nicest pen in rap?

Pakistani Hand Cannon · 07-12-2021, 06:33 AM

past or present.

i woulda said nas if asked years back

now not so certain. still might be...

ab souls high calibre at times, but inconsistent

iont like his music much, but royce is clean, though he dont be saying shit

lupe, though iunno, his shit dense, but the stuff i dont catch could just be garbage, but im lowkey just thinkin its fire

scarface pen game underated, not lyrical miracle shit, but man stay droppin jewels. iunno, i mightve bumped the fix abit too much lately

couple others, i have to let sit & think overtime...jay elec, mick jenkins, conway

lowkey though i made this thread just mostly to say

daylyts pen is stupid

& why am i askin this to a bunch of niggas who still think Eminem is nice

shittt

Geno · 07-12-2021, 06:36 AM

Nas is my dude.
Thought right up there to.

Nas is the reason i became a lyricist. So imma rock with the god. Songs like this are the reason why..

Cereal · 07-12-2021, 07:08 AM

az
lupe
willie the kid
aesop rock
pharoah monch

Cereal · 07-12-2021, 07:08 AM

tupac
jay z
redman
big pun
nas

Smod of War · 07-12-2021, 07:32 AM

Fracture

Fracture · 07-12-2021, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Smod of War

Fracture

Very solid list my man

Amen · 07-12-2021, 07:36 AM

@Blue Bayou

dull boy · 07-12-2021, 11:32 AM

Eminem.

The fuck is this thread.

Loot · 07-12-2021, 04:01 PM

black thought would eat your favorite rapper if he went at their neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA&t=16s

His schemes are intricate but palatable sonically, even for a casual listener. Dope voice. He's intelligent, and has solid subject matter, yet still makes sure to go the fuck off enough that nobody ever says his name wrong. lol. Nasty boy.

i love em, jay, nasir, etc. Some of the best albums ever in hiphop, and my 3 favorites if im honest.... but if they lyrically went at thought, from a skill standpoint, my money is on Thought.

Bomb Bard · 07-12-2021, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loot

black thought would eat your favorite rapper if he went at their neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA&t=16s

His schemes are intricate but palatable sonically, even for a casual listener. Dope voice. He's intelligent, and has solid subject matter, yet still makes sure to go the fuck off enough that nobody ever says his name wrong. lol. Nasty boy.

i love em, jay, nasir, etc. Some of the best albums ever in hiphop, and my 3 favorites if im honest.... but if they lyrically went at thought, from a skill standpoint, my money is on Thought.

Yes sir

dull boy · 07-12-2021, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loot

black thought would eat your favorite rapper if he went at their neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA&t=16s

His schemes are intricate but palatable sonically, even for a casual listener. Dope voice. He's intelligent, and has solid subject matter, yet still makes sure to go the fuck off enough that nobody ever says his name wrong. lol. Nasty boy.

i love em, jay, nasir, etc. Some of the best albums ever in hiphop, and my 3 favorites if im honest.... but if they lyrically went at thought, from a skill standpoint, my money is on Thought.

Can’t really argue with this.

Pharaohs Army · 07-12-2021, 07:38 PM

About the storytelling note: I think Nas is a better storyteller than Em.
All Em's stories seem to be about his Mom or his ex.

They both great tho.

And yeah Black Thought some sick memorized frees. Great stuff

kungfugrip · 07-14-2021, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharaohs Army

About the storytelling note: I think Nas is a better storyteller than Em.
All Em's stories seem to be about his Mom or his ex.

They both great tho.

And yeah Black Thought some sick memorized frees. Great stuff

Eminem is one of the worst rappers ever. He belongs somewhere between 30-50 on anyone who is a real rap fan's list

Answer · 07-13-2021, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Loot

black thought would eat your favorite rapper if he went at their neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA&t=16s

thought def. stealing my flow

https://soundcloud.com/purleedef/pur...-john-arbuckle

Loot · 07-12-2021, 04:17 PM

Thought and Royce would probably murder any duo, thinking abut it

BOOM · 07-12-2021, 04:18 PM

Jay flows better >

Universe · 07-12-2021, 04:32 PM

Even Royce knows he's not better than Em.

It's not even close to me. Em spits some corny, old ass punchlines sometimes, sure... But on a technical scale (multi's, syllable counts, etc.) he does things within these parameters better than most artists I've heard can do outside of them. It's like he handicaps himself to perfection. He sticks to his 'every syllable must rhyme' ideology and works within it, rarely breaking it to make a bar work.

There's no debate here.

Geno · 07-12-2021, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Universe

Even Royce knows he's not better than Em.

It's not even close to me. Em spits some corny, old ass punchlines sometimes, sure... But on a technical scale (multi's, syllable counts, etc.) he does things within these parameters better than most artists I've heard can do outside of them. It's like he handicaps himself to perfection. He sticks to his 'every syllable must rhyme' ideology and works within it, rarely breaking it to make a bar work.

There's no debate here.

This pretty legit tbh... But i was trying my hardest not to say Em. Smh

So stil i say Nas and Thought.

Answer · 07-13-2021, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Universe

Even Royce knows he's not better than Em.

It's not even close to me. Em spits some corny, old ass punchlines sometimes, sure... But on a technical scale (multi's, syllable counts, etc.) he does things within these parameters better than most artists I've heard can do outside of them. It's like he handicaps himself to perfection. He sticks to his 'every syllable must rhyme' ideology and works within it, rarely breaking it to make a bar work.

There's no debate here.

Eminem hasnt been anywhere near top tier since 8 mile and royce has been putting on clinics left and right for well over 13 years now. It's not even a competition, royce is better

UPN Zuch · 07-13-2021, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Answer

Eminem hasnt been anywhere near top tier since 8 mile and royce has been putting on clinics left and right for well over 13 years now. It's not even a competition, royce is better

Idk why this even needs to be reminded.

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Pharaohs Army Banned Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,962 Battle Record: 6 - 14 Rep Power: 0	About the storytelling note: I think Nas is a better storyteller than Em. All Em's stories seem to be about his Mom or his ex. They both great tho. And yeah Black Thought some sick memorized frees. Great stuff

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