The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop

Number of Unique words used within artist’s first 35,000 lyrics.

Wu-Tang Clan at #2, #6, #7, #9, #20, and #23 is fucking impressive given that 10 members, with vastly different styles, are equally contributing lyrics. Add the fact that GZA, Ghostface, Raekwon, and Method Man's solo works are also in the top 20 – notably, GZA at #2. Perhaps their countless hours of studio time together (and RZA’s mentorship) exposed each rapper’s vocabulary to one another.