1.Canibus
2.Pharoahe Monch
3.Talib Kweli
4.Lloyd Banks
5.Vinnie Paz

talib
cadillac tah
phoaroh monch
g-dep
jay-z

Talib
Hieroglyphics
S.O.M.
Az
Juice

face it theres hundreds tha don't get tha credit they deserve,no way can it be limited to five dawgs.

Peace

ya i agree... thatz y i got 7 (no particular order)...

twista
tech n9ne
shyne
g-dep
wu tang
pharoah monch
royce 5'9"

1. Cormega
2. AZ
3. Kweli
4. Priest
5. Bis/Slug

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No Order...
Canibus
Cormega
Az
Crooked I
Black Thought

put it like this,every rapper in the business is either underrated or overrated.There is no between.We dont know everybody in the world so we cant say who is underrated.People in America dont like Michael Jackson anymore but in Japan he's still a giant so you cant tell.Yall are just giving yall opinions.

Ras Kass is way to up himself. But yeah

Ras Kass

Roots Manuva

Chali2na

Wait, underated in what way? To the mainstream? Or hip-hop in general?

If mainstream. Then also

Sage Francis

Aesop Rock (both will never make it in the mainstream...they're too complex, lyrics too intelligent and music no where near 'pop')..


List goes on and on though, doesn't it? These are just the ones that came to mind at the moment.

Kurupt
Daz Dillinger
Supafly
Crooked I
Goldy Loc

o yea an tha Alkoholikz

krayzie, layzie, bizzy, wish, nate.............................................. ..............................................

Talib
Xzibit
AZ
Chali 2na
Guru

Supernatural - oh my damn has anybody heard this guy. hes the craziest freestyler. hes got the voice, flow and intelligence

Ikon the Hologram/Vinnie Paz - damn this guys smart, i dig his flow, voice and content and the dj of Jedi Mind, Stoupe bangs out the illest beats.

Charlie 2NA - unique everything. he could make it big if he got the fuck outta jurassic 5. the rest of jurassic 5 (and their beats) i dont really care for.

Wu-Tang! - ever since odb got his ass thrown in jail it seems the whole clan has gotten weak. i just bought 36 chambers and oh my damn nwa didnt have shit on them. the latest thing ive heard from wu tang is that gza track that was wack.

Mos Def - listen to next universe. or any of blackstar. his voice and flow are tite. kwelis shit to me is kinda corny compared to mos def. this guy can sing too! black jack johnson hahaha.

but this is all opinion, anybody arguing on this thread is faggots

i'm sorry but some of these list or pathetic....Jay Z? Cannibus?...wat the hell.....this for UNDERATED emcees...not mainstream and most respected....only list that i agree with so far is Eagle's.......but heres mine

5) Mr. Lif
4) Akrobatik
3) Chali 2na (only because he his kinda overshadowed by the rest of J5)
2) Latyrx (Lateef and Lyrics Born)
1) Gift Of Gab (one of the greatest)