Top 50 Lyricists(The Source Magazine)

[matt53]

Originally Posted by Antidope

Originally Posted by ATGD7154xBBxMZ

Originally Posted by Antidope


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.

@ you being mad about that part of the list and then quoting those lyrics. Illmatic better than Jay's 1st 4 albums. How you gonna be mad when the ppl decide?

 No it wasnt. The quote wasnt limited to RD though, just showing that The Source messed up then and apparently theyre still messing up now, unless Nas' psuedo-intellectual, hypocritical, mish-mash struggle bars are what people consider great nowadays. I couldnt be mad at those people, if anything I feel sorry for them.

Ok Stan, whenever you want to hop off his lap and join the rest of the world, we'll be here...

 

[jthagreat]

Originally Posted by FlacoBey

i stopped reading when i saw lupe at 49.

 

[gry60]

Originally Posted by FlacoBey

i stopped reading when i saw lupe at 49.

Now let me put the streets down like steamrollers
With the CATS that push
40 oz. through the hood like King Cobras
See we sling soda
Cause the extra four in the split is mixed
It's really thirty-six

It's so serious every time I write my John Hancock like
Could damn near see Detroit, I see you
%%!@@$ is scared of heights
This is Saran Wrap and aluminum foil
Some potpourri, a little machine oil
I stack my paper and throw off my scents
This is top floor, better look out below
Pennies from heaven is the same as a semi from the second
And I reign supreme
Turn your umbrellas upside down
Did you even catch the change in theme

"Failure" 

I want NT to post songs that can top this lyric-wise. 

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

queen latifah better than big l?!!

I have no issue with Rakim & Nas 1,2.


You telling me AZ & Cormega aint on there, yet lil wayne & t.i are.

Again, its just opinion.

 

[lil black jean jacket]

didn't even realize queen latifah is on the list.

 

[ill legal operation]

We're gonna stop actin like Clifford Harris doesn't belong on there tho...

...greatest of all time? Never.

Top 50?

Easily...

 

[dyzzle]

damn did lupe dirty....

 

[the natural mystic]

Why did they do Lupe so dirty tho?

Those simpletons at the source magazine must not understand him or something.

 

[shorty doo wop]

Originally Posted by Matt53

Originally Posted by Antidope

Originally Posted by ATGD7154xBBxMZ

@ you being mad about that part of the list and then quoting those lyrics. Illmatic better than Jay's 1st 4 albums. How you gonna be mad when the ppl decide?

 No it wasnt. The quote wasnt limited to RD though, just showing that The Source messed up then and apparently theyre still messing up now, unless Nas' psuedo-intellectual, hypocritical, mish-mash struggle bars are what people consider great nowadays. I couldnt be mad at those people, if anything I feel sorry for them.

Ok Stan, whenever you want to hop off his lap and join the rest of the world, we'll be here...

Lmao dude prolly got mad life size jay cardboard cutouts in his room and @%*#

 

[lbmc]

Who turns these lists in with a straight face? Nobody at the magazine like "okay stop." ?

 

[deuce king]

From Lupe at 49, to some of the people that even made this list to begin with, this is just terrible.

 

[send one]

List was suspect from the first entry. And I #+*# with 50.

Then again we'll all never agree with any of these lists.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

List is never gonna be satisfactory and will always be subjective. No point is gettin' in uproar about it.

Big Daddy at #8 is on point though

 

[jc619er]

I'm surprised Benzino wasn't in the top 10. 

 

[jetsetr]

List must be old...Half of those rappers could be mentioned in the same sentence as Kendrick Lamar...and Mos Def behind Slick Rick...lol...Really

 

[nocomment6]

Originally Posted by Matt53

You are outside your mind if you list Ye and weezy ahead of lupe fiasco

this.

 

[jking0821]

Lol at this list.

I would love to hear if they actually gave a definition for "Lyricist" before posting the list. 

 

[J A M E S]

For the NTeenth time (SWIDT?).....

These lists are never really about lyrics. Rakim is amazing, but he's not the best lyricist in hip-hop. No way.

Edit:

This.

I would love to hear if they actually gave a definition for "Lyricist" before posting the list. 

 

[crazy dav0]

@ this list ...

we talking lyricism

32.GZA
31.Kanye West

i actually made it that far b4 i stopped ...

kanye > GZA

 

[omgitswes]

Honestly when I saw Lupe at 49 I just skipped to see who was number 1.


How do I get in contact with the source to let them know how dissatisfied with this?

I'm kinda serious though.

 

[jomitm]

The Source doesn't really listen to Hip-Hop.

They give people random lists so they could fight over it, while they laugh in their cubicles.

Then wonder how come no one buys their print publication anymore.

 

[used2playkobenowiplaylebron]

dmx @ #43 is crazy to me----when he first came out he was even better than jay.


and hov is #1 nas is #2----thats just what it is

 

[loskickking23]

Originally Posted by Tha Flashy One

how is Styles P at #47?  dude is an ill lyricist

exactly ! 

 

[morningstar7777]

Originally Posted by 00david00


Ice Cube top 15 lyricist?

Yes. He's that ill.

 

[hitopsandflannel]

Lupe #1