Who are your top 15 favorite emcees?!
Question: I want "your" list. I didn't ask 4 who are "the" top 15. Here's my list. U could be biased
1.Nas
2.Tupac
3.Ice Cube
4.Rakim
5.Big Punisher
6.Biggie
7.Big Daddy Kane
8.Jay-Z
9. Common
10.Scarface
11. Raekwon
12. ghostface Killah
13. Mos Def
14. Chuck D
15. LL Cool J
My Honorable Mentions-Canibus, Big L, MF DOOM, Royce Da 5'9, AZ, GZA
Answers: I want "your" list. I didn't ask 4 who are "the" top 15. Here's my list. U could be biased
1.Nas
2.Tupac
3.Ice Cube
4.Rakim
5.Big Punisher
6.Biggie
7.Big Daddy Kane
8.Jay-Z
9. Common
10.Scarface
11. Raekwon
12. ghostface Killah
13. Mos Def
14. Chuck D
15. LL Cool J
My Honorable Mentions-Canibus, Big L, MF DOOM, Royce Da 5'9, AZ, GZA
Buckshot
Nas
Biggie
Jay-Z
One Be Lo
Raw Poetic(of Panacea and R.P.M.)
Eminem
Ludacris
UGK, *grins*, damn i love UGK
Ice Cube, especially Westside Connection
Common
Guru
Q-Tip and Phife
Murs
C.L. Smooth
Lauryn Hill
Masta Ace, way to slept on
Ok thats more than 15, but I couldnt take anybody of the list,
honorable Mentions:
Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Gift of Gab, Dr. Dre(even if he doesnt write),
Crap, I left Pac off of my list, thats not right, he is by far one my favorites. Don't worry... i slapped myself. So just pretend hes up there, probably top 3.
I decided to list my fav producers too, since that idiot listed his pathetic list.
Pete Rock
Premo
Dr. Dre
RZA
Diamond D
Buckwild, i dont know that many of his songs, but the ones i do are sick
And whoever makes the beats for Jedi Mind Tricks
Biggie
Tupac
Nas
Jay-Z
Big L
Rakim
Ludacris---believe it or not my fav. now
GZA
Cassidy---freesstylin
Slick Rick
Lupe Fiasco
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Little Brother (Both = 15)
No Order
1. Nas
2. Jay-Z
3. Biggie
4. Tupac
5. Common
6. GZA
7. Pharoahe Monch
8. Mos Def
9. Talib Kweli
10. Phonte
11. Big L
12. Black Thought
13. Andre 3000
14. Eminem
15. Lupe Fiasco
Honorable Mentions - AZ, Raekwon, MF DOOM, Ghostface, Rakim, Method Man, Kanye
Rakim
Krs-One
Big Daddy Kane
Nas
Biggie
Jay-Z
Tupac
Kool G Rap
Ice Cube
Scarface
Common
Chuck D
Redman
Slick Rick
Big Pun
1 nas
2 talib kweli
3 common
4 son of ran
5 profile (from sound providers & the upstarts)
6 jay z
7 blu
8 geologic (from blue scholars)
9 biggie
10 qwel (from typical cats)
11 mf doom
12 tupac
13 cise star (from cyne)
14 lupe fiasco
15 murs
honorable mention rakim, aloe blacc (emanon), big l, j-live, slug, all of digable planets and de la soul, cypher optics, ra scion (common market), and lots of others.
other than numbers 1 and 2, my list changes almost daily
couldnt break it into 15, but i'll give u 10
Nas
Jay-z
Tupac
Andre 3000
Biggie
Lauryn Hill (miseducation era)
Scarface
Big Boi
Lupe Fiasco
Ice Cube
In no particular order...Im going mainly mainstream for this one...
1...Jay-Z
2...Nas
3...Mos Def
4...GhostFace Killah
5...Kanye West
6...Big Pun
7...Biggie
8...Common
9...Busta Rhymes
10..Mf Doom
11..Black Thought
12...Jadakiss
13...Eminem
14...Lupe Fiasco
15..Talib Kweli
I got way too many honorable mentions so I'll stop with 15
Common
Cassidy
Ludacris
Tupac
Lupe Fiasco
Biggie
Jay Z
Andre 3000
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
Talib Kweli
Eminem
Kanye West
Nas
Mos Def
No specific order.
no order:
Snoop Dogg
Spice 1
The Game
Mc Eiht
Warren G.
Nas
Scarface
DJ Quik
Jayz
Eminem (dont know how he is not top 15 or honorable)
Redman
Foxy Brown
2pac
Biggie
Too Short
honorable mentions: ludacris. eazy e. wc.the clipse. kurupt.beanie sigel. ugk. andre and big boi.talib kweli.raekwon.ice cube. mack 10. lupe. mobb deep. fat joe.lil kim.twista.bone thugs n harmony.busta rhymes.
i have too many.
will smith.(yes will smith)..
1. Tupac
2. Eminem
3. Lil Wayne
4. Kanye West
5. Common
6. Jay-Z
7. Nas
8. Biggie
9. T.I.
10. Young Jeezy
The list goes on but I got tiered at 10. I like this question, surprised so many answered!
sup yay. here is my top 15....inspirasian's list..
2pac
biggie
nas
will smith
eminem
lil wayne (nobody likes him) but i have him in my list
foxy brown
jayz
ludacris
the game
project pat
beanie sigel
big boi
jadakiss
cassidy
adding extra 5:
scarface
big pun
redman
rakim
ice cube
honorable mentions: krs one. heavy d. dmx. styles p. shyne. twista. bone thugs. dr. dre(pretty good emcee). clipse.prodigy. lupe fiasco.mc lyte T.I. common. ugk. busta.freeway.method man.eightball.lil kim.kanye.chamillionaire.
Jin also(106 n park)
peace..goodnight.
MF DOOM
murs
del the funky homosapien
mc zion
ghostface
gza
slug
talib kweli
pharoahe monch
black thought
gift of gab
aesop rock
cage
dr. octagon
deacon the villain
common
nas
rakim
mf grimm
and to the guy above. good lookin on the cise star nod
Not in order and not based in quantity but in quality just a few..
Big Punisher
Biggie
Snoop Dogg
Method Man
Kool G Rap
Tupac
Jay-Z
Mc Ren
Lil Rob
Papoose
Busta Rhymes
Xzibit
Krs-One
C-Bo
South Park Mexican
Don Cisco
Kid Frost
Fat Joe
Dr Dre
Knightowl
Conejo
Ice Cube
my favorite rap artist is T.J-Jin!!!
1.the game(the life!! learn from the game)
2.eminem(love that lyrics)
3.nas(i love his lyrics but not humorous as eminem)
4.twista(i don't know why but i do)
5.T-Pain(i like that beat and singing but lyrics are still dirty south...)
6.ludacris(i love that flow!!)
7.Notorious B.I.G.
8.TUPAC
9.TBNY
10.DYNAMIC DUO
11.TIMBALAND
12.Exzibit
13.Huey
14.snoop dogg
15.DMX
and my favorite producers
1.swizz beatz
2.timbaland
3.just blaze