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**Ebjjrxrd** · 01-12-2011, 07:53 AM

What's with this speaking fast thing?

Mos Def's verse on that song is 220 words and he raps for 75 seconds (from 0:15 to 1:30). That's just under 3 words per second or 180 words per minute.

Considering:

Audiobooks are recommended to be 150–160 words per minute, which is the range that people comfortably hear and vocalize words.[9] Research has demonstrated that adults can listen with full comprehension at 300 wpm 180 words per minute is conversation-pace and is not fast at all. There are very fast rappers (like Twista) but I never understood this whole rappers rap fast thing people claim. Do you have a mental deficiency where you can not comprehend the spoken word at 180 words per minute?

01-12-2011, 07:53 AM	#9
Ebjjrxrd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	What's with this speaking fast thing? Mos Def's verse on that song is 220 words and he raps for 75 seconds (from 0:15 to 1:30). That's just under 3 words per second or 180 words per minute. Considering: Audiobooks are recommended to be 150–160 words per minute, which is the range that people comfortably hear and vocalize words.[9] Research has demonstrated that adults can listen with full comprehension at 300 wpm 180 words per minute is conversation-pace and is not fast at all. There are very fast rappers (like Twista) but I never understood this whole rappers rap fast thing people claim. Do you have a mental deficiency where you can not comprehend the spoken word at 180 words per minute?
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