B.I.G. - Warning (Best Flow in a Song)
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Andre has a better flow than Big Boi in my opinion. Andre, BIG, Black Thought, Jay, Q-Tip, Big Boi, and Pharoahe Monch have my favorite flows of any rappers..DLG wrote:agreed.Trademark wrote:pradadon wrote:Word.Thun wrote:Grand Puba on "Step To The Rear" >>>>>>>>>>>>> 100% of rappers out now. According to Dante Ross, this was recorded in one take.
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yeah, that's phenomenal...
As far as getting really complex with it and sounding effortless, no one comes close to Big Boi in my opinion.
The way he phrases and stays so deep in the pocket of the beat all the time is mind numbing to me.
these are a couple of my favorites.
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Re: B.I.G. - Warning (Best Flow in a Song)
I'm serious. If cadence means flow, Jada kills BIG. Lil Wayne is hit or miss cuz he's always experimenting, but he's not rich for no reason, he has a great flow and I'm not gonna try to find another example for you. Jadakiss doesnt make better albums than BIG but that doesnt matter shut up. Besides, BIG is dead and that stands for Bitch I Go muh fugga.vermillion wrote:
You can't be serious. Not saying this song displays the best flow ever, but really? Lil Wayne has never shown a great flow on the level of Biggies, and Jadakiss is dope, but he's not on B.I.G.s level at all. Jadakiss isn't better than BIG in any category, especially when it comes to making music. Jadakiss hasn't put together a good album, while Big has 2 very good albums (both are considered classic albums by many). Anyways, I think Biggie has one of the best flows/delivery ever. As a vocalist, he was definately one of the best, and could say anything and I could still listen to it..
As a vocalist you can put a dick in your throat, wayne and jada are better vocalists than BIG. Pac was fa sho do. I like BIGs flow, I like how he throws his rhymes together, but he wasnt nothing special.
I'm not saying Andre doesn't have an amazing flow. But technically, it is usually remedial to what Big Boi is doing.Employee wrote:Andre's flow is fuckin' out-of-this-world. "A Day In The Life Of Andre Benjamin" is head-and-shoulders above anything Big Boi will ever do.
Personally, the slower, cough syrupy-sounding Big Boi is my preference. His verse at the end of "International Player's Anthem" over a lot of shit.
That why I said Big has one of my favorite more complex flows. Aesop and Pharoahe would be in the top three probably.
If I was feeling extra geeky, it would take my about 15 minutes to transcribe one of Andre's better flows into musical notation, it would take me like 3 hours to iron out all the subtleties of that Big Boi verse in Mamacita.
Geek on, brother, geek on.DLG wrote:
If I was feeling extra geeky, it would take my about 15 minutes to transcribe one of Andre's better flows into musical notation, it would take me like 3 hours to iron out all the subtleties of that Big Boi verse in Mamacita.
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Does Biggie Smalls hate HipHop???
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Naw, he likes hip hop and rap. He was just referring to if he hadn't started rapping he would've been a cop.
So he's cursing it, not that he doesn't like it, just for the sake of it.
Does Biggie Smalls hate HipHop???
"Shoulda been a cop, Fukc Hiphop"
I've been wondering what he meant by this.
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Naw, he likes hip hop and rap. He was just referring to if he hadn't started rapping he would've been a cop.
So he's cursing it, not that he doesn't like it, just for the sake of it.
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Re: B.I.G. - Warning (Best Flow in a Song)
Did you just discover hip-hop on the internet last year or were you born this stupid?Stoop Kid wrote:I'm serious. If cadence means flow, Jada kills BIG. Lil Wayne is hit or miss cuz he's always experimenting, but he's not rich for no reason, he has a great flow and I'm not gonna try to find another example for you. Jadakiss doesnt make better albums than BIG but that doesnt matter shut up. Besides, BIG is dead and that stands for Bitch I Go muh fugga.vermillion wrote:
You can't be serious. Not saying this song displays the best flow ever, but really? Lil Wayne has never shown a great flow on the level of Biggies, and Jadakiss is dope, but he's not on B.I.G.s level at all. Jadakiss isn't better than BIG in any category, especially when it comes to making music. Jadakiss hasn't put together a good album, while Big has 2 very good albums (both are considered classic albums by many). Anyways, I think Biggie has one of the best flows/delivery ever. As a vocalist, he was definately one of the best, and could say anything and I could still listen to it..
As a vocalist you can put a dick in your throat, wayne and jada are better vocalists than BIG. Pac was fa sho do. I like BIGs flow, I like how he throws his rhymes together, but he wasnt nothing special.
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Do most musicians give rappers this much (deserved?) credit?DLG wrote:If I was feeling extra geeky, it would take my about 15 minutes to transcribe one of Andre's better flows into musical notation, it would take me like 3 hours to iron out all the subtleties of that Big Boi verse in Mamacita.
OutKast needs to drop something soon... preferably with a naked breezy as the cd art.
Knock yourself out man. It's always good to read a well written and thought out article/essay on something like this.DLG wrote:I'm not saying Andre doesn't have an amazing flow. But technically, it is usually remedial to what Big Boi is doing.Employee wrote:Andre's flow is fuckin' out-of-this-world. "A Day In The Life Of Andre Benjamin" is head-and-shoulders above anything Big Boi will ever do.
Personally, the slower, cough syrupy-sounding Big Boi is my preference. His verse at the end of "International Player's Anthem" over a lot of shit.
That why I said Big has one of my favorite more complex flows. Aesop and Pharoahe would be in the top three probably.
If I was feeling extra geeky, it would take my about 15 minutes to transcribe one of Andre's better flows into musical notation, it would take me like 3 hours to iron out all the subtleties of that Big Boi verse in Mamacita.
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i would enjoy reading something like this for sure.Yohan wrote:Knock yourself out man. It's always good to read a well written and thought out article/essay on something like this.DLG wrote:I'm not saying Andre doesn't have an amazing flow. But technically, it is usually remedial to what Big Boi is doing.Employee wrote:Andre's flow is fuckin' out-of-this-world. "A Day In The Life Of Andre Benjamin" is head-and-shoulders above anything Big Boi will ever do.
Personally, the slower, cough syrupy-sounding Big Boi is my preference. His verse at the end of "International Player's Anthem" over a lot of shit.
That why I said Big has one of my favorite more complex flows. Aesop and Pharoahe would be in the top three probably.
If I was feeling extra geeky, it would take my about 15 minutes to transcribe one of Andre's better flows into musical notation, it would take me like 3 hours to iron out all the subtleties of that Big Boi verse in Mamacita.
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[quote="ardamus"]gotta go with some Hiero shit as far as some of the dopest flows i've heard
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the intro to fear itself is crazy
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the intro to fear itself is crazy
Re: B.I.G. - Warning (Best Flow in a Song)
You gay?vermillion wrote:Did you just discover hip-hop on the internet last year or were you born this stupid?Stoop Kid wrote:I'm serious. If cadence means flow, Jada kills BIG. Lil Wayne is hit or miss cuz he's always experimenting, but he's not rich for no reason, he has a great flow and I'm not gonna try to find another example for you. Jadakiss doesnt make better albums than BIG but that doesnt matter shut up. Besides, BIG is dead and that stands for Bitch I Go muh fugga.vermillion wrote:
You can't be serious. Not saying this song displays the best flow ever, but really? Lil Wayne has never shown a great flow on the level of Biggies, and Jadakiss is dope, but he's not on B.I.G.s level at all. Jadakiss isn't better than BIG in any category, especially when it comes to making music. Jadakiss hasn't put together a good album, while Big has 2 very good albums (both are considered classic albums by many). Anyways, I think Biggie has one of the best flows/delivery ever. As a vocalist, he was definately one of the best, and could say anything and I could still listen to it..
As a vocalist you can put a dick in your throat, wayne and jada are better vocalists than BIG. Pac was fa sho do. I like BIGs flow, I like how he throws his rhymes together, but he wasnt nothing special.
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this... also, twista rappin "slow" (relatively) in 1994 was pretty phenomenal, shame more people haven't heard the unreleased Resurrection albumVlad Analogue wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZiWX3R9j3Q
Twista- Adrenaline rush (can't embed)
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The two best flows ever:
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Casual is fuckin' bonkers....ardamus wrote:gotta go with some Hiero shit as far as some of the dopest flows i've heard
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He MURDERS this track:
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"Me-O-Mi-O, I'm tryna let the fly know what I know, I never been a shy bro, strictly gettin' ends, hittin' skins along with men who set trends"
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"I write raps and when niggaz bite I clap, cuz they shit sound better now, ya done let me down, cuz I though you would be dope, but instead, ya shit's dead, ya get fed to the alligators lurkin' in the moat, peep what I wrote, ya bit so hard I thought the shit was a quote"
"Niggas just lose when I choose the best crews of emcees and turn them into refugees, I slaughta, a lotta emcees with all the styles I compiles and cut 'em up like vials, think to yourself I write this shit so you can bite this shit and I'll know despite you gettin' props (TO THE BEAT) niggas gettin' dropped"
Dres deserves some props.
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