Top 100 Greatest Rap Songs of All Time
Monday April 17, 2006
In the 30+ years of hip-hop's existence, our ears have been polluted by tons of listless tunes like Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" and most recently, the Black Eyed Peas' detestable pop hit, "My Humps." Thankfully, for every sleazeball, there are at least 10 superb songs. After painstakingly digging in my bottomless crates and back-pedaling three decades down memory lane, I've managed to uncover some of the greatest rap songs ever. Without further ado, I present to you the 100 Greatest Rap Songs.
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Comments
I think this is a pretty good top 100 even though i have heard of and seen better but.. theres like 2 tupac and notorious big songs they are the two best rappers ever they should deserve more but i still think this is a prety good list but I used To Love H.E.R. #1 song hmm i dont think so its a good song and very creative but not the best song ever i know a lot of better songs and i have heard a lot of more better songs by Talib Kweli than get by what about blackstar too this list is mising a few and some should be gone…
no missy?!?!
Better rap songs then ‘I Used To Love H.E.R’ ?
It’s just a matter of opinion.
this web is pretty g00d but u cant forget bout the white bois like eminem ,dude dotn be racist
What about 2pac-changes, you ask true rap fans and the majority of them will say 2pac-changes. That song changed the face of rap.
WHERE IS DMX?!!!
Are you a musician to back-up this statement you make with this list?
why r there some many african americans on this list?
where the hell is eazy e ?? boyz in tha hood changed the history of rap mayn this shyts wack
no NWA, only like 2 tupac songs. Man, i can name ten awsome tupac songs right now. needs to be more biggie, and where is cypress hill and b-real.
PEACE -
yo mayn this shi is ill… ya know wat i am talking bout, yeah. i like to make a shout out to all my homies back in compton, crips for life, ya know wat i mean, tupac for life, the greathes mc ever alive. keep up the struggle my niggas. peace, WEST SIDEEEEEE !!!
well i think this is all based on opinion compeletly. well i thinks some of them are true.
THE BEST RAPPER EVER IS BIG PUN,BIG L,GANG STARR, CUBAN LINKS,D-BLOCK,BIG DADDY KANE, AND THATS THAT.
i dont think so!!!!!!!!!
best rapper and no one comes close is 2pac hands down period, you can see a little bit of pac in every rapper, and if you ask any rapper pac influenced them in some way. pac period stop debatin it. then nas comes second
I can’t believe what I’m hearing. Everyone knows that when someone dies they are then regarded as this super larger than life musician. look at Nirvana, a very popular group, but as soon as Kurt Cobain died Nirvana was then all the sudden responsible for changing rock & this big influential band. While Biggie & Tupac are definitely in the top 10 all-time, to me they are not in the top 5. The best 5 all-time in no particular order are: Rakim, Chuck D, Method Man, Ice Cube, Eazy-E. And some consideration would be: Tupac, Biggie, DMC (from Run DMC), KRS-1, Nas. Tupac has one of the best voices & delivery, but his rhymes to me just werent as witty & clever as the others. When Tupac was alive he was not regarded as the best ever, not even the best at Death Row at the time. But Dr. Dre as far as producing, rapping, and finding talent is without a doubt the greatest single icon in rap history. The list of emcee’s he has brought us is remarkable. Maybe some of you are a little younger or dont realize but he started: Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dog, Black Sheep, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game & made Tupac from good rapper to superstar.
How the hell can u hav a top 100 without 2pac “Changes” or DMX “Up in Here”, or “Ruff Ryders Anthem”or 2pac’s “Life Goes On”. Ok list but need a lot more DMX, 2pac and Biggie.
2 pac is da gr8est then jay-z thts my opinion but i guess this guy has his opinoin
the 2 rappers who have had the biggest impact on rap in history is 2-Pac and DR DRE dr dre has brought up and helped make the good rappers the greatest of all time heres a list:EAZY-E
ICE CUBE,MC REN, DJ YELLA(NWA)SNOOP DOGG
NATE DOGG, WARREN-G,EMINEM AND D-12, GAME, 50 CENT,LLOYD BANKS,YOUNG BUCK(G-UNIT)obie trice AND CANT LEAVE OUT THE GREATEST 2-PAC…and there will be more!!!!
The best rappers here we go
1.2PAC
2.EMINEM
3.DR.DRE
4.BIGGIE
5.SNOOP DOGG
6.DMX
7.EAZY-E
8.NATE DOGG
9.50 CENT
10.ICE CUBE
what happen to the ones who payed the way for those who are famous today?
Great List! But where is “Kool G Rap – Ill Street Blues”?
great list… obviously we all have personal opinions (what they do – the roots is my all time fav song), and most of these people dont have nearly as much hip-hop knowledge as you. lol @ the guy saying that i used to love h.e.r. shouldnt be number 1 and all the tupac and biggie dickriders. i like the love for wu. only thing you’re missing is some black star songs (thieves in the night and respiration… maybe definition)
ur all efin gay
Killer Kali’s rite, 2pac n dre are tha best rappers of all time! Dear mama shud b no.1!
1. 2pac
2.Dre
3. Snoop
4.B.I.G
5.Nate Dogg
6.Warren G
7.Run DMC
8. Grandmaster flash
9.Ice cube
10. 5o cent
Dats wot i tink n e way!
ur mean
2PAC!
DEAD OR ALIVE!
INSPIRES EVERY RAPPER!
MAN MAKAVELIE WEST SIDE HAS A WEAK LIST I DONT EVEN CONSIDER 50 CENT A RAPPER.
I DO BELIEVE ONE OF THE BEST ALL TIME IS “AINT NO FUTURE IN YO FRONTIN” BY MC BREES ITS FAR UNDERRATED
I ALSO LIKED THE WU TANG RECOGNITION
-FISH FRUM LYNWOOD,CA-COMPTON,CA
i like we fly high
BALLIN
can any 1 give me a list of 100 top rap artist ?
wow some of these comments lists are so odd, i mean sum people put 50 n the game, to me eazy e is proly one of the most overrated rappers ever, but ya their should be so many more tupac songs on this list, and in terms of sum great rappers how bout tupac, rakim biggie the gza, raekwon, and the bone thugs arent bad either.
How could you leave out “It Takes Two” – Rob Base, “I’m Bad” – LL Cool J, and “Roxanne, Roxanne” – UTFO. Where is DMX & Ludicris? No Whodini?! I never even heard of the #1 song, so I played it and it really sucked.
The best rappers: 1. Eminem and thats all!
this is for eveyone who says tupac/2pac is the best rapper. you need to listen to more rap and not just 2pac. expand your taste in hiphop. ive been listening to rap for over 12 years and tupac dosent even make top 10 rap songs of ALL time. ps: eminem dosent either.
california love, big poppa, more pac and biggie in general
pretty good list though
No Matter What You all say NOBODY COMES CLOSE TO THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. HE IS THE GREATESET THAT EVER TOUCHED THE MIC!!!!!!!1
THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE SAY EMINEM IS THE BEST IS BECAUSE HE IS WHITE!!!!!!!!!!! BIGGIE IS THE BEST. NOT NAS,PAC,JAY,RAKIM ONLY BIGGIE SMALLS
tupac is the best everyone else suck
tupac is the best who ever toched
the mic
dre is the best producer, eminem is the best rapper, not because he’s white.
look there is no one absolutely no body possible in this world that can replace 2pac he is the best who eva walked the earth best to grab hold of the mic
Eminem takes it with his insane way of delivering the lyrics, but not the new commercial EM the EM before Corporate America changed his style, and his sick lyrics.
my Top 10
1. Ice Cube
2. Wu Tang
3. Nas
4. Papoose
5. Notorious BIG
6. Tupac
7. Public Enemy
8. Dr. Dre
9. The Game
10. Jay Z
All bout the old school. started it all
Top one:
It Takes Two- Rob Base
All bout the old school. started it all
Top one:
It Takes Two- Rob Base
Reason why every 1 loves tupac and biggie is that probably the only mainstream rappers that had a lot of big hit records. Unlike more less known rappers that had a couple of great songs. Quality over quantity
2pac is the best next is em and dr dre and DEAD CELEBRITY STATUS
does this guy know who 2pac or notorious BIG is? Changes, California Love, thugz mansion, ambitionz as a ridah? those aren’t good?
Yo, this is B.S.
Errybody knows the greatest rapper of all time is none other than STAGGA LEE!!
“STAGGA LEE AND WE UP IN THE ZONE, GOT THE KEYS TO DA CRIB & AIN’T NO ONE AT HOME!!”
Has any ever hear of immortal technique, hes pretty under ground but if you like rappers that accually have somthing to say hes good
I agree with you all, 2pac was the greatest rapper, no one can top him. Immortal Technique is a lyrical genious, listen to his track. Yet NO ONE CAN TOP TUPAC, which other rappers lyrics are being reviewed and studied because of their greatness at UC Berkely and other prestigous universitys
A ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE a poem admirred by critques
i think people focus too much on the life of the rapper rather than the lyrics
i think the best rapper ever is Nas only because you know hes consistent he has never really fallen off or anything and he keeps putin out hits
No…. all wrong. first of all, how do u have “breath” higher on the list than “new york state of mind” n 2pac n biggy arent the greatest of all time. the only reason there considered the greatest is cuz they did died early in there career. They had potential to be really good, but i dont think they reached it.
#1. “Nasty” Nas (his lyrics are amazing)
#2. Eminem (he has crazy delivery. he can’t retire, he has to help bring back rap, cus whats consider rap now, is horrorible)
#3. 2pac (poet)
#4. Rakim
#5. Biggy
#6. Jay-Z
#7. Snoop (even though he did go pop, he’s still an O’G)
#8. Wu-Tang (best rap group ever)
#9. Common
#10. The Game (If he comes out with another great cd, i’ll move him up)
The best rap song of all time is
“Today Was A Good Day”
1. 2 Pac
2. Biggie
3. Nas
4. Jay-Z
5. Ice Cube
6. Snoop
7. Eazy
8. DMX
9. Wu Tang
10. The Game
11. Common
12. Big L
The best rap songs are 2 Pac Changes, Ice Cube It Was A Good Day, Nas Thugz Mansion, and Biggie Juicy
How isn’t Immortal Technique in anyones top ten. Check out Dance with the devil and listen to the freestyle at the end.
man, yall is jokez. we all no dat da best rappa iz lil wayne. n e 1 erd da song make it rain remix? yall wood agree den
Lil Snypez ur js. Lil wayne isn’t even top 10 let alone the best. Dirty south rappers have sick beats but are lyrically the worst. Pac,Big,Snoop,Nas,DMX and evn the game would kill Lil wayne on their worst day.
sike lil wayne great but um here go my list cuz yall too old skool
1.eazy e
2.e-40
3.lil wayne
4.MC Ren
5.Ice Cube (back in the day)
6.Snoop (back in da day)
7.Too short
8.Mac Dre
9.Keak da Sneak
10.Nate Dogg
Wu-Tang Clan
The Rza aka Bobby Digital, the Gza (Genius), ODB aka Dirt McGirt, Inspecta Deck aka Rebel INS, Raekwon aka the Chef, U-God aka Baby U, Ghostface Killa aka Iron man, Masta Killa aka noodles, and the Method Man aka Johnny Blaze
Biggie is the best rapper and his best hit was ‘hipnotize’ respect to tupac aswell ‘thugs mansion’ and ‘hail mary’ but my favoirte rapper is Nas and i liek all his songs but if i had to choose the best ‘one mic’
ok…if your list of top 10 rappers includes 50 Cent, u dont kno crap bout hip hop
Top 10
Jeru the Damaja
10)MF Doom
9) Gangstarr
7) Jay-Z
6) Dr. Dre
5) Eazy-E
4) Rakim
3) Biggie
2) Nas
1) Tupac
No, Check out my melody? Rakim
and where is any EPMD songs? Come on, who doesn’t love “you gots to chill”?
Random songs come to mind like “Ain’t no future in yo frontin, and holy crap I just thought about no Public Enemy songs. Dude, that list is really not well done.
Pretty gud list there, but I’d have NY State of Mind much higher then that. Have u heard sum of Nas’ rhymes in it, makin it (IMO) the best song on the best album of all time, Illmatic.
Lose Yourself–Eminem can’t even make the list? I was expecting it in the Top 10. What a joke.
yo your lists are good but a lot of you are forgetting about Big-L and Pun, they were amazing back in the day, lyrically and there delivary was unbeleivable.
Another thing, Papoose and the game are the only good rappers out there right now, (nas and jay-z too obviously) anyone else agree
This is a good group of songs, but there’s just too much missing, and a lot of songs that are, well, let’s just say questionable. And why is there not a single mention of Notorious Thugs, one of the greatest songs, rap or otherwise, in the last 20 years.
eh man good list… what about reakwon: criminology or ice cream… and who ever put nate dogg as the number 1 rapper is a joke… what song of his could step up?
i mean everyone is gonna thow things differently against the wall but still even if u dispute the order these are pretty much legit
deathrow record labels should be in everyones top and ludacris “runaway love” is a great song but by far my favorite sont is “juicy” by biggie smalls ladies and gentle men ajurned
TOP 10 OF ALL TIME
1. TUPAC
2. NAS
3. COMMON
4. SNOOP
5. EMINEM
6. DRE
7. THE GAME
8. JADAKISS
9. ICE CUBE
10. WC
1.Tupac
2.Big
3.Kool G Rap
4.Big Pun
5.KRS
6.Big L
7.Rakim
8.Jay
9.Nas
10.Common Mos Def talib, Fugees, Jean Gray
Yeah I saw “The World is Yours” at #7 but i think more songs from Illmatic should be up there like “Lifes A Bitch”.
Anyway, not entirely bad, but like the others say more Biggie and Tupac
All Tech n9ne songs are tha best, hands down. Tech n9ne, Lil Wayne, 2pac and Eminem hold it down.
your right ” bob ” .. lose yourself from eminem should be in the top ten . just listen to the lyrics …
wow
wow
you obviously are not a rap fan….
did you forgot
changes-tupac ?
hit’em up -tupac ??
2 of amerikaz most wanted-tupac ???
hail mary – tupac ????
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dfg
the best rappers
1. 2pac/makaveli
2. Napolean
3. Kadafi
4. Edi Amin
5. Hussain Fatal
6. Big Syke
7. korrupt
8. Storm
9. Delmar arnaud
10. vanilla ice
like da thought (th)at went i dat dis, was sic list, mine wud be diff but i giv u da props fo dis …. id change sum beats but keep da same artist cuz deies r da life force fo us ….. everything is everything fo sum female content but respect >>>>
P.E.A.C.E -Wu family shoot out “protons electrons always cause explosion”
every1 got diff #1 dependin on tha way they grew up n shyt 2pac n biggie wer my generation n aint shyt *changed*
Where is Run-DMC. Walk this way, my adidas, anything?
yo yaw niggas is trippin so ima give it 2 u strait biggy is easily the greatest rapper of all time and jay z is the best in the game today none else is worth mentioning when ur talking about the greatest
the most consistant rappers today are lil wayne and 50 cent everyone elses tracks make me sick
P.S- all new rap is gay
all time best songs are 2pac Dear Mama, Eazy-e Real Mutha Phukkin G’z, and Ice Cube Today Was A Good Day
1.2pac thats all i have to say………
and C.J. agreed man rap today is gay as hell some songs are OKAY
Whoever wrote Vanilla Ice in their Top 10 list must be some kind of bloody joke!
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem his words twist you up
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
talkin presently lil wayne got that heat buh the new kid is LUPE FIASCO this nigga gunna be at tha top watch out forem dont get it twisted
Are u kidding me? this list is terrible. Where is Changes by Tupac. It possibly one of the best songs by the greatest rapper ever. Every song on 2pac greatest hits is better than ur top ten. 2pac was a lyrical genius and is possibly the first and last of his kind
Are u kidding me? this list is terrible. Where is Changes by Tupac. It possibly one of the best songs by the greatest rapper ever. Every song on 2pac greatest hits is better than ur top ten. 2pac was a lyrical genius and is possibly the first and last of his kind
no shyt tupac killed the rap game changes been #1 since forever
his shyt be reminisce n real talk
buh the rap game steppin up shyt be deeper then words
you people are retarded. tupac was great, but if you think he was the end all be all of rap, you should probably expand your horizons. i can say that nobody has ever had a better flow than rakim, and even though a lot of the top rappers have said the same thing, it doesnt make it true. changes was not even close to pac’s best song and you people think that it was the best rap song of all time? what
tupac
dr. dre
snoop dogg
busta rymes
not bad, I was kind of surprised to see the game on there.
are you f***ing kidding me?! #1 rap song of ALL TIME is Common I used to Love Her?!?! ARE U KIDDING ME?! There is no true best 100 rap songs list because everyone likes different music, but honestly, no respect for this list.
1. Biggie
2. Nas
3. Big L
4. 2Pac
5. Kool G Rap
tupac is the gratest of all time and no other rapper can ever do what tupac done r.i.p shakur
i hate this site!!!!!!!!!!
re-post this site sucks if u thinkl it sucks ans post its great if u think this site is great!!!!!!!!
The REAL top 10
1.Pac
2.Notorious Big
3.Nas
4.Jay-Z
5.Rakim
6.KRS-ONE
7.Ice Cube
8.Eminem
9.Lil Wayne
10.LL Cool J
Honorable Mention: Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Common, Snoop Dogg, Black Thought, Lauryn Hill, Andre 3000, Bun B,
Too Short, Scarface
Hey, ICE CUBE is the man Y Did they Kick Him Out? AND F___K The Police Is Top.
50 Cent Was Good But Hes Lost It Now.
Back In Time Tupac Was The Best.
Azza
man these people are dope
1.immortal tecknukie
2.big l
3.tupac
4.jedi mind tricks (animal rap)
5.i gusse mob deep there ok but i got to pce out
where is MADE YOU LOOK or GET DOWN by NAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the top 10 of all time
1. MF DOOM
2. Rakim
3. Nas
4. KRS-One
5. Biggie
6. Ghostface Killah
7. Jay-Z
8. 2pac
9. Raekwon
10. Haiku
this list has songs that are good cuz their socially consious and catchy but it doest stick to the roots of hip hop too well… its too hard to have just 100 songs on a list and its too hard to pick just 10 artists… u gotta look for MCs with flow AND innovation… so in no real order…
Pac, Biggie, Big Daddy Kane, Outkast, Beastie Boys (controversial im sure but their cut and paste beats were true innovative genious that MANY rappers utilize check Paul’s Boutique to see what i mean), Kool G Rap, Big L, NWA, Snoop, Common, Immortal Technique, Nas, Jay-Z, Grand Master Flash, Gang Starr, Eminem, Wu Tang, Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Talib Kweli, Jadakiss (sets the bar for punch line rap)
MCs who set the Foundation: Busy Bee, Kool Moe Dee, EPMD, KRS-1 (and still), Whodini, Marly Marl, Run DMC, Slick Rick, Ice-T, Doug E. Fresh and Dana Dane, Sugar Hill Gang,
DJ’s to note: Grand Wizzard Theodore, Mix Master Mike, Biz Markie
Female MCs who widened the scope of Rap: Eve (or Gangsta if u like her early tracks), Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Queen Latifa, and of course Missy Elliot
Newest Talent who show the most potential: Kanye, Lupe, Papoose, Game
Now before u go and get upset that i didnt put one of ur faviorite rappers on my list consider this: what new contributions did this person add? Anyone can spit a verse and mix a hot beat, but who opens our eyes and really helps us to appreciate what it is that they’re saying? Alot of good rappers make great songs, but only a few can spin a genre in a direction that the world never saw before… thats how these 44 rappers and DJs made my list
throw it up – lil john
cant be touched-roy jones jr
doubt me now- lil whyte
lil boosie-wipe me down(remix)
who says new rap is gay? check these out
1) Immortal Technique
Wu-Tang
2) Big L
3) Nas
4) Biggie
5) Pac
6) KRS-One
7) Rakim
9) Gang Starr
10) Geto Boys
Big Pun, Dre, Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, Eminem, NWA, Snoop, Jay-Z, and Cypress Hill are all sick though…
here is my top ten
1.Tupac
2.B.I.G
3.Dr.Dre
4.Nas
5.Jay-Z
6.KRS-one
7.Rakim
8.Ice Cube
9.Snoop
10.The Game
1) Big L
Wu-Tang
2) Immortal Technique
3) Nas
4) Biggie
5) tupac
6) KRS-One
7) Rakim
9) Jay-Z
10) Geto Boys
50 cent is hiphop, but if u dont have any nas in the top 10, or 2pac changes, then u dont know rap……
ur all fukin bellends!
1)2pac!
2)eminem
3)snoop dogg
4)dr dre
you guys dont no anything about rap.. how can you even compare 50 cent to like nas or jay-z.. listen to illmatic or reasonable doubt and then listen to get rich or die tryin.. 50 cent was made by producers i could write better rhymes myself..remember if your talking about rappers ur not talking about production because they dont do that themselves.. this is about lyricism. top 5 would be
1) Nas
2) Biggie
3) Jay-z
4) Tupac
5) Common
T.I.
LIL WAYNE
TUPAC
LIL BOOSIE
50 CENT
TRICKDADDY
Quick to back down! lil john and nas
lil wayne
2pac
eminem
the game
bossman
TI
eminem
50 cent
soulja boi
lil wayne
dr dre
Alright, there are some decent songs up here, but like almost everyone else says, Tupac’s Changes should be in the top 10 if not number 1.
After listening to I Used To Love H.E.R. I do understand why it was put at number 1 on the list. It after all, completely explains what hip hop is all about.
If I had to make a list for the top 10 rappers, here is what I’d have to say.
1. Tupac
2. Eminem
3. Common
4. Dr. Dre
5. Nas
6. Biggie
7. Bone Thugs N Harmony
8. Outkast
9. Lil Wayne
10. Jay-Z/ Game/ 50 Cent
2pac hands down number 1. Biggie falls in the category with Tupac, but I feel that other rap artists have shown more to me than he has.
Eminem is truly genius with his lyrics and his delivery.
Common and Nas both have some of the best messages in Rap/Hip-hop.
Dr. Dre is the most influential figure in Rap.
Bone Thugs N Harmony are the sickest rappers alive, no one matches their flow, and they are coming back.
Outkast, like BTNH, flows well and has impacted Hip-Hop well.
Lil Wayne can freestyle like no other. He packs the most heat of today’s rappers.
The Game, 50 Cent, and Jay-Z all have their ups and downs, but they all have heart towards Rap.
As 50 Cent has gone on with his career, he is showing more and more potential.
I am 15 years old, and I have grown up listening more to today’s rap. I still stick with my thoughts in my last post.
I am however going to listen to some of the previously listed artists. I have knowledge of the old school, but I am not familiar with their music.
Immortal Technique spits fire.
50 is wack, cam’ron got that heat.
obie top 5:
1.2pac aka makaveli
2.NaS
3.the game (at the minute)
4.t.i
5. killa cam
ty top 5:
1. t.i.
2. eminem
3. tupac
4. Nas
5. The Game
the whole g-unit camp is wack.. we had love for 50 back when get rich dropped but after that the fame got to his fat head.. much love for the s.a.s dipset movement in the uk….
tech n9ne wins… if u have never heard of him look him up… anghellic and absolute power are the best albums… his new album everready is ok but its alittle different… go listen… now
no way 2pac and biggie are the two best rappers ever.EMINEM by far is the greatest.he created a style of rap that NO ONE ELSE in history or rap can top.he’s also the 2nd highest selling rapper of all time just behind 2pac.but…over half of 2pac’s record sales came after he was dead.so therefore in my opinion eminem is the greatest ever
bone thugs is the greatest there will ever be, aint nobody doin wat they doin as good as they do it
all you people saying 50 cent is good, you are dumb. And i like nate dogg alot, and i like all the songs that use nate dogg to sing the chorus, but i have never heard him rap. And Eminem is the greatest i would have to say, you put Mosh as his highest song and its not even in Eminems top 10 best songs, and i never heard i used to love her, but i did and its pretty good.
Krs one, Dr. Dre, and Rakim are the most influencial rap icons of all time.
Rakim’s rhymes are incredibly poetic and his lyricist skills are unmatched by any rapper ever, even Nas. Krs one tought rappers to support their community through MCing rather than belittle the rap community. Lastly Dr. Dre is unmatched in his abilty to produce, and find talent.
A passionate social activist with expressive lyrics who knew how to appeal to people with his revolutionary views. Never showed fear, commanded immense respect from whoever he dealt with, encouraged people to “stop, study your lessons, always do your best” (Me Against The World) and follow their dreams.
I listen to Pac, but I tend to gravitate more towards his songs like Me Against The World, , Changes, etc. He lived what he spoke (well, most of it) and the fact that he died at the peak of his career only immortalized him. Very emotional in his lyrics, not necessarily the best/most skillful lyrics, but emotional and passionate and can really touch your heart if you take the time to appreciate. This might be stretching it, but Pac is to me a sort of Shakespeare, who will live forever because he spoke of ideas and concepts that everyone can relate to, like jealousy, greed, hatred, injustice, etc. and he did it articulately and with style. Pac knew how to balance meaningful, deep songs with radio smash hits, an ability lacking in a lot of today’s artists
2pac
immortal technique
1.eminem
2.dr.dre
3.the notorious B.I.G.
4.2pac
5.twista
6.the game
7.krayzie bone
8.LL cool j
9.ma$e
10.kurupt
SOLO
1 Biggie
2 Rakim
3 Tupac
4 NAS
5 Snoop
6 Schooly D
7 Eminem
8 Ice Cube
9 Common
10 KRS-1
GROUPS
1 NWA
2 Run DMC
3 Public Enemy
4 Wu Tang Clan
5 Geto Boyz
Immortal Technique and Biggie and Tupac
ol’ English by The Game
yo loco king yous a stupid nigga. the 27mil pac sold was when he was alive and dats just in da u.s. he has 75mil total with u.s and worldwide. and noone can rap to pacs style unless they use his lyrics. pacs album “all eyes on me” went platinum da night it came out. lets see eminem do dat since u say he greatest. pac was even named da best when he was alive cuz he didnt talk bout disrespectin girls,drugs,money… u know wat im talkin bout.he was really a poet(he said)like common daz hot right now peace
dont be hatin on ma man eminem he can still spit even though he hasnt came out wit a new album yet but he will soon
pac is the greatest rapper ever.never realy liked biggie untill i took my time 2 listen 2 is songs most especialy one more chance after he died,i must confess he is a genious.but pac still stands out.
top 5 best
5:Dre day Dr.dre
4:Chin check N.W.A
3: Boyz n the hood Eazy-e
2: Wanna be a baller Lil Troy
1: players hoilday T.W.D.Y
I am the best rapper alive…. dwayne carter
WTF. I cant believe that noone has mentioned ANDRE NICKATINA!
are you serious.
no cream by wu tang clan?
gin and juice?
get money?
U-N-I-T-Y
Ummmmmm….. people please can you read or is your head in your butt too far this is not the best rapper, its the best rap song..
sure you all have an opionion but who made the list? Not all the people cring about it. you can do better ?
Than DO IT and shut up!
I love the song soulga boy its really good.
To me i think that the best rapper is Soulga Boy. He is better than all ya. Yeah wat now! You cant rap better than him.
Lose Yourself isnt anywhere on here. Greatest songs maybe but not the most important
1. Nas
2. Common
3. Phonte (from Little Brother)
4. Stic Man and M1 from Dead Prez
5. Eminem
6. Big Pun
7. Notorious B.I.G.
8. Andre 3000
9. Tupac
10. Jay-z
(Shoutout to Black Thought, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Slick Rick, Krs-1, FUGEES (minus Pras), and Big L)
I’d agree with the person who said that Dr. Dre is probably the single most important icon in Hip-hop for his contributions (artists, beats, and NWA) but i’d like to also recognize DJ Premier (he produced a great number of the songs on this top 100) as a Hip-Hop Legend.
2pac is the greatest rapper ever why? he has the most balanced in terms of sound, lyrics, and style , his flow depending on the emotion of the song voice and lyrics are both in syncronization and you can feel the emotion of the song and music is about emotion feeling it, 2pac does this better than any other rapper. its funny how some people talk about his lyrics most of his songs are acompanied with really good lyrics the only reason you would doubt this is if you have not listen to enough 2pac, the other thing is 2pac is international people all over the world have so much respect for him more than almost any other rapper. and record sales no need to mention that, if he made alot of record sales when he was dead how about if he was alive with music done when he was there? more than the 75 000 000 that he has sold today.
The Game Is The Best Rapper Alive…Bws4Lyfe…G-G-G-G-UNOT
2pac is legend.Makaveli the don,Outlawz,Killuminati,West Side.
1.2Pac
2.Dr.Dre
3.Eminem
4.Ice Cube
5.Snoop Dogg
Makaveli the don,Outlaw Immortalz,Killuminati,West Side.
dear mama is not 2pac’s best song lyricaly or instrumentaly.
1.2pac
2.common
3.nas
4.jay z
5.eminem
6.b.i.g
7.outcast
8.50
9.snoop
10.lil wayne
It’s so funny how all of you automatically jump on Biggie and Tupac. Biggie doesn’t belong on top ten. Tupac would probably hit number 10. KRS-One would be number one. Common deserves to be in the Top Ten. I believe that Run DMC deserves to be on Top Ten too.
Tupac all day. Then Nas, Big and Hov in that order. Pac may not have had the witty punchlines and the briliant metaphors like most rappers, but his passionate delivery would floor any rapper or MC on the same track. Biggie was outrapped by Bonethugz on notorious thugs, Jay Z was outrepped by Eminem on renegade, such a thing would never happen to pac. he also got message and realness that made people like me identify themeselves with him(I live in Kenya). Metaphors dont intrigue you for ever but the truth will always remain till the end of time. That’s why Pac is highly idolized here in Africa and the world. Until Hov comes up with a track tighter that Nas’ the world is yours, Nas will always remain the second greatest ever and the best alive.
2pac without any doubt biggie 2nd snoop 3rd cube4th jigga 5th nas 6th rakim 7th ll cool j 8 eazy e 9 and foxy brown 10
YaLl is TaYzIe!!! Da BeStEsT RaPpiz Be:
Toasty milk face
Hubba Hubba and the Yumm Yums
Black chocolate’s face plant
eva herd of papoose-alphabetical slaughter amazing
listen to papoose alphabetical slaughter quality song
^^^amen sister
1.Rakim
2.Nas
3.Common
4.Tupac
5.B.I.G
6.Jay.z
7.Eazy E
8.UGK
9.Faboulous
10.LL Cool J
i saw 1 person say bone thugs 1 person say krayzie bone but u need more of them and u cant forget layzie bone, bizzy bone, wish bone, and flesh and bone
o and where in the hell is tupac
changes and thug mansion and of course all of the others he could own a hell of a lot more top songs than anyone else
This list was ok. I like how they did not put alot of new stuff on their but you need alot more Jay-Z And Bigge. Here is my top ten.
1.Bigge(his flow is way better than Tupac)
2.Jay-Z(He was like Bigge Student)
3.Tupac(He a monster)
4.Nas(He so lyrical)
5.Eminmen(Best Detroit rapper and he Lyrical)
6.T.I
7.AZ(Look him up if you dont know)
8.Big L(Look him up if you dont know)
9.Andre 3000(The old one the new one is ok)
10.Snoop Dogg(The old one the new one is trash)
Havent you jackoffs herd of Lil wayne- We Takin Over he should hav a few in ther
Yo if Pac and Big r the best rappers
then how come Nas’ DEBUT ALBUM Illmatic is considered the greatest of all time in hip hop.
The only other album that can even compete is The Chronic by Dr.Dre.
I dont get how The World is Yours lost to Any 2Pac song
does pac or biggie have any album that is critically acclaimed like Nas’ Illmatic.
and i the only other reason that Pac and BIG are so praised is beacause of when they died, the west vs east beef. if they had died at any other time they wouldnt be considered as great. look at jam master jay,he was shot, he was part of RUN DMC, he was one of the people who brought hip hop to the mainstream, do we hear of him as much as Pac? nope cuz there wasnt as much media attention on hip hop as there was when Pac and Biggie were killed
and if this is the top 100 list where are Africa Bambataa’s or Clive Campbell A.k.a Cool Herc’s song. And for those of u who dont know them, those two started hip hop, literally
Where in the f*ck is “Jump Around”?
Where is Nelly?
top 10
pac
biggie
nas
eminem
jay z
snoop
dre not as a lyrisist but a producer
NWA
Easy E
icae cube
not exactly in that order
2pac changes has to the best
DRE
PAC
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
ICE CUBE
EAZY E
BIGGIE
SNOOP
LIL WAYNE
THE GAME
MC REN
CASHIS COMIN UP
For me 2pac is definitly number one he is huge.
1.Tupac
2.Young Jeezy
3.Eminem
4.The Game
5.Akon
6.Lloyd Banks
7.Bone Thugz
8.Lil Wayne
9.Ice Cube
10.Lil Jon
why do people have the time to worrie bout music
ok listen up the damn people who made this list is messed up rap is the least bit appealing when it comes to music you people need to listen to real music metal and rock not crap rap sooo get a life or just shoot your self because listening to rap for to long will surely make ur ears bleed…!!!…!!!
oh and 2pac is one of the most stupid overretted self obsessed rap singers that have ever lived on the face of this so called universe!!! so listen to damn heavy metal or u need to get a life… oh ill see u all in hell!!!
top 10 hip-hop artists for meee
1. OutKast
(not based on lyrical ability, but uniqueness and ability to withstand the test of time without conforming in every single one of their classics)
2. Nas
(no explanation needed)
3. Tupac
(changes – classic, Ghetto Gospel w/ Elton John produced by eminem is probably the best song by him not heard by many.. sadly)
4. Immortal Technique
(great lyricist w/ nice freestyles n’ has the sickest punchlines.. such as in “industrial revolution”. . . and “you never know” and “dance with the devil” are deep)
5. Talib Kweli/Mos Def
(more talib, but i’ll put mos def with him since they have so many songs together)
6. Big L
(sickness on the punchlines and freestyles)
7. Aesop Rock
(most complex and one of the best lyricists ever.. listen to “Daylight” and “Coffee”)
8. Kanye West
(best mainstream with Lil Wayne a very close 2nd)
9. Hieroglyphics
(mostly Del the Funky Homosapien, but overall the group and individuals have delivered so many classics.. 93 til infinityyy)
10. Atmosphere
(great lyrics and more meaningful songs than most anyone else)
honorable mentions –
soulja boy… lol
Biggie was a great freestyler, but songs were a bit overrated, especially after his death.. but even b/c of this, he is still in the top 15/20 no doubt
Eminem has sick lyrics and concepts in many of his songs too
my top 6
1. Eminem
2. Tupac
3. Snoop Dogg
4. Ice Cube
5. Dr. Dre
6. 50 Cent
BEST SONGS EVER. THERE TIED
GHETTO GOSPEL – TUPAC SHAKUR FEATURING AKON
LOSE YOURSELF – EMINEM
I DONT CARE WHAT U SAY. EMINEM IS WHITE BUT LISTIN TO THE LYRICS. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST!! DEFF.
top ten rappers
1. Nelly
2.Eminem
3.2pac
4.50 cent
5.lil wayne
6.ludacris
7.snoop dogg
8.T.I.
9.jermaine dupri
10.kanye west
it’s obvious. pac nas talib commen jay z the game papoose saigon and maino. no one else worth being in this list.
1) Tupac
2) Eminem
3) Stack Bundles
4) Ice Cube
5) NWA
look… you got it all wrong
1. Jedi Mind Tricks (like – when all light dies)
2. Jehst (check out city of industry)
3. Immortal Technique (- industrial revolution)
4. 2pac
5. Braintax
6. Mr Lif (check – ol’ crew)
7. Taskforce (check cyanide sound)
8. Micall Parknsun
9. Foreign Beggars (Hold on-ft skinnyman)
10. jurassic 5
Tupac is overrated he stole the idea of changes from E-40 things’ll never change, the hall of game 1994
I’m sorry but Eminem isn’t in the top positions and thats a bit stupid. He’s the most listened to rapper and i personally think he’s the best. Why’s he not there or is it anti-white racism again!!
My Top 10
1.Notorious B.I.G
2.Nas
3.Jay-Z
4.Wu-Tang
5.De La Soul
6.A Tribe Called Quest
7.Tupac
8.Big L
9.OutKast
10.Rakim
2pac sucks balls
man you gotta move ODB- Brooklyn Zoo up that my in my top 5 favorite songs
All of you guys have good recomendations about who should be on there but listen to some Apathy songs and focus on how creative those lyrics are. especially the songs Rare Species, and Put ya dukes up. Another song that he tears it up on is the first verse of Battle Cry by Army of the Pharaohs
2Pac, B.I.G., NaS, and Rakim are in tha top 4.
Slick Rick, Eminem, Ice Cube, KRS-One, Andre 3000, LL Cool J…. Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, T.I.
isn’tthis about the greatest songs… weird how everyone likes discussing who their fav. rappers are all the time…
anyway time’s up shoulda bee higher…but thhat’s my opinion,poet laureatte II is a classic, yes it’smostly,llyricalbut something you can just listen to when you’re lyig down and relaxing, and you also forgot rain water by brother ali, which is a great song..andi also diasagree with some of your songs but it’s your top songs notmine,but im jst sayin what mine would look like, also you shoulda put in tonights da nite for Redman,that song is tyte….but yeah this is a great list… and o you shoulda moved upthe light for common, that’s one of my fav. songs,but your list is very simliar to mine… anyway here my top 25 SONGS not rappers for all yall puttin rappers on a songs post..
1)Common – I Used To Love H.E.R.
2)Flash & The Furious 5- The Message
3)Eric B.& Rakim – Lyrics Of Fury
4)Slick Rick – Children’s Story
5)Audio Two – Top Billin’
6)Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
7)OC – Time’s Up
8)Pete Rock &CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y.
9)Nas – The World Is Yours
10) Notorious BIG – Juicy
11) Jay-Z – Dead Presidents ( 1 & 2)
12)2Pac – Dear Mama
13)Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
14)Public Enemy – Fight The Power
15)Wu- Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
16)2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up
17)Slick Rick & Dougie Fresh – Lodi Dadi
18)Nas – One Mic
19)Bone Thugz N Harmony – Crossroads
20)Marley Marl – The Symphony
21)Geto Boys – Mind Playin Tricks
22)A Tribe Called Quest – Scenario
23)Eminem – Stan
24)Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
25)Common – The Light
LMAO!!! you have mosh in tht list!! imsorry but in tht song eminemain’t the same strongvoice he used to be, he sounds like he doin that record to get the song played, his lyriccs are weak, his message doesn’t get throughtome tht good, and well…i’s KINDA good if not an average song to me… but def. the worst song on this list, no doubt about tht
have any of you retards heard of hmm… SHYNE??
how can you tell who is the best rapper.. everyone has different styles and flows. different voices and different things to rap about. the only true way to judge who is the best is who sells the most records. any other way is just crazy.
my list with no order
shyne
three six mafia
all of cash money millionaires
rick ross
tupac & biggie
wu-tang
ludacris
bone thugs
kanye west
jay-z
dmx
eminem
obie trice
dr. dre
50 cent ( before he sold out )
young jeezy
in my opinion a good rapper is someone that has the power to motivate people with their words
rich boy – lets get this paper
jay-z – my 1st song
biggie – juicy
young jeezy – i luv it
tupac – stairing at the world through my rearview
talib – get by and get by remix
Jim jones – concrete jungle
bone thugs – money money
bird man – get your shine on
biggie – everyday struggle
tupac – only god can judge me
ghetto boys – my mind playin tricks on me
playaz circle – duffle bag boy
the list goes on forever
My Top Ten:
#1 2pac
#2 The Game
#3 Notorious B.I.G.
#4 Ja Rule
#5 Young Buck
#6 Bone Thugz-N-Harmony
#7 Trick Daddy
#8 Jadakiss
#9 DMX
#10 Benzino
YEEAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWOOP-There it is !!!!!
look people, I know that you will look at this list of songs and think what? But trust, listen to these songs, most of them underground hip hop and the lyrics will blow your mind. nuff said. start downloadin (most can b found on limewire) SPREAD THE MUSIC. I’d adive you TO COPY AND PASTE THIS LIST, It may be the smartest ting u eva do
Jedi Mind Tricks – When all light dies,
Jedi Mind Tricks – Razorblade Salvation,
Jedi Mind Tricks – Saviourself,
Jedi Mind Tricks – Blood In Blood Out,
Jedi Mind Tricks – I Against I
Jehst – City Of Industry,
Jehst – Weed,
Jehst – Holy Water,
Jehst – Freedom Fighters,
Jehst – China Shop Tauras,
(The list could go on wiv this guy, tighestet lyrasist)
Immortal Technique – Point Of No Return
Immortal Technique – Industrial Revolution
Immortal Technique – Harlem Streets
Immortal Technique – Caught In a Hustle
Braintax – Last Date
Braintax – The Grip
Braintax – The Grip Again (A Day In The Life of A Suicide Bomber)
Braintax – Last One Out Turn Off The Lights
Braintax – The Beast Is Us
(Braintax will make u think, he touches on important issues + politics)
Foreign Beggars – Hold On
Foreign Beggars – Slow Broiled
(Headbanga Classics)
Blackalicious – 4000 Miles
Dubbledge – Nah Man
Killah Priest – Big World
Killah Priest – The Last Supper
Klashnekoff – Parrowdice
Klashnekoff – Zero
Klashnekoff – Murda
Micall Parknsun – Hungry
Micall Parknsun – The struggle
Mr Lif – Ol’ Crew
Nas – The message
Phi-Life Cypher – Cypher Refunk
Rodney P – Murderer style
Rodney P – Riddim Killa
Rodney P – The nice up
Rodney P – I believe
Roots Manuva – Join The Dots
Task Force – Cyanide Sound
Task Force – Fugs R us
Task Force – The Big Smoke
Terra Firma – War
Terra Firma – My Brothers Keppa
Terra Firma – Firma 4 Life
2Pac – Dumpin’
2pac – Ghost
2pac – Hold On Be strong
2pac – Lastonesleft
2pac – Troublesome ‘96
2pac – Who do you believe in
Atmosphere – God Loves Ugly
Dilated Peoples – Worst Come To Worst
Hieroglyphics – 93 till infinity
Jurassic 5 – Whats Golden
Jurassic 5 – A day at the races
Jurassic 5 – get it together
Notorious B.I.G – Who shot ya
Notorious B.I.G – Juicy
Papoose – Alphabetical Slaughter
Yungun – Spitfire
THATS ENOUGH HIP HOP 4 U 2 DIGEST.
Sorry what everyone said but the greates rap song of all time is Rapper’s Delight!!!
sorry, but this list is terrible. >:( only like 2 or 3 songs each from Eminem and Tupac?! how about a little more respect for the two greatest rappers ever!!
Gi Manto, maybe Rapper’s Delight remix ft Rodney P, Skibadee, Chester P, Yungun etc is a bit closer to the greatest song ever. and whoever thinks eminem is the greatest rapper is dillusional. he raps only 4 money. hes way to commercial, he has the sense of humour of a 7 year old and he sonds like he is on helium. listen to JEDI MIND TRICKS,(e.g – when all light dies) or IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE(e.g point of no return) – well they are the best 2 the US has to offer as its all way 2 commerical and has no meaning. and im sure you’ll agree,Im trying to get it through to you uneducated people. you’re not gangsta if u listen to eminem, he is 4 10 year olds. nuff said.
EMinem is the best of all time. he should have Rain Man as numba1 ****
im going to agree with the many other people who have posted comments. how can tupac’s – “changes” not be on this list. jsut listen to the lyrics and the beat, they are awesome. it also sends out a great message and you cant help but listen to the song over and over and over.
1. Eminem Groups:
2. Kanye West 1. Wu Tang
3. Black Thought 2. The Roots
4. Nas 3. Outkast
5. Methodman 4. Jurassic 5
6. Andre dont like calling him 3000
7.Lil Wayne 5.De La Soul
8.Charlie Tuna 6. NWA
9. Mos Def 7. Spooks
10. old snoop 8. Fudges
11. Big Boi 9. D12 (underated)
12. Biggie 10. Run Dmc
13. Tupac 11. Beastie Boys
14. Talib Kweli 12. Dead Prez
15. Jin (underrated)
16. Ghostface Killah (listen to biscuits)
17.Common
18.proof
19. Easy E
20.Dmx
THis is a whack list
how is eminems Stan gonna be way up at 45?!!!
at least top ten. And WU Tang’s Protect Yo Neck in the 80’s???? who wrote this????? Where immortal technique or more tupac? he had many better songs than dear mama… Hail Mary, Keep Ya Head Up, Brenda got a baby… C’mon man.
top ten
lil wayne
tech n9ne
3 6 mafia
50 cent
eminem
nas
jeezy
slick rick
krs one
jay z
1) Tupac
Eminem
2) Rakim
3) Nas
4) Biggie
5) Common
6) Jay-Z
7) KRS One
9) Q-Tip (only when he was still with Tribe)
10) Mos Def
so ive been an underground head and 80s head a 90s head a mainstream head so i may have a good combination in my list:
1.Nas (most versatile MC of all time, always relevant top 3 best lyrically too)
2.Canibus (illest lyricist ever no matter what you think of the ll beef, he destroyed him. just phenomenal)
3.Big L (had punchlines and stories like no other. that why i never think much of cassidy and wayne when you think of big l’s lines he just eats everyone one alive in punchlines)
4.Big Pun (is there anything i can say? one of the illest lyricists no dopubt top 3 lyricists)
5.Biggie Smalls (great storyteller but his use of excessive violence is not necessary to get this point through. though genius.)
6.Rakim (the PIONEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR the G-O-D rakim allah the definition of flow and relevance he was the never dying always relevant mc)
7.Common( the most consistent mc ever. no question. no album flopped every album of his may be considered in the top 100 of rap)
8.Jay-Z (Reasonable Doubt. Blueprint. wow. always has mass appeal though has “sold out: in recent times)
9.Eminem (Infinite. period. no emcee can ever has such emotion on any track as em has done. maybe ONE MIC and nothing else comes to mind)
10.Black Thought (lyrically one of the this illest and on top of that, he stays positive)
of course theres about 100 rappers i could name but no one’s going to read that. wu tang was excluded cause i cant choose between deck,gza,raekwon,ghost, and method. MF Doom isnt a great rapper just a great producer. cube wasnt that consistent. same with mobb deep, no consistency. pac WAS a poet but his lyricas were comparable to that of a 10 year old with the spin of a sick message behind it so hes def not top 10 -maybe top 20. guru isnt that sick without premiere. same with jeru the damaja. AZ JUSTTTTTTTT missed this list i can argue him as 8-11 no doubt. cormega may have been 12. ras kass top 20 definitely. same with scarface. elzhi may have been top 25. a lot more to mention but i cant go on forever ok i will….pharoah monch, q-tip, mos def hahaha
i honestly feel nas is better than almost every rapper in top 5-20 COMBINED. maybe not including the top 2-4 lol but i see ppl trying to impress with their underground knowledge. canibus nothing more said. techinque is a ras kass biter without the knowledge or lyrics. vinnie paz was eaten alive on fusion centre by canibus eve though they cool. no one can ever shine on a track with canibus thats what history tells me.
In response to Andre’s comment, I’m not sure why people insist on calling Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. the two greatest rappers ever. While both artists were extremely influential in progressing the genre of rap, I really don’t think either of them qualify for title of “best rapper.” It may sound like a cop-out, but it is impossible to give anyone a “best” title when each rapper’s style is unique (or at least should be…that’s the inherent beauty of Rap). To call Tupac the greatest holds just as much weight as calling O.D.B. the greatest rapper of all time. Both are dead, both are extremely recognizable, and both influenced rap in a way that no other artist has matched…and I didn’t see any O.D.B. solo songs on this Top 100 list!
** ATTENTION** THE REAL TOP 4** ( STUDY THIS)
1.2PAC(THE JESUS OF THE RAP GAME..THE ORIGINATER,POWERFUL FLOW, SMARTNESS,STREET LYRICIST,UNDENIABEL TALENT, AND CAN MAKE A HIT SONG ANYTIME HE WANTS)
2.BIGGIE SMALLS( THE BEST FREESTYLER THAT EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THE EARTH..SMOOTH STREET FLOW..TRUE DON OF THE RAP GAME)
3.JAY-Z( EXCELLENT RAPPER AND FLO,)
4.NAS(ALSO A STREET LYRICIST BUT NOT AS GOOD AS PAC..DEFINTION OF MC)
Ok Here how it really goes..Top 10
1.2Pac(no question greatest of all time)
2.Biggie(Not better than 2pac bt still great)
3.Bone Thugs(Best group)
4.Snoop Dogg(O.G)
5.Jay Z(Best Producer of Music)
6.Dr.Dre(Koo azz music)
7.Ice Cube(back in da day good)bt still koo
8.Eminem(best white boy rapper)
9.Lil Wayne(hes Raw and iLL!)
10.Nas(Lyrical)
And im sorry bt..Soulja bOy will never b on this list..hes garbage!!
# 1 JIGGA
# 2 Snoop
# 3 PUN
# 4 Biggie
# 5 PAC
# 6 Nasy NAs
# 7 Eminem
# 8 T.I.
# 9 Redman
#10 Weezy
JAY-Z ….NOW THATS SAID WE CAN MOVE ON
No “Juicy” ? No “Wanna Be a Baller” ? No “Southside” ?
In fact, this list has WAY too much preference for old school east-coast…sorry but Houston, TX has produced the best rappers in the last 10 years.
#1 Big-L
#2 Biggie
#3 Nas
#4 Jay-z
#5 Common
#6 2pac
#7 Snoop
#8 Dre.
#9 Rakim
#10 Eminem
#11 mos def
#12 the roots
#13 de la soul
#14 Krs-one
#15 slick rick
#16 jurasic 5
#17 jedi mind tricks
#18 Immortal Technique
whoever mentioned soulja boy on here needs to kill themselves. he is the worst rapper of all time if you can even call it that.
Yo–
Y’all recognize “I Know” by De La changed up the game 4eva, took sampling 2 anotha level
Same with Tribe, using jazz tempos & samples combined with conscious, intellectual lyrics
For all y’all complainin about not enuff WC representin, “Concrete Schoolyard” by J5 was an instant classic- crew from LA kickin’ it Old Skool East Coast style- and better than most… Cholly Tuna is 1 of tha best…
My 2¢– ya herd??
TOP TEN RAP ARTIST OF ALL TIME
#1 2PAC
#2 DR DRE
#3 SNOOP DOGG
#4 EAZY E
#5 NOTORIOUS BIG
#6 THE GAME
#7 NWA
#8 PUBLIC ENEMY
#9 LUNIZ
#10 RUN DMC
1. 2pac (and thats not debatable, even if your not a fan)
2.Biggie (also not debatable, I’m not a big fan of Biggie myself)
3-10 are simply my opinion
3. Eminem
4. Jay-Z
5. Nas
6. Lil Wayne
7. Tech N9ne
8. Dr. Dre
9. The Game (try and tell me that theres a better rapper that desplays his beefs lyricaly than Game, 300 barz and runnin, 240 bars, 120 bars, 100 bars)
10. Ice Cube
it’s an alright list. you totally missed changes by tupac, easy-e, and alot of songs by rakim.
where is eminem’s till i collapse ,lose your self , rock bottom……..more n more
where is hard knock life and changes only god can judge me and by the way keep ya head up is better than the world is yours
1. Tupac
2. Eminem
3. Biggie
4. Nas
5. Jay Z
6. Big L
7. Common
8. Wu Tang
9. NWA
10. Joe Buddens- Underrated listen to “Walk with me” or three sides to a story.
yo for real i agree the kid joe dat left a comment, wheres eminem, lose yourself should especailly be on here, and whats up wit gangstas paradise 94?and the worst thing of all is numba one I used to love her?, i mean dats a good song, but not number one. i could go on but watever its only a matter opinion
bad list man,i mean come on tupac deserves at least more than 6 places and the most on the top places,eminem too.You have to listen more of both of them and the lyrics of their songs.start with changes and mockingbird.
“Hold Ya head” Biggie Top 5 Has To Be Classic. Not only did he prophesize his death but he spoke some real Stuff. “I want to leave, I swear to God I feel like death is f*****’ callin’ me”
Hmmm Tupac and Biggie arent the Greatest Ever here is my list
1.Rakim-this dude practilly made hip hop with great lyricism and able to mix religion with it too
2.Jay-Z-this dude made hip hop mainstream everybody wanted to copy his swagger
3.Nas-OMG this dude is the greatest lyricist ever
4.KRS-One-even though he has been in the underground scene for more than 20 years he set the standard of hip hop in the 80’s
5.Notorious B.I.G-he changed the way hip hop flows
6.Big Dady Kane-Greates latin rapper ever
7.LL cool J-this dude rapped without cussing and the ladies love him
8.Scarface-he had knowledge in his lyrics best lyricist to come out of the south
9.Eminem-white version of jay-z
10.Ice Cube-best thing he did was leave N.W.A
No Lil Wayne? And to all yall that can’t read, These are 100 greatest SONGS of all time. Not Rappers. Needs much improvement.
WAT ABOUT SHOOK ONES PT.2 BY MOBB DEEP!?!?! MAN U CHRAZY, U CANT 4Get MoBB DEEP!!!!
What about ATCQ? Tip has dropped off in his solo work, but he was unparalleled when he was with Phife & Ali Shaheed.
Excursions
Jazz (We’ve Got)
should be high up on any list
yerrr The best rapper of all time of course it is Nas
com’n pplsz dont b stupid n talk without knowin best rapper of all time is Nas
top 10
1. NAS
2. TUPAC
3. BIGGIE
4. MOBB DEEP
5. BIG PUN
6. BIG L
7. EMINEM
8. DMX
9. CORMEGA
10. THE GAME
BESTTT RAPPER ALIVEE!
BIG L
are you serious 2 pac he died for a reason
so he would stop making music
thank you whoever did it props
#1 SONG
Ice Cube-Anybody seen the popos
1. Notorious B.I.G
2. Tupac
3. Jay-z
4. Lil Wayne
5. Dr. Dre
and i dont have the mental energy to do the rest
this is decent not great,heres an example of how waack the guy who made this is tho, on the list he made of eminems greatest songs he doesnt have mosh on the top ten list, yet mosh is one of the only 2 eminem songs included on this list. I also gotta say how waack the list about em is, you have some pretty terrible songs on that list and mochingbird,when im gone,when im gone,lose yourself, and cleaning out my closet, porbably his best songs are not on ems top 10 list
i read almost all the comments here, some were quite good but damn some are just funny… i can’t imagine hip hop now if tupac never existed, its just funny that some ppl can make a list with no 2pac in it but deep down i know they all know pac is the greatest… wherever you go in this world there is a pac around you, he is the michael jackson of hip hop, except for the child molestation contraversy that is… here is what i think
15) T.I
DMX
14) Ja Rule
13) The Game
12) Kanye West
11) 50 Cent
10) Lupe Fiasco
9) Common
7) Dr. Dre(since this is about rapping but he is 2nd best in the list of rap Icons after pac)
6) Ice Cube
5) Nas
4) The Notorious B.I.G.
3) Jay-Z (Grand Opening, Grand Closing)
2) Eminem
1) 2pac shakur
this list has one big error. the number one rap song of all time is changes by tupac. it talks about if there would ever be a black president. If tupac were alive, he would be proud of what has happened this week
Not necessarily in this order. But based of the lyrical content. These rappers have spoken for me on more than one occasion. Miss you Pac.
1. Tupac
2. Biggie
3. Petey Pablo
4. T.I./Tip
5. MC Lyte
6. Bubba Sparax
7. Snoop with Dr. Dre (Cronic is still amazing)
8. Ice Cube
9. Yo-Yo
10. DMX
I agree with Comment 16 if 2 pac was still alive he would be just like all the other rappers out there… but don’t get me wrong he is a great artest but there are other lyrical guenius out there that are remarkable. like Lil’ wayne and eminem. and countless others that don’t get the credit they deserve because alot of people just listen to the song for the chourse.
My top 10 rappers:
1. Puff the Magic Dragon – He spits fire
2. Chef Gordon Ramsay – Drops it like it’s hot
3. Tyra Banks – The Queen of Free Style
4. Ice Tray – Supports Ice Cube literally
5. Threepac/3pac – Greater than 2pac
6. Peanut Eminem – Sweet on the mic, but messy
7. Pee-Wee Herman – Quick on the beat
8. William Shakespeare – Lyrical Genius
9. Saddam Hussein – He drops bombs
10. Bobo – Has an Insane Clown Posse
Anyone who disputes this does not know rap. Mill Creek in the heezy. Or hizzy. Or house. Or humble abode. Or apartment, technically.
It’s refreshing to see a list of good songs that doesnt cater to popular opinion. Didnt read the entire list but I read the last 20 and the top 10 which I was happy to see wasnt spiked with the reoccuring regs. Not my picks but still great list.
So nothing hot has come out of the south? And there aren’t any females that have laid some killer tracks? For real! I’m not feeling the list. There are many tracks on there that yes, belonged on there but there are so many that I had to scratch my head on. And the #1 … seriously? To each their own I guess.
this is the way it goes.
1.tupac
2.jay z
3.lil wayne
4.snoop dogg/biggie
5.jeezy
6.ludacris
the rest no one cares!!!
Legit lil wayne’s music all sounds the same and he never stays on topic its wack
dam. aint nobody mention OUTKAST. no way anybody from da south should be before them,even lil wayne.my top ten list goes like this.
10.dmx
9.scarface
8.big pun
7.outkast
6.emeniem
5. big l
4. nas
3.jay-z
2.tupac
1.biggie
eminem
tupac
dr dre
ice cube
the game
biggie
kanya west
jay-z
nas
scarface
wow this is probably the worst list i have ever seen and i really wish i did not just read that. who ever wrote that needs to go back and listen to biggie smalls, nas, eminem, jay-z, and possibly tupac. and lets not even start with whose better: biggie or tupac cause the answer is simple: biggie smalls is a lot better becuase he could rhyme, had flow, all the songs he did were amazing and just knew how to rap whereas tupac did so much work but very few songs were actually good. everyone says he was a poet and could do whatever he wanted but he was sucha poser and look he got shot before biggie. he had some good songs but i dont see how anyone can consider him the best. but anyways my list would be:
1. biggie
2. eminem
3. nas
4. jay-z
5. lil wayne
6. tupac-
7. dr. dre
8. rakim
9. dmx
10. the game
Any1 know the songs that they play and have played before at the raps basketball stadium in ACC? I wanna were to find them cos 1 of them has a sick beat to it.
dear mama is tupac best song? what??? did you eat today?
best rap sogs ever:
1- they dont give a f**k about us – 2pac
2- purple – nas
3- dont believe the hype – public enemy
4- me and the biz – masta ace (most underrated classic ever)
5- steve biko – a tribe called quest
6- surviving the times – nas
7- so many tears – 2pac
8- bury me a g – 2pac (2nd most underrated classic ever)
9- nothing to lose – 2pac (best poetry ever)
10- cant truss it – public enemy
Better than some of the top 100s I’ve heard but Mos Def is on there twice? WTF ? Common is the best Hip Hop song ever ? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder….
1 lil wayne
2 Soulja boy
3 kanye west
4 50 cent
5 ludacris
6 T.I
anybody who puts Soulja Boy,Lil Wayne,50,Ti,Luda ahead of
Kool Keith & Sed Gee(ultramagnetic mc’s)
GangStarr
Kool G Rap
3x Dope
2pac
Big Daddy Kane
Masta Ace
Rob Base
DR DRE
ICE CUBE
Naughty By Nature
DE LA SOUL
Africa Bambaata
Above Tha Law
BIG L(RIP)
BIZ MARKIE
MC EIGHT
THE D.O.C(1 of the greatest)
RAKIM
G-MASTERFLASH
EAZY E
PUBLIC ENEMY
SPOONIE G
TRIBE CALLED QUEST
WHODINI
YOUNG MC
obviously dont fukin know anything about rap, Deja your list makes this top 100 list look great, and it SUCKS!(just arranged badly) im 13 and i know more about old skool then you
anyway im lostas to why Kool G Rap isnt in the top 5?
my top 5
1.handlebars
2.gooche banndana
3.crank that
4.crazy world
5.zoom
The biggest omission is eazy-e – boyz n da hood. There’s no excuse for leaving that off.
all yall trippin the best rappers are
#1 Biggie
#2 Tupac
#3 Eazy-E(and son)
#4 Lil Wayne
#5 The Game
#6 Kanye West
#7 Pimp C
#8 T.I.
#9 Nas
#10 Jay-Z
Eazy-E could make a good album so can Dr. Dre…but are not GOOD RAPPERS!!!! Ice Cube was by FAAAaar the best in NWA.
This list is one of the best Ive seen though. Some of the best rappers with no particular order:
Nas, Tupac, Biggie, Rakim, Krs-1, Ice Cube, Dre 2000 (from outkast), Scarface, Common, Black Thought.
Top 10 rappers of all time
1.Biggie Smallz
2.Nas
3.2pac
3.Eminem
4.Big Punisher
5.Biz Markie
6.Dr.Dre
7.Method Man
8.Scarface
9.50 cent
10.M.O.P
It sucks!!
what about:
The Loyalists – Wash
Jedi Mind Tricks – The Philosophy of Horror
Immortal Technique – Peruvian Cocaine
Eminem – Business
Mos Def – Ghetto Rock
Eazy-E – Real Motherfukin G’s
R.A. The Rugged Man – Chains
Army of the Pharaohs – Swords Drawn
Kuniva – Pawns in the Game
Ice Cube – Menace 2 Society
Grime – Guns
Kurupt ft 2pac – C-walk
Vendetta Kingz – Too Much Knowledge
Necro – Poetry in the Streets
WOW…i really wasn’t going to post a comment, but after reading some of the BS comments below, i just couldn’t stop myself….
True, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but honestly…HOW THE F**K COULD YA’LL INCLUDE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR TOP 10 RAPPERS OF ALL TIME?!?!?
Soulja Boy?!? u need 2 stop smokin that angel dust & slap the ish outta urself
50 cent? Kanye West? Game? TI? Ja Rule? Petey Pablo?
and even Dre & Snoop should not be top 10 of all time…they were great gangsta rappers @ the beginning of their careers, but nowhere near greatest of all time…Dre is definitely 1 of the greatest producers of all time tho…
If u don’t have Rakim & Scarface on your list, then you need to step outside your mainstream, radio listenin, MTV watchin shell & discover the real deal…
and if u didn’t even consider Bun-B of UGK then somethings wrong with ya, that cats been in the game for 20+ years now & spits fire on damn near everything he touches…there’s a reason he is featured on just about everybodies album now-a-days…
1.Tupac
2.B.I.G
3.NWA
4.Jay-Z
5.Eminem
6.Nas
7.Snoop
8.Ice Cube
9.KRS-1
10.Lil Wayne
dis how it goes people
1.2pac
2.biggie
3.big pun
4.mobb deep
5.dr.dre
6.the game
7.cypress hill
8.eazy e
9.kurupt
10.50 cent
1.Lil Wayne
2.Akon
3.Bridman
4.T.I.
5.Tynchy Stryder
Big L is the greatest rapper to have ever lived checc him out
my top 10:
lil wayne
2pac
kanye west
ludacris
eminem
50 cent
biggie
Dr Dre
busta rhymes
snoop dogg
man if I were u I would think of something else.
Wow. What a bunch of idiots for the most part. Half these people aren’t even debating the best SONGS of all time. That’s what this thread is for. Not best ARTISTS of all time. Henry, I see why you don’t leave your “top x lists” open to comments anymore.
(It happens all the time. Hip-hop evokes a lot of passion, especially when the topic revolves around “best MCs” and “best songs.” I welcome the debate. — Henry)
lil wayne n soulja boy shudnt even b on da top 200 list my top 5 r
1. biggie
2. 2pac
3. snoop/dr.dre/ice cube
4.easy-e
5.emimem
dats how t goes
fuk lil wayne sounds like es cryin wen he raps
This was very tough. I would not put Tupac at the top of my list. Here it is.
1. Notorious BIG
2. Jay-Z
3. Ice Cube
4. NAS
5. Tupac
6. Snoop Dogg
7. Eminem
8. Kanye West
9. Common
10. Easy E
Actually… I can’t really decide. I like them all more and less depending on my mood. This list is in no way definite just as his list is in no way definite.
1.Notorious B.I.G.
2.Eminem
3.Jay Z
4.Talib Kwali
5.Tupac
6.Ice Cube
7.Nas
8.LL Cool J
9.Fabolous
10.Mos Def
11.The Game
12.Andre 3000
13.Crunk Diesel
14.Immortal Technique
15.all of Wu Tang
…..and thats it end of discussion
every one knows tupac is the best. from this exact moment in time. my 5 are
1.Tupac
2.T.I.
3.Nas
4.Snoop Dogg
5.ME SUCKA LOL JK
lil wayne. best rapper alive! no more comments!!!
wtf lil wayne cant rap
best rappers EVER
tupac eminem
I dont know how so many of you have Eazy-E as one of the best of all time, thats retarted. I think we have to look at who was on top in the different decades since rap started. And then consider who deserves to be on the top 10 rappers of all time. In my opinion the best MC’s of all time in no particular order.
Rakim, Slick Rick, KRS-1, Big Daddy Kane, Notorious Big, Tu-Pac, NAS, Jay-Z, LL-Cool J, Scarface.
So happy that there isn’t any Wayne on here. Thank god!
EMINEM is good but should NEVER be put in the same group as Tupac Shakur. Tupac revoulutionized rap for everyone, to him it wasnt just rymes. it was his life he combined his music with poetry to tell his own story. But not just himself, he told the story of all the ppl from the street. ~~~THATS WHY HE IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME.~~~~ NO COMPARISiONS!!
1-Tupac
2-Too Short
3-Easy E
4-Snoop Dogg
5-Notorious B.I.G
Eminem is 5-10
Lil wayne 20-25
-THATS THE TRUTH, Any real Mc will say the same
#5 Biggie Smalls
#4 Tupac
#3 Krs-One
#2 Rakim
And you guys might not belive me butt i really think he is the best cuz he is just the best overall just listen to him!
#1 Big L!!!!
ICE CUBE BABY
Everybody’s got the right impression but where’s Talib Kweli at on here? (The Blast).
Eminem Sucks he shouldnt even be in the top 100.
1.Tupac
2.Biggie
3.Jay z
4.Nas
5.Dr Dre
6.Snoop Dogg
7.Ice Cube
8.DMX/Busta Rhymes
9.Big Pun
10. vanilla Ice…I mean EMINEM!
there is a distinct lack of Wu on these lists, and especially of method man. i agree with many of the other people whom have been listed ie. Nas, Eminem, immortal technique, etc. but you have to give love to the men from shaolin, without wu tang the rap game would be completely different. also where is dead prez?
MEF for life
1. lil wayne by far
2. nas
3. jay-z
4. chamillionaire
5. outkast
6. young jeezy
7. the game
8. jody breeze
9. bun b
10. ace hood
biggie and 2pac shouldnt even be near the top 10!
the #1 song is ballz! this dude is obviously from New York which is why he has so many new york rappers so high up in the list. this whole damn list is almost made up of east coast rappers. tupac’s “ambitionz az a ridah” lyrically is better than any of the top ten dude has on the list.
i am not even a huge fan of eminem but i still have to say that lose yourself is both lyrically and vocally the greatest rap song ever created the problem is these days that people who make these list don’t give enough respect to recent things simply because is it recent. Any lists you look at, best movies,best songs,best mc’s best anything, 90% of the stuff is from the old days
wow some of these top tens are funny as hell, young buck?? yea right, heres my opinion…
1.eminem – dre
2.biggie
3.young jeezy
4.the game
5.Gunit (combined, not individual)
6.T.I
8.pac
9.jayz
10.lil wayne
11.nas
12.three 6 mafia
13.bone thugs
14.common
15.snoop
bonus the 16 would be boyz in da hood
no young buck, no beastie boys, none of that bs….
u have no knowledge of rap if u say eminem isnt 1…i gues maybe 2 or 3 but if u have him any further ur f’d up in da head
you suit and tie lookin ass nigga
do you even listen to rap?
go buy a britney spears cd.
now let me help your list out bra
#1-till i collapse/eminem
#2-criminal/eminem
#3-rock bottom/eminem
#4-the way i am/eminem
#5-the real slim shady/slim shady
NUFF SAID FOOL
What yardstick do people use to determine who the greatest rapper is. To me, it is the number of great rap songs produced withi a certain time frame, the impact those songs make on the minds and senses of the listeners, the asthetic appreciation the songs enjoy, the flow of the lyrics and its rendition… Ask yourself sincerely who has it all.
Below comes my top five ever:
1. Tupac
2. Tupac
3. Tupac
4. Tupac
5. Tupac
no rapper can match the accomplishment of Tupac when it comes to rap songs. Combine all the other rappers together and juxtapose the best of their songs with one good song from Tupac.That is when you will realise that selecting the best rapper ever is beyond just sentimental opinination.
2pac greatest.hope he comes back 2014!!!!!!!
omg, this list is soo bad, stan at 45-WTF and no lose yourself-WTF and ur number 1 shouldnt even make the list its weak and where the f*ck is ill be missing you??
and 4 best rapper its eminem easy.
sh*t list
1. big L
2. eminem
3. tupac shakur
4. biggie
5. immortal technique
6. nas
7. method man
8. mobb deep
9. jay z
10.redman
Thats the list nigga and you know it
Two things:
1. If you have Rapper’s Delight at #2, then Rapture should be in the top 10 at least; Rapture came out around the same time, actually paid respect to the other Hip Hop Acts (Rapper’s Delight just stole from other artists), and charted much higher (hit #1, and was the first rap song to hit #1, and the only rap song to hit #1 for about 10 more years).
2. As people pointed out above, Changes is the best Rap Song of all time. It is not just the best hip hop song of all time, but it is one of the most notable and generation defining songs of the past 25 years; there hasn’t been a song as good since.
Oh yeah, putting Dre above Eazy E is heresy.
Big L is the best rapper of all time you cant touch him get off his dick he getas no respect cuz hes to illlll
1. Big L (the best ever no one is better)
2. Biggie Smalls
3. Jay z
4. Mobb Deep
5. Nas
6. Meek Millz
7. Dr. Dre
8. Eazy E
Kurt Kobain by Proof? More 2Pac, Eminem, Biggie and DMX also.
The Top: Not My Top,,,The Top
1.The Game
2.Ice Cube
3.Bone Thugs N’Harmony
4.UGK(UnderGround Kingz)
5.Dr.Dre
6.Birdman
7.Lil’Wayne
8.Snoop Dogg
9.Jim Jones
10.Playerz Circle
common sense?? haha it wudnt make my 100!! never mind numba 1
it needs abou 10 more 2pac,5 more dre,5mre biggie nd another 5 eminem!!
top 10 rappers ever:
1.2PAC
2.EMINEM
3.DR.DRE
4.BIGGIE
5.SNOOP DOGG
6.DMX
7.EAZY-E
8.NATE DOGG
9.ICE CUBE
10.NAS
Great list henry. Keep em’ up!
heres how it is
1. Biggie
2. Rakim
3. 2pac
4. Jay-Z
5. Eminem
6. Nas
7. Big L
8. NWA
9. Wu Tang
10. Slick Rick
honorable mentions go to Public enemy, geto boys, big pun, ll cool j, busta rhymes, ti, dre, and snoop.
special thanks to lil wayne, kanye west, soulja bitch and t-payne for causing death to hip hop/rap.
look out for upcomin artist Drake, 2nd nature. o yea one more thing jim jones, redman, birdman, and many more all suck azz
1. Tupac
2. eminem
3. Eazy-E
4. Biggie
5. The Game
6. Nas
7. Dr. Dre
8. Mos Def
9. kaye west
10. T.I.
I think you must add E-Rule’s “Listen Up” to this list — it is one of the most underrated Hip-Hop tracks of all-time. But one listen and I’ll agree that you have to admit that it belongs here…esp, considering that it was written in 93-94 time frame by a West Coast (LA) rapper that was WELL ahead of his time. You are truly lucky if you own one of these Pallas Records 12″ and can get a small fortune for it if you happen to sell it..
Hmmm. I hope the major figures and can bring back rap soon. that you hear on the radio now.. Its disgusting. This isn’t rap. Like Lil Flip? All these new rappers that you don’t even know their names because their music isn’t worth it.
For me.. Personally. My top ten in no real order.
Dr. Dre, Wu Tang, Eminem, Mos Def, Nas, N.W.A., Biggie, Blackalicious (because it’s rap that preaches intelligence
), Gangstarr, and 2pac.
Again. Thats just me. We just need a revival of these motherf–kers and get rid of this poppy hippy rap.
The Rap World’s theme song should be something like Eazy’s Boyz in the Hood, or Dre’s D.R.E.. Not Akon. Dude sounds like an idiot anyways.
thanks for reading.
In all honesty, I think that Biggie and Tupac are a bit over-rated. I’m more into Vinnie Paz, Immortal Techinque, or Eminem.
Top 10 Best Rap Artists:
1.Big L
(If you dont know who he is, then you’re opinion is completly void)Listen to: Put It On
2.Nas
(Put together one of the best albums ever)
Listen to: Halftime
3.Common
(Unique lyrics that aren’t so predictable)Listen to: Resurrection
4.Kool G Rap
(Best mafioso rapper ever)Listen to: Streets Of New York
5.Rakim
(Not my favorite lyricist, but there’s no doubting his influence)Listen to: Paid in Full
6.MF DOOM
(Unique style, with memorable beats and lyrics)Listen to: Vomit Spit
7.KRS-One
(Again not my favorite, but influencial none the less) Listen to: mc’s act like they don’t know
8.Big Daddy Kane
(Some of the best rap songs of the late 80’s early 90’s)Listen to: Ain’t No Half Steppin
9.Jay-Z
(His debut album was one of the best of all time)Listen to: I Can’t Get With That
10.Ol’Dirty Bastard
(His style was ‘different’, but he made some great songs)Listen to: No More(unreleased)
WHAT NO TUPAC!NO BIGGIE!? YOUR LIST IS TERRIBLE!
No it’s not. The artists on my list didn’t get their own movies, and didn’t get all the press coverage that Tupac and Big did. Not that Pac and Big are bad, they’re just extremely overated. I’m sure no one will give any other artist a chance because they think that they think they already found the best. Listen to those songs with an open mind, because I think some of those artists are a bit of an acquired taste. But they are better lyricists once you sit back and listen
TUPAC IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME AND ANYONE WHO THINKS DIFFERENTLY IS JUS A HATERRRR. MAYBE YOU CAN GET AWAY WIT SAYIN BIGGIE, JAYZ OR EM IS BUT OTHER THAN THAT RELAX YOURSELVES AND LISTEN TO LYRICS. AND AS FOR EMINEM, NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE BUT LIKE SOMEONE SED EARLIER, HES ONLY HATED ON BY BLACK PEOPLE CAUSE HES WHITE AND MOST ARE ARROGANT N THINK RAP IS ABOUT SKIN COLOR.ITS ABOUT LYRICAL TALENT!!!!! AND EMINEM HAS MORE THAN ANYONE ALIVE.
AS LUCAS SED, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE IS ALSO ONE OF THE BEST, AND IF YOU HAVENT HEARD OF HIM OR DONT RESPECT HIS MUSIC THAN WHO ARE YOU TO SPEAK ON RAP ANYWAY????
Here are the greatest of all time: Tupac, Eazy-E, Biggie Smalls, Psycho Realm, Charlie Row Campo, Mr. Chino Grande
can i just why no1 at all has mentioned kanye west? he has some of the best lyrics i have ever heard :S
ok of course theres no pissy, were talking about rap here not pop. and eminem is terrible, listen to his lyrics, no depth at all. Dr. Dre pimped him.
No Nelly or Weezy??
Im sixteen years old so my top 10 is influenced of new rap:
1. Notorious B.I.G (his music has a good flow)
2. 2Pac (hes a legend)
3. Mobb Deep (listen to Shook Ones pt 2 and youll get the idea)
4. NAS (illmatic and stillmatic are great albums)
5. Ice Cube (still makes something gooood)
6. Snoop Dogg (has great hits)
7. The Game (one of rare rappers that make gangsta music nowadays)
8. Xzibit (has some really good songs)
9. Dr. Dre (the chronic and 2001 albums were great. Waiting for Detox…)
10. Eminem/Busta Rhymes (couldnt decide which one)
THIS IS THE TRUTH!!!
1. KRS-1
2. RAKIM
3. BIGGIE
4. LL COOL J
5. 2PAC
6. JADAKISS
7. CASSIDY
8. LIL WAYNE
9. NAS
10.EMINEM
10.
I wasn’t going to comment, and who am I to question peoples opinions. However, when someone has Petey Pablo on their list, I vomit a little in my mouth. Big L’s the best for me. Tupac, well, I’ll have some of his songs in my top 10, but as far as rappers go, he’ll be in my top 20. Deylaaf@gmail.com for feedback/comebacks/haters. Soulja Boy > Kanye west. (bar Jesus Walks, I’ll admit).
tupac (undisbuited)
biggie
nas
jay z
big l
I’m disgusted by the lack of people mentioning outkast and tribe called quest…and whoever actually thought soulja boy should be on here is retarded.
Top 10
Talib kweli
Atmosphere
Outkast
Tribe called quest
2pac
Jay z
Nas
Biggie
Lupe
Eminen
should have 2pac songs in the list:
So many tears
No more pain
Me against the world etc.
My best rappers:
1.Rakim(God MC)
2.2pac
3.NaS (illmatic beeter than most rappers careers)
4.KRS-One
5.Biggie (brilliant but overrated)
6.Big Daddy Kane
7.Big L (most underrated rapper)
8.Ice cube
9.Jay-Z
10.GZA (best from wu-tang)
11.Chuck D
12.Kool G Rap
13.Slick Rick
14.Common
15.Big Pun
16.Jeru the damaja
17.Eminem
18.Melle Mel
19.Talib Kweli
20.Inspecta deck
21.Eazy-E
22.Black thought
23.Run (run-dmc)
24.LL cool J
25.Q-Tip
26.Scarface
27.Canibus
28.Guru
29.Ghostface killa
30.Snoop Dogg
31.Andre 3000
32.Mos Def
33.MC Lyte
34.Mike D
35.Del the funky homosapien
36.Ras kass
37.Method man
38.Posdnous
39.Redman
40.RZA
41.MC Ren
42.Prodigy
43.Busta Rhymes
44.Raekwan
45.Kool Moe Dee
46.Pharoahe Monch
47.Ice-T
48.Dr.Dre
49.Grand Puba
50.Treach
crap! forgot to put in Ol’ dirty bastard. would have come in at about 45.
You all forget so easily. When you mention rappers, you do so based on how recently you encountered them. This is only natural. And that is why some may say Maradona is greater than Pele! So, I can comfortably say CURTIS BLOW is the Rapper of all Time because he brought rap to lime light. That makes him King of Rap. What about Mc Hammer? Another argument can be made by using the number of records sold and chart positions, though. For example Micheal Jackson is King of Pop because of records sold and how many time his tracks rose to e.g No, 1 position. These to me is more real.
This is straight garbage… Henry Adaso is a complete moron
Are you Kidding me? Seriously, it is obvious to me that you didn’t put any real time or thought into this list. Most of these songs are commercial type tracks by played out artists. Funkdified?!?!? Gangstaz Paradise? g t f o of here!! come on with the jokes dog. Ice cube is garbage cypress hill is stupid, the game? he dont belong on any greatest lists ever! Big pun – still not a player….wtf are you thinking!?!? LL cool jay is retarded as is biz markie aka one hit wonder, omg! D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the sell out will smith (fresh prince) lmao, dude wtf were you smoking when you made this list? give me some. lauren hill………wow Naughty by Nature…lol no comment and you got U.G.K. – Ridin Dirty at number 52 when clearly One Day is the best song on that whole album and it aint even on the list!!!! Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith???? – sorry it may have been ground breaking stuff when you was a kid but face it , the song is garbage dog for real. outcast – ms jackson….ROTFL. Craig mack sucks, westside connection sucks, Curtis Blow blows – really. The Pharcyde – Passing me by at number 22???? are you out of your mind?? you list is way off the mark and your top ten has more has beens in it than Sober House. I can’t believe you think these are the greatest rap songs, you couldn’t have been more wrong.
hi guys
try to listen to some real rap groups such ass immortal technique , jedi mind tricks….and not hte commercial rap s…t they try to sell you
thanks
i think ” i used to love her” is a great number pick.
i agree whole heartedly.
im not sayin’ their the best rap songs,but my favourites at the moment are:
1.it aint hard to tell – NaS
2.the message – grand master flash & the furious five
3.no more pain – 2pac
4.verbal intercourse – raekwon
5.C.R.E.A.M. – wu tang clan
6.I Used to Love H.E.R. – Common
7.N.Y. State Of Mind – NaS
8.Death around the corner – 2pac
9.My philosiphy – BDP
10.Slippin’ – DMX (his only really good song)
the best rappers in my opinion:
1.Rakim (Best lyrics and flow in rap history, GOD MC!)
2.2pac (lyrics had a lot of meaning, almost like a poet)
3.NaS (Illmatic is definetely the best album)
4.KRS-One (The Teacha!)
5.Notorious BIG (the best freestylist apart from Rakim of course)
6.Big daddy kane (Jus listen to “aint no half steppin’ and “raw”)
7.Big L (if he didnt die so early i say he wudda been king of new york rap scene)
8.Ice Cube (mad rapper. listen to “who’s the mack”)
9.Jay Z (often overrated in my opinion but reasonable doubt is jus a classic)
10.GZA (best rapper from the best rap group)
11.Kool G Rap (i find that he influenced a lot of rappers’ lyrics and styles, such as Biggie)
12.Chuck D (him and the rest of public enemey changed hip-hop)
13.Slick Rick (great story-teller)
14.Common (”I used to love H.E.R.” definetly one of the best rap songs)
15.Big Pun (similar to biggie but not nearly as good)
16.Eminem (unique but still very good, particularly in his first two albums)
17.Jeru the damaja (real hip-hop)
18.Black thought (real hip-hop again)
19.Q-tip (and again more real hip-hop. ATCQ are so good mainly cus of this genious)
20.Melle mel (helped pioneer hip-hop and still one of the greatest)
my top 10 albums:
1.Illmatic – NaS
2.Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-tang clan
3.Only built 4 cuban linx – Raekwan
4.The Chronic – Dr.Dre
5.Me against the world – 2pac
6.Straight outta compton – N.W.A.
7.Ready to Die – Biggie
8.The low end theory – ATCQ
9.Criminal minded – BDP
10.Paid in full – eric B. & Rakim
worst rap list i have ever seen. 50 cent is da best ever then we have 2pac, biggie, d game, eminem ludacris even missy Elliot and….. thats all lil wayne is whack, aint ther yet.
lol only 1 eminem song in top 50 thats a joke. More em, more biggie and pac or this list is just another ridiculous list of sub par songs
my top 10
big l
young jeezy
pimp c
akon
the game
camoflage
nas
cam’ron
masta ace
top 1 worst
lil wayne
top 10 emcees
Kool Herc
Jam Master Jay
Afrika Bambaataa
DJ Smalls
DJ Easy Lee
DJ Hollywood
DJ Breakout
Whiz Kid
Red Alert
Marley Marl
bro this might be one of the most racist lists ever.. i can name 5 eminem songs that should be in the topp 30..stan, the way i am, and even his verse in renegades is enough to put it in the top 30.. very dissapointing
FIRST OF ALL HIP-HOP AND RAP IS NOT THA SAME THANG!!!!!!!!!
ADD MORE EMINEM AND NWA….SO FAR YOUR LIST IS JUST COOL NOT THE BEST……
MY TOP 10 RAPPERS(NOT IN ORDER I WOULD BE ABLE TO DECIDE)
EMINEM
BIGGIE
TUPAC
SNOOP DOGG
NWA
LIL WAYNE
KANYE WEST
JAY Z
T.I.
BONE THUGS N HARMONY
1. Immortal Technique
2. Rakim
3. Biggie
4 NWA
5. Big L
6. Pac
best lyracist of all time is Nas …. no discusion votes are over
I think that the most beautiful rap song it’s mockingbird…….talks bout feelings ya guys,talks bout parental love ……..it’s simply wonderful……..EMINEM…..RESPECT!
Heres my list
heres my list
top 5
2pac
b.i.g
nas
big daddy kane
eminem
thug life til i die
So much debate about top 10 rappers i guess i’ll throw in my 2 cents.
1. Nas
2. Rakim
3. Kool G Rap
4. GZA
5. One Be Lo
6. Lupe Fiasco
7. Mos Def
8. Raekwon
9. Andre 3000
10. Biggie
i agree about immortal technique “dancin with the devil” is the most hardcore song in rap history but i still think 2pac is the best ever he made rap the greatest music ever, dancin with the devil gives me chills when i hear it
NO.1 Tupac (his music influenced the whole industry)
No.2 Immortal(the realist and great freestyle)
No.3 Nas (illicit was great and his lyrics)
No.4 Biggie Smalls (good freestyle)
No.5 Rakim
No.6 Ice Cube (today was a good day)
No.7 DMX
No.8 Eminem (great dilivery and lyrics)
No.9 Lil’ Wayne (he is rap today)
No.10 Tech N9ne (the No.1 independent artist in the world, he definitely has his own sound and one of my favs)
1. lil wayne
2. young jeezy
3. the game
4. rick ross
5. kanye west
6. nas
7. freeway
8. brisco
9. flo rider
10. soulja boy
I don’t really agree with this list at all. There are a lot of songs missing, and a lot of songs that shouldn’t be there…for example: should be there, Outkast Aquemini, way more 2pac, better Biggie songs…and Im not talking about that MTV Puff Daddy bulljive, Im talkin about songs like Ni**az Bleed…listen to the lyrics of that song, same thing with Aquemini, AND Get up, Get Out from Southernplayali….No Goodie Mob songs?…Eminem’s Til’ I Collapse and When the Music Stops…where are they?
But music is a funny thing…everybodies ears hear things different. It’s all an opinion.
I can’t belive some of ya’ll have Eazy-E and Dr. Dre on there. Ice Cube wrote most of NWA’s stuff, so neither of them should be on there. Dr. Dre is arguably the best hip-hop producer ever, but he is not a top 10 MC. Here’s my top 10 (in no particular order)
Nas
Rakim
Tupac
Biggie
KRS-One
Jay-Z
Andre 3000 (or OutKast)
Ice Cube
Eminem
Kool G Rap
Also, Scarface can make a name for himself to be on this list. No respect for the South on alot of these lists. OutKast make’s more meaningful stuff than most the people ya’ll mentioned. Listen to their first 3 Albums, and you’ll see what I’m sayin’
And Note:
Lil Wayne (Note, I’m not a Lil Wayne Fan, but he is good. Most of ya’ll don’t have Lil Wayne in your
top 10 because ya’ll just don’t like him…)
Let’s be unbiased critics here……
top 9 for me:
1. Tupac
2. Nas
3. Biggie
4. Eminem
5. DMX
6. Big Pun
7. Jay-Z
8. Snoop
9. Jadakiss
whoever made this list has no street cred and should have done the alternative top 100 instead
If there is an argument of who’s the best rapper. Pac and Biggie will always come up as 1st and 2nd. But i thought this was a forum for best rap SONG!! Now what constitutes best rap song can be debated. Which made most impact vs which lyrically stands the trials of time. Undoubtedly Rapper’s Delight would have to be near to one because it was made rap come to the forefront based on impact it made. But if i was to argue for best rap song just based on lyrics and the consistency throughout the entire song it would have to be Dream Shatterer by Big Pun. The flow, lyrics, metaphors and wordplay are far superior to any single Pac or Biggie song. And unlike some of the older rapper, (i.e. Rakim or KRS-1) his flow, in this particular song, still matches and outdoes any lyrical prowess of the some new generation rappers. I think Eminem, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Ludacris have amazing wordplay that obviously is better than older cats because people always aim to improve and outdo the people that came before them. If rappers didn’t try to improve we would still be listening to the same stuff we have since the beginning.Wordplay, sound, and delivery has improved, maybe not message. The flow that new gen rappers have is faster and more complex than older cats. But Dream Shatterer goes harder and consistently throughout the whole song, than any other song out there , new or old. So if you need a more updated sound this really enjoy and old rap song listen to the Endangered Species version. I’m not going to say Big Pun was the best rapper out there because to be honest his most memorable songs were commercial. As opposed as Nas who most memorable songs were If i World the World or One Mic, for example. But again based on on flow, lyrics and wordplay Dream Shattterer destroys the competition.
my list for the illest rappers
#1.2pac
#2.nas,aka nassir jones
#3.immortal technique[point of no return]
#4.ice cube
#5.lupe fiasco
#6.common
#7.dilated people
#8.talib kweli
#9.jadakiss
#10.cassidy
what?? no “the ghetto” by too short?? Pretty good list but I can’t believe u left this classic out
also check new rap cat johnny justice- he’s a serios dude with serious rhymes
myspace.com/justice4johnny
eminem, best ever, thas all i gotta say
HIP-HOP is DEAD
listen to on youtube:
Jedi Mind Tricks- Uncommon Valor (A Vietnam Story)
Blackstar (Mos Def & Talib Kweli) – Definition
Mos Def – Mathematics
Jeru The Damaja – 99.9%
Big Pun feat. Fat Joe – Twins Deep Cover
Big L – Devil’s son
Eric B & Rakim – Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em
Dance With The Devil – Immortal Technique
i know that Diddy aint a goodrapper andhes a bit ofadick, but listen to his song “Hold Up” on Press Play, its actually good.
Biggie’z pretty good
hey this is a great top 100 but i just dont understand why you left juicy by notorious b.i.g so low on the list, it should be easily top five, in my opinion!
Black Male here and your tellin me eminem is not in your top 10 top 5 top 2 are you kiddin me stop lookin at cooler and do your job get out of the game if you can only think 1 way…….. you make me sick
okay youre stupid. common – number 1? i think that sums it up. radio LL – juicy – biggie – mob deep ? where the hell is mob deep? i can go on and on.
Should be more 2pac tracks in this top 100, lyrically nearly all his tracks were amazing, especially Death Around the Corner, Me Against the World……
u lot knw nufin u gotta put in the birth by rza or mic of memory by cunninglyristics but u lisen to gay tunes and person who u are told to lisen to not find people that chat truth!!!
hey
eminem’s lose yourself is the most successful rap song ever.
i’ve read it in wiki.