1. Dr Dre
He changed the industry without him rap would be very much dead
2. Snoop Dogg
The man is a living legend, he's a rhyming genius
3. Run DMC
They brought rap to the mainstream with catchy hooks and great beats
4. Andre 3000
Just does what he wants, and is nearly always great
5. Nate Dogg
Don't know if you class him as a rapper, I will do because the rap game will miss this man so much as no one could create a hook like this man
6. Public Enemy
Bringing rap to politics and doing it in a very old school way
7. N.W.a
Sticking the middle finger up to everything
8. Eminem
However mainstream he has gone his first 4 or so albums were genius, he manages to split syllables up like no one else and creates alter egos to change his style
9. Tyler The Creator
He may be new but he has the same fire and middle finger attitude as most of the above
10. Tupac
When he was alive he had some of the dopest lyrics out there and will forever be remembered for them
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