Easy: Lupe is a lyrical miracle, while Kendrick is a spiritual individual

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment.

@Bendanna93

3 жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense

@joejett5084

3 жыл бұрын

Whut? Both are

@forevercoldentertainment5211

3 жыл бұрын

other way around imo

@fuckthevoid

3 жыл бұрын

Nice reference

Imagine if it was j cole calling him a better lyricist fantano would make a 20min video just abusing cole

@m-mori

3 жыл бұрын

Or Hopsin or logic.

@lmnaathan2344

3 жыл бұрын

Erichj Sanders well it would be objectively false

@BJAdamBarry

3 жыл бұрын

Rightfully so

@chedamsko020

3 жыл бұрын

Because J Cole isn't close to Kendrick while Lupe is ahead of everyone lyrical wise.

@machduel

3 жыл бұрын

True

I agree with Lupe. You look at pure lyricism. You look and listen to all the punch lines the double entendres the flow. You do all this and realize that Anthony Fantano is far superior than Kendrick.

@nate7418

3 жыл бұрын

Had me in the first half ngl

@jtruls

3 жыл бұрын

I dont know about melon, but i think that rapper guy cal chuchesta could give kendrick a run for his money

@alburaqi

3 жыл бұрын

Rap is not only about punch lines and lyrics!

@noneofyourbusiness1114

3 жыл бұрын

Lupe does triple entrendes like its nothing on the regular.

@DuckyVanya

3 жыл бұрын

@@alburaqi I think you missed the joke a little

Lupe=Better Lyricist Kendrick=Better artist Lupe even said this himself 2 months ago. Lord forbid a man for believing in his own skills

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@chedamsko020

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@stanleyc2978

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@Whyamiherexd

3 жыл бұрын

Nah.

@LetterNumber

3 жыл бұрын

Lord morbid

Are we forgetting Lil Wayne's genius with: "Real Gs move in silence like lasagna. "

@DDazzle1

3 жыл бұрын

Does he think it's pronounced 'lazanna'? Awful lyric

@DairangerSentai7

3 жыл бұрын

@@DDazzle1 I always pronounced it as "luh-zahn-nya"

@gabrieltorres6633

3 жыл бұрын

@@DDazzle1 it's definitely pronounced without saying the letter G or any of the sounds you say for "G"

@MinneapolisLegend28

3 жыл бұрын

@@DDazzle1 lazanya. Definitely no hard G lmao

@rkoistheman

3 жыл бұрын

Dean Dazzle r/woosh

"Anthony, what rappers do you think Kendrick is superior to?" Anthony: "Yes."

@callum2474

3 жыл бұрын

P.Haze Logic is the only rapper Melon respects

@CutlerHenry

3 жыл бұрын

Would MC Ride count as a rapper? (Or a force of nature?)

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

WARNING I am the unprettiest human alive and I need YT to afford my house and the desires of my two girlfriends so please observe my highly stimulating videos, dear pha

@wDoucheCanoe

3 жыл бұрын

pls stahp this dead joke

@EvilDeadRecordsVideo

3 жыл бұрын

i can't take people serious who take kendrick lamar serious

I honestly think Lupe is a far complex, more layered lyricist than Kendrick, Kendrick just makes more enjoyable music. Lupe has songs with like 10 meanings.

@IvefoundthetruthonMay

3 жыл бұрын

This is facts. I prefer Kendrick as a musician, but Lupe is definitely the better lyricist.

@NealBones

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@J.L3259

3 жыл бұрын

Fax

@whyteej

3 жыл бұрын

He is, for sure. He is one of the greatest lyricists of all time, if not THE best. Kendrick's biggest strength as a lyricist is as a storyteller. Lupe can do that well too and then some. Just has more in his arsenal. Like you said, Kendrick does make better music, and his storytelling is GOAT tier. It's what makes him one of the best to ever do it. Different lanes.

@JusRed48

3 жыл бұрын

Complexity doesn't inherently make lyrics better though. Sometimes the communication of the lyrics is more valuable. Lupe is a great lyricist and Kendrick is a great lyricist but I think this is a valid argument either way.

MattyBRaps vs. Kendrick next!

@parentaladvisory9826

3 жыл бұрын

i think mattys gonna win songs like “little bit” really touched me. fuck hearing about black struggle. i wanna hear a scrawny little white boy whine about girls liking him back

@sfl3561

3 жыл бұрын

parentaladvisory 100% agree

@countdooku7152

3 жыл бұрын

Matty B’s lyricism puts everyone to shame!

@thegroove14

3 жыл бұрын

His cover of “Gangnam Style” is one for the ages!

@GloriousVibe

3 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one

Dude Y y'all trippin Hopsin is obviously the best lyricist.

@bluej3667

3 жыл бұрын

Glad that's a joke😂😂

@jannikolaiisfort

3 жыл бұрын

I mean hopsin is the second best music act of all time. After weezer of cause

@iamryan9234

3 жыл бұрын

His bars about getting a hand job from Asians are on another level

@prod.rhodamine

3 жыл бұрын

did the man who make college go to college

@bluej3667

3 жыл бұрын

@@prod.rhodamine I'd say so

Lupe played my D3 liberal arts college gymnasium, Kendrick didn’t. 10/10 Lupe, lyricist god.

He sure is in a *Fiasco* right now.

@machduel

3 жыл бұрын

🧐

@Joe_tait

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t even know you or anything about you, but this pun has made me hate you for the rest of my life

@tayashi

3 жыл бұрын

Badum tssssss

@onesyphorus

3 жыл бұрын

I'm kinda out of the lupe on this one... could someone perhaps explain this whole situation?

@jasonb993

3 жыл бұрын

Had me kickin'

Dixie D’Amelio vs Lupe Fiasco. Battle of the top tier lyricists

@zackcolosky9908

3 жыл бұрын

Dixie invented a word I think we know the winner

@leonardoestradavega2662

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackcolosky9908 what word

@zackcolosky9908

3 жыл бұрын

Leonardo Vega I believe it’s spelled “byeause”

@leonardoestradavega2662

3 жыл бұрын

@@zackcolosky9908 what a post modern philosopher

@erboch7124

3 жыл бұрын

Nah its Tones and I.

Lupe's goal has been to be as good a rapper/lyricist as possible and spread his message. Mission accomplished. Kendrick's goal from day 1 has been to become the king by making music beyond its highest level. Also mission accomplished. Seems kinda unfair to hold either of them to the other's standard.

"I know some rappers use big words to make their similes curve. My simpilest shit be more pivotal." - Kendrick Lamar

@smalltrashman4227

3 жыл бұрын

Disgusting bar.

@lyleugleman9799

3 жыл бұрын

first thing that came to my mind when i seen the headlines going around

@vazal9744

3 жыл бұрын

SLR 2, Just Saying.

@fernandoreyes680

3 жыл бұрын

"I feel like if people aren't pulling anything from my songs, then they're not really trying to or didn't have an interest in the first place" -Aesop Rock

@leecourtney1225

3 жыл бұрын

@@fernandoreyes680 truly the most skilled lyricist alive today, next level in complexity and wordplay

Why does Lupe have to say this? Real ones love Food & Liquor + The Cool + Tetsuo & Youth from Lupe while also loving Section 80, GKMC, and TPAB from Kendrick.

@DatHombre

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking. I personally like Lupe more just solely because I personally care a lot about lyrical depth but I also don't understand why Lupe would ever feel the need to come out and say this. I hope it was at least provoked in some way because I lost a lil respect for him otherwise

@subzero296

3 жыл бұрын

Drogas Wave was dope too

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

And Drogas from Lupe and DAMN from Kendrick. HOUSE and Untitled Unmastered are good too.

@summergypsy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@yd856 ya u cant go wrong with either of them in your listens. They are both some of my fav artists period

@somainevent1

3 жыл бұрын

Because he was asked. Why did Kendrick say he was coming for every top rapper in Control? Why does it matter. He's mentioned him before.. "Now we all heard what he said, but what he said means we dead And that shit is insane He's so crazy, look at the little baby Nigga you ain't Nas, nigga you ain't Jay-Z You will respect me, you will reject me But I've done so much, no matter how far you go, you will reflect me" -SLR2

Honestly this really is a good debate because I can firmly say Lupe is one of the greatest lyricists of all time but Kendrick isn’t exactly too far off from Lupe’s level of lyrical ability.

@lgwoodlar8766

3 жыл бұрын

yea i'd say the same. Lupe is in a small one percent of rappers at the top for lyricism wit people like MF DOOM and Nas where as kendrick is more so in the top 5 or 10 percent

@stonevicta

3 жыл бұрын

@@lgwoodlar8766 Yep. Lupe can comfortably sit alongside Doom, Aesop Rock, Black Thought and a really small group on the S tier category of lyricism. Kendrick is A tier, maybe A+.

@thatmanjoe1930

3 жыл бұрын

Kendrick pen game is a lot better but Lupe himself not to bad in fact really great but not kendrick level.

@Joela393

3 жыл бұрын

Better than cole vs Kendrick lol

@thatmanjoe1930

3 жыл бұрын

@Michaell Alexander men kendrick wrote tpab and one of the best openers ever in wesley theory.

Your analysis of the mural and adoration of the magi piece is exactly what Lupe was talking about. He's said multiple times, and I mean consistently, that Kendrick makes better music overall. But when it comes to bars and lyrics, Kendrick is far far far from trash. But Lupe is literally arguably the best of all time in that regard.

@orlandocalder1645

2 жыл бұрын

This!

@absidyabsidy2727

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe not best of all time, but in terms of pure lyrical talent, lupe is certainly top 5

@herivaldoagostinho1694

9 ай бұрын

Lupe is Bars not Better Lyrics

@neerajsinghchouhan4947

3 ай бұрын

literally arguably. Nice word salad there bro

@mememerchant4492

3 ай бұрын

@@absidyabsidy2727 who is better then? Just curious, because even if compared with some lyricists like Nas for example, Lupe is next level to me at least

I know this man isn't accusing Lupe of not telling stories and being deep and conceptual. I know he's not doing that. I just know it.

@macfisher1814

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's not, and I have no idea how you thought he could have been.

@projectcapsule

3 жыл бұрын

@@macfisher1814 maybe because he has functioning ears? have you ever listened to at least one song off of drogas wave?

@nelsonomarvalencia-garcia3403

3 ай бұрын

@@projectcapsulethe macfisher guy was saying fantano ISN’T saying Lupe doesn’t have all those things. You were so ready to defend this person you don’t even know huh 😂

@dakota6050

2 ай бұрын

@@projectcapsulehe said “he’s not” as in “this man isnt accusing Lupe” not as in “he isn’t telling stories and being deep”

“Lyrical” is a poor descriptor. It can refer to multis, internals, and rhyme schemes on the mathematical side, or it can relate to wordplay, plot devices, and thematic connections on the emotional/literary side. “Lyrical” just means good at writing, but there are many ways to write well. We need more exact terms.

@policyfirst4399

3 жыл бұрын

The only comment that brings us closer to the goal of judging who is better and not one like, lol.

@nerfplutocracy

20 күн бұрын

🎯

Top won't even let kendrick respond to his own beef lmao, we not seeing that album until TDE can get the bag from touring. TDE jail fr

@aidanmcpavian5638

3 жыл бұрын

You could be right. But really this doesn't make sense because kendrick could sell out any venue at any time so why would an album affect how much his tour is gonna make.

@vileink4733

3 жыл бұрын

@@aidanmcpavian5638 You think labels will fund a tour for an artist that hasn't released an album in 3 years?

@aidanmcpavian5638

3 жыл бұрын

@@vileink4733 Generally no. But if its kendrick and he's going to sell out why the fuck not? I mean all these old rock geezers do tours without new albums. And Kendrick is just as popular as them. That beings said, Kendrick, give us a fucking album please.

@joeyd7844

3 жыл бұрын

Artists are normally the ones who benefit most from touring, so if this were the case then it would be in Kendrick’s favor.

@vileink4733

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyd7844 True,man needs to drop something his label starving

Mural is in the argument for best rap song of all time.

@ianthesage-finance

3 жыл бұрын

facts

@PaintedHoundie

3 жыл бұрын

As a big lupe fan... Nah

@thebatman8815

3 жыл бұрын

To Pimp a Butterfly is in the argument for best rap album of all time, so...

@ahmedfiasco6412

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebatman8815 drogas wave is way better

@zero-ui1ew

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmedfiasco6412 Dorgas wave is like a 6/10 my friend musically speaking.tpab on the other hand is 9.5/10 .even lupes the cool album is better than Dorgas wave.same with testuo and youth

Imagine this leads to a massive beef and they release diss tracks towards one another, that probably won’t happen but it would be poggers.

@chedamsko020

3 жыл бұрын

In tracks Lupe would smoke Kendrick

@TheNathan622

3 жыл бұрын

Kendrick hasn’t been about that life since s80 but Kendrick don’t need to respond he lives rent free in lupes head he is so jealous of Kendrick and hates him

@private9649

3 жыл бұрын

Your pp a 🍤

@J.L3259

3 жыл бұрын

That would be insane

@itskylethemachine

3 жыл бұрын

We all win

Nah ur all off. Scatman john was clearly the best lyricist

@jordanspivey3569

3 жыл бұрын

Dwooswa IM THE SCATMAN!!

@Dwooswa

3 жыл бұрын

@@jordanspivey3569 ksksbsbbbibdbdidididid im the scat man

@TheUnFunnyRevolution

3 жыл бұрын

Scatman, fat man, black and white and brown man Tell me 'bout the colour of your soul

@shinkleihh

3 жыл бұрын

man his lyrics are so simple yet they still get the point across my king 😍😍😍

@somerandomname1902

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony knows nothing about "syllables per second."

I am 100% a Lupe Stan. I honestly cant understand how people can downplay his pen. It dosent make sense.

@virtualvoice999

9 ай бұрын

did u go to harvard?

@Rumblerocket88

5 күн бұрын

U just did a double entendre lol

Lupe is the better lyricist. Kendrick is the better artist.

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

Lupe had 4 people help him write murals Jaco, S. Johnson, Kyle Davidson, Devan Hampton, Alain Mion

@ttarkus

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_vision4085 it's not even his most impressive song lyrically lol

@ttarkus

3 жыл бұрын

@JOSEPH EGBE Adoration of the Magi?

@childish666

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@chedamsko020

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_vision4085 That's not really true. A songwriting copyright is awarded to those who jointly contributed to the song's structure, chord progressions, and lyrics. This can be anyone, even the members of the rhythm section. (In many songs, especially in rock, pop, and dance music, a bass or drum part is so integral to the song that it becomes as important as the melody). Someone who gets songwriter credits doesn't actually mean that he wrote the lyrics. It could also be someone who helped with the vocal performance or even a sample. For example: Notorious BIG got songwriter credits for Sicko Mode by Travis. Now i don't think it's realistic to think that Big was in the studio with Travis.

I mean, he is a better lyricist. Kendrick Lamar is a great artist. If you can’t accept that, it’s cuz you’ve never listened to Lupe Fiasco😂. There’s a reason why Lupe said lyricist. People are acting like he said he was better than Kendrick. He clearly just said he’s a better lyricist. And I agree with that. Pretty sure Lupe even said that Kendrick was a better general artist.

@ultimateblaze23

3 жыл бұрын

where is your proof he's a better lyricist

@Benimbabyb

3 жыл бұрын

@@ultimateblaze23 Wdym proof, literally just look up their lyrics

@nglxo

3 жыл бұрын

i agree with this, i don't really trust the melon's opinion when it comes to lupe bc his drogas wave review was very much on surface level and i definitely feel as lupe's music goes over his head often

@molesengmokgosi986

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@SirDomin8r123

3 жыл бұрын

lmao no sorry. go read how much a dollar cost, blacker the berry, rigamortis, sing about me, mortal man, these walls and then come back and recommend me one lupe fiasco song that comes close to any of those songs lyrically

Lupe is a better lyricist but Kendrick is the better musician/ artist

@bakhtiyarguseinov9402

3 жыл бұрын

How? Lyrics aren’t the only things included in a song

@shaggysimpson6379

3 жыл бұрын

Prepare your ass because pablo that’s so wrong man

@josephgreenwold5271

3 жыл бұрын

@Prepare your ass because pablo No what makes a great artist is if their music moves the soul. Kendrick's albums have such a cohesive way of moving the sprit. Not that lupe isnt great either... but lets be real here.

@TrizollinTehWorld

3 жыл бұрын

@Prepare your ass because pablo OK cool, let's just listen to rappers with no beat say words with only the echo of their own voice since you think lyrics are all that matter lol tf are you talking about? Your take is so basic minded. Songs are way more than just the bars. Kendrick makes better songs and lupe has better lyrics from a technical standpoint. This cannot be argued. Listen to murals by lupe, fantano even pointed it out in this video. That song is 6 minutes of God like bars with no hook.

@yeshuamattatron5745

3 жыл бұрын

@Prepare your ass because pablo uh nah. because hopsin has better lyrics than travis scott but id shake my 5 month old cousin before i listen to hopsin. Or even say he makes better music because he has better lyrics

Eminem is the best lyricist he even said himself that he's a lyrical spiritual miracle individual that's invincible

@machduel

3 жыл бұрын

🤯🤯🤯

@zombiewolf3244

3 жыл бұрын

thats such a gangster stupid verse that only eminem can rap like that

@Lukeler1138

3 жыл бұрын

@@zombiewolf3244 He did say something along those lines at the end of "The Ringer"

@iaqh

3 жыл бұрын

Tom MacDonald is better than Eminem, that's FACTS!

@zombiewolf3244

3 жыл бұрын

he said it on the slaughterhouse mtv sifer,spelt it wrong

Kendrick is what Lupe should have been.

@egoquid8848

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried listening to Kendrick a few times. I can’t get into most of his songs. Lupe has proven he can make more accessible music. But he’s chosen to “proceed to the next level ” I think lupe is better at mainstream and layered music. But that’s just my opinion.

@prasg1186

3 жыл бұрын

@Michaell Alexander lmao, he said Lupe doesn't have a GKMC or TPAB like #bruh.. maybe you can compare em to F&L or The cool, still it ain't close but that'd make more sense.. T&Y?? Whutt?!! Shit's in a galaxy of it's own.. most these kids don't know what they talkin boyt bc they don't know Lupe but wanna get in on the convo.. theres a reason pretty much just about every respected longtime critic here goes w/ Lupe, the you see the stans in the comments talkin bout tpab & gkmc.. lol Edit. Just wanna add, when discussing ''classics'', illmatic was a classic, so was reasonable doubt, and Ready to Die, including The Carter III etc.. you can say GKMC & F&L were classics, no doubt.. the thing is Lupe brought to the table something totally different & there isn't a category/title for something higher than a ''classic'' & that was T&Y.. it's its own genre & stands on its own.

@vazal9744

3 жыл бұрын

Lupe was ahead to time with The Cool and F& L these albums are more 2010s vibes than 2000s, man even now still ahead to time with masterpiece likes T&Y and Drogas Wave. Kdot is dope but Lupe is a GOAT.

Its a bit silly man imagine if these guys could create some great music TOGETHER that would be amazing

@ranonl8841

3 жыл бұрын

Lupes said many times, he doesnt have an issue with Kendrick. Its the fans that keep putting them against eachother.

@shotty7160

3 жыл бұрын

Ran ONL he clearly does, cause he’s been downplaying and taking shots at Kendrick since like 2011... he only recently gave Kendrick props for his storytelling like that’s all he excels at 🥱 him saying Kendrick is “not a great lyricist” comes disrespectful and bitter

@VivekPayasi

Ай бұрын

Lupe is too egoistic for that to happen

Lupe is a great artist as well. I don’t think he’s just a great lyricist, he can make just some really great structured songs and albums. He can compete with Kendrick in terms of being a great artist as well. Don’t know why lupe is selling himself short

@screamingeagle11b

3 жыл бұрын

Right, I think he looks at it from a popularity standpoint and feels out of place, but lupe is indie, kendrick has a powerful label and team behind him while lupe out here alone

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

@@screamingeagle11b Lupe had 4 people to help him write murals. Jaco, S. Johnson, Kyle Davidson, Devan Hampton, Alain Mion

@screamingeagle11b

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_vision4085 where'd you get that from😆

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

@@screamingeagle11b literally the song credits. Writing credits go to the names I listed

@Portthefirst

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Escobar just reading on wikipedia, doesn't make it true. They didn't help with the lyrics, they helped with other things. Ask Lupe when he goes live on IG and he'll tell you!

Lupe Fiasco is a better lyricist than Kendrick Lamar

@herivaldoagostinho1694

10 ай бұрын

No is not Better Lyricist

@slackstarfish8133

2 ай бұрын

@@herivaldoagostinho1694yes he is

@DanielaElina-dr7gh

Ай бұрын

I agree but i don't think the gap is that big​@slackstarfish8133

Stronger lyricist: Lupe. Stronger projects?: Kendrick by a hair. I think if you're comparing lyrics, Lupe is a better lyricist then Kendrick. But if youre comparing artists work? I would say Kendrick edges Lupe out by a hair because of Lupes rather bad projects. But Drogas Wave, The Cool, Food and Liquor and Tetsuo and Youth I think can stand up to Section 80, Good Kid, TPAB and Damn. It's a really tough call.

@chillhomie7

3 жыл бұрын

this.

@laneyj

3 жыл бұрын

this is a good, nuanced, non-bias answer. Lyricist: Lupe wins easily. Catalogue: I'll also take Lupe, but that's just my preference. Kendrick has some great projects as well.

@jjsweg9012

3 жыл бұрын

Kendrick being more accessible and more versatile (a billion voices) makes him the better artist. Agreed with everything though.

@agfromdai.e3806

3 жыл бұрын

Lupe has better projects

@ownedpowned860

2 жыл бұрын

Massive L. Lupe’s best projects put that frauds catalogue to shame people like you make me hate hip hop. Lupe shits on him all day everyday but because Kendrick is in a era of shit rappers he looks good

Lupe is in space, he is faaaar faaar ahead of most rappers. Kendrick is good. Hes not Lupe good in that regard.

Kendrick has never made songs like mural or wav files

@kbtitan2464

3 жыл бұрын

He's made songs like U, Sing About Me, How Much A Dollar Cost, Keisha Song, Blacker The Berry, and The Art Of Peer Pressure.

@ownedpowned860

2 жыл бұрын

@@kbtitan2464 and none come close to Lupe gtfo

@saif_shahid1

Жыл бұрын

​@@ownedpowned860 stop being biased

@herivaldoagostinho1694

10 ай бұрын

@@ownedpowned860 lol Buggin

Dr. Seuss would kill Lupe any day.

@thebatman8815

3 жыл бұрын

Hop on Pop is straight 🔥

@NeuralDarkness

3 жыл бұрын

"Uhn... yeah... I said chicks wit bricks come. Chicks wit blocks come. Chicks wit bricks and blocks and clocks come. Look, sir. Look, sir. Mr. Knox, sir. Let's do tricks wit bricks and blocks, sir. Let's do tricks wit chicks and clocks, sir. First, I'll make a quick trick brick stack. Then I'll make a quick trick block stack. You can make a quick trick chick stack. You can make a quick trick clock stack." - Dr. Seuss, the GOAT.

Man y’all trippin everyone knows I’m the best lyricist

@noname-et8xd

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know anime, your bars are kind of weak.

@ludmil3024

3 жыл бұрын

Ibuki mioda best rapper of them all

@clbbarle9903

3 жыл бұрын

Nah my bars are 🔥🔥🔥 (fire)

@jerryqueer

3 жыл бұрын

IBUKI AHAHAH YES

@jerryqueer

3 жыл бұрын

@@noname-et8xd it's from a game but eh

Melon I think you brought up some great points but I disagreed with you when you said “Kendrick is a worse lyricist because he has a slightly darker skin color”. Other than that I appreciate your claims.

@nathan-lf7yc

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this meme died wtf

@GregVKMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Beating a dead melon there...

@scummygrummy5220

3 жыл бұрын

I now present you with the award of worlds funniest man. Congratulations dude...

yikes melon you should tweet out at lupe and say “let’s agree: kendrick is better”

@aightbet8954

3 жыл бұрын

kendrick is better sure, but lupe's lyricism and metaphors r a whole new level

@jconny65

3 жыл бұрын

Kendrick is better at making albums. But when it comes to BARS, Lupe is better.

@vazal9744

3 жыл бұрын

I dont know, Lupe had greath albums like Y&T, Drogas Wave and F&L can easy match with kendrick albums.

@jconny65

3 жыл бұрын

@@vazal9744 I mean, I prefer those albums over Kendrick's, but that's 'cause I've been a huge fan of Lupe since I was 12 (I'm 26 now lol). But I can understand why someone would say that Kendrick's albums are better, or at least more enjoyable; I'll give 'em that.

@parentaladvisory9826

3 жыл бұрын

i’m a teenager so i wouldn’t know his cultural/musical affect on the genre but i love gkmc and tpab

Anthony prefers Kendrick?!? Shocking

For Lupe to say Kendrick is the better artist was his way in meeting Kendrick fans half way. This is a guy who made albums like Food & Liquor, The Cool, Tetsuo & Youth, and Drogas waves. Two of those albums are masterpieces btw, and the other 3 has some of the most artistic songs created in Hip Hop. Has Kendrick been more consistent then Lupe? Yes. Kendrick hasn’t made a bad album yet like Lupe has. Does that make Kendrick a better artist then Lupe? Probably. They both have masterpieces that has proven Hip Hop is just more then beats and rhymes with albums like TPAB, and Tetsuo & Youth. And they are both great in their own right. Like Anthony said you might of not even have a Kendrick if it wasn’t for Lupe doing what he did first and who knows where Lupe would be at if he had a label that supported him and gave him more creative feeling. I think they’re both great in their own right and should be held in that regard. And not be put against each other

Lupe is in a small one percent of rappers at the top for lyricism wit people like MF DOOM and Nas where as kendrick is more so in the top 5 or 10 percent

@_PuppetMaster86

3 жыл бұрын

Nah I'd say Kendrick and Nas are on that same percent level. Lupe and MF DOOM fit into the underground lyricist percent as they didn't need mainstream success to achieve.

@bruis1527

3 жыл бұрын

The Hive Productions I’d say nas is probably the best lyricist of all time since he has the most poetic verses ever. Look at one mic and rewind. But that being said Kendrick is like a top 15 lyricist of all time where as Lupe is probably a top or top 10.

@salem-p3l

3 жыл бұрын

No one even come close to DOOM, Lupe is far behind

@ugonwigwe5136

3 жыл бұрын

@@salem-p3l doom is a fantastic lyricist but to say nobody comes close is.. .a bit much. lupe's verses on tetsuo and youth/food and liquor/the cool can easily compete with doom's verses on madvillainy/vaudeville villain/mm food, at least in my opinion.

@_PuppetMaster86

3 жыл бұрын

@@bruis1527 He does have the best Hip Hop album of all time after all (Illmatic).

lupe is a better lyricist hands down. sit there and read their words on paper and it's not even close. thats what it means. kendrick amazing but in this specific lane he isn't winning

Lupe walked so Kendrick could run

This is a great conversation for Hip Hop. Both of these artists are 2 of the most exemplary of the craft and reach to the heights of Hip Hop greatness. Both titans of the art.

Day 18 of asking Melon to review Big Time Rush's debut album "BTR"

@mordddecai

3 жыл бұрын

You are the hero we need but dont deserve

'We're all chemicals, vitamins and minerals / Vicodin with inner tubes'.....keep this going

Lupe raps like if Kendrick and Ab-Soul did the fusion dance and became one Super Saiyan lyricist

Kendrick's overall score is higher, but lupe has the higher "lyrical ability" attribute

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

That's incorrect. Just listen to Kendrick's the heart series. Those 4 songs discredit all your claims

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

And yes I've heard Murals

@batman-sr2px

3 жыл бұрын

lupe is still beter

@king_vision4085

3 жыл бұрын

@@batman-sr2px every one of Kendrick's albums have more lyrical content than any of Lupes

@quaeddyt45

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_vision4085 nah. Lupe is more intricate with his words, sometimes even too intricate. Kendrick uses simple striking words to paint the bigger picture and connect with the audience. Lupe is point precision with his words to do the same, he's like an encyclopedia. Every song on Tetsuo and Youth shows that.

Macklemore has my vote!

@yusufgazi7

3 жыл бұрын

Nah Tom McDonald

Who's the best lyricist? Melon : death grips

Lupe is top 5 all time.

Didnt French Whotana do this too like a few months ago? These rappers automatically lose when they start pitting themselves over eachother

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

Lupe is actually better than Kendrick though.

@ChevyChase301

3 жыл бұрын

Misha French said he had more hits than Kendrick

"I need to address a bias" No really

@thebatman8815

3 жыл бұрын

Is it a bias if it’s true?

@steadylife3676

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebatman8815 Well it would be, but he says his bias is that he just likes Kendrick better.

Lupe's lyricism is absolutely insane, he is undoubtedly a better lyricist than Kendrick. You can argue that Kendrick puts out better quality projects, but bar for bar I'm going Lupe.

@KevinWidesouls

3 жыл бұрын

Nah he’s definitely not undoubtedly better. Just because Lupe’s bars sound more “technical” or “complicated” due to a crazy amount of double entendres and other wordplay techniques, doesn’t mean he’s a “better” lyricist. Is Joyce a better writer than Faulkner because his novels are more complicated? Are Dream Theater “better” musicians than Radiohead because they write 20+ minute songs with different time signatures and long solos? There’s skill in creating lyrically dense, cohesive albums like Kendrick does, and he’s truly in a class of his own in that regard.

@martinv7969

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinWidesouls Dream Theater are undoubtedly better musicians than Radiohead.

@moresoulthanasockwithahole3493

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinWidesouls You get more content from Lupe...

@chillhomie7

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinWidesouls they dont just sound that way they are, go on genius

@KevinWidesouls

3 жыл бұрын

Martin V To my main point, Dream Theater is more technically proficient; they’re all virtuosos. But writing has to matter at some point when determining who the “better” musician is. Dream Theater is one of my favorite bands but I still I think Radiohead writes circles around them. Greenwood couldn’t play half of Petrucci’s solos, yet Dream Theater could never write an album like Kid A. Versatility also matters too. Radiohead is a more versatile band, and Greenwood writes scores for movies. Innovation in sound/recording techniques can come into play as well. Radiohead is good on that front, as is Jordan Rudess and Petrucci in particular from Dream Theater.

Finally Kendrick gets compared to actual good rappers instead of mid rappers like J. Cole.

@iamsuperior4087

3 жыл бұрын

Dapez except cole isnt mid

Sorry anthony, but calling Kendrick Lamar forever inferior to Macklemore for 5 minutes is not a valid argument.

Lupe obviously > Kendrick

@herivaldoagostinho1694

10 ай бұрын

Kendrick > Lupe

@YAGLMS6083

9 ай бұрын

How bout we just do a Lupe(OG KL) = Kendrick

Lupe is EASILY better as a lyricist. As an artist, NO FUCKING WAY.

Lupe addressed this on his live a month or so ago. He’s made it clear that he admires Kendrick as an artist. It’s not a beef thing. He explained it like all the greats in hip hop have their core/signature strengths. When it comes to writing, that’s Lupe’s

Mixtape Lupe (1st and 15th, Revenge of the Nerd) and The Cool (Not even looking at Food and Liquor) shit on Kendricks whole catalogue

Lupe is more complex than Kendrick.

Lupe gave us Mural AND Mural Jr. OF COURSE he's the better lyricist solely off those alone.

@anthonyhenriques7654

3 жыл бұрын

Mural Jr?

@kschro1452

3 жыл бұрын

PTR Crispy I hope you’re being sarcastic

@DM-jn3zo

3 жыл бұрын

@@kschro1452 how old are you? Lupe is a master of wordplay. He would be better than kendrick if he had better beat selection, themes, and choruses. Kendrick wins on artistry

@kschro1452

3 жыл бұрын

D M ever heard of GKMC? sing about me I’m dying of thirst is one of the best songs ever made, lyrically and artistically

@charlierussell2094

3 жыл бұрын

@@DM-jn3zo @KSchro 14 to answer both of you Lupe is better at lyrics and wordplay in of themself, yet Kendrick is an overall better artist as he creates more powerful music and his lyricism isnt far off, but based on lyricism in of itself... Lupe.

I love both of them to the point that they're comfortably sitting in my personal top 5. However, I will concede that I am a bigger Lupe fan as I believe he has 4 absolutely amazing projects (F&L, Cool, T&Y, and Wave) in comparison to Kendrick's 2 (GKMC & TPAB). Also, while I will say that Kendrick has a greater sense of how to work with an instrumental, melody, and at times makes more passionately delivered and anthemic stories, what can't be denied is that Lupe has done that in spades as well. Look at Hip Hop Saved My Life, Kick Push, Prisoner 1 & 2, Wav Files, and the Forever duology.

@nyproduct1277

3 жыл бұрын

finally someone cultured

@patricesankara3081

2 жыл бұрын

you can add DMIZ there as well

@raybohlander5502

Жыл бұрын

The cool is my favorite hip hop album all time but Gkmc is damn near perfect

I mean he's not wrong, Lupe is on another planet lyrically

@thebatman8815

3 жыл бұрын

That may be true, but Kendrick is in another planet sonically l, so... And it’s just poor form to go out and say “oh, I’m a better blah blah blah than whoever” It just makes you look either desperate, petty, or insecure, especially when you’re going after someone like Kendrick, who hasn’t really gone after anyone since his Control verse

@nalimlattarai2873

3 жыл бұрын

Still worse

@oneforalljustice5050

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebatman8815 i agree. Kendrick has a better voice and sonically better than Lupe. Kendrick is a better artist overall.

@dnt6604

3 жыл бұрын

@@oneforalljustice5050 he definitely doesn’t have the better voice

Thank u for making this asap

Lupe is the better lyricist, Kenny makes better music and albums

@vibe9155

3 жыл бұрын

Nathan Trujillo Humble has aged very well. Tf are you talking about?

@2FadeMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@vibe9155 Humble is one of Kendrick's worst songs lol. He's wrong about TPAB though that album is a 10/10 masterpiece

@jjsweg9012

3 жыл бұрын

@@2FadeMusic Humble is literally his biggest song stop with the bs

@2FadeMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjsweg9012 What a headassass comment, what does how "big" a song is have to do with how good it is? I guess Despacito and Shape of You are the greatest songs of all time then? LMFAO

Missed opportunity to title the video "The Kendrick vs Lupe Fiasco"

The way he has to do mental gymnastics and backflips to make a case for Kung Fu Kenny is kinda sad. He knows Lupe is a better wordsmith... SLR

Bars on Lupe fiascos new track BBQ Chicken better then any bar kendrick ever said tbh

Was waiting for this

I think what Kendrick has in stylistic precision, and by that I mean saying exactly what he means but artfully and creatively, Lupe has in complicated layers, getting to the point through metaphor on metaphor. They're different for sure.

I know it’s probably not gonna happen, but I would love to see these two bump heads in a beef

Lupe by a country mile, it’s not even close.

So in short everyone agrees with what Lupe said except TDE.

Lupe is dope, Kendrick is dope. End of discussion.

Both have been in my top 10 since the first album I heard from each of them. I feel listening to KDot is like watching a Scorsese picture and Lupe is like Black Mirror. Both fantastic and suit different moods. I don't need to choose.

This is manufactured controversy. It's all because Lu has repeatedly praised Drake but not Kendrick and Kendrick fans couldn't handle it. Then you have music writers looking for the next clickbait and bam, a new fake beef emerges.

Remember when this was actually a debate among fans at somepoint

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

It is still a debate and Lupe wins.

@gavatundejr4986

3 жыл бұрын

@@yd856 lupe doesnt have a TPAB....the cool is a great album but kendricks best albums body it

@traplover6357

3 жыл бұрын

@@gavatundejr4986 lol Food & Liquor and The Cool are classics. Its not an easy body.

@gavatundejr4986

3 жыл бұрын

@@traplover6357 not an easy body, but i do think kendrick is beating lupe

@Claviceptic

3 жыл бұрын

Tetsuo & Youth tho

I think "The Cool" by Lupe is one of the greatest songs across any genre I've ever heard! It dug in my soul when I heard it. Kendrick has his own appeal tho but feel Lupe is a few steps ahead

You didn't have to call Lupe a HUGE Fiasco like that Melbourne

One wrote Keisha’s Song and the other wrote Intruder Alert.

He sacrificed himself to wake the five foot giant out his slumber

as Kendrick once said "Pity the fool that made the pretty in you prosper"

I prefer Kendricks music, but Lupe has better lyrics IMO. Kendrick has amazing lyrics, but I also think Lupe is better at staying on topic.

@yd856

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

@sydberetta4649

3 жыл бұрын

Sure...

@zombiewolf3244

3 жыл бұрын

not even close imo respect to lupe but i never liked his rap idk mabye i need to listen some more

@NealBones

3 жыл бұрын

@@zombiewolf3244 Lupe's shit is mainly made to listen to his lyrics. Kendrick always has great beats to go over. Personally I listen to Kendrick more, but if you're in the mood to kick back and just analyze some bars, check Lupe's stuff out more for sure.

@zombiewolf3244

3 жыл бұрын

@@NealBones agreed

Lupe >>.... easy

Kendrick is a good lyricist but people dickride certain phrases and only listen to a handful artists. People who listen to Lupe seem to know more rappers in general to determine a solid standard simply because many Kendrick fans are beholden to the mainstream or other rappers like Earthgang and Saba who arent lyrically amazing. I refrain from saying lyrically good because I sense a shitstorm.

@ImperialAssassi4U

3 жыл бұрын

@Terrell Newton a lot of people also used Kick Push to argue Lupe is better even though it's not that lyrical. It's more story telling. People have a whole arsenal of songs to choose from and they choose his most mainstream songs.

@steezy6195

3 жыл бұрын

Terrell Newton this is the best comment under this video

@Ismael-kc3ry

8 ай бұрын

Earthgang isn’t lyrically amazing if you hold them to the standard of Lupe. Compared to most rappers those two are incredible.

Kendrick doesn't have a WAV FILES, end this Debate Lupe>>Kendrick

@herivaldoagostinho1694

9 ай бұрын

Lupe Doesn’t Have Fear How Much a dollar coast momma Sing about me Buggin.Better Poetic Writter kendrick>lupe

I don’t know how seriously I can take your opinion on Lupe after you gave Tetsou and Youth a 7 and Drogas Wave a 7.

@zakkofficial7045

3 жыл бұрын

He gave drogas wave a better score than tetsuo and youth. Check your facts.

@IvefoundthetruthonMay

3 жыл бұрын

He gace DW a 7 bruh

Very good commentary Mister Melon. Thank You

I'm sick of these rappers not putting my man Nav on the conversation smh

I can comprehend what Kendrick is trying to say, listening to Lupe makes me feel dumb

Imagine a song with both them on some bad meets evil back and forth

“People using big words to make their similes heard, my simpler shit be more pivotal...”

Lupe has been a favorite of mine for years. Kendrick put out one of my favorite albums of the 2010s (TPAB). I feel that the thing that caused a bit of that void Lupe was filling in early 2000s for Kendrick & Cole to emerge out of is strong labels supporting artistic creativity. Idk if any of you all remember but when Lupe was touring for 2 years performing songs from Lasers (where people said the fall off began for him) those songs were VERY different. You could tell the vibe of the album was going to be positivity and "sonically conscious" with songs like I'm Beaming & Shinning Down leaking out, as well as Fire, Horn Synth & Beautiful Lasers (that acoustic live one is so dope & fitting for the context of the song but that's my personal opinion). But I think his VERY public disputes with Atlantic really put a strain on how much of his energy he would put into projects for a label that wanted to steer him towards that B.O.B./Skylar Gray sound that was predominant during those years. Words I Never Said even had Skykar Grey on it and I could easily hear B.O.B. rapping on The Show Goes On. I think that artists like Cole & Kendrick saw that formula and fitted it accordingly to how they would present their art to the world. The difference is thst they had powerful labels that believed and invested in them. That does help you level up on the business side because promo, air time, radio spins, tweets and all that does help an artist surge upwards. Anywho, I never get into this debate when people bring it up because it's different contexts we use to measure who is "better" regarding these two very gifted artist. PEACE...and much love to ya 🙃

Lyricism: Lupe - S tier Kendrick - A to A+ tier

@mohammadsaadsheikh8343

3 жыл бұрын

Mural gear!?

both are god level rappers ... Im a diehard for both...waiting for new material from them. I hear Lupe is dropping a lot of trap inspired shit soon

The Cool blew my mind in high school man. Never heard creative concepts like that in a rap album before

Who are you kidding bro. Lupe is the greatest storytelling mainstream rapper. Dude f'kn paints pictures!

I’m sorry, but I’m always gonna be on the side of the guy who wrote Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst when it comes to hip hop lyrics.

@kiransaggu1625

3 жыл бұрын

mural is better lyrically though

@bbpoItergeist

3 жыл бұрын

Kiran Saggu and? Sing about me is still a better song

@joshuagregoire9504

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbpoItergeist Mural is still a better lyrical. He didn't say it was a better song.

@herivaldoagostinho1694

10 ай бұрын

@@kiransaggu1625 lol