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What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« on: November 22, 2004, 11:27:28 AM »
As a writer of all my own shit I have to ask what makes rap songs tight or weak?
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2004, 02:00:38 PM »
flowww, metaphors/lyrics/story, beats - in that order i think? depends on the purpose of the song actually.
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2004, 05:12:29 PM »
I'm almost convinced that the #1 thing that makes a song weak or tight is the bassline. 
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2004, 05:16:51 PM »
Quote from: Trauma on November 22, 2004, 05:12:29 PM
I'm almost convinced that the #1 thing that makes a song weak or tight is the bassline. 

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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2004, 05:46:39 PM »
I'd say you need a good beat, no matter how good the rhyme is, its no good to listen to on a pathetic beat.  Flow is very important too, lyrics, story has to be the least important though.
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2004, 12:43:38 AM »
if u want good rap u need something that isnt elementary, something that stands out. And if ur flow works with ur beat. Have ur metaphors leave the listerner with a laff
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2004, 08:19:38 AM »
beat, baseline, most important, u saw how big in da club was, and it was all about the beat. basicly one amazingly hot beat and right ppl in ur crew makes u superstar :o
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2004, 01:31:24 PM »
in order: beat, lyricism, flow, wordplay, delivery.

if its appealing to the mainstream: beat, flow, delivery, wordplay, lyricism

what i prefer: beat, flow, lyricism, wordplay, delivery
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2004, 08:42:35 PM »
Quote from: Trauma on November 22, 2004, 05:12:29 PM
I'm almost convinced that the #1 thing that makes a song weak or tight is the bassline. 

man, someone finally said it.  Basslines are key.  Not really for every song, but most classic songs have amazing basslines.  A bassline can make or break a song. 
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2004, 01:06:08 AM »
Even if you go back and look @ old songs you know you like, you'll probably find they have an awesome bassline, even if you never paid attention to it.  It's not just rap like that, either.  That's why everybody loves the Beatles, Paul McCartney was a fuckin' KICK ASS bass player. 
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2004, 12:22:04 PM »
Quote from: Trauma on November 24, 2004, 01:06:08 AM
Even if you go back and look @ old songs you know you like, you'll probably find they have an awesome bassline, even if you never paid attention to it. It's not just rap like that, either. That's why everybody loves the Beatles, Paul McCartney was a fuckin' KICK ASS bass player.
so true.. i blast that shit in my car.. and u just hear pauls bass shakin my doors.. nice tunes too
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2004, 09:37:57 PM »
production/beats for me..its half the reason i listen to hip hop...an awesome beat can make a bad rapper sound good, and a good rapper have great songs(50 cent, emeniem)
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2004, 09:53:33 PM »
the feel of the song. you can have dope lyrics and beat.. but if the mc's flow is shit or whatever, aslong as you got a feel for the song then it's dope. an mc can have shit lyrics, but a dope flow and beat, and if it feels good, that's all that matters
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Re: What Makes Rap Songs Weak Or Tight?
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2004, 01:02:54 AM »
what make rap songs go is the energy and story into it.
waht makes them crap are shit lyricss like this one give me what yah got for a pork chop.
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