While being interviewed by Charlie Rose again on Friday, Jay-Z was asked be someone in the audience who his top 5, dead or alive was (including himself of course). No cameras are allowed at the taping, but YN captured the footage that you can view at Rap Radar.
“I guess I would choose Big because of his ability to tell stories, to be humorous, to be dead serious. He just had it all, and the voice alone,” Jay said of his friend. “I choose Pac because his fire would overcome his…what he doesn’t have in technical skills would be overcome by passion. If you listen to that Tunnel verse with Big, he’s saying “MC Hammer and the .357…women,” Jay said, reciting a clean version of Big’s bars, before continuing on about 2Pac. “Then you hear how he comes on, he just screams on the track. His passion could put a lot of guys to sleep.”
Mr. Carter then moved past his contemporaries and onto the legends he came up listening to. “I guess uh, Kool G. Rap,” he said of the man he once compared himself to on The Black Album. “I would uh, yeah KRS-One. I need more emcees, I gotta get Eminem and Nas in you know? Them as well. But those five, then we’ll switch’em up.”
not surpised on the list
2-pac, biggie, nas, jay-z, lilwayne,
Undray you fag. Lil Wayne top 5. WTF? You must have been born in 99 or osmething nigga. Wayne put out a shitload of music but 95% of it is fucking trash. Nigga sound like he need to spit the marbles out his mouth.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If he includes himself, he put 7 people in his “Top 5”. Either he don’t know how to count, or whoever wrote this article is a dumbass.
THE PERS0N THAT WR0TE THIS ARTICLE IS A DUMB ASS, I SEEN THE VIDE0 0F THIS..IT WAS HIS TOP 5 EXCLUDING HIMSELF AND HE C0ULDNT DECIDE 0N EM OR NAS S0 HE SAID HE SWITCHES THEM UP…
Did hov forget how to count…
Pac
Big
Nas
Jay
Big L
Kool G Rap
Eminem
KRS One
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
*no particular order
Pretty damn good list in terms of lyricists and legends although I would probably replace Chuck D for KRS-One and Black Thought/Pharoahe Monch for Big Daddy Kane…very tough call though…top 10 is damn near impossible…I love dudes like Crooked I, Elzhi, Diabolic, Louis Logic, One Be Lo, but they just don’t enough classic albums to make the top 10…Masta Ace, Kweli, Mos, Common, Juice, Percee-P, all your top 10, i mean i could literally go on for days
Eminem
MF DOOM
Nas
MosDef
LL Cool J
KrsOne
Gza
Slick Rick
TalibKweli
Black Thought
cant leave out:
JayZ
PharoaheMonch
LarynHIll
Common
RoyceDa59
Rakim
RaTheRuggedMan
and the the group leaders i forget like laryn hill
RevRun
MikeD
ChuckD
IllBill
MethodMan
fact is theres been alot of super Mcs over the past 30 years of hip hop. shame most of them dont make the big time but we like it thatway really its our dirty little secret
You list some super dope emcees, no doubt (especially Em in his 96/97-02/03, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, Black Thought, Kweli, Jay 96-03, GZA, Common, Rakim, Chuck D, Mos Def especially on Blackstarr/Black on Both Sides, Royce, RA the Rugged Man, ILL Bill, KRS-One (legend in late 80’s early 90’s and amazing enegry live), Method Man…
BUT your list is basically VOID w/out mentioning someone who should be in EVERYONE’S top 10-15 emcees (in my top 5-7) and that’s KOOL G RAP!!!! He along w/ Rakim/BDK basically invented using multis and he did it throughtout the verse in rapid fire deliver (along w/ bdk) before anyone and TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER is still killing features. He’s influenced EVERY dope emcee ever (Em, Jay, Nas, BIG, Pun, Big L, 2pac, EVERY dope underground dude like diabolic, elzhi, crooked i, one be lo, louis logic, aotp, etc).
Plus how do you leave out BIG PUN/BIG L!?!?
If the list is of TECHNICALLY AMAZINGLY DOPE LYRICISTS i feel like KGR/pun/big l have to be in your top 10-15
Just because Kool G was one of the first doesn’t mean he is the best. I don’t understand why people feel the need to put people like Kool G, Krs-1(actually, krs one deserves to be up there) just because they were one of the first.
KRS is wack
i didn’t think he wud mention nas, gud to hear-thot he wud put pac, biggy and none of his contemporaries because their still his competition..
i’m shocked he didn’t put the god in that list, take out krs and put in rakim.
Uhh Blueprint, KRS-1 Originator a.k.a tha “Teacher”, must of been born in tha ninties.
And nobody s mentioning Andre 3K. What is wrong with people nowadays ?
but uhh, to each his own I guess.
Peace.
My Top 5 would go like
1. Rakim
2. The Notorious B.I.G.
3. Nas or 2Pac
4. Eminem
5. Jay-Z
But many honorable mentions include
Mos Def, Sean Price, Elzhi, MF Doom, GZA, Scarface, Bun B, Lord Finesse, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, Big L, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah, Jadakiss, Black Thought, Kanye West, Andre 3000, Lupe Fiasco, Canibus, Chino XL, Pharoahe Monch, Brother Ali & Big Daddy Kane
Just lost all respect for this cat Jay, anyone with 2pac in their little top 5 or 10 list is dead wrong – nigga was a fukin over-hyped ball of emotions LOL at you chumps!
my top 5
1.Rakim
2.Krs-One
3.2pac
4.Biggie
5.Busta Ryhmes (tie) Nas
EVERYBODY SHUT UP!!! TOP 5 are as follows:
1. eminem
2. 2pac
3. Nas
4. Big L
5. Jay-z
NOW SHUT UP!!!! anyone that mentions:Krs-One, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J CAN EAT 17 DICKS!!!!!!!!
SO SHUT UP! your opinion doesnt matter, your BROKE! nobody likes you!
how can you not name biggie you fucking moron. Basicall i am saying your list sucks and your a broke nigga using the computer at the library to go on this shit
UR LIST IS OFF BY ONE! RAKIM DID IT BIG ON THE TRACK!
Chamillionaire should be on that list he goes hard & is underrated
bitch u better be kidding….ur mom deserves to get dick slapped for dat comment
OMG! YOU ARE A FAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i agree with NUCCA! i’ll be the one to do it too. *SLAP*
NUCCA YOU THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO BE SLAPPED CHAMILLIONARE IS VERY UNDERRATED DICKHEAD
Chamillionaire blows, just like your momma.
CHAMILLIONAIRE IS THE BEST END OF STORY YOU FUCKIN CUNT
1.Nas
2.Eminem
3.2pac
4.big pun
5.Notorious B.I.G.
SHUT UP! FAG! YOUR MOMS IS A HO!
Where’s Big L? Jay-Z just keep giving a fuck in his old friend, who got him into the game! Fuck Jay-z for real
Big L didn’t bring Jay into the game. They were cool, and rumor has it that L was considerin signing to Rocafella around the time that they did the Bobbito and Stretch freestyle. Hinted at by Jay when he said “L’s on the Road to Riches”…
He just gave a 5 names list because he had to , If it was a 10 names list . He would talk about Big L , Weezy , Kanye or other people ,Some the choice can’t leave you the choices , so don’t go hard at this nigga !!
peace
Big L didn’t got Jay-Z in to the game. That was Jaz-O and after that Original Flavor.
ARE WE REALLY GOING TO DO LIST THING AGAIN TODAY?
Big L
Eminem
Big Pun
Black Thought
GZA the genius
Percee P
Talib Kweli
Rakim
Raekwon
Nas
Doom
Mos Def
Jay-Z
AZ
Common
probably left out a lot of worthy MCs but this is a general list
good list
Percee P? Really?
Tell me this- why is it, that every time an artist names his top 5 (or 10 for that matter), people/the readers always have to come up with there own list? IT IS AN ALWAYS WILL BE A MATTER OF OPINION (god damn it) – and this is Jay´s, now respect it!
Your entitled to yours, but why the fuck does everybody has to diss everybody else for there choices of MC´s…? It´s not a personal attack on you, just because somebody dosen´t agree with you an yours…
The same goes for reviews, especially on the site (i really dig Hip Hop DX- i´m a a dickrider for saying´that, huh?). The reviewer sees it from his/hers perspective, so please respect that, or come constructive with it (or get the fuck outta here), instead of that childish “fuck your mother, suck a dick talk” shit- how old are you anyway…?!
And pleeeaase, do not put every album there hit the streets is in the category “album of the year”, wait till the end of the year…Nuff said!
true that, real talk.people get emotional if u don’t put their fav mc in ur list or if u have a different opinion.that shit is subjective, so don’t complain if people don’t think the same as u do cuz that’s dumb and childish
AMEN.
A mature logical comment. Thanks.
Too many STANS today, too many people that idolize and live through the MCs. You cant get mad at who someone likes as an MC. Every artist has some quality that attracts their fans to them. Your top five is a representation of you.
Obviously, Jay likes intelligent hardcore rhyming with Big, Pac, KRS-One, and KGR on his list. People must remember Jay-Z is 40+, so he grew up listening to MCs in the late 80’s/early 90’s, so if your 25 and under your list will not resemble his.
You can tell Jay is a hardcore rhymer with alot of Big in him. Big was able to be hardcore and be pop at the same time, cause Puff taught Big how to appeal to more than just the undergroung Hip Hop fan. Ask yourselves this question, If Puffy did not teach Big how to appeal to
the masses would there be a Jay-Z?
Plus hip hop standards have changed. Today the so called best MCs are based off sales not talent(even Jay-Z). His top 5 MCs came at a time in which sales didn’t matter the MCs mainly wanted to be heard and represent who they were at that time. Now hip hop is based solely off money no concern for self respect or the culture. In essence top 5 really dont make sense.
1.yeezy
2.weezy
3.jeezy
4.2paceezy
5.notorious B.I.G.eezy ahaha
tel7as teezy
Ok Ok Ok….No Disrespect To Anybody But BIGGIE Should Not Be In Top 5 Period…I Love Biggie But He Only Droped 2 Albums And Ready To Die Was Ok ( Just My Opinion )If That’s The Case Then Big Pun Should Be In The Top 5 Because He Was Better Than BIG..
1.Jay-Z
2.Nas
3.Scarface
4.Ice Cube
5.2Pac
6.Eminem
7.Ludacris ( Tied With Busta Rhymes )
8.The Notorious BIG
9.Mos Def
10.Big Pun
Now Before Everybody Start Talking Shit…
Why 2pac Wasn’t In Top 3 Because Somebody Said That Is Was OVER-HYPED And He Was..If You Really Know Your Rap 2Pac Is From The East And Started Out Rapping Like He Was From The East. Brenda Got A Baby ( Now Tell Me What West Coast Artist You Know Would Have Put Out That Song ) Also I Saw A Few Have Other Rapper Such Big Daddy Kane..I Din’t Grow Up On His Music Sorry…Same For Kool G Rap But I’m Listening To His Music As Of Now..But If I Had A Honorable Mention 10 This Is How It Would Go…
11.Redman
12.Az
13.GZA
14.Ghostface
15.Bun B
16.Common
17.Too Short
18.Joe Budden
19.Royce Da 5’9
20.Jadakiss
I Don’t Go By What A Rapper Do In The Mixtape Circuit So Sorry Big L But I’ve Heard He Was Great…
I like how you included Luda in there…..He is the feature killer, btw he outdid busta on all tracks they have been together, but I feel like he fell off as of past 2 years, just really bad. Word Of Mouf is a southern classic though
Please, nigga. Go ahead with that list.
Niggas with busta rhymes on their top 10 just voided their list. I never heard anyone walking around reciting his lines (cause dude is wack).
Official top 10 but it is revolving
Based of of Skills/Longevity/Quality/Originality
1.NaS(media won’t tell you this ever)
2.Jay-Z(overrated but still that good)
3.2Pac(he made passion a skill)
4.Rakim(classic bitches)
5.Eminem/Scarface/Ice Cube/B.I.G.(If Eminem drops another classic, he will surpass Rakim in my eyes. His last 3 albums are no where near his first 3.)
“Brenda Got A Baby ( Now Tell Me What West Coast Artist You Know Would Have Put Out That Song )”
to reply to that statement … you got him on your list … Ice Cube!
Oooooh Good One!
Fuck a list.
Pac, Biggie, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Big Pun, Masta Ace, Big L, Nas,Slic Rick, Jay z, AZ, Mos Def, Common…basicaly, that’s for the old school, there ‘s a lot of dope spitters from the new school, but like somebody said they don’t have enough classic albums to be on a top 10 list.Still, don’t forget Elzhi, Talib Kweli, J live, One be lo, and so on…
However that top 10 list shit is very subjective.Even though dudes like Pac, Big… will be in almost everybody’s top 10 list, the list can change for each listener.Like u relate more to one rapper because u had the same kind of life so u ll put him in your top 10 while others won’t..
real talk right there. big ups for giving masta ace, slick rick, J-live and one be Lo love… those cats are underrated but very very dope.
How do yall leave SCARFACE & DRE 3000 out of the top 3!!!! yall lil wayne listening fags are wack
i agree with you 100%. amen.
That’s 6.
weezy
tip
jay-z
yeezy
shady
alive only:
weezy
tip
jayz
yeezy
shady
for all the hate Ive thrown at him, Jay-Z’s Top 5…probably the MOST CORRECT LIST, Ive seen so far outta…everyone
only thing Id changed” Nas=Jadakiss, ’cause we need a REAL STREET REPPER On this. and “Joe Budden” – nobody spits like him, and NOBODY’s had as much hate (cept maybe Ja Rule) and he’s STILL here, dropping BOMBS
Nobody asked for anyones opinion. So stop posting your lists, because if one person is off in the readers opinion, then shit starts. Just let it go. Stop posting your lists. Everybody has their preference of emcee’s. Nobody really cares what you have to say. If you’re not famous, nobody gives a fuck. It’s how the world works.
ALIVE (and relevant)
1. NaS
2. Eminem
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Immortal Technique
5. Jay Z
DEAD
1. B.I.G.
2. Big L
3. Big Pun
4. Pac
5. Guru
Here is my preferential list:
1. Tupac Shakur
2. Nasir Jones
3. Ice Cube
4. Notorious BIG
5. Eminem
6. Kurupt
7. Eazy E
8. KRS One
9. DMX
10. The Game
As for top 5 producers:
1. Dr. Dre
2. Timbaland
3. Just Blaze
4. DJ Premier
5. Daz Dillinger
where is RAKIM, the GOD MC?
No order:
Nas
Em
BIG
Jay
Pac
order:
pac
em
big
nas
dre
jay
Just gonna leave this here….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RM6DM9EHTY&feature=related
Nas
AZ
Ice Cube
No order
qqqq
i respect his list, but the top 5 are hard to pick. but i don’t like the fact that he minimized pac’s mc’ing fashion. it’s better than that boss thug. but his list is pretty appropriate. besides eminem. but that’s just myself personal.
Finally someone else thinks Pac had weak ass skills, especially for an east coast MC, yeah he had passsion and aggresion but thats it
No skills!! That’s BS. Tupac music was poet, but you say it lack skills. I’m pretty sure you one of those guys that thinks Drake the best of all time.
What are you Talking about fam, Just Because 2pac’s Lyrics were not the most Complex, doesn’t mean his music wasn’t Great and Deep! Alot of 2pac’s Music had a Message, they even have a class in College about how deep his music was. Plus he Put out Singles that had a Message and Meaning unlike 99% of the rappers 2day! What are you talkin about!
Nigga, slap yoself. Pac had mad skills with substance in his music. I’m guessing since you think Pac ain’t got skills, Soulja boy does huh. Fuck outta here.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Order:
Jay-Z
Tupac
Lecrae
Biggie
Nas
the only non-commercial successful rapper who COULD be included is Lupe Fiasco, though he only had 2 albums, but both were classic, however, he doesnt get the attention jay-z gets.
besides,i love kanye too all of his 4 rap albums were great but i must say on the skill level he is not an eminem or jay-z, still he is possibly greater than anyone of these musically
oh yeah and its
1. jay-z
2. BIG
3. Nas
4. Kanye
5. Eminem
I think it says something about the state of Rap Music, that two of the best five to ever do it, have been dead for 13 years. Of all the music that has come out, artists making records, the best we could do was 13 years ago?
i gotta disagree my dude, that’s like saying all alternative/rock music is wack cuz they’ve never done better than the beatles and that was over 2 decades ago
Of course he will say biggie, gay-z bites all his rhymes.
lol Jay aint in the top 5 my list Nas,Pac,BigL,Krs1,Pun
1. Pac
2. Rakim
3. Big
4. Chuck D
5. Nas
6. KRS
7. Kool G. Rap
8. Em
9. Kane
10.Slick Rick
Dylon
dylon
dylon
dylon and
dylon
cuz ispit hot fyre
lmao funniest shit i eva read on these blogs some dave chappele shit
oh yea people stop posting ur top 5 doa newsflash nobody gives a shit
PAC
JAY
CUBE
EMINEM
NAS
RAKIM
BIG
SLICK
KRS
BLACK THOUGHT
IT’S SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
1) Rakim
2) Kool G Rap
3) Tupac
4) Scarface
5) Nas
6) Andre 3000
7) Eminem
8) Jay-Z
9) T.I.
10) B.I.G.
No particular order but top 5 is solid
There isn’t a more realistic list
TI is the ninth greatest rapper of all time?? Name a song he has made that hasn’t been about drugs, or the stuff he has bought selling drugs.
Have to Agree with that 1st five on the List,but T.i. in tha Top 10?
No Order
Common
BLACK THOUGHT(you people leaving this guy off a list?)
Phonte
Royce
Murs
Um, wouldn’t that be his top SIX, emcees? He said, Big, Pac, G. Rap, KRS-1, Eminem and Nas. I’m pretty sure that’s 6 lol
1.2pac
2.The Game
3.Ice Cube
4.Too Short
5.Dr.Dre
lol really?eww
my list, fuck da haterz:
1. jay-z!
2. kanye west
3. j cole
4. wale
5. kid cudi
6. pusha t
7. big sean
8. jay electronica
9. cyhi da prince
10. common
kanye west’z my beautiful dark twisted fantasy in storez now bitchez! pick dat shit up and leave nickgay minaj-a-tois on da shelf!
ROC NATION/GOOD MUZIK BITCH! FUCK CUM MONEY!
Hi, welcome to hip-hop.
This is the future, and i cant wait.
fuck haters
for all american people snoop iz the number one rapper of all time i repeat number one
MY TOP 5 IN ORDER:
1. JAY Z
2. BIGGIE
3. NAS
4. LLOYD BANKS
5. RZA
runners up: raekwon,ghostface,kanye
fuck all you fake ass fagots with your shitty list.
Your list sucks really. Lloyd Banks is no where near the top 5. The rest Can be proven. I think RZA is top 5 producer though, Ghostface and Raekwon are better rappers.
It’s amazing how he said Tupac lacked technical skills, but yet he wouldn’t battle Tupac. If Tupac was alive he wouldn’t say that.
Well, you have to have some kind of credibility to post your top 5. Everybody can do that according to their preferences but nobody has and will not listen to them.
Peace!
if someone wouldve screemed out Big L’s name in the audience i bet yall that Jay wouldv’e nodded and said yeah him 2. He just wasn’t thinking that deep into it…and he probably didn’t say Big Pun’s name because Big Punisher use to shit on Jay Z saying how Jay was garbage back in the 90’s…i cosign on Nas,Eminem,and Biggie though. add Big L and Big Punisher to the list and that would be my top 5.
My Top 15 of ALL TIME DEAD OR ALIVE!!!!!
1. Jay Z
2. Notorious Big
3. Nas
4. Rakim
5. Eminem
6. Scarface
7. Kool G Rap
8. Lil Wayne
9. Ice Cube
10.Kanye West
11.LL Cool J
12.Big Daddy Kane
13.KRS One
14.Andre 3000
15.Common
Honarable Mention Jadakiss
that’s a really great list, rakim’s last album was trash though.
Ice Cube? Common? are you for real?
ice cube and common? surprised? they should be above wayne. wayne shouldn’t be there. don’t get caught up in the hype homie. he’s not shit but he’s not top 15. he’s not even in my top 100. top 200 for sure tho.
My top 5.
1. Lyrical Genius
2. Prophesy
3. Young Smooth
4. ABD
5. Jay Z
This is my preference, the people who I feel the most. I know some people bark why did I not have Big L or Big Pun. I liked those cats they were talented as hell but the people I have on my list are talented as well.
my top 5 are
Lil Wayne
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Birdman
Gudda Gudda
lol Jk fuck young money
1. Big
2. Pac
3. Kool G
4. KRS-One
5. Eminem
6. Nas…
wait a minute… I thought this was a top 5…?
1.Big L
end of story
this is just my personal top 5, based on a bunch of shit i personally think is important.
1. Rakim
2. Krs-One
3. Nas
4. Tupac
5. Biggie
Honorable Mentions:Big L, Pun, Jay-Z, kool g rap.
mostly those people because they changed the game so much and were ahead of their time, alot of other great MCs, those are just my tops.
respectable.
@ Everyone Who Has Commented:
STOP POSTING YOUR “TOP 5 DOA” LISTS! First off, no such thing, everyone has their own/different opinions. Secondly, what are you guys basing it off? Sales? Lyrics? Media Coverage? Lastly, no one cares. We’re all fans, who are sitting online, and judging by the majority of these posts, are biased fans. Based off the lists alone, I can tell whether you’re from the west/east, whether you like mainstream/underground, or whether you have an appreciation for the game’s pioneers.
1. Big L
How in the hell is this the only otha dude saying big L!?!?
What do you care cory. I checked your facebook music. Your on that flocka, OJ, and Gucci shit. You couldn’t begin to appreciate Big L
Damn Jay No BDK,I Understand though everyone U mention, You either took somethin from their Style.No LL stop C’Mon son.Me Personally “Brad Jordan”,My Alltime favorite Storie teller 20 + yrs and still doin it!!!
I hate when people say Pac lacked technical skills. Go listen to his flow on Ambition as a Ridah, Hail mary, How do you want it, Unconditional love, old school and all of his 500 plus track (Which biggie hadnt been able to accomplish before he died) and have the guts to repeat that Pac lacked technical skills… and how you gon speak about rappers being humourous and not speak about the nigga who first put you on an album
Excatly, 2pac was the Greatest, 2pac aint lack nothin, they(Jayz) just say that just to make they self look bigger, 2pac had the whole package,2pac is the most Hated and the most love MC ever,new 2pac album on the way also, so haters get madd, 2pac was bigga than Hiphop anyway.
1. Coolio
2. Skee-Lo
3. Sir Mix-A-Lot
4. Afroman
5. Biz Markie
Honorable mention: Hammer, Vanilla Ice
Top 10 (No Particular Order)
BIG
Jay-Z
Nas
Rakim
Andre 3000
Em
KRS
Cool G Rap
Pac
Scarface
Honorable Mention: Method Man
No Order
Jay-Z (best career)
KRS-One (held the culture down at an important stage)
Rakim (the real blueprint)
Lil’ Wayne (prolific)
Biggie (the greatest story teller)
Wanye? prolific? Really? If he met himself 10 years ago, he’d be calling himself a faggot for going all hipster. He’s pop trash and their isn’t anything deep about him.
MC Lyte (Best female rapper – all spit, no gimmicks)
Top 5
1. Barney the Dinosaur
2. The Green Power Ranger
3. Elmo
4. Sloth from the “Goonies”
5. Taylor Swift
Runners up: Kermit the Frog, Batman, Ryu from Street Fighter, Aslan, Ronald McDonald, and Mr. Roger
…in no order
u forgot pee wee herman!!!
http://www.facebook.com/capitalZmusic
my top 10, in no order:
BLACK THOUGHT
Jay-Z
Nas
Andre 3000
Prodigy (in his prime)
Tupac
B.I.G.
Eminem
Joe Budden (yes, already)
Big Pun
THANK YOU ur the only one that i have read that says joe budden is in the top ten
BY THE WAY, BLACK THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE MOST UNDER-APPRECIATED RAPPER EVER…
….and here everyone goes with their top number list of emcees as if they haven’t posted it up on here before.
My Top 5 in no particular order are:
2Pac
Biggie
Jay-Z
Nas
Eminem
These are the Artists Albums that you Buy, and You can Make a Dope Greatest Hits Album with each Artist. Matter of Fact, i have lol
Top 5 Dead Or alive
1-A)Pac
1-B)Big
2)Hov
3)Nas
4)Snoop
5)Rule(Yeah I said it motha phucckas Ja Rule listen to his real shit man and besides ain’t nothing wrong with making songs for bitches “I Loves My Bitches” Ha Ha
Next in line making it top 10 would be
6)DMX
7)Kanye West
8)LL Cool J(Best Free Stylist Ever)
9)Busta Rhymes
10)Redman & Methed Man(You cant have one without the other)
Honorable Mention 11)Ice Cube
You obviously have little knowledge of hip-hop history and its pioneers. However, I do agree with you on young money.
FUCK WHAT YOU SAY CHAMILLIONAIRE IS THE BEST HANDS DOWN
I ain’t gonna make no top 5 list DOA cuz most of ya’all know the niggas that be on it so top 5 RIGHT now:
1. Andre 3000
2. Rick Ross
3. Crooked I
4. Jay Z
5. Eminem (Even though the nigga is more pop than hip hop)
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO…..slim shady lp is pop marshell mathers lp is pop the eminem show is pop encore is pop RELAPSE is pop…. you must be one of those guy’s that only listen to singles cus one thing eminem is not is pop… pop is something that you would play for your 8 year old kids now way you would play an eminem album in front of your kids infact out of all the people you named he is the last person you want your kids to listen to
everyone you named on your list has pop singles its called mainstream get used to it.
to make it worst you got rick ross in your top 5 you must be rick ross
…And another Stan is yet again offended by the relationship between “Eminem” and “pop”… truth is, you don’t sell 5,000,000 worldwide using hardcore lyrics in this day and age without having serious pop influence. And Recovery wasn’t even bad (wasn’t great either), it’s just blatantly obvious this album was, in fact, pop rap. Which isn’t a bad thing if it’s executed well (EXAMPLE: Kanye’s new album)
So you saying eminem dont have hardcore lyrics and just because he sold more than 5 million records he’s pop so i guess that makes jay-z pop or are you just saying recovery is pop and you forgot about his other six albums that wasnt pop and recovery still had harcore lyrics.
you cant compare what kanyeis doing to what eminem is doing kanye is really singing and makeing real love song’s not that that’s a problem im just saying.
Deeznut you need to get off Shady dick. His first 3 albums were hip hop but the last three have been average to just straight shit. Shady was ill as fuck and then encore happened and he’s been downhill since. Nigga you just have to much Shady juice in you to see it.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s your opinoin encore wasnt that good of an album but to me relapse and recovery is.. Just like the way you like rick ross and i dont. it’s all what you think and you think shady trash and i know rick ross is trash.
I know everyone has their own biases depending on where they are from and who influenced them, but this is my top 5 in no particular order…
1) Lupe Fiasco
2) Rakim
3) KRS-One
4) Jay-Z
5) Andre 3000
Honorable Mention: Big Pun, Biggie, Common, Eminem, Black Thought, LL Cool J, & Talib Kweli
Q-tip
Black Thought
Andre 3000
Blu
Big Punisher
Tical and A.Z. and Jadakiss
1.2Pac
2.Nas
3.IceCube
4.Krs-One
5.Busta Rhymes
If Nas aint on ya list ya opinion dont matter.
I am surprised that he didn’t mention Big Daddy Kane.
My top 10
1. Diggy-MO’Â
2. Kanye West
3. Kreva
4. AK-69
5. Andre3000
6. B.o.B
7. COMA-CHI
8. Pac
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9. Bigge
9. Biggie
10. Jay
1NAs
2nas
3nas
4nas
5nas
top 5 in the game now…
1.Cudi
2.Kanye
3.B.O.B
4.Lupe
5.Wale(even though he dont release enough musik)
pick up man on the moon 2 and my beautiful dark twisted fantasy.
P.S. dont buy pink friday she dont deserve yo money
where j. cole?
1. Kanye West
2. 2 pac
3. Biggie
4. Eminem
5. Jay-z
what? 2pac, no technical skill ???, he obviously hasn’t heard all of 2pac to say that, 2pac had more technical skill then jay-z and biggie
Jayz just dont wana make it seem like 2pac was the best thats all. Hes kinda envy of 2pac, but he better thank 2pac, cause if 2pac was still here Jayz wouldnt be the dude he is today,Real Talk.
ALL TIME TOP FIVE
1. Jay-Z
2. Nas
3. 2pac
4. Biggie
5. Ice Cube
biggie flow reminds me a fat fuck with a donut struck down to his troath
as far as Pac, yall mothafuckaz have to bow down to the goat
Fair enough *proceeds to bow to Biggie*
Haha jk honestly though Biggie was better than Pac as far as technical skill comes, even though neither are the GOAT
I forgot
Jay-Z aint shit. he just fit into the gap left by the greatest. Remember the 90s when there were so many unelievable MCs in the game it looked like a fuckin marvel comic book. the game was full of superheroes like DMX, Pac, Snoop (in his prime), Nas (before he sold his ass out to jay-z), Mobb Deep (before they give their ass to G-Unit), the Wu, Naughty by Nature etc. Jay-Z was just in the shadow of all these rappers, or at best, he was just one of them. But now since some of them died, some left and some sold out, everybody call him the goat. GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE ! I dont bite this shit ! Hip-Hop died a long time ago no matter what people say.
Fuck a Drake, Wayne, Kanye, Jay-Z, Minaj, Budden, Eminem (yes i said Eminem) etc.
I was actually more surprised you said Kanye… seriously, have you HEARD his new album?
Pac Nas Rakim One Be Lo KRS
I like how One Be Lo is just sandwiched in between all of those hip hop pioneers haha.. He’s a great MC no doubt, but he looks kinda awkward along with names like Nas and Pac
“You gots to go with a name you can quickly trust
I’m not sayin I’m number one, uhh I’m sorry, I lied
I’m number one, two, three, four and five”
~Krs-One~
Amen, man.
NAS=1 NAS=6
1. Jay-Z
2. Nas
3. Pusha T
4. Andre 3000
5. 2Pac
pusha t? props
Yeah bro I always thought he was the most underrated MC ever. Some of the shit he says is mind blowing, gotta rewind it like 10 times to figure it out. I’ve never heard a bad verse from him, and in fact he’s bodied everyone on every track he’s been on except maybe 1 or 2
big
big l
eminem
pac
jay-z
top 5 of this era
eminem
jay-z
nas
lloyd banks
joell ortiz
My top five favorite
1.Ol’ Dirty Bastard
2.Busta Rhymes
3.Sticky Fingaz
4.Gorilla Zoe
5.DMX
My Top Five Groups
1.Onyx
2.Outkast
3.M.O.P
4.Wu-Tang Clan
5.Boyz N Da Hood
“Boyz N Da Hood”
Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit.
Your list blows major dick, ODB and and the Dog are alright but the rest on there are hot garbage. and in the groups Outkast and Wu are good but the rest are hot garbage too. What music do you listen to nigga.
dude listen’s to mash out rap…hardcore style shit….i respect it…it’s not my choice…but respect…btw sticky fingaz is a beast
just waitin for someone to have the BALLS to admit, Lil Wayne is top 5. I stand by this I don’t care what anyone thinks. and BIG is not goat, pac has the edge on that
its not about having the “balls” to put him in, he has to earn it so if you had a top 5 list who would you kick off to put Lil Wayne on it…Jay-Z, Biggie,Nas,Tupac, Eminem, Rakim, Krs-One, Big Daddy Kane…get a grip because someone is hot today doesnt mean they are greatest of all time. Shawn Kemp, Anthony Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill all used to be monsters but you never hear their names mentioned as all time greats, its not what u do in a moment its what you accomplish in a career…Lil Wayne may be one of the greatest of all times one day, but until then stop trying to rush it.
Bro, exactly what has lil wayne done but saturate the game with non-sensical, mediocre mixtapes, albums loaded with features that are half-assed and destroy the shit out of auto-tune?
His career is made up of one-liner punchlines (eg. you’re too weak like fourteen days), kissing birdman, being a fake blood (he has been signed to a record label since 11…when did he have time to go gangbang?) and signing another mediocre rapper from Toronto, Drake.
Please tell me what he has done that’s considered great…and please leave out album sales because that has nothing to do with being SKILLED ARTIST. I DO NOT, I REPEAT I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY BITCHES HE FUCKED, HOW MANY AWARDS HE WON (based on the fact that awards are given to the person with popularity and album sales voted by a bunch of white people that dont know SHIT about HIP-HOP) or HOW MUCH MONEY HE IS MAKING.
Call me a hater if it makes you feel better, im not a fan of wayne but i am a fan of hip-hop. i listen to wayne. i have his old stuff from hot boys (no homo) i have tha carter 1, 2, 3, i have a bunch of his mixtapes (dedication 2 is by far his best of anything) and I know my shit.
Rebuttle…
2pac , snoop , nate dogg , suga free , daz dillinger , kurupt , trey d , nas , gangstarr , dr dre , eazy e , too short , big syke , warren g , butch cassidy , busta rhymes , ice cube , ice t , wu tang , …
Personal Top 5:
1.Brother Ali
2.Nas
3.Talib Kweli
4.Black Thought
5.Tech N9ne
Now for all you 90’s snobs out there, I made my list with mostly post golden age favorites because my generation deserves to have some dignity when it comes to hip hop. So basically I enjoy listening to ‘Shadows on the Sun’ more than ‘All Eyez on Me’.
Top five in order:
Lecrae
Da Truth
Trip Lee
Flame
Ambassador
I’m feelin’ you on Ambassador.
Lecrae & trip lee are good gospel rappers they go harder then most these cats out right now
yeah man i been listenin to ambassador since i was like 12….check out gospel gangstaz…shit’s hot 2
1.Nas
2.KRS-One
3.Rakim
4.Chuck D
5.2pac
6.Biggie
7.Jay-z
this don’t inlcude groups
1.Dylan
2.Dylan
3.Dylan
4.Dylan
5.Dylan
where waka at man no. 1 mc in history
weezy is the best emcee ever …..fuck jay z garbage ass
Jesus H Christ, please tell me you’re kidding…
im only joking sarcacism
Let’s set the record straight.
1) Rakim
2) KRS
3) Nas
4) Jigga
5) Kanye
Big Pun
Nas
Eminem
Big
Pac
Ya Boy
Jay
1. DOOM
2. Viktor Vaughn
3. King Geedorah
4. Destro
5. Zev Love X
Co sign… super villaiiin!
1. Pac
2. Big
3. Weezy
4. Kanye
5. Big K.R.I.T.
1. Pac(G.O.A.T.)
2. Big(Past)
3. Weezy(Present)
4. Kanye(Present)
5. Big K.R.I.T.(Future)
Top 10:
6.Eminem
7.DMX
8.Nas
9.50 Cent
10.The Game
Pac
Nas
Wayne 2005-2008
Mac Dre
Nickelus F
1.Nas
2.Jay Electronica
3.Lupe Fiasco
4.Pharoahe Monch
5.Andre 3000
some others(no particular order)
Jadakiss
Biggie
Mos Def
Blu
Kanye
Skyzoo
Doom
Big L
Big Pun
Cannibal Ox
eLZhi
Shad
Method Man
Black Thought
not in order (except monch, he is g.o.a.t to me)
Pharoahe Monch
Big L
Biggie
Jay Z
Eminem
honorable mentions to: Pac, RA The Rugged Man, Nas, Big Pun, Rakim, G Rap…… ain’t easy to narrow it to 5 when all I’ve mentioned are some of my favorite artists.
Side Note: people who talkin Nikki Minaj to be the best Female MC, no. She gets nowhere near Jean Grae, Real Talk.
or even Rah Digga. Nicki Minaj got NO lyrics…all she has going for is that fucking word i hate when describing GOOD emcees… “SWAG”. KIDS THESE DAYS!
the greatest emcee of all time is rakim
end of discussion
very true…he is basically the pioneer and true definition of what an emcee is.
they say pussy and paper is poetry, power and pistols, plotting on murderin motha fuckas fo’ they get you, picturing pitiful punk niggas coppin please puffin weed as i position myself, to clock g’s.
my enemies scattered in suicidal situations, never to witness the wicked shit that they was facin, pockets is packed with presidents pursue your riches, invading the player hatin’ tricks, while hittin switches.
man some of you cat’s probably haven’t even realized where that came from.
Thats saigon homie!!!
2 PAC
Words from Pac
Thats From 2Pac’s If I Die 2Nite, I Used Those Lyrics in my English class in high school as an example of alliteration. Classic.
1. Pimp C (real rhythm and poetry)
2. Snoop Dogg (super-under-rated freestyle artist, and know how to make rap alive to this day)
3. Bun B (wonderful wordplay, rhymes, punch lines, et cetera)
4. Kanye West (just listen to his three first albums’ singles)
5. I don’t know…
top 5 of this era (key words THIS ERA)
1.eminem
2.jay-z
3.nas
4.lloyd banks
5.Prodigy (mobb deep)
put jadakiss equal 5th with prodigy and your list is spot on.. nice to see banks gettin his props he is a true mc!!
LLOYD BANKS HFM2 IN STORES NOW! support real hip hop
Listen My top 5 in no particular order is RAKIM, G RAP, KRS, NAS, BIG, JAy Z hands down people north south east west and 1 more redman I fucks with a lot of new shit but we talking lyrics and nobody can out shine a lyricist I dont care how many HIT SONGS u have!!!! Ok eminem and man its a lot of great artist to choose homie but thats my opinion
WHERES THE RESPECT TO THE BIG PUNISHER? ANY OF YALL CATS CHECK CAPITAL PUNISHMENT? I WAS 5 WHEN IT DROPPED AND KNOW MORE ABOUT THEN MOST OF YALL
Ur absolutely right homie he was an animal
PUN IS GAY so is fat joe
Where’s Ja Rule Ya’ll?
1)Tupac Shakur(No Doubt)
2)LL Cool J
3)Ja Rule
4)DMX
5)Big Pun
6)Ice Cube
7)Rakim
8)Nas
9)T.I.
10)Young Buck
In no particular order excluding Tupac, He’s eternally #1
Eminem
Nas
Jay-Z
Rakim
Andre 3000
1. Outkast (i’ve got to wait until dre drops his solo album to decide who’s better between him big boi)
2. Tupac
3. Nas
4. Slug (from atmosphere)
5. Talib Kweli
Dre is better
waka flocka is the g.o.a.t. greatest of all time
dick riding flocka hahah
aint nobody dick ridin waka is jus better than ya favorite rappers, just keepin it 100
Top 5
1. Barney the Dinosaur
2. The Green Power Ranger
3. Elmo
4. Sloth from the “Goonies”
5. Taylor Swift
Runners up: Kermit the Frog, Batman, Ryu from Street Fghter, Aslan, Ronald McDonald, and Mr. Roger
…in no order
The Green Ranger is on my list too!
1. The Green Ranger
2. MC Eiht
3. Scarface
4. 2Pac
5. Barney!
Oh yeah…
1. Pimp C (real rhythm and poetry)
2. Snoop Dogg (superunderrated freestyle artist, and know how to make rap alive to this day. Who doesn’t love Snoopy?)
3. Bun B (wonderful wordplay, rhymes, punch lines, et cetera)
4. Racionais MC’s (brazilian hip-hop group, led by Mano Brown. Fantastic)
5. Kanye West (just listen to his three first albums’ singles)
Rakim
Immortal Technique
2Pac
Ice Cube
Nas
your a retard
it’s “you’re a retard” and no he’s not…
How did Nas go from having “a one-hot-album-every-ten-year average” to being Top 5 on Jay-s list? Sketchy…
Nas’ skill unquestionable, ether proved that
Eminem is the GOAT. He’s a much better rapper than Jay-Z.
haha bullshit.. Jay-Z is the best rapper alive for sure.. eminem’s good.. but not “Jay-Z” good..
No Wayne??
surprised? smh…
1. 2-Pac
2. Nas
3. Jay-Z
4. Biggie
5. Scarface
1. Eminem
2. Nas
3. Biggie
4. Pac
5. 50 Cent
1. 2 Pac
2. Biggie
3. Scarface
4. Eminem
5. Kanye West
top 5 all time
1. Prodigy (mobb deep)
2. Biggie
3. Rakim
4. Eminem
5. Jay-z
Top 5 of this era
1. Lloyd banks
2. Jadakiss
3. Styles P
4. Fabolous
5. J Cole
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1.Lil Wayne
2.Kanye West
3.Nas
4.Jay-Z
5.Lupe Fiasco
Jay list is good I give him props for putting Nas and Em on their. I hate people disagreeing with other list its all opinion
TOP 10 ALL TIME
1. KOOL KEITH
2. BIG DADDY KANE
3. RAKIM
4. MF DOOM
5. CHUCK D
6. RAMMELLZEE
7. BLACK THOUGHT
8. Q-TIP
9. ROXANNE SHANTE
10.SCHOOLLY D
PEACE FROM AUSTRALIA !!!
NAPPIE RASH
unique and respectable list. kool keith, mf doom, q-tip and black thought are always overlooked. but why do you have roxanne shante? all she was known for was 1 song…
bite this , go on girl & have a nice day are all classics .
liked her voice even though big daddy kane wrote her lyrics !
lord finesse would be another pick .
true true, ill def peep those tracks. and Lord Finesse, where do i even begin, dope emcee and even better producer!
1. eminem
2. lil wayne
3. kanye west
4. t.i. (KING of the South)
5. drake
damn you talking about the past 5 minutes? you been sleeping, catch up.
AHAHAHAHAHAH!
You’re sleeping. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wayne, Ye(no offense, love him, no homo), Drake, TI are not in the top 5. Em is definitely not number one. You forgot Pac, Nas, Big, Rakim, and Kool
1. 2Pac
2. Jay-Z
3. Nas
4. Ice Cube
5. UGK (I Consider Them as One)
Lists are dope. When I was a kid it was hearing different people’s top 5 that got me curious about rappers I hadn’t been exposed to. Some 12 year old who only likes what he hears on the radio might come on here and see names like MF Doom, Murs, or even legends like Big L or Kool G Rap and look them. One of the best ways to keep Hip Hop alive in my opinion.
Word up… i aint gon lie when i was a kid all i listened to was shit on tv and radio. then i got exposed to everything from the 80s to the 90s to underground.
but i doubt that people who like flocka, wayne, drake, gucci will even begin to comprehend the complex lyricisms of DOOM or even G Rap…
This is true y’all. I appreciate these lists too. Hip Hop is all about opinion and interpretation, so spreading the knowledge is the essence of what Hip Hop is
co-sign..
your post inspired me to right one of my own..
look them up*
top lyricists right now (in no order)…fuck album sales and swag…thats for kids
1 jay electronica
2 lupe fiasco
3 shad
4 j. cole
5 fashawn
6 sha stimuli
7 skyzoo
and NO i didnt leave out wayne or drake…stupid kids
“i got money in these jeans so they fit me kinda snug” shut the fuck up with that shit…nigga soundin like wayne EVERYDAY
shut up
nice list my friend.. i think i would try to queeze blu in there too.. simply for making Below The Heavens haha.. cuz that’s one of the best albums ever made.. i like Wale too though.. he’s always being overlooked as a lyricist just cuz he’s so subtle with his punchlines and metaphors.. sometimes they’re really hard to catch.. but he is hella nice with the lyrics.. you got a good list goin’ there though..
Nice try but if you gonna talk top lyricists crooked-i and horseshoe gang can’t be left out.
true true, my bad i did leave out BLU, he’s as hard as they come. and crooked I is definitely a nasty mc as well. good lookin.
My top 5 BigL GhostFace VastAire SnoopDogg Cormega any order
wow he forgot about Mr.west
my top 10 (opinons are welcome.. just curious to see what other hip-hop heads are thinkin):
(no order)
1. Pac
2. Biggie
3. DMX
4. Jada/Styles
5. Eminem
6. Big L
7. Big Pun
8. Clipse
9. Jay
10. Nas
11. Krs-One
12. Wu-Tang
13. Twista
14. Lil Wayne
damn, was gonna do just ten but couldnt narrow it down..
that was my list forgot name
Woulda put jay higher up, but a good list
Why is Jay and Nas at 9 and 10? Nas def in top 3. But hey, everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Oh phuck mb…didn’t see the “(no order).” Was thrown off because I saw the numbers by the side and had Pac and Biggie at the 1 and 2 spot, respectively.
Good list.but big pun and big l over jay-z and nas?they definitely deserve to be above them on the list.don’t get me wrong,big pun and big l were great,but they were only in the game briefly…plus big l was one-dimensional,dope wordplay and metaphors,but you rarely saw him with substance.big pun pretty much the same applies.they’re definitely in the top 15 though.
and joell ortiz/royce
1. Z-Ro
2. K-Rino
3. DMX
4. Trae
5. Big Pun
6. Wu-Tang
7. Nas
8. Young Buck
9. Lloyd Banks
10. Cam’ron
ummmm… NO! and WU-TANG is not a rapper
Refrain from typing on the computer please.
what’s wrong with his list? Z-Ro is actually a GOOD rapper from the south. So is K-Rino. And so what Wu-Tang is not a rapper. They have 10 rappers (including Cappadonna) that’s better than most mainstream artist out right now…
Top 5 Best Rappers,
Eminem
Slug
Brother Ali
Jay-Z
Immortal Technique
and you can’t fuck with that
You don’t have Nas.
My list (not including me)
1. Shawty Mane
2. Gucci Mane
3. Fabo of D4L
4. OJ Da Juiceman
5. Waka Flocka Flame
6. Game
7. Vinnie Paz
8. Shawty Lo
9. Soulja Boy
10. 50 Tyson
Eminem is the gayest rapper alive
Kill that motherfucker cunt in beehive
Jay-Z been suckin’ off gay horny toads
I kill off Kanye and DMX down the road
Drake takes cock in his ass by J Cole
Kid Cudi and BoB buttfucked in the asshole
Wiz Khalifa ain’t got shit cuz he sucks
TI goin’ back to prison to get his ass fucked
Tupac is a fuckin’ queer, the Game rules Cali
Snoop Dogg and Dre are faggots, call me
Like a G6, better than those faggot Three 6 Mafia
I’ll fuckin’ expose Nas as a dick sucker, fuck y’all
Fuck rock music, they can suck my fuckin’ ass
The only real rappers are Game, Gucci, and Vinnie Paz
Anyone who likes Atmosphere, Lupe or Murs are fags
Shawty Mane the best rapper go this shit in the bag
you’re an idiot. atmosphere (slug), lupe and murs would rap circles around these motherfuckers in their sleep. this is a greatest rapper alive list not your personal favorites list illiterate fuck
#slapyourself
LOLOLOL! This is the type of people that dislike rappers w/ great lyrics. The fact that you have Shawty, Gucci, Fabo, Oj, Flocka Lame, Vinnie, Shawty Lo, Soulja Boy(LOL SMH), and 50 on your list means you don’t know shit about rappin’. Release your self from their third arm, please.
WHAT nigga! Pac a queer?? Lmao @ ur WACK
ass list… muthafuka’s that aint nobody
from my hood even heard of, nigga aint nobdy I know, bumpin no damn Fabo from D4L
in they ride. yo dum ass have the nerves to DISS TUPAC and think you gone get away with it? who the hell is Vinnie paz? hahahaha, yo ass done made up some names!! yo whack ass… u can go kill urself now!!!
the only good lyricist on your list is Game…soulja boy sucks more dick than gucci and fabo….sorry taste in music
HAHA funny rap but the only real guy on yo list is Game.
nigga, you iz a dumbass fuck……I mean on yo list, Game is the best and Vinnie go hard too, but the rest of them niggas, especially since you on 50 Tyson nuts garbage, like you. How you gonna dis T.I. Drake, and say Dre and Snoop are queers. eat dick you dumb cunt!!
I’m going to cut all your dicks off and chew on them while I rape you all in the ass with passionate intensity.
DON’T DISAGREE WITH ME FAGGOTS.
sojia boy? kill ya self twice for that one, guccie? fuck outta here dude cant even use complete sentances, oj da juice man hmmmmmmmm wack, shawty lo are you serious dude kill yourself 3 times, fabo? really FABO? smh what happened to hiphop? ypu need to jump in a full bath with a plugged in toaster
@ “BestRapperAliveList”
Whatever you do. Don’t tell anybody from your hood or any other person your real name, don’t give them your phone number or address. You might get beat that crap out with a bitch ass comment like that. I mean, I’m not even gonna get specific, it’s just obvious. THIS was the ABSOLUTE WORST comment I’ve read in my life!
Cause I could bet my house that 99% of people that are familiar with hip hop (even young ones) disagree with you and probably think you’re stupid as fuck. Of course it’s opinions, but THIS is straight IGNORANCE turned to braindead.
I mean, unless you’re joking… then maybe it might be half funny, but seriously, even the people ON YOUR LIST could fuck you up if they knew what you just stated.
Call whoever you want faggots, the only faggot at the end is you, and you know it. Especially with that faggity ass attitude of yours.
Please don’t have children. Then again, you can’t, cause you probably don’t like women. Don’t even adopt children. Lord knows what they’ll turn out to be…
I’m surprised you even know who Vinnie Paz is considering you’re taste in awful hip hop. And if he knew who you were he’d lynch you for puttin him in a list with those faggots and for dissing the cats you dissed. GTFOH!
I’m gonna switch it up and do a top 5 one from each area of the country with a wild card in here.
West – Tupac
South – Ludacris (probably gonna be a lot of hate but he’s an amazing lyricist if you listen to his recent shit)
Midwest – Atmosphere (Slug)
East – Biggie
Wild Card – Nas for Illmatic alone.
Honorable Mentions
Outkast
Bun B
Tech N9ne
Ice Cube
Jay-Z
Big L
There ya go, hate on it if you must but this is just one name of many from each region.
3000>luda
1 HOV
2 Biggie
3 Pac
4 Eminem
5 Nas
6 Ye’
7 T.I
8 Wu Tang
9 Kool G Rap
10 Weezy
Hey KennyKen.. I guess we’all have our flavor.. i think you Got it Right on you top 5.
Em over Nas? Got Nas in top 3…
man there are too many to come up with a top 5. i guess most people will have their own personal lists. but jay is picking “his” top 5. and i’d expect his list to be just as he said. because he always admired nas and em. and biggie. i just feel like jay is picking the top 5 most influential of all time. not the best of all time. because hell i like dilla. dilla had a very slick flow and was a dj. what about ghostface, or rakim, or big daddy kane, man there are a ton of ’em boss thug…hell i could say ice t. he wasn’t one of the greatest but he was definitely a huge influence on me, and a lot of others, in his early work.
Hey KennyKen.. I guess we’all have our flavor.. i think you Got it Right on you top 5.
Yea… man, i think u said it all…
everyone reading this post, should listen to RAKIM’s “FOLLOW THE LEADER” track.
NOT JUST FOLLOW THE LEADER TAKE A TRIP WITH ON HIM “THE GHETTO” AND LISTEN TO THE PRECISION ON “NO OMEGA”. THIS IS THE TYPE OF DISCUSSION I LIKE I’M FEELING MOST OF YOUR LISTS AND ASIDE FROM THE VERY ANGRY ONES WHO BELIEVE THEIR OPINIONS ARE THE GOSPEL, THIS IS A GOOD HEALTHY COVERSATION FOR HIP HOP. YOU GET DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS BASED ON AGE GROUPS, BUT ALOT ARE CALLING OUT THE SAME MC’S. MY TOP TEN.
1.RAKIM
2.BIGGIE
3.G-RAP
4.EM
5.NAS
6.ANDRE 3000
7.KRS
8.COMMON
9.JAY-Z
10.BLACK THOUGHT
1. DMX
2. Biggie
3. Nas
4. Jay-Z
5. Eminem
6. Bone Thugs
7. 2pac
8. Joe Budden
9. Mos Def
10.The Roots
DMX at #1, gtfoh nigga. I like the Dog, but he should not be near no ones top 10.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how are you gonna say X doesnt belong in anyones top ten? its all personal opinon. did you notice NOT ONE person had ricky ross on their top ten?? what does that tell you??
“bawse” (in his own mind)
This is my list you muthafukas:
1. Big Punisher Christopher Rios R.I.P.
2. Guru Keith Elam R.I.P. The Gangstarr Foundation
3. Nasty Nas Nasir Jones
4. Royce Da 5’9″
5. The Real Slim Shady Marshall Mathers
6. Biggie Smalls Christopher Wallace R.I.P.
7. Kool G Rap KGR
8. Termanology
9. Joell Ortiz
10. Jadakiss/Game Tie for 10th
If Kool G. Rap ain’t on ya list go kill ya self!!!
jay-z
pac
nas
B.I.G
em
kool g rap
nas
talib kweli
big pun
tupac
(no particular order)
jay z is garbage he shouldnt be on top 100, there are so many more mcs that would rip jay z limb for limb in the booth
only because jay-z dumbed down…but you still cant fuck with reasonable doubt
sojia boy? kill ya self twice for that one, guccie? fuck outta here dude cant even use complete sentances, oj da juice man hmmmmmmmm wack, shawty lo are you serious dude kill yourself 3 times, fabo? really FABO? smh what happened to hiphop?
i cant put it in order
tupac, nas, eminem, tech n9ne, rakim
I know it sounds like a joke, but Fabo from D4L is very good, guys.
I mean… he’s compareble to ODB.
Listen to “I Was Wrong”. Thats enough…
1. Big
2. Nas
3. Jay-z
4. Pac
5. Lupe Fiasco
6. Eminem
7. Kanye
8. Talib Kweli
9. Redman
10.Cannibus
YO HIP HOP HEADS YALL ARE SLEEPIN ON MY G.O.A.T. ICE CUBE
My top 5 STL style: ( this is based soley on lyrical ability and quality songs made)
Pac
Jay-z
Em
TI
Jada
Ya true that I could take that!!
1.canibus
2.AZ
3.Joe Budden
4.Big L
5.Eminem
6.Slaine
7.Vinnie Paz
8.Talib Kweli
9.Jay-Z
10.J. Cole
…..but that’s just based off opinion of lyricism…in no order
…
You think J. Cole has better lyricism than Ras Kass or Aesop Rock?
not necessarily…but listenin 2 either of their voices keeps me away from their music…i guess there is sum set form of style involved in my choices
David lyricism is much more than technics. Although Aesop Rock is technical he is no where as great a story teller as J Cole.
i’ll also give it to slug (from atmosphere),nas,tech N9ne,royce da 5’9,immortal technique…n a couple others…and those r added 2 the list wit still no order…
keep listenin to that straight crack dope shit lol…
I hate this shit so much whenever douchebag under sun wants to start putting up their list like it really matters to anyone else.
The only thing worse than a bunch of d-bags posting their lists, is a d-bag complaining about it…
ok so you hate the lists.. then dont read em.. its pretty simple
My personal 5 would hip hop acts would be Eminem,Lupe,Outkast,Cunninglingust and 2pac. I don’t get the underground guys in here listing Vinnie Paz and Immortal Technique. I know they are lyrical, but I can’t listen to that shit for long periods of time, after a while it’s like get off the political BS and let me just vibe to something.
then listen to obnoxious by technique…or no mercy or the prophecy for just pure punchlines/wordplay/metaphors
The non obvious list:
1. Blu
2. Elzhi
3. Brother Ali
4. Slug
5. Jay Electronica
6. Fashawn
7. MF Doom
8. J. Cole
9. Shad
10. Danny!
Honorable Mentions: Che Grand, Wale, Curren$y (not bad for the south)
G.O.O.D. list
1. Jay
2. Big
3. Pac
4. Nas
5. Scarface
6th Man: Kool G Rap
Jay-Z
Eminem
Big
Kanye
Talib
LL Cool J
Snoop Dogg
Pac
Nas
Method Man
imma add on cuz fuck it rite….
sha stimuli
madvillain
mf doom
murs
pac
biggie (forgot em both)
la coka nostra(already put slaine)
crooked i
b-real(very underrated)
brother ali
fabolous(mixtapes r fire)
fort minor
non phixion
brown bag all stars
dilated peoples
swollen members
kool g rap
epmd
wu tang
jadakiss
sticky fingaz
ill bill
lloyd banks
outkast
….there’s more but put all the shit i said together and it’s the playlist for all time
half nice list
half wak list
ok but u need more taste there
1- tupac
2- 2pac
3- Makiveili
4- Outlawz
5- Digital Underground
@I SEE NOW Dope list I agree with most of them I see you know your old School Hip Hop and you respect those that paved the way. My Top 10 is based more on Lyrics and also on how they’ve changed Hip Hop @ some point
1.RAKIM (Listen to Eric B & Rakim then come talk to me y’all)
2.KRS-1
3.Nas
4.Jay-Z
5.Big Daddy Kane
6.Kool G Rap
7.Andre 3000 (Forget about the Clothes peep his Lyrics)
8.Scarface
9.Common
10.LL Cool J
Bonus: Slick Rick or Ice Cube
Top 5 from each region
East:
Nas
Hova
Big
Big Daddy Kane (Put Jay on the map)
Talib Kweli
South:
Scarface
Andre 3000
T.I.
Bun B
Devin the Dude
Midwest:
Eminem
Tech N9ne
Kanye
Bone Thugs
Twista
West:
Pac
E-40
Ice Cube
Yukmouth
Rass Kass
It’s impossible to make a perfect list…
Flop out Twista and put Lupe in there…
Pac
Big
Nas
Em
Jay/Game(interchangeable).
Love it it or hate it,they’re just the top five in rap and lyrical terms and influence to the industry.
Am not an American,so i can give u a non biased view different from east coast/west coast sentiments.
from Nigeria with love.
Big up dawg 4 kamn thru wid that list!!wea would rap musiq b withoutn tha lyks of ma man Nas….thumbs up!!kip it pimpn nigga…
TOP 5
1.Eminem (set the precedent 4 white rappers even just rappers in general and just what lyrical and musical passion is about)
2.Biggie(amazing storyteller grabbed your hear; BEST FLOW EVER)
3.Kanye west(need i saw more he is on the level of michael jackson of rap)
4.Jay-z(just based on longevity he is on my list; but his wordplay is genius and his swag looks like this : jay-z > everyone else)
5.Big Pun(i would say behind eminem the 2nd BEst lyricist ever and really broke open the scene for every latino rapper;my personnal favorite)
my top 5 fav emcees include
1.Big Pun
2.LLoyd Banks
3.Kanye WEst
4.Fabolous
5.Eminem
lmao, this list is horrible.
Rakim
Nas
GZA
Pharoahe Monch
Black Thought
1. Based God
2. Waka Flocka Flame
3. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
4. OJ the Juiceman
5. 50 Tyson
no one touches their lyrically talent.
MAN THAT IS THE WORST LIST OF ALL TIME …….
GO GET SOME KNOWLEDGE N….
this has to be the funniest list i ever heard are you serious lol wow lol really hahahahaha really hahahahahahahhaha lol
wat ni t do boy??putn souljah boy on yo list is being gross dawg!!!
i agree
The worst of Lil Wayne is still better than all youve saide
My personal favorites
1.Luda
2. Pun
3. KRS
4. Em
5. L
6. Pac
7. BIG
8. Kiss
9. DMX
10. ODB
Runners up: Jay-Z/Nas/Posdnuos/Beanie/Shyne/Petey Pablo etc and in no particular order
I can’t believe hov didn’t mention big daddy Kane that’s crazy!