Who Are Your Top 5 Rappers?

[EminemBase]

If I had to name 5, I would probably say...

1. Eminem

2. Mos Def

3. Pharoahe Monch

4. Canibus

5. Xzibit

Honourable mentions: 2Pac, Kanye West, Nas and Redman.

Bare in mind, when I mention say, Kanye... that's not from an entirely technical perspective of course. Different rappers / artists are good for different reasons, and with Kanye, it's more-so his personality and audacity on the mic, for me.

Top 5 is hard though... damn. Yours?

[Kill You]

1. Eminem
2. Kanye West
3. Tech N9ne
4. Andre 3000
5. 2Pac

Honorable mentions: Hopsin, Biggie, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, Elzhi, Slug, Big Boi

[Slim Fiasco]

I have a definite top 9, and this is based on all the years that I've been a Hip-Hop fan, so it isn't just current. Like, I haven't been listening to Big L a lot this past year or two, but there were times when that's all that I was listening to, so:

1. Eminem
2. Big L
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Kanye West
5. Nas
6. 2Pac
7. Common
8. Elzhi
9. Hopsin

[limea]

1. Kendrick Lamar

2. Nas

3. Slug

4. Eyedea

5. KRS-One (or maybe Celph)

Haven't been a hip hop fan for a long time, so this list can change frequently.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

All Time

Eminem
Joe Budden
Jay-Z
Nas
Biggie/Crooked I/Kanye

[Solace]

Nicki Da G.O.A.T.

Lol but uh seriously, no order on this one (I can't decide on one. I just think they're all fucking amazing).

Sadistik
Spoonfull
Eminem
Tech N9ne
Eyedea

[Devil'sAdvocate]

1-Jay-Z
2-Big Boi
3-Lupe Fiasco
4-Andre 3000
5-Kendrick Lamar

All time

Kendrick and Andre dont have enough to be in there and you gotta be lying if marsh not UP IN THERE UP IN THERE!

[Kill You]

1-Jay-Z
2-Big Boi
3-Lupe Fiasco
4-Andre 3000
5-Kendrick Lamar

All time

Kendrick and Andre dont have enough to be in there and you gotta be lying if marsh not UP IN THERE UP IN THERE!

What's wrong with Andre? He's been in the game a very long time...

[momentsgolden]

I'm unashamedly mainstream!

1- Eminem
2- Tech N9ne
3- Mike Shinoda
4- Kanye West
5- Ludacris

Honarable mention - Emancipator (but not sure if instrumentals count )

[_Steven_]

1 - Budden
2 - Eminem
3 - Nas
4- Possessed
5- could be a few people, kanye, royce, canibus, dzk, can't really decide.

top 4 are concrete though

[LIL_B]

Em
Nas
Pac
Monch
Hov

HM: Gza, Big L, Pun

[CrashBand]

Sure is hard..

1. Eminem

2. Possessed

3. Prince Ea

4. Hopsin

5. Tech N9ne

unlucky not to make the list (Nas, Slug, Kendrick)

[Willy]

1. Eminem - The GOAT.
2. The Jokerr - Gonna get huge, extremely good at all aspects of lyricism. One of the most entertaining dudes out there.
3. Slug - Has to be on the list, made the only song I've ever listened to that's made me cry. When life Gives You Lemons is one of my favorite albums of all time.
4. Sadistik
5. Hopsin - Great personality/charisma. Have every song on RAW memorized start to finish. However, his songs are all starting to sound the same for me and Hop Madness was disappointing. SwizZz still sucks.

Honorable mentions go to Tech.

[Mathers]

Eminem
Nas
Biggie
2pac
Jay Z

[Stanforever]

This is hard


Soulja boy
Pitbull
Far east movement
Flo rida
Iggy azalea