[ResAlien]

The hip hop "who's the best ever" argument can go on for ages. Easy to tell most posters in this thread are in their early 20's with their choices. Chuck D should be the most revered MC in history simply for his ability to get a story across and the impact that PE had on the hip hop community. LL Cool J is a freaking icon, but the younger cats here probably only know "Doing It" and maybe "Momma Said Knock You Out". Rakim is the end all and be all when it comes to MC's. Look at his structure, it's the same style that Nas brought back to create Illmatic (the single best hip hop album ever).

There are a lot of Rhymesayers and Ap/Celph fans in here, those guys are good too but overrated especially by the kids now. They're nothing crazy. Good, yes, but nothing groundbreaking. Now that my old man rant is finished, a few songs that are in my alltime favourite list:

If you don't like this then, well, quit listening to hip hop.


My favourite lyricist


Because most of you need to watch this


And because there's a lack of CanCon in this thread