i think my own top 10 lyricists re KRS one methodman BIG rakim cassidy papoose HOVA lil wayne Cam'ron and MODE9 not minding the fact dat he is a Nigerian he is damn good piss out

why do i see r kelly and mary j among the best lyricist ?

@rofl-lmao:

word.

Ok, my top ten lyricists. Hmmm. . .it's gon be hard picking 'em. So many. oh well, here goes(in no particular order, especially numerical) :

. BIG
. Rakim
. Talib kweli
. Immortal technique (it's very sad most cats don't know this nigga. Spits it hard and raw.)

. Canibus (one of the illest mcs on earth)
. NaS (the QB poet himself)
. Eminem
. DMX (1 of my best mcs)
. Pac
. Papoose
(in my opinion this mc rips shyt up!!!)

<ahem!>, forgive me if i should add another mc to the list

. KRS1 (Jesus, how could i forget you?!!)

1. Nas
Tupac
BTNH
B.I.G.
Dr. Dre.
Eminem
Red & Meth
DMX
LL Cool J.
10 Jay-Z

(Forgive i've not heard much of R.A.K.I.M., KRS1, J. M. J and those veterans to include them in my list Big Pun inclusive, and I've only liked Kweli's Around my way and a few of Twista's and Kanye's best lyrics but those are my top 10 lyricists (not rappers))

echowords:

why do i see r kelly and mary j among the best lyricist ?

ya i agree, i mean they got some good music but cmon,

Oh I thought we were referring to RAP lyricists ONLY

Ah if not, then we have a long list of people who have never held the mic!!! like Babyface and this guy who writes for MJ (what's his name again) and a host of others incl. Rkelly sef. Dem plenty o, infact most rappers won't make the list by the time i'm through.

THE GREATEST RAPPER IN HISTORY WILL REAMAIN:TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR(MAKAVELLI D DON)
SECOND BEST: NOTORIOUS BIGGIE SMALLS(FRANK WHITE)
THIRD BEST:JAY Z (SEAN CARTER)
4TH BEST:NAS(ESCOBER)
5TH BEST:RAKIM
6TH BEST:SCARFACE
&TH BEST:SNOOP DOGGY DOGG
DAS ALL 4 ME

Tell me wetin i no know, is Biggie the same as Frank White?

I know of sonny black frank white, check his lyrics:
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/sonny-black-frank-white-boss-lyrics.html

pac 4 life end of topic

"woodboi?"
dude, are u sure u ain't cloning hoodboi or something? Hope u ain't copping his style or sh*t like that. . .

1)KRS ONE
2)TALIB KWELI
3)NAS
4)COMMON
5)THE GAME
6)SLICK RICK
7)LIL' WAYNE
RICK ROSS
9)T.I.
10)MIKE JONES

Whadaya think about my rating,

In no particular order

Jay-Z
Common
Talib Kweli
Pac
DMX
Big
Redman and Mr Method Man
Nas
Rakim
Big Snoop Dogg

u've all been naming good lyricists n givin comments but nobody talkd about kanye west. all i can say is, kanye is dope!

lil wayne is the currently the best liiving lyricist living!!!

u r wrong on dat one vicade, kanye is currently d best. he shud b placed afta 2pac. d carter iii wil neva match graduatn

u r wrong on dat one vicade, kanye is currently d best. he shud b placed afta 2pac. d carter iii wil neva match graduatn

Graduation is ILL. I actually bought that album. But lil wayne is the illest alive now.
his lyrics are ill.
i wasn't born with money so i have to die with it.
i dont have a money printer
so for this paper chase i am out running sprinters
-Lil wayne
And this is one of his poorest efforts.

I dont cruise control
i control the cruise

i am an outlaw
but i love my inlaws

Bi**ES dont just give me head
they give me head and tail
got dragged through the mud
and i came out clean

i am on like the television
but i do not broadcast
i throw up more cash
to change the forecast

i got two long de**cks
while should i lie?
50, you are a[b] pussy[/b]
hope you got 9 lives
i can hit you with the 9(mm) nine times,

lil wayne is just illest alive

my top ten lyricists are in no particular order:                       tupac,B.I.G,eminem,lil wayne,rakim,nas,kanye west,jay-z,eve,jadakiss.

my top ten lyricists are in no particular order:                       tupac,B.I.G,eminem,lil wayne,rakim,nas,kanye west,jay-z,eve,jadakiss.

here,

1.2pac
2.50
3.jay
4.lil wiz
5.em
6.dre
7.game
8.papoose
9.kanye
10.twins( papoose & cassidy ).

tho big all of em, jay says so in all his tracks,

i meant biggie is better than em all, even jay said so,

[size=16pt]After PAC and NAS , LUPE FIASCO IS THE BEST.[/size]

[quote author=roflmao post=650819]ROFLMAOOOOOO !!! 50 Cent, Afro Man, Rah Digga, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Twista, Eve, Kanye West top ten lyricist? Dead!!! WTF's with some of you cats? I swear I'm tired of talking hip-hop on this board. Some of ya'll is lame as Bleep

Real hip-hop head will tell you top lyricist got to either Rakim (The God) or Nas (God's Son). After them two then you got KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Biggie Smalls, Eminem, Jadakiss, Canibus, Big L, and then the likes of Master Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Immortal Technique, Pac, Jay Z, Prodigy of Mobb Deep(1993-1999), MC Lyte, Guru(Gangstarr), Rass kass,

I ain't being corky but here's tha rule: Your top two gotta be either The God or God's Son, the next group in whatever order you choose, and complete your list with them ones in the last group

Anything non-compliant list lacks credibility and ain't worth taking serious. Nuff said! Oh yea, that kid Lupe making his way up as well. Hopefully son's gon' be in there somewher after we some more of his works in the coming years[/quote

Real hip hop head