Introduction
So a lot of people have been given the title of GOAT greatest of all time, a bit confusing, since there can only be one "greatest". However, most of these GOATs have been chosen for being amazing in a specific field of rap. I'll be making posts each concentrating on one category at time.
- Lyricism
- Story telling
- Content
- Longevity
Lyricism
Now when I refer to Lyricism, it's everything that includes word play, flow, etc... It's than your words rhyming at the end of each line. It's the use of metaphors and similes, and 3 to 5 syllable rhymes at a time. To just go from
My lean cost more than your rent
Your mom still live in a tent
-Lil Pump Gucci Gang
to
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us, no heat, wonder why christmas missed us. Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip shampagne when we thirstay
-Notorious B.I.G Juicy
Now these aren't prime examples but they're just 2 I thought of off the top of my head.
So in this category, those who take the cake would be :
- Notorious B.I.G
- Nas
- Eminem
- Method Man
- Big L
But the best of them all is Eminem. Here's why : He's always consistent with amazing lyricism, while the other contestants are also exceptional. They are not consistently on Shady's level. He ALWAYS delivers, even if the other categories of the song may fall through at times, HE is NEVER lacking lyrically.
Here are some samples
Fe-fi-fo-fum, I think I smell the scent of a placenta
I enter Central Park, it’s dark; it’s Winter in December
I see my target, put my car in park and approach a tender
Young girl by the name of Brenda and I pretend to befriend her
-Eminem Stay Wide Awake
the famous :
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There’s vomit on his sweater already: mom’s spaghetti
He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth but the words won’t come out
He’s choking, how? Everybody’s joking now
The clock’s run out, time’s up, over – blaow!
-Eminem Lose Yourself
They call me Superman, leap tall hoes in a single bound, I’m single now
Got no ring on this finger now, I’d never let another chick bring me down
In a relationship, save it bitch, babysit, you make me sick
Superman ain’t savin' shit, girl you can jump on Shady’s dick
Straight from the hip, cut to the chase, I tell a mothafuckin' slut to her face
Play no games, say no names, ever since I broke up with what’s-her-face
-Eminem Superman