Hip-Hop's best rhymes, deconstructed

Want to understand why the rhymes of hip-hop legends like Rakim and Biggie Smalls just sound better than everything else? This new video will tell you why.

Vox's Estelle Caswell sat down with Martin Connor, a professional music theorist, to break down exactly why certain rhymes flow so well and sound so smart. Using artists like Rakim, Biggie, and Eminem as examples, the two succinctly explain the level of thought and care that hip-hop's best rappers put into their songs. The video will make you feel like you just aced an Intro to Music Theory course, and watching it will give you a better understanding of hip-hop as an art form.

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By Michael Lacerna for RAPstation