Who are your top 5 lyricists today still actively making music

[45123]

Some other good lyricists I couldn't include in the poll who you might want to consider: Nas, Black Thought, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Logic, Roc Marciano, Joey Bada$$, Aesop Rock, Freddie Gibbs, Big KRIT, J. Cole, Dave East

We're only talking bars and pen games here. Who are the best at writing, substance, multi-syllables, rhyming, metaphors/punchlines, overall realness, etc.

 

[2CT]

how you gon not even mention Nas at all

 

[Brandwin]

Black Thought

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Lloyd Banks is the best lyricist alive, people who dont even listen to him will shyt on this post tho

 

[45123]

how you gon not mention Nas at all

I was contemplating whether I would consider him an active music maker, but considering I have Jay Electronica up there I guess he would count

 

[The Ruler 09]

Active may have to be defined, but would say something like....

K-Rino
Ras Kass
Chino XL
AZ
Nas

Have heard new work from them within the past year and all are great lyricists. Couple give or take a couple depending on criteria.

 

[feelosofer]

Nas
Ghostface
Lupe Fiasco
Redman
Royce Da 5'9

 

[Chip Skylark]

Lupe Fiasco
Joe Budden
Black thought
Vinnie Paz
Lloyd Banks

Honorable mention: nas and em (they're the goats)

 

[wingstop]

This is just based on projects released these past two years

lupe
pusha
joe budden
lloyd banks
royce

 

[cdaw]

Royce still goes in man

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Lloyd Banks is the best lyricist alive, people who dont even listen to him will shyt on this post tho

He is? post a track of these extrodinary skills u claim.

 

[lucky lefty]

fukking dead at these desparate delusional dikksucking stans of these infinitely inferior to the GOAT Hov ass, lyrically remedial ass, short yellow bus bars spitting, 50 Tyson pen game ass, god awful excuse for a shytty ass excuse for a washed up bootleg knock off brand Vanilla Ice ass lyricist fronting as if any of them are in same dimension as the GOAT our Flow Lord and Lyrical Savior Hova Da Gawd

Can't imagine how much flabby & sick rapper cock you crackhead cheerleaders have to swallow to have a top 5 list with anyone but Jay Z, Jigga, William H Holla, Young Hov and the GOAT our Flow Lord and Lyrical Savior Hova Da Gawd

 

[Bars4TheCause]

Kano
CasIsDead
Dot Rotten aka Zeph Ellis
Lowkey
Mic Righteous (although he's fell off a bit)