Wale recently discussed Jay Z’s influence and status in Hip Hop. During the interview, Wale also talked about learning from Jay Z’s success.
“Jay Z?” Wale said during an interview with XXL. “Greatest to ever do it. Hands down. No debate. If you debate, you’re really just mad. You got some kinda inner joint, but he knows it though. I think that’s the greatest thing about knowing him is like, being around somebody who knows. It’s just like when Steve Young learned from Joe Montana.”
Wale also explained how Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life influenced him during his teen years. He specifically discussed the impact of “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).”
“I remember hearing it on [Washington, D.C. radio station] PGC long ago,” Wale said. “I think I was in middle school, eighth [grade] or something like that, and I remember listening to that joint, and I just remember ‘Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)’ being on the radio, and I was just like, ‘Yo, I’ve never heard anything like this ever.’ Like, that hook [‘Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)’], I didn’t even really know what it was saying, but that mothafucka was so cold, man.”
Wale Says Jay Z’s “Hard Knock Life” Would Be Considered “Backpack” Today
Although he said he appreciated the album, Wale decided not to rate it for the magazine, opting to discuss how the album might be perceived today.
“I just think it was a different time,” Wale said. “You can’t even really rate no more ’cause the scale have just went like that. That would be considered a backpack record right now. Process that. Like, that would be considered an outright backpack record. No street niggas would rap on that right now. Not one. That was his most selling album ’cause of that song. ’Cause niggas wasn’t buying singles, like a lot of mothafuckas was like, ‘I wanna hear the Annie song.’ And the album, that album was dark. ‘Money, Cash, Hoes,’ and all that.”
Jay Z’s Vol 2…Hard Knock Life was released in 1998. It featured the songs “Can I Get A…” featuring Amil and Ja Rule and “Money Ain’t a Thing” featuring Jermaine Dupri. The album featured production from DJ Premier, Kid Capri, Stevie J, Timbaland and The 45 King.
Wale recently appeared in Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film.” Wale’s cameo in the short film can be viewed below.
And Wale isn’t wrong. Ghetto Life is a good record but Jay Z fell off hard since he came back in 2006. I mean, Drake outsold Jay Z’s newest album despite the samsung gimmick.
No Jay-z Sold more based on projections if you include the Samsung deal
Samsung doesn’t count. Therfore, more people bought Drake’s album than Gay Z.
Drake hasnt outsold him yet, Drake is currently at 470k
He will by the time sales charts are released.
no he wont. he might sell more first week but its gonna take him a few weeks to pass hov whos sitting at 990k and about to go plat again next week
Hov went platinum before the album came out.
I was talking about 1st week sales. Drake will go 2x platinum again and outsell gay z.
Wale saying this bs cuz he’s managed by Roc Nation. Jay-Z is very good but not the greatest. He’s a biter and hasn’t rapped about nothing in years. My niece is only 10 and knows Jigga raps about himself, Beyonce, and material things.
Do you fools listen to music or just skim through it?
nigga signed to a cop why the fuck would we care what Wale thinks
Like the best rapper ever once said Qout by 2pac fuck Jay-Z
ever since I saw wale’s favorite album list or whatever he’s lost credibility in talking about anything to me. what does he mean a backpack album? Is he saying it’s soft compared to today? or is he saying it’s too on the social conscious tip? I love Jigga but that album is straight money cash hoe shit. I sell more than you and make more money than you shit. that ain’t no Talib Kweli shit. Gotta be fucking with me. he sounds like a fool. I used to listen to this fruitcake back in the day but he lost his “Artistic Integrity”
whats Wales fav album? ja rule? tlc? LOL
beyonce sings when u come around your friends o wale
Hate all you want but Jay-z put out some real good music i agree with his statement
the greatest to ever do it? someone is on Jay’s nuts hard. Kool G Rap, Rakim, KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane…4 MC’s that would laugh at the retarded statement
Well, if you look at it objectively, he has a point. Jay-Z has created a culture that many follow. He makes certain statements in his lyrics and it becomes a following (Crisp Jeans & Button Ups) and everyone started wearing jeans and button ups, (DOA)-auto tune dwindled to almost nothing for rappers…the list goes on. So you have that aspect, the other aspect is Jay has been putting out albums that does well consistently, who else has been putting out record after record for 17 years? And those records do good? they do, why because Jay is the best to do it. He brought wall street to rap, made them pay up.Don’t just hate for the sake of hating homie. Oh, and dude can rap. Now, if you don’t like his new flow, go buy his old flow where he was murking EVERYBODY (Less NAS).
Reasonable Doubt (1996)
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)
Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998)
Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
The Blueprint (2001)
The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
The Black Album (2003)
Kingdom Come (2006)
American Gangster (2007)
The Blueprint 3 (2009)
Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)
Collaboration albums
Jay-Z: Unplugged (with The Roots) (2001)
The Best of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly) (2002)
Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly) (2004)
Collision Course (with Linkin Park) (2004)
Wat
most of those albums are trash though with maybe 1 or 2 good tracks on each
no, they aren’t, you faggot. maybe hip hop’s just the wrong genre for you though.
Ummm..I think almost all went Platinum or better, maybe your taste in music is trash. Let’s look at some smash songs He’s been a part of:
*Otis
*This Life Forever
*Change The Game
*Song Cry
*Success
*Swagga Like Us
*What More Can I Say? ( You should listen to this again by the way)
*On To The Next
*Girls Girls Girls
*1-900-Hustler
*Lucifer
*In My Life Time
*Show Em What you got
*99 Problems
*Encore
*Ain’t No Ni**a
*Feeling It
*Ni**az In Paris
*IZZO
*Money Aint A Thang
*LA La*LA
*Never Change
*DOA
*Roc Boys
*Allure
*Imaginary Player
*Can’t Knock The Hustle
*Can I Get A?
*Dirt Off You Shoulder
*22 Two’s
*Renegade
*Dead Presidents
*Jigga My Ni**A
*Brooklyns Finest (Notorious B.I.G.)
*Heart Of The City
*Empire State Of Time
*Big Pimpin
*Money Cash Hoes
*Takeover
*Public Service Announcement
*Hard Knock Life
*Diamonds Are Forever (remix)
*Fiesta
*Get By (Re-Re Mix)
*So Appalled
*Crazy In Love
*Go Crazy
***So in summary, Jay has more songs and more importantly, hit songs that your favorite rapper and I only named a fraction on this list. Again, don’t hate just to hate. Bring your favorite rappers discography out and let’s compare….until then, Go Play “What More Can I Say”
I cant listen to what more can i say anymore sway fucking ruined it for me by playing it every fucking day at the end of his show
Fuck jay-Z tha best rapper ever is 2pac!!!!!!!!
THANKS WHALE
YOU FUCKING AIRHEAD
who cares what Young Whoopi GOldberg says
“Jay-Z? Greatest to ever do it. Hands down. No debate. If you debate, youre really just mad.”
SO according to this wack ass faggot if you don’t think Jay-Z is the greatest ever then you’re just a bitter hater? I have lost even more respect for this cornball bitch.
Maybe Wale never heard of a guy named Rakim aka the God MC.
Jay Z is a great rapper don’t get me wrong but there are plenty of rappers that I could think of who are at least on hislevel. Nas, Eminem, Biggie, Tupac.
NaS is the greatest period. End of discussion. When people say say Jay-Z is the greatest they’re are really saying NaS is the greatest because he raped the camel in battle. You can’t be the greatest ever when someone raped you that bad. #ETHER #CAMELTEARS
lol. just lol. how, just how can a waking l rape anybody?
Nas won the battle but Jay won the war.
Jay Z is far from the goat,the Goat is a personal opinion because different cats like different things. Hip hop is a changing game and I like different artist for different things and no one artist can give you everything…….I’m also sick of Pac and Biggie as the greatest..They are 2 different artist but people lump them together…..Pac’s death row music was wack and biggie only had 2 albums and life after death was so so at best but had some cold jams….
you are lost , go back to that nickle back you playing
Nigga get rid of that fake Bob Marley wig! hard Knock life wasnt a dark album, it was just good meanstream hiphop.
Wake makes an excellent point based on the scoreboard.
If you look at longevity then JayZ is hands down one of the greatest he’s still in the game moving platinum units after two decades in a fiercely competitive market were the average rappers carrer at the top is usually only 5 years at the most.
JayZ has multiple classic albums, he’s revered by his peers and 99% of the critics and a HipHop historians have him easily in their top 5.
As far as trendsetting, influence, innovation and legacy JayZ makes a good argument for the greatest, he’s broken records held by the Beatles and Elvis and he’s done it in an era were bootlegging and piracy is rampant.
I’m a Nas supporter myself and consider Nas to be the greatest from a purely HipHop perspective but from an overall perspective where you transcend the genre I’d have to give it to JayZ.
He’s not EVEN talking about those frivolous stats- He’s talking SKILLS! Jay is that dude.
Skillwise and I mean pure skillwise, Jay is simply the best ever.
FREE GUCCI MANE!
Again?
Yawl MAD? LOL!
we know this already, what up with GTA fuck ,so fucking annoying
Shit’s undeniable by now. Only one close to him is Nas. All the other dudes are overrated.
1. Rakim
2. Kane
3. Jay – Z
4. Pac
5. Nas
stop with this bullshit, you weight sales, transcending the genre,etc with skills- lyrics, flow, style, CONTENT…..if you throw it all in a pot, undeniably, the GOAT will be…..(drumroll….)…….BLASTMASTER KRS ONE!!! but hey, its just one man’s opinion….#respect
yall niggaz is crazy how you gonna say “no debate, if you debate then you just mad” homie it sounds like you dickryding heavy or you must need a favor from Jay, dude this is why people hate mainstream HIPHOP (Nas bodied dude anyway)
Prepare for hundreds of comments of niggas proving Wale that they are in fact fucking mad at Jay’s status as the undeniably greatest rapper to ever touch a microphone.
If eminem is not on your list of top 5 rappers all time your list is invalid and irrelevant. He is the GOAT “no debate”
Emenim is a homosexual weirdo, he gets credit for bringing cross dressing into HipHop.
Top 5 post Pac and Biggie era not absolute GOAT.
Swift STFU, your argument against em ain’t got shit to do with anything on the mic.
Em has been dope, but there is no way that he is anywhere near the GOAT, there is a reason that Rakim is the the God MC
So a whole bunch of women rap fans actually think about a top 5 and love Eminem’s music? lol, when your stanning shows how weird and out of touch you are to reality.
How are ya’ll going to argue how a person feels? If he feels Jay is without a doubt the best then that’s what it is to him. The same way if he would have said if he feels as though Pac or Big is the best then it is what it is. The people that want to argue how a person is suppose to think sound more like dick riders then anything else.
Jay-z career> Nas career. Jigga man g.o.a.t. case closed!!!! Period!!!!!
2pac the best rapper ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fuck jay-Z & Nas
how come you don’t see LeBron saying “oh yea kobe the best to ever do it” stop the ass kissin. Kendrick the only one to challenge jay
1. Rakim
2. KRS One
3. Nas
4. Kool G Rap
5. Guru
6. Grandmaster Caz
7. Melle Mel
8. Big Daddy Kane
9. Ghostface Killah
10. Masta Ace
Replace Masta Ace, Ghost, and Guru for LL, Kool Moe D, and Slick Rick and you got yourself a legitimate list.
that was off the top, some of it is personal preference, but I see your point, at worst, they all fall somewhere in my Top 15, its not a perfect list, but its def better than the shit that most people on here posted.
Good starting lineup. Nobody that listens to these guys ever went to buy music wondering how many units it was gonna sell, they bought their music wondering how dope it was gonna be regardless of radio play or lack thereof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKLTjaJzEkU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epP7i7unWdU
“No debate. If you debate, youre really just mad.”………… da fuck outta here with that bullshit homie. And what the fuck makes a record “backpack”…….bars that make dumb street niggas think for once?
HNIC
Will there every be another crew that fully embraces the wigger community the way that G-Unit did?
They got crews that don’t?
They all do.
Are wiggers still around? I thought hipsters took over. I saw video from a Ross and Wale show and it was nothing but white kids holding iphones
dickriding at its finest
Co-sign!!! Take Jay’s dick out ya mouth nigga!! Your music sucks btw.
thats his opinion, but why is wale trying to look like rayj’s sister from the 90’s? now thats backpak.
Why people act like being a rap nerd or backpack is bad thing?
its not, wale is a corny ass dude though
really creative idea
Nas
Rakim
Big L
Andre 3k
AZ
why wale always talking about other rappers? he starting to sound like game with all that name dropping. and Jayz is the 4th greatest of all time not #1.
Realize he did not say the best ever he said best to ever do it! There is a difference….He is not the best MC ever but what other MC has accomplished what has…NONE! That is why he is the best to ever do it but not the Best MC ever!!!
Tupac is better
Pac’s the best ever
Fuck Gay- Z!!!!!!!
His last album should be called Magaa Caka Holy stale!!!!!
This just in. Stephen Curry says Jordan is the best to ever do it.
Wow Wale is about to polish Jay-z’s knob!!!!!!
I’m being dead serious, if you’re talking about lyrical ability, Jay-Z isn’t top-10. I’m sorry, his new shit sounds like 2 Chainz.
If you are basing it on his new music then you don’t really know much about Jay-Z. This Nigga held it down from the Reasonable Doubt – The Black album.
Jay-z is the best emcee ever. PERIOD! name another rapper that has lasted as long as him and still selling records… everybody looks at jay and says he sold out because he doesnt talk about the same stuff he did back in the reasonable doubt era or even the blueprint era. hes passed that, hes 40 years old and surrounded by money, yet he still recognizes that his words have an impact, you think watch the throne was all about money? did you even listen to murder to excellence? did you even listen to new day?
“I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it, yet they all yell “holla”
If skills sold, truth be told, I’d probably be
Lyrically Talib Kweli
Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
But I did 5 mill’ – I ain’t been rhyming like Common since”
So next time you see the homey and his rims spin
Just know my mind is working just like them
RIMS DATTT IZZZZZZ
Yall niggas need to stop. Jay will go down as the GOAT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGuLdF20250
dust juice
The only reason why people dont consider Jay to be the greatest is because he aint dead yet. We jump on everyones dick when they die. If pac and biggie were alive today, they likely would be retired and have a reality show done on VH1. Longevity is the test of greatness.
This dude is 43 years old, and is still releasing #1 albums, and even his first #1 hit. He a one of the most powerful hip hop moguls, and one of the wealthiest. Most young MCs credit Jay for their influence than any others
Time to end this G.O.A.T. foolishness.
In this constant debate about Jay-Z being the best ever I read things like “Nas will destroy Jay-Z” or “Eminem got a better flow than Jay”
Those are OPINIONS.
When will you fools learn that you can’t win a debate with OPINIONS. Every rapper has a different style based on where they are from, the time period in which they were most successful, and their unique personality. We all can go on for days about our personal preferences but in a debate criteria like this is completely IRRELEVANT and automatically BIASED.
The only way to win a debate is with cold hard FACTS. And the fact of the matter is that, when you weigh all of the tangible criteria (Sales, Critical Acclaim, Consistency, Longevity, and Impact) Jay-Z makes the strongest case for the G.O.A.T.
Eminem has sold nearly twice as much as Jay-Z, and he is Jay’s equal when it comes to longevity and impact. But Em lacks the consistency or critical acclaim that Jay-Z has (Im not talkin cult/fanboy classics, Im talkin CERTIFIED classics. XXL/Rolling Stone/Source approved) Eminem is VERY close though.
Nas has enjoyed more critical acclaim and more overall respect in the hip-hop community through the years. And he’s definitely equal to Jay with longevity and impact. But he hasn’t been no where near as much of a consistent presence in hip-hop as Jay has. And he is obviously lacking in the sales department.
Lil Wayne just may be the most consistent rapper of all time. He’s no slouch when it comes to longevity and impact either. His glaring flaw? In his 12 year career Lil Wayne has yet to drop a truly critically acclaimed classic album (and it can be done in this climate. just look at kanye’s discography). Also, contrary to popular beleif, Wayne lacks in the sales department. Sure, Tha Carter III and IV are blockbuster albums, but his OVERALL sales of 10 mil US pale in comparison to Jay-Z’s 31 mil.
2pac is a touchy subject. When it comes to impact, pac takes the cake. No other rapper touched the world like 2pac did. He, like Em, has also sold more than Jay and he was very consistent in his time. Sadly, 2pac passed before his time which allowed Jay-Z to surpass him in longevity and critical acclaim.
LL Cool J was the prototype for what a G.O.A.T. could be. He has enjoyed the most longevity, and he was fairly consistent, but his sales, acclaim and overall impact are no where near the likes of 2pac, Eminem, and ofcourse Jay-Z.
Biggie, Rakim, Common, Snoop, the list goes on. All of these MC’s are great but none of them have the total G.O.A.T. package like Jay-Z does.
Jay-Z is the 3rd highest selling rapper of all time, and the richest. He’s one of the most acclaimed (perhaps only rivaled by his boy Kanye). He dropped multi-platinum albums YEARLY from 96′-03′, and he is still going strong today. He’s been in the game since 88′. He’s impacted hip-hop in countless ways from starting one of the 1st successful MC-owned record labels, to being the 1st non-athlete with a signature shoe, to surpassing the likes of Elvis with #1 albums.
Jay-Z is without question the Greatest MC Of All Time. Period. You don’t have to listen to him everyday (Im currently on my Meek wave). You don’t even have to like him. But for goodness sake, RESPECT THE FACTS!!!
Co-Sign!!!!
couldnt agree any better…
Disagree. Move on! I knew Pac and BIG. Each one of those dudes stated that Nas was the best to ever do it. They all wanted to get at Nas. They never said Jay before they died! Jay probably would not exist if they did not die. Ask Snoop! I heard BIG said one day that he wants Nas status but he is going to do it a different way. Hardcore and radio friendly with R&B chicks. 2Pac told him that before the beef!!! On the Jay note, who came after Nas’s crown. Yes, Jay came after Nas first because Jay knew. It is called streets that follow, if you know what that means. Nas all day and everyday my homie! Sorry, and I am a Biggie fan but got to give Nas his prompts lyrically as a rapper on his albums with no major beats. Sorry!!! To beat the best, you got to take out the best. I love Jay! Jay has it all. I must admit it, but not lyrically. We are talking about rapping not what someone has sold or has materialistically. This is why this debate stands this very day. The “Street People” know! They are caring and hailing Nas all the way as the greatest. We are not talking “wannabe fans” of dancing and shake your butt music. These fans look at material things and grace someone as the greatest. Be for real! One Love
If Reasonable Doubt wouldn’t have been a classic album, Jay z would’ve been the first Pappoose if you knew how long he went without an album or getting signed which was way before Nas even jumped on the Main Source or MC Serch joints.
Took you ten years to get to the point, but well said.
My question is why do people hate JayZ?
I respect you if you just don’t like his music. But some people call him a sellout?
why is it that so many blacks will only celebrate you as long as you dont get too much success? I’ll tell you. because those of us who think that way are the REAL enemy. you allow someone to program the idea in your head that blacks can’t be but so successful before they are considered a sell-out. it’s like a tax bracket. you good until you pass a certain success level. then you are a sell-out. Yall don’t even realize that this is a slave mentality.
I’ve never seen a white person call Eminem a sellout lol
No they don’t say he sold, they say eminem is slumming with negros.
jay is not the best ever. Nas is he greatest. Period
Wale stop sucking up!!! I hate corny dudes! Dude, you must not heard iIlmatic! The coldest album that has ever been made. Every single song is like reading a book. A story, if you comprehend your reading well. Nas is the greatest MC/Rapper/Lyrist of all time! Find me a rap album that is better! You like Jay for his business advise and what he can do for you financially. I don’t want to sound like I am knocking Jay though, dude stuff was hot back in the day. I even like the Black Album. I can’t argue with that but saying Jay is the greatest , get the GTFOOH. Even 2PAc and Big knew Nas was the KING OF THE RAP GAME. They went after him, think about it. When you have two of the greatest to ever do it, to go after you, it should tell you/us something. Nas planted seeds for those dudes! Wale ask Jay, he will tell you. He went after Nas too….Look what Nas had to go through…Jay did not have to go through every “great” rapper that came after you that’s in your top 5. Even Jay said it! Im from where niggas pull your card, and argue all day aboutWhos the best MC, Biggie, Jay-Z or Nas
I do think Jay has a very impressive run and you can’t take away his numbers and what he is selling, but saying he is the greatest to do it is not justified on my watch. Not against Nas!!! No way! Google search Nas’s Illmatic LP and google all Jay’s albums. Not even close! Nas is hailed!!! So choose Jay, but you don’t know the history…I was there, I lived!
I rest on my opinion. Nas is the greatest of all Time! Period!!!!
for real. i thought this nigga wale was supposed to be some kinda poet.
You have no idea what your talking about. Nas will forever go down as one of the best but!!! Not one person in hip-hop has done what Jay has done as a whole. If you are such a hip-hop fan and lived the golden era then you should feel the same way. Jay has been in the top 5 spot since he started. Every year he is there no matter who is popular. He was the reason Summer Jam became popular. He was also the reason hip-hop acts could do solo tours. He has the most number one albums. Weather you believe Jay or Nas won that battle, He made Nas relevant again because up to that point Nas wasn’t making good music anymore and wasn’t selling. Hell Jay was the reason they made history when they performed together in Jayz concert in NJ. Remember that??? Think a little…
Jay signed Nas, so what are you talking about?
Signing Nas! Is that a true story? Look it up again! Plus, it has nothing to do with rapping.
WALLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DOUGHHHHHHHHHHHHH????????????
SEEING THE LINK TO “WALE FEELS HE’S THE BEST RAPPER ON THE PLANET” LINK AT THE BOTTOM MADE THIS WHOLE INTERVIEW IRRELEVANT
What’s Wale doing standing next to Trayvon Martin?
“Every single song is like reading a book”
A long book with no pictures.
This is why we know you’re a faggot with no taste. How can anyone who loves hip-hop talk down about Nas and Illmatic while constantly defending Ross and Meek mill?
Pleeeeeeeeeease. Em is ten times better than Jay, and Em’s not even the greatest to ever do it. Jay Z is great but highly overrated. You dont have to be mad to see that, you just have to have a good ear. His producers are far more talented than he is, and no one gives them a shred of credit when it comes to the music. News flash: PRODUCERS MAKE THE MUSIC. Jay dont produce shit. He hires incredibly talented guys to pour their heart and souls into beats and tracks that he claims are soley his creation. Thats nonsense. Hip Hop producers dont get the credit or admiration they truly deserve from the masses and thats a shame, because they are the ones who truly make these rappers famous.
who is wale pls ? jus a next nigga wit hes own opinion end of . .. now do i think jay z is the greatest not a chance if u basing ur argument soley on the music .
Did he really sign Nas? Really, what does that have to do with rapping? Man, you guys had a very hard time in school. Way off subject matter here! -Comprehension
I am defending Jay on this one! Em, no way! Weird garbage music! Selling maybe, but who cares about selling! It is about rapping!
“How can anyone who loves hip-hop talk down about Nas and Illmatic while constantly defending Ross and Meek mill?”
First off virgin boy, I wasn’t dissing Nas. I was merely pointing out that Illmatic has clearly aged. The beats today bore most people, and his barrage of lyrical force doesn’t impress like it once did. Get off Nas’s broke dick.
“The beats today bore most people, ”
Just say they bore you, dont speak for other people though. We all know a person like you dont have too many friends and if you did they probably never heard of Nas or Illmatic
“This is why this debate stands this very day. The “Street People” know! They are caring and hailing Nas all the way as the greatest”
The street people, huh? Ok. They’ve probably been debating this for years while they were drunk and stoned, sitting on somebody’s porch while everyone else went to work. Nas had what it took to be the best, and for a time he might have been, but his sales have plummeted, and with all of his recent money woes and other personal issues, his legacy took huge hits. In the end, the facts will show that Jay Z sold more than Nas. Bottom line. Jay may not always be the best lyrically, but he’s already stated that when he started rapping about materialistic shit, people loved him and his sales went through the roof. If Nas would have done that, he’d still be relevant today instead of embarrassing himself with that Life is Good horse shit.
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1. Rakim
2. KRS One
3. Nas
4. Kool G Rap
5. Guru
6. Grandmaster Caz
7. Melle Mel
8. Big Daddy Kane
9. Ghostface Killah
10. Masta Ace
Kool Moe Dee, Raekwon, Slick Rick, LL Cool J, Andre 3000, Mos Def, Ice T, GZA, Treach, and RZA deserve honorable mention, and there are many artists that are better at rapping (not sales, not stature, just pure emceeing) than Jay Z, I don’t dislike Jay either, I just think he is mad overrated,