Black thought by some distance. Lux had superb punchlines and wordplay. However, the depth of Thoughts lyrics is astounding. Cadence and breath control incredible. Thought is more than just punchlines.
MagicalJohnnyBarnes what naaahhh not by some distance loaded lux had too many double and triple entendres that you’d have to look it up to decipher he was reallly close to black thought if not a bit better
Because people are stupid and not trying to listen to the Roots when they've been putting out some of the best work for the last 20 yrs. But people keep sleeping on them because they don't do what's poppin.
Lmao, I ended up watching an hour long documentary of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cancer cells because of what Black Thought said in his set on Flex. I did so much googling for his joint it reminded me of school but I learned so much, god damn.
Hands down BlackThought was #1...That vocabulary is miles above the competition. Btw: half of these freestyles were written and J.Cole should definitively be on the list
Nah B! Can’t nobody get wit Thought, Negus need a Thesaurus to unpack er’ythang he said… & he went in!! “I am like "Ahem, approach the author with your offering" I spoil rappers rotten like my only offspring Being his excellency gets to be exhausting You in the residency of the one they call King Dada, Ali Baba, The Talented Mr. Trotter Inside of my right palm, the mark of the stigmata Big Poppa wig chopper Emperor Joffrey Joffer, mu'f*cka I am stronger than the coffee out in Kaffa?…. My pen is Henry Kissinger, Buzz Bissinger, look My Caporegime, Mr. No Redeem……………. C’mon man…… nobody’s even in his lane, who’s spitting like dat, while still just saying how dope he is?
that's OPINION....not a FACT....y'all overated lux like some groupies...sorry, but wasn't feeling his free betta then mysonne, fred the god son, tay rock, tsu surf, arsenal, don q...even nino man and the hoodies was betta then lux imo...only thing he was more hyped up them the rest, but that doesn't mean he was hotter...
No way. Black was the best. Maybe he could have flipped spots with lux but his wordplay was amazing and he didn't use any of the same old same old played out punches and schemes everyone else uses.
@Aaron Robles "nat Turner holding his masters head like yorick and Horatio in hamlet" "They tried to capture me and brand me on the cheek with a fleur de lis" I have no idea what you're talking about. Agree to disagree I guess.
WreckChasingStudios TV From just the lyrical body on paper, I agree. But Lux's performance was way better. He brought that battlerap theatrical feel to Flex and that's what closed the gap in my eyes.
Black Thought delivery was official Dundee. The thing is Thought came with unusual punch lines but still be on point and can go for long than ten minutes. Shi.... On the late night show with Jimmy he said he was trying to do like 15 minute in a average.
ACTION BRONSON’s funk flex freestyle is still my favorite to this day. It probably isn’t the best but it’s so witty and funny I love it. Boutta go watch it like 6x rn
1: Arsenol (battle rapper with bArs) 2: Royce Da 5’9 (black eminem) 3: Lupe Fiasco (bc he actually freestyled) 4: Cyhi The Prince (best punchlines) 5: JID (best lyricism) Black Thought still better then all these fools in my list...
Lupe definitely. To be that good off the top... crazy. You can't even call what anyone else on this list is doing a freestyle, unless you add King Los. But he only did "Sway in the morning," right?
There's a reason black thought is your favourite rappers favourite rapper, he's so slept on by "fans" of hip hop but he gets such insane respect from everyone in the game because of his skill.
Every rapper has a unique presentation, BUT, Meek is absolutely RIDICULOUS the way he raps!! You can’t help but respect the way he combines the reality about situations so vividly. #Gifted
It’s not about just having words rhyme he told a complete story... a deep story....deep....Black Thought did it with style aka swag... that’s what got him the #1 spot... Lux is definitely 🔥 RESPECT
I agree with Black thought being Number 1 on the list. The thing is that a majority of the people only understood like a small percentage of what he was saying. He said alot.... Literally and figuratively.. A Very Wise man!! Props to the other guys because they brought their own style aswell!!!
All great BUT LUX just had the vibe though #1, Big Sean, Bank$ , Mysonne for his content 💖Get MF Doom or HOV Next 🌟 ohh or if you really want to make us happy get The Early Man: Earl Sweatshirt 👑
So y’all gon act like Royce Da 5’9 and Charlie Clips, twice, didn’t kill both of his freestyles? Both of those Charlie Clips joints was better than both of Meek’s joint!
2 years later and bud i agree him and meek only guys to get flex hyped and freakin out oun p was cookin the studio so hard flex had to stop him mid rap
i can't believe ftg wasn't on the list...that's cuz these niggaz was snoring on him...as far as punchlines, metaphors, and wordplay fred had all that and then some...but if you look his views aren't even in the mill...they're almost there now, but he had a slow ass start...the only reason they moving up is bcuz of word of mouth....
i swear those niggaz was in coma's on my man fred...he should've definitely been on the list...if you look his views stayed slow asf for a good minute...they just starting to move up...almost at a mil, damn near 10mos AFTER the freestyle...
April 2020 and Black Thought's was still the best...:"my journalistic range is a catalyst for change". It'll take a few more years before the mic holders catch on. Well done Flex.
J.I.D underrated asf not even gonna lie
Enrique Rubi 1 year later he still is
Nah that nigga boring AF
Right? I was wishing I could hear fingernails on a chalkboard instead.
@@TCgirl really nigga?
Put me on some songs
JID only an honourable mention because all the bars went over their head😴😴
Rory mccallum please listen to more rap lol
Cesar.Carbajal what r u talking about u saying JIDs freestyle wasn’t better than all of these freestyles?!?? Yeah ok bud
@@Secarstra777 ??
jid is overrated
@@stefanbleszynski1373 disagree, opposite even
Lloyd lookin like he only usin 20% of his ability
Facts he was so calm the entire time
He looked like he was trying to remember his lines....
Lloyd needs better credit than that. They aught to be ashamed....
To me hes one of the greatest rapper of all time
@@Agbahizzal He was on sum look @ his eyes lmao
Black thought by some distance. Lux had superb punchlines and wordplay. However, the depth of Thoughts lyrics is astounding. Cadence and breath control incredible. Thought is more than just punchlines.
Try telling that today's average rap listener they'll swear you're crazy.
If u or anyone else thinks black thought is better than loaded lux is cuz ur minds too narrow to comprehend everything is saying .
HEAVY HITTAZ PRODUCTIONS i think you mean it the other way around :D
MagicalJohnnyBarnes what naaahhh not by some distance loaded lux had too many double and triple entendres that you’d have to look it up to decipher he was reallly close to black thought if not a bit better
Lux had some complex lines man
How is JID an honourable mention.. y’all sleeping
This is based on fan votes thats why
*JID HONORABLE MENTIONS* You *CANT* disrespect JID like that them 16 seconds is all i need to see good bye.
BlueChicken stop😂
The list was voted on by fans (Viewers).
True....😂😅😹
Black thought number one
@@randyh.7782And the average viewer doesn’t understand a single reference he made lmao
Black Thought and Lux was the best for sure
My Opinion _ Haaaands ~》 *DOwWwWn*
My Opinion definitely BLACK THOUGHTS AND I'D ALSO SAY CORY GUNNZ
I would have flipped Black Thought & Lux.
Don't forget Corey Finesse. If you ain't seen his freestyle you missing out
Black thought did his all-in-one take and from go he was on!!!
Joe budden joint was nice!
yeah , he did his thing
B Lew word nikkas i think forget buddens can spit don't sleep on that jersey boy!
FOH
Yea he shoulda cracked top 10 most def
Probably should’ve been top 5 or 6. Definitely better than Arsonals 🤣
Royce da 5’9 deserves a spot on this list
This came out before he went on that... same with clips
on me he deserved reserved #1
Facts
Black thought always was a goat...don't know why it took till this freestyle for him to get that respect he deserves....
Because people are stupid and not trying to listen to the Roots when they've been putting out some of the best work for the last 20 yrs. But people keep sleeping on them because they don't do what's poppin.
Thought makes literature. Most people rather digest best sellers.
I been fucking with black thought and the roots for over 20 years bra
Cyhi been on a mission for a while now. Sway actually got the better Cyhi freestyle this year. But shoutout to Flex for this!!!
John-Curtis Cogdell Krit did a bomb ass freestyle on sway too. Krit should've spit that on 97
No waaaay the beat Sway gave CyHi was gaaaarbage. His freestyle on Flex was so much better. The beat alone made it better.
If he did nice on sway he should also have on hot 97 especially as an artist.. no excuses foh
Shaking my head. If you don't see what wrong with all this. Then I don't know. That's why people think flex is a clown.
Krit freestyle on LA leakers was nasty too
Why Lloyd banks mouth looking like its running away from his face😂😂😂😂
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Let's be honest, the only person who could've topped Loaded Lux's freestyle was Black Thought
But it didn't imo
I think mysonne jawn was better then lux but they both killed it
Boxer_242 of course he did
I didnt like that lux flow tho
When you talking about the elite of the elite there really is no best it's just a matter of preferance.
Lmao, I ended up watching an hour long documentary of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cancer cells because of what Black Thought said in his set on Flex. I did so much googling for his joint it reminded me of school but I learned so much, god damn.
JC Angeles I went straight to Genius to crowdsource the deep background on those bars.
oh what!! I didn't know they had lyrics to this on Genius! Thanks for the info, checking it out right now!
And this is what Loaded Lux fans don't seem to understand, Black Thought shut Flex down and definitely deserved #1.
JC Angeles
Noone fuckin with lux . Keep hating . Lux would kill thought
JID as an honorable mention is just blasphemous
In my book #2 at least.
nah bru JID nice and all but compared to this list he way behind
@@arttjournal. fr lmao
Amir Al Horoub u playing bro
Gotta pull out the Stephen A blasphemous for that one bro
Hands down BlackThought was #1...That vocabulary is miles above the competition.
Btw: half of these freestyles were written and J.Cole should definitively be on the list
stickshiftt No He Wasn't Lux Got The #1 spot Hands Down 😒
Nah B! Can’t nobody get wit Thought, Negus need a Thesaurus to unpack er’ythang he said… & he went in!! “I am like "Ahem, approach the author with your offering"
I spoil rappers rotten like my only offspring
Being his excellency gets to be exhausting
You in the residency of the one they call
King Dada, Ali Baba, The Talented Mr. Trotter
Inside of my right palm, the mark of the stigmata
Big Poppa wig chopper
Emperor Joffrey Joffer, mu'f*cka
I am stronger than the coffee out in Kaffa?….
My pen is Henry Kissinger, Buzz Bissinger, look
My Caporegime, Mr. No Redeem……………. C’mon man…… nobody’s even in his lane, who’s spitting like dat, while still just saying how dope he is?
@@jamescunningham2050 not even close. Black Thought on another level. Man amongst boys.
A friend of mine said Though was"wack", I haven't spoken to him since!
But.. But that written af
"My journalist range is a catalyst for change "
Black thought
Black Thought was on another level man. Effortless !!!
Black Thought Blacked Out.
Dayummmmmmm sure did!!
Hella sleeping on Joey Bada$$
Frank Raya true
Need to get him on this ASAP
Frank Raya putting any Joey freestyle besides his LA Leakers freestyle is disrespectful
Loaded Lux's face had a harder freestyle than everybody on this list.
Str8 FACTZ 💯💯💯
HARDEST freestyle ever
i think the top 2 was right. they were both hear
Factzzz!!
Tory laneZ go hard in the paint too!
Tariq Trotter AKA Black Thought AKA The Bad Lieutenant AKA Riq G's AKA Your favorite rappers favorite rapper.
The Change yeaahhh
Meek is the only one that had two in this vid. Free meek milly
TheLovelyMoras he free now
Meek freestyle was garbage
tip drill420 it wasn’t his Best But it wasn’t trash
Adama Diop it wasnt vut not worthy to be in the top ten
I always thought Meek’s freestyles were overrated I thought mysonne should have been ahead of him.
Tory Said “Give Ya Dog Shots Like I’m Brining In A Sick Pet”🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩
Lux had all kind of cheat codes! dude mad talented..
He'll yeah, dude activated all the cheat codes before he started
that's OPINION....not a FACT....y'all overated lux like some groupies...sorry, but wasn't feeling his free betta then mysonne, fred the god son, tay rock, tsu surf, arsenal, don q...even nino man and the hoodies was betta then lux imo...only thing he was more hyped up them the rest, but that doesn't mean he was hotter...
@@toyaadams8167 you aint get the word play homie
Tory and Meek killed it🔥🔥💯💯
Black Thought and Lux also murdered this joint
Tory Lanez was spitting. Definitely higher than Meek Mill
@@exposethetruth3166 you laced
Arsonal went off🔥🔥
Saucey Eddy this the one
That black tought freestyle was my best moment of 2017 and prolly the best of my life .
Black all day.... he shut it down breath control, Bars loaded, come on now accurate af
If you like loaded bars theres no way you cant choose Loaded Lux. He spits 4bars in 1 its insane.
THIS NEEDS TO BE REDONE IT 2019 PLUS ROYCE DA 5'9 IS TOP 3
No
@@entitiessoul no what?
Yes
@@kan3780 right Royce was Crazy💥💥💥
@Stephen ssr&rtv2019 right after black thought! Facts
loaded lux and black thought proves real hip-hop still exist #FACTS
meek mill did his thing, I feel like after that drake incident a lot of people started sleeping on him
That Shook Ones beat is still hard to the day
No Daylyt?
His freestyle was craaazyyyyy
Daylyt didn't actually freestyle on Hot 97 it was a hoax but Yh his freestyle was crazy
No way. Black was the best. Maybe he could have flipped spots with lux but his wordplay was amazing and he didn't use any of the same old same old played out punches and schemes everyone else uses.
@Aaron Robles I hear fine and I'm not bias. Just because you didn't understand the bars doesn't mean everyone else did better.
@Aaron Robles "nat Turner holding his masters head like yorick and Horatio in hamlet"
"They tried to capture me and brand me on the cheek with a fleur de lis"
I have no idea what you're talking about. Agree to disagree I guess.
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Honestly they should've just had Lux and Black Thought as 1a and 1b cause they both deserve the #1 spot.
InsaneJuggernautMM I agree, that would've avoided this debate.
InsaneJuggernautMM Nah Black Thought had it
WreckChasingStudios TV From just the lyrical body on paper, I agree. But Lux's performance was way better. He brought that battlerap theatrical feel to Flex and that's what closed the gap in my eyes.
InsaneJuggernautMM if I want all the spoken word theatrics then I just watch his battles.
I got black as number 1 but I'm not mad at this statement.
Where Oun-P? He Definitely Had A Top 10 Freestyle
📠📠📠📠📠 homie
My nigga 🌚
💯
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facts
Mysonne, should be either 3 or 2 simple as that. Cause he was talking that real.
What about Oun P ??
Alonta Bryant Oun P def had one of the hottest freestyles!
This should not have been missing from the list because it was better than 6-10 on this list.
Alonta Bryant that was last year i think
YoungDragon it was this year bro
Alonta Bryant nah just checked it was december
Black thought or loaded lux is the only reason i watched this and i still aint decided. Both killed it 🔥🔥🔥
When he asked where Ars is from I heard every NJ Battle Rapper scream JERSEY in my ear
Phillip Bullock meek the 🐐of the radio freestyle ...only nigga to FaceTime while he do it
"I tell stories like blood splatter and fingerprints"..............GENIUS
Correction: I tell a story like fingerprints and blood splatter
Loaded lux is an amazing lyricist
Shumo when you can understand what this nigga saying
@@Boganok Lol it aint that hard to understand, you just gotta LISTEN lol ...Every bar damn near had a double or triple if you listen
I flex with Meek Millz but Cory Gunz freestyle was better in my opinion and if not Cory, definitely Royce Da 5’9... Royce should have been top 10
Royce Da 5’9 killed it he should have been on the list for sure.
This list came out before he went in there
Even cihi was better than meek
That's the same thing I was thinking
Black thought was #1 oh sorry I lied Black Thought was #1 2 3 4 And 5
Nun Daless These are FACTS 😩💯💯💯
Obviously didn't see lux 😅
Nun Daless Step Into a World
Nun Daless TRUTH!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nun Daless at least 1,2, and 3.
Black thought is in my opinion the best freestyle ever recorded. Hands down.
Meek's freestyle was crazy, on the quiet storm one.
Loaded Lux had the freestyle of the year. Nobody surpasses his level of lyricism
Of all time... the pure lyricism is crazy
Opalocka305 Black Thought can. No one spits like Black Thought. He too intelligent for y’all
Black Thought
Lux
Mysonne
And then everyone else in any order.
nawledgz switch lux and black thought
No Royce? No pap? Lloyd Banks only 8 place?
Black Thought delivery was official Dundee. The thing is Thought came with unusual punch lines but still be on point and can go for long than ten minutes. Shi.... On the late night show with Jimmy he said he was trying to do like 15 minute in a average.
Corey gunz should've been higher,arsenal top 5,and Don Q higher
Kareem B maybe squeeze in top 5 but not 3.from Tory lanes,black thought and loaded all got him beat.
Kareem B meek mill shouldn't of never been top 5 let alone top 3 😑😑😑
Mysonne was the best hands down #FACTS
derrick vaughan Corey Gunz DEFINITELY.. He should've been somewhere in the top 5
So we just going to forget Corey Finesse. He should've been top 5
8:48 flex looked genuinely concerned 😭😭
I don’t blame him 😂😂🔥
haha
ACTION BRONSON’s funk flex freestyle is still my favorite to this day. It probably isn’t the best but it’s so witty and funny I love it. Boutta go watch it like 6x rn
1: Arsenol (battle rapper with bArs)
2: Royce Da 5’9 (black eminem)
3: Lupe Fiasco (bc he actually freestyled)
4: Cyhi The Prince (best punchlines)
5: JID (best lyricism)
Black Thought still better then all these fools in my list...
Lupe definitely. To be that good off the top... crazy. You can't even call what anyone else on this list is doing a freestyle, unless you add King Los. But he only did "Sway in the morning," right?
That’s crazy 5’9 wasn’t even mentioned!
lol
nicholas brown this was before royces freestyle
d'Rivm Wempozv lux better.
There's a reason black thought is your favourite rappers favourite rapper, he's so slept on by "fans" of hip hop but he gets such insane respect from everyone in the game because of his skill.
Joe budden is nice
We gotta put these Everyday Struggle Joe Budden fans on to his music so they know how nice he is.
Reedorm Mc . Yes don't sleep on buddens that nikka can spit..... I've seen and heard this nikka go ham on beats!
The quater on the loose mixtape from joe was crazy too he got a jawn on there wit tsu surf thts srt8 ridiculous lol joe been hot
meek got so real in is his freestyle they cut his beat 😂🔥🔥
Mark more like cause he was off beat
My favorite Hot97 moment is the Black Thought Method Man Freestyle. So good!
Black thought The Greatest
Black thought needs more recognition. That man is COLDDDDDD
Tyler the creator top 5 now 😂😂😂
Hell naw
Every rapper has a unique presentation, BUT, Meek is absolutely RIDICULOUS the way he raps!! You can’t help but respect the way he combines the reality about situations so vividly. #Gifted
MYSONNE WAAAAAAS SICK! STR8 UP G , NO CURVE IN MY VERTEBRAE!
Mysonne should have be 1 or 2 on this list
Mysonne #1 Hands down!!!!! Nobody Better!!!!
Trash compared to royce.
JID, Fred the Godson, Black Thought, Benny the Butcher, Corey Gunz is my Top 5
Chill
Amir Al Horoub hahahaha
Cyhi the Prince......🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Budden should have been in the top 10....
T Groenhuis facts, Joe too underrated
T Groenhuis 💯
Facts!
Sws neef
MEEK SOUNDED LIKE HOV AT THE END OF THAT. REMINDS OF OF WHEN THE BEAT FADED OFF ON THREE KINGS. AND WHAT MORE CAN I SAY.
I had Lux or Black Thought at 1 so I'm not mad at the list
So Charlie Clips didn't even feature a lil bit? Yall hating
Seta Maapola on bro Charlie clips under rated asf 💯 I think he freestyles all of his rap battles
He wack
Charlie clip was gd but not in the top 10 or nothing
Clips should've definitely been!!!!!
@@esthervanda7401 you crazy!
The hoodies 🔥🔥🔥
Black thought AN Mysonne. 🥶 No More Talk
Yessir
Loaded Lux and Black Thought blessed the world of hip hop with their freestyle.. #1 and #2 either way you place em
It’s not about just having words rhyme he told a complete story... a deep story....deep....Black Thought did it with style aka swag... that’s what got him the #1 spot... Lux is definitely 🔥 RESPECT
That tory langp joint get me every time I hear it fire 🔥
Meek and black thought Philly 💪🏽 quilly too 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I can respect lux being second to black thought
Still don't know how Fred the Godson ain't here.. RIP
Lloyd banks
More2Life should be higher than 9
They forgot Albee Al on this one! His freestyle was craaaaaaazy
Arsonal was FIRE!!! 🔥
Absolutely 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥I can't wait until the day I get a chance to bless this platform. 🙏
Don Q was fire
lux had the best free style of all time
I agree with Black thought being Number 1 on the list. The thing is that a majority of the people only understood like a small percentage of what he was saying. He said alot.... Literally and figuratively.. A Very Wise man!! Props to the other guys because they brought their own style aswell!!!
Fleeexxxx loaded lux is number 1 hands down flows, lyrics, metaphors, bars
Young M.A not being on this is the greatest robbery ever No cap!!!,
she really went all out fr
Wow! Where is Fred the Godson. His was SICK N ONE OF THE MOST CLEVEREST RAP IVE EVER HEARD
All great BUT LUX just had the vibe though #1, Big Sean, Bank$ , Mysonne for his content 💖Get MF Doom or HOV Next 🌟 ohh or if you really want to make us happy get The Early Man: Earl Sweatshirt 👑
So y’all gon act like Royce Da 5’9 and Charlie Clips, twice, didn’t kill both of his freestyles? Both of those Charlie Clips joints was better than both of Meek’s joint!
Same here
facts!!!
Exactly, why wasn't Royce on here
Nah respect that meek joint
Y’all got Meek twisted
Meek is the goat of freestyles
Lux all day!
We gonna act like oun p didn’t absolutely kill it up at flex?
2 years later and bud i agree him and meek only guys to get flex hyped and freakin out oun p was cookin the studio so hard flex had to stop him mid rap
This order is all messed up.... But lux was clearly #1 by far... Probably the best freestyle of the year. Views alone..
Thank U Potnah j sanders he sho was 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Lux All Day💪
No Tsu Surf??? “ them summertime shootouts wasn’t fabulous at all “ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
*Honorable mentions*
°Cory Gunz.
°Don Q.
°Papoose
*Top Ten*
°10.The Hoodies
°9 Lloyd Banks
°8 Dave East
° 7 CyHi tha Prince
°6 Arsonol the Rebel (1st vid.2nd was better
° 5 Tory Lanez
°4 Mysonne
°3 Meek Milly!!! (3rd/4th time?)
°2 Loaded Lux!!!🔥
°1 Black Thought 🐐🔥🐐🔥🐐
You forgot jid
come on FRED THE GODSON is not on that list.....???!!!
i can't believe ftg wasn't on the list...that's cuz these niggaz was snoring on him...as far as punchlines, metaphors, and wordplay fred had all that and then some...but if you look his views aren't even in the mill...they're almost there now, but he had a slow ass start...the only reason they moving up is bcuz of word of mouth....
Did yall forget about Fred the Godson??? or did I miss it?
karim Edwards you are correct sir where is Fred
I swear
i swear those niggaz was in coma's on my man fred...he should've definitely been on the list...if you look his views stayed slow asf for a good minute...they just starting to move up...almost at a mil, damn near 10mos AFTER the freestyle...
karim Edwards GodSon belong right after BlackThought
April 2020 and Black Thought's was still the best...:"my journalistic range is a catalyst for change". It'll take a few more years before the mic holders catch on. Well done Flex.
Mysonne's both times matches it
"people hating on how sophisticated my taste is,
Then I pulled up on these motherfuckers in a spaceship"
Black thought is different.
Mysonne and meek were fire!!
Get Joyner lucas up there
Jonnyboy ye
Straight up g, ain’t no curve in my vertebrae
CyHi should be higher