Friday Fire Cypher: Oswin Benjamin Fights Conformity with "Confirmation" & Purposeful Punchlines

ishootnyc.com
Subscribe Here! bit.ly/SubscribeSU
Watch the Best of Sway In The Morning! bit.ly/BestOfSITM
Check out More From Sway’s Universe
swaysuniverse.com
/ swaysuniverse
/ swaysuniverse
/ swaysuniverse
#SwaysUniverse
About SWAY’s UNIVERSE
Exclusive interviews from Sway Calloway and the Sway In The Morning/ SwaysUniverse.com team with some of today's biggest celebrities, like Kevin Hart, Kanye West, Eminem, Usher, Jessica Alba, Steve Aoki, Torey Lanez, Julia Stiles and so much more.
Friday Fire Cypher: Oswin Benjamin Fights Conformity with "Confirmation" & Purposeful Punchlines | Sway's Universe
• Friday Fire Cypher: Os...
Sway’s Universe
/ ucus96jklkptagb_ownwzv_a

[@ZenLion444]

Bruh. I’ve seen this a million times. And I am still absolutely stunned when he’s done. The most underrated freestyle ever. Period.

[@lucaeaves5]

I couldn’t agree more

[@macangel1]

"I'm walkin' in circles yelling at Jericho's walls, and I'm praying to god like yo that I see em all fall" That biblical fire.

[@DenverDoc]

Caught this 3yrs later

[@crivas3089]

Through my DARKest KNIGHTs is when the CHRISTIANs BALE!!! THIS GUY IS RIDICULOUS

[@words_on_a_screen]

Oswin gave them the privledge to peer into his soul.. Dude is fucking Raw!

[@F1EpiSodEz]

Oswin just turned the bible into a rhyme book

[@ambivertical]

+Hygh Gawd Check out Shai Linne

[@markhumphrey5982]

Luey Vivant - no comparison at all.

[@omenic4]

Oswin 3:16 type shit ... I agree ...

[@ramonejohnson3558]

Thats because the bible is our book and our images in there thats how😊 those are our forfathers in there.

[@tashnyats1426]

"so whats Ramadan to a starving artist, yall was rolling stones whilst i was carrying crosses"

[@bogeybustersgolf]

Tash Nyats bruh I just played this for one of my employees and this dude was changed! Straight 🔥

[@jamebrewington4212]

My GOD!!

[@kennethjones6117]

much respect!! Buddy stood there unknown yet unintimidated by two absolute beasts and IMO outshined them both. Chills throughout!

[@mfrekerara]

"Check"

[@toddmaek5436]

Riiiiight, he was like lets go then nigga

[@N0va]

YEEEEEEEEEE

[@jinjaninja8096]

Second to none.. yall recognize. He's criminally underrated. God bless the child

[@MinnesotaClan]

Sway gave Oswin a chance and he performed on the main stage at Soundset and he KILLED it! Thanks for believing in people Sway!!

[@N0va]

Everytime I hear this it's like the first time I heard this...I bob my head in disbelief

[@AugmentedStyle]

No matter how many times i watch this, i still get amazed at how good oswin is. How this man isnt bigger by now is beyond me, i feel like the whole mumble rap era held back so many artist. Oswin, Westside Boogie and Shawn Smith are some of my favourites i discovered through Sway.

[@3rdpers0n]

"Am a product of the sins of my father, Street Fighter Alpha and a Low Self-steam" what a way to START

[@toddmaek5436]

right,

[@Midnight_Metro]

Could you explain what that line means? I'm at a loss.

[@3rdpers0n]

you could say that He (Oswin) had bad childhood, his father wasn't there (had sex with his mother then left) so he had to fill his times with things like video games (Street Fighter) which some people might say Leads to violence, also not having a father can make you more susceptible to outside influences which play into the lack of self-steam and bad decisions. imo

[@brandonshannon6864]

Ryu is the son of Akuma. Ryu didn't know that Akuma is his father until around the street fighter alpha edition. So Ryu is the bastard child of Akuma....So hes the product of the sins of his father.

[@rickyfonseca2831]

"a triple beams submits submissions, misdemeanors and jeans, SAGGIN like you spelling NIGGAS. backwords with this heat"

[@jadenoliver5874]

after he said "check it" it was over, dead, finish, bye bye

[@samesaigirigi2970]

dat was epic for a fact

[@jinjaninja8096]

I can't express how much Ozzy has changed my life for the better. My daughter knows the residual effects. My guy. I love you. Thank you. I'll forever be your biggest fan. Bought Godfrey twice because I got in a bad accident and lost it the first time.... but joy comes in the mourning. Then your project with Chris rivers and Denzel is amazing. Watched your live stream. I'm your biggest fan, no cap. My dude

[@WhoTfIsMoneyMitch]

Every now and then I gotta come back and watch this video. Shit gets better every time

[@kudabeen]

Oswin killed that shit...I love that they didn't see it coming. He came in as a Wildcard and found himself contending for a chip...I'm gonna have to listen a few times. He had a lot of ill lines and his style is the right kind of complex. Dope

[@terrianadams]

+kudabeen I def. agree with you yo! You could kinda feel that they were thinking how could this cat follow the first 2 who were dope, then Oswin comes in and took that shit to some unknown level! That shit he spoke was out of this world yo! I'm about to check his work now because the kid is ill.

[@jamelsr]

This gives me chills from start to finish!!! We need him in hip hop!! Please support this kid! This is the rap I live for!!

[@sleepygz8074]

Music that makes you feel something. Fuck the radio trash

[@erobles118]

Oswin snapped.. Shine look like he was hating lol

[@RickRijuanaPro]

Lmao I thought the same

[@jgreen5159ify]

+erobles118 I saw that shit

[@thomasmcflyy3864]

Naa.. I'm not even a KShine fan.. but he wasn't hatin he just wanted to start spitting again .. tht beat is NASTY

[@TaylorAGoodridge]

+Thomas Mcflyy right! You can tell he wanted to get back on the beat

[@maggotface96]

DNA straight looked like he was about to hang them headphones up and call it a day lmao

[@jamminjello219]

One of the hardest verses I've ever heard on sway real talk

[@NicoTown]

You cant listen to this once and think you got all of it, holy shit the repeat is deadly with this.

[@myjciskate4]

"Waiting on water like creatine for elohim to visit me." That's some next level stuff

[@thefakejmoney2651]

myjciskate4 what does he mean by that

[@myjciskate4]

Creatine is a natural compound made in the body. In the body, Creatine is changed into a molecule called phosphocreatine which serves as a storage reservoir for regenerating ATP. ATP is the source of energy for muscle contraction and quick energy. Bodybuilders take creatine supplements for these benefits. Creatine draws water from the body to do its work. When he uses the phrase "Waiting on water like creatine for Elohim to visit me", he is comparing the process of waiting for God to visit him to the process of creatine drawing water from the body. Creatine makes the muscles faster and gives it more energy, therefore, he is implying that when God visits him, he receives more energy and quickness. Oswin apparently has somewhat of an understanding of biochemistry haha!

[@thefakejmoney2651]

myjciskate4 thats crazy. Oswin is intelligent.

[@cpathelegend8394]

Good analysis but you still missed something cause oswin is on another level. When he says waiting on water like creatine it can also be looked at as weighting cause when you take creatine you gain a lot of water weight. But his whole taking your own life scheme is crazy. From Marvin Gaye to Cobain to Ledger.

[@juniormertune9504]

everyone in that room was shock. im shock....OB killed it..

[@triplemmedia3068]

"HOW" does this not have a million views!?!?

[@jshannon777]

TripleMMedia becouse its real rap

[@iveywebb]

TripleMMedia RIGHT

[@iveywebb]

jamie shannon PREEEAAACCCHHH 😩😩😩💯

[@frenchflaccotv6800]

He didn’t sell his soul

[@lukejamesbgn]

He snapped!

[@lighthousemaccabee8133]

good gracious the pain u can hear it....bars

[@tipp0183]

Did he say "y'all were Rolling Stones while I was carrying crosses?!" 🙏🏾😇🔥

[@deebra5701]

Dwight Stewart "whats ramadan to a starving artist, when yall were rolling stones, i was carrying crosses"

[@crivas3089]

All that gang bang-bang, cocaine you Cobain to yourself// And I go Brain or Bruce Wayne before I Ledger myself// So y'all can keep every hail from Mary and holy grail, y'all prayed I fail// See thru my DARKest KNIGHTs is when the CHRISTIANS BALE// 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@garfieldphillips3214]

I like the way he entered onto the beat..

[@colinryan4737]

man you can see DNA rockin out. then when Oswin hits em with that Marvin Gaye line, you just see DNA slowly lift his head up and look at Os like "did you really say that"? every time I watch this I notice different things, just thought I'd point that out lol

[@johnnydoeeeeeee]

"you think you safe? Marvin Gaye murdered Marvin Gaye" god damn

[@BlvckShino]

DNA's face after the Christian Bale line said it all

[@ugochukwuokafor7988]

The Soulution , Please , I didn't catch that bar. Could you write it for me here? That's the line before ... 'what's Ramadan to a starving artist ...' Help!

[@mrsdn5202]

through my darkest nights (dark knight-batman) is when the christians bail (christian bale). The scheme was a bit longer

[@ugoboss6898]

@@mrsdn5202, cheers brother!

[@ugoboss6898]

MRSDN, ... I listened again & again, it might mean ... through my darkest night is when the Christian bail. ' when he was (is) at his lowest time was when his fellow Christians bailed (disappeared) ...' ?

[@frenchflaccotv6800]

Ugo Boss yes that is the metaphor but it’s a line before that too you have to dissect the whole verse because he was on some lupe shit

[@kr1sant]

My darkest knight is when the Christians bailed. Hot bar. Dark Knight= Cristian Bale BARZ

[@josephsoto3696]

Oswin is hard, eulogy is my favorite song of his

[@radaprince]

the first i heard of Oswin and he's been bodying everything since

[@anbs1682]

there is bars then THERE IS BARS. Oswin has BARS.

[@justincurby6621]

to be that sheep that dies alone means that i knew know shepherd 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@robedwards8560]

"I'm taking these bricks that the government and society built entirely to deprive us of our notoriety, suffer from that variety of depression anxiety, and paranoia to Remingtons known for killing a dying breed"

[@Dozzaify]

+Robert Edwards god pen

[@JinjaMcNinja]

He had to go from God mode to rap mode, then say "naw I'm fucking around, you peasants" and morph to God mode again for that one.

[@jimmygotswaggert60]

I don't think shine and DNA were hatin,I just think they know there's a depth to Oswin that they don't have. There's layers to this shit. He has sustanance

[@ZenLion444]

Jimmy Gotswaggert very well said

[@theundergroundjuicenyc9539]

that's a fact..

[@iveywebb]

Jimmy Gotswaggert you get a "like" for the FACTS you post & for using "sustenance" 🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯

[@ugoboss6898]

They were definitely not showing love till after he finished spitting. But when he was spitting, they were definitely hating. It's as obvious as night & day!

[@archerstinson7713]

facts, sometimes you just got it

[@ZenLion444]

I swear to god that's the best freestyle I have EVER heard seen witnessed. Jesus.

[@tipp0183]

WooooW did that just happen? Instant classic.

[@davidsabethai2633]

one of the best things that have happened in sways big up for givin the dude a platform to spit.dude earned it!!!

[@Irobertcmassey]

Good Lord....How the hell am I just hearing this!?!?! This is the truth!

[@ZenLion444]

Without question THE GREATEST RAP I have E V E R heard. #rap #hiphop #realhiphop #xxl #oswinbenjamin

[@antoinebusch9033]

This kid just made me never wanna listen too mainstream music ever again. Just 🔥🔥

[@bogeybustersgolf]

Locksmith and Oswin project would be CRAZY!

[@albertogonzalez8871]

Cheron Smith indeed!!

[@Lowkey-sj9yv]

Pro Era / TDE sign this nigga! Bars for daaaaays!

[@danialbrown6068]

"I'm walking in circles yelling at jericho's walls. praying to god that when i yell i see them fall." dopest metaphor ever... without context it's dope as hell, but with context its insanely creative and deep. The monster Oswin always slept on GoD

[@ayoooJJ]

"wait in the water like creatine for Elohim to visit me. in the midst of waiting i saw satan through the reefer leaf" wow

[@mekersf1]

one of the best of the year for sure. cant wait to see what his album is like

[@guilitotorres9777]

DNA and K Shine were like " Yeah we did it!" And then Oswin Benjamin went 😂 🔥 🔥 salute to all 3

[@mainesheffield852]

This dude Oswin Benjamin is mean on the Mic. And what he's saying is deep rooted, and he also destroyed them other 2 cats simultaneously FACTS!!!

[@j-rock8813]

DNA’s face tells you all you need to know about Oswin’s ability to rap!

[@jonny2tone59]

"oh my gawd."- Heather B

[@Dozzaify]

unemployment got me thinkin bout narcotic sales it's either money for rent or time in the cell (sale : of narcotics)

[@chanicepetty7971]

Oswin Benjamin, I salute you! You sneezed on the beat and the beat got sickkaaaaaa!!! To go after DNA and murder is an accomplishment within itself! 💕💕💕

[@carlosboquin1445]

I want to meet this guy man..this man and his flow and lyrics are helping me through a lot thank you Oswin Benjamin

[@rasheedakins2277]

That's a God sent MC

[@bdub193]

Fire!! "Think you safe nigga Marvin Gaye murdered Marvin Gaye" that shit was hard af

[@SandyTheTryhard]

All of them bodied this and they were all feeling it

[@johnk7135]

I give thanks to fresh emcees like Oswin Benjamin. Young dude is whole milk for these lactose intolerant rappers now a days. He's got visions that keep him humble but truthfully spittin like a dragon.

[@jinjaninja8096]

Oswin is the best. And sway willing to give him work. I love these men. Even k telling him he respect it. My guys

[@tipp0183]

This shit gave me life man. Good job Sway!

[@Logan-iy9tb]

This should have som many more views man I'm actually heated more people ain't seen this shit dude is talented af

[@edgarallenflow3166]

**RIP** this beat

[@mburna200]

ooooooo i thought dude was gon be trash he 3_0d k shine and dna lmaoooo

[@NitrogamerT]

where the 24 milion views at?

[@1000animeboy]

Szymon Tratkowski I know right?!

[@seekerbahama]

THAT WAS HEAVY!!!

[@furmdo]

Oswin Went the fuck off...Gonna check for his music now...#YIKES!!!

[@youdontwantamess]

Killed it💯

[@sincerenyc81]

Besides KRS ONE dude is definitely one of my favorites... Truly gifted

[@ATL_NINO]

damn I'm speechless he went all the way in. fire!!!

[@standardpurter770]

I'm from ALABAMA and yo all of them killed it but Oswald Benjamin is Guilty that dude killed everybody

[@TheAmazingPooPoo]

This shit still hit after all these years

[@hyperdrive5065]

😱😱😱 my God.. I'm speechless.. dis nigga is on another level.

[@NathanWilsonDrivingDreams]

You have to listen to this at least ten times to truly appreciate the lyrical genius.

[@lwe3625]

I'll go Bain or Bruce Wayne before I Ledger myself - Barzzzz!!

[@noctxrnal_cnvs]

in the darkest night is when Christians bail... MAAAANNNN!!!

[@toddmaek5436]

+Jossef Rosmon riiight

[@toddmaek5436]

riiight

[@toddmaek5436]

right

[@theundergroundjuicenyc9539]

lwe3625 smh he a fucking monster.. god pen.. the whole scheme was fucking fire.. all the artist he put in there killed them selves or attempted to.. but the Marvin gaye sr. and jr. setup the whole scheme.... they don't want it with os.. 🔥🔥he's nasty man

[@thoughtsofmajesty2035]

He is better than Kendrick Lamar!

[@blacktearsthereaper8990]

His dope....But nigga pls

[@layvonnenewman]

Hell yea!!

[@theRawest821]

Periodddddd

[@Zachmoffatt]

can the citizens get an mp3 of all three on this beat?

[@MrAllhalebreaksloose]

It took a minute for them to understand that Marvin Gaye line...and then they knew Os was a problem #insertfireemojishere

[@gershwinabsolom]

I watch this all the time

[@panuweston5281]

oswin spit some fire

[@karlgreer6859]

This man is truly talented an he does have substance keep up the good work bro 👍I hope you still staying true to your self an rapping

[@ATDUB-ty9nc]

Karl cutz/motivator follow him on IG man. He got a lot of good stuff he got coming soon

[@rl07g837]

the way oswin delivered...that flow..ufff

[@1duney]

Oswin Benjamin knew he was nice

[@jinjaninja8096]

You don't know how much it would mean to me to introduce you to my daughter. She can thank you for my lifestyle change

[@arise2impact484]

Bruh this the hardest thing i have heard all year!!

[@SchilkroeteRapt]

i subscribed after that

[@kengozin]

that was pretty inspirational. idk why they booked k shine and dna with oswin bc they cldve had they own segments... k shine and dna were snappin in their vibe and deserved more opportunities to showcase and same with oswin.

[@retrogore420]

+Ken Gozin I read he was a last minute replacement. Dude is Rocky.

[@bernardtyler2835]

Oswin is crazy nice, Newburgh stand up. Peace bro

[@jefferyzenner5140]

DNA is looking at him the whole time admiring every word... thinking "this my new favorite rapper"

[@ATDUB-ty9nc]

DNA stole that Christian Bale line and used it in his next battle LOL

[@abiodunoguntala4212]

dude in the Red salty as shit!!! Oswin is FIRE!!!

[@denzelmarshall7324]

can tell you don't watch battle rap that's shines natural mannerisms he was clearly feeling it

[@Dozzaify]

that street fighter scheme thar oswin benjamin started off with was crazy! I'm sure it whizzed by people without them noticing hum? i'll right it down in a sec

[@douglasmuhammad9447]

That Christians bale line had DNA like "yeah that shit hard"

[@juanricardo5183]

In the midst of social distancing had to come back to Oswins beginnings

[@tonyrichardson1627]

saggin like u spelling "niggas backwards." telling u straight to the face exactly what u subconsciously tell urself and the world. The dude has layers. nothing but respect this is real rap encoded modern day scriptures for real

[@Providenza]

I love that after all this time I've never seen anyone pick up on the "I make my way in/Wayans the scene (music scene and/or a movie scene) by being a major pain/Payne bar.

[@creativecreations87]

I like that he was pretty honest with who he is... The batman flip "Dark Knight Christian Bail ect." All that shxt was tough! TALENT!

[@ajp135212]

K-Shine’s verse set a fire, DNA’s blew the building.... Oswin shattered the fucking planet.

[@cordellcarter9544]

Oswin won't have to worry about getting unemployment anymore after spitting that fire

[@juliofrias1435]

OB all day n I've been hearing battle rappers .

[@gibionmwangeka6728]

when he said CHECK!! I new niggah gonna ran wit it like fuck IT

[@magician234]

He kind of gives me that Pharoahe Monch vibe.