Fabolous, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss, and Styles P Went in This Week with Freestyles

Who owned this past week in freestyles out of these four?

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Remember when Jay Electronica put out "Exhibit C" or more recently when Drake put out "6 God"? If you do, you probably also remember the slew of freestyles from other rappers over those beats that flooded the internet soon after. The art of tackling another rapper's beat has been an honored tradition throughout hip-hop's history. But the trend has lost its popularity in the last few years as artists opted to create original songs altogether. For those who caught a hint of nostalgia for the good ol' days of emcee breathing new life in classic instrumentals, you're in luck.

Some of the strongest NY veterans in the game have been revisiting beats from Marvin Gaye to Pharcyde to Jay Z. We can sit around and argue whether Fabolous, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss, and Styles P are doing these freestyles for the sport, publicity, or for pure fun. Instead, let's listen to these tracks over and over again to decide who killed his respective beat the most. We've included the two most recent freestyles from each MC below.

Fabolous over LOX's "All for the Love":

Fabolous over Puff Daddy's "Been Around the World":

Lloyd Banks over Pharcyde's "Passin Me By":

Lloyd Banks over Snoop Dogg's "Serial Killa":

Jadakiss over Big Daddy Kane's "Young, Gifted, and Black":

Jadakiss over Jay Z's "Jigga My N*gga":

Styles P over Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues":

Styles P over Royce da 5'9" and DJ Premier's "PRhyme":

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