over the last couple of weeks i've been debating this topic on several message boards. then i decided to go back through my album collection and listen to everything i had and see what appealed TO ME the most. and here is the outcome.

my top 5:

1. b.i.g
2. black thought
3. cormega
4. tupac
5. vakill

the real top 5:
1. rakim
2. b.i.g
3. krs-one
4. guru
5. common

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dfunk