COAST CONTRA- Breath and Stop Freestyle. This dude Eric Jamal is a serious problem.
- Thread starter ((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
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KFBF
Superstar
Aren't they referring to Lil baby and them not being seen as top lyricists?
MisterMajesty
All Star
they're dope. a bit too performative for me though. their voices aren't really my thing but they're technically very well solid.
JoelB
All Praise To TMH
, I'm rooting for em
KFBF
Superstar
Yeah I think he was disputing that all these flavor of the month rappers are seen as top lyricists. They're just what's hot right now.
Mindfield333
Superstar
No. I haven’t listened to them to really have an opinion. As far as “new” lyrical cats I like Deante Hitchcock, Kenny Mason, JID… not just southern tho. Maxo(not cream but he cool)
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The Sauce Apostle
These guys are the epitome of lyrical miracle. A whole lot of rapping about rapping.
"My lyrics will elevate..."
"My rhymes are like a..."
"With the words I'm a wizard..."
Which is cool every now and then as some filler, but these guys just write entire verses full of filler. They can all flow and put words together well, it's just boring as hell. They have no story to tell and nothing to say.
I'm sorry, but lip syncing in front of a microphone while waving their hands around is not going to make this shyt sound any better to me. Try listening to this shyt with no video and see how you feel about it.
"My lyrics will elevate..."
"My rhymes are like a..."
"With the words I'm a wizard..."
Which is cool every now and then as some filler, but these guys just write entire verses full of filler. They can all flow and put words together well, it's just boring as hell. They have no story to tell and nothing to say.
I'm sorry, but lip syncing in front of a microphone while waving their hands around is not going to make this shyt sound any better to me. Try listening to this shyt with no video and see how you feel about it.
((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
RIP MR. SMOKE
99.9% of all "freestyles" are exactly what you described. Nobody listens to freestyles for a dope storyThese guys are the epitome of lyrical miracle. A whole lot of rapping about rapping.
"My lyrics will elevate..."
"My rhymes are like a..."
"With the words I'm a wizard..."
Which is cool every now and then as some filler, but these guys just write entire verses full of filler. They can all flow and put words together well, it's just boring as hell. They have no story to tell and nothing to say.
I'm sorry, but lip syncing in front of a microphone while waving their hands around is not going to make this shyt sound any better to me. Try listening to this shyt with no video and see how you feel about it.
.....They're all just displays of clever wordplay and dope one liners. Even black thoughts 10 minute freestyle was just one long written verse with some cool ooh's and aah's here and there. There was no story there. All freestyles are just wordplay showcases. Always have been.
The funny thing is they’ve told dope stories in their freestyles too lol.99.9% of all "freestyles" are exactly what you described. Nobody listens to freestyles for a dope story
I don’t understand the hate for them. I know everything ain’t for everybody but they dead nice and bringing dope energy. Shoutout to Ras Kass
((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL
RIP MR. SMOKE
Yea and the people criticizing keep using the word "performative"....this is like the new buzz word on the e-streets I guess. So a rap performance feels performative?....ya don't say?
It ain't like they're trying to disguise this as some off the cuff freestyle or some shyt. At times all 4 members even start rhyming together. They got bridges and transitions just like a real song. This is obviously MEANT to feel like a performance, so calling it performative as a slight just doesn't make sense.
Yea and the people criticizing keep using the word "performative"....this is like the new buzz word on the e-streets I guess. So a rap performance feels performative?....ya don't say?
It ain't like they're trying to disguise this as some off the cuff freestyle or some shyt. At times all 4 members even start rhyming together. They got bridges and transitions just like a real song. This is obviously MEANT to feel like a performance, so calling it performative as a slight just doesn't make sense.
Being too polished gets backlash nowadays. You have to sound like you started rapping last week because you got tired of trapping or stripping.
Apollo Kid
Veteran
Can’t believe lyricism is a criticism in 2023 
These guys are a breath of fresh air
These guys are a breath of fresh air
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The Sauce Apostle
Black thought wasn't saying a whole lot of "my words are like.., my flow is like..., my lyrics will..."99.9% of all "freestyles" are exactly what you described. Nobody listens to freestyles for a dope story
There was some filler for sure, but those 10 minutes were packed with bars and quotables.Rapping about rapping is lowest form of songwriting. It's just boring, and why all the backpackers earned a bad name in the early 2000s. It's Eminem style, all technical prowess but with no meat. Yeah they can tell a story, they can flow, they can make some clever rhymes, but they just rap about corny shyt in corny ways. I'm not trying to hear "I spit hot fire" bars in 2023. That's just my opinion