4 Rap Songs That'll NEVER See Manistream Radio

Keep an open mind, and your soul and mind will never eat the same meal twice.
So just because its rap doesn't mean you need to dismiss it, ok?
That being said, lyricism is an important part of hip-hop. The poetry and meaning of the words sometimes carries a song greatly.. But it's not just the words that are important, but the flow of them with the production and beat. So here are four examples of rap songs you'll never hear on mainstream radio that just flow like water over slick rocks. Ok, so they don't flow that well, but never-the-less they still flow better than most mainstream, hiccuping rap songs.

Jay Electronica - Exhibit C

Very dilla-esque. But if you ever wondered if someone was going to hit it as big as Nas did, here's a runner up. The lyrics just flow to the beat, and the production in a whole is just an example of what over the top hipop can make. A wonderbeat and almost seamless lyricism. Note the almost. Just feels a bit rough around the edges with the beat and flow, no?

MF Doom - Rhinestone Cowboy

MF Doom what can we say. Crisp lyrics with much deeper meaning than you know. Overly comedic too, with lyrics such as "Got more soul than a sock with a hole." The flow of it is a bit rough as well, but stays solid and smooths itself out after a couple shaking verses.

Mr. J Medeiros - Constance

Yes, if you were curious this was about human trafficking. Yes, if you were wondering J Medeiros is a christian rapper. Getting this out of the way, the lyricism here seems much better than most mainstream rap. Why? Simple. The attempt to create an environment/scene using lyrics. That's why it was picked.


Busdriver and Pigeon John on a Daedelus song - Something Bells

Not only is the background instrumentation just simply amazing for a hip-hop song, changing up so much more often than the average song, but the competing rappers over it, both rapping about love, are very talented. Not simply because of the unique rhymes here, or because of how much Busdriver can fit into one line, but just how well it seems to par up to the track, which is easily a standalone instrumental. How the lyricism here just fits into the track so very well.

-Minimal foX (Now why are the Black Eyed Peas so popular??)

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