GZA genius gets my vote.

canibus..
rakim...
raekwon...
kast...
twista....if you can understand him.......

Yo WHoever sais Chino XL sux ....u should fuckin stop listenin to rap right now!
that cat got ILL metaphors and rhymes fuckin rhyme animal
and i love pac really i do but seriosly he wasnt that lyricly complex..........compared to MCs after him anyway

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'KRS-ONE
'PAC
'NAS
'RAKIM
'TALIB

Rakim
Canibus
KRS-One
Aesop Rock
Biggie

grand master flash

Jae Millz

For lyrics that accually bring meaning...
Tu-pac, Nas, DMX, and me mind went blank... LOL
I think Kanye west will become a good lyricist.
If he writes his own shit, you know...

by lyrically, do you mean what there saying in there lyrics or are you saying diversly, what type of lyrical schemes they use, and how well the use them to say there lyrics, if that's the case, i beleive biggie, and eminem are pretty good although eminem uses the same m.o now. with those multis.

tupac wasnt good at lyrics

whats with ur tupac hatin the mans a genius

lmao
not disrespectin him but he wasnt

he was a pioneer without him i doubt there would be any of the others

ROLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!