Poll Most Influential HipHop Artist From This List?

[Goldie]

 

[Suckio Andretti]

This is tough because Drake/Kanye/Wayne all impacted sound for a generation

It’s splitting hairs a bit

Idk

 

[already home_17]

it’s between ye and wayne

 

[5 Grand]

Jay Z

He's been around for 30 years

He has 5 mic classics

He has longevity

He has the respect of his peers

He superseded/transcended Hip Hop. Some of the other people on the list are just known as rappers, Jay Z is more than a rapper.

 

[Goldie]

It's a toss up between Hov, Wayne and Ye. They've all influenced the sound of music, fashion and business.

 

[Inori]

it’s between ye and wayne

Id agree.. and the influence has been to the detriment of hip hop overall imo

 

[RandomNegro]

Jay, Ye then Wayne.


Cole, Sean, Drake built their careers off of using his albums as a rubric for how they make music. Like Cole for instance used College Dropout as his muse.

Wayne has guys getting Face tats.

Jay is really the best rapper for following as far as career path and vision, these folks of today follow him. Using rappers who are popular as people to silently go at and act confused if they go back at you. Taking the rappers of today that are coming up as people to siphon energy from by jumping on their songs or taking flows and songs of other artists.


If I remember correctly, As Real As It Gets was a song Jeezy had for himself and Jay took it for BP3

 

[5th Letter]

Jay Z

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Rakim

 

[Iceberg_Taylor]

Jay
Kanye

 

[KingBlafy]

Kanye and Lil Wayne are the fathers of this generation

Nicki Minaj is the mother, lil Kim is granny

 

[grYmes]

Jay, Ye and Wayne realistically have their footprints all over what we got out now. Not one is more influential than the other tho & that’s kinda the problem.

 

[genocide_cutter]

Rakim

 

[rip.dilla]

Kanye West for me ... he transcended rap as well and in the space of 15 years collaborated with anyone who mattered not just in HipHop but World music (MBDTF)... production and guest spot appearances/ collaborations are insane in that space of time


There's a section on this forum who don't rate JAY-Z's musical/album catalogue that high... and you could say he picked up from and was influenced by other rappers (old and new) at the time ...

 

[IP360]

Hov definitely. Career wise...he's the reason why a lot of these rappers are thinkin doin business outside of hip hop

 

[Blue_London]

Kanye West for me ... he transcended rap as well and in the space of 15 years collaborated with anyone who mattered not just in HipHop but World music (MBDTF)... production and guest spot appearances/ collaborations are insane in that space of time


There's a section on this forum who don't rate JAY-Z's musical/album catalogue that high... and you could say he picked up from and was influenced by other rappers (old and new) at the time ...

Would you say that section are Nas fans?

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

It’s Kanye

Fam changed the musical , artistic and fashion landscape like 3 times

 

[mryounggun]

Jay-Z being the most influential is laughable. I feel like Wayne is the clear winner here. Wayne got so many sons out here the shit ain't even funny.

 

[Blue_London]

Jay-Z being the most influential is laughable. I feel like Wayne is the clear winner here. Wayne got so many sons out here the shit ain't even funny.

Wayne doesn't have a major reach outside the USA

 

[mryounggun]

Kayne got a lot o

Wayne doesn't have a major reach outside the USA

What has Jay-z influenced people outside of the USA to do?

The floor is yours.