RAPPERS: Top 5 - Dead or Alive

[Mervyn]

J-roc
Bubbles

Pretty much the only rappers I know

 

[EntertainmentMan2000]

Redman
Tupac
Dr.Dre
Kanye
Beastie Boys

 

[Ian]

Im going to go old school here EPMD was always one of my faves.

 

[Teal]

Top 5?

1. Nas
2. 2Pac
3. AZ
4. Joe Budden
5. Common

 

[MyHobbyist]

Eminem
Tupac
Lil Wayne
Diddy
Chris Brown *yes he can rap and when he does its very good*

 

[EntertainmentMan2000]

Fat Joe
Luda
Trick Daddy
DMX
Ghost Face Killa

 

[MrMessi]

Akon
Drake
Notorious B.I.G
Jay Z
Snoop Dogg

 

[Tdot'sFinest]

Some..."interesting" lists here. I'll go with

1)Notorious B.I.G
2)Big L
3)Sean Price
4)Big Pun
5)O.C from DITC

 

[MyHobbyist]

Talib Kweli,
Rackim
icecube
Dmx
Jada kiss

Not really that big on mainstream

whos rackim?

 

[Insidious Von]

What about the guy who took it up the ass (financially) from David Bowie?

 

[MrMessi]

More than half these rappers are muslims, nation of islam ir whatever

 

[Toronto Passions]

Q-Tip

Guru

DMX

Rakim

Tupac

 

[K Douglas]

1) Rakim '87-'92
2) Biggie '94
3) Chuck D (Public Enemy) '88
4) KRS-1 '87-'88
5) Nas '94

Wow I forgot about this thread. Amazingly my top 5 hasn't changed much since 2012. I now have Big Daddy Kane at #3 and Chuck D is somewhere around 7 or 8.

 

[trm]

Gil Scott-Heron

 

[Sonic Temple]

The Notorious B.I.G
Jay-Z
Eminem
Tom MacDonald
Mase

 

[Kobeisking]

Tupac
Biggie Smalls
Snoop
Dr Dre
Jay-z

Nas (honorable mention)
Ice Cube (honorable mention #2)