I'm thinking this is my top 5:

1. Chuck D
2. Biggie
3. Del
4. Tupac
5. Snow (hahahah, not really!!!!1 j/k http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/wink.gif )

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I'd have to add Canibus and Method Man and for beats none other than Rahzel.

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<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by ravenguy2000:
I'm thinking this is my top 5:


5. Snow (hahahah, not really!!!!1 j/k http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/wink.gif )

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lol, i fucking remember that song.

licky boom boom down!

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by ravenguy2000:
I'm thinking this is my top 5:

1. Chuck D
2. Biggie
3. Del
4. Tupac
5. Snow (hahahah, not really!!!!1 j/k http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/wink.gif )

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How about NAS ? or Eminem ?

gotta give Snow credit though. He's still selling his wares & doing his "reggae-rap" thing after all these years.

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by In-Valid:
He's still selling his wares & doing his "reggae-rap" thing after all these years.

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haha....He is? I didn't have a clue!
*heads over to cdnow to check it out*

He even has a Greatest Hits CD! <font color="black">

[This message has been edited by GlassDreams (edited 04-02-2002).]

These aren't in order, but they're my five favorites.

Q-Tip
Chuck D.
Del
Tupac
Jay-Z

digable planets.

1) Mikah Nine
2) Gift of Gab
3) Del the Funkee Homosapien
4) Pharoahe Monch
5) Mos Def

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1.)Tupac
2.)Dre
3.)Biggie
4.)q-tip
5.)Trech (sp? Naugty by nature)
6)collectively Bone thugz in harmony, earlier cs)

I think they are the most creative and important rappers of all time. Flame away

andre 3000
phife
nas
jay-z
lord j
kool keith

lots of other i can't recall
john

eminem, andre 3000, jay-z, del
that's right, i have no acquired or edgy taste in rap at all. i think i've heard one 2pac song. i don't mind it though...

missy elliot
del the funky homosapien
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<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Founder, Inamorati A:
1) Mikah Nine
2) Gift of Gab
3) Del the Funkee Homosapien
4) Pharoahe Monch
5) Mos Def

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Thank you for redeeming this thread.

what the hell? no one has mentioned GURU!

Guru is fucking unbelieveable. Put him together and you have Gang Starr! My favorite rap group.

i truely believeable Eminem's skill is undeniable.

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Disrespect one of us, you'll see plenty of us

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HELLO?????????? Beastie Boys anyone? Lyrically they are above and beyond anyone else....Originality is their key.

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by klamp:
Lyrically they are above and beyond anyone else</font>

riiiiiiight. i'd like to see any of the beastie boys try to freestyle.

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Eminem, Tupac, and Biggie are sure great and the last two have already gone down in history, but personal faves are Eminem, Tupac, Tech Nine, and Ludacris [ http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/smile.gif]

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best skill: eminem
best rhymes: biggie
funniest references: phife from tribe
best flow: andre from outkast
most intellectual: cee-lo from goodie mob

The doods from 311. Ha. And Tupac.

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by klamp:
HELLO?????????? Beastie Boys anyone? Lyrically they are above and beyond anyone else....Originality is their key.</font>
Could you be any more white?

Eyedea
Slick Rick
Q-Tip
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<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Founder, Inamorati A:
2) Gift of Gab
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YES.


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Ice Cube - the man behind the lyrics for NWA and Eazy-E, not to mention his own solo albums - Amerikkka's Most Wanted is still one of the best rap albums ever.

Chuck D - even though he collaborated with others (Shocklee) on his lyrics, his voice not only rung the heads of black youths, but also an intrigued white youth. It Takes a Nation of Millions and Fear of a Black Planet are two of the best albums ever - period.

Mike D (Beastie Boys) - again, the man behind the pen - he's responsible for most of the Beastie sound and lyrics - Paul's Boutique is up there with the PE albums.

Tribe - all talented, but Q-Tip and Phife have the voices that soothe and cool the senses. Simply - musically inclined poets.

Honorable Mention:
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out and prior.
Run DMC - One of the most influential rap groups ever.
Eric B - simply great, but hardly ever mentioned.
De La Soul - along side Dream Warriors and A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul was a pleasant alternative to gangsta rap - 3 Feet High and Rising, and, De La Soul is Dead are both easy to listen to.

Liarsclub....I hear ya'. The B-boys have best selling rap album of the 80's, obviously they were doing something right.
"Could you be anymore white" what the fuck does that mean...what about the people who said Eminem!!! For god's sake at least the Beastie Boys don't get made fun of and had the respect of the black hip-hop community.

What about Flava-flav, or that Humpty guy?

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I love the Beastie Boys to death, but they couldn't rap their way out of a paper bag.

That's like saying "I love The Smashing Pumpkins, but they couldn't play their way out of a paperbag". As I said they must be doing something right....Anyone who takes 4 years between albums and still has as strong a fanbase as they do....come on. Listen to Paul's Boutique and tell me they can't rhyme (or rap).

I think Beastie Boys lose skill points because most of their rhymes are fucking giberish, don't make sense, and aren't really saying anything or telling a story like other superior rappers do.

Still, they have good beats and production. But what is this topic really about, best mc skills or best rap group overall...?

Debaser...you gotta point, but nowadays all rap sounds like fucking gibberish. Back in the days of PE and NWA....they had pretty much a common theme to each song. Fuckers like Ludacris & any other rapper in the last 7 years(Can't stand) make no sense. I love Tribe Called Quest, but there about the blakc equivalant to the B-boys when it comes to rappin about nonsense.

Sorry, i forgot to mention Tupac...he's alright and his songs stick with telling a story for the most part.

Easy E (NWA)
Ice Cube
DJ Quik

Klamp, you're the whitest motherfucker on this board. You obviously know nothing about hip hop.

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by klamp:
Ludacris & any other rapper in the last 7 years make no sense.</font>
what? the man likes to have sex. nothing more, nothing less. good party music.

I suggest all of you dl some cannibal ox, saul williams, peanut butter wolf, and blackalicious.

..not sure if you'd consider them "rap" in a conventional sense, but they're all badass.




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<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by The Patient:
what the hell? no one has mentioned GURU!


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I wouldn't even put him in a top twenty list, but his protege, Jeru tha Damaja, would easily be in my top ten



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