Í heimildarmyndinni Thug Angel sem kom út árið 2002 komst rapparinn Shock G ansi vel að orði þegar hann lýsti muninum á Tupac og Biggie:
„Í fyrsta lagi, þegar það kemur að því hvor er betri – Tupac eða Biggie – þá mun Biggie alltaf sigra þegar flæði er annars vegar … Biggie er sveiflari. Hann sveiflar sér líkt og trompetleikari í djasssveit: „B-I-G … P-O …P-P-A … No-Info, For-The … D-E-A …“
– Shock G (Thug Angel)
Líkt og greina má af orðræðu Shock G þá spilar flæði (enska orðið flow útleggst líklegast best sem flæði eða hrynjandi á íslensku) lykilhlutverk í aðdráttarafli rappara; ekki skiptir neinu máli hversu beittur textinn er, hversu þétt bítið er – ef flæðið er hikandi verður lagið aldrei gott.
Nýverið tók SKE saman 15 eftirminnileg erindi þar sem rapparar skara fram úr á sviði flæðis (vinsamlegast athugið að flæði snýst ekki einvörðungu um hraða, að okkar mati, öllu heldur um rytma, tón og hversu vel flutningurinn fellur að bítinu).
Gjörið svo vel:
15. R.A. the Rugged Man – Uncommon Valor
ca. 00:54
Kill shit, spit four-thousand bullets a minute /
Victor Charlie, hair-trigger, hit it, I’m in it to win it /
Get it, the lieutenant hinted, the villain: I been it /
The killin’, I did it, cripple, did it /
Pictures I painted is vivid, live it /
Annað eftirminnilegt: Legendary Classics.
14. Ghostface Killah – Tha Game
ca. 02:50
MC Ultra high-brolic bank roll alcohol vulture /
Garlic balls dice the shield of ocre /
Tally ho pitty pat backgammon pro /
Pink salmon five spring rolls know me, you love my intro /
13. Elzhi – Da Villa
ca. 01:42
Wit wallow in my venom /
Split nozzle from a kick combo /
Get bravo from the womens /
Lift pothole, admit defeat and forget it /
I’m well known to speak in heat of a minute /
Like I’m linked to a cell phone reachin’ the limit /
Annað eftirminnilegt: Half Time, Motown 25.
11. Prodigy – Shook Ones
ca. 00:30
I got you stuck off the realness, we be the infamous /
You heard of us, official Queensbridge murderers /
The Mobb comes equipped for warfare, beware /
Of my crime family who got nuff shots to share /
10. Kendrick Lamar – Rigarmortis
ca. 00:36
Got me breathing with dragons /
I’ll crack the egg in your basket, you bastard /
I’m Marilyn Manson with madness, now just imagine the magic /
I light to asses, don’t ask for your favorite rapper /
Annað eftirminnilegt: Control, Swimming Pools, Money Trees.
9. Big Boi – Bombs Over Baghdad
ca. 01:33
Uno, dos, tres, it’s on /
Did you ever think a pimp rock a microphone? /
Like that there boy and we still stay street /
Big things happen every time we meet /
Annað eftirminnilegt: ATliens, Daddy Fat Sax, Dirty South.
8. Busta Rhymes – Scenario
ca. 03:07
Watch, as I combine all the juice from the mind /
Heel up, wheel up, bring it back, come rewind /
Powerful impact – boom! – from the cannon /
Not bragging, try to read my mind just imagine /
…
Rah, rah, like a Dungeon Dragon
Annað eftirminnilegt: Break Ya Neck, Look At Me Now, Gimme Some More …
7. Andre 300 – Aquemini
ca. 03:43
My mind warps and bends floats the wind count to ten /
Meet the twin Andre Ben. Welcome to the lion’s den /
Original skin many men comprehend /
I extend myself so you go out and tell a friend /
Annað eftirminnilegt: Rosa Parks, Da Art of Storytelling.
6. Eminem – Rap God
ca. 01:03
This slickety, gibbedy, hibbedy hip hop
You don’t really wanna get into a pissing match with this rappidy rap
Packing a Mac in the back of the Ac, pack backpack rap, yep, yackidy-yac
Annað eftirminnilegt: Dead Wrong, Underground, Renegade.
5. Lauryn Hill – Ready Or Not
ca. 02:00
Bless you if you represent the Fu /
But I’ll hex you with some witch’s brew /
If you’re doo-doo, voodoo /
I can do what you do, easy, believe me /
Fronting ni%#as give me hee-bee-gee-bees /
Annað eftirminnilegt með Lauryn Hill: Fu-Gee-La, Vocab.
4. Twista – Adrenaline Rush
ca.00:45
Retaliate with lethal repercussion, I feel the reefer rushing /
To go into thangs, like it’s a wicked stick /
Took the Benadryl, hot like I’m fin’ ta steal /
To get the kickin’ shit for niggaz and bitches that I kick it with /
Annað eftirminnilegt: Tip Of Da Tongue, Overnight Celebrity, Do You.
3. Big L – 7 Minute Freestyle
ca. 00:50
I’m telling you: Shit’s about to get drastic soon /
I’m quick to blast a goon /
And break a motherfu$#er like a plastic spoon /
Annað eftirminnilegt með Biggie: Put It On, Platinum Plus.
2. Biggie Smalls – Notorious Thugs
ca. 01:16
Armed and dangerous /
Ain’t too many who can bang with us /
Straight up weed: no angel dust /
Label us: Notorious /
Annað eftirminnilegt með Biggie: Mo Money Mo Problems, Party and Bullshit, Hypnotize.
1. Big Pun – Twinz (Deep Cover 98)
ca. 00:25
Dead in the middle of Little Italy /
Little did we know that we riddled /
Two middlemen who didn’t do diddly /
Annað eftirminnilegt með Pun: Brave in the Heart, You Ain’t A Killer, Wrong Ones.
Hér fyrir neðan eru svo fleiri erindi með röppurum sem státa sig af fáguðu flæði:
T-Pain – Church
Joyner Lucas – Say Hello to Adele
ca. 01:31
Azealia Banks – 212
ca. 01:09
Mos Def – Definition
Ab Soul – Illuminate
ca. 01:27
Chance the Rapper – Angels
ca. 00:43
Percee Pee – Lungs Collapsing
ca. 00:29
Blackalicious (Gift of Gab) – Alphabet Aerobics
ca. 01:45
Tech N9ne – Midwest Choppers 2
ca. 03:26
Jay-Z – Dead Presidents
ca. 00:37