Lupes song mural is by far my favorite lyrical massacre ever

@RP2134

4 жыл бұрын

Aura Gang one of the most amazing lyrical pieces ever

@wadud92

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, it's 2019 and I'm still trying to understand the song. So far I've managed to understand the chicken scheme at the start of the song

@WrongEnd

4 жыл бұрын

M Wadud 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@elijahnsubuga5724

4 жыл бұрын

M Wadud To true bro, each listen you hear something different on that joint. Shit could be applied to creative writing classes

@ThouzandWattz

4 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the best songs of all time!

Niggas still deciphering Food and Liquor and The Cool, IDGAF Lupe is a GOD EMCEE.

@mrownsu

5 жыл бұрын

FACTS! Everyone was tripping when he said he's a better lyricist than Kendrick. Kendrick is an AMAZING lyricist but Lupe is top 3 GREATEST lyricists EVER

@TheSmilodon85

5 жыл бұрын

Man them albums found me when I went through a rough time, forever have a place in my heart.

@brooklyn560

4 жыл бұрын

Lupe an alien

@brockalbert5111

4 жыл бұрын

And that's before they even get to Food & Liquor II and Tetsuo & Youth.

@TheRayvolution

4 жыл бұрын

Facts.

DMX wasn't on Ebro's list. Not valid.

@richardmanuel9812

5 жыл бұрын

No melle mele

@sirsmokealot705

5 жыл бұрын

Considering what he does for a living that’s a criminal mistake.

@quaytashon

5 жыл бұрын

Case closed! 😘🇬🇧

@xx2KING50xx5

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Cox neither was Scarface

@kylemotty5951

5 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't have said that shit if you ain't heard Fedora the Explora, top 3, not 1 or 2's podcast.

It's crazy the amount of charisma Lupe has to pair with his abundant amount of obvious knowledge and noticable intelligence... Much respect

You got to compartmentalize rap lists, "best storytelling", "best crowd control", "best concepts", "widest vocabulary", "best flow", "best wordplay", "best albums" etc

@pelayosaavedra3937

5 жыл бұрын

But after having those you can have an idea of the best overall, like what hip hop universe does

@myjciskate4

4 жыл бұрын

Pelayo Saavedra Right, but the list would be dominated by underground rappers.

@xaiikuu7955

4 жыл бұрын

@@myjciskate4 that doesn't change that they would be the best tho. Just would prove the mainstream don't support the real greats.

@myjciskate4

4 жыл бұрын

Triston Crowl Yep

@Kidd0Wycked

4 жыл бұрын

Why compartmentalize at all? Why not just enjoy what you do, and dislike what you don't? It's so much music out there, not all of it is gonna speak to you. I agree with Lupe, best list is no list. . .

We need a Lupe and Nas track or compilation expeditiously lol get it done

@benrochford5427

5 жыл бұрын

Expeditiously 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 from Freddie Gibbs?

@DrewTubeSkyWalker

5 жыл бұрын

@@benrochford5427 when T.I said it to Kodak Black, when he was talking crazy about Nipsey's wife

@SageofSorrow

4 жыл бұрын

After Lost Tapes II, its very clear that even if we don’t hear from Nas....he’s always working and has secret songs stashed. Combine that with the fact that Nas and Lupe were photographed in the studio together a few months ago..im like 85% sure they recorded something together.

@xaiikuu7955

4 жыл бұрын

Hell even if it's just old verses put together!!

@mr.thomas5489

4 жыл бұрын

@@benrochford5427 Freddie spittin on his new shit like he wanna be on this list

Too many people are disrespecting Cube.

@shotbynolan1705

5 жыл бұрын

robert Campbell Blatantly

@aryamazandarani6373

5 жыл бұрын

He's in my top 3 1. Eminem 2. Kendrick Lamar 3. Ice Cube

@reih2f380

4 жыл бұрын

@dantrel81 i think kendrick would decimate pac. Id say put jay or Big

@robode1945

4 жыл бұрын

biggie small is better than Kendrick, Tupac, or enimem. Or jaz.or anyone. Imo biggie is the best to ever do it

@dnt6604

3 жыл бұрын

@@robode1945 w

Only a real emcee would give this kind of in depth answer. lmaooooo

@olwethusilo7155

3 жыл бұрын

Superfacts!

I don’t believe in top 5 in rap, I believe in top tier rappers. And Lupe, you sir are a top tier rapper

#1 I ain’t talking money I’m talking rapping lupe is the 🐐

@1800fedup

5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate y'all

@graybenyo6735

4 жыл бұрын

ChunkOFunk13 it’s crazy too because king Los is lupe fiascos favorite rapper of today😂🤙

@Terrapin47-s8y

4 жыл бұрын

ChunkOFunk13 king los is nice but Lupe an entire different beast

Great breakdown by Lupe. I think KRS is the closest person across the board. Lyrics, rocks the crowd, freestyle, battler, message in his music, impact and influence, and drops knowledge in interviews.

@elbowgang9715

5 жыл бұрын

Lyrically KRS aint as nasty as a Nas or a Rakim

@pauloskidane2819

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen May But he overshadows them on other categories

@marcusshaw3565

5 жыл бұрын

Never understood the hype for krs.. dude is a COMPLETE ABC/ cat in the hat rapper(and I was around when he came out so I understand most rap wasn't complex) but cats like rakim, kane, kool g were light years ahead of him. I definitely give him "legend" status but could never put him in my top ten😂

@JuggaloSupreme

5 жыл бұрын

@@elbowgang9715 - Try and tell that to P.M. Dawn, after they got booted off the stage LOL! Then go listen to Sound of the Police, Bo Bo Bo, Hush, Krush Them, Rappaz R. N. Danja, M.C.s Act Like They Don't Know, South Bronx, The Bridge is Over, Step Into A World...damn, way too many to name! Just saw him live (again), and he's still one of the dopest M.C.s in the game, hands down! Doesn't need a hype man, raps all his own lyrics, freestyles for a long time & it's dope, and just knows how to move the crowd and rock the stage! Then go watch video of some mark like six-nine where the crowd raps more of his shit than he does and he just walks around the stage like a f****** idiot! I'd be asking for my $$ back for real! And he's totally correct about Busta Rhymes!! I saw him live a couple years ago, and he just put it down like almost no other! He does need a hype man, but you know how Busta Rhymes raps. But you could understand him, you could make out what he was saying and hear him, he's hype, he rocked the crowd, and he just had a wonderful stage presence! If you can't even rap OR write your own stuff...step off!! Shoot, what happened to biting being wack? And if u love the song for the beat...hype up the producer then! If the rapper is so wack that the beat is the only good part...how are they a dope rapper? Jmho Nas & Rakim are dope though! I was just talking about him being hot. He was deep into the battle rap scene, and he went after mofos!

@MaalyB26

5 жыл бұрын

nilhav I’m only 24 years old and I FELT THIS

You can’t have a definitive list on something that is subjective from person to person.

@93King

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevencouplin9068 Well technically he didn't break down what's wrong with it. He just got more in depth with any list in general.

@ghostclick6923

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Been tryna tell people this for years

@ghostclick6923

5 жыл бұрын

King I think he was talking about lists in general for people that have such a problem with certain lists as if they don't understand that's it simply another persons opinion. Nothing to do with lupe necessarily but most people that are especially in the KZread comments. Just my take on it tho

@MohAmer834

5 жыл бұрын

@@ghostclick6923 yeah but some people have shitty lists, everyone can have different lists,if you can back it up, if you cant back it up well then your best list is wrong

@MohAmer834

5 жыл бұрын

@@ghostclick6923 but W i get what you mean ppl shouldnt get mad over someone elses list

22:08 Bro just shouted out Aesop Rock. I've been listening to him for years and waiting for someone in the limelight of Hip Hop to acknowledge him. Respect to Lupe for that!

@imgayasheck595

4 жыл бұрын

Lice was some good shit

the way he allegorically analogized the list with roman & greek gods ..true artist

25:19 Showing how much he loves Nas

@DrewTubeSkyWalker

5 жыл бұрын

Nas showed Lupe love when he was on Drink Champs, in fact he said Lupe is the only rapper he looks at like "wow" that's huge for hip hop

@TK0S3

5 жыл бұрын

@@DrewTubeSkyWalker Yo if Nas says that ain't no list that matters.

Did anyone hear the Pharaoh (2015) mixtape by Lupe? Low key classic tbh

@leeandrewminor

5 жыл бұрын

His mixtapes are all God level

@diamonddonn7809

5 жыл бұрын

Pharaoh height is a classic

@Ranger.TomGunna

5 жыл бұрын

That was a God like mixtape

@thisguytm3302

5 жыл бұрын

Facts I still have that mixtape in my playlist

@oneblood7411

5 жыл бұрын

Most of his stuff is. Sadly he will always be low-key and it will only get lower as time goes on. An immaculate body of work that few still listen to. Lupe is Legendary!

Extremely articulate well thought out video. I agree 100% with everything Lupe said.

I'm glad he mentioned Busta Rhymes, because he's top 3 in "crowd control", alongside KRS 1 and DMX.

@1800fedup

5 жыл бұрын

Rakim

@fabiz8602

4 жыл бұрын

Tech n9ne

@YakThaWiseman72

4 жыл бұрын

+Fitwari Fitnesd Exactly Don't forget Red and Meth, Dougie Fresh I saw him rock a teen Club owned by Uncle Luke called Pac-Jam he was by himself doing b his dance and head the crowd jumping by just beat damn boxing True Story

One Of My Personal Favorite EMCEES Ever, Along With Rakim,Nas,Scarface,Ice Cube and etc. ...!!! He’s A GOAT 🐐 EMCEE, Put His Catalog up against any EMCEE line for line bar for bar concept to concept originality to originality....!!!

@popamalu2882

5 жыл бұрын

That nigga boring

@YJSho_Nuff_

5 жыл бұрын

Demetrius we actually have the same favs or top 10. Mines are Rakim KRS One Kool G Rap Daddy Kane Slick Rick Cube Scarface LL Cool J A Tribe called quest De La Soul

*Lupe is Top 10 on my ALL TIME LYRICIST LIST. He's probably Top 15-20 ALL TIME GREAT on my list.*

@SubnetMaskedMan

4 жыл бұрын

That's insane, top 20? That means you think theres 19 other rappers better than Lupe? No friggin way breh

Lupe's right, no one can be all of that. ..but damn Eminem comes close to all the categories Lupe mentioned

@randomuruk7230

4 жыл бұрын

Eminems problem is consistency

@00ivatsa

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomuruk7230 Only consistency issue has been beats and hook selections, but even that is way overblown.

@msfergie5851

3 жыл бұрын

Originality has to be a factor also.

@00ivatsa

3 жыл бұрын

@@msfergie5851 You are tripping if you saying Eminem doesn't have his own style. He can use pretty much any flow, from the 80s to the current ones that are poppin, but he made sure he has classic self-defying albums and tracks. And that's on some real shit, if you can't admit that, you just hating for the sake of it. You don't have to enjoy his catalog to the fullest, but Em has too many classics to be talked about like this. It's like saing Jay isn't one of the GOATs as a Nas fan, or vice-versa, it's the bias and emotion talking.

Nas, Ghostface, 3000, Scarface, MF DOOM

@NiemandsKunst

5 жыл бұрын

great list

@2KILLAVILLE

5 жыл бұрын

Nas/Krs, Chuck D, Rakim, Common, Black Thought

@thapowerexchange

5 жыл бұрын

Dope list

@JoseAguilar-hl3ny

5 жыл бұрын

Ghostface overrated bruh

@thapowerexchange

5 жыл бұрын

@@JoseAguilar-hl3ny says only you

If Scarface isn’t in your top 5, I think you need to go listen to all his albums(solo and group) and then reconsider.

@jons5658

5 жыл бұрын

Kwamu Hill Scarface is everything. He’s a lyricist and a storyteller. He’s done it all. He’s still doing it all.

@jons5658

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t have Busta and DMX quite that high, but the other 8? Yeah. Strong list. I’d put Redman up there. KRS-One too.

@daniell5740

5 жыл бұрын

@Marlon Varnell KRS top 5 easily

You so deep ey I'm just blown away. That was a great lecture👌🏾. Keep it up Lupe much love from 🇿🇦

Although you not gonna see this, Thank you Lupe for all your work. From Revenge of the Nerds till now

This is just a acapella 28 minute freestyle

23:22 that's what they doing to eminem currently

@debojyotisarkar8256

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

I respect this! Thank you lupe!

Pac nas big Em Scarface 3000

@1800fedup

5 жыл бұрын

Where is rakim and scarface bro list can be tricky

@J2theK

5 жыл бұрын

@@1800fedup Scarface is in his list lol

@fredrickjohnson7711

5 жыл бұрын

@@1800fedup are you blind Scarface is on the list that's his list

@bookofeli1902

5 жыл бұрын

Redman pun

LF is top 5 all time period

@JakeNHale

5 жыл бұрын

Noooooo

@RajanMandherDrums

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ajaygreatmusic1005

5 жыл бұрын

No to many greats before him, sorry Lupe maybe if you was born earlier

@Q_pun_saves

5 жыл бұрын

He’s my number 1

@showtimej2582

5 жыл бұрын

Nah lol but he's a beast tho

Lupe's Skills and body of work puts him at least Top 10... I have him Top 5

@MOBSquadGaming

5 жыл бұрын

Just DeWitt that’s hilarious TK bodied this guy in Kick, Push, Pass.

@justdewitt2140

5 жыл бұрын

@@MOBSquadGaming ... I think you have missed everything that was just said, Balance is key. Not to mention that song is garbage... LOL this dude said Lupe was bodied by that trash ass song.( In my Kevin Heart Voice) Somebody come over here and look at this. Lol

@OracleEND

5 жыл бұрын

@@MOBSquadGaming Boi you take a L for having a Fortnite pic up. 😂 Foh.

@jaybowman696

5 жыл бұрын

@@MOBSquadGaming 100

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@MOBSquadGaming That shit was garbage, homey 😅😅😅

I am late to the game, but per Lupe’s criteria I am putting Black thought from the legendary Roots crew at the top of most list based on all criteria. He had sold albums, has grammy’s, conscious, lyrical, can rock a show, great features, legendary versus. What can’t the man do? He sings, raps, improv (The Jimmy Fallon), style and contribution to hip hop. Every criteria Lupe just spoke of I would give The talented Mr. Trotter top billing.

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

He's in my top 3, only behind The God MC and Gods Son

@fumok1930

5 жыл бұрын

Probably the best for me! ✌

@AaronJ412

5 жыл бұрын

9.5 Iron Mic who’s the god mc?

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@AaronJ412 Rakim is called the God MC because prior to his debut album, emcees were rapoing with very elementary writing techniques. He introduced multisyllbic rhyme patterns, compound rhyme structures, internal rhyme schemes, and the style of breaking a line between two bars, among other techniques. Rakim changed the landscape forever with his album, Paid in Full...which he wrote 85% of in 11th grade, at 16/17yrs old. He has influenced every emcee of the last 35 yrs, and every emcee for the forseeable future.

@ROBERTMONGER

5 жыл бұрын

Facts

Aesop rock , MF doom have bars for days

@sheldonthegiant

5 жыл бұрын

If u don't know about homeboy Sandman, u need to look him up. Lupe listed him for a reason bro

@DMdno-hs4ef

5 жыл бұрын

@@sheldonthegiant ya i know who he is yo

@thedivinemessenger

4 жыл бұрын

DOOM all capital no trick spelling , and just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the mans name! LOLLL ayee

Lupe is def top 5...top 10 at a minimum

@screamingeagle11b

5 жыл бұрын

@Kwamu Hill ok give me facts, I'll wait

@edil9219

5 жыл бұрын

Jerel Jones facts

@screamingeagle11b

5 жыл бұрын

@Wu Beach Boy nas is my favorite mc of all time, but him now going against lupe, he would get crushed even by k.dot and a few others...it doesnt make him unworthy of being a goat he's just past his prime a lil and that goes for others on your list as well

@screamingeagle11b

5 жыл бұрын

@Wu Beach Boy so I'm going say them in there prime yes, but now, most wouldn't stand a chance against Lupe's pin game

@screamingeagle11b

5 жыл бұрын

@Wu Beach Boy mos def stepped down from Lupe's acceptance of a battle and battle rappers want lupe to start battle rapping....that speaks volumes

Awesome break down of the importance of subjectivity!

REAL TALK and THE STRAIGHT UP FACTS RIGHT HERE! I doubt that anyone can disagree with what Lupe is saying on this.

Lupe shows us once again his eloquence and insight

Same opinion, best list is no list because nobody would agree each other lists and this is the reason they re making list, to make people debate

@MelAlstonJr

5 жыл бұрын

The main reason why I can't stand these discussions its more to create and argument just like the whole G.O.A.T conversation lol it's funny that who ever is claimed to be the G.O.A.T of anything ends up sacrificed on the alter of everyone who doesn't agree lol

Very well put! I would say that the one thing he left out about lists is that some people just do it for fun. No deep agenda or focused reason. Sometimes it's also just a simple need to put one's own thoughts in order and take a snapshot in time that shows how you felt at that time or were passionate about. At the oof the day it's like Lupe was really saying is that we all have an opinion that is based on our own personal biases.

@dalonbranch8270

2 жыл бұрын

Even people who do this have a criteria that navigates why they just want to rap for fun.

This was THE most accurate way I've heard on how to break down these lists.

Think Nas is the closest to the overall GOAT. Hes got the classic albums, classic songs, and the numbers to back it up. Hes the closest to having all the traits that make a great MC. Jay Z has better punches, Em probably has better rhyme patterns, Pac might be more poetic. But nobody touches all those traits as a whole better than Nas. I also think hes the best story teller in hiphop. Classic freestyle and moments to add. Longevity as well.

Pac was the closest. He danced, sold records, had amazing interviews, had great message in his music, Incredible influence on rap, and overall just a great human being is what set him apart from others

@KingCease

5 жыл бұрын

Josh V Kanye west

@boarderking133

5 жыл бұрын

What does dancing have to do with being the best rapper? Or selling records for that matter.

@josh-cq3ju

5 жыл бұрын

​@@boarderking133 The list is based on who the better "MC" is. Hiphop is based on who could MC=Move the crowd. Dancing is one of the 5 elements of hiphop. And pac embodied all 5 elements.

@josh-cq3ju

5 жыл бұрын

@@KingCease Kanye got writers so it takes him out of the race technically. But he's in my top 10 personally

@jons5658

5 жыл бұрын

“Great message”. Lol. In maybe like 20% of his songs.

Lupe is probably the most skillful mc of all time.

@macmanjr100

5 жыл бұрын

@Wu Beach BoyEm & busta have pretty predictable flows to me

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

Lupe says he wishes he was half the emcee that Aesop Rock is, sooo....

@macmanjr100

5 жыл бұрын

@@lyricsanonymous9036 it's also my opinion sooo....

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@macmanjr100 and now you know Lupes, so....

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@macmanjr100 im just fucking with you, bruh! I mean he did say that but either way. Gimme some dope Lupe songs. I've tried a couple times to get into him, but just havent been able to. Im big on Aes, DOOM, Sage Francis, and Elzhi, so im good with complex shit. Id appreciate some recommendations, homey

It was an honor to see and hear lupe break this issue down! What an honor

I remember those bubble gum grape candies lol. Came in all different fruit flavor as well

Lupe should definitely have been in that top 10

Lupe is a phenomenal raper and he still studies the art and works on his craft to this day. So many of these other rappers don’t practice/study/ or even desire to develop. That’s like aspiring to be a great basketball player but only showing up to games. You’ll never improve. Rappers who even qualify to be the best, continue to seek growth in their craft. Those are the rappers that will be on my list 😉

Keep dropping knowledge Lupe

That calorie mate shit reminded me of Metal Gear Solid

His break down probably hurt a lot of folks brain who don't have the patience or aren't humble enough to learn something and be open minded. It's obvious he is open-minded but others won't be. He spitting facts. So many criterias and/or motives to making a list. So many thought processes or thoughtless processees

I agree 💯 with what he said man Lupe is a legend and super underrated

Awesome breakdown Lupe

I always want to hear what Lupe has to say he makes sense most of the time.

my new goal is to meet lupe Fiasco and have him say to me "your Nice" then I'm done...

@BlackLight_VA

5 жыл бұрын

That shit would be trill...😁

Much Gratitude.

Lyrically..like LYRICALLY.... Lupe is #1 I don't care who you are. This dude's freestyle is better than your favorite rappers written verses. And that's just facts

@Eyegetdeep

5 жыл бұрын

+1

@jonathanpolen8905

5 жыл бұрын

Your facts

@jonathanpolen8905

5 жыл бұрын

But I do know he is great lyrically

@ld9416

5 жыл бұрын

Andre 3000

@libraalibaba

5 жыл бұрын

He is up there

In the 90's, the heavy hitter TRUE rap labels DIDN'T generally sign wack MC's. U had to be AT LEAST good on the mic. I'm talking Def Jam, Loud, Bad Boy, Death Row, The Roc, etc. From there, u had legends like Biggie, Pac, Hov, DMX, Busta, Snoop, etc. who had the IT FACTOR to get the mainstream big time as well. They earned their credibility with their mic skills in the streets intitally though. And they still satisfied their core fanbase at the same time. Those guys would be all over MTV AND get love on pop radio. So these types of MCs were the TRUE TOTAL PACKAGE! From there, u had legends like Nas, Wu, Mobb, Redman, LOX, etc. who weren't all over pop radio and MTV. BUT they still had huge followings nonetheless though. So what that means is powerful labels like Death Row, Bad Boy, Def Jam, and the Roc had THE POWER to dictate LONG TERM mainstream policy. Which means SURE wack shit or pop rap would come and go. BUT the elite MC's who were the TOTAL PACKAGE had the staying power. Pac, BIG, Snoop, Hov, and DMX were among the biggest artists in ALL OF MUSIC! Not just hip hop! So when u have powerful forces like that, it EVENS the playing field! But with the advent of social media, MUCH MORE WACK SHIT seeps through the cracks. And those guys build such huge fanbases OF THE WACK SHIT that the record labels and radio station pay attention. So they can get their content to millions of people in manner that couldn't be done in the 90's. And those wack artists STILL won't have much staying power either. BUT they would have made HUGE MONEY faster in a lot of cases BEFORE their BULLSHIT RUN is over! So what KRS is talking about is LARGELY because of the elements I pointed out! The music isn't curated like it was in the 90's! There's MUCH MORE WACK SHIT than quality shit that hits the mainstream these days. Back in the 90's, there was MUCH MORE BALANCE!! So social media hurt hip hop in terms of the artists not being able to monetize their work the same. And secondly, MUCH MORE wack shit seeped through the cracks that WOULDN'T have back in the day. Even an artist like Hammer was a GREAT ENTERTAINER at least! No where near a great MC, BUT he had his lane! Some of these artists today FRANLY aren't elite MC's or elite entertainers. They just talk shit over a great beat. And the beat SELLS IT because it's about shaking ass and getting fucked up!

@twistedgambit9084

4 жыл бұрын

Nice essay amigo.

He's saying EVERYTHING I'm thinking right now

loves this Lupe salute !!! #thecolorofmyskyisblack

This video should be mandatory for all rappers, prospective and experienced; both young and old.

Lupe mentioning Boy Sand as an influence just made my day.

@palatero

5 жыл бұрын

If you check out Homeboy Sandman, check out his Rucker Park 2008 verses, "72 Bars For Chosenberg" and his Tony Touch Freestyle. These are good intros to who he is and what he's about. He really loves hip hop

@litedaya7657

5 жыл бұрын

Jumbo Owens Aesop rock is the name

True Beast know There is No Best, There are only Masters of The Craft. How much time and Work you put in will be reflected in your overall presentation of your verse. When Beast Form a Cipher, props are given for being able to hold your square to the level of all the other Beast in the circle........ If you are not a student of the game, then you will never know .

@Gdatshim

4 жыл бұрын

Whats with the beast and craft used here and why using caps..You suspect !

@TheWatcherof13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gdatshim lol, oh you one of those they devil worshipers because of the words used? Beast are what people who spit fire have been called for decades, and the craft is the art form for those who take it to levels beyond the laymen.... and Freemasons ;) I'm Suspect, you suspect... are you even awake?

@Gdatshim

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheWatcherof13 keep telling yourself that. Go practice your craft, you beast.

@TheWatcherof13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gdatshim lol, look at ya, you're the one sowing seeds of decent and conflict and I'm that Demonic beast you have in your mind huh? lol so blind and confused, New School Fools...

Lupe you will go down as one of the best mcs

Lupe the Nas of Chicago

@brotherLee340

5 жыл бұрын

Naw. Nas had the streets. And Nas was Atleast the top rapper for a few years. Lyrically Lupe is tight. But I've never heard anybody say put on that New Lupe.

@imjustsayin3210

5 жыл бұрын

I knew white people in high school who bumped food & liquor. He was pretty poppin in the suburbs of Chicago (obviously) and when I moved to Phoenix, he was probably more poppin over there. Clearly I'm not talking about having the streets on lock like Nas, but Lupe had his Audience.

@brotherLee340

5 жыл бұрын

@@imjustsayin3210 yea he definitely had a audience. But I wouldn't say he had enough control to be in the GOAT talk.

@imjustsayin3210

5 жыл бұрын

@@brotherLee340 I see your point. Sucks, because I feel he deserved so much more in this game than he ever got. Hey, that's life I guess.

Lupe is the GOAT

The black comedians in the sixties created the art form of rapping

@bookofeli1902

5 жыл бұрын

Rudy raymore aka dolamite

Best break Down I’ve heard

Lupe put this shit in Perspective, This is why I gotta holla at that Society of Spoken Art, do you have to be assigned artist to be an apprentice

The thing I hate about lists is it’s personal preference no facts no objective and can be swayed by politics, bias point of views or just hate or misinformation ext

@dawb86

5 жыл бұрын

rudy garza not when you have a group of people from various backgrounds that can look at things objectively and approach the creation of the list from a scientifically unbiased standpoint. the way lupe breaks it down here kind of showcases that...

@dmetriusmarch

5 жыл бұрын

music isnt even objective

@reccierecson

5 жыл бұрын

It's a trolling list. Don't care too much for these things. Live goes on.

Lupe, MF DOOM, Myka Nyne, Kendrick Lamar, Rza, Gza, inspectah Deck, and the legend Ice Cube

@therzais1

5 жыл бұрын

Good list

@thapowerexchange

5 жыл бұрын

rebel I.N.S. and GZA!!!

@nzhiphop1

4 жыл бұрын

Loving the Myka Nyne love, Aceyalone should be there as well though

He made the greatest breakdown of the criteria of how list are made, and what really measures a lyricist or rapper, and their relevance and irrelevance.

Lupe In my personal top 5. He checks every box

People need to stop creating AND PUBLICLY SHOWING top rapper list. There will NEVER be a consensus on it.

@23rdletterassasin

5 жыл бұрын

Marvin Bennett until people take it seriously and it negatively impact the discussion. The discussion is always great. People learn about artists they never might have heard of. It’s just taking it public like some of these media figures do is the silly part. That’s when credibility comes into play and can do more damage than benefit.

Lupe and Homeboy Sandman collaboration would be fire!

@DoobieFerguson

5 жыл бұрын

Let's skip the bullshit and just get a trio between Aes, Homeboy and Lupe. That would shut the underground down.

I enjoyed this. Especially the MF Doom and Aseop Rock references. I definitely study them and Mr. Fiasco for my personal shower concerts. My one gripe though, could we please get more adds and less content, please? Ty

He’s right! U just can’t throw a list together & think that the artist on that list make it meet everyone’s criteria, needs or standards. Your list is just that, your list of favorite mcs or rappers to cater to your needs at any given moment.

@FaceFamous

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutley correct.. it's almost impossible to not make a list based off fandom. I even had even had to get out my feelings on some rappers, and ones I didn't like I became a fan after my friends were like bruh just listen to this person.

"Lupe kick push, Tame pick kush" Peace to Tame One

If we’re talking the best today lyrically, Oswin Benjamin,locksmith,elzhi,phonte. The Og’s rakim,Big L,Nas,,Lupe,pharomonche,Big daddy Kane,Ra the rugged man.

@jamesegner3389

4 жыл бұрын

Constance Alicia no Conway, Butch, Gunn?

@ello7034

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesegner3389 Not Gunn but Conway and Benny are elite new school.

Such an intelligent young man.

I do believe that the lists need to spell out the criteria to justify rapper’s placement on the list. There only needs to be 3 lists. 1. Greatest Rapper (overall) 2. Best Hip-Hop Artist (songwriting) 3. Best Lyricist (str8 up bars)

@emmanuelmozia430

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nas and Lupe is the 2 best to ever do it

@nicktronson2977

5 жыл бұрын

And Nick Tronson is 3rd.

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

Rakim Nas Black Thought Aesop Rock MF DOOM

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicktronson2977 nah, you'd be quite a bit behind me, homey

@nicktronson2977

5 жыл бұрын

@@lyricsanonymous9036 Are you Sir Mixalot?

@lyricsanonymous9036

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicktronson2977 Well, my wife is Mexican...so i do like big butts, i can not lie 😅😅😅

Like em said “i am the goat and I don’t have to say a motherfucking thing cause mc’s know”

that opening beat is crazy!

I dont agree that a non rapper cant be a judge of pure technical skill but i felt everything else

@mgilbert9004

4 жыл бұрын

I agree but he said he doesn't think it has value unless they consider certain criteria instead of just a vague list with no justification behind placement because there is so much to base it off of.

@brosie15

4 жыл бұрын

@@mgilbert9004 he named too much criteria if ya ask me lol... i really dont care who's hot on social media 😂

@mgilbert9004

4 жыл бұрын

@@brosie15 😂 i definitely didn't care about certain categories but i do understand. Like best lyrical artist of this era best story teller of another than analyzing how they may compare across generations rather than considering every eras emcees in a broad general sense.

Wait ... Is Lupe doing an interview?!

And GZA is up for Barz... I move with the speed and strenght of ants....

@YJSho_Nuff_

5 жыл бұрын

Deck should be on there for sure. Never had a lacking verse ever

@2KILLAVILLE

5 жыл бұрын

GZA was fire. So many Great Lyrical emcees..Cappadonna Bodied all them on Winter Warz

@Lonewolf_665

4 жыл бұрын

Bbbbboooorrrrriiiinnnnggggggg

My personal five is X,50,Jay,3000,Pac no order. I think the most interesting category to discuss is what's lyrical/lyricism. Facts what he said about Busta...I feel the same about Snoop

Gotta Love Lupe mannnnnn

MF DOOM 🎶👑 HOV 🎶💰👑 LUPE Fiasco🎶🎨🎓❤💛💚👑

@eliottminaj2973

5 жыл бұрын

My list coming soon

@danielgolding6934

4 жыл бұрын

Prodigy 👀

Yea when I saw Ebro's list a few days ago it kinda pissed me off tbh

1. MFDOOM (most technical skill) 2. Jay-z ( most consistent, three classic albums, best song ever written (can I live) 3. Nas (best hip-hop album ever made- illmatic) 4. Lupe Fiasco (smartest rapper ever, invincible metaphors and entendres) Everybody else.

The mr. monopoly man do wear glasses

My personal top 5... 1. Nas 2. 2Pac 3. Eminem 4. Lupe Fiasco 5. Jay Z

@danielstill5625

5 жыл бұрын

@Marlon Varnell Good list👍

@Q_pun_saves

5 жыл бұрын

Good to see somebody else with Lupe Fiasco in there top 5

@PlayaflyJoe27

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Still Lupe better than all those dudes LYRICALLY

@PlayaflyJoe27

5 жыл бұрын

bleachlover 2000 none of the rappers listed have done or can do what Lupe does LYRICALLY!!

@indigobeatz1526

5 жыл бұрын

Y’all forgot about Andre 3000

If you happened to dislike this, can you explain why?!

To me there can be 20 mc's/ lyricists at the #1,2,3 etc etc etc spot that deserve the spot these personalities saying that those spots are reserved for 1 specific person is like saying only 1 contributed the hip hop whatever generation your talking about.

Lupe the top of my list for sure. Never heard an emcee do what he does. But every list is subjective because music is subjective. Do you prioritize lyrics? hooks? performance? flow? storytelling? concept? punchlines? rhyme schemes? vocabulary? authenticity? longevity? Depending on that, my list would change. if I went longevity, I go for Jay-Z. Hooks, it might be 50. flow, it might be Twista or Busta. Punches, it might be Fab or Banks. It could change.

@DrewTubeSkyWalker

5 жыл бұрын

Story telling Nas or Slick Rick

@bherbo3943

5 жыл бұрын

DrewTube1212 SkyWalker storytelling is Andrew 3000 and everybody else is 2nd tier to him.

Each list is mainly about the Lister himself more than anything definitive about the artform . Any compiled list is, at best, self-expression . Therefore, I don't take any credence in any of them, not even my own lol .

@ederrell6032

5 жыл бұрын

Facts

Lupe is better than 90% of his list and he has him at 44?? Excuse me while I find my thumbs down button...... Found it! 👎🏾👎🏾

@brotherLee340

5 жыл бұрын

Lupe will not be in top 50 of 90% of rap fans list. Lets just be real

@MenaceIISocietys

5 жыл бұрын

mike dollars one dimensional... triple entendres, story telling SUPREME writing ability okay sure

@brotherLee340

5 жыл бұрын

@@MenaceIISocietys he is a Great Lyricist. Definitely top 5 in that category.

@abergs-dp2ob

5 жыл бұрын

@mike dollars thats def not reductive😖 move on

@AlexKTheGod

5 жыл бұрын

@mike dollars He dont make hits? Lmao what Lupe has more hits than most people on the list. Kick Push, Superstar, Paris, Tokyo, The Show Goes On, Daydreamin, Hiphop Saved My Life, Battle Scars.. All huge records. And yes Lupe will outrap just about everyone on that list.

intelligent brother

What's the beat at the beginning of the video?