Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist of All Time · Music Discussion

Hidden Lotus Jetta FTW

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist of All Time

so who you think it is?

Alpha Centauri Restricted

In terms of what?

Who put out the best albums, who was the best at MCing? Overall?

-AC

Joey Stacks Restricted

Jay-Z

most skilled
most successful
best albums

Healing Artisan Aesculapius

you can give so many answers. as AC said, based on what?

a few that came to mind for just their presence on the mic

Kool G Rap
Common
Pharoahe Monch

Alpha Centauri Restricted

Method Man.

-AC

Healing Artisan Aesculapius

good answer^

but after Tical, he wasn't too consistent.

i'd probably say Redman instead of Method Man.

Alpha Centauri Restricted

I just think that with both of them on top of their game, Method Man takes it.

There aren't many I wouldn't put Redman above, though.

-AC

Hidden Lotus Jetta FTW

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
In terms of what?
Who put out the best albums, who was the best at MCing? Overall?
-AC

well sorry for the non-descriptiveness.
i meant as in who can you start listening to from any one of his random albums and just be like "wow."
thats it, because you are too stunned and/or blown away to think of anything else.

Hidden Lotus Jetta FTW

well i have to go for The GZA myself.
his lyrics and flow mixed together is just like "WTF is this guy an effin human"?

Rogue Jedi Restricted

KRS One
Big Daddy Kane
Naz

Healing Artisan Aesculapius

Pharoahe Monch

never disappoints lyrically.

Alpha Centauri Restricted

Method Man.

-AC

Deathblow -

Originally posted by Hidden Lotus
well i have to go for The GZA myself.

I'd second that.

Mr.Biscuits Senior Member

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
KRS One
Big Daddy Kane
Naz

Naz is great.

Lord-of-Dreams pimpin member

Originally posted by Papa Smurph
Jay-Z
most skilled
most successful
best albums

Agreed. As far as consistently putting out the fire, Jigga has really been the man. I don't know about being the most skillful though... he even admits that hes not playin up to par (if lyrics sold then truth be told id probly be, lyrically, Talib Kweli)
There are too many greats out to just say one guy rules it all. To a point you know like... BDK is in the hall of fame and The Game isn't, but its up to taste at a certain point. I say Common because he been hot from back in the day till right now. Plus, he's stayed true to himself the whole way along

Rogue Jedi Restricted

Originally posted by Mr.Biscuits
Naz is great.

His work on "God's son" is awesome. and I misspelled it, Nas. 😮

Lord-of-Dreams pimpin member

Yea Nas is awsome. Did anyone else find HHID a bit... overstated, though?

Deathblow -

Nas lost me after It Was Written.

Alpha Centauri Restricted

I didn't even get that far. Illmatic is the only one that remotely interested me, seems like he got lucky with that album, cos nothing he produced since has been as good.

-AC

Lord-of-Dreams pimpin member

I really like Streets Disciple. Tell me you don't love that album!!! But I honostly find that Nas is often over rated... he's a great, but he so inconsistent, its a real shame. I think he's gonna come with the hotness on Ni&&a though. He's had a lot of stuff to talk about these lats two years.