best rapper in the world, every year since 1984

Started by WPG, Oct 26, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Oldboy
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    yo madvillain inspired Kdot to jazz
     
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  2. Narsh
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    Oct 26, 2015
    huh? 2012 was a good year....nas, kendrick, bronson, future etc. wasnt acid rap 2012?
     
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    Co sign
     
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    punos illMatiç

    Oct 26, 2015
    Lack of Eminem is offensive and MF DOOM deserves at least one top 1. Also Kevin Gates, Ishmael Butler, f---ing Roc Marciano lolwut
     
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  5. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    if you can't see young thug being better than drake then i think we're done here :'(

    no it was 2013
     
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  6. Narsh
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    no, the quest to be well informed and study the genre from all POVs and context, and not through "eminem is the best rapper of all time in his prime" tunnel vision, leads to lists like this.

    WPG has put in about 10x the amount of time into studying the genre as you. stop being butthurt/dismissive and you might learn something
     
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    Pato v3 exilio

    Oct 26, 2015
    2013

    idk looking back there isn't too much to find lol

    http://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2015/title.hiphopdxs-top-25-albums-of-2012

    I think Ab-Soul deserves it more
     
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  8. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Oct 26, 2015
    I disagree with both statements. I know I'm in the minority.
     
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    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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  10. TimmyT
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    TimmyT Self-Taught

    Oct 26, 2015
    how was dmx better than big punisher in 1998? i'm guessing you put dmx over pun because he released two albums in that same year and both are very very good?

    that said, neither of them are better than capital punishment
     
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  11. Narsh
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    you're the dumbass dragging Thug into the discussion about Eminem being "overlooked," as if theres any correlation
    Future is in a higher standing than all of them (except commercially re: drake).
     
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  12. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Oct 26, 2015
    i know i'm arguing the opposite to @captain awesome right now but i wouldn't be mad at doom taking 04. why are you laughing at those three rappers though? have you actually listened to Reloaded? one of the best and most important albums to drop since 2000.
     
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    solid list for a hipster
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

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    i don't disagree that Capital Punishment is an all-time classic, but i think It's Dark is more or less equal and DMX was much, much bigger
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

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    #listentomoreyg
     
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  16. Narsh
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    i think MKL is borderline, i dont enjoy a good amount of the backend. but i think its impact/how it was received is what pushes it into classic territory for some
     
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    ITT: People arguing over music they pretty clearly haven't heard
     
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    Narsh come on. Be dead a--- serious and say 2002 Eminem wasn't the best rapper alive
     
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