Hip-Hop Lyricism Recommendations?

[el49]

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

[cncl]

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

[jserota]

The two I would add are:

Common

LL Cool J

[absoc5]

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.

[B_T_O]

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?

[champybh]

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

[detectronic]

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

[WassupFred]

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

[LeoLiennod]

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

[JAMES062]

Ok

[MOHLovesAlaska]

@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.  

[MOHLovesAlaska]

@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.  

[Pimpdaddy]

**ahem** you nasty nicole

[cncl]

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:

• Danny Brown
• Earl Sweatshirt

[THAWRONGSIDE13]

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

[FPC5150]

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