Why is the rhyme scheme in rap retarded nowadays?

It seems that in the 80s and early 90s rap was either in ABAB or AABB scheme which seems lyrically correct and sounded good.

Nowadays this is what I hear:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

Why did this happen? Who started this? And when will it stop?

3/9/2006 9:08:27 PM

its not the rhyme scheme thats to blame, its the rhymes and subject matter

3/9/2006 9:10:02 PM

dooooooooooork

3/9/2006 9:17:51 PM

Here are some examples of what I'm talking about:

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

Quote :

"Jazz and Awol that's our team Step inside the party disrupt the whole scene When it comes to beats well I'm a fiend I like my sugar with coffee and cream Got to keep it going keep it going full steam Too sweet to be sour too nice to be mean On the tough guy style I'm not too keen To try to change the world I will plot and scheme Mario C likes to keep it clean Gonna shine like a sunbeam Keep on rapping cause that's my dream Got an A from Moe Dee for sticking to themes When it comes to envy y'all is green Jealous of the rhyme and the rhyme routine"

3/9/2006 9:48:17 PM

Beastie Boys suck anyway.




yeah, I said it.

3/9/2006 9:50:01 PM

^you BITCH

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[Edited on March 9, 2006 at 9:52 PM. Reason : fjd]

3/9/2006 9:51:55 PM

its a lot harder to rhyme something 20 times than just 2

a whole verse based on one sound is much better than swtiching every couple lines, IMO

3/9/2006 10:05:55 PM

you cant sit there and post about 80s and early 90s rap and then site an example from the late 90s

3/9/2006 10:23:40 PM

oh he just did

3/9/2006 10:32:32 PM

seriously though, nowadays there are a lot more rhyme schemes in popular songs which makes it more interesting. ABAB or AABB gets boring.

i like things such as AAAAAABBA and whatnot.

3/9/2006 10:59:37 PM

Yeah and what's with the raps that are like:

ABCDEFACEEDFGDFECCADEFDCGXLKJLKJ$(@%)%(U:JB":LB

3/9/2006 11:01:27 PM

Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets.

3/9/2006 11:01:33 PM

abab aabb rhyming is borin as fuck

hip hop the hippy to the hippy hip hip hoppa ya dont stop

I like when emcees can ride any beat and switch up any flow

check papoose out for one off the top of the head

3/9/2006 11:06:13 PM

Whatever happened to MC Rob Base?

3/9/2006 11:07:31 PM

he didnt last because it actually took three to make a thing go right

3/9/2006 11:09:31 PM

Its called different flows...if everyone rhymed in the ABAB or AABB everyone would sound the same.

3/10/2006 12:25:18 AM

you gotta come with all types of shit

3/10/2006 12:26:25 AM

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

3/10/2006 12:28:30 AM

depends on the content

3/10/2006 12:38:13 AM

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

yeah, those are the times the "oh shit" moments come out

reference?

Wu-Tang

3/10/2006 1:04:44 AM

the oh shit moments usually tend to be from punchlines regardless of scheme

3/10/2006 1:07:05 AM

well

the "oh shit" moments for me come from internal word play that is just spot on

and ridiculous

[Edited on March 10, 2006 at 1:14 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2006 1:09:40 AM

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets. "

3/10/2006 1:12:55 AM

^^yeah wordplay definitely

3/10/2006 1:23:31 AM

palindromes anyone?

3/11/2006 2:34:58 AM

Quote :

"Nowadays this is what I hear: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Why did this happen? Who started this? And when will it stop?"

btw, some guys have always done this like you pointed out with the Beastie Boys, but if you're looking for someone to blame for the resurgence in that rhyme scheme's popularity, you can point to Ludacris.

3/11/2006 2:45:10 AM

i like when busta rhymes USED TO rhyme that way

he dont anymore, but when he did that shit was raw

3/11/2006 2:52:22 AM

shrug, white ppl could too easily do couplets. cant let um have it.

[Edited on March 11, 2006 at 9:47 AM. Reason : .]

3/11/2006 9:46:17 AM

dipset usually rhymes like ABBBCBDBEBFBGB

silk the shokker usually rhymes like ABA........BBBBBBBBBBAABABA...BABAB.....ABB...AB>ABABABBAab..ba.babbawrhha

3/11/2006 1:23:06 PM

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"i like when busta rhymes USED TO rhyme that way he dont anymore, but when he did that shit was raw "

3/11/2006 2:43:24 PM

are you tryna say busta isnt raw anymore

exhibit a: verse on love wit a stripper remix
exhibit b: verse on get throwed remix

3/11/2006 3:27:51 PM

that new "Blow His Head Off" track by Busta and Ghost is nice

3/11/2006 3:40:11 PM

indeed

3/11/2006 3:43:51 PM

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"Internal rhyme scheme has always been more interesting than couplets."

Varying internal rhyme and changing rhyming patterns is much more challenging and interesting to the ear, I think. I get bored with AABB. The same holds true for throwing in feminine rhyme and half rhyme.

3/11/2006 9:44:54 PM