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What rappers rap off-beat?
The offbeat flow is a California trademark, evident in rappers like E-40, Suga Free, Lil B, Snoop Dogg and YG but it has found its way through the Midwest via G-Herbo and Big Sean, ended up in the South from Outkast, Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker, and even came upon the waters of the East Coast thanks to rappers like ...
Why does Drake rap off-beat?
In “Wants and Needs,” for example, Drake wastes no time on tags and goes right into the quick-paced first verse that's intentionally off-beat, creating a dissonance like he's purposely neglecting the background music to prioritize his rapping.
How can you tell if beats are off?
Off-beat is any even numbered note of the first subdivision of whatever the regular pulse is in a piece. Example- if the regular pulse is quarter notes then the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th eighth notes would be the off-beat. If the regular pulse is eighth notes then the even-numbered sixteenths would be the off-beat.
