by Block » Mar 23rd, '11, 23:12
Okay, I gave them a thorough, unbiased listen. The accents don't really hinder my decision making but, I really don't care for them (the accents). Simply because as an American a lot of what they say can be really hard to understand.
Their flow seems really sloppy in a lot of songs. Before you jump on my ass, allow me to explain. Yes, they cram a lot of multies into their rhymes, but in a lot of situations (here included) that actually hinders the flow of the song. In most cases, they don't ride the beat very smoothly. By that, I mean that they could have placed an extra syllable (or two) or taken out a syllable or two. They sacrifice a lot of their flow for the sake of multies; I'm very much against that. Rappers such as spoon / mac lethal / sadistik prove that, if written correctly, there is no need to sacrifice flow for multies; They can work together very, very well.
^^^ This is not to say that some of their songs didn't flow well. They did. EX: multiplicity flowed very well, but the majority did not.
Secondly, their rhyme schemes, from what I've heard, are very, very similar to those who came before them in that genre, notably Diabolic and Canibus.. Along with a slew of battle rappers (thesaures, Iron solomon, etc.) In that respect, they're not very innovative. I mean, they do it well but they aren't groundbreaking.
This being said, I believe they're severely over-hyped on this forum. They aren't groundbreaking or innovative as a whole, but I can see how they are very innovative over in the UK scene.
Overall they aren't something I'd listen to on a regular basis, simply because it's not my type of music. But they are talented and stick to their subject matter very well.
For $5...