Jay-Z is the most creative/clever type of lyricist

[AAKing23]

Jay in his prime was ridiculous with the wordplay and clever shyt, a lot of it I didn't catch until multiple listens

 

[OfTheCross]

When you think Jay got the GOAT wordplay then you listen to "Theme Music to a Drive By" for the first time

nikkas also sleeping on Ressurection era Common. Communism, Thisisme, Orange Pineapple Juice, etc. bro was ahead of his time.

Just reading the first 4 bars got me


I'ma hear this when I get home...

 

[NoHalfWay]

This is the most clever thing Nas has ever said. He's not that type of lyricist.

I'll put that on par with:

"She stared at my necklace, started relaxin
Now that's what the fukk I call a Chain reaction"

To be honest the Nas bar is slicker than that one.

shyt, Nas really isn't that type of rapper, but he had some damn good sly disses towards the Roc back when they were feuding.

"Why would they fukk with the don?
Jehova witnessed, him & his co-defendants
I eat em like Lucky Charms"

Lol. He's not Hov with the wordplay/entendres but Nas can be slick as fukk

 

[Nature's Fury]

any thread where nikkas are seriously talkin about Jay's greatness is an automatic five star for me...subbin to read through later...

 

[pointproven214]

To be honest the Nas bar is slicker than that one.

shyt, Nas really isn't that type of rapper, but he had some damn good sly disses towards the Roc back when they were feuding.

"Why would they fukk with the don?
Jehova witnessed, him & his co-defendants
I eat em like Lucky Charms"

Lol. He's not Hov with the wordplay/entendres but Nas can be slick as fukk

he is he it's just the content is different like jay-z would write a metaphor about his jewelry or money or some stupid shyt like that

 

[JayYoung314]

And you got a couple of Beans and you don't have a Clue?/Your situation is Bleek, I'ma keep it Rell/cause fukkin' with me, you gotta drop A mil/Cause if you gonna cop something you gotta cop for real"


Levels

the for real part was a double entendre for pharrell too. so many time release gems

 

[OfTheCross]

To be honest the Nas bar is slicker than that one.

shyt, Nas really isn't that type of rapper, but he had some damn good sly disses towards the Roc back when they were feuding.

"Why would they fukk with the don?
Jehova witnessed, him & his co-defendants
I eat em like Lucky Charms"

Lol. He's not Hov with the wordplay/entendres but Nas can be slick as fukk

Lol. Nah. This line is wack.

But I like Nas, though. Dude's wordplay just ain't on that level.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Hovs style is the greatest style of mc'n that's why he has more sons than any other rapper

 

[rapbeats]

There is stuff you won't catch until years later in his songs, and that's what gives his albums replay value that is almost unparalleled.

thats because we didnt catch a lot of that stuff since most of us were to young to really get the underline meanings. We got the surface stuff and a few hidden gems. but some of that stuff was strictly for GROWN A... MEN. Once you became one and listened again you were like "OHHHHHH now i see what you sayin

 

[NoHalfWay]

Lol. Nah. This line is wack.

But I like Nas, though. Dude's wordplay just ain't on that level.

I think that line is gold

 

[Pifferry]

And for the brehs in here shytting on Nas' lack of creative/witty wordplay

"RIP the freeway, shoot through memphis with money bags
Stop in Philly, order cheesesteaks and eat beans fast"

"Well in these times, well at least to me
There's a lot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Jay-Z
I'll help you out, here's what you do
You gonna need a wide lens cause that's a VERR' big shoe
And you got a couple of +Beans+ and you don't have a +Clue+?
You situation is +Bleek+, I'ma keep it +Rell+ cause
fukkin with me, you gotta drop +Amil+
Cause if you gonna cop somethin you gotta cop f'real"

 

[OfTheCross]

"Well in these times, well at least to me
There's a lot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Jay-Z
I'll help you out, here's what you do
You gonna need a wide lens cause that's a VERR' big shoe
And you got a couple of +Beans+ and you don't have a +Clue+?
You situation is +Bleek+, I'ma keep it +Rell+ cause
fukkin with me, you gotta drop +Amil+
Cause if you gonna cop somethin you gotta cop f'real (Pha-rell)"

You're the 2nd person to post that w/o peeping the Pharrell reference

 

[Pifferry]

You're the 2nd person to post that w/o peeping the Pharrell reference

I just copy and pasted it, those were already there.
Didn't know that though, thx.