Emcees with substance and/or real talent

Post your favorite "smart" hip-hop or just peeps with really good flow.

Invincible

Aesop Rock

Sage Francis

Blackalicious

Busdriver

Cannibal Ox

Weerd Science

MF Doom

Kool Keith

killah priest, eyedea, aceyalone

It was better in 92. CL Smooth, Tribe, De La, Masta Ace

Jeru

Edan

Jehst

Pharoahe Monch

Buck 65

Evidence

Rakaa

Roc Marciano

Vado

MC Paul Barman is an under-appreciated favorite of mine.

  On 8/14/2010 at 9:26 PM, wahrk said:

Post your favorite "smart" hip-hop or just peeps with really good flow.

Aesop Rock

Blackalicious

Busdriver

+1

Kanye West

haters gonna hate, but m-e-t-h-o-d man.

No love for Black Thought of the Roots? He's been going strong since the early 90s and is still one of the best imo.

Some good ones mentioned already, I'll rep for the D and mention Guilty Simpson.

  On 8/15/2010 at 4:37 AM, The Green Kingdom said:

No love for Black Thought of the Roots? He's been going strong since the early 90s and is still one of the best imo.

 

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Was just listening to his verse on dilated peoples Hardhitters, he destroys that track

Hit man for hire pull a hot pick from shelf and spark

The pioneer to represent illadelph is thought

I got these weak niggas pullin theyselves apart

Y’all know the tone the one that hold the throne

That radiate your dome like a motorola phone

Black Thought

Mos Def

Talib Kweli

Mr Lif

Method Man

RZA

GZA

Ghostface

Doseone

I really like J Dilla's rapping but he wasn't technically 'great'.

And B Real of Cypress is technically fantastic and flows like all shit but his content is negligable.

Kool Kieth, Aesop Rock, and Del Tha Funky Homosapian.

R.A. The Rugged Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGZsGX3B_BY&feature=fvst

Best Flow by a white Rapper. Ever. Period.

MC Skibadee

  On 8/15/2010 at 5:40 PM, dese manz hatin said:

MC Skibadee

good call! he recycles his shit but he's still about as good as drum and bass mcs go. someone youtubed a chunk of a mix i used to rock out back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C1D7YQS5o0

No love for Lord Quas*?

Definitely one of the most original around, even if his flow isn't always the freshest.

others not already mentioned:

Common

Nas

OutKast (both Big Boi and Andre3000)

Jay-Z has great flow, but raps about nothing at all.

Murs, at least for 3:16...his other stuff is kind of hit and miss

*yes I know, he's madlib

  On 8/15/2010 at 3:42 AM, kaini said:

haters gonna hate, but m-e-t-h-o-d man.

on flow alone, i think he's the best rapper of the wu (not my fav though)!

  On 8/15/2010 at 5:15 PM, no carrier said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdFYL3jTIcE

my favorite mc from living legends. he's one of my favorite mcs period!

others:

mos def

outkast (both of them)

ludacris (i mostly like the way he pronounces stuff)

doom

pharoah monch

rakim

the madlib/lord quas combos he does on some tracks

doom

cee lo

keak da sneak

q-tip

field mob

del

i'm sure there are many many many that i didn't mention

*edit lol i said doom twice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB89WJn1Qpk

this is all you need to know.

  On 8/15/2010 at 10:05 PM, bubbhasdance said:

this is all you need to know.

echoes for Edan and DOOM

fucking amateurs!

(proud member of my vinyl collection)

my favorite living legends material is definitely grouch & eligh's no more greener grasses. their other albums are hit or miss but that one is pretty much all amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25MuVLAVWFU&feature=related

also, opinions on them seem mixed around here, but i think anti-pop consortium are incredible. especially sayyid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0T021U1U7A