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My Top 10 Rappers Of All Time:
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Honorable Mentions: Joey Bada$$, Pusha T, Scarface, Phonte, Guru, Ice Cube, Prodigy, Rakim, MF DOOM, and 2pac.
This list is based on rapping ability and their complete body of work.
This list is based on rapping ability and their complete body of work.
10. Andre 3000
Arguably the best flow of all time. 3 stacks, with help from Big Boi, curated one of the best discographies in all of Hip-Hop. His countless feature verses the past decade have not once dissapointed.
Favorite Album: ATLiens
Arguably the best flow of all time. 3 stacks, with help from Big Boi, curated one of the best discographies in all of Hip-Hop. His countless feature verses the past decade have not once dissapointed.
Favorite Album: ATLiens
9. Pharoahe Monch
“Monch is like an eloquent linguistics professor moonlighting as a rhyme serial killer terrorist, challenging the listeners' I.Q. while daring him or her to keep up.” He is insanely skilled.
Favorite Album: Internal Affairs
“Monch is like an eloquent linguistics professor moonlighting as a rhyme serial killer terrorist, challenging the listeners' I.Q. while daring him or her to keep up.” He is insanely skilled.
Favorite Album: Internal Affairs
8. Common
Common is one of the best lyricists in the history of hip-hop. He kept the 90s sound alive through the early 2000s, consistentely putting out high quality material. He also happens to have one of the best rapping voices of all time.
Favorite album: Be
Common is one of the best lyricists in the history of hip-hop. He kept the 90s sound alive through the early 2000s, consistentely putting out high quality material. He also happens to have one of the best rapping voices of all time.
Favorite album: Be
7. Mos Def
Mos is very underrated in discussions about the best MCs of all time. He has 2 very strong classic albums with BOBS and Black Star and a severely underrated project in The Ecstatic. Mos’ rapping ability is undoubtedly incredible.
Favorite Album: Black On Both Sides
Mos is very underrated in discussions about the best MCs of all time. He has 2 very strong classic albums with BOBS and Black Star and a severely underrated project in The Ecstatic. Mos’ rapping ability is undoubtedly incredible.
Favorite Album: Black On Both Sides
6. Jay-Z
Hov is the king of wordplay and his catalogue is extremely consistent. He managed to drop one of the best albums in his discography 21 years into his career. Hov deserves the be on everybody’s all-time list. Incredible longevity.
Favorite Album: Reasonable Doubt
Hov is the king of wordplay and his catalogue is extremely consistent. He managed to drop one of the best albums in his discography 21 years into his career. Hov deserves the be on everybody’s all-time list. Incredible longevity.
Favorite Album: Reasonable Doubt
5. Lupe Fiasco
Lupe is a top 3 lyricist of all time and his albums have some of the best songwriting ever. His ability to convey complex concepts while mainting lyrical integrity is second to none which is why he gets a spot in my top 5.
Favorite album: Food & Liquor
Lupe is a top 3 lyricist of all time and his albums have some of the best songwriting ever. His ability to convey complex concepts while mainting lyrical integrity is second to none which is why he gets a spot in my top 5.
Favorite album: Food & Liquor
4. Ghostface Killah
Ghost has the best delivery in all of hip-hop. While having one of the greatest solo discographies, he was always able to shine on tracks with his Wu-Tang contemporaries. This puts him amongst hip-hop’s elite.
Favorite Album: Supreme Clientele
Ghost has the best delivery in all of hip-hop. While having one of the greatest solo discographies, he was always able to shine on tracks with his Wu-Tang contemporaries. This puts him amongst hip-hop’s elite.
Favorite Album: Supreme Clientele
3. Kendrick Lamar
The man that got me into hip-hop. Kendrick’s storytelling, conceptual focus, and emotive approach to his songs puts him in a class of his own. Deriving influence from both coasts, Kendrick has created an incredibly consistent catalogue.
Favorite album: TPAB
The man that got me into hip-hop. Kendrick’s storytelling, conceptual focus, and emotive approach to his songs puts him in a class of his own. Deriving influence from both coasts, Kendrick has created an incredibly consistent catalogue.
Favorite album: TPAB
2. Nas
Nasty Nas. The GOAT of storytelling. Nas’ creativy shines on every aspect of his albums except for the cover. Arguably the greatest lyricist ever, his discography post ‘96 gets severely underrated but it is still incredible.
Favorite album: Illmatic
Nasty Nas. The GOAT of storytelling. Nas’ creativy shines on every aspect of his albums except for the cover. Arguably the greatest lyricist ever, his discography post ‘96 gets severely underrated but it is still incredible.
Favorite album: Illmatic
1. Black Thought
Over the past 25 years, Thought has been the poster child of consistency for MCs. 14 studio albums with The Roots and numerous feature verses with some of the best rappers in the game and he’s only been outrapped a handful of times. GOAT.
Favorite album: Undun
Over the past 25 years, Thought has been the poster child of consistency for MCs. 14 studio albums with The Roots and numerous feature verses with some of the best rappers in the game and he’s only been outrapped a handful of times. GOAT.
Favorite album: Undun
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