*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

i wanna battle someone but im new here n dont know quite how to set it up
hit a brotha up n let me know how ta get down.
i will battle anyone bring it on!!!
peace

Punches: Eyedea (live battling)
Multis: Eyedea
Wordplay: Slug (poetic word play...not just sayin dumb things like flip shit with a spatula)
Metas: Eyedea

Really nobody can touch Eyedea on the above. Many are good at multi's but Eyedea seems to kill all when he goes that route. But again this is my opinion. I haven't heard a better extended metaphor than Eyedea's "Read Wiped in Blue." Yes, much better than Common's "I Used to Love Her." The gun metaphor used by Big Daddy Kane and then by Pac and Nas is weak.

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dren a.k.a. dren rapes u

rakim...kool g rap......krs-one.......masta ace......cormega.......saigon.....royce da 5'9"....does anybody kno who these guys are?........i'm not tryin disrespect anybody's opinion or talk like i run dis shit.....but.......if anybody listens to these cats......80% of all these opinions would change......