Spinoff Thread - Top 10 MCs Up Until 1996

[5 Grand]

@icecoldstew made a thread asking who are the best MCs that debuted after 1996

https://ablackweb.com/forum/threads/best-rappers-since-1996.15694/


So if you were sitting at a table on December 31, 1995 debating who were the top 10 MCs of all time, what would your top 10 look like?

Pac was on his third album.
Nas had one album
Big had one album
Reasonable Doubt hadn't dropped
DMX wasn't out yet
Jadakiss wasn't out yet
Kanye wasn't out yet
Wayne was a kid
Kendrick was a kid
Cole was a kid
Drake was a kid

Wu Tang existed
Snoop had The Chronic & Doggystyle
Ice Cube was doing big things
KRS One was still dropping heat

Rakim was considered The God on the mic
Girls liked LL Cool J


So who were the top 10 MCs on December 31, 1995?

 

[konceptjones]

Rakim
KRS ONE
Big Daddy Kane
The D.O.C.
Kool G Rap
Redman
Method Man
Ice Cube
MC Ren
LL Cool J

 

[King Poetic]

Krs-one
Rakim
Big Daddy Kane
Ice Cube
Nas
2pac
Biggie
Scarface
LL Cool J
The D.O.C

 

[Duwop]

Rakim
Big
Nas
Pac
LL
DOC
DMC
Kane
Meth
Krs

 

[Chicity]

Rakim for sure
Kane for sure
Caz for sure
Krs for sure
LL for sure
Pac for sure
Cube for sure
DOC for sure
Nas
Ghost/Face

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

Pac
Big
Nas
Snoop
Dre
BDK
LL
G Rap
Rakim
Cube

 

[5 Grand]

Melle Mel
Rakim
LL Cool J
KRS One
Ice Cube
Big Daddy Kane
Kool G Rap
Chuck D
Kool Moe Dee
Run/DMC

 

[Goldie]

I gotta think on this one.