Top 5 Hip-Hop Lyricists
After a heated discussion and hundreds of votes, the results are in for the “Top 5 Lyricists” in the game. And according to you, Jay-Z is the most lyrical emcee in the game.
Here’s the complete list:
5. Eminem
4. Kanye West
3. Lil Wayne
2. Nas
1. Jay-Z
268 Comments so far
kanye west? kanye is overrated to me where’s common, fabolous, lloyd banks etc ya’ll trippin fo real
1st beezies!!
nas all day.
nas > jayz.
IMO.
even juelz santana he killed lil wayne on that black republicans freestyle and he’s gonna shine more than wayne on the collaboration album they working on lil’wayne is overrated too
^^^
lloyd banks??? lol
NYC Homie wrote on August 21st, 2007 at 5:41 pm
kanye west? kanye is overrated to me where’s common, fabolous, lloyd banks etc ya’ll trippin fo real
^Yep….I was surprised at the results too.
Nobody Remembers When Wayne’s Lyrics Where Rediculous? Shit How Tha Fuck He Before Kanye. That Nigga Cassidy Should Of Been On Tha List, But In A Couple Of Years, He Gonna Be Respected Like Tha Rest Of Them Cats. Cop Cassidy Album B.A.R.S. Sept 18 or 25.
ok kept m outh shut for a hot minute but i cant do it no more hov r u fukin serouis this nigga is the most overATED nigga ever hes succsful ill always give him that but lyrcist nigga please he is not wat yall make him out to b the nigga can write a hit but on some lyrics eminem and nas willl both get in dat ass n thats fukin real talk
PEOPLE WHO KILLEN DA GAME NOW
1.Jay-Z*NotUnderPressure
2.NAS-*NotUnderPressure
3.Common
4.Jadakiss
5.StackBundlez.
6.Cassidy
7.CoryGunz
8.JR Writer
9.Papoose
10.JoelOrtiz
eminem nas n cassidy over him fab up there 2 check out my n igga nems 2 from coney island up n comin
I agree wit all that cept Jay Z. Yeah he goood, but not one of the best…Where’s Common at? How bout Talib Kweli? Dont tell me yall forgot bout Mos Def? Shit, Lupe Fiasco made some hot tracks too.
This is the most stupid list I’ve ever seen. Jay Z is more lyrical than Nas and Eminem???? And Kanye West is on the list?? WTF?????
Who made up this stupid list? Is MTV behind this again? How can u put jay b4 nas? and what the fuck is lil wayne doing there!!?
Jay, Nas, Andre 3000, Em, Biggie
all number 1
smh……….at this whole thing……..
#1. jay-z
#2. Eminem
#3. Nas
#4. Kanye west
#5. Fabolous……….now dis is Real Talk……….
get that weezy shit out of here…….and kanye is not no where near betta then Em……Cassidy is not 2 far behind number 7…..and common…..Oh and andre 3000 is def number 6….
any questions:::: aim-RiichYung16
1.Nas
2.Jayz
3.Lil Wayne
4.Kanye west lol this is a joke right kanye in tha top 5 Lyricists man!!!!!!!!! what is the hip hop community turning 2.
I like kanye but this shit is madness
1.Nas
2.JaY-z
3.2pac
4.Biggie
5.Eminem
eminem? wtf come on peeps this dude is trash! where is nas, talib, mos, common, or even lupe? chi town rules hip hop
lol duke said eminem is trash the white boi is the epitomy of hip hop this nigga spits hov is soooooo overated n i didnt think bout but one person said it right how is kanye on this list lol hes coo n all good songs but lyrcist since wen ye was neva over eminem very few are i agree wit nas but hovs 5 ye isnt on here cass is fab is eminem is number 1 or 2 all time behind pun
jay
eminem
nas
slick rick
lloyd banks
Please replace wayne with someone like talib kweli, mos def, people that are hot lyrically and are acutually saying something that makes sense when they rap. People continue to make Wayne bigger than what he is.
But all the other artists I agree with 100%.
1- big pun this nigga is thee most overrated ever
2-eminem- one of if not thee best lyrcist ever
3-big l -again forgotten hov bites ls dick constantly n bites multis from him
4-biggie-a great lyrcist real vivid wit it wotdplay was sick
5-nas or jada(hard to pick)-like it or not due to his inconsisensy he stil came correct alot
pac is not A GREAT LYRCIST SO I DONT EVEN WANNA HEAR IT hov is somewere on the list ill give him top 10 jadakiss is 6 if not 5 this nigga is nutso wit the lyrics
NY niggas think jay is God so i can see how he came him in at first but i honestly think nas should be first and kanye over Em, at just some bullshit.
Keywords being:-”In da game right” & lyricist right?? Well for my 2cents….Nas, Eminem, Jigga, Luda, 50..n a shout out ta Andre 3$tack$, 1.
I wouldn’t say Kanye is a better lyricist than Em, I mean who else could hold a candle to jay besides nas? My top 5 is def Jigga, Em, Nas, Biggie, Pac, in that order, wit Fabo def movin on up the list, Kanye maybe in the top ten, but certainly not top 5, and as far as lil wayne goes, yea he has his moments, “Im so cool even I wanna be me/”, but in the words of jay, “at least keep it consistent/”, he aint top ten till he has something to compare to reasonable doubt, Illmatic, or the Marshall Mathers l.p.
trend wrote on August 21st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
“Who made up this stupid list? Is MTV behind this again? How can u put jay b4 nas? and what the fuck is lil wayne doing there!!?”
^MTV’s not behind this one, people who visit the site daily voted and these are the results.
1. Nas
2. Tu-Pac
3. B.I.G
4. Mos Def
5. Emenim
Jay is a buisness genius but as far as lyrics, money cant buy that, Kanye is good but not great, Lil wayne?!? WTF its disrespectfull to have that nigga in the same page as the rest of them.
Also for honorable mention, Blackthought, common, and mos def, wit lupe fiasco destined to carve out his place among the G.O.A.T.
Co-signs with Jay number one
How the fuck is lil wayne thrid, why is he before eminem, and why is kanye before eminem…the rest i agree with (maybe nas before jay…), really lil wayne shouldnt be on this list, eminem should be higher and kanye shouldnt be before him:
1.Nas
2.Jay
3.Eminem
4.Rakim
5.Kanye
IMO
Lol @ Nas.
forgot about pac….so its:
1.Nas
2.Pac
3.Eminem
4.Rakim
5.Common
wayne should not be there and kanye and jay-z should be like 3rd the only reason why he up there is because he’s old in rap
the fact that kanye on the list goes to show people really just dont listen to music… i mean this is the guy who says that a pop artist is his biggest competition…. yea thats wat hip hop needs right now
pac lol that niga was neva a lyrcist stop it most people put pac on list just cuz it sounds right niggas born in 90 and earlier talkin bout pac lol let me gues u uplaoaded the best of pac on itunes lol please pac is a legwend but he does not belong on ne lyrcist list
ima post the greatest lyrcist lists eva 1 more time just so yal niggas could relize wat a lyrcist is
1.lil wayne is the best rapper alive.
2.T.I
3.Jay-Z
4.Kayne
5.Mike Jones ………sike lol
#5.Young Jeezy
1 big pun
2 eminem
3 big l
4 biggie
5 jadakiss
34 kill yaself ya whole list is a joke
please do, lets see what you made of….i aint changing mine but lets see what you think, maybe we can learn something
jadakiss…give me a fucking break…Big L maybe, biggie no, if pac aint a lyricist biggie is certainly not there…emeinem below big pun, dont think so…3 out of 5, but not in that order, where´s Nas…no matter how much you hate the dude, he is a G.O.A.T
Stupid List real Fucking Stupid….
here is the Real Deal
1.Nas
2.Common
3.50Cent
4.Cassidy
5.Lil Wayne
Now That What U Call REAL Talk!!!!
Jay number 1 all day….His wordplay is sick and he says stuff that makes sense not just putting words together..
33. your whole entire list is a god damn joke…except jay-z maybe…Ti, Mike Jones & Yeezy on TOP LYRICIST (They hot at best, not greatest lyricists homie, sorry)
you insult hip hop…lil wayne greatest raper alive, how can you be the greatest rapper alive when you spit random raps and mix em like you mix fruits or some shit, when you have like 50 different topics on one single song, talking about nothing but crap
What about Mos Def, Black Thought, Talib, Tupac, I could go on further. I agree with jay and nas but how in the hell did Lil wayne make this list. LL deserve to be on this list more than wayne.
38. i dont think cassidy and lil wayne should go there…you missing eminem there…50 maybe back on GRODT…what about Talib Kweli instead of wayne and eminem instead of cassidy (not even on my order but its certainly better…wayne should not be on that list)
Thought This Was Top 5 Lyricist? Jay Is A Great Song Writer Used 2 B A Great Lyricist, He Still Shines Every Now N Then He Still Top 10, But Eminem Is Crazy Wit Da Lyrics, N Im Not Even A Fan.. I Dont Listen 2 Em Like Dat, But I Know When Sum1 Spit Crazy.. Ppl Need 2 B Honest Dont Just Pick Ppl Just Cause U A Fan, I Can Honestly Say My Picks R Bout Lyrics Not Bein A Fan.
^^^co sign, eminem is mad sick, and im a fan, but truth be told he is men, look at marshall mathers and his previous shit, he cant be taken of top 5
WHERES 50 CENT?LLOYD BANKS?
LIL WAYNE>EMINEM?DA FUCK IS WRONG WITH YALL
CURTIS SEPT 11,OLIVIA STILL LOVES US,G-G-G-G-G-G-UNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KANYE BEFORE EM????
NEGRO PLEASE, EM WILL DESTROY KANYE. THEY DONT EVEN COMPARE.
NAS IS A REAL LYRICIST, SO HE GOTTA BE ON THE LIST.
BUT WAYNE?? GET THE F OUTTA HERE.
WHERE BIG PUN??
BIG PUN SHITS ON THAT WAYNE NIGGA. OH WOW. YALL NIGGAS IS SOME 15 YEAR OLD CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP ASS NIGGAS IF YOU OUT WAYNE IN BEST LYRICISTS OF ALL TIME.
BIG PUN AND NAS SHOULD BE AT THE TOP. PUN IS SO FUCKING NICE WAYNE COULDNT SEE HIM WITH A TELESCOPE.
lil wayne ((((LMBAO)))) you gotta be kidding this is an insult to many rappers in the game. Wayne is ok with doing hooks.
Put Wayne N Em Head 2 Head, Do U Really Think Wayne Would Last 16 Bars? Remember Em Shined On Jay On Dat Renagade Joint, I Think Yall Need 2 Listen 2 Dat Rite Now N Come Back Talkin Da Same
The majority of you fuckers said jay is #1 and now some of u faggots are bitchin at the list…good shyt rtny
lol 38 is u high jadakiss isnt a lyrcist big l maybe …..big l is the epitimy of a lrycist hov like it had been stated isnt a lyrcist n biggie was always over pac in lyrics pun is one of if not thee nicest lyrcist ever ill give u the eimenm pun thing its close i choose pun over eminem but i wouldnt have a problem wit em over pun ur a joke put up a list n i guarentee my dudes kill u line for line like good bass
Em is the best MC…Yall kidding me right? Royce is the only nigga that served Em on his own song and yall niggas still jumping on the white boy.When the last time you heard a good Em album. And don’t even bring the Re-up… yall didn’t buy it. That shit barely went gold.
MY TOP 10 CUZ 5 IS HARD TO MAKE IS
1.NAS
2.BIGGIE
3.TUPAC
4.KRS-ONE
5.RAKIM
6.EMINEM
7. JAY-Z
8.BIG PUN
9.50 CENT.
10. TALIB KWALI
LIL WAYNE ONLY GASES ON MIXTAPES…KAYNE HAS LYRICS BUT HER DOES NOT USE WORDPLAY THAT WELL OR MAKE DIFFICULT RYHMES HE IS JUST REAL…AND PAC WAS A LYRCIST TO ALL U MUFUCKAS WHO SAID HE WASENT R.I.P. TO MY NIGGA TUPAC SHAKUR… YEEEEE…
R yall serious puttin Lil Wayne on that list?? You call someone who rhymes Cat with Hat a lyricist?? Thats lyrical?? Where Bundles? Or Buddens??? again..this is why Hip Hop is dead.. SMH at anyone sayin Lil Wayne is a lyricist or even close to a good rapper. shit is garbage..he is garbage.. i aint even hatin on lil wayne kuz dude can make music…but last time i checked… everyone on myspace was makin music lol.
Its a goddamn shame….
I think Clark mean Lyricists that are currently in the game.
but if not then we can add Kool G Rap, Rakim, Tupac.
Like I Said Im Not A Eminem Fan I Just Respect Em As A Mc, U Talkin Bout Royce Got Em On A Song? Royce Brought He Agame He Had Too, Em Just Spit A Throw Away Rap 2 Even Out Da Song Or It Would B No Reason 2 Put Royce On It
Yo I agree 100% with the winner(Jay-Z). He is so consistent with his flow and presentation. His lyrics are always so current and relevant. U can always count on Jay to provide the lyrical content you need to get through every day experiences, from getting money, fucking bitches, getting high, and just life to the fullest. Lil wayne should not even be mentioned. here’s my list!!!!!!!!
1.Jay
2.Nas
3.Common
4.Eminem
5.Lupe Fiasco
P.S.
He said top 5 most lyrical emcees IN THA GAME(that excludes dead rappers).
Man, I thought for sure Em would be top 3. Dude was getting ton of votes.
lloyd banks
The list was pretty consistent…I agree although I think NAS has a little edge over HOV…but being that he is my favorite rapper…i’m all for him being #1…It’s THE ROC…
Anit no way in hell wayne should be on this top five list or even top10. I like wayne but come on he got punchline but not top5 lyrics. Wayne anit a better lyrics than em and I’m not an em fan. Its who lot of lyrics out that should be on here but I guess wayne made#4 b/c he “the hottest mc”. Jay-z, Nas, and Em name one of wayne albums thats better than any of thier 1st ablums.
Nice list I like it. To me, in my opinion, wayne could go higher if Tha Carter 3 is an excellent album and a classic.
Wayne was a BEAST on Drought 3 but I wanna see that kinda skill in an Album
Tha Carter 3 December 18 hopefully will be that album
smh @ Lil Wayne and Kanye being above Eminem…there’s a lot of douchebags on this site. That shit is just retarded. Wtf…
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…..I knew this list was pure idiocy when I saw Lil Waynes name and no Andre 3000. I really respect and like Realtalk but stuff like this kind of makes me wonder about this site.
^^^Yeah I agree…as far as lil Wayne & West being over Eminem…that’s a stretch…
“Wayne was a BEAST on Drought 3 but I wanna see that kinda skill in an Album”
EMINEM WAS A BEAST BEFORE WAYNE WAS BORN,DA FUCK IS UP WITH THIS,IF WEEZY FAG BABY>EMINEM THEN SOULJA BOY>JAY-Z
CURTIS SEPT 11,AYO TECHNOLOGY IN HEAVY ROTATION,G-G-G-G-G-GUNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could possibly be the one that’s confused, but it says “most lyrical emcee ‘in’ the game” keyword: In. Wouldn’t ‘in the game’ mean ummmm.. Lol Idk, Currently. As in a ‘Current’ participant. Lol But I could be wrong (doubtful) but if I’m not there’s a lot of non-comprehending people on here naming deceased artist, and living ones who’s careers have been dead for years. Hilarious!
#66 just killed yall niggas LOL!!
dudes cant read..Eminem still rappin? BIG still rappin? Tupac still recording shit?
Joe Budden Would Lyricaly Rape Wayne, Jada N Cass Would Put Wayne 2 Shame Too.. Im Not A Wayne Hater Tho, He Hot As An Artist But Top 5 Lyrical? I Dont Get It?
aight, this list is wack papoosee, cassidy and fab
@nessince You talk about throw away verses. When did this happend.?First off here before the big Em era. Eminem taught royce how to flow. Royce was em former hype man before he got a deal.Things kinda got sour after that but that beyond the point. Who you think was on Renegades 1st before Jay-z got outshined by Em….ROYCE. He ripped it way before then hova.No disrespect to Jay-z but he did. In this lifetime what MC that ever dissed Em that he didn’t reply to? (Don’t worry i will wait). Royce ripped him and D-12 everybody from D-12 responsed except Em. This nigga had nerve to diss everlast but didn’t reply to Royce.Who in the fuck is everlast? Em don’t even spit for the people nomore. He too busy worry about you downloading his music.Shit, why in the hell yall fans haven’t got a Em album since the presidental election (which was a market scheme).Com’on i ain’t saying Royce is suppose to be top 5 .But why put em there. He got old hits i ain’t taking that away from. Em hasn’t dropped a good album like in 5 years maybe more.Yall need to stop putting Em there like he came out with a classic yesterday.Cause honestly i don’t even think em is making music for “The Fans” anymore. Did you hear the mix tape when he was ripping yall for downloading his music. He on some metallica shit. He lost his focus, maybe when this next album comes out i will agree with you people.But until he proves that he ain’t doing this for the record sells. I’m with Royce , oh yeah and he is home the mixtape out now.Download it and buy it… just listen to it.
Ps. Nas should be number #1 cause other then kanye and lil Wayne. That is the only active artist on that list that deserves that spot. if you wanna bring ol classic look at his catalog.One more thing how in the hell you gonna say Kanye west is better than Hova.All i’m going to say is … REASONABLE DOUBT AND THE BLUEPRINT.
1BIGGIE
2BIG PUN
3JAY-Z
4NAS
5BIG L
6NAS……………..BIG PUN WOULD EAT ANYBODY..KILLAHS BET IT ALL ON PUN CUASE,1 VERSE DEAD’EM ALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ASK NAS!!
Word Jay is number 1,
Nas fell off,dude is way over rated.
NO FUCKIN way…..How THE FUCK IS WAYNE AND KANYE in front of EMINEM
the fuckin fury im feeling right now. theres no fuckin way wayne and ye is in front of EMinem….i sure remember reading a lot of the comments and wayne wasnt even on niggas list. And EM was in many peoples top 3 or 5.
the fuckin fury im feeling right now. theres no fuckin way wayne and ye is in front of EMinem….i sure remember reading a lot of the comments and wayne wasnt even on niggas list. And EM was in many peoples top 3 or 5.
HAHHAHA at TWISTED and the other niggas crying HAHAHAH
Somebody said Joe Budden?? HAHAH
Sounds good but it should be Em 3rd then lil wanye and Kanye. But first two is right.
#66
Eminem may be on the sidelines right now…but any hip hop artist that is in the top 10 list of hip hop money makers this year are “in” the “game” to me IMO. Eminem topped the list, meaning he got his foot halfway in the door, AND HE WAS FEATURED ON A COUPLE OF SINGLES WITH 50 AND AKON IN LATE 2006, which was around the same time HOV and NAS dropped their singles….and that sounds pretty current to me…
…And, My comprehension skills are just fine…so maybe you SHOULD be doubtful, boo…lol
oh shout out to da underground too!.. Black Thought, Pharoah Monche,Immortal Technique, Kool Keith, Aceyalone..will give any one ya’lls top 5’s a run for dey $$$$…war!
WHERE IS 50 WHERE IS CURTIS-i’m glad to see he’s not here but be carefull u might be the topic on his next diss record, i meant next record ,every record is a diss record.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTION BOUT THE LIST OR COMMENTS OR ARENT HAPPY WIT IT AND DISPUTE WHERE YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER IS, I’LL LEAVE U WIT A QUOTE FROM YOUNG HOV.
“PULL YOUR CD’S OUT, LETS GO SONG FOR SONG/ I’M THE ILLEST NIGGA DOIN THIS TILL U PROVE ME WRONG!”
this list required the top emcees not the hottest in the game…yea EM hasnt been in the game for 2 yrs (re up doesnt count) and ENcore was lackluster but it was still better than most of the shit people release. On his worst day hes still better. And please, please, please was any of Kanye or waynes albums better than EM’s Marshall Mathers LP and Eminem Show, fuck it even slim shady lp. EM provides depth, something that wayne lacks and and Em provides beastly and raw lyrics, something what ye lacks…WHAT THE FUCK
LIL WAYNE 3 ARE YOU KIDDING ME. ANDRE 300 WOULD KILL HIM. AND IS LIL WAYNE WRITING HIS OWN SHIT OR IS HE STILL GETTING HELP FROM HIS CAMP. AND EMINEM IS LAST COME ON YOU PUT WEST OVER HIM. THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR HIP HOP
@crazy. I Dont Blame Em 4 Not Rapin No More He Eatin Off 50, But N E Way I Know All Bout Da Royce N Em Situation, He Aint Come At Royce Cause They Were Friends Royce Was Da Bitter 1 He Had Sum Shit 2 Get Off His Chest Em Aint Have A Prob. Besides Em Goin At Royce Is Like Jay Goin At Bleek, 4 What, He Get $ Royce Dont, Dat Rest Of Them D12 Dudes Went In Cause They Not Hot Themselves So They Made Diss Tracks Hopin Sum1 Would Care N Pay Attention. Em N Royce Cool Now N E Way
this is why people say hip hop is fuckin dead…im cool wit ye and shit but when i think hip hop, i think raw emcess…all the old school cats and niggas like Rakim, BIG, Nas, Pac, WU, 3 stacks, Jigga, EMINEM…when it comes to Kanye hes more of a universal artist that makes more than rap music…for cripes sake listen to stronger….
yall are crazy on this site i see alot of people dont listen to music yall just skim through it huh heres my list and i list to music fo real tell me what yall think
1.nas
2.jay-z (just think he makes songs up in his head)
3.eminem
4.common
5.joe buddens(just listen to mood music 2 or his first album minus the radio songs these are songs with concepts real rap not making up lines like little wayne)
honorable mention andre 3000 he maybe could be higher but sometimes hes bugged out
^^^^….ummmmm, What are tou talking about, Eminem also released “smack that” with AKON, which was a one of the biggest hits within the year BY FAR…EM made the song what it was…and if he could pull that off…I do consider him in the game and the fact that he is on the list, means that he is current enough…
this nigga #19 said slick rick lmfao..ol head mutha fucka, slick rick aint relevant anymore dickface
n shouts out ta big homey Jay-Z too, i mean… here’s a dude that stole jaz-o’s flow, “4 da old heads”, used a combo of philly rappers n kool g-rap’s lyricismss, nah mean?? if u listen to hov closely n u a true fan of this rap shyt u can see all da stealing, biting n swagger jakkin this dude did…but he gets his PROPS cuz he stitched it all together cleverly n made his own flow, but for u youngns jay-z is NOT n original he more like kobe on tht jordan ish!!!
this nigga #19 said slick rick…wtf? since when is slick rick still relevant? cockface…
it shouldnt even go pass the big 3, nas/em/jay
Jay-makes songs from the top
Nas-made a fuckin song backwards, come on
EMinem- said…
you’ve just triggered a prick who just mixed liquor/whose itching to leave u disfigured and stiffer than christopher/-reeves/ i was teethin wit strep throat while ya mother was breast feedin and gave her the flesh eating disease/whose iller than takin a hammer and bleedin in knees/and walkin thru the south central la bleeding in jeans/flashin back to being shot and repeated the scenes on how u just got smoked/and if u do live youll be too scared to tell it, like a biggie and pac joke/
Most of You Guys didn’t even answer the question correctly. The question is the top 5 best lyricists in the game NOW, not the hottest 5 and not top 5 of all-time. Meaning best 5 RIGHT NOW!!! My best 5 RIGHT NOW, not in this order wil be:
1)Jadakiss
2)Styles P
3)Eminem
4)Ludacris
5)Beanie Sigel
And by the way, my top 5 lyricists of ALL-TIME is
1)BIG
2)Jay
3)Kiss
4)Nas
5)Big L
No one out there can FUCK with my list. All of yall lists looks stupid compared to mine. Yall don’t know about rap! Some of u got BIG, PAC, Big L n shit like that in ur lists. Those r people u would pick if its best MC’s of ALL-TIME, unfortunately, those legends have been dead 4 a while now, so they cant be best in the game NOW. Jay’s a legend, and is probably done with rap, he’s more of an entrepreneur now than a rapper. And Nas has fell off the map drastically from what he used to be. His last 2 releases prove my point. Scream At Me!!!!! D-Block, 2 Gunz Up!!!
Mi Mi, you just made yourself look like a complete idiot. LMFAO
You’re defending your comprehensive skills when they weren’t questioned.
You’re saying I should be doubtful for pointing the obvious? LOL
And you making an argument about Eminem as if I excluded him or mentioned him at all. And for the record I would consider him Current, child.
You truly should work on YOUR comprehension skills cause you didn’t comprehend anything that I typed. In an attempt to make yourself look smart you did the opposite
maaaaan i might have to switch to someother web site speacially u put ye and weezle before Em thats just fuckin ridiculous to me but its your site do what you want but i have to disagree on this one
lloyd banks is mad underrated he may not be top 5 but dude can spit yo
The dumb get dumber. LOL This sites and the posters are always good for a laugh.
Yeah, Biggie’s the best lyricist in the game right now. That new song he has out that premiered on Hot97 2days ago is hot. All his 2007 freestyle are amazing. Yeah, Biggie’s number 1. smh
Lets see how many dummies misconstrue that. LOL
Joe Budden anyone?
i think with real hip hop purists, his album is more anticipated than lil wayne.
shoot, his mixtape is more anticipated than wayne’s album.
who’s coppin that mood muzik 3?
i co-sign lloyd banks. not top five but he’s nice.
i think eminem deserves #2 spot. who remembers how he ate Jay Z’s food …on HIS SONG??!!!
Renegades for you slow mofos
the list is aiight. but not accurate. its 2 many legends that could be placed in the category….:big daddy kane,rakim, snoop, too short, the d.o.c.(who made a classic). I could go on and on…east to west…but the list is for current emcees/rappers… so they put lil wayne up cuz it wasn’t a south artist wit his punch lines. bring out a poll for the real emcees no rappers on it. nas # 1 hands down…
punk royal
In no way am I an IDIOT. I just misinterpretted what you stated due to #67’s statement…egging it on…that’s all. It was just one big misunderstanding (there is a difference)…and out of modesty I will apologize and admit to the misunderstanding…but ONLY due to you not specifying your statement which was soon followed by #67’s statement thereafter…I’m sure you can see the confusion in that.
i dont wanna sound like a typical em fan but have u not heard em murder jay on renegades and rap circles round big on dead wrong
yo lyrically hip hop is dead man…u dont hear new shit from jay and nas anymore…eminem retired…lil wayne aiight jus tired of hearing da ni99a he sound the same on every track he need switch his style up sometimes but i am tired of hearing that ni99a on every track!!!…..kanye west is hot…he be spitting 4 real ni99as need to listen to him….out of all da rappers out now kanye is da only one spitting and be different bout shit not sounding like everybody else
Yes Yes I Did Mention Joe Budden A Couple Times, He Was In My Top 5, When I Heard Dat Freestyle On Green Lantern Sirus Invasion Mixtape Dat Did It 4 Me, He Went In 4 Like 5min Straiht, If U Aint Heard U Missed A Classic Freestylego Download Dat N Come Back.
@ Cream….i hear you. Kanye IS different and the game needs him on a few different levels. personally, he’s not an MC to me; maybe becuz he came in the game as a producer and I kinda look at him as a dude he takes a long time to come up wit the ish he’s saying and it doesn’t flow naturally. maybe that’s just me, iunno.
you know the funny part? my girl got tickets for his show here in Oct and i’m lookin forward to it cuz he does rock his shows.
are u serious main steam rap is so obvious 1)easily is eminem 2)2pac 3)big L 4) Rakim 5)Fiasco wayne is tight but but he barley started 2 blow up like 4 yrs ago my list been killing 4 many decades
@ 100 ….i missed that one but i’m gonna download it now.
gotta love the internet
what the fuck, i thought this was bout who was the best lyricist, not who spit the realest shit……THERES A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE 2 U FUCKIN FOOLS…..if this list was bout spittin real shit, pac shoulda been number 1…kanye doesnt deserve to be up there cuz hes not that great of a lyricist….ya he does spit some real shit that u can relate to but as a lyricist he aint shit…..and neither is lil wayne, u fuckin dickryders….
Wheres 50?
guess there is a god out there and he reconizes talent and rewards it cause Jay-z is fo damn sure number 1
FUCK WRONG WIT YALL NIGGAS PUTTING KANYE ON THE TOP LYRICIST?! THE NIGGAS NICE AND EVERYTHING BUT LOTTA YALL NIGGAS R GETTING IT CONFUSED SINCE HE DROPED THAT “CANT TELL ME NOTHING” track! the song is nice but dont yall stupid niggas start getting tha shit confused and put him on the same list with Nas and shit i think thas sad!
heres my top 5 lyricist alive!
5.Jadakiss
4.Fabolous
3.Lil Wayne
2.Jay-Z
1.Nas
fucking punchlines do not count as great lyrics!!!!
jr writer has punchlines, so does jae hood.
but them niggas suck lyrically…. shit i have punchlines.
wayne has punchlines, he is not a lyricist.
everyone else on the list is cool..
kanye is an “eeeeeh”, cause he say shit that you dont really know if its deep or just dumb.
@103 Yeah Shits Fire, Go get Dat Asap N Come Back On Here N Let These Dudes Know Joey Spittin Fire
5. soulja boy
4. yung joc
3. “so krispy” dude
2. shop boys
1. hurricane chris “ay bay bay”
GREAT OF ALL TIME RIGHT THERE
I Think Niggas is forgetting this is list is TOP 5 LYRICIST IN DA GAME….NOT EVER….No DISRESPECT to Biggie,Pun,2Pac, Rakim or whoever else. We talking about niggas putting in work 2day.
Realtalk is a marketing genius like 50. This bogus list was created just to stir up a buzz and have people going back and forth like this. I knew it was fake once I saw Wayne up there. Good work homie, get that money/
YOOO!!!!!! dis is bulls hit…fuck JAY-Z…he got no skillz….dat nigga aint foreal lyrics….they be trippin…i can listen to Em allday if i want real some true lyrics!!
@107 Dont 4get Lil Fizz, Romeo, Dylon, Yayo N Swizz “its Showtime”!
What money? People don’t pay to join this site. You acting like there is a money order/Credit requirement to join here. This just a blog maybe the buzz will bring other sponsors though if that what you are saying.
ALL I’MA SAY IS JAY Z IS HELLA OVERATED
My best 5 in the game RIGHT NOW, not in this order wil be:
1)Jadakiss
2)Styles P
3)Eminem
4)Ludacris
5)Beanie Sigel
And by the way, my top 5 lyricists of ALL-TIME is
1)BIG
2)Jay
3)Kiss
4)Nas
5)Big L
No one out there can FUCK with my list. All of yall lists looks stupid compared to mine. Yall don’t know about rap! Some of u got BIG, PAC, Big L n shit like that in ur lists. Those r people u would pick if its best MC’s of ALL-TIME, unfortunately, those legends have been dead 4 a while now, so they cant be best in the game NOW. Jay’s a legend, and is probably done with rap, he’s more of an entrepreneur now than a rapper. And Nas has fell off the map drastically from what he used to be. His last 2 releases prove my point. Scream At Me!!!!! D-Block, 2 Gunz Up!!!
@Nessnice Whoa how you gonna compare Royce to bleek?I understand him and royce was friends and royce went nuts for two years. But Hell no he ain’t no fucking bleek.Seriously take that back LOL.Eminem never wrote Royce lyrics. Bleek never had a Five Mic album…Royce did (Death is Certain).I heard a little different I heard there is no beef. But they still ain’t kool like they used to be.Which is a god damn shame Em fucking with wack niggas like cashis now… that another convo.
kanye all day
crazy. your the dumbest nigga ever u dont know shit bout eminem or anything. royce didnt even diss em like that. by the way em did get back at royce on that dj DJ Green Lantern freestyle. nigga. and they fucked up his friend in a club
eminem is better then 98 percent of the rappers out there kanye west man he’s nice but he aint better then eminem man lil wayne hes a swagger jacker. kanye west he cant shine eminem shoes whne it comes to rapping. yo how ever runs this site need to do something quick before they get blamed for killing whats left of hip hop
get kanye west out the list man
this isnt about rappers in general
but lyrics specifically
which means your throwing around names like nas, lupe, talib, common
jay Z is my favourite rapper and in my opinon the best but you cannot say hes the best lyricist he got to his position because of his flows more than his lyrics
in my opinion Lupe should be at the top of the list listen to The Cool or American Terrorist Nas should be in there as well, common, jay might make the top 5 but hes not number one
thers a difference between a rapper and a lyricist
to no.112 aka crazy. I was talking bout as far as sponsors, if you haven’t noticed this isnt just a blog anymore, look at your address bar and you will notice realtalkny.rawkus.com. They just signed a deal with Rawkus so now he needs traffic to come to the site and that means more $$$$$$$$$. What better way to generate traffic than A LIST. Not just a list but a list so out of wack that everyone has to chime in. MO MONEY MO MONEY MO MONEY
YO, ON SUM REAL SHIT, “ANDRE 3000″ WILL RHYME CIRCLES AROUND EVERYONE MENTION ON THIS BLOGG PERIOD!!!!!!!!!
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAS(MAYBE).
06′ VERSE
You ain’t a hater? Can’t tell
Either wish me well, go to hell or go to yale
Study human behavior so that you know who the hell
You dealin` with ain’t nutty but the study goin` unvail
My relative in jail (Ha!) stay in engaged
TO whatever make money now he married to that cage
Divorce is not an option and prenumptual is void
Eat up what ever rapper but I’m tangled in my cord (hum)
Bored, kind of like a knight with the sword
Without dragon to battle so I’m running from a shadow
an immpossible feat and I repeat
an immpossible feat and I repeat
an immpossible feat and I repeat!
The damsel’s in distress but they a mess
They only like my armor, and that I’m a performer
They read one magazine and wanna think that they gon get warmer
They only getting colder hell, maybe I should throw
a double diamond party in the north pole
Invite all the writers and journalists
Even biters will tournament, to see who can be me
Better than me; he’s a permanent, smile on my face
Because you said you don’t like my style
but that’s ok just make sure you don’t touch that dial
and we’ll be cool, touch it and you’s a fool
look, I’ll get you hooked, ya’ll crooks might even move
to Atlanta, Georgia, get a wife and daughter
start a new life, and all that wrong you do you make it right
but hell, all a dream, I wear the crown, I’m king
Respect this mandatory, end of the story
Go fly a kite, category ain’t got none
You know I’m right
five top mc’s
1. NaS
2. “Makaveli”
3. jay-z
4. BLACK THOUGHT OF THE ROOTS
5. EMINEM
I THINK THERE ARE A BUNCH OF SHALLOW MINDED PEOPLE VOTING
ON THIS PAGE. YALL NEED TO REALLY STUDY WHAT BEING A LYRICIST IS ABOUT.
i said all tiem i didnt say in da game tha in tha game list suks eminem got robbed
Go to allhiphop.com , they write that Nas said to the Source, that he and jay brings together a album!!!! Nah can´t believe that one!!!!
I read when Beyonce has a afterparty in Toronto, she tells the DJ´s not to play Rihannas music!!!!!
Bigjay go suck a BIGDICK. I shouldn’t even be replying to this. You watching the beef DVDs too much you little niglet.”Death is Certain” is all about Em.Damn real talk should start charging niggas to get on here and give niggas a IQ test. Every time a fucking punks disagree with someone. They don’t got the nerve to say it like a mature adult. You always get some wise ass little internet weirdo running his/her mouth like they are hard. Nigga pop a midol,clam your nerves and think before you speak.
Royce tracks dissing Em/D-12 (For your Information)
Malcolm X
We Riding
Beef
I and ME
Boom 1st
Shall i go on….Na
Class dismiss
PS. Just cause he didn’t say his name. Doesn’t mean he didn’t throw subliminal shots. Fucking moron learn about hip hop before you talk to me NUGGA.
were da fuck is LUPE FIASCO,TALIB AND COMMON
no andre 3000? woooooooooooord???
weezy more lyrical than 3000? fuck outa here
Smh @ people disregarding Joe Budden, he would be in the argument right now.
See “Mood Muzik 2″…
I know Top 3 would be Jay, Nas, and Em (Em’s #1 in my book, but I’m a bit bias because I’m from Detroit). Andre 3000 and Joe Budden would round out the rest. Ain’t none of these younger dudes fuckin with Budden other than Lupe. Everybody else is kinda…eh…
lol jay z steals biggies lyrics so thats wack and wheres fab and em should be top 2 if not number 1
1.Lil Wayne (He KILLS Jigga Everytime Over His Own Beats)
2.Jay
3.Game
4.Nas
5.Andre 3000
^^^ What are you, 12?
this list makes me sick…you cant say lines like “i sit on your mind like piss on a curb” and be number 3 lyrically…come on now…and yall niggaz need to get off jayz dick…him and nas da hottest to ever do it no doubt about dat…im REAL disapointed big l aint up there though…niggaz been sleepin on him…horribly
Why does everone in the US like lil wayne so much, he raps garbage.
i jus realized that itz top 5 IN the game though…so scratch big l..and definately put lupe and andre fuckn 3000 up there…em used to b a monster but when you start commin out with shyt like lose it and ass like that…that just dont cut it…
And this is how the rest of America keeps you dumb mutafukkas busy arguing over who is number 1 while your rights are slowing being taken away. No other race of people does this ignorant shit!
133.. damn dude we cant all be ultra fuckin militant 24/7 like you.. chill out homie its just conversation… and yes… all races have CONVERSATIONS about shit other than how evil america is
aint like you got any damn solutions to the fuckin problems of the world anyway.. so until/unless you do.. chill out fam
1# Nas
2# Pac
hahaah..
wheres Biggie?
u people dont know shit about hiphop if he’s not on your top 5.. especially if he’s not ahead of Kanye.
and ESPECIALLY NOT if he’s not ahead of LIL WAYNE????? wtf???
and nas is alot better of a lyricist than jay z, althought jay z has a better flow and alot of other things.. but come on..
Top lyricists in the game alive:
1. Jay-Z
2. Nas
3. Common
4. Talib Kweli
5. Mos Def
Ur list is a joke
forget about the order. REALTALK you’re telling me lil wayne and kanye are better lyricist than black thought????? not to mention common. cmon we’re talkin lyrics not popular thugs.
kanye west a better lyricist than eminem???? As a matter of fact eminem killed jay z on his own album (blueprint), this list is racist and biased towards the east coast!
What in the fuck is wrong with this list how the fuck is lil wayne n kanye on there and common don’t belong so stop crying he not nice likle that
Since when stupid lines became good lyrics to niggaz lil wayne says dumb shit and knaye too but its hot but not lyrics com on now wezzy b4 em smh if weezy is on any list juelz has to be b4 him cuz he raps like santana and dress everything he lil baby juelz
listen you young fucks nas jay z rakim the god eminem biggie black thought from the roots do your fucking homework
Dogs, what happen to Jada????
I think that Tupak and J-z Big Li Wayne LL Miss Elit are one of the best rapper out now if you have a problem with that you dont know .
i have to agree with quite a few people. We are talking about lyricists, not who’s hot. Cats dont give Em enough credit, why because he’s a white boy? I hope thats not the case. But we have to remember that there are alot of youngens on here that grew up on this new age shit. i like the list somewhat. Im a wayne fan, but i wouldnt put him in my top 5.
Missy? i guess i dont know shit then #143 she is wack hell.
otherwise, for the most part, this shit is just a matter of opinion.
how the hell is some people gonna say Em is better than Jay coz most of his lyrics are serial killer minded. Now dont get me wrong Em is one of the greatest but he cant be on Jay Z’s level n i dont give a fuck how many white boiz r here. Renegade was Em’s track that he gave to Jay , n its not like he killed Jay like most yall think , Jigga was rappin soe deep shit in that n because Em sounded more mad n phsycho dont mean he murderd Jay. Yall need to stop hating on Jigga n please respect the game. Jigga been lyrical since early 90s till today.
I agree with #129. Anybody putting Curtis on their list is a fuggin fool….this nigga cant even open his mouth let alone spit be consider a good emcee. You can even understand what this nukka be saying….Game over Curtis any day ! Curtis it’s definitely a hot summer for ya huh????
here is the genuine list of my TOP 5 currently
5 Fabolous
4 Lil Wayne
3 Common
2 Nas
1 JAY-Z ( no one can do it better )
Now b4 someone starts talking shit , i ddnt say these are the best rappers in the game right now , neither did i say the the best of all time. these are the TOP LYRICISTS IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW, n plizz underline that. if u dont believe in this list , then your whole perspective is wack.
Eminem is not even active, he might of desirved 5 if we was talking of all time
Yall bitches aignt neva satisfied!! Always complainin!!!! Damn shut tha fuck up!!!!! All yall niggas need to pull yall skirts down! Fuck is all yall crampin or somethin??? Maybe yall need to go back to tha first post on this and review everybodys comments! This list looks about right to me!! Tha people did this not realtalkny!
LOL
MAN WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO DYLAN…HE SPIT HOT FIRE! LOL
i really cant believe we have people putting up kanye and jay, hop off the nut sack! if you talking right now living its obvious….
1.NaS
2.Jadakiss
3.Papoose
4.Talib Kweli
5.Common
but if you wanna talk alltime overall LYRICIST? (KEY WORD: LYRICIST, not ARTIST, there is a big difference there)
1.BIG PUN
2.BIG L
3.NaS
4.Cool G Rap
5.Eminem
anyone who think 50 or wayne, or even kanye is should have been up is on some real bullshit
when did wayne or knaye become lyrical?…i swear this pop rap shit got niggas confused eminmem would crush weezy and kanye and its a least 30-50 more niggas that waaay more lyrical than weezy and kanye. if this was mtv most popular list then ok they can be on there but as far as skillz these niggas is lacking….fucking pop tart teenie bopper niggas
GET COMMON THE FUCK OTTA HERE HES THE PETER PAN OF RAPP THINK HAPPY THOUGHT THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS HIS SHIT AINT LYRICAL ITS FUCKN HAPPY MUSIC
1.JAY-Z
2.JADA
3.EMINEM
4.NAS
5.BEANS
6.50(YEA 50 YA 4 GOT NIGGA GOT LYRICS)
7.FABOLOUS
8.CASSIDY
9.JOE BUDDENS
10.LUDA
NOW THATS A REAL FUCKN LIST ANDRE 3000 PSST PLZ, LIL WAYNE PSSST PLZ KANYE WEST THESE NIGGAZ JUST STARTED RAPPING R U KIDDING ME EXCEPT ANDER HES OFF HIS HIGH AND SPIT A VERSE ONCE IN A WHILE
fuck #143 and everybody that agrees with that wack ass top list nas jigga biggie jadakiss rakim u wack fucks do your homework
yall get the fuck outta here with lil wayne being one of the best. becuz he drop a million songs on mixtapes and puts words together nice does not mean he is one of the best. like pha real nigga like jay nas n em they tell stories lil wayne is just be nice with the words like “one name mac the other name rina put um together they hit u n make u do the macarina” thats a ill line but we talking about actually songs that dig deep down in our soul. lil wayne will neva achieve that shit nor fab. Kanye west can’t tell me nuthin makes u look in ur soul like wtf that shit he is talking is the truth. i swear i relate to kanye more than any other rapper i love jay’s music but lyric wise i relate more to kanye, cuz he has this realness cuz he aint talkin about coke and keys n shit he talkin about his story. lil wayne just recently flip the script n startin talkin that shit just like wud clipse said.Em talks a bunch of shit when he is ready yall need to get the fuck outta here. em came into this game actin the clown. In Search of… by the neptunes is a classic album
1. Jay-Z
2. Lupe
3. Kanye
4. Pharell
5. Nas
Feed back,So deep in the game a fiend can catch a freeze off my kneecap, can ya believe that. Thats Hov. For niggas who say Em corny listen to his lyrics and his flow on Impatiently Waitin. Nas of course just listen to some tracks when he was on the Firm. Fab need to be on there. And Common definately need to recognized. I can’t believe some nigga up top of the comments but hurricane chris and yung joc. Thats exactly wat Havoc was talkin bout. South niggas suckin on each other’s dick.lol
Clark Kent wrote on August 21st, 2007 at 6:26 pm
trend wrote on August 21st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
“Who made up this stupid list? Is MTV behind this again? How can u put jay b4 nas? and what the fuck is lil wayne doing there!!?”
^MTV’s not behind this one, people who visit the site daily voted and these are the results.
U are lying, this list is not made by the people. U made it. most of the people in here vote for nas,talib,common.. U and ur friends just decided to make a list that will help ur site to get more attention
niggas are out here on that crybaby shit. “who made this?” “say it aint so” “this is a marketing ploy”
god DAMN!!! I never seen so many niggas cry in my life. let you balls hang and quit trippin, its just a list.
whaaaaT A fuuuck ???!!!!
where R Jadakiss or SP, even my nigga Cass ?
Lil Wayne?! Kayne?! U can’t be serious ! Bullsh*t
1)Jay
2)EM
3)NAS
4)3000
5)Common
There is no way that any of the younger cats can touch these guys lyrically.
Jay-Z is NOT the most Lyrical MC in the game!! NAS is!! Yall Sweatin Jigga because he makes catchier songs and his Swagger! You obviously havent paid attention to the albums “It was written” and “illmatic”!! Reasonal Doubt is definately a Classic album but Jay Z had major guest appearences on it and swagger jacked alot of biggie lines. Nas is THE Lyrical genius other than KOOL G RAP. Youngsters Go do your Research!
1.) Nas
2.) Andre 3000
3.) Lupe Fiasco
4.) Common
5.) Talib Kweli
Jay is that dude but I can’t put him in this list after hearing Kingdome Come. Now all time is a different story.
*Kingdom
SIN CITY I CAN TELL U LIKE WACK MUSIC LOOK AT YA FUCKN LIST THAT SHIT SOUNDS FUCKING BORING