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Top 5 mainstream rappers, rank them

Started by Oldboy, Jul 6, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. sxneighty123
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    Jul 6, 2015
    I still listen to a lot of SSLP,MMLP, TES. For me he will always be #1 :mjcry:.
     
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  2. Old Account
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    Old Account

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    Right now out of the list in OP

    Kendrick
    Kanye
    Drake
    J.Cole
    Em

    All Time out of the list in OP

    Em
    Kanye
    Kendrick
    J.Cole
    Drake

    *4th/5th spots are subject to change based on upcoming albums
     
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  3. Red Rum
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    They both had years where they were considered best alive.
     
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  4. DKC
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    What about only taking their work in the past few years into account?
     
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  5. Michael Myers
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    Right now

    Kanye
    Kendrick
    Drake
    Cole
    Eminem

    Oat

    Kanye
    Eminem/Wayne
    Kendrick
    Drake
    Cole
     
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  6. marshmallow
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    jay z*
     
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  7. Zep
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    Oh i didnt put them in order lol in order its
    K-Dot - i think he makes better music then anyone in hip-hop right now
    Kanye - I dont listen to kanye but apearenty he makes good music so il just put him in 2
    Eminem - He makes bad music but its eminem so he has to make the top 5 somehwere
    Drake - Iv only heard His last mixtape and i thought it was okay
    Lil Wayen - I think hes bad but he had great albums years ago so il put him on the list put hes the worst out of the 5
     
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  8. sxneighty123
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    Them albums are classic and I can't just stop considering him as my top because he had few average albums in the past few years. I still believe we might get something good out of him tbh. As of right now list, I do understand why Kendrick should be number one.
     
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  9. Final
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    today? using the artists listed?

    Kendrick
    Eminem
    Wayne
    Kanye











    Drake












    J Cole
     
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  10. Bman
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    OAT
    Eminem
    Kanye
    Kendrick
    Cole
    Chance

    NOW
    Kanye
    Kendrick
    Chance
    Cole
    Drake
     
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  11. Narsh
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    Kanye



    Kendrick


    Drake





    J cole








    Eminem
     
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  12. Narsh
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    Rofl maybe the guy with 10 years of average material and not the guy that put out 10 years worth of great material when he was in his prime?

    What?
     
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    Devil I'm in here, now who let the devil in?

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    Wayne isn't Legendary? Look at the run he had from 2004 to 2009. He dropped nothing but st8 classics. Tha Carter I, II, III, Dedication 2, Da drought 3, No ceiling. Plus he had great mixtapes during that run. Wayne deserves to have legendary status and one of the best rapper alive.
    s--- I'm turning into Narsh but for Lil Wayne
     
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    Encore
    relapse
    Recovery
    Bad meets evil
    Mmlp2
    Shady xv

    Those are all bad to average to good

    That's not a "few"
     
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  15. Narsh
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    Narsh

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    It's what happens when you're faced with people that don't know what they're talking about m8 embrace it

    You might even get ur own Wayne section to mod like I did!
     
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    Devil I'm in here, now who let the devil in?

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    That the plan, free ma n----- Weezy so he can get a section :dew:
     
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

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    wayne has been one of the most (if not, THE most) consistent commercially successful ("mainstream") rappers throughout his career. despite setbacks (jailtime, leaks, label issues) he really hasn't had any slumps in regards to not having his voice heard and putting out new material that stays in rotation on the radio & clubs.

    my biased aside, i think it's difficult to argue that he isn't easily in the top 5 "mainstream" category.
     
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    Kendrick
    Eminem
    Wayne
    Cole
    Drake
     
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  19. Nav Bhatia
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    Nav Bhatia Bitch, be humble

    Jul 6, 2015
    kendrick
    kanye
    cole/drake


    eminem
     
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  20. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

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    cole doesn't belong in the list tbh... he probably will eventually be on that list, but not at this point in his career imo
     
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