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Top 5 Rappers of today.
And lets leave guys like Pac & Biggie outta this because even though they release just as much new $hit like the rest of these guys, it's the top 5 of today, not all-time. Unless you're one of those people that think Pac is still alive, then feel free to include him on your list.
1) DMX
2) 50 Cent
3) Obie Trice
4) Eminem
5) Ludacris
6) Jadakiss
Most overrated
1) Nas
His beats are still stuck in the mid-90's.
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1. Jay-Z (if you consider him to still be performing)
2. The Game
3. T.I.
4. Talib Kweli
5. Nas
Most overrated:
1. 50 Cent
2. Chamillionaire (I like some of his songs, but "ridin" got played out real fast)
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1. Jay 2. snoop 3. ludacris 4. 50cent 5. k-fed
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1. MF Doom
2. Lord Quas
3. Oh No
4. Mos Def
5. PUTS
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1.Hov
2.Nas
3.Mos
4.Talib
5.lupe
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1. Jay-z
2. The Game
3. T.I.
4. 50 Cent
5. Ludacris
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Nas
Jigga
Papoose
Lil wayne
Busta Rhymes.
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5. Joe Budden
4. Royce da 5'9
3. AZ
2.
1. Mos Def/Phonte - can't choose
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No Ghostface??? Shame on all of you...
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1. nas
2. talib kweli
3. jay z
and everyone else sucks
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1.pac (yea thats right)
2.nas
3.DMX
4.Luda
5.i dunno, i kinda like Jeezy
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[QUOTE]5. k-fed[/QUOTE]
ahahahaha :confused:
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1. Nas
2. Rakim
3. Jay-Z
4. Eminem
5. Method Man
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i've never heard smarter more artistic rhymes than whats on the lupe fiasco mixtapes
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1. DMX
2. Busta Rhymes
3. Pharrell
4. Magoo
5. Mos Def (Great on Chappelle's Show)
I love my list.
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are we going by skill here or beats? because dmx has no skill, hes been showing up waaay too often on these lists.
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[I]are we going by skill here or beats? because dmx has no skill, hes been showing up waaay too often on these lists.[/I]
Whoa, stop right there... DMX has no skill? If anyone has been showing up on these lists too often, its Nas. His beats are still stuck in the mid-90's. DMX does a good job of mixing up the gangsta $hit with real life stuff. Ruff Ryders & G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath got the rap game locked down. Nobody can touch any of them.:pimp:
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immortal technique
soul heir the manchild
nas
rakaa
aceyalone
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listen to Joe Budden's broken wing freestyle. its on hiphopgame.com.
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Anyone who list DMX suffers from having a clue. Guy is a joke of a rapper.
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Agree with the Gobbster.
Without any particular ranking:
Talib Kweli
Elzhi of Slum Village
Common
Busta
50 Cent (pre Massacre, listen to Get Rich... again, every second track is a potential hit, he is spitting fire on that album)
I consider Jay retired and NAS lost in time. The Game was all beats. I love the music of Kayne West, but he is not the most talented rapper. Lupe Fiasco is great, but I am not going to put him up there after 1 album. Although Daydreaming is a hell of a song and its not even his best on the album.
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[quote]Nas. His beats are still stuck in the mid-90's.[/quote]
umm.. and that makes him a worse rapper how?
nobody's beats suck as much as Lupe Fiasco's but he's still the best rapper out at the moment.
no particular order except for #1
Lupe
Obie
Luda
Immortal Technique
Weezy
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To most of you:
This isn't the list of best rappers being played on the radio, it's just the list of best rappers.
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no order
Madvillian
Mos Def
Common
Aesop Rock
Buck 65
and Danger Mouse gets honorary mention as the best producer around.
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[QUOTE=jrt1584][I]are we going by skill here or beats? because dmx has no skill, hes been showing up waaay too often on these lists.[/I]
Whoa, stop right there... DMX has no skill? If anyone has been showing up on these lists too often, its Nas. His beats are still stuck in the mid-90's. DMX does a good job of mixing up the gangsta $hit with real life stuff. Ruff Ryders & G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath got the rap game locked down. Nobody can touch any of them.:pimp:[/QUOTE]
Have you guys ever heard any DMX freestyles? It's just him barking half the time. Dude's not exactly the most talented lyricist imo. That's not to say I don't like his music though. I still listen to Ruff Ryder's Anthem a few times per week. GETS ME AMMMPED!
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[QUOTE=jrt1584][I]are we going by skill here or beats? because dmx has no skill, hes been showing up waaay too often on these lists.[/I]
Whoa, stop right there... DMX has no skill? If anyone has been showing up on these lists too often, its Nas. His beats are still stuck in the mid-90's. DMX does a good job of mixing up the gangsta $hit with real life stuff. Ruff Ryders & G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath got the rap game locked down. Nobody can touch any of them.:pimp:[/QUOTE]
because gangsta rap is so artistic and creative. it also really helps uplift black culture.
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[QUOTE=geeWiz15]
nobody's beats suck as much as Lupe Fiasco's but he's still the best rapper out at the moment.
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if you wanna hear lupe on some good beats listen to the following mixtapes. they are much better than food and liquor IMO.
Fahrenheit 1/15 Part 1
R.O.T.N (revenge of the nerds)
A Rhyming Ape
Touch The Sky Mixtape
for a sample of the kind of beats you'll here go to [url]http://www.myspace.com/djbusy[/url] and listen to mr.mcfly.
my favorites:
F 1/15 Part 1 - Failure
F 1/15 Part 1 - Boss Playa
F 1/15 Part 1 - Hater Hop
F 1/15 Part 1 - Slow Down
F 1/15 Part 1 - Ooh
F 1/15 Part 1 - WCGI Freestyle
R.O.T.N - switch (science project)
R.O.T.N - Tilted Part 3
A Rhyming Ape - Happy Industries
Touch The Sky - McFly
Touch The Sky - Absolute Fiasco
Touch The Sky is kind of like a "best of" the mixtapes.
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no order
Immortal Technique
Joe Budden
Lupe Fiasco
T.I. (just for the heck of it, I am gonna put him there)
Papoose...
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I am havin trouble findin a god version of "Hater Hop".....anyone know where i can get a whole version?
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1. Jay-Z
2. Nas
3. Rakim
4. Eminem
5. Scarface
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I'd still put Nas at the top until he puts out an album I don't love. I would include Jay-Z as well because he is putting out a new album and is one of the best of all time. Rakim hasn't but anything out in forever, so I won't include him, but he is still maybe the best rapper ever. I won't include Lupe because I look at consistancy and longevity even when look at the best rappers out right now. So my list is:
1. Nas
2. Talib Kweli
3. Murs and Aceyalone (tie)
4. Jay-Z
5. Phonte
6. Common and Black Thought (tie)
7. Eminem
8. Xzibit
9. Raekwon and Ghostface (tie)
10. Slug
I couldn't think of less than 10, but I know I am still forgetting someone.
As for the best hottest/new rappers out:
1. Lupe Fiasco
2. The Game
3. Chamillionare
4. Cassidy
5. Jim Jones
And the best underground artists (groups/rappers/producers) out right now:
1. The whole Justus League
2. Mike Shinoda
3. Def Jux and extended network (Blueprint, RJD2, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, Murs, Cage, Perceptionists)
4. Okayplayer artists
5. Jean Grae
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RJD2 is great, especially while in Soul Position. Murs 316 was also great, but Murray's revenge was a letdown and I never liked Aesop Rock, but that's just me.
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Jim Jones is garbage. Why does he even get a mention.
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No particular order (this is just my favourite, so that's why they're in my top five)
- Masta Ace
- Tonedeff (check out [I]Love Aint[/I], my fav)
- Cunninlynguists (the group as a whole)
- Immortal Technique
- MF Doom
- Eminem
- Common (phenominal)
And Mike Shinoda shouldn't get a mention in this thread. First of all, he's not underground. His songs are on the radio all the time. Second of all, the only thing that makes him worth listening to is his beats, and some of the guys he works with. His rhymes are too simplistic.
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I mention Jim Jones because gangsta rap is still a valid form of rap music, even if I don't like it. I respect it and with Jim Jones is particular, he is kind of like the new a solo version of the LOX, and is better than all the other new gangsta rappers like Young Jeezy and trash like that. If anyone knows of a better new gangsta rapper, let me know who they are and I will check them out instead.
As for Mike Shinoda, he is a good writer and producer, and he raps pretty good as well. No he is not Jay-Z, but overall as an artist, I think he is one of the best new artists in hip hop even though he is in a rock band. Styles of Beyond really put his album over the top, but even without them, that is still a pretty good album. And I don't listen to the radio so I wouldn't know how much his songs are played, but I was also looking at the fact that he is starting to build a nice label with SOB, Jonah Matranga, and the fact he is producing beats for people like Lupe. And looking at the Reanimation ablum where he worked with people like Planet Asia, Motion Man, Zion, Chali 2na, Pharoahe Monch, KutMasta Kurt, and people like that I think he has a strong connection with the underground. Have a couple hit singles doesn't take that away to me. He is like Will.I.Am who has had some major hits and sold tons of albums with BEP, but still does an album for Sergio Mendes and a song with Jack Herrera.
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1. Nas still on top, no one can pass him.
2. Jay Z, you can still count him since he's making a new CD, other then Nas he is the greatest right now.
3. Mos def he's just plain dirty.
4. Talib Kweli, he has great lyrics and songs.
5. Papoose. Secound place is firt loser is a great album.
Imortal Technique. Wow he's lyrics are off the hook.
Honrable Mentions
Kanye West, Jea Millz, Busta, T.I and Cassidy
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Rap is gone downhill. I mean "Chicken Noodle Soup", "Chain Hang Low" and many, many, many more. Hot garbage is what it is. I'm ashamed of what the rap game has become.
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[I]Anyone who list DMX suffers from having a clue. Guy is a joke of a rapper.[/I]
So are u :hammerhead: ... And the #'s don't lie. He's sold more albums than 99% of the rappers people are listing off here. And maybe it's because i'm living in the midwest, but who in the hell is Immortal Technique? A lot of people are listing him on their lists... Is he new and his name just hasn't spread yet or what? Is he mainly known more on the East and/or West Coast?
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[QUOTE=jrt1584][I]Anyone who list DMX suffers from having a clue. Guy is a joke of a rapper.[/I]
So are u :hammerhead: ... And the #'s don't lie. He's sold more albums than 99% of the rappers people are listing off here. And maybe it's because i'm living in the midwest, but who in the hell is Immortal Technique? A lot of people are listing him on their lists... Is he new and his name just hasn't spread yet or what? Is he mainly known more on the East and/or West Coast?[/QUOTE]
Says the guy with a 50 avatar.
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[I]Says the guy with a 50 avatar.[/I]
Says the guy with... who in the hell knows, as an avatar. It does make sense though, being that I listed 50 as 1 of my top 2 rappers. Why don't u go get yourself a Kelis avatar and shut up... :roll: