Greatest East Coast Rapper Of All Time?

[TraceOneInfinite]

Nas




...I know, I know, he is very inconsistent.  But he's had the greatest East Coast album ever, "Illmatic", and 4 other solid records in "It Was Written", "Stillmatic", "Lost Tapes" and "God's Son."

He's also done good work on guest appearances, and in groups like The Firm, stuff like that.

-He's an intelligent rapper, like he says, he's a "rappers rapper".

-His creativity in tracks like the one about his Gun on "It Was Written", probably gave 2pac his idea for "Me And My Girlfriend".  Also, he comes out every now and then with a track like, "My Book of Rhymes", that is really creative and pushes the envelop lyrically, and conceptually. 

-What really made him great was when he came back from his wack Nas Escobar phase and dropped "Stillmatic".  That's when he really reclaimed the thrown.  Tracks like Poison ("What Goes Around Comes Around"), "One Mic", "Yur The Man".. .these are classic Nas tracks, introspective, lyrical.

-Nas is a great lyricist, and he's still around, holdin it down today, when everyone was gets away from the lyrics, Nas is always the rapper who is still mainstream, and still puts 100% into his lyrics. 

[mauzip]

2Pac.

[Mac 10 †]

Nas

For once, you are not talking complete nonsense.

[ABN]

G Rap,Rakim & Nas are the best rappers from NY.

[Mac 10 †]

G Rap,Rakim & Nas are the best rappers from NY.

Rakim certainly has a right to be mentioned.

[E-L-P]

Rakim, Nas, Jigga, Biggie, Chuck D, and Guru

[Mac 10 †]

Biggie

I was wondering how long it would take before Mr. Over-rated himself would be mentioned.

[ABN]

G Rap,Rakim & Nas are the best rappers from NY.

Rakim certainly has a right to be mentioned.

and G Rap doesn´t? hell ALL of the New York rappers stole their style and lyrical content from him.

[rakim]

There would be no Nas, Biggie, Pac or Jigga without the GOAT Rakim. If any of you know about lyrical content and ryhme patterns you know Ra is untouchable. Don't just listen to Paid in Full (which is enough), check his whole body of work. Listen to every other rapper that calls him the greatest. And the best part about it is that he still demands respect even though he hasn't dropped an album in years, he still sell out shows, he still creates a buzz when his name is mentioned and he still hasn't given us his greatest album yet.....The Seventh Seal. Wait that shit drops...forget about it. So all you who think someone other than Ra is the greatest, have no clue what Rakim has done for and to this rap game.

[Raphael]

Nas and GhostFace Killah

[No Compute]

Either Nas, Rakim, KRS or BDK

definitely not Jay-Z

[Meho]

Biggie or Jay for me.

[Mac 10 †]

Biggie or Jay for me.

I'd say Jay could be in there as the Greatest of the modern era but I don't think either has a right to be named "Greatest East Coast Rapper Of All Time".

[Oklin]

Nas, Rakim and Masta Ace.. those are some of them

[UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over]

Kool G Rap & Ghostface.