LOL you are quite the comedian. YMCMB wouldn't even agree with you let alone a group of blades discussing true lyricists. Sent from my DROID RAZR Maxx **Top shelf only please**
how has no one said Gangstarr yet... Guru?? come on guise. easily one the best the game has ever/will ever see.
Gangstarr easily. They are miles ahead of everyone else. Guru is the best. DJ Premier is EASILY the best producer. Nobody else comes close. End of discussion. When damn near every artist/MC was to collaborate with either Guru or Preemo, thats a sign of how great they are. Look at Preemo's career. Gangstarr, Nas, Mos Def, Common, Rakim etc etc. Look at Guru. How many MC's can even come close to him? Tupac, Biggie? Those names are hip-hop royalty, and you can easily put Guru with them. I know this is all my opinion, but damn it, their steez is the best.
If this song isn't rap you're all mad to not see the similarities...can't sing and talkin' real fast about all the important things. Usin' language like a minstrel and a poet. ...Dylan [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4pRyEtit4](1967)[/ame]
gotta be the coup. their lyrics are deep and really political (ride the fence) i'm provocative and pro-stoppin' them FBI operatives who professional at Black Man Pounce and hand you a sentence that you can't pronounce I'm also anti-narco, anti-vice 911 marks the anti-christ they anti-social, pointin' M-16's; guess i'm anti-the-anti-******-machine [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafraPA7YeU]The Coup - Ride The Fence - YouTube[/ame]
Scienz of life is definately up there. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25eFgnw9jxU]Scienz Of Life - The Anthem - YouTube[/ame] Deltron 3030, Binary star, Gangstarr,bop Alloy which is Substantial rhyming over Marcus D production. cunninlynguists, one of my favorite groups of all time. Shape of broad minds, Super chron flight brothers, Elzhi is solo but he is hands down one of the most clever lyricists I've ever heard. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OI8Y8X4YkE&list=PL1oKpvX_SQ3c5rMuCjfcPIJCUxK-J94mU]Elzhi - Talkin' In My Sleep (prod. by Black Milk) - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8GxG1KtZdE&list=PL1oKpvX_SQ3c5rMuCjfcPIJCUxK-J94mU]Marcus D - Melancholy Hopeful (feat. Cise Star) - YouTube[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXQrRDHtlk&list=PL1oKpvX_SQ3c5rMuCjfcPIJCUxK-J94mU[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01iKSu1Ims0&list=PL1oKpvX_SQ3c5rMuCjfcPIJCUxK-J94mU[/ame] ft lil sci from scienz of life. also this [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14QEN3ENFo&list=PL1oKpvX_SQ3c5rMuCjfcPIJCUxK-J94mU[/ame] peace.
Apart from what's already been mentioned, I'd say Slum Village and Living Legends are up there. Also when The Grouch and Eligh teamed up they were pretty dope. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWN_DLkQXrM]The Grouch & Eligh - Everafter - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JLy62yWpgE]Living Legends - Rabbit Hole [ Almost Famous ] - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qyT4Hxl4ck]Slum Village - Reunion (Ft. J Dilla)(Prod. By Black Milk) | Music Video - YouTube[/ame]
I´m voting for my Aussie compadres Bliss n Eso [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhskQQ6lt9E]Bliss n Eso - Art House Audio (Running On Air) - YouTube[/ame] this one doesn´t start till 1:44 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx35rN_58cE]bliss n eso - Dark Tower - Flying Colours - YouTube[/ame] and an older one [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jop_kePx0I]Bliss n eso - Lyrical Wilderness - YouTube[/ame]
The underachievers are lyrical. I'm on my phone right now so I can't post any links, but listen to their mixtape called indigoism
Some great suggestions, its good to see someone mention the Roots You cant even start a conversation about thought hip hop without.... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW3gUu0Q8a4&feature=youtube_gdata_player]De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Original Music Video) - YouTube[/ame]