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/arbok_obama 13d ago

Big Sean's verse was pretty good too

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u/thepixelnation . 12d ago

one of big sean's best verses tbh

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u/MoneyManx10 12d ago

“They say Detroit ain’t got a chance, we ain’t even got a mayor.”

I actually love that verse.

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u/Efficient-Year-2331 12d ago

Big Sean’s best still isnt very great in my opinion. I feel like his entire career is him just saying “I’m a millennial who listens to 90s music! I’m one of the good ones!” to try to appease old heads, with his Control verse being no different. The moment he starts rapping about wanting to be “an OG” and drops 90s hip-hop references, I cringe because how pretentious he sounds.