ryuH

1y

The “boring” flow you describe is derivative of artists like Jay-Z and Biggie and inspired by late 90s early 00s mafioso/braggadocio rap and is essentially the style that has earned him the most respect among traditional/hardcore rap fans. That style is also the main reason he gets grouped with Kendrick and Cole. They are considered a 2010s equivalent of Biggie Jay-Z and Nas. He’s never going to stop rapping like that lol

stillmids

1y

what are you even talking about? he switched up his style on Her Loss and even drake haters admitted it was the funnest he's sounded in a while

What is with the weird strawmen arguments

You can't parse what OP is saying? Why do you have to take it to weird extremes. Nobody is talking about five voices.

I swear this forum makes me dumber

Deadshot34

1y

It should be an instant ban for haters posting stuff like “ I hate when drake raps , Drake thinks he’s Jamaican” that type of stuff because it brings negative energy to the rest of the threads

young frank

1y

for example, both of these beats are relatively slow yet he’s still rapping with a sense of urgency and using appropriate vocal inflections that give the raps energy

Nomad Lost

1y

Listening to songs like The Ride, Tuscan Leather, Pound Cake, 6PM in New York, You and the 6, we can see that more diverse inflection and often more urgency. It's kind of subtle in some songs (and less so in songs like Tuscan Leather) but it's there.

It's not enough for me to not enjoy the newer songs, the bars alone are some of Drake's best. And the flow and delivery definitely works for some songs (Red Button it definitely works well, or a song like 4PM in Calabasas). But for 5 straight songs, it gets a bit boring at times.

Best recent example of a great straight rap performance with a different cadence is the second half of Champaigne Poetry. Its subtle, but the delivery gives off a bittersweet emotion and feels very light.

Deadshot34

1y

Soft? What makes you think that because your name is literally Al the moron I would’ve changed it if I were you because it might get interpreted differently

humey

1y

nigga said biggie I’m outta here 😭😭

ryuH

1y

What’s funny about that

His Biggie influence isn’t as pronounced as his Jay influence but it’s definitely there

Omertà is Big schemes the whole song

He uses that scheme a lot

Nomad Lost

1y

Listening to songs like The Ride, Tuscan Leather, Pound Cake, 6PM in New York, You and the 6, we can see that more diverse inflection and often more urgency. It's kind of subtle in some songs (and less so in songs like Tuscan Leather) but it's there.

It's not enough for me to not enjoy the newer songs, the bars alone are some of Drake's best. And the flow and delivery definitely works for some songs (Red Button it definitely works well, or a song like 4PM in Calabasas). But for 5 straight songs, it gets a bit boring at times.

Best recent example of a great straight rap performance with a different cadence is the second half of Champaigne Poetry. Its subtle, but the delivery gives off a bittersweet emotion and feels very light.