A Problem With "Multies"

[Slim Fiasco]

Great convo, guys

[Spyder]

Great convo, guys

great input, fam

[ronnie56]

also the dudes ive come across in regards in talking to in regards in my years of discussing rhymes alot of them think multies have to match in syllable count regardless if the vocab isn't that complex and if it actually rhymes or how many syllables u can rhyme.

[Eedee]

Drake is actually a pretty good rhymer, IMO.

[ronnie56]

imo for the record drake can't rhyme for shit imo.

[Slim Fiasco]

Great convo, guys

great input, fam

[EminemBase]

I'd say the very best make multies a happy accident.

Em in his prime didn't sound like he was trying to write multies... just sounded like rhymes happened to be occurring - the content, subject-matter, wit and everything else was at its most interesting and thought-provoking and the multies just complemented and added to the effect, they never drove it.

But they undoubtebly make rap and verses much much more pleasing to the ear.

So I don't think it's either/or and you are either a multi freak who sacrifices content or you are a more relaxed rhymer with good content but not many multies... I think a true master of the art should be able to write complex and interesting material where the multies are a bonus upshot yet very much a focus of the work.

[Amadeo]

I'd say the very best make multies a happy accident.

Em in his prime didn't sound like he was trying to write multies... just sounded like rhymes happened to be occurring - the content, subject-matter, wit and everything else was at its most interesting and thought-provoking and the multies just complemented and added to the effect, they never drove it.

But they undoubtebly make rap and verses much much more pleasing to the ear.

So I don't think it's either/or and you are either a multi freak who sacrifices content or you are a more relaxed rhymer with good content but not many multies... I think a true master of the art should be able to write complex and interesting material where the multies are a bonus upshot yet very much a focus of the work.

This.

[Amadeo]

my favorite multisyllable rhyme spitter ever is makaveli aka pac he did while being technical and had content in his verses that were profound all while making sense.

I didn't notice many multis in Tupac's music.

Then again, I haven't really listened to all his music. I really only noticed heavy use of multis in Dear Mama, and a few post-humous releases like Changes.

On the subject of Dear Mama...that really is a great song.

[EminemInsider]

If you're not going to rhyme, you may as well write prose.

The reason some rappers fail to entertain me (actually, most of them) is their idea of "flow," which sacrifices their connection to the content of what they're saying. So many rappers are so focused on mimicking the drum patterns that they deliver everything virtually in a monotone. At that point, I don't care what rhyme schemes they have or what they've written about, because they may as well have put it out in text.

[Shady-Yo]

my favorite multisyllable rhyme spitter ever is makaveli aka pac he did while being technical and had content in his verses that were profound all while making sense.

I didn't notice many multis in Tupac's music.

Then again, I haven't really listened to all his music. I really only noticed heavy use of multis in Dear Mama, and a few post-humous releases like Changes.

On the subject of Dear Mama...that really is a great song.

C'mon... I was bumpin some Pac yesterday and I realized that he could actually write MULTIS Don't know why I've never cought this, but yeah... he had some nice multies. Especially in his first years of his carreer. I'd say he had multies in pretty much every song in 1990-1993. But his content was the most important, multies were just a bonus, like EmBase said. "Brenda's Got A Baby" for example... such a perfect, classic rap song.

And his multies in 1992 (listen to third verse):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWMsWO0vPa8

[yoda you can call me]

Everyone's at it now, so it's kind of lost it's charm. For me to be wowed by multis now, you got to spit some spectacular shit and have a really dope flow that sounds nice to my ears, otherwise i ain't too fussed

[Amadeo]

my favorite multisyllable rhyme spitter ever is makaveli aka pac he did while being technical and had content in his verses that were profound all while making sense.

I didn't notice many multis in Tupac's music.

Then again, I haven't really listened to all his music. I really only noticed heavy use of multis in Dear Mama, and a few post-humous releases like Changes.

On the subject of Dear Mama...that really is a great song.

C'mon... I was bumpin some Pac yesterday and I realized that he could actually write MULTIS Don't know why I've never cought this, but yeah... he had some nice multies. Especially in his first years of his carreer. I'd say he had multies in pretty much every song in 1990-1993. But his content was the most important, multies were just a bonus, like EmBase said. "Brenda's Got A Baby" for example... such a perfect, classic rap song.

And his multies in 1992 (listen to third verse):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWMsWO0vPa8

There's not a heavy use of multis in the song you posted...there are a few, though.

[ronnie56]

my favorite multisyllable rhyme spitter ever is makaveli aka pac he did while being technical and had content in his verses that were profound all while making sense.

I didn't notice many multis in Tupac's music.

Then again, I haven't really listened to all his music. I really only noticed heavy use of multis in Dear Mama, and a few post-humous releases like Changes.

On the subject of Dear Mama...that really is a great song.

lmao then how can u really comment on his music if u haven't really listen to most of his catalog.

[ronnie56]

@ amadeo that song did have multies shit was fulled with them
the longest ones are these 5 syllable multies

records ain't easy
hectic it's sleazy

Well it's ninety-one and I'm livin kinda swell now
But I hear that you're going through some hell pal
But life makin records ain't easy
It ain't what I expected it's hectic it's sleazy
But I guess that the streets is harder
Trying to survive in the life of a young godfather
My homies is making it elsewhere
Striving, working nine to five with no health care
We both had dreams of being great
But his deferred, and blurred and changed in shaped
It's fate, it wasn't my choice to make
To be great, I'm giving it all it takes
Trying to shake, the krips and fakes and snakes
I gotta take, my place or fall from grace
The boys late, the pace is quick and great
Smiling face, to hide the trace of hate
But my homie would never do me wrong
That's why I wrote this song, if you ever need me it's on
No matter who the foe they must fall
Us against them all I'm down to brawl if my homies call