the best rapper???

[ghostman420]

ok...i need yall's opinion rap listeners. in jay-z's dirt off your shoulders, he says that he is the greatest rapper. the media has always put tupac in the best rappers chair. i wanna know who yall think is the best rapper...you can pick any rapper that you find worthy of bein the best. so let me know what yall think :cool:

[Bone Killah]

Eazy E

[HughESan]

well, before gangster rap was huge, Eazy was the god father, he still is, but now, in the new age, I would have to say Xzibit...

[juggalo420]

fuck jay-z, he's a little pop bitch. id say esham deserves the title, he's the inventor of acid rap and horror-core rap and hes been putting it down for more than 10 years all underground shit cause he aint a sell out like other rappers who do tracks with fuckn linkin park or justin timberlake and whore themselves on mtv's teenie booper shows.

[tagnamestek]

naw dawg, Tupac Amaru Shakur best rapper and rap just hasnt been the same sinke he passed. and until someone kan komp out his muzak i aint sayin otherwise.

[tagnamestek]

ugh hell naw fuck skittles.

1. Tupac Amaru Shakur AKA 2pac
2. Lil Hawk
3. Krime Mobb
4. Bloods, of the Bloods and crips
5. Damu Ridas/ Damu Ridas II

[KellisJ2003]

TOP 5 OF ALL TIME:

1. Tupac Shakur
2. Notorious BIG
3. Dr. Dre
4. Snoop
5. Eminem

[UserName AlphaNiner]

Del the Funkee Homosapian....his flows are like no one else's.

Or The Gift of Gab....I don't even think he needs oxygen to live.... it's insane.

[Sensi Super Skunk]

Damn, I can't make up my mind! I listen to Jay-Z most of the time, not the one with Linkin Park though. The best? Damn. Uhhh, Tupac Shakur. Even though he's not my favorite, I know that he deserves the title as "The Best Rapper" that ever lived.

[ghostman420]

well....i think the best rapper is.....and the envolope
please....and ....hmmmmm..and the nominees are.....tupac, biggie, dr. dre, easy e, snoop dogg, jay z, xzibit, method man, and 50 cent. and the winner is..... xzibit!!!

[By Da Ounce]

Notorius BIG is better then 2pac.

[tagnamestek]

naw foo you ever seen that video where theyre sittin at the table freestylin? tupac komps biggies ass out ;)

[JSTA]

It's between Biggie and 2pac for me. I'd rather listen to 2pac though just because his lyrics are so damn strong. Biggie can flow betta though.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm goin with 2pac though.

[robert42]

2pac
then
Biggie
then
Nas
then
Shyne
then
Eazy E

[robert42]

i dunno how ppl can say Xzibit tho ... show me his hits show me he class no way compaired to pac biggie eazy e nas kadafi no way close

[friedday]

the problem is there will never be a greatest rapper alive. its all opninion, and most of these cats out here aren't gonna get their pz till they die, its sad but its true.
these cats here are my fav. artist and consider them all better then jay-z(remeber im talkin about skill and talen, not just being a household name so every teen buys ur cds} my peresonal favs: bizzy bone, krayzie bone, nas, eminem, krs-one, talib kweli, mos def, immortal technique, rakim

[Not Enough Herb]

theres a bunch of good rappers out there...not a huge rap fan

but id say eminem and d12 r diffinately up there....snoop, dre, tupac there all good.

the insane clown possie have ok songs but they got dissed to shit by eminem lmao...the ken kennif spoof cracks me up so bad

lol give it back to j, he was sucking it better

later

[tagnamestek]

well snoop, dre, skittles, d12, fukk them hos. what you need is some Real gangsta rap, not the wannabes

[OreO]

Man Biggie is best RAPPER his flow were remarkable...they just rolled of his tongue, and so creative...2pac was good but he wasnt the best rapper...he just had a great ass message...Biggie best of all time....Jay-z best alive....hes too creative tooi questioned him but after hearing all his songs you can catch little hidden messages it what he says...its crazy...and xzibit?! your kidding right? he sucks asshole...pimp my ride sold him out....Eminem is close because hes a creative lyricist...if You wanna talk about greatest rapper you gotta see the lyrics and 2pac was only good for his message

1 Biggie
2 Jay2
3 Eminem
4 Big L
5 50 cent
6 2pac(he was like any other rapper with his flows, but the message wasnt like anyone else, and he was well educated)

[Euphoric]

SnOop!

[AbandonNegativity]

Hardly any mention of Wu-Tang clan members... Method Man has gotta be one of the best.

[robert42]

1 biggie
2 pac
3 nas
4 big l
5 eazy e
6 jay - z
7 shyne
8 too short

[Ammie]

mmmmmmmm tupac:D:D


god that man was fiiiiiiiiiiiiine :eek:

[integritywake]

I don't get how people can say 50 cent is one of the greatest rappers. If you want good rappers listen to guys like krs-one, rhakim, talib kwelli, boots riley, and aceyalone.

[richieguy69]

It depends what kind of shit your into. Personally I think Mos Def, Geto Boys, Nate Dogg(Solo albums are the shit), Warren G, Fugees, and Luda are the best out there.

[EverydayJunglist]

Nas is by far the best lyricist.
And wu tang is the all time best for lyrics and beats.
enough of all this tupac shit

[cortezbuddha]

Del the Funkee Homosapien, Aesop Rock, Immortal Technique, Kool Keith, Souls of Mischeif...

[amsterdam]

NAS??????what are you smokin??get me some!!

[king cola]

dude!! have any of u guys ever heard of Dr Octagon!!!!!! now that is good shit.
or methodman, also good.
also razel- the godfather of noise. beatboxing and rapping at the same time !!!!!!!

[EverydayJunglist]

NAS??????what are you smokin??get me some!!
better shit than your smokin in shitcago.I didn't see you post your opinion.What rapper you like?vanilla ice ?If you don't think nas is a phenomenal lyricist,you probably have not listened to him.

[Dr Timothy Leary]

for beats - DJ's cut chemist n numark....and also format :)
for lyrics - the last emperor
for old skool - deltron 3030 and souls of mischief (any heiroglyphics)
for nu skool - fuck nu skool, its all shit..ppl rappin about killin each other n 'candy shops' wtf??lol

[tagnamestek]

tupac

[Dr Timothy Leary]

cant forget dilated people either...shout out babu....

[Dr Timothy Leary]

and cypress :D

[EverydayJunglist]

anyone hear that new guy saul williams?Its like punk-hop .The 2 songs i heard were good.Black stacey and list of demands.

[Mr.MAC]

I see none of you have heard of "PSHYCH" YET!! HE'S FROM LAS VEGAS. LOOK FOR HIM OR 2-TONE IN THE GREAT LV. AS FOR PAST RAP GREATS, IT'S LIKE THIS!!

1. EASY MUTHA-FUCKEN-E, "HE STARTED THE WHOLE GANSTA RAP TREND"
AND ( 2-PAC IF YOU GOT TO LIVE IN THE PAST)

BUT AS FOR THE PRESENT !! IT'S LIKE THIS!!

1. M.M.
2., 5O CENT
3. JAY-Z
NOT IN THAT ORDER , DEPENDS ON WHAT STYLE OF RAP YOU LIKE!!

[cortezbuddha]

Yah, Dr. Octagon is Kool Keith and is also Dr. Doom. Heiroglyphics is awesome, I love Souls of Mischief a lot...

[Mr. Crowley9009]

B.I.G.
2pac
easy-e
lil wyte
nas

[HaZarD]

best rappers in no particular order

Tech N9ne
Canibus
Eminem
Royce Da 59
Hush
Talib Kweli

[nomadherbman]

haha 50 cent and the rest of G-unit is a joke....just thoguht id add that
and im very disapointed nobody mentioned BIG L i mean com'on if lryics is what your looking for this guys got them, best lyricist ever!!! get his album "the big picture"
-BIG L
-lauren hill
-mos def and talib
-Slug (atmosphere)
- and all the members of "Jedi Mind trix"

[nomadherbman]

i take that back two of you did put Big L on your lists....
nobody touches him and if he were still alive today you all would know it

[BalliN]

nas
immortal technique
2pac
biggie
eminem
eazy e
shyne
jay z
dre
master p (cant say he aint bout it!)
big L
bone thugs

ti,game, diplomats(juelz,cam,jimjones), cassidy, lil wayne, slim thug --- hardest shit out these days..future list makers

[BalliN]

cant fuck wit dat list

[ZigZagZeppelin]

best rapper?

a dead one.

[tyrael]

tupac, its just not the same now days, all the rappers have turned gay (like look at snoop making songs with people like justin timberlake...) :confused:

[HaZarD]

their is good rap out now days its just that the good rap isnt on the tv

[robert42]

Cant forget:

brand nubian
and
COMMON :D

[looseends]

I don't get how people can say 50 cent is one of the greatest rappers. If you want good rappers listen to guys like krs-one, rhakim, talib kwelli, boots riley, and aceyalone.

thaaaat's what i was waiting for. also for us ladies...bahamadia.

[rastabill89]

snoop dogg, lil jon

[Creeper]

Id have to say Tupac hands down. But have you also noticed that only the dead rappers become the best rappers. Its because they become immortalized, just like dead rock stars. No one really appreciates a musicians true talent untill theyre dead and its too late...its kind of sad actually.

[robert42]

lil jon lmao
WHAT???????

YEAHHHHHHH

OKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[partyguy420]

man none of u listed dmx

1. dmx
2. tupac
3. eminem
4. afroman
5. snoop dawg
6. xzibit

[robert42]

lmfao ^afroman WTF xzibit WTF

[madbomber]

i noticed that no body has included busta rymes flipmode squad busta is ill spitter flow is raw and nobody mentioned mash out posse i respect hip hop music a lot and have done 4 years but tupac has got a lot ov respect 4 what he done 4 hip hop same as biggie i guess u can say they started all the diss tracks respect 4 the qeustion its gd 2 know what ppl think ov hip hop these days peace mad b

[Smokey McPot]

eazy-e and bone thugs. All the rap that is out today and on mtv shouldnt even be considered music. Its a bunch of skilless shit. Old school rap is the way to go. FUCK MIKE JONES. im out

[nomadherbman]

^^^ agreed that all the music on MTV today is wack....but oldschools wack tooo..litsen to their lryics..(granted some oldschool songs are dirty)


ROBERT42
Cant forget:

brand nubian
and
COMMON

^^ ya hes straight..his shits deep

damit i forgot the last poets!

[NowhereMan]

Id have to say Tupac hands down. But have you also noticed that only the dead rappers become the best rappers. Its because they become immortalized, just like dead rock stars. No one really appreciates a musicians true talent untill theyre dead and its too late...its kind of sad actually.

it all sounds the same to me
i do know i cant stand usher or nelly on my tv,
wants to pull a elvis and shoot the screen when i do see them pop up
nothing racial about it,
same goes for that vanilla ice mofo
or even britney and that simpson ho'


rap is not for those of my background
turns up ACDC and says
for those about to rock

[BalliN]

my list still owns all of these

[Mr. Crowley9009]

afroman is da shit

[rastabill89]

yo yo the best rapper is me! its easy to see, aint no other rappers spit on the mic like me, Or free style with ezze, even when when im high as fuck from smokin theese treez. I still got the breez so turn your ass around you dont want to get fucked up with me i got the ak-47 now homie fuck with me!!!!! lol sorry im high so i wanted to free style lol i suck

[Twoshots]

Whata bunch of newbies
You need to listen to the founders of rap shit.
NWA- Ice cube and so on.
Old school none of thius pop shit.
xzibit who the fuck is he lol...

Still dosent come close to Pink Floyd tho.

[Nochowderforyou]

1. Mos Def
2. Jedi Mind Tricks
3. Classified.

[MeatRulz]

SNOOP DOGG
best beat maker is dr.dre
thought i would bring topic back up

[nomadherbman]

^^^ dude DIPSET by far makes the best beats none can touch them....all though dre is nasty

[BlazinHaze]

Yall have to realize that Biggie will always be the best.
NWA is the shit too.

[stonedsince89]

the BEST is RAKIM......... hands down! I give big props to Biggie smalls, Tupac, Slick Rick, Pharcyde, De La Soul , Blacksheep, Public Enemy, Ice T, Ice Cube, Tribe, Donald D, Guru, BDP,.... there are so many.... but RAKIM is the sickest rapper of all time!

[Fattie]

yea dipset is awesome they are my other most listened to by me

[The Dreaded One]

my top ten favourite at the momment

1. Big L
2. Nas
3. MF DOOM
4. Cormega
5. Lord Finesse
6. Grand Master Grimm
7. O.C.
8. Notorious B.I.G.
9. Mobb Deep
10. Diverse

as for production, id have to say:

1. Madlib
2. Pete Rock
3. DJ Premier
4. Havoc (old shit)
5. Buckwild

[Mr. Crowley9009]

lmfao ^afroman WTF xzibit WTF
afroman is da shit, what ya talkin about

[Mr. Crowley9009]

and the award for da best rapper goes to..... BIGGIE SMALLS




fo sho

[D.Boone]

BIG L
Deltron 3000 THe Funky Homosapien
Just Ice-Bak To The Old Skool
Big Daddy Kane
Slick Rick
Eazy-E
Tupac
Biggie

This is not a ranking. justa list of some of my favorite rappers

[FroFoLife42]

I listen to underground but DMX would be the only mainstream rapper I listen to time from time

my favorite artists are Afroman, PoBoy, Blaq, Strainj, Low Key, Fatsoe, Mr. Mixx, 2Zigg Zaggs

If u guys wanna check out their music just go to www.poboyrecords.com, www.afromanmusic.com and www.hungryhustlerrecords.com

PoBoy actually posts at this site and yall can talk to him more personally at his site www.poboyrecords.com.. at the Purple Poetry Cafe

[Ganj]

this is difficult...

1. nas
2. tupac
3. del the funky homosapien
4. notorious b.i.g.
5. mf doom

...lyrically speaking, these guys are the best...or where at some time.

[Melton420]

most notorious ... tupac and biggie ... love them and rip... but gottra love that afro mother fucking M A N

[weedman7]

lately ive been listening to webbie that shit is tite i like b.g as well some others young jeezy been lisenin to webbie and jeezy lately o yea and santana i asay and alot cuz im so yea buh vy

[MeatRulz]

santana is the man lol

[THE INDIVIDUALS]

Pac is #1 THUG LIFE!!!!

R.I.P.

[Maui Wowie]

We want eazy!

[nomadherbman]

......

[Maui Wowie]

???

[masterg]

Tupac Shakur AKA 2pac AKA Makaveli, maybe Blac Haze and maybe Tha Realest?

Eazy E is da man, most Gangsta rapper ever so far.
2pac most realest rapper out, and number 1 to me,
Biggie had a good flow, just didnt like biggie
The Game is the man right now, hes undefeatable against all the rapper alive now
DMX has got a voice for rap cefinately, gets u lively.
Snoop a chill out dude.
Nas has bin classedas the most lyrical rapper but i reckon game is better.
Eminem was the man when he came out, he should of never re;leased 50 cent cause now u dont even here about eminem,

And i could go on 4 ever.
Oh yeah, cant for get5 coolio's Gangstas Paradise.

[Shane O Mac]

My top 5 are:

1.Tupac
2. Snoop Dogg
3. Biggie
4. Common
5. Kanye West/The Game

Couldnt decide between Kanye and Game. Lemme know who u think is better out of them.

[robert42]

my top 5 are

1 2pac
2 biggie
3 common
4 nas
5 snoop

[KoRnStaR]

B-Real, Eminem, Biggie, Tupac, Bone thugs..

[blastfast]

5 isn't enough, i'm listing 10. in no order...

Biggie
Tupac
B-Real
Eminem
Snoop
Taskforce(UK)
Wu-Tang(Entire clan)
Sticky Fingaz
Royce Da 5'9
Jay-Z

[PoBoy Blazze]

I no certain order: Mos Def, Talib Kweli (damn did I spell that right?), KRS-One, Bun B, Andre Benjamin, Devin the Dude

[ILikeBubblers]

Nasty Nas