My top 50 rappers of all time
Ranked based off
Lyricism and pen game
Discography and consistency
Storytelling
Delivery and execution
Impact

Side note a rappers list≠an artists list so people like Kanye would be higher

Just my opinon
But willing to debate below
50.Roc Marciano
49.Killer Mike
48.Freddie Gibbs
47.Ol Dirty bastard
46.Lauryn Hill
45.Slick Rick
44.Busta Rhymes
43.Phife dawg
42.Method Man
41.Big pun
40.Kool g rap
39. Guru
38.Big K.R.I.T
37.Big daddy Kane
36.El-P
35.Lil Wayne
34.Danny Brown
33.Sean price
32.Talib Kweli
31.Redman
30.Kanye West
29.DMX
28.Deacon The Villain
27.Common
26.Krs-One
25.Del the funky Homosapien
24.Eminem
23.Pharoe Monch
22.Aesop Rock
21.Raekwon
20.Pusha T
19.Prodigy
18.Q-Tip
17. Ice cube
16.Big L
15.GZA
14.Rakim
13.Kendrick Lamar
12.Mos Def
11.Big boi
10.Lupe Fiasco
Best project Tetsuo&Youtth
Lupe fiasco is Arguably the Most talented lyricist ever to touch a mic. With ability to execute a concept Tell a story in a narrator like fashion and provide so much attention to detail in every single bar continues to leave me in awe.
9.Scarface
Best project:The fix
Known by many as the king of the south Scarface with his deep and dark lyricism and dusty flow.
As well as this Scarface has proven himself over time like very few rappers have. One of the most consistent with arguable 5 classics.
8.Biggie smalls
Best album:Ready To die
With the greatest flow of all time insane punchlines and two of the greatest hip hop albums ever released what Biggie could do on the mic was a feat nobody could replicate.The impact he made in such a short time will last forever.
7. MF DOOM
Best project:Madvillany
With endless Bars and such a unique style MF DOOM is one of creative ever.The way he created characters and universes purley using his words is remarkable and in his prime was the most prolific rapper of all time with two classics in one year.
6.Ghostface Killah
Best project:Fishscale
The best member of one of the greatest hip hop groups. Ghostface’s gritty style and bars combined with his flawless execution cemented him as one of hip hops greats. With arguably 5-7 classics.Ghostface was truly unstoppable
5.Tupac
Best album:Me aginst the world
Tupac Shakor remains the face of hip hop many years after his passing. From gangster rap to hard hitting poetic storytelling Tupac was one of a kind. Releasing so many of hip hops greatest records in such a short span of time.2pac is hip hop
4.Jay-Z
Best Album:Reasonable Doubt
Hov changed hip hop Embodying the hustler personality with his Razor sharp execution and Bars. He put together one of hip hop’s greatest discographies.Managing to continue to reinvent himself again Taking so much pride in his work.
3.Nas
Best album:Illmatic
Prime Nas was nothing short of the perfect MC
And No hip hop album ever released comes close to Illmatic. His ability to execute such complex lyiricism,tell a story so well and curate such phenomenal verses is insane. Nas is The true voice of hip hop.
2.Andre 3000
Best album:Aquemini
A rapper like no other with his endless charisma and one of the best flows. His lyrical ability was insane,the way he tells stories and paints pictures in such vivid detail expressing such deep emotion.
With the best catalogue in all of hip hop
1. Black Thought
Best album:Undun
The most talented rapper ever. His ability to release album after album with such detailed lyricism and The sharpest delivery is something nobody else could do. Not just with the roots but continuing to rap so well late in his career.
The best.
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