XXL has made a list of its 15 greatest rapper-producer duos of all time.
“From Eric B. & Rakim to Prodigy and Alchemist, these one-two punches offer a different variety, one in which a single rapper has developed such a chemistry with a producer that they became, in a way, synonymous with each other,” XXL says of its unranked list.
“For the most part, this means that the duo has worked together for more than one album,” XXL continues. “We’ve made exceptions to include dynamic twosomes such as Marley Marl and Big Daddy Kane, who laid the groundwork for Kane’s fantastic solo career, as well as KRS-One and Scott LaRock, who were the minds behind Boogie Down Productions before LaRock’s untimely death robbed them of further collaboration. But when it comes to this list, we made one major distinction: the two must have, at one point in their careers, been synonymous with each other. 9th Wonder may be more well-known from his work with Jay Z and Little Brother, but his five albums with Murs can’t be ignored, either. Timbaland and Missy Elliott may have gone their separate ways, but without Timbo’s beats we would never have had Missy’s flair; Snoop and Dr. Dre, for all their collaborations on The Chronic and Doggystyle, always identified as individuals first, rather than partners.”
Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Blackalicious, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madvillain, KRS-One and Scott La Rock and Atmosphere are among those named in the list.
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No MOP? AND Prodigy and Alchemist ARE NOT ON THE LIST
I know thats crazy!
Prodigy & Alchemist could be on that list, if Alc didn’t suck so hard.
Yes they are
Prodigy and Alchemist are on the list….
Dogg Pound?
No Drake and 40!!?? Seriously, fuck this list!
They are in the top 20 Gay/pop duo list, check your list before you post this nonsens!
^^^stop hating u bitch ass nigga
Butthurt Drake stan caught feelings.
no Young Chop?
Wheres DJ Khaled on that list?
hes not a duo, he works with anyone who has a buzz
Hes so fat that he counts for 2 (He got the same weight like the 2 rappers from Mobb Deep for an example)
Tech and Seven??? theres like 10+ albums of them working together?
Too short and Ant Banks
I agree..cosign
ooohhh cold. 9th and murs
WHY IS MACKLEMORE HERE? WTF?
I love the way this site defers to another hip hop site. Classy yet defeated.
How about I go to XXL mag for good
XXL are bitch ass faggots to put Macklemore on that list with no EPMD, so bitch made its unreal
this site is in love with fags.
Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre?
If you notice all the names on the list are all producers who make beats partnered with rappers/mc’s and Dr. Dre doesn’t make beats, never has which is why his name isn’t listed.
Not too sure about this list. Yall should check out thegrandreport, they have some good viral videos on there too!
how about epmd, common and no id, common and kanye, mobbdeep, madlib and jay dilla currensy and ski beats ,skyoo and illmind, llcool j and marley marl
No Killer Mike & El-P ? Fuck this ish.
no Ronny V. & Lil Slice, this a bunch of b*ll
This list is bullshit. Marley Marl should’ve been paired with MC Shan. 45king and Latifah should’ve been there, KRS and Scott la rock shouldn’t be there Ced Gee produced their only album together. No Run the Jewels? These sites just need to stop making lists that’s a cheap way to get hits, there you got a hit you happy?
No Killer Mike & El-P?
RUN THE JEWELS FOR SURE,,,
BUT HOW THE HELL ARE YOU GON FORGET HAVOC AND P! MOBB!
“Macklemore & Ryan Lewis”
Yeah, right. Greatest lmao
haven’t read it yet but it better have atmosphere & Aesop + Blockhead
No Alexander Beats & Archinus on this list? I call bullshit!
Ja Rule / IRV #RULETALK
who the fuck is blacklicious smh and why the hell is macklemore on this list
Who is Blackalicious? Are you high or just not that educated?
No Jermaine and da brat Jermaine and bow wow Mannie fresh and turdman jay z and just blaze Camron and arab music ti and dj toomp tupac and j biggie and mr cee haha my Dick and yo moms uterus young jeezy and shawty red dr dre and his ghost producers
O yea dmx and dame grease swizz beats and Cassidy juicy j and mike will made it Jermaine and bone crusher Ying yang twins and Lil Jon jay z and kanye west fat Joe and Scott storch waka flocka and lex luger
It’s sad that they have Macklemore and Ryan Lewis next to MF DOOM AND MADLIB like how are you going to put those two next to probably the best duo on the list. Macklemore shouldn’t even be on this list.
Basically aside from the Legends and Old School Hip Hop mentions, you can be 100% sure that the others are paid for the mention in XXL .. It’s just an SEO strategy for people like Macklemore to try and make the association to “Real Hip Hop” although clearly everyone can see right through it and a monetization strategy for XXL .. Macklemore has single handedly commercialized Music to a point of no return, while ironically being a face against Consumerism .. Like WTF ?!?
Killer Mike + El-P
Yelawolf + WLPWR
Drake + 40
Yep.
Ehh…
No.
What about Reflection Eternal?
Is this a joke? These old school rapper suck, that’s why they are underground! swag
5. Young Thug + Dun Deal: “Stoner” is the biggest hit of the year…
4. Chief Sosa + Young Chop: The hardest hip hop duo based on originality!
3. Rick Ross + DJ Khaled: Mastermind was a masterpiece. Rick Ross sounds so eclectic and sophisticated on DJ Khaled’s beats.
2. Drake + Noah “40” Shebib: The most complex hip hop duo of all time.
1. Lil Wayne + any producer you can imagine: Lil Wayne never disappointed his fans, he is the best rapper alive, hands down!
scott larock was dope RIP scott larock
How da fuck is Maclemore on this list? I’m not even checking it out after seeing that bullshit
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