What makes a rapper?

[blazer88]

Lyrics and flow are the most important.

I dont think being gangsta is that important at all because a lot of rappers out there are great without being gangsta. There is a lot more to hip hop than just gangsta rap.

[why]

i would say the beat the flow and lyrics cause thats how all rappers start out

[Alter]

hmmm... but does that really make them great kenny?

[Poetik]

actually i want to change this...im going with lyrics now...i dont care if your real or not(unless u fakin)...or the beat,or the video,or the artist...if it has murder lyrics ill love it...but whoevers rappin is rhymes bat and cat or not rhymin at all..ill hate it...simple rhymes are ok if theres still a little complexity...and then after lyrics theres flow

[why]

alter said:

hmmm... but does that really make them great kenny?

Lemme ask u dis if you heard a song come on da beat was wack the lyrics didnt ryhme would you like him?

[Alter]

nope probs not lol
btw that wasnt a challenge on your opinion or anything man, it was just to keep the thread alive
but now let me ask you one:
who is better, juelz santana who has wack lyrics, but a goed flow and some nice beats
or some1 liek immortal technique, who has awful flow, but deep content?

[AlterEgO]

If your on point with your content than you will incorporate all of the above cuz everything has to go together with what your saying, so chalk one up for content

[Versatile]

alter said:

nope probs not lol
btw that wasnt a challenge on your opinion or anything man, it was just to keep the thread alive
but now let me ask you one:
who is better, juelz santana who has wack lyrics, but a goed flow and some nice beats
or some1 liek immortal technique, who has awful flow, but deep content?

i would choose immortal technique, coz i rather listen to content than flow. i wont by a cd from a rapper who got bad content, if i want to hear rappers with less content but good flow, i go to a club.

now question for you alter:
To which rapper would you listen to. To a rapper thats real in all his words and doesnt lie (on purpose, coz every rapper makes mistakes) but he doesnt have the best lyrics but still nice,
or do you want to listen to a rapper that lies too much or isnt trustable and lies about his past, but he has good lyrics? So you cant know if his really good lyrics are real?

[Alter]

goed question. id probably the have to pick the 1st, simply cas i dont liek fakes....
but its close.... depends what the content is actually
if the 1st just talks about bullshit topics liek cars then deff the second. if he talks about real stuff buts not always on point, as long as he dont sound complete shit then ill pick him

[Versatile]

alter said:

goed question. id probably the have to pick the 1st, simply cas i dont liek fakes....
but its close.... depends what the content is actually
if the 1st just talks about bullshit topics liek cars then deff the second. if he talks about real stuff buts not always on point, as long as he dont sound complete shit then ill pick him

your first example would also be a fake rapper and your second example is a bit but not much a fake rapper.

[Alter]

true... but its only fake if they lie about what they do or have done. and if most of their songs arent about that, and are stories or parables, then does it matter?

[Versatile]

but I got to know a rapper better trough his songs and if he doesnt rap (or hardly rap) about his background, i rather listen to another rapper. coz im interested in how the rapper survived in the hood and made it out of the hood into a rapper. and to tell it with realness, you must also rap about the negative

[Rase]

wordplay bro.. thats what rap is
followed by content probably....
although according to most people it's the beat *cough50snitchcough*

[Sketch]

lilb said:

personally i vote for gangstaness because being a gangsta u hafta have mad flow,abbrehsive lyrics,a hell of alot of rep on battles and freestyles and well its fuckin gangsta yo!

.....A slap is in order for 'gangsters'

There's no such fucking thing as gangster, i say realness.

[Krucial]

Yeah man ^^^ Realness
Rappers that chat shit about shit they have never experienced or never been through or never even seen are just fakez
People dont feel their shit as much which is whats its all about
So, Realness for sure, they gotta be truthful to what they are rapping about

[Teddy B]

i see the point of being real and having content, but times are changing in rap, 10 years ago most artist had ridiculous flow meaningfull content, the songs really came together, but now adays with a little flow you got these guys rappin whole songs about 23's n 24's or fuckin grillz. so id say a to make a good rapper nowadays all you need is some good flow

[Versatile]

critical said:

Yeah man ^^^ Realness
Rappers that chat shit about shit they have never experienced or never been through or never even seen are just fakez
People dont feel their shit as much which is whats its all about
So, Realness for sure, they gotta be truthful to what they are rapping about

this is what i ment. if you aint got the realness you cant have real lyrics
so you could make your lyrics really good but if its not true, actually all the good lyrics are just fake and nobody is gonna trust you anymore (at least the people who listen to lyrics)

[JFX]

realness for real

[novadreams]

I go for flow. Flow in a rap or freestyle is what keeps the crowd pumpin. without the flow . then it would have no rythm and be really boreing. so i say flow

[T. Vendetta]

ya realness...