Glasses Malone Thinks He Can Out-Rap Drake. Aight, Prove It.

Glasses Malone got the internet cooking his ass because he said Drake makes better records than him, but if they got on the same song, Drake wouldn't have a better 16.

Now, I ain't gon lie, I understand the argument he's making. Being a better artist and being a better rapper aren't necessarily the same thing. There's plenty of niggas in hip-hop who can rap their asses off but couldn't make a hit record if their life depended on it. So I actually agree with the distinction he's trying to make.

But that don't change the fact that Glasses Malone is out his rabbit-ass mind.

Because who the fuck told y'all Drake's strength was strictly hooks?

We just forgetting 5AM in Toronto? Tuscan Leather? Middle of the Ocean? Do Not Disturb? This nigga has spent the better part of two decades giving us records where he's doing nothing but rapping. No singing, no catchy ass hook to carry the record. Just bars.

And I'm supposed to believe that because Glasses Malone has this supposed intimidating presence on a track, he's automatically giving Drake a better verse? Man, come on.

What's funny is I don't even think Malone needs to be a bigger artist than Drake to make that claim. Commercial success doesn't determine who's the better lyricist, and I'll stand on that. But the opposite is true too. Just because you're more of a traditional street rapper doesn't automatically mean your pen is better than somebody who makes mainstream music.

I think that's where people get Drake fucked up. Somewhere along the way, his versatility started being used against him. Because he can make records for women, clubs, radio, and damn near every other audience, people act like he's less of a rapper than somebody whose entire catalog sounds more traditional.

But being able to do more doesn't mean you're less capable of doing one thing exceptionally well.

And that brings me back to Malone. I respect any rapper who believes they can stand next to anybody on a record. You're supposed to have that confidence. But confidence and ability are two different conversations.

If you believe you can outrap Drake, cool. That's your opinion. But telling me your aura is more imposing isn't convincing me of shit when the conversation is supposed to be about who can rap better.

Personally, I'm taking Drake, and it's not even a difficult decision for me.

Could Glasses Malone surprise me? Absolutely. I'm not arrogant enough to pretend somebody can't deliver a better verse on any given day.

But until then, Glasses Malone believing he can outrap Drake is one thing. Expecting the rest of us to believe that shit just because he said it is another.