Meek Mill Says Rappers Are “Shying Away From Real Rapping,” Names Top Rappers

    It seems Meek Mill hasn’t been impressed by too many emcees of late. According to Mill, he feels many rappers “have been shying away from the real rapping in Hip Hop.” This is what he explained in a recent interview, where he was also asked to list his top emcees. 

    “I ain’t gonna say no order but it’s Biggie [Notorious B.I.G.], Tupac, Jay-Z…I’d say Nas and Lil Wayne maybe? Yeah, Lil Wayne,” he shared with Wild 94.9

    Meek was also asked to name his favorite album.  

    “My favorite album? Jay-Z’s [Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life]. That’s the first album I ever had.” 

    Inspired by this album and others, Meek also shared what his goals are for his own release. According to him, he is striving to release a classic album. 

    “A lot of people have been shying away from the real rapping in Hip Hop. I’m really representing,” he added. “When I come out with my album, I want to have a classical album, a Illmatic, a Hard Knock Life…a Get Rich or Die Tryin’ type of Hip Hop album.” 

    More from the interview can be seen below: 

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    347 thoughts on “Meek Mill Says Rappers Are “Shying Away From Real Rapping,” Names Top Rappers

      1. Nope, maybe you should read the article this time. He said he wanted his album to be considered a classic like Illmatic is.

    1. “A lot of people have been shying away from the real rapping in Hip Hop. I’m really representing,” he added. “When I come out with my album, I want to have a classical album, a Illmatic, a Hard Knock Life…a Get Rich or Die Tryin’ type of Hip Hop album.”

    2. Meek we dont talk about 50 around these parts i know you from the east coast but you down with the miami red bottom bawse!!

    3. He tainted the top 5 by not including Eminem. Anyone who doesn’t include Eminem in their top 5 are either retarded as fuck or an Eminem hater for some reason.

      1. If you get past the bias towards more underground and respected acts you’ll realize Black Thought, while a great MC, is in no way better (well except breath control but that’s not THAT important.)
        I agree with Stlcards to an extent, but realize that some of the people that exclude him from top 5 haven’t heard his best work so they assume he is overrated.

      2. you must have lost your mind if you dont think black thought is on eminem level you need to do some research on the real eminem not fucking with monch

      3. @ stlcards2142…FUCK OUTTA HEAAAAA! FIRST YOUR TOP 5 OR FAVORITE RAPPERS ARE AN OPINION,THESE ARE FEELINGS NOT FACTS. AND SECONDLY,HIS TOP 5 IS GREAT. EVENTHO EMINEM IS A GOOD RAPPER,HE’S NOT IN MY TOP 5..MY TOP 5 IS TUPAC,NAS,JADAKISS,50 CENT AND DMX FOR ALL DIFFERENT REASONS.SURE THERES BETTER RAPPERS THAN SOME RAPPERS ON MY TOP 5 BUT THEY ARE MY FAVORITE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. AND I KEEP SEEING COMMENTS ON HERE TALKING ABOUT”PEOPLE DONT INCLUDE EMINEM CAUSE THEY ARE TOO GANGSTER OR JUST HATERS” IT SEEM LIKE YAW HATING ON LIL WAYNE JUST CAUSE HE’S MORE POPULAR AND HOTTER THAN EM IN THE INDUSTRY.IM NOT SURE,EMINEM COULD BE..I SAID COULD BE BETTER THAN WAYNE WITH WORDS,BUT WAYNE IS A BETTER ARTIST THAN EMINEM OVERALL. ONCE AGAIN THATS JUST HOW I FEEL JUST LIKE YOU MIGHT FEEL EMINEM IS BETTER BUT EVERYTIME I WALK DOWN THE STREET,I HEAR LIL WAYNE COMING FROM PEOPLES SPEAKERS WAY MORE THAN I HEAR SOME DAMN EMINEM.

      4. The Don, you should chill with white girls and different hip-hop heads then… Eminem has massive airplay in the streets

      5. everyone yall mentioned is wack. except monch and thought. btw top 5 dead or alive is played out. no one cares about yall lame ass favorite rappers. wake the fuck up.

    4. Comes on here lets see who meek mill favorite rappers are….

      “I ain’t gonna say no order but it’s Biggie [Notorious B.I.G.], Tupac, Jay-Z…I’d say Nas

      so far this is good and makes sense…

      and Lil Wayne maybe? Yeah, Lil Wayne,”

      *face palm*

    5. The mentioning o Lil Wayne in your top 5 counts for an automatic discredit to your list, regardless of who else is on it.

    6. wow nice way to throw your bosss under the bus you said maybe wayne you could have atleast said ross or throw in one of his albums as a classic

      1. WHy lie just because that man put you on. That’s the problem with you dick riding niggas. Too worried about what someone else thinks!

        He was asked his opinion and he gave HIS OPINION.

    7. Real nigga talk. But since Ross is the greatest of all time, i can’t agree 100% with his list. It goes Ross, Wayne, Drake, Waka Flocka and others. No cracka backpack rap.

    8. Meek is nice but overrated. He’s just the new memphis bleek. The buzz he has now is like bleek had in 99-2000

    9. this nigga got a lot of nerve! i aint never heard him do the real rappin he speaks of. every time i try to give this guy a try i get bored to death hearing his nothing rhymes!

    10. his first album was hard knock life ! lmfao! kids say shy away from real rap when he does not even make real hiphop! he has no fucking clue! this kd sucks ass bad real fucking bad! to throw jay-z or little wayne in top 5 or 50 cent in as a classic album really shows that he his just a fucking kid! wack niggas man i tell you b!

      1. Dude was what? 10? 11 maybe? When Hard Knock Life dropped, that was one of the biggest albums in hip-hop, ever. You really think it’s weird for it be his first album? Is it weird that your first album is your fav album? I don’t think so.

      2. You call yourself “hiphop101”, but try do discredit the guy who dropped “Reasonable Doubt”, “The Blueprint” and “The Black Album”? Fuck outta here, cause you have no business being on a HipHop website.

      3. hiphop101 fuck these jigga dickeaters, jigga shits on his fans and they eat it up! fake ass faggots always defending lame ass rappers who dont give half a shit about them. fuckin faggot ass dx commenters got they panties in a bunch when you speak on they sugar daddies smh yall not hip hop, shut the fuck up with that noise!!

    11. He doesn’t rap, he whines really high pitched. I don’t listen to anything new from him I heard his old stuff its all annoying high pitched voice. He’s garbage.

    12. Meek has the standard “These are the names everybody else says so those are the ones I like” cliche top 5 list, minus eminem cause he’s a “Hood Nigga”

      *Yawn*

      7/10 top 5 lists consist of Jay Pac Nas Big & Em, all of whom I like but people should expand there minds, so many other great artists out there.

    13. these rappers are completly washed up, lol
      why the hell EVERYBODY has in their top list included names like Biggie, Pac, Jigga, Nas, sometimes Eminem, Snoop, Rakim, Dr. Dre, etc., it doesn’t make any sense, does everyone have the same taste? or is it just because they are too scared to say their real opinion who is the best?

      if he said his REAL opinion, than okay, why are you all crazy about including Lil Wayne in his list? this is completely stupid, there are some general thoughts how the TOP 5 or TOP 10 list should look like and most of rappers are just sheeps saying everything you expect them to say and y’all crazy just because he includes someone, who is not “officialy considered” top be TOP 5 (Wayne)

      what about people like Kanye or Lupe ?
      or some southern rappers like Scarface, OutKast, Bun B, Chamillionaire, etc., they are so underrated

    14. what da fuck? what did you smoke Meek Mill? Biggie, Gay-Z, Tupac, Nas? doze old ass niggaz suck… but Lil Wayne is really a legendary MC. u have 1 real rapper at least. swag

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      1. @2nd anonymous:

        Thats your opinion. Millions disagree.. including myself…that or you were too young when he was alve…

    15. What a joker. Hard Knock Life was his first album. Gotta love the new skool LOL

      His list is ok aside from Lil Wayne.

    16. this nigga does songs with Ross and Wayne,Gucci and Wacka Flocka and has the balls to talk about the state of hiphop…man gtfoh

    17. This is the REAL top 5 best RAPPERS.

      Tupac
      Biggie
      Jay-Z
      Eminem
      Lil Wayne

      Nas is a better MC than Wayne, but Wayne is a better RAPPER. Two different things.

      1. Excuse me..

        I am the original poster, I haven’t even replied yet. Why is some moron pretending to be me ? lol wtf..

    18. Lil Wayne in your top 5? That’s cool to each their own I mean some people like having sex with children… Yes I’m comparing being a big fan of Lil Wayne to being a paedophile.

    19. Hard Knock Life is his first album?? Damn, how old is Meek?…But I think Meek’s boss is definitely guilty of “shying away from real rapping”….as he puts it….

    20. “he just threw in wayne to get some fans”…no people throw in biggie and pac to gain fans, not lil wayne.

      I’d love to hear the real top 5 from all these rappers because i can gurantee that the top 4 that are named in every list like Nas,pac,biggie and jay wouldn’t appear as frequently.

      1. ummm no, he added lil wayne into that group… “I think lil wayne… yeah lil wayne” that doesn’t sound really convincing

      2. Really good point. It’s either to get fans or they’re scared of a backlash if they don’t say the the usual pac, biggie.

    21. yall r crazy lil wayne in the 90’s early 2000’s was sicc the blocc is hot the hot boyz albums and all the carters hot albums

    22. This wack ass faggot can be quiet. He’s not a reality rapper himself. I listened to his Dreamchasers mixtape and thought “What a cunt”.

    23. Wats funny is he says “real rapping” but works w/the king of Gangsta myth rap aka Rick Ross. He has die hard fans who wud prolly call his music real rapping but to be nice, i’ll jus call it entertainment…I think people have to understand that being a rapper & an actual MC are two different things.Any1 can be rapper(grab camera & put ur videos on youtube). To be an MC tho, requires some type of music w/substance. Also, the ability to create metaphors,similes,complex wordplay & rhyme schemes. Those who can paint pictures and tell stories w/their music. MC’s are rappers by nature but it doesnt mean rappers are natural MC’s… I know the art of actual “freestylin” is near extinction but if u notice, most rappers cnt freestyle for shit.MC’s can tho..Hope this makes some sense

    24. Top 5 MC’s

      Rakim
      Nas
      Big L
      KRS-One
      Big Daddy Kane

      Top 5 Best Rappers

      Tupac
      Biggie
      Eminem
      Jay-Z
      Lil Wayne

      AND THAT IS THE TRUTH.

      1. lil wayne is ruining his career by the second, he doesn’t deserve to be a top 5 rapper. He’s falling off.

      2. ^^^ Eminem never stayed true to the craft, remember what happened in the early 2000’s ? all that clown bullshit.

      3. Hip is much bigger than the 10 people you just listed…..Melle Mel, Spoonie G, Kool Moe Dee, LL, Slick Rick & all the dope groups that repped this craft..U cats act like hip hop started in 2000… Cats been on the mic with different styles and contrbutions since the late 70’s…Rick Ross and Lil Wayne please, I guess many of you judge and MC by how many units or how many videos he’s in….It’s a sad day…..

    25. wtf is with these rappers, he says this and goes and makes the SAME SONG 10000 times , talking about money , how he runs philly and all that bullshit , meek will never have an illmatic type of album , and you put lil wayne in your top 5 , that’s some grade a bullshit

      1. that was mainly ever since he joined MMG… and even there, while he raps about the same stuff, there’s been a few songs out there of his where he spits real shit

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    30. Snow
      Riff Raff
      Vanilla Ice
      Lil Kev (Always Sunny In Philly)
      The cast of Season 1 of The White Rapper Show

    31. really? this nigga has the balls to put lil waynes name next to tupac, biggie, jay z, and nas? get the fuck out of here, lil wayne is what helped destroy rap.

    32. It’s a Joke.. How this type of guy can Make a judgement about hip hop..Who is he?Nothin & Just Nothin Bro ..That’s pathetic

    33. the only way that list would make sense is if the top emcees are determined in terms of IMPACT…

      impact wise, like it or not Wayne deserves to be in a top 5 cause he’ll leave a huge trail behind him when he’s gone. hip-hop as a whole ain’t always been about lyricism and y’all know that. I’m no Wayne fan myself tho I liked his older shit. And maybe Rick Ross has been talking shit about Eminem to his homies so that would justify the list. maybe.

    34. i saw how many fans this guy had and downloads of the newest
      dreamchasers
      so i decided to give him a second chance since i dismissed him so long ago when i checked him out as a fake fraud that only raps about the things that hip hop needs to get away from
      Figures he still sux
      This crap is nothing more than negative frequencies that are misleading children into thinking that this is cool and what rap is about
      Him putting out a classic would be like Rick Rozay losing 10 pounds it ain’t gonna happen man
      Pac was a revolutionary ahead of his time with something to say about the world we live in with mad skill and a ferociousness undeniable.
      Biggie was no pac but he had impact as well there is no denying his voice on the tape and his menacing message as well.
      Illmatic was a classic because it sounded nothing like anything else and he was spittin so fast and telling stories.
      OKAY where is meek
      No stories of importance typical rhyme schemes lame content about superficial money and hoe’s and clothes ..
      Real rappers rap bout not havin money-not wavin it in our faces

    35. pac was a avg rapper at best he made good songs ut he was not a lyrial monster on some straight hip hop shit

    36. You can only be an MC if you stay true to the craft from start to finish.

      If you have a stretch in your career were you go through a gimmick phase, then you cannot be an MC.

      1. most rappers have had some form of a gimmick when it comes down to it , they need something thats gunna make them stand out

      2. thats is one of the dumbest comments ever. If you ever with gimmick you not a mc. WTF. So Nas did ochie wally so he not a mc

    37. From when Lil Wayne is in your Top 5 rappers dead or alive? I really dont need to hear about how people shying away from real rap.

    38. You niggas is way to sensitive over this “lyrical” shit. Half you mugs don’t have enough of a grasp on what’s going on to comprehend good lyrics in the first place. As it stands, some dude can use a bunch of mis-placed big words to describe some half-cocked theory he cooked up, and you guys will praise him as a lyrical god.
      Pointblank, I don’t even dig Pac like that. But to say he’s “not a lyricist”, or that “he’s a rapper, not an emcee” is asinine. No, he didn’t waste his time with a bunch of verbal acrobatics like Big Pun, Big L, or Eminem. But there’s no handbook that says that’s ALL there is to emceeing.
      Tupac had a great voice, outstanding delivery, and a presence that commanded attention.
      Like Rakim said, M.C means move the crowd. And if you’re standing there mumbling a bunch of unintelligible, quasi-intellectual bullshit into the mic, you shouldn’t be mad that Pac and Wayne had better careers than you do.

    39. LOL! Cats mad in here because he didn’t mention Eminem but he did mention Wayne. Be mad, so what. Besides it doesn’t mean he doesn’t like YOUR favorite rapper anyway.

    40. Da bul that got knocked out on his block and the other one that got his girl took probally sick now (seeing you shine) …do ya thing Meek

      1. Sorry Fam, Meek Is wack, that nigga ain’t philly, just another wack rapper who got a lil paper by pushing bullshit, but im sure you love that shit…

    41. ok lets get it! swag

      da best rappers:

      1. Lil Wayne
      2. Drake
      3. Rick Ross
      4. 2 Chainz
      5. Wiz Khalifa
      6. 2 Chainz
      7. Gucci Mane
      8. Waka Flocka
      9. Mac Miller
      10. Nicki Minaj

      da most talented rappers. swag

      1. WTF that is the worst list I seen none of them can spit they are trash Boy you need to get slap for posting that. Nicki is the only one who can actually spit but fuck her too with her pop singing ass.

    42. You dudes in here need to fall back on what a person from the ghetto or from wherever they are from should rap about. IT’S THEIR REALITY not yours! 9 times out of 10 a person from the gutter WILL speak on money, guns, pain, racism, drugs and sex.

      Funny thing is, every rock n roller in the world sings about those same subjects. At least the good ones. Open your ears.

      1. you from the hood?? becuz meek is, and he been on that ghetto millionaire shit, and we know that bum ass nigga was broke in them cyphers, ol’ look at me now nigga… u, u a dickrider.

    43. Hating on Lil Wayne don’t make you knowledgeable about the rap game. Miss me with that nonsense. Wayne is a great rapper. Meek Mills is on point.

    44. “God Forgives I Don’t” is a classic album. True heads know what’s up.

      Shout out to Jay Z, Nas and 3000 for reppin’ the big homie Ross. One.

      1. I fuccs with Ross. I dont care about that c.o. shit. He dont really even talk about dope anymore. Its just entertainment. You know how many rappers that have fabricated what they really did.

      2. LMAO Classic album????? Nigga classic albums don’t get made in Hip Hop no more. You better check the 80’s and 90’s for that. all you get now is weak ass barz and two or three signels the most out of these so called classic album’s

    45. Top 10 Rappers of All Time

      1. Lil B the BasedGod
      2. Chief Keef
      3. Lil Wayne
      4. Riff Raff
      5. Nas
      6. Dave Chappelle
      7. Notorious BIG
      8. Soulja Boy
      9. Mos Def
      10. Trina

      YMCMB ALL DAY

    46. MC:

      1. Eminem
      2. Talib Kweli
      3. Nas
      4. Biggie
      5. Rakim

      Rapper

      1. Jay-Z
      2. Tupac
      3. Eminem
      4. Kanye
      5. Andre 3K

      Eminem is the only MC to ever reach a ‘Super Star’ type status that’s why he belongs on both lists. Jay-z did it too I just don’t think hes as good a MC as those top 5.

      1. YOU’RE ENTITLED to your opinion but man, come on dawg have your really listened to Jay Z? I mean really. Hov is amazing.

      2. Kanye West can rap better than Rakim? & Talib Kweli’s a better MC than Rakim? wtf are your definitions of MC & Rapper cuz you’re list is fucking trash. Kanye West doesn’t break top 30 fool

    47. Kendrick Lamar will be in everybody’s lists 10 years from now. He is a fusion of Kanye and Wayne, but he’s also a conscious rapper.

    48. People can’t get mad when someone states their opinion. Me personally, I dislike mmg but hip hop is only gonna continue to evolve.. I don’t understand how you can complain about it when you can easily tune it out.

    49. LETS GO!! TOP 5 ARE!!

      1. The Tick
      2. Doug
      3. Bobby (From Bobby’s World)
      4. Louie (life with louie)
      5. Buster Bunny

      MY LIST BODIED ALL OF YOUR LISTS, WHAT!

    50. Kendrick Lamar, MMG, Jay Z, Drake. Stay on DECK!

      Lyrics and emotion. Make music my niggas.

      P.S. Nas need to have Ross produce his entire album next time.

      1. Ross is responsible for some of the best beats Nas has ever rapped on. The piff we got from Nas on Triple Beam Dreams.

    51. meek milly what up yeah man you say that stuff how it true real rappers are shining away from real rap f this rap game the only proper rappers rite now are kendrick, j.cole, meek, lupe, yela, slaughterhouse and big krit this rap game is becoming wacker

    52. I don’t see how any so called hip-hop head can deny MMG when they make songs like Ambition and Power Circle. If you don’t get inspired to do better by those songs, you’re dead inside or very, very cynical.

      1. cosign but they wud get more respect if dey made more songs like dat. Also, if they didnt have Rick Ross. His false image mixed w/basic abc rhymes & repetitve hooks dnt help either. Take him out or limit his input, u maybe onto something

      2. You cant take rick ross out of MMG he IS MMG. Other than that I do agree. A lot of inspiring songs come out of MMG. Thanks Wale!

      3. he was the genius behind putting dat crew together but Im just saying. Hearing him listen in the music(or if he only stuck to doin da hook) wud increase the quality of the music

      4. your dead for even tolerating that bullshit ross and company regurgitate and try to pass off as hip hop bro. shit hurts my ears

    53. Notorious B.I.G. – Great
      Tupac – Great
      Jay-Z – Great
      Nas – Great
      Lil Wayne – The fuck? Must’ve been a troll attempt.

    54. his top 5 sucks, but I’m happy he puts Lil Wayne on it, I don’t think weezy is top 5 (not even in my top 20), but everybody dickrides hov, nas, biggie, pac, em, rakim, big daddy kane or krs-one when it comes to making top lists all the time

      remember when Game or Kendrick talked about his top-lists? there were almost the same names, and it is stupid, are they just scared to say somebody else’s name, because fans (or sheeps) think that nas, hov, etc. should be in everybody’s top 5?

      we still got Lupe, Talib Kweli, Common, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Kanye West, even the southern rappers like UGK, Outkast, Scarface or Chamillionaire ain’t bad

      and what about rappers from UK or France?

      1. Your happy he put lil wayne on there.. lol
        You must be a child..maybe a twenty something ..i was a grown ass man when cash money cam out .. was a grown ass man when tupac came out(was serving in desert strom /shiled) I grew up in the krs and big daddy Kane era..PRE MTV..Respect to the pioneers ..

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    55. my top 10
      1. wiz khalifa
      2. lil wayne
      3. chevy woods
      4. soulja boy
      5. rick ross
      6. oj da juiceman
      7. lil b
      8. waka flocka flame
      9. 2 chainz
      10. justin bieber
      other notable rappers
      11. nicki minaj
      12. mc hammer
      40. swizz beatz
      81. me
      120. nas
      159. tupac
      732. jay-z
      10001. kenDick LAMEar

      and the special award goes for polish rapper popek (lol) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlQ_l9hCFYY&feature=plcp aka the most stupid thing ever touched the mic

    56. Meek Mill sit yo wack ass down about rappers shying your associated with a fake imposter who pretends to be someone else who is not a g who is a officer Rick Fat Roazy

      1. Biggi
      2. Pac
      3. Nas
      4. AZ
      5. 50 Cent

      Top 20

      1 Pac
      2 Biggi
      3 Nas
      4 Eminem
      5 AZ
      6 50 Cent
      7 DMX
      8 Jadakiss
      9 Styles P
      10 Fabolous
      11 Lloyd Banks
      12 Game
      13 Lupe Fiasco
      14 Ludacris
      15 Maino
      16 Red Cafe
      17 T.I.
      18 Ghostface Killah
      19 Fat Joe
      20 Raekwon

    57. Based on first listening impressions not popular opinion but on the first 16 I heard from them.

      1. Kool G Rap
      2. Rakim
      3. Big Daddy Kane
      4. Kendrick Lamar
      5. Nas
      6. Jay Z
      7. Biggie
      8. Joell Ortiz
      10.GFK

      There’s a lot of other rappers I listen to but they took extra listens to hear how nice they were.

    58. Who the hell made this nigga think he nice on the mic. This nigga a rapper not an Emcee he ani’t lyrical at all. Most of these new rapper’s need to step their bars up. Meek is so so at best.

    59. Maaan everyone is stating their top 5 so I feel the need to give mine.

      Z-ro
      Kendrick Lamar
      Ab-soul
      Big K.R.I.T
      Eminem
      Biggie
      (no particular order)

      I don’t feel like hip hop was better 20 years ago. There are some great artist out today people are just living in the past and all these comparisons are nonsense. In my opinion, there’s better underground emcee’s now then there were back then..major or underground.

      1. I put a bonus in there.. but was it necessary to call me a dickhead? And I can still vibe to it. So say what you want

    60. BEFORE THEY PLAYED HIP HOP ON THE RADIO AND TV]
      YO NEWBIANS TWENTY & 30 SOMETHINGS CHECK OUT THESE CATS ..JUST ICE,SCHOOLY D,COOL C, STEADY B,THREE TIMES DOPE, THE SKINNY BOYS, WHOODINI, MANTRONIX, T LA ROCK, LA DREAM TEAM, ULTRA MAGNECTIC MC’S, THE LIST GOES ON ECT ECT ECT .. LIKE I SAID RESPECT THOSE WHO PAVE THE WAY ..AND STOP LETTING (OLD WHITE GEWS, WOMEN ,WHITE DUDES THAT WHERE INTO ROCK & ROLL> 80’S) TELL US WHAT IS HIP HOP BLACK MAN.

    61. the real top 10 not in order going off lyrics beats the whole package:

      1.eminem
      2.biggie
      3.tupac
      4.jayz
      5.nas
      6.ross
      7.kanye
      8.lil wayne
      9.maxb/jadakiss
      10.ludacris/ll cool j

    62. Top 10 Rappers Blood from Top to Bottom:

      1. Lil Wayne
      2. Weezy F Baby
      3. Lil Tunechi
      4. 2 Chainz
      5. Titi Boy
      6. Keith Sweat
      7. B2K
      8. Vanilla Ice
      9. Dannity Kane
      10. Eminem

    63. here we go with the top fave rappers;

      1)MF Grimm
      2)Big L
      3)Breeze Brewin’ from the Juggaknots
      4)Method Man
      5)Nasir
      6)Mos Def
      7)Blu
      8)Andre 3000
      9)Jay Electronica
      10)either Q-Tip or Phife
      *Scarface

      1. My Top 20

        In No Order

        Nas
        Big L
        Biggie
        Rakim
        Jay-Z
        Jay Electronica
        3D Na’Tee
        Emenim
        Andre 3000
        Mac (No Limit)
        Scarface
        Tupac
        KRS-1
        Ice Cube
        Common
        Soulja Slim
        DMX
        MC Lyte
        Kool G Rap
        The D.O.C.

    64. Lol all you so called “hip hop heads” are just full of opinions and half ass truth.. Just because y’all were around during the first generation of hip hop artist doesn’t mean your word is the absolute truth. Artist like big daddy kane, ll cool j and somewhat later like nas and rakim and jay z they were the beginning. I think the new age artist are better in my OPINION. Underground that is not the mainstream radio play garbage.

      1. If you’re into underground you’re a hip hop head too you just started later, everybody you mentioned was or is underground or just the best rappers of their era period. Underground artists are the only ones that have added to what they have done, mainstream rappers eat off of it by exploiting it and watering it down. Plus underground artists have more respect for the legends that came before them even they are technically better.

      2. It aint about new school or old school. its about talent. Eminem, Cyhi, Chamillionaire, T.I, Biggie, Method man… the list goes on. I feel you though cause ppl be saying its all about the old school cause they hating but its not all about the new school either.

    65. Top 5 of all time

      Drake
      Young Angel
      Champagne Papi
      Drizzy
      Chris Paul of this fall sitting this tall, I float high, goodbye I will miss y’all

    66. This is the top 5 WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT BITCH:

      1 – KRS-One
      2 – Rakim
      3 – Ice Cube
      4 – Scarface
      5 – LL Cool J

    67. My Top 10 best rappers are:
      1. Tech N9ne
      2. Krizz Kaliko
      3. Chamillionaire
      4. Childish Gambino
      5. Big K.R.I.T.
      6. Bun B.
      7. Yelawolf
      8. Kendrick lamar
      9. Talib Kweli
      10. Kanye West
      And not in that same order but that’s just my opinion

    68. What annoys me is that people think everyone’s list should be the same… the best doesn’t always have to be someone’s favorites.. Big and Pac were great but they don’t have to be on everyone’s list.. a lot of people name them because they feel like they’re supposed to, because if they don’t they’re afraid they might receive backlash from “hip-hop heads”.

      1. Half true half wrong, in fact is funny because hip hop heads (yours truly) don’t care who you list as long as they’re legitimately good whether underground, mainstream, ol school, new school, relevant, dormant it don’t matter. Ya’ll act like we have strict set of rules when in reality we just see past the fluff (sales airplay) and get straight to the talent.

    69. Smh.. nigga really said “Lil Wayne” Wayne is hella whack now, and even then, he’s no great I mean he shoulda switched out Wayne with like Cube, Slaughterhouse(Any Member), Em, Lupe, Rakim, KRS etc.

    70. “Shying Away From Real Rapping” is he serious? Putting Lil Wayne in his top rappers contradicts that, Wayne is awful & a joke to rap if not for his dad owning cash money he’d be nowhere in rap. Also the only shit he raps about ‘hoes’, how much his watch costs & all shit like that and apparently you don’t get it if you’re ‘not about that life’

    71. My top 20:

      1. Tech n9ne
      2. Hopsin
      3. Krizz Kaliko
      4. Eminem
      5. 2Pac
      6. B.i.G.
      7. Yelawolf
      8. Dizzy Wright
      9. Rittz
      10. Chamillionaire
      11. Cory Gunz (this kid just needs to leave YMCMB)
      12. Twista
      13. Prozak
      14. SwizZz
      15. Jarren Benton
      16. Xzibit(can’t believe i don’t see this guy in other tops)
      17. Dr. Dre
      18. 50 Cent
      19. Busta Rhymes
      20. Stevie Stone

      Yeah I have a lot of Strange Music and Funk Volume artists in this list… Just don’t think i’m one of those guys that hops on the bandwagon, I just feel Strange music’s stuff and think what FV is doing is assebling a great core of young talent

    72. Whatever you say Week Mill, comin from a dude who “freestyles” off a blackberry. Fuck outta here.

    73. YA’LL LISTS SUCK, HERE’S MY LIST:
      1. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
      2. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
      3. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
      4. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
      5. NO ONE GIVES A FLYING FUCK ABOUT YOUR LIST.

      1. anon be PRAISED…someone finally came up with the GREATEST LIST OF ALL TIME…BLESS YOU anon…IT TOOK ONE PERSON THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BLOG-BOX…TO SET ALL YOU DOUCHEBAG DELUXE WANNA LIST HOE-ASS COCKSUCKERS STRAIGHT…now here’s my list (lol..a tribute to anon the KING of Lists):
        YA’LL LISTS SUCK, HERE’S MY LIST:
        1. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
        2. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
        3. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
        4. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR LIST
        5. NO ONE GIVES A FLYING FUCK ABOUT YOUR LIST.

    74. yall hip hop heads should be scared because 10 years from now mainstream america will have Lil Wayne as the GOAT.

    75. And what is “real rapping” to you huh? promoting drugs and black on black murder and everything else that is a cancer to our community? nicca shut up ..you don’t know the meaning of “real rap” REAL RAP is immortal tech and talib kweli son. not “i sell coke to my people” and “i’m bout to go kill one of my people” ..dumb fool

    76. Top 10. No bullshit

      1. Scarface
      2. Eminem
      3-4. Pac and Biggie (tie)
      5. Andre 3000
      6. Tech N9ne
      7. Royce Da 5’9″
      8. Eightball And MJG
      9. Kendrick Lamar (will move up, I’m sure)
      10. Mr Mike (if you don’t know who he is, find South Circle – Anutha Day Anutha Balla)

      Of course I’ve listened to hip hop since the late 80’s so I have next to no respect for 90% of the rappers coming out now. Shit is just awful. Rappers like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Drake are a joke and shouldn’t even sell records.

      1. no big boi? he no andre but he’s not far behind and much more than royce or 8ball and mjg. i put ugk above them too

      2. Big Boi is respectable, his last solo album was ridiculous. UGK is like #11 man, Pimp C was terrible lyrically but still dope. Royce has been one of my favorite MC’s for years, people have slept on him more than anyone else.

    77. BEST RAPPERS OF ALL-TIME:
      1. LIL WAYNE
      2. RICK ROSS
      3. 2 CHAINZ
      4. FLO RIDA
      5. JUSTIN BIEBER
      6. NICKI MINAJ
      7. GUCCI MANE
      8. SOULJA BOY
      9. ASIAN BOY
      10. HOPSIN

      WORST RAPPERS OF ALL-TIME:
      1. TUPAC
      2. BIGGIE
      3. NAS
      4. JAY-Z
      5. EMINEM
      6. RAKIM
      7. BIG DADDY KANE
      8. SNOOP BITCH
      9. LUPE FIASSHOLE
      10. KANYE WEST

      1. I know you’re a Troll, but seriously dawg, Justin Bieber isn’t a rapper by any measure. A couple of recorded freestyles don’t count!!

    78. Meek aint all that lyrical he just got a buzz right now. Kool G. Rap is the best that ever touched the microphone

    79. My Top 20

      In No Order

      Nas
      Big L
      Biggie
      Rakim
      Jay-Z
      Jay Electronica
      3D Na’Tee
      Emenim
      Andre 3000
      Mac (No Limit)
      Scarface
      Tupac
      KRS-1
      Ice Cube
      Common
      Soulja Slim
      DMX
      MC Lyte
      Kool G Rap
      The D.O.C.

      1. Nice list, too. Mac from No Limit is someone I wish wouldn’t have caught a murder rap and was still putting shit out

    80. your under the label imprint of harmless phoney. these kids dont care where your phoney or not they still going by your music so what difference does it make

    81. my personal favs out now are t.i., outkast kendrick, j cole, big krit, nas, jeezy, and faboulous in that order. i like to listen to big pun and tupac also

    82. is this nigga serious right now? I mean, I can maybe half way agree with the statement itself, but I kinda take an issue with it coming from him. Yes, these half ass emcees out there aint coming with it, but then theres the other part of the Hip Hop world that’s really goin in on everything they do. Meek Mill, what makes you part of the group thats making “real rap” and representing? Please let me know, cuz you aint really impressed me so far.

      That being said, check out some REAL RAP right here, every listen is appreciated. peace
      http://soundcloud.com/dcshaman

    83. man meek mills is a east coast rapper that makes southern music he aint making no classic nas music has content dmx guru even 2pac and biggie jay z pop artis , it goes back to grade school the best writer are the writers with realist graphic content that has meaning and purpose not bullshit dr suess book as in nursey rhymes rappers lol

    84. HOLY FUCK is this nigga for real hes on some other shit he can’t rap fo his life he only raps about sex and money with ross fuckin lyrical disaster and anyone who puts ross or wayne or any mmg or ymcb hoe in they top 5 sorry but u r a fuckin idiot who should crawl into a ditch and die because you dont know shit about hip hop seriously go fuck yourself NOW

      1. SMH at all these wannabe underground fans that are so thoroughly dismissive of mainstream artists that they don’t even give their full catalog a second of their time.. Listen to DreamChasers2. I wasn’t a Meek fan to start off, I’m a lyrical miracle, backpack not whackrap type of listener, and DreamChasers 2 absolutely was the impetus I needed to give Meek the full respect he deserves. Lines describing the ambivalence that he experienced helping out impoverished youth with jackets at winter time while hearing himself depicted as a demon by the DA? Not your typical cars clothes hoes shit.

      2. @Sharp Yeah I know what you mean man. I wasn’t feeling Meek at all at first, the little I’d checked out. But after checking DreamChasers 2 out I’ve got a lot more respect.
        Far from a perfect mixtape, there’s a half dozen filler tracks but the rest is on point.

    85. respect:
      Your happy he put lil wayne on there.. lol
      You must be a child..maybe a twenty something ..i was a grown ass man when cash money cam out .. was a grown ass man when tupac came out(was serving in desert strom /shiled) I grew up in the krs and big daddy Kane era..PRE MTV..Respect to the pioneers ..

      ^^U must be like 81 or something close to it. Pac came out late 80s and early 90s. Stop listening to rap grandpa faggot

      1. You’re the faggot. Nothing but Respect to OP. 81? lol. I’d say he’s closer to 40!! Pac would only have been 41 if he were still alive today. Even the oldest of the cats rapping in the early to mid 80’s are about 50-55!!

    86. Yawl niggas as stupid as fuck for hating on meek for putting wayne in his top 5. I am 37yr old and I hate wayne’s new shits after carter 3 but you cant deny his impact on the culture. I have been listening to rap ever since and I can tell u u cant deny wayne’s impact. Rap has changed a lot. 80s style was different from the 90s and so is the 90s and the early 00s and its even different now. Wayne is the rapper with the MOST songs. If yawl probably take the hate away, u would have him in ur top 5. Now I dont want to see u lil kids replying to ma post talking shit.

      1. Yea Wayne has made a big impact on the culture, look at the new rappers there all skinny jean looking fags look at wiz Khalifas new album cover it’s got Wayne influence all over it

      2. how u hate and talk shit bout age? u sound like a young dummy. u ever wanna be a productive 37 year old? listen to one. or you’ll be a broke fucked up 37 year old. i’m not 37. 29. Seen and heard a lot of hip hop been listenin to wayne forever. mr. 37 got a point. I hate almost everything he got out once carter 3 dropped. he crossed over too much for me even tho on carter 2 first track he said he wouldnt. although i dont like most his material right now wayne been doin it since late 90’s and still doin it. he was relevant then and argued as the best right now how can you not respect that whether u like his shit or not? like he said… rap has changed from the 80’s to 90’s to early 2000’s to now. wayne made his mark in the 90’s 2000’s and still goin strong. gotta give him props. I hear young niggas talkin bout wayne the same way I spoke bout 2pac in high school. give him his due. weirdo clothes and all

    87. Lil Wayne is a great rapper. Be mad all day, duke been going in for a long minute and WORKED his way to the top.

    88. real rapping? he does that? hard knock life 2 his fav album? not even one of jay’s top 3 albums. decent album but damn. album must have taught him how to rap as a kid cuz it came with the lyrics in the album booklet.

    89. Some of my personal favs:

      MJG
      E40
      Buk from Psychodrama
      Twista
      Pimp C
      96-02 Bun B
      Andre 3000
      95-05 Prodigy
      Nas
      Ghostface Killah
      RBX
      Biggie
      Heltah Skeltah
      Brotha Lynch Hung
      98-02 Slim Thug
      Jay Z
      00-03 Chamilionaire
      Tela
      Rick Ross
      Pastor Troy
      Lil Wayne

      Everybody always have those same bullshit list

    90. 1 Eminem (lyricly the greatest ever and been on top for so long)

      2 Nas (Could be as good lyricly or even better then Slim

      3 Biggie (Greatest Flow ever)

      4 Kanye West (Completely changed how songs are produced. Listen to college drop out The way he produced that album is UNREAL)

      5 Jay Z (Great Rapper. RICH man. Nuff said)

      6 Rakim( Know as the GOD for a reason. First GREAT MC)

      7 Tupac (Most INFLUENTIAL rapper but NOT THE BEST)

      8 Andre 3000( goes toe to toe with anyone)

      9 Wu Tang Clan (as a group

    91. Ya’ll niggas dumb. “What about Kurtis Blow and Spoonie Gee???” haha ya’ll sound like faggots. Dont u realize this nigga is 25 years old? His top 5 makes perfect sense for his generation.

      He was 11 when Vol. 2 dropped so I could see that being the 1st album he copped. Especially comin up on the streets of Philly. And when Wayne was droppin ill shit (circa 2004-2007) son was in his late teens. He’s just keepin it 100 with what touched him musically, unlike ya’ll clowns who try to follow this invisible Hip-Hop bible. Stop being gay… jeez. Like seriously, ya’ll really sound sick.

    92. Wu Tang Clan are the best rappers.
      They have Lil Wayne the king, Rick Ross the hustler, 2 Chainz the blood, Future the gangbanger, Gucci Mane the dealer, Waka Flocka the headbanger, Soulja Boy the young hero, Birdman the legend and Nicki Minaj the queen.

      Wack rappers like Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, RZA, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa and U-God are killing Hip-Hop with corny rhymes and lame radio pop bs. Lil Wayne is bringing all bloods, skaters, rap fans and guitar players together with the intelligent music he brings. Lil Wayne is the best!

      1. No. This is just some plain GAY/HOMO/FUCK BOY type of shit you pathetic humans cling on to (These days). Here in the Underworld we laugh at you weak male creatures mating with each other, thinking a baby might pop out of your ass. LMFAO Even the Lycans (My sworn enemies) admit that they never had dick in their mouths or asses! LOL You gay mortals should see Lord Lucifer over here, he can’t control his laughter knowing he’ll see all of you very soon. He even says he’ll personally cut your dicks off and shove them right back up your asses for eternity while you all painfully work in the Pits of Tartarus! ROFLMAOOOOO!!!!

      2. No this is good trolling. Which makes a plesant change from the shit unimaginative repetative trolling mostly spread through the site.

    93. TOP 5:
      Niall Horan
      Zayn Malik
      Liam Payne
      Harry Styles
      Louis Tomlinson

      JUST FACE IT, ONE DIRECTION IS THE NEW WU-TANG CLAN ! GREATEST LYRICIST OF ALL TIME, THEY WOULD DESTROY EVERYBODY FROM NAS TO TUPAC, ONLY REAL NIGGAS LIKE LIL B, GUCCI MANE OR SOULJA BOY CAN FUCK WIT DEM!

      1. AND THEY ARE ONLY ONE WHO HAVE PLATINUM CERTIFIED CLASSIC IN 2012, YEAH, IN THE YEAR WHEN ROSS, NAS OR NICKI’S ASS ALL HAD OR WILL BE HAVING PROBLEM GOING GOLD

    94. I get what he tries to convey but putting GRODT and even Hard Knock Life on the same sentence as Illmatic?? no sir… dude is tripping…

    95. TUPAC , BIGGIE TIRED OF ALL THEM SCHIZOPHRENIC RAPPERS..WHAT DID BEST RAPPER GET TUPAC AND BIGGIE ..6 FT OF DIRT …
      THIS ARTICLE AND THE COMMENTS ARE WACK …GET YO OWN STYLE STOP LETTING THE BULLSHIT INDUSTRY LEECH OFF WHAT IS OURS..FUBU ALL DAY STOP THE VIOLENCE IN HIP HOP ……BEEEAAAATHEZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    96. How can Meek talk about real rapping when he stopped that during the first Dreamchasers (which was fucking awful)? Mr. Philly was sloppy but raw, and absolutely “real” and his verses for SM1 were more polished. But things change. And now knowing Lil Wayne is in his top 5…those percs he’s hooked on and constantly rapping about in SM2 must have got him too faded to think clearly. Stop listening to 50 Cent & YM, Meek, and drop the laboratory heroin and your opinion on top emcees might actually matter to the “real” hip-hop world.

    97. “When I come out with my album, I want to have a classical album, a Illmatic, a Hard Knock Life…a Get Rich or Die Tryin’ type of Hip Hop album.”

      But doesn’t he realize that’s impossible in today’s hip hop album buying climate? Ain’t no way you can sell under a million and have your album be deemed a classic. Even then, you need people to still be listening/praising it 5-10 years down the line, and I just don’t see that happening here with this dude.

      1. illmatic never sold that much. i think he means as in a classic album in terms of quality and impact, not just sales.

      2. @truth

        Right but it is harder now. Due to the internet and us being fed so much bs music these past years alot of hip-hop fans have turned overly critical of every little detail.

      3. it took awhile but illmatic went plat, and you know that ish was 3x plat in the hood with all the dubs.

    98. WWWOOOOWWW THIS IS JUST A KID FOR HIM TO SAY HARD KNOCK LIFE…IT WAS GOOOD BUT NOT GREAT. ALSO NOTICE HE WONT MENTION EM EVEN IF HE WANTED TO CUS OF FAKEASS RICKROSS. HE SHOULD EDUCATE HIMSELF IN THE ART AND HISTORY OF MCS

    99. Anyone who refers to their craft as “Rapping” loses automatic credibility, and meek don’t got much… #masonicmusic

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