Common Vs Kanye West Freestyle Battle 1

[Betoven81]

lol when did they record this?

[WhattaCrook]

Man, com and kan need to figure out a way to make this disappear... Shits weak...

[187coolbreeze]

Does anyone Know the name of the song/beat that starts @ 5:15??

[fool8tools]

You know what if there was no music in the backround it would had sounded like two drunk niggas yelling at each other....

[MessiahFather]

OMG EPIC

[thesunazrael]

that's what hip hop is about

[mukigaman]

yo common been a battle rapper from time. when drake went to the radio he pulled out his blackberry. how can u compare an mc that goes off the dome with one who cant memorize the shit he wrote himself? drake n his fans need to recognize real hip hop

[nem700]

hahaha you can't even come to earth and get signed. shoppin demos hahaha

[WolfpackMusicGroup]

ive never heard the influence of the 90's on kanye till now

[MicDizzle2]

Ye' was phoney back then,and if Common was freestyling HE KILLED IT!!!!

[nem700]

@MicDizzle2

of course he was. you can tell both of em were freestylin

[Vandalism08]

lol he shoppin his demo he mr demolition man lol word is born yo word is aborted lol

[rmank22]

Wack nikkas like u is why I Use To Love H.E.R.... He snapped rite there!!

[wrathallll]

this first verse is the best thing ive heard kanye do. proper good oldschool shit!!! love it

[dotdotdotPotato]

Most people don't really freestyle. They are. This is what it sounds like unless you're Big L or Supernatural

[curtisdsimmons]

THIS IS HOW WE GET DOWN IN THE CHI! THEY BOTH FRIENDS BUT THEY STILL BATTLE EACH OTHER OFF THE TOP OF THE DOME! THAT'S HOW WE CHICAGOANS DO IT. THEY EACH REPPIN THEIR SET AND GETTIN IT IN. AND AT THE END OF THE FREESTYLE THEY PROBABLY WENT TO THE STUDIO AND CREATED TWO OR THREE HITS. TOGETHER! WE APPRECIATE AND RESPECT FREESTYLIN TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE VERBAL CALISTHENICS. WE WORK OUT ONLY TO GET STRONGER. NEVER NO LOVE LOST

[talcomx]

you rhymes only child but im the father

[oetboy]

you not wu tang u pu tang! hahahaaa

[brothanick]

This was surprisingly awesome, I thought they were just gonna be in a cypher but they were actually battling. Both fuckin wrecked that shit and I dont even like Kanye no more but that shit was beastly.

[jclp81]

these bitches blow dick

[MasterAmbassador]

@jclp81 Really? The greatest Chicago MCs of all time? Who do you listen too, Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne?

[bigddagenius]

@jclp81 yeah, ok.

[blackboysports]

real african american hip-hop!

[ItsmejazzyG]

Is this b4 kanye met jay-z???

[houston26]

haha, Kanye Kept saying, Im a give it to you, kick it to you, do you, & go through you. haha, good shit to see the homie's freestyle battle each other and then make millions together.

[Alldaylaker2432]

these are the type of rap battles I like to listen to common called kanye a bitch in so many ways

[KidJurke]

kanye shits on common past and present

[DatHowYzer]

@KidJurke name one kanye song that comes close to i used to love HER or ressurection. those two songs alone shit on kanyes whole career, get outta here with that shit.

[DezmondBallins]

@DatHowYzer Gold Digger, Heard em say, Hey Mama, Jesus Walks, Stronger, Can't Tell Me Nothin', Dark Fantasy just to name a few! Don't forget Kanye is a all time great producer to!

[DatHowYzer]

@DezmondBallins okay i can take comparing him to common, though i think common is better. but kanye is not and will never be an all time great producer, not even close. j dilla, dj premier, pete rock, dre and marley marl are all time greats and kanye will never come close to them in a million years. dont be stupid.

[khaleif017]

@DatHowYzer r u people dumb kanye has harrd skill and talent and he is an all time great, dnt get shit twisted tho i got madd love 4 common mos def and nas but kanye is a talented dude also y niggaz like u always wanna put down others hipop is competitive but aint about hatin check yaself

[TheMonkeysoop]

:O 

[thisisamoni]

Kanye has definitely has progressed lyrically. This is still good though.

[MrJMILLIE]

Common was playing around

[braulio751]

common was good before mets kanye

[DavidakaChronic]

If you guys must know in a interview with Nardwaur Common said he and Kanye were drinking before they went in the radio station and you could hear it. But you guys are acting like all freestyles supposed to be poignant and have these double entendre...COME ON! It's just fun to spit of the top...might say shit, might say something with meaning it doesn't matter, it's all fun.

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

worst battle ever.

this is exactly why I don't listen to Common anymore.

[stinger2kspend]

loll you knows whats funny...............common is now signed under kanye XD

[gabriel1812]

TOTALLY WHACK!?? there were some memorized lines int here, but there was also alot of really good freestyle in there! thumbs up

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

@gabriel1812 have you heard freestyle before?

[gabriel1812]

like the "i used to love her" reference

[jplankz]

fuck common would rip kanye n e day!!!! fact

[gio1764]

Wow and they say Common is a better lyricist than Kanye,Yeah right

[Mynepcamren123]

correction *don't need*

[JiMMyJaM08061991]

@Mynepcamren123 common far from sucks man

[china4151986]

Kanye just extends his words he cant rap 

[LittleBigWig]

@china4151986 most people extend when freestylin. you have to think b4 you say stupid shit. and his wasnt a slow extend

[Gezquinn]

One of my favourite freestyle battles ever...I think Kanye unexpectedly kills Common on this one and you can feel Comm's resignation at the end but he's still ok about it...

[Mynepcamren123]

Common sucks

[OleSchoolHipHop]

@Mynepcamren123 Common Sucks, what the fuck have you been smoking. listen to common's album "Resurrection" and tell me if common sucks now.

[Mynepcamren123]

@OleSchoolHipHop LOL. By your username, I can just tell that I need 2 reply or discuss about wat me n u like or dislike.

[HenryTPrice]

never fuck with someone frm native tounges !

[ELMO52MONSTA]

Common Wrecked Kanye !

[MAGIKORBIT]

real talk ............. go battle Com

and see what happens

same with Em

[barca4life9]

"You yo moms only child, but Im the father" -

COMMON!!!!

[ChiDaze]

@barca4life9 LOL

[magnum58]

lol, he said, "You ain't from Wu Tang, you Poo Tang.".

[phester061594452]

Common kicked that boy's ass!

[phester061594452]

the guy with all the likes is an idiot...Kanye never ever sounded like Nas....go see Mos Def vs Kanye...smoked dat boy!

[silvers2687]

@phester061594452 What does that video have to do with Kanye sounding like Nas?

[phester061594452]

@silvers2687 It shows Kanye's inferiority when it comes to the lyricism and style of Mos Def, Common, and Nas...he's like Robin compared to the trio mentioned's Batman...

[ReXxMaN]

@phester061594452 he does, quotes nas all the time. Listen to Street's Disciple, Hiphop Is Dead & Untitled Album. You hear his big influence

[phester061594452]

@ReXxMaN I was showing how Kanye isn't on the lyrical level of Nas yet alone Common....

[dhruv494]

@phester061594452 kanye and mosdef wasnt a battle, they were just trading verses.

[bendamon99]

whats the name of the song in the first 2 seconds its killin me

[SciFlyyEntertainment]

@bendamon99 Camp Lo - Luchini....shit is a classic!

[millman173]

Kanye kept it hot but when common hit he hit em hard...listen close

[djredrum26]

Common won

[blalien777]

at least we know none of this was written!

[purelh]

why did u put totally wack shit was hot 

[eastwestlover]

that mic geronimo beat is fucking nasty rhyme too

[tswagg504]

@eastwestlover You know your shit...I was just about to say that..lol....that whole album was grimy

[saxyman4u]

Common killed it....lol

[saxyman4u]

when was this?

[pisspimp]

yo this is Chicago hip hop science... u got Tony Craig aka Ynot or dj twilight tone opening the joint, u got Dion aka N.O.I.D or immenslope on the levels and ye vs. com from '96...wow---- at 7:55 u hear n.o.i.d say "oh shit" and the moes and the 4's laughn in the background when ye got com with that crucial conflict line...but those sales werent coms fault, yo this nation is 10x more country than consciense, thats why they got sales, love em tho.....but south side 4eva bb

[pisspimp]

TONY SPORT$ 4EVA-golden age of the CHi.....btw Niggas from the "Go" or Chicago, we neva stopped wearing air force ones from the early 80's, all ya'll late 90's brand new cats who started wearn them again around 97-98 are toys... do ur hip hop science goofy.....eh yo trech from nbn, Jersey is kool but u are a goof, u had 1song, uptown anthem was dope-anyway, u dissed twista and chicago in '94, we went out there and smashed all yall in battles, then 10yrs later.we brought hh back &control it-ha

[pisspimp]

for those not from the crib....Rashid or Common Sense, never was a gr8 freestyla, he's in the top 10 of all time mc's for albums &lyrics but feestyle was not his best asset,he use to get smashed by Juice &RyhmeFest,@the spot" especially, there was a classic smashing of com by juice..but juice could neva make a record. kanye and i killed some cats at Wrights barnyard mini golf near River oaks mall back in like '94, told me he was enhancing his beat skills with dion,lost his number tho.FUCK!!!

[pisspimp]

oh its from '96, still during the golden age tho and ya say cHi ciTy .:.

[pisspimp]

and all CHGO bombin graff crews................the spot, alkatraz, the warehouse, the blue gargole, mr g's etc true hip hop locations in chi.......to all u goofies, if dont possess all 5elements ure a TOY like mm;s racist demon cartoon ass.......

[pisspimp]

uac cru, 

[pisspimp]

early 90's ('94) WHPK radio in hyde park..CHi city bitch..south side aint no punks...we brought hip hop back after that swisss beats casio sambo shit......chi pharohs rulin.......n.o.i.d, ye, com, twis, speedknot, cc, do or die,d2theS, lupe, sean lett, even brat, kells, quincy jones, chaka khan, earth wind &fire, sam cooke, tony craig-ynot, lengendary trksta, tone b nimble, dj pharris, shawna and imfamous syndicate woulda been the best female mc group ever, cab cru, leh cru,

euphonics cru,

[pftster]

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[nellydionne]

This was some funny shit. listening to them diss each other. lmao. I enjoyed this

[rtug1]

whats that beat called at 7:25,thats a dope beat! i need to know

[MCchikyu]

@rtug1 It's a song by Akinyele called "In the world."

[rtug1]

whats that beat called at 7:25,thats a dope beat! i need to know!

[CalebBozeman]

whats the first beat called?

[Jerzey012]

@CalebBozeman luchini

[khaleif017]

damn they was both raw as hell a good battle but ima hav 2 giv it 2 the don common much as i luv kanye

[doughtydageek]

dizz iz still ma shiit MidWest All day ta da WestCoast

[bigrodt23]

i like kanye flow back then but common more lyrical then ye...so ill have to give it to common but good ass battle and good look on postin dis my nigga!!!

[CAW118]

hhahaha these freestyles really weren't the best ever but good to listen tho, Kayne really isn't a really gud freestyler but he can write a hell of a song thats why hes my fav. i don't care if you can't freestyle the best, but if you can wirte a song and hook its more impressive freestyling is overrated i'm tired of it, but common is better tho

[surafelbek]

Kanye was straight fire

[popnfresh2def]

kanye is a gay fish

[youngjuvydaboss]

@popnfresh2def ur uncle is a gay fish watta hater

[popnfresh2def]

@youngjuvydaboss lame. you suck at this. and by this i mean everything

[zackin2001]

i miss when rap was like this

[dakotaniggy]

every single beat are beats ive always wanted to hear these guys flow on. they are like true hip hop beats

[PancakeRecipes]

Dam Common's shit ain't written so he wins.

[cagator411]

Oh shit...this is hot!!! Honestly....LUV Kanye and Common - Chi Town son right here, but Common dropped a bomb...he went to Mo-Town...LMAO.

Classic!!!

[braedon1986]

common is a destroyer,,!!!!!!!!! common is the type of rapper that u learn from!!!

[hilfyob]

kanye lost that battle he just couldnt diss common common kept on dissin

[castro21lev]

i couldn't say either won cause i think common went harder at some points then i also think that kanye did too... kanye got like a flow that flows smoother than common.. common is a rhymer and i think the beat kinda held him back but both def talented and i can't chose a winner 

[AbHeq]

classic shit, good look

[stylesclash101]

was the 2nd beat a big l beat?

[nemesis700]

no. its a beat produced by dj evil dee. black moon - how many emcees

[nemesis700]

unless you talking about big pun - deep cover? dre and snoop made the first version tho

[BrAnDoN919]

LOL Kanye sounds raw tho, whats the first beat he was flowin on tho, i havent heard that shit in a minute

[nemesis700]

black moon - how many emcees

[TommyVercetti9three]

when was this?

[fliteair23000]

both killed, but common def won

[dieguetti]

Kanye had more potent jabs in my opinion. Its nice how common flows real relaxed and definitely has more mic presence because of his voice... Kayne had some real nice fucking rhymes though. He slashed common increasingly. Common did not elevate it after a while. I give it to Kanye. Its all love though.

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

@dieguetti Kanye had more premeditated rhymes. and Common. . .well. 

[StraightRapping]

kanye killed him his flow was sick

[chefsuper17]

Watching Nardwuar's interviews with our hip hop heroes and seeing how he brings up the true essence of hip hop with the sample tracks and then hearing this, hip hop in its truest form: I feel enlightened.

[MatMadik]

WOW!!!! Interesting!!!! Thanks for this!!!!!

[spydrman03]

let the nigga know i used to love her cause wack niggaz like him is beginning to touch her! he aint have to say anymore, straight murder

[kshintaku13]

You can't even compare Kanye to Common. Common smashes! Kanye has undeniable production skills, but is a so-so rapper. I do think that his raps are funny, but Common is deep.

[FindFocusTruth]

You aint Wu Tang you Pu Tang!!!! WOWOWOWOWOW

[Jenko696969]

common killed it

[trellbangout]

WEAK

[NateTube]

I miss old kanye like i miss Big L

[zeeman6662007]

@patrick81790 think abt it, the lyrics kanye came down wit was good knowin tht commons bin in the game for a while and common is a natural better freestyler but kanye stepped up bak then

[folle97]

LOL 3:44 = Deep cover :D

[iancurtis86]

what's the beat that starts at 6:20? sick

[samthaman27]

i remember listening to this LIVE on WHPK...lol..these flows are hard to understand if ya not from CHICAGO. real ninjas know that common murdered kanye in this battle...!!!

[patrick81790]

@samthaman27 does that make me special? i defffff get em and im from the 804 (that's va)

[samthaman27]

VA is no joke...Alot of real ninjas in your area...!! nuff respect..~!!!

[ReSs1194]

wats the beat from 7:30? its sick

[samthaman27]

thats an ole school chi town rubber room track...!!!!

[Azryel75]

@ReSs1194 its Akinyele - In The World (Large Professor Remix)

[zeeman6662007]

kanye got more flow

[samthaman27]

kanye aint never got moe flow than common homie...!!! i grew up wit both these kats...!!! com goes bang is the windy city homie...!!!! peace peace...!!!

[patrick81790]

@zeeman6662007 kanye got ATE UP

[Jahrass7]

I've been on this show before...this was back when it was real

[AssKiicker]

lol kanye was unsigned here

[freestylerandmc101]

this was back in 96' because its in kanye's blog and he says it was back from 96,plus when common was battling,he said how kanye was working for UPS and that he was trying to go to chicago state and that his demo was wack.

[irockmoonman]

my man Pro com took it but close

[Slipnslide305]

This shit was epic.Look the thing of love about these two artists is that they was doin it for fun but they was goin all out emotion and all and then laughin bout it.Good shit Com is the man but Kanye held his shit no doubt.

[Facedagr8]

kanye used 2 rap like nas back den!

[Mynepcamren123]

@Facedagr8 WHAT????

[xxnakeemxxx]

4:00 wtf lmaoo

[BARACKLILMAMA]

common won sis lmao

[xShazzze]

Common killed Kanye.......... finshed.

[jay8585]

whats the name of the first beat playing? when they r just talking not during the battle

[freestylerandmc101]

its called how many emcees by black moon,i think....

[verbalkent911g]

Ye took da battle at 3:54

[verbalkent911g]

Its crazy cuz at this battle Kanye was a fan and Common was a star lookin down on him.....now Common signed to Ye label and run Chi-Town

[verbalkent911g]

We from Chi we say Joe....

Kanye thought he was New york back then

[fatherpork]

wha the name of the instrumental at 7:24

[spzrain1]

west got it

[wenzhecai]

dumass

common was drunk too

west got nothing but dope beats

[AssKiicker]

it spelled dumbass, dumbass

[wichovr6]

common is the shit!!!

masakerd kanye

[Daryan62221]

I'm sorry but..... Kanye took it!

[LiLBGit]

Common got more rhymes in but Kanye west killed it but the winner is unknown staight up from the GIT'S mouth this went hard

[SYDSTL80]

apparently common was drunk during this battle...AND HE STILL KILLED IT!!!

[GiffHoyt]

yeah, he was drunk. he talks about it in his interview with Nardwuar, you can check it on youtube.

[sethdwhite]

dope as fuck man....i think yeezy got this one

[xkings]

and no. kanye killed

[xkings]

he said fucked up. on radio

[Shizzlacher]

It was on 'HPK after midnight. They're allowed to cuss between 12 & 6.

[Dwei99]

sorry kanye..but common ripped you. But its good to hear people just having fun battling.

[PartyAndBS]

thanks for posting this bro

this shit is classic