Do you like Taylor rapping and why(not)?

[Hilda 793]

I like this better: 

 

[Bette Davis 12,742]

[LaBlue 993]

3 minutes ago, Romance Bitch said:

I like this better: 

 

Cringe

[calmar 22,064]

It's just as much rapping as Gaga 'raps' on the verses of Judas. 

[Eddie 2,518]

It's not rapping it's more like talk singing so I'm gonna say EXCUSE ME NO

[My Little Phoney 658]

Taylor Kinney raps?

[aaron l 11,999]

I didn't see it as rapping, as I don't care for rap.

As for pop music, I can bop.

[Eddie 2,518]

17 minutes ago, Ryusei said:

rapping...? it's just melodic talk-singing or whatever you wanna call it. Now inb4 TAYLOR APPROPRIATES RAP CULTURE DA)SICGSDIPCGSP(IGSDPIV

Inb4 Taylor recreates the black culture

[LordEnigma 11,313]

It's not rapping 

Its kinda like what Gaga does during Judas - speaking with a rhythm.

But I wish she had better lyrics during the verses, it could have been fire  and I wish it was a diss track cause that's what it sounds like but then it's talking about falling for a guy and her being tame 

I still like it and will bop my little white ass to it.

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

That was rapping?

Or just talking really fast?

[StrawberryBlond 14,862]

Her voice isn't suited to rapping, that's for sure. For the most part, she sounds like a snobby teen valley girl who having fun acting "ghetto" and "hood." Which is why it's barely rapping, it's closer to talk-singing. It's going to be really interesting to see how she handles this song live. Some urban fans are fine with it, but Anthony Fantano is the first one that's outright said that it's garbage so far, so I'm sure more will follow. Kanye fans are sure to hate it, especially, as Anthony says, the heavy bass is very reminiscent of sounds on Yeezus. The track is still so new at this point that she hasn't really felt the wrath of rap fans, though. But when it starts picking up speed, she's going to feel it. Urban fans hate it when non-urban acts use urban beats in a lame attempt to sound edgy.

But despite all its flaws, I think it's a good song, even if it's just in a guilty pleasure way. I do love how she throws herself into the rap and doesn't do it half-hearted, even though you'd think she'd be tentative. I can't fault her confidence. And that heavy beat is something else. I love the dark, heavy beat mixed with the sweet tropical chorus. When such chalk and cheese beats hit you one after the other, it's like she's conveying that being with her can be sweet and scary, comforting and terrifying. And that's what really captivates me.

[Yuuri 21,636]

I wouldn't call that "rapping". It's more along the lines with "speak-rapping", something which Kesha used to do. Real rapping is something along the lines of Karmin/Qveen Herby, or Eminem.