Showing posts with label Skillz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skillz. Show all posts
January 01, 2012
October 12, 2011
BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher Rankings
1) Kendrick Lamar
2) B.o.B
3) Big K.R.I.T.
4) Machine Gun Kelly
5) Tech N9ne
Bar for bar, I've got to give it to Kendrick Lamar. Dude is just nice. Next I have to give it up to B.o.B for showing everybody that he's a real MC, and not just a pop star (Side note: I wonder what B.o.B did at 3:32 when he was setting up that special needs line to make BET take the camera off of him? The retarded man bend wrist chest smack thing? Who's to know.) Coming in 3rd I have to give it up to K.R.I.T. He didn't go for punchlines and just spit some real nigga shit. Fourth is Machine Gun Kelly, who despite having a nice flow, made a couple of missteps (Rhyming "Cobain's back" with each other 3 times?). And bringing up the rear is Tech N9ne, who totally squandered his first appearance on BET since Sway and Tech's The Anthem back in 1999.
1) Busta Rhymes
2) Reek Da Villain
3) Ludacris
4) 2 Chainz
It was a close race between Busta Rhymes and Reek Da Villain, but I had to give it to Busta because he embodied exactly what you'd want from a cypher, from lyrics to delivery. Reek is clearly #2, and he's followed up by Ludacris at #3, who nearly loss points for his wild pronunciation of Zach Galifianakis' name. The #4 spot almost went to Premo's laptop or Luda's headphones because 2 Chainz brought pretty much nothing to the table here. Ultimately, I decided to just give him 4th place (and last overall) instead of 5th or 6th, but only because he changed his name from Tity Boi to 2 Chainz (even though for some reason he thought it'd be a good idea to rock 3 chains the day this was filmed).
1) Skillz
2) Lady Of Rage
3) Blind Fury
4) Dom Kennedy
You have to give this one to Skillz. You've just got to. In fact, it was almost predetermined he was going to have the hardest bars in his group as soon as BET called him to do it. Checking in at #2 is Lady Of Rage, who was shockingly quite impressive. Blind Fury did his thing as well, so he gets the 3 spot, and last was Dom Kennedy, who really didn't bring much to the table.
1) Pill
2) Meek Mill
3) Rick Ross
4) Stalley
5) Wale
The surprise upset first place goes to Pill! Who would've thunk it? Nobody, but he made it happen. Congrats. Next up is Meek Mill, though his raw Philly style carried him more so than his lyrics. I wasn't expecting much from Ross here, but he ripped it so he gets third. Stalley was nice, but he needed a little more energy, so that's good for 4th. Bringing up the rear is Wale. His verse didn't suck, he was just the 5th best on this occasion.
1) Lecrae
2) Nitty Scott
3) Estelle
4) Soprano
Lecrae blazed it and showed that a Christian rapper can be nice as hell too. He gets the #1 spot. Coming in #2 has got to be Nitty Scott, whom which I'd like to exchange numbers with and possible take out on a date. Third is Estelle, but it was by default because I refuse to sit and read Soprano's (I'm assuming) fourth place lyrics.
1) Kevin McCall
2) Tyga
3) Chris Brown
4) Ace Hood
I thought Kevin McCall was a singer? Clearly I had him mixed up with somebody else because dude is nice, and for that, he gets first place. Second goes to Tyga, who has improved more lyrically in the last 2-3 years than anyone I can recall. I mean, dude was completely wack back in 2008, but now he's almost nice. Next I'll give props to Chris Brown, who is 10x the rapper he is singer. Last place goes to Ace Hood, but it's not because he sucked, it's just because the others did better. Ace was just fine, and I'm just proud he remembered his rhyme this time.
1) Eminem
2) Joe Budden
3) Royce Da 5'9"
4) Crooked I
5) Yelawolf
6) Joell Ortiz
This is easily the greatest cypher in the history of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and it's truly a shame somebody had to come in last in my rankings. For starters, Eminem is just out of this world lyrically. To this date, NOBODY can flip rhymes the way he can and that was on full display in this video. Coming in at #2 is Joe Budden as he remains the most underrated rapper, possibly ever. Royce is 3rd because not only did he murder his verse, but "Hi Rihanna" is still a trending topic on Twitter nearly 24 hours later. Crooked I gets 4th place for his killer bars, while Yelawolf and Joell Ortiz bring up the rear with sick verses that just weren't on the level of the lead 4, but still good as hell. Damn, that was tough.
Illest of the Night: Eminem
Runner Up: Joe Budden
Wackest of the Night: 2 Chainz
Runner Down: Tech N9ne
October 14, 2010
Skillz BET Cypher + Other Cyphers
Skillz almost tricked me with this shit until he said that line about Stephen Hill and Waka Flocka. I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't watch the Hip-Hop Awards in its entirety, so it wasn't outside the realm of possibility that I missed a cypher.
Anyway, outside of the points loss for wearing one of those 2007 ass neck scarfs this deep into 2010, Skillz ripped that thoroughly.
I'm mad I forgot to post this cypher the other day because this was actually the 2nd nicest one outside of the G.O.O.D. Music cypher. I don't know who Bones Brigante is, but son is nice! Wiz, Yela, and Rae all did their thing too. I wonder why Big K.R.I.T. wasn't invited??
(Side note: How dumb are niggas that they really thought Inspectah Deck was dead when Chef CLEARLY stated that his mother died?? That's the problem with a lot of shit today, everybody wants to be the first to give their meaningless opinion on something rather than gather facts. Sad.)
This was obviously the most useless of the cyphers, but its still fine I guess.
January 02, 2009
Skillz - Rap Up 2008
I really wasn't into the whole New Year thing yesterday and I guess you can tell because I completely forgot about the Rap Up lol. I still haven't even listened to it, but I wanted to post it before I finally went to sleep.
Skillz - Rap Up 2008
July 24, 2008
Skillz Vs. Black Thought Freestyle
I wanted to watch this before I posted it, but I still haven't able to. Its all good I already know its dope so enjoy.
July 19, 2008
Skillz In Da Booth!
If you didn't know (which I didn't until today) Skillz is dropping a new album on Tuesday called Million Dollar Backpack. Now, if he's rippin' like this on there I'm coppin'!
June 26, 2008
Talib Kweli - Eat To Live; Skillz - So Far So Good Feat. Talib Kweli/Sick
Kwe sure did take his time putting out the video for the next single , didn't that album some out around this time last year?? lol.
Now we have Kwe and Skillz:
January 01, 2008
Skillz '07 Rap Up Video
Wassup y'all?? Welcome to '08!! What better way to jump things off than the video for the '07 Rap Up?? Great, so check it out:
Its official, I love it!
December 31, 2007
Skillz - '07 Rap Up
I dunno how I managed to forget about this, but Skillz's Wrap Up for 2007 came out a few days ago and I'm just hearing it today! Yeah I guess I'm fuckin' up, but hell I've been busy and I'm gonna be even busier in the new future so just letting you know now lol. Anyway, check out the latest greatest:
Skillz - '07 Rap Up
This one was aight, but then again the talent it takes to do this shit just makes the shit crazy. Plus, everything he's saying is true lol. I can't wait to see the video! That's right, they shot a video and its premiering at midnight on SoVeryFresh.com so I'll have that for you ASAP. Until then you can check out this YouTube video from GotSkillzTV where Skillz talks about the Rap Up and after that I have some behind the scenes shit from the video for y'all. Enjoy:
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