Tracks where artists use another artists flow

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:54 pm

Was thinking of writing a blog on this topic. Can we get a list going? Sometimes it's just a few bars, sometimes a whole track.

For example:

Ghostface Mighty Healthy = Divine Force Holy War

Roc Marciano Ridin Around = Lord Finesse from You Can't Front

Bigge Notrious Thugs = Bone Thugs

gentlejones · Post by **gentlejones** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:03 pm

secret wars 2

diggy64 · Post by **diggy64** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:47 pm

Rapper's Delight
Children's Story
Sucker MC's
10 Mack Commandments

fatboybrandon · Post by **fatboybrandon** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:09 pm

I have a few that come to mind that I happened to be listening to last week, I have some by more recent artists and a few from back in the days:

Recent: Virtuoso flowin like Big Pun on "Final Call of the Barbarians" by The White Shadow of Norway

Mobb Deep flowing like 50 Cent on Blood Money

Back In The Day: Chi Ali flowing like A.G. on 1992's "No Surrender No Retreat", I'd even go so far as to guess A.G. wrote the whole damn song for him

To me Godfather Don, King Sun and Too Poetic seemed to borrow Rakim's flow which he displayed on Let The Rhythm Hit Em sometimes back in the day, I don't know whether others tend to hear that as well.

Lil Fame of M.O.P. flowin like Kool G Rap on "The Hill That's Real" compilation

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gentlejones · Post by **gentlejones** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:13 pm

mc shan and cool c (unintentional?)

shadowmaster · Post by **shadowmaster** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:57 pm

diggy64 wrote: Children's Story

Which version of Children's Story? Who used the flow before Slick Rick?

Would Nas' Stillmatic freestyle count or Cormega's Realmatic? 'You coming at me using Rakim's rhyme flow.'

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:36 pm

Any Game track. The guy doesn't actually have his own style.

shadowmaster · Post by **shadowmaster** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:43 pm

Actually, Black Rob's Thug Story but it's really just a Children's Story remake.

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:23 pm

first of all sorry for my posting, my 2, w, s and x dont work atm.

ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?
there's a thread about billy Woods in my 2 cents ith a song by him rapping like Nas on memory lane iirc

Money boss players on the chorus of walk with the limp - original is from a bar from rappers delight and extended

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nightmare- by dana dane

don't kno if covers are also of interest but there'd be the elzhi project and i remember a compilation from a long time ago on ich snoop dogg covered a rap track. the cover of the album had a part of the Sistine chapel painting

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:10 pm

Best example

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CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:11 pm

Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:
ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?

good call.

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:19 pm

the joint from the roots here black thought is impersonating Kane

aleph · Post by **aleph** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:21 pm

^Boom

He does an even better job channeling G Rap

shakeanjake · Post by **shakeanjake** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:23 pm

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:04 pm

I don't know if you mean emcees who purposely bit in a tribute type way or were just biting. I guess its hard to tell sometimes either way.
Anyways, don't get me wrong, I love this beat, but I'll be damned if these dudes weren't trying to sound like Camp Lo:
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Every time i hear this, I'm waiting for the one dude to say "sippin amared-dah".

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:08 pm

mudfoot · Post by **mudfoot** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:20 am

Will Smith (I mean The Fresh Prince) completely abandoned his high pitched style and tried to channel Rakim's flow on 'Summertime'

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:31 am

not to open up this can of worms but since ya mentioned Rakim...
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shits still dope as hell though.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:40 am

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:34 am

Verge wrote:I don't know if you mean emcees who purposely bit in a tribute type way or were just biting. I guess its hard to tell sometimes either way.
Anyways, don't get me wrong, I love this beat, but I'll be damned if these dudes weren't trying to sound like Camp Lo:
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Every time i hear this, I'm waiting for the one dude to say "sippin amared-dah".

didnt kno that track but dont hear hat youre aying tbh. fuck my keyboard

on clear lake auditorium ther' a track feat.
treacherou three. everybody get there old chool flow on

and then there this hilarious Thank God For Busy Bee album where he raps like lord finesse and other guys who probably rote his lyrics

then there wa the puffy track the future written by and rapped like Pharoahe Monch

gentlejones · Post by **gentlejones** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:27 am

CRASH DDZ wrote:
Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:
ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?
good call.

i have an old mixtape with biggie doing a version of this too

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:32 am

gentlejones wrote:
CRASH DDZ wrote:
Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:
ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?
good call.
i have an old mixtape with biggie doing a version of this too

Boris. · Post by **Boris.** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:31 pm

Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:the joint from the roots here black thought is impersonating Kane

that shit is crazy

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:41 pm

gentlejones wrote:
CRASH DDZ wrote:
Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:
ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?
good call.
i have an old mixtape with biggie doing a version of this too

A version of PSK? That's on Life After Death.

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:43 pm

Verge wrote:I don't know if you mean emcees who purposely bit in a tribute type way or were just biting. I guess its hard to tell sometimes either way.
Anyways, don't get me wrong, I love this beat, but I'll be damned if these dudes weren't trying to sound like Camp Lo:
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Every time i hear this, I'm waiting for the one dude to say "sippin amared-dah".

WOW, that shit is like a clear biting of styles lol.

shadowmaster · Post by **shadowmaster** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:16 pm

mudfoot wrote:Will Smith (I mean The Fresh Prince) completely abandoned his high pitched style and tried to channel Rakim's flow on 'Summertime'

I thought Rakim wrote that, I forget, but who did write it?

gentlejones · Post by **gentlejones** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:21 pm

pradadon wrote:
gentlejones wrote:
CRASH DDZ wrote:
Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:
ice-t 6 n tha morning - Schoolly D- PSK, What Does It Mean?
good call.
i have an old mixtape with biggie doing a version of this too
A version of PSK? That's on Life After Death.

this

kartman · Post by **kartman** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:05 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_Ez9qv80M
Reks - All In One
tribute verses to pac, biggie, pun and big L, pretty good imho.

diggy64 · Post by **diggy64** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:31 pm

shadowmaster wrote:Actually, Black Rob's Thug Story but it's really just a Children's Story remake.

I was thinking more of the Black Star song but one could argue its also more a concept remake then a flow homage.

Lil Kim doing Biggie on that Queen Bitch track?

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Bigg Boss Luciano · Post by **Bigg Boss Luciano** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:37 pm

Tripps - New York

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Either this is M.O.P. under different name or these dudes bit the shit outta their style.

Dope record nevertheless.