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So I'm aware that there is a lot of inherit hatred towards mainstream rap in this community, (#Offtopic) but I'm making this a thing anyway, because I know some people might have a worthwhile opinion on this subject.
If you don't like rap, but like watching people fight, you might enjoy this, so keep an open mind.
Two of the some the more popular rappers Drake, and Meek Mill have begun to develop what is colloquially known as "Beef"
[url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=94bNyh6BBB0]What's beef?[/url]
Battle Rap as an entity is entirely different from the rap industry most see as mainstream. Drake and Meek must step out of their normal comfort zones of egotism and luxury, and focus on actually using their music to call out and destroy their opponent. It's pretty entertaining actually, and these tracks are demanding of all the skill they have to prove who is the better musician. Sometimes, these tracks excel to be some of the best in hip hop. [url=http://youtu.be/41qC3w3UUkU]Like this[/url]
Over Twitter, Meek Mill claims that mostly every teenage girls favorite rapper, Drake, has a ghostwriter, or someone who writes his lyrics for him. This is obviously something that fans would down upon, however ghostwriting is not that uncommon in the industry.
His statement has led to both artists releasing "Diss" tracks in attempt to prove their side of the story, or more frequently, talk some serious shit to one another.
(It doesn't help that Meek Mill was, until recently, dating Nicki Minaj. There are a lot of references to this in the tracks, as Drake has been known to do collaborations with Nicki while her and Meek were dating. [url=http://youtu.be/zXBJChf1tfE]Shit like this also occurred at many live events[/url])
In response to Mill's tweets, Drake released this track. It touches on some of Mill's accusations, but mainly focuses on how this makes him feel about his what he said.
[url=https://soundcloud.com/octobersveryown/drake-charged-up]Charged-Up ~ Drake[/url]
Meek called it "Baby lotion soft"
Drake responds immediately with another diss track, before Meek could respond to his Drakes first diss track. The second diss was well received, however didn't really touch on what he was accused of, but it is labeled as freestyle by his studios account.
[url=https://soundcloud.com/octobersveryown/drake-back-to-back-freestyle]Back to Back ~ Drake Freestyle[/url]
Meek responds late with his track, focusing on Quentin Miller and the reference tracks used for Drakes ghostwriting.
[url=https://soundcloud.com/dreamchasersrecords/meek-mill-wanna-know-ft-quentin-miller-prod-by-jhalil-beats-and-swizz-beatz]Wanna Know ~ Meek Mill ft. Quentin Miller[/url]
So, to those of you who care, I have a question, and an optional one.
1. Who is the better battle rapper? Focus on rhythm and lyricism, rather than how it sounds.
2. (Optional) Do you think Drake really has a ghostwriter?
What are your thoughts?
TL;DR
[spoiler]These two rappers are fighting in the form of releasing diss tracks. Listen to those 3 songs I linked, and tell me who is the better battle rapper. [/spoiler]
[url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2224700/drake-meek-mill-ghostwriter-beef-timeline/]More information on the topic, as well as a timeline.[/url]
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Drake said it best himself. Meek Mill got "Bodied by a singin nigga."
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I don't usually like Drake to much but he killed Meek
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Where's the "I don't give a -blam!-" option?
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You sound like you write for Complex, KC.
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Respond for analyzation
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Definitely Drake.
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As much as I like Meek, I'm gonna have to say Drake won this one.
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I like Mill better, but Drake got him on this one.
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Childish Gambino
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You won't get much of a response here man. I think Drake is the hottest in the game rn there's no doubt he is great, but as conflicting as it may sound with my first opinion, he is SO overhyped by people. His last "album" was not very good and his fans ate it up anyways. The man could drop terrible music(which he has) and his fans would act like it's the greatest thing ever. This also makes them HATE meek mill, who I think is pretty good too, just not on drakes level. It was not smart of him to come at drake when he's so high up. In short: Drake fans will worship anything drake makes and completely hate meek mills stuff because they love drake. Meek can't win tbh
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It's unfortunate that the same guy who wrote ooh killem comes up with a shit diss track
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Well I know Drake fairly well, got a few of his songs. What even is a Meek Mill?
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drake used fire breath very effective
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[quote][quote][quote]Gonna have to go with Saturn on this one. He's a master tactician, 10+ hrs is more than enough time to prep. Keep in mind, Saturn has been genetically engineered at the age of 14 to be a super rock. If the Platypuses were to activate the Crucible, that might be enough, but Saturn could intercept the comms and shut down the Sol relay if Gojira is there to help like he usually is.[/quote] This needs to be a copypasta[/quote][/quote] [spoiler]In all the battle threads......[/spoiler]
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Meek lost from the beginning
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The audience loses
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I dont like either of them, but from my brother who claims he's a real hip hop head, says Meek Mill won. He said he won simply because he stated facts, and Drake got slapped by diddy, and let another grown man pee on him.
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Actually you got the order wrong, Drake dropped "Charged Up", and after 4 days of no response from Meek, he dropped "Back 2 Back", as in back to back tracks with no response. Drake pretty much destroyed Meek in this, Meek's track unsurprisingly sounded like every track he's ever put out, and he took a couple subtle shots at Drake that weren't significant or explosive. Drakes first track was quiet, almost ambient, purposely, because realistically Drake doesn't need this validation due to how their star statuses are tiered. But even then, he came with that line [i]No woman ever had me star struck Or was able to tell me to get my bars up[/i] that was subtle, but effective just like the song itself. It was a mature way of responding to the beef. Then with false promises made, and no response from meek, Drake tarnished Meek's reputation with these lines from back 2 back: [i]You love her, then you gotta give the world to her Is that a world tour or your girl's tour? I know that you gotta be a thug for her This ain't what she meant when she told you to open up more Yeah, trigger fingers turn to twitter fingers You gettin' bodied by a singin' -blam!- I'm not the type of -blam!- that'll type to -blam!- And shout-out to all my boss bitches wife-in -blam!- Make sure you hit him with the prenup[/i] Meek takes the loss
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They both suck
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Who????????
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Drake the type of -blam!- that when you break up with your girl, he'll cry for you.
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Meek is eh, not a huge fan of Drake but he got the better end of the stick for sure. Kanye needs some beef.
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How pedestrian.
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rap stinks
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Edited by KatTheTimelord: 8/2/2015 7:38:17 AMSoo meek mills sounds illiterate as -blam!-. What the fück was he even saying. Hes dumb. ALL IT WAS WAS -blam!- EVERY 2 SECONDS IN ALL 3 SONGS. I mewn, Drake at least sounded a little more literate. Mill just sounds like a 17 year old who doesn't know how to read or write or pronounce any word in the english language. But I vote Drake
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Edited by Britton: 8/2/2015 9:14:24 AMWhy is this relevant? Why does anyone care about a couple man babies flexing their vaginas at one another?