1:
BIGGIE (best LYRICIST of all time! without question)
2:
NAS (pretty close to tying wit biggie)
3:
2PAC (a bomb lyricist, jus not better than nas, or biggie, i still like him more than them 2 though lol)
4:
EMINEM (i hate this mutha fucka! but yes, tha boy got skills! whetha we like him or not!)
5:
BONE THUGS ~N~ HARMONY (they use so many complex flows, and so many metaphors for things. and they're fucking nutts! BUT, if i have to pick just one... bizzy is tha best LYRICIST in tha group.)