Ed Sheeran & Devlin going bar for bar

[@ih2022]

Who else is on an old Devlin run 🏃‍♂️ 🔥

[@maxolivermurray]

Miss him. He was such a legend and an incredible writer/performer

[@dannywayne311]

Me as well

[@DailyHelzon3]

Starting mine now 🙇🏽‍♂️

[@hannibullzuk1684]

On one eating my breaky ahahha

[@leesoulsby254]

Why did he stop putting as much music out

[@wptglobal1]

Here I am 13 years later listening to this piece of history whilst sat in the bath convinced I can still make it in life

[@spacemadnesstv]

lol i aggree bud

[@muchlak]

You still can bro

[@mickley96]

Ha same bro 😂

[@stubow9046]

As long as you can convince yourself your halfway there

[@bradleymcwhinnie1995]

Same as 😂

[@TheRealPlatinumMidge]

"They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator" Love it!

[@zodsinclair8500]

Mad!!!...That line should be in a musical in 2017 now chiming in to hear Ed rapiing free style and the dude called Devlin, is a devilshly fast & lyricaly deadly rap artist!!!

[@94max]

The Great British Bar Off unlocked some core memories with videos like these. Hope anyone wandering around KZbin like me will find these gems again 🫡

[@highrollers5828]

ChannelU for life

[@mattoniy2840]

Was listening to Devlin when nobody knew him as a kid brings back serious memories. Wiley Diss was a good one

[@billykreninsington106]

@@mattoniy2840 Wiley diss was mad. I remember sitting in an old fiesta banging that out of a Sony Walkman phone

[@Unknown-yz9pw]

THE TWO MOST TALENTED UK ARTISTS EVER. This is really uk history. Devlin is the best lyricist ive ever heard.

[@eddiep1026]

stumbling across this gem at 3 in the morning, mad bars from both of them

[@eloquentparadox1950]

No Kanye stop lying

[@tomspencer8950]

Some say devlin is still there telling ed to speed his guitair playing up to this day.

[@ag7dragonfly]

+Tom Spencer Laptop $2900 KZbin 2.1Billion This comment : Priceless

[@roundtheclockbeatz9088]

+Tom Spencer didnt bang

[@moist.teabag]

all we know is he's called the stig

[@diirtyboi90]

norris cole

[@qooke7876]

norris cole 😅😅😅

[@roxybaby531]

How talented is Ed? Seriously the guy's got skills and no attitude, hope fame doesn't change him cuz he's on the way to the top for real x

[@Lou-iq7yt]

And now he’s at the top lol and the same guy lol

[@isolemnlyswearthatimuptono5016]

@@Lou-iq7yt I read the above comment and noticed it was 11yrs ago, I was like damn nothing's changed ❤️

[@agneskapop5592]

This aged well.

[@joshuatayloruk]

what a video, been coming back here regularly since 2011! two absolute legends!

[@pugsnotdrugs7568]

I love looking at videos from eds past It reminds me of the good old times when only a few people new him

[@Boxer-zv7eu]

2023 you can’t help but nod your head to lyrical greatness

[@SteadyRise]

Devlin the incredible arm flailing tube man

[@irh1738]

Devlin & Ed superb collaboration. Lyrical geniuses. Here after the recent collabo on SBTV reminiscing.

[@Copemaxx]

Time flies bro, sick times back then, insane to see how Ed grew

[@samthebest619]

The best part of this video is that no-one realises Example is filming it!

[@aftm123]

hes a loud fucker he is, if its him who is laughing

[@TomGodson95]

always wondered that 😂

[@waynekenneth17]

Fuck me that was immense, intense and has left me in suspense. I spit bars too.. mostly Mars bars but I can undo bras too

[@BananaDockery]

you rhymed too with too.............

[@PKGamerHD]

BananaDockery The intention was clearly to rhyme Bars with Bras.

[@quentinmcbullwinkle9805]

+Wayne Nuttall Your bars are shit Wayne.

[@dvsrs1989]

+Quentin McBullwinkle When I was a kid I had a mate called billy But I lost intrest in him and found an intrest in my willy. Do you like my "bars"?

[@dvsrs1989]

+BananaDockery Yo.......yo he rhymed too with too, he hasnt got a clue, hes just a silly poo, who you want to DO.......... bad stuff too.

[@jamesm7721]

Remember this from back in the day. Can't believe how far they went in their careers, to seeing the new rooftop back-to-back session

[@UltimatelyEverything]

Rapper, singer, performer, artist Ed Sheeran's one of a kind he really is makes me proud to know he's British and Devlin is wasted potential he's an extremely talented rapper and poet.

[@n20011892]

These guys got talent. They bounce off each other so well.

[@Copemaxx]

12 years later, insane how Sheeran blew up, respect

[@Brickktopp]

Devlin could get a job bottom right of ur tele at 4am

[@sophiewilkinson2564]

Brickktopp 😂😂😂 after the 5 seconds of confusion made me chuckle

[@Cron909]

Brickktopp Brillant. :D

[@reesthomson4340]

Quality comment

[@gotwbod4280]

hahahahahaha

[@zcharged8294]

Looool 😂

[@twoalange4354]

devlin is one of the most wasted talents in the grime scene he could of achieved anything possibly the best lyricist in the world

[@ABOLITIONIST269]

Why is he waisted?

[@morganbennett2679]

Ed Sheeran live

[@Eonednb]

TWOALANGE I dunno about the best in the world, shorty horrorhs pukka with word play and then you got Eminem.

[@itsnay7382]

out of the uk it would be devlin lyrics wise and stormzy a close second

[@Jay-ur3np]

nathan lynch Bro fuck off about stormzy second best ahhhaa

[@DoubleHelixPrdctns]

being from the US, its really hard to find talent like this. Been following Devz for a while, but Ed Sheeran is new to me and damn I am impressed

[@rabbitt1985]

still loving this tune what id give to be back stage with you lads

[@adamruiz15]

"They say im up and coming like im f***ing in an elevator" Ed sheeran what a dude!!

[@davidwilliamson1982]

Ed smashed it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BigDaz1882]

Ed did right by coming back home and getting Devlin the bag! Ed Sheeran would never have been given a chance if not for Jamal Edwards and Devlin and the whole Grime scene embracing him. #GreatBritishBarOff

[@SimpleSaurus]

ed sheeran is amazing and needs to be recognised soon.

[@cjay6547]

I pray you placed a bet 🙏❤️😎🤪

[@365reece]

Ed just rapping the you need me I don't need you, in first verse

[@aoife9004]

He released you need me I don't need you a year later he was going off the top in this video

[@tobyanderson4478]

Reece Turner this was before the last verse was created

[@scottrider8445]

Yeah he RELEASED it a year later. Which means he was probably in the process of writing it at the time of this video. Devlin is spitting bars from his songs as well. No freestyle rapper goes into a freestyle without something written or at least an outline. Watch an interview with any big rapper.

[@damianc5070]

Can we just appreciate Eminem for a second here

[@tismon]

lmao ed wasnt going off top

[@SuperRayrayking]

These guys are TRUE ARTISTS.

[@katejessicaxo]

The last two minutes are the best hands down!

[@adamjn1]

Love this, both guys are great. For those saying Ed is better, most of his 'freestyle' is just his songs, Devlin was true freestyle, love the Billie Piper and Final Destination references.

[@jeck1253]

When you realize example is recording this xD

[@dsdavis6gmail]

he isn't...

[@draconicdreaming]

He is though. You can clearly hear him laugh

[@joshuatayloruk]

Mad how this was 10 years ago. Time flies.

[@OriqinLCinema]

When I get pissed off and mad as hell, My mind spins fast like a carousel, I'll smoke a spliff and crack open a San Miguel 🍁🍺

[@delboywowsers]

ÐØV∆OGËDYR 👌🏼

[@jase6709]

....Then go and write some new bars 'cause these are whack as hell ??

[@alis6837]

imagine being those people and not knowing the absolute talent of those two infront of you. i would be a drunken mess of musical emotion had i whitenessed that.

[@SuperTonygrant]

+Alicia Gray I think Jasmin on the right of the screen realised she was chilling with 2 of the most talented artists in the u.k., even if no one else realised it!!

[@popcorns6472]

They're all mates, of course they realise how talented each other are.

[@GoonerC5011]

Real talk i remember watching this already believing they would blow Ed have to admit knew he would blow but nowhere near the extent he has But i watched this and thought id love to have been in the room witnessing stars Followed both from the jummmmmmmp

[@jeanbelehouan3301]

It’s July 2022 and i’m still here, Joy to my ears at the age of 10 and still here till this day, Long live Devlin, Grandad of grime.

[@MotherTeresa456]

"They say I'm up and coming like i'm fucking in an elevator" Ed I fucking love you

[@atlastdeals]

I swear the girl on the right has been sipping that drink for ages 😂

[@stanthemankilla2114]

sit down m8 your going to get roasted she thirsty 😅😅😅😅🔥🔥

[@dcw841]

The coolest thing about this video (besides their crazy talent) is this is before hardly anyone knew who Ed or Dev were... two years later, Ed's played the Olympics, invading the US, Dev's big album is about to drop... lot of things change in two years =p

[@LoL0assasinspeet]

duuuude thank you for uploading this.

[@itsdalia3]

i love how many songs are included here

[@MystiikMoments]

I love how when this was uploaded Ed Sheeran was a nobody and people were here to listen to Devlin

[@KR4FD]

4:55 Dude in the white shirt drops a pill

[@iiWillby]

Deon 3K47 and again at 7:43 lol

[@sarahc561]

doesn't look like he's having the best time really

[@dogsolja100]

You CIA fam?

[@mikewilliams6890]

Either that or he's eating a sly bogie lol

[@RsAdwaam]

Devlin d claw speccing for days

[@CodMoDDz]

my mans getting spec transferred

[@danwright1666]

Osrs hahaha

[@joykz]

This is by far my favorite freestyle video ever!

[@_hitfrom_thebong_5889]

BEST EVER RAPPER/grime+THE BEST EVER SINGER SONG WRITER COMBO!!!!!!I LOVE THE BIT WHERE ED GOES IN AT IT LIKE A PRO RAPPER ;P IT JUST SETS DEVZ OFF ON ONE!"!

[@cause1092]

omg. dev killed it

[@Copemaxx]

1:15 priceless

[@gylestill8706]

why?

[@elizabethestrada350]

Crazy Jokerz because of the elevator joke

[@K3VOBIGGS]

Ian Wright in the background there too? 😂

[@jamieharvey5506]

Wish the audio was better. Classic video first seen this in 2011 and still playing regularly

[@rjossoul3091]

I love how this guy chokes at some points but still keeps going and owns it XD

[@weakloves1619]

devlin powering all windmills with hands since 2010...

[@BELLELARCEY1]

This is gold 😍

[@modernhealthlab]

Example is filming this, listen to the laugh you can tell

[@marvinwong490]

no, Example is there. You see Example walking around at the end and you also see the guy who is filming RIGHT at the end

[@TheBeaveral]

I love the fact that Ed is so in control, he is surrounded by Pepsi but his musical genius is faltless regardless. Idk if he is flying but either way what a boss. ED🐐👍🏼

[@Psycodelic2023]

Than need to be refined and released !!!! Simple !!

[@hostiletoes1145]

"Everyones the same..even the queen takes a shit"..open your eyes. Educate yourself about the truth

[@tobyvergo6928]

touch sanctimonious...

[@carlosmclaren1983]

Buggsey malone

[@robertmoore4306]

Is Example recording this? I have watched this video hundreds of times over years but have only just realised this.

[@theartfulrogers]

I've watched/listened to this so many times over the years and EVERY time I get goosebumps! Especially the end part when Devlin get's Ed to speed up the tempo. So f***ing hype, its nuts! Two of the talented artists in the world. How can there be 326 morons that have pushed the dislike button on this?

[@jamieharvey5506]

Spot on

[@zaccrwctv]

just increadible truly awesome they need to do a full album together

[@joshbralee5882]

If this was a battle devlin would ruin him, eds good at rapping for a singer..

[@londonundergrounditchfm5915]

But it’s not

[@ljdgooners9041]

London Underground ITCH FM Ennit man wtf 😂😂😂

[@taggy193]

Dev spotted the talent early

[@Ek-fu9er]

Them 2 should do a song together

[@VeisDetailing]

Ek 9 ed Sheeran - Lately (Featuring Devlin)

[@Ek-fu9er]

Thanks man I'll check it out

[@OfficVoidProduction]

Ed Sheeran- Devlin -All Along the Watchtower

[@stephen9330]

No Church in the Wild Devlin Version

[@kittengold9814]

You need me I don't need you (remix) Ft. Devlin and Wretch 32

[@frithstar]

"I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator" GAME OVER! Hahaaaaa.

[@venum1959]

these two should definatly work on an album or somthing they are both good

[@alfiejago8258]

DWmayhem 875 Ed sheeran no 5 collaborations "lately"

[@ragii1428]

Move that fucking Jordans off my screen!

[@Dubba_Gee_TV]

ragiiofficial need to move yasmin on there instead

[@jackravo2684]

thats example geggin in

[@AmberSandysxx]

sick rap battlee but that foot tapping towards the end made me laugh so hard lmfao bttw im high..

[@GenZisco]

I laughed at this comment a lot more than I should have done, oh my

[@tonjamollan6369]

rap battle? yeh ok. no one cares if your high you loser.

[@jackMUFCgittins]

you do realise that all the stuff that Ed says is just lyrics from his own songs, so he's bound to sound smooth, Devlin's stuff is more freestyle than it is lyrics

[@isolemnlyswearthatimuptono5016]

Sounds like it hadn't been released by the way the guys are acting

[@moderndecay]

Ed owes OT crew alot.

[@ToxicRecordings123]

his bars about spliff an san miguel is the best bit

[@jadebatchelor4743]

yea, i think everyone liked the line about Billie Piper

[@mollyjones5842]

Devlin was good and ryming well but his timing was wayyyy off however ed was completely in time and ryming just as well so I'm gonna say ed won :)

[@AperturePowered]

+Molly Jones it's bar for bar, not a vs.

[@Angenga]

+Molly Jones Ed was playing at the pace that he wrote the music, dev was adding to a song that wasnt his own, i think that takes some real talent :)

[@EthanTheT4nk]

+Molly Jones literally every bar Ed used was pre-written...

[@osker450]

+Walter White IT WAS ALL PRE WRITTEN DEV WAS JUST SPITTING HIS SHIT SO WAS ED WASNT EVEN A BATTLE

[@sotiris901]

Back when Ed was sick

[@RendezvouDoo]

"lookin ,at texts like I shouldn't of sent that but in my drunk state I just couldn't prevent that". haha

[@emmaboo1993]

"Everyone's the same, even the Queen takes a shit." -Ed

[@johnbryan3386]

No musicality in Devlins bars? He can spit fast but that don't mean it's good to listen to. After 30secs my head aches so i fw to Sheeran with 2 feet on the Devlin breaks! Now Eds headlining stadiums with skilz he don't need breaks!

[@bdubb1]

Devlin keeps stumbling...Ed Mauls him!

[@anthonybrowne7391]

Nar.

[@kevinsmith-dn1px]

Shit...i've just realised this is sign language for deaf rap officianados

[@phillipjam3s982]

All the years I bin bussin this an to this day that guy laughing frew out fuks me off to the core mate

[@angusc.k.c6946]

It was example. Type in example on KZbin he's pretty famous

[@koalaconspiracy]

Eds lyrics are in the song "Young Guns" - Lewi White, everyone should check it out, Devlin is in it too.

[@OsvaldoHighlights]

Ed Sheeran did better in my opinion

[@OsvaldoHighlights]

Djdjf Shfurh Yea it's kinda hard to rap over a guitar, well kinda tech n9ne can probably do it

[@OsvaldoHighlights]

Djdjf Shfurh Yea it's kinda hard to rap over a guitar, well kinda tech n9ne can probably do it

[@OsvaldoHighlights]

Djdjf Shfurh how do you know that ? 😂

[@lowerthetone]

Tech N9ne can spit over anything. He's releasing his 17th album next month. 17 albums is a lot of rapping

[@OsvaldoHighlights]

James Williams Hell Tech N9ne is highly underrated

[@dvsrs1989]

Im not gay but Eds got pretty eyes................. am I gay?

[@bebebarbudo7864]

+7 Billion Assholes yes

[@benja303]

+7 Billion Assholes Judging by your username...

[@dvsrs1989]

benja303 thank you :)

[@osomartinez8012]

You like him eyes, not all of him i love his music :D

[@euansayo3130]

+7 Billion Assholes How? You have aesthetic appreciation, apparently not many people have that or are afraid to admit beauty in something.

[@itsmrlowe]

What are those!!!! 😂👠

[@rjossoul3091]

Arron Lowe Those ate my crocks 😤

[@jammerh7633]

Nahhh

[@freshman7911]

Love this ...True artists. Real Vibe!!!

[@J4NTO]

Still one of my favourite things on youtube!

[@callumscott2650]

So this is where You Need Me came from

[@TrinityRourke]

Ed wrote this song more than just 6 years ago. He just recreates it on tours, with different artists, etc. It's an easy song to play around with.

[@dillondavis2734]

you could tell the dude in the back with his shirt rolled up is a hater

[@DanielLee92]

Dillon Davis the two guys in the back are chase and status so I'm sure he's not hating probably just tired from touring

[@isetmyfaceonfire]

Why is dude dressed like he works at the Apple store?

[@clpffprowell]

up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator... everyone's the same, even the queen takes a shit... had me dead as fuck

[@macg4356]

Doing it for the joy of it which is why it's special . Total free style in the moment nothing orcastrated

[@pkaydennis]

wtf...sad ending

[@unoriginalog836]

if i could find lyrics for this it would be funny :)

[@Adfamere09]

hahahahahahahaha would be so funny hhahahahahahaha. not.

[@RobLewOF]

Ed is just reciting his lyrics not freestyling

[@rsimister]

devs isn't freestylin either, google any line. Its mostly 8+ bar chunks. Still sick though.

[@ashcz002]

Not sure you know how freestyling works. It's never on the spot bars. Artists spent ages writing bars for freestyles

[@ishotyourpetbee1316]

ashcz it never said they're freestyling... And your right but plenty of people can actually freestyle from the dome into a beat. I can if I'm by my self with a beat

[@john-junior3501]

Rob Lewis Other way round bro, and by the way no one ever freestyles, it's a myth! People just memorize lines and improvise with random combinations like Ed Sheeran's just shown.

[@chriswindsor5670]

Notice the difference in no hands and with hands. Devlin that is. Thats going in.

[@snow403]

2 of them are brilliant

[@darrenmcshane6123]

ed sheeran is just so much better

[@dxi8]

2 different genres. Don't even try to compare.

[@darrenmcshane6123]

Well iv seen both rap and as I said, ed sheeran is much better!

[@yooyoo8637]

Batty boiiiii shut up

[@icanpossible9336]

I agree, Ed Sheeran has a better flow. His rhymes are on point and hes got a catchy kind of old school on the bit flow. Devlin seems to kind of go of tangent after every couple of lines and has to redeem himself and get back on the beat. Devlin is still good but not as good as Ed Sheeran lets face it

[@icanpossible9336]

Ok thanks

[@rtravis9495]

devlin spitting way to fast not good

[@pizzaboy1250]

didn't like Devlin's style at all. Fast doesn't necessarily mean good. Ed was great

[@hammerboylulu]

Devlin is just too good!

[@adarrm]

Genuine thank you for explaining that, have wondered many times in the past haha.

[@LucienHughes]

I can't help but feel Ed's sold out a bit :/ everything he does is so poppy now.

[@florencerichardson5000]

I swear it happens to every artist that goes mainstream🤷🏻‍♀️