but you must ask yourself, why are they labeled by some that way? is it because of their marketable qualities, or is it the fact that they were shot? if Biggie and Pac were alive today, even Big L for that matter, they would NOT be in such high regards.


they just simply werent that good. period.

yah records mean shit, i think if a rapper (2pac) has a mural of him in every country, his own school, own college courses, millions of books and movies on him, and to some english philosophers (this is true read it somewhere) think that Pac wrote better than shakespeare, than i think, i know that pac is one of the best

1>2pac
2>biggie
3>outkast
4>DMX
5>Nas

rakim
big
krs 1
big L
pun (i love that fat man)

^ werd

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1.Pac
2.Biggie
3. Snoop
4. eminem
5. dre

Pun is under-rated...
hes fuckin dope...


i really like slug, biggie,del the funkee homosapien(the deltron 3030 got me on that one..) pun and number five is left up for grabs(a lil wayne lil zane duet )

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your worthless like pre-owned autos...
hahaha

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lil wayne wtf^^^^^^^^OF ALL TIME ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!! i undastand Big Pun but Lil wayne HELL NO

i agree wit DIZ PAC was a mothafuckin genious if he was still alive he would be just as good if not BETTER cause he just kept on elevatin and his poetry was ILL too I DON"T KNOW WTF DEZYR is talkin about

yah records mean shit, i think if a rapper (2pac) has a mural of him in every country, his own school, own college courses, millions of books and movies on him, and to some english philosophers (this is true read it somewhere) think that Pac wrote better than shakespeare, than i think, i know that pac is one of the best

nelly
ja rule
sisqo
phrantik
eminem

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^ except for eminem, i hope your joking... oh and you too. you are ill

every good rapper, mainstream or not, has his or her own rap qaulities which in some ones mind may be suitable to give them a spot in the top 5... but since i dont like comparing mainstream and underground, cos theyre heaps different, ill make 2 lists:

mainstream:
1/ Pac
2/ biggie
3/ eminem
4/ nas
5/ jay-z OR rakim

underground:
1/canibus (i hope he still counts as underground)
2/ copywrite
3/ aesop rock

i cant really decide from the other underground ones.. most of them are equally dope in their own way

and for those who put bow wow and nelly in there lists.... <rips hair out in fury>...

1) Tragedy Khadafi
2) 2pac
3) Big L
4) Canibus
5) Cormega

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No Order...

Vinnie Paz
Slug
Apathy
CopyWrite
Big L ( Sorry But he has to be on the list)

2Pac sucked.

its all about preference guys...some people may not know who Big L is and some may think chingy is dope..its all about personal preference thats all..so just becuz someone doesn't mention your top five don't mean they dont know shit about hip hop or rap music..it just simply means they prefer to listen to these particular artist and therefore consider them the best...
anyway on to my top five..

jay-z
biggie
nas
andre "ice cold" 3000
pac

these are my top five..some may consider them commercial
some may think they are trash
and some may agree wit me
bottomline they are my personal favorite artist
out

^the most intelligent post in this thread.