Has lyricism plateaued?

[uh-oh]

i would say jay electronica is more in the unique phrasing than strictly rhyme schemes

but honestly of course it plateaued. you can't really go higher than its already been taken. you can just be unique and technical in your own right.

but its like musically it plateaued as well, everything that could be done has been done. we can change instruments, genres that are sampled from, drums no drums. but at the end of the day the format is the same. its all been done

[Certain]

Originally Posted by uh-oh

but its like musically it plateaued as well, everything that could be done has been done. we can change instruments, genres that are sampled from, drums no drums. but at the end of the day the format is the same. its all been done

I'd never heard song structures like the ones Kendrick Lamar employed on Untitled, Unmastered.

As far as Jay Electronica, I guess that's fair, but everything rhymes. It used to be that guys like Q-Tip and Guru were seen as great lyricists entirely because of phrasing.