Top 5 MCs: A Professor Skye List
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2021
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Professor Skye is like the Bob Ross of music reviews
Facts!
Yesssss
My Top 5 (Best)...
05. Earl Sweatshirt
04. Black Thought
03. Andre 3000
02. MF DOOM
01. Kendrick Lamar
Personal best from each decade starting from the 90s to 20s...
90's: 5. Jay-Z 4. GZA 3. Nas 2. Ghostface Killah 1. Andre 3000
00's: 5. Mos Def 4. Jay Electronica 3. Aesop Rock 2. Black Thought 1. MF DOOM
10's: 5. Danny Brown 4. El-P 3. MC Ride 2. Earl Sweatshirt 1. Kendrick Lamar
20's: 5. JPEGMAFIA 4. Blu 3. Freddie Gibbs 2. Boldy James 1. Ka
I love this list
Damn
This is a really good list
I can't believe how correct this list is.
El-P is a 90’s rapper tho lol
My top 5 based on flows and bars (showing my millennial age probably):
billy woods
Andre 3000
DOOM
Rory Fereirra (every moniker)
Earl Sweatshirt
Agree with all of them
billy woods and Andre3000 are great picks - they all are, really. Andre has been my pick for GOAT since '96... as an old school head, I'd have to add Chuck D. After that, it becomes _real_ tough...
billy woods is the goat
Black Thought has to be up there just for being just about the most consistent rapper ever. I think I might have only heard ONE verse of his that was merely 'meh'.
Ghostface is up there too. And of course there's a reason why 2pac is always brought up, he transcended music.
Also Prodigy and Sean Price.
Love this list, though it looks nothing like mine! I’m quite an x-er in my list.
I could actually see Lupe becoming a favourite of yours, especially considering Jay-Z is one of his biggest influences. Definitely check out Tetsuo & Youth, it is in my opinion the most impressive album conceptually ever. I’ve been catching new layers for the 6 years it’s been out
I know for a fact he'd obsess over Tesuo & Youth as did I!
Easily my favorite Lupe album! He’s also said Aesop is a big influence for him, which after hearing that makes so much sense
Aesop Rock, Lupe Fiasco, MF DOOM, El-P, Black Thought.
Great list
Good rappers but in a top 5 I would only agree with DOOM and Black Thought
@@lllandvogt5912 As someone who doesn't know much Aesop Rock and so he's probably not in my top 5, I feel like the only way to not have Aesop Rock on your list is by not knowing a lot of his music. He might objectively be the best rapper I've heard tbh, but not my favorite music... But it definitely has the potential to be, I just haven't given it enough time
@@bulletfastspeed nah I know he is like a book and I respect him but music wise it's not my shit that's why it sounded so delusional to me that he and Lupe are in there but that's just in my reality I'm not here to bash opinions but I do know aesop rock and just because of that he isn't in my top 5
@@lllandvogt5912 I feel u. Yeah musically, it's not always my vibe, tho Malibu Ken definitely slaps. Also here's a video of Lupe geeking out over Aesop Rock ruclips.net/video/p01lG66MWbA/видео.html
I love the MC5! Kick out the jams, Prof!
I thought of the same joke!
this video definitely made me think about how wonderfully diverse of a world hip hop is. There are so many ways to display excellent artistry. The role of the MC is one of those specific roles that, to be honest, it would difficult to place many of my favorite artists in hip hop as great Masters of Ceremony.
well said, same here. I feel wrong including MC Ride in a list like this even though the man has the word MC in his damn name
My personal Top5 - by decade(-s):
- from the late 70s to the 80s: Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, Kool G Rap (+ KRS-One)
- 90s: Guru, Nas, AZ, Esoteric, CL Smooth (+ Eminem & Masta Ace)
- 2000s: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, MF Doom, Sean Price, Vinnie Paz (+ Aesop Rock & EL-P)
- 2010s: Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, A$ap Rocky, Milo + Armand Hammer (both)
- out of the new cats: Joba from Brockhampton, Young Nudy, you name 'em)
Cheers
Kanye??? MC???
also, haven't seen Gift of Gab mentioned
gotta add him to the list
R.I.P. gift Of Gab, Sean Price, Mac Miller)..
oh, also a special shout-out to - most possibly - first MC ever
Coke La Rock)
you can check out some of his interviews in here, on RUclips)
Vinnie paz rep 🗣️
Personal top 5 in order:
1) billy woods - His lyricism, intelligence, long and deep back catalogue, references, emotive delivery style, ability to cover topics or subjects conceptually in a way I don’t think others can, ability to rhyme over challenging beats and his vivid, dense imagery
2) Danny Brown - technical skill, humor, ability to rap over any beat, eccentric and easily recognizable delivery, ability to cover ideas conceptually in a unique way, and the amount of flows he can use
3) Kendrick Lamar - technical skill, his ability to use his voice and vocal inflections to near perfection, ability to cover topics conceptually, and TPAB
4) MF DOOM - does this one need an explanation? Listen to Madvillainy and MM…Food
5) Mach-Hommy - his technical skills, ability to just flow effortlessly, ability to mix the intellectual with the gritty realities of the street, ability to rap in different languages and effortlessly switch between them and English, prolific in terms of music made, referenced and rhyme schemes
Kendrick, Doom, Em, Kanye, Billy woods would be my top 5. Lupe and ra the rugged man as honorable mentions. It's hard not to name more we really are spoiled with 4 decades of dope rappers
Literally my top 5.
This was actually a really great video! I don’t have strong enough opinions about ranking MCs to weigh in, but I really enjoyed your reasoning and articulation (as usual) - would love to see more lists!
Great video! here's my top five.
1. MF DOOM
2. Roc Marciano
3. Guru
4. Prodigy
5. Ka
i love how genuine your videos are. Thank you
5: Mos Def
4: Black Thought
3: Andre 3000
2: DOOM
1: Jay Z
I love this top 5 but I think DOOM is so out there and niche that I can’t put him that high. You can never play any DOOM at a party or with a group of people
I've only recently found your channel and I love your vids! Hope your channel grows!
It's amazing how you didn't pay attention to music from just before I was born until recently. Literally my whole musical knowledge/life was just a short period where you didn't pay attention. It's always scary and amazing how age changes perception and significance of time.
was thinking the same thing
“I’ll be here till I die”
Definitely will be here for it all good content great list keep it up
I know I'm late but heres a list of rappers who have made my favorite rap albums and were good live in no order of greatness. Del the Funkee Homosapien, Freddie Gibbs, Westside Gunn, E-40, Kendrick Lamar. My favorite Hip Hop artists are Flying Lotus, Madlib, Anderson .Paak, 9th wonder and J-dilla. Special mentions list is DJ Muggs, Danny Brown, Alchemist, Billy Woods, and Conway.
You are so naturally charismatic for an audience. I consider myself ur student
subjective top 5 as per personal listening preference.
5. slug
4. billy woods
3. el-p
2. busdriver
1. aesop rock
sounds about white (no offence)
@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 if this insignificant list is being judged, to me it sounds more nyc than anything.
@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 more like backpacker fan. Also, wouldn't white people like mainstream hip hop now the most since it's the cultural zeitgeist? Almost all rap concerts are a sea of snow today.
@@traplover6357 It’s weird seeing a list of the greatest MCs of an African art form and not one African being mentioned.
@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 humbly request you to see this mundane subjective list based on personal listening preferences, again.
with aesop being lithuanian-american, el-p being irish-cajun-lithuanian, billy woods being jamaican-zimbabwean, busdriver being african-american and slug being irish-norwegian- african-american-native american, i don't know how it sounds completely white.
Great video love your perspective
Found this channel through your Dave reactions and enjoyed your insight. Would love to see you react to Akala with his Fire in the Booths. These are studied at universities and he also lectures on the links between hip hop and Shakespeare. Think you could give good insight to this even though I know you don’t really react to old work.
Couldn't agree more, same with the NYC emcee Ka
Apparently I don’t know anything about hip-hop. I just learned what a MC is just now, I thought it an acronym for ‘music creator’ when I saw the premiere, and that’s what I made my top 5 based on. I’m still gonna send it(i just love sharing).
my top 5: (no order)
Tyler The Creator
Casiopea
Bill Evans
Takako Mamiya (or Tatsuro Yamashita)
Piero Piccioni
now as for an accurate top 5 MCs list
Tyler
Doom
Wayne
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honestly i can only list 3 rappers, OFC I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIP HOP.
Great video Professor!! I recommend Danny Brown's atrocity exhibition, I believe the experiences he talks about in his music would be interesting to discuss
east coast is definitely my favorite. The lyricism was unmatched during the golden years
I'm going all timewarpy and inclusive.
5. MC Lyte
4. Phife Dawg
3. Roxanne Shante
2. Bizmarkie
1. Kool Keith
I love this dude, he has his own opinions and isn’t steered by the prototypical opinions of others. Super knowledgable and funny too. Great stuff.
he indeed has his ups n downs)
for a sample, to me often it feels like he gets too personal with no seemingly real need 4 that, other than him wishing to reveal himself)
also, sometimes prof. ends up being provocative 4 the sake of being provocative by itself and may appear funny in search of peoole pleasin', I think
other than that -
yeah, great content
especially, if u r into hip hop as much as I am (and he is, certainly)
this is my new favorite chanel.
Kendrick Lamar, MF DOOM, Milo (RAP Ferreira), Open Mike Eagle, Danny Brown. I'm not spending too much time thinking about this. Also Busdriver is my vote for most overlooked rapper.
Thanks for your reviews! Lupe is my number 1 but he sometimes focuses too much on the technical rap because he is so ludicrously good at it. "Food and liquor", "The Cool" and "Tsetsuo and Youth" are Lupe at his best with clear themes / concepts running through albums.
Great List Skye
Love your channel! So much passion and also really informative, hope you didn’t get murdered by that guy...
I stopped having a list. But my number one is Busta Rhymes. Just because I remember how I felt the first I heard Scenario when I was 12. And I feel that way every time my 10 year old tries to sing his part on Look at me now by Chris Brown. Talk about Breath Control and mastery of language and words. I love Black Thought, Pharaohe Monch, Kendrick, Lupe. But my list is always changing. So I stopped having one. I love yours though. And I love Supreme Clientele. I have a sentimental attachment to that album. Thank you.
Great list. Would love your take on tetsuo and youth by lupe or even drogas wave…
there’s not enough room on a top 5 for everyone, but i’m surprised you didn’t mention Andre 3000 or Black Thought at all
Thanks Professor Skye!
My Top 5 would be:
- Rakim
- Andre 3000
- Ab-Soul/Jay Electronica (The token pick)
- MF DOOM
- Inspektah Deck
Great choices and reasons for choosing them. I think you've slept on black thought and Andre 3000 a bit they definitely need to be in the conversation as honourable mentions at least. People can't please everyone though that's why it's their list!
Thats a very solid list, Sky. I agree with the Jay pick. He isnt on my list because I cannot separate favorite from beat. I guess Im just arrogant, MY FAVS ARE THE BEST...the end.I too dont listen to Reasonable Doubt. He doeant even sound like the same rapper to me...except for Dead Presidents...that song is amazing.
Hope youre joking about the Fredro comment...
Love the video! And the idea of giving an updated list every so often. It's really hard for me to separate the MC from the production, so I tend to prefer MCs who have a distinct sound that marries really tight with the beats/atmosphere they rhyme over, if that makes sense. A good modern example is Billy Woods, who's not the most technical or creative rapper imo, but he pairs so well with these dreary, dark beats that it adds up to something greater than the sum of their parts.
Anyway, here's a personal top 5 in no particular order:
1. Andre 3000
2. Notorious BIG
3. MF DOOM
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Nas
Dope list!
Wow, we both had the same first rap cassette! I remember buying Crushin' and Tougher Than Leather on cassette when I first started hearing about hip hop in the late 80s.
I hope to see your top 5 hip hop producers list one day 👏
I respect this list. I realllly respect it. Of course I disagree on some points, but that's what makes these beautiful. Everyone has a different hip hop experience through life. I always think I have a top 5 or 10 until I try to write it out. It's a very hard balancing act to chisel 5 in stone! Very brave, professor!
If I must make my own list
Billy Woods, Old Dirty Bastard, Chuck D, MC Dalëk, Busdriver (with an honorable mention being Ka)
Excited to hear your list!
Are we best friends? ODB is my fav of all time and his 1st album ive listened 2 more than any album other than The White Album or Dummy. Busdriver is amazing, too, though I prefer Open Mike and Milo more. Great list, friend.
You have to consider _at least_ 5 different MCs from Wu for your Top 5... Meth, Deck, ODB, Ghost & Rae
@@Jimmy1982Playlists agree 100%, Wu is my favorite group of all time and I would make 80% of my list members from it if it felt fair
@@bandocalrissianesq.9697 Absolutely love Eagle and Milo ESPECIALLY Eagle. Just like how weird and creative Busdriver gets with his flow and delivery which places him above most MCs for me.
@@papagrimbo4457 I'm glad to see so much love for Chuck D and billy woods. They are definitely in my Top 5, with Andre3000... but then I have to choose two more from a good 30-40 MCs lol
Solid list
My Top 5:
Jay Z
Doom
Andre 300
Kendrick
Nas
Honorable Mentions:
Big
Rakim
Mos Def
I love this list man! My list is pretty similar. 5. Eminem 4. Kendrick Lamar 3. Kool Keith 2. Notorious B.I.G 1. Jay Z.
my list based of nothing but pure subjective opinion:
1. Earl
2. Milo
3. Kanye West
4. Denzel Curry
5. Kendrick Lamar
I fucking love Milo. Glad to see him on your list
backpacker lol
I posted this on the Nas King's Disease 2 review but I'll post it here as well. Love to see people appreciate Ghostface Killah he's easily the best rapper of anybody in history to me. Amazing lyrically and his discography is untouchable IMO
1.Ghostface Killah
2. Nas
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Black Thought
5. Conway the Machine
Prosessor Skye’s Top 5
Ok professor lets argue.
First,
I do respect your list, its quite good. No need to dismantle the whole damn thing, in fact, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s more progressive minded if we begin to view these as lists of people’s personal most influential artists, rather than a top 5. It would be less universalizing and would speak more to the highly subjective and socially conditioned nature of personal tastes.
With that said, heres my contentions.
Its quite a consensus fact that if any Golden Age rapper deserves the made people “step their game up” credit, as you attributed to Jay Z, that rather would be Nas, and particularly as it pertains to Jay Z stepping his game up. (for another convo). In fact, its widely accepted and documented (see Time is Stillmatic) that Nas heralded in a new paradigmatic shift, an increase in the fidelity of representation, and a further disruption of the critical ‘distinction’ between ‘reality’ and narrative, particularly in the way that this troubled distinction is in fact the very condition of the ‘rap voice’ (obviously another convo). For the record, Jay’s music influenced me a great deal in life, in fact some of his most famous crack stories are about his time hustling in the neighborhood I grew up in, and some of it with guys whom I’m personally close with. (Trenton, NJ). Nonethless, Ill digress.
Another issue, won’t call it a gripe, but is more or less a point you made that I feel can use a bit of context. Im glad that when you made the point in question, you made it about Ghost, because he epitomizes the point that I want to make about your point. Still this point should apply to any reading of a hiphop work, not just Ghost. What I want to say about ghost’s exceptionally ‘unique wordplay’, and it is quite ‘genius’, is that, its quite impossible to divorce the individual stylistic language from the crew that the individual exists with, be it a rap crew, which in this case it is, or just ‘the fam’, and by extension, and even more significantly, the neighborhood. This is the case particularly when the focus is the pre-internet as yet de-localized 90’s. Uber stylistic rap voices like ghost’s, and we can say the ‘rap voice’ in general should be viewed as phenomena that tends to vocalize the aggressively subversive and tactically idiomatic languages of dystopian places, be they the suburbs or the ghetto. In Ghosts’s case for example, its interesting that RZA ODB and GZA are always credited with teaching the rest ‘how to rhyme’ (what did that even look like?). And also, You ever peep how, true to their Kung Fu cinematic influences, the WU utilizes very distinct rhyme forms, consistently, and in variety. And though the styles tend to be attributable to a particular or another member, still, every style is often shared or cross utilized by all members. Its also important to note that, essential crew terms and concepts, the term Wu itself for that matter, pre-existed its rap life, and actually acquires its significance from the context of the everyday social existences within the dystopian place from which said artist has emerged. It tends to be that when these expressions show up in popular culture and other decontextualized places that their enchanting appeal becomes unhinged from context, and even appears as the work of a genius. Maybe i’m getting to political, so Ill end here.
My list (very subjective) would be
1. Kendrick
2. Kanye
3. Andre 3000
4. JPEGMAFIA
5. Little Simz
yay peggy
Love little simz
love to see Peggy appreciation. He is actually a great rapper, very slept on
@@joaquinlopeztorres1071 What is his deepest text in your opinion as a poetic showcase?
@@withnail-and-i I'm not sure if it's bait or what, but I did not understand your question, I'm sorry
My personal top 10 (I couldn't cut it down to 5), in no particular order:
Earl Sweatshirt
billy woods
MF DOOM
Kendrick
MC Ride
Ka
Denzel Curry
Joey Bada$$
Lupe Fiasco
Danny Brown
In no particular order: Kool Keith, Scarface, Chuck D, KRS-ONE, MF DOOM.
Not gonna lie, couldn't help but laugh when you said born again
That whole fucking album is a skip
My personal top five in no order:
Eminem
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Kendrick Lamar
Jay-Z
By decade;
70s: Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Sha-Rock, Kurtis Blow
80s: Posdunous, Rakim, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap
90s: Ghostface Killah, Nas, GZA, Raekwon, Mos Def
00s: MF DOOM, Andre 3000, El-P, Blu, Phonte
10s: Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, MC Ride, Kanye West, Pusha-T
20s: Billy Woods, Mach-Hommy, Ka, Boldy James, MIKE
Both arms clusty= Chunky with gold and diamonds
I love this video
Roc Marciano, Sean Price, KA, Ghostface, DOOM,
Lupe,Aesop, Black Thought, 3000, Milo, Open Mike Eagle..
Cant only do 5...its impossible...been a fanatic since 1988....it wouldnt be prudent(GBSR VOICE).
“Partner, I’m still spending money from ‘88!”
The most controversial point made here is calling bacon overrated. That's just crazy talk.
I have different set of top 5 for each sub genre of Hiphop. To compare artists from different sub genres is to miss the point of each respective sound.
Interesting point, since hip hop is generally such a giant conglomerate of a genre. Maybe you’re right...
My list: 1. Andre 3k, 2. Nas, 3. Kanye, 4. Jay Z, 5. Lupe
@Professor Skye's Record Review Who are your top 5 crack rappers?
GET. ON. WITH. IT!
You really need to do some retro reviews of Food & Liquor & The Cool, then move to Drogas Wave and Tetsuo & Youth.
I agree reasonable doubt is overrated tho, but Nas is better than Jay.
at his best sure but jay z is way more consistent
Just because I haven’t seen anyone mention him, I’m going to point you towards the aristocrat himself, Chali 2na, formerly of Jurassic 5. He’s got a buttery baritone, an astounding rhyming vocabulary, and a powerful, staccato delivery that makes me swoon. On top of it all he’s funny and kind, and puts on a great, feel good show. Here’s a link to a medley video he did that’ll give you a great overview of what it is he can do, without production, over turntable beats. ruclips.net/video/zta7UMaGX3U/видео.html
It may start off slow, but by the end he’s completely tearing it up. He’s an underrated star.
I like that you put Jay Z first but so hurt (kidding ofc) you said Reasonable Doubt is overrated! "D'evils" is insanely mature!
Also, I think 4:44 is one of his finest albums.
In no particular order, for me it's... Aceyalone, D.E.L., El-P, billy woods, Aesop Rock (I'd actually have Posdnous from De La Soul before D.E.L. but your criteria seems to be solo rappers)
Pos is so dope. Im fucking livid i forgot him on my list
Top 5 currently no particular order
1.lupe fiasco
2. Royce da 5'9
3. Black thought
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Freddie Gibbs/West side gunn (tie)
As long as I see OG KEEMO I am good with the list
My top 5 rn is roughly
Rome streetz, ransom, mach, mike, & estee nack.
My top 5 (in no particular order)
1.Dylan
He be spittin
Yo. You gotta review CANIBUS ...rip the jacker , mic club , or his latest album, Kaju
That’s a name I’ve not heard in a longgg time. I loved his first album (and his LL dis track) back in the day.
My top 5.
1. Sean Price
2. Quelle Chris
3. Dafveed Diggs (clipping)
4. M. Sayyidd (anti pop consortium)
5. Eto
And Billy Woods
That's what I like today but would probably be different tomorrow.
1 Kool Keith
2 Dr Dooom
3 Big Willy Smith
4 Black Elvis
5 Dr Octagon
my favorite rapper is andre 3000 but objectively you cannot deny that jay-z is the best
You holding tpab right beside the Eminem show feel illegal
No order top 12 favorites (not entirely based on lyrical skill). Eminem, Danny Brown, Deca, JID, Angry Mic, Eyedea, Chance the Rapper, DOOM, Mac Miller, Maxo Kream, Kanye, Kendrick.
Prof Slept on Big pun. Old school east coast, phenomenal breath control, delivery, and alliteration.
2Pac has to be my number 1. His
authenticity, consciousness, rawness, and on top of that amazing discography, just can't argue with that.
After that, 2 to 3 in no order, Ka and Mach-Hommy. Both are wizards at putting words together and have amazing discographies. For Ka what puts him up there is how he doesn't waste a single bar and his multiple top tier albums have these great concepts. Mach on the other hand is #1 at putting his words together in the best way possible. The extremely out there references, the different languages, the huge vocabulary, sheesh.
Those were easy but I can't pick a number 4 and 5. There's nobody else (that I've discovered) with the same combination of quality and quantity as those three. The ones that came to mind as the best of the rest were Earl Sweatshirt, Eminem, Nas and Doom.
So I weighed in how many great albums they have, not sure if other people did that. If I hadn't, big shout-out to Big L, only two albums before he died but he's genuinely the most entertaining rapper of all time
My top 5 list with very little thought behind it:
Billy Woods
Earl Sweatshirt
Andre 3000
Lord Infamous
E-40
Just from the top of my head.
Edit: Damnit... Black Thought too.
my top five goes like this:
1- Andre 3k
2- Andre 3k
3- Andre 3k
4- Andre 3k
5- Ice Cold
Let the Rhythm Hit Em is my personal fav Rakim, who is my #1 for this list
1. Black Thought
2. Ghostface as well, yay.
3. Biggie. It’s gotta be. He needs a spot.
4. Billy Woods
5. Slug
Nas, Black Thought, Em, Jay Z, Lupe
please review the new ka album or any ka album
I have only heard "The Blueprint" and "4:44" from Jay-Z (And "Watch the Throne" if that counts). I think they are good and enjoyable rappers but I find Jay uninteresting as a rapper. He does have some incredible quotables but I find most of the verses from him I've heard quite unmemorable. But seeing as I love four of the other rappers on here, I feel like I should give him another shot. So I guess I'll do that
Either way here's my top 5 in no particular order:
MF DOOM
Kendrick Lamar
El-P
Black Thought
Daveed Diggs
Edit: I do agree that Nas is overrated even though I also love him myself (he's probably just outside my top 10 ish)
Clusty is clutching and dusty simultaneously....duh
1 - Mos Def
Really smart, funny, introspective and flows are very good. Full package for me
2 - Freddie Gibbs
Really funny and can be really introspective and smart some of his songs like the one in pinata with scarface can be deep af
3 - MF DOOM
Incredible uniqueness and style, nothing gets my head banging more than born like this
4 - BIG KRIT
4eva is a mighty long time speaks to my soul
5 - Nas
Illmatic is just nearly flawless and KD2 is very good. His rhymes are very good, smart and sometimes funny.
6 - Blu
Some insane flows like on I think the second verse of Blu as I can be and he has alot to say, usually isn't funny but still very entertaining
7 - Black Alien
Very abstract flows and has or at least used to have alot to say. Brazilian Mc btw
8 - Tupac
Can't beat his raw energy and passion
9 - Kendric
Very good flows and ideas, probably the most thoughtful Mc of all time but some ideas I think could be executed better for example I think drinking sessions by big krit is a much better drinking song than "u"
10 - Sabotage
Very good flows, can be funny, smart and has alot of energy, only one good album tho. Another Brazilian Mc btw
Not too big of a rap nerd but I do enjoy some of it. Still through the process of going back and listening to old projects, I really like to listen to albums over and over to get a good sense of it. So I'm kinda slow. Still getting through liquid swords, haven't heard a single album from ghostface, Eminem, Billy woods, jayz, Kanye, Conway, rakim and many others. For me ppl like jayz and Kanye their ego kinda gets in the way for me but myb I'm not giving them enough of a chance
They're all great MC,z but at the end of day if I were left to listen to anyone for the rest of my life it would be both Chronic albums by Dr.Dre... people have always something to say like they forgot about Dre.
before i watch my top five is
1) jay electronica
2) lauryn hill
3) lupe fiasco
4) andre 3000
5) mf doom
U like hip-hop when it was really hip hop 1985-1991 mostly respect!
Interesting top 5. Jay Z as great as he is isn't even in my top 20 rappers. Thanks Prof! Keep up the good works.
The fact that I see Phonte nowhere in any comment is troubling my soul
And as for flow, voice, words... Brownsville Ka. Just listen to DNA.
Have you had an opportunity to check out JID? Alot of ppl compare him to KDOT but I really believe he can flow alot better than Kendrick. In the conversation of best flows, I think Yelawolf is one of the best to do it.
Hmm I wouldn't say he flows better than Kendrick but his flows are perhaps more technically impressive
Got some in common :
Ghostface
Kendrick
Biggy
But I’m adding MF DOOM and 2pac to that least. Nas is my 6th
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
5. Dylan
Because he spit hot fire 🔥
Can you please react to either food and liqour or the cool by lupe fiasco. Classics
Appreciate your opinion and love the video, my top 5:
1. Jay-Z
2. Ghostface Killah
3. Black Thought
4. Nas
5. Scarface
doom, ye, biggie, odb and gza
Del tha funkee homosapien is a favorite of mine