at dude saying tupac’s rhymes were elementary.
you don’t have to be complex, which pac wasn’t, to write deep and emotionally profound lyrics.
there was nothing elementary or basic about his lyrics.
1. Reducing complexity to lyric structure doesn't make sense. 2Pac was more complex than Canibus, despite the latter being your typical lyrical miracle rapper.
2. Again, 2Pac knew his way around a mic (pause). He didn't dumb down his lyrics like Jay-Z did between Reasonable Doubt and the Blueprint. He used the words that were appropriate for the setting and sometimes they were complex.