

“ Adrenaline“? “ Web“? Big Pun’s “ Super Lyrical“? The Tonight Show bit where he had to rap about Hot Pockets and Channing Tatum? He’s incredible! He’s a machine! The problem with the whole theory, of course, is that Black Thought is fucking awesome. The sounds of their voices aren’t going to make you feel glad to be alive. They can’t embody their moment or project their enthusiasm. Rappers who suffer from Black Thought are flow technicians, masters of breath control and syllable placement, who never seem to break through to rap’s upper echelon because they don’t have that indefinable charisma that the job necessitates. (I believe the great rap writer Noz coined the term, though I’m not sure.) The idea behind it is that certain rappers - most notably, the longstanding lead Roots rapper - have so much technical skill but so little personality that their raps, while impressive, can also feel oddly lifeless. There is a phenomenon, discussed in certain rap-nerd circles, known as Black Thought Syndrome. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.A quick note: I haven’t heard Adele’s 25 yet. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top.Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”.

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