What is Your Top Ten Favorite Rappers of All Time?

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Andrew Korenchkin said:
Man, missed this, but props for mentioning Bahamadia. Never heard of some of the others you mentioned.

How about MC Lyte?
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MC Lyte used to be in my top 5 back in 2012, but after finding other artists I seemed to forget about her. I'm not sure about putting her in that tenth spot though.

I assume you probably don't recognize Akua Naru and Rapsody from my list. Akua is a jazz rap artist and you can't go wrong with any of the three albums she released as a starting point and for Rapsody I'd suggest The Idea of Beautiful to start with.
 
Personally my top solo acts would be something like:

Q-Tip
Nas
Mos Def
Talib Kwali
Father Metro (Finnish rapper of the band Don Johnson Big Band)
Black Thought
Watsky
Shing02
Snoop Dogg
Common

If groups are ok, the list would be something like this:
A Tribe Called Quest
Beastie Boys
Nas
De La Soul
Black star
Gang Starr
Pharcyde
Black Thought
NWA
Mobb Deep
 
Nas
BIG
Pac
Jay-Z
Kanye
DMX
Jadakiss
Camron
3 Stacks
Rakim

If duos/groups are allowed, I'll add Clipse, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Gang Starr. Honorable mention to Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Blu & Exile, Busta Rhymes, Black Star (and Talib Kweli), Run the Jewels, Danny Brown, Method Man, Redman and Lauren Hill.
 
1. Mac Miller
2. Earl Sweatshirt
3. Andre 3000
4. YG
5. Ma$e
6. Vince Staples
7. Drake
8. Swae Lee
9. MondreMAN
10. Kool A.D.

kai3345 said:
Rich Chigga
Heems
Ya Boy Bangs
6 dog
3 pac
Bladee
Fat Joe
Corey Feldman
Fat Nick
Kendrick Lamar
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this is the high water mark for the most absurd list in the thread. throwing Iggy Azalea and Hopsin on ur list will no longer cut it
 
In no particular order, except for MF DOOM who is number 1 no doubt... a weird thing about this list is that 93 til infinity & Bizarre ride 2 the pharcyde are 2 of my favorite albums of all time, yet I can't really say that Souls & Pharcyde members belong in a top 10 rappers (although Opio from Souls is dope).

1. MF DOOM
2. Nas
3. Mos Def
4. Ghostface Killah
5. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
6. Q-Tip
7. Kendrick Lamar
8. Andre 3000
9. Biggie
10. Raekwon

Shoutout to Blackthought, Slick Rick, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monche, Masta Ace & Method Man
 
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In no particular order...

Chuck D
Gift of Gab
Young MC
Kool Keith
Del the Funky Homosapien
Mos Def
Queen Latifah
Rakim
Sirreal
KRS-One

...maybe

Groups

De La Soul
Jungle Brothers
A Tribe Called Quest
NWA
Jurassic 5
The Pharcyde
Beastie Boys
Cypress Hill
Blackalicious
Public Enemy
 
Soapbox Killer said:
HOLD ON A SEC....

Bahamadia and Akua Naru ( She is awesome, we used to rock out back in the day) on a list from somebody with a Jill Scott avatar? You had to either hang out at the 5Spot or be from somewhere close. That is some regional hip hop...and a Rapsody sighting? Lemme find out you a emcee on the lo-key.

You can tell a lot about a person from there choice of fave rappers.
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I actually just wrote a little bit of stuff when I was in middle school and during 2013. Never tried to do it seriously. I'm not from the 5Spot, actually from NC.
 
Favorite rappers of all time? That I can list. My list is going to be pretty awful so bear with me.

1. Kanye
2. DOOM
3. Earl Sweatshirt
4. Daveed Diggs
5. Vince Staples
6. Pusha T
7. Lil Ugly Mane
8. Danny Brown
9. Captain Murphy
10. Outkast

No particular order, of course but that's about right. Ye's definitely #1 but the rest are arbitrary.
 
No order

Lloyd Banks
Styles P
Diabolic
Nas
Ghostface Killah
2Pac
Jadakiss
Redman
Common
DMX

Groups:

Mobb Deep
Outkast
Onyx
Cypress Hill
Gang Starr
Wu-Tang Clan
 
Rakim
Nas
Biggie
Andre 3000
Big Boi
Black Thought
Ghostface Killah
MF DOOM
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar

Jay, Pac, LL, Q-Tip and Common would prob be next up. GZA, Method Man, Phonte, Killer Mike and Ice Cube for a top 20.
 
In no particular order:

Nas
Notorious B.I.G.
Kendrick Lamar
Lupe Fiasco
Tupac
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Rakim
J. Cole
Snoop Dogg

Also: Isaiah Rashad, Tyler the Creator, Ice Cube, AZ
 
Just in terms of who my favourites and go toos are now


Andre 3000 / Big Boi ( equal to me )
Q Tip
Nas
Big
Jay
Ye
GZA
Tyler the creator
childish gambino
Pusha T


Loads more thiugh i didnt out like pac, ghost, doom, wayne, vince staples who are all doing solid
 
1. Eminem
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. 50 Cent
4. The Notorious Big
5. Kanye West
6. Lil Wayne
7. T.I.
8. Outkast
9. Snoop Dogg
10. Drake

I actually keep a list and actually update it every couple months. Starting to make an overall list of mine for all musicians but I rarely get asked to rank my favorite artists across all genre.
 
Beans
Bottrell
Pras
Desiigner
Mike D
French Montana
Lordz of Brooklyn
etc. etc.


Srsly though, Doom, Kendrick, Jeru, Guru, Weezy, EL-P, Gift of Gab, Big, Ghost, Joey Bad...and probably more that I'm not thinking of....
 
In no particular order, hip-hop only (aka no grime, dnb, or dancehall)

Andre 3000
Jay-Z
Kanye
Young Thug
Raekwon
Tony Starks
El-P
Juicy J
Gucci
Tie between all 3 Beasties
 
ArgyleReptile said:
Damn, I forgot about De La.
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Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothin' comes around when they move their lips
It's just a bunch of gibberish
And neogaffers act like they forgot about De La

Top 10, impossible to make an order:

Kendrick Lamar
Andre 3000
Eminem
Lupe Fiasco
Kanye West
Vince Staples
Killer Mike
Earl Sweatshirt
Shadrach Kabango
Black Thought
 
Nas
André 3000
Eminem
Lil Dicky
Mos Def
DJ Quik
Zion I
Method Man
Lupe Fiasco
Kendrick Lamar
 
Blasian Persuasion said:
MC Lyte used to be in my top 5 back in 2012, but after finding other artists I seemed to forget about her. I'm not sure about putting her in that tenth spot though.

I assume you probably don't recognize Akua Naru and Rapsody from my list. Akua is a jazz rap artist and you can't go wrong with any of the three albums she released as a starting point and for Rapsody I'd suggest The Idea of Beautiful to start with.
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Some of the artists you mentioned on your list, I should try and check out. High-five for Jean Grae, too.
 
I can never do these list because a lot of the hip-hop acts I like are groups rather than solo artists.

Anyway

Nas is my favorite all time.

Followed by in no particular order:

Pete Rock & CL Smooth
GangStarr
Public Enemy
Wu-Tang (prefer Ghost and Raekwon's solo efforts)
Mobb Deep
Jay Z
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Comeback Season - Take Care Drake (his unreleased material during the Take Care era got me through some times, shame he fell fuck off after absorbing Quentin Millers life force)

And my favorite artist today: Future.
 
Blasian Persuasion said:
MC Lyte used to be in my top 5 back in 2012, but after finding other artists I seemed to forget about her. I'm not sure about putting her in that tenth spot though.

I assume you probably don't recognize Akua Naru and Rapsody from my list. Akua is a jazz rap artist and you can't go wrong with any of the three albums she released as a starting point and for Rapsody I'd suggest The Idea of Beautiful to start with.
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I remember Rapsody for her verse on TPAB, which was one of the best verses on that album. I keep forgetting she has an album and I should check it out sometime. Akua sounds like something up my alley, and her Google return made a good case for her music.
 
Nudull said:
Some of the artists you mentioned on your list, I should try and check out. High-five for Jean Grae, too.
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Let me know what you think.

FeenixRising said:
I can never do these list because a lot of the hip-hop acts I like are groups rather than solo artists.

Anyway

Nas is my favorite all time.

Followed by in no particular order:

Pete Rock & CL Smooth
GangStarr
Public Enemy
Wu-Tang (prefer Ghost and Raekwon's solo efforts)
Mobb Deep
Jay Z
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Comeback Season - Take Care Drake (his unreleased material during the Take Care era got me through some times, shame he fell fuck off after absorbing Quentin Millers life force)

And my favorite artist today: Future.
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Ooh, Nas is your favorite too? I thought you were good people.

Andrew Korenchkin said:
I remember Rapsody for her verse on TPAB, which was one of the best verses on that album. I keep forgetting she has an album and I should check it out sometime. Akua sounds like something up my alley, and her Google return made a good case for her music.
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Glad that you like her.
 
gonna try this. I like a lot of the responses in this thread.

B.I.G.
Eminem
Black Thought
Melle Mel
2Pac
KRS-One
The Fresh Prince
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Method Man
DMX
 
I jumped in this thread expecting there to be zero mention of Kool Keith and readying my list with him at the top, but man, super pleasantly surprised to see that Dr Octagon was already adequately represented. With that knowledge I'm pumped to try out some of the other artists I'm unfamiliar with, thanks for the topic OP
 
renzolama said:
I jumped in this thread expecting there to be zero mention of Kool Keith and readying my list with him at the top, but man, super pleasantly surprised to see that Dr Octagon was already adequately represented. With that knowledge I'm pumped to try out some of the other artists I'm unfamiliar with, thanks for the topic OP
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Kool Keith is juuust past my top ten. Good pick.
 
Not the best rappers, just my personal favorite in order.

  1. Royce Da 5’9’’
  2. Eminem
  3. Talib Kweli
  4. Pharoahe Monch
  5. Nas
  6. T.I.
  7. Young Jeezy ( I can't help it I love him)
  8. Common (I used to love H.I.M but he has really fell off lately)
  9. Joe Budden
  10. Big Punisher
  11. Busta Rymes
  12. Kendrick Lamar
  13. Andre 3k
  14. Method man
  15. DMX
  16. Rakim
  17. Ice Cube (Only befor predator album)
  18. Rah Digga
  19. Rick Ross
  20. Jean Grae
 
Biggie
Kanye
Nas
Kendrick Lamar
Andre 3000
Big Boi
Danny Brown
Killer Mike
Snoop
MF Doom

The last 5 or so can be switched out with many others. Plenty of people like Earl, Open Mike Eagle, or Vince Staples could be up there if they keep it up
 
So have only been listening to rap since about 2008 but I'll throw a list out there, I like a lot more recent ones then i do the previous decade.

But here's mine:

1. J Cole
2. Kendrick
3. Drake
4. Kanye
(big drop off here for my rankings, not that they suck, but the top 4 is my Rushmore)
5. Childish Gambino
6. Lil Wayne
7. Chance the Rapper
8. Future
9. Wiz Khalifa
10. Vince Staples


Rap is probably somehwere around my 4th or 5th favorite genre.
RIP to Lil Wayne who would of been #1 easily by a mile
 
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