^How the fuck is Canibus overated? If anything he's underated. Canibus is dope as fuck but doesn't get the recognition in mainstream hip hop that he deserves. If you mean he doesn't deserve his underground reputation then i would have to disagree again.

Also, some of ya'll are getting overated mixed up with wack. Ja and Nelly aren't rated at all, nevermind overated.

I wouldn't agree that 50 cent is overrated. Maybe he's not as good lryrically as say, Nas, but he's rated as being at the top of the game, cos' of other things, like that crazy flow of his.

Jay-Z is a little overated, there should not have been comparisons between his and Nas' skill levels in the first place.
I think he belongs in the top 10, but not the top 5.