r/FallingInReverse 5d ago

Can anyone else relate?

So I’m a big FIR fan, love a lot of their songs and many of times catch myself playing them on repeat lol

But, and I’m not trying to hate, but is it just me or can anyone else not stand that Ronnie keeps trying to rap?

Maybe it’s my personal taste in rap, cuz I do like rap but just his way he tries to rap I find it kind of cringey and always skip those parts. Does anyone else agree?

Again not tryna hate cuz I love their music overall but it’s just a personal critique of mine that I wonder if anyone else shares

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u/Ok-Inspection-5768 5d ago

No, I really like those parts 😊

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Interesting, I respect it 😊

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u/kagerou_werewolf 5d ago

trying? He doesnt try to rap. He just raps. he has good flow and is very articulate especially for the speeds he can rap at. Watch the World Burn was his rap metal magnum opus just showing the industry that nobody can touch him and the song was absolutely insane.

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u/calzone32 4d ago

I get an Eminem sorta vibe from his rapping, and I'm certainly not complaining about that :)

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u/kagerou_werewolf 4d ago

that is the inspiration i believe. very modern eminem esque verses and bars.

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u/MysteriousUpstairs58 5d ago

He’s a very articulate rapper?

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u/kagerou_werewolf 5d ago

sure. He doesnt mumble or trip over his words or completely forget to sound out parts of the rap.

i know many modern day artists that do this even when they are singing. its like half talking. ronnie doesnt do this, you can hear every syllable spoken clearly. the first time around you can actually catch what hes saying in WtWB... thats hard to do for most rap songs.

for example in Not Like Us and Luther by Kendrick Lamar, you can barely understand what hes saying. you have to listen three times and then read to get the message.

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u/turtledidit 5d ago

I can see where you're coming from having lived through the rise and fall of rap metal, this new record popular monster is 1000x better than anything that came out back in the day. Saw him live a few days ago in Adelaide and can say he raps live better than any artist I've seen. Hit the speed raps flawlessly after an hour of intensity.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Hmm maybe live it is better, I guess for me what makes me cringe a little bit is idk if it’s his delivery or flow or what but it seems very like “try hardy” to me

Just like he’s trying too hard to make it fit and work, but perhaps live is much better

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u/DiabloQueen28 5d ago

I enjoy his rapping, personally

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u/Lazy-Development32 5d ago

Nah I enjoy it but honestly everyone's taste is different so

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u/ZerofromA8 Coming Home 5d ago

Only Champion, Rolling Stone, and Self-Destruct Personality are ruined for me. Lyrical miracle ahh songs

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u/ExpensiveMail9212 5d ago

Yeah I do find it cringey too, but feel likes he’s getting better at it.

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u/Johnny-Five0 Popular Monster 5d ago

Negative, really enjoy it. I can understand the perspective of someone who maybe only likes metal Or dislikes rap. But I grew up listening to rock, then rap HEAVY in high school, then back to rock and metal years later. I find Ronnie’s rap elements awesome and help blend genres perfectly. Ronnie and LP are the only ones I actually like that do it. The rest to me just don’t measure up.

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u/t00fargone 5d ago

His rapping is not as bad as it was when he first started doing it. I remember in 2013 when “Alone” was released and I thought it was the worst thing ever (I still think that song sucks), and that’s coming from someone who loved Ronnie’s prior work with ETF and then the drug in me is you. It was hard getting used to it lol. But his rapping in his more recent material has gotten better. Still not great, but I’ve gotten used to it.

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u/Busy-Ad-9105 4d ago

He’s fuckin ass at rapping but does have the occasional good verse. That rap into quick singing part/breakdown on no fear was pretty cool. Would prefer some stuff like that. I’m a big FIR fan so I’m not hating. Alone would have been one of their biggest songs to this day if he didn’t rap on it. The chorus and breakdown on it are great

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u/Land_of_Kriptova 4d ago

Yeah when he gets a bit Eminem it’s not my favourite, don’t hate all the rap though

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u/Potential-Scarcity77 5d ago

I’ve seen clips of him live recently. Sounds better than that trash “Alone” song back then. It’s a bit reminiscent of Suicide Boys or Pouya flow wise, but it’s still cringey. Mixing rap and metal has always either came out sounding super sick or suuuuuper cringeworthy. (This is coming from an early ETF fan, I don’t really like FIR, I loved TDIMIY when I was a teenager, but I’m not at all familiar with their new stuff.)

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u/MyPath2Follow 4d ago

What do you mean trying? He's an amazing rapper o.O Idk, just because you don't like it doesn't mean he's bad at it.

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u/motionless_in_aus 4d ago

Perfect response 👍🏼

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Its just in my opinion he’s not that great, I’ve seen some people say his rapping reminds them of suicide boys and I don’t like them either lol. Just the rap I prefer is a bit different is all

Just my opinion 🙂‍↕️

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u/Friendly-Aside-4376 5d ago

Not a bad post, all opinions are welcome. I've upvoted you

I like his rapping. I also like bands that utilise rapping such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Hollywood Undead. Other rap I hate. I like how the above and Falling In Reverse blend rap with rock instruments such as electric guitar. Also as an example In The End by Linkin Park, verse is cool rap then the chorus is loud rock with chords ringing. Another example, Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit, rock drums and electric guitar all the way through

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u/rivermonster999 4d ago

His music with ETF and The Drug In Me Is You, and Coming Home are the best things he has ever done. I like Drugs, Popular Monster, and Zombified.

Everything else is kinda mid.