Who IYO is the best emcee of all time

[...the Nagger]

Originally Posted by Void

Jay had a lyrically sound and poignant verse on Renegades, but his delivery on the track is what derailed it. There's a way of writing and delivering lines in a certain order and manner that makes the listener pay attention. It's the equivalent of having a good film with poor editing. Great story, decent acting, but the editing makes it hard to follow. Em on the other hand had an amazing flow, was more entertaining lyrically and stood out more. Jay killed himself on Renegades.

This question is bullshit to ask anymore. Rap's too old to have a universal best. You can run off a top ten of people who have held the spot at one time or another.

Em, Jay, Mos Def, 3000, Pun, Pac, Biggie, Meth for a minute maybe.

Hold on u killn my vibe lol wtf?

Mos def... ran rap at one point?


Method man ran rap? No


Neither did andre3000 my nigga. I think pun is a stretch but I'll let u have em

But yo jay was top 3 from 98- like 05 or some shit lol, thats not the same as just havin some dope verses.

I can even take dmx since he was top three 97-99

Em was there too around the same time frame as jay

But not too many other ppl were that revelant for that long consecutively