Don’t get me wrong, he’s still my favorite rapper ever, but ever since 4:44 he’s on the spoken word flow.

Meek feat on What’s Free - Spoken word

On the JayElec album it was the same

On the Drake feat from CLB, the same.

I miss when Jay would flow with the beat instead of talking over it

Did you listen to 4:44

You ever see how he rides a bike or jet ski?

its that basquiat flow op you wouldnt get it

op is not wrong

Idk if it makes sense but the spoken word flow kinda fits where he is in life

Like, it gives the vibe that he can just talk his s*** regardless of the melody and it’ll hit

it’s a billionaire thing op, you wouldn’t get it

WE THE BEST MUSIC !!!

Ayo

I was waiting for someone to say this.

HOV is genius.

This is adult contemporary bars. Its ahead of its time cuz nobody relevant for that long and that age can spit ill.

I can’t lie I miss the staccato/assault rifle bars but the single fire bars that are off timing at points is refreshing, his voice is his instrument and he got a smooth swing to it. Whats a metronome/click track?

That’s real poetry, the way he’s splitting up the bars is disgusting because he doesnt it so effortlessly.

“I wouldn’t listen to Reason, Ether”

Facts

"anymore"

Tell me you haven't listened to Hov without actually telling me

Hov like every great artist develops their craft over time and switches it up because we ain't the same folks as we were ten years ago.. Hov is the same. For me if you want type of Hov to listen to BP1 & TBA are available on all major streaming services to bang.

I got HOV verse on repeat so I can digest the beauty in this poetry. Def Poetry Jam worthy

Because he’s preaching and teaching instead of rapping

I thought he was flowing on AWT well

I agree, I hated 4:44 for this very reason. He was off beat during his live show during that era as well.

I love the grittyness in his vocals

I did on Jail

Noticed this for a while now

“He’s a genius”

“It’s spoken word.”

These are all excuses for getting old and not being able to keep up with the beat anymore

The beat too girthy for him these days

It’s an old nigga problem. The same thing happened to Eminem