Who are your top 10 lyricist of all-time in Hip Hop (In order)

[FreshAIG]

Why rakim over g rap in your opinion?

Content of the lyrics

 

[Chip Skylark]

Is k rino legit? I know someone was spamming about this guy years ago

He is lol he gets a bad rap on here because of that dude though

 

[Ghost Utmost]

1 Canibus
2 Killah Priest
3 Nas
4 Black Thought
5 Big Pun
6 Rebel INS
7 Sonny Cheeba
8 Sticky Fingaz
9 Cam Ron
10 Lupe Fiasco

Edit: now that I have read other lists I left ALOT out

Face
Beanie
Kool G Rap !

And many more. I'm gonna leave what I originally posted tho

 

[Chip Skylark]

1 Canibus
2 Killah Priest
3 Nas
4 Black Thought
5 Big Pun
6 Rebel INS
7 Sonny Cheeba
8 Sticky Fingaz
9 Cam Ron
10 Lupe Fiasco

Edit: now that I have read other lists I left ALOT out

Face
Beanie
Kool G Rap !

And many more. I'm gonna leave what I originally posted tho

Bro a top 25 list would’ve been easier and everyone would’ve probably had the same people from how we all have similar lists but 10 is impossible cause I know I left some out

 

[Ziggiy]

1). Nas
2). Jay-Z
3). Common
4). Ghostface Killah
5). Black Thought
6). Lupe Fiasco
7). Mos Def
8). GZA
9). Scarface
10). Raekwon


Honorable mention to Andre 3K, Big Boi, Killer Mike, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Rass Kass, Biggie, Prodigy, Game, Talib Kweli, Rakim, G.Rap, Ice Cube

 

[Controversy]

Nas
Black Thought
Lupe
Beans
Big
AZ
Kiss
Cam
Jay Elec

 

[Houston911]

Nas
Pac
Lupe

damn this is tough

I’ll finish later

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

jay
pac
big
nas
scarface
prodigy
styles
lupe (2004-2007 specifically)
beans
andre 3k

 

[WaveWhisperer]

Brownsville ka

roc marciano

Sean price

Blu

willie the kid

Lupe

conway

estee nack


Al divino

 

[nieman]

Cambatta might be on my list by next year

Someone else in the vein, is Reef. I watched them back to back at a show.

 

[Nomad1]

1. Pac
2. Nas
3. Lupe
4. Biggie
5. AZ
6. Big L
7. Ice Cube
8. Scarface
9. Black Thought
10. Kurupt
First two never change but the rest can change depending on my mood.

 

[MJ Truth]

Wale deserves to be in these discussions I feel. But I must be an outlier because I haven’t seen him on one list nor did I put him on mine.

 

[Mastamimd]

1. Pac
2. Nas
3. Lupe
4. Biggie
5. AZ
6. Big L
7. Ice Cube
8. Scarface
9. Black Thought
10. Kurupt
First two never change but the rest can change depending on my mood.

That's how my top three is

 

[W.I.Z.E.]

1. Rakim
2. Nas
3. Krs One
4. Ice Cube
5. Scarface
6. Biggie
7. Jay-Z
8.Jadakiss
9. Kool G Rap
10. Ras Kass

great list.


1. KRS
2. Rakim
3. Ice Cube
4. Nas
5. Jay
6. Monch
7. 3 Stacks
8. Melle Mel
9. Black Thought
10. Scarface

 

[FreshAIG]

Wale deserves to be in these discussions I feel. But I must be an outlier because I haven’t seen him on one list nor did I put him on mine.

I think Wale is okay, but he wouldn't make my top 200 if we just talking lyricism.