As far as rock goes, i think it's just too damn hard to tell. As far as hip hop goes, i'd agree with Del, or maybe even Charli 2Na (I'm bound to have spelt that wrong).

The one an only,legendary Tupac Shakur!

foahchon Wrote: Bob Dylan, hands down.To that other guy: you learn to tell the difference between opinion and fact in elementary school, people shouldn't have to specify what's opinion in most cases, at least not this one.

now you know what ur talking about. bob dylan IS in the top 5 greatest lyricist. jerry garcia and mccartney and lennon worte great songs too. del funk is pretty good although i dont really like his song s except you gotta wash your ass or else you'll be funky. george harrison wrote good songs to and so did clapton. UREIKO is right by chaneing the title of thread because its all about opinon. but its is a fact that bob dylan is one of the greatest lyricist. damnit ho i want to got to his concert at cooperstown!

John Lennon or Mick Jagger.

i luv hip-hop...these are my picks

tupac

biggie

rakim

big L

big pun

nas

jay-z

jadakiss

T.I. (listen to his whole album, Trap Muzik)

Lloyd Banks

scarface

shyne

and...Immortal Technique

TECH N9NE! if you havent listened to him before...give em a try. tha boy got skills, i can tell you that much

tupac and Twister