Comments on: Who Really Freestyles These Days?

By: Tiedye

Tiedye — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:29:17 +0000

No offense, but you’ve got it all wrong. Before freestyling became interpreted as being mostly improvised, back in the the beginning freestyling was actually referred to as this. Dudes would spit a verse or two, sometimes from a song or two (often times obscure ones) sometimes referred to as dropping 16′s (usually there are 16 bars in a verse). This soon evolved to what we’re used to seeing it as today (being improvised for the most part), but it’s older meaning still gets applied and used today. In fact many of those guys you mention actually do the same thing from time to time, most notably perhaps, Eminem.

Many old school and newer cats in the game understand that this is something that goes with the territory, and I think that so long as a person isn’t dropping a verse at the freestyle session while trying to pass it off as being on the fly, there isn’t really much of a problem with it, especially if it’s done well. I see how it could be confusing for a viewer, generally speaking, who isn’t too privy to it all.

I know this is an old article, but I felt I should weigh in on it because there is often times confusion about this subject, and was able to gain insight on it from experience.

By: zooyork

zooyork — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:18:57 +0000

thanks king james !!!! you should be writtin the blogs at Dr Jays.give this boy a job !!!

By: king james

king james — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:38:26 +0000

The picture with Drake is from his power 92 radio station session where the dj asked Drake to spit a freestyle sooooo… he actually wasnt going off the top.. so im just filling yall in who dont know this if you think thats a freestyle go ahead.. me i’ll put that into the written section.. But drake is still good no doubt

By: zooyork

zooyork — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:19:42 +0000

WHERE DID DRAKE SAY HE WAS KICKING A FREESTYLE ??? JUST CUZ YOU GOT A PICK OF HIM LOOKING AT HIS PHONE? NOW YOU SAY HE CANT FREESTYLE?LOL YOUR SUCH A TOOL , STOP HATTING ON DRAKE ,UM SICK OF PEOPLE TALKING S&IT ABOUT DRAKE JUST CUZ HE’S NOT FROM A HOOD IN THE USA. ……JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT!!!

By: jen

jen — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:59:50 +0000

yus free style should b free style not fake. let the Rael artists shame the fakerz.

By: Timba

Timba — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:21:09 +0000

OR THEIR MOMMA’S WROTE LYRICS FOR THEM.NOW THEIR MOMMAS ARE IN MENTAL ASYLUMS WHOS GONNA DO IT

By: Blak Thawt

Blak Thawt — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:50:43 +0000

I somewhat agree with you…People do try and act like they’re rapping off the dome, but just because they’re not, doesn’t make it a freestyle.

Freestyle just means free of style, so basically topicless.

Back in the day, people would spit written rhymes, and it’d be freestyle. Coming off the dome would be called just that…coming off the dome/top.

By: Rick Lexington

Rick Lexington — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:45:32 +0000

Good article.

The hip hop game isn’t the same as it once was and probably won’t be. Too much money, hype, commercial in it. Artists are trying to get all the fanbases now.

By: Rush

Rush — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:40:35 +0000

Let’s just say, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It actually annoys me that they sit there and lie about it being off the top of the dome but in the next sentence say how they’re keeping it real.