TOP 50 LYRICISTS (THE SOURCE EDITION) MAGAZINE SCANS

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

what year?

 

[Rakim Allah]

‪House Party - Rap Battle‬ - YouTube

Did Rakim write for Kid-N-Play?

Kid > 90% of the rappers of this past generation...and that's being generous!!

 

[Cladyclad]

TI never sounded influenced by Jay-Z to me.
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"to defeat me/ u need a track/ featuring GOD,JESUS & JAY-Z" T.I

 

[Rakim Allah]

Kool Moe Dee should of made the list on this alone...Pure lyricism!!

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

"to defeat me/ u need a track/ featuring GOD,JESUS & JAY-Z" T.I

what does that have to do with influence?

 

[ManBearPig]

New York biased at its finest.

You are telling me that Paris can't crack the top 50?





[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvPpUGxY6eg"]Paris - AWOL - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

i dont think see the ny bias in this list. plenty of non-new yorkers on this list that have no business being mentioned here.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Mos def in his prime is top ten

 

[Cladyclad]

what does that have to do with influence?

Not to read into what another man sez, but if u put another dudes name next to God & Jesus. U might be influenced by that person. I could be wrong, but im not. Check out TI first rap city apperance. Out his own mouth Jay was one of his biggest influences.

 

[Danie84]

Duck from the fireballs.

Nas should be above Rakim.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Not to read into what another man sez, but if u put another dudes name next to God & Jesus. U might be influenced by that person. I could be wrong, but im not. Check out TI first rap city apperance. Out his own mouth Jay was one of his biggest influences.

im just saying that the line is no indication of someone influencing your style. and the way the industry is today, neither is saying that someone is your biggest influence. alot of the time, that ish is a lie.

besides, my argument was never whether or not tip was influenced by jay, because i dont see how influencing t.i. lyrically is something to write home about seeing that hes not a very good lyricist.

and im not gonna argue whether or not jay influenced him but he darn sure wasnt his biggest influence. thats for darn sure. thats clearly a lie.

 

[Jamaro85]

Black Thought's rank here is unacceptably low.

 

[28 Gramz]

i dont see how influencing t.i. lyrically is something to write home about seeing that hes not a very good lyricist.

I swear I only hear shyt like this online. Say what you want about his last couple of albums but TI is one of the best rappers in to come out in the last 10 years.

 

[28 Gramz]

Kid > 90% of the rappers of this past generation...and that's being generous!!

 

[ManBearPig]

3) I love Common, Mos, and Jada but Big L should be ahead of all of them.

Big L?

i dont know about that now