{"id":8032,"date":"2014-03-27T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=8032"},"modified":"2019-04-08T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T17:49:29","slug":"montage-is-the-method-migos-flow-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=8032","title":{"rendered":"Montage Is the Method: Migos Flow Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over at Complex<\/em>, David Drake offers up<\/a> a supercut that “trac[es] the lineage of the Migos flow” — that is, the 8th note triplets that underpin “Versace<\/a>” and have been making waves across the rap world. <\/p>\n

For Drake, the recent, remarkable spread of the so-called “Migos flow” offers compelling evidence that, even as it may rankle all manner of commenters, the Migos’ Quavo is no less than “the most influential rapper of 2014<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

part of the reason Quavo has become so influential is because his rapping isn’t overly concerned with the intricacies of lyricism. Instead, he’s imprinted a very specific rhythmic pattern on hip-hop’s psyche. By finding a flow that stood apart and emphasizing it, he shifted the way rappers rap.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a contentious claim, and the technomusicologist in me loves that Drake has gone the extra mile to put together some audible evidence to convince the skeptics — a video montage that speaks for itself. So don’t take my word for it, or Drake’s, just peep the supercut:<\/p>\n