ok i think this highlights how we need to get better at transcribing the rhythms of rap. it's hard cause the words distract you from the actual rhythm value of the notes. although i'm still waiting for this Tonedeff CD to arrive, maybe the system he developed will be useful

anyway, things i see in this verse:

- the first 3 lines, he sort of parses the words so that 'lions,' 'lounge,' 'sounds,' 'breeze,' 'leaves' have got a sort of floating quality, like they just hold up the flow/rhythm for a few milliseconds before it resumes. i like that

- the next like, 'that's howw cool cats be bruh, catch the fever, like a libra, riding a zebra, but i'm a cheetah' starts of the pattern that's kinda the heart of the rest of the verse. he regulates the pitch though so the last syllable of each pattern (catch the feVER, like a libRA) is lowered and stands out. the rest of the lines in the verse don't do this the same, so although they draw from the same basic rhythm/pattern, they don't sound repetitive

- switches it up here
'>you aint even get that shit but if felt like getting
>kicked in the dick by a pair of timbs with steel-tipped toes'
switches to a faster flow/pattern before returning to the previous. the effect is the next lines sound extra slow in contrast.

does it again here
>the potential underlying the fundamental principles of the art
>of emceeing

and then again in the last couple lines.
so although the beat/tempo is steady, it feels like the song is oscillating between slo-mo and fast motion.
this is the power of flow control. when you plan how each pattern compliments the next, you can orchestrate like that. assuming you've got the timing to pull it off

incarnate's timing is solid. although, i think ppl might have some trouble adjusting to him cause he uses unorthodox patterns. copping the Catalyst on the 31st regardless

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Why do you choose to mimic these wack MCs?
Why do you choose to listen to R&B?

"There are obviously many things which we do not understand, and may never be able to." Leela

*puts emceeing in a box*