Just a note, those artists don't necessarily use all their vocabulary. Eminem for example clearly holds back on his vocabulary. Rap is as much an art as anything can be so there are all sorts of factors. Be careful what you might want to draw here other than curiousity.
Gibes regarding racism aside, some people seem more articulate due to the fact that they carry themselves differently during interviews.
Of course, many musicians will keep a persona going during interviews as well, so it's still not a very reliable metric.
The most extreme example I've seen was Marilyn Manson, but there are plenty of musicians who rap / sing about really inane stuff and then show that they're way smarter than the way they present themselves with their music.
there are plenty of musicians who rap / sing about really inane stuff and then show that they're way smarter than the way they present themselves with their music.
As mentioned in the article, Jay-Z even raps about doing just that.
