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I think about that "Keep them golden weave thieves out the muthafuckin' FOREST!" line damn near every week. Like, how the hell do you come up with that double-meaning setup and still have some creative juice left for the rest of the song?!
“My rap position was black condition and activism - ammunition for abolition, missions attacking systems - but they not apt to listen unless it’s dropping on Activision” WOOOO!!
"Are we apps? Or are we bodies filled with apparitions? Operating applications, stuck inside an Apple prison" Those lines be hitting different the farther into the future we move
Bro “the ribbon in the sky is the ribbon that I drop, dribbling an eye across the prism of a clock” like he’s saying he’s god, he’s the all seeing eye he controls everything including time
Some of the lines be a bit wack but most of em still stick together. It's so good I'll forgive that tho, and that 2000s nerd shit is great, rarely do you see someone quote/spit anime and games well and for so long. We've all watched Naruto, bdz and played Tekken/mortal Kombat, just alot of peeps won't admit it. It's always great to see influential media we've grown up with get mixed in with music, media we've also grown up with. Low-key, this kid can be better than Lil Wayne 100
I witnessed this man performing Mural as an opening song, the whole song, no playback, no mistakes, every syllable perfectly on beat. After 4 minutes I stopped nodding to the beat and just stood there in complete amazement, one of the greatest gig experiences in my life.. Thank you Lupe ❤️
Shockheadd45 It’s both, actually, but it’s more technical rhyming, which consists of wordplay, rhyme schemes, literary devices, such as metaphors, similies, entendres, alliteration, homophones, etc. Flow, Cadence and Delivery are also a part of the technical aspect of Hip-Hop. Lyricism is mainly focusing on the stories told within Hip-Hop, as well as the themes and messages, etc. You can have a lyrical song without much technical depth, or you can have just a technical song with not much lyricism behind it, or you can have a mix of both. This is a mix of both, but it mostly leans towards the technical department.
@@sirtifiedbucket DOOM is known for that and that’s his normal routine and he probably rhymes his lullabies when he sleeps but coming from lupe this is a bit strange in my opinion
Genius definitely didn’t. Genius is too industry to dissect Lupe’s actual meanings for a lot of those bars. A lot of what he says goes against the industry and the people who run it.
the hardest part was the last verse where he references Samara, achieve Nirvana and brilliance. Don't let that fly waaayyy above your head. In India they have temples from the 3rd civilization of the Indus Valley around the same time as the Nubians and Sumerians with meteorite and stone tablets. Sanskrit was in India and was the first written and spoken language, with the scriptures still being around today as the war in the middle east destroyed the tablets (Iran Iraq war). The Hindu scriptures and Nepal Buddhist scriptures say EA or earth is a learning school for mastering ourself and getting in touch with spirit. Defeating samsara is to defeat the energy reincarnation cycle maya, matrix, simulation, as energy never dies just changes forms and has been here since the dawn of time in the Laws of Physics. Reaching Nirvana is the final point reaching bliss and free from desires that knock you down and understanding your way back home in Buddhism and is used in Hindu culture as the final step before maha ssamadhi, or leaving earth out of the body to explore higher realms.. Insane wordplay if you understand it
bruh this wasn't even wordplay, it was just a statement. no fkin wonder so many people think he's the best, they don't actually know what they're talking about in rap.
Every time I get asked what the most impressive verse is, I always say Mural. Quite possibly the densest verse I've ever listened to and it's not even close
Hard disagree. The best verse of all time is AZ's verse on "Life's a Bitch". The cleanest, most succinct verse in history. I'm a huge Lupe stan, but I think Mural is top 5, but not number 1.
@@vaevictus4637 Hard disagree. AZ most philosophical verse? Sure. Best? Nah. Not his own best verse. I definitely think it's top 5-20 but not #1. This is why music is subjective. Guarantee as this thread gets bigger you'll see the likes of Pun, 3k, Rakim, R.A., etc. Be mentioned lol. This is gonna be nice if this thread grows. We can start comparing and sharing.
@@lyrics2challenged For me, it'll forever be Eminem's 4th verse in Bad Guy. First time I heard it, I was spellbound and had goosebumps. I don't think any other song has ever done that to me and I don't think any will.
After listening to such a masterpiece I sit back and just ponder to how gifted this dude is ... dang ... you too, Spited . My respects from South Africa. Anyone reading this, my respects and blessings to you, too, Nooreyboy out
Hell yea, I’m just giving back to the culture!💪🔥 It’s sad that RUclips doesn’t allow me to monetize these videos. “Not enough commentary” or something like that they said.... I don’t wanna be like reaction type of channel thing.. never...😄 and for breaking down the bars completely I don’t feel confident in my knowledge. Yet. Being from Czech Republic- not being a native speaker. It’s many times harder to catch all those bars haha
It's way beyond that This song is layered with riddles, Multis, holorhymes, quadruple quintuple sextuple entendres, allusions, metaphors, alliterations, foreshadowing, verisimilitude, euphemisms etc. The entirety of this song is eminently layered. Super dense.
Just as Lupe Fiasco was one of the most under rated poets of our generation, I hope that this video does not gets slept on like Lupes' potential and talents. Amazing work bro. Amazing. Mind blown, both for you and for Lupe.
This challenges me to want to put more focus into my pen game/verses like I used to. It’s so easy to want to compromise these days since less and less people appreciate true art. Inspiring.
To this day, I still claim this as the best lyrical song of all time. Hands down. The rhyming scheme...the double-entendres...he's way ahead of his time.
I honestly waited for this for such a long time. I cannot imagine the amount of time and dedication it took to finish this and to post other videos as well.. All love from my side ❤️. Thank you for making RUclips videos im interested in
This is great! Lupe made a song called Mural and people are treating it just as that. A monumental moment in Hip Hop. Something people keep coming back to over and over as it stands the test of time and represents greatness.
“A word game back up plan that could damn lakes...back up....the word play playin that the man states, which means ima still be the man when the damn breaks” Lupes back up bars that we never hear are better than most people’s best, but when someone comes with some fire and breaks the damn, he’s still the man because he was only hitting you with the backups. Sheeeeeeh Lupe is the GOAT no question
Life is not a dictionary, it's a thesaurus. That was deep. Maybe he's saying life is more than everything means something but everything is somehow connected to something else or maybe everything ain't just what it seems
@@phoenixk4328 eseentially it says that life doesn't have just one meaning, it has multiple different meanings. Kinda like how a Thesaurus doesn't give you definitions but instead it gives you synonyms for words, so that you get a bunch of alternate meanings instead of just one.
You already know imma be sending this to all my hip-hop heads in my friends list. After you take your time to get your mind right, I would like you to consider doing Mos Def's verse on Thieves In The Night. As always nothing but 🔥 uploads from this channel
Mos Def's verse on Theives in the Night is one of the most intelligent verse I ever heard him spit. That thing is glorious. Deep and delivered, as all rap should be
Port I saw you in a comment section arguing with an eminem fan once if im not mistaken😂🤣 He was completely delusional. Even though eminem is in my top 5, he has by far the most annoying and delusional fanbase
Timbro fr, fr. Em is even on my top 5, but whenever someone says he's the best lyricist, with all honesty I gotta disagree. There are much more better rappers when it comes lyrical content, it's just that some of Em fans are close minded and their ego doesn't let them appreciate other lyrical monsters like Lupe, DOOM, Rino, Black Thought, Ab Soul, GZA, Monch, Aesop Rock, etc. It's just a shame that some of these rappers are slept on...
One of the best songs of all time, no cap. The density of the rhyme schemes is otherworldly and the content within the rhymes is unique and just brilliant
It’s crazy how he made a 7 minute rap song turn into a 7 minute video in your head bc of the wordplay and imagery Lupe used in this track. I guess that’s why it’s called Mural.
Really glad to see that when other music genres are falling apart, lyrical rap is still maintaining its integrity. Getting better with each generation. Just when you think rap isn't the same as it used to be some genius comes up with something like this.
This is probably the most complex song ever written, man , this song if full of metaphor, double & triple entendre while rhyming so beautifully. I can't believe I've been sleeping on Lupe for so fu*kin long, god forgive me.
There are tons of rappers that are on the same level as Lupe lyrically, but no one has a song like this. This shit is incomparable. (Maybe except C of Tranquility)
What's even more bonkers is that he performed this on stage by request and didn't miss a single word. And he even added several flourishes that weren't in the original song (like crowd participation). Lupe is the greatest to ever do it, period.
50,000 subscribers is a lot but you honestly deserve so much more. Your uploads are always high quality lyricism and have honestly broadened my horizons and introduced me to so many amazing artists. Thanks Spited!
One of the best songs in rap history, period. So glad you've done this. The layers and metaphors on this one literally take days to get through, Lupe is the best complex lyricist ever
Not gone say Kendrick cant do this, cause he has the ability but He hasnt done this yet. Not For this long, this strong , this complicated, this dense and flawless. THis shit Black thought SPaziing on FLex for ten minutes.
This is easily one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time. Aside from the crazy rhymes, it makes me think about all of the nostalgic memories from when i was younger. Heavenly singing in background too.
I just discovered this channel... and being able to see the lyrics with the rhymeschemes pointed out in color really helps my adhd brain appreciatie the brilliance of hiphop. Thanks for doing these videos, I will keep watching, learning, expanding my mind, and gaining respect for hiphop ❤️
The craziest part of all this to me is that this is just telling you what he SAID.. we haven’t even scratched the surface on what he MEANT as far as bar breakdown!! That alone is a whole separate class!!!!! Lupe, Thought, Royce.. top 3 lyrical assassins hands down!
I’d love to, but I don’t want to risk getting a copyright strike from the radio station.. as I believe the rules are a bit different for content such as radio freestyles than for regular songs... but I might drop it on IG TV only. Already did the Royce freestyle on LA Leakers there
With the bit of honesty and respect that we humans still have Name one reason he is not the goat Even if he never dropped another song and this was his only song ever. I'm convinced he would be considered the GREATEST I always thought BLACK THOUGHT , NAS and INSPECTAH DECK were the true contenders for GOAT Now I'm really shocked i never knew this verse!
@@ishaking6278 lol y'all just hating He also has : Failure - Adoration Of The Magi - They.ressurect.over.new - Mural Jr - Ms. Mural - Dumb It Down - Peace Of Paper/COJ - Manilla - Pumpkin Seads and too many other songs that can top your favorite rapper easilly
@@ishaking6278 imaging saying that Lupe pen game is inconsistent when he has the best pen game and only DOOM / Black Thought / Aesop Rock that can match his pen game
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@Blue Shirt 😄😄 I can’t monetize ANYTHING on this channel so I might as well politely ask y’all to do something for me to help me to grow this brand
@@Spited i always thought that you were a company instead of a real person lol
@@Spited For an April fools joke, you should include a rapper who hardly rhymes
Blue Shirt thank you!🙌
When someone's rap is longer than your essays ._.
Combined
@@Spited fr tho, I'm baffled you actually done the whole thing, huge props to that, man
I'm sure you can write this whole verse as a essay and do very well
Tawonga Jeremiah we got to analyze any piece of literal work and I did this and got extra credit lmao
If Westside Gunn wrote these lyrics it would be an hour long song.
Wtf was going thru lupe mind when he wrote this, done heard this song a million times and I’m still learning, could teach a class on this song alone
A class?
This song is a fuckin SEMESTER My Guy.
Couple this with DOOM and you have a whole 4 year course degree in lyricism.
I think about that "Keep them golden weave thieves out the muthafuckin' FOREST!" line damn near every week.
Like, how the hell do you come up with that double-meaning setup and still have some creative juice left for the rest of the song?!
I think he said he wrote the first couple of minuts and freestyled the rest
@@123Pizazz throw in Aesop just to stretch it into a Master's.
“My rap position was black condition and activism - ammunition for abolition, missions attacking systems - but they not apt to listen unless it’s dropping on Activision” WOOOO!!
Bruh I caught this and it took forever... nasty ass verse
I know right
Activition?
@@TCt83067695 Activision ( game company)
@@TCt83067695 Call of Duty
"Are we apps? Or are we bodies filled with apparitions?
Operating applications, stuck inside an Apple prison"
Those lines be hitting different the farther into the future we move
One of my favorite bars from this masterpiece. I remember buying Tetsuo and Youth back in 2016. One of my favorite albums of the decade
As soon as I read this I heard the line.
Holy shit right when I read those lines it came up
🥱
Bro “the ribbon in the sky is the ribbon that I drop, dribbling an eye across the prism of a clock” like he’s saying he’s god, he’s the all seeing eye he controls everything including time
Modern masterpiece of a song. So many dense themes and rhymes.
tubazo1989 one of the best rap songs of all time imo
Seriously haha. This man's got some lyrics that're denser than Tungsten.
@@berserkerlewis7089 😐
@@berserkerlewis7089 😂
Some of the lines be a bit wack but most of em still stick together. It's so good I'll forgive that tho, and that 2000s nerd shit is great, rarely do you see someone quote/spit anime and games well and for so long. We've all watched Naruto, bdz and played Tekken/mortal Kombat, just alot of peeps won't admit it. It's always great to see influential media we've grown up with get mixed in with music, media we've also grown up with. Low-key, this kid can be better than Lil Wayne 100
“Life is not a dictionary it is a thesaurus” might be the illest live ever. I slept on Lupe for years. Dude is a God-level MC.
Am like a missionary to clitors
I witnessed this man performing Mural as an opening song, the whole song, no playback, no mistakes, every syllable perfectly on beat. After 4 minutes I stopped nodding to the beat and just stood there in complete amazement, one of the greatest gig experiences in my life.. Thank you Lupe ❤️
Wow truly incredible. Wish I could experience that too
I do not think that you guys are ready for this one... now it is a Mural fr haha
Keep up the hard work, this is a good one. Do Killah Priest!
Bro how long is the video?
View from the Masada
Almost 8 minutes. 7:50 if I remember correctly
Lol now people won’t shut up about Mural Jr
Literally one of the most lyrical lyricist who ever spit.
The songs called Mural and it looks like it with all those colored rhyme schemes!
100% !
Name me a more lyrical rap song
@@ishaking6278it which way though
I’ve never heard this ever in my life so the fact that there’s so many rhymes scares me.
Just wait 😄🤯
Bars, Bars, Bars, double and triple entendre the entire track!
Shockheadd45
It’s both, actually, but it’s more technical rhyming, which consists of wordplay, rhyme schemes, literary devices, such as metaphors, similies, entendres, alliteration, homophones, etc. Flow, Cadence and Delivery are also a part of the technical aspect of Hip-Hop.
Lyricism is mainly focusing on the stories told within Hip-Hop, as well as the themes and messages, etc.
You can have a lyrical song without much technical depth, or you can have just a technical song with not much lyricism behind it, or you can have a mix of both. This is a mix of both, but it mostly leans towards the technical department.
MF DOOM: Am I a MF joke to you?
@@sirtifiedbucket DOOM is known for that and that’s his normal routine and he probably rhymes his lullabies when he sleeps but coming from lupe this is a bit strange in my opinion
Damn you actually did the whole thing. The dedication😢. Appreciate you homie, best rhyme channel on youtube.
Shady G that’s some nerd stuff😂 thank you!🙌
T1M3PASS I appreciate it
T1M3PASS 😂💯
I know 😭😭😭🙏🏾❤️
This mans technique is terrifying, like damn
His lyrics are also really abstract like you can philosophically dissect every bar.
yeh genius tried to for sure, but idk if they were accurate enough
Genius definitely didn’t. Genius is too industry to dissect Lupe’s actual meanings for a lot of those bars. A lot of what he says goes against the industry and the people who run it.
“Defeat samsara achieves nirvana and brilliance” one of the best lines ever.
My favorite line from Lupe.
the hardest part was the last verse where he references Samara, achieve Nirvana and brilliance. Don't let that fly waaayyy above your head. In India they have temples from the 3rd civilization of the Indus Valley around the same time as the Nubians and Sumerians with meteorite and stone tablets. Sanskrit was in India and was the first written and spoken language, with the scriptures still being around today as the war in the middle east destroyed the tablets (Iran Iraq war). The Hindu scriptures and Nepal Buddhist scriptures say EA or earth is a learning school for mastering ourself and getting in touch with spirit. Defeating samsara is to defeat the energy reincarnation cycle maya, matrix, simulation, as energy never dies just changes forms and has been here since the dawn of time in the Laws of Physics. Reaching Nirvana is the final point reaching bliss and free from desires that knock you down and understanding your way back home in Buddhism and is used in Hindu culture as the final step before maha ssamadhi, or leaving earth out of the body to explore higher realms.. Insane wordplay if you understand it
I just read your whole ass comment, which was informing af, in Lupe's voice and cadence from Mural. Lol
I just had a brain aneurysm trying to understand this and listen to the song at the same time 😂😂😂😂
bruh this wasn't even wordplay, it was just a statement. no fkin wonder so many people think he's the best, they don't actually know what they're talking about in rap.
@@roseflows6585nobody cares big dog
@@roseflows6585 Whatever you say, guy who commented "Cole is easily a better rapper than Lupe" lmfao
Every time I get asked what the most impressive verse is, I always say Mural.
Quite possibly the densest verse I've ever listened to and it's not even close
Not even close, exactly!!🔥
Hard disagree. The best verse of all time is AZ's verse on "Life's a Bitch". The cleanest, most succinct verse in history. I'm a huge Lupe stan, but I think Mural is top 5, but not number 1.
@@vaevictus4637 Hard disagree. AZ most philosophical verse? Sure. Best? Nah. Not his own best verse. I definitely think it's top 5-20 but not #1. This is why music is subjective. Guarantee as this thread gets bigger you'll see the likes of Pun, 3k, Rakim, R.A., etc. Be mentioned lol. This is gonna be nice if this thread grows. We can start comparing and sharing.
@@lyrics2challenged 3k aquemini and uncommon valor RA. Easy top 2, nothings close
@@lyrics2challenged For me, it'll forever be Eminem's 4th verse in Bad Guy. First time I heard it, I was spellbound and had goosebumps. I don't think any other song has ever done that to me and I don't think any will.
After listening to such a masterpiece I sit back and just ponder to how gifted this dude is ... dang ... you too, Spited . My respects from South Africa. Anyone reading this, my respects and blessings to you, too, Nooreyboy out
Yo thank you! Hope all is well! Greetings from Czech Republic 👋
@@Spited ✌✌
Another one from SA😎
This gotta be the peak of lyrical performances in a rap song
Facts
the fact you do this with no money coming out of this is honorable af 😤😤
Hell yea, I’m just giving back to the culture!💪🔥 It’s sad that RUclips doesn’t allow me to monetize these videos. “Not enough commentary” or something like that they said.... I don’t wanna be like reaction type of channel thing.. never...😄 and for breaking down the bars completely I don’t feel confident in my knowledge. Yet. Being from Czech Republic- not being a native speaker. It’s many times harder to catch all those bars haha
I couldn’t do half the shit you do in a video so it’s all respect from here honestly
The fact that you do this with English as not your first language is just insane 🤯
Spited Your from Czech? And did this? Respect.
Ayo he ain't getting paid? And still such quality...😶
The rhyme patterns are crazy, but the double entendres and metaphors are even crazier!
It's way beyond that This song is layered with riddles, Multis, holorhymes, quadruple quintuple sextuple entendres, allusions, metaphors, alliterations, foreshadowing, verisimilitude, euphemisms etc. The entirety of this song is eminently layered. Super dense.
@@Euoplocephalus2003. sextuple entendre? Can you show me one in this song?
@@youravaragehomie.8982I don't feel breaking the layers down lmao too much 😂😂😂.
@@youravaragehomie.8982 No
@@youravaragehomie.8982 Beyond that
Just as Lupe Fiasco was one of the most under rated poets of our generation, I hope that this video does not gets slept on like Lupes' potential and talents. Amazing work bro. Amazing. Mind blown, both for you and for Lupe.
It’s a reminder 💯
Lupe is the G.O.A.T.!
This challenges me to want to put more focus into my pen game/verses like I used to. It’s so easy to want to compromise these days since less and less people appreciate true art. Inspiring.
🙌!! It's always good to put the work in and not half ass it.
To this day, I still claim this as the best lyrical song of all time. Hands down. The rhyming scheme...the double-entendres...he's way ahead of his time.
Mural jr?
Adoration of magi
ruclips.net/video/6SIxydq6uSc/видео.html
I honestly waited for this for such a long time. I cannot imagine the amount of time and dedication it took to finish this and to post other videos as well.. All love from my side ❤️.
Thank you for making RUclips videos im interested in
thank you! make sure you tune in for the premiere if possible💯
"Sound village, Leaf village... magic spells"
Daaaaamn. Lupe is a Naruto fan ♥️✌🏻👊🏻
Practicing stillness, real still till he realize his realness, defeats samsara, achieves nirvana and brilliance
Best line to the ones who study buddhism
'Make Mandelbrot sets when we handshake' is the best bar I've ever heard
Fiiirreeeeeee
Such a deep Naruto reference
Damn, rap genius has it all wrong then 🤦🏽♂️ ... I don’t watch Naruto so I went there for an explanation and they were way off 😩
Can you explain? I know what mandelbrot is but never watched naruto
Genius explanation is right. It's not a Naruto bar.
we can all agree this is undeniably the peak of lyrical ability, right? Lupe GOATed 🔥🔥🔥
No ONE no Kendrick, No COLE, can hang with Lupe, and that's facts, this is art.
Kendrick Lamar is absolutely on Lupe Fiasco's level. They are lyrical in different ways.
@@MikeJohnson-lt1il and Lupe is more lyrical
Mos Def, Black Thought, AZ, Nas, and maybe a few others
Anthony Truman Locksmith and King Los.
Anthony Truman
Aesop and DOOM as well
But Lupe still top 5 dead or alive
That bassline
Perfect for this masterpiece music story
This is great! Lupe made a song called Mural and people are treating it just as that. A monumental moment in Hip Hop. Something people keep coming back to over and over as it stands the test of time and represents greatness.
“A word game back up plan that could damn lakes...back up....the word play playin that the man states, which means ima still be the man when the damn breaks” Lupes back up bars that we never hear are better than most people’s best, but when someone comes with some fire and breaks the damn, he’s still the man because he was only hitting you with the backups. Sheeeeeeh Lupe is the GOAT no question
And says
I'm reflectious what they cant face like water but saying the cant face themselves
One of the best rap verses of all time!!
Arguably the best one ever and I don’t say these things very often👀
Spited yeah man!!
@@Spited technically maybe but impact or substance not even close lol
@@getfok_1067 it just all went over your head, Lupe is light-years ahead lyrically and you obviously missed a lot of his substance lol
@@getfok_1067 tf are you talking about💀
This man rapped for 7 and a half minutes...and it was ALL FIRE.
Life is not a dictionary, it's a thesaurus. That was deep. Maybe he's saying life is more than everything means something but everything is somehow connected to something else or maybe everything ain't just what it seems
I am sorry what u trying to say? I am lost
@@piusmapheto6658 I still didn't get his bar
@@phoenixk4328 eseentially it says that life doesn't have just one meaning, it has multiple different meanings. Kinda like how a Thesaurus doesn't give you definitions but instead it gives you synonyms for words, so that you get a bunch of alternate meanings instead of just one.
"Homie if she lonely she might end up in Mccauly's claws" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Not enough people are aware of this track. Lupe really accomplished what he set out to do. He created a mural in word form and it is a masterpiece
You already know imma be sending this to all my hip-hop heads in my friends list. After you take your time to get your mind right, I would like you to consider doing Mos Def's verse on Thieves In The Night. As always nothing but 🔥 uploads from this channel
Thank you! 🔥
Mos Def's verse on Theives in the Night is one of the most intelligent verse I ever heard him spit. That thing is glorious. Deep and delivered, as all rap should be
this is ... absurd. One of Lupe's masterpieces
Universal connection. Cuz I said the same damn thing, same vocab and all.
It takes a lot of talent to keep a mf entertained for almost 9 minutes 😂 i love lupe
When I first heard Mural, I didn’t listen to any other song for about six months... Thank you very much for this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I want to get into Lupe Fiasco... Can u pls suggest some Songs?
@@obi-wankenobi5075 the coolest, streets on fire, prisoner 1 and 2, atomic misphilosophy, unforgivable youth, hurt me soul, wav files, manila, mural jr...
Aviral check the Cool saga, it has one of the best narratives when it comes to concept albums.
Port I saw you in a comment section arguing with an eminem fan once if im not mistaken😂🤣 He was completely delusional. Even though eminem is in my top 5, he has by far the most annoying and delusional fanbase
Timbro fr, fr. Em is even on my top 5, but whenever someone says he's the best lyricist, with all honesty I gotta disagree. There are much more better rappers when it comes lyrical content, it's just that some of Em fans are close minded and their ego doesn't let them appreciate other lyrical monsters like Lupe, DOOM, Rino, Black Thought, Ab Soul, GZA, Monch, Aesop Rock, etc. It's just a shame that some of these rappers are slept on...
One of the best songs of all time, no cap. The density of the rhyme schemes is otherworldly and the content within the rhymes is unique and just brilliant
It’s crazy how he made a 7 minute rap song turn into a 7 minute video in your head bc of the wordplay and imagery Lupe used in this track. I guess that’s why it’s called Mural.
Really glad to see that when other music genres are falling apart, lyrical rap is still maintaining its integrity. Getting better with each generation. Just when you think rap isn't the same as it used to be some genius comes up with something like this.
This is is lyrical art
"I prefer my pictures in word form"
Bruh writing a solid 16 bars is tough this guy went above and beyond... like that one kid in class that brings a freaking spaceship for show and tell
This is probably the most complex song ever written, man , this song if full of metaphor, double & triple entendre while rhyming so beautifully. I can't believe I've been sleeping on Lupe for so fu*kin long, god forgive me.
Aesop Rock and MF DOOM are way more complicated than Lupe
Far from the most complex, if you think so then you haven't really listened to rap and you're probably younger than 32
@@h.m.5724 You think that K-Rino writes the most complex songs hahaha
@@h.m.5724 This song shits on Rino whole life
@@ishaking6278does he now ? LMAO
Best lyricist of all time
You did my #1 rapper, now time for my #2 : Ka.
K.a.a.n
@@serogolemogole2685 Ka not Kaan
@@mehdi-les-termes ma bad, never heard of him tho
Your favorite rapper could NEVER. . .
There are tons of rappers that are on the same level as Lupe lyrically, but no one has a song like this. This shit is incomparable. (Maybe except C of Tranquility)
@@Portthefirst facts
@@PortthefirstNo, there is no one who is close to Lu with bars. And you compared C of Tranquility to Mural which is funny as hell lol.
Holy fucking shit. That's one of the most impressive rap songs I've ever heard. Really dig it.
This song is absolutely legendary. crazy how lyrically dense this is
You singly handily made me a fan of Lupe again. Insane video once again Spited.
I love to see this! thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
You got a lot of catching up to do, i'd consider him my best rapper of all time
Out of all the bars, the cleverness, i just cant get over "Nerd Gang met mandlebrot sets when we handshake"
It's simultaneously about gangbanging, Naruto, and fractals 😭😭😭
@@erboch7124I did not catch the fractal part holy shite
When most of the rappers now struggle to make a 4 minute song, this man here wrote a 4 minute verse. FFS.
Yea, have you seen the whole video tho?
7mins.
What's even more bonkers is that he performed this on stage by request and didn't miss a single word. And he even added several flourishes that weren't in the original song (like crowd participation). Lupe is the greatest to ever do it, period.
50,000 subscribers is a lot but you honestly deserve so much more. Your uploads are always high quality lyricism and have honestly broadened my horizons and introduced me to so many amazing artists. Thanks Spited!
wow, I appreciate that, Teo !
One of the best songs in rap history, period. So glad you've done this. The layers and metaphors on this one literally take days to get through, Lupe is the best complex lyricist ever
He is definitely up there with the best💯
This is the best upload on RUclips in this lockdown phase ❤
much love.
You actually did it! Amazing!!!! Dope video before I even watched it, homie!!!!!!! Keep up the great work
Zachary R 🙌🙌🙌 I appreciate that
Incredible lyricism
I just snatched my girl phone so I could hit the thumbs again 🔥🔥🔥matter fact, where my sons phone at🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lupe is a God. One of the most underrated unappreciated artists of our time
More like one of the overrated
@@ishaking6278 your opinion has been heard. Thank you.
@@kevykev0769er Ok. Mr. Smarty Pants 🤘🤘
@@ishaking6278 imaging saying this in a Mural video lol
I bet this song is better than the whole career of your favorite rapper
@@quality318 Lmoa
Classic.
There are like 3 song worth words, working with world's most intriguing flows , there are internal rhymes too
I really appreciate what you are doing
thank you!
This guy is my favorite rapper. Been rocking with Lupe and always will.
Not gone say Kendrick cant do this, cause he has the ability but He hasnt done this yet. Not For this long, this strong , this complicated, this dense and flawless. THis shit Black thought SPaziing on FLex for ten minutes.
This is easily one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time. Aside from the crazy rhymes, it makes me think about all of the nostalgic memories from when i was younger. Heavenly singing in background too.
Hip-hop Alien...Another level
damn, that reign to wave tangent always overpowers my senses I feel like my 3rd eye tingles from the onslaught of wordplay.
Damn he really did it 🙏🔥
💪😤!!
The mad lad
@@NoOne-hx9ir he's the definition of r/madlad
Don't ever look no ways when people say this is the greatest lyricism in Hip-Hop ever.
Lupe never fails to impress me every time
I love this song so much and seeing all those internal and end rhymes highlighted like this, *chef’s kiss*
Number of internal rhymes in this song = passion of this channel to highlight rhyme❤️
You a legend for this one! Lupe in my top ten dead or alive emcees, and this is one of my favorite songs by him, so i appreciate this one.
definitely up there with the best! I appreciate that!💪
bars that could last 5 goat contending rap careers in one song
I just discovered this channel... and being able to see the lyrics with the rhymeschemes pointed out in color really helps my adhd brain appreciatie the brilliance of hiphop. Thanks for doing these videos, I will keep watching, learning, expanding my mind, and gaining respect for hiphop ❤️
I really appreciate this comment, I'm glad that you enjoy these
I feel like i recommended this song months ago. I used this song as an example of my opinion of "great" art.
Ya boy Port is here, and I'm very excited. Spited is doing this job better than any other channel. Much love for hiphop community!
Thanks for another positive comment as always Port! 🙌
I’m not the biggest Lupe fan but this is crazy and you killed it bro!
💪thank you!
The craziest part of all this to me is that this is just telling you what he SAID.. we haven’t even scratched the surface on what he MEANT as far as bar breakdown!! That alone is a whole separate class!!!!! Lupe, Thought, Royce.. top 3 lyrical assassins hands down!
Do black thoughts freestyle. That is straight up 🔥. Been waiting for this for so long. Thank you for making and releasing it.
I’d love to, but I don’t want to risk getting a copyright strike from the radio station.. as I believe the rules are a bit different for content such as radio freestyles than for regular songs... but I might drop it on IG TV only. Already did the Royce freestyle on LA Leakers there
I still ride around playing this, it's such a good story.
My face pretty much slowly scrunched up until the end of the song my face became a black hole from folding in on itself.
I was so excited when I saw this video! Mural is by far my favorite Lupe track, thanks for doing this! Bless you 😇🙏
Glad you enjoy it!
55% unique words are crazy insane for 1389 words
Still yet to hear another artist compete with this, this song should be awarded all of the accolades.
This is what i've been waiting for🙏🙏🙏
1 hour till the premiere!!
I’ve been going around requesting this everywhere bro thank you for being the one to do it!
No problem, I'm glad that you enjoy this vid!!
This is insaaaaane!
one of my fav hip hop songs ever. incredible
One of the best lyricists of all time no matter the genre, all respects to artists like Bob Dylan but this is insane
"No disrespect to Bob Dylan, but show respect to Madvillain" - Homeboy Sandman on his song Musician
Appreciate your grind man
Omg you gave me a heart on an year old comment. That's some dedication. Keep going dude
“I prefer my pictures in word form” 😏
Bruh this definitely took a lot of time. Mad respect to you. And Lupe too lol this is the first time i heard this haha
Man you the best bro! always waited for this rhyme scheme. Please do exhibit C by Jay electronica next
I agree, Exhibit C will forever be a classic
Genius did it tho
damn bro.. mad respect for this! 🔥
defo think a one verse special was needed for 50k
For sure🔥 & Thank you, I’m glad that you enjoy!!
With the bit of honesty and respect that we humans still have
Name one reason he is not the goat
Even if he never dropped another song and this was his only song ever. I'm convinced he would be considered the GREATEST
I always thought BLACK THOUGHT , NAS and INSPECTAH DECK were the true contenders for GOAT
Now I'm really shocked i never knew this verse!
@@ishaking6278 lol y'all just hating
He also has : Failure - Adoration Of The Magi - They.ressurect.over.new - Mural Jr - Ms. Mural - Dumb It Down - Peace Of Paper/COJ - Manilla - Pumpkin Seads and too many other songs that can top your favorite rapper easilly
@@ishaking6278 imaging saying that Lupe pen game is inconsistent when he has the best pen game and only DOOM / Black Thought / Aesop Rock that can match his pen game
@@quality318 That was back in the days when I was a hater. Peace!
@@ishaking6278 Yeah it's all good bro
I was just trying to understand why you think his pen game is inconsistent
Two words *Time consuming* .. You definitely put in work with this one 💯💯💯
I know you know💯💯 it's only the work ethic that can turn this hiphop channel to be one of the most respected ones.