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Best Lyricists & Storytellers of Current-Generation

Started by Slyk, Jun 25, 2020, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

    Jun 25, 2020
    go.
     
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  2. RetiredAccount
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Jun 25, 2020
    Lil Wayne for sure is number one
     
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  3. Guma
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    Guma

    Jun 25, 2020
    Isn't he already past generation artist?
     
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    Tha Story

    Jun 25, 2020
    Polo G
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Jun 25, 2020
    I missed the word generation I thought it said currently.
     
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  6. Michael Myers
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    Michael Myers Moderator

    Jun 25, 2020
    Pitbull
     
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  7. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

    Jun 25, 2020
    is @Narsh still considered one of the current-day GOATs? read an old thread and that was the general consensus back then.
     
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  8. Antman
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    Antman No Cap

    Jun 25, 2020
    Freddie Gibbs
     
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  9. hargydon
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    hargydon No investigation, no right to speak

    Jun 25, 2020
    What year onwards would you consider the current generation?
     
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  10. Ricky
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    Ricky mixtape: 05/16/26

    Jun 25, 2020
    Eminem, sorry :dno:

    But if he ain't current... then Kendrick, Cole (lyricists) and Drake (storyteller)
     
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  11. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

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    yeh, that was arbitrary... i guess anybody who came about in the last decade-ish and is still semi/relevant?
     
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  12. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    Jun 26, 2020
    Ka
    Big KRIT
    Isaiah Rashad
     
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  13. KMurda
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    Jun 27, 2020
    Kendrick
     
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    Jul 9, 2020
    If we're talking about rappers who blew up in the 2010's, it's Kendrick Lamar, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, Token, AFRO, Ab Soul, Jay Rock, Jay Electronica and Ka.
    New school rappers today usually focus more on hooks, melodies, and vibes than technical lyricism as a whole though.
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Jul 9, 2020
    Gonna give 21 Savage a nod.
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

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    Kodak Black
     
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    hargydon No investigation, no right to speak

    Jul 10, 2020
    Saba, YBN Cordae, Rapsody,
     
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    dkdnfbdjdkdddjdjfvcgfl

    Jul 10, 2020
    pretty sure we can all agree Carti is the only correct answer
     
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    Sav Stanfield

    Jul 11, 2020
    this the only correct answer
     
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