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Who's the best emcees?

Ain't no best

Who's the best who's the best

Ain't no best

Who's the best emcees?

Ain't no best

top 5 dead or alive

Ain't no best


It started out with the legendary Kool Herc one of

the greats in 1980 Kurtis Blow hit us with The Breaks

from then it was on

two years later Melle Mel dropped the Message

round the same time I was born

grandmaster caz cold crushin it was evident

Rakim campaignin Eric B For President

straight out the Bronx came the one known as Kris

Boogie Down Productions rappers gettin dissed

Kane held the throne the streets knew it was his

ever since they heard him just rhymin with Biz

Slick Rick took us on Adventures with his bling

Kool Moe Dee told us that Knowledge Is King

meanwhile LL was rockin the bells

Chuck D and Ice T told the cops go to hell

G Rap was Kool RUN was the sire

Sucker MC's I never admire


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10th grade I became a hiphop addict ass backwards

copped It Was Written and then Illmatic

some say Ready To Die was Biggie's best

but then again theres always Life After Death

way before Dame and Jay changed views and split

on the real 22 2's was my shit

just when you thought PAC only brought drama

he had joints like Keep Ya Head Up and Dear Mama

Pun did it his way just like Carlito

Big L murdered it on Stretch and Bobbito

my man B put me on to Havoc and P

Infamous will forever be a classic to me

ODBs soul has just entered the buildin

Puffy is good but Wu Tang is for the children

Scarface ya mind playin tricks just illusions

Pharoah Monch out to Organize the confusion

tryin to figure out this fly chick I discovered

at the same time Common said He Used to Love Her

Buckshot with his Camp Click laced up in boots

big up to Black Thought never forgot his Roots

keep some Dirty Rotten Scoundrel in my stereo

cant forget Bustas verse on Scenario

Keith Murray was a lyrical assassin

when Reggie grabbed the mic it was time for some aksion

party anthems Treach rocked without rehearsal

the Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Blackstar better yet Kweli and Mos

the in and out flow belongs to Jada and the Ghost

before every X verse you hear the dogs bark

OutKast changed the game ask Rosa Parks


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mic skills ain't got nothin to do with ya gender

Clef 's ill but L Boogie was my favorite member

out the Fugees the tightest to drop

Latifahs the Queen other chicks are Lyte as rock

before NWA's family feud

who kicked that gangsta shit like Eazy E and Cube

but still true lyricists smashin the cuts

up verbally like Ras Kass and Kurupt

e-40 Mac Dre holdin down the bay

still doin the thizz even though he passed away

rest in peace it ain't about west or east

coast beef the media can be a beast

overnight acts just wanna top the charts

no intentions to contribute to the art

I absolutely refuse to let it fall apart

The Emcee is crafty we here to make our mark

they wanna know


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