Lupe Fiasco Says He's The Best Rapper Right Now

Lupe Fiasco performed at a University of Illinois Show last week, and in a freestyle he dropped, he claimed to be the best rapper in the game right now. Read what he said below-

"When you're done Watching The Throne, turn around and watch me, when you're done with Tha Carter IV come back to me for more, when you're done with that Drake, no, I ain't trying to hate but I'm back up on my grind and I'm about to skaaaaate on these n*ggas....Put it on your blog and your Tumblrs on your Twitters that Lupe said that he's the best, n*gga!" (The LupEND Blog)

I love this...i love when someone is so confident, and lets the world know it. Right now, even if he wasn't so sure about what he said, he would go back and make sure he works on getting better everyday so that he can back what he said up. Personally, i think Lasers is the best rap album to drop this year so far, and if you look at Lupe's craft, and his versatility on the album, you would agree with me that he has the right to claim greatness. Who else can actually rap, rhyme, keep his lyrics deep, and yet easy to follow...who else can get political on an album, and still make people that don't like stuff like that bump their heads to the music? Nobody right now...nobody right now is keeping it as real as it gets, and still getting mainstream audience.

You might want to say Drake...but, bar for bar, Lupe would shit on drake. Drake is a good rapper, and his talent as a singer further amplifies his total package, but, i repeat- bar for bar, rhyme for rhyme, lupe would kill him. Okay, you might want to mention Lil Wayne. Lil wayne is a crazy rapper...a crazy rapper that is good with metaphors...that's it. I have to give it to him for how much of those metaphors he comes up with in every verse...he just keeps them coming. But as much as it feels great to hear, maybe on a verse, hearing that on a whole album, and knowing that's it...that's all there is, can be tiring. He's artistry isn't versatile enough. Can wayne tell a story that would last more than 8 bars, without jumping off to another topic. But i do respect his work ethics...second to none...and that is why he is where he is.

And lets talk about Kanye and Jay-Z. If you have listened to the Watch The Throne album, you would definitely know that Jay wasn't at his best there. There were some songs where he was great, but on most of the tracks, you would notice that he was just aii...nothing super lyrical. And kanye...kanye is cool, but he is more into the humor rap, and making a great song, and not really being a great rapper.

Please note that i have left the greats like Nas, and Raekwon out of this argument. I was only focusing on the mainstream rappers, and i am sure that is where Lupe Fiasco has his lens as well.