well in my opinion he is ONE of the best, but theres so many unsigned mcees the willl kill him on the mic. he's in the top 5 of signed rappers tho.

im gonna solve the argument here it goes
east coast = jay-z
west coast= 2pac
down bottom= cee lo- or andre 3000
white folks = eminem
oh yeah hick ass midwesterners- nelly

i red the 1st 2 posts.... SHIT NELLY IS BETTER THEN JAYZ... that fool sold crack.... i woulda sold weed shit.... so I CAN SMOKE IT!!... and nelly nel already has as much money if not more they gayz

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

"What up cuh, who yo name is
Where you from turn around who you came wit
Is thatyou ass or yo mamma half reinder
Cant explaine it but damn sure glad yu came her"

as compared to

"Im a hustler homie, you a customer cronie
I got some dirt on my shoulder could you brush it off fo me"

Hov is so much iller...course thats a bad example of his skills but thats the song im listenin to right now so blah

large record sales have absolutely nothing to do with mic skills in commercial hip-hop. its all about beats, whos backing who, guest appearances, subject matter and personal background.

if you dont know that youre a fucking moron. which you must be, since you got banned. lmao.

comparing nelly to Jay z is like apples to fuckin oranges. nelly's lyrics are nursery rhyme bullshit whereas jay z has some shit to actually say. and He will come back to rap in a few years he can't live without it.

you're an idiot and you should not be listening to rap music..

From seeing some stupid shit written... Just cause you might not like Jay Z doesnt mean your not from the streets. Thats so fuckin stupid, why do people say shit like that???

He does prove a point, but I know were he got this information from...

Stop watching so much MTV2 aight buddy... Its getting to your head, and people seem to be hateing it... Even though you do prove a point, a fact at that...

that foo up there said nelly is tight... haha... i cant really talk shit tho i actually bought his 1st cd... but uh.. jay is sick wit it.. he was one of the first people i started to listen to back when i first started listenin to rap... anyway... just cuz you talk about money and hoes doesnt mean u have no crediability... just means thats what u was feelin when u made that song... now if u bust a fat ying yang and make that every song u can sucka dick... i also would like someone to explain what a back packer is cuz ive heard that shit and thought i knew but realized i had no idea... koo

jay-z is on that best rapper list..but no where near the top.....he gets props for stickin' around so long though

jay-z is top...dnt diss him..he could b a lot worse bro....!!!!!!!

^^^^
People call him the best rapper out there and he hasent sold 25 million copies, that iz sum sad shit right there.

lmao do we have to shove it down these playas throats ALBUM SALES DO NOT AFFECT SKILLS IN ANY WAY...gawd are you all blind i wrote it now FUCKING READ IT ....*sigh*

im not a fan of jay z, but i respect what he's doing. On the line of street cred, honestly a lot of people dont like him cause he dissed biggie and he personally said that he would and has sold out and dumbed down his lyrics to make money. but on the other hand, he's about to take over the city of new york hip hop wise. THe ROC is basically taking over. Im personally a Nas fan, I think Illmatic will kill any of Jay Z's cd in my opinion. But we wont start that.

i personally think he's good just not the best nah mean