How the triplet flow took over rap

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The “Migos flow” deconstructed.
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In 2013, Migos made it to the Billboard Charts with "Versace." It was a viral hit and it put the spot light on a very unique rap flow - the triplet. The triplet, often now called the "Migos flow" happens when three syllables are rapped over one beat. It's now so popular that nearly every mainstream rap artists these days has used it, often to great effect. Kendrick rapped in triplets on one of the most dramatic moments of his latest album, Damn. and Chance the Rapper used triplets on the opening track of Coloring Book. This video is about where the triplet flow came from and how it's been a common tool for rappers since Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's debut albums in the '90s.
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@xiv1496 6 жыл бұрын

i doubt snoop hates the flow. he just hates that everyone abused of it.

@revoksixth690 6 жыл бұрын

Brook Rivers and on top of that has no substance most of the time

@jacoblong3541 6 жыл бұрын

Brook Rivers Any legitimate musician knows what a triplet is lmao. You learn a triplet within 2 months of 6th grade band

@podisthebomb1 6 жыл бұрын

He was talking more on the mumble rap and not the beat behind it

@thesechicksdontevenknowthe3298 6 жыл бұрын

Right. She says he missed the point she missed his point something is less and less powerful as it becomes more used

@alton7889 6 жыл бұрын

I know...like we'll never know any other sounds if people just riding on the same style.

@slycooper5278 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop dog explaining it was priceless XD

@krusher181 6 жыл бұрын

First time I've heard him sound like an old man lol. Not knocking him, but yeah.

@christopherantimie1613 6 жыл бұрын

Monk Killedababy In the actual video he wasn't criticizing the style itself, but rather that so many rappers sound the same today. He does a better job of explaining it but that's the general idea.

@DRsideburns 6 жыл бұрын

I mean Snoop's almost 50 years old. He's getting there

@ADunnMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Sly Cooper ecks dee

@topcat8804 6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Stevie Wonder

@JPLToyExperience 5 жыл бұрын

Mah man Beethoven was rockin' triplets before these new rappers

@yungjoemighty879 5 жыл бұрын

where's the remix?

@jdavidmoreiraify 5 жыл бұрын

Imma say it Beethovan is damn good Also like a lot of his stuff played on electric guitars

@pork5129 5 жыл бұрын

yo what about also sprach zarathustra opening, them timpanis ooooh

@user-xw5bi8mi5r 5 жыл бұрын

yeah man, Beethoven is so damn hard, his song no heart is fire

@matheusdahora1916 4 жыл бұрын

Homer has been doin it since 1000 bC lol

@briantriplett5974 4 жыл бұрын

my name is brian triplett and i approve this message.

@cokguzeladam 4 жыл бұрын

my name is brad harper and I subscribed to you

@Jackson-mi3dr 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian

@nagnot6718 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I was looking through all the comments for your critical approval.

@driziiD 3 жыл бұрын

😂 the culprit

@nothingmuch1129 3 жыл бұрын

I am the 555th like

@rappadapp 6 жыл бұрын

huh huh wah heh heh hey he he he ha ha ha ho ho ho huh hah huh - Migos

@SevenFootPelican 6 жыл бұрын

Adorable dog

@TheLegend-gz2ys 6 жыл бұрын

AYYYY TURN UP

@alantje_6884 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that way

@justnick47 6 жыл бұрын

u clearly don't listen to migos.....

@55lumens 6 жыл бұрын

Rap Is Not Dead u clearly didn't watch the video.....

@juvailpecson6235 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop wasn't against the style and flow in triplets he was against how rappers today all sounds the same!

@GotNextVideo 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Back in the 90s when Snoop came up, rappers switched their flow up from bar to bar, they didn't just hammer the same exact same cadence in every line of every song.

@DougM_BDXL 6 жыл бұрын

...and they ain't saying much lyrically. Just look at Lil Pump, Yachty, Uzi Vert, etc... Shallow AF with the words.

@seishin4243 5 жыл бұрын

As it was said, the problem for Snoop it's not the triplets, but, apart from not liking and criticising they all sound the same, he was also against that Versace/Migos flow, because, in that same show, he says someone told to him on a studio to try that and he responded by saying no, he doesn't "rap like that" and it's fair for him to not like it, even if that always existed.

@sigbrotum2191 5 жыл бұрын

you have a stupid name shithole

@joeyclemenza7339 5 жыл бұрын

Juvail Pecson she never said he was against the flow!!!

@mikeytodorov134 Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace to the youngest triplet 😔

@zackphilo3690 Жыл бұрын

man that was deep

@pimas11 Жыл бұрын

Three Six Mafia is really the master of this flow enough where it impacted much of the rap after them in the 90s

@333SOULJAA 7 ай бұрын

Yea but of course people love the overrated mainstream fools more, 3-6 needs its recognition

@Braineaters8 6 ай бұрын

@@333SOULJAAReal playas in tha South recognizes them

@dellayassine 6 жыл бұрын

Love everything being said here; but I think *you've* missed Uncle Snoop's point. He's not against the flow, he's against the fact that *every* damn rapper is using it; and I agree with him on that.

@co6318 6 жыл бұрын

Della Yassine well get used to it because back in the old days people were using the same flows, so dont hate

@simonriley983 6 жыл бұрын

+MC Huncho 😬

@Coffelt2030 6 жыл бұрын

MC Huncho way to be progressive and original huehue

@nooser664 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@hilbert1 6 жыл бұрын

I agree snoop is right these idiots all spitting gibiresh and people call it music stupid sheeps

@jesseluke5798 6 жыл бұрын

That's it right there. Kendrick and Chance use that flow sparingly, as a tool. It builds and hypes their songs when it's needed But when rappers use it every single song for the entirety of those songs it really quickly gets monotonous.

@sirfrancisdrake1472 6 жыл бұрын

Word

@IndomitableAde 6 жыл бұрын

jesseluke It's that and it's the content. Triplet flow is fine but when it's all choppers, drugs and hoes that's where monotony and banality step in. I'm like, damn, go someplace in the world besides a strip club or a trap house and tell me what that looks like, please!

@TheMuse260 6 жыл бұрын

jesseluke When its 100% triplets, its trash. Lil pump,migos, future, gucci, 21 are all triplets

@joe2501echo 6 жыл бұрын

I think using it for an entire song could also be used to great effect if paired with the right lyrics, though there definitely needs to be breaks in the song to give the listener a little time to recover from the constant string of triplets.

@sione_etc 6 жыл бұрын

i mean you could also say it's monotonous how other rappers mostly rap on eighth notes, or how everyone uses 808s, pentatonic scales, 4/4 timing. it's just a style, you don't have to be into it but there's no right or wrong way to do it

@Rosaceae1 4 жыл бұрын

Until I hear verses in quintuplets and septuplets, I'm unsatisfied.

@mikebarnes7441 4 жыл бұрын

University, University I never went to University (Repeat x15)

@Doctagreedy1 4 жыл бұрын

Eminem Godzilla

@onesyphorus 4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@onesyphorus 4 жыл бұрын

add nonuplets, decuplets, undecuplets aswell...

@denaroondatrack928 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@joon_lagoon1 5 жыл бұрын

Actually Lord Infamous created the flow back in 89 so you know R.I.P Scarecrow

@onesyphorus 4 жыл бұрын

89? *89* !? pleaae, I beg of you, to list what this song possibly may be. I've heard others and was like naaah I doubt it. but now I'm curious

@ProdByGuero 4 жыл бұрын

@@onesyphorus Check Out The DJ Paul Lord Infamous Tape " Da Serial Killaz"

@MrRickypt 3 жыл бұрын

@@ProdByGuero That's from 1992 though. Memphis rap actually predates back to 1989 or 1990, but it was mainly DJ mixes. Only after that they started to rap on the beats.

@ProdByGuero 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRickypt Yessir, Dj BK, SpanishFly N Them

@leolontoc8408 3 жыл бұрын

Try listening to Cariñosa

@isaaccedeno8111 6 жыл бұрын

More of these music episodes please

@ananimeplace.3808 6 жыл бұрын

Isaac Cedeno honestly

@mr.advocatusdiaboli1745 6 жыл бұрын

Isaac Cedeno but with good music instead of the cold play of hip hop

@carlmojica 6 жыл бұрын

Different genres would be perfect too

@dizzybear7472 6 жыл бұрын

This topic is far superior to politics so more would be nice

@pabloarranz3626 6 жыл бұрын

Isaac Cedeno they've done a bunch of these already

@7izkewl7 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop is a true musician and probably knows what a damn triplet is. All he's tryna say is that rappers nowadays should get their own damn identity instead of copying whatever the hot style is (mumbling triplets ATM).

@geneparmesan8748 6 жыл бұрын

I doubt he's complaining about the triplets themselves, more probably about how hard they make the subject to understand. The "mumble rap" he's referencing today comes by its nickname honestly.

@faizperdana7351 6 жыл бұрын

snoop actually hated the "mumble rap with the damn triplets" style, almost everyone use it

@DefenestrateYourself 6 жыл бұрын

He's also got a trained bank account that will always outshine yours. Don't feel too bad though.

@stockicide 6 жыл бұрын

"he isn't a musician, he just raps" Rap is music. Rappers are musicians. Why are you even watching a video about rap music if you don't consider rappers to be musicians?

@stockicide 6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

@auseybadass4401 5 жыл бұрын

it will forever be the Memphis flow perfected by lord infamous R.I.P

@Prod.DJEvil 4 жыл бұрын

Memphis pioneered trap and the flows

@bean3243 Жыл бұрын

RIP Takeoff, if he didn't invent it, he perfected it and spread it. Even if you hate it, it's an addicting flow and great to listen to, old heads are just mad their lyrical miracles don't work anymore.

@yugoshine5593 Жыл бұрын

He invented it

@Thedeathdump Жыл бұрын

@@yugoshine5593 they also invented mumble rap 😂

@jaleelkhaleeq Жыл бұрын

He did invent Offset and Quavo said he did

@JDeep72 Жыл бұрын

@@Thedeathdump found the logic fan

@user-lf4qb5dw1z Жыл бұрын

@@Thedeathdump big nathan moment

@Chandasouk 6 жыл бұрын

*mimics Snoop Dogg mimicking the Migos flow*

@synthdott7954 6 жыл бұрын

Chandasouk *gets double platinum in a month*

@MrJerryman13 6 жыл бұрын

hashtagSHREKT Lmfao

@sirfrancisdrake1472 6 жыл бұрын

Chandasouk snoop spitting the truth

@nobodyknowsforsure 6 жыл бұрын

they are lucky. society is dumbed down enough for this to be acceptable rap... what's next? do a rap with the word cabbage??

@LTheKURO 6 жыл бұрын

killakaynyne thanks for the idea!

@neeyku 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Snoop knows what triplets are. So, in that case, he's probably not missing the point, rather, he's frustrated by the same execution of triplets in modern rap - and he's not the only one.

@neeyku 6 жыл бұрын

Otherwise, great episode.

@bombpenguin29 6 жыл бұрын

correct. She did miss his point.

@marbar2888 6 жыл бұрын

Well said mate.

@shortyrags 6 жыл бұрын

How? She simply pointed out that Snoop doesn't like the fact that the style is being overused in a one dimensional way.

@TheP3rspective 6 жыл бұрын

I believe Snoop was more or less talking about how they all mumble and you can't hear the lyrics, rather than the triplets style.

@Erik-yt8qb 5 жыл бұрын

The triplet flow was perfected by three six mafia’s lord infamous and is responsible for every popular rapper in the game today

@therealkcmill2877 4 жыл бұрын

Rip scarecrow

@discowolf25 4 жыл бұрын

If you don’t know this: you don’t know rap. Period. Thank god we got seedof6ix. sounds exactly like his dad.

@mikebarnes7441 4 жыл бұрын

That marked the day rap died then

@onesyphorus 4 жыл бұрын

**Tommy Wright iii. yes. LI was one of the early users of the flow but Tommy did it when he was in the 9th / 10th grade, making trap aswell, it's origins formed in around '91-'92

@Luka-vl3wj 4 жыл бұрын

3 6 mafia's influence on this new rap game is underrated asf. $uicideboy$ are heavily inspired by them aswell.

@zachevans851 5 жыл бұрын

Lord infamous was the originator but when he spit triplets is was 🔥

@hightide9513 6 жыл бұрын

The reason everyone is writing in trips is because it's easy. It's easy to flow and sound good. Eventually it will be played out and people will have to be creative again.

@IzzytheEgyptianVulture 6 жыл бұрын

High Tide you're wrong, it's no easier than any other style.

@massimomuntoni93 6 жыл бұрын

+Izzy the Egyptian Vulture He probably means that if you can rap you can easily go with triplets not making an effort to be creative because they just sound good, personally that style is just corny and played out to me

@angelrangel4205 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Mendoza hell nooooooo. Anyone thinks like that should have their ears slit

@hightide9513 6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Rios I'm sorry but you're wrong. Writing in trips is 2 dimensional. It's why they do it. Write some BS, time it in trips. Doesn't matter if it rhymes, doesn't matter if it sounds good. You don't have to annunciate words. You don't even have to worry about cadence. I'm not scared of change. I'm scared of BAD change.

@balance3809 6 жыл бұрын

I dont think so its been bere since the 90s

@KitimatGooner 6 жыл бұрын

*_Hey, Versace! Michael here._*

@michaelgriggs7839 6 жыл бұрын

KitimatGooner Michael*

@George_Bland 6 жыл бұрын

I saw that to!

@MystiqMiu 6 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@danielbico1416 Жыл бұрын

RIP TAKEOFF, THE ONE THAT PUT TRIPLET FLOW ON THE MAP

@benjaminlam3514 5 жыл бұрын

The triplet flow is honestly perfect for lyrical rap: using straight eighth notes to rap seems kind of slow, and rapping to sixteenth notes is difficult to do at faster tempos. So the triplet flow is like a happy medium.

@Thecardoctor365 Жыл бұрын

It exactly is man. As a person who loves music, I understood that statement clearly.

@olivercharles2930 Жыл бұрын

Disagreed.

@PropKnucklesFPV 6 жыл бұрын

As a percussionist, or just a musician in general... why is this so amazing or interesting? Snoop didn't miss the point. He knows they're all the same

@Ryan-si8om 6 жыл бұрын

Lol It's like the masses finally found out about time signatures and tempos.

@steveguacamole3098 6 жыл бұрын

I️ am as well, always wondered about that. I just have to laugh when people say that rappers have so much rhythm!

@BigDaddyWes 6 жыл бұрын

Because the majority of music listeners don't really know anything about music. And, that's okay. But, yes, as someone who understands rhythm on any sort of level this video is pretty pointless.

@BigDaddyWes 6 жыл бұрын

2342315313531451345 15135431543154315315431 he's referring to how revolutionary the video makes triplets out to be. Yeah, it sounds cool, but vox is like GAME CHANGING TRIPLETS

@PropKnucklesFPV 6 жыл бұрын

Wes Tolson thank you, lol

@FromNothingICome 6 жыл бұрын

I think the real issue here isn't the use of triplets, so much as the subtle wordplay, stunning lyricism, and even social commentary that can be found in powerful lyrics like: "Versace Versace Versace Versace Versace Versace Versace Versace."

@wanderingcantos 5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@ApsaraMenaka 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@yungjoemighty879 5 жыл бұрын

lol they literally feature a young thug track with him on it in the video

@YourMajesty143 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao you almost had me

@GRABA85 5 жыл бұрын

You just don't get it - it's a pokemon rap.

@Luna_thms Жыл бұрын

RIP Take

@axelluka247 Жыл бұрын

Takeoff really took this triplet flow to another level. Fly high 🕊

@DatDaDatty 6 жыл бұрын

producers are the ones making the song good

@distorted303 6 жыл бұрын

marketing is what makes a song good. bazinga

@zain3550 6 жыл бұрын

Dat there are plenty of artists that Metro and Zaytoven produced for that are not famous at all so try again.

@2starSwelling 6 жыл бұрын

Big Worm there not the only producers that know how to make good beats ... like at Mongolia from carti it's the reason it's "catchy " really .

@abelmendoza491 6 жыл бұрын

Dat some don't get credit for their work

@Christheawsome3 6 жыл бұрын

Rappers are more like public figures rather musical artists. That's why most artist are good looking. The producers make the songs sound good.

@aikoblissponce 6 жыл бұрын

i agree with snoop. every song on the radio now is overwhelming homogeneous, i can’t even tell which song is which anymore.

@Zayvoxk 6 жыл бұрын

PSYCHO you mean *almost every*

@skysten2605 6 жыл бұрын

This is how people describe music they're not into. When I was into techno, people would say it just goes doof food doof but I could find plenty of variety in it. Now I agree with them 😂

@ecoRfan 6 жыл бұрын

Sadly it’s been that way for many decades, but only accelerated within the last 15 years.

@wizcombo 5 жыл бұрын

If you can’t tell the variation of songs idk if you are “hip pop”. It’s the relation and mood to every song that discerns it from one another. Listen more and understand more!

@yungjoemighty879 5 жыл бұрын

lol they literally feature a young thug track with him on it in the video

@ravencherokee Жыл бұрын

So sad. REST in Peace, TakeOff.

@BrokenDarknessfilms 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, but I don't think Snoop is quite missing the point. Despite the power triplets have as a rhythmic tool, it is getting to the point where it may be slightly overused and that's what I believe his comment is about. I'm okay to hear it here and there but all the time? No thanks.

@johnyaurimo1720 6 жыл бұрын

Nerdy Potato In the video, Snoop wasn't talking about triplet when he says it all sounds the same. He was referring to mumble rap in general (mamammahuahvsuuajak)

@BombDaBase1 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's when it all starts to "sound the same"

@xoreign 6 жыл бұрын

John Yaurimo And it's that sound that is in triplets ALL the time.

@BrokenDarknessfilms 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, completely agree. I think the mumbling was an important factor in his point which I forgot to mention. But I think the overuse of the triplet flow was also part of his comment.

@thema1998 6 жыл бұрын

Nerdy Potato This video gave me a better understanding of the triplet flow. It's not a bad thing. What is bad is that everyone is doing it. They end up sounding the same.

@VocalMusicMinority 6 жыл бұрын

Do one on Andre 3000s flow. I've been fascinated with why his sound stands out forever

@EoinForTheWin 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Fornear look up composers corner he analyses it

@retayuan123 6 жыл бұрын

Can't seem to find the video, can you link it?

@kilbankilban6465 6 жыл бұрын

Eoin Byrne please, can you post a link?

@nikk796 6 жыл бұрын

He's flow on E.T.(Extraterrestrial), A life in the day of Andre Benjamin and Aquemini always amazes me

@kobil316SH 6 жыл бұрын

Kilban Kilban you can search it yourself

@samkk9931 4 жыл бұрын

7:07 is it me or do y’all hear a snare instead of hi hats

@sudeep6716 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop not against triplets, he's against artists who use triplets(trap) with no originality

@milanomartin5417 5 жыл бұрын

i read this in the THICKEST Indian accent. lol

@nediareyaprostovodospady 5 жыл бұрын

But trap is original. It's original for Atlanta rappers

@soccerlegend7774 4 жыл бұрын

@@milanomartin5417 bruh

@Feenyxxx95 4 жыл бұрын

@@milanomartin5417 you messed around and put me right into a good mood with that laugh

@Prod.DJEvil 3 жыл бұрын

I mean how do you make it original? its been copied and pasted so many times its saturated the hip hop community.

@faithfuljohn 6 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree with you about Snoop missing the point. Although Triplets are one aspect to flow & music, the problem isn't that they are here. The problem is that everyone sounds the same. Part of what makes music sound good is the unexpected. When everyone does it ALL the time in all songs, it starts to become boring. And boring is the worst thing you can be in rap. It'd be like every song started exactly like Moonlight Sonata did. It'd get boring

@drewb5775 6 жыл бұрын

agreed Snoop was probably high and couldn't communicate his point very well.

@jordanpeakofficial 6 жыл бұрын

faithfuljohn EXACTLY

@chabosmulm 6 жыл бұрын

well back in the days almost any rapper sounded the same as well... they use the same type of flows as any other artist, nothing changed much

@BobKBeats 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@SpaceGhostFan 6 жыл бұрын

faithfuljohn Great point

@charlieboye8 Жыл бұрын

7:20 I dont think that aged well... RIP Takeoff :(

@stanleyjohanson6720 Жыл бұрын

RIP Takeoff, he has changed the rap world with Migos.

@clever-username 6 жыл бұрын

in poetry triplets are called dactyls and anapests

@_yellow 6 жыл бұрын

Ben Dover You know, that's cool and all, but I'm probably going to forget it within the end of this video.

@FreestyleEntOnline 6 жыл бұрын

are you sure about this ?

@tobiastomitzek3086 6 жыл бұрын

Alright. And what now?

@insidiouslol2682 6 жыл бұрын

Ben Dover damn man you're pretty cool

@Zer-mz4rw 6 жыл бұрын

I learned something new today. Thanks I guess.

@Bhunibelza 6 жыл бұрын

I love thiese Vox music videos.

@Tsukiko.97 6 жыл бұрын

I hate thiese Vox music videos.

@12shivansh 6 жыл бұрын

@Vanguardkl 6 жыл бұрын

Bhuni Be Only a white young girl would feel the need to break down hip hop, 1. To tell other people that she "gets" it , 2. To whitesplain to other white people that hip hop is complex enough for white people to listen to.

@ashtreylil1 6 жыл бұрын

O K what does music theory have to do with race? Stop making unrelated stuff about race. There are plenty of channels with black people going over verses and theory as well. Just enjoy the creativity, rap isn't just lyrics and a beat. The flow combined with that is what makes verses hot.

@RiskyRich_Gaming 6 жыл бұрын

O K I know right. When rappers rap, they just go. Instrumentals to a rapper is like a green light. U see that green u just step on the gas.

@venomouspandals3958 Жыл бұрын

rip take

@FlipStar26 2 жыл бұрын

Love it when they deconstruct the art of rhyming and flowing like that 😎

@mikkyd9989 6 жыл бұрын

Vox's rap videos are rare but always the best

@dnl_lcknr690 6 жыл бұрын

Kendrick also uses triplets in the intro to Humble with “Nobody pray for me, Even a day for me”. Combined with the big bass notes builds a lot of hype.

@supashep1 6 жыл бұрын

LaucknerTheNerd "whaaaa, ya ya"

@JUSTREGULARSCREAMINGAAHH 3 күн бұрын

yeah but he does a different beat too

@angelasings24 5 жыл бұрын

ive listened to all we got so many times and i *never* noticed that there's no kick or snare during the verse. love these vids, keep teachin us :)

@christianfiil3792 Жыл бұрын

RIP TAKE

@homestarflyerify 6 жыл бұрын

Triplets are in no way complex. It is a basic element of music. Snoop doesn't miss the point, he was making his own point. It's totally unoriginal. When metal musicians over use triplets it gets tired, when jazz overdoes them the same. It's tired, overwrought, and lazy at the same time. Go back to your favorite song, "Notorious Thugs". There were triplets in there. But they were one element of the composition. What if a rapper only hit whole notes? Well, if done right that could sound cool, but then if every song he did and every song his peers did all were done in the rhythm of whole notes only...? For the majority of this wave, it's a crutch and a way to seem deep or more complex than they are. The reality is that a triplet is an elementary device, not an evolved or epic one. Musicians see right through the gimmick. Lamar, Run the Jules, and many others can do them well... only because they use them tactfully.

@MyFavoriteRapper 5 жыл бұрын

That's because Bone Thugs go hard and they're about more musical elements than just triplets

@yungjoemighty879 5 жыл бұрын

sounds about white

@MyFavoriteRapper 5 жыл бұрын

@@yungjoemighty879 Or just sounds like knowledge of music...? 😂

@digable_celestial_dwarfs6778 5 жыл бұрын

Came here to make this exact point so thank you for nailing it.

@glowingfish 5 жыл бұрын

Speaking of only hitting hole notes... KRS-One did a song where each line ended with "whole", "hole" or "hold", and come to think of it, maybe he was using whole notes?

@DizzyDenver 6 жыл бұрын

Triplets can be great, I'm just not tryna hear it in every single song I listen to, mix it in not flood it

@Nightshade1881 6 жыл бұрын

DizzyDenver that's what annoys me with triplets today. They don't change it up Bone thugs Mixed triplets with quarter notes and half notes just how they explained in the video Using slow sounding beats so they can have enough time to play with all these note lengths

@pyrotechnic96 6 жыл бұрын

DizzyDenver yeah I feel the same way. They're really good as a spot flow to ramp up the energy of a song like chance and kendrick do but if it's the basis of your entire sound I kinda have a problem with it. The first thing I thought of with triplets and rap was the drums in black skinhead, even if it's not rapping they definitely have the same sort of effect

@TheLuismaBeaTle 6 жыл бұрын

DizzyDenver exactly the two examples she gave were good, specially the one from Kendrick. It feels good, but not when the whole song is in friggin triplets like take a break dude breathe

@mariokarter13 6 жыл бұрын

Triplets are effective because they break up the standard note pattern, when triplets ARE the standard note pattern they become just as monotonous.

@krusher181 6 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite part of Scrim from Suicide Boys, he raps more old school and then Ruby raps much more like 3 6 Mafia

@youneschoukri1184 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I've also been using triplets in the rap songs I write. And I agree with you on the fact that they've been around for many years...

@larvitardratini5965 5 жыл бұрын

I really like these rap breakdown vids.

@davidstoneback6159 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop wasn't just talking about the triplets. He was reffering to the mumbling and the production as well.

@kelechin.1977 6 жыл бұрын

David Stoneback no he was just talking about the flow

@ThaBeast123a 6 жыл бұрын

David Stoneback He was directly talking about triplets

@Keesha_Hardy 6 жыл бұрын

David Stoneback People only call it mumbling because of their accents.

@michaelgomez4994 6 жыл бұрын

Docbndgrl9113 what accent makes you mumble they choose to pronounce words that way. Plus there from the USA not nigeria no reason to mumble

@bunbundabunni3843 6 жыл бұрын

The mumble, and the extra exclamation! on the first or last syllable. Yeah, triplets are okay, but you can do triplets differently. The new songs aren't doing that.

@DaDesiDon1 6 жыл бұрын

Lord infamous flow

@burakbasal1907 6 жыл бұрын

Benzo Bucks V12 i was lookig for this comment right when I saw the title

@roxch 6 жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@lilbeviltwin 6 жыл бұрын

R.I.P the rowdy bounty hunter the scarecrow.

@trDewy 6 жыл бұрын

Infamous flow > Disney Channel flow

@CrazyAmericanHacker 6 жыл бұрын

Benzo Bucks V12 yes bruhhh.

@mamagoosey 3 жыл бұрын

0:37 Don't mind me, just placing a replay button.

@marvinmack232 3 жыл бұрын

Why is this sooooooo goooood! The producer and the editor snapped on this.

@Bergerac82 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, BUT I don't think Snoop missed the point at all. He's right, everyone rapping exclusively in triplets does kinda sound the same. The serious talents like Chance and Kendrick are using triplets as just another tool in their arsenal and a way to switch things up and add drama, while the rest use it as a crutch. Take away the triplets and Chance and Kendrick still kill, but Migos and Future don't have much else.

@EmbassyNerdcore 6 жыл бұрын

Don't have much else??? WTF Migos and Future CLEARLY also have SHITTY AUTO TUNED SINGING to fall back on.

@mrwavez9940 6 жыл бұрын

Adam Gordon that makes no sense lmao

@Bergerac82 6 жыл бұрын

There is a difference between you not understanding, and something making no sense...

@geoffreyboener 6 жыл бұрын

They have one thing else. The instrumentals are sick. But, most of the time that's the producers and not the rappers themselves.

@osiris5077 6 жыл бұрын

I don’t think snoop was only referring to the fact they all rap in triplets I took it as if he was trying to say that half of these rappers don’t make sense of their words.

@danielkarlsen2545 6 жыл бұрын

v.gautreaux exactly. You want some lyrical content ffs🖑

@romeofabian6419 6 жыл бұрын

You don't make sense of your words.

@cgillespie78 3 жыл бұрын

Snoop is spot on. Triplets are a great tool but art needs variety.

@cyphi1 4 жыл бұрын

Bone's flow changes constantly

@KingRiguez 6 жыл бұрын

Tbh. Someone who isn't musically aware of stuff like this in rap. That was some huge insight. I liked the video a lot. Thanks for the info 😁

@JorgeOrtiz-fu5lt 6 жыл бұрын

King Riguez Is your profile pic from one of the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift games?

@KingRiguez 6 жыл бұрын

Jorge Ortiz lol I think so. I can't remember

@zelle5418 6 жыл бұрын

King Riguez plz don’t go and listen to this fake rap

@boreezy7553 6 жыл бұрын

Guys rap or rapping is a technique, but the music style is Hip Hop. It's like Pop or Rock are music styles but singing is the technique of delivery of the lyrics.

@ethancoonce5991 6 жыл бұрын

I think what sets guys like kendrick and chance apart from migos and future is that they dont rely on the triplet. I listen to a migos song and its like thats the only flow they have. I got goosebumps the first time I heard kendrick switch to triplets on DNA. Its the same way in all music. In the the classical piece moonlight sonata, the beauty lies not only in the use of triplets, but the counter rhythm of the melody as well as the incredible chord progression. When I listen to hip hop radio its like "duh-duh-duh duh-duh-duh-duh (Skrrt)/ duh-duh-duh duh-duh-duh-duh (Brrrrr)" over and over again and its uninteresting and boring as hell.

@double0hsnap538 6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Coonce Same! As soon as this video started, DNA. came to mind, and it's utilizing it like that which sets it apart from the trend that Snoop talks about. There's people who use the triplet as a tool and people who use it all the time and try to call it a style.

@Nhxn_ 6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Coonce lost me at chance

@iKhanKing 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the triplet is a tool. It's being abused right now.

@geoffreyboener 6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Coonce agreed. For me it gets boring. I prefer the style they mentioned when talking about Notorius Thugs where they tap into different rhythmic lanes, kinda like it's stuttering. Eminem does this a lot, I've noticed.

@alwaysxnever 6 жыл бұрын

Ethan Coonce i think you have sonething there. Hearing soneone with different styles flip their flow is amazing.

@virtuafighter3 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video/ Really well researched and presented. Brainy!

@Multivlex 5 жыл бұрын

1:22 Legit thought Neil deGrasse Tyson Was talking

@ParkerEllison801 6 жыл бұрын

snoop definitely doesn't miss the point. too many hip pop artists are doing solely triplet rap. king kunta can just splice it into to his music. that's while he'll last and these triplet rappers will all blend into the triplet phase of hip hop. Great episode. please please please never stop doing what you're doing.

@GABA-Gool 6 жыл бұрын

Triplets in the eras you're talking about, were backed up with rapid fire delivery; flow versatility, punchlines, vocabulary, stories, meaning, etc. Today it's one word stretched out to make it a triplet, then a line or two about lean and back to the same word. World of difference. It's not really what you do, it's how you do it.

@aaronpearce921 4 жыл бұрын

Anybody listen to jazz Triplets are older than dirt Migos .. powerful...? That’s like saying your newly constructed HOA home is a more masterful piece of architecture than the pyramids.

@bencal 4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@wizard1370 4 жыл бұрын

Tuplets are so much fun to play around with. I love 5, 7, and 11 especially!

@animec-dramaskpop6362 6 жыл бұрын

These videos need to be longer goddammit, and more frequent. Why y'all like playin with my emotions?

@Nickademas1 6 жыл бұрын

Kassie Mitchell scarcity in supply and demand is an important asset for maintaining buzz. Too much of anything is never good. Inspires apathy.

@willquoikapor 6 жыл бұрын

Big perm, I mean big worm.

@592sunrise 6 жыл бұрын

Kassie Mitchell excellent reporting to englighten us

@Xavio354 6 жыл бұрын

@SILK97 5 жыл бұрын

afro curly girl I know it’s a year old comment, but it also can’t be easy to put these typa vids together

@noname-zu5nl 6 жыл бұрын

Memphis sounded better using that flow.

@I-Support-The-Mujahidin 4 жыл бұрын

South and Midwest own it

@chadbritton9384 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Lord Infamous

@colton7373 3 жыл бұрын

True, they used to use way more variation with this as well

@theligmaballsprank2011 3 жыл бұрын

horrorcore best

@blackpanzerkampfwagen8514 3 жыл бұрын

R.i.P Scarecrow & Koop

@yaboi3339 Жыл бұрын

rest in peace Takeoff 🕊️

@ananthusunil9716 4 жыл бұрын

If triplets weren't a thing, there'd have been one more 'Versace' to each bar. So lucky for us its easier to remember the hook

@yoelhernandezwaber7507 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop explains in a very simple example what is wrong with Trap music. He is not mocking the use of triplets. He is mocking the combination of an overuse of triplets, paired with a lack of variation in musical aesthetic. Trap music sounds the same because literally EVERYTHING they say is either a triplet or some "rah"/"wooh" etc. They all shoot for exactly the same sound, from flow, tone of voice and lyrical structure all the way to their beat composition. Triplets offer so many possibilities using different accents, or even things like sextuplets (which essentially are 2 triplets subdivided into 3 groups of 2, instead of two groups of 3), but what makes them so amazing is the variation they can offer. That´s exactly what makes biggies flow so incredibly smooth. Also Trap lyrics are straight up garbage.

@lillevi444 6 жыл бұрын

Yoel Hernandez Waber cause literally anybody other than 2pac and biggies lyrics in the 90’s were so much better than the trap artists lyrics

@yoelhernandezwaber7507 6 жыл бұрын

Kollector I'm not saying you can't have good music with trash lyrics, but if your lyrics suck and your sound is repetitive and indistinguishable from other artists there is nothing to listen to

@lillevi444 6 жыл бұрын

Yoel Hernandez Waber ik what youre saying but thats how all rap always was most artists sounded the same and their styles rarely varied

@yoelhernandezwaber7507 6 жыл бұрын

Kollector One of the reasons why I only listen to a few selected hip hop artists and usually prefer other genres

@0mgskillz96 6 жыл бұрын

Kollector u aint done ur research sayin rappers always sounded the same, in the golden era almost every rapper had differences in word choices, metaphors, song topics and flows and the most important thing everyone had originality and those that didnt wouldnt get recognition, u can hear the individualistic properties in their songs when again most of this generations music are so similar that its so boring to listen to, im not sayin every rapper in the 80s-90s were great but cmon to compare the music of this era to that era (mainstream or underground), its blasphemous if u are really passionate towards hip hop

@iamusher4315 6 жыл бұрын

Biggie takes up the whole east coast.

@scopemaverick8733 6 жыл бұрын

I am Usher They were bugging. Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, and many more.

@ammar4172 6 жыл бұрын

Scope Maverick lmao nah it's just that Biggie was just so physically large they couldn't fit anyone else

@iamusher4315 6 жыл бұрын

Ammar Ali Khan that was the joke

@JR-bz7ov 6 жыл бұрын

I am Usher lol

@maxsimes 6 жыл бұрын

Ammar Ali Khan i think thats what he meant by saying biggie taking up the whole east coast haha

@rjackstheartofwealth6152 Жыл бұрын

RIP Flow Master Take

@zirtapot57 5 жыл бұрын

I'd really love to watch a whole video on the underrated Memphis rap scene.

@maurocarrera6172 5 ай бұрын

Great job breaking down to structure and analyzing the history of the evolution of the style.

@kurtiskaskowski5386 6 жыл бұрын

Catchy hook... "Versace, Versace, Versace, Versace, Versace Versace." Really? 😂😂😂

@thewickedwizard 5 жыл бұрын

That is literally the worst lyric ever.

@shiftymcfisty 5 жыл бұрын

they talkin' bout the flow, not lyrics

@kamisawze1552 5 жыл бұрын

Colin Plumb try “hoverboard hoverboard hoverboard”

@grizzlyer2200 5 жыл бұрын

Colin Plumb what about “gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang”

@guerillawhite3083 5 жыл бұрын

yeach its catchy

@peachcap3515 6 жыл бұрын

How 3 6 Mafia influenced every modern mainstream hip hop artist

@hakaishsu3116 5 жыл бұрын

And underground

@bigbobbybitch2961 5 жыл бұрын

a jewish bar of soap lord infamous

@MyFavoriteRapper 5 жыл бұрын

@a jewish bar of soap Bone Thugs 👀

@lee_drifting 5 жыл бұрын

@a jewish bar of soap wrong, it was a misunderstanding that memphis artists and bone had beef. they both have the same triplets element and "devlish" sound in the 90s, dont mean bone bit memphis and this is coming from someone that loves memphis rap. even dj paul said it was a misunderstanding. midwest and south have connections musically

@MyFavoriteRapper 5 жыл бұрын

@a jewish bar of soap Bone dropped their underground album in 1993 though 👀

@CreekRiverDog 5 жыл бұрын

lord infamous. Tommy wright III. Nuff said

@AsabaNdimofor Жыл бұрын

Rip Take

@TSANOOvlogs 6 жыл бұрын

Thing is, for me Kendrick and Chance use triplets so much better because it is delicate, purposeful and mostly used as beaming spotlight instead of a driving force in the song

@TSANOOvlogs 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video again by the way

@johnberry2678 6 жыл бұрын

Eh, that sounds a bit pretentious. But I understand you don't wanna associate your favs w/ those "low class mumble rappers"

@TSANOOvlogs 6 жыл бұрын

John Berry that's not necessarily it, it's just that I dislike the constant stream of triplets at the same speed and intervals. Still, a stadium filling artist like Migos isn't "low class"

@Keesha_Hardy 6 жыл бұрын

Tomas Noordsij that's the thing, they aren't southern and don't have that accent, that's why people think the southern rappers who use triplet flow are mumbling. Trust me, my cousin goes to school down there and many people talk like that. Migos has the best triplet flow to me, especially Takeoff.

@sirfrancisdrake1472 6 жыл бұрын

Kendrick only one moving hip hop forward

@lucozade8373 6 жыл бұрын

Notorious Thugs also one of my fave songs of all time. Under utilised in Hip Hop culture!!

@MyFavoriteRapper 6 жыл бұрын

Finally somebody knows wassup!

@TURK_182 6 жыл бұрын

The golden era of rap! Both of thoes sings sound totally different this migos flow all sounds the same

@jaimewilson3644 6 жыл бұрын

not really each artist uses the triplet flow differently

@user-hy6hi7fg5m 6 жыл бұрын

Listen to Glorious Thugs by the Flatbush ZOMBiES you'll probably like that one 😘

@MickeyMea 6 жыл бұрын

illmaculate is still under their radar smh

@grantdowling8550 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not that Snoop doesn’t like the triplet, it’s that he feels like the majority of rappers these days “sound the same.” Not agreeing with him or anything, but it’s not because he doesn’t like the triplet lol

@michaellouis9120 Жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@BruceWayne-io2fz 6 жыл бұрын

ironically theres 3 migos

@skrtreynolds 6 жыл бұрын

Bruce Wayne and they all trash lol

@nathanrelph3523 6 жыл бұрын

Grizzly Machismo I'll drink to that

@SpooksMcGhie 6 жыл бұрын

#mindblown

@RobertoWCruz 6 жыл бұрын

That's not irony

@thema1998 6 жыл бұрын

Grizzly Machismo The only song from Migos I can tolerate is "Stir Fry" and that's only because of the production.

@PixelPickaxe 6 жыл бұрын

I prefer how the nineties used the triplets over newer adaptations.

@TickingClocks 6 жыл бұрын

PixelPickaxe they sound exactly the same and are used exactly the same. the only concrete difference is how overused it is these days (unless that's what you meant, in which case carry on!)

@PixelPickaxe 6 жыл бұрын

No, I really can't hear the similarity/Just haven't picked up on it yet.

@dundee6402 6 жыл бұрын

Lol, it's the exact same. The only different thing is it wasn't just as common as it is today, and that trap didn't exist back then

@jerzyb0rn 6 жыл бұрын

Because it was used lessed so it contrasted the flow of the rest of the rhythm. Maybe itd be used for only a few bars a song, so it gave that section a bit of a spotlight. Now its just constant so it looses its "woah this is a switch up" feel

@kiddfromla 6 жыл бұрын

Johtonian the trap has always existed . Its just that “they” didn’t see a reason reason to market it . and now its all you hear , its all were going to hear until they find another thing to market .

@francoisjacques 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks!

@CarlosOrtiz-ht6rn 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I'm trying to make afrobeats and now have a better understanding of adding instruments into the beat in triplet or rapid fire high hat form. Thanks! 🍻

@philippplein4974 6 жыл бұрын

*the Beats took over rap. Without those catchy beats with those fire drums rap today wouldnt be so big. Shoutout to all PRODUCERS !!

@masonlevasseur2065 6 жыл бұрын

philipp plein ay

@JackIsNotSpanish 6 жыл бұрын

tru

@lordspirit7655 6 жыл бұрын

DRUMLINE!!!!! (Pulls out Chicago Typewriter)

@valdyvalere5374 6 жыл бұрын

philipp plein Word up! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

@OMGKENNY 6 жыл бұрын

💯

@trucke3258 6 жыл бұрын

My favorite song in featuring triplets goes like this: *the thing goes grrrrraaa, pop pop pop pop pop, skinny kid pop pop and a pum pum punna pum pum, skee-aaa, tun tu ku poo pum buull, pum pum*

@Dolanian1492 6 жыл бұрын

TruckeE ._. Word

@mxewris2355 6 жыл бұрын

Dude finally someone got the lyrics for me 🙌🏽

@holysmokes1047 6 жыл бұрын

Quality

@WillyJunior 6 жыл бұрын

triplets where?

@westoneuler4065 6 жыл бұрын

Ain't no triplets in there

@avene 5 жыл бұрын

Mantronik should have received a mention here. The drum programming he did on some of T La Rock’s tracks back in the 80s took triplets to another level.

@TheLobMob 5 жыл бұрын

I love how *Chicago* & their *UNDENIABLE* impact & influence is always ignored in videos like this.

@skizzik121 5 жыл бұрын

Right?

@jazzy39217 4 жыл бұрын

Chicago? Explain.

@Raptorking18 4 жыл бұрын

KCW drill music

@RKWDBMX 3 жыл бұрын

Ya but Memphis

@noahlomax46 3 жыл бұрын

On God. Twista's name should've been mentioned. That speed and 'Go flow, the high hat and so many other elements.

@brandonsanchezrojas 6 жыл бұрын

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@thaigo972 6 жыл бұрын

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@lordspirit7655 6 жыл бұрын

Nahh Im chillin wit Tide wym

@user-fl6oi2er6x 6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Sanchez Rojas this is a headahh comment

@HxWilliams 6 жыл бұрын

chill man, too much 🔥🔥 for one comment.

@squeegee_ouija 6 жыл бұрын

I've been seeing this joke for a fat minute, and still don't get it. I think I missed out on something lmao. I'ma hand you the W anyway though 👏

@ThisIsTeeKay 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see someone really dive deep into this trend! I absolutely love these videos (even if I don't agree with the conclusion)

@krusher181 6 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's informative/thought provoking, even if the conclusion is a bit weird.

@fede018 6 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with the conclusion?

@Anthropomorphic 6 жыл бұрын

Snoop said that everyone's trying to sound the same and that that's bad. The video says that Snoop missed the point because triplets are useful and old, but that doesn't deal with Snoop's actual criticism: everyone's trying to sound the same and that's bad.

@harperl2 6 жыл бұрын

Lifragen Exactly, I doubt he was meaning to speak on the technicality of the beats and more-so the content and sameness of Trap artists. I know I'm tired of hearing about Popping pills, cars, and shallow content of Trap artists in general. I respect the Hustle and if I could make good money rapping about cough medicine I would. I just can't get behind their products. They usually don't have anything to say. Hell, I don't mind listening to B.O.B. He at least has interesting things to say. (Albeit, crazy conspiracy theories).

@vukaleksic3550 6 жыл бұрын

lmao as if snoop's content was ever any different. instead of popping pills cars and shallow content it's weed, cars and shallow content. get off your high horse

@preposteroussvideos 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel

@thatssokwekwe Жыл бұрын

RIP Takeoff

@bentn13 6 жыл бұрын

There needs on be something on how Grime rappers rap fast, because these triplets nearly feel like a trick to seem like they're rapping faster than they are...

@Anonymous29785 6 жыл бұрын

how is snoop missing the point? just cause triplets are catchy doesn't mean every rapper coming out has to use the same flow

@Grandmaster1up 6 жыл бұрын

red rum every rapper isn't though. It's just popular

@charnaeyoung9815 6 жыл бұрын

iamgrandmaster Please tell me how that makes it different. It's popular so many rappers are constantly, nonstop.

@Grandmaster1up 6 жыл бұрын

charnae young yeah but "every rapper" isn't using it. It's just popular rn.

@akinmytua4680 6 жыл бұрын

iamgrandmaster possibly because everyone doing the same style isn't a bad thing? And she pointed out that even he has used them in the past.

@LastOneLeftProd 6 жыл бұрын

thats an old clip of Snoop, its from like 2014 if I remember correctly. Last year he sucked up to all these new rappers and told them he was proud of them and pretty much compared them to him when he was coming up.