Wake Me When It’s Over: Breaking Down the 2012 BET Award Cyphers

West Coast

Xzibit: Man, I’ve been making a lot of Xzibit jokes over the last few years, I think I need to stop. On the real I forgot the man can really fucking rhyme when he’s properly inspired.

YG: Shrug.

Kurupt:  Maybe I’m just old, but come on, it’s fucking Kurupt. I co-sign the look on Xzibit’s face.

E-40: I might need to write an entirely separate article on how underrated 40 is. 

DJ Quik: Decent flow, but bonus points for the simultaneous table percussion. 

Kendrick Lamar: Yep, he really is doper than everyone else.

Snoop Dogg: Yes, he deserves to be mocked for that Snoop Lion foolery, but it really says something that he was the only person in all of these cyphers confident enough to actually freestyle.

Final Verdict: The rhyming around the dominos table set-up really helped set this shit apart.

West Coast just First 48ed every other BET cypher. That shit was a crime scene.

— Refined Hype (@refinedhype) October 10, 2012