Your top 5 rappers?

Z-Girl 12 · 12-03-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TXSpeedDemon

5 is a really small number to narrow it down to....

1) Tupac. There's really no contest to me here. No other rapper can tell a story as well as he could. Nor does any other rapper have the charisma to cross over race and gender boundaries like he did.

2) A Tribe Called Quest. Individually...Meh. But together they helped create the foundation for hip-hop culture.

3) De La Soul. Best authentic Hip Hop live show you will ever go to, even now. I saw them back in 2010 and they were great.

4) Talib Kewli & Mos Def. At their best as Black Star but each could hold their own as a solo artist as well. Saw them live in 2011... not bad, but no where near as good as De La Soul.

5) Joell Ortiz - this is a personal preference. Probably not really top 5 all time (prob not even top 25), but consistently underrated. Really funny lyricist.

Over favs - Notorious BIG, Wale, Outkasts, The Roots, Mobb Deep, Little Brother, Slum Village, Wu-Tang, J-Live, Akrobatic, Guru, Eric B and Rakim... too many to list. Been listening to Hip-Hop since the mid 80s.

If you guys like Hip-Hop music (more specifically east coast) then you should check out TTTradio.net. They do a live show every friday night with multiple DJs across the country. Great show on from around 6pm-11pm depending on the DJs playing. You'll hear a lot of classic 90s stuff and some new ones too. I honestly listen to downloaded mixtapes from these guys more than anything else. best way to get a great variety.

de La soul HECK yes and digable planets!!!!

Z-Girl 12 · 12-03-2013, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeEater27

Yea Id have to agree and say top 5 is such a small group for me to pick but ill give it a go..In no specific order just my top 5 would be.

1.DMX (before the bad crack habits and impersonating a police officer)
2.Wu-tang Clan (bigger fans of Ghostface Killah & Raekwon out of them all)
3.Big Pun (always amazed me how someone sooo big could lyrically spit so smooth and fast)
4.EPMD
5.Eric B. & Rakim

Of course theres bunch of others..Slick rick, dougie fresh, Geto boys, talib kweli, tribe called quest, leaders of the new school, mos def and the list goes on.. Ive always been a fan of lyricism and rap songs that told a story or could paint a picture of what the song is saying.

yes eric B. & Rakim must add Red Head King Pin!!!

Z-Girl 12 · 12-03-2013, 11:12 PM

cypress hill
digable planets
LL Cool J
Slick Rick
Foxy Brown
JJ Fadd (yes I did take it waaaayyy back)
Salt & Peppa
De La Soul
Red Head King Pin
MC LYTE i can't leave her off, jus raw!

sorry I couldn't narrow it down!!!

dAvenue · 12-03-2013, 11:24 PM

mc hammer
coolio
vanilla ice
heavy d
kris kross

nmjaxx9 · 12-29-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dAvenue

mc hammer
coolio
vanilla ice
heavy d
kris kross

LMFAO

nmjaxx9 · 12-29-2013, 03:45 PM

yoooooo i shudda seen this thread earlier, and who are some of these people?

Oh and vanilla ice is wack, no one heard of him plus he now pretty much commited suicide with his newer songs.

nmjaxx9 · 12-29-2013, 03:48 PM

My list:

New generation:

Rick Ross
Meek Mill
Ace Hood
French Montana
Chief Keef
Plenty more cant remember the rest.

Old school:

Nas
Jay-Z
wayne (hot boyz time)

H2O_Doc · 12-29-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc

Cypress Hill
Beastie Boys
Tupac
Tribe
NWA

Removing NWA for Public Enemy; how could I have possibly left off PE? What an uncultured troglodyte I am.

Chuck33079 · 12-29-2013, 04:29 PM

Are we picking our favorite 5, or the five most important/influential rappers? Those are two entirely different lists.

nhbpcivicsi · 12-29-2013, 04:55 PM

1. Drizzy Drake
2. Drizzy Drake
3. Drizzy Drake
4. Drizzy Drake
5. Drizzy Drake

Z-Girl 12 · 12-29-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Are we picking our favorite 5, or the five most important/influential rappers? Those are two entirely different lists.

sooooo true

H2O_Doc · 12-29-2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Are we picking our favorite 5, or the five most important/influential rappers? Those are two entirely different lists.

I like our favorite 5. Either approach is subjective, but trying to say who the most important and influential top 5 rappers are would take such a wide knowledge it would be tough to do. Probably not the domain of 40 year old biologist (although I did live in Inglehood when I was younger).

Whatever the approach, please let this not make your list http://youtu.be/hTrAhXg7EhE

nmjaxx9 · 01-05-2014, 05:21 PM

Chief keef suckas! LMFAO.

Also listening to jay jigga hova.

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nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 26	My list: New generation: Rick Ross Meek Mill Ace Hood French Montana Chief Keef Plenty more cant remember the rest. Old school: Nas Jay-Z wayne (hot boyz time)

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nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 26	Chief keef suckas! LMFAO. Also listening to jay jigga hova.