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Re: Top 5 Rappers

9999 — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:45:58 GMT

Author: 9999

Posted: 06/18/2018 19:45

My top 5 (in no particular order) would be:

-Eminem. The Slim Shady LP is quite good. The Marshall Mathers and The Eminem Show are both outstanding, and between those two, he wrote Lose yourself and a couple of other great tracks for the 8 mile soundtrack. Granted, his last albums have been mediocre, but he still has managed to write some gems since then (Mockingbird, When I'm gone, Beautiful...)

-Kendrick Lamar. Yeah, it might be too soon for some people, but this guy is miles ahead of everyone else right now. He has released four consecutive records that range from good (DAMN) to absolutely brilliant (Good kid, mad city and To pimp a butterfly).

-The Notorious B.I.G. In terms of pure flow, I think he was one of the best, if not it. He release a great album (Ready to die) and an overlong album that still had some great tracks (Life after death).

-Jay-Z. He's managed to stay relevant longer than any other rapper (more than 20 years now). Every time I think he's done, he releases a good album. The blueprint might be one of the most consistently great rap albums of all time.

-2Pac wrote a lot of great songs that unfortunately never materialized into a great album, while Nas released one of the greatest albums of all time, but after that he kind of got lost in the shuffle. It's hard for me to choose between these two, but for pure emotion and charisma, I'll go with Pac.

Re: Top 5 Rappers

DJENNY — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:53:51 GMT

Author: DJENNY

Posted: 02/10/2018 19:53

1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Andre 3000
3 GZA/Genius
4. MF Doom
5. Danny Brown

Re: Top 5 Rappers

LedZep — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:22:13 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 02/10/2018 18:22

MF Doom
MC Ride
Nas
Wu-Tang Clan (basically all of them are great)
Eminem (his rapping is brilliant, songwriting not so much tbh)

If you don't have MF Doom in the top 5 you're probably joking 😁

Re: Top 5 Rappers

bobbyb5 — Fri, 9 Feb 2018 21:46:47 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 02/10/2018 02:46

VANILLA ICE
MC HAMMER

🤔 😎

Re: Top 5 Rappers

SamTheMan — Fri, 9 Feb 2018 12:18:50 GMT

Author: SamTheMan

Posted: 02/09/2018 17:18

1. open mike eagle
2. rakim
3. busdriver
4. andre 3000
5. milo

Re: Top 5 Rappers

AAL2014 — Fri, 9 Feb 2018 11:32:53 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 02/09/2018 16:32

5. Black Thought
4. MC Ride
3. MF Doom
2. Eminem
1. Kendrick

Re: Top 5 Rappers

Anonymous — Thu, 8 Feb 2018 04:01:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/08/2018 09:01

Guru
Kendrick
J Elec
Blu
GZA

Re: Top 5 Rappers

KarmaCop — Wed, 7 Feb 2018 19:18:44 GMT

Author: KarmaCop

Posted: 02/08/2018 00:18

5. Eminem
4. 2Pac
3. Kanye West
2. MC Ride
1. Kendrick Lamar

Re: Top 5 Rappers

CharlieBarley — Wed, 7 Feb 2018 18:46:11 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 02/07/2018 23:46

Plus Debbie Harry kicked ass on the track Rapture
What a trailblazer

Re: Top 5 Rappers

CharlieBarley — Wed, 7 Feb 2018 18:44:19 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 02/07/2018 23:44

1. Eminem
2. Kanye
3. 2Pac
4. GZA
5. Snoop Dogg

Fo' shizzle ma nizzles!!!!!

I've been obsessed with Rap lately

glynspsa — Wed, 7 Feb 2018 18:16:25 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 02/07/2018 23:16

Heres My Top 5:
1. Notorious Big
2. Eminem
3. 2Pac
4. Ice Cube
5. KRS One

Re: Top 5 Rappers

Luigii — Sat, 9 Sep 2017 09:57:39 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 09/09/2017 13:57

Antonio-Pedro wrote:

YOYO YOU CAN'T BACK UP MY LIST OF TOP 5 RAPPERS

NUMBER 5: gotta be my man biggie, he was the first rapper to use the raps along with a beat, also he was the father of east coast west coast beef,..

NUBER 4: Is kane weast, he was the first gay rapper, he also was the first to include auto-tune in rap with his album My dark fantasy. 10/10

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NUMBER 3: SNOOPY DOGGY DOG, he was the first rapper to use his antropomorphic powers to become a dog and then a fucking lion! now that's something mystical you don't see that everyday on rap.
He was also the only rapper to sing with the doors, WHAT A PRIVILEGE

Link

NUMBER 2: EL-P, he was the first white rapper on the game, That's why his name is an abreviation of Eyyy light beats. That's it

NUMBER 1: IS XXXTENTACION, without a doubt Xtarnation is the greatest of all time, the first anime rapper that was featured in cory in the house, and he raps with that song with the ayys and yeahs, totally inovative for his time
what....wtf
drake stole this
drake stole this
drake stole this shit
#FREEX

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I like how this starts as a reference to Dunkey and then becomes its own thing at the end. Gave me a good laugh.

Re: Top 5 Rappers

Antonio-Pedro — Sat, 9 Sep 2017 09:21:45 GMT

Author: Antonio-Pedro

Posted: 09/09/2017 13:21

YOYO YOU CAN'T BACK UP MY LIST OF TOP 5 RAPPERS

NUMBER 5: gotta be my man biggie, he was the first rapper to use the raps along with a beat, also he was the father of east coast west coast beef,..

NUBER 4: Is kane weast, he was the first gay rapper, he also was the first to include auto-tune in rap with his album My dark fantasy. 10/10

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Re: Top 5 Rappers

Tha1ChiefRocka — Fri, 8 Sep 2017 17:51:03 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 09/08/2017 21:51

Top 5 Brutal Rappers (they're pretty scary sounding)

Sticky Fingaz
Scarface
DMX
Vinnie Paz
Buckshot

Re: Top 5 Rappers

Anti — Fri, 8 Sep 2017 17:34:07 GMT

Author: Anti

Posted: 09/08/2017 21:34

Eh... If people are posting their favorite "skilled" rappers (I think I got the idea of what they mean):

1. Earl Sweatshirt
2. Ghostface Killah
3. Andre 3000
4. MF DOOM
5. Roc Marciano

Adding no one new to the list.

Re: Top 5 Rappers

cestuneblague — Fri, 8 Sep 2017 16:19:55 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 09/08/2017 20:19

Skinny wrote:

You guys are very funny. My favourite rappers would shit over yours.

I am so, so sorry I dropped the ball and missed the opportunity to make a MC Pooper reference.

Re: Top 5 Rappers

O.T. — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 13:10:01 GMT

Author: O.T.

Posted: 08/19/2017 17:10

Graeme2 wrote:

O.T. wrote:

Graeme2 wrote:

O.T. wrote:

Master Gee

😲 Really? Sugarhill gang?

Yes, yes, don't let it shock you. He opened so many doors and I like the feeling in his rap. If I want the technique, I'd listen to Freestyle Fellowship.

Fair enough yeah. I'd check their backstory if you don't already know it. They certainly were a first for many people the world over. But they were lucky to say the least. Rappers delight is full of other peoples rhymes (the original guys) that they heard on the popular tapes doing the rounds. Big bad hank even had the audacity to spell out Casanova fly in one line of the track. Still love a bit sugarhill for sure but for a bit more authenticity check out the live convention records from late 70s early 80s. If you don't know them that is.

iYes, I know a bit the story. To be honest I am a huge admirer of Sylvia Robinson. It was Joe Bataan, Kurtis Blow and Sugarhill Gang that informed me about a thing called Rap and still I like the Party Coolness of Rappers Delight. Maybe they were a bit too close to singing but yes, I never heard rap very analytically. I know a bit of the other early Hip Hop, some from the Enjoy! compilation and some from later compilations in the 90s. But yes, it was Master Gee who's voice stuck in my head, maybe as a memory of the stunning impression this new music made on me back then when I was a kid.

Re: Top 5 Rappers

RoundTheBend — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 22:11:10 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/19/2017 02:11

I'm ashamed to list them - please make fun of me - I have little experience with rap other than seeing it on the streets of LA from time to time and these records I've grown to really like and MTV in the 90s.

Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B by sethmadsen

Just realized I started that list before I was introduced to Kendrick by BEA and didn't make my list.

1) Snoop Dogg - his rapping is very musical to me, even if I don't care for most of his lyrics
2) Wyclef Jean - he's terribly musical (carnival album is my favorite hip-hop record), but quality went to shit to rapidly
3) Chuck D - he says powerful things
4) Killer Mike - he says powerful things
5) Andre 3000- He raps fast and says funny things
6 Kendrick Lamar - he says powerful things

Re: Top 5 Rappers

mickilennial — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:00:48 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 08/19/2017 01:00

Five is too small of a number to sum up all of the MC’s that have incredible talent, but I will name the five that resonate with me the most off the top of my head.

- Busdriver
- Dalek
- Danny Brown
- Dessa
- The Gift of Gab

Re: Top 5 Rappers

Lowkey — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:26:20 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 08/19/2017 00:26

for straight skill?

1. Earl Sweatshirt
2. Andre 3000
3. MF Doom
4. Danny Brown
5. Milo