Biggie's writing is amazing..he writes zesty little quips that can only be called poetry.

But Pac is talking about LIFE, and not just thug LIFE. Yes, a LOT of his writing is simply meant to give the testament of the plight of the black man - which he does brilliantly.

But a lot of those lyrics dealing w/ the plight of black ppl have dual-meaning. In the line--they FOUGHT like they your homies but they phony mother fuckers-- FOUGHT, is not necessarily meant to be taken literally, of course. ANYONE from ANY walk of life can relate to that line.


Anywho..as far as sheer rapping is concerned..It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie
Andre from Outkast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me(Eminem).