best rapper alive?

Zypher · Post by **Zypher** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:13 pm

daz and Kurupt

MonstaH · Post by **MonstaH** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:24 pm

MastaChiefX wrote:Guys, if you dont like rap/hiphop. GTFO, honestly.

I didnt see any posts in the other "music" topics about "this shit suxs" or stuff like that.

Then look closely again. And I said whom I like ... Ya way -,-

LuV3r8o1 · Post by **LuV3r8o1** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:26 pm

Best Rapper Alive: Lil' Wayne
Why? Because nobody doing it right now is doing it like him. He's got lyricism, flexibility, energy, and consistency on the mic. Most importantly consistency. Every single verse from Tha Carter (2004) to Da Drought 3 (2007) has been fire. Before Tha Carter, he wasn't all that good. His freestyle was on point but imo there wasn't much from his albums that impressed me. Which is another reason he's the best - look at how he turned shit around and went from being ignored to getting $60,000 per verse all at the age of 25. Yea, he's a cocky little niglet, but I do think he's the best rapper alive.

Greatest Rapper Alive: Jay-Z
Yes, there's a difference between Best and Greatest. I say Jay is the greatest because of his lyricism, consistency and business sense. Go listen to Reasonable Doubt then listen to Kingdom Come - same flow, different content, MUCH more money. This guy is worth more money than any other rapper - ever. That speaks volumes, imo. He went from some lil hood niglet in Bed Stuy to this multi-multi-multi-million dollar business man with more power than any other rapper. And it all started with his flow.

TheGiftedOne · Post by **TheGiftedOne** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:33 pm

hmm he's not alive but 2pac will always be my nr.1
50cent sometimes
akon
eminem was good

Skitsefrenik · Post by **Skitsefrenik** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:43 pm

K-Fed

Fat_Smurf · Post by **Fat_Smurf** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:50 pm

Ice Cube

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:05 pm

KANYE WEST

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:46 pm

Yeah, I make it rain on 'dem hoes.. my 10 year old cousin could have wrote that. I give it to him though.. he's gotten better since he broke away from Big Tymers.

Depends what you mean by best, the best lyrically, the fastest, the most innovative.. there's a lot of categories to break that down into.

As for fastest I'd say check out Tonedeff or the more popular Twista.

sloth24 · Post by **sloth24** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:21 pm

BTNH and Twizta...

Rotorboy · Post by **Rotorboy** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:23 pm

LuV3r8o1 wrote:Greatest Rapper Alive: Jay-Z
Yes, there's a difference between Best and Greatest. I say Jay is the greatest because of his lyricism, consistency and business sense. Go listen to Reasonable Doubt then listen to Kingdom Come - same flow, different content, MUCH more money. This guy is worth more money than any other rapper - ever. That speaks volumes, imo. He went from some lil hood niglet in Bed Stuy to this multi-multi-multi-million dollar business man with more power than any other rapper. And it all started with his flow.

eeehh... the 'greatest rapper' alive with the most bussiness sense/ energy and money still is P. Diddy if im not mistaking

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:40 pm

Nah P.Diddy was arrested a couple times.. recently for shooting in a club.. Jay-Z is smarter than that.

Rotorboy · Post by **Rotorboy** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:03 pm

wikipedia wrote:Jay-Z is the second richest Hip-Hop Entertainer, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million.[7]

so P. Diddy must be number 1

LuV3r8o1 · Post by **LuV3r8o1** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:17 pm

Rotorboy wrote:
wikipedia wrote:Jay-Z is the second richest Hip-Hop Entertainer, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million.[7]

so P. Diddy must be number 1

I respect Diddy and his business sense. But he can't rap. At all. I said Jay-Z is the greatest because Jay-Z can rap and built his brand on rapping. Diddy built his name from producing and introducing other artists. Diddy isn't a rapper, he's a producer that just so happens to rap.

Rockshmo wrote:Nah P.Diddy was arrested a couple times.. recently for shooting in a club.. Jay-Z is smarter than that.

+1
Although he did beat the case. That counts for something.

Rockshmo wrote:Yeah, I make it rain on 'dem hoes.. my 10 year old cousin could have wrote that. I give it to him though.. he's gotten better since he broke away from Big Tymers.

Lil' Wayne was never with Big Tymers. Big Tymers consisted of Baby and Manny Fresh. And Lil' Wayne is still on Cash Money with Baby.

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:41 pm

LuV3r8o1 wrote:Lil' Wayne was never with Big Tymers. Big Tymers consisted of Baby and Manny Fresh. And Lil' Wayne is still on Cash Money with Baby.

Oh, I know he did a lot of songs with them though.. I have a cd.. forgot the name but lil wayne is featured in about half the songs... whatever that was he's gotten better since then.

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:59 pm

Rap has been going down hill lately...*cough* 50 cent *cough*

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:06 pm

CrimsonNuker wrote:Rap has been going down hill lately...*cough* 50 cent *cough*

Agreed.. it's becoming more media and less rap.

PimpC · Post by **PimpC** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:10 pm

Juicy J from 36 Mafia is my favorite but I dont even know about the best....i'd go for either wish bone or krayzie bone, both of them are pretty amazing.

lil wayne=no...just bc you come out with 1000 songs in a month doesnt make you the best

Blackchocob0 · Post by **Blackchocob0** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:15 pm

Zypher wrote:daz and Kurupt

Good choices, you don't seem like someone who'd like them.

I'd have to say Nas, Dre, all of BTNH, Spice One, most of Wu Tang, Daz Dillenger, The Game, Ice Cube...

Tempted to list Andre Nickatina just cos of his good voice and unique style, but most of his songs lack deep meaning.

Adebisi · Post by **Adebisi** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:20 pm

best rapper alive?

hm i like Ludacris

best rapper ever?

2pac and Eazy E

the.unseen. · Post by **the.unseen.** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:27 pm

LuV3r8o1 wrote:Best Rapper Alive: Lil' Wayne
Why? Because nobody doing it right now is doing it like him. He's got lyricism, flexibility, energy, and consistency on the mic. Most importantly consistency. Every single verse from Tha Carter (2004) to Da Drought 3 (2007) has been fire. Before Tha Carter, he wasn't all that good. His freestyle was on point but imo there wasn't much from his albums that impressed me. Which is another reason he's the best - look at how he turned shit around and went from being ignored to getting $60,000 per verse all at the age of 25. Yea, he's a cocky little niglet, but I do think he's the best rapper alive.

Greatest Rapper Alive: Jay-Z
Yes, there's a difference between Best and Greatest. I say Jay is the greatest because of his lyricism, consistency and business sense. Go listen to Reasonable Doubt then listen to Kingdom Come - same flow, different content, MUCH more money. This guy is worth more money than any other rapper - ever. That speaks volumes, imo. He went from some lil hood niglet in Bed Stuy to this multi-multi-multi-million dollar business man with more power than any other rapper. And it all started with his flow.

What business does Jay-z own because if your talking about roc-a-fella he isn't the owner.

Anyways no one can rap the way bone thugs n harmony did they did. They could rap super fast and actually had a message in alot of their songs.

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:34 pm

-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:38 pm

Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

You know who else?

Diddy

MastaChiefX · Post by **MastaChiefX** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:47 pm

CrimsonNuker wrote:
Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

You know who else?

Diddy

Diddy isnt a rapper.
ANd i hate his new song.

Rotorboy · Post by **Rotorboy** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:51 pm

MastaChiefX wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:
Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

You know who else?

Diddy

Diddy isnt a rapper.
ANd i hate his new song.

actually he is a rapper because he raps, doesnt that automaticly makes you a rapper?

MastaChiefX · Post by **MastaChiefX** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:53 pm

Rotorboy wrote:
MastaChiefX wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:
Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

You know who else?

Diddy

Diddy isnt a rapper.
ANd i hate his new song.

actually he is a rapper because he raps, doesnt that automaticly makes you a rapper?

What I ment by that, is that he cant rap. So he doesnt count for a rapper. I would assume that you would of understood me.

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:59 pm

MastaChiefX wrote:
Rotorboy wrote:
MastaChiefX wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:
Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

You know who else?

Diddy

Diddy isnt a rapper.
ANd i hate his new song.

actually he is a rapper because he raps, doesnt that automaticly makes you a rapper?

What I ment by that, is that he cant rap. So he doesnt count for a rapper. I would assume that you would of understood me.

Thats your opinion lol

the.unseen. · Post by **the.unseen.** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:02 pm

Rockshmo wrote:-Taken from Wikipedia-

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. He is one of the most financially successful American hip-hop artists.

I have to agree though bone thugs are pretty quick rappers..

Roc-A-Fella Records is one of the largest hip hop/rap record labels in the United States. It was co-founded in 1996 New York City by hip hop mogul Damon "Dame" Dash, Kareem "Biggs" Burke, and Shawn Carter (also known as multi-platinum rapper Jay-Z).
diddy just goes in all the the songs that people that are on his label he really doesn't do his own song most of them he's just in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZW8ZKiM ... ed&search=

Bizzy can do both rap and sing not to many rappers can do that. this is really sad tho.

PureOwnage · Post by **PureOwnage** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:04 pm

Dj Grandmasta Flash
MC Hammer
Run DMC
MC Chris ( Fetts Vett XD)

Rotorboy · Post by **Rotorboy** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:05 pm

@mastachiefX we may not all have an IQ of 140 :roll:

but he seld alot of records and gone platinum alot of times, plus badboy for life is a good song IMO

the.unseen. · Post by **the.unseen.** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:07 pm

Rotorboy wrote:@mastachiefX we may not all have an IQ of 140

but he seld alot of records and gone platinum alot of times, plus badboy for life is a good song IMO

Half the time in bad boys for life diddy doesn't even rap. easy-E is a great rapper but he died.