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I'm Confused - I keep hearing that Lux hasn't switched it up since the Calicoe battle. I understand that this is referring to his "preaching style", but I find that it's more his content - not necessarily his style - and such content shouldn't really ever get old if it's executed correctly - which I feel Lux did vs Calicoe.
Allow me to explain...
Personally I found his approach with Hollow significantly different from his Calicoe battle (not saying it was bad, because I still really liked it). But i'm referring more to his 1st (1st & 2nd) verse vs Calicoe, which centered a lot more around rapping in differing flows - switching up flows from 16 to 16 - A slow pace in places mixed with speed rhyming in others - which ultimately complimented Lux's complicated rhyming patterns extremely well, because it kept you absolutely hooked - There is a reason that his 1st/2nd is referenced so much in the battle rap world and a lot of fans and battlers can damn near quote the whole thing from beginning to end, and enjoy doing so - it's because he structured it in a way that he hasn't done since - and I found was missing almost completely in the Mook rematch.
I've found that since Calicoe he's done a lot more straight forward rapping at a fast pace, which doesn't lend itself as well to hearing complicated advanced rhyming. The "Eminem 8 mile by ten inch/Royce da 5'9 it" - The "Harlem hospital beds" - the "gotta do realignments" - the "I'm too much of an optimum leap" - the "death in it" - the "skeletons in my closest" - the "jump from the roof" - etc - all the way until the "50 cc's of Vicodin" end - they all had very clear (compared to vs Mook), paced, unique rap-flow set ups before the punch - That's why the audience was so quiet, because it SOUNDED too interesting to miss - Fuck it, it was beautiful.
It's annoying because if Mook vs Lux rematch was on URL and unlimited time (so Lux doesn't rush rap through his rounds) it could have been the classic of all classics - literally the GOAT battle - and it would have been beautiful to watch - because Lux represents the pinnacle of battle rap wordsmithary, and Mook, like it or not (I do, personally) represents the pinnacle of straight forward simple break-a-nigga-down battle rap rhyming.
Lux, if you're reading this, if you insist on putting the words together in such a way - don't forget about the presentation of the words, otherwise it just goes over peoples heads, and the basic rap flow won't make them want to rewind to find out what it is you were actually saying - and a live audience will just boo.
I've said my piece. Peace.
Allow me to explain...
Personally I found his approach with Hollow significantly different from his Calicoe battle (not saying it was bad, because I still really liked it). But i'm referring more to his 1st (1st & 2nd) verse vs Calicoe, which centered a lot more around rapping in differing flows - switching up flows from 16 to 16 - A slow pace in places mixed with speed rhyming in others - which ultimately complimented Lux's complicated rhyming patterns extremely well, because it kept you absolutely hooked - There is a reason that his 1st/2nd is referenced so much in the battle rap world and a lot of fans and battlers can damn near quote the whole thing from beginning to end, and enjoy doing so - it's because he structured it in a way that he hasn't done since - and I found was missing almost completely in the Mook rematch.
I've found that since Calicoe he's done a lot more straight forward rapping at a fast pace, which doesn't lend itself as well to hearing complicated advanced rhyming. The "Eminem 8 mile by ten inch/Royce da 5'9 it" - The "Harlem hospital beds" - the "gotta do realignments" - the "I'm too much of an optimum leap" - the "death in it" - the "skeletons in my closest" - the "jump from the roof" - etc - all the way until the "50 cc's of Vicodin" end - they all had very clear (compared to vs Mook), paced, unique rap-flow set ups before the punch - That's why the audience was so quiet, because it SOUNDED too interesting to miss - Fuck it, it was beautiful.
It's annoying because if Mook vs Lux rematch was on URL and unlimited time (so Lux doesn't rush rap through his rounds) it could have been the classic of all classics - literally the GOAT battle - and it would have been beautiful to watch - because Lux represents the pinnacle of battle rap wordsmithary, and Mook, like it or not (I do, personally) represents the pinnacle of straight forward simple break-a-nigga-down battle rap rhyming.
Lux, if you're reading this, if you insist on putting the words together in such a way - don't forget about the presentation of the words, otherwise it just goes over peoples heads, and the basic rap flow won't make them want to rewind to find out what it is you were actually saying - and a live audience will just boo.
I've said my piece. Peace.
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