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SplizThaDon
How was he not off beat at all? Da fukk? nikka there was a whole section in the verse where he just ignored the beat. And the on/offbeat flow he used. Pharaoh Monch did it better on the same song.
Ras Kass - "Originally Soul on Ice got 6 Mics from The Source"
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None of it was off beat. He was on beat the entire song.
spliz
SplizThaDon
nikkas who care about the lyrics way more than everything else.
spliz
SplizThaDon
No he wasnt bro. Lol I can play the shyt for anyone and they will say the same. I think U so used to his flow that u don't realize it.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Sounds like nas.
spliz
SplizThaDon
Nope. nikkas like Ras Kass. Chino XL etc. etc. Ras is way more relatable and doper than the rest tho.
Most those people probably never been in a studio and listen to all different kinda flows for years. He wasn't off beat bro. Like at all. He never lost the beat. Off beat is Silk the Shocker on Ice Cream Man.
Ras's flow has always been choppy, but up until '98 or so he made it work imo. The only thing Ras had over Nas is overwrought punchlines. That's literally it. He wasn't a more creative writer or even an outright better spitter.
spliz
SplizThaDon
Dude had the Chino XL vibe on part of that shyt. And yes of course I been in the studio for years considering I'm an artist myself since the 90s. I own a studio. I engineer and produce. And I used to DJ.
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SplizThaDon
This is what I'm basically sayin and nikkas is in here actin like I'm buggin. Lol
Lol I wasn't talking about you bro, I meant the people you play it for. A lot of times people misunderstand flow, cadence, delivery, etc...because they can be closely related.
Nobody said his flow isn't choppy, it is, it's just not off beat. There's a major difference. Your flow can suck and still be on beat. Your flow can be awesome and be off beat.
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SplizThaDon
I feel u. But like boy above me said. Ras Kass flow is kinda choppy. He's in and out. It's a part of his style. But as far as that Wake Up Show anthem goes. Nas owned that shyt. Made it sound like a leftover from Illmatic. Real talk. I would've been fine with just him rappin on it. And all this he's a far better lyricist than Nas talk is a joke to me. He focuses on different things than Nas. Nas is more effortless. Ras Kass literally focuses on tryna be lyrical. He makes it work for him. But it's one of the reasons I never felt Joe Budden fit with Slaughterhouse. He started TRYING to be lyrical. Lyricism without a purpose just doesn't appeal to me like that anymore. It's hard to make it not sound corny.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
I don't agree with you on that. Ras has tried to make majority of his tracks with a song, concept in mind. Chino could be more on that lyrical miracle tip, but Ras has relevant subject matter and actually tries to craft songs. So no I think u r wrong.