Lupe Fiasco: "25 rappers I know are far better lyricists than me - Jay-Z, MF DOOM, Mickey Factz,.."

[Romell]

dude's dropoff after the cool is so inexplicable

Because it didn't happen. He's lyrically gotten better since the cool(See F&L2 opening tracks, see first 5 tracks of Drogas, T&Y, etc)

The mainstream just stopped fukkin' with him so people keep regurgitating this talking point when y'all simply just stopped listening.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

He really named Charlie Clips though lol, come on Lu.

Could've hit us with Loaded Lux at least.

eff that, he said B-Magic.

when's the last time B-Magic had a good performance?

 

[Chip Skylark]

[QUOTE="Harry B, post: 29386792, member: 2477"]If anything Jay ghostwrote for Lupe cause dude has not been a top rapper since he stopped fukking with him ca 07. Was ass for like 9 years came back and dropped some dope tracks and back to average quick.

While jay dropped his possibly weakest album fukking with Lupe then dope the aight then dope the aight then
dope. 22 years out of his prime going toe to toe with the champion of this generation.

Say what you want about Lupe’s inconsistency but his stans are consistently the most smackable fans in music. I would say Bieber or Nicki but they are little girls and are supposed to be like that.[/QUOTE]


1.

so enemy of the state isnt bar for bar better better than nikkas cds?



what other rapper wad writing and making shut like this after 07. stop it!

I'm not gonna get into the label politics but you see what happened when Lu was allowed to do what he wanted to do... he fukking made Tetsuo and Youth

2. when Jay was fukking with Lu he made the black album... so you're telling me The black album is one of Jays weakest albums?...

 

[Harry B]

[QUOTE="Harry B, post: 29386792, member: 2477"]If anything Jay ghostwrote for Lupe cause dude has not been a top rapper since he stopped fukking with him ca 07. Was ass for like 9 years came back and dropped some dope tracks and back to average quick.

While jay dropped his possibly weakest album fukking with Lupe then dope the aight then dope the aight then
dope. 22 years out of his prime going toe to toe with the champion of this generation.

Say what you want about Lupe’s inconsistency but his stans are consistently the most smackable fans in music. I would say Bieber or Nicki but they are little girls and are supposed to be like that.

1.

so enemy of the state isnt bar for bar better better than nikkas cds?



what other rapper wad writing and making shut like this after 07. stop it!

I'm not gonna get into the label politics but you see what happened when Lu was allowed to do what he wanted to do... he fukking made Tetsuo and Youth

2. when Jay was fukking with Lu he made the black album... so you're telling me The black album is one of Jays weakest albums?...

[/QUOTE]
I’m talking about 06 when they were as closest. I’m not rating mixtape but no it wasn’t trash it was just average can’t rate rapping over classic songs in any other way. The two albums following TC were completely trash though.

Miss me with that label politics bs, dude said Atlantic got involved with his singles for Lasers and those were the only 2 tracks that weren’t completely garbage . Atlantic my ass, it was the exact same team that ran Def Jam.

And cool down your temper son you’re fukking up the formatting with your stressed fingers.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Camron

 

[Pimpdaddy]

Nas rapped a song backwards. Told the story backwards. Spit sentences backwards and made it coherent. If that ain't a lyricist I dont know what is.

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

He said when he’s on he’s untouchable... that’s facts. When he’s not he’s clearly not the best

 

[NoHalfWay]

Wavé on the way.

 

[ball15life]

Wavé on the way.

That's all that needs to be said. Wah-ves season is approaching

 

[NormanConnors]

Elzhi should also be in this discussion.

Emcees are straight scared of El/know the deal.

 

[Zero]

Because it didn't happen. He's lyrically gotten better since the cool(See F&L2 opening tracks, see first 5 tracks of Drogas, T&Y, etc)

The mainstream just stopped fukkin' with him so people keep regurgitating this talking point when y'all simply just stopped listening.

Facts only. :lupemperor:

Just look at this:

I cant explain why lupe fell off ....i really cant........

 

[O.Red]

Lupe raps nothing like Aesop Rock. Dude is literally the embodimnt of Nas and Jay doing the fusion dance.

That's not true

A few of Lupe's cadences are Aesop Rock inspired

I see him praise Rock more than anybody most times

 

[Mr. Negative]

ear of the beholder.

I've been saying forever that Lupe's style of lyricism is in it's own lane, but he knows he can and will constantly and effortlessly go over the average listeners' head.

While that may make him a lyricist's lyricist, that's gonna always hold him back when it comes to general consensus of GOATness.



With that said, there's really only one or 2 MCs I'd put over lupe at his best. Nas, and everything else is questionable.

 

[How Sway?]

Tetsuo and Youth a classic

fixed

 

[Chip Skylark]

That's not true

A few of Lupe's cadences are Aesop Rock inspired

I see him praise Rock more than anybody most times

post examples