quoted 7 lines "Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's not a rap song to be>
> "Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's not a rap song to be
> heard, janky remixes aside, where the beats don't define to the last letter
> the method of rapping on top."
>
> i agree...but that's putting the cart before the horse...the producer is being
> paid by the MC to make a beat that define the MCs flow.
Then why is every rapper going out of their way to fit their rhyme style
around Timbaland's beats? Obviously it cuts both ways. However, one of
the great things about pop hip-hop is how willing even established artists
are to adapt to new production, new beats, new sounds. When a new sound
acquires some sort of critical mass, MCs will get on board with the
producers. Determinism of any kind is never *the* answer, but it can be
*an* answer. I'm just curious whether anyone's read anything that pays
attention to the beats, and how they shape flow and content.
Sam