After seeing some of the list online we decided to through out hat into the races for the never ending debate for the Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. But first, we would like to explain our choices and our order.
The ranking of this last is based on these factors:
- Lyrical abilities
- Flow
- Storytelling abilities
- Freestyle skills
- Conceptuality (can they rap well about the topics they care about)
- Complexity
- Song creativity
- Full body's of work
- Feature verses
- If they actually write their lyrics or not
- Good verse to bad verse ratio
- Can they move you emotionally
- Impact on hip hop
- Records sold
- Popularity
- Hooks
- Gender
- Personal enjoyment (Yes, there are artist on this list we personally don't listen to regularly, but have researched enough to know they belong)
- Nostalgia (no one cares what you listened to growing up)
***DISCLAIMER
***We are not including artist who rap about or have spoken in favor of pedophilia (KRS - One, any members of the Beastie Boys). No only is this against our image and values, but it's not like they were that great anyway.
With those things out the way...here is out list from #50 to #1
50. Nicki Minaj
49. Talib Kweli
48. E-40
47. Oddisee
46. Lil Kim
45. Drake
44. Mick Jenkins
43. Kurupt
42. Jay Electronica
41. Big Boi
40. Chuck D (of Public Enemy)
39. Aesop Rock
38. Queen Latifah
37. Raekwon
36. Phonte (of Little Brother)
35. Freddie Gibbs
34. The Game
33. Joey Bada$$
32. Big K.R.I.T.
31. T.I.
30. Killer Mike
29. Snoop Dogg
28. Ludacris
27. Lauryn Hill
26. LL Cool J
25. Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
24. Mos Def
23. Method Man
22. DMX
21. Rapsody
20. Royce Da 5'9"
19. J. Cole
18. Ghostface Killah
17. Ice Cube
16. Lil Wayne
15. Eminem
14. MF Doom
13. Common
12. Big Pun
11. Pusha T
10. Scarface
9. Andre 3000
8. Nas
7. Rakim
6. Tupac (Reread what we judge on before you get mad)
5. Biggie (same applies here)
4. Jay Z
3. Lupe Fiasco
2. Kendrick Lamar
1. Black Thought
Yes, the guy from Jimmy Fallon show is our #1, but here's way....
If you look into The Roots discography you will see an array of depth and creativity in the music of Black Thought, his ability to rap seemlessly on any beat is superb, and his freestyle capabilites are completely unmatched. We personally enjoy the music of #2 and #3 more, but what Black Thought is able to do behind a mic is insane, if you don't believe us, check out his freestyle with Funk Flex or just listen to albums Undun and Things Fall Apart. Black Thought can rap from any perspective with a endless amount of wordplay and flow. Imagine all the skills presented over the course of two decades. A true master of the craft.
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