Hakeem vs Freda Gatz Rap Battle Empire

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  • From season 2 episode 8 of Empire.
    The second beat is Craig Mack's Flava in ya Ear
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  • @Mimi4826
    @Mimi4826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8080

    I can’t get over Lucious off to the side looking like Evil Kermit with that hood on

    • @NylaSlay280
      @NylaSlay280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @kennd011ie9
      @kennd011ie9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      On god 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @DeadBeatCousin.
      @DeadBeatCousin. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      😂😂😂😂

    • @moneymane9686
      @moneymane9686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Yooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was thinking tha same shit

    • @dragonrescue9113
      @dragonrescue9113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      🙀😆😆

  • @mitchellhenson2015
    @mitchellhenson2015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4735

    He dissed Lucious harder than he dissed Freda 😂😂😂

    • @iamtrinitee
      @iamtrinitee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Mitchell Henson periodt

    • @duke7424
      @duke7424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Right Freda actually battled Hakeem both rounds, Hakeem was just spittin mix-tape verses....till the last line of the battle.

    • @houseofmatrix6174
      @houseofmatrix6174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Mitchell Henson yall should see the snoop dog episode when he called Luscious a b*tch

    • @brooklynnjones3827
      @brooklynnjones3827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @katrielingraham5804
      @katrielingraham5804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hackeem win

  • @MarcosKings
    @MarcosKings หลายเดือนก่อน +146

    Who still watch this in 2024

  • @bboogghheeyy2324
    @bboogghheeyy2324 ปีที่แล้ว +1008

    Hakeem really knows how to work a crowd with his words
    But Freda's flow and rhythm is mind-blowing

    • @TheStephmarti3690
      @TheStephmarti3690 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      True. But respect has to be given to Hakeem because not only did he hype the crowd but he didn't stoop low. He could've destroyed her by talking about her dad and so on but he didn't. He spoke truth on who he is and his status. I honestly think he deserved the win. Freda's disses were good but Hakeem had style and good rhythms and that's why he won the crowd.

    • @jimmybellmon1268
      @jimmybellmon1268 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's what Hip Hop is really about, working the crowd though

  • @mohamedbarrie3092
    @mohamedbarrie3092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7446

    “Tell Cookie get the milk cause the baby keep on cryin” 😭😭 Even Cookie couldn’t help but smirk 💀

    • @jaynaarsenault2863
      @jaynaarsenault2863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Lol ya

    • @yoland5421
      @yoland5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      What you talking bout bitch

    • @yoland5421
      @yoland5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Oh sorry did not mean to say bitch sorry

    • @yoland5421
      @yoland5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I like what you said

    • @yoland5421
      @yoland5421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You like cookie

  • @lvplackbussy9831
    @lvplackbussy9831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3905

    Back when Empire was a must watch.

    • @gladysmuthoni8608
      @gladysmuthoni8608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yea

    • @kingsnow000
      @kingsnow000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Yeah before it turned into what i don't
      Music was the only the only thing for me

    • @commetoutlemondepod
      @commetoutlemondepod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      just what i was thinking, ain't finish the show with their bull

    • @modrippa1
      @modrippa1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No cap

    • @bannedagain8123
      @bannedagain8123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Man the good times

  • @tyjohnson8388
    @tyjohnson8388 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    i like how she complimented his family but dissed him “we all know ya mommy was a hustler but you not you crazy if u think u really touchin her” and she also said “ya brother the man and he put on a night gown boyyy” that was dope as hell

    • @domocamefrmnun7636
      @domocamefrmnun7636 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She said “if you think you really tuff enough”

    • @isiahgatson7409
      @isiahgatson7409 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      She said that like she not a lesbian herself

    • @freetopboy6871
      @freetopboy6871 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@domocamefrmnun7636 nah she said touchin her

  • @eddye3003
    @eddye3003 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    Freda literally gave me the goose bumps! Mad respect for her❤️

  • @sydneymamai7413
    @sydneymamai7413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2951

    Taraji P Henson always has awesome facial expressions 😂😂😂😂

  • @kennethwicks1215
    @kennethwicks1215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4706

    That bar "tell Cookie get the milk, cause the baby keep on crying" was fire

  • @Abieyuwa_entertainment
    @Abieyuwa_entertainment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    One of the best hip hop series ever televised. Awesome scene. Great craft

  • @erakoraoghenekevwe2275
    @erakoraoghenekevwe2275 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    Hakeem's homage for the best of the best means he knows the rap culture..He killed it with the last beat man

    • @willferm5427
      @willferm5427 ปีที่แล้ว

      What was the name of the song the beat from?

    • @GrimParrish
      @GrimParrish ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@willferm5427 Flava in ya ear by Craig Mack

  • @MeandMyThree92
    @MeandMyThree92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3955

    Luscious looks like scar right after he killed mufasa 😂😂

    • @travis_straightcash
      @travis_straightcash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You got a ig beautiful

    • @elitegamer4167
      @elitegamer4167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Travisofficialmusic she ugly asf

    • @cara8870
      @cara8870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Elite Gamer I-

    • @tfromcali89
      @tfromcali89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I guess he's the lyon king

    • @jameskee1187
      @jameskee1187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You right

  • @wishuponasticker3399
    @wishuponasticker3399 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6526

    I think people missed the whole reason why Hakeem won the battle. Jamal told Hakeem that basically Freda would win because she's better with the disses, but Hakeem was better with being an entertainer and getting the crowd hyped up, which is exactly what he did and why they chose him.

    • @josetores6731
      @josetores6731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      she had em hype and in the battled he died lol

    • @fabianarmsteadjr2124
      @fabianarmsteadjr2124 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Right

    • @cynthiamccalpine9373
      @cynthiamccalpine9373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Wish Upon A Sticker And because he is a Lion and she is not

    • @georgiaboy8000
      @georgiaboy8000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      I get that but his rap was still basically about nothing. A rap battle is about a verse geared torwards your opponent.I feel just performing the hell out of a verse is gone lose ppl.

    • @Magnolia444
      @Magnolia444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wish Upon A Sticker factsssssss👏

  • @Smartkid2387
    @Smartkid2387 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    This is Empire at its best. Yes I did enjoy the drama and the plot twist but my favorite thing about the show was the music.

  • @gee7846
    @gee7846 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    2023 and this is still 🔥🔥

  • @christyanna4318
    @christyanna4318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5341

    Back when empire was actually interesting

    • @biggiesmalls762
      @biggiesmalls762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      Cece Thebrat yeah first 3 seasons were best specially music wise. Star had some decent music too

    • @StereotypeLucas
      @StereotypeLucas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Cece Thebrat you aren’t wrong.. after season 3 it was downhill.. really sad because when this show came out I loved it soo much.

    • @Babyscarrwick
      @Babyscarrwick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Cece Thebrat right it’s mad boring now

    • @sippy6034
      @sippy6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Cece Thebrat deadass🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @christianclark3524
      @christianclark3524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Exactly

  • @jaylove6265
    @jaylove6265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3220

    Are we gonna discuss how Cookie smirked during freda’s raps like she couldn’t help cause she knew lowkey thought freda’s lyrics were sharp

    • @Eltipi82_
      @Eltipi82_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      she was a hustler from the hood, she heard real raps through her aging

    • @anonspectre1796
      @anonspectre1796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Hakeem got murdered

    • @reggietjevans
      @reggietjevans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      Freda’s lyrics MURDERED him. He prolly won the battle just because the crowd hyped him. But she had baaaaarrrzzzz

    • @lovebuglovebug5874
      @lovebuglovebug5874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      She killed it frfr

    • @-dabratt
      @-dabratt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@reggietjevans he won the crowd she won the battle

  • @Denalikang
    @Denalikang ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Find myself coming back to this battle. It was the energy and wordplay that was dope from both characters. #8Mile vibes

  • @deandrebullock7803
    @deandrebullock7803 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Im still listening to this years later freda came with it

  • @beebeeoh854
    @beebeeoh854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4620

    Freeda’s rhyme was waaay better but Hakeem knows how to hype up a crowd 💯

    • @MrRop-yp3wt
      @MrRop-yp3wt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Coz she wrote It down

    • @violetsimmons4667
      @violetsimmons4667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yess he do

    • @dms0093
      @dms0093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      hakeem shit was corny

    • @morningivy
      @morningivy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@MrRop-yp3wt They both wrote it down, it's called script

    • @damienbuchanan6680
      @damienbuchanan6680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All of this is Tv. Zero lyrics are written or created by the actors. Good try though dummy.

  • @itssamecia
    @itssamecia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2318

    I can’t lie freda’s first verse went hard🗣🔥

    • @chaavinabbey9546
      @chaavinabbey9546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Both her verses bruh, don't disrespect.

    • @issoufeali
      @issoufeali 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Gave me goosebumps 😲

    • @Sylviakenneth
      @Sylviakenneth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Both!!!!

    • @Sylviakenneth
      @Sylviakenneth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I loved hakeem but freda was lit!!!!🔥

    • @hotdiva38
      @hotdiva38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sylviakenneth yeah but he crazy right now in real life going to jail doing stupid stuff in public. He need help frfr so Sad SMH for Him ever since Empire ended his career didn't pick up

  • @cdottthagoat9279
    @cdottthagoat9279 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    the sigh of relief on cookie’s face when hakeem start turning up😂 @4:11

  • @Tbirdvlogs
    @Tbirdvlogs 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    That ending on the flava in ya ear was crazy

  • @yungchizzzy165
    @yungchizzzy165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1284

    “ you just got CoOPeD”

    • @JudahQueen27
      @JudahQueen27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Right cooped

    • @jaytogodly4651
      @jaytogodly4651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yung Chizzzy 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

    • @cxw_bat
      @cxw_bat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      “Slit my wrist all on your holy bible” she got emo real quick

    • @sosomonae
      @sosomonae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yung Chizzzy I WHEEZED

    • @frontline8776
      @frontline8776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Coop always been a rapper😂

  • @nwozorgoodness6018
    @nwozorgoodness6018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5035

    Please tell me someone else found it funny when Hakeem bent down and started dancing 😂😂😂

  • @itzkyehrbecool5458
    @itzkyehrbecool5458 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    That brownsville bully line hit 🤣💯

    • @roynitajefferson2056
      @roynitajefferson2056 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ....and I aint even from Brownsville....she hit that. Idk what nobody say she came with all the smoke and exhale naturally!

  • @Tigerz-en4et
    @Tigerz-en4et 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    "I know you mad cause it's not you, boy! You're the man, and he put on a night gown boy. " Insult of the Century 😂😂😂

  • @loganbigmo
    @loganbigmo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5364

    For those wondering why Freda didn't win, the winner was determined by the audience. Earlier in the episode, Jamal told Hakeem that he couldn't beat Freda in a legit rap battle since she was way more talented, but that he had a chance of beating her if he could make himself the crowd favorite; in other words, have the crowd crown him the winner even if Freda's bars were better.

    • @imuncomfbecuzihavsubsandno4371
      @imuncomfbecuzihavsubsandno4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Big Mo Logan which is why it’s so stupid the reason why crowds don’t get to decide is because of hometurf advantage. Everyone knows that.

    • @loganbigmo
      @loganbigmo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      @@nebiyuamengesha9857 "movie" it's a TV show, not a movie. And it's been a while, so I apologize for mixing up the characters, my mistake.

    • @tryhardjyt845
      @tryhardjyt845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nebiyu A Mengesha u mean show 😂

    • @biancabazile2464
      @biancabazile2464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Big Mo Logan Hakeem was more hyped in simple terms

    • @lifewithshaleara8265
      @lifewithshaleara8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Big Mo Logan and that’s the fact of most rap battles😂

  • @katrinagolding6772
    @katrinagolding6772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    Freda won lyrically but Hakeem is a natural entertainer

    • @rockietay6158
      @rockietay6158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That was the cheat code.
      He had to get the crowd on his side to win.

    • @MrRop-yp3wt
      @MrRop-yp3wt ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like how MGK won

    • @najmaali8137
      @najmaali8137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Freda❤❤

    • @heatherahelmer6410
      @heatherahelmer6410 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Freda won all rounds. A rap battle is maybe 30 seconds - 1.5 mins. The last round leading to the end of the rap… Hakeem raps for 1.5+ almost a hook, chorus of a song. Not a rap ‘battling’ it out

  • @sdexcalibur
    @sdexcalibur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Your brother the man and he put of a night gown boy" that line was cold

  • @klanae14
    @klanae14 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Making me wanna rewatch the seasons over. She most definitely won

  • @malvibn5851
    @malvibn5851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1449

    Freda’s second verse was something else

  • @adonaymebrahtu4280
    @adonaymebrahtu4280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4265

    If all american made coop rap like this it would be over!

  • @acrowntomyhusband
    @acrowntomyhusband 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I think Hakeem won because there are only so many times a crowd can hear the same story before it becomes old but being well entertained is an art form incomparable to any diss

  • @peterlujuo1640
    @peterlujuo1640 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    We need series like this again

    • @reggieholliday1112
      @reggieholliday1112 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NO… WE DONT

    • @peterlujuo1640
      @peterlujuo1640 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@reggieholliday1112 who is WE?

    • @reggieholliday1112
      @reggieholliday1112 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@peterlujuo1640 EVERYBODY!! thats who WE are… WE need another series like the wire again… or breaking bad

  • @giantkiller56
    @giantkiller56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2740

    Frieda dissed Jamal so hard, he stopped being a cast member.

    • @hopejeter700
      @hopejeter700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      She didn't diss Jamal

    • @sadisticwinter8354
      @sadisticwinter8354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      @@hopejeter700 She did. She emasculated both him and his brother pretty hard if you listened to her lyrics.

    • @hopejeter700
      @hopejeter700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I did listen to the lyrics and she did not diss him and he put on a night gown is not a diss to Jamal who was unapologetically gay and fine for days and to the point when Luscious axed her ass who she went to none other than Jamal You reachin

    • @DaddySatoruGojo
      @DaddySatoruGojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      giantkiller56 so funny. I thought the Jamal joke was hella funny.

    • @DJSkywalker10
      @DJSkywalker10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      At that point he started thinking on he could escape on the SUBWAY 😃

  • @DontSleepOnEm
    @DontSleepOnEm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    The OVERLY hyped crowd is *HILARIOUS* to me 😂😂

    • @jimmyjam9349
      @jimmyjam9349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They 2 DAMN hyped

    • @anthonyj6092
      @anthonyj6092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Boimah Sambola right he wasn’t even saying nothing lmaooo

    • @ran293
      @ran293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      He ain’t even diss her, that nigga just rapped sum bullshit 😂😂😂😂😂niggas was going crazy, wtf

    • @armysean8915
      @armysean8915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ran293 yea but in the show i think he somone suggested that he should stick to his own style cause he not rap battle type of raper but ik he's not amazing at battling but idk what y'all talking bout he spitting fire

    • @ALuvLikeNoOther
      @ALuvLikeNoOther 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@armysean8915 Cookie told him to work the crowd because he couldn't fuck with Frieda lyrically in a battle rap and she was right. Lyrically Frieda devoured his ass then spit him out like he tasted nasty.

  • @Bertie.athenaeum
    @Bertie.athenaeum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That last bit is just so AMAZING

  • @stevencool9657
    @stevencool9657 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Bro Hakeem knew how to connect with the crowd even us watching loved seeing him perform

  • @blakeynr1815
    @blakeynr1815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1354

    Who else still watching this in 2020?😂

  • @Kaekae2005
    @Kaekae2005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1663

    Freda got bars but Hakeem be da HypeBeast

  • @paballobuti4297
    @paballobuti4297 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm thinking of rewatching empire. This series was 🔥

  • @WeOutcheaMane
    @WeOutcheaMane หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This battle was phenomenal, empire in it’s prime was legendary

  • @DAREALCUBAN
    @DAREALCUBAN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +941

    When freda said “We all know yo mama was ah hustler and you’re not” LMFAOO😂😂
    The way cookie looked

  • @shaquanmclean597
    @shaquanmclean597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1301

    “Tell cookie get da milk cuz the baby keep on cryin” still a bar in 2020

    • @vannahsphone4180
      @vannahsphone4180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And 2021

    • @tebogoleballo4331
      @tebogoleballo4331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      2021 and still a savage

    • @davidmateo8172
      @davidmateo8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad that wasn't a bar.....thats a punchline....you missing the rest to call it a bar. Fool don't even know what a bar is. Foh

    • @backends1749
      @backends1749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      In 2022

  • @lutfyathdjinadoulouloubayb3769
    @lutfyathdjinadoulouloubayb3769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who's back again for this legendary rap 💪 2022

  • @Drushy_G
    @Drushy_G หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It’s 2025 who still remember being terrified for Hakeem 😂

    • @zigman3105
      @zigman3105 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      2025?

  • @yahyamumin4452
    @yahyamumin4452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +723

    I wish they would have done more with the Frieda G. Character.

    • @jrkin
      @jrkin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I wish they bring her back

    • @DontSleepOnEm
      @DontSleepOnEm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She's on a separate show..i forgot the name though

    • @lorrluck
      @lorrluck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Boimah Sambola it’s called all american

    • @cenicerosbrandon03cenicero88
      @cenicerosbrandon03cenicero88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jrkin they did for season 6

    • @KingArsine
      @KingArsine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jrkin Freda coming back in season 6

  • @Jay-jf3sl
    @Jay-jf3sl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    Someone: You watching this in '21 ?
    Me: Yes!
    [Edit]
    We're always goin' be here 22' to infinity... drop a like and stay blessed. Peace!!

    • @trefive4806
      @trefive4806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nigga me to 😂

    • @Jay-jf3sl
      @Jay-jf3sl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@trefive4806 🙌🏽😂

    • @zukkiemint
      @zukkiemint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i’m rewatching the whole show😭

    • @alyssap4749
      @alyssap4749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve been rewatching this every few months since 2016 😭

    • @ace__23
      @ace__23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I jus finished the show in the UK. I’m not ready to let go 😂

  • @MunguniraDiana-lp7mq
    @MunguniraDiana-lp7mq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Freeda is the definition of what Hip Hop is ,she knows how to diss,and always got the rhythm and rhyme she is a hardcore rapper whereas Hakeem is a rap lord and an entertainer imagine how he turned the table

  • @Mohawkany
    @Mohawkany 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I miss this show..... Especially the music

  • @vegalee8955
    @vegalee8955 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1797

    This shit better than a lot of rappers that do this shit forreal

  • @smoothcasanova5082
    @smoothcasanova5082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1209

    Who's still watching this in 2019? I wish the whole premise of Empire would have been on battle rapping. The writers did a good job with this battle. Freda ate Hakeem alive lyrically.

    • @judithbourdeau4702
      @judithbourdeau4702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      But Hakeem prove his talent's no limit

    • @pax9898
      @pax9898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      WORD FREDA WAS A BEAST!

    • @daelenstonemeier490
      @daelenstonemeier490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Judith Bourdeau he only wins because in the second round he panders to the crowd.

    • @datbwoystone7751
      @datbwoystone7751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You right abt that

    • @BangSawan5107
      @BangSawan5107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are 100% right

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “This here not my swag. Lucious please give him a towel. He sweatin, bout to make me mad!”
    😂 🔥 😂❤

  • @rainaxox
    @rainaxox 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Love this scene so much 😭

  • @elicordero4019
    @elicordero4019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    "You wanna be the queen or a Lyon tell cookie get the milk cause the baby keep on cryin" bars 🔥🔥 🔥

  • @ZandeKongo
    @ZandeKongo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1438

    To this day I still find it hilarious that crowd knew the lyrics to what was supposed to be an actual freestyle.

    • @shakzshah4324
      @shakzshah4324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      it was from his song in the show i think so it does make sense how they knew the words to it

    • @Cello2pharaoh
      @Cello2pharaoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It's weird, following the money team line, I feel like it was implied that its something that either him or his family says often on social media

    • @jaelcaribe
      @jaelcaribe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right

    • @msaneye3492
      @msaneye3492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      On a level playing field freda would have beaten hakeem 10 nil.

    • @clifforddeglorious
      @clifforddeglorious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Free style doesn't mean sing something new... It's how u blend ur own stuff , even with new ones if you want to....

  • @tae2official348
    @tae2official348 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “This here not my swag, a Lucious please get a towel he’s sweat ‘bout to make me mad”🔥

  • @larabroughton9335
    @larabroughton9335 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always end up here,
    Iove this vibe 🙌🙌🙌

  • @memelashey974
    @memelashey974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2515

    Why is Lucius looking like he rules the underworld all while wearing a damn snuggie😳🤣
    Thankx yall I didnt expect the likes😅

  • @justcallmiid5737
    @justcallmiid5737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2255

    All American gang where yall at??👀😂

    • @KOL_SEAN
      @KOL_SEAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Certified D we here

    • @jahari8862
      @jahari8862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Right here

    • @jahari8862
      @jahari8862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      We need this coop

    • @justcallmiid5737
      @justcallmiid5737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jahari8862 frfr

    • @Cw1047
      @Cw1047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Freeda gatz>>>> coop

  • @tatendamuzenda8442
    @tatendamuzenda8442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2022 who still here

  • @vanderyenkocaptain6526
    @vanderyenkocaptain6526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Tell cookie to get the milk cause the baby keeps crying" that was hot

  • @donleon8879
    @donleon8879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    "Your brother the man, and he put on the night gown." Game over

    • @lifeline.6144
      @lifeline.6144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      pls explain I don’t get it

    • @cereselyon-bailey792
      @cereselyon-bailey792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lifeline.6144 “and he put on the night gown boy” is referring to his brother being gay, so basically saying his brothers more of a man than he is even though he’s gay

    • @donleon8879
      @donleon8879 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cereselyon-bailey792 precisely

  • @serenaromes9322
    @serenaromes9322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +791

    Freda looking like Missy Elliot roasting Hakeem lol.

  • @rahmancooper9716
    @rahmancooper9716 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They should've done a spin off show with them two.

  • @uzoradizua9771
    @uzoradizua9771 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who's still watching this in 2023? And by the way, Freda won this fair and square

  • @kikeolayinka4175
    @kikeolayinka4175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    The difference is; as Jamal said "connect with the crowd'' and that is what Hakeem did.

  • @eugenemusakhi6552
    @eugenemusakhi6552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    It's 2019 but I'm still feeling this. Who else?

  • @cmarev3509
    @cmarev3509 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This never gets old🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @CHOCOLATEBBW425
    @CHOCOLATEBBW425 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Freda Definitely got skills....she extremely talented ...But I love the fact that Hakeem didn't personalized his lyrics and he's truly about getting the crowd going.....Hakeem words flowed like Butter....

  • @mikehatton583
    @mikehatton583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1016

    Freda won hands down. Her lyrics and flow were on point. Plus she has the voice to go with it.

    • @marcanthonysantos8860
      @marcanthonysantos8860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mike Hatton hell no hakeem got that

    • @elcamp3
      @elcamp3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      If this was just a rap battle with established rules of how it would be judged, then yes. Freda would have won, but it wasn't. It was an exhibition to determine who would take the last name of Lyon, and move forward with the company. Freda's strength is battle rap, while Hakeem's is showmanship. He used his skills to win over the crowd, and that's the most important part. What good is all of that clever lyricism if nobody cares enough to listen? You need to get the crowd's attention, then floor them with your talent. Plenty of talented people in the world that will never make it to the big time just because nobody knows who they are.

    • @astaciamckinnis3969
      @astaciamckinnis3969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      She roast the shit out of him

    • @imuncomfbecuzihavsubsandno4371
      @imuncomfbecuzihavsubsandno4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      elcamp3 if that’s the case then there would be outrage online. There would be more people screaming Freda won. Because even if Hakeem can win a crowd that doesn’t mean people watching from their phones would be jumping up and down. But it is a plot hole so whatever.

    • @kingindanorth0072
      @kingindanorth0072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@elcamp3 so he won coz more ppl knew him? Coz this was a rap battle and he said f all but filler raps lol

  • @tyrelchenault8955
    @tyrelchenault8955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I love how this is a metaphor for what fans really want. They want hype rap over lyrical rap, the writers smart for this.

    • @mineralgrey8332
      @mineralgrey8332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Tyrel Chenault it’s always been like that 🤷🏻‍♂️ wanna know why Eminem has a huge fan and is a rap god? Because he understands how to hype the crowd and at the same time still deliver the message. Even though now he’s a bit of the wagon he still delivers the message.
      Wanna know why cole is up there along with Kendrick? Because they both know to hype their crowd, they know to steal the crowds ear and still deliver their message. Lyrics aren’t nothing but words in a piece of paper if you don’t have the ears or minds to listen to it. That’s the music business and that’s what separates artists from the underground rappers.

    • @TheDrummerboix
      @TheDrummerboix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mineralgrey8332 He ain't no rap god. He's a guest in hip hop. That title goes to Jay-Z.

    • @TheDrummerboix
      @TheDrummerboix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @King's RampageAs long as we agree Em is a guest.

    • @dapperdemar
      @dapperdemar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omar Aquavivas but eminem is a lyricist also and so are cole and kendrick especially kendrick

  • @user-yh8ns1ii8i
    @user-yh8ns1ii8i 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ can't get enough of this

  • @Perfectpearl
    @Perfectpearl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This my first time seeing anything on Empire

  • @2bl_nkiizy153
    @2bl_nkiizy153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    2:53 Lucious a whole fool😂😂💀

    • @modelalilylilyluv590
      @modelalilylilyluv590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Isaiah Baker u can say that again lol

    • @keepinupwcomfy
      @keepinupwcomfy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He did tht on purpose 😂😂😂✌

    • @naba1482
      @naba1482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭 I'm straight up weak asf. Luscious bodied his son with that hype. Damn. He ain't real

  • @brownest1.0
    @brownest1.0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +915

    Cookie’s expression when Freda said ‘so cookie get the milk cos the baby keep on crying’ is priceless 😂 she felt that!

  • @Memerproductions
    @Memerproductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how dude sitting there with his hood and glasses on, observing

  • @chantelbrereton997
    @chantelbrereton997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hakeem did it like a boss. True entertainer

  • @leejohnknows9919
    @leejohnknows9919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    Your brother the man and he put on a nightgown boy??? Stop the damn battle right there 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭🤧🤧🤧🤫🤫🤫

    • @tobylynnjohnson7606
      @tobylynnjohnson7606 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She's to real & I Love them all , this show is the best ever happy I started watching from day one

    • @yaritzaarias4257
      @yaritzaarias4257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I rewind that part everytime 😂😂

    • @issashauri1657
      @issashauri1657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yaritzaarias4257 same here

    • @lintonsmith6167
      @lintonsmith6167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She killed that nigga I don't give a fuck what the crowd said

    • @camareonsmith4521
      @camareonsmith4521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Linton Smith on god

  • @thatonewhiteguy400
    @thatonewhiteguy400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +933

    Freda sounds just like conceited from wild n out😂😂

    • @danvice8320
      @danvice8320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Are you for real😀😅

    • @thatonewhiteguy400
      @thatonewhiteguy400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm mean like towards the end of her first freestyle and most of her second freestyle

    • @calm_b4thestorm582
      @calm_b4thestorm582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not at all lol

    • @localdadinyourarea2039
      @localdadinyourarea2039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Your profile name explains why you would even say some bs like this🤦🏾‍♂️😂 oh and conceited is from 🗣GRINDTIME,SMACK,URL,UCW,RBE even my guy🙄 wildnout is just some bs he do to keep money in his pockets

    • @thatonewhiteguy400
      @thatonewhiteguy400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@localdadinyourarea2039 True😂

  • @harrisondiggs3508
    @harrisondiggs3508 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This scene is like a grown up version of that rap battle scene in “let it shine” 😂😂😂

  • @tayasia7285
    @tayasia7285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:42 Jamal looked so proud of his brother and the rap was ight

  • @tymiller5482
    @tymiller5482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3369

    Lucious out here looking like Darth Kermit 🐸 😎

    • @johnnieshacarter9287
      @johnnieshacarter9287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Tyler Miller lol 😂😂😂 haha

    • @frozenyetitv2543
      @frozenyetitv2543 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      You have won the comment of the year award Lol he dose look like Darth Kermit 💀💀😂😂

    • @tymiller5482
      @tymiller5482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Jasper Simmons when I was watching it when it first aired, I was like Lucious looks like a meme. But which one???? 🤔😂😂

    • @vanessarobinson1154
      @vanessarobinson1154 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

    • @tymiller5482
      @tymiller5482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Vanessa Robinson And now LuLu gots the 'nesia 😂

  • @Believing_Beyond454
    @Believing_Beyond454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Its 2018 but I cannot stop watching the Video

  • @marcusblockmon5616
    @marcusblockmon5616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Freda won the battle rap portion...Hakeem won the performance portion.

  • @tamikadaniels6556
    @tamikadaniels6556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss Empire

  • @elizabethsynteshae5453
    @elizabethsynteshae5453 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    "Luscious please give him a towel. He sweating bout to MAKE ME MAD!" 😭🙌🏾

    • @jessegordon5921
      @jessegordon5921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ELIZABETH SYNTESHAE the fact that he actually give him one 😂😂

    • @nwajeirichard7131
      @nwajeirichard7131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Freda killed it though

    • @quentinsapp4024
      @quentinsapp4024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She said he bout to make me melt

    • @Ahmad.Booati
      @Ahmad.Booati 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂

  • @goldengxd3541
    @goldengxd3541 6 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    Who watching in 2018😎😎😎😎

  • @michaelirving9117
    @michaelirving9117 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He did not have to throw that microphone on the ground like that lol 😂

  • @snowpillow6136
    @snowpillow6136 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am from Norway and this song should have been everywhere damn the battle ooh

  • @TamuzaKale
    @TamuzaKale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    4:42 *"Call me Hakeem bullet to the name Lyon!"*

    • @mikehalsey2163
      @mikehalsey2163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Periodtt

    • @corinthianharris2
      @corinthianharris2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shi was weak

    • @TamuzaKale
      @TamuzaKale 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @123 animate ME!! For real!

    • @IveymanTv
      @IveymanTv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@corinthianharris2 not if u understand the bar

    • @fakename5400
      @fakename5400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Corny af

  • @n8ivesiouxpaman910
    @n8ivesiouxpaman910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1312

    Nah , freda killed Hakeem the overly hyped crowd saved his ass

    • @awurakuaboadiwaa4808
      @awurakuaboadiwaa4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Y'all didn't really watch the show.. earlier Jamal told hakeem to focus on entertaining the crowd cos Freda was going to murder him with his family issues.. watch the show before you take sides 😏😏.. smh

    • @heatupthescen393
      @heatupthescen393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@awurakuaboadiwaa4808 he still lost,jackass

    • @chileshekateule1361
      @chileshekateule1361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Facts! She ate him, spat him out then ate him again then puked him out. Mans even starts dancing to take attention of his lame ass bars.

    • @_whodat
      @_whodat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Some of y’all are dumb, when there is a crowd it’s not about lyrics it’s more on how the crowds responds. Yeah she killed him lyrically but overall if the crowd choose, he won because he had more of a response from the crowd.

    • @chileshekateule1361
      @chileshekateule1361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@_whodat this comment just proves who's the actual dumb really is.

  • @camilecampbell9792
    @camilecampbell9792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Time for Empire to be back on

  • @michelledohei7673
    @michelledohei7673 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love how Cookie respects her rhymes!

  • @alyssap4749
    @alyssap4749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    Hakeem was clearly slaughtered but im *constantly* saying “i ain’t Floyd.... but I’m on the money team”

    • @willlosobo6435
      @willlosobo6435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      he won barely only because last verse couldve been a whole bet award performance lol

    • @qballa2787
      @qballa2787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@willlosobo6435 he won because he played to the crowd if they having fun they gon like you more. Sometimes the hype is all you need

    • @houseofmatrix6174
      @houseofmatrix6174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Factz he was slaughtered 😹😹😹😹

    • @westsidebrooklin744
      @westsidebrooklin744 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      who money team mine and petey and dillions

    • @taylorhine2962
      @taylorhine2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That literally the only good line from his second first

  • @Yoyozworld19
    @Yoyozworld19 7 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    Cookie was low key appreciating freda's barz

  • @gwananadawashington1710
    @gwananadawashington1710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One Of My Favorite

  • @mathewnwachukwu4991
    @mathewnwachukwu4991 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Hakeem boy has some confidence he knows how to connect with the crowd..that's what actually made him on win for me