Top 5 Rappers Alive

[GlamourKillsUs]

Let's hear 'em

I'm going to have to go with (in no paricular order):

Jay-Z
Nas
Lil Wayne
Andre 3000
Ludacris

Discuss. Discuss. Discuss.

[Rodeo]

Nemesis ( www.myspace.com/nemesis757 )
Atmosphere
Planet Asia
Dalek
Sage Francis
B. Dolan

[speak easy]

1.Dylan
2.Dylan
3.Dylan
4.Dylan
and 5.Dylan
why? because he spits hot fire

[c_rob2700]

LOL at Ludacris, Lil Wayne, and Andre 3k.

[llwilliamsll]

1.Dylan
2.Dylan
3.Dylan
4.Dylan
and 5.Dylan
why? because he spits hot fire
This man is correct.

[c_rob2700]

Eminem is still breathing by the way

[Jackfrost50]

1.Dylan
2.Dylan
3.Dylan
4.Dylan
and 5.Dylan
why? because he spits hot fire

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Such a great show. I miss Da Band, even if I didn't care for their music much.

Maybe not the greatest alive, but here's who I listen to, in no particular order:

-Kanye
-Jay-Z
-Eminem
-Nas

and an AP favorite:

-Hyro Da Hero

[tehdangerdave]

Lupe Fiasco
Andre 3000
Jay-Z
Saul Williams
Lil Wayne

[DjJazzyGeoff]

Stop putting lil wayne in your lists.

Ghostface Killah
Nas
Eminem
Talib Kweli
Common

[kemichels]

no part. order

pharoahe monch
nas
andre 3000
2pac (hes still alive, lol jk)
ghostface or raekwon

[kemichels]

LOL at Ludacris, Lil Wayne, and Andre 3k.

i understand lolin at luda and wayne, but no way at Andre

[yakob89]

Jay-Z
Lupe Fiasco
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Kid Cudi

These are in no particular order either but Jay-Z is my personal favorite!!

[SanePsychotic]

1. Lil Wayne

I cannot stand Lil Wayne. He definitely wouldn't be number one.

[kemichels]

Jay-Z
Lupe Fiasco
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Kid Cudi

These are in no particular order either but Jay-Z is my personal favorite!!

kanye cant rap worth shit lol...hes a great producer

[Getup and Dance]

1. Lil Wayne

Best answer

[glassjaw777]

nas
outkast (andre 3000)
get rich or die trying (fitdy)
jay-z
lil weezy

[handlikesecret]

Soulja Boy.

[tyler426]

everyone who said lil wayne is wrong, he's total bull shit

[harveymonster]

wayne.

[c_rob2700]

This thread = lol's

[c_rob2700]

Q-Tip

[eatsound]

kanye's ego is bigger than his bank account.

lil wayne, lupe fiasco, eminem, fittty cent, uhhh..

[robat19]

p.o.s.

[boykosaurus]

No particular order, and overall (not specifically considering production or lyrics, etc.)

MF DOOM
Lupe
Kanye
Jay-Z
Blackstar

[jtsnazzy]

immortal technique
celph titled
aesop rock
jus allah
cheif kamachi

Random order.

[xo.elsa]

Nemesis ( www.myspace.com/nemesis757 (http://www.myspace.com/nemesis757) )
Atmosphere
Planet Asia
Dalek
Sage Francis
B. Dolan

sage francis
seriously?
im not too crazy about rap, but i dont really like him live.

[Rodeo]

sage francis
seriously?
im not too crazy about rap, but i dont really like him live.


ok.

[Getup and Dance]

kanye's ego is bigger than his bank account.

lil wayne, lupe fiasco, eminem, fittty cent, uhhh..


You said Kanye's ego is big but yet you list 50 cent as one of the best rappers?

[TheJuntster]

1. Dre
2. Wayne
3. Eminem
4. Jay Z
5. Talib

[speak easy]

1. Wayne
2. Notorious
3. P.O.S
4. Lupe
5. Dre

[Getup and Dance]

I wouldnt say Dre is one of the best rappers at all.

[ThisIsNotDan]

1. Wayne
2. Notorious
3. P.O.S
4. Lupe
5. Dre

uh

[kemichels]

Nah let me get serious for a second though (barring all indie rappers--most of which haven't been around long enough to qualify for such a topic):

Guru
Rakim
Black Thought
Slick Rick


None of which any of you idiots mentioned, yet.

haha, i thought about sayin' Rakim and Black Thought skipped my mind for some reason. Doomtree could collectively be a possibility, someday!

[speak easy]

uh

Notorious B.I.G?

[ThisIsNotDan]

Notorious B.I.G?

the one who died in '97, yeah

[c_rob2700]

Anyone who puts Kanye, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, T.I., or anyone of that nature in the Top 5, should really just go commit suicide.

[Neo Cassady]

It took 9 posts for someone to mention Talib Kweli and Common? Shame.

[Getup and Dance]

It took 9 posts for someone to mention Talib Kweli and Common? Shame.

I wouldnt put them as top 5 alive.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Eminem is still breathing by the way
Thank you!

[c_rob2700]

Black Thought
MF Doom
Q-Tip
Rakim
Scarface
Eminem
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
(Illmatic/Stillmatic era) Nas
Wu Tang Clan
Aesop Rock
Mos Def
Talib Kwali
Raekwon

[GlamourKillsUs]

I wouldnt put them as top 5 alive.

agreed.

and yeah, honorable mentions to slick rick, rakim, krs-one, classics

also lupe fiasco is one of the best story tellers out there
kanye is not one of the best rappers, sorry.

and some future leaders of the game: charles hamilton, asher roth, wale...to name a few

[Getup and Dance]

agreed.

and yeah, honorable mentions to slick rick, rakim, krs-one, classics

also lupe fiasco is one of the best story tellers out there
kanye is not one of the best rappers, sorry.

and some future leaders of the game: charles hamilton, asher roth, wale...to name a few

You should fix your list and replace Lil Wayne, Luda, and Nas with Slick Rick, Rakim, and Krs-One

[GlamourKillsUs]

You should fix your list and replace Lil Wayne, Luda, and Nas with Slick Rick, Rakim, and Krs-One


why would i replace nas? one of the best lyricists in the game

[El_Jeffe]

linton kwesi johnson
oku onuora
mutabaruka
black thought
erykah badu

[Getup and Dance]

why would i replace nas? one of the best lyricists in the game

Because he only really had 3 solid albums

[c_rob2700]

Black Thought
MF Doom
Q-Tip
Rakim
Scarface
Eminem
(Illmatic/Stillmatic era) Nas
Wu Tang Clan
Aesop Rock
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (YOUUUUUU!)
Mos Def
Talib Kwali
Raekwon

[GlamourKillsUs]

Because he only really had 3 solid albums


but boy were they solid! haha

[c_rob2700]

It really hurts my feelings when people talk about Lil Wayne like he's the best alive

[El_Jeffe]

genuine query, rather than criticism, but what do people see in eminem? i couldn't think of anyone worse to be rapping in music

[Getup and Dance]

but boy were they solid! haha

Still Rakim, Slick Rick, and KRS-One are better.

genuine query, rather than criticism, but what do people see in eminem? i couldn't think of anyone worse to be rapping in music

I like his flow and some of his lyrics.

[c_rob2700]

genuine query, rather than criticism, but what do people see in eminem? i couldn't think of anyone worse to be rapping in music

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/ISouljaBoyTellem.jpg

[c_rob2700]

genuine query, rather than criticism, but what do people see in eminem? i couldn't think of anyone worse to be rapping in music
I just think his rhyme schemes are clever and the way you can literally feel the emotion in some of his songs

[Getup and Dance]

I will do my list


No order

Krs-One
Slick Rick
Big Daddy Kane
Redman
Raekwon

[Getup and Dance]

An artist can have an "era" with 3 albums in between?

He just forgets about those albums

[c_rob2700]

An artist can have an "era" with 3 albums in between?
Yes.

[mkelly2416]

top 5 in no order:

common
lil' wayne
kanye west
jay-z
nas

[Getup and Dance]

Is this your favorite OR what you think the top 5 actually are?



Lol.

I decided everyone else is pretty much posting their favorites so I did the same thing.

I hate the Top artists threads.

[c_rob2700]

Hey, this right there is my theme song/i bet it is yo ringtone/i farted and it smelt/it smelt like a stink bomb (Soulja Boy lyrics)

[absolutecrunk]

I would say Eminem would have to be on the list solely for what he has done for the city. I can't tell you how many times I've been out of town and when I say I'm from Detroit I get met with "Yeaaaah 8 Mile!" I can't think of another rapper that is so closely associated by his or her self with restoring a city's presence in the music scene.

[absolutecrunk]

That isn't an artist though. That's much closer to an entire label. By the time D12, Obie Trice, and even Shady Records had become prominent, Eminem was already huge so it's all centered around him. I think the west coast rap didn't really have that one-man nucleus just because several of their guys were selling records.

[Ouch]

this is really hard, but here is what comes up in my mind first.

1. MF Grimm
2. Talib Kweli
3. KRS-One
4. Black Thought
5. Rakim

[John is a cult]

1. aesop rock
2. atmosphere
3. Jay-Z
4. Austronautalis
5. Mike Jones (idk why I like him... i just do) lol

but people who say lil wayne should stfu,

[c_rob2700]

Wh0!?!?

[dretti]

Nas
Jay-Z
Guru
Black Thought
Raekwon

[dretti]

An artist can have an "era" with 3 albums in between?

Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing.

[AussieBoy]

eminem
jay-z
scribe


im happy with 3

[thepastrecedes]

Common
Black Thought
Jay Z
Nas
Talib Kweli

[GlamourKillsUs]

1. aesop rock
2. atmosphere
3. Jay-Z
4. Austronautalis
5. Mike Jones (idk why I like him... i just do) lol

but people who say lil wayne should stfu,

mikeee joooooonnnesss, aha.