COMMUNITY Rank The Top 30 Rappers of Alltime

[GOAT]

U gotta break up groups b

 

[Mooney]

Similar to the "Rank the best 30 albums" thread, we're gonna rank the top 30 rappers.


The Criteria

Lyrical ability/skills
Hits
Classic/genre defining albums
Sales
Cultural impact



After I tally all of the points we'll have our own Top 50 rappers list.​

If ppl name rappers they need to plug in the criteria

Let me use big for instance
Lyrical ability/skills 5/5
Hits 8
Classic/genre defining albums 2
Sales multi-plat
Cultural impact : Holstered east cost hip hop with a mafioso rap style adaptable to kool g rap yadda x3

Don’t just put a rappers name and no reasoning

 

[Goldie]

This is better. Sales and hits can factor into Impact. No need for two separate categories.

I can agree with this

 

[Mooney]

U gotta break up groups b

80s
90s
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10s

Like so?

 

[Goldie]

80s
90s
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Like so?

Nah, i think he means instead of Outkast , it needs to be andre 3000 or big boi, for example.

 

[GOAT]

80s
90s
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Like so?

No break up groups like... Pras dont get same placing as LBoogie

U-god not same as Ghostface

 

[GO843]

U gotta break up groups b

Can't bruh...If I'm takin all the factors into consideration certain members of the groups by themselves don't cut top 30 but they contributed to the legendary impact of the group...

 

[Ibex]

Top 50(Remastered)

1. 2Pac
2. Jay Z
3. Nas
4. Scarface
5. Andre 3000
6. Notorious B.I.G
7. Lupe Fiasco
8. Eminem
9. Kendrick Lamar
10. LL Cool J
11. Lil Wayne
12. Mos Def
13. Styles P
14. Drake
15. Beanie Sigel
16. Raekwon
17. Devin the Dude
18. Redman
19. Lauryn Hill
20. J. Cole
21. Snoop Dogg
22. Kool G Rap
23. DMX
24. GZA
25. Rakim
26. Jadakiss
27. Bun B
28. Twista
29. Black Thought
30. Ice Cube
31. Ghostface Killah
32. Kanye West
33. 50 Cent
34. Common
35. Rick Ross
36. Prodigy
37. Big Pun
38. Royce Da 5’9
39. Big Daddy Kane
40. KRS-One
41. Method Man
42. Jay Electronica
43. Fabolous
44. Pusha T
45. Busta Rhymes
46. Cam’ron
47. Slick Rick
48. Young Jeezy
49. Curren$y
50. Too Short

 

[The Lonious Monk]

80s
90s
00s
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Like so?

I don't know why, but the fact that you got this out of him saying you gotta break up groups is hilarious to me.

 

[GO843]

Dipset? Lauryn Hill? E fuckin 40??? How is Lupe not top 30 when he's the most skilled rapper since his debut?

Well I threw Dipset and mase up there cause I'm attributing that whole Harlem wave to Cam...Lupe rap better than the whole list damn near but his impact hasnt been greater than any of them...

 

[God_Body]

Pimp C? Juicy J? Childish Gambino? Niggas on dust man.

 

[Ibex]

Pimp C? Juicy J? Childish Gambino? Niggas on dust man.

How bout you stop bitching and post your list homie

 

[God_Body]

How bout you stop bitching and post your list homie

Nigga my favorite 30 rappers is not the same as the 30 greatest rappers of all time. The premise of this thread is for us as a group to come up with a logical non bias list based on the criteria listed.

 

[Don Dada]

Top 30 kinda hard but top 5

Prodigy
Nas
AZ
G Rap
Big Pun or big L

 

[Goldie]

This was tough, cuz with only 30 spots available ALOT of mfs are gonna get left off.


1. Pac
2. Hov
3. Wayne
4. Andre 3000
5. Nas
6. BIG
7. Kendrick
8. Rakim
9. DMX
10. LL
11. Budden
12. T.I
13. Snoop
14. 50
15. Ghostface
16. Drake
17. Kanye
18. Cole
19. Busta Rhymes
20. Big Pun
21. Eminem
22. Jadakiss
23. Method Man
24. Lauryn Hill
25. Game
26. Cam'ron Mase
27. Twista
28. Styles P
29. Ice Cube
30. Rick Ross

 

[Suckio Andretti]

Does this have to be in order?

 

[Goldie]

Does this have to be in order?

yea

 

[GO843]

But here's the thing though...I LOVE ANDRE 3000...Without Big Boi though...He can't be in no top 10 if we including sales and impact...That's why I couldn't break up groups....

 

[DMorgan]

Great response!!! LLS

 

[5th Letter]

Music should be judged on what it sounds like out a speaker.

That should be the only criteria.

Didnt Chance just do 100k with sum bullshit?

That’s subjective