*50cent is king of the streets
*the most complete(song,freestyle,poetry,commercial,undergro und,street,pop,longevity,skill...etc) rapper ever is Rakim
*the best rapper dead is Big Punisher
*the hottest rapper is Eminem
*as far as complete lyrical skill has to be G.Rap
*my personal favorite is DMX(circa 98')
.......some of you's may disagree or agree.......shit.....i may disagree with it tomorrow....but for the most part these are the best of the best...handsdown....there are so many categories........its really hard to narrow it down to one