OT Top Rapper Thread

[Dom McBlazer]

Ask and you shall receive. The title of the thread is self-explanatory. Post away!

 

[Natebishop3]

Obvious answer is obvious.

Weird Al Yankovic.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Does Scatman Crothers qualify? I was always a fan...

 

[Natebishop3]

I have only recently been exposed to the magic of the World Class Wrecking Crew.

 

[dviss1]

All others PALE in comparison:

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[dviss1]

The best question though is, what's your:

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[Scalma]

Rakim and Eric B is just too fun. Paid in full is my favorite album.

Amongst new artists, I guess Action Bronson is the most entertaining/quotable to me.

I just like hip hop that's fun. That's it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Growth Spurt was his best song on his album.

 

[Minstrel]

SlyPokerDog included a Dame DOLLA video to prevent this thread from being relegated to the OT forum wastelands.

 

[Destroyer of Worlds]

The JACKA!

 

[Orion Bailey]

One of 2LiveCrews' members died yesterday.... just sayin.

One and one....

 

[Orion Bailey]

Chunky A was the best ever, but who was the real person?

 

[BlayZa]

current mc's? cant stand most of them.

MF DOOM, Esoteric, Tech N9ne, Redman, some others here n there.

Chuck D, Cube, Big, Em, Pun, Nas, Rebel INS, 3000, Jada, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Kane, KRS, Big L, GZA, Meth, Scarface, Jay

basically any classics what actually had bars and didnt mumble. these new artists fuckin succcccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk

 

[ripcityboy]

I don't have the breadth of taste to know to know who the best is.... but I know who the worst is... Mark Wahlberg. (aka Marky Mark.) His lack of flow and incapability to fit his words around rhyme schemes had me convinced he was mentally retarded for a time. When my friends made fun of him I would say, "How can you guys say that! He's doing his best!"

"Ripcityboy. You're drunk! He's not slow. Hes just BAD!"

I had a similar problem with Jon Bon Jovi. I used to mistake him for another artist when I got stoned at parties. My friends would make fun of him and I would say, "How can you guys say that. This Beatles cover isn't bad. He's doing his best."

"Ripcityboy! You're stoned. That isn't Bon Jovi. That's Melissa Etheridge!"

Just for the record. My favorite rap artist currently is The Immortal Technique.

 

[dviss1]

current mc's? cant stand most of them.

MF DOOM, Esoteric, Tech N9ne, Redman, some others here n there.

Chuck D, Cube, Big, Em, Pun, Nas, Rebel INS, 3000, Jada, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Kane, KRS, Big L, GZA, Meth, Scarface, Jay

basically any classics what actually had bars and didnt mumble. these new artists fuckin succcccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk

Hey y'all, like this post! I would like it a million times if I could.

 

[dviss1]

Top 5 (sans Biggie/Pac)

KRS
Nas
Rakim
Eminem
Jay-Z

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

The only one I care about in any way shape or form would probably be embarrassed that I like him. Chuck D.

I'm gonna stop listening to Alice In Chains right now...

 

[dviss1]

The only one I care about in any way shape or form would probably be embarrassed that I like him. Chuck D.

I'm gonna stop listening to Alice In Chains right now...

Chuck D is one of the all-time greats. Why in hell you would be embarrassed to like him is a mystery to me. He's a highly intelligent individual and represented hip-hop when hip-hop represented intelligence.

 

[theprunetang]

Chuck D is one of the all-time greats. Why in hell you would be embarrassed to like him is a mystery to me. He's a highly intelligent individual and represented hip-hop when hip-hop represented intelligence.

He was saying Chuck D would be embarrassed that bodyman likes him...

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Chuck D is one of the all-time greats. Why in hell you would be embarrassed to like him is a mystery to me. He's a highly intelligent individual and represented hip-hop when hip-hop represented intelligence.

Read it again.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

He was saying Chuck D would be embarrassed that bodyman likes him...

Yes. Yes he would.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

He was saying Chuck D would be embarrassed that bodyman likes him...

Here's what Public Enemy is surrounded by on my phone. Portishead and some others are stuff I saw here and downloaded for shits and grins.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Chuck D is one of the all-time greats. Why in hell you would be embarrassed to like him is a mystery to me. He's a highly intelligent individual and represented hip-hop when hip-hop represented intelligence.

I'm not embarrassed, I've got something of a man crush on that dude. For example, he talks about Farrakhan and says something like don't judge until you hear the man.

I haven't heard him and I'm not judging. I don't agree with tons of things he says, agree with tons of others. The important part is that I respect him greatly.

 

[theprunetang]

This is a tough list. There is a difference between "the best", and my favorites. Some people may be really great rappers, but not connect with me, like Eminem. He's great, but he doesn't really do anything for me. With that said, here are my favorites.

Top 10 in no particular order:
Guru
Rakim
Jay-Z
MF Doom
Sean Price
Kendrick Lamar
Old Dirty Bastard
KRS-One
Melle Mel
Killer Mike

 

[PDXFonz]

This is what I came for.

 

[PDXFonz]

Prunes list isn't bad.

Im a souls of mischief fan

I'd also say that Del has got to be one of the best.

And as Dviss said NAS is on point.