South will continue to run shit because....

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

yeah you got some valid points but damn im jus listenin to some of the lyrics rakim is still  spittin at his age wit the production he uses....its damn near a fire that cant be put out....if only he took it serious and went all out
but i feel what your sayin bout claimin the best rapper alive but in wayne, jay, biggie and others case they were overrated and overhyped IMO
but rakim, krs one, gza are a rare breed and i can tell ima be listenin to them for years if they are spittin the same they are right now and years from now and even krs one states hes gon be spittin til hes 60..lol
but nah thats str8 talent and damn near greatness but theres nuthin, NUTHIN AT ALL THAT SHOUTS GREATNESS COMIN FROM JAY-Z, BIGGIE, NAS, EMINEM, when put up with rakim, krs gza (jus some examples but the main ones right now)

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From a strictly lyrical point of view what's your top ten?

Doesn't matter if dead or alive.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

in no order jus roughly to give you a list right now

krs one
rakim
gza
face
nas
andre 3000
rza
sticky fingaz
crooked I
dr. dre

again theres a few names that could be switched/replaced with others in there but theres a few that wont be replaced what-so-ever

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no dr.dre?   

Dope list

Won't get an argument from me

I'd probably throw Cuck D up there

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

well actually i think dre is one of the dopest rappers period but i didnt want to put him cuz then you might think im sayin hes better than others but IMO dre is one of the coldest rappers to spit...now he doesnt write his own lyrics so thats a problem but again theres a few names in there id prolly change but thats a rough list with some of em bein in that list and stayin there like glue to a piece of paper
but no chuck d for me in there
2pac >>>chuck d and i had to choose quikly with either chuck or dre...lol

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Dre's a perfectionist so of course the final sound of his flow will be on point but he doesn't write his own lyrics so I take Chuck D.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

true but id still take dre
dre on the mic can be vicious again thats when he wants to be
the last couple of em traxx hes been on havent been his best work IMO
but when he goes in....its
dre>>>>>>nas, jay-z, biggie and more
hes really dope on the mic

[MediumL]

lol like having talented rappers = a regions success.

The Souths current success proves this

[Leggy Hendrix]

good look on that Pill link, dope track...know where i can get a hold of more shit from him to check out?

download his new tape "4075: The Refill"

http://rapidshare.com/files/318173060/P_-_4075TR.rar

if u really like him, get the first tape as well called "4081: The Prescription"
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8xhxaa

'The Refill' is better but 'The Prescription' is no push over at all.

damn props for the links! ill check these out over the next day or two 

[jeanmiche777]

I love my west coast and east coast hip-hop including all their up and comers but real talk right now, the south STILL has the best up and coming rappers, hands down. I won't even talk about the commercial success of T.I., Wayne, etc. 'cause this thread is strictly for the future of hip-hop and which rappers I think are up and coming that will ensure the south stays dominating

Pill


Donnis


Alley Boy
http://usershare.net/y716fyx19s65

J Cole


Rain
http://usershare.net/vtaa5m3bmpct

just 5 dope names for y'all. Probably forgetting a few.

I gave a proper listen to each track. The only one that was kinda good out of those tracks is J Cole. The others are boring. You need a voice,style or flow that you can recognize nowadays. But I really don't think any of these rapper will ensure the south stays dominating... No way. There's no T.I. or Lil Wayne in your list.

[sprite]

new music is disgusting, listening to the radio is sick, which has been a trend for years now

all up and comers suck... at least 99%

[Lunatic]

minus a few responses, this thread won't over y'all heads lol

Thanks Wicked for actually listening though (your comment was good)

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Oh yeah how can anyone forget the best new MC of the past 5 years:

JAY ELECTRONICA