Best Lyricsist

[DARKHART 10+ year member]

Alright people heres the question. I listen to all types of music but mostly rap and mostly old school. I've heard some of the new stuff out and some of it's ok, but lyrically most of it can't compare to the old heads. Don't get me wrong though because there are alot of pretty **** good lyricsist out there doing their thing now. I'm just wonderring who do you guys think are some of the best out there and it doesn't matter if its old school or new, I just want some opinions as to who you like. NO ARGUMENTS PEASE! List them in the order as to how you would rank them. Heres mine......

1) Chuck D

2) KRS-1

3) Rakim

4) Kool Moe Dee

5) Big Daddy Kane

6) Brother J

7) Lauren Hill

8) The guys from Digable Planets

9) Mos Def

10) Wreck Absolute (my homeboy!)

11) Mr. Scareface

These are the ones that jump out at me but I've got many others....

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[jemorgan85 10+ year member]

See the thread I just brought back.

 

[Silntasasn 10+ year member]

1.Rakim is the best in my book //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bowdown.gif.b85b23b82970bd22fb6b549c3392f016.gif

2.krs One

3.Tupac

4.Biggie

5.nwa

6.E-40

7.Jay Z

8.NAS

9.Eminem

10.Mos Def

 

[DARKHART 10+ year member]

See the thread I just brought back.

My bad, I forgot about that trend... :thumbsup

Mine is still slightly different than that other one because I'm talking about strickly raw lyrical content and skill, not so much as who has the hottest beats or whatever and not trying to take anything from any of the artist listed because they are all deserving in their own right, know what I mean.....

 

[jemorgan85 10+ year member]

Alright then, that's what I posted in the other thread so mine stays the same.....

Unknown Prophets

 

[DARKHART 10+ year member]

I can't believe that I left two of the most slept on MC's other there off my list...

Treach and Vinn Roc from Naughty, those boys are just rawdawg hard.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/clap.gif.178cba2c538c68e720c727fcb024b19c.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/clap.gif.178cba2c538c68e720c727fcb024b19c.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/clap.gif.178cba2c538c68e720c727fcb024b19c.gif

 

[WarDrumz 10+ year member]

In no particular order...

Nas

Jay-Z

Rakim

Eminem

Gangstar

Biggie

Raekwon

Ras Kass

Ghostface Killah

Tupac

Kool G Rap

AZ ........

 

[BAsK510 10+ year member]

Savage-C

Equipto

Andre Nickatina

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T-Nutty

to name a few from the bay/northen Cali...

BAsK

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

sage francis

atmosphere

slug

eminem

tupac

biggie

gangstarr

rakim

nas

 

[AsK 5109 10+ year member]

How come none of u guys didn't mention ****in Twista?????? GOD **** IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MOTHER **** WHAT??????? NO TWISTA?????????? Fastest rapper alive...........fastest rapper alive and u can undserstand his words???? I think so a good lyrcist

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

1. Big Daddy Kane

2. Tupac

3. Twista

4. Rakim

5. Jay-Z

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

How come none of u guys didn't mention ****in Twista?????? GOD **** IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MOTHER **** WHAT??????? NO TWISTA?????????? Fastest rapper alive...........fastest rapper alive and u can undserstand his words???? I think so a good lyrcist

Great flow, but a decent lyricist. He has some very nice verses, but nothing to warrant him being mentioned as one of the greatest. And my top vote goes to Common.

 

[grizzjwill 10+ year member]

Lil jon and ying yang twins

 

[kedkennels 10+ year member]

don't forget andre 3000

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

Biggie

Cormega

Jigga

Canibus

Eminem

Tupac

AZ

NAS- only in his prime