Graduation VS Tha Carter 3 | Free Smoke

Kanye West’s Graduation VS Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III. For this episode of Free Smoke, we pitted Kanye West’s 2007 classic Graduation against Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III from 2008. What do you think is the better album?
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[@gigachad4782]

Y’all good?

[@justlove9750]

@@gigachad4782 lol 😅🤣😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@otherfoxotherfox9339]

Illmatic Vs ready to die/reasonable doubt

[@otherfoxotherfox9339]

Carter 2 vs get rich or die trying

[@julianmorrow5640]

Ant is better at debating but he’s defending an album that’s just so much worse

[@georgestafford5680]

Both classic albums, but Graduation changed hip hop forever

[@aboodzuabi1864]

Listen to lollipop and got money then go and listen to young thug or uzi and tell me they don’t sound like Wayne back then. He literally inspired a whole generation of rappers with that album, even they would admit that.

[@azma775]

And so did the carter 3

[@traplover6357]

Wayne change hip hop forever. Graduation had little impact compared to 808s

[@azma775]

@@traplover6357 my exact thoughts . I’m pretty sure that a milli was the first mega song to not have a hook .

[@markavelli]

@@azma775 “Triumph” by the Wu tang was one of first to not have a hook/chorus and be a classic single

[@bp2000k]

I love TC3, but man Kanye’s Graduation made HipHop so different. Those Samples are so unconventional 💯🐐

[@rickypunukollu3296]

Someone put the We Cry Together behind this. All jokes but I really enjoy this. Keep it up guys!

[@antonioescobar6295]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@wuspatterwukd9104]

YES PLEASE LOL

[@wojosquad4680]

Fr

[@jkay4493]

They funny asl

[@mannygonzalez5677]

Pls yes 😂

[@rafaelpatangui3086]

Both classics ofc but graduation is just on another level 🔥

[@doodoocheeks420ballsac5]

Tha Carter 3 is literally the Blueprint of Pop Rap Graduation is a cool record but hasn't aged well

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

@@doodoocheeks420ballsac5 graduation defeated 50 and gangsta rap and paved the way for non gangsta rappers like Drake, Cudi, Wale, Sean, Cole

[@rafaelpatangui3086]

@@doodoocheeks420ballsac5 but you can argue that it has so many timeless songs such as flashing lights, i wonder, homecoming, etc…

[@align8325]

@@user-qd6im2hp2e grad aint defeat shit imo. gangsta rap just aged horribly along the years and ppl were getting tired of it as it had less and less soul in it tbh

[@gabeitch315]

@@doodoocheeks420ballsac5 Graduation even inspired Ye's favourite rapper. Listen to The Blueprint 3. You'll see how.

[@musicrave5360]

I think that the Carter 3 is great but graduation literally gave you endless bangers and timeless music ! It’s hard to compete with Kanye he has changed the game so much 😂

[@falcon4148]

Weezy definitely has too everyone wants to be Wayne now that’s why Carter 3 is greater

[@shnye]

@@falcon4148 na i love weezy but grad aged 10000x better

[@falcon4148]

@@shnye ngl idk what u have been smokin, but u need to drop that shit immediately

[@shnye]

@@falcon4148 bro idk it’s just my opinion that’s also why graduation had more plays

[@falcon4148]

@@shnye again drop that shit immediately

[@jaydagoat9574]

this battle got personal 😂. but heated , had me questioning both albums

[@LadiesMan2172]

I applaud ant for trying his best against Lou, but its hard arguing for Carter 3 when Lou's favorite Kanye album is Graduation lol. It was rigged from the start

[@realz6406]

Fax and he would not let him speak

[@coffinvirus6563]

lou is speaking more factual to be fair.. Graduation is more impactful. Tha Carter 3 would win against any other album..

[@DrRAZI99]

It's actually scary to argue with Lou lmao

[@musictiger38]

5:36 Ant’s face 😂

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah it was hilarious

[@alexsolano27]

Ant’s “put that fucking phone away” towards the end had me dying 💀💀💀

[@Goofballhero]

Carter III is a rap album. Graduation is art.

[@skipper6-9]

Carter lll is art

[@NepetaLeijonREAL]

Those aren’t mutually exclusive

[@joybhattacharjee4736]

Graduation is soft pop album, Carter lll is explicit hardcore rap

[@jfer8152]

5:52 This just confirms Luca just hates Wayne 💀

[@VonLescarbeau]

Fax he best be joking gooddammn

[@Kidsseeswag]

Carter lll is a amazing album but graduation is just on another level

[@azma775]

So much so that it sold less 🤦🏻

[@oscarwitt7681]

@@azma775 sales are not everything

[@azma775]

@@oscarwitt7681 but you said it’s on another level . Sales aren’t Everything but they are def something

[@bucio2real]

@@azma775 yo mama is def something

[@azma775]

@@bucio2real yo daddy too if you had one

[@Herestheheat]

Carter 3. One of the most re-playable albums ever.

[@mrhudzen9596]

5:35 Ants face made me laugh so hard 🤣 I cant even tell if he was disgusted or shocked or disappointed

[@ProdByAngus]

💀

[@tiemi4282]

can't blame him with Lu yapping like that 💀💀💀

[@MetalSonic420]

Free Smoke is finally back, you love to see it.

[@Historicutuber]

Hell yeah

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

Takashi Murakami not only designed the graduation album cover, he also directed the Good Morning video. Now you’re seeing everyone in hip hop working with him. Ye introduced Takashi to the hip hop world. Graduation was about art, fashion, music and film.

[@loonz76]

I was dead the whole way through , I can’t wait to see more free smokes like this

[@Supdasayian]

For me this only cemented that Kanye is on a different level that Wayne. Kanye has ATLEAST four albums that are on the same level as the Carter 3.

[@makeit0pium599]

same level? cmon bruh he has 7 albums way over carter 3 level

[@ifailatblackops1]

C3 isn’t even weezys best album lol

[@alexrivera633]

Kanye is on another level

[@TRM1112]

Love it! Both made great cases. Keep up the awesome work!

[@TalkingThrones]

These free smoke debates are so fire. I wish you guys did more of these. I love the passion.

[@LloydxMcfly]

We needed this. Both monumental albums. But its Graduation for me dawg. That album literally is on a different planet

[@jaydenminthorn7322]

Kendrick topped it multiple times

[@MrEt894]

@@jaydenminthorn7322 😐

[@mrmxyzptlk8906]

@@jaydenminthorn7322 Kendrick hasn’t topped it whatsoever.

[@jaydenminthorn7322]

@@mrmxyzptlk8906 Gkmc, tpab even damn. Is better than graduation

[@mrmxyzptlk8906]

@@jaydenminthorn7322 nope, neither of those. TPAB is the closest. But Graduation is the far more successful and influential record. And has the better sounding songs. Nothing on TPAB touches Can’t Tell Me Nothing, Stronger or Flashing Lights.

[@antonioescobar6295]

You guys are fr one of the best channels when it comes to music 🙏🙏 can’t stress that enough 😭

[@YMCMBxMedeiros]

Okay Kanye cannot and will never ever compete with Wayne’s rapping ability and Wayne cannot compete with Kanye’s hooks and artistry but Wayne better overall rapper and Kanye is better overall Artist

[@Daq1999]

Well said

[@benjamingaillard2124]

Great video guys, I love watching y’all heated debates keep them coming

[@jayrodriguez2408]

Bro y’all have to do these more, I fucking love the Free Smoke videos.

[@octobersveryown1933]

This was wonderful. I like the new structure of Free Smoke.

[@BringMeTheHorizonnn]

i love this matchup. these are right next to each other on my all time favorites list. this is incredibly close but im gonna go carter 3

[@RedAnimal100]

Love that this series is back. Lu seemed a lil more aggressive than usual lol like he was str8 disrespecting Wayne. Like tha carter 3 is legendary. Great video though!

[@no-vk2qe]

2 of the most essential Albums of that Era! Glad this seried is back

[@IsmailTube999]

Lil wayne absolutely innovated from C2 to C3 with the singles, the hooks, the features, and just being able to polish his mixtape sound and elevate with songs like Lollipop. Carter 2 is a great rap album but Carter 3 is a classic album

[@skipper6-9]

Both are classics

[@bigk9295]

Lets go been waitin on this. W

[@congest2k]

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!! THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME

[@gama337]

Let’s Gooo been waiting for this one

[@Jdmcclaran05]

Free smoke might be the best series of this channel, we need more🔥🔥

[@tbandz9423]

“Put that fucking phone away” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂ant funny as shit

[@smoothedspoon1302]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@thatboiinice]

I swear these 2 are closer and closer to throwing hands on camera 🤣🤣🤣

[@marquisewalston377]

I’m convinced Lu hates Lil Wayne. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mattgreen1125]

same

[@francoisturcotte3982]

Who could blame him? Lil wayne is trash.

[@ghostlyripper4403]

He said Wayne is top 15. He was trippin in this video tho

[@ifailatblackops1]

YESSSSS

[@ifailatblackops1]

SIR

[@jg5004]

Great video but I liked the format where you gave each other a set amount of time to speak uninterrupted and then a chance to rebut. It’s a lot easier to follow and listen when it has a proper flow to it.

[@bp2000k]

The Impact after both album came out is just amazing. Weezy & Ye forever Goated🐐

[@nickmaisano5770]

loving the beef. good to see some passionate arguments

[@enmanuel2003]

amazing video 💪🏿 regards from dominican republic keep killin it !!!!! 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@abenezerseyoum3670]

Man I miss mallory Bros, great video from nfr tho we love u guys

[@drewfowler7263]

Missed these videos so much!!! Graduations taking the W for me though

[@jaisonwithani9136]

i feel like people dont give tha carter 3 the appreciation it deserves, its a super close match up, both had decade defining songs I think as pure rapping goes tha carter wins, but creativity wise graduation wins, overall I've got tha carter 3 but its insanely close, my pick would change just depending on the day you ask lmao

[@rohneyy2174]

I am with Wayne.

[@rileybrandt6334]

I love this channel😭🤣 this video was amazing

[@TripleR6000]

do more of these verses album videos this is hilarious

[@fabiomogicato9405]

Ant can't win this, graduation's just too good of an album. HOWEVER, I do see his arguments and TC3 is an absolute monster too. I respect Ant for still trying to defend TC3 and tbh I actually relistened to it and it completely changed my view on it. Wayne's just goated man

[@akashpathak6505]

Them guys crazy. I love it 😭😭

[@soulsavingsquad]

Yo I fw wit this heavy y’all should do these vs more 💪🏾

[@michaelcanada6583]

They got so heated in this debate I love it ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@wilfredosolivan4565]

NFR BACK WITH ANOTHERRRR BANGERRR

[@just_aj0123]

Made my day🙏

[@shawnward5251]

I still to this day revisit both these classic albums... bought them both on the release days I'm going with C3 🔥 🔥🔥

[@carsontate01]

Both are some of my favorite albums ever. If it came down to it I would choose Graduation but Tha Carter 3 is phenomenal. Hopefully one day we will be blessed with a Kanye and Lil Wayne collab project.

[@beastyboy101bo]

It’s the carter 3 idc, that shaped all of modern rap to this day.

[@israelhadley778]

Big facts🤝

[@24klogan86]

I remember when both of these came out I was 7 years old but I definitely remember hearing the teenagers and adults in the hood and riding around playing carter 3 way more than graduation. Both are classics but carter 3 outshines graduation slightly for me💯

[@dbg5081]

This is facts. I was a little annoyed listening to the guy saying that Kanye was rapping better on graduation. I love Kanye but shoot me down, let the beat build, Mr. Carter, don’t get it, and comfortable, all had similar themes that Kanye had on his album but lil Wayne rapped about those topics in a more compelling way.

[@javi.gaitan]

Love these vids!

[@petergeorgakopoulos3995]

I'ma have to go for the Carter 3

[@petergreabell3971]

I’m sorry but Carter 3 for me all day every day. Fuck my bias ass take 😂😂

[@jkxclusive295]

Graduation might be a more groundbreaking album for sure and I love it but PERSONALLY I got Tha Carter III by Weezy. Sorry not sorry! Rapping wise Lil Wayne bodies that shit.

[@raul5030]

Lu is such a lame and his arguments make me laugh 😭😭

[@coastercraziness]

LETS GO 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@frederikp1353]

Aaarh, this vid reminds me of my childhood when my dad came home from work. Good times

[@PANIC61513]

Graduation is what hip hop does best at its best, which is getting you motivated and hyped.

[@noahlobberecht5106]

OutKast was doing the electronic synthesizer / rap / soul shit that’s 10 years before Kanye

[@EazyRocko]

This was hilarious 😂 but I love both albums I don't which one is better

[@Matthewb1996]

Both incredible albums, I don’t think a single song off either album are bad and the beats on each song are hard af from both, impossible to pick a favourite

[@Yair._414]

I fucking love you guys lol. We need this energy more 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@NFRPodcast]

Thanks Jaeed🤝

[@Yair._414]

@@NFRPodcast listening to both albums now and I was all for TC3 buttttt man the Graduation got me in my feels right now lol

[@ddub9743]

I usually disagree with Lou on these debates but I'm with him on this one

[@Jake-Rizzo]

facts

[@toxicity1657]

I’m only 3 mins into this video and It’s getting heated, I love it😭

[@LastLivingSouls90]

IVE. BEEN. WAITIN. ON. THIS. MY. WHOLE. LIFE! (LIFE LIFE LIFE)

[@OhThatsLo]

LETSSSS GOOOOOO

[@ThatsPlayr69]

Carter 3 was basically the theme music my 08 09 senior year of high school at parties and everything. I remember getting really into Kanye around that time too. Graduation wins slightly because it’s more classic with replay value and that’s definitely when I was becoming more aware of Kanye and that album was revolutionary.

[@gvg5515]

Great video, illmatic vs reasonable doubt or get rich vs the documentary?

[@clarkcuevas9972]

More Free Smoke les goooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@timmyturnervert2181]

TC3 was a better album overall imo but the impact has to go to graduation, and I think Wayne is more impactful in rap in general but graduation still more impactful than TC3 but TC3 is better by a little

[@samston123]

One thing that could be fun to add is taking the top 5-10 songs of each and going head to head in some way

[@MetalSonic420]

Both of these albums got me into hip-hop, but I'm going with Graduation.

[@alittlebitofthisthat4976]

Heated like a housewarming on this one

[@gabeitch315]

Tha Carter 2> Tha Carter 3 by far imo. Grad>both though.

[@g0ated14]

Fuck no. The whole carter series > graduation. Influence wise it's a different story but c'mon bruh

[@gabeitch315]

@@g0ated14 yeah but it ain't really fair to compare 5 albums(all good or above) with 1. If you mean like, any Tha Carter album is better than Graduation, than hard disagree. Tha Carter has aged terribly production wise, and even though Wayne's flow and rapping is very good, it's notclose to what it would've become the next 3 years or so. Tha Carter 2 is very close and I'm ok with it better than Graduation, it's respectable(the huge step on the production end is a big factor too). Tha Carter 3, on the other end, ehh, not so much. The rapping is better but there's so much more to compare: the lows are way lower on TC3 imo, and overall, feel much worse, considering Grad has 15 tracks and the bad tracks are like 3 maximum. I'm also not a big fan of Lollipop, even though that's not a low. Tha Carter 4 is arguably the worst in the series, no comparisons to make here. TC5 is good, but cmon now.

[@Matthewb1996]

I feel like they’re both overlooking ‘tie my hands’, underrated af

[@prodbyapolloeast]

Lu has been cooking Ant for the past few videos now

[@ericmiller2305]

Hey I said Kanye and Wayne were two of the most influential rappers ever a couple videos in the rapper bracket😂keep the content coming

[@wonderboy2190]

11:30 Luca making a sample 💀

[@aboodzuabi1864]

The Kanye Stan needs to stop taking the argument personally. He sounds like he’s about to cry whenever the other guy makes good points.

[@beaniealex]

Two of my most iconic albums as a preteen. At the time I would’ve picked Carter 3, but Graduation is now my favorite Kanye album and I listen to it way more now than Carter 3. It’s a hairs length apart choosing either one.

[@youngsprite3062]

VERY hard to pick but Tha Carter III in my opinion

[@bailey3276]

MBDTF imo

[@Milkers777]

@@bailey3276 Kanye’s Ghostwriters in my opinion!

[@BRNN-]

Like the vid, but nobody tops a album verses series like the Mallory Bros

[@bryankahl3514]

Lu lost me as soon as he tried to argue that graduation had better rapping than TC3. Graduation absolutely has more of an impact on the culture but you cannot objectively say the raping performance was better than Wayne’s on TC3.

[@bucio2real]

nobody asked, grad > garbage 3

[@Milkers777]

@@bucio2real 🤡

[@bucio2real]

@@Milkers777 shut up jay 🤡

[@volcanicbird]

unfortunate typo pal

[@thenewyorkhip-hopspot5485]

This is a follow up to when their debate of Ye vs Weezy in the brackets

[@NFRPodcast]

😏

[@oscarzwinge4113]

The carter 3 is a really good album but Graduation is a whole other dimension. One of the best rap albums of all time.

[@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk]

Carter III

[@marquisewalston377]

Let Ant talk bro damn 😂 always cutting him off mid sentence

[@remby024]

prefer graduation over cartier 3 graduation feels more futuristic and ye production was from another world

[@siddharthmehta4663]

another w for lu

[@marcquees5312]

I can't wait until I see them throwing hands because everyday yall inch closer and closer towards it🤣

[@goncalocosta7978]

I need some acid rap vs faces type of free smoke. Another great video keep the good work!