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15. RZA
14. K Rino
13. J Cole
12. Common
11. Slug (Atmosphere)
10. Kendrick Lamar
9. Lupe Fiasco
8. Hopsin
7. Sage Francis
6. Earl Sweatshirt
5. Andre 3000 (Outkast)
4. Saul Williams
3. Watsky
2. Illogic
1. Aesop Rock

Let me know your favorite lyricists in the comments below. Tell me if I missed one of the greats

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48 Replies to “15 smartest rappers – Best Lyricists of All Time”

  5. This list is low-key terrible lmao.

    Watsky, K Rino, Hopsin shouldn't even be on here

    J Cole isn't top 10 all time imo

    Where is Pharaoh Monch? EL-P? DOOM? Eminem? Black Thought? Royce? And I'd put GZA probably over RZA tbh if I picked a Wu member aside from Ghost, Method or Inspectah Deck.

    Nah bro this list is in the gutter deadass???

  9. Here are some artists who didn’t make your list, who I feel should have and didn’t, presumably because you don’t know them despite clearly knowing many great and obscure artists.

    King Los
    eLZhi
    Kemba
    Greydon square
    Rass Kass
    Big Pun
    Black Thought
    Final Outlaw
    Warcloud (who’s verse you used, but didn’t credit)
    Chamillionaire (seriously, this is not a joke)

  27. A lot of these people are rappers who use a lot alliteration and rhyme but they're not saying anything… Like lupe and aesop super crazy who are using techniques to make their message more hard hitting… But k rino just drops one liners like he's not saying that much he brags a lot but there's no depth there and also I discarded this man's thoughts the second he said R Z A instead of (rizza) and when hopsin was on my list omg… This dude does not listen to rap not even like he doesn't like to real rap or whatever that bs this man just doesn't know who wu tang is like the people he's putting on his list he doesn't even listen to

  28. At number 15 you said Rza but put a great verse from the Holocaust. Holocaust actually could of been there at number 15 instead of Rza. Also Killah Priest deserves a spot. But good list..

  41. Massive L’s: J Cole, hopsin
    Standard L’s: K Rino, sage, Saul Williams, watsky, illogic and i hate to say it but Kendrick is not a top 10 lyricist, he’s in the 11-20 range, it’s his songwriting that stands out mostly.

    My top 15 (no order except first 5): Aesop, DOOM, 3k, thought, lupe, earl, RZA, Danny Brown (I can explain if you want), common, maybe Joey, Kendrick, mos def, el-p (mega versatile), young thug (way he uses words and this is a flaming hot take)

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