Lupe Fiasco tells Aye Verb that Kendrick Lamar ain’t dangerous as a lyricist. He also say that Drake is a better rapper than Kendrick 🔷Twitter Spaces

[Agent Mulder]

 

[Serphoenix]

with that said Kendrick's semi-autobiographical works that sound like John Singleton film on Wax are on a different level IMO.

There's a real cinematic flair to his stuff, that adds layers to his music that IMO makes it very easy for him to tap dance
on Lupe's discography.

Can you give a few examples of these works?

 

[Insensitive]

Just listen to GKMC, Kendrick Lamar and Section.80.

 

[Serphoenix]

Just listen to GKMC, Kendrick Lamar and Section.80.

So no examples? Not even 1?

 

[Insensitive]

So no examples? Not even 1?

GKMC.
That's your example.
The entire album.

 

[5n0man]

So no examples? Not even 1?

He gave you 3 examples, are you looking for a song?

 

[Serphoenix]

He gave you 3 examples, are you looking for a song?

A song.

 

[5n0man]

A song.

Breh was talking about kendrick telling a story across whole albums.

But check out art of peer pressure

 

[Insensitive]

@Serphoenix

We're talking about albums and portfolios.

Singular songs are cool but their context within a larger framework is more important and helps to
solidify the musician as an artist.

This is why we cherish Biggie, Pac, Jay-Z, The WuTang Clan, Nas, Common, Ice Cube etc.
They have great individual songs but we judge them by their ability to captivate us for an entire album.

This has been the barometer since music stopped being sold as singles and the album was hailed as king.

Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole (and Lupe) come from this school of thought as it pertains to Hip-Hop.

And they've all been successful to varying degrees.


This is why I @ people asking for "verses" or "quotables" or "bars" or "Techniques" or whatever.
It's less and less about Hip-Hop as art and more about individual instances or flashes of brilliance.

It's kind of like watching a film and going "Dutch angles!" or "They purposefully change the cameras focus here!"
and only focusing on those techniques and not their purpose within story telling.

Sometimes y'all brag about camera operators and not film producers, yah dig ?

"Sing About Me" is an example of what I'm talking about btw.
Especially when it loops back and connects to Section.80 "Keisha's Song" (again Autobiographical).

Kendrick Lamar is not only a skillful lyricist but the lyricism has a very specific purpose.
And anyone saying this dudes pen is not as nice as Lupe fiasco's is a civilian and/or a rapper
that was never ever going to gain any kind of movement/traction and it's obvious why.

 

[iamduval]

i just realized that lupe rarely gets introspective in his music. You can’t be one of the greats and people not even know who you are outside of where you’re from.

 

[Smokin Rider]

don't call me lyrical
'Cause really I'm just a nikka that's evil and spiritual
I know some rappers using big words to make their similes curve
My simplest shyt be more pivotal - Kendrick

He told you himself and ethers what Lupe saying cause Lupe stay talking about hot dogs and tear drips these days

 

[NormanConnors]

I might just have to return to it.
I haven't listened it in nearly decade tbh.

You should, great album(s) that particular run Lu may have been the best in the game. Been a long time since then though

 

[Fanservice]

Kendrick fans are just Eminem fans

They’re kinda worse

At least Cacinem is battle tested. Kendrick stans only speak in hypotheticals

 

[Mowgli]

Lupe just wants to get in a battle with Kendrick. Trying to drop his subliminal in "leaked" conversations hoping a shot gets thrown. Probably the only way for him to get a buzz back at this point.

 

[Monoblock]

Fixed that for you my breh

What Lupe said was on point.