Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time

[@thumperfoldemup9664]

Can we talk about how hard the editor snapped on this

[@MythicalRedFox]

dude ikr. Vox has some of the best graphics on KZbin.

[@ryadh456]

Yeah agreed

[@explicitwalrus6489]

Broooooo

[@TheAlexta91]

Realy

[@lucaswallo8127]

Yeah

[@drcraby356]

Nobody gonna talk about how the editor went sicko mode on this?

[@vendett4903]

You mean 4th gear? Cause Ian heard of sicko mode anywhe

[@LalK2K23]

Whoshetho

[@AfoteyAnnum]

God tier editing

[@nathanmcchristie3997]

Always do

[@omnirhythm]

I think this one hit a personal note for the editor so they went all out with passion. well, at least that's what I hope happened. They might just be a professional editing monster :D

[@israelcastelan4012]

bruh im honestly so surprised why english teachers don't make it part of the curriculum to learn about Rap/ Hip Hop. Rapper's use of the language is so amazing. It's just another form of poetic technique.

[@israelcastelan4012]

@@MrThiry i find that unacceptable considering we read a lot of explicit books. But i’m not surprised tho

[@dev003smith]

The most underrated convo on KZbin about this subject... Respek to both !!

[@hey4506]

My teacher did this!!! We listened to Lauryn Hill, the Fugees and lupe fiasco in class for weeks pointing out the different rhyme schemes and aspects of poetry they used in their raps it was really fun

[@dekan256]

I was extremely lucky, my teacher played Tupac Changes for our class (around 2013/14) as a demonstration of how rap and poetry can be one and the same

[@icantthinkofausername8964]

I'm currently watching this video for English class :D

[@fartnloud7411]

This is a dissertation for a Masters Degree on Rap Music. What a masterpiece, wouldn't have mind 20 more minutes or a whole hour of this.

[@kjburns145]

Facts I would of watch a whole documentary😂🔥 alotta knowledge

[@koenvandenbroek5814]

One of my uni profs actually wrote his PhD thesis on the linguistics of Tupac’s rap, Dr. Steven Gilbers. While I’m not a big enjoyer of linguistics as a study field, his research is really cool.

[@korez96]

they forgot about the Canibus’s masterpiece

[@phoonfrags8765]

ong does anyone know anyone who is making in-depth deconstruction snog rhymes like this video?

[@inimitableminimalist]

"wrote a master's thesis on rap masterpieces"

[@myketuna]

RIP DOOM. Gone too soon. Sharing this video to let everyone understand just a portion of what the world lost.

[@jerk3554]

Came back to dis video after hearing the news. R.I.P DOOM, one of the best to ever do it

[@livingwithmagali]

Yeah same. I've watched this so many times & I just came back to it after hearing the news.

[@sadiqhussain9202]

man fuck2020

[@wiglybut]

Came here to thank the video that introduced me to the man. RIP DOOM

[@EMAN00619]

rip

[@iansulkowski8779]

I'm an English teacher in part because I grew up with rap and love how language is used in the genre. I come back to this video every now and again, and I get something new out of it every time. Thank you.

[@cpala]

Your the best and coolest English teacher of all time man love teachers that acknowledge real rap and have more in common with their students like that keep it up 🙏🏽

[@sobiap3786]

People used to say it isn't music.... Its poetry, its art. Hip hop is special as it has these amazing aspects about it

[@ohkkar7325]

Me too. An English teacher. I always show my students rhymes in poems & make'em listen to Tech 9 or Eminem. LOL

[@coffeehousephilosopher7936]

The best part is you didn't confuse rap (one aspect of Hip Hop) and call Hip Hop a "music genre" which it isn't.. It's a culture.

[@getahanddown]

Bro look up EL-P and hold on. I can't believe he didn't make the video

[@antoneykimathi3926]

Rap surgeon. She just dissected those songs perfectly

[@primitivecereal]

this isn’t all her analysis but aight

[@mikedonald2018]

It's changing dude Indian hip hop will get better

[@NoOne-hx9ir]

Except for the scansion, in a few of those songs, the beat was in a different place than the bag was placed

[@GoHARD99]

That's how she sees it the artist may not be thinking that way at all

[@Cho0segoose]

@@mikedonald2018 nav is the first brown boy to get it poppiin

[@NoneNone-wz5ul]

It's been 7 years since this video was released, and I must say, it stands as one of the finest explanations of hip-hop beats and rhymes. Kudos.

[@MegaMadnesscombat]

I think gucci gang rhymes with gucci gang

[@dox7681]

I must make this into a song thank you for your wisdom

[@cream_city]

So does Dookie Bang

[@Ps3Gamer55555]

damn thats right..so lil pump is a genius!

[@anthonyhooyer5225]

That aint it chief

[@kohnjfennedy4627]

Icognize - lilliam pumpernickel

[@k3tsunami]

Remember when Ben shapiro said that rap isn't real music?

[@trevorjohnson6287]

It’s not even when, he still believes it

[@trevorjohnson6287]

@@juandavidrestrepoduran6007 This is not it. His views on rap are influenced by him being socially conservative. Those were probable influenced by the fact that he is deeply committed to his religion but still have no base in judaism or him being descended from ethnic jews. Please search up jewish musicians if you want examples of people who defy this stereotype.

[@cokguzeladam]

@@trevorjohnson6287 b r u h. He was JOKING!

[@trevorjohnson6287]

@@cokguzeladam So why did he need to insult jewish people? He could have just said, Well ben isn't exactly creative or talented so it makes sense that he wouldn't appreciate it

[@christianthompson7915]

Trevor Johnson most rap isn't real music

[@Vox]

There's a line in the first verse of MF DOOM's track "Beef Rapp" that encapsulates everything I love about rappers who create complex rhyming patterns in their songs. It goes like this: Whether it is animal, vegetable, or mineral It's a miracle how he get so lyrical And proceed to move the crowd like a old Negro spiritual Not only is MF DOOM talking about how he's a great rhymer, he's showing you.

[@FATbot27]

REST IN POWER VILLAIN

[@Imran-zb7xm]

All caps, Vox, all caps. Rest in Peace, Legend

[@mwanafalsafa3613]

I love that you revisited this after DOOM'S demise. RIP to the greatest

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

Thanks vox

[@TheSushiPlant]

RIP VILLAIN

[@mikevanoverbeek]

After years, still one of the most visually pleasing video's I have seen🔥

[@somtochukwuuchendu7721]

I come back every time for the visuals... They're too good!

[@DistortedV12]

This video is actually a masterpiece. They deserve an Emmy!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Next time someone says hip-hop is easy, or a talentless genre, pass them the link to this video. Man, great stuff.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Lyricology 101 Thats great! Just off the top of my head (of which I imagine there are some that you have done) I would love to see Nas, Busta Rhymes and Slick Rick, those would be great!

[@Kalashjerkoff]

I feel like they are most likely talking about modern rap, because most modern hip-hop songs sound similar. (atleast to me)

[@harriyama]

This is rap not hiphop.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Harriyama rap as a style of music is a myth, rap is a verb, it is what you do to hip-hop music. You can call it rap, but it is all hip-hop.

[@jakescourage]

+Lyricology 101 bro!! I just checked your channel its awesome, you earned a subscriber

[@xPepe1310]

1.words rhyme with words 2.the beat rhyme beat 3. the beat is the rhyme and the rhyme rhymes with the beat - andre 3000

[@kidmorphius4002]

^^

[@ricardocisneros2805]

@LostItt the mid day wack

[@jamalwilliamson4274]

Producer: I always try to find the beat of the music Blueface: nah I already wrote the lyrics tho

[@cringeyboi3631]

Isaiah Gaines 96

[@ducknuts6146]

Y’all ever heard Frostydasnowmann ? Where blueface got his entire style flow and lingo ?

[@xandroyoung5525]

I hit ya 200 likes

[@Kinobambino]

Lool

[@williemuhammad2863]

Sometimes I write for the music sometimes i don't wait for it. Ready to get an instrumental smashed Hmu

[@youngblacmale]

Biggie's Hypnotize is the smoothest song ever. The first time I ever heard that song, I was like I have to byheart this lyrics right now and keep it in my mind forvever just to mumble whenever I can. Lol

[@lemikehendrix357]

Right

[@deebte__]

ha, sicker than yo average

[@SL-pg4dh]

Papa been smooth since days of underrooos

[@jevintan.gerine3613]

“A bar is a grouping of 4 beats” 5/4: “bruh”

[@ttdmax5711]

Jevin Tan.gerine ywah i immediately thought like, yeah, that’s uhhhh - not right

[@barackobama9457]

these math rock bands be doing 186/29 time

[@Fiasco118e]

the fifth one was a sample

[@Fiasco118e]

and it kept varying

[@rashadpreston7389]

😂

[@KuroShiiiiro]

Rap is poetry in its best form. Saying rap takes no effort is like saying poetry takes no effort. Try writing an actually good poem or rap song.. show me what's up

[@Trapped_Shadows]

R: rhythm A: and P: poetry

[@Prominent4real]

You could search my name i write all forms of poetry and lyrical content will be glad to leave info

[@Prominent4real]

Recognize and prosper ya heard

[@kinshaw3086]

saying rap is poetry in its best form without any explanation besides "try writing one yourself" isn't a good argument.

[@imrowdy]

kinshaw there are many albums out there that make all the argument needed.

[@WALLACEraps]

I have found myself coming back to watch this video many times. Thank you for making this excellent video.

[@duncansiror5033]

same

[@aleksanderk6765]

Me too !

[@Anindyab89]

Same. I have all the artists referred to in this video on my Spotify playlist.

[@josemontero9529]

WALLACE same here man it's amazing

[@kttg4275]

danneh same

[@GuerillaWelder]

you know... I was a pretty poorly educated kid and desired knowledge so badly as i grew up. When someone can capably explain why i love something it's like a gift specifically handed to me. i love good communication and that's why i love art, poetry, broadway and other forms of creativity. but this video gives me the same heart swell those other things give me. this was so well done and i really am happy about this. thank you

[@vernontauro]

Andre 3000's verse on aquemeni had the rap world shook. There's a reason nobody's dissed him.

[@laurent1144]

Except Key & Peele. Their Andre 3000 sketch had me dying

[@Shem441]

Show ya right

[@neurologicalstyle1763]

Kendrick actually called him out on Control

[@vernontauro]

@@neurologicalstyle1763 he didn't diss him, but gave him props. Kendrick's whole style is influenced by Andre 3k

[@siroshcelot]

@@neurologicalstyle1763 wait I saw a video of Kendrick and Andre in the booth during swimming pools recording

[@THEGRIZZZLY25]

I feel this deserves a part two & three. So many great MCs who need to be apart of this discussion. Modern,past,female, internationally, mainstream,underground etc. Vox did a stellar job.

[@THEGRIZZZLY25]

+Lyricology 101 I'm subscribing right now

[@TheErudite21]

Really liked your vid on Renegade!! Em is my long-time favorite artist as well!! Subbed!! What do you think about tryna do the visuals more like they did here? Not that yours is bad... just gotta admit... the way they break down everything and help visualize all the nuances really makes it hella more fun to watch!

[@TheErudite21]

Lyricology 101 Ah ok.. wow! Gotta be a way to make awesome visuals like that more quickly... hmmmm... business opportunity... hehe

[@cwoherem]

true

[@Joe-zt5wn]

RIP DOOM. The greatest emcee with no chain ya ever heard.

[@makav3lidz158]

take it from a tec9 holder..😭

[@x_x4709]

@@makav3lidz158 "They've bit but don't know their neck shine from Shinola"

[@molleerox]

300th like

[@chomchem9855]

Figaro

[@LiquifiedLK]

@@x_x4709 Everything that glitter ain't fishscale

[@kapitankrunch3]

Still love this video in 2024. Y'all broke this down so well and helped me discover new music in the process

[@raduantoniu]

This is still the best edited video I've ever seen on the internet. I come back to it time and time again just to appreciate those smooth transitions and animations one more time.

[@mastamind7100]

Holy hell, you're here? Well that's interesting.

[@journeybeyondthesea]

Radu Antoniu Sameee!! 😂❤️❤️

[@omarfaizan]

Radu Antoniu totally agree. I love the way they used old tape recorders when tracks are played...maybe only visual designers look at such stuff

[@aggrobernd]

If ya keep noddin your head and breakin your neck you realize that the beat is kept throughout the video. That's great editing and even track choice as well

[@meemeekeykat9402]

same here!

[@SkyBlew]

Majority of new rappers need to see this video... Might learn something Lol. On another note, this should be a full documentary! Can we start a petition to get that started?

[@SkyBlew]

I just went & checked your channel out, VERY DOPE fam! :D Thank you for letting me know about it! I just subbed and can't wait to see what other songs you break down! Respect!

[@SkyBlew]

Lyricology 101 No doubt family, all Love! Keep representing for Hip Hop!

[@niespeludo]

+Lyricology 101 DOPE. Subbed.

[@oussamaokbi]

Start a patreon is more like it...

[@kdotldotsdot3430]

+Lyricology 101 Yo TY; I got hella ppl I can reference to your channel; I run into all these "other mothers" just barely fileted from the flannel; it for me to articulate is troublesome to handle; Its minds such as yours, hell ours, that play as fuel in the lighting of my candle. 🙏Youve been appreciated

[@angkhoapham8209]

"When Kendrick goes into his 4th gear, ..." I understood that.

[@sumanthvs_]

Wait is this Luffy's fourth gear you're taking about?

[@elijahnageli3202]

i mean i'd certailny hope so, since it's normal language

[@ajax203showme]

Kendrick must be a swimmer.

[@MolotovZav]

Its just a normal phrase. One Piece stole it from the normal phrase. Barely anyone watched One Piece in the States to actually reference it.

[@Blacksword404]

Đăng Khoa Phạm “You telling me the kush make you think on level 4? I'm on 5, you saying that I can level more?”

[@ProdCan]

This video is how I discovered Doom, may he rest in peace 🕊

[@newthrash1221]

I gotta beer, you want one?

[@charlesingvarjonsson9997]

ALL CAPS

[@kzoo_]

JUST REMEMBER ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN NAME.

[@Kenny5867]

Welcome bro. ALL CAPS next time🤲

[@therealdave06]

​@@Kenny5867 why everyone so bothered by this

[@saucybeer]

DOOM, 3K, BIG, EM, Kendrick are all forever legends in the scene.

[@krlm2280]

Kool Keith

[@trixsyylmao7114]

Aesop rock

[@zachwilson6820]

@@n.vanh.7666 lol no

[@santiagoreyes1635]

Nah, not em. Mans really only got 3 solid albums (argument can be made for encore) rest of his stuff is just okay. Replace with Tupac and you’re all good

[@RahulPatel-ug6rz]

Exactly. Tupac didn't need technical skills. His raw emotions is greater than all that.

[@jpdst29]

You've got to be pretty intelligent to come up with lyrics like some of these guys do.

[@hloniphizwemthembu8143]

Not really. You have to be a boring person.

[@xbenci]

@@hloniphizwemthembu8143 just like you...?

[@hloniphizwemthembu8143]

@@xbenci yes... Just like me

[@blackcatdreams2011]

@@hloniphizwemthembu8143 Can you explain? You have to be boring to create incredibly interesting, technical, and innovative writing in a very open-ended artform?

[@hloniphizwemthembu8143]

@@blackcatdreams2011 boredom opens up the mind to a wide avenue of thought. Don't you find it weird that when you aren't doing anything your imagination runs loose and you get super creative???

[@AskSebby]

RIP.

[@LiIRobJr]

Another legend in the books 🙏🏻

[@Ryans723]

Sebby listening to Doom while researching credit card value, love it.

[@spencermorga6831]

RIP yessir. I'm gonna miss him

[@aerial5554]

@@Ryans723 ALL CAPS MANE ALL CAPS!!

[@mdomar9766]

What a legend Metal face doom

[@DLobs]

I come back every few weeks to months or even a year to gain my musical rap sense again. need a updated vid of this.

[@silog21]

This is literally poetry. This is exactly what I, as a literature student, analyze when studying a poem going back to ancient Greece poetic manifestations (we know poems were sang). Music and poetry merging together and Rap is just our modern manifestation; incredible.

[@maharajahdann]

Not quite, it isn't, it's something else. The rhyming is great, but very few rappers are in the same league as top poets when it comes to content. Granted, there's so much bad poetry out there as well as so many mediocre rappers, but if you think, for example, that Eminem's or Masta Ace's storytelling is good enough to compare with poets, you probably need to read better poetry.

[@dominik8197]

R.A.P. = Rythm and Poetry

[@omar_b_here]

Just google Lupe fiasco Tetsuo and Youth or drogas wave... Lupe fiasco is probably the closest thing you'll get to hearing Shakespeare in rap. I'm not kidding.

[@omar_b_here]

@@maharajahdann have you heard Lupe fiasco's Tetsuo and Youth? Have a listen.. it's nothing like you've heard before

[@franka5277]

You don't know what you are talking about. that's ok you are a student of liter.

[@komi9274]

Mos Def is one of the most under-appreciated artists in rap, nobody could change that fact.

[@Professor_Utonium_]

Maybe it's just the circles I run with, but I feel like Mos Def is pretty well appreciated.

[@daniellopez732]

Yeah. The guy that is in MANY peoples Top 20 is underrated.

[@colemarie9262]

Agreed

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

I love mos def

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

I think he's under-appreciated in a commercial sense. He's influential and turns up on lists from people who really dig into rap, but he's not a household name like Biggy, Tupac or Jay-Z.

[@TeaDrinker3000]

I'd love more music analysis videos like this

[@zackhage5814]

+TeaDrinker3000 death grips!

[@ClownAl3n]

Most definitely, cause KZbin be miss treating it outrageously

[@Ebro319]

+TeaDrinker3000 Agreed!!!

[@samanthabrian3896]

Watch Nerdwriter1, he does some really interesting music analysis

[@TeaDrinker3000]

+Samantha Brian Nerdwriter is one of my favourites!

[@yuhan4469]

this video is literally a classic, can’t believe how many times i’ve seen myself come back to this

[@anjneymital7197]

Came back to this after hearing what happened. Rest easy villain.

[@ntienseudo3531]

So how did he pass

[@dikoenatsolo5561]

Who

[@cartergroh4370]

sorry cant like this its at 420

[@dikoenatsolo5561]

@@cartergroh4370 i feel u brother 👑💨🌱

[@alissa6]

Fantastic 4 had to finally put him down.

[@thembelanihdlamini5395]

I honestly have been neglecting clicking on this video for 6 months now. It always appears as recommended. I now understand why. So glad I finally clicked.

[@adotheginger]

Right there with you. I thought this will be a poor genius copycat showcasing "trap godz" and all that

[@carlray9819]

Literally did the same. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@alexsala4615]

Hard worrddd same

[@piemanpie2424]

Recommended is weird. Sometimes it’s incredibly weird and off, other times it genuinely gets it right.

[@MrFavorable1]

Same here. I'm glad I finally clicked.

[@Saikanix]

They should turn this into a mini-series. Maybe focusing on time periods or certain rappers?

[@stewartdaniels9078]

Yes, it would be enjoyable to watch rap with different styles/ flows/ subject matter/ mastery of the English language while displaying pride in their craft slowly rot into retarded/ same subject matter/ special education flows, mastery of the same 320 words, while ducking the rest of the English language, talkin' bout they 'Rappers', while the currently skilled real rappers don't get proper shine because they think before they talk. That would be awesome to watch.

[@buzzcat1614]

I would pay to watch an episode just on Aesop Rock

[@marcusplenty1153]

They already have Martin Connor has a website called composers corner

[@DamTheKid]

Maybe she can reference other people's work more and include interviewers introspections she couldn't make on her own. what a great idea, maybe she can gather other people's opinions and share more of them... stooped faygut

[@willlewis7166]

Agreed, would love to see a video dedicated to Grandmaster Flash

[@Tristanmightbehere]

This is a perfect example of how hiphop is a culmination of building and making others previous works better, how the culture of hiphop is a perfect example of human evolution

[@johnnyvenus5435]

DOOM's legacy will live on, his lyrical potency and power will persist in the mind of any doom fan and admirer.

[@omkasarkhedkar9413]

ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL MAN'S NAME

[@ethan2123]

All caps when you spell the man name

[@mirio-jk]

biggie biggie biggie can't you see sometimes your words just hypnotize me

[@staciejones4059]

I like that

[@LILREMAlNS]

@@staciejones4059 I like you

[@Mahlercougar]

And I just love your flashy ways

[@mr.cooper8148]

Guess that's why I'm broke, and you're so paid.

[@georgistanchev350]

the GOAT

[@likeitmatters6046]

People who stereotype black people as unintelligent have never heard True rap music.

[@JashJhaveri]

+Valerie Kimeli They have also not heard funk, blues, rnb, jazz, soul, reggae, jimi hendrix, the roots, But now the internet is allowing true rappers to come be known without having to do some kind of deal with a distribution company... so hopefully well hear a lot more good hip hop!

[@richyman5146]

+Jash Jhaveri exactly

[@saxyrep1]

+Valerie Kimeli People who do wouldn't recognize artistic genius if it bit them in the ass...

[@Nonpeasant]

+Valerie Kimeli The same people stereotype blacks as talented musically, able to dance well, and smooth talkers. That said, there is nothing especially intelligent going on here. They simply named consonance and assonance "rhymes", whereas they are all over the place in all poetry and are not difficult to achieve.

[@saxyrep1]

Nonpeasant You've probably not watched or completely understood everything explained in the video. Maybe you should watch it again...

[@timblack85]

Saw open mic eagle in Manchester. Tiny crowd and my guy went hard. Big respect for the effort and even more for the delivery bro. True greatness.

[@lolawhiterabbit]

Honestly I wished this was longer, I would do a marathon of this.

[@lavishpawar7345]

that's what.......ahem Yes

[@jimpa7011]

@@lavishpawar7345 smooth

[@BoqPrecision]

The autistification of rap is what this was... overanalyzing something without getting the human feel for it.

[@rishabhsharma2041]

Mine is longer

[@NovackGeorgeTT1971]

@@BoqPrecision Nah man: Nerds are aligned to rap & hip hop a long time now. Its completely valid to perform an analysis of the flow...

[@RedBloopCreature]

I wish this could be a permanent series. Rap Deconstructions. I really enjoyed that visual auditory storytelling and break down.

[@WheresTheBreadRNP]

Don’t know how many times I’ve come back to this video over the years. I’ve always been amazed by the things DOOM could pull of lyrically. RIP to a legend!

[@somedudethatdoesthings8057]

I swear, it's like every time I come back to this video I understand more about why DOOM is the focus of this video.

[@henhen7890]

I didn't grow up listening to rap and now im barely scratching the surfaces, but videos like these that help break it down makes me appreciate the genre even more. Please don't hate me lol it is what it is

[@EMIR-wd5dl]

She's the most lit white lady , change my mind.

[@vballgiant1]

Doris Burke imo

[@THEONE-sy7zh]

@@vballgiant1 bruhh😂💀

[@solomonrivers5639]

Idk, Joan of Arc was so lit she incinerated...

[@abizitgill4310]

the lady who says fitty cent on the watch mojo rap lists

[@colemarie9262]

@@abizitgill4310 ahaaaaaaaaaa

[@bluejay7701]

Blue face is completely comfortable going outside the bar line as well

[@Africafactsguy]

Bluejayrama101Plays Lol

[@londonman5873]

Lol west coast always do they just don't really continue into the next bar.

[@sleonard-lu7bo]

This is how I discovered DOOM You will be missed. RIP DOOM

[@minhazurrahman8878]

Same

[@joaofernandes1777]

Same

[@user-gq8on1nm6x]

Same

[@megadeath6720]

Same

[@justin99xbox360]

same

[@dgutes]

This video was so sick. Thanks for the amazing analysis

[@h_y_r_u_m]

"Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang." Ah yes, the peak of the genre.

[@dzorua151]

Gucci gang kinda flame ngl

[@h_y_r_u_m]

@@dzorua151 ?

[@apararkobhattacharya1276]

@@dzorua151 he's joking, calm down

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

@@dzorua151 r/woooooooosh

[@olliestone5549]

Man. All the words rhyme with each other. Impressive.

[@andresbarriga5305]

Graphics on this are impecable. Nice work.

[@CampMullaOfficial]

True!

[@gardoqui]

Hate to break it to you but genius been using these same graphics for years

[@kapiteur]

Mos Def is one of the most underrated of all time imo

[@bobelfsquirrelly3315]

Don't forget about Talib. The two of them are on a level all on their own. And when they get together, it's magic. I still listen to Black Star to this day.

[@liamdavidson7781]

Treach aswell

[@aarondesilva9578]

Big L Big Pun

[@rrod1392]

LOL Who is underrating him? He is widely considered one of the greatest and is very influential to many younger artists.

[@aliciarobinson4107]

Mad Skillz and Guru, Mac Mall, Rass Kass, Killa Kyleon, Lil Keke and Jody Breeze need a mention. So many more GREAT LYRICISTS! 🤙🏾

[@MrsBangChains]

I love this video so much.

[@EliteEchelon338]

"I've been ignored longer than you've been interested" - Aesop

[@probablynotdad6553]

Literally just got done listening to this song lol.

[@shawn4817]

that broke my brain for a min

[@ranajitchoudhury3189]

Loooooool

[@PotatosPotatoes]

Why is Aesop Rock not in this video? Feels bad, man.

[@ramadansteve1715]

Ya boy Aes is criminally underrated

[@kristjan6394]

Mf doom inspires almost everyone to become a rapper lol, even people who aren't into hip-hop

[@HighDeafRadio]

Dat Crusader Lol you right :P I've literally been up for like two days almost ghostwriting raps listening to MF DOOM for inspiration.

[@kristjan6394]

High Deaf Radio i do that stuff too man, if you plan on recording that stuff and putting it on youtube hmu man, would love to listen

[@kristjan6394]

High Deaf Radio hey man, that was pretty cool, you fell off beat 2-3 times but it was pretty cool. Cheers dude

[@kristjan6394]

High Deaf Radio didn't get all the references lol

[@HighDeafRadio]

Dat Crusader Thanks :P it's coming along but it's not turning out how I wanted. I'm probably just gonna end up rewriting it. Do you have anything recorded?

[@Soudavanahhh]

I like to think of rap as an acronym for “Rhythm Assisted Poetry”. Thought I should share that, ‘cause lyricism is beautiful. It can tell stories in amazing ways.

[@Paqcar]

I’ve heard a lot of people say “Rythm And Poetry”

[@Dogen70]

Nice

[@abdoonyt9049]

Poems naturally have rhythm.

[@manolocorp]

I'm a music teacher and I'm studying Rap music with my 7th grade students, and I'm definitely going to use that concept. Thank you very much!

[@ggcoe]

The real word is HIP HOP

[@TayLybb]

The best vox video period.

[@tategeiger5317]

In poetry, crossing the bar line is called "enjambment" which might just be my favorite word to date. It was used all the time in Latin poetry, which is surprisingly similar to hip hop.

[@jakej2680]

What's really funny is that a lot of ancient Greek philosophy was set up as poetry with rhyming schemes and consideration for syllables (i.e. flow). Old Greek philosophers were basically the hip-hop artists of their world, standing around the stoa spitting their ideas and theories.

[@marvelousegbo7048]

Hip hop is poetry

[@TheAlchemist1089]

@@jakej2680 A lot of ancient Hindu/vedic philosophy and mythology were also set up as poetry and verses. So they were the first rappers lol. I think Mahabharata is the longest poem in the world.

[@avzarathustra6164]

Depends on the time period. Rhyming wasn't common among Classical poetry.

[@brenosilvamorais2510]

From what i remember, rhyming is really useful for remember a lot of stories. The vedas and the Quran used something like that

[@PunkyMomoIsBetterThanYou]

Rap like this is the main reason why people hate auto tune and mumble rap. Homies are slaying bars and now we got dudes not even saying words.

[@wordsmith-2232]

you got rhymes too my guy

[@Designed1]

IWAKEUPITHROWUPIFEELLIKEIMDEAD

[@zalamander2295]

They don’t put their focus on bars... trap is a different genre. You can’t really compare it by 1 aspect

[@yourface7632]

Auto tune can be used well my guy, just look at 808s or yeezus

[@Niyajenai]

Rap definitely is changing. But I appreciate both styles tbh. A lot of new rap sounds good. A lot of older rap sounds good

[@emlinhendricks6272]

i really appreciate this person's love for rap and how much effort this took

[@christianc.6272]

No reference on any of Kool G Rap though???

[@lilymacowan7334]

I would live for an extended version of this video -- your analysis is fascinating!

[@michaelrubio4165]

Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man's name.

[@aleksandarbatin1606]

Amen brother!

[@max-3158]

Ok nerd

[@ascii0n278]

@@max-3158 whlat

[@redacted6416]

@@max-3158 bro shut up

[@JeromeProductions]

Yup

[@mykectown]

This was REALLY cool. Well done!

[@BoboBen35]

+Myke C-Town Hello Myke, love your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@BoboBen35]

fire_strika Be patient, it's coming...

[@nathanshlap]

Ayyy

[@jjones6683]

Myke C-Town 4

[@justincameron9123]

thanks kanye, really cool!

[@OrganikSecrets]

Props on giving due credit to Andre 3000

[@servantofthemosthigh6094]

No doubt... Prolific rhyme slanger. One of the Greatest.

[@markmays6219]

They (Outcast) owe the Heiro crew though. Eventually, 3000 developed his own style, but that first record . . .

[@bp8300]

Andre in Top 4 Ever

[@JBurrmon]

Uno2000 foreva? Eva? Lol

[@json3000]

His second verse in aquemini is an all time classsic

[@atisarcastic]

This is the most rewarding video on the internet.❤ I come back to it every once in a while and feel immense joy, goosebumps everytime.❤

[@CalebWojcik]

Damn. This video is incredible.

[@vanajmoorthy4018]

Can't argue with that.

[@tonykonig2068]

Please look into some de la soul. Stakes is High album. Kelvin Mercer is Plug one, pas do nous plug wonder why. He and Dove, plug two are very talented writers and rappers. My transcription of this snippet from Down Syndrome might not be right. Let me tell you a little something about the self (tell em son) I be a piece of the East coast, so give a toast to Plug Wonder why back in the day who sowed these words engendered So when I ran a phrase in June you didn't catch it til December I'm a member of them kids from the inner city Giving you kitties audible treats, you be aching for making More money than a pagan holiday Not from the PJ's, yet I still got something to say Also: I speak divine of god thories, no need to be high alway inhale the facts cause I don't exhale lies play the greater man's game to bounce off my losses so I could earn the acres, the houses, the horses of course it's much greater than your benz or your lex, the engine to my comprehension is just too complex much too complex effects be live like dos makin' moves down south to avoid the chaos

[@alex-ku6ey]

Like all other vox vids

[@ratchypoo]

+alex N meh

[@ratchypoo]

+Lyricology 101 dude, analyse some Gambino for me. And if you can, Chance the Rapper.

[@austinevans]

You guys are absolutely killing it. 👌

[@Argrarian]

+Austin Evans Woah didn't expect to see you here :O

[@biggiechrese8070]

dog and cat

[@anthonysedore8840]

+Austin Evans just don't, don't comment just because you're a popular youtuber adding your basic opinion adding nothing, you tech youtubers do it all the time

[@brettfazio2354]

+Anthony Sedore Can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not.

[@heyLORDitsme]

props

[@vilvero]

You made me interested in rap

[@lindylindylindy]

Famous dex

[@ennuiii]

+Lyricology 101 love your channel! keep up the great work

[@eltico6177]

The most significant rapper of our generation is Kendrick Lamar. Check out his album called "How To Pimp A Butterly", it won like 8 grammies.

[@babablap]

+El Tico that just makes him the most critically acclaimed

[@eltico6177]

babablap then who is the most significant rapper of our generation?

[@pruebavideo8632]

This video it's a blessing for rap and rappers around the world. Thanks to all the team involved

[@kingace6186]

Kendrick is the definition of a human torch, carrying knowledge from his predecessors. The question now is, who will take up the generational art of bars after him.

[@seniorsr4107]

I think Tyler had a potential to be like him, but i'm not really sure bout that

[@jolo4467]

cordae? i dunno but i think so

[@FF-oo8nz]

Yo mama

[@Mooshanmut]

Jid

[@vxsoma4198]

joyner lucas, look at ross cappichioni or any of his freestyles

[@SidneyMosley]

MF Doom, Rakim, Mos Def & Kendrick Lamar on a video about bars... My like button is broken from all this fire.

[@onasmerjil24]

Don't forget Andre!

[@SimDrim33v66]

what about nas

[@primetimei3478]

+simasvta Fr

[@ajwylie4423]

+simasvta Rebel INS most underrated g in the game

[@stevec5885]

Should left out Kendrick and put Elzhi and Roc Marci on

[@santiagorestrepo9504]

I have watched this video an unhealthy amount of times.

[@samjoshwilliams4713]

Me too

[@perri_6]

It fried my brain a bit but I'd watch it again. 👍

[@Dracula666_]

Same

[@gabriielsc]

same for me

[@RalphieMuskinyaar]

It’s better for your health the more you watch it

[@Nikolayski1337]

This made me love and admire hip-hop/rap culture even more. Perfectly put together, thanks a lot!

[@ZachBobBob]

This is the best video I've ever seen

[@kebiwoni]

+Lyricology 101 Ricky Martin

[@RafaelDivoz]

Earl Seatshirt. Chester Watson.

[@ZachBobBob]

Aesop Rock

[@alechaynes1463]

+Lyricology 101 can you break down bishop nehru?

[@ben3000]

Biggie, Nas, Method Man (or wutang in general) would be nice

[@brilleargasm6499]

Every time "Kendrick goes into 4th gear" on Rigamortis, I feel annointed!

[@BigShahCrypto]

I wish this was a 2 day long Documentary.

[@aneenaajith6984]

I am impressed by this video. Great work!

[@58LostMarblesOfficial]

I want to take some time to write that Vox has been some of the most entertaining, educational and interesting content I've seen on KZbin for like the past three months. I really appreciate the quality of these videos.

[@tgunzz3790]

MF Doom is a monster but I'm mad there was no mention of Big L.

[@xaviervelasquez6882]

Same, I was disappointed. Big L's Rhymes and compounding was just amazing, not to mention his punchlines.

[@Joooe97]

Bruh big L is soooo underrated, unreal lyricist

[@manny9564]

Mf doom is like blueface with bars how he raps off beat tbh 😂

[@carlovargas7788]

Big pun...

[@livemolidre]

ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN NAME

[@thirdvisiongarage9148]

Black Thought is another king in my opinion. That 10 minute freestyle was so bonkers.

[@papigringo5692]

My favorite MC ever. While I still love them, I wish The Roots had never taken that TV gig.

[@xtasE1]

You my friend are soooo right Black is so underated

[@getfok_1067]

Royce also

[@hemakarthik6204]

@@getfok_1067 yass. Royce da 5'9 is super underrated

[@JeromeProductions]

Yup

[@MaverickZ007]

Estelle caswell is always welcome to the cookout! brilliant video!

[@leekyoverhere]

“Motive” is layman jargon. “Motif” is for all you refined gentlemen

[@jackgreenwoodmusic]

i was watching and my brain was like.. "i think you mean motif?" but i still really enjoyed the video!

[@brandonfernandes5548]

@@jackgreenwoodmusic Same here. It bothered me low key.

[@paytonlott5183]

good to see fellow intellectuals

[@hugotollan3332]

They're different words with different meanings, she used it incorrectly.

[@uchennamaduno5799]

Brandon Fernandes random, but motif and low key rhyme

[@etiquette16]

this gave me goosebumps, your love for hiphop just poured out through this video!

[@tjsmind]

100%

[@itslikeajunglesometimes]

+1 to the graphics folks on this one. Nicely done.

[@JayTaicho]

+Ben Fortney Amen. As a motion designer, I appreciate the time that was put into this video. Amazing work.

[@TheGreenerItGets]

Agreed. It makes the vid.

[@AzureSC2]

I immediately noticed the editing on this, absolutely phenomenal.

[@CHLBUTTERWORTH]

Just like the creators of this video appreciate rap, I also appreciate the care and work that went into making a video like this. These essays where they analyse and explain how a song is put together give a whole greater appreciation and undestanding of the artist. Thank you for creating this video, and also a thank you to the heads at vox for allowing a series like this to contine. It's truly amazing work.

[@mokkaveli]

Such an amazing executed video. Loved this, earned a subscriber.

[@DaCrolla]

+Lyricology 101 tupac

[@tanyat9077]

CunningLynguists, P.O.S., or Immortal Technique, please.

[@deeughfolte5770]

+Lyricology 101 Hold ya Head. Lyrically beautiful.

[@sam49921]

I'm subed to them just because of her

[@sanuguggu1437]

Lil' Pump has this video on "permanent ignore".

[@ByersReea]

Jessica Brooks Play the song the best love ever

[@krisjackson6102]

I think pretty much every 'lil' has too.

[@sanuguggu1437]

@@krisjackson6102 maybe not Lil' Wayne because he knows how to dance with lyrics.

[@brockstaton5767]

@@sanuguggu1437 Lil Wayne says lots of unintelligent stuff. He has good songs but he isn't one of the best.

[@sanuguggu1437]

@@brockstaton5767 not saying he's one of the best rappers overall but damn sure one of the best if not the best "Lil'" out there. Lil Peep, Lil Steep, Lil Pump, Lil Gump.. All suck and shouldn't be labeled as rappers.

[@DistortedV12]

This is one of my favorite videos on KZbin. Deserves an Emmy

[@jwedwa]

Lmao this is like rap school 88% of rappers out here at the moment need to watch this and take notes!

[@inyerd123]

that's a very specific percentage

[@Kornelius707]

+DayQkuilon J. 100% of people need to learn that brilliant survey and math skills you have :)

[@og_ice_freezer]

word

[@MrMalingenue]

+DayQkuilon J. Life is a school where we learn everyday. 100 % of nowadays rappers need to watch this

[@arress2052]

Agreed 100%.

[@nedd.8479]

I hate when people say that hip-hop is a talentless genre.

[@FeiTheVillain]

Racist white people say that.

[@asomefacepro]

A lot less talent than playing in a band though.

[@rreach9463]

@@asomefacepro lmao no

[@MOON-lx3kl]

@@FeiTheVillain dog you high?

[@FeiTheVillain]

@@MOON-lx3kl You must be one of the ones I was speaking about. Move on.

[@X_Online801]

Biggie Flow has the sexiest grouping of words you will ever read or listen to.. Eminem has a special way of writing as well which makes me consider him one of the best ever.

[@duncansiror5033]

X_Online Biggie's music is probably the most danceable on this list. Besides lyricism, Eminem displays the greatest range of emotion and rapping style.

[@duncansiror5033]

***** I think they chose Rakim over Nas cause Rakim made significant progress in the complexity of hip hop. Nas just went little further. Hov just has effortless confidence and charisma.

[@davidwave4]

Criticizing Biggie for being sexist and then praising Eminem is immensely hypocritical. Eminem's entire career has been pepper with racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs/ideas. Biggie definitely used some sexist language, but he also rapped about how he wants to make his mother happy and how he hates himself for being so awful. I'd take Biggie's self-awareness over Eminem's try-hard edginess any day.

[@X_Online801]

davidwave4 I didn't proof read before I posted it..

[@peterjoyfilms]

davidwave4 I appreciate them both personally

[@jonasbaas]

I love how you curated the playlist. I like you very much. Blessings.

[@EvaAnika]

THIS is why I love hip hop. It's the lyricism. If an "artist" doesn't value lyricism, he's simply in a different genre. No hate, just re-categorize.

[@calebnewton8494]

JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE JUMP OUT THE HOUSE

[@LJ-fr1ei]

@@calebnewton8494 🧛‍♂️🐐

[@kingofcomments1917]

Great point . That’s why sub genres need to be solidified in rap .

[@no1694]

yeah, at that point it is t hip hop it’s trap that’s not necessarily bad though

[@TGforDrugs]

@@calebnewton8494 bro😂😂😂

[@natandfriends]

This video had me thinking about it for days and days...still am! I love the story, the animations, and the art and artists that it is helping us all better understand.

[@duncansiror5033]

Curious, what was your impression of rap before this?

[@mindlander]

you dont know much do you

[@StillLivingReckless]

all elements of Hip Hop (emceeing, breaking, deejaying, graffiti) are deeper than they seem

[@JeromeProductions]

@@StillLivingReckless yup

[@oz9213]

They all live in Dr. Seuss's shadow.

[@MargaretHutz]

Preach.

[@SpecOps140]

lol

[@jcmercado6545]

+Oz9 well at the end of the day.. that is true. lol

[@Rookiewill]

...who was inspired by Shakespeare lol

[@R2theawesomeJ]

One fish two fish Red fish blue fish OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@brandonjean-pierre3504]

Learning literary theory and how to critique poetry is this. Deconstructing language to its most finite units, parsing one technique from another and seeing how each word is intentionally working to create the overall. Experience for the reader. Great job vox