@@sushiiixo TUPAC - ME AGAINST THE WORLD BIGGIE - READY TO DIE BIG L - LIFESTYLEZ OV DA POOR N DANGEROUS JAY Z - REASONABLE DOUBT NAS - ILLMATIC ALL 5 ALBUMS ARE 5 STARS
Bro i dont live in the usa and i was like of course eminem the greatest rapper,while only half knowing kanye,jay-z,kendricl you know just by name and maybe 1 or 2 songs, but today i chamge my list every week😂
@@THEDankMasterbro ice cube is my top 1. im not popular rapper yet, but someday u'll see the vid with white guy saying cube is 10 steps ahead of anyone in the industry
And then when people make a list of rappers that are lesser known than people will say “where’s em, where’s nas, where’s biggie” Also the people he is listing are just genuinely good rappers so why not list them?
For real, this is almost identical to my top 5 when I first started getting into hip hop in middle school 💀 no wonder his music sounds so bland. No hate to anyone on that list obviously but damn
@@elliot8069how is em boring he has the craziest stories and wildest shit out of all of them. Plus inane bars on every song, one of the most unique styles ever.
2pac's an interesting rapper in that while he wasn't lyrically crazy the way his contemporaries are, he had a voice (rapping-wise), subject matters, and heart, in a way that just touched your soul.
@@brandonfunkeu8029 Well, 2pac didn't have much focus in the way of punchlines, double entendres, wordplay, the way rappers like Big Pun, Jay-Z, Big L, had at the time. 2pac's strength, imo, was his incredible rap voice, substance in his lyrics, and how he could make you feel.
@@brandonfunkeu8029 well your grammar isn’t exactly aspirational, pac is great but he’s not top five on lyrics alone. There’s plenty out there that are more talented lyrically but pac gets the top five for message and soul. Dude really cared about what he was doing.
@Absurd Turk well Nas didn't focus much on homophones and punchlines either. But they still is sayin Nas is the best lyricist. And if u talking abt punchlines then 50 Cent and Lil Wayne deserve top 5 spot. U guys don't even have a "good" explanation and that shows the little knowledge u have 'bout hip-hop lyricism
@@lankyprepper8139 he didn't say "people like Em" he literally said that spot is Eminem's and 3K's. He then followed it up by saying Eminem did his whole thing as a solo artist while 3K was in a duo and had less of a workload.
For me the top five most game changing lyrical emcees of all times that revolutionized and modernized the art of rhyming and emceeing when they were in their prime was: RAKIM, BIG DADDY KANE, KOOL G RAP, KRS ONE, and SLICK RICK. Those rappers literally transitioned rhyme styles and patterns from the 80s into the 90s and beyond. They were way ahead of their time when they came out. Especially RAKIM.
Rakim was straight outta the future for his time man. I studied the evolution of hip-hop since DJ cool herc and while MCing was gradually evolving, Rakim suddenly pushed it forward like 10 years. Even 25 years later his style doesn't sound outdated "that's why age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth" 🔥
@@truenoae8689 RAKIM was definitely at least an entire decade (10 years) ahead of his time. He single handedly helped the rhyme patterns and flow transition from the 80s style into the 90s. If it was not for RAKIM, rappers would have still been rapping the way they did in the early 80s with a more simple choppy flow and simple predictable rhyme patterns. Without RAKIM, there never would have been rappers like NAS, WUTANG CLAN, GURU of GANGSTARR, BIG PUN, CANIBUS, etc .. The only rappers that came even close to raising the bar and being a Game-Changer as much as RAKIM did was KOOL G RAP, SLICK RICK, KRS ONE, and BIG DADDY KANE.
My Top 15 of All Time 1. Jay - Z 2. 2Pac 3. Nas 4. Eminem 5. Lil Wayne 6. André 3000 7. The Notorious B.I.G. 8. MF DOOM (made sure it’s all caps) 9. Kanye West 10. J. Cole 11. Kendrick Lamar 12. Dr. Dre 13. Drake 14. Tyler The Creator 15. Travis Scott P.S. i hope it was good 🤞
Big, Pac and Jay...what a safe list to put out there. That is like the hip hop list makers starter pack so when anyone lists them off the top I toss the first three out and start looking at who is named after that because that is when the real list begins.
@@Python-xs2ivhe’s not wrong every list I see I’m waiting for the unique artist in the top 5 cuz everyone’s taste in music is different even just a little bit
@@damiradoncic We disagree....not a big deal that we have different opinions on it. Doesn't mean either of us is wrong we just look at it differently is all.
He just didn’t have the budget or longevity to become a staple. His audio quality was lagging behind when everything became commercial. He ruled in the underground but was never given a chance in this market.
@@genosis-417 Yeah that's really not true. Still Not a Player went platinum, he had multiple singles chart in the top 100, Capital Punishment was nominated for a Grammy - he had plenty of mainstream success. He had a massive heart attack and passed just 4 years after his first album. It had nothing to do with audio quality, he just passed before he was really able to become a mainstream household name
@@gdawgs101 okay you’re right, nix the budget part. Still his longevity wasn’t what it could’ve been because of the audio quality, whoever was mixing his audio fucked the guys music career. Probably the same person who told fat Joe to rap to be honest. Still love big pun, but it just doesn’t hold up the same. It’s like listening to Eminem’s first album, it’s pretty legendary but have you ever played it on a good system? Sounds terrible
Jay z and Nas overrated, I literally almost never have walked into somebody house/car and they playing either one of them, lol best ever top 5 but nobody listen to them, makes no sense 😂, overrated
@@wassens_ Sadly Rap fans kinda all have the same opinion cuz it seems like they are told to be by trying too much to have the same takes as the rappers they like And it's always like: Tupac, Nas, Biggie, Em, Jay Z
@@wassens_Damn so I gotta lie and put rappers I don't like because you wanna hear my fake but unique list instead of who I actually like because it's basic?
J Cole in his songs: Im the best alive, head shot,, Ask the best ni**** that died they'll tell you I never lied, ni***" J Cole in interviews: Gotta give my respect to the Og's ❤
agreed. on their own id still say andre got it but i like big boi equally as much and outkast wouldn’t be the same without both of them, i miss outkast.
Cuz Big Boi was great but he wasn't put him in your top 5 great. I'm Atlanta born and raised and I'll always have love for Big Boi but he prolly ain't even a top 5 rapper from Atlanta.
@@Lore-gt5rh How ain’t he? Great discography, impact, originality, influence, makes his own beats while having quality bars, made it ok to rap about other subjects rather than trap, mafioso, and gangster rap. How many rappers can say they have a College Dropout, Graduation & My Twisted Dark Fantasy in their catalogue. Kanye is probably the best HIP HOP ARTIST the industry has ever seen honestly. Drop a good album in 2000s, 2010s & 2020s(Donda). You’re buggin, now flee.
@@SaintRoth215 He’s carried by his production and sense of artistry, not even a t50 rapper. Doesn’t have the lyricism, technicality, flow, cadence, storytelling, and wits.
@@Darealmenxce I’m so tired of everyone having the same top 5. Jay z biggie nas Tupac Eminem. That’s such a boring opinion. Jay Z ain’t in my top 5 and neither is Nas. Nas is boring to me. I’d replace Nas and Jay with big L and Prodigy. Biggie and Tupac are undisputed though it would be blasphemy to leave them out. I’d take Wayne over Eminem easily. Project Pat is up there for me for sure. He had a totally original style and interesting flows. Here goes my top 5: 1. Lil Wayne 2. Tupac 3. Biggie 4. Project Pat 5. Prodigy
@@artvandelay48 literally plus they asked for Coles top 5 not THE top 5. Ppl want you to have they same list because everyone else has it and it sounds valid and good but everyone’ has different opinions. Someone on another Persons top 5 might suck to them. my top 5 are rappers who benefited my life listening to them like old Kanye, Drake ,Lil Wayne, definitely Andre 3000 and Em. Tyler the Creator and honorable mention dude has talent and ppl just now realizing it
@@Darealmenxce yeah that’s a valid/solid top 5 bro. I personally don’t really vibe with a lot of em’s music but he is definitely one of the goats when it comes to skill level. And he’s got some clever bars of course. He deserves respect for sure. I also don’t personally like Tyler either but he’s definitely got talent. I think his personality is what most people that like him are attracted to. He got as far as he did because of his charisma. Also drake can’t be ignored either I mean he pretty much dominated the entire 2010s. Now that you mention it I think I’d swap out Prodigy for Ye in my list...ye changed the game completely in the 2000s. One of the most influential of all time for sure. And his producer skills are unmatched. He might be the best producer of all time.
@@CrueltHe could be considered better then Pac and Big if you’re unbiased, since their music ended off with their passing and didn’t get a chance to evolve like the rest of the list and the more ‘skilled’ and technically sound sub category modern which Kendrick, Cole etc fall under But influence wise, Pac and Big are hard to top
@@jocoolshow That is maybe the opinion nowadays from people who never sat down and listened to 98% of rap artists before Kendrick. He's not proven because his only competition are Cole and Drake. 90s hip hop was packed with killers he would not survive in the game back then he would be just anotber rapper.
While I think that Jay-Z, Eminem, etc, are incredible rappers in their own right: I'd like to see some top 5 or 10 rappers lists that feature other rappers who don't often appear as much.
look at top 10s and ignofe the first 5, thats where you get variations. Always see wayne, ye, cube, eazy, rakim, wu tang members, mobb deep, kendick, doom and sm more deserving names
Well by definition those rappers wouldn't be "top 5" rappers if the list specifically dictates that the frequently cited "top 5" rappers can't appear in the top 5 list.
All my top rappers that I would listen to when I was younger or Continuing to listen to (This is in NO ORDER) Common mos Def nas Tupac biggie Andre 3k black thought jay z dmx Busta rhymes lil Wayne Eminem kanye west 50 cent j cole Kendrick Joyner Lucas tory lanez logic hopsin jid token Denzel curry earthgang Joey bada$$ cordae Juice wrld xxxtentation tyler the creator Mac Miller hoodie Allen geazy chance the rapper Chris webby kyle childish Gambino k.a.a.n ETC.
Nobody ever mentions Busta Rhymes but his music catalogue is arguably the best ever. Busta’s longevity is crazy, not to mention a lyrical genius. Only one of all those names mentioned that I heard out shine Em on a record / collaboration. Busta’s no joke. My top 5: It’s too hard to decide. Maybe we look at eras, cultural impact, lyrical ability, storytelling, style, word play 🤷🏾♂️ Top 5 1. Rakim 2. Cool J 3. KRS One 4. Kane 5. Cube Top 5 (My Favorites) 1. Pac 2. Scarface 3. Em 4. Nas 5. Andre Top 5 1. Busta 2. Black Thought 3. Common 4. Mos Def 5. Big Pun / Big L Top 5 1. Biggie 2. Wayne 3. DMX 4. Jada 5. Kanye Top 5 1. Kendrick 2. J Cole 3. Pusha T 4. T. I. 5. Big Sean
Am I alone in thinking that Tupac is slightly overrated? I mean dude is definitely one of the best ever, but I never understood why people say he is their #1 hands down. I would put him in my top 10 for sure, but I don’t think he would ever be in that top spot for me
@@Rakshay223 good point. You could feel his raw emotion when he rapped. But yea I agree, not that elite. If he hadn’t died I don’t think people would think nearly as highly of him. His career path probably would have similar to Ice Cube
He had zero wordplay and very basic rhyme schemes. While not an elite lyricist like Jay or Nas, he had an unmistakable passion in his voice and made timeless music. He still doesn’t crack my personal top 10 though
I Think they both have some really basic lists. I love all the artists mentioned of course and theres nothing wrong with it being basic, i would really like to know who they love aswell. Most top 5s are basic, but if we say a top 10-15 to even 20 it Will get Way more interesting
Theyre making a top 5 not a top 5 most shocking list. What do u want him to say lil pump and bobby shmurda in his top 5 so its not "basic"? Lmfao@Waluigi-vr4qz
PAC biggie nas and Eminem to me have to be in it, then it really depends on what you go with, og, impact, pen game, better albums... I would put either Cube or Wayne in there
@@randymarsh46 Smokin' on your top five tonight, tonightYeah, I'm smokin' on your, what's his name, tonight, tonight Smokin' on you, shores, ain't two-nine, yeah, two
@@2canwin635 usually people start their top 5 from the bottom and work their way up to the number 1 spot. He did say pac off the top as in off the top of his head is how I had interpreted it but he could have also meant as his overall favorite/top #1 spot I suppose
@@realizedpotential6640 you reaching like a MF, it's a general list bruh lol,he said like 6-7 because there wasn't any order... just the artists he rotates 🤦🏾♂️🤣
@@bruhyougottachill6665 A lot of the time when people make lists of their top 5 they start from 5 and make their way to the #1 spot to build up suspense. I interpreted him saying "Pac off the top" as in off the top of his head/right off the bat because he's arguably the most iconic rapper and he came to mind first. But you could also take that statement as his favorite and at the top off his list I suppose. Regardless of what he meant Eminem would still be in his top 3 current living rappers.
What's crazy is how well THIS has aged ....buddy don't even have an afro let alone dreadlocks 😅😂but I BUT his list holds true to this day......at LEAST A DECADE LATER 😮Time flies Y'all
@@Tra982 Kendrick is goat. The Michael Jordan of rap. This takes away nothing from the other masters of ceremony. J Cole is right there. Humans have to be getting better at their crafts. If they’re not they’re getting worse. Which would mean we’re all doomed. Which is a shitty worldview I won’t subscribe to. Bask in their greatness
@@phonymex3340cap Tupac really touched a lot of souls around the world and many knew what they were looking at and it was deeper then rap. Along with Nipsey Hussle
@@mokshmehta6134 kendrick is a totally reasonable top 5 pick lol. many massive hip hop heads consider him to be a favourite - and i mean just look at his discog... it's not hard to see why.
The ones that cole mentioned are golden era of hip hop, wayne cant touch those guys and will never come close to them, he is just shitty autotune wannabe rapper sry not sry 🤷
@@Maseo. yup. Rip to Earl. 🙏. Dude illicit hope in me through his nusic when i needed it most. Hes the best to listen in tough times. His legacy will live forever, DMX has authentic fans rather than bots commenting this-that 💪. Stay healthy and sober.
Name your top 5 rappers ever 👇🏽
Jay, Yasiin, DOOM, Black Thought, Ghost
@@sushiiixo You really need to. You're missing out.
@@KINOSWAGMONEY one of the best lists
@@LANGI902 dude ik but there's too much idk where to start
@@sushiiixo
TUPAC - ME AGAINST THE WORLD
BIGGIE - READY TO DIE
BIG L - LIFESTYLEZ OV DA POOR N DANGEROUS
JAY Z - REASONABLE DOUBT
NAS - ILLMATIC
ALL 5 ALBUMS ARE 5 STARS
Tobias Harris spittin facts
Finally someone sees that shit too
@@TheEko315everyone sees it bro
😂😂 bruh
Bra I been saying this hell nah!!!! 💀
Man they even talk alike too. Cole’s dad must’ve been around lol
Basically Em's list in "'Till I Collapse."
Not rly. Redman, jada, kurrupt. Also Cole mentions dre
Not at all lol he said
Reggie
Jay Z
Tupac
Biggie
Andre3000
Jada
Kurupt
Nas
And then me: Eminem
@@williamfranzen8548 By Dre he means Andre
@@williamfranzen8548 Dre is 3stacks lol he's not talking ab Dr Dre. I love dr Dre but no one is putting him top 5 unless it's producers lol.
@@williamfranzen8548 bruh nobody putting dr Dre in a top 5 rapper list that would be silly ass shit
The most you know about Hiphop the harder it is to make a top 5 list....
Bro i dont live in the usa and i was like of course eminem the greatest rapper,while only half knowing kanye,jay-z,kendricl you know just by name and maybe 1 or 2 songs, but today i chamge my list every week😂
True
Why its always the same dudes
It’s not hard if you are just doing who you personally like. The problem is if it’s not a list everyone likes they laugh at you.
@@troytheboy1985 Impact is the main thing. A lot of people don’t say their personal favourites because the top dogs deserve their credits
Cube the most underrated, wrote for everybody in NWA at least once
Fr he never gets the respect he deserves like i never seen him in anyones top 10 or even top 20
Don't forget Ren he wrote so many songs for NWA as well for Eazy sadly he did not move to death row after Dre, Cube and The D.O.C. left
@@THEDankMasterbro ice cube is my top 1. im not popular rapper yet, but someday u'll see the vid with white guy saying cube is 10 steps ahead of anyone in the industry
@@hevrtless.Have you released any music yet?? And where can I check it?
Can’t talk about best west coast rappers without mentioning cube.
This is by far the safest top 5 list I’ve ever heard
And then when people make a list of rappers that are lesser known than people will say “where’s em, where’s nas, where’s biggie” Also the people he is listing are just genuinely good rappers so why not list them?
For real, this is almost identical to my top 5 when I first started getting into hip hop in middle school 💀 no wonder his music sounds so bland. No hate to anyone on that list obviously but damn
This is also kendricks list. Dot sound bland to you @@isaiahromero9861 ?
Bro grew up very poor do you think he has a money to buy a cd bro just listen them on radio
@@isaiahromero9861"how can I be different and special today?" 💀💀💀
"Pac out the gate" ❤
We need a collab between J Cole and Andre3000
I ASSURE you we DO NOT.🚫😭💯👍💀
Promise land ,andre ft J cole
@@gswhighligths5549 I know this Song, is not an Original Song.
@@vvvkrant5339speak for yaself lil bro
@@vvvkrant5339man getcho "ice cream so good! Yum yum! ice cream so good! Yum yum! ice cream so good! Yum yum!" Self on somewhere
I honestly hate most ppls top 5 just because it's the same 5 people. I'd rather hear everyone's 6-10
Fr
wayne
kendrick
jay
nas
pac
kanye
andre 3k
rakim
travis scott
drake
@@GlizzyGladiatorOfficialalmost exactly mine
Rakim... everyone sleeps on Rakim
He did shout him out as the GOAT on January 28.
@@buzzedbrain top 5 for me Em is boring.
Didn’t even spell his name right 🤦🏻♂️how disrespectful
Pre-1995 rap doesn't seem to count anymore...
@@elliot8069how is em boring he has the craziest stories and wildest shit out of all of them. Plus inane bars on every song, one of the most unique styles ever.
Basically everyone’s list
That's because it's the correct answer
The fact he didn’t name Wayne is crazy
@Sauce Zamurai : why would he do that? He's top 10 not top 5 lol.
I would put him too 🗿
Nope
I don't get it why there's people saying Pac and Em is overrated bruh, these are the Best of Hip-Hop
2pac's an interesting rapper in that while he wasn't lyrically crazy the way his contemporaries are, he had a voice (rapping-wise), subject matters, and heart, in a way that just touched your soul.
@Absurd Turk how wasn't he that "lyrically" crazy??? Dude's is def top 5 cuh. I don't get why peoples is saying he not that good in lyrics
@@brandonfunkeu8029 Well, 2pac didn't have much focus in the way of punchlines, double entendres, wordplay, the way rappers like Big Pun, Jay-Z, Big L, had at the time. 2pac's strength, imo, was his incredible rap voice, substance in his lyrics, and how he could make you feel.
@@brandonfunkeu8029 well your grammar isn’t exactly aspirational, pac is great but he’s not top five on lyrics alone. There’s plenty out there that are more talented lyrically but pac gets the top five for message and soul. Dude really cared about what he was doing.
@Absurd Turk well Nas didn't focus much on homophones and punchlines either. But they still is sayin Nas is the best lyricist. And if u talking abt punchlines then 50 Cent and Lil Wayne deserve top 5 spot. U guys don't even have a "good" explanation and that shows the little knowledge u have 'bout hip-hop lyricism
The look when he HAD to say Jay
Most common top 5 you'll ever hear. Pac, Biggie, Nas, Jay, and Eminem. I swear I've heard like 20 rappers list those 5 specifically
Because they are real
Makes since to me
@yassinedirah who is they…I just don’t have any problems with the list…it’s not my list, but I can dig it, because it’s THEIR list
He ain’t say Eminem was five he said the fifth is open to people like em Andre etc don’t change his words
@@lankyprepper8139 he didn't say "people like Em" he literally said that spot is Eminem's and 3K's. He then followed it up by saying Eminem did his whole thing as a solo artist while 3K was in a duo and had less of a workload.
For me the top five most game changing lyrical emcees of all times that revolutionized and modernized the art of rhyming and emceeing when they were in their prime was: RAKIM, BIG DADDY KANE, KOOL G RAP, KRS ONE, and SLICK RICK. Those rappers literally transitioned rhyme styles and patterns from the 80s into the 90s and beyond. They were way ahead of their time when they came out. Especially RAKIM.
Rakim was straight outta the future for his time man. I studied the evolution of hip-hop since DJ cool herc and while MCing was gradually evolving, Rakim suddenly pushed it forward like 10 years. Even 25 years later his style doesn't sound outdated "that's why age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth" 🔥
@@truenoae8689 RAKIM was definitely at least an entire decade (10 years) ahead of his time. He single handedly helped the rhyme patterns and flow transition from the 80s style into the 90s. If it was not for RAKIM, rappers would have still been rapping the way they did in the early 80s with a more simple choppy flow and simple predictable rhyme patterns. Without RAKIM, there never would have been rappers like NAS, WUTANG CLAN, GURU of GANGSTARR, BIG PUN, CANIBUS, etc .. The only rappers that came even close to raising the bar and being a Game-Changer as much as RAKIM did was KOOL G RAP, SLICK RICK, KRS ONE, and BIG DADDY KANE.
Pac, Biggie, Nas, Ice Cube, Eminem
Respect!!! Pac & NaS need to be on the list
Bruh did a smiling sad face when he said jay-z
Cause he knows he’d be dead if he didn’t mention him. But he said “no” with his body language
@@angelaperiche1869 he literally Is a Jay Z Copy 😂😂
He didn’t wanna say Jay
Yeah and we all know why 👀
I picked up on that
Yet he used Jay Z samples and flows for his whole career
Cuz he is ass. The reason Jay in conversation is cuz he found ye
@@marnik261196and Jay used Biggie’s flow his whole career 👀
We love you J Cole
That expression he did before JayZ can’t tell a lot. If you know, you know
Yeah, we know that he just used a Jay Z samples and his whole flow to make his biggest song of this year. We know that.
My Top 15 of All Time
1. Jay - Z
2. 2Pac
3. Nas
4. Eminem
5. Lil Wayne
6. André 3000
7. The Notorious B.I.G.
8. MF DOOM (made sure it’s all caps)
9. Kanye West
10. J. Cole
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Dr. Dre
13. Drake
14. Tyler The Creator
15. Travis Scott
P.S. i hope it was good 🤞
Lol
the default list of an 80s baby
Right lol where lil wayne at, him and EM are miles better than biggie and pac, not even close
Jay’s first album came out in 1996.
@@NotoriousNastyNasJ cole was alive during 1996
@@erawwwwwlmao this opinion is hilarious
Big, Pac and Jay...what a safe list to put out there. That is like the hip hop list makers starter pack so when anyone lists them off the top I toss the first three out and start looking at who is named after that because that is when the real list begins.
L
@@Python-xs2ivhe’s not wrong every list I see I’m waiting for the unique artist in the top 5 cuz everyone’s taste in music is different even just a little bit
Tf u talking about? I disagree with jay but obviously pac and big will be up there for most people theyre the fuxking goats
@@damiradoncic I’ve heard lots put jay in that list.
@@damiradoncic We disagree....not a big deal that we have different opinions on it. Doesn't mean either of us is wrong we just look at it differently is all.
Big Pun is so underrated
Capital Punishment is still a top 10 hip hop record of all time no question 💯
@@gdawgs101 Absolutely no doubt about it 💎
He just didn’t have the budget or longevity to become a staple. His audio quality was lagging behind when everything became commercial. He ruled in the underground but was never given a chance in this market.
@@genosis-417 Yeah that's really not true. Still Not a Player went platinum, he had multiple singles chart in the top 100, Capital Punishment was nominated for a Grammy - he had plenty of mainstream success. He had a massive heart attack and passed just 4 years after his first album. It had nothing to do with audio quality, he just passed before he was really able to become a mainstream household name
@@gdawgs101 okay you’re right, nix the budget part. Still his longevity wasn’t what it could’ve been because of the audio quality, whoever was mixing his audio fucked the guys music career. Probably the same person who told fat Joe to rap to be honest. Still love big pun, but it just doesn’t hold up the same. It’s like listening to Eminem’s first album, it’s pretty legendary but have you ever played it on a good system? Sounds terrible
That 5th spot is the tough one
I got Dmx, Kanye, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Kendrick & 3000 all at number 5. 😂
Jadakiss underrated
Before some of you guys start arguing over this, remember it's HIS list.
Lil Wayne, Eminem, Tupac, Nas, MF Doom
YOU DID NOT SPELL MF DOOM IN CAPS.
A top 5 without Biggie & Pac. Respect!
Wayne and em are 🚮
@stevzyk8864 you want me to post they trash bars? Cause both of em have a Bible full of them, shut up guest.
All caps WHEN YOU SPELL THE MANS NAME
DMX, 2Pac, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nas
Lil wayne, eminem, Big pun, kanye, dmx
Jay z and Nas overrated, I literally almost never have walked into somebody house/car and they playing either one of them, lol best ever top 5 but nobody listen to them, makes no sense 😂, overrated
@@erawwwww😂😂that’s so true
@@erawwwwwJay has 35 million listeners on Spotify and he didn't released a Song in 8 years 🤷
Phonte, Busta, Scarface, Queen Latifah, Common
W scar and common
He got a pretty fire list
Basic ass list. I dont wanna hear everyones top 5. I wanna hear your top five.
@@wassens_
Sadly
Rap fans kinda all have the same opinion cuz it seems like they are told to be by trying too much to have the same takes as the rappers they like
And it's always like: Tupac, Nas, Biggie, Em, Jay Z
@Goofyahhshitbozzo there so many good rappers, those are just the ones that made the biggest impact
@@wassens_Damn so I gotta lie and put rappers I don't like because you wanna hear my fake but unique list instead of who I actually like because it's basic?
To
Me I honestly think ice cube is really underrated as an artist
That nigga got bars fr
Del the funky homosapien (his cousin) has ghost written for him before. If ice cube is allowed on the goat list so is drake.
*overrated
*I Respect J. Cole Because In Every Top 3 Or Top 5 Lists Tupac And Eminem Should Be Always There....👑👑👑👑❤❤❤❤.....*
1. Jay-Z
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Lil' Wayne
4. B.I.G.
5. Eminem
HM: Nas, Pac, Cole, Drake, etc.
are we including skills?
How basic can you get dawg?
Shout to J Cole.
It's probably more generational cause I'd put Kendrick in my top 5
Real hip hop heads any generation would put jay big nas pac and em
top 3 in the 2010's
Cole is 100% in my top 3
Ng fuc ya big 3 ng it’s just big me
@@coldmodz1777fck ur big me
@@coldmodz1777big you? Lol
J Cole in his songs: Im the best alive, head shot,, Ask the best ni**** that died they'll tell you I never lied, ni***"
J Cole in interviews: Gotta give my respect to the Og's ❤
Basically, all artists in the industry. They all claim to be the greatest and then are humbled in interviews
Why nobody give big boi his flowers tho 😭
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Because as amazing as he was, he wasn't as creative and unique and game changing as Andre. It's always going to put him in a shadow.
agreed. on their own id still say andre got it but i like big boi equally as much and outkast wouldn’t be the same without both of them, i miss outkast.
Cuz Big Boi was great but he wasn't put him in your top 5 great. I'm Atlanta born and raised and I'll always have love for Big Boi but he prolly ain't even a top 5 rapper from Atlanta.
Big Boi top 30 to 40 not 10
Top 5:
Jay
Nas
Pac
Big
Kanye/Eminem
Fav 5:
Jay
Lupe
Big
Kanye
Jadakiss/Joey Bada$$
Kanye is not a t5 rapper
@@Lore-gt5rh How ain’t he? Great discography, impact, originality, influence, makes his own beats while having quality bars, made it ok to rap about other subjects rather than trap, mafioso, and gangster rap. How many rappers can say they have a College Dropout, Graduation & My Twisted Dark Fantasy in their catalogue. Kanye is probably the best HIP HOP ARTIST the industry has ever seen honestly. Drop a good album in 2000s, 2010s & 2020s(Donda). You’re buggin, now flee.
@@SaintRoth215 He’s carried by his production and sense of artistry, not even a t50 rapper. Doesn’t have the lyricism, technicality, flow, cadence, storytelling, and wits.
@@Lore-gt5rh yeah I think people confuse the difference between greatest “artist” and “MC”
@@Lore-gt5rh “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” alone has everything you just listed. Another example is his verse on “Poke Her Face”. Need more examples?
Shock g deserves more flowers
he is a group rapper though… digital underground so naturally like even andre 3000 said it makes it easier
100%
Do the humpty hump
this man is so frickin good looking
Mud shark. 🙄
What about me
🤮
He’s not ugly but so good looking is a big stretch 🥴
@@Lost_feline613 for me maybe
We always overrate 3stacks because we always underrate Big Boi
I agree with him on Andre... Even Em respects Andre 3 $tacks... That buoy hits🎉🎉
Big pun, Big L, Lupe Fiasco, Tupac, and Method man would be me
Yeah, I'm glad to see Lupe Fiasco getting some love. And Method Man.
ayyyyy.
finally Method man
MF DOOM, mos def, common, black thought, lupe fiasco, some of the best lyricists of all time, all being criminally underrated
Method man ofcourse !!!!!!
Big L REST IN PEACE! Harlems finest!
Wayne deserves a spot
Bro he doesn’t have to be on everyone’s list bro
@@Darealmenxce could have at least mentioned him even all those rappers know Wayne should be top 2 if not 1
@@Darealmenxce I’m so tired of everyone having the same top 5. Jay z biggie nas Tupac Eminem. That’s such a boring opinion. Jay Z ain’t in my top 5 and neither is Nas. Nas is boring to me. I’d replace Nas and Jay with big L and Prodigy. Biggie and Tupac are undisputed though it would be blasphemy to leave them out. I’d take Wayne over Eminem easily. Project Pat is up there for me for sure. He had a totally original style and interesting flows. Here goes my top 5:
1. Lil Wayne
2. Tupac
3. Biggie
4. Project Pat
5. Prodigy
@@artvandelay48 literally plus they asked for Coles top 5 not THE top 5. Ppl want you to have they same list because everyone else has it and it sounds valid and good but everyone’ has different opinions. Someone on another Persons top 5 might suck to them. my top 5 are rappers who benefited my life listening to them like old Kanye, Drake ,Lil Wayne, definitely Andre 3000 and Em. Tyler the Creator and honorable mention dude has talent and ppl just now realizing it
@@Darealmenxce yeah that’s a valid/solid top 5 bro. I personally don’t really vibe with a lot of em’s music but he is definitely one of the goats when it comes to skill level. And he’s got some clever bars of course. He deserves respect for sure. I also don’t personally like Tyler either but he’s definitely got talent. I think his personality is what most people that like him are attracted to. He got as far as he did because of his charisma. Also drake can’t be ignored either I mean he pretty much dominated the entire 2010s. Now that you mention it I think I’d swap out Prodigy for Ye in my list...ye changed the game completely in the 2000s. One of the most influential of all time for sure. And his producer skills are unmatched. He might be the best producer of all time.
“Smoking on your top 5” - kendrick
Kendrick ain't smoking nobody on that list and you know it.
@@CrueltHe could be considered better then Pac and Big if you’re unbiased, since their music ended off with their passing and didn’t get a chance to evolve like the rest of the list and the more ‘skilled’ and technically sound sub category modern which Kendrick, Cole etc fall under
But influence wise, Pac and Big are hard to top
@@jocoolshow That is maybe the opinion nowadays from people who never sat down and listened to 98% of rap artists before Kendrick. He's not proven because his only competition are Cole and Drake. 90s hip hop was packed with killers he would not survive in the game back then he would be just anotber rapper.
@@jocoolshowK dot still gets smoked by every one in the list
“What top 5 you smoking on Kendrick?”
The switch up is everything
He like slappin him both with the inside and outside of his palm
Great top list of cole 🐐🐐🐐
While I think that Jay-Z, Eminem, etc, are incredible rappers in their own right: I'd like to see some top 5 or 10 rappers lists that feature other rappers who don't often appear as much.
There’s a reason they appear so much…
look at top 10s and ignofe the first 5, thats where you get variations. Always see wayne, ye, cube, eazy, rakim, wu tang members, mobb deep, kendick, doom and sm more deserving names
@@jaycyclondo yeah they deserving of top ten (except wayne) but thats never the question
1-cube
2- Kanye West ( till 808s)
3- MF Doom
4- Ghostface
5- anybody
Well by definition those rappers wouldn't be "top 5" rappers if the list specifically dictates that the frequently cited "top 5" rappers can't appear in the top 5 list.
1. MF DOOM
2. Black Thought
3. Andre 3k
4. Nas
5. Mos Def
All my top rappers that I would listen to when I was younger or Continuing to listen to
(This is in NO ORDER)
Common mos Def nas Tupac biggie
Andre 3k black thought jay z dmx
Busta rhymes lil Wayne Eminem kanye west
50 cent j cole Kendrick Joyner Lucas tory lanez logic hopsin jid token Denzel curry earthgang Joey bada$$ cordae
Juice wrld xxxtentation tyler the creator Mac Miller hoodie Allen geazy chance the rapper
Chris webby kyle childish Gambino k.a.a.n
ETC.
Kaan is insane. Dude drops like 3 albums per year and they’re all quality
Nobody ever mentions Busta Rhymes but his music catalogue is arguably the best ever. Busta’s longevity is crazy, not to mention a lyrical genius. Only one of all those names mentioned that I heard out shine Em on a record / collaboration. Busta’s no joke.
My top 5:
It’s too hard to decide. Maybe we look at eras, cultural impact, lyrical ability, storytelling, style, word play 🤷🏾♂️
Top 5
1. Rakim
2. Cool J
3. KRS One
4. Kane
5. Cube
Top 5 (My Favorites)
1. Pac
2. Scarface
3. Em
4. Nas
5. Andre
Top 5
1. Busta
2. Black Thought
3. Common
4. Mos Def
5. Big Pun / Big L
Top 5
1. Biggie
2. Wayne
3. DMX
4. Jada
5. Kanye
Top 5
1. Kendrick
2. J Cole
3. Pusha T
4. T. I.
5. Big Sean
My favourite rappers eminem,jennie from bp,suga from bts and lisa from bp ❤😊
This is everybody’s top 5
False, most of that list won't even make my top 5 lol all those dudes overrated especially Jay z and nas
@vladimirmomperousse-iq9nl nobody is original. i can guarantee that their “top five” artists arent all in their top listened to artists
@@erawwwwwalthough i think they are perfectly rated, its silly how everyone has the same top 5, when their most listened to artists say otherwise.
@@wassdlc they must be listening in secret? have almost never walked into someones house/car and they playing nas/jay z lmao literally almost never
@@wassdlc thats just a copied list saying the same as most others
Man i hate when people get the captions wrong. It wasnt "Work flow", it was "Work Load"
It's
It's
It's
It's grippy 🗣💯🔥🔥
3 stacks is the most underrated rapper. He should always be in contention for number one
Aesop rock up there
Without em it's will alwys be a disrespect, cause if u talk world wide he fckin him
them niggas in india know eminem lmao
Am I alone in thinking that Tupac is slightly overrated? I mean dude is definitely one of the best ever, but I never understood why people say he is their #1 hands down. I would put him in my top 10 for sure, but I don’t think he would ever be in that top spot for me
Not alone pac was a excellent rapper but a lot of people meat ride him
Pac's passion made his songs amazing but rapping-wise he isn't that elite
@@Rakshay223 good point. You could feel his raw emotion when he rapped. But yea I agree, not that elite. If he hadn’t died I don’t think people would think nearly as highly of him. His career path probably would have similar to Ice Cube
He had zero wordplay and very basic rhyme schemes. While not an elite lyricist like Jay or Nas, he had an unmistakable passion in his voice and made timeless music. He still doesn’t crack my personal top 10 though
@@sleeperino3054 how is Jay Z an elite lyricist? Most of his songs are just random bars put together
Kendrick said the same top 5 in an interview. They just know how it is
I Think they both have some really basic lists. I love all the artists mentioned of course and theres nothing wrong with it being basic, i would really like to know who they love aswell. Most top 5s are basic, but if we say a top 10-15 to even 20 it Will get Way more interesting
Kendrick didn't put nas in his
I think it was Snoop instead of Nas?
Theyre making a top 5 not a top 5 most shocking list. What do u want him to say lil pump and bobby shmurda in his top 5 so its not "basic"? Lmfao@Waluigi-vr4qz
J Cole, Kendrick, lil Wayne, MGK, Lil baby. But also JID, Lupe Fiasco etc there’s so many good artists that it’s hard to narrow it down to a top five.
😂😂😂I know it’s opinion but come on dude.MGK and Lil Baby? Really?
Eminem definitely clears jayz not even a question
yea
PAC biggie nas and Eminem to me have to be in it, then it really depends on what you go with, og, impact, pen game, better albums... I would put either Cube or Wayne in there
Andre beats them all
For me its
1. J Cole
2. Kanye
3. Nas
4. Kid Cudi
5. Kendrick
Gen z spotted lol
@@Cleanszn r6tard spotted !!!!
A top 5 is always subjective. That's what's beautiful about it. Cole is just saying who spoke to him coming up
mine is
1. Kendrick lamar
2. Kdot
3. Kung Fu Kenny
4. oklama
5. Baby Keem's cousin
Nah, they all sound the same🤔
New school
What about Man Man? And at least get Cornrow Kenny on there? He was born with a vision for cryin out loud.
Pac off the top off the gate , the glazing is unreal 😭💀
Huh?
@@714ever8 It’s a little kid that’s what they say to everything now
Nah fam, he was just that good.
@Max Huish pac is not the goat. big pun, black thought, hova, nas, all of em are better rappers
Can't glaze someone who's dead tf? Pac isn't in my top 5 either but L comment
In no order: Eminem Pac Biggie Nas and Wayne
He made sure he didn't say kendrick lmao
This is Cole without dreads, meaning this interview is like a decade old, Kendrick wasn’t GOAT status then
I can't believe J Cole used to look like this he's FINEE
🔥🔥🔥 mines is pretty much the side. I would say lil Wayne vs Andre but that’s me
1. Pac
2. Em
3. Biggie
4. Nas
5. Jay
Meanwhile kendricks smokin on yo top 5 tonight
I❤thatsong😂😂😂
How he smoking on top 5 when he’s barley top 10🤔
@@randymarsh46 you don't even need to be a rap fan to know he is
@@randymarsh46 Smokin' on your top five tonight, tonightYeah, I'm smokin' on your, what's his name, tonight, tonight
Smokin' on you, shores, ain't two-nine, yeah, two
This the only Top 5 he can't smoke
When reading the comments I realize how people have no respect for Jay z🤦♂️ which is a shame.
If you like artists that steal lyrics, Jay is weak tbh
@@daddylongarms4167 🤦♂️ who's still raps that's better?
@@supreme7761 Eminem is 100x better and writes his own shit half the list is dead so it's kinda hard to bring someone back to life lmao
@@supreme7761 Nas is way better than Jay
@@daddylongarms4167 I don't think so but it's ur opinion.
the real is back the ville is back/flow bananas here,peel this back
Biggie, Pac, Immortal Tech, Eminem, !(between NF and Lamar)
Of course JCole is on it too. Although Jcole songs vs ft.Jcole are two different beasts
Jay wanted to say Kenny sooo bad I can feel it but the rivalry is toooo strong
Who
@@FadiMunirGabra Kendrick
kendricks in top 10 not 5
I thought the rivalry is just for show
Nah, not at all. He's just too young in the game.
Jayz above em or andré is crazy.
It really isn’t
J.cole knows what's up having Eminem fluctuate in the Number 1 spot, if he isn't in your top 5 idk what to tell you
When did he say eminem was fluctuating for the #1 spot?😂😂😂
@@2canwin635 I coulda swore he meant Em was fluctuating at his 5th spot 😂
@@2canwin635 usually people start their top 5 from the bottom and work their way up to the number 1 spot. He did say pac off the top as in off the top of his head is how I had interpreted it but he could have also meant as his overall favorite/top #1 spot I suppose
@@realizedpotential6640 you reaching like a MF, it's a general list bruh lol,he said like 6-7 because there wasn't any order... just the artists he rotates 🤦🏾♂️🤣
@@bruhyougottachill6665 A lot of the time when people make lists of their top 5 they start from 5 and make their way to the #1 spot to build up suspense. I interpreted him saying "Pac off the top" as in off the top of his head/right off the bat because he's arguably the most iconic rapper and he came to mind first. But you could also take that statement as his favorite and at the top off his list I suppose. Regardless of what he meant Eminem would still be in his top 3 current living rappers.
What's crazy is how well THIS has aged ....buddy don't even have an afro let alone dreadlocks 😅😂but I BUT his list holds true to this day......at LEAST A DECADE LATER 😮Time flies Y'all
Best rappers of all time
1. BIG L
2. Tupac
3. Biggie Smalls
4. Nas
5. Em
💯
Dre definitely da 🐐
This girl really said "that's yo five?" In the end like bruh is you listening😂?
he gotta put kendrick AND himself right at the top of that list
😂🥸🥸🥸
@@Thesopranos2005 something funny?
No he doesn’t
@@Tra982 Kendrick is goat. The Michael Jordan of rap. This takes away nothing from the other masters of ceremony.
J Cole is right there.
Humans have to be getting better at their crafts. If they’re not they’re getting worse. Which would mean we’re all doomed. Which is a shitty worldview I won’t subscribe to.
Bask in their greatness
Dope list!
Best list ive seen from a rapper
He forgotten kdot
Kendrick is not one of the goats
He is.@@aarplayz7225
Kendrick not even better than Cole...
@@briman224sure buddy, destroyed him in Like That
@@rageskilI lmao you call that destroying? 🤣 shit was weak
First 2 are accurate I'd put weezy on Jay's spot tho the rest after pretty accurate too
PAC is the greatest rapper to ever do it period. Thanks JCole. Shout out from Kenya 🇰🇪❤️
All you foreigners wouldnt know what a true rapper is cause the mainstream media brainwashed y'all to just love Tupac.
@@phonymex3340cap Tupac really touched a lot of souls around the world and many knew what they were looking at and it was deeper then rap. Along with Nipsey Hussle
That's an immovable 5.
1.Em
2.Nas
3.Pac
4.Jadakiss
5.Hov
nas ye kendrick andre big
Kendrick in top 5 😬. explore more i'd say
@@mokshmehta6134 theek hai bhai tu hi hai agla saviour
@@shivanshdubby tera offend hona justified h , lekin aggression kis bat ka.
@@mokshmehta6134 this aint agression lil bro
@@mokshmehta6134 kendrick is a totally reasonable top 5 pick lol. many massive hip hop heads consider him to be a favourite - and i mean just look at his discog... it's not hard to see why.
Him leaving out Canibus is weird considering he was a huge fan of him
Cole forgot to mention the person that gave him some of his biggest/best hits to date and is one of the main reasons why he got signed by Rockerfella.
No, he got signed because of his talent.
Dre ain’t really a rapper though, people write raps for him. His real home is producing.
He meant Andre 3000
Wayne
No Wayne ?
That’s what I was thinking
Bro isn't hot in the game anymore. He isn't poppin , as well he isn't hated either. That means....
Eminem getting hated keeps his legacy alive.
@@mokshmehta6134 Man Lil Wayne is still dropping crazy features to this day , he just dropped wit NLE
The ones that cole mentioned are golden era of hip hop, wayne cant touch those guys and will never come close to them, he is just shitty autotune wannabe rapper sry not sry 🤷
Wayne isn't a GOAT rapper. He was an okay rapper.
JAY-Z
2Pac
Eminem
Biggie Smalls
DMX
6th & 7th spot for :
6)Nas
7)Kanye West.
I'm lookin thru these comments and ur the DMX I see, shits blasphemous to not have X in a top 5 but to each their own
@@Maseo. yup. Rip to Earl. 🙏. Dude illicit hope in me through his nusic when i needed it most. Hes the best to listen in tough times. His legacy will live forever, DMX has authentic fans rather than bots commenting this-that 💪. Stay healthy and sober.
@@mokshmehta6134 fax u spoke nuthin but fax, much love brotha stay safe dawg! ❌
MF DOOM, mos def, common, black thought, lupe fiasco, some of the best lyricists of all time, all being criminally underrated
@@ttdanimations1231 I'd add ghostface killa or sum of the wu tang in there, especially ghost I know he's luvd across the globe