Jus lyrics don't matta bought dey flow or nothin its jus who got da ottest metaphors and lyrics
Mine would be
1.Rakim
2.Tupac
3.Eminem
4.Ludacris
5.Biggie Smalls
6.Paulwall and kanye west
7.AfroMan and papoose
8.Snoop Dogg
9.Lil Wayne
10.method man and birdman

good ones JD ,but dont know many

i'll say TUPAC

Hit'EM Up, Na vex 2pac take rap, he is the best ever

Tupac
Nas
Jay Z
B.I.G
Eminem
L.L Cool J
Snoop Dogg
Scarface
Rakim
Cassidy

1. Tupac
2. Nas
3. Jay Z
4. B.I.G
5. Eminem
6. L.L Cool J
7. Snoop Dogg
8. Scarface
9. Rakim
10. Cassidy

1 The Notorious B.I.G.(Biggie Smalls)
2 Tupac Shakur(2pac)
3 Eminem(Slim Shady)
4 Nas(Escobar)
5 Jay-Z(Jigga)
6 Lauryn Hill(L.Boogie)
7 Canibus
8 Jadakiss
9 50 Cent(Fiddy)
10 DMX.

Nas
Tupac
Biggie
Slick Rick
Rakim
Method Man
KRS1
Snoop (in his early days)
Lauryn Hill
MC Lyte (trying to get two women in the list)

@Everyone

50 can't be in the Top 10 lyricist or Rappers alive or Dead

No hard feelin' even MTV didn't recognise him in their Top 10

Tupac is in a category all of his own.

After that-- lyrically:

1. Buju Banton
2. Lauryn Hill
3. NAS
4. Kanye West

Notable Mentions -- for moments of brillance:

Field Mob (sick of being lonely)
Trick Daddy (gotta change my life and nann nigga)
Eve (let me blow your mind)
E-40 (any old E-40 and his duet with Tupac -- Smile--that is the name of the song)
Gospel Gangsters (Questions)
T.I. (yes, already, this boy is off the hook)
EasyE (any)

I am forgetting so many, I really should not try to make such a list.

am feeling ya list girl

Biggie
Krs 1
Big pun
Big L
Keith murray
Ras Kass
Nas
Papoose
Slick Rick
Rah digga

@ Drusilla, Buju Banton is Raggae Artist, but i like his lyrics too sha

im changing mine a lil the hottest is wit lyrics is

Rakim (syk metaphors and rymes sting)
Ludacris (sykest metaphors i ever heard and has the best verses )
2pac
eminem
Kanye West
Biggie Smalls
paul wall

Papoose










2pac
Rakim (accordin to what folks say)

Nas


Jay-Z




snoop dogg


cassidy
shadex

yea d spaces mean something wasnt a mistake

Nas
Rakim
Immortal Technique
Biggie
Papoose
Kool G Rap
Canibus
Tupac
Dmx
Big L

If u got 50cent in your list,then u don't understand rap at all. If Nas ain't in your list,then u don't know what lyrics is all about.

kaydee:

Tupac
Nas
Rakim
Coolio
DMX
Biggie
Dr Dre
Eminem

If u got 50cent in your list,then u don't understand rap at all. If Nas ain't in your list,then u don't know what lyrics is all about.

yea man i feel dat.but where d Bleep is ma nigga papoose on ur list plus talib kweli too is missing.
Cos Jay Z got respect for Talib Kweli.
In his song 'I Just died' he was like, The skillz hold truth be told I probably be lyrically Talib Kweli


this is my new list


Tupac
Papoose
Nas
Talib Kweli
Common
Jay Z
Biggie
Rakim
cassidy

@kaydee
wtf you have coolio on your list
thats funny

JosBoy4Lif:

@kaydee
wtf you have coolio on your list
thats funny

Yeah!Wat's wrong with coolio?Lyrically,he deserves to be there.
@ $hadex
I use to be a great Talib fan but i got disapointed he borrowed lyrics from Pac.That ain't shit coz every rapper's done dat.No idea is original. He'll still be on ma list comin @ 10

Kanye
Common
Lupe Fiasco

THE TOP TEN LYRICIST.

[1]EMINEM [CAUSE HIS VERY CREATIVE,HE NEVA RAPS THE SAME WAY]

[2]NAS [IF U DOUT ME CHECK OUT STILLMATIC]

[3]NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

[4]PAPOOSE. [CHECK OUT ALPHABETICAL SLATEN]

[5]TWISTER [IF U HAVENT HEARD TWISTED HEAT THEN U DONT DESERVE TO BE HERE]

[6]DR DRE. [ HE THE LIVING FATHER OF RAP]

[7]FORT MINOR. [NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK BUT VERY IMPRESSIVE]

[8]EVE.[IT AINT EASY TO BE RUFF RIDERS FIRST LADY.]

[9]SWIFTY.[INSTIGATOR]

[10]PAUL WALL.

50cent aint here and tupac aint the best llyricist

he was the reallest.

echowords:

THE TOP TEN LYRICIST.

[1]EMINEM [CAUSE HIS VERY CREATIVE,HE NEVA RAPS THE SAME WAY]

[2]NAS [IF U DOUT ME CHECK OUT STILLMATIC]

[3]NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

[4]PAPOOSE. [CHECK OUT ALPHABETICAL SLATEN]

[5]TWIST[b]ER [/b][IF U HAVENT HEARD TWISTED HEAT THEN U DONT DESERVE TO BE HERE]

[6]DR DRE. [ HE THE LIVING FATHER OF RAP]

[7]FORT MINOR. [NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK BUT VERY IMPRESSIVE]

[8]EVE.[IT AINT EASY TO BE RUFF RIDERS FIRST LADY.]

[9]SWIFTY.[INSTIGATOR]

[10]PAUL WALL.

50cent aint here and tupac aint the best llyricist

he was the reallest.

You didn't spell twista right. Then you say that Dre (employs ghost writers) and Paul Wall(basci rhymes and always says "posted up" in every song) are among the top ten rappers!!!!!!!!!

ROFLMAOOOOOO !!! 50 Cent, Afro Man, Rah Digga, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Twista, Eve, Kanye West top ten lyricist? Dead!!! WTF's with some of you cats? I swear I'm tired of talking hip-hop on this board. Some of ya'll is lame as Bleep

Real hip-hop head will tell you top lyricist got to either Rakim (The God) or Nas (God's Son). After them two then you got KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Biggie Smalls, Eminem, Jadakiss, Canibus, Big L, and then the likes of Master Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Immortal Technique, Pac, Jay Z, Prodigy of Mobb Deep(1993-1999), MC Lyte, Guru(Gangstarr), Rass kass,

I ain't being corky but here's tha rule: Your top two gotta be either The God or God's Son, the next group in whatever order you choose, and complete your list with them ones in the last group

Anything non-compliant list lacks credibility and ain't worth taking serious. Nuff said! Oh yea, that kid Lupe making his way up as well. Hopefully son's gon' be in there somewher after we some more of his works in the coming years

Then you say that Dre (employs ghost writers)



dude, dre was rapping before ghost writing

started.

@ $hadex

I know Papoose deserves to be on the list but he's got no album.I'll put him on ma list soon. I've heard his mixtapes and "Alphabetical Slaughter" is just too much 4 me 2 handle.That guy can spit fire! I'm anticipatin his album. He waz on ma list but them guyz(those 50cent fans) say he's got no album.Do u know he was born in Nigeria?

@Kaydee

Nigga I've noticed U a diehard Pappose fan

I'm also cusz his hard but I just ain't cool
with him in Flipmode Squad

@ Menike

Are u sure he's in Flipmode squad?

papose is in flipmode squad.there i ve confirmed it.

you all dont know what ur talkin bout how can u have 50 on this list!? and lupe fiasco!? the worst thing was i only saw the #1 lyricist of all time talked about once on this list, and that is Big L, and anyone who disagrees doesnt know there rap. heres my top 5 list,
1. Big L
2. 2pac
3. biggie
4. jayz
5. nas

tu pac
r kelly
nas
eminem
mary j blige
laury hill
etc,
this guys have been in the game.no 50 cent he just came out in the 000 while others are the 90's