Wake N’ Watch: BET Hip-Hop Awards Freestyle Cyphers
There’s always an excitement factor to awards shows, but many leave of us feeling unfulfilled in the end. Thankfully, the Internet is making this less of an issue. Why waste three hours in front of the TV when you can just watch all the good parts online later? For last night’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, the freestyle cyphers were the highlight and here they are for those of you who were too busy watching NBA season openers, ripping bongs, or whatever else you do on weeknights. This clip featuring rhymes from Mos Def, Black Thought, and Eminem was actually the last to air, but probably the best overall. You’ll find two more cyphers, with appearances from Joe Budden (he KILLS it), Nicki Minaj, Wale, and more after the jump…
Cypher #1 (Nicki Minaj, Joe Budden, Buckshot, Crown Royal)
Cypher #2 (KRS-One, Wale, Nipsey Hussle, Gsan)
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whizz-kid October 28, 2009 at 8:44 am
You got me awake. Now let me watch! fix the page.
riff raff October 28, 2009 at 9:11 am
freestyles a great way to kick off the day. can we get a AM freestyle feature?
Solo October 28, 2009 at 9:32 am
KRS killed it!, i mean i liked all but u can’t beat the knowledge KRS can drop! :p
the biz October 28, 2009 at 10:33 am
x2 on the AM freestyle feature! it really gets the motivation juices flowing for the day!
AyVee October 28, 2009 at 11:11 am
Eminem did his m***** f****** thing! Jumpoff went in too! they shoulda told Nicki they didn’t need her to spit and made her wear somethin sexier… and the second cipher just shoulda been redone with new people… i dont care about how dope he was back in the day, KRS-one is crap now
eboc October 28, 2009 at 11:20 am
ugyuck…krs was doodoo garbage only person he was better than was wale- and he was sleeping. Not a budden fan, but the subs at kanye and jay made it all interesting. rest were all good too, part from the stupid beat.
johngone October 28, 2009 at 11:29 am
nikki wasnt that bad.. but knowing wayne wrote her verses took away from the whole thing.
budden > em > black thought > mos > everyone else
Shoni October 28, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Mann Em killed it…Nikki was okay, she sound better than that crap I heard when she was talking about extra extra cheese mess!.. Joe… hmmm…you need to stop making them Jay-Z jabs before he come tap that a*s!.
Charlotte Shami Ejiet October 29, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Mos Def!!!
smoothay the mc November 1, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Joe is my man but you are starting to look lot like 50. Taking all these under the table shots at jay and kanye for what you see what the wu had for ya right. MOS DEF KRS 1 BLCK THOUGHT AMD THE CRAZY GUY EM WOW THAT WAS HIP HOP PEOPLE WE NEED THIS. Not that radio all day clear water crap. I didn’t hear a weak verse maybe not all fire but none the less what real hip hop is. Eboc you are so disrespectful wht do you know about hiphop to say that about krs one. wale nippy need to step it up but not bad all the rest hot REAL HIP HOP STAND UP. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RADIO BEFORE THERE IS NO MORE HIPHOP PEACE
chiney November 5, 2009 at 2:14 am
thought it was funny how they put two conscious dudes wit em… it jus didnt sound rite… mos and thought killd their set n em did too but not the same way…