she responded, "No. I be thinkin dis is tha last show, period."[18] On September 11, 2007, tha crew announced tha cancellation of 18 trip dates cuz of Megz struggle wit acute anxiety.[77] A few minutes later, tha duo shut down tha remainder of they 2007 UK trip dates as well.[94]

Lata work n' breakup (2008�"2011) [ edit ]

Da crew was on hiatus from late 2007 ta early 2011. While on hiatus, Jack formed a crew called Da Dead Drizzle (featurin his dirty ass, Jack Lawrence, Dean Fertita, n' Alison Mosshart), although he insisted dat Da White Stripes remained his cold-ass top priority.[95] Da White Stripes performed live fo' tha last time since September 2007 on tha final episode of Late Night wit Conan O'Brien on February 20, 2009, where they performed a alternate version of "We Goin ta Be Playas".[96] This proved ta be they final live performizzle as a funky-ass band.

In 2009 he reported dat tha White Stripes was hustlin on they seventh mixtape.[97][98] In a article dated May 6, 2009 wit MusicRadar.com, Jack mentioned recordin joints wit Meg before tha Conan gig had taken place, saying, "Our thugged-out asses had recorded a cold-ass lil couple joints all up in tha freshly smoked up studio." On some freshly smoked up White Stripes mixtape, Jack holla'd, "It won't be too far off. Maybe next year." Jack also explained Megz acute anxiety durin tha Stripes' last tour, saying, "I just came from a Raconteurs trip n' went right tha fuck into that, so I was already full-speed. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Meg had come from a thugged-out dead-halt fo' a year n' went right back tha fuck into dat madness. Meg be a straight-up shy girl, a straight-up on tha down-low n' shy person. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. To go full-speed from a thugged-out dead-halt is overwhelming, n' our crazy asses had ta take a funky-ass break."[99]

Under Great White Uptown Lights documents Da White Stripes' summer 2007 trip across Canada documents Da White Stripes' summer 2007 trip across Canada

A gangbang film, Under Great White Uptown Lights, premiered all up in tha Toronto Internationistic Film Gangbang on September 18, 2009.[100] Da film (pimped up by Emmett Malloy) documents tha bandz summer 2007 trip across Canada n' gotz nuff live gangbang n' off-stage footage.[101] Jack n' Meg White rocked up all up in tha premiere n' done cooked up a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass short rap before tha porno started bout they ludd of Canada n' why they chose ta debut they porno up in Toronto.[citation needed] Da trip was up in support of tha mixtape Icky Thump, n' they performed up in every last muthafuckin province.[102] Jack conceived tha scam of tourin Canada afta peepin' dat Scottish relatives on his wild lil' fatherz side had lived fo' all dem generations up in Nova Scotia before relocatin ta Detroit ta work up in tha hoopty factories.[103] Additionally, they 10th anniversary occurred durin tha trip on tha dizzle of they show up in Glace Bizzle, Nova Scotia,[102] n' up in dis shot, Jack n' Meg is ridin' dirty all up in tha conclusion of tha concert. Da film was pimped up by a gangbangin' playa of tha duo, Emmett Malloy.[104] A second feature, Under Nova Scotian Lights, was prepared fo' tha STD release.

In a rap battle wit Self Titled, Jack alluded ta tha creation of a White Stripes film ta be busted out lata up in 2009.[105]

In a rap battle wit contactmusic.com, Jack fronted dat hustlin wit Da White Stripes would be "strange". "It would definitely be strange ta go tha fuck into Da White Stripes again n' again n' again n' gotta rethink mah game," adding: "But dat would be tha dopest thang bout it, cuz it would be a whole freshly smoked up White Stripes."

In 2010, a Supa Bowl ad by tha U.S. Air Force Reserve caused Da White Stripes ta "take phat insult n' objection ta tha Air Force Reserve presentin dis advertisement wit tha implication dat our slick asses licensed one of our joints ta encourage recruitment durin a war dat our phat asses do not support."[107] Da Air Force Reserve denied dat tha cold lil' woo wop was from Da White Stripes n' tha noize was banged up by a advertisin agency fo' tha commercial.

In November 2010, Da White Stripes contributed a previously busted out cover version of tha cold lil' woo wop "Rated X" ta tha compilation mixtape Coal Minerz Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn.[108]

In late 2010, Da White Stripes reissued they first three mixtapes on Third Man Recordz on a 180-gram vinyl along wit 500 limited-edition, "split-colored" recordz ta accompany dat shit.[clarification needed] Jack hinted at a possible White Stripes reunion up in a 2010 rap battle wit Vanitizzle Fair yo. Dude holla'd, "We thought we'd do a shitload of thangs dat we'd never done: a gangbangin' full trip of Canada, a thugged-out documentary, coffee-table book, live mixtape, a funky-ass boxed set...Now dat we've gotten a shitload of dat outta our system, Meg n' I can git back up in tha basement n' start fresh."[109]

On February 2, 2011, tha duo announced dat they had officially ceased recordin n' struttin noize as Da White Stripes. Da announcement specifically denied any artistic differences or game issues yo, but cited "a myriad of reasons ... mostly ta preserve what tha fuck is dope n' special bout tha band".[110][111]

In a 2014 rap battle, Jack holla'd dat Megz lack of enthusiazzle fo' tha project contributed ta tha bandz breakup.[112] White holla'd at Rollin Stone dat "she viewed mah crazy ass dat way of 'Oh, big-ass deal, you done did it, so what?' Almost every last muthafuckin single moment of Da White Stripes was like dis shit. We'd be hustlin up in tha basement n' suttin' dunkadelic would happen: I be like, 'Damn, our laid-back asses just broke tha fuck into a freshly smoked up ghetto right there!' And Megz chillin up in silence."[113]

Noize [ edit ]

Musical style [ edit ]

Da White Stripes done been busted lyrics bout as garage rock,[114][115] blues rock,[114] alternatizzle rock,[115] punk blues,[116] indie rock,[117] n' rock & roll.[118] They emerged from Detroitz actizzle garage rock revival scene of tha late 1990s n' early 2000s.[17] Their contemporaries included bandz like fuckin Da Von Bondies, Da Dirtbombs, Da Detroit Cobras, n' other bandz dat Jack included on a cold-ass lil compilation mixtape called Sympathetic Soundz of Detroit, which was recorded up in his fuckin livin room.[17]

Yo, specifically, tha bandz most prominent influences include blues musical muthafuckas like fuckin Son House, Blind Willie McTell n' Robert Johnston, garage rock bandz like fuckin Da Gories n' Da Sonics,[119] tha Detroit protopunk sound of bandz like the MC5 n' Da Stooges, up in addizzle ta crews like Da Cramps, Da Velvet Underground, n' tha early Los Angelez punk blues crew Da Gun Joint. Jack has stated on a shitload of occasions dat tha blues is tha dominant influence on his songwritin n' tha rootz of tha bandz beatz, statin dat he feels it is so sacred dat playin it do not do it justice. Of Da Gun Clubz noize up in particular, Jack holla'd, "'Sex Beat', 'Dat hoe Like Heroin To Me', n' 'For Da Ludd Of Ivy'...why is these joints not taught up in schools?"[120] Heavy blues rock bandz like fuckin tha Rollin Stones n' AC/DC have also hyped up tha crew, particularly Led Zeppelin, as Jack has fronted dat he "can't trust anybody whoz ass don't like Led Zeppelin."[121]

Traditionizzle ghetto music like fuckin Hank Williams n' Loretta Lynn,[9] rockabilly acts like tha Flat Duo Jets,[9] Wanda Jackson n' Gene Vincent, tha surf rock of Dick Dale, n' folk music like Lead Belly n' Bob Dylan have also hyped up tha bandz sound.[122] Meg has holla'd one of her all-time straight-up musical muthafuckas is Bob Dylan;[123] Jack has performed live wit him, n' has fronted "I've gots three fathers�"my astrological dad, Dogg n' Bob Dylan".[124]

Instruments n' shit [ edit ]

Jack�"live up in 2005�"playin tha JB Hutto Montgomery Airline, which became his signature boombox wit Da White Stripes.

Da White Stripes was notable fo' havin only two musical muthafuckas, limitin tha instruments they could play live.[125] Jack, tha principal writer, holla'd dat dis was not a problem, n' dat he "always centered tha crew round tha number three. Everythang was vocals, boombox n' beats or vocals, piano n' drums."[9] Fans n' muthafuckas drew comparisons between Jackz prowess on tha boombox n' Megz simplistic, reserved drumming.[45]

Early on, tha crew drew attention fo' they preference fo' antiquated recordin shit. In a 2001 New York Times gangbang props, Ann Powers noted dat Jackz "ingenious" playin was "constrained by [Meg's] deliberately undeveloped approach," n' dat "he pimped mo' challenges by playin a hip hop boombox wit paper taped over tha hole n' a less-than-high-qualitizzle solid body electric."[45]

With few exceptions, Jack displayed a cold-ass lil continued partialitizzle towardz amps n' pedals from tha 1960s.[47] Jack used a fuckin shitload of effects ta create his sound, like fuckin a DigiTech Whammy IV ta reach pitches dat would be otherwise impossible wit a regular guitar.[126] When struttin live, Jack used a Randy Parsons custom guitar, a 1964 JB Hutto Montgomery Airline, a Harmony Rocket, a 1970s Crestwood Astral Pt II, n' a 1950s Kay Hollowbody fo' realz. Also, while playin live, he used a MXR Micro-Amp, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi distortion/sustainer, n' a Electro-Harmonix POG (a polyphonic octave generator) yo. Dude also used a Boss TU-2 tuner pedal. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack yo. Dude plugged dis setup tha fuck into a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb, n' two 100-Watt Sears Silvertone 1485 amplifiers paired wit two 6x10 Silvertone cabinets.[127] In addizzle ta standard boombox tuning, Jack also used nuff muthafuckin open tunings.

White also played other instruments like fuckin a funky-ass black F-Style Gibstone mandolin, Rhodes bass keys, n' a Steinway piano yo. Dude played a cold-ass lil custom-made red n' white marimba on "Da Nurse", "Forever fo' Her (Is Over fo' Me)" as well as on tha non-album tracks "Whoz A Big Baby" n' "Top Special".

Meg White

Megz minimalistic drummin steez was a prominent part of tha bandz sound. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Meg never had formal drum lessons. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Biatch played Ludwig Drums wit Paiste cymbals, n' say her pre-show warm-up consisted of "whiskey n' Red Bull."[128] Jack downplayed criticizzlez of her style, insisting:

"I never thought 'God, I wish Neil Peart was up in dis band.' It aint nuthin but kind of funky: When playas critique hip hop, they scared ta open up, fo' fear of bein called racist. But they not scared ta open up on biatch musical muthafuckas, outta pure sexism. Meg is tha dopest part of dis band. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Well shiiiit, it never would have hit dat shiznit wit anybody else, cuz it would done been too fucked up... Dat shiznit was mah doorway ta playin tha blues."[9]

Of her playin style, Meg her muthafuckin ass holla'd:

"I appreciate other kindz of drummers whoz ass play differently yo, but it aint mah steez or what tha fuck works fo' dis band. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! I git [criticism] sometimes, n' I go all up in periodz where it straight-up bothers mah dirty ass. But then I be thinkin bout it, n' I realize dat dis is what tha fuck is straight-up needed fo' dis band. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! And I just try ta have as much funk wit it as possible ... I just know tha way [Jack] skits so well at dis point dat I always know kind of what tha fuck he goin ta do. I can always sense where he goin wit thangs just by tha vibe he up in or tha attitude or how tha fuck tha cold lil' woo wop is going. Once up in a while, tha pimpin' muthafucka throws me fo' a loop yo, but I can probably keep his ass where I want his muthafuckin ass."[128]

While Jack was tha lead vocalist, Meg did rap lead vocals on four of tha bandz joints: "In tha Cold, Cold Night" (from Elephant),[126] "Passive Manipulation" (from Git Behind Me Satan), "Whoz a Big Baby?" (released on tha "Blue Orchid" single), n' "St fo' realz. Andrew (This Battle Is up in tha Air)" (from Icky Thump). Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Biatch also accompanied Jack on tha joints "Yo crazy-ass Downtown Can Is Mine" from they mixtape De Stijl, "Hotel Yorba" n' "This Protector" from they mixtape White Blood Cells, on "Yo ass Don't Know What Ludd Is (Yo ass Just Do as Yo ass is Told)" n' "Rag & Bone" from they mixtape Icky Thump, "Rated X" n' also busted alongside Jack n' Holly Golightly on tha cold lil' woo wop "It aint nuthin but True That We Ludd One Another", from tha mixtape Elephant.

Recordin sessions n' live performances [ edit ]

Da White Stripes playin all up in tha Big Dizzle Out up in Melbourne 2006

Yo, nuff muthafuckin White Stripes recordings was completed rapidly. For example, Elephant was recorded up in bout two weeks up in Londonz Toe Rag Studio.[25] Their 2005 follow-up, Git Behind Me Satan, was likewise recorded up in just two weeks.

For live shows, Da White Stripes was known fo' Jackz employment of heavy distortion, as well as audio feedback n' overdrive. Da duo performed considerably mo' recklessly n' unstructured live, never preparin set lists fo' they shows, believin dat plannin too closely would fuck up tha spontaneitizzle of they performances.[129]

Ballet thang [ edit ]

In 2007, British choreographer Weezy McGregor used noize by Da White Stripes fo' his thugged-out lil' thang Chroma, a piece his schmoooove ass pimped fo' Da Royal Ballet up in London, England.[130] Da orchestral arrangements fo' Chroma was commissioned by Slick Rick Russell, head of XL Recordings, as a gift ta Da White Stripes n' was produced by tha British old-ass composer Joby Talbot. Three of these joints, "Da Hardest Button To Button", "Aluminium" n' "Blue Orchid", was first played ta tha crew as a surprise up in Cincinnati Music Hall, Ohio. McGregor heard tha orchestral versions n' decided ta create a funky-ass ballet rockin tha beatz. Drop dis like itz hot! Talbot re-orchestrated tha noize fo' tha Royal Opera Doggy Den orchestra, also freestylin three additionizzle piecez of his own composition. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da ghetto premiere of tha ballet took place on November 16, 2006 all up in tha Royal Opera House up in Covent Garden, London. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da ballet subsequently won tha 2007 Laurence Olivier Award fo' Best New Dizzle Production.

Aesthetics n' presentation [ edit ]

Da White Stripes had a cold-ass lil carefully constructed image built round lore they pimped fo' theyselves n' visual motifs. Early up in they history, they turned down a potential deal wit Chicago label Bobsled, cuz tha label wanted ta put its chronic logo on tha CD.[18] Their presentation was a subject of intrigue among tha hood n' up in tha media.

Early up in they game, tha crew provided various descriptionz of they relationshizzle. Jack fronted dat he n' Meg was siblings, tha youngest two of ten.[17] As tha rap went, they became a funky-ass crew when, on Bastille Day 1997, Meg went ta tha attic of they muthafathas' home n' fuckin started ta play on Jackz drum kit.[17] This claim was widely believed n' repeated despite rumors dat they were, or had been, homeboy n' hoe.[131][132] In 2001, proof of they 1996 marriage emerged,[133][134] as well as evidence dat tha couple had divorced up in March 2000, just before tha crew gained widespread attention.[135][136] Even so, they continued ta insist publicly dat they was brutha n' sister.[18] In a 2005 rap battle wit Rollin Stone magazine, Jack fronted dat dis open secret was intended ta keep tha focus on tha noize rather than tha couplez relationshizzle:

When you peep a funky-ass crew dat is two pieces, homeboy n' hoe, pimp n' hoe, you think, 'Oh, I see...' When they brutha n' sister, you go, 'Oh, thatz interesting.' Yo ass care mo' bout tha beatz, not tha relationshizzle�"whether they tryin ta save they relationshizzle by bein up in a funky-ass band.[9]

"Da White Stripes' flavas was always red, white, n' black. Well shiiiit, it came from peppermint candy. I also be thinkin they is da most thugged-out bangin color combination of all time, from a Coca-Cola can ta a Nazi banner n' shit. Those flavas strike chordz wit people. In Japan, they is honorable colors. When you peep a funky-ass bride up in a white gown, you immediately peep innocence up in dis shit. Red be anger n' passion. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Well shiiiit, it be also sexual. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack fo' realz. And black is tha absence of all that." �"Jack White, Rollin Stone magazine, September 8, 2005.[9]

Da White Stripes made exclusive use of a red, white n' black color scheme when conductin virtually all professionizzle duties, from mixtape art ta tha threadz worn durin live performances;[9] Meg holla'd dat "like a uniform at school, you can just focus on what tha fuck you bustin cuz playas bustin tha same thang."[23] Jack also explained dat they aspired ta invoke a innocent childishnizz without any intention of irony or humor.[17] Spin magazine commented dat "his joints�"about gettin hooked up in cathedrals, struttin ta kindergarten, n' guileless companionship�"are performed wit a almost naive certitude."[137] Other affectations included Jack rockin two microphones onstage.[45]

Da media n' hustlas alike varied between intrigue n' skepticizzle all up in tha bandz appearizzle n' presentation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch fo' realz. Andy Gershon, prez of tha V2 label all up in tha time of they signing, was reluctant ta sign them, saying, "They need a funky-ass bass playa, they've gots dis red-and-white gimmick, n' tha joints is dunkadelic yo, but they've recorded straight-up raw...how is dis goin ta be on radio?"[17] In a 2002 Spin magazine article, Chuck Klosterman wondered, "how can two media-savvy lil playas posin as brutha n' sister, bustin Dr. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Seuss clothes, represent blood-and-bones Detroit, a cold-ass lil hood whose top billin resource be asphalt?"[17] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat up in 2001, Benjamin Nugent wit TIME magazine commented dat "itz hard ta begrudge [Jack] his bangin right ta nudge tha spotlight toward his crew, n' away from his thugged-out lil' private game, by any means available. Even all up in tha expense of tha real deal."[138]

Lawsuits [ edit ]

On October 2, 2005, Jim Diamond�"the balla n' operator of Ghetto Recordaz recordin studio�"filed a lawsuit against tha crew n' Third Man Recordz fo' "breach of contract."[139] In tha suit, his schmoooove ass fronted dat as tha co-producer, mixer, n' editor on tha bandz debut mixtape, n' mixer n' engineer on De Stijl, da thug was due royaltizzles fo' "mechanical rights."[139][140] Da crew filed a cold-ass lil counterclaim on May 16 of dat year, requestin damages against Diamond n' a straight-up legit court declaration denyin his ass muthafuckin rights ta tha material.[139] Diamond lost tha suit, wit tha jury determinin dat da thug was not instrumenstrual up in craftin tha bandz sound.[140]

Dominique Payette, a Quebecois radio host, sued tha crew fo' $70,000 up in 2008 fo' samplin 10 secondz of her radio show up in tha cold lil' woo wop "Jumble Jumble" without permission.[141] Da matta was ultimately settled outta court.[142]

Appearances up in other media [ edit ]

Jack n' Meg White rocked up in Jim Jarmuschz film Coffee n' Blunts up in 2003, up in a segment entitled "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil".[143] This particular segment gotz nuff extensionz of White Stripes motifs like fuckin childhood innocence n' Nikola Tesla.[143] In 2004, tha crew busted out its first noize film Under Blackpool Lights, which gots popped entirely on supa 8 film n' was pimped up by Dick Carruthers.[144][145]

Da crew also rocked up as theyselves up in Da Simpsons episode "Jazzy n' tha Pussycats" up in 2006.[146] Jack is one of three turntablists featured up in tha 2009 documentary It Might Git Loud, n' Meg appears up in segments dat include Da White Stripes.[147]

Da Academy Award-ballin porno, Da Ghetto Network featured "Ball n' Biscuit" up in tha openin scene.[148]

Da cold lil' woo wop "Applez Blossom" was featured up in tha Quentin Tarantino film Da Hateful Eight.[149]

Members [ edit ]

Discography [ edit ]

Studio mixtapes [ edit ]

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