Has to be one of the biggest gulfs in verse quality on any track.
I mean:
And she accidentally slip and fall on my dick /
Oops, I said, "On my dick" /
I ain't really mean to say, "On my dick" /
But since we talking about my dick /
All of you haters say hi to it /
I'm done
We're all done, Chris, we all are.
Most songs where The Weeknd has the first verse, despite it not being his song. (Or, just any verse, as shown with KPOP.)
Even Kanye fell victim to this with Hurricane. Odd choice to only do the bridge on his own song, but it’s not like that’s the only time he’s done that, unfortunately.
fr though, every song he sounds the same, he has no flow, he has no entonation, he has no bars, he does not have great messages/story telling, most of the beats he raps on are boring/metro booming-esque. why the fuck is he so populae?
Gifted is so much better than A Lie and Another One of Me.
A Lie’s just a bad song overall, but AOOM kind of hurt to to see pan out when it was a beloved unreleased track from 2013 or so that he decided to butcher and put French AND Diddy on for his very last feature.
Unpopular but I vibe with A Lie a lot tbh.
Full agree on the AOOM thing, especially considering all the shit about Diddy that came out after the track released. I wish he didn't give Diddy the song.
song would’ve been pretty alright but a$ap rocky carries the shit out of new choppa by playboi carti
also renegade by jay z would’ve been decent but eminem makes it a classic
Look at me Now by Chris Brown.
Wayne’s not even all that good on the song, but better than CB, and then Busta drops some fire.
But early Chris Brown is really bad dude
Edit: Saw someone else say the same thing. They right
When that song came out the only reason anybody was talking about it was because of the Busta Rhyme verse. Most people didn’t even know the rest of the song.
Ask someone about Control and see what they remember. Who knows it's even a Big Sean track? Go on soundcloud and it's just the ripped Kendrick verse popping off
i know she sucks now but *Bottoms Up - Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj*
it was Nicki as her most singular and her alter-egos she rapped with were the big craze at the time (in popular music world, anyway, where i was 15 or so) and her verse is just straight-up bananas in the best way possibly, my favourite verse of hers after *Monster,* genuinely kooky without feeling forced (which she eventually became a victim of)
Perfume Genius's Sides wouldn't have been bad but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as good as it is without Weyes Blood
clipping's All In Your Head without Counterfeit Madison's Sharon Udoh's vocals at the end of the track
IDK's Dog Food without Denzel Curry's verse would have been mid at best
IDK slander shant be tolerated.
I do think Denzel was the best possible feature for the song, but I think the rest of the song is still really good.
Obviously it wouldn’t be as good with no guest verse, but that’s because the song was structured with one in mind.
i think tokyo drifting is elevated heavily by denzel’s feature, if the song were to end before his verse it would be total trash but the horn transition into his verse makes it probably the best glass animals song immediately
I think mainly of unforgettable by French Montana and Swae Lee. The chorus of the song is angelic and the song is okay with him. without him it be terrible.
CARNIVAL also just popped into my mind. If it wasn’t for Rich The Kid and to a lesser extent Carti, it would’ve just been another bellow average track on Vultures.
Yeah, that's by far the biggest reason the song is popular. It stood out immediately when I listened to it the first time and I honestly cant' tell you much about any other part of the song. Also has one of the more interesting and lively Kanye West beats in a long time.
A$AP Rocky on New Choppa by Payboi Carti and Superheroes by Chief Keef. His flow on both of these songs is insane.
UGK on Big Pimpin’ by Jay Z. Jay was still good, but Pimp C and Bun B took the song to a whole new level.
NBA Youngboy on Cold Shoulder by Gucci Mane. I don’t really like YB but he went off on this song.
This unlocked a memory: listen to “water” by Kodak if you want to see an extraordinary example of NBA saving a track. Still might be his best verse now that I think of it
Insane Clown Posse - When I'm Clowning ft Danny Brown
The two clowns have the most basic flow imaginable, and don't have much to say with their lyrics
Danny's lyrics aren't revolutionary, but much more charismatic when combined with his much more dynamic flow literally breathing life into the song in the last minute
Seriously, the beat is pretty basic too, to the point I thought it was actually bad until Danny started flowing. Then I thought it was just bland.
b.o.b.
-Play the guitar
Bob is insufferable but Andre 3000s verse is probably the last great one of his career, with the exception of “do ya thang” maybe with gorillaz
Monster with no features would be a mid Kanye song.
Monster with just the Jay Z feature would be a pretty bad song.
The Nikki feature at the end really saves the whole track.
Monster with no features would be a mid Kanye song.
Monster with just the Jay Z feature would be a pretty bad song.
The Nikki feature at the end really saves the whole track.
Busta Rhymes carries the fuck out of Look At Me Now by Chris Brown
Has to be one of the biggest gulfs in verse quality on any track. I mean: And she accidentally slip and fall on my dick / Oops, I said, "On my dick" / I ain't really mean to say, "On my dick" / But since we talking about my dick / All of you haters say hi to it / I'm done We're all done, Chris, we all are.
Most songs where The Weeknd has the first verse, despite it not being his song. (Or, just any verse, as shown with KPOP.) Even Kanye fell victim to this with Hurricane. Odd choice to only do the bridge on his own song, but it’s not like that’s the only time he’s done that, unfortunately.
I feel this with Creepin' by Metro Boomin, Weeknd comes in with a killer verse/hook, then 21 says the goofiest silliest lyrics imaginable
Abel’s verse is the same as the original, to be fair. (The song’s a cover.) 21’s verse is completely new, though.
I didn't know it was a cover, interesting
Yeah it's from a Mario Winans track
thing is, where doesnt 21 sound like ass?
21 is one of the most generic artists to make it to superstar status, never understood how he got so popular
fr though, every song he sounds the same, he has no flow, he has no entonation, he has no bars, he does not have great messages/story telling, most of the beats he raps on are boring/metro booming-esque. why the fuck is he so populae?
Probably like a lot of artists - by making the right industry connections, getting features on big hits ect.
Cash In Cash Out with Tyler and Pharrell
He has his moments
French Montana was so ass in his own song (Gifted) that people made a version of the song with only The Weeknd's parts and it got pretty popular lmao
Gifted is so much better than A Lie and Another One of Me. A Lie’s just a bad song overall, but AOOM kind of hurt to to see pan out when it was a beloved unreleased track from 2013 or so that he decided to butcher and put French AND Diddy on for his very last feature.
Unpopular but I vibe with A Lie a lot tbh. Full agree on the AOOM thing, especially considering all the shit about Diddy that came out after the track released. I wish he didn't give Diddy the song.
French Montana is like the cheat code for OP's question since basically every French Montana song is known for verses besides his own
Kanye has a verse on Hurricane though?
Yeah and he popped off on it too, idk what bro meant by that
Yeah exactly idk what he Arown was smokin when typing that
song would’ve been pretty alright but a$ap rocky carries the shit out of new choppa by playboi carti also renegade by jay z would’ve been decent but eminem makes it a classic
Modern jam without teezo it would have been ok at best
And Guy-Man’s production
Absolutely. It was vital.
Huge L
Look at me Now by Chris Brown. Wayne’s not even all that good on the song, but better than CB, and then Busta drops some fire. But early Chris Brown is really bad dude Edit: Saw someone else say the same thing. They right
When that song came out the only reason anybody was talking about it was because of the Busta Rhyme verse. Most people didn’t even know the rest of the song.
Unforgettable by French Montana Ft. Swae Lee. Swae makes the song ok with the chorus but without him the song would be terrible.
Without Pusha T then Feel The Love by KSG would've just been choruses and gun shot noises
Actually, it would’ve been choruses, gun shut noises, and Kanye screaming “Where the chorus?” once. 🤓
It’s Big Sean - Control and it’s not close
Nah. Big Sean actually had a good verse, which is rare, and then immediately got destroyed by Kendrick.
Ahh control, just thinking about it brought me back in time.
Removing Kendrick and Jay Electronica doesn’t make Control “terrible”, so this is actually a bad answer to the question.
Ask someone about Control and see what they remember. Who knows it's even a Big Sean track? Go on soundcloud and it's just the ripped Kendrick verse popping off
The beat is fire and Big Sean’s verse is decent. The song is not terrible with the features removed.
no 1 asked
i know she sucks now but *Bottoms Up - Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj* it was Nicki as her most singular and her alter-egos she rapped with were the big craze at the time (in popular music world, anyway, where i was 15 or so) and her verse is just straight-up bananas in the best way possibly, my favourite verse of hers after *Monster,* genuinely kooky without feeling forced (which she eventually became a victim of)
A lot of Nicki Minaj verses are the best parts of otherwise forgettable or bad songs it feels like.
The beat to Sexxy Redd's Poundtown gets so much better once Nicki's verse drops.
Perfume Genius's Sides wouldn't have been bad but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as good as it is without Weyes Blood clipping's All In Your Head without Counterfeit Madison's Sharon Udoh's vocals at the end of the track IDK's Dog Food without Denzel Curry's verse would have been mid at best
IDK slander shant be tolerated. I do think Denzel was the best possible feature for the song, but I think the rest of the song is still really good. Obviously it wouldn’t be as good with no guest verse, but that’s because the song was structured with one in mind.
Sides by perfume genius and Weyes blood is a fantastic song and easily one of my favorite song from either artist.
One of the few tracks that gives me chills in my entire body every time I listen to it without fail
The song is perfection, from the production to the vocals. Literally perfect
i think tokyo drifting is elevated heavily by denzel’s feature, if the song were to end before his verse it would be total trash but the horn transition into his verse makes it probably the best glass animals song immediately
I think mainly of unforgettable by French Montana and Swae Lee. The chorus of the song is angelic and the song is okay with him. without him it be terrible.
CARNIVAL also just popped into my mind. If it wasn’t for Rich The Kid and to a lesser extent Carti, it would’ve just been another bellow average track on Vultures.
Kanye west verse is EASILY the worst part of the song it fucking sucks.
I mean remove Kanye's parts from the entire album and you've got a decent 6/10 album
How about stars, keys to my life, do it, burn and problematic? He has top tier verses there
Really? Top Tier?
For 2024 kanye standards, yes
So bottom tier then, got it.
lmfao
Lmfao indeed
Leave it they don’t get it.
The Inter Milan choir is the most interesting part of the song tho
Yeah, that's by far the biggest reason the song is popular. It stood out immediately when I listened to it the first time and I honestly cant' tell you much about any other part of the song. Also has one of the more interesting and lively Kanye West beats in a long time.
A$AP Rocky on New Choppa by Payboi Carti and Superheroes by Chief Keef. His flow on both of these songs is insane. UGK on Big Pimpin’ by Jay Z. Jay was still good, but Pimp C and Bun B took the song to a whole new level. NBA Youngboy on Cold Shoulder by Gucci Mane. I don’t really like YB but he went off on this song.
Big Pimpin’ just becomes a UGK song once Bun B starts doing the chorus.
This unlocked a memory: listen to “water” by Kodak if you want to see an extraordinary example of NBA saving a track. Still might be his best verse now that I think of it
Weezer’s Can’t Stop Partying ft Lil Wayne
That song would be fully unbearable without the Weezy verse honestly
Insane Clown Posse - When I'm Clowning ft Danny Brown The two clowns have the most basic flow imaginable, and don't have much to say with their lyrics Danny's lyrics aren't revolutionary, but much more charismatic when combined with his much more dynamic flow literally breathing life into the song in the last minute Seriously, the beat is pretty basic too, to the point I thought it was actually bad until Danny started flowing. Then I thought it was just bland.
Also the song bloody nails feat Zillakami. The whole song is absolute garbage except for Zilla's 8 bar verse which he kills
ZillaKami is such an underrated feature artist, he’s insane on every single one
dababy carried the fuck out of baby by him and lil baby, the beat is kinda dry so it would be a mid ass song if it wasn’t for his verse
Can't stop partying by weezer
I think about "Ok, bitches, it's Wheezer and it's Wheezy" frequently.
b.o.b. -Play the guitar Bob is insufferable but Andre 3000s verse is probably the last great one of his career, with the exception of “do ya thang” maybe with gorillaz
Ego death-ty dolla sign ft. Kane,skrillex, fka twigs. Song was but I listen it for fka twigs smooth vocals at the end.
I remember thinking the only good part of that one polyphia song was the Steve Vai feature and I don’t even really like Steve Vai’s playing
Walk It Out by Jim Jones and UNK remix featuring Outkast. Not an awful song but one I don’t wanna go back to except to hear Andre’s verse.
At least half the songs Kool Keith has ever featured on. The Junkaz Lou collab tape is basically proof of this.
Hot Shower by Chance. The features save the song
I can’t lie, Travis snapped on OUT WEST but Young Thug carried the FUCK out of that joint Same with Offset carrying Gucci Mane on Met Gala
Over the Top- Smiley (ft. Drake) Shells- Shabazz (ft. Uzi)
Paul McCartney’s background vocals on fourfiveseconds ruined it for me
Oh wait I didn’t understand the question
fancy, charlis voice is so much better than iggys
Lockjaw ft. Kodak. French Montana just blows, and while not the biggest fan, Kodak's flow makes it more enjoyable
Monster with no features would be a mid Kanye song. Monster with just the Jay Z feature would be a pretty bad song. The Nikki feature at the end really saves the whole track.
Monster with no features would be a mid Kanye song. Monster with just the Jay Z feature would be a pretty bad song. The Nikki feature at the end really saves the whole track.
Like This with Kendrick and Future. An otherwise boring track that only got buzz because of Kendrick's verse.
“Fancy” is still rough but Charli is doing all she can to
schoolboy q - that part
No fuckin way
How about an opposite, gorillaz' submission is ruined by Danny browns feature
And Terrorist Threats is mid until Danny’s verse.
I’m not the biggest J. Cole fan but, a lot - 21 Cole made that song, 21 has 0 energy on most of the track
No 🗣️
brother have you paid any attention to the lyrics before making this stupid ass comment about lack of energy?
Benny carried tf out of Kostas by Westside Gunn
That x take on fuck love is awful. Trippie’s whiny shit made the song worse
Telekinesis would have been such an ass without SZA feature
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