a good match would be:
X Raided- x raided grew a lot lyricly and i cant wait to hear some of his new material.
Nas- those of you who aint feeling'em. sit down and listen to his albums. illmatic, it was written, stillmatic, the lost tapes...and so on. listen to the lyrics. dont hate just because he signed with murder inc.
Yukmouth- listen to Top Thug of his new comp United Ghettos. ITs fire.
Kurupt- sometimes that boy can come tight, but he's been kind of lazy lately.
Jay Z, wont come close. Listen to Renegade , its a Jay Z song featuring eminem. and i quote nas on this one "eminem murdered you on your own shit"
2pac- I think lyricly pac wont come close. Most of his rhymes were very simple. Its his ambition, and what he rapped about and how much soul he put into it that made him who he was. But lyricly, pac wasnt that strong.
I have heard of Blackalicious. The song where he raps all the words by alphabatical order. Its a trip. He got skills....
I have yet to hear more material from such groups as Living Legends, Jurassic Five, and so on....Mr. Grouch, Eligh....
Damn....we need more lyricists in this game, this rap shit is getting really dull with mutha fuckas like camron and ja rule and so many others.