Current Events > Holy shit, J. Cole's freestyle was straight FIRE.

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au_gold
05/13/21 6:25:22 AM
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https://youtu.be/YlpN3S16ZAs

Seriously, the bars about slavery and Bill Cosby were hard as fuck.

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BlingBling22947
05/13/21 7:32:44 AM
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I wonder how much of that was actually off the top of his head.

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au_gold
05/13/21 9:38:25 PM
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Even if he threw in some written punchlines, it takes skill to mix them into a freestyle.

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SSJPurple
05/13/21 9:46:28 PM
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That seemed pre written to me bro still hot but idk if it was a legit freestyle

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g0ldie
05/13/21 9:47:44 PM
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dat Bill Cosby line

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au_gold
05/14/21 2:16:28 AM
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Legendary.

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DavidZ2844
05/14/21 2:20:52 AM
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Haven't listened to the album yet but this is making me hyped for it
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au_gold
05/14/21 2:28:55 AM
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Its pretty great so far.

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zombiexdeathx
05/14/21 2:39:01 AM
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very much enjoyed that

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DavidZ2844
05/14/21 10:01:55 PM
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the album was alright I guess, I'm slightly disappointed tbh since there were no bangers that stood out to me right away, but I'll give it a few more re-listens

It's definitely no 2014 Forest Hills Drive or KOD, his top tier work
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SuperExcitebike
05/14/21 10:06:05 PM
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Freestyle was good, but that album was pretty boring outside of a few good features. Typical J Snore

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masticatingman
05/14/21 10:09:37 PM
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SSJPurple posted...
That seemed pre written to me bro still hot but idk if it was a legit freestyle
Its a freestyle, but almost no rappers on shows go off the top. Freestyles can be written/memorized, theyre supposed to be just random verses meant to show off skills.

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SuperExcitebike
05/14/21 10:12:13 PM
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All free styles are prewritten. I'm a nobody and I still have a 32 bar that I used to impress people with that I still know by heart

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Bad_Mojo
05/15/21 9:30:35 PM
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Haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but I plan on it soon. Heard some great things about it

SuperExcitebike posted...
All free styles are prewritten.

https://youtu.be/yjrGinP_pD0?t=64


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jon1012
05/16/21 9:03:37 PM
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See mami its not so weird after I hit cut you off like Picasso ear.

that was smooth. I liked the first one better than the second one.

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DespondentDeity
05/16/21 9:05:25 PM
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SuperExcitebike posted...
All free styles are prewritten. I'm a nobody and I still have a 32 bar that I used to impress people with that I still know by heart

bars

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eston
05/16/21 9:07:09 PM
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Lebronwon
05/16/21 9:11:32 PM
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SuperExcitebike posted...
All free styles are prewritten. I'm a nobody and I still have a 32 bar that I used to impress people with that I still know by heart

Not Wayne Brady's freestyles on Sway though like this one below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rMmAIrlatQ

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NoMeLx22x
05/16/21 9:11:56 PM
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Also for people that day "all freestyles are prewritten to song degree" check out Harry Mack on YouTube or Twitch. Dude makes freestyles from the words that chat throws out. He's pretty talented.

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apocalyptic_4
05/16/21 9:14:02 PM
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I dont believe for a second that was off the top those bars were to intricate

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SSJPurple
05/16/21 9:16:08 PM
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masticatingman posted...
Freestyles can be written/memorized

Dude thats the opposite of a freestyle

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Kastrada
05/16/21 9:22:57 PM
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SSJPurple posted...
Dude thats the opposite of a freestyle

There's a few styles of....well freestyle.

If it's prewritten-preplanned then it's freestyled if the beat is something they didn't plan for. So they have to match the bars and flow to the track thrown at them.

Off the dome is that plus just making up bars as you go along.

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sLaCkEr408___RJ
05/16/21 9:23:34 PM
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93 til Infinity instrumental makes every freestyle fire.
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eston
05/16/21 9:37:24 PM
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As long as we're on the subject of written versus off the dome, here's a great off the dome freestyle:
https://youtu.be/h0SlqDd8mp8

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Kastrada
05/16/21 9:47:55 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKdu4A1ODcM

I just love Del so much. Also random ass Ladybug Mecca killing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MA0pl7Oa0

R.I.P. Eyedea

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Fenrimis
05/16/21 9:57:40 PM
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Jeez people in this topic still think freestyle means off the top - its not 2005 anymore, the rappers today dont have the ability to freestyle off the top anymore. Most freestyles past 2010 are just unreleased verses saved up for a certain occasion or you just spit an old verse on a different beat. Nowadays its all about can you adjust your flow to a different beat - no one cares about half-intelligent lines that you're bullshiting on the spot, they rather hear an actual good verse. Off the top freestyles just get you verses like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWZelu4m1cY


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DestroyerOfEvil
05/16/21 10:03:43 PM
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I have no idea how people freestyle... Ive tried and failed
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eston
05/16/21 10:13:57 PM
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It's just different approaches, but personally I'm a lot more impressed by a good off top freestyle which not everybody can do than I am by someone spitting a written which is something every rapper should be able to do

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eston
05/16/21 10:17:07 PM
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DavidZ2844
05/18/21 1:43:39 AM
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bump, wanna see all these freestyles later
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au_gold
05/18/21 1:49:57 AM
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Another classic freestyle:

https://youtu.be/KwyOfqbP8JU

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