What Are Your Aspect Percentages?

[Satire]

Inspired by TriggerFinger. Measure out how much you care for each attribute of rap in a song. Mine:

Rhyming 18%
Content 25%
Flow/Rhythm 17% (This kind of intersects with rhyming tbh)
Delivery/Voice 15%
Production (Beat, Audio Quality, etc.) 15%
Hook 10%

In my opinion, a great hook can save an "okay, nothing special" instrumental and give the illusion that it's actually a good beat.

Before anyone asks about punchlines I consider them part of content. Don't argue about semantics bitch, just answer.

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Rhyming 20%
Content 30%
Flow/Rhythm 20%
Delivery/Voice 15%
Production (Beat, Audio Quality, etc.) 10% (don't care as much for the beat as I do for audio quality)
Hook 5%

[dead prez]

I'm not going to give percentages cause I suck at math despite being Asian, but I guess I'll give reasons.

Rhyming : Least important factor for me, I mean obviously I care about it, but I don't need jawdropping rhyme schemes for me to enjoy the song. An artist with Lupe's calibre of rhyming is good enough, though if they can incorporate Eminem style internals into their verses without sacrificing substance than cool they get brownie points.

Content:: Hmm, this depends as I listen to different artists for different reasons, if I want deep introspective rap than I guess I'll check out POS, if I want Native tongue style eccentricity with a twist than I guess I'll check out Blackalicious, if I want expertly delivered stream of consious rhymes in vivide detail that confuse but awe me than I'll listen to SC. All preferences and depends in my mood, I'm not a big fan of punchline rap, but I guess it's alright.

Flow/Rhythm:: This is important as well, but like content it varies from artist to artist. I will say I prefer unique flows over rapid fire flows if that gives you clue.

Delivery/Voice:: This is probably the technicality (if you consider voice one) that I really hold in high regard, voice/delivery (although they shouldn't be confused) are extremely important to me, and I can't listen to artists who's delivery or voice turns me off. Rap is a vocal art after all, though you can make a case that this is subjective.

I'm not a big fan of w igger voices or deliveries if that gives you a hint.
Oh and I like Gift of Gab's delivery but his voice is kinda nerdy in some songs that's a complete turn off, but he has melody so it kinda makes up for it.
I'm not a fan of Lupe's voice, but his delivery in some songs are on point and he conveys the right emotion for the songs (Hurt Me soul,Coulda Been which he has that solemn sobering delivery).
Ghostface's voice is probably my favorite he has that NY ebonics accent down and the perfect storytelling voice mixed with the right slang, oh and he has such an energetic delivery on some songs that he makes the beat his bitch. Not many mcs have as much energy as Ghost on the Mic, and he's one of the few mcs who I thought could have done the Heavy (Oh No) beat full justice.

Production (Beat, Audio Quality, etc.):I'm not going to front like I'm some expert on production, and a while back I didn't really care about production, after listening to Nujabes I hold production in much higher esteem. I guess I like Nujabes, Madlib style production the most if that gives you a clue. Though like everything in music it's subjective.

Hook : Never really cared for hooks unless it's really catchy, but for the most part I'm used to samples being the hooks, so I don't really hold them in high esteem. Though a catchy hook is always welcome, I suppose.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

Rhyming: 25%
Content:20%
Flow/Rhythm:20%
Delivery/Voice:15%
Production:15%
Hook:5%

[christalgurl]

Rhyming 15%
Content 18%
Flow/Rhythm 22%
Delivery/Voice 25%
Production 7%
Hook 13%

Delivery/Voice: If I can't enjoy someone's voice, there's no way I can enjoy their music. It's not an accent thing, though. I can listen to rappers with accents. I like Lowkey, Akala, etc. It's just certain voices. I don't like slurred voices at all. I hate that. Biggie's voice ruins literally almost every song he has. I just can't stand it, so I can't listen regardless of the rest of the factors.

Flow/Rhythm: This basically goes along with the voice thing. I like to hear a nice flow to the song, staying on top of the beat, that kind of thing. It should flow well, and sound nice to your ears, or else there's no interest in listening. A boring flow just equals a boring song that I probably won't listen to again.

Content: Having amazing content will make me relisten to a song just to let everything sink in. It also gives me this feeling of connecting with the artist that makes a song a lot more enjoyable. If the content isn't great, I can listen listen if the flow, rhymes, voice, etc. are good. Content just makes the song a lot better. Rhyming about nothing is just blah.

Rhyming: I mean, it is rap, so rhyming is important. Still, a super lyrical song without good content and flow doesn't make me want to listen. I can recognize the talent in a lyrical rapper, but you've got to have more to it than that. Rhyming alone does not make a good song or artist. Other factors are more important to me.

Hook: I like to hear a nice hook. It provides a cool transition between verses, and it can actually improve a song a lot. It helps bridge everything together, so hooks are important. They're not the most important factor, but I think everyone likes to hear a cool hook that can get stuck in your head and maybe even remind you of that awesome song you just listened to.

Production: Not incredibly important. Quality of the audio is the most important feature of production to me. It's a problem I have with Infinite, but I am able to get over it when the song has other features that I can enjoy. A beat determines a song's mood, and I recognize its importance, but I'm not someone who really has an ear for beats. I just like what I like, and it's usually not because of the beat of a song. Another factor is almost always why I like a song. Beats just don't cut it.

[classthe_king]

Who can actually categorize each thing? If something is exeptional in any category then I'm going to listen to it.

[yoshi]

Rhyming: 15%
Multis or simple - doesn't really matter, they have to mean something. Rhyming random words doesn't make a good song, there's more than that.

Content: 25%
The most important factor for me. That's why I got into hip hop in the first place. A good story or deep lyrics always make you think and go back to the song, and that's what matters, right? But it depends on my mood too, it's not like I always long for some deep stuff, I like to listen to something 'lighter' from time to time. But yes, in general, I like songs that mean something.

Flow/Rhythm: 15%
It's still music, so guess it has to be decent at least. It's a contributing factor, if the flow is boring or just plainly sucks, it usually discourages me from listening to the artist.

Delivery/Voice: 10%
Isn't deliver closer to flow? Ok, fuck the semantics. Voice.. Hard to say, because I'm not a huge fan of Vinnie Paz's voice, but I listen to him nonetheless. He's just that good that it doesn't really bug me. And for example.. Tony Yayo sucks so much and his voice is just another nail in his coffin. So if you want to punish me - make me listen to Yayo, that's surely gonna be painful enough to feel sorry for whatever I've done.
In general - voice is quite important, because if you listen to someone for the first time, it's probably the first thing you notice and sometimes it can just discourage you.

Production: 25%
As important as the content. I love good beats, a good beat can save the song even if the lyrics are shitty. Not always though, but hey - would you listen to 'In Da Club' on any other beat? Probably not, because lyrics itself are on a rather low level. Anyways, yes, production is one of the 2 most important factors for me. And I really like instrumental hip hop, so I give it 25%.

Hook: 10%
Some of the songs don't have hooks, some have shitty ones, but hooks are usually very catchy and are stuck in your head for days. A good hook is always a selling point.

[Trimss]

Rhyming 15%

A song with multis that makes you go "wow" is better than a one syllable rhyme scheme, as long as it has solid content.

Content 20%

Who gives a fuck if the flow, the voice and the production is good.. if the song talks about putting stuff on his wee wee. Content is really important.

Flow/Rhythm 15%

A boring and monotonious flow doesn't want to make you listen to a whole track.

Delivery/Voice 25%

Same.

Production (Beat, Audio Quality, etc.) 20%

Instrumentals are an important part to a song, for me. Even if my 1st single was Eminem's best lyrical song and everyone praises it, i couldn't listen to it because of the beat. So .. kinda important.

Hook 5%

Don't really give a fuck. It's good, then cool. It's not, then whatever.

[Satire]

Who can actually categorize each thing? If something is exeptional in any category then I'm going to listen to it.

Tech N9ne

plus, aren't you the one who said he doesn't care about delivery?

[Master Chief]

Rhyming: 20%
Content: 23%
Flow/Rhythm: 20%
Delivery/Voice: 12%
Production: 14%
Hook: 6%

Recently, I began appreciating flow a lot more. An outstanding flow can completely make up for a lack of a complex rhyme scheme for me.

[FreeSpeech]

I prefer to rank my music on the Kelvin temperature scale and then cross-reference it with the ratio of decibels to metric ounces.

















this thread, every single person's rating here is an arbitrary number pulled out of their ass.

[Satire]

this thread, every single person's rating here is an arbitrary number pulled out of their ass.

This is a revolutionary thought that no one here anticipated when they posted here. You just debunked my thread. You're setting an example for us all right now on what topics not to make.































Jesus Christ. Well duh smart-ass, 80%-90% of all percentages on an internet forum are pulled out of one's sodomy hole. The point of it isn't the actual numbers but the individual's ordering and explanation. I could have said "What do you prefer, least to greatest?" or "Organize your priorities in a rap song" but that's fucking boring. This allows you to express it easier with an estimate. Either way the same points get across.

[FreeSpeech]

In that case, I place 100% importance on the snares. Shitty snares, shitty song. Great snares, great song.

[Satire]

In that case, I place 100% importance on the snares. Shitty snares, shitty song. Great snares, great song.

I'm glad that you've come to terms with concession and realized that the only possible way to defeat a Satire thread is to try and sneak your way around it. I assume you have a liking for hardstyle then?

[Sla]

Yeah, not simple with the percentages. So I'll say: The hook is probably the most essential thing in music. It has to sound good, you should be able to sing it, to repeat the melody on it. The rhymes are surely important, but they don't have to be complicated necessarily, with multi syllables and shit like that. The voice? Not really important. Eminem hasn't a nice one, he still rulez. And I'm not talking about the accent, that's some other thing. The production? Yeah, I want high quality, don't wanna hear some noob shit with shitty passages and noises in the background.