From the Quaternions Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 01:30
From the Quaternions Sent Wed, Apr 21st 1999, 01:30
> > "Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's not a rap song to be > heard, janky remixes aside, where the beats don't define to the last letter > the method of rapping on top." > > i agree...but that's putting the cart before the horse...the producer is being > paid by the MC to make a beat that define the MCs flow. Then why is every rapper going out of their way to fit their rhyme style around Timbaland's beats? Obviously it cuts both ways. However, one of the great things about pop hip-hop is how willing even established artists are to adapt to new production, new beats, new sounds. When a new sound acquires some sort of critical mass, MCs will get on board with the producers. Determinism of any kind is never *the* answer, but it can be *an* answer. I'm just curious whether anyone's read anything that pays attention to the beats, and how they shape flow and content. Sam