CNN Names Nas the “Greatest Lyricist of All Time.”
CNN has announced Nas as “the greatest lyricist of all time.”
Eliott C. McLaughlin of CNN says, “The words were carefully chosen. “‘Lyricist” over “rapper” or “hip-hop artist;” “greatest” instead of “most successful;” “all time” rather than “today.”
The article places the 40 year old rapper up against other artists such as Jay Z, Eminem, Andre 3000, along with the late Pac and Biggie.
What do you think? Is Nas really the greatest lyricist of all time? If not, who would you say is more deserving of the crown, and why?
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nae definitely deserves that title..he literally makes hiphop worth listening to when he is snapping on the mic..you can hear the years of dope knowledge coming from his words when he hits that zone. nobody can do it like nas
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Nas***@812,
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I don’t necessarily agree, but I’m fine with it. I would have been fine with any of the rappers they listed in the article. Jay, Big, Pac, Nas, Em, Andre 3000 are all worthy of consideration for greatest lyricist. I’d also add Rakim to that conversation.
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ichyowie Reply:
January 9th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
@Mike R, yeah rakim doesnt get enough love
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Kendrick. Lamar.
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Mike R Reply:
January 9th, 2013 at 8:54 am
@Remy, Stop.
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Lucky Reply:
January 11th, 2013 at 10:06 am
WTF!!! did u read the article
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I’d have to go Eminem from a lyrical standpoint, however I can understand an argument with anybody else named.
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Nas is probably the best Rapper of all time he is the the best rap lyicist and best alive for sure.
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Yeah I mean Nas certainly deserves that title. And they did word it carefully. . . ‘lyricist’. . Not artist. In the artist department people might consider Eminem or Hov over him.
This is a huge conversation. Theres no one right answer.
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NAS is deserving of that title com pairing the amount of crap that is portraying as music these days he is worth listening to from then till now keep on RAPPING NAS you is royalty another trophy for the BLACK community make us proud GO BOY GO
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Yes he is the greatest lyricist of all time I mean if u really listen to his lyrics and the way he carries them its pure genious and he never went mainstream but almost all of his albums went platinum
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Rakim is the greatest lyricist of all time & I would still put Em over Nas as well, but he definitely deserves this attention
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Where is 2 Chainz!?
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Can’t really be mad at the selection, nor the list. I mean Nasir has always been a genius on the mic. He makes imagery come to life out of mere words. The thug poet
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They chose Nas because Zack De La Rocha was already declared a lyrical god.
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Immortal technique in my opinion over nas
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Nas definitely is d greatest hip-hop lyricist,rhymesmith,he deserved d title considering his intellectual lines,use of figures of speech,lyricism skills
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