Eminem tries to fit as many rhymes (here including "assonance" under the more general term of "rhyme") as are possible into his verse
Eminem, while skilled with one-syllable or multisyllabic rhymes in different places in the bar, largely favors complex multisyllabic rhymes in the same order but in different places in the bar. However, his command of all different techniques of rap is formidable, and doesn’t really have any weaknesses. He is in a class alone, possibly with one other rapper: Nas.
> The best rhymer in all of rap, internal rhymes, external rhymes, block rhymes, free rhymes, use of rhythmic phrases, Unique grammatical phrase groupings, complex flow
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Nas is similar to Eminem, but favors less rhymes, although this is done consciously; his rhyme skills are likewise in a class of their own. His rap flows more, although this is not a judgment call at all. Like Eminem, he uses sentences of varying length and structuring in order to vary his rhymes.
> One of the greatest lyricists & story tellers, complex flow & rhymes, unique technique & structure, allows his own verses to lead very strongly musically into the chorus
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Kendrick Lamar : His ability to seamlessly transition between different rhythmic levels, from quadruplets, to quintuplets, to sextuplets, to double-quadruplets, is on a level I have never seen before. I’ve seen these rhythms before, most predominantly in Busta Rhymes circa the “Genesis” album, Outkast’s albums circa “Aquemini”, and Eminem post-2001 until Relapse. But I’ve never seen anyone able to put it all together at once like Kendrick and move from one to the next almost effortlessly.
> The most rhythmically complex rapper in all of rap, complex and unique flow/Rhymes, Innovative rhymes & flow, great lyricist & storyteller
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2pac’s flow is hard-hitting. He will fit many rhymes in lines usually organized by the bar without any consideration for how quickly they come; he goes 100% all the time. He couples this with amazing storytelling abilities in order to be correctly considered one of the greatest of all time.
> One of the greatest storyllers & lyricist, his flow is hard-hitting
Mos Def is a pretty technically complex rapper. The hallmarks of his style here are the extended block rhyming, the high number of accents per bar, the complex rhymes, and the changing of the accents’ metrics.
> complex multisyllables, usually on the order of three or four syllables, that are both internal and end rhymes that come in different places in the bar while generally being in the same order.
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Common manipulates the length of his phrases to emphasize certain areas. For instance, in bars 11, 12, and 13, bars 29, 30, and 31, he shortens his phrases greatly. In other places most phrases are about a bar long; in those 2 groupings, they are more like half a bar. This variation keeps the ear interested in what he's saying.
> plays with metaphores and the length of his phrases, complex rhymes, sophisticated technique, uses pauses in interesting metrical places
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He also analysed other rappers :
Lil Wayne, at his best, usually fits multisyllable rhymes at the end of lines that equally fall within the bar or not. However, he has a bad tendency of repeating certain words that make his flow stop because he doesn’t rhyme. His flow is also very syncopated, meaning he places a lot of notes between the beats of the 4/4 bar.
Kanye West usually has one-syllable end rhymes in sentences that usually fit completely by the bar. He relies on puns rather than complex musical raps in order to make his rhymes interesting
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Game (but it's not a solo song):
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