Does a rap artist voice matters???

[buttuh_b]

Yes, it's very important.

 

[Dope Era]

Banks Be Sounding Bad Sometimes And It Throws Off The Record.

 

[ocelot]

I know Banks is nice... I just can't understand him.

 

[buttuh_b]

Please don't turn this into a Banks bashing thread. I see what you did on the low @ohhhla.

 

[YamoleySensei]

K. Dot is garbage,the nerve of you putting that doofus in the same sentence as God's Son....

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

i try not to let it but sometimes it does, like years ago i hated on boosie, but when zoom dropped i thought it was a cool lil banger then i listened to his other stuff and the subject matter was too powerful, but at the same time, i wont even listen to artists like dizzie rascal, cant tolerate that accent

 

[KINGEC]

Yes. Can you get through 4 mins of this?

 

[jono]

Unique voices takes some getting used to, some people can get used to it and some can't.

I got used to Freeway & Boosie's voices but I can't fuck with B-Real however.

I think the voice needs to fit the content in order for it to be at its most effective.

 

[D_Rap_Scholar]

Nas rarely switches his cadence, so I can see why his voice might sound boring after a while. In fact, that's part of the major criticisms he gets as an emcee: his overall lack of charisma. Some critics have tried to point that out about him (e.g. Jon Caramanica recently called him a humorless "clear-eyed storyteller" and "sober motherfucker"). But I think that can be a little misleading. Mic presence isn't just about the cadence you have or how much emotion you display; for Nas and so many other artists, mic presence has always been about connecting with your audience, and having yourself heard by listeners. And when it comes to that, rhyming and subject matter is how Nas reaches his fans. He'll change his voice when he feels it helps (e.g. One Mic, Seuko's Story, Undying Love, and Who Killed It) but for the most part, his primary concern as an artists has always been with keeping his lyrical form, and displaying his songwriting skills. That's why he can excel as a storyteller and commentator, without having to do much with his voice.

 

[spit_fiya]

Yes...still gettin use to K. Dot's voice....it's even worse when he tries to sound like some out of space mofo.

 

[achewon87]

 

[DOPEdweebz]

It does in terms of presence delivery n flow, but some niggas be sorta homo when it comes to voice preferences.. Yikes.

 

[Meta_Conscious]

so u asking if how something sounds matters in music?

 

[Ounceman]

keak da sneak. nuff said

 

[D_Rap_Scholar]

Btw, I was confused by one thing..........

I do believe Nas is better creativity and lyrically but not artistry wise, imo.

????? How can you better lyrically and creatively, and be the worse artist? lol

 

[mosincredible]

Btw, I was confused by one thing..........

I do believe Nas is better creativity and lyrically but not artistry wise, imo.

????? How can you better lyrically and creatively, and be the worse artist? lol

They are 2 different things. Your writing abilities and your ability to hear and match tonality with music are 2 different talents. There are lyricists scattered all throughout hip-hop that can't pick beats or match tones with good beats when they get them. The tone in which you rap your verses is just as important to completing the composition we all hear as the final product of music.

 

[D_Rap_Scholar]

Btw, I was confused by one thing..........

I do believe Nas is better creativity and lyrically but not artistry wise, imo.

????? How can you better lyrically and creatively, and be the worse artist? lol

They are 2 different things. Your writing abilities and your ability to hear and match tonality with music are 2 different talents. There are lyricists scattered all throughout hip-hop that can't pick beats or match tones with good beats when they get them. The tone in which you rap your verses is just as important to completing the composition we all hear as the final product of music.

fair enough....so what does that mean in this case? Nas might be the better writer, but Kendrick knows how make better music?

 

[nujerz84]

Yay

Yes if sons voice is painful to your ears no matter how nice he is Im not going to listen to his music.

 

[A$AP_A$TON]

Matters to an extent. But if you really spitting then I can look past it. That's why I could never get in to Lil Boosie, niggas would be really offended when I say that nigga trash. I respect how he keeps it "real" and not afraid to rap about whatever is on his mind. But I can't listen to a whole album.

 

[soul rattler]

If your name is Shyne, yes.