2. earl sweatshirt
when young thebe first returned from samoa and dropped that verse on “oldie” had me like
plus, he said ‘thick like the knicks roster’ and ‘doobies full of euphemism’ and all kindsa flames sh*t on this joint “whoa.” on lyrical dexterity alone, he gives kendrick’s eminem impersonation a definite challenge and makes more seamless transitions into it…almost casually. there’s a reason a legendary poet got a nut and this young’un blessed the rap world.