Top 5 Rappers?

[macaroni tony]

Current? I have no clue
Of all time?
Eazy E
Chuck D
KRS One
Snoop Dogg
Jay-Z

Honorable mention:
Krayzie Bone
Mike Shinoda
Notorious B.I.G.
Too Short
Busta Rhymes
Slick Rick

No way, no WAY Krayzie Bone doesn't top Snoop Dogg on this list. I am disappoint.

In no particular order:

DJ Quik
Andre 3000
Big Boi
Eminem (old, hungry Eminem)
Snoop Dogg
Kurupt
Hi C
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Mc Ren
Busta Rhymes
2 Short
Krayzie Bone
Masta Ace

 

[macaroni tony]

1. PSPookie
2. PSPookie
3. PSPookie
4. PSPookie
5. PSPookie

Seriously. Think about it. I spit hot fire.

Do you rhyme and you rip? Do you rinse and you spit?

 

[Infrasonik B.]

1. Saran Wrap
2. Reynolds Wrap
3. Cling Wrap
4. Alcoa Aluminum Wrap
5. Local store brand Wrap

You did ask for the top 5 wrappers, right?

lol

1- Common
2- Blackthought (The Roots)
3- Talib Kweli
4- RZA
5- MosDef

 

[PSPookie]

Do you rhyme and you rip? Do you rinse and you spit?

Rhymin' and stealin' primarily (I have gotten some help from Alibaba and his 40 thieves as well as my faithful horsey, Paul Revere). I have found that the rinse and spit tends to have a negative impact on the hot fire. OTOH, it is good for dental hygiene.

 

[Eric Perry]

No one compares to Chuck D, IMO.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I'm always alone on the Ice T island

I just dig what he was throwin' down in the day. So these are all personal choice and keeping it to 5 sucks but there must be order I love rap groups a ton as well like Tribe Called Qwest and Public Enemy. Still this is a single artist.

1- Immortal Technique
2- 2 Short (I have no idea how many tapes of Life is .... I wore out .. but it was a lot)
3- Mos Def
4- DL Incognito
5- Ice T

5.1- Mos Def
5.2- Atmosphere
5.3- Aesop Rock
........ many many good ones.

 

[Vorago]

Pfffff

Shurik'n (French)
Akhenaton (French)
Jay-Z is his early days
Lauryn Hill
El-P

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Pfffff

Shurik'n (French)
Akhenaton (French)
Jay-Z is his early days
Lauryn Hill
El-P

I always thought Shurik'n murdered Akhenaton on every track.

 

[Vorago]

Dunno, different MC's... when I first started listening to IAM I didn't like Shurik'n, then I discovered 'Où je vis', which is one of the best rap albums ever, and I started appreciating Shurik'n.

But Akhenaton is brilliant too, just listen to this:

Akhenaton - Horizon Vertical - YouTube

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Dunno, different MC's... when I first started listening to IAM I didn't like Shurik'n, then I discovered 'Où je vis', which is one of the best rap albums ever, and I started appreciating Shurik'n.

But Akhenaton is brilliant too, just listen to this:

Akhenaton - Horizon Vertical - YouTube

I'm not saying Ak isn't good, I just think Shurik'n is one of the best emcees ever.

I agree, Ou je vis is one of the greatest records the genre has made.

 

[PSPookie]

Pfffff

Shurik'n (French)
Akhenaton (French)
Jay-Z is his early days
Lauryn Hill
El-P

Yeah, I have a hard time taking French rap seriously.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Yeah, I have a hard time taking French rap seriously.

Why?

 

[Big_Daddy]

I've always found French rap to be neat. As with all French music, it's always a challenge for me to understand them. If anything, it motivates me to maintain my French.


Also, my favorite...
Gift of Gab from Blackalicious.

 

[basstotheface]

That French chick should've won Miss Universe.

Tribe Called Qwest is ill too.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I've always found French rap to be neat. As with all French music, it's always a challenge for me to understand them. If anything, it motivates me to maintain my French.


Also, my favorite...
Gift of Gab from Blackalicious.

He's my probably my favorite as well. I'd have a hard time nailing down a top 5 list though with all the guys I like though.

 

[MN_Bass]

1. Atmosphere
2. Chuck D
3. Mos Def
4. ODB
5. Biggie

 

[sloasdaylight]

Jedi Mind Tricks.

I know they're a trio, but yea.

Also Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne (Tha Carter and Tha Carter II, the rest of his stuff's been seriously meh to me), Nas is ok at times.
Eminem is my all time favorite though, but I enjoy his middle to older stuff a lot more because it's less mad, and he doesn't sound like he doesn't just inhaled a cubic yard of helium.

 

[MJ5150]

I like Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J. Rakim was great, as was Slick Rick. My favorite though is DMC.

-Mike

 

[Southpaw5]

#1-#9000
Dr. Octagon - Earth People - Video - YouTube

If you disagree, I got 7 rounds of space doodoo pistols for ya...

half Shark-Alligator half man...

 

[Southpaw5]

I can't believe no one's said it yet...Immortal Technique, hands down best MC.


And some personal favorites: Existstereo and Z-Ro( I know he's gansta! but he's so damn smooth)