Does Nas double his vocals like Tupac did?

[Mac Casper]

most rappers these days don't double the vocals anymore.

Ross used to do it, like on this song




But he doesnt do it anymore, and IMO it sounds dated for the most part.

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DJ QUIK . . does he double his vocals
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. . Mac Dre?

 

[jadillac]

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DJ QUIK . . does he double his vocals
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. . Mac Dre?

I should clarify,

A. when I say "most", I'm referring to mainstream rappers.
B. I'm referring to doing it the entire verse/song(like that Ross verse), not just on certain words for emphasis

Actually, I guess TI does it still quite often.

And yeah that song you posted is doubled, tripled on some parts

 

[Mac Casper]

I should clarify,

A. when I say "most", I'm referring to mainstream rappers.
B. I'm referring to doing it the entire verse/song(like that Ross verse), not just on certain words for emphasis

So it's rare that rappers double their entire verse rather than just a few words to provide emphasis?

I just assumed that everything was double and then some additional vocals for emphasis

 

[jadillac]

So it's rare that rappers double their entire verse rather than just a few words to provide emphasis?

I just assumed that everything was double and then some additional vocals for emphasis

nah, you can clearly hear when it's done. When you record a vocal on top of another vocal, even if you do it perfectly on beat, you can stil hear it b/c there's always a slight inconsistency in the voice. I mean you can add a chorus effect and kinda sound like a double, or you can take the audio and just copy/paste it onto another track if ur lazy. You might also be hearing an echo effect too.

But a true double is easy to hear.

For example, off hand I dont recall Drake, Wayne(as of late), Jay Z or Kanye doing it these days

(and check my edit on previous post)

 

[Mac Casper]

nah, you can clearly hear when it's done. When you record a vocal on top of another vocal, even if you do it perfectly on beat, you can stil hear it b/c there's always a slight inconsistency in the voice. I mean you can add a chorus effect and kinda sound like a double, or you can take the audio and just copy/paste it onto another track if ur lazy. You might also be hearing an echo effect too.

But a true double is easy to hear.

For example, off hand I dont recall Drake, Wayne(as of late), Jay Z or Kanye doing it these days

(and check my edit on previous post)

not even on choruses?

 

[jadillac]

not even on choruses?

well probably on the chorus at times to make it stand out from the verses. But again, you can hear it when it's there.

What's more fascinating to me is some R&B producers do 10 vocal tracks when doing background/harmony vocals. So you got the main vocal in the center(sometimes it's doubled), and then 4 additional vocals(harmonies) panned right, and 4 to the left.

 

[tybo]

Nas is actually a minimalist when it comes to rapping. Interestingly enough, that's the main reason people hate on him. He doesn't like beats that drown out his lyrics!

 

[I love Latina women]

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DJ QUIK . . does he double his vocals
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. . Mac Dre?

you mean like do they (quik and suga) layer their vocals? yeah, i think they do from time to time

like on doe doe and da skunk, on the chorus it sounds like suga doubled his vocals

 

[Mac Casper]

well probably on the chorus at times to make it stand out from the verses. But again, you can hear it when it's there.

What's more fascinating to me is some R&B producers do 10 vocal tracks when doing background/harmony vocals. So you got the main vocal in the center(sometimes it's doubled), and then 4 additional vocals(harmonies) panned right, and 4 to the left.

you mean like do they (quik and suga) layer their vocals? yeah, i think they do from time to time

like on doe doe and da skunk, on the chorus it sounds like suga doubled his vocals

Thank you both for your contributions to this thread, much appreciated

 

[I love Latina women]

Thank you both for your contributions to this thread, much appreciated

no problem brother

 

[the cac mamba]

most rappers these days don't double the vocals anymore.

Ross used to do it, like on this song




But he doesnt do it anymore, and IMO it sounds dated for the most part.

this is kinda ill

 

[mortuus est]

I really love Pete Rock's adlibs when he was with C.L. Smooth.
It can give a track a lot of extra flavour. Pete was so creative with it.

SHOW ME

 

[Still Benefited]

Whats the point of it though?just the echo effect right.

 

[Frida Giezman]

Whats the point of it though?just the echo effect right.

Make your vocals sound fuller I guess

Or to emphasize certain words/phrases maybe

 

[Still Benefited]

Make your vocals sound fuller I guess

Or to emphasize certain words/phrases maybe

Could you imagine Pain not doubled...im curious how it would sound now


bring back doubled vocals asap