Best Posts: Top 50 Rappers All-Time

  1. Motherfker Jones
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    Motherfker Jones YaBoiD'Angelo

    Sep 3, 2017
    Lol at Tech N9NE
     
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  2. King Tadpole
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    King Tadpole Arizona Sky LP by Tadpole

    Sep 3, 2017
    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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  3. Broccoli Tree
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    Joined: Feb 19, 2017

    Sep 4, 2017
    :lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo::lmaooo:
     
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  4. Cyreides
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    Joined: Nov 23, 2014

    Cyreides gfy

    Sep 3, 2017
    that's just about the most generic f---ing list i've ever seen
     
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  5. The Box
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    Joined: May 30, 2017

    Sep 4, 2017
    This is probably the least hostile thread I've ever come across.
     
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  6. Xdx
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    Xdx

    Sep 4, 2017
    @WavyTylerEatingDicks and @volvo are speaking the truth
     
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  7. volvo
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    Joined: May 31, 2017

    Sep 4, 2017
    People who believe this are the same ones who think you're only racist if you admit to it.
     
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  8. 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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  9. Big Dangerous
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    Big Dangerous World Heavyweight Champion

    Sep 4, 2017
    yea i thought his top 5 wouldve been eminem, marshall mathers, slim shady, b rabbit and the white guy from d12
     
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  10. Big Dangerous
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    Big Dangerous World Heavyweight Champion

    Sep 4, 2017
    you know d--- well what's so surprising about that
     
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  11. Big Dangerous
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    Big Dangerous World Heavyweight Champion

    Sep 4, 2017
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  12. RG9
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    RG9

    Sep 4, 2017
    This is probably the least hostile debate I’ve seen on here regarding who the GOAT is. Fair play

    All (okay most) choices are understandable, as it’s down to personal preference
     
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  13. Xdx
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    Xdx

    Sep 4, 2017
    Let me guess. Eminem is your GOAT
     
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  14. RG9
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    RG9

    Sep 4, 2017
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  15. volvo
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    Sep 4, 2017
    And it takes intense artistic prowess to do this. He changed music, which is something that encompasses lyricism and rapping. Ye's artistry affects the whole medium Eminem creates art in. Eminem is a better lyricist and rapper, Ye is a better musician. Simply saying Eminem is a better lyricist is a mere contradiction, it doesn't measure their artistry before comparing them, so it's a pointless argument.
     
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  16. volvo
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    Sep 4, 2017
    In order to even consider reaching a consensus on any ranking, you need to agree on the criteria first. Can't even discuss a top 3 without agreeing on the criteria for "better", let alone something as ridiculously gargantuan as a top 50 list.
     
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  17. volvo
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    Sep 4, 2017
    You're going off impact. Impact and being a good rapper have nothing to do with each other.
     
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  18. ZDucks
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    Sep 4, 2017
    Lmao Tadpole is on here now
    :bookah:
     
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  19. mow
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    mow long live flippa

    Sep 4, 2017
    dank meme bruh
     
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  20. 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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