How the best rappers rhyme, from Kurtis Blow to Kendrick Lamar
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Vox's Estelle Caswell colour-codes the rhymes in verses by Kurtis Blow, Rakim, Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, MF DOOM and Kendrick Lamar to show how rap rhyming grew denser and more complex.
The colour-coded breakdowns make internal and multisyllabic rhyme visible, and you'll hear these verses differently afterwards.
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One of the most educational and interesting explainer videos I've ever seen is Vox's "Rapping, Deconstructed".