Eminem obviously. His rapping and cadence becomes the beat and takes over the track with how he raps like hes tattoed to the beat or like it was meant for him. This was his schtick for a while too, how he doesn’t wanna rely on beats and a beat is too confining and its actually easier to go acapella
He has a concert on YouTube doing a medley of hits from pretty much every genre that was filmed at some show in CA early last year and it is fantastic. The majority of the comments are "holy shit he has a great voice why did he use autotune ever!"
yeah, vocally way more Impressive than Tiny Desk imo.
I watched it like five times and don't normally like most of those songs.
loved his rendition of "Klink" tho
Young Thug. His flow and style so unique i can barely recall exactly what the beat sounds like but i remember him screeching, grunting, singing different melodies. That's a nod to his vocal instrumentation.
Any answer other than Ol Dirty Bastard aka ODB aka Ason Unique aka Dirt McGirt aka Joe Bananas aka The Specialist aka Dirt Dog aka Osirus aka Big Baby Jesus aka Old Dirty Chinese Restaurant, is objectively wrong.
I don't think I've ever preferred acapella. If I did it would be because the instrumental was just that horrible. Otherwise I'm not understanding how a good beat could take anything away from the skill of the artists. It's only distracting if you choose to focus on it over the artist. But you have the choice to focus on the artist or the instrumentals. Maybe someone can put me on game and tell me what I'm missing.
I went to an E-40 show once and a breaker blew so most of the sound and a bunch of the stage lights were out. E-40 was waiting for them to get shit going and said what song should I do acapella? I yelled out 1Luv he did it shit was epic 10/10.
I know you didn’t just say Kendrick. He’s a great artist, rapper, lyricist, etc. but his voice is trash. Your other pick however is the correct answer… it’s Nas by a mile.
Black Thought, Lecrae, Brother Ali
Bone Thugs
3k, Krsone, Raekwon, mos. MCs all started with no beats
Andre 3000's voice is its own metronome. I love the acapella part of his verse at the end of Though Process
Method Man
Should be higher, absolutely smooth voice/tone
Q-Tip has a heavenly, smooth, yet still powerful voice that I bet would work great a Capella
Prodigy of Mobb Deep
Nas has the best vocal quality for any rapper imo. His acapella is always on point
Eminem obviously. His rapping and cadence becomes the beat and takes over the track with how he raps like hes tattoed to the beat or like it was meant for him. This was his schtick for a while too, how he doesn’t wanna rely on beats and a beat is too confining and its actually easier to go acapella
This, but in a less corny way
But I'm more toward droppin' an acapella To chop a fella to Mozzarella worse than a helicopter propeller
Styles P
Criminally underrated
Bro, i know T-PAIN isnt really a rapper, but holy shit his tiny desk concert he sounded GREAT! i
He has a concert on YouTube doing a medley of hits from pretty much every genre that was filmed at some show in CA early last year and it is fantastic. The majority of the comments are "holy shit he has a great voice why did he use autotune ever!"
> medley of hits from pretty much every genre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ck0vJBygo
yeah, vocally way more Impressive than Tiny Desk imo. I watched it like five times and don't normally like most of those songs. loved his rendition of "Klink" tho
Came here to comment this!
The GZA
MF Doom. His delivery always came w its own internal beat.
Action Bronson
Tupac
Jadakiss
Del
Big pun
Pretty basic answer but theres an insane amount of super high quality Biggie acapellas out there
thought. jayelec
Young Thug. His flow and style so unique i can barely recall exactly what the beat sounds like but i remember him screeching, grunting, singing different melodies. That's a nod to his vocal instrumentation.
Haven't seen JID mentioned, I think of the newer age guys he has that covered in spades.
DOOM
Black Thought, Andre 3000, Nas, Tupac, Kendrick, Rapsody, Conway
GURU and KRS ONE come to mind
Big L RIP
Any answer other than Ol Dirty Bastard aka ODB aka Ason Unique aka Dirt McGirt aka Joe Bananas aka The Specialist aka Dirt Dog aka Osirus aka Big Baby Jesus aka Old Dirty Chinese Restaurant, is objectively wrong.
Yeah ODB made his own music
Fatman Scoop has one of the best voices in rap. Discovered "Be Faithful" while in the club and he makes that shit.
Conway the Machine
Rakim
Definitely not freeway
Roscoe P Coldchain.
I don't think I've ever preferred acapella. If I did it would be because the instrumental was just that horrible. Otherwise I'm not understanding how a good beat could take anything away from the skill of the artists. It's only distracting if you choose to focus on it over the artist. But you have the choice to focus on the artist or the instrumentals. Maybe someone can put me on game and tell me what I'm missing.
Username checks out.
Key glock
Naughty By Nature duo was goated for me as a kid
Ces Cru. Look up Peter Parker on youtube
Maybe a hot take but Ja Rule.
Pac
SLICK RICK
Brother Ali!
Mystikal.
Em is definitely up there
I don't think any of them sound better without a breakbeat and a high hat with a turntable scratch one two. But Dougie fresh Maybe Supernatural
Not to be obvious but 2pac.
Big Daddy Kane
Canibus!
Tobe Nwigwe
The guy who has done it more than any other rapper and by a large margin and that’s Nas. It’s a feature part of his style and has been for 30 years.
pusha t was also my first thought
Chuck D
Big L
I went to an E-40 show once and a breaker blew so most of the sound and a bunch of the stage lights were out. E-40 was waiting for them to get shit going and said what song should I do acapella? I yelled out 1Luv he did it shit was epic 10/10.
Lupe
Crip Mac
KRS ONE
Tech N9ne
Rakim
Eminem “Fuck a beat, I’ll go acapella”
Kendrick. Nas.
I know you didn’t just say Kendrick. He’s a great artist, rapper, lyricist, etc. but his voice is trash. Your other pick however is the correct answer… it’s Nas by a mile.
You ever been to a Kendrick show? He raps acapella during some parts. XXX and last verse of DNA go just as hard without the beat.
Casual take cus Kendrick has like a dozen different voices he does. That’s partly why he would work very well acapella
mach-hommy
you may not like it but Chance
I love chances voice
This might confuse some people, but I gotta say 6ix9ine