Tempo Won Vs Al2 El Aldeano With One Line? Review of Round One.
I know what I wrote for
those paying attention. But this is Rap.
Since one of these artists engages in Reggaeton too and the other one collaborates
with Reggaeton/Reparto artists, I believe the mods will allow this. I will post as a backup on my Funky Bae Blog
just in case. Check that out if you’re
in need of new Urbano or general music material. LW I will be posting there, but since only
Reggaeton is allowed here, unless it’s something I was already working on, I
will rarely post here for the next 40 days.
Anywho… Tempo won...
the 1st round. These two guys
are thoroughbred EMCEES and it’s highly unlikely that it will end here. I felt that Al2 was
winning but then Tempo went in with that line “Todo El Mundo Sabe Que Yo Vendia
Droga/Yo La VendÍ, Tu La Usas Que El Público Escoja”. I
feel Al2 went too modern with his diss track focusing on visuals, themes and
sonic shifts to distract from the lyrics which were good but pretty generic for
a diss track. The typical “You’re Wack
and G@y” stuff we often hear in diss songs.
He did not have one standout punchline.
Tempo at least has 1. It’s 1-0 in
Tempo’s favor thus far.
But many felt Tempo
won the first round vs Residente and then most felt the 2nd round
was a knockout blow from Residente to Tempo (I disagree, I thought it was a tie
and I felt Tempo defeated Cosculluela lyrically with “Karma”). This may be over though. I have not seen the reactions yet but both
Tempo and Al2 have an audience of a similar size. So, this is not the popularity contest other
battles have been in recent years. It
appears that Tempo’s fans are siding with him and Al2’s fans are riding with
him. None have won over the other side.
From a marketing
perspective, the smart thing would be to end the battle now. A 2nd round could awake interest,
but moreso would a squashing the beef with a collaboration move. That’s what I would be looking to make if I
were the managers and promoters involved.
And that way neither artist looks weaker than the other allowing fans to
claim victory for whichever side they prefer.
But Tempo’s lines
about Los Aldeanos’ breakup and AL2 being a rumored drug user probably cut too
deep. I see Al2 answering soon and it
will either be as a wounded puppy, or a brutal scathing diss track like when
Residente answered. Of course if Al2
remains focused on lyrics about Sodomy, Residente took up all the best possible
lines and he will have to be more creative than that. I know most of you don’t know this, but Tempo
has the first great diss track with lyrics about sodomizing Lito & Polaco
in “Conozcan Otra Parte De Mi”. Some
say, he won the battle on that alone, I felt he won all his battles with “Mas
Fama y Dinero”, yes even Daddy Yankee.
However, within most
of the Urbano consciousness, Tempo holds 2 of the worst losses in the history of
Urbano Latino tiraera vs Cosculluela and Residente. There’s even some crazy newbies saying he
even lost to Luar and Chimi… dream on.
He defeated Luar and that’s why his stock went down so much and the
Chimi battle is still out for jury. Only
because Chimi never responded, if not, Tempo held back and it is a tie. I think Tempo wants to look out for Chimi
because of what happened to Yeruza.
Point is, Tempo needs
to win this battle, Al2 does not. Al2
defeated every battle MC that came at him in Cuba. The Spaniards don’t battle for the most part except
in freestyles which Al2 does. Maybe a
dream freestyle battle between Al2 vs Zatu happens someday, but it is unlikely. I think Al2 would win though both are legends
and Zatu was a champion in Spain back in the day. Al2 is a better freestyler than songwriter.
If Tempo loses again,
his career may be over. This was crucial
for his career, not necessarily Al2’s.
The reason why Al2 might take the sympathetic route in this tiraera is
if what Tempo said really affected the people around him. I cannot think of a clear example of this
happening before in Spanish nor American Rap battle. The closest thing that comes to mind is J
Balvin’s flaccid response to Residente in the recent Bizzarap session. Maybe Eminem’s “Toy Soldiers” to Benzino
where he bowed out before the battle got out of hand, but he had already destroyed
Benzino before then who wanted to keep it going and was giving hints of
possibly initiating violence. I feel
like it has happened though, I just can’t remember off the top of my head right
now.
Al2 doesn’t need this
win, and if he has to save face for his own people, he might just let Tempo have
an apparent victory. If Al2 does a
sympathetic appeal in round 2 and doesn’t come with any viciousness, then Tempo
won’t have to respond. Maybe Al2 even
offers an olive branch which will be the first time this has ever
happened. It is unpredictable, but Al2
will most likely respond. It is almost a
guarantee.
Rating for Al2’s diss
track to Tempo: 8.0/10
Rating for Tempo’s diss track to Al2: 8.2/10
Result: Tempo narrowly edges out in the 1st
round.
One thing I did not
like about this battle is that both artists made references that most people
would not know outside their inner circles.
Like, I don’t even know the name of the other guy from Los
Aldeanos. And they are both saying all
these names I believe may include politicians or social media people from Cuba
and Puerto Rico. I don’t know who the
hell these people are? I hate when
artists do that. Like, if it’s a make believe
character, that’s cool that I don’t get the reference but when you mention some
guy named Pedro Sanchez who is some congressman I never heard of… like it makes
me care less. Stop doing that Emcees
everywhere, no one outside your countries cares to know about your politics
unless they are relevant in dialogue at the United Nations meetings. Stop that please, unless you have a small
niche base or really fight for a meaningful cause. My bad if they mentioned someone important
and I am just being ignorant, but that’s kind of my point, most people will be
ignorant about the politics in your country and 80% of the Urbano audience is
outside of Puerto Rico now.
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