List of my top 5 MCs (WHATS YOURS)

[yukmouth23]

Here is a list of the top 5 MCs in the history of hip hop (opinion)
1. Nas
2. 2 pac
3. Jay-z
4. Biggie
5. Big L
Close cuts Big Pun, Ice- T, LL Cool J etc. etc.
Post your top five!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GangstaBoogy]

1. Nas
2. Ice Cube
3. 2Pac
4. Andre 3000
5. Snoop Dogg

[Elevz]

Not rappers, but emcees?

1. Biggie
2. KRS-One
3. Common
4. Black Thought
5. Jeru the Damaja

As for rappers, that should include people like The GZA and De La Soul.

[ABN]

Not rappers, but emcees?

1. Biggie
2. KRS-One
3. Common
4. Black Thought
5. Jeru the Damaja

As for rappers, that should include people like The GZA and De La Soul.

if it´s for "master of ceremonies" then none of the rappers you listed should be on there coz they all suck live. and that´s what a MC should be great at, Lil Jon is actually a better "MC" then those listed.

[ABN]

Not rappers, but emcees?

1. Biggie
2. KRS-One
3. Common
4. Black Thought
5. Jeru the Damaja

As for rappers, that should include people like The GZA and De La Soul.

if it´s for "master of ceremonies" then none of the rappers you listed should be on there coz they all suck live. and that´s what a MC should be great at, Lil Jon is actually a better "MC" then those listed.

You're right. Biggie was no great live performer, but I bet you haven't seen KRS.......!

right, i´ve only seen him 4 times.

[Elevz]

Not rappers, but emcees?

1. Biggie
2. KRS-One
3. Common
4. Black Thought
5. Jeru the Damaja

As for rappers, that should include people like The GZA and De La Soul.

if it´s for "master of ceremonies" then none of the rappers you listed should be on there coz they all suck live. and that´s what a MC should be great at, Lil Jon is actually a better "MC" then those listed.

You're right. Biggie was no great live performer, but I bet you haven't seen KRS.......!

right, i´ve only seen him 4 times.

Nah, but seriously. Biggie had that ability to freestyle but he wasn't a great live performer, but I really do consider KRS, Black Thought, Common and Jeru some amazing performers who really move the crowd.

[ABN]

^i dunno about that, i saw Common and Kanye and Ye rocked the house atleast 20x harder(i´m not even exagerrating)then Common. people were damn near falling asleep when Common performed. dunno why he even brought a live band with him when they hardly changed the songs to suit a live performance. Common´s the shit if you sit at home listening to him and that´s about it.

[Elevz]

^^ Yeah, I guess it really depends on the setting. Most of these I've seen rocked a small venue and really turned things upside down. I haven't seen Common live though, except for some footage, which seemed really good.

Anyway, I see where ur coming from. Props

[J$crILLa]

1 2pac
2 too short
3 eazy e
4 kurupt
5 scarface

next up would be devin the dude, daz, snoop, spice one

[ABN]

^^ Yeah, I guess it really depends on the setting. Most of these I've seen rocked a small venue and really turned things upside down. I haven't seen Common live though, except for some footage, which seemed really good.

Anyway, I see where ur coming from. Props

well it was in an arena that takes about 13k, i think he´s better suited for venues that takes like 1-3k.

[ExZit]

I find it hard to compare rappers like

Rakim
KRS-ONE
Big Daddy Kane

with rappers like

2Pac
Biggie
Ice Cube

and to compare them with

Jay-Z
Eminem


Often "musicknowers" seam to underrate "overrated rappers"... but i think we got a simple asnwear on the number one spot...

Tupac

[IFB Flood]

no order:

nas
gza
pac
krs-one
rakim

[Elevz]

Often "musicknowers" seam to underrate "overrated rappers"... but i think we got a simple asnwear on the number one spot...

Tupac

I'm really sorry, but 2Pac really doesn't come anywhere near my top 5. So if that makes me a cocky self-proclaimed "musicknower" as you call it, so be it. But don't force your opinion on others... His music just doesn't move me at all, and for your information, the same goes with N.W.A (Ice Cube's early solo-career is an exception). Stuff like that doesn't move me, so they'll never make it to my top5. But hey, guess what! That's an opinion!

[QuietTruth]

I don't have a top 5 but KRS One and Big Daddy Kane belong in top numbers.

[Lunatic]

1. Ice Cube
2. Xzibit
3. Scarface
4. Kurupt
5. Snoop Dogg