Top 10 Rap Artists

**Goofle** · 12-23-2011, 12:29 AM

Nice Top 10.

Madd Musik · 12-26-2011, 09:48 PM

If BIG aint in your list or Busta Rhymes or Ice Cube that list unofficial but i'm not going to rank them hell naw to many do that !

**Goofle** · 12-26-2011, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madd Musik

If BIG aint in your list or Busta Rhymes or Ice Cube that list unofficial but i'm not going to rank them hell naw to many do that !

Busta and Ice Cube ain't all that.

ThePhanastasio · 12-26-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Madd Musik

If BIG aint in your list or Busta Rhymes or Ice Cube that list unofficial but i'm not going to rank them hell naw to many do that !

I respect the hell out of those guys, but I certainly wouldn't even put Ice Cube anywhere near my top 50. BIG may crack the top 20, Busta - maybe Top 30...but Ice Cube really never impressed me all that much. I mainly respect him because I thoroughly enjoyed Boys N Da Hood.

14232949 · 12-27-2011, 09:51 PM

You guys have to remember that Cube had the rhyming skills, the intensity and the style to be a top MC.

****, he was the playmaker for NWA and when he walked from the group, they were never the same.

Cube at one point was the be all and end all of hip-hop especially west coast hip-hop, however he let himself slip and the one time Compton Polices most wanted rapper became a mere shadow of himself, parodying himself in some awful movies.

This failed venture into acting as well as some sloppy releases led to a decline in Cube's popularity and credibility but you can't deny his earlier work.

And if there are people on here still talking as if Eminem and Jay-Z are two 'greats' then they should definitely put Cube in that category as he has had much the same climax in terms of quality of production as well as credibility within the hip-hop underground yet seems to get blasted for it way more than Em or Jigga.

**Goofle** · 12-28-2011, 06:19 AM

I don't think anyone thinks Jay Z is one of the greatest, but he is certainly above Ice Cube.

14232949 · 12-28-2011, 11:40 AM

Are you kidding?

Look at what Rolling Stone thinks of him:Jay-Z | Bio, Pictures, Videos | Rolling Stone

Or when MTV put him down as the GOAT: MTV.com: The Greatest MCs Of All Time

Jay has headlined festivals and had sold out tours throughout the world, it's clear many people rate him as one of the greats, but in terms of what he's actually done for hip-hop, not what he's done for himself, Cube > Jigga.

**Goofle** · 12-28-2011, 11:48 AM

You said "people on here" to be fair. You would have to be a lunatic to think nobody rates Jay-Z.

14232949 · 12-28-2011, 12:01 PM

Not going to bring up every example of it on here, but here are a few.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBig3

1. Jay-Z
I honestly think he's the most talented rapper to date

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miltamec Soundsquinaez

1. Rakim
2. 2Pac
3. Notorious B.I.G.
4. Nas
5. Jay Z
6. Eminem
7. Big Daddy Kane
8. Andre 3000
9. RZA
10. Mos Def
11. KRS-One
12. Treach
13. Kurupt

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikEscobar

My top 10

1. Nas
2. Biggie
3. Wu
4. Big L
5. Jay
6. Big Pun
7. Mobb Deep
8. Pac
9. Eminem
10. Immortal Technique

Quote:

Originally Posted by jros08

1. Nas
2. Biggie
3. Tupac
4. Dre
5. Jay-Z
6. Aesop
7. Eminem
8. Slug
9. Andre
10. Lupe

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2headed*MC

1. 2pac
2. Notorious B.I.G
3. Eminem
4. 50 Cent
5. Jay-Z
6. Dr.Dre
7. Ice Cube
8. Nas
9. Young Jezzy
10. Andre 3000

Thats what i think

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamAlejo

1. Rakim
2. Jay-Z
3. Nas
4. Common
5. Gang Starr [yeah a duo technically but sue me]
6. Eminem
7. Masta Ace
8. Royce Da 5'9
9. Raekwon
10. Blu

Quote:

Originally Posted by M.C. D

Not so much in the violent aspect lately, so some of these may not be what I most listen to now, but in any case:

1. Jay-Z
2. Nas
(sorry, you can't argue with 1 and 2)
3. Eminem
4. Big Pun (mostly on this list for Capital Punishment)
(sorry you can't argue with 3 and 4)
5. Styles P (mostly for Gangster and a Gentleman)
6 Jadakiss
7. 50 Cent (mostly for Get Rich or Die Tryin')
8. Sheek Louch
9.Young Jeezy (mostly for The Recession)
10. Fabolous (mostly for Loso's Way)

Honorable mentions:
Wu Tang Clan
The Roots
Scarface

**Goofle** · 12-28-2011, 12:18 PM

But nobody cares what those guys think, because they aren't posting now (apart from Big3, who does post...).

12-26-2011, 09:48 PM	#772 (permalink)
Madd Musik Groupie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 3	If BIG aint in your list or Busta Rhymes or Ice Cube that list unofficial but i'm not going to rank them hell naw to many do that !

12-27-2011, 09:51 PM	#775 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	You guys have to remember that Cube had the rhyming skills, the intensity and the style to be a top MC. ****, he was the playmaker for NWA and when he walked from the group, they were never the same. Cube at one point was the be all and end all of hip-hop especially west coast hip-hop, however he let himself slip and the one time Compton Polices most wanted rapper became a mere shadow of himself, parodying himself in some awful movies. This failed venture into acting as well as some sloppy releases led to a decline in Cube's popularity and credibility but you can't deny his earlier work. And if there are people on here still talking as if Eminem and Jay-Z are two 'greats' then they should definitely put Cube in that category as he has had much the same climax in terms of quality of production as well as credibility within the hip-hop underground yet seems to get blasted for it way more than Em or Jigga.

12-28-2011, 11:40 AM	#777 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Are you kidding? Look at what Rolling Stone thinks of him:Jay-Z \| Bio, Pictures, Videos \| Rolling Stone Or when MTV put him down as the GOAT: MTV.com: The Greatest MCs Of All Time Jay has headlined festivals and had sold out tours throughout the world, it's clear many people rate him as one of the greats, but in terms of what he's actually done for hip-hop, not what he's done for himself, Cube > Jigga.