Best Rapper Alive?

vannybeats · 10-15-08

Recently Vibe Magazine announced the Eminem is " The Best Rapper Alive." Here is the link if you want to read more about the it http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/hiphopm...

I decided to do my own poll. Here are my nominees, you could pick one from the list or add you own.

IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
MURS
Andre 3000
BROTHER ALI
MF DOOM
AESOP ROCK
MOS DEF
Kool Moe Dee
LUPE FIASCO
RAKIM
COMMON
Canibus
Pharoache Monch
Nas
Jay-Z
Skillz
Big Daddy Kane
Royce
Black Thought
Busta Rhymes
Redman
Scarface
Snoop Dog
Pep Love

Steezy · 10-15-08

andre 300 and lupe fiasco r my favorites

Bulldog · 10-15-08

Immortal technique

T-Rev · 10-15-08

Best all-around rapper:

Toss up between Jay-Z and Nas.

No love for Eminem tho? Last I checked he was still alive.

MetaMorph · 10-16-08

Eminem was between 2002 and 2006 the best rapper alive... if he comes with an album like Encore then he could be again the best rapper again.
Right now I'm not very sure: Tech N9ne could be, Chamillionaire also, Busta Rhymes or Krayzie Bone.

pjrocks7 · 10-16-08

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Originally Posted by Metamorphic

Eminem was between 2002 and 2006 the best rapper alive... if he comes with an album like Encore then he could be again the best rapper again.
Right now I'm not very sure: Tech N9ne could be, Chamillionaire also, Busta Rhymes or Krayzie Bone.

No disrespect, I'm a big fan of Busta Rhymes and Chamillionaire, but lately they've been slacking. Check out Pep Love

cselby · 10-17-08

Chamillionaire? No way...best rapper alive has got to be either Eminem or Nas. Can't wait for Em's new album, 'The Relapse.' he has a new track/freestyle, you can youtube it as 'eminem relapse freestyle' .. he uses a weird voice in it but the rhymes are sick.

Rook · 10-20-08

Right now its gotta be wayne no one goes as hard as he dose everytime. Dudes on some new shit like twice ah week, so right now with everyone commin out wiht shit waynes on top

Austin2Dope · 10-20-08

Big Boi and T.I.

The Ruler · 10-21-08

I would say Nas.

marshallmathers · 10-24-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metamorphic

Eminem was between 2002 and 2006 the best rapper alive... if he comes with an album like Encore then he could be again the best rapper again.
Right now I'm not very sure: Tech N9ne could be, Chamillionaire also, Busta Rhymes or Krayzie Bone.

if he comes with an album like Encore again.. Encore was awful. Marshall Mathers LP was his best work to date. Eminem show was decent, but encore was terrible.

MetaMorph · 10-24-08

I liked Encore a lot man and I still like it.

marshallmathers · 10-24-08

fair enough

T-Rev · 10-24-08

^^^Encore wasn't really all that bad. It had some great tracks like:

Yellow Brick Road
Like Toy Soldiers
Mockingbird

Those three alone are enough to make almost any album worth listening to.

kevatlmusic · 10-24-08

Honestly Nas, Jay Z & Andre 3000 are you well rounded rappers. They get respect based off there lyrics alone. You can talk about these guys and not have to reference their albums but just their guest verses. Even Scarface. They are easily the best at it.

Slycoco · 11-13-08

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Originally Posted by Rook

Right now its gotta be wayne no one goes as hard as he dose everytime. Dudes on some new shit like twice ah week, so right now with everyone commin out wiht shit waynes on top

Wayne is the most overrated rapper in hip hop history. even though he comes out with a song every hour his lyrics are garbage now. he was good when the carter 2 came out and that was his only good album. I personally like The gza from wu tang.

T-Rev · 11-13-08

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Originally Posted by Rook

Right now its gotta be wayne no one goes as hard as he dose everytime. Dudes on some new shit like twice ah week, so right now with everyone commin out wiht shit waynes on top

The amount of songs a rapper raps on has nothing to do with how good they are. When talking about how good a rapper is, you need to look at:

Lyrics
Rhymes
Story
Imagery
Metaphors
Emotion

I'm sorry, but Lil' Wayne doesn't even have half of those things half of the time. For the most part he's just glorifying himself or saying shit that doesn't have anything to do with anything. In my opinion, anybody can do that on a million songs.

Masahiro Chono · 11-13-08

Crooked I

*haSie* · 11-14-08

I THINK THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE IS EMINEM
And it doesn`t metter what were his past albums... He`s still what he`s...

YoungKing513 · 11-15-08

Eminem may not come out with another album, word is he retired to being a producer,

Lil wayne has good tracks but needs work, hes not the best rapper alive, in my opinion, eminem could crush lil wayne with 4-5 bars, but i highly respect wayne, but i think Jay-Z is THe best rapper alive.

10-15-08	#1
vannybeats Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Best Rapper Alive? Recently Vibe Magazine announced the Eminem is " The Best Rapper Alive." Here is the link if you want to read more about the it http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/hiphopm... I decided to do my own poll. Here are my nominees, you could pick one from the list or add you own. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE MURS Andre 3000 BROTHER ALI MF DOOM AESOP ROCK MOS DEF Kool Moe Dee LUPE FIASCO RAKIM COMMON Canibus Pharoache Monch Nas Jay-Z Skillz Big Daddy Kane Royce Black Thought Busta Rhymes Redman Scarface Snoop Dog Pep Love

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Masahiro Chono Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crooked I __________________ exchange student ANOTHA.com & Soul Music Blog!!

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Bulldog Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 31 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Immortal technique

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cselby Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chamillionaire? No way...best rapper alive has got to be either Eminem or Nas. Can't wait for Em's new album, 'The Relapse.' he has a new track/freestyle, you can youtube it as 'eminem relapse freestyle' .. he uses a weird voice in it but the rhymes are sick.

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Rook Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Right now its gotta be wayne no one goes as hard as he dose everytime. Dudes on some new shit like twice ah week, so right now with everyone commin out wiht shit waynes on top

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The Ruler Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would say Nas.

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marshallmathers Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	fair enough

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haSie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Rep: Battle Wins/Losses: 0/0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I THINK THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE IS EMINEM And it doesn`t metter what were his past albums... He`s still what he`s...