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Top 50 Rappers All-Time

Started by King Tadpole, Sep 3, 2017, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. King Tadpole
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    Criteria:
    • Includes flow, lyrics, delivery, voice, storytelling, technicality, innovation, mic presence, charisma through song.
    • Their discography, consistency, influence and impact are factored in.
    • Their music production and other non-rapping endeavors don't count
    • Recently debuted artists will be excluded since time is still needed for their legacy to be shaped.

    This list is a prototype. I will revise it as I do more thinking, listening and recieve feedback
    1. Tupac Shakur
    2. Notorious B.I.G.
    3. Jay-Z
    4. Eminem
    5. Nas
    6. Ice Cube
    7. Ghostface Killah
    8. Andre 3000
    9. Big Pun
    10. Scarface
    11. Lil Wayne
    12. Black Thought
    13. Rakim
    14. Chuck D
    15. Lauryn Hill
    16. Mos Def
    17. Inspectah Deck
    18. Slick Rick
    19. KRS One
    20. Raekwon
    21. AZ
    22. Big L
    23. GZA
    24. Method Man
    25. Redman
    26. DMX
    27. Mc Ren
    28. Common
    29. Kool G Rap
    30. Big Daddy Kane
    31. Jadakiss
    32. Q-Tip
    33. Bun B
    34. Prodigy
    35. Busta Rhymes
    36. Talib Kweli
    37. LL Cool J
    38. Kool Keith
    39. Snoop Dogg
    40. Kanye West
    41. Game
    42. 50 Cent
    43. Royce da 59
    44. Queen Latifah
    45. Jean Grae
    46. RZA
    47. Lupe Fiasco
    48. Camron
    49. Tech N9NE
    50. Twista
     
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  2. Motherfker Jones
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    Motherfker Jones YaBoiD'Angelo

    Sep 3, 2017
    Lol at Tech N9NE
     
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  3. Cunner
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    Cunner belter skelter

    Sep 3, 2017
    f---ing screeching @ putting Tupac over Cam
     
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  4. King Tadpole
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    Budden: "Cam is in your top 20?"
    Mel: "Yep"
    Budden: "We got like 50 people in the top 20"
     
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  5. Pandemic
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    Pandemic

    Sep 3, 2017
    Needs Mach-Hommy in the top 10.
     
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  6. Cyreides
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    Cyreides gfy

    Sep 3, 2017
    that's just about the most generic f---ing list i've ever seen
     
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  7. 1999
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    1999

    Sep 3, 2017
    your list is trash my guy
     
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  8. Xdx
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    Xdx

    Sep 3, 2017
    My problems with this list

    1. No MF DOOM?
    2. Ice Cube is way too high
    3. The Game over RZA?
    4. Pac and BIG at #1 and #2?
    5. Eminem over Nas?
    6. JAY-Z over Nas?
    7. Tech N9ne?
    8. No Kendrick Lamar?
    9. MC Ren over Common?
    10. Lupe Fiasco is way too low
     
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  9. Sav Stanfield
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    Sav Stanfield

    Sep 4, 2017
    not a bad list, just pretty dusty. a couple of names that don't belong
     
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  10. Chazi
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    Chazi

    Sep 4, 2017
    RZA is one of the best producer of all time but he shouldnt be anywhere near a Top50 rapper list
     
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  11. mow
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    mow long live flippa

    Sep 4, 2017
    lol
     
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  12. Disorderly Progress
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    Disorderly Progress What's cookin?

    Sep 4, 2017
    No way is Jay's s-----y a--- over Em.

    Good lookin' on the Mos Def top 20 mention though (I agree) - he gets hella slept-on in general. Black on Both Sides >>>>>>>>>
     
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  13. Broccoli Tree
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    Broccoli Tree

    Sep 4, 2017
    :lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo:
     
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  14. mow
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    mow long live flippa

    Sep 4, 2017
    dank meme bruh
     
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  15. Deadpool
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    Deadpool the end

    Sep 4, 2017
    bruh wish i could see OP too much f---in dust
     
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  16. ZDucks
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    ZDucks

    Sep 4, 2017
    Lmao Tadpole is on here now
    :bookah:
     
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  17. FBG President
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    FBG President Super super

    Sep 4, 2017
    Imagine making a top 50 list and putting Twista above Kendrick.

    My eyes are offended that they have to even look at this garbage
     
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  18. King Tadpole
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    needs more jedi mind tricks, ra rugged man, hopsin, at least 1 obscure member of g-unit or d12, big krit and immortal tech. add dr dre and eazy e to the top 15 too to cover up any obvious whiteboy bias, even tho ive only heard of 2 of eazy's songs
     
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  19. King Tadpole
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    twista is not above kendrick.

    kendrick is not eligible for this list yet. he will rank well once he is.
     
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    1999

    Sep 4, 2017
    no that would make it so much worse you honkey throw some kendrick and earl in there foh with this weird s---, big krit should be there tho
     
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