Comments on: Drake Explains Hot97 Freestyle (Audio)

By: Richy

Richy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:36:40 +0000

^^ This dude above me calls everyone dumb as fuck, when he can’t even use the simple rules of Grammar. Drake is a fruit.

By: YunG MoneY

YunG MoneY — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:33:53 +0000

dog all u n8ggaz r dum az fuk, if u rly think drake corny u shuld listen 2 another style of music cuz his lyrics r killin all those wack ass rappers u b namin lyk lupe he trash dats y he makin a tv show cuz nobody buys his records n he broke az hell, drake iz prolly 1 of tha most creative rappers besides wayne and jay z, u actually hav 2 think bout where he comin from, he aint a trap star n he aint tryna b he jus puttin out music bout wats on his mind and 2 me dats wats real

By: D. $cience

D. $cience — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:10:18 +0000

I think the term “Freestyle” gets way out of context, causing confusion. I know the terms “Freestyle” and “Freeverse”. Freeverse is like unrhymed or rhymed poetry, but it flows and the patterns blend with the subject. Freestyle, to my knowledge, is really a free style, meaning you can come off the top, or it can be pre-written. Hell, a freestyle can be you just hyping up the cipher with ad-libs. As long as you move the crowd and you come off dope and fresh, it doesn’t matter how technical you define a “Freestyle”.

And BTW, I’m not sticking up for Drake, for I too think he’s just corny. I’m just keeping it real.

Just sayin’.

By: The Wales

The Wales — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:24 +0000

Drake never tried to be a freestyle type of artist. You don’t have to be able to freestyle to be considered a great rapper. So if he chooses to spit some writtens whats the big deal?

By: lol

lol — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:10:17 +0000

This guys a fucking crumb. He is not a MC – PERIOD. Thats why. Keep singing little boy.

By: Forward

Forward — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:21:38 +0000

Originally, in Old School Hip-Hop, the term ‘freestyle’ referred to a pre-written rap verse that was not on any particular subject matter and was just written for the purpose of demonstrating skill. The term is still occasionally used in this way, though the majority of today’s artists use it to mean improvised rapping.

By: KAMUS

KAMUS — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:21:33 +0000

it was all good a cpl months ago…i still think Drake can rap better than sing. whats funny is u got these rappers who have been rapping waaay longer than Drake but he sounds 10x better than them..lol WONDER WHY?????????????

By: drakes a disney c

drakes a disney c — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:28 +0000

when i listen to music i take away something deep the artist has to say…i dont wanna know what deep shit drake was thinkin when he was doin lines for degrassi

By: qp

qp — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:10 +0000

Yeah, freestyling is an lost art form. I appreciate those who actually try to freestyle off the head and try to make sense like when Charles Hamilton and Asher Roth did that freestyle for XXLmag. Hell even CuDi tries to freestyle (even though he’s not the best at it.) As for Drake, it was a rookie moment because he should have already have a couple verses memorized if he is going to spit writtens. But yeah a hot verse is a hot verse. Even though I would like to believe that Lupe’s “freestyle” on RapCity and the BET cypher were off the head, they was not.

By: Mr. Andre

Mr. Andre — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:04:32 +0000

Did I miss something?

Is there now a difference btwn Freestyle and “off the top?”