“It's ironic that so many rappers pay lip service to the idea of "flow"-- especially their own-- while settling for a string of unrelated one-line putdowns. Might all this talk about fluidity be masking a sense of helplessness when it comes to rhythm and phrasing? Are flow-obsessed rappers just dried up? Even as I ask, Diverse wipes the smirk off my mouth. Since his sleepy 2001 debut, the *Move* EP”
