August 21st, 2007

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 Responses to “Top 5 Hip-Hop Lyricists”

  1. NYC Homie Says:

    kanye west? kanye is overrated to me where’s common, fabolous, lloyd banks etc ya’ll trippin fo real

  2. nasirjonesssallday Says:

    1st beezies!!

    nas all day.
    nas > jayz.
    IMO.

  3. NYC Homie Says:

    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

  4. MISTRY Says:

    ^^^
    lloyd banks??? lol

  5. Clark Kent Says:

    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.

  6. Tre Pound Says:

    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.

  7. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    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

  8. PRKILLA1990 Says:

    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

  9. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    eminem nas n cassidy over him fab up there 2 check out my n igga nems 2 from coney island up n comin

  10. 2fresh Says:

    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.

  11. idonkno Says:

    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?????

  12. trend Says:

    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!!?

  13. Black Says:

    Jay, Nas, Andre 3000, Em, Biggie

    all number 1

  14. sixteen Says:

    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

  15. ThEnGo Says:

    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

  16. West Philly Says:

    1.Nas
    2.JaY-z
    3.2pac
    4.Biggie
    5.Eminem

  17. MiKE LuV Says:

    eminem? wtf come on peeps this dude is trash! where is nas, talib, mos, common, or even lupe? chi town rules hip hop

  18. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    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

  19. get big Says:

    jay
    eminem
    nas
    slick rick
    lloyd banks

  20. money in the bank Says:

    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%.

  21. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    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

  22. ayo Says:

    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.

  23. Ainsy Says:

    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.

  24. K.G. Says:

    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.

  25. Clark Kent Says:

    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.

  26. Gabriel Says:

    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.

  27. K.G. Says:

    Also for honorable mention, Blackthought, common, and mos def, wit lupe fiasco destined to carve out his place among the G.O.A.T.

  28. Big Homie Says:

    Co-signs with Jay number one

  29. Big M Says:

    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

  30. [punk royal] Says:

    Lol @ Nas.

  31. Big M Says:

    forgot about pac….so its:

    1.Nas
    2.Pac
    3.Eminem
    4.Rakim
    5.Common

  32. pedro navajas Says:

    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

  33. man Says:

    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

  34. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    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

  35. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    ima post the greatest lyrcist lists eva 1 more time just so yal niggas could relize wat a lyrcist is

  36. BGMJ Says:

    1.lil wayne is the best rapper alive.
    2.T.I
    3.Jay-Z
    4.Kayne
    5.Mike Jones ………sike lol
    #5.Young Jeezy

  37. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    1 big pun
    2 eminem
    3 big l
    4 biggie
    5 jadakiss

  38. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    34 kill yaself ya whole list is a joke

  39. Big M Says:

    please do, lets see what you made of….i aint changing mine but lets see what you think, maybe we can learn something

  40. Big M Says:

    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

  41. Hanson Says:

    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!!!!

  42. pappagc Says:

    Jay number 1 all day….His wordplay is sick and he says stuff that makes sense not just putting words together..

  43. Big M Says:

    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

  44. LISA Says:

    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.

  45. Big M Says:

    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)

  46. nessnice Says:

    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.

  47. Big M Says:

    ^^^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

  48. KANYE WEST OUTED AS HOMO Says:

    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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  49. GLOCK Says:

    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.

  50. mystic Says:

    lil wayne ((((LMBAO)))) you gotta be kidding this is an insult to many rappers in the game. Wayne is ok with doing hooks.

  51. nessnice Says:

    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

  52. mas Says:

    The majority of you fuckers said jay is #1 and now some of u faggots are bitchin at the list…good shyt rtny

  53. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    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

  54. Crazy Says:

    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.

  55. jb Says:

    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…

  56. YaBoyRoach Says:

    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….

  57. Lisa Says:

    I think Clark mean Lyricists that are currently in the game.
    but if not then we can add Kool G Rap, Rakim, Tupac.

  58. nessnice Says:

    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

  59. gene Says:

    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).

  60. Jay Says:

    Man, I thought for sure Em would be top 3. Dude was getting ton of votes.

  61. urus Says:

    lloyd banks

  62. Mi Mi Says:

    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…

  63. dirt Says:

    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.

  64. Rapalot Says:

    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.

  65. Rapalot Says:

    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

  66. Yoda Says:

    smh @ Lil Wayne and Kanye being above Eminem…there’s a lot of douchebags on this site. That shit is just retarded. Wtf…

  67. ihaveadream Says:

    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.

  68. Mi Mi Says:

    ^^^Yeah I agree…as far as lil Wayne & West being over Eminem…that’s a stretch…

  69. KANYE WEST OUTED AS HOMO Says:

    “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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  70. [punk royal] Says:

    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!

  71. Rapalot Says:

    #66 just killed yall niggas LOL!!

    dudes cant read..Eminem still rappin? BIG still rappin? Tupac still recording shit?

  72. nessnice Says:

    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?

  73. i get it Says:

    aight, this list is wack papoosee, cassidy and fab

  74. Crazy Says:

    @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.

  75. LATIN KING>FEDDI KRUGER!!!! .. Says:

    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!!

  76. Getting Gwap Says:

    Word Jay is number 1,
    Nas fell off,dude is way over rated.

  77. twisted Says:

    NO FUCKIN way…..How THE FUCK IS WAYNE AND KANYE in front of EMINEM

  78. twisted Says:

    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.

  79. this list is bogus Says:

    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.

  80. Rapalot Says:

    HAHHAHA at TWISTED and the other niggas crying HAHAHAH

    Somebody said Joe Budden?? HAHAH

  81. unx Says:

    Sounds good but it should be Em 3rd then lil wanye and Kanye. But first two is right.

  82. Mi Mi Says:

    #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

  83. Ainsy Says:

    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!

  84. the king Says:

    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!”

  85. this list is bogus Says:

    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

  86. PMONEY Says:

    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

  87. nessnice Says:

    @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

  88. this list is bogus Says:

    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….

  89. brooklyn Says:

    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

  90. Mi Mi Says:

    ^^^^….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…

  91. Cally Says:

    this nigga #19 said slick rick lmfao..ol head mutha fucka, slick rick aint relevant anymore dickface

  92. Ainsy Says:

    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!!!

  93. Cally Says:

    this nigga #19 said slick rick…wtf? since when is slick rick still relevant? cockface…

  94. this list is bogus Says:

    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/

  95. P-Millz Says:

    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!!!

  96. [punk royal] Says:

    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

  97. nitiblze07 Says:

    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

  98. whatitlooklike Says:

    lloyd banks is mad underrated he may not be top 5 but dude can spit yo

  99. [punk royal] Says:

    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

  100. Fokusing Says:

    Joe Budden anyone?

  101. Fokusing Says:

    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?

  102. Fokusing Says:

    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

  103. young_christ Says:

    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…

  104. Mi Mi Says:

    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.

  105. this list is bogus Says:

    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

  106. Cream Says:

    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

  107. nessnice Says:

    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.

  108. Fokusing Says:

    @ 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.

  109. real rap Says:

    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

  110. Fokusing Says:

    @ 100 ….i missed that one but i’m gonna download it now.
    gotta love the internet

  111. RealTalkCA Says:

    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….

  112. Gorrilaunit25 Says:

    Wheres 50?

  113. babygurl Says:

    guess there is a god out there and he reconizes talent and rewards it cause Jay-z is fo damn sure number 1

  114. weezyboy Says:

    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

  115. T Taverniti Says:

    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.

  116. nessnice Says:

    @103 Yeah Shits Fire, Go get Dat Asap N Come Back On Here N Let These Dudes Know Joey Spittin Fire

  117. OLA Says:

    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

  118. Da PriNce Says:

    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.

  119. ihaveadream Says:

    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/

  120. LUCIFER Says:

    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!!

  121. nessnice Says:

    @107 Dont 4get Lil Fizz, Romeo, Dylon, Yayo N Swizz “its Showtime”!

  122. Crazy Says:

    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.

  123. YOUNG JAY Says:

    ALL I’MA SAY IS JAY Z IS HELLA OVERATED

  124. P-Millz Says:

    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!!!

  125. Crazy Says:

    @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.

  126. nyallday Says:

    kanye all day

  127. bigjay Says:

    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

  128. bigjay Says:

    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

  129. aoyomudafuka Says:

    get kanye west out the list man

  130. yehlad Says:

    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

  131. ihaveadream Says:

    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

  132. Chubb Rock Says:

    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

  133. Blac OrKhiD Says:

    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.

  134. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    i said all tiem i didnt say in da game tha in tha game list suks eminem got robbed

  135. nathalie Says:

    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!!!!!

  136. Crazy Says:

    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.

  137. yellowmanblack Says:

    were da fuck is LUPE FIASCO,TALIB AND COMMON

  138. Inori Says:

    no andre 3000? woooooooooooord???

    weezy more lyrical than 3000? fuck outa here

  139. Yoda Says:

    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…

  140. spada Says:

    lol jay z steals biggies lyrics so thats wack and wheres fab and em should be top 2 if not number 1

  141. Streetz Says:

    1.Lil Wayne (He KILLS Jigga Everytime Over His Own Beats)
    2.Jay
    3.Game
    4.Nas
    5.Andre 3000

  142. Yoda Says:

    ^^^ What are you, 12?

  143. GB Says:

    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

  144. LondonBoy Says:

    Why does everone in the US like lil wayne so much, he raps garbage.

  145. GB Says:

    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…

  146. trayday Says:

    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!

  147. Inori Says:

    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

  148. dizzy3 Says:

    1# Nas
    2# Pac

  149. heeee Says:

    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..

  150. David Says:

    Top lyricists in the game alive:

    1. Jay-Z
    2. Nas
    3. Common
    4. Talib Kweli
    5. Mos Def

    Ur list is a joke

  151. gro Says:

    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.

  152. 100% Says:

    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!

  153. bushwick pure Says:

    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

  154. rza from norristown Pa Says:

    listen you young fucks nas jay z rakim the god eminem biggie black thought from the roots do your fucking homework

  155. Cream of N.Y.C..... Says:

    Dogs, what happen to Jada????

  156. loddie Says:

    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 .

  157. juicygotemcrazy Says:

    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.

  158. juicygotemcrazy Says:

    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.

  159. Stunt Says:

    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.

  160. vonnievonn65 Says:

    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????

  161. Stunt Says:

    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.

  162. Flippin-saint Says:

    Eminem is not even active, he might of desirved 5 if we was talking of all time

  163. $GIT IT BOY$ Says:

    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!

  164. juicygotemcrazy Says:

    LOL

  165. I RAZZLE DAZZLE ON YOU HATERZ Says:

    MAN WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO DYLAN…HE SPIT HOT FIRE! LOL

  166. JiMnEEzy Says:

    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

  167. sharkcity Says:

    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

  168. KING PURE Says:

    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

  169. rza from norristown pa Says:

    fuck #143 and everybody that agrees with that wack ass top list nas jigga biggie jadakiss rakim u wack fucks do your homework

  170. wonda Says:

    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

  171. J_Blaze Says:

    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

  172. trend Says:

    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

  173. juicygotemcrazy Says:

    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.

  174. blaaaa Says:

    whaaaaT A fuuuck ???!!!!
    where R Jadakiss or SP, even my nigga Cass ?
    Lil Wayne?! Kayne?! U can’t be serious ! Bullsh*t

  175. Greg Says:

    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.

  176. The Ever so Catchy Jigga Man Says:

    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!

  177. Sin City Says:

    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.

  178. Sin City Says:

    *Kingdom

  179. KING PURE Says:

    SIN CITY I CAN TELL U LIKE WACK MUSIC LOOK AT YA FUCKN LIST THAT SHIT SOUNDS FUCKING BORING

  180. KING PURE Says:

    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST
    PLZ REFFER BACK TO #154 IF U WANNA SEE A REAL LIST

  181. atlantabyrdgang Says:

    u dumb fucks bit the bait this was posted to see if this would get more comments than the jena 6 post and in a landslide this shit won smmh this is sad no wonder so many niggas in ny live in the jects

  182. POINT Says:

    lol@ people getting mad at jay when they voted him in..

    “build me up, break me down,
    just to build me up again
    They like Hov we need you back
    so we can kill ur ass again”

    the irony…Jay is GOAT, im sorry u niggas wont sleep right cuz of a rapper..hahaha

  183. LOLA Says:

    ATTENTION: ALL IDIOTS ON THIS BLOG

    REALTALK AND JAY-Z DID NOT VOTE THEMSELVES IN…WE DID

  184. KG Tha SPEED Says:

    NUKKAS IZ MAD!!!! NUKKAS IZ MAD!!! this shit is juss hilarious to me, yeah the list is a lil BS, but ya’ll niggas ready to sue real talk over this and number 154 is NOT A GOOD LIST, its a lil close tho

  185. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    168 its not that we wont sleep its that if real rap fans dont speak up who will.no1 pple l continue to think of hov n pac as lyrcist n theyre not both great artist not lyrcist

  186. blanco montana fuck ya lyfe ya guntha Says:

    168 its not that we wont sleep its that if real rap fans dont speak up who will.no1 pple l continue to think of hov n pac as lyrcist n theyre not both great artist not lyrcist

  187. Taktikz Says:

    Lookin at the comments the biggest problem with the list is that Kanye and Wayne are on it and that they are ahead of Eminem.

  188. GEARS OF WAR KING WHO WANT IT!!! Says:

    CO SIGN #154 PRETTY GOOD LIST I LIKE ALL THEM NIGGAZ ON IT
    EVERY 1 ON THERE IS LYRICAL THERES A COUPLE OF MORE PEOPLE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ON IT BUT ITS COOL WITH ME

  189. NYY In MY DNA Says:

    I feel like no one here know what lyrics are

    1) Nas

    2) Talib Kweli

    3) Saigon

    4) Common

    5) Eminem

    and lol @ all the Jigga stans puting him on that list…even jigga said it himself

    “If Lyrics sold then truth be told, I’d probably be, lyrically Talib Kweli”

    or

    “Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense/I sold 5 million records, I aint been rhymin like Common since”

  190. Smokie Says:

    Jay is cool, but he’s NO NAS. Come on.

  191. JENA WHO????? Says:

    WHO GIVES A FUCK IF THIS POST GOT MORE COMMENTS THEN JENA 6 WHAT IS THAT SHIT ANYWAY IF I DONT KNOW BOUT IT THEN IT MUST NOT BE AFFECTING ME SO FUCK IT

  192. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

    174 R U A STRAIGHT RETARD DID U JUSS READ WHAT U FUCKN QUOTED THATS CRZY FUCKN LYRICS MY DUDE AND IAM NOT EVEN A JAY FAN BUT KNOW HES THE BEST DOGG IMMA 50 FAN BUT JAY NO 1 FUCKN WITH HIM WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO CRAZY LINES LYRICALLY

  193. JR Says:

  194. NYY In MY DNA Says:

    lol I know exactly wut I wrote…Jay-Z saying he dumbs down his lyrics to make more money….sorry, I dont respect that

    Nas >>>>>>> Jay, 50, and faggot ass weezy by light years

    truth

  195. JR Says:

    Eminem kill off any MC

  196. hopsbeer Says:

    this list sucks, rakim!?!?!?!

    and jay-z before HOV, come on, Nas?!!?1

    ether
    one mic
    world is yours

    you all are crazy

    also on a sidenote, kayne go afters eminem, he can kill almost any mc on a good day

    come on people

  197. QueenoftheX Says:

    no way…the list is ok expect kanye why do yall think hes all that? no trying 50 is better cuz Im a g unit fan but wtf? Kanye aint spitting no real shit…I dont understand

  198. chosen2bfly Says:

    listen you can’t argue about taste! we could keep making lists til eternity. let’s just agree that this best rapper alive list is more or less alright- it coulda been worse.. (although Wayne really don’t need to be on there but Common should be on there, lol) Jay gotta be at the top, no doubt.. everything after that will just cause more and more controversity. so no more lists please!

    hmm btw.. no matter who came up with such a list until now was a hip hop head .. from mtv to realtalk to vibe mag and all the other mags.. Alright, listen! We need more people! People who are not hip hop heads only! If Harvard Professors can analyse and rate Shakespeare and Goethe they should be able to do similar with rappers!

    Of course when u ask an 80 year old white professor he’d bash all of them black ppl rhyming about money, cash, hoes.. but besides all of that - he’d be able to look at wordplay, style of rhyme, techniques used, etc..
    Ask a group of ppl that should know their onions and let them analyse this shit.
    anapest, litotes, caesura, sestina styles..
    shit I have little knowledge of but is essential to analyse a good rhyme.
    lol alright my idea sounds wack as fuck..
    but dammit if we add our knowledge of what a good MC is and compare it to
    the findings of their analysis we could come a bit closer to the truth.
    everybody and their mother came up with a list!
    let them come up with one too!
    alright they’d need a hood encyclopedia or something..
    Shit, some of my mofos need to tell em what a pie is!

    aight, REALTALK ! are u reading this!??!? Dammit read the comments on your own damn blog!
    I am serious about this! Let’s organize such a thing.. let’s give it to the young that have no idea about the beauty of a rhyme! let’s give it to the world to cause even more controversity!
    motherfugga I’m serious!
    email my ass! I ma start creating a website for this corny ish now. and I need some help! any volunteers in tha house?

  199. bitch magnet Says:

    roc la familia bitches

  200. wtf Says:

    no jada? fucking kanye and lil wayne more lyrical than eminem?…is this shit serious? i have no problem with 1 and 2 in that order but em has to be 3rd he could kill hov and nas too but you give it to them 2 cause of longevity and consistency

  201. BIG JAY Says:

    OFF RIPP WAYNE KILLIN’EM JAY-Z,EMINEM,KANYE,WEBBIE THATS THE REAL LIST

  202. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

    #179 OK JAY DUMBD DOWN HIS LYRICS SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND BUY INTO IT MORE HE DONT GIVE A FUCK IF U RESPECT THAT OR NOT SAME WITH 50 THESE NIGGAZ IS MAKING SERIOUS CAKE THEY GOT THE RESPECT OF THE PEOPLE THAT COUNTS MOST THE WHITE MAN THAT HAS SHIT ON LOCK THEY CAN GO ANY WHERE AN SHUT THE SHIT DOWN OR GO ANY WHERE AND WONT BE TURNED AWAY U THINK THEY CARE 4 UR RESPECT HELL FUCKN NO THATS WHY NAS IS WERE HES AT IN THE MONEY GAME AND THE BITCH GAME KELIS LOOKS LIKE SHIT…LOL AND SHE STINKS COME ON NAS STAY LOSING….LOL

  203. rza from norristown pa Says:

    wu tang niggas and cassidy assholes

  204. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

    CAN SOME ONE QUTE SOME LYRICAL SHIT FROM NAS CUZ I KNOW ALOTTA PEOLE CAN QUTE TONS AND TONS OF SHIT FROM HOV?

  205. rza from norristown pa Says:

    nas tells stories like jay but jay took biggie swagger ya dig

  206. VAN Says:

    I wish people stop saying jayz is the best because he is not! He stole so many lines from biggie and snoop shit he is so old!

  207. cwar Says:

    co-sign Joe Budden has to be there..

  208. rza from norristown Pa Says:

    who spit better than cassidy

  209. this list is bogus Says:

    jay, nas and SHady are top on the list and should be…EM is number 1 and im from new york….Em, EM, EM

  210. this list is bogus Says:

    another thing why i believe jay and nas are considered in front of eminem is because jay represents hip hop more…theres no better love than at a jay-z concert. Nas is one of those raw street emcess that seems to be poetic (sometimes too much)…And EM who if he had beef with any of them would probably eat them up if they had beef (nas would be a problem)..but of course theres always the factor that hes white and even tho niggas look past that, its still there and obvious.

  211. lebron Says:

    thats who u want representin ure site? that shits just embarassing illmatic is mad old thats the only decent album nas ever had and same thing with hov it hurts to listen to him now eminem? he hasnt made shit in forever, and when he does he just bitches about gettin beat up in the 8th grade by some bully nice mc list fo real

    i know cam ended up with enough votes to make this list but realtalk is soft like terry cloth

  212. Dee Says:

    ya need to jump off lil wayne’s dick the niggas hot rite now but damn the top 5 lyricist tats a fuckin sin. what about common styles p, and etc…. i know for a fact other ppl should b4 lil wayne. I like wanye but yall ben takin this shit to far ppl r not fans anymore jus fuckin groupies…

  213. lebron Says:

    kanye’s a producer hes not an mc luis vuitton don enough said

  214. nasahlon Says:

    werea immortal technique?

  215. this list is bogus Says:

    lebron im not just pointing u out on this, but why is it when it comes to eminem people always say all he talks about is this….he doesnt just talk about that. All ur hearing is shit from someone else and maybe a single. He had 3 whole songs dedicated to Kim and ONE whole song about his mom. Im not naming them cuz i dont need to, do that for urself. He does throw in miscallaneous lines here and there about kim, debbie, hailie but thats his fuckin life. Its like Jay always throwing in how hes a hustla now and there. we all know EM wasnt that. He raps about his life, he gives u something real and not fabricated. And when he does fabricate he paints the picture in ur head so easily..

  216. rza from norristown pa Says:

    nas killed jigga on either

  217. atlantabyrdgang Says:

    @176 go kill yo self u illiterate muthafucka u a waste of skin

  218. $GIT IT BOY$ Says:

    Aye realtalkny you shouldve posted up how many votes each rapper got to shut these bitches up!

  219. JamRock Says:

    Where was I when yall did this post? That list pretty much what I would have said.

  220. rza from norristown pa Says:

    like i said bitchs nas niggas

  221. John Doe Says:

    one question. WHERE THE FUCK IS CANIBUS???

    i really wanna know who the hell is makin these lists…lil’ wayne before eminem?

  222. Get A Red Bull And F'Off Says:

    how is Fabolous not up there..?! thats all i wanna know…. way more lyrical than Kanye and Wayne….

  223. Yuu serious?! Says:

    take jay-z and nas off..they had there time.

    ludacris and fabolous should be on that list

  224. lebron Says:

    yeah i second that fabs and cam 2 best mc’s out dont even make the list shit is wack one of their verses crushes everything callvin klein i mean jayz has said in last 8 years and everythign nas has ever said
    and it doesnt even matter what eminem is rappign about hes the most obnoxious motherfucker how u gonna listen to his lil whiney obnoxious bitch voice bitchin abuot uncle ronnie and his mom lying to him and how the room in his trailer wasnt big enough shit is ridiclous wheres dblock at too? even game shoulda made the list b4 thse jokes. put swizz beats on here itll make the list more legitimate haha

  225. Yoda Says:

    I’m fuckin up, my list was terrible now that I think of it. Since Wayne is up there, I gotta revise my shit…

    1. Dylan
    2. Dylan
    3. Dylan
    4. Dylan
    5. Dylan

  226. DDDAAMMMNNN Says:

    IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    *) NAS

    *) COMMON

    *) SAIGON

    *) JAY Z

    *) TALIB KWELI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    FUCK THAT BULLSHIT LIST

  227. DDDAAMMMNNN Says:

    KANYE WEST, LMFAO!!!!! HE IS A PIECE OF SHIT, IM NOT EVEN SAYING THIS AS SOMEONE WHO HATES KANYE BUT DUDE CANT RAP, THE ONLY THING HE CAN DO IS SAMPLE RECORDS FOR A TRACK AND PEOPLE WRITE HIS LYRICS FOR HIM (IE RHYMEFEST)

  228. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

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  229. NYY In MY DNA Says:

    bushwickfaggot

    Nas is the GOAT

    I can give a damn about the next man’s paper

    lol @ 50 cent

  230. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

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  231. BUSHWICK PURE Says:

    NY IN YA BUTT HOLE SUCK MINES U HOE ASS NIGGA I GOT NAS ON MY LIST PENIS BREATH FUK IS U TLKN

  232. wick41 Says:

    they are lot of MC’s that are better than Kayne and Jay-Z lyrically I can go on for days Ghost, Rae, Nas, Talib, Mos Def, Saigon, Guru, Sean Price, Big Pun, Big L, Rakim, Kane, AG, Phonte etc

  233. NYY In MY DNA Says:

    im talkin how u gonna have Jigga on a lyricist list when u got cats like

    Nas
    Common
    Kweli
    Eminem
    Black Thought
    Saigon
    AZ
    Cassidy
    Jadakiss
    Lupe Fiasco

    all lyrically better than him

  234. MOODZ Says:

    dat list is good
    jus take weezy off

    and add cassidy and fabolous

  235. dolo Says:

    y is lil wayne and kanye on this list.. what about jada and beanie..

  236. dolo Says:

    and y is lil wayne and kanye ahead of em… this list is funny

  237. Shyne POE Says:

    rite now lyrically who still in the game…

    1. Nas
    2. Rakim
    3. Eminem
    4. Jay-Z
    5. GZA/Inspectah Deck

    NIGGA FUCK LIL WAYNE .. FUCK KANYE they aint even on ma list top 10 lyrically.. lil wayne doesnt make sense . kanye is overated lyrically as fuckk but they cool.

  238. kiss your daddy Says:

    lil wayne cant even ryme words

  239. joseakaj-hova Says:

    my list
    5.Wayne and 50
    4.nas
    3.Kanye
    2.Fab
    1. Jay-z

  240. Dmitriy Says:

    No Big, 2Pac or Big L? What, once you’re killed you don’t matter no more?
    The list was top lyricists. not rhymers. What’s Em doing there? He’s a real nice rhymer, skillful, great at battles, but he does not top at least 20 others, like BIG, Tupac, Big L, Rakim, Talib, Common, Big Daddy Kane, Buckshot, KRS, Ghostface, Immortal Technique, Jadakiss, Jean Grae, Lauryn Hill, Prodigy, Raekwon, Black Thought, Slick Rick, Brother J, even Papoose. Is that 20 yet? lol
    And Jay hasn’t done anything super lyrical since Blueprint or even reasonable Doubt. kingdom Come was dope? Pleeeeeeease!
    Superugly was nicer than Ether? lolololol
    This is some commercial BS. Next thing there’ll be Wayne, Jay, 50, Shop Boyz and Mims on it.
    People, wake the f up. You’re killing whatever’s left of Hip Hop. Real Talk, props to you for hard work, you’re only giving people what they want, but damn, who’ll stand up for real Hip Hop? Chuck D is not the ambassador of Hip Hop. He’s as real as it gets but he’s always been scandalous. KRS is not a good Teacha, he is too in love with himself.
    We, the people, need to make that stand! Before Viacom buys the patent on the very name of Hip Hop. Then if you’re got no MTV subscription you won’t even be allowed to say Hip Hop without paying a fee.
    Nas had a point, Hip Hop is just about dead, he just had to break it down for you all, so he sells some albums. The truth is this list is just a small part of what is killing it.
    It’s always sad to see ignorance.

  241. Murda Ma$$ Says:

    5.Big Pun
    4.Eminem
    3.Jay-Z
    2.Nas
    1.Big L

  242. bull shit Says:

    wtf who made this list
    evry 1 noes rakim the god mc is number one
    wre is krs 1 jaru the damaja mobbdeep n soo on nn wtf is kanye n lil wayne doin on tht list

  243. Ahijah Says:

    Who the fucked voted for Lil Wayne ? I would have Nas & Eminem before Jay-Z Kanye wouldn’t get onto my list Lil Wayne wouldn’t even touch the sheet.

    @ Dmitriy you say Eminem shouldn’t be there but you put Papoose in there ? Smh, if hiphop is dead Dmitriy what music do you listen to ? how can you say Eminem doesn’t get past 20 other listen to Marshall Mather LP & The Eminem Show & then say that . Tupac & Biggie were good but if they never died people wouldn’t rate them as highly IMO.

  244. ayo Real Talk, youza buncha clowns. Says:

    lil’ wayne spits madd fire, but he ain’t top 5 ..yet… FUCK KANYE ..they shoulda kept his jaw wired shut.

    1. Em
    2. Andre
    3. Busta
    4. Prodigy
    5. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

  245. Timm Says:

    theres no hope for hip hop. if those are the top 5 lyricists then no one knows what lyrics are anymore and you might as well have Beyoncé up there.

    Em, but not Royce?
    Jay-Z, but not Skills?
    Lil Wayne?!? and you never heard of Crooked I, huh?
    Kanye and not Talib Kweli?
    and Nas is number 2?!

    if folks like clowns so much why dont they just stay goin to the circus?

    Beyoncé #1 Lyricist stoopid!

  246. IM FROM OAKLAND Says:

    KANYE IS STRAUGHT TRASH . HE DONT BE TALKIN BOUT JACK SH1T . JAY-Z SHOULD BE NUMBER 1 . LIL WAYNE IS JUS HOT . BUT HE NEED TO CALM DOWN WIT ALL THA BEST ALIVE BULLSH1T . CUZ HE TOOK JAY-Z WHOLE STYLE . PLUS HE DONT SEEL ANY RECORDS . HIS MIXTAPES IS JUS HOT . FAB SHOULD BE IN THERE MAYBE . EVEN E-40 FOR U NEW YORKERS WHO DUNNO THAT HE MADE ALL THA SLANG THAS IN THA GAME

    BUT YEA JAY-Z . NUMBER 1 . BEST ALIVE ON ALL LEVELS . LAST ALBUM “POPPED OUT” THO . BUT HE STILL GOT IT ON LOCK

  247. IM FROM OAKLAND Says:

    OH YEA AND LIKE SUMBODY UP TOP SAID . ANDRE 3000 NEED TO BE IN THERE . SHIT EVEN WHEN HE SINGIN ON A WHOLE ALBUM HE SELLIN 10 MILLION . LIL WAYNE . HELL NAW . AND KANYE WEST . THAS JUS SAD . IF KANYE IS TOP 5 . I NEED TO PICK UP COUNTRY MUSIC

  248. this list is bogus Says:

    pun can juggle some of these emcess like its nothiin…and the only one he said that coulda saw him was none other than EM

  249. theoneugottahate Says:

    co-sign 183 and 196,,,,,,,stfu @crazy u really iz crazy stop fuckin hatin…..
    1.Eminem
    2.Pac
    3.Jay z
    4.Nas
    5.Dmx lol………………….Fuck wayne he aint shit wtff he talk about 2 be on da top 5 list and kanye 2..and whoeva said em retired u dumb..he workin on da new album and had hits out this year like smack that and no apologies he got an award for dat song

  250. Jonna Says:

    “HOV A LIVING LEGEND AND I TELL YOU WHY / EVERYONE WANNA BE HOV AND HOV STILL ALIVE”

    LIVING
    1) Jigga
    2) Nas
    3) Mos Def
    4) Eminem
    5) Andre3000
    6) KRS-1
    7) Common
    8) Rakim
    9) Kanye
    10) Chamillionaire

  251. smilez180 Says:

    ya’ll posted 4 out of a few best rappers or mc’s what ever you want to call it but lil’ wayne should’nt be up their, especially in front of EMINEM. YEAH, HE MAY HAVE WENT PLATINUM HERE AND THERE BUT HE HAS’NT PROVED HIS SELF YET.

  252. real Says:

    nomatter what,everybody got N A S on the list,thats what real fans respect,a true man that do real hip hop,fuck the rest and fuck who got more money or who is on everybodys singles,that aint shit at the end of the day Nas is the last real nigga alive
    Nobody can touch him realtalk

  253. frank Says:

    id put eminem third lil wayne 4th kanye 5th..

  254. bashinher Says:

    what jay is number 1. and nas 2? no way nas proved his butter than jay

  255. Dee Mann Says:

    kanye and lil wayne had like 2 good years how the f**k are they top lyricists

  256. Fux little wayne Says:

    Why is Little wayne on this list? there are so many rappers that are better than him, and I can bump Kanye but top 5 lyrically? thats crazy, Mos Def dont touch ya list, not even Com Sense but whateva everyone is brain washed now, like when u ask whos nicer Jay or Nas, people always gotta bring up the money, but i think Jay is nicer not cus of money though, heres my top:
    5. Eminem
    4. Rakim
    3. Nas
    2. Jay
    1. The Notorious B.I.G.
    *****Put everyone up one and Black Thought gets the 5th spot if we talkin just alive*****

  257. nitiblze07 Says:

    i know i aint the only one that felt EM got played in this mtv lyricists list oh wait i meant realtalk hahaha check my comment #90

    even EM knew he’ll prob get played listen to till i collapse

  258. GB Says:

    damn…yall niggaz really on jayz dick…do yall realize…he figured out that if he calmed his lyrics down hed b makin that real cake…and now hes one of the few african americans with power in the us..and all yall should respect him for that…and to 216…nas killed him on either?…jay killed nas’s life when he nutted in his fiances mouth lol…and made a whole damn song about it…it dont get no worse than that..so bottom line…nas iz second definately…but he aint better than hov…if i wanted to hear i story id read a book…if i wana kno bout life…im poppin in that reasonable doubt

    “lock my body, cant trap my mind…easily, explain y we adapt to crime…id rather die enormous than liv dormant thats how we on it…liv at the main event..i bet a trip to maui on it”—–now thats real talk

  259. juicygotemcrazy Says:

    #238 cant even spell words

  260. CobraClutchNYC Says:

    With da exception of Nas … Killa Priest will MURDER all them dudes .. Str8 up!

  261. dolo Says:

    1.Biggie
    2.Jay
    3.Nas
    4.Pac
    5.Jada
    6.Em
    7.Beanie
    8.DMX
    9.50
    10.Rakim
    finally a list of real rappers

  262. b-ez Says:

    1-nas 2-jay-z 3-b.seigle 4-t.i.p. 5-eminem

  263. b-ez Says:

    no! jadakiss then eminem

  264. c dub Says:

    yall got it all wrong……….where jada kiss at?…kool g rap? biggie big L big pun……those dudes is lyricist mayne…….

  265. new crack era Says:

    wayne shouldnt even be on dat fuckin list straigth up nigga got some lines but he aint deep like styles p jada beanie…
    even kanye doesnt deserve to be there!hip hop surely is dead!

  266. !!A!! Says:

    2 me lil wayne follows juelz santana around so u need to take off wayne and put juelz. and juelz is really good he just takes a year off and you see hom featured on albums instead of havin his own> and yall need 2 start showind love 2 the south and dipset. im tired of seeing all these east coast rappers!

  267. T2 Says:

    1. JAY-Z
    2. NAS
    3. EMINEM
    4. PRODIGY (OF MOBB DEEP)
    5. LIL WAYNE

  268. KB Says:

    For niggas tryin to play Kanye, cut it the fuck out LOL! This nigga has been a beast since 2004.

    :Lyrically he killed Lil Wayne on Barry Bonds and Lollipop Remix!

    :Killed Jadakiss on that Gettin It in with me of the Kiss Of Death Album

    He bodies any guest feature he is on just like Lil Wayne if not better and his albums are WAAAAAYYYYY BETTER that Weezy’s. Carter 2 aint fuckin with College Dropout NEVER! Give the man his props!!!

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