Never trust a rapper in a sweater-vest.

Common wasn’t above dissing Ice Cube on “The Bitch in Yoo” (“I heard a ho say you her favorite rapper/So I had to slap her”), but don’t be fooled—he’s also a self-righteous hippie. The principled rhymer’s earnest neo-soul thoughts touch on abortion (“Turning this woman’s womb into a tomb”), social injustice and his own vegetarianism.
Worst lyric: “I’m your worst nightmare squared/That’s double for niggas who ain’t mathematically aware” (“Making a Name for Ourselves”)

Though initially revered as one of the first MCs to wield political messages, the hip-hop pioneer’s raps devolved quickly from shrewd antigovernment observations to crackpot tirades and bizarre diatribes against the FDA and the IRS (“In this particular system everyone’s a slave/Racist is how they want us to behave” from “Who Are the Pimps?”). “Rap needed a teacher, so I became it,” he boasted—but soon found few students willing to show up to class.
Worst lyric: “See, cows live under fear and stress/Trying to think what’s gonna happen next/Fear and stress can become a part of you/In your cells and blood, this is true” (“Beef”)

Okay. Common is 36



KRS-ONE is 25


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This list is a total joke. There are actually several people in there who have written some fantastic lyrics including the guy they've named the all time worst. Madonna is a far, far worse lyricist than any of them and yet she's completely absent. What a joke.

midnightmover said:

That's odd in another thread it was stated Madonna didn't write her lyrics or come up with her hooks or melodies so why should she be included?

WOW.
i'm utterly SHOCKED that Lenny Kravitz didn't make this list at all?????
I mean i love me some Lenny, but it certainly ain't for his lyrical skills....

Tuls101 said:

Please show me exactly when and where this was stated. Once again you are misrepresenting people's arguments. Let me rephrase that. Once again you are flat out lying.

midnightmover said:

It was stated several times in that other thread that Madonna has little to do with the creation of her music. I'm not sure if it was you or someone else who said it but someone said that "co writing/production credits mean nothing to them" I would assume because a "co writer" actually didn't do much. So the implication would be that because she is often times a co writer that she doesn't have much to do with the creation of her music. Did you know 1+1=2 should I provide some complex formula as to how I came up with that answer? Common sense is a gift.

ButterscotchPimp said:

Lenny has one of my favorite horrible lyrics

"We'll live each day in peace and hope that we will someday reach the rest of the world when they are ready to be teached!!"

Tuls101 said:

Firstly, you know darn well it wasn't me who said that so quit playing dumb. Secondly, that person was referring to Madonna's '80s songs. Her hideous lyrics mostly date from the '90s and '00s. Since this is a thread devoted to lyrics I'll gladly furnish you with some examples if you need convincing of that fact.

I'm glad they came for Common's wack ass. FINALLY.

I'm tired of clowns like him.

Dance said:

LOL...I'm being dead ass serious...What music artists DO you like??

I'm glad they came for Common's wack ass. FINALLY.

Dance said:

Yes, the True Arbiter of All Things Hip-Hop, Blender, pulled his card.


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Dance said:

Yes, the True Arbiter of All Things Hip-Hop, Blender, pulled his card.


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namepeace said:

I hear Rolling Stone placed Kurt Cobain higher on the list of Greatest Rappers of all Time

This list is a total joke. There are actually several people in there who have written some fantastic lyrics including the guy they've named the all time worst. Madonna is a far, far worse lyricist than any of them and yet she's completely absent. What a joke.

midnightmover said:

Don't take it so seriously. It's a conversation piece meant to make you angry about the artists you don't think should be on the list, and make you laugh at the ones you agree with.

There's no subjective way to measure best or worst lyricists. Several artists that I like are on the list and I'm not the least bit pissed about it.

Do you think Sting with his millions upon million of dollars and record sales remotely gives a fuck what Blender magazine has to say?
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Blender was obviously just trying to be controversial with this list. They pic well known, well respected song writers who have written a couple of shockers and put them in the list. They just wanted to stir things up.