The Source Top 50 Lyricist List Discussion

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One..how the heck wayne on this list...two how u gonna put him above cats like :
#38. Posdnous
#39. Prodigy
#41. Fabolous
#42. Ludacris
#43. DMX
#44. Canibus
#47. Styles P
#48. Royce Da 5'9"
#49. Lupe Fiasco

We gotta take hip hop back..to many cornballs making decisions right now..
 

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No it doesn't, my list hits every spectrum of what I consider elite lyricism. Some are rhyme scheme heavy (Pun, Nas, Eminem, Rakim etc...), some or punchline heavy (Banks, Fab, Young Zee, Big L), some are wordplay heavy (Redman, Tame One ), some are metaphorical (Jay-Z, Vakill, Ras Kass) etc...

And I agree Pun is better than Big L by miles, I've always said that. But they're both top 50 lyricists.
good post
 

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One..how the heck wayne on this list...two how u gonna put him above cats like :
#38. Posdnous
#39. Prodigy
#41. Fabolous
#42. Ludacris
#43. DMX
#44. Canibus
#47. Styles P
#48. Royce Da 5'9"
#49. Lupe Fiasco

We gotta take hip hop back..to many cornballs making decisions right now..

Exactly.
 

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The fact the list was done in 2012 makes it even worse lol. It should have been so much better, there's no excuses in 2012....
 

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After the top 10 or 15, this becomes nothing but a popularity contest


the entire list is a popularity contest from the top.

matter fact, i cant even call it a popularity contest. its more like a political contest.
 
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