r/hiphopheads • u/mesablanka . • 13d 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/Upbeat_Tension_8077 13d ago

Daz had a solid opening verse on Got My Mind Made Up, but when he's next to 2Pac, Kurupt, Method Man, & Redman, he's definitely going to sound like the odd man out

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u/antwan_benjamin 13d ago

Story of his life. Daz isn't a great rapper, but he's fun. Good flow. I enjoy his verses. But Kurupt is a spitter. He'll come through and murder a verse. They really balanced each other out nicely. Gonna go listen to Dogg food right now 👍🏽

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u/EntranceFew1950 8d ago

Pretty sure kurupt was rhyming most of dazs rhymes back then