Stylus's definitions

World's Best Rappers List

Soloists:

Aesop Rock
AZ
Nas
Cormega
Guru
Rakim
KRS One
Kool G Rap
Murs
Freddie Foxxx
2Pac
Biggie Smalls
Big L
Grandmaster Caz
Cowboy (of the Furious Five)
Melle Mel
Aceyalone
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Raekwon
Inspectah Deck
GZA/Genius
Common
Canibus
Big Daddy Kane

Groups/Duos:

Gang Starr
Wu-Tang
Furious Five
Cold Crush Brothers
Public Enemy
Run-DMC
Digable Planets
Organized Konfusion
Freestyle Fellowship
De La Soul
Digable Planets
OutKast
Boogie Down Productions
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Eric B. and Rakim
A Tribe Called Quest
The Soul Sonic Force

Real Hip-Hop. Recognize

by Stylus March 10, 2005

DJ Premier

The best DJ to ever grace the surface of the earth.

See: genius

Premier has worked with Rakim, Ras Kass, Jeru the Damaja, Common, Guru, KRS-One, and Biggie, among others.

by Stylus February 22, 2005

Guru

To correct "Sifu" it Guru stands for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal".

One of the illest emcees ever. Still goin strong after 15 years deep in the game. Rolls with DJ Premier, forming the incredible hip-hop duo Gang Starr.

"My sense of self, and my mental health /
is much more powerful, than any hint of wealth." - Peace Of Mine ("The Ownerz" - Gang Starr, 2003)

by Stylus February 22, 2005

Big L

One of the best things to ever come from Harlem. Was a member of Fat Joe's group D.I.T.C. Gunned down in '99.

Rest In Peace.

"And everytime I'm jammed I always find a loophole / I got a crime record longer than Manute Bol / And my raps is unbelievable like aliens and flying saucers / No more iron horses cause I'm buying Porsches" - M.V.P. ("Lifestyles ov da Poor and Dangerous" - Big L, 1995)

by Stylus February 22, 2005

a tribe called quest

Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. One of - if not the best - hip-hop groups to ever exist. Pioneers of the D.A.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Sound Y'all) genre of hip-hop along with De La Soul. Also a part of the Native Tongues Posse. They forged the gratest hip-hop album of all time (IMO): "The Low End Theory"

"If knowledge is the key then just show me the lock
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock
With speed. I'm agile plus I'm worth your while
One hundred percent intelligent black child
My optic presentation sizzles the retina
How far must I go to gain respect? Ummmm
Well, it's kind of simple, just remain your own
Or you'll be crazy sad and alone
Industry rule number four thousand and eighty:
Record company people are shady"

- Check the Rhime ("The Low End Theory" - A Tribe Called Quest, 1991)

by Stylus February 22, 2005

Nation of Islam

The black version of the Ku Klux Klan

The NOI was founded by Louis Farrakhan.

by Stylus February 27, 2005

Freddie Foxxx

Possibly one of the greatest emcees on earth. Freddie Foxxx (AKA Bumpy Knuckles) has worked with 2Pac, Gang Starr, Benzino, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, and many others. Has 4 LPs put (I think). They include "Freddie Foxxx is Here", "Crazy Like a Foxxx", "Industry Shakedown", and "Konexion".

It's a shame that practically nobody has ever heard of him. Doesn't rap about the bitches and hoes, but about world issues and real thug things. Him and 2Pac were very close friends before 2Pac's untimely death (RIP).

Bumpy Knuckles is dope.

by Stylus February 27, 2005