>I freak styles like three thousand Andre
>Nas
>Flow
Very good. I don't think anyone can deny that Andre is one of the best rhymer of all times, and that the way he deliver his rhymes on the beat is unmatched in Rap, as of now
Just listen to "Aquemini"
9.5/10
>Subject Matter
Same thing. Andre 3000 can do everything from ego-trip to story telling. And he do it well.
Just listen to "A Life in the Day of Benjamin André".
9/10
>Delivery
Very good. With songs like Elevators, or Aquemini, which is a good example of this. Not only is Andre rapping in quintuplets, but he is also doing other things.
Pay attention to what happens between “with dirty dollars” to “street scholars” in pic related
We want to look at the notes that occur on “dirty dollars”, “beauty parlors”, “baby ballers”, “ball impalas”, and “street scholars.” You can notice that they all last four 16th notes long, and are all grouped together by slurred lines. Also, the final two syllables of each four note group rhymes together: “dollars” with “parlors” with “-palas” with “scholars.”
Notice how each four note group (“street scholars” is three notes long, but the duration of musical time is still four 16th notes) goes together.
Andre has also switched up where that four note group falls in the bar. Sometimes the 3rd note of the group falls on the beat (the “dol-“ of “dollars”), and sometimes none of them are played at the same time as the bass kick (“beauty parlors”). Andre basically changed where the rhythmic phrase falls in the meter of the bar. This is extremely difficult to pull off and few rappers are able to do it, while Rapping in quintuplets and sustaining a rhyme scheme.
10/10
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