Your Rap Mount Rushmore: Song Writing

[DEAD7]

Songwriting defined as the ability to write hooks, select beats*, and put together a cohesive record
Example: Canibus is a great lyricist, but terrible songwriter.


*selecting beats also entails pairing a beat with the content and vice versa.

 

[DEAD7]

I'll start, no order:

Rick Ross
Ja Rule
Drake*
Kanye

 

[Cadillac]

Pac
Jay
Kanye(beats)
Pharell

this is off top

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Jay and Big was writing whole albums for nikkas besides being prolific themselves. Jay wrote most of Foxy shyt for her first two albums I think. Wrote Bleek whole debut. I think you didn’t stop seeing jay on the writing credits till his second album. Biggie was writing Lil Jim and Junior Mafia shyt. Then all the ghost writing they did too. Emcees like that be the best writers to me cause they got proven success as themselves, and with multiple other people.

 

[Cladyclad]

Jay
50
Big
Cam

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Old Eminem(Say Goodbye Hollywood being an example, Stan)
Blu
Lupe Fiasco
Future

 

[The Ruler 09]

2Pac
Jay-Z
Nas
KRS-One

Songwriting has nothing to do with selecting beats, that’s a separate skill.

That’s a some off too but would also consider artists like Biggie, K-Rino, Z-Ro, Bizzy Bone, LL Cool J, people that can write songs and stick to themes.

 

[jerzboy]

Songwriting? I’m judging based off strong emphasis on their abilities to write hooks

no order:
50
Eminem
Ja Rule
Drake
Big

honorable mention: nelly, mr cheeks

 

[nairdas]

Jay Z
Lupe Fiasco
2Pac
Nas

 

[DEAD7]

Old Eminem(Say Goodbye Hollywood being an example, Stan)
Blu
Lupe Fiasco
Future

What a fall off...

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

Tupac rules this discussion

 

[3rdWorld]

Nas
G Rap
Jay
Big

 

[W.I.Z.E.]

In chrono order:

Run DMC
Ice Cube
Jay
50


Honorable mention LL, Busta and Snoop

 

[CrimsonTider]

lil Wayne
Drake
Future
Jay z

 

[I love Latina women]

Nas
Scarface
Rakim
Yasiin Bey