I don't think people really know what a cypher is.
— Blake Nazario (@WettestWhales) October 16, 2013
I don't even know what a cypher is
— Gentry (@darshallmenny) October 16, 2013
The BET Hip Hop Awards, which aired tonight, featured “cyphers” from all-star rappers. Kendrick Lamar apparently “killed it” with his performance.
https://twitter.com/JustOneAsian/status/390285825239306240
https://twitter.com/MoneyMadeMark24/status/390331526241873920
The freestyle included lots of dissing. Because, you know, that’s kinda what it’s all about.
Kendrick Lamar Throws Down on Drake, Basically Everyone Else in BET Cypher: Watch http://t.co/ZvJyxqGh0O
— billboard (@billboard) October 16, 2013
Lots of others viewers took to Twitter to heap praise on him. Kendrick’s name was trending late into the night in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
https://twitter.com/trendinaliaGB/status/390297883163250688
https://twitter.com/RBroscious10/status/390305288735436800
But others wondered what a “cypher” was exactly. They were not alone.
FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW WHAT A "CYPHER" IS HERE YOU GO DONT FEEL BAD I WAS ONE TO pic.twitter.com/f5XExERFGF
— Hydro Oxide (@RainThames) October 16, 2013
The fact that I keep seeing this new "cypher" word on my TL and I don't know what if means ?<<<
— blah (@pretty_baeee) October 16, 2013
Still don't know what cypher means.
— Myles (@BiggDaddyMyles) October 16, 2013
Stay away from the BET awards if you don't know what a cypher is.
— Ur Fav Blk Guy (@JUST_doingit94) October 16, 2013
So, here is Kendrick’s verse in case you needed to get up to speed:
I've already played it back 5 times.
"Kendrick Lamar #TDECypher"http://t.co/pgHLKuzFFU— Veteran Freshman – #PapaYuie (@yusufyuie) October 16, 2013
Doctor Dre approved:
https://twitter.com/beatsbydre/status/390286451260129280
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