Leave it to the last two Hottest MCs winner, Eminem and Jay-Z, to lament the lost art of lyricism in hip-hop.

The two top-notch rappers -- along with Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Stat Quo and Cashis -- spit about catchy choruses and gimmicks taking over the game on "Syllables." The track is a buried studio gem from old recording sessions that made its way online on Tuesday night.

"If we got to dumb down our style and A-B-C it, then so be it," Em raps over slow piano stabs. "'Cause nowadays, these kids, geez/ Don't give a sh-- about lyrics, all they want to hear is a beat and that's it/ Long as they can go to the club and get blitz, pick up some chicks and get some digits.

"We don't know a word to the verse, we only know the chorus," he adds later. "'Cause the chorus repeats the same four words for us."

It's unclear when the song was recorded, although Cashis confirmed that the number was dated via a Twitter post.

"I recorded it a while ago but it just came out today," wrote the rapper. "Timing is everything." The tune likely dates back to when Cashis was a newcomer on Shady Records (Stat Quo, an upstart Aftermath signee at the time, has since left the label).

Meanwhile, a track called "Topless" featuring Eminem and Nas also hit the Net on Tuesday night. A previous version of the song with [article id="1605356"]Nas and T.I.[/article] has been circulating online for some time.

Em and Tip both rap in cadences similar to Dr. Dre, a sign that their vocals are references for the producer.