In anticipation of the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards airing on October 11th, the network has released a pair of the cyphers where veterans and newbies show off their rhyme skills.
The first clip features Gilbert Forte, Chris Sutton, XV and Jay Rock taking turns spitting off the dome while DJ Premier mans the turntables, while the second touts Rico Staxx, Wais P, Termanology, Sean Cross and French Montana.
Check below to see the pair of cyphers (via HHNM).
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The Cyphers are usually the best part of the show. Without them its garbage.
lol yeah there the part i watch
When is Wayne going to get on a cypher so he can show these other niggas how to rap
because lil wayne can’t rap
CUZ HES A TERRIBLE RAPPER with average skills.
you have to have skills.
when wayne stops making bubblegum rap and starts learning how to sing
dont you fucking every get sick of your lives revolving around lil wayne. ffs. he’s not even mentioned in this article. you’re fucking obsessed.
Really homie you know you didnt mean that…. not liL wayne….. A CyPHER Shit that might end his career
wanye wouldn’t do that if someone offered to pay him a milli for it because he would be to scared of getting exposed..
^^ Wayne cant rap? Yall sound fucking stupid. Not one nigga mentioned in this article tryin to see Wayne.
@the min wayne would of spit a better freestyle then all of them
LOL @ those fools trying to discredit Wayne with lies. He ain’t the GOAT, but one thing is sure as fuck, he would’ve ripped this shit without effort.
LOL Mike Epps started free-styling at the end of the 2nd video
i must be getting old cause i don’t recognize any of these dudes.
I feel you. The only one I recognize is Premo and he’s barely in the video. However, I see Jay Rock out of the new cats.
Termanology ripped it but why does french montana rap again? Hmmm…
Mike Epps is a fool for that freestyle, hahaha
lol wtf is french doing in a cypher
french montana aka twelve chainz
i sure hope these aren’t the only ones..
pointless besides xv
Mike Epps had a better verse than French lol
Aside from Jay Rock, everyone was wack as fuck… smh
These clowns are garbage. I remember when they had Eminem and KRS-ONE for these shits, now it’s just a scrubs fest. Should have got Kendrick or Childish Gambino if your gonna put freshmen at least shiet. Is this too much to ask?
guess you havent seen the lineup for the other cyphers:
Cypher 3: Estelle, Nitty Scott, Laecre & Saprano
Cypher 4: Wale, Pill, Stalley, Meek Mill & Rick Ross
Cypher 5: Big K.R.I.T., MGK, Kendrick Lamar, Tech N9ne & B.o.B
Cypher 6: Lady of Rage, Blind Fury, Dom Kennedy & Skillz
Shady 2.0 Cypher: Yelawolf, Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9 & Eminem
Kendrick is dropping with Krit, Tech N9ne and Machine Gun Kelly
I was hoping for the shady cypher so I wouldnt have to watch the actual show, lol
term and jay rock were the only dope ones. pretty sad the others were wack ass fuck being the fact that this is all written
Termanology killed that second cypher.
They should have merged these. You could of had one dope cipher with Jay Rock, Term, French Montana & Mike Epps,
can’t wait for da Shady 2.0 cypher gona be leethal!
Whoaa this shit was garbage
You aint never lie
hip-hop fans expect too much out of rappers judging by the comments i have read below and that’s my opinion so i dont care if you dont like it go to hell and al sharpton is right weezy should be included in a cipher.Before they had tyga and nicki so why not.
Wayne is Over exposed as it is man, dont we see enough of that nigga on BET??
Its not even because I think he sucks, It could be Jay we’re talkin about and I’d say the same shit, lets some other niggas in tha cypher to get their shine, you termanology aint gonna get 106 & Park votes so let him have his cyphers at least without overshadowing him and the rest of them dudes by force feeding us more lil wayne
yeah you got a point, i can’t even lie on that one
Man BET cyphers get worse every year. These ones are recorded bad too, I can barely see/hear them
spoiler alert: chris brown is on the cyphers and its a mess
Man WTH is this BET y’all better get with the program WTF is Skillz!!!
XV and Termanolgy. even that new Chris dude. Mike Epps Bodied French Montana. glad i never liked him
jay rock.
…termanology
in NAS in a bet cypher?
LOL. A fool who can’t spit with written lyrics, let alone ”off the dome”.
Waiting for the Kendrick one
K i gotta ask, does anyone know who LOS is? and why he gets no recognition on this site? He could easily body any of these rappers. I mean im a fan of Jay rock and term but LOS is a beast. DX needs to pick up his material. Bodies everything he touches
LOS’ number one dick rider right here. do your job little homie and pucker them lips
I liked French Montana’s slowed down flow. He was pretty calm and confident. And Mike Epps was hilarious.
Wow. That was terrible.
Vizzy killed it wid dat last line…@gillmatic gtta point though…Los is a monster dat would eat these rappers alive
WEST COAST KILLZ IT AGAIN – JAY ROCK !!
man i love these, my fav one was the one a couple years ago with Jada, Juelz Santana, Fab, and Ace hood
XV killed that shit hands down
Wais P = Raekwon wannabe
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this was wack as fuck.. zawcain killed last years bet cypher
this doesn’t compare to the other BET freestyles at all
Man these cyphers are wack this year! I was expecting more from Termanology! C’mon son, that was weak as fuck!
Yeah I thought Term was gonna go hard and I was shocked how wack it was
jay rock was actually the best one out of all hands down whoa
mike epps funny fucker!
Oh it’s one of these things that’s pre written and then passed off as “top of the head”…
sean cross killed all them cats
All of them were terrible and whack as fuck.
These are the niggaz..that are probably not going to air on t.v,,,thats why they put it on the interent. With that said…None these niggaz stand out…they all sound like the same generic rapper. They just rhymin…I hear no heart and soul or passion in they voice at all. Imagin a nigga like DMX…would have entered this chyper..He would have dwarfed all of them..Its not always about …witty punc lines and metaphors…just say some shit from the heart with feeling and conviction.Thats why Tupac is so great…he was not know witty puncline rapper…he just said what he felt with feeling and passion. oh well
Agreed
definitely truth…
waste of time
All kinds of wackness right there.
Mike Epps had the best part, he was pretty good. And hilarious.
Worst cypher ever. Terrible, terrible, terrible!
fools mess my name up so bad I wanna change it
and then in the text on this site it says Gilbert Forte and in the video it says Gilbere Forte…
Jay Rock was ill. HiiiPower
wasn’t off the dome. but if it was one of the first times I was on BET I’d spit a written too.
A cypher is on the spot rhymes, freestyling isnt obligated, most cyphers do come from freestyles tho.
niggas still pointing out that a freestyle isnt off the top in 2011? wow grow up nigga we know. you gonna tell us wrestling is fake next? fuck outta here
Won’t say that they were whack but….the presence? None of them really lived it (performance wise), they treated this like a job not a passion. SMH. And the dude who said Wais P = Raekwon wannabe….you ain’t neva lie
all of this shit is weak. everyone. period
Shut the fuck up Jay Rock was not the best out the group..You fags make me sick if a nigga aint from Cali or Ny they hatin on em like whiteys used to hate blacks cuz they was black but didnt even know them as people.Fucks niggas.
What Happened to the Grit, the feelin of an Artist, i dont knock a nga for their success or tryin but damn i can find a random nga on the corner with more passion and creativity in his wordplay ..Wow ..SMH
i liked it, a cypher isnt about trying to do better ten one another its about the exposure dummys, not take the time to isten to some of the guys and shut the fuck up #Outro
ATTACK THE WACK!!! These were weak as fuck. These are not off the top…these are fucking written…c’mon son!!!
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BEST freestyle?
TERMINOLOGY (effortless)
Then Mike Epps….. >>>>>>>
XV maybe.
Jayrock ws disappointing.
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wow french montana went in and mike epps was funny lol
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XV came correct. Surprisingly, so did Termanology.
I agree with you Truth. Alao I think Last years chypers were much better, I meen these are the first 2 that have been released for this year, hope the rest are much better..nobody stud out in these apart from Kike Epps..serious!!
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I hope these were the ones that didnt make the cut 4 da show. I swear these new, new york rappers are worse than southern rappers. #wtf #C’monSon
I wanna see a cypher including J. Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, Kendrick Lamar, & Meek Mill.
Nowadays freestyles arent LITERALLY off the dome. They can be written shit as well. Its best to do a verse u havent released yet. If its a hot verse people know already, niggas will be like “Aw he recycling! I heard that shit on another joint!” & they’ll downplay the rest.
Like when Kanye used a few recycled lines in the cypher he had with Common, Push, CyHi & Big Sean. Ya kno?
By the way, next time Im in the booth & I have trouble with shit…Ima just drink a Sprite.
Me too.
#1: Cole, kendrick, miller, meek, krit
#2: yelawolf, tyga, tyler, dza, chevy woods
#3: kiss, styles, game, wiz, cassidy
#4: drake, curren$y, weezy, jay-z, kanye
#5: Budden, eminem, royce, jae millz, Banks
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But u obviously read it. dick
thats crazy yo i was thinking this same list
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Best Cypher of all time Mos Def, Black Thought of The Roots (kills It) and Slim Shady.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m5MdZ9trz8&feature=related