Many hip hop listeners believe that a rapper's lyrics are enhanced by a complex vocabulary. Some of these references are overtly political, while others simply acknowledge, credit, or show dismay about aspects of the rapper's culture and life. Such allusions serve to illustrate or exaggerate a statement, or are simply used for humor. I'm causin more Family Feuds than Richard Dawsonįatal flying guillotine chops off your fuckin' head I be tossin', enforcin', my style is awesome An example is the song "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta Fuck Wit" by the Wu-Tang Clan, in which RZA rhymes, Hip hop lyrics often make passing references to popular culture and other topics. Lil Wayne is also known for his frequent use of smilies and metaphors. Similes and metaphors are used extensively in rap lyrics rappers such as Fabolous and Lloyd Banks have written entire songs in which every line contains similes, whereas MCs like Rakim, GZA, and Jay-Z are known for the metaphorical content of their raps. Rappers use double entendres, alliteration, and other forms of wordplay that are also found in classical poetry. Eminem, on the other hand, often focuses on complex and lengthy multisyllabic rhyme schemes, while "flowas" like Rakim use metaphorical, emotional rhyming, and story telling to communicate a message. Juelz Santana often avoids full rhymes in favor of assonance, consonance, half rhymes, and internal rhymes. Modern rappers have different styles of rhyming. Know that we riddled two middlemen who didn't do diddly. A well-known example of the use of internal rhyme from that time period is found in Big Pun's 1998 song "Twinz", in which he raps:ĭead in the middle of Little Italy, little did we I can't hold it back, I'm looking for the line.īy the 1990s, many rappers had adopted more sophisticated rhyme styles. is President", begins:īut it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme The rapper Rakim, still often regarded as one of the greatest MCs ever, is widely credited with introducing internal rhymes and a more mature sensibility to rapping. The 1979 song "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, the first recorded rap song, was typical of the style, with Big Bank Hank rapping:Īnd party hearty like you just don't care. In the early years of hip-hop, now known as "old-school hip-hop" rap was characterized by simple rhyme schemes and standard refrains. Rap can contain any and all forms of rhyme found in classical poetry such as consonance, assonance, half rhyme, or internal rhyme. In classical poetry, rhymes that span many syllables are often considered whimsical, but in hip hop the ability to construct raps with large sets of rhyming syllables is valued. It's actually pretty dope, here's a snippet Īside from "flow" (the voice and tone of a particular MC), and rhythmic delivery, another central element of rapping is rhyme.
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