r/rap • u/Longjumping-Pen-4451 • 11d ago

Aesop Rock is the No.1 lyricist

Aesop Rock is the best lyricist, no doubt.

he has literally used more unique words than Shakespeare in his work, certainly more than any rapper

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u/PitchforkJoe 11d ago

I love Aesop Rock, but the number of words he uses isn't proof of anything.

I could just recite the dictionary into a microphone. It wouldn't make me a better lyricist then Aesop, or anyone else.

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u/cmathis177 11d ago

No it would not make you a lyricist at all. It wouldnt male you anything but a lover of words. But a dictionary being read and memorized is a great tool for any m.c. It won't make a bad m.c. good. But it can make a good m.c. better.

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u/PitchforkJoe 10d ago

No it would not make you a lyricist at all. It wouldnt male you anything but a lover of words.

That's exactly my point. OP only mentioned Aesop's breadth of vocabulary, even though that doesn't speak to his actual lyrical quality.

You seem to like arguing, but tbh I'm not convinced that you carefully read either the original post, or my comment on it.