In no particular order, and definitely not complete. Era is taken into consideration.
Rakim
Biggie
Pac
Big Daddy Kane
Big L
Mos Def
Immortal Technique
Jay-Z (hate all you want, I dare you to test an album against reasonable doubt.)
Raekwon
Andre 3000
Eminem
Nas
Jeru the Damaja
Ice Cube
The Game
Grandmaster Caz
Redman
Kurupt
KRS One
Bustah Rhymes
Too Short
Missy Elliot (yeah, she makes the list)
Clipse (both of them)
Scarface
LL Cool J
Pharoahe Monch
Kurtis Blow
Run DMC (respect)
Melle Mel
Del the Funky Homosapien
AZ
Slick Rick
Talib Kweli
People I want to give it up to, but just don't know if I can.
Ghostface Killah
Big Boi
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Q-Tip
Common (I view him as more of a poet then a MC)
Eazy E
Chuck D
T.I. (I just like the dude)
Chali 2na
Women
Queen Latifah
MC Lyte
Lauryn Hill
Eve (although I'm pretty sure most of her stuff is ghostwritten)
Rakim
Biggie
Pac
Big Daddy Kane
Big L
Mos Def
Immortal Technique
Jay-Z (hate all you want, I dare you to test an album against reasonable doubt.)
Raekwon
Andre 3000
Eminem
Nas
Jeru the Damaja
Ice Cube
The Game
Grandmaster Caz
Redman
Kurupt
KRS One
Bustah Rhymes
Too Short
Missy Elliot (yeah, she makes the list)
Clipse (both of them)
Scarface
LL Cool J
Pharoahe Monch
Kurtis Blow
Run DMC (respect)
Melle Mel
Del the Funky Homosapien
AZ
Slick Rick
Talib Kweli
People I want to give it up to, but just don't know if I can.
Ghostface Killah
Big Boi
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Q-Tip
Common (I view him as more of a poet then a MC)
Eazy E
Chuck D
T.I. (I just like the dude)
Chali 2na
Women
Queen Latifah
MC Lyte
Lauryn Hill
Eve (although I'm pretty sure most of her stuff is ghostwritten)
by mdub2 January 19, 2009
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It's why we sing for these kids that don't have a thing
Except for a dream and a fucking rap magazine
Who post pinup pictures on their walls all day long
Idolise their favourite rappers and know all they songs
Or for anyone who's ever been through shit in they lives
So they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die
Till they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe
We're nothing to you, but we're the fuckin' shit in their eyes
It's why we sing for these kids that don't have a thing
Except for a dream and a fucking rap magazine
Who post pinup pictures on their walls all day long
Idolise their favourite rappers and know all they songs
Or for anyone who's ever been through shit in they lives
So they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die
Till they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe
We're nothing to you, but we're the fuckin' shit in their eyes
by rss1 May 09, 2010
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Rakim
Kool G Rap (some people seem to forget about him)
Biggie
Nas
Big L
Big Pun
Tupac
Eminem
Rakim
Kool G Rap (some people seem to forget about him)
Biggie
Nas
Big L
Big Pun
Tupac
Eminem
Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know
that we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily
-- Big Pun
worlds best rappers list
that we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily
-- Big Pun
worlds best rappers list
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Melle Mel
Rakim
Nas
KRS-One
Grandmaster Caz
The Notorious B.I.G.
Big Daddy Kane
Ice Cube
Common
Kool Moe Dee
2Pac
Jay-Z
LL Cool J
Chuck D
Slick Rick
Big Pun
GZA
Scarface
Mos Def
Busy Bee
Eminem
Lauryn Hill
Method Man
Queen Latifah
Kool G. Rap
Canibus
Ras Kass
Talib Kweli
Andre 3000
Coke La Rock
Groups:
Run-D.M.C.
Wu-Tang Clan
Cold Crush Brothers
Masta Ace Incorporated
The Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
Company Flow
Salt-N-Pepa
A Tribe Called Quest
Crash Crew
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
De La Soul
Dead Prez
Black Moon
Diggin' In The Crates
Melle Mel
Rakim
Nas
KRS-One
Grandmaster Caz
The Notorious B.I.G.
Big Daddy Kane
Ice Cube
Common
Kool Moe Dee
2Pac
Jay-Z
LL Cool J
Chuck D
Slick Rick
Big Pun
GZA
Scarface
Mos Def
Busy Bee
Eminem
Lauryn Hill
Method Man
Queen Latifah
Kool G. Rap
Canibus
Ras Kass
Talib Kweli
Andre 3000
Coke La Rock
Groups:
Run-D.M.C.
Wu-Tang Clan
Cold Crush Brothers
Masta Ace Incorporated
The Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
Company Flow
Salt-N-Pepa
A Tribe Called Quest
Crash Crew
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
De La Soul
Dead Prez
Black Moon
Diggin' In The Crates
" So all you hip-hops get on up,
And let's take it to the top where we belong,
Cause the age of the Beat Street wave is here.
Everybody let's sing along. Now come on."
-Melle Mel, "Beat Street Breakdown"
And let's take it to the top where we belong,
Cause the age of the Beat Street wave is here.
Everybody let's sing along. Now come on."
-Melle Mel, "Beat Street Breakdown"
by some punk kid March 17, 2005
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Nas
Big L
Notorius BIG
Common
Tupac
AZ
Prodigy (Mobb Deep)
Guru (Gangstarr)
Kool G Rap
Worlds best FAKES list:
Cam'ron (what a pussy)
Ja rule (learn to rap)
ICP (Die slowly in a pool of your own vomit)
Nelly
Fat Joe
50 cent
Nas
Big L
Notorius BIG
Common
Tupac
AZ
Prodigy (Mobb Deep)
Guru (Gangstarr)
Kool G Rap
Worlds best FAKES list:
Cam'ron (what a pussy)
Ja rule (learn to rap)
ICP (Die slowly in a pool of your own vomit)
Nelly
Fat Joe
50 cent
by alter ego March 15, 2005
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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
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
by Stylus March 10, 2005
Get the World's Best Rappers List mug.1. 2Pac (cliche, but true)
2. Aesop Rock
3. The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Eminem
5. Mos Def
6. Nas
7. Sonny Cheeba (of Camp Lo)
8. Copywrite
9. Kanye West
10. Tonedeff
11. DMX
12. Deacon the Villain (of the Cunninglynguists)
13. Jay-Z
14. 50 Cent
Dishonorable mentions:
Puff Daddy (he keeps making money off Biggie’s work)
Nelly (just sucks. Plain sucks.)
Cash Money Millionaires (I don’t have much cash or money, nor am I a millionaire, so I can’t relate.)
Benzino (haha)
Ja Rule (cliché, but true.)
Fabolous (he just spells his name in every song; and his name is spelled wrong)
Snoop Doggy Dogg (his early stuff was really good… but then it went all downhill)
Juvenile (boo!)
Jay-Z (he’s good and all, but he keeps biting off of Biggie, plus he took 2Pac’s song “Me and My Girlfriend”, even though 2Pac dissed him.)
(Basically any rapper who has no substance in his lyrics; if it’s all about ass-shaking and diamonds and crap most people can’t afford, then it sucks. He’s basically saying, “My life’s better than yours! Nyah!”)
Also: Dr. Dre isn’t really a rapper; he’s just a good producer.
2. Aesop Rock
3. The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Eminem
5. Mos Def
6. Nas
7. Sonny Cheeba (of Camp Lo)
8. Copywrite
9. Kanye West
10. Tonedeff
11. DMX
12. Deacon the Villain (of the Cunninglynguists)
13. Jay-Z
14. 50 Cent
Dishonorable mentions:
Puff Daddy (he keeps making money off Biggie’s work)
Nelly (just sucks. Plain sucks.)
Cash Money Millionaires (I don’t have much cash or money, nor am I a millionaire, so I can’t relate.)
Benzino (haha)
Ja Rule (cliché, but true.)
Fabolous (he just spells his name in every song; and his name is spelled wrong)
Snoop Doggy Dogg (his early stuff was really good… but then it went all downhill)
Juvenile (boo!)
Jay-Z (he’s good and all, but he keeps biting off of Biggie, plus he took 2Pac’s song “Me and My Girlfriend”, even though 2Pac dissed him.)
(Basically any rapper who has no substance in his lyrics; if it’s all about ass-shaking and diamonds and crap most people can’t afford, then it sucks. He’s basically saying, “My life’s better than yours! Nyah!”)
Also: Dr. Dre isn’t really a rapper; he’s just a good producer.
by g-franc July 02, 2004
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