# Rap Flow — Vocal Style

> Rhythmic spoken delivery. Hip-hop foundation. Multiple flow styles.

## What is "flow"
Rap flow = the rhythm, cadence, and patterns of rap delivery. How words land on beats.

## Flow types

### Laid-back / behind the beat
- Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg
- Cool, conversational

### On the beat / boom-bap
- Classic 90s East Coast
- Tight, square delivery

### Double-time / rapid
- Twista, Eminem fast verses
- Many syllables per beat

### Triplet flow
- Migos popularized
- Three notes per beat
- Modern trap signature

### Melodic rap (sing-rap)
- Drake, Lil Wayne
- Blends melody and rap
- Modern dominant style

### Aggressive flow
- DMX, Pop Smoke
- Punchy, hard

### Storytelling flow
- Slick Rick (originator), Nas
- Conversational pace, narrative

## Famous rappers by flow style
- **Laid-back**: Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G.
- **Tight on-beat**: Eminem, Nas
- **Triplet**: Migos, Future
- **Melodic**: Drake, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott
- **Storytelling**: Slick Rick, Kendrick Lamar
- **Aggressive**: DMX, Pop Smoke

## When to use
Hip-hop / rap genres (essential).

## Lyric considerations
- Internal rhymes (multiple per line)
- Wordplay
- Multi-syllable rhymes (advanced)
- Cultural specificity
- Beat awareness

## For Suno
```
[Vocals: rap flow, male voice, laid-back behind-the-beat 90s East Coast 
style, conversational delivery]
```

```
[Vocals: rap flow, male voice, triplet flow modern trap style with 
auto-tune, melodic sing-rap blend]
```

```
[Vocals: rap flow, female voice, aggressive on-beat delivery with 
internal rhymes]
```

## Modern Azerbaijani rap
HOST group, Miri Yusif use mix of classical hip-hop flow + meykhana tradition (Azerbaijani spoken word).
