Best Lyrical Rapper Alive?

[A7XBlink]

There is a poll asking people who is the best rapper, which I felt left out plenty of better talent. This poll is made to name the best lyrical rapper alive today.

Lupe Fiasco gets my vote he is so talented and his messages connect with everyone, Rock and rap fans alike

I would rather not put Lil Wayne on this list, since he has no skill but I have no choice.

[Velvetground]

Charles Hamilton.

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[LongDistanceDrunk]

Where the fuck is Clipse or P.O.S or Atmosphere? Or Dre? Lame

[A7XBlink]

Where the fuck is Clipse or P.O.S or Atmosphere? Or Dre? Lame

I was going to put P.O.S. and Atmosphere, but I didn't think Atmosphere was big enough on these boards thats why I put an other category. and "wamp wamp, what it do" ain't really lyrical to me.

[Brandon Allin]

I won't vote, solely because I think rap is awful.

[Velvetground]

I won't vote, solely because I think rap is awful.


You've obviously only heard soulja boy and the loads of artists having a love affair with vocoders.

[Brandon Allin]

You've obviously only heard soulja boy and the loads of artists having a love affair with vocoders.
Wrong.

[Velvetground]

Wrong.

Name respectable hip-hop artists you've heard who you dislike.

[Brandon Allin]

Name respectable hip-hop artists you've heard who you dislike.
I don't know who you consider "respectable," but I have heard and dislike every artist on this poll, as well as a handful of others.

[Velvetground]

I don't know who you consider "respectable," but I have heard and dislike every artist on this poll, as well as a handful of others.

Well almost every artist in this poll is pretty shitty so that narrows that down.

[TheSkyline]

No P.O.S. no vote. That's the only rap/hip-hop I can listen to.

[buddyhenika]

weezy F BABY

[LongDistanceDrunk]

I was going to put P.O.S. and Atmosphere, but I didn't think Atmosphere was big enough on these boards thats why I put an other category. and "wamp wamp, what it do" ain't really lyrical to me.

Dude you are ignorant that is just a chorus from their single. It that all you heard from Clipse? They have great lyrics as well as awesome wordplay. Obviously all the reviewers who loved their lyrics are wrong as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Hath_No_Fury
On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 89/100 from twenty-nine reviews—indicating universal acclaim. Critics praised the inventiveness of Clipse's lyrics and the exotic elements of The Neptunes' production.

[Machu505]

Lupe and Kanye are the only ones of those I listen to often.

[batmannj]

P.O.S. is my favorite because he raps about real stuff. Astronautalis is great too.

[cason eat world]

POS, Doom, or Del would've gotten my vote so I just went with other.

[IceAge/HeatWave]

kanye's my favorite. and i've started respecting wayne, some songs in his catalogue are very well written ( i.e tie my hands, i feel like dying).

but as a lyricist, lupe fiasco is outstanding. Put You On Game is mind boggling. one of the only rappers i've ever heard to effectively use satire.

[Bobcat46308]

Nas. not many of the other rappers on this list can touch what he has to say.

[Bloodsucker II]

Sage Francis

[Cheesus]

Sage Francis
EXCELLENT AVATAR

AND YES,

sage is the best hands down

[A7XBlink]

Dude you are ignorant that is just a chorus from their single. It that all you heard from Clipse? They have great lyrics as well as awesome wordplay. Obviously all the reviewers who loved their lyrics are wrong as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Hath_No_Fury
On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 89/100 from twenty-nine reviews—indicating universal acclaim. Critics praised the inventiveness of Clipse's lyrics and the exotic elements of The Neptunes' production.

Critics also praised Tha Carter 3, and he had lyrics like "Got da maserati dancin on the bridge pussy poppin" and "I make that ass jump like jurp jurp".

Rap Critics are becoming dumber by the years, I am actually a Clipse fan I just don't think they more lyrical than Lupe Fiasco, Mos-Def, Atmosphere, Talib-Kweli, or Nas.

[tommy's ghost]

Lupe's lyrics successfully boggle my mind at times.

[jgord88]

[quote=Brandon Allin;36664382]I won't vote, solely because I think rap is awful.[/quote

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[jgord88]

I won't vote, solely because I think rap is awful.



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[pilot_light_out]

it aint trickin if you got it

[AussieBoy]

Mike Shinoda from linkin parks lyrics from his Fort Minor album

[Clark]

Did this guy seriously leave off Sage Francis?

[Cody Nelson]

P.O.S. would get my vote, since he's from Minnesota and he rules, but since he's not on here, my vote goes to Eminem. His shit just flows.

[xsinkshipsx]

had to say lupe....but POS and many others were considered....this one one of the hardest polls (that's what she said?)

[tonyC4L]

I didn't think Atmosphere was big enough on these boards
Really?

[Cheesus]

Did this guy seriously leave off Sage Francis?
Its unbelievable, I know.

[Co and Ca]

i don't listen to rap/hip-hop at all, but i went with andre 3000 because 'hey ya' was the jam 5 years ago!

[showyourteeth]

from this list: lupe

but i prefer sage francis, shad, cyne, p.o.s., cage, mf doom

[sweepthenation]

Fuck rap

[rickmo]

i voted for lupe,

murs & atmosphere should be on here


EVERYONE PEEP MURS, from living legends

[atainder]

The Streets!

[SeanEBoy2686]

lyrically and performance-wise it's Jay-Z, T.I., or Lupe Fiasco. Eminem isn't horrible, but I've never enjoyed one of his albums all the way through (and I have for the other three)

[SeanEBoy2686]

Fuck rap


I used to think that... but over the past few years my view of rap has really changed. I've always been a huge fan of Jay-Z's "Black Album", but I never had really gone beyond that. I'm still pretty selective in what I like, but I've definitely opened up to it more. There's good stuff out there.

[nicoteen]

The fact that Kanye and Lupe are beating Jay-Z in this poll is absolutely RIDICULOUS. Just my opinion though.

[foisol]

Nas.

[noles848]

what good is your ear if a q-tip isn't in it??

[White Noise]

No Nelly?

[williek311]

L-O-L


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[EmaleeMae]

Where the fuck is Clipse or P.O.S or Atmosphere? Or Dre? Lame


I agree. Where's Atmosphere?

[batmannj]

Atmosphere isn't a rapper.



Atmosphere isn't a rapper.



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Atmosphere isn't a rapper.
I wonder how long it took you to create that creative post. And please define rapper for us.

[kolby182]

(other)
*Dee Em Ex arf arf growllllllllllllll

[EmaleeMae]

Atmosphere is considered "Indie Rap".

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Em

[ThisIsNotDan]

P.O.S. is my favorite because he raps about real stuff.

...and Common, Talib, Lupe, and numerous others on there don't? what the fuck? and what is this "real stuff" bullshit anyways...these rappers don't rap about imaginary shit that doesn't exist. jesusssssss

:facepalm:

[batmannj]

...and Common, Talib, Lupe, and numerous others on there don't? what the fuck? and what is this "real stuff" bullshit anyways...these rappers don't rap about imaginary shit that doesn't exist. jesusssssss

:facepalm:

you sir need to chill the hell out. What I mean by real, is that P.O.S. is pissed off, and he tells you how it is. Lupe is solid, Common has some good stuff too, but I get tired of the rappers that only talk about money, women, or some other thing that no one really cares about.

[batmannj]

Atmosphere is not a rapper. It has nothing to do with what the definition of a rapper is. There is a rapper in Atmosphere, though. His name is Sean "Slug" Daley. And even if Slug would have been in the poll... everyone who voted for him should either (a) get out more or (b) the title of the poll should be changed to "Favorite Rapper Alive".

Usually when people name the artist, in this case Atmosphere, they mean the rapper in it. So I guess I missed your point.

[williek311]

This thread is full of idiots.

[ThisIsNotDan]

you sir need to chill the hell out. What I mean by real, is that P.O.S. is pissed off, and he tells you how it is. Lupe is solid, Common has some good stuff too, but I get tired of the rappers that only talk about money, women, or some other thing that no one really cares about.

I am chilled out. you are just making POS out to be the be-all, end-all of rappers in terms of lyrics, and while yes that may be true, Lupe, Common, and Talib (among others) rap about very meaningful topics. not trying to be an ass, it's that the way your first post came off was a little silly.

[Angel Jin]

it was like a five-way tie between Common, Talib, Mos-Def, and Lupe

but the stuff Mos-Def talks about really woke me up....plus I can relate to it. i can't really get into "Fuck that b****, shoot that n****, sell that crack, smoke that weed, make that money, buy those rims, shoot that n*****, buy those rims." Seriously wtf is that some mathematical formula for a successful rap career?

[I am Mick]

I voted Talib, but fucking Eyedea for sure man. Eyedea and Abilities is so good

[batmannj]

Uneducated people.. yes.
I am sorry, I bow to your logic.
I am chilled out. you are just making POS out to be the be-all, end-all of rappers in terms of lyrics, and while yes that may be true, Lupe, Common, and Talib (among others) rap about very meaningful topics. not trying to be an ass, it's that the way your first post came off was a little silly.
Sure, cool it came off silly. Sweet. I like POS, and for me, he is pretty much a be-all end-all because I don't listen to much rap. My bad.

[ThisIsNotDan]

I am sorry, I bow to your logic.

Sure, cool it came off silly. Sweet. I like POS, and for me, he is pretty much a be-all end-all because I don't listen to much rap. My bad.

haha dude its all good. but really, if you like POS you'd like a great amount of rap. theres lots of good shit in the general forum hip hop thread, look around and find some stuff

[jmirand1]

wow the white guy's winning on a site called absolutepunk.net.

[batmannj]

haha dude its all good. but really, if you like POS you'd like a great amount of rap. theres lots of good shit in the general forum hip hop thread, look around and find some stuff

lol ok thanks man I will check that out then. I don't listen to much hip hop, but maybe POS will open some doors for me. Any artists you recommend?

[ThisIsNotDan]

lol ok thanks man I will check that out then. I don't listen to much hip hop, but maybe POS will open some doors for me. Any artists you recommend?

well I would go to this stie: www.theendoftherebellion.wordpress. com (http://www.theendoftherebellion.wordpress. com)

blog run by a few of the main players in the hip-hop thread. good stuff in there. of course Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Common are all good artists to explore. Talib and Mos made an album together under the name of Black Star that many would consider a classic, but I'd look around in the thread too. enjoy

[The Summer Ends]

Aesop Rock > all

[GamEin]

Hard list, a lot of these guys are amazing lyricists.

[DaniMoo]

Eminem? Oh, white people...

[punk shawn]

Sage Francis

Sage Francis is a genius. He gets my vote followed closely by Aesop Rock.

[Bloodsucker II]

Sage Francis is a genius. He gets my vote followed closely by Aesop Rock.

Dude I know, Sage is so awesome! I'll have to check out Aesop Rock.

P.O.S. is really good too.

[Cheesus]

Sage Francis is a genius. He gets my vote followed closely by Aesop Rock.
+1 agreed. aesop is amazing too.. i don't know why this list completely excluded underground artists

[HaHaHA11]

This is a tough poll.. all these artist are great lyrically..

but my vote goes to Mos Def. .at least he talks about important things that are actually occurring, his new album will be great! :wave:

[WFUJerseyJon]

I said Lupe. I should have said Eminem. But Jay-Z is my favorite rapper period, just not lyrically.

[1021]

WHERE THE HELL IS ASTRONAUTALIS???

but, i suppose you had to leave him out to give the others a chance.

"it was just a bit of nervousness, i didn't mean to turn her dress from the very perfect pink to the shade of murders, now her face is verdant green, i, horrified, observe the scene, i made a mess and spilled a glass of the finest '83, the waiters they all stop and stare, the patron's shock and awful fears force their forks to plates to clank in unison and rock their ears, and look at me, the hopeless goof, the country wolf that's under hoof, whose blunder would be understood as social tragedy, "we never should have let him in!", "i never trusted him!", i hear the people muttering through polished teeth and chuckling, the tension's quick and doubling, i glance at my date's ugly grin, she's tried this case, it cannot wait, erase this memory!, they all see just what must be done, the waiter brings the sharpest one, now vengeance comes, finally the taste for blood is on her tongue!, i reach to clean where wine has fallen, handkerchief in outstretched arm, too late! she takes the blade and tucks it deep inside of me..."

-my dinner with andy

pardon my use of commas.

[Ryzenfall]

I really like Lupe.

[RamInGoreville]

Who the fuck would say Eminem. Don't get me wrong, the dude's good. But there's WAY better guys out there.