so rap and artistry are some shit i care a lot about @glitteringAcuity not to put you on blast but @glitteringAcuity writes "OBJECTION! slant rhymes are a better display of skill & artistic vision than direct rhymes" respectfully horseshit the honorable judge strider presiding says overruled your objection is quashed and your motion is denied flow lets break this down on a mechanical level im not usually interested in getting into an uhm actually when id rather spit that shit on the mic but the metaphors forced af yo you think shes your purpose / your sole reason for life youre just a cog in the system / perpetual victim of strife weeping bodily fluids / like theyre bars in the sand while were out here / running empires you cant comprehend right off the bat this betrays a fundamental ass lack of understanding i was making a foot pun steps on me sole my verse is using sole and soles two distinct definitions as a springboard for the next response speaking of the next response bars in the sand what the actual fuck is that even supposed to mean damn right theyre running empires i cant comprehend shits incomprehensible to anybody who isnt lying and them empires being run into the ground deadass slant rhymes are themed they are consistent i present exhibit ayyyy aesop rock - shrunk "my address a made-up language written out in living glyphs lifted from demonic literature and religious text" glyphs and text dont even close to rhyme but the thematic emphasis gives them reason for songly inclusion and hella fucking heat "telephone uncovered by purveyors of the ouija" "then checked against the CBGB womens room graffiti" technically rhymes but the syllable count breakage is justified for emphasis in both cases shit was packin heat and there was an overall message carried mc dirkhead got none of that



