Why are white rap fans so impressed with rapping fast?

[classicmaterial]

There's a guy I work with who is your typical white rap music fan. He doesn't like much rap music but he's a huge Tech N9ne fan. Also likes old Eminem of course and surprisingly is a big T.I. fan. He likes Machine Gun Kelly (no surprise again) but isn't into much else and for the most part likes rock music.

Then the other day he brings up Snow Tha Product which is a name I've heard of but never heard the music. And he proceeds to say that she "raps really fast" and that he's impressed by that. I asked if he ever listened to Twista and he said he tried but that "he raps too fast sometimes for me"

Anyway, what is it with white people where being able to rap really fast is the only (preferred) skill required to be considered good? Why does that somehow mean someone is a good rapper but everything else involved in rap music irrelevant?

 

[Tflasha]

because they are just like the dogs they kiss in the mouth - react to sudden and quick movements

 

[feelosofer]

A lot of white people have trouble grasping the soul of hip-hop so they place a lot more emphasis on its technical aspect. Not saying it's a negative or anything, just my observation.

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Eminem, Tech N9ne, Logic, and NF are in every cacs top 5

 

[Cuban Pete]

I hate that mfer merkules always ruining hot songs with his shytty double time then a thousand cacs in the comments screaming omg goat

 

[classicmaterial]

A lot of white people have trouble grasping the soul of hip-hop so they place a lot more emphasis on its technical aspect. Not saying it's a negative or anything, just my observation.

This perfectly sums it up I think

I was gonna say something about the lack of soul but you took it a step further by explaining the focus on the technical aspects. It's like we can appreciate the talent in the artform but can't feel the music so we focus on what we can understand which is the technical structure of the raps.

That said, why aren't rappers like Black Thought more loved by white fans? Is it because he has an actually flow to his technical brilliance as opposed to just being really really fast at rapping a lot of words?

 

[big bun]

at thread title...that shyt is so true.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

This perfectly sums it up I think

I was gonna say something about the lack of soul but you took it a step further by explaining the focus on the technical aspects. It's like we can appreciate the talent in the artform but can't feel the music so we focus on what we can understand which is the technical structure of the raps.

That said, why aren't rappers like Black Thought more loved by white fans? Is it because he has an actually flow to his technical brilliance as opposed to just being really really fast at rapping a lot of words?

Cacs love the Roots breh. That’s a bad example

 

[TheKidKevin]

Funny enough most rappers that are placed in Top 5 lists don't do or aren't known for the fast rappity rap thing. When was the last time Jay-Z rapped " like the Fu-Schnickens"?

 

[GreenGhxst]

Snow is aight

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

I don't know. But when Twista raps fast on Po Pimp.

 

[jebuz]

theres a time and place for double time bars

but everyone gassed up cacinem after rap god and now he does that shyt on every track

 

[oO J Smooth Oo]

I’m white and cannot stand that double time shyt

 

[oO J Smooth Oo]

Eminem, Tech N9ne, Logic, and NF are in every cacs top 5

None of them are in my 5,10 or 15.

 

[CrimsonTider]

They love when a rapper isn’t flashy and doesn’t brag About his money too