no order, i'm only talking 'mainstream' artist

1.Pac-(even though he is rated by a lot of people, very few truly understand how dope he is, revolutionist,thug,genius,)

2.Jay-Z(cuz people think he is only about jewels and hoez it goes way deeper)

3. AZ (burnt Nas on that Life's a Bitch track, only nigga to get a deal from one verse, that verse is a top ten verse of all time, and no question the illest featuring verse of all time)

4. Ghostface (Why tha fuck aint he in people's "best of all time" arguements?

5.Rass Kass (he'll burn your favorite emcee)

other notables tell me ya'll list. No need to argue over tha shit, everybody is entitled an opinion just give out your list