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Originally Posted by Surell
Their voice and delivery don't match up, of course, because their both pretty different personae (besides being major bosses and what have you). But what about the disjointed/oddly syncopated rhyme scheme/flow? The slick super-quotable lines (practically one-liners)? Both were famous for not writing their lyrics down, for crafting and reworking their songs in their head, which is what gave their flows such distinction.
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I don't know about flow. Biggie was a lot smoother than Jay-Z, but I can see what you mean by the syncopated rhymes. They did work firm on a light tone. As for slick... hmmm, well there are way too many rap artists who had a slick tongue, so narrowing it down to those two doesn't really say much. Otherwise, in terms of sound opposed to style, they really don't seem similar.
Biggie is probably the most overrated rap artist I'd say, by the way.