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#3 Lil Wayne

Let me first address the haters. I get what you’re saying. Really, I do. Lil Wayne is not a lyrical MC in the way a Mos Def is lyrical. Or Jay Electronica. Or a Rakim or Big Daddy Kane from … Continue reading

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#4 Biggie

No, Biggie is not the best rapper of all time. He only released two albums. He was only 25 when he was killed. We can only speculate as to how he would’ve developed and matured. We can say, however, that … Continue reading

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#5 Eminem

The only reason Eminem makes it on to this list is because he’s recently reminded everyone just how good he is and that his last few years of pretty awful music was just a product of the pharmacy he was … Continue reading

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#6 Andre 3000

Andre 3K would be number 1 on a list of top ten rappers from the Future. Outkast changed the game up on their first record and have continued to reinvent hip-hop with each successive album. Outkast (especially Andre) took Southern … Continue reading

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# 7 Mos Def

I’m not even gonna waste your time with inadequate explanations of Mos’s genius. – - -

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#8 Ice Cube

Ice Cube is maybe the longest serving poet laureate of the hood. Since the early days of NWA in the 80s, Cube has been telling harrowing tales of violence and desperation and expressing the anger of the post-industrial, Reagan-era inner-city. … Continue reading

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#9 Scarface

Scarface is another rapper that folks sleep on. He doesn’t enjoy the commercial success of some of the guys on the list, and he is reluctant to do the sort of pop rap anthems that will garner him that sort … Continue reading

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#10 Black Thought (The Roots)

Black Thought just makes it into the top ten. That might be because he hasn’t really had the commercial success and exposure that they other guys on the list have had. But Black Thought and The Roots have been making … Continue reading

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