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“I personally think so. He was real and from the state of gangsta rap:California. Which is the Westcoast and one of the Best Coasts.”

Diamondrapper247

“Definitely the best ever.”

Ev662

“2pac is much better than any other rapper. HeÂ´s one of the best things that happened in music. His songs are the best. True revollutionary, ridah, thug, the best rapper 4ever n ever for sure. We luv ya n miss ya RIP TUPAC”

musfunvid

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2) Eminem

“should be number 1... wtf is john cena doing on this list, get a grip”

FOSTER69a

“Despite all the F***s, S***s on his lyrics, he’s gonna change rap history.”

aeromaxx777

“tHe bEsT RaPPeR of the HistOrY! enclosed overcoming the mythical one 2pac.. R. I. P.”

teby_95

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3) Lil Wayne

“This is the new official rap. No offense to 2pac, Biggie, or any of the older rappers...”

3anegroes

“whos the best rapper alive lil wayne!”

mature

“go lil wayne the best rapper alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
”

mature

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4) Bizzy Bone

“He Got The Best Flow, Much Luuv”

Castro164

“BEST RAPPER EVER!”

“The Greatest of ALL TIME!”

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5) Notorious B.I.G.

“Whoever votes Pac above him is a noob.”

Revan

“yeah biggi is the man
”

“Pac was more successful, talented and possibly more famous than Biggie. However Biggie was a poet, an all around rapper and a lyrical genius. Nobody comes close enough in that category.”

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6) Nas

“Nas is way better than the competion.Once you start to really get into nas you’ll apreciate him so much more.Illmatic is the greatest hip-hop album ever made.It was written is a top 50 hip-hop album,stillmatic is top 60,and gods son is top 100.Not to mention hip-hop is dead and I am... being two of the most slept on hip-hop albums of all time.His lyricism is untouchable and his catelog trumps the competion great rapper.”

Chris-1

“I personally think nas is at least third. bizzy isn’t even worthy of top 50, let alone 4th.”

“BEST RAPPER ALIVE AND EVER! Nas is the illest rapper ever nobody can rhyme like he can he has 1 of the best flows EVER!”

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7) Krayzie Bone

“My favorite rapper, hands down. Maybe not the top 5, but why number 60’something???????????”

“im krayzie for krayzie”

8) 50-Cent

“omg is it even a question, love him soo much”

“50 cent is the bast raper”

“go fiddy! go fiddy! fiddy cent is off the heezy fo shezzy fo shizzleness”

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9) Jay-Z

“I wouldnt say jay is the greatest maybe not even top 10 but there is no way that fiddy should be ahead of him.Jay has has more talent in his left nut than that moron has in entire steriod created body.Im not dissing the hustle of 50 cause I respect that.Hes managed to build on almost no talent witch is a major accomplishment but hes far from good rapper.if you vote for him your crazy.”

Chris-1

“2pac and Biggie should be the top 2, but how is Jay-Z not even in the top 5?”

jaxballer9

“betta than pac”

Grier7

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10) Lloyd Banks

“the underdog that has more talent than most artist in the industry but is overshadowed by his talented crew.”

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11) Snoop Dogg

“I love snoo[p”

big-al

“snoop dog is cool his awesome”

“He was 2pac`s best friend, now he owns the land!”

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12) The Game

“The First song I heard was how we do IT BLEW ME AWAY his mint lad go the game”

“BRAP BRAPPP
THE GAME IS DA BEST
DUN NOOOO
BEST DER IS BEST DER WILL BE
DUN NOOO ... kING OF DA WEST DA GAME”

“j.r.writer is da best out their in my book...hes puttn out punchlines no1 would of never think of”

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13) T.I.

“he da best, why you think we call him the KING”

“man T.I. should be number one.”

“T.I is a king he like kills all yall hes got the best rimes ever and yea”

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14) Immortal Technique

“Immortal technique is what true rap is about”

thedeadman16

“one of the only rappers that doesn’t rap about bitches and money”

“immortal is hard core
”

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15) Will Smith

16) Z-Ro

“mann this boi is the truth, the only reason y he ain’t more known is becuz the music industry is too commercial to recongnize anything that doesn’t involve finger snappin, bottle poppin, or some kinda silly dance to go wit it. this mann speaks the truth everytime!”

“this boy should be #1 or #2.real recognize real!!!”

17) Eazy-E

“first of all r.i.p, if it was not for eazy good gansta rap(not the ice t crap) would have never exsited. eazy should auto maticly be before tupac beacuse this is how it goes. eazy forms NWA dre becomes popular tupac is discovered and then became popular as an indirect result of EAZY-E THE TRUE 8 BALL JUNKIE”

numetalhead

“He is The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap!”

xdogg

“he was before 2 pac, biggie, big l, nas, jay-z, he introduced all them to gangsta rap
”

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18) Talib Kweil

“This list is a joke. Wayne and 50 freaking Cents in the top 10? Dispicable. Here’s a vote for a true hip-hop artist to try and make this legit.”

“He’s a rapper that makes really real good true hip hop music I can listen to”

“Kweli’s the best rapper that still puts out albums.”

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19) Kanye West

“kanye all the way
”

“kanye did a lot of things foe hip hop lately like bringing its true meaning back.

and... he beat a particular rapper (namely 50 Cent)”

“kanye is the best rapper of all time. If he can sing about god, and still be number one hes off the chain!”

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20) John Cena

“he is the worlds strongest man, he is the true wwe champion, you can’t see him, his time is now and the champ is here”

“he is the worlds best rapper and wwe superstar. THE CHAMP IS HERE”

“i think he has been overratted since he left smackdown but he is a great rapper”

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21) Rakim

“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 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

“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.”

Chris-1

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22) DMX

“he is tha most undarated rapper in tha game, easy top 7”

“Dmx is crowned King. with out crack he would owned the rap game.”

“he’s got a hardcore flow, that makes hime good.”

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23) Ludacris

“i ove ludacris he is number one rapper of all time then 2pac, plus i am the biggest fan of ludacris!”

“luda’s def. top 5... he’s got the sickest lyrics besides wayne...”

“ludacris is number 1, then eminem, then 2pac, then eightball and mjg, and that’s about it.”

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24) Dr. Dre

“c mon dr. dre is the godfather of gangsta rap heÂ´s good as biggie.”

copkiller

“23? john cena beats him that doesn’t make sense w/o him snoop dogg wouldn’t even be a rapper”

Rocky5

“Dr. Dre was the godfarther of gansta rap. He brought up NWA, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, The Game, Eminem, and many more rappers.
Not to metion coleberated with the greatest like TuPac. He’s easily the most infulcential rapper of all time”

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25) Big L

“"Crimes i comitted, im a villain admitt it,im the type to murder you and tell ya moms im the kid who did it" The late great BIG L! Histories Best”

“BIg L is the most hardcore rapper in the history of gangsta rapper’s.... check out 7min freestyle most ill lyrics”

“no doubt, the best freestyle and battler in the game”

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26) Mike Shinoda

“Mike is the best rapper ever !!! his lyrics are bad man !!”

No_More_Sorrow

“Best rapper EVER!”

“The best rapper in the world. No less.”

27) Lupe Fiasco

“Lupe is THE bset rapper alive. Hasn’t been in the game long enough and he’s already a legend.”

“philthy lyrics Gets to ya Best lupe song:Dumb it Down”

“Second most underrated rapper right noe his lyrics and songs are so deep and they hit hard”

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28) Tech N9ne

“He is better than any cat up there all of them are just another punk in the industry”

SlaCk3R

“most underrated rapper hands down if he wasn’t underground he would be the top 10”

“Tech N9ne has his own unique style that can’t be matched. Plus, he has great flow, can rap fast, and he is inspirational to other rappers.”

29) Ice Cube

“I love how tech n9ne fans find tech to be so amazing. Hes a above average rappers sure but not even top 100 he’s alright but please.
Ice Cube ghostwrote for eazy-e all eazy-e did was badly rhyme lyrics that he didt write. Dre got those ghostwriters to cube crushes him.
Ludacris, lil wayne, eazy-e, dr. dre, john cena, tech n9ne, kanye, Will Smith, T. I, 50 Cent, and chammilionaire arent even top 100 much less top 30.”

ChrisHenry

“Top 10 definitely he wouldve ate 2pac cube was much more talented. He ghostwrote for Dre and Eazy as well. He made Nwa and his early solo records were crazy”

Chris-1

“Ice Cube put westcoast on the map.There was Cube before Tupac and Snoop.His lyric was universal he made N.W.A.He made Eazy-E.Simply the best.”

wideup

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30) Chamillionare

“cham is gonna be #1 and is supposed to be # 1”

“soon to be #1”

“give him a lil more time, and he will be number one. and if your from h-town you prolly already know he is”

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31) Soulja Boy

“Hez cool =)”

32) Xzibit

“well..i havent heard’em alot..but i can make sure that he can certainly rap..
he is more attractive when he sings feat’s...rather than a solo performance..”

“X to the Z baby!!”

33) Method Man

“seriously how old are you? much higher than most of your top 10”

“one os the best rappers from New York and Wu Tang Clan much RESPECT”

34) Ice-T

“Ice should be at Least top 5, C mOn He is the O. G, First and hardest Gangsta Rapper ever”

copkiller

35) OutKast

“wow... outkast is def. top 10... andre might be in the top 5...”

“they are lyric geniuses and 4 dem not 2 be in da top 10 is ridiculus fa serious da lines dey come up with b so deep it takes sum ppl awhile 2 even grasp tha meaning of it u gotta gice em dey props”

36) Cassidy

“cassidy is probably one of the top 5 lyricists in the game right now. he raps about stuff he’s actually lived through and his bid in jail helped him mature asa person and artist so look out for this kid.”

“AYY YALL CRAZi
CASSiDY NEEDA B iN DAT TOP
TEN”

“He Run Philly. Incredible Frestyler. All Dese Otha Rappers Talkin How Dey Kill Ppl, And Cassidy The Only Person Who Acually Rapped About It, And Did It.”

37) Lil Boosie

“this Mna is the hardest rapper out he da 2 pac of the south”

38) Nelly

“he should be #1 and I dont see how he didn’t make it”

“Nell since i heard one of your cds called Nellysville i liked it”

“sickest from the lou. he put up on the map”

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39) Mos Def

“Mos at 36? Black star was the most talk about album of all time. He is the most talanted true hip hop artist”

“A mc that still makes hip hop look good”

40) T-Pain

“T-Pain is mad & his voice is cool”

yomum10

“cant no body flow like him. his hooks are so cold and his songs are top-notch”

LSUboy34

“cause he is no. 1 and always will be”

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41) Jokez

“Ive only recently heard his music. And its inspiring.”

“I knew Damon, very good too, he was a very good person to have as a friend..”

“Best rapper to ever emerge from newfoundland

R.I.P Damon "Jokez" Field
”

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42) KRS-One

“this list goes to show how uneducated mainstream listeners are about hiphop
KRS-One Greatest Of All Time”

43) GZA

44) Young Jeezy

“way better than 90 of the rappers not in the top ten and way better than snoop you guys are to hopped up on E to know whos good
”

45) mac dre

“best rapper eva beside pac,,, wen wuz u guyz gonna put him on the list???”

anthony

“mac dre is way better than 2pac he should be #1 not 2pac”

46) Mike Jones

“MIKE JONES!!!”

dahe24

47) Plies

“is very good is one rapper of the west coast
”

48) Ja Rule

“He is always in my list no matter the hatred everyone has for him...”

49) Chris Brown

“chris brown is finer than anyone on this list so he should adleast be #18!”

50) Fabolous

“fab is my second favrouite rap artist”

mature

“FAB SHUD DEFFO BEE NUMBER 1 BY FAR GET HIM UP IN NUMBER 1 HES THA BEST IVA IN THE WURLD”

51) Scarface

52) Young Buck

“Every time you hear buck in a song he makes it he should defo b voted for already.”

53) Yung Joc

“with a deep vocie to add to his rhymes he’s one of my favorirte rappers check it’s goin down and youu will see
”

54) Bow Wow

“Simply the best”

55) Big Pun

“hands down aint no one and i mean no one can come up with the bars he comes up with underground battle mainstreem you name it he did it and better he was featured on more mc cd mix tapes underground to prove one point aint noe ******* with me! he put the best mc of that time on one track and killed it better no doubt pun is #1”

“Big Pun the best lyricist alive on his time. Gotta give him props! First Puerto Rican to ever hit Platinum.”

“Anyone who knows rap knows the talent Big Pun had. Puerto Rico definately does.”

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56) Busta Rhymes

“BUSTA BUST 4 Life”

57) Kool G Rap

“HIS THE GREATEST SINGLE RAPPER EVER HE SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE”

Kadachy

“g-rap would have too be the greatest rapper ever he started gangsta rap with out him you would not have big-pun or that fagg slim shady they got there styles from him and oh come on putting 50 cent in the top u have got too be joking me put in ppl like DPGc bone thugz mase puff-daddy ice-t big-daddy-kane.juice crew the outlawz”

58) Rick Ross

“MY DAWG ROSS SHOULD BE IN THE TOP 20 BRA HE IS ONE OF DA BEST IN DA SOUTH”

59) Anthony Cruz (AZ, SOSA)

“If he was a mainstream like lil wayne he would be in the top 10. One of the greatest rappers easily just listen to doe or die and his verse on lifes a b1tch and then you will see how amazing az really is.”

ChrisHenry

“just listen to his awesome voice, his smooth temper and intentional words! Best ever”

60) Dizzee Rascal

“sick”

61) Jadakiss

“The most lyrical and the best to ride a beat”

62) Jedi Mind Tricks

63) Lil Jon

“if it wasnt for lil jon rap would suck...”

“Lil jon should be one of the top 10 he his rymes are so amped when you play his songs really fits in the clubs”

“yesss definitely”

64) Master P

“MASTER P IS OFF THE CHAIN!”

65) Ghostface Killah

“A great artist that paint vivid pictures. You just have to understang the slang. That is what captivates you and you keep the record playing over and over until you get the slang. One of the most overlooked rapper of all time”

“his lyricism is juz amazin, and flow’ tight too”

66) Timbaland

“He made an impact when he unleshed his new alubm: Shock Value, even scott storch got nothing on him (Go Timbo!)”

67) Lil' Flip

“FREESTYLE KING AND CRAZY FLOW”

REALITYMUSICMAN

“FREESTYLE KING WITH CRAZY LYRICS
”

68) Twista

“68 that’s sad... should be top 10 for sure some of these rappers don’t hold a candle next to twista”

craig18s

“Has an amazing flow.
”

69) Papoose

“rapping from a to z without sounding retarded...that takes skills”

“How the hell hasn’t papoose been put up there? dude has the illest lyrics around right now. John Cena? Chamillionaire? Lil Kim? all jokes”

70) E-40

“he was the best flow master”

71) Common

“you must be young top 15 easily”

“common is a cool rapper he raps about that real stuff going on in life i compare him to nas,kanye west,lupe fiasco,mosdef,talib kwelli,and life jenninngs.”

“Ya’ll talkin bout the best lyricist of all time and you forgot common? The man made a song that is still considered the best rap song till today, find the song "I used to love her" and you’ll see what i’m talkin about”

72) Too Short

“has the hardest ryhmes should be 13”

73) Kiotti

“this guys song are sick I love the way he can do better versions of kanye’s songs haha top ten defo”

74) JR Writer

75) Chuck D

“He is one of the 10 best rappers of all time yet lil wayne,fiddy cent,soulja boy,chingy,master p and tons of other horrible rappers I dont even want to get into are ahead of him.One of the all time greats.”

Chris-1

“A rapper with a social conscience, one whose lyrics were actually intelligent”

76) Juelz Santana

“dis guyz flow iz shawa!! he should be in top 10”

77) Afroman

“hes so high
he is funnny”

78) Zack De La Rocha

79) LL Cool J

“what can i say, ladies love cool J”

“LL is the greatest rapper of ALL time. He is better than 99.9 percent of the rappers out now. Yall just mad because he not on that b-boy **** in the past,and he’s on his grown man **** and still doing his thing. LL gets mad love and props from me haters,so bow down and respect the man.”

“not gangsta anymore but has lasted for decades.And has crossed boundaries.”

80) Flava Flav

“He is sweet and a cool rapper”

81) Kool Moe Dee

“Kool Moe Dee and LL cool J are at least top 50.Kool Moe dee was an amazing battle rapper back in the day.”

Chris-1

“There was no one better in battle situations or coming off the head. Just analyze his lines before going solo. He was once going to battle the entire Furious Five group.”

82) GrandMaster Flash

“are u stupid he g- masta flash should be in tha top 10 the message that song great”

83) Romeo

“he raps so well that you can have fun and be for real at the same time thats how good he is he should be at #5”

84) Brotha Lynch Hung

85) Pharrell

“the most creative of them all”

86) Blac Haze

“The realest after Tupac.”

87) Sean Paul

88) lil Kim

89) Chingy

“THEEE BEST!”

90) Bishop Lamont

“Very dimensional rapper, he has got it all. Great flow, top notch lyrics both political and filled with humour. He’s real and got a great personality. He’ll make it in the upcomin years. word.”

91) RC LaRock

92) Picasso

“Greatest of all time”

93) Mase

“Good flow

One of the best east-coast rapper ever”

94) Kurtis Blow

“Give it up for one of the founders of the rap genre! Belongs in the top 10, more so than most on that list
”

95) Lil Scrappy

“why is lil scrappy so low? at least 11”

96) Del tha Funkee Homosapien

97) Birdman

“way underated,”

98) Inspectah Deck

“How is u-god ranked above deck? God is okay but deck is top 50 hands down”

ChrisHenry

“Only a casual hip-hop fan wouldn’t know this guy, he is a legend”

99) Juvenile

“This dude is definantly one of the greats”

100) Trina

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