Top 50 Lyricists(The Source Magazine)

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50.50 Cent
49.Lupe Fiasco
48.Royce Da 5'9
47.Styles P
46.Rick Ross
45.Lil Kim
44.Canibus
43.DMX
42.Ludacris
41.Fabolous
40.T.I.
39.Prodigy
38.Posdnous(De La Soul)
37.Busta Rhymes
36.Lil Wayne
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35.Bun B
34.Black Thought
33.Method Man
32.GZA
31.Kanye West
30.Guru
29.Snoop Dogg
28.Talib Kweli
27.Pharoahe Monch
26.Big L
25.Queen Latifah
24.Jadakiss
23.Mos Def
22.Common
21.Redman
20.Q-Tip
19.Big Pun
18.Kool G. Rap
17.The D.O.C.
16.Scarface
15.Slick Rick
14.Ice Cube
13.Andre 3000
12.Chuck D
11.LL Cool J
10.Melle Mel
9.Lauryn Hill(So sick of her making these list, she's more of a singer than a rapper)
8.Big Daddy Kane
7.Krs-One
6.Eminem
5.2Pac
4.Jay-Z
3.Biggie
2.Nas
1.Rakim
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Curtis, Kim, Bis, T.I., Wayne, Ross  and Snoop don't belong on this list.

Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill are too high. I wouldn't put Melle Mel that high either.

No comment on how low some of these lyricists are.
 
2Pac over Em, Pun, 3K, Black Thought, Kweli, etc.

Rick Ross but no Beanie Sigel.

Hip-Hop journalism has been dead for a long time. SMH.
 
LOL JAY-Z not being #1

LOL Nas over JAY-Z

Terrible list is terrible. In the illustrious words of JAY-Z himself.... "First debuts a classic first album 4 mics/shoulda got a five but %%$@$@ lacked 4sight" Guess that still holds true today. More reason to continue to write The Source off. Doesnt even matter what the rest of the list looks like, this royal screw up ruins the entire thing.
 
This is the first time I've seen a list done more right than wrong. The order doesn't concern me much since it would be too easy and redundant
to pull out stuff (Wayne over anybody, Kim over ROyce Styles 7 Lupe, etc), but I'm just glad certain guys got their deserved props and were
even mentioned at all (Styles P, Ice Cube, Pharoahe Monch, and Prodigy, even though P is more past than present)
 
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