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ElectronHick t1_iydlfqt wrote

Reply to comment by michaelvsaucetookdmt in TIL that researchers actually studied the brain activity of free-style rappers to figure out how they improvise lyrics on the go. by dark_knight1702

I get what you are saying 100%.

Is Hmack good? Yes. Does he have talent? Yes. Is he impressive? Sure.

But his rhymes are shallow, and predictable which stems from the niche he has carved out for himself.

I have been listening to freestyle battles for the better part of two decades, because of this I know what words he is going to use and how he is going to tie them together from the get. The spontaneity and substance is missing, great freestylers can develop a narrative while also making up the lyrics, there is more to it than just braggadocios bars. There should be a cohesion that ties the whole thing together and not just trying to hit them with the next word. I remember when Em did his “any word” freestyle and I thought ‘sure that is dope, but it is missing something’ and compared to his other freestyles, it was.

Its a mismatched jigsaw puzzle that shared similar pieces with other mismatched jigsaw pieces. Instead of getting a good clear picture, you get a bunch of little pieces of a bunch of pictures that don’t form an cohesive image ^or ^song.

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Deafwindow t1_iye84fz wrote

I think when he tries, like when he had to freestyle in front of Kendrick Lamar on a radio show that one time, Harry Mack can construct a freestyle of substance. But most of the time he isn't really putting all that much effort, which is quite impressive nonetheless.

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ElectronHick t1_iyetmd8 wrote

I didn’t like his Kendrick freestyle that much, there is a few that I really enjoyed, but that isn’t one of them.

And upon re-reading my comment I feel like it was a bit too harsh on Hmack. I listen to his stuff regularly, and appreciate his skill. I also have heard some amazing freestyles that have some amazing punchlines that make me exclaim audibly, which he hasn’t done for me. I enjoy listening to him because he has a good time with the crowd he is with, and think he is a good dude who would be fun to hang out with, not because he is the best freestyler to exist.

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userfoundnotfound t1_iydp84j wrote

“I have been listening to freestyle battles for the better part of two decades”

No one cares. You aren’t an expert.

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