Real Poetry: 11 Deepest Lyrics in Soul Music

October 13th, 2010 - By Khadija Allen

Calling all poetry readers, listeners, and writers…have you ever heard a poem so deep that it gave you chills? Hasn’t the spoken art cut directly into your soul? Weren’t you impacted by its portrayal of love, happiness, and desperation? Music reverberates every emotion there is – even the frustration of putting pen to paper.

We love poets so much that we’ve decided to showcase lyrical geniuses who changed the poetry circuit for good!

Check them out:

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  • miamac

    poetry and lyrical perfection is subjective so I can't say nothing negative about any of the artist's stuff. i encourage people to write if nothing more to free themselves from themselves

  • royaltee

    this was wack and the Kanye west line at the end really?????? do better I'm insulted I read this ish!!!

  • WYLD STYLZ

    I am amazed at what our generation calls poetry these days. My prayer is that the art of spoken word, outlives its deception!

  • Titan

    WTF???? No Dwele???? Seriously?????

  • Candice

    Lol… most of these were just def poetry jam snippets… I was kinda hoping for actual poetic lyrics vs. poems

  • Telly

    One of the most greatest verses ever:

    I know obsession is a sin

    But I feel you underneath my skin

    Are you the prize that I'll never win

    Because you haunt me like a thousand violins – Carl Thomas My Valentine

  • WTF EVER

    What about Nas…

  • http://heardhimsay.com Drew-Shane

    Call me basic but I think Jasmine Sullivan could have made the list too-

    "why do we love love, when love seems to hate us…"

  • http://www.4mysoul.blogspot.com 404 soul

    Wait a minute kanye!!!! But no andre 3000 or Big Rube!!!!! Travesty!!!!

  • Yea

    You just copied all the artists from Def Jam Poetry.

    wack

  • MonieLuv88

    Nice list but Andre 3000 on his second verse for the song "Aquemini" should be on here.

    Another good one is Cee-Lo's verse on "Liberation".

  • reka_ baby

    I like this list. I'm sooo happy yall included "Ain't A Ceiling" by my girl Jill Scott. I sing that every chance I get. Its so moving.

    but where's Dwele????