Yo 5 Favorite Rappers Ever

[Bano114]

1. Nas
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Andre 3000
4. Joey Bada$$
5. Eminem

[MMM]

1. GZA
2. Rakim
3. DMX
4. Biggie
5. Nas

HM
Styles P
Cassidy

[Graviton]

2pac
Biggie
Nas
GZA
Eminem

[That_Admiral]

Nas
Biggie
GZA
Eminem
Big L

[step_back]

Rappers

Big Pun
2Pac
Masta Ace
Rakim
Nas


Groups

Wu Tang Clan
A Tribe Called Quest
Sugar Hill Gang
Jurassic 5
Run DMC

[fsvr54]

Off the top of my head

Billy Woods
Ras Kass
Kool G Rap
Inspectah Deck
Notorious BIG

[G0ATbe]

Kobe
Pac
3stacks
Biggie
Kendrick

[andgar923]

@ Drake being anywhere near top 20

Nas
G Rap
KRS
Cube
Rakim

Cube and KRS can be switched by a handful of others tho. Those are rappers that had relatively chart success along with impact but more importantly SKILLS at an all time consistent level.

I'd have no argument with swapping KRS with 2Pac. I can even replace Cube with Kane.

Edited to add Rakim

[KobesFinger]

Lemme get an edit and take Drake out. I liked him then but don't **** with him now. Move Biggie back to top spot.

Biggie
Jay/Nas
Nas/Jay
Kanye

Still no definite 5th. My top 4 changes based on what I'm ****ing with at that moment in time

[Bigsmoke]

Nas
Pac
Jay
Big
Kendrick Lamar

[UK2K]

J Cole didn't make anyone's list?



Artist and producer? And he legitimately knows how to play numerous instruments?

He's the real deal, and the messages in his songs are genuine.

[scuzzy]

Killa Cam
Bow Wow
Chingy
Lil Romeo
Kris Kross

[NBAplayoffs2001]

1. Nas (IMO, way better at storytelling with a solid rhyme than 2Pac). East coast beast coast
2. Big L (#1 if more material existed)
3. Cassidy (freestyle)
4. Mos Def (one of the most unique NYC MCs in the late 90s/00s)
5. Biggie (mostly due to beats and rhyme, lyrically overrated)

[andgar923]

1. Nas (IMO, way better at storytelling with a solid rhyme than 2Pac). East coast beast coast
2. Big L (#1 if more material existed)
3. Cassidy (freestyle)
4. Mos Def (one of the most unique NYC MCs in the late 90s/00s)
5. Biggie (mostly due to beats and rhyme, lyrically overrated)

What Big special was his rhyming/flow/ wordplay... specially his wordplay. The way he connected lines with some of his words was witty and funny.

It
Would've been interesting to see how
Big L developed. I don't know if he had the ability to crossover tho.

[MP.Trey]

Em
Big Daddy Kane
Rakim
Biggie
And an unpopular choice of Charles Hamilton.