Drake or Kanye get the most credit or visibility for it. Phonte will rightly point out he was doing it before both and his influence on Drake.

But there were folks doing it, maybe not consistently, before these guys right?

I always liked She Said by Pharcyde because it seemed like Slim Kid Tre was seriously singing.

Who else?

And I say "earnestly" because I am no talking about "Just A Friend" type of singing where the singing is for laughs or parody.



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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"