Top 5 Favorite Rappers

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Who are your top five?

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[CatofWar]

There can be only one

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Also, honorable mention to Drake.

I listen to him more than Kanye and Ea, but a lot of his stuff is too generic to put on my favorites list.

Loved "Take Care" though.

[Guest]

Old skool:

Run DMC

LL CoolJ (old)

B.I.G.

KRS One

Tupac

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Old skool:

Run DMC

LL CoolJ (old)

B.I.G.

KRS One

Tupac

I didn't get into rap until like 2008 or so, especially when conscious hip-hop really started to make a rise again. Cudi and B.o.B's crossover sounds first got me hooked.

I definitely respect the old school stuff, I just entered the game too late to really appreciate it.

[Guest]

I hear you. I'm the opposite (too old) :)

[Guest Bwood]

Jesus Christ...No offense but that list is garbage. I see you only started listening to rap in 08' though but you gotta do some research dude...

I don't like making "greatest of all time" lists so here is my top 5 favorite.

1. Tupac

2. Pharaohe Monch

3. Atmosphere

4. The Grouch/Living Legends

5. Wale

[Johnny Rockets]

My favorite dead or alive are:

1. Eminem

2. Notorious B.I.G

3. Tupac

4. Big Pun

5. DMX / LL CoolJ/Dr. Dre/JayZ (didn't want to leave any of them off)

As far as the newer stuff, I like:

BoB

Drake

Lupe

Cudi

Nikki Minaj (yeah I went there)

But I am a 38 year old white guy that mostly listens to sports talk radio so my opinionis most likely is invalid....

[CarolinaPride5]

Hip-Hop is my life. Seriously. But being so passionate has got me to meet some awesome people. I've met Nas, Drake, Wale, Big Sean, Akon, Black Cobain, Common, Slaughterhouse, Currency, Tyga, A$AP Rocky, and Kendrick Lamar.

My top 5 are -

1. Tupac

2. Lil Wayne

3. The Game

4. Nas

5. Jay-Z/Kanye

People always ask me Lil Wayne? But that dude is amazing in his prime, and outside of his mainstream stuff. Check out Tha Carter II, Carter III Sessions, Dedication 1 & 2, Da Drought 2 & 3, No Ceilings, the Prefix. He could rap with the best of em'.

My current top 5 or the people I listen to the most lately are -

1. 2Pac

2. Wayne

3. Kendrick Lamar

4. Ab-Soul & Schoolboy-Q

5. J. Cole

[mmmbeans]

I dunno... less rappers than groups... maybe not the best but my favs.

Aesop Rock

Jurassic 5

Gangstarr

Binary Star

Jedi Mind Tricks

also Mos Def and The Roots

[Inimicus]

Old school #2

KRS One

Ice T

Micheal Frianti - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and early Spearhead days. He's gone pretty pop over the years.

Chuck D

Kool Moe Dee

[CarolinaPride5]

I can't believe someone put B.O.B. in there list... That is not rap at all. That's pop.

[dr_rock]

1. 2Pac
   
2. Chuck D/Flavor Flav
   
3. Andre 3000
   
4. Black Thought
   
5. Ice Cube
   

[Scrumtrilescent]