Best Rapper of All Time

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Vote for Eminem 1) Eminem

“I don’t like rap, but eminem is good”

chip123polo

“Listen to Beautiful or Role Model, and it’s damn near orgasmic.”

Glen2k4

“"He has a sweet story and can rap like no other"”

chiaotzu333

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Vote for Tupac 2) Tupac

“2pac should be number 1 always. lil wayne and 50 suck! and are overrated. you can’t even understand them! eminem is good but not number 1! WERES IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, TECH N9NE, & DMX!”

mariolakers

“He defines Rap and doesn’t just tell all about the same stuff. He tells storys and is the realiest till today no doubt. He is the King of Rap. R. I. P. Tupac Shakur
We miss you and always will remember you.”

BaLisTik

“Best hands down, game over son!
”

tman

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Vote for Lil Wayne 3) Lil Wayne

“he jus 2 real
”

bonie6

“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

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Vote for Notorious B.I.G. 4) Notorious B.I.G.

“better than wayne and especially eminem”

ciacrossfire121

“way better than lil wayne”

michaelshow

“Whoever votes Pac above him is a noob.”

Revan

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Vote for Nas 5) Nas

“No MC can touch Nassir.”

NeHiVikings

“besides b. i. g, tupac, and eminem, nas is the only real poet.. lil wayne doesn’t rap, he just talks and coicidentally rhymes.”

k2th3c

“He is the best. Much better than Lil Wayne or Jay-Z.
I think it should go...
Nas
Biggie
Rakim
Tupac
Lupe Fiasco
Big Daddy Kane
”

example01

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Vote for Bizzy Bone 6) Bizzy Bone

“He Got The Best Flow, Much Luuv”

Castro164

“BEST RAPPER EVER!”

“The Greatest of ALL TIME!”

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Vote for Jay-Z 7) 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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Vote for 50-Cent 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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Vote for Krayzie Bone 9) Krayzie Bone

“This guy can bust out lyrics better than anyone on here except for maybe Slim”

aman28

“im krayzie for krayzie”

Vote for Lloyd Banks 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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Vote for The Game 11) 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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Vote for T.I. 12) T.I.

“the king he the best”

mature

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

“man T.I. should be number one.”

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Vote for Diam's 13) Diam's

“Amazing rapper girl from France. I love her!”

Vote for Snoop Dogg 14) 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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Vote for Immortal Technique 15) 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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Vote for Kanye West 16) Kanye West

“Kanye West is so versitile and would do anything with his music and still make it good! He is a hip hop legacy! Go Kanye!”

HenP

“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)”

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Vote for Kool G Rap 17) 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”

Vote for Will Smith 18) Will Smith

Vote for Eazy-E 19) 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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Vote for Z-Ro 20) 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!!!”

Vote for Mike Shinoda 21) Mike Shinoda

“Mike should be #1... sad he’s down here”

sajid213

“He’s The Best Rapper Ever He Should be top 10”

DerVEL

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

No_More_Sorrow

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Vote for Rakim 22) 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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Vote for Tech N9ne 23) Tech N9ne

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

SlaCk3R

“so I am glad I put him on the list. if you don’t believe me on how raw tech is then go see one his concerts and if he is still not in your top 5 then I will refund your ticket. (not really)”

phigginskc

“easily the best independent rapper of right now and all time and can out-rap any mc in the game as of right now.. steast”

phigginskc

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Vote for Dr. Dre 24) Dr. Dre

“Should be in the top 5, he is 1 of the best, and how the hell is john cena better Dre?”

magicstick23

“c mon dr. dre is the godfather of gangsta rap he´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

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Vote for Ludacris 25) 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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Vote for Big L 26) 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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Vote for DMX 27) 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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Vote for John Cena 28) 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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Vote for Talib Kweil 29) 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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Vote for Lupe Fiasco 30) 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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Vote for Ice Cube 31) 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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Vote for Soulja Boy 32) Soulja Boy

“Hez cool =)”

Vote for Xzibit 33) 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!!”

Vote for Young Jeezy 34) 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
”

Vote for Chamillionare 35) 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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Vote for Ice-T 36) Ice-T

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

copkiller

Vote for Method Man 37) 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”

Vote for OutKast 38) 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”

Vote for Ghostface Killah 39) 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”

Vote for mac dre 40) mac dre

“This is ridiculous, Mac dre belongs at the #1 spot. How could you surround him around these no name clowns. Biggie, pac, and Big L are the only ones who should be around Dre, this is a joke of true rankings. pathetic.”

LyricalGenious

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

Vote for GZA 41) GZA

Vote for E-40 42) E-40

“he was the best flow master”

Vote for Cassidy 43) 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.”

Vote for Inspectah Deck 44) Inspectah Deck

“inspectah deck is definitely the number one, HANDS DOWN! he is like a rapper for college professors. I don’t even care that none of you like him, because you wouldn’t understand what he says anyways. so basically I’m saying his rap skill is off the charts not to mention his flow, which I don’t think anybody could match. number one. listen to triumph by wu tang. then you’ll see.”

originalmc

“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”

Vote for Mos Def 45) 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”

Vote for Raekwon 46) Raekwon

Vote for U-God 47) U-God

“he belongs on here way before john cena? He was a part of the orginal wu-tang clan
”

Vote for Lil Boosie 48) Lil Boosie

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

Vote for KRS-One 49) KRS-One

“KRS-1 is definitly one of the 5 best rappers of all time.”

Chris-1

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

Vote for T-Pain 50) 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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Vote for Ol' Dirty Bastard 51) Ol' Dirty Bastard

“are you serious no one put him on the list!”

Vote for Big Pun 52) 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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Vote for Nelly 53) 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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Vote for Zack De La Rocha 54) Zack De La Rocha

“this list is a joke big zach is the best
his thoughts like a hundred moths trapped in a lampshade somewhere within, theirwings banging and burning all threw enless night forever awake he lies shaking and starving praying for someone to turn out the light”

blaqksails92

“C’MON people! ever hear of Rage against the Machine?

listen to some, then come back and vote”

madcowsarecrazy

Vote for Chuck D 55) 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

“Very Good MC No Fake A Real Intelligent Rapper”

copkiller

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

Vote for Plies 56) Plies

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

Vote for Rick Ross 57) Rick Ross

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

Vote for Akon 58) Akon

Vote for Jokez 59) 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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Vote for Mike Jones 60) Mike Jones

“MIKE JONES!!!”

dahe24

Vote for Dizzee Rascal 61) Dizzee Rascal

“sick”

Vote for Ja Rule 62) Ja Rule

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

Vote for Fabolous 63) 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”

Vote for Chris Brown 64) Chris Brown

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

Vote for Common 65) Common

“Common Wrote argueably the greatest song in the history of hip hop.
I know all you rap newbies don’t listen to a songs lyrics but try listening to "I used to Love H.E.R."”

godzillaman

“This guy is easily top 10 over 50 cent, lloyd Banks and thas sucky Lil Wayne!”

rdubz34

“you must be young top 15 easily”

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Vote for Jedi Mind Tricks 66) Jedi Mind Tricks

Vote for Del tha Funkee Homosapien 67) Del tha Funkee Homosapien

Vote for Young Buck 68) Young Buck

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

Vote for Bow Wow 69) Bow Wow

“Simply the best”

Vote for Twista 70) 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.
”

Vote for Brotha Lynch Hung 71) Brotha Lynch Hung

Vote for Papoose 72) 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”

Vote for Scarface 73) Scarface

Vote for Jadakiss 74) Jadakiss

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

Vote for LL Cool J 75) 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.”

Vote for Busta Rhymes 76) Busta Rhymes

“BUSTA BUST 4 Life”

Vote for Lil' Flip 77) Lil' Flip

“FREESTYLE KING AND CRAZY FLOW”

REALITYMUSICMAN

“FREESTYLE KING WITH CRAZY LYRICS
”

Vote for Juelz Santana 78) Juelz Santana

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

Vote for Yung Joc 79) 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
”

Vote for Master P 80) Master P

“MASTER P IS OFF THE CHAIN!”

Vote for Anthony Cruz (AZ, SOSA) 81) 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”

Vote for Timbaland 82) Timbaland

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

Vote for Sean Paul 83) Sean Paul

Vote for Birdman 84) Birdman

“way underated,”

Vote for Lil Jon 85) 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”

Vote for Flava Flav 86) Flava Flav

“He is sweet and a cool rapper”

Vote for Chingy 87) Chingy

“THEEE BEST!”

Vote for JR Writer 88) JR Writer

Vote for Afroman 89) Afroman

“hes so high
he is funnny”

Vote for Juvenile 90) Juvenile

“This dude is definantly one of the greats”

Vote for Kool Moe Dee 91) 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.”

Vote for Bishop Lamont 92) 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.”

Vote for Too Short 93) Too Short

“has the hardest ryhmes should be 13”

Vote for Lil Scrappy 94) Lil Scrappy

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

Vote for GrandMaster Flash 95) GrandMaster Flash

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

Vote for Romeo 96) 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”

Vote for Pharrell 97) Pharrell

“the most creative of them all”

Vote for Blac Haze 98) Blac Haze

“The realest after Tupac.”

Vote for Kiotti 99) Kiotti

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

Vote for Kurtis Blow 100) 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
”


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