So I keep hearing about "flow" in discussions about Rap music. At the beginning I thought it was about the rhythm of the rapper and his rhyme patterns, but I hear people talking about "insane flows" from modern Trap Rappers who only rhyme the last word of the bar. I also hear people talking about "melodic flow".
So I'm confused, what the fuck is "flow"?
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it's rhythm
dunno why you're overthinking this
"Melodic rhythm" doesn't make sense.
In a nutshell it’s the cadence of delivery of the lyrics in
flow in rap is legit just the rhythm of the delivery from the vocals.
>"insane flows" from modern Trap Rappers
only people that say that are the blatantly ignorant who have no idea what lyricism is or the art of the "emcee" they're just convinced trap rappers are the only rapper due to not bothering or hearing the generations before them.
>"melodic flow"
you wot m8? only thing i can even come close to guessing wtf this is or what it means is when a rapper is ever so slightly singing but mainly rapping or the delivery of the lyrics sounds melodic and soft.
For instance to me "melodic flow" would be someone like Boogie from shady records or anyone considered to be a rapper that has a soft and chill delivery and where as someone with "insane flows" would be tech n9ne and joyner lucas.
guarantee you once you hear a rapper that actually has insane flows that isn't a trap rapper you'll probably understand what im getting at. Trap music is legit mainly about the beat that's why everyone overlooks the trash lyrics. They don't care for them.
>he hasn’t taken the Harambe pill
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I think in general i've heard "Insane" flows are just people that go very fast while still being understandable. Would be people like Busta Rhymes, J.I.D, or maybe Rap God by Eminem
Guys, I don't think "insane flow" is actually an academic term that has an exact definition.
hogwash
"Swing" and "groove" also aren't academic terms with exact definitions but people can still talk about it when discussing music. Infact "what is swing/groove" is a common question just like "what is flow"