Editing Rapping (section)

===Rhythm===
Many of the rhythmic techniques used in rapping come from percussive techniques and many rappers compare themselves to [[percussionist]]s.<ref>Edwards, "Gift of Gab" (2013). ''How to Rap 2'', p. 3.</ref> ''How to Rap 2'' identifies all the rhythmic techniques used in rapping such as [[Triplet (music)|triplets]], [[Flam (drum rudiment)|flams]], [[16th note]]s, [[32nd note]]s, [[syncopation]], extensive use of [[rest (music)|rests]], and rhythmic techniques unique to rapping such as West Coast "lazy tails", coined by [[Shock G]].<ref>Edwards, "Gift of Gab" (2013). ''How to Rap 2'', pp. 1–54.</ref> Rapping has also been done in various [[time signature]]s, such as [[3/4 time]].<ref name="Edwards, Paul 2013 p 2">Edwards, "Gift of Gab" (2013). ''How to Rap 2'', p. 53.</ref>

Since the [[2000s in music|2000s]], rapping has evolved into a style of rap that spills over the boundaries of the beat, closely resembling spoken English.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Edmondson|first1=Jacqueline|title=Music in American Life: an encyclopedia of the songs, styles, stars, and stories that shaped our culture|date=October 30, 2013|publisher=Greenwood|isbn=978-0-313-39347-1|page=1270}}</ref> Rappers like [[MF Doom]] and [[Eminem]] have exhibited this style, and since then, rapping has been difficult to notate.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Justin|title=The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop|series=[[Cambridge Companions to Music]]|date=April 6, 2015|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-64386-4}}</ref> The American hip-hop group [[Crime Mob]] exhibited a new rap flow in songs such as "[[Knuck If You Buck]]", heavily dependent on triplets. Rappers including [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], [[Kanye West]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Young Jeezy]] and more have included this influence in their music. In 2014, an American hip-hop collective from [[Atlanta]], [[Migos]], popularized this flow, and is commonly referred to as the "Migos Flow" (a term that is contentious within the hip-hop community).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Drake|first1=David|title=Tracing the Lineage of the Migos Flow|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/tracing-the-lineage-of-the-migos-flow|website=www.complex.com|access-date=April 29, 2015|archive-date=May 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507193533/http://www.complex.com/music/2014/03/tracing-the-lineage-of-the-migos-flow|url-status=live}}</ref>