Lupe Fiasco has made a bold claim amid the ongoing rap wars and said that Drake is a “better rapper” than Kendrick Lamar.
Speaking on X Spaces with Aye Verb on Monday (April 15), the Chicago native admitted he has not heard Kendrick’s diss verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” but has listened to — and enjoyed — Drizzy’s response track “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50).”
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When asked who is the better rapper between the two, Lupe replied without hesitation: “Drake.”
Verb then asked if Lupe thinks the 6 God is a better rapper “by a long shot,” to which he replied: “Not really. Drake got bars … so I would give it to Drake.”
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He added: “I think Kendrick’s a better technically skilled performer but I don’t think he’s a better rapper.”
The Food & Liquor MC also said he doesn’t view K. Dot as a “dangerous” rapper when it comes to carving up opponents with his rhymes.
Elsewhere during the X Spaces, Lupe Fiasco offered a more detailed evaluation of Kendrick Lamar, saying: “I think he’s a great performer. I think he’s a great rapper. I think he makes great albums. I think he’s a great conceptualist. I think he’s a great mind. I think what he does for the culture is amazing. I love him to death. I do not think that he’s this amazing lyricist, though.
“And if I had to put a top 100 list together… the first 60 slots would be n-ggas that ain’t in the mainstream that n-ggas don’t even know. It ain’t finna be n-ggas with record deals. It’s gonna be all these battle rap n-ggas. When it comes to lyrics.”
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He also pointed out that he doesn’t know Kendrick personally and has only met him “like one time.”
The “Kick, Push” rhymer also criticized J. Cole for his “7 Minute Drill” diss song against Kendrick, particularly how he attempted to drag his discography.
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“Kendrick did so much for the mentality of young Black culture that to hear J. Cole talking about, ‘To Pimp A Butterfly ain’t shit, DAMN. ain’t shit,’ and he’s looking at what those albums actually mean to people?” he said.
“He doing some white folk, some Ku Klux Klan make-them-eat-their-own shit. You would never hear me talking down on his albums.”
Lupe previously stirred controversy in 2018 when he claimed that Kendrick Lamar is “not a top tier lyricist” and his “Control” verse was “super overhyped.”
He later appeared apologized for his comments, saying: “Maybe I should have just left it alone. Even though my impetus was the ‘Control’ verse … I apologize for even engaging and talking about n-ggas’ careers. I’ll never do that shit again.”
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After his apology resurfaced in the wake of J. Cole’s recent controversial olive branch to Kendrick, Lupe set the record straight on his own retraction.
“Relax yo… I wasn’t apologizing to him lol,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “I was sorry about the entire shindig because it was such a waste of time and energy in something that had nothing to do with me.”
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He added: “Keep my name clean… I fear no rapper of any kind or on anytime… K dot solid but y’all need to chill lol.”
