Lupe Fiasco made headlines during a livestream discussing Kendrick Lamar and his skillset as a rapper in comparison to him. In this video, we dicuss Lupe’s tweet and give you our thoughts on who we think is the better lyricist. Let us know who you got in the comment section below.
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Y’all comparing apples and oranges
i just have a weird feeling that listening to Kendrick will become corny in the next few years
2 years later I have to say Lupes Autobot is a little better than Mr. Morale
How do you make a 28 min vid when the answer a simple yes and it’s nowhere in the realm of close. K dot will never have a chance of being close. Waste of time
It's dumb to compare Lupe to kendrick ?.
Lupe may be a better lyricist. But Kendrick is a better overall rapper. Style, flow, cadence all go to Kendrick. And yeah k dot makes better music.
I ain't catch a lot of Lupe's bars until I grew up and became a better person. His lyrical craft is next to unparalleled.
Recency bias has the people choosing Kendrick over Lupe in a chokehold
Yes
Lupe is clearly the better lyricist. Maybe the best lyricist ever.
And I love both, but just lyrically it's not nock to say your not as lyrical as Lupe.
Is Lupe Fiasco better than Kendrick Lamar? Can birds fly? Of course, Lupe is better
Most people who actually listen to them both will say lupe is the better rapper. And ngl he is just as "aRtIStIc" as kendrick.
People dickride kendrick too much, its actually impressive.
They throw around random terms they don't fully understand to prop up their image of kendrick, rather than just appreciate him for what he actually does
He literally had to say "i am NOT your saviour" on Mr Morale just to get his fans to not deify him smh.
Yes . Yes he is .
There, don’t need to do a whole video .
Yes he is
Y'all acting like Lupe don't have radio hits Kick Push, Superstar, Daydreamin.
Kendrick is A tier, but Lupe is S tier in terms of lyricism. Kendrick is an S tier performer though.
Give Lupe his flowers
Kendrick got the Pulitzer… ??????? Damn! ?
As far as lyrical complexity, no one is better than Lupe. He's an 11th degree black belt of rap. Kendrick is more captivating as a performer. He's got a more commanding presence where no matter how good his music is he'd still be in the spotlight.
Lupe only had radio friendly songs because Atlantic wanted him to.
Yes by a whole fucking lot. that's no disrespect to Kenny, Lupe's just an alien with the pen.
Kendrick ain’t got no murals sorry y’all stop it
Yes he is
I think Kendrick is just as dope of a lyricist but his songs are so focused on storytelling and themes that he subverts the lyrical depth for the sake of comprehension. He doesn't code his stuff nearly so much, but he also probably wasn't involved in nearly as much shit as an adult. Like, Kendrick seems to allude to actually doing a serious, potentially irredeemable crime as a teenager… but Lupe alludes to a MUCH darker past than even that. That's why Lupe's songs are quietly terrifying.
Saying Kendrick isn't a radio guy is kind of like saying LeBron isn't really a scorer… yeah, it's true in that it's not really their game, but in spite of that they're still DOMINANT in their eras in that aspect of the game. Kendrick is HUGE on the radio… when he drops. But your point about people checking for stuff he does and giving it the benefit of the doubt that other artists don't receive is well taken. It's true.
Lupe goat kendrick nice but not even close to lupe lyrically
Actually I'm the beat, my music is in your heart until we have control of what we hear
Yes Lupe Fiasco the 1% of the rap
Game better than Eminem too
Lupe is the lyricist of all lyricist. The ultimate pen. You'd be hard pressed to find a pen as layered as his.
This was a good conversation. Both are amazing artist.
Lupe fo sho, didn’t even really have to think that hard about it, I agree ? with how Lupe responded ?? and yes both are dope artist
bottom line: Kendrick Lamar is a more appealing rapper; that is not equivalent to being a better lyricist! Lupe's lyrics tend to be cryptic and hard to understand for not only casual listeners but hardcore rap fans. I have listened to all of Lupe's albums multiple times, and there are STILL some songs i just don't understand. (Even if i refer to Rap Genius, the interpretations there are questionable also.) Hell, he made a song called 'Dumb it Down', and even therein, those lyrics were ultra cryptic to prove his point, which really didn't benefit the targeted audience… As a Lupe fan, he is too intelligent for his own good! And what he wanted to accomplish thru his music is being realized thru artists like Kendrick Lamar… what good is the message if no one understands it?
How is this video almost 30 minutes when the answer is simply yes? How is this question even a debate? lmao ?????
I think Lupe is just as good of a lyricist as Kendrick, definitely more wordplay. Both are great communicators and Lupe is more metaphoric. I think Kendrick is the better musician. I do have more fun listening to Lupe lyrics because of the wordplay. But Kendrick really does make bangers when he is spitting.
There is really no discussion to be had. Lupe totally broke it down with that tweet.
Lupe all day.
Delivery isn’t lyricism. That’s part of rapping
Lupe will body Kendrick on the mic.