Rakim

the man made the standard for being an MC and he still continues to extend his legacy and to put all these bitch ass rappers like lil wayne and 50 ahead of him is a travesty and a spit in the face of all true hiphop fans

You guys voting must ne too young to know or undertstand the "artistry" behind what makes a rapper

in the vanity world he is #15, but in the real world we know he stands at #1 with DMX, Nas, and Tupac around him.

Why is he not at least top 5? He is the greatest in my book in know way should any of the rappers including pac be ahead of the king rakim

ChrisHenry

If there is a goat its rakim. Complex lyricism, and the best flow in hip-hop history was very soft spoken in a time when being very energetic was the style credit 2pac and Nas style as a direct influence of Rakim and what he did on the mic is untouchable if you think 2pac is the best your a novice no slight to pac he was a great emcee but rakim is the emcee.

ChrisHenry

Why are any of the guys ahead of him. Nas, biggy, and Eminem are the only ones ahead of Rakim that are even close to as good as Rakim. And to anyone who is thinking of voting for Eazy-E they should know Ice Cube ghostwrote for him and Kool G Rap is the real godfather of gangster rap not eazy he doesn't even make my top 100 much less 20.

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