So You Think Lupe can beat Kendrick Lamar? Let's Talk about Battling

[mobbinfms]

I think the Drake/Meek beef changed my view on battles forever. Going in, as a hip hop fan, I thought it was obvious that Meek was the better rapper. I figured the casual+media wings of music/rap would side with Drake, and the streets/"real rap" fans would side with Meek. IE I didn't think either side would truly win enough for it not to be a stalemate....but personally I figured I would prefer Meek.

What happened instead was that Drake surprised everyone with a perfect diss record. Not saying the song is amazing, but as a diss? That shyt was perfect. Perfect beat. The perfect lines. That's really all you need for the clowning to begin on social media. Meek was embarrassed, no one remembers his diss response, etc.

Lupe is a better "rap lyricist" than Kendrick. They're basically in similar boats as rappers. It would come down to the beat and lines.

Beat: I'm gonna give this to Kendrick since he's the bigger rapper, has a better ear for production, and is more in tune with the sound.

Lines: Toss up. I think Lupe would over think things and end up lost with shyt only his fans appreciate, whereas Kendrick would just hit him with some simple but effective lines. BUT Lupe would no doubt have the ability to do it right if he didn't over think. It's a battle, no rocket science.

Lupe's "diss" would be an extended metaphor about a tuna fish sandwich over a terrible rock influenced beat

 

[Pop123]

Listen to Kendrick on "Control", if that's what you're into, rhyming loud and aggressively but saying a bunch of nothing, then you'll take Kendrick in a battle

Listen to Lupe on pretty much anything, if that's what you're into, the double/triple/quadruple entendres and multi-layered rhyme structure, etc..., then you'll take Lupe in a battle

It's all preference. I think any serious fan of battle rap / bar-heavy rhyming will pick Lupe in a heartbeat

 

[mobbinfms]

He so crazy
Look at the lil baby
nikka you ain’t Nas
nikkas you ain’t Jay-Z
You will respect me
You will reject me
But I’ve done so much no matter how far you go
You will reflect me

I forgot about this track. This nikka Lupe was just fukking around on this shyt too

He would lose with some weak shyt like that

 

[mr x]

He's better off tryna skydive...

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

He would lose with some weak shyt like that

Guess y’all didn’t go to Harvard

 

[Waterproof]

Listen to Kendrick on "Control", if that's what you're into, rhyming loud and aggressively but saying a bunch of nothing, then you'll take Kendrick in a battle

Listen to Lupe on pretty much anything, if that's what you're into, the double/triple/quadruple entendres and multi-layered rhyme structure, etc..., then you'll take Lupe in a battle

It's all preference. I think any serious fan of battle rap / bar-heavy rhyming will pick Lupe in a heartbeat

I seen this battle before Saafirr (Hobo Junction Crew vs Casual with Souls of Mischiefs the legendary battle in the bay.

Casual was the Lupe and Saafirr was the Kendrick and Saafirr tore they asses up

 

[mobbinfms]

I seen this battle before Saafirr (Hobo Junction Crew vs Casual with Souls of Mischiefs the legendary battle in the bay.

Casual was the Lupe and Saafirr was the Kendrick and Saafirr tore they asses up

Saafir called them out for going to a
catholic high school. :prodigylol:
It wasn't really fair though because Cas was going off the top and Saafir was spitting Writtens.

 

[Fallacy]

Someone pull up Lupe battling daylyt on Twitter or random nobodies on Royce's IG comments.

Lupe would body Kendrick no question. Kendrick would probably just make a good song.

 

[Waterproof]

Causal was using metaphors, similes, all that big lyrical wordplay and Saafir came in got to the point with aggression, lyrics and touch their insecurities, it was so bad that Heiro wanted to fight.

Kendrick will do the same

 

[Waterproof]

Saafir called them out for going to a
catholic high school. :prodigylol:
It wasn't really fair though because Cas was going off the top and Saafir was spitting Writtens.

It's a battle, Saafir was ready he said he came in with written and he freestyle, just hit them with all type of shyt

 

[Left.A1]

I seen this battle before Saafirr (Hobo Junction Crew vs Casual with Souls of Mischiefs the legendary battle in the bay.

Casual was the Lupe and Saafirr was the Kendrick and Saafirr tore they asses up

All that goofy ass nerd shyt that these imaginary “Lupe school of Harvard” grads adore would render themselves completely hapless in an actual rap battle .... all that rhyming about random non sequential obscurity and pythagoras theorem that Lupe does would fall flat

 

[Waterproof]

All that goofy ass nerd shyt that these imaginary “Lupe school of Harvard” grads adore would render themselves completely hapless in an actual rap battle .... all that rhyming about random non sequential obscurity and pythagoras theorem that Lupe does would fall flat

That's why Common got straight to the point with Drake he didn't try to get all extra lyrical and abstract

 

[Left.A1]

That's why Common got straight to the point with Drake he didn't try to get all extra lyrical and abstract

All that shyt might work in a URL battle format but over a beat? In a 3-5 minute song structure?


....let’s just think about it

 

[Waterproof]

All that shyt might work in a URL battle format but over a beat? In a 3-5 minute song structure?


....let’s just think about it

Let's compare Kendrick Control Verse to Lupe SLR track.

What's more memorable, what had News outlets talking about the song, what shooked up hip hop

Ain't nobody was talking about Lupe Reply, that shyt came and went in a day. While Control is still talked about

 

[Shadow King]

Despite being much more popular, despite what yall think, Kendrick is not insulated enough to battle with Lupe, be bested on wax, and people don't care. Now, the popularity can help keep the tide in his favor, but if Lupe gets him, people will admit it.

It won't be a landslide but Kendrick would not beat Lupe.