![]() And there are rappers (Eminem being another great example) who use multiple voice styles to rap, but NO ONE has mastered this art form in the current age of music more than Kendrick Lamar. ![]() This meant the death of the ‘rap group’, which was kind of a rough stage of evolution for those of us who loved multiple voices and styles on a record (shoutout to Poor Righteous Teachers, who were a 90’s rap crew that ONE of you will have ever heard of). That one persona that stands on the stage spitting and commands all ears to stand at attention. ![]() Dre, Jay-Z, and Eminem (though that motherf*cker stayed true to his roots and his real squad by forming D12) helped usher in the age of the rap superstar. I mean, come on, everyone has a favorite member of Wu-Tang, they tend to vary widely, and no one is wrong. The reason for this was, different MC’s with wickedly different and unique voice stylings could ALL come to the table and spit a verse, there were grimy voices, smooth voices, more educated voices, angry voices, and added altogether and blended, there was something for everyone listening and that was the biggest selling point for many people. Tribe Called Quest, Onyx, Wu-Tang, Pharcyde, hell, don’t make me name drop the Fu-Schnickens on your naive asses, you get my point ( I am true, WHAT, I am a true Fu-Schnick!). ![]() You look back on some of the biggest acts of the time and they were all crews. You rolled with a crew, that is just how things went. Growing up with hip hop in the 90’s, it was all about crews.
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