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1 - Kanye West. IMO the most talented, dedicated artist alive today and has grown consistantly with 3 out of 5 of his albums regarded by many as classics and the other two are also very strong, each with its own original sound. I appreciate he is not the best rapper but musically no one can compare to him.
2 - Nas. On his day he can body anyone (shown with Ether). If it was a competition of who is the best rapper he would win hands down. His lyrics and flow are on point and created arguably the greatest rap album of all time with Illmatic.
3 - Jay-Z. Like Nas any rapper that has the same success and buzz about them since they first stepped on the scene must have something about them and Jay definetly does. Great lyricism and swagger shown in classics like Reasonable Doubt and The Black Album.
4 - Mos Def. Lyrical genius with endless lists of thought provoking lines. Extremely talented rapper and would out-rhyme 90% of rappers without breaking sweat. Still bump Black Star religiously.
5 - Kendrick Lamar. Still quite young in his career but is already spawning songs better than many that have been in the game for years. Very promising future and potentially one day Nas or Pac status.
Honourable mentions: Lupe Fiasco, Joe Budden, Rakim, Biggie, Common, Andre 3000
2 - Nas. On his day he can body anyone (shown with Ether). If it was a competition of who is the best rapper he would win hands down. His lyrics and flow are on point and created arguably the greatest rap album of all time with Illmatic.
3 - Jay-Z. Like Nas any rapper that has the same success and buzz about them since they first stepped on the scene must have something about them and Jay definetly does. Great lyricism and swagger shown in classics like Reasonable Doubt and The Black Album.
4 - Mos Def. Lyrical genius with endless lists of thought provoking lines. Extremely talented rapper and would out-rhyme 90% of rappers without breaking sweat. Still bump Black Star religiously.
5 - Kendrick Lamar. Still quite young in his career but is already spawning songs better than many that have been in the game for years. Very promising future and potentially one day Nas or Pac status.
Honourable mentions: Lupe Fiasco, Joe Budden, Rakim, Biggie, Common, Andre 3000