What do you think about "rappers" attempting to sing?

Adraen · 09-02-2014, 08:25 AM

I do not know much "rappers who sing" aside from Drake, Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and Kid Ink.

Drake : He has a beautiful and soothing R&B voice in my opinion, but his tone can be sometimes too dark and ugly. Come on, does he even try to hit falsetto notes???

Eminem : Quite a good singer in my opinion. I'm not a big fan but I really love the hook of his song "Space Bound". Great melody and I like the fact that it even has background vocals in falsetto too. The sad thing is, his voice seems always angry...

The two rappers I just reviewed are the ones thzt should be labeled as singers. But the next two...

Wiz Khalifa : Uuuuh.... He is decent in my opinion. I like his hook on "No Sleep" and his verse on "Or Nah". But there's something which REALLY irritates me is that his voice kind of bores me ://// Then most of the time it just seem kind of a pain to listen to it. Makes me want to say : Uuugh... why am I listening to this.

Kid Ink : He has this melodic rapping style, which is nice in my opinion, but just like Wiz Khalifa most of the time he makes me sleepy and his voice irritates me. The autotune on "STFU" is horrible in my opinion.

DwnWthVwls · 09-02-2014, 07:04 PM

I think if they can actually sing that's awesome. Krizz Kaliko is the only artist that comes to mind.

I am skeptical about how good the people you mentioned actually are without studio editing. Sound engineers can make a cat's cry sound like a choir nowadays.

**Janszoon** · 09-02-2014, 07:14 PM

I have absolutely no problem with the idea, but for whatever reason it tends to generally result in songs that I dislike.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 09-02-2014, 08:10 PM

Andre 3000 did a whole album of it and it was excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC0uVsAqo1o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15QgtYqknA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQEBoc-VUk

Engine · 09-02-2014, 08:27 PM

yo

djchameleon · 09-02-2014, 09:05 PM

Yeah Outkast(in particular Idlewild) and Bone Thugs N Harmony do it well.

Engine · 09-02-2014, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Yeah Outkast(in particular Idlewild) and Bone Thugs N Harmony do it well.

I don't really **** with Andre 3000 much but definitely Bone Thugs. Also Pharcyde, Nate Dogg and kinda sorta Kid Cudi. I don't like his voice (he reminds me of Jamiroquai) but Cee Lo can sing.

djchameleon · 09-02-2014, 09:42 PM

I wanted to bring up Cee Lo as part of Goodie Mob but that stupid **** he said on Twitter. I can't support him anymore.

**Janszoon** · 09-02-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I wanted to bring up Cee Lo as part of Goodie Mob but that stupid **** he said on Twitter. I can't support him anymore.

What did he say on Twitter?

djchameleon · 09-02-2014, 09:59 PM

He said something along the lines of women that have been raped remember. So to him if the girl is unconscious then it isn't rape because she wouldn't remember.

09-02-2014, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adraen Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hanoi Posts: 11	What do you think about "rappers" attempting to sing? I do not know much "rappers who sing" aside from Drake, Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and Kid Ink. Drake : He has a beautiful and soothing R&B voice in my opinion, but his tone can be sometimes too dark and ugly. Come on, does he even try to hit falsetto notes??? Eminem : Quite a good singer in my opinion. I'm not a big fan but I really love the hook of his song "Space Bound". Great melody and I like the fact that it even has background vocals in falsetto too. The sad thing is, his voice seems always angry... The two rappers I just reviewed are the ones thzt should be labeled as singers. But the next two... Wiz Khalifa : Uuuuh.... He is decent in my opinion. I like his hook on "No Sleep" and his verse on "Or Nah". But there's something which REALLY irritates me is that his voice kind of bores me ://// Then most of the time it just seem kind of a pain to listen to it. Makes me want to say : Uuugh... why am I listening to this. Kid Ink : He has this melodic rapping style, which is nice in my opinion, but just like Wiz Khalifa most of the time he makes me sleepy and his voice irritates me. The autotune on "STFU" is horrible in my opinion.

09-02-2014, 07:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I have absolutely no problem with the idea, but for whatever reason it tends to generally result in songs that I dislike. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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09-02-2014, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Andre 3000 did a whole album of it and it was excellent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC0uVsAqo1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15QgtYqknA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQEBoc-VUk