Bar for Bar, wordplay, storytelling, and delivery, who’s the best “east coast” lyricist in hip hop right now❓

[LevelUp]

 

[Tim2520]

Going off thread title, I expected to see some new dudes that I never heard of. Pleasantly surprised by the list, I’m old head gang and would have picked one of the dudes in OP (Nas or Ransom) before opening thread also would consider Benny and 38

 

[gho3st]

Drake

 

[jshani]

Where's Redman?

 

[Chip Skylark]

Based on pic

Nas
Banks
Ransom

But Mickey Factz is up there too

 

[FINALE]

Based on pic

Nas
Banks
Ransom

But Mickey Factz is up there too

Ransom underrated because his marketing skills are horrible

I'm going with Nas, Ransom and Mach

 

[Chip Skylark]

Ransom underrated because his marketing skills are horrible

I'm going with Nas, Ransom and Mach

Huge ran fan and I agree. I think dude is living comfortably and is fine with his position. He’s always posting up in the islands somewhere lol

 

[Ohene]

Prolly ran

 

[Kaydigi]

Ransom and Banks are barbarians right now. OT the real got bars too