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===Styles=== There are many different styles of flow, with different terminology used by different people β [[stic.man]] of [[Dead Prez]] uses the following terms β *"The Chant", which he says is used by [[Lil Jon]] and [[Project Pat]]{{sfn|stic.man|2005|p=63}} *"The Syncopated Bounce", used by Twista and [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]]{{sfn|stic.man|2005|p=63}} *"Straight Forward", used by [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]], [[2Pac]], Melle Mel, KRS-One circa [[Boogie Down Productions]] era, [[Too Short]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Dr. Dre]], and [[Snoop Dogg]]{{sfn|stic.man|2005|p=63β64}} *"The Rubik's Cube", used by Nas, [[Black Thought]] of [[The Roots]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Kurupt]], and [[Lauryn Hill]]{{sfn|stic.man|2005|p=64}} *"2-5-Flow", a [[pun]] of [[Kenya]]'s [[List of country calling codes|calling code]] "+254", used by [[Camp Mulla]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://willpress.blogspot.com/2011/04/camp-mulla-cool-kids-on-edge-of-new.html |title=Open Mic: Camp Mulla: Cool Kids on the Edge of A New Frontier? |publisher=Willpress.blogspot.com |date=April 29, 2011 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-date=December 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235638/http://willpress.blogspot.com/2011/04/camp-mulla-cool-kids-on-edge-of-new.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Alternatively, music scholar Adam Krims uses the following terms β *"sung rhythmic style", used by [[Too Short]], [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]], and the [[Beastie Boys]]{{sfn|Krims|2001|p=50}} *"percussion-effusive style", used by [[B-Real]] of [[Cypress Hill]]{{sfn|Krims|2001|p=51}} *"speech-effusive style", used by Big Pun{{sfn|Krims|2001|p=51}} *"offbeat style", used by [[E-40]], [[Outkast]]
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