deaconkb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

nice list, I would add Black Sheep, Redman & Meth, and it may not be popular but for the caucasian persuasion...Eminem & MC Serch. Oh yea and Busta ... all nice lyricists

mr2damngood73 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The measure me with the heat thats made by SOLAR listen to what he is saying........

tmt336 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

1. KRS-One (originator of the 8bar flow) 2. Slick Rick (StoryTeller) 3. Nas (Vividness) 4. Chuck D (Social Commentary *perhaps the most important artist on my list) 5. Rakim Allah (Sublime Metephors) 6. Run (Delivery)/ DMC (Voice) 7. Kool Keith (Rhyme Pattern) 8. 2Pac (Social Comentary) 9. GZA (Breath Control) 10 Guru (Tone and Pitch) No order....

artynorms (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what about KRS one and Nas? not sayin i dont like your list but i think those two are up there

mr2damngood73 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm feeling your list

hulkman44 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh yeah, i cant forget about Redman, he's definitely in the top 5 or 6. Peace!

hulkman44 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Rakim is the best lyricist of all time. Here is my top 5 of all time (Lyrically), Rak is number 1 then the other 4 all tossups...just my opinion. 5. Big Daddy Kane 4. Phife Dawg 3. Slick Rick 2. DMC (from Run DMC) 1. Rakim

Grenozh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

why isn't this one as popular as some of his other ones?

makavelilivz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

RAKIM= G.O.A.T.

Oracle0831 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you're right on...he is the best...no one can rap like Rakim even back then and even now he still hold that title.