i'll tell you the best lyrcist of all time

Nas

It's hard to believe that Fifty Cents is nowhere on this list.. I would put him in the top 5 at least.. How about Eminem?

[QUOTE=notoldschool;14206836]Beastie Boys because Licensed to Ill album is the greatest selling rap album of all time and that shit is tight to this day.

Yup: In no particular order:

Adam Yauch
Michael Diamond
Adam Horovitz

50 cent, you avin a laugh? Fair enough his songs are good, but he is not talented IMO.

Tupac and some of the others are on a different level ...than many rappers today

Eminem! FTW

I endorse this list.

OLD SCHOOL:
Run-DMC
Beastie Boys
NWA
Rakim

NEW SCHOOL:
Jay-Z
BIG
PAC (not a big fan but he is a legend)
Nas


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I'm not a big fan of nerdy backpack shit but there are some talented rappers in that pool.

Ive always been a fan of lil wayne

in order from best:
krs one
biggie
nas
jay z

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If tupac was still alive half these fake as 1 hit wonder rappers would'nt be around

Tupac.... Alive Eminem

Ok.. The hiphop IQ here is pretty bad when Rakim and Kool G Rap don't make people's lists, in favour of artists like Run DMC, LL Cool J and Lil Wayne.

Ask any rapper their top 5, and Rakim and Kool G will be mentioned invariably.

Styles P is making a run lately too, dude has dropped a ton of tracks, he's a great lyricist.

never listen to styles p ,....ill have too see whats up

Rakim
Eminem
Mad Skillz

Check Jadakiss. He's better IMO and from the same crew.....The Lox.

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He is a fucking genius!!!

There is no Best. Most successful = Jay Z, Puffy (financially) & Snoop (longevity/relevance/output)

Lyrically acclaimed = Krs1, Rakim, Nas, Biggie & Kool G Rap.

My favs from certain era's are -

Old Skool-
Melle Mel
Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three
Sugarhill Gang
Spoonie G
Whodini


New Skool-
Run DMC
Rakim
Krs
Kool G Rap
Beastie Boys
Ice Cube
MC Ren
Young MC
Slick Rick


Golden Age-
Redman
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Biggie Smalls
Pharoah Monch
Snoop


Hip Pop age-
? Undecided, maybe Goldie Lookin Chain & PitMan ;)



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Too Short imho

I really like E-40!

Tupac is whack as fuck.

The only decent ones mentioned are Jedi Mind Tricks and Aesop. And thats just a drop in the ocean of all the other dope rappers in the hip hop underworld.

Fuck them fake faggots like 50 cent, jay z, busta rhymes, lil wayne, kanye west .... they are unbelievably shit. I'm surprised heads listen to them? Must be fucking retarded ....

pac is kinda overrated... i like some of his albums but he aint my favourite... as for best, i dont know, it all depends on what you like personally: The hippie rap of common, hardcore rap, or rappers that use complex words just because they're complex.
Some of my favs are:
ice-t
tech n9ne
yukmouth (his latest album SUCKED HARD though!)
c-bo
ill bill
jedi mind tricks
crooked I (although he never released an album his last mixtapes are really good)

KRS-One
Krayzie Bone
Big Pun

Any of the top wu tang members in their heyday (raekwon, ghost face, gza) are far better than any of the rappers listed here. KRS One is probably the best ever. Tupac and Biggie are the two most overrated rappers I have ever listened to.

The Lox has good songs but they cant talk about any but violence. That shit gets sickening and is very one dimensional.

b.i.g.g.i.e aka b.i.g., get it, biggy,

nas or guru hands down...

jay-z.

** thread closes **

biggie ha you fell for the media hype




roxanne roxanne

I'm all about some Atmosphere, and Eyedea and Abilities personally...

Vinnie Paz

........forgot to mention...


Andre Nickatina

Come to the Players Ball and you'll see one of your favorites of all time on July 10th in Vegas.

I'm not much for rap, but Eminem is one rapper that I think is excellent. His songs are actually different and catchy, not the same old shit. It's just too bad that he's retired. I'm sure he'll come back with a new album one of these days.

Pac by far.

Wu-tang rocks!