Cassidy on Drake's Rap Style vs. Kendrick Lamar's: Drake's Got A Lot of Styles (Part 14)
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Published 2023-05-03
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In this clip, Coach PR started asking Cassidy to break down Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rhyming styles, and Cassidy started off speaking about Drake’s versatility. Cassidy pointed out that Drake doesn’t even have to even rhyme words to come off smooth, and he added that he never rhymes one-syllable. Cassidy added that he sees rhyming one-syllable as “cheating,” and he explained that he’s critical of other artists because he’s so hard on himself. From there, Cassidy spoke about his podcast, where he will break down different songs by each bar. After a breakdown on the difficulty of rhyming words with multiple syllables, Cassidy stated that Fabolous, Griselda, and Eminem can do that, but he added that it’s rare.
Interview by: Coach PR
All Comments (21)
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Imagine if Cass taught poetry in high school: “Ya’ll not getting any POINTS if Ya’ll not using more than ONE SYLLABLE..”
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I would watch a Cassidy podcast where he breaks down rhymes
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His is literally cutting a lane for himself. He has just broke down the science of rapping. He has just become a teacher. This is great for hip hop
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Just picturing Cass listening to a Drake album by himself and thinking “Damn…where he get all these styles from? This is incredible” 😂😂😂
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I appreciate him breaking it down and teaching people what true lyricist do and how rare they are. “Drake got a lot of styles and I don’t know where he gets them from” 😂😂😂 am I the only one who caught that??
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Cassidy is like the English teacher of rap!💯
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fab was really the best at multi syllable raps - he would rhyme 7 syllable set for damn near a whole verse and it would never sound forced always effortless
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High level multi syllable rap he’s breaking down right here 🫡
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Drake has mastered human behavior. He can rap in any style, but this generation doesn’t appreciate lyrics the same way. That’s why a lot of his songs have been more simple now. He adapts with the times.
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As an emcee since 87 when i was 7 i easily get and agree with what he is saying. Im more surprised that many people don't naturally realize this and its the main problem as to why back in my day only us serious emcees said we rapped and nowadays anybody, literally anyone can say they can "rap" and get away with it. And he didnt even start to talk about cadence and flow, the next part after flipping dope syllables. Well done breakdown.
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He definitely is a master wordsmith he can teach your class on this
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Kendrick is the king of rhyming with 4 or 5 syllables
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The way he broke this shit down is EXACTLY why I never tried to seriously rap’ I respect the art too much to just throw anything out there Cass on point
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Cassidy need to teach a class on BARS!
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Cassidy is describing true rap talent compared to being a good entertainer using rap
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I'm glad somebody knows how to break this down...I get frustrated trying to explain this to the people around me
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Syllables is the challenge so when its done right its impressive to hear. I always went for the most syllables especially when i was younger and just starting.
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I was a big Cassidy fan as younin! BARS as his coming of age meant a lot to me what I went through. Love from South Africa Cass.
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Cass doesn’t have a gift of breaking down syllables in a rhyme. It’s elementary to see those patterns. It’s Advanced Dr. Seuss.
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Them 16 syllable runs are where it’s at. Shouts to cambatta. I did it a few times as well. Mental dexterity for sure.
