Lupe Fiasco Freestyle on Sway In The Morning | Sway's Universe

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  • čas přidán 3. 06. 2014
  • The great Chi-town MC, Lupe Fiasco made his way to Sway in the Morning and blew everyone away with his dope 4-minute freestyle.
    No word on when his album is dropping, but you can anticipate it this year. In the meantime, listen to him stand up to cancer in his "Mission" single on SwaysUniverse.com, and watch his epic freestyle above.
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  • @Jauull
    @Jauull Před 3 lety +918

    This isn’t your 1st time here. Welcome back!

  • @muhammaddaiem6386
    @muhammaddaiem6386 Před 7 lety +1886

    legend says sway is still bobbing his head

  • @omarfalcon
    @omarfalcon Před 4 lety +231

    "And proceed to proceed...and put seeds in the ground with trees that grow leaves..." 🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @all1ne434
      @all1ne434 Před 4 lety +5

      That was amazing right there

    • @MrJinky86
      @MrJinky86 Před 3 lety +6

      I come back for that line all the time honestly

    • @ZachWalkerr
      @ZachWalkerr Před 3 lety +2

      @@MrJinky86 I literally just say it from time to time just to have that feeling

    • @MichellBollinger
      @MichellBollinger Před 2 lety

      @@thoughtgarden8090 you could try and write something on this level of lyricism in 10 years and come up with a nursery rhyme dawg

    • @newage2infinity
      @newage2infinity Před 2 lety +7

      @@thoughtgarden8090 man the art of freestyling your missing it to proceed thru life's ills while having a mind that wants to nourish and spread knowledge you've attained to keep the cycle of good energy you've discovered instead of the ills your use to "proceed to proceed" is to "keep keeping on" and to plant seeds is passing the wisdom on and these are concepts he came up with just freestyling

  • @christiansmith1145
    @christiansmith1145 Před měsícem +3

    I love he's just talking and having a conversation when he rhymes. It's so subtle the way he does it. A true artist of the craft.

  • @michaellattimore3450
    @michaellattimore3450 Před 9 lety +2318

    One of the best and most underrated, but that's usually how it is, the true greats are never celebrated like they should be.

    • @nicholasadams2374
      @nicholasadams2374 Před 9 lety +34

      Michael Lattimore A true freestyle!! Off the dome, not written. Thats how its done. Alot of great artists freestyle on Sway's show. But im always dissapointed. They come on the show and you can tell their freestyle is something they wrote. Spittin fast as hell, no pauses, and everything rhymes perfectly. Lupe went on for a while, pure talent, straight off the dome. That was amazing.

    • @ryanarey1991
      @ryanarey1991 Před 9 lety +9

      For real man! That's a real freestyle, Lupe! Fuck! Homeboy can rap. Real rap. One of the best I've ever seen on Sway. I love seeing Sways reaction to a truly good, talent filled freestyle. Hahaha classic!

    • @nessquick9129
      @nessquick9129 Před 9 lety

      Whats this instrumental i forgot

    • @jamirmuzik7942
      @jamirmuzik7942 Před 9 lety

      Ness Quick

    • @xGoodOldSmurfehx
      @xGoodOldSmurfehx Před 9 lety

      if this is what people consider "very good" maybe i should consider a carreer in rap cuz i positively can say i can best this freestyle

  • @tmanley111
    @tmanley111 Před 8 lety +1944

    His charisma on the mic is nuts

  • @Aaron_Davis
    @Aaron_Davis Před 4 lety +294

    Rumor has it when rappers die their spirits go beneath Sway’s hat

  • @epvtrinidad
    @epvtrinidad Před 5 lety +82

    STILL one of the most underrated freestyles ever. I practically check on this every year since it came out

  • @KTAC1
    @KTAC1 Před 9 lety +314

    this guy literally gave one of the best metaphors ive ever heard, "And proceed to proceed, and put seeds in the ground with trees to grow leaves." invented a new word (quanswers) and even DEFINED IT while still going hard with his flow... this guy's insane

  • @hnoors
    @hnoors Před 9 lety +813

    "And proceed to proceed, and put seeds in the ground with trees to grow leaves."
    Did anybody catch how deep that line was? I can't believe that one was off the top my goodness Lupe is the true definition of a wordsmith.

    • @jhernandez_99
      @jhernandez_99 Před 9 lety +85

      still tryna find the meaning

    • @KIbblemania1234
      @KIbblemania1234 Před 9 lety +8

      Listen to "dumb it down" and look up the lyrics on rapgenius
      10x more where that came from

    • @vishnuhalikere2151
      @vishnuhalikere2151 Před 9 lety

      Anyone know the name of the track he freestyled too?

    • @ernestorodriguez3579
      @ernestorodriguez3579 Před 9 lety +112

      I feel like the first proceed means to continue, the the second proceed means to move forward or to be prosperous. Then he says that the way to do it is to put seeds in the ground that will grow into trees, or to plant ideas or philosophies or something along those lines that will grow into something larger with the right amount of time and nurture.

    • @xMindInfliction718x
      @xMindInfliction718x Před 9 lety +3

      Vishnu Halikere rainy days remix raekwon

  • @Davon85J
    @Davon85J Před 10 měsíci +47

    Still one of the most impressive freestyles ever recorded. It was full of super dense bars like a typical Lupe song but the vibe, content and style all sound like it could come from one of his albums. Crazy talent.

    • @Tarodev
      @Tarodev Před 8 měsíci +1

      Blows my mind every single time I watch it

    • @jibrin2294
      @jibrin2294 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@Tarodev fr fr. When a freestyle is better than most rappers' written bars.

    • @ahmedIsHere1
      @ahmedIsHere1 Před 4 měsíci +1

      The crazy part it looked really of the top of the head

    • @6ic6ic6ic
      @6ic6ic6ic Před měsícem +1

      No hate it's good. And his written is choice but Hmacks frees are leagues above.

  • @wamoua919
    @wamoua919 Před 6 lety +60

    2:07
    "i put it together, like god put birds together, with feather and bones and beaks.
    that's how i do every time that i speak."
    FIRE!

  • @yani2499
    @yani2499 Před 7 lety +1555

    Freestyling on sway in the morning is like showing your dad the report card.

    • @mrsaltypnutz
      @mrsaltypnutz Před 7 lety +160

      and he got all As

    • @diplamatikjuan3595
      @diplamatikjuan3595 Před 5 lety +50

      Fuck As, they made him a teacher's assistant

    • @eldeano6950
      @eldeano6950 Před 5 lety +24

      @@diplamatikjuan3595 now he's leveled up to the principal 🕺🏽

    • @CGBalla1014
      @CGBalla1014 Před 5 lety +9

      It’s more like an oral report that isn’t multiple choice. You just have to say what you have learned.

    • @bl4xkrvng3r18
      @bl4xkrvng3r18 Před 4 lety +2

      honestly an underrated statement...

  • @T3ddy96
    @T3ddy96 Před 10 lety +161

    Now THAT'S a freestyle!

    • @mvwi1
      @mvwi1 Před 10 lety +6

      Indeed.

    • @leon2212
      @leon2212 Před 10 lety +1

      50% freestyle he got real tidy half way in

    • @litedaya7657
      @litedaya7657 Před 10 lety +2

      marble ball he was warming up

  • @roadawg78
    @roadawg78 Před 6 lety +681

    Lupe Fiasco should be as popular and looked up to as Tupac and Biggie

  • @bastianmedina9708
    @bastianmedina9708 Před 3 lety +152

    man I remember listening to this when it first came out, I was 14 at the time now i’m 21 still listening to it 🔥🔥 Lupe knows how to flow on the beat

  • @linaluv215
    @linaluv215 Před 9 lety +728

    That was wavy AF! I felt like I was driving down Santa Monica Boulevard, top down, hair blowing in the damn wind. Im from PA so how is that even possible? lol love ittt. Why must our talented brothers continue to be "outshined" by trash artists? Lupe is so underrated

    • @ReezyDoesIt
      @ReezyDoesIt Před 9 lety +19

      Lina Luv Word up, fam. He may be under appreciated but at least we know what's up. Lupe is one of the best.

    • @XxShadowGTxX
      @XxShadowGTxX Před 8 lety

      +Lina Luv PA up in here!!

    • @gwiltl
      @gwiltl Před 8 lety +1

      +Lina Luv This freestyle was wack.

    • @ReezyDoesIt
      @ReezyDoesIt Před 8 lety +3

      ^ Straight bugging.

    • @gwiltl
      @gwiltl Před 8 lety +1

      AllThingsReezy No, I just know better freestyles.

  • @Che1seabluesdrogba11
    @Che1seabluesdrogba11 Před 9 lety +255

    He shits on pretty much everyone out there. He's mainstream yet so underrated by in my OP.

    • @Thek0easy
      @Thek0easy Před 9 lety +1

      King Los 1 ups him

    • @PsychoSpit
      @PsychoSpit Před 9 lety +18

      ***** nigga what!? Sway was feeding him words on there and rapfix fohhhh.. and it not hard to predict, its call context clues . im mad cause ur serious

    • @PsychoSpit
      @PsychoSpit Před 9 lety +2

      ***** no. he freestyles period. King Los Ebro Hot97 . FREESTYLES 8 solid ass minutes. Noone fed him words

    • @litedaya7657
      @litedaya7657 Před 9 lety +3

      ***** los is a better freestyler while lupe imo is the better lyricist.

    • @datrueMrworkethic
      @datrueMrworkethic Před 9 lety +1

      ***** that was the 2013 one, he was talking about the one where sway kept saying mcs

  • @jibrin2294
    @jibrin2294 Před rokem +53

    I come back and listen to this freestyle like it's a real song.

    • @danielsolis9832
      @danielsolis9832 Před rokem +1

      Bro I do the same I put it on while I’m driving like if it was a song 😂

    • @ejc6394
      @ejc6394 Před rokem +1

      Its better than most songs today. Sad to say

    • @Jebrillance
      @Jebrillance Před rokem

      Real shit 😂😂😂

    • @jvlen
      @jvlen Před 7 měsíci +1

      I'm here for my annual dose of real rap shit

    • @jibrin2294
      @jibrin2294 Před 5 měsíci

      It's still so good@@jvlen

  • @bobbysbluebooster
    @bobbysbluebooster Před 2 lety +153

    Lupe is possibly the greatest lyricist of all time.

  • @oneluvLevz
    @oneluvLevz Před 9 lety +77

    He actually freestyled coherent thought processes which actually flowed line for line, not just random off the top bars that has no relevance to the next bar. Incredible.

  • @factsbigones
    @factsbigones Před 8 lety +802

    perfect beat for him

    • @endriasy3807
      @endriasy3807 Před 8 lety +52

      Shit was smooth

    • @jamesoconnell7040
      @jamesoconnell7040 Před 8 lety +51

      Nah, HE made perfect for him. That's gifted rappers do. They accommodate to the beat.

    • @fdhalliii
      @fdhalliii Před 8 lety

      +james oconnell well put, James, well put

    • @goldarm1000
      @goldarm1000 Před 7 lety +8

      I agree. But this is such a lupe beat

    • @offtop3808
      @offtop3808 Před 6 lety +1

      Joe Gerace its very much a Lupe style beat

  • @jln5626
    @jln5626 Před 5 lety +38

    Low key, Lupe might be the Goat based on just pure lyricism

    • @sammyb3854
      @sammyb3854 Před 4 lety +3

      He is top 5 lyricists all time... 1 of da greatest all time. The Cool is still A Classic & Food & Liquor🔥

    • @kyngqyou444
      @kyngqyou444 Před 2 lety

      Listen to Daylyt lytskin

    • @J-Hue
      @J-Hue Před 2 lety +3

      I wouldn't argue against that. Tetsuo and Youth is the most lyrically complex album I've heard to date.

    • @kjahmbanso
      @kjahmbanso Před 3 měsíci

      @@J-Huelisten to his he mimics biggie in that one song it’s almost like he brought him back from the grave.

  • @paxgemini4882
    @paxgemini4882 Před 6 lety +38

    When Lupe was kicking that freestyle, I thought I was chilling on the porch with him and Sway.

  • @dwightsanchez4366
    @dwightsanchez4366 Před 9 lety +438

    I live in Chicago and it's a shame that nobody talks about Lupe at all and he dope lyrically

    • @arrianelopez5186
      @arrianelopez5186 Před 9 lety +1

      :-0!!!"":-)

    • @geraldmerritt5671
      @geraldmerritt5671 Před 9 lety +17

      It's because they be on alot of that trap music.....:-/

    • @dwightsanchez4366
      @dwightsanchez4366 Před 9 lety +8

      Your right that's all everyone talk about people like lil her.lil durk.lil Bibby.. Montana of 300...lil jay don't get me wrong they OK but their not on Lupe level

    • @geraldmerritt5671
      @geraldmerritt5671 Před 9 lety +7

      I'm from Houston i think the only trap rapper in Chicago that i really gave a chance was lil' herb. But yea i rarely give many artist today a chance i think my top 3 at the moment. Is Kendrick, Big Krit, and J Cole to me they are keeping Hip Hop alive. I feel like Lupe has been around long enough to call him a Legend already. I miss the times of the Old Kanye, Common, Lupe still doing his thing, Twista, even Do or Die which was signed by RapALot in Houston.

    • @dwightsanchez4366
      @dwightsanchez4366 Před 9 lety +2

      Yeah like old school better now days you only got a few that you can consider hip hop rappers

  • @peeediddi
    @peeediddi Před 8 lety +368

    That "quanswers" was ridiculously smart

    • @MsTiagosk8
      @MsTiagosk8 Před 5 lety +1

      How so ?

    • @MsTiagosk8
      @MsTiagosk8 Před 5 lety +3

      @@sycomantz I was asking for an elaboration, something you didn't do, but thanks for the help

    • @khepribanfield9819
      @khepribanfield9819 Před 5 lety +28

      @@MsTiagosk8 Because the questions Kanye was asking were dumb but rather than contront him directly about it, sway had to ask leading questions that directed him towards a better answer = quanswer. For lupe to fit that into a rhyme off the top of his head almost made me collapse! lool

    • @MsTiagosk8
      @MsTiagosk8 Před 5 lety +5

      @@khepribanfield9819 Oh I get it now, only thing you left out is how Kanye fits into this, I presume Kanye was on Sway, gonna check it out, thanks a lot

    • @Zanobeats
      @Zanobeats Před 5 lety

      @@MsTiagosk8 kanye foi entrevistado pelo sway e acabaram discutindo um pouco e o kanye west fico alteradao hahaha procura o video p tu ver

  • @slerual6896
    @slerual6896 Před 3 lety +79

    I come back every now and then to bless my ears and soul with this freestyle.

  • @thulanematokane3190
    @thulanematokane3190 Před 3 lety +63

    Still one of my freestyles ever

    • @michaelwillette8888
      @michaelwillette8888 Před 3 lety +2

      Fr. I don’t listen to freestyles much anymore, but when I do I always have to come back to listen to this one!

  • @TehSwanny
    @TehSwanny Před 8 lety +1619

    LUPEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @wetsweatshirt
      @wetsweatshirt Před 8 lety +1

      +Gen Spikez oh wait I'm subscribed to u

    • @ThePauze
      @ThePauze Před 8 lety +7

      alright man I've been seeing your comments on music all day

    • @1229qw
      @1229qw Před 8 lety +1

      He y swan ur my dad and we like the same music

    • @MarcusChaversofMJCEnterprises
      @MarcusChaversofMJCEnterprises Před 8 lety +3

      I know it's sampled from "You know how to make me feel real good" by Harold Melvin and the blue Notes

    • @tyronechickin1180
      @tyronechickin1180 Před 8 lety

      K

  • @robertyr9
    @robertyr9 Před 10 lety +193

    Nice.. I didn't know lupe could freestyle this good...

  • @Leo-V
    @Leo-V Před 3 lety +20

    When a freestyle sounds like a written u know he something special.

  • @mhw2174
    @mhw2174 Před 2 lety +34

    So we not gonna talk about how clean that handshake was 🔥 5:53

  • @nanagyambibi7426
    @nanagyambibi7426 Před 8 lety +391

    Freestyle so fresh i bought the sweatshirt as a memorabilia

    • @VegetaThoughts
      @VegetaThoughts Před 8 lety +8

      where did you find the sweatshirt? Been looking for it since 2014

  • @deforestm
    @deforestm Před 7 lety +1002

    "Ramadan starts on June 28th! I get slim, I get straight, uh... and that's how we move weight." Dope line. And I'm Christian. lol

    • @bellamyblue3233
      @bellamyblue3233 Před 6 lety +47

      DeForest Mapp Man the amount of swag he used finesse that line is unreal. Lupe got the heart of a soldier.

    • @JJVinas
      @JJVinas Před 5 lety +33

      Entire freestyle was dope, but this was probably my favorite line. Crazy.

    • @pedjajovanovic5447
      @pedjajovanovic5447 Před 5 lety +24

      and then "You see we so fast..." (i.e. fast as in fasting, craazy)

    • @Jebrillance
      @Jebrillance Před 4 lety +6

      "And I'm Christian..." *drops mic* 😂😂😂😂 that's how i feel.

    • @Graceamazimg
      @Graceamazimg Před 4 lety +3

      DeForest Mapp we fast like jesus fast “Jesus walks” “Muhammad walks”

  • @seethekarma
    @seethekarma Před 6 lety +99

    That’s a gift. Sway is lucky to have that experience happen right in front of him. I’ve been coming back to this freestyle quite often. Incredible talent.

  • @danielmcmichaeljr2658
    @danielmcmichaeljr2658 Před rokem +14

    Probably one of the best freestyles I've ever seen.

  • @mustayahmed9704
    @mustayahmed9704 Před 7 lety +244

    "I don't smoke weed I feel it holds u back, whoever told u that is lying" 😂😂🔥🔥

  • @andrewchang7194
    @andrewchang7194 Před 10 lety +42

    You can tell this man is educated when you hear the lyrical content of his rap. He has great wordplay. And his freestyle went on for like a whole song. I mean you guys are all entitled to opinions, but lupe is one of the best lyricists in my book. This freestyle was just a live example of his capablities.

    • @grimesdeja11
      @grimesdeja11 Před 10 lety +2

      I agree...

    • @ddomina34
      @ddomina34 Před 10 lety +7

      I've watched a lot of freestyles on SwayUniverse and this might be the best

    • @franklinpjr
      @franklinpjr Před 10 lety +3

      right and he's really free styling unlike half these flakes

  • @fSanta3
    @fSanta3 Před 5 lety +67

    To this day a classic. Lupe personifies music to me, a genius within a genre of clowns and bag chasers. Feels wrong listening to other artists after Lupe, like I’m a spoiled listener now after hearing the 1%. So underrated, but I feel like it’s better that way. Touché Lupe: another beautiful track.

  • @baltimore52394
    @baltimore52394 Před 4 lety +26

    come back to this every couple years

  • @GooglePlax1881
    @GooglePlax1881 Před 6 lety +296

    "Ramadan coming, starts on June 28th!
    I get slim, get straight, uh, and that’s how we move weight
    You see, that was so fast (as in being quick, and not eating) that you ain't even catch it
    I’ll bring it back, Ramadan we don’t eat, going ratchet."
    How did that just happen off the top?🔥

  • @ayomideayodele
    @ayomideayodele Před 8 lety +3073

    when people say "freestyle", i freestyle.

    • @y2jay5
      @y2jay5 Před 7 lety +42

      he just did that to get people like u to actually believe it is off the top,

    • @manufacturedfracture
      @manufacturedfracture Před 7 lety +359

      +Y2 Jay nahh most people in the rap world that are creative like him can actually freestyle off the dome a real song. and you can definitely hear this is a freestyle

    • @eeeee2437
      @eeeee2437 Před 7 lety +185

      you're wrong. this was off the top

    • @Nekro9000
      @Nekro9000 Před 7 lety +296

      If this isn't freestyle he should win an acting award, you can tell its freestyle from all the pauses, stuttering, mispronouncing words to force the rhyme and making bars that don't make sense,

    • @bk1smash
      @bk1smash Před 7 lety +17

      +Joe Morris couldn't say it better

  • @MMCLLC7
    @MMCLLC7 Před 4 lety +32

    1:15 "I feel like Methodist, Baptist, and so I church how I work, you know my worth"
    Damn how he spitting bars and he ain't even come in on the 1 yet

  • @goolly1
    @goolly1 Před 2 lety +20

    That was a demonstration of (real) freestyle. Off the top (Not prewritten). 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @gbeynggah7454
    @gbeynggah7454 Před 8 lety +384

    LUPE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST I MEAN THIS IS LEGEND IN HIS PRIME

  • @GT45000
    @GT45000 Před 10 lety +54

    That shit went insane halfway through. Dude is by far the deepest rapper livin or dead.

  • @LordSelf00
    @LordSelf00 Před 4 lety +13

    This is a pure freestyle. A lot of rappers spit written rhymes. Lupe is a goat.

  • @patrickmckiernan1676
    @patrickmckiernan1676 Před 3 lety +19

    Still one of the best freestyles to this day

  • @frozenray0079
    @frozenray0079 Před 8 lety +455

    A lot of these "Freestyles" are written, which is still dope But I got mad respect for the Fiasco for killin it off the dome haha so sick. My dude.

    • @madnice5577
      @madnice5577 Před 8 lety +1

      +justin williams Αll of these.......are written.

    • @Silent__K
      @Silent__K Před 8 lety +61

      +Mad Nice TV this definitely isn't

    • @lindsayenrique
      @lindsayenrique Před 8 lety +20

      +justin williams What rappers tend to do, which is logical is pretty much spit out pre-made verses but not completes works, just bits and pieces. Lupe definitely freestyle'd here.

    • @arifhoshin5889
      @arifhoshin5889 Před 8 lety

      moarlfHossalN

    • @hollywood5964
      @hollywood5964 Před 8 lety +6

      +Abdiel L. lol check King Los bro

  • @SkywardKing
    @SkywardKing Před 10 lety +31

    There was clever lines in there. Lupe is tight.

  • @zeerak9225
    @zeerak9225 Před 5 lety +66

    greatest pure lyricist alive.

  • @traplast3940
    @traplast3940 Před 8 měsíci +8

    One of the greatest freestyles of all time.

  • @grangelique2010
    @grangelique2010 Před 7 lety +490

    I have to watch this over and over just to make sure this gets the views it deserves. He is my FAVORITE rapper. Period

    • @shoutoutMBAMsuckaz
      @shoutoutMBAMsuckaz Před 4 lety +9

      One of the best to do it...ever

    • @localandonlinepreciousmeta3575
      @localandonlinepreciousmeta3575 Před 4 lety +6

      Angelique Carney unless you’re doing that from different CZcams channels it doesn’t add more views. Meaning if you view this video from your “Angelique Carney” channel a million times you’ve added only one view. Js

    • @Deeman192
      @Deeman192 Před 3 lety +2

      Same. I love you.

    • @illitrait
      @illitrait Před 3 lety

      ...go on, @@localandonlinepreciousmeta3575, kill her joy.

    • @theekaleeb6268
      @theekaleeb6268 Před 3 lety +2

      You gotta ig mama cuz sheesh ur gorgeous 😍

  • @bruna5965
    @bruna5965 Před 9 lety +116

    Amazing.. And he has a really smoth voice 😊

    • @darrinb9389
      @darrinb9389 Před 8 lety

      Yes it was

    • @gwiltl
      @gwiltl Před 8 lety

      +Brufz Amazing? Are you serious? It was terrible. I expected better from someone rated so highly.

    • @blacksan56
      @blacksan56 Před 8 lety +8

      +wunas96 Go ahead. drop a freestyle off the top better then him, no one stops you.

    • @gwiltl
      @gwiltl Před 7 lety +6

      Coming back to this freestyle knowing what I commented a year ago, I rescind and retract my statement because I now known what Lupe Fiasco is about and how many layers there are to his words. So, with that in mind, I listened to the freestyle with a new insight and breadth of knowledge. No disrespect was intended. Well, looking back, I was just saying what I thought of it; I wasn't saying that he's terrible. Yeah, I think back then also, I didn't realise that the other 'freestyles' weren't complete improvisation, so of course they sounded better with more rhymes and things. I probably wasn't listening to his words, so I just thought it was nonsense. It's easily done with a very complex lyricist. So, anyway, I'm coming back to say that I now think it WAS amazing because it was structured rather than just trying to rhyme a lot. Apologies if I offended anyone. What can I say? I was ignorant. It's always funny looking back on how you were, and you think: wow, I was so ignorant. And I don't mean ignorant as in stupid, I mean in the literal sense of the word. Freestyling off the top is one thing, but to do it so it all links and is well-structured is another.

  • @icantbelieveitsnotbutter8851

    Lupe is the most well rounded rapper in history; he got everything and do it at a high level. Flow is impeccable always riding with the beat *why Em is not on his level*, rhyme schemes, multiple super dope styles, broad set of topics he rap about, levels to his lyrics that we still try to break down, message always behind his lyrics...so many more.

    • @hubbabubba5177
      @hubbabubba5177 Před 2 lety +2

      Sometimes I sit down an try to go through the lyrics to mural. Everytime single time, I get to the first quintuple entendre and give up

  • @sneakyonthebeat
    @sneakyonthebeat Před 3 lety +7

    the beat is Raekwon feat Ghostface Killah - Rainy Dayz Remix for anyone looking :)

  • @jesseclifton
    @jesseclifton Před 10 lety +63

    The Ramadan moving weight bar was easily the hardest in the whole freestyle

    • @franklinpjr
      @franklinpjr Před 10 lety +9

      idk he goes off pretty hard at like the 3:50 mark too

    • @masteryas21
      @masteryas21 Před 9 lety +4

      I love the rhyme when he says he doesn't smoke weed, he doesn't believe in weed, and the person who said that about Lu was lying... Lupe is beautiful mind!!!

  • @patrickharper499
    @patrickharper499 Před 10 lety +36

    Now thats what you call God given talent.....

  • @ZRun001
    @ZRun001 Před 3 lety +14

    I return to this freestyle more often than any other album or song. It aged like a fine wine. 💯

  • @blutygah
    @blutygah Před 4 lety +15

    Never gets old. 'I'm feeling good, its like a dream....' Lupe remains one of my best.

  • @JesseWilliams11
    @JesseWilliams11 Před 10 lety +109

    2:38 Lupe gun bars lmao
    I love Lupe's freestyles

    • @veksone77
      @veksone77 Před 10 lety +37

      Actually Lupe is a big time gun enthusiast, he has said in many interviews that he grew up around guns and he owns a lot of them.

    • @brandonreed3670
      @brandonreed3670 Před 10 lety +9

      Old school Lupe actually rapped about guns lol

    • @davesylvindeckerii4528
      @davesylvindeckerii4528 Před 10 lety

      Brandon Reed I know that but the fact he still has guns but I guess its for protection

    • @tonio14
      @tonio14 Před 10 lety +7

      Brandon Reed yea, i miss old school lupe who used to spit real street grimmy shit. but this freestyle was like a mixture of preaching and street shit so i love it

    • @terrydothatch
      @terrydothatch Před 10 lety +1

      Davesylvin Decker II What is life with no means to defend it. Guns are freedom. Its the uneducated knuckleheads that give them a bad image.

  • @TheDarylFrost
    @TheDarylFrost Před 9 lety +8

    "So Proceed just to proceed, and plant seeds to make trees that grow leaves"
    That line off the top of the dome - wow.

    • @Outlawzand1
      @Outlawzand1 Před 9 lety +4

      and proceed to Pro-Seed, and put seeds in the ground with trees that grow leaves.
      not hating, I love this freestyle and listened to it heaps.

  • @shiz3404
    @shiz3404 Před 3 lety +16

    This dude is straight criminal 😭🙌🏿

  • @jakeclark9
    @jakeclark9 Před 2 měsíci +2

    One of the best freestyles of all time

  • @416Raps
    @416Raps Před 7 lety +43

    "Proceed to proceed and put seeds into the ground with trees that grow leaves" Anybody fuckin get that?!?!? damn... fuckin fire

    • @m.tradezm2349
      @m.tradezm2349 Před 3 lety

      yea two proceeds like the seeds growing into the tree is the first proceed and the trees growing leaves is the second proceed. smh 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @TheAsianRemix
    @TheAsianRemix Před 8 lety +726

    sway be looking like the rhino from Madagascar when he bops his head like that lmao

  • @gothamcity007
    @gothamcity007 Před 5 lety +14

    I’ve watched this freestyle literally over 200x He turned that shit into a track of a album 🔥🔥🔥

  • @tmac1010
    @tmac1010 Před rokem +4

    8 years later and I’m still here

  • @baghelbhagtana
    @baghelbhagtana Před 9 lety +26

    its so dope how he freestyled about everything that sway asked about in the interview, dude is on another level. T&Y incredible as well

  • @quietpharaoh3867
    @quietpharaoh3867 Před 7 lety +142

    When he said zigga zow...then followed with "feeling like Methodist Baptist, so I church how I work, You know my worth." I knew in that moment I was in for a treat lol

  • @PersonnetaimeGuy
    @PersonnetaimeGuy Před 3 lety +5

    I came back here after the Royce and Lupe back-and-forth on Instagram.

  • @TheQANinja
    @TheQANinja Před 4 lety +64

    Lupe Fiasco' Mural > your Favorite Rappers Whole Catalog

    • @AnonymousTricks
      @AnonymousTricks Před 3 lety +3

      My fav rapper is Kendrick Lamar try again

    • @philemonawuah3187
      @philemonawuah3187 Před 3 lety +10

      @@AnonymousTricks he will body Kendrick any day....

    • @SlaveOfAllahTheRestorer
      @SlaveOfAllahTheRestorer Před 3 lety +1

      @@philemonawuah3187 I don't know about that Kendrick & Lupe are close in a lot of categories it'd be a good match up.

    • @producedbykhireyakeem4340
      @producedbykhireyakeem4340 Před 3 lety +1

      @@AnonymousTricks lmfao you’re a clown if you think anything he done is even comparable to Mural

    • @bakhtiyarguseinov9402
      @bakhtiyarguseinov9402 Před 3 lety +2

      Come on man, Kendrick is goated but Mural is just something else entirely

  • @Zmad724
    @Zmad724 Před 8 lety +401

    See sometimes rapper are all pushy about changing beats and it's annoying. However when your not doing 5 fingers of death and simply want to chill out and freestyle, this is a perfect example where asking to switch the beat is a definite. He still would have been great to the other beat, but the chillness of this beat mixed with his original lyrical ability just fit perfectly to make this legendary freestyle. Lupes freestyle, are like hearing someone literally talk to you and explain life while rhyming.

    • @averylopez2296
      @averylopez2296 Před 5 lety +4

      Zachary Madden to me this is what it’s all about

    • @FkinHologram
      @FkinHologram Před 5 lety +2

      Yes. Usually I hate when niggas wanna switch beat..but I respect when its smoothed

    • @bvsk111
      @bvsk111 Před 5 lety +3

      You gotta feel the beat if you hit it

    • @amanSpawn00
      @amanSpawn00 Před 5 lety

      Zachary Madden try out Daylyt - 2 Mics or Daylyt - Mural cover or Daylyt - High For Hours cover

    • @sollertiskhan3254
      @sollertiskhan3254 Před 4 lety

      Stfu

  • @6Foot4Honda
    @6Foot4Honda Před 10 lety +219

    i miss these days...freestyles are actually off the top..back on westwood when d12 freestyled in 2000 was DOPE

    • @1c0nic_player
      @1c0nic_player Před 5 měsíci +2

      they were almost never off the top at any point, they aren't even expected to be lol

  • @FromThe36thChamber
    @FromThe36thChamber Před 4 měsíci +3

    This made me a fan of Lupe when it dropped, I knew the big songs but this is when I realized how talented he really is

  • @bonganono1008
    @bonganono1008 Před rokem +10

    I listen to this almost every for months😄

  • @HenryPerez_royal_hp
    @HenryPerez_royal_hp Před 8 lety +10

    Not only does Lupe straight hypnotize you with his crazy, intelligent flow (that was the most amazing flow I've seen in a freestyle in a while) but he also tells a story with his hands. Pay attention and you'll see he tells two different stories, one is verbal one is in sign-language.
    Amazing.

  • @CologneXCandles
    @CologneXCandles Před 7 lety +14

    "keep the ratchet like I'm working on a car, she love me like I'm working on her heart" nigga that was fire!! 😂

  • @flackoflaxxko8406
    @flackoflaxxko8406 Před 4 lety +12

    The greatest freestyle of all time.

  • @mikem4481
    @mikem4481 Před 4 měsíci +4

    it's crazy when you think a nga blew up after Lupe!!!

  • @chickenwityamz
    @chickenwityamz Před 10 lety +32

    That's what the hell a freestyle is supposed to sound like! No Phone, no written bars,....straight off the top.

  • @JOEY199X
    @JOEY199X Před 9 lety +47

    People say they want real rap and Hip-Hop. If you visit the other channels where there are rappers like Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan & Migos, you'll hear them complaining bout how the world of Hip-Hop has turned to a disaster. The funniest shit is that Hip Hop fans are full of Hypocrisy. Lupe has always been one of the few rappers who lyrically paints a picture of his thoughts about world aspects, but he get almost few attention. If you really love true Hip-Hop don't brag about it, support who spits pure lyricism.

    • @GrandCross
      @GrandCross Před 9 lety +3

      THANK YOU! Very few true lyricist left in the game that can inspire. This is why I hold on to being a Lupe fan. Man is a genius but no one ever gives him the true recognition he deserves. I hope hip-hop will return to its roots

    • @OakCliffTX82
      @OakCliffTX82 Před 9 lety +1

      Hip hop is full of hypocrisy. On one hand we say that real music never gets respect, but when it does then suddenly it's too mainstream or the mc is a sellout. We want to be recognized, but if I hear about one of those Kardashians at a Mic Jenkins show... I'm a be pissed

    • @hunter10391
      @hunter10391 Před 9 lety

      there are plenty of artists that spit pure lyricism.king los, tory lanez, fabo, lloyd banks..etc. i know lupe probably is up there with king los and kendrick but cmon man. a lot of his music is boring. he's basically a political rapper. it gets boring real quick when he basically is being the world news and talking about everything that goes in the world. just bc he talks about political and racial issues with some nice metaphors dosent make him a lyrical genius. and yes sometimes the stuff does sound so advanced that u really don't understand it. I'm aware of that but that dosent make him one of the best. he's just speaking about stuff nobody relates to

    • @LarryTheLobster999
      @LarryTheLobster999 Před 9 lety

      Soul on ice 82 Mick Jenkins my nigga

  • @brm9656
    @brm9656 Před 4 lety +6

    Vocabulary people. Lupe knows all about that

  • @jagi7976
    @jagi7976 Před 4 lety +9

    I keep coming back to this cause dude is just on a whole different level

  • @SWAGGER573
    @SWAGGER573 Před 8 lety +59

    his rap style is so unique I love it

  • @kh7688
    @kh7688 Před 7 lety +64

    There's a distinct difference between freestyle and mixing several writtens with a couple of add ons. I'm not even gonna get started on guys who rap off a phone or spit lyrics from upcoming singles.
    Now I have nothing against shit written for a show and adding a couple of bars of your own but this is real freestyle. It wasn't at all rehearsed and it wasn't perfect but that's what makes it so authentic.
    Anyone that comes on and everything sounds perfect, they thought of it beforehand. You know it's real when some lines don't click or there's a couple of repeats. Yet when you listen carefully there's gold to be found. Rest assured as with everything Lupe does, he comes up with gold.
    The smartest rapper we've ever had, he may not be your favourite rapper but there's no denying he's a great. We need the old Lupe back though Food&Liqour and TheCool are classics in every sense of the word.

    • @isaacfarrell8136
      @isaacfarrell8136 Před 5 lety +5

      Tetsuo & Youth was as good as F&L and better than The Cool imo, and his new album Waves looks great. We don't need the Old Lupe back, he never left.

  • @thabisograememahungela3272
    @thabisograememahungela3272 Před 3 lety +10

    This freestyle is so perfect one would think it's written 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #Iconic

  • @hipsterdoofus1332
    @hipsterdoofus1332 Před 4 lety +16

    Love this. This the most effortless freestyle I’ve ever seen.

  • @TheTmarks226201
    @TheTmarks226201 Před 7 lety +81

    "Feel like Methodist, Baptist so I church how I work...you know my worth." He rode the hell out of this beat

  • @datisnotmarilnaem6822
    @datisnotmarilnaem6822 Před 10 lety +18

    Lupe is a legend. Amazing freestyle, real freestyle. Doper than most, well, doper than almost every single rapper out there. No one is better.

  • @painterpainting7056
    @painterpainting7056 Před 3 lety +6

    Sway was genuinely really really really impressed

  • @oomiesays
    @oomiesays Před 3 lety +4

    he said he dont know no other way than off the dome! yes sir

  • @Dologaming24
    @Dologaming24 Před 8 lety +480

    back again for another viewing. 2x a week at least

    • @NineEther96
      @NineEther96 Před 8 lety +2

      Hellyes

    • @gabatron7580
      @gabatron7580 Před 7 lety +9

      2 times a week? I am on this at least 10 times a day! I'm continuously watching all of the good Sway freestyles actually. Killing my data.

    • @cafenightster4548
      @cafenightster4548 Před 7 lety +30

      Whenever i hear a wack rap, i gotta come back to this. Atleast once a week.

    • @mohlomphehi
      @mohlomphehi Před 7 lety +2

      Same here, Im going through 10gigs in two weeks because of this ish. And i cant even SSyoutube it.

    • @cafenightster4548
      @cafenightster4548 Před 7 lety +2

      Bryant Fluker Ikr, everytime i need something to make me smile and have hope for life, thissss makes things better.

  • @anon420098
    @anon420098 Před 10 lety +92

    finally an actual freestyle on sway in the morning.

    • @kaskoo5360
      @kaskoo5360 Před 10 lety +12

      King Los had a nice 5 Fingers of Death

    • @ygpatt3938
      @ygpatt3938 Před 10 lety +13

      Logic was spittin too

    • @iLuvNikeBlazers
      @iLuvNikeBlazers Před 10 lety +1

      Kas Koo Los was too nice

    • @zunchoTV
      @zunchoTV Před 10 lety +4

      King Los, Lupe Fiasco and Logic are the best freestylers out there right now.

    • @jz1308
      @jz1308 Před 10 lety +2

      Zerak Palani Holy crap, i feel the exact same, i keep replaying Logic, King Los and now this every day.

  • @Loucid.
    @Loucid. Před 3 lety +4

    Lupe is your favorite rappers favorite rapper.

  • @Cliff11
    @Cliff11 Před 3 lety +9

    Freestyle still give me the chills 🔥🔥🔥

  • @tarifanzum680
    @tarifanzum680 Před 10 lety +14

    Lupe Fiasco aka The Rap Genius is the best in the game yo

  • @millionaire99i
    @millionaire99i Před 7 lety +104

    True lyricist. Lupe pushing the culture forward with this one.

  • @zinojohn383
    @zinojohn383 Před 3 lety +7

    He's a legendary

  • @MichaelByarsWasHere
    @MichaelByarsWasHere Před 5 lety +6

    Lupe was the first concert I ever went to. I have always been a supporter no doubt. I always dug his style, his words. His raps aren't drinkin and fuckin raps, he spits positive. I am really glad I found this, it just solidifies my hunches about his rapping abilities.

    • @lancetrafford4125
      @lancetrafford4125 Před 5 lety +1

      Respect. There's plenty of Lupe freestyles to appreciate on youtube