He knows westbrook came after. Hes saying he wrote it down prolly for the cipher then later put it in a real song. Or maybe had it for song and did part of it in a cipher/freestyle. Very common
@@vzn. considering both that and the freestyle made it on the album and he was fully locked into album mode at the time i doubt he wrote it for xxl specifically
@@WhatsTheBuzz_pretty sure it’s just the fact that JID went first with a beat, makes it strange to hear no beat and not as much lyricism, that’s why Ski was like damn how am I supposed to follow that? 😭 they set him up tbh
The JID freestyle was crazy, and ski cutting the beat was a tribute to X who was the only person to ever cut the beat for a XXL freestyle. Making ski’s freestyle that much more legendary imo
if he did it bc of x it definitely wasn’t for a tribute tho bc even tho it came out after his death it was recorded like months before, tbh i think it’s more likely to be the best throwing him off
@@leeb5112 i wasn’t too sure when the cypher was recorded tbh but in my mind, him doing it because the homie did it makes more sense than the beat throwing him off, ski has some pretty unique and weird beats. That one is pretty standard just fast so idk about that one but I’m not gonna say you’re wrong. Maybe there’s an interview out there and were both wrong who even knows😂
i think he gave it 6/10 because while those two were good the rest was kinda mid and as an overrall rating two good performances cant make up for a ton of mid
Nah, I like both. Ski went on with his style, just wanted to be a little bit longer, just a little. But I would give this a 9. It's one of the best XXL Cyphers for me, personally.
frrr it would be a 10 if ski dropped a bit longer of a verse on the beat tho, like if it was him and jid just putting the hurt on the beat that would’ve been legendary bc they both know how to bodybag beats and had great chemistry too. it’s disappointing ski cut the beat but he still went in and it’s really solid overall.
I think jid tried to go hard asf bc he knew he was with ski bro even fan boys out with the "I'm so ready for ski mask to rap guys" I would give it an 8 or 9 for the same reason you gave ski just cut it short it felt like
This was quite possibly the best cypher ever. The chemistry was there and both were complimentary, not only because of how different their deliveries were but also by legit complimenting each other. JID was excited to perform with Ski that day and neither of them knew what they were going to say. This is freestyle.
Ain't no way JID freestyled that. His freestyle before, could have, tho the cicada bar makes me think it was written as well. Very few can come up with that off the top
lol jid dropped that album in november of 2018 and the cypher is in the summer, this one dropped jun 12th 2018. westbrook was added to the album after the cypher
not much can be said about how ski mask killed it, JID is my fave rapper atm and maybe all time, but ski mask managed to pull out a good rapping performance after seeing jid spill a dictionary, with the beat being cutoff for him, ski mask had everything to fail and he remained at JID's level with a solid verse. hes way too overlooked.
X hadn't passed by the time they recorded the Cypher. I think since they were close he was just also doing a cappella cause they probably both decided to do that together
You cant keep the beat he was making sure it didn't have to be pushed into a box. Ski killed it!! Mudered the beat so well that's why you couldn't hear it.
JID is definitely a 9 or 10/10 but I feel bad for ski because JID is so talented and is probably gonna be one of the next like huge rappers in this new generation
I believe Ski said the best cut was not a tribute to X. He hadn't even died yet when they filmed the cypher. I believe they were filmed in April and X didn't die till June. He said they had tried the beats but the Acapella worked better
Nah this one is great, JID going fucking vicious and Ski just doing it how he does it is such a weird combo but they’re different enough that it’s a nice contrast. Can’t say the same for a single cypher in 2024, 😴
Ski is the only person that should have the right to have a beat cut cuz it's to pay homage to his friend that died the same year of the cipher. After Ski rappers that do the beat cut in my opinion are just disrespectful cuz you're basically saying the beat that the producers made is ass and you don't want to freestyle on it.
Nah minimum 8/10. JID was a 10/10 and I won’t entertain any rebuttal to that statement. Ski is one of those “you like him or you don’t” artists. I like style but I can see why some wouldn’t.
