Ever wonder who your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper might be? Recently, some of hip-Hop’s most prominant figures opened up about their favorite emcees of all time. One of today’s biggest beef magnets even gave props to one of his recent enemies. Guess who?
According to Jay-Z, his favorite rapper’s come in no order.
“Scarface, Beanie Sigel, Eminem, Nas, Big, Pac — of course. Ice Cube, wow! That’s seven, I’m working. … [I’m] somewhere in there!” he said when asked by MTV.
Others also spoke up about their favs.
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Who does Ice Cube’s list consist of?
“I can take it back all the way back to Melle Mel. To [Rev] Run [of DMC], to Rakim. Ice-T — he was always dope in my book. Scarface, Kool G Rap. All these people, when I heard them rhyme, made me feel like I had to get on my game. I love DMX, Jay-Z is off the hook. Snoop, Pac, Biggie. My favorite of all time is Chuck D, and I can’t forget about KRS-One. Those are MCs who have made me switch a gear some time or another in my career,” the Westcoast rapper said.
G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks went on to give props where he feels they’re due.
“Big Daddy Kane to me … [When I’m rapping now,] that’s the part of me that comes out if it’s a party record, just from listening to what he did back in the day. You know, like ‘Smooth Operator’ and all that. I got a mixture: Slick Rick is more like my persona. You know, you’re never going to see me do too much, jumping on the table and screaming. I’ve been fortunate enough to grab the attention by my lyrical content and my ability, luckily. You had people like Kool G Rap, LL Cool J — he’s from Queens — and of course 50, too. That’s probably my ultimate influence, ’cause he grew up right around the corner from me. … Biggie — definitely Biggie. If I could put Big up there twice, [I would]. And Pac,” he said.
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Another rapper giving props to KRS and Rakim is 50. Surprisingly, though Fif also gave his respect to Nas whom he recently had a major beef with. You may recall him calling Nas a “sucker for love” and more. In this feature story, he gave him props.
“Nas is dope, he added.
