No other rapper, past or future, understands cadence as much as Drake does

[Prae]

I don't know shyt about cadence, but I'll say Busta has more enjoyable cadence than Drack. His singing abilities are highly underrated too.

 

[MINT]

I only listen to drake for his singing, not for his rapping abilities tbh
I can respect your opinion but I highly disagree.

 

[Akademiks]

Future Vandross is runner up behind Drake for this.

I think you mean melody / cadence more than just melody. But agree.

 

[Jack Don the G]

I never said Drake switches his style multiple times in one song..thats not what this thread is about nikka

Its about creating and providing different flows and cadences throughout his projects and guest verses

So post good examples of that from Thank me later.

Post songs where you think hes uses another flow and cadences different from his same old flow-to-harmonizing-flow.

And I never said anything about switching styles multiple times on ONE song. I was talking about using different flows and cadences on different songs just like you...

 

[blackslash]

So post good examples of that from Thank me later.

Post songs where you think hes uses another flow and cadences different from his same old flow-to-harmonizing-flow.

And I never said anything about switching styles multiple times on ONE song. I was talking about using different flows and cadences on different songs just like you...

Not as present as in Take Care and NWTS because Drake admits the album was rushed and it wasnt really the album he wanted to make but heres a few

His verse here


This track


And honestly thats the most of it on this album...the rest he's either just straight spitting with the "default" flow, or singing

But as I said..admittedly Drake has said this album was rushed so I can see why it turned out the way it did and why most consider this his worst project

 

[Jack Don the G]

Not as present as in Take Care and NWTS because Drake admits the album was rushed and it wasnt really the album he wanted to make but heres a few

His verse here


This track


And honestly thats the most of it on this album...the rest he's either just straight spitting with the "default" flow, or singing

But as I said..admittedly Drake has said this album was rushed so I can see why it turned out the way it did and why most consider this his worst project

Now we are getting places.

So, we can agree it on that it was not so present on his first album. And we can see an improvement of his song making abilities and focus on cadence. He also is trying to get out his comfort zone and do new types of songs and not repeat the same formula over and over again (Even tho I think he's still using the same formula underneath most of the times). I also think its refreshing to a degree when most rappers use the same flow over and over again so that every song sounds like a remake of their old shyt.

But that doesn't mean that he understands it better then anyone else. Like I pointed out in my first post. Kendrick has been doing this for ages. And I also think he have mastered it in a way that is so original that I cant think of another rapper that is doing it the way he's doing it in hiphop. Kendrick also reinvents the way he is using his cadence so often that his old style of doing it never becomes old. It's even more impressive when you think of that he got a "weak" rapper voice. Many rappers wouldn't get away with that voice, but Kendricks use of cadence, flow, rhyme pattern and way of writing is so good you stop thinking about it.

I can agree with some posters on here that say his voice sometimes comes of as a alien-voice. But you cant pull of a new way of flowing/using cadence every time when you reinvent the way you do it in the rate Kendrick is doing. I for example hated his bytch dont kill my vibe chorus voice at first. But I enjoy it now.

Even tho Drake is emphasizing and stretching words, using harmonizing as a part of his flow and using different cadences on songs its not on the level of Kendricks. He have just implemented what singers have been doing for ages while singing into his flow. So even when he uses a new flow it sounds familiar and doesn't surprise you. It almost becomes repetitive in the same way as a rapper that uses a monotone flow over and over again. Only difference is the listeners preference. I do enjoy Drake sometimes but most often its when he is using his "normal" flow like on Lord knows, Tuscan leather and Too much.

So to say Drake understands cadence more the for example Kendrick is just wrong. Make a thread about how you love Drakes cadence and all but leave other rappers out of it. But at the same time we both know you would never gotten this many replies without comparing him to other rappers and saying hes the best at it.

 

[Mike Otherz]

when i heard that beyonce verse. i have to admit drake is the most important rapper alive. kendrick is one dimensional. great in his own way, but drake is just different levels.

 

[MINT]

these songs are boring imo.

he was far better on SFG

let's not act like he doesn't just replicate the same formula over and over.

I actually agree with this. I like sfg but right now drake might be the only new school rapper I don't like. He ain't versatile enough I guess

 

[blackslash]

Now we are getting places.

So, we can agree it on that it was not so present on his first album. And we can see an improvement of his song making abilities and focus on cadence. He also is trying to get out his comfort zone and do new types of songs and not repeat the same formula over and over again (Even tho I think he's still using the same formula underneath most of the times). I also think its refreshing to a degree when most rappers use the same flow over and over again so that every song sounds like a remake of their old shyt.

But that doesn't mean that he understands it better then anyone else. Like I pointed out in my first post. Kendrick has been doing this for ages. And I also think he have mastered it in a way that is so original that I cant think of another rapper that is doing it the way he's doing it in hiphop. Kendrick also reinvents the way he is using his cadence so often that his old style of doing it never becomes old. It's even more impressive when you think of that he got a "weak" rapper voice. Many rappers wouldn't get away with that voice, but Kendricks use of cadence, flow, rhyme pattern and way of writing is so good you stop thinking about it.

I can agree with some posters on here that say his voice sometimes comes of as a alien-voice. But you cant pull of a new way of flowing/using cadence every time when you reinvent the way you do it in the rate Kendrick is doing. I for example hated his bytch dont kill my vibe chorus voice at first. But I enjoy it now.

Even tho Drake is emphasizing and stretching words, using harmonizing as a part of his flow and using different cadences on songs its not on the level of Kendricks. He have just implemented what singers have been doing for ages while singing into his flow. So even when he uses a new flow it sounds familiar and doesn't surprise you. It almost becomes repetitive in the same way as a rapper that uses a monotone flow over and over again. Only difference is the listeners preference. I do enjoy Drake sometimes but most often its when he is using his "normal" flow like on Lord knows, Tuscan leather and Too much.

So to say Drake understands cadence more the for example Kendrick is just wrong. Make a thread about how you love Drakes cadence and all but leave other rappers out of it. But at the same time we both know you would never gotten this many replies without comparing him to other rappers and saying hes the best at it.

Now kdot is no Nas..he understands and utilizes cadence and flow very well but where Drake has him beat is the incorporation of composing his lyrics in a way that the rythym in which said verses are performed coexist with the beat very well while at the same time providing appropriate paces to give his his lyrics the "quotable" factor.

Many times Kdot may say something very powerful on paper but it will fail to actually convey the power of said words because of the way he'll run through the words as if they have no power in em..

But u are right it is a preference thing..but I feel Drake's incorporation of cadence is one of the greatest Ive seen in rap history

 

[blackslash]

@Poitier

Go defend homosexual rappers who call they nikkaz "babe"

 

[Sad Bunny]

I can find 200 rappers from the past who understand cadence better than Drake and I can find 10 new school rappers who understand it better than him

because all those rappers are influenced by lil wayne bro

 

[Jack Don the G]

Now kdot is no Nas..he understands and utilizes cadence and flow very well but where Drake has him beat is the incorporation of composing his lyrics in a way that the rythym in which said verses are performed coexist with the beat very well while at the same time providing appropriate paces to give his his lyrics the "quotable" factor.

Many times Kdot may say something very powerful on paper but it will fail to actually convey the power of said words because of the way he'll run through the words as if they have no power in em..

But u are right it is a preference thing..but I feel Drake's incorporation of cadence is one of the greatest Ive seen in rap history

Have to disagree with this statement here.

Kendricks can make even the most ridiculous lyrics sound powerful.

Backseat freestyle for example. Read that shyt on paper and you find nothing special about it. Then play the record and Kendricks gives the words power they normally would not posses.

Even tho you have to play the studio version of the song to hear the actual cadence of Kendrick, this live performance shows the power I'm talking about.



Very few rappers that can make this kinds of records and make it work.

 

[Colilluminati]

and lets talk about him jacking the migos flow

I made a thread about it. NOBODY wants to admit it.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

wat ya boy Yeezy say bout dude?

I didn't say drake wasn't good I said his fans make me want him to fail.


Too much fakkitness for me his fans are annoying as fukk beta male ass nikkas

 

[Danie84]

20 years later in the game, let's see how ya boy Drizzy flow and cadence will be then