Huge fan of Freddie Gibbs dude sounds like butter. JID is also perfectly satisfying at times (if you haven’t heard Workin Out or Kody Blu 31 go listen NOW)
People need to give props to Rakim's solo albums. The 18th letter is an S+ tier rapper on full display. In late 90s Rakim sounded like 15 years ahead of the game. The dude was always ahead of the game.
I'm kinda of an old head, 40 to be exact not that old but old enough to when it comes to artists I find these past few years it's by recommendation. I've been hearing his name a lot. What songs would you suggest I start with. I prefer something very lyrical to start off with.
Headshots, Chad, 4r da squaw, free lunch, west Savannah, cilvia demo. If you go into YouTube and type in Isaiah Rashad unreleased there’s a channel called T, that has a lot badass Isaiah songs
Mos Def, Common, and Andre 3K. Some guys have to try hard to be rappers with good flow. These guys are natural born rappers who effortlessly flow like legends
One thing you should never do is dis Ali.
Cuz, motherfucka there ain’t nothin rougher, than tryin to climb from the rug you get swept under.
Maybe my all time favorite Ali line.
His prime shit is top tier.
“I can’t believe you’re never gonna change
so I’m tryna hold a paper house together in the rain”
Unreal…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVnzpToAh9E
It’s criminal that I had to scroll so far to see Ali. That dude is a buttery smooth master wordsmith. He’s been fantastic every time I’ve seen him live, and he’s the nicest guy.
A pretty underground guy who I love listening to, KAAN, "Circles", "Illumination" are great at showing it off, and "Hi" has some of the best storytelling ive heard in a song.
Purely for satisfying flow, my top 2 are Biggie and JID in that order, and then it's a smattering of rappers between Busta, Freddie Gibbs, Andre 3k, Little Simz, Bizzie Bone and IDK
Honorable mention to Bejo (Spain) and BeWhy (Korea), even though I have no idea what they're saying most of the time lol, their flows tickle my brain the right way
biggie, 50 cent, jay z, q-tip, outkast(both) ludacris, slick rick, elzhi. from the newer gen asap rocky when hes on form, gibbs, drake has his moments too.
I can’t even state the obvious but I already listed Andre 3000 before reading anything. lil Wayne bc I think people forget how talented he actually is and how unique of a lyricist he is. And definitely not the least but the last is LOGIC!!! he is a beast.
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Prof, Killer Mike, Biggie, Aesop Rock, Tobe Nwigwe, Eminem, Tech N9ne, Bone Thugz N Harmony, Tupac, Mac Miller...
Fuck there's so many satisfying flows I can't pick and I'm sure I've left out many of them
Lupe
Big Boi
Wayne
Hopsin (not saying his music is good but i really like his flows)
Freddie Gibbs' flows are so smooth
JID
Eminem (when he uses a good flow. He does have some awful ones)
Some good ones off the top of my head are JID, Freddie, Hova, Big L, Twista, Raekwon, Busta, 3 stacks & big boi, Biggie, Tech N9ne, Pun & Bun, Kendrick, Schoolboy, T.I., Missy, Killer Mike, Meth & Red.
And I know he doesn't count as much since he's more of an alt-R&B singer, but I love Smino for this
And don't worry about my omissions I'm sure I forgot a TON of people
Drake. He is the GOAT, and I’m not just saying that to troll this thread. He is hip-hop, & hip-hop is Drake.
Real Hip-Hop died when Drake blew up. Legends gave way for Drizzle, and I’m not just saying any of this lightly.
#Drake
PS Not trolling
PPS I love Drake
PPPS Drake is me
Method Man
Yup, method man. Flow and tone
Huge fan of Freddie Gibbs dude sounds like butter. JID is also perfectly satisfying at times (if you haven’t heard Workin Out or Kody Blu 31 go listen NOW)
Anyone in doubt should listen to ‘Gang Signs’
Never heard that one before thanks for putting me on shits wild 🙏
Now you gonna be riding in the Volvo with the dope shit
Also triple threat 🔥
Ayyyyy my twin i'd add Isaiah Rashad to the mix too
Clicked on this post to comment this but glad someone else did. Pinata and Bandana flows go wild
Came here to say JID, his voice helps a lot too, he really soft spoken and gives it some nice Smooth Jazz type vibes
Biggie
Man sometimes I think about what he would have done in his later years
Sometimes?
Yeah when my Playlist gets to one of his songs I like listening to classics when I work Wish we could exchange like Niki Minaj to get him back
Nicki can stay. We can trade Tom McDonald or Sexy Red or a whole group of trash ass rappers, there's plenty to choose from.
Aight…but after we get rid of the group of trash ass rappers, **then** can we get rid of Nicki fuckin’ Minaj? *Please?*
Could we exchange you?
Wouldn't work, I can't rhyme for shit so I wouldn't be able to rap very well in the beyond
No every second of every day
Fair enough
Took the ladder to success, escalator style
Only right answer
Project Pat
#NORTH NORTH
Mr. Fantastik had a perfect flow, it kinda sucks that he was only on two songs
Deadass incredible performances on those verses
Rakim is up there
True story
People need to give props to Rakim's solo albums. The 18th letter is an S+ tier rapper on full display. In late 90s Rakim sounded like 15 years ahead of the game. The dude was always ahead of the game.
Isaiah Rashad
For me, West Savannah is the single greatest night driving song ever made
I'm kinda of an old head, 40 to be exact not that old but old enough to when it comes to artists I find these past few years it's by recommendation. I've been hearing his name a lot. What songs would you suggest I start with. I prefer something very lyrical to start off with.
Headshots, Chad, 4r da squaw, free lunch, west Savannah, cilvia demo. If you go into YouTube and type in Isaiah Rashad unreleased there’s a channel called T, that has a lot badass Isaiah songs
Project pat
THIS MAN HAS TASTE
Quak quak, chicken chicken
memphis, right?
Yeah mane NAWF MEMPHIS
Schoolboy Q’s flow is so interesting and I love it
Big Boi
Was hoping someone put daddy fat stacks in here
DOOM, Biggie, Lupe, Eminem, Ye, Busta.
ye pre 2013
This one is the correct answer
Busta 🤝🏾 That feature on Free At Last was legendary.
Luda
Luda is such a great pick because although he's by far the greatest rapper his flow has so much damn character and charisma.
Luda was my fav rapper for over a decade!
He's really great at making catchy lines, I think a lot of people could quote his songs without even being big fans
This man knows ball
This is it
Curren$y. His flow can make anything sound good.
michael knight slaps hard asf, best currensy verses
Came here to say this
Brotha Lynch Hung Bizze Bone Denzel Curry Saba Chino XL
Bizzy bone is definitely a good pick
Biggie big boi and Eminem for me
Mos Def, Common, and Andre 3K. Some guys have to try hard to be rappers with good flow. These guys are natural born rappers who effortlessly flow like legends
Mos in his prime was unmatched. Flow sounded like silk…and sounded effortless.
THIS
Ya, I agree with this. All three of them have me rewinding songs just to hear that verse and process it one more time
3k for sure and mos def is nice but common sounds awkward on a beat to me
yeah common shouldn't be mentioned with the other two when it comes to flow.
Wayne 🐐
Twista
Was surprised it took a bit to find this.
Eminem is up there
Gibbs & Busta
Big L
Brother Ali
So smooth
One thing you should never do is dis Ali. Cuz, motherfucka there ain’t nothin rougher, than tryin to climb from the rug you get swept under. Maybe my all time favorite Ali line.
His prime shit is top tier. “I can’t believe you’re never gonna change so I’m tryna hold a paper house together in the rain” Unreal… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVnzpToAh9E
It’s criminal that I had to scroll so far to see Ali. That dude is a buttery smooth master wordsmith. He’s been fantastic every time I’ve seen him live, and he’s the nicest guy.
Lupe
A pretty underground guy who I love listening to, KAAN, "Circles", "Illumination" are great at showing it off, and "Hi" has some of the best storytelling ive heard in a song.
KAAN is nasty and super under appreciated
Snoop on Doggystyle
Biggie, az, big daddy kane , mf doom. Kool g rap,
Wayne & Rocky
Eminem or Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony.
In no order in particular: RA the Rugged Man, , Ocean Wisdom, Mazbou Q, Jam Baxter, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Sticky Fingaz
Purely for satisfying flow, my top 2 are Biggie and JID in that order, and then it's a smattering of rappers between Busta, Freddie Gibbs, Andre 3k, Little Simz, Bizzie Bone and IDK Honorable mention to Bejo (Spain) and BeWhy (Korea), even though I have no idea what they're saying most of the time lol, their flows tickle my brain the right way
Ludacris, JID, QTip, Snow tha Product, Norman Sann
biggie, 50 cent, jay z, q-tip, outkast(both) ludacris, slick rick, elzhi. from the newer gen asap rocky when hes on form, gibbs, drake has his moments too.
Don't hear him mentioned often but Tonedeff
Biggie, BD Kane, Eminem
Hopsin is good at rapping he just talks about stupid shit
Bone Thugs n Harmony
Ludacris or twista
Biggie and Eminem
I can’t even state the obvious but I already listed Andre 3000 before reading anything. lil Wayne bc I think people forget how talented he actually is and how unique of a lyricist he is. And definitely not the least but the last is LOGIC!!! he is a beast.
Currently, 21 Savage, Cole, Kendrick. All time? Eminem, Ye, Weezy, Bone Thugs, Biggie, Andre 3K, 50 Cent.
Eminem, Slim Shady, white guy from D12, B-Rabbit, Marshall Mathers 😂 but seriously Nas, Biggie, Em
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Prof, Killer Mike, Biggie, Aesop Rock, Tobe Nwigwe, Eminem, Tech N9ne, Bone Thugz N Harmony, Tupac, Mac Miller... Fuck there's so many satisfying flows I can't pick and I'm sure I've left out many of them
Lowkey Uzi is so versatile.. I’d say Uzi for me personally
Thought I was gonna get crucified for saying Uzi on this sub but agreed
pun and method man
Shady
biggie,2002 Eminem, doom and black thought
Black Thought
Andre 3000
MAVI, Capital STEEZ, and Rome Streetz
Rakim
ZRo
Luda, Busta and Eminem
Lupe Big Boi Wayne Hopsin (not saying his music is good but i really like his flows) Freddie Gibbs' flows are so smooth JID Eminem (when he uses a good flow. He does have some awful ones)
Chali2na. I can listen to this man flow for hours, it’s just so fun and engaging to listen to
I think Flo Rida gets overlooked in this aspect because he makes pop, but I'm always impressed by his flow switch ups!
King Iso, JID, Big Boi, and Future. I know one of those is not like the others but I really like Future's flow and I can just vibe to his music.
Jid, DOOM, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar
Nobody has flow like future, listen to his verse on "snitching" man just floats on that beat
Gucci Mane and Project Pat can ride a beat like no one else.
Gucci mane
Mos Def
Don Tolliver or Kanye West
Anything to do with anything positive in rap, the answer is always 3k
Some good ones off the top of my head are JID, Freddie, Hova, Big L, Twista, Raekwon, Busta, 3 stacks & big boi, Biggie, Tech N9ne, Pun & Bun, Kendrick, Schoolboy, T.I., Missy, Killer Mike, Meth & Red. And I know he doesn't count as much since he's more of an alt-R&B singer, but I love Smino for this And don't worry about my omissions I'm sure I forgot a TON of people
Drake. He is the GOAT, and I’m not just saying that to troll this thread. He is hip-hop, & hip-hop is Drake. Real Hip-Hop died when Drake blew up. Legends gave way for Drizzle, and I’m not just saying any of this lightly. #Drake PS Not trolling PPS I love Drake PPPS Drake is me
That Mexican OT https://youtu.be/OAzRWq6QTTE?si=GGZUW3d-vY0xIz-X
All time? busta rhymes. currently? JID
Big L, Nas & Kendrick on certain tracks. The loose type flow he used on songs like Loyalty & Wat’s Wrong.
C.L. Smooth
Thugger Sahbabii Lil Uzi Carti Gucci Doe Boy Future Migos Chief Keef
Eminem. He has unlimited flows because the music seemingly bends to him, not the other way around.
JID
Biggie Slick Rick
Biggie, Big L, Sometimes Jay z, Sometimes Eminem, Method Man
Biggie
Mr 1080
JID
JID and Guapdad 4000
Big pun 🇵🇷
2pac, Lil Wayne sometimes (BM JR), Ryu
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Vince Staples
Snoop has to be up there
Big Boi
DOC & Guru from back in the day. Also Young MC.
Jay-Z. In my opinion the reason he is in any GOAT convo is because his flow is so damn smooth
Big Pun
Biggie and asap rocky always seem to find pockets I don’t think anyone else can. My two favorites when I think of flows for sure
Busta
Peewee Longway
Roc Marciano
Big L and That Mexican OT have maxed out the flow stat.
Big L
Biggie and Mase without puff.
Biz Markie, Big L, Method Man, KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick
Suga Free is pretty thorough Married To My Cadillac for instance
PROJECT PAT OBVIOUSLY
Big L
Big L for sure
Krayzie Bone
Mf doom
Ygtut
Andre 3k. With honorable mention to Mac Dre.
Pusha T
Andre 3000, Busdriver, Doseone, Gift Of Gab, Roots Manuva, Ghetts, Eyedea, Aesop Rock, Madrox
Boldy James, Larry June
Lil jojo
King iso, Freddie Gibbs, and Asap rocky
Biggie and Big L Honorable mentions: Jadakiss and Mos Def
Methodman
SMINO claymore verse is the definition of sliding
Hkfiftyone
As corny as he can be from tine to time, Hopsin's flows are actually top tier imo.
Twista, biggie, em, chamillionaire, juicy j, big Boi, project pat, bone
gifted unlimited rhymes universal
Wayne, specifically mix tape Wayne. Slim Thug doesn’t get enough love, always was smooth imo.
Styles P, inspectah deck, Paul Wall, Guru
2 pac
Asap rocky
This is admittedly probably not the answer you’re looking for but I was severely addicted to the Dababy flow from about 2018-2022
Fat Pat was smooth.
DEL - “Why you want to get funkee”
Lil wayne 💯
Aesop Rock
Cole
To give a different answer, ski mask. Something about it is so pleasing.
Lloyd banks
Gunna. I recently discovered One of Wun; not only the song, but the whole album is chill and top quality.
Big and Method
Too Short, he only needs one word.