i think that nas is the most lyrical mc out there with songs such as the world is mine and N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and The Master), Project Roast nd Fried Chicken. I never notice a rapper about their swag but if i had to say it would be Soulja Boy now dont get me wrong but think about it he has his own clothing company & S.O.D is basically a household name The hardest/rawest voices i have heard is RedMan and Method Man they compliment each other especially on their Blackout and Blackout 2 albums...Method Man has his wu tang flow but since it has matured into a calmer Meth it got rawer than ever while Redman not only matches it but sometimes go beyond it I gotta say every artist that has made it has to get where their at but ppl like kanye west n his song Spaceships where he says "Doing five beats a day for three summers" or e-40 with songs like seasoned; "my son has a birthday but i cant buy a cake" or zoom; "i never had lobster in my life, or terayki stakes, just sardine spam and cornflakes" etc. it goes on as for the most talented states a have 2 go with Georgia i mean thnik about people such as Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, The-Dream, Ludacris, Ciara, Lil Scrappy, or Lil John or T.I are mostly being played on radios so ATL keep doin they thang the South is taking over

I haven't heard any I was impressed with since the early 90s - the end of the era when rap was a political statement or just good clean fun. Now it's all violence and the propagation of a lifestyle that doesn't exist.

Convert to atheism denounce god pronounce religion dead Faith in nothing trace my wrists with razors I refuse to wait for the blazes to erase my spirit Death - faced with it - run to it, not from it Swallow all the pills in the medicine cabinet Chase it with a bottle of 151, hug mommy Head outside to smash windows and trash my hotel lobby Break the grip off the time at last I find a kit to hem up Wish I'd done more sinnin Get a strap on run up in some women Lay in the middle of a highway wait for pain to hit me Steal all I can with people lootin screamin come and get me Find the nearest pawn shop biggest gun crowded street Blow my brains to hell and gone - and let the devil come for me Jean Grae from Mr.Lif - Post Mortem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uE5yH8crgg) Mr.Lif and Non-Phixion are two of my favorite sources of real and raw lyrics.