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).


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simao
@franklinb66 - yes! I've had his PTSD disc streaming for a bit. 

"Draw blood like chucacabra.."
Research like George Washington Carver"

Perfect rhyme and allusion! 
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@glupson. That’s a legitimate question. To answer more generally, it’s clearly been tempting for many of us to respond to provocation - I’m sure that I’m guilty as charged. But giving in to that temptation hasn’t yielded a very satisfying result.

I believe most of us are capable of something better. What do we collectively want this thread to be - a conversation between audiophiles who can respectfully agree to differ, or another descent into toxicity? I favor the former and will do my very best to behave accordingly. I hope that you and others feel the same way.