How come Black Thought is one of the greatest lyricists ever but is never in anybody’s top 10 rapper list?

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Bruh talk to much in his rap sometimes just trying to shove words in bars ain't nobody trying to hear all that shyt.



See how Benny just flows and hits you with the hard gritty shyt then this theological ass nikka come with all the words I just turn the song off after Benny finished His verse.
 

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This easy, he's not really notable outside of the Roots...and all the people who suddenly became Roots fans in the last 15 years are fake fans and really don't know any of the members but Questlove.

Been saying for a minute he needs to release a solo...

This one of my favorite non-Roots verses. Shame it never got ANY burn because this was a throwaway album.

 

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He's in plenty of artists top 10 as lyricists. Most top 10s are based on albums or sales, carrying a wave or city, album impact and such. As lyricists he's consistently on artists top 10. He's more of your rappers favorite rapper.
 

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All the roots lyrics are him though. Malik B ain’t around. The Roots = Black Thought.

Questlove don’t have bars.

Black Thought album with DangerMouse is one of the best albums of the last 10yrs.
The Roots was him and Malik B when their music really mattered and him plus a bunch of Philly Z listers when their music didn’t matter.

The album he just did with El Michels Affair is even better imo

He’s on a legendary run



:ahh::ahh::ahh:
 
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