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  1. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    lol in general
    Eminem isnt as hipster of a pick tho
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    this combines the elements of simply making the best music and having some kind of cultural import. ie- they can be underground rappers, so long as they caused or were emblematic of a major movement. as a caveat: outkast taken collectively could be swapped out for 94, 96, 98, and 2000.


    1984: Jalil Hutchins (Melle Mel)
    1985: LL Cool J (Run)
    1986: Too Short (Run)
    1987: KRS-One (Rakim)
    1988: Slick Rick (Chuck D)
    1989: Kool G Rap (The D.O.C.)
    1990: Chuck D (Ice Cube)
    1991: Ice Cube (Scarface)
    1992: Redman (Ice Cube)
    1993: Snoop Dogg (Q-Tip)
    1994: Nas (The Notorious B.I.G.)
    1995: Raekwon (Ghostface Killah)
    1996: 2Pac (Nas)
    1997: The Notorious B.I.G. (Mase)
    1998: DMX (Juvenile)
    1999: Jay Z (Mos Def)
    2000: Ghostface Killah (MF Doom)
    2001: Jay Z (Nas)
    2002: Scarface (Devin the Dude)
    2003: Cam'ron (50 Cent)
    2004: Kanye West (MF Doom)
    2005: Kanye West (Lil Wayne)
    2006: Lil Wayne (T.I.)
    2007: Lil Wayne (Kanye West)
    2008: Lil Wayne (Kanye West)
    2009: Gucci Mane (Raekwon)
    2010: Kanye West (Roc Marciano)
    2011: Ishmael Butler (Kendrick Lamar)
    2012: Kendrick Lamar (Future)
    2013: Kevin Gates (Danny Brown)
    2014: Young Thug (Freddie Gibbs)
    2015: Future (Young Thug)
     
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  3. Mike02
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    Oct 26, 2015
    Are you f---ing kidding me? Eminem hit his absolute peak in 2002 and had one of the most dominant years in the history of MUSIC, any genre, and you have Devin The Dude above him?!

    Also 50 was #1 in 03, easily. Again, one of the most dominant years in the history of music. He had a buzz like I've never seen before or since that year.

    Other than that, I agree with the rest of your list. Edit: Dre should've been #1 in 92. The Chronic man, c'mon. Honorable mention to Warren G in 94.
     
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    marshmallow

    Oct 26, 2015
    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
     
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  5. Pato v3
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    Pato v3 exilio

    Oct 26, 2015
    Trust me, I agree with this statement, but seeing you guys always complaining about Prime Eminem not being in X list or whatever is getting really annoying

    Eminem is not the only good rapper to ever put his f---ing feet on the ground
     
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  6. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    eminem in 2009? 2010? 2013? kanye for 2012.........for.......cruel summer? DRAKE? J COLE?

    50 cent and kanye as better than lil wayne in 2007

    JAY Z AS THE BEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD FOR KINGDOM COME

    50 FOR THE MASSACRE

    lmfaooooo
     
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  7. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
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  8. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 27, 2015
    every time i thread myself
    it go motherfucking viral
     
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    Meero Ay ay ay

    Oct 26, 2015
    Woat list
     
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  10. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    Pinata is a masterpiece. gibbs has a mixtape coming out in less than a month that will make all your top ten lists.
     
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  11. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    Future > Thugger
     
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  12. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    alright im ready to discuss Madvillainy
     
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  13. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    your girlfriend let me stab it last week while you was working
     
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  14. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    yo madvillain inspired Kdot to jazz
     
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  15. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    if you disagree with future running 2015 at this point, you're the contrarian

    yes
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Oct 26, 2015
    Playing catchup:

    1. @captain awesome and @Charlie Strangelove are both in my top five so I h8 seeing them fight
    2. @Koolo loving Pluto makes me immensely happy
    3. @Koolo's review of Madvillainy is also perfect ("sounds like an arab show theme song")
    4. I think there is a case to be made for Eminem being the best rapper alive during the SSLP/MMLP era, but not the TES-era. The Fix is a masterpiece; The Eminem Show is a disjointed jumble of classic songs and poorly-aged melodrama. I would put Em above DMX in 1999 personally, but you can't deny DMX's clout in 1999 either.
    5. @WPG needs to stop teasing this Gibbs mixtape and leak it in my inbox
    6. @Luke putting Eminem as the best rapper alive in 2009/2010/2013 and Wiz as a runner up in 2015 :lmaooo:
    7. Drake is undeniably huge in 2015 (I love Hotline Bling) but If You're Reading This It's Too Late aged like hot, wet garbage
    8. Just Tryina Ta Live is mad underrated
    9. Does someone have a list of songs that were supposed to be on that Santana/Weezy collab album?
    10. For those wondering about Ishmael Butler, he's Butterfly from Digable Planets and is the rapper in Shabazz Palaces and is really the only truly great rapper to ever come out of Seattle imo (even though he repped NY with DP). If you like Tribe/De La/etc you will like Digable Planets. Shabazz is a less accessible.
     
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  17. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    i done took your heart boy and held it for ransom

    i cant

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    WHY THE f--- ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT EMINEM STILL

    YO PEOPLE PLS HEAR THIS s--- I SWEAR TO CHRIST ITS f---ing AMAZING

    THANK YOU PAUL
     
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  19. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    yo wtf... 2012 Future is like 2015 Drake

    yo Drake is ripping this boy style
     
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    Oldboy

    Oct 26, 2015
    this is heavy, i need to listen few times i think

    but i feel im experiencing something real...opposite of a drake album
     
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