So, I was browsing YouTube for instrumentals of hip-hop songs earlier, and…

Actually, let’s take a minute and think about that for a minute. I, Robert Rich, was browsing YouTube for instrumentals of hip-hop songs.

Alright, minute over.

The reason I had undertaken this task was because my girlfriend teaches dance classes in Round Rock every week, and one of them is a hip-hop course. Since she’s teaching ten-year-olds, you can’t really play full songs, be they edited or unedited. So, I set about trying to find some of the better instrumentals online, and instead got distracted watching videos of…

I’MA LET YOU FINISH, BUT BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME! ALL TIME!

I digress. An interesting phenomenon I came across while searching for these videos is what I’m going to call the “YouTube flowz.” This is where users post in the comments section their own raps, I’m assuming based on the beat of the song in question. They are, in a sense, amazing. Keep in mind, though, amazing does not always equal awesome.

Keep reading after the jump for some exmples, and even a YouTube flow from yours truly.

1. Jay-Z .. “Run This Town”

The YouTube Flowz:
“I Steady Eating/ Steady Preaching/ Steady Teaching/ To These Young Cats In The Game/ Who Steady Reaching 4 The Gun Instead Of They Goals In Life/ Iam Spitting Real Shit If It Ain’t True Then Hit The kill Switch/ It’s To Many Young People Dying/ To Many Mom’s Crying/ To Many Angel’s Flying/ I Stay Focus It’s Called Tunnel Vision/ I Seen It All Dats Why I Got A 100 visions/ While You Eating PopSecert I Keep My Shit TopSecert/ Hot Boy On The Block Dats Why Da Cops Creeing….” by getsilly4me69

“they just wanna listen to what I have to say/
like how my disses could make your colors fade to grey/
You’ll be knocked before the round even started/
one o my disses turn your whole world retarted/
mess you up so bad in your mental state/
everything you learn just comes up late/
now you fricken function at a slower rate/
now you know not to mess with the GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ” by azndreamerx

2. Drake .. “Successful”

The YouTube Flowz:
“Im The CEO
Of Young Money Cash Money In The R-I-O
Brazil
We Feel You Nigg-s
And We Running On Treadmill
People Like Calling Me The L-E-O
You Know
If You Dont
You Just Gonna Die Nig-a
Oxygen Gone Low
Who Can Survive
In The Strive ” by YoungMoneyPriday

“this verse is for you pussyass niggas,
you aint gonna get down
you ol rookie ass niggas,
you shot a nigga?
or you shot at a nigga?
thats the same dam question,
i been askin this nigga,
he said squeezed a gat,
but he aint neva pulled the trigga,
he dont got enough strength in his index finga,
this kidd blowin up now jigga
you betta sign him now before he get bigga,
the next rick ross,
he the ceo the head boss,
im so weel fed i gotta remember to floss. ” by boii2mann

And now, the world premiere of Robert Rich’s first YouTube Flow. I’m too lazy to actually put this to a beat, so just enjoy what you get. There will probably be more to come, but for now, here’s a taste.

“I gotta call you out, witcha pant leg rolled
I’ma gonna run you down like you just stole
Something from the cold, girls on the pole
Sexual euphemisms bout things goin’ in holes

I’m white as hell but you can’t cope
Just hope that your grip on the rope ain’t broke
Cuz I’m strong and you ain’t
I’m hard, you gonna faint
Down in the gutter, takin’ shots at your mother
Your sister’s a ho and don’t get me started on your brother

Watch out, I’m about to blow
In every sense of the word
Run tell your friends
But fuck what you heard
It’s Rich, bitch.”

Thoughts?