Your Top 10?

[Satire]

1.)Slug
2.)Nas
3.)Joe Budden
4.)Lupe Fiasco
5.)Blu
6.)Black Thought
7.)P.O.S.
8.)Elzhi
9-10.)Lowkey-Akala
11.) Spoonfull/Sadistik (It's so fucking hard).
12.)Eminem
13.)Eyedea
14.)Copywrite
15.)Mos Def

[VenomBlackViper]

1.)Slug
2.)Nas
3.)Joe Budden
4.)Blu
5.)Lupe Fiasco
6.)Black Thought
7.)P.O.S.
8.)Elzhi
9-10.)Lowkey-Akala
11.) Spoonfull/Sadistik (It's so fucking hard).
12.)Eminem
13.)Eyedea
14.)Copywrite
15.)Mos Def

No homo of course, right?

[Satire]

1.)Slug
2.)Nas
3.)Joe Budden
4.)Blu
5.)Lupe Fiasco
6.)Black Thought
7.)P.O.S.
8.)Elzhi
9-10.)Lowkey-Akala
11.) Spoonfull/Sadistik (It's so fucking hard).
12.)Eminem
13.)Eyedea
14.)Copywrite
15.)Mos Def

No homo of course, right?

Full homo.

[ThomasJ]

1. Nas
2. Pharoahe Monch
3. Masta Ace
4. Black Thought
5. Slug
6. Cormega
7. Tonedeff
8. Mos Def
9. Dessa
10. Kno
11. Sadistik
12. Common
13. Talib Kweli
14. Aloe Blacc
15. Jay-Z

[classthe_king]

After careful thinking...my top 25

1. Sadistik
2. Possessed
3. DZK
4. Diabolic
5. Spoonfull
6. Copywrite
7. Slug
8. Prince Ea
9. Vinnie Paz
10. Bekay
11. Hopsin
12. Celph Titled
13. Kid Cudi
14. Apathy
15. Nas
16. Psiklone
17. J. Cole
18. Mac Lethal
19. Immortal Technique
20. Chino XL
21. Lowkey
22. Notorious B.I.G
23. Mike Shinoda
24. Tech N9ne
25. Crooked I

[dead prez]

1. Nas
2. Pharoahe Monch
3. Masta Ace
4. Black Thought
5. Slug
6. Cormega
7. Tonedeff
8. Mos Def
9. Dessa
10. Kno
11. Sadistik
12. Common
13. Talib Kweli
14. Aloe Blacc
15. Jay-Z

Dope list, good to see Dessa there. Lol at Eminem not being at your top 15 though, even though he might not even break mine as well.

[ThomasJ]

Dessa is amazing. Thanks for mentioning her all the time ( ), you've gotten me into a fantastic artist.

[KillahBee]

I'll drop my top 15 based on discography quality, consistency, longevity (not just as an artist, but how long I can listen to their music without getting bored) and of course mic skills - though I put the other 3 categories ahead of this

Kool G Rap
ScarFace
Pharoahe Monch
Eminem
Nas
Andre 3K
Big Boi
Ghostface Killah
Jay-Z
Common
Masta Ace
Black Thought
MF DOOM
Ice Cube
Notorious B.I.G

That's nearly concrete for me, going to re-listen to Slug's, Brother Ali's, Talib Kweli's and a few other guys' discographies over the next few weeks so I might make a change or 2

[ThomasJ]

You like Ghost so much you put him twice?

[KillahBee]

You like Ghost so much you put him twice?

Did I??

[dead prez]

Ghostface is the man though, watch this shit.





Anyways top 15

Ghostface
Nas
Lupe
POS
Dessa
Gift of Gab
Deltron 3030
Black Thought
Zumbi
Gza
K-os
Jay z
OC
Big L
Celph Titled (Nineteen Ninety Now was dope, even though it had a shit ton of features)

[KillahBee]

those were great

storytime iwth Ghostface Killah is good too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o13bzTSsG7w

[Master Chief]

1.)Slug
2.)Nas
3.)Joe Budden
4.)Lupe Fiasco
5.)Blu
6.)Black Thought
7.)P.O.S.
8.)Elzhi
9-10.)Lowkey-Akala
11.) Spoonfull/Sadistik (It's so fucking hard).
12.)Eminem
13.)Eyedea
14.)Copywrite
15.)Mos Def

Win.

[JUMPDMC]

Royce Da 59
Tech 9
Eminem
Chamillionaire
Crooked I
Joe Budden
50 Cent
Nas
Jay Z
Hopsin

I cant get enough of these guys, consistently dope.

[WakeUpShow]

1. Eminem
2. Nas
3. Notorious B.I.G.
4. 2Pac
5. Possessed
6. Andre 3000
7. Royce da 5'9"
8. Jay-Z
9. Vinnie Paz
10. Crooked I
11. Xzibit
12. Joe Budden
13. Tech N9ne
14. Celph Titled
15. Kanye West
16. Black Thought
17. Lupe Fiasco
18. J. Cole
19. Tyler, The Creator
20. Kid Cudi

Bolded are my favorite youngsters, those who I see carrying the torch for years to come. I know Cudi isn't anything special on the mic, but in term's of music he would be number 1. Dude knows what a beat, melody, and hook should sound like.