As a person that has Lupe and Royce in my top 5 of all time, (Lupe #4 and Royce #5). Noone should be surprised that casual listeners of these artists think Royce won. He obviously rapped better, flowed better, was better lyrically and had the better beat. In my group chat with 17 other nikkas, maybe 2 of them are avid listeners of Lupe and Royce but still not that connected to know how dope Lupe line "you never left Heaven, cuz you already dead" is. I had to explain it to them. Only 1 person out of 17 thinks Lupe won because their not that tune. I'm just happy the 2 best rappers in the world currently are sparring but I've definitely ran Royce "diss" back much more