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namjoon and his skill as a rapper - a justifiably long rap appreciation thread;
let's start with namjoon being ranked an s-tier rapper by the hip hop community. deserved ! #RM
a reason for his incredible stage presence is that he's been rapping since 2007 when he was 14 yrs old. here's namjoon performing with BPB (old bangtan boyz) his pre debut rap crew. he looks so comfortable on stage. performance comes so naturally to him.
RM has studied the art of performance and the genre of hip hop through and through. i feel like that's a major reason for clear identity as an artist.
In his predebut track 'Dreamin' he mentions some of his musical influences and first experiences of performing onstage #Namjoon
In his predebut track 'Dreamin' he mentions some of his musical influences and first experiences of performing onstage #Namjoon
his flow !! a force to be reckoned with since the beginning.
track : kanji player (ft. tangent) (2008)
youtube :
lyrics & info : https://genius.com/Rm-kanji-player-lyrics
track : kanji player (ft. tangent) (2008)
youtube :
lyrics & info : https://genius.com/Rm-kanji-player-lyrics
kim namjoon: the nations rapper.
his stage presence—
his stage presence—
now for the best part. let's look at all the aspects of his rap - tone, flow, lyricism, pronunciation/speed
#Namjoon #김남준 #RM @BTS_twt
#Namjoon #김남준 #RM @BTS_twt
TONE -
joon's tone in my opinion is one of his distinguishers. he has a beautiful *deep* smooth tone.
joon's tone in my opinion is one of his distinguishers. he has a beautiful *deep* smooth tone.
it makes his rap extremely sonically pleasing
*goosebumps*
*goosebumps*
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the growl. yeah.
;-;
he puts so much power behind his vocals and doing that with a fast rap and all that movement is so hard but he does it effortlessly
He is able to modulate vocal chord compression and have breathy-er softer vocals that sound beautiful and calming
he sounds amazing
FLOW -
joon rides a beat like no other. His flow is so unique.
joon rides a beat like no other. His flow is so unique.
legendary. iconic. yeah.
"you think you got taste oh babe how do you know” this haunts me
namjoon was asked to rap on the spot and his flow was out of this world
PRONUNCIATION, CADENCE AND SPEED -
this is one of Namjoon's strength as a rapper - his clear diction and pronunciation of every. single. syllable. his rap is often described as being crystal clear
this is one of Namjoon's strength as a rapper - his clear diction and pronunciation of every. single. syllable. his rap is often described as being crystal clear
a lot of the times words can sound slightly muffled live,,,, but he is consistent with his perfectly clear pronunciation
just listen to how clear every single syllable is
and it's as clear if not better, live. not to mention, the power and emotion
RM - Joke, 74 syllables in 9.5 seconds.
At his fastest, he raps 9.88 syllables in one second
his flow and rhyme scheme switches every two to four bars
At his fastest, he raps 9.88 syllables in one second
his flow and rhyme scheme switches every two to four bars
Cypher pt 2 is easily one of his best verses.
can't talk about cadence and speed without mentioning Do You.
21 year old namjoon was
21 year old namjoon was
the way he raps with so much emotion and every single syllable makes me cry ohmygosh
listen to how he switches up his cadence and speed. his rap is not only sonically amazing, but it's CREATIVE.
namjoon eats cds for breakfast lunch and dinner ya'll
alright so this getting pretty long.
if you made it to the end tysm i love you and you deserve the world!
joon is just so incredible and talented and I love him.
if you made it to the end tysm i love you and you deserve the world!
joon is just so incredible and talented and I love him.
and since there was too much to include about his lyricism, I made a separate thread on it! ~ https://twitter.com/AmethystJoonie/status/1352891084238508032?s=19
and not only is he such a skilled rapper, his vocals are out of this world too. leave some talent for the rest of us, joon 
https://twitter.com/GUCCIGUKKIE/status/1313185089602420738?s=19
https://twitter.com/GUCCIGUKKIE/status/1313185089602420738?s=19
