Top 10 Rap Artists (lyrics, dance, rock, album, beastie boys)

**sleepy jack fire drill** · 03-17-2008, 12:39 AM

We have like five billion of these floating around in here so I figure I'll have this one stickied and just lock the rest when I come across them, so yeah go!

1. Dr. Octagon
2. Madvillain
3. Deltron 3030
4. cLOUDDEAD
5. Subtle
6. DJ Spooky
7. MF Doom
8. Dose One
9. Busdriver
10. DANGERDOOM

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 03-17-2008, 10:36 AM

1. Jay-Z
I honestly think he's the most talented rapper to date
2. MC Paul Barman
They don't really have anything else like this, try "Vulture-Shark Sculpture Park"
3. Beastie Boys
Probably made the greatest album in the 80's. Still played constantly on rock radio (from a time when rap was rock).
4. Notorious B.I.G
Was a storyteller when it came to lyrics, but was unstoppable when it came to flow. To quote him, "my slow flow's remarkable"
5. Eminem
Its easy to hate him (here) because he's popular and ICP fans love him, but its unfair to say he's not one of the best rappers ever. His second and third album are on fire to this day.
6. MF Doom
For his work on “hoe cakes” alone he gets a nod from me. Working in a section of rap that doesn’t acknowledge a public image, their focus in the studio is what matters. His investment in this group is worth all the money in the world.
7. Andre 3000
Again, popular so left off a few lists to garner more cred, the working half of outkast keeps his hand in many different pots and its reflected in most things. The concepts alone will keep you interested, never mind the flow or the hooks.
8. Del (and various aliases)
Massive progress from his breakout “catch a bad one” to his hit with Gorillaz. You can see someone who tried to be a rapper morph into someone who happened to rap while telling the stories of his own inverted personal experiences.
9. Black Thought
Tracks 1 and 7, of which the names escape me, on Phrenology are nothing short of badassery. As such, both Black Thought and the roots land themselves at number 9.
10. I refuse to put someone on here I really don’t like.

RezZ · 03-17-2008, 11:23 AM

1: Dr. Dre
2: Eminem
3: Game
4: Tupac
5: Notorious B.I.G.
6: Nas
7: Warren G.
8: Jay Z
9: Andree 3000
10: Will.I.Am

Not Listed: Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Akon, Urban Dance Squad, Wyclef jean, and yes...Ludacris.

**jackhammer** · 03-17-2008, 02:46 PM

I can't put them in order but here is a list of 10:

Roots Manuva
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
Marxman
Busdriver
Surreal & The Sound Providers
Strange Fruit Project
Public Enemy
2 Pac
Notorious B.I.G

matious · 03-17-2008, 03:36 PM

Gabriel Teodros
Public Enemy
Busdriver
Common
Fugees
Pharoahe Monch
Pete Rock
M.anifest
Aesop Rock
Abstract Rude

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

7. Andre 3000
Again, popular so left off a few lists to garner more cred, the working half of outkast keeps his hand in many different pots and its reflected in most things. The concepts alone will keep you interested, never mind the flow or the hooks.

barely missed my list.

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**LesPaul43** · 03-17-2008, 03:44 PM

Method Man
GZA
Jay Z
Aesop Rock
Mos Def/Black Star
Raekwon
Inspectah Deck
Pete Rock
The Roots
Wu Tang (obvious, but didnt list right away because I've got a couple of Wu artists in my list.)

ProggyMan · 03-17-2008, 09:26 PM

Andre 3000
Aesop Rock
Public Enemy
Notorious B.I.G.
Eminem
Madvillain/MF Doom etc.
Wu-Tang Clan
DJ Shadow
A Tribe Called Quest
Gang Starr

ComingUpRoses · 03-18-2008, 08:23 AM

in no particular order..

Tupac
Aesop Rock
3 6 Mafia
Public Enemy
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Wu-Tang Clan
Treacherous Three
Sugarhill Gang
Nas
Run-D.M.C

berlisishott · 03-18-2008, 11:21 AM

Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Sex Pistols
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mudhoney
Elvis Presley
Beatles
B.B King
Incubus
Ludwig von Beethoven

Just a few off the top of my head

berlisishott · 03-18-2008, 12:34 PM

Do'h!

My Rap and Hip-Hop list:

Coolio
Public Enemy
Everlast
Rage against the Machine (Nu-Metal)
Tupac
Andre 3000

Only six because I'm not much into hip-hop/rap.

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03-17-2008, 10:36 AM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog is Killing the Blues Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,747	1. Jay-Z I honestly think he's the most talented rapper to date 2. MC Paul Barman They don't really have anything else like this, try "Vulture-Shark Sculpture Park" 3. Beastie Boys Probably made the greatest album in the 80's. Still played constantly on rock radio (from a time when rap was rock). 4. Notorious B.I.G Was a storyteller when it came to lyrics, but was unstoppable when it came to flow. To quote him, "my slow flow's remarkable" 5. Eminem Its easy to hate him (here) because he's popular and ICP fans love him, but its unfair to say he's not one of the best rappers ever. His second and third album are on fire to this day. 6. MF Doom For his work on “hoe cakes” alone he gets a nod from me. Working in a section of rap that doesn’t acknowledge a public image, their focus in the studio is what matters. His investment in this group is worth all the money in the world. 7. Andre 3000 Again, popular so left off a few lists to garner more cred, the working half of outkast keeps his hand in many different pots and its reflected in most things. The concepts alone will keep you interested, never mind the flow or the hooks. 8. Del (and various aliases) Massive progress from his breakout “catch a bad one” to his hit with Gorillaz. You can see someone who tried to be a rapper morph into someone who happened to rap while telling the stories of his own inverted personal experiences. 9. Black Thought Tracks 1 and 7, of which the names escape me, on Phrenology are nothing short of badassery. As such, both Black Thought and the roots land themselves at number 9. 10. I refuse to put someone on here I really don’t like. __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson

03-17-2008, 11:23 AM
RezZ Leo (8-21) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA, USA Posts: 870	1: Dr. Dre 2: Eminem 3: Game 4: Tupac 5: Notorious B.I.G. 6: Nas 7: Warren G. 8: Jay Z 9: Andree 3000 10: Will.I.Am Not Listed: Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Akon, Urban Dance Squad, Wyclef jean, and yes...Ludacris. __________________

03-17-2008, 02:46 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 3,895	I can't put them in order but here is a list of 10: Roots Manuva A Tribe Called Quest The Roots Marxman Busdriver Surreal & The Sound Providers Strange Fruit Project Public Enemy 2 Pac Notorious B.I.G __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

03-17-2008, 03:44 PM
LesPaul43 Bring da Ruckus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 3,749	Method Man GZA Jay Z Aesop Rock Mos Def/Black Star Raekwon Inspectah Deck Pete Rock The Roots Wu Tang (obvious, but didnt list right away because I've got a couple of Wu artists in my list.) __________________ I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits Tremendous. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

03-17-2008, 09:26 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,011	Andre 3000 Aesop Rock Public Enemy Notorious B.I.G. Eminem Madvillain/MF Doom etc. Wu-Tang Clan DJ Shadow A Tribe Called Quest Gang Starr __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.

03-18-2008, 08:23 AM
ComingUpRoses Jackknifed Juggernaut Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Home. Posts: 254	in no particular order.. Tupac Aesop Rock 3 6 Mafia Public Enemy Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Wu-Tang Clan Treacherous Three Sugarhill Gang Nas Run-D.M.C __________________ We should have never lived like we were skyscrapers

03-18-2008, 11:21 AM
berlisishott Destroyer of Guitars Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 148	Led Zeppelin Nirvana Sex Pistols The Smashing Pumpkins Mudhoney Elvis Presley Beatles B.B King Incubus Ludwig von Beethoven Just a few off the top of my head Last edited by berlisishott : 03-18-2008 at 11:22 AM. Reason: Mispelling

03-18-2008, 12:34 PM
berlisishott Destroyer of Guitars Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 148	Do'h! My Rap and Hip-Hop list: Coolio Public Enemy Everlast Rage against the Machine (Nu-Metal) Tupac Andre 3000 Only six because I'm not much into hip-hop/rap.