Do you consider Jay-Z one of the greatest rappers of all time?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I honestly never understood why he's so loved by some.

[ZeN]

Mediocre lyricist but skilled at selling hooks.

He's in the all-time list just not at all at the top.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Mediocre lyricist but skilled at selling hooks.

He's in the all-time list just not at all at the top.

I wish him and Mos Def could have had a rap battle in their primes.

[KobesFinger]

Definitely

[L.Kizzle]

He's no Mos Def.

[L.Kizzle]

He's no Sean Price.

[nathanjizzle]

hes pretty good.

[L.Kizzle]

He's no Fredro Star
He's no Treach
He's no Keith Murray
He's no GZA

[Shade8780]

He's ruined his legacy. Used to be very good, but sucks now.

[ArbitraryWater]

nah

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Does it bother anyone else that Drake and Lil Wayne are also top dawgs in today's hip hop/rap game?

[BRabbiT]

Yes.

Jay knows/knew how to create a good song like few other rappers. Too many talented MCs waste their careers by making boring music.

[KobesFinger]

Does it bother anyone else that Drake and Lil Wayne are also top dawgs in today's hip hop/rap game?

No because Drake is a good rapper who makes good music and Lil Wayne has put the work in. I'm not a fan of Lil Wayne but he's put out 11 albums, 19 mixtapes and 2 EPs since 1999.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

No because Drake is a good rapper who makes good music and Lil Wayne has put the work in. I'm not a fan of Lil Wayne but he's put out 11 albums, 19 mixtapes and 2 EPs since 1999.

Let me play some devil's advocate: Quantity over quality?

I like Drake kind of but his personality and public persona of being a fanboat nearly every year to different teams sickens me.

[sammichoffate]

No, although his tenure has been pretty damn good

[ace23]

He's got a while to go to get to my level.

[KobesFinger]

Let me play some devil's advocate: Quantity over quality?

Not what I'm saying but Lil Wayne has put out some material that I, even as a non-fan, can appreciate. He's not putting out tonnes of crap. Not to mention rap is about numbers, and Lil Wayne knows better than most how to make a hit. Drake and Kanye are the only guys right now who do it better.

[DonDadda59]

He's one of the most talented MCs ever but he's a lazy sellout. He even admitted as much. Whwn he thought the black album was going to be his last, he actually put in work. Last time he actually put his skills to use.

[ROCSteady]

I really dig American Gangster & Magna Carta, except for a couple tracks that are junk.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I really dig American Gangster & Magna Carta, except for a couple tracks that are junk.

Every rapper has some junk tracks lets be honest. Can't be spitting the realest sh*t all the time

[L.Kizzle]

Every rapper has some junk tracks lets be honest. Can't be spitting the realest sh*t all the time
Spice 1 spit nothin but heat!

[nathanjizzle]

He's got a while to go to get to my level.

yeah, he would have to downgrade about 10 years worth.

[SexSymbol]

I wouldn't put him in the stratosphere of nas, mos def, eminem, biggie, pac, and maybe on or two more people that I can't think of now.
He has a case over anyone else

[navy]

Yes. He has the skills, accolades, wealth, fame, longevity, wife... A legitimate case for GOAT.

Could I name five rappers who are better lyrically? Sure. Maybe 10.

[NumberSix]

When people say Jay-Z is one of the best, they aren't talking about the Jay-Z of the last 10 years.

[MadeFromDust]

Not really

[That_Admiral]

He'd be top 10 for sure. You have to take in what he's made like; R.D, Blueprint, Black Album. But also what he's done for the genre in general.

[thefatmiral]

hes one of greatest talents of all time. an icon. doesnt display it all the time. sometimes makes tripe pop music.

[KyleKong]

He IS the greatest of all time.

[MMM]

He's a legend but I don't think his stand a lone skills outshine most rappers of his peers. However, his impact outside of that is hard to ignore but how does one compare that to the impact of some of the pioneers of rap.???

[LongLiveTheKing]

Eminem is better

[RoundMoundOfReb]

No. One of the most overrated rappers ever.

[BigBoss]

Snow >>>>

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[Pushxx]

His voice quality has always irked me. I could deal with it when his music was better. Now I don't particularly enjoy listening to him.

Respect to his career.

[BrownEye007]

No. Don't really like any of his songs.

[NumberSix]

Jay-Z from 1996-2001 is one of the best of all time.

[Nastradamus]

Every album is listenable, his flow is always strong and he knows how to construct a song, usually with a strong hook. Lyrically he's quite average, maybe slightly above.

I think his "downfall" is quite overstated. MCHG was a strong album. Watch the Throne is amazing too, even if Kanye is the driving force. American Gangster is overlooked. BP3 and Kingdom Come are pretty average, but they have good tracks(On to the next one, Good Lord, etc.)

[T_L_P]

Reasonable Doubt is a top 10 rap album of all time.

Literally everything else is mediocre and boring.

[Just2McFly]

Jay-Z from 1996-2001 is one of the best of all time.
change that to 03 and i agree...