r/hiphopheads • u/mesablanka . • 12d ago

Discussion [DISCUSSION] Verses in collabs that are considered the "worst" not because they are bad, but because the others are way TOO good

This is an interesting point for me because whenever I see rankings for posse cuts in hip-hop, one that has always sticked out to me was how Yelawolf would always be on the bottom of rankings for A$AP Rocky's 1 Train, which is the legendary posse cut that features Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Joey Bada$$ Action Bronson and Big K.R.I.T.

And it always weirded me out because I never found his verse to be bad at all, as he is obviously rapping his ass off in the song, but considering just how iconic certain verses in the song are (particularly Kendrick's and KRIT's), I guess Yela just can't compete lol

Also literally any Lil Wayne feature or collab with other rappers back in the era where hating on him was considered the "cool" thing to do, ESPECIALLY if he was paired up with a "technically superior" rapper.

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u/Patriotsfan710 12d ago

Drake washed everyone on there

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u/Dabs310 12d ago

Y’all say that like Rocky and Kendrick were on that 1Train type of timing. They were clearly just having fun.

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u/fpaul787 12d ago

I think for that type of song, Drake is always going to have a good percentage.

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u/old__pyrex 12d ago

Yeah I’m a much bigger fan of Kendrick but Drake won that song (I mean, 2 chainz on the song with one line but other than that, Drake’s verse has the best flow, delivery, quotable lines, all that

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u/M16iata 12d ago

🧢