Samstag, 6. Okt 2007, 23:31
These are not my top 5 "Favorite" rappers, but real recognize real they are at least IMO the best right now. BTW this is no bullshit MTV hottest rappers list.
5. Ghostface Killah - Probably the most consistent member in the Wu-tang Clan. This man has dropped 2 hands down classic albums (Ironman & Supreme Clientele). And at his old age he is still spiting a lot better than most of the new clowns out right now that are fucking up the game.
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4. Jay-Z - Even tho I liked Kingdom Come, most of his fans didn't connect with the album. Maybe he would've been better of not putting it out. I mean Black Album was the perfect retirement album. It's (at least in my eyes) a classic and in his top 3 albums. What really makes Jay-Z interesting tho is that now he is releasing another album "American Gangster". Blue Magic is at least 10 times better than Show Me What You Got. We'll have to wait and see how the movie inspired album turns out.
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3. Talib Kweli - Like Jay-Z Talib Kweli dropped an album that failed to connect with his fans "Beautiful Struggle". Despite the negative reviews, Talib Kweli served his fans with the well received, "Right About Now", and more recently the classic, "Eardrum". "Eardrum" and "Quality" are easily his best albums, so thats why he is on the list. This far into his career this cat can still make a classic album, drop gems like "Hostile Gospel" and radio friendly tracks like "Hot Thing" w/o selling out.
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2. Jadakiss - He could be #1, but he chooses not to. He has more than enough potential to make a classic album, but he chooses not to. This nigga could take you apart in 3 minutes, ask 50 Cent. His beef with Beans is probably one of the most underrated battles ever. Kiss came hard as hell (no homo) on a fucking Techno beat! "Top 5 dead or alive and thats just of 1 LP".
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1. Nas - He is a living legend man. 1st Lp is a classic and one of the best Hip-Hop albums ever period. 2nd Lp is another classic, and his breakthrough album. Nas is probably the only rapper to shine over a 2Pac beat unlike Jay-Z that when given the opportunity makes a corny ass song. His career started to fall after I Am… but he made a major comeback on the classic Stillmatic. He "Ethered" the shit out of Jay-Z at the peak of his career. What was impressive about that comeback was that you wouldn't have expected it. Jay fucked his wife, and that right there could've done it for him. add to that Nastradamus was poorly received. Nas could've broke under the pressure, but this dude came back with one of the hardest disses in Hip-Hop. More recently the instant classic "Hip-Hop is Dead" managed to do impressive numbers in a time of horrible Hip-Hop sales. Hopefully we have a new album coming soon.
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Honorable Mention -
Eminem (his early work is great but his career has taken a fucking nosedive)
Prodigy of Mobb Deep (Same as eminem)
Andre 3000 (He is talented, he would have probably made the top 10)
Common (his last album was amazing, he also stole Kanyes best beats def top 10)
Joe Budden (ok so his album isn't anything classic, but his 2 mixtapes are, this kid is the future of Hip-Hop)
Blackthought (Same as Andre)
GZA & Raekwon (They are probably lyrically better than ghostface, but ghost career has been more consistent)
Kool G Rap Rakim, And Big Daddy Kane are retired, but they are all time greats.
and no Kanye West…he is too fucking overrated, U mad?
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