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Hip-Hop Lyricism Recommendations?

el49 — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:05:12 GMT

Looking for recommendations of artists/albums/playlists with in-depth Hip-Hop lyricism. Any input from the Community would be great!

For some context, some of the artists who I really enjoy include:

Eminem
Tech N9ne
Cassidy
Slaughterhouse
Joe Budden
Royce Da 5'9
Joell Ortiz
King Crooked
Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac
Oswin Benjamin
Styles P
Big Pun
Chris Rivers
Boogie
Wu-Tang
Jay-Z
Yelawolf
Kendrick Lamar
Tsu Surf
Nas
Mysonne

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

cncl — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:15:57 GMT

Try Young Thug, but good luck figuring out what he's saying

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

jserota — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:28:48 GMT

The two I would add are:

Common

LL Cool J

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

absoc5 — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:34:47 GMT

J Cole is a great storyteller - a few favorites include Deja Vu, Love Yourz, G.O.M.D, Wet Dreamz, No Role Modelz... Tobe Nwigwe's lyrics are also captivating. He pairs them with visuals so I recommend his music videos too.

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

B_T_O — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:59:20 GMT

The Flatbush Zombies' song "Headstone" is an amazing lyrical nod to the legacy of other Rappers. Check it out:

https://www.pandora.com/artist/flatbush-zombies/vacation-in-hell-explicit/headstone/TRXmK6V6K22Zf76

How many references can you identify?

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

champybh — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:33:21 GMT

You must check out ...

Little Simz - especially the new-ish 2019 album GREY Area
Noname - NPR tiny desk is a good introduction

Moderator edit: removed link to music or other third party content other than Pandora

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

detectronic — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:14:54 GMT

i'm a big fan of lupe fiasco - dunno if people think of him as a bit lightweight but i love anyone who raps about skateboarding

also IMHO bizarre ride II the pharcyde still kills, in spite of all the talking / skits between songs

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

WassupFred — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:51:27 GMT

Those are all Amazing MC's ... You might like this album... https://www.pandora.com/artist/fredstar/set-in-stone-explicit/ALf6zcv3xJxbmPZ

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

LeoLiennod — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:56:05 GMT

Hey @el49 check out Digital Creator @LeoLiennod here's a link for you to get started --> https://pandora.app.link/fvD6pfyyp6

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

JAMES062 — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 10:02:38 GMT

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

MOHLovesAlaska — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:06:54 GMT

@el49 how is it going? If you have any favorites please post them, I will add them to the GSOTD playlist that was created for GSOTD choices of the day. Here is the link for the playlist. https://pandora.app.link/KExUInsZIcb , it has a whole variety of music, including hip-hop, and rap. Take care and stay safe.

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

MOHLovesAlaska — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:48:36 GMT

@el49 , @cncl , @jserota , @absoc5 , @B_T_O , @champybh , @detectronic , @WassupFred , @JAMES062 , @LeoLiennod , if you want your favorites to be added to the GSOTD playlist, then please understand these must be clean versions due to the fact the playlist is a public playlist for "ALL" to have. I thank you for your understanding. Looking forward to adding your choices to this GSOTD playlist. Take care and stay safe.

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

Pimpdaddy — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:44:12 GMT

**ahem** you nasty nicole

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

cncl — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:28:16 GMT

I love MF Doom as a lyricist. Not sure how many clean tracks there are of his, but he was also in an earlier hip-hop group called K.M.D.

A few other lyricists I love are:

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism Recommendations?

THAWRONGSIDE13 — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:54:30 GMT

Smooth the hustler and trigger the gambler, RJ Payne, sick jacken, Daniel son, Ransom, its x music, spit gemz, vino, cylvaringz, zagnif nori,

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FPC5150 — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:54:20 GMT

Check Out Strive by jfk https://pandora.app.link/37IFYrZ0rdb

Re: Hip-Hop Lyricism

Magic14me — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:18:00 GMT

Love J. Great stories

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Magic14me — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:20:10 GMT

I’ve always enjoyed Lupe Fiasco”s words and tunes ie beats. Maybe he’s “medium” weight as far as hip hop is concerned but that’s my speed.