big pun
bigge
big l
jay-z
nas
az

i see some votes for biggie, up his numbers on the poll!

rakim

jay, em, common, and rakim are all dope with the lyrics. nas was on illmatic and at times on his other CDs. biggie was ok, 2pac said the same words over and over but had a good flow and descent ideas for tracks. az ain't shit to me cept for a few older nas collabos. nas brought the best out in him. big L seemed like he's canibus's counterpart or something. never liked the dude. ebonics was ok or what ever that track was he did.

^^lol like canibus? ummm no.. haha big l was nothing like canibus.. canibus and big l are like night and day its not even close

funny how you picked out all the black rappers and said something negative about them but left eminem and big pun out of it.. just admit it your a fuckin racist

lyricist....is more of a conscious thang....to me....although i believe he is not tha best but as towarrds lyriciist i'ma say Common

a problem that i see in hip hop, is the elitest nature of those involved in the ''underground'' genre. Just because you know some names that most people don't, does not make you hip hop, or a part of it. we got a lot of little nerdy white kids behind a computer trying to tell people, what is and isn't hip hop. who is and isn't hip hop. Niggas dickryde Talib Kweli,(not dissing him in this statement) but nas is on his level, and was accepted by mainstream industry. Talib kweli tried to go mainstream in his second album and was rejected. So it makes me wonder who truly is better. Nas is streetpoet till his death and respected not only because he touched the streets, but he is accepted by the mainstream. Talib kweli is one of hip hop's most brilliant, undoubtedly but not better than Nas in my opinion. If he is, why isn't he a legend like nas? why isn't he a legend like Rakim? Rakim's not hot? are you sorry bastards fucking serious? you must not of listened to him, Talib Kweli himself owes rakim, cats that get dickrode by you bastards, owe Rakim, for the influence. you elitest know-nothings are just in a phase where you like hip hop, for now. Next you'll like 50's country music and be telling young red necks that they don't know what real country is.

TupacShakur' .................. Big Upz'

tupac.hes undefeatable

aight
 

pac was the mothafuckin greatest, shouldn't need an explanation just play any of his songs

looks like pac might take this.. remember first to 12 votes is rapbattles ralaunched choice as the greatest lyricist ever

my nuts itch, oh and pac ain't shit for a lyricist

deltron3030 is dope as fuck del the funky is kinda gay..........LMAO

pharoah or talib...bad names on the poll..1