I was just curious at to who you all think are the 5 best rappers living today. Heres my list: (In Order) 1. Jay-z 2. Nas 3. Rakim 4. Talib Kweli 5. Lupe Fiasco
Best is too broad. Best in which way? Best all around i cant say, Id have to spit like a hundred rappers because alot of them are the best in there own way.
you might not like him but if you've heard his albums you cant deny that he's one of the best to ever do it
Immortal fuckin Technique! also, Evidence from Dialated Peoples Then Jedi Mind tricks and Jurrasic 5, and probably Ecksman, the british DnB MC.
E-40 Dr. Dre Snoop Dog (i like the 2001 cd) Ice Cube Eminem guess i'm the only one who likes snoop edit: had to switch E-40 to number one.. stay fly in the bay
Good call on immortal technique he is a beast! KSR: what do you have against jay-z? how can you not consider him the best, i mean who has accomplished what he has? who even comes close to him lyrically?
yeah immortal technique shreds.. 'dance with the devil - immortal technique' contains one of the worst stories ive ever heard though.. good on him for telling it though.
Biggie - "Hypnotize" "That's why I, squeeze first ask quesions last. That's how most of these so called gangstas pass" Jigga - "Squeeze 1st" "That's why I, squeeze first ask quesions last. That's how most of these so called gangstas pass" Biggie - "The World Is Filled" "When the Remi's in the system, ain't no tellin Will I fukk em will I diss em, that's what these h0es yellin I'm a pimp by blood, not relation Y'all still chase on, I'll replace on, punks Drunk of Dom" Jay-Z - "Give It 2 Me" "When the Remi's in the system, ain't no tellin Will I fukk 'em will I diss 'em, that's what they be yellin I'm a pimp by blood, not relation Y'all be chasin, I replace them, huh? Drunk off Crist" Biggie - "Who Shot Ya" "Thou shalt not fukk with or see Poppa Feel a thosand deaths... Jay-Z - "Squeeze 1st" "thou shalt not fukk with raw me, or he Face a thousand deaths... Biggie - "Unbelievable" "Get ready to die, tell God I said hi And throw down some ice, for the nicest MC" Jay-Z - "Friend or Foe 98" "Do me a favor dude, get 2 ice cubes I pass them Take that ice up, for the nicest MC" Biggie - "Kick in The Door" "Your reign on the top was shorter than leprechauns" Jay-Z - "The Ruler's Back" "Your reign on the top was shorter than leprechauns" Biggie - "One More Chance" "isn't this great, my flight leaves at eight her flight lands at nine, my game just rewinds" Jay-Z - "Girls...Remix" "isn't this great, my flight leaves at eight her flight lands at nine, my game just rewinds" Biggie - "Real N!ggas Do Real Things" "On the road to riches and diamond rings Real n!ggas do real things" Jay-Z - "Real N!ggaz" "On the road to riches and diamond rings Real n!ggas do real things" Biggie - "Who Shot Ya" "Old school new school need to learn though I burn baby burn like Disco Inferno" Jay-Z - "Frestyle" "Old school, new school need to know this I burn like Left Eye Lisa Lopez" Biggie - "One More Chance" "I don't chase em I replace em" Jay - "Is That Yo B!tch" "I don't chase em I duck em I replace em" (Memphis Bleek Did That "Iz That Yo Chick" Song an Had the Same lines, but I Think it Waz Bytin off Jay-Z.... "I don't love 'em I fukk 'em I don't chase 'em I duck 'em I replace 'em with another one") Big L - (on the 7 minute 95' freestyle with Jigga) "All I got for chicks is hard d!ck and bubble gum" Jay-z - "A Million and One Questions " "All I got for chicks is hard d!ck and bubble gum" Snoop Dogg - "What's My Name?" "From the depths of the sea, back to the block Snoop Doggy Dogg, funky as the, the, The D.O.C Went solo on that azz, but it´s still the same Long Beach is the spot where I served my cane ....What's my fukkin name" "He is I, and I am him, slim with the tilted brim" Jigga - "Jigga my n!gga" "From the crap tables down in A.C. back on the block Jay-Z motherfukker from the, the, the Roc Went solo on that azz but it´s still the same Brooklyn be the place where I serve them thangs ....You heard the name" "He is I, and I am him Slim with the tilted brim on twenty inch rims" Nas - "Verbal Intercourse" "From the womb to the tomb, presume the unpredictable Guns salute life, rapidly, that's the ritual" Jay - "Never change" "From the womb to the tomb, from now until my doom Drink army from one cup pass it around the room, That's the ritual" 2pac - "My Ambitionz Az a Rydah" "My attitude is fukk it, and mothafukkas love it" Jay-z "Blueprint 2" "My attitude is fukk it, and mothafukkas love it" 2pac - "Against All Odds" "This is payback, i knew you b!tch n!ggaz from way back" Jay-z - "Blueprint 2" "This is payback, i knew you b!tch n!ggaz from way back" Mase - "Lookin' at me" "Why you over here looking at me, while my girl standing here" Jay-z - "Don't Know the Song Name, Yall Look it Up" "Why you over here lookin at me, while all these girls up in here" Biggie - "Don't Know This Song Name Either" "Aint no other kings in this rap think they siblings" Jay-Z - "Don't Know This Song Name Either" "Aint no other kings in this rap thing, ya kiddin" Biggie - "Big Poppa" "I see some ladies tonight that should be having my baby.. baby." Jay-Z - "Don't Know This Song Name Either" "I see some ladies tonight that should be rollin wit Jay-Z, Jay-Z" Biggie - "Be Happy" (R.Kelly ft. Biggie) "Think About It While The Streets You Roam It's Don P And Cristie In The Fridge When You Get Home" Jay-Z - "Best Of Both Worlds" (Jay-Z & R.Kelly) "Think About It While The Streets You Roam It's Don P And Army In The Fridge When You Get Home" Snoop Dogg - "Aint no Fun" (If the Homies Can't Get None) "Guess who's back in the mothafuckin house With a fat dick for ya mothafuckin mouth" Jigga - "Fukk All Nite" "Guess who's back in my motherfuckin house Half black, half white chick, I call her Minnie Mouse" Slick Rick - "Don't Know The Name of This Sh!t" "In these times, atleast to me, theres alot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Ricky D" Jay-Z - "Don't Know the Name of This Sh!t" "In these times, atleast to me, theres alot of rappers out there tryin to sound like Jay -Z" Rakim - "No Competition" "Competition is none, I remain at the top like the sun" Jay-Z - "S. Carter" "Competition is none, I remain at the top like the sun" Cappadona - "Slang Editorial" "I came to the fork in the road and went straight" Jay-Z - "Renegades" "I drove by the fork in the road and went straight" Nas - "Don't Know the Name of This Sh!t" "Seude timbs on my feet makes my cypher complete" Jay-Z - "Don't Know the Name of This Sh!t" "S.dots on my feet makes my cypher complete" Lil Wayne - "Don't Know The Name of This Sh!t" "Number one rapper, sipping mo mo's, dont make me come press ya with this fo fo" Jay-Z - "Don't Know the Name of This Sh!t" "Number one rapper, sipping mo mo's, dont make me come press ya with this fo fo" 2pac - "Against All Oddz" Payback, I knew U b!tch n!ggaz from way back. witnessed me strapped with Macs, knew i wouldn't play that," Jigga - "Some People Hate" n!gga This the Payback, I know U b!tch nggaz from way back. n!ggas wanna clown but the pound it don't play that," 2pac - "Me and my Girlfriend" "All I need in this life of sin, is me and my girlfriend" Jay-Z - "Bonnie and Clyde 03'" "All I need in this life of sin, is me and my girlfriend" Dr. Dre - "On the Chronic 2001 LP" "You get zipped up in plastic when it happens that's it" Jay-Z - "Takeover" "Get zipped up in plastic when it happens that's And i jus dont like dude, Like i said, Id love to beat that monkey down.
in no particular order... Ice Cube. Snoop Dogg. Scarface. E-40. Eminem (bcuz like pac hes a flo'er to the beat) as u can see with the exception of Eminem everyone is from the old school (and even hes been around for a while). This is because the HIGH MAJORITY of new ppl coming out is all crap. Noone can come up with there own style anymore. Its alol a bunch of cheap remakes of the past. None can come up with a tight flow of the beat with id say the exception of Lil wayne... id put him on the list if it wasnt for Eminem... BUT!!! .. there will never be another tupac... there will never be another biggie... There will never be another eazy e... ppl need to stop trying to remake the past and come up with something new that compliments the past. and to KSR... i feel ya on Jay Z .. all he did was take the lines from the greats and place them into his songs. But, even with that being said, I still give him some props because he did have some originals that were hot tracks aswell as freestyling the majority of his shit... so i belive it is okay to throw in a used hot verse everyonce in a while... but he has over done it.
The reason rappers can't come up with their own shit anymore is because of tupac and biggie and the rest of the gangster rap that got big in the early 90's. It trivialized rap and made it cool to rap about how many crack heads you've shot and bitches you've fucked as opposed to the political and social issues hip hop had tackled up to then. Thats why we get the mindless lyrics of today and the only people doing thier own shit and rapping about what matters get marginalized and stuck in the underground. Exception maby in Kanye West, he managed to blow up but keep his lyrics inteligent. Although personally I don't care for him.
Definitely needs more underground support, what about Slug, Eyedea, MF DOOM, and Aesop Rock. Who all have lyrics with actual meanings instead of rhyming about just bitches and hoes. and i gotta rep John Brown, loved that damn show HOLLA LUYA HOLLA BACK