^ yeah, but multies arent the only thing u judge lyricism on... like eminem does prolly have some of the best of rap right now, and he is a great lyricist... but nas for example is poetic and has a larger vocabulary... and he also does string some good multies, although not as good as em... but all together, nas ends up being a better lyricist... same with canibus, he cant string multies as good as eminem but his vocab and advanced style of writing makes him the better lyricist... but i'd still put em somewhere near the top right now

of course, rakim is the best of all time :P