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	BlackChampagne -- no longer new; improvement also in question.: Distinctive Rap Flow Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Distinctive Rap Flow Today, in a real life conversation, I was talking to a friend about why some rappers have flow and rhythm and stand out and others are just another of the countless mush-mouthed bling-wearers. We didn't come to any definitive conclusions, and I'm not going to blog the whole discussion, but in the process of looking up a YouTube link to email the friend in a post conversation wrap up, I found a remix video I thought worth sharing. The original track is Missy Elliot's Gossip People, most often heard as the soundtrack to about every other amateur jailbait stripper webcam movie on the Internet. I mentioned that song in the rapper conversation since I couldn't tell you one word Missy Elliot says in the whole song. She's got a good voice for that song, very throaty and soulful, but she should probably be a singer, not a rapper, since her words blend together into a sustained musical note. In contrast, the feat. rap on the song, from Ludicris, is instantly memorable and stands out for the flow and rhythm and clarity of his voice. He says nothing memorable or intelligent, but his delivery is great, and I think he gets a boost by the rest of the song being essentially 2.5 minutes of background noise. Catchy, tangy, strippertastic background music, but a 15 sec loop would serve basically the same purpose. (I've heard some versions of the song with another guest rapper, a female who goes before Ludicris, but I don't know who it is and her rap is the worst part of the song, so I'm not going to find out or link it now.) At any rate, while looking for a link to that Missy Elliot song, I saw this one advertised as a Fat Boy Slim remix, and since I liked it a lot, I'm embedding it here. It's a subtle remix, just enhancing what's there, but it adds a second level of driving percussion, and makes the song feel a bit faster and more dancier. If you're into that sort of thing. Labels: fat boy slim, music, rap, you tube Posted by: Flux # 6:49 PM Comments: Post a Comment << Home Archives May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2012

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