Kicking down the door to the rap game at the tender age of 16, the East Flatbush MC had something to say as soon as she picked up the mic, dropping “I Cram to Understand U (Sam)”, which was one of the first rap songs about the crack era. MC Lyte has one of the greatest and most iconic voices in hip hop history.
Honourable mentions: “Cha Cha Cha”, “10% Dis”, “Ruffneck” Absolutely one of the greatest rappers to ever live. The album’s last track “Poet Laureate II” is just one of the greatest lyrical performances ever committed to wax, and Canibus’ career can never deemed a failure because of this track alone. The result was Canibus’ most cohesive, and possibly best album ever. By the early 2000s, Canibus had resigned himself to sticking with his independent, lyrical lane.įor his fifth album, Rip the Jacker, the renowned MC recorded all his vocals and handed them over to Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind of the group Jedi Mind Tricks, before departing for the military. But an ill-fated beef with LL Cool J stemming from their collaboration on “4,3,2,1” led to one of the quickest falls of grace ever seen by a rapper. In the late ’90s, Canibus was one of the hottest up-and-coming rappers in the game, next to Big Pun, N.O.R.E. Honourable mentions: “Second Round K.O.”, “No Return”, “100 Bars”, “Mic-Nificent” So let’s get into it, from Jay-Z to Nas, Eminem to Andre 3000, MF Doom to Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar to Lil Wayne, we rank the 50 best rappers of all time. It was hard finding a spot for most of them on this list, so we’ve created a separate one for the best rappers of the 2010s. Over the past decade, we’ve seen some of hip hop’s greatest talents emerge and dominate the industry. That goes for OGs like Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, MC Shan, Grandmaster Caz, T La Rock, DJ Hollywood, Lovebug Starski, Busy Bee Starski, Kurtis Blow, and Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, and a whole host of other pioneers who paved the way for everyone. So, we’re going to acknowledge the originators of rap as the godfathers and say they’re automatically included at the very top. In our opinion, it’s almost impossible to include them on the list because you could make a strong argument for them shutting everyone else out of the top rankings. We’re trying to do something different here, and by picking their best song, we’re also looking to talk about the record that best represents that rapper.īefore we get into the list, let’s talk about the old school hip hop legends, the ones who pioneered the game and made it possible for rappers today to be doing what they’re doing. We’re going to list our top 50 rappers (surprise, surprise), but we’re going to try and talk about them through the lens of their best song. So we’re going to do things a little differently here.
The peak-moment for this category when a couple years ago, The Brew Podcast posted up a list that had Joe Budden at the number three spot, behind Nas and Jay-Z. I think we’ve all had enough of reading lists about the 50 best rappers of all time.
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