Tyga has weighed in with his choices for the “Best Rappers Of All Time” — according to him, Lil Wayne and Eminem are at the top of his list.
Earlier this year, Billboard and VIBE released a list of their Top 50 Rappers of All Time, causing a flurry of discussion. Since then, various people have weighed in on who they consider to be the best.
On Thursday (March 23), Tyga decided to jump in on the conversation via Twitter with some of his picks. For the former Young Money rapper, there were only two clear choices: his former label founder, Lil Wayne, and Eminem.
Per Billboard and VIBE‘s list, the Detroit native landed at the No.5 spot, whereas Weezy found himself following not too far behind at No.7.
Tyga said he put the rappers at the top of his list because of their “lyrical word play, delivery, and flow,” among other things
“Lil Wayne & Eminem are the best rappers of all time! Lyrical word play , delivery, flow, pockets, originality , raw, intentional , clarity, generational influence,” he wrote.
Several days later, in a series of follow-up tweets he made on Wednesday (March 29), he also acknowledged his former Young Money partner in rhyme, Nicki Minaj. Tyga highlighted the Pinkprint rapper’s “word play, punchlines, creativity” and more.
“Nicki is the best female rapper of all time no one comes close! World play , punchlines , delivery, pockets , beat selection, creativity. Inflictions,” he tweeted.
The California native even shouted out Doja Cat, who he said was a “really good rapper too.”
This isn’t the first time Weezy and Em’s names have come up in this conversation. Most recently, Melle Mel sparked major debate after suggesting that Eminem’s ranking was inflated due to him being white.
During an interview with Art Of Dialogue earlier this month, Melle Mel, who was No. 48 on the aforementioned list, didn’t hold back about why felt the way he did about Em’s ranking.
“Obviously he’s a capable rapper,” he said. “If you was talking about sales, he’s sold more than everybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay he got a rhyme style. But he’s white. He’s white!”
He continued: “So now if Eminem was another n-gga like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list when a n-gga that could rhyme just as good as him is 35? That had records and all that? He’s 35. He’s white.”
In another segment of the same interview, the Hip Hop pioneer made it clear he doesn’t think Lil Wayne should regard himself among the best either. According to him, Weezy can’t take the top spot for one specific reason — autotune.
The OG rapper said Lil Wayne’s rap skills are questionable because people “don’t even know his real voice,” asking: “How could you know. How?”
He continued: “If his voice is on autotune, was something wrong with his voice for them to put the autotune on his voice? Or is it just something that they did in the studio to give it that rawness? But how could you know?”
Facts. Purely in terms of skills and impact.
Both rappers fell off and are boring af now. Far from GOAT status
#ShutYoDumbAssUp
Yeah, and Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant, Guns N Roses, and Pink Floyd “fell off” too. They’re considered all time greats of Rock n roll for the great albums they gave us. Same goes for Em n Wayne. I can’t name an artist that didn’t have a prime, and was never able to recapture the magic. Even Nas. He can still write great verses and spit well, but he has a terrible ear for beats and sounds. Em sounds like ear rape these days, JayZ is boring, Wayne sucks, that’s what happens. Nobody will ever be able to tell me Doggystyle isn’t a top 50 hiphop album, mainstream at least, yet I’d never put snoop in the top 200 rappers.
Eminem was a four-year MTV fad who latched onto Rihanna in 2010 to keep his career going. His earlier albums are unlistenable, too, and you could see that at the Grammy’s. People were sitting there like “What were we thinking,” when he played Lose Yourself. The only person left listening to that are a couple of celebrities who need a quick headline or a Planet Fitness mom. The lyrics are actually ridiculous. Baby mama drama.
Case in point: I’ve heard 2 Eminem songs on the radio in the last 20 years. None of them are played on classic rotations and none of them are listenable. Even his early trash was trash, but Dre did a nice job of ghostwriting his career and making a mint off him. Eminem got the fame. Dre got all his money.
If Dre got all of Ems money, how come Ems posted networth is $230 million. And Dr Dre was worth about the same before Beats By Dre took off? I don’t enjoy Ems music. Buy I’d say 20 years ago, in 2003, and up until about 2007, Eminem had tons of music getting regular radio play.
Yea right. My boy Tekashi 6ix9ine is the Goat! He speaks the truth!! Tekashi all day booooooy !!!!!!
69 is a god
No doubt! He’s the Goat ! I love him
On what planet?
Uranus , bitch
Both of em don’t sound like a nas in 2023
Boring ?
You’re correct. They both sell waaaaaay more albums than Nas
That’s because they’re sexier than Nas, and we all know the only people who buy music are lonely white girls idolizing a man or lonely white boys trying to lure those lonely white girl’s home.
Both of them make mating calls for the lonely.
Laughable! Eminem raps well but I’ve heard better. Lil Wayne is a Lil overrated. Most rappers today can’t rap a Christmas presents.
Wu Tang Is Forever!
Nobody’s asking a man who makes music for strippers and lonely housewives who think they the greatest “hip-hop” artists are.
Lil Wayne and Eminem are pop stars, ultimate entertainers, mega stars. But their music’s impact extends only to the end of a middle-aged woman’s Planet Fitness treadmill or an angry teenager’s 2000 boombox.
Please learn the difference between pop rap and good rap.