Best Rapper

I miss Big L and the old school Outkast. IMHO B.I.G. is the greatest of all time big NaS is my favorite. I've never heard an album better than Illmatic. Now even Paid In Full or Strictly For My Niggaz. Nothing. NaS was like 19 when he started making the greatest hip hop album of all time. Can't touch that.

NaS is definately the best out today. No contest.

IMHO

 

I have all his full length studio shit, he's got talent, but it's generally wasted. Sorry.

 

Best MC's:
Big L
Biggie
2Pac (He's got skills, he just doesn't always show it)
Aesop Rock (His flow is offbeat, but it's still perfectly rhythmic and he knows his craft better (arguably) than anyone)
Nas
Chuck D (Not so much lyrics wise)
Kool Keith
Eminem (Can't knock the talent)

 

thats a good list.

I would personally have to include canibus, killah priest, ghostface, and the gza/genius.

Big L is one of the illest too. But Im more into like the poetic shit, like nas, killah priest, canibus, and ghost. and i like that revolutionary shit too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wYnpO9IxLJM - new bis shit off c of tranquility.

 

Favorites: The Notorious BIG, 2pac, Dr. Dre, Nas, Ol' Dirty Bastard

Overall best: Probably Big L?

 

I can't believe no one has mentioned styles p.. He is easily the nicest and hardest rapper right now. Not his albums as much as his mixtapes. If you guys have time you should definitely have a listen.. There's some deep shit

 

styles P is hot, but he's not really in the best rappers EVER conversation. atleast not yet. Once he's been putting out classics for a decade, then we can start mentioning em.

 

ide have to say Dr. Dre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUlbPYmE3jk

****** i started this gangster shit, and this the motherfuckin thanks i get?

 

biggie, pac, three six, t.i. and wayne

 

immortal technique, Canibus, The roots, and many many more.

 

nas,wu-tang,immortal technique,jedi mind tricks, AZ, biggie,rakim,
old mobb deep,

and lupe fiasco is showing great skill,hes the shining light to new,mainstream rap.

 

oh and common and mosdef

 

O.D.B. hands down.

 

Jedi mind tricks and Immortal.

 

oh and last empeor is nice too,hard to find his stuff though.

 

Mac Dre, 2Pac, ODB

 

its hard to narrow it down to just one.
top 3 for me: aesop rock, nas, immortal technique

 

hmm...
2pac, cormega, nas, joe budden, CYNE, Masta Ace, Rakim, Tragedy Khadafi, One Be Lo

 

The rap thats been coming out recently fuckin sucks...sorry just had to get it out of my system. anywho tupac was definatly the best, he made the only rap i can stand listening to.

 

Great list. Cormega is extremely under rated, Rakim is the legend, Tragedy is ill (free tragedy khadafi!), and Binary Star was dope as hell when they were together.