Top 5 Rap MCs?
Top 5 Rap MCs?
Who are your top 5 rappers all time? I'm looking specifically for rap ability, not the production of their albums. A good producer can make a shitty rapper sound OK, but a great rapper can be great even with a bad producer.
So who are your top 5? If you can include a Youtube clip of them, that much better.
So who are your top 5? If you can include a Youtube clip of them, that much better.
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
I don't actually listen to much rap but I'll play.
Eminem
Nas
Talib Kweli
Ludacris
Common
Eminem
Nas
Talib Kweli
Ludacris
Common
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
For mainstream.
Nas
Big Pun
J Cole
Common
AZ
Nas
Big Pun
J Cole
Common
AZ
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4_0z2M85Q
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1AUSDfUtc
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lbyB7sut1pY
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S7B2VgRShew
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YIhxgeki3BQ
I tried to embed but yeah. And these are far from my favorite artists but I think the fit the description best.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1AUSDfUtc
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lbyB7sut1pY
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S7B2VgRShew
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YIhxgeki3BQ
I tried to embed but yeah. And these are far from my favorite artists but I think the fit the description best.
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Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Tried to put in new and old and mainstream and underground.
Something along these lines:
Doom
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGnCLod-qg[/youtube]
Aesop Rock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClhmDN5Fcs[/youtube]
Freddie Gibbs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGaRbhat-FA[/youtube]
Big L
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeFcVHNT1Q[/youtube]
Rakim
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8eoA_1jQ[/youtube]
Honorable mention to Slick Rick, Tupac, Eminem, Nas, Big Daddy Kane and Ghostface Killah
What's your list Ken?
Something along these lines:
Doom
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGnCLod-qg[/youtube]
Aesop Rock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClhmDN5Fcs[/youtube]
Freddie Gibbs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGaRbhat-FA[/youtube]
Big L
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeFcVHNT1Q[/youtube]
Rakim
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8eoA_1jQ[/youtube]
Honorable mention to Slick Rick, Tupac, Eminem, Nas, Big Daddy Kane and Ghostface Killah
What's your list Ken?
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
I got curious about this and asked my friend PTA about his opinion. He is a hiphop expert often used by Danish newspapers and so on.
Here are the names he mentioned:
Aceyalone
Black Thought
Mos Def
Pharaohe Monch
Eminem
Tech N9ne
You might also find this interesting: http://rappers.mdaniels.com.s3-website- ... onaws.com/
Here are the names he mentioned:
Aceyalone
Black Thought
Mos Def
Pharaohe Monch
Eminem
Tech N9ne
You might also find this interesting: http://rappers.mdaniels.com.s3-website- ... onaws.com/
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Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
1) Aesop
2) Del
3) Chali2na
4) Watsky
5) Busdriver
2) Del
3) Chali2na
4) Watsky
5) Busdriver
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Some very good answers here so far. I'm looking forward to watching all the embedded YT links soon.
Surprised Del only got one mention, and no mentions at all for Gift of Gab (Blackalicious).
Surprised Del only got one mention, and no mentions at all for Gift of Gab (Blackalicious).
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Del and Gift of Gab is definitely also amazing MCs.
What's your five Ken?
We should do this with producers afterwards..
What's your five Ken?
We should do this with producers afterwards..
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Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
I've never heard of Gift of Gab, but they are listed in the same sentence as Del, so they must be great. I'll look into them soon
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Check the album Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious - it's a classic!
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Ellis, Dillon Cooper, Troy ave, and Los are some new school rappers on the come up that have some crazy good lines.
And I can't believe I forgot about Andre 3000. "Andre 3000 is so good no one mentions him as an Mc"--Mos Def
Kiss and Prodigy are top 5 rappers imo but their not quite as lyrically skilled. I'm NY biased though.
And I can't believe I forgot about Andre 3000. "Andre 3000 is so good no one mentions him as an Mc"--Mos Def
Kiss and Prodigy are top 5 rappers imo but their not quite as lyrically skilled. I'm NY biased though.
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Ayo, I break bread, ribs, hundred dollar bills
Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
In no particular order (listing some as groups rather than individual MCs, hope that's okay):
The Phormula
Kid Cudi
Atmosphere
Lupe Fiasco
Chance The Rapper
The Phormula
Kid Cudi
Atmosphere
Lupe Fiasco
Chance The Rapper
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Re: Top 5 Rap MCs?
Top 5 is super hard. I think mine would have to include:
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfTsq_YwoM[/youtube]
Notorious BIG. Can rap slow, fast, off beat, on beat, you name it. Clever as hell.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3BX4sby3p8[/youtube]
Del the Funky Homosapien
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cmgkrdjjJg[/youtube]
Eminem. Completely original flow. Fast, clever, and unique.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKK3Qb_2QSo[/youtube]
Macklemore. For an MC who is constantly criticized for being overrated, Macklemore is actually really, really... bad. OK, I mostly just wanted to see if anybody was paying attention. Also, I can't decide who rounds out my Mt. Rushmore of MCs at the moment. Maybe I'll revisit this and come up with that last spot. Kinda leaning Mos Def, but there's competition here for sure.
Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfTsq_YwoM[/youtube]
Notorious BIG. Can rap slow, fast, off beat, on beat, you name it. Clever as hell.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3BX4sby3p8[/youtube]
Del the Funky Homosapien
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cmgkrdjjJg[/youtube]
Eminem. Completely original flow. Fast, clever, and unique.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKK3Qb_2QSo[/youtube]
Macklemore. For an MC who is constantly criticized for being overrated, Macklemore is actually really, really... bad. OK, I mostly just wanted to see if anybody was paying attention. Also, I can't decide who rounds out my Mt. Rushmore of MCs at the moment. Maybe I'll revisit this and come up with that last spot. Kinda leaning Mos Def, but there's competition here for sure.