Current Events > Other than Jay-Z, who is the greatest rapper alive?

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 12:54:08 AM
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Look, if you guys don't know the history behind Is That Your Chick, that's just an indictment of your NYC rap knowledge. I forgive you though.

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A_Good_Boy
01/23/23 12:57:27 AM
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Trickfinger posted...
Look, if you guys don't know the history behind Is That Your Chick, that's just an indictment of your NYC rap knowledge. I forgive you though.
You're fixated on a single song.

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RchHomieQuanChi
01/23/23 1:00:17 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Remember when people into rock made up these corny jokes cause they were threatened by rap. Then rap completely dominated Rock and all they were left with was their played out jokes while hip hop gained a bigger and bigger audience. That was pretty funny.

The best part is that the best rock songs nowadays feature heavy rap influence lmao

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RchHomieQuanChi
01/23/23 1:03:39 AM
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Also, I'm a huge Jay-Z fan (I even saw the motherfucker live in concert) and he definitely did not surpass Nas

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_Jessica_Biel_
01/23/23 1:32:50 AM
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I think the correct answer is Nas technically.

its a toughie. Ten years ago I would have said Kendrick. Im not sure these days. Rap changed up a lot. Its less about technical skill or prowess or clever rapping and more about production and your sound now. Not sure who the best would be in that regard because the variability between artists is so marginal currently.

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_Jessica_Biel_
01/23/23 1:34:14 AM
#57:


Drake isnt just a rapper so from a purist perspective I cant say hes the best, especially speaking technically, but he might possibly be the most prolific and iconic at this point.

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 1:46:59 AM
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Nas last album did like 20k

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RchHomieQuanChi
01/23/23 2:23:16 AM
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Trickfinger posted...
Nas last album did like 20k

Real hip-hop heads ain't talking about album sales though

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loafy013
01/23/23 2:24:10 AM
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I agree unironically. Only rap I've cared to listen to for the last 20 years.

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Lost_All_Senses
01/23/23 2:51:49 AM
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Oh. The answer was Black Thought btw. I got distracted

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Toonstrack
01/23/23 3:29:53 AM
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Black thought absolutely in the convo yes

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NeoBowser
01/23/23 4:45:12 AM
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csnt believe its page 7 and no one said nicki minaj yet

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Lost_All_Senses
01/23/23 5:18:59 AM
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NeoBowser posted...
csnt believe its page 7 and no one said nicki minaj yet

Why would someone say Nicki Minaj?

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ZevLoveDOOM
01/23/23 5:21:10 AM
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MC Hammer
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Irony
01/23/23 5:45:42 AM
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NeoBowser posted...
csnt believe its page 7 and no one said nicki minaj yet
It's not It's page 2

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NeoBowser
01/23/23 7:56:30 AM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
Why would someone say Nicki Minaj?

because she is the greatest rapper alive

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A_Good_Boy
01/23/23 8:45:41 AM
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NeoBowser posted...
because she is the greatest rapper alive
Everyone else died?

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orangefire25
01/23/23 8:56:30 AM
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Drake unfortunately

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NeoBowser
01/23/23 10:27:49 AM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Everyone else died?

they might as well have after she dropped her monster verse

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DBZAOTA482
01/23/23 10:31:28 AM
#73:


Nas>Jay Z

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Bishop9800
01/23/23 10:42:22 AM
#74:


Rakim

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Error1355
01/23/23 10:42:56 AM
#75:


Midnight Brown

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 12:12:34 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
Real hip-hop heads ain't talking about album sales though
Yes they are.

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bladegash
01/23/23 12:16:36 PM
#78:


Joyner Lucas is my current favorite

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 12:18:41 PM
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Joyner's good


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NoxObscuras
01/23/23 12:38:46 PM
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That's tough. My favorite is Jay-Z, but Nas, Pac, Biggie, Kendrick and Eminem are up there too.

CanuckCowboy posted...
There no universe where Jay ever surpassed nas unless its one where ether didn't exist.
Nah Jay got stronger after ether.

"The Joneses cant keep up
Maybe my boy Nas, but I got stronger after Ether"

- Jay-Z

Checkmate Nas fans

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Master_Kazuya
01/23/23 12:47:14 PM
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I think Kendrick deserves that iconic/hall of fame/etc level spot.

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ZevLoveDOOM
01/23/23 12:48:05 PM
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upon further thinkings, i have to change my answer to... Soulja Boy.
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Lorenzo_2003
01/23/23 2:31:59 PM
#83:


Trickfinger posted...
Yes they are.

Are we factoring in sales?

If we do that, Jay is not at the top. Its not even close.

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Despised
01/23/23 2:37:57 PM
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JID

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 2:38:55 PM
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...
Are we factoring in sales?

If we do that, Jay is not at the top. Its not even close.
We're factoring in everything. He has the street cred, the business cred, the mainstream success, a queen for a wife. Everyone else in the best rapper conversation is missing two or three of these things.

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Trickfinger
01/23/23 2:42:20 PM
#86:


Actually, I have to remove him from this conversation. The more I think about it, Jay is one of the greatest Americans alive. These other dudes are just rappers.

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