Lupe Fiasco: "Metaphors and punchlines matter....don't need to be a great lyricist to tell a story....shouldn't rely on delivery and flow"

[Smokin Rider]

He suffers the same rappity rap shyt that Eminem does. They can rhyme every word in the dictionary and bend words but sonically their music is ass, if you put Lupe on "Like That" he would have ruined the song rapping from the perspective of an octopus or something

 

[TripleAgent]

Wow. Usually, The Booth has Lupe firmly wedged in its throat.

 

[Loose]

Facts. He said it way more eloquently than I ever could. But this is what the F U C K I mean when I say:

Kendrick has no BARS

he is a lyricist but he has no punchlines, no metaphors, no BARS.

fukking finally someone in the industry with some sense.

This. He keeping it 100

 

[Sabretooth]

Kendrick can do this tho lol, he just hasn't in a while because that's not what his music has called for.

I love Lupe (or did rather) but I'm taking the memorable verse, song and album over a witty or clever punchline bar.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Good lyrics. Not a good song.

Hence why no one ever heard it.

290K views in 5 years? I can divide.

 

[maxamusa]

Just drop a fukking diss record.


Why is everyone so passive aggressive in hip-hop

 

[maxamusa]

If you don't have any metaphors and punchlines about isosceles triangles you're not a great lyricist

"Apologize for my weird mix
What taste like hot dogs and tear drips"


"I like my pancakes cut in swirls"

 

[Sad Bunny]

Tell that to Kendrick coz I don't remember a single line from all his albums

“Got so many chains they call me chaining Tatum”

Versus

“As blood spilled on your hands, my plans rather vindictive
Everybody's a victim in my eyes
When I ride, it's a murderous rhythm and outside became pitch black
A demon glued to my back whispering, "Get 'em"
I got 'em, and I ain't give a fukk”

Kendrick shyt just hits the soul

 

[maxamusa]

He suffers the same rappity rap shyt that Eminem does. They can rhyme every word in the dictionary and bend words but sonically their music is ass, if you put Lupe on "Like That" he would have ruined the song rapping from the perspective of an octopus or something

this is how lyrical rap is supposed to be done.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Kendrick hate is crazy to me. He paint pictures with his lyrics.

“Me and my nikkas four deep in a white Toyota
A quarter tank of gas, one pistol, and orange soda
Janky stash box when the federales'll roll up
Basketball shorts with the Gonzales Park odor
We on the mission for bad bytches and trouble
I hope the universe love you today
'Cause the energy we bringin' sure to carry away
A flock of positive activists and fill they body with hate
If it's necessary, bumpin' Jeezy first album, lookin' distracted
Speakin' language only we know, you think it's an accent
The windows roll down, all I see is a hand pass it
Hotboxin' like George Foreman grillin' the masses
Of the workin' world, we pulled up on a bunch of workin' girls
And asked them what they workin' with
Look at me, I got the blunt in my mouth
Usually I'm drug-free, but shyt, I'm with the homies”

 

[Stone]

He’s right. The problems come when rappers start forcing punchlines instead of weaving them effortlessly into their rhymes.

Wayne and Big Sean are 2 of the worst offenders. Too many lines from them just have you like

 

[maxamusa]

Kendrick hate is crazy to me. He paint pictures with his lyrics.

“Me and my nikkas four deep in a white Toyota
A quarter tank of gas, one pistol, and orange soda
Janky stash box when the federales'll roll up
Basketball shorts with the Gonzales Park odor
We on the mission for bad bytches and trouble
I hope the universe love you today
'Cause the energy we bringin' sure to carry away
A flock of positive activists and fill they body with hate
If it's necessary, bumpin' Jeezy first album, lookin' distracted
Speakin' language only we know, you think it's an accent
The windows roll down, all I see is a hand pass it
Hotboxin' like George Foreman grillin' the masses
Of the workin' world, we pulled up on a bunch of workin' girls
And asked them what they workin' with
Look at me, I got the blunt in my mouth
Usually I'm drug-free, but shyt, I'm with the homies”

 

[maxamusa]

He’s right. The problems come when rappers start forcing punchlines instead of weaving them effortlessly into their rhymes.

Wayne and Big Sean are 2 of the worst offenders. Too many lines from them just have you like

Big Sean I'll give you. his shyt is cringeworthy most of the time.


Wayne gets off some bullshyt but his overall ability as an MC makes up for it.

 

[Sabretooth]

Kendrick hate is crazy to me. He paint pictures with his lyrics.

“Me and my nikkas four deep in a white Toyota
A quarter tank of gas, one pistol, and orange soda
Janky stash box when the federales'll roll up
Basketball shorts with the Gonzales Park odor
We on the mission for bad bytches and trouble
I hope the universe love you today
'Cause the energy we bringin' sure to carry away
A flock of positive activists and fill they body with hate
If it's necessary, bumpin' Jeezy first album, lookin' distracted
Speakin' language only we know, you think it's an accent
The windows roll down, all I see is a hand pass it
Hotboxin' like George Foreman grillin' the masses
Of the workin' world, we pulled up on a bunch of workin' girls
And asked them what they workin' with
Look at me, I got the blunt in my mouth
Usually I'm drug-free, but shyt, I'm with the homies”

He has verses like this and people will still come through talking about "show me one bar".

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

This nikka dont know what the fukk he talking about. Punchlines aint no fukking lyricism (at least by itself). Lyricism is having a context beneath what youre saying. nikkas like Fab, Cass, Luda, etc just punch just to be punching. Thats not lyricism.

He literally taught a college course.