Mediocre Rap Cypher of the LEC | 2022 Summer Playoffs | ft. Rustage, Dan Bull and Falconshield

Playoffs round one start this Friday, whose team are you on? #CypherLEC
With Daniel “Drakos” Drakos, Daniel Rustage, Andrew “Vedius” Day, Marc “Caedrel” Lamont, Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, Dan Bull. Beat by Falconshield.
Friday, 17:30: RGE vs MAD
Saturday, 16:30: G2 vs MSF
Sunday, 16:30: FNC vs XL

[@rustage]

Super excited to be apart of this!!! Thank you guys so much for having me on!!

[@fediardhaoui1422]

saw your name and i was SHouting

[@jacobbarnes8695]

B.R.O you popped of !

[@Tahu250]

All raise our mugs for our captain!!!

[@Nike-iv2ni]

killed it!

[@kajiwav]

literally killed it

[@danbull]

This is one of the most unusual projects I've been a part of and I loved it. Everyone involved in making this is awesome!

[@doggedcontender5334]

You killed it Dan! 🥵🙌

[@saibiren7833]

You went insane on the beat man, awesome stuff

[@nickmosby3331]

They saved the best for last.

[@maurits_wie]

Man, im listening to you since Skyrim and loved the Overwatch Raps. Now, you doing this for LEC made my day. Thank you so much!

[@BrendanGeormer]

Does this mean you're finally going to make a rap for every LoL champion like was mentioned in the Lucian one? lol

[@DanielDrakos]

Much love to everyone who jumped on this. Especially our special guests Rustage and Dan Bull. 🔥🔥

[@doodleman97]

your part was lit my dude 🔥🔥🔥

[@MetroDon1738]

🐐🔥🔥🔥

[@leog4383]

DRAKOS!

[@rashidel-korhaly4494]

We have to appreciate your mambo NO. 5 reference

[@wowJhil]

Your rap is awesome so great, love it!

[@falconshield]

Much love to LEC for inviting me to produce this! 😁 Pure joy to work with such talented artists!

[@eimantasubartas4571]

That was amazing. BTW do you know where I can find the instrumental version of this song?

[@falconshield]

@@eimantasubartas4571 you'd have to check with the LEC producers to see if we can release that.

[@Mars34582]

I was MIND BLOWN when they shout out your name in the video, this cypher is a bloody dream come true X'D

[@Flazius]

Great to see you get some recognition and spotlight!

[@razzer8880]

When you need a level up you call the OG GOD of LOL raps

[@sjokz]

Was dope working on this!! Know I am very much a rookie compared to all of these peeps but they helped me SO MUCH!!!

[@jacobbarnes8695]

NAH you went toe to toe with THE dan bull you were INSANE

[@forged8323]

"Shurima shuffle? You need a Heimlich maneuvre" Daaaamn Sjokz

[@falconshield]

You did GREAT! 🤘

[@ainzidk]

u were so good. shame u had to go against dan bull

[@mrlobbyist2061]

they all need a Heimlich maneuvre after your performance, please! you killed it !

[@janunger6685]

Can we just appreciate how good Drakos and Vedi have become at rapping over the years But props to everyone this is fire

[@MajorJJH]

They were both on fire in this one

[@666biohazard666]

They were like that for years man... :D

[@janunger6685]

@@666biohazard666 there is a huge improvement from 2019 to this, listen to it if you havent in some time. Also they were never bad but they got so much better over time

[@parttimeloverandafulltimef1096]

MAMBO NUMBER 5 at 0:48 xD

[@jaybighearth4360]

Ehm... Dannieboy was the best. He had the best delivery, he actually felt smooth and comfortable doing it.. and he wasnt an eminem wannabe (the eminem wannabee was good too ngl, but Dan Bull was 1.5x better)

[@Greg_Blavet]

"Not polyamorous but then again I will Take all five of you out, Pentakill" Rogue just won their first BO5 with a pentakill The prophecy is real

[@Ben-zs1ko]

Someone needs to rep sivir and rekkles in malmö this year :D

[@warumauchimmer7396]

you might wanna reconsider

[@StarClay666]

and just like the verse by Drakos RGE choked bo5 0-3 against G2

[@alex2005z]

Take all 5 of you out meant win the playoffs (taking all 5 teams out of playoffs) not getting a penta. A penta kill by killing 5 teams

[@bele28]

Indeed.. it ended in a pentakill aswell

[@georgiosfourtounas7471]

"Take all 5 of you out PENTAKILL" That actually aged so well

[@fransmanlaparis4830]

Come on, how big content diff can this region get compared to all the rest. So glad I'm in EU and having the awesome LEC content to be proud off. Chills listening to the raps each year and boy are they only getting better. This one is for sure a big leap and god I will listen to it so so much, i am sure!

[@TheMiaTaylor7]

Well, yeah, content is the only time they can gap anyone. Get people hyped, choke internationally, rinse repeat.

[@tressil3607]

LCS should save the money and reduce to an LPL / LCK format where they only have in-game casters / analysts. The best parts of LCS cast are Phreak, Azael, Kobe, Capt Flowers, MarkZ. The content is lacking and the State Farm analyst desk isn't special. I say this as someone who's watched LoL since S2 where I watch the LPL, LCK, and LEC...the LCS is an incredibly disappointing region.

[@gold9994]

@@tressil3607 Hahaha State Farm Analyst Desk

[@Gokkee]

Will give lcs huge credit on the fight vid they made, that was 90% better than most Hollywood fight scenes👌 But beside that LEC is definitely content king ;)

[@Meander_]

@@tressil3607 Bruh, if you think that Phreak is the one of the best parts from the LCS broadcast, then it's a huge red flag either for you or the region.

[@fouadio4108]

Man , "G2 you're just a name on a list!" is always a legendary echo....

[@Climate.Realist]

Back to back to back …

[@otherhouse]

You know these titles start to stack...

[@levyayano4644]

@@otherhouse Just like all your failed splits

[@DarkMithy]

I loved these ones "Finally your games are INTeresting" "Solving the world hunger the amount you feed" "You're only here to make me look good when you drop"

[@tatewu6312]

@@levyayano4644 start to think that this is it

[@Ben-zs1ko]

watching this after rouge got a 3-0 finals and a pentakill hits different

[@justrecentlyi5444]

Dan Bull did tell us to get some new material...

[@Nike-iv2ni]

Intro (rap starts) 0:00 (0:14) - G2, by Drakos 1:03 (1:10) - MSF, by Daniel Rustage 1:59 (2:07) - FNC, by Vedius 2:55 (2:55) - XL, by Caedrel 3:46 (3:56) - MAD, by Sjokz 4:46 (4:49) - RGE, by Dan Bull

[@lostboi2271]

👍

[@wowJhil]

XL clearly drawing the short stick here :D Glad the others got a good representative!

[@garry_185]

@@wowJhil aw cmon this is caedrel's first rodeo cut him some slack xD

[@Oblivion9873]

that's a lot of daniels (half the list lmao)

[@shaliquor9223]

@@wowJhil Caedrel fits perfectly for a lot of reasons. He did a good job. Don't discourage him please.

[@AngelOfDeathBG]

The best LEC rap to date! Absolute fire! Don't censor future LEC rap songs, the way it is, is perfection!

[@themarimbaguy3038]

What keeps amazing me is that this will be the best LEC rap until... the next one They just keep getting better and better

[@tressil3607]

@@themarimbaguy3038 it's kind of insane how LEC one-ups itself every time...I want the LEC album already. LEC talent / production - unmatched and unrivaled.

[@stefankatsarov5806]

The one whit Vedius and Drakos was so good tho ( MAD vs G2 ), it had the best flow, and some of the best burns.

[@dandanik8685]

The best is still Mediocre Rap battle from 2020 Summer.

[@primachpepe8597]

@@stefankatsarov5806 "youre nothing but a mid and a receding hair line" , "last chance better call your momma, or you gonna get hit by Saitama"

[@kcal12]

Unironically think Vedius did the best out of them. Nevermind the last one is actually fire.

[@MajorJJH]

No doubt about it.

[@michaelruther3275]

Dan Bull been killing it since 2016.

[@6666Imperator]

if you don't know Dan Bull yet I recommend listening to his "Civilization" and "Far Cry: Primal" raps. But he was also in several ERBs and does a lot of the video game raps.

[@janong262]

@@6666Imperator is he the one who did the league rap way back in the day?

[@jansenmarshal4551]

@@janong262 If you mean badministrator, then no, but i'm not sure if he's the one you're thinking of

[@copyninja2494]

"As you cry, you just fight, like hobbits, for a ring When the fans, only need, the return, of the king" Vedi killing it as always

[@essentiallyerick]

If there was a finals series for LEC rap battles Caedrel would make the playoffs

[@ilanbron06bronstein6]

Caedrel would win the trophy

[@frorissting5202]

B-b-bu-but he cancelled it...

[@Jackopoly]

Caedrel is the gift who keeps on giving man, multi-talented AF I was smiling so hard listening to his rap

[@princecejar3567]

I never thought how much I would love seeing him rap. My jaw was on the ground during his round 🔥🔥🔥

[@trollichu504]

"Take all FIVE of you out, PENTAKILL" Comp really did that, didn't he?

[@romryu3370]

With this amount of bangers, the LEC prod deserve a spot at the worlds opening. Who wouldn’t love that?

[@konstantinossebastian5623]

damn the Dan Bull buff for the finals...also the PENTAKILL bar came true!! EPIC

[@Dodgelayne]

Amazing that you got Dan on this, he went absolutely hard on this, LEC never disappoints in content and in talent

[@triplea3005]

Caedrel Goes hard wtf I didn’t expect that🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Thebaddream7]

Its really good for the first time. But the beat isnt the most difficult to rap (I mean obviously they have to do it more simple for Caedrel) and I guess they edited. But rapping is also hard and it usually sounds terrible the first time.

[@PastaDiMama44]

He finally found a way to express his passion and love for XL

[@levyayano4644]

Rapdrel*

[@bramvanderwoerdt7186]

@@Thebaddream7 i assume they gave them all of them a really simple beat to rap to and did the rest in post. if they're actually rapping to the beat all of them are incredibly impressive considering they rarely do this

[@TomTanks91]

@@levyayano4644 it’s ya boy cathedrap

[@daniilmalkin5069]

I wish Fnatic was playing the way Vedius rap. It's just outrageous

[@janeqq696]

Come again?

[@daniilmalkin5069]

@@janeqq696 glad this comment aged well c:

[@differentintheotherway7464]

"Take all five of you out... PENTAKILL" - this dude actually made a prediction for match vs Madlions

[@G2LoL]

A few more 3-0's all we see 👀

[@terry_the_terrible]

Glad to see that Falconshield finally gets some mainstream recognition

[@marvinf4548]

again

[@skipp3252]

Falconshield had mainstream recognition in the past including riot themselves. But yea glad to see them collab here as well

[@christophhoelbarth217]

1:35 Noone expects a Hikaru reference!

[@nightfury66]

the danbull buff did it

[@touchGrasss]

Vedius with the different tempo flows! So versatile 🔥

[@nancy9324]

I noticed that too! Love it bc it's not just about saying as many words as possible

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

@@nancy9324 Eminem vibes

[@quintonbekeur2965]

Sjokz is such a perfect MAD Lions representative

[@newgamer3986]

Same with Drakos for G2

[@MPiccinin]

And Vedius as Fnatic

[@ichigoichie369]

and the 7th place prodigy for excel.

[@D1se4se69]

i also think she was fire, felt like her raps were on point

[@primachpepe8597]

@@ichigoichie369 bruh

[@elcamaradajulian4437]

Vedius and Sjokz absolutely killing it, god tier content as always from the LEC

[@OlleReberg]

Came back here half year later, watched it and unliked it, just so that I could like it again! Holy banger!

[@mathiasandersen3762]

i knew i could trust Dan Bull with my fav team, and the Imagine Dragons reference. i am living in a good world today.

[@Diamondminer49r]

The highest production quality in esports. Every time.

[@warumauchimmer7396]

and it only gets better everytime

[@stykkz8738]

The fact Rogue took out all 3 teams who held the LEC Trophy under their belts who were still in the league. Well deserved

[@jorgegoncalves9137]

This is why i love LEC, this and sjokz!

[@CrabLegsWinston]

I have no idea what any of this is referencing but it goes hard

[@Equitine]

"Not polyamorous but then again I will Take all five of you out, Pentakill" is such a good line.

[@TheGuyYoullNeverMeet]

"Take all five of you out, Pentakill" is the one of the hardest bars I've ever heard.

[@ashtaron23]

Vedius killing it. LEC never disappoints. 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jerryduque97]

Dan Bull has the reverse Sjokz curse, he raps about Rogue, Rogue wins the split

[@helliasstradford4730]

BEHOLD THE POWER OF THE LEC SONG BUFF

[@franciscocarvalho8843]

this aged well

[@thedoc7888]

Drakos amazing as always, and Vedius always goes absolutely demon mode for the black and orange 🖤🧡

[@user-ek7yc5zm1v]

Caedral canceled his career 🤣🤣

[@byochii8197]

Really good work again! That i see Rustage and Dan Bull in a LEC production is so crazy good

[@fanesports]

Will be waiting Laure Valèe part in the next rap cypher

[@BlueberryPancake_]

Can't wait to see ScruFaceJean's reaction to this :D This was fire!

[@deloron8813]

Always my first thought when I see a new rap battle

he already made it

[@cliff_ford]

not dan bull predicting rogue's pentakill....

[@Lee11715]

Dan lost so much weight i barely recognized him. Good for you mate.

[@liqqit]

I wanted to make a comment about how Dan Bull was the one Rogue needed to win the finals, and then listened to the lyrics again and realized how he predicted the choking meme to be over and the pentakill too. My tinfoil hat is on. It's scripted!

[@ponsoke]

Not scripted, Dan Bull's just got such talent at writing that he can predict the future. We'll see Odoamne beating all Gangplank's he faces at worlds.

[@nufasniyamathulla6479]

It's so scripted Caedrel even predicted the Queen dying.

[@Olcia13131]

waiting for new banger this year

[@danieldeutsch414]

G2, you're just a name on a list... Hits everytime and hits so hard And a'ngry little little kitty cat' is insane line too.

[@boomer4629]

All five of the rappers deservedly getting props, but can we talk about how clean this beat is and how well it's tailored to every individual rap? Masterfully done! I had never heard of Falconshield before but he has a new fan

[@botmax4590]

Hikaru is now officially in LEC i guess.

[@balintkapocs5931]

The last line has become a prophecy... 😃

[@Socomhunter]

That awkward moment when Dan Bull actually predicts Rogue's pentakill on MAD :P

[@kendogg1337]

rogue got the dan bull buff at worlds

[@ShakeNBakeUK]

DAYUM this vid slaps even harder after the finals :D

[@miguelg2238]

The highlight of LEC every year has returned!!! Poggers

[@thedeadmemetrain8757]

Oh nah, y'all ATE on this! Not gonna lie, I only peeped this initially because I was interested to see what Rustage and Dan Bull would be cooking, but I should've KNOWN they wouldn't have hopped if y'all weren't all some demons! Fuckin' DOPE cypher!

[@joaolagoa2404]

Pentakill in finals, so it was scripted :O

[@nerometallica8677]

Dan "Nostradamus" Bull

[@pastelgem5950]

This is so cool I love the visuals with the tvs so much! Everyone brought fire here and while my favourites were Rustage and Dan Bull, I’m still planning on listening to everyone featured!!

[@igfanboy2957]

DUUUUDE, the "Don t forget who challenged SKT" line is BRILLIANT!!! First time when I started to watch esports I was a misfits fan and that series was INSANE!! Damn, LEC production is next lvl!

[@cammac57]

More hyped for LEC KZbin content than any of the actual playoffs...

[@Junk-Troller]

I was wondering why LEC was so quiet with the music this year, but dropping Rustage and Dan Bull in a cypher is absolutely insane. Props

[@DrewP3ac0k]

I saw LEC Rap Battle AND RUSTAGE. This was bound to be a banger before I even clicked it. Well done

[@KadurOrdo]

BRUH, I was not ready for Dan Bull 🔥 man, dude looks so in shape, im amazed! Damn.. Edit: An Falconshield made the beat, too, Im so excited to actually recognize ppl I followed for years! 😂

[@austinhudson5349]

I love everything about Caedrel getting to do the Excel rap, even as a FNC fan, he got a good one on us XD

[@yanhowes8882]

We win worlds in production team quality for sure! I hecking loved it

[@mrelleownar]

RGE got the Dan Bull buff in finals

[@theriftcrown]

Dan Bull x LEC IS FIRE!! So glad to see my guy taking part in this :O

[@KingsOfNeon1]

I mean the last rap was true and based, comp got his penta

[@zackestin1368]

Nobody talking about the rogue pentakill call

[@Korwinga]

There's so much to love about this. Drakos' opening introduces each of the representatives for each of the teams. There's tons of great throwbacks and references. Sjokz and Caedrel did fantastic and I'm looking forward to seeing more from them as they continue to grow. The guest rappers are fantastic. Falconshield knocks the beats out of the park, as per the usual. And our OG mediocre rap battlers just keep getting better and better. Flawless delivery this time guys. Well done all around.

[@6666Imperator]

having Rustage, Dan Bull and Falconshield on board is a banger!

[@IplayTeemoasaWard]

in the perfect timeline we would have had Badminstrator on this too...

[@6666Imperator]

@@IplayTeemoasaWard I would have loved that! I loved some of his Champion raps better than the Falconshield war ones (the Falconshield on this one was still great though)

[@jarnoklopstra6819]

BANGER! Vedi and drakos poppin off with the lyrical miracles again! And gotta love that Seadrill intro of the cancel memes.

[@leogasquet8935]

Sjokz really destroy it ngl 🔥

[@jansielicki4539]

Where is rap battle in this year? I am waiting

[@ssdssd6361]

The pentakill at the end rings a little harder now!

[@jamesincharge]

Ok it's confirmed. LEC has the best content.

[@zacknight9137]

Hoooooooly moly, I’ll admit I was highly sceptical but the guy that spits after Drakos absolutely bodied it. The multi syllabic rhyme schemes and flows were kinda insane. The brexit bar was particularly hard 🔥

[@yanaedaneko]

Yeah Rustage always have nice flows and bars

[@grek11sharigan]

Thx LEC introducing me to Dan Bull. I just started listening to his music. It's so damn awesome 😍

[@RenzeKoper]

The Zanzarah Skarner taxes interview thing for MSF had me double laughing

[@Serdibert]

Dan Bull Buff won Rogue the title

[@gravedigger8482]

Overall like the MAD bit the least but "Shurima Shuffle? You need a Heimlich Manouver" was probably my favorite line so kinda torn but this is so good.

[@sjokz]

YAY!!! I was dead set on incorporating Heimlich Manouver WITHOUT using the word choke and I am so happy it worked even if I had to make the lame sucky hoover pun :DDDD

[@Imagionis]

@@sjokz On top of that the "I hope your good at ingesting" line was just nasty good

[@march4652]

Yo what the hell, this is amazing. I've barely had time to follow the LEC this year but this just drew me right back in with everyone's kickass performances!!

[@FadedKai]

Dan bull is a monster man

[@freerun4370]

Daamn, they got Dan Bull in too and he slayed it. Everyone's part was amazing. Dan's had insane lyrics and flow tho.

[@bitsy_0523]

Ok explain to me why the hell they call this 'mediocre' rap battles when they are literally GOATED and fire to listen to 🔥🔥 Also my fav was drakos', Dan bull's and caedrel's raps insane bars

[@GoddessLunaMoon]

serious answer, its cuz if you look back at the first few it was very mediocre. Over time the title became more of a meme/satire though with how amazing they are

[@warpathh]

“As you cry, you just fight, like hobbits, for a ring, when the fans, only need, the return, of the king.” -Andy Day

[@KraakenX]

Solving world hunger the amount you feed Holy cow I am using that one on the rift

[@mastercheos]

I love how Cadreal moves while rapping LMAO

[@MajorJJH]

Reminds me of a math teacher in a school talent show doing a dis rap about his students.

[@kawikaze6265]

I see now why Rogue won at the LEC, including a pentakill.

[@superslimyslugs]

"Solving world hunger the amount you feed" is maybe the best LoL roast I've ever heard.

[@tiualina6079]

Pentakill!!! This LEC final was meant to be 🥳. Go Rogue!

[@pietromariani3263]

You realize this is an S+ tier video when you watch it for the second/third time. That's when you catch the tiny details such as the longer canines in the MSF segment and the amazing camera work throughout

[@baxland2539]

It's not my favorite (2019 is just too iconic) but DUDE.. it's probably the most impressive one with the idea of giving 6 participants a team each *and* keeping the pre-established representatives of teams (Drakos - G2 / Vedius - FNC / Sjokz - MAD / Kinda Caedeal - XL). Only way it could have been better is for Frosk to come back to represent Rogue :D Bop

[@TheLordofSilence]

Trying to rap along with this one is exhausting. Copied down the lyrics and been practicing for the last hour and I am drained. Tough to find breaths in some of these verses.

[@gonzalorosciolesi6502]

References to Elden Ring? Dan Bull? Damn, LEC really went with everything this time. I'm not even a Rogue fan but damn, Dan killed it as always.

[@justheadline]

This is the best league production wise, amazing job 🙏🏽💚