Lupe is one of those artists who are truly channeling their inner self through their work. They are masters of getting in the mental state where you are projecting whats coming from in side you, without thinking, fear, or expectation. It's expression in its most authentic form. It's as much a training of the mind as well as creative technique/skill. You see him even call it out in his one line about messing up. It was a moment of fear that caught him up and he turned it into part of his freestyle. Quite impressive.
well said theBKLounge...its so good its hard to believe its not written..but as a fan i know his writtens and they are 4 million times better than this..
That's why freestyle skills are so impressive. It engages mathematically (rhythm/flow), linguistically, and psychologically. It's almost like allowing people to read your mind for a few minutes.
It amazes me how you can visually see him trying to find that mental space in the beginning. And once he finds it , it’s like his mind goes on auto pilot and he spits out bar effortlessly. Dope!
Emre Akiliç Idk I came off pretty harsh but wym my favourite rapper could never my pfp is fucking Nas, not that u know who that is, and not that that’s even my favourite rapper. U prolly think underground is rittz merkules tech n9ne and Hopsin stfu
+Itaku ppl listen and consume what they want. you're basically asking an individual to drink this water, it's better than this water that's the same as this water. you understand? you may feel that you've found the greatest spring on Earth where you are in life but someone else not you has done the same. Don't ask these questions, enjoy the spring while it last.
Terrence Goodnight problem with lupe is he raps are to general. his lyrics have always been dope. he cant get what he would want to say normally across. he thinks rhyme first then point second. kendrick eminem the entire slaughterhouse group ra the rugged man macklemore pusha t all can get there point across without even thinking about what rhymes first just because there rhyme vocab is so vast and broad
Lupe is so underrated, he is a lyricist, and he is so calm, wit his freestyles, telling u u don't need to be yelling to be to do that! Always your biggest Fan❤️
Pound for Pound greatest lyricist of our time. Every time he touches the mic he murders with the flow and the delivery. That combo is pure MC and artistry!
If you going off the dome you have to not give a fuck, can't be nervous thinking whether it will suck. You'll quickly catch your flow and the rhymes will start coming to thought. This is a perfect example.
You have to Understand, 90% OF "FREESTYLES" are not off the dome like this. So this ALREADY is in another class. Then Lupe just.... I mean, King of Lyricism .. 🔥this was off the dome and amazing
Been saying this for years bloooood..... "Rappers coming with prewrittens on freestyle shows ..... Thats how i know the glow is all scripted for the higher folks. We're the lower kind, Get impressed by an entertainer whos got his finger on rewind... Then flex makes a buncha noises to help clarify what you thought you heard. You get to work the next day to show it off but thats absurd... The entertainment industry whos keeping you distracted already sent the serve. And by that i mean you're server got the word and oh wow, look at your servers word.... The same freestyle that you thought you were gonna introduce to the herd...... The same freestyle that has nothing but prewritten words. Like camron said . "the cycle is sick."
I love how you can see how much Lupe actually likes to rap, like he got really excited towards the end and his energy was building throughout the whole thing
Nah it was just for the most part boring and non substance... It got to a point after the 3 minute mark where he was just rhyming words in sentences that sound alike pretty much.
First off Lupe is not human lol! After the 1st freestyle which was EPIC he says I was just warming up and goes back in! Bruh really? How do ppl not recognize Lupe as one of the true greats of all time? Real talk.
I do appreciate a good freestyle but I don't have anything against guys who are good at written bars. I have a problem with people who using ghost writers..... Drake prime example, and as well as most rappers past there 3rd album.
Sometimes I. want to. cry listening to this like the rhythm and the flow coming to gether in one harmony creating this masterpiece of hip hop nostalgia... "see I messed up there, try to do it less off fear" Lupe Fiasco
Man, I get the love for people like Kendrick, and J.Cole.. I love them myself, but Lupe is just on another level for me. Everything about the guy is off the charts
I don't get why Cole is up there, he is lyrically mediocore, he ain't even in the same sport as Lupe, MF DOOM, Aesop, K-Rino, 'Driver, Kendrick, 3stacks etc
To compare him to them is an insult, time to compare him to the all timers, he has earned that, for starters he's eclipsed Common as the best ever out of Chicago. Taking it further, best to debut this century. Finally most polished all around lyricist, since that MC who grew up in QueensBridge whose debut album dropped in 94. It's time to accept the undeniable.
I love watching this because you can see how it's all off the top of his head. He feels a little off-flow to begin with and you can see him closing his eyes and getting used to the environment that is the beat behind his words. And he naturally achieves higher and higher wordplay and confidence until he's in a state where he can just let his thoughts spill out of his head right on beat. This is how hip-hop should be.
My fellow chi-town native this was dope not to many artists can flow a free stlye and keep it going love that beat " the artifacts" I'm a true hip hop head. Lupe keep doing ur thing this displays the brilliance of one's mind.
every time i want to remember why lupe was once my favourite rapper, i refer to food and liquor... the first offering... and this freestyle. this freestyle keeps lupe alive in my present
Damn! LUPE is the best rapper alive if we gotta be honest. Man had me in goosebumps the whole time riding that beat like its nothing. Sickest lyrics I've ever heard in my life.
I remember listening to this when it first came out, multiple times, straight through from start to finish. Nothing on my mind but watching this video of a phenomenal artist at the height of his powers. Now eight years later and I'm thinking about opening up other tabs and finding other stuff to do... What happened to my attention span in the intervening 8 years?
first started listening to Lupe back in '06 (6th grade). always been my favorite and always will be. no one is touching him lyrically. in fact i didn't even really listen to rap/hip hop because i didn't like the subject matter, but once i heard Lupe he totally changed my mind. i saw him live for the first time in 2009 and he let me rap a song with him on his Lasers tour. it was so dope and will always be one of my favorite memories.
Hell no. That's Andre 3000. No question. I see more of D'Angelo in Lupe. Insanely brilliant. Once at the top of the world. Still insanely brilliant. But for some reason, the world isn't listening as much.
Straight off the top. Hes an intelligent rapper with a lot of deep thoughts and positive ideas, definitely an underrated rapper and to those of those who truly appreciate hip hop; hes truly a breath of fresh air
He's so smooth and calm with it.. even when he messed up he just took it in stride! Mad respect for my favorite artist. Still waiting on Skulls and The Cool 2...
Lupe is one of the few rappers i always see being straight. Like usually rappers have fakeish freestyle verses but every one I have seen of him are straight up real and off the dome. A true artist.
This man is like an industrial plant ya know those factory's that crush bricks into stones then stones into chips the chips turn into gravel and then they use shovels to pour the pavements But Lupe's conveyor belt doesnt have stones on it his conveyor belt has " words' he puts them through his words through the industrial plant and they come out his mouth ready to pour pavements. This dude is pure gold.
that's wat im talkin' bout...right there..that's hip hop right there...will never understand how someone can pull words right out of the air, flip 'em inside their head and spit out the most awesome rhymes you've ever heard..Lupe..i'm a fan for LIFE! Word!
I find no better way to end this day in our nations new history, In remembrance of all of the lost souls and listening to this serene freestyle. I feel every-soul cheering us on! God Bless Lupe Fiasco, God Bless America!
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Lupe is one of those artists who are truly channeling their inner self through their work. They are masters of getting in the mental state where you are projecting whats coming from in side you, without thinking, fear, or expectation. It's expression in its most authentic form. It's as much a training of the mind as well as creative technique/skill.
You see him even call it out in his one line about messing up. It was a moment of fear that caught him up and he turned it into part of his freestyle. Quite impressive.
how to like this on a damn android ,kasin
well said sir
Phenomenal
well said theBKLounge...its so good its hard to believe its not written..but as a fan i know his writtens and they are 4 million times better than this..
That's why freestyle skills are so impressive. It engages mathematically (rhythm/flow), linguistically, and psychologically. It's almost like allowing people to read your mind for a few minutes.
I always end up rewatching this freestyle every 3 years. Lupe is the goat.
It amazes me how you can visually see him trying to find that mental space in the beginning. And once he finds it , it’s like his mind goes on auto pilot and he spits out bar effortlessly. Dope!
100%
100%
If you have come to see off the dome, you have come to the right place
Thank you for welcoming me homie....I am not disappointed at all!
❤
k den This man fucks up too much to listen to wym I respect it off the dome but naw this not the right place
@@InternetHandle123 you favorite rapper could never
Emre Akiliç Idk I came off pretty harsh but wym my favourite rapper could never my pfp is fucking Nas, not that u know who that is, and not that that’s even my favourite rapper. U prolly think underground is rittz merkules tech n9ne and Hopsin stfu
How his name don't come up with the likes of Kendrick and J Cole is beyond me, Lupe is a beast written or off the top.
+Itaku Lupe's been out since 06 . . .why would his name come up with guys who came out years after him?
Cole been out since 07 and Kendrick been out since 03 lol
+Itaku Lupe was featured on a Kanye West single in 05 n first multiple-grammy-nominated album came out in 06. No comparison
*****
I'm not comparing them, I'm talking about this conscious movement that cole and kendrick are currently leading.
+Itaku ppl listen and consume what they want. you're basically asking an individual to drink this water, it's better than this water that's the same as this water. you understand? you may feel that you've found the greatest spring on Earth where you are in life but someone else not you has done the same. Don't ask these questions, enjoy the spring while it last.
"SEE I MESSED UP THERE, BUT BEST UP HERE , TRY TO DO IT WITH LESS OFF FEAR". AMAZING!!!!
laissez-faire lol
No was weak he can write but freestyling he should have left alone
Some Guy ød
@@chrisrossi5637 This is straight off the dome... Most freestyles are written
@@user-uu6gz2cs8y if a “freestyle” is written.. then it’s not a “freestyle”.
"You cursed it, but rehearsed it; I drop unexpectedly like bird shit" BIG. Lupe killing off the dome, sober...
LUPE!
That's a biggie freestyle line. Do ya research
Robert Johnson kick in the door
@@robj5204lol ok
@@robj5204prove it
He is a genius, he read lots of books, many years of experience.
Lupe is insane at off the top, one of the best ever.
+Roronoa D Vegeta i have to agree, this free and his free with sway were two of my favourite off the tops I have ever heard
King los is the best
+christian contreras king los boys knew his word when sway brought him out to MTV raps to freestyle
Listen to Juice from Chicago freestyle
Been watching Harry Mac lately, his fluidity is insane,but Lupe and his off the top bars are so soulful. GOAT
Effortless lyricism. A master. Lupe inspires me to be a greater writer. This is so beautiful.
this beat is perfect for lupe's voice man
when he sits back and smiles at the end he knows he just absolutely killed it
"and absorb this energy, refer to my memories"
THIS RIGHT HERE. Freestyle is an art. It's a feeling. Faith restored in Lupe.
Wow, i just fell in love with a freestyle.
Lupe's one of the most underrated rappers of all time, nonetheless, his legacy straight.
***** he's just so smooth
yo..son..its so good its hard to believe its not written..but as a fan i know his writtens and they are 4 million times better than this..
FACTS
Fax
word
This is for anyone who says Lupe is not a lyricist. This man is top 5 right now
He's been top 5 man.
Alejandro. Tavera I know. A lot of people over look him because of what he talks about in his music. Plus some people just can't decipher his lyrics.
Olajahwon Francis He's too deep it's fuckin crazy lol
Do one has ever said Lupe aint a lyricist
Terrence Goodnight problem with lupe is he raps are to general. his lyrics have always been dope. he cant get what he would want to say normally across. he thinks rhyme first then point second. kendrick eminem the entire slaughterhouse group ra the rugged man macklemore pusha t all can get there point across without even thinking about what rhymes first just because there rhyme vocab is so vast and broad
Even lupe was thinking "that was crazy" at the end,true freestyle.
2024 anyone?
Already
🤚
YES!!!!!
Forever
We here!
I always come back to this when I need to hear a real freestyle .. everytime I do, I get chills
Lupe is so underrated, he is a lyricist, and he is so calm, wit his freestyles, telling u u don't need to be yelling to be to do that! Always your biggest Fan❤️
You could tell that was off the dome too. Dude is incredible. New album is sounding good so far too.
Pound for Pound greatest lyricist of our time. Every time he touches the mic he murders with the flow and the delivery. That combo is pure MC and artistry!
If you going off the dome you have to not give a fuck, can't be nervous thinking whether it will suck. You'll quickly catch your flow and the rhymes will start coming to thought. This is a perfect example.
True dat
Breath keep the rhymes basic
You have to Understand, 90% OF "FREESTYLES" are not off the dome like this. So this ALREADY is in another class. Then Lupe just.... I mean, King of Lyricism .. 🔥this was off the dome and amazing
Been saying this for years bloooood.....
"Rappers coming with prewrittens on freestyle shows .....
Thats how i know the glow is all scripted for the higher folks.
We're the lower kind, Get impressed by an entertainer whos got his finger on rewind...
Then flex makes a buncha noises to help clarify what you thought you heard.
You get to work the next day to show it off but thats absurd... The entertainment industry whos keeping you distracted already sent the serve.
And by that i mean you're server got the word and oh wow, look at your servers word.... The same freestyle that you thought you were gonna introduce to the herd...... The same freestyle that has nothing but prewritten words.
Like camron said . "the cycle is sick."
Proud to say I look up too this guy
I love how you can see how much Lupe actually likes to rap, like he got really excited towards the end and his energy was building throughout the whole thing
this man is raw uncut freshness.....
He can literally spit a nearly perfect, ready to be on an album,5 minute song off the top of the dome...
+Ball=Life Hes like henry ford but in the music industry...he could put out an album a day at this pace; the assembly line of bars is upon us!
Under 500,000 views because he isn't rapping about money, jewels,drugs, guns or strippers! UNDERRATED doesn't begin to describe Lupe! Great freestyle!
Nah it was just for the most part boring and non substance... It got to a point after the 3 minute mark where he was just rhyming words in sentences that sound alike pretty much.
FallingLeaf Your opinion
@@krypto360 genius, he is freestyling, do you know what that means? He is basically making up lyrics as he goes along. This is fucking badass.
God damn it's taken this log to reach half a mill. C'mon son. This quality freestyle worth millions
Nahh man, BILLIONS!
TRILLIONS!
BuckMarley dare I say zillions
yo..son..its so good its hard to believe its not written..but as a fan i know his writtens and they are 4 million times better than this..
First off Lupe is not human lol! After the 1st freestyle which was EPIC he says I was just warming up and goes back in! Bruh really? How do ppl not recognize Lupe as one of the true greats of all time? Real talk.
Lupe so calm on the spot, yet some dude who relied on a BlackBerry is labelled as the best rapper in the game smh makes me cringe
Wayne Shamba who did it off the bb?
+Randy Wallace Drake is a prime example
Wayne Shamba oh yea you right he sure did
I do appreciate a good freestyle but I don't have anything against guys who are good at written bars. I have a problem with people who using ghost writers..... Drake prime example, and as well as most rappers past there 3rd album.
Freestyle = OFF THE DOME.
Sometimes I. want to. cry listening to this like the rhythm and the flow coming to gether in one harmony creating this masterpiece of hip hop nostalgia... "see I messed up there, try to do it less off fear" Lupe Fiasco
he is amazing. doesnt get the love/attention he deserves.
Man, I get the love for people like Kendrick, and J.Cole.. I love them myself, but Lupe is just on another level for me. Everything about the guy is off the charts
I don't get why Cole is up there, he is lyrically mediocore, he ain't even in the same sport as Lupe, MF DOOM, Aesop, K-Rino, 'Driver, Kendrick, 3stacks etc
To compare him to them is an insult, time to compare him to the all timers, he has earned that, for starters he's eclipsed Common as the best ever out of Chicago. Taking it further, best to debut this century. Finally most polished all around lyricist, since that MC who grew up in QueensBridge whose debut album dropped in 94. It's time to accept the undeniable.
@@arandom1236 meanwhile Kendrick looks outta place with the names you gave.
@@lyrics2challenged J Cole is overrated just like biggie. But Kendrick is dope jst like 2Pac or Nas
@@Bujbjjhfhhyfyvhvv so you really think Pac is more technical that Big, iyhoo
4:01 Lupe went so hard his sun shades had to fall
He really freestyles in the old sense of the art. Love that organic feel Lupe gives you.
He freestyles better than 99 percent of rappers write
Truest thing ive read on the internet
Broh this is genuinely off the top of his head. This is what I call a freestyle
Somewhere Smokey the Bear is shedding a single tear for Lupe spitting this hot fire.
Why did you copy this comment from the mos def vid?
Back after Samurai album. His pen, his freestyle, his knowledge, he needs to change his name to Grand Master Lupe.
this is a real freestyle. lupe is so lyrical even when its off the top of his head.
I love watching this because you can see how it's all off the top of his head. He feels a little off-flow to begin with and you can see him closing his eyes and getting used to the environment that is the beat behind his words. And he naturally achieves higher and higher wordplay and confidence until he's in a state where he can just let his thoughts spill out of his head right on beat. This is how hip-hop should be.
Lupes freestyles are always smooth and lyrically on point. Sic
This man was flowing 100% straight of his mind!!!!
My fellow chi-town native this was dope not to many artists can flow a free stlye and keep it going love that beat " the artifacts" I'm a true hip hop head. Lupe keep doing ur thing this displays the brilliance of one's mind.
every time i want to remember why lupe was once my favourite rapper, i refer to food and liquor... the first offering... and this freestyle. this freestyle keeps lupe alive in my present
Don't forget his first 3 tapes and The Cool!
Indigo Individual don't forget Fahrenheit 9/11
FOTP was beautiful becos it was so different
I revisit this flow every so often to hear real rap
Man I've been watching a lot of freestyles on the web, and Lupe is killin' the competition fresh off the TOP of the dome from Sway to Flex.
Damn! LUPE is the best rapper alive if we gotta be honest. Man had me in goosebumps the whole time riding that beat like its nothing. Sickest lyrics I've ever heard in my life.
I remember listening to this when it first came out, multiple times, straight through from start to finish. Nothing on my mind but watching this video of a phenomenal artist at the height of his powers. Now eight years later and I'm thinking about opening up other tabs and finding other stuff to do... What happened to my attention span in the intervening 8 years?
Much respect. Lupe Fiasco. One of the best to ever rock the mic!
Once he gets warmed up... he's taking you on a lyrical journey.
No one does it like Lupe
Pause at 4:47... That's the face of someone who enjoys what they do.
Lil ass teeph 🤣
Been failing to do proper freestyle for the past month, then i listened to this and i dropped 2 dope ones. Pure inspiration.
I think I've listened to this like 5 times already, I just love how he seems to enjoy himself while spitting on this smooth beat. love it
"Right off the top like suicidal jumpers landing on your block"
that was a dope ass metaphor lol.
Simile* Used like or as (;
"Call me what I am, Like Nas Im'a Don" One of my favorite lines from this dope freestyle. Lupe a beast.
Lupe mastered peace within himself that's why he can spit masterpieces
first started listening to Lupe back in '06 (6th grade). always been my favorite and always will be. no one is touching him lyrically. in fact i didn't even really listen to rap/hip hop because i didn't like the subject matter, but once i heard Lupe he totally changed my mind. i saw him live for the first time in 2009 and he let me rap a song with him on his Lasers tour. it was so dope and will always be one of my favorite memories.
If Jimi Hendrix was a rapper, it would be Lupe.
Minus the heroine
Hell no. That's Andre 3000. No question. I see more of D'Angelo in Lupe. Insanely brilliant. Once at the top of the world. Still insanely brilliant. But for some reason, the world isn't listening as much.
He'd be more of a Jazz great, coltrane...Simone
he’s the roger waters of hip hop
@@AFO_AnalyRics Stop hating
Strictly off the top!! Homie is slept on!!
Lupe is amazing, check out his other freestyles too. He' s a lyrical master
Mind = Blown. Lupe easily is G.O.A.T
Is a G.O.A.T
@@Woffyman3 the*
the amount of deciphering of his verses are damn high b! this brother is/has/& will forever be one of my favorite MC's
Straight off the top. Hes an intelligent rapper with a lot of deep thoughts and positive ideas, definitely an underrated rapper and to those of those who truly appreciate hip hop; hes truly a breath of fresh air
He's so smooth and calm with it.. even when he messed up he just took it in stride! Mad respect for my favorite artist. Still waiting on Skulls and The Cool 2...
Drogas, Skulls then Roy
+Eazy Lee Yupp. Finally. Drogas should be droppin real soon.
+Aaron Norris I'm still tryna understand Mural...
+Aaron Norris I heard he is just dropping Roy and that's it
Sanjay Bradford Roy isn't coming out, but Drogas Light is instead
Dope! Channeling his '90s essence with a New School Flow.
not only this is 1000% freestyle off the dome but complex too!!!
This dude is a True FreeStyle king.
Lupe is one of the few rappers i always see being straight. Like usually rappers have fakeish freestyle verses but every one I have seen of him are straight up real and off the dome. A true artist.
That was beautiful...keeping hip hop on life support, I see lol love this dude
Food and Liquor was the single reason why I didn't give up on hip hop! Your favorite rappers favorite rapper on the low!!
Tight!!! Got it on repeat over n over. Takes me back to the Lord Finesse days at his best
lupe is not only a pure artist but a pure conscious and a pure personality. more love from jersey
The. Best. Rapper. Alive.
c dean yeeeeeeessssss
no?
You misspelled of all time :)
Brother goes hard AF. Best rapper alive
This is 100% off the top, Lupes such a beast.
Man I randomly remembered about Lupe and man I needed this refresh. He needs to link up with jcole
I swear to God this the best FREESTYLE I ever seen/heard in my life.
This video is a literal blessing. His freestyles are a jewel among a pile of rap garbage
Lupe started off struggling but he picked that shit up nicely
How in the hell does this only have half a million views? I don't understand.
Amazing. One of my favorite rappers of all time.
One of the rare few that actually freestyle. Everyone else come up there with writtens
Some rappers can't even rap period, let alone freestyle. I still have all Lupe's CD's, he's my dude all day.
This is a TRUE freestyle ! Clearly he is thinking while he spits!
This man is like an industrial plant ya know those factory's that crush bricks into stones then stones into chips the chips turn into gravel and then they use shovels to pour the pavements But Lupe's conveyor belt doesnt have stones on it his conveyor belt has " words' he puts them through his words through the industrial plant and they come out his mouth ready to pour pavements. This dude is pure gold.
2022 and still watching this 🔥 …. Lupe is a legend
that's wat im talkin' bout...right there..that's hip hop right there...will never understand how someone can pull words right out of the air, flip 'em inside their head and spit out the most awesome rhymes you've ever heard..Lupe..i'm a fan for LIFE! Word!
Yo after Lupe got done he was cheesing so hard
can i just say lyrical gifted
Im in love with lupe
This is the best freestyle ive heard by far off the top of the dome that was crazy
Wow!!!!!!!!!!
Now that’s what I call a freestyle verse of the top of the dome!!!!!!!!!
Fun and feeling alive vibe
This is real freestyle, no need to do all that "bitchez, money " stuff.
That beat is amazing
Still fire in 2022 🔥 📛 👩🚒 🚒
I find no better way to end this day in our nations new history, In remembrance of all of the lost souls and listening to this serene freestyle. I feel every-soul cheering us on!
God Bless Lupe Fiasco, God Bless America!
I keep coming back...one of the best
One of my favorite rappers... His wordplay is so crazy smh straight Bodied this freestyle!!