obviously, jay is the overall GOAT. but no one was *better* than biggie. i get why people argue about his longevity or whatever, but listen to some if the stanzas from "long kiss" and think about the fact it came out 15 years ago. it's not just the vivid lyrics, it's the cadence and intonation. shit could have come out yesterday.

short change niggas
snort 'caine niggas
extortion came quicker
bought the range, nigga

blood rushin'
concussion
ain't nothing
catch cases
come out frontin'
smoking something

bleedin' lovely
with your spirit above me
or beneath me
ya whole life ya live sneaky
now you rest eternally sleepy
you burn when you creep me
rest where the worms and the weak be
my nine flies, baptize rap guys
with the holy ghost
i put holes in most
you hold your toast shaky
slip and try to break me
look what you made me do
brains blew
my team in the marine blue
six coupe
skeeted out
weeded out
clean it out
the block for distances
giving long kisses, bitch