Better Lyricist: Lupe Fiasco vs Nas
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yo seriously, Lupe shouldnt be going over your heads. there isnt ? that hard to understand on food and liquor,the cool or his other albums. you ? that slow? I can understand tetuso taking a few listens but jesus
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Lupe FiascoNas is a top tier lyricsist. Another element to his lyricism is the way it comes across as poetic. It's beautiful. Nobody has ever painted a picture like Nas. I like Life is Good better than T & Y, but it's because Nas is more personal, and reaches people better, it's easier to listen to. When it comes to lyrics, and i'm talking strictly lyrics, there is no experience like listening to Lupe Fiasco. This ? is a ? nebula of lyrics, multis, different flows, quadruple entendres, story telling, punchlines, metaphors, metaphors that span entire songs, entire albums, wordplay and patterns that connect back 2 verses. It's the ultimate lyrical experience. Nas' style is more poetic, more beautiful, that Let Nas down verse over cole's joint almost brought a ? to tears. But when I put my headphones on and want to have fun listening, I listen to lupe. It's like a Lamborghini Vs a phantom. Both great experiences, one is more hands on. you can't drive that lambo everyday because it gets uncomfortable, and the other presents an ambiance like no other. When it comes to the lyrics, I've never heard anything like Lupe Fiasco. Ever.
Listen to this ? ... Nobody can do this.
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Lupe FiascoJust for reference lyrical ergo lyrically deals with emotional output and lyricist is the writer of lyrics
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Nasbut Nas' poetic lyricism >> Lupes super technical style IMO.
Lupe rapping in codes and metaphor doesn't make it better to me. -
lupe is a better lyricist, But nas is a better rapper. Nas impacts me harder than any rap artist ever can.
No disrespect to nas though but he's not on lupe's level lyrically.
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Lupe Fiascobut Nas' poetic lyricism >> Lupes super technical style IMO.
Lupe rapping in codes and metaphor doesn't make it better to me.
It's really a matter of preference for the day. I'm about to go out in the snow and pay bills n ? . If I play Life is Good and Stillmatic back to back, i'll be home before I even realize I was out. If we get a million inches of snow again and I won't go out, i'll put on the headphones and ? wit lupe for hours on end. They're both in my top 5, lovin em both ain't a zero sum game. But when it comes to the lyrics, Lupe has no peer, i'll stand by that until somebody eclipses it.
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JohnQ_Public_ wrote: »Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »yo seriously, Lupe shouldnt be going over your heads. there isnt ? that hard to understand on food and liquor,the cool or his other albums. you ? that slow? I can understand tetuso taking a few listens but jesus
Yea but he wasn't really getting any love on his 2 releases before Tetuso.
Lasers was trash & F&L2 was forgettable for the most part.
Now he drops an album thats put together like a Suduko puzzle and people are back on his nuts.
Idk who these people you're talking about that just "jumped on his nuts" or why that's even relevant to what I said but that whole complex title was being said before this new album even came out -
NasLove lupe..but he loses points for actually trying to lose the listener imo..nas is easier to follow n been doing it way longer
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NasBruh
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NasNas' verse on Verbal Intercourse is the greatest verse ever to me so... yea
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Nas2 different weight classes, and Lupe is super hit or miss.
Lupe says ? like:
I'm back at cha, and I Pac like cap backwards
Like a hat's backwards, you know, when the bats backwards
Yeah, like a bat catchers
The law gotta long arm like a back scratcher
But before I leave mine at home
Like a bad catcher
It's like, we get it, you're trying to show wordplay and throw a little cheap metaphor in there, but that ? was meh at best. Step ya cadence up.
Where Nas spits straight gems:
If money's ya religion sky the limit live life
Numbers is big business makes the poor live trife
The glimmers of hope provoke those without dollars to dream
Through your existence become wealthy, knowledge is king -
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My number one and two rappers respectively on my top ten, but without Nas, there would be no Lupe...
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Lupe FiascoBuilt 4 cuban linx wrote: »yo seriously, Lupe shouldnt be going over your heads. there isnt ? that hard to understand on food and liquor,the cool or his other albums. you ? that slow? I can understand tetuso taking a few listens but jesus
Disagree
I still don't know if i'm 100% right on what The Instrumental is supposed to represent -
Lupe Fiascods.williams wrote: »My number one and two rappers respectively on my top ten, but without Nas, there would be no Lupe...
Ehhh, he was influenced by Jay-Z too, but ya point has validity -
Breezy_Kilroy wrote: »Is Lupe really that nice for yall to be puttin him up against Nas?
Yes. From someone who has all of their music Lupe can mentioned with Nas.
Put You On Game:
http://youtu.be/rBgSijwAtmQ
Gotta Eat:
http://youtu.be/AT64W2gyTgY
Theme Music to A Drive By
http://youtu.be/KgG3yN_6SuA
Lupe Fiasco - Double Burger With Cheese (UnOfficial Video):
http://youtu.be/lE2Ox3nYVTo
If we talking lyricism then Failure
http://youtu.be/JyLLmByA6Y0
This is just a few. ? be sleeping on Lu heavy without even going into his catalog.
his beats kinda hit or miss but im impressed, he a creative rhymer and im diggin the wordplay...
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still dont know if he seeing Nasir tho lol
i gotta peep the catalog so i can really compare
Lupe def skilled but Nas been puttin it down for over 20 years
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NasNas but a little. He did more for the game. He rapped backwards and coin the word ether and made it the word it is today. But I say NAS because he did everything, from a MCs battle of battles, rapped about everything from street ? to political ? too being a family man etc. But Lupe is my top 5 too.
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NasI ? with Lupe heavy and he has dope music and lyrics..
but comparing them lyrically is like putting a bad ass Escalade ( Lupe ) against a Luxury Rolls Royce ( Nas )
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Lupe FiascoBuilt 4 cuban linx wrote: »yo seriously, Lupe shouldnt be going over your heads. there isnt ? that hard to understand on food and liquor,the cool or his other albums. you ? that slow? I can understand tetuso taking a few listens but jesusYamsCassell wrote: »Good thread idea but feels wrong.
Rakim/Grap are to Nas what
Nas/Jayz are to Lupe
There might be areas where the pupil does things better but the teacher gave them the templaterubixcuban wrote: »lupe is a better lyricist, But nas is a better rapper. Nas impacts me harder than any rap artist ever can.
No disrespect to nas though but he's not on lupe's level lyrically.
So yall are voting right? -
Not a big fan of either but i will say ive enjoyed listening to lupes albums more. Nas's monotone voice makes it hard to listen to have albums unless you r on a long road trip
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Lupe FiascoMural
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NasNas cause lupe has no depth to his verbal scribblings and tries to come off deep but comes of seemingly prattling ? knock jokes.
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NasNas is superior..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0SuQrUcytU
