When you are raised by a mother like Loretha ‘Cookie’ Lyon and a father like Lucious there aren’t many people out there with the ability to intimidate you. This has been proven by the way Hakeem and Jamal have stomped the competition in their rap battles.
Hakeem Jamal Empire Rap Battle
Hakeem, from Empire to Lyon Dynasty, the former Lyon is on a mission to prove his critics wrong. We saw Hakeem on Empire’s ‘My Bad Parts’ episode go bar-for-bar with Freda Gatz before ultimately destroying her along with his last name.
Don’t sleep on Jamal. From Empire’s initial season to the show’s current season, Jamal has had to prove himself to numerous haters, leading Lucious to place him in charge of Empire Entertainment.
If you want to be a Lyon (or former Lyon) you must train with Lyons. So who would win a rap battle between Jamal and Hakeem?
Lets take a look at the highlights from Jamal and Hakeem’s battles and attempt to determine who would come out victorious.
Jamal from Empire
Hakeem Freda Gatz Battle
Big Finish
Jamal and Hakeem both know the importance of finishing strong. This doesn’t mean start weak and finish strong for Jamal and Hakeem. From Empire to Lyon Dynasty Hakeem has prioritized consistency. Jamal has done the same yet he decided to stay down with his father by remaining on Empire Entertainment.
Jamal Empire Battle
Hakeem No Lyon
Lets take a look at how these two have handled Lucious to see if we can identify any signs of weakness in order to determine who will win this battle. Hakeem has no fear when it comes to his father, as is true with Jamal. From Empire’s earliest episodes of the show’s first season Jamal has been standing up to Lucious. The same is true with Hakeem. On Empire’s ‘Sinned Against‘ episode Hakeem informed his father: “This son can’t be bought.”
Jamal from Empire TV Show
Hakeem from Empire TV Show
As usual, we can’t decide! Who do y’all think would win?
