Who is the greatest rapper of all time?

Just going to say it Kendrick Lamar.

He would clown any other artist in a beef, lyrics reflect NWA and what 2pac rapped about, he actually raps about things that are meaningful, every time he drops and album it rates higher than his last.

Lyrically, the best MC for me is K-Rino.

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[Verse 2 from "I'm a Problem"]

Problems I'm solving them, I'll ruin you and make you wish your world ends

I'll show up at your date and beet you down in front of your girlfriend

I build my rap, spin moves, then side step

I work my pen out so much that it's looks just like a bodybuilder's bicep

But enough of jokes, I'm sending your whole form up in a puff of smoke

I'll amputate your limbs then I reconnect them to other folks

You was grinning, swearing you would win

Until you felt the right hook come tearing through your chin

The punishment then etched in, never would it end

Got a pen that's deadlier than a heroin syringe

I'm a rap pro, O.G., macro, blast those that don't know me

Coming in the back door slowly, my goal is to jack your soldiers, smash on a rapper like afro Kobe (and this before the legend died)

See, I get trapped inside a time warp every now and then

For the first 11 days of 2016 I was 10

See, I'm the one that threw the bomb that landed on your flesh

No need for a uniform, my team name's branded on my chest

I'm in my power stance, damaging cowards men

My click is like a clock 'cause if you diss us, in a minute you gon' see our hands

[Verse 3 from "I'm a Problem"]

I hold the mantel and stand in preparation for the grand battle

I can travel unnoticed camouflaged inside of an ant's shadow

The sacred robe of unjaded greatness I'm draped with

I shake pits and wears snakes on my wrists like bracelets

I straight rip until I make the lithospheric plate shift

Decapitate you just to save your paper on your facelift

I'm down for the cash, astounding and rash

Give you a tattoo with a needle that I found in the trash

Now I'm getting real hungry, time for breakfast, man

Everything in front of me is swept in flames

Vocabulary range insane, I'm about to replace Webster's name

See, when the track's too rough to wreck on

I'll connect two stones to some lead prongs and wear them instead of headphones

The profit gainer, a bottle rocket flamer, cock and aim at a gossip bringer

Hanging in a locked container, sparring with a robot boxing trainer

The day I lose to rap buffoons

The sun will shine bright at midnight and be followed by a pitch black afternoon

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And of course, Rakim. I just need to put 1 verse...

[Verse from "The 18th Letter]

Just when things seemed the same and the whole scene is lame

I come and reign with the unexplained for the brains 'till things change

They strain to slang sling, I'm trained to bring game

History that I arranged been regained by King James

Go to practice with tactics, when the track hits theatrics

Women that look like actress the status of Cleopatra's

Stacks of mathematics to feed yo' asiatics

As I find out, what the facts is for geographic

No time to sip Moet with hostess, never mind what the total gross is

I rip shows, stay focused, and split cheese with soldiers

While you hit trees and coast, I spit flows that be ferocious

And with these explosives, I split seas for Moses

Shine permanently, only my mind's concerning me

Fire burns in me eternally, time's eternity

Followers turn on me, they'll be in a mental infirmary

Determinedly advanced technology better than Germany

Since the first days you know of, 'till the last days is over

I was always the flow-er, I made waves for Noah

From a compound, to the anatomy, to the breakdown of a atom

Some of my rap patterns, still surround Saturn

From the ancient hieroglyphics, to graffiti painted pictures

I study, I know the scriptures, but nowadays ain't it vicious

Date back, I go beyond, check the holy Qu'ran

To speeches at the Audobon, now we get our party on

So being beneficent, I bless 'em with dialogue

They expecting, the next testament by the God

I blow 'em through battlezones with chrome for chaperone

Blast beats with saxophones, one of the baddest rapper's known

Every country city and borough, side street and ghett, isle and alley and meadow

Theories thorough enough to echo

When it was one mass of land, with one nash' of man

And the whole mass was ran under one master plan

Since the world's metamorphosis, and the plan is kept in orbit

Turntables we spin awkward, but the needles never skip off it

Rhythms, we expressing similar to our ancestors

It'll answer your questions if you understand the message

From the days of the slave choppers to the new age of prophets

As heavy as hip-hop is, I'm always ready to drop it

From the mind which is one of Allah's best designs

And mines'll stand the test of time, when I rhyme

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''Not positive, who's the best? Pac, Nas and Big
Ain't no best, East, West, North, South, flossed out, greedy
I embrace y'all with napalm'' - Nas, Ether

Eminem. It's been well over two decades and he's still relevant while consistently dropping quality projects.

Rap isn't music. All it is is rhyming words and gibberish over a beat.

eminem

@king_majestros: Go watch Anthony Fantanos video on the subject, he destroys your point.

Anyways MF Doom...

I can tell you one thing. It's not Eminem. The man would tell you that himself.

I'll go with Jay Z for skill, content and overall body of work. It's the obvious choice, but it's the right choice.

@kingofwakanda: Just because he says he isn't doesn't mean much, If I make a movie that is praised as the best film of all time, and I come out and say that this film is better than mine, that doesn't automatically disqualify me from the talk.

@joker567892: I get that Em is being humble. It just also happens to be true in this case. He can still rap his ass off. He definitely is in the conversation, I just don't think he's done enough to be the best ever. Not consistent enough. Too many albums and songs not worth revisiting. Can still put out verses and bars with anyone to this day though.

@joker567892: No he doesn't. Hahaha.

@king_majestros: Yes he does, the whole "Rap isn't music" thing was from Ben Shapiro and he destroys that entire pint.

I'm not gonna continue to argue though.

@joker567892: He actually doesn't, and Ben's pretty cool. Don't argue, then. :)

@king_majestros: Not arguing, but straight facts Rap is music...

@joker567892: Says you. Straight facts, rap isn't music...

@king_majestros: Okay, let's get this out the way, multiple music professors people have spoken to believe that rap is music.

The only people who don't believe so are people like you, which isn't a issue, but just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't music.

@joker567892 said:

Multiple music professors can speak about anything they want, but it doesn't make what they say fact. They are simply people who have gone to college, became a teacher, and had an opinion on a subject.

It's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of subjectivity and interpretation. I don't consider rap music, but that is based on my own opinion; thus, rap isn't music. You like and therefore think rap is music, that's great. Other people don't have to agree with you; what you say doesn't make it so.

@king_majestros: Which again is fine, I don't agree with your opinion though, that's why I don't feel like arguing it is a matter of opinion.

@joker567892 said:

Exactly. No harm done.

Dashiegames & 50tyson don't @ me

NAS, Eminem, Jay-Z are my favourites

The best has to be Notorious B.I.G tho, his lyricism and song are on a whole different level.

Cardi B

Eminem , Biggie, Pac

@seastone98: Bollocks. Phat Phinger Phlex is awesome.

@king_majestros: no way, if u want true lyricism look up viper "y'all cowards don't even smoke crack"

Jack the Rapper

I don’t have an honest opinion (not listened to enough) but I seriously don’t understand how anyone can think Eminem isn’t a serious contender. He obviously doesn’t have the best messages, but his skill is insane.

Eli Porter

Eminem

Honestly, as much as I like him, Eminem kinda fell off.

My picks would have to be:

Modern-Denzel Curry or Kendrick Lamar

90's- Biggie or GZA

80's- Chuck D

Underground- MF DOOM

Modern: Kendrick drake j Cole Griselda

2000s: Eminem Lil Wayne jay z nas Andre 3000

90s: PAC BIG Ice Cube

80s: LL Cool J

Eminem for sure

Chief keef, lil wayne, gucci mane,

Nas

Nas followed by J Cole

Modern: Kendrick

00s: Eminem

90s: Pac

I most people can agree to this to a certain degree.

Stupid flow

Hmmmm... More Updated Thoughts.

1980's : Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Chuck D, KRS One, Heavy D

1990's : Nas, 2Pac, Notorious BIG, Jay-Z, Scarface, Busta Rhymes, Common, Big L

2000's : Eminem, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Jay-Z

Krispy Kreme.

Yep. The best of all time.

Why is rap not gone yet? Commercial Rock faded away, why not rap as well?

Shitty J

Biggie. Followed by (in no particular order other than Eminem) Em, MF Doom, mos def, Andre 3000 and Jay Z.

The reason I didn’t say Kendrick is because if he puts out another album as good as his last 3 then he could take the top spot, honestly.

Em, Jay Z and Kendrick.