Who's The Greatest Lyricist Ever?

[DrHackenbush]

K-Rino and his street team are ill with the promo haha

Gza
Nas
Rakim

 

[Farrinto]

Canibus in his prime. He was bodying verses left and right.

 

[The Ruler 09]

K-Rino and his street team are ill with the promo haha

Gza
Nas
Rakim

Anyone saying K-Rino is saying it cause the mean it, if you go lyric for lyric with anyone he will probably win.

 

[DrHackenbush]

Anyone saying K-Rino is saying it cause the mean it, if you go lyric for lyric with anyone he will probably win.

I had a listen to his songs man, he's a good rapper but putting him up there with the greats is some fugazi shyt

 

[MoneyBags]

Nas, Canibus or Rakim

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

Lupe

 

[the rhyme king]

Canibus in his prime. He was bodying verses left and right.

canibus in his prime was a beast

makaveli >>>>>>>>>>>> canibus



I see bloods and crips runnin' up the hill
Lookin for a better wayyyyyy..
My brothers and sisters it's time to build
'cause even thug nikkaz prayyyyyy..
Hopin' God hear me,
I entered the game;
look how much I changed
I'm no longer innocent - casualties of fame
Made a lot of money, seen a lot of places
And I swear I seen a peaceful smile on my mama's face
when I gave her the keys to her own house, this your land
Your only son done became a man
Watchin time fly; I love my people do or die
But I wonder why, we scared to let each other fly
June 1-6, '7-1, the day
mama pushed me out her womb, told me, "nikka get paid."
No one can understand me - the black sheep
Outcasted from my family, now packin heat
I run the streets, a young runaway, live for today
When he died, I could hear him say, c'mon..

 

[BXKingPin82]

N-A-S
Nas... Nas!!!

 

[Farrinto]

canibus in his prime was a beast

makaveli >>>>>>>>>>>> canibus



I see bloods and crips runnin' up the hill
Lookin for a better wayyyyyy..
My brothers and sisters it's time to build
'cause even thug nikkaz prayyyyyy..
Hopin' God hear me,
I entered the game;
look how much I changed
I'm no longer innocent - casualties of fame
Made a lot of money, seen a lot of places
And I swear I seen a peaceful smile on my mama's face
when I gave her the keys to her own house, this your land
Your only son done became a man
Watchin time fly; I love my people do or die
But I wonder why, we scared to let each other fly
June 1-6, '7-1, the day
mama pushed me out her womb, told me, "nikka get paid."
No one can understand me - the black sheep
Outcasted from my family, now packin heat
I run the streets, a young runaway, live for today
When he died, I could hear him say, c'mon..

I understand that Pac was one of the GOATs, but he isn't better than Canibus on a lyrical standpoint. He isn't even seeing Kurupt lyrically.

 

[The Ruler 09]

I had a listen to his songs man, he's a good rapper but putting him up there with the greats is some fugazi shyt

Absolutely not, that's your opinion. Lyrics are less subjective too, and lyrically he could go up against anyway, certainly to me superior to GZA who you mentioned. As much as I respect and like GZA.

 

[the rhyme king]

I understand that Pac was one of the GOATs, but he isn't better than Canibus on a lyrical standpoint. He isn't even seeing Kurupt lyrically.

why do u think canibus is better then pac lyrically and if it is because pac did'nt have complex rhyme schemes etc then u a idiot because bolded the multis in that verse diaplaying his multisyllable rhyming.

 

[Hybrinetics]

why do u think canibus is better then pac lyrically and if it is because pac did'nt have complex rhyme schemes etc then u a idiot because bolded the multis in that verse diaplaying his multisyllable rhyming.

You keep saying Pac had complex rhyme schemes and multis but fail to prove your point. What you posted above is not complex and half of the bolds are not even multis. Bis is lightyears ahead of pac in terms of metaphors, punchlines, wordplay, puns, references. Bis got metaphors and ancient references going over dudes heads that's been listening to him for years

bloods and crips runnin up the hills
Brothers and sisters its time to build

keys to your own house, this is your land
only son done became a man

love my people do or die
other fly

breh, these are not multis.


Bis shyts on Pac in every way,


"Put your flames out with dry desert dirt where leopards lurk
Knock your soul down with an esoteric weapon search
Strap a bomb to one of your labels record clerks
And activate it as soon as they get to work
Ring the alarm, red alert nikka it gets worse
Bypass security net-works with select words
Megahertz make nebulas reverse till your head bursts
Call the press first and ask em who got the best verse"

"Neurotransmitters hooked up to a central nervous system
It feeds him the purpose and the vision
Jailbreak but not out of prison
Internal hard drives spinning 88 lyrics per minute
For global transmission
The funky technician on a mission
Strapped to a suicide written
Inside my own mind scriptin'
Altruistic composition, musician
Wisdom is god given
Anoint him with oil, anoint him with wine
Anoint them both with tesla coils if they coin my rhymes"


"I'm a rap music mutant with a cool name,
misconstrue fame but I spit butane, blue flames out of giant CO2 tanks"

 

[Farrinto]

You keep saying Pac had complex rhyme schemes and multis but fail to prove your point. What you posted above is not complex and half of the bolds are not even multis. Bis is lightyears ahead of pac in terms of metaphors, punchlines, wordplay, puns, references. Bis got metaphors and ancient references going over dudes heads that's been listening to him for years

bloods and crips runnin up the hills
Brothers and sisters its time to build

keys to your own house, this is your land
only son done became a man

love my people do or die
other fly

breh, these are not multis.


Bis shyts on Pac in every way,


"Put your flames out with dry desert dirt where leopards lurk
Knock your soul down with an esoteric weapon search
Strap a bomb to one of your labels record clerks
And activate it as soon as they get to work
Ring the alarm, red alert nikka it gets worse
Bypass security net-works with select words
Megahertz make nebulas reverse till your head bursts
Call the press first and ask em who got the best verse"

"Neurotransmitters hooked up to a central nervous system
It feeds him the purpose and the vision
Jailbreak but not out of prison
Internal hard drives spinning 88 lyrics per minute
For global transmission
The funky technician on a mission
Strapped to a suicide written
Inside my own mind scriptin'
Altruistic composition, musician
Wisdom is god given
Anoint him with oil, anoint him with wine
Anoint them both with tesla coils if they coin my rhymes"


"I'm a rap music mutant with a cool name,
misconstrue fame but I spit butane, blue flames out of giant CO2 tanks"

Pac definitely has Canibus beat in terms of legacy and influence, but lyrically Canibus is 100X ahead of Pac. I've never heard Pac spit a verse like the one on this track, it has at least 5 quotables in it

 

[Hybrinetics]

I agree, pac's influence was bar-none, but most pac stans don't want to admit he wasnt at a top tier level lyrically

 

[H.I.M.]

I had a listen to his songs man, he's a good rapper but putting him up there with the greats is some fugazi shyt

So Scarface, Bun-B, Z-Ro, Canibus & Killer Mike are on some "fugazi shyt"?

Are you more well versed on the "art" of crafting rhymes than these gentlemen?