Respected Emcees
 

well this is not your top 5
this is not the most underrated
this not the most overrrated.

this is emcees you respect. as in how they represent themselves...

even if these emcees come out, with a wack track.You respect them as for what they brought forth, for the world of hip hop.


(ie: I respect Krs-one for being the truth).


run with it....

nas is my fav rapper but...
i respect 2pac fo stayin real and not sellin out...when he got money...

I respect Immortal Technique... even when the gay shops dont sell his music cos of controversy he just shoves more of it in their face... he speaks the truth, and doesnt give a shit what anyone thinks...

I respect Aesop Rock... being completely different but never changing to suit someone elses tastes....

And Jay-Z.... no matter how much money he got, he always stayed dope and consistent... any rapper that has his 3rd best album released 7 years after they get in the game deserves respect.. most rappers fall off after 2-3 years..

I respect Mos Def and Talib Kweli. . for staying true to themselves and consistenly dropping the concious hip hop that I like. . not the bling bling/rides/hoes that are brain washing society.

Jay-Z. . like Wogzsta said. . even though he's had some songs that I didn't like (Money,Cash,Hoes - Change Clothes). . he's also stayed true to himself. . and I consider the Black Album his 2nd best (Behind Reasonable Doubt) after 9 albums. . you know this man is still dope if his last is his 2nd best.

Rakim - Same reason as Jay and Blackstar. . he's not yet came commercial. . but he's stayed consistent with minimal spotlight. . (minus his Eric B days) and still maintains dopeness.

Brother Ali - Even though he hasn't made it big yet and most likely won't. . just for rapping and putting his name out, knowing many might now except him because of the way he looks. . that's enough to get my respect.

There's more. . but I can't think now. . Pz.

Yes KRS..as said.
& Rakim.
(ill post exactly why tommorow..4 AM here..)

Jay Z- He's one of the best or succesful in the game,

50- cent-asside from what evryone else saids hes still was dope, i mean lately he's been shit he's had some wack tracks but i respect him for his old mixtapes...lol

Aesop Rock- I respect him for bringing something new and innovative to hip hop you will never here another rapper like him

Slug-I respect him for the things he says in his rymes

Murs- Sam as slug

Mr. Lif....his views of the world are dope...and hes one of the sickest mcs EVER

Krs...Stuck with rap through and through, a real love for the game!

Jay Z....For all the reasons specified above,,,and for helping hip hop expand...

AND I MIGHT BE CALLED A "STAN"
But
I Respect
EMINEM, why? because em has seen so much hate, from the people who once loved him (underground) is it his fault that his records sale? that teenage girls find him attractive? no, he got sued by his own moms, publicly called a racist, hes dealt with all of it.....I RESPECT EMINEM!

Rakim

Jay-Z

Scarface

T.I.

common
krs-one
mos def
talib
rakim
brother ali
o.c.
de la soul
jurrasic 5
gangstarr

Atmosphere
Rakim
Talib Kweli

Immortal Technique - he still just says what he wants to say minus what anyone else says about him being to controversial or anything, doesn't give a fcuk attitude about his critics...

Eminem - I've always respected him, he's the first white rapper to really make it big and has continued to grow despite all the critism surronding him, anyone else probably woulda folded a long time ago.

2pac - because even 7 years after his death, he can still intrigue and make people see the reality of his message, he neva did "sell-out" as some might put it.

Jay-z - don't like him all that much, but to put out as much shit as he has done over the last few years, you gotta be some guy to do it.

Tragedy Khadafi.

Canibus - Anyone that can work that much knowledge into a rhymthical pattern deserves respect.

Necro - for being underground and a complete violent, sick, twisted lunatic, and yet still somehow managing to get his CD on the shelves of my local commercial music store... albeit with a 18+ sticker.. lol

Rakim - considered the best, but never tries to go commercial to bring his name out... king of lyrics

Bizarre - for being the only rapper i have ever heard that is 1st in two categories

1. The weirdest.
2. The wackest.

Necro - This cat has been droppin bad taste since as long as I can remember, every head knows necro whether they think he is nice or wack as fuck. He may not be the tightest on the mic, but he beats are rugged as all hell. He ships out everything himself and is the epitome of an entrapeneur IMO.

Immortal Technique - yeah, yeah....Just like everybody else in the thread. He drops knowlege regardless of what is generally accepted in the game. His shit never seems repetitive either, he comes with nice topics and flips it up nice.

Akrobatik - Brings it back to the old school, he doesn't flip crazy rhyme schemes or complex lyrics he jus keeps it real. No matter what the trends have been (esp. in Boston) he stays on his own tip.

..KRS-ONE..and that's it...

Kool Mo Dee
Rakim
KRS One
Big Daddy Kane
Grandmaster Caz

all for their contributions to raps past

Jay-z
Nas
Sauce Money (he never gives up)
Fab
Big Daddy Kane

NO ORDER

Rakim- G.O.A.T the bluprint of lyricism
Kane- THe greatest metaphor and punchline artist of all time
Ice Cube- Classic records and the greatst story teller and concepual emcee of all time
KRS- One- The Teacha! If hip-hop needs a commisiner, Kris is the one
Chuck D- greatest delivery and classic records in the history of music, not just hip-hop
Kool G. Rap- The father and master of the flow and multis that changed the game forever
Jay-Z- The first to really have a full, consistant career out of hip-hop and nobody ever influenced pop-culture in hip-hop the way he has...
Nas- Penned some or the greatest poetic lyrics ever...

REspect TO DMx,for not rappin bout,clothes,bling,cars,rims and shit, he always hit it for the sTreets,and he dont five a fuck if he shit dont sell, Dark Man X baBY, GRAND CHAMP

^ dmx doesnt care if he sells shit? i'm pretty sure that he has the lyrics he does so he can make money

Immortal Technique - Speaks the truth and inteligent songs
Rakim - took hip hop from nursery rhymin to real lyricism
2Pac - allways kept it real and stood for what he belived 100%, unstopable
Big L - even tho his first album of lyrical genius was completly overlooked he kept goin and bringin venomous rhymes

i respect dmx, but not cos of that. i respect him cos of his spiritual message he puts out through his stuff. also, canibus, for putting some serious inteligence into what he says. jay z, for selling records out of a car to where he is now. that's all i can think of now. i'm sure there's more though.

(1)B.I.G.
(2)Tupac
(3)Eminem
(4)Jay-z
(5)G-Unit
(6)Big L
(7)Twista
(8)Snoop
(9)Dre
(10)NAS
(11)Wu-Tang
(12)P-Diddy
(13)Nelly
(14)Luda
(15)Busta Bus
(16)Aliya
(17)Beyonc'e
(18)Missy Elliot
(19)D12
(20)Murphy Lee

Ohh yeah
(21)DMX*
(22)Lil Kim
(23)BoneThugs

that's one i forgot. bone thugs. how could i? neways, why do i respect them? huess it's cos i really liek what they make and tehy made a style all their won.

you just name all the mc's ya listen to...? :huh:

I Respect Pretty Much Any Underground Head That Has Their Own Style, And Doesn't Change It To Sell Albums...

I respect Tupac, Biggie, Eminem and all those dope underground rappers who bust their ass to make it mainstream and have endless talent but never make it to the level of the greats..much respect

lloyd banks, 4 accepting being the number 3 in g-unit despite his dope style

and all g-unit cats (specially 50 in this) for accepting a lot of motherfuckers calling them wack

Ohh yeah bone thugs...Always real...always thuggish ruggish, bizzy has the best delivery af any rapper EVER....

I respect:
Krs One for being Real, forever.
Rakim for being A who he is
Kanye West from when I heard his verse on Get By Remix, he has not failed to live up to my expectations from what I heard from College Dropout
Slug- for the real lyrics he puts out, something always Jaw Dropping
Run DMC for Pushing Hip HOp to where it is Now, no matter how good or bad it is, its still here.
Nas for selling out and then coming back against everybody's expectations back in 2001
Royce da 5'9 for being dope
Canibus for being dope too
Aesop Rock for being different..but yet still amazingly dope too

Bubba Sparxxx - for being the 2nd respected commercial white rapper, but not playing off Eminem's image... developed his own style

Mr. Lif - good political image, love his flow

Ras Kass - Soul On Ice is one of the best hip-hop albums ever...

GZA - awesome wordplay, classic album Liquid Swords

Yes..Gza genius..
Mos Def and Talib Kweli should are also very well respected.
Also
Common Sense for being one of my main inspirations

Damn. . Forgot some people. .

Eminem - For being the first white rap artist to make it big and not let ignorant fucks on the internet get to him with their senseless bashing when he's making money and they're just talking through keyboards. . and i'm not a Stan either. . where the fuck did that shit come from ?

Bubba Sparxxx - Basically what Wogzta said. . building his own image. . having a pretty dope CD lyrically with Deliverance. . he impressed me.

Wu-Tang Clan - Every member. . for being so damn dope lyrically and not changing their style just to sell albums. . they stayed dope and sold albums through lyrics. . much props for that.

The best rappers eva have to be lil rob 2-pac jin eminem ezy e cassidy

i cant bealeave you just said lil rob is one of the best rapeprs ever.

and this thread isnt best rappers its rapepr you respect the most.

lil rob one of the best ever im better then lil rob. all the other chicano rappers like him are wack to. all there ever rap about is how gangster they are and their lowriders. thats gay.

1. pac, got upmost respect fo dat man....no need to say nothin else...
2. scarface, dude put the south on the map...............
3. oukast/dungeon family, also put the south on the map and always bout dey own style
4. nas, nigga been kept it real even though i don't like him too much, fye ass lyrics
5. master p, even though he whack now, dat nigga went from rags to riches.......also put tha south on the map

o hell yeah i forgot my man bubba...damn went to middle school wit dat crazy ass white boy at west lagrange..................wtf was i thankin? he got a tight ass style and he always kept it county and he neva been scared to keep it real wit that redneck shit....my mane hol it dine..........

^ why the hell do people on this site pretend they know commercial rappers?

ARRGGGHHH

so they can justify them having heartbeats.

I respect

Rass Kass for not kissing nobody's ass, he could've easily just said "fuck it i'll have Dre produce every song and put Eminem on my first single" but he didn't

Royce the 5'9 for refusing to be Eminem's puppet like D12 and doing tha shit on his own

Jay-Z for the reasons already posted

Rakim for staying the god

Ghostface for refusing to downplay his creativity for mainstream success and for wearing that big ass bracelet

Bubba Sparxxx for reasons already stated

Master P just for being a dope ass hustler (lost half of that when he started biting off Cash Money)

Kweli and Mos Def-4 spitting knowledge

Canibus-for staying tha same and not changing to get attention, and not overhyping his beef wit Eminem for mainstream attention (he could've easily sent a mixtape to MTV and gotten on the news)

and ya'll might laugh but Ja Rule-he stood up and actually came out when everybody was shitting on em (including me) and dropped an album (even though it sucked) took some balls 2 do that.And to keep rhyming while getting shit thrown at him at the Source awards.