The Source Top 50 Lyricist List Discussion

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#1.Rakim


#2. Nas
#3. The Notorious B.I.G.


#4. Jay Z
#5. 2PAC

#6. Eminem
#7.KRS-ONE


#8. Big Daddy Kane
#9. Lauryn Hill
#10. Melle Mel
#11. LL Cool J
#12. Chuck D

#13. Andre 3000
#14. Ice Cube
#15. Slick Rick
#16. Scarface
#17. The D.O.C.
#18. Kool G. Rap
#19. Big Pun
#20. Q Tip
#21. Redman
#22. Common
#23. Mos Def
#24. Jadakiss
#25. Queen Latifah
#26. Big L
#27. Pharoahe Monch

#28. Talib Kweli
#29. Snoop Dogg
#30. Guru
#31. Kanye West
#32. GZA
#33. Method Man
#34. Black Thought
#35. Bun B
#36. Lil Wayne

#37. Busta Rhymes
#38. Posdnous
#39. Prodigy
#40. T.I.
#41. Fabolous
#42. Ludacris
#43. DMX
#44. Canibus
#45. Lil Kim
#46. Rick Ross

#47. Styles P
#48. Royce Da 5'9"
#49. Lupe Fiasco
#50. 50 Cent


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No Granadmaster Caz, Cuban Link a lot better lyricist than some of the people mentioned. Very cliche poor list.
 
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The Ruler 09 said:
Apparently he doesn't even write, so exactly, that is nonsensical. Even if he did his lyrics aren't up to par with them.
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I think the whole Kanye don't write thing is blown out of proportion, but yeah it's ridiculous to put him ahead of a guy like Black Thought who is arguably the most consistently lyrical MC of All-Time or Prodigy who was simply unfukkwitable from 95-99.

We're calling Lil Kim a top 50 lyricist? G-Rap at 18th :comeon:

List is all fukked up. :scusthov:
 
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I think the whole Kanye don't write thing is blown out of proportion, but yeah it's ridiculous to put him ahead of a guy like Black Thought who is arguably the most consistently lyrical MC of All-Time or Prodigy who was simply unfukkwitable from 95-99.

We're calling Lil Kim a top 50 lyricist? G-Rap at 18th :comeon:

List is all fukked up. :scusthov:
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I think he's got a ghostwriting team. But even so he isn't a dope lyricist, infact I think his lyrics harm him a lot overall, hard to listen to a lot of his shyt due to his subpar lyrics to me. I like Kim but yeah I'm not sure she would make the list, would have to writ 1 out. But missing a lot of people, Last Emperor etc. It seems like they don't take no time or put no efforts into these lists at all.
 
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