Lupe Fiasco - Mural (LYRICS)

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  • @TheFirstworldleader
    @TheFirstworldleader 6 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I just saw Lupe perform this live without a single mistake! Energy was fire!

    • @bilalhave452
      @bilalhave452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There's a live of this without a single mistake ...check it out.. frickin out if this world ...all the lives of this are without mistakes by the way...check em out..

    • @NobertKiria
      @NobertKiria 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its his song why would he make a mistake ?

    • @CStylianou13
      @CStylianou13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@NobertKiria try and remember 9 mins of pure bars, let's see how far you get lmao

    • @DrippUP
      @DrippUP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CStylianou13 battle rappers do it all the time. not impressive to remember what you wrote lol

    • @CStylianou13
      @CStylianou13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@DrippUP 9 mins tho? Doubt

  • @wapple2661
    @wapple2661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    A track without a chorus. A masterpiece. Blessing to my eardrums

    • @nigelneptune525
      @nigelneptune525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Canibus does it all the time. Much better than this too. But this is ok. Canibus Curriculum 101, poet laureate 2, 100 bars, cingularity point,
      And many other Canibus tracks to check out that make this sound very amateur really

    • @mamba4817
      @mamba4817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nigelneptune525 Canibus doesn't have the ryme schemes and technical ability of Lupe.

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@nigelneptune525Mural > Any Canibus track in lyricism

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canibus doesn't do anything close to this impressive lyrically

  • @southernpolitics4834
    @southernpolitics4834 7 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    This man is a level 5 sorcerer.

    • @kingjehiel1571
      @kingjehiel1571 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And you say that, Reason?

    • @victoriaj8050
      @victoriaj8050 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You mean level 9999999999

    • @kyairbanks3111
      @kyairbanks3111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My nigga is already maxed idk what you mean

    • @Darth_Pain
      @Darth_Pain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaooooo fact

    • @harmatodlamstel6435
      @harmatodlamstel6435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You guys chill! Real sorcerers know level 5 is the max

  • @Money_Mozart
    @Money_Mozart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    "i sit back and watch the world through eye holes in my oil paintings" this dude is a freak of nature. 2018 and folks still haven't caught up to his lyricism

    • @undergroundvagos8481
      @undergroundvagos8481 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Chad Mozingo
      I don't think this is even possible but you never know. With songs like that overrated "this is America" rappers will never catch up with Lupe no matter how famous they get and how much they brainwash people

    • @117tvirus
      @117tvirus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I listened to this a fuck ton and that's still going over my head unless that's a reference to mona lisa

    • @zgsfreaky9102
      @zgsfreaky9102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Trav Ass did you catch it yet? Coz I honestly have no clue what he was talking about there

    • @117tvirus
      @117tvirus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zgsfreaky9102 nah lol

    • @collegekid1781
      @collegekid1781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@zgsfreaky9102 the meaning is that the real him calmly and secrectly observing the world through the image that he has built (rapper/mc), or you can take the oil painting as his physical body and the one watching behind it is his mind

  • @kevinmolsby9285
    @kevinmolsby9285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    This song has been mentioned a lot lately as the song of the decade. I can see why.

    • @keithmarcell8212
      @keithmarcell8212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Who tf is saying this 🤣😂🤣😂

    • @yakidding934
      @yakidding934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@keithmarcell8212 people who listen to real rap

    • @parix85
      @parix85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@keithmarcell8212 nothing comes close to this mate

    • @theworldstage7712
      @theworldstage7712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@keithmarcell8212 aint nobody saying this bs lmaooo I aint heard about this shit till today
      and it aint that

    • @brandennieto6934
      @brandennieto6934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theworldstage7712 lyrically it absolutely is

  • @kayzteef
    @kayzteef 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Rule #1 when listening to Lu, don’t assume the song means one specific topic. Dude covers entire universes in less than 9 minutes.

  • @Ifuckedyourbitch-nn6yb
    @Ifuckedyourbitch-nn6yb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    This is lyricism to a new level, Lupe is mad underrated.

    • @bryanperez2227
      @bryanperez2227 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I fucked your bitch logic did it better in dead presidents 3

    • @Ifuckedyourbitch-nn6yb
      @Ifuckedyourbitch-nn6yb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Bryan Perez No, not really. Logic is an average lyricist at best, he excelles in his flow and delivery but his lyrics tend to be the most generic shit.

    • @mauricesmith6650
      @mauricesmith6650 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Bryan Perez logic is a faster, less lyrical, watered down version of Kendrick ...hes overrated lol

    • @bryanperez2227
      @bryanperez2227 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maurice Smith just because he performed on the vma's and gave a bomb ass speech and has a number one album doesn't make him overrated

    • @mauricesmith6650
      @mauricesmith6650 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bryan Perez I don't care about none of that.Besides,Kendrick has done more than logic.Logic lyrics and artistry are average.

  • @itzCnote92
    @itzCnote92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Daylyt said this song was the last level of rap, and I agree...This shit is WILD

    • @tylique9142
      @tylique9142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the instrumental sounds like a final boss beat 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @afrofriend9140
    @afrofriend9140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The song is called MURAL for a reason. Go look up the definition of a mural and look at some bodies of work. This is Lupe's work of art in word form with multiple subjects, thoughts, philosophies, stories, feelings, etc. If it's gibberish sounding to you I feel sorry for you bc you are missing out.

    • @Stringer_Bell70
      @Stringer_Bell70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i couldnt agree more!!!

    • @vanillachill
      @vanillachill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      FR. This is a masterpiece!

    • @Play2Winn
      @Play2Winn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just found this... This is pure 🔥🔥 the boy intelligent

    • @tos5536
      @tos5536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn you broke it down yo. 💪🏾👍🏾

    • @ssjdon
      @ssjdon ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup I'm trying to actually understand this song, glad I found a version with lyrics

  • @buggs6367
    @buggs6367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "Its hard being a Lupe fan, go to harvard to be a Lupe stan" ok i get it now

  • @jmreasor10
    @jmreasor10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Rewrite history, liberty need a better bell, maybe harder irons and carbon fibers that never fail" 🔥🔥🔥

    • @thebigboofer3826
      @thebigboofer3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Smarter science and odd alliance of fairy tale.......

  • @riyahworld
    @riyahworld 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    You know an artist is outstanding when 8:48 breezes by & you feel like it left you too soon. Just damn, Lupe! Every time, without failure. 🙌🏽👑

    • @undergroundvagos8481
      @undergroundvagos8481 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Static I understand what you mean, but I don't feel the same. Every time I'm listening, I'm like "does this song ever end"? Lmao

    • @arex82
      @arex82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “Failure” is another great song of his jam-packed with mutiple metaphor/meaning bars - check it out if you haven’t yet. Insane

  • @aidanmcpavian5638
    @aidanmcpavian5638 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    God dam. First time ever hearing this and I'm absolutely blown away. So many dope individual lines. It's just one after another.
    'I prefer my pictures in word form'.

  • @zandoe
    @zandoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    Got English exams tomorrow so I came here to study

  • @jarrydminor5814
    @jarrydminor5814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Lupe's true last gift. He was the artist that I identified in an odd transition of hip-hop. Bar to Bar he proved how strong a lyricist he is. Thank You for being here. Righteous Kung-Fu..the whole love for anime and Japanese streetwear he opened my eyes...rocked goyard before it became a hip-hop symbol of status. Hell he got me to skateboard and actually dodged alot of close calls as a result

    • @Krsto777
      @Krsto777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      drogas wave is honestly an amazing album too

    • @RoDiggity3743
      @RoDiggity3743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mural Jr. was pretty dope too.

  • @UNKNWN96
    @UNKNWN96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    after months of lil pump, uzi, 21 savage, and all the other younger rappers I had to listen to this again just to remind me of my roots.

    • @DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72
      @DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zursu FACTS!!

    • @dustinjones8540
      @dustinjones8540 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Roots?

    • @firstnamelastname7473
      @firstnamelastname7473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Dustin Jones I know right. The shit came out in 2012, he acting like it came out in 1960 lol

    • @bpotato3310
      @bpotato3310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lupe fiasco is one of the great rapper still around

    • @DillHurley7
      @DillHurley7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bpotato3310 so I slept on this n mural Jr just came this year. I think it's way better but this is straight bars. Opinions?

  • @arjung6279
    @arjung6279 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Albert Einstein of hip-hop.

    • @IsaiP
      @IsaiP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plato of Hip Hop

    • @MC-bd5ub
      @MC-bd5ub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd give it to mf DOOM

    • @TooRealForMost
      @TooRealForMost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      K Rino holds that title. Nobody comes close

    • @moresoulthanasockwithahole3493
      @moresoulthanasockwithahole3493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's Aesop Rock

    • @TooRealForMost
      @TooRealForMost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@moresoulthanasockwithahole3493 lies. You can barely understand what he says. He lacks clarity

  • @Essencemusica47
    @Essencemusica47 6 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    Poets in the future will study these lyrics

    • @Spooki-mk5nq
      @Spooki-mk5nq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      They should study this right now!

    • @hoseokmadness8140
      @hoseokmadness8140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      that's so crazy that you said that because it's why i'm here

    • @Essencemusica47
      @Essencemusica47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Spooki-mk5nq I am dissecting every word trust me

    • @Ash-em5pm
      @Ash-em5pm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am doing it right now , the future has come.

    • @harshbing8123
      @harshbing8123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really

  • @matyosgebrezgabhier463
    @matyosgebrezgabhier463 9 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Lyrically gifted.

    • @gavinrader387
      @gavinrader387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This actually is so cringy and garbage

    • @ttripathy5664
      @ttripathy5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gavinrader387 please shut the fuck up lmao 😂

    • @Deadbeatcow
      @Deadbeatcow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gavinrader387 eat shit lmao

    • @-WitchKingofAngmar
      @-WitchKingofAngmar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gavinrader387 nigga shut the fuck up

    • @bakhtiyarguseinov9402
      @bakhtiyarguseinov9402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At least try to be good at trolling, dumbass

  • @tommyloving2045
    @tommyloving2045 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    My ears have just been blessed by his lyrical greatness. Dude is so talented

  • @Jordan-gz6xv
    @Jordan-gz6xv ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Honestly, this is the best song I have ever heard.

  • @chrisg.7625
    @chrisg.7625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Always thought this song was good but as i worked out to it today, i realized it’s a masterpiece & no i don’t understand all of it.. This has to be analyzed like literature. (To those complaining that it’s all over the place because the lyrics are going over their heads)

    • @tpsam
      @tpsam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Christian Gambarrotti over the place is impossible
      On the contrary
      Each detail seem supernatural
      Gambit throwing cards was put in the context he broke down the parts of a party
      Swimming pool
      Throwing darts
      Then after all this set up
      He put that line making all that party context rhyming cards darts etc

    • @tpsam
      @tpsam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And it's just an example this structure is all over the song. Everything is calculated. Crazy insanity and still more to understand

    • @edski8536
      @edski8536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It IS all over the place....a lot of gibberish also.

    • @agfromdai.e3806
      @agfromdai.e3806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@edski8536 You're just a dumbass that doesn't understand the lyrics. This is poetry at its finest!

    • @agfromdai.e3806
      @agfromdai.e3806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@edski8536 stupid ass idiot

  • @chrisg9842
    @chrisg9842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Lupe said on his live...this was NOT WRITTEN WHEN RECORDED.....GOAT

    • @dxlxrated
      @dxlxrated 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can tell.. not saying that it’s not good.. but I write and been doing this for a whiiiiillllleee.. I can tell real quick…… punching verses in is kind of a lil cheat but still good if u free’in

    • @samuelbrown6091
      @samuelbrown6091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that is simply a lie lmao

    • @chrisg9842
      @chrisg9842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samuelbrown6091 no lies here bro...

    • @ellhoot4122
      @ellhoot4122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dxlxrated ok bud... your writtens don't touch this

    • @jeffk3746
      @jeffk3746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don’t just happen to come up with double entendre with visual metaphors that work for both or words used 5 different ways like you do in this song. That type of brilliance takes hours of dedication. I think the depth of this song went over your head if you think it could ever be off the cuff

  • @cakkyboy
    @cakkyboy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    You have just witnessed lyrical annihilation!!!!

    • @seansmith9159
      @seansmith9159 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      cakkyboy for crazy lyricism with a message, you should check out this conscious rapper named X [prezzz]. his youtube channel name is Xprezzzhatred

    • @delanogordon1943
      @delanogordon1943 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ga

    • @MilesE94
      @MilesE94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bruh the alien in the lighthouse at the end of the movie "Annihilation" is a 3d Mandelbrot set. Which produces a picture that maintains its structural integrity no matter how far you zoom in. Lupe was like "Nerd gang, make Mandelbrot sets when we handshake" in Mural, which is the culmination of all the "separate" seasons in Tetsuo and Youth. Illuminati confirmed

    • @chrism.nsarille2842
      @chrism.nsarille2842 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Miles Ericksen expose the industry lupe!! Backup that wordplay up with facts. Supply and demand is no longer relevant to being a good artist. Underground is where its at. Be yourself and face the music. Make your own agenda drop whatever music you like. Your peers will judge you but wont judge themselves. They on the hunt kinda salty that you goin hard.

    • @chrism.nsarille2842
      @chrism.nsarille2842 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miles Ericksen super interesting to hear that.. caught my attention gonna have to check that movie out now. Learn something new everyday.

  • @RichFromTheDuece
    @RichFromTheDuece 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Probably the most lyrical song in rap history. But the flow and cadence is what gives this song the life it has.

  • @Storm27ification
    @Storm27ification 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lupe is a lyrical scientist who creates his craft for the whole universe to hear. He's amazing

  • @ThouzandWattz
    @ThouzandWattz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Easily one of the best songs of all time!

  • @thirdeyemusic1773
    @thirdeyemusic1773 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Everybody saying how Lupe Is top tier lyricist without knowing what the fck he's rapping about.

    • @Kn17tybn
      @Kn17tybn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean if you spend time with the song and look on genius it’s clear where the entendres/meaning is.

  • @FlipStar26
    @FlipStar26 6 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    No wonder Joe Budden keeps raving about this particular song!

    • @jebustavera8132
      @jebustavera8132 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FlipStar26 where ?

    • @Twittavelli
      @Twittavelli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And he can barely grasp its meaning.

    • @bobpowers100
      @bobpowers100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Twittavelli huh

    • @damnson5079
      @damnson5079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @randy K15 true

    • @halomechanicguy6829
      @halomechanicguy6829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Twittavelli explain its meaning young one then let's see where your astral mind is at.

  • @j-me6427
    @j-me6427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lupe's Opus. A brilliant masterpiece to be enjoyed for decades to come. Thank you Lupe, thank you.

  • @SUBZRO
    @SUBZRO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "This isn't even my final form!" - Lupe, probably

    • @yhwachpoetry4205
      @yhwachpoetry4205 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      According to Lupe fiasco himself he has yet to release his magnum opus. He claims his next album will be his greatest, and I see no reason to doubt him

    • @Portthefirst
      @Portthefirst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YhwachPoetry I think Skulls is his next and probably last album. Also, as for actual discography, I think he mentioned Drogas Wave being his best work?!

  • @LiveLeveLeviL
    @LiveLeveLeviL 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Bar Exam 4 brought me here.... and i’m so glad it did... this is upside down earth 🌏 level bars... cant believe i’m just hearing this song for the first time 🔥

    • @rackeishahunter9762
      @rackeishahunter9762 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      m3tech95 bro I hearing dis for the first time.. n that's sad

  • @Ch4oTiK
    @Ch4oTiK 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm a smart dude and this shit is STILL over my head. Lupe's on his own wavelength man - max existential.

  • @andygarcia5270
    @andygarcia5270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "My rap position was black condition and activism.
    Ammunition for abolition, mission attacking systems.
    But they're not opt listen unless it's dropping on Acitivions."
    God damn. Just. 😮

  • @dogelonwarren1721
    @dogelonwarren1721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I can sing this whole song word for word

    • @juniorm641
      @juniorm641 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if thats not cap youre a god

  • @brunowilliam8971
    @brunowilliam8971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Still slapping this in 2020 most underrated rapper Lupe Fiasco a genius on the mic

  • @brandonbanks3717
    @brandonbanks3717 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    People who don't get mastery of the craft don't get it. People who do will realize the piece of history we were able to witness

  • @Jonakaiii
    @Jonakaiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I come back to this song every few months and dedicate 20 minutes to it. Just to remind myself there was artists at one point who got its. Lupe got it. GOAT lyricist

    • @dontpetentertainment3450
      @dontpetentertainment3450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes bro Lupe is a word wizard that is not of this planet and as much as I get ostracized for saying lupe is the greatest emcee to ever bless the mic, I'll gladly die on that hill because it's the truth. Dudes really be like "HeS NoT BeTteR ThAn EmINeM" Like Stfu

  • @lifeismeaningless5512
    @lifeismeaningless5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So many entendres and wordplay holy shit this is amazing. I have to listen to this song a couple more times and Dissect every bar he just said. Wow, ncredible.

  • @TOAA365
    @TOAA365 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This might be the best lyrical bars i ever heard. Lupe just be playing around this song is to let who ever in the game this brother is for real.

  • @paularce596
    @paularce596 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really can’t believe this is the first time I ever heard this. I followed the lyrics, but I’m going to have to listen to it several more times to really digest what he’s saying. Lupe had always been one of the best lyricist I’ve ever heard, but this is by far his best.

  • @chasejordan5209
    @chasejordan5209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This song changed my life in how I veiw lyricism. No one has yet to attain this level or barstrocity! No one! Even Nas hasn't unlocked this Pandora's box. Comments speak more truth than ever here. If you understand half of this song your among the 1% of artistic attribute. The bar has yet to have been raised from this point. "God"himself couldn't have dropped a better song

  • @mikeray2615
    @mikeray2615 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Tetsuo & Youth is one of the most underrated (and best) hip hop projects of all time.

  • @AmikYoungDon
    @AmikYoungDon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    I feel so stupid reading the lyrics and how many words I barely understand

    • @ejlea
      @ejlea 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Yanuar Fahmi Lmao! Took me a few listens and a lot of Googling so I feel you man. If you really wanna question your intelligence listen to Black Thought's Flex freestyle. Shit is *immaculate*

    • @dfree1442
      @dfree1442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Or Canibus's "Poet Laureate", any of them. Try this one. Poet Laureate II g.co/kgs/XFEswM

    • @kristoamadeus4441
      @kristoamadeus4441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      All I think about- em and Royce go in with the entendres
      Not alike- em and Royce
      And pretty much any doom song

    • @jellevk644
      @jellevk644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      relatable af

    • @kristoamadeus4441
      @kristoamadeus4441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      randy K15 entendres and word play are though

  • @The808Mixmaster
    @The808Mixmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That intro......chills everytime

  • @melvintejera196
    @melvintejera196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Classic!!! Lupe is a rap god and in my top 10 ever

  • @syr72
    @syr72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Considering English is my second language, these bars are too much for me to understand lol. To Genius Lyrics I go

  • @JordanBeachBodycoach
    @JordanBeachBodycoach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is still one of my favorite hip hop songs of all time! He paints a beautiful Mural with his words 🔥💯

  • @user-cc8fe3pe4p
    @user-cc8fe3pe4p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lupe being underrated isn’t even the word, smfh. This song alone is better than some artist’s whole catalog, even a few lines in you can tell how masterful Lupe is with his rhymes, it’s a damn shame that Lupe would have inferior views compared to some new “rapper” straight out of high school who dyed his hair an unusual color who just started making music the previous month after he saved up for a microphone and a couple of Instagram models to be in the music video.

  • @ericgutierrez812
    @ericgutierrez812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I run the gambit like I'm throwing cards" X-Men reference from one of my favorite x-man haha

    • @alextavera6463
      @alextavera6463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Eric Gutierrez also sounds like he says gamut as in he runs the whole game

  • @Mike-hj7gg
    @Mike-hj7gg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    one of my favorite songs ever..

    • @seansmith9159
      @seansmith9159 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      mike kenneth if you like crazy lyricism with a message, you should check out this conscious rapper named X [prezzz]. his youtube channel name is Xprezzzhatred

  • @thebigboofer3826
    @thebigboofer3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best display of rapping I’ve ever heard in my life

  • @Ofwolfbeast19
    @Ofwolfbeast19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is the song you either begin or end the Book of Hip Hop with

  • @MHBULLSFAN
    @MHBULLSFAN ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard this song a long time ago, didn't appreciate it till I LISTENED to it...

  • @stephonlee90
    @stephonlee90 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Best Verse In Hip Hop History🔥

    • @DrippUP
      @DrippUP ปีที่แล้ว +2

      no

  • @TheSolarian07
    @TheSolarian07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    lyrical masterpiece!
    Lupe is a genius..

  • @trunew54
    @trunew54 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “I run the gambit like I’m throwing cards” ✊🏿

  • @freddiecable
    @freddiecable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG! How could I have missed this one...

  • @michaelwatkins9479
    @michaelwatkins9479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ive heard this shit atleast 10,000 times. I cant help but start to tear up every time. This is what it looks like when someone perfects their craft.

  • @00Pure101
    @00Pure101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the ppl that say that this song is all over the place and has no meaning. Just wait til they get it! Ooohhhh the joy💯

  • @eks_0
    @eks_0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is better than anything than Kendrick has ever dropped in his life

    • @chrism7163
      @chrism7163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell fucking No. This is still great tho but hell no

    • @Atx619
      @Atx619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🧢

    • @herivaldoagostinho1694
      @herivaldoagostinho1694 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Your Dreams

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In terms of lyricism and storytelling, Kendrick does not come close.

  • @brunowilliam8971
    @brunowilliam8971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't care what nobody say He Is One Of The Greatest MC To Ever Do it. Still listening to this in 2022 and it's still 🥵🔥🔥🔥

  • @TheBatosai
    @TheBatosai 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I've hear listened to this about 8 times and their are sections when he has me thinking... How is this possible!!👻

    • @seansmith9159
      @seansmith9159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JEAN STARWIND for crazy lyricism with a message, you should check out this conscious rapper named X [prezzz]. his youtube channel name is Xprezzzhatred

    • @undergroundvagos8481
      @undergroundvagos8481 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sean Smith Shut up!

  • @mizzymilesdancmc1270
    @mizzymilesdancmc1270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    😥 I'm late to this, but the impact is never ending, his pen on this was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @MannyOK88
    @MannyOK88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “From popular mechanics to overdosing hard”, not overdosing hearts... one of my favorite lines of all time. From kids reading educational magazines to becoming drug addicts, or a users. That’s how I’ve always interpreted that line. Also the same with Chance The Rappers Same Drugs track.

    • @MannyOK88
      @MannyOK88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I looked up the lyrics, and I was wrong. He does have the right lyrics, but the meaning was a lot deeper than what I envisioned. I like both conceptt

  • @Skankhunt-fk7wn
    @Skankhunt-fk7wn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Holy fucking shit. This killed my brain. I seriously gotta look up the meaning on genius.

  • @Skatelifefool
    @Skatelifefool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sometimes I'll be at work in the drudgery of it all and I'll think back to some teenage or childhood memories. And in my mind I'll hear the line from this song "assorted memories from my childhood."

    • @connor12912
      @connor12912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this song is so fire man

  • @beatnick1157
    @beatnick1157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one of the best hip hop songs of all time

  • @rubeyjg831
    @rubeyjg831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    When people say Kendrick is more lyrical than Lupe: I Show them this

    • @khrashingphantom9632
      @khrashingphantom9632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Rubey J G It won't matter. Lol. People are super divisive about everything these days. But I agree this song is a good one to show off Lupe's lyricism. I've been saying that for years.

    • @vibe9155
      @vibe9155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Kendrick sacrifices articulate lyricism for great music that connects...Two completely different artists/rappers with strengths in different areas. No need to compare.

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The majority will never agree will say K dot raps better but K dot is the better artist

    • @chrismaple7838
      @chrismaple7838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lupe is nice. But to condescend another artists based of one jam is silly. Lupe pushed a gimmic too hard. Kenny comes off more authentic. Not to mention good kid was an instant classic. Lupe is known for kick push. Even if you want to talk underground or earlier work....Kendrick still got him. Doesn’t take away from Lupe. Just pointing out the toxicity in your comment. You should be grateful a mind like kendricks is accepted in main stream. Stay up.

    • @DSWIFTSWAGGA24
      @DSWIFTSWAGGA24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As a Kendrick fan, I know Lupe as better lyrically ..not to say Kendrick cant rap just as good but Lupe be on another planet

  • @nathanwilson2403
    @nathanwilson2403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "...Just to fall asleep, listening to Bach (bawk)."
    "Bawk", being the noise roosters make when "sounding the alarm" to chicken predators

  • @brandencolon11
    @brandencolon11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A Lyrical Masterclass

  • @narekko1409
    @narekko1409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just caught this on spitted and its ridiculous. I knew Lupe but I've been sleeping on this. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @dogelonwarren1721
    @dogelonwarren1721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “As simple as a Buddhist monk in a temple STANDIN in some heeled grooves”

  • @AkeruShinzo
    @AkeruShinzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I have been listening to hiphop for more than 25 years. And not any hiphop (Immortal Technique, Canibus, Tupac, dead Prez, Gangstarr). Basically I only listen to heavyweight lyricists but this song is just too much to handle. Almost impossible to create something like this. U can’t compare anything to this.

  • @khush1894
    @khush1894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    GODDAMMIT, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A SINGLE BAR 😭😭😭😭

  • @Portthefirst
    @Portthefirst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I come here everynow and then, but holy cow, there are a lot of homonyms and homophones in this song. More than 30...

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eminem had 67 wordplays on Not Alike

    • @Portthefirst
      @Portthefirst ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ishaking6278 list all of them, not entendres, just wordplays, all of them with numbers for example: 1.
      2.
      3.

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Portthefirst
      1. Catching bodies is a double entendre
      2. Juice is a quadruple entendre
      Charged is a triple
      Connection is a triple
      Battery is a triple
      Plugged into is at least a quadruple
      Gats cock/gets cock
      Strap is a double
      "Other words if you're gonna (gunner)" this gonna/gunner homophone is a quadruple entendre which makes Em untouchable at allusions + which makes Em's whole verse quadruple layered allusion
      Arsenal is a quintuple
      Bar is a sextuple
      Arms is a quint
      Pull up is a quint
      Skrrt is a double
      "Now why you wanna come at me and F with mi ha/mija - double entendre
      "This little c0cksucker must be feeling himself - feelin himself is a double entendre
      Tech nine is a double
      Sub machine gun is a double
      R. Kelly / are kelly - double entendre
      Jarred is a triple
      "Lemme put a F'in silencer in this little non-threatning blond fairy taking shots at me" - a wordplay
      Rock Steady Crew is a double entendre
      Eye lost - i lost is a double
      "This shit dont fly in our city" - he makes an great allusion here as a double entendre
      Unplugged toast is a double entendre
      Have guns for sure - triple entendre
      Nuttin - nothing double entendre
      67 wordplays lol

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Portthefirst entendre is the same things with wordplay lol u do not even know this dont ever talk to me rap again stfu

    • @Portthefirst
      @Portthefirst ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ishaking6278 how is arsenal a quintuple? How is bar a sixtuple? How is arms a quint? How is pull up a squint? MORE DETAILS PLEASE, LAYER THESE MORE, cause HAHAAHAHAHAH wtf is wrong with your brain

  • @scholarrocc80
    @scholarrocc80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Is it me or is Cortex one of the most underated sampled artist hip hop artist use? Hence MF DOOM...Tyler the Creator... Jeezy... Wiz Khalifa... And Lupe... Rare classic 👌

  • @stackywarbucks
    @stackywarbucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is One Of Lupe Best Songs Ever Real Talk.

  • @MistaaFrosty
    @MistaaFrosty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    man these 8 minutes fly by so quick.

  • @bigboss92
    @bigboss92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Name a song as lyrically impressive as this 😵‍💫😵

  • @GrownFolkConvrsation
    @GrownFolkConvrsation 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    beyond masterful

  • @moyahjoseph8378
    @moyahjoseph8378 ปีที่แล้ว

    "feels like a missionary to a CLITORIS.... damn Lupe . Lyrical masterpiece at its best

  • @Magik847
    @Magik847 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    he's the g.o.a.t Chicago finest

    • @liamarbogast5301
      @liamarbogast5301 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well... Kanye does exist but Lupe up there for sure

  • @rosterplayer8138
    @rosterplayer8138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve listen to this song many of times and I still........I still discover something new.

  • @lcasanova2546
    @lcasanova2546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I lost my mind at the 4minute mark only a handful can take it this far lyricalllly rakim g rap canibus pharoah monch az nas eminem black thought maybe common

    • @lcasanova2546
      @lcasanova2546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @randy K15 listen to POET LAUREATE by canibus

    • @lcasanova2546
      @lcasanova2546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @randy K15 listen to common latest single wit swizz beats....HURCULES

    • @The808Mixmaster
      @The808Mixmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @randy K15 canibus is far more skilled than lupe what tf u mean

    • @MichaelSmith-jy4co
      @MichaelSmith-jy4co 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lcasanova2546 listen to c of tranquility someone just had me listen from a live stream few minutes ago prob best lyrical verse i ever heard

    • @lcasanova2546
      @lcasanova2546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MichaelSmith-jy4co will do

  • @tytaylor1843
    @tytaylor1843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love everything about this song except the fact I haven't deciphered many of the analogies he used. He has to break this down to his fans one day.

  • @Portthefirst
    @Portthefirst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Let me tell you some of the literary devices and figures of speech used here: metaphor, simile, juxtaposition, foreshadowing, allusion, imagery, allegory, metonym, etc. Also we must not forget wordplays and entendres.

  • @nirajs347
    @nirajs347 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everytime I listen to this song, I discover another brilliant thing Lupe said and the multiple meanings each sentence has. To this day, I haven't heard a masterpiece like this. People say Lil Wayne was the king of word play...they clearly never listened to this

    • @ishaking6278
      @ishaking6278 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most of the time Wayne's wordplay is ass, he's very overrrated. Lupe's entendres/wordplays are untouchable.

  • @ew0kmasters644
    @ew0kmasters644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You all are praising the lyrics (which it deserves) but this instrumental tho...👌🏽

    • @Darth_Pain
      @Darth_Pain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This shi puts you into all multi vs at the same time lol

  • @YamamaWishIwasyaDaddyhaha
    @YamamaWishIwasyaDaddyhaha หลายเดือนก่อน

    2024 amd i remeber the first time i heard this like yesterday....one of the best songs of all time

  • @velocityXVoltaire
    @velocityXVoltaire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was a MASTERPIECE 👏👏👏

  • @LowKeyDee1620
    @LowKeyDee1620 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Professor lupe stay giving lessons

  • @roblox000007
    @roblox000007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Came here from that Ab Soul interview haha

    • @giovanniortiz7837
      @giovanniortiz7837 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Matthew Gonzales which one?

    • @chrism.nsarille2842
      @chrism.nsarille2842 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would love a collab album with both of them. They just make sense together. Could be a duo that could make history!

    • @quality318
      @quality318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrism.nsarille2842 they already have 4 or 5 songs together
      World Runners and
      They.ressurect.over.new and 2 or 3 other songs

  • @christophersmith9543
    @christophersmith9543 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are no verses touching this verses in all of hip-hop! Lupe the Great!!!

  • @mauricesmith6650
    @mauricesmith6650 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    they had to quarantine the booth like a meth lab after that .....sheesh!!!

  • @xrogerxthatxx
    @xrogerxthatxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song here is legit one of the best written hip hop songs I've ever seen and heard. Like RIDICULOUSLY ELITE LEVEL well written. It's honestly crazy af how good it is lol.

  • @Shahido2017
    @Shahido2017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This and Dead Presidents 3 by Logic are the best ones by far

  • @Dr.Alarming
    @Dr.Alarming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A masterstroke from Lupe.

  • @SaddamHussain-gx9nc
    @SaddamHussain-gx9nc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lyrical genius

  • @ryoaliveri6895
    @ryoaliveri6895 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss when hip hop sounded like this, feels like a lifetime ago