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Most Well Structured Rap Song Ever?

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Re: Most Well Structured Rap Song Ever?

Postby juelz21 » Mar 28th, '11, 21:31

eminem lose yourself
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Re: Most Well Structured Rap Song Ever?

Postby xxTrigger1989xx » Mar 28th, '11, 21:39

Lose Yourself is definitely on up there.
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Came back to annihilate, the game's in dire straights, as I await
Word on Satan, as I drop, fall to my knees before this Quija board and I pray
Now I lay me down to sleep
I do this shit in my sleep, I’m sleepin' now, imagine if I awake


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Re: Most Well Structured Rap Song Ever?

Postby MikeNUFC » Mar 29th, '11, 00:12

Lose Yourself is extraordinary structure-wise.

The switch from first verse to second verse then back to the third verse shows how quickly things can change ("one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip")

And then the genius way in which he slips to and from his life to the life of Jimmy. Purposely blurs the lines between the two, not only showing the similarilites between the two lives, but it also cleverly relates to how his life had become a movie at that time (see: Eminem Show).

"And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life"
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Re: Most Well Structured Rap Song Ever?

Postby Tornado » Mar 29th, '11, 11:28

MikeNUFC wrote:Lowkey & Logic - Relatives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9rgJdFcRRY

The best thing about this structurally is how each line from the two characters links to the previous one. Gives such a great direct comparison

Then the amazing ending - the cleverest part about it is the way in which both characters voices are used for "was my little sister dead on the floor" - although in the narrative it's the Iraqi's guy's sister, the use of both voice links you immediately to the chorus that follows - "one way or another, we're all relatives".


Love that track.
Can't think of many songs that the structure works well. Diabolic's 12 Shots is also a good journey of the emotions you feel as you drink
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