[Kiwi Peewee]

Originally Posted by Guts

wow, i mean these are all pretty horrible lol. em has like 10 shitty cd's himself. all these guys extremely simple lyrically, not gifted writers. andre 3000 is dope, but i wouldn't say a top ten rapper.

I guess that's pretty dependent on what you value in lyrics. People like Pac and Em have tracks where the entire song is a metaphor, Immortal Technique raps about economic and political systems that cause systemic poverty in Latin America and outlines ways to fix the issues, Biggie's flow and verbal dexterity is imo possibly the greatest of any artist ever, Nas does shit like rap from the perspective of a gun, and I think all of those things require a great deal of giftedness as a writer.

[Kiwi Peewee]

Originally Posted by Guts

wow, i mean these are all pretty horrible lol. em has like 10 shitty cd's himself. all these guys extremely simple lyrically, not gifted writers. andre 3000 is dope, but i wouldn't say a top ten rapper.

I guess that's pretty dependent on what you value in lyrics. People like Pac and Em have tracks where the entire song is a metaphor, Immortal Technique raps about economic and political systems that cause systemic poverty in Latin America and outlines ways to fix the issues, Biggie's flow and verbal dexterity is imo possibly the greatest of any artist ever, Nas does shit like rap from the perspective of a gun, and I think all of those things require a great deal of giftedness as a writer.