Jadakiss has revealed his top five Hip Hop groups of all time.
During a recent appearance on ESPN’s Jalen & Jacoby podcast, the LOX member was asked by former NBA player Jalen Rose for his personal picks for the best rap collectives ever.
Jada wasted little time in reeling off his first four selections, which comprised of N.W.A, Wu-Tang Clan, Run-DMC and EPMD.
After some deliberation, the Yonkers native named Mobb Deep as his fifth and final pick, paying tribute to the late Prodigy in the process.
Jadakiss previously named his top five favorite voices in Hip Hop during a sit-down with Uproxx in September.
“It took me a while, that’s like education in music just to know the different [sonic] of people’s voices,” he said. “Just unique voices for me as I started learning about it. I think Guru, rest in peace. [Method Man], you know when the [Wu-Tang Clan] came Meth’s voice was deep and raspy and just he has an ill voice.”
He continued: “Big, with the nasal. Sounds like he’s having a hard time breathing but that’s making his cadence extra crazy. Tone-Loc, Tone-Loc’s voice was ill. Nas, with the nasal. That’s voices! So don’t get mad at me.”
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In June, Jadakiss picked out five rappers who he thought could lyrically compete with him, giving flowers to some of the newer artists in the game.
“I think there’s a couple new lyrical kings,” Jada told Jazzy’s World TV. “Drake, J. Cole, I like Cordae, Kendrick, there’s a few monsters out there. Lil Baby. So yeah, the game is in good shape.”
Jadakiss said his top five rappers consisted of The Notorious B.I.G., JAY-Z, Nas, Styles P and DMX in 2015 and talked about how grateful he was to be considered one of the best MCs.
“For one, just for your name to be in the discussion is a pleasure,” he said at the time. “Because it’s a million rappers, a billion. And more than 98.2 percent of them would never be in the discussion. And then another thing that makes you and puts me where I’m at is I can stay here and endure.”
He added: “I love the discussion. You gotta be able to take it and then transform that into something… No specific order. Nah, you can’t put it in an order. Big, Hov, Nas, Styles, X.”
1)Outkast, ugk, ganngstarr, Bone thugs,
MY LIST WOULD BE SIMILAR, EXCEPT REPLACE RUN WITH TRIBE – LOVE RUN, BUT THEIR IMPACT IS A BIT BEFORE MY TIME.
Wu Tang, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Tribe, Dogg Pound.
Organized Noize(Goodie Mob & OutKast), UGK, Wu Tang Clan, 8Ball & MJG, and Clipse.
Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alabama, Highwaymen… wait, wrong site!
WU
Capone-n-Noreaga
Outkast
Dipset
Three 6
OutKast is definitely in the top 5 ever! OutKast, EPMD, Run DMC, Wu Tang, and Tribe. NWA doesn’t have enough music to be in the top five. Their impact on gangster rap is where their debate for the top 5 begins. However, based on pure music, it is a hard no for NWA.
I’M COMPELLED TO AGREE. I’M NOT MAD AT NWA BEING MENTIONED BC EVEN THOUGH THEIR DISCOG ISN’T DEEP, THE MELTING POT OF ARTISTS THAT CAME FROM NWA IS PRETTY WILD. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR WU TANG AS THEIR LONGEVITY IS WITH THEIR SOLO ALBUMS INSTEAD OF THE GROUP JOINTS.
he should have said onyx b/c lox copied them with the bald heads
Not counting any duos I gotta go with 1. Wu-Tang 2. The Lox 3. Diplomats 4. Goodie Mob 5. Slaughter House
Could also switch out the weakest with Cypress Hill, Bone Thugs, 36 Mafia and A Tribe Called Quest. Sheit. Even The Roots could be on here even if they didnt feel more like a band to me.
Mobb Deep, The Wu-Tang, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest and Beastie Boys.
Super nice
Public Enemy, Gangstarr, Main Source, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest
Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Tribe, Clipse, De La Soul.
1) Bone Thugs 2) Outkast 3) UGK 4) Slaughterhouse 5) Griselda
lol griselda LMMFMAO
DE LA SOUL, ATCQ, THE ROOTS, BOOTCAMP CLIK, N.W.A.
Nice
I hear you on Bootcamp !!!
Kiss, I love your list but you have to omit EPMD and put in the Kast because their albums are timeless. I was just listening to Atliens and that’s probably one of the most greatest albums of all time.
Thank God he didn’t add G-Unit to that list
5: Wu Tang Clan
4: Slaughter House
3: Bone Thugs N Harmony
2: OutKast
1: NWA
No love for the south. Yall some haters up north. Outkast outsold and better than all of them
Yes and I’m from NY g unit shouldn’t be anywhere near top 15 not sorry three 6 mafia the Geto Boys duo wise pimp c and bun b 8ball and MGK I can keep going and like I said I’m from NY allot of cosmic classics
No ranking order:
1. G-Unit (gets no love?)
2. Run DMC,
3. OutKast
4. WU-TANG
5. N.W.A.
**Honorable Mention: EPMD; Beastie Boys**; Sugarhill Gang; Goodie Mob; Geto Boys; Three 6 Mafia; Bone Thugs; Cypress Hill; Mobb Deep; Fugees; Public Enemy; Tribe Called Quest; NaughtybyNature; 2 Live Crew; 8Ball & MJG
No one gives a flying bullshit about any of your lists.
1. A Tribe called Quest
2. De La Soul
3. KRS-One
4. Arrested Development
5. Heiroglyphics Crew
And all the other greats Keith Murray, Def Squad, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Wu Tang Clan, Redman, Acey Alone, Kool Keith, and Das Efx.
There’s a diff between group and duo. OutKast and Gangstarr both are duos. OutKast is the greatest duo while Guru&Preem would be my fav. A group (in my mind) consists of 3 or more. Fun fact- Run-DMC started as a duo.
People butt hurt over HIS list of choice…..
Top 5 Groups
Wu
RUN-DMC
ATCQ
Above The Law
Outkast
I appreciate you mentioning Above The Law. Theybare so underrated and many don’t know about them. Black Mafia Life is one of my all time favorite albums.
Wow not one person mentioned Naughty By Nature? I respect everyone has different views…but his just putting it out there….
What happend to Black Moon,Smif n Wessun & Hetah Skeltah!!!
Right
Wait cypress isn’t.