happy thanksgiving, these are the ten greatest rappers of all time

Started by WPG, Nov 26, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Narsh
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    Nov 26, 2015
    In about a year thug is gonna replace Wayne on Paul's list, guaranteed

    Also, where's drake?

    :kapppa:
     
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  2. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Nov 26, 2015
    eh. Confessions of Fire is a very good album. SDE is pretty close to being a classic--which Come Home With Me, Diplomatic Immunity, and Purple Haze are. i'm not sure you can write cam off that easily.
     
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  3. Charlie Work
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

    Nov 26, 2015
    I've listened to 3 Boosie solos and Concentration Camp's debut and I like Young Bleed more than him tbh. Take it as you will.
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Nov 26, 2015
    thug has a very good shot to get on here. he's already top 30, to be honest.
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Nov 26, 2015
    if you'd listened to even one boosie album you'd know he's from baton rouge, not new orleans. he's inextricable from his city, the way snoop or nas is. as usual, you're revealing yourself to be totally out of your depth.
     
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    Charlie Work Level 5 Goblin

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    Never heard a Pink Floyd album in my life. Did you even listen to rap before OT Genasis?
     
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  7. Jaba24
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    Jaba24 Merry Christmas!

    Nov 26, 2015
    i disagree with this list
     
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  8. lil uzi vert stan
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    Sentimental Paul caught up on the cancer diagnosis

    Did u like deeply rooted btw
     
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  9. Goldy
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    Nov 26, 2015
    True but:
    SSLP, MMLP, TES, 8 Mile Soundtrack, Devils Night, and I'll slip Recovery in there too. I think Em deserves to be at least at 10. I like this list tbh. I would put Jay Z further back but I agree with most of it.
     
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  10. Lucy
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    Lucy #1

    Nov 26, 2015
    That's bs and you know it.

    i don't even listen to OT Genasis, just coco. thanks for asking though, to answer your question, you're right I'm 22 years old and only discovered rap after hearing Coco.
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Nov 26, 2015
    def but not to the point where he wouldn't be on the list otherwise

    actually haven't gotten around to it yet. did you?
     
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  12. Narsh
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    Wayne has just as many projects in his prime m8, but laps revolutionized the mixtape game, influenced countless artists, created new styles etc
     
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  13. Lamont
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    Nah i really dont think it is. only like a handful of songs from it. some of the features are cool but that doesn't make it a classic.
    sure it would

    its kind of lame to point to critical acclaim and other people's opinions when we're talking about an imaginary top 10 list anyway but yeah I could definitely dig up a community of people that think 2pac has 5 classic albums, similar to how kanye stans claim he has 5 consecutive classic albums lol
     
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  14. Lucy
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    Lucy #1

    Nov 26, 2015
    Speaking of influences and top 10's. pretty clear that everyone in that list is influential in some way. BUT what did Eminem influence? i can only think of s--- tier rappers for example
    mack le more
    MGK
    yellow wolf


    oh okay whats a classic album then.
     
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    Lucy #1

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    This is serious by the way, I honestly can't really think of artists that were influenced by Eminem. Except for the s-----y white rappers that think they are good.
     
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    ozy

    Nov 26, 2015
    I mean I guess that's where we differ. I don't think Confessions of Fire or SDE are better than any of Kanye's albums and you're definitely higher on Come Home With Me than 99% of rap fans would be.
     
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    I did in fact -- doubt I have the same level of appreciation of his work as you do but it was pretty good. Nas and Rick Ross have guests but I actually dug tracks like steer and dope man

    Dunno why boosie deserves to be on ur list but not thugger future stitches etc -- but it's ur list and I respect u! Have a nice turkey dinner
     
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  20. Lamont
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    Nov 26, 2015
    ah so you asking me to just name classic albums I like? that's easy

    makaveli
    liquid swords
    soul on ice
    the fix
    muddy waters
    illmatic
    ready2die
    we come strapped
    los angeles
    rhythm-al-ism
    poison pen
    heavy mental
    it wuz written
    the diary
    black trash
    aquemini
    36 chambers
    wu tang forever
    pinata 32 zel/planet shrooms gkmc (all 3 IMO superior to MBDTF if we are talking modern day hip hop)

    and so on

    not sure what that accomplished but there u go
     
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