10- Ludacris
9- Wyclef Jean
8- KRS-one
7- Andre 3000
6- Lauren Hill
5- Rakim
4- Eminem
3- Notorious B.I.G.
2- 2pac
1- Nas
ludacris: not incredibly deep, but funny. I like the type of rappers that have deep, meaningful lyrics that don't talk about partying and bling every other word, but Luda is the one exception because of his comedic style.
wyclef: good, deep lyrics, especially in his fugee days
KRS: one of the first rappers to use his raps to teach and send a positive message, and had the ability to use both rap and reggae styles in the same song. he would be higher on this list though, if it didn't always sound like he was shouting in his songs.
andre: the king of originality in every way, including lyrically. He can be both funny and deep, often at the same time.
lauren hill: the best female MC i've ever heard. good, deep lyrics with messages.
rakim: one of the smoothest-flowing rappers i've ever heard, and had some of the best rhyming skills and patterns i've ever heard. still, he wouldn't be on this list if he didn't use his raps to send a message.
eminem: incredible skills, written and freestyle. vocally, he has probably the best enunciation i've ever heard. lyrically, he has great, occasionally comedic lyrics that he uses to send messages, and great rhyming skills
Biggie: Incredble flows and lyrical wordplay. He usually has a message, but he talks slightly too much about parties and money. If not for his song "Juicy", he wouln't have such a prominent place on this list.
2pac: A great lyricist, and an interesting, dynamic person. Everything he was thinking he put into a song, which almost always contained message-sending lyrics. His death made him truely legendary, and the song "changes" earned him the number 2 spot on this list
Nas: I'd say he's the deepest, most skilled rapper in virtually every way. His lyrics all have deep content that parallel, if not surpass those of 2pac, his wordplay rivals the notorious BIG's, and his flows and rhyming skills are almost identical to that of Rakim. He is a skilled storyteller, a intellectual philosopher, a positive activist, and, when needed, an unbeaten verbal combatent. In "One Mic", he declares that he has no weaknesses, and that has proved to be true. His flawless versatility makes him who I consider to be the greatest MC.
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