Mine aren't in any particular order, okay?<u>Main Stream</u>Slim Shady (not Eminem!): His glory days are over, but when he was still bring controversy to everything, the man was great. I think he sucks now, though. Terrible standard for lyricism on his part. The Slim Shady persona was better than the Eminem one.KRS-One: He may be in his late-30's, early-40's, but this man can still rap!Jadakiss: Sick as hell!Jay-Z: Jay is getting older, but his rhymes have never changed. He always delivers great rhymes. I love that about him. He is the MJ of rap, except that it's cool for MJ to return every few years.Canibus: He fell off, but when he was around, 'Bus always delivered great rhymes. It did get annoying that all he rapped about was intergalactic sh*t.. He rapped about the moon... :HAHAHA:Rakim: Great lyricist. Rakim always gave you something worth listening to.Big Pun (RIP): A top 5 best lyricist of all time.Big Daddy Kane: Best lyricist of all time!Styles P: Another sick as rapper out of D-Block.Nas: By far, one of the top lyricists around. Always spits sh*t that makes you think for a second.Underground:Anyone out of Jedi Mind Tricks: No comment. They're just beyond talented.Benefit: Ever heard of him? He's some white guy who rhymes like a genius.Royce the 5'9": Hasn't changed his style since his "Eminem-days". That's respectable.Immortal Technique: Good lyricist, who doesn't just scratch the surface of certain topics.. He slashes the goddam surface!Stimuli: May not deliver punchline after punchline in every single bar, but is still a good underground artist.Papoose: He's turning mainstream, but it's okay. "Alphabetical Slaughter", though it didn't make any sense nor had a purpose, will always be considered a terrific underground joint.J.R Rider: A very good freestyle rapper. Makes the underground seem above the surface.Jin the MC: His mainstream career sucked. He's a good rap battle cat. May be overhyped by many Asians, but you can't really blame them, I guess.Joe Buddens: No success in mainstream, but great lyricist in his underground mixtapes. Very, very good lyricist.Emcee Bullet: I'm sicker than cancer! I'm your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.Note: This may not be my official list. I know I'm missing some great artists in each category, but whatever.An honorable mention for mainstream is Ludacris.