Rappers, Sorted by Size of Vocabulary

Post by matwood » Mon, May 05, 2014, 3:53 AM UTC

omegaham wrote: post #156

likeclockwork wrote: post #141

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I'm sure the answer to this question is "He looks more articulate than the average rapper."

Gibes regarding racism aside, some people seem more articulate due to the fact that they carry themselves differently during interviews. Of course, many musicians will keep a persona going during interviews as well, so it's still not a very reliable metric. The most extreme example I've seen was Marilyn Manson, but there are plenty of musicians who rap / sing about really inane stuff and then show that they're way sm…

Post by VonGuard » Mon, May 05, 2014, 4:14 AM UTC

sizzle wrote: post #195

skylan_q wrote: post #3

Kool Keith should be exempt from this list. He's not from any of the 4 regions listed, but from Jupiter.

From the song 'Earth People' " First patient, pull out the skull, remove the cancer Breaking his back, chisel necks for the answer Supersonic bionic robot voodoo power Equator ex my chance to flex skills on Ampex With power meters and heaters gauge anti-freeze Octagon oxygen, aluminum intoxicants More ways to blow blood cells in your face React with four bombs and six fire missiles Armed with seven rounds of space do…

Post by nightpool » Mon, May 05, 2014, 4:57 AM UTC

nardi wrote: post #183

nightpool wrote: post #144

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Profit makes more sense to me, because it ties into the directly proceeding line "Please take me, please calm me, please make me a zombie". Aes is clearly talking about advertising and (broadly) media here, and while the double meaning of "prophet" does contribute to the line, the surface meaning is that he's donating his brain (attention) to the Panasonic profit (from advertising). However, that said, that page ( ht…

It's obviously both "profit" and "prophet." Neither one is wrong.

Post by chaired » Mon, May 05, 2014, 6:13 AM UTC

leorocky wrote: post #70

randomdrake wrote: post #61

For those who aren't familiar with Aesop Rock, I'd invite you to give him a listen sometime. His earlier albums, in particular, have been very influential to me in many ways. Both in my artistic and professional careers. From comments on the conditions of the working man and the condition of feeling trapped in a "j-o-b"[1]: "Now we the American working population Hate the fact that eight hours a day Is wasted on chas…

I don't know man, I listened to a couple of the tracks and he definitely has lyrical skills, and I like some of the tracks, but the quotes you selected aren't very good at all, at best obvious topics with all the insight of a million college freshmen. Having said that I like "None Shall Pass" that has a really great sound. To be entirely honest, I love rap, but not for any insight rappers have in world affairs, but f…

Post by sizzle » Mon, May 05, 2014, 6:19 AM UTC

VonGuard wrote: post #213

sizzle wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the song 'Earth People' " First patient, pull out the skull, remove the cancer Breaking his back, chisel necks for the answer Supersonic bionic robot voodoo power Equator ex my chance to flex skills on Ampex With power meters and heaters gauge anti-freeze Octagon oxygen, aluminum intoxicants More ways to blow blood cells in your face React with four bombs and six fire missiles Armed with seven rounds of space do…

Best line comes next though: "With my helmet on, you can't tell me I'm not in space."