10 Best Rappers?
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I wont do an all time list since narrowing it down to 10 would be impossible and rap isnt even my most listened to genre, but ill make a list of my current favs that iv been listening too.
Tech n9ne - im also surprised to see his name mentioned. I however ran across Anghellic years ago when it released and blind bought it and been hooked since and everytime i play a tech cd for someone they become fans.
Joel Ortiz - one of my current new additions...great flow and from start to finish is album is great.
papoose - while some of his newer stuff hasnt been my cup of tea i have plenty of freestyles and mix cds of his to last me for awhile
Necro - even tho his last album was hit and miss his older cds still get played alot
Ludacris - i dont buy alot of rap cds bc usually its one or two singles and the rest of the cd is garbage, cept every ludacris' cd has been great from start to finish
Rick Ross - Im not sure why i like him bc most his style i cant stand, but iv been listening to trilla for the past couple weeks nonstop
Sutterkane - hes my guilty pleasure of brainless fun in his cd. waiting for a new cd to see if he has the staying power of necro
Twiztid - Im not too big on any of theyre cds yet Independance day was a great cd one of the best i heard last yr....hell even Blaze's clockwork grey was a decent cd.
Kottonmouth kings/Surburban Noise - not the best albums but they put on a great live show that i check out everytime theyre in the area.
Tech n9ne - im also surprised to see his name mentioned. I however ran across Anghellic years ago when it released and blind bought it and been hooked since and everytime i play a tech cd for someone they become fans.
Joel Ortiz - one of my current new additions...great flow and from start to finish is album is great.
papoose - while some of his newer stuff hasnt been my cup of tea i have plenty of freestyles and mix cds of his to last me for awhile
Necro - even tho his last album was hit and miss his older cds still get played alot
Ludacris - i dont buy alot of rap cds bc usually its one or two singles and the rest of the cd is garbage, cept every ludacris' cd has been great from start to finish
Rick Ross - Im not sure why i like him bc most his style i cant stand, but iv been listening to trilla for the past couple weeks nonstop
Sutterkane - hes my guilty pleasure of brainless fun in his cd. waiting for a new cd to see if he has the staying power of necro
Twiztid - Im not too big on any of theyre cds yet Independance day was a great cd one of the best i heard last yr....hell even Blaze's clockwork grey was a decent cd.
Kottonmouth kings/Surburban Noise - not the best albums but they put on a great live show that i check out everytime theyre in the area.
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(tie)10. Notorious BIG, 2Pac, Puff Daddy
9. Tone Loc
8. Ice Cube
7. Beastie Boys
6. Run DMC
5. Ice T
4. Snoop Doggy Dogg
3. Eminem
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
1. Dr. Dre
9. Tone Loc
8. Ice Cube
7. Beastie Boys
6. Run DMC
5. Ice T
4. Snoop Doggy Dogg
3. Eminem
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
1. Dr. Dre
#29
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Styles P, Papoose, and Lupe Fiasco - "Cipher"
I loved Jin's freestyles back on 106 and Park but he hasn't done that much since:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ji...ark/1455108989
But he absolutely killed all those freestyles.
I saw MC Supernat live years ago. He freestyled on stage about whatever you handed to him (pens, phones, receipts). Personally I think two Top 10s are in order: freestyle ones and pre-written ones. The lists would look very different.
I loved Jin's freestyles back on 106 and Park but he hasn't done that much since:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ji...ark/1455108989
But he absolutely killed all those freestyles.
I saw MC Supernat live years ago. He freestyled on stage about whatever you handed to him (pens, phones, receipts). Personally I think two Top 10s are in order: freestyle ones and pre-written ones. The lists would look very different.
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Truthfully this probably has alot to do with where you come from in terms of region and what age group you are in....My list is based off of whaat I can still listen to. I don't Care about the Historical value of Big and Pac if it comes on I change the station and I can't stand Jay-Z. At least Nobody has put "soulja boy" on their list.
Here's Mine No Order (Note that I am from the south soooo...)
Lil Wayne
B.G.
Juvenile
UGK
Outkast
Ludacris
Twista
Jadakiss
Rick Ross (Blow,Trill, Boss) I can feel this.
Trick Daddy (Now I know some of you may question this, but I like the stuff of the album not the radio singles so much)
T.I. (Surprised he hasn't been up here yet)
Here's Mine No Order (Note that I am from the south soooo...)
Lil Wayne
B.G.
Juvenile
UGK
Outkast
Ludacris
Twista
Jadakiss
Rick Ross (Blow,Trill, Boss) I can feel this.
Trick Daddy (Now I know some of you may question this, but I like the stuff of the album not the radio singles so much)
T.I. (Surprised he hasn't been up here yet)
#33
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I couldn't even start to put together a 'best' list, as I'm not a big fan of rap in general and it exists mostly on the far borders of my musical preferences. That said, I own and enjoy (to varying degrees) work from all of these artists.
Beastie Boys
Danger Doom
Eminem
Geto Boys
Gnarls Barkley
Grayskul
Jay-Z
Moochie Mack
Sage Francis
The Streets
Beastie Boys
Danger Doom
Eminem
Geto Boys
Gnarls Barkley
Grayskul
Jay-Z
Moochie Mack
Sage Francis
The Streets
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that cipher video was what introduced me to papoose and got me hooked.
heres a question for those listed lil wayne whats some of his good songs? bc i always here how much people love him but what i hear *everywhere* on the radio his songs are nonsense. im not crapping on him im actually just curious how he became so popular if he had some older classics or what?
heres a question for those listed lil wayne whats some of his good songs? bc i always here how much people love him but what i hear *everywhere* on the radio his songs are nonsense. im not crapping on him im actually just curious how he became so popular if he had some older classics or what?
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1- Rakim
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
No one really in the same league as Biggie & Rah.
Jay-Z would've been higher if he didn't steal all his lyrics from just about everyone else on the list, mostly Rakim Allah and Biggie.
JadaKiss, Trugoy, Posdnous, Dame Grease, Styles P, Erick Sermon, Big Pun, Greg Nice, Chuck D, Gza, Redman & Common also deserve Honorable Mention. I'm very surprised no one said Tru, Pos, Grease, Sermon, Pun, Chuck D or Common yet...
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
No one really in the same league as Biggie & Rah.
Jay-Z would've been higher if he didn't steal all his lyrics from just about everyone else on the list, mostly Rakim Allah and Biggie.
JadaKiss, Trugoy, Posdnous, Dame Grease, Styles P, Erick Sermon, Big Pun, Greg Nice, Chuck D, Gza, Redman & Common also deserve Honorable Mention. I'm very surprised no one said Tru, Pos, Grease, Sermon, Pun, Chuck D or Common yet...
#38
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Originally Posted by TheGodfather
1- Rakim
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
No one really in the same league as Biggie & Rah.
Jay-Z would've been higher if he didn't steal all his lyrics from just about everyone else on the list, mostly Rakim Allah and Biggie.
JadaKiss, Trugoy, Posdnous, Dame Grease, Styles P, Erick Sermon, Big Pun, Greg Nice, Chuck D, Gza, Redman & Common also deserve Honorable Mention. I'm very surprised no one said Tru, Pos, Grease, Sermon, Pun, Chuck D or Common yet...
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
No one really in the same league as Biggie & Rah.
Jay-Z would've been higher if he didn't steal all his lyrics from just about everyone else on the list, mostly Rakim Allah and Biggie.
JadaKiss, Trugoy, Posdnous, Dame Grease, Styles P, Erick Sermon, Big Pun, Greg Nice, Chuck D, Gza, Redman & Common also deserve Honorable Mention. I'm very surprised no one said Tru, Pos, Grease, Sermon, Pun, Chuck D or Common yet...
#39
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in no particular order
Rakim, Biggie, Eminem (first two albums), Common, Slug (Atmosphere), Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Ghostface, Black Thought (The Roots), Guru (Gang Starr). At work right now cant think of other will edit later.
Godfather you know why no one mentioned Rakim, Common etc because they dont get played on a regular basis so not many people have heard them. Most people on here probably are like who is KRS ONE??? Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone.
Like Sage Francis said F*CK Clear Channel.
Rakim, Biggie, Eminem (first two albums), Common, Slug (Atmosphere), Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Ghostface, Black Thought (The Roots), Guru (Gang Starr). At work right now cant think of other will edit later.
Godfather you know why no one mentioned Rakim, Common etc because they dont get played on a regular basis so not many people have heard them. Most people on here probably are like who is KRS ONE??? Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone.
Like Sage Francis said F*CK Clear Channel.
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Originally Posted by terrycloth
heres a question for those listed lil wayne whats some of his good songs? bc i always here how much people love him but what i hear *everywhere* on the radio his songs are nonsense. im not crapping on him im actually just curious how he became so popular if he had some older classics or what?
I don't think he's had that many legit/retail releases recently. Wasn't his last retail album previous to 2008 Tha Carter II?
But he's had, what... 3 mixtapes since then? Some of them even double albums (I think).
I used to be a much bigger fan of rap than I am now. I haven't heard a really great rap song in ages. Mind you, I am exposed to much less of it now.
The last good diss I heard was 1.5 yrs ago: The Game's "Soundscan":
http://www.prefixmag.com/media/the-g...-dissmp3/2495/
I think I even saw a YouTube video of Canibus in military uniform rapping in front of a jeep. I guess that's what he's up to now. It blew my mind that most of the commenters had no idea who he was.
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Originally Posted by TheGodfather
1- Rakim
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
2- Notorious B.I.G.
3- KRS-One - NO MENTION YET?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
4- Eminem
5- Nas
6- 2Pac
7- Q-Tip
8- Slick Rick
9- Jay-Z
10- Ghostface Killah
1- Rakim
2- Nas
3- Tupac
4- Q-Tip
5- Black Thought (of The Roots)
6- Eminem
7- KRS-One
8- Common
9- Talib Kweli
10- Jay-Z
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Originally Posted by terrycloth
that cipher video was what introduced me to papoose and got me hooked.
heres a question for those listed lil wayne whats some of his good songs? bc i always here how much people love him but what i hear *everywhere* on the radio his songs are nonsense. im not crapping on him im actually just curious how he became so popular if he had some older classics or what?
heres a question for those listed lil wayne whats some of his good songs? bc i always here how much people love him but what i hear *everywhere* on the radio his songs are nonsense. im not crapping on him im actually just curious how he became so popular if he had some older classics or what?
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Originally Posted by lcnickell
Geto Boys(Scarface, Willie D, Bill), Gangsta Nip, Eminem, NWA ( ICE CUBE, Easy E), Kool Keith
the worst
Shaq, Vanilla Ice, Ice T, Dre ( producing great, weak on mic), Puff Daddy,
the worst
Shaq, Vanilla Ice, Ice T, Dre ( producing great, weak on mic), Puff Daddy,
and shit Ice Cube was one of the rawest dudes on the mic once
K-Rino should be on the list and also Z-ro... they will run most people who call themselves rap artist off the stage crying
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How about my 1 favorite?
http://www.eekwol.com/
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/EEKWOL/
There are enough samples on those two sites to convince anyone.
http://www.eekwol.com/
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/EEKWOL/
There are enough samples on those two sites to convince anyone.
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Alright...a real top ten list from me, in no particular order...
Masta Ace
Louis Logic
Jay-Z
Common
WC
Andre 3000
R.A. The Rugged Man
Notorious BIG
Tupac
Eminem
= J
Masta Ace
Louis Logic
Jay-Z
Common
WC
Andre 3000
R.A. The Rugged Man
Notorious BIG
Tupac
Eminem
= J
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This isn't in order...
Jay-Z
Rakim
Black Thought (of The Roots)
Royce da 5'9"
Lupe Fiasco
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
AZ
Nas
This isn't necessarily a best of all time list, but these 10 emcees are easily my 10 favorite of all time.
Jay-Z
Rakim
Black Thought (of The Roots)
Royce da 5'9"
Lupe Fiasco
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
AZ
Nas
This isn't necessarily a best of all time list, but these 10 emcees are easily my 10 favorite of all time.
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Originally Posted by acubfaninmd
You are the only person on here so far that has a good list. Everyone else has MTV/BET/Commercial Rap radios favorite rappers on their list. People need to broaden their listening to things other than what a major corportation plays 100 times a day.
For me personally thoos people who like Jay-Z and the other Pop-Rap artist like him your lists are from that MTV/BET craze and I will even say that Wayne is there now too. The only lists I can really respect are when people list the rappers with messages Rakim, Common, Mos Def, Talib, even Nas.
I can't respect the older artists BECAUSE I never listened to them. I'm in my mid-late 20's to give a frame of reference. I bet this though, find someone from texas and see if Paul Wall, or Charmillionaire, Flip, DJ Screw, don't make their lists, you will probably even see more mentions of Scarface... It's where you come from and what you grew up to.
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Originally Posted by bigjim25
I've only heard KRS ONE on one of my favorite songs by R.E.M. "Radio Song"
KRS is the epitome of realness in hip hop. His name is actually his tag name (graffitti name for those who don't know) which he used to plaster all over the Bx and Harlem. He brought the battle mainstream in songs like "The Bridge Is Over" and "South Bronx", as well as invented philosophical, socially conscious rap in songs like "My Philosophy" and "Criminal Minded". He also released the 1st live hip hop album called "Edutainment".
Some of my favorite KRS/BDP songs aside from those mentioned already are:
Black Cop
Step Into A World
The MC
I Can't Wake Up
Poetry
Outta Here
Although my 2 definite favorites of his are Criminal Minded and The Bridge Is Over.
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Originally Posted by dugan
How about my 1 favorite?
http://www.eekwol.com/
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/EEKWOL/
There are enough samples on those two sites to convince anyone.
http://www.eekwol.com/
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/EEKWOL/
There are enough samples on those two sites to convince anyone.
MC Paul Barman is better, if we're going to talk about white people.
And Jean Grae is better, if we're talking about women.
But she may be the best white female Canadian rapper I've ever heard.