From the simple AABB rhyme pattern of Kurtis Blow’s “The Breaks” in 1980 to the complex rhyme schemes of rappers like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, emcees have taken all kinds of approaches to rhyming ...
Louise said: "My research found that over 70% of the time artists used half-rhyme, such as 'hop-rock,'rather than traditional rhymes like 'cat-mat.' These imperfect rap rhymes are not something that ...
Every rapper brands himself as an original, but few merit that distinction. The ones that do rarely profit from their innovation. When it comes to emceeing, those who favor intricate rhyme schemes ...
While some are left underwhelmed after listening to the new J. Cole album KOD, a collection of 12 tracks with little tying them together, J. Cole himself could hardly care. KOD has garnered 400,000 ...
Most people would never put Shakespeare and Kendrick Lamar in the same sentence. One composed sonnets for the Elizabethan ...
Hip-hop as a culture has grown to become a powerful force world-wide, with its music, fashion, and slang influencing all facets of life in continents as far as Europe and Asia. Due to the competitive ...