But Nas is a lyricist. I hate that people these days use wordplay as the end all be all barometer for lyricists. If u have to leave a lyricist like Nas off the list that means something is wrong with ur definition.
No doubt, but I think Lupe associates "lyricist" with wordplay, and Nas don't really do that. This is why he said Kendrick isn't a top tier "lyricist", because he isn't a wordplay guy