Kendrick Lamar is the greatest lyricist of the 2010s. No one else comes close.

[Killalex]

Kendrick doesn't have the best bars but the best rapper of the decade definitely

 

[Chip Skylark]

I'm not the greatest rapper, the greatest rapper's a lie

You can accomplish anything if you survive blackness

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

Danny Brown and Vince Staples breh? Really?

Ka, Kendrick, Danny Brown, Vince Staples.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

what tracks would you recommend?

Mt Olympus
2000 & Beyond
The Vent
Talking Bout Nothing
Boobie Miles
Big KRIT
Bury me in Gold


Every installment of his My Sub series

He's had a great feature on 1 Train as well

 

[Chip Skylark]

Mt Olympus
2000 & Beyond
The Vent
Talking Bout Nothing
Boobie Miles
Big KRIT
Bury me in Gold


Every installment of his My Sub series

He's had a great feature on 1 Train as well

Return of 4eva was perfect bro!!!

he gotta spin that entire mixtape

 

[Versa]

I mentioned him cause it’s a few rappers that’s rapping at such a high level and no one is seeing them

Lupe
Black thought
Royce
Ka
Roc
Elzhi
Jay electricity


and they’ve somehow gotten better over the past decade

Roc as in Jay Roc?

And yeah no one is seeing Lu but I'd say if it's just rappers that debuted 2010 or later Kendrick is in the convo.

 

[Chip Skylark]

Roc Marci I love Jay rock though

and yeah if its only rappers after 2010 I agree

Roc as in Jay Roc?

And yeah no one is seeing Lu but I'd say if it's just rappers that debuted 2010 or later Kendrick is in the convo.

 

[Insensitive]

Nas > Lupe fiasco's entire existence.

 

[Sad Bunny]

He's definitely made the music I've enjoyed the most. I never thought lyricism was his strong point in terms of witty punchlines and quotables. Storytelling, painting a picture and building a theme is where he is elite. Flow and rhymes a top notch as well.

This.

Not sure why people can't enjoy each rapper for their individual strengths.

They always want to create the perfect rapper and shyt

 

[Piff Perkins]

Danny Brown and Vince Staples breh? Really?

First names that come to mind. This thread is full of rappity rap dudes who make music that has no real meaning beyond rap Olympics shyt. I'm more interested in introspective lyricism and evocative imagery.

 

[Insensitive]

Danny Brown and Vince Staples breh? Really?

XXX is one of THE BEST albums released last decade and I'm standing on that shyt.
@Piff Perkins

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

In that case it's big sean or ab soul then. It could be argued a lot of those guys built their names up during the late 2000's.

How many times can one embarrass himself in one thread.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

nikka has zero quotables unless he's mentioning other celebrities

 

[010101]

jay.rock
schoolboy.q
ab.soul

all better than kendrick just on some rap shyte

kendrick the better overall artist though

*

 

[Insensitive]

While I'm at it
JPEGMAFIA is a top 10 producer & rapper from the last decade.