The art of the rap feature is competitive and collaborative in equal measure. A good guest verse isn’t just well-executed, but a way of opening up new facets of a song, whether it’s finding new pockets in the beat or complicating emotional motifs with shades of nuance.
At its best, a feature doesn’t just turn heads and bring fanbases together — it’s the irrational delight of putting two and two together and ending up with five, a synthesis greater than the sum of its parts.
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