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Some of the better lyricists and musicians in rap and hiphop?

Going old school, I’ve always admired Chuck D’s powerful voice and his lauded expression and articulation in his delivery. Along those lines, Outkast’s voices and hooks are classic. And Nas’s lyrics are as good as anything ever released in the genre. You combine PE’s Nation of Millions with Nas’ Illmatic and sprinkle in some "Ms. Jackson" and you have the first 20 years of hiphop.


Nowadays Anderson .Paak delivers beautifully, as did Mac Miller (rip).


Please note the topic and add constructively to the conversation.
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ghasley
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Would it doom thris thread if I mentioned Gil Scott-Heron? LOL. Certainly Robert Glasper could be considered an amazing musician who dabbles in the genre.
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simao OP
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@ghasley idk. I would differentiate between spoken word and rap as genres. 
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mapman
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This place is getting sad. Same people repeating same blather over and over desperate for attention at expense of others.

Hopefully if this thread gets trashed and deleted as has every other rap thread recently the root cause will be addressed and deleted not just the evidence. Hopefully the thread survives and its the proven  hate mongers get the axe.
whipsaw
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Would it doom thris thread if I mentioned Gil Scott-Heron? LOL. Certainly Robert Glasper could be considered an amazing musician who dabbles in the genre.
Quincy Jones, and countless other musicians who the Rap-haters would likely consider to be "legitimate", have also incorporated Rap into their music.
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