Where Do You rank Them? (Vol 39) - LL Cool J
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Top 5, this shouldn't even be thought about
Top 10, all time GOAT and pioneer...
Top 25
LL dominated the second half of the 80s when I was in high school. He dropped his first album in late 1985 when Rap albums weren't that common. Radio rocked all the way into 1986. Then he dropped Bigger & Deffer which was a 5 mic classic. He had a battle with Kool Moe Dee, Ice T, Hammer and a handful of lesser known rappers.
LL didn't just have a three year run like Run DMC, DMX, 50 Cent or Dipset, he continued to drop heat well into the 90s. I Shot Ya (Remix) and 4,3,2,1 had LL rhyming with rookies and he still shined.
He even had some success in the early 00s.
The only reason he's not the all-time GOAT is because he was never really my favorite MC. I thought Rakim and KRS were better in the late 80s, although LL shined in the spotlight longer.
I voted top 10
LL didn't just have a three year run like Run DMC, DMX, 50 Cent or Dipset, he continued to drop heat well into the 90s. I Shot Ya (Remix) and 4,3,2,1 had LL rhyming with rookies and he still shined.
He even had some success in the early 00s.
The only reason he's not the all-time GOAT is because he was never really my favorite MC. I thought Rakim and KRS were better in the late 80s, although LL shined in the spotlight longer.
I voted top 10
That shit got me thinking, how many rappers has had hits in 3 decades?
Off the top of my head:
LL
Hov
Wayne
Top 5
I said HITS, maybe Nas (i gotta go check), but those other niggas didn't have HITS in 3 decades.
Plenty of niggas who came out when they did who take a #88 on billboard in 2015.
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Only reason he is not in my top 5 is because the guys that I have there are just str8 up better at RAPPING
Uncle L was the one that brought the term "G.O.A.T" to us...
In addition to being one of the first hip hop artists to cross over into film and television.
AND
I appreciate the fact that he makes music catered to women while not being a fucking simp...
Yeah he def top 10
I don't know if you consider How To Rob a hit, but it came out in 1999, then 50 had a bunch of hits in the 00s. Then he had a hit with Chris Brown a few years ago.
Rakim had the game on lock from 86-92, although top 40 radio stations weren't playing rap. But if you went to a high school dance with a DJ Eric B is President was the song that got the party started, also I Know You Got Soul.
Eric B & Rakim were huge amongst teenagers. There's no equivalent in todays market because top 40 stations play rap.
Anyway, Classic came out in 2008, so Rakim rocked from 86-08.