WHO IS THE GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME? (POLL)

[Tommy bilfiger]

It shouldn't matter what names are thrown around.Kanye is an average mc he shouldn't be on anyone's goat list

Dre 3000 is half of a duo who hasn't dropped an album in damn near 10 years and he don't have a solo album.How is he on the list over people like face,krs,ghostface or big pun?

Step yo knowledge up lil boy ,yo head is so far up pacs ass u oblivious to the genre

 

[sully]

^T/s dont know shit about hip hop that's why the usual names were included

How the fuck dont you think I know shit about Hip Hop? I list names I see people here throw around not once did I see anyone say anyone in Wu Tang where GOAT

A statistically insignificant amount of people have individually voted for Kanye, Ice Cube, Biggie, Rakim, Andre 3000, and Eminem.

So it's not fair to disclude those who I mentioned, when it's pretty clear any of those that I mentioned could've gotten the same amount of votes, or more than some of the rappers you mentioned.

After all, up to this point, 9 people voted for the 'Other' option, and 16 people voted for Biggie, Kanye, Andre 3000, Rakim, Ice Cube, and Eminem combined.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Nas keeps winning go and cop Life Is Good

 

[DMTxTHC]

If you're gonna put Kanye West and Andre 3000, then you have to put a few other rappers who are undisputedly better lyricists than Kanye, and song-for-song and verse-for-verse over their careers have put out about as much good material as Kanye and Andre 3000.

1. Redman (just look at his catalogue, consistency of his material, his influence on rappers and on the game in general, his lyricism)

2. Ghostface Killah (catalogue on Wu group albums, his solo stuff, his lyricism, his guest features)

3. Raekwon (same as Ghostface)

4. Scarface (his Geto Boys stuff, his solo catalogue, his influence on the South, his lyricism and appeal to emotion)

If skills are the main factor, then you have to add Big L and Big Pun (especially if you're adding Biggie to the convo).

And if we're talking purely about skill, i'd even reach far enough to put Mos Def in the discussion for best.

I agree. Ghostface is one of the best storytellers in Hip-Hop. And OB4CL is one of the best Rap albums ever. I think Black Thought and Common should get a nod as well.

Black Thought constantly brought heat on his group's albums, and has longevity. If 3Stacks is on the list then Black Thought should be in the discussion.

Common has longevity and two classics imo (Be and Like Water For Chocolate).

Eminem shouldn't be on a GOAT list either imo.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Damn last week I check out what kind of people that vote on the poll and most people that vote for Jay Z was white and now 1 week later when I check it I only know bout 15% of the people that vote for Jay and I been a member here since the new IC? So please mods go do your job and ban the people that create accounts to vote on Jay Z. Lmao

 

[_Menace_]

It shouldn't matter what names are thrown around.Kanye is an average mc he shouldn't be on anyone's goat list

Dre 3000 is half of a duo who hasn't dropped an album in damn near 10 years and he don't have a solo album.How is he on the list over people like face,krs,ghostface or big pun?

Step yo knowledge up lil boy ,yo head is so far of pacs ass u oblivious to the genre

My Hip Hop Knowledge is good.

I was gonna list Pun and L but forgot to.

 

[_Menace_]

^T/s dont know shit about hip hop that's why the usual names were included

How the fuck dont you think I know shit about Hip Hop? I list names I see people here throw around not once did I see anyone say anyone in Wu Tang where GOAT

A statistically insignificant amount of people have individually voted for Kanye, Ice Cube, Biggie, Rakim, Andre 3000, and Eminem.

So it's not fair to disclude those who I mentioned, when it's pretty clear any of those that I mentioned could've gotten the same amount of votes, or more than some of the rappers you mentioned.

After all, up to this point, 9 people voted for the 'Other' option, and 16 people voted for Biggie, Kanye, Andre 3000, Rakim, Ice Cube, and Eminem combined.

So basically make a new poll with different options?

 

[PK_TK_187]

someone please explain how Big L or Pun can even be considered

 

[deathrowzorrow]

someone please explain how Big L or Pun can even be considered

Big L = Style\Flow top 20

Big Pun = Lyrics\Flow\Realness top 5

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

someone please explain how Big L or Pun can even be considered

As aforementioned, if we're talking from a strictly skills perspective both can make a run.

 

[sully]

Going through this thread, so far it's:

Nas - 39

2Pac - 26

Jay-z - 26

Biggie - 5

Eminem - 4

Ice Cube - 2

Rakim - 2

Kanye West - 2

Andre 3000 - 1

Canibus - 1

Scarface - 1

Other - 9

 

[sully]

^T/s dont know shit about hip hop that's why the usual names were included

How the fuck dont you think I know shit about Hip Hop? I list names I see people here throw around not once did I see anyone say anyone in Wu Tang where GOAT

A statistically insignificant amount of people have individually voted for Kanye, Ice Cube, Biggie, Rakim, Andre 3000, and Eminem.

So it's not fair to disclude those who I mentioned, when it's pretty clear any of those that I mentioned could've gotten the same amount of votes, or more than some of the rappers you mentioned.

After all, up to this point, 9 people voted for the 'Other' option, and 16 people voted for Biggie, Kanye, Andre 3000, Rakim, Ice Cube, and Eminem combined.

So basically make a new poll with different options?

Probably. But this thread is already 6 pages deep. Whoever makes it again should wait about a month before they decide to reincarnate this topic.

 

[_Menace_]

^T/s dont know shit about hip hop that's why the usual names were included

How the fuck dont you think I know shit about Hip Hop? I list names I see people here throw around not once did I see anyone say anyone in Wu Tang where GOAT

A statistically insignificant amount of people have individually voted for Kanye, Ice Cube, Biggie, Rakim, Andre 3000, and Eminem.

So it's not fair to disclude those who I mentioned, when it's pretty clear any of those that I mentioned could've gotten the same amount of votes, or more than some of the rappers you mentioned.

After all, up to this point, 9 people voted for the 'Other' option, and 16 people voted for Biggie, Kanye, Andre 3000, Rakim, Ice Cube, and Eminem combined.

So basically make a new poll with different options?

Probably. But this thread is already 6 pages deep. Whoever makes it again should wait about a month before they decide to reincarnate this topic.

Maybe a mod can add extra options

it olny let me put 10

 

[CirocObama]

This thread has been done so many times. Seems like Menace be making threads out of boredom.

But as far as the question i'd have to say either Ice Cube or Nas.

 

[WilliamWallace1]

Tupac Shakur

 

[WilliamWallace1]

Tupac Shakur

 

[_Menace_]

This thread has been done so many times. Seems like Menace be making threads out of boredom.

But as far as the question i'd have to say either Ice Cube or Nas.

No joke it been like that lately

 

[blackamerica]

Eminem lyric

Too bad none of Em's albums match up to Kanye's albums.

You can rhyme words with "orange" all day long, but if you don't got the body of work to back up whatever skills you have then what's the point?

Em ain't no GOAT, but he is wildly overrated.

Oh yeah, Kanye's production >>>>>>> Em's production.

First off, let me say Im black.

Secondly, that Marshal Mathers album was a better hiphop album than anything Kanye put out. Em's flow on that was on another planet.

Marshal Mathers LP> Kanye's catalog

 

[soulbrother]

Eminem lyric

Too bad none of Em's albums match up to Kanye's albums.

You can rhyme words with "orange" all day long, but if you don't got the body of work to back up whatever skills you have then what's the point?

Em ain't no GOAT, but he is wildly overrated.

Oh yeah, Kanye's production >>>>>>> Em's production.

First off, let me say Im black.

Secondly, that Marshal Mathers album was a better hiphop album than anything Kanye put out. Em's flow on that was on another planet.

Marshal Mathers LP> Kanye's catalog

Thats not saying much....both them cats are 10 steps behind The GOD Emcee....Rakim Allah

 

[soulbrother]

Eminem lyric

Too bad none of Em's albums match up to Kanye's albums.

You can rhyme words with "orange" all day long, but if you don't got the body of work to back up whatever skills you have then what's the point?

Em ain't no GOAT, but he is wildly overrated.

Oh yeah, Kanye's production >>>>>>> Em's production.

First off, let me say Im black.

Secondly, that Marshal Mathers album was a better hiphop album than anything Kanye put out. Em's flow on that was on another planet.

Marshal Mathers LP> Kanye's catalog

Thats not saying much....both them cats are 10 steps behind The GOD Emcee...Rakim Allah